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HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN Monday, November 11, 2019 VOL. 100 | NO. 315 | $1.00 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1919 An Edition Of The Sun Tomoka Heights recognizes 4 resident veterans SPECIAL TO THE HIGHLANDS neighbor veterans that was 19 years old when he NEWS-SUN participated in and sur- joined the military in 1941 vived this horrible war. with three of his brothers. LAKE PLACID — World To honor and recognize “We were a family of War II (1939-1945) was these neighbors, Tomoka rednecks with a strong the deadliest confl ict in Heights will have a tribute patriotic feeling,” he said. human history with 70 to these four men at Barber served as an air to 85 million fatalities. 2 p.m. today, Nov. 11 in the pilot in North Africa and The residents of Tomoka community clubhouse. Europe. COURTESY PHOTO Heights in Lake Placid are Staff Sergeant Pilot “I am grateful to my honored and proud to Chester Barber is one of Tomoka Heights will honor, from left, Chester Barber, Arnold Gall, James Johnston and Ralph Bell, its four residents who served during World War II at a special tribute in the community clubhouse have, in its community, those veterans. Barber TOMOKA | 2A at 2 p.m.today, Veterans Day. Heartland2060 A war hero returns home 70 years later summit Family finally Wednesday in LP gets closure By KIM LEATHERMAN Seminars to cover STAFF WRITER hemp, retaining good SEBRING — The year was 1950, but talent and overall Kareen Simmons can remember it economic resilience like it was yesterday. Despite being 9 By PHIL ATTINGER STAFF WRITER years old, she knew the telegram held SEBRING — Heartland2060, a regional devastating news. partnership among state agencies and lo- The telegram, cal business and residential stakeholders, dated Jan. 11, 1951 will have another summit on Wednesday from Major General in Lake Placid. Edward Witsell The summit, to be held from 9 a.m. informed the family to noon at the Lake Placid Government her older brother, COURTESY PHOTO Center, will include seminars on: Corp. Gerald B. – The Future of Agriculture, The Raeymacker had been missing in Gerald B. Raey- Possibilities of Hemp, presented by macker Ricardo Alvarez, Florida Department of action since Dec. 6, Agriculture regional director for South 1950. Florida The family did not hear anything – The Future of Education, Securing more until a second telegram came on the Talent Pipeline, presented by Aug. 14, 1953. The military confi rmed Keith Robbins, Florida Department Raeymacker was killed in action on Dec. of Transportation, District 1 freight 6, 1950. The family was devastated but at coordinator least they had answers. The hardest part – The Future of our Communities, was not having his remains to bury. Building a Resilient Region, presented Some 30 years ago, family members by a panel consisting of gave DNA to the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Donna Doubleday of Accounting Agency for matches when CareerSource Heartland, remains became available for matching. Ken Kenworthy of Just a few months ago, Simmons, Okeechobee Public who is a business owner along with her Schools, Dr. Orathai husband Bill and have been Sebring Northern of Polk State residents for close to 18 years, read an article in the Highlands News-Sun about College and Dr. Sid COURTESY PHOTO Valentine of South Florida President Donald Trump securing the VALENTINE State College. release of 55 boxes of remains from North Gerald Raeymacker, center, fooling around with a few of his army buddies. Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un in a meeting Registration will start Missing at the National Memorial The family fi nally received closure at 8:30 a.m. at Lake Placid Government in June 2018. The family started praying with Cemetery in Hawaii and now bears a last month when they were able to bury Center, 1069 U.S. 27, but participants will rosette that shows he was accounted for. Gerald’s remains 70 years later Oct. 19. need to RSVP online at heartland2060.org. renewed fervor that his remains were among the 55 boxes. He was. The POW/ He was also awarded the Purple Hear His mother may not have lived to see the The Heartland 2060 partnership and the Republic of Korea War Service funeral, but Simmons said she was there throughout DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, MIA agency matched Raeymacker to his family in August 2019. Raeymacker’s medals and was promoted to Sargent posthumously. HERO | 2A SEMINAR | 2A name is recorded in the Courts of LP Town Council observes Veterans Day, meets Tuesday By KIM LEATHERMAN new northern borders. of people in the audience. STAFF WRITER The properties to be Given the strong opinions annexed include portions after the meeting, there LAKE PLACID — The of South Lakeview Drive, may be more people in Town Council meeting near Lake Clay and will the audience. will be held on Tuesday, include the large prop- The properties in Nov. 12 instead of the erty of OHI-Asset, better question are: second Monday that known as the Southern - 8 N. Oak Ave., the is customary. Anyone Lifestyles Assisted Living. current police station; with interest in town The second reading for - 11 Interlake Blvd., government and policies the budget and millage the current fi re and EMS is invited to attend the should pass with no house; public meeting. problem as nothing is - 311 W. Interlake Blvd., It looks like the Town of changing, but the Florida the vacated Town Hall; Lake Placid will be push- Department of Revenue and ing its northern borders said the council was out - 1069 US 27 North, again if the fi rst reading of compliance because COURTESY/LPTC AGENDA the new Lake Placid on several ordinances of advertising issues and ask council to consider parking variance on the town buildings. Which Government Center. involving annexations a budget item that was installing a “Small proposed expansion of property would be Christmas decorations are passed. A second put on two lines instead Library” in DeVane Park. the company. renovated for the Lake are also on the agenda. reading and adoption in of one. Jack Edgemon, vice The portion of the Placid Police Department The meeting begins at December would settle A woman representing president of Pure Lead agenda that had many to move into, if any. 5:30 p.m. and will take those properties into the the Daughters of the (Richfi eld Commercial people talking last month Typically the council place in the Government town limits and create American Revolution will Properties), will ask for a is what to do with the meetings have a handful Center at 1069 US 27. Classifieds ......................B5-9 Good morning To Local Sports ...................... B1 Puzzles ................A7-8, B9-10 Viewpoints ....................... A6 Karen Hammond Lottery ........................... B2 TV Listings ....................... A9 Weather .........................A10 facebook.com/ twitter.com/ Thanks for reading! newssun.com newssun TheNewsSun A2 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | November 11, 2019 www.highlandsnewssun.com Regimental Combat Team. 30, 1950, where they were there, I heard a crack and government may respond HERO The family prayed the under heavy attack. Louis Gerald slumped over,” Reil SEMINAR to changes in a coopera- FROM PAGE 1A rosary every night in hopes Reil said he was hit while said. “Before his death he FROM PAGE 1A tive, proactive partnership of his safe return. Simmons working on a gun. The unit asked me to bury him un- based upon shared in spirit. He is buried next still has her mother’s rosary had been trapped there der the haystack and scram Hendry, Highlands, goals and established to his mother in Dunkirk, beads that she prayed with. for five days. On the day since the Chinese were Okeechobee and Polk relationships. New York. Simmons said her broth- they were told to move out, coming. He passed away counties exists to help a To do this requires a “I am sure our mother is er was a lot of fun and they they were in “very rugged” in my arms so I buried my region work together to strategic plan of action, looking down on us smiling played a lot of games. terrain, taking all day to best buddy, whom I shall ensure current and future heartland2060.org states, for our faith, belief and “He was very protec- move just a few miles. As never forget since I feel I generations may live their to engage decision makers, prayers that Gerald would tive of his three sisters,” the night fell, Reil said owe my life for him and values in a world that community leaders, be brought back home in Simmons said. “There were they were ambushed by his helping me in making a is constantly changing, business owners, educa- making her dream come seven brothers.” the Chinese. Many of their break to the haystack.” according to the heart- tors, environmentalists, true,” Simmons said during His need to protect men were killed. Reil and SFC William Shephard land2060.org home page. and citizens. The plan the eulogy. carried over into the Raeymacker crawled on was the family’s casualty By building a more is posted online and is Raeymacker was drafted military. The letter from their stomachs with bullets assistance officer and at- resilient region, it is hoped updated regularly, based when he was 18 into the 1953 held a portion of what flying around them and tended the funeral. Kareen that citizens, business and on information gleaned U.S. Army in August of happened on that fateful they were “frozen” in the said he was wonderful from these summits. 1948. He would die on day and was told by Mrs. cold. and they could not have his 21st birthday on the Louis Reil Jr., the wife of “Gerald insisted on gotten through the process battlefield.