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where the tropics begin! |
Tropic
Fest
July 4th Celebration
Bryant Park ~ Friday,
July 4, 2008
Noon
till 10pm
| Celebrate
Independence Day and Lake Worth's birthday with live entertainment,
arts & crafts, food, family fun and culminating with
one of the largest fireworks displays in Palm Beach County
at 9 PM by Zambelli. For more information please call
the Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce 561-582-4401
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4th
of July
Independence
Day Crafts
Show off your patriotic spirit
with these celebratory Independence Day Crafts! Be
sure to check out all of our 4th of July fun including
recipes, printables and fun activities. Click
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July
would not be July without the 8th Annual Raft Regatta at Bryant
Park July 4th, 11am
The
raft requirements were leveled out this year to require all
entries to
use the same materials - floatation devices and plywood.
The
following pirates of the high seas have taken the challenge
for the coveted
"Grunge
Cup!"
Bryant
Park Asso
South
Palm Park Asso
Downtown
Jewel Asso
Tropic
Ridge Asso
Sunset
Ridge Asso
Adopt-A-Family
Compass
Lake
Worth Kiwanis Club
South
"O" Street Regulars
Callaros
Restaurant
Should
be a Great Race...Guaranteed Fun....Cash Prizes (winner gets
$100, best design $50, crowd pleaser $50)
What
better way to celebrate freedom......from any socially redeeming
values!! To help create a raft, volunteer etc, please call 561-352-4252
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Lake
Worth Playhouse to light up new marquee!
The
new marquee at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave.,
is scheduled to be lit at 8:15 p.m. July 19 as part
of a "$100,000 Gala" fundraiser and a performance
of Hair.
The
marquee, under construction for more than a year, was
designed by Sharon Koskoff, president of the Art Deco
Society of the Palm Beaches, to fit with the 84-year-old
theater's Art Deco facade.
The
evening will begin with a reception at 7:30 p.m. The
lighting will precede the performance at 8:30 p.m.
Hair,
celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Broadway debut,
features many songs that "became an integral part
of American culture," including Age of Aquarius,
Let the Sun Shine In and Good Morning Sunshine.
The
production, directed by Carbonell Award nominee Robert
Dawson, will open July 18 and run through Aug. 9.
A
portion of the $100,000 needed to reconstruct the marque
was provided by a $25,000 grant from the Lake Worth
Community Redevelopment Agency. The remainder is the
responsibility of the playhouse.
Tickets
for the "$100,000 Gala" are $50 per person
and can be purchased by calling 586-6410 or online at
www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.
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Awesome
Local Talent
performs
at Open Mic Night
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Click
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site for a brief, excellent history of the place
and its interesting objects.
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A Balanced pH in Your
Body Is A Critical Factor For a Healthy Internal Environment
and Immune System
If
you have a health problem, most likely you are acidic. Scientists
have discovered that the body fluids of healthy people are alkaline
(pH of 7.35), whereas the body fluids of sick people are acidic
(low pH). Unless your body's pH level is slightly alkaline,
your body cannot heal itself. No matter what method you try,
it won't be effective until your lymphatic pH level is normalized.
Most diseases can exist only in an acidic body, and most people
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Watch the video interview showing terrorist
act may have caused the West Palm boil water order.
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| Did
you know...
that in 1776, there were 2.5 million people living
in the newly independent America?
Did
you know...
that in 2008, there are over 304 million people
living in America?
Did
you know...
that Americans import $207 million worth of fireworks
from China for their 4th of July pyrotechnic shows?
We export, on the other hand, just $14.9 million
in fireworks. |
The Energy Department blames soaring oil prices
on supply and demand, said Ed Wallace in BusinessWeek.com,
but “speculation is distorting the oil market."
Pointing fingers at investors won't bring back cheap
oil, said Paul Krugman in The New York Times |
The Lake Worth Herald is the oldest
established business in Lake Worth. This weekly
newspaper was founded in 1912 and offers feature
articles on local and world news, sports, entertainment,
and classifieds.
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“Yesterday
is history, tomorrow is a mystery,
and today? Today is a gift.
That’s why we call it the present.” |
Lake
Worth News Facts
• 1894 - The Daily Lake Worth News, under editor Bobo
Dean, was formed as a seasonal publication.
• 1898 - James M. Cox, Sr., a former reporter for the
Cincinnati Enquirer, purchased his first newspaper, The Dayton
Daily News.
• 1905 - The Lake Worth Daily News, owned by Henry M.
Flagler, was sold to Richard Davies.
• 1907 - The Lake Worth Daily News came to be known
as the Palm Beach Daily News, "The Shiny Sheet."
Editor Ruby Edna Pierce began a career editorializing the
beauties of Palm Beach for the next 47 years.
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Lake
Worth History
Local folklore has it that the first
post office in the Lake Worth area was founded in the
1880s by a married couple. The initial name for the
post office was Jewel. The post office was located in
a small dry good shop which the couple operated to serve
the lake traffic which connected the small pioneer homesteads
located along the banks of the Lake Worth lagoon.
After
Henry Flagler extended his rail line south from West
Palm Beach to Miami in 1896, a land development scheme
was created to plant a townsite between the railroad
and the lake. Purchasers of lots within the townsite
would also receive a larger plot of land west of town
for agricultural use. The initial name proposed for
the new town was Lucerne. However, the U.S. Post Office
refused to accept the name because there already was
a Lucerne, Florida post office. Therefore, the city
fathers settled on the name Lake Worth, for the lake
on which the fledgling town was sited. One of the main
streets was named Lucerne Avenue instead. The city was
officially incorporated in 1912. Many of the first residents
were farmers from other parts of the American south
and mid-west, looking to benefit from the growing winter
vegetable market of the time. The city benefited with
the rest of south Florida during the Florida land boom
of the 1920's. A wooden automobile traffic bridge over
Lake Worth was completed in 1919. The first casino and
municipal beach complex was completed shortly thereafter.
The 1920s also saw the completion of the Gulfstream
Hotel, which towers over the downtown to this day.
The city was severely damaged in the 1928 hurricane,
toppling the bell tower on the elementary school (today
the City Hall Annex) and destroying the beachfront casino
and automobile bridge over Lake Worth. This led to a
severe economic decline within the community which led
into the Great Depression. Things were so dire in the
city in the 1930s, that FDR's Works Progress Administration
built a striking, moorish-styled "City Gymnasium"
on the corner of Lake Avenue and Dixie Highway to provide
employment for the impoverished citizenry. The building
today serves as City Hall.
Development started again after World War II with many
modest pensioners, especially from Quebec, Finland and
eventually Germany, moving to the city and building
1,000 square foot cottages. These new immigrants brought
their industrious nature with them as well as their
native customs, restaurants, shops, and churches and
for decades the town flourished. To this day one can
find an unusual abundance of beer halls, chocolatiers,
Bavarian delicatessens and Lutheran churches, which
stand out in the semi-tropical urban sprawl of south
Florida.
After a short period of neglect and decline in the 1980s
and 1990s, the downtown area has seen a huge resurgence
in interest and development and once moribund property
values have soared. The city's charming main street,
Lake Avenue, contains some of the oldest commercial
structures in south Florida, including the Lake Worth
Play House and the art deco building, originally a cinema,
which formerly housed the PBICA. The re-discovery of
this unique charm has spurred new interest in the city.
The city was hit especially hard by Hurricanes Frances,
Jeanne and Wilma in 2004 and 2005. Their famous fishing
pier was the most damaged and with the help of FEMA
it is now being repaired; it is anticipated to reopen
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Believe
in love at first sight
Turn
off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for
the bottom of your bird cage...
Then
start being grateful for all we have as country. There is
exponentially more good than bad. We are among the most blessed
people on Earth and should thank God several times a day,
or at least be thankful and appreciative.' 'With tornados,
fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms
tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the
threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, 'are we
sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of
Allegiance?' -Jay Leno
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City
officials are hoping to celebrate the reopening of the Beach
and Casino Pool with a
grand opening ceremony June 7. The pool, closed since December,
reopened Wednesday after completion of long-awaited and discussed
renovations. The renovations, completed in five weeks, include
tiled lane lines for short- and long-course lap swimming, starter
blocks, a new diving board, canopies, lounge chairs, and all
new brick paving around the pool. "The
pool looks like a resort," said Ben Smith, chief of
Lake Worth Ocean Rescue. |
"Many people
walk in and out of your life
but only true friends will leave footprints in you heart…"
The
Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
is moving forward to beautify the Gateways to
the City and provide the necessary infrastructure needed to encourage
redevelopment in the City. The very successful 6th Avenue South
Gateway Project was completed in 2007 and we are now embarking
on the beautification of 10th Avenue North. The concept to redesign
and reconstruct the roadway was vetted by neighborhood groups,
citizens and officials several years ago. The CRA Board is extending
an invitation for everyone to join us for a presentation on the
planned improvements. Please join us for an Open House at the
City Shuffleboard Courts (1121 Lucerne Avenue) on Thursday, June
5th, 2008, at 4:00 p.m. to view the design plans and provide input.
The redesigned 10th Avenue North will create a livable, pedestrian-friendly
street that will be a catalyst for future economic development
opportunities and overall neighborhood revitalization. For more
information please call (561) 493-2550. |
Palm
Beach County to hire
'coaches' for students
Under attack for the high school graduation rate, Palm Beach County
educators want to hire special counselors to keep troubled students
on a clear path toward a diploma. The School Board last month
created the job of graduation coach, copying a two-year-old program
used by all Georgia middle and high schools. The coach's role
is to provide plenty of personal attention, plans and strategies
for students who might otherwise quit school.
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Don't
judge people by their relatives. |
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For
My Country Music friends:
Fan arrested after harassing Cher downtown
An admirer of entertainment
legend Cher was arrested overnight at a Lower Broadway honky-honk.
NASHVILLE:
Cher had stopped by The
World Famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge around 1 a.m. Wednesday
with a bodyguard when police said 36-year-old Calvin Hutton
Houghland got a little overzealous and kept harassing Cher.
Houghland
tried to talk to her and, at one point, even reached out to
grab her hip. According to a police affidavit, officers kicked
Houghland out of Tootsies and told him to leave the area. Officers
arrested him after he kept returning to the club.
Police
said he was intoxicated and that he admitted to drinking three
beers.
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Houghland
failed a field sobriety test. He was arrested and charged with
public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Houghland is being
held in jail on $3,000 bond.
Turns out
Cher is in town because one of her best L.A. buddies is a huge
Merle Haggard fan, and Cher wanted to surprise her friend by
taking him to the Hag show.Cher’s
friend is jeweler-to-the-stars Richard Starks, creator of the
Chrome Hearts line, for you fashionistas.Cher
booked a private jet and told Richard and his wife she had a
surprise for them and they took off without Richard knowing
where he was going.
Cher
and Richard and their significant others spent significant time
with Merle before the show. Then the Cher posse sat six rows
back, center, for the actual Ryman show itself.
Other
celebs in the house: Jewel and her bull-rider champ man, Ty
Murray; country couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert; Gretchen
Wilson; and John Anderson.
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"Hard
work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?" |
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Independence
Day celebrates the birthday of the
United States of America. Founded July 4th 1776, with
the signing of the Declaration of Independence, America is celebrating
it's 232nd birthday this year (2008)
George
Carlin has died in California
at age 71
SANTA
MONICA, Calif. --
He was the counterculture comedian best known for pushing the
envelope with his jokes.
Carlin
had a history of heart trouble and a publicist said the comic
went into St. John's Health Center Sunday afternoon, complaining
of chest pain. He died just before 6 p.m. Pacific time.
Carlin's
routine called "The Seven Words You Can Never say on TV"
got him arrested in 1972 when he uttered all seven during a
show in Milwaukee. And when the routine was played on a New
York radio station, it resulted in a Supreme Court ruling upholding
the government's authority to sanction stations for broadcasting
offensive language.
Carlin
performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino
and Hotel in Las Vegas.
It
was announced in Washington last Tuesday that he was being awarded
the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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"Free
your heart from hatred - Forgive"
Free
your mind from worries - Most never happen.
Live
simply and appreciate what you have.
Give more. Expect less
Sports
Scene
Timing helps offshore anglers find hook-up
Offshore anglers who fish in the right place at the right
time can come up with some very nice catches.
One
And Done went straight out Jupiter Inlet on Saturday morning
into 85 feet and caught five kingfish weighing a total of 123.9 pounds
to win the Palm Beach Golf Course Superintendents Association
fishing
tournament out of Tiki 52 in Jupiter.
Niska
Kuebler:
Lake Worth Christian sophomore, softball Player
of the Year
Lady
Gators again
set their sights on softball
elite
"We have a great team. We finished in the top 64
nationally last year, and we're coming back even better," Call
said. "We have the pitching to get there, if our defense plays
consistently and we get some hits from throughout the lineup, not just
the heart of the order, we can do it." Last
month, at the first Gold qualifying tournament of the season in Altamonte
Springs, the Lady Gators defeated the North Florida Elite 4-3. Lady
Gators player Jenee Loree recorded the win and pitched 13 solid innings
throughout the tournament.
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West chamber to hold Chocolate Lovers' Festival to benefit Palm
Beach Habilitation Center in Lake Worth
More than
1,000 people are expected to attend the Palms West Chamber of
Commerce's 11th annual Taste of the West and Chocolate Lovers'
Festival from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the South Florida Fairgrounds,
9067 Southern Blvd. Tickets are $12. More than 40 restaurants
will offer samples of food, and a People's Choice Award will be
given for the best chocolate dessert. This year's festival will
feature a pie-eating contest involving local mayors, police captains,
fire chiefs and sheriffs. The chamber also has invited students
from the Florida Culinary Institute to create an original chocolate
dessert and compete for the title of Top Young Chef. A portion
of the proceeds will be donated to the Palm Beach Habilitation
Center in Lake Worth. Besides food and chocolate, there will be
music and dancing. For information, call the chamber at 561-790-6200. |
Two
Lake Worth youths have attained
the ultimate achievement for their work with the Boy Scouts of America
Anthony
J. Fink, 18, and Shawn C. Nichols, 16, of
Troop 208 were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout by the Manatee District
Eagle Board Review. The Eagle Scout rank is the highest advancement
in scouting and based on achievement. Only about 5 percent of all Boy
Scouts achieve the rank.
Poetry,
prose on Sunday to pay tribute to rabbi
He was a spiritual leader
and a man of music, poetry, prose and laughter. Friends and family will
remember Rabbi Samuel Silver with those expressions
at 3 p.m. Sunday when they spend the afternoon honoring him. The memorial
will be at Santaluces High School, 6880 Lawrence Road, at the corner
of Hypoluxo Road. Rabbi Silver, the rabbi of
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor west of Lake Worth and formerly leader
of Temple Sinai in Delray Beach, died May 9 at the age of 95.
How to Make a Kite from Recycled Materials
Kite design ranges from small and simple to large
and complex. If you’d like to start with some basic designs
using recycled materials, you can easily make Mother’s
Recycled Kite from a paper grocery bag. You also can make a
recycled kite from newspaper.
Even if you
don’t use recycled materials, kites can be made of inexpensive
materials, such as The Penny Kite, which is made from a single
sheet of paper, or A Feather-light Bird Kite, made of a foam ball
and several feathers.
Make Your
Own Kite! gives instructions for making a basic, traditional kite.
You can even follow Ben Franklin’s instructions for constructing
his classic kite (used in experiments with lightning and electricity
— we recommend a clear day and safe distance from power
lines). If you need an easy kite project for a group of children,
check out 20 Kids * 20 Kites * 20 Minutes.
After you’ve
mastered the basics, consider different designs. The Guide to
Kite Making and Flying gives directions for constructing 19 types
of kites, plus it explains the various physical forces that act
on kites to make them fly.
Hard-core
kite enthusiasts might want to learn more about sport or stunt
kites. Two or more strings control these kites for tricks and
turns. Some people even use large parachutelike kites to pull
buggies — but don’t count on this to replace your
carpool!
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