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Skate Park Proposed For Downtown Winter Haven by James Coulter Jessie Skubna and Robbie Loftus, co-owners of Jessie's Lounge in Winter Haven, both have children who love to skate. However, a lack of a local skate park often means the two have to travel out of town, sometimes across the…

Main Street Winter Haven Discusses Future Plans For Downtown Area by James Coulter Planting seeds in the present to grow trees for the future was a general theme of the Main Street Winter Haven Annual Meeting on Wednesday. Main Street Winter Haven hosted its annual meeting to discuss its accomplishments…

Winter Haven,  Florida - Winter Haven Police are investigating a crash at 3rd St N.W. and Lake Silver Dr.. S in Winter Haven that has shut down the road.  At approximately 2:40 a.m., a driver hit a power pole at the intersection. The driver fled and has not been located. …

More Than 60 Paddleboarders Arrive For 4th Annual SUP Invitational by James Coulter William Corsi has been involved in many sports: swimming, bowling, basketball, and softball. He also loves paddleboarding. As such, he's more than willing to travel more than 60 miles from Tampa to Winter Haven to compete. This…

Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team Offers Free Water Ski Show *As seen in Winter Haven Daily Print Publication* By Allison Williams The Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team is a local, non-profit organization in Winter Haven. Local adults and children make up the ski team. The team puts on a water…

Lake Silver in Winter Haven will host the Special Olympics Area 8 Stand Up Paddle Boarding Competition on July 9th. The competition will feature 15-20 Polk and Hillsborough County Special Olympic Florida athletes in a series of races on Lake Silver at MLK Park. The popularity of the modern sport…

Winter Haven Hosts Southern Regional Show Ski Championships on Saturday by James Coulter Witches and wizards normally fly on brooms; but last weekend, several witches and wizards flew across the water on skis. A spectacular Harry Potter-themed ski show won the Sarasota ski team first place during the Southern Regional…

Third Annual Stand Up Paddle Boarding Invitational By Allison Williams Paddleboard teams from all around Central Florida gathered at Martin Luther King Park on Lake Silver in Winter Haven Saturday for a qualifying invitational. This was the third annual Polk County Stand Up Invitational and was hosted by the Polk…

Release by Winter Haven Police Department: Heartwarming Presentation At last night's City of Winter Haven Commission meeting, the family who had the unfortunate incident when their vehicle veered into Lake Silver had the opportunity to say "Thanks" to those who came to their rescue. Henry Saint-Hilaire, Suzanne Casseus and their…

Cypress Gardens Water Ski Show Hosted a Back to the Future Style Ski Show By Allison Williams On Saturday, the Cypress Gardens Water Ski team performed a show for the community. The recurring event is free to the public and takes place the third Saturday of every month on Lake…