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TREASURE COAST — Sunday, July 10, was a sunny morning by the St. Lucie River. There were few boats on the water. There was a light breeze, however. When it shifted westward, everyone groaned. A small bay nearby was covered in a thick blanket of cyanobacteria, blue-green algae. When the sun hit it right, the algae bloom looked like a solid, beautiful alien landscape one could walk on. It glimmered in rich, surreal colors.
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TRADITION — Martin Health System (MHS) continues to be at the forerunner in medical science, after 77 years of providing health care to the Treasure Coast. “We really try to make sure that we’re providing the kind of care
that you would find in a larger city,” says communication director Scott Samples. “This area has been growing for quite some time. We’ve tried to stay at the forefront of a lot of technology that is out there.” Since opening in 2013, the Tradition campus alone has seen such demand they’ve already initiated a second-phase expansion that will double the amount of hospital rooms to 180, add medical offices, and install new specialized facilities by 2018. One of these facilities will be a
new catheterization unit. In May, MHS introduced an innovative alternative to open-heart surgery: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or TAVR. This procedure is offered to patients with aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve) who because of age or certain comorbidities may be ineligible for surgery. The procedure installs a new valve with the use of a catheter inserted through a small incision in the groin and fluoroscopy,
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of lung cancer and were treated. Once cancer is discovered, MHS’s well-oiled mechanism is put into play. The patient is paired with a lung navigator who helps them cope with their diagnosis and evaluate their options, and is able to consult with the system’s several affiliated oncologists to seek
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TRADITION — The Ardie R. Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home was a symbol of hope on Tradition Parkway. It’s become a symbol of state and federal government dysfunction. Representative Patrick Murphy recently got an encouraging words from the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, that all the wrinkles will come out in the wash and the home — which will be partially funded by the federal and state governments — will get built. “It was welcome news to receive such an encouraging response from the VA regarding the state’s grant application for construction funding for the Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home to be built to Community Living Center standards,” Murphy said in an emailed response to questions. What the VA’s undersecretary of health, David Shulkin, wrote
File photo The Ardie R. Copas State Veteran Home is likely to be back on track being built after going through some red-tape obatacles with the Departtment of Veterans Affairs. Murphy is, “We believe this new application most likely will get funded due to Florida being a ‘great need for new beds’ State in the project ranking criteria for new State home applications.” These days, that’s about as much encouragement as Copas Home advocates get. The “new application” is a reference to the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs upping its request in April for grant dollars to build the home. There’s a complicated history here. Tradition had become a place
of sour economic-development gambling starting with the crash of Digital Domain in 2012. The City of Port St. Lucie, which built Tradition Studios for Digital Domain, was on the hook for tens of millions that it never recovered by later selling the building to Christ Fellowship. The Vaccine & Gene Institute of Florida later followed Digital Domain into bankruptcy, which also cost the city tens of millions. The city also paid to construct VGTI’s local research facility. Last year
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But — “The smell speaks for itself,” Congressman Patrick Murphy said to about two dozen reporters and water activists gathered at Central Marine Stuart. Most wore painter masks. Those did little to hold back the stench. Murphy hosted the press conference after which he collected bottles of blue-green algae to take to Capitol Hill and the White House. Murphy recently sent a letter to Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Leader, urging a quick vote on the Water Resources Development Act. The bill includes Everglades restoration projects to help restore southern flows of water from Lake Okeechobee. Florida has dried Everglades land since the 1880s. Part of that process was building the Herbert Hoover Dike around much of Lake Okeechobee. The Army Corps of Engineers is in charge of the dike. It releases water into the St. Lucie Canal, C-44, which makes its way to the St. Lucie and Indian rivers, to prevent a catastrophic breech. In May the South Florida Water Management District spotted a large algae bloom on Lake Okeechobee. It migrated with those water releases into the St. Lucie Canal, then River. Then it made its way to the Indian River, and even onto Martin County beaches. Many along the area waterways are enduring the stench. It’s not the smell, but what’s in it that Martin County Commission Chairwoman Anne Scott spoke about at the press conference. The variety of cyanobacteria fouling waterways on the Treasure Coast produce microsystins, St. Lucie County Commission Chairman Kim Johnson helps Congressman Patrick Murphy collect bottles of water filled with blue-green algae. Johnson and several other St. Lucie and Martin County officials attended a press conference with Murphy on Sunday, July 10.
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On August 30, 2016 all St. Lucie County registered voters will have the opportunity to vote on an annual assessment of up to $50 per residence and other modest fees for commercial property and vacant land. The assessment will fund the District’s fire protection services, equipment, facilities and programs.
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What else has the District done to save money? Having a single Fire District that serves the entire county allows our District to operate at a lower cost than neighboring fire departments. For instance, last year the per-resident cost for fire rescue services was about 15% lower in St. Lucie County than in neighboring counties – and the St. Lucie County Fire District handled about 2,500 more calls than Martin and Indian River counties combined. The starting pay of our firefighters is $32,000 a year versus $43,118 in Martin and $39,838 in Indian River. Between 2009-2014, our employees agreed to first postpone and then cut in half scheduled pay and cost of living increases and agreed to increase their own contributions by 2% of base pay to the pension plan, reducing taxpayer costs. The District also reduced firefighter staffing from a high of 404 in 2008 to a low of 359 in 2014.
Ultimately, if funding for the Fire District fails to cover costs, the District would have no choice but to decrease its level of service to the county’s residents, through staffing cuts and continued deferral of critical equipment purchases. In addition to jeopardizing the safety of our residents, the lack of equipment and potentially longer response times will likely negatively impact our county’s insurance rating - which can lead to an increase in homeowner and commercial fire insurance premiums, or even result in the inability to obtain fire insurance on some properties.
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the city council hiked property taxes to help pay off those bad gambles. But during some of Tradition’s darkest days of unfulfilled development, the state announced St. Lucie County was on the short list for possible sites to build the seventh veterans nursing home. Besides construction jobs for a couple years, the project promised about $7 million a year in wages, along with another $5 million in locally-purchased products and services. In 2014, a site selection committee toured the 28-acre site the Tradition Land Company donated to St. Lucie County to bolster its bid to get the next 120- to 128-resident home. By the end of the year the Florida Cabinet approved the committee’s recommendation to build the home in Tradition. Word was that construction could begin by fall of 2015. That ran into snags. And snags. By the early part of this year, the VA told the state that it was upgrading the design standards for the veterans home grant program to the Community Living Center model. All the work the state had put into designing the proposed Copas home — gone.
Those raised standards also upped the state’s share for constructing the home, something the Florida Legislature would have to approve during its 60day session in 2017. In April, the state veterans department bumped its grant request from $39 to $59 million seeing if the feds would throw in more than its usual 66-percent share for constructing the veteran nursing homes. The VA said no. Since then the proposed Copas Home has been a football in play at the 50-yard line. Steve Murray, spokesperson for the Florida Department of Veteran Affairs was succinct about the state’s response to Shulkin’s letter to Murphy. “We are committed to building the Ardie R. Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home in Port St. Lucie,” he said in an email. Murphy seemed more optimistic. “This facility will be the first of its kind in Florida and fill an existing nursing home service gap in our state,” he said in his email. “I look forward to continuing my work with federal, state, and local officials in support of this facility in St. Lucie County to provide our veterans with the quality care they deserve after their service to our nation.”
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BRINKERS from page A20 were preparing for a craft show in Stuart at a local Dunkin Donuts. They came across the Sunday paper, as they viewed the real estate section Leasa noticed how the housing market in the Treasure Coast area, specifically St. Lucie County, contrasted to the real estate sales in Dade County. There was a single-family home listed for around $215,000. Leasa asked Gary, “Am I reading this right?” Just for fun, they decided to contact the real estate agent and investigate the property and see the house. When they met with the real estate agent, still surprised at the property value when compared to prices, Leasa asked the Realtor to continue to send her properties as they listed. Compared to Miami, a condominium can list and sell for up to three times the price of a single-family home in St. Lucie County. With Port St. Lucie being the fourth fastest growing city in the state of Florida, beating Fort Lauderdale, like many other Florida residents the possibility of a bigger home for less is appealing. Less than a month later, the real
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Rouse said she’s not interested in keeping the Reuse Center at Extra Space. “I don’t want to salvage the location,” she said. “I love where I am. I wish I could (stay). I don’t feel good in my heart about it being there.” In addition to the 10-by-20 space, Waste Pro of Florida pays for a larger unit for Reuse at Extra Space. Reuse hopes to find another storage business willing to donate space to help the community. To find out more about The Treasure Coast Reuse Center, visit its Facebook page, www.facebook. com/treasurecoastreusecenter.
estate agent sent a picture for a house in Tradition. “I said to Gary, we are moving,” Leasa said. But, for Leasa, what really sealed her decision was the day a Miami neighbor brought an article to a local paper stating that Miami-Dade County was expecting to grow in North Miami Beach by more than 44,000 residents over the next 2 years. “You can buy me a brand-new Rolls Royce, so if I have to sit in traffic for 8 hours to go to Publix, I’m going to be very comfortable,” Leasa told her husband, “or you’re moving with me to St. Lucie.” So, in 2015, after visiting Tradition, the decision was an easy one for both to make. “From the minute I opened the front door, I couldn’t believe the value,” said Gary. From price to location, the decision has been good all around. What they love most about Tradition, are the people. Comparing Tradition to Disney, the couple feels it’s the perfect place to be. “People are so friendly. You can’t walk by someone without being greeted,” Leasa said. Gary added, “It’s such a happy place. It’s beautiful, clean, but it’s more than that. It’s the people.”
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locations, including Sandsprit Park. The audience gathered at the press conference took no reassurance from the state’s environmental department’s reporting. St. Lucie County Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky said others aren’t buying it either. “Our tourism revenue is off significantly,” he said at the press conference. Dzadovsky chairs St. Lucie’s Tourist Development Council. He echoed a common refrain on the Treasure Coast: until water in Lake Okeechobee stops coming to the Indian River Lagoon, there are going to be widespread ecological crises, such as blue-green
algae blooms. “We know that attending to a severed artery is what comes first when the body is under distress,” he said. “That’s Lake Okeechobee.” After the press conference St. Lucie County Commission Chairman Kim Johnson and Dzadovsky helped Murphy collect bottles of blue-green algae water. Murphy is taking them to Capitol Hill and the White House to give other lawmakers and the president a stronger sense of what’s on the Treasure Coast.
De Feese worked with Gov. Bob Martinez to introduce the National Estuary Program into Florida. He said attitudes have changed dramatically over the years, especially since 2013, and residents are increasingly driving the state and federal decisions. That year hastily-arranged protests against continued pollution of the St. Lucie from Lake Okeechobee discharges drew thousands and hit a pitch that resonated to Tallahassee and Washington D.C. That led to the creation of the Florida Senate Se-
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TRADITION — Is that the sound of jingle bells? It is and the St. Lucie Mets are hosting their annual Christmas in July game on Friday, July 15th. Participants bring a new toy to donate and receive a free ticket to the game. The toys go to WPSL Christmas Kids. The WPSL Christmas Kids is a toy drive for underprivileged children through-
out St. Lucie County. The big man himself, Santa Claus will be making an appearance for photos at the stadium. Wear your favorite Christmas gear or red and green and help support the group. It is also free shirt Friday, sponsored by Coca-Cola and one of the first 500 fans to come in the gate will receive a free t-shirt. Contact the Mets ticket office for more information at (772) 8712115.
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• Pasta • Salad • Ipswich Steamers • Oysters • Lobster Rolls • Belly Clams Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Above: Eileen Walentin performs with the Christ Fellowship praise & worship team to start the opening service of Christ Fellowship in Tradition Sunday, July 10. The church took over the property left behind by Digital Domain on Village Parkway.
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Left: Pastor Travis O’Neal greets parishioners at the first service Christ Fellowship at their new location in Tradition Sunday, July 10.
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• 860 S. Federal Hwy. Stuart
or at least learn to perform like one. Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society’s Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society’s first-ever Advanced Jazz Camp first-ever Advanced Jazz Camp July 5-8, 2016 Ages 13 - 90 July 5-8, 2016 Ages 13 - 90 Featuring renowned Featuring renowned vocalist and Downbeat Downbeat vocalist and winner Lisa Lisa Kelly. Kelly. winner Learn how how to… to… Learn sing jazz jazz • sing • scat •scat • improvise • improvise • Lisa Kelly
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At our beautiful Diamond Tea Room & Bistro, we promise you friendly service, a warm ambiance and simply great food. Our menu features unique flavors. Specializing in fresh organic soups, salads, lobster cakes, tarts, Itsy Bitzy Burgers with caramelized Spanish Onions & Feta cheese to daily specials like lasagna, lobster ravioli with champagne cream sauce and Chicken Pot Pie. We have great vegetarian dishes and of course our 6 or 8 course, High English Tea. We serve fine Tuscany Wine, Homemade Sangria full of fruit along with Champagne, Beer and Mimosa. Call 772.781.5153 - or stop on in.
Lisa Kelly Proceeds benefit Youth Youth Scholarships Scholarships Proceeds benefit in Martin, Indian Indian River River in St. St. Lucie, Lucie, Martin, Counties through Fort Pierce Jazz Counties through Fort Pierce Jazz & Society. & Blues Blues Society.
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TREASURE COAST — Save the Chimps, the world’s largest sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees is hosting its “All Things Chimp” online auction, which runs from now through July 22 on savethechimps.afrogs.org. The auction will feature over 90 unique items ranging from oneof- a-kind pieces of chimp art, collaborative primate art created by human and chimpanzee artists, gift baskets filled with t-shirts and other promotional items, and unique behind-thescenes experiences at the Save the Chimps Sanctuary. One of the most prized winnings is an original signed painting of one of Save the Chimps’ residents created by Academy Award-winning actor and Save the Chimps supporter Gene Hackman. Chimpanzees are intelligent be-
ings with a complex social structure and the need to be mentally stimulated. Save the Chimps provides variety in the chimps’ lives by offering them many forms of enrichment, including painting. The auction first began in 2014 and has evolved into one of the Sanctuary’s primary online fundraisers. Individuals from around the world have an opportunity to bid and help support the chimps. All proceeds directly benefit more than 250 rescued chimpanzees living in permanent sanctuary at Save the Chimps. This year’s fundraising goal for the online auction is $30,000. Check out our Facebook page for video or the chimps creating their works of art www.facebook/YourVoiceWeekly. For more information visit www. savethechimps.org, email info@ savethechimps.org or call (772) 429-0403.
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Photo courtesy of Save the Chimps The chimpanzees work intently while swirling their brushes, fingers, and sometimes their tongues, in circles or broad strokes filling the once blank canvas with color. Pepsi is here painting his “blue” series.
Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Open Daily: 6:30am - 8:00pm
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Pure Zeppelin Experience takes the Sunrise Theatre stage with local high school symphony students in Aug.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The Led Zeppelin tribute band and high school students from the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony will present the ultimate tribute to Led Zeppelin Friday, Aug. 28. Special guest stars “All Heart”, a tribute to Heart, will perform a
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special acoustic show. There will be a meet and greet after the show. For tickets call (772) 461-4775 or visit http://sunrisetheatre.com. The Sunrise Theater is located at 117 S. Second Street, Ft. Pierce. For more information about the charity please visit www.artistsforms.com.
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Here is the simple Kure for the shank. Strike 20 to 30 balls with an object such as a rake or another club shaft (we use a two-by-four board at our Kevin Perkins Academy), just outside the ball, parallel to your target line. This will force you to swing down from inside the target line, to back down the line, insuring clubface contact, not hosel contact. Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Professional and operates his Golf Academy at The Evergreen Club in Palm City. Kevin has hosted and produced his own Television and Radio golf shows and co-authored the instructional Book “Golf Everyone,” published by Hunter Textbooks. He may be reached at (561) 301-3783 or e-mail: dkperkins4@cs.com.Website: www. kevinperkinsgolfacademy.com
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he most frustrating and paralyzing shot in golf is the all-too-familiar “shank.” Armed with the proper knowledge, the player will have no problem correcting this shot pattern, Let’s first identify the cause, and then this will lead to a better and quicker understanding when we later address the Kure. A shank is simply caused by the club returning to the ball on an outside swing path, 90 percent of the time from on outside to inside, causing the “sweet spot” to return approximately 1 1/2 inches outside the ball so the hosel strikes the ball instead of the clubface. Now, here is where many people are misled. Because the ball goes severely to the right, they assume that they left the face open or led with the hosel to make it go right. Not true. The ball went right because you simply hit the ball with the hosel, a.k.a. the shaft, and because of the shape of the rounded hosel, the ball goes violently to the right.
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There is No Need to Fear Losing Your Independence… A Walk-In Tub May Be the Key to Your Freedom
What Do Seniors Fear the Most?
When the EAR Foundation and Clarity released their study called “Aging in Place in America”, the findings were quite striking. The study was aimed at examining the attitudes and anxieties of the nation’s elderly population. What the study came to find was that seniors are fearful of having to leave their homes. In fact, losing their independence is a larger fear than dying. This fear stems from a loss of connection to the home and environment that they have built over their life. It is clear that moving into a nursing home could have the detrimental effect of creating a greater distance between them and their loved ones, including children, other family, and friends. The study found that 89% of seniors want to age in place, or grow older without having to move from their homes, and more than half are scared with their ability to take care of themselves at home.
Baby Boomers Are Worried for Their Parents!
The study also found that Baby Boomer children of elders could end up feeling helpless when faced with the choice of moving their parents out of home. The study found that 82% of the children fear their parents will be mistreated in a nursing home and 89% fear their parents will end up becoming depressed. It is obvious that seniors and their families are determined to have them remaining to live at home. So what is standing in the way?
Falling Is a Huge Fear for Aging Seniors…
There is one place in the house that tends to be the most dangerous to fall prone seniors, the bathroom. Modern bathrooms, with high toilets and bathtub walls can pose a significant issue to seniors with mobility issues. Luckily there are options to help prevent these serious issues, and therefore prevent the falls that eventually lead seniors to have to leave their house. A walk-in bathtub is that solution.
There Is An Easier Way
Walk-In tubs are one of the safest solutions to the issue of having to climb into and sit down in a normal “floor-height” tub. The convenience is un precedented. There are many types of walkin bathtubs on the market right now and it is very important that you pick one to suit all of your needs. The last thing you want to do is pay a contractor to come to your house and see your bathroom, just to tell you that your new tub won’t fit!
The fear of falling can be an all-too-real reality for some seniors. And once you’ve fallen once, your chances of it happening again greatly increases. The causes of senior falls and the injuries that happen from them can range from health problems to environmental factors. *http://www.marketingcharts.com/demographics-and-audiences/boomers-and-older/ seniors-fear-loss-of-independence-nursing-homes-more-than-death-2343/
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calendarofevents FRIDAY, JULY 15 National Give Something Away Day The Food Truck Invasion is the 1st and 3rd Friday of the Month from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Be sure to bring your folding chairs or blankets to have a picnic on the lawn in front of Tradition Town Hall. Friday Food Truck Extravaganza at the Port Salerno Green Market from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5150 Railway Avenue, Port Salerno. For information call (772) 345-3797. Prospect Wire Baseball Tournament 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at John B. Park Sports Complex 1302 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.
SATURDAY, JULY 16 National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day
Call Now (800) 269-5304 28384
Visit: http://www.vantagetubs.com for more information
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) 336-3399. 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. 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. Highwaymen Painting, Sam Newton one of the original highwaymen is painting live at Castle Antiques at 10 a.m. Castle Antiques is located at 1102 S. US Highway 1. For more call (772) 461-0656. Critter Crunch & Munch free
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SAVE THE DATE
To help Abused children Abused and neglected children are right here among us. Your support of these wonderful events will help make a difference.
St. Lucie County Fundraising Events September 25, 2016
Sponsored by:
Hibiscus Golf Classic
St. Lucie Trail Golf Club, Port St. Lucie
October 8, 2016
December 3, 2016
PGA Village, Port St. Lucie
Indian Hills Golf Club, Ft. Pierce
Passport to Wine & Dine
Holiday Golf Tournament
HibiscusChildrensCenter.org (772) 334-9311, ext. 404 LSwift@hcc4kids.org
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CALENDAR from page B10 program at 3 p.m. at the Oxbow Eco-Center, 5400 N.El ST. James Drive, Port St. Lucie. Bring something to snack on while you watch the Oxbow’s animal ambassadors enjoy their favorite time of day, Meal-time. This interactive opportunity is appropriate for all ages. No reservations required. 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.
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“Because patient care should always come first”
Tin Fish live acoustic rock music with Madnote starts approximately 7 p.m. For more information call (772) 345-1234.
SUNDAY, JULY 17 National Ice Cream 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. Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Atlantic at Tradition Apartments. All donors will receive a free cooler and wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening. Donors will also receive a special offer from Crayola Experience buy one get one free ticket purchase. For more visit www.oneblooddonor.org and use sponsor code #29683.
Ira S. Pearlstine, MD
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.
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) 878-2277. Beginner country line dance at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. 6 to 8 p.m. Not just country line
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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. historicdowntownstuart.com/ rockin-riverwalk.
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CALENDAR from page B11 dancing but the best mix of country music. Line dancing is good for your mind, body, and soul. Dancing has many positive health benefits. There’s $6 fee. For more, email Kathy Parker at kat_dancing@yahoo.com
WWW.YOURVOICEWEEKLY.COM 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.
TUESDAY, JULY 19 National Daiquiri Day Network Breakfast with Treasure Coast Healthcare System at 8 a.m. Will be held at Gator Trace Golf and Country Club, 4302 Gator Trace Drive, Fort Pierce Members $13. You must RSVP online at www.st.luciechamber.org. Spanish: Advanced Conversation at MS Library at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Morningside Branch Library 2410 SE Morningside Blvd. Port Saint Lucie. 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. 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
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 National Moon 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. Relaxation yoga will be 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. The phone number is (772) 878-2277. Treasure Coast Running Crosstown meets at McChesney Park for a 6:15 p.m. run that’s typically
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