StLucieWest 3-29-2013

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ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION

“The senior citizens are who they’re killing. They have a lot of fun.” Joe Davis PGA Village resident

YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 1/ISSUE 21

YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013

Three full moons at Tradition Field as officials go bald By Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Ron Parrish, St. Lucie County Fire chief, Jack Kelly, former Port St. Lucie City Council member and Ken Mascara, St. Lucie County sheriff, show their unified commitment to the Boy’s & Girl’s Club of St. Lucie County by fulfilling their promise to have their heads shaved after reaching a fundraising goal. The ceremonial shaving took place at home plate at Tradition Field following a Mets victory over the Washington Nationals Saturday, March 23.

ST. LUCIE WEST — A buzz cut is better than a budget cut. And no one knows better than St. Lucie County’s fire chief, the sheriff and one retired city councilman. At a March 23 New York Mets game, St. Lucie County Fire Chief Ron Parrish, Sheriff Ken Mascara and former city Councilman Jack Kelly had their luxuriant locks sheared to the scalp in front of spectators, who cheered, laughed and snapped photos of the side-splitting show. Months earlier, the trio agreed to go hairless if The Boys & Girls Club raised $150,000 to keep its Port St. Lucie Chuck Hill Unit open. The club announced late last year the unit was in danger of closing if the funds weren’t

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PORT ST. LUCIE — Cascades resident James Brown, 69, said if the Senate approves a measure to kill arcades throughout the state, he and thousands of other senior citizens will have no place to turn for affordable entertainment. “This is very important to seniors. It gives us something to do on the days when we have extra time,” said Brown, who’s been playing at local arcades in Port St. Lucie for the past seven years. “It’s a good way to have some free time. You’re not thinking about any problems and you just enjoy yourself.”

TRADITION — The sprawling fortress erected exclusively for powerhouse production company Digital Domain was once a sign of hope and growth for Tradition, St. Lucie West and the rest of the city. Since Digital Domain filed for bankruptcy in September, laying off hundreds of employees, the now defunct empire’s 115,000-square-foot, $40 million animation castle has stood vacant. Until now. In what is perhaps an ironic twist, part of the building has once again become a light at the end of a dark tunnel.

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