Verizon Outage

$20 for your pain: Did your Verizon phone go into SOS-only mode last Wednesday and you couldn’t call, text or load anything for hours? You can get a $20 credit, but only if you open the My Verizon app and tap to accept. It’s per customer, not per line. And no, they won’t apply it automatically. So if your group chat went silent and you thought you were being iced out, go get your apology money now. LOL!

FYI…Speed Camera’s in Lakeland

Speeding cameras are being installed and you will be ticketed for going 10 MPH while lights are flashing at the following schools beginning February 2nd:


Lincoln Academy on 10th Street

Crystal Lake Elementary and Middle School

Southwest Elementary and Middle School

North Lakeland Elementary

Lakeland High School

Lakeland Highlands Middle School

Sleepy Hill Elementary

Dixieland Elementary

Italian Bean Soup

Italian Bean Soup

Serves 2

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced carrots
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 2 large crushed garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups reduced sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 cups rinsed and drained cannellini beans
  • 1 cup canned reduced sodium plum tomatoes
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3/4 cup orecchiette pasta
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic. Saute until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add broth, beans, and tomatoes. Break up tomatoes with the edge of a spoon. Bring to a simmer, lower heat to medium and cover pan with a lid. Simmer 5 minutes. While soup cooks, bring a large pot 3/4 full of water to a boil and add the pasta. Boil 8 minutes or according to package instructions. Drain. When soup is ready, add the pasta and simmer 3 minutes. Ladle warm soup into two soup bowls. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine ingredients in bowl. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

Per serving: 574 calories (16 percent from fat), 10.1 g fat (2.2 g saturated, 3.8 g monounsaturated), 4 mg cholesterol, 28.4 g protein,97.4 g carbohydrates, 18.6 g fiber, 243 mg sodium.

Regal Christmas Party 2025

John Gravel 42 years
John Montesano 29 years
Shawn Miller 30 years
Ronnie Jarvis 27 years

Chrissy Hartman 10 years
Jonathan Benitez 10 years
Rachael Folds 10 years
Gabe Concepcion 10 Years Miguel Vazquez 10 Years
Doug English 10 Years
Issa Bendeck 10 Years
Orlando Lopez 10 Years
Winners of the Reindeer Game- Nik and Frannie
Joe Platt-Chevy Service ASM Award
Misty Osborne-Kia Service ASM Award
Shalymov Isaac-North ASM Service Award
Jaz Grbic-Parts Counterperson Award
Tech of the Year – Kia -Jose Melendez
Tech of the Year – North- Benny Ortiz Sr
Tech of the Year – Body Shop-Antonio Diaz
Salesman of the Year- Luke Goodman – South and Sheron Wilkins – North
Shawn Miller 30 Years
Travis Brock 25 Years
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR- DUANE SWEHLA

Every wondered what emojis are called?

Smileys & Emotion
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