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At 83 years young Lake Wales' own Claudette Braswell garnered a whopping 20 gold, eight silver and a pair of bronze to capture the highest total: 30 individual and team medals in 32 events at the PSG (www.polkseniorgames.org) that ended Mar. 11. Braswell earned the honor of being awarded Outstanding Women Competitor 2019 besting more than 1,000 other female athletes and 127 in the 80-84 age group, which means she will return as Torch Bearer to kick off the Olympics-style...
Minister Mary Lee Roux, 95, of Lake Wales, died Monday, April 1 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born October 15, 1923. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 12 at Epps Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 445 S. 4th St., Lake Wales. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13 at Life Center Church, 63 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville, FL....
Eugene Goosby, Jr. of Winter Haven, died April 4 at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa. He was born in Newburgh, NY on Sept. 28, 1964. He was a professional truck driver. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 12 at Epps Memorial Funeral Home Chapel at 445 S. 4th St., Lake WAles. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at First Institutional Missionary Baptist Church, 205 D St., Lake Wales....
Paul A. Levik, 89, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 5 at the Grove Center. He was born January 17, 1930 in Chester, PA. He was a resident of the area since the late 90s. He was a bicycle repairman. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake Wales. Paul enjoyed fellowship dining at the Austin Center, and had a great interest in trains and train sets. Memorial service to be held 10 a.m. Monday, April 15 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with Father Tim Nunez officiating. Marion...
Carol Emery of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 5 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born March 13, 1943 in Austin, Texas to William and Sadie Reinhard; and she came to Lake Wales from Texas in 1973. She was a retired teacher and during her career, she taught at the Lake Wales High School and South Florida State College. She was a member of the "Tuesday Tasters," a group of retired educators; and enjoyed traveling and brain twisting puzzles. Carol was preceded in death...
The 45th Annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-in and Expo is winding down with air shows scheduled Saturday afternoon and evening and finishing Sunday afternoon, April 7. In addition to the many fly-bys and aerobatic stunts, the show offers literally thousands of planes and exhibits to view. Areas of the 2,200-acre Linder Airport in Lakeland are sectioned off for various types of aircraft; restored warbirds take up a large swath of land, while other areas feature home-build crafts,...
Capt. Beau Mabery loves being part of the Blue Angels team. It's the second year for the U.S. Marine captain from California to fly "Fat Albert," the C-130 transport that carries the U.S. Navy aviators and their equipment to about 60 air shows a year. Mabery said flying into Lakeland Linder Airport for the 45th Annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-In and Expo was an interesting experience, "like flying into a hornet's nest of planes all around." Thousands of private pilots fly to Lakeland ea...
Hosting 200,000 guests is a big undertaking. More than 2,000 volunteers helped make things happen at the 45th Annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-in & Expo at Lakeland's Linder Airport April 2-7. They shuttle guests in golf carts, offer hospitality as greeters and serve in many different roles, selling tickets, checking wristbands and helping with media or in a variety of logistical jobs. Jack Madden from Frostproof has been volunteering for eight years. He and wife Sandy moved from Key...
The SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In and Expo, an aviation tradition for the past 45 years, has announced a name change for its 2020 Fly-In event. The largest fundraising event for the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) will be renamed the SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo. Next year's event will be held March 31 - April 5 2020. John "Lites" Leenhouts, President and CEO of SUN 'n FUN Fly-In is quoted as saying that this change reflects the evolution the fly-in has been undergoing....
The Lake Wales area might be adding some new residents if Jeff Bretzer and Michael Skovron see their efforts bearing fruit. The two Realtors promoted the Ridge Landing Aviation community off U.S. 27 south to hundreds of attendees at the 45th Annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-in & Expo April 2-7. Bretzer is a commercial pilot flying the 777 for United. He and Skovron both live in South Florida but are airpark specialists promoting Ridge Landing through Weichert Realtors. John Fazzini of...
Carolyn J. Clark, 75, of Winter Haven passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Consulate Rehabilitation Center in Winter Haven. She was born July 1, 1943 in Rochester, NY to the late Walter S. and Ethel M. (Herbison) Clark. She has been a resident of the area for 10 years coming from Oviedo, Florida. She was a Computer Tech for Lockheed Martin. Carolyn loved horses and had a drill team that performed. Survivors include her nieces Beverlee Lewis and husband Jimmy, Cathy Richard and their children. In lieu of flowers...
The Lake Wales Chorale will hold its spring concert starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 644 S. 9th St., Lake Wales. It is the final concert for Director Vince Treadway. This Spring concert will feature many classical favorites as well as world-premier compositions from Treadway. The performance includes five classic English anthems that epitomize the finest of the English choral tradition. It also includes seven settings of Psalm 119 by Vince...
Nancy D. Kahler, 91, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, April 3 at Winter Haven Hospital. She was surrounded by all her loved ones. Nancy was born October 26, 1927 in Elizabeth, NJ to the late Fred A. Dreier and Rose (Vierling) Dreier. Nancy was a graduate of Gettysburg College, PA with a major in chemistry and a minor in math. She has been a resident of this area since 1952 coming from Westfield, N.J. She was an Agent/Broker and owner of Plantation Inn Realty. Prior to...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved in February rule changes for 2019-2020 regarding FWC-managed public hunting areas and statewide hunting, including many dealing with deer hunting. Visit the new FAQs webpage for information about the new rules including the annual statewide bag limit for deer, harvest reporting, youth-related deer hunting rules, Antlerless Deer Permit Program adjustments as well as other statewide rules. The new annual statewide...
