This just in from the office of Keep Polk County Beautiful: Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. is gearing up for the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 20, 2008. The organization invites individuals,...

Below: Georgia Caruthers stands in front of bags of trash collected during the Peace River Cleanup. Below: Shaun, Georgia and Bailey Caruthers relax for a minute during the cleanup. Steve Partain picks up trash out of the...

I just learned this week that Southeastern University is hosting a benefit concert for Keep Polk County Beautiful at its campus this Thursday at 7 p.m. The great working relationship between KPCB and Southeastern University...

Great news! Since posting about our recent experience on the Peace River, I’ve been successful in putting together an impromptu cleanup on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 9 a.m. until Noon. We will meet at the canoe...

It’s time that war was declared on the Peace River. War against littering, that is. Mike and I took our kayaks to the Peace on Saturday and put in at the S.R. 60 launch in Bartow. The river is surprisingly high right...

Chuck over at Lakeland Local published a post this week about the county’s upcoming Hazardous Waste recycling event that will be held tomorrow, April 5 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Lakeland. I’m adding some juicy...

Wow…long time, no blog. Been mighty busy with work these days, but in the midst of all that, I’ve been able to carve out some time to give back to this community I love. I’m volunteering again, and it feels...