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ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION
YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 4/ISSUE 20
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016
Make a wish. Make a play.
New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud breaks up a double play sliding into second base covered by Dustin Ackley of the New York Yankees during the only meeting between the two clubs in St. Lucie West this spring training season. The game ended in a 4-4 tie in ten innings at Tradition Field Wednesday, March 9. The Mets are scheduled to play the Washington Nationals on Friday, March 18 and their only game against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, March 20.
Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer New York Mets closing pitcher Jeurys Familia signs a souvenir ball for Cassidy Taylor of Tradition before the start of the game against the Detroit Tigers Monday, March, 7 at Tradition Field in St. Lucie West. Cassidy was the honorary Make-A-Wish Play Ball kid for the day.
Mitch Kloorfain chief photographer
Rally organizers aim to Move ‘Em West Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
pmccallister@YourVoiceWeekly.com
TREASURE COAST — Opposition to the proposed All Aboard Florida is strong, if not more so a confederation of opponents than an organization of them. On Saturday, March 19, that loosely-organized group of protestors will
head to Florida East Coast Industries’ tracks at six locations from Palm Beach to Brevard counties for the “Move ‘Em West Rally at the Rails.” Move ‘Em West is a reference to compelling All Aboard Florida, which is owned by Florida East Coast Industries, to use CSX Corporation tracks that run near Lake Okeechobee. The company has nixed the idea.
Susan Mehiel, publisher of the e-newsletter Train Wreck Times, said the confederated rally was by popular demand. “A group of us along the Treasure Coast said we need to do something — we need to do a rally,” she said. “We didn’t want to do the standard rally where there’s a stage and people go and talk and talk and talk. We had people saying, ‘Come on, let’s
grab our signs and bullhorns and go to the train tracks.” For those who want to do more protesting, there’ll be the “Smart Change, Not Ramrod Trains!” rally and concert on Saturday, April 9, at Stuart’s Memorial Park, 100 S.E. Ocean Blvd. That rally will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include updates about ongoing le-
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