“Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program heads to the Unincorporated Lake Hamilton, Dundee and Waverly Communities

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“Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program heads to the Unincorporated Lake Hamilton, Dundee and Waverly Communities
“Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program heads to the Unincorporated Lake Hamilton, Dundee and Waverly Communities
 
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January 2017 – Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. in partnership with Polk County Board of County Commissioners is happy to bring their “Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program to the unincorporated Lake Hamilton, Dundee and Waverly Communities on Saturday, January 14, 2017.
 
Residents are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this program that will consist of a large scale trash pickup throughout these selected communities (clean sweep).  This program will provide disposal of items that are NOT generally collected with their residential garbage such as household construction debris (shingles, drywall, etc.) on THIS DAY ONLY. Absolutely NO tires or hazardous waste will be collected.  All households are asked to participate by placing these items by the curb no later than 8am for this one day event.  
 
Residents in City Limits of Lake Hamilton and Dundee may dispose of their trash (as listed above) at the vacant lot just North of the Lake Hamilton Park, from 8am-12 noon. 
Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. will host a FREE Tire Recycling event from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.  This event will take place at the vacant lot just North of the Lake Hamilton Park on N. 2nd Street .  Please abide by the Waste Hauler Permit Laws, and do NOT haul more than 24 tires at any time. This limit will be enforced.
Agricultural and Grove owners will be allowed to dispose of tires that have been illegally dumped on their property. Please contact KPCB for limitations.
Absolutely NO TIRE BUSINESSES or AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESSES of ANY kind will be permitted.
 Call Keep Polk County Beautiful, (863) 875-8911, for more information.
Trash and tire collection services are provided by Republic Services.
 
For additional information on the “Clean It Up to Green It Up” program, Tire Recycling or to find out when/if this program is scheduled to come to your community, contact Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. at (863) 875-8911 or email [email protected] .
 
It is a violation of Florida Administrative Code Rules to transport more than 24 Waste Tires over public highways without a permit.  Violation of this rule would constitute a 1st degree criminal misdemeanor and be punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 and/or by 6 months in jail for further information please regarding the handling of waste tires please visit the DEP website http://www.dep.state.fl.us/ .

Haines City Police Currently Investigating Incident in Parking Lot of Haines City Walmart

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Haines City Police Currently Investigating Incident in Parking Lot of Haines City Walmart

8pm Update: According to Police Chief Jay Hopwood of the Haines City Police Department the shooting suspect from an earlier attempted murder is in custody. According to Hopewood the suspect,  Yajaira Rivera, 3/26/79, turned herself into police with her attorney. She is currently at the Polk County Jail awaiting bookin. We will update as more information becomes available.

Earlier Release:

Haines City Police Currently Investigating A Shooting At The Walmart Parking Lot! One Woman Airlifted With Gunshot Wound To The Abdomen. Female Suspect Being Sought.

On January 5, 2017 at approximately 1147 hours, the Haines City Police Department responded to 36205 Highway 27 North, in the parking lot of Wal-Mart, in reference to an attempted homicide.  The investigation revealed that a known suspect fired at least one shot that struck the victim in the lower abdomen.

 

The victim and suspect became involved in an argument inside of Wal-Mart while shopping.  The victim and the suspect have known each other for a few years.  The victim completed her shopping with her two young children, and exited the store.  The victim placed her items and children into her vehicle, and was in the process of pushing her cart to the cart return rack.  The victims’ children were not injured during the incident and did not observe the incident.

 

The suspect was parked close to the cart return rack, exited her vehicle, and shot the victim at least once, striking the victim in the lower abdomen.  The suspect then fled the scene in a white Chevy Malibu.

 

The victim was transported to the Lakeland Regional Medical Center for treatment for the gunshot wound.  The victim is Mandy Nicole Guzman, Lake Hamilton, Fl.  The suspect was identified as Yajaira Rivera, 3/26/79 of 1225 Mystery House Road, Davenport, FL.  An arrest warrant is being obtained on the suspect for Attempted Homicide.  The Haines City Police Department is currently attempting to locate the suspect.

 

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact the Haines City Police Department at 863-421-3636 ext.2268 or crime stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477).

This Day in History – January 5, 1980 – The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit

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This Day in History – January 5, 1980 – The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit

 

This Day in History – January 5, 1980 – The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Top 40 Hit. Read About It On Daily Ridge.

Hip hop’s roots as a musical phenomenon are subject to debate, but its roots as a commercial phenomenon are much clearer. They trace back directly to January 5, 1980, when the song “Rapper’s Delight” became the first hip hop single ever to reach the Billboard top 40.

Prior to the success of “Rapper’s Delight,” hip hop was little known outside of New York City, and little known even within New York City by those whose orbits were limited to Midtown and Downtown Manhattan. The basic elements of hip hop—MCs rapping, DJs mixing and scratching, B-Boys break-dancing—were all in place by 1979, but you could not walk into a record store in Times Square and buy a hip hop album. Hip hop was something you had to experience live, in clubs and at parties in neighborhoods like the South Bronx and Harlem.

Read More Here: This Day In History

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Eric Taylor Concert Coming To Gram Parsons Derry Down Jan 20th

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Eric Taylor Concert Coming To Gram Parsons Derry Down Jan 20th

Southern singer and songwriter Eric Taylor will be performing a live concert at Gram Parsons Derry Down on Friday January 20th starting at 7:30 PM.

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Taylor is known to many as a sage musician, a lyrical genius as well as a master of the guitar.

He learned his intricate blues guitar stylings from music legends such as Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb and Mississippi Fred McDowell while working at the Family Hand club.

Later, he developed his own unique guitar picking style, that would be imitated by many of his contemporaries.

Eric Taylor is a master storyteller and has been of the finest southern songwriters for the last four decades.

Influencing such well-known artists as Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett (both of whom have covered several of his songs) and Steve Earle, Taylor tours extensively throughout North America and Europe.

He has appeared in Austin City Limits, Late Night with David Letterman, NPR’s Morning Addition, Mountain Stage and BBC Radio. A mesmerizing performer whose shows will leave you wanting more.  

Concert starts at 7:30 PM Friday January 20th at Gram Parsons Derry Down at 297 5th St NW Winter Haven, FL 33881.  Purchase Tickets Online at Mainstreetwh.com

For More info call 863-293-2138.

 

 

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The 2017 Winter Haven Hospital Shooter Showdown Coming Jan 27th

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The 2017 Winter Haven Hospital Shooter Showdown Coming Jan 27th
The 2017 Winter Haven Hospital Shooter Showdown Event will be held Friday, January 27 at the Florida FFA Leadership & Training Center Haines City
The 2017 Winter Haven Hospital Shooter Showdown event will be held on Friday, January 27 at the Florida FFA Leadership & Training Center in Haines City.
Event includes fifty clay targets, lunch and reception, live auction, raffles, giveaways and more.
All proceeds from this event will be utilized locally to support the most current and urgent needs of Winter Haven Hospital patients. Registration link is posted below.
For sponsorship or additional event information, please contact the WHH Foundation office at (863) 292-4138 or [email protected].

2017 Shooter Showdown Event Registration Form

FFA Leadership & Training Center
5000 Firetower Rd
Haines City, Florida 33844
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Grow Healthy In Lake Wales Receives License To Grow, Produce & Dispense Medical Marijuana

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Grow Healthy In Lake Wales Receives License To Grow, Produce & Dispense Medical Marijuana

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Grow Healthy In Lake Wales Receives License To Grow, Produce & Dispense Medical Marijuana. They Are Looking To Be Producing By This of Summer 2017

Lake Wales, Florida – After a years of legal battles Healthy Grow/ McCrory’s Sunny Hill Nursery was awarded low THC and medical marijuana license. It appears the license will allow them to grow, produce and dispense low THC cannabis and medical marijuana. The City of Lake Wales is one of the few Florida municipalities to not have issued a ban on dispensaries. Earlier today information was released on what Polk County doctors are trained to issue prescriptions for medical marijuana. 

The decision came down two days before Christmas. The Lake Wales company is now the seventh in the state to obtain the license. Grow Healthy lost out on its first bid for the license but ultimately challenged the decision and won.

Grow Healthy Holdings, LLC (GrowHealthy) currently an Atlanta based company purchased over 33 acres of property in Lake Wales, Florida to grow and process medical marijuana. That property is the old Sealy Mattress Factory on S. Acuff Rd. The nearly 200,000 square foot facility has had nearly a million dollars in renovations the facility has been transformed to support a large-scale growing operation that reported can provide medical marijuana from 2,000 – 12,000 patients.

The company has a few more steps in the works, and plans to be fully operational in their first phase by the summer of 2017.

Initially the company plans to deliver their product to their patients. A traditional dispensary is planned for the near future.

For more information about Grow Healthy you can click here: http://growhealthy.com/

This Day in History – January 5, 1933 – Golden Gate Bridge is Born

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This Day in History – January 5, 1933 – Golden Gate Bridge is Born

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This Day in History: Golden Gate Bridge is Born

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This Day in History – January 5, 1933 – Golden Gate Bridge is Born – It was built to span across the San Francisco Bay. DailyRidge.Com News

On January 5, 1933, construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge, as workers began excavating 3.25 million cubic feet of dirt for the structure’s huge anchorages.Following the Gold Rush boom that began in 1849, speculators realized the land north of San Francisco Bay would increase in value in direct proportion to its accessibility to the city. Soon, a plan was hatched to build a bridge that would span the Golden Gate, a narrow, 400-foot deep strait that serves as the mouth of the San Francisco Bay, connecting the San Francisco Peninsula with the southern end of Marin County.Although the idea went back as far as 1869, the proposal took root in 1916. A former engineering student, James Wilkins, working as a journalist with the San Francisco Bulletin, called for a suspension bridge with a center span of 3,000 feet, nearly twice the length of any in existence. Wilkins’ idea was estimated to cost an astounding $100 million. So, San Francisco’s city engineer, Michael M. O’Shaughnessy (he’s also credited with coming up with the name Golden Gate Bridge), began asking bridge engineers whether they could do it for less.Engineer and poet Joseph Strauss, a 5-foot tall Cincinnati-born Chicagoan, said he could.

Eventually, O’Shaughnessy and Strauss concluded they could build a pure suspension bridge within a practical range of $25-30 million with a main span at least 4,000 feet. The construction plan still faced opposition, including litigation, from many sources. By the time most of the obstacles were cleared, the Great Depression of 1929 had begun, limiting financing options, so officials convinced voters to support $35 million in bonded indebtedness, citing the jobs that would be created for the project. However, the bonds couldn’t be sold until 1932, when San-Francisco based Bank of America agreed to buy the entire project in order to help the local economy.

The Golden Gate Bridge officially opened on May 27, 1937, the longest bridge span in the world at the time. The first public crossing had taken place the day before, when 200,000 people walked, ran and even roller skated over the new bridge.

With its tall towers and famous red paint job, the bridge quickly became a famous American landmark, and a symbol of San Francisco.

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Lake Wales Little League Sign Up Information

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Lake Wales Little League Sign Up Information

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Theatre Winter Haven Presents “ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS” Starting Jan 12th

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Theatre Winter Haven Presents “ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS” Starting Jan 12th
Theatre Winter Haven located in the Chain of Lakes Complex at 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd, SW – Winter Haven, FL. announces the opening of ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS.

This show runs January 12 – January 29.  Reservations can be made by calling 863-294-SHOW (7469), visiting the Box Office or by going on-line to www.TheatreWinterHaven.com.  Ticket prices are $21 for adults and $17 for students.

 
Welcome to swingin’ England.  Francis Henshall, a disarming and doltish man, finds himself employed by a local gangster and a notorious criminal.  While desperately trying to prevent discovery of his dual employment, inspired insanity, high-low antics, and nimble wordplay ensue – all backed by live musicians paying homage to a certain Fab Four.  BROADWAY HIT!
 
Adult themes, situations, and some adult language.
 
This production is Co-Produced by:  The Mrs. William H. Fuller Family and Theatre Winter Haven’s Board of Directors
 
Cast of Characters:
Francis Henshall – played by Chris Rhoden
Stanley Stubbers – played by Yusak Comas
Rachel Crabbe – played by Sarah Woodsby
Harry Dangle – played by Jason Frier
Charlie Clench – played by Danny Baynard
Lloyd Boateng – played by Tony Murvin
Pauline Clench – played by Laura Modrall
Alan Dangle – played by Anthony Petrocelli
Dolly – played by Keisha Marie Gill
Ensemble:  TJ Moore, Kadesh Lewis, Michael Deflice, Tammy Glass, Delany Glass
 
Director – Nicolas D. Judy
Stage Manager – Robyn Dalina
Costume Designers – Camille and Michael McClellan
Lighting Designer and Production Manager – Thom Altman
Set Designer and Technical Director – Derek Wyatt

Grove House In Lake Wales A Fruitful Escape For The Family

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Grove House In Lake Wales A Fruitful Escape For The Family
Grove House In Lake Wales A Fruitful Escape For The Family
 
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Florida’s Natural orange juice and citrus juices are a popular locally-made brand found in most food stores and is a 100% pure NOT-from-concentrate Florida orange juice.
 
 
Florida’s Natural not only produces citrus products but are also the owners of the Florida’s Natural Grove House Visitor Center in Lake Wales.
 
The Visitor Center is a totally free tourist attraction that offers an insight into the process of making orange juice as well as offering sample tastings of the company’s flavorful products.
 
The self-guided tour takes you from the past to the present; showing the evolution of the citrus growing and processing industry throughout the years using videos and several technical displays as well as a theater.
 
After the tour, you can browse the retail store for souvenirs and tasty treats and enjoy a stroll outside through a small grove on the side of the building.
 
The Grove House is a seasonal operation and is closed from Memorial Day through the end of September.
 
During the season, the Grove House offers fun and exciting activities for visitors and invites the public to join them for some wholesome enjoyment.
 
The Grove House Visitors Center is located at 20160 US Highway 27 Lake Wales, Florida 33853-2425
Call 863-679-4110 or 800-237-7805 x4110 for more information.
 
Hours:
10:00 AM–5:00 PM Monday through Friday
10:00 AM–2:00 PM Saturday (Seasonal)
Closed Sunday
Closed Memorial Day through the end of September
 
A list of activities are listed below.
 
 
January 2017
4th: A Taste of the Grove House – Enjoy gourmet samples of Grove Store specialty items. Try new products, sample tasty treats, and discover inspiration for your next get-together.
 
11th: DIY Collage – Take magazine clippings, feathers, glitter, and buttons to create a textured work-of-art on a small canvas. 
 
18th: Recycled Craft Workshop – Stop by for upcycle ideas for fun with your kids! Pull tab rings, bird house feeders, and seed starters are just to name a few.
 
25th: DIY Collage – Take magazine clippings, feathers, glitter, and buttons to create a textured work-of-art on a small canvas. 
February
1st: A Taste of the Grove House – Enjoy gourmet samples of Grove Store specialty items. Try new products, sample tasty treats, and discover inspiration for your next get-together.
 
8th:  Hand-Made Cards – Transform cardstock, glitter, and ink into beautiful hand-made cards for any occasion.  Learn folding and layout techniques.
 
15th: DIY Carton Bird Feeder – Trying to figure out what to do with your empty juice cartons?  Use paper, ribbon, and glue to create home for your feathered friends.
 
22nd: Book Review – The Woman from Eatonville, Florida: Zora Neale Hurston and her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.  An African American writer from Eatonville, Florida, Ms. Hurston was part of the Harlem Renaissance Movement.
March
1st: A Taste of the Grove House – Enjoy gourmet samples of Grove Store specialty items. Try new products, sample tasty treats, and discover inspiration for your next get-together.
 
8th: Make a Magnet – Create a one-of-a-kind citrus themed magnet for your fridge or to give to family to remind them of Florida.
 
15th: Citrus Photography Workshop – Take a stroll through the groves with a skilled photographer.  Learn camera settings, tips on angles and lighting, to help capture the perfect bloom.  Bring your own digital camera.
 
22nd: Decorate a Tote Bag – Use fabric paint, glitter, and rhinestones to create a citrus themed canvas tote bag, perfect for carrying oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit!
 
29th: Polymer Clay Workshop – Sculpt polymer clay into cute citrus themed beads great for jewelry, decorations, and more.  Take home and bake at 325° for 15 minutes for every quarter inch.
 
 
Join us every Wednesday and Saturday from Noon – 2:00PM at the Grove House Visitor Center for fun, citrus-themed events, workshops, guest speakers, tastings and more. Events are free of charge with supplies included.
 
Wednesday events are led by an instructor/facilitator and start promptly at Noon or 1PM.  Geared for adults.  Please RSVP by emailing the Grove House at [email protected] or by calling 863.679.4110.  Class size is limited to the first 20 people for each time slot.  Reservations are limited to no more than two classes at a time.  Call for information on booking groups of 10 or more.  Please let us know 24 hours in advance if you will be unable to attend an event you signed up for.  We purchase supplies for each person in the class, and hold a seat especially for you.
 
Saturday events are self-guided. Drop-ins are welcome. Great for kids!
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