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HAINES CITY, FL - Blanche Marie Fournier, 85, of Haines City, Florida passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, Florida from complications of Alzheimer's. She was born February 13, 1924 in Salem, Indiana and was a bookkeeper for an oxygen and welding supply company.

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 1:46 a.m. Justin L. Shepherd Click to enlarge Justin L. Shepherd Air Force Reserve Airman Justin L. Shepherd graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Published: Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. Polk County firefighters are at the scene of a house fire in Auburndale.

Published: Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 1:25 a.m. We wish to express our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the care of our father, John F. Feschak, during his lengthy illness.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 1:42 a.m. The Auburndale Police Department reported these criminal activities from June 10 through 16: Click to enlarge BURGLARY Residential burglary was reported June 11 in the 100 block of Paradise Lane.

A severe storm swept through Polk County on Thursday afternoon, bringing power outages to 6,500 residences in the Winter Haven area.

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 9:24 p.m. On this day in 1948, Dr.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 4:48 a.m. AUBURNDALE Baseball and soccer athletes won't be the only ones getting a workout at the expanded Lake Myrtle Sports Complex.

LAKELAND When University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft visited the Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece, she admired its sweeping lines and park-like surroundings.

Polk County investigators are accusing funeral director Claude Edward Holmes Jr.

Auburndale will listen to public opinion before making a decision on the name of a road by Lake Ariana.

The Auburndale Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for two business awards and the Citizen of the Year.

Published: Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. The Auburndale Police Department reported these criminal activities from June 3 through 9: BURGLARY Residential burglary was reported June 3 in the 2000 block of Amsbury Drive.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 12:04 a.m. Sheriff's deputies have arrested two men whose store robbery attempt was botched by the store's clerk and a nearby customer, the Sheriff's Office said.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 12:26 a.m. A man charged in a string of armed robberies in Winter Haven, Mulberry and Auburndale now faces charges in Lakeland.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 2:30 a.m. What a jolt! When I picked up a June 1 newspaper and saw a story about former Auburndale Recreation Director Marvin Wiley, I was shocked and saddened to read about his fight with cancer, but then I was proud to read that his cancer is now in ...

Contributed photo Auburndale High School's Junior prom was April 4 at the Auburndale High School Gym.

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 12:18 a.m. AUBURNDALE When Donna Stark saw the medium-sized beetle one evening in 2007, she wasn't sure what it was.

The city of Auburndale is seeking donations to its annual Fourth of July fireworks show.