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TREASURE COAST — The Army Corps of Engineers has pulled the plug on the lagoon’s life support. That’s what a resounding number of Treasure Coast residents say the Corps did when they refused to sign off on the Central Everglades Planning Project last week, making it impossible for projects inside to receive funding from Congress. “Without the river, we’re burying a way of life,” said Nyla Pipes, one of the founding members of One Florida Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to advocating for clean water in the state. Pipes vowed river warriors will forge on with the fight, despite the stunning upset. The Port St. Lucie resident was among thousands of other locals who staged mass protests last summer, demanding Lake Okeechobee discharges stop. “That’s the thing with this group and this community,” said Pipes,
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Run for the CASTLE Lisa Cassese, 51, of Port St. Lucie and Sam Monroe come through the home stretch of the CASTLE Stomp Out Child Abuse 5K Run/Walk around the warning track of Tradition Field in St. Lucie West Saturday, April 26. CASTLE raised $40,000 for the child abuse prevention programs through the participation of the running community. Cassese earned the women’s master’s title for the event.
who pleaded her case in front of members of Congress last year. “We’ve reached a level where we won’t put up with this. We have to fix this.” The goal of the Central Everglades Planning Project, most commonly referred to as CEPP, is to deliver a final plan, known as a Project Implementation Report, for a suite of restoration projects in the central Everglades and Indian River Lagoon to prepare for congressional authorization. CEPP identifies and plans for Army Corps projects on land to send more water south to the central Everglades. The Army Corps Civil Works Review Board in Washington, D.C., put the brakes on the project last Wednesday, citing a slight difference in terminology in a small portion of the report and the South Florida Water Management District’s final resolution. The Corps review board has not finished sifting through all 8,000 pages of CEPP, Corps planning and policy division chief Eric
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TREASURE COAST — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement released its 2013 Uniform Crime Report last week, and the numbers look good for the state, Port St. Lucie and Martin Coun-
ty. However, St. Lucie County edged up almost 10 percent in reported crimes. “You don’t want to live and die by statistics,” Port St. Lucie Chief John Bolduc, said. “It’s just another way of measuring our success and failures.” Nevertheless, the chief has something big to celebrate. Port
St. Lucie took an enviable top spot this year after having the second year with a nearly 20 percent reduction in reported crimes. “It is the lowest crime rate for any city with a population over 100,000 in the state of Florida,” Bolduc said. He added, “We have less crime now than we had in
2002 and the population then was 96,000.” Martin County saw a more modest drop in reported crime. “The overall crime rate reduction is 3.4 percent in this county,” Sheriff William Snyder said. The FDLE reports that Florida
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TRADITION — Dr. Moti Ramgopal saw many tropical infectious disease in his native Guyana, but it was his work in the Bahamas that sent him on his course of improving treatment options and finding cures for those diseases. There, he saw many young people dying of HIV/AIDS. “I saw that and it became important to understand,” he said. The new medical director of the Center for Clinical Research at Martin Health System attended medical school in the University of the West Indies, finished his internal medicine residence at Bon Secours Hospital in Detroit and completed his infectious disease fellowship at the University of Miami. In 1999, ready to establish a practice, he looked at a variety of options. “I looked at a map of Miami and Orlando,” he said. “I had been working in Tampa and I wanted to go into infectious diseases. I said, ‘Let me come to St. Lucie County.’ I felt it was where I needed to be. It was the strangest decision I ever made. I believe there’s a reason God brought me
here. “ In 2002, Ramgopal co-founded Midway Immunology and Research Center in Fort Pierce. When he began, he had one HIV patient. Now he treats many people with HIV and infectious diseases who come to see him from other areas. For many, new medications have turned what used to be a fatal illness into a chronic one. In his new position, Ramgopal hopes to structure research with both hospital-based studies and long-term research projects. “Hospital-based studies will deal with the clinical issue of drug-resistant pathogens that cause pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections and infections such as clostridium difficile or C. diff. We will introduce Phase 3 studies that have proven safety and efficacy. We are looking for more long-term data. Will they help more than the gold standard drugs? We will also look into cardiac and gastroenterology issues.” Ramgopal noted that all clinical trials are FDA approved and conducted under strict and rigorous guidelines. “Having in-patient clinical trials enhances progress to the next
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LAGOON from page 1 Bush said during a telephone press conference. Bush also addressed frustrations on the Treasure Coast. “It’s not a stalling tactic …,” Bush said. “This has been a very expedited process since November 2011 to today. We’re less than three years into this study and we’re right at the brink of approval right now.” The Corps announced it would have an updated report no later than the end of June, after Congress recesses for the summer. A new and improved water bill is expected to hit the U.S. House floor before then — too little, and much too late for lagoon project funding. It’s been almost a decade since Congress updated its current water bill. U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter, released a statement the day after the decision promising to “hold the Corps’ feet to the fire.” “The Corps must be held accountable to meet their deadlines and I will do everything I can to urge the Army Corps to address the review boards’ concerns and to approve CEPP as quickly as possible,” Murphy said. “I will be inviting the bureaucrats making this decision to our district to see first-hand the harm these discharges cause to our waterways so they understand the importance of this project and that our community is going to be holding their feet to the fire to get this done.” Gov. Rick Scott, who’s been criticized by lagoon advocates for a lack of support, also issued a statement calling for action. “We are extremely disappointed that Corps officials in Washington refused to approve CEPP at yesterday’s meeting. Day-by-day the rainy season approaches, and that’s why we are asking the Board to immediately recon-
Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Mark Perry, executive director of Florida Oceanographic Society, and area residents Charles Grande and Leon Abood applaud the comments made by Sen. Patrick Murphy during a meeting about the progress of cleaning and maintaining our waterways and the release from Lake Okeechobee. vene to discuss and approve CEPP,” Scott said. “Just this month, the South Florida Water Management District took historic action in approving CEPP, and yesterday the federal government added more bureaucratic hurdles in our efforts to restore water quality, and send the water south.” The South Florida Water Management district echoed Scott’s sentiments in a press release of their own. “The agency is committed to working with our federal partners to keep CEPP on an expedited schedule, and the District echoes the
Governor’s request for the Corp’s Civil Works Review Board to immediately reconvene to discuss and approve CEPP,” the release stated. Martin County resident Megan Remick is planning a funeral for the lagoon. “Our river may be dying, but until the people of this community are dead, we will not stop fighting,” Remick said. The service will take place at the St. Lucie Lock and Dam in Stuart on May 3. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Suggested arrival time is 9 a.m., Remick said.
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Fashion and passion for giving back From left, Glen Langlois makes his way through the Port St. Lucie Business Woman’s 23rd Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon while Sean Boyle, executive director of the Children’s Services Council of St. Lucie County and Mike Sancho, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County wait their turn in their attire provided by Cardita Formal Wear. Mitch Kloorfain chief photographer Gail Griffith, volunteer with Guardian ad Litem, walks the runway of the Port St. Lucie Business Woman’s 23rd Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon at Harbor Ridge Yacht & Country Club Saturday, April 26 in Palm City. Gail was wearing an emerald green gown furnished by Alisarri in Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Fort Pierce. Ashley Mock, communications coordinator for Children’s Services Council of St. Lucie County, walks the runway of the Port St. Lucie Business Woman’s 23rd Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon at Harbor Ridge Yacht & Country Club Saturday, April 26 in Palm City. The event supports grants, awards and scholarships to women in Mitch Kloorfain the community. chief photographer
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ST. LUCIE WEST — City police need help identifying a car burglar who used a stolen credit card at the Walmart in St. Lucie West. The credit card was stolen from a car parked in the driveway of a home on Cameo Boulevard the evening of April 9. The man police are seeking tried to use three debit and credit cards, stolen from the car, at the Walmart for a $212.95 purchase for electronics. Walmart footage shows the suspect is a black male approximately 20-30 years old, 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a heavy-set build. He was wearing a white tank top, dark pants and white metallic earphones over a dark-colored cap. After all three cards were declined, the suspect left through the garden entrance, a police report states. Three debit and credit cards, designer sneakers valued at $500 and $4 in paper currency were stolen from the car, according to the report. The same suspect also tried to strike a car parked at a home one street over from Cameo Boulevard on Monterrey Lane on April 10, police said. Home surveillance video showed the attempted break-in after the car’s owner noticed an abandoned bicycle on the ground near the vehicle.
Photo courtesy of the Port St. Lucie Police Department Police are looking for this man, who was caught on a St. Lucie West Walmart surveillance camera, trying to use three stolen credit cards on April 10. The suspect stole the credit cards from a car parked in the driveway of a Port St. Lucie home. Police believe the bicycle, a red Next La Jolla Street Cruiser, was also stolen. Finger prints from the bicycle have been sent off for processing, Port St. Lucie Police spokesman Master Sgt. Frank Sabol said. Sabol said it’s possible the suspect could live in the area or was visiting a friend or family member.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The Florida Highway Patrol recently released its final traffic homicide report on the single-car crash that claimed the life of Lincoln Park Academy student Christian Medina. In the report, FHP investigators conclude Medina caused the crash on Orange Avenue last October. “It was determined that the cause of the crash was due to careless driving on the part of D-1,” the 13-page report states. The report referred to Medina, 16, as “D-1. Medina, who was on his way to school with twin brothers Peter and Timothy Green, both 15 at the time, was behind the wheel of his silver Pontiac Sunfire, and possibly racing another student to school on Orange Avenue the morning of Oct. 23. The other student was driving a silver Toyota 4 Runner and will not be charged in connection with the
crash, the report states. “As they were eastbound, on several occasions, D-1 would speed up then slow down,” the report states. Both cars came to a stop at the intersection of Orange Avenue and Hartman Road just before the crash. Speed limit signs on the road indicated the maximum speed allowed is 45 MPH. “Once both vehicles cleared the intersection, D-1 accelerated to a speed faster than the posted speed limit,” the report states. According to the report, Medina tailed the Toyota, both weaving lanes. “D-1 attempted to overtake (the Toyota) in the inside lane; however, as he attempted to do this, D-1 overcorrected and lost control of V01,” the report states. Medina’s car was referred to as “V01” in the report. Timothy Green, who was seated in the right rear passengers’ seat, removed his seatbelt before the crash and was thrown from the vehicle, the report states. His
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Get to know mayoral candidate Chauncelor Howell Your Voice News & Views sent out questionnaires to all local political candidates in the 2014 races. We are publishing their answers as they were returned to us, with minor editing. All submissions will be published in the weeks between now and Election Day. Port St. Lucie mayoral candidate Chauncelor Howell is a Miami native, married father of one with one grandchild, who has lived in Port St. Lucie since 2006. The 20year Marine Corps veteran has work experience as a region human resources representative for FedEx Ground, a human resources manager with Eckerd Youth Alternatives and served as chief operating officer for Evergreen BioConcepts. Howell is currently on sabbatical from a Doctorate of Management program with Colorado Technical Institute, an online quasi-residential platform.
relationship with St. Lucie County? What changes can be made to foster a better relationship? A: As a resident of this county I am unaware of any friction that may exist between city and county elected officials. At any rate, if I am fortunate enough to become the next mayor of Port St Lucie, I will ensure that the interest and welfare of the constituents of Port St. Lucie remain at the forefront of all decisions I am compelled to make. Additionally, I am of the opinion that it is paramount for both Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce to foster open-communication and dialogue amongst the councils that will create win-win scenarios as Chauncelor Howell
Q: Discuss your interest in serving as mayor on the City Council. Discuss your prior experience working with civic, community or governmental organizations.
Post military scenarios consist of my involvement and association with the Green Taskforce of the city of West Palm Beach under the direction of Mayor Lois Frankel, Board Member of the Green Institute Advisory Committee for Palm Beach State College, Advisory Board Member with the Lincoln Institute of Technology (West Palm Beach), and original member of the Guardians of River Park (St. Lucie County). Q: What do you perceive as the three most important concerns facing the city of Port St. Lucie? A: Lack of industry, quality of life, Digital Domain Q: What are your thoughts related to the city of Port St. Lucie’s
it relates to St. Lucie County as a whole. Q: All cities are facing fiscal challenges. How would you address balancing the budget and consider various alternatives and trade-offs? A: The act of balancing the budget is an on-going evolution as it relates to addressing fiscal challenges of any municipality. Without infringing on any parameters of the Sunshine Law, in my opinion it would be extremely necessary pay attention to the recommendations that come from the city manager and directors of the Office of Management and Budgeting and Finance departments presents as it relates to the data of the previous fiscal year. Attention-to-Detail is of the essence at this juncture of governing and the best course of action is to have this explained in laymen’s terms so that the constituents will have a clear understanding how their tax dollars are being spent. Q: What areas of Port St. Lucie
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Get to know mayoral candidate James Rich Your Voice News & Views sent out questionnaires to all local political candidates in the 2014 races. We are publishing their answers as they were returned to us, with minor editing. All submissions will be published in the weeks between now and Election Day. Port St. Lucie mayoral candidate James Rich is a married father of one, who has lived in Port St. Lucie for 28 years. His wife, Paula, works at Indian River State College. Rich has worked in the direct mail marketing industry for 25 years and specializes in data processing and document production and worked with banks, hospitals, governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses.
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Q: Discuss your interest in serving as mayor on the City Council. Discuss your prior experience working with civic, community or governmental organizations. A: I have served as a volunteer vice president for my local Little League at Sportsman’s Park for three years. I’ve coached and managed various baseball teams for many years and still umpire baseball games at various levels. I’ve also assisted in raising money for C.A.S.T.L.E. and volunteered at our Botanical Gardens. I reinforced my lifelong passion for politics after being appointed and serving on the city of Port St. Lucie’s Planning and Zoning Board as an unpaid volunteer. Being appointed and serving for eight years (two terms), provided me with the experience of running public meetings, handling the press, discussing, debating and voting on issues related to land use, zoning codes, variances and managing situations very similar to city council issues. Since the mayor serves on the St. Lucie County Fire District Board, I attended and completed the citizen’s fire academy in 2013. This experience gave me the insight necessary to serve as a representative on the fire board. Q: What do you perceive as the three most important concerns facing the city of Port St. Lucie? A: The most important concern for Port St. Lucie is to restore honor, integrity and respect to the office of mayor. The citizens deserve a mayoral candidate unencumbered
with past employment issues with the city. Second, we must begin seriously marketing our city in conjunction with the St. Lucie County Economic Development Council and Enterprise Florida. We should not have waited months to put together a plan to market the Digital Domain building. Companies are leaving California, Colorado and New York for Texas and South Carolina. Because Florida is a business-friendly state, Port St. Lucie should be a serious consideration. Lastly, in October of 2013, Fitch Ratings moved the city from a stable to a negative rating for our general obligation bonds. Moody’s Investor Service indicates that our current outlook is stable. Bottom line, we must reduce our debt. Q: What are your thoughts related to the city of Port St. Lucie’s relationship with St. Lucie County? What changes can be made to foster a better relationship? A: Port St. Lucie must work ag-
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ness owners, the lifeblood of our community. Q: What is the most pressing issue for the residents in St. Lucie West and Tradition? A: The issues in Tradition and St. Lucie West are the same for all of our residents, which are to maintain a high quality of life. Q: How should the city handle the vacant Digital Domain building? A: I addressed this issue in a previous question, but we must quickly find a suitable buyer for the Digital Domain building. We should have had a marketing plan in place months ago. An RFP for “Real Estate Broker Services for Tradition Studios” was posted on 4-5-2014. We will not recover the total amount due on the building, but we will reduce our debt obligation.
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“The next phase is immunotherapy,” he said. “How can we improve the immune system and what part of the immune system is failing? How can we develop targeted treatments?” In addition to his position with the Martin Health Clinical Research Center, Ramgopal serves as the country medical director of Guyana-Pepfar, working closely with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Institute of Human Virology. He is also assistance clinical professor in medicine for Florida State University. Even with those other responsibilities, he said that his new job is exciting.
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Vero Beach in animation; Zachary McKenzie in 3D modeling; Daniel Sauceda of Port St. Lucie in photography and web media; and Kelly Williams of Stuart in typography and branding & corporate ID. First-place associate degree honors were awarded to Jesus Barajas in animation; Clare Carlson in 3D modeling; Scott Christina in photography; Christopher Cruz in branding & corporate ID; Luis Cruz in illustration; Caitlin Dougherty in typography; C. Orjaliza, J. Barajas, J. Uset, & M. Gonzales in video; Miles Palmer in publication design; Sara Sweitzer in web media; Robert Watson in audio; and Sean van Zyl in fine art First-place high school honors were award to Brandon Bush, Clark Advanced Learning Center, in audio; Christian Childers, Vero Beach High School, in video; Ryan Copeland, Martin County High School, in technical design and renderings; Lauren Jaffe, Clark Advanced Learning Center, in photography; Robert Hernandez, Clark Advanced Learning Center, in typography; Lauren Jaffe, Clark Advanced Learning Center, in publication design; Austin O’Reilly, Clark Advanced Learning Center, in illustration and Mia Pray, Clark Advanced Learning Center, in fine art. Second-place bachelor of applied science Digital Media awards were presented to Ellyse Trethric, Francesco Avitto, Jake Dunn, Jennifer Harris, Daniel Herrera, Kyle Melanson, Wil-
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1222. Joseph Mutter of Mutter’s Hearing Center is a state licensed hearing aid specialist who fits and dispenses hearing aids. Mutter’s Hearing Center provides a variety of services that include but are not limited to: Full clinical hearing evaluations, video inspections of ear canals, hearing instrument fittings, aural rehabilitation, family counseling in how to work with family members with hearing loss, repair/cleaning of hearing aids and giving second opinions for hearing healthcare issues. Located at 1420 S.W. St. Lucie West Blvd. Ste. 101 in St. Lucie West, Mutter’s Hearing Center has been caring for those with hearing loss and their families since 2002. Mutter provides patients and their families with a number of convenient options to find out more about their hearing health. For more information or to set up an appointment with Mutter’s Hearing Center, please call Tammy, the office’s patient care coordinator at (772) 871-1222. Starkey is a privately held, American-owned and operated global hearing technology company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn. The company is recognized for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems. Founded in 1967, Starkey currently employs more than 3,600 people, operates 21 facilities and conducts business in more than 100 markets worldwide. For more information, visit Starkey.com.
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“It’s bringing research to an area that needs research,” he said “It’s a dream come true. I never thought I’d see research at this level in the community. We need to recognize that we are on the cusp of something special. We hope to grow this in the next five to10 years.” Ramgopal noted that the community has an important role to play in finding new treatments. “We will need patients available for research,” he said. “These will be well-regulated, well-controlled studies at the highest level
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of research. It is a collaborative effort. Without patients, you can’t do this. Researchers bring their products to the table. The clinicians bring patients. We are the bridge. It’s exciting for me to be both a clinician and researcher.” While there are success stories of drug treatments in the last few decades for HIV and Hepatitis C, Ramgopal said that there are always more questions. “The more we know, the more we ask why,” he said.
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Tradition resident accepted for West Point Summer Leaders seminar Rebecca Sleight, a junior at Lincoln Park Academy in Fort Pierce and lives in Tradition, has been selected to be among 1,000 attendees at West Point’s prestigious Summer Leaders Experience in June. More than 5,000 juniors nationwide applied to Summer Leaders Experience, which offers outstanding high school juniors the opportunity to experience life at West Point. Summer Leaders Experience attendees live in the cadet barracks (dormitories), eat in the Cadet Mess, and participate in academic, leadership, athletic, and military workshops. The one week seminars are designed to help juniors with their college-selection process, while giving them an idea of the importance of leadership and sound decision-making in their education, careers, and lives, in general. All attendees participate in virtual-reality war simulation, and military and physical fitness training, and, in addition, each student selects three of the 15 of-
fered workshops. The United States Military Academy at West Point is a fouryear, co-educational, federally funded undergraduate college located 50 Rebecca Sleight miles north of New York City. A pre-eminent leader development institution, West Point was founded in 1802 as America’s first college of engineering. Since then, West Point has grown in size and stature, but remains committed to the task of producing commissioned leaders of character for America’s Army.
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YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER St. Lucie West Centennial students Jamie Martinez, as the detective, and Cameron Kardashian, as the chef, pose for a photo representing ‘Café Murder,’ an interactive dinner theater murder mystery. The award-winning drama and culinary departments at the school will present the play May 16.
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ST. LUCIE WEST — There’s murder most fowl when the award-winning culinary and drama departments at St. Lucie West Centennial High School team up on May 16 to present an interactive murder mystery dinner theater production, “Café Murder,” by Nathan Hartswick. The menu includes a mixed
green salad bar, fresh baked rosemary rolls, chicken francaise with roasted rosemary potatoes and candied carrots and chocolate cake with strawberry coulis for dessert. If rosemary seems prominent in the menu, that’s with malice aforethought. Rosemary is the name of the main character and she’s not very nice. Samantha LaCroix heads the drama department at St. Lucie West Centennial and she said that the drama begins as the
guests arrive for dinner. “Dinner is at 6,” she said. “Guests will be greeted by the creepy waitstaff of Café Murder. They’ll be dressed like waiters, but their hair and makeup is not what you’d expect from a waiter. The table settings will be typical and not-so-typical. “Once they come in, they’ll be escorted to the tables. It’s a buffet, but the culinary students give them the food. Half way through dinner, Rosemary and her entourage arrive for her birthday din-
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For more information, call (772) 878-8844. City Limits Sports Bar Live music or DJ 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 900 S.W. Gatlin Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 336-8201. Neely’s Grog House Karaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 802 S.W. Bayshore Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 249-4195. Rebar DJ 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m., 8283 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 340-7777.
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Tin Fish (East) Live music. 6 p.m.-9 p.m., 327 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie For more information, call (772) 8793900.
Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Live music 9:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202.
Bogey’s and Stogeys Karaoke 8 p.m.-2 a.m., 1032 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 3377778.
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 (772) 343-1147.
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) 3377778.
Rinelli’s Yellow Tail Restaurant Classic car show last Friday of every month, weather permitting. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. 101 N. Second St., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 466-5474.
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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The Sinking World Art Exhibition at the National Navy UDTSEAL Museum. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This unique exhibit by Austrian art photographer Andreas Franke consists of dozens of digitally composited images from the General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a former Air Force missile tracking ship that was scuttled in May 2009 to become and artificial reef in the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary and the USCG Mohawk, an historic WWII Coast Guard Cutter which rests off the coast of Sanibel Island on the Gulf Coast of Florida. This exhibit is compliments of Sea-Life Habitat Improvement Project, Inc. (aka SHIP), the Navy UDT-Seal Museum, the Arts Cultural Alliance of St. Lucie County and Reefmakers, Inc. 3300 North SR A1A in Fort Pierce. Toddler Story Jam at Port St. Lucie Library Branch. 10:3011:15 a.m. Join Miss Alicia for literacy through rhymes, stories, movement and more. All library events are open to the public and offered at no charge. Parents and caregivers, please plan to stay with children during the story
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Community Calendar session. 180 S.W. Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 871-5450. Tai Chi for Health Classes at the Oxbow Eco-Center. 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. Tai Chi instructors Hilde and Hector Ruiz-Puyana will lead classes in Tai Chi for Health, designed for everyone including those who suffer from arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis and balance issues. Appropriate for ages 16 and up. $10 per class or $32 for four classes. RSVP a must. 5400 N.E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-5833.
Saturday, May 3
Funeral Services for the Indian River Lagoon at the St. Lucie Lock and Dam. The time has come to say goodbye to our beloved Indian River Lagoon. Our government has turned their backs on her and are allowing her slow death. ACOE has decided to postpone any decision on CEPP and our river just doesn’t have another 10 years to wait. Come out to mourn her loss, pay your respects and let the world know that we are not going to accept anything less than a fix.
Bring your friends and family and make sure to bring your signs of despair. Wear black to show you are in mourning. Arrival is recommended by 9 a.m. to allow all to get parked. Funeral services start at 10 a.m. with processional to locks immediately afterwards. 2200 S.W. Canal St., Stuart.
the old bins can be dropped off. 450 S.W. Thornhill Drive, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 871-5100.
Bring Back Your Bins at the Public Works Depot. 8 a.m.-noon. The city of Port St. Lucie and Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful are asking residents to bring back their old blue and green recycle bins. The collected bins will help support recycling programs in schools and communities in our area. Residents will be directed to enter the site and drop off their bins without having to get out of their vehicle. Once the single stream recycling program begins on May 1, residents will begin using the new 64-gallon cart for household recyclables and Waste Pro will no longer be servicing the blue and green bins. For those unable to attend the Bring Back Your Bins event, there will be a large Waste Pro roll-off container located at City Hall at 121 S.W. Airoso Blvd. from Sunday, May 4 through Saturday, May 10 where
Imagine Schools 2nd Annual Spring Carnival at Imagine Schools NAU campus. 10 a.m.3 p.m. The carnival will have various inflatable bounce houses, a rock wall, a dunk tank, agility course, live entertainment and local food vendors. Your children can also enjoy a bike rodeo and obtain identity fingerprinting from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Department, so come early and plan to spend the day. This event is open to the community so bring the family and your neighbors! Admission to the Carnival is free. Activity wristbands (which include unlimited access to inflatables, rock wall and agility course) can be purchased at ticket booth or by emailing the PTO for advance ticket pricing. 4402
Square Dancing at Walton Community Center. 6-10 p.m. 11090 Ridge Ave., Port St. Lucie. For more information, contact Michael Doughty at (772) 631-2184.
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Don Bestor from Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society wait for all year long. It’s our Christmas, Easter, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa all wrapped up in one supremely special evening, and we wouldn’t miss it for the world. We hope you’ll feel the same way and join us during all of the “auditions” each Tuesday leading up to the Scholarship Award Presentation Evening on Tuesday, May 27, at 7 p.m. at the Sunrise Black Box Theatre. As part of our mission, each year the Jazz Society awards merit
scholarships to worthy area high school graduate musicians who have displayed high academic achievement, good citizenship, and promising musicianship. In addition to a whopping $1,000 scholarship to help defray the costs of continuing education, the Jazz Society also bestows the gift of a year’s membership to the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society on each scholarship award recipient. Every year, our scholarship winners prove to us what tremendous individuals they are, and without fail, each of them comes back to share his or her talents with the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society during school breaks if they’re attending school outside of the area, or throughout the semester if they’re attending college locally. Students perform in our jams, share their talents through educational opportunities, attend master classes, mentor younger musicians, and donate their time and talents to the community in the same way as the professional musicians and contributing members of the Society who modeled that same spirit of community and musicianship to them. It’s a re-
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sponsibility we don’t take lightly, and it’s why we work hard all year long. Of course we love music, and all year long, our members work hard to present Jazz and Blues to the area by making these two American musical art forms available on a regular basis in order to foster greater appreciation and understanding. The Society hosts year-round live events, many of which are free to the public, maintains an active and free Master’s Class program for area schools and offers merit scholarships to qualified local high school seniors. The Society will also be hosting its 3rd Annual Summer Jazz Camp
CALENDAR from page 31 S.W. Yamada Drive, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (941) 840-4222. American Red Cross Band Aid Concert at the Civic Center. 6-9 p.m. Open to the public. Tickets are $5. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 475-5674. Port St. Lucie Green Market at the Civic Center 8:30 a.m.1 p.m. Rain or shine. Shop for locally grown fruits and vegetables, fresh baked goods, arts and crafts, unique gift ideas and more. Admission and parking are always free. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 807-4499.
Sunday, May 4 Mother’s Day
TC RC Scale Boats at Tradition on the east side of the lake. 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Tradition Green Market at The Landing at Tradition. 10 a.m.3 p.m. Shop local vendors for fresh produce, arts and crafts and more Every Sunday through December. Event is subject to change without notice. For more information or to become a ven-
this summer. But the opportunities we have to share our talents and our time with the youth of the Treasure Coast are the real reason why our members work so tirelessly 365 days each year. It is our mission to help create a legacy and a new generation of musicians — the musicians who will provide the soundtrack of our lives when they play for weddings, concerts, funerals, parties, dances, sporting events and virtually everywhere we are as we move throughout our lives. If you’re not a member already, I invite you to join today; it doesn’t cost a lot, but the benefits are both local and global, and the
dor, contact Tara Farrell via email at tarafarrell@clearchannel.com or phone (772)-359-1462. Treasure Coast RC Scale Boat Club meets every Sunday morning. For more information, visit tcrcboaters.org
music is bountiful and filled with fun. We hope you’ll join us Tuesday, May 27 at the Black Box for Scholarship Award Night, and every week leading up to it. If you’d like to know exactly what’s on our calendar so you can start making your plans for the coming weeks, visit us at www. jazzsociety.org, or call our Jazz Hotline at (722) 460-JAZZ (5299). Don Bestor, a pianist/keyboardist with 27 years of “on the road” experience, 17 years of producing shows, and 12 years as a studio owner/engineer and president of the Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society. Don was an arranging major at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
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Canoe and kayak rentals at Savannas Park and Campground. $5 per hour, $15 for four hours and $20 for eight hours. 1400 Midway Road, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 4847855. St. Lucie River Princess Eco-Historic Boat Tours 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m. Rivergate, 2200 S.E. Veterans Memorial Parkway, Port St. Lucie $14-$20. For reservations, call (772) 342-2450 or visit stlucierivercruise.com
Wednesday, May 7
Mother’s Day Plant Sale at the Botanical Gardens. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A wide variety of propagated plants from the Gardens as well as a great selection of butterfly plants, trees, shrubs, ground covers, houseplants, succulents and much more will be on sale. Admission and parking for this
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Tuesday, May 6
Tequila Tuesdays 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) 807-1585. 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 South Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 626-2425.
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motive, it’s time for the audience to solve the mystery,” LaCroix said. “There are clues planted all over the restaurant. The suspects will be interviewed with questions that are on each table. They will get to the bottom of who killed Rosemary” The table that solves the mystery will win a prize and then dessert will be served. This is the first time the culinary and drama departments have collaborated. Both have won numerous awards in their areas. The interactive murder mystery dinner theater is also a first. LaCroix is excited about it as the final production of the year. “If you haven’t seen anything
Wednesday, May 7
Four Play Wednesdays at Good Times West. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Music by DJ Jay Dee. 21 and up. No cover. Dress to impress. 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 878-8844. 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. Tropical Wednesdays at Good Times West. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 21 and up Music by DJ Lenny C. No cover. Salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton, house and Top 40. 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 878-8844.
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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.
here, now is the time,” she said. LaCroix offered a foreshadowing of next season’s schedule. It includes the dark drama, “Stroke Static,” the popular “Oklahoma,” a Christmas children’s theater and the Broadway Cares AIDS benefit. “Café Murder” by Nathan Hartswick will be presented May 16 in the St. Lucie West Centennial High School cafeteria, 1485 Cashmere Blvd., St. Lucie West, May 16 at 6 p.m. Reservations are required by May 9. The cost for the evening is $20 for adults and $10 for kids 10 and under. Walk-ins will be admitted for $30 for adults and $15 for kids, but no meal can be guaranteed at the last minute. To reserve a space, call (772) 344-4400.
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CALENDAR from page 33 event are free. 2410 S.E. Westmoreland Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-1959. Annual county-wide law enforcement memorial service for fallen St. Lucie County officers at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. 7 p.m. All three St. Lucie County law agencies will participate: the Fort Pierce Police Department, Port St. Lucie Police Department and the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. The service will include participation by a combined honor guard of the three county law agencies, numerous musical selections and a remembrance of the fallen by St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara, Fort Pierce Police Chief R. Sean Baldwin and Port St. Lucie Police Chief John Bolduc. Eleven members of local law agencies have lost their lives in the line of duty. The guest speaker will be Steven J. Levin, Chief Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. The service will also contain a 21-gun salute and a candle light vigil by the agencies’ chaplains and honor guard. 350 N.W. California Blvd., St. Lucie West. PSL Botanical Gardens Jazz & Blues Night at the Botanical
Gardens. Listen to the sounds of the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society indoors at the Gardens every other Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. 2410 S.E. Westmoreland Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-1959. Feeding Frenzy Tours at the St. Lucie County Aquarium featuring the Smithsonian. 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Join the underwater residents enjoy 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. Free with paid admission. 420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461FISH.
Thursday, May 8
Mother’s Day Plant Sale at the Botanical Gardens. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A wide variety of propagated plants from the Gardens as well as a great selection of butterfly plants, trees, shrubs, ground covers, houseplants, succulents and much more will be on sale. Admission and parking for this event are free. 2410 S.E. Westmoreland Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-1959.
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The company has agreed to help women battling cancer by cleaning three homes per month for four consecutive months at no charge. The only requirement is that the homes be within the company’s existing service area of the Treasure Coast. For more information about this company, go to www. akrystalkleansolution.com. Cleaning For A Reason strives to aid women who are battling cancer by teaming up with cleaning services across the United States and Canada. Together, these two forces offer free maid services to meet the needs of women, and since 2006, have donated more than $4.2 million in free services. Based in Lewisville, Texas, Cleaning For A Reason works with more than 1,000 residential cleaning services and continues to grow and gain support. To learn more about Cleaning For A Reason and to apply for free house cleaning, see www.cleaningforareason.org.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Learn how to make money selling things on the Internet as the Morningside Branch Library hosts an eBay New Seller workshop on Friday, May 2 from 9 a.m. – noon in Room 103. Led by David Larson, an eBay power seller, this free workshop will cover: • Necessary computer skills • Banking aspects • eBay listing program • Shipping methods
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