Floridians flood Pete and Shorty's

Pete and Shorty’s was recently inundated with Floridian customers.

Dave Lageschulte passed away March 11 in an aggressive battle with cancer. The Waverly native had made a wish for the Pete and Shorty’s Taverns in Florida to experience the original one in Clarksville, just 12 miles west of Waverly.

Lageschulte, known as Lags, and Ed Droste became lifetime fans of Pete and Shorty’s growing up. The then Waverly-Shell Rock teenagers would make special trips to purchase pork tenderloins in the ‘50s.

Read full story in the April 10 Tribune-Journal and Clarksville Star.