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Bartow Chamber Leadership Bartow Class XV met for the first time at a reception Thursday night at the Polk County History Center. Class members heard a bit of the town's history and learned what to expect from some past Leadership graduates. During the two-year program class members visit and learn about many facets of the community such as education, business, industry, government, health and quality of life.

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Ed Locke and daughter Adrienne Locke Richardson of Semco Construction are one of a least four pairings of a parent who is a Leadership graduate and a child who is entering the Bartow Chamber Leadership program in Class XV. Another is Brian Hinton, whose son Matt and daughter-in-law Lauren are in the latest class.

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Lyn Bryan of Bartow Police Department is a graduate of Leadership Bartow XI and her daughter, Lesley Green of Polk County Public Schools, is starting out the Chamber program with Class XV. They attended a reception for the new class held Thursday at Polk County History Center.

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Like mother, like son: Virginia Condello of Bartow Chamber of Commerce graduated in June from with Leadership Bartow Class XIV, and her son, Rocco Condello, with Neon Octopus, is just starting out the two-year Chamber leadership program with Class XV.