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Tradition and legacy of excellence Cypress Gardens Ski Team performs in Winter Haven Summer Keeping the spirit of Cypress Gardens alive is the goal of Mark Voisard, Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team president, who started the team in 2011, the year Legoland Florida took over the Gardens. The team will perform at 7:30 p.m. on

Friday, July 3 at MLK Park on Lake Silver in Winter Haven. “The thing we’re just trying to do is keep that legacy alive and teach the kids coming up behind us how to do what we do so that 10 years down the road, when I can’t be here

anymore, there’s somebody behind me who can be here who’s still running the show, keeping her going,” says Voisard, former Cypress Gardens ski show director, who

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‘Race war’ fantasy backfires One of the first things a reporter learns is that news has a short shelf life. Today’s headlines, and the names contained in it, are forgotten by next week. It’s a phenomenon called “yesterday’s news.” Our readers know what was on yesterday’s front page; they want something new today. For example, in more than 50 years in journalism, I have covered more homicides than I can remember. There is only one in which I readily remember a name — not of the victim — but of the murderer. I covered the crime, and the trial, when I was a reporter in Tallahassee from 1959 to 1962. I remember the defendant’s name only because she was a casual friend of mine. She called a cab, told the driver to take her to a remote location, pulled a gun and ordered him to put all his money on the hood of the cab, then shot him to death and drove off, leaving a trail of money behind her. With the rarest of exceptions, the details of yesterday’s news, even of a bizarre murder like

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that one, are forgotten in a matter of days, or at most, weeks. There are exceptions. ——— I was working at The Tallahassee Democrat on a Saturday in March 1960 when students from Florida A&M and FSU marched arm-in-arm down Monroe Street to a Woolworth’s department store and staged one of the nation’s earliest lunch counter sit-ins. College students (I was one in 1960) were given to demonstrations back then on any number of things. The big issue du jour at FSU was a rule that female students were not allowed to wear Bermuda shorts on campus. I didn’t place a lot of importance on that first lunch counter sit-in, or the ones that followed. I figured they were a passing fad. In June 1961, I helped cover the Freedom Riders, a group of Protestant, Catholic and

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Jewish clergy, both black and white, who made a bus tour into the South, challenging segregation policies in public transportation, policies that today sound like something from the Dark Ages. One of their stops was Tallahassee, where they ate at the bus station. Yes, they were served ... by a young black kitchen helper who was probably about 12 years old. At the age of 20, I had the feeling that I was experiencing something that would have more staying power than the story du jour. Unlike the sit-ins, this felt like the start of something big. I couldn’t give it a name then, but today I can. I had a front row seat for the birth of the American Civil Rights Movement ——— Last Thursday night, I attended a community memorial service at St. James AME Church honoring the nine victims of a hate-crime murder at a Bible study in Charleston, S.C. Despite rotten weather, a crowd of more than 100 people — about half of them black, half of them white — attended Bartow’s service. Rev. Jimmy J.

Thompson, one of several clergy who participated, delivered a homily based on the premise that the confessed murderer, Dylann Roof, “didn’t do his homework.” Roof thought his senseless slaughter would set off a racial war. Instead, it prompted a national resolve to deplore such acts. It was a catalyst for racial reconciliation. Sheriff Grady Judd, another speaker at the service, declared, “Hate won’t win.” At the close of the service, members of the audience joined hands to sing “We Shall

Overcome.” It was not exactly the anthem of white kids of my generation in the 1960s, but I was able to carry the tune. Yes, Dylann Roof didn’t do his homework. His warped delusion of grandeur was a bust. His rampage did not spark racial warfare; it triggered an outpouring of racial harmony, a declaration that as a national community, we are better than that. After more than half a century in journalism, I still have a front seat for the Civil Rights Movement. It is a story that lives. As it should.

——— (S. L. Frisbie is retired. He was serving in the Army in Washington, D.C., during the civil rights March on Washington in 1963. Also at the time of the Cuban missile crisis, and the Kennedy assassination. As his children are painfully aware, he will talk at length about all three with only minimal encouragement.)

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LAKEFRONT HOME 1.92 ACRES Open Living/Dining room floor plan w/ Fireplace, Family room wrapped with windows and great views of Lake. Large Master w/ private door leading to back patio. Garage converted to in-law apartment includes kitchen. Laundry includes full bath. Spectacular views of Bargain priced at Lake! $149 900 ID 4700538

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Deal or no deal: When it really pays to buy online

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ou can buy practically anything online, but that doesn’t mean you’ll always want to — or ought to, according to Consumer Reports. The convenience is undeniable, of course, but the matter of cost is still very much a question. About 71 percent of products are essentially priced the same online and in-store, according to a recent study by Anthem Marketing Solutions. When there was a difference, the online product was cheaper 72 percent of the time. But stores have advantages that the virtual world can’t match: opportunities for shoppers to touch, see and size up the goods and to walk away with a purchase. Consumer Reports asked its experts and industry analysts about the things you should buy online — and when you’re better off with a trip to the store.

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5 THINGS TO BUY ONLINE 1. Electronics. In addition to the fact that you’ll find a much wider selection online, more than two-thirds of electronics are cheaper when purchased on the Internet, according to Anthem. Still prefer to buy a TV in person? Do your research online. Many walk-in retailers will price-match a Web deal. 2. Small Appliances. You’ll find the best selection of blenders, toasters and the like online, although you’re still better off trying out heavy or hard-to-maneuver items, like vacuums, in a store first. 3. Pet Supplies. By signing up for regularly scheduled pet food delivery from Petco.com, you can save 15 percent

on every qualifying order and guarantee that Fido never runs out of kibble. You can also net big discounts by buying pet meds online rather than going to the vet, where markups over wholesale prices can be 100 percent and up. 4. Theme Park Tickets. You’ll pass by the ticket booth anyway, but buying online helps you “avoid lines at the park and find some of the best ticket-price deals that a park has to offer,” says Robb Alvey, founder of ThemeParkReview.com. 5. Baby Supplies. It’s cheaper and more convenient to order diapers, baby food and ancillary items (like diaper-pail refills) online, especially if you opt for a delivery program like Amazon’s Subscribe and Save, which discounts your entire order by 15 percent if you select five or more items. 3 THINGS NOT TO BUY ONLINE 1. Paint. The colors on your computer screen are made by emitted light and will never look the same as actual paints, which are made

of reflective pigments. “Color should be chosen only after viewing painted test patches or large sample color chips on the walls of the space to be painted,” says Amy Krane, an architectural color consultant. 2. Office and School Supplies. The customer-service firm StellaService has reported that the average cost of purchasing a typical list of school supplies in a store was 41 percent cheaper than buying them online. Busy parents who want the convenience of ordering can urge school districts or PTAs to sign up for a mail-order service such as Staples’ SchoolKidz, which enables you to order items on the next year’s list ahead of time and have a box of supplies delivered when school starts in the fall. 3. Drugs From Overseas. Up to 97 percent of online pharmacy storefronts are considered “rogue,” meaning that they don’t require prescriptions or they sell drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a January review of

almost 11,000 sites by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Shop at one of those sites, and you could wind up with a drug that’s old or was improperly stored,

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or it could be adulterated or even fake, Consumer Reports warns. You also risk having your financial or personal information stolen. If you want to order medication online,

choose a reputable site like CVS.com, Walgreens. com and Walmart.com, or go to legitscript.com to see whether an outlet you want meets NABP standards.

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room. 3rd bedroom and loft up stairs offer a great view of below. There’s a cozy screened front porch, a large open sun deck in the back, and detached in-law apartment with full kitchen and bath that is being sold furnished. Perfect for family or a rental. Additional out building could serve as a workshop. Listed for $94,900 ID #4700287 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

SPACIOUS LIVING AREA 2 Story with 5 bedrooms, 2 baths. Features: New Stainless appliances, New Interior / Exterior paint, wood flooring, den w/ built-ins & Fireplace, Large FR / LR combo. Back yard is fenced w/ storage shed plus extra storage in carport area. 4 bedrooms upstairs, 1 bedroom 1st floor, listed for $174,900 ID #4700533 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

COZY BUNGALOW HOME 4 Bedroom 1 bath located on a shaded lot. Home has formal living room and a split bedroom floor plan. The 4th bedroom could be used as a family room. Original hardwood flooring throughout, screened front and back porches, shingles were replaced in 2010, and a/c unit along with duct work has been recently replaced. Listed for $39,000 ID #234675 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863www.primeplus676-7040 realestate.com

LARGE MOVE-IN READY HOME This home has new plush carpet and fresh paint with neutral colors. Extra rooms include bonus room and family room. Large corner lot nearly a half acre. Listed for $119,900 ID #4700508 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676www.primeplus7040 realestate.com LAKEFRONT HOME ON 1 ACRE 4 Bedroom 3 bath Two story home with wonderful lake views of Lake Pierce. This home features 3,265 sq. ft. living space, vaulted ceilings, breakfast bar, granite counter tops, closet pantry, and all appliances. The master bath has a garden tub and dual sinks. There's also a large family room, laundry room, bamboo wood floors, 2 car garage and the property is partially fenced. Reduced to $234,500 ID #4700492 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com 2 STORY HOME ON 5 ACRES This spacious 3 bedroom 2 bath two story home features a wood burning fireplace in the living room, cathedral ceilings, dual sinks in master bath, screened porch, and 1 vehicle carport. This home sits on 5 acres of land and the property is fully fenced and cross-fenced for horses, includes a pole barn and stable. Listed for $194,900 ID #4700470 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com SPACIOUS LIVING This 2 bedroom 2 bath home features a fireplace in the living room, cathedral ceilings, wet bar, grani i l d i

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SPACIOUS 4 BEDROOM HOme this nice 4 bedroom 3 bath has corian counter tops, breakfast bar, closet pantry, 2 dens and garden tub in master bath. This home features an inground screened pool with a child safety fence, a freshly painted interior, new carpet and vinyl. Listed for $214,900 ID #4700452 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

ROOM TO ROAM Two lots approx. 2 acres total. Land is partially fenced. 3 bedroom 2 bath block home. This home comes with bonus room, all appliances, shed, screened porch, and a large 1,926 square foot outbuilding/garage. Much potential! ID Listed for $53,900 #233957 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

UPDATES GALORE! 3 Bedroom 1 bath block home with a recently remodeled bath and galley kitchen including appliances. Newer roof along with central a/c unit, fenced back yard with 2 storage buildings. Just listed for $54,900 ID #4700413 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com LARGE HOME ON ALMOST 5 ACRES Spacious 4 bedroom 4 bath home with ample kitchen cabinet space, eat-in space, and new range. This home features spa tubs in the master bath and 4th bathroom, a laundry room with shelves and a 2nd washer/dryer hook up area, new carpet, new well pump, new a/c, freshly painted interior, and walk-in closets. The property is fenced and it has a stable. Listed for $139,900 ID #233327 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com COZY BLOCK HOME located on a shaded corner lot. 3 Bedroom 1 bath with a bonus room that could be additional living space or even a 4th bedroom Reduced Price $42,000 ID #4700329 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

BEAUTIFUL LAKEFRONT PROPERTY Spacious living area, FP in Living Rm., split bedroom plan, Screened Porch across back of home. Sliding Doors from Dining Room to porch plus from Master Bed. Recessed hot tub (As-"Is") sliding doors to access. Oversized 2 car garage plus exterior storage shed. Private open porch entry to front of home. Private Dock and Boat Ramp, listed for $229,000 ID #4587880 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

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COMMERCIAL INCOME PRODUCING PROPERTY 3 bed 2 bath home 2 car garage with a 1bed 1bath attached apartment with a 4 stall storage building with 1 stall rented. And an additional storage building just over an acre all fenced zoned commercial. Listed for $225,000 ID #4700212 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com HWY 60 FRONTAGE Almost 5 fenced acres of prime commercial real estate with impressive frontage on State Road 60. There are a total of 6 block buildings that could be fixed up for office spaces along with a 7th single family home that has had some upgrades completed. There is a single wide manufactured home that is set up with 9 offices and an open plan warehouse. Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Listed for $199,900 ID #4700169 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676www.primeplus7040 realestate.com

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CANAL FRONT TOWNHOUSE Nice 3 bedroom 2.5 bath located on the canal to Lake Lulu. This home features new carpet, new dishwasher, and fresh paint. The kitchen has a pass through window and ample cabinet space. The master bedroom has it's own balcony with a view of the canal. This home also includes a screened back porch and a 1 car garage. A boat ramp and pool are offered by the community. Listed for $114,900 ID #4700509 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

MOVIE IN CONDITION Well maintained 3 bed 2 bath home with large open floor plan. Kitchen includes wood cabinets, granite counter tops, updated appliances, closet pantry and breakfast nook. Formal dining adjacent to kitchen, living room is very open and room for the whole family. Florida room is glassed enclosed with sliding doors into dining room, and the 2 car garage has a work bench. $129,500 ID REDUCED #4700456 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040

COMMERCIAL BUILDING Located in historic downtown Lake Wales. This space could provide you with the exposure needed to allow your business to continue to grow. There are two private parking spaces in the alley, along with street parking for your customers. Current open floor plan will allow so many options, owner motivated. Reduced to $55,000 ID #4588141 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com VACANT LAND ONE ACRE LOT, LAKE ACCESS with Optional HOA membership. Great building site for your new home. Walk in Water Lake access with super fishing and boating! Public water available, septic required, electric Available. $25,000 ID # 4700539 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

INVESTOR SPECIAL 2 Bedroom 1 bath with a fenced yard. Home has a newer roof and loads of potential. Conveniently located just blocks from historic downtown Lake Wales near schools, and shopping. Priced to sell and won’t last long. Listed for $22,800 ID #4700272 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

READY TO BUILD Large one acre lot considered part of Country Oaks Estates. Cleared and ready for you to start building the home of your dreams. Located on the outskirts of the city limits. Listed for $37,900 ID #4700518 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676www.primeplus7040 realestate.com

TWO STORY CORNER LOT HOME Main home offers 2 bedroom and 2 bath downstairs, a spacious eat in kitchen, with an open formal dining and living

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Dog Days of Summer safety tips

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the steps are and how to get out of the pool. Not all dogs are good swimmers and some breeds may drown if left unsupervised around a pool. Invest in a dog life vest and learn doggy CPR. Make sure fresh water is available because even swimming dogs can get hot. Back on dry land, keep the fresh water flowing. Dogs don’t sweat in the same way humans do and can easily become overheated, which can lead to heat stroke and severe medical complications, including death. Panting is a dog’s primary way to cool off. Carry water when walking your dog and watch for indications of over-heating. A fully open-mouthed pant accompanied with a swollen tongue that hangs out to the side is a sign of heat stroke, according to www.dogmd.com, www. pets.webmd.com and www.wikihow.com/TreatHeat-Stroke-in-Dogs.

Other signs of heat stroke include excessive drooling, frequent breaks lying down, loss of energy and any obvious weakness, a racing or irregular heart beat, moderate to severe lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea (especially bloody), lack of appetite or neurological signs such as stumbling and seizures at any point after being in the heat, a bright red tongue and pale gums, skin around the muzzle or neck doesn’t snap back when pinched and the rectal temperature rises to 104° to 110°F (40° to 43.3°C). Take emergency actions immediately. Since much of a dog’s heat is dissipated through the bottom of their feet, if available, apply rubbing alcohol to the bottoms of their feet. Pour cool, but NOT iced water over the dog’s head and body and drape wet towels over your dog.

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Sun News Retriever Maggie Mae loves to fetch a bumper in the pool, but at 90 pounds, a panicking dog could drown a human, so be sure to train your dog where the steps are and how to get out of the pool. Give pediatric electrolyte solution, repeating as often as your dog wants to drink it. Monitor the rectal temperature and continue the cooling process until the rectal temperature falls below 103°F (39°C). At this point, stop the

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cooling process and dry the dog. Further cooling may induce hypothermia and shock. Take your dog to your vet as soon as possible.

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Sun News Retriever Maggie Mae is digging up safety tips to prevent heat exhaustion and stroke during the dog days of summer. Hot dog! The living isn’t always easy for dogs during the summer. All too often, they spend too much time in the heat without enough water. Here are some tips to prevent your summer from being a bummer. Never leave dogs in a parked car. Even parked in the shade with the windows open slightly, the car can heat up and put your dog in fatal danger within just a few minutes. Know your breed. A brachycephalic (smushyfaced) breed like a Pug or Bulldog has unique anatomy that makes them especially sensitive to hot weather. Always carry water when walking your dog and restrict outdoor exercise to early morning and late evening. Just over a year old and 87 pounds, this water dog is a natural born swimmer who loves to leap in the air and belly flop in the water. Medium to big dogs that panic in the water can drown a human so be sure to train your dog where

For more information, visit www.wikihow.com/ Treat-Heat-Stroke-in-Dogs, www.pets.webmd.com and www.dogmd.com.

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July Happenings at the History Center

friendly architectural tour of the History Center and learn more about Neoclassical architecture, the construction of the building and the stories behind the iconic Old Polk County Courthouse. The architectural tour is on the third Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. • July 21, 12:15 to 1 p.m. - Lunch and Learn Join graphic designer and writer Rick Kilby for his presentation, “From Sand Mountain to the Coral Castle: The Dixie Highway and Roadside Attractions in Florida.” For more than 25 years, Kilby has studied Florida’s popular history and presented topics in

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well with pump along with a pump house located on site. Irrigation is currently installed to make watering all of the beautiful plants and palm trees a breeze. Its been said before, but this truly is a must see property!! ID Listed for $79,900 #4700421 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

RIVER RANCH 1.25 Acres located in the Inaccessible Tracts of River Ranch. This property is land locked and is only good for hunting, camping and other recreational uses. Listed for $2,500 ID #4700493 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com INDIAN LAKE LOTS Multiple lots available in a waterfront, golf course, gated community. Zoned for single family use. Approximately an hour drive from Orlando, Tampa and the East Coast. Priced to sell!! Do not miss the opportunity to own a price of prime real estate in Central Florida. Owner motivated! Listed for $3,000 and under each PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com GREAT LAKE VIEWS! Build your home or place a Manufactured home. 2 Parcels which total approx. 2.5 acres. Parcels are wooded. Survey, Seller Disclosure, and Restrictions available. Lake View and public lake access. Listed for $25,000 ID #4700450 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com WATERFRONT LOT Spectacular views of Lake Lee from this beautifully landscaped property. Almost 5 acres partially fenced that is waterfront. Electric and well with pump along with a

interesting and visual ways. Kilby is committed to spreading the word about preserving the natural and historic resources of Florida. His mission is to motivate other Floridians to appreciate the wonders of their state, including many, like Sand Mountain, which no longer exist. The Lunch and Learn lecture series occurs the third Tuesday of every month, January through November. • July 23, 4 to 6 p.m. – New Exhibit Opening – Good Reasons for Good Roads: Celebrating the Dixie Highway at 100 Years The Dixie Highway’s initial route officially opened in 1915 and transformed the cultural landscape of Florida. In honor of this ambitious construction project, Good Reasons for Good Roads: Celebrating the Dixie Highway at 100 Years is a temporary

BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE located in north Florida. This property is just waiting for you to build the home of your dreams. With almost 4 acres you will have plenty of space with added privacy. And when you are finally ready to get out and about you will be able to check out local springs along with the Ocala Forest. Listed for $12,000 ID #4700445 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com BUILDABLE LOT Beautiful wooded lot ready for you to build your dream home, located on a cul-de-sac. Listed for $5,500 ID #4700399 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com BUILDABLE CORNER LOT located in a waterfront, golf course gated community. Zoned for single family use, and located on a paved road. Don’t miss out on this opportunity. This property is priced to sell and won’t last long! We have several other lots to choose from in this price range. Listed for $3,000 ID #4700323 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com

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exhibit exploring early highways, the people who travelled them and a new era of tourism development in the state’s history. The exhibit will be on display through August 2016. • On-going Events: Victory Florida: Honoring Polk County’s WWII Contributions Aug. 15 marks the 70-year anniversary of V-Day, or Victory Day, which marked the end of World War II in 1945. The Florida Department of State is commemorating this important anniversary with the Victory

Florida campaign, which honors and celebrates the heroes and heroines of World War II while educating Floridians about the important role our state played on the battlefield and home front. The History Center has developed an exhibition entitled Victory Florida: Honoring Polk County’s WWII Contributions, to collaborate with the State’s Victory Florida theme. The exhibit tells the story of ordinary men and women doing extraordinary things for their country during World War II. Victory

Florida: Honoring Polk County’s WWII Contributions will be on display through September 2016. About the Polk County History Center: The History Center is located at 100 E. Main St. in Bartow and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Visit www.polkhistorycenter. org or call (863) 534-4386 for more information on exhibits and programming. All events and programming are free and open to the public.

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Bartow, Fla. (June 26, 2015) – Journey into Polk history this month at the Polk County History Center. The following programs and events are open to the public and free of charge: • July 3 and 4: Holiday Closing The History Center will be closed on Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4 in observance of Independence Day. The History Center will reopen on Tuesday, July 7. • July 11, 10 a.m. to noon - Family Fun Day Join the History Center for Family Fun Day as we celebrate Victory Florida, honoring the heroes and heroines of World War II. Families will have the opportunity to visit our newest exhibition, Victory Florida: Honoring Polk County’s World War II Contributions - featuring artifacts and biographies on extraordinary men and women from Polk. Optional activities include creating a commemorative medal, making a name banner using maritime signal flags, writing a thank you note to a Polk Veteran and a storytelling session at 11 am. Family Fun Day occurs the second Saturday of each month. • July 18, 11 a.m. Architectural Tour Join us for a family

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6 PLUS ACRES WITH POND Great place to build your new home! 6+ acres with pond ( part of pond is on adjacent parcel.) A few deed restrictions, gated and rolling ridge to build. Well and Septic required. Buyer responsible to obtain survey, elevation certificate. Buyer is advised to verify easements, etc. with county. Seller Motivated! Listed for $35,000 ID #4700084 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com WATERFRONT PROPERTY Beautifully cleared property just under 1/2 of an acre. Located on Lake Venus in Waverly, FL just minutes from Hwy 27. Zoned for single family use. Asking $24,000 ID #4700001 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863-676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOT with building potential. Completely cleared with access to city water and sewer. located just minutes from historic downtown Lake Wales. Listed for $8,000 ID #4588155 PRIME PLUS REAL ESTATE INC. 863676-7040 www.primeplusrealestate.com BUILDABLE LOT 2 Cleared acres located near Babson Park, just minutes from boat ramp to Crooked Lake, ready d iti f t b ild th

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Sweet T’s

They say that good barbecue keeps people coming back for more. This couldn’t be any truer for Sweet T’s BBQ and Country Cooking. Ever since moving from Lake Hamilton to its new location in Dundee, not only has this three-year-old eatery received a warm welcome from its new hometown, but has also brought along its loyal customers, all who are more than willing to drive the extra mile for lip-smacking, finger-licking barbecue pork and ribs. Everything about their barbecue is tweaked to perfection, with their meat seasoned with rubs prepared from family recipes passed down through the generations, slow-cooked to perfection with their own personal cooker, and served alongside their original homemade sauces: mustard-based, sweet, and hot. Their most popular dishes are their pulled pork and rib specials, with seasoned and smoked pork served alongside hand-cut fries and the customer’s choice of “fixings,” be it potato salad, baked beans, or macaroni and cheese. Also proven to be customer favorites have been their hamburgers and Cuban sandwiches and their carved turkey breast. Since moving to their new location, they have included additional items and specials. Every weekday offers a different special. On Wednesdays, children eat free; Thursdays serve hot wings, and Friday evenings are their most popular with steak night, with 14 oz. rib eyes and 10 oz. NY strips, having since become so popular

that there is currently a waiting list. The secret to their barbecue derives from a combination of professional experience and family heritage. Tommy Thomas, who co-owns the restaurant with his wife, Tina, had previously worked within a large barbecue chain for 20 years. The recipe for his barbecues rubs were passed down from his father, and the recipes for the other “fixings” he learned from his mother. Both his experience and heritage has allowed him to make barbecue that keeps hungry customers returning. Though his wife, Tina, helps prepare the side dishes and their signature sweet tea, which she once prepared at concession stands for her children’s little league games, everything else is prepared through both the elbow grease and kitchen grease of her husband. “I have to give all the credit to him because he does a great job,” Tina said. Originally named Grand Daddy’s Barbecue after Tina’s father-in-law, who had planted a love for barbecue into her husband, the restaurant has since been renamed Sweet T’s, not only to highlight their signature sweet tea, but also their family’s sense of cohesion, with each family member having a “T” in their first and last name. (Tina Thomas; Tommy Thomas; their oldest daughter, Tory Thomas;

and their youngest daughter, Tommy Thomas.) After Tommy spent 20 years working for a barbecue chain, he and Tina decided to start their own restaurant with a mobile unit they would haul around in order to cater special events such as wedding receptions. Their first few years proved to be quite a learning curve as they learned through trial and error the very basics of running a restaurant, such as how much food to prepare for a single day and the best way to prepare and pre-cook their food. “We had worked for a large barbecue chain for years, but our business is different because we are in charge of everything,” Tina said. Since then, they have more than perfected their business and barbecue, to the point where they’ve gained a large enough following to provide them the confidence to switch their outlet from a mobile unit alongside Highway 27 in Lake Hamilton to a full-service restaurant in their current Dundee location. Having previously worked in a small mobile unit, their original business was limited both in size and operation. Originally, they had opened and operated only for lunch three to four days a week. They were given the opportunity to relocate from a few friends whom had purchased a building in downtown Dundee to open a hair salon, with an extra space next door that was the ideal location for a full-service restaurant. Upon accepting the generous offer, Grand Daddy Barbecue moved

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What to know if the resturaunt is any good? The writing is on the wall!

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Sweet T’s recently relocated from Lake Hamilton to their new location in Dundee, which offers them much more space to cook and serve.

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Their new location in Dundee offers them more space than their previous mobile unit in Lake Hamilton. Those who haven’t not only have they been to its new location as tried Sweet T’s are welcomed with open Sweet T’s, with its larger arms from the locals, but recommended to order space allowing for a either the barbecue ribs they have also been folgreater opportunity to or chicken. Those with a lowed by their previous expand their business big appetite can try the customers, and having outlook and hours. Now two-meat special with received such a warm the restaurant serves choice of two types of reception, they expect to their famous barbecue meat, two sides, and a gain more in the coming six days a week for both drink. lunch and dinner, though months. Regardless of what they “I couldn’t have asked the owners tend to close order, customers both for better reception,” early as to spend quality old and new are sure Tina said. “We have seen time with their family. to try something that people out in public and What makes their will keep them coming on social media telling restaurant unique for back, whether they live us that our food is good. them is its small town feel and charm. Tina and Word of mouth has really in Dundee or outside the city limits. traveled since we came her family much prefer “Customers can expect to Dundee.” to serve their food in a good barbecue, great Their overall success town where everyone service, nice atmosphere, has been threefold: 1) knows everybody and small town feel, and their barbecue, 2) their their individual tastes. great prices,” Tina said. reputation within the “It’s a small town feel,” Sweet T’s BBQ and local area, and 3) their Tina said. “We have Country Cooking is hospitable customer customers who come in located on 219 Main service. and we know that they St. in Dundee. For “We are always willing like their food a certain more information, call to go out of our way to way.” 863-547-9673. make them happy,” Tina Since moving to their said. new location in Dundee,

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Recipe for corn chowder with sunflower seeds and onions By J.M. Hirsch

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Recently, I’ve been smitten with sunflower seeds. Admittedly, it’s not an ingredient I normally think much of. In fact, sunflower seeds tend to remind me of really bad salad bars from the ‘80s. At least, they did until I recently enjoyed an entree made almost entirely of sunflower seeds served to me at the pretty amazing Relae restaurant in Copenhagen. The folks behind this dish — Christian Puglisi and Kim Rossen — wowed me with a risotto made from sunflower seeds instead of rice. The seeds formed both the “rice,” as well as the sauce (they were pureed). It was rich and creamy and savory in ways that left me craving more. It also inspired me to work on cracking the code for a home version of the dish. In the meantime, I’ve been reaching more often for sunflower seeds. Try toasting them in a dry skillet, then adding a splash of soy sauce. They are great sprinkled

onto a salad (Sorry, ‘80s), or even better over a mound of ricotta cheese with a drizzle of honey and a side of rye crackers. And when I recently was looking for ways to improve a basic summer corn chowder, I again reached for sunflower seeds. The result? A cream-free chowder that nonetheless is rich and creamy. Want to make it vegan? Substitute olive oil for the butter and vegetable broth for the chicken broth. ___ CORN CHOWDER WITH SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND ONIONS No fresh corn handy? Shame on you. Get to the farmers market. But if you insist, a 16-ounce bag of frozen kernels can be substituted. You’ll need to roast them for 25 to 30 minutes. Start to finish: 35 minutes Servings: 6 5 to 6 ears of corn, husked

2 tablespoons butter 1 cup raw sunflower seeds 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1 quart low-sodium chicken broth Kosher salt and ground black pepper Heat the oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with olive oil cooking spray. One at a time, stand each ear of corn on its wide end and use a serrated knife to saw down the length of each side to remove the kernels. Reserve 1/2 cup of the kernels, then spread the remaining kernels on the prepared baking sheet. Mist the corn with additional olive oil cooking spray, then roast, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned in spots. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the sunflower seeds, onion

and thyme, then cook, stirring often, until the sunflower seeds are lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer half of the onion and sunflower seed mixture to a blender. Add the roasted corn and the chicken broth. Puree until very smooth. Taste, then season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large saucepan and heat over medium until hot. Stir in the reserved sunflower seeds and onions. Ladle into serving bowls, then top with a sprinkle of the reserved raw corn kernels. Nutrition information per serving: 280 calories; 160 calories from fat (57 per cent of total calories); 18 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 130 mg sodium; 26 g carbohydrate; 5 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 11 g protein.

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This June 8, 2015 photo shows corn chowder with sunflower seeds and onions in Concord, N.H. This dish was made from a recipe by J.M. Hirsch. ___ www.LunchBoxBlues. com and tweets at http:// J.M. Hirsch is the food twitter.com/JM_Hirsch. editor for The Associated Email him at jhirsch@ Press. He blogs at http:// ap.org

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481 Palmetto Ave - Frostproof - Beautiful brick home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Spacious living room with cathedral ceiling and gas fireplace. Separate dining room, Kitchen has large closet pantry with newer stove and refrigerator. Split bedroom plan. Has attached single carport plus a detached 24X36+/- double carport with large storage room that has a window a/c unit. Also has a 18X28+/- utility building/workshop. Yard has irrigation with well, shade trees with a variety of fruit trees, and large double lot 140X145+/- Asking only $139,900. Melba Taylor- Broker/Realtor - Frostproof Realty, LLC - 863-635-4246PH www.frostproofrealty.com

CLINCH LAKE-LAKE FRONT HOME! 3BR/2BA with 18x21 Great room built in 2005! Open living/dining/Oak kitchen area, split bedroom plan & master has its own bath and walk-in-closet,tile/laminate flooring, PLUS 1BR/1BA “InLaw” area with separate entrance & separate kitchen, 12x50 screen porch overlooking CLINCH LAKE, sea wall & DOCK! CALL TODAY! ASKING $298,900

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Happy birthday, America May the Fourth be with you! With lots of family-fun activities throughout Polk County beginning on Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5, there are plenty of opportunities to have a blast celebrating Independence Day weekend. FRIDAY, JULY 3 Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team Show, 7:30 p.m., Lake Silver in Winter Haven. Reestablished in 2012 by former Cypress Gardens employees, the team will perform a special show for the Independence Day, with fireworks following. Winter Haven Rock N’ Freedom Fest, 6:30 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m., MLK Jr. Park in Winter Haven. Music, children’s activities, food, and a water ski show.

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Auburndale Independence Day fun with fireworks at Auburndale City Beach, 2 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Food, entertainment and fireworks. Lake Wales 4th of July Celebration, 2 p.m. – 9 p.m., fireworks at 9:15 p.m., shores of Lake Wailes. DJ, food and craft vendors, games, bounce houses, pony rides and more. Bartow 4th of July Celebration, 2:30–10 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m., Mosaic Park and Bartow Civic Center in Bartow. Bartow Adult Concert Band, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; 4-9:30 p.m. music, food vendors, games and more at Mosaic Park. Flying Tigers July 4th Patriotic Celebration, game at 5 p.m., fireworks at 9:15 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium in

Lake Alfred’s Fourth of July Celebration, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at Lion’s Park in Lake Alfred. Bass fishing tournament, car show, food vendors and more. Legoland Florida’s Red, Brick & Boom (through July 5) in Winter Haven. Special 3D glasses turn ordinary fireworks into millions of exploding bricks. Haines City’s Thunder on the Ridge 3–10 p.m., Lake Eva Park in Haines City. Variety of artists begin performing at 3 p.m. followed by the largest fireworks display in Polk County. Arts, crafts and food vendors, beer garden and other more. Westgate River Ranch July 4th Weekend Celebration 3–10 p.m., Lake Wales. Patrioticthemed rodeo featuring trick riders, barrel racing,

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Thunder On the Ridge will be in Haines City on July 5. bull riders and a tribute to the Armed Forces followed with fireworks. SUNDAY, JULY 5 Legoland Florida’s Red, Brick & Boom in Winter Haven. Special 3D glasses turn ordinary fireworks into millions of exploding bricks.

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Lakeland’s Red, White & Kaboom, 6 p.m., fireworks at 9 p.m., Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland. Live music from Clemons Road, blending Country music with an island feel.

Lakeland. Players will wear special patriotic red, white and blue jerseys. Live music following the game with fireworks following. Gates open at 4 p.m.

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Meet sweet little Penelope! She was bought to SPCA Florida by a good Samaritan who found her suffering outside with punctures on her neck. Due to her injuries, Penelope suffers from a stiff neck; she cannot straighten it all the way. Because of this she needs to be your only fur baby. Affection is Penelope’s middle name! She loves to play with all types of toys from one with bobbling strings to cat nip mice. When it is time to settle down she will be right by your side; she may even try to snuggle up on your shoulder or in your lap. She is three months old, weighs three pounds. A domestic shorthair cat, orphaned since May 31, her adoption fee is $70. Call 863-646-7722.

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Say hello to Frankie, a young cat who was dumped at Lake Hollingsworth. Frightened and unsure what to do, Frankie was thankfully rescued and brought to SPCA Florida. His rescuer named him Frankie because of the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture at Florida Southern College, near where he was found. Let’s show this sweet cat what it means to be safe and loved unconditionally. Come and visit him today, just ask for Frankie. He is one year old, weighs nine pounds, and is a domestic short hair cat. Orphaned since May 20, 2015, he could be yours for $30. Call 863-646-7722.

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Just look at that smile! Babe is the biggest ham you will meet. At 5 years old and 52 pounds, this American Pit Bull Terrier loves to run and play with his doggy friends and dip his paws in the kiddy pools. He loves getting back rubs and chilling with humans of all ages. SPCA Florida staff voted Babe #1 Best Smile in our kennels. Babe is a fun and outgoing dog looking to go on walks and make a family happy with his bouncy personality. Why not add some sunshine to your life and adopt Babe today? Orphaned since June 12, 2015, his adoption fee is $100. Call 863-646-7722.

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Meet Wiley, a handsome 7-year-old fur man who prefers not to be crated and who is house trained. He is quite the love bug and likes to rub against his favorite person just like a cat. Wiley participates in playgroups running around the yard with his kennel buddies. This 54-pound Alaskan Husky/Hound Mix will play all day if you let him! He is a mellow guy who adores being around his favorite people. Could it be your family? Stop by for a visit today! Orphaned since June 5, 2015, his adoption fee is $100. Call 863-646-7722.

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SKI FROM PAGE 1 has 100 members in the club. Both former waterskiers from Cypress Gardens Theme Park and new skiers who want to pass on their show skiing legacy to the next generation continue to wow audiences during free shows on holidays and the third Saturday of each month on Lake Silver in Winter Haven. It’s one of the few ski teams that still showcase kite flyers. Ranging in ages from the mid-40s to a few in their 60s, the team also provides show ski lessons to 50 kids and the disabled through the non-profit organization, On the Edge. “We’re lucky to be affiliated with such a great organization that inspires our passion to help others who are less fortunate. Everyone who does this gets a good feeling,” says Voisard. After offering 83 ski rides during last May’s Adaptive Day, they have to restrict the number of young skiers the team can teach so it can maintain the high standards set by Cypress Garden founder Dick Pope Sr. and Dick Pope Jr., whose daughter, Julie Pope Dantzler, has given the team her stamp of approval. “They gave my kids their first ever taste of water skiing about seven years ago,” says Tracy Sentz. “Now they both are wakeboarding and loving every minute of it.” In addition to teaching, the team also sponsors All American Tournaments that include swivel, doubles, freestyle jump and barefoot endurance competitions. Partnering with Absolute Aqua Sports, the team demonstrates one of the hottest new extreme watersports, the Flyboard. “Whether you want to rocket 45 feet out of the water, swim like a dolphin, or surf the sky, riding a Flyboard is an experience like none other,” says Jeremy Armstrong, who also serves as show director for the Tommy Bartlett ski team. “It combines my love of water, adventure, flight and fun.” IN THE BEGINNING Before Walt Disney World and the rest of Central Florida’s sprawl of tourist destinations there was family-owned theme park known as Cypress Gardens. Pope, filled the park’s landscape with gorgeous

SKI SHOW SCHEDULE Saturday July 18, 5:15 p.m. Saturday Aug. 15, 5:15 p.m. Saturday Sept. 19, 5:15 p.m. Saturday Oct. 17, 5:15 p.m. Saturday Oct. 17, 5:15 p.m. SPECIAL HALLOWEEN SHOW AFTER GHOUL’S NIGHT OUT Saturday Oct. 24, 8:15 p.m. ski show NEW WINTER TIME: 3:45 p.m. Saturday Nov. 21, 3:45 p.m. Saturday Dec. 19, 3:45 p.m., special Christmas themed show

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There are 100 members of Winter Haven’s Cypress Gardens Ski Team that performs monthly on the third Saturday at Lake Silver. flowers, beautiful Southern Belles, and thrilling water ski show. The first water ski show took place in 1943 while Pope was serving in WWII. When soldiers on leave saw a local newspaper photo of a water skier, they mistakenly believed Cypress Gardens featured a “water show.” Mrs. Pope quickly assembled her children and friends to perform for the men, and word-of-mouth attracted 800 soldiers the following weekend. The shows continued until the theme park closed in 2009 and held the distinction of being the “longest running entertainment production in the world” just ahead of Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. During its 66 year run, millions of Florida visitors were thrilled by amazing barefooters, gravity-defying Rampmasters, lines of Aquamaids skimming effortlessly in precision across the water, and 4-tier human pyramids. The Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team broke over 50 world records and became known around the globe as the “Water Ski Capital of the World.” CYPRESS GARDENS SKI TEAM The preshow begins at 5:15 with the regular show beginning at 6 p.m. The free shows are performed rain or shine, but not during lightning. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and mosquito repellent. Concessions

with t-shirts, hats, snacks, popcorn, hotdogs, hamburgers and drinks are available. The address for MLK Park is 199 S. Lake Silver Dr. in Winter Haven. Membership is enouraged to share skiing advice, find more skier resources and meet other skiers who help you jump start your day at early morning and evening practice sessions. Call 863-521-2808 or visit www. cypressgardenswaterskiteam.com to download a membership form, make a donation or for more information.

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Winter Haven’s Cypress Gardens Ski Team gave 83 free ski rides during the recent Adaptive Ski Day.

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Winter Haven’s Cypress Gardens Ski Team performs monthly on the third Saturday at Lake Silver.

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Saved by skiing Man was saved from renal cancer after near fatal waterskiiing accident “Cypress Gardens was the Holy Grail of water skiing,” says Dave Lane Holt, who began at age 10 as the Gardens’ youngest skier during the summer of 1961. Today the co-owner of Oakwood Ridge Funeral Home says a near fatal ski accident in 2003 saved his life. “I was doing a backward barefoot demonstration when a rogue wave caused a fall that tore my pelvis apart,” says Holt, who had skied professionally around the world and won numerous ski championships when, at age 52, he returned for the Gardens for the final ski show. “Being in good shape helped me survive the accident, but what could have killed me was a mass discovered on my right kidney. If doctors hadn’t removed the kidney and mass that turned out to be aggressive stage one renal cancer, I could have been dead in six to

eight months.” Not only a lifesaver, skiing shaped Holt’s life. About to be drafted during the Viet Nam war, he enlisted in the Marines, gung ho about following in his father and grandfather’s shoes defending his country. “There are a lot of war heroes in my family and I was ready to carry on the tradition. But, when the Marines found out I could type, I was assigned to the what was called the Remington Raiders in California. Turns out very few Marines could type, so my typing kept me out of the war and my professional skiing on the weekends gave the military some good

publicity.” “If you were a Gardens’ skier, you were considered one of the best of the best,” says Holt, who also skied for Disney and Sea World as well as Expo 75 Japan. “It was a year around ski show with four shows daily, 365 days a year. I can count on one or two fingers when a show was canceled due to the weather. It was the longest running water ski show in the history of waterskiing.” Henry Fonda, Robert Stack and Miss America Phyllis George were among the famous people he met. “It was an idyllic childhood spending summers in such a fun, wholesome environment with everyone watching out for me,” says Holt. Though not skiing much these days, Holt’s passion is flying and staying positive. “I’ve experienced a lot of highs and lows in my life,” says

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Dave Holt started skiing at Cypress Gardens at age 10. Holt. After losing his 32-son, William “Gibb” Holt, in 2012, and his mother, Eugenia “Sug” Holt, when she was only 37, whom he calls his PHOTO guardian angel, Holt has PROVIDED a great appreciation for life. “Live each day to the Dave Holt was a fullest like it’s your last Cypress day and keep moving. A Gardens body in motion stays in skier. motion.”

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Former Cypress Gardens skiers bond over bridge No wonder Winter Haven is called the “Water Ski Capital of the World.” The list of former Cypress Gardens skiers is a virtual who’s who of Winter Haven society. Hosting a weekly bridge foursome, Jettie Gaines reveals why other former skiers. “He friendships that formed in had a six pack, and I don’t the 1950s are still thriving mean beer.” The marriage today. is still going strong after 53 “It was like being in a big years. family with lots of brothers Also in great shape with and sisters,” says Gaines. their tiny waists and strong “We used to play bridge in back muscles, the athletes between shows and are still became local celebrities, playing.” Gaines learned especially for Osborn who to ski in Miss. where she dreamed of skiing at the Gardens after seeing Esther Williams in the movie “Easy To Love” that was filmed at the Gardens. That movie title became a reality as more than flowers bloomed in the Gardens. Gaines fell in love and married Gardens photographer Buddy Gaines, whose son, Rowdy, is a threetime Olympic Gold Medal winner. Gaines bridge PHOTO PROVIDED partner, Nancy Former Cypress Gardens skiers Jettie Gaines Legant Osborn, (left bottom) and Lester Collier (center bottom) also found love share memories about their experiences. when she met Mike Osborn, was still attending Haines who is in the Water Ski Hall City High School. of Fame, along with many

“My classmates treated me like a star, but it was a wholesome family atmosphere where we got to have fun and meet lots of real celebrities.” In addition to Williams, Ricardo Montalban, Syd Charisse, Peter Lawford and Van Johnson were some of the stars they got to meet. As far as star-studded salaries, performing two shows each day and wearing hooped skirts as Southern Belles posing for photos in between shows was a labor of love for the skiers. “My first paycheck was 99 cents,” says Joan Causey Barham. “We skied no matter what the weather was like including when it snowed in 1957.” Serving as a Belle wasn’t as much fun as skiing. “We earned a few extra coins when tourists would drop them on our gowns that were spread out over the grass,” says Gaines. “But, management frowned on the tips as well as catching us reading books.” The Belles were launched in 1940 to distract visitors near the entrance from looking at a huge, dead vine killed in a cold snap when Mrs. Pope instructed a female worker to don an Antebellum dress and flirt with visitors. Jerry Westphall Haight learned how to ski when she started at the Gardens in 1951. “It was a fun and wonderful experience, especially meeting so many famous people.”

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(L-R) Former Cypress Gardens skier Jettie Gaines hosts weekly bridge games with ski buddies Joan Barham, Nancy Osborn and Jerry Haight. Gaines, who is still amazed about appearing live on the Ed Sullivan TV show, is still laughing about some of the experiences, especially when the normally graceful skier attempted a swan landing in front of Cypress Gardens founder Dick Pope who was hosting the Shah of Iran. “I was always on the bottom of the pyramid because the shorter one were on top and could never stop laughing when anyone fell, but this time the laugh was on me when my I flopped over on the beach, got my skis tangled up and I couldn’t get up.” Although not in the bridge group, another

friend and former skier, Barbara Coy Willard, recalls the experience fondly. “Memories of the thrilling experience I had skiing at Cypress Gardens in the 1950s will be with me always. It was so exciting watching records in jumping, tricks and barefoot skiing being made. Our Aqua Maids rocked!” Do you have a story to tell about your experiences working Cypress Gardens? If you are a former Cypress Gardens skier or employee, please send your experiences to cjacoby@heartlandnewspapers.com. Look for more stories in coming weeks.

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Escape the ordinary — at Winter Haven Library What are your F our th of J ul y pl ans?

Allan Mcllraith, Sarasota “We’ll eat hotdogs at the baseball game and watch fireworks.”

Lorrie Delk Walker, Lakeland “We love to watch Lakeland’s amazing fireworks.”

Glenda Morgan, Lake Wales “I plan to read a stack of books during the holiday weekend.”

Hunter Chauncey, Bartow “I love to salute the American flag, eat BBQ and watch fireworks.”

Kris Keprios, Auburndale We re going to Haines City s fireworks at Lake Eva.

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Wanda Powell, Bartow “We’re having a cookout with our favorite dish, Mom’s potato salad with it’s secret ingredient: a heaping helping of love.”

It’s hot outside and parents are looking for ways that they — and their children — can stay cool. Welcome to the Winter Haven Library, home of a trendy summer children’s program, which this year, is centered around Superheroes and is entitled “Escape the Ordinary.” As Library Assistant 1 Megan Mabe says, “anything related to superheroes is going to get the kids’ attention.” The first week, children were turned into superheroes and then in the second week, they used their squirt guns (to demonstrate their super skills) and decorated T-shirts. Last week, 235 parents and children showed up for the program, which will last six weeks. Held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, there are activities for all ages. “We’ve got something for everybody,” Mabe says. All events are free. And it is also a way to

she says. So how did they come up with the idea of the superhero theme? Every year, the state library system hands down the themes for the year, along with books and a curriculum, and local expose the children to art, libraries decide on how they want to introduce Mabe adds. “Art is going away with those themes. In the past, Mabe says, the schools,” she says. the Winter Haven Library “We try to incorporate has had visitors come in that to get these kids exposed to different art in and do demonstrations for various programs, but a fun way.” And because the Winter this year, they are trying it with just their library Haven Public Library is staff, which has proved one of the few libraries that do so much all sum- fruitful, because the kids mer, they draw kids from enjoy hands on projects the most. all over the county. The summer program “We stay very busy,” runs every Tuesday Mabe says. and Thursday at 10:30 Adults may enjoy getting a coffee beforehand, a.m. for ages kinderand with Richard’s Coffee garten through sixth grade. Storytime is on still connected to the library, perhaps that adds Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. for those five and under. to the library’s popularThen there is a superhero ity, as well as its central movie that shows on location in the county. Saturday at 2 p.m. “Our parents are very The WHPL is located at pleased with this pro325 Ave. A NW in downgram,” Mabe says. Last year the library did town Winter Haven. For more information, science experiments. call 863-291-5880. “They love hands on,”

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The right watering can make all the difference in a lush lawn watering. The following are a handful of tips for homeowners who want to help their lawns endure the summer heat and maintain their lush appeal into the fall. * Water when temperatures are mild. In the summertime, humans typically need water when temperatures are at their most extreme, but that does not mean lawns should be watered when temperatures soar. Water attracts the sun, so watering when temperatures are at their hottest, which is typically around midday and into

early afternoon, will likely lead to brown spots indicative of a burned lawn. That’s because the sun will be drawn to the water, bearing down on the lawn and burning the grass as a result. When summer arrives, a lawn is best watered when temperatures are at their most mild. That often translates to early morning or early evening. An added benefit of watering when temperatures are on the mild side is less water will be lost to evaporation during this time, meaning you won’t be wasting water.

This home at 319 N Scenic Hwy in Frostproof, is a 3BR, 2BA featuring an inviting front porch. It has an updated downstairs and 20 X 33 detached garage. Home sold by Cindy Wise of Keystone Realty, Inc. * Situate sprinklers to conserve water. Homeowners who won’t be hand watering their lawns should make sure their sprinklers are placed properly throughout their property. Situate sprinklers so they aren’t watering driveways, walkways or patios. All of the water should be going to the

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Proper watering is essential when trying to restore or maintain a lush green lawn. If watered incorrectly, a lawn can be susceptible to a host of problems, including insect infestation, weak roots and disease. When watering a lawn, especially when temperatures start to soar in the summer, it’s easy to think a lawn needs more water and needs it during those hours of the day when the sun is at its most intense. However, those are two common misconceptions about

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grass, especially when drought restrictions are in place and the amount of watering the law allows is limited. It’s also important to make sure water from sprinklers isn’t being blocked from reaching the grass by trees. Homeowners with especially large trees on their property should consider hand watering

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Cynthia L. Wise Real Estate Marketplace Keystone Realty, Inc. the grass beneath such trees to ensure these areas receive adequate water. * Lean on mulch. Homeowners tend to fear drought for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that drought can cause a green lawn to turn brown, potentially

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affecting property value and robbing a landscape of its beauty. But there are ways to help the soil retain moisture when temperatures are especially hot and dry. Mulch around trees, flower beds, gardens and shrubs can help homeowners get the most bang for their watering buck. That’s because mulch retains moisture, even when temperatures are especially hot. This helps foster stronger root growth and healthier landscapes that are less susceptible to disease and insect infestation. * Get to know your lawn. Several variables combine to determine

how much water a lawn needs. Understanding these variables helps homeowners understand how much to water their own lawns. Local climate is a variable to consider, as is whether or not a lawn was fertilized (experts typically recommend a lawn be fertilized several times, beginning in the spring and ending in October). Soil type and grass type also help to determine how much water a lawn needs, and homeowners who need to determine the type of soil and grass on their property can consult a local lawn care center or landscaping professional. Proper watering can help a lawn survive the dog days of summer, and it’s up to homeowners to learn the right techniques.

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Protecting the Peace There are times when the Peace River trickles at a pace. Fishermen don’t need anchors as their vessels float in place. Gators can bask along the banks without even the slightest ripple glossing their dull skin. Then there are the other times, when the river flows with gusto. Much like government. It took years of stagnation before a 2003-mandated study was released in 2007, detailing in hundreds of pages how agriculture, urban development and phosphate mining have impacted the Peace River basin. Among its findings: 343 miles of streams and floodplains had been lost, along with 136,000 acres of wetlands and 71 percent of native upland habitat. The Florida aquifer levels also dropped 20 to 50 feet. “There’s not been a lot of public follow-up on that report,” said Don Ross, chairman of the board of directors for EarthBalance and a former Charlotte County commissioner. Two more studies/plans followed. First the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, along with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (better known as Swiftmud), prepared the Peace River Basin Management Resource Plan. It was tasked with identifying ways to reduce

the cumulative impacts to the river by establishing short- and long-term goals. Next came the federal government’s Areawide Environmental Impact Study. “Much of the information from the first two studies went into the Areawide EIS,” said Lisa Beever, director of the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program. The studies’ results reflect the river: progress and stagnation.

The flow of progress Due to multiple reasons, including slowed growth due to the recession, the studies likely had the greatest impact on the phosphate industry. “We understand the value of independent public studies like this, because it shows our transparency and validates our operations as being science-based and protective of the watershed,” stated Michael DeNeve, senior director mine permitting for Mosaic. “So, in many ways, it has not significantly changed Mosaic’s

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The Peace River runs through Brownville Park in Arcadia.

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The 4,500-acre Lake Hancock has been the focus of two projects aimed at improving the water quality for the Peace River and Charlotte Harbor. operations. However several recommendations from the studies have become standard practice, such as: … off-site mitigation, involving stakeholders in the application process, and prioritizing wetlands in the context of the ‘framework’ established in the AEIS.” Percy Angelo, a member of the Sierra Club’s phosphate committee and a former Charlotte County Commission candidate, believes a lawsuit brought against Mosaic over its South Fort Meade expansion plans also played a role in the improved relationships. SUN PHOTO BY CHRISTY FEINBERG “(The) Sierra Club, Manasota 88 and People These “No Trespassing” signs are posted around parts of Lake Hancock, which is critical to the for Protecting the Peace health of the Peace River. sued because there was no environmental impact the stream and reclaim it over the last several years. once strained, also have study done for extending before they mine the other Allowing visitors to meet progressed positively. that mine,” said Angelo, side, so there is never a our people, and see our who stressed she was not loss of stream flow.” operations and reclamaWorking together speaking for the Sierra Consensus that relation firsthand … “We continue to work Club. tionships have greatly “We also give more closely with the local “During mediation, the improved is easy to detect. presentations and project talks were much more “From the CHNEP perupdates to environmental governments where we operate or plan to operproductive than in the spective, it has improved groups now, and have ate (Hardee, Manatee, past. I think the parties drastically,” Beever said. even joined the Myakka Hillsborough, Polk and involved recognized it “From the perspective of River Coordinating DeSoto counties), seeking was useful to talk to each Mosaic, we are getting Council as a member. We annual approvals for other.” more information from have also started partnerexisting operations and Angelo, who credits them … We’re more ing in more environmenreclamation, as well as new Mosaic with being much involved earlier in the tal restoration projects projects,” DeNeve stated. more positive and open process.” beyond our property borto requests for ways to Mosaic agreed. ders, such as an oyster bed “In 2003, we negotiated the Horse Creek Stewardship protect the environment, “We have made great restoration project with Program with the (Peace said one major change strides in our working The Nature Conservancy River/Manasota Water that resulted from negorelationships with several (Punta Gorda), Morgan Supply Authority), and the tiations was how streams environmental organiPark stream bank restoPeace River Monitoring are mined. zations,” DeNeve said. ration (Arcadia), and the Program with the Sierra “Before the settlement, “We’ve hosted tours for Coral Creek juvenile fish Club.” they used to dig up the the Charlotte Harbor monitoring/restoration “We maintain a posstream and interrupt National Estuary Program (Placida) …” itive relationship with the flow,” she said. “Now participants and other Relationships with they mine one side of environmental groups local governments, PEACE | 23

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Strumming for Sandy MusicGirl summer workshop July 25 The hills of Lake Wales are alive with the sound of music as Sandy’s MusicGirl Scholarship continues to grow. A one-day workshop for MusicGirls will be held on Saturday, July 25 at the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center. Classes in guitar, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, ukulele, singing and clogging will be offered by Jim Robertson, past Florida Fiddle Champion, who volunteered to organize the event and has recruited other veteran musicians from around Florida. Other highlights include a listening session on Great American Female Singers, a MusicGirl T-shirt making activity and an instructor concert. “We are putting on

PEACE FROM PAGE 22 Charlotte County and the city of Punta Gorda via informal, periodic updates and cosponsored projects (community/ school gardens, spring training, the Enterprise Charlotte Economic Council, the city’s Arbor Day, the Vietnam Wall of Southwest Florida, etc.),” stated Kaley Miller, manager for communications/public relations for Mosaic. The phosphate company has been a huge contributor to local nonprofits as well. “I think they’ve done a good job with raising

the upcoming MusicGirl workshop on a shoestring using volunteers, donated supplies, etc., but we will have numerous expenses,” says Steve Morrison, who founded the non-profit to honor his late wife, Sandy, in partnership with the Lake Wales Arts Council. “We help covering some or all of the expenses we will have, for the use of the facility and lunch for the participants.” Current and prospective MusicGirls are invited to attend. “We public image,” Ross said. In 2014, Mosaic “made community investments to nonprofits totaling $7.36 million,” Miller said. Local contributions include “support for the Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo’s capital campaign for the Mosaic Arena in DeSoto County; local hunger relief efforts in Charlotte and DeSoto counties through (the) Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida and All Faiths Food Bank; habitat-conservation and watershed-restoration initiatives with (the) Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center and (the CHNEP); and (the) United Way.” Mosaic isn’t just about building relationships.

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Don Ross, president and CEO of EarthBalance and former Charlotte County commissioner, squats on the bank of the Peace River near Zolfo Springs.

plan in future years to expand it to a multiple-day workshop, so it’s important to gather support for the inaugural event,” says Morrison. Contact Robertson at backporchrevival@gmail. com to recommend a girl ages 9 to 19 to attend. MUSICGIRL CAMP MusicGirl instructor Catherine Price and her 13-year-old student Alma Bamaca will attend the Mark O’Connor Music Camp in Portland, Maine to participate in the O’Connor Method Teacher Training. “Sandy was one of the first people I met when I moved here 28 years ago,” says Price, also a nurse who was able to be with Morrison when she passed away. “She was It’s actively restoring and preserving land, which included planting more than 2 million trees in 2014. Reclaimed land can be used for wildlife habitat, agriculture and development. Mosaic also “owns or controls more than 21,000 acres in Florida designated as nonimpacted floodplain, preservation and granted conservation easements in order to ensure long-term protection of lands or water of particular sensitivity,” DeNeve said. In addition to land reclamation, there now are mitigation banks that are preserved lands buffering the Peace River and associated streams. The Environmental Protection Agency defines mitigation banks as: “a wetland, stream or other aquatic resource area that has been restored, established, enhanced or (in certain circumstances) preserved for the purpose of providing compensation for unavoidable impacts to aquatic resources permitted (by law).” “I think they do a great job with reclamation,” Ross said. “Reclamation gets you back to a usable landscape … Mitigation takes you further into that lost natural value.” Hurricane Charley made one Hardee County property available for purchase, and, as a result, this 487-acre Peace River Mitigation Bank is now protected land. EarthBalance operates the property, which includes removing exotic plants and thinning brush.

Progress upriver Lake Hancock, a 4,500acre lake, is the “defining feature of the quality of the Peace River,” Ross

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A one-day workshop for MusicGirls will be held on Saturday, July 25 at the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center. one of my best friends and I miss her a lot. I was honored to be asked by Steve to give oneon-one lessons in violin and cello to two Spook Hill schoolgirls and to a young violin student at

Bok Academy. “I call myself an advanced hobbyist and I’ve never taught children,” says Price. “Some of the girls I have need really need some female attention because of

issues in their life. I only have one son and always wanted more children so it’s cool to have time to spend time with them and having fun is very

said. “From Lake Hancock, the Peace River extends 120 miles south to Charlotte Harbor,” according to Swiftmud. “The Lake Hancock projects are a critical part of meeting minimum flows in the upper Peace River, improving water quality in the river and protecting Charlotte Harbor. There are two projects aimed at improving the water quality in both the Peace River and Charlotte Harbor, as well as meeting the minimum flows in the upper portion of the river. “The goal of the Lake Level Modification Project is to store water by raising the control elevation of the existing outflow structure on Lake Hancock, and to slowly release the water during the dry season to help meet the minimum flow requirements in the upper Peace River between Bartow and Zolfo Springs,” according to Swiftmud. “The goal of the Outfall Treatment Project is to improve water quality discharging

from Lake Hancock and throughout the entire Peace River and to protect Charlotte Harbor.” Much of the river is thriving with wildlife and protected by the water district. “The good news is Lake Hancock,” Beever said.

said. “All potential projects must be reviewed and permitted by the local, state and federal agencies.” Since the 2007 cumulative impact study was released, Mosaic has submitted five new mining projects in the Peace River Basin, which includes the South Fort Meade Mine Extension, the South Pasture Mine Extension, Ona Mine, DeSoto Mine and an addition to the Hooker’s Prairie Mine,” DeNeve stated. Only the DeSoto and Ona mines are new proposed mines, and the rest are extensions of operating mines. And, of the five new projects submitted, only two — the South Fort Meade extension and the addition to Hooker’s Prairie — have all the permits required to begin mining operations. Mosaic owns no property in Charlotte, Sarasota or Lee counties, and has no intentions of operating south of DeSoto, DeNeve stated.

The future Only time, and the economy, will tell how urban development will impact the Peace River basin. The studies did, however, affect the application process for mining. “I credit the Area EIS for improving the permit applications,” Beever said. Mosaic currently has phosphate applications pending, and operations underway. “Before any phosphate mining begins, exhaustive planning and approval processes are in place to protect air, water, ecology, transportation, safety and other environmental, health and public-welfare considerations,” DeNeve

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Don Ross, president and CEO of EarthBalance, shows the lichen-line on the tree, indicating the Peace River has risen to that level. The land where he is standing is part of a mitigation bank, which is several hundred acres of preserved land on the river near Zolfo Springs.

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important to keep them engaged. Music and the arts are very healing for kids. More children are coming to us in the schools so broken and until we put them back together emotionally they’re not going to learn. I’m focusing on music as play. We’re not focusing on them being able to play at Carnegie Hall, we want them to have some fun and advance their skill so they’ll want to become lifelong learners who are curious and excited about doing new things for their whole life and see that having fun and succeeding go hand-in-hand.”

both musically and developmentally, especially if they have instruments sitting under their beds for years that should be enjoyed and used.” Call 863-443-4716 or email stickysteve@ wildblue.net to learn if your instrument can be used by the scholarship. Tax deductible donations may be made by mailing a check to the Lake Wales Arts Council, P.O. Box 608, Lake Wales, FL 33859-0608. “It’s really rewarding for me to do this. It’s great for the girls and it’s been a healing

experience for me. You can’t bring people back, but you can keep their spirit with you,” says Morrison. “I evolved the idea as I was going, but I didn’t have much time to get organized, which was why it is really helpful to work with the Arts Council. I want to work more with the schools and find girls who really need the financial assistance who wouldn’t have the opportunity to do this.” Visit www.sandyridgemusicfest.com for more information.

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SAVE THE DATE After the success of the inaugural Sandy Ridge Music Fest at Crooked Lake, organizer Steve “Redwood” Wilson has set the date for next year for Saturday, March 19 at the same beautiful location at Webber International University under the big oaks by the lake. “Sandy was all about music, it was her life, and she was a very compassionate person,” says Morrison, who started performing with

Price to continue working with them and keep helping them with technique so they will keep progressing.” Morrison, who manages Nature Conservancy lands including Tiger Creek and is a beekeeper plus performs with his band, Sticky Steve and the Pollinators, says sponsors, donations and instruments are needed. “I’ve gotten an incredible response with donations of three guitars, a dulcimer, three fiddles and a piano. People really resonate with helping girls grow

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girls develop playing traditional music like folk, bluegrass, country, blues, Americana, roots, traditional dance like clogging and music that has come up in the last few hundred years. Homemade music is a really neat thing so we started out sending girls to music camp to give them the spark that inspires them to go home and work on their music. But, I realized it takes more than one shot to make a difference and propel a kid to stick with music which is why I’m working with Catherine

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his wife in the 1980s. “I just wanted to provide girls a chance to develop their creativity and self esteem. Sandy loved kids but never had any of her own. Some of the girls we’re helping now with the scholarship were her friends and were influenced by her and are carrying on her legacy.” There are eight girls in the non-profit that provides lessons, instruments, mentors or whatever they need to continue their growth in music. “The focus of the MusicGirl is to help

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DISCOVER HISTORIC BARTOW Our History Comes To Life!

Downtown Antique Fair, Second Saturday Of Each Month

Mosaic Park put to lots of use in Bartow Annual Fourth of July party to be at the park this weekend By CATHY PALMER CORRESPONDENT

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It wouldn’t be a party without water and there will be water on the grounds at this year’s show, whether it is to drink it or sit in it. Here, Mason Listman, 6, took part in all the water ride at the 2011 show at Mosaic Park .

Bartow, for more than 35 years, has been the county leader n celebrating the nation’s Independence Day, thanks to two factors — Mosaic Park and the celebration’s founding father, Bartow attorney Frank Rouse. The locale is the Fourth of July headquarters for Bartow and its surroundings and Mosaic has been a mainstay of Bartow recreational opportunities for dozens of years. Located on 31 acres in south Bartow, the park is the hub of the city’s recreational programs and includes the Bartow Civic Center, eight lighted tennis courts, the Sam Griner Pool, a pro shop, two racquetball courts, four baseball fields, a concession stand, a permanent band shell , a children’s playground and acres of open land for a myriad of activities, including the Fourth of July celebration. Mosaic Park is bordered on the east by Broadway Avenue, Floral Avenue to the west and Park Lane on the north. There are wide-open areas that often augment the paved parking areas adjacent to the civic center building. The property, once called IMC Park, was ceded to the city of Bartow from the mining concern on a perpetual $1 a year lease, says Parks and Recreation Director Les Barr. Come July, the park takes on a special aura and becomes a virtual bee-hive of activities, all under the direction of Fourth celebration guru Rouse. Rouse has been spearheading the city’s celebration since its inception 35 years ago. Kicking off at 4 p.m., the formal Fourth activities include a host of activities for young and old. As a prelude to the 4 p.m. start, the Civic Center is already in use as the Bartow Adult Band performs in concert beginning at 2:30 p.m. “The band kind of unofficially sets the tone for the day,” Rouse said, “since they usually present patriotic musical offerings to get people in the swing for what comes later.” He adds that the indoor concert usually draws an audience of 800 to 1,000. It’s an easy transition for the concert goers to move into the park just a few steps away. Launching at 4 p.m., Rouse says the afternoon is ushered in by the presentation of the colors and posting of the flag at the bandshell by the American Legion Post #3 color guard. Following the National

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Chambers are everyone’s business It is a long-held belief that a company active in its local Chamber of Commerce is doing the right thing, not only for the community, but for its own success as well. While there is plenty of evidence of the impact that the Bartow Chamber has on our own community, some members question the true impact that Chamber member-

ship has on their own businesses. A study, commissioned by the American Jeff Clark Chamber of Commerce Executives with the support from Small Business Network Inc., and conducted by

the Atlanta-based The Shapiro Group, was designed to determine the true impact of Chamber membership in terms of consumer outcomes. This comprehensive study concluded a number of interesting

findings including: • Most consumers (59 percent) think that being active in the local Chamber of Commerce is an effective business strategy overall. It is 29 percent more effective, however,

for communicating to consumers that a company uses good business practices and 26 percent more effective for communicating that a business is reputable. • If a company shows that it is highly involved in its local Chamber (e.g., sits on the Chamber Board), consumers are 12 percent more likely to think that its products

stack up better against its competition. • When a consumer thinks that a company’s products stack up better against the competition because the company is highly involved in its local Chamber of Commerce, it is because he or she infers that the company is trustworthy,

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Parks and Rec activities will keep you busy Department keeps up on maintaining parks, pool and other activities

Terrie Lobb Terrie Lobb Catering 1239 E Main St #5 Bartow, FL 33830 (in the old Bartow Hospital) 863-533-6483 http://www.terrielobbcatering.com/ (check out the daily menu) Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/ terrie.catering?fref=ts What is unique and/or interesting about your business? We are chameleons! We strive to meet any need at anytime. Some days, we are catering lunch out at the mines and then that night we are at a formal affair. Being able to meet all needs makes us very unique. Why did you choose to open your business in Bartow? Bartow is where we landed. We first decided Bartow would be our

about the possibility of establishing an indoor girls volleyball program. “Right now there’s nothing, no youth league in Bartow.” Establishing an indoor girls volleyball program is a strong possibility, said Magnetico, who added that the department is always open and looking for new ideas and events. One of those may be futuristic sounding, but is something already in place in other communities, what he called “interactive playgrounds.” With technology being what it is today, the challenge quite often is getting children to do outdoor activities, rather than stay inside playing video games and involving themselves with other media. Interactive playgrounds, he said, joins standard outdoor fare with today’s free time environment. Unfortunately, it is not yet here in Bartow. However, what is available are activities that are timeless, such as the community swimming pool, located at the Civic Center. “The pool this year is

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Among the many events and facilities offered by the City of Bartow Parks and Recreation Department is the Sam Griner Pool. the busiest we’ve seen in past several years,” said Magnetico. Although it does not offer amenities such as those found at other municipal parks, such as a water slide, the pool is still an attractive offering. Tennis courts, especially those at Nye Jordan Park also get a lot of people using them, as do the courts at the Civic Center. In fact, it is not only the tennis courts at Nye Jordan. So too does the playground get used. “This is especially between 3-6 p.m.,” Magnetico said. One of the key features

about the activities and sites is the fact many of these are free to the public. While other facilities do require a rental fee, those often are quite nominal. Magnetico estimated that on average, between five and seven rentals occur per year. Even for activities that require a fee, such as swimming at the pool, forms of payment accepted include cash, check and Visa, MasterCard and Discover debit/credit cards. (These do not include sales tax unless stated). There is a fee assistance program.

Want to learn more? Bartow Parks and Recreation Department has a 2014-2015 activity guide. Copies are available at both City Hall, 450 N. Wilson Ave.; and the Civic Center, 2250 S. Floral Ave. There are three ways to register for classes, programs and events: In person, mail and online. If doing it via mail, registration forms must be completed and signed and accompanied with a check. To do so online, visit: www.bartowprograms.net. Programs are available

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home and then opted to live and work in this same charming community. What are your business challenges and successes? Our greatest challenge and success comes from rebounding from Terrie Lobb the fire in our kitchen 8 months ago. The success of living through it and surviving it as a small business is solely because of this community and its willingness to share

resources. When you receive the call that First Baptist is willing to open their kitchen to you to allow you to fulfill orders and sustain your business, you know you have landed in the right place.

What are your hobbies and interests? I have a very active 3-year-old daughter that

Who is or has been the most influential person in your life? My husband, Bill Lobb, has been an amazing support to me. What was your previous career? Did it influence your decision to open this business? I have never done anything else. At 18, I was married and started making sandwiches to sell in a friend’s shop. It has always just been in my blood. I am hooked on the end result of

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Among the many departments of Bartow’s city government, perhaps one that actively involves residents is Parks and Recreation. Whether it be any of the city’s 14 parks, Sam Griner pool, civic center, Carver Recreation Center, Polk Street Community Center, or the nearly 100 activities associated with the department, including special events, such as the annual Blarney Triathlon, there is — trite as it sounds — something for everyone. As its mission statement reads, Parks and Recreation’s goal is “To provide quality facilities, parks, year-round comprehensive programs, services and special events that are fiscally responsible, improves the quality of life and promotes community unity.” From youth to senior citizens, from after-school programs to summer camp, from sports to enrichment programs, there is something for everyone; and whatever isn’t currently offered will always be considered, according to Jason Magnetico, Director of the Civic Center and Aquatics. “We can always do more and we always want to do more,” said Magnetico. As an example, Parks and Recreation recently was approached

is my life outside of the business. One day, I will just get to cook for fun. What is your favorite quote?

to residents and non-residents. To qualify for the resident fee, proof of address can include a picture ID with local address, current (within the last month) water or utility bill, voter registration card, current vehicle registration or hunting/ fishing license. In person registration can be conducted between 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday at either the Civic Center or Carver Recreation Center, 520 S. Idlewood Ave. Parks and Recreation can also be reached at 863-534-0120.

My mother cross stitched a little thing for me when I graduated high school and it

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DISCOVER Bartow FROM PAGE 26 has been on my desk every day since. It even survived the fire. It says “Plan Ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark”. I think that says a lot. As long as you have a solid plan for things when you do have to adapt quickly you can certainly overcome. What is your advice to someone starting a new business? Be resourceful and be smart with your dollars. MAIN IDEAS: Open for Business Main Street Bartow is “Open For Business”.... and we mean that in every sense of the words. We are open for your business: While we all love to enjoy the many amenities of living in Florida during the summer, our downtown businesses feel the pain of many of us being away. When you are home or back in the office, make a commitment to shopping and eating local. Buy that last minute birthday gift from a downtown merchant or grab your side dish or

dessert for your backyard BBQ from a downtown restaurant. (If it is a BBQ I am invited to, you just might see an Especially 4U peach cobbler .... just sayin’) We are open for new business: The misLaura Simpson sion of Main Street Bartow Inc. is to enhance, preserve, and support economic development in the downtown historic district. A major part of our economic development efforts, along with retaining and promoting our current businesses, is to attract new businesses to our downtown corridor. Some recent additions to downtown have been Hamilton Engineering & Surveying, Legacy Unique Designz, and the soon to open Main Street Comics & Memorabilia. There are even more new businesses coming this Fall. We have more locations to fill and the feedback provided through a recent survey will help us as we recruit. To help share this

message, we recently gathered some of our downtown business owners for a photo shoot. It was so much fun we will be doing again with another group. Keep your eye open and let us know where you see our promotions, by sharing them via your various social media platforms using #BartowMainStreet #OpenForBusiness. See Ya On Main Street! Laura Annual craft fair sure to have everyone all a BUZZ .... Adding a Honey Bee Festival with the success of the annual Craft Fair (now in its 24th year) seemed like a ‘sweet’ pairing. Main Street Bartow Inc. has partnered with the Ridge Beekeepers Association to bring a day full of education and fun, on Nov. 14, along with the local craft show the community looks forward to annually. Both crafter and honey product vendors are welcome. Booths are $55. Contact Mary Jordan at 863-519-0508, for information.

For info 863-519-0508 Wednesday, July 8 Farmers Market at Fort Blount Park, 10a.m.-2 p.m. Features fresh local produce, gourmet cheeses, locally made soaps and lotions, local honey, homemade jams and jellies, and other foods and treats. (Each Wednesday in July will have complimentary ice cream in the park, during the Farmers Market, compliments of Simply Storage). Saturday, July 11 Monthly Antique Fair 8 a.m.-2 p.m. along Main Street Vendors call 863-6460644 to reserve your booth ($20) Friday, July 17 Friday Fest, 6-9 p.m. DJ Dance Party: Music From MC Randy D. Sponsored by: Citizens

Bank & Trust

Spaces are $10.

Saturday, July 18 Uptown Yard Sale & Flea Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m. along Main Street. Great fundraiser opportunity for churches, youth groups, or your personal vacation fund. We do the marketing – you just set-up. Spaces are $10.

Friday, Aug. 21 Friday Fest, 6-9 p.m. Bartow Idol Karaoke Contest. Visit the events on the Main Street Bartow facebook page for contest details and audition dates.

Saturday, Aug. 8 Monthly Antique Fair 8 a.m.-2 p.m. along Main Street Vendors call 863-6460644 to reserve your booth ($20) Saturday, Aug. 15 Uptown Yard Sale & Flea Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m. along Main Street. Great fundraiser opportunity for churches, youth groups, or your back to school fund. We do the marketing – you just set-up.

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Friday, Aug. 28 Movie On The Lawn: High School Musical. At dark, on the corner of Wilson Avenue and Main Street. For information on any Main Street Bartow events or to volunteer, call our office at 863519-0508. If you know someone who would like to receive our newsletter call the Main Street office or email us at info@ mainstreetbartowfl.com or merely forward your copy via the link below.

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Learning about business Hands on workshops show the Biz Kids what it takes to run a business In its fourth year, the Biz Kids program has the most number of children and the most number of businesses participating than it has had in the past. A program sponsored by the Bartow Chamber of Commerce, the Community Redevelopment Agency and Main Street Bartow has been underway for three of its six weeks and there is still room to sign up students. To do so, a person must contact the Chamber of Commerce and pay the tuition. From 9-11 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesdays through July 16, students visit with area businesses and learn how the business runs, make items the business makes and learn what it takes to run a business. Maura Galbraith, the owner of The Cookie Jar on Main Street, has participated every year and not only does she say the kids get a kick from spending time there, she does as well. “They get to see the fun side, but we explain to them also how labor intensive it is,” she said. “You’re not going to make that first million from a bakery, but they love coming back every year.” Galbraith said her employees also learn from Biz Kids. “It’s even good for my younger high school associates because they hear the fundamentals of business. If I only get four slices from a tomato and I go through a lot of tomatoes at lunch time, it shows how it costs me.” When the children, who are mostly middle school aged, show up at her shop, they generally make some cookies. There are about 20 shapes they can choose from. They cut them out, get a piece of fondant icing and make some cookies. “Its (fondant icing) is kind of Play-doh. They make different shapes and decorate the cookie. Galbraith then bakes the cookies and by the time it cools, they sprinkle and decorate them with candy, Skittles, M&Ms and other items she has in the store. She gives the students

a piece of dough and while some students can make up to 10 cookies with it, some make bigger cookies and may make four or five from the same amount of dough. That, she says, gives them an idea of how much money they can earn. And, of course, they get to take their creations home with

them. “That part of the idea,” she said. “One boy came in the other day and said it was his dad’s birthday and he put so much care in to them … this program is just really good.” Taking home some of the creations from the business is part of the fun of Biz Kids, it also gives them an idea of what a business has to do to earn a living. That happens when the children visit the Bartow Art Guild. Taught by Art Guild President Lara Fredericksen, she also shows the students how she earns a living with an online store she started called TheLazyLeopard.com. She said she has clients around the world, she never closes and with an online business she’s able to work on her back porch or any place she happens to be. One thing she doesn’t especially like about an online store is a lack of immediate conversation she has with her clients. Students who visited the Art Guild on East Main Street made bracelets that she sells through her store. With a supply of tools to cut and shape the bracelets, the material is taped to the table and woven. The bracelets on her web site sell for $10 to $12 apiece and she said the rolls of ribbon she buys to make

them are about $4 each. “I can make a lot of bracelets from this,” she said holding up the roll. At Simply Storage at 800 W. Main St., owner Trish Pfeiffer, shows the students what an auction is like. Many people now know how the auction works as there is a television show that does this. She said the auction is popular but that is not all she shows them. “I familiarize them with the whole layout and show them the tenant register. Then I show them what happens when people are late in rent and when we need to have an auction. That’s the part people like,” she said. She also walks the students around the grounds and they look for trash on the ground, vandalism and do a general property trek. However, she said, in order to have an auction, not only does someone have to be late on payments with no resolution of paying the rent, but a lien has to be put in the paper. For the mock auction she only uses her own stuff as she won’t allow people to see other people’s collections. “We do a mock auction,” she said giving each of the Biz Kids $1,000 in play money. “When we start everyone wants to bid $1,000 right away and I have to teach them about bidding,” she laughed. I explain that maybe someone owes $400 so I start the bidding at $200. Then she has to show them how to increase the bidding a little and how two people can team up on a garage and split what is in there if they win the bidding. One other thing Pfeiffer did this year on a whim was make a marketing commercial to promote the business. In a particularly slow week in which she only had two people (most classes have five to seven students) she asked one student what he was interested in doing at school. He said he like to make films at Harrison. With that, Pfeiffer, who

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Jayme Jamison, new curator of education and programming, talks to Biz Kids participants June 23 outside the Polk County History Center. is accomplished at photography, art and filming, made a marketing commercial with the two students that she has posted on her Facebook site. She said the two-hour sessions can move fast so teaching them something can be tricky to fit everything in. The Polk County Democrat has participated in Biz Kids for all four years. It teaches students the editorial department business. Each student is made a press pass and it is used when they go cover a story. In an explanation of what the purpose of a newspaper is – not only providing features, sports, classified advertising and such – it is also a watchdog of people’s tax money and how the government is spending their taxes. With their press passes, they are taken to usually another Biz Kids place with a story idea and

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Jesse Parker makes a bracelet at Biz Kids on June 23 at the Bartow Art Guild. they interview people and take pictures with cameras supplied to them. Jayme Jamison at the

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Lara Fredrickson, the president of the Bartow Art Guild, shows Biz Kids on June 23 how to make bracelets.

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Friday, July 3 T. Mims Corp. Red, White & Kaboom Celebration, 6-9 p.m. with fireworks to follow, free. Live music featuring Clemons Road. People should bring a canned food item to support Show for Now that benefits Volunteers in Service to the Elderly or VISTE. Lake Mirror, Lakeland. Saturday, July 4 Adult Band Concert Fourth of July Show, 2:30 p.m., free. Bartow Civic Center, 2250 S. Floral Ave. Celebrate Freedom, 2:30-9:30 p.m., free. Bartow’s Fourth of July celebration. Starts at 2:30 p.m. with a free concert from the Bartow Adult Band and continues from 4-9:30 p.m. with a party in Mosaic Park followed by fireworks. Mosaic Park. Independence Day Picnic, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Open to all. BBQ chicken, side dishes, dessert and ice-cold beverages will be provided. Lighthouse Ministries’

BIZ FROM PAGE 28 does to attract people to it, highlight history and give people a sense of what it is they cover. At the History Center the main object of it is to teach the history of Polk County. “When they come to the museum, they get an idea of what it’s like behind the scenes … what museums do,” she said. They meet with curator Maria Trippe and “she gets bombarded with questions,” Jamison said. She tells the students to think of something that can be displayed and they work up something that can be shown. One student made a stamp exhibit, another did a rock n’ roll display showing Lynyrd Skynrd guitars, a Randy Rhodes guitar and such and another did movies and made it look like Planet Hollywood, Jamison said. “The two hours kind of fly by,” she said.

Men’s Gospel Rescue Mission, 117 E. Magnolia St., Lakeland. 863-6874076, extension 232 or 863-712-4503 or www. lighthousemin.org. Saturday, July 6-Wednesday, July 10 Vacation Bible School. Call for times. Open to children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Bartow First Assembly, 915 S. Broadway, Bartow. Register by calling 863-533-7488. Monday, July 6 Bartow City Council, 4:30 p.m. for Work Session, 5:30 p.m. for Session. Bartow City Hall, 450 N. Wilson Ave., Bartow. 863-533-0100 Tuesday, July 7 Chair Yoga, 9:30 a.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131

Wednesday, July 8 Super Summer Show: Ranger Andi Henry of Kissimmee State Park, 10:30 a.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131 Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory, 2 p.m. Free. Refreshments. Discussion after the movie with Florida Presbyterian Homes and the Alzheimer’s Association staff. Parking on the corner of Cresap Street and South Lakeside Avenue. Florida Presbyterian Homes, Glenn Moore Chapel, 16 Lake Hunter Drive, Lakeland. 863-292-9210 Thursday, July 9 9-12 Year Old Program, 2 p.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131 Friday, July 10

6-8 Year Old Program, 2 p.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131

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At Especially 4 U Catering, also a return business to the program, she teaches the amount of work it takes to run a restaurant. “They learn how to wait on customers and they do a couple of tickets and do some serving,” said Shayann Brookins Jones, the owner of the restaurant. She also had students work in the kitchen and oddly enough, she said, washing dishes seems to be what they like the most. “In the kitchen I have them watch the food being prepared. They especially like washing the dishes,” she said. She shows them how to interact with the customers and makes them feel welcome in the restaurant. And, of course, they get something to eat. “They enjoy it and they get excited when they come here. We show them how to make a BLT sandwich, they fix it up and eat them.” A newcomer to Biz Kids is the Orpheum

Theater. Set to open later this year on East Main Street the theater is being renovated and Jenny Heidtman is using the Polk County History Center for her classes. “I tell them there’s no business like show business,” Heidtman said. She said she teaches

Family Fun Day, 10 a.m.-noon, free. Celebrate Victory Florida, honoring the heroes and heroines of World War II. Families will have the opportunity to visit our newest exhibition, Victory Florida: Honoring Polk County’s World War II contributions that features artifacts and biographies on extraordinary men and women from Polk. Optional activities include creating a commemorative medal, making a name banner using maritime signal flags, writing a thank you note to a Polk veteran and a storytelling session at 11 a.m. Polk County History Center, 100 E. Main St., Bartow, www.polkhistorycenter. org or 863-534-4386 Tuesday, July 14 Chair Yoga, 9:30 a.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131 6-8 Year Old Program, 2 p.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131 Wednesday, July 15 Super Summer Show: Polk County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit, 10:30 a.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131 Thursday, July 16

Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131 Teen Art, 3:30 p.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131 Friday, July 17 Chair Yoga, 9:30 a.m. Bartow Public Library, 2150 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow. 863-534-0131 Election Worker Info Event, 10 a.m. Polk County Supervisor of Elections Office has set up nine events for election workers this year as it is looking for workers for the upcoming election. Those interested should take their Social Security card and a resume detailing their customer service experience. First Baptist Church 410 E. Church St., Bartow. 863-534-5838. Saturday, July 18 Christmas in July, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Music by Freedom Reign and a guest speaker who has recently returned from a Shoebox Ministry distribution trip in Africa. The project of Samaritan’s Purse collects gift-filled shoeboxes from individuals, churches,businesses and community groups teach about Jesus. Foxwood Village Clubhouse, 4700 Foxwood Blvd., Lakeland. Search Facebook for the event “OCC FREE” to make a reservation.

9-12 Year Old Program, 2 p.m. Bartow

Architectural Tour, 11 a.m., free. Architectural

the students all the facets of acting, and it involves many different kinds of arts such as the sets, lighting, dancing, singing. “I teach them the whole basis of the theater,” she said. “Then we work on improvisation skills and singing skills.”

In one class, she had only two students and they seemed to take to it well, she said. “I gave them ways to engage their minds and be free to act and not to be self-conscious.” She said she is really getting a kick from the program.

tour of the History Center and learn more about Neoclassical architecture, the construction of the building and the stories behind the it. Polk County History Center, 100 E. Main St., Bartow, www.polkhistorycenter. org or 863-534-4386 Monday, July 20 Election Worker Info Event, 10 a.m. Polk County Supervisor of Elections Office has set up nine events for election workers this year as it is looking for workers for the upcoming election. Those interested should take their Social Security card and a resume detailing their customer service experience. Fort Meade Community Center, 10 SW 3rd St., Fort Meade. 863-534-5838. Tuesday, July 21 Lunch and Learn, 12:15-1 p.m., free. Designer and writer Rick Kilby with “From Sand Mountain to the Coral Castle: The Dixie Highway and Roadside Attractions in Florida.” Kilby studied Florida’s popular history and presented topics in interesting and visual ways. His mission is to motivate other Floridians to appreciate the wonders of their state. Polk County History Center, 100 E. Main St., Bartow, www.polkhistorycenter. org or 863-534-4386 Chair Yoga, 9:30 a.m.

CALENDAR | 31 “I think this is great for both the businesses and the kids. I’m just really glad to be part of it.” Virginia Condello said people can still pay to sign up for the remainder of the classes and can do so by calling the Chamber at 863-533-7125.

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Lanee Turner won this storage unit - number 66 - in the bidding at Simply Storage during Biz Kids. Here she hands her “money” to Trish Pfeiffer.

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Kris Ring paints the top of the case he made for his girlfriend at Made of Clay last year at the Biz Kids program.

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Gumby Daniels, one of the leaders of Central Florida Steppers, leads at dance at the Juneteenth celebration in Bartow on Saturday, June 20. Behind him and joining in is Stevarie Frankin on the left and Laneca Goodson on the right holding a towel around her neck. PHOTO BY JEFF ROSLOW

Oscar thanks the crowd after he, with some help from Charles Groover, sang “God Will Hook It Up” at the Juneteenth celebration at Under the Branch Park in Bartow on Saturday, June 20.

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William Keller lends a hand to Cary Thomas Jr. in getting up the slide at the Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 20 at Under the Branch Park in Bartow.

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The song said, “Everybody clap your hands,” and that’s what Marie Wilmot and Whitney Fung did Saturday, June 20, at Bartow’s Juneteenth at Under the Branch Park.

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MOSAIC FROM PAGE 25 Anthem, the remainder of the day is filled with music and dance, thanks to a myriad of local talent. The program continues this year, according to Rouse with Tom Mizell, a harmonica maestro taking the stage at 4:30 followed by Chris Manning and Escalade, providing a variety of music and singing. The Ramblin’ Rose Band picks up with their own family bluegrass offerings that lead into a break from 6:45 to 7 p.m. At 7, Vintage Hearts takes over the bandshell with a variety of music styles and talent,

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Mary Claire welcomed the nation’s birthday in style at a Fourth of July show at Mosaic Park. followed by a somber ‘Moment of reflection’ at 7:45 to honor the fallen who have ensured our liberty, Rouse explains. “Taps” will be played by Dr. Richard Lake and Pam Renew’s rendition of “God Bless America” further emphasizes the meaning of the day, he adds.

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At 8:15 p.m., The Reflections will present an hour of good old Gospel music, which leads up to the grand finale — Renew’s singing of the “Star Spangled Banner” followed by the spectacular fireworks show at 9:30. The fireworks extravaganza are presented by the city of Bartow with donations from the community as well, Rouse said. Throughout the afternoon, there will be food and drink vendors with a variety of foods offered, but celebration goers may also bring a picnic dinner. “We’re going to have some food trucks and lots of good stuff to eat,” according to Rouse. There also will be Choo-Choo Charlie train rides for the little ones on one of the baseball fields, a bounce house, a face painting booth and other events throughout the park. The Bartow Police Department also will offer a K-9 demonstration to show off its canine officers and their handlers. Rouse says the city is expecting a big crowd, maybe not as big as in the past since nearby communities have also launched their own celebrations, but residents are encouraged to bring folding chairs and blankets because the bleacher space is limited and “isn’t the most comfortable for a long stay.” He said the celebration committee is anticipating 7,500 people will descend on the park before the fireworks start. “Tell people to bring their blankets,chairs and patriotism,” Rouse said, “They’ll be glad they do.” Rouse also suggests those who want a bird’s eye view of the fireworks should arrive well before

CHAMBER FROM PAGE 25 involved in the community and is an industry leader. • When consumers know that a restaurant franchise is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, they are 40 percent more likely to eat at the franchise in the next few months. • When consumers know that an insurance company is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, they are 43 percent more likely to consider buying insurance from it. • When consumers know that a small business is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, they are 44 percent more likely to think favorably of it and 63 percent more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future. Chamber membership as a business strategy involves maximizing certain perceptions consumers have about businesses including what the membership says about your company: is it reputable, do you care about your customers, are you involved in the community and do you use good business practices? Results from the study show that

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Allen Green and Tonya Grantham dance on America’s birthday in There’s always lots of kids’ games at the Fourth of July celebration at Mosaic Park. Aaliyah Arce, 7, makes the purple plastic 2013 as Ramblin’ Rose Band played at the party in Mosaic Park spider-looking some-kind-of-animal jump in the air at the 2011 in Bartow. party. the 9:30 show begins, be the 116th National “Unfortunately, they them,” Rouse said. “but adding that parking “fills Guard Artillery, the decided to go elsewhere we’ll have a great event up pretty quickly.” Peace River unit that has this year and we will miss regardless.” He explained that the offered civic center lot is availa 50 fun able, limited parking is salute to available at the Bartow the states. Public Library and many residents use the parking FILE PHOTO lots across Floral Avenue at the Polk County The Bartow School Board offices. Adult Band “You will find there will enterain are cars parked on both what is sides of Floral, Broadway likely to be a and even as far south as full house at Gaskin Street,” Rouse the Fourth says. “It gets pretty of July crowded pretty quick, so concert on please come early.” Friday, July Rouse said this year’s 4. The free show gets theme is “Freedom underway at Forever.” 2:30 p.m. Missing this year will

Chamber membership is indeed a good strategy in communicating these company traits. For example, consumers say that being active in the local Chamber is 29 percent more effective for communicating that a company uses good business practices than it is for making a general statement about the company. The only other business strategy that so consistently communicates specific traits about a company is encouraging employees to volunteer their time. Another quantifier regarding the real value of local Chamber membership is determining what people think about a company’s goods and services. In other words, how does Chamber membership affect the way people think about your business. The results show that Chamber involvement can enhance your company’s reputation in two specific ways. • If a company shows that it is highly involved in its local chamber (e.g., sits on the Chamber Board), consumers are 12 percent more likely to think that its products stack up better against its competition. • When consumers find out that a company is involved with its local Chamber, they are 19 percent more likely to think favorably of that company. And, this effect is not dependent on

the degree of Chamber involvement; it holds true regardless of whether or not the company is highly involved in the Chamber. In addition to the above study findings that present compelling evidence that Chamber membership is a wise decision, I feel compelled to add my own advice to those who may or may not be a member of their local Chamber including our own. I have, over the years, heard on occasion that someone joined our Chamber and “didn’t get anything out of it.” For these people, I suggest that they return to the top of the page and read through this column again. I would also suggest that those members who want to move their membership to the next level, take a good look at the services our Chamber offers. Those members who take advantage of the things we can do for them certainly get more value from their investment. Some look to a Chamber of Commerce to fix a bad economy, or bring customers to a poorly-run business. These are things that we cannot do. However, we can help businesses raise their awareness in the community through facilitating networking and marketing opportunities. We also monitor local public/governmental affairs issues in order to voice

the business community’s interest in the creation of a business-friendly environment. In addition, the Bartow Chamber supports with time and resources many local charities as well as the development and promotion of our local education system. Everything we do is supported by membership dues from local businesses that recognize what Chamber membership can do for their companies. Their investment, in turn, also supports the many other programs that have a positive impact not only for the business community, but also for residents that spend money to support Chamber member businesses. It’s a circle of commerce where everyone benefits. So, if you’re a business with a Chamber membership, know that your investment is a wise one, backed by a well-respected national study. Also know that your membership dollars support many other organizations that provide valuable resources to the Bartow area. If you’re a resident, familiarize yourself with businesses that belong to the Bartow Chamber. Know that dollars spent at a Chamber member business can affect you and your family’s quality of life in a personal way.

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Kid-friendly crafts for the Fourth of July By Jennifer Forker ASSOCIATED PRESS Along with parades, picnics and fireworks, Fourth of July fun for kids can include some holiday-themed crafts. “The Fourth is such a great crafting holiday for kids,” says Mary Giles, deputy editor of FamilyFun magazine. “They can decorate their bikes or make silly hats and noisemakers for the local parade, then help create decorations and games for a backyard barbecue with friends.” Some simple, kid-friendly crafts for Independence Day: ___ FOURTH OF JULY POM-POM (From

Martha Stewart Living magazine’s July/August issue) These giant, glittery pom-poms are like safe sparklers. “Metallics are so hot right now that adding either silver or gold to your palette is striking,” says Hannah Milman, the magazine’s executive editorial director of crafts. “We love creating fringed tassels, pom-poms and garlands.” Supplies: Various shades of red, white and blue 30-by-20inch tissue paper sheets Mylar paper Scissors or fringe cutters ¼-inch wooden dowel Double-sided tape

Card stock Assembly: 1. Fold a sheet of tissue paper into thirds vertically. Cut one edge to get three stacked strips, then fringe them using scissors or fringe cutter. Repeat with two more sheets of tissue paper. 2. Cut a strip of Mylar paper to match tissue-paper segments; fringe. 3. Layer fringed segments together. Roll up on end of dowel, applying tape repeatedly along unfringed edge of tissue paper as you roll. 4. Cut a cone of card stock. Wrap around base of pom-pom; tape to secure.

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CRAFTS FROM PAGE 33 (www.marthastewart. com ) ___ HATS OFF TO AMERICA (from FamilyFun’s June/July issue) Supplies: 18-ounce disposable cups Assorted craft supplies, such as pom-poms, pipe cleaners and ribbon Card stock Glue, such as glue dots or tacky glue Transparent tape Assembly: 1. Get “FamilyFun’s” template for hat brims (at familyfunmag.com/ printables) or draw your own on card stock. Cut out. Attach plastic cup to hat brim using tape. 2. Decorate plastic cup with pipe cleaners, pompoms and/or ribbon. 3. To keep hats on heads, cut 18-inch lengths of elastic beading cord and knot the ends. Use duct tape to secure the ends, just below the knots, to the inside of the cups.

familyfun-magazine ) ___ WATERMELON CRAFTS (from Woman’s Day magazine’s July/ August issue) Kids can help carve edible centerpieces. Supplies: One small watermelon Assorted berries Large, star-shaped cookie cutter Paring knife Metal spoon Assembly: 1. Press the cookie cutter into the watermelon, then cut along the lines with a paring knife and remove the shape. 2. Scoop the watermelon out with the spoon and fill with assorted berries. 3. For added fun, cut assorted melon into a variety of shapes using cookie cutters and melon ballers. Mix with summer berries. (www.womansday. com ) ___ STRAW-SPANGLED WREATH (from FamilyFun)

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Template downloaded from magazine website Card stock Paper straws, striped red/white and blue/ white Corrugated cardboard Tacky glue Glue stick Assembly: 1. Download the round template (from familyfunmag.com/printables) printed on card stock — or handprint your own “Happy Fourth of July” message. Cut out the circle and trace it twice on corrugated cardboard. Cut out both circles. 2. Make several rings of tacky glue on one cardboard circle and attach striped paper straws, alternating red/white and blue/white straws, leaving 2 inches of space in the center. 3. Thread a 1-inch straw piece onto a long length of fishing line or string, and knot the ends. Attach the straw piece with tacky glue to the center of the cardboard circle. Add rings of glue over the straws and gently press on the other cardboard circle. 4. Let the glue dry. With a glue stick, attach the card stock center. 5. Trim the straws to different lengths. Hang with the fishing line.

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6000is I’m heading to the office, wherever that 6000 Let’s break down the two words that make up “workplace.” (For those of you who aren’t sure, it’s “work” and “place,” not “workp” and “lace.”) The work part hasn’t changed much. It’s still the things we do to earn money — make stuff, sell stuff, teach stuff, etc. But the “place” part of workplace? That has evolved considerably. You used to go to work every day because that was the only place you could go to do your work. Now, many people can work from just about anywhere. For all you know, I could be writing this column in the middle of a cow pasture. (The cows suggest you consider a vegan diet, by the way.) The place change we’re experiencing is presenting companies with a dilemma: Flexibility is increasingly important to workers and technology makes it easy, but it’s still important to get co-workers together so creative ideas bubble up and social connections are made. A new study by workplace design

company Knoll working with UnWired, the British research, publishing and events company, describes the situation like this: “How can a company stimulate innovation when the right people are rarely in the same space at the same time?” To give a sense of how much we’ve become detached from offices, the study found that desks in companies around the world are occupied only 47 percent of the time and only 23 percent of executives surveyed “actively encourage staff to work in the office.” “The genie is out of the bottle when it comes to flexible work,” said Tracy Wymer, vice president of workplace research for Knoll. “That’s an option right now that we don’t see going away. So if people are embracing that, how do you get those serendipitous moments where sparks begin to fly and great things happen?” The basic answer presented in the study is to make workplaces more “people-centered.” Rather than assigned desks, there might be desks available for use when a worker is in the office, but much of the

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OFFICE FROM PAGE 35 other issues, we need to go to the extremes before we find that. I think that’s what we’re seeing. It’s not either we go on full-on investing in autonomy or we design for social interaction. It’s both.” He added: “It’s as if there’s a shift in consciousness, and it’s actually happening globally. The mentality is a desire to integrate the fundamental needs of human beings with the strategic needs of organizations.”

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By Dean Fosdick

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Flowers are the face of a garden, providing colour and texture. But a few well-placed landscape accessories can give it character and a dash of personality. Accessories can range from water fixtures, like ponds and streams, to outdoor furniture and appliances, fountains to statuary, miniature fairy gardens to antiques. Give it some thought, however. “There’s some wonderful stuff out there (to collect) and it’s awfully tempting, but you have to be really careful not to overdo it,” said Linda Engstrom, a landscape designer from Portland, Oregon. She advises putting no more than two or three items in one area. “It gets too cluttered and the eye doesn’t know where to go,” she said. “You need some negative space.” Many of those items also can be high-maintenance. And landscape accessories should fit the architectural style of the home,

Engstrom said. “I had a client once who had a Tudor house but who wanted a Japanese garden. That wasn’t such a great idea, but I was able to give her a Japanese-style garden semi-enclosed in the backyard, and it wasn’t jarring,” she said. Engstrom doesn’t like the trend toward elaborate outdoor living rooms with weather-proof furniture. “I can’t picture leaving that stuff out there in wet or snowy winters,” she said. “It’s quite a chore to keep it looking nice when placed outside.” Accessories can be used to screen unsightly utility sheds or add some visual flavour to hobby greenhouses, she said. “Put up a pergola and string it with vines and flowers. Add a fountain or garden seat.” Homemade landscaping objects are becoming fashionable again, said Leonard Perry, an extension professor with the University of Vermont. “Making your own accessories may be a great way to save money,

a fun craft hobby or family activity,” Perry said. “Making colorful pavers (stepping stones), either with inlaid objects, designs or leaf impressions, is a great activity to involve children.” Creativity also comes into play finding unusual objects from flea markets, garage sales or your basement, and figuring out how to incorporate them into a garden. Landscape accessories can be functional as well as attractive. Consider low-voltage lighting that enhances safety along walks and drives, and home security. “Uplighting” tree trunks or creating a lighting “wash” along the side of a home can add focus and drama, Perry said. “Use lights to highlight fountains, plants and containers in full bloom so they can be enjoyed in the evening, too,” he said. Tastes vary, of course, Perry notes. “What is tacky to some may appear to be a thing of beauty to that gardener or homeowner,” he said.

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O say can you breathe? By Malcolm Ritter

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK, N.Y. - July Fourth fireworks fill the skies with more than sparkling bursts of colour. A study says they spew pollution, too. Researchers who checked 315 locations around the country found that the explosions temporarily boosted the

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In this Friday, July 4, 2014 file photo, fireworks light up the lower Manhattan skyline during the Macy’s Annual Fourth of July fireworks show in New York. On Tuesday, July 30, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency said children, older adults, and people with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases are considered to be particularly sensitive to particle pollution. The agency recommended that they limit their exposure by watching fireworks from upwind.

levels of airborne microscopic particles. The levels were more than twice normal at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on July 4. They tapered off overnight and fell back to normal by noon on July 5. Other studies show inhaling such particles can cause a health risk. The new study didn’t look for health effects.

But the Environmental Protection Agency says children, older adults, and people with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases are considered to be particularly sensitive to particle pollution. The agency recommends that they watch fireworks from upwind.

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Theodore Roosevelt’s home reopening after $10 million rehab By FRANK ELTMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

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OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) — The massive elk, moose and buffalo heads are back up. The lion-, tiger- and bearskin rugs are back down and the Lincoln, Jefferson and Grant portraits have been cleaned. Sagamore Hill, the Long Island mansion that was Theodore Roosevelt’s home and “Summer White House,” is set to reopen following an extensive four-year, $10 million renovation by the National Park Service, a fitting custodian for the man who championed historic preservation. Every one of the 12,000 items owned by the 26th president, including an estimated 10,000 books and dozens of “trophies” from his hunting expeditions, were removed from the 28-room, Queen Anne Shingle style mansion and then painstakingly repaired and replaced exactly where he left them. “We hope that if he walked through the front door right now, he would think he was back during the presidential years,” said Susan Sarna, curator at Sagamore Hill for the past 25 years and project

manager for the renovation. “We really do feel if he was in the library he would feel like he was brought back in time to his home.” National Park Service officials received funding for the project in 2008, and after three years of planning — and packing — actual construction began in 2011. In addition to other improvements, the roof was replaced, foundation repaired and entire house’s electric system rewired. The three-story home built in 1885 and named by Roosevelt after the Indian chief Sagamore Mohannis has 15 bedrooms and three bathrooms, as well as sitting rooms, offices and a large porch. It sits on 83 acres high atop a hill overlooking an inlet that leads to the Long Island Sound, about 35 miles east of Manhattan. “This is the only home he actually owned. It was the summer White House; he was the first president to actually work during the summer because of the invention of the telephone,” Sarna said. Yanek Mieczkowski, a history professor at Dowling College on Long

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Elk and bison heads along with mementos President Theodore Roosevelt received adorn the North Room, the 26th president’s “trophy room,” at Sagamore Hill, his summer White House in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Sagamore Hill reopens July 12 after a $10 million, four-year renovation by the National Park Service. Island, said the largerscholars who study favorite place. He liked than-life Roosevelt had a Roosevelt can never it more than the White reputation for traveling completely understand House.” the globe, but he always the man without visiting The first floor features returned to the Long Sagamore Hill. She said his office/library, where Island home where he filmmaker Ken Burns he entertained visiting died in 1919. came to Sagamore Hill dignitaries and held “Spending summers and filmed part of his preliminary talks aimed there, he camped, hiked, PBS documentary, “The at ending the Russianhunted, fished, and rode Roosevelts,” before Japanese War. Roosevelt horse-back with his fami- renovations began. was the first U.S. presly — pursuits that he en“This home is his life. ident to win the Nobel joyed and that matched You look at his library Peace Prize for those his formidable energy,” and everything in there efforts. he said. “Roosevelt made is what he surrounded A bright sitting room, the presidency portable himself with,” she said. decorated with colorful by bringing staff and “If you really want to paintings selected by his paperwork to Sagamore know exactly who this wife Edith, sits opposite Hill, but the retreat also man is you need to come the library. She insisted functioned as his release here and sit in his chair, no animal heads were valve.” so to speak. He said permitted there, Sarna Sarna contends Sagamore Hill was his said.

A long dark hallway featuring a large head of an African cape buffalo over a fireplace, leads to the North Room, or trophy room. It is adorned with numerous elk and buffalo heads and dozens of mementos from his presidency and life before the White House. Roosevelt’s rifle and his Rough Rider hat worn during the Spanish-American War are perched atop the antlers of one of the elk heads, exactly where he kept them when he was alive, Sarna said. The second floor has the family’s living quarters, where the Roosevelts reared six children. Roosevelt’s “gun room,” an early 20th century version of a “man cave,” has two desks and a gun cabinet. A prolific writer and reader, Roosevelt was known to read as many as two books a day and authored about three dozen of his own. The official reopening is scheduled for July 12. Dignitaries including Interior Secretary Sally Jewell are expected to attend. Daily tours will begin the following day; reservations are currently being accepted.

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Balancing Act: Working dads’ changing roles By Cindy Krischer Goodman MIAMI HERALD (TNS)

DADS AND CHILDCARE

—Just over half (51 percent) of younger Americans say that if they were raising children today, the better choice for their family would be two working parents and school/childcare, according to the 23rd Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll.

Spencer Gilden grabs his daughter’s lunch on the way out the door to summer camp and buckles her into a car seat. He and 4-year-old Julie spend the car ride singing Katy Perry songs or talking about camp activities. After drop-off, Gilden, 36, heads to his home office to make a sale or two of electronic components before it’s time to pick up Julie: “I love being part of her everyday life.” Research shows America is in transition. Fathers like Gilden are shifting from being traditional “organization men” into “involved dads” who are as much caregivers as they are breadwinners. While we have seen the shift happening for the past decade and studied its effect on families, new research looks at how being an involved father plays out in the workplace. We are learning that for men, increased interaction with their children makes them more satisfied and committed to staying at their jobs. It helps them bond with other parents at work and better manage their staffs. It also can increase their productivity.

Spencer Gilden and his daughter inside and outside the workplace. These reactions may be among the reasons why men use flexibility informally and decline to take paternity leave even when it is available. “Being a little bit involved is good,” Ladge told me. “Being too involved is perceived as a bad thing.” Brad Harrington, executive director of the Boston College Center for Work and Family and a coauthor of the Northeastern study, says working fathers often get “bonus points” from

and less of a man. “We haven’t reached the point where there is enough acceptance of men as caregivers,” he says. Even with nearly 70 percent of mothers in the workforce, women with children under the age of 18 spend about twice as much time on childcare as men do. But that ratio may be changing: Most fathers today report they are involved in bathing children, helping with homework and shuttling kids to activities, according to The New Dad report released this month by the Boston

“Involved fathering has positive work-related outcomes that can benefit organizations,” says Jamie Ladge, an associate professor of management and organizational development at Boston’s Northeastern University and an author of a study on fathers published in the Academy of Management Perspectives in February. But Ladge says her research also found that many men feel stigmatized at work if they are too “conspicuously” involved at home. They may even be made to feel less of a man: Men in Ladge’s study reported enduring negative reactions and teasing

other parents at work for being involved in their kids’ lives, but only up to a point. Harrington told me that when a father needs to leave early to go to his daughter’s ballet recital, he may get the “aww, how nice” from colleagues or a boss. But if he needs to leave every day at 4:30 p.m. to pick up his kids, that “aww” turns to “wow, we expected you to take your job more seriously.” The difference, Harrington says, is mothers who seek workplace accommodations are seen as less committed workers and better women, but men are seen by their organizations as less committed workers

College Center for Work and Families. Unlike prior generations, research shows being a hands-on parent and assisting with the activities of daily living seem to be a “given” for young fathers. Many fathers say they truly like spending time with their kids and that if offered a new job, they would consider how much it would interfere with their ability to spend time with their children. John Underwood, chief marketing officer at Tinsley Advertising in Miami, enjoys taking his two boys to sports practices and birthday parties. When needed, he says he doesn’t hesitate

—Men are more willing to make sacrifices to better manage work and family than women. Men are more likely to have changed jobs or careers, or said they would be willing to do so, than women. They are also more willing to give up a promotion, “move my family to another location to better manage work/ family,” move to be closer to family and take a pay cut, according to a 2015 EY Global Generations survey. —In a 2011 study by the Boston College Center for Work & Family, 94 percent of the 1,000 male respondents agreed/strongly agreed: “If I were considering taking a new job, I would consider how much that job would interfere with my ability to care for my children,” with fathers under 40 even more committed to this than those 40 and above.

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—A 2015 study done by Yavorsy, Dush and Schoppe-Sullivan, using time diary data from 182 couples who participated in the New Parents Project, found that 95 percent of both men and women who were about to have their first child agreed that mothers and fathers should equally share the child care responsibility. —Most fathers believed they should share their children’s caregiving equally with their spouses; however, only about 30 percent of those participating in the Boston College Center for Work & Family 2011 study claimed to be actually doing that. —More than three-quarters of fathers report using flex-time with 57 percent worked from home at least part of their time, according to the Boston College Center for Work & Family. —76 percent of fathers go back to work after one week or less after the birth of a child, and 96 percent after two weeks or less, according to a 2014 Boston College Center for Work and Family survey. to bring his 5-year-old son to the office for a few hours to help out with childcare. While Underwood’s wife, who works part-time, remains the primary caregiver, Underwood says he and his wife share drop-offs, pickups and the bedtime routine: “I’m involved, but I will never be able to outdo her involvement at home.” Underwood, 47, sees the workplace benefit that Ladge describes in her research. Spending time with his kids makes him less stressed at work, more sympathetic as a boss, and more driven to bring home a paycheck. “There is added responsibility that you know you have a family at home to feed and college to pay for,” he says. More unique to fathers, though, is the way they balance work and family. While fathers often work long hours and find themselves on-call at all times, many of them balance work and family by bypassing formal flexible work policies and just slipping out a bit early or coming in late. “Men may feel they don’t need to ask for permission because they use flexibility as needed, rather than on a regular basis,” Harrington says. When needed, Dan McCawley, a 43-yearold law partner at Greenberg Traurig in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will leave his office for a few hours to attend his twin sons’ musical presentation or take his sick son to the pediatrician. He said he feels no guilt

Ladge and Harrington when he leaves early or told me that they believe rearranges a meeting employers will benefit, because he always gets but they must pay attenhis work done. “No tion to how managers one keeps track of my treat parents. “If a father coming and going as feels his manager and his long as I keep my clients organization is supporthappy,” says McCawley, a father of four who prac- ive of his work-family issues, he is more likely tices real-estate law. His to be engaged in his wife, Sigrid McCawley, job and stay with that is a law partner at Bois, employer,” Ladge says. Schiller & Flexner in Gilden says the flexiFort Lauderdale and bility to be a caregiver, considers it critical for and the support from her career to have her his employer based in husband pitch in. California, is a big reason McCawley says his he feels satisfied with his home and office are within a few miles, allow- sales position and works ing him to move between into the evening when necessary: “I am fortuthe two at all hours of nate to be able to take the day — and night. He my daughter to school coaches his kids’ sports or camp, pick her up and teams, regularly interask her how her day is acts with his children’s teachers, and sometimes going. It really does fulfill me.” takes client calls at 10 p.m. or pops in on weekends. “I’m juggling, but I’m also involved,” he says. “I know there’s a lot of planning that goes into making sure all kids are taken care of 24/7, but I do feel the benefit, the satisfaction of being involved.” Underscoring the differences between fathers and mothers: The more time women spend Cindy Krischer Goodman ——— with their children, the more stress they feel ABOUT THE WRITER at work. But for men, increased interaction Cindy Krischer with their children has Goodman is CEO of the opposite effect. They BalanceGal LLC, a feel less stressed — and happier, according to the provider of news and advice on how to balance Northeastern study. work and life. She can be As the new dad conreached at balancegal@ tinues to evolve, some gmail.com. Read her colprogress is being made umns and blog at http:// to better understand the worklifebalancingact. role fathers now play at com/. work and home. Both

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Khalid Hamdam has a vast selection of Nike shoes at his family’s Men’s Store in Haines City. “My family has been in the business for over 40 years. Our store has a bit of everything,” said Hamdam. The Men’s Store is located at 36186 Heart Of Florida Shopping Center on US 27. For more information, call 863-422-7295.

Anne Marie Fulton is a stylist at MESHA The Spa For Hair in Davenport; and while she has a break in between clients, she stocks the shelves with various hair products.The spa is located at 40230 US Hwy. 27, Suite 120. For more information or an appointment, call 863-424-2800.

Joanna Alvarez is an employee at Superior Dry Cleaning located in Davenport. The store is located at 40230 US Hwy 27. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, call 863-547-9726.

Naomi Aguilera, the owner and operator of L.A. Model Beauty Supply, has a vast assortment of products for her customers to choose from. “I have the best prices in town. We are unbeatable,” said Aguilera. The hours of operation are Monday thorugh Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. and they are closed on Sunday. The store is located at 40230 US Hwy. 27 in Davenport. For more information, call 863-438-7486.

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A new era in public safety training in Polk County Is it too early for the Jan. 8, 2016, “Save the Date” for the ribbon-cutting for the Polk State Center for Public Safety building? Absolutely not. The excitement surrounding this effort has been in the works since the ground breaking took place August 2014. Polk State College has received the final $3.08 million needed to complete the project in the 2016 Florida state budget. The construction is currently underway on 10 acres of land donated by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners in 2012. The 101,500-square-foot Polk State Center for Public Safety will provide state-of-the-art training and education for those enrolled in Criminal Justice, Emergency Medical Services, and Fire Science Technology programs. The Institute for Public Safety is a partnership

W i n t e r H ave n m an ar r e s t e d f or f e l on y an i m al c r u e lty On Thursday, June 25, 2015, PCSO Agricultural Crimes detectives arrested 52-year-old Walter Manuel of 1136 Carefree Cove Dr. in Winter Haven and charged Walter Manuel him with Felony Animal Cruelty. According to the affidavit, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, PCSO Animal Control received an anonymous call from someone who drove by the aforementioned address and saw what appeared to be a severely malnourished dog in the yard. When Animal

program between Polk State College, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the Board of County Commissioners, and Polk County’s fire and emergency medical services, and the municipal fire and police agencies in the county. This program is unique across the country—it leverages the highest quality college-level education and training provided by Polk State College with the knowledge and expertise of local public safety agencies. Top Notch Accreditation The Institute received its original Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation (PSTAA) from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, or CALEA,

Control Officers arrived, they found an approximately 3-year-old tan pit bull/cur mix male dog in very poor health. The dog’s owner, Manuel, surrendered the dog to Animal Control. Upon examination of the dog, Animal Control Veterinarian Dr. Abby DeGroat gave the dog a score of 5 on the Tuffs score chart, with 1 being excellent health and 5 being the worst. The dog weighed 44.6 pounds and his skeletal structure was visible through his skin.

in 2007. It was the first community college criminal justice training academy in the nation to earn this accreditation, and it has since been awarded the “Accreditation with Excellence” Award in 2013, making it one of only six academies in the nation with that premier designation. Our local academy is truly among the best of the best in the United States—right here in Polk County. This new facility will make a significant contribution to improve the quality and capability of our local public safety workers in Polk County. Trainees attending the Public Safety Training program will have state of the art training space and equipment, which in turn will help produce highly qualified candidates, which in turn will help keep our community safe. A big part of the success of this program goes to the combined efforts of Polk County’s legislative delegation who help to secure funding for the construction. Working with Governor Rick Scott, Senator Kelli Stargel and

The dog was in severe distress and had serious breathing problems. Dr. DeGroat’s professional opinion was that the dog was suffering immensely and would need to be euthanized, which she performed around 2:25 p.m. that day. Dr. DeGroat immediately performed a necropsy on the dog and found the dog’s esophagus was extremely thickened to the point the dog could barely swallow. The lymph nodes around the esophagus were enlarged and inflamed. Dr. Degroat stated the thickening of the esophagus was chronic and had happened over time causing the dog to lose weight. The dog’s stomach was 75 percent full of sand – it is presumed

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The facility should be done soon. Representative Colleen Burton ensured the 2016 Florida budget included funds for the completion of the project. The total cost for the building, which was funded through several legislative sessions, and which will be chock-full of cutting-edge training spaces and equipment, is about $30 million. We could not have accomplished this milestone without the leadership and support

of Polk State College President Eileen Holden, (former) State Sen. JD Alexander, (former) Rep. Seth McKeel, and Polk’s county commissioners. The new facility is located on property adjacent to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Sheriffs Operations Center, off of Winter Lake Road near Winter Haven. Construction at the Polk State Center for Public Safety has entered the

interior phase. Project Engineer Robbie Manikis said crews are hanging drywall, laying tile, and preparing to install the HVAC system. We are all looking forward to the project’s completion—citizens will be so proud to have such an advanced and highly recognized college-based public safety training academy right here in Polk County.

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The dog, which was rescued by the PCSO, had to be euthanized because it was suffering immensely, according to Animal Control Veterinarian Dr. Abby DeGroat, who gave the dog a score of 5 on the Tuffs score chart, with 1 being excellent health and 5 being the worst. the dog was without food Veterinarian care over an County Jail on six prior to the point where he extended period of time. occasions. was eating dirt. The dog On Thursday, “We take animal cruelalso had a systemic lung Agricultural Crimes ty very seriously in Polk infection. Dr. Degroat detectives responded County. Anyone who stated that the dog to Manuel’s place of would treat an animal suffered for an extended employment (Carpenters like this—watching it period of time and the Contractors of America starve to death—dedog starved to near in Winter Haven) and serves to be held acdeath from the disorder placed him under arrest countable by our crimof his esophagus not for the aforementioned inal justice system, and being treated, the loss of charge. Manuel did not should never again be weight and the little to speak with deputies allowed to own animals,” no proper diet. The dog upon his arrest, accordsaid Sheriff Grady Judd. suffered a cruel life from ing to reports. Manuel lack of proper care and has been in the Polk

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Friday-Thursday, July 3-9, 2015 Capitol Theatre 13 “Weird Al” Yankovic 8:00PM Ruth Eckerd Hall 15 Hippiefest 7:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 19 Rickie Lee Jones 7:30pm Capitol Theatre

EVENTS IN OUR AREA WINTER HAVEN DOWNTOWN www.mywinterhaven.com Pickin’ in the Park Every First Friday of Month 6:00pm Praise in the Park Every Second Friday of Month 6:30pm Dulcimers in the Park Every Third Friday of Month 5:30pm Strings at Scores Every Fourth Friday of Month 6:00pm Score’s Restaurant (58 4th Street, NW) Winter Haven Main Street Special Events Every First Thursday 5:30pm Cruisin’ Winter Haven First Saturday every Month 4:00-9:00pm Cypress Gardens Ski Show Every Third Saturday on Lake Silver 4:30pm Downtown Market Day Every Fourth Saturday Central Park 9:00am-2:00pm Farmers Market Every Thursday by City Hall 8:00am-3:00pm WORK OUT WITH US Fitness at the Fountain First Saturday every Month at Central Park 9:00am-10:00am THEATRE WINTER HAVEN 863-294-7469 SHREK the Musical July 17 - August 2 Sister Act Sept. 17 - Oct 11, 2015 Handle with Care Dec 3 - 20, 2015 Caught in the Net Jan 7 - 24, 2016 Singin’ in the Rain Feb 18 - March 13, 2016 Driving Miss Daisy April 7 - 24, 2016 RAMON THEATRE 863-635-7222 Murder Mystery Dinner Hulas and Homicide July 25, 2015 AMWAY CENTER, ORLANDO 407-440-7000 AUGUST 2015 02 Chayanne 29 WWE Live SEPTEMBER 2015

OCTOBER 2015 01 Marc Anthony & Carlos Vives

AUGUST 2015 01 Toby Keith

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11 Steely Dan and Elvis Costello

25 Ricky Martin

13 Incubus/Deftones

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14 CAL presents Led Zepplin II

22 Tim McGraw with Billy Currington and Chase Bryant

SEPTEMBER 2015 11 CAL presents The Eagles Greatest Hits OCTOBER 2015 09 CAL presents Greatest Hits of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin NOVEMBER 2015 14 Last Comic Standing DECEMBER 2015 18 An Evening with DL Hughley 8:00PM 30 Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker AMALIE ARENA 813-301-6500 JULY 2015 10 Imagine Dragons 16 Ariana Grande 21 Sam Smith AUGUST 2015 05 Cirque Du Soleil Valekai 06 Cirque Du Soleil Valekai 07 Cirque Du Soleil Valekai 08 Cirque Du Soleil Valekai 09 Cirque Du Soleil Valekai SEPTEMBER 2015 10 Ed Sheeran 19 Super Freestyle Explosion 1980’s Stevie B.m Taylor Dane, Lisa Lisa, The Cover Girls, Freestyle, Debbie Deb, Johnny O, Cynthia, Lil Suzy, Lisette Melendez, JJ Fad 24 Janet Jackson MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre 813-740-2446 JULY 2015 12 Rascal Flatts 18 Kid Rock 24 The Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson

08 Ed Sheeran

25 SlipKnot

13 Juan Luis Guerra

29 Dave Mathews

SEPTEMBER 2015 5 Lady Antebellum with Hunter Hayes & Sam Hunt 12 5 Seconds of Summer 13 Van Halen

23 Yes & Toto 7:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 25 Australian Pink Floyd 7:30pm Ruth Eckerd Hall SEPTEMBER 2015

8:00PM Ruth Eckerd Hall 13 The Bronx Wanderers 1:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 16 John Waters 8:00pm Capitol Theatre 26 Kristin Chenoweth 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 27 Michael Amante 8:00pm Capitol Theatre 29 Women of Ireland 1:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

SEPTEMBER 2015 23 Billy Idol 8:00pm 24 J Balvin with Becky G 8:00pm 30 Alt J NOVEMBER 2015 15 Lewis Black 24 Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox DECEMBER 2015 03 Juanes HOUSE of BLUES ORLANDO

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18 Staurday Night Fever 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

14 John Cleese & Eric Idle 7:30PM Ruth Eckerd Hall

20 Bullets Over Broadway 3:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

21 The Vamps

15 John Cleese & Eric Idle 7:30PM Ruth Eckerd Hall

28 Close to You...Music of the Carpenters 1:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

25 Departure: Tribute to Journey

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09 Let it Be...Music of the Beatles 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

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24 Billy Idol 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

14 Don Williams 7:30PM Capitol Theatre

15 Kelly Clarkson

30 Mark Knopfler 8:00PM Ruth Eckerd Hall

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24 Corey Smith

30 Jowell Y Randy

01 Citizen Cope 02 Floetry 08 Colbie Callait

RUTH ECKERD HALL/ CAPITOL THEATRE 727-791-7400 JULY 2015 03 The FIXX 8:00pm Capitol Theatre 07 American Idol Live 7:30pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 11 Delta Rae 8:00pm Capitol Theatre 18 Brit Floyd 8:00PM Ruth Eckerd Hall 22 3 Doors Down & Seether 7:30pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 24 Rob Thomas 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 28 Idina Menzel World Tour 8:00PM Ruth Eckerd Hall

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14 Lewis Black 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

11 American Idol Live

30 Fifth Harmony 7:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

15 Last Comic Standing 7:30pm Capitol Theatre

31 Counting Crows 7:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall

17 Jake Shimabukuro 8:00pm Capitol Theatre

AUGUST 2015

22 Mavis Staples & Joan Osborne 7:00pm Capitol Theatre

06 Whitesnake 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall The Ries Brothers 7:30pm Murray Studio Theatre 08 Sinbad 8:00pm Capitol Theatre 09 Colbie Caillat 8:00pm Capitol Theatre Nazareth 8:00pm

DECEMBER 2015 03 Gino Vannelli 7:30pm Capitol Theatre 04 Joe Bonamassa 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 05 Joe Bonamassa 8:00pm Ruth Eckerd Hall 12 Brian Regan

03 The Toddlerz Ball

21 3 Doors Dowm & Seether 26 311 8:00pm

09 The Get Up Kids 14 The Molly Ringwolds 21 Umphery’s McGee 24 Breaking Benjamin SEPTEMBER 2015 12 Purity Ring

AUGUST 2015

23 NBHD

03 Whitesnake 8:00pm

25 Motorhead

06 My Morning Jacket 8:00 PM 07 Chris Hardwick 10 Alice in Chains 8:00 PM 11 “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC THE MANDATORY TOUR 8:00 PM 16 Culture Club 8:00 PM 22 Beres Hammond & Tarrus Riley 10:00pm

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Send calendar items 2 weeks in advance to cjacoby@heartlandnewsapers.com FRIDAY, JULY 3 Rock N’ Freedom Fest, 6:30 p.m., Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show at 7:30 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m., children’s activities, food trucks and live music, MLK Jr. Park, 100 Lake Silver Dr., Winter Haven. Free. Info: 863-412-7578. Red, White & Kaboom, 6 p.m., fireworks at 9 p.m., Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland. Live music from Clemons Road, blending Country music with an island feel. Lake Wales Ghost Tours, 8 p.m., Arcade Coffee and Sandwich Shoppe on Market St. Info: www.facebook.com/ lakewalesghosttoursllc. SATURDAY, JULY 4 Skate World, noon-4 p.m., 911 N. Lake Parker Ave., Lakeland. Info: 863-687-6447. Auburndale Independence Day celebration, 2 p.m.– 9:30 p.m., Lake Ariana Park, 2-9:30P, Kid Zone, music, food fireworks at 9 p.m. Free. Info: 863-837-5101. Lake Wales 4th of July Celebration, 2 p.m.–9 p.m., fireworks at 9:15 p.m., shores of Lake Wailes. DJ, food and craft vendors, games, bounce houses, pony rides and more. Bartow 4th of July Celebration, 2:30–10 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m., Mosaic Park and Bartow Civic Center in Bartow. Bartow Adult Concert Band, 2:30–3:30 p.m.; 4–9:30 p.m. music, food vendors, games and more at Mosaic Park. Flying Tigers July 4th Patriotic Celebration, game at 5 p.m., fireworks at 9:15 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. Players will wear special patriotic red, white and blue jerseys. Live music following the game with fireworks following. Gates open at 4 p.m. Lake Alfred’s Fourth of July Celebration, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at Lion’s Park in Lake Alfred. Bass

fishing tournament, car show, food vendors and more. Legoland Florida’s Red, Brick & Boom (through July 5) in Winter Haven. Special 3D glasses turn ordinary fireworks into millions of exploding bricks. Haines City’s Thunder on the Ridge, 3–10 p.m., Lake Eva Park in Haines City. Variety of artists begin performing at 3 p.m. followed by the largest fireworks display in Polk County. Arts, crafts and food vendors, beer garden and other more. Westgate River Ranch July 4th Weekend Celebration 3–10 p.m., Lake Wales. Patrioticthemed rodeo featuring trick riders, barrel racing, bull riders and a tribute to the Armed Forces followed with fireworks. TUESDAY, JULY 7 Polk Museum of Art, “Moon Museum,” through Oct. 3. 800 E. Palmetto St., Lakeland. Free. Info: www. PolkMuseumofArt.org or 863-688-7743. Auburndale Timeout Tuesday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Super Summer Bounce House, Superhero appearances, superhero craft. East Park St., Auburndale. Free. Info: www.auburndalefl.com. THURSDAY, JULY 9 Tricky Dogs, 10 a.m., Simpson Park Community Center, 1725 Martin L. King Jr. Ave., Lakeland. Info: 863-834-4288. FRIDAY, JULY 10 Jiggleman, 10 a.m., Lake Mirror Center, 121 S. Lake Avenue. Info: 863-834-4268. Lakeland Lake Wales Ghost Tours, 8 p.m., Arcade Coffee and Sandwich Shoppe on Market St. Info: www.facebook.com/ lakewalesghosttoursllc. SATURDAY, JULY 11 Polk County History Center Family Fun Day, 10 a.m.-noon, second Saturday, free back-toschool items,100 East Main St. Bartow. Info: www.polkhistorycenter.

org or 863-534-4386. Live at the Gardens, Bok Tower Gardens indoor concert, Carlos & Carlos, 7:30 p.m. (5:45 p.m. optional dinner). Advance reservations required. Info: www. boktowergardens.org 863-676-1408.

Auburndale Timeout Tuesday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Splash Down: Water Slide, Slip ‘n Slide, water craft activity, E. Park St., Auburndale. Free. Info: www.auburndalefl.com. FRIDAY, JULY 24 Everyday HeroesProfessor Gazoontite, 10 a.m., Lake Mirror Center, 121 S. Lake Avenue. Info: 863-834-4268.

Rodeo, 7:30 p.m., Westgate Resort River Ranch. Info: 863-692-1321.

ARC Bird Show, 10 a.m., Simpson Park Community Center, 1725 Martin L. King Jr. Ave., Lakeland. Info: 863-834-4288.

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FRIDAY, JULY 31 Mr. Harley: Music For All Ages, 10 a.m., Lake Mirror Center, 121 S. Lake Avenue. Info: 863-834-4268. THROUGH JUNE CareerSource Polk’s Best Places to Work in Polk County application deadline June 30. Polk Museum of Art, African American Art Since 1950 ends June 27. THROUGH JULY 10 Ridge Art Association and City of Winter Haven “Sticks and Bricks” exhibit, Winter Haven City Hall. Free. www.ridgeart. org or 863-291-5661. THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 Ridge Art Association and City of Lake Alfred “100 Years of Agriculture” exhibit, Lake Alfred City Hall. Free. www.ridgeart. org or 863-291-5661.

www.facebook.com/ CityOfLakeWalesFlorida org. Dundee City Commission, 202 Main St., Dundee. WEDNESDAY Haines City Farmers Market, 8-2 p.m., weekly, Railroad Park, 100 North 6th St. Info: 863-421-3700. Bookmobile first and third Wednesday: 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Florida Poly Tech University 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Walgreen’s, 45549 U.S. 27 N., Davenport; second and fourth Wednesday: 10 a.m.noon Eloise Art Center, Snively Ave.; 2:30-5 p.m. Kathleen Baptist Church. THURSDAY Davenport Farmers Market, Polk Outpost 27, 9-3 p.m., weekly. Info: www.visitcentralflorida. org or 863-420-2586. Winter Haven Main Street Farmers Market, 8:30-3 p.m., weekly, Joyce

TUESDAY, JULY 14 Auburndale Timeout Tuesday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Splash Down: Water Slide, Slip ‘n Slide, water craft activity, E. Park St., Auburndale. Free. Info: www.auburndalefl.com. THURSDAY, JULY 16 Incredible Mr. Bob, 10 a.m., Simpson Park Community Center, 1725 Martin L. King Jr. Ave., Lakeland. Info: 863-834-4288. FRIDAY, JULY 17 ARC Bird Show, 10 a.m., Simpson Park Community Center, 1725 Martin L. King Jr. Ave., Lakeland. Info: 863-834-4288. Lake Wales Ghost Tours, 8 p.m., Arcade Coffee and Sandwich Shoppe on Market St. Info: www.facebook.com/ lakewalesghosttoursllc. SATURDAY, JULY 18 Health, Education & Safety Expo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Polk State College Gym, 999 Avenue H NE, Winter Haven. Free. Info: 863-354-6800. Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show, 5:15 ski show, bring blanket or lawn chairs for seating concessions available, Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 100 Lake Silver Dr., Winter Haven. Free. Info: 863-412-7578. Rodeo, 7:30 p.m., Westgate Resort River Ranch. Info: 863-692-1321. Lake Wales Ghost

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The Ramon Theater challenges all Super Sleuthers to help find out who murdered Winnie Waheli before the annual hula contest on Kikiwai Beach in “Hulas and Homicide” Mystery Murder Theater at 6 p.m. on July 25 in Frostproof. SATURDAY, JULY 25 Ramon Theater Hulas and Homicide Mystery Dinner Theater, 6 p.m., Frostproof. Info: info@ ramontheater.com or 863-635-7222. Rodeo, 7:30 p.m., Westgate Resort River Ranch. Info: 863-692-1321. Lake Wales Ghost Tours, 8 p.m., Arcade Coffee and Sandwich Shoppe on Market St. Info: www.facebook.com/ lakewalesghosttoursllc. TUESDAY, JULY 28 Auburndale Timeout Tuesday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Summer Games: Gaming/4D Theatre Truck, outdoor games, craft activity, E. Park St., Auburndale. Free. Info: www.auburndalefl.com.

MONDAY Winter Haven City Commission, 5:30 p.m. workshop, 6:30 p.m. meeting, 451 Third St. NW, Winter Haven. Bartow City Commission, 5:30 p.m. workshop, 6:30 p.m. meeting, first and third Monday, City Hall, Bartow. Davenport City Commission, 7 p.m., 1 S. Allapaha Ave., Davenport. TUESDAY Polk County School Board, 5 p.m., fourth Tuesday, 1915 S. Floral Ave., Bartow. Info: 863-534-0521. Lake Wales City Commission, 6 p.m., first and third Tuesday, 201 W. Central Ave. Info: www. cityoflakewales.com,

B. Davis Park, Ave. D NW and 4th St. NW. Info: 863-291-5870. Bookmobile: first and third Thursday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Lakeshore to State Rd 60 E.; 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sun Ray Club House, U.S. 27 S.; second and fourth Thursday 9-11:30 a.m. Market Street near Gazebo, Davenport; 1-4 p.m. Visit Central Florida Center, Outpost 27 (second Thursday only); 1-3 p.m. Tax Collector’s North 27 Service Center (fourth Thursday only); 3:30-5 p.m. Visit Central Florida Center, Outpost 27 (fourth Thursday only). Food Truck Rally, 6-9 p.m., second Thursday, Munn Park, Downtown Lakeland. Info: 863-5109723 or www.tampabayfoodtruckrally.com.

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Business rivals share information By CATHY PALMER CORRESPONDENT It was a gathering of rivals … not in the usual competitive sense, but business rivals who joined recently in an effort to improve their own industry and let the public know what they were trying to do. It was out at the Bartow Municipal Airport across the street from the flight line in the hangars side by side that house helicopters, but not the sight-seeing kind. These were the medical evacuation machines that serve as air ambulances and whisk severely injured people to regional trauma centers for care. The med-evac crews were members of both Bayflite and Lifenet who are the business rivals, but still share the same goal — get patients to hospitals quickly. They were sharing a meal and a move nationwide to improve their own industry safety, according to local organizer Jennifer Mefford of Bayflite.

The day was to show off a brand-spanking new Camaro that is being driven from coast to coast by flight crew members to highlight safety in the med-evac flight industry, Mefford explained. “The car is one of two that is being driven by flight staffs to airports across the country winding up in California where they will be given away,” Mefford added. The second Great American Safety Drive is the MedEvac Foundation (a support arm of the industry) major fund-raising drive the funds from which are used to promote safety within the medical transport programs and organizations across the country. The southern route featured the bright red 2015 Camaro convertible left Shreveport, La., and continued Wednesday from its Bartow stop on to Orlando, then to Melbourne and then on to Jacksonville before beginning its westward

course, said Mefford. The purpose is to promote safety within the industry PHOTO BY AL PALMER and fund safety Jennifer related Mefford, a research flight nurse for projects, Bayflite, talks educaabout the Great tional American Safety opportuDrive. nities and outreach initiatives, she added. The northern route featured a 1969 blue GTO. The two teams stationed at Bartow Airport make about 30 runs each month, Mefford said, divided on a rotation basis between the two agencies. “We’re competitors in a way,” Mefford said, “But our ultimate goal is to make sure our patients and our crews are safe on the ground and in the air.” The Great American Safety Drive is

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The Bartow Airport med-evac crews gathered to promote air safety within their industry at the Great American Safety Drive recently. highlighting the high-risk transport and setting a goal to make the service safer. “It’s extremely important that we coordinate our activities,” Mefford said. “We have to make

sure that we know where the other crews are and where other aircraft are at all times.” Mefford said that the Polk County services had not had any safety issues and the goal of the safety

drive is to “make sure we keep it that way.” Bayflite’s regional manager John Scott was to drive the car to Orlando where it would be picked up by that area’s medevac providers.

Fact Checker: Affordable Care Act quotes GLENN KESSLER

THE WASHINGTON POST Moments after the Supreme Court upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, our inbox began to be flooded with statements from politicians either condemning or praising the 6 to 3 ruling. Here’s a guide to some of the rhetoric. “This fatally-flawed law imposes job-killing mandates, causes spending in Washington to skyrocket by $1.7 trillion, raises taxes by $1 trillion and drives up health care costs.” — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, R Bush got those numbers out of a recently released Congressional Budget Office report. The CBO calculated that from 2016 to 2025, the law would require $1.7 trillion in outlays (spending) while raising revenues (taxes) of $1.2 trillion. But the CBO also calculated that the law

pays for itself - and reduces the federal deficit over the 10-year period - because the taxes, $800 billion in savings from Medicare and other provisions, exceed the $1.7 trillion price tag. All told, the law is projected to reduce the deficit by more than $350 billion - something that Bush does not mention. “Obamacare is fundamentally broken, increasing health-care costs for millions of Americans.” — House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio Boehner emphasizes increased health costs, a claim also asserted by Bush. But there are many ways either side can spin this. Obviously, the cost of health care generally goes up every year, though the rate of increase has slowed dramatically in recent years. Democrats stress this, but at this point it’s hard to give most of the credit to the health-care law.

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President Obama said “If you’re a senior or an American with a disability, this law gives you discounts on your prescriptions, something that has saved nine million Americans an average of $1,600 so far.” The president is referring to a provision in the law to slowly close a gap in Medicare prescription-drug coverage known as the “donut hole” by 2020. At the same time, Republicans are being disingenuous for assuming the law was going to result in an actual decrease in costs. In their defense, they point to some mistake-laden statements made by

Obama in the 2008 presidential campaign. “With individual premiums up more than 50 percent and nearly 5 million people losing their health plans, Americans deserve better

than what we’re getting with Obamacare.” — Former Texas governor Rick Perry, R In this quote, Perry is relying on one very stale talking point and one highly exaggerated one. The “nearly 5 million people losing their health plans” comes from an Associated Press count in 2013 of the number of people who received notifications that their old policies were no longer valid under the law because it did not meet certain standards. (Recall that Obama had famously - and falsely promised that if people liked their plans, they could keep them.) But a large percentage of the people whose old plans were canceled were automatically moved to new plans offered by the same insurance companies. On top of that, the White House ordered an administrative fix that, depending on the actions of individual states, allowed as many

as 2.3 million people with “canceled plans” to simply stay on their old plans for at least another year. (Then the White House extended that deadline to 2016.) The administration also announced a new catastrophic exemption to fill any remaining gaps in coverage - estimated to affect as many as 500,000 people. So the actual number of people “losing a plan” is far less than 5 million. As for premium increases of more than 50 percent, Perry is relying on anecdotal reports of proposed increases by a handful of insurance companies - which still need to be approved by state insurance commissioners. The Kaiser Family Foundation this week released an early analysis of plans in 10 states plus the District of Columbia and found that, on average, the cost of a benchmark silver plan would be 4.4

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“If your family gets insurance through your job - so you’re not using the Affordable Care Act - you’re still paying about $1,800 less per year on average than you would be if we hadn’t done anything.” — Obama We have previously provided a lengthy explanation of this $1,800 figure. The president was mistaken in part because at the time he had called it a “tax cut,” when it’s unclear how much of this money actually ends up in an employee’s pocket. (The “you’re still paying” language has the same problem.) Moreover, Obama appears to be attributing the entire slowdown in cost increases to the Affordable Care Act and the jury is still out on that. The slowdown in health-care costs has to be viewed in context - as the economic growth and price inflation was lower in the aftermath of the Great Recession. So attributing the full $1,800 figure to the law is a stretch.

percent higher in 2016. That’s about a 10th the figure touted by Perry. Moreover, it is worth recalling that before 2010, when the law was approved by Congress, premium increases in the individual market were about 10 percent each year.

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Florida DOH encourages healthy and safe swimming delays, Chloe said. . Protect the ones you love by following these swimming safety tips: Make sure children have close adult supervision when near the water. For those interested in playing in the pool, it is important to learn how to swim. Use life jackets and/ or floatation devices for those who do not know how to swim. Know how to perform CPR. This is always a great skill to have, especially with young swimmers. Install fencing and other barriers around your pool and check regularly to make sure they are working properly. Make sure your doors have alarms and childproof locks so that you know if a child has left the house. Remove toys, especially riding toys, away from the pool area. Children can fall off of riding toys like bicycles and into the water. To learn more about staying safe in the water this summer visit www.mypolkhealth.org

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Residents are encouraged to practice healthy and safe swimming this summer, the Florida Department of Health said, adding while playing in the pool can be fun, injuries and illnesses due to water related activities increase this time of year. “It’s important for individuals to know how to stay healthy and safe while enjoying the water this summer,” said Dr. Ulyee Chloe, Director of the Florida Department of Health in Polk. “Following simple safeguards can minimize swimming related illnesses and injuries”. Most water related illnesses are caused by germs in public places where people swim and bathe. Chlorine and other disinfectants kill most germs within minutes. But when pee, poop, sweat, and dirt rinse off our bodies and into the water, the chemicals break down these other things instead of killing germs. This uses up the chemicals’ power, which means the chemicals are less likely to kill germs.

“If you’re a senior or an American with a disability, this law gives you discounts on your prescriptions, something that has saved nine million Americans an average of $1,600 so far.” — President Barack Obama, statement in the Rose Garden The president is referring to a provision in the law to slowly close a gap in Medicare prescription-drug coverage known as the “donut hole” by 2020. (Beneficiaries previously had to pay the full cost out of pocket before catastrophic coverage took effect.) Obama took his numbers from a 2015 Health and Human Services Department report that calculated the

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For chronic nerve pain, enlist neurologist’s help DEAR DR. ROACH: Two years ago, my grandfather (a 90-years-young Navy veteran) had a nasty fall and, in an attempt to break his fall, fractured a bone in his hand. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he was dismissed with the suggestion of a sprain, without any diagnostic imaging. Cut to months of constant pain before an X-ray was ordered, indicating a poorly healed, dramatic fracture that likely led to nerve damage. His intense pain is constant and ongoing. An orthopedist inexplicably recommended carpal tunnel surgery. The pain hasn’t improved at all, and recovery from surgery made his pain worse, leading to a Dilaudid prescription. Though he has an attentive and thoughtful primary care physician, nothing seems to have been able to reduce his pain. Whenever I see him, he tries to mask the pain he is in, and is trying a variety of hot and cold compresses. The family is at a loss. Do you have any suggestions as to possible medications or exercises we could try? — N.I. ANSWER: It hurts me to hear stories

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Readers may write Dr. Roach at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 like this. I don’t know if I can help. The longer the pain lasts, the harder it is to treat, in general. However, if he were my patient, I probably would try some medications that reduce pain from damaged nerves, such as amitriptyline and gabapentin, and I certainly would find another hand surgeon. I also might consult with a neurologist, who might be able to precisely identify the source of the pain, which might help the hand surgeon decide how to act. Please let me know if he finds relief. DEAR DR. ROACH: Do all nuts cause constipation? — J.R. ANSWER: Nuts do not cause constipation in most people. Most nuts have modest amounts of fiber, along with

protein and fat. Almonds have more than others, so these would be least likely to cause constipation. The effect on the body of specific foods may differ greatly from one person to another. Some substances are highly variable. Coffee, for example, promotes bowel activity in most, but constipation in others. DEAR DR. ROACH: My father had dementia before he passed away from bladder cancer in September. I would like to know if dementia is hereditary. — G.B. ANSWER: There are several types of dementia, the most common being Alzheimer’s disease. Although there is a hereditary predisposition to both early-onset (less than 1 percent) and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the genetics of AD is complex. Several genes confer risk, but we do not have a reliable test to predict who will develop it. Having a parent or sibling with AD increases your risk, but it certainly does not guarantee that you will get AD. Having more than one family member

means a higher degree of risk. If you do have an increased risk because of your family history, you can reduce that risk somewhat just by taking good overall care of your health. Keep a careful eye on your blood pressure and cholesterol. Regular exercise and a healthy diet, such as the DASH and Mediterranean-style diets, might reduce risk as well. The booklet on Alzheimer’s disease gives a detailed presentation of this common illness. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 903, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealthmed.cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Order health newsletters from www.rbmamall.com.

’Epigenomic fingerprint’ may be key to beating advanced cancers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. An international research team led by Mayo Clinic oncologists has found a new way to identify and possibly stop the progression of many latestage cancers, including bladder, blood, bone, brain, lung and kidney. The precision medicine study appears online in Oncogene and focuses on kidney cancer and its metastases. Recent studies of the same epigenomic fingerprint in other cancers suggest a common pathway that could help improve the diagnosis and treatment of advanced disease across a wide variety of cancer types. “If you think of late-stage cancer as a runaway car, most of our drugs take a shot at a tire here and there, but

sometimes they miss and often they can’t stop it entirely,” says Thai Ho, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic oncologist and lead author of the study. “We believe we have identified a mechanism that seizes the cancer’s biological engine and could potentially stop it in its tracks.” The new approach

zeroes in on an epigenomic fingerprint in metastatic disease, in which the body often misinterprets a healthy genetic blueprint, producing toxic cells that run afoul of the body’s normal functions. Dr. Ho and his colleagues are currently validating a test based on the newly identified

epigenomic fingerprint, called H3K36me3 loss, which could help providers identify more aggressive cancers or find the best drug for

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Researchers believe a newly identified epigenomic fingerprint may be the key to identifying and possibly stopping the progression of many late-stage cancers.

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the individual patient to further personalize medical care. “This paper is the first report we know of translating this fingerprint

into patient tissues, and efforts are ongoing to expand this to tumors beyond kidney cancer,”

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Dine hard The motto of the Center for Science in the Public Interest is “Transforming the American Diet.” The group strives to do this through such efforts as improved nutrition labeling, food safety education and getting rid of bad stuff — e.g., trans fats — in commercial foods. Once a year, CSPI goes on a binge and partakes of fare proffered by the nation’s restaurant chains. The post-dining result is called the Xtreme Eating Awards. This year’s top “dishonoree” is Red Lobster, with its “Create Your Own Combination” offer of assorted shrimp entrees, pasta, Caesar salad, french fries and a cheese biscuit washed down with a 24-ounce margarita. Total calorie count: 3,600, or nearly twice the recommended daily calorie allotment for an average person hoping to live an average life span. Other dubious winners: Steak ‘n Shake’s 7x7 Steakburger, featuring seven beef patties and seven slices of cheese (plus fries); IHOP’s chorizo fiesta omelet (1,300 calories), which comes with three pancakes and 42 grams of saturated fat; Sonic’s large

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says Dr. Ho. The test and a potential treatment are based on an emerging discipline of medical research called epigenomics, the complex biological process through which individual cells read their

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pineapple upside-down Master Blast shake, weighing in at 2,020 calories, or the equivalent of four Dairy Queen banana splits; and Louisiana chicken pasta (2,370 calories, 80 grams of saturated fat and 2,370 milligrams of sodium) from The Cheesecake Factory, a perennial contender in our enduring effort to eat ourselves to death. Body of Knowledge Hair today, gone tomorrow. The average person loses 60 to 100 strands of hair each day, part of the natural process of recycling follicles. The rate is affected by factors such as season, pregnancy, illness, diet and age. The life span of a hair is three to seven years, on average. Get Me That, Stat! Nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, according to the

genetic blueprints and then determine what type of tissue to become. Dr. Ho offers the example of honeybees as among the starkest examples of how epigenomics affects cellular function and an organism’s fate. Throughout their life spans, all bees in a hive share the same DNA sequence. But some

bees become drones, others sterile female workers, and still others the queen. Much of this differentiation can be attributed to epigenomics, says Dr. Ho. In feeding a larval honeybee with copious amounts of a richly nutritious secretion called royal jelly, the larva will eventually develop into a queen.

Association for Safe International Road Travel. (Roughly 37,000 are in the U.S.) More than half of the fatalities involve people between the ages of 15 and 44. Counts 250: number of gallons of water the average American family uses daily. 5: number of gallons used daily by the average African family. Source: “Troubled Water,” by Anita Roddick (2004). Mania of the Week Entheomania: abnormal belief that one is divinely inspired. Observation “Never eat anything at one sitting that you can’t lift.” – Miss Piggy Medical History This week in 2004, the British Medical Journal published the first study quantifying the health damage of smoking over a lifetime. Researchers looked at 34,439 male British doctors who smoked, following them for 50 years. They found that almost half Chemicals present in the royal jelly, but absent in nectar and pollen, are thought to activate entirely different parts of the same bee genome - converting one larva into the queen while others, such as workers and drones, are much smaller and have shorter life spans. Similarly, cancers often subvert a cell’s normal epigenomic

of persistent cigarette smokers were killed by their habit, and a quarter died before age 70. Those who quit by age 30 had the same life expectancy as a nonsmoker. Even quitting at age 50 saved six years of life compared with those who continued smoking. At age 80, 65 percent of nonsmokers were still alive, but only 32 percent of smokers were. Curtain Calls In 1998 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while the Bena Tshadi soccer team was hosting Basanga, lightning struck the field. Half of the players immediately collapsed to the turf, some writhing while holding their ears and eyes. According to reports, all 11 members of the visiting Basanga team died, but no Bena Tshadi players were hurt. Thirty other people — coaches and spectators — suffered non-life-threatening burns. To find out more about Scott LaFee visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

mechanisms to become more aggressive. The study represents a collaborative effort from the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, spanning at all three Mayo sites: Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Mayo Clinic in Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Scientists and physicians at MD Anderson Cancer Center,

Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Medicine, Van Andel Research Institute and National Cancer Centre Singapore contributed to this two-year study. Funding comes from the National Institutes of Health, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and generous benefactors of Mayo Clinic.