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Lake Charles conspiracy? LAKE CHARLES — It’s been over

a month since an estimated 1,000

Lake Charles residents cast their votes in the HOA’s annual board of directors election. Frustrated residents are crying foul and ac-cusing Advantage Property Man-agement of mishandling ballots,

concealing results and fumbling numbers.“It’s been a comedy of errors and

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ST. LUCIE WEST — By day, Ja’Net Duarte Pentz is the executive assistant to St. Lucie County administra-tor, Faye Outlaw. At night, she turns into Ja-Na-Nay, the name by

which she is known as vice president of the South Florida Roller Girls, a local roller derby team that competes on the Treasure Coast.Pentz was attending Friday Fest when a friend of

a friend invited her to check out a practice. That was four years ago. “You end up staying,” she said.

There’s sisterhood, togetherness and a really good aggression release.” The team, made up of women from 18-46, prac-

tices at Skatetown on Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce on Tuesdays from 7:15-9:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 5-8 p.m. They play two games a month, one away, and one home, competing against teams from Vero Beach, Melbourne and West Palm Beach. “It’s like football,” Pentz said. “There are two

teams on the floor, five from each team. The teams consist of four blockers and one jammer, or point scorer. There are two 30-minute periods. “The jammer’s job is to get through the blockers

without committing penalties. They score one point for each successful pass. The jammer is like the quarter-back and the point of the game is to let your jammer get through.” The women wear knee and elbow pads, wrist guards,

helmets and mouth guards. A starter kit of quad skates and pads can run from $250 to $500, but newcomers can rent equipment to see if they like the sport. While the initial outlay is steep, Pentz said that she has had the same skate boots for four years, and has only changed the bearings and wheels. She’s changed her guard pads twice. In addition, members pay a $30

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Venezuelans weigh in on ruler’s death

ST. LUCIE WEST — As the re-mains of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lay in state in Caracus on March 6, Venezu-elans in St. Lucie West vocal-ized their thoughts on the fiery figure who lead the country for the past 14 years.Jonathan Ballantyne, 33, of

Vero Beach was one of hun-dreds of Venezuelan natives who attended a New York Mets game against the country’s national team at Tradition Field just a day after Chavez’s death. The leader of the United So-

cialist Party died on March 5 at the age of 58 of an apparent heart attack after a two-year battle with an undisclosed form of cancer.“I feel saddened because I

don’t wish anybody death, but at the same time, he’s the rea-son I’m here,” said Ballantyne, who moved to the U.S. after Chavez took office in 1999. “I kind of have a feeling of re-

lief that my country will hope-fully start growing up again and enter the 21st century. We’re stuck in the 20th century because of him.”Although Ballantyne hasn’t

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City gives vets a chance of a lifetimeST. LUCIE WEST — With the

number of World War II veterans diminishing at an alarming rate, the city of Port St. Lucie is work-ing just as swiftly to ensure the remaining heroes get to visit the Washington, D.C., monument erected in their honor.As the Mets faced off against

the Miami Marlins on March 2 — a game that ended in an 8-8 tie — city employees feverishly worked the third base line con-cession stand, serving up fresh hotdogs, piping hot french fries, nachos and other condiments. Fifteen percent of the sales went to benefit Honor Flight, Mayor JoAnn Faiella said. In total, the city raised more than $1,000, a city staff member said.According to honorflight.org,

the latest statistics show WWII veterans are dying at a rate of approximately 800 per day. The organization, which has hubs across the country, aims to trans-port veterans free of charge to see memorials dedicated to salute their service.

“There are so many on the list who cannot afford it,” said Faiel-la, who worked with a team of 25 city staffers, including volunteers from the Port St. Lucie Police Department, City Hall and the utility department.“I couldn’t have done it without

this Port St. Lucie team coming together. I started this when I got elected in 2010,” Faiella said. “Former Councilman Jack Kel-ly helped me a lot last year. We raised almost $56,000 and we sent 80 of our veterans from Port St. Lucie. This year we plan on sending the remaining 30 or 35.”Interim city manager Jeff Bremer

said his first experience raising funds for WWII veterans was a rewarding one.“It’s awesome. To see everybody

from the city and Mayor Faiel-la out here is just a wonderful experience,” Bremer said. “Vol-unteerism is something that may be falling from the wayside, but today you see it really strong.”Port St. Lucie Police Department

Chief John Bolduc echoed the same sentiment“It’s a great way to spend a


Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographerDaniel Segui, deputy utility director for the city of Port St. Lucie, sets the timer for the next batch of fries during the game between the New York Mets and the Florida Marlins at Tradition Field Saturday, March 2. City workers manned one of the booths where a portion of the purchases and tips were contributed to the Honor Flight pro-gram. Honor Flight provides transportation and assistance for veterans to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C., created for the services they provided in World War II.

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Saturday afternoon. We’re enjoy-ing ourselves,” Bolduc said. “The community support for Honor Flight is great.”Faiella said the extra support

from game attendees made the event a success.“They’re dropping $20 in tips

and commending us for doing this for our veterans,” Faiella said.Mets fan and New York resident

Annie Leavitt was ecstatic she was having fun and helping a good cause. Leavitt said her donation was

FLIGHT from page 3Suspect in SLC deputy’s death to be formally charged ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The man

authorities say shot and killed a St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputy in Fort Pierce on Feb. 28 was ex-pected to be formally charged on

Thursday, Chief Assistant State Attorney Tom Bakkedahl said by press time. Eriese Alphonso Tisdale, 25,

who is being held without bond on a first-degree premeditat-ed murder charge in a Martin County jail for safety reasons, was expected to be charged with

second-degree murder in the killing of Sgt. Gary Morales, 35, during a morning traffic stop and car chase. A grand jury is expected to

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Tattoo shop offers free ink to memorialize fallen deputyST. LUCIE WEST — Not even

death could part St. Lucie West business owner Mike Placido, 30, from his slain friend Sgt. Gary Morales, 35, who was shot and killed Feb. 28 during a Fort Pierce traffic stop that went hor-ribly wrong.Two days after Morales’s public

funeral that attracted thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country last week, a still-grieving Placido disrobed making his chest a blank canvas for inkster John Garappolo, who owns Inzane Tattoo in Port St. Lucie.“If he were still here, he would

have made fun of me and laughed at me. That’s the type of person he was,” Placido said. “He was always a jokester. He probably would have wanted a picture of himself on me.”Instead, Placido opted for a

tattoo that reflected Morales’s many years of public service, not his boyish good looks. Mo-rales served in the United States Air Force from 1995 to 1999.

He joined the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office in October 2000.“It’s something that he dedicat-

ed his life to and something he was always passionate about. Being a deputy was closest to his heart,” as he peered down at his own chest, now branded with an intricate gold sheriff’s badge etched with Morales’s name. An American flag flies ad-jacent to the piece that symbol-izes the father of two’s military service.“I went on a couple of ride-a-

longs with Gary when he was on the Special Investigations Unit,” Placido said. “I got to see how he approached the job and how he was still the same guy in and out of the uniform.”“People getting arrested were

laughing,” Placido smiled.Garappolo, who didn’t know

Morales personally, said a loss of his own lead him to offer free Sgt. Gary Morales memorial tattoos to anyone who’d like to honor the fallen hero. Garappolo said he would offer the free tat-toos indefintely. “I kind of know what Mike is going through. One of my friends who was a mili-tary police officer passed away


Nicole Rodriguez/Staff PhotoClose Morales friend Mike Placido, part-owner of American Top Team Legacy gym in St. Lucie West, memorializes his fallen friend with a permanent art piece above his heart at Inzane Tattoo in Port St. Lucie. Shop owner John Garappolo (pictured right) is offering free Sgt. Gary Morales memorial tattoos indefinitely.

and as soon as he passed, I did a memory piece on my leg for him,” Garappolo said above the buzz of the tattoo gun used to pierce and infuse Placido’s skin with the permanent ink.“It’s a shame. It’s sad. You

don’t want to see anybody lose their lives over something stupid like this,” Garappolo said.Inzane Tattoo is located at

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When is a village not a village? The name game in PGA

Village can be confusing. Its orig-inal name, “the Reserve” is still in use, and “PGA Village” is a bit of a misnomer. First, PGA Village has no “village government” in the usual sense. It’s a private gated community, and the people at the helm are elected only by its property owners, not by the voting public. What’s more, PGA Village is affil-

iated with the PGA in name only. Though deeply intertwined among the three courses of the PGA Golf Club, it is entirely independent of the PGA of America which oper-ates the golf club. To further com-plicate things, a now completely separate development was born as part of PGA Village, then split off and renamed Verano, and recent-ly renamed PGA Village Verano. Furthermore, PGA Village is not

part of the city of Port St. Lucie, nor is it part of St. Lucie West, despite the claims of some real estate agents. PGA Village consists of 32 small

communities under the auspices of their master association, PGA Village Property Owners Asso-ciation Inc. These communities range from groups of townhous-es and condominiums such as Castle Pine and the Golf Villas to neighborhoods of estate homes,

often set on 5-acre lots, such as the Enclave and Sabal Creek. In all, there are 2,515 properties in the Village, of which only about 50 remain as buildable lots. Of the 32 communities, or

sub-associations, almost all are separately incorporated, and each has its own board of direc-tors elected by property owners within each community. Services provided by the local associations vary according to the nature of the community and are funded by assessments from the sub-asso-ciation. One community, Castle Pines, has yet another master as-sociation and three more sub-as-

sociations to manage its 438 townhomes and condominiums. PGA Village receives school, fire,

and police services from St. Lucie County. The Village provides drinking water, sewer service, and irrigation to most of its residents, although there a few with wells and septic tanks. The master POA owns and maintains all roads and streets within the 3,000 acre com-munity, as well as the stormwater management system. Also, it is re-sponsible for the 25,000-square-foot Island Club clubhouse. Fur-ther, the master POA maintains three gate houses, each staffed 24 hours a day, as well as roving patrols with two cars on duty at all times and assisted by a golf cart at night. On Jan. 1, 2008, responsibility

for the master association was turned over by the developer, Kolter Homes, to the master POA. After five years, several loose ends and a lawsuit still remain to be settled, but the POA is firm-ly in charge. The seven-member board of directors is elected by all property owners in the Vil-lage. The Board meets the second and fourth Monday of the month. Meetings, which are open to the

public, are usually held at the Island Club clubhouse. There are two Community Devel-

opment Districts which provide services to the Village. Retaining the original name, the first is the Reserve Community Development District, known as CDD1, which provides potable water and sew-age treatment to all of PGA Vil-lage, with a $1.7 million budget. Although the District owns several wells, it also contracts with the St. Lucie West Services District for additional water and sewage treatment. The second, the Reserve CDD2,

is primarily a bonding entity with no real infrastructure responsi-bilities. Each has a five-member Board of Supervisors. CDD1 meets the second Tuesday of most months, while CDD2 meets quarterly. Meetings are held at the utility billing office and are open to the public. The CDD supervisors are elected

by the voters within each CDD’s political district. There are two po-litical districts and a service area within PGA Village, each roughly one third of the total area. The

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this election,” former candidate and community resident Tony Iaquinto said. All five incumbents were re-elect-

ed to the board on Feb. 11, Iaquin-to said. But the story doesn’t end there. Iaquinto described a chaotic

scene at the polls, which includ-ed screaming and shouting at the Elks Lodge in St. Lucie West. Iaquinto said Advantage’s first er-ror was failing to mail each candi-date’s credentials before the elec-tion. He said that evening’s first blun-

der occurred when Advantage owner Lucky Shawver allowed two staffers and three volunteers tally the votes in the crowded room. “Instead of sequestering them

in a quiet room, they put them aside during the annual meeting,” he said. “People were arguing and yelling.” Iaquinto said individuals with

the names Andy, Anthony and

three Williams were running. He said ballots were read off by staff-ers and volunteers tallied results by ear. “Two of the volunteers told Lucky

they were not comfortable with the vote tally,” said Iaquinto, who added each volunteer came up with different results. “They (man-agement) refused to announce who won by what amount.” Kathleen Chodack said she

helped count the votes. Chodack said the numbers among the three volunteers weren’t adding up be-cause of the distractions. “Lucky said one or two votes

don’t matter,” Chodack said. “He said, ‘You’re not all going to have the same count.’” Chodack said that night left her

scratching her head. “This isn’t right,” she said. “This

doesn’t make sense to me.” It’s rumored that a runoff is like-

ly between Iaquinto and another candidate because of a tie, but no

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to first-degree murder with the strong possibility of the death penalty, Bakkedahl said. Florida law requires prosecu-

tors file formal charges within 21 days of an arrest. Bakkedahl said he would have filed official charges sooner. “Unfortunately, the grand

jury had just been in session the week following the homicide,” he said. Bakkedahl added the state attorney’s office has 45 days after Tisdale’s arraignment to seek the death penalty. At a Wednesday meeting

before charges were to be filed, prosecutors were to review evi-dence and hear sworn testimo-ny from witnesses to determine the highest charge they could prove beyond a reasonable doubt during a jury trial. In an arrest affidavit, Tisdale

told investigators he was going to the store when he noticed Mo-rales was following him. Tisdale claims Morales pulled

him over and, with his hand on his gun, ordered Tisdale to get out of the vehicle and to the ground. Tisdale said he pulled off in fear for his life because of Mo-rales’s tone and hand on his gun. Tisdale said Morales used his patrol car to ram him to another stop.The report states Morales called

in a pursuit the morning of Feb. 28 near Oleander Avenue in Fort Pierce. Morales had at least three gunshot wounds. One wound was to the side of the head, the report states. Morales was still seated in the driver’s seat of the patrol car with his gun still in the holster when other deputies arrived at the scene, the report says. A criminal history check showed

Tisdale is a one-time convict-ed felon. In 2010, Tisdale was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and for possession of marijuana with intent to sell.

He was arrested in August 2010 for failure to appear on a drug charge in St. Lucie County.Port St. Lucie Police Department

dash-cam video from another June 2010 arrest shows Tis-dale driving in circles in Darwin Square Plaza on Port St. Lucie Boulevard, where officers pulled him over for a traffic stop. He was driving with a suspended license and had marijuana in his SUV.Video from inside the cruis-

er shows Tisdale talking about racial profiling, marijuana and laughing hysterically for more than one minute.“Sorry, man I got to make the

best out of the situation, you feel me?” Tisdale said in the video after being handcuffed and put in the patrol car. Tisdale, who said he was unem-

ployed at the time, also threat-ened his two arresting officers.“Man f--k y’all. Man, I’ll be done

put that fire on y’all crackers, man,” Tisdale said before the laughing fit.Tisdale also said he was racially

profiled.“If I was a cop, man, I’d proba-

bly look for the young kid with dreads – with saggy pants,” he said.When questioned about the mar-

ijuana visible in his car, Tisdale explained, saying, “You don’t want that. That’s nasty a-- sh-t. That’s seeds and sh-t. It probably won’t even grow right.”

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one knows for sure. Repeated calls to Lucky Shawver

and the Lake Charles property management team were ignored. Three different secretaries either intentionally disconnected the call or said “no comment.” Residents said their calls also

have been met with silence. Resident Paul Bettencourt said

early votes, referred to as proxy ballots, also were left unattended in a box at the property manage-ment’s office. He said the move compromised the election. “They were just sitting in the

clubhouse for days,” Bettencourt said. “It’s just a sham.” “It’s getting to the point where

people are getting disgusted by

them,” he said. “I think they need a whole new voting system.” Bettencourt said if he still trust-

ed management, he would have liked to see a recount. “I don’t even trust the attorney

anymore,” Bettencourt said, refer-ring to the HOA’s attorney Jane Cornett, who didn’t returns calls for comment. “I’d like to see the state come in and do the voting.” Iaquinto said he interprets the

company’s silence as guilt. “They screwed up royally and I

guess they’re embarrassed by it,” Iaquinto said. The trio can’t put their fingers

on why there has been a lack of transparency. “I don’t know what their motive

is,” Chodack said. “They lack pro-fessionalism.”

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Highwaymen event honors area historyFORT PIERCE — To honor

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tative Susan Harris said the event was in high demand from cus-tomers who often ask to browse owner Johnny Jetson’s personal collection of Highwaymen art, which hangs in the showroom and in his offices.“So many new people come to

the area and want to see the collection,” Harris said. “We have them on display in the service center in Fort Pierce and in our offices. Mr. Jetson will take them on a tour.”In the early ‘50s through the

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can artists known as the “Florida Highwaymen,” used paint to cap-ture the scenic and natural views of Florida’s untouched landscape. The artists would paint and sell their inexpensive pieces for around $25 along highway busi-nesses. The artwork now sells for over $5,000 a painting.Harris said last year’s event

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Highwaymen paintings from the Jetson collection, which will be on display. Music from the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society will be provided. Paintings from the original Highwaymen will be on sale. Doretha Hair, widow of Highwaymen founder Alfred Hair,


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family members still in the coun-try frequently tell him about the rough living conditions they are forced to endure.“It’s hard. There are power out-

ages, sometimes they can’t find food,” he said. “Sometimes water goes out.”Ballantyne’s wife Danielle, 30,

said although she’s not Venezue-lan, she has mixed emotions.“I’m sad because a person died,

but for the country I think it’s go-ing to be an eye-opening experi-ence,” she said. “They need to see that Americans aren’t that bad. Right now, he has them brain-washed and they believe that Americans have caused them all of their problems.”Chavez, who frequently donned

military fatigues, was a burly and boisterous figure who start-ed a leftist, socialism revolution throughout the oil-rich nation. In one of Chavez’s most-famous tirades, the Venezuelan president called President George W. Bush a “donkey” and a “devil.” Chavez, who formed the Venezu-

elan People’s Liberation in 1977 with the hope of furthering his extreme beliefs, championed the poor during his initial election years later. During his reign, Chavez did not

use his vast oil fortune to aid his low-income constituents, accord-ing to widespread reports. Inflation rates climbed and

homicide figures rose during his presidency, reports state. Prior to his death, Chavez sought inten-sive cancer treatment in Cuba. The country’s vice president, Nicolas Maduro, will now rule.Danielle hopes that U.S. rela-

tions will improve.“Hopefully Venezuela and the

U.S. can come to some sort of agreement and maybe our gas prices will drop,” she said. “If we could somehow come together in-stead of push away, there might be some kind of accord there.”Luis Ovalles, 49, of Venezuela,

feels a sense of relief.“I’m happy…,” Ovalles said as

Ballantyne translated. “There are a lot of years that have to happen until Venezuela gets on the same track that it was before.” Ovalles fondly recalled the day

before Chavez’s tight reign. He noted a stark contrast between now and then.“I have two kids, one is 22 and

one is 25,” Ovalles said. “I used to see a future for them. Now I don’t because of the government.”“He equalized everybody to the

same place,” Ovalles said of the Communist-style leadership.Former Venezuelan national

right-handed pitcher Guillaermo Larreal, 37, travelled with the team to watch the game, which ended in a 10-14 Venezuelan victory.Larreal hopes Chavez’s death

will usher in a new era of reduced crime, as he expressed sorrow.“I’m feeling sad for the family,”

Larreal said as his brother Juan Avila, 17, translated. “As baseball players, we don’t have relation-ships with the politicians.”Avila said Venezuela is polarized

in the wake of Chavez’s death.“We can’t celebrate his death,”

Avila said. “He made good things for some people, some bad things for other people, but he was our president and we need to be sorry for his loss and his family.”

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monthly membership fee. For Pentz, being on the team

is more than a few practices and games. She works on stami-na and does a lot of endurance drills. She also works with a per-sonal trainer three times a week. She has been injured several times, but takes it in stride. “I had to have hand surgery and

I broke my leg last season,” she said. “That’s not too bad for four seasons.” While movies have shaped

stereotypes about roller derby, Pentz said that the reality is quite different. “A lot of people don’t realize

the different personalities and backgrounds,” she said. “We have scientists and attorneys. They’re professionals by day and Derby Girls at night. It’s amazing. When we meet girls from other leagues and we go out dressed up, we don’t recognize each other.” The team has 19 or 20 mem-

bers, but only 14 are allowed to be on the official roster. Only five are on the floor at one time, and they cycle out as others come in. As the team grows, they hope to be able to field two teams, one for home and one away. New mem-bers, known as “fresh meat,” are welcome. “It takes time for them to get

prepped,” Pentz said. “We teach them to skate. There are min-imum requirements before we can stick them on the floor to start hitting. New members get four free trials. Members are also required to volunteer in the com-munity. We work with the Van Duzer Foundation and to raise breast cancer awareness.” Pentz has a 6-year-old daugh-

ter who watches the games and skates during open session. She loves watching her mother, and her mother intends to continue doing what she loves.“I’m going to do it until I can’t do

it anymore,” she said.

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the perfect way to honor her late father, a retired U.S. Air Force captain, who died 33 years ago.“I can’t even say how import-

ant it is (to honor our WWII veterans),” Leavitt said. “It’s terrific.”John Gifford, of New York,

said his donation also had a special meaning.“I love it. I think it’s awe-

some,” said Gifford, who add-ed his 90-year-old father is a WWII veteran. “They’ve given up so much of their lives for us, for our freedom and for being able to come to a ball-park like this and enjoy this kind of thing. They’re really heroes.”

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persons with disabilities in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties through the sale of do-nated goods, has just opened its 27th and 28th stores. A store on Gatlin Boulevard has been open for a month and a Palm City store had its grand opening on March 1. Brian Edwards is director of

marketing and development for Gulfstream Goodwill. He said that many factors go into the decision to open new stores, which lease the space they use.“There is a lot of planning and

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we have seen more shoppers,” Edwards said. “We believe that enhancements in our stores and upgrading the stores and dona-tions have made us more of a competitive retail shopping outlet. We believe the public is more responsive and we’ve seen that some of the people are not only excited, but very appreciative.”While many people associate

the stores with less expensive clothing and household items, the Good Geeks Computer Refur-bishing Department reconditions donated computers to bring them to like-new condition. They must pass several tests before they are sold to the public or institutions.The proceeds from the sale of

goods at the store go to serve a diverse population. Gulfstream Goodwill has programs to help those with physical injuries, the blind, hearing impairments, learning disabilities, cognitive impairments, psychiatric disabil-ities, developmental disabilities, at-risk youth, the homeless, people transitioning from welfare to work parolees and workers injured on the job. The organization provides a wide

array of services all free of charge

to those who need them. The ser-vices include case management, work experience, job coaching, computer skills, offender re-en-try, developmental disability services and a program to help secure Social Security benefits. It runs a charter school in Boyn-ton Beach, The Transition to Life Academy, that teaches the skills necessary for independence and self-sufficiency. Brian Edwards said that it is

sometimes difficult for the pub-lic to connect the stores with all the services Gulfstream Goodwill provides. They may not realize how important the donations they make are to the organization’s mission. Edwards, who has been on the job 18 months, hopes to change that. “We’re trying to do a much

better job of thanking those who donate and shop,” he said.

Gulfstream Goodwill’s Palm City store is located at 3078 S.W. Mar-tin Down Blvd. The new Port St. Lucie store is

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ed to help injured or seriously ill officers of the Port St. Lucie Police Department.Phil Cooper, president of the

HOA, said the community has an excellent relationship with the lo-cal police department and wanted to take a proactive approach to providing financial assistance to

police officers who may become injured or seriously ill. “This is our way of saying thank

you to the police officers who risk their lives every day to protect our community,” Cooper said at a recent board meeting.The presentation was made to

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This is a personal preference. I don’t see many touring Professionals playing without a glove. I think the reason being that skin against leather or rub-ber grips would seem to slip more because of your hands perspiring. Also in wet weather you seem to get a better grip on the club with gloves. As you know they do make all weather gloves just for that purpose. You see most players take their gloves off while hitting short chips or putting. They claim it gives them a better feel. I personally put the glove on at the first tee, and don’t take it off until the round is finished .So whatever feels comfortable to you that should be your best choice. 50 – 100—yards or more, first rule take one extra club – choke down on grip about 1 inch. Feet should be a little wider than normal with a sound base. You really want to try to pick the ball out of the sand. Try to eliminate a big turn it’s basically an arm – shoulder swing with little lower body action. The back-swing should be a little shorter than-a-normal swing. The reason for the extra club. Basically you’re trying to punch the ball – The more your swing your body your more apt to hit the ball fat – So tighten the swing up. Good Luck

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Community CalendarFriday, March 15

St. Patrick’s Day Festival hosted by the Friendly Sons and Daughters of Ireland and the City of Port St. Lucie’s 24th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Pa-rade. Presented by Martin Health System. Festival runs through March 17. 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. The celebration begins with live music, performed by the Rowdy Micks, food and beer at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 878-2277.

WestFest at Tradition Square.

5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Enjoy the sounds of The Gene Reynolds Band, singing a bit of Irish. There will be food, children’s activities and craft vendors.

AARP Tax Assistance at the Morningside Library. 9 a.m. to noon. This program is a part-nership between the library and AARP. All tax assistance is pro-vided by trained volunteers and is offered at no charge. There are no appointments. Clients will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. 2410 S.E. Morn-

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Community Green Market at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. Rain or shine. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Locally grown fruits and vegeta-bles, seafood, fresh baked goods and arts and crafts. Free admis-sion and parking. 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie. For more information, call (772) 465-5658.

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Sunday, March 17An Evening of Concert Mu-

sic at Temple Beth El Israel. 7 p.m. Night of opera, Broadway scores and popular music. Pa-tron admission, which includes a pre-event reception at 6 p.m. and preferred seating is $75. General admission is $36 and students are $25. Dessert will be served. 551 S.W. Bethany Drive, St. Lucie West. For tickets or more information, call (772) 336-2424.

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FORT PIERCE — The first time I interviewed Elaina Newport, a founder of the political satire group, Capitol Steps, we spoke about the certainly of a presiden-tial race between Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani.Fortunately, Newport is better

at political comedy than she is at prognostication. She and the Steps, founded by a bipartisan group of Congressional staffers, have been skewering the powerful and the silly in song since 1981. They come to Indian River State College on March 18, as part of the Fielden Institute for Lifelong Learning.Newport spoke from the group’s

base in Washington, D.C., about more current political comedy.The 2012 political season pro-

vided fertile ground for the group, with songs about Herman Cain (“Love Potion Number 9-9-9”) and Newt Gingrich (“Three Little Wives of Newt.”) “There are only two women, so

we had a competition among the men for the prettiest wife,” New-port said. “It was a prized role. These performers are not normal. In 2000, we came as hanging chads.” The end of the election season

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was the Petraeus scandal,” New-port said. “We have ‘Sequestra-tion without Representation.’ We even take on the European fiscal crisis, called ‘Greece,’ sung to the tunes from “Grease.’ You can do it if the performers are willing to look ridiculous.”


“I am very fussy about my food and what I eat. I will tell you I know fresh versus frozen,” said Biello, who had grilled mahi ta-cos served with the restaurant’s signature grilled Caesar salad, which comes as a full head of romaine lettuce. “The thing that you rarely find in a restaurant is fresh vegetables. I had them here.” “I’m always very impressed.

It’s just a nice place,” she said “Beautiful sunset and great bands. It’s gorgeous and wonder-ful.”“I give this restaurant 10 stars,”

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one of the restaurant’s famous tacos, which come grilled, fried or blackened, is the seafood que-sadilla. It comes with lump crab meat, shrimp, Brie cheese and caramelized onions served with a sweet raspberry dipping sauce.A highly recommended cocktail

to accompany any appetizer is the Dragonfly. It’s a fruity mix of Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum, pine-apple juice, Sprite and a splash of strawberry.A staff-recommended and popu-

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is really good and there is a lot of crab cake in there,” Rodriguez said. “It’s served with a home-made Remoulade sauce, which is a mixture of creole mustard, may-onnaise and honey side sauce.”But perhaps the menu’s best

specialty is when seafood meets soul food in a filling dish of shrimp and grits. An edgy choice, the dish does not disappoint. The deep fried white grits patties are topped with pan-seared shrimp with fresh rosemary cheddar cheese sauce served with sautéed fresh vegetables.Owner Clive Daem, who also

owns an adjacent hotel, said the restaurant will celebrate four years next month. The restaurant boasts dozens of boat slips for sailors who want to grab a quality bite to eat. A sandy tiki bar below the restaurant’s main deck offers a tropical vibe without the hassle of taking a trip to the Bahamas.Daem said his food coupled with

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While the problems of the Re-publican Party are fodder for the “Embattled Hymn if the Republi-cans,” Newport said several Dem-ocrats hold promise.

“John Kerry at State has po-tential,” she said. “He’s already mispronounced a few things. Joe Biden’s always funny. Obama’s not as prone to mangling the language as Bush was, but he brought Joe Biden.”

The group takes on a wide va-riety of topical issues, including Obamacare, the Supreme Court. Immigration and just about anything that’s in the news. They even have a bit about the Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary tour. They picture the rockers as old codgers, replacing “Get off of my Cloud,” with “Get off of my Lawn.” “There’s always something,”

Newport said. “The world’s gone crazy and we’re there to make people laugh. If you want to see John Boehner sing a show tune, Joe Biden sing a rock song and Paul Ryan rap, this is the show.” The show ends with a tribute

to 30 years of having fun making fun. “We cover 30 years in three

minutes,” Newport said. “It’s everything from Reagan to Dan Quayle misspelling potato to Dick Cheney to Obama.” At the end of the interview,

Newport and I made predictions for 2016. I picked Hillary Clinton to run against Chris Christie. She picked Clinton and Mark Ru-bio. Given our track records, they should all be very afraid.

The Capitol Steps come to Indian River State College’s McAlpin Center for the Performing Arts on March 18 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $35. Student tickets are $8 and employee tickets are $15. Call the box office at 1 (800)-220-

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‘duke,’” Chandler said. “One of the guys was Earl Edwards. I guess earl came into my mind from earls and dukes in En-gland.” The result was the hit song,

“Duke of Earl.” It sold a million copies in a little more than a month. The fame of that song continues more than 50 years later. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has listed it as “one of the 500 songs that shaped rock ‘n roll.” “At the Olympics in London,

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mentator were talking to some guy about princes and dukes and earls,” Chandler said. “One of them said, ‘We have royalty in America, the Duke of Earl.’ I didn’t see it, but I got so many phone calls.” Gene Chandler is still perform-

ing and he comes to the Sunrise Theatre on March 22, as part of Richard Nader’s Doo Wop and Rock ‘n Roll Show. Also on the bill are Tommy Mara & the Crests, who sang “Sixteen Can-dles” and “Cara Mia;” the Dubs, known for “Could this Be Mag-ic?” and “Chapel of Dreams;” and Johnny Thunder, of “Loop De Loop” and “Everybody Do the Sloopy” fame. Chandler continued to record,

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cords, Chandler produced “Back-field in Motion” by Mel and Tim. He was an executive with Chi-Sound Records when the Johnny Nash hit, “Get Down” came out in 1970, the year he had another big hit of his own, “Groovy Situation.” That year, he won Producer of the Year honors from the National Association of Television and Ra-dio Announcers for his contribu-tions as an artist and producer. “It’s been a great career,” he

said. “Performing is one of the great parts, dealing with your fans, giving autographs and hugs. I’ve been very blessed.” Chandler continues to perform

and spends some of the year in a condo he owns in Fort Lau-derdale. He still enjoys going to clubs, but now it is to listen. He has real estate holdings across the country and doesn’t consider himself retired. He is looking for-ward to the Sunrise concert. “It’s a great show,” he said.

“I’ve seen these other guys’ acts. They all put on a great show. I’ll

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Richard Nader’s Doo Wop and Rock ‘n Roll presents Gene Chan-dler, Tommy Mara & the Crests, the Dubs and Johnny Thunder on March 22 at the Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $48 and $35. Tickets for VIP seat-ing and a meet-and-greet with the performers are $75. Call the box office at (772) 461-

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Tuesday, March 19Amateur’s Guide to Identi-

fying Old Photos at the Fort Pierce library branch. 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. The Treasure Coast Ge-nealogical Society member Kathy Huie will teach ways to identify the dates of the historic photos. Bring an old photo and try to date it according to the picture clues you will learn. The Trea-sure Coast Genealogical Society partners with the Library to offer classes and workshops. All class-es presented at the Library are

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Wednesday, March 20Food Truck Invasion at Tra-

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* SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE* Variety of homes & land: moun-tain, valley, farms, wooded tracts, gated community. 800-516-8387, George Hamilton Land & Auction, TAL 1557 www.hamil-tonauction.com

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Classics on the terrace

Photo courtesy of Sam MasciaCalling all classic car buffs to the second annual Treasure Coast Classic Chevy Club Open Car Show Saturday, March 23 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Ricou Terrace in Historic Downtown Jensen Beach. Awards will be given for Best of Show, Best Paint, Best En-gine, Best Interior; dash plaques given to the first 100 registrants. (Chevy Club mem-bers not eligible for awards.) Live entertainment provided by the Larry Johnson Doo-Wop Band. Cost is $25 to pre-register by March 21; drive-on/day of show, $30; vendor spaces as available, $75. For more information, call Sam Mascia, Treasure Coast Clas-sic Chevy Club president, (772) 408-3793.

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CLUES DOWN 1. Autonomic nervous

system 2. Highway 3. Eating house 4. Afrikaans 5. Likely 6. Foot digits 7. Place to sit 8. For in Spanish 9. Also or including 11. N W Afghan city 12. Black Sea peninsula 13. Language of Slovakia 14. Divine Egyptian beetle 19. What a baby wears to eat 21. River of NE Ecuador & N

Peru 24. European wooden shoe 25. Positive pole 27. Hereditary social class

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Annemarie and Tommy Chiarenza, owners of Route 60 Hyundai in Vero Beach, have remembered our homeless families through-out the recession. This generous $8,000 check was the result of a month’s fundraiser where Homeless Family Center received $50 for every car sold.

The Homeless Family Center is a nonprofit organization committed to changing lives one family at a time. The center which is located at 720 4th St. in Vero Beach is a partner agency of United Way.

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Treasure Coast Lexus

Offers cannot be combined. All vehicle images for illustration purposes only. All vehicles shown with optional equipment. *All lease offers are for 24 months (2013 IS 250 Sedan 18 months), 10K annual mi, $0 sec. dep, $4995 down payment/trade equivelent. $700 acquisition fee due at inception. ** Lexus will make your fi rst payment up to $700 (GS 350 $850). ^ Lease cash bonus from Lexus: IS 250 $2000, RX 350 $1000, GS350 $1500. All offers plus tax, tag, title, registration, fi rst month’s payment, dealer fee excluded from price. Closed-end lease offers with automatic and select equipment, adding options increases lease payment. All offers require approved credit from Lexus Financial Services and a

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For 2 years with the purchase or lease of a new Toyota at Treasure Coast Toyota provided by Toyota Motors Sales. Covers normal factory scheduled service for 2 years or 25,000 miles, whichever occurs fi rst. See participating dealer for coverage details. The new Toyota vehicle can not be part of a rental or commercial fl eet. See participating dealer for complete plan details. Valid only in the continental United States and Alaska.

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No Anxiety • No Pain • No Stressand Now ... No Worries

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