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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Rameses Rodriquez of Port St. Lucie, Christian Banega, 17, of Stuart and Shane Toner of Palm City, race ahead of the pack in hopes of having an advantage in the Fourth Annual Aaron Vaughn Frogman swim. Toner finished fourth overall in the 1k swim contest at Jensen Beach Saturday, June 27. The event benefits Operation 300, a not for profit organization which hosts adventure camps for children who have lost their fathers as a result of military service and seeks to honor the families of the fallen.
PALM CITY — Three recent high school graduates from Palm City and a former resident who now lives in Port St. Lucie are among eight area students recently awarded $1,000 scholarships by the Visiting Nurse Association of Florida. Most of these recipients overcame harrowing and hardscrabble circumstances to achieve stellar accomplishments — academic and otherwise, said Jennifer Crow, VNA of Florida marketing and communications director. “These young people are amazing in what they’ve overcome and what they’re poised to achieve,” Crow said. “We’re thankful for the chance to provide a small investment in their future careers — which are headed for greatness.” Navigating the rough waters of affording college and forging careers is difficult for high school
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PALM CITY — The Martin County Commission rescheduled its anticipated Community Redevelopment Area workshop. The meeting had been scheduled for Tuesday, July 7. It’s been moved
back a day, to Monday, July 6. The meeting will be at 5 p.m. at the Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. Kevin Freeman, the county’s community redevelopment director, said it’s important for folks to attend. “I think it’s important for people to express an opinion,” he said. Freeman added, “It’s up to the
community and whether you’re for the CRA or against the CRA it’s important to be interested in what goes on in your community.” Old Palm City resident Dick Landrum has been emailing folks to get them to attend the meeting and show support for the Mapp Road Town Center Design. “We’ve got to educate the pub-
lic on what this is,” he said. “We need to help neighbors understand that it’s not just an economic development thing, it’s a storm water management thing.” At its April 21 meeting, the County Commission narrowly nixed a proposed $1.4 million Community Redevelopment Area,
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TREASURE COAST — Rick Kozell recently headed to Palm Beach County from Washington D.C. He hopes voters in the 18th Congressional District send him back. Kozell is running for Congress. “I grew up here and graduated from high school here, Jupiter High School,” he said. Kozell is one of six Republicans who’ve announced runs for the district. Incumbent Patrick Murphy is vacating the seat in a bid for the Senate seat Marco Rubio is leaving to run for president. Kozell said his experience of running a small business to make his way through college inspires him to run for Congress. “As Washington has become more and more intrusive into local communities, we need someone who understands the challenges of small business,” Kozell said.
The congressional district covers St. Lucie and Martin counties, along with a sliver of Palm Beach County’s northern side. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI, of R+3. Florida’s rating is R+2. The R, of course, standing for Republican. Florida’s 22nd District, just south of the 18th District, has a D+3 rating. The D, again of course, meaning Democrat. Any Cook PVI score between R+5 and D+5 is counted as competitive. So far three Democrats have announced runs for the opening seat. On the Republican side, Martin County School Board member Rebecca Negron, St. Lucie County Commissioner Tod Mowery, and former State Representative Carl Domino have all announced candidacies. The Florida Division of Elections lists only Domino and Negron on the Republican side, so far. Three others have announced candidacies on YouTube or Facebook. They are Brian Mast, Paul Spain
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Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of war injuries. “I looked down and lifted my right leg, but my boot stayed on the ground; shrapnel had ripped my leg off at the knee. My left leg was up near my face, blown in half at the calf but still attached by skin.” Today the 33-year-old Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran who wrote those words has completed political-science studies at Florida State University. He’s co-owner of a Panhandle real estate company and is a motivational speaker. He introduced Gov. Rick Scott at his second inauguration. And
he’s engaged. “All the folks I’ve met over the last nine years, they kept telling me, ‘Man you’ve got a story,” Luke “Lucky Luke” Murphy said. “I never thought to write a book.” But that’s what the former Palm City resident did. Murphy is author of “Blasted by Adversity, The Making of a Wounded Warrior,” Inkshares Publishing. Murphy’s description of the book is simple: “It’s brutally freaking honest,” he said. The recollection continues: “The driver came around to my side and started beating back the flames, thinking I was still inside. I could see him dodging rounds from the machine gun as the heat set off explosions. Boom... boom...
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again. But when she was 13, she learned he’d died from alcohol and diabetes. Juliet resolved “to live each day to the fullest and to never give up on what I want to accomplish in life.” Working two jobs allows Juliet to supplement her mother’s meager income. A founding member of South Fork’s Artists for a Cause Club, Juliet performed at senior communities and helped raise supplies for local food banks and funds to fight human trafficking. She even created Braille menus for Lighthouse for the Blind. Considering a career as a doctor, Juliet will major in nursing at the University of Central Florida. With an interest in medical bioengineering, she hopes to help people with prosthetics limbs.
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Juliet Sharpe Juliet Sharpe The Palm City resident overcame some family issues to graduate recently from South Fork High School 24th in her class of 417, with a 3.94 grade point average. When Juliet was 6 years old, the abuses of her alcoholic father forced her mother to grab her and flee for a shelter. Confused, Juliet harbored hopes of one day seeing her dad
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Snyder is president of Snyder Marketing Solutions & Events. She said Stuart Stars & Stripes has applied for not-for-profit status, and it’s pending. Heading north, the annual Port St. Lucie Freedomfest will kick off at 2 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 Civic Center Place. “This is one or our two most popular events of the year,” the city’s spokesman, Ed Cunningham, said. “Thousand come out. Families come out and spend the whole day celebrating America.” Cunningham said Freedomfest is perfect for children. “We have live music, bounce houses, rides, lots of food and a patriotic parade.” Additionally, there’ll be a martial arts demonstration, pizza and hot dog eating contests, dance performance, and — This year the headline act is Port St. Lucie’s own Odyssey. Erik Flinck, drummer, said the band’s a crowd pleaser. “We play rock and blues along the lines of Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead and Phish,” he said. If that’s not your thing, Cunningham has a tip. “There’ll be a wide variety of music to keep everyone interested,” he said. “Stick around, you’ll hear something you like.” But why does anyone really go to an Independence Day event? “(Freedomfest) all ends with a very spectacular and popular fireworks show at 9 p.m.,” Cunningham said. Parking and admission are free. For more about Stuart Stars & Stripes, check out www.facebook. com/StuartStarsStripes. For more about Freedomfest, see www. cityofpsl.com.
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MARTIN COUNTY — By most measurements Palm City job seekers are seeing plenty of help wanted signs. The county jobless numbers edged up slightly from April, but the employment rebound remains strong. The Treasure Coast typically sees an employment slump slightly from about May to October, due to its tourist season being different from other parts of the Sunshine State. However, when considering employment numbers from year to year, the area has had steady employment gains for every month for about three years. For example, May this year had better jobs numbers than May of last year. The state saw unemployment edge up a bit from April to May, 5.6 percent seasonally adjusted to 5.7. The Treasure Coast, too, saw a slight bump in unemployment. “This rise is normal,” Iris Estrada, public relations manager at CareerSource Research Coast, said. “We have a cyclical unemployment environment. It tends to rise during the summer and drop during the winter.” The state’s Department of Economic Opportunity released its May jobs report on June 19. The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures unemployment rates in seasonal adjustments. This is a statistical technique that attempts to measure and remove the influences of predictable seasonal pat terns to reveal how employment and unemployment change from month to month. The following job rates are not seasonally adjusted. The Port St. Lucie metropolitan statistical area, MSA, includes all of St. Lucie and Martin counties. In May the MSA had a 6.1 percent unemployment rate. About 12,000 workers were seeking jobs. The MSA had a 5.7 percent unemployment rate in April. Last May, the Port St. Lucie MSA had
an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent. “This unemployment report just proves our region, along with the state of Florida, is recovering from the unemployment crisis,” Estrada said. Martin County came in with a 5.5 percent unemployment rate for May. St. Lucie’s was 6.4 percent. By comparison, Hendry County had the highest unemployment rate, 8.6 percent. Monroe had the lowest at 3.8 percent. In April, Martin County came in with a 5 percent unemployment rate. St. Lucie was a point higher than Martin, 6 percent. Last May, Martin’s unemployment rate was 6.1 percent, and St. Lucie’s was 7.7. The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the Port St. Lucie MSA was 7.1 percent in May 2014. For comparison, in May of 2014 the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3 percent. “Our numbers are in line with the state and rest of the country,” Estrada said.
The unemployment rate is calculated using a variety of methods. Among them are telephone interviews with workers. People 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 jobs numbers are back to where they were prior to a rapid unemployment escalation starting around the summer of 2008. Florida started seeing rises in unemployment around the summer of 2006. Unemployment in the Sunshine State peaked in the early part of 2010 and has slowly declined since, even as labor participation rates have generally increased. Estrada said the state and area seem to be on solid employment ground.
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Rock n’ RiverWalk at the Riverwalk Staqge, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, will be 1 to 4 p.m. For more about the lineup, visit www.historicdowntownstuart. com/rockin-riverwalk. Or more, call Ron Hart at (772) 485-1609.
Make it @ your library: Sushi Candles at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library 2 to 3:30 p.m. Drop in the idea lab and learn how to make your own beeswax sushi candles. Registration required. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 288-2551.
Drumming Circle will be 6 to 8 p.m. at Shepard Park, 600 S.W. Ocean Blvd, Stuart. This is a city-sponsored event held each week at Shepard Park. It is a small gathering of drummers. No amplified drums. For more, call Charles Eckhardt at (772) 2885389.
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Wednesday, July 8
Scrabble Club meets at the Charles & Rae Kane Center, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If you have a way with words and enjoy friendly competition, this is the club for you. The center is at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. For more, call (772) 223-7800. 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.
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Poker at the Charles & Rae Kane Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Play for chips, play for fun, play for the bragging rights. The center is at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. The center’s phone number is (772) 223-7800. Story Time for 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.
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Tuesday, July 7
Stuart Green Market will be at the Stuart City Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The address is 121 S.W. Flagler Ave. For more, call (772) 233-0297, or visit www.stuartmainstreet.org.
Zumba Gold at the Charles and Rae Kane Center, 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart, will start at 9 a.m. It’s $4 a class for members and $6 for non-members. The class is al so on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Wednesdays, 10 to 11 a.m. The center’s phone number is (772) 223-7800.
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Thursday, July 9
Tai chi will be 10 to 11 a.m. at the Charles & Rae Kane Center. Tai Chi for Arthritis, developed by Dr. Paul Lam and based on Sun style Tai Chi. 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. 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. 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. Story Time for the 0-2 montholds 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) 288-2551. Mah Jong Club at the Charles
of Commerce event, call (772) 3343444.
& Rae Kane Center 1 to 4 p.m. The center is at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. Call the center at (772) 223-7815, or visit www. kanecenter.org. iPhone Ninja at the Peter U& Julie Cummings Library 2 to 3:30 p.m. Master your iPhone in this advanced level course. Completion of iPhone 201 is highly recommended to participate in this course. Registration Required. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 2882551. Grow Where You’re Planted 4:30 to 6 p.m. at All About Achieving Learning Centers, 616 S.E. Central Parkway, Stuart. Take a plant home with you. For those ages: 6-12. $25. To register call (772) 341-1400. For more, visit www.allaboutachieving@yahoo.com. 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 about the Jensen Beach Chamber
Minecraft at All About Achieving Learning Centers, 616 S.E. Central Parkway, Stuart. 6-8 p.m. Students will use Minecraft to learn about farming and planting. For those ages 6-12. $25. To register call (772)3411400. For more, visit www.allaboutachieving@yahoo. com. Pampered Chef Party hosted by Evie Klaassen, Colorado Pawn & Jewelry, and Holly Altman, Pampered Chef Independent Director. The party will be at the Palm City Chamber of Commerce, 880 S.W. Martin Downs Blvd. 4 to 6 p.m. Light Refreshments served. Reservations requested. The chamber is at (772) 286-8121.
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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.
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Drawing with Brenda Leigh at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library 2 to 3 p.m. Brenda Leigh, who painted the children’s mural at Cummings Library, will be hosting a four week drawing class. This class will offer four different approaches to accurate drawing techniques for children age 7-10. Participation in the entire 4 weeks is encouraged for complete understanding. A personal sketch book is recommended but supplies will be available. Registration required. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 288-2551. Kids movie @ your library at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library will be 6 to 7:30 p.m. and feature “Underdog.” Bestowed with superpowers when a lab experiment goes unexpectedly awry, an average beagle becomes the savior of Capitol City as everyone’s favorite canine do-gooder embarks on his first-ever live-action adventure. 2007 PG. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. For more, call Susan Hellenschmidt (772) 288-2551. ABC Book Discussion Group will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 6 to 8 p.m. Pat Kalinowski is the facilitator.
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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.
Thursdays
Live music at La Borgata Ristorante & Pizzeria from 6 to 9 p.m. 3227 S.W. Mapp Road, Palm City. For more, call (772) 288-2121. Texas Holdem from 7 to 9 p.m. at Vine & Barley Palm City, 2951 S.W. High Meadow Ave. No buy-
in. 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
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and the people were cheering and laughing.” Dixie, who tends to wear high, high, polka-dotted heels, big hair, and a flowered, 1950’s style apron, is excited about coming to Stuart. “I’m going to make myself as pretty as I can,” she said. Just don’t be surprised if she calls you ‘hooker” and teaches you to think about that ‘plastic crap’ in a whole new way. “A Tupperware Party with Dixie” will take place at the Kane Center, 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart, July 24 from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $9 for Kane members and $10 for non-members. A cash bar will be available. Call (772) 223-7807 or order online at www.kanecenter. org. The show contains adult material and language.
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Dixie’s show attracted New York theatrical producers and in 2007, she had an off-Broadway show, “Dixie’s Tupperware Party.” She received a Drama Desk award nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance, losing to actor Laurence Fishburne. Her most recent show, “Never Wear a Tube top While Riding a Mechanical Bull and 16 Other Things I Learned While I was Drinking Last Thursday,” sold out the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 2014 and is touring this year. Dixie took time from her busy schedule of performing, selling Tupperware and raising Wynonna, Dwayne and Absorbine Jr., to talk about the twists and turns her life has taken. She said that she enjoys performing for older audiences, who are not put off by her earthiness. “They want full-out,” she said. “They’ve seen it all, been through it all. They’ve lived through wars. The last thing I should do is temper it and not allow them to have a good time.” Dixie said that her kids are doing well. “Wynonna has a job at Hooter’s,” she said. “She’s climbing up the corporate ladder, but her jaw hurts. I’m still trying to teach my little one to walk and talk. He’s three and rolls toward the liquor
cabinet. I need to put a lock on it.” Dixie has noted that her favorite piece of Tupperware is a rectangular cake taker. “You can put Jell-O shots in it and take it to church,” she said. “It makes church go down easier and the summer flies by. Some people use it to cut cakes, but that gets in the way of the Jell-O shots. At Christmas, you can use it for a Yule log and in summer you can barbecue meat in that.” She remains dedicated to the products that made her famous and for which she has racked up more than $1 million in sales. “It’s the best crap on the planet,” she said. “You have to show new uses, or they’ll stop going to parties. You see something in a whole new light.” Dixie said that the 2007 off-Broadway show was a turning point for her. “I’m just about to announce a return to New York in 2016,” she said. “I’m very excited. There’ll be new audiences. (When I was nominated,) I went to the awards ceremony, Laurence Fishburne beat me. If someone is going to beat me, he’s a big movie star; I was pleased to be nominated,” She has toured North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and Sweden. “Tupperware is sold in over 100 countries,” she said. “In Australia, the fervor for it is like in the ‘70s. It never was in Australia (before)
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Live music at La Borgata Ristorante & Pizzeria from 6 to 9 p.m. 3227 S.W. Mapp Road, Palm City. For more, call (772) 288-2121. 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. Lane 21 Karaoke 8:30 p.m. to
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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. 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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Events Friday, July 3
Carla Holbrook 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. Boxelder Reunion with Moska Project at Terra Fermata, 26 S.E. 6th St., Stuart, 6 to 10:30 p.m. For more, call (772) 286-5252 or visit www.terrafermata.com. Harold Seay at Nino’s Italian Cucina Pizzeria Café 7 to 10:30 p.m. at 2500 S.E. Federal Highway, Stuart. For more, call (772) 340-3800.
Saturday, July 4
July 4 Block Party at Terra Fermata, 26 S.E. 6th St., Stuart, 2 to 11 p.m. Bands are Matthew Keech, Summer Gill, Abby Owens, Max Patrick and the Hot Box Band, Ryan and Friends, Lili Lavon Band, Cerveza and Deal James Band. For more, call (772) 286-5252 or visit www.terrafermata.com.
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. Relapse at Sailor’s Return, 8 to 11 p.m. 625 S.W. Anchorage Way, Stuart. For more, call (772) 872-7250.
Sunday, July 5
Joel DiSilva and the Midnight Howl on the Riverwalk Stage, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, will be 1 to 4 p.m. For more about the lineup, visit www.historicdowntownstuart.com/rockin-riverwalk. For more, call Ron Hart at (772) 485-1609. Big Coque Band at Sailor’s Return, 4 to 8 p.m. 625 S.W. An-
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As you enjoy this special Holiday, please take a few moments to think about what we are celebrating. FREEDOM and the sacrifices of many over the years that allows us to live a free life in a free land!
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It would be our privilege to give any Vet who has Lunch at the Diamond Tea Room & Bistro a complimentary Dessert & any Vet who shops at Diamonds By Terry will receive our thanks of 20% off any purchase between now and the end of July. Come visit us so we can thank you for your service
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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.
Stuart Stars & Stripes kicks off at 4 p.m. On the Infinity Stuart Stage on the Riverwalk will be Biscuit Miller & The Mix, Humdingers, and Raquel Renner. On the Audi Stuart Stage at Flagler Park will be the Stuart Community Band, Slip & Spinoffs, and Random Play. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m. Flagler Park is at 201 S.W. Flagler Ave. For information, visit www.facebook.com/stuartstarsstripes.
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Open mic night with host Ryan & Xander, 8 to 10 p.m. at Terra Fermata, 26 S.E. 6th 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.
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Special Guest Professional Singer /Songwriter “Cassidy Diana”, America’s Newest Sweetheart.
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.
Go to www.PalmCityChamber.com for Vendor, Booth & Car Show Applications
Tuesday Trivia Night 7 to 9 p.m. at Hurricane Grill &Wings, 2355 S.W. Martin Highway, Palm City. For more, call (772) 781-4295.
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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. Wrench-e-oke at the American Legion Post 126, 3195 N.E. Savannah Road, Jensen Beach. 7 to 11 p.m. For more, call (772) 334-6966. Ben Mejia playinz zzg sitar at Coffee Blue Door, 8 to 10 p.m. 38 S.E. Osceola St., Stuart. For more, call (772) 221-7707.
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Jammin’ Jensen from 6 to 9 p.m., weather permitting, at downtown Jensen Beach. There’s food, music and vendors. For more information about this Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce event, call (772) 334-3444. Howl At The Moon local writers jam at Stuart Coffee Company, 55 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. 7 to 9 p.m. For more, call (772) 6008243.
226-3486 City of Vero Beach Police Department: (772) 978-4600 City of Fort Pierce Animal Control: (772) 467-3148 City of Port Saint Lucie Animal Control: (772) 871-5042 Saint Lucie County Animal Control: (772) 462-8120 For further information on rabies, go to the Florida Department of Health website http:// www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/rabies/index. html or contact Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County at (772) 462-3800 or Florida Department of Health in Indian River County at (772) 794-7440.
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Learn about cutting edge business practices at the Business & Technology Expo on July 15th! The Business & Technology Expo is still accepting applications for exhibitors. The show will take place on July 15th at Wolf Technology Center at Indian River State College, Stuart Campus. Exhibits will be open from 3:30– 7:30 p.m.
4 Telecom. The Expo will feature vendors showcasing everything from payroll-services, telecommunications, answering services and marketing expertise to computer software, IT Services, advertising, public relations and accounting.
Major sponsors to date are HBK CPA’s and Consultants, ITS Fiber LLC, C&W Technologies and Level
The Expo is spot-on for any chamber member that is interested in showcasing their wares and services
to a vast group of chamber members and business owners. The Expo will provide valuable tools to maintain operations, simplify practices and increase profits. Breakout sessions will take place from 4:00–5:30 pm for visitors interested in learning cutting edge practices in today’s business and creative trends that will set them
apart from their competitors. A Business after Hours will take place at 5:30-7:30 pm for Chamber members and will feature a variety of culinary treats from our Chamber food establishments. For more information contact Lisa Teetor, 772-287-1088 (x111) LisaT@stuartmartinchamber.org.
Tuesday, July 28th 7:45 AM Hosted & Sponsored by Florida Community Bank 715 Colorado Ave. Stuart
Networking Luncheon Wednesday, July 8th 11:45 AM Sponsored by Stuart Air Show Hosted by Monarch Country Club 1801 S.W. Monarch Club Dr. Palm City Reservations are required
Business & Technology Expo
New Member Reception Thursday, July 29th 7:45 AM Sponsored by JRC Consulting Group & Cuisine 256 at the Chamber Conference Center
Kristine O’Hagan, O’Hagan Insurance Agency proudly displays her Ambassador of the Month award with Ambassador CoChairman Debbi Denning, Peter’s Water Treatment & Irrigation and Chamber Chairman Pete Lashenka, Seacoast Bank. As sponsor of the Chamber’s June Networking Luncheon held at Willoughby Golf Club, Toby Overdorf, President of Crossroads Environmental, discussed the services they provide and local issues effecting Martin County’s environmental well-being. Shown from left are Drew Gatewood, Toby Overdorf and Dana Rankin, Crossroads Environmental; Chamber President/CEO Joe Catrambone and Chairman Pete Lashenka, Seacoast Bank. The Twisted Tuna, located on the Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno, was host to more than one hundred Chamber members at the June Business After Hours. Members were treated to a vast array of mouthwatering appetizers from fried cauliflower and teriyaki chicken to sushi and Asian shrimp. Shown with Chamber Chairman Pete Lashenka, Seacoast Bank are owners Rachelle Risley and Kenny Gibbs.
Shop Local... For Information about chamber members, read Member News at www.stuartmartinchamber.org. For Media Release Placement in Member News, e-mail information to info@stuartmartinchamber.org. Shop With For Chamber Membership Information call 287-1088, ext. 101. Chamber Members!
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