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“The pitching is pretty much all back from last year. We got some arms, that’s not going to be the issue.” Coach Jerry Smith
VOL. 1/ISSUE 17
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
Purim party
Fighting for the injured But that’s just her day job Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Left, Rabbi Shlomo Uminer spins his gragger with other members of the Chabad Jewish Center in Palm City during the reading of the Megillah in celebration of Purim on Sunday, Feb. 24. The crowd boos and makes noise at the mention of Haman, the noise of the gragger attempting to drown out the sound of his name. In the story, Haman’s plot to kill the Jews was foiled by Mordecai and Queen Esther. Above, dressed in costume for the Purim celebration, Mason Healy, 3, waits his turn at the Chabad Jewish Center in Palm City Sunday, Feb. 24. Purim is a festive celebration where children and adults dress in costume to honor Queen Esther and how she hid her identity as a Jew at the beginning of the Purim story.
Haddox makes ‘cents’ of budget New commissioner talks fiscal matters with residents of Palm City community By Tom Schram For Your Voice News & Views Newly elected Martin County Commissioner John Haddox gave a stark assessment of Martin County finances at a Feb. 21 meeting at the Whispering Sound clubhouse in Palm City. “We’re $7 million behind in roads. We’re underfunded for the inlet (dredging) and to me it is a
bleak picture that this board needs to grapple with very quickly,” said Martin, who was sworn in late last year as the new District 5 commissioner. Haddox also said that previous county budgets did not include maintenance costs on items such as library roofs, air conditioning and certain other public properties such as Indian RiverSide Park. He said he has asked staff to include maintenance projections in the next budget.
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