Memorial Day 2020 closings – Flags at half-staff for COVID-19 victims

City Hall will be closed for the holiday.  IH Clubhouse, LSC and playgrounds closed through May 31st because of COVID-19, according to Rhonda Fink,...

Happy Mother’s Day – 2020

In a time of social distancing, face coverings and emergency declarations, it is a most unusual second Sunday in May. It is Mother’s Day, a...

It’s Easter Sunday – 2020

It is a day when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by...

Magical New Year’s Eve celebration at LSC this week

Participants at the Lakeland Senior Center’s (LSC) New Year’s Eve Potluck Luncheon Tuesday (12.31.19) said goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020 in a...

It’s 2020 – A new decade, or not?

Today marks the beginning of 2020, but is it the actual start of a new decade? The Farmers’ Almanac and timeanddate.com say Jan. 1, 2020...

Merry Happy from Lakeland Currents

It’s Christmas morning in Lakeland and beyond.  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Helen Steiner Rice "Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas...