Communication Builds Our Community
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This week, the Lake Wales Public Library encourages all community members to visit their website to explore and access virtual services and programs. The Lake Wales Public Library offers a wide array of online resources that are available from the comfort of home, including online training resources through Gale Courses and Gale Presents Udemy. The website also features downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, movies, television and magazines with their OverDrive, Hoopla and Flipster...
Walter F. “Frankie” Farmer, Jr., 48, of Babson Park passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. He was born April 6, 1973 in Winter Haven to Walter and Peggy Farmer and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Frankie was a self-employed citrus grafter for Walter Farmer Citrus Budding and was a member of New Harvest Worship Center. He was a devoted family man, he enjoyed the Smoky Mountains, the beach, hunting, fishing. He was a collector of Case Knives, Zippo Lighters, and guns. Frankie was pre...
Still stinging from his April 6 defeat by just 32 votes, Lake Wales City Commissioner Al Goldstein came out swinging the next morning – citing racism as a primary factor in his loss and suggesting the city is "on the cusp of destruction." Goldstein said he is not convinced his successful opponent, Kris Fitzgerald, will be a good commissioner and said she won on the coattails of Daniel Williams, who defeated Ricardo Navarro for Seat 2 by 15 votes. Goldstein said in two years h...
Lake Wales voters April 6 approved by wide margins, ranging from 82 to 92 percent, all seven proposed changes to the City Charter. City commissioners appointed a Charter Review Committee, which studied the issues, got public input and recommended seven changes to city's governing document. AMENDMENT 1 - MISSION STATEMENT: More than 88 percent of the voters approved adding the following mission statement to the city charter, by a vote of 1,662 to 218: The mission of the City...
Robert Earl Beadle, 94, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at his residence. He was born March 11, 1927 in Cleveland, OH to the late Albert and Agnes Beadle; he moved to Lake Wales from Euclid, OH over 20 years ago. Robert was a retired superintendent from G & W Industries. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in World War II. Robert was preceded in death by his brother; sister; and grandson, Andrew Eser. He is survived by his wife of 68 years,...
John Roberts, 80, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Somers Hospice House. He was born March 26, 1941 in Miami to the late Edward and Naomi Roberts; he moved to Lake Wales from Indiana 12 years ago. He was a retired refrigeration tradesman and was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during the Vietnam era. John was a member of the VFW Post 4289 of Winter Haven and was the Past Vice Commander for the VFW Post 2420 in Lake Wales. He was preceded in...
Dolores Maria Wigren, 86, of Leominster, MA and Lake Wales, FL passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Lake Wales. Dolores was born on April 30, 1934 in Worcester, MA to the late Julia (Pedone) and Giuseppe Giaquinto of Italy. Dolores was a graduate of Commerce High School in Worcester, MA and worked several years in the business office of Norton/ Saint Gobain Company of Worcester, MA. Dolores enjoyed cooking her Wednesday evening dinners with her family as...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites you to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day on April 10. This year, you can celebrate gopher tortoises by making your yard tortoise friendly and participating in our new recognition program. The FWC's new Gopher Tortoise Friendly Yard Recognition Program honors Florida's private landowners for contributing to wildlife conservation. Gopher tortoises live in every Florida county and, since more than half of the land...
Ralph William "Bill" Hansen, 84, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Palm Garden in Winter Haven. Bill was born January 31, 1937 in Wauchula to the late Elmer and Bertha Hansen. He was a retired business services technician for General Telephone Electronics and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Bill was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lake Wales and loved to get coffee every day. Bill was preceded in death by his sister, Frances H....
Charles A. "Chuck" Simmons, 64, passed away at home on March 31, 2021. He was born in Lake Wales on April 24, 1956 and was a graduate of Lake Wales High School. After a lifetime in Central Florida, he and Carol had recently moved to Rangeley, ME. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles & Louise Simmons. He is survived by his wife Carol, sons Shawn (Emily) and Aaron (Carrie), his sister Sherry Settle (Mike), and several beloved in-laws, nieces and nephews. He was also...
Applications are now being taken online for Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) for the 2021-22 school year. The VPK application process is now being conducted entirely online. Applications will no longer be accepted in person or by mail. To obtain and file a VPK application, visit polkschoolsfl.com/vpk and follow the instructions. Applications will be reviewed and sorted by school VPK program locations for the process of selection. Selections will be based on the time and date...
Charles “Alan” Moore, 70, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, April 2, 2021 at his residence. Alan was born January 20, 1951 in Avon Park to the late Charles and Mary Ann Moore. He was a retired truck driver. Alan was preceded in death by his wife, Gail Moore in 2017; and brother, Grant Moore. He is survived by his daughters, Samantha Moore (Michael John) of Tallahassee, Corrie Renner (Jeff) of Bismarck, North Dakota; sister, Dedra LaSalle of Bartow; and four grandchildren. Services will be held at a later date. Marion Nel...
Addicts and alcoholics will be quick to jump into a detox program in hopes to solve their addiction in 3-7 days. One of the reasons they get stuck on drugs and alcohol is because when they try and stop they go into withdrawal and it is very uncomfortable. Short term medical detox programs will get you through the physical withdrawal as comfortably as possible with the use of drugs, and that's really it. Let's not forget that they still need to deal with why they got addicted...
Many times life here and now is challenging for us and extremely challenging for many others. We can easily feel overwhelmed by our personal and community circumstances when we look at how our goals can be accomplished using only "our" resources, physical strength, intellectualism, craftiness, or our ability to manipulate others. When we fail to see what God can do when we truly and continually line ourselves up with His will for our lives, we can get depressed that there are...
Editor's Note: More analysis of the city election will be included in future stories. In the closest races in recent history, Daniel Williams and Kris Fitzgerald won election to the Lake Wales City Commission Tuesday, April 6. Fitzgerald beat incumbent Al Goldstein by 32 votes, and Williams bested Ricardo Navarro by just 15 votes. Williams was one vote ahead of Navarro when the in-person vote tallies came in, but pulled further ahead when vote by mail ballots were added....
