Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
A Salute to Veterans
Hometown pride • Adam Ahlers, a Clearwater Public Schools graduate who served in the U.S. Army 105th Airborne, addresses a capacity crowd at Saturday's fundraiser for the Clearwater Veterans Park.
When life comes full circle, pay attention. Usually, there's a lesson worth learning.
The lesson starts in Clearwater where Adam Ahlers, a "snot-nosed brat kid" spent summers mowing the yard at the Ocea Kirchner residence.
Kirchner, a widow, would invite Ahlers into her "little yellow house" after he finished the job.
"I had to go to the front door and get my $10," Ahlers told a crowd of approximately 275 people attending Saturday's fundraiser for the Clearwater Veteran's Park, held at the Clearwater American Legion.
"Every time I'd go in there, she'd sit me down and talk about her husband, No...
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