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Local agency dedicated to improving senior health set to celebrates 40 years By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer The Council on Aging of St. Lucie’s Meals on Wheels program has been serving healthy meals to seniors on the Treasure Coast for close to 40 years. But the program means much more to its clients than just a balanced portion of food -- it’s emotional nutrition for the more than 450 seniors it serves on a daily basis, program representatives said. “The program is absolutely vital, especially for home-bound seniors,” Daphne Stewart, a nutrition program manager said. “Quite a few of our clients don’t have family or friends in the area.” “We serve wholesome and nutritious hot meals. It’s also import-

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Nicole Rodriguez/staff writer Volunteer Meals on Wheels delivery driver Jordan Connors makes a Monday stop at the home of Albert Palmieri Sr., 82. “I enjoy giving back to my community a couple of times a month,” Connors said. “I might be the only person some people on my route see that day.”

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Tradition — One neighborhood just south of Crosstown Parkway and west of I-95 finally has a second outlet to enter and exit their community, city officials said. Prior to the road’s addition, residents on Southwest Fairgreen Road had to use Gatlin Boulevard and Import Drive as their lone entrance and exit from their homes, city spokesman Ed Cunningham said. Many residents used a dirt path to enter Crosstown Parkway, Cunningham said. The makeshift pathway is freshly paved and is now an extension of Southwest Fairgreen Drive to Crosstown Parkway. “There was one way in and one way out,” Cunningham said. “It was a safety concern for emergency vehicles to get into the neighborhood.” “Residents and emergency vehicles had to travel

Port St. Lucie police are using innovative gadgets to get instant results on potential offenders. And in the last three weeks alone, three arrests were made thanks to the technology. Police said during the past couple of years, a fingerprint reader has helped officers to immediately identify suspected law-breakers who provide fake identification or false names. The force uses 30 of the machines, which are doled out mostly to traffic officers and crime scene investigators, Master Sergeant Frank Sabol said. Fingerprints scanned by the reader are sent instantly to the Federal Department of Law Enforcement’s national data base. In just minutes, the results are back and the suspected law-breaker is identified, Sabol said.

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It was a hot night in July, 1995 when the world went completely dark for Rachel Guild. A passenger in a vehicle involved in a rollover crash on I-95, Rachel’s mom was told her daughter would likely only survive for hours, and Rachel was still in a coma when her best friend (another passenger in the car that fateful evening) was buried. Seventeen years later, Rachel Guild is a testament to persistence, miracles, and caring professionals. Though completely blind as a result of the accident, Rachel lets absolutely nothing stand in her way, and she finds beauty in the way the world can be experienced through her remaining senses. As a matter of fact, that’s how Rachel became acquainted with Joe Mutter of Mutter’s Hearing in St. Lucie West.

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evaluations and he utilizes state-of-the-art technology. He even includes a hearing loss simulator to replicate for family members what their voices sound like to someone with a hearing loss because, of course, a hearing loss is invisible and affects every member of the family. “What I deal with is a very precious commodity – “my clients’ trust and their hearing,” says Mutter. “I care about my clients, not their pocketbook.”

Stop Chasing Deals That Don’t Exist Mutter’s Hearing Center is conveniently located at 1420 SW St. Lucie West Boulevard, just west of the Wells Fargo bank, in St. Lucie West. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with evening and weekend appointments available, as well as home visits can be arranged by appointment. Mutter’s Hearing Center will guide you through your insurance options and assist you with financing your hearing aids if necessary. The initial consultations and clinical evaluations are absolutely free. Call Mutter’s Hearing Center today at (772) 871-1222 to arrange a your free hearing consultation. Mutter’s Hearing Center has been voted the Readers Choice #1 Hearing Center in St. Lucie West since 2004 and is the ONLY full time hearing center in St. Lucie West.

One of the lesser injuries Rachel suffered as a result of the crash which claimed her best friend, Sarah, and her eyesight was some hearing loss due to scar tissue in her left ear. When some close friends told her about Joe and Mutter’s Hearing, Rachel and her mom set up a free clinical hearing evaluation with Joe, a Florida Licensed Deal With the OwnerHearing Aid Specialist and retired law He Can Make it Right enforcement officer with the St. Lucie County Sheriff ’s Office. Joe Being blind is difficult, but for Rachel was ranked Top Cop in the State Guild, losing her hearing would be of Florida by the Florida Fraternal so much worse. “I think it would be Order of Police and highly hona very lonely world,” she says. “Being ored for his accomplishments and deaf makes you feel so isolated; Commitment to the community everyone has a conversation going, Joe Mutter, H.A.S. and Client Rachel Guild through volunteerism. Mutter but when they try to talk to you, you Share a Moment at His St. Lucie West Office performed several tests on Rachel cannot understand them. It’s hard for to determine the level of her people who haven’t been there to rehearing loss and then broke the alize, but being able to participate in news. “He didn’t think I needed hearing aids,” Rachel Service • Care • Quality the conversation when your loved ones and friends are talking is a way to keep from being isolated and alone. said. “He said I had a mild hearing loss and it may I am so grateful to Joe and Mutter’s Hearing Center Service with integrity is something Joe Mutter believes in not be great enough to warrant the considerable for helping me rejoin the conversation and regain ardently. He encourages spouses and family members to expense that I would incur with hearing aids. Even my independence”. accompany their loved one for free clinical hearing though he could have easily made a big profit, that’s

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Provost made long journey to success By Shelley Koppel Staff writer ST. LUCIE WEST – Harvey Arnold is an American success story. The Vero Beach native dropped out of high school in the 11th grade. Some 20 years later, after a tour of duty in Vietnam, return to college and service in Okinawa with the Marine Corps, he earned a doctoral degree in economics from Florida State University. Today, Mr. Arnold is provost of the St. Lucie West Campus of Indian River State College, where he has worked since 1977. His story is one that has resonance for veterans and many of the students who come to his campus. “I was bored in high school,” he said. “There was a lot going on in the world and high school was not capturing my interest. That created challenges for my teachers. At 17, I walked into an armed forces recruiting station. Twenty-four hours later, I was on a train to Miami. I’d never been on a train.” Mr. Arnold would later take his first plane fight and sea voyage, the latter when he was sent to Germany.

“I walked around the missile base. It was snowing and I thought, ‘I’m happy with my life.’” While he was stationed in Germany, a staff sergeant told the young soldier that he was being sent to school. “I told him I didn’t like school,” Mr. Arnold said. “He said, ‘I think it would do you some good and you’re going to go. It took six weeks to get my GED.” In September 1966, Mr. Arnold was sent to Vietnam. “We were sent as part of the build-up,” he said. “It gave me a sense of urgency in life. Every member of my platoon was a high school dropout. We were acutely aware that because we had not graduated from high school, our lives were not valued as highly as those that had.” Mr. Arnold returned home in 1967. His father picked him up in Orlando and he said, “Dad, I want to make something of myself.” His father responded that he’d been waiting all his life to hear those words. Mr. Arnold enrolled in the last class of what was then known as

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Here by a phone call, love and an adoption By Mitch Kloorfain Chief photographer

eing born into a loving family is a blessing. Being adopted to be part of a family is that same blessing, with an added dose of privilege. In mid-1963 in suburban New York’s Westchester County, Warren and Rusty Kloorfain wanted a son to complement their family, consisting at that point of themselves and their daughter, Laura, born four years earlier. However, their doctor told the Kloorfains they wouldn’t be able to have another baby, for unknown medical reasons. They wanted a son and were open to the idea of adoption, until they learned that if a couple already had conceived a child, the avenue to adoption was closed in New York. When the New York door closed, the California door opened. California didn’t have the same laws. Through a series of rotary-dialed long-distance phone calls to agencies and attorneys in the Golden State, in August, the couple’s attorney found a woman seeking to give up her son, for

whatever personal reasons. I was born in mid-August. Warren and Rusty flew to California to seal the deal and adopt me without ever having to meet my birth mother. In the first 48 hours of my existence, my life path was adjusted 3,000 miles east and three time zones because of the decision of a one couple and the happenstance of the connection between a couple and an attorney. Ironically and miraculously, my parents conceived another daughter, Diana, in 1966. I can now own up to being the middle child and all the syndromes associated with it. Except for my mother telling me she didn’t answer the phone for six months because that was the window of time my birth mother had to change her mind I lived a very normal life. My early life was filled with classes at Pennington Elementary School, summer camps, Little League baseball, neighborhood friends, and more. I remember my parents telling me from an early age that I was “adopted,” but they left out the part about what that word meant. It wasn’t until I was about 11 or 12 when I grasped the concept. As a keen sense of observation would have it, I began to suspect I

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer It was evident by the time of my Bar Mitzvah at age 13 that there would be a height disparity between both my parents and I. If I remember correctly, my mother was standing on a riser as well as having a few inches of high heels under her. might be “adopted” because I was now taller than my 4-foot- 10-inch mother and creeping up to my 5-foot-7-inch tall father as I was on course to top off at 6-foot-3. There are two avenues of processing feelings for an adoptee. The first, wondering why my mother gave me up, and the second, how I came to be the lucky baby taken in and chosen by a couple who loved me. I definitely felt both, but the feeling of being wanted significantly outweighed the sense of not being wanted … although they were both ever-present in some way. In 1977, at 14, my summer adventure was to take a YMCA Teen Tour to California by bus with 100 other kids my age. The first half of the trip, I had mentally plotted to slip away from the group while they were at Disneyland in Los Angeles and find the hospital listed on my birth certificate to learn what I could about my birth parents. My 14-year-old sense of priorities prevailed and I opted for Mickey Mouse and my first time at the theme park, rationalizing that I had plenty of time to look for my birth parents again in the future. No regrets … yet. I had a great time. Who wouldn’t? It wasn’t until May of 1985, nearly eight years later, when my first daughter, Michele, was born that I felt my first real pain of the adoption, brought on by a simple question by the obstetrician. “What is your family medical history?” she asked. Michele’s new mother listed a few family medical history items involving her parents and grandparents. I just said “I don’t know” and within minutes of being a father, felt my first failure. I knew nothing of my genetic pool except for the possibility of being tall that I passed on to this wrinkled, 8-pound-plus little

bundle of hope. Did I trade a day with Mickey Mouse eight years earlier for not being able to answer this question? Did the cause-and-effect of this dilemma also change the path of my daughter’s preventative health care options? Michele became my first known blood relative on that day. I didn’t ever feel disconnected from my sisters or my parents who raised me, but I did feel more connected and less alone in the world with someone who shares my bloodline and any other traits associated with a parent-child relationship. Two years later, to the week, we doubled our pleasure with our second and last child, Samantha. Similar pangs of guilt from not being able to answer the questions of medical history washed over me again, but it was out of my hands. In the two years between my daughters’ births, the only information I was able to find was the names of my birth parents, nothing more. Since 2003, when the first was born, and just last week, I have been blessed with four granddaughters, amping up my tally of known blood relatives to six. My mother died in 1999 of cancer and my father died this past spring. The two people who raised me and loved me no differently than their natural-born daughters are now gone. I have often wondered if something as simple as a busy signal during the flurry of calls to the agencies while my parents were seeking to adopt me could have changed my history -- my life, location, friends and more. Without that connection, my daughters would not have existed, nor their daughters and the families they will create over the next 100 years. Without that same connection I

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PROVOST from page 5 “There is a transition from the Treasure Coast to the Research Coast. We are attracting the life science high-tech firms like Torrey Pines and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute. The STEM Center is the educational piece to the puzzle. “In the past, if a student graduated from IRSC, they went to the University of Florida or left the state to get a good-paying job. We will be the only state college, as opposed to a university, to offer a B.S. in molecular biology and organizational biology.” The new center will have three stories and cover 53,000 square feet. “It will be an incredible building,” Mr. Arnold said. “There are so many ‘Wow’ factors. “It’s not just a classroom building. All of our labs for a bachelor’s degree will be there. We’re creating the jobs of the future, high paying

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer I was slouching a bit to avoid being having my head lopped off while being bookended by my petite sisters Laura and Diana during a photo made last spring. Laura lives in South Carolina and Diana lives in New York City but with the technologies of FaceTime, text and old fashioned phone calls we stay in touch regularly.

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The Port St. Lucie Angler’s Club announces its third yearly Nautical Flea Market on Saturday, Jan. 12. Learning from the comments of past vendors and participants, this year’s event has been greatly expanded to accommodate the large number of guests and vendors who attended the previous year’s activities. Last year a number of vendors had to be turned away because of lack of space. With

a redistribution of the vendor area and increase in the total amount of land available for the Nautical Flea Market, The Port St. Lucie Anglers are now able to have more space for vendors and continue to have free parking and admission to the Flea Market. The Club organizers has indicated there will be many more opportunity for attendees to find just the right nautical item at the

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FINGERPRINT from page 1 Each device costs $1,880 and is worth every penny, Sabol said. “I just got one the other day,” Sabol said. “One of our officers made a traffic stop on Gatlin Boulevard.” Sabol said Officer Erik Levasseur pulled a woman over for a traffic infraction. She gave him a fake name. Levasseur called Officer John Fazio, who has a reader in his squad car, Sabol said. “The machine revealed her identity,” Sabol said. “She was arrested and charged with nonviolence resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia.”

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FLEA MARKET from page 8 best possible price while not have to pay any admission charge for the day. Last year’s event saw several vendors completely sold out of their wares, while many individuals were able to find a new home for their unwanted fishing gear. Any and all items related to nautical theme can be sold and found at the Flea Market, including vessels up to 20 feet in length. Last year several boats were sold. The Nautical Flea Market will be held at the Port St. Lucie Bo-

tanical Gardens which is partnering with the PSL Angler’s to hold this event. The Botanical Gardens will be open to all attendees. The Nautical Flea Market will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 12, at the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens 2410 S.E. Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie, Fl. Additional information about the Flea Market and the Port St. Lucie Angler’s Club can be obtained by call John Geiger at (772) 3984565 or through their website at www.pslanglers.com. The Port St. Lucie Anglers Club was first organized in 1960 and

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ant that they get that daily visit,” Stewart said. “On a few occasions, a driver has found a client in distress. If we weren’t there, they would have been there for a while.” Stewart said financial burden isn’t always a reason seniors sign up. St. Lucie West resident Albert Palmieri Sr., 82, said he appreciates the daily meal because the bulk of his days are spent caring for his wife Barbara, 78. Barbara, a lung cancer survivor, was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder stemming from the effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Albert started receiving meals earlier this year shortly after his wife’s diagnosis. The condition caused Barbara to lose mobility in her arms, hands and shoulders, Albert said. Palmieri said before Barbara fell ill, the couple used to frequently dine out. “I’m happy to have their assistance,” Palmieri said. “It’s a great assistance to me. It’s one less meal a day I have to deal with. Breakfast is no big deal, but lunch and dinner are.” In 1973, the Council on Aging began the program with volunteers running the entire show. They provided 75 meals per day, five days a week. As the program expanded throughout the years, a mix of paid staff, volunteers and contracted meal preparers joined the team to serve more than 500

meals daily. The overall intent of Meals on Wheels is to provide seniors a nutritional meal daily to prevent health issues from developing unnecessarily, Stewart said. It also allows for an opportunity to evaluate the health condition of seniors living alone, check to see whether or not a senior has developed some kind of health issue and alert the appropriate entity when situations dictate, she said. “Our meals are geared for the senior population,” Stewart said. “They are low in fat and sodium.” Stewart said the meals are a great alternative to costly microwaveable meals sold at grocery stores. “A majority of our home delivery clients we serve existed off of frozen foods, which are high in sodium,” said Stewart, who added the more sodium that is consumed, the higher a client’s blood pressure will climb. Stewart added home delivery meals and meals served at the program’s Fort Pierce at Port St. Lucie locations vary in fresh ingredients and change monthly. “We have a main course which can include spaghetti and meatballs, chicken casserole or burgers,” Daphne said. “The meal also includes vegetables, fruit, bread and juice. For more information on Meals on Wheels, visit coasl.com or call the Council on Aging of St. Lucie at (772) 336-8608.

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Centennial Eagles planning to fly high The basketball teams at St. Lucie West Centennial are working to build off of last year’s success By Patrick Bernadeau Staff writer ST. LUCIE WEST – If you’ve followed hoops on the Treasure Coast in recent years, you’d know that saying St. Lucie West Centennial has struggled is a big understatement. During the last four seasons, the boys have collected just 11 wins in their past 88 contests. The Lady Eagles have seen slightly more success during that same span, but with a combined record 3651, that success is lacking the result of a winning season. Despite their lackluster past, both teams enter their 2012-2013 campaigns with momentum to build off of. The previous season saw both teams qualify for the FHSAA state basketball tournament, thanks to District 6-8A runner-up finishes in district tournament play. While the coaches understand that improvement from last year’s 5-19 (boys) and 10-12 (girls) records are imperative, the coaches are also approaching this season

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with the mentality that the foundation for a successful program has been built. Now it’s just a matter of capitalizing. “I think we have the capabilities, the talent and the players to move forward,” first year Lady Eagles Patrick George said. “It’s all a matter of the will. We just need to bring it on the court day in and day out.” “If we do the small things we are supposed to do, we should not only achieve the same accomplishments as last year, but be even better.” Third year boys’ basketball coach Chris Carannante is looking for more consistency out of his players. “We were thrilled when we beat Treasure Coast in our district playoff game,” Carannante said. “We hadn’t made the regionals in 10 years or beaten Treasure Coast High School in our school history, but the problem is that leading into that game, we were on a 13game losing streak.” “So while the goal certainly is to qualify for regionals once again, we want the road to be a lot smoother. No lapses, no breakdowns and just keep everything together leading into the playoffs.”

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Children’s Services Council hiring interns, volunteers By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer

St. Lucie West – For the first time in its 12 years of existence, the Children’s Services Council of St. Lucie County is enlisting the help of volunteers and interns to extend its reach within the community. Since 1990, the St. Lucie West-based agency has used taxpayer dollars to provide funding for prevention and early intervention programs geared for children and training to the social service workforce. Agency representatives hope a “Community Connections Team” will bridge the information gap and shine a light on the many services it offers. The agency provides a necessary safety net of primary prevention and early intervention services for roughly 30,000 children and families a year, executive director Sean Boyle said. Boyle said a team of volunteers and unpaid interns, who will receive college credits for their work, can reach even more

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“The community said it wants and needs programs like parenting classes to strengthen families,” Boyle said. “There’s a disconnect of what they need and what they believe is available.” Funded programs include family building and strengthening classes, a teen wellness and healthy decision making initiative and

partnerships with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Project ROCK to promote literacy and build reading skills. One program Boyle hopes interns can help garner attention for is the Newborn Home Visitation program, which provides a nurse home visit for St. Lucie County parents of newborns born at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and St. Lucie Medical Center to evaluate the health of the mother and baby, as well as assess home safety and promote parent-child interaction. “This program has literally saved the lives of mothers and babies,” Boyle said. “Research shows if families bond with babies within the first week or so, the chances of abuse and neglect will dramatically decline.” “Eighty percent of all births in St. Lucie County have nurse visits though the program,” Boyle said of the optional program. Boyle said he’s looking for approximately 10 to 20 volunteers and five interns to promote its programs.

Volunteer and internship opportunities are varied and can accommodate individual commitments and timeframes, he added. The open opportunities include a social media team of volunteers that will share Children’s Services Council’s Facebook and Twitter posts. A street team will work with staff about resources in the community. The team will help work community event tables or volunteer at the Council’s sponsored events, Boyle said. And a display team will display Childrens Services Council directories and materials at businesses and churches, he added. “Our interns will work with our communications coordinator to help with our website and help take video and pictures at events to strengthen our outreach,” said Boyle, who added the internship can serve as a career boost on a resume. To apply: Contact Ashley Mock at (772) 408-1106 or email amock@ cscslc.org to learn more.

said. On the girls’ side, the focus will be on the minor details of the game. “We just want to be a hard-working team that does the little things,” George said. “We get the deflections, the steals, make our layups and find the open person.”

There are also differences in player leaderships. The Lady Eagles will be led by their veterans, seniors Janaysia Washington, Cassandra Derival and Meredith Flynn. The boys will feature a young team with few seniors. This year’s standouts

are expected to be juniors Branyon Young, Jamaal Burrows, and sophomore Justin James. “I just want to lead my team,” James said. “We have a lot of young players, but I want to lead my team and do the best that we can do.”

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The identity that Carannante wants to create is one based on defensive pressure and playing at an up-tempo pace. “We want to get easy buckets, get turnovers and get out and run,” Carannante

families and quickly disseminate information about its 54 local programs. This month, the agency’s 10-member board of directors approved the addition of the Community Connections Team, Boyle said. “A community survey a year and a half ago revealed a lot of our community is unfamiliar with the programs we fund,” Boyle said. “We went to schools and most people didn’t know about the services we fund either.” Boyle said the idea to add a new team struck him two years ago during a community forum following a shooting in Fort Pierce.

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has continuously been in operation since that time. The club was housed in the Port St. Lucie Yacht Club building at River Park. After that location became unavailable due to a fire at the club house, the Anglers went on an odyssey to find a permanent home. Several temporary meeting places were tried until a

mutually beneficial arrangement with the newly constructed Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens was negotiated. The Anglers Club now meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Botanical Gardens between 7p.m. and 9 pm. The meetings are open to the public. Each month a professional in a fishing-related specialty is the speaker and several times a year special clinics are held for instructional purposes in a

phases of sport fishing. A unique and very popular aspect of the club is to match fisherman and women with boats with those who do not have boats to ensure all members get plenty of opportunity to enjoy the skills they have learned at the meetings. The matching of experience fishermen and women with less- experienced anglers also is stressed.

A newly installed street sign sits on the corner of Crosstown Parkway and Fairgreen Road. The extension of Fairgreen Road gives residents a second outlet in and out of the neighborhood.

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The Oak Ridge Boys present their Christmas Show at the Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce, on Dec. 2 at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $56 and $46. Call (772) 461-4775 or order online at www.sunrisetheatre.com.

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By Shelley Koppel Staff writer FORT PIERCE – Singer Richard Sterban was touring with Elvis Presley when the Oak Ridge Boys called in 1973 and offered him a job. He was a fan of the group, but he had a lot to consider before he took such a momentous step. “A lot of people questioned my leaving the King of Rock ‘n Roll,” he said in a phone interview. “History proved I made the right decision.” Mr. Sterban’s distinctive bass voice became a signature sound for the Oak Ridge Boys and the one you remember from “Elvira,” the group’s biggest hit. He brings that sound to the Sunrise Theatre on Dec. 2 when the Oak Ridge Boys present their holiday show. The singer said that the show

was really two shows in one. “For the first 40-45 minutes, we sing our regular music, including ‘Elvira’ and some new songs,” he said. “There’s an intermission and then a complete Christmas show that shows different sides of Christmas: the romantic, the fun and the sacred. We have a great Santa Claus who interacts with the kids in the audience. We have a lot of fun. “Last year, we started a segment where we sit in four Cracker Barrel rocking chairs in front of a fireplace, talk about childhood memories and sing a few carols. It’s a chance for the audience to get to know us.” The band has a new Christmas CD, “Christmas Time’s A-Coming,” and the show includes songs from it. The CD fea-

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Mondays CharDognay New pet-friendly beer and wine restaurant is hosting a Whino’s night for women in need of the alcohol-infused grape juice and wine specials. 7 p.m. 224 Orange Ave., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 324-WINE. Buckeye Sports Pub Bike Night 1690 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 3374155.

Tuesdays Lefty’s Wing & Grill Trivia and DJ 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. 1034 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-3212. Neely’s Grog House Open Mic 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 802 S.W. Bayshore Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 249-4195. Mickey Finns Broke A-- Tuesdays 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 269 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 873-5522. Buckeye Sports Pub Ladies Night 8 p.m.-midnight 1690 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port S. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-4155. The Original Tiki Bar Tiki Trivia 7-9 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce For more information, call (772)

OAK RIDGE from page 14 tures favorites including “White Christmas” and “Joy to the World,” and a new song, “Peterbilt Sleigh,” about a Santa who needs some help making his rounds. In fact, Santa will enter the stage riding a Peterbilt sleigh. “It’s a great family show,” Mr. Sterban said. “There’s something for every member of the family. I encourage parents to bring their kids.” The Oak Ridge Boys are always busy, but 2011 was an exceptional year. “Elvira” turned 30 and they were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. “It was one of the greatest things,” Mr. Sterban said. “When we look back at all the honors, being inducted comes right at the top of the list. The Grand Ole Opry is country music. There are great names that have gone on before. We love to be introduced as stars of the Grand Ole Opry.” The Oak Ridge Boys were not the first to sing “Elvira,” the woman with the “lips like cherry

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Wednesdays Duffy’s Sports Grill Trivia 7 p.m.-9 p.m.1608 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 924-3565. Neely’s Grog House Karaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 802 S.W. Bayshore Blvd., Port Saint Lucie. For more information, call (772) 249-4195. Mickey Finns Comedy Night 8 p.m. 269 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 873-5522. Rebar DJ 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. 8283 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 340-7777. CharDognay Texas Hold-Em 7 p.m. 224 Orange Ave., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 324-WINE.

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Fridays 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) 337-7778. 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. 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. CharDognay Live music 7 p.m. 224 Orange Ave., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 324-WINE. 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. Mickey Finns Live music 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 269 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd.,

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wine,” but they were the ones who made the Dallas Frazier song famous. Elvira, it turns out, wasn’t a woman at all, but a street sign, Elvira Lane, that Mr. Frazier saw in East Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Sterban said that the group’s longevity was no accident. The Oaks, as they’re known, have followed the path he advises all young performers to take. “We love doing what we’re doing,” he said. “We’re still having fun and continue to work very hard. We keep going into the studio and creating new music. The creative process is important. Work as hard as you can and be the best you can. Never give less than a full effort and always give it your all.” The Oak Ridge Boys present their Christmas Show at the Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce, on Dec. 2 at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $56 and $46. Call (772) 461-4775 or order online at www.sunrisetheatre.com.

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Community Calendar Friday, Nov. 30 Bird watching cruise Departs at 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, from Rivergate Park, 2200 S.E. Midport Road, Port St. Lucie. Private charters are available, and reservations are required. For more information, call (772) 489-8344. Friday sunset cruise at Rivergate Park. Boat leaves at 4 p.m. from 2200 S.E. Veterans Memorial Parkway, Port St. Lucie. Cost: $18.78. Enjoy dining afterward at nearby restaurants. For more information, call (772) 489-8344. Feeding Frenzy tour at the St. Lucie County Aquarium featuring the Smithsonian Marine Exhibit. Watch underwater residents enjoy their morning meal. A volunteer or staff person will provide information on the Exhibit’s daily menu, as well as share stories and provide insight on the area’s constantly changing ecosystems. Feeding Frenzy tours are free with paid admission. 420 Seaway Drive445024911168030, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 462-FISH.

Saturday, Dec. 1 Lighting of the holiday tree and menorah at Tradition Square Event will include entertainment, food vendors, fireworks and Santa’s first appearance of the season. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sixth annual World AIDS Day Walk at Big Apple Pizza & Pasta located 2311 S. 35th

St., Fort Pierce. Family Festival starts at 10 a.m. and includes live music by The Mark Reeder Band, bounce houses, activities, information booths and free and anonymous rapid-response HIV and STD testing by Project Response and In the Image of Christ, Inc. Walk starts at noon from Big Apple Pizza to the Havert L. Fenn Center. An HIV and AIDS conference will commence at 1:30 p.m. at the Fenn Center with speeches from local AIDS experts and medical researchers. Event is sponsored by AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast and VGTI in Tradition. For more information, call (772) 340-6389. Community Green Market at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. Rain or shine. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Locally grown fruits and vegetables, seafood, fresh baked goods and arts and crafts. Free admission and parking. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 465-5658. Santa’s Workshop at the Civic Center 10 a.m. to noon. $7 per child until Dec. 1, $9 at the door. Children can make their own gifts to give for the holidays. Cookies and drinks will be available. Pre-registration is required. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call Jennifer Romberger at (772) 804-4499.

to 10 p.m. Includes carnival rides, live music, food, kid’s activities and more. At 6 p.m., the annual Port St. Lucie Parade of Lights will begin and proceed down Civic Center Place. The parade will have youth groups, bands and Santa Claus. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. To participate in the parade, call (772) 878-2277.

Sunday, Dec. 2 24th Annual Sights & Sounds Holiday Festival in Downtown Fort Pierce start at 1 p.m. and includes a winter wonderland area with arts and craft vendors and food. Santa Claus will arrive at 1:30 p.m. Parade starts 4:30 p.m. and will wind from Tickle Tummy Hill on North Second Street through downtown and end at the River Walk Center. Afterward, Santa and the mayor will light the city Christmas tree; and the city’s display of more than 100,000 lights synchronized to holiday music will be on from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., as it will every night until Jan. 2. For information, call (772) 466-3880. Swan boat, paddle boat and kayak rentals at lake Tradition every Saturday and Sunday (weather permitting). 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 10489 S.W. Meeting St., Port St. Lucie. For more information call (772) 323-7773 or visit upthecreekfl.blogspot.com or traditionfl.com

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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. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202. CharDognay Live music 7 p.m. 224 Orange Ave., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 324-WINE. The Original Tiki Bar

See CALENDAR page 17 Live music after 5 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880. Rebar DJ 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. 8283 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 340-7777. La Zen Nightclub DJ 10 p.m.- 2 a.m. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 807-9992.

Sundays 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. Mickey Finns Karaoke 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 269 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 873-5522. The Original Tiki Bar Live music after 4 p.m. 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

Events: Friday, Nov. 30 Old and New – Come as One at Jerk City. 10 p.m. Hosted by Jimmy and Krushal Enuh. Music by Majesty Sounds, Pure Vibes

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Next stop Christmas

Monday, Dec. 3 Harp concert Anne B. Akerson for Aglow Lighthouse. 11:30 a.m. at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. Florida Power & Light Energy Encounter: Tours of Florida Power & Light begin at 10 a.m. and stop at 4 p.m. 6501 South A1A, Hutchinson Island, Fort Pierce. Sunday through Friday. Tours include more than 30 interactive displays about energy, nuclear power and electricity. Admission is free; reservations required for groups of 10 or more. For information, call (772) 4684111, or (877) FPL-4FUN. 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 Tuesday, Dec. 4

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Treasure Coast Model Railroad Club and Historical Society member Victor Rivera of Port St. Lucie cheers while his protégé Aiden Sneltzer, 8, of St. Lucie West parks a train at the station while his grandmother, Amy Busbin looks on. The event took place at the club’s annual open house over Thanksgiving weekend. Visit www.tcmrr.org for dates and times of the Christmas week open house.

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CLUBBIN’ from page 16 and DJ Philip. Everyone in free intil midnight. 8007 South U.S. 1, Port St. Lucie. Crossbone live at Mickey Finns. 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. 269 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

Saturday Dec. 1 Back to Basics party at Richelle’s Jamaican Cuisine. 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Music by Platinum Sound and Majesty Sound. 3210 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce. Swagged Out Saturday at Tropical Martini. 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Music by DJ DA. Everyone in free before midnight. $1 drinks until 11 p.m. 8589 South U.S. 1, Port St. Lucie.

Sunday, Dec. 2 Karaoke with DJ Bryce at the Hideaway. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. 2727 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie. Finally Famous Sundays at Flavors Restaurant. 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. No cover all night. Music

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Tuesday, Dec. 4 Rebar Beer pong and $1 drafts all night. Music from the 80s, 90s and today. 8 p.m. to close. 8283 South U.S. 1, Port St. Lucie.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 Live Reggae at Flavors Restaurant. No cover. 529 Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie. Bust it Wide Open Wednesdays at the Elks Lodge. 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Ladies in free until 11 p.m. Ladies 18 and up to party. Guys 21 and up. 2408 Avenue M, Fort Pierce.

Thursday, Dec. 6 Ladies Night at La Zen Nightclub 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. No cover all night. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd, Port St. Lucie. Ladies Night at Tropical Martini Everyone in free before 11 p.m. Ladies drink free before 11 p.m. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. 8589 South U.S. 1, Port St. Lucie.

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Three grips recommended:

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with the left thumb inside palm of right hand – both V’s that form between the index finger and thumb of both hands should face between chin and right shoulder.

2ND Vardon Grip – Pinky of right hand lays on top of the index finger of left hand... V’s apply as above. This is the grip most people prefer.

3RD Interlocking Grip – Pinky of right hand interlocks with index finger of left hand – V’s again…same as above. Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus have used this grip forever, and so do I.

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Angie Voelker, 30, of St. Lucie West finished 1first in the 30-34 women’s age group in the Beach to Bar 5k benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Saturday, Nov. 24. Angie finished 29th overall in a field of 327.

9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 204-7101. Treasure Coast Model Railroad Club Display features more than 750 feet of track arranged to replicate a busy railway. Variety of locomotives, freight and passenger cars operate on the layout. Open to the public every Tuesday from 7:15 p.m. until 9:15 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. 273 S.W. Becker Road, Port St Lucie. Admission is free. For more information, call (772) 621-9636.

Sunday, Dec. 4 St. Lucie County Aquarium featuring the Smithsonian Marine Exhibit Everyone gets in free on the first Tuesday of each month. Regular Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for children and $3 for seniors. 420 Seaway Drive in Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 462-3474.

Thursday, Dec. 6 Writers Workshop at the St. Lucie County Library Morningside branch Meet with other writers in the Morningside Writers Group to read and critique writing in preparation for publishing. Drop in for a visit or bring your work to read. For more information, call Gene Hull at (772) 464-6838.

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