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ST. LUCIE WEST — Hours before Donald Trump gave his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination, the National Democratic Committee was moving into St. Lucie West. Dozens jammed into a temporary campaign office at 540 N.W. University Blvd., suite 102, on Thursday, July 21. St. Lucie County Commission Chairman Kim Johnson was one. He had encouraging words for fellow Democrats.
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“We are stronger together,” he said to the crowd. “We are stronger together,” the crowd answered. “We are stronger together,” Johnson continued. “Every race, every gender, every age, every idea, every understanding, we are stronger together. We are stronger when we work together. We are stronger when we grow together. We are stronger when we share our successes and rewards together.” The campaign office will be a hub of support for Democrat-
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TREASURE COAST — There’s not much Zack Jud could say is certain about the blue-green algae in the St. Lucie and Indian rivers, except for where it’s from. “This is 100 percent a Lake Okeechobee issue,” he told dozens at the Rally For The River & Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup on Saturday, July 23. The event was at East Island
Park, Hutchinson Island. Jud is a biologist and the Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center’s director of education. He specializes in studying human effects on coastal ecosystems. As scientists wrestle with a myriad of unknowns about blue-green algae, so does the Treasure Coast. While it’s too early to say what effects blue-green algae have had on the local economy, unemployment is up from when news about the algae bloom hit the region and
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TRADITION — You may have heard the news. Beth Allen is involved in a highly unusual and daring act, she’s running against incumbent Judge James W. McCann for Circuit Judge. If re-elected, Judge McCann, who has held office since 2004, will be forced into retirement. He will turn 69 at the close of his term and due to mandatory retirement at age 70 will be unable to run again. But what you may not know about Beth Allen is that although she lives in Tradition, is a roller-coaster enthusiast, plays drums, and can successfully apply Jamberry nails in less than 20 minutes, and she loves all things Disney. No, Beth Allen is not only an ordinary attorney, and she’s especially not, nor ever has been, an ordinary neighbor. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, and one of three siblings born to blue-collar working-class parents, Allen, 41, met her love of a life-
time at age 15. She married her high-school sweetheart, David Lairson, 40, before entering college. Allen fondly shares, “I joke that I had to drive us to our first high school dance because David didn’t have his driver’s license yet.” She followed her father’s hard work-ethic footsteps to completing a college degree by participating in a dual enrollment program. When she graduated from high school in 1993 with an entire year’s worth of college credit, her father — who worked full-time and attended college at night — became the first to graduate from college and Allen, the second person in her family to graduate from college. Allen holds an undergraduate degree from Ohio Northern University, a small Methodist University in Ada, Ohio. With a major in Environmental Studies and minors in Biology and Field Biology, a study combining the principles of science and mathematics to study the interactions of the macro and microorganisms in their natural environment, she naturally was
drawn to Florida, and has lived here since 2005. Raised by her parents and community to get involved in civic opportunities such as voting and studying the issues, and Beth Allen vote, her lifelong dream was to become a lawyer. In Huber Heights, where public schools dual functioned as polling stations, “we would see people coming in to vote and our parents could take us with them,” she shared. Exposed to the tensions affecting choice, Allen entered law school in Dayton at the University of Dayton School of Law. Although female attendance in law school has risen today, 10 to 20 years ago, her law school was male dominated. Allen states about her law school days, “We had a special program for
non-traditional students that included females, minorities, and anyone who was an immigrant and spoke English as a second language.” Other University of Dayton law school graduates, like Allen, who have challenged traditional rolls include alumna ’81 Deborah Hagan, an Assistant Attorney General with the Illinois Attorney General’s office, and current Division Chief of the Consumer Protection Division; ’79 alumnus the Hon. Anthony Capizzi of Montgomery County Juvenile Court, and Wayne E. Waite, class of ’82 alumnus, Associate Editor of the Law Review, and Class of ’84 alumnus Kermit F. Lowery, current Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for LexisNexis, provider of legal, government, business and hightech information sources, where Allen launched her legal career as a researcher. Her career path changed. After a brutally cold northern winter,
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ummer is here and heating things up in Florida. The days are long, humid and hot. But that’s not true at the southern end of our planet. Antarctica is entering its long cold and dark winter. While on a cruise around South America, I took the opportunity to explore a small portion of Antarctica on a day excursion. Flying from Punta Arenas, Chile, I joined thirty other cruise passengers for the two hour flight and six hour stay at a Chilean Station at St. George, Antarctica. There were several other research stations in the area, including a small Russian settlement whose few summer occupants shared their warm trailers, hot tea and coffee with us. American/Russian relations have never
Dear Editor: I am the daughter of a WW2 combat vet, the wife of a combat vet, the mother of a son who still puts his life on the line for our country. I understand very well just how much we all owe our veterans. What I have difficulty understanding is why our veterans do not get the support they deserve from various government entities at virtually every level. The latest example hits much closer to home than Washington. The incompetence plagued service to our veterans has now come to Port St. Lucie in the form of the planned Ardie R. Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home in Tradition. The worthwhile and sorely needed facility has
been warmer. Even in summer, it’s cold, cold at the bottom of our planet. The Chilean station, like the others was almost abandoned Jim McGuffy during the summer month. The scientists and families all go “north” for a much welcomed warm-up after the long winter. About forty families live and work at the Chilean station, which provides a school, dispensary, stores, post office, bank,
See ANTARTICA page 10 stalled, and may be killed, because of a “sudden mandate for new standards from Washington”. Florida state officials are scrambling to apply for more money to meet these “new” standards. “New?”, “Sudden?”, “Surprise?” — give me a break. These “new” standards were put in place during 2000/2001. So why did they catch our lawmakers with their pants down? The upgrade to the standards benefits our veterans because they enhance the facility’s
Photo courtesy of Jim McGuffy Tradition residents Jim and Marion McGuffy travel to Antarctica and witness the summer breeding and nurturing ground for three types of penguins — the Emperor, Gentoo and the Magellanic. ability to service them better with quality care. So…why the debacle? First — lousy communication from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs to our state officials — Second, the architects and engineers who either ignored or didn’t anticipate implementation of the now 16 year old standards when they designed the project. There is plenty of blame to go around. Now we are relying on our politicians to push this through while trying to deal with one of Dear Editor:
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I’m voting for Ms. Linda Gausten for City Council and I think every other resident of this City should also. Linda worked hard for months to see that Compost USA did not go into Saint Lucie County. That project would have put two million gallons of human sewerage on over 200 acres each year which would have caused bacteria and germs to flow into Canal 24 located next to it and would have ended up in Sandpiper Bay in the North Fork of the Saint Lucie River. The fumes from this environment travesty would have had an adverse effect on the health of people who lived in close proximity to it, from Tradition, Torino,
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Ken Pruitt, the county’s Property Appraiser, is leaving public office after 25 years on a high note. “It would be like the Pulitzer Prize, or to an actor or actress getting the Academy Award,” he said. Earlier this month the Property Appraiser’s office announced that the International Association of Assessing Officers had awarded St. Lucie with the Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration. Only 34 out of more than 13,000 appraisal agencies were awarded the honor this year. “It’s a testament to the professionals in the office,” Pruitt said. “I’m grateful to work alongside
these professional.” The office had to go through rigorous investigation of every aspect, Pruitt said. “They look at everything in the office,” he said. “The way you do your appraisal system and exemptions. They look at technology. Technology is a huge component of it.” St. Lucie has 167,000 parcels. The appraiser’s office has to get not only the values right, but also the exemptions. Florida has a maze of laws to navigate, ranging from homestead exemptions and Save Our Homes to special exceptions for veterans and people with disabilities. “It’s like squeezing a water balloon a thousand ways,” Pruitt said. “Everyone on your block is different.” Pruitt said the appraiser’s office is often overlooked in importance.
“When you think about what real estate means to St. Lucie County and our economy, you can’t afford to get it wrong,” he said. One of the appraiser’s most important jobs is annually telling taxing authorities, such as the county commission, how much they have to work with in values when setting property-tax rates. Those rates and the expected revenue determines budgets for everything from police to libraries. If appraisals are off and don’t meet budgeted amounts, mid-year cuts have to happen. Conversely, of appraisals are too low then bodies such as the Sheriff’s Office may go without new equipment for a year needlessly. “When you talk about health, safety and welfare, we’re it,” Pruitt said.
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Photo courtesy of Jim McGuffy Jim McGuffy and wife Marion, Brennity at Tradition residents, trade the heat of Florida to travel into Antarctica. It’s during Florida’s hot summer months that Antarctica’s cold dark winter starts unfolding. Pictured is an Iceberg formed from chunks of ice calve, or break off, from glaciers, ice shelves, or a larger iceberg.
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and a snow blow striking her car, Allen and her husband decided it was time to relocate to Florida. Intrigued after a colleague obtained her Florida law license, Allen decided years before to obtain her license as well. The couple settled in Tradition when Allen accepted the role as assistant public defender under Diamond Litty. Later, Allen entered practice as an associate with T. Charles Shafer & Associates. In 2010, she started her own practice in the areas of civil collections, criminal defense, juvenile delinquency and dependency in addition to family law. She is also the current president of the St. Lucie County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
APPRAISER from page 8 Pruitt started his public-service career in 1990 with election to the Florida House of Representatives. He spent a lot of time in the Florida Legislature for the next two decades, going from the House to the Senate. He was the Senate President from 2006 to 2008. He first ran for Property Appraiser in 2010 and won reelections. He dropped his last reelection bid
In light of all things, Allen’s run against incumbent Judge McCann is rooted in the power of choice. Allen stated, “People we elect locally impact our lives on an extremely profound basis especially a circuit court judge.” The role of a circuit court judge may involve the appointment of associates to handle caseloads, a choice that potentially can impact outcomes in child welfare or alimony cases. Allen states, “I want to encourage people to really get to know anyone who runs and ask themselves, why do we want to serve? What are our life experiences and make the most informed choices. For information about Beth Allen’s campaign visit AllenForJudge. com, https://www.facebook.com/ BethAllenforJudge/.
in May. Pruitt said the appraiser’s office bringing home the Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration is a good play to end on. Two are vying to become the next St. Lucie County Property Appraiser: Michelle Franklin and Adam Locke. Both are Democrats, so the position will be decided in a force universal primary in August. All voters get to participate in universal primaries.
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It is an unfortunate fact that people don’t miraculously get smarter and all knowing just because they have been elected. Those big leather chairs the council members sit on during the meetings don’t bestow knowledge and wisdom. Port St. Lucie has almost 180,000 residents. Every decision the council makes effects everyone who lives in our city. At one time our city council knew this and had formed an advisory committee on the budget staffed by qualified professionals that had volunteered their time and advice. Unfortunately, the idea fell by the wayside. A sad mistake, because no one, now or in the future, will ever know it all, and no successful leader has ever made every important decision on their own without seeking advice. It is my intention to form volunteer citizens’ advisory committees that can help the City Council with a host of important functions: strengthening programs, improving management, reviewing and evaluating projects, programs, Linda Gausten and services, the environment, education, promoting public relations and improving relationships with other organizations. The goal is to have highly qualified hand-picked people with skills that match that committee’s function that would bring their expertise in a chosen field to the table. It would also increase citizen involvement in our government. I believe it would benefit the entire city. A city the size of Port St. Lucie makes decisions that involve not only hundreds of millions of hard earned taxpayer dollars, but effect the very quality of our lives. If elected, as a City Council member, I want to make sure that whatever decisions I make, are made after taking all sides of an issue into account and looking at all aspects of every project. Voluntary citizens’ committees, who are not employed by the City, give all the council members a third pair of eyes, picking up things which might have been missed, or looking at the details with a different perspective to the opinions of the city staff. I’ve had years of experience in dealing with other peoples’ money, and I feel I have a fiduciary obligation to make sure the expenses that I may approve are being spent wisely. In addition to a Budget Advisory Committee, I would like to see an Environmental Impact Advisory Committee to independently study the appropriateness of the city’s decisions from an environmental viewpoint. I would rather not rely on paid consultants alone. Recent events have sensitized us to the rapidly failing ecosystem around us which is a threat to our Treasure Coast way of life and to our economy. Also I believe that we need an advisory committee to investigate and suggest social programs and other needs specifically targeting our young people. Studies have shown that good youth programs invest in our future and help to lay a strong foundation for our youth. This will bring our community even closer together. An added bonus is that they also help to shrink crime which would aid our law enforcement professionals to maintain and even improve the low crime rate we now enjoy in our city. If your votes get me elected, I will be a strong advocate for advisory committees. I don’t think we can wait for those mythical all-seeing all-knowing politicians to come along. Please visit my website: http://lindagausten.com Or my Facebook page: Elect Linda Gausten Political Advertisement Paid for and approved by Linda Gausten for City Council
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Voters will see Leonard Silvio Villafranco on their ballots, but he’s happy to say there’s less of him to vote for. Villafranco weighed about 350 pounds when voters saw him in 2014 during an unsuccessful bid for a judicial seat. “Right now I’m at 230, which is what I weighed in college,” he said. Villafranco is a practicing attorney in Port St. Lucie. He’s won many courtroom battles, but said weight was one adversary he couldn’t defeat. “It’s just something I struggled with all my life,” he said. “I grew up in a family — if you’re sad, eat; if you’re happy, let’s celebrate and eat.” It took a lot of self-disciple to get through law school, but that didn’t carry into health and fitness. Those things fell to the wayside as he built his career. “When I became a lawyer, I put on 100 pounds,” Villafranco said. “As an attorney, you spend a lot of time sitting down. You’re just not out there.” Like many, Villafranco bought books. Sought advice. Tried diets. “I’ve done it all,” he said. “I can write a book.” Nothing was working, or at least working for very long. “It has been a constant struggle that progressively got worse and worse,” Villafranco said. He’s in much company. The Trust for American Health reports that Florida’s adult obesity rate is 26.2 percent, as of 2014. That’s an increase from about 18 percent in 2000, and 11 percent in 1990. About 30.8 percent of Floridians ages 45 to 64 are obese. According to the trust, men are more likely to be obese than women, about 26.5 percent versus 24 percent as of 2012. Florida’s obesity rate among adults is below the national average, which is about 35 percent. Bariatric physicians generally prefer that people drop extra pounds through dietary and exercise changes. They also admit that’s incredibly difficult for many. For example, Villafranco said it’s not unusual for him to work from about 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Much of that time is in courtrooms where he can’t conveniently step out for a brisk walk or other exercise. It’s also difficult for him to take healthful foods
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ALGAE from page 1 beyond. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released its June employment report on Friday, July 22. The department reported that the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Martin and St. Lucie counties, had a 5.5 percent not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June. That’s up from 4.8 percent in May. Martin’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed from 4.3 percent from May to 4.9 percent in June. St. Lucie’s went from 5 percent to 5.9. The region typically sees a slight bump in unemployment in the summer months. However, in 2015 the region saw a slight decrease in unemployment from May to June. St. Lucie went from 6.5 percent in May a year ago to 6.4 percent in June. Last year Martin held steady at 5.5 percent not seasonally adjusted from May to June. Taken together as the statistical area, last year unemployment dipped from 6.2 percent unemployment in May to 6.1 in June. Local tourism officials have expressed concerns folks are steering away from the Treasure Coast for now, which affects employment. This time of year most tourists are in-state visitors who can quickly adjust vacation plans. At the rally Jud told attendees that there remains a more than 200 square mile blue-green algae
bloom in Lake Okeechobee. The South Florida Water Management District first reported it in early May when it was about 33 square miles. The lake is about 730 square miles. Not long after the water management district reported the bloom, the Florida Oceanographic Society started finding cyanobacteria, blue-green algae, in the St. Lucie River’s South Fork. None has been found in the North Fork by press time. The freshwater bacteria species quickly migrated east toward the Indian River and even started washing up on Martin County beaches likely by riding freshwater currents pushed by the river into the ocean. St. Lucie and Martin counties declared states of emergency. The state followed. The federal government has so far declined requests for an emergency declaration. Jud said until the cyanobacteria is gone from the lake, it’ll stay in the St. Lucie and Indian rivers. “It travels wherever the water flows,” he said at the rally. In an interview after the event, he offered grim news — the bloom is probably only about halfway through its life cycle. “We can expect months of it, but probably not more than that,” he said. Probably. Jud said there are a number of lurking factors making many predictions impossible. Worsening the matter for the Indian River Lagoon is the pres-
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DEMOCRAT from page 1 ic candidates up and down the upcoming general-election ballot. St. Lucie voters will decide who many of those candidates will be in August. Florida has closed primaries, so only Republican and Democratic voters will pick who’ll represent those parties in races such as for U.S. Senator. Democrats will have to pick from one of five candidates for that office. Republicans will have to pick one of four. Also on the primary ballot is the 18th Congressional District. Democrats have three candidates to pick from. Republicans have a crowded field of six wanting to claim that seat for the party. The Democratic incumbent, Patrick Murphy, is running for Senate. Also on the primary ballot will be several universal primaries. Some are non-partisan races and ballot initiatives, such as County Judge Group 3. That race has Ed Alonzo running against appointed incumbent Nirlaine T. Smartt, a Tradition resident. Others are forced universal primaries, because all the candidates in those races are in one party. For example, all St. Lucie voters will get to decide between two Republicans running for Public Defender Judicial Circuit 19. They’re Thomas F. Burns and Diamond R. Litty. Most of the forced universal primaries are because the candidates are Democrats. The county skews heavily Democratic. There are 76,500 registered Democrats in St. Lucie compared to 60,000 Republicans. There are about 51,000 voters without party affiliation or who are members of minor parties. Sheritta Johnson, Kim Johnson’s wife, is running for Supervisor of Elections against incum-
bent Gertrude Walker. Both are Democrats. Kim Johnson, too, is in a forced universal primary to keep his seat, Board of County Commissioners District 5. He’s against fellow Democrats Alexander Tommie and Cathy Townsend. Other offices in forced primaries because all the candidates are Democrats are: Sheriff, Ken J. Mascara and Rich Williams; Property Appraiser, Michelle Franklin and Adam Locke; Board of County Commissioners District 1, which has Sal D. Anicito, Robin “Doug” Bynoe and James Monds challenging incumbent Chris Dzdovsky; and Board of County Commissioners District 3, Linda Bartz against Patrick Campion. There’s one Democrat everyone knows will be on the general election ballot in St. Lucie: Hillary Clinton. Johnson was unhesitant in his endorsement “Because we know she was a great Secretary of State, because we know she was a Senator from the State of New York, because we know of her accomplishments,” he said at the campaign office opening. In an interview before the speech, Johnson said he supports Clinton, in part, because he believes if she’s elected the Treasure Coast will have a friend in the White House. Remember the adage, “All politics is local.” “I believe she’ll be understanding to the Indian River Lagoon system,” Johnson said. He added, “I do believe she’ll be open to hear what we say.” The primary will be on Aug. 30. The book closing to register to vote or change party affiliation is Monday, Aug. 1. Early voting begins on Aug. 20 and continues to Aug. 27. The general election will be on Nov. 8. Book closing for that election is Oct. 11. Early voting gets underway on Oct. 24.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY —The Port St. Lucie City Attorney’s Office has a new leader after the City Council Monday unanimously approved an employment agreement with O. Reginald Osenton. Osenton, who now lives in Brandon and has been practicing law for 27 years, will begin work as Port St. Lucie’s new City Attorney on Sept. 1. “I’m thrilled to be selected as Port St. Lucie’s City Attorney,” Osenton said. “I look forward to working with Council, the employees of the city and residents. I am very excited to be starting a new chapter in my life.” After a nationwide search, Osenton rose to the top of the Council’s shortlist of candidates after each Council member individually interviewed him earlier this month. He also talked with residents at a meet-and-greet event
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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 does this mean to me? As of March 2014, the owners of 10,891 properties paid nothing for fire protection because their assessed home value was less than the value of their tax exemptions; 42% of all properties in the county contributed less than $75 for the Fire District’s services. If the referendum passes, starting next year all property owners (residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and vacant land) in St. Lucie County, including those in the cities, will pay an assessment for the Fire District when they pay their property tax bill. Those rates can be found on the District’s website. For the homeowner, the assessment for each residence will be no more than $50 – less than 14 cents a day. Because this fee is not linked to the value of a home, all homeowners will share fairly and equally in this assessment and the fire protection services it supports.
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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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added, “(A bloom) doesn’t happen every single year, and that’s the weird thing. We don’t know what changes the factors one year to another in Lake Okeechobee.” At the rally, Mark Perry, executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society, urged attendees to tell federal officials that as longterm solutions to area water woes are worked out, there’s one already known for the St. Lucie and Indian rivers. That’s for the Army Corps of Engineers to stop sending Lake Okeechobee waters into the St. Lucie Canal, C-44. It lets into the St. Lucie River’s South Fork at Palm City’s southern end. “Stop the discharges and save our water,” he and attendees chanted in sing-song. Florida Representative Mark Cafford, West Palm Beach, was among rally attendees. He said in an interview afterwards members of the Treasure Coast state legislative delegation — including Sen. Joe Negron, who’ll be the State Senate president in the upcoming session — have been tireless advocates for the Indian River Lagoon. He said they’re up against a strong adversary: South Florida’s sugar industry. He said there’s one way to curtail the industry’s influence — deny it consumer dollars. “There are things people can do,” Cafford said. “They can do more than rally. If they bypassed products, they could start pushing the industry.”
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TRADITION — On July 15, Sagora Senior Living broke ground to expand the assisted living community of Brennity at Tradition located at 10685 SW Stony Creek Way in Port St. Lucie. The 41 new apartments are being developed as a result of future growth projections in the senior population. The number of residents 65 years and older in Port St. Lucie has increased 14.6 percent since 2010. The builder, Integrated Construction, LLC, in Jacksonville,
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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Representatives from the Florida Public Relations Association toured the Endless Summer Vineyard & Winery in Fort Pierce to see the process of their homemade wines grown from grapes on their property, processed, poured and sold. motto, “Good Wines, Good Vibes and Good Times.” Each event has a sponsored non-profit to which guests are invited to make donations. On July 31, Vince Love and the Soul Cats will present Sunday Wine Blues & Soul. The Winery opens at noon and the music and food, catered by Polito Catering,
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eligible employees will receive a one-time bonus of $500 per employee. Helen Wild is the district’s chief academic officer and its chief negations officer. In a conference call with Wild and Superintendent Wayne Gent, the two spoke about the agreement. Wild, who holds a doctorate degree from Florida Atlantic University, said that the negotiations were collaborative. “We are transparent in bargaining procedures,” she said. “We work with our union partners throughout the year. We work throughout the year when issues come up to cooperate on new initiatives. Superintendent Gent said that settling for two years in a row prior to the school year was unusual. “I’m not sure if it’s ever occurred two years in a row in a lot of districts,” he said, “They carry on through the school year. It shows the (School) Board values employees and it sets a very positive tone for the school year. It is fantastic when we can start the year with everything complete. Salaries are a priority,” Gent noted that the district received less than one percent of new money from the state, which he called “disappointing.” “We received less than one percent and we have little flexibility with that,” he said. “We have to be as creative as we can. The state of Florida lags behind other states in K-12 funding.” “We’re trying to make our employees a priority and take care of them first,” he said. Wild said that this was good educational policy. “When people look to enter the field, we want them to know that it’s our philosophy,” she said. “We try to enhance our compensation package each year.” The district was able to offer the new package by reviewing the allocation of current dollars
and doing away with duplication of services. “It was a combination of the strategic and the creative,” Gent said. “We wanted to keep the Health Savings Account funding. The process involves working together to establish priorities, sharing them and working together to come up with a plan.” Wild said that since there was not a lot of new money, they came up with a one-time bonus. She said the process began in the spring. “We met regularly,” she said. “When we got into compensation, we met as regularly as needed. We were in agreement that we wanted to complete it so employees could ratify it at the beginning of the school year. We had a time line.” Wild has been on the negotiation team many years, since she was a school principal and she stepped up as chief negotiator this year. The plan is to ratify the contract when school begins the week of Aug. 8. “It was very successful last year and the employees appreciated seeing an increase,” Wild said. They’ll be equally pleased to see it this year.” “We anticipate a successful ratification,” Gent said. “For their first paycheck, they’ll see an increase and for the second, they’ll get two checks, the paycheck and the $500 bonus. We want to get it into their hands as soon as possible.” Both educators agree that the bottom line is the students. “It’s also best for our students if we have the ability to attract and retain teachers.” Wild said. “This is all about finding quality teachers. “It’s all about supporting our teachers,” Gent added. “Our core mission is teaching and learning.” For information about St. Lucie Public Schools, visit the website www.stlucieschools.org.
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rom the time that we’re wee, little ones, most of us have a burning, often secret desire to be super-talented and famous. And when we watch someone who has achieved that kind of fame, we are always awestruck and surprised that they make it look so easy. Working with musicians who have played with the likes of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, Sister Sledge, Lawrence Welk, Mel Torme and more, many of the members of the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society can tell you the real story. It’s a lot of hard work. A classic — old joke that alludes to exactly what it takes. When a tourist asks a New York resident, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” the answer is a pithy, “Practice, practice, practice.” We may chuckle, but every one of our members will, without hesitation, attribute his or her success in the field of music to practice, hard work, and more practice. There is no substitute or get-famous-quick scheme that will work, and that’s what makes the accomplishment of a difficult piece or mastering a tricky riff so much sweeter. Along the way, we spend hours, days, weeks, and sometimes months working on a single piece and attempting to perfect our craft. One way we do it is by constantly updating our skills and techniques. Just as every doctor and lawyer must keep his or her skills current to reflect new discoveries and advances in science and law, musicians never stop wanting to learn and improve. This summer, we had the chance of a lifetime to study with one of the best of the best. And we shared that opportunity with the community. Lisa Kelly is a renowned, seasoned jazz vocalist who has been honored for her style and ability by DownBeat Magazine eight times – EIGHT TIMES! We were so fortunate that she was able to make some time available in her busy performance schedule this summer to work with our group. With support from the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society, we opened up a four-day, super-intensive vocal training workshop for all members of the community. You didn’t have to be a professional to participate, and it was the chance of a lifetime to be coached one-on-one by one of the best in the business. During the week, Lisa worked with participants on breathing and vocal
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event sales will go directly towards helping survivors of sexual violence on the Treasure Coast. Feel free to bring some friends - the more the merrier! Sample tasty recipes and get awesome, easy cooking tips while shopping the Pampered Chef items everyone raves about. Find gifts for birthdays, graduation, weddings, anniversaries, new home — there’s something for everyone! Join the fun, Saturday, August 6th 11:24 a.m. at PGA Village Island Club 9200 One Putt Place, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986. Visit the party page to RSVP no later than August 1. For more visit www. pamperedchef. com/go/Innertruth2016 or (772) 285-1155.
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gift shop, which has wine and entertaining-related items for the wine-lover or party-love you know. It’s not too soon to think about the holidays and presents. Allen Cooley is a Roberts family member and tasting room manager at the winery. In an email, he said why the winery is a great place to spend a lazy Sunday. “Our Sunday events, which are year-round, are perfectly timed from 1-5 p.m. to help you relax and ‘wine down’ as you prepare for the upcoming week. Each week, we host different bands and catered food for you to enjoy. The Sunday events are almost all free of charge, but if you’re felling generous, you’re welcome to donate to the featured local non-profit of the week. “Come join us under the recently expanded pavilion, out of the lawn or on either of our ‘landwrecked’ boats while you sip some wine, beer or a wine slushy as you have lunch, listen to the music, soak up the sun and feel the breezes as it moves through the lush and ripening grape vines.” Endless Summer Vineyard & Winery is located at 4200 Johnston Road, Fort Pierce. It is open from Tuesday-Friday, with entertainment on Sunday. For more information, call (772) 460-0500 or visit the website www.endlesssummerwine.com.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — In an effort to engage in honest dialogue and to brainstorm ways Port St. Lucie can enhance its identity as a safe City for all people, the City is inviting community partners and residents to participate in its first Forum on Race Relations and Inclusion. The Forum, spearheaded by Port St. Lucie Mayor Greg Oravec, will be an opportunity for the community to come together to formulate plans, take action and provide continuous ac-
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countability. Oravec has begun working with residents, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National League of Cities to plan what he anticipates will become an annual event. The City is seeking input from all community stakeholders who would like to be a part of the Forum. Oravec said he felt compelled to bring this idea to the City Council after recent acts of violence throughout the country stemming from racial tensions, terrorism, hate and a lack of understanding. “As a society, I would like to
see us remember the lessons already hard fought and learned,” Mayor Oravec said. “Why repeat past mistakes? Murder is never the answer. There is a better way, and, in PSL, we are going to take that path, together.” The City is forming an ad hoc steering committee to plan this important event. Details, including time and location, will be forthcoming. Anyone who would like to take part should contact the City at (772) 873-6329 or email Kristina Ciuperger, Communications Director at media@ cityofpsl.com.
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TUESDAY, AUG. 2 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.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 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 about four to five miles. Varying skill levels. The park is at 1585 S.W. Cashmere Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more, visit www. faebook.com/TCRCrosstown.
THURSDAY, AUG. 4 SCRABBLE fun at Morningside Library, at 2410 S.E. Morningside Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Take a board, or join others already playing. All levels welcome. For more, call Maureen Gallagher, (772) 337-5632.
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