St. Lucie West 11-9-2012

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Tradition events a labor of love

By Shelley Koppel Staff writer

Jane Rowley of St. Lucie West is never shy for wearing a costume to match the occasion. Most famous for her role as Mrs. Claus with the kids each Christmas in Tradition, she also has an integral role as a board member of Indian River State College and is a former City Council member for Port St. Lucie.

TRADITION – When Jane Rowley, manager of Tradition’s Town Hall and special events, moved to Port St. Lucie in 1978, it was a very different place.

“There wasn’t much here,” she said. “We were going to meet friends in Hollywood, and we went down and didn’t like it.

We said, ‘Let’s drive up the coast.’ We saw Port St. Lucie and thought it was a nice little community. That’s how we ended up here.”

The Rowleys were New Yorkers. Gene Rowley was retired from the New York City Fire Department and Jane Rowley was a florist.

They saw opportunities here.

“It was a growing community,” she said.

“I rented a storefront, we enrolled the kids in school and rented

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PORT ST. LUCIE -- Longtime Port St. Lucie resident, Marcia Boroughf, 67, can recall a day when the city was a trail of dark and dusty, two-laned roads that lead its 14,000 inhabitants to a single shopping center and a lone drug store for necessities.

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ST. LUCIE WEST -- After a two year battle to launch, the College Preparatory Academy of the Treasure Coast has finally opened its doors and students are thriving, school officials said.

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TRADITION from page 1 a house. We flew home and came back a month later with everything that we could fit in a U-Haul. We never regretted it.”

Mrs. Rowley kept the floral shop for 21 years and sold it in 1996, when she went to work for the St. Lucie West Development Corporation.

“That morphed into Tradition,” she said. “It opened in 2003. “I see that everything runs in the events, getting people to know Tradition is here, that there’s great shopping and good restaurants. I am the town crier.”

Today, Tradition has 2,500 residents in a mixture of town-

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There is an active adult community called Vitalia and Tradition is breaking ground for a new clubhouse.

As manager of the Town Hall, Mrs. Rowley oversees events, including an average of 40 weddings a year.

“It holds 200-250 for weddings and anniversaries with a goodsized dance floor,” she said. “For meetings, it holds 400-450.”

Mrs. Rowley said that she tries to be flexible and accommodate wedding parties. There’s a discount for weddings on Sundays and people bring in their own caterers, although there are a number who’ve worked with

Tradition for many years.

Tradition is also well-known for ongoing entertainment, including West Fest on the third Friday of the month; Gweed’s Car Cruise, on the second Saturday of the month; and a three-day Italian festival in January that attracts 10,000 visitors a day. And then there is Christmas.

“The activities start Dec. 1,” Mrs. Rowley said. “There’s the lighting of the 40-foot Christmas tree, entertainment and food vendors. At 8 p.m., there are fireworks to kick off the holiday season. There’s entertainment on Dec. 8 and 15 and Santa Claus every Saturday night from 6-8 p.m.”

November 9, 2012 On Dec. 21, West Fest becomes a Christmas Fest, with Santa Claus in attendance and The Showcase Band playing Christmas music. On Dec. 31, there is a family New Year’s Eve party in Tradition Square, with children’s activities.

“I wish I could clone myself in December,” Mrs. Rowley said.

“There’s a lot, reminding everyone and checking on lighting and stage set-up. It’s a lot of fun and a lot of work. I enjoy doing it. I love what I do now.

“I almost feel like I’m going on vacation when I drive in. It’s such a calming feeling, like going back

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SCHOOL from page 1 Lucie County Schools in 2010, classes began in August for the tuition-free charter school. The district’s denial was upheld twice by the Charter School Appeals Commission, which cited lack of a completed curriculum as the reason, Principal Erika Rains said. The State Board of Education overturned the rulings last year once the curriculum was hashed out, Rains said.

Approximately 120 ninth-grade students attend the academy, which is located on the former Florida Atlantic University campus in St. Lucie West where Barry University used to be. Officials are still accepting enrollment applications for ninth-graders.

School officials said they plan on expanding the campus and will add a grade level each year, starting with a 10th grade class of roughly 300 open seats next year.

“The kids love it even though our curriculum is more challenging,” said Rains, who added as the district’s only public charter high school, it must adhere to the standards of the Somerset Academy Inc., the district and a governing board which includes Port St. Lucie Mayor JoAnn Faiella, St. Lucie County Commissioner Tod Mowery and education advocate Teri Pinney. “We’re the only school in the state to offer bio medical sciences to ninth-grade students.”

Ninth-grader Valentina Rodriguez, 14, of Port St. Lucie said the challenging atmosphere has helped her flourish.

“I used to be really shy and never wanted to talk,” Valentina said.

“I’m not scared to say something and ask questions now. They’re here to help.”

Valentina’s best friend, Irinie St. Hill, 14, of Port St. Lucie said she spends most of her free time and weekends at the school doing handy work. St. Hill said the small student body, team of seven teachers, along with its dozens of volunteers, is more like a close-knit family than a public school.

“I live with her,” Irinie joked, referring to Rains. “I just like to help. I lay tile, sweep and clean off the windows.”

“It’s a smaller school. There’s more opportunity. I just feel safer here,” Irinie said.

Rains said students don’t operate on a normal high school schedule. There are no blaring bells to signal the start and end of class and no barbed wire along the campus perimeter. Students can bring electronic equipment including laptops, tablets and smartphones. Rains said students take notes on the devices, conduct research and can update Twitter and Facebook during breaks.

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Mackenzie Waner, 14, of Port St. Lucie measures the growth of the plants grown in her science class at the College Preparatory Academy

of the Treasure Coast in St. Lucie West. Classes began last August for the county’s newest charter school teaching ninth grade only this year.

Brianna Zirger, 14, said the school’s “bring your own device” philosophy is cutting-edge.

“My other schools wouldn’t allow anything like that,” Brianna said. “It helps a lot when you don’t know something. You can just look it up, type it or write it down.”

Although the school doesn’t offer electives like drama, music or organized sports, Rains said students can create those programs, but there’s a catch.

“The students came to me and asked for a homecoming,” Rains said. “I told them to find a teacher sponsor and make it happen.

So they formed a social committee and raised $500. They’re renting the Port St. Lucie Community Center for the dance.”

“Our goal is to prepare them for life, to empower them,” Rains said. “If they make a bad decision, we need to be there to pick up the pieces and try again.”

Parent Billy Weinshank of St. Lucie West said he’s thrilled with the tailor-made instruction his son, Jacob, 14, is receiving.

“I like the small classes,” Weinshank said. “It wasn’t such a big shock going from middle school to high school.”

For more information on the College Preparatory Academy of the Treasure Coast, visit cpatc.org.

in time. You have that feeling of a small town when you drive in.”

Mrs. Rowley recently assumed additional responsibilities as president of The Hundred Club of Port St. Lucie, an organization that helps provide for families of law enforcement personnel who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.

After the poor real estate market of the last few years, Mrs. Rowley sees improvement and good things ahead for Tradition and Port St. Lucie.

“We’re starting to see a turnaround,” she said. “People are interested in building in Tradition.

With the new Tradition Medical Center opening its doors in 2014 and exciting things at Torrey Pines and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, I think they’ll be great growth in the next few years.”

The Treasure Coast Vintage Car Club’s Annual Fall Festival takes place at Tradition on Nov. 10 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

November West Fest takes place on Nov. 16 from 5:30 p.m.9 p.m. and features Hurricane Hawk and the Invaders.

For more information about events at Tradition, visit the website, www. traditionfl.com.

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CITY from page 1 “We had a Winn-Dixie, a Wendy’s, a few gas stations and one Rite Aid, which was known as Eckerd Drug Store back then,” said Boroughf, who moved to Port St. Lucie from Southbury, Conn., in 1981 with her now late husband, Roy, a Boeing 747 captain for Flying Tigers. “St. Lucie West was wooded. Gatlin Boulevard was a two-laned road with no lights. It was a real one-horse town.”

Fifty-one years after its April 21, 1961 incorporation, the land has blossomed into a bustling city.

Store giants including Publix, Wal-Mart and Walgreens have infiltrated the one-time sleepy area, bringing with them new opportunity and jobs. Roadway improvement projects have filled construction positions and created new roadway infrastructures, including the six-lane Crosstown Parkway.

The city’s population has swelled to an estimated 166,000 residents, according to the latest census data. In recent months, Port St. Lucie and its surrounding municipalities have become a political battleground between liberals and conservatives on the campaign trail. President Barack Obama made a surprise stop in neighboring Fort Pierce to rally votes. Weeks later, Republican

Your Voice News & Views presidential hopeful Mitt Romney held a rally in Tradition.

To mark the city’s economic advancement and rapid growth, the Florida League of Cities’ in late August named Port St. Lucie the ninth largest city in the state, beating out Hollywood, Fla. Mayor JoAnn Faiella will serve on the League’s Board of Directors as long as the city isn’t outgrown by another.

“A seat on the board in Tallahassee means a lot for our city,” Mayor JoAnn Faiella said. “We have a voice now.”

League communications coordinator Jenna Titcomb said member benefits include advice from an experienced advocacy team in issues including pensions and employee benefits, municipal finance and taxation and growth management. Faiella and the board also will oversee the League’s operations and present legislative priorities to the policy committee.

If the legislation is deemed beneficial, the committee will push the issues, Titcomb said.

Faiella is already using her new platform to get things done, she said.

TEXTING BAN Heavy on Faiella’s To-Do list is to pass a law that bans texting and driving.

“It’s very dangerous. It’s like

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Photo courtesy of the city of Port St. Lucie The road that would one day become Crosstown Parkway was a two-lane corridor with limited housing or commerce in a scarcely populated area of the western annex of Port St. Lucie. drinking and driving,” said Faiella who said her main concern is public safety.

Port St. Lucie Police Chief John Bolduc echoed Faiella’s sentiment.

Although there’s not a specific way to track how many accidents are caused by texting, Bolduc estimates the number is likely great. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Each day, more

than 15 people are killed and more than 1,200 people are injured in crashes that were reported to involve a distracted driver.”

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CITY from page 4 to support legislation banning the manufacture, possession, distribution, sale or purchase of synthetic drugs including synthetic marijuana also known as spice and bath salts, a mix of toxic chemicals in powder form that causes rapid heartbeat, hallucinations and psychosis.

Faiella is also seeking a ban on herbal incense, a chemically-laced substance similar to marijuana that can also cause hallucinations and violent behavior.

Faiella said this year’s Memorial Weekend attack by the infamously dubbed “Causeway Cannibal” in Miami spurred her to push for early education about the deadly effects of synthetic drugs.

Bolduc said luckily the drugs haven’t yet infiltrated the city.

“These drugs do not have a stronghold on our city,” said Bolduc who hopes to keep it that way.

Faiella wants to nip the problem in the bud before it gets out of hand.

“I know other cities are having problems with this stuff,” Faiella said. “We have to stop our kids early. Awareness is key.”

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BRITTANY’S LAW The law would hold repeat registered sexual predators and offenders until a judge can determine whether they’re too dangerous to release on bail. Individuals with those records would be held up to 24 hours before seeing a judge, as long as the crime is more severe than a traffic misdemeanor. It would also give victims the chance to speak out in court, Faiella said.

Had the law been enacted, it may have made a difference in the murder of Brittany Carleo, a 17-year-old Port St. Lucie resident who was murdered in 2006 by a 42-year-old sex offender who posted $50 bond after his arrest. Scott Uslan, who for a year, mentally, physically and sexually abused the teen, entered the Tropical Smoothie on Port St. Lucie Boule-

Crosstown Parkway currently connects as an east-west corridor from the town of Tradition to Floresta Drive offering an alternate route from Port St. Lucie Boulevard and St. Lucie West/Prima Vista Boulevard. vard where Carleo worked just two days after posting bond. He shot and killed her in the kitchen, and then ended his life with the same gun.

Faiella is on board with Stuart’s Rep. Gayle Harrell’s fight to have the law passed.

“It’s been a battle every year in the House,” Harrell said. She added the bill was passed by the House in 2011 and 2012. “It keeps getting tied up in the Senate again and again.”

Harrell vows to keep the law alive.

“It’s a high priority for me,” Harrell said.

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ERLANGER from page 1 choose to start a newspaper at a time when reports of the death of print are rampant.

First and foremost, I am a newspaper man. I believe in print and the bond that it can form with both readers and advertisers. I have been in the newspaper business for nearly 3 decades. My family and I have traveled the country either starting or fixing newspapers. A lot of this time has been spent right here on the Treasure Coast.

Our first venture here locally was back in 1996 when we came up to start a weekly newspaper, the Forum. Soon after I left the Forum, along with several of my co-workers, to take on another fix-it project, the Tribune Company closed the group of papers here on the Treasure Coast.

Then back in 2002, I was called on by a local businessman to start a group of newspapers we called Hometown News. My team took HTN to the top of the community newspaper world.

Over the past decade, HTN was the most honored newspaper in the country by both national and regional community newspaper associations.

Over the past few years, things changed at HTN. The guy that I thought was my partner decided

he wanted to run the show and that there wasn’t enough room there for both of us. This past May we parted ways.

But ... I’m a newspaper man.

I love the Treasure Coast and Florida. We didn’t want to move.

We looked for a need and we found it. Two great communities looking for their own identity.

Two great communities filled with newspaper readers. Two great communities with plenty to share and in need of a vehicle to share it in.

Introducing St. Lucie West/ Tradition and Palm City/Tesoro Your Voice News & Views! Two hyper-local community newspapers covering only the news and information important, or of impact, to each of these individual communities.

Fortunately for me, and you, we have some of the most experienced, respected and loved newspaper people in the country, let alone on the Treasure Coast, working together to make sure we provide you with the best newspaper possible.

Tammy Raits is our managing editor. Tammy has helped me start every paper I have started in this community. She understands what readers are looking for and her journalistic integrity is unquestionable. She will be accessible to our readers and to

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But ... I’m a newspaper man. I love the Treasure Coast and Florida. We didn’t want to move. We looked for a need and we found it. Two great communities looking for their own identity. Two great communities filled with newspaper readers. Two great communities with plenty to share and in need of a vehicle to share it in. our local officials.

Phil Galdys is our VP/Director of Operations. Phil has also been there for me, and with me, for every venture on the Treasure Coast. He is as good as it gets in this department.

Mitch Kloorfain, chief photographer. I know that is really all that needs to be said, but allow me to go on.

Mitch joined us in our last venture about two years into it.

A publisher could not ask for a better ambassador. He is without a doubt the most appreciated, loved and respected photographer on the Treasure Coast.

He also takes many great and award-winning photos.

Our entire staff is a top quality newspaper team. Staff writers Nichole Rodriguez, Patrick Bernadeau and Shelley Koppel are longtime locals excited to be delivering the local news you are looking for. Graphic designer David Mercier has been creating beautiful, attention-getting, traffic-generating ads for local and national businesses for a couple of decades. Our office staff of Donna Marinak and Erika King I’m sure are familiar to many of you and will be there to take care of all your customer service and accounting needs.

And finally, our advertising consultants, Walter Franklin and Debbie Denning, both longtime local professionals, will do everything they can to exceed the business owners’ expectations in helping with the marketing needs of our clients.

Now I would like to say that all you have to do is sit back and enjoy your new community newspaper, but we do need your help. To make sure we are doing everything we can and everything you want us to do, we need to hear from you. Please let us know what is going on with your club, charity or organization. The schools have all been made aware that we are here to

help them get the news of events, sports or activities to you. Let us know about the interesting people that we should be reporting on. Tammy Raits will be giving you all the details you need to have to know how to get your information to us in her column.

Please take advantage of this service.

The last thing I am going to ask you to do is support the advertisers that are in these papers. Without their support, we could not bring you this plethora of information each and every week. Please tell them when you call or visit their place of business that you saw their ad in Your Voice News & Views.

Another project we are putting together along with my partners, Ted Wilson and Sharon and Ted Elkins, is a weekly specialty newspaper called Veteran Voice.

This newspaper is directed to our veterans, active military and their families and the military-minded, This newspaper will be distributed throughout the Treasure Coast, Brevard and Okeechobee counties at the local VFW and American Legion chapters and other select locations.

Subscriptions will be available and the information for that can be found in this and upcoming issues of Your Voice.

This is going to be our last venture. We plan on making this newspaper the voice of these communities for many years to come. We promise to work hard for you to gain your trust, loyalty and acceptance. We will be a part of the community. We are going to give 5 percent of our profits each and every quarter to a local charity. With your help and support, we hope to be able to give a whole bunch of money to these deserving groups.

Now you can go and enjoy your new newspaper!

Steve Erlanger is president and publisher of Your Voice News & Views and Veteran Voice.

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Physicians Immediate Care celebrates 10 years of service For Your Voice News & Views ST. LUCIE WEST – Physicians Immediate Care, the premier provider of ambulatory and urgent health care on the Treasure Coast held its 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Nov. 3 at its East Clinic, 1900 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

Marco’s Pizza, a sponsor of the event, served free pizza.

There was face painting, balloon twisting, and children’s games with prizes, as well as St. Lucie County Fire Department fire trucks on display. St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and Port St. Lucie Police, along with the K-9 unit also were on hand with public safety information.

Ten years ago, Kenneth Palestrant, M.D., CEO and medical director of Physicians Immediate Care, saw a need to offer walk-in medical care for acute illness or injury that was not life or limb threatening. In 2003, Dr. Palestrant founded the first Physicians Immedi-

ate Care urgent care clinic on East Port St. Lucie Boulevard.

So great was the demand that in the ensuing decade Dr. Palestrant opened two more urgent care centers in Port St. Lucie and one in Fort Pierce.

“In the past 10 years, through three major hurricanes and countless tropical storms, Physicians Immediate Care has continued to meet the urgent care needs of Treasure Coast residents,” Dr. Palestrant said.

Over the past decade, they have successfully treated many satisfied patients such as Rose’s husband, who was having trouble breathing.

“From the time we arrived, my husband got the best care he could have been given,” Rose said. “I just wanted you to know about your employees and how my husband was treated. I will highly recommend you to anyone who needs medical help.”

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WQCS / 88.9 FM will be hosting two Open House events at the radio station, including tours of the studios and broadcast demonstrations.

The public events will be Friday, Nov. 30 from 4-7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., located on the Main Campus of Indian River State College, 3209 Virginia Ave. in Fort Pierce.

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program has been broadcast on the station for more than 20 years. Local personalities include Morning Edition host Drew Mello, News Director Jill Roberts, Floridays producer Janie Gould, Radio Memories host Joe Lenartiene, fishing reporter Capt. Joe Ward, Dr. James Lett, host of Excursions in Geography, Jon Bell, host of SkyWatch, and Dr. Patty Corey, host of Lifelines.

Performers from Young Musicians Spotlight, WQCS’s student performance program, will perform in the WQCS Studios.

The program is in its 18th year of student performances on the station.

WQCS also operates a Radio Reading Service for the blind and visually disabled. Those using the service have a special radio to receive the programming.

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Businesses to get economic boost from new show

By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer

TRADITION -- The city of Port St. Lucie is producing an innovative show to cast a light on businesses still struggling in the aftermath of the 2008 recession and recent Digital Domain downfall.

Titled “Spotlight on Small Business,” the half-hour show will be broadcast several times a month and will be streamed and archived on the city’s website. New episodes will be shot and aired monthly, allowing the opportunity for many of the city’s 3,000 businesses to be covered, city communications director Ed Cunningham said. Cunningham said he doesn’t expect any large companies like Wal-Mart to sign.

The show is intended to be an economic development tool that will encourage residents to shop in their own community, city officials said.

It will include segments with City Council member Shannon Martin visiting establishments that sign up, talking to owners and employees and showing the variety of products and services that can be found locally, Cunningham said.

“Digital Domain’s closing was

Nicole Rodriguez/staff writer Johnny Vernaglia, 51, owner of Johnny V’s Pizza in Tradition readies a cheese pizza for cooking. The St. Lucie West resident said his Italian eatery’s one-of-akind brick oven gives his pies a unique savory taste. Vernaglia’s restaurant will be featured this month on the City of Port St. Lucie’s new show, “Spotlight on Small Business.” The show will highlight services local businesses have to offer. hard on some of the businesses in the Tradition area,” Martin said, referring to rough economic times coupled with the animation stu-

dio’s collapse. “I hope this brings momentum to the businesses we have in the area. It’s great expo-

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Forever family for St. Lucie West students

By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer TRADITION -- Each morning before school, Allappatah Flats sixth-grader Dasia Andrews, 11, hugs her mother Jamika Andrews, 29 -- an embrace that sometimes lasts several minutes.

Every night the pair work on math and science homework and on Thursday evenings, mother and daughter are on the edge of their seats, as the inseparable duo awaits the latest plot twists on their favorite television show, “The Vampire Diaries.”

“This one on my right is the 2-year-old,” Andrews said as she sat on the family’s living room couch. She was flanked by her daughter and son, Raul, 8, a third-grade student at the same school who also plays tackle football for the Port St. Lucie Pirates. “When I wake her up in the morning she jumps on me like a baby.”

Just over three years ago, Dasia and Raul’s lives were a stark contrast from what it is now as the two bounced around different foster homes in Port St. Lucie.

Their biological mother could not care for the children because of a drug addiction, Andrews said.

Andrews said she and her husband, Terrence, 35, first saw the siblings on the local news during a “Forever Family” segment. The couple also watched the children’s story online.

“I saw the picture of them and I said ‘yes’ before I even saw the video,” Andrews said. “I said, ‘oh my God, they are so cute.’”

“Dasia was on the merry-goround at the Superplay in St. Lucie West,” said Andrews, who tried fertility treatments before deciding to adopt. “They are a gift from God.” It also was love at first sight for Dasia the day she first met her future parents at a park in the fall of 2009.

“I said to myself, ‘Thank you, God,’” Dasia said.

The pair moved in with their new parents that Christmas Eve. “I had happy tears,” Raul recalled as he flittered around the room. “We got a lot of presents under the tree.”

The Andrews family adopted their children through The Children’s Home Society of Florida’s Treasure Coast division, which serves St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River and Okeechobee counties.

Agency officials estimate they annually help approximately

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Raul Andrews, 8 and his sister Dasia, 11 prepare for their Halloween outing as Spiderman and a Vampire last week. The biological siblings were adopted by Terrance and Jamika Andrews in 2009.

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November 9, 2012

Local hero back to the rescue

By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer LAKE CHARLES -- Although he doesn’t wear a red “S” on his chest, Lake Charles resident Scott Van Duzer, 46, is still considered a superhero by many on the Treasure Coast.

The Fort Pierce Big Apple Pizza & Pasta owner, known for his world-famous embrace of President Barack Obama, is back to the rescue.

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On Nov. 14, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Van Duzer, along with 64 teams of local charitable organizations and businesses, is poised to hold the state’s largest blood drive on record. During last year’s “Be a Hero Day,” The Van Duzer Foundation collected 1,352 units of blood, making it the biggest two-day blood drive in the state, Florida’s Blood Centers officials said. In 2010, the foundation garnered more than 1,200, setting a statewide single-day record. This year Van Duzer’s goal is 2,012 pints of blood.

The blood from this month’s fourth annual drive will be transferred to area hospitals within 36 hours to save 6,036 lives, Florida’s Blood Centers officials said.

Each unit, equivalent to one pint, can be used to save three lives, officials said.

Once again, Van Duzer is calling on Treasure Coast residents to respond to his plea for support.

And if history repeats itself, it will be another historic event.

“Forget the hug for a minute,” Van Duzer said. “We help a family every month and our goal is to educate people on the importance of donating blood. Someone needs blood every two seconds.”

“Roughly 40 percent are eligible to donate blood. This year, we’re asking the other 60 percent to come out and make a simple $10 donation to help local families.

We want everyone to be a part of the event,” Van Duzer said.

The philanthropist said anyone who donates blood or cash will be eligible to win a trip for two to anywhere in the world, hotel and airfare included.

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Treasure Coast High School student Connor Hay, 14, takes a safe route in learning the dangers of texting while driving during an AT&T’s ‘It Can Wait’ no texting while driving campaign. AT&T brought their simulator to the high school to show just how easy a simple text can cause a life changing accident if they were driving on real city streets.

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SHOW from page 8 sure.”

To be eligible for a segment, Cunningham said businesses must: Have a current business tax receipt from the city of Port St. Lucie Be open to shoot on a weekday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Not have any known business coming before the City Council in the following six months (for example, a request for a code variance) A representative of the business also must be able to explain on camera why they chose Port St. Lucie and their particular location for the business, he added.

Businesses wanting to be featured on the program must sign up online. If response volume is high, the sign-up page may be closed at the discretion of the Communications Department to allow time for production staff to visit each business. Segments will be aired on a first-come, firstserved basis, so early sign-up is suggested.

Segments for the first show began shooting in October and will begin airing the week of the city’s 2nd Annual Community Days event, which will be held throughout the city Nov. 10–12. That

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event allows businesses to hold a special event sale without a permit and will be heavily promoted on the city website and PSL-TV20.

Tradition business owner and St. Lucie West resident Johnny Vernaglia, 51, can’t wait until it is “lights, camera, action” in the coming weeks for his Italian eatery, Johhny V’s Pizza in Tradition.

“I believe in Tradition. I own a business here and my kids go to school here,” Vernaglia said. “It’s a great place to be. Come visit us to eat. We’re here with open arms.”

During the show, he’ll be telling viewers about favorite menu items including pasta fagioli, V’s signature sub and mom’s saladare .

And there’s no mystery what Johnny Vernaglia’s secret ingredients are.

“It’s my 100 percent Grande Whole Milk, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil,” Vernaglia said.

The chef also said his restaurant boasts the only authentic double brick oven for making the perfect pie. He said the brick oven allows for a rapid cook time and rich flavor. Vernaglia has a staff of 28.

To order from Johnny V’s Pizza, call (772) 345-0500.

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cy completed 138 adoptions.

During 2011-2012, 128 children were adopted, Avilla said. And in honor of Adoption Awareness Month in November, the agency will hold mass finalization days at the courthouse this month.

Judges complete a number of adoptions in the courtroom. The agency expects to finalize 30 to 35 adoptions this month alone, Avilla said.

“There are tons of tears of joy, gasps and breaths of relief,” Avilla said. “There’s lots of happiness around. I usually beam and I’m

not a caseworker.”

But the process is not an easy one, Avilla said. Case workers conduct home studies with potential parents, background, criminal and financial checks, along with supervised and unsupervised visits. Single parents are eligible to adopt, he added.

Andrews said the six-month long process was grueling.

“The paperwork alone made you want to give up,” Andrews said.

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Community Calendar Friday, Nov. 9 Coffee with the Council 8:30 a.m.

Port Saint Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie Join Mayor JoAnn Faiella and members of the City Council discuss important topics of the day while you enjoy breakfast refreshments and coffee. This month’s speaker: Councilman Jack Kelly. Free.

Contact Ed Cunningham at (772) 871-5219.

Saturday, Nov. 10 Keller Williams Realty of St. Lucie West in cooperation with Harvest Outreach Centers is sponsoring a yard sale for Project H.O.P.E. which will provide Christmas meal to the less fortunate from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church 2250 Walton Road in Port St. Lucie.

Dream Fest 2012 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie There will be a tribute to veterans, bounce houses, art & craft vendors, great food, free kids carnival, car show, culinary competition, live music, skybolts parachuting demo and more! Free. Email Lela@discoveryPSL. com for more information.

The Great Treasure Coast Collectibles Show 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie Free View items such as antiques, art, baseball cards, china, coins, comics, covers, Disney, dolls, fishing equipment, gems and minerals, glass, jewelry, porcelain, postcards, stamps, tools, toys, trains and more! Free items for children. Contact Jim at 9954) 801-1637 for more information.

Orchid Auction presented by the Martin County Orchid Society at the Elks Club, 1001 S.E. Kanner Highway, Stuart. Preview starts at 11 a.m. and the auction is from noon - 3 p.m.

Cash and checks only. For more information, call (772) 214-8974.

Captain Bob’s Place is hosting a Pro/ Am surfing contest and awards banquet. The surf contest will be held at Walton Rocks, south of the Power Plant at 8 a.m. and the banquet will be at Captain Bob’s Place, 101 Seaway Drive, in Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 465-2009.

Captain Bob’s Place is hosting a Pro/ Am surfing contest and awards banquet. The surf contest will be held at

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HERO from page 10 Florida’s Blood Centers CEO Mike Pratt said St. Lucie County’s record response to Van Duzer’s calls for help never ceases to amaze him.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for us to strengthen the blood supply around the holidays,” Pratt said, adding blood donations reach an all-time low during the winter due to hectic holiday shopping and vacation plans. “It’s just amazing you can get over 1,000 people to give blood just because you ask.”

“It’s the biggest single blood drive we do. It’s one of the biggest in the country,” Pratt said. “We are so grateful for The Van Duzer Foundation and all they do for St. Lucie County.”

Port St. Lucie resident Kristine Ford, 39, knows firsthand how precious a single donation of blood can be.

Ford’s young son, Kieran, 3, was diagnosed with leukemia just five weeks after his birth. The Ford family was the first the foundation helped four years ago.

“The need is great, so great. Especially for children fighting cancer,” Ford said. “My son has had hundreds of blood and platelet transfusions. He also had two blood transfers, where doctors took all his blood out and put new blood in.”

Little Kieran is now in remission, but still suffers from side effects from chemotherapy, his mother said. Ford said her family will be at this month’s event, sleeves rolled up, ready to donate.

For more information, visit thevanduzerfoundation.org What: Fourth annual “Be a Hero” blood drive hosted by The Van Duzer Foundation When: Nov. 14, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Big Apple Pizza & Pasta located at 2311 South 35th St. in Fort Pierce (across from Indian River State College main campus)

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Real men wear red St. Lucie County commissioner Chris Dzadovsky dons a pair of red heels along with 100 other men to ‘Walk A Mile in Her Heels’ for SafeSpace in Tradition Town Square in October. Safespace is a nonprofit organization providing housing and counseling for women looking to free themselves from domestic violence.

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November 9, 2012

Organization helps artists and nonprofits

By Shelley Koppel Staff writer ST. LUCIE WEST – Palm City resident Terry Barber has a long list of accomplishments. The countertenor was a member of the Grammy-winning ensemble Chanticleer, performed at the Metropolitan Opera and is on a country-wide tour, “Classical for Everyone.” Its ambitious goal is making classical music accessible and available to people throughout the United States.

His concerts also serve to bring awareness of Artists for a Cause, the organization he founded in 2008. Its mission is to help performing and visual artists use their art to improve their community while earning a sustainable

living.

Through a variety of programs, including Dance for Food and Artist Auction Packages, the organization has helped the Treasure Coast Food Bank, The Humane Society, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Boys & Girls Clubs and many other nonprofit groups.

In a phone interview as he traveled from Oregon to Washington State, Mr. Barber spoke about how the organization helps both the community and the artists. He also talked about the upcoming “food-raiser,” Dance for Food, on Nov. 21 at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. The event began earlier this fall with programs in Martin and Palm Beach counties.

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“Our mission is to help find opportunities for artists whenever talent is needed for community improvement,” he said. “We want to get the most out of the collaboration between the art and the programs.”

Mr. Barber observed that artists were often asked to donate their talents to a charitable endeavor. There was a benefit to the charity, but often none to the artists. He used the example of Dance for Food to show how the model could be improved.

“I have a budget from private donors, sponsors and fundraising,” he said. “The budget might buy 2,000 to 3,000 meals if the meals cost $2.50 per meal. If I use the budget to pay dancers and choreographers to create

educational opportunities for students of dance, people who come to the event get a cultural opportunity and they bring non-perishable food items.

“With the three performances in St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach, our goal is 20,000 meals.

There are 10 times the results because of art’s involvement.

There’s a synergy that happens.”

Mr. Barber noted that sponsors like this creative fundraising.

“It hits two markets,” Mr. Barber said. “There are the people interested in dance and the people interested in solving the problem of poverty. They come for two reasons.”

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Clubbin’ Mondays Buckeye Sports Pub Bike Night 1690 S.E. Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-4155.

Tuesdays Lefty’s Wing & Grill Trivia and Deejay 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

1034 S.E. Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie.

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802 S.W. Bayshore Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 249-4195.

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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.

Trivia 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

1608 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 924-3565.

The Original Tiki Bar Tiki Trivia 7-9 p.m.

2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

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Terry Barber of Palm City brings his Dance for Food program to the Port St. Lucie Civic Center Wednesday, Nov. 21. The event provides scholarships and arts education opportunities for youth on the Treasure Coast.

Mitch Kloorfain chief photographer DANCE from page 14 manufacturer of crowd control devices. It is a family business, as Mr. Barber’s grandfather invented the manufacturing process used to link plastic chains. Mr. Barber said the company had a history of involvement in fighting poverty.

The program will feature three contemporary performances by artists from Preston Contemporary Dance Theatre, the Dance Academy of Stuart, South Florida Dance Company and Downtown Dance Company. In honor of Mr. Chain’s sponsorship, one of the numbers will be a dance to ‘Chain of Fools.” Mr. Barber will also perform, singing Ennio Morricone’s “Nella Fantasia,” a dream of a perfect world, and there will be a dance about hunger.

For Mr. Barber, the situation benefits everyone.

“The dancers get to dance and make a living,” he said. “We’re supporting the dance culture and finding a new audience, and we just wanted to feed people. It’s a great synergy.”

The Artist Auction Packages use the same model of helping artists help the community. An artist who has registered with the group may offer a work of

art, a performance at an event or private watercolor lessons.

There is a minimum starting bid, based on what the artist needs to earn to sustain themselves and their careers. Anything over that amount goes to the organization.

“They can ask an artist as many times as they want and they always say ‘Yes,’” Mr. Barber said. “They get promoted and they get paid. Everyone can get what they need and still benefit.”

Mr. Barber welcomes donations of time and money, some of which goes to support scholarships and arts education opportunities for children who do not have access to such programs.

“In building this organization, I was inspired to help artists and the community,” Mr. Barber said.

I want to do those great things, but if people do not come forward, we are limited. I hope people will consider us a worthy recipient of time or treasure.”

Dance for Food will take place at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Way, at 6 p.m. Please bring non-perishable food items.

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erans Memorial Parkway, Port St. Lucie Various local veterans’ groups will present a special program honoring those who have served our country. Music will be performed by the Port St. Lucie Concert Band. Seating is limited, so bring a lawn chair to this special event. Contact Larry Lankow at (772) 871-7362.

Line Dancing 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

Riverwalk Center, 600 North Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce. Learn how to line dance to great music, every Monday at 9 a.m. $5 Contact (772) 489-6473.

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Sunday, Nov. 11 “Salute the Veterans” Powerlifting Event Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie The Humana Fitness and Wellness Center and the United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) have teamed up to bring world powerlifting events right here to Port St. Lucie. Watch local, national, and international lifters go head to head to find out who is the strongest of the strong. Male and female athletes from 15 different age groups and 22 weight classes will be competing to find the best lifter. $10 Contact Brian Burritt for more Info jburrdllc@comcast.net.

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Good Times (West) Thirsty Thursdays 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie.

For more information, call (772) 878-8844.

City Limits Sports Bar Karaoke 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

900 S.W Gatlin Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 336-8201.

Mickey Finns Ladies Night 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

269 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

For more information, call (772) 873-5522.

Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Acoustic Vibes by Jason Montero 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.

Rebar Karaoke 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

8283 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 340-7777.

La Zen Nightclub Ladies Night 10 p.m.- 2 a.m.

464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd, Port St. Lucie.

For more information, call (772) 807-9992.

60 Proof Live music every night. Open Mic Night on Thursday. 338 Port St. Lucie Blvd.

Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 344-3213.

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.

Mickey Finns Live music 10 p.m.-2 a.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.

La Zen Nightclub Live music and DJ 10 p.m.- 2 a.m.

464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

For more information, call (772) 807-9992.

Saturdays 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 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.

The Original Tiki Bar 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.

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Bogey’s and Stogeys Karaoke 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

1032 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

For more information, call (772) 337-7778.

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. 9 Tropical Martini Ladies night mega jam island bash 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ladies in free until 1 a.m. Guys are $5 all night. 18 and up.

8589 S. U.S. Highway 1, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772)340-1177.

Saturday, Nov. 10 Goucho’s Comedy Night 8:30 p.m.

Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie $12-$15 Doors open 7:30 p.m. Show starts at 8:30 p.m. Comedian to be announced. Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door; Preferred, upfront seating $15 per person (sold in advance only). Groucho’s “Comedy Night” is held the second and fourth Saturday of every month.

For more information, call (772) 807-4488.

Matt Stillwell and the Cheyenne Band live at the Southern Saloon, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. Special performance by the Wild Roses Dance Team. Tickets are $15 in advance (call 772489-5333), $20 at the door. 3800 South U.S. Highway 1, Fort Pierce.

Thursday Nov. 15 Sweet Release Live at Shea’s Pub, 8p.m.. 315 S.E. Port St Lucie Blvd.

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Call (772) 285-5424 or e-mail bperez246@gmail.com Tuesday, Nov. 13 Buddy Run 6 p.m.

Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie No need to join a thing – just show up and run at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center’s Buddy Run, held every Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m. Runners and walkers have the option of doing 1.25 or 2.5 miles. This is not a competition, but rather a fun way to exercise and make new friends.

Contact(772) 204-7101.

St. Lucie River Princess Eco-Historic Boat Tours 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.

Rivergate, 2200 S.E. Veteran’s Memorial Pkwy., Port St. Lucie $14-$20 For reservations call (772) 3422450 or visit stlucierivercruise. com Line Dancing 9:30-10:30 a.m.

River Walk Center, 600 N. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce. Great way to develop friendships, relieve stress and great exercise.

Every Tuesday at 9:30 am. $5 Contact instructor Dee Dee Maynard at (772) 528-8318.

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Your Voice News & Views Wednesday, Nov. 14 PSL Botanical Gardens Jazz & Blues Night 6:30 p.m.

Botanical Gardens, 2410 S.E. Westmoreland Blvd., Port St. Lucie. Listen to the wonderful 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 only $3 per person.

Contact (772) 337-1959.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater “Death at the Rock Show” 6 p.m.

Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie The stage is set and tickets sold out for Pleasant City’s Battle of the Bands in 1965. The British invasion sensation The Towers (of London) and their American competition Lovechild & the Rock Force (of Memphis) are ready for a musical duel of legendary of proportions. But then, someone turned the battle into a war by murdering a member of each band! Come join the concert’s attendees and help the hard-nosed stage manager Rex Renshod solve the case. As you enjoy a multicourse gourmet meal prepared by one of the area’s finest chefs you will meet and question the members of both bands. From the Towers: lead vocalist Cullen Nary, guitarist Paul Danzer, and drummer Berry Lively. From the

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all-female Lovechild & the Rock Force: singer Jennifer Lovechild, guitarist Regina Rockababy, and drummer Mary-Anne Diforce.

Do you have what it takes to go back to the 60’s and figure out who killed Mike O’Knight and Lea Darling? $40 Contact (772) 807-4488.

Hatha Yoga in the Anusara Approach Join Camille Ogden for this heart-opening alignment.

Using proper breathing and a series of movements, the students discover the interconnection of self with the universe.

Every Wednesday at 8 a.m.

Contact instructor Camille Ogden for level placement. (772) 359-5114.

St. Lucie River Princess Eco-Historic Boat Tours 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.

Rivergate, 2200 S.E. Veteran’s Memorial Pkwy., Port St. Lucie $14-$20 For reservations call (772) 3422450 or visit stlucierivercruise. com Thursday, Nov. 15 Wine and Chocolate Reception 1-3 p.m.

The Gardens of Port St. Lucie is pleased to invite you to join us for a wine and chocolate reception. It’s National Philanthropy Day and we officially launch our new name as A Five Star Senior Living Community and celebrate

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St. Lucie River Princess Eco-Historic Boat Tours 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.

Rivergate, 2200 S.E. Veteran’s Memorial Pkwy., Port St. Lucie $14-$20 For reservations call (772) 3422450 or visit stlucierivercruise. com Sons of Italy Lodge 2594 Thursday Night Socials 5:30 p.m.

Sons of Italy Lodge, 765 S.W. Dalton Circle, Port St. Lucie.

Dinner, music, games, every Thursday evening. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. $10. For reservations, call (772) 871-2815.

Bingo 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Skatetown USA, 4301 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce $10-$18 Friday, Nov. 16 St. Lucie River Princess Eco-Historic Boat Tours 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.

Rivergate, 2200 S.E. Veteran’s Memorial Pkwy., Port St. Lucie $14-$20 For reservations call (772) 3422450 or visit stlucierivercruise. com

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