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TREASURE COAST — Back in November 2007 a local jobs re-
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port read like this: Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, a narrow increase from October, but still significantly below the national rate — 4.7 percent. Martin County was keeping pace with the nation, with a 4.6 percent not seasonally adjusted unemploy-
ment rate. St. Lucie’s employment picture was comparatively lagging. It weighed in with a 6.3 percent not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. Together, the two counties form the Port St. Lucie metropolitan statistical area. The MSA came in with a not-seasonally-adjusted
unemployment rate at 5.7 percent. Its total workforce is about 188,350. But, that was all so 2007. Things were booming. Things were good. Things were about to change drastically.
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TREASURE COAST — If elected to a second term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter, said he’ll continue to work across the aisle to get things done and systematically tear down the partisan wall that divides the House. That partisan barrier is the greatest hurdle that prevents key issues from being resolved, Murphy, 31, said. “Far too many members of Congress are more concerned with their party or the politics than they are with the actual policy,” the freshman Democrat said. “I don’t care who gets the credit, which party and all that nonsense. I care about the policy, you know, we help people out. So I’ll continue to work in a bipartisan manner to look at ways to increase employment and reduce
phy was only one of seven Democrats to vote for the committee. “It’s simple. I respect the work that the folks in Congress have already done and all of the different hearings and the 25,000 pages of documents that they’ve gone through, but I believe that we have to make sure that all questions are answered and I felt it was the right thing to do,” Murphy said. Murphy said he’ll also continue his battle to save the Indian River Lagoon. “(I’ll encourage) continued awareness and continued support and advocacy from our district — to stay united and keep our foot on the gas and keep talking about the priority of these issues,” Murphy said. “That means working with the administration to tell them how important it is we get these things solved and that we get these projects funded and if and when WRDA (Water Rersources Development Act)
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discharges, whether it’s beach renourishment. Those are all issues of critical importance … because this affects the economy and their jobs and their businesses.” Getting his recently unveiled jobs plan implemented is also a priority, Murphy said. “Overall, I’ve found that people want to talk about jobs, they want to talk about the economy, they want to talk about how we can get people back to work and that’s definitely something that we’ve been committed to in our jobs plan and in our tours of over 100 local businesses,” Murphy said. “We really try to listen to all of the constituent’s concerns and see how we can do something about it up here in Washington, D.C.” Education is also a key issue, Murphy said. “I believe where we’re really falling behind is in some of the early education, some of the pre-k areas,” Murphy said. “There’s also a big disparity in our public schools from those in some of the more underserved communities to the affluent communities. There’s a big difference in the quality of education.” Teachers must be compensated fairly for their work, Murphy said. “I visited a school in Fort Pierce in the district a few weeks ago, and 90 percent of the teachers are on minimum wage right now.” Murphy, who has cosponsored legislation to change provisions in “Obama Care,” will also push for more improvements to the Affordable Care Act, he said. “No piece of legislation is perfect. We have to move the conversation from some people who say, ‘Repeal, repeal, repeal,’ and some who say it’s perfect,” Murphy said. “We need to acknowledge some middle ground there that there’s some things
that are working, but there are some things that really need to be changed.” “I think it’s the right thing that insurance companies can no longer drop people if they get sick. It’s great that if you have a preexisting condition you can’t be denied coverage. I think it’s great that kids up to 26 years old can stay covered on their parent’s insurance plans, so there are big wins here.” “I did, however, vote to delay the implementation and the mandate for the Affordable Care Act by a year. I voted to repeal the medical device tax. I voted to raise what’s called the ‘work week’ from 30 hours to 40 hours, because of some of the detrimental effects it’s having on some of our businesses.” Murphy said he’ll also continue his work to ensure veterans are taken care of. “After risking life and limb in service to our nation, it is downright disgraceful that veterans are dying while waiting for care here at home. A few weeks ago, I spoke out in support of a measure to increase funding for the VA Office of the Inspector General in order to provide accountability at the VA and increase the quality of care,” Murphy said. “I was pleased to see the House pass this important measure, but with these damning reports coming out of the VA for failing our veterans and country, more must be done.” “These allegations must be swiftly and thoroughly investigated, and the VA must be held accountable for any wrongdoing or mistreatment of our nation’s heroes,” Murphy said. “These brave men and women fought for our freedoms and deserve nothing less than the highest level of care and treatment. I will continue to fight for them and press the VA to get to the bottom of this very serious issue.”
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TREASURE COAST — Alan Schlesinger describes himself as a “recovering attorney.” The transplant from Connecticut wants to go to Congress to represent the 18th Congressional District because he figures Washington, D.C., needs more sensible voices. “What I see is our country going down a disastrous path on domestic issues and international relations,” he said. So, why him? “I probably have the greatest wealth of experience of anyone running,” Schlesinger said. Schlesinger moved to Singer Island, Palm Beach County, about eight years ago. He was introduced to the Treasure Coast by visiting his parents since the late ‘90s. Back in Connecticut, Schlesinger served in the state senate from 1981 to 1993, six terms. In addition to being the ranking member of that senate’s banking committee, he was vice chairman of the education committee and served as a member on the finance com-
Alan Schlesinger mittee. He was a two-term mayor of the city of Derby, and a selectman for the town of Orange. Schlesinger said, “I’m the kind of guy that likes the trenches. I’ve got a lot of budgetary experience.” In 2006 Schlesinger made an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Joe Lieberman, who later retired from the Senate. The “Provisions State” has another nickname: The Land of Steady Habits. Schlesinger said that’s what’s greatly needed in the federal government. For example, he said the most im-
portant local issue Congress has a role in helping solve is pollution of the St. Lucie River. But, while others are looking west to Lake Okeechobee for big, and often pricey, fixes, he’s looking down for less expensive ones. Last summer, the Army Corps of Engineers’ large releases of nutrient-rich waters from Lake Okeechobee into the C-44 Canal coincided with and was largely blamed for extensive environmental damage. The damage was so dramatic that the Florida Senate Select Committee on Indian River Lagoon and Lake Okeechobee put forth an ambitious wish list during the state’s last 60-day legislative session with a $220 million price tag spread over three years to slow future discharges. Instead it got about $232 million out of a $77.1 billion budget the Florida Legislature approved. But, Schlessinger said that while the state and federal efforts to prevent Lake Okeechobee discharges are helpful, they ignore a major source of St. Lucie contamination that’s likely much cheaper to address: septic tanks close to the river. “That’s where the raw sewage is flowing into the estuaries,” he said.
In recent weeks waters around Charlie Leighton Park, by the Palm City Bridge, have had elevated levels of enteroceoccus, bacteria found in feces. Schlesinger believes that as much as half of the river’s pollution problems stem from nearby septic tanks. He’d like to use federal sewer funds to help local governments run sewer lines along the waterway. He said that could solve more of the pollution problems for much less than Lake Okeechobee projects. “We’d be talking millions (of dollars) instead of billions for that aspect of it,” Schlesinger said. He said that Lake O projects, such as the Central Everglades Planning Project, would still be important to finish. However, he said with sewer lines greatly reducing the St. Lucie’s pollution, there’d be more time to carefully examine federal projects to prioritize those that would have the biggest benefits. Schlesinger said the most important problem to address nationally is the federal debt, which is slightly more than $17 trillion. He’d like to start addressing it with a small, but hugely symbol-
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A painful history worth thinking about S ince when is being short 6.9 million jobs and getting a bunch of lower-wage replacing higher-wage ones good news in America? Since the Great Recession, apparently. Basically, our perception of news comes in four categories: good, less good, less bad and bad. The federal Labor Department recently announced that the nation has recovered the about 8.7 million jobs it’d lost during the Great Recession and prolonged economic downturn. These days, that’s taken by many as “good news.” Thing is, we’re still short about 6.9 million jobs when labor-force growth is factored into equations. Oh, and many of the new jobs are in lower-paying sectors than the ones lost. I take that as less bad news. The recession most of us would like to forget is officially counted as being Dec. 2007 to June 2009. It felt a lot longer than that, didn’t it? There’s a reason. Seven years ago, June 2007 — shortly before the recession — Florida’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent. The nation was at 4.5. Locally, Martin County’s not seasonally adjusted rate was 4.1 percent. St. Lucie’s was 5.6. Taken together as the Port St. Lucie metropolitan statistical area, the two counties had a not adjusted
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rate of 5.1 percent. Two years later, at the theoretical end of the international recession, Florida’s adjusted unemployment rate was at 10.6 percent. That was higher than any other month going back to October 1975, when the state was at 11 percent. The nation had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 9.5 in June 2009. The nation’s unemployment rate about doubled over two years. Florida’s about tripled. At the time it looked like things couldn’t get worse, remember? And the less bad taken as good
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news started trickling onto newspaper pages. Oh, happy days were coming back. Yeah, well, while some of the nation seemed to start making tiny bits of progress right around the second half of ‘09, Florida’s unemployment had a whole lot more to prove. The Sunshine State’s unemployment didn’t peak until about January 2010. That’s when we had a statewide 11.9 percent seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. That month, Martin checked in with a 12.4 percent not adjusted unemployment rate; St. Lucie with 14.9 percent. Taken together, the counties had a not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 14.5 percent. That 14.5 percent wasn’t counting discouraged workers who stopped looking for jobs. How did Ronald Reagan put it in 1980? “Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.” From what I can tell, Florida never really had a post-recession bounce. You know, consumer confidence surging as pent-up demand turns into ringing cash registers. For the last couple years I’ve been writing the same employment report every month. The jobs market is slowly getting
better. The jobs market is slowly getting better. The jobs market is slowly getting better. I’ve asked the editor, Tammy Raits, “How many ways are there to say ‘the jobs market is slowly getting better?’” Today the state and nation are at a 6.3 percent seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. Martin County is at a not adjusted rate of 6.1 percent. St. Lucie follows with a 7.7 percent rate. Together, the two counties have a 7.1 percent not adjusted unemployment rate. The jobs market is slowly getting better. Painfully slowly. But we’re living in days when less bad economic news equals good. I don’t know if we as a nation every really figured out all the reasons why the Great Recession and slow recovery happened the way they did. I don’t know if that history lesson ever turned into widespread family and corporate policies, or sensible local, state and federal initiatives and legislation. Well, the feds say we got back the 8.7 million lost jobs. You’ll forgive me if I skip any celebration until we get some good employment news. Patrick McCallister is a staff writer for Your Voice News & Views.
Not in favor of a Mapp Road downtown area To the editor: I am sorry for the late response to this article, but a family situation has kept me from having time till now. I am a 46-year resident of old Palm City and I had attended the Old Palm City Advisory Committee meeting on May 19. (Your Voice staff writer Patrick) McCallister’s article failed to mention what had happened during the meeting and focused more on a one-on-one after-meeting interview with the county’s Kevin Freeman. I feel it would have
been nice to inform the citizens (who) were not able to attend the meeting of what was discussed during the meeting. One of the issues discussed was the house density on old Palm City properties. It was very apparent that the Neighborhood Advisory Council did not know the facts on house density, but answered questions that caused more confusion. One of the residents in the audience was able to answer these questions with factual information. Another big issue was a
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TREASURE COAST — Calvin Turnquest brings a degree of tangibility to the American Dream no other candidate in the District 18 congressional race can. And it’s that reason the Bahamian-born, Tequesta resident wants to serve the people of his adopted country. “Who would have thought that 25 years ago, a young man coming from the Bahamas to go to college would be in the position to say that I’m running for U.S. Congress?” Turnquest, 45, said. “… I think it lets people know that the American Dream is still alive, because if this guy, who came here under a student visa can aspire to be this, you all can have a piece of the American Dream.” Born in Nassau and raised on the island of Grand Bahama, Turnquest emigrated to the U.S. in 1989 to attend the University of Miami, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a minor in biology. The Republican took the oath of U.S.
Calvin Turnquest citizenship in September 1999 and calls it his proudest day. While attending the University of Miami, he met Sheryl Thompson, and the couple married six years later. The two moved to Tequesta in 2004, Turnquest said. The challenges of entrepreneurship and a growing concern for the economic direction of the country led Turnquest to become
active in local issues, he said. In 2005 Turnquest was elected to the Tequesta Oaks Home Owners Association, where he later served as treasurer, vice president, director and secretary. In 2007, Turnquest won a seat on the Village of Tequesta’s Council. He was re-elected for two more terms and was later voted in as vice mayor. The entrepreneur is currently the executive director of Indiantown’s Concerned Bahamians Abroad. Now is the time for him to take his talents to Washington, said Turnquest, who is displeased with the job U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter, has been doing. “I don’t think we have the representative that I know we deserve. With our congressman, I believe that he goes outside the boundaries of his office. I see someone who doesn’t understand the different levels of government — municipal, to county to state to federal,” Turnquest said. “And when I see someone dabbling into the affairs of local government, I think it’s time for us to step up and give us the representation that we deserve.”
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“… Congressman Murphy is talking on everything locally, instead of showing us what he’s done federally.” If elected, Turnquest said he’ll tackle immigration reform first. “I think immigration impacts us economically and socially,” Turnquest said. “I think it is one of the key points that is going to drive this country forward and I have a specific immigration plan that I think is fair.” As an immigrant himself, Turnquest understands why many want to begin a new life in the land of the free but cannot sympathize with those who do so illegally. Adults who come illegally will pay a high price, but their minor children who came with their parents will not, Turnquest said of his plan. “Those that come here illegally shouldn’t be awarded with amnesty and shouldn’t be awarded with citizenship,” he said. “There should be some penalty paid by them for breaking our laws.” Parents, however, will not be deported immediately, Turnquest
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Arati Hammond said everyone wants to know about the real estate market. “I go to Publix and people ask me, ‘How is the market?’” she said. Her answer is simple. “It’s perfect for everybody,” Hammond said. “Now is the perfect time to buy, sell, or invest.” Hammond is a relator at RE/ MAX of Stuart, 3341 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd., Palm City. She moved to the area 12 years ago and has been helping folks find and sell homes ever since. Hammond has developed a strong sense of the local market. “We fully expect the summer to have a lot of movement,” she said. Much of the economic and housing news is getting much better. The state’s employment numbers are getting much stronger. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s last jobs report, released on June 20, showed that Martin’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment
Arati Hammond rate was 6.1 percent in May. The state’s seasonally adjusted rate was 6.3. All the improving employment news has urged the real estate market upward. Building permits have been on an uptick for a while now. In May, Martin County issued 918 residential and 11 non-res-
idential building permits, for a total construction value of about $28.4 million In April, Martin County issued 961 residential and 111 non-residential building permits for a total construction value of $25.3 million. The county issued 774 residential and 99 non-residential permits in March. Last July, Property Appraiser Laurel Kelly reported that Martin’s taxable value was about $17.1 billion, up from $16.9 billion the year before. A slight increase — about .88 percent — but an increase. The news this summer is better. At press time, Kelly is in the thick of preparing an annual property-values report for area governments. “(Property values) are up by 2.4 percent from last year,” Kelly said. “This is the second year in a row that the county’s taxable value has increased.” This year, Kelly said, Martin’s taxable value is at $17.6 billion. Hammond said the summer months are traditionally a strong time for the local real estate
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By most economists’ math, the Great Recession started in December that year, and the nation shed about 8.7 million jobs by June 2009. That’s when most economists figure the recession had ended and an anemic, slow recovery started. The federal Labor Department recently reported that last month the nation crossed an economic milestone of sorts; it’s regained all those jobs. However, many economists say that the nation needed to add about another 6.9 million jobs in the last five years
of 2007. In May about 182,000 were employed. The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the Port St. Lucie MSA was 7.1 percent, about 1.4 percentage points higher than in the fall of 2007. To get the two counties’ employment rate back to the last month before the Great Recession, about 185,000 would have to be working, or about 2,900 more than are. The state weighed in with a 6.3 percent seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May, or about 2 percentage points higher than in late 2007. Nationally, the difference in the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rates between this May and November 2007 was 1.6 percentage points. The Treasure Coast seems to be running slightly faster than the nation in job recovery, and definitely better than the Sunshine State overall. Tim Dougher, executive director of the Business Development Board of Martin County, said the Stuart area had developed a strong presence in international markets, largely thanks to the marine and aviation industries, before the Great Recession. “I think ultimately the diverse economy we have in Martin County allowed us to climb out of the recession better than the state average, and definitely better than some of our neighbors,” he said. Dougher said that as various parts of the world economy recovered at different rates, Martin’s workers benefited from diverse international sales. “Ultimately, I think we fared very well (through the recession),” Dougher said. “I think the type of industry base we have in Martin County helped.” In June 2009, the generally-agreed tail end of the recession, Martin had about 64,000 workers. Slightly more than 7,000 were looking for work, for a not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 11.2 percent.
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“They’re concerned about their children’s futures, they’re concerned about the rising cost of education, they’re concerned about their kids coming back home after graduating college and not find an opportunity to make a living,” Turnquest said. The Treasure Coast suffers from a “brain drain,” Turnquest said. The area is a great place to raise children, but it needs more of an incentive for young adults to return, stay and launch careers, Turnquest said. “Our kids are graduating, then leaving and going other places, instead of back home to work,” Turnquest said. “Once they establish themselves, then you see them coming back home.” Veterans are also a top priority to Turnquest, he said. “I want to be on the Veterans Affairs Committee, because we have so many veterans supporting us in my candidacy. I have family members who have served in the armed forces and cousins who are serving now in the U.S.,” Turnquest said. “Any bill that comes across my desk that impacts our veterans negatively — I don’t care who writes it — I don’t care if it goes against my party, I’m going to vote against it.” For more information on Calvin Turnquest, visit www.calvinturnquest.com.
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FERTILIZER from page 1 commission unanimously approved having staff prepare a proposed ordinance to stiffen the existing fertilizing rules. Commissioners John Haddox, Palm City, and Doug Smith, Jensen Beach, were absent. Once a proposed ordinance is written, it would require public comments and approval by the commission. The commission requested a proposed ordinance that will prohibit applying fertilizer within 25 feet of water, along with requiring use of fertilizers with at least 50 percent slow-release nitrogen and no phosphorus. “I strongly supported that agenda item,” Haddox said in an interview after the meeting. “I strongly support that and any amendments we can make to make the (fertilizer) ordinance stronger.” The regulations are aimed at reducing the amount of harmful nutrients flowing into area waterways that feed into the St. Lucie and Indian rivers. Around the county there are numerous attempts at reducing phosphorous in local waterways. For example, Bessey Creek will get 30 years of phosphorous scrubbing with an unusual mix of natural and chemical technology, Hybrid Wetland Chemical Treatment. At its Jan. 7 meeting, the commission approved the 30-year lease of a 46-acre storm-water treatment area adjacent to Citrus Boulevard to the Florida Depart of Agriculture and Consumer
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Services. The agriculture department is putting about $2 million into renovations to adapt it to the hybrid-treatment technology. The county is also testing floating, cell-foam planters at the Old Palm City West STA, that’s the storm-water treatment area nestled between Cornell and Butler avenues by 35th Street. The idea is to get plants such as pickerelweed, golden canna and water hyssop absorbing nutrients before ground water reaches area rivers. “This is all about source control,” Hughes said. She added, “Five dollars’ worth of phosphorous costs us between $5,000 to $50,000 to clean out of the waterways.” Haddox, who used to own a landscaping company, said he believes most people are willing to comply with existing and new fertilizer rules, but that requires large education efforts. “We need to get a buy-in not only from end users, but from retailers and lawn companies,” he said. Under Martin’s existing ordinance, from June 1 to Sept. 30 fertilizers containing nitrogen or phosphorus are prohibited. Fertilizer is also prohibited within 10 feet of water bodies, including wetlands, and seawalls. Fertilizer spreaders must have deflectors to prevent spread into water and onto impervious surfaces. Grass clippings and other lawn waste cannot be pushed into storm-water flows, water, or impervious areas. 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 of reasons for why people don’t seek jobs. The Treasure Coast traditionally experiences a slight uptick in unemployment during the summer.
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MARTIN COUNTY — There’s plenty of patriotic fun to be had on Independence Day at Star Spangled Stuart. It’ll be Martin County’s only fireworks show this July 4. “This year we’ve expanded even further,” Mark Brechbill, manager, said. “We now have entertainment on two stages that will run from 2 to 11 (p.m.).” Oh, yeah, some good live music. That’s fun on Independence Day. But, c’mon, why do we really go to Star Spangled Stuart? “We have a huge fireworks show this year and it will last a full 30 minutes,” Brechbill said. Sweet! That’s what we wanted to hear. Fireworks will be from 9 to 9:30 p.m., followed by more live music on both stages.
Creative Fireworks, Jensen Beach, will put on the boomboom show from a barge on the St. Lucie River nearby the Roosevelt Bridge, U.S. Highway 1. Brechbill said there’ll be outstanding views anywhere from Flagler Park, 201 S.W. Flagler Ave., and the Stuart River Walk. Accompanying music will play on loudspeakers. Those gathered on boats to watch the show will be able to listen, too. WSTU, 1450 AM, will interrupt its regular broadcast to play the soundtrack for the fireworks. The day’s fun cranks up 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “We also are going to do the soapbox derby again this year,” Brechbill said. That’ll be on Flagler Avenue near the Stuart Heritage Museum, 161 S.W. Flagler Ave. There will be
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LETTER from page 6 discussion on the Mapp Road’s redevelopment between Martin Downs Boulevard and State Route 714. Residents of Old Palm City have basically been kept in the dark on what the plans for the road would be. The proposed design that was posted on the side of Mapp Road for months, was not even what the current plan was going to be! A resident brought up that even if the plan was current, it was posted in an area that it was only accessible if you were walking on the sidewalk of Mapp Road. Other residents are not in favor of only having a two-lane Mapp Road. When it was brought up about having a center turning lane the length of Mapp Road, applause broke out. Questions could not be answered of why the Mapp Road proposed project only had a two-lane roadway. A resident asked, with a fire station on Mapp Road, how do they get around traffic on the proposed two-lane road with curbs? No answers could be given! Again it was apparent that back in February, the Old Palm City Redevelopment Council’s decision on the plans for Mapp Road was not thought out and was not with the residents in mind. If we are redesigning Mapp
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that he is what the club needed to take our Masters and Juniors programs to the next level.” For his plans with the Treasure Coast Rowing Club, Graterol said, “I’m looking to build upon the existing foundation, bringing proven training methods and technique to make Treasure Coast Rowing a highly competitive club in the state. Specifically, I want to make sure our student-athletes are students first so they can get into college and possibly earn scholarships for rowing.” The juniors are offering “Learn to Row” camps this summer the weeks of June 16-20 and Aug. 4-8 for eighth- to 12th-graders. The camps will take place at the
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Martin County Parks & Recreation summer camps get started and continue until Friday, Aug. 8. They’re at two locations, 8980 Olympus St., Hobe Sound, and Langford Park, 2369 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. Both are open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. Registration is $5 and the fee is $75 a week for county residents. Parents must provide bottled water and food for snacks and lunch. Register at www.martin.fl.us, or at the administrative office, 2401 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. For more information on the Hobe Sound camp, contact Dave Gladding at (772) 221-1430. For more information on the Jensen Beach camp, contact Lauren Mihalik at (772) 334-1954. National HIV Testing Day. The Florida Department of Health, Martin County will do free testing and counseling from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3441 S.E. Willoughby Blvd., Stuart. For information, call (772) 221-4000 ext. 2128. Discover Science @ Your Library will be from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. The program features fun science
for those kindergarten to grade 3. Participants should wear old clothes that can get messy. Registration is required. The library’s phone is (772) 221-1403. Food Truck Invasion, at Memorial Park, 300 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart, every Monday from 5 to 9 p.m. until Aug. 11. Outdoor food, drinks and fun.
Tuesday, July 1 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.org, or call (772) 324-9020. Volunteer meeting at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library. The meeting starts at 2 p.m. The library is at 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call Terry Dick at (772) 219-4906.
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FOURTH from page 14 some rally races — the racers will be aiming to gain points for getting to the International Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. There’ll also be some celebrity racing. Brechbill was mum about who some of the local celebrities will be. Stay tuned. At 2 p.m. the Stuart Community Band will take the Audi Stuart Stage, Flagler Park, and play patriotic favorites. Following the community band will be the Andrew Morris Band serving up some county. At 6:30 Solid Gold will take the stage until the fireworks start. “They’re doing a program called ‘Dancing Across the Decades,’” Brechbill said. That’s a celebration of Stuart’s centennial. It’ll feature costumes and projected images of Stuart from 1914 to the present. “They’ll do music from 1914 to 2014,” Brechbill said. The River Walk stage, corner of Southwest St. Lucie Avenue and
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Palm City residents. “The mission of ARC is to increase the independence of everyone,” Alloway said. She added, “Overall, the number is about 500 people we serve throughout a year.” County Commissioner John Haddox said he’s pleased that the ABLE Summer Camp is in his district. “I don’t take credit for it, but I’m very proud of the fact they’re here in Palm City,” he said. Alloway said ARC appreciates folks who wish to donate money, goods and time at the camp, but needs them to first go by the office, 2001 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart. ARC does background checks on all volunteers, and it has specific needs for donated items.
America: The Story of Us will start at 2 p.m. at the Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. The presentation will journey through World War II and the rise of the superpowers. For information, call (772) 288-5654. Story Time for the 3- to 5-year-olds will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 3 to 4 p.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403.
Wednesday, July 2 Pet Therapy Class at the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, 4100 S.W. Leighton Farm Ave., Palm City. The class will continue July 9, 16, 23. The cost is $120. To register, call (772) 600-3221. The website is www. hstc1.org.
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Southwest Seminole Street, will be the Infiniti of Stuart Stage for the day. It’ll crank up at 2:30 with the Sierra Band rocking the town. At 4:30, Shadow Creek will offer up a bit of country. Ben Prestage will be there from 6 to 6:30 p.m. “He’s a one-man band,” Brechbill said. “Plays a lot of bluegrass.” Well, New Orleans style bluegrass. Sort of his own invention. Emily Brook will take the stage right before the fireworks to sing the “Star Spangled Banner.” Her show will continue after the fireworks, so folks don’t have to rush home. Brechbill said there’ll be lots of activities for children throughout the day. Admission is free, but donations are requested to help pay for next year’s show, and help area children with disabilities play with their friends. “We’re raising money, along with the Kiwanis Club of Stuart, for the accessible equipment for (Kiwanis Park),” Brechbill said. The park is in downtown Stuart off Colorado Avenue.
‘Prehistoric Peninsula: A Look at Florida’s Past: will be from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. The Florida Public Archaeology Network will present information about prehistoric megafauna and ancient natives. For more information, call (772) 221-1403.
Thursday, July 3 Story Time for the 12- to 36-month-olds 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) 221-1403. 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) 2211403. Homework Helpers will be on hand at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 3 to 5 p.m. The Martin County Library System volunteers help children grade school to high school find and use library resources needed to do homework assignments. The library is at S.W. 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403.
Friday, July 4 Star Spangled Stuart will be at Flagler Park, 201 S.W. Flagler Ave., starting at 2 p.m. It’ll continue with live music, children’s activities until the fireworks show, 9 to 9:30 p.m. Live music will continue after until 11 p.m. For more information, call (772) 219-2221. Spring Awakening, a Tony award-winning rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik will start at 7 p.m. at the StarStruck Academy and Theatre, 2101 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart. Tickets are $19.99 to $36.99. For tickets, call (772) 283-7787 or visit www. starstruckfl.com/tickets.html.
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STUART — The rock musical “Spring Awakening” was a phenomenon on Broadway. The show, set in Germany in the 1890s, won eight Tony awards, including Best Musical and Best Score. The show is an adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s 1891 expressionist play about the teen years and the angst that often follows. StarStruck Performing Arts Center teens will present the show at the StarStruck Theatre July 4-6. The show will be the last for star Kevin Paul, who will be heading off to Carnegie Mellon University to study acting. Jennifer Jones, who is directing the production, said that the show is challenging and exciting. “Every single person that has a teen or is going to should see this show,” she said. “It’s a show anyone between 14-25 is passionate about. When you see it in New York, the teens are on their feet, singing with the cast. As an educator and director, it is so important to me that the show is seen by parents of teens or soonto-be teens. “The show deals with issues tens face and the problems that arise when parents want to shelter the kids to a degree by not talking about real issues like the birds and the bees, depression and peer pressure.”
Jones said the structure of the show is part of what makes it such a challenge. “Part of the excitement is that it takes place in the 1890s in Germany, but when the characters sing, they break out of the time period and enter now. In the middle of a scene, they’re talking like German school kids and then they go to sing and it’s like their inner voice and soul come to life. We hear what they are really thinking and feeling in the rock sound of today.” In addition to Paul as Melchior, the lead roles include Katie Rodgers as Wendla, Andrew Rodgers as Moritz and Talia Saskauer as Ilsa. The first three are from Palm City. Professional actors Nicole Leonard and Pierre Tannous play all the adult female and all the adult male roles respectively. Having two actors carry the adult roles is the way it was done on Broadway. Music will be provided by a live onstage band, led by Peter Jones and making the show a real family affair. Jones does want parents to be aware that the show covers mature issues with adult language. That said, it might be a show that parents and their teens could see together. A discussion of the show could serve as a bridge between parents and teens about “Spring Awakening” July 4-6. Perissues too important to ignore. formances are July 4-5 at 7 p.m. and July 6 at 5 p.m. Tickets begin StarStruck Theatre, 2101 S. Kanner Highway, Stuart, presents at $19.99.
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STUART — Jake Sanders is trying to extend the entertainment season into summer. He recently announced that his Curtain Call Productions would join with Theatre-Go-Round Dinner Theatre of Vero Beach and Be Merry Gastro Pub to present several musical revues, complete with dinner. The young impresario is also working with Ed Wilhelms of A.C.T. Theatre, which is bringing contemporary plays to Stuart this summer. Finally, Sanders has announced that Curtain Call will present “Tick, Tick … Boom!” a three-person musical by Jonathan Larson, from July 1-27 at the A.C.T. Studio Theatre at Cedar Ponte Plaza in Stuart. Jonathan Larson, who wrote “Tick, Tick … Boom! is best known as the composer of “Rent,” for which he won a Pulitzer and three Tony Awards, all posthumously. “Tick, Tick … Boom,” is
the autobiographical story of Larson’s long road to success as he worked a variety of jobs while he struggled to establish himself in the theater. Larson died tragically in 1996, at age 35, on the morning off-Broadway previews for “Rent” were to begin. The cause of his death was a tear in the inner wall of the aorta. While “Tick, Tick … Boom!” was originally written for one actor, after Larson’s death it was restructured into a three-person musical. The new version had its off-Broadway premiere in 2001. Sanders spoke recently about why he was staging this show, his choice of venue and the summer season. “It’s a really interesting show,” he said. “It kind of chronicles this man on the cusp of something. He is in the moment between complete failure and complete success. He’s wondering if it’s time to throw in the towel and get a real job, or if he’s on the cusp of his greatest work. “We know, looking back, that he’s on the cusp. It’s kind of a
living eulogy. It tells what his life was like when he was writing ‘Rent.’ He had no idea he was about to die. It makes the significance of age 30 so much more when you die at 35. It begs you to live life like 35 is the end. You can’t compromise. You have to
believe in something.” Sanders chose the A.C.T. Studio Theatre in Cedar Pointe Plaza, which seats only 37, as the appropriate site for this show. Walking the space, he knew it
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