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02/02/2018 ISSUE 05

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Bit of a ruff reception

A13 A14 B2Dog park idea gets pushback
PSA pros and cons Regan’s a stand-up guy

New study adds to debate Good, clean comedy at Sunrise

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5 YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018

RESPONSE TO OD County agency
SET VAST HEROIN pushes to help
STING IN MOTION homeless vets

BY DEBBIE CARSON | Staff Writer BY DEBBIE CARSON | Staff Writer
[email protected] [email protected]

A St. Lucie West hotel was one PHOTO: MITCH KLOORFAIN Late last week, members of St.
of many sites throughout the Lucie County’s Veterans Services
county touched by a large net- St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara gives details of arrests made in Operation Big Mi-Steak at a press conference. PHOTO: MITCH KLOORFAIN joined other agencies out in the
work of heroin and fentanyl drug field to try to count as many home-
dealers finally taken down by the an believed to be at the center in/fentanyl ring with help from of her two juvenile children to less residents as possible and de-
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office of it – running drugs out of a her 18-time convicted boyfriend package the drugs for sale, ac- termine the number of homeless
and other federal agencies. Steak and Shake restaurant in Johnny Lewis, her adult son, cording to the Sheriff’s Office. veterans among them.
Fort Pierce. Rodney Stevens Jr., and his girl- Her children, including a third
The hotel, located on Cham- friend, Latoya Felder. born around the time of her ar- While the official tally won’t be
pions Way, was the site of a Cybil Green, 42, of Fort Pierce in for at least a month, according
possession arrest of a woman allegedly was running the hero- She also enlisted the help CONTINUED ON PAGE A6 to Veterans Services officials, the
connected to the drug-running agency isn’t waiting to get work
network. And while she was done on their behalf.
found in the hotel room with
someone who had died from an “We’re trying to get a homeless
overdose, authorities have not vet a job,” said County Veteran
tied that death to the network, Service Officer Wayne Teegardin,
according to the St. Lucie Coun- apologizing for placing St. Lucie
ty Sheriff’s Office. Voice on hold to take another call.
Teegardin said he’d been waiting
At the conclusion of Oper- to hear from the caller regarding a
ation Big Mi-Steak, the Sher- possible job opening for a particu-
iff’s Office, DEA, ATF, FBI and lar homeless veteran.
Homeland Security investiga-
tors announced the arrests of During last week’s count, Tee-
42 people, including the wom- gardin’s group identified four
homeless veterans. Three of the

CONTINUED ON PAGE A11

FPL moves on second solar farm TOURISM BOOST EQUALS SAVINGS FOR RESIDENTS

PHOTO COURTESY OF FPL BY DEBBIE CARSON | Staff Writer PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent
[email protected]
Visitors saved your household about
With construction of the first $314 last year, according to a recently-re-
solar farm nearing completion, leased study by the county’s office of
Florida Power & Light is moving tourism.
forward on a second site now
that the power company has the St. Lucie County recently released a
County Commission’s blessing. study about tourism in the 2016-2017
fiscal year. Charlotte Birley, the coun-
The FPL Loggerhead Solar En- ty’s director of tourism and marketing,
ergy Center, located approximate- presented the study at the last regular
ly 7 miles west of Tradition along
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Construction set to begin on game-changing reservoir project

BY ADAM LATEN WILLSON | Correspondent that water can be pumped directly into them PHOTO: MITCH KLOORFAIN closely modeled after Caulkins Ranch Water
from the canal. “The premise is that once we Farm in Martin County. Over the last four
If you have recently driven along Range pull the water, a certain percentage is going Three-hundred of those acres were for res- years, the Caulkins water farm, originally a
Line Road, near the southern perimeter of to evaporate,” says Macek, “and a certain ervoirs, and the extension will add 100 more 450-acre project, was given the go-ahead last
McCarty Ranch, you may have wondered at percentage is going to percolate down to the acres of water storage. October to expand by another 3,200 acres.
sporadic convoys of construction vehicles ground and recharge the water table.”
driving into the wilderness. A massive water By the end of the year, the Utility Systems Charles Grande, a former St. Lucie Coun-
management project is about to get under- In addition to diverting fresh water from Department hopes to have a Master Water ty Commissioner and president of the River
way on the site that will help alleviate fresh- the canal, the water farm is also expected to Supply Plan completed that will lay out two Coalition Defense Fund, says this success is
water discharges from the North Fork of the extract 90,000 pounds of nitrogen and 18,000 new water treatment plants for the city: a mostly because the ground Caulkins is built
St. Lucie River. pounds of phosphorus annually from the surface water treatment plant at McCarty on proved more porous than engineers had
C-23. Let’s calculate this in normal bags of that will pull water directly from the farm expected. More porosity allows more nutri-
On Feb. 18, construction is set to com- garden fertilizer: If we’re talking 1.5-pound and purify it, and a reverse osmosis plant ents to flow through the basin into the soil,
mence on the first of six shallow water res- bags with 20 percent nitrogen, for example, close-by, on Range Line Road. Both of these says Grande. This prevents sediment from
ervoirs on the property. The entire project, one would need 225 tons of these bags to should be in operation within 20 years. building up on the bottom of the basin, that
which includes a 730-acre water disburse- equal the amount the farm will extract. over time could send nutrients back into the
ment area, will span almost 1,900 acres, and Port St. Lucie’s goal is to secure another 20 water. Port St. Lucie Utilities won’t know the
will be able to store up to 21 percent of excess According to Macek, the original con- MGD (million gallons per day) of water sup- quality of the soil at McCarty Ranch until
stormwater from the C-23 canal – about 9 cept of McCarty Ranch was to use its 3,107 ply to add to their existing 41.65 MGD. Cur- they start digging, though they hope to find
billion gallons annually. This is about 9 times acres as an alternative water supply system rently, Port St. Lucie consumes about 16.15 similar success as their counterpart to the
the amount of water consumed per day in for future population growth in the city. MGD, but by 2040 the maximum water con- south.
the entirety of South Florida. sumption is projected at 31.4 MGD.
Grande commends the current Port St.
Brad Macek, Utility Systems senior assis- The McCarty Ranch Water Project was Lucie government for taking on the McCa-
tant director, says that once construction rty project. “This seems like they are think-
begins, area 1 should be completed within 6 ing about the future,” he says, “and they are
months, hopefully in time for Florida’s rainy willing to make some investments that in my
season, but certainly by September. The opinion will pay off, both in the short run
construction of area 1 will cost about $1.9 and in the long run.”
million, and will mostly entail a system of
ditches and natural berms that will not only Mayor Gregory Oravec, a long-time cham-
be ecologically sustainable – they may even pion of McCarty Ranch, says the McCa-
help the ecosystem. rty Ranch project only makes sense. “Only
about 1 percent of Earth’s water is fresh and
The reservoirs, colloquially referred to as
“water farms,” will be adjacent to the C-23, so CONTINUED ON PAGE A4

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Centennial High School wrestler Allen Brice-Montas takes down his opponent Clint George of Port St. Lucie High School during a recent competition between the scholastic rivals. CONTINUED FROM PAGE A3

George turned the tables to win the match. PHOTO: MITCH KLOORFAIN usable. And we’re throwing so much fresh
water away, that we’re actually ruining the St.
Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon, two of
the most profoundly diverse ecosystems in
the world. Rather than do that, why don’t we
save it and be able to use it for our growing
population?

“So I think we’re going to contribute to an
overall solution, by doing what makes sense.
I think it’s important, and I think it shows
that cities can be an important part of solv-
ing large-scale issues.”

Oravec also highlights the current project
as another step in the continuum of local en-
vironmental efforts, mentioning the highly
successful septic to sewer conversion pro-
gram in Port St. Lucie and the Eastern Wa-
tershed Improvement Project, a $36 million
system of stormwater treatment areas and
reservoirs in the eastern part of the city.

The entire McCarty project will cost $8 mil-
lion, with a $180,000 yearly upkeep cost. The
first area was funded by a $200,000 alloca-
tion from South Florida Water Management
District’s Cooperative Grant Funding, and a
$425,000 grant from Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP). Currently
the city is seeking another $644,000 from the
FDEP, to aid in construction costs for area 2.
The approval of this grant is anticipated in
September of this year. 

COUNTY TOURISM about $34 million in sales taxes, or about about $378 a day and $1,361 a trip. the area, PGA Village,” Birley said.
$28 each. That’s not the only tourist draw in St. There’s another important visitor at-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1
That’s one way visitors helped save St. Lucie West and Tradition. traction in St. Lucie West and Tradition –
meeting of the Port St. Lucie City Council Lucie households about $314 each. Sales For example, the South County Region- family.
Jan. 22. “Tourism is growing,” Birley told taxes are split between the state, county
the council. and cities. al Sports Complex is next door to First During the studied period, about
Data. The Treasure Coast Sports Commis- 271,000 of the visitors were in the county
In an interview after the meeting, Bir- Those visitors also generated about sion promotes it as a regional venue for to visit friends and relatives.
ley said the study was based, in part, on 1.17 million room nights – nights spent various sports.
almost 3,500 interviews with visitors from at hotels, motels and other taxed lodging Unlike Central Florida, which draws
October 2016 to September 2017. – and paid almost $4 million in tourist Tradition Square is also a regular destination tourists with large theme
taxes. day-tripper draw with events such as parks advertised internationally, St. Lucie
“We did some interviews at Mets’ the Taste of Little Italy last weekend. The draws a more local visitor mostly.
spring training last year,” she said. Those taxes helped reduce the need for study figured about 362,000 of St. Luc-
higher property taxes. ie’s visitors during the studied time were “The majority of our visitors are com-
During the ’16-’17 study almost 1.2 day-trippers. ing from Florida,” Birley said.
million people visited St. Lucie County. The Mets spring training is a large con-
They spent about $520.5 million – about tributor to the county’s tourism, Birley Another tourism draw in St. Lucie West “They’re coming to our area to get away
$435 each. Additionally the visitors paid said. In a presentation to the city coun- and Tradition, Birley said, are golf courses. from the large crowded areas.”
cil, Birley said Mets’ travel parties spend
“PGA certainly brings a lot of visitors to Wherever they come from, on average
every 150 visitors create a job in St. Lucie. 



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MASSIVE DRUG BUST

CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

rest, have been removed and placed with heroin, 71 caplets of carfentanyl, nearly Sheriff Mascara said he knew that it PHOTOS COURTESY OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
the state. a half-pound of powder cocaine, 9 grams was only a matter of time before the opi-
crack cocaine, 1 gram of Molly, 11.5 grams oid epidemic hit St. Lucie County – given In the St. Lucie West hotel case, the
“When the heroin epidemic began to in- of crystal meth, 80 pounds of marijuana, the number of pill mills that had sprouted woman arrested, Briannan Swartz, of St.
filtrate our community back in mid-2016, 23 marijuana plants, 16 liquid ounces of up some years back. Those who use her- James City, Fla., told investigators who
we changed our strategy in responding to THC oil, and more. oin and fentanyl often started as patients she got her drugs from – someone in the
an overdose,” Sheriff Ken Mascara said. prescribed pain medication, he explained. Operation Big Mi-Stake network. As for
“We began sending narcotics detectives St. Lucie County has seen a sharp in- the person who overdosed and died in
to each overdose, interviewing the victim crease in overdoses over the last few years, When the doctor no longer refills the her hotel room, authorities couldn’t deter-
and others that might have observed what according to data provided by the Fire Dis- prescription and the patient can no longer mine where the drugs came from. Because
happened.” trict. Emergency responders administer pilfer pills from friends and family, the pa- that determination could not be made, the
Narcan – a drug that helps to reverse the ef- tient often goes to the street in search of death has not been tied to the network.
Instead of criminalizing the user, in- fects of heroin/fentanyl. In 2014, the agen- heroin.
vestigators were able to get information cy administered Narcan 144 times. By 2016, The Sheriff’s Office is working with the
pertaining to the dealers. Users who were that number more than doubled to 387. In the case of the Operation Big Mi- State Attorney’s Office to continue pro-
willing to help and wanted to turn their Steak dealers, the heroin was often cut cessing more charges against the 41 they
lives around were provided the resources In 2017, the number slipped to 377 – with fentanyl or carfentanyl, making the have in custody. The 42nd had been ar-
needed, according to the sheriff. the dip is attributed to Operation Big Mi- drug far more potent than the user ex- rested and released and has since had an-
Steak. pects. The result can be an overdose. other arrest warrant issued. A 43rd person
“In early summer of last year, detectives is also wanted. 
responded to an overdose and began to
gather information and evidence that re-
sulted in Operation Big Mi-Steak,” Mas-
cara said, adding that he invited the feder-
al agencies to join in the operation due to
their expanded manpower and resources.

Since the conclusion of the operation
– and the 42 arrests – “we have seen a de-
cline” in heroin in the community, accord-
ing to the sheriff.

Over the 7-month-long investigation,
officials served 12 search warrants, seized
25 guns – 10 of which were from convicted
felons – and confiscated a slew of drugs,
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BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent Other industry sectors that gained big
in 2017 were education and health ser-
Area employment is stronger than vices with 1,400 additional jobs; trade,
transportation and utilities with 700;
it’s been for 10 years. mining, logging and construction with
400; other services, which include ca-
Marcello Dossantos, vice president of reers such as mechanics, with 300; and
financial services with 100.
strategic development at CareerSource
Professional and business services
Research Coast, said the last employ- shed 1,300 jobs in St. Lucie and Mar-
tin counties in 2017. The next largest
ment report for 2017 – covering Decem- job-dropper was leisure and hospitality
with 600. Dossantos said he’s unsure why
FERNHILL MEMORIAL GARDENS ber, and released Jan. 19 – was gold for leisure and hospitality would have job
the Treasure Coast. losses given that local tourism officials
are reporting increases in visitors to the
“(Unemployment) numbers continue area, He’s investigating that question.
Government also shed jobs in 2017 – 500.
to trend downward in the Port St. Lucie So did information, which was down 100.

(metropolitan statistical area),” he wrote Manufacturing has been bedeviled by
a squeeze of workers with the right skills,
in an emailed response to questions. “It Dossantos said.

HILLCREST MEMORIAL GARDENS, FORT PIERCE is the lowest it has been in the past de- “We have been talking about the skills
cade. The unemployment rate in the Port gap and lack of a skilled workforce to
NOW OPEN St. Lucie MSA was 3.6 (percent) back in support this job growth trend for months
2006. By 2007 it had gone up a full point now,” he said in the email. “As a strate-
to 4.6 (percent).” gy to begin creating a pipeline of skilled
manufacturing works, CareerSource Re-
The December jobless rate in the search Coast, the Treasure Coast Manu-
factures Association and the Economic
statistical area that covers St. Lucie and Development Council of St. Lucie Coun-
ty are in the process of creating a regis-
Martin counties was 4.4 percent not tered manufacturing apprenticeship.”

seasonally adjusted, according to the He added that a paid 3,000-hour ap-
prenticeship program could be up by as
Florida Department of Economic Op- early as April.

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went from 4.7 percent not seasonally ad- ized to a particular manufacturer’s crite-
ria,” he said. 
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this December. The national not-season-

ally-adjusted rate went from 4.5 percent

to 3.9 percent.

“As the report states the Port St. Lucie

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years, Merlene Pryce; two daughters, Mo- rice Ellis, and Marquis Ponder (Amy); and
nique Ofori and her husband, Reginald, and step-grandchildren, Travis Ellis Jr., Destiny Treasuring Life | To learn more,
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ton, Silbert, Douglas and Leonard Pryce; and Port St. Lucie
one granddaughter, Damira Augustin.
Dorothy Marie Owles, 94, of Port St. Lucie
LOUIS H. BRYAN, 61 passed away Jan. 19. She was born April 19,
Port St. Lucie 1923, in Chicago, daughter of Monroe and
Ida Brogan. She had been a resident of Port
Louis Henry Bryan, 61, of Port St. Lucie St. Lucie for over 40 years.
passed away Jan. 18. Louis was born in Nor-
walk, Conn. He recently relocated to Port St. She enjoyed a successful career as a sec-
Lucie. retary in the banking industry.

Louis enjoyed basketball. He played high Dorothy is survived by daughters, Arlene
school basketball in Connecticut. He en- Owles and Debra Owles; son, Daniel Owles
joyed going out to dinner and going to mov- (Christine); and granddaughter, Elizabeth
ies. He was family-oriented and loved his Rachowicz (David). She will be greatly
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Trained volunteers with the closed during spring break (March
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Specials Persons (AARP) and the Volun-
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Balayage Color $75 programs will be providing free that residents will need to bring to
tax preparation assistance at sev- have their federal taxes prepared
Keratin Special $99 en locations throughout St. Lucie include: proof of identification,
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These sites offer free tax-fil- ty tax bills, all income documents,
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SECOND SOLAR FARM the solar panels to the northern end of the
property, allowing for a conservation ease-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 ment along the southern portion.

Glades Cut Off Road, is expected to be op- County staff – as well as commissioners
erational by March, providing electricity – requested the easement to ensure enough
back to the grid. land was set aside for a possible airport
connector road sometime in the future.
Loggerhead sits on 565 acres and con-
sists of approximately 330,000 solar panels Commission Chris Dzadovsky said the
staked to the ground. According to FPL, it connector road has been on the county’s
will generate enough power for approxi- planning books since 1984 and added
mately 15,000 homes – the equivalent of that it is his hope that FPL would support
removing 12,600 vehicles from the road an- the road as the Turnpike Authority under-
nually. goes its review for a potential interchange
there.
The newest farm – called Interstate Solar
Energy Center – will be situated between That general area has been flagged for
Interstate 95 and the Florida Turnpike and manufacturing and distributing develop-
between Indrio and Angle roads. ment.

The Interstate center is expected to be Lisa Paul, a spokeswoman for FPL, told
online in spring 2019. St. Lucie Voice the company plans to add
an average of nearly 300 megawatts of new
Unlike its sister farm near Tradition, the solar annually from 2017 through at least
Interstate farm will also be home to an edu- 2023. That would amount to nearly 2,100
cational center, open to the public. megawatts of solar power across Florida –
the equivalent of powering 420,000 homes,
The educational center will allow visitors she said.
to come and see what’s happening at the
solar farm and learn about clean and green FPL continues to scout out locations for
energies. future solar farms.

“We can’t teach our young unless we Sites that are near existing power poles,
have places” such as these, said Commis- wires and other infrastructure are sites
sioner Linda Bartz. “That’s an impression worth considering, according to Paul.
for future generations.” Whether FPL is looking at adding a third
site elsewhere in St. Lucie County was not
FPL and St. Lucie County officials hag- immediately revealed. 
gled over the property, ultimately shifting

HOMELESS VETERANS How you can help

CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 Donations of hygiene products,
jackets, tents, sleeping bags or other
four told the surveyors that their lack of necessities; job openings that could
employment and finances are the reasons be filled by a veteran; or donations
they are without homes. “They would like to
come out of the woods,” Teegardin said. to the building fund:
CALL WAYNE TEEGARDIN
The fourth veteran, who is 61 years old,
did not specify a reason for his homeless- AT 772-337-5670.
ness, which is not uncommon, according to
Teegardin. plaining they might have mental challenges,
PTSD or have shut themselves off from the
The veterans received tarps and hygiene world. “Or, they’ve just given up.”
products, Teegardin said. One veteran re-
quested a bicycle. Teegardin said a bicycle “It takes a lot of effort to solve some of
would soon be delivered to the veteran. those issues,” he said.

Every January, volunteers around the To that end, the Veterans Services has
Treasure Coast take up a homeless survey been tasked to come up with potential solu-
and compile the results. The survey never tions. One such solution under consider-
captures the homeless population in its en- ation is converting a building into a home-
tirety, but it helps agencies get a rough idea less veterans home – a place where multiple
who is out in the woods. veterans could live for an extended period of
time while they get intensive treatment, ed-
Last year’s survey found 27 homeless vet- ucational training and even rehabilitation.
erans, six more than the year before. “You
can’t find them all in one day,” he said. “The public sees it as a shelter or transi-
tional housing,” Teegardin said. “That’s not
They get a better count during the annu- our concept.”
al Homeless Veteran Stand Down, an event
that invites the homeless veterans out of the He sees the building as a place for veter-
woods to get haircuts, a hot breakfast and ans to live for one or two years – and it’s not
hot lunch, and determine their eligibility for just a matter of getting veterans in from the
V.A. benefits. While the survey found just 27 elements and putting a roof over their heads.
homeless veterans last year, the Stand Down
attracted 38. “It’s going to take a huge cooperative ef-
fort,” he said, of creating a network of pro-
Some are fine staying homeless, Teegar- fessionals willing to help.
din said of veterans he’s come across. Others
simply don’t have jobs to pay for rent to get As for the one homeless veteran Teegar-
out of the woods. din was hoping to help land a job, “he’ll
be one less person” on the survey. “He just
“Some have issues,” Teegardin said, ex- needs a little boost up.” 

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Many pick bones with idea for Lake Harvey dog park

BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent revived dog park proposal. for various land consumers, there’s only will be built on it.
“The consensus we received from the about an acre at Lake Harvey to build a Pickle said it’s un-
Discussion about building a dog park park. And that would include parking. likely the board of
at the Lake Harvey Stormwater Storage public is about 90 percent of the people supervisors can
Project reared its head at the Port St. Luc- were opposed to a dog park being adjacent Mayor Gregory Oravec broached the or would enter
ie City Council most recent regular meet- to their community,” he said. idea of a dog park at a February council into an inter-local
ing Jan. 22. meeting last year. At the time, other coun- agreement with-
Normally, park planning is something cil members hummed agreement. Howev- out knowing what
“I’ve been asked about that location done by a city or county alone. Advocates er, at the recent meeting Oravec seemed to the city plans.
right there several times for a dog park,” and opponents of various park proposals have cooled on the idea. Oravec said he’s
Vice Mayor Shannon Martin said at the have only one elected body to convince. In now skeptical there has been enough com- When the dis-
meeting. this case, that would be the Port St. Luc- munity discussion to know what the best trict got 12.5 acres
ie City Council. However, because the St. park proposal for Lake Harvey is. of some of the most desirable commercial
But, dog lovers are a long way from Lucie West Services District owns the land property in St. Lucie West in 2014 for $4.4
packing up their pooches to go play in the and would have to enter an inter-local “I honestly could imagine all kinds of million, a park was on a lot of minds and
proposed park at the intersection of St. agreement with the city for it to build any- things here,” he said at the meeting. lips. That park idea was put off for a couple
Lucie West and Cashmere boulevards. Dis- thing on it, two elected bodies will have to years as the stormwater management fa-
cussions about a Lake Harvey dog park are nod at any proposal. Councilwoman Stephanie Morgan said cility was designed and built. The district’s
nowhere near decisions. she’s now certain a dog park isn’t one to board of supervisors revived the park con-
John Carvelli represents St. Lucie West imagine. versation in early 2016. It has approached
The city doesn’t yet have an agreement on the City Council. He said if folks in Kings the city and county about creating a pas-
with the property owner, the St. Lucie West Isle largely oppose a dog park at Lake Har- “The dog park down on (Southwest sive-use park there.
Services District, to build anything at Lake vey, then the proposal will be a dog that Cameo Boulevard) is probably a much bet-
Harvey. Neither does it yet have any mon- just won’t hunt. Besides, he’s skeptical it’d ter idea,” she said at the meeting. The St. Lucie West Services District will
ey budgeted to design and build a park be a good idea even if everybody loved it. dedicate the Lake Harvey Stormwater
there. At the meeting, the council did give Pickle said in an interview after the Storage Project on Monday, Feb. 5. The
a nod for city staff to keep talking to resi- “Yes, I’d like to see a dog park in St. Lucie meeting that the services district has oth- dedication will be at 10:30 a.m. The public
dents about what – if anything – should be West,” he said. “I think people would love er parcels in St. Lucie West that it will offer is invited.
built at Lake Harvey. that. But I don’t think on that Lake Harvey the city for considering a dog park, so with
parcel there’s any room to put a dog park.” or without Lake Harvey the idea of a dog Parking for the dedication will be at
City staff and Dennis Pickle, manag- park in St. Lucie West is alive. western side of the Lowe’s parking lot, 701
er and utilities director at the services The parcel is 12.5 acres, but a manmade NW St. Lucie West Boulevard.
district, met with about 150 residents of lake takes up 8. Additionally, land is taken The services district can only provide
Kings Isle – which abuts the Lake Harvey up by a services district self-imposed 25- land for any park proposals. It isn’t chartered St. Lucie Voice contacted the Kings Isle
property – a couple days after the council foot vegetation buffer between Lake Har- to spend anything for recreational uses. No Community Association for comment, but
meeting. Pickle said in an interview after vey and its neighbors. Previously Pickle matter what land it offers the city for a park, hadn’t heard back by press time. 
the meetings that residents growled at the told St. Lucie Voice that after accounting the services district board of supervisors
and City Council will have to agree what

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Getting testy: Debate rages over value of PSA screening

BY MARIA CANFIELD | Correspondent Dr. Raul Storey.

There’s been a debate in the medical PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE
community for a while about whether pros-
tate-specific antigen (PSA) screening cuts
the risk of death from prostate cancer. A
new study detailed below has just weighed
in on the pro-PSA side, reporting that use of
the test is strongly correlated with reduced
risk of death, but Dr. Raul Storey, a Treasure
Coast medical oncologist, says the debate
still has no clear answer.

Let’s back up. PSA screening, well-known
to men of a certain age, is the most-fre-
quently used way to diagnose prostate
cancer. It measures the levels of an anti-
gen (a protein) produced by the cells in the
prostate gland; the levels are expressed as
“nanograms per milliliter.” A high level may
indicate the presence of cancer.

However, PSA tests can yield “false posi-
tive” results, as there are health conditions
other than prostate cancer that can raise
a man’s PSA levels – including an enlarged
or infected prostate and the presence of
a urinary tract infection. In light of this,
the United States Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF) states that “there is con-
vincing evidence that PSA-based screening
for prostate cancer results in considerable
overtreatment and its associated harms.”

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ined the two studies on which the USPSTF fit – do not reduce their risk of dying from
guidelines were based, using a mathemati- prostate cancer – by getting their PSA levels
cal model to account for differences in how tested. But, in keeping with the complexi-
each study was conducted. In doing so, ty of this issue, he stresses that this is not a
Etzioni and her colleagues found that both definite conclusion.
studies demonstrated evidence of a signifi-
cant reduction in prostate cancer death as a The message Dr. Storey wants to share
result of PSA screening. with the men of our community is this:
“There is no specific recommendation
Back to Dr. Storey. He says whether about PSA screening that will apply to all
or not to screen for PSA levels remains a men. There are too many variables for that
controversial and complicated topic, and to be possible. It is important that men over
suggests the research out of Seattle may the age of 50 have a discussion with their
be somewhat oversimplified, saying “if a primary care physician or urologist about
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Late January can be a difficult time for particularly noteworthy, as training” workouts three times a week for 30
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worse after that. The situation can look es- many hospitalizations and ular exercise couldn’t increase the cardiac minutes.
pecially dire for midlife adults beginning an deaths in the over-65 popu- compliance of subjects over 65. Now he
exercise habit after years of inactivity. lation. believes he has found the “sweet spot” in During peak training, they worked out
time when adults can still enhance their four or five times a week for about 180 min-
If you find yourself struggling, three new “The biggest and most heart function: from ages 45 to 64. “We have utes in total – 30 minutes more than the
studies might rekindle your motivation. All surprising result of our demonstrated that if you incorporate regu- minimum standard of 150 minutes per week
conclude that midlife (and older) adults can study was the magnitude of lar exercise into your daily life, starting no recommended by many fitness guidelines.
sustain an exercise routine and gain a range the increased cardiac com- later than middle age, you can restore the
of health benefits. pliance,” said Ben Levine, youthfulness of your heart muscle,” he says. Some would judge this program too hard
senior author and director and time-consuming for many busy adults.
The most remarkable of the papers, “Re- of the Institute for Exercise and Environ- Levine’s subjects followed an exercise Levine disagrees, noting that his subjects
versing the Cardiac Effects of Sedentary mental Medicine in Dallas. “A 25 percent in- completed 88 percent of their assigned
Aging in Middle Age,” was published in Cir- crease in cardiac elasticity is huge. It allows workouts, with nearly a quarter hitting 97
culation, the journal of the American Heart the heart to fill more easily and pump more percent.
Association. It went where no previous exer- blood.”
cise study has gone, lasting two years rath- “Exercise is so important that people
er than the more customary three to four The control group practiced yoga, bal- should think of it as part of their personal
months. The researchers employed a ran- ance exercises or strength training three hygiene, like brushing their teeth,” he says.
domized, prospective design with both an times a week for two years – much more “Our program isn’t difficult to incorporate
experimental group and controls. For preci- than many inactive adults. Yet their aerobic into your life. You should do one fun activ-
sion results, they probed into their subjects’ fitness declined by 3 percent, and their car- ity for at least an hour on the weekend, and
heart ventricles. diac compliance didn’t change. one hard activity for 30 minutes after your
second cup of coffee another day. Then, on
Individuals in the exercise group, who “This was a very sophisticated study, another two or three days, exercise for 30
had an average age of 53 when they started even a sensational one,” commented Paul minutes while you’re watching TV.”
working out after years of sedentary living, Thompson, a cardiologist at Hartford Hos-
increased their aerobic fitness by 18 per- pital in Connecticut. Thompson was not Another new research report, from Mayo
cent. They also improved their cardiac com- involved in the study but has been con- Clinic Proceedings, tracked changes in fit-
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men and women who were, on average, in for less than two hours a week. Those who WE SENIOR LIVING
their late 40s at the outset. Those who main- walked two to six hours a week had a mor-
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limit for changes to heart function, consis- Americans, especially as they age.”
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investigated the walking habits of 139,000 started later in life and at low doses,” he
Americans who were nearly 71 years old, says. “I ask my patients: If there was a pill
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Hurricane Impact Doors A ‘Wow!’ at every turn in
& Impact Glass, spectacular Reserve home
We Have It All!
BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Columnist It looks onto the preserve and behind that,
[email protected] the Dye course’s 7th hole. The formal dining
room has a coffered ceiling and medallion
Let me say a blanket ‘Wow!’ from which hangs one of the many beauti-
If I say it once about the house at 9600 ful fixtures found throughout the house.
Enclave in the enclave at the Reserve sec-
tion of PGA Village, I won’t have to repeat it The family room and kitchen are the focal
over and over again. This is a house that has point of the home. The huge family room,

Transform Your Existing Door from something special at every turn, from the 19 feet by 21 feet, has built-ins, a breakfast
Boring to Beautiful! moment you walk through the double entry area, and views to the courtyard.
doors to the courtyard.
■ Glass patterns for every style & budget “There are views everywhere you go,” Kay
■ Customize to your style The courtyard has a built-in sum- Rodriguez said. “It’s just so private.”
■ Impact Glass & Impact Doors mer kitchen, a pool with spa fountains, a
■ Wood Interior/Exterior Doors screened area and covered lanai. Kay Rodri- The gourmet kitchen is fit for the most
■ Fiberglass Doors guez, agent for Lang Realty, notes that there discerning chef or serious cook. There is a
■ Patio & Sliding Glass Doors are sliders or doors to the pool area from double sink, as you’d expect, but there’s also
■ Framed/Frameless Shower Units just about every room on the first floor. The a sink in the island. There are three dish-
■ Etching guesthouse, which the current owners use washers, and everything is high-end, from
■ Schlage Hardware as a media room, has its own bath, a huge the Thermador professional gas range with
■ Mirror Wraps closet and its own air conditioning unit. Thermador extra-large hood, to the large
work station to the oversized KitchenAid
Regency Square We still haven’t been inside the home. You refrigerator. There is a double oven and a
step onto marble floors, and see high ceil- walk-in pantry.
2426 SE Federal Hwy, Stuart • Licensed & Insured ings and crown moldings, all of the features
you would expect from such a house. The The cabinets have crown molding atop
772.463.6500 formal living room has a brand-new con- them.
temporary gas fireplace with stacked stone.
Downstairs, there is a bedroom that is
now used as an office. It has its own bath

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and gorgeous views of the courtyard. There music, light therapy, zones of bubbles and AFFORDABLE
is also a powder room for guests. The master a heated surface. Why would you ever leave? FLOORING
bedroom, a stunning 21-by-20, also opens
onto the courtyard and pool and has a sit- Upstairs, there are two bedrooms and Lenny Agin • Tile Marble
ting area. There could not be a more perfect baths. One, with an ensuite bath, looks
place to relax with morning coffee. The clos- down on the pool and the other has the view Over 25 Years In Business!
ets have custom built-ins and the master of the water and golf course. Windows in the
bath ... well, that gets a ‘Wow’ of its own. I hallway keep light coming in everywhere. 2014, 2015 & 2016
don’t usually discuss the commode, but this VOTED #1 FLOORING
has a TOTO Washlet with remote, a heated This is a house that is wonderful for a STORE in St. Lucie Co.
seat and features you can only imagine. The family, great for retirees or snowbirds who
shower is stack stone with river rock and is entertain a lot, and ideal for a family with AGAIN!
stunning. It has two benches, a rain head, an aging parent. With all its bells and whis-
three shower heads, four body sprayers and tles, the house feels like a home, and as the
steam. The tub, Kohler’s VibrAcoustic, has daughter of the house toddled alongside
me, I could easily see a family making it
their own. 

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FEATURES FOR 9600 ENCLAVE Kitchen 18x18 Porcelain
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Neighborhood: Enclave at the Reserve in PGA Village Ceramic Tile
Year built: 2003 • Construction: CBS Now Available! 4$ 29
High Quality 3$ 49 Sq. Ft.
Unit size: 4,098 sq. ft. • Total square footage: 6,756 at The Best Sq. Ft.
Bedrooms: 5 • Bathrooms: 5.5 • Flooring: carpet, marble Price INSTALLED
INSTALLED
Security: manned gate, owner system Reg. $3.99 Sq. Ft. Includes
Additional features: courtyard with separate guest cottage, 2.5 side
Thin Setting Grout
load garage, preserve, water and golf vires, in-ground auto-clean & Rip out of Old Carpet
heated pool, lot size more than ½ acre, three air conditioners
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TRADITION AND ST. LUCIE WEST REAL ESTATE SALES

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

A slow week on the Port St. Lucie real estate front saw only four single-family residences
change hands from Jan. 22-26.
The top sale of the week was the home at 11280 SW Wyndham Way. First listed in August for
$299,900, this 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1,915-square-foot residence sold for $282,000 on Jan. 24.
The week’s next-best sale was the house at 10612 SW Gingermill Drive. Originally listed in October
for $219,900, the 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1,749-square-foot abode fetched $207,500 on Jan. 26.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS
ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$282,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 11280 SW WYNDHAM WAY 8/28/2017 $299,900 1/24/2018
$207,500
PORT SAINT LUCIE 10612 SW GINGERMILL DRIVE 10/5/2017 $219,900 1/26/2018
$190,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 9325 WORLD CUP WAY 12/6/2017 $194,900 1/22/2018
$137,000
SAINT LUCIE WEST 520 NW SAN REMO CIRCLE 9/16/2017 $141,900 1/26/2018

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10353 Visconti Way. 9025 One Putt Place.
List in Nov. for $589,000, this 3 bdrm, Listed in Aug. for $549,000, this 4 bdrm,

3.5 bth, 2562 sq. ft. home sold for 4 bth, 2949 sq. ft. home sold for
$579,000 on Jan. 11. $530,000 on Jan. 16.

Listed by Kay Rodriguez of Lang Realty. Listed and sold by Kay Rodriguez of Lang Realty.

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This 2 bed, 2 bath open floorplan Bimini features impact glass, natural gas, “AS A GOLF PROFESSIONAL
shaker-style kitchen cabinets, 42” upper cabinets, granite, SS appliances I MADE EVERY EFFORT TO
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HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP RECENT TRADITION AND ST. LUCIE WEST REAL ESTATE SALES

10612 SW Gingermill Drive, Port Saint Lucie 9325 World Cup Way, Port Saint Lucie

Listing Date: 10/5/2017 Listing Date: 12/6/2017
Original Price: $219,900 Original Price: $194,900
Sold: 1/26/2018 Sold: 1/22/2018
Selling Price: $207,500 Selling Price: $190,000
Listing Agent: Jason Sinclair Listing Agent: Moira Feely-Rekus

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty Selling Agent: Lang Realty

Jennifer Eggeling Ann G Rexroad

RE/MAX 100 Riverside Inc Engel & Volkers

520 NW San Remo Circle, Saint Lucie West 9769 SW Eastbrook Circle, Port Saint Lucie

Listing Date: 9/16/2017 Listing Date: 2/16/2016
Original Price: $141,900 Original Price: $219,900
Sold: 1/26/2018 Sold: 1/16/2018
Selling Price: $137,000 Selling Price: $202,000
Listing Agent: Robert Ryan Listing Agent: Carol Morgan

Selling Agent: Robert E Ryan Lic RE Broker Selling Agent: Keller Williams Realty

Sonny Solomon Jorge Manrique

Illustrated Properties, LLC Inmobi Real Estate Holdings

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The Reagan Team Vitalia at Tradition Ryan Reagan Tony Reagan David Paladino
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plantation shutters, beautifully landscaped, just
to list a few. 11231 SW Apple Blossom Trail impact window/doors, fenced yard. molding, huge cook’s island, SS appls, screened appls, huge cook’s island, extended covered glass, preserve view
9980 Paypaya Tree Court
RX-10397746 $438,800 RX-10397960 $384,500 lanai overlooking lake, extensive landscaping lanai with view of the preserve. 11214 SW Apple Blossom Trail

9899 Carrotwood Circle 9722 SW Chestwood Avenue RX-10353659 $539,000

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screened lanai, oversized fenced private lot. Resort style amenities
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10375 SW Indian Lilac Trail 10251 Indian Lilac Trail RX-10387750 $267,500
11400 SW Apple Blossom Trail 9631 SW Gum Tree Ct. RX-10396184 $289,000 RX-10380660 $272,500
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Coming Up! DSQ will dish up PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LYRIC THEATRE
mix of classical and
GET CAUGHT IN THE contemporary: Page B5
‘GAELIC STORM’ AT
LYRIC THIS FRIDAY STRING FLING

BY SAMANTHA BAITA | Staff Writer DSQ brings a high-energy, electric take on both classical and contemporary music – from Brahms to Bon Jovi – to the Lyric Theatre Feb. 14-15.

1 The audience loved them
on their last visit, so Gael-
ic Storm is returning to the Lyric
this Friday, bringing their interna-
tionally applauded, signature mix
of traditional Irish and Scottish
music, country, rock, folk, wit and
a lot of energy. The Celtic band –
four lads and a lass – got their start
playing in pubs back in 1996, and
were propelled into the touring
scene, says Wikipedia, when they
appeared in the film “Titanic,” as
the steerage band, playing “An
Irish Party in Third Class.” The
band credits their devoted, di-
verse audiences for their success:
The country-music folks adore the
storytelling, the bluegrass-heads
love the instrumentals, Celtic fans
love their devotion to tradition,
and the rockers just love the pas-
sionate way they play. Bring your
toe-tappin’ shoes and fasten your
seatbelt. It’s looking to be a wild
(musical) night. Start toe-tappin’
at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45.

2 It would be worthwhile to
attend the program at the
Lyric this Monday, just to see

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STAND-UP GUY: REGAN’S YOUR MAN FOR GOOD, CLEAN COMEDY

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer and re-establish the hierarchy.” and he laughed. “I’d like to say
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Regan is known for his clean I practiced enough,” he said. “It
I first interviewed comedian Brian
Regan in 2007, when we were both a lot comedy, which stays away from was an honor to get on that stage.
younger. The Miami native, who has more
than 25 appearances on David Letter- profanity or sexual situations. He’s It was a weird experience to stand
man’s late-night show to his credit, returns
to Fort Pierce’s Sunrise Theatre Feb. 11 and more likely to be railing at an air- backstage and see posters for the
we caught up with what he’s been doing
since the last time we spoke. line or talking to an inanimate ob- Beatles. I thought, ‘I’m going out

Regan almost followed in the footsteps ject. While he once described clean on the same stage.’ The price of
of another accountant-turned comedi-
an, Bob Newhart, but a football coach at humor as “counter-culture,” he admission for the Beatles was $3.
Heidelberg College persuaded him to try
theater because he was funny. Regan only still feels there is a place for it. He (I thought) if the Beatles charged
has regrets about his decision once a year.
doesn’t really like the term “clean” $3, I’ll charge $4. In my own mind,
“Only when I’m doing my taxes,” he
said. “I’m glad I switched things up. My comedy, but he understands that I can be more impressive than the
dad was an accountant and he was a fun-
ny man. I think he made the right choice many people want a show free of Beatles.”
for me.”
bad language. There is a certain terror that
His older brother Dennis became a co-
median after Regan, and the two have per- “I think comedy is a big tent,” he comes with doing stand-up, Re-
formed together.
said. “There’s dirty, foul, raunchy gan said.
“I encouraged him,” Regan said. ”He’s
my older brother, but he started after I’d and clean. Some people like to hear “Stand-up comedy is lean and
been doing it for a few years. It was inter-
esting to me that he wanted to get into it. stuff that doesn’t include four-letter mean. You look out at a stand
We would flip the big brother/little broth-
er role in this area, but as soon as we got words and some people like to do and mic and a stool and bottle of
off the stage, he’d put me in a headlock
that. I’m one of them.” Comedian Brian Regan, at the Sunrise Feb. 11. PHOTO COURTESY OF FRIEDMAN/BERGMAN water. I’m going to try to make

Regan’s humor is also very physi- people laugh. It sounds dull, but

cal, but it’s not a part of the show he the second is a year away. “One thing I like when it works, it can be quite fun.

thinks about. about an hour is that it’s a target,” he said. When it doesn’t work, it’s not fun for the

“I work on the ideas, concepts and “It’s something to work towards. When it’s audience and it’s the worst thing in the

words,” he said. “I don’t work on the phys- done, I have to repeal and replace it and world. I can’t point to the drummer.

ical part at all. My jokes are little vignettes move on. I like to have deadlines, lines in “It’s all me. You get all the credit and all

about me and the eye doctor or the refrig- the sand. I like the challenge.” the blame.”

erator. As I deliver a joke, the physicality November was a big month for Regan,

takes over.” who also made his Carnegie Hall debut Brian Regan comes to the Sunrise The-

Regan has a deal for two specials on then. atre, 117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce, Feb. 11.

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String fling: DSQ dishes up classical and contemporary

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer to manipulate the sound with pedals.” mania when he was 21 and who learned to string quartet (recordings) with a symphony.”
[email protected] Zanca said the concert takes the audience speak English taking music classes at South- For the Lyric concert, Zanca said the audi-
ern Methodist University, has begun speak-
Picture a string quartet. Do you see ele- on a musical journey. ing to younger students at the school about ence will get more than they expect.
gantly dressed musicians playing elegant “We start with classical acoustic instru- the economics of being a musician. “We say we give the audience two shows,”
music for elegant people? If that’s not your
cup of Earl Grey, you might decide to skip ments in the first half,” he said. “It was something I had to learn,” he said. Zanca said. “There’s the classical and the
the Dallas String Quartet, or DSQ, as they “We play staples of the classical world. “The focus is on creating a beautiful product, contemporary. I used to joke, ‘Some of you
prefer to be called. You’d be making a mis- but if you don’t do anything with the market- will ask what you signed up for and some
take, because in addition to missing out on Then we transition to Sting, Coldplay and ing or business, no one hears it. We’ve just will say, Thank God, it’s not what I thought
Bach or Brahms, you’d also be missing out a lot of music from a lot of genres. There’s finished our first live concert with a sympho- it was.’ When we played with the symphony,
on, oh, Coldplay, Guns N’ Roses and Bon a little for everyone. One of the great things ny, the Irving Symphony Orchestra. We’ve the audience was older and at the reception
Jovi. This is not your great-grandfather’s is the diversity. We walk them though the launched a recording. It’s one of the few (after) the event, an old woman came up
string quartet. genres. There’s a lot of energy to the show.” and said she really liked the rock music, that
it made her move. People survived. It’s not
DSQ comes to Stuart’s Lyric Theatre Feb. Zanca, who came to this country from Ro- Bon Jovi like you’ll hear in a rock concert. It
22. Violinist and principal musician Ion Zan- has a classical twist.”
ca spoke about what you can really expect
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has played at an Inaugural Ball, an NBA half-
“We were originally classical and tradi- time show and an NFL half-time show at
tional,” he said. “We wanted to experience Cowboys Stadium. “When we did the NFL,
and try new styles. We looked into a few op- there were 100,000 people,” Zanca said.
tions: amplification and switching to elec- “We needed additional musicians to boost
tric instruments.” the sound. They’re all really great musicians
from everywhere in the world.”
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tainment options from which to choose. It’s a good time to
David Moberg, head of the performing and visual arts
catch up on some things that have been on the back of my department at IRSC, was talking about his audiences with
me recently. They, too, are older, and we both wonder where
mind, before they leave it forever. the audiences of the future will come from. I hope a show
like “Aida” will appeal to a broader audience. It’s something
The good news is that there are still many great shows different and Moberg said that his students are all familiar
with it. I hope the great Elton John/Tim Rice music and
to see. If you are not familiar with the entertainment at the lower ticket price brings in people who don’t usually go to
the theater.
Kane Center in Stuart or the student
Still, I think we must do more. If posters or flyers are not
SHELLEY productions at Indian River State Col- being put up in local schools, they should be. All of the area
KOPPEL lege, they remain some of the best val- theaters have outreach to schools, but maybe for some of
MY TAKE ues in town. IRSC will present the Elton the performances, special students could be invited to the
John/Tim Rice musical “Aida” Feb. 15-18 theaters to spread the words. Star musicians at IRSC or the
high schools would have benefited from Branford Marsalis’
and the Kane Center has a concert series performance and string students would learn much from
a master like Joshua Bell. I know the economic pressures
as well as the return of Together Again: A Tribute to George on theaters, but if we don’t make an effort to talk about this
problem, there will be no audiences at all. Anyone with any
Burns and Gracie Allen. It comes to the Kane Center Fen. 25. suggestions or anyone who would like to begin a dialogue
about this important subject should contact me.
There is star power around, with the Association Feb.
I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the retirement
22 and John Sebastian March 30 at the Emerson Center, of John Loesser, longtime executive director and then
artistic director of the Lyric Theatre. I was always excited
Miss Gladys Knight Feb. 9 at the Sunrise Theatre, and Paul to talk with John about the musical he called his ‘illegiti-
mate brother,’ “Guys and Dolls, written by his father, Frank
Poundstone Feb. 19, Al Stewart March 26 and Kris Kristof- Loesser. John did an amazing job turning the Lyric into a
destination for touring artists. He has gone on to do what
ferson May 3-4 at the Lyric. he loves, developing talent, but he has left the Lyric in the
capable hands of Kia Fontaine. 
The Riverside Theatre has two great musicals: “Gypsy,”

March 6-25 and “Mamma Mia!” April 10-20.

I recently had the pleasure of seeing Branford Marsalis Legendary Gladys Knight, at the Sunrise Feb. 9. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SUNRISE THEATRE

and his band at the Lyric. I am not really knowledgeable touches something deep inside me. If you have the op-
portunity to hear him – and I hope the Lyric will bring him
about jazz, but it was easy to see that these were people back – do so.

at the top of their game. The same can be said of Jarrod What is a little disheartening is that the audience for
any of these shows, or many others, is overwhelmingly
Spector, a Broadway star with star power. People joke that older and white. I understand that that is the theater de-
mographic, sometimes because of ticket price and some-
he is my “boy crush,” but he is the whole package. He takes times because the talent does not appeal to a younger,
diverse audience. That’s an easy answer, but I don’t think
a Broadway ballad or Springsteen anthem and sings each it

as if were written for him. My friend Louise, a vocal teacher

and performer, said he is the “master of diphthongs,” a

combination of vowels that makes his enunciation perfect.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC PROWESS ON DISPLAY IN VERO MUSEUM

BY ELLEN FISCHER | Columnist studied in New York at the Clarence White School of Pho-

The exhibition “Paul Outerbridge: New Color Photo- tography. His first fine art photographs were nudes and still
graphs from Mexico and California, 1948-1955” opened to
the public in the Schumann Gallery at the Vero Beach Mu- life printed on paper in platinum an expensive and very
seum of Art on Jan. 20 and runs through June 3. While it is
new to Vero Beach, the “New” in the show’s title is puzzling. permanent black and white printing process.

Organized by Pasadena-based Curatorial Assistance He often pre-visualized his photos’ compositions in
Traveling Exhibitions (CATE), the show has been available
for public display since at least 2008, when it appeared in sketches prior to tripping the shutter on his carefully lit stu-
Ann Arbor, Mich., courtesy of the University of Michigan
Museum of Art. dio arrangements. Although composed of common objects,

That was 10 years ago; so that part of “New Color Photo- Outerbridge’s still-life pictures are celebrated as modernist
graphs” isn’t new, is it?
abstractions.
The exhibition was curated for CATE by William Ewing,
an independent curator and author on photography, and Commercial commissions for product illustration fol-
Phillip Prodger, head of the Photographs Collection at the
National Portrait Gallery in London, England. The 33 imag- lowed, and Outerbridge’s work began to appear in Vanity
es they chose to include in the exhibition are representative
of some 500 Kodachrome images taken by American pho- Fair and other magazines. He went to Europe in 1925 and
tographer Paul Outerbridge between 1948 and 1955.
lived in Paris for several years, where he photographed for
That means that the images in the show, taken at least 63
years ago, are not new, either. Paris Vogue. There Outerbridge met fellow photographers

Outerbridge died in 1958, before he could realize any of Man Ray and Berenice Abbott, as well as Marcel Duchamp,
the shots he took as photo prints. All of the color prints in
the show were created in recent years. The original collec- Pablo Picasso and other members of the avant-garde. Out-
tion of transparencies, along with the rights to reproduce
them, were purchased nearly 40 years ago by the founder erbridge returned to New York in 1929, where he continued
and current CEO of Curatorial
Assistance (and its non-profit his successful commercial career.
arm, CATE), Graham Lowe. The
seller was the photographer’s To illustrate his early work, the current exhibition has on
widow, Lois Outerbridge Cun-
ningham. view a 1931 still life from the collection of the late Raymond

The collection’s subjects are Kassar, a Vero Beach resident. It was something of a coup
scenes of people and locations
in and around Laguna Beach, for the VBMA to obtain the loan of one of the collection’s
Calif. (Outerbridge’s home for
the last decade of his life) and in prints. In the past, objects from that substantial collection
Mexico – especially the seaside
resort town of Mazatlán. The of works by renowned photographers have only rarely been
1950s time period is readily ap-
parent in the clothing, architec- displayed to the public.
ture, cars and leisure activities
pictured. Outerbridge, with his Titled “Consciousness,” the black-and white gelatin sil-
commercial and fashion pho-
tography background, had an ver print presents the forms of a cone and two eggs pre-
unerring sense of style in depicting sophisticated women
in smart outfits, bathing beauties and chic watering holes. cariously perched on a narrow
Those pictures will have some members of the VBMA au-
dience reminiscing about their own travels in that time to ledge. An original print signed

by Outerbridge, the image owes

a debt to the nascent Surrealist

aesthetic that he would have

experienced in Paris.

those places, while the rest of us will After Outerbridge’s 1929 re-
merely wish we could have been there.
turned to New York, he exper-
What then, is new about these “new
color photographs?” If you substitute imented with the technically
the phrase “seldom-seen” for the word
“new,” you will be getting to the heart of difficult tri-color carbon pro-
the matter. These photo images, hidden
away until after the artist’s death, have cess, which he mastered and
not found the audience that his widely
reproduced early work has. made his own. This made him

At this point you might ask, “Who was not only more desirable as a
Paul Outerbridge, and why should we
care about his pictures?” commercial photographer; it
Paul Outerbridge Jr. was born in 1896 to an affluent fam-
ily in New York City. After service in World War I (briefly also gave a new dimension to
with the Canadian Royal Flying Corps and then with the
US Army, where he took his first photographs) Outerbridge his fine artwork and especially

to his depiction of the female

nude.

If you do not know Outer-
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OUTERBRIDGE EXHIBIT riage, Mexico” of c. 1950. The images do COMING UP sic begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $100.
not disappoint. The latter depicts a party of
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B9 masked and begowned revelers seated in a CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 3 This Wednesday you can hear the
black carriage; the former shows a bleached songs that immortalized Buddy Hol-
gallery) reproduces two examples of these: blond in a satin evening gown whose the priceless 1713 Huberman Stradivari- ly, when the national touring company of
“Avocado Pears,” a still life from 1936, and charms are fiercely compressed by a tight us violin. But to hear it sing, in the hands the hit “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story”
“Descending Night” of 1935. The latter is, bodice. The woman’s half-length figure is of one of the most celebrated violinists comes to the Sunrise Theatre. Although
perhaps, Outerbridge’s most lyrically beau- placed to voluptuous advantage in front of of his era, on the same program with Holly, a superstar of rock and roll’s gold-
tiful nude. It is on the strength of iconic im- an industrial-looking louvered window. It one of the country’s most acclaimed pi- en era, perished in a plane crash in 1959,
ages such as these that Outerbridge fans will is her sun-hardened squint and parted red anists, well … Virtuoso violinist Joshua along with fellow rock and rollers the Big
go to see the current exhibition, in hopes of lips, however, which transform a flesh-and- Bell, he of the trademark untucked shirt Bopper and Richie Valens, the generations
viewing the artist’s late images, printed in blood being into an allegory of louche so- and mop of flying hair, is a household that followed continue to dance in the
the now rare carbon color technique. phistication.  name in classical music circles. He’s aisles to the music of that innocent, long-
played for three U.S. presidents and ago time and the “doo-wops” and “ah hey,
Alas, this is not the case. While two of the the president of China, and is current- ah hey, heys” live on. This lovingly done
photos in the show are executed as tri-color ly the Music Director of the Academy of production tells the truly heartwarming
carbon prints (impeccably printed in 2008 St. Martin in the Fields. Taking the stage story of a small town, all-American boy
by Todd Gangler of Art and Soul Photo in with Bell will be pianist Jeremy Denk. and the music that made him a star. And,
Seattle) most are printed (beautifully) in the Denk has won a MacArthur “Genius” says the show promo, “Buddy: The Buddy
modern color digital technique, as well as Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, Holly Story” ends joyfully, as the cast recre-
a few dye transfer prints, which the digital and was recently elected to the Ameri- ates his last concert, “as it will always be re-
color very much resembles. can Academy of Arts and Sciences. The membered, with youth, joy and boundless
program will include works of Mozart, enthusiasm!” Show time is 7 p.m. Tickets
The tri-color carbon prints are “Wom- Strauss, Janacek and Schubert. The mu- are $49 and $59. 
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Jennifer Guitars star at Museum’s ‘Rock of Ages’ gala

New Client Specials BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF | Staff Writer

50Custom Color $ 00 More than 330 partiers “tripped the and pop
light fantastic” last Friday evening at the music from
& Cut (includes Style) Reg. $7500 Vero Beach Museum of Art’s 2018 Gala, across the pond.
Rock of Ages. The nostalgic, musical jour-
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Set Presenting guests with a blast from the “The guitar exhibition is fabulous. It’s talking about in the months ahead. We’ve
past, the event featured several bands – fascinating on a historic level, on a de- got a lot of great exhibitions and pro-
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Band, DJ Willie and the British Invasion touches on a lot of bases, but for anyone times at the museum.”
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BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent The Treasure Coast Wildlife Center will be at the Conservation Alliance of Saint Lucie ber organizations. They ranged from St. Lucie Audubon to
County’s Party in the Park. PHOTO COURTESY OF CONSERVATION ALLIANCE OF SAINT LUCIE COUNTY the Port St. Lucie Homeowners Association. The land that’s
The party is back with a new name. now the Fort Pierce state park was slated to be sold to a con-
The Conservation Alliance of Saint Lucie County will host dominium developer. The nascent alliance started a petition
the Treasure Coast Party in the Park – Celebrating Your Real drive to get the St. Lucie County Commission to buy and pre-
Florida on Saturday, Feb. 10, at Fort Pierce Inlet State Park. serve the land. Since then the alliance has advocated for oth-
Organizer Pam Harting said it’s the traditional Party in the er land preservation and environmental health initiatives.
Park that’s been around since the 1990s.
“That was the first year we did it – 1994,” Harting said. “We “We were instrumental in the creation of the (Savannas
originally did it to celebrate Earth Day.” Preserve State Park),” Harting said.
Earth Day is on Sunday, April 22, this year. “We didn’t have
it last year,” Harting added. “We’ve had it every other year.” The upcoming Party in the Park – Celebrating Your Real
Harting said the Conservation Alliance took a proverbial Florida will be a proverbial one-stop shop of environmental
step back to ask itself about the meaning and aims of the an- and related groups with plenty to do. Each exhibitor will have
nual celebration. From that self-discovery came the revised interactive activities. “We have a lot of nonprofit exhibitors,”
name: Party in the Park – Celebrating Your Real Florida, in- Harting said. “We have (the Ocean Research and Conserva-
stead of Party in the Park. That’s to clarify the event’s core tion Association), Florida Oceanographic Society, the Indian
purpose. River Keeper (Marty Baum), Anglers for Conservation.”
“It’s always been held at (Fort Pierce Inlet State Park), be-
cause that was the site of our first victory,” Harting said. Harting said there’ll be about 30 exhibitors in all. When
The alliance formed in 1972 with a diverse group of mem- party-goers arrive, they’ll get one of three sheets with vendor
maps to play a game to enter drawings. The different sheets

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Bonz meets mysterious Kiya, a beautiful Basenji

Hi Dog Buddies! super pretty, but not in a fluffy way, if you cess. I was only a pup, and it was Kiya.
know what I mean. She greeted my assis- quite a dramatic transition at first.
This week I innerviewed Kiya Morris, an tant. Me, not so much. I threw up in the car, going to my “Woof! That’s pawsome, Miss Kiya!”
I realized I was a liddle intimidated. Don’t new home, and I was extremely “I know. Isn’t it? We’re trying to spread
laugh. I know it wasn’t my first Dog Show. “Hello,” I said. “I’’m Bonzo. It’s a great apprehensive about, well, every- the word. I think the activity I enjoy most
But still. pleasure!” thing. And I absolutely DID NOT is when Mom an I go down to the Barri-
TOLERATE THE CRATE. er Island Sanctuary. Mom rides her bike,
See, Kiya is a Basenji, another breed “Humpf,” Kiya said. “I agreed to speak and I trot alongside. We go several miles
unfamiliar to me. So I Read Up, pre-in- with you only because Mom wanted me to. “As it happened, I was not the and I’m not the slightest bit winded. Peo-
nerview, and found out Basenjis were, I have no wish to be rude, but you should only pet in the household. There ple smile and wave. It’s our daily routine.
like, ANCIENT. I’m talkin’ pre-hiss-TOR- know that I do NOT like other dogs in my was Bentley. He is a cat. A Ragdoll, Come, see.”
ick. They were wild, fearless hunters livin’ home. It’s different on neutral ground, but to be precise. Very fluffy. When I Kiya’s Mom grabbed the leash, and Kiya
in The Bush. (Musta been One Big Bush.) here, I am making an exception for you.” first arrived, as a playful puppy, I’d let out this BIG happy sound. I realized it
When they finally started hanging out bop him on the nose. Incessantly! was her yodel. Ah-ROOOOOOoooooooo!
with humans, it was with the FAIR-ohs, in “I understand, Miss Kiya, and I greatly Then one day I bopped him on the Kiya’s Mom boarded her bike, leash in
EE-gipt. (Kiya was the name of one of the appreciate that.” (Scratch the Wag-and- nose and POOF! he transformed hand, and off they went. Her Mom ped-
FAIR-oh’s wives.) You know those Serious Sniff, I decided prudently.) into this ferocious, demented dled briskly, Kiya blithely galloped along-
Dog-Headed Statues with the big pointy puffball. His fur stuck out every- side. They circled back.
ears? Basenjis look a lot like that. VERY “All right, then. This is my Mom, Liz where and he made a frightening “See?” She wasn’t even breathing hard.
mysterious. Anyway, when the FAIR-ohs Morris; and my grandparents Mima and noise I’ll NEVER forget. It took Heading home, I was thinking about
vanished, so did the Basenjis. Didn’t pop Pops. So I will talk an you will write it some time, but we’ve became true the exotic, bold little Egyptian princess
back up till, like, hundreds of years later, down, is that correct?” companions. I realized I groom who could run like the wind and was de-
in the heart of Africa. See what I mean? myself just as he does. And curl up termined to create a dog park for her fel-
Mysterious. “Yes, ma’m.” to nap. And stalk things. And he low pooches. I felt proud to be a Dog.
“Please have a seat and I’ll begin.” doesn’t tolerate other dogs in our
Kiya’s mom an grandma opened the I did, and she did. home, either.” Till next time,
door, an Kiya was right there. Lookin’ “First of all: Basenjis Do not shed. Or
at us. She was small (17 pounds); slim; smell doggie. We Do Not Even Bark. We yo- Just then, a large, fluffy gray and The Bonz
short, silky, gold an white coat; long legs; del. Just so you know. Now then: It was in white cat strolled in, an I sat quietly
tail curled over her back. Fox-lookin’ face, California, five years ago. Near San Diego. and tried to look like a piece of fur- DON’T BE SHY!
My Mom was dog-sitting her employer’s niture. He looked at me, flexed his We are always looking for pets
dog, a Basenji, and Mom wisely grew to claws, turned to Kiya and asked (in with interesting stories. To set
love the breed. She has excellent taste. So very nice Dog, I noticed), “Is every-
she acquired a Basenji of her own, from a thing all right?” up an interview, email
lady in the nearby mountains. It was I, of [email protected].
course: pick of the litter. An Egyptian prin- “We’re fine,” Kiya assured him,
and Bentley disappeared into the kitchen.
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FEBRUARY St. Lucie County Library System lands prestigious grant

5 Jazz Jam. Sunrise Theatre, 117 S St. Lucie County Library System was time for children with special needs. Children will have opportunities to develop
2nd St., Fort Pierce. Jam at the Sun- awarded the 2018 ALSC/Baker & Taylor “We’ve seen tremendous growth and de-
rise Black Box. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Summer Reading Program Grant from The
Association for Library Service to Children mand for additional youth programs at all
(ALSC.) of our branch libraries, especially during the social and physical skills using items such as
summer months,” said St. Lucie County Li-
10 Lincoln Day Dinner. St. Lucie This grant is designed to encourage out- brary Director Susan Jacob. “We are extreme- the balance beam, a sensory table, rain tubes
County Republican Party will standing summer reading programs by pro- ly gratefully for the additional funding to
viding financial assistance while recognizing help expand our already growing programs.” and Hoberman spheres.
ALSC members for outstanding program
hold its annual Lincoln Day Dinner with Dr. development, targeted at children from birth This summer, the library will add two new “The committee was very impressed by
to age 14. Programming that provides for the categories to their existing summer program,
Sebastian Gorka. Dr. Gorka is a military and inclusion of children with physical and men- which currently serves children ages 5-17: the library’s thoughtful response to the com-
tal disabilities is encouraged. This $3,000 “Baby and Me,” for children birth to 2 years
intelligence analyst, former deputy assis- grant is made possible by Baker & Taylor, a old; and “Read to Me,” for those three to five munity’s demonstrated need,” said Hanna
leading distributor of books, videos and mu- years old.
tant to President Trump and current Fox sic products to libraries, institutions and re- Lee, 2018 Grant Administration chair. “These
tailers. Incorporating the Collaborative Summer
News Contributor. You will not want to miss Library Program theme “Libraries Rock!,” the initiatives will allow the library to truly serve
The St. Lucie County Library System offers library will encourage children and families
this event. Tickets are still available. Please robust programming for youth during the to participate in a number of age-appropri- all children from birth to 17 in a way that
school year, but limited funds have restricted ate early literacy activities. The weekly Senso-
contact Mary Ann Russell at marussell434@ the scope of summer programs. Library staff ry Storytime, which will pilot at the system’s funding hasn’t allowed, up to now.”
will use grant funds to include children, birth newly opened Paula A. Lewis Branch Library,
gmail.com or 954 830-8368 to purchase your to age 5, in their Summer Reading Challenge will feature a variety of sensory manipula- ALSC, a division of the ALA, is the world’s
and to pilot a weekly Summer Sensory Story- tives, including previously owned items and
tickets. new items purchased through the grant. largest organization dedicated to the sup-

port and enhancement of library service to

10-11 The Treasure Coast Wood- children. With a network of more than 4,000
carvers 34th Annual Show.
Nonprofit organization of men and women children’s and youth librarians, literature
who meet weekly to enjoy and promote the
art of woodcarving will be having their 34th experts, publishers and educational faculty,
annual show at Langford Park in the Bocchino
community center at 2369 NE Dixie Highway ALSC is committed to creating a better future
in Jensen Beach. Hundreds of carvings will
be exhibited by members and other notable for children through libraries. To learn more
carvers from all over the U.S. and Canada The
show will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. about ALSC, visit ALSC’s website at www.ala.
with a recommended contribution of $5; chil-
dren under 12 are free. Carving exhibitions as org/alsc.
well as free sweet potato carving lessons for
young interested or potential carvers will be For more information about St. Lucie
available during the show hours. Tools, safety
equipment and the potatoes will be provided. County Library programs visit: http://library.
Vendors will be at the show selling carving tools
and supplies. The featured carver will be Mike stlucieco.gov.  ­– CONTRIBUTED
Sullivan, who has won numerous awards for his
caricature carving both in the U.S. and Canada. PSL BUSINESS WOMEN RAFFLE OFF VINEYARD VACATION
For more information regarding the show, call
Don Millenbruch at 772-343-1189, or check the Once again the Port St. Lucie Busi- Tickets for the Fashion Show
TCWC web site at www.tcwoodcarvers.com. ness Women group is offering two
tempting raffle prizes as an adjunct cost $55 per person. Tickets may be
to its 28th Annual Fashion Show, to be
held on Saturday, April 21, from 11 a.m. purchased online at https://www.
to 2 p.m. at the Harbour Ridge Yacht
& Country Club, 12600 NW Harbour eventbrite.com/e/port-st-lucie-busi-
Ridge Blvd., Palm City.
ness-women-28th-annual-fashion-
Have you ever dreamed of expe-
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Now’s your chance to spend one week
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a $400 voucher for airfare included. Enjoy or by email at [email protected].
sipping coffee on the back porch in the
morning or taking an afternoon nap. Walk The Port St. Lucie Business Women
down the backyard pier or down country
roads. Take your time exploring the is- is a 37-year-old professional organi-
land’s beaches, trails, shops, restaurants
and museums. Raffle prize donated by zation dedicated to promoting the in-
Patricia Garcia King of Sweet Life Realty
PARTY IN THE PARK Group. terests of business women and serving
PHOTO COURTESY OF PATRICIA GARCIA KING, SWEET LIFE REALTY GROUP our community. This major fundraiser
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B13 Rock your digital world with a stun-
ning silver and white Apple iPad 9.7-inch supports the organization’s Community
will have questions to ask certain exhibitors
and spaces to write answers. It’s a sort of Wi-Fi tablet. This very portable, thin tab- Action Grants & Awards, annually pre-
knowledge quest. “We are going to also have
a nature scavenger hunt,” Harting said. “We let weighs just a pound but packs a lot of sented to local non-profit agencies work-
have a bunch of things people can win if they
participate in the activities we have.” power. Bluetooth, headphones, universal ing with women and children, as well as

Among other prizes people can win will starter kit and executive keyboard case are provides scholarships for women attend-
be children’s bicycles, kayak tours, gift certifi-
cates for The Fresh Market, and movie passes included. ing Indian River State College.
for two to AMC theaters.
Raffle tickets cost $10 each or three for For more information visit www.pslbw.
There’ll be nature-art exhibitors, demon-
strations and lessons. One is Plein Air Paint- $25. Contact Robbi Giaccone at 772-359- com. Follow the group’s Facebook page for
ers of the Treasure Coast. “They create on the
fly,” Harting said. “They’ll be painting during 3446. Winners need not be present when updates about events, programs and com-
the event.”
the drawings are held at the luncheon. munity involvement.  ­– CONTRIBUTED
After watching artists create paintings,
folks can purchase them. Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN
in January 26, 2018 Edition 1 PURR 1 PLAYGOER
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ple how to paint their own nature scenes.” 10 APOCRYPHA 5 PHANTOM
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And take them home. 12 GUITARIST 7 WHEY
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park is at 905 Shore- 15 ERNEST 8 ARIA
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ACROSS 80 Where peas live American co. Caen) The Washington Post
1 The answer I 84 Essential 13 Melodic subject, 79 The H of W.H.
85 Carpenter’s
was expecting to in music Auden
the riddle in this spinner 14 Convince 81 Ton o’ dough
puzzle 87 Riddle, part 5 82 Enid’s home:
7 Jabber 89 Estate dividers (with “over”)
10 A card game, not 91 Bemused remark 15 In itself abbr.
a singing style 92 “It’s ___ big 16 Russian opera 83 Grand old man
14 Jokers 86 “Once ___ die”
18 They have mistake!” composer 88 “___ say more?”
mysterious odas 93 Riddle, part 6 17 Defining 89 Runner
19 Get-together, of a 98 Most of the
sort “carriers” as Sebastian
21 Remote refuge earth’s surface “mailmen,” 90 Major Idaho river
22 Like bedroom 99 Frasier’s brother perhaps 93 Sort of
eyes 100 Pelvis parts 20 Commercial 94 Cassiterite
23 Start of a riddle 101 Time out? claim! 95 Red Bordeaux
25 Easy multiplier 103 ___ for effort 24 Whips with a 96 Kidman or Miller
26 Creepy creatures 104 Connecticut Ivy pistol? 97 Added (on) as an
28 Boyfriend 27 Freezing-
29 Start of a verse? Leaguers temperature afterthought
30 TV colleague of 108 Rifleman Lucas word 98 Lake in James
Goldie 30 221-B Baker et
and Lily and son Mark al. Fenimore
31 The lessor 110 B. Favre and S. 32 Square root of Cooper stories
amount nueve 102 Mischievous
33 Sounds like a Young, once 34 Communications 105 Sure thing, in
bomb 113 End of the riddle giant: abbr. sports
35 With 10 Down, 116 Prof’s security 35 Players 106 “___ hollers ...”
a dead end 118 Part of the 36 At the level of 107 The Lion King
38 Riddle, part 2 37 Pipe gripe villain
43 Mimicked country 39 Sponsorship 109 In the matter of
44 Minor worker 119 Little links 40 Hawaiian girl 110 University green
45 Need replacing 120 The Night of the 41 Serious speakers 111 Part of “Bren,”
46 Riddle, part 3 42 Barrett or Jaffe the gun
50 The “come back” ___ 44 Slangy $100 bill 112 Line of clothing?
kid 121 Frosty’s freaky 47 Part of 34 Down 114 My ___, Vietnam
51 Penultimate letter 48 Volare 115 Type of bone or
54 “... my soul ___” cousin? 49 Employers joint?
55 Yvonne’s 122 Where the 51 Pal o’ mine on a 117 Role for Whoopi,
evening palomino 1992 and 1993
57 Galileo and sidewalk meets 52 Catch
Garibaldi the road, 53 1960s series with TRICK QUESTION By Merl Reagle
59 Caution sign in Britain a Culp following
61 City 155 miles 123 Tokyo, once 56 Does again, as a A Fresh perspective on
SE of 124 The answer I bow classic Jazz tunes!
San Francisco wasn’t expecting 58 Skating arena
63 Discarded metal to the riddle in 60 Stimulated presents
64 Knockout props this puzzle 62 Prefix meaning
67 Riddle, part 4 “standing”
70 Pacing, perhaps DOWN 64 Punch
71 Gave the eye to 1 David’s 1960s 65 Author-critic
73 City near James
Cleveland deskmate 66 Word after word
74 Blimp, e.g. 2 Unusually good or sword
76 “It never ___ 3 Whacker for 68 A word for God
amaze me” 69 Reprove mildly
78 Murder, She Faldo 72 Dispatched nits
Wrote doctor 4 Rendezvoused 75 Clinton and Gore
5 Political refugee after November
6 Tie or track 1992
7 Southerner’s 77 “That’s ___ there
is, there ain’t no
boat? Mort” (Herb
8 “Cotton Candy”

blower
9 Any of a well-

known nine
10 See 35 Across
11 Push-button

alternative
12 Archetypal

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NORTH

IF IT IS TIME, TAKE COMMAND AQ

542

Robert Benchley, a humorist who died in 1945, said, “Drawing on my fine command of K7
language, I said nothing.”
WEST Q J 10 9 8 7
Declarer is in total command of his side’s forces; he fights the battle alone. The 10 9 8 6 3 EAST
defenders usually work together to defeat a contract; rarely does one defender take Q
total command and leave his partner playing third violin, just trying not to renege. J8632 742
54
Which applies in this deal? West leads the heart queen against South’s contract of K 10 9 7 6 3
three no-trump.
Q5
South’s jump to game indicated a balanced hand with a good 12 to 15 points, typically
at least two stoppers in the intervenor’s suit and fewer than four spades because he did AK
not make a negative double. North had no reason to believe that five clubs would be
better. (Note that that contract goes down if East leads a heart, or cashes a high trump SOUTH
and shifts to a heart at trick two.)
KJ5
South has six top tricks: three spades, one heart and two diamonds. He will get a
second heart winner, but must establish dummy’s clubs, which involves losing the lead AJ8
twice. He is in jeopardy.
A 10 9 4
A meek East would signal exuberantly with the heart 10 at trick one. Then, after South
played low, East would sit back and wait ... and wait ... and wait ... for partner to lead a 632
second heart. Probably West would shift to a spade, but now South would get home
with an overtrick. Dealer: North; Vulnerable: East-West

A more commanding East will see that he is getting on lead twice in clubs. He will The Bidding:
overtake the heart queen with the king and continue the suit should declarer duck. Now
the contract goes down. SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
3 NT Pass 1 Clubs 1 Hearts
If you see how to defeat a contract, take command. Pass Pass LEAD:
Q Hearts

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