Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team Hosting Free Ski Show Saturday at 5. Bring a chair or blanket. Dog friendly. Concessions available. Lake Silver, Winter Haven, FL
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Join UF/IFAS Extension Polk County at the Winter Haven Library for a class on native plants for your home landscape.
Saturday, June 10
9:30-10:30 am
Location: Winter Haven Public Library
Free class. Register here:
Tanners Lakeside Presents Annual Freedom Fest July 1 And 2
Join in on the firework lakeside action with our annual Freedom Fest at Tanners Lakeside, July 1st and 2nd on Lake May!
Soul2Earth Live from 7-10pm
The City of Eagle Lake is partnering with Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. to offer a “Storm Readiness Cleanup” to our residents on Saturday, June 17 from 8:00AM – 12:00PM
*Please note this cleanup EXCLUDES tires, hazardous wastes, and all electronics.
If you have any additional questions please call City Hall at (863) 293-4141, or visit the event page on Facebook! https://fb.me/e/3DAi7t2gC
City of Auburndale, FL Government
Join us for Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday, June 14 from 9 AM to 11 AM at the McDonald’s on US Highway 92.
This is a great opportunity to meet and get to know our local law enforcement officers and administration over a nice cup of coffee!
Winter Haven Public Library
Exciting news! Our library now has a new locker pick-up location conveniently located at the Winter Haven Recreational & Cultural Center. At these lockers, you can pick up available holds and return any finished books to the bookdrop right next to the lockers. To send your holds to these new lockers, select “Winter Haven Rec Center Lockers” as the pick-up location when placing your hold! You will need either your library card or your library card number to pick up at the lockers.
The Book Bridge Bus of Polk County Schools is up and running for their summer program!
Check out their schedule and locations for June:
Book Bridge Bus Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BooksBridgeBus
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
FINAL UPDATE: 6:22AM (SUNDAY, JUNE 4)
A man was killed Saturday afternoon, June 3, 2023, after he was hit by a car; the car then crashed into a motel lobby.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Polk County Fire Rescue, and Winter Haven Fire Department were dispatched at about 4:21 pm, to the Economy Inn Suites, at 1901 Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven.
Upon arrival of first responders, 33-year old Standall Brooks of Winter Haven was pronounced deceased.
According to the preliminary investigation by the PCSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit, a black 2018 Ford Focus driven by 29-year old Andrew Hensley of Winter Haven, had been traveling on eastbound Cypress Gardens Boulevard when the vehicle left the roadway.
The Ford Focus struck Mr. Brooks as he was standing outside of the motel office, and then crashed into the office lobby.
The crash caused substantial damage to the building. Crews from PCFR and WHFD temporarily stabilized the structure until it can be repaired.
Mr. Hensley was transported to a hospital where he was treated for minor injury and released.
At this time, it appears that Mr. Hensley may have suffered a medical episode which led to the crash, but the investigation is ongoing.
One lane of Cypress Gardens Boulevard was closed for approximately four hours.
UPDATE: 9:22PM (Sat. June 3)
PCSO units have cleared from the scene. We will provide a final update with additional details of this crash Sunday morning on this post and to the media.
ORIGINAL INFORMATION FOLLOWS:
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash in Winter Haven at the Economy Inn Suites (1901 Cypress Gardens Boulevard Southeast).
Deputies, along with Polk County Fire Rescue, were dispatched at about 4:21pm, Saturday, June 3rd, to the crash scene.
One person was killed after a vehicle crashed into a building.
Please avoid travelling on eastbound CGB between 9th St SE and W. Lake Ina Drive.
This post will be updated when more information is available.
June 1 is the first day of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
We encourage all residents to prepare for the storm season. You can find helpful hurricane-related information at https://www.auburndalefl.com/hurricane/ . Check out what to do before/after a storm and learn what the storm names are this year.
You could also start on creating an emergency supply kit and taking advantage of the current sales tax holiday for qualifying disaster preparedness supplies (active until June 9). https://floridarevenue.com/DisasterPrep/Pages/default.aspx
Lastly, if we do have a storm this year, it is important to remember/save a link to our Emergency Operations page at https://www.auburndalefl.com/eoc/ . This page is updated with storm information if and when a threat to local area is determined.
Back by popular demand, Salsa Night is returning as a monthly class to the Eloise Resource Center on Friday, June 9! The new monthly class will teach adults basic salsa dance steps led by instructor Al Lewis.
Lessons will begin at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, June 9. Salsa Night is for adults 18+. Admission is free!
Dancers, stop by our new event page for details and to RSVP!
https://fb.me/e/XHsUJ52w
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