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YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 4/ISSUE 10
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016
All Aboard Little grom catches big wave Mia Barros touched the Florida hearts of several surfers Citizen’s for bond sale atCleanwater’s 2nd annual postponed surf-off amid legal wrangling Adam Laten Willson
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PALM CITY — All Aboard Florida, (AAF) the embattled company eager to start a passenger service rail line between Miami and Orlando is facing a financial detour. The Florida Development Finance Corporation (FDFC) postponed the sale of $1.75 billion in unsecured bonds that underwriters have been fiercely marketing since the summer of 2015. The FDFC is a state authorized issuer of municipal bonds which provides qualifying projects with, in the case of All Aboard Florida, tax-exempt, low interest, bond financing. According to the Enterprise Florida website, the FDFC “was designed to improve low cost capital availability to Florida’s manufacturers and nonprofit companies that qualify for tax exempt finance under IRS rules.” Though the reasons for the postponement remain unclear, it comes amid a flurry of legal activity on the part of both All Aboard Florida and its opponents. Arguments range from AAF attorneys accusing opposing counsel of conspiracy to improperly influence the sale of the bonds
See AAF page 12
PALM CITY — Mia Barros, a fearless 6-year-old from Palm City went with her mother and two brothers, on Dec. 29, to Nomad Surf Shop in Boynton Beach to order a new surfboard. The custom-made board is a long-awaited trophy after showing her grit at Lagoon Expressions Session, an event hosted by Citizens for Clean Water (C4CW), Thanksgiving weekend. That Saturday, Nov. 28, the waves off Stuart Beach were choppier than usual, about 6 to 8 feet high, much steeper than Mia had ever ridden. “I was scared, but I was next, so I had to go,” said Mia. Evan Miller, founder of C4CW, said they were worried about the ocean conditions and many of the adult competitors had difficulty with the waves. Mia was one of a
Photo by Adam Laten Willson The board Mia Barros poses with at Nomad Surf Shop in Boynton Beach is similar in size to the one she ordered Tuesday, a 6-foot board with a blue green fade and 60’s concert style logo called the Ogden. She plans to continue shredding peaks at Ohana Surf Shop’s Singlefin Showdown in March. few “hard little kids who charged into the water,” Miller said. What happened next doesn’t happen every day. On her second or third wave, due to the epic
force of the ocean, the nose of her board collided with the ocean bottom, which snapped it in half.
See SURFER GIRL page 9
Runners prepare to honor veterans Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
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MARTIN COUNTY — It’s the second World War II run and airplane hanger party at Witham Field in Stuart, but the first Run for Honor. Lyndsay Davis, co-organizer, offered a tip — sign up quick.
“Last year we sold out at the party,” she said. “We had to turn people away.” Turned out lots of folks wanted to dine with Betty Jane, a sleek, sexy, head-spinning P-51C Mustang. Women forgive their men for ogling that babe. Oh, and Betty Jane will be back for this year’s dinner dance. She’ll even pose for pictures with partygoers again.
On Saturday, Jan. 16, the Stuart Air Show and Southeast Florida Honor Flight are teaming up again to run the two-part fundraiser. Seriously, run. As in a running 3.10686 miles, the second annual Run for Honor 2016 5K Run & USO Themed Dinner Party. The event is re-
See RUNNERS page 13
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