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A4Veterans home setback Riverside plays it safe B3 B7Minority Business Expo
Online event caters to go-getters
Pandemic to delay Copas opening What to expect at live shows

VOLUME 5, ISSUE 32 YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020

REAL ESTATE BUSINESS Waving ‘Isaias’ goodbye ... St. Lucie officials
STILL ROBUST DESPITE forced to weather
CHALLENGES OF COVID Tropical Storm Isaias brought winds and choppy surf to the Treasure Coast on its path northward, but thankfully not much two emergencies

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer more than that. It was basically business and pleasure as usual at the Fort Pierce Jetty on Sunday. PHOTO: LINDA KLOORFAIN BY GEORGE ANDREASSI | Staff Writer
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Updated project near Indrio Road/I-95 going forward
Selling real estate in the time of Five months into the state of
pandemic has provided challeng- BY GEORGE ANDREASSI | Staff Writer Indrio & I-95 Development Plans call for the project to have emergency for the COVID-19 pan-
es, but the local market is sound [email protected] LLC of Sunny Isles Beach pro- a town center at Indrio and John- demic, St. Lucie County officials
and busy. That’s the word from posed building 2,683 residenc- son roads, similar to Tradition declared an additional state of
AnnMarie Napolitano of Keller Long-delayed plans to devel- es and 1.1 million square feet of Town Square in western Port St. emergency for Hurricane Isaias.
Williams of Port St. Lucie and Isa- op a small town near the Indrio commercial space on a 834-acre Lucie and Abacoa Town Square in
belle Pollock of Lang Realty, locat- Road interchange on Interstate agricultural tract east of I-95 and Jupiter. It would be the first mas- Fortunately, the hurricane
ed in St. Lucie West. 95 are moving forward despite the south of Indrio Road. weakened to a tropical storm and
COVID-19 pandemic. CONTINUED ON PAGE A7 veered east, away from the St. Lucie
“We’re learning as agents to County coast during the weekend,
take the precautions, wear the so the winds and rains were not as
masks and wipe things off,” Na- damaging as originally feared.
politano said.
No fatalities or major injuries
“People travel in their own cars were reported in the county as a
instead of with us. Some of the result of the storm, officials said.
people want to know if the clients Isaias also spared St. Lucie Coun-
have had COVID. We’re finding it’s ty major damage to buildings and
a longer process with banks, and beaches.
closings and appraisals that used
to take two weeks take three.” “St. Lucie County was fortu-
nate that the storm had a minimal
It’s what I call the “four extra impact on our area,” said county
steps to anything,” and it seems to spokesman Erick Gill. “We were
apply to real estate as to every oth- fortunate the storm stayed off the
er facet of life. Things just take lon- coast and weakened before pass-
ger and there are more steps as ev- ing by us.”
erything needs to be thought out.
Meanwhile, a total of 615 new
Pollock agrees. COVID-19 cases were diagnosed
“We are obviously complying in the last week, the lowest week-
with CDC guidelines,” she said. ly increase since June, state Health
“We use facemasks and Clorox Department records show.

CONTINUED ON PAGE A4 A total of 5,309 people in St. Luc-
ie County have contracted the vi-
3 BUSINESSMEN VIE FOR PSL CITY COUNCIL IN DISTRICT 2 VOTE rus as of Tuesday (Aug. 4), records
show. That’s a 13 percent increase
BY GEORGE ANDREASSI | Staff Writer 2020election in District 2 will from the previous week, the lowest
[email protected] rate in at least two months.
replace Councilman John
Three businessmen are braving the Carvelli, who opted not to seek a second four- About 6 percent of those diag-
COVID-19 pandemic to run for an open year term in the $48,000-per-year position. nosed with COVID-19 in the coun-
seat on the Port St. Lucie City Council rep- The candidates are David Pickett, a ware- ty, 333 people, have been hospital-
resenting St. Lucie West, PGA Village/Vera- house manager; Chauncelor Howell, a small
no, Tradition and Torino. business owner; and John Haugh, an account CONTINUED ON PAGE A6

The winner of the Aug. 18 non-partisan John Haugh, Chauncelor Howell and David Pickett. CONTINUED ON PAGE A8

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PANDEMIC TO DELAY OPENING OF COPAS VETS HOME

BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent 81 at another. Those deaths occurred early mation about treating COVID-19, the facility tion. When the committee made its recom-
in the pandemic. was able to get the situation controlled. It has mendation to the then executive director
The Florida Department of Veteran Affairs readmitted 30 residents who had tested pos- of the FDVA to give the governor and state
(FDVA) figures the Ardie R. Copas State Vet- Melissa Jackson, president of the Nation- itive and got acute treatment for COVID-19, cabinet to approve, another county fervently
erans’ Nursing home is 95 percent complete al Association of State Veterans Homes and but are now clear of the condition. Another protested. St. Lucie edged it out in the com-
and will open within months. Just a few the CEO of the Vermont Veterans’ Home, nursing home had seven deaths. The dom- mittee’s scoring by a hair’s width. The cabi-
months ago, the state veterans’ department told members of Congress at the hearing iciliary, an assisted living facility, had three net delayed the vote until that county with-
was thinking it would be open by now. one problem is the about-160 state veter- deaths. One state veterans home worker has drew its bid for the home.
ans nursing homes throughout the country died of COVID-19.
The FDVA also at one time figured the vet- have had problems getting tests and per- St. Lucie’s fight for the home wasn’t over.
erans home would be open by 2018. A series sonal protective equipment. She also said Another effect of the pandemic is a med- The first projected groundbreaking date
of unforeseeable hitches have dogged the the veterans homes’ residents are typically ical workers’ shortage. When opened, the was the tail end of 2015. However, there
home. SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 is the latest. men who are 85 or older with pronounced 121,000-square-foot Copas home will need were delays exasperated by a design spat
The Florida Department of Veteran Affairs – underlying health conditions making them a lot of medical workers. The state’s having a between the state and federal government
which is a state agency not connected to the susceptible to COVID-10. hard time finding them. that threatened to derail construction of the
federal veterans department – can’t open the veterans nursing home. The VA is paying
home without residents. Right now, nobody Murray said Florida has been fortunate “Our biggest challenge has been recruit- for 65 percent of the about $40 million con-
is getting into a state veterans nursing home to get enough tests to maintain a robust ing healthcare workers,” Murray said. “We’ll struction.
anywhere in Florida. At all. “We shut down screening, testing and isolating regimen have 175 staff. There are not 175 people to
admissions on March 11,” said Steve Murray, for workers and residents at its six nursing find right now. … That is our challenge – to Local officials and veterans strongly ad-
spokesman for the department. “There’ve homes and one domiciliary. “Right now find available, qualified people who want to vocated in Tallahassee and Washington,
been no new admissions to homes since there’s not a single resident with COVID-19,” work at a skilled nursing facility in the midst D.C. for resolving the dispute and getting
March 11” due to the pandemic. he said. “We haven’t had a positive in weeks.” of a pandemic.” the home built. The state got the greenlight
from D.C. in early 2017. Construction started
Throughout the country, states’ veterans But, the state veterans department has The state is thousands of veterans home in June 2018.
nursing homes have faced challenges in the dealt with the nightmare scenario of rapid beds short for what the federal Department
coronavirus world. Florida has done better coronavirus spread at two homes. The first of Veteran Affairs figures it needs for the Murray said the state veterans depart-
protecting the veterans in its care than some was the Alexander “Sandy” Nininger State population of 1.5 million veterans. More ment hopes to open Copas by October. That
other states. The House Committee on Vet- Veterans’ Nursing Home in Pembroke Pines, than a third are Vietnam-era or older. depends on when Florida gets the spread of
erans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health had which had 14 residents in the 120-patient SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 under control.
a hearing about state veterans homes in facility die of COVID-19. Murray said as in- The state legislature started a site-selec-
the pandemic on July 29. One state had 76 ternational, national and local medical ex- tion process for what would become the “When we start new admissions that’ll be
COVID-19 deaths at a veterans home, and perts learned and disseminated more infor- Copas home in 2013. By the fall of 2014, a a sign the pandemic is in the rearview mir-
site-selection committee had picked Tradi- ror,” said Murray. 

REAL ESTATE offers. When I take a listing, we tell agents to market is hot. “We’re busier than ever,” Na- homes,” she said. “They want something
respect the people that live there. I recom- politano said. more spacious.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 mend that the owners leave, but if the client
is uncomfortable with that, I recommend “The area is not congested and people “Some are not able to access their homes,
wipes and take as many precautionary mea- they go on the patio. I’ve told the agents to are flocking here from other states. We’re so they have decided to rent. Some have de-
sures to make sure sellers stay safe. The sell- do what they’re supposed to do and follow getting a lot more calls from Baby Boom- cided to sell; we’ve had a few cases of people
ers are very appreciative. COVID guidelines.” ers, or if they had a second house, they are wanting to move closer to family. We have
coming full time or spending nine months seen a request for pool homes. It’s hard to
“We’re always telling the buyers that we’ll Pollock said that they are not doing open in Florida. know if it’s the virus or the time of year. We
open all the doors so fewer people touch houses, but rather are scheduling appoint- usually see an uptick (in pool homes) in
things.” ments when they know that they can be “A lot of seniors are going back to live with summer because summer buyers are usual-
there. There are other changes. their kids. Things have changed, but we have ly full time. We’re also getting a lot of moves
Napolitano is returning to having open a great market,” Napolitano added. from the south. It was happening pre-virus
houses, but Pollock is not. “I’ll ask them to “There are more things done remotely,” and it’s continued.”
wear masks and let in one group at a time,” she said. “A lot of title companies are limit- “You won’t get a better value and interest
Napolitano said. ing the number of people in the room and rates are below 3 percent. People are buying That old real estate truism – “location, lo-
there’s a lot more paperwork mailed and because the price is right.” cation, location” – seems to be in play, even
“People want the open house. One of my emailed.” during a pandemic. If you’ve got a desirable
agents went to an open house and it was Pollock agreed that the market is very market, they will come. 
packed and the realtor said they’d had three That said, both women agreed that the busy right now.

“People are spending more time in their



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ISAIAS WAS ‘DRILL’ FOR REGION

My Goals BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent got up to a bit more than an inch.
Erick Gill, spokesman for St. Lucie
 I will be fiscally responsible with Invest 92L popped up on the National
your tax dollars, finding other Hurricane Center’s maps at the end of July County, was short on time when St. Lucie
ways to lower your taxes and and barely gave people a chance to notice Voice contacted him after the storm. He
ensuring that our tax dollars are before it was Tropical Storm Isaias. did say of Isaias, “It was a practice drill.”
spent wisely.
Seemingly out of nowhere Florida sat in Gill said Isaias gave the county staff a
 I will work for a sustainable the middle of a cone of uncertainty. Then good trial run at what it would be like to
workforce to meet the growing by Aug. 2 the named storm was passing by open storm shelters while keeping their
needs of our city. the Treasure Coast, giving nobody enough users safe from the novel coronavirus. The
excuse to dig into the hurricane snacks. practice could come in handy.
 Education and culture are key to
a successful city. I will work to “This was a drill more than anything The National Oceanic and Atmospher-
improve in both of these areas. else,” said Dennis Pickle, manager of the ic Administration released its hurricane
St. Lucie West Services District, which season predictions on May 21. The federal
 Port St. Lucie is a beautiful city. handles the area’s stormwater. agency warned it would be a busy sea-
I will continue to work to pre- son June 1 to Nov. 30. It has been right so
serve our natural resources and Isaias alternated between being a far; Isaias became an I-named storm two
environment. strong tropical storm and a weak hurri- months earlier than average.
cane as it approached Florida. By the time
A Voice for the People it was passing Port St. Lucie, “the wind – In May NOAA forecast 13 to 19 named
I don’t think we received more than 25, storms – sustained winds 39 mph or high-
Who is David Pickett? 35 mph gusts with sustained winds at 20 er. We’ve had nine. NOAA predicted six to
 He is a 28 year resident of Port St. Lucie mph,” said Pickle. 10 hurricanes – sustained winds 74 mph
 David is a husband and father of 5 (grown) children or higher. We’ve had two. NOAA projected
 Born and raised in Indiana Isaias took the familiar northeast hook three to six hurricanes with wind speeds
 David retired after serving 32 years in the U.S. Army and that has spared Florida from many hurri- reaching category 3 to 5, which is 111 mph
cane hits. Because the most powerful part or higher.
Florida National Guard of a hurricane is the front right, that famil-
 He is currently employed by Borden Dairy iar hurricane track has often – and did so An average season is 12 named storms,
this time – kept Florida from bad hits. six hurricanes and three major hurri-
Education canes.
David holds an Masters Degree in Critical Incident Management The Port St. Lucie weather station on
Crosstown Boulevard west of Interstate To check for tropical storm activity, visit
Experience 95 recorded about half an inch of rain www.nhc.noaa.gov. 
While serving, David held a variety of highly sensitive roles within from Isaias. Other parts of Port St. Lucie
the Air Defense Artillery Corps, Military Police and
as a Logistician and Transportation Specialist. DOUBLE EMERGENCY Gill said. “So far – it doesn’t appear the storm
damaged many nests or caused significant
Awards CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 erosion.
He is the recipient of the Combat Action Badge,
Army Achievement Medal and the Florida ized as of Tuesday, records show. That’s an St. Lucie County did not open hurricane
Distinguished Service and Commendation Med- increase of 35, or nearly 12 percent from the shelters because the storm lost intensity,
als, in addition to a number of other awards and past week. Gill said. Officials decided it was safer for
commendations. residents to shelter in place, rather than risk
COVID-19 caused the death of 21 people going to a public facility and being exposed
Memberships in St. Lucie County in the past week, an in- to 50 to 100 strangers.
David is a member of the Korean Defense Service Veterans crease of 19 percent, records show. A total of
Association, American Legion and the VFW. 130 deaths in the county have been attribut- County and city officials said the storm
ed to the virus. gave them a chance to test their social dis-
David and his family volunteer regularly for Keep Port St. Lucie tancing strategies during an emergency.
Beautiful, picking up litter on their adopted street. County Administrator Howard Tipton
and Port St. Lucie City Manager Russ Black- Port St. Lucie planned to reduce the num-
Political advertisement paid for and approved by David Pickett for Port St. Lucie City Council, District 2. burn both declared a state of emergency in ber of officials stationed at the city Emergen-
their jurisdictions Saturday after the Na- cy Operations Center to 60 from as many as
tional Hurricane Center issued a hurricane 100, Blackburn said.
warning for the region.
City officials also conducted regular brief-
“The track appeared to be coming right at ings on social media platforms because
the East Coast, right up the coast of St. Luc- electrical utilities remained intact, Black-
ie County and that certainly concerned us,” burn said.
Blackburn said Monday (Aug. 3).
“We were able to do that from our own
“Thankfully, Isaias veered a little bit to homes,” Blackburn said. “The virtual (tech-
the east by the time it came off the coast of nology) is wonderful as long as you’ve got
St. Lucie County,” Blackburn said. “We were power and we did, so that worked out.”
fairly dry. We have seen very little damage
from the storm as a city.” But Blackburn said city officials always
prepare for the likelihood of power outages
“We had one sign blown down at Sports- during storms. By Monday, the winds and
man’s Park,” Blackburn said. “It was an older storm clouds had given way to sunny skies,
sign so it might’ve been weak to begin with.” so officials lifted the storm-related emergen-
cy declarations.
There were small pockets of power out-
ages elsewhere in St. Lucie County, but no “We hope residents don’t let their guards
major disruptions, Gill said. down,” Gill said. “We still have a few more
months of hurricane season left. Be sure
“One of our biggest concerns was the to restock supplies and have an alterna-
impact to our beaches, especially since sea tive evacuation plan, taking into account
turtle nesting season has been going well,” COVID-19.” 

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Cops: Naked man, involved IN LOVING MEMORY
in hit-and-runs, killed dog
ALAN RAY MORRIS, 72 Alan will be greatly missed by his lifetime
A naked Port St. Lucie man was ar- dow as he beat on Port St. Lucie friends, Ivan Papurt and Jerry Lichterman.
rested at his home following a series of
hit-and-run collisions that involved the another dog named Alan Ray Morris, 72, of Port St. Lucie MAN JEN ‘MITCH’ CHEN WARD, 80
beating death of a small dog. The inci- passed away at Vitas Hospice Suites at Tif- Port St. Lucie
dent occurred in the parking lot of the Henney, according Anthony Grullon. fany Hall in Port St. Lucie on Monday, July
Race Trac gas station on Gatlin Boule- 20. Alan was born on Oct. 5, 1947, in Drexel Man Jen “Mitch” Chen Ward, 80, of Port
vard early Sunday morning. to police. Hill, Pa., and was a graduate of Overbrook St Lucie passed away on July 24. Mitch was
High School. born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Aug. 26, 1939.
According to the Port St. Lucie Police Grullon then fled on foot north on
Department, Anthony Grullon, 29, was Alan retired from the Engineering Dept. She was a resident of Sandpiper Bay in
involved in a vehicle crash at the Race Savage Boulevard and was later found of the U.S. Postal Service. Port St Lucie from 1976 to 2020.
Trac located at 2031 SW Gatlin Blvd.
just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. The at his home on SW Michelangelo Ave. Alan served in the Navy during the Viet- She is preceded in death by her husband,
caller reported to police that Grullon nam War, on the USS Ticonderoga, and was Richard D. Ward.
crashed a black Toyota Tundra into a Police found Henney, a small white a member of the American Legion Post
Chevy Cruz and that when Grullon exit- #318 in Port St. Lucie. Mitch was known to many as “Nini.” She is
ed the Tundra, he ran around the park- dog, dead in the Race Trac parking lot. survived by her four children and six grand-
ing lot naked. He was also seen trying Alan and Mary left the Philadelphia area children, who include daughter May Ann
to throw a dog through a vehicle win- According to police, their investiga- in 2010, and moved to Port St. Lucie. Ward Lowe (husband, Jeff Lowe) and their
children, Rachel and Kevin; daughter Shirley
tion showed Grullon was involved in They spent their days kayaking, explor- Ward Stabinski (husband, Mike Stabinski)
ing the Treasure Coast area and roaming and their child, Daniel; son Patrick Ward (late
two vehicular crashes. the Florida beaches. wife Rhonda Ward) and his step-son Nelson
and Nelson’s child, Mariella; and son Grego-
Grullon has been arrested and Alan is survived by his loving and sup- ry Ward (wife Aika Ward) and their children
portive wife, Mary F. Hannah-Morris (nee Bron and Matteo.
booked into the county jail on charges McCafferty); as well as his three step-daugh-
ters, Mary Frances (Brian) Hesser, Michelle Mitch had a passion for cooking, spending
that include animal cruelty – causing Alfakir and Melinda (Jorge) Rodriguez. time with her grandchildren and reading her
Chinese Kung-Fu magazines. She also loved
death to an animal – and two counts Alan leaves behind 10 grandchildren, to walk around her neighborhood.
Nicole, Rebecca, Michael (Nicolette), Jorge,
of hit-and-run, leaving the scene with Emily, Alexander, Brian, Joshua, Carrigan Mitch also enjoyed traveling with her hus-
and Christopher; and three great-grand- band Richard. They traveled all across the
property damage.  ­– DEBBIE CARSON sons, Jorge, Grayson and Dominik. He is world.
also survived by his brother, Michael (Re-
UPDATED PROJECT Indrio & I-95 Development paid to extend gina); nephew, Brian; and niece, Montana.
water and sewer lines along Indrio Road to

CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 the project site, records show.

The developer plans to build 500 res-

sive project undertaken in northern St. Luc- idences, an 8,000-square-foot shopping

ie County. There are seven in Port St. Lucie: center and a 24-pump gas station with an

St. Lucie West, PGA Village/Verano, Tradi- 8,000-square-foot convenience store during

tion, Southern Grove, Western Grove, River- the first phase of the project.

land and Wilson Grove. Those facilities are expected to gener-

A proposal to rezone the property and au- ate 8,696 vehicle trips per day, including

thorize a “Preliminary Planned Town” faces 766 during the morning rush hour and 698

review by St. Lucie County Commission in during the evening rush hour.

September or October. Detailed plans for the Koblegard Road will be extended south

town would also face commission review. to provide access to the site, records show.

The developer also proposed changing The developer will also extend westbound

county development rules to allow approxi- left-turn lanes at Indrio and Koblegard roads

by 85 feet when building the gas

station.

Indrio & I-95 Development is

donating an 18-acre school site,

a 2-acre site for a Fire District

station and 22 acres for other

civic sites.

The new residences will in-

clude 1,878 single-family houses

and 805 multifamily units, re-

cords show.

In addition to 88,000 square

feet of retail space, the develop-

er proposed another 1 million

square feet of space for other

commercial uses.

The project will feature 470

Indrio & I-95 Development LLC plans to build 500 residences, acres of countryside and open
a shopping center, gas station and convenience store at Indrio space, including 50 acres of na-
and Koblegards road during the first phase of a massive project. tive upland habitat preserve ar-

eas that will be placed under a

mately 210 required workforce housing units conservation easement, records show. The

to become market rate after eight years, in- entire project is expected to take 25 years to

stead of 25 years, records show. complete.

Commissioners were to discuss the re- The as-yet-unnamed project is similar

quested rule changes Tuesday (Aug. 4). The to the Visions at Indrio project proposed

county Planning and Zoning Board voted in 2006. The developer never finished the

unanimously on July 17 to recommend com- public hearing process as the national,

missioners approve the rule changes, the re- state and local real estate markets crashed

zoning and the preliminary town plan. in 2008. 

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public events, the candidates are getting
Pickett said the most important issue their message out on social media like
in the election is economic development, Facebook, as well as through mailings
while Howell said it was coping with the and sign waving at busy intersections.
COVID-19 pandemic and Haugh said it
was keeping the city on the right track. Pickett ponied up $19,100 of his own
money to pay for consulting fees, his
“We have a unique opportunity on campaign website, mailers, banners,
the western side of Port St. Lucie in the business cards, T-shirts and Facebook ad-
Southern Grove (Tradition) Job Corridor vertisements, records show. He raised a
to provide the residents of our city with total of $21,085.
large-scale manufacturing job opportu-
nities that pay a competitive wage and Howell accounted for $5,100 of the
along with other retail development,” $8,480 he has raised, records show. Most
Pickett said. He also wants to improve the of his spending has been for campaign
business climate along U.S. 1. signs and supplies.

Pickett said he also wants to focus on Haugh raised $2,123, including $500 of
preparing for emergencies and enhanc- his own money, records show. He bought
ing the Police Department. business cards and advertisements, so far.

Howell said he wants to ensure the city “I struggle with fundraising because it’s
protects the safety of citizens amidst the hard for me to ask for money now with so
pandemic, without regard to political many out of work or fearing they may lose
pressures. their job,” Haugh said. 

“(While) in some circles the discussion
about COVID-19 has become politicized,
the people who sit on the dais at City Hall
do not have the luxury to participate in
those types of conversations,” Howell
said. “We must at all costs exercise social
distance, wear our masks in the public
domain, and take whatever precautions
necessary to contain this virus.”

Howell said he also wants to focus on
small business growth and promote eco-
nomic development in Tradition.

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New heart valve treatment coming to Cleveland Clinic

BY TOM LLOYD | Staff Writer Dr. Mark Malias. near future. “I think one of the big advantages for the com-
munity that we didn’t have before the Cleveland Clinic merg-
Another new heart valve procedure will be available soon PHOTO: KAILA JONES er or buyout or however you want to phrase it, is the network-
in the Treasure Coast. ing opportunities we are experiencing with other Cleveland
still in the R&D phase,” Malias says, “but there’s a whole host Clinic facilities,” he says.
Just three years ago, Drs. Mark Malias and Cary Stowe were of them primed and getting ready to come on the market.
among the first cardio-thoracic surgeons in Florida to per- “Whether it’s Martin or Weston, we meet on a weekly basis
form the now widely used trans-aortic valve replacement “Some are in FDA-regulated trials. Others are past some of to discuss difficult cases. I know it’s not sexy like a new [surgi-
(TAVR) procedure. Now Malias and the team at the Welsh the trials and getting ready to be released, and we’ve already cal] robot, but that daily or weekly interaction about difficult
Heart Center in Vero Beach are aiming to add another new embarked on a MitraClip program [in the Cleveland Clinic cases is very helpful.”
procedure to their collective resumes: one to treat problems Florida system].
with the heart’s mitral valve. In fact, Malias adds, “we’re having a meeting on Wednes-
“The MitraClip,” Malias explains, “is a product from Ab- day night with all the cardiac teams. Not just the surgeons,
It is true, according Heart.org, that problems with the bott where they pinch two leaflet portions of the valve to- but the diagnostic cardiologists and interventional cardiol-
aortic valve are far more common than those of the mitral gether and hold them together to minimize or lessen the ogists, on a Zoom or Go-To-Meeting format to discuss cases
valve. It says only 2 percent of the world’s population suffers amount of regurgitation across that valve. It’s a great option and talk about how to kick off MitraClip up here.
from mitral valve problems – but that’s still more than 156 for patients. As a surgeon, I’d prefer a surgical repair when
million people worldwide, and until quite recently there were we can, but there is a subset of patients with functional mi- “They’re not doing MitraClip in Martin, but they do it
no proven ways to treat the condition known as “mitral valve tral regurgitation [for whom] surgical repair doesn’t have the down in Weston, so it’s this collaboration along the [Cleve-
regurgitation.” same benefits.” land Clinic] network that is going to be a big benefit for the
patients of this community.”
Mitral valve regurgitation occurs when the flaps of mitral The MitraClip is currently in use at Cleveland Clinic’s
valve bulge or “prolapse” into the heart’s left upper cham- Weston hospital and Malias is hoping to launch it here in the Malias concludes by adding: “It is exciting because there
ber, the atrium. This can cause blood inside the heart to leak are resources at other places that our patients would benefit
backwards. “Symptoms of mitral valve prolapse can vary from and there’s resources there that can help us bring that
widely from one person to another,” according to the Mayo technology and new things here” to Vero Beach.
Clinic. Those symptoms can include “irregular heartbeat (ar-
rhythmia), dizziness or lightheadedness, difficulty breathing If you think you may have a mitral valve problem, consult
or shortness of breath, often during physical activity or even your primary care physician. He or she will likely direct you
when lying flat.” General fatigue makes Mayo’s list as well, so to a specialist to confirm or refute a mitral valve prolapse di-
it’s a difficult diagnosis to make. agnosis.

When it comes to treatment, Malias is clearly energized by Dr. Mark Malias is a cardio-thoracic surgeon with the
a new device that has garnered FDA approval for treating mi- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and the Welsh
tral valve prolapse: the MitraClip from Abbott Labs. Heart Center. His office is at 3450 11th Court, Suite 105. The
phone number is 772-563-4580. 
“Lots of mitral repairs or mitral replacement options are

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Spacious Lake Charles residence
ideal for entertaining

694 SW Lake Charles Circle in Lake Charles: 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 2,358-square-foot pool home
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Spacious Lake Charles residence ideal for entertaining

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Columnist
[email protected]

It was a pleasure to visit the Lake Charles
community in St. Lucie West to see the
home at 694 SW Lake Charles Circle. This
four-bedroom, three-bath courtyard home
has a gorgeous setting with privacy, lake
views and a pool and spa, making it a verita-
ble resort on its own.

The heart of this home is the family
room, a generous 18 feet by 18 feet, and
the adjacent kitchen, a spacious 12-by-12.
The kitchen is a light, bright room, a sym-
phony in white and flecked granite, with a
center island and under-cabinet lighting.
The two rooms and the breakfast nook
make for a perfect space for friends and
family to gather, eat, cook and enjoy each
other’s company. This is an entertainer’s
delight.

This Week’s The master suite overlooks both the pool lake view. Almost all roads lead to this spot,
and the lake, and having those gorgeous making it the perfect place to take the party
FEATURED LISTING views would be enough for me. Fortunately, outside. It’s also a great spot to enjoy your
it also has a master bedroom that is 15-by- morning coffee in peace and quiet or to sip
KINGS ISLE - ISLE OF CAPRI 13, a large walk-in closet and a master bath a beverage of choice as you enjoy the end of
with granite-topped vanity, dual sinks, a a busy day.
soaking tub and separate shower. Bedroom
2 is 12- by-12; bedroom 3 is 12-by-11; bed- Lake Charles has many amenities, in-
room 4 is 15-by-11; and there are two addi- cluding basketball, biking and jogging, boc-
tional baths. Two bedrooms share a bath- ce ball, a clubhouse, picnic area, pool, spa
room in the main house and the cabana and hot tub, and tennis. You can enjoy the
suite is accessible through the lanai. You fun with friends and neighbors and then
can easily see the possibilities for entertain- come back to your own private oasis.
ing and one room could certainly serve as a
den or office. For Isabelle Pollock of Lang Realty, this is
a desirable house in a desirable community.
Step outside onto the screened patio
to the pool area and take in the wonderful “You have privacy, lake views and your
own pool and spa in this lovely courtyard
home in the ever-popular gated community

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of Lake Charles,” she said. “This one-own- a great house in a great location.”
er home has been lovingly maintained and You may not be familiar with Lake
updated and is ideal for entertaining as al-
most every room leads out to the pool area. Charles, and if you are not, this is the ide-
The spacious kitchen opens onto the family al opportunity to introduce yourself to it.
room and the master suite overlooks both Both the home and the community have
the pool and the lake. With all the shopping so much to recommend them and it is defi-
and dining of St. Lucie West close by, this is nitely worth your time to take a look. You
may well find yourself staying. 

FEATURES FOR 694 SW LAKE CHARLES CIRCLE

Neighborhood: Lake Charles
Year built: 2001
Construction: CBS

Square footage: 2,358 sq. ft.
Total square footage: 4,360 sq. ft.

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Flooring: carpet, tile
Security: manned gate
Additional features: lake views, pool and spa, updated tile
through main living area, epoxy finish garage floor, accordion
shutters, newer water heater,

Community amenities: basketball, biking and jogging, bocce
ball, clubhouse, community room, picnic area, pool, spa-hot

tub, tennis

Listing brokerage: Lang Realty
Listing agent: Isabelle Pollock, 772-713-3221

Listing price: $410,000

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center, great lobby and an exceptional meeting room. Unit 305 was an initial ‘’Show Model’.’ Built by Developer to satisfy the most

discriminating Buyer. The fantastic kitchen has all expensive Viking appliances: Refrigerator, Stove, Microwave, Dishwasher and Oven. Unit
has three bedrooms; one presently furnished as an outstanding office. Sale price includes all furnishings with the exclusion of only personal

items. Unit furnishings also include two Samsung TV sets. Unit has 2 full baths and one half baths. Both Full baths have showers with

the Master having a spa & bidet. RX-10640361 $9 9 5,000

TOM BAILEY If You Want Your Home Sold “Expediently”
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TRADITION AND ST. LUCIE WEST REAL ESTATE SALES

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

The final week of July saw a flurry of real estate sales in the Tradition and St. Lucie West mar-
kets, as 19 single-family residences and lots changed hands (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was the residence at 8730 Tompson Point Road. First listed last De-
cember for $674,900, this 4-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home sold for $630,000 on July 31.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Elise Danielian of Lang Realty. Represent-
ing the buyer was agent Kay Rodriguez of Lang Realty.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS SELLING
ORIGINAL PRICE

TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD $630,000
$460,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 8730 TOMPSON POINT ROAD 12/3/2019 $674,900 7/31/2020 $402,500
PORT SAINT LUCIE 11659 SW AVENTINO DRIVE 1/20/2020 $491,000 7/28/2020 $393,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 6125 NW DURIAN STREET 5/16/2020 $409,900 7/29/2020 $374,555
PORT SAINT LUCIE 5816 NW WHITECAP ROAD 5/23/2020 $399,990 7/27/2020 $355,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 144 NW MAGNOLIA LAKES BLVD 6/9/2020 $374,555 7/30/2020 $339,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 310 NW BAYSIDE COURT 4/30/2020 $360,000 7/29/2020 $330,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 7211 MYSTIC WAY 10/16/2019 $374,900 7/30/2020 $308,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 5366 NW ALAM CIRCLE 3/24/2020 $339,000 7/31/2020 $280,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 7050 MAIDSTONE DRIVE 5/14/2020 $319,900 7/31/2020 $278,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 1346 SW CEDAR COVE 1/6/2020 $329,900 7/27/2020 $270,000
SAINT LUCIE WEST 9943 SW TRUMPET TREE CIRCLE 2/20/2020 $316,048 7/27/2020 $263,290
PORT SAINT LUCIE 589 SW ST JOHNS BAY 6/4/2020 $269,900 7/31/2020
PORT SAINT LUCIE 10517 SW TOREN WAY 8/20/2019 $283,290 7/30/2020

HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP RECENT TRADITION AND ST. LUCIE WEST REAL ESTATE SALES

11659 SW Aventino Drive, Port Saint Lucie 6125 NW Durian Street, Port Saint Lucie

Listing Date: 1/20/2020 Listing Date: 5/16/2020
Original Price: $491,000 Original Price: $409,900
Sold: 7/28/2020 Sold: 7/29/2020
Selling Price: $460,000 Selling Price: $402,500
Listing Agent: Cesar Trujillo Listing Agent: Janess Murway-Vitone

Selling Agent: Keller Williams Realty Selling Agent: Premier Brokers International Inc

Carl Crawford Adena Williams

Crawford & Co R.E. Coldwell Banker Paradise

5816 NW Whitecap Road, Port Saint Lucie 144 NW Magnolia Lakes Boulevard, Port Saint Lucie

Listing Date: 5/23/2020 Listing Date: 6/9/2020
Original Price: $399,990 Original Price: $374,555
Sold: 7/27/2020 Sold: 7/30/2020
Selling Price: $393,000 Selling Price: $374,555
Listing Agent: Jean Cidel Listing Agent: Pamela Misiano

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty Selling Agent: Atlantic Shores Rlty Expertise

Andrew Sesta Sophia Ambersley

The Keyes Company Pinnacle Realty Assoc., Inc.

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JUST LISTED BY YOUR NEIGHBOR PAM MISIANO!

Great Water View Jensen Beach – Furnished CLOSED
Motivated Seller! Beachfront Condo
144 NW Magnolia Lakes Blvd. Offered at $374,555

3-CAR GARAGE CLOSED

LOWEST PRICED 4/3/3 IN MAGNOLIA LAKES! PRICE REDUCED! 125 NW Willow Grove Avenue. Offered at $274,900

179 NW Magnolia Lakes Boulevard Oceana II - 9900 S Ocean Drive, Unit #1407

Offered at $34 4,900 Now offered at $339.000 CLOSED
This fabulous home is a true 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3 car garage with a Incredible Ocean and Nettles Island Views from this Fully Furnished
magnificent lake view and room for a pool! Brand New A/C, kitchen with 2BR/2BA Condo with Walk-in Closets, New A/C, New Flooring, New
newer wood cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and Kitchen Appliances, New Bathroom Vanity’s, Recently Painted, Granite
so much more. This gated community features a large resort style heated Counter Tops and New Fans. Building Amenities include Pool, Tennis,
pool, billiard room & fitness center, six clay tennis courts, basketball court,
Fitness Center plus more!

plus more! Call Nora Hambrick 772-342-7522 for a private showing. 160 NW Magnolia Lakes Boulevard. Offered at $425,000

If you, or anyone you know, would like more information on these properties, call me today!

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Mortgage rates in U.S. fall below 3 percent again

BY KATHY ORTON | The Washington Post ing market after the Great Recession. But its bond-buying program. Even though we have learned is a must for the entire
lately they are a source of frustration. the Fed didn’t change its benchmark rate, economy,” said Mitch Ohlbaum, president
Mortgage rates didn’t move much last Homeowners want to refinance but strug- mortgage rates still fell. That’s because the of Macoy Capital in Los Angeles. “It is no
week but they went down enough to cross a gle to reach banks and lenders because of central bank doesn’t set home loan rates. surprise they are not moving on the Fed
significant marker. how busy they are. Home buyers want to But its decisions influence them. funds rate at this point in time as they need
take advantage of the low rates but the few to keep any tools they have handy when/if
According to the latest data released number of homes on the market are driv- “The Fed will continue to purchase res- things do get worse. As far as banks/lend-
last Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year ing up housing prices and making selec- idential and commercial mortgage-backed ers are concerned, they are still unwilling to
fixed-rate average slipped to 2.99 percent tions scarce. securities to keep the market liquid, which lower rates any further and you might see
with an average 0.8 point. (Points are fees some lenders increase rates to keep volume
paid to a lender equal to 1 percent of the And as attractive as these rates are to manageable.”
loan amount and are in addition to the in- borrowers, few can obtain them. Many
terest rate.) It was 3.01 percent two weeks lenders are putting restrictions on loans, Bankrate.com, which puts out a week-
ago and 3.75 percent a year ago. It is just particularly if a borrower wants a cash-out ly mortgage rate trend index, found more
the second time the 30-year fixed rate has refinance or jumbo loan or has a poor cred- than half of the experts it surveyed expect-
fallen below 3 percent. It was 2.98 percent it score. ed rates to go down this week.
three weeks ago.
“Because of financial uncertainty “What we have at present in the U.S. is
Freddie Mac, the federally chartered brought about by the pandemic, many a deflationary gap,” said Dick Lepre, senior
mortgage investor, aggregates rates from lenders have tightened their restrictions on loan officer at RPM Mortgage in Alamo,
around 80 lenders across the country to jumbo loans,” said Glenn Brunker, mort- Calif. “A deflationary gap is the difference
come up with weekly national average gage executive with Ally Home. “Some between potential and actual GDP. The
mortgage rates. It uses rates for high-quali- lenders have gone as far as not offering economy is akin to an overstocked store
ty borrowers who tend to have strong cred- jumbo loans or only making them available with too few customers. The appropriate
it scores and large down payments. These to existing customers. … It’s important to correction is lower prices. This downward
rates are not available to every borrower. know jumbo mortgages aren’t just for the pressure on inflation should drive Treasury
super-rich. Borrowers in areas where real yields and mortgage rates lower.”
The 15-year fixed-rate average slid to estate prices tend to be higher, such as
2.51 percent with an average 0.7 point. It California, New York, Boston, Miami and Treasury yields have fallen the past cou-
was 2.54 percent two weeks ago and 3.20 Washington, D.C., may need jumbo loans ple of days. The yield on the 10-year Trea-
percent a year ago. The five-year adjustable to even achieve homeownership.” sury sank to a near record-low 0.58 percent
rate average fell to 2.94 percent with an last Wednesday. Yields run counter to price.
average 0.4 point. It was 3.09 percent two At its meeting this week, the Federal When prices rise because demand is great,
weeks ago and 3.46 percent a year ago. Reserve held firm on interest rates and yields fall. 

Low rates fueled the revival of the hous-

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BY PAM HARBAUGH | Correspondent 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 to dis- this sounds like a mind-bending range, from luxurious settings Noble website, BN.com. There, it
cuss the book “The Glass Hotel” and exhilarating ride. It cen- to homeless campgrounds, pris- will cost you $21.95 for the hard-
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To help you in your decision as to for your survival bunker” by the five-star hotel near Vancouver. “Station Eleven,” about a world with it. If you want today, then
what to read, the St. Lucie Coun- Washington Post, is available She forges a serendipitous rela- where a pandemic lays waste to get $26.95 and head to Barnes &
ty Library System is resuming through the library system as tionship with a mysterious big 90 percent of humanity. Some of Noble Booksellers in the Treasure
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HERE’S TO HEATHCOTE!
De-stress amid nature
at Botanical Gardens Above: Bonsai Gallery. Below left: Planters along a path. Below right: Fairy Garden. PHOTOS: KERRY FIRTH lieve tea parties in their own fairyland. A
Above left: Heathcote House. Above right: Pioneer House: Below: Bougainvillea Bonsai. chickee hut built in the Seminole tradition
BY KERRY FIRTH | Correspondent with a thatched roof provides a shaded
area for parents to relax while the kids play
With so many activities on hold and the hopscotch on mosaic stones in their own
underlying fear of being exposed to the mystical play land.
coronavirus in our everyday travels, many
of us are feeling trapped and anxious. Continuing on, you’ll be welcomed
Spending time in a park, forest or garden is into the butterfly garden with more than
beneficial for your well-being, both physi- 35 species of plants attracting a variety of
cally and mentally. Studies show that even butterflies. You’ll be transported through a
a short 20-minute nature break reduces tropical rain forest and marvel at the lush
anger, fear and stress, and increases pleas- fruits, herbs and vegetables grown in the
ant feelings. Exposure to nature not only community garden.
makes you feel better emotionally, it also
contributes to your physical well-being by The Pioneer House, a replica of a Flori-
reducing blood pressure, heart rate, mus- da Cracker house from 200 years ago, sits
cle tension and the production of stress at the end of a wide-open field where out-
hormones. door gatherings, weddings and festivals
are held.
Fortunately, living on the Treasure Coast,
we have a plethora of parks, beaches and Heathcote’s administrative offices are
gardens that give us the opportunity to housed in the old historic house, built in
breathe in fresh air and immerse ourselves 1922; it was the home of Heathcote’s orig-
in nature. Heathcote Botanical Gardens is inal owners, Jim and Mollie Crimmins. En-
one such destination, a somewhat hidden tering the gracious two-story structure will
gem nestled in the heart of Fort Pierce. take you back in time as you hear the creak-
ing of the Dade County pine floors and you
Walking through Heathcote is like walk- can imagine yourself sitting in a rocking
ing through a tropical oasis. A shaded path chair in front of the charming fireplace.
meanders through a series of gardens. As
you stroll along the palm and cycad walk, Adjacent to the house, a Koi pond is un-
you’ll be amazed at the all the unique spec- der construction as a lasting memorial to
imens of palms from around the world. Fort Pierce resident Teresa Lai Tin Luk. The
colorful Koi fish are called “living jewels”
Heathcote is proud to house the largest and are associated with perseverance in
collection of tropical bonsai in the United adversity, strength of purpose and good
States, with over 100 miniature trees gifted luck, all attributes that Teresa so elegantly
to the gardens by Bonsai Master Jim Smith. portrayed.
Each Bonsai tree rests on a capstone pedes-
tal allowing visitors to view the trees from While most of the ongoing classes and
all angles and truly appreciate their artistic events at Heathcote have been canceled
beauty. Specially designed fountains emit due to the pandemic, reservations are op-
tranquil sounds of flowing water adding to timistically being taken for weddings and
the ambiance of a magical garden. group gatherings beginning Oct 1. The
outdoor venue can accommodate groups
The Japanese Garden is a favorite spot up to 200 with social distancing and will
for reflection and contemplation. The gar- be adjusted in accordance with CDC
den incorporates many of the traditional guidelines.
Japanese elements and symbols signifying
progressions through different stages of Heathcote’s popular Fall Garden Fes-
consciousness. Pathways lead you through tival and plant sale is scheduled for Oct.
gates and bridges and along boulders rep- 18-19 and the public is invited to purchase
resenting mountain ranges. Trickling water plants, herbs and garden art for their
cascading gently upon the rocks and into home.
the pond further stimulates the senses.
Their Annual Night of Lights will be
The dedicated Reflection Garden is held weekend nights from Thanksgiving
another quiet space for meditation. Its through the New Year. Months of prepa-
circular refection pond is apart from the ration go into hanging thousands of lights
rest of garden and designed to inspire the throughout the gardens, creating an en-
visitor to slow down and look within. It is chanting illumination experience for the
during these contemplative moments of entire family.
life where we find comfort, strength and
inspiration from within. The gardens are currently open Mon-
day through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Children will enjoy fairy hunting in the Well-behaved dogs with responsible own-
Children’s Garden and holding make-be- ers are welcome. Admission is $8 adults, $6
seniors, $3 children 6-12; children under 6
are free. Visit www.heathcotebotanicalgar-
dens.org or call 772-464-4672 for more in-
formation. 

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Riverside Theatre playing it safe for patrons, performers, personnel

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer  Facemasks are required to come purchased on the website and tickets in- meaningful learning experiences for IRSC
[email protected] on to the campus and when moving clude seating in the Live in the Loop music students. Together, we have created over
around the facility. It may be removed area for the evening. 340 plays and musicals, over 225 concerts
August is not traditionally a time for when you are seated at your table. and countless touring performances and
a lot of entertainment on the Treasure For additional information and to keep campus recitals.We thank you for the thou-
Coast, and the pandemic certainly hasn’t  Riverside Theatre staff will wear up to date with what’s happening as the sands of hours of time and attention that
made it easier to stage a show, but there masks and those who come in direct season progresses, visit the website. your attendance has given to shape the lives
is live entertainment at Riverside Theatre contact with food will wear gloves. of our students. We look forward to seeing
in Vero Beach. Both the Comedy Zone and In other area theater news, IRSC’s the- you when we can safely gather together and
Live in the Loop concerts will go on, with a  Every table and chair will be ater and planetarium have announced experience the exhilarating performances
few changes. cleaned and sprayed with disinfec- that all performances are suspended of our students again.”
tant prior to each table seating. Re- through Dec. 20 at the McAlpin Theatre,
Comedy Zone has changed its show strooms will be cleaned and disinfect- Wynne Black Box Theatre and the Hall- Theater manager Rebecca Shearer said
times, beginning with this week’s Aug. ed regularly. There will be no standing strom Planetarium. To that end, they re- that the schedule and form that classes
7-8 performances. Shows will take place in lines to order food and drinks. leased the following statement to patrons: will take is still being discussed.
at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., which moves up the
show times by half hour. Shows are Fri-  There is a new free reservation “For more than 40 years, you-our pa- “Although we will not have our tradi-
day and Saturday and are still operating system using tickets on a first come, first trons-have been our generous partners, tional shows in the traditional way in the
at 50 percent of capacity, with mask re- served basis. Tickets must be downloaded our enduring companions and our active theaters, our entire department is still
quirements to enter the Riverside campus. from the website www.riversidetheatre. collaborators in creating significant and working to potentially offer some type of
Social-distancing rules are enforced and com/live-in-the-loop. Theater personnel performance opportunity for our students
stringent disinfecting is the order of the can scan the barcode from your cellphone if the situation allows it, whether it be an
day. Outdoor concerts are still free, but to or you can print out the ticket at home. To outdoor concert or a streaming event. All
limit capacity, tickets are required and are maintain capacity guidelines, no one with- of that is dependent upon if and when our
available on the website, www.riversidet- out a ticket will be admitted and everyone students are allowed to return to campus
heatre.com/Comedy Zone. Tickets allow with a ticket will have an allocated seat. for rehearsals. We encourage everyone to
patrons to enjoy the outdoor concerts be- continue to monitor the college website
fore the Comedy Zone show if they arrive  Food and drink can be ordered from (www.irsc.edu) and WQCS for updates.”
early enough. your table. A food server will take orders
on a digital tablet and a food and drink It’s important to note that changing cir-
Here are a few of the changes you will runner will deliver food to your numbered cumstances may lead to changing deci-
encounter at the Riverside: table. sions. It’s always a good idea to check with
a venue before going to a scheduled per-
 The main entrance to the theater is at  The Comedy Zone takes place on the formance. We will do our best to update
the bottom of the outdoor steps. All other Waxlax Stage with restaurant-style seating schedules if changes occur. 
entrances will be blocked off. food service. Performances with limit-
ed capacity are permitted. Tickets can be

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down and click onto “Book Discussion its Comedy Zone shows last weekend to
Groups are back & they are going virtual!” this Friday, Aug. 7: So, Tim “The Dairy
Farmer” and BC Murphy will perform.
2 Although we’re still quarantined, There’s indoor dining and free music be-
you can get together, in a way, with fore the show in the theater’s “Live in the
neighbors. Learn about that when the City Loop” spot just past the box office. Tick-
of Port St. Lucie presents 20 Plus Tips for ets to the comedy shows are $14 and $16.
Better Neighborhood Social Media En- They are recommended for ages 16 years
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BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer in the ensemble, there’s a safety net in
ANY Regular
[email protected] knowing you’re in the show.” Concrete Mixer

Even a pandemic can’t keep Jennifer “Oklahoma” will run from Nov. 12-

Jones of StarStruck Academy & The- 15 and tickets are available now.

atre down. The day we spoke, they had StarStruck is entering its 21st year

just gotten the rights to “Oklahoma,” and the Stuart venue has grown into a

which she will be directing in Novem- nationally recognized performing arts

ber. Additionally, in-person and Zoom center which has premiered the school Electronic versions of
this coupon are not
classes will resume in this month. and youth editions of shows such as accepted.

“We’ll be opening up for private les- “Rent” and “Sweeney Todd.” It wasn’t Expires 08/21/20

sons for voice and piano Aug. 10,” she always like this; Jennifer and Peter

said. “On Aug. 24, we’ll begin group Jones presented their first show, “Guys

classes. For private lessons, people and Dolls Jr.,” in June 2000. OPEN DAILYTHANK YOU FOR YOUR DRIVE THRU
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have the option of coming in or having “We put an ad in the paper and 45 SUPPORT OF DELICIOUSNESS!

them via Zoom. Group classes will be kids showed up,” Jennifer Jones said. SUNDAY - SATURDAY 10:30AM - 10PM

in person, with dance, acting and mu- “The first two years, we rented space Culver’s of Port St Lucie
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StarStruck Academy students will have fun and a little social distancing foot, purpose-built
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when they return this fall.

Highway in Stuart.

sical theater. We’ll have jazz, tap, bal- Strangely enough, having their own

let, hip-hop and contemporary, and theater was never their dream. It was

each discipline will have multiple lev- always about teaching the kids.

els. The acting program has grown so “We both had a passion to educate

much that we’ll have four different lev- children through the arts,” Jones said.

els. I love to introduce the older kids With an abundance of space, Star-

to the classics like Tennessee Williams Struck has partnered with community

and Harold Pinter. We have Broadway groups that use the space for meeting,

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Bonz loves ‘action’ Jackson’s bubbly personality

“So, meet my Mommy an Only thing, when Mommy
Daddy, Sandy an Al. Come’on,
Hi Dog Buddies! we’ll go on up where it’s cool.” an Daddy’d go somewhere

First off, a big Woof-out to all you Elly-vadors always amaze without me – which didn’t
poocheroos who are bein’ The Best Dogs me: go into a funny liddle
EVER for your humans, helpin’ ’em get room, close the door, get that happen that much – I got
through this Crazy Kibbles time without funny feeling in your paws for
goin’ Barkin’ Bonkers. High Paw, Pooch a coupla seconds, then, the concerned. So I’d go get a
Pals! door opens an you’re Some-
place Else. Way Cool Kibbles! shoe an relocate it. I didn’t
So, this week I innerviewed Jackson
McLaughlin, a super snazzy 5-year-old We got settled in, I opened chew it, though. Mommy
English Cream Golden Doodle, very my notebook, an Jackson
Metro but not a Snobnose. We met at his began his Tail. took a video one time when
apartment on the beach, where him an
his forever Famly are waiting for their “I was born an raised at a she’d been gone, like, forever.
new house to get built. We were a liddle Top Notch breeder in Ken-
early, so we were sittin’ out front onna tucky. Then, when I was still It was this line of shoes all
nice bench, cuz Jackson had a Previous an adorable puppy, I had this
Engagement. Soon as he spotted me an Life-Changin’ Ad-VEN-chur. through the yard an garden.
my Assistant, he trotted right up for the It all began cuz Daddy’s a
Wag-an-Sniff. doctor, an him an a buncha It was kinda embarrassing.
other doctors were havin’ this
“Hey, there! Mr. Bonzo, right? Pleasure big formal party – the Pink “I’ve done a lotta travelin’,
to meet you. May I call you Bonz! I bet Tie Ball – to get lotsa money
lotsa pooches call you ‘Bones’ at first, am for fighting a very dangerous human too, mostly flyin’. I go up to
I right?” duh-zeese called Breast Cancer. There
was an AWK-shun, with Very Cool Stuff Kentucky with Mom; or out
“Bonz is fine,” I replied. “Thanks for all displayed, real fancy so humans could
makin’ time for an innerview. I know write down or holler out how much to Montana and Colorado.
you’re a Snowbird-dog, doin’ a lotta flyin’ money they’d pay. It’s called BIDDING.
back an forth. An you’re right, I do get a Then after all the writin’ and hollerin’ was I fly Southwest, in my Very
lotta ‘Bones’ at first. I’m use to it.” done, whichever human had the biggest
Own Seat, next to Mommy.

My favorite seat’s the Bulk-

head cuzza more Paw Room.

Jackson. PHOTO: KAILA JONES One time, we went out to

Why-OH-ming to watch a

Total Eee-clips of the SUN.”

BID got whatever it was.” “Shut the Doghouse Door!” I ex-

“I’ve heard about that. Humans do it claimed. “That is SO Crispy Biscuits! Any

here, too,” I commented. special pooch pals?”

“Anyway, the humans who were plan- “My Kentucky girlfren is Penny. She’s

ning the AWK-shun cleverly picked the Hungarian. A Vizsla. She comes over

most Super Cool, Irresis-tubble Stuff to every night at 8 and we play till bedtime.

bid on. An the Coolest, Irresis-tubble-est I have a long walk with Daddy every day.

thing they could think of was – ME. So At the dog park I mostly RUN. I do have

there I was, in Formal Attire anna pink this liddle thing, though. Balls. I LOVE

Ribbon. All the humans were oooh-ing an them. When I see another pooch with a

ahhh-ing. ball, I grab it an run all the way to our car.

“Mommy an Daddy weren’t lookin’ for a Mommy’s always apologizing on my be-

dog. They reminded each other they had a HAFF. Penny taught me all about balls, so

dog already, a rescue mutt named Tommy. I guess I sorta feel en-TITLED.

But then they saw ME, wearin’ a pink rib- “I love Barbie Dolls. An gettin’ cookies

bon, in all my Adorable Puppy Cuteness. at the bank. I stand in line an patiently

Daddy says it was Love at First Sight. He wait my turn. I also dig BLING. When

told all his frens to NOT bid against him. Mommy worked part-time at a jewelry

PROVIDING EXCELLENCE SINCE 1986 Well, that didn’t work At All. At the end of shop, I got to try on lotsa bling: tiaras,

A FULL SERVICE VETERINARIAN CLINIC the party, Mommy an Daddy drove home bangles.”
We at Kelly’s Animal Hospital are the
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huge basket of Puppy Stuff.” He looked like a king!

“That has gotta be one of the Cool Kib- “Any favrite snacks?”

• Computerized state of the art facility, ble-est tails I’ve EVER heard,” I exclaimed. “Yes! Good an Fun Ka-bobs with duck
with 4 large exam rooms
“How’d it go with Tommy?” an chiggen. You GOTTA try one.” His Mom
• Digital radiography
• Acupuncture “I’ll just say Tommy wasn’t thrilled. I brought me a liddle bag.
• Affordable vaccine packages available
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for dogs & cats. time. An I was a typical happy, bouncy, I’d look in blingy bangles. Jackson looked
• Fully stocked pharmacy
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to do most blood- work in house away. He, on the Other Paw, was like, see if Grandma will get me some of those
and have results in 30 minutes
‘Seriously?’ then he was like, ‘Whatever.’ duh-lishus Ka-bobs. (They didn’t make it

Finally, we became BFFs an he was The all the way home, but I’m gonna show her

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on top of him. I still miss him.”

“Awwwww.” I pawsed. Then, “What’s Till next time,

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GETTING A ‘LEGO’ UP ... CJ Keester, far left, Port St. Lucie’s recreation manager, shows a sample of a
LEGO canvas painting during the recent LEGO-Themed Party at the MID-
FLORIDA Credit Union Event Center. Hannah Chase,13, above left, creates her own LEGO Super Villain, Captain Magma, while
Wesley Keach, 7, creates LEGOS with his friend Roman Pierce, 6, and with the help of Tony and Alison Pierce. 

Online ‘Minority Business Expo’ will uplift entrepreneurial spirit

BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent Alston Johnson spoke up. Marketing, whose talk it titled “Growing Your after turning 50,” said Bowen-Brazell. “I’ve
“She said, ‘Let’s do it virtual,’” Bowen-Bra- Business with Digital Marketing … The New been after her since the first (Treasure Coast
If you’re looking to reinvent yourself after Normal.” Minority Business Expo) I had.”
50, protect yourself from cybercrime or find zell said. “She said, ‘I got you, Angela.’”
funding for your business dream, clear the Alston Johnson owns the Alston Group Port St. Lucie businesswoman Angela Back this year is forensic accountant and
calendar for Saturday, Aug. 15. Hayle, owner of ACCH Insurance Agency, financial author Bernadette Harris from
in Fort Pierce, which specializes in helping will talk about a now too familiar threat to Atlanta. “She’s written several books about
The fourth annual Treasure Coast Minori- small businesses overcome challenges. businesses, families and individuals. business fraud and business accounting,”
ty Business Expo is a go despite the pandem- Bowen-Brazell said. “You have to stay on top
ic shutdowns. “The first presenter starts at “They have been able to help businesses “She’s going to be talking about cyber of that and keep your books in line.”
10 a.m.,” said Angela Bowen-Brazell, orga- grow by finding funding,” Bowen-Brazell ex- fraud,” Bowen-Brazell said. “Especially now
nizer. “Right now we have seven presenters.” plained. “I went to one of her seminars and everybody is doing everything online.” Other scheduled speakers are Bishop AM
was blown away.” Moore, Joy Runnen, and Claude Facey, own-
People won’t have to drive to the Havert Another new speaker at theTreasure Coast er of Facey Reality Group in Port St. Lucie.
L. Fenn Center for the expo this year. The Yes, Alston Johnson is on deck to give Minority Business Expo this year is Yvonne
event will be online. “People have to email the talk “How to Start, Keep and Fund Your A. Jones, founder of 50 and Wiser Coaching Bowen-Brazell said each speaker will take
me (at [email protected]) to get Dream.” She’s a new speaker this year. and author of “Fifty and Wiser.” Her topic at about 45 minutes, and there will be short
the link,” Bowen-Brazell said. the expo concerns “how to revamp yourself breaks between them. 
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17 Opera song (4) 18 Small hound (6)
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ACROSS 109 10th century ruler who was a The Washington Post he’s a beast” (Ogden Nash)
terror as a child? 65 Dig this
1 Elizabeth’s sphere 66 Flora in a Eugene O’Neill title
6 Metro trains 115 Contest
9 Bell town 116 Singer Lionel 67 Bath or brain preceder
14 Give forth 68 Reactor center
18 Birch family tree 117 Coach’s emotion, often 69 “Don’t ___ do that!”
19 Cut (off) 118 Clockmaker Thomas and 70 Kurosawa film
20 Comedy intro, in poetry 74 Start of the 20th century
22 Windmill part others 75 “That’s ___ one!”
23 Very round 14th century ruler? 119 Poetic paeans 76 The cellar
26 Gets into firing position 120 Brighten 78 Allow
27 Orang, for one 121 River shape, often 79 Space starter
28 Like a column in a 122 “... ___ the Wizard ...” 80 Customary
82 Vacation plan
medical journal? DOWN 83 Barrel of laughs
29 Dog versions of topiary 84 Engrave
31 Leg-pulling biblical ruler? 1 Indian prince 85 Swaps back
2 Split to become one 90 Italian possessive
37 Hockey fake out 3 Hold fast 91 Take in or take
38 War god 4 Mr. Deighton out, e.g.
5 The A-Team co-star 92 Type of oxide that’s a poison
39 Hit on the head 6 Horton, for one
40 A grass that becomes a meal 7 Less alert gas
8 Surgeon’s request 93 Mame song, “___ Walked Into
43 Shepard in space 9 Confuse
45 Undecided 10 Conk out My Life”
46 Traditional Hawaiian 11 A Gardner 94 The ___ Queene
12 Prelude to wit 95 Paramedics, e.g.
shake? 13 Bowler’s target 97 Some notes
47 Prank-pulling 8th century 14 Duck 98 A natural, standing wave in a
15 Delivery job
ruler? 16 “You bring out the beast ___” lake
55 Rivera, for one 17 Hardy heroine 100 Takes on
56 Noted cover illustrator 21 Wear away 101 Weapon against pain
57 Exposed, in a way 24 D. McCullough bio 102 Place to spar
58 Big amount 103 Singer Della
59 Baldwin, Waugh subject 104 River of Spain
25 They move fishermen 105 Burden
and others 30 Funny 110 German’s I
61 Carried 32 Zoo animal from Zaire 111 Fidel crony, once
62 Clumsy 16th century 33 Places to pick lox 112 It usually requires breaking
34 Peek continuation 113 Hyperbole ending
ruler? 35 Region: abbr. 114 Prefix for today
71 Duty called, and they 36 Critique of Pure Reason
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left author
72 “Clothing optional” exploitation 41 London refreshments Dreaming of a New Bath or Kitchen?
42 Some seagoers
flick 44 Her life is a hillhole
73 Eggs 45 Whatever’s left
46 President Taft’s wife
74 ___ X 47 B.C., for one
77 Just 48 Jazzy James
78 Humphrey’s “Baby” 49 Lights a fire under
81 14th century ruler who’s not 50 A Gardner
51 Destroyer’s rear
color-coordinated? 52 Vegas dealer’s device
86 Jazzman Allison 53 Like a diamond
87 Breaks down, in a way 54 Sicilian volcano
88 Words to Brutus 55 Loser to Berbick
89 Hairy Addams Family 60 LP surface
61 Run, as a color
mumbler 63 Mother-of-pearl
90 Starchy tropical plant 64 “A ___ llama,
93 “___ first ...”
96 Poverty exemplars
99 13th century ruler with a

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104 E.T. kid

106 Seize it or save it
107 Detector exciter
108 Dull animal?

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By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 10 4 3 Q52 8
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Susan Rice, during her 2010 Stanford University commencement address, said, “Once you’ve 62 Q85 J 10 9 7
learned to study in a bathing suit on the grass with muscled men throwing frisbees over your
head, you can accomplish almost anything.” SOUTH
5
From how many suits did she choose? In bridge, we have four, and sometimes it is important AKJ976
to play them in the right order. In this deal, for example, how should South try to catch his six- 85
heart contract after West leads the spade queen to dummy’s ace? AK43

The auction used modern methods. Two diamonds was natural and game-forcing. Four hearts Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Both
promised three-card support but minimum values. South then used two doses of Roman Key
Card Blackwood to learn that his partner had two aces and the spade queen, but no side-suit The Bidding:
king. (For serious partnerships, over five no-trump, it is better to show specific, not quantitative,
kings.) SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
1 Hearts Pass 2 Diamonds Pass
South starts with 11 top tricks: one spade, six hearts, one diamond and three clubs. If clubs 3 Clubs Pass 4 Hearts Pass LEAD:
are 3-3, that suit will provide a 12th winner. Or if trumps are 2-2, a club ruff in the dummy will 4 NT Pass 5 Spades Pass Q Spades
do the job. But what if both of these are impossible? 5 NT Pass 6 Hearts All Pass

Then declarer needs to establish a second diamond trick.

The best play is to duck a diamond at trick two. The defenders will try to cash a spade trick, but
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ending on the board and ruffs another diamond. Now dummy’s diamond jack is high, declarer’s
12th trick.

For many, insects are an annoyance exhilaration similar to that experi- butterflies, resigned herself to the fact that she could not
enced while observing the stained- re-create the dazzling brilliance and aura of butterflies
and at best an inconvenience. They de- glass windows of a cathedral. with watercolors. The fleeting and ephemeral nature
Indeed, Williams enthusiastically of the colors was affected by the angle of vision, which
serve and even demand to be dispatched asserts that the monarch’s wings shifted the iridescence through a suite of multicolored
are nature’s version of Paris’ Notre transitions in a manner that appeared to defy physics.
BOOK to an abrupt and Dame. She rapturously describes
untimely demise. In the trays of dead butterflies housed Although having a brain no larger than a pinhead,
and weighing less than a paper clip, monarch butterflies
REVIEW Victorian England, on at Yale University as “kaleidoscopic navigate great distances. Unable to regulate their tem-
the other hand, insects assemblages” that are “so sensuous, peratures, they travel south from as far north as Canada.
so entirely luscious” and reminis- Williams describes how – like pilgrims walking along
were revered, and their documentation cent of a Turner seascape. Spain’s Camino de Santiago – they make their way south
along one of three butterfly highways toward Mexico,
and cataloguing became a popular and The illusive and enigmatic pag- where they vacation during the winter months. The Cal-
eant of color generated by butterfly ifornia coast harbors a host of overwintering monarch
passionate pastime. The eccentric banker wings arises, in part, from the way the tiny scales cov- zones, including Pismo Beach and Morro Bay. But more
ering the wings play tricks with and manipulate light, than half of these have been abandoned in recent years,
Charles Rothschild is said to have stopped a while also functioning as optical filters. The brilliant and the number of migrating butterflies is steadily fall-
blue hue of the blue morpho butterfly, for instance, is ing. This is in part because of the loss of their habitats,
train to allow his servants to capture a rare achieved in a unique manner. Rather than synthesizing which have been subsumed by intensive monoculture,
pigment, the scales selectively remove light of every orchards, vineyards and farms.
species of butterfly that he had spotted from other wavelength, leaving only blue. Its unique clarity,
Williams informs us, is reminiscent of the vibrating and While butterflies teach us how life has co-evolved as a
a window. His daughter Miriam Rothschild, shimmering blue of Mary’s dress in Michelangelo’s Holy complex nexus of interconnectivities, the gradual disap-
Family, housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. pearance of these magnificent creatures and the ancient
in between determining the mechanism by While a lepidopterist – an expert in moths and but- secrets they invoke should shake us to the core. We must
terflies – is likely, in the words of the natural historian reach out to preserve the remaining fragile wildernesses
which fleas jump and establishing a dragonfly re- Richard Fortey, to be “as familiar with the speckles and before they are no more. 
dappling of a butterfly wing as he would be with the
serve on her estate, became a leading authority on the faces of his own family,” capturing this dynamic pattern THE LANGUAGE OF BUTTERFLIES
of color has proved challenging. The explorer and first How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and
monarch butterfly, which she described as “the most natural historian of Lepidoptera, Maria Sibylla Merian, Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets
who was the epitome of an Enlightenment woman, the
interesting insect in the world.” author of the best-selling “The Wonderful Transforma- of the World’s Favorite Insect
tion and Strong Floral Food of Caterpillars” (1679) and
In her glorious and exuberant celebration of these bi- the discoverer of the metamorphosis of caterpillars into BY WENDY WILLIAMS; SIMON & SCHUSTER. 256 PP. $26.
REVIEW BY ADRIAN WOOLFSON, THE WASHINGTON POST
ological flying machines, “The Language of Butterflies,”

Wendy Williams takes us on a humorous and beautifully

crafted journey that explores both the nature of these

curious and highly intelligent insects and the eccentric

individuals who coveted them. En route we discover,

among other things, the remarkable interconnectivity of

living things, the deceptions that insects deploy to trick

predators and the complexities that present a significant

challenge to our attempts to conserve the rapidly disap-

pearing natural world.

The beguiling nature of butterflies, in particular the

more extravagant ones such as the monarch, issues from

the remarkable “flash and dazzle” of their wing pat-

terning and coloration. For some enthusiasts, the wings

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FIXING MOST COMMON SWING MISTAKES, PART 2 KEVIN’S
KURES

As I had indicated in last week’s column, he would do if he had to hit a shot if his life sequenced swing and

I have been teaching golf for over 40 years depended on it. His response was very illu- movement creates pres-

and have been teaching full time for the minating: He said he would squeeze as hard sure and stress on the

last 18 years. Over that time period, I have as he could with the last three fingers of his shaft and will create ef-

given over 50,000 golf lessons. I have been left hand. fortless power. It is tim-

very blessed with such a fun and enjoyable 7. Poor swing path. Players swing too far ing and creating club-

career and have really enjoyed helping peo- to the left, and too high to low. They don’t head lag that is the secret

ple play better golf and, most importantly, understand that the ball is below their chin to effortless power. By Kevin Perkins

loved getting to know my students well and and they are standing to the side of the ball. 10. Lack of wrist cock.

building some really great relationships. Golf is an underhanded, side-arm motion. Players don’t use the weight of the clubhead

I thought it would be fun to try to compile The movement must be downward and in- to load their wrists. The clubhead must be

a list of the 10 most common mistakes that ward and from low to high. learned to be used like a hammer, ax or

I have seen my students make over the de- 8. Improper use of ground. Players don’t sledgehammer. There is a swinging load

cades. I have also shared a quick “Kure” for use their feet, angles and knees/hips prop- and unload. Allow the tool to help you cre-

MAHL FOR ONE! each of these common errors. This is part erly. They don’t know how to create friction ate effortless force.

PGA Golf Club member Bob Mahl two of the 10 most common mistakes. and traction with their feet/ankles. Re-
joined a growing list of ace-makers
last Friday, scoring a hole-in-one 6. Lack of clubface control. Players can’t member, if you want to create action, you Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Profession-
on the Dye course’s third hole. Mahl
knocked in a 7-iron shot from 148 control their clubface because they don’t must have traction. al and operates his Golf Academy at 76 Golf
yards out. Congrats, Bob! 
know what part of their body should con- 9. Proper use of club. Players have no World in Stuart. Kevin has authored the golf

trol their clubface. For a right-handed play- idea what the club can do for them. Engi- instructional book Golf Everyone, published

er, the back of the left hand must control neers have designed the club to do most of by Hunter Textbooks. Kevin may be reached

the clubface. The left wrist must be stable the work for the player. That is why clubs at 561-301-3783, email: [email protected],

via the proper use of the last three fingers are so expensive. Players must learn how or visit his website at www.kevinperkins

of the left hand. Ben Hogan was asked what the weight of the clubhead and a properly golfacademy.com. 

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