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ST. LUCIE WEST — As the remains of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lay in state in Caracus on March 6, Venezuelans in St. Lucie West vocalized their thoughts on the fiery figure who lead the country for the past 14 years. Jonathan Ballantyne, 33, of Vero Beach was one of hundreds of Venezuelan natives who attended a New York Mets game against the country’s national team at Tradition Field just a day after Chavez’s death. The leader of the United Socialist Party died on March 5 at the age of 58 of an apparent heart attack after a two-year battle with an undisclosed form of cancer. “I feel saddened because I don’t wish anybody death, but at the same time, he’s the reason I’m here,” said Ballantyne, who moved to the U.S. after Chavez took office in 1999. “I kind of have a feeling of relief that my country will hopefully start growing up again and enter the 21st century. We’re stuck in the 20th century because of him.” Although Ballantyne hasn’t returned to his homeland since emigrating to the U.S., he said

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Daniel Segui, deputy utility director for the city of Port St. Lucie, sets the timer for the next batch of fries during the game between the New York Mets and the Florida Marlins at Tradition Field Saturday, March 2. City workers manned one of the booths where a portion of the purchases and tips were contributed to the Honor Flight program. Honor Flight provides transportation and assistance for veterans to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C., created for the services they provided in World War II.

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ST. LUCIE WEST — With the number of World War II veterans diminishing at an alarming rate, the city of Port St. Lucie is working just as swiftly to ensure the remaining heroes get to visit the Washington, D.C., monument erected in their honor. As the Mets faced off against the Miami Marlins on March 2 — a game that ended in an 8-8 tie — city employees feverishly worked the third base line concession stand, serving up fresh hotdogs, piping hot french fries, nachos and other condiments. Fifteen percent of the sales went to benefit Honor Flight, Mayor JoAnn Faiella said. In total, the city raised more than $1,000, a city staff member said. According to honorflight.org, the latest statistics show WWII veterans are dying at a rate of approximately 800 per day. The organization, which has hubs across the country, aims to transport veterans free of charge to see memorials dedicated to salute their service.

“There are so many on the list who cannot afford it,” said Faiella, who worked with a team of 25 city staffers, including volunteers from the Port St. Lucie Police Department, City Hall and the utility department. “I couldn’t have done it without this Port St. Lucie team coming together. I started this when I got elected in 2010,” Faiella said. “Former Councilman Jack Kelly helped me a lot last year. We raised almost $56,000 and we sent 80 of our veterans from Port St. Lucie. This year we plan on sending the remaining 30 or 35.” Interim city manager Jeff Bremer said his first experience raising funds for WWII veterans was a rewarding one. “It’s awesome. To see everybody from the city and Mayor Faiella out here is just a wonderful experience,” Bremer said. “Volunteerism is something that may be falling from the wayside, but today you see it really strong.” Port St. Lucie Police Department Chief John Bolduc echoed the same sentiment “It’s a great way to spend a

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Suspect in SLC deputy’s death to be formally charged By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The man authorities say shot and killed a St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputy in Fort Pierce on Feb. 28 was expected to be formally charged on

Thursday, Chief Assistant State Attorney Tom Bakkedahl said by press time. Eriese Alphonso Tisdale, 25, who is being held without bond on a first-degree premeditated murder charge in a Martin County jail for safety reasons, was expected to be charged with

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ST. LUCIE WEST — Not even death could part St. Lucie West business owner Mike Placido, 30, from his slain friend Sgt. Gary Morales, 35, who was shot and killed Feb. 28 during a Fort Pierce traffic stop that went horribly wrong. Two days after Morales’s public funeral that attracted thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country last week, a still-grieving Placido disrobed making his chest a blank canvas for inkster John Garappolo, who owns Inzane Tattoo in Port St. Lucie. “If he were still here, he would have made fun of me and laughed at me. That’s the type of person he was,” Placido said. “He was always a jokester. He probably would have wanted a picture of himself on me.” Instead, Placido opted for a tattoo that reflected Morales’s many years of public service, not his boyish good looks. Morales served in the United States Air Force from 1995 to 1999.

He joined the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office in October 2000. “It’s something that he dedicated his life to and something he was always passionate about. Being a deputy was closest to his heart,” as he peered down at his own chest, now branded with an intricate gold sheriff’s badge etched with Morales’s name. An American flag flies adjacent to the piece that symbolizes the father of two’s military service. “I went on a couple of ride-alongs with Gary when he was on the Special Investigations Unit,” Placido said. “I got to see how he approached the job and how he was still the same guy in and out of the uniform.” “People getting arrested were laughing,” Placido smiled. Garappolo, who didn’t know Morales personally, said a loss of his own lead him to offer free Sgt. Gary Morales memorial tattoos to anyone who’d like to honor the fallen hero. Garappolo said he would offer the free tattoos indefintely. “I kind of know what Mike is going through. One of my friends who was a military police officer passed away

Nicole Rodriguez/Staff Photo Close Morales friend Mike Placido, part-owner of American Top Team Legacy gym in St. Lucie West, memorializes his fallen friend with a permanent art piece above his heart at Inzane Tattoo in Port St. Lucie. Shop owner John Garappolo (pictured right) is offering free Sgt. Gary Morales memorial tattoos indefinitely. and as soon as he passed, I did a memory piece on my leg for him,” Garappolo said above the buzz of the tattoo gun used to pierce and infuse Placido’s skin with the permanent ink. “It’s a shame. It’s sad. You

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he name game in PGA Village can be confusing. Its original name, “the Reserve” is still in use, and “PGA Village” is a bit of a misnomer. First, PGA Village has no “village government” in the usual sense. It’s a private gated community, and the people at the helm are elected only by its property owners, not by the voting public. What’s more, PGA Village is affiliated with the PGA in name only. Though deeply intertwined among the three courses of the PGA Golf Club, it is entirely independent of the PGA of America which operates the golf club. To further complicate things, a now completely separate development was born as part of PGA Village, then split off and renamed Verano, and recently renamed PGA Village Verano. Furthermore, PGA Village is not part of the city of Port St. Lucie, nor is it part of St. Lucie West, despite the claims of some real estate agents. PGA Village consists of 32 small communities under the auspices of their master association, PGA Village Property Owners Association Inc. These communities range from groups of townhouses and condominiums such as Castle Pine and the Golf Villas to neighborhoods of estate homes,

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sociations to manage its 438 townhomes and condominiums. PGA Village receives school, fire, and police services from St. Lucie County. The Village provides drinking water, sewer service, and irrigation to most of its residents, although there a few with wells and septic tanks. The master POA owns and maintains all roads and streets within the 3,000 acre community, as well as the stormwater management system. Also, it is responsible for the 25,000-squarefoot Island Club clubhouse. Further, the master POA maintains three gate houses, each staffed 24 hours a day, as well as roving patrols with two cars on duty at all times and assisted by a golf cart at night. On Jan. 1, 2008, responsibility for the master association was turned over by the developer, Kolter Homes, to the master POA. After five years, several loose ends and a lawsuit still remain to be settled, but the POA is firmly in charge. The seven-member board of directors is elected by all property owners in the Village. The Board meets the second and fourth Monday of the month. Meetings, which are open to the

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three Williams were running. He said ballots were read off by staffers and volunteers tallied results by ear. “Two of the volunteers told Lucky they were not comfortable with the vote tally,” said Iaquinto, who added each volunteer came up with different results. “They (management) refused to announce who won by what amount.” Kathleen Chodack said she helped count the votes. Chodack said the numbers among the three volunteers weren’t adding up because of the distractions. “Lucky said one or two votes don’t matter,” Chodack said. “He said, ‘You’re not all going to have the same count.’” Chodack said that night left her scratching her head. “This isn’t right,” she said. “This doesn’t make sense to me.” It’s rumored that a runoff is likely between Iaquinto and another candidate because of a tie, but no

this election,” former candidate and community resident Tony Iaquinto said. All five incumbents were re-elected to the board on Feb. 11, Iaquinto said. But the story doesn’t end there. Iaquinto described a chaotic scene at the polls, which included screaming and shouting at the Elks Lodge in St. Lucie West. Iaquinto said Advantage’s first error was failing to mail each candidate’s credentials before the election. He said that evening’s first blunder occurred when Advantage owner Lucky Shawver allowed two staffers and three volunteers tally the votes in the crowded room. “Instead of sequestering them in a quiet room, they put them aside during the annual meeting,” he said. “People were arguing and yelling.” Iaquinto said individuals with the names Andy, Anthony and

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CONSPIRACY from page 6 one knows for sure. Repeated calls to Lucky Shawver and the Lake Charles property management team were ignored. Three different secretaries either intentionally disconnected the call or said “no comment.” Residents said their calls also have been met with silence. Resident Paul Bettencourt said early votes, referred to as proxy ballots, also were left unattended in a box at the property management’s office. He said the move compromised the election. “They were just sitting in the clubhouse for days,” Bettencourt said. “It’s just a sham.” “It’s getting to the point where people are getting disgusted by

25 Years in Business Eriese Tisdale He was arrested in August 2010 for failure to appear on a drug charge in St. Lucie County. Port St. Lucie Police Department dash-cam video from another June 2010 arrest shows Tisdale driving in circles in Darwin Square Plaza on Port St. Lucie Boulevard, where officers pulled him over for a traffic stop. He was driving with a suspended license and had marijuana in his SUV. Video from inside the cruiser shows Tisdale talking about racial profiling, marijuana and laughing hysterically for more than one minute. “Sorry, man I got to make the best out of the situation, you feel me?” Tisdale said in the video after being handcuffed and put in the patrol car. Tisdale, who said he was unemployed at the time, also threatened his two arresting officers. “Man f--k y’all. Man, I’ll be done put that fire on y’all crackers, man,” Tisdale said before the laughing fit. Tisdale also said he was racially profiled. “If I was a cop, man, I’d probably look for the young kid with dreads – with saggy pants,” he said. When questioned about the marijuana visible in his car, Tisdale explained, saying, “You don’t want that. That’s nasty a-- sh-t. That’s seeds and sh-t. It probably won’t even grow right.”

them,” he said. “I think they need a whole new voting system.” Bettencourt said if he still trusted management, he would have liked to see a recount. “I don’t even trust the attorney anymore,” Bettencourt said, referring to the HOA’s attorney Jane Cornett, who didn’t returns calls for comment. “I’d like to see the state come in and do the voting.” Iaquinto said he interprets the company’s silence as guilt. “They screwed up royally and I guess they’re embarrassed by it,” Iaquinto said. The trio can’t put their fingers on why there has been a lack of transparency. “I don’t know what their motive is,” Chodack said. “They lack professionalism.”

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FORT PIERCE — To honor the rich history of the Treasure Coast, appliance giant Jetson is hosting its 2nd annual Highwaymen Art Show at its Fort Pierce showroom on March 16. Community relations representative Susan Harris said the event was in high demand from customers who often ask to browse owner Johnny Jetson’s personal collection of Highwaymen art, which hangs in the showroom and in his offices. “So many new people come to the area and want to see the collection,” Harris said. “We have them on display in the service center in Fort Pierce and in our offices. Mr. Jetson will take them on a tour.” In the early ‘50s through the ‘80s, a group of 26 African Ameri-

can artists known as the “Florida Highwaymen,” used paint to capture the scenic and natural views of Florida’s untouched landscape. The artists would paint and sell their inexpensive pieces for around $25 along highway businesses. The artwork now sells for over $5,000 a painting. Harris said last year’s event drew more than 1,000. She stressed the importance of remembering the vital piece of Fort Pierce history. “It’s such a big part of our community,” Harris said. This year’s event will feature Highwaymen paintings from the Jetson collection, which will be on display. Music from the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society will be provided. Paintings from the original Highwaymen will be on sale. Doretha Hair, widow of Highwaymen founder Alfred Hair,

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CHAVEZ from page 1 family members still in the country frequently tell him about the rough living conditions they are forced to endure. “It’s hard. There are power outages, sometimes they can’t find food,” he said. “Sometimes water goes out.” Ballantyne’s wife Danielle, 30, said although she’s not Venezuelan, she has mixed emotions. “I’m sad because a person died, but for the country I think it’s going to be an eye-opening experience,” she said. “They need to see that Americans aren’t that bad. Right now, he has them brainwashed and they believe that Americans have caused them all of their problems.” Chavez, who frequently donned military fatigues, was a burly and boisterous figure who started a leftist, socialism revolution throughout the oil-rich nation. In one of Chavez’s most-famous tirades, the Venezuelan president called President George W. Bush a “donkey” and a “devil.” Chavez, who formed the Venezuelan People’s Liberation in 1977 with the hope of furthering his extreme beliefs, championed the poor during his initial election years later. During his reign, Chavez did not use his vast oil fortune to aid his low-income constituents, according to widespread reports. Inflation rates climbed and homicide figures rose during his presidency, reports state. Prior to his death, Chavez sought intensive cancer treatment in Cuba. The country’s vice president, Nicolas Maduro, will now rule. Danielle hopes that U.S. relations will improve. “Hopefully Venezuela and the U.S. can come to some sort of agreement and maybe our gas prices will drop,” she said. “If we could somehow come together instead of push away, there might be some kind of accord there.” Luis Ovalles, 49, of Venezuela, feels a sense of relief. “I’m happy…,” Ovalles said as

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Hugo Chavez Ballantyne translated. “There are a lot of years that have to happen until Venezuela gets on the same track that it was before.” Ovalles fondly recalled the day before Chavez’s tight reign. He noted a stark contrast between now and then. “I have two kids, one is 22 and one is 25,” Ovalles said. “I used to see a future for them. Now I don’t because of the government.” “He equalized everybody to the same place,” Ovalles said of the Communist-style leadership. Former Venezuelan national right-handed pitcher Guillaermo Larreal, 37, travelled with the team to watch the game, which ended in a 10-14 Venezuelan victory. Larreal hopes Chavez’s death will usher in a new era of reduced crime, as he expressed sorrow. “I’m feeling sad for the family,” Larreal said as his brother Juan Avila, 17, translated. “As baseball players, we don’t have relationships with the politicians.” Avila said Venezuela is polarized in the wake of Chavez’s death. “We can’t celebrate his death,” Avila said. “He made good things for some people, some bad things for other people, but he was our president and we need to be sorry for his loss and his family.”

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DERBY from page 1 monthly membership fee. For Pentz, being on the team is more than a few practices and games. She works on stamina and does a lot of endurance drills. She also works with a personal trainer three times a week. She has been injured several times, but takes it in stride. “I had to have hand surgery and I broke my leg last season,” she said. “That’s not too bad for four seasons.” While movies have shaped stereotypes about roller derby, Pentz said that the reality is quite different. “A lot of people don’t realize the different personalities and backgrounds,” she said. “We have scientists and attorneys. They’re professionals by day and Derby Girls at night. It’s amazing. When we meet girls from other leagues and we go out dressed up, we don’t recognize each other.” The team has 19 or 20 members, but only 14 are allowed to be on the official roster. Only five are on the floor at one time, and they cycle out as others come in. As the team grows, they hope to be able to field two teams, one for home and one away. New members, known as “fresh meat,” are welcome. “It takes time for them to get

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to those who need them. The services include case management, work experience, job coaching, computer skills, offender re-entry, developmental disability services and a program to help secure Social Security benefits. It runs a charter school in Boynton Beach, The Transition to Life Academy, that teaches the skills necessary for independence and self-sufficiency. Brian Edwards said that it is sometimes difficult for the public to connect the stores with all the services Gulfstream Goodwill provides. They may not realize how important the donations they make are to the organization’s mission. Edwards, who has been on the job 18 months, hopes to change that. “We’re trying to do a much better job of thanking those who donate and shop,” he said. Gulfstream Goodwill’s Palm City store is located at 3078 S.W. Martin Down Blvd. The new Port St. Lucie store is located at 1082 Gatlin Blvd. To schedule a pick-up, donate a car, boat or motorcycle or locate the nearest attended donation center, call 1-(800) 257-3305. For information about The Good Geeks Computer Refurbishing Department, call Horace Gilchrist at (561) 848-7200, Ext. 2290. Make secure donations online at www.gulfstreamgoodwill.com.

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This is a personal preference. I don’t see many touring Professionals playing without a glove. I think the reason being that skin against leather or rubber grips would seem to slip more because of your hands perspiring. Also in wet weather you seem to get a better grip on the club with gloves. As you know they do make all weather gloves just for that purpose. You see most players take their gloves off while hitting short chips or putting. They claim it gives them a better feel. I personally put the glove on at the first tee, and don’t take it off until the round is finished .So whatever feels comfortable to you that should be your best choice. 50 – 100—yards or more, first rule take one extra club – choke down on grip about 1 inch. Feet should be a little wider than normal with a sound base. You really want to try to pick the ball out of the sand. Try to eliminate a big turn it’s basically an arm – shoulder swing with little lower body action. The back-swing should be a little shorter thana-normal swing. The reason for the extra club. Basically you’re trying to punch the ball – The more your swing your body your more apt to hit the ball fat – So tighten

police officers who may become injured or seriously ill. “This is our way of saying thank you to the police officers who risk their lives every day to protect our community,” Cooper said at a recent board meeting. The presentation was made to David Butterworth, president of the FOP, during a Port St. Lucie City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 11 at City Hall.

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5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Enjoy the sounds of The Gene Reynolds Band, singing a bit of Irish. There will be food, children’s activities and craft vendors.

St. Patrick’s Day Festival hosted by the Friendly Sons and Daughters of Ireland and the City of Port St. Lucie’s 24th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade. Presented by Martin Health System. Festival runs through March 17. 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. The celebration begins with live music, performed by the Rowdy Micks, food and beer at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 878-2277.

AARP Tax Assistance at the Morningside Library. 9 a.m. to noon. This program is a partnership between the library and AARP. All tax assistance is provided by trained volunteers and is offered at no charge. There are no appointments. Clients will be served on a first-come, firstserved basis. 2410 S.E. Morn-

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St. Patrick’s Day Festival hosted by the Friendly Sons and Daughters of Ireland and the City of Port St. Lucie’s 24th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade. Presented by Martin Health System. Festival runs through March 17. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Authentic Irish food and beer will be served up along with Irish music, singing and dancing. Live music will be performed by Dublin City Ramblers and the Port St. Lucie Concert Band. Parade at 11 a.m. and will travel through the streets of City Center. Opening ceremony starts at noon. An Irish marketplace will offer arts and crafts, food vendors and a variety of other booths. Port St. Lucie Civic Center. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 878-2277. 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) 4655658.

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Community Garage Sale at Minsky Gym. 8 a.m. to noon. Find a bargain at this great monthly event or reserve a parking spot and unload all of your unwanted treasures. Event is free to shoppers. Vendors pay only $6.40 per parking spot. Vendors must reserve and pay for space in advance. 750 S.W. Darwin Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 344-4142.

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An Evening of Concert Music at Temple Beth El Israel. 7 p.m. Night of opera, Broadway scores and popular music. Patron admission, which includes a pre-event reception at 6 p.m. and preferred seating is $75. General admission is $36 and students are $25. Dessert will be served. 551 S.W. Bethany Drive, St. Lucie West. For tickets or more information, call (772) 336-2424. TC RC Scale Boats at Tradition on the east side of the lake. 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Treasure Coast RC Scale Boat Club meets every Sunday morning. For more information, visit tcrcboaters.org

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FORT PIERCE — The majestic waterfront views at one of the Treasure Coast’s hidden gems is nothing compared to the mouthwatering cuisine the restaurant serves to its faithful following. Family-owned On the Edge Bar & Grill always serves fresh, locally caught and never frozen seafood, including an assortment of grouper, mahi-mahi, snapper, tilefish, swordfish, tuna, oysters,

clams, scallops, shrimp and lobster. “All of our fish is caught fresh and delivered daily,” server and marketing and entertainment director Gina Rodriguez said. “Nothing is caught more than 150 miles away.” Seasonal guest Domenica Biello of Long Island New York spends much of her time at the quaint eatery, which is shaded with palm leaves that shuffle in the cool inlet breeze.

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FORT PIERCE — The first time I interviewed Elaina Newport, a founder of the political satire group, Capitol Steps, we spoke about the certainly of a presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani. Fortunately, Newport is better at political comedy than she is at prognostication. She and the Steps, founded by a bipartisan group of Congressional staffers, have been skewering the powerful and the silly in song since 1981. They come to Indian River State College on March 18, as part of the Fielden Institute for Lifelong Learning. Newport spoke from the group’s base in Washington, D.C., about more current political comedy. The 2012 political season pro-

EDGE from page 21 “I am very fussy about my food and what I eat. I will tell you I know fresh versus frozen,” said Biello, who had grilled mahi tacos served with the restaurant’s signature grilled Caesar salad, which comes as a full head of romaine lettuce. “The thing that you rarely find in a restaurant is fresh vegetables. I had them here.” “I’m always very impressed. It’s just a nice place,” she said “Beautiful sunset and great bands. It’s gorgeous and wonderful.” “I give this restaurant 10 stars,” Biello’s husband, Joe said, who had a tender Angus burger cooked to perfection. Biello said his fresh burger exemplifies the versatile restaurant has something for land and sea lovers alike. A great appetizer before trying one of the restaurant’s famous tacos, which come grilled, fried or blackened, is the seafood quesadilla. It comes with lump crab meat, shrimp, Brie cheese and caramelized onions served with a sweet raspberry dipping sauce. A highly recommended cocktail to accompany any appetizer is the Dragonfly. It’s a fruity mix of Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum, pineapple juice, Sprite and a splash of strawberry. A staff-recommended and popu-

vided fertile ground for the group, with songs about Herman Cain (“Love Potion Number 9-9-9”) and Newt Gingrich (“Three Little Wives of Newt.”) “There are only two women, so we had a competition among the men for the prettiest wife,” Newport said. “It was a prized role. These performers are not normal. In 2000, we came as hanging chads.” The end of the election season is not the end of political tomfoolery. “Right after the election, there was the Petraeus scandal,” Newport said. “We have ‘Sequestration without Representation.’ We even take on the European fiscal crisis, called ‘Greece,’ sung to the tunes from “Grease.’ You can do it if the performers are willing to look ridiculous.”

See STEPS page 23 lar plate with patrons is the panseared crab cake sandwich served on a Kaiser roll. “I love the crab cake. The quality is really good and there is a lot of crab cake in there,” Rodriguez said. “It’s served with a homemade Remoulade sauce, which is a mixture of creole mustard, mayonnaise and honey side sauce.” But perhaps the menu’s best specialty is when seafood meets soul food in a filling dish of shrimp and grits. An edgy choice, the dish does not disappoint. The deep fried white grits patties are topped with pan-seared shrimp with fresh rosemary cheddar cheese sauce served with sautéed fresh vegetables. Owner Clive Daem, who also owns an adjacent hotel, said the restaurant will celebrate four years next month. The restaurant boasts dozens of boat slips for sailors who want to grab a quality bite to eat. A sandy tiki bar below the restaurant’s main deck offers a tropical vibe without the hassle of taking a trip to the Bahamas. Daem said his food coupled with the spectacular views is a recipe for success. “We have beautiful sunsets. They (patrons) love looking out on the water,” Daem said. “The other day we had a manatee come through and the dolphins are right out there.”

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Harbor Place is having a fundraiser for the Southeast Florida Honor Flight with a St. Patrick’s Day “Dine or Dash” on Sunday, March 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Harbor Place is located at 3700 S.W. Jennings Road in Port St. Lucie. Call (772) 3374330 to RSVP.

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Photo courtesy of the Capitol Steps The political satire troupe Capitol Steps, which has been making fun of politicians and politics since 1981, comes to Indian River State College on March 18. The program is part of the Fielden Institute for Lifelong Learning.

STEPS from page 22 While the problems of the Republican Party are fodder for the “Embattled Hymn if the Republicans,” Newport said several Democrats hold promise.

“John Kerry at State has potential,” she said. “He’s already mispronounced a few things. Joe Biden’s always funny. Obama’s not as prone to mangling the language as Bush was, but he brought Joe Biden.”

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mentator were talking to some guy about princes and dukes and earls,” Chandler said. “One of them said, ‘We have royalty in America, the Duke of Earl.’ I didn’t see it, but I got so many phone calls.” Gene Chandler is still performing and he comes to the Sunrise Theatre on March 22, as part of Richard Nader’s Doo Wop and Rock ‘n Roll Show. Also on the bill are Tommy Mara & the Crests, who sang “Sixteen Candles” and “Cara Mia;” the Dubs, known for “Could this Be Magic?” and “Chapel of Dreams;” and Johnny Thunder, of “Loop De Loop” and “Everybody Do the Sloopy” fame. Chandler continued to record, and moved from doo wop into R & B, recording songs such as “Rainbow,” “Just Be True” and “Nothing Can Stop Me.” The latter two were written by Curtis Mayfield.

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DUKE from page 24 The performing side filled one need, but Chandler wanted more. He became a record producer as well as an artist. “I’ve always been an entrepreneur,” he said. “I wanted to do something with my money. I started off in the business I’d been in, recording. As president of Bamboo Records, Chandler produced “Backfield in Motion” by Mel and Tim. He was an executive with ChiSound Records when the Johnny Nash hit, “Get Down” came out in 1970, the year he had another big hit of his own, “Groovy Situation.” That year, he won Producer of the Year honors from the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers for his contributions as an artist and producer. “It’s been a great career,” he said. “Performing is one of the great parts, dealing with your fans, giving autographs and hugs. I’ve been very blessed.” Chandler continues to perform and spends some of the year in a condo he owns in Fort Lauderdale. He still enjoys going to clubs, but now it is to listen. He has real estate holdings across the country and doesn’t consider himself retired. He is looking forward to the Sunrise concert. “It’s a great show,” he said. “I’ve seen these other guys’ acts. They all put on a great show. I’ll

Gene Chandler be performing ‘Daddy’s Home,’ ‘Groovy Situation,’ ‘I Only Have Eyes for You,’ and ‘Rockin’ Robin.’” One can only guess that the other song will have something to do with American royalty. Richard Nader’s Doo Wop and Rock ‘n Roll presents Gene Chandler, Tommy Mara & the Crests, the Dubs and Johnny Thunder on March 22 at the Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $48 and $35. Tickets for VIP seating and a meet-and-greet with the performers are $75. Call the box office at (772) 4614775 or order online at www. sunrisetheatre.com.

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Amateur’s Guide to Identifying Old Photos at the Fort Pierce library branch. 1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. The Treasure Coast Genealogical Society member Kathy Huie will teach ways to identify the dates of the historic photos. Bring an old photo and try to date it according to the picture clues you will learn. The Treasure Coast Genealogical Society partners with the Library to offer classes and workshops. All classes presented at the Library are

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Marketing Your Small Business at the Morningside Library. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Program will help business owners assess the marketplace, understand competition, differentiate business and target customers. A member of the Service Corps of Retired Executives or S.C.O.R.E., will discuss the topics. 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-5632.

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