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ST. LUCIE WEST — The St. Lucie West Services District is getting closer to doing drive-by meter reading. At the Board of Supervisor’s last regular workshop — Monday Aug. 1 — Dennis Pickle, manager and utilities director, said the district’s staff is getting close to recommending a changeover to electronic meters that’ll broadcast information to notebook comput-
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TREASURE COAST — St. Lucie County Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky is warming up his index finger to click “sign.” “Florida is a huge issue in the (presidential) race and Florida will probably be a deciding issue,” Dzadovsky said. “It would bode well for the candidates to get familiar with our local issues.” Politicians frequently call for change, but Martin County Com-
missioner John Haddox is calling for change.org, At the Martin commission’s last regular meeting — Tuesday, July 26 — Haddox used his comment time to ask other commissioners to support a pitch to get presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to visit the Treasure Coast to see the destruction of the ongoing bluegreen algae bloom firsthand. After all, one of them will be the President of the United States for at least four years. Part of the pitch was for com-
missioners to all sign a letter that’ll be sent to both campaigns asking the candidates to visit the Treasure Coast to see the cyanobacteria almost certainly coming from Lake Okeechobee discharges. The other part was for the commission to put the letter on change.org for others to join the chorus. “I think if we get 30,000, 40,000 signatures on a petition, it’s likely (one or both with visit),” Haddox said in an interview after the meeting. Commissioners unanimously
agreed to have county staff compose a letter to the candidates that all would sign. The change. org proposal just didn’t get any commission discussion, despite Haddox repeatedly mentioning it. He figures that’s a go-ahead. “By virtue of the fact they did not say, “No,” I’m going with the assumption I didn’t get a negative therefore it’s a positive,” Haddox said. But getting presidential candidates on blistering campaign
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TRADITION — Nirlaine T Smartt was appointed to the County Judge Group 3 by Gov. Rick Scott last August. She’s hoping St. Lucie voters let her keep that office. Voters, she said, are welcome to ask her anything. She’s already been through that when she got the seat. Smartt and several others applied for the seat when Judge Thomas J. Walsh Jr. stepped down for personal reasons. She said it was one of the most grueling examinations she’s ever experienced. “They want to know everything about you,” she said. The application was about 25 pages long. “They vet you very well,” Smartt said. She added, “You name it and it’s in that application.” That’s just the application. “A nine-person panel of attorneys from the 19th Circuit — St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee and Indian River counties — these folks they interview the candidates who put in for it,” Smartt said. Then six of the candidate’s names went to Scott’s office for consideration.
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Dear Editor, I am running for re-election as Sheriff of St. Lucie County because each day I wake up with two distinct honors — protecting and serving our community, and standing alongside the heroes of the Sheriff’s Office. We have experienced enormous successes during my tenure as Sheriff, with a nearly 30 percent drop in crime since I took office, fiscally responsible leadership, and award winning management. But there is always room for improvement, and we face unique challenges today, both in our community and in law enforcement. I am committed to facing these challenges head on and ensuring that we continue to be one of the premier law enforcement agencies in our state. Our mission is clear and unwavering — to protect our community and ensure the safety of our families, businesses, and schools. Because of my unwavering dedication to that mission, I have been elected to office for four consecutive terms, with overwhelming margins in 2004 and 2008, and without opposition in 2012. Being Sheriff is not just a job or title — it is a way of life that I have embraced since first being elected. It requires honesty, professionalism, and dedication, traits I aspire to live by every day. I am Sheriff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year — and I am proud to be. The tremendous support I have been blessed to receive in our community is a significant testament to my last 16 years in office. Unquestionably, we have our challenges. The gang situation in St. Lucie County is a sad, vexing, and complex problem. The solution lies not just with law enforcement, but numerous community partners. This is why I am so proud to support the Roundtable of St. Lucie County’s Restoring the Vil-
lage Youth Initiative’s anti-gang strategy, and work so closely with programs like the Boys and Girls Club, First Step, and our School Resource Deputy led Sheriff Ken Mascara school and summer programs to provide not just alternatives to gangs, but opportunities for the future. We also face financial challenges. We are losing good men and women to other agencies that offer significantly higher wages. We simply cannot compete, making retention, recruiting and hiring difficult. The services our employees provide are priceless, but I recognize their compensation must be in line with what our community can afford. I hope that as our economy continues to improve, we can bring our staff’s pay in line with competing agencies. Going forward, we will continue to build upon the exceptional, positive relationship we have built with our communities. We ultimately need and will implement a body worn camera program for our deputies to help further not only the transparency and accountability the public wants and deserves, but will rightfully provide our law enforcement officers with necessary protection against reckless and false claims of abuse. I am proud of what we have accomplished these last 16 years, and I know that we will continue to build upon these successes to ensure the brightest and safest future for our entire community. Sincerely, Ken Mascara Sheriff of St. Lucie County
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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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• This year the school district has been downgraded from a B to a C. • We have two double F schools. That is where a school rated F last year is rated F again this year. • We have gone from 20 A-rated schools in 2010 to only two A-rated district schools this year. • Our high school graduation rate is below the state average. • We are ranked 47 out of 67 school districts. • The St Lucie Economic Development Council just came out with their strategic plan. POOR SCHOOL RATINGS was number 2 on the list of weaknesses. They have raised taxes to give bonuses to administrators while doing nothing to improve education. They have stopped allowing the public being heard at school board meetings, moving the public portion to the end of the meeting, turning off the microphones and the video cameras to quash any dissenting opinions. They have done little to nothing to improve the state of education in St Lucie county. It is time, way past time, to make a change. To stand up to the entrenched politicians that have kept this county down for too long. We have little control over the Board of Education in Tallahassee, and even less over the one in Washington, but we surely have control over what goes on in our back yard. Mark Gotz The American Coalition 4 Property Rights
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Chris Dzadovsky SLC Commissioner ocrat Bill Clinton. The election before, the state went for then incumbent Republican George H.W. Bush. California and New York reliably voted for the Democrats in all those races. Texas reliably voted for the Republicans. Dzadovsky is a Democrat. Haddox is a Republican. Neither see partisan divides on the Treasure Coast over Lake Okeechobee
discharges and other water-quality issues. Both said there’s no party affiliation when it comes to calls for the state to buy land north and south of the Big Lake to restore a southern water flow, nor when it comes to calls for the Army Corps of Engineers to reduce discharges into the St. Lucie River in the meantime. Haddox said others suggested change.org to him. The Treasure Coast has seen astonishing results from change.org and other social-media campaigns. In early 2014 few in Martin and St. Lucie counties had ever heard of the proposed high-speed passenger rail service All Aboard Florida. Palm City’s K.C. Traylor sat in her kitchen on Valentine’s Day that year and posted a petition opposing the passenger rail service that would cut a swath through the Treasure Coast as it ran 32 times a day from Miami to Orlando. Traylor later told Your Voice News & Views that she thought at best a couple thousand would sign the petition and it’d fall into relative obscurity. About 23,000 have signed her petition that gave life to an All Aboard Florida opposition group — Florida Not All Aboard, which Traylor cofounded. That group also circulated paper versions of the petition. It’s col-
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ST. LUCIE WEST — Staff members from the Kindred at Home office will be blanketing the Treasure Coast throughout August, distributing food collection bags and gathering donations for the Treasure Coast Food Bank as part of the company’s 12th Annual Food Drive. Employees at the Port St Lucie office and their fellow employees around the country – part of the Kindred at Home family of home healthcare – are placing the food collection bags at various healthcare facilities in their respective communities and will collect their “harvest” during the entire month of August. They are focused on beating their tally from last year, when the company’s 11th Annual Food Drive yielded more than 838,000 pounds of goods for donation to charitable organizations across the country. “Engaged home health providers are plugged into their community’s resources. That makes us aware of the fact that food banks, pantries and other charitable
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ST. LUCIE WEST — Tradition Field is usually all about the blue and the orange, but once a year — right around October — the whole stadium takes on a super pink glow. That’s because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in St. Lucie County, it’s also time for the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. The Dyer Difference Award committee selected the American Cancer Society and the Making Strides Walk of St. Lucie County as the July recipient of the Dyer Difference Award and check for $3,000. The committee wanted to help assist those battling the insidious disease and assist in finding a cure. Members of the Dyer Chevrolet staff and family will no doubt be out in force, sporting pink and showing their support again on Saturday, Oct. 29, at this year’s Making Strides Walk at Mets Stadium in Port St. Lucie. More than 1,400 local patients were served by the American Cancer Society last year, and programs provided include Reach to Recovery, a peer-support system matching survivors with newly diagnosed
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ST. LUCIE WEST — In the bustling nook of a dining room, with deep red accents and wood finish, among the chatter and clatter of wait staff, cutlery and the Saturday rush, business is booming. West End Grill in St. Lucie West is at capacity. Kitchen creations sizzle and guests at different tables remark about the quality of the place. “It’s family owned, he’s always here” — a thread of conversation from the corner table. “ You’ll never order something you don’t like,” another customer says from a different part of the restaurant. Walter Pietrzak, with decades of restaurateuring on his resume, is the proud co-owner of the restaurant that is part New York-style deli (during the lunch rush), part upscale evening bistro and part patio hotspot. The spot has been open 11 years, and the 9 years Walter has owned it, he says, has been a time of growing, learning and, sometimes, lean times. But he and his daughter have made it work, and work well. “During the recession, we took a hit,” he says during one of the
quick stops he’s able to make in between working the room. He’s at table after table, shaking hands, making suggestions and heartily slapping backs and shoulders. One table over, a family of three sits and eats at West End Grill for the first time. He spots them, swoops in and says something that causes the family to chuckle. This is why they’ll be back. “The secret is our staff, and our food. A lot of the people here have been here for over 5 years. We change the menu; offer specials every day that change, “ he says. He lives that secret daily. It’s obvious he likes what he does, and loves the people who come in. “One of the owners, either my daughter or myself, are always here.” A server glides by and stops long enough to show off the famous shrimp cocktail. The prawn are the length of a man’s hand, fingertip to wrist, arranged around dipping sauce and in a presentation you’d expect to find in New York City. In fact, exiting the restaurant and not walking into a canyon of skyscrapers is off-putting. Here you’d expect a herd of taxis, a bustle of crowds and maybe a subway stop just outside. Instead, a man strums guitar in
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Photo courtesy of The Community Music School of Tradition Kayla Fitzgerald of St. Lucie West, Svetlana Stephens, Audrey Stuehmer, and Khalia Mesquita perform at a Community Music School of Tradition concert. The school is beginning a new pre-school Suzuki method violin class this fall. Registration will be Aug. 20 at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. their theme song. They perform in period costumes, with white wigs. The girls have long dresses and there are buckles on the shoes. On Nov. 19, the Saturday night before Thanksgiving, there will be a Candlelight Concert of all Mozart music.” Float was a cofounder of the Treasure Coast Youth Sympho-
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the correct size and music stores will be present to rent violins and other materials, including sheet music, CDs of the music to be learned, uniforms and music stands. Classes will be one hour a week on Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. The school has reserved several rooms at the Community Center and throughout the morning students of different ages will have classes. Elementary students learn the Suzuki method and middle and high school beginners learn in the traditional style through note reading. Classes begin Aug. 27 and run through December 10. The fall session will conclude with a Christmas concert of carols Dec. 10. It will take place at one of the area churches. A fund-raising CD will be made of the concert. Older, more advanced students have the opportunity to perform in the English Chamber Orchestra. It is made up of high school students who have played for at least three or four years and it is made up entirely of strings. “The composer they will be studying is Mozart,” Float said. “’Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’ is
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month at all levels. The second and third children are free, so it is, in essence, a family rate.” Float said she always has high hopes for her students. “Hopefully, we find some Mozarts out there,” she said. “There are still some Mozarts out there. We have a wonderful time.” The Community Music School of Tradition holds classes at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 783-3124 or visit the website www.communitymusicschoolof tradition.org.
West End Grill is open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays until 10 p.m. Sunday brunch starts at 10 a.m. and the restaurant is open until 9 p.m.. They’re located at 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd. across from Walmart in St. Lucie West. Call (772) 343-1146 for more information or log onto www.pslwestendgrill.com
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and Gorgonzola cheese crumble. Mainstay menu items like burgers and steaks populate the menu as well, topped with Portobello mushrooms, and rich sauces. The seafood, like grilled Mahi-Mahi and Pan Seared Tuna, rivals any seaside tavern’s. Walter’s restaurant is, in reality, what every chain restaurant tries desperately to imitate; authentic.
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Photo by Bruno Moore: The Prime Rib at West End grill nearly overlapped the plate it was served on. Nightly chef specials make West End Grill a top notch choice for dining in St. Lucie West.
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the evening heat, patrons sit at umbrella tables and palm trees sway in the breeze. But West End Grill isn’t just about the evening atmosphere. At lunch, deli-style sandwiches, like New York Style sloppy joes, pastrami and liverwurst and onion varieties fill plates as people scurry in and out making deals and conducting business. On Sundays, the restaurant offers one of the most affordable brunches in town. Omelets, sausages, biscuits and gravy and more are served from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The most expensive brunch item (in a world where brunch is usually an expensive outing) is the 8-oz. steak and eggs for $11.95. The Apricot Brie appetizer was the succulent start to a dinner that included grilled salmon in a light cream sauce and a prime rib cut that nearly overlapped the plate. Eating like royalty at West End Grill was inexpensive. The bill totaled less than $80, and included not just food fit for the Manhattan elite, but service rivaling anything on Park Avenue. The menu features meal-sized salads from a simple arrangement of tossed greens to a whopping 7-oz. steak piled on top of cucumbers, tomatoes, greens
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ST. LUCIE WEST — On Tuesday Aug. 9, at a free barbecue and informational meeting, beginning at 6 p.m., Temple Beth El Israel will present its new educational vision to the community. Rabbi Bruce Benson, a certified Religious school principal, in consultation with some of the most influential Jewish educators in the country as well as with the religious school staff, has create a totally new vision of Jewish religious education. Titled,”The Ohel Moed” (the Tent of Meeting), the new vision relies on experiential education in many forms, and is similar to the cutting-edge theories of secular education currently in use around the country by cutting-edge educational institutions. The Tent of Meeting refers to a physical tent found in the Old Testament that was carried through the desert by Moses and the people on the Exodus. It was the seat of authority and learning. TBEI will be redefining Jewish
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learning during this newly created Saturday morning religious education adventure as well as making use of a completely new state of the art installation of projectors, screens and cameras for the students to project “films” they will be creating, as well as many other exciting energizing ways to present Jewish themes. The Ohel Moed Project begins Saturday, Sept. 10, and promises to deliver the Jewish education you would have loved when you went to Hebrew school. The Hebrew language program is also being completely revamped to create energy through the use of computers and specialized learning modules to keep students engaged and energized as they learn the Hebrew language and about Jewish life. Also invited are those looking to become part of a Jewish community that is thriving and growing. Come see why TBEI is growing at the pace it is. High Holiday tickets will be available. For further information, please call the temple office at (772) 3362424 to reserve a spot as plans are still being made for the BBQ.
Rabbi Bruce Benson
Jazz Events Just a Reminder
Come find out about our new vision at Temple Beth El Israel:
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AUG. 16, 30 • SEPT. 13, 27 • OCT. 11, 25
Come see what it’s all about at our free informational BBQ (hot dogs, burgers, etc.) Tuesday August 9 beginning at 6:00 pm Bring the entire family ****************** An informational gathering for:
Meet our Rabbi, board members, teachers…..
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The Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society is dedicated to its mission of keeping two great American music art forms alive in our communities and schools through Jam sessions, concerts, festivals, master classes and scholarship awards.
See you there! For more info, contact the FPJ&B Society.
Web: www.jazzsociety.org Email: info.jazzsociety.org Phone: 772.460.JAZZ (5299)
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Families with school age students People looking for a synagogue family Early bird High Holiday Tickets See what all the excitement is about
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Group bicycle road ride, 7:30 a.m., starting at Sprockets Adventures, 347 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd. Group ride goes along Crosstown Boulevard to PGA Village and Tradition. It’s for low to high experience and fitness levels. About 40 to 50 miles with good bailout points. Weekly event. For more, call (772) 336-3399. Port Salerno Green Market Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5150 Railway Avenue, Port Salerno. For information call (772) 3453797. Zumba with Karla at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd., 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Zumba is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness party that’s moving millions of people towards joy and health. The class is for those ages 14 and older. There’s a $20 monthly fee, or $7 for one class. For more, call Karla Aviles at (772) 240-9909. West End Grill Live music on the patio. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. 1680 St. Lucie West Blvd., St. Lucie West.
For more information, call (772) 343-1146.
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St. Lucie Mets verses Bradenton Marauders at Tradition Field, 525 N.W. Peacock Blvd. starting at 6:30 pm. Blue Point Special. For $15 get a game ticket and all-you-candrink Blue Point from 5:30-7:30 p.m. For more, visit www.milb.com. Tin Fish live acoustic music with Carol Holbrook starts approximately 7 p.m. For more information call (772) 345-1234.
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SUNDAY, AUG. 7 Treasure Coast Remote Control Scale Boaters 8 to 11 a.m. at the east side of Lake Tradition by Tradition Square. The group meets every Sunday, weather permitting. For more visit tcrcboaters.org. Tradition Green Market will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Landing at Tradition, Southwest Village Parkway. Shop local vendors for produce, arts and crafts. Every Sunday.
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ou can make a great swing contact the ball beautifully, but it will all be for naught if you are not aligned to your target properly. Let’s identify and give the Kure for proper alignment. There are five lines, which you must be aware of: 1. Target Line — is an imaginary line drawn from slightly behind the ball and to the flagstick or intended target. This line is used to position your clubface directly at your target. Enhance the target line by using an intermediate target, which is a distinctive mark that lies on the line no further away than a club length in front of the ball. 2. Ball Line — In driving and putting or if you are playing preferred lies, with a sharpie pen you can highlight the line on the ball and position the line on your ball parallel to your target line. 3. Club Head Lines — the “sight line” lines are different for woods and irons. The sight lines for irons are the two vertical lines position just outside the sweet spot on the clubface. The sight line for most woods is the design on top of the
wood, usually an arrow or the name of the club. 4. The Body Line — is used to position your feet, knees, hips, forearms, shoulders and eyes. The bodyline must be positioned parallel to your target line, just like a set of railroad tracks. The target line is one rail line and the bodyline is the other rail line. 5. The Ball Position Line — is the fifth line, which again is an imaginary line pictured by your mind and drawn from your ball forming a right angle with your body line. Generally, the ball position line will point to the middle of your stance for a sand wedge and off your inside left heel for the driver, and points in between depending on the club selection. Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Professional and operates his Golf Academy at The Evergreen Club in Palm City. Kevin has hosted and produced his own Television and Radio golf shows and co-authored the instructional Book “Golf Everyone”, published by Hunter Textbooks. He may be reached at (561) 301-3783 or e-mail: dkperkins4@ cs.com. or kevinperkinsgolfacademy.com.
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N.W. Peacock Blvd. starting at 1 pm. Blue Point Special. For $15 get a game ticket and all-you-candrink Blue Point from 5:30-7:30 p.m. For more, visit www.milb.com. Rock n’ RiverWalk on the Riverwalk Stage, 121 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, will be 1 to 4 p.m. For more about the lineup, visit www.hist oricdowntownstuart.com/rockin- riverwalk.
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For 25 years, the Fisher House program has provided a “home away from home” for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes provide temporary free lodging so families can be close to their loved ones during a medical crisis, allowing them to focus on wh what’s important – the healing process.
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Social bridge 1 to 4 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Play social, or “party,” bridge Monday afternoons with friendly people who, first and foremost, want to have an enjoyable, brain-stimulating time. All levels welcome. The phone number is (772) 878-2277.
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Beginner country line dance at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. 6 to 8 p.m. Not just country line dancing but the best mix of country music. Line dancing is good for your mind, body, and soul. Dancing has many positive health benefits. There’s $6 fee. For more, email Kathy Parker at kat_dancing@yahoo.com
TUESDAY, AUG. 9 St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners informal meeting will start at 9 a.m. at the county administration building, 2300 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.
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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.
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child with other activities, such as baton or gymnastics. Basic barre and center technique will be taught in order to improve coordination, stretch, and grace. Students should wear any solid colored body suit, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, and hair must be pulled back in bun or pony tail. There’s a $35 fee. For more, email Sonya Hoffman at jc1hoffman@yahoo.com.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10 Just Baby & Me at the Port St. Lucie Library, 180 S.W. Prima Vista Blvd., 10:30 to 11:25 a.m. Songs, stories and more. For babies to 2 years old. For more, call Alicia Bell at (772) 871-5450. Stained glass class 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. Learn the art of creating stained glass in the six-week course for beginners and intermediates. Classes cover basic and advanced skills and will complete one project in the Tiffany copper foil technique. Seating is limited. The class is for those ages 18 and older. The monthly fee is $99. The phone number is (772) 878-2277. Relaxation yoga will be 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 S.E. Airoso Blvd. The phone number is (772) 878-2277. Treasure Coast Running Crosstown meets at McChesney Park for a 6:15 p.m. run that’s typically 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. PSL Botanical Gardens Jazz & Blues Night at Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens, 2410 S.E. Westmoreland Blvd. The fun starts at 6:30 p.m. Listen to the wonderful sounds of the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society indoors at the Gardens every other Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is only $5. For more, call (772) 3371959.
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