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Sex predator strikes in SLW Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A sexual predator lured and attacked a 12-year-old boy around Northwest Brenda Circle and Northwest Wolverine Road on Monday, Jan. 4.

Sgt. Frank Sabol, public information officer at the Port St. Lucie Police Department, said the attack is startling.

“This is a very rare occurrence, stranger-on-stranger (sex) crime,” he said.

Suspect Much more often children and youths are sexually assaulted by adults they know and trust.

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Port St. Lucie police officers and their canine search for clues and evidence after a 12-year old boy was reported to have been sexually assaulted by a stranger in the Torino Parkway vicinity of St. Lucie West.

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St. Lucie County—With 440 employees covering nearly 50,000 rescue calls across 614 square miles and servicing almost 300,000 people annually, it’s safe to say the St. Lucie County Fire District is faced with a daunting task. Even with an operating budget of 65 million dollars per year, unforeseen expenses

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Since 1996, the district has been bound to legislation preventing it from borrowing any more than 1.5 million dollars a year. Fire Chief Buddy Emerson says that figure is outdated and he’s on a mission to increase the annual amount the district is allowed to borrow. He says the district is running on equipment and technology that’s long overdue for upgrading.

“That limit is still in place today and it’s in-

adequate and unreasonable given what’s occurred over time,” Emerson said in a speech late last year to St. Lucie County’s legislative delegation.

In the speech, Emerson said in 20 years the operating budget has quadrupled and the area covered has doubled.

“All that growth, all the demand with no adjustment to our borrowing power in almost

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Mike Herbst grew up in Brooklyn and attended Power Memorial Academy, the legendary high school that produced Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chris Mullin and Len Elmore. Herbst was a tennis player and played tennis at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. He was a forensics major, but his heart wasn’t in it.

“I moved to Florida to maybe walk on in tennis,” he said. “My uncle lived here and after a year, I could get in-state tuition. I went to St. Pete Junior College and then to the University of Florida, where I majored in exercise physiology. I wanted to be an athletic trainer. I did an internship at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne and four days after graduation, I signed with the Mets.”

That was 25 years ago. Today, Herbst is athletic training coordinator for the Mets organization. He hires minor league

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trainers and monitors them and coordinates medical services, working with physical therapist Dave Pearson and rehabilitation coordinator Jon Debus. The three work as a team and Herbst has high praise for both of them.

For the inexperienced, of which I was one, the athletic trainer takes care of routine injuries.

He’s the one who comes on the field and holds up two fingers to see if there’s a concussion, puts ice on a strain, or bandages a cut. If long-term rehabilitation is needed, the physical therapist takes over.

The day begins at 6:30 a.m., with a meeting about the players, who’s hurt, the rehab program, courses of treatment and making sure trainers have sufficient supplies. While the trainers generally work with the player one-on-one, Herbst coordinates the care. A 7 a.m. staff meeting sets the day’s program.

For Herbst, the training and therapy is never about “a shoulder,” or a “knee.” It’s about the players, who may be major leaguers or kids in their first year in the minors.

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Photo courtesy of Mike Herbst Mike Herbst of Port St. Lucie, athletic training coordinator for the New York Mets, poses with his nephew Anthony DiStio in the dugout. and they’re down for six or seven months. They can’t compete and they get down,” said Herbst.

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20 years? If you look at the cost of the fire engines or the rescue trucks we purchase, those costs have doubled too. We can’t borrow what we need to purchase and equip more than 2 fire engines with $1.5 million. There’s no chance to even plan for the eventual replacement of existing 50 year old fire stations with that limitation,” he said.

Because of the borrowing restrictions the district has no vehicle replacement budget and no capital improvement plan. Where other government entities have a long term plan to address needs the annual budget doesn’t cover, the district does not.

“The analogy would be telling someone that they can’t buy a home until they have enough cash on hand to cover the entire expense with no possibility of a realistic mortgage,” Emerson said in his speech.

“The Fire District currently has no specific borrowing plans. The budget we just passed contains no increases for fire engines or rescue trucks.”

In fact, the district has been playing financial catch-up for nearly its entire existence. The Fire District was created by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1955 and had an initial borrowing cap of $500,000. That cap remained in effect until 1996; 41 years. If all goes well, the Florida Legislature may help unravel

the very financial conundrum it helped create.

Florida State Representative Larry Lee Jr. (D-Ft. Pierce) is an ally in the district’s financial fight.

Lee filed a bill on Nov. 24 that would allow the Fire District to borrow up to 10 percent of its operating budget. The three page bill — House Bill 785 — would provide leverage to buy new fire trucks and ambulances and build new stations. The bill reads, in part: “The board is hereby authorized and empowered, in order to carry out the purposes of this act, to borrow money not to exceed 10 percent of the district’s operating budget — the uses of which must be approved by a supermajority of six affirmative votes of the board, and the uses may not include normal operational expenses.”

The bill was sent to Local Government Affairs subcommittee on December 10, 2015.

The chief says the increase is a fiscally sound proposal that would have no impact on taxes.

In his speech he also assured the public that the increase isn’t to cover an overstretched budget.

The district operates debt free. He said it’s simply a matter of public safety.

“We’re not asking for an open checkbook. We’re not asking for increased borrowing authority that would trigger a tax increase.

It’s about planning for the future needs of our community,” he said.

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The St. Lucie West Services District posted signs announcing the latest project. The lake is on about 12.5 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection at St. Lucie West and Cashmere boulevards.

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ST. LUCIE WEST — The signs are up at Lake Harvey announcing the forthcoming storm water management project.

“We’re still some time off from starting the project,” Dennis Pickle, manager and utilities supervisor of the St. Lucie West Services District, said in a telephone interview. “Probably a year or so.”

The lake is on about 12.5 acres that the district bought for $4.4 million in 2014. It’s at the northwest corner of the intersection at St. Lucie West and Cashmere boulevards. The district has and is seeking more grants for the storm-water work that’ll help drainage along St. Lucie West Boulevard from about Bethany Drive. There’ll be a 360-foot buffer around the lake when the work is done.

The district is considering using that buffer as a place for passive

recreation, such as a nature trail. The district is a Community Development District, which is a hybrid creation of the State Legislature. The districts operate as governmental bodies to deliver some municipal services, such as water and sewer. The St. Lucie West Services District also handles storm-water management. However, Pickle said the district is “not in the parks and recreation business.” The district hopes to team up with the city, county, school board, or other partner to add a recreational element to the project.

Pickle previously told the district’s board of supervisors that they’ll have to consider residents of King Isle when planning any recreational uses for Lake Harvey. The Lake Harvey property abuts to the community.

The district has 128 lakes, many of which are in gated communities. It has rules against trespassing on any, which effectively bars any recreation on or around them.

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Photo by Patrick McCallister Wayne Smith, of St. Lucie West, is sworn in on Jan. 5 as the newest member of the St. Lucie West Services District.

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ST. LUCIE WEST — Wayne Smith is now a member of the St. Lucie West Services District’s Board of Supervisors.

The previous chairman, Harvey Cutler died on Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Treasure Coast Hospice House. He was 88. Smith will serve the remainder of Cutler’s term through 2018. Seven applied for the position: Smith, Dominick Graci; James Kawa; Theresa “Teri” Pinney; Robert Poller; William Ropoli; and Toney Stachewicz. The board interviewed them at its regular workshop on Monday, Jan. 4, and voted for their selection at the regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 5.

The candidates came with a wide range of backgrounds, but all expressed interest in continuing Cutler’s legacy of forward thinking.

“I ask a lot of pointed questions,” Graci told the board. He added, “When I take an interest, I dig into things. I’m a fact finder.”

Kawa came with a background in utilities. He worked for the City of Port St. Lucie’s utilities department for about 16 years. He retired last year. Kawa said it was an interesting time to work for the city. Port St. Lucie went from having about 89,000 in the 2000 census to 174,000 today.

“When I went into utilities I never

thought I’d experience that kind of growth,” he said.

Additionally, Kawa said his background enlighten him to a fact.

“Sometimes the cheapest decision is not the best decision long term,” he said.

Pinney was the only woman who applied for the position. She owns a T. Pinney & Associates, and has written for grants for the district, along with the city and county.

She started the business in 2008 at her home.

“Today I have six people under me, subcontractors,” she said. “I grew, and that’s a background I’d like to share.”

Poller worked in communications, something he said the district needs more of.

“I’ve worked in radio and television, and with newspapers,” he said.

He said it’s important for the district to raise itself on people’s radars in an age when information is flying from all directions, so folks aren’t taken unawares when there are changes.

“We all know the frequency that’s happening,” he said.

Ropoli said he’ll take to the board an awareness that water goes past property lines and into people’s homes. Ropoli said that he’s experienced baffling plumbing issues and wondered, among other things, if they were related to the service district’s systems. He said

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resident who aided the youth after the attack contacted police.

At press time, the suspect remained at large, but Sabol said it was likely he’d be apprehended quickly thanks to a courageous victim.

“The victim was very good at giving us a composite,” he said.

Police say the victim described the attacker as a white male, about 5-and-a-half feet tall, weighing about 215 pounds. He has dark hair with grown-out buzz haircut and was wearing a white shirt and green shorts. Police say he fled the crime scene on foot.

Sabol said parents should reassure their children that dramatic attacks like this one are rare, but that there are reasonable precautions to take such as staying with friends.

“If they are going to walk around, use the buddy system,” Sabol said.

He added that parents should give older children a refresher on avoiding people they don’t know.

“The old stranger danger applies as well,” he said.

Additionally, Sabol said that sexual predators are making use of social media just like everyone else. He said parents should coach their children that strang-

...parents should reassure their children that dramatic attacks like this one are rare, but that there are reasonable precautions to take such as staying with friends. er danger applies to online life.

Sabol said parents should make certain children and youths know they can tell them, or another, anything about trusted adults making them nervous.

“If (children) are feeling uncomfortable around someone, they should convey that to a relative,” he said.

The sergeant asked for anyone with any information about this or other crimes to call the Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 273-TIPS, or the Port St. Lucie Police Department at (772) 871-5001.

Editor’s note: As of press time the attacker is still at large. Your Voice News & Views will be following the story closely. For more information visit www.facebook.com/ YourVoiceWeekly.

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“I like to play devil’s advocate,” he said.

Smith said he applied for the position because the board needs representation from The Cascades. He said the community’s nearly 1,200 homes make it a big customer.

“That’s close to $1 million in revenue to the district,” he said.

“We are an important part of the community. We are an important part of the district.”

Stachewicz is a familiar name to the board. He’s run for it three

TRAINER from page A3 public and don’t speak English.”

Fortunately, Herbst speaks Spanish.

The trainer said that his forte is working with younger trainers.

“My real strength is helping younger trainers develop,” he said. “That’s my niche.”

Herbst is especially proud of the internship program the Mets participate in, sponsored by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society.

“There is the opportunity to sit in the training room and observe,” said Herbst. “It’s absolutely terrific. It’s posted on the website and we get resumes. We pick one, a PT or AT student with certification.”

Two women, Brady Peterson and Veronica Mondac, who were interns, got jobs at Pepperdine and Wagner College.

“The interns are allowed to treat, with supervision and we dictate the treatment,” Herbst said. “They all get jobs. They’re all terrific kids and don’t have preconceived notions. They do it the Mets way. One of my best employees, Deb Iwanow, started as an intern in Binghamton and worked her way up. She’s now the AA trainer with the Binghamton Mets.”

times, including against current members, he said. Stachewicz said his aim would be simply to continue the work already in progress.

“There’s nothing I want to change,” he said. “I feel the present board is doing a great job.”

He said as St. Lucie West approaches its maximum build out the role of the services district is to conserve and innovate for revenue streams.

“I don’t see much more income coming into the district,” Stachewicz said. “We have to find a way to generate more income without the residents paying a tax, a rate increase.”

The district hasn’t raised utilities rates since 2010.

If it seems as if there are a lot of women, that is no accident.

“We’re proactive with women trainers,” Herbst said. “They’re not women trainers, just trainers.

The best one gets the job. People are after Deb Iwanow all the time.

She’s like my assistant coordinator during Spring Training. We do all the physicals and she does the blood work.”

Herbst said the players are all respectful of the women. They wear shirts and shorts in the training room and there has never been trouble. You have the distinct feeling that if there were a problem, it would only happen once.

The trainer has two National League Championship rings.

The first, from 2000, he gave to his father, also Mike Herbst, a captain with the New York Fire Department. He had wanted his son to take the fireman’s test.

“He’s never taken it off,” Herbst said.

Herbst wanted to take the opportunity to thank the Wilpon family, owner of the Mets.

“The Wilpon family and Jeff Wilpon have been so terrific to me,” he said. “They’re really great owners. I could never thank them enough for their support and making my dream come true to work for a great organization.”

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The St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office recently posted an advisory on its Facebook page about a particularly frightening home invasion.

The victim was an 83-year-old woman. But, Deputy Bryan Beaty, the public information officer, said the victim used her cane to get in a good head whack on the robber.

“We put that on Facebook and in less than 24 hours we had neighbors calling, the guy’s neighbors,” Beaty said.

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The department has been growing its Facebook following for a couple years. In January, 2014, the page had 6,000 likes. That

increased to 10,500 by last January. As of press time, about 15,300 have liked the Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page. The Sheriff’s Office’s Twitter page has about 2,500 followers.

“Facebook followers are very active and integral to our investigative process,” Beaty said. “They often see information we post about a recent case, and provide tips directly to detectives.

In some cases, they post them to the Facebook post itself and we monitor those and pass along anything relevant to detectives.”

Additionally, Beaty said, social media helps the Sheriff’s Office get general safety tips to the public that help reduce crime victims, and to just stay in touch with folks. It fits hand-in-glove with community policing, developing a positive presence in the community.

What Beaty said Facebook is not is encouragement for citizens to attempt arrests.

“We never encourage members of the community to ‘handle’ situations themselves,” he said in an email. “If they have information about a case, they are encouraged to contact us in one of the ways mentioned (in posts) to ensure their safety and the safety of others involved as well as maintaining the integrity of any ongoing investigation.”

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MARKET from page A14 One of his budding markets he started in 2013 at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. According to D’Amato, the market generated a copious amount of interest but due to conflicts at the Civic Center he had to look for greener pastures.

Starting on Jan. 9, D’Amato is bringing the Port St. Lucie Green Market back and will focused on growing it gradually.

“We are excited to be going back to Port St. Lucie. We think it will be a super-mega market for us as we are in a great location,” said D’Amato.

“We used to have up to 114 vendors and about 3,000 people at the Civic Center. We will be starting much smaller than that — maybe about 25 vendors and 500 to 600 people — but there is a lot of room to grow and we expect to get much bigger real soon.”

The Port St. Lucie Green Market will foster a family — and pet-friendly — atmosphere with free admission and plenty of parking.

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On Monday, Jan. 4, the services district’s board of supervisors had its last regular workshop. In December Pickle told the board that T-Mobile through PJ Development, Stuart, had approached the district about building a cell tower behind its office on Southwest Utility Drive. The tower could fetch the district upwards to $20,000 a year, with increases of up to 10 percent every five years, based on a proposed contract.

In December, the board nodded to Pickle to return the call and ask T-Mobile for more.

“They gave us a second proposal that I think is a little light,” Pickle said that the recent workshop.

Pickle said the mobile-phone company upped the ante with a revenue-sharing offer.

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At the December meeting, board member Charles Altwein said the district faced a difficult choice even if offered a good compensation.

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“Most of us have cell phones, but hate the towers.”

At the last workshop Pickle said public relations is important for the district to consider.

“It may not be worth the black eye to the go through the process and the complaints from the neighbors,” he said.

The minimum term the company is interested in is 30 years.

Pickle previously said that if the company makes an offer the board would consider it’ll hold a public hearing.

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Staff photo by Patrick McCallister The St. Lucie West Services District is considering an offer from T-Mobile to erect a tower behind its offices on Southwest Utility Drive, in the middle of St. Lucie West.

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A Green Life is a Jensen Beach market run by Elaine Freedman of Port St. Lucie and her daughter, Alicia Hernandez of Jensen Beach.

“We have been very successful at the Palm City Green Market, said Freedman. “We have good sales and promoted our business to numerous customers.”

They have had a set-up at the Palm City Green Market since its opening week, selling mainly jars of raw local honey and Amish jams, according to Freedman.

On Jan. 9, Freedman will be doubling up on the green market craze and in addition to her running a fruitful table in Palm City, her daughter will be offering goodies at the new market.

“Our customers love the local honey,” said Hernandez. We are keeping them stocked in honey — one jar at a time.”

D’Amato said in a statement that he is proud that his Green Markets support and promote the “entrepreneurial efforts of local farmers, bakers, crafters, artisans and independent smallscale local vendors.”

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“The growth and popularity of farmers markets in South Florida is at an all-time high and has a very promising future.”

Dan Kent, of Palm City, likes the fresh produce the markets provide.

On most Saturdays Kent makes a special trip to the Palm City Green Market to buy his fruits and vegetables for the week.

“I can get fresh stuff there that lasts longer and tastes better,” said Kent. “I don’t have time to shop for produce during the week. Their stuff [at the market] usually lasts all week and doesn’t go bad.”

The Port St. Lucie Green Market will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will take place at All Nations Church, located at 862 S.W. Glenview Court (right off of S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd.).

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TRAIN from page A20 of ridership they may need quickly enough to make it work.” According to the website floridanotallaboard.net, a site launched by local activist K.C. Ingram-Traylor, Marilyn Cohen, president of Envision Capital Management in California, said, “The fact that they’re trying to offload their risk to investors is very telling. This isn’t something I would recommend for my clients.”

Ingram-Traylor has been rallying against the train project since it went public a few years ago and sees the postponement of the bond selling as a tell-tale sign of the project’s financial instability.

“It is an indication that the private markets do not have confidence in the viability of this project. This is why I have opposed any taxpayer or government backed funding,” Ingram-Traylor said.

That’s exactly what the FDFC does, Ingram- Traylor explained.

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these bonds must be purchased only by institutional investors in a minimum of $100,000 blocks.

AAF backs the bonds. These bonds are tax exempt and a form of corporate welfare.”

Ingram-Traylor says the train project will not only affect quality of life along the Treasure Coast with increased traffic, noise and other disruptions, but it will likely end up being a tax burden as well.

“The government should spend our money wisely and judiciously and not on such a high risk project where I believe the taxpayers will be left holding the bag,” she said.

Ingram-Traylor has been candid about her doubts that All Aboard Florida will have the ridership necessary for it to be profitable.

“No one believes they’ll have the ridership to fill 32 passenger trains a day.”

Editor’s Note: Your Voice News reached out to All Aboard Florida Vice President of Governmental Affairs Rusty Roberts but calls were not returned by press time.

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That’s the wrong response, according to Walter Donald Nygard, owner of Shooting Safe in Port St. Lucie.

A man accidentally shot his girlfriend by accident in St. Lucie West. Nygard said this tragedy points to a firearm fact.

“The only time you use the gun is to defend your life,” Nygard said.

Nygard advises that if you hear a possible intruder at night, stay in your bedroom and call 911. Tell the 911 operator where you are in the house. He added that it’s important to stay on the line, so if an intruder enters your bedroom there’s documentation of what’s going on.

Nygard also advises that people have shotguns for home protection rather than handguns. It’s easier to hit the target with a shotgun.

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“If you use a shotgun, the pellets don’t have the velocity (to do that),” Nygard said.

But ultimately, he said, it’s better to have cops deal with the “bad guys,” Nygard said.

There’s been several situations in Port St. Lucie involving people shooting loved ones mistaking them as intruders, Nygard said.

One guy thought he was shooting an intruder, but “it ended up being his son,” Nygard said.

And the situation has played out elsewhere in Florida.

Within two months of the latest accidental shooting in St. Lucie West, a similar situation occurred in St. Cloud. A mother shot her daughter after mistaking her for an intruder.

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SAFETY from page A24 Law enforcement authorities determined that the St. Cloud shooting was accidental, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

That was also the conclusion the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office reached after Philip Anthony Nisa Jr. killed his girlfriend, Glenda Ruth Gregory on Nov. 19.

According to a report from the Sheriff’s Office, Nisa told authorities that he had been sleeping with Gregory before the shooting.

He told the Sheriff’s Office that he was unaware that she had gotten out of bed.

He then said to authorities he woke up and he heard a noise, leading him to think that an intruder had entered the residence.

Believing he was targeting the intruder, Nisa fired a shot, which struck Gregory in the chest, the report said. She later died at Tradition Medical Center.

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office declined to talk about the incident and emphasized that any comments regarding gun safety were not related to that incident.

Lt. Jerry Rothman said many accidental shootings result from people thinking weapons are unloaded. Some don’t know how to empty a gun of ammunition, Rothman said.

There should always be the assumption, he said, that a gun is loaded.

Anyone who owns a gun should “have a familiarity of how to use the firearm.”

A gun should be a last resort instead of a first resort in responding to a situation, Rothman said.

People also need to know how to properly display and store weapons, Rothman said.

Besides accidental

discharges, other common gun tragedies involve children getting a hold of a firearm.

“They think they’re playing with a toy,” Rothman said.

“Parents should teach their children about guns,” said Nygard.

He said they should also keep the guns securely contained, and tell children that if they find a gun outside of the home, not to touch it, but instead to call law enforcement.

On the website, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, there are “10 rules of safe gun handling.”

Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

Firearms should be unloaded when not actually in use.

Don’t rely on your gun’s safety.

Be sure of your target and what’s behind it.

Use correct ammunition.

If your gun fails to fire when the trigger is pulled, handle with care.

Always wear eye and ear protection when shooting.

Be sure barrel is clear of obstructions before shooting.

Don’t alter or modify your gun.

And have guns serviced regularly.

Learn the mechanical and handling characteristics of the firearm you are using.

Rothman said there’s no law requiring anyone buying a gun to attend a firearms safety course, but the National Rifle Association and other organizations and businesses offer such courses.

The discussion about gun safety comes at a time when national news outlets report that President Obama is expected to close loopholes on background checks for gun buyers, such as at gun shows.

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“I realized she had never been in an air conditioned room,” said Keri. “At the end of being poked, prodded, blood drawn and skin scraping done she came over and put her head in my lap — as if to say ‘Thank you for saving me.’”

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Servinsky is also an assistant director and one of three conductors of the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony, featuring 70 young musicians from 6th grade to the first year of college. They come from St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River and Palm Beach counties.

The ensemble will perform its tribute to ‘Dances’ Jan. 18 at St. Bernadette Church, as part of the concert series there.

Servinsky spoke recently about the theme of this program.

“Dance is one of the most primitive forms of human expression,” he said. “It’s used in symphonic and operatic works. It’s been used since man has been making music. We’ll feature four or five major works built upon the dance idea.”

The program spans Europe and the United States as it introduces dances by a variety of composers.

“We’ll start with Rossini’s ‘La Danza,’ he said. “It’s a tarantella. It’s very famous and was used in ‘The Godfather.’ Then we go to the Gypsies, with Brahms’ ‘Hungarian Dances.’ We’ll play four of the 16. It’s put together almost like a symphonic work. The kids play it so well. It’s brilliant.”

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An article written by Diane Cole for National Geographic magazine shared reports of studies conducted which supported something musicians have long known. Music is good for your health, your brain, and your heart. We’ve long known that music helps children improve academically by creating neural connections that can last a lifetime, but did you know that learning to play a musical instrument even as a mature adult can have a profound and lasting effect on your brain and your health?

According to Cole, studies have shown that students aged 60 to 85 who started taking piano lessons showed “robust gains in memory, verbal fluency, the speed at which they processed information, planning ability, and other cognitive functions” when compared with seniors who had not received lessons. Further, the brain exercise that you get as an adult while learning to play an instrument helps alleviate insom-

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“We’ll do the ballet ‘Appalachian Spring’

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It has the rodeo and the barn dance, bringing to light a whole new form of dance, with Americana music.”

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“We’ll do Tchaikovsky’s waltz from the opera ‘Eugene Onegin,’ known as ‘The Skater’s Waltz,’ Servinsky said. “Then we’ll do a Strauss waltz. We can’t leave that out.”

Strauss is also represented by a polka, “Polka Furioso,” and then the scene shifts to this side of the Atlantic.

“We’ll do the ballet ‘Appalachian Spring’ by Aaron Copland,” he said. “It has the rodeo and the barn dance, bringing to light a whole new form of dance, with Americana music.”

Servinsky noted that all of the works are being performed in their original form and are not simplified arrangements.

“It’s terribly difficult even for professionals,” he said. “It’s a tall task, but they are doing a marvelous job. We’ve presented the concert and it has been very well-received. It’s fun for the musicians and a hoot for the audience. We try for thematic programs because they’re a good way to teach an audience about music. It keeps the attention and they get enthusiastic about the program.”

The group will continue the thematic program in April, with a concert called “Magic and Make-

Tom Servinsky conductor Treasure Coast Youth Symphony Believe.” It will feature pieces built on myth, magic, and, yes, make-believe. One of the pieces, “The Lieutenant Kije Suite,” by Prokofief, is based on a Russian story about a war hero who never existed.

For now, Servinsky is pleased to be returning to St. Bernadette and the concert series sponsored

by Thomas Bold.

“Tom Bold is a big supporter of the orchestra and a huge asset,” he said. “When we can play in his series, we take advantage.”

The Treasure Coast Youth Symphony will perform “Dances” at St. Bernadette Church, 350 N.W. California Blvd., Port St. Lucie, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35.

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If you’d like to improve your brain, your memory, your stress levels, your sleep habits, your hearing, and your overall health, why not contact Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society today about arranging music instruction for yourself or for you and a group of friends? It’s a great, fun, easy way to keep one of your New Year’s resolutions, and it’s a terrific way to improve your life, your health, and your state of mind. If you already play an

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Oceanographic technology plays an integral role in opening up worlds that would otherwise remain unknown to us. Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) will unveil its first rotating exhibit to feature the tools HBOI scientists and engineers use to explore the ocean on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. in the new gallery at the Ocean Discovery Visitor’s Center, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce.

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The exhibit will remain open to the public during regular Ocean Discovery Visitor’s Center hours through August.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Sunrise Theatre Executive Director John Wilkes is announcing the 2015/16 season addition of Brass Transit on Thursday, February 4 at 7pm. Tickets go on sale to Sunrise Theatre 2015/16 members on Monday, January 4 and to the General Public on Monday, Jan. 14.

They’re being called the world’s greatest tribute to Chicago. But it’s not Brass Transit’s management saying that. It’s the growing legion of fans on both sides of the border, who have heard this eight-piece Toronto group flawlessly rip through Chicago’s catalogue of hits from the ’70s.

The band’s show includes all the hits from Chicago’s golden age. With a world-class horn section, a rocking rhythm section and vocals stacked skyhigh, Brass Transit transports its audience back to the freewheeling days of the seventies.

The eight-piece Brass Transit formed about four years ago

when trumpet player, Tony Carlucci, had a vision for a onenight performance of Chicago songs by a band comprised of all the best session musicians in Toronto. “Chicago has always been one of my favorite bands, from a very young age,” said Carlucci.

Brass Transit is a high-energy, hit-filled show that features classics like Make Me Smile, 25 Or 6 To 4, Call On Me, Wishing You Were Here, Old Days, Questions 67 & 68, and Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? If you love Chicago, you will not want to miss Brass Transit.

Tickets went on sale to Sunrise Theatre Members Monday, January 4 by membership level and to the general public on January 14. Become a Sunrise Member TODAY and get the Best Seats in the House!

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Jr. Oxbow Explorers: Crocodilian Species at the Oxbow Eco-Center, 5400 N.E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie, starting at 10 a.m. Children ages 5 and older will learn about the ancient species of crocodilians and meet animal ambassadors. To register, call (772) 785-5833.

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Square Dancing every Saturday at 6 p.m. at Walton Road Community Center, 11090 Ridge Ave., Port St. Lucie. For more, call Michael Doughty at (772) 631-2184.

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The group meets every Sunday, weather permitting.

Tradition Green Market will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Landing at Tradition, Southwest Village Parkway. Shop local vendors for produce, arts and crafts. Every Sunday.

VRB at Rock n’ RiverWalk on the Riverwalk Stage, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, will be 1 to 4 p.m. For more about the lineup, visit www.hist​oricdowntownstu​art.com/rockin-​riverwalk.

Or more, call Ron Hart at (772) 485-1609.

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The phone number is (772) 8782277.

Beginner line dancing class 6 to 8 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Not just country line dancing, but the best mix of country music. Line dancing is good for your mind, body, and soul. There’s a $6 fee. For more, call Kathy Parker at kat_dancin@ yahoo.com. The center’s phone number is (772) 878-2277.

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Spanish Class advanced conversation level at Morningside Library, 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 9 to 11 a.m. This advanced Spanish class is taught by a volunteer instructor from Hispanics in Action, Inc. For more information, call (772) 337-5632.

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Wood carvers workshop 8 a.m. to noon at Walton Road Community Center, 11090 Ridge Ave., Port St. Lucie. For more, call Mike Coccia at (772) 359-8665.

Gardening advice at Morningside Library at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 1 to 3 p.m. Take questions and samples of problems. Assistance will be provided by Master Gardeners from St. Lucie County Extension Services. For more, call (772) 337-5654 or (772) 462-1510.

Renaissance Charter School at Tradition information session, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Renaissance is an A-rated K-8 charter school. Find out what it has to offer families in the 2016-2017 school year. The school is at 10900 S.W. Tradition Parkway.

For more, call Melissa Osborn at (772) 236-2180, ext. 1015.

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Songs, stories and more. For babies to 2 years old. For more, call Alicia Bell at (772) 871-5450.

Stained glass class 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Learn the art of creating stained glass in the six-week course for beginners and intermediates. You will learn basic and advanced skills and will complete one project in the Tiffany copper foil technique.

Seating is limited. The class is for those ages 18 and older. The fee is $99. The phone number is (772) 878-2277.

Tae Kwon Do, beginners class at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. for those ages 6 to 11.

The class is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Martial Arts classes are offered by the American Kang Duk Won Association in the traditional style of Tae Kwon Do and have been in Port St. Lucie for 30 years. Classes include kakas, sparring, and beginning and advanced self-defense. All classes are taught by certified black belt instructors. This is an ongoing program. No contract, no registration fees. The classes are $37.75 monthly. For more, call Charlene Watson, at (772) 342-4727.

Tae Kwon Do, advanced class at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. for those 12 and older. The class is 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Martial Arts classes are offered by the American Kang Duk Won Association in the traditional style of Tae Kwon Do and have been in Port St. Lucie for 30 years. Classes include kakas, sparring, and beginning and advanced self-defense. All classes are taught by certified black belt instructors.

This is an ongoing program. No contract, no registration fees.

The classes are $37.75 monthly.

For more, call Charlene Watson, at (772) 342-4727.

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Writers Workshop at Morningside Library at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 9 a.m. to noon. Meet with other writers in the Morningside Writers Group to read and critique writing in preparation for publishing. Drop in for a visit, or take work to read. For more, call Maureen Gallagher, (772) 3375632.

Rinelli’s Yellow Tail Restaurant Karaoke 7 p.m.-close. 101 N. Second St., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 4665474.

SCRABBLE fun at Morningside Library, at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Take a board, or join others already playing. All levels welcome. For more, call Maureen Gallagher, (772) 3375632.

West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Tues. through Sat. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 3431146.

Spanish Class beginning conversation level at Morningside Library, 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 6 to 7:30 p.m. This advanced Spanish class is taught by a volunteer instructor from Hispanics in

FRIDAY, JAN. 15 Tai chi Yang form at Oxbow Eco-Center, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Tai chi instructors Hildie and Hector Ruiz-Puyana will lead classes 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 4 classes.

Reservation is a must. Oxbow Eco-Center is at 5400 N.E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. For more, call (772) 785-5833.

Food truck invasion 5 to 9:30 p.m. at Tradition Square, on S.W. Meeting Street. The event occurs every first and third Friday of the month. For more, visit www.foodtruckinvasion.com.

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.

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To enter, you need to be 60 plus years of age to compete and express your lifestyle through evening gown, talent, philosophy of life and interview with the judges. Judges will be looking for talent, inner beauty and an energetic and positive outlook on life.

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