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Polk County News
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Planned
Polk County Waste & Re- cycling is encouraging resi- dents of the City of Lakeland to dispose of toxic materials in a safe and environmentally sensitive way at an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection event.
A Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Unit will be on site on February 18, at the Lakeland Solid Waste Park- ing Lot, located at 602 Evelyn Avenue in Lakeland, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Representatives will be on-hand to collect small quantities of unused or un- wanted waste products such
as lawn and gardening chem- icals and fertilizers, swim- ming pool chemicals, paint, household cleaning solutions, motor oil and used gas, bat- teries, fluorescent lamps, light bulbs and small appli- ances such as cell phones, computers, etc.
The staff at the event will be offering convenient drive- thru disposal of items so resi- dents won’t have to leave their vehicles. This event is open to all Polk County resi- dents.
For more information call Polk County Waste & Recy- cling at (863) 284-4319.
Polk County’s Black History Nugget
LAWRENCE BERNARD BROWN
During the final years of slavery in Wacahoota, Florida, Lawrence Bernard Brown was born to Peter and Catherine Brown on September 12, 1856. He was the sixth of eleven children. In 1865, the Brown family migrated to Spring Garden, Florida.
Lawrence Bernard Brown received ownership in a large amount of real es- tate when he married Eliz- abeth Washington in 1881. He built homes on the property, then sold or rented them. In his honor, a street in Spring Garden was named Lawrence Street.
In later years, Brown moved to Bartow, Florida. As a self-taught master car- penter, he continued to build elegant homes. He be- came a skilled entrepreneur and community icon who led by example. His resume’ also included, but was not limited to: Bible salesman, cabinet-maker, umbrella- maker, and furniture repair- man.
On June 16, 1941, at the age of 84, Brown passed away, leaving a large amount of real estate and cash to his eleven children.
The headstone at his gravesite bears a very befit- ting inscription that reads, ‘From slavery to commu- nity builder’.
Brown’s life story is an excellent example of how a person can overcome adver- sity. Though born during slavery, Brown refused to let that factor place bound- aries on his destiny.
In Bartow, the L. B. Brown House is named in memory of Brown and is
listed in the National Regis- ter of Historic Places. This house is believed to be the only one of its kind, still in existence in the State of Florida that was built and owned by a former slave.
Each year, during Black History Month a festival is held in honor of the life of this great pioneer and the contributions that he made to the Bartow community during his lifetime.
HBCU To Host Educational Event
On Saturday, February 18, 2017, beginning at 1 p. m. at Lake Mirror Center will be the site of an educa- tional forum, sponsored by the Virgil Hawkins Bar As- sociation. The event will fea- ture representatives from Florida's historically black colleges and universities -- Florida A&M University, Bethune-Cookman Univer- sity, Florida Memorial Col- lege and Edward Waters College.
For more information, call (863) 536-3668. Stu- dents need to bring their student I.D. cards and school transcripts.
Happy Birthday!
ELDER THOMAS
FAISON, JR. and MOTHER MARGARET FAISON
Shaw-Nuf Talk extends belated Happy Birthday wishes to Elder Thomas Faison, Jr., a faithful Florida Sentinel and Shaw- Nuf Talk reader, who cele- brated another year of lifeon Friday, February 10th.
Also, belated Happy Birthday wishes are ex- tended to his lovely wife, Mother Margaret Fai- son, who celebrated her
natal day on January 30th. Shaw-Nuf thanks each of you for being great life ex- amples to so many people.
Belated Happy Birthday wishes are also extended to: Tampa businessman, C. Blythe Andrews, III; Auburndale High School ed- ucator, Paul Green; and Polk City gentleman, Roy Calhoun, as they celebrate birthdays. It is the prayer of Shaw-Nuf that the Lord will bless each of you with many, many more years of life!
Shaw-Nuf Shout-Out
This week’s Shaw-Nuf Shout-out goes out to the participants of YouthBuild- Lakeland’s Cycle 13: Jakara Artis, Ny’Jewel Blake, Ja’Qualla Faison, Dominic Harding, Ka’Niya Harris, Kaitlin Hart, Diana Johnson, Carlos Lefevre, Samson Lefevre, Marquis Low- man, Eddie Maldonado, Tyler McLaughlin, Alexis Ortiz, Tyler Ray, Alex Reyes, and Jessie Stottele!!! You did it....against the odds...you made it. Congratulations on a life accomplishment.
Polk County Advertisers/ Distributors Sought
The Florida Sentinel Bulletin is in search of ad- vertisers and distributors in the Polk County area. Are you interested in advertising your business, church, or- ganization, community events, employment oppor- tunities, etc., in the Sentinel or having the Sentinel avail- able for purchase at your church, agency or place of business? Yes!..then contact me (Cynthia Zorn-Shaw) at (863) 513-8437 or Dar- lene Thomas at (863) 513- 2178.
Talk To Shaw-Nuf
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Production Company Filming In Lakeland
A local Production Com- pany began filming in Lake- land on January 28th. The company will continue film- ing the movie, “At The End Of The Day,” for a period of 4 weeks.
Kevin O’Brien, the film’s writer and director, is a Lakeland local who felt his hometown was an ideal loca- tion for this smart comedy about acceptance and love.
“Ultimately, this movie is about valuing the stories of others as much as you value your own,” O’Brien said.
He continued, “This is not your typical micro-budget project. We have 15 charac- ters and lots of locations. I didn’t write it to fit a budget, I wrote it to move hearts.”
O’Brien has cast the film with many local actors, as well as better-known actors Stephen Shane Martin (“Abraham Lincoln vs.
Zombies”), Danielle Sag- ona (“Graceland”, “Hush”, “Sleepy Hol- low”), and Tom Nowicki (“The Blind Side”, “Dol- phin Tale”, “Flight”, “Remember the Ti- tans”).
“At The End Of The Day” is a dramatic comedy about a conservative Chris- tian professor who finds him- self in a gay support group to foil their launch of an LGBT homeless youth shelter.
Running concurrently is a crowdfunding campaign to raise a minimum of $15,000 for post-production and film festival costs, which will en- able Fractal Features to bring “At The End Of The Day” to the movie screen. Individ- uals interested in partnering with Fractal Features on this project can visit http://end- ofthedayfilm.com/fund for more information.
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