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The Triple Canopy Ranch concert venue 20 miles east of Lake Wales will take on new life in 2020 as a resort with over 1,000 sites for manufactured homes and RVs and a full range of resort style amenities. The developers say the Resort at Canopy Oaks should be built out with a grand entrance on CR 630 within a year and ready for its first full season in the fall of 2020. "It's going to be a big, big project – a multiyear deal," said Tristan Farrell, president of the Resort a...
Lake Wales Mayor Eugene Fultz declared June 4 as Richard Deloach Recognition Day to honor him for his more than 35 years of service as a youth football coach. Vice Mayor Robin Gibson read the proclamation at the city commission meeting, where friends and family of Deloach gathered to celebrate. According to the proclamation, Deloach started with the city youth football league in 1984 and led his team to 14 league super bowls, 11 of which they won. "Richard Deloach is a...
Arthur Barnes, Jr., 78 of Lake Wales, died at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born in Panama City, FL June 15, 1940. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 14 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 343 D St. in Lake Wales. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15 at the church. Epps Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Maria Tovar just achieved two major milestones: she obtained her high school equivalency diploma (GED) and became the 100th person to accomplish that goal with the help of the Lake Wales Family Literacy Academy. Cleaning houses for a living and taking care of her 5- and 8-year-old children kept her so busy that there were times she thought about quitting. She dropped out of Lake Wales High School her junior year and wasn't sure she would ever be able to earn a GED or go to...
U.S. President Donald Trump will be kicking off his 2020 re-election campaign about 50 miles from Lake Wales with a rally June 18 at the 20,000-seat Amway Center in downtown Orlando. The location highlights the importance of Florida and the I-4 corridor to the president's re-election efforts. Trump lost Orlando's home Orange County in 2016, but beat Hillary Clinton 48 to 47 percent statewide to collect all 28 of Florida's electoral votes. Trump won nearly 55 percent of the...
As a business and estate planning lawyer, I have represented Lake Wales and Polk County residents and businesses for nearly 30 years. I find that local residents have a misperception that identity theft only hits individuals. Thieves are targeting businesses like yours for quick and easy profit, with devastating consequences. With consistent survey estimates of 8 to 12 million identity theft victims annually, there is no question that criminals have found consumer identity...
When work is working for you, it isn't really work. It may be a job and it may be time-consuming, but it is also a joy and a passion. I would hate for the people who hire me as a leadership keynote speaker to realize that I love my work so much, I'd probably do it for free. Caveat here: I am really glad I don't have to. Book me now. 🙂 But there may well be a time in your career when your work does not make you happy and you don't know what to do about it. The solution is to...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Lake Wales Branch will host its 46th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday, June 15 at the James P. Austin Community Center, 315 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., in Lake Wales. The reception starts at 5:30 p.m. and the banquet begins at 6 p.m. The Freedom Fund and Awards Banquet is celebrating the 2019 theme: "Defeat Hate - VOTE!" with the emphasis on "Vote-Our Lives Depend on It." The entire community...
Richard Gardner of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019. He was born January 5, 1940 in New York City to the late James and Mae (Welchek) Gardner. He has been a resident of Nalcrest and Lake Wales since 2003 coming from Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was a Letter Carrier for the United States Postal Service. Richard was a dedicated family man and at times worked 3 jobs to take care of his young family, these included such jobs as transporting muffler-less sports...
Alma Louise Carl, 97, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, May 31 at Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born September 24, 1921 in Chambersburg, PA to the late Robert C. and Jennie (Moser) Funk. She has been a resident of Lake Wales since 2004 moving with her husband Mark from Pennsylvania. Alma was a homemaker and member of the First United Methodist Church in Lake Wales. Alma graduated from Chambersburg High School in 1939 where she was known by family and friends for her beaut...
A fun family day of water relays and other activities will start at noon Saturday, June 8 on Lake Howard in Winter Haven. The "Beach Battle" fundraising event will benefit the Rotary on the Ridge Foundation. In addition to Rotary, sponsors are Tanner's Lakeside Restaurant and Bar, Paddleboard Winter Haven and Lowe's. The event will take place on the beach at Tanner's, 1006 S. Lake Howard Drive. Beach Battle will include kayak, paddleboard and cardboard boat races. Other...
Katina "Kat" Green, Wound Care Manager, was named Employee of the Month for April at Lake Wales Medical Center. Green was honored for the exceptional job she does making sure all wound care patients are well cared for. "She always thinks ahead and anticipates what patients and the doctors will need," a coworker wrote in nominating her. "She doesn't hesitate to jump in and do whatever needs to be done to help each patient. She completes everything with a smile on her face....
Lake Wales city staff members and the proposed developers of the historic Seminole Hotel gathered for their first official meeting to outline necessary steps to move the project forward. Planning and Development Director Kathy Bangley told city commissioners Tuesday June 4 that developer Ray Brown had submitted an acceptable plan and would be granted access to the hotel starting Thursday, June 6. Bangley brought four staff members to the May 30 meeting with Brown, while...
In the wake of the recent shooting incident that killed 12 people at the Virginia Beach municipal building, Lake Wales city officials started discussing safety procedures and some building security upgrades. City Manager Ken Fields told commissioners at their June 4 meeting that he already was planning a lobby renovation, but "we are taking another look at that with an eye toward security of the building." A 15-year Virginia Beach public utilities civil engineer opened fire...
Vice Mayor Robin Gibson issued a proclamation Tuesday, June 4 designating the week of June 8-15 as LGBTQ Pride Week in Lake Wales. Lake Wales members of PFLAG were on hand to accept the proclamation. Local PFLAG leader David Jones said 60 percent of Floridians had human rights protections, but they are not in force in Polk County. He asked the city commission to consider adopting a local human rights ordinance to protect all citizens from discrimination. Commissioners did not...
Betty Louise Jakeway, 94, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, May 18 @ 5:35am, at Winter Haven Hospital. She was born June 12, 1924 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to the late Harold and Vernetta M. (Johnson) Harter. She has been a resident of this area since 1971, moving here from Los Angeles, CA, when her husband Dr. Wade Jakeway came to work for Warner Southern College, now Warner University. She coached softball at Warner and umpired for local recreation leagues, drawing from h...
FCA US LLC recently announced that Lake Wales Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM and Posner Park Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge, Ram, FIAT has earned the Customer First Award for Excellence designation in 2019. Posner Park and Lake Wales achieved the highest level of customer experience recognition in the program's five core areas: People, Facility, Processes, Customer Performance Metrics and Training Certification. FCA US created the Customer First Award for Excellence with its dealer...
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season kicks off Saturday, June 1, so the state of Florida is encouraging residents to stock up on supplies during a special sales tax-free period May 31 through June 6. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a "near normal" hurricane season with a total of nine to 15 named storms. NOAA predicts four to eight could become hurricanes and two to four could become major hurricanes. Storms are named when their winds reach 39...
Kathy M. Barber, 78, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at her residence. She was born June 26, 1940 in Michigan to the late William H. and Sarah J. (Lindsey) Rowston. She has been a resident of the area since 1967 coming from Pontiac, Michigan. She was an administrative assistant for Florida's Natural and of the Presbyterian faith. She loved to make jewelry, sing, play the organ and was an animal lover. She is survived by her daughter Teresa Bruce and husband...
The Lake Wales Public Library's Adult Summer Reading program proves summer reading programs are not for kids only! Summer of 2019's summer reading theme for all ages is A Universe of Stories. Adult readers are encouraged to pick up a monthly reading log. Complete reading logs in June and July and you're entered into a drawing for prizes, sponsored by the Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library. Adult readers can also pick up our word play, or crossword puzzle...
The Polk County History Center, in cooperation with local playwright Gretchen Suarez-Pena, concludes the lecture series on Race and Culture with a stage reading of Suarez-Pena's piece, "Conversations in Bed." The show follows four couples and the comical and universal conversations they have before going to sleep. The state read will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, June 7 at the History Center, 100 E. Main St. in Bartow. Admission is free. The Polk County History Center has regular...
