PHOTO BY KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ


"Can I be in the newspaper if I catch a big fish?" asks Trey'on Ellington as he fishes with Firefighter Matt Hulen.

PHOTO BY KATHY LEIGH BERKOWITZ


Lake Wales Deputy Fire Chief Perry Daughtry helps Grace Arbogast and Kylee Reyes put out a couple of fishing lines at Lake Wailes in an annual fishing excursion the LWFD takes with Hillcrest Elementary School kindergarten students. For most of the students, it is their first fishing trip, and firefighters volunteer their time to attend.