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Thursday, February 28, 2013
State Representative Mark Pafford, District 86 03/01 by High Noon in Lake Worth | Blog Talk Radio
Join your host Wes Blackman as he welcomes District 86 Florida House Representative Mark Pafford to the High Noon in Lake Worth studios. Click here for a link to Representative Pafford's official website. He was first elected in 2008 to the Florida House of Representatives and is currently on the following committees - Elder and Family Services Policy, Military and Local Affairs Policy and Natural Resources Appropriations. Click here for a link to his most recent office newsletter.
Maya New Year Fire Ceremony - March 6
The Maya New Year will arrive on March 6, 2013. The date will be commemorated with a traditional Maya Fire Ceremony to be held on the grounds of the Cenacle Retreat Center, 1400 South Dixie Highway, Lantana, Florida from 6 - 8 PM. People of every faith and culture are invited to attend this free event.
“This New Year has special significance,” said Maya Spiritual Guide, Miguel Angel Chinquin Yat who will preside at the Lantana ceremony. This marks the first New Year of the new Long Count. The old era ended last December and received much publicity, being erroneously reported to predict the end of the world. Rather, the New Year is a time of hope and spiritual encounter.
At the event, Chinquin Yat will help attendees experience the true meaning of the end of one era and beginning of the next, echoing the words of the Maya Council of Elders in Coban, Guatemala. “During this year, 2013, we enter fully ready to put into practice the GREAT WISDOM OF THE EAGLE, the ways of the FIVE SUNS and THREE MOONS, having left behind the plumage that accompanied us for the past five thousand years, entering now to the full in this new five thousand years with plumage renewed.”
The event is being sponsored by the Organization of Maya People in Exile and the Lake Worth Interfaith Network. For more information and photos, see the Facebook event page for Maya New Year Fire Ceremony.
Lake Worth Music Festival
PRESS RELEASE
The Lake Worth Rotary Club is pleased to present the 12th Annual Lake Worth Music Fest at the Lake Worth Cultural Plaza on April 20, 2013 from 2PM til 7PM.
As always, it will be free to the public.
In addition to the outstanding Fest regulars Rod MacDonald, Joel Zoss and Tracy Sands, we are excited to announce that
Tim Grimm will be coming down from Indiana to perform.
Tim was named “Male Artist of the Year” by American Roots Music. In addition, he has received wonderful reviews.
Snippets of some of them appear below:
“A feast for the fan of well-performed, story-driven acoustic music.” SING-OUT !
“A real find.” Village Records
“One of the best storytelling songwriters in America” Rootsville, Belgium
“. . . [He] . . . tells such great stories, [and] conveys such deep emotion. . . .” WGDR, Plainfield, VT
“ Grimm . . . [evokes] . . . Woody Guthrie . . . and Johnny Cash. . . .” 3rd COAST MUSIC
“. . . a quiet master following in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie and John Prine.” The Courier, Tupelo, MS
For more information about Tim, please go to timgrimm.com.
For more information about the LWMFest, please contact Richard Willits at rotaryrichard@hotmail.com, or 904-834-2972.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Respectful, low-rise, livable, compatible 5 to 6 story buildings in downtown Gainesville...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
History of the Gulf Stream Hotel - Re-posted from January 4, 2009
Picture of hotel in its heyday. Notice large metal sign on roof enticing southbound traffic from U.S. Highway 1.Short of that, I offer what appears below as it relates to the significance of the hotel, the arrangements for its original construction, its troubled history and how it became a successful feature of the City of Lake Worth during the mid 20th Century. It remains one of the few individual structures on the National Register within the City. Upon reading the document, you will be able to understand the importance of tourism in the development and growth of Lake Worth and the important role the Gulfstream played in the economic success of the city. You will also better understand its current plight. Search the blog for "Gulfstream" to get a low-down on the more recent history that has contributed to its continued closure.
Those among us who are conspiracy theorists will be interested in the part of the history related to kickbacks.
Remember, you can click on the individual pages to see more detail. Enjoy.
Recent Events - Amazing Street Painting
Click title for link to the artist's blog about how her art was defaced during the Street Painting Festival - who objected to Ponce de Leon being part of the image. Click here to the Florida Sportsman message board for more from the artist.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Last Friday...
I challenged fellow blogger Lynn Anderson to a debate on the height issue. In advance of making the invitation, I worked with the Lake Worth Playhouse to schedule a time when the main stage would be available prior to the March 12th election. The date and time reserved for this event is Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 7 p.m. In the time since making the invitation, Ms. Anderson not-so-graciously declined through a post on her blog. I gave her ample time to reconsider, which she did not.
Debates have been an electoral tradition in Lake Worth and it is one worth continuing. It is in the public interest to debate the issues prior to an election. I am now extending an offer to debate the chairperson of the Respectful Planning PAC, Laurel Decker. Ms. Decker, I will give you until noon Thursday, February 28th to respond to this invitation. You may respond to the invitation to debate in an e-mail to wesblackman@gmail.com I am sure that once you accept this invitation to debate, we will quickly settle on other parameters, including who will moderate the debate and various format decisions. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Wes Blackman
Debates have been an electoral tradition in Lake Worth and it is one worth continuing. It is in the public interest to debate the issues prior to an election. I am now extending an offer to debate the chairperson of the Respectful Planning PAC, Laurel Decker. Ms. Decker, I will give you until noon Thursday, February 28th to respond to this invitation. You may respond to the invitation to debate in an e-mail to wesblackman@gmail.com I am sure that once you accept this invitation to debate, we will quickly settle on other parameters, including who will moderate the debate and various format decisions. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Wes Blackman
Building heights banner declared a code violation in Lake Worth | www.palmbeachpost.com
Willie's all over this one - go get 'em! Click title for link. From the article, puh-leeze:
Decker and other proponents of building height limits accused City Manager Michael Bornstein of favoring the existing 65-foot height limit by not making sure the banner was removed over the weekend, when the downtown was packed with people for the Street Painting Festival.
“I am offended,” Bornstein wrote in an email reply Saturday to resident Robert Waples. “This is a college-level stunt to gain attention. Feel free to play inside the political arena with this issue, but please keep the city entity out of it.”
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