Strawberry Festival Queen Program

80th Annual

® Florida Strawberry Festival

Queen’s

Scholarship Pageant Plant City, Florida January 31, 2015

2014 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen

Jessi Rae Varnum

Florida Strawberry Festival® February 26 - March 8, 2015

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ions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.3 million members in more than 45,000 clubs worldwide. Clubs are comprised of active men and women in more than 200 countries and geographic areas. The Lions Clubs are best known for fighting blindness. This effort is supported by conducting vision screenings, equipping hospitals and clinics, distributing medicine and raising awareness of eye disease.

Lions work through their mission of providing vision for all. Lions have extended their commitment to sight conversation through countless local efforts and through their International Sight First Program, which works to eradicate blindness.

The Plant City Lions Club was established in 1929 and is credited with being an integral part of starting the Florida Strawberry

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In addition to supporting local and international sight programs, the Plant City Lions Club supports local organizations like Meals on Wheels, the United Food Bank of Plant City, Steppin Stone Farm, Southeast Guide Dogs, South Florida Baptist Hospital and more. Overall, the Plant City Lions Club invests more than $50,000.00 annually into outreach.

The Plant City Lions Club is also credited with empowering the next generation. The clubs outreach dollars support scholarships for our local high schools and homeschool students, Boys and Girls Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, and Little League. Also, our Leo Program provides the youth of Plant City with an opportunity for personal develoment through volunteering. Leos from our local high schools provide volunteer support for all of the Plant City Lions Club events and activities. They are also active volunteers in their local high schools, for the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce and for the United Food Bank of Plant City.

The Lions Club motto is “We Serve.”

Lions are part of a global service network, doing whatever is necessary to help our local communities.

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A. Schneide.............................................. 1929-30 W.D. Marley............................................ 1930-31 C.O. McRae & G.B. Overton................... 1931-32 Solon Southerland & Treman Barnes ....... 1932-33 No Record of Officers ............................. 1933-34 Treman Barnes......................................... 1934-35 Dr. Edgar Austin ..................................... 1935-36 Edgar Hull............................................... 1936-37 Edwin Griffin........................................... 1937-38 L.E. Morgan, Jr....................................... 1938-39 J.Y. Blake, Jr............................................ 1939-40 Harrell B. West........................................ 1940-41 Mack P. Clark.......................................... 1941-42 Fred D. Alley............................................ 1942-43 John H. Cone.......................................... 1942-44 G.E. Blevins............................................. 1944-45 J.C. Moore.............................................. 1945-46 J.K. McAllister........................................ 1946-47 O.M. Andrews......................................... 1947-48 R.R. Abbot.............................................. 1948-49 Earl C. Barker.......................................... 1949-50 R.H. Crum.............................................. 1950-51 Dr. C. Glynn Capps................................. 1951-52 Sim C. Sparkman..................................... 1952-53 Denton L. Cook....................................... 1953-54 Jack Dempsey.......................................... 1954-55 R.L. Morgan, Jr....................................... 1955-56 W. B. Henderson...................................... 1956-57 Donald R. Yoho....................................... 1957-58

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Festival in 1930. This partnership continues as the Plant City Lions Club hosts the annual Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Pageant. The Pageant is one of three major fundraising events for the Plant City Lions Club. The club also hosts an annual golf tournament and runs an 11 day food booth at the Florida Strawberry Festival. As a result of the continued success of these major fundraising events, the Plant City Lions Club has a rich history of supporting much needed outreach in our local community and beyond.

Paul Bailey............................................... 1958-59 Cecil Everidge.......................................... 1959-60 W. Glenn Knox........................................ 1960-61 Henry McElveen...................................... 1961-62 Hilman Bowden....................................... 1962-63 Horace A. Andrews.................................. 1963-64 James L. Redman..................................... 1964-65 Rodney M. Sparkman.............................. 1965-66 John L. Ryals........................................... 1966-67 Robert Spooner........................................ 1967-68 Vernon E. Ayscue..................................... 1968-69 William D. Vernon................................... 1969-70 Jack T. GIbbs, Jr...................................... 1970-71 Gerald Hooker......................................... 1971-72 James Farmer........................................... 1972-73 Alfred E. Berry......................................... 1973-74 J. Myrle Henry......................................... 1974-75 W. Robert Martin.................................... 1975-76 E. Robert Lastinger.................................. 1976-77 Grady Hutto............................................ 1977-78 Paul B. Causey......................................... 1978-79 Ronald H. Baker...................................... 1979-80 James S. Moody, Jr.................................. 1980-81 Bernard Caton......................................... 1981-82 Hubert Alderman.................................... 1982-83 Jim Jackson............................................. 1983-84 Ned Butler............................................... 1984-85 Frank Henderson..................................... 1985-86 Dr. Don Humphrey.................................. 1986-87

Coleman Davis........................................ 1987-88 Dan Walden............................................. 1988-89 O.C. Whitehead....................................... 1989-90 William Dodson....................................... 1990-91 Gary Boothe............................................ 1991-92 Doyle LaGrone........................................ 1992-93 G. Dean Snyder........................................ 1993-94 Robert P. Fulks......................................... 1994-95 Daniel M. Coton..................................... 1995-96 Doug Gibbs............................................. 1996-97 David Miles............................................. 1997-98 John Dwyer............................................. 1998-99 Dr. Greg J. Huang......................................... 1999 William P. O’Connor.............................1999-2000 Judith P. Barta.......................................... 2000-01 Timothy W. Shuff.................................... 2001-02 Francis Hardee......................................... 2002-03 Lee Williams............................................ 2003-04 Jaime Davis............................................. 2004-05 Stephen Robert........................................ 2005-06 Brian West............................................... 2006-07 Bill Ulbricht.................................................. 2007 Michael Cameron.................................... 2007-08 Jodi Smith............................................... 2008-09 Charles Harris......................................... 2009-10 Kelleigh Klein.......................................... 2010-11 Gail Lyons............................................... 2011-12 Kerrie Gafford......................................... 2012-13 Verna Mckelvin ....................................... 2013-14

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Concessions: FFA - Pam Walden

J.R. Pitts, King Lighting

Security: Kelly Huffman, Stoney Burke,

Tickets and Door: Jennifer Chamberlan, Judy Barta, Francis Hardee, Maribel Lorenzo

Program Book: Al Berry

Festival Liaison: Paul Davis

Decorations: Plant City Lions Club

Ushers: Chad Jones (Chairman)

Choreographer: Stephanie St Martin Bikowski, Jennifer St Martin Morgan, Kellie Hinson Morrow

Mark Cornett, Frank Cummings

Auxiliary

Backstage/ Dressing Room: Jean Ann

Davenport, Amy Trinkle, Sue Davis, Pat Carter, Sue Davis, Nancy Burke, Paola Jones, Patty Brosky, Joyce Fulks, Sylvia Dodson, Debbie O’Conner, Lois Lastinger

Coleman Davis, Bill Dodson, Henry Falcon, Bob Fulks, Myrle Henry, Don Humphrey, Tony Lee, Rick Norman, Bill O’Connor, Don Scamuzzi, Randy Valdez, Dave Davenport

Photography: Stephanie Humphrey

Gail Lyons Co-Chair Pageant Committee

Lions Club AUXILIARY MEMBERS: President: Jean Ann Davenport Vice President: Sheryl Boggs Treasurer: Nancy Burke Secretary: Amy Trinkle Chaplin: Lois Lastinger Historian: Sylvia Dodson Members: Ledgie Alley Linda Alfaro Pat Carter Nora Hanna Sue Davis Ann Crampton Joyce Fulks Paola Jones Debby O’Connor Crown Bearer: Hayden Neary Train Bearers: Jackson Jones, Robbie Davenport Herolds: Ava Varnum, Isabel Jones Flower Girls: Layla Rothman, Nevada Schwandt 6

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Berry Publications, Inc.

Marketing: Jennifer Chamberlain

Sound/Lighting: Jay Ballard (Chairman),

Kerrie Gafford Co-Chair Pageant Committee

Children’s Court

Souvenir Program Book - Sales and Production: In The Field Magazine –

Jean Ann Davenport Lions Club Auxiliary President

The Plant City Lions Club is proud to honor Auxiliary Members in this special section The Plant City Lions Club Auxiliary has a long standing tradition of helping the Lions Club behind the scenes with the Strawberry Festival Queen’s Pageant.

When the Lions Club first became a chartered club in 1929, it was an all male club. That is how the Ladies Auxiliary got started. It wasn’t until 1986 that the constitution of Lions Clubs International was amended to allow for women to become members. It would not be appropriate to have men helping in the dressing rooms and back stage at a pageant, so the wives of the members were a necessary extension of the club. Currently, women represent only 25% of the club, which has improved significantly in recent years, however, with the support of our Auxiliary, we keep the tradition alive.

Thank you Auxiliary for keeping us close to our heritage. We appreciate all you do behind the scenes!!!!

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2015 Pageant Contestants & Sponsors Contestant

1 Holly Shuff

Sponsor

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Sunshine State

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2 Samantha Sun

Stingray Chevrolet

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3 Vaviel Verner

Dental Associates at Walden Woods

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Florida Insurance Center

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Parkesdale Farms

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6 Deanna Rodriguez

Fred’s Market

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7 Heather Ross

Hillsboro Bank

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Tip to Toe

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9 Carly Knox

Plantinum Bank

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10 Abigail Miller

Wshishnatski Farms

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11 Zoee Causey

Astin Farms

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12 Emily Benoit

Jarrett Scott

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13 Olivia Brosky

Tractor World

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14 Payton Astin

Plant City Awning

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15 Kayla Troupe

O’Briens

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4 Samantha Black 5 Kellen Morris

8 Morgan Boykin

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To learn more about Florida strawberries, visit our web site.

WWW.FLASTRAWBERRY.COM OFFice: 813.752.6822 Fax: 813.752.2167

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2015 Pageant Emcees Dave McKay Dave was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Bemus Point, NY – a lake community with lush farmland. In fact, he often goes home for holidays and vacations.

Right out of high school, Dave knew he wanted to have his own radio show. One of his teachers recommended him to the local radio station in Jamestown, NY and after applying he called every day for five weeks until he was hired!

Dave has an easy rapport with artists, which is why they keep coming back to participate in many of WQYK’s events!

His favorite aspect of working for WQYK is the staff. He considers them all strong individuals who provide tools for him to become better.

You can hear Dave every weekday morning 5-10am with his partner in crime Veronica!

Judge Ashley Moody Judge Ashley Moody, a triple Gator, attended the University of Florida where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting and law degree. She later attended Stetson University College of Law becoming a master of law in the area of international law. Judge Moody began her legal career as a litigation associate with Holland & Knight LLP and later served as an Assistant United States Attorney until 2006, when she was elected judge - making her the youngest Circuit Court Judge in Florida. In 2009, Judge Moody was named Outstanding Young Alumnus by the University of Florida and featured by Tampa Bay Illustrated as one of the Bay Area’s “movers and shakers” under 40. In 2010, she was listed in the St. Petersburg Times as one of Tampa Bay’s 10 Most Intriguing People. Judge Moody currently presides in the Family Law Division after serving in the Felony Criminal Division, and as the Administrative Judge over the Juvenile Delinquency divisions. She has served as the elected representative for the 2nd District of Florida’s Conference of Circuit Court Judges, the President of the local Criminal Inn of Court, and Chairperson of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit’s Professionalism Committee.

Judge Moody is a frequent speaker on professionalism and best practices in the legal profession. She also serves as faculty for Florida’s New Judges College.

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The Florida Strawberry Festival a Back in 1930 our country was in the middle of an economic crisis. Families struggled to make ends meet, and the morale of America was dreadfully low. But somehow, in the middle of the struggle, the people of Plant City found something to celebrate and the Florida Strawberry Festival began. It was the beginning of a legacy of pulling together as a community, in the good times and the bad, to fellowship and reflect on our blessings. At the upcoming 2015 Festival, we will join together as a community for the 80th time to celebrate our rich heritage and our strawberry harvest.

From the very first year, the selection of our Queen and Court has been a highly anticipated part of our Festival. Each year we have been honored to have five young ladies give so generously of their time to represent our Festival with dignity and class. They serve as some of the greatest ambassadors for our Festival as they interact with children, young adults, senior adults and visitors from all parts of the globe. The Strawberry Queen and Court are recognized for their warm personalities, their intelligence and their embodiment of hometown charm. As it has grown significantly over the years, the program has been recognized nationally and held in the highest esteem.

The 2015 Queen’s Competition is bittersweet for us, as we honor our outgoing Queen’s Coordinator, Mrs. Sandee Sytsma. Since 2002, Sandee has worked tirelessly to build this program. Each year’s Queen and Court members have found not just a director, but a mentor and a friend in her. Sandee’s personality, character and attitude have impacted each of the 65 young ladies with whom she has worked, and we are forever grateful for all she has invested in the program and in the lives of these girls. I have the utmost confidence in Mrs. Donna Keel and Mrs. Di Lott, who have shadowed Sandee this past year and will take over directing the program, to carry on the long-standing traditions of the Queen and Court program and guide our young ladies as they serve our Festival and community.

I would also like to personally thank two other ladies who have significantly impacted the history of the Queen and Court program – Mrs. Barbara Bowden and Ms. Sherrie Mueller. Barbara, who served as Queen in 1948, and Sherrie, who served as Queen in 1971, took on the monumental task 25 years ago of collecting photos and names to compile a historical record of our Queens and Courts. What we now know as the Queen’s Hall of Fame is the result of their efforts. Since that time, they have updated and maintained this exhibit that our visitors cherish. Both Barbara and Sherrie have stepped down from their positions this year, and Mrs. Marsha Passmore, Ms. Dodie White and Mrs. Silvia Dodson will assume the care and maintenance of the Queen’s Hall of Fame. Please take the time to thank Sherrie and Barbara for the countless hours they spent researching and creating an exhibit of this magnitude. We look forward to working with them in different capacities for many years to come.

The 2015 Florida Strawberry Festival marks our 80th birthday, and I can tell you it is going to be a celebration! I want to personally invite you and your family to “Come Join The Party!” as we celebrate our youth, our entertainment, our delicious foods, our livestock shows, our exhibits, our rides, our beloved volunteers, our community and, of course, the strawberry. It will be quite a party, and we want you to be there!

Thank you to the Plant City community for continuing to support our Festival and our Queen and Court. I wish all the best to each of the young ladies competing in the Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Competition and can’t wait to meet the 80th Florida Strawberry Festival Queen and Court.

Sincerely,

Paul Davis General Manager

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GROWING BERRY STRONG TOGETHER When you join the Y, you’re coming together with men, women and children from our community who are committed to youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Y membership is now more affordable than ever. Plant City Select – a

customized membership option with access to all the amenities and services the Plant City Y has to offer at greatly reduced monthly fees.

Save BIG with Plant City Select!

• Family memberships from $69 a month • Adult memberships (ages 30-61) are $41 a month.

• Young adult memberships (age 20-29) are $35 a month.

• Senior adult memberships (age 62+) are $35 a month.

• Senior couple memberships (age 62+) are $60 a month.

Visit www.tampaymca.org/plantcityselect for more info.

Tomlin Middle School

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Woodwrow Wilson St.

We’re close to the Festival entrance, just behind the new Agriculture Building. Proceeds benefit the Plant City Family YMCA.

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Come park with the Y for the Strawberry Festival!

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Welcome to the 80th Annual

Florida Strawberry Festival®, Inc. “A Corporation Not For Profit... For Progress”

The Florida Strawberry Festival, Inc. is not operated for profit. It serves the useful purpose of developing the Agricultural, Educational, Livestock, Cultural, Commercial, and Industrial resources of this county.

This Corporation is a Member of the Following Associations Florida Federation of Fairs National Independent Concessionaires Associations Country Music Association Plant City Chamber of Commerce International Association of Fairs & Expositions Brandon Chamber of Commerce Florida Festivals and Events Association

2015 Officers

Jim Jeffries PRESIDENT

Dan Walden

VICE PRESIDENT

General Manager

Sandee Parke Systma SECRETARY

Floyd Hall TREASURER

Paul Davis

GENERAL MANAGER

Directors

Terry O. Ballard

Gary Boothe

Hilman Bowden

Daniel Coton

Ronald E. Gainey

Ken Lucas

Dub McGinnes, Jr.

Joe Newsome

Kenneth Peace

Michael S. Sparkman

David Sullivan

Phillip Waldron

Associate Directors Dr. Michael Salvato Renita Boles Doug Driggers Chris Sparkman William Keel Kay Varnum Andrew Knotts Kenneth Parker Rick Lott Pamela Warnock Janie Davis Jon Poppell Lane Wetherington 12 Plant City Lions Club 2015

Directors Emeriti Bruce Galloway Al Berry Johnny Dean Page Ray (Rolly) Rollyson, Jr. B.M. (Mac) Smith, Jr. Robert Trinkle William Vernon

Member Emeritus

Carl Carpenter, Jr. Al Berry

General Manager Emeriti

Kenneth Cassels, CFE

Patsy Brooks, CFE

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Contestant 1

all of your Hoping all of your Hoping Hoping all of your strawberry dreams strawberry strawberrydreams dreams come true, come cometrue, true, Calli Jo Parker Holly Calli JoShuff Parker

• Daughter of Tim and Stephanie Shuff • Junior at Plant City High School. Dual enrolled at Hillsborough Community College • Member of National Honor Society and Civinettes • Plant City High School Calendar Girl – Miss September, Raider of Excellence Award • Hobbies include surfing the waves, traveling and thrill-seeking • Plans to attend a Florida university and major in Criminology, with a minor in History and to study abroad.

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n u S a h t n a m Sa • Daughter of Jim and Shari Sun • Junior at Plant City High School • Civinettes Club Officer, Youth Alive member, Varsity Tennis, National Honor Society, Math Bowl Team • Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award Recipient, Plant City High School Tennis MVP Award, Optimist Club Speech Contest 2nd Place Winner,1st Place PTSA Reflections Art Contest and Art displayed at Dali Museum Community Choice Award Lifelink Art Competition • Enjoys Piano, Art, Reading, Youth Summer Mission Trips, Relay for Life and volunteering with Civinettes • Plans to attend a 4 year university to pursue a degree in medical sciences with plans of attending medical school.

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• Daughter of Ed and Amanda Verner and Cindy Alexander • Junior at Lakeland Christian School.

• Member of the National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Concert Choir and Chamber Ensemble • Remedy Service Club, Youth Praise Team Psalm 95, Chapel Praise Team and Dance Carousel Senior Competition Team.

• Hobbies include singing, dancing, college-level piano, reading and school musicals • Plans to pursue a degree in Music Education and Secondary English Education

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414 N. ALEXANDER ST. PLANT CITY, FL 33563 813-754-3561 FAX: 813-764-8402

WWW.FLORIDAINSURANCECENTER.COM For over 30 years, our staff at Florida Insurance Center has become more than just an organization of professionals – we are a family. In turn, we treat our customers as if they are a part of that very same close-knit group of individuals.

We at Florida Insurance Center, Inc. are dedicated to building and maintaining positive relationships with every customer we encounter, and tailoring their services As a full-service insurance agency, you can rest assured that you will receive the best representation available and prompt compensation when a loss occurs.

When it comes to peace of mind for your dwelling, no coverage is too small. We have made it our personal responsibility to secure your home and everything you care about inside.

Small enough to provide the service you want…

Big enough to give you the protection you need.

• Daughter of Chris & Sherri Black and Maurice & Sherrie Campbell • Senior at Plant City High School, dual enrolled at Hillsborough Community College • Member of FFA, Civinettes, Captain Varsity Competition Cheer Team, Captain Varsity Flag Football, 4 yr Member of FFA Veterinary Assistant Program, Member Student Athlete Club • National Honor Society, 2015 Strawberry Growers Association Scholarship Recipient, MVP Varsity Flag Football 2014, Attends St Peters Episcopal Church • Hobbies include rescue and rehabilitation of homeless animals, currently working towards her Therapy Dog Handler certification, reading and traveling.

• Plans to pursue a degree in Veterinary Science

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Contestant 5

• Daughter of Melinda and Trey Morris • Senior at Plant City High School and Freshman at Hillsborough Community College • Varsity Flag Football, Civinettes, Science Club, Yearbook Staff • National Honor Society, 1290 Club, October Senior of the Month • Enjoys singing in the praise band at church, painting, making jewelry, doodling and shopping • Plans to complete Associate of Arts degree at Hillsborough Community College and transfer to the University of Florida to study Architectural Engineering

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• Daughter of Tony and Stacey Rodriguez • Junior at Plant City High School, dual enrolled at Hillsborough Community College • National Honor Society, Civinettes, Vice President of Future Business Leaders of America, Junior Captain of Varsity Soccer • Captain for Relay for Life and Team ToMarrow, Miss May for the 2015 Plant City High School Calendar • Hobbies include traveling with her family, photography, going to the beach and playing travel soccer • Plans to attend a four year university and pursue a degree in the medical field

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Hillsboro BANK

Hillsboro Bank is proud to sponsor Heather Ross • Daughter of Todd and Lisa Ross • Freshman at Hillsborough Community College • Volunteer at Dover Elementary, Volunteer at the Plant City Food Bank, Volunteer with animals • Recipient of the Heart of Champions Scholarship, Florida Strawberry Festival Livestock Schola ship, FFA Scholarship, National Honor Society, Graduated on Honor Court • Enjoys spending time exercising, gymnastics coach, golfing with her dad and going to the beach • After completing her degree at Hillsborough Community College, plans to transfer to the University of South Florida and major in biology

509 West Alexander St., Plant City (across from Plant City High School)

Come and bank with your friends and neighbors

813-707-6506

VISIT OUR VALRICO LOCATION!

1016 Bloomingdale Ave. • Valrico, FL 33596 Tel: 813-657-8989

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• Daughter of Marty and Jennifer Boykin • Honor Graduate at Strawberry Crest High School. Currently a sophomore at Hillsborough Community College and the University of South Florida • Member of the Strawberry Crest FFA Alumni, Florida Junior Cattlemen’s Association, and the Patriots Twirling Corp • Served as a Florida Strawberry Growers Association Ambassador, and is currently the Feature Twirler at the University of South Florida • Enjoys competitive baton twirling, baking, boating, raising livestock and spending time with family and friends • Plans to pursue a degree in Agriculture Communications.

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• Daughter of Ben and Kerri Knox • Senior at Lakeland Christian School • Captain of the Varsity Soccer and Cheerleading teams, Senior leader of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Editor of Yearbook, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society • Florida Academic Scholar (top level of Bright Futures), 250 community service hours, Christian Leadership Award (LCS cheer), Plant City Optimist Club – Youth Appreciation Award • Enjoys wakeboarding, photography & film, 1st Baptist Church youth group, coaching elementary soccer and family time • Plans to attend the University of Florida College of Communications and major in public relations.

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• Daughter of Gary and Cherity Miller • Junior at Plant City High School • Member of the Civinettes, National Honor Society, Youth Alive Council member, Cross Country/track • Cross Country Regional Qualifier, 2015 Plant City High School Miss August, 2013 Cross Country “Rookie of the Year”, performed with the Moscow Ballet for 6 years • Enjoys running, active in the Plant City First Baptist Church youth group, writing, mission trips and traveling • Plans to attend college to major in Liberal Arts and minor in Health and Nutrition

T: 813.752.5111 @wishfarms • www.wishfarms.com

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Contestant 11

• Daughter of Heather and Raymond Causey • Sophomore at Plant City High School • Flag Captain of Colorguard, American Sign Language Club, Concert Band, Attends First United Methodist Church of Plant City • Finalist in Plant City High School Relay for Life Princess Contest 2014 • Enjoys dancing, shopping and spending time with family and friends • Plans to attend a 4 year university, pursuing pharmaceutical studies

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Contestant 12

• Daughter of Michael and Jennifer Benoit • Senior at Newsome High School • President of Newsome FFA, Vice President of Hillsborough FFA Federation, Member of Florida Junior Cattlemans, Member of National Gold FFA Meats Evaluation Team, Florida Junior Beef Ambassador • Enjoys raising and showing angus cattle at the local fairs and the Florida Strawberry Festival, horseback riding, spending time with family and friends • Plans to attend the University of Florida to study veterinary medicine with a minor in meat science.

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• Daughter of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Carl Brosky • Junior at Plant City High School, dual enrolled at Hillsborough Community College • Member of National Honor Society, Civinettes, FFA, Drama Club and Plant City’s First Baptist Church Youth Group • Hobbies include writing, theater, playing guitar, watching baseball and spending time with friends • Plans to attend Florida Southern College, majoring in both English and Communications

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• Daughter of Sam and Buffy Astin • Senior at Durant High School • Student Government President, Captain of the Varsity Cheerleading Team, member of FFA, Leo Club, Student Representative for PTSA, Durant’s Ms Cougar Body Building Champion, Miss January for Durant’s Calendar Girl, and Homecoming Queen.

• Enjoys working out, working with organizations that help give back to the community, and being a constant support to her peers and student body • Plans to attend Florida Southern College to earn a master’s degree in Business and then help take over Astin Farms

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Contestant 15

• Daughter of Lieutenant Commander Kary Troupe and Mrs Kelli Green Troupe • Junior at Strawberry Crest High School • Enrolled in the international Baccalaureate Program, National Honor Society, Captain of the SCHS Chargerettes Dance Team, Concert Band, First Baptist of Dover Youth Group. Assists with home school students in various areas of math and science and rebuilding schools destroyed by tornados • Awarded Superior in Dance 2013 and 2014 • Enjoys dance, horseback riding, volleyball, cheerleading, and riding rollercoasters with her brother • Plans to attend a post-secondary university to obtain a doctorate in Psychiatrics, with a minor in Biology in hopes of working with our nation’s veterans and their families through the VA system.

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W W W. I N T H E F I E L D M A G A Z I N E .C O M

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IMAGINE A WORLD WITH HALF AS MUCH FOOD.

Without crop nutrients, that would be our reality.

The work we do at Mosaic is critical to helping feed the world. We provide farmers with phosphate crop nutrients that enable them to produce more food on less land.

Essential crop nutrients — like phosphate mined and manufactured in Florida — are responsible for 40-60 percent of the crop yields farmers produce worldwide.* That translates into more abundant and affordable food here at home. As our world keeps growing, Mosaic keeps working to help put food on the table, for all of us.

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We help the world grow the food it needs. *Source: Agronomy Journal

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ER Needed?

Hospital Included.

Just in Case In case it’s more serious than you thought, our full-service Emergency Center is connected to South Florida Baptist Hospital and features the services you may need on-site: n Operating rooms n Team of physician specialists n Heart Center

n Intensive Care Unit n Lab and imaging

For a physician referral or more information:

(813) 443-2037 or PlantCityEmergency.org

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301 N. Alexander St. | Plant City

BC1403144-0614

FLORIDA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

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ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE DEC 4th! • www.flstrawberryfestival.com

FEB. 26 - MAR. 8, 2015 • PLANT CITY, FLORIDA Artists Appearing on the

Bobby Vinton

Thu. Feb. 26, 3:30 $15 & $20

Alabama

Thu. Feb. 26, 7:30 $40

Soundstage:

Mel Tillis

Fri. Feb. 27, 3:30 $15 & $20

Sat. Feb. 28, 3:30 $20

Kevin Costner & Modern West

“Brett Eldredge”

Sat. Feb. 28, 7:30 $35

Sun. Mar. 1, 3:30 $20 & $25

Sawyer Brown

Happy Together Tour

Ronnie Milsap

MercyMe

Mon. Mar. 2, 3:30 $15 & $20

Mon. Mar. 2, 7:30 $25 & $30

Tue. Mar. 3, 3:30 $15 & $20

Scotty McCreery Fri. Feb. 27, 7:30 $25 & $30

Hunter Hayes

Sun. Mar. 1, 7:30 $40

Sara Evans

Tue. Mar. 3, 7:30 $20 & $25

Ricky Skaggs

Wed. Mar. 4, 3:30 $15 & $20

Craig Morgan

Wed. Mar. 4, 7:30 $20 & $25

Visit www.flstrawberryfestival.com or call 813-754-1996 and get your tickets for the best seats available!

Oak Ridge Boys Thur. Mar. 5, 3:30 $15 & $20

Newsboys

Thur. Mar. 5, 7:30 $20

Loretta Lynn

Fri. Mar. 6, 3:30 $20 & $25

Boyz II Men

Fri. Mar. 6, 7:30 $20 & $25

Free Grandstand 3:30 & 7:30pm Seating is on a first come, first seated basis.

Dan + Shay

Sat. Mar. 7, 3:30 $15 & $20

John Legend

Sat. Mar. 7, 7:30 $50

Parmalee

Sun. Mar. 8, 3:30 $15 & $20

REBA

Sun. Mar. 8, 7:30 $50

Concert dates and times are subject to change

Candyland Warehouse • Stingray Chevrolet • Mosaic • Alessi Bakery • AMSCOT • Carolina Carports • Astin Farms • DIRECTV TECO • Verizon Wireless • Netterfield’s Concessions • Florida Blue • VOSKOS® Greek Yogurt • Southern Ford Dealers Outcast Watersports • Florida’s Best • Bionic Band • Images Everywhere! • Good Health Saunas • bluegreen vacations Plant City Lions Club 2015

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813-752-2379

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The History of the Florida Strawberry Festival Queens’ Photo Booth by Sherrie Mueller

Thirty years ago Barbara Alley Bowden, (Florida Festival Queen 1948) was contacted by Festival Director, William Vernon and asked if she would form a committee to establish a history of the Florida Festival Queens and Courts. There were no records or pictures kept of the courts and only the names of Queens and addresses were maintained.

Mrs. Bowden immediately called Sherrie Chambers Mueller (Queen 1971) and asked her to Co-Chair their two person committee.

Barbara and Sherrie wrote letters to all the past queens, who had current addresses on file with the festival, asking for court pictures, individual pictures and identification of the maids in their courts. This was all done before the computer age making record keeping and corresponding more challenging. Some of the queens were deceased so the ladies contacted relatives and visited photography shops of Bill Friend and Gladys Jeffcoat. Many of the pictures that were gathered did not have the court maids identified. Barbara and Sherrie spent countless hours researching old Couriers at the 1914 Building Archives. Pictures were compared to published news articles and court pictures of maids and often the children serving as flower girls, heralds and crown bearers were identified as well.

Upon collecting the information the ladies sought professional opinions from framers for ideas of attractively displaying and identifying the history of each court. They chose to display a coronation night picture for each year to tell the story of the style of dress and hairstyles worn by the winning contestants. They also displayed two pictures of the Queen in each display, one formal and one optional. The style of the second picture selected for the Queen has varied each year. The framer helped decide the size of the pictures and the best options for displaying the name identification plaques that are framed with the pictures. The ladies researched engravers to make durable plaques that would endure time.

Each year’s framed display has been carefully crafted to meet the same specifications of previous years. Each display has the same frame, matting, font to make the exhibit uniform.

In addition to creating a display for each year since 1930, Barbara and Sherrie created a booth that also highlighted the current reigning Queen and Court each year. They worked with the Festival Official Photographer, Harry Jeffcoat, to select coronation night pictures to feature each maid individually. The newly crowned Queen and Court were the focus of the booth surrounded by the rich history of the Florida Strawberry Queens and Courts through the years. The booth has been moved three times since Sherrie and Barbara began the project. Plans are being made to move the booth to a new location in 2015 with room for expansion.

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ZAXBY’S.

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INDESCRIBABLY GOOD.

At Zaxby’s we are known for our delicious Chicken Fingerz , Wings, Zalads and Sandwiches. Visit zaxbys.com for a full menu, and come taste the difference for yourself. ™

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2901½ James Redman Pkwy. • Plant City • 813.752.1971

Each restaurant independently owned and operated. © 2013 Zaxby’s Franchising, Inc. “Zaxby’s,” “Chicken Fingerz” and “Zalads” are trademarks of Zaxby’s Franchising, Inc.

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Cattle • Truck Farming • Citrus • Game Hunting

1401 Sam Keen Road Lake, Wales, FL 33853 863.692.1013 We Support Agriculture.

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Come Find the Best Strawberry Festival Shirts and Souvenirs in Booth #5 of the Main Exhibit Building!

New Location!

712 E. Alsobrook St. #9 Plant City, FL 33563 1 block east of Collins

813-754-7360 www.SimmonsEngraving.com

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BECAUSE LIFE IS NOW office 863.616.6054 1401 South Florida Avenue Lakeland, FL 33803 alleninvestments.com

Allen & Company of Florida, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC

Mark Cornett (813) 754-2277 1701 S. Alexander Street Plant City markcornett1@allstate.com

eyecare

of Plant City Dr. Michael L. Maggard Board Certified Optometrist

Dr. Donald P. Humphrey Board Certified Optometrist

407 N. Plant Avenue • Plant City, FL 33563 813-754-4558 • 813-752-1344

© 2009 Allstate Insurance Company allstate.com

by Glenn

• Custom Fresh & Silk Arrangements • We send flowers WORLD WIDE • Accept all major credit cards TELEPHONE

813.754.1212 116 Alsobrook Street Plant City, FL 33566

“THE TASTE IS RIGHT IN EVERY BITE”

CHICKEN & SEAFOOD Fresh Chicken - Never Frozen Pressure Cooked in Pure Peanut Oil

COMPLETE DINNERS • EAT-IN OR TAKE OUT

“The Difference is Delicious” call ahead for fast take-out Corner of Thonotosassa & Alexander Street (Just north of the hospital)

Mon-Sat 11am-9pm • Closed Sunday

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Serving Plant City Since 1969 FOCUS Magazine “Readers’ Choice Awards” - Voted Best Fried Chicken

Harold’s Feed & Pet Supply Full Line of Feeds

Let us insure all of your vehicles!

Call me today for the attention you deserve.

(813) 752-2556

Ralph Feola CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Proudly supporting area youth at the 77th Annual Florida Strawberry Festival® Food Plot Mix • Attractants • Feeders • and much more!

813-689-1570

Open: M-F: 8 to 6 pm Corner of Martin L. King Blvd. & McIntosh Rd. Sat: 8-5 pm Dover, FL 33527 Closed Sunday

Feola Insurance Agency 1003 S COLLINS ST PLANT CITY a026519@allstate.com

Call for a free quote.

Best of Luck to all the contestants!

WORRIED ABOUT YOUR

HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE?

WE CAN HELP! Call BLACK’S

TODAY

& SAVE! SAVE MONEY on:

Homeowners • Auto • Business • Life • Workers Comp

204 N Collins St • Plant City, FL 33565

813-752-5225

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Just for YOU!

Sales to Growers, Organizations and Individuals

4837 Goff Road • Plant City, FL 33567

813.752.7673

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With student support, engaging campus life and flexible schedules, it’s good to be part of the HCC community.

-Plant City C ampus HCC is an equal access/equal opportunity educational institution.

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