MEMBER MICRONEWS

FRIDAY FEST IS GOING TO BE A HOWLING FUN NIGHT!
   Be sure to wear your orange and blue Friday night, October 16, at Friday Fest. Main Street Bartow, Inc. is having a pre-game tailgate party then, so make sure you are ready to show your JACKET PRIDE! Live music from The Ladyz & The Boyz, a favorite at this event! Also featured: Tailgate games such as corn hole, carnival games from the Crickettes; and the BHS Cheerleaders will be here to do some cheers! A "Trick or Treat Family Fun Run will be hosted by Bartow's Junior Service League. Race begins at 6 p.m., $10 per runner. Click here for more information or to register.
     Pumpkins in the Park is set for that evening also with a Jack-o-lantern contest taking place at Fort Blount Park - sponsored by BHS Friends of IB and Main Street Bartow. Bring your scary or funny carved pumpkin (and lighting) to the park by 5:30 p.m. The pumpkins will be on display from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. that evening. Preregister for $5 Entry Fee by October 15. Day of the event, you pay $10 to enter a pumpkin. More info here.
     It's all here in Bartow and all fun at Friday Fest. See you there!

BROADWAY IN CONCERT AT POLK STATE COLLEGE
     Polk State music presents BROADWAY IN CONCERT performed by Polk State College Choirs & Ensembles on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Polk State Winter Haven fine Arts Theatre. Cost is $7 general public.
     Also, the Polk State College Symphonic Band will perform FALL SPOOKTACULAR on Tuesday, October 27, at 7:00 p.m. at Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are $7; children in costumes are FREE with paying adult. There will be a costume parade and treats for the kids.
     For tickets for these events, click here.

CRICKETTE CLUB PARADE AND CARNIVAL
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
Sign up today to participate in the Crickette Club Parade. Applications are already online at www.crickettes.org. For more information, contact Jennifer Hall, 533-7193.

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ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL . . .
Bartow’s Purple Heart Committee and The Bartow Area Chamber Foundation, Inc. need your help in honoring our local PurpleHeart and POW Veterans. Monuments will be erected in theirmemory at the Civic Plaza located on Davidson Street, across from the Polk County History Center in Downtown Bartow. Your tax-deductible gift, in its entirety, will be used to fund a Purple Heart Memorial and a POW Memorial similar to the ones pictured below. The goal is to raise $25,000 that will be used to erect the memorials and necessary enhancements to accommodate these important tributes to those who have fought to protect our freedoms. Donations may be dropped off at the Chamber.

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     Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome Pedro J. Flores, MD to our team of expert family medicine specialists. Dr. Flores will offer comprehensive primary care services from our new Watson Clinic Highlands facility at 2300 E County Rd 540A in south Lakeland.
     Dr. Flores received his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, IL. He pursued an internship in internal medicine at Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN, a residency in pathology at the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT, and an additional residency in family medicine at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.
     Dr. Flores is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a member of the Polk County Medical Association.
     Patient appointments with Dr. Flores may be scheduled by calling 863-680-7190. For more information on Dr. Flores’ impressive credentials, visit www.WatsonClinic.com.


MEMBER MICRONEWS FRIDAY FEST IS GOING TO BE A HOWLING FUN NIGHT! Be sure to wear your orange and blue Friday night, October 16, at Friday Fest. Main Street Bartow, Inc. is having a pre-game tailgate party then, so make sure you are ready to show your JACKET PRIDE! Live music from The Ladyz & The Boyz, a favorite at this event! Also featured: Tailgate games such as corn hole, carnival games from the Crickettes; and the BHS Cheerleaders will be here to do some cheers! A "Trick or Treat Family Fun Run will be hosted by Bartow's Junior Service League. Race begins at 6 p.m., $10 per runner. Click here for more information or to register. Pumpkins in the Park is set for that evening also with a Jack-o-lantern contest taking place at Fort Blount Park - sponsored by BHS Friends of IB and Main Street Bartow. Bring your scary or funny carved pumpkin (and lighting) to the park by 5:30 p.m. The pumpkins will be on display from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. that evening. Preregister for $5 Entry Fee by October 15. Day of the event, you pay $10 to enter a pumpkin. More info here. It's all here in Bartow and all fun at Friday Fest. See you there! BROADWAY IN CONCERT AT POLK STATE COLLEGE Polk State music presents BROADWAY IN CONCERT performed by Polk State College Choirs & Ensembles on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Polk State Winter Haven fine Arts Theatre. Cost is $7 general public. Also, the Polk State College Symphonic Band will perform FALL SPOOKTACULAR on Tuesday, October 27, at 7:00 p.m. at Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are $7; children in costumes are FREE with paying adult. There will be a costume parade and treats for the kids. For tickets for these events, click here. CRICKETTE CLUB PARADE AND CARNIVAL APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Sign up today to participate in the Crickette Club Parade. Applications are already online at www.crickettes.org. For more information, contact Jennifer Hall, 533-7193. ### ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL . . . Bartow’s Purple Heart Committee and The Bartow Area Chamber Foundation, Inc. need your help in honoring our local PurpleHeart and POW Veterans. Monuments will be erected in theirmemory at the Civic Plaza located on Davidson Street, across from the Polk County History Center in Downtown Bartow. Your tax-deductible gift, in its entirety, will be used to fund a Purple Heart Memorial and a POW Memorial similar to the ones pictured below. The goal is to raise $25,000 that will be used to erect the memorials and necessary enhancements to accommodate these important tributes to those who have fought to protect our freedoms. Donations may be dropped off at the Chamber. ### Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome Pedro J. Flores, MD to our team of expert family medicine specialists. Dr. Flores will offer comprehensive primary care services from our new Watson Clinic Highlands facility at 2300 E County Rd 540A in south Lakeland. Dr. Flores received his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, IL. He pursued an internship in internal medicine at Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN, a residency in pathology at the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT, and an additional residency in family medicine at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Dr. Flores is board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a member of the Polk County Medical Association. Patient appointments with Dr. Flores may be scheduled by calling 863-680-7190. For more information on Dr. Flores’ impressive credentials, visit www.WatsonClinic.com.
Newsletter1 - October 12, 2015