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ST. LUCIE WEST — Though it will difficult to replace him, the St. Lucie West Services District is searching for a new supervisor following the death of a longtime board member earlier this month. Salvatore Mancuso, 92, died after driving his car into a man-made pond on Bethany Drive two weeks ago. Services District manager Dennis Pickle said he’ll present the supervisors with a few different options at the next regular meeting
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MaryLynn Magar, Florida Representative for the 82nd district, was the keynote speaker at the Indian River State College winter commencement Wednesday, Dec. 17. Ceremonies took place at the Havert Fenn Center in Fort Pierce. Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer
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WE’VE BEEN A TEAM FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS Joe and Tammy grew up together in the small boarder town of Bluefield W. Va. In the early days Tammy and Joe were inseparable, growing up in the same house with Joe always keeping a watchful eye on his younger niece, who was really more like a sister to him. Celebrating birthdays and holidays together for many years. The two became like one, knowing what the other was thinking or about to say before they even said it. Joe would help Tammy with her school projects and Tammy would help Joe find his lost books or toys or help him wash his bike. They were a team then much like they are today. Now, Tammy helps Joe with most every aspect of the Hearing Center. Greeting clients upon arrival with her sparkling personality, working with clients on every aspect of their hearing aids.
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OUR GOAL QUITE SIMPLY PUT, “BETTER HEARING FOR OUR CLIENTS” After 22 years in Law Enforcement Joe decided to refocus his career path. Joe knew he would need to be involved in helping people and searched for a new career that would allow him to move in that direction. Joe’s brother in law worked in the hearing healthcare field and after some considerable research Joe decided to move forward in the hearing healthcare field. After Joe completed his training and schooling he ended his highly decorated career in Law Enforcement and retired from the St. Lucie County Sheriff ’s Office. Joe was licensed in 2002 by the State of Florida as a Hearing Aid Specialist and opened his first practice in St. Lucie West in 2003 and today, continues to help people as he has done his entire professional career. Tammy, in her career as a professional care giver, had seen far too many times the heartbreak of hearing loss. How the loss would impact not just the patient but the loved ones around them as well. Today and for the past 11 years Joe and Tammy are giving back the gift of hearing to friends and neighbors from around the Treasure Coast.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — In 2009, a crew of firefighters for the St. Lucie County Fire District responded to a fire alarm at a school. There was no fire, but firefighter Fred Barbera noticed that a child had holes in his shoes. Barbera and a colleague went out and bought the child shoes and socks, but Barbera wondered if they could do more to help other kids. He approached Catherine Chaney, who handled of the community relations for the fire district. “I approached the fire chief (Ron Parrish) and he said, ‘Let’s do it,’” Chaney said. “We figured we could buy 200 pairs. We went to the Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County and asked them to identify kids who needed shoes.” The group called its effort “L’il Feet,” and teamed up with the Roundtable of St. Lucie County, a nonprofit organization, to collect donations. Healthy Start and, more recently, Devereaux Com-
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Jim McKenzie made a lot of people’s lives better throughout St. Lucie County. He helped many business owners get on their feet by teaching them, and he fostered future generations by funding education initiatives. His great impact is what makes it hard for so many to see him go. McKenzie, 66, died Dec. 16
at a St. Lucie County Education Foundation board meeting, suffering a catastrophic medical event following a history of heart problems, St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce President Terissa Aronson said. Two of the board members attempted CPR before paramedics took him to Lawnwood Medical Center. “I am struggling with this one,” Aronson said. “Jim was a committed community servant throughout his career in the private sector and we all benefit-
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TREASURE COAST — Imagine being able to talk in detail about neutron stars, but being inept at seeing when listeners are bored. Being capable of comprehending statistical data and turning it into usable market forecasts, but unable to add two single-digit numbers if there’s a clock ticking in the room. Being able to describe how nutrients metabolize, but unable to make a lunch. How would you get along in the world? Pam Christofori, vice president of behavioral health at Stuart’s Helping People Succeed, said too often high-functioning autistic adults answer that question by cloistering in their childhood homes. She said adults with autism spectrum disorder are usually highly intelligent, but too frequently that does little to help them build productive lives. The reasons for that are complex and rooted in the three areas autism affects: sensory processing, social skills and executive functioning. “They’re getting lost,” she said. “They’re ending up in their bedrooms playing video games, or on the Internet.”
Helping People Succeed, HPS, recently started a life-transitioning program for autistic adults. Christofori said the program is 12 hours a week and the cost is based on a means-tested sliding scale from $0 to $36 an hour. “We just opened Dec. 5 and we have five clients,” she said. “Right now, we’re working on getting people in and the word out.” Christofori added, “Right now we have two guys who are 26 and 29. The program is open to those 18 and older.” All five live in Martin and St. Lucie counties, and none received HPS’s services when they were minors. The 26-year-old was only recently diagnosed with autism, although, Christofori said, the family suspected it for years. In addition to starting the adult services, the agency is looking for state, or grant, funding to start diagnostic services for children, Suzy Hutcheson, CEO, said. “Families have to go as far away as Miami and Orlando to get a diagnosis to get any services,” Hutcheson said. “You can get a diagnosis from a variety of different doctors, but to get a comprehensive evaluation to give you an idea of what that child needs, you need a full-scale evalua-
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’m twice divorced, and can’t count the number of jobs, and friends, I’ve lost and don’t understand why. Autism has a lot to do with
this. Stuart-based Helping People Succeed is working on two projects. One is up and running: an adult transitional service to help those with autism function as adults. With high-functioning autism, a 25-year-old can have the intellect of an astrophysics professor, the emotions and social savvy of a middle-schooler, and the environmental sensitivity of an infant. Additionally, Helping People Succeed — which serves Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties — is working on starting up diagnostic services on the Treasure Coast that can help autistic children get detected, evaluated and the right services. All autism isn’t equal. It’s a very individualized condition. And, in my case, a very personal one. I hope my story helps you understand why Helping People Succeed’s efforts are important to children of on the Treasure Coast. “You have Asperger syndrome,” the psychiatrist told me in his book-lined office. “Very rare.”
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ted from that passion as he went on to serve the St. Lucie County Education Foundation. “Jim served on too many community boards, committees and councils to mention and was a vital part of the shaping of many organizations including the chamber. During his tenure with us, he was a generous mentor to many business owners and he made a difference in the lives of all those he touched.” When Bryan Gardner, of Fort Pierce started his company, MicroTech Systems, he met McKenzie and they became close friends. “I met him and we took to one another. He was a friend and a role model for many years,” Gardner said. Gardner met McKenzie through the Chamber of Commerce when
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It was 1993. I’d moved from Florida to western New York with a girlfriend — whom I’d later marry — about six months earlier. At 25, I had my first failed marriage behind me. My girlfriend and I had disputes. That’s not unusual. But she’d follow me from room to room, yelling and touching me after I told her I had
See HPS page A16 he was seeking help with starting a business, and he was always quick to help, giving tough advice even if it wasn’t the answer you were looking for, he said. “If I had to make decisions I wasn’t familiar with, I went to him. “He taught me to not jump the gun. Jim was very conservative in his business views. He taught me to take a deep breath and not rush through things. He understood relationships in the community and how important that was,” Gardner said. McKenzie was well known for his work ethic, often working seven days a week, logging more than 60 hours. “He supported so many worthy causes with not just his time, but financially as well. In fact he did not take a salary for much of his time at the foundation,” she said.
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Jerome Sangalli and J.W. Salveson alternated handing off some of the 5,000 toys collected during their Port St. Lucie Christmas House Toy Drive to Theresa Garbarino-May, CASTLE executive director Friday, Dec. 19 at the CASTLE office on Midway Road in Fort Pierce. but members are urging them to move it to a non-residential area, such as the city’s Community Center or Civic Center.
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TREASURE COAST — Some folks might have popped the corks a little early this year. “Wow! Merry Christmas,” Odaly Victorio, communications coordinator for CareerSource Research Coast, said when she looked at the latest state jobs report. On Friday, Dec. 19, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released its last monthly employment report of the year. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in November, taking the state under 6 percent for the first time since May, 2008. “It’s nice,” Tim Dougher, executive director of the Business Development Board of Martin County, said. “It wasn’t very long ago we were talking about 8 and 9 percent. It’s refreshing to see that number come down.” The state’s unemployment rate started 2014 at 6.1 percent. By October it finally dipped to 6 per-
cent. The state had been slightly above the national average for a few months, but in November was identical with the nation. In November, the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the CareerSource Research Coast region — St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River and Okeechobee counties — was 6.4 percent, a 1.8 percent drop over the previous year. Martin County turned in the best employment performance for the area in November with a 5.7 percent not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. St. Lucie was a percentage point higher, 6.7 percent. In October, Martin had a not seasonally adjusted rate of 6 percent, also the lowest in the region for that month. St. Lucie was at 7.1 percent in October. The Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area, MSA, — St. Lucie and Martin counties — dropped from 6.7 percent in October to 6.4 percent in November. The area had about 131,700 jobs in November, up about 1,700 over the previous month.
October to May is typically the best employment period for the Treasure Coast, due to its tourist season. However, while the area gained in six industries, it lost about 500 jobs over the year in leisure and hospitality. That was the only industry that lost jobs. “Having broken into the sixes is reason to celebrate, but there are still almost 18,000 people in (the CareerSource Research Coast area) who are unemployed,” Victorio said. The unemployment rate is calculated using a variety of methods. Among them are telephone interviews with workers. Those that are able to work and report not having jobs, but looking 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.
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer J.W. Salveson reads a birthday card presented to him by Theresa Garbarino-May, CASTLE executive director, Friday, Dec. 19 at the CASTLE office on Midway Road in Fort Pierce. Salveson and his partner Jerome Sangalli had just off-loaded 5,000 toys collected at the Port St. Lucie Christmas House in December.
would have allowed them to place signs directing people toward the home. “Quite frankly, they polluted the streets with 600 campaign signs during the election. I wanted 12,” Salveson said. Salveson maintained that he should not have to move his display to a new venue to please the council. “It’s mind-boggling. It’s my stuff, it’s my home, and those are all of my decorations. I’m not going to put them up in a public building,” he said. Salveson said he started a petition to give to the city. So far, there are more than 15,000 signatures to support next year’s Christmas House. “Everyone volunteers in this house. I don’t understand their issue. They said it doesn’t belong in a neighborhood, but the neighbors want it,” he said. On the first night, there was complaint from a neighbor’s visiting daughter about limited parking along the street and there being too much noise, Salveson said. The woman called police but later recanted her statements when she learned what was going on. “It’s none of the city’s business. It’s with people helping people. We’re paying it forward,” Salveson said. Councilwoman Michelle Berger said she witnessed the event and said it was concerning, being the first night. “The applicant was told very directly that this is not a function that is supposed to happen in a residential zoning,” she said. Salveson said he intends on keeping the tradition going. Each year, Christmas House Charities ends the 18-day event by donating toys. “It’s my birthday, and I love doing this. Instead of getting presents, I want to give.”
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The Annual Meeting of the Republican Party of Florida will take place in Friday, Jan. 16 and Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando. The instructions to register as a “guest” of Republican Party of Florida as well as the direct phone number to register for a room at the Rosen Center are below. To register for the annual meeting, please go to the following link: http://rpof.org/2015-annual-meeting/. To book your room at the Rosen Plaza, please call 1-800-627-8258 and ask for the Republican Party of Florida group rate of $109, which includes complimentary parking. Book your room today. This meeting, members will be
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following the November general election. “(Mancuso and Child) liked each other quite a bit, and Everett had worked with the district for quite some time,” Pickle said. It’s going to be difficult to replace Mancuso’s personality, though, District chair Harvey Cutler said. Mancuso was always pushing himself to better the district, sometimes making his own safety secondary, Cutler said. On one occasion, he climbed the sewer plant catwalk to view a problem, which caused staff to put new rules in place. “His life was this district,” Cutler said. “He had a closet full of all the agenda packets in his home.” Pickle agreed, saying Mancuso did a lot of good for the community. “He liked to make sure that things ran to the way the rules were set up. The board always called him “point of order Sal.” He was always proud of that,” he said. ““We’ll miss the history he had with the District that he had.”
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Local accountant Michael R. Repoli, CPA, of Port St Lucie, recently attended three days of continuing education courses covering recent tax law changes. The seminar covered many issues such as Alimony Recapture, changes to self-employed health insurance as it relates to “S” corporations and the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka
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None of them understood how clamorous their classrooms were. Of course they didn’t. What services. There may have been none to refer me to. The psychia- neither the teachers nor I undertrist put me on a medication that stood was that normal noise to most is cacophonous pandemoI now understand was never gonium to me. ing to stop autistic meltdowns. I In 2007, I went to a psycholoneeded education and strategies, gist to get an evaluation done, not meds. Fortunately through because of renewed involvement trial and success I learned how in family court. I knew eventualto avoid the autistic meltdowns ly that someone would file court and haven’t experienced one papers to get the court to order since 2001. an evaluation. I decided to get it Still, I had a second failed marout of the way ahead of that. For riage. Both the women I married the second time I sat in a booksaid many of the same things lined office and heard a man about me. “You’re so sensitive to with letters behind his name say, every little sound.” “Everybody “Asperger syndrome.” thinks you’re hostile.” “You get I hit the Internet and found lots so fixated on things that there’s of scary misinformation about no communicating with you.” Asperger’s. I decided to never All things teachers wrote on tell anyone I have the disorder. I progress reports. In my case, came up with all kinds of stilted lack of progress reports. ways to tell people about my enWhen I was 8 or 9, a psycholovironmental sensitivities and ingist had my mother take me to a neurologist for an electroenceph- ability to read facial expressions alograph, EEG. I don’t remember and other social cues without the why, but I believe it was because words “Asperger” or “autism.” After years of that, I slowly started I was sensitive to every little sound, people thought I was hos- being more honest and finally said, “I have Asperger syndrome. tile and I got fixated on things My life slowly got better. to the point that there was no After decades of frustration, communicating with me. I’ve now got a fiancé who worked I remember the neurologist tellwith autistic children and read ing my mom, “I can’t believe that up on Asperger’s early in our he can even sit in a classroom” relationship. She understands Apparently he saw my brain that when I say I’ve got to have waves showing the hyper-sensolitude, it’s about me, not her sitivity to routine sounds, like or us. She understands that I finger snaps. need to wear earplugs when we But in the late ‘70s there go to Walmart and restaurants. was very little known about After decades of workplace frushigh-functioning autism. I was trations, I now have an employer declared learning disabled and that lets me wear earplugs and sent to a school that specialized sit in a back office faced away TRANSVAGINAL in teaching LD students.MESH The WARNING school did a lot of things right for from the door, small accommoa high-functioning autistic child, dations that make a huge difference. and I did pretty well. When I hit Dr. Temple Gradins, an autistic junior high, I was back to pubscientist is, has a story so aslic schools with no services, or accommodations. I barely passed tonishing that it was made into a movie, “Temple Gradin.” She’s class after class, grade after revered in the autistic commugrade. I got innumerable teacher nity for her sensible work on lectures about how I was among autism found in books such as the brightest students they ever taught, but I wasn’t living up to my potential. See HPS page A19
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AUTISM from page A6 tion.” Hutcheson said that Helping People Succeed has a leg up in starting the proposed new autism-detection program: a building for housing those services. “We have the space,” she said. “We have an office. What we’re looking for is a year’s worth of (operation) dollars.” Autism spectrum disorder is a broad category within pervasive developmental disorders, according to the “Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” published by the American Psychiatric Association. On one end of the spectrum, there are non-communicative autistics, those unable to verbally communicate. On the other, there are high-functioning autistics. Most of them can be verbose about favorite subjects, but struggle with routine conversation, small talk, because they can’t read non-verbal cues very well. While the effects of autism vary widely, some things are common. For example, most autistics — even intelligent, high-functioning ones — have noticeable deficits in executive function, the ability to plan and manage small and large tasks, from cooking meals
to buying homes. Christofori said autistics tend to compensate for that by trying to keep things the same. “The inability to organize, people get stuck in rigidity,” she said. “With that executive function, that rigidity really interferes with your ability to interpret what’s happening around you.” She said this often translates to autistic high-school students who have the grades to go to college shunning it instead. They feel illequipped to handle change and the unfamiliar. Autistics also have in common sensory issues. “Noises that we pay no attention to, make their spines tingle,” Christofori said. “Particular decibels of sound and (wavelengths). We have a young man who, if it goes above a certain pitch, he cringes and has to leave the room.” Christofori said the adult transitioning services helps clients identify how autism affects them and come up with solutions, along with teaching life-management skills, such as budgeting. The ultimate aim is to get the autistic adults in the workforce. She said that very often autistics go through lifetimes of losing jobs over easily solvable issues, because they fail to discuss them
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AUTISM from page A18 with their employers. “The other thing we spend a lot of time on is self-advocacy,” she said. “These guys, a lot of them have never stopped and talked about, ‘I’m on the spectrum.’” Hutcheson said HPS has about 5,000 clients in four counties — Indian River and Okeechobee, in addition to St. Lucie and Martin. She said a minority are autistic. “We’re just getting started,” Hutcherson said. “At most, we serve 75 to 100. This is a brand new effort on our part.” However, Hutcheson said that only recently has there been
HPS from page A17 “The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed.” Gradin has repeatedly said that she’s frustrated by seeing high-functioning autistic adults living on Social Security while others are developing the next smart phones, designing the next Mars rovers and writing award-winning articles. The difference, she says, is usually in getting or not getting the right help starting from a young age. “Who do you think made the first stone spears?” she said.
growing science about autism spectrum disorder, and Helping People Succeed has likely had many autistic clients without knowing it. “We’ve probably served people with autism,” she said. “The organization has been around for 50 years.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 1 in 68 children have autism spectrum disorder, 1 in 42 boys.
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To learn more about the adult transitioning services, call Christofori at (772) 320-0772. Helping People Succeed is on the web at www.hpsfl.org.
“The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley.” Helping People Succeed has embarked on a great mission to help the Treasure Coast tap the great talent pool that might otherwise end up playing video games in parents’ houses. For more about the agency, visit www.hpsfl.org. Patrick McCallister is a staff writer for Your Voice News & Views.
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The celebration of the new year on January 1st is a relatively new phenomenon. The earliest recording of a new year celebration is believed to have been in Mesopotamia, c. 2000 B.C. and was celebrated around the time of the vernal equinox, in mid-March. A variety of other dates tied to the seasons were also used by various ancient cultures. The Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians began their new year with the fall equinox, and the Greeks celebrated it on the winter solstice. Early Roman Calendar: March 1st Rings in the New Year
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The first time the new year was celebrated on January 1st was in Rome in 153 B.C. (In fact, the month of January did not even exist until around 700 B.C., when the second king of Rome, Numa Pontilius, added the months of January and February.) The new year was moved from March to January because that was the beginning of the civil year, the month that the two newly elected Roman consuls—the highest officials in the Roman republic—began their one-year tenure. But this new year date was not always strictly and widely observed, and the new year was still sometimes celebrated on March 1.
Julian Calendar: January 1st Officially Instituted as the New Year
In 46 B.C. Julius Caesar introduced a new, solar-based calendar that was a vast improvement on the ancient Roman calendar, which was a lunar system that had become wildly inaccurate over the years. The Julian calendar decreed that the new year would occur with January 1, and within the Roman world, January 1 became the consistently observed start of the new year.
Middle Ages: January 1st Abolished
In medieval Europe, however, the celebrations accompanying the new year were considered pagan and unchristian like, and in 567 the Council of Tours abolished January 1 as the beginning of the year. At various times and in various places throughout medieval Christian Europe, the new year was celebrated on Dec. 25, the birth of Jesus; March 1; March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation; and Easter.
Gregorian Calendar: January 1st Restored
In 1582, the Gregorian calendar reform restored January 1 as new year’s day. Although most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar almost immediately, it was only gradually adopted among Protestant countries. The British, for example, did not adopt the reformed calendar until 1752. Until then, the British Empire —and their American colonies— still celebrated the new year in March.
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The early Roman calendar designated March 1 as the new year. The calendar had just ten months, beginning with March. That the new year once began with the month of March is still reflected in some of the names of the months. September through December, our ninth through twelfth months, were originally positioned as the seventh through tenth months (septem is Latin for “seven,” octo is “eight,” novem is “nine,” and decem is “ten.”
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Good Times (West) Live music 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 878-8844.
Also in the cast is Bernard’s housekeeper, Berthe, played by Marisa Quijano. Moberg said that the production capitalizes on the 1960s aura. “Being a stewardess was a glamorous career,” he said. “They wore pencil-thin skirts. There’s an aura of glamour.” The setting is Bernard’s apartment and, as it’s a farce, there are a lot of doors. “There is a lot of opening and closing of doors,” Moberg said. “As a director, I love doors, but hate them for the set director. They sure are fun.” Next up for the drama department is the classic musical, “Damn Yankees.” It will be presented Feb. 11-15. The drama season will conclude with the musical “Nunsense” March 2629. The Indian River State College drama department presents the romantic comedy, “Boeing Boeing” by Marc Camoletti, Jan, 15-17 at the McAlpin Fine Arts Center, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, Performances are Jan. 15-17 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for subscription holders and $10 for non-subscription holders. Call the box office at 1 (800) 220-9915 or visit www. irsc.edu.
Tin Fish (East) Live music. 6 p.m.-close, 327 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie For more information, call (772) 8793900. City Limits Sports Bar Live music or DJ 9 p.m.-2 a.m., 900 S.W. Gatlin Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 336-8201. Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Live music 9:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. $3 Harp Draft & $4 Irish Apples. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202.
Vine & Barley Live music. 8 p.m.-midnight. 1680 S.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 446-7550.
The Original Tiki Bar Live music after 5 p.m., 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.
West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call
Live entertainment at V’s Town Tavern 4-8 p.m. Bottom-
Sundays
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Bogey’s and Stogeys Karaoke 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 1032 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-7778.
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The Original Tiki Bar Live music after 4 p.m., 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.
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Live Music at the Original Tiki Bar. Quick Fix band, 6 – 10 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.
RESERVATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED
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Live Rock & Roll at Good Times Bar (East) 9 p.m. 21 and up. No cover. 9144 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-3546.
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Fridays After Dark with DJ Jay Dee at Good Times West. 9 p.m.2 a.m. 21 and up. Drink specials. Dress to impress. No cover. 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 878-8844.
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Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Live music from 9:30 – 11:30 p.m. $3 Smithwick drafts and $5 carbombs. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 7856202.
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Ladies Night at 2nd Street Bistro. 9 p.m. Ladies well drinks and domestic drafts are $1. Shots of Purple MF and Sex on the Beach are $2. 122 North St., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 293-9191. Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub County Line Road band plays from 9:30 – 11:30 p.m. $3 Harp drafts and $4 Irish apples. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202. Live Music at the Original Tiki Bar. Dave Goodman plays rom noon – 4 p.m. Cervesa is on from 6 – 10 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.
Sunday, December 28
Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Drink specials all day, $9 corned beef and cabbage dinner. Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament starts at 7:30. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 7856202. The Original Tiki Bar Cliff Cassidy plays from 4 – 8 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.
Tuesday, December 30
DJ at Flavors Restaurant and Lounge. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 18 and up. Ladies free until 11 p.m. Drink specials. 529 N.W. Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 8071585.
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Seductive Saturdays at Flavors Restaurant and Lounge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ladies get in free all night and ladies in groups of five get a free bottle. 529 N.W. Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 807-1585.
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KPS Wealth Management, LLC, Robert J. Kulas, PA, and William G. Pembroke, CPA, recently held their annual Toy Drive in an effort to give gifts to children in need. Through the generosity of their wonderful clients, they collected close to 200 new, unwrapped toys. This year the toys went to the CASTLE. CASTLE is a local nonprofit organization helping prevent child abuse and neglect through education and awareness.
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New Years Eve Party at Good Times West. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Music by DJ Jay Dee. 21 and up. Dress to impress. 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 878-8844.
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Ladies Night at Superplay USA 9 p.m.-midnight. Ladies bowl (shoes included), play laser tag and/or mini golf for free. Guys can do the same for $12. 1600 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 408-5800.
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Thursday, January 1
Ladies Night at V’s Town Tavern 7 p.m.-midnight. Drink specials for ladies. 970 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 8003239. Ladies Love Thursdays at Tesoro Nightclub 21 and up. $3 domestic drinks until midnight, $7 margaritas, $3 well drinks until 11 p.m. Ladies in free all night and drink free until 11 p.m. 7159 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 626-2425. Ladies Night at the St. Lucie Inn 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover. $1 well drinks, $1 drafts and $2 wines from 11 p.m.-midnight. Music by DJ Ozmosys and DJ Quake, playing dance music all night. 2101 N. Dixie Highway, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 464-1326. Irresistible Thursdays at Good Times West 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 21 and up. No cover. Drink specials. Dress to impress. Playing ‘80s, ‘90s and top 40 mash-ups all night. 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 878-8844.
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Sexy Tuesdays at Tesoro Nightclub Ladies 18 and up. Guys 21 and up. Drink specials. Ladies drink free until 11 p.m. $2 drinks until midnight. $5 Jager Bombs. 7159 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (954) 559-7186. New Years Eve Party at Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub. Cover Up band plays 9:30 – 11:30 p.m. $3 Hoegaarden drafts and $2 vodkas. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202.
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opportunity to help support local farmers, merchants and economy. Admission and parking are free. Civic Center 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For information on how to become a vendor or other info, call Jaclynn Gazdacko at (772) 807-4470.
Guided Hikes at the Oxbow-Eco Center, 9 – 11 a.m. Enjoy a guided hike through the wilds of the Oxbow and be enriched by the biodiversity the preserve has to offer. No RSVP required; just show up. Oxbow Eco-Center 5400 NE St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-5833.
Guided Hikes at the Oxbow-Eco Center, 9 – 11 a.m. Enjoy a guided hike through the wilds of the Oxbow and be enriched by the biodiversity the preserve has to offer. No RSVP required; just show up. Oxbow Eco-Center 5400 NE St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-5833.
Snack Time at St. Lucie County Aquarium featuring the Smithsonian Marine Exhibit, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Join the staff as the critters in a select number of our aquaria get a special afternoon snack. Education staff will provide information about animals targeted for feeding each day and answer questions about our dynamic model ecosystems. St. Lucie County Aquarium featuring the Smithsonian Marine Exhibit, 420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 4623474.
Sunday, December 28
Kayak Rental at Savannas Park and Campground. 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Kayaks will be available throughout for rent. Cost: $5 per hour, $15 for four hours, $20 for eight hours. Savannas Park and Campground 1400 Midway Road, Fort Pierce. For more information, call 772-464-7855.
Saturday, December 27
Green Market at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. There will be vendors selling locally grown fruit and vegetables, plus homemade crafts and wares from local businesses. This is an
ERD Nature Series: How to Explore Nature with Your Children at the Pinelands Preserve, 11 a.m.
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Fun, Casually Elegant Waterfront Dining
Daily from 3-7pm and 9-11pm Live Music
Thurs and Sat. (Call for Details) Come Relax by the River!
1401 NE Indian River Drive
Holiday Gift Cards Available
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772-781-5136 www.dolphinbar.com
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Food Bank receives over $10,000 in one day #GivingTuesday results in 70,000 meals for hungry Treasure Coast residents FOR YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS
TREASURE COAST — Through a global online campaign called #GivingTuesday, conducted primarily through social media in December, the Treasure Coast Food Bank was able to raise more than $10,000 in one day. The third annual event coincided with Thanksgiving and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season, inspiring Treasure Coast residents to take collective action to feed the hungry. An anonymous donor graciously offered to match the Food Bank’s #GivingTuesday total, giving participants the opportunity to double their impact on the Treasure Coast. The Food Bank participated in #GivingTuesday through a combination of social media posts via their Facebook and Twitter accounts, augmented through several e-blast reminders, which encouraged supporters to take action in the fight against hunger by donating to the Food Bank. “We know that thousands of our supporters are actively engaged on various social media platforms, so we thought #GivingTuesday was a great way to connect with them,” said Judith Cruz, Treasure Coast Food Bank
CEO. “In a very short period of time, we were able to harness the generosity of our supporters, coupled with the matching gift from our anonymous donor, and raise enough funds to provide more than 70,000 additional meals to those who do not have the means to provide food for their families this holiday season.” On a weekly basis, the Treasure Coast Food Bank serves more than 100,000 individuals who are struggling to put food on their table, including nearly 35,000 children and 12,000 seniors. For more information on the Treasure Coast Food Bank, visit stophunger.org, “Like” the Food Bank on Facebook at facebook.com/ tcfoodbank, and follow them on Twitter at twitter.com/tcfoodbank. Treasure Coast Food Bank is the largest hunger relief agency on the Treasure Coast, providing 10 million of pounds of food to over 200 charitable organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties serving those in need. In addition to food distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank provides numerous programs that not only solve the immediate problems of hunger, but help individuals and families gain long-term food security. To learn more about #GivingTuesday participants and activities or to join the celebration of giving, go to www.givingtuesday.org, www. facebook.com/GivingTuesday and twitter.
CALENDAR from page B7 – noon. Then join the staff for an exploration hike where you’ll search for animals, tracks and scat. See your children glow as they discover how critters move and grow. Feel free to encourage your little ones to bring their cameras to record their findings. Programs are free, but space is limited, so registration is required. Register online at signupgenius.com These hikes are geared toward ages 13 and older, unless otherwise noted. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. Proper footwear and water are required for all programs. Please leave pets at home. Pinelands Preserve 7601 VPI Grove Road. For more information, call (772) 462-2526.
Monday, December 29
Senior Fitness at Lincoln Park Community Center, noon – 1 p.m. Lincoln Park Community Center, 1306 Avenue M, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 462-1788. Line Dancing at the Walton Community Center, 7 – 9 p.m. Walton Community Center, 11090 Ridge Avenue, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call Lisa Grose at (772) 370-1732.
Tuesday, December 30
Tai Chi for health Classes at Oxbow Eco-Center, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Tai Chi instructors Hildie and Hector Ruiz-Puyana will lead classes in Tai Chi for Health, designed for everyone, including those who suffer from arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis
See CALENDAR page B9
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ANTIQUES • COLLECTABLES • GALLERY
We Wish You a Happy New Year Please note: there will be a Jazz Jam at the Black Box on Tuesday, Dec 30 ... but NO JAM on 12/31 at the Gardens.
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117 S 2nd St, Ft Pierce 7 - 10 PM • $6 Cover, Members $5 Full Bar available.
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2739 S. US Hwy 1 • Ft. Pierce
Hours:
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office: 772-460-JAZZ (5299)
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CALENDAR from page B8 and balance issues. Appropriate for ages 16 and up; $10 per class or $32 for 4 classes. RSVP is a must. Oxbow Eco-Center 5400 NE St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. For more information or to RSVP, call (772) 785-5833.
Wednesday, December 31
ERD Nature Series: Ring in the new Year with a Hike at D.J. Wilcox Preserve, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Ring in the new year and begin a family tradition of time spent together enjoying St. Lucie County’s beautiful vistas. The adventure takes participants on a brand new boardwalk through the hammocks and mangrove swamps of the D.J. Wilcox Preserve. This site is full of life. Appropriate for ages 8 and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult. D.J. Wilcox Preserve 300 Michigan Street. For more information, call (772) 462-2526. New Year’s Eve Celebration at Tradition Square, 5 – 8 p.m. Wayne Leonard & The River Dawgs will perform live. Food vendors, children’s activities, slides, blowups, high jump for kids and adults will be available. Fireworks begin at 8 p.m. 10489 SW Meeting Street, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 340-3500.
Feeding Frenzy Tours at the St. Lucie County Aquarium featuring the Smithsonian. 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Join the underwater residents enjoying their morning meal. A volunteer or staff member will provide information on the exhibit’s daily menu, as well as share stories and provide insight on what makes the constantly changing ecosystems so unique. Lectures free with paid admission. 420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461FISH.
Thursday, January 1
Kayak Rental at Savannas Park and Campground. 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Kayaks will be available throughout for rent. Cost: $5 per hour, $15 for four hours, $20 for eight hours. Savannas Park and Campground 1400 Midway Road, Fort Pierce. For more information, call 772-464-7855.
The Only “Authentic” English Tea Room on the Treasure Coast.
Six Course High English all day Wine, Sangria and Champagne available
Through the years many of you have experienced Terry’s legendary food. Now come enjoy our impeccable service in a charming atmosphere like no other. The Diamond Tea Room & Bistro is available for your special occasions or luncheon. Our ever-changing menu includes Soups, Salads, Lobster Bisque, Pizza, Crab Cakes, Caprese Ristoto Funghi, Salmon, Boston Lobster Cakes and more!
Our Rodizio…Start with an excellent full service salad bar & hot buffet. Our Gouchos will be by with skewers full of meat fresh from the grill with a never ending array of meat.
Some of the Meats we offer on the Rodizio side Sirloin, chicken, top sirloin, chicken wrapped in bacon, skirt steak, filet mignon, ribeye, lamb, pork ribs, beef ribs, filet mignon wrapped in bacon
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Writers Workshop at Morningside Library, 9 a.m. – noon. Meet with other writers in the Morningside Writers Group to read & critique writing in preparation for publishing. Drop in for a visit or bring your work to read. St. Lucie County Library - Morningside Branch, 2410 SE Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie Fla. For more information, call (772) 337-5632.
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YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS • ST. LUCIE WEST/TRADITION • DECEMBER 26, 2014 • B11 From left, Patricia Strickland, Home Instead Senior Care owner; Kimberly Lebel, Community Service representative; Eugena Bernard, 2014 Caregiver of the Year.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Home Instead Senior Care completed its efforts this week to provide gifts and holiday cheer to local seniors. In its fifth year, Home Instead Senior Care has partnered with Butterfield’s Pharmacy and Medical Supply, Council on Aging and Meals on Wheels of St. Lucie and Seacoast National Bank to coordinate gift collection and distribution. Many area non-profits, retailers, volunteers and members of the community have participated to donate a variety of requested gifts. The program kicked off at Butterfield’s Pharmacy and Medical
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