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TREASURE COAST — Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in February.

The Sunshine State hasn’t seen that number since about the same month seven years ago, 2008. The Treasure Coast continued to see strong, if at times slow, job gains along with the rest of the peninsula.

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PALM CITY — The annual Community Redevelopment Agency report is out. Kevin Freeman, community redevelopment director, presented the report at

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the last regular meeting of the County Commission, March 24.

Commissioner John Haddox, Palm City, said the report had an important component.

“I think that’s one thing that came out of the report is to review the size of (the county’s seven Community Redevelopment areas),” he said in a phone inter-

view after the meeting.

Freeman, in a separate interview after the meeting, said the Old Palm City Community Redevelopment Area might see some of its western and northern parts clipped off. The area is nestled along Mapp Road from Rio Vista Way south to All American Boulevard. It goes from the St.

Lucie River South Fork west to a few blocks past Mapp. There’s a western extension between 34th Street and Martin Highway to Berry Avenue. In all, the CRA has 610 acres.

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PALM CITY — Edgar Fernandez is an American success story.

He brought his wife, Silvia, and four children to the United States from Venezuela in 2000. He was 41 and spoke no English. They settled in Palm City because they had family here.

Fernandez began work as an auto detailer for a Ford dealership in Stuart and worked parttime at a gas station.

“That was a rough time for us,” his daughter, Maria Garcia, said.

“Eventually, he knew $8 an hour was not going to do it for a family of six.” He started Monaco’s Auto Detailing in 2002 from scratch.”

Today, the Fernandez family has the auto detailing business and four children who are success stories in their own right.

Garcia owns Valencia Insurance in Port St. Lucie. Her brother is a fireman and paramedic in St. Lucie West who hopes to enter the medical field. One sister is a mom who hopes to get a law degree and the third sister works for a chiropractor in Stuart.

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Photo courtesy of Maria Garcia Silvia Fernandez, Edgar Fernandez and Maria Garcia pose with the Sudoku board game Mr. Fernandez has invented and hopes to market. son to be proud. He has invented a board game based on the popular Sudoku puzzles. I spoke with Maria Garcia because her father is not comfortable on the phone and she described the game and

the reason why he invented it.

“He’s always loved Sudoku,” Garcia said. “While he was playing it, he noticed that it gets complicated with numbers. There are so many possibilities. People have

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Opportunity released its monthly jobs report, and revised numbers for 2014, on Friday, March 27.

St. Lucie came in with a not seasonally adjusted jobless rate at 6.4 percent. In January, it was 6.8. A year ago, the county was at 8.7 percent unemployment.

Martin boasted a not seasonally adjusted rate of 5.7 percent in February, compared to 5.5 the month before. The county had a 6.4 percent not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February, 2014.

Taken together, the counties form the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area, MSA. The MSA had a not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.1 percent in February, down from 6.3 in January. The MSA had a not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7.9 percent the year before. Of the counties’ about 199,000 workers, close to 187,000 had work in February.

For the about 13,000 who don’t, the Martin County Career & Job Fair will be on April 22 at Indian RiverSide Park, 1691 Shearwater Drive, Jensen Beach. The job fair is sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America’s Stuart chapter, 1041, the Business Development Board of Martin County and CareerSource Research Coast.

It’ll emphasize manufacturing jobs.

About 100 have been added to the area in the last 12 months, about 1.75 percent of the 5,700 jobs the Port St. Lucie MSA has gained this year.

The fair will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Military veterans will get in an hour before others. Additionally, employers that have veterans hiring preferences will have American flags on their tables.

Before anyone gets into the room to talk to employers, they’ll have to go through an orientation.

That orientation includes members of the Palm City Action Team looking over resumes and creating new ones with job seekers if needed. Tom Lytle is the team’s coordinator. He said many veterans need a helping hand turning their military records into legible resumes. Many members of the

action team are veterans who also have experience in human resources. “(We look at) what are the soft skills and hard skills they have and translating that to a language that would mean something to an employer,” he said.

“Part of that is getting rid of the (military) jargon that’s meaningless to employers.”

The Palm City Action Team is a function of the Palm City Presbyterian Church’s men’s group. It’s helped with the Martin County Job Fair since it started in 2013.

Team members noticed that many of the job seekers they were helping were women.

“I said, ‘We’ve got to get some women on our team,’” Lytle said.

So they did. “Our group has got nicely (diversified).”

Odaly Victorio, communications coordinator at CareerSource Research Coast, said the job fair is “regional,” and is being promoted in Indian River and Okeechobee counties, as well as St. Lucie and Martin.

The unemployment rate is calculated using a variety of methods.

Among them are telephone interviews with workers, those who are able to work and report not having jobs, but looked for employment in the previous 30 days, are counted as unemployed. Discouraged workers — those who are able to work and want jobs, but have not sought employment in the previous 30 days — are not counted in the unemployment figure. Many call this “shadow unemployment,” and it’s inherently difficult to track due to variations for why people don’t seek jobs.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the national labor participation rate — the percentage of those able to work, or seek jobs, that do, edged downward over the year from 63 percent seasonally adjusted to 62.8 percent. Participation rates are affected by a variety of factors that can be seen as positives and negatives. Florida and the Treasure Coast have had an increasing number of workers and lowering unemployment.

To find out more about the upcoming Martin County Career & Job Fair, go to www.bdbmc.org.

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The concept is still the same.”

Fernandez made a prototype out of pressed board.

“In each box, there’s a button with different colors,” Fernandez said. “You can’t have two pinks or reds in one direction.

You can’t have the same color twice, like Sudoku with numbers. There are areas for possibilities and each little box is arranged around a box. That box tells you the color you’re missing.”

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TREASURE COAST — Sheriffs usually shy from saying much of anything about any issue that’s become political. All Aboard Florida has definitely become political.

“In this case, public safety trumps any concerns I may have about politics,” Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said.

Last month, sheriffs Ken Mascara, St. Lucie, Deryl Lore, Indian River, and Snyder sent a joint letter to All Aboard Florida expressing concerns about response times if the proposed high-speed passenger rail cuts through the Treasure Coast as planned.

“Our jurisdictions have significant populated areas bifurcated by railroad tracks,” the letter reads. “This presents a real-time dilemma. If rail traffic significantly increases, passing trains can and will prevent emergency first responders from expeditiously reaching point of need.”

About a week later, Michael Reininger, president of AAF, responded in a letter back. Don’t worry about it, was his answer.

“With an improved rail infrastructure, no first responder or emergency personnel will be delayed at a grade crossing any longer than they would be at a typical traffic light,” he wrote.

“All 32 of All Aboard Florida’s planned train crossings will clear a grade crossing in less than 60 seconds — or less than two minutes of total crossing-closure time an hour for the hours our service will operate.”

Snyder said that’s hogwash.

“A red light, my deputies can get around that with lights and sirens,” he said. “They can’t do that with a train.”

All Aboard Florida is projecting to run 32 trains a day between Miami and Orlando, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The company plans on starting limited service between West Palm Beach and Miami by next year. In a previous interview Reininger told Your Voice

News & Views that All Aboard Florida will reach Orlando not long after.

“Depending on the actual date of the conclusion of the environment process, by 2017 we’ll get all the way into the Orlando International Airport,” he said.

However, Treasure Coast governments aim to derail that plan.

On Feb. 17, the Martin County Commission created a $1.4 million fund to combat the proposed passenger rail. On the same day, Indian River County’s commission voted to put $2.7 over two years into an ante for combating All Aboard Florida.

While St. Lucie hasn’t created a specific fund to derail the train, it’s been heavily involved in numerous actions to challenge it.

Florida Not Aboard — one of the most visible opposition groups — plans on asking St. Lucie to create a dedicated fund during public comment at a meeting that’ll occur before publication.

Commissioner Tod Mowery said he’ll consider the requests carefully.

“For our county, we may or may not go in that direction,” he said. “In terms of legally fighting it, we’re already there.”

Snyder, who authored the joint sheriffs’ letter, said he has only one concern about All Aboard Florida — roads and train tracks intersect and that stops emergency vehicles.

“I can’t go around it, I can’t go over it,” he said. “It stops my cars.”

Martin’s top cop hopes that AAF will consider a request many opponents have made — to move its proposed route to tracks owned by CSX Transportation. Those tracks run westward through Okeechobee toward Winter Haven.

“I would much prefer the trains out there. It takes pressure off my heavily populated areas,” Snyder said.

However, the company has emphatically said it won’t consider moving the route from tracks owned by Florida East Coast Industries, All Aboard Florida’s parent company.

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PALM CITY — The County Commission gave a reluctant nod for staff to apply for a grant to build a dock people with disabilities can use to launch kayaks and sculls at Charlie Leighton Park.

“It’s the right thing to do to open that particular scope of services to everyone in the community,” Commissioner John Haddox, Palm City, said at the meeting.

He added “I know (the Old Palm City Neighborhood Advisory Committee) strongly supports this, as do I.”

Other commissioners cited concerns about the county’s contributions to building the proposed accessible boat launch. The project will cost about $130,000 “There really are no bad projects, just bad priorities,” Commissioner Anne Scott, Hobe Sound, said.

Kevin Freeman, community redevelopment director, said commissioner’s approval to seek the Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Program grant — up to $60,000 — doesn’t mean the commission has approved building the dock.

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He added, “We’ve talked to some property owners (along Martin Highway) and actually the CRA regulations are hindering them.”

The primary goal of Palm City’s 30-year CRA was construction of the Mapp Road Town Center Design, which was first crafted in 2003, to give the road a small downtown feel. The design has undergone numerous changes. Freeman said it makes less sense to have Martin Highway included in the CRA than it did before. Construction of the Veterans Memorial Bridge has the state widening Martin Highway from Mapp to the Ronald Reagan Turnpike. That roadwork, Freeman said, accomplishes previous goals for including the roadway in the CRA. “I’ve got five CRAs that really, in my mind, are too expensive,” Freeman said. “They have areas we’ll never touch and those areas are doing OK. They don’t need CRA intervention.”

The Florida Legislature created community redevelopment areas with the Community Redevelopment Act in 1969. CRAs are special zones that keep some property-tax dollars to fund projects to spur economic development for eliminating blight. In a CRA, county taxes paid on property values higher than what they were the base year — when the area was established — stay in that district for economic development and blight elimination.

It’s called Tax Increment Financing, or TIF. In Martin, the amount of that money CRAs retain for projects is between 50 and 95

percent. The commission annually decides the rate. This year the rate is 75 percent.

The taxable value of included properties in Palm City’s CRA’s base year, 2002, was about $93.6 million. Today, it’s about $125 million. According to the annual report, the County Commission acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency has about $1.4 million available to do projects in the Old Palm City CRA. The commission takes recommendations from the Old Palm City Neighborhood Advisory Committee, which will have its next meeting on Monday, April 27. That meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Palm City Community Center, 2701 S.W. Cornell Ave. At its last regular meeting, Feb. 23, the committee unanimously approved recommending to the commission a largely scaledback initial work plan for Mapp Road with an aim to continue it in modules as funding becomes available. What the committee approved, for now, is adding bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides of Mapp from Martin Highway to Martin Downs Boulevard, along with making improvements to the swales. The initial work, if approved by the commission, could start later this year. It would nearly drain the CRA’s $1.4 million reserve.

Haddox said he’s looking forward to supporting the plan when it comes to the commission. He said CRA work on Mapp has been too long delayed.

“We’re in the middle of a process, a process that’s dragging on a long time,” Haddox said.

Additionally, the Old Palm City CRA aims to make improvements to Charlie Leighton Park.

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there’ll be another discussion,” he said.

If the commission, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, approves the accessible launch at a future meeting, the money will be from the Old Palm City Community Redevelopment Area’s Tax Increment Financing funds. Those monies can only be spent for projects identified as meeting the Old Palm City Redevelopment Plan. Improving Charlie Leighton Park is among the plan’s aims.

In an interview after the meeting, Haddox said other commissioners’ comments about the value of the proposed accessible kayak launch troubled him.

“There were some comments like, ‘Why would we spend money on that?’” Haddox said. “Well, it’s

in the CRA and it’s CRA money.”

Haddox, a Navy veteran, said that there are many people with more or less apparent disabilities living on the Treasure Coast, and some are related to service-connected conditions and injuries.

“This one launch would be one that would make more people physically able to use (the St. Lucie River South Fork),” he said.

“To me it’s an important project.”

Another reason, Haddox said, is economic development.

“I think that launch will bring additional people through Palm City that will spend money in Palm City,” Haddox said.

Haddox said economic development aside, there’s the most important reason to approve construction of the proposed dock.

“The human aspect to me is so significant that I think we should go for it,” he said.

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Join members of the CR 714 project team staff for a series of informational open house meetings. Have cup of coffee and hear the latest updates regarding the widening project on County Road 714/Martin Highway, from just west of Mapp Road to just west of the Turnpike entrance.

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Commissioner Scott cited her concerns about All Aboard Florida for not supporting the customs facility. Politics and diversion in its finest form. We all have concerns about All Aboard Florida and have committed to fight it.

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Sad, yes it is a sad day in Martin County because political pandering has outweighed the best interests of our residents and it is very apparent. The fact that a project with such wide community support — with proven financial backing, requiring no ad valorem tax dollars and with the

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“Whether people play in the

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now than this commission majority’s strangling of our local economy. Martin County residents, I hope you are paying attention. You will be impacted by the actions of our county commission majority.

If your livelihood is not impacted already, your taxes will be rising soon.

If you want Boy Scout facilities, more basketball courts, or baseball fields for your children to play on, you will not get them if this resistance to any development continues.

Do you want better infrastructure, roads, drainage? Sorry, we have a $258 million backlog. Get in line.

I hope you are getting accustomed to the deplorable condition of our river and waterways. That won’t be changing anytime soon because egos at all levels have gotten in the way of finding solutions.

Our valuable tax dollars are flying out of the county building at an alarming rate, paying for lawsuits for our leader’s bad decisions. Our citrus industry is dead. Our small farmers and

ranchers are being squeezed out by bad decisions and poor longterm planning. Along with that goes a part of our heritage in Martin County.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Scott in a meeting last year is comparing Martin County to a “Gucci” store stating only certain people should be able to shop here. It certainly seems like some of our commissioners are trying to make it that way. I humbly disagree.

It is a sad day in Martin County indeed. Either we can choose to pay attention as residents or look forward to many more sad days to come as what we all know and love in Martin County slowly disappears.

What can you do? Send a quick note to your county commissioners. Introduce yourself, and let them know what’s important to you and that you are paying attention in Martin County.

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This year’s awards include: Closest to the Line, Par 3 Challenge, Hole-In-One, Best Net Men’s, Best Net Mixed/Women’s and Inter-Club Golf Challenge.

The awards ceremony and dinner buffet will feature a live auction with items including exclusive golf outings at Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, Willoughby Golf Club, and Piper’s Landing; hand-crafted sterling, peridot and amber earrings donated by Diamonds by Terry, four tickets to Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai donated by FP&L; and more.

Individual tickets to attend the dinner buffet and live auction are available for $35.

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CALENDAR from page 19 Coastal Lecture Series: Our Florida Reefs will be at Blake Library, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Presented by the Florida Oceanographic Society. The featured speaker, Vincent Encomio, is director of scientific research. The library is at 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. For more, call (772) 225-0505, Ext. 113.

Tuesday, April 7 Free 24Fit workout at Palm City Nutrition, 3221 S.W. Mapp Road, Palm City, 9 to 10 a.m.

Reserve a spot by calling (772) 708-5825.

AARP Tax Aide will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call Kathleen Bishop at (888) 227-7669.

Registration required. There are nine spaces. The library is at 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart.

For more, call (772) 288-5702.

The Palm City Orators will meet at the Palm City Presbyterian Church, 2700 Martin Highway. The local Toastmasters Club is open to any seeking to improve their public speaking skills.

Regular meetings are on the first and third Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. For information, visit www.pcorators.toastmasterclubs.com, or call (772) 324-9020.

Story Time for the 3- to 5-year-olds will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 1 to 2 p.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 288-2551.

Poker at the Charles & Rae Kane Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center is at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. The center’s phone number is (772) 2237800.

Treasure Coast Tuesday night car show at First United Methodist Church, 1500 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart. More than 100 antique and collector car enthusiasts begin to gather about 4:30 p.m. for the weekly show (weather permitting) that runs until 8:30 p.m.

Painting for Adults will be 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Blake Library. $5 material fee payable to presenter on first day of class.

Free 24Fit workout at Palm City Nutrition, 3221 S.W. Mapp

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Reserve a spot by calling (772) 708-5825.

Palm City Arts Associates monthly meeting will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library 1 to 3 p.m. 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call Kendra Deltano at (772) 286-6589.

style Tai Chi, is easy to learn, enjoyable and provides many health benefits. The fee is $12 a class for members, $15 for non-members.

Class fee is payable at the time of the class, by cash or check only.

No registration is necessary. 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. Call the center at (772) 223-7815, or visit www.kanecenter.org.

Homework Helpers will be on hand at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 3 to 5 p.m.

The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call Patti May, (772) 221-1411.

Story Time for 1- to 3-yearolds will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 288-2551.

Trivia Wednesdays at Mayas Grill, 3099 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd., Palm City, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cash prizes for first, second and third places. For more, call (772) 221-1093, or visit www.mayasgrill.com.

Gentle yoga at the Charles & Rae Kane Center will be 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The center is at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart.

Call the center at (772) 223-7815, or visit www.kanecenter.org.

Thursday, April 9 AARP Tax Aide will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call (888) 227-7669.

Tai chi will be 10 to 11 a.m. at the Charles & Rae Kane Center.

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Story Time for the 0- to 12-month-olds will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 11:30 a.m. to noon. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 2882551.

Mah Jong Club at the Charles & Rae Kane Center 1 to 4 p.m.

The center is at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. Call the center

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Intro to iCloud will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library 2 to 3 p.m. Find out how to use iCloud to connect your Apple devices, share photos, and more.

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 Cummings Library from 3 to 5 p.m.

The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call Patti May, (772) 221-1411.

Jammin’ Jensen is every Thursday 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.

Friday, April 10 Poker at the Charles & Rae Kane Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The center is at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. The center’s phone number is (772) 2237800.

The Senior Wii Bowling League will meet from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library, 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave., Palm City. Cummings’ number is (772) 288-2551.

“Kundun” will be the Focus on Foreign Film feature at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 2 to 4 p.m. This movie about the Dali Lama is rated PG-13.

The 1997, Chinese film is 128 minutes. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403.

ABC Book Discussion Group will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 6 to 8 p.m.

“Brat Farrar,” by Josephine Tey. Pat Kalinowski is the facilitator.

The library is at 5851 S.E. Community Drive, Stuart. The phone is (772) 463-3245.

Movie Night at The Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast will be 6 to 9:30 p.m. Drop the kids off at the Children’s Museum for a night of fun. Members are $10 and non-members are $12. Space is limited so register early. The Children’s Museum is at 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. To register, call (772)225-7575.

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Save the date!

Tickets are now on sale for the Stuart Woman’s Club’s International Outreach Gala, the fundraiser for “Wheels of Life” at www. gfwcwomansclubofstuart.com/ events.html. The proceeds from this elegant event will be spent to purchase and ship wheelchairs to underprivileged wheelchair-bound women and children in poverty-stricken countries or regions of the world that lack wheelchair manufacturing.

The gala will be Thursday, April 23 at 5 p.m. at the GFWC Woman’s Club of Stuart Clubhouse 729 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart.

Tickets are $50.

The International Outreach Gala presents an exhibition of female artists, room décor of exquisite worldwide vases, live entertainment, fine dining with liquor bar, live and silent auctions.

Performer Carl Padilla of CPSounds & Entertainment is generously donating his talent to the gala. Visit his website, www.cpsounds.com.

We are also privileged to work with Kevin Bennington and the staff of Catering Revolution, who bring the flavor of Caribbean cuisine to the event. For more information, visit cateringrevolution.com.

Photo courtesy of The Woman’s Club of Stuart Some of the key committee members of the International Outreach Gala - fundraiser for Wheels of Life: From left, her Grace Countess Tamara Angelique Kurbatov fundraiser director at International Wellness Foundation and committee member at Woman’s Club of Stuart; Cathy Kauffman, event co-chair at Woman’s Club of Stuart; Commissioner Eula Clarke, committee member; Alexandra Axelrod, treasurer at International Wellness Foundation; Kelly Dameron, committee member at Woman’s Club of Stuart, and sitting, her Grace Countess Tatania Kurbatov, event chairwoman.

Crystal vases brought from all over the world will be the centerpieces of the event.

All of the centerpieces will be auctioned off at the end of the night as part of the fundraiser.

The fundraising event will exhibit the original artworks of: • Lisa Jill Allison www.lisajillallison.com • Mallo Bisset www.mallobisset.

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Photo courtesy of The Woman’s Club of Stuart Performer Carl Padilla of CPSounds & Entertainment is donating his talent to the gala. tkwellnessfoundation@gmail.com.

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MARTIN COUNTY — Singer JessLee has roots deep in the area. Her grandparents, Sal and Roger Rossi, live in Palm City.

They spent their entire professional lives as working musicians and the young aspiring singer often went to hear them perform.

Now JessLee, a graduate of Martin County High School and an “American Idol” aspirant, is about to release her album, “Just a Kiss.” The performer will give a concert April 17 at StarStruck Academy Theatre to coincide with the release.

JessLee, 23, spoke recently about taking her career to a new level. “‘Just a Kiss’ is really, really cool,” she said. “It’s all original songs about my life, experiences and feelings. The songs are my babies.”

The album has five songs and is considered an “EP” or Extended Play album, having too many songs for a single but not enough for a full album. The launch party at StarStruck will be the first time she has performed it publicly in its entirety. She will also sing a sixth song, not on the album, but the evening is about more than the release.

“It’s not only a concert,” she

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said. “It’s a party. My studio band enjoyed making the album and they’ll be flying down from Tennessee. It’s a show, but it’s also a party, a big celebration for the release.”

JessLee will not be resting on her laurels. The next day, she goes to Boca Raton for the Florida Earth Festival. She and the band will perform songs from “Just a Kiss,” as well as other songs. She is particularly excited about this festival because it emphasizes the environment, a cause close to her heart.

The artist describes her work as country rock.

“It’s a fusion of country, country rock and country pop,” she said.

“It’s mostly country with a lot of rock. There are crossover songs.”

The performer was disappointed that her attempts to get on “American Idol” when she was 16 and 21 did not end with her advancing to the finals, but the experience has only persuaded her to push harder to follow her dreams.

“I’m 100 percent hoping to get airtime (for the album,”) she said.

“Long term, I want to make it to the top of the country charts. I’d love it to be one of my songs and I’d love to do well as a singer/ songwriter.”

While music is her passion, JessLee is also a fitness enthusi-

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer JessLee will unveil her debut collection of music Friday, April 17 at StarStruck Academy Theatre in Stuart. The launch party will be the first time she has performed it publicly in its entirety.

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Mondays Trivia with Mike James at The Crafted Keg, 555 S. Colorado Ave., Stuart. Starts at 7 p.m. For more information, called (772) 600-8218.

Putting The World In Perspective.

Tuesdays

Karaoke at Crush Wine Bar, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. 100 S. Dixie Highway, Downtown Stuart. Locals get half off drinks. For more information, call (772) 6005836.

Feed your mind at The Emerson Center’s Celebrated Speakers Series.

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“My motto is music and muscles,” she said. “The music industry and the fitness industry go hand-in-hand. I try to stay in really good shape because it helps in performing, in breathing and endurance. When you feel like you look good, it builds confidence.”

The young artist with music and muscles doesn’t mind a bit if people are surprised by her.

“I like being different,” she said.

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Tuesday Trivia Night 7 to 9 p.m. at Hurricane Grill & Wings, 2355 S.W. Martin Highway, Palm City. For more, call (772) 7814295.

Wednesdays Trivia Wednesdays at Mayas Grill, 3099 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd., Palm City, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cash prizes for first, second and third places. For more, call (772) 221-1093.

See CLUBBIN’ page 27 JessLee’s album launch party will take place April 17 at StarStruck Academy Theatre, 2101 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. For $13, concert-goers receive an album and ticket to the evening’s events.

Tickets are available online at www.JessLeeMusic.com. Albums may be purchased from the site, as well.

For information about the Florida Earth Festival April 18-19, visit the website, www.FloridaEarthFestival.com.

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Live music at La Borgata Ristorante & Pizzaria from 6 to 9 p.m. 3227 S.W. Mapp Road, Palm City. For more, call (772) 2882121.

Texas Holdem from 7 to 9 p.m. at Vine & Barley Palm City, 2951 S.W. High Meadow Ave. No buyin. Win gift certificates and bar tabs. For more, call (772) 7811717, or visit www.vineandbarleypalmcity.com.

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) 2866711, or visit www.freshcatchstuart.com.

Reggae by the River, Conchy Joe’s Seafood, live music by Rainfall 7 to 10 p.m. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 3341130.

Jammin’ Jensen is every Thursday 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.

Fridays

Teachers TimeOut at Vine & Barley Palm City, 2951 S.W. High Meadow Ave. Teachers get 15 percent off their tabs starting at 2 p.m. For more, call (772) 7811717, or visit www.vineandbarleypalmcity.com.

Live music at La Borgata Ristorante & Pizzaria from 6 to 9 p.m. 3227 S.W. Mapp Road, Palm City. For more, call (772) 2882121.

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) 2866711, or visit www.freshcatchstuart.com.

Bowl Ur Brains out Blazer at Jensen Beach Bowl. 8 p.m. to midnight. All you can bowl $12 per person. Black light bowling, everything glows in the dark, disco lights, music and fog. 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. For more information call (772) 225-2695 or visit jensenbeachbowl.com.

Reggae by the River, Conchy Joe’s Seafood, live music by Rain-

fall 8 p.m. to midnight. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach.

For more information, call (772) 334-1130.

Karaoke from 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at Lane 21, Jensen Beach Bowl, 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. Smoke-free with dart boards and pool tables. For more information call (772) 2252695 or visit jensenbeachbowl. com.

Saturdays

Live music at La Borgata Ristorante & Pizzaria from 6 to 9 p.m. 3227 S.W. Mapp Road, Palm City. For more, call (772) 2882121.

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) 2866711, or visit www.freshcatchstuart.com.

Slammin Jammin Saturdays, Live Music at Vine & Barley Palm City, 2951 S.W. High Meadows Ave. 8 to 11 p.m. Beer and wine specials after 8 p.m. Two-forone specials on select drafts. For more, call (772) 781-1717, or visit www.vineandbarleypalmcity.com.

Bowl Ur Brains out Blazer at Jensen Beach Bowl. 8 p.m. to midnight. All you can bowl $12 per person. Black light bowling, everything glows in the dark, disco lights, music and fog. 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. For more, call (772) 2252695 or visit jensenbeachbowl. com.

Karaoke from 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at Lane 21, Jensen Beach Bowl, 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. Smoke-free with dart boards and pool tables. For more information call (772) 2252695 or visit jensenbeachbowl. com.

Reggae by the River, Conchy Joe’s Seafood, live music by Rainfall 8 p.m. to midnight. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach.

For more information, call (772) 334-1130.

Retro Saturdays at Crush Wine Bar DJ 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 21 and up.

Music by DJ’s. 100 S. Dixie Highway, Downtown Stuart. For more information, call (772) 600-5836.

Sundays

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For more about the lineup, visit www.hist​oricdowntownstu​art. com/rockin-​riverwalk. Or more, call Ron Hart at (772) 485-1609.

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Karaoke at Charlie’s Bar and Grill, 7:30 p.m. 4695 S.W. Kanner Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 288-4326.

Reggae by the River, Conchy Joe’s Seafood, live music by Rainfall 4 to 8 p.m. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 3341130.

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David Goodman at Fresh Catch Seafood Grill, 1411 S.E. Indian Street, Stuart. 6 to 10 p.m. For more, call (772) 286-6711, or visit www.freshcatchstuart.com.

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Lane 21 Karaoke 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Lane 21, Jensen Beach Bowl, 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. Smokefree with dart boards and pool tables. For more information call (772) 225-2695 or visit www.jensenbeachbowl.com.

Saturday, April 4

Hurricane Hawk at the Riverwalk Stage, 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. Note that Riverwalk Stage is on Saturday, not Sunday, this week. For more, call Ron Hart at (772) 485-1609.

Johnathan Cummings at Sailor’s Return, 3 to 6 p.m. 625 S.W. Anchorage Way, Stuart. For more, call (772) 872-7250.

Russ Bolig at Fresh Catch Seafood Grill, 1411 S.E. Indian Street, Stuart. 6 to 10 p.m. For more, call (772) 286-6711, or visit

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Unlimited Undevotion at Terra Fermata, 26 S.E. 6th St., Stuart. 7 to 10:30 p.m. $3 cover. For more, call (772) 286-5252 or visit www.terrafermata.com.

Brad Schecter at Vine & Barley Palm City, 2951 S.W. High Meadow Ave., Palm City. 8 to 11 p.m.

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

McCartney Mania at Sailor’s Return, 8 to 11 p.m. 625 S.W. Anchorage Way, Stuart. For more, call (772) 872-7250.

Cowboys Karaoke with Sheila at Stuart’s Own Cowboys BBQ & Steak Co, 8 to 11 p.m. 2902 S.E. Gran Parkway, Stuart. For more, call (772) 287-8100, or visit www. cowboysbarbqueandsteakco.com.

Lane 21 Karaoke 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Lane 21, Jensen Beach Bowl, 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. Smokefree with dart boards and pool tables. For more information call (772) 225-2695 or visit www.jensenbeachbowl.com.

Sunday, April 5 Ohana Band & Cerveza at Terra Fermata, 26 S.E. 6th St., Stuart.

2 to 8 p.m. For more, call (772) 286-5252 or visit www.terrafermata.com.

Bobby and the Blisters at Sailor’s Return, 4 to 8 p.m. 625 S.W. Anchorage Way, Stuart. For more, call (772) 872-7250.

Monday, April 6

Patrick Channing at Sailor’s Re-

Open mic night with host Ryan & Xander, 8 to 10 p.m. at Terra Fermata, 26 S.E. Sixth St., Stuart. 21 and older. For more, call (772) 286-5252 or visit www. terrafermata.com.

Open mic night with John Lang at the Jensen Beach Moose Lodge, 8 to 11 p.m. 3352 N.E. East Court. For more, call (772) 334-3315.

Tuesday, April 7

Irish music with John Lang at Carson’s Tavern, 2883 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart. 5 to 9 p.m.

For more, call (772) 286-7611.

Blvd., Palm City, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cash prizes for first, second and third places. For more, call (772) 221-1093, or visit www.mayasgrill.com.

Wrench-e-okE at the American Legion Post 126, 3195 N.E. Savannah Road, Jensen Beach.

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New chiefs of the Lyric Theatre FOR YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS

The Lyric Theatre board of directors is pleased to announce that John Loesser, currently the executive director of The Lyric Theatre, will become the artistic director. Loesser’s 16 years of oversight and guidance has transformed The Lyric into a vibrant performing arts center for the Treasure Coast. As artistic director, Loesserr will focus on the artistic programming as well as fundraising and public relations.

The Lyric board of directors is proud to announce that Kia Fontaine has been named executive director effective April 1. Fontaine, who is currently the assistant executive director, has been with The Lyric for seven years and is responsible for all day-to-day operations and general management of The Lyric. Prior to coming to The Lyric, Kia served as the historic preservation officer and as a

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Maltz invites performers to audition for next season FOR YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS

TREASURE COAST — Every stage production begins with auditions, and the Maltz Jupiter Theatre is encouraging local professional performers to try out.

The first of the Theatre’s auditions for the shows in its 2015/16 season, “Another Op’nin’, Another Show,” will take place in Jupiter on Wednesday, April 15, with auditions for all of the shows: “Agatha Christie: The Mousetrap” (Oct. 25 – Nov. 8), “Billy Elliot The Musical” (Dec. 1–20), “The Will Rogers Follies” (Jan. 12–31), “Frost/Nixon” (Feb. 7–21) and “Kiss Me, Kate” (March 8 – 27). Performers auditioning for the season’s dramas should be ready to read passages from the script. Performers auditioning for the musicals should come prepared with two brief contrasting musical theatre songs (up-tempo and ballad) and a one-minute monologue, and are asked to bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.

Those auditioning should bring a headshot and résumé.

Other upcoming auditions in Jupiter include auditions specifically for the two dramas (“The Mousetrap” and “Frost/Nixon”) on Monday, April 20, as well as auditions specifically for the three musicals (“Billy Elliot The Musical,” “The Will Rogers Follies,” and “Kiss Me, Kate”) on Tuesday, April 21, and Wednesday, April 22.

As the largest regional theatre in Florida, the theatre is one of the area’s top employers of both onstage and backstage talent, including directors, choreographers, designers, musicians, performers and stage crew. To cast its professional shows, the Theatre draws from both local and national talent. Of 90 stage roles needed during the 2014/15

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“I can’t think of a better person in the performing arts world to assume command of The Lyric” said Loesser. “In my entire career, I have never known anyone that I could have recommended that would put The Lyric in better hands than Kia, and I look forward to working with her for

season, 36 performers were from Florida. The remaining 54 performers were from New York and elsewhere.

“People have the misconception that talent can only be found in New York or other big cities — but talent exists everywhere,” said Andrew Kato, the theatre’s producing artistic director. “We’d like to encourage local performers to read the casting information on the theatre’s website, find a role that interests them, make an appointment, show up to auditions and let their talents be known.

Our first priority is to employ talented actors from this area.”

Between 400 and 700 people typically audition in New York for each of the theatre’s largescale musicals, and as many as 250 people audition for its plays.

However, the theatre’s leaders always give strong consideration to local performers due to their desire to support local talent.

There are also financial incentives to hiring locally, since the theatre is required to offer housing to any union performer outside a 50-mile radius. All directors are present at callbacks.

The theatre is also a member of the Florida Professional Theatres Association, which holds statewide auditions every summer — this year in Vero Beach on May 17 and 18. Blavatnik attends each year.

Full details of all of the Theatre’s casting sessions can be found by visiting www.jupitertheatre.org and clicking on the “auditions” button on the side of the page.

First Step to Stardom audition information can be found by visiting www.jupitertheatre.org/fsts.

For more information about the Theatre’s upcoming shows and Conservatory, visit www.jupitertheatre.org or call the box office at (561) 575-2223.

many years to come.”

Board president Ethel Christin stated, “I, and the rest of the board of directors, have complete confidence in Kia Fontaine as our new executive director and believe the future of The Lyric will be in great shape under Kia’s leadership. We are pleased that John will be able to concentrate his time on the areas he is most interested in.”

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Come to the Feast of Divine Mercy!

Calling all Catholics to the Feast of Mercy on the Sunday after Easter, April 12th Did you know that the Lord said that this feast would one day be the “last hope of salvation”?

Have you considered what would happen to you if you suddenly died in the state of mortal sin?

Did you know that in the 1930’s Our Lord Jesus, Himself requested through St. Faustina that a very special Feast of Divine Mercy be established in His Church and solemnly celebrated on the First Sunday after Easter every year?

In the Jubilee Year 2000, after many years of study, Saint Pope John Paul II fulfilled the will of Christ by establishing this special Feast of Divine Mercy in the Catholic Church and gave it the name of Divine Mercy Sunday! By God’s Providence, Saint John Paul II died on this feast in 2005.

What is so special about this new Feast of Divine Mercy you might be asking yourself? It is the promise of the total forgiveness of all sins and punishment for any soul that would go to Confession and then receive Jesus in Holy Communion on that very special Feast of Divine Mercy!

Why would Jesus offer us something so great at this time? Jesus told St. Faustina that she was to prepare the world for His Second Coming and that He would be pouring out His Mercy in very great abundance before He comes again as the Just Judge and as the very last hope of salvation.

If you have been away from the practice of your Catholic faith, and if you would like to come back into the, one, true Catholic Church, then this is the most perfect opportunity for you, if you are prepared to repent and turn from sin.

Many former fallen-away Catholics have taken advantage of this great Feast of Mercy to get a brand new start in life and to be totally prepared to stand before the Lord. Don’t miss out on this incredible gift of mercy that is available in every Catholic Church on Sunday, April 12th of this year!

If you have been away

from the Catholic faith and if you have any questions about coming back home, then come in and talk to a priest at any Catholic Church. The beauty of the Catholic Church is that its teachings and practices are the same at all the parishes.

You may have concerns, such as: marriage outside of the Church; un-confessed abortions; or other issues that could be preventing you from receiving Holy Communion or you may have questions about the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Don’t remain in doubt. Call your local parish office to find out the necessary steps to come back to the Catholic faith.

Don’t consider yourself as without hope. Our Lord Jesus wants to pardon completely even the worst sinners possible.

Remember, Jesus has come for sinners, not the righteous. Jesus said that even if our sins were as numerous as the grains of sand, they would be lost in His Ocean of Mercy.

If you are truly repentant of your sins and are well prepared to confess your sins in the Sacrament of Confession, you’ll experience a tremendous peace. You’ll experience a great weight lifted from you and get a brand new start in life!

Once you have confessed your sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, then you must continue to practice your faith as a good Catholic. This involves attending Mass every Sunday and on Holy Days of Obligation, supporting your local parish, and confessing your serious sins at least once a year. In Confession, you must be truly sorry for your sins and you must intend to continue to practice your faith.

Jesus is in the Confessional

One of the most reassuring things Our Lord Jesus revealed to us through Saint Faustina includes the several times when He indicated to her that He is really there in the Confessional when we are making our individual Confessions to the priests. Jesus said that every time we enter the Confessional, that He Himself is there waiting for us, and that He is only hidden by the priest. Jesus said never to analyze what sort of a priest that He is making use of, but for us to reveal our souls to Him and that He will fill us with His peace and light.

Jesus said that the greater the sinner, the greater the right they have to His mercy! Don’t continue to carry your sins, Jesus forgives!

To celebrate properly the Feast of Divine Mercy

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Some have wondered why Jesus would want us to confess our sins to a priest, but the answer is in the very first instruction that Jesus gave to His Apostles directly after His Resurrection from the dead. On the evening of the Resurrection, Jesus walked through the door of the Cenacle where the Apostles were hiding and said to them “Receive the Holy Spirit, what sins you forgive are forgiven them, what sins you retain are retained”. This was the beginning Confession. For sure, that command was not only for the Apostles to be able to forgive sins, and then to be forgotten, but for that power to be passed on to all the ordained priests of today in the Catholic Church.

and to receive the forgiveness of all sins and punishment, you must go to Confession to a Catholic priest within 20 days before or after Divine Mercy Sunday. Or if you are in the state of very serious or mortal sin, you must always confess them before receiving Jesus in Holy Communion, or you will also commit a sacrilege, which is also a very serious sin. If you haven’t been going to Sunday Mass without any good reason, you may be in a state of serious

sin and you must confess before receiving Jesus in Holy Communion.

For more information about the Feast of Divine Mercy and a Confession Guide, go to: www.DivineMercySunday.com or call 772-873-4581