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VOL. 1/ISSUE 14
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013
Golf legends come to town By Patrick Bernadeau For Your Voice News & Views PALM CITY — Some of the greatest athletes the sports universe has ever seen gathered on Super Bowl Sunday to compete against one another. However, the gathering wasn’t in New Orleans and the festivities did not take place on the football gridiron. Many of golf’s most triumphant names took to the tees on Sunday to participate in the Devo Strong PGA Tour Champions Pro-Am Charity at the Floridian Golf Club in Palm City. The star-studded field of players was composed of legends, he-
roic figures in the golf world for more than half a century. Names such as Jack
Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite headlined a field held in golf lore. The numbers alone are staggering. The participants have comJack Nicklaus was one of several legendary golfers at Palm City’s Floridian to participate in the Devo Strong PGA Champions Pro-Am event Sunday, Feb. 3. The benefit, which also featured Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Gary Player, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite and more was to benefit the Devon Quigley Special Needs Trust named for fellow player Dana Quigley’s son. Mitch Kloorfain chief photographer
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Murphy February bridge update addresses With few delays, construction Treasure Coast slated to finish by fall priorities By Patrick McCallister For Your Voice News & Views
PALM CITY — The Indian Street Bridge is spanning toward a September completion date. “As of January, we were probably about 65 percent complete,” project administrator George Denti said. “We had completed six decks, all of the substructure, the foundations and supporting members.” The Martin County Board of County Commissioners in 2011 voted to name the 3,100-foot structure Veterans Memorial Bridge. The Federal
Congressman discusses economy and environment with local officials By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer PORT ST. LUCIE — Newly elected Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Dist. 18, fielded questions from area officials about issues including the environment, bipartisanship and the economy during a Treasure Coast Re-
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