INSPIRATIONAL
A fan of game shows since childhood, Polly gave her recent The Price Is Right
prizes, which included a computer and a trip to Canada, to her children.
He pulls up his shirt to reveal a particular tattoo — the
word Angel. Polly explains that she was born prematurely,
weighing only 3 pounds, 11 ounces. Because survival for
preemies in 1964 was rare, her father called her his miracle
baby Angel, a name that stuck.
Unlikely events have characterized the Stottlemires’ relationship
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from the beginning. Once, Allen commented that he
wished his mother had met Polly before she passed away.
Months later, Polly saw a photograph and exclaimed,
“That’s Lotto Dolly!” For years, Allen’s mother had bought
scratch-off lottery tickets at a store Polly managed.
Another time, they drove to West Virginia so that Polly
could meet Allen’s relatives there, only to discover that a
cousin already knew her. Their respective families had grown
up only 20 minutes apart. One of Allen’s cousins had even
married one of Polly’s cousins.
ON THE RIGHT PATH
The couple believes that God led them to Florida and
brought them to Port St. Lucie — in Allen’s words, “Paradise.”
He is a fine-grade operator for Community Asphalt,
“playing in the dirt like when I was a boy.”
Polly is a licensed Realtor with Bowen Realty.
“During the pandemic, the market actually improved,” she
says. “Business is booming — a good thing but it’s 10 times
harder. A house might get 20 offers.”
COVID-19 also affected the game show process. In the past,
an aspiring contestant could print tickets from a computer
and just show up to stand in line. Now hopefuls must submit
identification and proof of vaccination as well as agreeing to
a COVID test one day prior to the taping.
Extra steps have never deterred Polly, who fell in love
with game shows as a child. In October, she met her son and
daughter in Las Vegas, driving through the desert in hopes
of winning spaces on The Price Is Right. Not only was Polly
selected to be a contestant, she won a new computer and a
trip to Canada. The episode aired Nov. 10.
Polly gave the prizes to her children.
“It’s not about the stuff,” she says.
Now that one item is scratched off her bucket list, she’s on
to other things. She and Allen want to travel. Polly’s working
on a book geared to strengthening marriages.
Like game shows, it’s a subject Polly and Allen Stottlemire
know well. In their case, they’ve learned that families truly
do stay together when they pray … and play together. E
2021-22
Schedule
61st Season
The Highwaymen: Art / History
January 8 – March 6, 2022
The famed Florida landscape painters, first known in the 1950s
as the artists who sold their work from the trunks of their cars,
deserve a closer look. This new survey brings to light these
outsider artists’ innate visions, revealing the inventive style,
confident strokes, and collaborative spirit that would captivate
countless patrons, define their movement, and demand their
place in the history of art.
Win A Masterpiece of Florida Art
Annual Raffle Drawing
Sunday, March 6, 2022
This extraordinary 30 x 46 silver gelatin photograph by the
master artist Clyde Butcher, featuring a timeless image of
Florida’s wild and scenic Loxahatchee River, will be raffled off
to one lucky art lover, with all proceeds helping to support the
Museum and its work in the community.
Tickets are available for donations of $25 each, or $60 for three,
or $100 for six chances to win at www.BackusMuseum.org/raffle
Rules for drawing are on display at the Museum. All dates subject to change. Please visit the Museum’s website for updates on schedule and events.
Harold Newton (1934-1994). After the Storm, n.d. Oil on Masonite, 24 x 30 in. Lightle Collection.
Clyde Butcher (b.1942). Loxahatchee #30, 1998. Archival Silver Gelatin Print, Ed.21/50. 30 x 46 in.
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