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ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION
YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 3/ISSUE 33
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Flag Day anthem
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015
Tradition Field of dreams for FSL All Stars this weekend STAFF REPORT
Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Stacey Manci of Port St. Lucie performed the national anthem on Flag Day at Tradition Field in St. Lucie West following several veterans-related presentations and recognitions prior to the St. Lucie Mets 5-2 victory over Palm Beach.
ST. LUCIE WEST — The Florida State League All-Star Game on June 20, to be played this year at Tradition Field, is the only allstar game in affiliated professional baseball played on a Saturday night. This year’s All-Star Game will be the third for which St. Lucie is host and the 12-team league’s 54th. The previous two at Tradition Field were in 1994 and 2004. At that 1994 FSL All-Star Game, shortstop Derek Jeter represented the Tampa Yankees
See ALL-STAR page 3
Compost USA owner: Facility will be good for St. Lucie County FOR YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Compost USA has been a point of contention for a great many St. Lucie PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FORT PIERCE, FL PERMIT NO. 248 ECRWSS
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County residents since the opening of a facility was proposed here last year. A month ago, county commission chambers were packed to standing-room only capacity with residents – many from PGA Village – who are not
happy with the idea that a facility using human waste as a material ingredient for compost, will be manufactured in their backyards. Kris Creeden, partial owner of the company, is hoping that he can convince residents that this
will be a positive contribution to the community. Compost USA is a composting company that was originally based out of Ocala, which is proposing a 198-acre fa-
See COMPOST page 7 19379
Elizabeth Petrell