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YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 4/ISSUE 12
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Colorful vibes
Sheriff’s Office smokin’ BBQ Thomas M. Baker
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PALM CITY — If you want to get a bunch a people together to listen about crime prevention, forget the flyers and handbills with statistics — just bring the ribs, barbecue sauce and plenty of napkins. Approximately 130 residents from Palm City’s Whispering Sound Home Owners Association attended an informative gathering where they were treated to dinners prepared by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office BBQ Grill Team. The Sheriff’s Office hosted the feast for the residents coming
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on board as the newest members of the Martin County Community Neighborhood Watch Program. The Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Practitioner, Trisha Kukuvka, said the barbecue was a huge success. “Anytime we can get the word out about crime prevention to the public, we’ll take it,” Kukuvka said. “It helps them to get to know their Sheriff’s Office; we want them to be comfortable with us. We want them to know how we respond, how our Office operates, and it helps to build relationships
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Palm City has a great run Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
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MARTIN COUNTY — Palm City turned out big for the second World War II themed run at the Martin County Airport/Witham Field, Run for Honor on the Runway. There are lots of 5Ks, but probably only one with a B-17 Flying Fortress wing waving to the runners. On Saturday, Jan. 16, 70 runners took off to help speed Southeast Florida Honor Flight on its mission to get the veterans who fought the war against the Axis to the World War II Memorial, which opened on the National Mall in 2004. The
youngest runner was Palm City’s Johanna Beringer. She’s 7. At least 12 of the 70 runners were Palm City residents. Todd Tucker, chairman of the local Honor Flight hub said a lot of its support comes from the western side of the St. Lucie River. “A lot of guardians come from Palm City,” Tucker said. Guardians are volunteers who pay their ways to accompany World War II veterans when they visit Washington D.C. and surrounding area on honor flights. Honor Run on the Runway was co-sponsored by the Treasure Coast’s Honor Flight hub and the
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Collin Hooks and Tanner Roe, both of Palm City, get caught up in all that is colorful during the beginning of the Color Vibe 5K run at the St. Lucie County Fairgrounds Saturday, Jan. 16. Participants of the race dress in white to begin and are later pelted with colored powders at four stations along the course looking extra colorful at the finish line.
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