Communication Builds Our Community
Communication Builds Our Community
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Easter Week always brings fond memories of the three months each winter that the Lake Wales community came together to participate as "extras" to help dramatically depict the last seven days of Jesus Christ on Earth. I don't remember exactly how many years I participated in the Black Hills Passion Play winter productions – so many Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and a few Wednesday matinees. But even more than 45 years later the memories are vivid. My hometown w...
A "City in a Garden" with landscaped streets, a redeveloped Grove Manor featuring a mix of housing types, and a new "town square" were among the ideas presented to Lake Wales citizens Friday evening to cap a week of intensive study by the planning firm of Dover Kohl. Most of the 100 in attendance were excited by the possibilities. The week-long effort, sponsored by Lake Wales Mainstreet and funded by local businesses, included gathering ideas and suggestions from the public,...
Charles A. Parsons Sr., 69, of Indian Lake Estates passed away Sunday, May 12 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1949 in Oswego, NY to the late Walter R. and Freda Mae (Andrews) Parsons Sr. He has been a resident of the area for 25 years coming from Ft. Myers. He was self-employed as an aluminum installer. Charles was a member of the Moose Lodge, he loved going out to River Ranch for over 40 years, and he loved to fish and hunt. He is preceded in death...
Travelers passing through the Lake Wales area will have an additional reason to pause upon the completion in June of the Love's Travel Stop and Country Store now under construction on U.S. 27 at Hunt Brothers Road. Filling almost 11 acres of former oak forest on the northeast quadrant of the intersection, Love's is designed to offer convenient service for truckers and travelers. It will feature a "trio" of fast food offerings including Subway, Godfather's Pizza, and Chester's...
Final in person Spring 3v3 recreational soccer registration is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Lake Wales Soccer Complex, 151 Hunt Brothers Road. Checks or cash for the $40 registration fee will be accepted. Birth certificate needs to be brought to validate age. On-line registrations are available anytime via credit card. Late Registration will be 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 19 and require a $10 late fee. Teams range from birthday at ages 4 to 19 both for both girls and...
Laura Davis Conner passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 19, 1925 in Avon Park, Florida to Carl H. Davis and Millie T. Davis. The family moved and settled in Lake Wales where she worked at Hunt Brothers and met her husband of almost 50 years, Bob Conner. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed sharing life with many of her lifelong friends and families. She raised her family in the First Baptist Church of Lak...
