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Go, Team Green! Bessey Creek Elementary School students Jackson Mills, Dalton Read and Rachel Bouvier celebrate with the other members of their ‘Team Green Recycle Buddies’ upon being announced the winners in the Youth & School Group category of the 2013 Keep Martin Beautiul Environmental Stewardship Awards. The event took place Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Piper’s Landing in Palm City. For a full list of winners, visit www.keepmartinbeautiful.org.
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Libraries seek help with homework By Patrick McCallister For Your Voice News & Views MARTIN COUNTY — Homework Helpers is getting the volunteer on. “There is such a wealth of (intelligent folks) in Martin County that are just wanting to help young people,” Suzanne Horstman, executive director of the Library Foundation of Martin County, said. “There could be 10 Homework Helper volunteers at the branch in Palm City on Friday nights.” At its last regular meeting — Tuesday, Feb. 5 — the Martin County Board of Commissioners
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of a technical error and upload early voting data into the election management system software before Election Day. Walker said she plans to follow each recommendation. “It was just very crowded that night (Election Day) and it was just a very stressful situation,” said Walker, who blames memory card malfunctions and human error for the mishap. “I want voters to understand their rights are always very important to me.” In a letter to Florida Secretary of State Kenneth W. Detzner, post-dated Feb. 5, Walker writes the same mistakes won’t ever be repeated. “Every election provides an opportunity to learn, reassess and improve the voting process for our citizens and the November 6, 2012 General Election was no exception ...,” Walker wrote. “The uploading of early voting results into the election management system before Election Day is a concern because of the severe consequences of accidental untimely release of results; nevertheless I have included this procedure in my plan.”
What went wrong? True the Votes timeline chronicled in the lawsuit On Nov. 6, St. Lucie County election administrators admitted that ballot tabulation machines suffered a malfunction, preventing early vote totals from being properly counted. County workers were forced to hand-feed ballots into tabulation machines as a result. On Nov. 8, West demanded a full recount of early votes and copies of poll sign-in records to compare voter participation against ballots cast. West’s requests were denied and ignored, respectively. On Nov. 9, West demanded that a Florida state court impound all ballots and voting machines, but made
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Pope Benedict XVI startled Catholics in Martin County, and the world, by announcing his intention to retire at the end of February. He’ll be the first pope in about six centuries to retire from the office. The last was Gregory XII, in 1415. “I think it was a big shock to me,” Janice Maniscalco, director of religious education at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church of Palm City, said. “I can understand it. He’s an older gentleman.” Dianne Laubert, director of communications at the Diocese of Palm Beach, said about 34,000 Catholics are registered among six parishes in Martin County. Some Martin Catholics may be registered at parishes outside the county, and others not registered anywhere. Martin has about 146,000 people, so at least about 24 percent are Catholic. City-data.com reports that nearly 60 percent of Martin’s religiously affiliated are Catholic. The county also has two Catholic schools, according to Laubert. Maniscalco, 60, said she remembers five popes and has fond memories of Benedict’s predeces-
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Tony Florio has closed a chapter of his life as manager of the Cummings Library in Palm City. But the book remains unfinished. Florio, 35, who attended Martin County High School and lives in Palm City, ended his tenure as director of the branch on Feb. 8, but he is continuing his Martin County career as chief troubleshooter for Information Technol-
HOMEWORK from page 1 approved a plan to switch the public library system’s Homework Helpers program from six part-time paid workers to all volunteers. Library staff recommended the change. “We’ll have one Homework Helper program coordinator to oversee volunteers,” Jennifer Salas, youth services manager, said in an interview after the meeting. “We felt we could expand the program if we went to volunteers. We’ll be recruiting some local retired educators, and possibly some college students majoring in education.” The volunteer-coordinator position will be advertised on the county’s website, martin. fl.us, and filled through a hiring service, CareersUSA. The foundation gave the library system a $27,000 grant to hire the coordinator. Salas said that the position will be fulltime at $12 an hour for the first year, and part-time, 20 hours a week, thereafter. The foundation will give about $20,000 to fund the coordinator position starting next year. The library system and foundation hope to attract about 15 to 20 regular volunteers. “We are expecting by the end of March to have hired the coordinator and start to recruit the volunteers,” Salas said. The foundation started the tutoring and mentoring program in 1999 with a $75,000 grant donated by the Reynolds family of Hobe Sound named the Clare Reynolds Joyce fund. In recent years the foundation has funded
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See BOOKS page 7 the six part-time positions with about $60,000 a year. Salas said students use Homework Helpers about 4,000 times a year. Some students use it regularly, others occasionally. The program helps not only with tutoring, but has helped students with filling out college applications, preparing for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and crafting science-fair projects, among other things. She said many students have formed relationships with the adults, too. “We have had Homework Helpers be role models for the kids out there,” she said. The county’s six libraries have about 400 volunteers among them. “We use them in different ways,” Salas said. “They shelve materials, and help with children’s programs.” Horstman said the Martin County Library System has a long and rich history of volunteerism. “The libraries were started by the Woman’s Club in 1918,” she said. By the 1940s, the club led fundraising efforts to expand the library. “The citizens went out and raised enough money to build a building and fill it with books,” she said. They turned operations over to the county in 1950. To learn more about the foundation, visit its website, libraryfoundationmc.org. To volunteer for Homework Helpers, or any other positions, call Terry Dick at (772) 219-4906.
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POPE from page 6 of choice, the Internet is Benedict’s. “The pope Twitters,” Laubert said. “He has encouraged those throughout the church to use social media and unite our generations as well.” Last Sunday, shortly before his historic announcement, the pope tweeted, “We must trust in the mighty power of God’s mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new.” That message has been retweeted about 14,600 times. The local diocese covers Martin, St. Lucie, Palm Beach, Indian River and Okeechobee counties. Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito issued a statement regarding the Pope’s retirement. “It was a privilege for me to have met him on his visit to our country in the spring of 2008 as well as most recently in May of 2012 on the Ad Limina visit to Rome,” the bishop said in the statement. “His holiness, gentleness and humility were evident and made me feel immediately at ease with him.” Laubert said that despite the surprise, many in the Palm Beach diocese are confident in the pope’s decision to retire. Maniscalco said she’s among them. “I know when the College of Cardinals convene, I see the Holy Spirit as the guiding hand there,” she said. “For me, the best person will be chosen (to replace Benedict).”
BOOKS from page 6 the advent of technology — the digital age,” he said. “It’s become such an important part of what we do on a daily basis. Our customers come to us for advice on how to use their devices, their tablets, their e-readers, their smart phones. So it’s more than ‘help me find this book’ or ‘help me research this subject.’ It’s really ‘show me how to read books and get access to books on these digital devices.’ ” Florio said the change has come gradually, but steadily. “I really see libraries becoming more of a community center, people of all ages, coming together, using the library as a space to meet, to collaborate, to get entertainment, to get education. It’s happening now.” And though they are rapidly transforming, libraries will not be going the way of the livery stable, Florio said. “Never. Libraries are not going away. The traditional sense of older folks going around saying ‘SHHHH!’ — we won’t see that. There might be more noise, more activity.” Electronic books are ascendant and Martin County is paying attention, buying fewer hard-copy titles. “The e-book is the trend of the future,” Florio said. “Right now
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step in a plan to offer week-long camps throughout the summer for boys, and eventually girls, as well. “This is our pilot camp,” she said. “We’ll see what works.” Prospective campers and parents can go to the Operation 300 website and click on the tab ‘Attend Camp’” to apply. The camper, a parent and siblings will receive transportation to the camp as well as free lodging. “We’re looking for boys 9-14 because we want them to be able to do activities together,” Baldwin said. “Everything will be at no cost to the kids and moms. We hope to have most (of them) from Florida, to keep travel expenses lower. If they drive, they should bring gas receipts. We don’t want them to worry about anything, down to the gas it takes to get there.” The camp will meet at the beach. Surf Central will provide two hours of surfing lessons, paddle boarding and other activities. Then the boys will go to the ranch.
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Can Investors Learn from Yoga Followers? Article 1— Feb. 18, 2013 It’s probably not on your calendar, but World Yoga Day takes place on Feb. 24. As more people have discovered its healthful benefits, yoga has grown in popularity. But whether or not you practice yoga, you can apply its lessons to other areas of your life — such as investing. Specifically, consider the following yoga-related themes and how they might translate into investment habits that may be beneficial:
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• Balance — If you observe advanced yoga practitioners, you will be amazed at the balance they exhibit during certain positions. But for serious yoga students, the idea of “balance” goes beyond physical movements and extends to a concept of life that emphasizes, among other things, an avoidance of extremes. As an investor, you too need to avoid extremes, such as investing too aggressively, too conservatively or too sporadically. By building a balanced portfolio, and by investing regularly, you can help improve your chances of making progress toward your financial goals. • Flexibility — Among its many benefits, yoga helps people increase their flexibility — and greater flexibility results in fewer injuries and an increased capacity to enjoy many physical activities. As an investor, you need to be flexible enough to adjust your portfolio as needed while still following a long-term strategy that’s appropriate for your individual goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. • Relaxation — For yoga students, proper relaxation is essential to achieving mental equanimity, emotional balance and inner strength. But relaxation doesn’t always come easily — even experienced yoga practitioners need to work at it. As an investor, you also may need to train yourself to relax because, given the ups and downs of the market, it’s not hard to become overwrought and make ill-advised decisions based on short-term events. Staying calm and maintaining a long-term view of things may help you make better investment decisions.
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MARTIN COUNTY — A service that began more than 20 years ago in Martin County will continue, thanks to the efforts of the Veterans Council of Martin County, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners and Disabled American Veterans Transportation Network. The Martin County Veteran’s Service Office recently took possession of a new 12-passenger van to transport veterans from Stuart to their appointments at the VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach. Before being pressed into service, the van decorated in patriotic colors with a massive flag logo and will also display major donors for the purchase of the van displayed on the doors. “This is our third van purchase,” said Bruce Millett, chairman of the Veterans Council of Martin County. Cost has risen but not drasti-
cally. The price has raised about $2,000 per year to the current price of $25,000. The van has all seats filled each weekday run. More than 1,700 veterans are transported each year. We’ve had this service available for so long, it is hard to remember what it was like when we didn’t have it. I hope that day never comes, said Commissioner John Haddox, formerly the Veterans Service Office supervisor. The vans, although purchased through the DAV, are signed over to the VA. The VA then provides insurance and all maintenance on the van. The life of the van is expected to last for about 100,000 miles or seven years. The vans are then returned by the VA to the Veterans Council to be donated or used to raise funds. The most recent to reach the end of its service was donated to the VFW Post 10132, Hobe Sound, for transporting of their Honor Guard to various events throughout Martin County.
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Photo courtesy of Kinfay Moroti Tevye the Milkman and his wife, Golde share a private moment in the national touring company’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” The popular Harnick and Bock musical comes to the Lyric Theatre on Feb. 26-27.
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FIDDLER from page 16 “I love Golde,” she said. “She’s strong, she’s funny, she’s demanding, she’s vulnerable, she is the ultimate mother. Golde wears the pants in the family. She’s tough and sweet. Her heart breaks and aches but she pushes on. I raised two wonderful children and have a grandson. The whole mother thing is built into my life. That’s why I’m enjoying it.” As befits the cast’s matriarch, she has high praise for her colleagues. “We have an amazing cast,” she said. “We’re good to one another and look after one another. It’s very much a family. I’m very proud of them all. I call them ‘my kids.’” Hollander said that the play is for people of all ages and religions. “My 7-year-old grandson has been going to the theater since he was 6 months old,” she said. “He loves ‘Fiddler.’ He’s seen it five times. I think he loves the music, that (the show) is funny and hopeful. He loves the Russian dancing they do during ‘L’Chaim.’ He gets the sadness of it and that even though people move out, they are still family. It’s human. It’s all of us. It’s joyous. That’s why it stands.” Hollander, who spent many
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“My 7-year-old grandson has been going to the theater since he was 6 months old. He loves ‘Fiddler.’ He’s seen it five times. I think he loves the music, that (the show) is funny and hopeful. He loves the Russian dancing they do during ‘L’Chaim.’ He gets the sadness of it and that even though people move out, they are still family. It’s human. It’s all of us. It’s joyous. That’s why it stands.” Jeannie Hollander actress years in New York City doing television work, retired to Fort Myers and found herself back on stage, a place she hadn’t been since college. Now, she’s on a national tour, rarely staying in one city more than a night. “We’ve done the first leg of the tour,” she said. “We’ve been to Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. We had standing ovations everywhere. By the end of April, we’ll have done 72 cities.” “Fiddler on the Roof” comes to the Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, on Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. and on Feb. 27 at 4 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $ 45. Call the box office at (772) 286-7827 or order online at www. lyrictheatre.com.
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tion, call (772) 872-7250. Saturday Feb. 16 Eklektic Storm live at Harbor Ridge Yacht & Country Club. 5:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. United Way of St. Lucie County 50th anniversary and fundraiser. $150 for individuals. $250 for couples. $1,250 for tables of 10. 12600 Harbour Ridge Blvd., Palm City. For more information or to book a reservation, call Monte Kosoff or Roxanne Wells at (772) 464-5300.
midnight. Contests and prizes. Beer pong. $6 pitchers for players. 843 S.W. Federal Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 232-6103.
Rick Collins at Crawdaddy’s. 7 p.m. 1949 N.E. Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 225-3444.
$3 Thursdays at Eclipse Lounge, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ladies no cover all night, guys $3 after 11 p.m. 18 and up. 2212 S.E. Indian St., Stuart. For more information, call (772) 4862148.
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Operation 300 is a nonprofit foundation designed to create a week-long experience for children who have lost their fathers as a result of service to our country, founded in memory of local fallen hero, Elite Navy SEAL Aaron Carson Vaughn. The Joe Lusk Memorial Foundation was established to bridge the gap between the financial support the government can provide our wounded veterans and the reality of their needs. Contenders in the Inaugural Moustachio Bashio are invited to a kick-off party on Feb. 28 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Carson’s Tavern, where they’ll receive a free drink on Carson, sign up for the competition, and learn more about the greatest moustache bash of the
year! The Great Moustachio Bashio takes place March 29 from 6-10 p.m. at Pirate’s Loft. All throughout the month of March, contenders will be growing a ‘stache in remembrance of all the fallen soldiers that put their lives on the line for our freedom. On the 29th, the public is asked to bring their friends and their ‘stache to the best bash of the year. Local celebrity judges, include WPTV’s Mollie Reynolds and Kait Parker, will be judging the best of the best in several moustache-growing categories. Tickets are on sale now for $50 per individual, $90 per couple and $40 for participants and veterans online at MoustacheMarchfortheMilitary.com. Call (772) 284-3007 for more information.
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Creating Smiles ~ Changing Lives
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Dr. Michael Sohl is “The Gold Standard” on the Treasure Coast
nO anxiEty • nO pain • nO StrESS
Imagine actually looking forward to a dental appointment. Imagine coming out of your dental visit relaxed and refreshed. Dr. Michael Sohl and his expert team have brought dentistry innovation and your comfort to a whole new level, providing gentle sleep for all implant, cosmetic, and general dentistry. From the simplest to the most sophisticated dental procedures. Performed with expertise, delivered with a deep commitment to personal attention and caring.
Are Dental Implants Right for You?
Now, you have more options. Implant-retained dentures are permanent, and they look, feel, and function like natural teeth. You can smile and eat without fear of slippage. You can go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning with your teeth in place.
all-on-Four/teeth in a DayTM
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Dr. Sohl is on the forefront of implant placement. He has a dental CAT scan unit on premises for computer guided implant placement protocols for Nobel Biocares All-on Four/Teeth in a DayTM procedures. All-on-Four/Teeth in a DayTM was developed to minimize the number of implants required to anchor a complete set of dentures. A full arch can be replaced with four implants in a single visit, as opposed to as many as eight implants and multiple office visits.
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DEntaL iMpLantS • COSMEtiC DEntiStry • rEStOrativE • prEvEntiOn CHECk-upS nitrOuS OxiDE • OraL SEDatiOn 853 SE. Monterey Commons Blvd., Stuart, FL • Office: 772-287-3010 • Fax: 772-220-8218 www.DrSohl.com • Email: MSOHL @ DrSohl.com
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Your InvItatIon Are you ready to experience comfortable dental care and a beautiful, healthy smile? Schedule your visit with Michael Sohl, DDS. Contact our Stuart, FL dental office today. We serve the communities of Hobe Sound, Jupiter, Palm City, Port St. Lucie, Ft. Pierce, and Palm Beach.