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Butterfly Children
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House of Hope
New slate of officers
Barn Theatre thrills
‘Laura’ film noir from the 1940’s
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YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 3/ISSUE 51
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015
Stuart Air Show flying high Patrick McCallister FOR VETERAN VOICE
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MARTIN COUNTY — The U.S. Army Parachute Team is dropping in at the 2015 Stuart Air Show. The team is better known as the “Golden Knights.” “We’re really excited about them,” Elisabeth Glynn, executive director of the air show, said. “They’re the world’s most elite parachute team.” The Stuart Air Show is ramping up the excitement on Friday, Oct. 30, 5 to 10 p.m. “We have a really beautiful night show,” Glynn said. The night features the Dirty Flight Suit Party. The name comes from the tradition of performers showing up in their dirty flight suits. The party has all the trimmings — dinner, chances to meet the performers, and premium seats to watch the inaugural show. Tickets are $90. “There’s also general admission for people who just want to throw down a blanket, get hot dogs and beer, and watch the night show and fireworks,” Glynn said. Folks who drop by the web site before Wednesday, Oct. 28, can get general-admission tickets for $15. They’re $25 at the gate. Veterans and active duty folks get tickets for $5, whether at the gate or online. Proof of military service will be checked at the gate. Youths ages 6 to 12 are also $5. Those ages 5 and younger are free. The air-show action continues on Saturday with gates opening at 9 a.m. They’ll open on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 9 a.m., too. Gates are open until 5 p.m. both days.
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File photo by Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Former Air National Guard pilot Lt. Col. John Klatt returns to the Stuart Air Show with his precision dual plane aerobatic stunt performance with pilot Jeff Boerboon. The Stuart Air Show takes place Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday Nov. 1 at Witham Field in Stuart.
Sheriff appointed to state task force Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
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MARTIN COUNTY — Sheriff William Snyder is used to fighting crime on the Treasure Coast. Now he’ll help fight it from the Panhandle to the Keys. Gov. Rick Scott appointed Martin’s top cop to the Florida Violent Crime and Drug Council earlier this month, along with four others. “What I want to do, as much as I want to go after drugs, is to go after violent gangs that cross
county lines,” Snyder said in a telephone interview after the appointment. The State Legislature created the council in 1993 and expanded its role in 2001 to include drug crimes. It has 14 members, law-enforcement professionals from throughout the state. They meet biannually to review major cases and analyze crime trends to develop coordinated responses. The legislature gives the council a budget to help buttress law-enforcement resources in needed areas. Snyder, who served in the Flor-
ida House of Representatives, has worked to give law enforcers more legal resources to handle criminals who are unconcerned about political boundaries. “The Florida Gang Law, I wrote that when I was in Tallahassee,” Snyder said. “Now I help to allocate money for (combating) gang activity that crosses county lines.” Additionally, in 2014 the legislature passed a bill Snyder proposed to add charges and stiffen penalties for burglars who cross
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