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Palm City runners take their marks

Photo by Marisa Campala/Photo Intern Brady McKinney, third grade student at Bessey Creek Elementary School takes his mark during the annual Russell Holloway Track Meet Saturday, Jan. 30 at Jensen Beach High School.

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Mikayla Lynch, 9, of Citrus Grove Elementary School races in her event during the annual Russell Holloway Track Meet Saturday, Jan. 30 at Jensen Beach High School.

The lowdown on Lake Okeechobee How an inadequate water management system has led us to the Martin County Commission declaring a state of emergency

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TREASURE COAST — Even if you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last few weeks (or especially under an oyster reef), chances are you’ve heard how the Army Corps of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District (SFRWMD) have

had their work cut out trying to alleviate emergency conditions at Lake Okeechobee and flood zones across South Florida.

Once again, the Army Corps of Engineers has begun releasing freshwater discharges to the St. Lucie Canal in the east and Caloosahatchee River in the west.

With Lake Okeechobee’s water elevation at 16.4 feet above sea level, the highest record since 2005,

the discharges are being enacted as a preventative measure to help stem the lake’s rising elevation.

If it reaches 17.5 there could be serious challenges to the stability of the Hoover Dyke, says Army Corps of Engineers Spokesperson John Campbell.

“The lake can rise 3 feet in the span of a month,” says Campbell,

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Activist Donna Melzer enters District 5 face off

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PALM CITY — To Martin County politicos, she needs no introduction. Former county commissioner Donna Melzer has announced her bid to reclaim the District 5 County Council seat.

“This is a make-it or break-it year for the Martin County difference,” Melzer said.

The term “Martin County difference” is used quite a bit — especially at commission meetings.

What does it mean to Melzer, who’s probably logged more time at the commission’s public comment times than anyone?

“It means to me that Martin County is different from South Florida,” she said. “There are times I’ve gotten tired and said I don’t want to (be a local activist) anymore, then you get in your car and drive north or south.”

Melzer said Martin County has remained uncrowded compared to neighboring counties St. Lucie and Palm Beach because of the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, commonly called “The comp plan.”

Almost half of Martin’s 106,000 voters are Republican. They outnumber Democrats 2-1. They also outnumber those in minor parties or without party affiliation 2-1. All five commission members are Republican. So’s Melzer. That party unanimity would seem to make for a quiet commission — seem.

Martin’s political factions are basically two camps that can largely be divided by that one document — the comp plan. No one advocates scrapping it, but camps have evolved over how it’s to be interpreted and applied.

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Donna Melzer Melzer is something akin to a comp plan fundamentalist, identifying herself as “responsible growth.”

“Our quality of life is based largely on our comprehensive plan protections,” Melzer said. “We have some very straightforward thou shalts and thou shalt nots.”

Melzer was a commissioner representing Palm City and western Martin County from 1996 to 2000. As a commissioner she inherited the comp plan that was adopted in 1982. Melzer said while on the commission she worked to preserve the document from attempts to soften development regulations. She’d won the 1996 election by a commanding 37,000 votes to 12,500 her Democratic rival garnered. However, the 2000 election was decided in a universal primary. Michael DiTerlizzi edged Melzer out of the seat with 55 percent of 28,400 ballots cast.

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The fights not over — commission authorizes $850,000 to battle All Aboard Florida “And fight we must.

And fight we will.”

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MARTIN COUNTY — The County Commission threw another $850,000 on the table, fully expecting it’ll have to put down more chips in what it sees as a high-stakes hand. But with near glee the commission members upped the ante against All Aboard Florida.

“Today is the day that we make a strong stance in opposition to All Aboard Florida,” Commissioner John Haddox, Palm City, said shortly before moving to add that amount to the county’s AAF opposition fund.

Haddox barely had the motion out of his mouth before Commissioner Ed Fielding, Stuart, was putting in a second.

At the commission’s last regular meeting — Tuesday, Feb. 9 — it heard from the county’s legal staff about pending litigation and administrative challenges at the state and federal levels to derail All Aboard Florida, the proposed high-speed passenger train that

would cut a swath through the Treasure Coast as it moved passengers from Miami to Orlando.

Critics say it’ll cut the county’s economic throat.

The legal staff reported the $1.4 million opposition fund the commission created a year ago was at about $217,000, with some smaller invoices that’ll nibble it down some more still not in the mailboxes.

After giving the commission an overview of pending actions in federal and state courts and administrative offices, the staff, headed by County Attorney Michael Durham, gave $850,000 as it’s best guess as to what’ll be needed in the coming year to continue the battle. He said the staff originally had to guess about what it needed. Now, with a year of legal wrangling under its belt, it’s getting a clearer idea of what’s next.

Martin County Commission is not slowing down when it comes to the fight against All Aboard Florida.

The commission decided to put $850,000 into the anti-All Aboard Fund.

File photo “With the $1.4 million, we didn’t know where we were going,” Durham told the commission “Right now, we have a plan. We know where we’re going.”

Earlier in the meeting, Russell “Rusty” Roberts, All Aboard Florida’s vice president of government affairs, gave the commission an optimistic report that the project, despite the legal challenges he didn’t mention, was gaining steam.

“All Aboard Florida intercity passenger rail project continues to move forward,” he told the commission. He added, “This includes finalizing design plans we plan to

provide to you in the near future.”

Roberts said the company continues to hope to add a local service that’ll benefit the Treasure Coast to the express routes that won’t stop here.

“One year ago we said we’re open to future expansion opportunities,” he said. “All Aboard Florida would be thrilled to have a future stop on the Treasure Coast.”

His words didn’t soften any resistance on the County Commission. During the vote, Commissioner Anne Scott spoke with zeal.

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TREASURE COAST — The Hyperbaric Center at the David L. Smythe Wound Center at Martin Health received accreditation from the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society. It is the only Level II accredited Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment of HBOT facility from Palm Bay to Key West.

“Martin Health has demonstrated its commitment to quality through this accreditation process,” said John S. Peters, executive director of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.

“When we think about the basic fundamentals of safety and high quality practice, these are key because that means patients are getting the best possible care in the safest possible environment.”

Martin Health has three clear, acrylic hyperbaric chambers as part of its comprehensive wound care program in Stuart.

“We are very proud to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy for qualifying patients,” said Dalynn Sotomayor, director of wound care at Martin Health. “This therapy has proven to be very effective in treating certain approved conditions.”

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Photo courtesy of Donna Murphy John Peters, executive director of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, presents staff of the Martin Health Hyperbaric Center with the certificate of accreditation. Craig Becker, RN, left; Lauren Honeyman, RN; Karen Asman, LPN; Carlos Maldonado, MD John Peters; Valerie Ryan, MD; Dalynn Sotomayor; and Ron Duquet. airtight chambers. Due to the pressure inside the chamber, concentrated oxygen is delivered via the red blood cells and diffused into the patient’s plasma and lymphatic system. The oxygen stimulates healing and growth of new tissue and bone and also acts to

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Martin County is also working with its partners at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health in Martin County. Here’s what you can do to prevent disease-carrying mosquitos from breeding: Drain standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying • Drain water from garbage cans, house gutters, buckets, pool covers, coolers, toys, flower pots or any other containers where sprinkler or rain water has collected.

• Discard old tires, drums, bottles, cans, pots and pans, broken appliances and other items that aren’t being used.

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MARTIN COUNTY — If, say, ABC Development, wants to do major construction that requires approval, it’ll have to tell Martin County who it is — as in the names and addresses of the actual people who have financial interests in the development. At its Jan. 26 regular meeting, the County Commission adopted the new development requirement in a contentious 3-2 vote.

“This is an effort to make information available to reduce those points of conflicts of interest (on the county staff or commission),” Commissioner Ed Fielding said.

Critics however, said this is more likely an intimidation tactic.

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Doug Smith and Haddox joined in dissenting. Commissioners Sarah Heard, Anne Scott and Fielding voted for the new requirement. Smith said people who act as interveners — opposing developments before the commission — should likewise have to disclose their information and any financial interests. He noted that there’s nothing preventing a business rival from the shadows hiring people to oppose a development.

“I would want to know what someone’s (financial) interest in objecting is,” Smith said at the meeting. He added “We don’t have a disclosure requirement for the other side of the equation. I struggle with the idea that it is so one sided.”

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YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS • PALM CITY & TESORO • FEBRUARY 12, 2016• 9 Robert ‘Bob’ Shurts presents the Road to Victory Military Museum Book Discussion at the Blake Library, in Stuart. On Thursday, Feb. 18, he’ll discuss the book ‘American Sniper’.

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Thought provoking lecture, Road to Victory Military Museum, is taking place at the Blake Library in Stuart and more precisely Robert “Bob” Shurts, board of director’s member, will be doing the military-themed talk on Thursday, Feb. 18, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Shurts will talk about the book “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History.”

“I’ll probably play a segment of the movie, too,” Shurts said.

The library is at 2351 S.E. Monterey Road.

Shurts has done the Road to Victory Military Museum Book Discussion series for about a year.

“I’ve done five or six,” he said He said some of the attendees have read the books discussed, and often have interesting things to add to the discussion. However, advance reading isn’t needed. Indeed, Shurts likes it when folks who’ve not read discussed books show up for some recommendations and motivation.

“If I inspire them to read the books, I figure I did my job,” he said.

Shurts, a Vietnam-era veteran, worked for Voice of America Radio, among several other interesting gigs.

“I had probably the best job in the Air Force,” Shurts said. “I was working with the (Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird) and spy satellites,” he said. “It was amazing what we could see.”

Shurts is an avid military collector. He takes a number of his finds with him to the lectures for folks to get chances to hold

history.

“I try to bring a few artifacts with me that relate to the book and era we’re discussing,” Shurts said.

For example, Shurts found a hat with 40/8 on it at an antique store. He was unsure what it meant, but bought it out of curiosity. Turned out that Shurts found an official hat of the La Société des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux, The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses.

“I found out that when the guys were going off to World War I, 40/8 were painted on the sides of the rail cars,” Shurts said.

The French Quarante et huit is a four-wheeled rail car that was used extensively in both World Wars to transport troops and supplies. The society formed in 1920 within the American Legion, from which it later broke.

Unlike other veterans groups, membership in 40/8 is by invitation only. At first, one had to be a member of the American Legion even after the break, but that was later dropped. Additionally, the organization was open to men only until about decade ago.

“This guy evidently, who had the hat, was a member,” Shurts said.

Another interesting find Shurts has shared at the book discussions is a wooden ammo box from World War I. It was painted and had a decal on it. Shurts was going to strip them off.

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MARTIN COUNTY — Hibiscus Children’s Center is excited to present the 25th Annual Jo Covelli Fashion Show and Luncheon “Thank You for Being a Friend” on Monday, March 7. Held annually at the prestigious Sailfish Point Country Club, the festivities will begin at 11 a.m. with a champagne cocktail reception while guests peruse terrific auction items. Hibiscus is thankful to the many auction donors who provided incredible items to help raise funds for the children.

Hibiscus Children’s Center would like to thank Chair Heidi Monsour and all the volunteers for their dedication and hard work. Hibiscus is honored to host this 25th annual signature event with heartfelt gratitude to our Grand Benefactor, Mrs. Jo Covelli and the Albert M. Covelli Foundation, who continue to be a beacon of light and love for abused children in our community.

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Photo courtesy of Tracy Savoia The Hibiscus Children’s Center is having their 25th Annual Jo Covelli Fashion Show and Luncheon called ‘Thank You for Being a Friend.’ In the front row are Ashley Braden Knowles, left, Chair Heidi Monsour, a Palm City resident, and Judie Wolfe. In the back row is Cynthia Goings, left, Andi Brennan, Mary Zottoli, Beverley Sarlo and Barbara James. celebration, Hibiscus is delighted to present Michael Amante, a celebrated tenor around the world who is affectionately known as “the People’s Tenor.” Amante has also been crowned “the Prince of

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Some Costco opponents decried the posting and urged sticking to more conventional opposition strategies, such as emailing commissioners.

That’s the kind of harassment Haddox said he fears will come about wholesale with the county’s new land-development regulation.

Supporters point out that other counties have had council and commission members who were discovered to have financial interests in proposed developments they were voting on. That sometimes happens without the elected officials’ knowledge. Haddox said he doesn’t buy that reason.

“Is it a witch hunt to see if commissioners have money invested in a (limited liability company), or is it to identify all the people involved in a development, so they can get names and harass people?” he said.

Nicki van Vonno, director of the county’s growth management department, said in an interview

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Commissioner John Haddox that the new regulation will apply to new and existing development applications. She said the commission directed staff to craft the new regulation in August last year. She said staff found that disclosure of names and addresses of people involved in developments, while not common, exists in other counties.

Haddox said the county staff didn’t give him a thorough explanation as to what disclosure is required in other counties. In the Internet age, he said, the requirement seems to be government inviting more danger than good.

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Melzer’s political activism started almost by accident. In the 1990s, she was a PTA mom asked to be on a committee looking at places to build an elementary school.

She said Palm City seemed to be the place for a new school. Palm City Elementary had more students than others in the county, and the student body was growing faster. Bessey Creek and Citrus Grove didn’t exist yet.

But the school district kept leaning toward building a school in Hobe Sound.

The former schoolteacher talked to Maggy Hurchalla — one of the comp plan’s chief architects — about the seeming lean toward building in Hobe Sound rather than Palm City. Melzer, who has a law degree, left the meeting certain that land developers were playing a large, behind-the-scenes role in that. Hurchalla put a question to Melzer. Had she ever considered running for the County Commission? That motivated Melzer’s 1990’s commission run.

Melzer said she has two aims if voters return her to the commission — advocating for responsible growth and stopping wasteful spending.

She’s been an outspoken critic of

YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS • PALM CITY & TESORO • FEBRUARY 12, 2016• 13 the county’s Community Redevelopment Agency, which underwent drastic changes last year, and is poised to evolve further. Melzer said she’s taking a wait-and-see position now that Kate Parmelee has been appointed to head the Community Redevelopment Agency as the community and strategic partnerships manager.

Nevertheless, Melzer said skeptical that Tax Increment Financing — which keeps some property taxes paid in community redevelopment areas for economic development — has worked in Palm City’s redevelopment area, along Mapp Road between Martin Downs and All American boulevards.

Additionally, she said she’s skeptical of the need to relocate the Martin County Fairgrounds, and proposals to expand Sailfish Splash Park, a county-owned waterpark in Stuart.

Melzer is 68 and has two adult children living out of the area.

Also running for the District 5 seat are former commissioner Ed Ciampi and current commissioner John Haddox. All three are Republicans. Unless someone registered other than Republican joins the race, it’ll be decided in a universal primary on Aug. 30. arly voting will be Aug. 20 to 27.

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Another problematic holdover from the past is the system of canals built through the northern part of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). They were originally designed in the 1950’s to prevent flooding and create a surplus for irrigation during the dry season by backpumping runoff to the lake. Early on, this runoff was discovered to contain high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. In 1979, the Department of Environmental Regulation effectively ruled against routine backpumping and allowed it only as emergency flood control.

Because the alternative for the EAA is to send water south, a path with less conveyance capacity, dire flooding is a frequent consequence in the local communities girding the southern border of the lake, says Dr. Paul Gray, Okeechobee Science Coordinator for Audubon Florida.

On Jan. 27, after excessive rains swelled the EAA canals to a critical 12 ½ feet above sea level, the SFWMD began operating the flood control pumps and continued doing so for four days, diverting about 10 billion gallons of water into the lake.

“The fault (for this current crisis) doesn’t lie with anyone who works with water management or the Corps right now,” Gray says. “It lies in the last 30 years of administration in Washington, Tallahassee, and at the Water Management District, who haven’t upgraded our system consistently. So we have this water management system that just doesn’t work anymore. CERP (The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan) was designed to update the system. We’ve had it approved for about 17 years now, but we just really haven’t funded it and gotten projects built.”

The general consensus is that to upgrade the system, storage facilities would have to be built around the lake and canals called FEBs or Flow Equalization Basins, and better infrastructure would be required to clean the water and direct it south through the Everglades, where it is needed to restore the health of the ecosystem. Incidentally, Florida Bay, the natural outlet for the Everglades watershed, desperately needs the same freshwater that is now harming the St. Lucie Estuary; its salt content is double what it should be.

In March last year, the University of Florida Water Institute (UFWI) was commissioned by state Sen. Joe Negron to study South Florida water management. After reviewing the data and conferring with experts, they recommended the construction of 1 million acre feet of water stor-

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At the end of January, the discharges were being brought to a target of 2,800 cubic feet per second (cfs), 1,500 of which was coming from the lake, and the remainder from the canals. This amounts to nearly 1.8 billion gallons dumped daily into the St. Lucie Estuary alone. Campbell says that even with January’s discharges, the lake has continued to rise. On Feb. 4, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that they will maximize flows to the east and west, releasing anywhere up to a total of 7,600 cfs to the St. Lucie canal, according to their press release. In 2013, when flows were also maximized, the discharges were usually between 3,000 and 4,000 cfs.

According to Perry, the approximately 8 million people living in South Florida consume about 1.3 billion gallons of water a day.

Last week, the daily dumps in the St. Lucie Estuary exceeded this estimate by half a billion.

In November, the Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $32 million contract for the final phase of the C-44 reservoir project.

This 50,000-acre-foot reservoir is intended to hold 16.5 gallons of water, and will be attached to a Stormwater Treatment Area (STA), the construction of which will be overseen by SFWMD. The entire project will likely be completed in 2020, but even if it were in operation tomorrow, it would not be able to prevent the discharges from Lake Okeechobee.

A more effective program to prevent lake discharges is to aggressively pursue the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) and other projects that will build reservoirs around the lake or divert the water south. “If we had built this million acre feet of storage outside of the lake,” says Gray, “the lake would now be at 14 feet, and we wouldn’t be sweating it so badly.”

CEPP, co-managed by the Corps and SFWMD, was finalized in December, but failed to meet Congress’ May 2014 deadline for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). CEPP will help build the infrastructure to move water south through the Everglades by identifying and planning restoration projects on public land.

Several legislators have recently rallied to the cause of CEPP.

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Mark Perry, executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society, has spent time poking around Lake Okeechobee to monitor the most recent round of discharges and showed up at the last Martin County Commission meeting — Tuesday, Feb. 9 — with a radical idea.

“We’ve got to declare a state of emergency and ask the state and federal governments to do the same,” Perry told the commission. “We’ve got to really stand up and say we’re got an emergency situation here.”

He said the Army Corps of Engineers is releasing about 4.8 billion gallons of water toward the west and east daily. Some of that water is heading down the C-44 and letting into the St. Lucie River’s South Fork at the

southern end of Palm City.

“I’m outraged,” Perry, who lives in Palm City, said. “I’m appalled.”

The commission directed the county staff to compose a declaration of emergency related to Lake Okeechobee releases, and for the chairwoman to sign it.

Additionally Scott will call Gov. Rick Scott, no known relation, and ask his office to do the same.

Perry promises more Lake O releases will come that’ll likely make The Lost Summer, 2013, seem minor in comparison, because of an El Niño in the Pacific.

“We’ve done this before, 18 years ago,” he said at the meeting.

There was an El Niño in the Pacific in 1997 to 1998, and related rainfall ramping up Okeechobee discharges in Martin County. An El Niño is a warmer than average band of warm water in the equatorial region. It moves moisture from the northwest of the United States toward the southeast.

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In Oct. 2013, after the Lost Summer, Murphy led the Florida Waterways Congressional Briefing in Washington D.C. Alongside Murphy, a large assembly of scientists, legislators, and county officials helped bring water management issues to the national stage. Negron, Martin County Commissioner Sarah Heard and St. Lucie Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson were among the many panelists who presented to more than 20 members of Congress on different aspects of the crisis.

In December, local representative Gayle Harrell introduced a bill to lock in $200 million or 25 percent of Amendment 1 funds for Everglades restoration, whichever amount is lesser. The Amendment, ratified in 2014 by 75 percent of Florida voters, was intended to fund land acquisition and environmental protection.

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In 2010, SFWMD was able to purchase 27,000 acres for $197 million, which could be used for CEPP. They were given a 5-year option to purchase an additional 47,000 acres, but in October they failed to do so. “It’s not the end of the world,” says Gray.

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Especially in the southern end of the Everglades Agricultural Area, the soil’s almost gone, so they won’t be able to farm much longer. Hopefully if they decide they can’t farm any more, we’ll be ready to buy the land and put a water management feature there.”

The projects aren’t happening fast enough though, Gray says.

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That’s not ambitious enough.”

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Gray says the Governor’s vision will amount to about 1 million acre feet of storage in 20 years, when what we need is 1.6 million as soon as possible.

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Each summer, C4C travels to Tanzania to provide free quality music instruction and conservation education for secondary students in the Kilimanjaro region.

Proceeds from the event will go to funding essential educational materials for Tanzanian students and planting trees. Clarinet clinicians include: Dr. Margaret Donaghue Flavin (University of Miami), Dr. Ian Tyson (New York), Michele Von Haugg (C4C Founding Director), Dr. Katherine Palmer (Musical Instrument Museum/ C4C Assistant Director), Johnathan Robinson (Arizona School for the Arts), and Jenny Rosser (Indian River State College).

Tom Dougherty, Director of Bands at JBHS, believes this endeavor is extremely worthwhile for the community. He says, “The Jensen Beach High School Band Program is honored to again be a part of the Treasure Coast

Clarinet Day! Jensen Beach High School was proud to partner with ‘Clarinet Day’ for its inaugural year and we are super excited to bring it back again this year. I was thoroughly impressed with the level of talent and expertise brought to this workshop by Dr. Palmer and her colleagues and I am particularly enthused to have this talented and artistic group of musicians coordinating and instructing this event again this year. I hope to see tremendous growth in numbers each year for this event, as it is truly amazing to have this type of experience for our students in South Florida.”

As a Martin County High School alum, Katherine Palmer is particularly excited about engaging the local youth and community with this innovative social venture. She notes, “Making music together is one of the most powerful human experiences, and I’m thrilled that I can give back to my community in a way that highlights the importance of music and creating sustainable environments.”

A suggested donation of $10 is encouraged for concert admittance. Pre-registration participation in the Treasure Coast Clarinet Day is $25 and includes clarinet choir, group lessons and workshops, lunch and a t-shirt.

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BLESSING from page 21 20, 30 boats at the blessing of the fleet.”

The theme this year is “Save our River and Keep our Waterways Open,” unmistakable references to a couple issues rocking the Treasure Coast: Lake Okeechobee discharges and All Aboard Florida, the proposed high-speed train from Miami to Orlando that would close the rail bridge in Stuart 32 times a day.

“It’s a cause to get your boat on the water and away from the dock,” Brand said.

Blessing and parade organizers welcome ministers and their equivalents from a variety of religions and denominations. This year’s lineup of spiritual superstars are Deacon Frank Gluhosky, from Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City, Rev. Guy Calvert from Jensen Beach Christian Church, Rev. Douglas Jewett, North Stuart Baptist Church, and Father John Mamangakis, from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Fort Pierce. Others may join them.

Brand said the clergy won’t bless just the boats, but the waters they sail on, too. Captains are urged to join them.

“We’re also trying to bless the river,” Brand said. “We’re hoping our river can recover. We’re feeling the river needs to be blessed just like the boats need to be blessed.

If we can accomplish both, bless our fleet and bless our river, that’s all we want.”

According to the event website, www.theblessingofthefleet. com, when the tradition of blessing fleets got launched is lost to antiquity. It could have started with Greek fishermen. But, like all things arcane, a really good legend grew.

Legend tells fishermen from Sicily were caught in a storm and found their way home only because of a beckoning, mysterious light.

“There, they discovered that the light came from a medallion of the Madonna del Lume (Mother of Light) set in a grotto high on a cliff,” the web site reads.

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What’s certain is Donald “Mac” McLean started the local annual fleet blessing after moving from San Francisco. It was something of a big affair back in the Golden Gate City. So, he organized one here. It happened in November, 1971. In 1991, folks started dressing their crafts. The accompanying boat parades started in ’96.

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MARTIN COUNTY — Hoops and hijinks are coming to Stuart on Feb. 27 when the Habitat AllStars take on the Harlem Ambassadors in a comedy basketball show the whole family will enjoy. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Martin County High School.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Children under 4 get in free. Tickets may be purchased at www.Habitatmartin.org.

Margot Graff, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Martin County said, “We are excited to present the Harlem Ambassadors as a part of our 30th anniversary celebration.

This is a show the whole family will enjoy and it is a way for us to say thank you to the entire community for their support over the past 30 years.”

The Harlem Ambassadors offers a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks, hilarious comedy routines, music, dancing and games for the kids.

“At our shows we want the kids to know that they are a part of our team too,” Coach Ladè Majic said. “We invite as many kids as we can to come to sit on the bench, have a front row

seat during the show, and get involved in all the fun stuff we do.”

The Habitat All –Stars will include an eclectic group of local leaders and celebrities including Chef Adam Fatigate from the Chef’s Table, Steve Leighton of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Dr. Brian Moriarty, Torrie Austin, Don Pipes, Gary Morris, Mitch Kloorfain and others to be announced.

Another celebrity joining the event is Mark Blount, a former NBA basketball player for 10 years with the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. Mark will be meeting and greeting guests and signing photographs before the event. Mark has also donated an autographed basketball to be raffled off during the evening.

The Harlem Ambassadors have performed more than 2,500 professional celebrity basketball games as fundraising and community events since 1998 raising over $9 million for communities in 50 states and 20 countries.

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The walls are adorned with beautiful paintings and murals I would later find out, through conversation with Olson, that his wife Jocelyn painted for the restaurant.

Interestingly enough, Olson’s wife had never painted in her life. She picked up a brush one day and it was a natural talent. Now the restaurant is filled with beautiful paintings of sea wildlife. I thought this gave a very intimate, personal touch to the décor.

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Olson, a fisherman himself since he was a child, is extremely wellversed on all different species of fish and seafood. After talking with him for just a few minutes, he seemed an encyclopedia of knowledge on the subject.

Fresh Catch has been open at their current location since April of 2013. Olson already had restaurant experience as the previous owner of Bono’s Bar-B-Q and Grill, prior to owning Fresh Catch.

Since he was always a fisherman, he wanted to have a seafood restaurant like no one else around. “You will not get anywhere else what you get here,” he states matter-of-factly.

My guest and I were greeted with friendliness and enthusiasm as we entered a pleasant atmosphere.

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STUART – Ninety years ago, the Lyric Theatre opened to the public as a movie house. The first feature was “Skinner’s Dress Suit.”

Four years later, in 1930, the theater was equipped with RCA Photophone sound machines and showed one of the first “talkies,” “Danger Lights.”

Now the Lyric Theatre is throwing itself a birthday party and you’re invited. On March 3, the Lyric will hold a 90th Birthday Celebration, Auction and Roast. The “roastee?” - Lyric artistic director John Loesser.

The roast will feature host Jim Brochu, seen at the Lyric in “Zero Hour” several seasons ago. Also on tap to target Loesser are comedians Steve Solomon and Freddy Roman, both Lyric favorites.

Loesser said he’s looking forward to being skewered.

“It’s going to be a whole bunch of fun,” he said. “I found pictures of me that are hysterical. Even I didn’t remember what I looked like. There will be celebrity short videos dissing me. Members of the audience can bid to do what-

ever they want to me. Who knows who’ll get up and say something, Kia (Lyric executive director Kia Fontaine) will be up there, I’m sure, telling people what I’m really like. Hordes of people want to get a last chance at me because I’m not doing this again. Take a shot and help support the Lyric.”

Of course, this is a birthday party for the Lyric, a subject never far from Loesser’s mind.

“It’s a fundraiser,” he said.

“We’re going to auction off some really terrific stuff. People will be wined and dined with wait staff going through the theater. We hope to raise in excess of $100,000.”

Jim Brochu, the host, first met John Loesser five years ago, when both were giving lectures on theater and show business on a cruise ship.

“We had lunch,” Brochu said.

“We were instant friends on the first day. He had me come down for my ‘Zero’ show. When I’m in Florida or he’s in New York, we try to get together. His passion for what he does is unparalleled. He wants to bring the best to Stuart.

He brings a wonderful mix and he’s very persuasive.”

Brochu said the evening will be lot of fun. He’s been watching the

John Loesser, artistic director of the Lyric Theatre, at the age of 2.

Loesser will be roasted at a gala March 3 to celebrate The Lyric Theatre’s 90th birthday.

Photo courtesy of John Loesser old Dean Martin roasts to get ideas about keeping things moving. He promises surprises, including celebrity guest videos.

“It’s important not to take attention away from the honoree or other speakers,” he said. “My job is to help make it a fun evening.”

And what about the roasting

portion of the program?

“It’s all mud slung with a great deal of kindness,” he said.

The birthday party is not the last celebratory event. On March 6, the Lyric will hold an open house for members from 3-7 p.m. to cele-

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The show is called “Everything Old is New Again.” This production, directed by Jeanette Mazzella, celebrates Valentine’s Day by taking a nostalgic journey through the Great American Songbook, with a sprinkling of romantic Mediterranean music, and love songs from those wonderful 50s doo-wop days, all this followed by a very unique show stopping climax.

“Everything Old is New Again” features six vocalist headliners, including Josephine Lovaglio, Marilyn Raymond, Chris Mazzella, Rob Lastovica, Frank Lillo, and the crowned Ms. Senior Florida Julie Lendon Stone. Also appearing on stage will be the very popular Treasure Coast Tappers and nationally renowned dancer, Betsy Wickard. The program includes a song dedication for the

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On Valentine’s Day weekend, specifically Saturday, Feb. 13, KISS ALIVE: The Tribute, a South Florida-based tribute to 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. KISS will hit the stage at 9 p.m. at The Birdseye, located at 841 NW Federal Highway in Stuart.

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Stick around for photographs with the band. Local rockers Outlaw Tendencies will open the show at 8 p.m. The show is for ages 21+ and tickets are $12. For more information, call (772) 286-5252 or visit http://www.thebirdseye.rocks/.

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“It’s a ceremony to formally burn the mortgage,” he said. “A member from the fire department will be there to watch, to make sure we don’t burn the place down.

It’s sponsored by Oculina Bank, who holds the mortgage. How often does a bank underwrite the burning of a mortgage they hold?

I think it’s admirable and funny.

We’ll also toast our successful end to the Love the Lyric campaign.

Now it’s on to the next 90 years.”

The Lyric Theatre’s 90th Birthday Celebration Auction & Roast will take place March 3 at the theater, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. The silent auction begins at 6 p.m. A live auction and roast begin at 7:30.

Tickets are $125 and sponsorships are available.

Contact Linda Prange at (772) 220-1942, ext. 209 or development@ lyrictheatre.com.

Members are invited to the open house March 6 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Memberships are available.

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FRESH from page 27 shrimp tossed in a creamy, yet tangy sauce that gave just the right hint of spice and zing. I’m not generally one who can eat very spicy food, so this was just perfect.

Olson says that is their most popular appetizer.

The fish dip is homemade with the fresh fish that the restaurant purchases from its fisherman. It was by far the freshest fish dip I personally have ever tasted!

The ahi tuna was a unique treat with a creamy, wasabi sauce bursting with freshness and flavor.

For our main courses, we were presented with shrimp scampi and a signature dish of grouper piccata. The shrimp were tossed in a light, buttery garlic sauce on a bed of capellini pasta and topped with fresh asparagus stalks.

The grouper was served with creamy garlic mashed potatoes and an assortment of fresh colorful vegetables consisting of carrots, summer squash and zucchini. One bite of the grouper and I knew this was the freshest fish available, and the restaurant aptly lived up to its name.

The succulent fish simply melted in my mouth, and the piccata sauce and capers brought out the flavor and simply made it divine.

Dessert was a delicious, homemade key lime pie. I could only take a few bites after the amazing

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Speaking of “Fresh Catch,” another unique aspect of this restaurant that I found wonderful is that a patron can bring in their own catch of the day to be prepared by the chef at the restaurant. So one can literally go right from the dock with their fish, sit down and have a drink while their meal is prepared for them by the chef to their liking. This is a very original and delightful option.

The restaurant offers multiple specials every day, another unique feature of the menu. Olson likes to try new things and shakes things up a bit. He tends to shy away from giving out a to-go menu, as the menu is always changing.

Fresh Catch is also available for various types of parties and networking or business events.

The restaurant has live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and coming up on March 11, a very special event with David Goodman, Chris Clifton and Tony Q., whom Johnson likes to refer to as the “Fearsome Threesome.”

Fresh Catch is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. They are located at 1411 S.E. Indian St. in Stuart. For more information, call (772) 286-6711 or visit their website at www.freshcatchstuart.com.

One special, grouper piccata, was served piping hot with a zesty lemon and caper sauce and with a side of fresh vegetables such as summer squash and zucchini.

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Palm City Green Market at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2655 SW Immanuel Drive, Palm City, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Commercial venders are $25 per booth. Not-for-profit venders free. For more, call Arthur at (772) 345-3797, or email communitygreenmarket@gmail.com 57 annual Martin County Fair will be noon to midnight. Events will include a Rubik’s cube speed competition, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Hidden Oaks Middle School Finesse Dancers and cheerleaders will be at the Coast 101.3 and Costco stages throughout the day.

The fairgrounds are at 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart. More at www.martincountyfair.com. th

Live music on the patio at Fresh Catch Seafood Grill, 1411 S.E. Indian Street, Stuart. Starts at 6 p.m. For more, call (772) 286-6711, or visit www.freshcatchstuart.com.

Slammin Jammin Saturdays, Live Music at Vine & Barley Palm City, 2951 S.W. High Meadows Ave. 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Beer and wine specials after 8:30 p.m. Twofor-one specials on select drafts.

For more, call (772) 781-1717, or visit www.VineandBarleyPalmCity. com

SUNDAY, FEB. 14

Stuart Green Market will be at the Stuart City Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The address is 121 S.W. Flagler Ave. For more, call (772) 233-0297, or visit www.stuartmainstreet.org.

57th annual Martin County Fair will be noon to 9 p.m. The Mini Miss Contest will be at 1 p.m. at the Florida Outdoors RV Stage.

The fairgrounds are at 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart. More at www.martincountyfair.com.

Jerry Tillman’s Talent Show at Rock n’ RiverWalk on the Riverwalk Staqge, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, will be 1 to 4 p.m. For more about the lineup, visit www.hist​ oricdowntownstu​art.com/rockin-​ riverwalk.

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57th annual Martin County Fair will be noon to 10 p.m. Events will include Monday Night Wrestling at 6 p.m. on the Costco stage. The fairgrounds are at 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart. More at www. martincountyfair.com.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17

AARP Tax Aide preparation service will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library 10 a.m. to 2 pm. Clients need to have their Social Security cards and photo IDs along with all tax documents, such as W2s. The service is free.

The library is at 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call Kathleen Bishop at (888) 227-7669.

Registration deadline for the Fyzical Therapy Fashion Exchange Party on Friday, Feb. 19, hosted by Lisa Lerette. It’ll be 6 to 8 p.m. at 4287 S.E. Federal Highway, Stuart. Participants will take and swap clothes. Admission is $25. There’ll be raffles, refreshments and fun at this fundraiser for cystic fibrosis research. Additional clothing will be donated to help the homeless. For more, or to register, call (772) 919-1292.

57th annual Martin County Fair will be 2 to 10 p.m. Events will include Gospel music on the Florida Outdoors RV Stage at 8 p.m. The fairgrounds are at 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart. More at www. martincountyfair.com.

Tuesday night car show from 6 to 830 p.m. at Stuart Bowl 1638 Federal Highway, Stuart. Hundreds of car owners and spectators gather to show and see antique, classic and special-interest cars while enjoying music from the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. Cost is $3 to show a car, but spectator admission is free. For more, call Jim Serra at (772) 2853320.

Tuesday Trivia Night 7 to 9 p.m. at Hurricane Grill & Wings, 2355 S.W. Martin Highway, Palm City.

For more, call (772) 781-4295.

57th annual Martin County Fair will be 4:30 to 10 p.m. Events will include 4H whip cracking contest at 5:30 p.m. at the Main Stage. The fairgrounds are at 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart. More at www. martincountyfair.com.

Texas Holdem from 7 to 9 p.m. at Vine & Barley Palm City, 2951 S.W. High Meadow Ave. No buy-in.

Win gift certificates and bar tabs.

For more, call (772) 781-1717, or visit www.vineandbarleypalmcity. com.

THURSDAY, FEB. 18

iPhone 101 at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library. Learn basic tips and tricks for using your iPhone, including how to make calls, enter contacts, download apps, voice search with Siri, and more.

Registration Required. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 288-2551.

Homework Helpers will be on hand at the Peter & Julie Cum-

mings Library from 3 to 5 p.m.

The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call Darlene Encomino at, (772) 219-4908.

57th annual Martin County Fair will be 4:30 to 10 p.m. Events will include 4H goat milking contest in the livestock area at 4:30 p.m. The fairgrounds are at 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart. More at www. martincountyfair.com.

Jammin’ Jensen from 6 to 9 p.m., weather permitting, at downtown Jensen Beach. There’s food, music and vendors. For more information, call (772) 334-3444.

Martin County Conservation Alliance monthly meeting 6 to 8 p.m. at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City.

For more, call Donna Melzer at (772) 286-9845.

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The Senior Wii Bowling League will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library, 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave, Palm City. Cummings’ number is (772) 288-2551.

57th annual Martin County Fair will be 4:30 to midnight. Events will include 4H mini tractor pull at 5:30 p.m. in the livestock area. For more visit at www.martincountyfair.com.

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