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As you read this, you may see yourself. Parts of the story might remind you of someone that you know. Maybe you've heard similar stories. The number of stories are as limited as there are people, 'cause everyone has their own. No two are exactly alike but the conclusions are the same. How about the hookers, the junkies, the drug dealers, the homeless because they want to be, etc.? The so-called "dregs of society." I've even heard them called "pimples on the ass of humanity."...
A famous photo, featured in psychology textbooks, shows a lineup of infant ducklings following a baby elephant around a barnyard. The phenomenon is called "imprinting" – the tendency in fowls, within hours of being hatched, to follow the first moving object and regard it as their mother. Scientists have long attempted to determine to what extent the imprinting principle can be extraplated to the experience of human beings. It is widely felt, for instance, that adolescence i...
There's just something inherently wrong about people who clearly don't understand social media trying to regulate others' use of it. Lake Wales City Manager Ken Fields, through the city's HR director, proposed a social media policy that required not only employees, but also city officials to get approval prior to posting on social media. At 72, Fields is at the upper end of the Baby Boomer generation. According to a 2018 Facebook demographic study only one in four people over...
Just four months ago the Lake Wales City Commission leased a 2019 Ford Explorer XLT for the police department. That vehicle apparently wasn't good enough for City Manager Ken Fields. Instead Fields wanted the 2019 Ford Explorer Limited, which comes loaded with luxury, comfort, power and cosmetic features not included in the XLT. It also comes with 60 monthly payments of $773.17 – about $227 more per month than what the XLT costs. The Limited is a really nice vehicle. It comes...
Chair yoga is a great way to get the wonderful health benefits of yoga for those who of us who aren't flexible or have strength limitations. Yoga is an excellent way to stretch muscles and increase that strength and balance. Remember that yoga shouldn't hurt. Don't overstretch. Start slow, but keep moving. Here are some links to free chair yoga sites to give you options. I hope you are inspired to move. Check with your doctor before beginning any new exercise routine....
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...
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 Life Long Learning Center at Melange Antiques and Art Gallery in historic downtown Lake Wales is planning its grand opening with a weekend retreat April 5-7. Lifestyle and well-being experts Cal Hauptle and Emme Simon from Asheville, NC will kick off the weekend with a free conversational evening on well-being, health, wealth, relationships and perfect self-expression. The gathering, open to the public, will take place from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 5 in the Gallery at Melang...
Central Florida Health Expo will host an encore Health exhibit/expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 29 at the International Market World Flea and Farmers Market in Auburndale. Participants are invited to spend the day learning about medical resources and health options in the Central Florida Area. Exhibitors offer a host of services to improve health and lifestyle. The expo will have have giveaways and prize drawings. The Expo is sponsored by Central Florida Media Group,...
Easy Spicy Black Bean Butternut Squash Chili WFPBNO (whole food plant based no oil) Ingredients 1# butternut squash, after peeling and chopping 1 15.5 oz. can black beans 1 10 oz. can Rotel, Hot 1 medium onion (150g, although I used a large onion) 3 cloves garlic 2T mild chili powder 1t cumin 1/8t cinnamon 2.3 oz espresso 1 1/3 C water total or more to taste Avocado for topping, optional Instructions Dice onion Sauté in 1/3 cup water over medium heat Peel squash, cut in half...
The Knights of Columbus are having fish fry dinners every Friday night during the Lenten season. Upcoming events will be March 29, April 5 and April 12 in the Parish Hall at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 644 S. 9th St. in Lake Wales. The meal includes an entrée of fried fish, baked fish or fried shrimp and a choice of sides: French fries, corn, green beans, coleslaw and hush puppies. Coffee, sweet tea or lemonade are included with the meal. Cost is $9 for adults and $5 for a...
United Way of Central Florida will have a new president and CEO April 1. The Board of Directors named Christina Criser Jackson to lead the organization. Criser Jackson, vice president of resource development, began her career at UWCF in 2008 as the Director of the Leadership Giving Association. In 2012, Criser Jackson was named Vice President of Major Gifts and Young Leader Engagement. She was named VP of Resource Development in 2015. "Christina knows the ins and outs of this...
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is made up of 29 agencies and offices with nearly 100,000 employees who serve the American people at more than 4,500 locations across the country and abroad," states the website. For Wellness, we will focus on just a few things from this magnificent department: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and National Agricultural Library (NAL). I have used the food database available...
Lake Ashton Veterans Association will be holding a breakfast to raise funds for Homeless Veterans in East Polk County from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, March 23 at the health and fitness center, 6052 Pebble Beach Blvd, Winter Haven. Tickets are $10 each for the meal of pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy....
Rotary on the Ridge inducted Destini Lewis as a new member March 18. Lewis is Realtor ® and founder of her own company, Unique Destiny. She was sponsored by the club's newest member, Jonathan White, who supports her in marketing her real estate business, Homeexpo. Rotary on the Ridge is family friendly, and members have enjoyed getting to know White, Lewis and their 3-month-old Lily and 9-year-old Charles-Anthony. The family lives in Bartow. The county's only after hours...
The GFWC Woman's Club of Lake Wales raised more than $1,000 at its March 8 spaghetti dinner, reaching nearly half of their goal of $2500 in support of Operation Smile. Operation Smile is an international nonprofit that offers life-saving surgery to children with a cleft palate or cleft lip. Each year, Operation Smile conducts hundreds of medical missions in locations around the world. Club members donated all the supplies, prepared and served the food so the entire proceeds...
2 things you can do to adjust to losing that 1 hour of sleep this weekend File 20190306 100796 4fr4cz.jpg?ixlib=rb 1.1 The loss of even an hour of sleep is hard on the body, and kids are particularly vulnerable. kornnphoto/Shutterstock.com Deepa Burman, University of Pittsburgh and Hiren Muzumdar, University of Pittsburgh As clocks march ahead of time on March 10, 2019 and daylight saving time begins, there is a lot of anxiety around losing the hour of sleep and how to...
The Lake Wales Public Library's Lifelong Learning series will host Victim Services Specialist, Theresa Adlam at noon Thursday, March 14 as she presents Facts about Identity Theft. Adlam is a Victim Services Program Specialist with the Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs in the Florida Office of the Attorney General, specializing in the area of Identity Theft. Adlam began her career in the field of criminal justice serving as a county probation officer. Sh...
"Connection is why we're here. It's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. This is what it's all about." Brene' Brown says this three minutes into her Ted Talk recorded June 2010, The Power of Vulnerability, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o This video has over 36 million views. She has authored five books and has links to five videos on her web site, https://brenebrown.com. She says courage involves uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure and that learning...
Easiest Blue Cheese Dressing 4 oz. blue cheese ½ C sour cream ½ C mayonnaise Pulse in a mini food processor just until blended. My mother made this for special occasions when I was young. She pushed the blue cheese through a sieve to make tiny particles of all of it. Then she added the rest and stirred to combine. You can do it her way or the easy way. It’s a clean, simple, tasty dressing....
There are some basics that are good for everyone to know and follow. Getting sick unnecessarily isn't worth the risk. Food fight trivia: Some of us growing up followed the 5-second rule for food that was dropped on the floor. That was the belief that food that had only been on the floor for five seconds was safe to eat. The Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology reported that the longer the food was in contact with a germy surface, the more contaminated it became....
Has someone you love had a stroke or heart attack? Can what we eat impact our health in a dramatic way? This study says yes. 100 people with existing coronary issues changed their diets to try and prevent a second coronary issue. JAHA, the Journal of the American Heart Association, (AHA) reported last November on the findings from a trial of 100 people with existing coronary artery disease. They wanted to see if diet affected secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease...
Chevon Baccus, executive editor and publisher of LakeWalesNews.net spoke to the members of the GFWC Woman's Club of Lake Wales Thursday, March 7 about the community's new online publication. Baccus told the group that since its soft launch Feb. 13 the online news site has published more than 100 stories and nearly 500 photos. "The site is growing in popularity and readership and we're looking forward to a bright future," Baccus said. The loss of the local newspaper, The Lake...
The Lake Wales Public Library's Lifelong Learning series will provide a three-part series in April, To Your Health! The series will be presented by Ginny Powell, a retired cooperative education professor at Rutgers University who holds two degrees in home economic education. The first in the series is To Your Health! - Eat Smart. This workshop will use the USDA's "My Plate" to help people find out how their favorite foods measure up to healthy, nutritious eating. Participants...
