Bring back Mapp crosswalk At least one pedestrian has been hit
A3
Martin Downs Golf Club
Osprey Creek course like new again
A8
The Hunter’s Grill
Good food, elegant atmosphere
B1
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YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 2/ISSUE 12
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2014
Bessey Creek to Student has get prosperous love for Spanish scrubbing language Staff writer
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PALM CITY — Bessey Creek will get 30 years of prosperous scrubbing with an unusual mix of natural and chemical technology, Hybrid Wetland Chemical Treatment. “We’ve got six other of these facilities in operation in South Florida,” said Rich Budell, director of office of water policy at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the Martin County Commission approved the 30-year lease of a 46-acre stormwater treatment area adjacent to Citrus Boulevard to the state. The area was constructed in 2008. The agriculture department will put about $2 million into renovations to adapt it to the hybrid-treatment technology. “It’s a technology that will take inflow water from any
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MARTIN COUNTY — The youths in Martin County High’s Air Force Junior ROTC exceed standards with merit. “All the cadets spent much time even during the summer
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and through the (school) year knowing that was our goal,” Amanda Marcell, corps commander, said. The Air Force recently sent an inspector to evaluate the Stuart school’s Aerospace Science program. Word came back that the
PALM CITY — Kim Dodt is a sophomore at South Fork High School and is planning to enter the International Baccalaureate program. As part of her studies, the 16-year-old daughter of Hal and Shelley Dodt of Palm City began studying Spanish. It has become her passion. Dodt began supplementing what she learned in the classroom with conversations with friends, many of them native Spanish speakers she met at school. A member of the Spanish National Honor Society, she volunteers to help translate during Parent-Teacher Conferences in elementary and middle schools as part of her service obligation to that organization. “I tell them what the teacher says and ask the teacher their questions,” she said. “It helps me immensely.” Learning menu and food items has always been a part of learning a language and again, Dodt uses service to others to enhance her vocabulary. She volunteers at St. Joseph’s Carpenter Kitchen, asking people what they want to eat. “People are very helpful and happy to know someone speaks Spanish,” she
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