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TREASURE COAST — At least seven of 13 candidates listed by the Florida Department of Elections for the 18th Congressional District will be at the candidate forum hosted by the K.C. Ingram Show on Monday, June 27.

“On the Republican side, I have Brian Mast, Rick Kozell, Carl Domino, Rebecca Negron and

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Staff photo by Patrick McCallister Baseball fans, first responders, residents and members of the St. Lucie Mets took part in Unity Night, June 16 at Tradition Field in St. Lucie West. The team had a bloodmobile on hand and offered donors free admission.

Unity Night was to help St. Lucie County begin the healing after Omar Mateen’s shooting left dozens dead and injured in Orlando.

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TREASURE COAST — Martin County will take its next swing at shutting down the private-activity bonds the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Florida Development Finance Corporation approved for All Aboard Florida.

“It was never their legal authority,” County Attorney Michael Durham said in a phone interview.

On June 30 the county will be in a hearing at the District Court for the District of Columbia

arguing that the county has legal standing to challenge the federal transportation department’s decision to give the hybrid bonds the green light at the end of 2014. At best, Judge Christopher Cooper can agree and let the county move onto the next hearing. However, if the judge finds otherwise, the county can’t move to the next legal phase unless it wins an appeal.

In other words, Cooper can hand Martin a big setback, or a moderate win.

The Florida Development Finance Corporation’s, FDFC, board gave All Aboard Florida the nod last August to issue up to $1.75

billion in hybrid tax-exempt bonds — called private activity bonds — to build its proposed high-speed rail service from Miami to Orlando.

Martin isn’t the only county challenging the bonds. Indian River is as well. However, a Leon County state judge recently ruled against Indian River County in a similar case against the FDFC that Martin is taking to the federal court against the federal transportation department later this month.

Durham said complicating legal issues is the unusual nature of the proposed high-

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Jolien Caraballo aims to return to the District 4 seat she filled briefly in 2014 when the incumbent, Ron Bowen, was temporarily suspended. Caraballo said she learned a lot during her brief time on the Port St. Lucie City Council. She had a lot of background to draw from.

“I moved here when I was 11,” she said. “I was raised in Port St. Lucie.”

Caraballo attended Port St. Lucie High School. Teachers there helped develop her interest in government.

“That’s how I got started in all this,” she said. “When I was a kid in high school. I was 16, and started getting into law and debates.”

This election comes with a number of twists. In addition to two regular elections, Vice Mayor Linda Bartz is stepping down.

She’s making a run for the St. Lucie County Commission. In addition to two regular elections, the council will have a special

Jolien Caraballo “I think it’s important that as a (city council) our processes are A. transparent, and B. fair,” Caraballo said.

To combat any advantage larger companies can get with RFPs, Caraballo said the city should

give those that don’t make the cut brief explanations of what caused them to lose out in bids.

Additionally, Caraballo said that RFPs are written in a language that’s hard to understand: government.

“Government is never easy and understanding government is not easy,” she said.

Caraballo said when she examined RFPs the city issued, she realized that critical information to businesses trying to win contracts was often buried in paragraphs thick with perfunctory verbiage.

“I’d like to see the scoring system and most important information in the first 10 pages,” she said.

Caraballo said RFPs are only one common government document that needs simplification.

“Transparency to me goes above and beyond information; it’s also ease of information,” she said.

“I’m looking at this from a citizen’s perspective.”

Caraballo is married and has two children.

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Council Member Michelle Berger is not running for reelection. The only incumbent making a run is Bowen. Caraballo is one of two challengers. David Skiles is the other.

After the election, there could be a new council majority. A new city attorney will be starting to settle into that office. The city council terminated the previous city attorney, Pam Booker, in February. It hasn’t yet hired a new city attorney. Additionally, at the last regular meeting of the council, Jeff Bremer, city manager, announced his resignation.

He’ll step down at the end of December.

Caraballo manages Fusion Aveda Spa & Salon. She approaches government from a small-business perspective. Something she’d like to get done is changing the city’s request for proposals, RFP, system. While that may seem arcane, RFPs are the gateway for companies getting to do business with the city.

But, Caraballo said, that huge financial flow is cryptic to many smaller businesses that can’t employ people trained to respond to RFPs like larger ones can.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Chauncelor R. Howell, Gunny, is one of 11 candidates vying for three open Port St. Lucie Council seats. The election could produce a freshman majority on the commission.

“My motivation is simply there are a lot of things that need to be addressed here,” Howell said.

“The circle of networks I find myself in, the question is asked — what’s going on in city hall; what’s going on with the city council? My question is — who’s going to do something about it?”

Howell came to Port St. Lucie 10 years ago. He grew up in the Miami area and joined the Marine Corps in 1983. He served until 2003. Howell said the Marine Corps equipped him to lead a city.

“I believe I bring forth a new style of leadership, a new vision and a new direction we should be going in,” he said.

Howell said that a harsh past isn’t back far enough for the city council to move on.

“Anyone who has lived here for an excess of five years have had a firsthand experience with failed economic ventures,” he said. “We don’t seem to have leaders who have an explanation of how we got where we are.”

Two examples Howell cited are Digital Domain and Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida.

Digital Domain’s Tradition Studios was touted as an economic-development investment, a state-of-the art animation facility that would put PSL on the map as an entertainment tech hub. The city bonded the nearly $40 million construction of a 115,000-square-foot building with visions of high-paying jobs and lucrative expansion. Instead it got a belly-up company laying off 300 in 2012.

Back in 2010 the city put up almost $65 million borrowed dollars to build and furnish the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida, VGTI, with a facility in Tradition. VGTI was going to pay it back with interest over 30 years, but it went belly up last year after Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a grant the State Legislature passed to keep the non-profit

Chauncelor R. Howell medical researcher in Florida.

The city sold Tradition Studio to Christ Fellowship for $13 million last year, much less than it hoped for. It’s still trying to recover anything for losses from the VGTI closure.

To get from under the bad debt load, the City Council voted 4-1 to pass a property-tax hike of 15 to 20 percent depending on how the calculation is made. The council adopted a rate of about $6.62 for every $1,000 dollars of accessed, non-exempt property value. That includes about $1.22 for voted debt. The other $5.41 goes toward the 2015-2016 budget approved by the council: $559.3 million. Council member who voted for the increase said they anticipate it’ll be for one year, and residents should see reductions in 2017.

Howell said what hasn’t happened is understanding, and that’s key to progress.

“We don’t seem to have leaders who have an explanation of how we got where we are,” he said.

He also said no one has had heads of departments explain the thinking that got the city into bad economic-development gambles.

“We’re having economic failures but there’s no person in the fault tree to go to be held accountable,” Howell said.

Michelle Berger is the District 2 incumbent. She’s not running for reelection. Howell faces four competitors: John Carvelli, Linda Gausten, Robert L. Joseph and Armando Rodriquez. In addition to District 2, there’s a regular election for District 4, and a special election for District 1.

Howell is married and has an adult child in the area.

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bviously there is no reckoning the tragedy of the Orlando massacre: the 49 innocent lives cut short in the midst of dance, the several tens of survivors still struggling for peace, the renewed pain of persecution the LGBTQ community must feel, the emotionally ransacked families and friends of the victims, and the millions of heartbruised people across the world and right next door, shaken to their humanity by this symbol of abject hatred — the latest episode in an ongoing series of horror.

As pundits and politicians are weighing on either side of the gun debate and the growing ISIS threat, as islamophobia and homophobia are brought to the surface of our national discourse, as we learn more about the particulars of this case, and

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Omar Mateen was not ISIS. And he was.

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more than a tenuous connection between Mateen and the organizations he has verbally linked himself to: Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, and ISIS – consequently, all of these organizations are vicious enemies of one another, though Mateen says he was affiliated with them all.

Mateen was a mentally and socially diseased young man with a long history of maladjustment, who alienated his peers, beat his wife, and abused steroids. He dreamed of being a cop, probably because he felt helpless otherwise. He had most likely been manipulated by a toxic family

environment for years, and in response sent up an embarrassing amount of red flags that went unheeded. He was most likely frustrated with his inability to truly express love, to find community. His beliefs were in conflict and opportunistic.

He was scared of a life of total unimportance (though he had a wife and child).

All of Mateen’s vulnerability played perfectly into the schemes of ISIS, who did not take him in so much as a foster-parent does an orphan, but as a cannon accepts a cannonball.

Mateen was the sort of broken human being that has come to be characterized as the “lone wolf.” He was not ISIS, but he was.

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Murphy introduces bill to combat Zika FOR YOUR VOICE NEWS & VIEWS

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eases like Zika. Additionally, to better prepare our communities to prevent and respond to future mosquito-borne diseases, the legislation calls for a study of existing mosquito control programs to provide recommendations moving forward. The SMASH Act is the House companion to S. 3039 introduced last week by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Richard Burr (R-NC).

“With more than 2,000 cases of Zika already in the United States and its territories and a vaccine at least several months away, effective mosquito control programs are what will make the difference between a few cases and an epidemic. To do that, Congress must provide the resources necessary for states and local partners to implement and maintain world-leading mosquito control programs and control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases,” said Murphy. “Time is of the essence to get out in front of this growing threat to public health and I hope both chambers will quickly act on this much-needed legislation, as well as provide the full funding necessary to protect Americans from Zika.”

“This federal assistance would certainly help mosquito control districts in Florida and around the country to combat the threat from Zika as well as the many other serious mosquito-borne

Patrick Murphy diseases. There are so many ways we can employ these funds.

Increased research and steppedup public education are just two of those critical needs. Mosquito control is a complex business, and we need all the help we can get. A significant Zika outbreak in our district would be devastating.

This grant program would help to offset the dropoff in state mosquito funding in recent years,” said Glenn Henderson, Interim Director – Mosquito Control & Coastal

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Palm City’s Ingram is also known as K.C. Traylor. She’s hosted the weekly local talk radio show for about two years.

“On the Democratic side, I have Jonathan Chane, John Xuna and Randy Perkins is uncertain at this point. He has not said yes or no.”

The forum will be at Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. Democrats will kick off the evening at 4:05 p.m. They’ll have an hour. Republicans will follow at 5:30 p.m. They, too, will have an hour.

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1450,” Ingram said. “Listen from the comfort of your home.”

Additionally, the Stuart radio station will archive the forum for folks to listen at will.

Ingram said this isn’t a debate.

“It’s is a forum,” Ingram said. “It’s set up so there will be nine to 12 questions.”

Candidates will have two minutes to answer the questions. Ingram said the questions are a compilation of suggestions emailed to the show, and her talking to groups such as veterans organizations.

Audience members won’t have the opportunity to ask or submit questions. There won’t be any free swipes at other candidates.

“If a candidate’s name is men-

tioned (by another when answering questions), they’ll have a chance for rebuttal,” Ingram said.

There’ll also be a round of quick questions.

“These are for or against questions,” Ingram said. “They won’t have the opportunity to elaborate.”

However— “Each candidate is offered an hour on my show if they want to talk about any of the topics more in depth,” Ingram said.

The incumbent, Patrick Murphy, is vacating the congressional seat to make a bid to become Florida’s junior Senator. The 18th District encompasses the predominantly Democratic St. Lucie County and predominantly Republican Martin

County. It also has a sliver of Palm Beach County’s northern side. The district has drawn a lot of national attention, because it’s one of the few highly-competitive congressional seats around. Ingram said the forum will be all about the 18th Congressional District.

Richard Geisinger will co-moderate the forum. He’s the president of the Martin County Taxpayers Association, but will not be representing that organization at the forum.

“I just think it’s a really good opportunity,” she said. “It’s an opportunity to get to know these candidates better. It’s free and open to the public. It’s going to be first-come first-served.”

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TRAINS from page 1 speed passenger rail that would pass though the Treasure Coast 32 times a day.

It’s proposed to be a large piece of non-traditional transportation infrastructure that’s privately owned, but financed in part with government loans and the hybrid bonds. The closest analogy is the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak. That’s a not-for-profit company created by legislation in 1970 operating partly with government funding. Amtrak started on existing passenger routes as passenger routes.

The amount of the private-activity bonds is also unprecedented in the Sunshine State — $1.8 billion. Gail Rayos, spokeswoman for the FDFC, said in a previous email response to queries that the passenger rail bond is, by far, the largest in the state’s history.

The average bond issuance from 2009 to 2014 was $29.6 million.

The Martin County Commission filed the federal suit against the transportation department in April last year. It tapped a $1.4 million opposition fund it created — and later expanded — to file the suit against the Department of Transportation. Indian River County set up a $2.7 million fund to oppose All Aboard Florida and filed separate lawsuits.

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Last August railway administration issued the final environmental impact statement for the proposed passenger train. It wasn’t what opponents hoped for. “…the Project is not anticipated to result in cumulative impacts that would be collectively significant and adverse,” the report reads. “With respect to transportation, air quality and economic resources, the Project would have beneficial cumulative impacts.”

All Aboard Florida officials have repeatedly said the company expects to start a southern leg next year, going from West Palm Beach to Miami. It’s repeatedly claimed it’ll be ready to expand to Orlando the next year.

Durham said that Martin is “accustomed to setbacks,” but is nowhere close to putting a white flag on a pole.

“We’re still plugging away,” he said.

St. Lucie County created a $500,000 fund to combat All Aboard Florida last May. It’s assisted the other Treasure Coast counties in their suits.

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TRADITION — A tradition is coming to Tradition. Handmade raft racing is launching at Tradition Square on Sunday, July 3.

It’s a return to a Port St. Lucie tradition — the Treasure Coast Raft Race.

John Mangan, co-owner of South Florida Event Management, said the entertainment company was looking to make a splash on the Treasure Coast.

“I said, ‘What’s better than racing on a homemade raft?,’” he said. “We’re bringing back one of the great events of Port St. Lucie.”

Was a time ‘round the ‘70s to ‘90s that folks got together for raft races on the St. Lucie River near St. Lucie West. Indeed— “I raced back in the mid-‘90s,” Mangan said.

His performance in those races?

“Awful,” Mangan said.

But, he had fun, and so did a lot of other folks.

The event will be on Lake Tradition near the Tradition Town Hall, 10799 S.W. Civic Lane. Gates will open at noon and racing will launch at 2 p.m.

“The race could take two to three

hours,” Mangan said.

Admission is $5. Some of the proceeds will benefit the Treasure Coast Food Bank.

“Besides the race, there’s going to be an all-day festival,” Mangan said.

That festival is going to have live music, a kids zone, food trucks, a hotdog-eating contest and hairy back competition. No, really, there’s going to be a hairy back competition. Mangan said so far about six teams have registered for the race.

“We’d like 10 to 15 the first year,” Mangan said. “We hope a lot of people come through.”

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“We’re going to take them all the way up to the day of the event,” Mangan said There’ll be rescue crews on the lake during the race. A wildlife expert will inspect and, if needed, clear dangerous creatures from the lake before racers head out.

Rules for raft construction are online. Mangan said it’s pretty simple really — everything goes except for motors and boat hulls.

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Though the intent and investment of its members couldn’t be more opposite, ISIS bears operational similarities to Occupy Wall Street. Like the anti-capitalist movement of 2011, ISIS has adopted a come-one-come-all recruitment attitude. Would-be assassins are only required to pledge allegiance to leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, and regardless of their motive, they are eligible for martyrdom. Sadly, however, in being sent to their

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In the case of Omar Mateen, he may have suffered from an organic disease that was beyond repair. The serpent in his bosom could have been so embedded there was no hope. But very few people are that impervious to loving attention. It is truly embarrassing how obvious Mateen’s maladjustment was, how clear his formation into a psychopath, how many opportunities those around him had to intervene and didn’t, to possibly correct his course, away from hate and toward community.

There are aspects to this story that are mysterious and perhaps will always be, but this much is clear: ISIS was not the only influencing factor that led to the events of June 12. He may have been radicalized in the end, but that is only because in life, his family, his community, his coworkers, everyone who knew him seemed to abandon him to the diabolical momentum of his hatred.

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Researchers are using conventional dart tags and implanted acoustic transmitters to track mature fish. An array of acoustic receivers along the coast can detect the individual fish when they swim nearby. The movement patterns will provide more information to management to make informed decisions on the stocks and to provide a geographical location of the biological stock boundary. In addition, scientists are collecting genetic samples from tagged fish.

A total of 150 transmitters (50 each in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina) will be used for the one-year study.

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“A vote of yes on Referendum #6 will help to ensure and preserve the safety of our residents by providing our fire district with the necessary funds to replace aging and inefficient fire trucks, fire stations and equipment,” said Travis Walker, the PAC’s chairman.

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Law enforcement agencies nationwide will be out in force June 24-26, looking for boaters who choose to boat under the influence, and then removing them from the water. Increased awareness about the dangers of boating under the influence, along with officers focused on identifying impaired operators, aim to drastically reduce the number of accidents and deaths due to impaired boating.

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Protecting the public goes to the heart of our mission,” said Maj. Richard Moore, FWC’s Boating and Waterways Section Leader.

“Our agency is participating in Operation Dry Water, and joining thousands of law enforcement officers nationwide to decrease the number of accidents, injuries and deaths that come as a result of boaters who choose to drink and boat.”

In Florida it is illegal to operate a vessel with a BAC level of .08 or higher. The FWC wants to remind boaters to stay safe this summer by staying sober on the water.

Alcohol use is one of the leading contributing factors in recreational boater deaths. During the national weekend of heightened awareness and high-visibility enforcement, boaters can expect to see an enhanced law enforcement presence and increased messaging about this dangerous and preventable crime.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — For the seventh consecutive year, the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners received recognition from the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Achievement Awards program.

St. Lucie County received 2016 Achievement Awards for its “Students Ride Free” Transit Program in the Transportation category and for the IFAS/Extension Office’s Air Potato Biological Control Program in the County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability category.

“The Board of County Commissioners has the pleasure of witnessing on a regular basis the outstanding work that our dedicated employees provide for our community. When we have an organization on a national level recognizing and rewarding our unique programs and services, it validates the fact that St. Lucie County is embracing the opportunity to server our citizens, while becoming a bona fide leader in government,” said St. Lucie County Commission Chairman Kim Johnson.

This isn’t the first national recog-

nition that these programs have received. The transit program was honored with American City & County’s Crown Community Award in December; while the Air Potato Control Program earned an Innovative Award from the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) earlier this year.

During the past seven years, St. Lucie County’s has received 17 NACo Achievement Awards for its various programs and services.

Created in 1970, the NACo’s Achievement Awards recognize innovative programs development by counties in 21 different categories.

The National Association of Counties is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States.

Founded in 1935, NACo’s membership totals more than 2,000 counties, representing more than 80 percent of the nation’s population. For more information visit: www.naco.org.

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He donated the helmet. Raffling that off, we raised $2,500.

We were able to give (Martin County Veterans Service Office supervisor) Tony Reese a check for $17,500.”

Last year the Vietnam Veterans of America’s Chapter 1041 had an idea.

What if the Martin County Veterans Service Office supervisor, Reese, had a pot of money to help cash-strapped veterans? Normally Reese fills his days helping veterans file claims and appeals to the Department of Veterans Affairs. But, a few times a month he gets veterans who need things the VA doesn’t offer.

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Reese thought the upstart chapter meant $500, $1,000.

After all, it had maybe 70 some members, right?

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TREASURE COAST — June is Alzheimer’s Brain and Awareness Month, and throughout the 30 days the Alzheimer’s Association aims to raise awareness and educate the community about this epidemic.

During the entire month, the Association will be sharing the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s and then on June 20, the longest day of the year, the association hosted its second signature event – The Longest Day. The Longest Day is a sunrise-to-sunset event to honor the strength, passion and endurance of those living with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. The event took place on June 20, the longest day of the year.

Participants completed approximately 16 hours of activity ranging from running, cooking, knitting to playing bridge, to help advance Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

The Southeast Florida Chapter is hosting its second annual Paint the Town Purple event the last week of June. During the week-long event – June 24 to July 1 – landmarks from Stuart down to the Keys will be purple.

In Martin County, the Roosevelt Bridge, Sailfish Fountain and Lady Abundance Fountain will be purple during the event.

“We want people to see purple everywhere and to start to connect that color with our cause. If we raise awareness, we are one step closer to accomplishing our mission,” said Ann May, CEO of the Southeast Florida Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Oh, the jokes I could tell if this were not a family newspaper! Australia’s “Naked Magic Show” comes to the Sunrise Theatre July 21 with the slogan, “Good magicians don’t need sleeves and great ones don’t need pants.” What, exactly, that means is just one of the questions I had for Mike Tyler, one-half of the team (and no, don’t ask which half.) Magician Chris Wayne is his other half.

Unfortunately, I could only interview Tyler by phone, as they were in a different time zone at press time. I had my list of questions ready and could only wonder how long it would take for this interview to get way out of my control.

It didn’t take long.

I asked Tyler if the magic or naked came first. He said it was the magic.

“We’d been magicians for eight years before creating the naughtiest magic show.”

Tyler has a university degree in business and marketing. I asked him if his career was his mother’s dream.

“I always wanted to be a doctor, but my mum and dad wanted me to be a magician,” he said. “My friend Chris and I sat down and talk about creating a magic show unlike any other. We wanted a

“We promise the most amazing magic show,” he said. It’s an orgy of magic, comedy and nudity.

It’s kind of like ‘Magic Mike,’ but with real magic. All the tricks are themed around naughty topics we talk about with friends behind closed doors after a couple of drinks. It’s also one of the funniest comedy shows you’ll ever see. We do get fully naked by the end of the show.”

He wouldn’t comment on whether that was as threat or a promise.

Tyler said nudity has a distinct purpose in the act.

Magicians, after all, use redirection to get audiences to look elsewhere.

“I think nudity helps redirect,” he said. “They’re too busy trying to catch a view of our magic hand.

We get naked to create something different and get rid of those magic stereotypes. It’s 2016 and time for magicians to invent something original.”

Tyler noted that the show is interactive. (Feel free to fill in here whatever you want.)

“It’s a live experience,” he said. “There’s a non-stop party atmosphere. We get volunteers on stage but they don’t need to get naked. Every audience member gets to take part in one

show that would attract an audience that it wouldn’t otherwise attract. There are no top hats, no magic wands. We try to strip away the stereotypes.”

(Feel free to fill in the blanks.)

I asked Tyler why so many Australian groups, like Thunder from Down Under and his duo prefer to perform in the all-together.

“It’s so hot Down Under,” he said. “We like to show everybody our down under.”

By now, I had firmly lost control of the interview because I was laughing too hard. In an attempt to regain control, I asked him what audiences could expect from the show.

Mike Tyler and Chris Wayne are the magicians from Down Under who perform in “The Naked Magic Show.” The two, who leave nothing to the imagination except the magic, come to the Sunrise Theatre July 21.

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TREASURE COAST — Outlaugh Hunger, the comedy fundraiser that supports Treasure Coast Food Bank, returns this summer to the Sunrise Theater’s Black

Box Aug. 19 — just in time to help restock food pantries when shelves are nearly bare.

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COMEDY from page 28 includes Broadway, TV and film credits. He’s entertained cruise ship crowds out of South Florida for several years. As much an entertainer as a comedian, Zimmerman’s movie credits include TAP with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr., Harlem Nights, and Broadway’s Tap Dance Kid. Expect him to include some foot work along with his comedy. Also expect him to get the audience involved in the family-oriented performance.

Zimmerman is joined by crowd favorites from last year Tomas Diebold along with Casey Peruski, who performs regularly at the Sunrise.

“Zimmerman is one of our favorite acts. He’s perfect for these kinds of events because he can play to all audiences, said Peruski, who performs his own brand of observational comedy with his uncle, Michael “Spaz” McGoorty as Casey N Spaz. “We love the Treasure Coast Food Bank,” Peruski added. “I donated my time last year because we love to see great things and great shows in our community.”

The late summer performance is expected to help stock Treasure Coast Food Bank’s shelves at a time when pantry shelves typically go bare. Last year’s event

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Photo courtesy of The Salvation Army He may be only 8-years-old but he’s mighty. Port St. Lucie resident Christian DeVico and his mother Kristine recently undertook collecting for a food drive for the Salvation Army. Together, they collected over 260 pounds of non-perishable food to feed the hungry. Communities in St. Lucie West, Tradition and all over Port St. Lucie chipped in for the collection. “He has seen what he can do to help out the community when he realized how much food they actually collected he was so excited,” said DeVico. Christian has plans to embark on another food drive for the Salvation Army soon and has been inspired to learn he is helping feed many people.

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Group bicycle road ride, 7:30 a.m., starting at Sprockets Adventures, 347 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd. Group ride goes along Crosstown Boulevard to PGA Village and Tradition. It’s for low to high experience and fitness levels. About 40 to 50 miles with good bailout points. Weekly event. For more, call (772) 3363399.

Florida Quarter Horse Show 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fairgrounds & Equestrian Center, 15601 W Midway Road, Fort Pierce. For details visit www.fqha.net.

South Florida Surf vs. Floridians FC Semi-Pro Soccer 7 p.m. at the South County Regional Sports Complex 560 SW University Blvd.,Port St. Lucie.

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Movie Matinee: Pan at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Peter, 12-year-old orphan, is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny — to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan. Starring Levi Miller and Hugh Jackman. Rated PG, 111 minutes. All Library events are open to the public and offered at no charge. Port St. Lucie Branch Library, 180 SW Prima Vista Blvd, Port St Lucie, (772) 871-5450 or email bella@stlucieco.org.

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Critter Crunch & Munch free program at 3 p.m. at the Oxbow Eco-Center, 5400 NE ST. James Drive, Port St. Lucie.

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Port Salerno Green Market Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5150 Railway Avenue, Port Salerno. For information call (772) 345-3797.

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World Ocean Day is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Lucie County Aquarium. Activities include learning stations, crafts, face painting, seining demonstrations in the Indian River Lagoon, and other activities centered around our blue planet. The first 50 children (12 and younger) will receive a free gift bag filled with educational materials. Admission to the Aquarium, located at 420 Seaway Drive on South Hutchinson Island, is $4 for adults and $3 for seniors (55+) and children.

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South Florida Surf soccer home game verses Floridians FC at the South County Regional Stadium, 560 NW University Blvd, Port St

Zumba with Karla at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd., 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Zumba is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness party that’s moving millions of people towards joy and health. The class is for those ages 14 and older. There’s a $20 monthly fee, or $7 for one class.

For more, call Karla Aviles at (772) 240-9909.

LEGOs at Morningside Library 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Join the LEGO Madness. Build, learn, and play with a ton of LEGOs. Most suited for grades kindergarten through 5th. All Library events are open to the public and offered at no charge. The library is at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more, call Stephanie Spears at (772) 3375632.

Graphic Novel Workshop at the Port St. Lucie Branch Library 2 to 3:30 p.m. Learn how to write a graphic novel. Supplies available.

For those grades nine to 12. The library is at 180 S.W. Prima Vista Blvd. For more, call (772) 8715450.

West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 343-1146.

SUNDAY, JUNE 26 National Beautician’s Day Treasure Coast Remote Control Scale Boaters 8 to 11 a.m. at the east side of Lake Tradition

by Tradition Square. The group meets every Sunday, weather permitting. For more visit tcrcboaters.org.

Florida Quarter Horse Show 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fairgrounds & Equestrian Center, 15601 W

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Tradition Green Market will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Landing at Tradition, Southwest Village Parkway. Shop local vendors for produce, arts and crafts. Every Sunday.

Rock n’ RiverWalk on the Riverwalk Stage, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, will be 1 to 4 p.m.

For more about the lineup, visit www.hist​oricdowntownstu​art. com/rockin-​riverwalk.

MONDAY, JUNE 27 National Orange Blossom Day Social bridge 1 to 4 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Play social, or “party,” bridge Monday afternoons with friendly people who, first and foremost, want to have an enjoyable, brain-stimulating time. All levels welcome.

The phone number is (772) 8782277.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28

St. Lucie Public Schools requests teachers to apply for career openings at the Teacher Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. School leaders will be at West Gate K-8 School, 1050 N.W. Cashmere Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

To apply online, visit www.stlucieschools.org. For detailed information about the career fair, contact the Human Resources Department of St. Lucie Public Schools at (772) 429-7500.

Ballet 7 to 8 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. This is a basic ballet class that can help your child with other activities, such as baton or gymnastics. Basic barre and center technique will be taught in order to improve coordination, stretch, and grace.

Students should wear any solid colored body suit, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, and hair must be pulled back in bun or pony tail. There’s a $35 fee. For more, email Sonya Hoffman at jc1hoffman@yahoo.com.

Spanish: Advanced Conversation at MS Library at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Morningside Branch Library 2410 SE Morn-

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Spaghetti and Shrimp Shrimp sautéed in a tomato basil sauce Rack of lamb Herb crusted finished with port wine reduction Rigatoni Vodka Prosciutto, peas and mushrooms in Vodka sauce Wild Mushroom Risotto Shiitake, cramini, portabella mushrooms with shaved asiago cheese and white truffle oil

Chicken Parmigiana Nonna's Breadcrumbs, tomato sauce, and mozzarella Chicken Francese Dipped in egg batter finished with white wine lemon and herbs Chicken Marsala Sautéed in a mushroom marsala wine demi Wild Salmon Piccata Grilled wild salmon with capers, sun dried tomato, artichoke, and mushrooms in a lemon white wine sauce Add a mixed green or caesar salad - $2.25 Price subject to change - not valid on holidays

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This advanced Spanish class is taught by a volunteer instructor from Hispanics in Action, Inc. All Library programs are free and open to the public.

Tablet tutoring by appointment at the PSL Library from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments available Tuesdays and Fridays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Get basic tablet and e‐reader instruction, learn about Overdrive, the digital audiobook and e‐book lending tool from your library, hear answers to FAQs about the library’s digital collection, discover how to download e‐books to your device.

Please remember to bring all your passwords & your Library Card and be sure to charge your device. For more call 871-5450 to schedule your one-on-one appointment or e-mail wilsonj@stlucieco. org

Library Science Olympics at PSL Library from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Library Science Olympics are hands-on science experiments for kids in grades K through 5. Plan to arrive early, Science Lab space is limited. Port St. Lucie Branch Library 180 SW Prima Vista Blvd. Port St. Lucie.

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National Camera Day Stained glass class 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Learn the art of creating stained glass in the six-week course for beginners and intermediates. Classes cover basic and advanced skills and will complete one project in the Tiffany copper foil technique. Seating is limited.

The class is for those ages 18 and older. The monthly fee is $99. The phone number is (772) 878-2277.

Co-Ed Golf Clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Fairwinds Golf Course. For $20 enjoy 90 minutes of great instruction on all aspects of the game with a low 6-to-1 student to instructor ratio.

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Writers Workshop at Morningside Library at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 9 a.m. to noon. Meet with other writers in the Morningside Writers Group to read and critique writing in preparation for publishing. Drop in for a visit, or take work to read. For more, call Maureen Gallagher, (772) 337-5632.

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West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Tues. through Sat. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 343-1146.

St. Lucie Mets verses the Palm Beach Cardinals at Tradition Field, 525 N.W. Peacock Blvd. starting at 6:30 p.m. For more, visit www.milb.com.

Rinelli’s Yellow Tail Restaurant Karaoke 7 p.m. to close. 101 N. Second St., Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 4665474.

FRIDAY, JULY 1 National Postal Worker Day Coffee with the Council will be 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Join an informative update from the Port St. Lucie City Council with a different council member each month.

Coffee with the Council is held the fourth Friday of every month, is fee, and is open to the public.

Complimentary refreshments are available. For more, call the St. Lucie Chamber of Commerce at (772) 595-9999.

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