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VOL. 1/ISSUE 20
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013
Sticks on the rise Tigers’ boys lacrosse set up for present, future
Luke Kendall (No. 15) scores for Martin County High School while being defended by Logan Bach (No. 13) of Jensen Beach High School during a match Friday, March 15 in Jensen Beach. The Martin County Tigers lost the district match 7-4.
By Patrick Bernadeau For Your Voice News & Views MARTIN COUNTY — South Florida is becoming a lacrosse region. The sport is predominately played in the Northeast, but its popularity has spread throughout the state, particularly on the Treasure Coast. Many schools have added lacrosse programs, including Martin County High School. The boys’ lacrosse team is in the middle of its fourth season. That might not seem like long to build a program, but the Tigers have not taken baby steps over that period of time. In their first season, Martin County only won once in 13 games. The next season, the Tigers upped their win total to seven and earned their
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DJ MO’s mojo
Entertainer gives back
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Outpouring of love
Slain deputy’s family appreciates support
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Engineer builds gardens, one seed at a time By Shelley Koppel Staff writer PALM CITY — Tom Wiegerink is a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. The graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is an estimator for an asphalt company from Monday to Friday. He also helps out with security at the Lyric Theatre. On the weekends, he tends to Victory Garden International, an organization he has founded. His goal is to teach families and individuals to grow their own food gardens, collect seeds and replant
them so they can be self-sustaining. Wiegerink came up with the idea for the gardens two years ago, when the economy was so bad. He saw the statistics on hunger in the United States and wanted to do something. He took the name for his plan from the Victory gardens citizens grew during World
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Get your First Serve on Tom Wiegerink
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