04/21/2017 ISSUE 16

First response: Let’s go!

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PARCHED COUNTY HOPES ‘WET SEASON’ COMES EARLY Sober homes
bill takes aim
BY DEBBIE CARSON | Staff Writer A depleted lake in Tradition. PHOTOS: MITCH KLOORFAIN at bad actors
[email protected]
Board Chairman Dan O’Keefe in Smith said families should ple days a week between 4 p.m. BY ADAM LATEN WILLSON | Correspondent
Water levels are woefully low the prepared statement. “This consider cutting back further and 10 a.m.
in retention ponds, a sign that effort will help your water sup- on their landscape irrigation. Last month, duringTallahassee’s
the rains have been avoiding ply last through the remainder Already, the district restricts res- “It’s the single biggest way” Legislative Action Days, Port St.
St. Lucie County as of late – and of the dry season.” idential watering to just a cou- to impact water consumption, Lucie Vice-Mayor Shannon Mar-
if it continues, residents might tin joined a handful of legislators
have to rethink how much wa- CONTINUED ON PAGE A10 from South Florida in champion-
ter they’re using. ing a new bill that attacks certain
criminal activities that have arisen
“This might not go down as a within the recovery treatment and
historical drought,” South Flor- sober home industries.
ida Water Management District
spokesman Randy Smith said, On March 21, Martin went be-
adding that it is significant. fore the Florida House Criminal
Justice Committee and pledged
Fortunately, the dry spell is Port St. Lucie’s support of House
coming rather late in the tra- Bill 807, saying, “Like other cities,
ditional “dry season” and, with we have been experiencing an
luck, the “wet season” that usu- increase in problems and neg-
ally starts in June might come ative impacts
early. that affect our
neighborhoods
The governing board of the as a result of the
water district issued a Water influx of sober
Shortage Warning last week to homes. … We
all of its 16 counties’ 8.1 million believe that indi-
residents. viduals who are
in the business SHANNON MARTIN
“The purpose of this warning of fraudulent
is to urge South Florida families patient brokering and deceptive
to voluntarily conserve more marketing practices need to be
water,” said SFWMD Governing stopped and held accountable.
This legislation will assist our
Manhunt for brazen robbery suspects city in stopping and possibly pre-
venting the further influx of so-
LSO Jewelers was the scene of an armed robbery. PHOTOS: MITCH KLOORFAIN BY DEBBIE CARSON | Staff Writer tigation, according to Port St. Lucie ber homes that are operating in a
[email protected] Police spokesman Master Sgt. Frank fraudulent capacity, and aid us in
Sabol, “which is a top priority for our protecting our residents, our com-
In the week that has followed a bra- detectives.” munity, and the people in recovery
zen armed-robbery of a small, fami- who actually need the treatment.”
ly-owned jewelry store in St. Lucie West, Earlier in the week, Stu Schuster
authorities have nabbed one of four dropped off his gold chain to have a The bill, sponsored by Bill Hager
suspects and continue to hunt for the clasp replaced. The necklace holds his (R-Boca Raton) and Gayle Harrell
remaining three. All the while, custom- father’s Jewish star, which he wore in
ers wonder if their jewelry is still in the CONTINUED ON PAGE A6
store or if it was taken. World War II. It also has a med-
ical alert for diabetes.
The case remains under inves-
CONTINUED ON PAGE A14

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St. Lucie County Safety Fest? First response should be ‘Let’s go!’

BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent PHOTO COURTESY OF DLF MEDIA like to do simple tasks with alcohol impair- “Then at 1 p.m. we’ve got the Port St. Luc-
ment minus the alcohol impairment. That’s ie SWAT team,” Farrell said.
Seeing buildings on fire, the Jaws of Life them, too – the famous Jaws of Life. That’s when risk assessment and better judgment
ripping cars open, SWAT teams moving in the next demonstration at the festival. are working. “I don’t think it’s possible for Spectators will get to see the team make
and medivacs usually signals a really bad anybody to walk a straight line with these short work of a bad guy’s barricade.
day. Not on Saturday, April 29, however. “They literally cut a car apart,” Farrell goggles on,” Farrell said.
said. “It’s pretty impressive.” “They’re going to do a breech,” Farrell
The third annual St. Lucie County Safety The aim is to show drivers, especially said. “We’re going to build a wall for them.
Festival will be at First Data Field … and it’s A “crash victim” will be in the car. The fire younger ones, that a few drinks really can They’re going to demonstrate what they’d do
going to get hot. services will demonstrate how they get him be the difference between making it home if they had to go in and rescue somebody.”
out and to the waiting medical helicopter. safely or not.
“The fire gets up to over 1,500 degrees,” Grab the earplugs. This promises to get
organizer Douglas Farrell said. Southern Eagle Distributing will have Fire district EMTs aren’t the only ones loud, just like some animals can be. The fes-
something that might help convince folks nobody wants to meet the hard way on the tival will take a walk on the wild side.
At 10 a.m., St. Lucie County Fire District to take cabs rather than risking unwanted road. Cops, too, are ready for darn near any-
will set a modular building ablaze, so people meetings with the Jaws of Life. thing criminals can throw at them. “We’ve got the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
can see for themselves how fast fire spreads. coming in,” Farrell said. “They do some cool
As the building burns, a speaker will nar- “They’re drunk goggles,” Farrell said. demonstrations.”
rate a typical fire district response. It gives “They simulate what it’s like to be drinking.”
an idea of what response times would be The kids can get wild, too – safely, of
as the building burns. Farrell said it makes Participants will get a sense of what it’s course. “We’ve got a kids area with six
one thing very clear. “They’re describing the bounce houses,” Farrell said.
benefits of smoke detectors,” Farrell said.
When children and youths have got the
The festival will open to the public at 9 bouncing out of their systems, they can
a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. There will be get up close and personal with some of the
displays at the top of the hours 10 a.m. to 2 equipment first responders use to keep
p.m. them safe.

“At 11 a.m. we’ve got the K-9 demonstra- “We’ve got touch a truck going on with a
tion by the St. Lucie County Sheriff,” Far- large variety of bulldozers, fire trucks and all
rell said. The Sheriff’s Office uses nine K-9 kinds of vehicles for the kids to climb on,”
officers for a wide variety of jobs, including Farrell said.
search and recovery, drug and explosives
detection, and, of course, taking down bad Additionally, there will be lots of vendors
guys as only dogs can. But Sheriff Ken Mas- and static displays, along with food trucks.
cara isn’t the only first responder in town
with jaws on his side. The fire district has First Data Field is at 525 NW Peacock Blvd.
in St. Lucie West. Parking and admission are
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WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT CHIMPS WILL BOWL YOU OVER

BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent scientific world. Some are even well

This Sunday, folks will be at knocking known among the rest of us.

down the pins at the ninth annual Save “Somebody who is synonymous with

the Chimps Bowl-A-Thon at Saint Luc- chimpanzees is Jane Goodall,” Polido-

ie Lanes, 6759 S. U.S. 1 in Port St. Lucie. roff said. “Jane has been out to visit.”

The proceeds will help out some of St. Polidoroff studied primatology under

Lucie’s most interesting and secluded Goodall.

neighbors. Polidoroff said the sanctuary is 150

“We’re the largest chimpanzee sanc- acres, with some expansion room. Janet

tuary in the world,” said Molly Po- Rose, director of development and com-

lidoroff, executive director of Save the munications, said the chimpanzees live

Chimps. on islands at the sanctuary, and there

She added, “In some ways, we’re a are plans for building more of them.

best-kept secret and part of that is in- “They live on 12 individual islands,”

tentional. We really are quite a gem for Rose said. “They’re in family groups co-

the Treasure Coast and the Port St. Lucie ordinated on who gets along with who

area. We have a lot of volunteers come best.”

from (St. Lucie West and Tradition).” The sanctuary is not a zoo. Generally,

The sanctuary has about 250 chim- people don’t get the opportunity to visit

panzees. Some had unrequested careers with the apes there. There are some ex-

in the military, others in entertainment. ceptions. Sanctuary members get some

Some of the chimpanzees involuntarily tour days. There are volunteer oppor-

worked in medical research in horrific tunities at the sanctuary. Some of them

conditions. Others were pets that the don’t sound glamorous, but do sound

owners could no longer keep. Turns out Frieda is one of about 250 chimpanzees living at Save the Chimps, a St. Lucie County sanctuary. PHOTO COURTESY OF SAVE THE CHIMPS like fun.

that chimpanzees are not good pets for “We have one day a week where we

a few reasons. some are quieter, more introverted. had been used for everything from medical have about a half-dozen volunteers come

“An adult male chimpanzee can be as “You learn very quickly there’s a real soul research to space flights. out and they spend the day making 400 pea-

strong as seven to 10 times the strength of a there,” Polidoroff said. “They’re clearly a Before the U.S. was willing to send any nut butter and jelly sandwiches,” Polidoroff

human,” Polidoroff said. “They’re incredibly sentient being.” of the vaunted Mercury Seven into sub-or- said. Chimps love peanut butter and jelly

strong.” She said some of the chimps at the sanc- bital flights, Ham the Astrochimp went up sandwiches.

She said that additional strength for some tuary are reclusive for the same reason some on Project Mercury’s MR-2. He had tasks to Chimpanzees are no longer used in the

tasks is largely because chimpanzees have people are – diagnosable post-traumatic perform while airborne. Ham demonstrated United States for medical research, because

greater muscle packing than humans. She stress disorder. that it was possible to do tasks in speeding they’re covered under the Endangered Spe-

said a male chimp, which stands less than 5 There’s a common misconception about spacecraft in low-gravity conditions. cies Act, Polidoroff said. They’re native to

feet tall when in bipedal mode, can weigh up chimps Polidoroff likes to clear up. Save the Chimps made a bid to get the Air West and Central Africa, where they’re un-

to 180 pounds. That’s an appropriate weight “Of the great apes, they are the closest to Force chimpanzees, but didn’t until it sued der pressure by habitat loss and poaching.

for a 6-foot-tall athletic man. A lot of that humans,” Polidoroff said. to keep them from the Coulston Founda- The sanctuary has an operating budget

muscle is in their arms, which are typically That’s not the misconception. Chim- tion, a medical researcher loathed by many of about $6 million a year. It costs about

longer than their legs. panzees are in the same taxonomical fam- animal-welfare organizations. $16,000 a year to keep a chimpanzee healthy.

In addition to brawn, chimpanzees have ily as orangutans, gorillas, bonobos and, of The Air Force, due to an out-of-court

brain. That’s not surprising – they’re our course, us. But … “a common misconcep- settlement, sent 21 chimps to the St. Luc- The best way to visit Save the Chimps is

closest living relatives. tion is people think chimpanzees are mon- ie County sanctuary in 2001. The next by going to www.savethechimps.org. The

“Chimpanzees have a remarkable sim- keys,” Polidoroff said. “They are not.” year, Coulston went bankrupt, and Save website is replete with volunteer and do-

ilarity to humans,” Polidoroff said. “The They’re apes, and there are differences the Chimps bought it, getting another 266 nation opportunities, including links to

DNA match is 98.6 percent. They have the between apes and monkeys. chimpanzees. the organization’s Amazon WishList. Folks

same range of emotions as humans. Joys, Primatologist Carole Noon started the Noon died in 2009. can order products on the list and have

sorrows.” sanctuary with help from the Arcus Founda- The sanctuary – although not a re- them sent to the sanctuary. The Save the

She said most chimpanzees are social, tion in the late 1990s. The Air Force ended its search facility – has attracted attention Chimps Bowl-A-Thon will be 1 p.m. to 3

much like most humans. But, like humans, use of the apes in 1997. The military chimps from some who are well-known in the p.m. 





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New twists add to Oxbow Earth Day fest fun come to take their own food. Oxbow requests
not taking glass bottles. Cooling stations
BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent throughout the day. or chronicle bullets, from the front of the fire- will be available. Most of the displays and
This year there’s going to be three stages, arms. Needless to say, one had to know what events will be in areas accessible to walkers
The Oxbow Eco-Center is throwing a par- he or she was doing to avoid injuries. and wheelchairs. Some events are on natural
ty on April 29 and the whole Earth is invited. instead of one. There’s even going to be a rus- trails. Oxbow has a balloon-tire wheelchair
It’s the center’s 13th annual Earth Day Cele- tic stage out on Oxbow’s nature trail. “We will have live animals here,” Under- guests can borrow. Organizers are expecting
bration. “We’ve been doing it for a while and wood said. “(Super Predators Exotic Reptiles) about 5,000 visitors. Parking will be available
enjoying it,” Wren Underwood, the environ- The Earth Day celebration isn’t just about will be here, and they have all kinds of rep- at Calvary Port St. Lucie Church, 5555 NW
mental education and eco-tourism coordi- environmental awareness. Underwood said tiles.” Additionally, the Treasure Coast Wild- Saint James Dr. Trolleys will ferry guests to
nator, said. “It keeps evolving and expanding organizers are “wrapping in some history and life Hospital will be on hand with various and from Oxbow from there.
each year.” heritage,” too. large birds.
The celebration will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
This year the Oxbow will have its inaugu- “The (Treasure Coast Muzzleloaders) will The Oxbow is decorated for the festival Procession of the Species will be at noon. Ad-
ral Procession of the Species. For weeks folks be there,” Underwood said. with art volunteers made from recycled ma- mission and parking will be free. More about
have been making up costumes and masks to terials. There’ll be food trucks at the event, the Oxbow Eco-Center and its Earth Day Fes-
transform into their favorite sea, land and air Muzzleloaders are firearms used by Flori- along with water stations. Guests are wel- tival is at www.oxboweco.com. The center is at
creatures. They’ll show off their artistic ani- da pioneers well into the 19th century. Shoot- 5400 NE Saint James Dr., Port St. Lucie. 
mal love at the procession. ers loaded the black powder, pads and balls,

“It looks like a parade,” Underwood said.
“The fun part is anyone can join in.”

As in anyone.
“They come dressed as their favorite spe-
cies,” Underwood said. “It could be a cos-
tume, or they could hold up a puppet, or
some kind of prop.”
Groups and individuals are allowed to
join in. It doesn’t matter if, say, five people
are going to be dolphins. Numbers six, sev-
en or eight can jump right into the pod. Par-
ticipants don’t even have to take their own
costumes. “We are going to have a lot of pre-
made costumes people can borrow,” Under-
wood said. While supplies last, of course.
No need to call ahead to join the proces-
sion either. “We are doing registration at the
event,” Underwood said.
Procession participants don’t even have
to register. They can find the starting place to
be in it, or jump in along the route. Howev-
er, there’s going to be a contest. “If they want
to be part of the context, it’s important they
come to the Procession of the Species booth
and register,” Underwood said.
Awards will be in six categories: youth,
teen, adults and team, along with a best in
show award. But wait, that’s five.
“We have a special award for the most re-
cycled and repurposed,” Underwood said.
That award will go to an individual or
team that made one or more costumes out
of recycled materials.
Procession of the Species parades started
in 1995 in Olympia, Wash. Organizers want-
ed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Earth
Day with a new twist, along with supporting
renewal of the Endangered Species Act. They
adopted three rules for the event.
Procession participants aren’t allowed to
use words – spoken or written – to tell peo-
ple about their chosen animals. The idea is
to teach others about them by acting out the
animals’ behaviors. No live animals are per-
mitted in processions, except for service an-
imals. Additionally, motorized vehicles and
music amplification are prohibited, except
for necessary mobility prosthetics such as
mechanized wheelchairs.
Oxbow’s procession will march to the beat
of a different drummer in one way. Well, it’ll
be accompanied by drummers. Folks are
urged to take drums to Earth Day to jump
into drumming circles that’ll be going on

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SENIOR LIVING SOBER HOMES ue,” he says, “because it does cost revenue to
do these types of investigations.”
Rewarding CONTINUED FROM PAGE A6
Haffey adds that even if the bill is passed,
Independent Living duced a bill that prohibited treatment cen- local players have to be the ones to give the
ters from referring patients to sober homes bill teeth: “This all starts at the treatment
not accredited by the Florida Association of centers,” he says. “They’re giving kickbacks
Recovery Residences. It was instituted as a to the halfway house so that when someone
law in July of last year. relapses at the halfway house, they come
back. It’s frustrating for us too. Because
House Bill 807 goes further. If it is signed we’re the provider, we’re clean and try to do
into effect, sober homes will no longer be everything we can to provide good treat-
able to refer patients to treatment centers ment. We’re in the business of saving lives,
unless the homes are accredited. While and there are some bad players who are
mandatory certification is still far from a re- counter-productive to what we are trying to
ality, it is something that the task force has achieve.”
outlined as a priority.
While Port St. Lucie may not be seeing
The task force is slated to sunset this sum- as many negative impacts as our neigh-
mer, however Aronberg and Johnson be- bors to the south – in Palm Beach County
lieve there’s more work to be done and are alone, opioid related deaths totaled almost
pushing for an extension. Going forward, 600 last year – still this is a problem that
Johnson says, they can begin looking at bet- will only exacerbate and spread with time,
ter funding and resources for publicly-run says Aronberg. As Palm Beach becomes
facilities, which have until now been on the more vigilant in enforcing the law, effective-
back burner. ly shutting down these bad players, he feels
it’s likely that many of the industry criminals
Jerry Haffey, who founded Ambrosia will migrate elsewhere where they can break
Treatment Center of St. Lucie West in 2007, the law unnoticed.
says that many of the problems that have
led to these criminal activities are due to an Martin says the main goal of further leg-
understaffed Department of Children and islation on treatment facilities and sober
Families (DCF), the governing body tasked homes is “to be able to know where the
with overseeing recovery treatment in Flori- facilities and residences are, to make sure
da. His organization has not only been a ma- they’re licensed, and registered either with
jor supporter of the bill and related legisla- the state or the city. We need to make sure
tion, they were even instrumental in getting that if there are issues, we can go in and
the funding for the STHF. find out what they are about, and if they are
doing things not good for people who are
While the current bill promises to beef up supposed to be getting proper treatment,
DCF’s ability to regulate licensing, Haffey then we can have more regulation over
thinks more can be done. He’d be interest- what we can do about it.”
ed in seeing a hike in licensing application
fees, which he believes can help DCF hire Earlier this month, the bill passed the var-
the necessary staff to be able to execute their ious House committees and is on the calen-
function. “The first thing we have to do is dar for the general assembly. A companion
make sure that the District Attorney down bill in the senate is currently being reviewed
here gets the appropriate funding to contin- by the Senate Rules Committee. 

Begin your Brennity at Tradition carefree lifestyle PARCHED COUNTY could be limited more than it currently is.
in one of our spacious cottage homes and enjoy the “That would be a couple steps down the
bonus of new friends, organized activities, outings, health CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1
and wellness classes, transportation, and chef-prepared road,” Smith said.
meals all within our beautiful pet-friendly community. according to Smith, though smaller steps Along with warning residents of the wa-
Golf and tennis membership included. can add up, too. For instance, families
could hold off on doing laundry until they ter shortage, the South Florida Water Man-
Come see what the Brennity Difference have full loads rather than small ones; they agement District also issued a temporary
will mean for you could do the same for running the dish- ban on all open fires and campfires on dis-
washer, convert to smaller-tank toilets and trict lands, none of which are in St. Lucie
772-345-2700 use low-flow shower heads. County.

BrennityTradition.com In March, the water district recorded 34 Dry seasons typically follow wet seasons
percent less rainfall than is typical for that – nature’s way of balancing things out.
10685 SW Stony Creek Way, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987 month. Smith said one theory for why the driest
part of this season is coming so late is be-
A SAGORA SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY AL#11796 “That’s a pretty significant deficit,” cause the preceding wet season was only
Smith said. so-so. The last really bad dry season, he
said, followed a record-setting wet season
In St. Lucie and Martin counties, Smith courtesy of a weather phenomenon called
said a mere 1 inch of rain fell – almost 30 El Nino – a system that generally brings
percent less than what they would nor- wet weather.
mally get.
Until the rainy season begins, Smith en-
Smith warned that if voluntary water courages residents to do anything and ev-
conservation measures don’t preserve the erything they can to conserve what water
remaining water table adequately, the dis- they can.
trict might enact further restrictions. Those
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IN LOVING MEMORY TREASURING LIFE

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James Clark Alltop passed away on April MARY KNITTER, 92
3. He was born Nov. 22, 1935, in Russells Port St. Lucie With our support, families “Peggy cared for our mom at home
Point, Ohio. can be more confident during a long illness so Mom could be
Mary Knitter, 92, of Port St. Lucie passed with the family she loved. But in the
Jim received his Bachelor of Arts de- away April 9. caregivers and spend more final months when Mom’s condition
gree at Park College in Parkville, Mo. He quality time together. got worse, her doctor recommended
received a master’s degree in professional Mary was born in Cohoes, N.Y., to the Treasure Coast Hospice. They provided
management at Indiana Northern Univer- late Stephen and Catherine Gercak. She To learn more, call us at expert care for Mom, supported our
sity and a Master of Arts at Central Michi- was raised in Schenectady, N.Y., where she (866) 999-4550 or visit caregiving and guided the whole family.
gan University. went to work for General Electric in their This was the relief we needed to enjoy
manufacturing plant. tchospice.org. time with Mom.”
He proudly served his country in the
Marine Corps. Jim had a long and reward- In 1958, Mary relocated to Hollywood, Serving all, regardless of – Ellen and Peggy
ing public-service career in law enforce- Fla., where she resided until the mid- ability to pay. Margaret’s daughters
ment and professional security. 1980s before settling in Port St. Lucie.
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Jim was a loving husband to his wife, Mary was a member of the Polish Amer-
Sherry, and a devoted father and grandfa- ican Club of Port St Lucie and volunteered
ther. He was a faithful friend and a posi- her time at the VA hospital in West Palm
tive force during his life and will be missed Beach.
by many.
She was active in the Women’s Auxiliary
ANITA Y. CIESLINSKI, 88 of the American Legion and was a parish-
Port St. Lucie ioner of Holy Family Catholic Church in
Port St. Lucie.
Anita Y. Cieslinski, 88, of Port St. Lucie
departed this life Tuesday, April 11. Mary was preceded in death by her
brothers, Stephen and John Gercak.
Anita was preceded in death by her
loving husband, Henry Cieslinski. She is Survivors include her son Vincent Vin-
survived by her devoted children, Patty ciquerra of Port St. Lucie; daughter Cathy
McCabe, Debbie Miller, Mark Cieslins- Haviland (John) of Gainsville; grandchil-
ki, Joe Cieslinski and Gina Cieslinski; 10 dren Ronald Marcoux and Tammy Rob-
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; bins; great-grandchild Talia Robbins; and
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BRAZEN HEIST

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Schuster stopped by the store on Thurs- Another of the robbery suspects fled the mons of Fort Lauderdale, told the arresting Jerome Simmons was arrested in connections with last
day, April 13, not long after the men robbed scene but was ultimately caught – found officer that he had been robbed by three week’s robbery of LSO Jeweler. PHOTO (LEFT): MITCH KLOORFAIN
the jewelry store. only in his boxers, holding a gun and a women. Simmons, 29, currently faces one
walkie-talkie. felony charge of robbery with a weapon. store closed for the remainder of the week
“I’m hoping they didn’t take my item,” and reopened Monday.
he told St. Lucie Voice, adding that he was That person, identified by the Port St. LSO Jewelers owner Larissa Oerisk de-
glad to hear that no one had been physi- Lucie Police Department as Jerome Sim- clined to speak regarding the robbery. The “They’ve been a perfect delight,” Schus-
cally harmed during the brazen robbery. “I ter said of the staff at LSO Jewelers. For the
was more concerned for the ladies. I have last two and a half years, he’s gone to them
it (the chain) insured.” to replace watch batteries and repair jew-
elry. “It’s a real neighborhood place.”
That morning, three men donned long-
haired wigs, heavy makeup or masks, and For his part, Schuster says the daylight
jumpsuits and entered LSO Jewelers just robbery in St. Lucie West only confirms the
after the owner and an employee opened way he’s viewed the world – with height-
the store. The men held guns to the wom- ened awareness.
en’s heads, demanding keys to the safe,
and ransacked the jewelry cases. An “Everybody in this time has to be alert,”
off-duty deputy saw what was happening he said, and on the lookout for those who
and called it in, according to the incident might mean you or others harm. “I don’t
report. trust the stranger.”

One of the three who robbed the store Authorities are searching for a third rob-
fled into the nearby Kings Isle gated com- ber as well as the get-away driver who was
munity, held an elderly woman and her driving a dark-colored SUV.
son’s girlfriend at gunpoint until her hus-
band and son returned. He then forced the Anyone with information regarding the
family into their car and had them drive robbery or kidnapping is encouraged to
him to the Fort Lauderdale area, where he call the Port St. Lucie Police Department
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The men sustained minor injuries from
a scuffle that ensued between them and
the robber, according to authorities, but
otherwise the family was OK and able to
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“Oops! Right!” said Victoria. She execut- of me is Totally Big Dog. I knew he’d find
Victoria Herendeen is super energet- that out if he’d just give me a chance.” PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER
ic, with personality plus. She’s just 2, so ed a neat Wag-and-Sniff, followed by intro-
she’s got lotsa puppy in her still. You know, ductions all ’round. Then she said, with a “Obviously, it all worked out,” I said. Pretend Tors are, but we’re the real ones.
learnin’ a lotta stuff, but can’t wait to get on big smile, “Woof! Mr. Bonzo, I think I got “Yes, Thank Lassie! For a while there, I We sell houses an stuff. I’m Office Greeter
to the next fun thing. that right, didn’t I? I’ve been practicin’! So thought I’d missed the Doggie Door of Op- and Shredder. I attend client meetings, cuz
this is our office. We can sit over here at the portunity.” I have a good instink for humans. I can tell
When I found out Victoria is a Keeshond/ table?” “Timing is everything. So, what’s life like if they’re nice, or not. Mostly they’re nice.
Schipperke/Mini Australian Shepherd/cat- these days?” I’m also the Night Watchdog and believe
tle dog mix, I thought to myself, “Huh?” Victoria is neat and pretty. She mostly “FUN, Mr. Bonzo! Most Friday evenings me, Mr. Bonzo, when I bark my Big, Seri-
looks like a Schipperke, ’cept they’re ushul- at 6, me an Mom an Dad meet up with a ous Bark, nobody’d ever dream I wasn’t a
So I Googled and found out some stuff: ly black, an she’s white, except for her head. buncha other pooches and their humans Big Dog.”
For hundreds of years, Keeshonds guarded And she has pointy, stand-up-straight ears. for our Weekly Dog Walk! We all belong to
river barges along the Rhine; the slight- Her tail is bushy, like the Keeshond, but the Melbourne Chapter of the Space Coast “Umm, you said Shredder. What, exactly,
est thing can get them barking. Schip- hers doesn’t curl up. Dog Walk. We all ushully go out to dinner does that enTAIL?”
perkes also guarded barges, and this kinda after. Didja know Melbourne’s real Pooch
pooch’d be a great second mate for a boat “I’m ready to hear your story, Miss Vic- Frenly? My favorite place is Mustard’s Last “Er, well, I like to, on occasion, you
owner. They bark for entertainment as well toria.” Stand. They have ‘Fido Friendly’ seating. know, eat paper. One time I ate something
as danger. The mini-Shepherds love to Friday Fest is also fun. Lotsa new humans Dad called a Check. He got pretty upset.
play, an never outgrow the puppy stage and “Mom and Dad got me when I was 4 and pooches to meet. Mom says I’m a He said, ‘Oh, FINE! NOW I’m gonna hafta
they and the cattle dogs are hard-wired to months old. I was with my seven litter- Conversation Starter. The Keys are total- call this guy and tell him ‘My Dog Ate Your
herd. After yapping with Victoria, I could mates. They were fallin’ all over themselves ly Pooch Frenly, too. Have ya been down? Check.’ I mean, how was I to know?”
see them all in her. to be cute, but I kinda hung out over to It’s Pooch Heaven! In Islamorada, I hang
the side, ponderin’. Anyhoo, Mom wanted out with Lily, an at home it’s my neighbor, I tried really hard not to laugh. “Any fa-
Victoria and her Mom and Dad, Lisa an a dog. Dad had a dog in college but it was Ziggy, an also my step-cats, MollyGale and vorite treats?”
Mark, were waiting for me and my assis- Big. A Dobie. An I was Small. So he’s like, Dittie. I scooch stealthily though the grass
tant at their office. “Bark, bark, bark, bark, ‘WELLLL, I’m just not SUUURE. I gotta on my tummy, just like them.” “Sure. Chicken and lamb jerky. And the
bark!” said Victoria, bouncing an wagging THINK about it.’ “Cats. You don’t say. Whaddya do for ex- Mailman always has treats for me. I wait by
happily around me and my assistant, til her ercise?” the mail slot every day. Even the Substitute
“I had decided I wanted ’em to be my “I love bein’ in the water. After I hadda Mail Person has treats. Oh, an, guess what?
Forever Family. But they’re headin’ for the have knee surgery, I even did water rehab at I took a Behavior Course at Petco and got
gate. So I run over to the gate like, ‘Hey, the vet’s. I also enjoy runnin’ on the beach. a real diPLOma! That’s an Important Paper
guys, did you forget something? What An boats: the paddle board, the kayak, the you’re not s’pose to chew up or pee on. I
about ME? Hey! Wait UP!’ I wanted to tell cat, any of ’em. My first sailboat ride was think Mom’s gonna hang it on the wall.”
on Dad’s shoulder. Didn’t take me long to
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OVERACTIVE BLADDER bladder, we are making the bladder relax.
For people who get the pacemaker, their
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A17 quality of life gets so much better from day
one. They come back and say, ‘Thank you
of foods and beverages that may irritate Dr. Davila. Finally I can drive from Orlan-
the bladder and should be avoided, as do to Miami without stopping at 20 gas sta-
well as a list of alternative food and drink tions.’”
choices.
Looking for a less intrusive solution? Da-
Next your doctor might ask you to keep a vila can offer that, too.
three-day “bladder diary” to track how fre-
quently you need to urinate. There’s even Tibial nerve stimulation has also proved
an app for that: Bladder Pal 2 is a smart- effective for OAB. The tibial nerve in the
phone app on iTunes that helps people foot, says Davila, can be massaged “for 30
track their bladder health. minutes in my office once a week for 12
weeks,” and in effect helps to “re-train” the
If diet changes don’t solve the problem, bladder.
medication might. “There are basically
two families of medications,” explains the Finally, in what might be the most sur-
affable Davila. “One is what we call the prising treatment of all, Botox injections –
anticholinergic drugs. They act and work the same Botox used by plastic surgeons to
through specific receptors in the bladder. make facial wrinkles disappear – can also
The main idea of these medications is to be used to treat OAB.
relax the bladder. And there are many on
the market.” However, Davila warns there are plenty
of potential problems inherent with using
But there’s also something brand new on the same toxin that causes botulism to
the market, which clearly intrigues Davi- treat your bladder, so clearly that’s a treat-
la. The drug Myrbetriq works on different ment that should only be undertaken after
receptors and doesn’t have the side effects extensive conversations with your physi-
(dry mouth, constipation and potential cian.
memory loss) of the anticholinergic drugs.
Fortunately, for the 33-plus million
Then Davila brings up an even more in- Americans who suffer from OAB, there are
triguing treatment which, as he says, “no- several less risky and equally or more effec-
body talks about,” but that has produced tive treatment options available.
impressive results since it first came onto
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 and the countertops are marble. There is
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1 “Kinky Boots,” Cyndi Lau-
per’s sequin-laden Tony
Award-winning Broadway smash
hit musical, ends its run this
weekend at the Kravis Center’s
Dreyfoos Hall in West Palm. With
music and lyrics by Lauper and a
book by Harvey Fierstein, “Kinky
Boots” is based on the 2005
British film of the same name,
which in turn was inspired by
true events. The musical, with
uber-high-energy singing and
hoofing and zillions of sequins
per “foot,” tells the story of Char-
lie Price, who inherited a shoe
factory from his father and forms
an unlikely partnership with cab-
aret performer and drag queen
Lola to produce a line of high-
heeled boots in order to save the
business. In the process, Charlie
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not so different after all. Show
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Tickets start at $27.

2 The very first student
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Maltz is making a big production out of summer camp

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer and movement with a “Frozen” theme, ending in a
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showcase on Aug. 4. You just know you’ll hear that song!
There’s a lot going on at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s
Goldner Conservatory of Performing Arts this sum- For those who like their camp a little fierce, July 31-
mer. The big news is that junior and senior campers
will presents the full musicals of “Guys and Dolls” and Aug. 4 also brings a “Repticon” camp for youngsters in
“James and the Giant Peach Jr.”
grades 3-5. All of the acting and singing will be geared
The fun - and hard work - starts June 5-23 as the
Senior Conservatory, for those in grades 6-12, re- to a “Repticon” theme.
hearse and perform Frank Loesser’s classic “Guys
and Dolls.” The camp will include three full weeks Finally, the summer programs end with Dance In-
of instruction, rehearsals and costumes, and all stu-
dents will be a part of the production. Auditions will tensive Three, from July 31-Aug. 4. This is for dancers
be held only for placement. Performances will take
place June 23-24. in grades 6-12, under the direction of Brian Andrews.

The little ones have a special LEGOs Camp June 26- Julie Rowe, director of education for the Conservato-
30. Those in grades K-2 will explore acting, voice and
movement with a LEGOs theme, ending with a show- ry, said that camp offers a variety of programs to reach
case June 30.
everyone.
At the same time, those in grades 3-5 can participate
in “Maltz Got Talent!” again exploring acting, voice and “Our vacation camps have something for everyone,
movement and ending in a variety show.
from dance, improv and musical theater, to comedy,”
Dance Intensive One, for those in grades 6-12, will take
place June 26-30, and students will experience a week of she said.
dance, focusing on ballet, jazz and tap. It will be under the
direction of Conservatory faculty member Alexa Evans. “Our goal is to make sure that all of our students have

July 5-7 brings three-day improv and comedy camps for Ethan Jamason, Jevorn Henry and Brendan Arp rehearse fun, express their creativity, build confidence and have
those in grades K-2 and 3-5. Campers will explore acting a scene from the upcoming production of “West Side Story” May 12-13. the opportunity to perform in a safe, supportive envi-
while “making ’em laugh.” Each group will present a show-
case. Broadway professional Brian Andrews will conduct a PHOTO COURTESY OF JEN VASBINDER ronment.”
Dance Company July 5-7 for those in grades 6-12. This is by
invitation only. The Maltz also has two productions remaining this

From July 10-14, Dance Intensive Two, under the direc- season: “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr.” from

tion of Brian Andrews, will work with those in grades 6-12. April 29-30, and the always wonderful “West Side Story”

Each of the dance sessions will include different dance May 12-13. Both will be presented by students in the Con-

combinations. servatory’s Musical Theatre Production classes.

The next big production, “James and the Giant Peach

Jr.,” will be presented by the Junior Conservatory. Those in The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is located at 1001 E. Indiantown

grades 3-5 will come together from July 10-28 to rehearse Road, Jupiter. To register for summer programs or for more

and present the show on the Maltz Jupiter Stage July 28-29. information, call 561-575-2672 or register online at www.ju-

All students will be a part of the production. pitertheatre.org/education.

Who doesn’t love “Frozen”? Tickets for “Flat Stanley Jr” and “West Side Story” are $25

From July 31-Aug. 4, a Disney “Frozen” Camp will take for adults and $20 for students. Call 561-575-2223 or visit

place for those in grades K-2. They will explore acting voice www.jupitertheatre.org. 

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Summer at StarStruck: Kids get a chance to act up

Tordan LoSardo and Gia Morello (with glitter) enjoy a day at BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer weaves its way through music from Jones noted that she and husband
StarStruck Theatre and Academy’s summer program last year. [email protected] “Wicked,” “The Wizard of Oz” and Peter are hands-on with the entire
“The Wiz.” teaching team.
PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER JONES Stuart’s StarStruck Theatre and
Academy always has exciting pro- “It’s so much fun,” Jones said. “It “We have some amazing staff,” she
grams on tap, and this summer sea- caters to that age. Students can be said. “All of our teachers that work
son, the theater’s 17th, is no exception. Glinda and Elphaba, the Scarecrow during the year are part of the sum-
Jennifer Jones, StarStruck’s founder and the Lion.” mer. There’s continuity for returnees.”
and producing artistic director, took
time to describe the four sessions In July, the popular AllStar camps There will be two special events be-
planned for summer 2017. return. There are two sessions, each fore camp starts. On May 13, Jones will
two-weeks long. The first, Camp Nev- direct the teen acting class in a drama,
First up, from June 5-25, is a big erland, runs from July 5-15. The sec- “Leaves,” by Lucy Caldwell, which she
Main Stage musical, “Bye Bye Birdie.” ond, Camp Disney, runs from July 17- describes as being about family dy-
It is intended for those in grades 3-12 27. Both camps are for those in grades namics, sisters and the need for com-
and meets every day for three weeks. K-10 and run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. munication with those we love. May
24 brings StarStruck’s first dance re-
“Students learn on the job,” Jones “There is singing, acting and all vue, an evening of dance by students,
said. “Our professional production kinds of dance,” Jones said. “It’s an dance teachers and choreographers.
team is on site, so students see the amazing program that we open to all
set being built and the costumes be- ages. We create different groups. The Jones said that registration for the
ing created. They not only see the older kids may do an introduction to summer sessions is ongoing and in-
performance aspects but behind- dance while the younger kids do art, formation is on the website. She in-
the-scenes, with sound, lighting and making a playbill. It’s very hands- vites people to come in to tour the fa-
sets. The show is family-friendly and on. It’s more about the process and cility on Kanner Highway.
upbeat.” technique than the final program. I
love the AllStar programs. Kids come “Come in and see what we’re all
From June 7-28, youngsters from back year after year. It’s chill and about,” she said.
K-3 can follow the yellow brick road to fun. There’s not as much pressure
Camp Oz. The three-week program, (as putting on a big musical). Let’s StarStruck Theatre and Academy is
which meets from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., learn about how it works without the located at 2101 S. Kanner Highway, Stu-
follows the same concept as the first pressure of rehearsals. It’s really, re- art. For information, call 772-283-2313
camp, but this time, Jennifer and Pe- ally fun.” or visit the website www.starstruckfl.
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Fiery dancers supply the heat in ‘Saturday Night Fever’

Riverside Theatre wraps up its season were largely veiled in what today looks
with another jukebox musical in collab-
oration with Philadelphia’s Walnut Street more like their Sunday best – kitschy be-
Theatre, this time “Saturday Night Fe-
ver,” an energetic, dance-filled version of low-the-knee dresses that masked much
the 1977 movie for which the British pop
group the Bee Gees wrote the score. of their movement.

What remains of the dark tone of that They also manage some monster lifts

REVIEW BY MICHELLE GENZ when the girls join in, partnering them

often violent film is at Riverside largely with the same smoldering libido that
conveyed through sets. They are mas-
terfully designed to be moved by the they use to demean them off the dance
cast itself, depicting gritty backdrops of
1970s Brooklyn. The disco era hit about floor. And we’re not talking wolf whistles:
a decade after the Verrazano-Narrows
bridge was built, connecting Bay Ridge The movie included two rape scenes, one
to Staten Island and – metaphorically, at
least – a larger world. The bridge factors involving Tony trying to force himself on
prominently in both the set and the story,
which also takes place within the bleak his dance partner Stephanie; in the oth-
mid-century brownstone of Tony Mane-
ro, a 19-year-old still living with his par- er, Tony’s two friends rape the drunk,
ents and working in a paint store.
drugged and hapless Annette, an unpop-
And then there is the two-level disco
called 2001 Odyssey. That glittery, pulsat- ular girl Tony has heartlessly rejected.
ing space becomes a play within a play, its
dance competitions a distraction to drea- Tony does nothing to intervene.
ry lives. In the case of the lead character,
Manero, disco is his only chance to excel. That horror has been edited out of the

musical version, and talk is more muted

of choosing an abortion when one of the

guys, Bobby, learns his girlfriend is preg-

nant. Still, the disparaging remarks by

men about women, right down to Tony’s

Vocals aside, the men in this show hold Side Story,” with aggressive lunges, ka- parents, is unsettling to the point of grat-
all the power. Dance is the vehicle for
their ferocity and it comes through most rate chops and enough pelvic motility to ing, particularly delivered at full-throated
in the musical numbers outside the club.
Choreographed by the show’s director direct traffic at a six-exit round-about. volume in forced Brooklyn accents. It does,
Richard Stafford, the men dance in a ma-
cho mash-up of styles: Broadway, ball- It doesn’t hurt that those moves are however, play to the study in contrasts
room, disco and martial arts. This crew
would whup the cast of last year’s “West on bodies costumed in stop-light colors, with the Bee Gees’ soothing ballads, a cou-

those wildly-printed jersey shMirtAs RhCelHd 4TpHle o&f wMhiAchRhCaHve 5beTeHn,g2iv0en1a7top-to-bot-

taut inside the rib-nicking waistbands of tom tonal makeover to better fit with the

their double-knit polyester bell-bottoms. plot. I’ll leave that to fans of the Bee Gees

The women’s bodies, on the other hand, to determine if that’s grating, too.

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Stafford directed the same show in Oakes ran Stigwood’s compa- COMING UP cal canon of choral masterworks, as the
September with the same actors in sev- ny; he was once assistant to audience explores the rich legacy of West-
eral lead roles giving the customary short Paul McCartney. CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 ern European art (or classical) music. The
rehearsal time a major leg-up, one would concert will take place in the McAlpin
suppose. The movie was inspired by County – Youth Driven Cinema: A K-12 Fine Arts Center on the Fort Pierce cam-
British writer and pop critic Environmental Film Contest and Fes- pus of Indian River State College. Concert
Those roles included Tony (Jacob Nik Cohn, whose New Jour- tival – will take place Friday at the Lyric start: 2 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10 for sub-
Tischler), Gus (Raynor Rubel), Double nalism-style piece in New York Theatre in Stuart, and it promises to be scription holders. 1-800-220-9915.
J (Joe Moeller, who also played the role magazine, “Tribal Rites of a an interesting and diverse arts event.
under Stafford at North Shore Music The- Saturday Night,” described a Presented by the Environmental Stud- 4 The 20th Annual Downtown Stuart
atre in Massachusetts), Joey (Christopher trend born in an underground ies Center and Council, the festival’s Craft Fair is going on this Saturday
Hlinka, my favorite) and Stephanie (Alex- black and gay club scene that goal is to educate and engage Martin and Sunday along Osceola Street in Stu-
andra Matteo). had found appeal among the County youth by fostering community art’s charming, historic waterfront area.
rough-hewn characters in an involvement within the arts and scienc- Over the past couple of decades, this fes-
The show features a dedicated soloist, Italian-American nightclub in es. Allowed composition styles include tival has grown to become a much-an-
Candy (Crystal Joy), a performer in the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. PSA, music video, narrative, animation, ticipated spring event in Martin County.
disco. Joy may be the most experienced The star of Cohn’s story was a jerk with fictional and documentary, with a focus Some of the top craft artists in the coun-
cast member, appearing on Broadway as a violent temper named Vincent. For the on estuaries, beaches, near-shore reefs, try will display their best stuff – paint-
Martha Reeves in “Motown the Musical” movie version, Stigwood signed John Tra- stormwater run-off, and marine environ- ings, wood sculpture, ceramics, jewelry,
and in London’s West End in “Hair” – she volta to fill his time before shooting be- ments in general. Film crews can be up handcrafted baskets, photography, cloth-
played Abie Baby. gan on “Grease,” another Stigwood proj- to four students in the same grade level ing, handbags and lots more. There will
ect. Norman Wexler was hired to write a category, and there is also a category for also be a large green market, with myr-
Candy often sings duets with another screenplay (the same seriously mentally videos by larger groups or classrooms. iad plants, a variety of savory dips and
soloist, Monty, the deejay at the disco. ill Wexler who wrote “Serpico” and got The top five short films from each cate- fragrant homemade soaps. Hours are 10
arrested for threatening Richard Nixon). gory will be presented at the film festival. a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Admission is
Stafford did not stage the original 1998 Wexler was said to have picked up tips for Prize categories include: Plenty of Fish, free. 772-286-2848.
musical but a later version that opened dialogue by walking into bad neighbor- Elementary, Middle, High School. Doors
on Broadway in 2015, with three songs hoods and picking fights – with the tape open at 6 p.m.; the event begins at 6:30 5 There’s always something different
added. That adaptation, credited to the recorder rolling. The original 1977 film p.m. Tickets: adults $10; students $5. 772- cooking, musically, at Terra Fer-
producer of the 1977 movie, Robert Stig- was so dark it took more than 100 edits 286-7827. mata in downtown Stuart. This Friday,
wood, and collaborator Bill Oakes, in- to clean it up for a PG rating when it was 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., it’s Paul Thorn, song-
volves a new book, too. It was commis- re-released in 1979. ‘Kinky Boots.’ writer, former prizefighter and literal son
sioned by Theatre Rights International Cohn, who still retains a cult following of a preacher man. One Chicago promo
for use in regional theaters and a national for his writing, added a note to the New 3 Enjoy some of the world’s most re- described his vocals: “Thorn’s warm
tour. York piece that everything was “factual vered choral music Sunday as the peaches-and-molasses singing dispens-
and either witnessed by me or told to me McAlpin Music Choir presents its concert es advice on avoiding the pitfalls of life.”
While the storyline is pure Americana directly by the people involved.” Turns “Salute to Choral Masterworks.” Under Thorn is followed by Alice Drinks the
– loser street kid looks to disco ball to out, much to his continued embarrass- the baton of Dr. Dale Rieth, the singers Kool-Aid, a blues-based Chicago indie
illuminate his future – it has been told ment, he made most of it up, creating will perform selections from the histori- rock band. On Saturday, its Crazy Fin-
through the eyes of Australians and En- composites out of club kids he knew in gers, a blues, folk, funk, jam, rock group
glishmen; the musical first premiered in London a decade earlier, according to from South Florida and a popular South
London’s West End. a lengthy 2011 profile in the New York Florida Grateful Dead tribute band. Sun-
Times Magazine. day, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., you’ll hear Sista
Stigwood, who died last year, was an Despite his shame over it all, he still en- Otis, a singer/songwriter whose sound,
Australian record producer; his artists joys credit for giving legs to disco, inflat- she says, “was born in Detroit and raised
included Eric Clapton and the Bee Gees. ing an otherwise forgettable dance form in New Orleans.” Grandpa’s Cough Med-
into an era, with a capital E. The Times icine will round out the weekend. This
repeats a line Barry Gibb is rumored to group calls themselves “an outlaw blue-
have told Cohn: “It’s all your bloody fault, grass trio that ignores certain traditions
isn’t it?” of the genre, such as gospel themes and
Blue Ridge mountain cabins, and instead
“Saturday Night Fever” plays at River- focuses on frenetic picking, blazing tem-
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