ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION
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YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2013
Soccer club collaborates with community to care for park Emily DiBernanrdo, 12 and Mako Soccer Club board member Courtney Council laid new bricks during the beautification project of McChesney Park Saturday, June 29 in St. Lucie West. Prices for engraved bricks for the beautification project range from $50-$100. To purchase one or donate, visit Mako Soccer Club’s website at www.makosoccer.com.
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ST. LUCIE WEST — Youth athletes from the Mako Soccer Club are working tirelessly to transform the park that houses their daily practices into a beautiful
home with a little tender loving care and help from the community. The club’s fundraising and events director, Eulises Munoz, who’s spearheading the beautification project, said the William McChesney Park, which has played host to the 20-year-old soccer club since its early days, has been long overdue for a facelift. Munoz, who works on the project each weekend with doz-
ens of the 2,800 youth registered in the club, said the project also teaches the club’s children and teens about responsibility and civility. The club boasts dozens of year-round recreational and competitive teams for every age, toddlers to teens, Munoz said. “It would be a sense of pride for the community to pitch into the park,” said Munoz, who was
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Anticipation mounts ahead of red-hot chili contest Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Thousands of chili connoisseurs will soon converge on the Havert L. Fenn Center PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FORT PIERCE, FL PERMIT NO. 248 ECRWSS
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to sample the spicy stew during the 31st annual Fort Pierce Exchange Club Chili Cook-off. The fun will heat up on July 13 when 35 teams from across the county compete for a championship trophy for the tastiest concoction of the savory dish.
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The event won’t disappoint the taste buds or the tummy, said organizers, who added the thousands of chili bowls served throughout the day are anything but bland. “(The chili) speaks for itself and
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