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City manager search expected to start soon Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer

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PORT ST. LUCIE — Six months after its city manager was released, the city will soon begin talks about finding a permanent replacement.

In February, then-city manager Greg Oravec was relieved from his post following a scandal that rocked city hall.

Oravec shined light on a brewing controversy in an emailed 82-page package of memos that chronicled a volatile relationship between he and Councilman Ron Bowen since Bowen took

office in November. Oravec said the release to the press was an accident he regretted and was remorseful for.

One memo hinted that four members privately convened to discuss Oravec’s worth in his post, a direct violation of Sun-

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PORT ST. LUCIE — A war over water between the city and county seems far from being settled in the immediate future.

The 3,107-acre tract of land in contention, known as McCarty Ranch, is located off Glades Cutoff and Range Line roads near PGA Village and is currently controlled and zoned by St. Lucie County because it is located in an unincorporated area within the county’s boundaries.

The city of Port St. Lucie bought the land in November for $10 million to use for water treatment and recreational use including fishing, canoeing and camping.

If the land is annexed into the city, the St. Lucie West Services

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Kyana Munao, 14, of Port St. Lucie and Tyra Platt, 13, of Fort Pierce start the Lincoln Park Academy fundraiser 5k race side-by-side Saturday, Aug. 17. The event raises funds to support the school’s cross-country and track teams.

Unemployment inches upward Patrick McCallister Staff writer

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TREASURE COAST — Three large employers might put a dent in area unemployment later, but from June to July the Treasure Coast continued suf-

fering its usual summer slump in employment.

The Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was 9.5 percent, according to the state’s monthly jobs re-

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PORT ST. LUCIE — For Richard Jove, taking the helm at the Vaccine and Therapy Institute of Florida is a return to a state he knows well. From 1995-2005, he served as a researcher and professor at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and helped establish the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.

Jove assumed his position as VGTI’s director on July 1, coming from California, where he was director of the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope.

The new director, who holds a doctorate in molecular biology from Columbia University, did post-doctoral work at the famed Rockefeller University in New York City. His field was viral oncology and he hopes to bring VGTI to the forefront in cancer research in this area and nationally.

In a recent interview, he spoke about returning to Florida and what he hopes to accomplish at VGTI. One of his reasons for taking the new position was the opportunity to establish the area

as a biomedical leader.

“One of the most important factors was that I knew that (former) Gov. Jeb Bush and the legislature had made a commitment to developing a biomedical and biotechnical research corridor,” he said.

“I love Florida. I had helped start Moffitt. I detoured to Los Angeles, but I came back to my senses and realized that this was the place to be. I feel I can make more of a difference here. This is a special community on the Treasure Coast. It appreciates what we do and is very supportive.

We’re very grateful.”

Jove emphasized that he sees VGTI as working in partnership with the community.

“We are here on behalf of the state to work with citizens to help improve health care in Florida,” he said. “We have world class research here. That’s the vision, to bring in world class researchers.

You don’t do it alone. We work with the state, with (NIH) grants and with the community.”

The ailments that researchers at VGTI are targeting, such as cancer and infectious diseases, are diseases of aging.

“As we age, we are less likely to be able to fight them off,” he

said. “We’re here for the citizens of Florida and our communities.

We want to have a partnership to tackle disease.”

In March, Martin Health System and Jupiter Medical Center agreed to work together with VGTI on clinical trials of promising cancer treatments developed

by VGTI researchers. Other collaborations and partnerships are being discussed.

Cancer has been the focus of Jove’s research for most of his professional career. He is excited about leading an organization that will take basic research and translate it into treatments.

“I’m a builder,” he said. “I like to build and I’m back in building mode in Florida, implementing and building on all of my experience in translational research and administration.

“VGTI is poised to take off like a rocket. We’re into an exponential growth phase. We’re recruiting world class scientists in HIV, flu, dengue fever. Our focus is on the aging immune system. We want to be relevant to our community and we’re focusing on that.”

Jove said that there is a great deal to be learned about the immune process as we age, dis-

Richard Jove covering how that aging impacts disease progression and response to therapy.

“My emphasis is cancer,” Jove said. “Cancer is a disease of aging and of genetics. As we begin to identify the causes and best therapies, we can make personalized, precision medicine. It starts with a genetic profile and tailors the therapies for the maximum therapeutic outcome.”

One of the most promising areas of research is for therapies that target the tumor cell and also manipulate the host immune sys-

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The county has more than a dozen deals for buyers looking for a bargain in the mending real estate market.

St. Lucie County has 14 vacant lots and five foreclosed homes that are available for sale as affordable housing, county staffers said.

The vacant lots, which are mostly small slivers of land, range from .01 acres to .29 acres. The smallest pieces of land will only be up for sale to land owners who own property abutting the available pieces, said JoAnn Riley, county property acquisitions manager.

But there are two lots available that can be built on, Riley said.

Those lots are .21 acres and .29 acres.

Florida law requires counties to

inventory property they own every few years. After a review by the county’s commission, the land is put up for bid, Riley said.

“These are properties wherein land owners didn’t pay taxes,” she said.

If nobody buys the land, they stay in the county’s possession.

The lots range in price from $100 to $3,000.

Five surplus properties are also up for grabs if a buyer meets purchase requirements, which are income-restricted. The county received a two-year federal neighborhood stabilization grant for approximately $1.9 million. With the money, the county purchased foreclosed homes, rehabbed them or demolished them and rebuilt.

Once the houses are complete, they are put up for sale, said Connie McIver, who is a housing program specialist with the county.

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ST. LUCIE WEST — Fireworks erupted at this month’s St. Lucie West Services District board meeting when its chairman threatened to censure another member for making what he called insulting remarks during a formal July meeting.

“You’ve violated the rules, you insulted the board, you’ve disrupted the board, you’ve made remarks which are unbecoming of the supervisors in this district,” said Chairman Harvey Cutler, a Cascades resident who was appointed in 2008.

Cutler spoke directly to supervisor Sal Mancuso, who, according to a July meeting transcript, implied the board was incompetent. Mancuso was elected and appointed to the board last year. He also served on previous boards.

“I don’t even know if the board knows what’s really happening!” transcripts show Mancuso said during a discussion about the district’s budget.

Assistant secretary and supervisor Charles B. Altwein asked Mancuso for a public apology.

“Mr. Mancuso is a rule-maker and as such, he should set an example for others to follow. By virtue of the position, he must reach for a higher standard,” Altwein said. “I ask the board to support my request that Mr. Mancuso follow the rules as stated here, to refrain at all times from rude and derogatory remarks, reflections as to integrity, abusive comments and statements as demotivates of personality to the board, senior staff, employees and the general public.”

Mancuso admitted his wrongs, ending with a promise to fellow

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Mayor JoAnn Faiella presented Major David Patterson with the key to the city prior to the St. Lucie Mets game at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie Saturday, Aug. 10. Major Patterson also received a tribute proclamation by Rep. Gayle Harrell.

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Schools are back in session Cameron Watkins and his third-grade class members fill out their ‘time capsule’ sheets during Math Resource class that will be looked upon at the end of the year to document the student’s changes and growth.

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Sarah MacLachlan, 20-year veteran teacher and first-year teacher at Manatee Academy in St. Lucie West works with Jacob Guderyon and the third-grade class during Math Resource in building a figurative time capsule that will be looked upon at the end of the year to document the student’s growth.

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“With a tumor, the microenvironment is out of control,” Jove said. “It is creating an environment that aggravates the tumor and doing so causes it to be more aggressive. It suppresses the anti-tumor immune response, known as tolerance.

“Communication between the tumor cells and the immune cells has gone awry. We’ve created a pre-metastatic niche and inflammation that is an ideal place for tumors to spread to. We need to develop ways to break immune system tolerance and flip the switch to turn it against the tumor.

“We’re trying to understand what allows tumor cells to grow out of control. It’s often an interplay of cells and underlying genetics.

We have to identify the underlying causes and how they interact with each other.”

Much of the research at VGTI focuses on disease prevention and vaccines, and Jove expects to bring in researchers with exper-

tise in this area. He is concerned that some controversy over the word ‘vaccine’ has arisen in some quarters and noted that vaccines against polio and other diseases have saved millions of lives.

“Vaccines save 2 million lives per year worldwide,” he said. “It’s not trivial. It’s the most successful therapeutic in the history of mankind. That is the reason we do emphasize vaccines. The immune system is a powerful weapon for infectious diseases from outside our bodies and cancers inside our bodies.”

For Richard Jove and other researchers at VGTI, the end result is therapies that make life better.

“It’s about the patients,” he said.

“We do basic research and take the next step, translating discoveries into new therapies as fast as we can for the citizens of Florida who are impacted by an aging immune system. We want to do this in partnership with the community. This is our mission, to carry out the original vision of bringing science and therapies right here.”

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In 1994, utilities were transferred to the city, but another shortage hit almost 10 years later in 2005 when St. Lucie West had a water emergency. On Feb. 20, 7,500 of St. Lucie West’s customers were without water for nine hours. The next day was a dry day as well, Rhoden said.

The city obtained emergency authorization to open its mains to St. Lucie west.

“A second water interconnect remained in service for eight months to help service customers in the southeast portion of St. Lucie West,” Rhoden said. “More than 90 million gallons of city water passed through the new interconnect.”

In 1994, the system’s water treatment capacity was 6 million gallons per day. Today it’s 41.65 million gallons per day.

By 2060, with a projected population of more than 407,000 customers on city water, it will need 70.29 million gallons of water per day to serve that demand.

“Problem is, we only have 51.513 secured, leaving us with a shortfall of nearly 19 million gallons per day,” Rhoden said. “… The McCarty ranch site is an ideal location for such a system.”

Both government staffs met during a conflict resolution meeting on July 17 at the county’s administrative complex in Fort Pierce.

The county’s attorney, Dan McIntyre, recommended full annexation. But at an August county commission meeting, the offer was amended to omit Parcel D. “I’d love to know what happened since the conflict resolution to today that this little strip of land has become so vastly important to the county that it doesn’t get annexed in there, because that’s the crux of what’s going on here,” Councilwoman Shannon Martin said.

The county commission and staff expressed concerns the strip would create an enclave where the county would have to travel through the city or Martin County to get to more of its own land and well fields.

“This parcel takes a chunk out of the county service area and the county believes it can cause difficulty with access to the rest of the county’s service area and possibly risk the county’s planned water supply for the district’s southwest area,” St. Lucie County utility director Laurie Waldie

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The city wants the land annexed into its control so it can supply water to more than 407,000 customers expected to reside in Port St. Lucie by 2060.

At its Aug. 12 meeting, the city council approved a motion to annex the land, but rejected the county commission’s proposal to exclude a 150-foot strip of land linked to the C-23 canal out of the deal.

City staffers said the small strip, known as “Parcel D,” is the sole reason the city purchased the property.

“That parcel is critical to us, for the success of our project,” said Donna Rhoden, the city’s utility safety and public affairs manager.

The city wants to build a surface water system on McCarty Ranch to capture wasted water and purify it with Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells (ASR Wells) to use for drinking water. Those wells would capture water from the C-23 canal, which would help meet the projected population demand down the road.

“The city does not have adequate water supplies secured to meet our build-out demands,” Rhoden told the council.

Parcel D would also relieve stress on the Floridan Aquifer, which is a finite resource, Rhoden said. Right now, the city receives 80 percent of its water from the aquifer.

Rhoden said if the strip isn’t annexed, the city could face a water shortage as it did in 1992.

From 1990-1994 the city’s utility was under St. Lucie County’s management.

“The county did not have a vision for the city’s future,” she said. “(There was) no planning to accommodate growth,” Rhoden said. “That was a danger sign.

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In May of 1992, there was a record-breaking demand for water. Roughly 10,000 residents lost water and water pressure for others were significantly lowered, causing nine public schools to temporarily close. Club Med toilets wouldn’t flush and grocery stores and restaurants had to close until water was restored.

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The city’s assistant attorney Azlina Goldstein Siegel insisted no enclaves will be created.

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“I have never in my life, ever meant to reach a point where I have any personal argument with the board,” Mancuso said. “I do not ever intend to personally feel any animosity to the board, because we’re all elected people and we’re all trying to do our best.”

“There was no harm intended.

They were just comments. If it’s an apology the board is looking for, I will try my very best not to repeat this type of activity,” Mancuso said.

Had Mancuso decided to ignore the apology request, Cutler said he was prepared to make a motion to formally censure Mancuso for “disruptive, rude and belligerent behavior.”

“I understand what you say when you said you didn’t have any intent, but that isn’t the case, that isn’t the point,” Cutler countered. “The point is what you say in public is in the public record of public office and it should not happen.”

Assistant secretary and supervisor Vince D’Amico said a censure

“I understand what you say when you said you didn’t have any intent, but that isn’t the case, that isn’t the point,” Cutler countered. “The point is what you say in public is in the public record of public office and it should not happen.” would have destroyed the board.

“I think this is unfortunate and I don’t want to see this happen,” he said. “It would tear up the board.”

Vice chairman Everett Child said the board has bigger issues to tackle.

“I would hope that we’re all above petty individual indiscretions that may have taken place,” Child said. “I would like to see the matter dropped with each of us being a little more careful of what we say at board meetings being misconstrued as derogatory.”

Cutler ended the monthly meeting with a warning.

“Any further incident or any nature of further comments that are derogatory to this board or anybody in the future, I’ll make this motion and I’ll try my best to have you censured,” Cutler said.

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Bowen recommended the motion to approve the separation and general release of Oravec, who left with a severance package. It was passed in a 4-0 vote because one council member was out of town.

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The MSA includes all of St. Lucie and Martin counties. From May to June, the area’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went from 8.5 percent to 9.4.

With the July unemployment figure at 9.5 percent, St. Lucie and Martin counties had the third highest unemployment rate among the state’s 20 MSAs and three Metropolitan Divisions last month. The Palm Coast MSA topped the state for unemployment at 10.4 percent. The Sebastian-Vero MSA took the unenviable second-place at 9.7.

The Port St. Lucie MSA’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April was 8.2 percent.

Florida’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in July was 7.1 percent, which held steady from the previous month. The not seasonally-adjusted rate was 7.4, which also held steady from the previous month. However, the not seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in July, 2012. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July last year was 8.7 percent.

Even with the stagnation, the state’s employment numbers still show some progress. The last time the state was a 7.0 percent or less unemployment was in September, 2008. Additionally, Florida is below the national July unemployment number, 7.4 percent. July was the fifth consecutive month that the state’s unemployment numbers were below the nation’s.

Martin County is fairing better on the jobs front than its neighbor to the north. About 59,400 of its nearly 64,500 workers were employed in July, putting the county at 7.8 percent not sea-

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Mayor JoAnn Faiella said she plans to put the topic on a nearing workshop next month.

“The next thing is to get it on a workshop (agenda) in the beginning of September,” Faiella said.

“As a council, we’ll talk about what’s going to be our next step.”

Faiella praised the work Bremer has done since February.

“He’s been wonderful. He doesn’t pacify the council. He’s straight and to the point. He’s got a heart,” she said.

“The overwhelming response from city staff, employees and others compliment me on how he comes across as a city manager and how well he interacts.”

The next city council workshop is scheduled for Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center located at 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

sonally-adjusted unemployment.

St. Lucie has a workforce almost twice as large: about 126,500.

Of those, about 113,000 had some level of employment. That county’s unemployment rate was at 10.4 percent in July, up from 10.3 percent in June.

The unemployment rate is calculated using a variety of methods. Among them are telephone interviews with workers.

Those that report not having jobs and looking for employment in the previous 30 days are counted as unemployed. Discouraged workers — those who are able to work and want jobs, but have not sought employment in the previous 30 days — are not counted in the unemployment figure. Many call this “shadow unemployment,” and it’s inherently difficult to track due to variations for why people don’t seek jobs.

Odaly Victorio, communications coordinator for Workforce Solutions of the Treasure Coast, said St. Lucie and Martin counties will see improved employment numbers by fall. The counties have slightly different hospitality employment than other parts of the state, due to variations in tourist seasons.

“Our better numbers are in our season, which starts in October and runs to April,” she said in previous interviews.

Earlier in August, Bass Pro Shops and Burlington Coat Factory held hiring fairs for new stores opening in St. Lucie. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Martin Health Systems will do short interviews at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. Attendees must apply online at martinhealth.org/jobs before the event. Martin Health Systems is opening a facility in Tradition.

Victorio said the three combined will employ more than 1,000.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Military veterans were trained to fight for what they believe in. Richard “Nitro” Vassar is doing just that.

Vassar, and he said many other St. Lucie veterans, believe in Donna Carlsen. She was, until Aug. 7, St. Lucie County’s veteran services coordinator.

Vassar said her recent termination is an insult to an injury on local veterans.

“The veterans have taken a big hit because of the way (county staff) treated this,” he said.

Carlsen started as a county veterans services officer in 2001.

In a telephone interview, she said the county alleged insubordination and terminated her. Erik Gill, St. Lucie’s public information officer, confirmed that she was involuntarily terminated.

Carlsen said county staff asked her to sign an agreement accepting a pay cut. She consulted Jeffrey Bumb, area vice president of the County Veterans Service Officers Association of Florida.

Carlsen said he recommended not signing it, so she didn’t.

Bumb, in a telephone interview, politely declined to comment about the incident.

Vassar is secretary of the Veterans Council of St. Lucie County.

The council is made up of repre-

sentatives from about 20 of St. Lucie’s veterans service organizations, such as AMVETS. It’s organized through the county’s veterans services. The Vietnam-era Army veteran is a member of the Special Forces Association, Chapter 85 — Treasure Coast Chapter, Stuart. That’s just the start.

“I’m all the Vs,” he said. “(Veterans of Foreign Wars), (Disabled American Veterans), you name it.

If it’s got a V in it, I’m in it.”

Vassar said many of St. Lucie’s veterans are still sore over the county’s 2010 decision to consolidate veterans services into the community services department.

“What it amounts to: for years the office, the veterans services office, was its own entity with the county,” he said. “A couple years back, it fell into community services. In effect, it was civilians running a military organization.”

Tod Mowery, St. Lucie Commission chairman, said that the county was facing a financial crisis at the time and had to downsize. It consolidated departments from 18 to nine. Property values had drastically dropped, he said, and the county commission was seeking ways to make as painless of cuts as possible.

“They went through a lot of consolidation,” he said. “Millions and millions of savings needed to be looked at.”

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nothing significant has changed for St. Lucie’s veterans services since the 2010 consolidation.

“It is an independent division (within the community services department),” Ryder said. “I feel very good about the service we provide. We don’t get any really negative feedback. There was never a time the veterans were not being served. I’m very proud of that.”

Carlsen said veterans services has suffered in the consolidation, but it’s difficult for non-veterans to understand how. She said veteran service officers are most effective when instead of waiting for veterans to go to them they go to the veterans most likely to need, but not know about, various VA benefits. She said due to cutbacks to the veterans services when it was consolidated into community services, that became a thing of the past in St. Lucie.

“There is no doubt in my mind that outreach has declined,” Carlsen said.

White wouldn’t comment on the termination of Carlsen, or St. Lucie’s decision to consolidate veterans services into community services. However, he said it behooves counties to consider the opinions of veterans.

“It’s important to develop a rapport with the veterans service

From 2009 to more recently, many counties have eyed veterans services as a place to make reductions, said Mike White, president of the County Veterans Service Officers Association.

Veterans hotly oppose most any changes to county’s veterans services in almost every case, he also said. White said moving veterans services into other departments, usually community and social services, has become increasingly popular with counties. Some have looked at contracting with outside organizations to provide veterans services.

“It’s my opinion (veterans services) needs to be a stand-alone department,” White said.

County veterans service offices were created by the Florida Legislature as World War II was winding down. Their primary function is helping veterans apply for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA. However, White said, the counties’ veterans services become a fulcrum for area veterans and veterans organizations to coordinate efforts to help other veterans their communities.

State statute forbids non-veterans from being county veterans service officers.

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Coffee with the Chairman at the St. Lucie County Administrative Complex. 8-9:30 a.m. Organized by the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce, learn more about St. Lucie County government and enjoy free coffee and pastries.

These events are taped for airing on SLCTV. The studio audience has the opportunity to ask questions of the Chairman each week.

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High School Football Fort Pierce Westwood vs. Forest Hill at Lawnwood Stadium at John B. Parks Sports Complex. 7-9 p.m. Tickets are $6. 1301 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.

High School Football Treasure Coast vs. J.P. Taravella at the South County Regional Sports Complex. 7-9 p.m. Tickets are $6. 560 N.W. University Blvd., St. Lucie West Tai Chi for Health Classes at the Oxbow Eco-Center. 9:15 a.m.10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Tai Chi instructors Hilde and Hector Ruiz-Puyana will lead classes in Tai Chi for Health, designed for everyone including those who suffer from arthritis,

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Treasure Coast Classic Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Competition at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. 8 a.m. Sanctioned by the National Physique Committee. All residents in the state of Florida eligible to compete, making it a NPC Level IV show. Registration and weigh-in will be held at 8 a.m., followed by a contest meeting at 9:30 a.m. Prejudging begins at 10 a.m., and the finals start at 6 p.m. Ticket price for the 10 a.m. prejudging is $15 per person and $30 for the 6 p.m. evening show. A combination ticket for both events is $40 per person. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 204-7101.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Veronica Kolibab, has been transferred from Indian River County to St. Lucie County as the director of Special Events. Kolibab has lived in Port Saint Lucie since 1985. She has been an independent business owner and an active member of the community, including participation in local chambers of commerce, community events, and charitable events.

Kolibab has over a decade of experience in sales, community relations and marketing.

She also co-founded the Martini Network which has been successfully connecting business professionals for the last five years in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties. She actively participated in forming the Hibiscus Children’s Center’s St. Lucie Guild as a volunteer in 2008. Kolibab says “I have a passion for the cause by having a Veronica Kolibab first-hand knowledge of what some of these children are experiencing.”

Kolibab has been the director of special events for Indian River County since June of 2012. Indian River County events exceeded their budget goals for 2012-2013 event season and she brought several new donors, event ideas and opportunities to Hibiscus Children’s Center during the last 12 months with the agency in Indian River County.

Kolibab will be building a new Saint Lucie Volunteer Guild that will include both men and women and creating fundraising opportunities here in St. Lucie County.

“I believe we can create some amazing opportunities in St. Lucie County to raise much needed funds so we can continue to shelter and protect the children” said Kolibab. For more information about Hibiscus Children’s Center’s upcoming special events, volunteering for events, or learn more about our new volunteer guild for St. Lucie County, please contact Veronica Kolibab, director of special events at (772) 340-5750, Ext. 427 or VKolibab@HCC4Kids.org. To learn more about Hibiscus Children’s Center, please visit HibiscusChildrensCenter.org.

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“The coach put the ball down at 50 yards and I kicked it through the uprights. He told me I had a spot on the team if I wanted and I’ve ran with that opportunity ever since.”

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While with the Bobcats in 2009, Scaccia hit a 68 yard field goal, one of the longest field goals ever recorded. For perspective purposes and aided by Denver’s thin air, the longest field goal ever record in the NFL is a 65-yard field goal by Ola Kimrin in preseason game for the Broncos in 2002.

The historic kick landed Scaccia in a feature for Sports Illustrated and on the radar of many AFL teams. In 2010, Scaccia began his Arena Football League

RALLY from page 16 organizations, and it’s important for the county to listen to them,” he said Vassar said the council will discuss asking the county commission to overturn Carlsen’s termination and renewing efforts to bifurcate veterans services from community services. That meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, in the conference room located near the county’s veterans service office, 1664 S.E. Walton Road, Port St. Lucie. That’s at the Dorothy J. Conrad Building.

“I’m thinking the majority, they feel it’s their place to at least make it known (to the county commission) how we feel about it,” Vassar said.

career in 2010 with the Arizona Rattlers. In addition to his time with the Rattlers, he has had stints with the Philadelphia Soul in 2012 and with the Iowa Barnstormers.

In 2011, Scaccia signed a practice squad contract with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, but due to the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming NFL season after the players were locked out, Scaccia returned to the AFL. For additional information on the one-on-one lessons, please contact Scaccia at (772) 361-0052 or Scaccia11@yahoo.com.

Mowery said the county commission is legally constrained from inserting itself into personnel decisions. Only two county workers serve at the will of the commission — the county administrator, Faye Outlaw, and county attorney, Daniel McIntyre. Additionally, Mowery said the commission is unlikely to bifurcate veterans services from community services.

“Really, nothing has been demonstrated that it needs to be a stand-alone office,” he said.

Mowery is not a veteran.

Wayne Teegardin, who is now St. Lucie County veterans services manager, also politely declined to comment, offering that Veteran Voice can make a public records request for personnel files.

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ST. LUCIE WEST — The League of Women Voters of St. Lucie County is hosting a meet and greet with special guests U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Jupiter and Florida Rep. Larry Lee Jr., D-Port St. Lucie at The Inner Truth Project in St. Lucie West on Aug. 26 from 6-7:30 p.m. We will have a Town Hall Meeting format with questions from the audience.

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There are many local issues that need to be discussed with our officials. This is the objective of the League of Women Voters.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

The Inner Truth Project is located at 2190 Reserve Park Trace, No. 13, in St. Lucie West.

For more information on the League, visit www.lwv.org.

RACE from page 7 country have joined with others in their communities to sponsor activities, large or small, for public education about mental illness and substance abuse.

New Horizons asks that the community to come out and celebrate recovery!

Support our clients, families and friends. Help raise funds for the only critical care clinic for children on the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee. Monies raised will also assist NHTC to continue caring for and providing services to adults with mental health and substance abuse challenges. New Horizons provides services at little or no cost to those struggling with alcoholism, drug addiction, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, schizophrenia as well as any and all mental health concerns.

We provide a variety of evidence based recovery programs administered by professional medical and therapeutic staff.

Run, walk or just come out and enjoy the morning for fellowship and fun. Race for Recovery registration is available online at www. nhtcinc.org or call (772) 672-8333. Cost to Run or walk is $25 per person in advance, $30 the day of the race. Questions please email rgonzalez@nhtcinc.org

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Jane Bachelor has been an employee of the University of Florida since 2004 and is now a senior business lecturer, reaching courses statewide in human resources management, strategic selling, agribusiness management and entrepreneurship.

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“I retired and made my full-time job to learn how to play golf,” she said. “I wanted to do hobby-type things. I discovered an interest in radio broadcasting and did volunteer PR for local organizations. I volunteered at hospice and the Backus Museum.”

Bachelor also enjoyed gourmet cooking and wine tasting, and it was at a wine tasting that her life took another turn.

“As I tell my students now, never, ever underestimate the power of networking or be surprised when something crosses your path,” she said. “I was at a wine tasting with no expectation except to enjoy (it.)

“I came away with an appointment for a job interview to work at the Indian River Research and Education Center of the University of Florida in Fort Pierce.

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who could teach human resources and sales.”

With a background in human resources and experience selling her expertise as a consultant, Bachelor had the right skill set.

She got the job.

She has been an employee of the University of Florida since 2004 and is now a senior business lecturer, reaching courses statewide in human resources management, strategic selling, agribusiness management and entrepreneurship. She is also writing and developing her first graduate level curriculum, in human resources management, for the new degree program in Natural Resources Policy and Administration. The program is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2014.

In addition to her academic endeavors, Bachelor was recently elected to the University of Florida senate. She assumes that post after an upcoming orientation.

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BACHELOR from page 23 gree in business with a minor in education from the University of Oklahoma at Norman and taught high school in Kentucky while putting herself through graduate school at the University of Kentucky, where she earned an M.B.A. She began her career at Primerica as a staff auditor, doing analysis and business reviews.

After six years, she was associate director of cash and banking and was recruited by Avon Products to work in their world headquarters in New York City as corporate human resources manager.

Her next step was the New York Times Co., where she was divisional human resources manager for one of their divisions.

“I was brought in for my experience in operations, financial and human resources experience,” she said. “I was responsible for taking a small administrative personnel unit and creating a value-added human resources division.”

Bachelor said that the personnel units had traditionally dealt with record-keeping, benefits and compliance issues, whereas human resources divisions were a part of the strategic planning for an organization.

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She was promoted to the corporate offices in New York City and worked on corporate-wide projects, coordinating and implementing systems and processes throughout all of the company’s units except the flagship paper.

It included a number of other papers and business holdings.

Eventually she was recruited by a consulting firm as a senior manager.

“It was a world-class human resources consulting business in New York City and Connecticut,” she said. “I was working with Fortune 200-500 companies about best practices and operations.”

As a senior project manager, she worked on multiple projects for companies in diverse industries including banking, retail and medical supply.

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After several years of consulting and putting in 70-80 hours a week, Bachelor made that decision to retire. When she was offered the teaching post at the University of Florida, she wasn’t discouraged, even though it was in agribusiness management, a field out of her area of expertise.

“I had a lot of experience in management,” she said. “It was taking the principles and doing the research into agribusiness and putting it together.”

Her course started as a statewide offering. Students had to travel to one of the 13 Research and Education Centers to view the course, which was taught live on camera. Four years ago, she was asked to convert them so that they could be delivered online anyplace in the world.

Throughout the semester, Bachelor holds live virtual sessions where she holds discussions and answers questions.

Bachelor expressed excitement about her election to the University senate.

“Since I haven’t been to orientation, I don’t know the full scope of what they’re responsible for.

I was excited when I was asked to put my name forward. It’s important for people to take an active role on their own destiny and stay abreast of the issues.

When I take on an assignment, I tend not to just be a committed member. I tend to get very involved.”

Bachelor is also on the board of directors of the Treasure Coast Education and Research Development Authority, an organization seeking to develop a 1,650 acre research park in western St. Lucie County. She serves on the Budget Advisory Committee to the St. Lucie County School Board and is a volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides against Breast Cancer program.

“It’s put a dent in being able to be anything other than a casual golfer,” she said. “I just have lots and lots of interests. It’s nice to live in a community where you can try your hand at lots of different things.”

For more information about the Indian River Research and Education Center, visit the website, www.irrec.ifas.ufl.edu.

To enroll in Jane Bachelor’s courses or be placed on a waiting list for enrollment in the new Master of Natural Resources Policy and Administrating program, contact Jackie White, academic coordinator, at jkwhite@ufl.edu.

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Wednesday, August 28

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paid admission. 420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-FISH.

Thursday, August 29

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“I’m trying to figure out where I want to go with my creativity,” he said. “I’m at the 25-year-old juncture, where you have to decide which direction. I have things I really enjoy doing. People said, ‘Don’t do what you hate.’ I knew at a very young age I loved what I was doing.

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I’m still in the allowed-to-figure-itout zone.”

As a solo act, Owens plays the acoustic guitar and sings at venues from Jupiter to Vero Beach.

“It’s a mix of Marvin Gaye, Steve Miller, Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz and James Taylor,” he said. “It’s background music at a restaurant.

I’ve been performing all my life. It’s a weird dynamic to be in the background.”

Owens recently began playing bass with Cerveza. They play Island music and soft rock. He can be found on Monday evenings with Cerveza at the Osceola Street Café, for open mic night.

“It’s the best open mic night,” he said. “There are different acts every 15 minutes and there’s a live stream online. It’s nice because my family in Georgia or Kentucky can go online and put it on their computer and basically be at the open mic.”

Owens is also putting in time at local Stuart studio, Rain Cat Recording, working on a CD. That has given him a taste for the production end and he can see himself going into producing.

Then there’s that juncture again.

While it seems as though his career is moving into the musical realm, Owens has not given up the idea of being in the theater.

“I always had a passion for performing,” he said. “I’m trained in every aspect of the theater from the staging, lighting and sound. I want to direct.”

There is a serious side to all of this exploration. Owens would like to settle down and have a family and he knows he needs to decide how he’s going to make a living. He has considered going back to school to study business or public relations.

“I do want to have a family and I need to figure out how to make it happen while doing something I love,” he said. “I know I can be good at anything I put my mind to. I’m trying to save money to go to New York or Los Angeles and do some auditions.

“I’m doing what I love to do and I get to do it every day. That’s not a bad thing. I know I want to do more and I know I can. I just need to step up my game.”

Ryan Owens is available to perform at private parties. He can be reached by email at ryanmichaelowens@yahoo.com.He is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/The Ryan Owens.

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Rinelli’s Yellow Tail Restaurant Classic car show last Friday of every month, weather permitting.

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City Limits Sports Bar Live music or DJ 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 900 S.W. Gatlin Blvd., Port St. Lucie.

For more information, call (772) 336-8201.

Neely’s Grog House Karaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 802 S.W. Bayshore Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 249-4195.

Rebar DJ 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m., 8283 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 340-7777.

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TGI Fridays Karaoke 9 p.m.-midnight. 1775 N.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 343-1981.

Good Times (West) Live music 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie.

For more information, call (772) 878-8844.

La Zen Nightclub Fusion Fridays.

10 p.m.-2 a.m. Everyone in free until 11 p.m. Drink specials. Top 40, House and Hip Hop music.

464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 807-9992.

Saturdays

Vine & Barley Live music. 8 p.m.-midnight. 1680 S.W. St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West.

For more information, call (772) 446-7550.

West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West.

For more information, call (772) 343-1147.

Good Times (West) Live music 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., 2096 N.W. Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie.

For more information, call (772) 878-8844.

Tin Fish (East) Live music. 6 p.m.-9 p.m., 327 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie For more information, call (772) 8793900.

City Limits Sports Bar Live music or DJ 9 p.m.-2 a.m., 900 S.W. Gatlin Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 3368201.

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Shindig Irish Restaurant & Pub Live music 9:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 785-6202.

The Original Tiki Bar Live music after 5 p.m., 2 Avenue A, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 461-0880.

La Zen Nightclub DJ 10 p.m.2 a.m., 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 807-9992.

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Ladies Night at 2nd Street Bistro.

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464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 807-9992.

On the Edge Bar & Grill Music all day. 2 p.m.-11 p.m. 1136 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 882-9729.

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Live Rock & Roll at Good Times Bar (East) 9 p.m. 21 and up. No cover. 9144 S. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 337-3546.

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Coconut Sundays at La Zen Nightclub. 6 p.m. 18 and up.

Ladies drink free until 7 p.m. 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 807-9992.

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Next to Darwin Square and Dollar General

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Sunday, August 25

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1136 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce.

For more information, call (772) 882-9729.

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Shindig’s men to sport red high heels, support SafeSpace’s Walk A Mile in Her Shoes Treasure Coast. SafeSpace will never deny services to victims of domestic violence and their dependents based on race, gender, age, religion, political belief, national origin, immigration status, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation or language spoken.

To learn more about SafeSpace please visit www.safespacefl.org, call (772) 223-2399 or connect with SafeSpace on Facebook at www. facebook.com/safespacefl.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Move over kilts, there’s a new fashion trend for the Irish. For the second year in a row, the men at Shindig Irish Restaurant and Pub in Port St. Lucie are putting on their red high heels and hosting a “Walk a While” event to stand up against domestic violence and support SafeSpace, the only domestic violence outreach center on the Treasure Coast.

On Thursday, Sept. 12, Shindig’s will host its “Walk A While” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and collect donations to benefit SafeSpace’s annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event. Shindig’s will also donate 10 percent of all proceeds made that night to the Treasure Coast nonprofit. Following the “Walk A While” event, the public is invited to stay and enjoy the live entertainment that will begin at 9 pm.

The three hour “Walk A While” event is one of six geared toward raising awareness for the issue of domestic violence and the upcoming Walk A Mile in her Shoes event on Oct. 12 at Tradition Square.

Shindig Irish Restaurant and Pub is located at 464 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd.

For more information on the

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Shindig employees Andrew Maxwell, David Dewarns and Justin Reily bookend St. Lucie County Commissioner Kim Johnsondecked out in red heels in support of the upcoming ‘Walk A Mile In Her Shoes’ event in October in both St. Lucie and Martin Counties.

The event benefits SafeSpace providing support and housing for battered women. event, or to register for Walk A Mile in Her Shoes, visit www.safespacefl. org/events, or call Tracy Levy at (772) 223-2399.

SafeSpace is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization which offers victims of domestic violence safety, sup-

port, and education to empower them and provide the assistance necessary for them to set a positive direction for their future. Shelter facilities for victims are located in Martin and Indian River counties and serves victims throughout the

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Wednesday, August 28

On the Edge Bar & Grill Wino Wednesday with live music. 8 p.m.-11 p.m. $2 off all glasses of wine all day. 1136 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. For more information, call (772) 882-9729.

Ladies Night at Superplay USA 9 p.m.-midnight. Ladies bowl (shoes included), play laser tag and/or mini golf for free. Guys can do the same for $12. 1600 N.W. Courtyard Circle, St. Lucie West. For more information, call (772) 4085800.

Tropical Wednesdays at Good Times West. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 21 and up Music by DJ Lenny C. No cover. Salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton, house and Top 40.

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