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START EATING SMART
The Grammy Guru asks readers
to take the New Year to shop
wisely, save money and take
care of themselves by eating a
healthy breakfast, lunch
and dinner B8


Commander visits


Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer
First-grade student Luis Rubio, 6, from J.D. Parker School of Science, Math & Technolo-
gy, reacts to the answers to questions about military life asked of U.S. Navy Comman-
der Gene Rathgeber on Friday, Dec. 21. Officer Rathgeber is a former Martin County
resident and came to the school to present them with an American Flag that flew over
his base in Iraq.


City tentatively


approves plans to


upgrade marina

Southport Anchorage expansion
to feature return of restaurateur
BY DONALD RODRIGUE would concentrate less
Staff writer on British cuisine and be
somewhat more upscale
STUART Plans for than its predecessor.
the privatization, expan- Stuart resident Helen
sion and remodeling of McBride said she was
the city's marina are anxious for a dining
moving full-steam ahead, establishment to go up
with the latest design on the old Rayz site.
incorporating a reincar- "I miss that restaurant
nation of the Jolly Sailor and having dinner in the
restaurant. sunset," she said.
Bob Davis, who owned Commissioners unani-
and ran the popular mously approved the pre-
restaurant in downtown liminary plans for the
Stuart before retiring and 7,000-square-foot restau-
lesng the building .to, _hantIad118-slp ,arina
Duffy's m 2003, on Dec. 11, expressing
announced in December only a few reservations
he'd signed an agreement about parking and public
with the Southpoint access. Commissioners
Anchorage developer, have been adamant
Huizenga Holdings, to throughout their discus-
build and operate the sions with the developer
Sailor's Return. He said about maintaining public
he named it' that due to access to the city-owned
so many people asking property, which is being
him when he was coming leased to Huizenga Hold-
back. ings for a period -of 40
The Sailor's Return will years.
be built on the site of the A public promenade
old Rayz Riverside Caf6, will run along the entire
which was torn down to length of the marina and
make way for the Roo- connect to the city's
sevelt Bridge. Mr. Davis
said his new restaurant | See MARINA, A2


Lotteryticket is unclaimed


BY DONALD RODRIGUE try.
So Naval Commander
Gene Rathgeber packed up
STUART On the battle- an American flag that had
field, a letter from home can been flying over Iraq where
make all the difference in he's been stationed since
the world, last March and mailed it to
It's even more special his new pen pals, the first-
when it comes from first- grade glass of teacher Cressa
grade students you've never Zajac at J.D.Parker School of
met in your hometown Science, Math & Technology
telling you how much they in Stuart. He then took it
appreciate the sacrifice. _. ..... ..
you're making for the coun-; See PEN PAiS, A4


Think
small for
big
results
Start the
New Year off Shelley Kopel
right by
investing in "The A8
Power of One"




Index
Classified ............................. B12
Gardening ............................ A14
Crossword ......... B12
Dining & Entertainment .... 'BI
Dining Guide .... .............. B2
Entertainment Calendar .... B2
Deaths .................................. A12
Police Report .................... A5
Sports ... ........................B9
Travel .................................... A13
Viewpoint ........................... A6
Week in Review ............. A3


Martin County"
Lotto winner
forfeits
$3 million

BY DONALD RODRIGUE
Staff writer
JENSEN BEACH What
would you do with anf extra
$8,333 a month?
Yeah, you read right, it's
not a typo. A month.
Or could you use an extra
$100,000 a year?.
Well, one Jensen Beach
resident, or visitor or part-
time resident or someone
just simply .. passing
through, will definitely not
find out.
That person forfeited a
$3 million jackpot on Dec.
24, for not claiming the
winnings during, the
required 180-day time peri-
od.
The winning ticket for
the June 27 drawing was
purchased the same day at
the Ocean Breeze Liqtuor &
Pub in the Ocean 'Breeze


Plaza in Jensen Beach.
Sometime during that day
or evening,, a customer
walked into the store locat-
ed just off Jensen Beach
Boulevard and purchased a
Quick Pick for the Florida
Lotto game from either
Rushi Patel, 35, or his 25-
year-old brother Amit
Patel. Both were working
that day, and neither has
the slightest idea which
one of them sold the win-
ning ticket.
When they first heard the
news, they tried to guess
which one of their cus-
tomers might have won.
Rushi Patel explained that
he didn't think it would
have been a tourist, since
the drawing took place dur-
ing the height of the sum-
mer, when most northern
tourists have packed up
and gone home.
"We thought it was one
guy, but then he would
come in, and his lifestyle
really hadn't changed, so
we thought it was another
one," he said.
The news that the store
had sold a winning lottery


ticket spread fast, which
brought the business
increased lottery sales.
"After we sold the ticket,
more people heard about it
and began to come here to
buy their tickets," Mr. Patel'
said. "They keep saying,
lighting strikes twice...that's
what they're hoping."
Apparently one of the
customers on June 27 didn't
have the slightest idea that
he or she might win, or per-
haps simply forgot to check
the winning numbers after-
ward.
As the 180-day period
began drawing to a close
without anyone claiming
the prize, many of the regu-
lar customers confessed to
the brothers that they
could have simply failed to;
verify the ticket.
"Plenty of people have:
come in and said, 'I bet I
was the winner but I didn't
check the ticket,'" Mr. Patel
said. "They all say it could
have been them."
One such regular cus-
tomer, Richard, who pre-
) See LOTTERY, A2


Staff photo by Donald Rodrigue
Brothers Amit and Rushi Patel work at Ocean Breeze
Liquor & Pub in Jensen Beach, where a customer pur-
chased $3 million winning lottery ticket on June 27 but
failed to ever cash it in.


CLASSIC C M ATC UP










Lottery
From page Al


ferred to not give out his last
name.
"I think it was me," he
said. "I've lost some lottery
tickets, so it could have
been me. I buy 10-20 a
week."
Richard added that he
really preferred to play other
Florida Lottery games, say-
ing that he'd "never had too
much luck with Lotto. The
odds are too great."
And the odds of selling a
winning Lotto ticket are
great as well, according to
Mr. Patel. This was the first
time that Ocean Breeze
Liquor has sold a winning
ticket for the jackpot prize.
"We've had several tickets
match five numbers before,
and sometimes four, but
only one that got all five," he
said.
And that one went uncol-
lected. If the mystery winner
had showed up at the Flori-
da Lottery office in Tallahas-
see within 60 days, he or she
could have requested a
lump-sum payment of
approximately $1.6 million.
But, as of Dec. 24, 80 percent
of the award went to the
state's Education Enhance-
ment Trust Fund, while the
remaining 20 percent went
to the Lotto prize pool.
Apparently, the forfeiture
of Florida Lottery winnings
is not uncommon. A total of
$5.5 million in winning tick-
ets was set to expire during
the month of December,
2007, including the Jensen
Beach prize. These included
a $2 million Mega Money


ticket purchased in Sunrise
on June 12; a Fantasy Five
ticket purchased in Lake
Buena Vista on June 30 val-
ued at $265,492.99; a Fanta-
sy Five ticket bought in
Miami on June 21 worth
112,008.58;. and still another
Fantasy Five ticket, that one
purchased in DeLeon
Springs in Volusia County
that would have netted its
owner 72,511.58:
This much money in
unclaimed winnings is not
the norm, according to a
Florida Lottery spokesper-
son, who said that Decem-
ber 2007 was a very unusual
month. In fact, the last Lotto
ticket to expire was on July
27 of 2005, .and the last
Mega Money to expire was
on Dec 21 of 200i
Much larger winnings
have been forfeited, accord-
ing to Florida Lottery
records. The largest such
forfeiture was an advertised
$50 million jackpot ticket
purchased in North Bay Vil-
lage in 2003. If the winner in
that case had claimed the
prize, he or she would have
had an extra $138,000 a
month to help pay the bills,
-or a cool $30.1 million, if
they'd accepted the cash
pay-out value.
Before taxes, that is.
According to the Florida
Lottery Web site, the win-
ners of any of those tickets
could have extended the
time period simply by hav-
ing their ticket validated at
any Florida Lottery termi-
nal.


Marina
From page Al


RiverWalk. Commissioner
Carol Waxier was con-
cerned about what
appeared to be a narrow
public entryway to the
property from the street,
saying that she didn't want
people to feel like they
were trespassing on the
property.
"I don't want the public
to have to search for the
access point," she said.
"We want a feeling of pub-
lic access, and we want to
invite the public in."
The executive vice pres-
ident of Huizenga Hold-
ings, Bob Heinger, told her
the developer would
incorporate signage to
guide members of the
public into the property.
"We're going to put some
clear markings," he said.
"It's in our best interest, as
well as the interest of the
public, to make it clear
and easy for people to get
there."
Both commissioners
James Christie and Mary
Hutchinson emphasized
the prime location of the
property, which sits just
southwest of the Roosevelt
Bridge and offers great vis-
tas of the St. Lucie River
and the sunset. The latter
insisted that the prome-
nade offer. seating to
encourage the public to
relax and enjoy the view.
"This is prime location
for sunsets, and I just want
to make sure that there are
plenty of benches," she


said.
The city has been trying
to find a private developer
to lease the property and
take over the operation of
the marina for more than
four years. The city com-
mission is pleased with the
Huizenga deal, which will
bring $170,000 annually
into city, coffers during
marina construction and
$280,000 annually after-
ward.
Many boaters who tie
up to the facility's current
system of 861 mooring
balls, however, are con-
cerned about their rents
going up. At present, they
pay $10 a day or $240
monthly to moor at the
anchorage and utilize its
facilities. A slip at a dock at
a privately owned marina
in the area would generally
cost double that.
Gray Jones of Maryland
has been sailing down to
the Southpoint Anchorage
in Stuart for the last cou-
ple of winters now. He and
his wife live aboard their
34-foot sailboat and find
the current facilities per-
fect for their needs.
"We like being in a
mooring field," he said.
"We like the privacy and
not having to check our
lines when the tide goes in
and out."
Mr. Jones explained that
the couple had compared
other marinas in Fort
Pierce, Vero Beach and
Daytona Beach, but pre-
ferred Southpoint due to
the lower cost and the
deeper water of the St.
Lucie River, which their
boat requires. If- rates do
go up after the marina
expansion is complete, he
said they would probably
be forced to look for
another marina.
"Mostly, we like the pri-
vacy and the cheapness of
it," he added. "That's why
we keep coming back."
Huizenga Holdings rep-
resentatives have refused
to comment about possi-
ble rental increases, and
Mr. Heinger said in a July
2005 commission meeting
that the rents would be
"whatever the market war-
ranted."
Commissioners must
still approve final site
plans before construction
begins on the marina
expansion, which will also
include a 1,200-square-
foot harbormaster build-
ing and 800 linear feet of
daytime dockage for visit-
ing boaters.
Mr. Davis, who is paying
for the construction of the
Sailor's Return but sub-
leasing the property from
Huizenga Holdings, said
he hopes to have the 220-
seat restaurant up and
running by next October.

































Photo courtesy of Surfrider Foundation
Surfrider volunteers, left to right, Lauren Shultz, Yvette Murray and Debbie Daniele fulfilled the wish lists of over 40 chil-
dren from Hibiscus Chidren's Center. The Surfrider Foundation held their annual holiday toy drive in which hundreds of
toys were collected, along with over $2,000 in donations.




Martin County selects nominees


to honor Teacher of the Year


FOR HOMETOWN NEWS

The following educators
were selected as their
school's nominee for Mar-
tin County Teacher of the
Year.
Kerry Herndon, Felix A.
Williams Elementary,
Tammy Nolan, J.D. Parker
Elementary, Sarah Brouillet,
Pinewood Elementary, Jill
Boudreau, Jensen Beach
Elementary, Nancy Millette,
Port Salerno Elementary,
Annette .Widrig; Challenger


School, Frances Hannah,
Hobe Sound Elementary,
Carol McMahon, Spectrum
Jr. / Sr. High School, Leigh
Anne Pike, Palm City Ele-
mentary.
Also nominated were Jen-
nifer Towell, Crystal Lake
Elementary, June McNally,
Martin County High School,
Consuelo Macedo,
Indiantown Middle School,
Lori Kane, Jensen Beach
High School, Charlene
Campbell, Hidden Oaks
Middle School, Trisha
Elliott, Murray Middle


School, Melita Harris, Stuart
Middle School, Nikki Knox,
Anderson Middle School,
Debi Banks, Warfield Ele-
mentary, Nancy Read, Sea-
Wind Elementary, Dennis
LaVelle, South Fork High
School, and Mary Taber,
Bessey Creek Elementary.
Each candidate was
selected by their peers for
their outstanding perform-
ance in the classroom, com-
mitment to student achieve-
ment, and their community
efforts.
The winner will be


announced at the upcoming
Martin County Teacher of
the Year Celebration sched-
uled for Feb. 1, at Club Med
Sandpiper.
The Education Founda-
tion of Martin County is cur-
rently seeking sponsors for
this year's celebration event.
If you or your business
would like to help recognize
outstanding teaching in
Martin County's public
schools, please contact Lisa
Rhodes at (772) 219-1200 or
via email at LRhodes@Edu-
cationFoundationMC.org.


MOAA chapter installs new officers


FOR HOMETOWN NEWS

When the Treasure Coast
MOAA chapter installed
their 2008 chapter officers
Dec. 20, it was like a who's
who in American military
aviation history.


Highly decorated Army
combat aviators Chief War-
rant 'Officer (Ret.) Bill Arm-
strong, USA (20717 1st vice
president) and Jack Irvin,
USA Vet. are the newly
installed president and 2nd
vice president, and Lt. Com-


mander (Ret.) Jim Robinson,
USN, a decorated Vietnam
aviator was installed as the
new 1st vice president.
Florida Council of Chapters
Vice President Colonel Ret.
Bob Kronenbush, USAF,' a
highly decorated fighter


pilot, served'as the installa-
tion officer.
SIncumbent treasurer Car-
ole Fahey Aux was also
installed as secretary,


0 See AVIATION, Al I


WEEK IN

REVIEW

Two men drown in Palm City
during the holidays
Two brothers drowned in the St. Lucie River two days
before Christmas after one of them either fell or jumped
into the water off the fishing pier at Leighton Park and
the other jumped in to save him.
Hernan Pinto, 26, and Francisco -Pinto, 22, were pro-
nounced dead on Dec. 23 in Palm City by Martin County
Fire-Rescue, which spent about 50 minutes recovering
the bodies.
Witnesses report one of the brothers either falling or
jumping into the water to retrieve something about 2
p.m., and the other jumping in to save him.
JohnWishovich of Palm City jumped in to try and save
the men when he heard they had gone under, spending
about 15 minutes searching in vain.

Meeting rooms no longer complimentary
at county libraries

The Martin County Library system began charging
non-profit civic groups last October for the use of meet-
ing rooms at all of the system's branches.
Library Director Donna Tunsey; attributed the new
charges to the county's current budget issues, explaining
that the library system was forced to either produce rev-
enue or cut costs. The new charges were better, she
added, than cutting staff or library hours.
The conference and meeting rooms at all five branches
are used by more than 1,000 non-profit groups in the
county, which up to this year had exclusive rights to the
facilities. The system has now opened up the meeting
rooms to for-profit businesses as well, which means the
non-profits may have to juggle their schedules around
those of area businesses '
The new fees for the non-profits are $50 per hour for
the John E Armstrong Wing Auditorium at the Blake
Library, $25 per hour for the community rooms and $10
per hour for the conference rooms. For-profit businesses
will pay double those rates. All groups will pay cost-
recovery charges already in place for catered events in
the auditorium and community rooms.
For more information on library facilities, visit the Web
site at www.library.martin.fl.us.

Woman injured


at controversial mud-bogging site
An Orlando woman was seriously injured at Underhill
Farms on Dec. 23 when an all-terrain vehicle overturned
on her.
Theresa Crispino, 39, suffered severe leg injuries after
the ATV she was a passenger on overturned, landing on
her leg. She was airlifted to St. Mary's Hospital in West
Palm Beach, where she was listed in critical condition.
The driver of the vehicle, Timothy Dungan, also of Orlan-
do, was not seriously injured.
The property has been the scene of off-road accidents
in the past as well. A 21-year-old Lake Worth man died at
Underhill Farms last April in a dirt bike accident.
Martin County officials have been in legal wrangling
with the owner of the property, Edward Underhill, over
his mud-bogging festivals. They fined him $2,8 million in
2004, but so far he's only paid about $24,000 in fines. The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection has
S S' ;eeREVIEW, Al4 -. .t+ "l '


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Hope for Macular

Degeneration Sufferers
by Shelley Koppel

the leading cause of blindness in people round. are still eligible. The entire test
older than 60. period is two years.
Until recently, there have been no "This medicine is being tested
effective treatments for this eye disease. against geographic atrophy, which is
Within the last few years, two drugs, what causes patients with dry AMD to
Lucentis and Avastin, have .been' lose their viion," Dr. Fenkel said'.
approved for the treatment of the wet "Patients can lose the ability to read or
form of age-related macular
degeneration or wet AMD. recognize faces. Those are the people we
However, there has been nothing' w "
available for sufferers of the dry form, In addition to the medication or
which is much more common, placebo, all trial participants willreceive
accounting for 90 percent of cases. a specific formulation of supplenrents,
Now a Stuart-based ophthalmologist known as the AREDS formula, which is
and researcher is among investigators available without a prescription and has
around the country who are enrolling been shown to reduce the'progression of
patients in a clinical trial to test the thedisease in people with intermediate
aftae dirssaiseinspeoplefwithintemedia
safety and efficacy of a medication for stage dry AMD. The formation includes
dry AMD., '. .
i tmi C iptii E b t e


I spoke with Ronald Frenkel, a
voluntary associate professor of
ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer
Eye Institute, a part of the Miller School
of Medicine at the University of Miami,
about the upcoming trial and about a
new diagnostic' tool that helps doctors
assess the damage caused by AMD.
"This new technology is a new way to
visualize the retina," Dr. Frenkel said.
"We are able to look at the retinal
pigment and check the health of the
eyes in ways we could not before. You
see things very starkly; it's almost like
wearing night-vision goggles. We're
better able to tell whether the disease is
progressive or not.",
For the clinical trial, Dr. Frenkel is
seeking 20-30 patients with dry AMD
who .are between 50 and 89.
Participants will receive examinations,
treatment and medication at no cost.
Since this is a clinical trial, some
patients will receive placebos, or sugar
pills, instead of the medication. In this
way, researchers can determine if the
medication is effective.
While there are several visits in the
beginning, follow-up is spread out so


zizc, vit anm u,> vitarmn h., eta carotene
and copper.
Patients should consult a physician
before beginning the regimen to see if it
is appropriate for them. People 60 and
older should have regular eyeiexams to
check for changes that may not yet
affect vision.
For those concerned aboutigetting
macular degeneration, Dr. Frenkel has
two pieces of advice.
"Don't smoke," he said. "We donVt
know exactly why, but that is a good'
predictor of who may get macular,,
degeneration. Regular eye examines can
catch the disease early, and early
diagnosis is important."
For information about the clinical
trial of fenretinide for the treatment of
dry AMD, call Ann Marie Guiliano at the
East Florida Eye Institute at (772) 287-
9000.
For information about age-related'
macular degeneration, visit the Web site
of the National 'Eye 'Institute at
www.nei.nih.gov.
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Suite 302 Stuakrt |l
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J.D. Parker School of
Science, Math & Technolo-
gy first-grade student
Austin Petty inspects a coin
presented by U.S. Navy
Commander Gene Rathge-
ber in his classroom
Friday, Dec. 21. Officer
Rathgeber is a former
Martin County resident
and came to the school to
present them with an
American Flag that flew
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Pen Pals
From page Al


one step further, paying the
school a personal visit on
Dec. 21 while he was home
for the holidays visiting his
parents in Jensen Beach.
In anticipation of his visit,
the teachers helped the chil-
dren prepare a special patri-
otic program for their
monthly Spirit Assembly,
which they dedicated to the
sailor. Before Principal Mary
White introduced Comman-
der Rathgeber, 49, to the
crowd, all the students recit-
ed the Pledge of Allegiance
and sang the Star Spangled
Banner. Afterward, the first-
grade students performed
their rendition of "I'm Proud
to be an American," the
song made famous by coun-
try music singer Lee Green-
wood.
Principal White said she
was proud that the students
understand the meaning of
the flag and the sacrifice
that- those in. the armed
services make.
"They really get it," she
said. "It's a nice feeling to
know that students are car-
ing."
SCommander Rathgeber,
who graduated from Martin
County High School in 1977,
thanked the children for
having taken the time to
write him in Iraq.
"This is very, very special
for me," he said, referring to
both the letters and their
performances. "This is just
awesome... just know that
what you do is important
here."
In answer to some of the
student's inquiries, Com-
mander Rathgeber
explained that, although he
was in the Navy, he wore
desert-color fatigues
because he worked for the
Army.
"I'm a battalion com-
mander with the army for
the Navy. We take the IEDs
apart, that's my job," he
said, referring to the impro-
vised explosive devices that
have been become a com-
mon threat to the U.S. mili-
tary in Iraq.
Afterward, Ms. Zajac pre-
sented the commander a
homemade flag and other
gifts from her students
who'd been writing him.
"We want to thank you for
the sacrifice you made," she
said. "It enables us to enjoy
the freedoms that we have."
Commander Rathgeber,
who's been in the navy for
almost 28 years, then paid a
personal visit to her class-
room, where he did his best
to answer questions from a
list that the young students
and their teacher had com-
piled. Their questions
ranged from "do the kids in
Iraq like candy?" to "how do
you stop a bomb from blow-
ing up?"
He effectively tackled the
latter, being honest with the
kids.
"Sometimes you just stop
the timer, and sometimes
you just clear everybody
away," he said. "Sometimes
you can't stop it, but you just
keep everybody safe."
There were also several
questions about food in
Iraq.
"Where do you eat in
Iraq?" One had asked.
"A lot of times we heat in
our truck...we work a lot," he
answered.
That prompted a round of


live questions.
"Is there a McDonald's?
one child asked.
"No," he said.
"A Burger King," another
questioned.
"No," he repeated. "We do
have-a mess hall, which is
really a cafeteria, kind of
like yours at school."
Another question on the
list was whether kids in Iraq
go to school.
"They do now," the com-
mander answered. "They
didn't for a long time."
The students giggled
when he informed them he
was a member of the 3rd
infantry division of the dog-
faced sailors and had a very
special gift just for their
class.
"Now you get a dog-faced
sailor coin to add to your
collection," he said.
Commander Rathgeber
emphasized later just how
important letters like those'
written by Ms. Zajac's class.
are to the troops m tiefiOeld.
"It means a lot to sotldiersl
to receive the letters," he
explained. "You get a lot of
different ones from differ-
ent schools, but it's really
cool to be able'4to say. 'This
one's from my home town.'"
He said he 'encourages
other servicemen to
respond to the letters and
even pay personal visits to
the schools in their com-
munities. Students should-
n't become disillusioned if
the serviceman or woman
they've written hasn't
responded.
"But they do appreciate it,
even if they don't answer
back," he said.
Ms. Zajac said the receipt
of Commander Rathgeber's
flag in the mail opened up a
new teaching opportunity'
for her students.
"Patriotism is a very
abstract idea, but these stu-
dents soon understood that
this was a special flag a
symbol of our freedom that
had flown so far away. This
was a truly teachable
moment. We spent the next
few days learning about the
history of our flag, the prop-
er etiquette for the flag, and
about other U.S. symbols of
freedom."
Commander Rathgeber
was accompanied during
the visit by his father, Gene
Rathgeber Sr., who was par-
ticularly grateful for his
son's visit this holiday sea-
son.
"Thank God he's home,"
he said. "I was hoping he
could make it to our 50th
wedding anniversary, which
is today (Dec. 21), and he
did."
Another local sailor was
also present during the fes-
tivities, Steven Scadlock,
the friend of Ms. Zajac's
daughter, Emily. Although
only enlisted for three and-
a-half months, he empha-
sized the importance of let-
ters from home.
"When I was in boot
camp, she sent me letters,
so I believe every letter
helps," he said.
Commander Rathgeber,
who has a wife and two chil-
dren in San Diego where,
he's currently stationed, will
return to Iraq after the holi-
days and remain until he
completes a full year of
duty.










POLICE REPORT


Editor's note: This is a list
of arrests, not convictions,
and all arrestees are ,pre-
sumed innocent unless or
until proven guilty in a court
of law.

Martin County
Sheriffs Office
Dec. 21-27

Flora Andres-Pascual,
18, 14972 S.W. Indian Street,
Stuart, was charged with
grand theft.
James William David-
son, 57, 1504 N.E. 24th St.,
Jensen Beach, was charged
with felony violation of pro-
bation.
Deanna Kay. Ellis, 25,
8813 S.E. Hobe Ridge Ave.,
Hobe Sound, was charged
with child abuse.'
Christina Marie Neilson,
33, 5030 Virginia Drive, Fort
Pierce, was charged with
grand theft and felony viola-
tion of parole.
Linda Marie Perry, 48,
891 N.W. Sunset Drive, Stu-
art, was charged with com-
munications fraud, unlaw-
ful use of an identification
card and two counts of
uttering a false document.
Fernando Enrique
Valentin, 54, 2246 Tejon St.,
Stuart, was charged with
felony failure to appear.
Tina, Sharpnack Weeks,
44, 7564 Bay Ceder Circle,
Hobe Sound, was charged
with felony failure to appear.
Mario Juan Andres, 23,


106 S.E. Superior Way, Stu-
art, was charged with bur-
glary, grand theft auto, theft
and failure to appear.
Leonard Clayton Battle
Jr., 30, 1874 Starman Ave.,
Port St. Lucie, was charged
with felony violation of
parole.
Lorenzo Edwards, 49,
10230 S.E. Federal Highway,
Apt. 13, Hobe Sound, was
charged with felony viola-
tion of probation.
Thomas Ray Meekins,
28, 1588 N.E. 21st Terrace,
Jensen Beach, was charged
with assault or battery on a
law enforcement officer,
driving under the influence,
refusing to submit to a
breath test, resisting arrest
with violence and attempt-
ing to escape.
Mark Peter Morawa, 45,
9662 Osprey Isle Blvd., West
Palm Beach, was charged
grand theft and communi-
cations fraud.
Lynfrisco Newkirk, 28,
212.1 N.E. Park St., Apt. 4,
Jensen Beach, was charged
with three counts of posses-
sion of a firearm, by a con-
victed felon.
*. Mindy Michelle
Parziale, 26, 8806 S.E.
Bahama Circle, Hobe
Sound, was charged with
possession of a controlled
substance.
Carlos Domingo-Perez,
26, 4947 S.E. IsabellitaAve.,
Stuart, was charged with
aggravated battery.
Ashley William McClel-
land, 23, 722 Carnival Ter-


race, Sebastian, was charged
with possession of a con-
trolled substance and oper-
ating a motorcycle without
proper endorsement on dri-
ver's license.
Floyd McPhee, 27, 402 S.
14th St., Fort Pierce, was
charged with uttering a false
document.
Kerry Lyn Morrissey, 39,
3240 Grandview, Stuart, was
charged with possession of a
controlled substance.
Justin Dean Patterson,
28, 5043 S.W. Hammock
Creed Drive, Palm City, was
charged with grand theft.
Gwynne Virginia Sta-
ples, 24, 4317 S.W. 83rd St.,
Palm City, was charged with
grand theft.
Jatory Thompson, 18,
E5545 S.E. 45th Ave., Port
Salerno, was charged with
possession of a controlled
substance and tampering
with or fabrication of evi-.
dence.
David Stewart White, 59,
405 S.E. 20th St., Fort Laud-
erdale, was charged with
fraudulent use of a credit
card and grand theft.
Sean Michael Guadag-
no, 18, 3101 N.E. West End
Blvd., Apt. 5, Jensen Beach,
was charged with burglary
and grand theft.
Christopher Ryan Hall,
20,3101 N.E. West End Blvd.,
Apt. 5, Jensen Beach, was
charged with burglary and
grand theft.
Keith Alexzander Harley,
22, 825 W. 1st St., Riviera
Beach, was charged with


possession of a controlled
substance and trespassing.
Vance Terrell Horton, 27,
953 St. Mary's St., Raleigh,
N.C., was charged with lewd
and lascivious conduct.
Sonny Dirand Weaver,
20, 8510 S.E. Citrus Way,
Hobe Sound, was charged
with two counts of posses-
sion of a controlled
sub%stance.
Dinah Victoria Williams,
34, 2902: NW. Norman St.,
Stuart, was charged with
two counts of felony viola-
tion of probation.
Nachum Moshe Fried-
man, 39, 2608 Chenille
Lane, Stuart, was charged
with aggravated battery.
Mario Juan, 29, 11500
S.W Kanner Highway,
Indianiiftwn, was charged
with possession of a con-
trolled substance and
obstructing justice without
violence.
Joseph Matthew Lynch,
18, 699 S.W. Bridgeport
.Drive, Port St. Lucie, was
charged with burglary and
grand theft.
Marcos Pascual
Rajitre4 42, 4071507A
Amreinc'na Blvd., Orlando,
was charged with assault or
battery on a law enforce-
ment officer and public
drunkenness.
Edward George Sabin IV,
20, 651 Helicon Lane, Port
St. Lucie, was charged with
burglary and grand theft.
Justin Lamont Graham,
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possession, of a controlled
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'Edwin Larone Hall, 43,
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was charged with felonyviola-
tion of probation.
Shawn Michael Brooks,
22, 7553 S.E. Fern Lane, Hobe
Sound, was charged with pos-
session of a controlled sub-
stance without a valid pre-
scription.
Michael Joseph Deeds, 26,
3492 S.E. hawthorne St., Stu-
art, was charged with aggra-
vated assault and public
drunkenness.
FranklinAlexanderNavas,
40, address unknown, was
charged with assault or bat-
tery on a law enforcement
officer, trespassing and public
drunkenness.
Patrick Francis Nolan, 49,
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Stuart
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Dec. 18-23

A gun was reportedly
stolen from a vehicle at El
Toro, 1602 S.E. Federal High-
way.
Joseph L. York, 27, 3905
Cinnamon Circle, was
charged with possession of
cocaine with intent to sell
and carrying a concealed
weapon.
A 2001 BMW automo-
bile was reportedly stolen
from Sunrise Auto, 612 S.W.
Federal Highway.
A purse was reportedly
stolen from a vehicle at
Parkway Health and Rehab,
800 S.E. Central Parkway.
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Shop financing and trade-in when purchasing a car


Earl Stewartis the owner
and general manager of Earl
Stewart Toyota in North
Palm Beach. The dealership:
is located at 1215 N. Federal
Highway in Lake Park.
Contact him atwww.earl-
stewarttoyota.com, call
(561) 358-1474,fax (561)
658-0746 ore-mail
earls@earlstewarttoyota.co
m.
Editor's note: This column
appeared in the June 16,
2006 edition.

I tynuo hiereadmy ,
earlier Cpolumns, you
know how important it is.


to get several competitive
prices from different car
dealers on the car you are
buying.
Equally important is to
get at least three prices/bids
on your financing and the
true value of your trade-in.
The absolute worst thing
you can do is to tell the
dealer "all I care about is
keeping my payments
under $X per month" and
not know the interest rate,
terms or products included
in the payments.
Part of the profit a dealer
makes on his cars is called
F&I income and averages


EARL STEWART
On Cars


from $500 to as much as
$2,000,per car sold. You can
do your homework and buy


your car at a very good
price, but by not shopping
your financing, you can pay
the dealer thousands of
dollars in finance profits.
Credit unions are often
the best source of funds for
buying a car. Because they
get special tax breaks from
the government not avail-
able to banks, they usually
have the lowest finance
rates. Even if you don't
belong to a credit union,
there are several you can
join for-,anominal fee.You
should also get a financing
quote from the bankyou do
business'with. i.


Also, give the dealer that
you are buying from an
opportunity to beat the,
rates you.were quoted.
Sometimes he can.
When you are taking
delivery of your car, you will
be asked to consider buying
products, such as extended
warranties, maintenance
plans, road hazard insur-
ance, GAP insurance,
roadside assistance, credit
life insurance, etc.
My suggestion is that you
not make snap decisions on
these products at the last
minute. You should get
complete information on


each product and deter-
mine if it has value for you.
You may have coverage for
some insurance products in
policies you already own.
With extended warranties
and maintenance, be sure
you understand what is
covered and what is not
covered and what the
deductibles are.
You should get at least
three bids on the value of
your trade-in. You can get
some pretty good guidance
from Kelly Bluebook,
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Tacky Toyota

Could it there be anything tackier than the Toyota of Stu-
art banner being flown by a small airplane directly over the
civil war battle scene at Savannas Park in Fort Pierce?
Here we have a large group of people dressed in period
clothing, camping out and living the lifestyle of the mid-late
1800's and here comes John Pierson trying to establish air
superiority. Have a little more class next time Mr. Pierson.
Trust me, I was in the crowd. When the banner came over
nobody said, "Oh yeah honey, we need to go look for a car.
Let's not forget."
They said some things that cannot be repeated.

Even pet toys are 'Made in China'

With all of the items being recalled from China, you can't
be too safe. Since most of the items in the media are chil-
dren's toys and my children are all grown and on their own, I
should double-check all the items that I buy for my other
children (Chihuahuas).
I was in for a great surprise as my husband and I went
from store to store and almost everything was stamped with
Made in China.
From dog treats to dog toys, you are highly unlikely to find
more than one item in each store that isn't made in China.
After even asking for assistance from store clerks, we found
that they were as surprised as we were that the items for our
four legged loved ones, aren't American made either.
What a wake-up call for an American who lives in the
USA, not to be able to purchase American-made products.
I've never been so disappointed, to not find more than one
item for our doggies that wasn't made in China.

Turn down the background music

I am getting to the point of no return when it comes to lis-
tening to almost every program on TV, for some reason they
all seem to have their background mtisic tuned up so high
that most times you can't even hear what the main charac-
ters in the movies have to say. The old time movies rarely, if
ever, had this problem, and never did it interfere with what
the actors were saying, are the musicians so hard of hearing
that they can't hear how loud it is, or am I the oddball when
it comes to loud music?

Let's talk about the AMT

One rather major political item didn't get much play in
the mainstream news this past week.


Jews and Muslims and
Atheists and agnostics need not go anywhere. We are
where we belong.
Bible thumping Christians need to look in the mirror and
reflect on their very hurtful comments. This country is not a
Christian
country. It is a country where respect and religious free-
dom are afforded to all law-abiding citizens.

Casinos would bring big bucks to Florida

I'm writing this in response to the person who. wrote
"Florida Should Get Into The Gambling Business."
I agree with you 100 percent.
Florida is missing out on a golden opportunity here.
We should open up two or three gambling zones here in
Florida one in south Florida, one in central Florida and
one in northern Florida. There's little doubt the industry
would flourish here.
However, I don't agree that it should be run by the state.
Casinos should be run by private companies, just as
they are in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Just as in Vegas
though, they should be taxed heavily with the
proceeds being used to offset and/or eliminate our
currently out of control property tax burden and to
fund education as well. Think about it. Vegas is a
popular destination, even though it,s a city in the
middle of the desert. Florida has a whole heck of a lot


Congress passed a bill reformngA, AlteratiaMi,,,are.,.tPoff,.e than thedeset., .t's a.destination in and of
mum Tax. This measure had been enacted years ago to itself. Throw in true Vegas s yle gambling witi the world-
make it more likely that very wealthy taxpayers would not class resorts and recreation we; currently have andsuddenly
escape paying taxes by way of various deductions and loop- Florida becomes the destination of all destinations.
holes. Reform to that law was needed as inflation had the The economy would boom, residents would be relieved
AMT imposing substantially more taxes on the middles of their heavy tax burdens and plenty of needed mid-level
class. ' jobs would be born. I believe it is something our top brass
Reform of the AMT had only one issue; how to deal with should seriously consider. I've written in to Governor Crist's
the shortfall in revenue it would cause $50 billion., The office on the subject multiple times over the last year, but
Democrats proposed a solution: Remove the loophole that have yet to receive a response. My only hope is he and his
allows hedge fund managers t4 ptxqi, ft, gf ae, d lQ^ u to respond, but that they are listening, and
their earnings at the 15 percent'fiAftl gaiihdiraej liriI 1'"tAntyi'as' I believe this could be the answer to
These ultra wealthy Managers have designed the com- many of the financial problems plaguing Florida at the
pensation for their services so that they are considered par- ,moment.
ticipants in the funds by investing not capital, but their
services. Normally their compensation would be taxed't' ,, Quit blowing, the grass into the water
the much higher ordinary income rates 'hat. the re-of tus '. u
pay. There aren't many of these managers, but their pay is so How do the lawn services get away with blowing all the
high (many are paid in the billions) this tradeoff would cut grass and other landscaping leftovers into the surround-
work. ing waterways?
This seemed like a win-win. Middle class taxpayers get Isn't there a law against this?
the break they need, and it is paid for by fairness aimed at And when the waterways become unnavigable because of
'the very people the AMT was meant to affect. Without pay- this build up, will the landscapers pay?
ing for removing the tax on the middle class, the debt that
has the US borrowing $1 billion per week from China (yes, Sad about loss of dog
China) would explode further.
,^probi.' The Republicans, including the President, Our family dog was mauled to death by two pit bulls while
were. iwiling to remove the loophole for their super my 10-year-old walked her on a leash. These two dogs came
.wdalthy friends Because ffilbugterigg in the Senatev upbehind my son as he was walking down our street, and
the threat of veto from theWhitae House, we now have'AMn r 'tey preceded to kill our dog as my son screamed for help.
reform, but the perfect way to pay for it is gone and we are Animal control came out and put them down. I would just
burdened with more debt. o like to make sure that this story is going to be told, this was
When I was growing up I remember asking my father the fourth situation-with these same dogs, and mean while,
what Democrats stood for (we were Democrats). He told me my son is traumatized and our familydog, who was a 1-year
Democrats tried to help ordinary working people. I asked old shitzu-yorkie mix, had no chance.
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iUm wat .cl punJDIo.Iculo 'an to UorU .le LUIU. omeit eiy rIeoU LU
make the rich richer and the poor poorer. I thought that was
a terribly mean thing to say about a group of people and
could not possibly be true. I am now 55. Whether it is the
issue of taxes, the minimum wage, workers rights, trade
union legislation, or seeking cheaper labor overseas, I have
never found a bit of evidence indicating my father was
wrong.

Respect everyone's religious beliefs

Our country was founded on the belief of religious free-
dom- not Christian beliefs.
There is a difference.


Vick should get more

The article. in the rants and raves titled 'This sentence
should open eyes.' It was a great article. It stated that
Michael Vick got 23 months for.the pit'bull fighting and how
he should have got,more. It saithale need more judges
that would give harsh sentencI, couldn'tt agree more. We
must do things to protect our 4fials|sbelieve in an eye for
an eye. We should have some p1'blic executions or electro-
cutions to the people that do cruelty to animals. I'd be hon-
ored to pull the switch on anyone that hurts animals. I'd be
happy to hang MichaelVick. I'd run up to anyone that was


hurting an animal and have a long harsh talk with them and


hiulrting an animal and have a long harsh talk with them and
would probably take their animal away.

Dems do nothing, but GOP keeps us safe.

The Democratic do-nothing Congress., House and'Senate,
again criticize the Iraqi government and then they can't
even pass bills to support our troops in the new budget.
They are pathetic: Reid and Pelosi, the dynamic do-noth-
ings, as would be Hillary Clinton, another do-nothing.
Why would anybody even vote Democrat is beyond .me.
Under Republican President Bush, we live well in this coun-
try and are safe and secure with God taking care of us and
the Bush family.

Some facts offered about illegals

This is in regard to "Economically, U.S. Hispanics produce
more than they consume."
The attitude of 'get on the train or get run over" is the type
of attitude that legal.Americans dislike. In'tthe past, legal
immigrants wanted to become Americans and learned our
ways and English. America did not have to learn'thhir l.an-
guage and their way of doing things. Is this writer implying
that we had better become Hispanic in all our ways'~ 6tey
will force us to? That kind of attitude does not make uiis want
to welcome them. America welcomes those who want to be
Americans and do so legally.
In answer to the question raised;'"Isn't it interestingthat
so few Hispanics are actually incarcerated. iniouiprisons?:"
This person is unipforinted. :
A check with the Urban Insfitute showed in 2003 th "'U.S.
Justice Department estimated 270,000 illegal immigrants
served time nationally. Of those, 108,000 were in California
and that some estimates show illegals now make up half of
California's prison population, creating a massive criminal
subculture that strains state budgets and creates a night-
mare for local police forces."
Former California Gov.wPete Wilson places the percentage
of illegal aliens in U.S. prisons even higher: "One in five in
our prison population were. illegal immigrants, who had
been convicted of a felony after etrfing the couritry illegal-

Up to a third of the U.S. federal prison population is com-
prised of ndn-citizens, according to Federal Bureau of Pris-
ons statistics.
As to the "hard-working" claim, (the Center for Immigra-
tion Studies) notes: "The proportion of immigrant-headed
households using at least one major welfare program is 24.5
percent compared to 16.3 percentfor native households."'
Investor's Business Daily concurs: "Once (illegals) get
here, they are 50 percent more likely to be on welfare than
citizens." .
These are the facts.
Editor's note: The Federal Bureau of Prisons says 31.3 per-
cent of the federal prison system are Hispanic, but'does not
say if they are citizens or not.
Also, on Oct. 26, 2006, Colorado Media Matters took issue
with many of the facts submitted in this rant, which seems
to have emanated fro a particular radio show. A copy of that
article is available at
http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200610240004.


Takes issue with note on 'loyal opposition'

This is in response to your editor's note at the end of the
rant titled, "Support the troops with a united America."
You claim the ranter "want(s) to be the sole arbiter of hon-
est dissent."
Nonsense, the ranter expressed views on patriotism
which oppose those who want to surrender Iraq to the ter-
rorists before Iraqis are prepared to defend themselves.
The ranter's view on patriotism reflects that of thousands
of conservative Republican voters in Brevard County who
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From page A6
constituted the majority in
past elections.
The terrorists fighting our
troops in Iraq have stated
they want to take away our
freedom, including freedom
of the press.
The U.S. military is the
only force that defends your
right to publish this news-
paper. To those who want to
quit fighting the terrorists in
Iraq, where will you fight
them?
You also quoted Edward
R. Murrow praising the
"loyal opposition."
Who is this loyal opposi-
tion?
Is it Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid (D-Neva-
da) who said, "The Iraqi war
is hopeless and the situation
in Iraq is the same as it was
in Vietnam?"
Maybe it's Rep. Jack
Murtha (D-Pennsylvania) (a
former U.S. marine) who
tried and convicted the
Haditha marines in the
press by saying, ... they
(marines) killed innocent
civilians in cold blood."
These are leaders of the
new Democrat-controlled
Legislature who are too cow-
ardly to introduce legisla-
tion to cut off funding of
battle in Iraq, but nonethe-
less attempt repeatedly to
insert timetables to usurp
President Bush's authority
as commander in chief.
How about the scurrilous
speeches made by some
Democrats like Rep. Tom
Lantos prior to Gen.
Petraeus' report to Congress
that appeared on TV? Along
with that, how about the
infamous ad in the New York
Times; portraying General
Petraeus as "general betray
us" by the left-wing
Moveon.org?
If these are examples of
the loyal opposition, I'd hate
to see what treason looks
like.
Now that the surge is
working, it will be amusing
to watch the loyal opposi-
tion scramble to take credit
for it.
In closing, here's another
quote to consider: "War is
an ugly thing, but not the
ugliest of things. The
decayed and degraded state
of moral and patriotic feel-
inmg which thinks nothing is
worth war is much worse.
The person who has nothing


for which he is willing to
fight, nothing that is more
important than his own per-
sonal safety, is a miserable
creature and has no chance
of being free unless made
and kept so by the exertions
of better men than himself."
- John StewartMill (1806-
1873)

This president needs
to go

This is about the presi-
dent and the money he
doesn't want to give to the
children for their medical
attention, and he took
things away from seniors.
He allows billions for his
war, how much long are
Americans going to put up
with that person in the
White House?
And as for the CIA busi-
ness: he says he doesn't
recall. Of course he doesn't.

Volume control
impossible

Have you been watching a
TV program when suddenly
a commercial blares on 50
percent louder than the pro-
gram?
Do you receive the overly
loud commercials from the
Bright House Network? They
play the regular program at
a lower volume and raise the
commercial volume. The
only cure is to hit the mute
button and forget it, or you
can hold the remote control
and run the volume down
and up and down and up.

Grateful for the free
Hometown News

I read the other day that
someone was complaining
about the Hometown News
being distributed freely.
I wanted to say, I am very
glad it is distributed freely
every week, even if I am not
here all the time. I have nice
neighbors who are collect-
ing it so that the paper is not
lying about too long. I think
this is a wonderful thing.

Suggestion on phone
book listings

I decided to have our
name removed from the


phone book when a psychi-
atrist where my husband
works was threatened by a
patient off his meds.
At that point, I figured that
if some crazy got my hus-
band, he wasn't coming to
the house after the kids and
me, as well. I just changed
the listing. I used his first
name and my maiden
name. (Sometimes women
get stupid calls.)
That worked. No extra
charge. My family could find
us. When we got callers
wanting to speak to Mrs.
Maiden, we knew it was
sales garbage and cut it
short.

Give McDonald's
workers a break

This is to the ranter that
wrote "Gets wrong order at
McDonald's."
I wonder if that ranter has
actually gone inside and
seen these young workers.
They are underpaid and
overworked. Most of them
are kids. They are trying to
do the best they can to get
everyone's order right. Now,
if she got the wrong order,
all she had to do was bring it
in and try to get her order
right. That's all.
Don't blame these kids
because of one little order
that she got wrong. If she
feels that way about it, why
doesn't she just stay home
and cook her own meals.
I've been in McDonald's
many times and I see the
way these kids are working.
And I see the way the man-
agers treat them. At least
they are working and not on
the streets committing
crimes or anything.
So, give them a break.

Christmas and
holiday aren't the
same thing

This is in response to "A
Happy Holiday to all harms
no one."
I would like to ask the
writer, what day do they
shut down all the schools
and all the businesses and
the banks on Dec. 25?
Hmm. That's called
Christmas.
If we have Jewish friends,
we wish them a Happy


Hanukkah. But the reason
for the season is Jesus. He
was born for all of us. He
died for all of us. He rose
and, halleluiah, we celebrate
this Christmas season with
joy, not a happy holiday.

Ranter demands
energy efficiency

I am so happy to see Con-
gress finally demanding bet-
ter mileage on autos.
While, some businesses
require heavy duty vehicles
that must consume a lot of
fuel, the average driver does
not need as big a vehicle. In:
the North, driving winters on
ice and snow, a small light-
weight vehicle will not do:the
job, so I will be happy to let
them pay the higher fuel bills.
I bought a Saturn coupe.in
1997 that got 38 mpg. My son
got one a couple of years later
that got 36 mpg. The new
ones get 32 mpg. We have
been going in the wrong
direction. There were cars in
the 1940s that got 50 mpg.
What we need to see next is
the government increasing
the mpg rate every year and
backing research on vehicles
that run on something,
besides fossil fuel.
It is also time to make
homes energy independent;
wind, solar, whatever. By now,
most of the newer homes
should be built with better
insulation and windows and
should require a minimum of
energy to heat and cool them.
I was walking through
homes under construction in
this area and am still seeing
single-pane windows. Maybe
double pane windows should
be required before a house is
allowed on the market. It is no
different than some states
that require radon test results
in order to close a sale.
* Next, there should be a gas
guzzler tax on the big person-
al vehicles. We need to see
more efficient public trans-
portation. Actually, I can see
the advantage of having fewer
18-wheelers running coast-
to-coast deliveries and put-
ting more of those trailers on.
flat bed rails, if that is more
efficient.
Perhaps the Sun Passes
should be different for differ-
ent weight vehicles. The
heavier ones do ruin the road
beds.


Candidates tap


local donors for


campaign cash


BY DONALD RODRIGUE
AND WARREN
KAGARISE
Staff writers

MARTIN COUNTY-
Despite quarreling
between national and
state Democrats, the
party's presidential
candidates have raised
more money in the
,Sunshine State than
their GOP counterparts.
* Florida voters are set
;to 'cast presidential
primary ballots Jan. 29
- making the state a
major player in the
presidential nominating
contests.
Since January 2007,
when the long campaign
began, candidates have
mined Florida for
political donations.
InVMartin County,
where registered Repub-
licans hold an advan-
tage 'and independents
are common, fundrais-
ing held strong during
2007 ..
Republican Rudy
Giuliani, the former
New York City mayor,
raised about $72,000
from Treasure Coast
donors. Martin County
residents contributed
$32,100 to his cam-
paign.
Republican John,
McCain and Democrat
Hillary Rodham Clinton
are also top 'recipients of
Martin County cam-
paign cash.
During; the first nine
months of 2007; Trea-
sure Coast residents
contributed about
$500,000 to presidential
campaigns.
Mr. McCain, an Ari-
zona senator, raised
almost $190,,0,0 from;
Treasure Coast donors.
Martin Countyresidents


contributed $30,287 to
his campaign, according
to Federal Election
Commission data.
For Republican Mitt
Romney, a former
Massachusetts gover-
nor, local fundraising
has also proven lucra-
tive. By the end of the
third quarter, Mr.
Romney raised about
$172,000. Martin Coun-
ty donors contributed
$13,700 to that total.
Though two of the
three Treasure Coast
counties tilt Republican
in presidential elec-
tions, Democrat Barack
Obama has raised more
local money than other
Democrats about
$85,000. Martin County
donors contributed
$9,153 to tihe Illinois
senator.
Presidential candi-
dates pulled in about
$420 million nationwide
during the first nine
months of 2007, accord-
ing to finance data
released in October.,
Floridians contributed
almost $18 million.
Democrats have raised
$10.2 million in Florida,
compared to $8.9
million for Republican
candidates.
Donors are allowed to
contribute up to .$2,300
per candidate for the
primary election, and
then another $2,300
during the general
election campaign.
Information for the
fourth-quarter filing
period, which ended
Dec. ,31, was not avail-
able at press time.
SOtto and Maria Vitale,
:the owners of Advantage
Realty in Stuart, are
backing Mr. Giuliani.
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When I look at some of my past advertising
and sales tactics, I am not always proud.
But I have evolved as my customers have
evolved. My customers' expectations, level
of education and sophistication are much
higher today. Your customers are no different.
My remarks are made sincerely and with a
positive intent toward you and your custom-
ers. I am not trying to tell you ',;, -
how to run your business. I Cu,
am suggesting a change that
will reward both you and your expectat
customers,
Virtually every car dealer ofeduca
n' Florida adds a charge to
the price of cars he sells, a Sophistis
"dealer fee/doec fee/dealer
prep" fee ranging from $500 much hig
to nearly $1,000. This extra
charge is programmed into ""
your computer. It has been made illegal in
many states including California, but is still
legal in Florida. The reason you charge this
fee is simply to Increase the price of the car
and your profit In such a manner that it is not
noticed by your customers. This is just plain
wrong. I used to charge a dealer fee ($495)
and when I stopped charging it a few years
ago it was scary. But I did it because I could
no longer, in good conscience, mislead my
customers. Just because everybody else
was doing the same thing, did not make it
correct.


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er Fee". .
Now, here is the good news. After eliminat-
ing the dealer fee my profit per car did. drop
by about the amount of the dealer fee, but
my customers realized I was now giving them
a fair shake and quoting a coniplete out-the-
door price with no "surprises". And the word
spread. My volume ef car sales began to rise
rapidly. Sure, I was making a few hundred
dollars., less per car, but I was selling a lot
more cars. I was and am selling cars to many
of your former customers. My bottom line
has improved, not because I eliminated the
dealer fee, but because I was
to.ers5'. able to earn the trust of more
customers in buying their new
ons, level or used car. You can do the
same.
ion and Why am I writing this letter?
I'm not going to tell you that
nation are I think of myself as the new
"sheriff' that has come to
er today." "clean up South Florida". In
fact, I am well aware that this
letter is, to some extent, self-
serving. Many people will read this letter and
learn why they should buy a car from me,
and not you. And, I am also aware that most
dealers who read this will either get angry and
ignore it or not have the courage to follow my
lead. But maybe you will be the exception. If
you have any interest in following my lead,
call me anytime. I don't have a secretary and
I don't screen any of my phone calls. I would
love to chat with you about this.
Sincerely,
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very newspaper,
magazine and television
station is focusing on
starting the year off right with
diet and exercise.
This year, through January,
I'm going to write about
eating better, getting some
exercise and stopping
smoking. I think these
probably top most people's
resolution hit parade. I'm
going to talk about something
I call "The Power of One." This
means making a small
change, instead of trying to
overhaul your entire lifestyle
at once. That effort, for most


Sp n


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of us, is doomed to failure.
The American Heart
Association recommends
healthy eating (not dieting)
and a healthy lifestyle as the
keys to fighting heart disease.
The changes and suggestions
they make fit easily into the
idea of The Power of One. You
can make little changes, even
one at a time, to find yourself
eating better.
One proviso: talk to your
doctor before changing your
diet, especially if you have an
illness, take medications or
are pregnant or nursing.
Following are the three
major recommendations they
make.
Use up at least as many
calories as you take in
Start paying attention to
labels and portion size and
increase your activity level in
small amounts at first. I'll.
have more on exercise next
week.
Eat a variety of nutritious
foods from all food groups
You may be eating plenty of
food, but not giving your
body the nutrients it needs,
Nutrient-rich foods have
vitamins, minerals, fiber and
other things that are good for
you, but are lower in calories.
ChoOse foods such as fruits
andvegetables, whole grains
and fat-free or low-fat dairy
products.lEat fish, such as
salmon, trout and other fish
containing omega-3 fatty
acids, at least twice a week
unless advised otherwise by
your physician.
Eat less of nutrient-poor
foods
You can get your daily
calorie allotment any-,
where from 1,500-2,000
calories a day, depending on
age, height, gender and other
factors from one meal at
McDonald's, but that doesn't
meanit's good for you.
Limit foods that are high in
calories, but low in nutritional
value and limit the amount of
saturated and trans-fats,
cholesterol and sodium you
eat. Read the labels and talk
to your health care provider.
These are some general
suggestions for better eating.
Here are some specifics to
allow you to start with small
changes.
Choose leans meats and
poultry without skin and
prepare them without added
saturated and trans-fats.
Select dairy products that
are fat free, 1 percent fat or
low fat
Cut back on foods with
partially hydrogenated
vegetable oils; that includes
most packaged desserts,
cookies and a lot of bakery
products
Try to cut back your daily


SHELLEY KOPPEL
Alive and,Well
cholesterol intake to less than
300 milligrams a day, or as
advised by your doctor. Check
the labels.
Cut back on soft drinks
with added sugar. These are
truly empty calories.
Choose and prepare foods
with little or no salt. Aim to
eat less than 2,300 milligrams
of salt per day. Experiment
with herbs and spices to
flavor your food.
If you drink, do so in
moderation. That means one
drink a day for women and
two for men if your doctor
says that's OK. Remember,
beer counts as a drink.
Keep your eye on portion
size. Use a smaller plate and
you'll eat less. Fill up on
vegetables and make the
meat the smallest part of the
meal.
All of us could make a few
changes in the way we eat,
and many of these could be
done without a lot of drastic
changes to the diet.
Start small. Add apiece of
fruit with breakfast or lunch
and have it in place of a fat-
filled snack. Buy bread and
cereal that says whole grain
and look for ones without
added sugar. Give it flavor
with fruit on top.
'At a restaurant, set aside
half your entrde and take it
home. Mostrestaurants serve
bigger portions than most of
us need.
If you make small changes
and start to notice that your
slacks feel looser and you feel
better, or your doctor tells you
that your blood pressure is
down, you'll be encouraged to
keep making those changes.
Don't get discouraged.
For information about the
American Heart Association's
recommendations visit
wwwAmnericanheart. org or
call (800) 242-8721 to request
a free brochure.

Shelley Koppel is the former
editor of "Today's HealthCare"
magazine and a member of
the National Association of
Science Writers. Send ques-
tions by e-mail to
skoppel@bellsouth.net.


Expre










Learning to cut, copy, paste saves users a lot of time


Talk to any seasoned
computer user and
you'll find that
"copying and pasting" is a
regular technique.
It is used to move data
from one place to another,
even from one program to
another.
Many users would be lost
without this powerful
ability.
Repetitive tasks, such as
filling in fields on forms,
can be quickly streamlined
by borrowing or "copying"
data that has already been
typed somewhere in your
computer and inserting
(or pasting it) wherever
you like. Even Windows
elements, such as icons,
shortcuts, files and fold-
ers, can be moved around
using copy, cut and paste.
The glue that holds the
whole thing together is
called the clipboard and
this is the part that throws
most people. That's
because the clipboard is
hidden behind the scenes
and yoti rarely ever see it.
Since it's invisible, you
have to take it on faith that
something is really hap-
pening when you copy.
That's where most people
have trouble.
When you copy some-
thing to the clipboard;
there is no obvious indica-
tor that anything has
happened until you go to
paste, and then "pop,"
whatever you copied to
the clipboard pops into


place wherever you paste
it, sometimes minutes
(even hours) after copying
it.
There are actually three
commands associated
with this technique: copy,
cut and paste.
Cut and copy are very
similar with one differ-
ence. When you copy
something to the clip-
board, the original item
stays put. But when you
cut something, the origi-
nal item actually deletes
from its original location
when you finally get
around to pasting it.
This brings us to the
third command: paste.
Once you have a bit of
data copied to the clip-
board, whether it's text,
pictures, files, folders,
icons or whatever, you can
insert that data wherever
you want just by clicking
paste.
Even though you can
copy and paste from
different parts of Windows,
there are some rules that
govern the whole thing.
For instance, you can't
copy and paste icons and
folders'into programs. In
other words, you can't
copy your my documents
folder and paste it into a
Word document. It just
won't work.
Youi have to keep within
loose boundaries. Copy
text and paste it into areas
that normally hold text,
such as word processors


and form fields. Copy
graphics and paste them
into places that usually
manage graphics, such as
image editors. Copy files,
folders and icons and
paste into places that
support files, folders and
icons, such as disk drives
and your desktop.
So, how does it all work?
Let's run through a quick
scenario.
Let's say that you just got
done installing a new
program on your machine.
In order to launch this
program, however, you
have to click start, then
programs, then go to the
new programs group and
click on the program icon.
Isn't there a way to get an
icon on the desktop that


we can click without
having to navigate through
all those menus?
Sure! We can use copy
and paste to place an icon
on the desktop.
Let's run through it using
Windows XP and FreeCell.
First, we have to find the
icon we want to copy. Click
start, then go to programs,
then games. With the right
mouse button, click on the
FreeCell icon and notice
another menu pops up. In
the new menu click copy.
This is where people get
confused because it
appears that nothing has
happened. Have faith. The
menu where we clicked
copy disappears and we go
back to the desktop, right
click and click paste


wherever we like. In fact,
we can keep pasting
copies of our FreeCell icon
wherever we want until we
copy something else to the
clipboard.
An easier way to access
the commands is with "hot
key" combinations listed
in the edit pull down
menu. CTRL+C is copy,
CTRL+X is cut and CTRL+V
is paste.
Those shortcut keys are
often available, even when
there is no menu or any
command to click.
The uses for copy, cut
and paste are unlimited.
Once you know how to do
it, you'll be amazed at just
how many chores can be
simplified with this
technique.


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and doing better.
All forms of life are
valuable and sacred,
whether it is human,
animal, plant or ideas
living in the heart and soul
that need to be fed.
Unless you were born of
great privilege, vision or
intelligence, then you


Editor's note: This
column originally
appeared Jan. 4, 2007.
W e are all students
and teachers in
life. The elders,
the respected and honored
ones, taught the younger
ones about life, survival


must learn these human
things and hone the skills
in order to make your life's
quest valuable, meaning-
ful and important.
The starting point is to
learn to love your life the
way it is now, no matter
how much or how little
you have.
Some may say they hate
their lives the way it is
now. My response: in life,
what you sow is what you
reap. Sow hate, negativity
or revenge, and you will
reap the same.
You have to stop the
internal war and find
peace within yourself.
If you hate your life, this
is your choice, too. Howev-
er, there is a better way.
Open the heart, listen to
the instincts and begin to
live on the positive side of
life.
Living this way all comes
down to choices. When we
listen to and follow the


ACTR D


honor our family heritage.
If we are to grow emotion-
ally, spiritually or univer-


mind, it is always chatter-
ing, keeping us awake at
night when we should be
sleeping and keeping us in
a fog. The mind is never
sure.
If you want a restful
night's sleep, you must
find a way to focus it
inward on something that
gives you pleasure and
rest.
Before going to bed, read
something positive that
inspires you, tell a joke or
read a poem or inspira-
tional tract that leaves
your mind in a positive
frame.
Do you want to live a
positive, peaceful, happy,
healthy, abundant, cre-
ative and love-filled life? It
all comes down to the
choices you make.
If you want to be peace-
ful, then don't put up with
negative people who are
angry and want to fight.
Instead, hang around
and communicate with.
positive-minded and
soulful people who inspire
you and encourage you to
do your best in life. Focus
on culture, art, music,
dance and noble causes
that help you rise up and
embrace your own person-
al talents and greatness.
The way we change the
world is by changing
ourselves first and
embracing positive
attitudes, culture and ways
of life.
One of the four most
important things that we
ever do with our lives is to


sally, the first thing we
must do is forgive our
past. Even if it hurts, you
must learn from, forgive,
release old hurt and move
on to grow a new and
better life.
Next, figure out what you
want in life. Then reach
out and get positive
support from your blood
or extended family.
Then take time to
celebrate life's small and
larger victories with your
circle of friends. When this
circle of love is working, it
will reach out to others,
multiply and bring you
respect, honor and recog-
nition for all you gave to
start this positive wheel of
life in motion. You may not
have even wanted the
praise, but be humbled by
it, grasp it and give credit
to others who helped you
along the way. Then


multiply all these wonder-
ful blessings for all your
remaining days on earth.
This is truly a wonderful
life well lived and entirely'
within your grasp to
accomplish. You have it in
you. You can do it. You are
a genius. There is not
another person living on
earth that has your set of
talents, desires and
passions. My greatest wish
for you is that you find all
these things and more.
Once you have made it,
take care of yourself. You
did most of these wonder-
ful things. Then save for
your own and your family's
future safety. When others
want to know how you did
all these magnificent
things with your life, give
back and teach them. This
is living on the positive
side of life.

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FOR HOMETOWN NEWS

The Education Founda-
tion of Martin County
recently awarded
Pinewood Elementary a
$9,000 grant to implement
the Foundation's Interven-
tion Initiative for Strug-
gling Readers.
The comprehensive
intervention program
seeks to empower students
to overcome current read-
ing deficiencies and devel-
op the literacy skills of life-


long learners.
The Education Founda-
tion of Martin County
requested the funds as
part of its matching grant
from the Florida Legisla-
ture. The leverage of the
matching grant program
provided the Foundation
the opportunity to secure
funding for student
achievement programs
with a dollar for dollar
match.
The Education Founda-
tion was able to raise
$40,000 during its summer


challenge campaign,
which was then matched
by the Florida Legislature
for a total of $80,000 bene-
fiting the students in Mar-
tin County's public
schools.
Pinewood's $9,000 grant
will be used to secure liter-
acy resources needed to
work with struggling stu-
dents, which include lev-
eled books and literacy
materials, staff develop-
ment opportunities, as
well as family involvement
materials and tutoring


services. .
The family involvement
component will encourage
caregivers to foster literacy
skills at home reinforcing
the efforts of our schools.
These resources exceed
the funding capabilities of
the school board and
would not be possible
without the generous
financial support provided
by the Foundation's Chal-
lenge Champions and the ,
Florida Legislature.
For additional informa-
tion, call (772) 219-1200.


Aviation
From page A3


replacing outgoing 2nd vice
president and secretary Lt.
Colonel Ret. Dennis Fadden,
USA. Rear Admiral (Ret.) Bill
Jenkins, USCG, long time
past-President and incum-
bent Chaplain, and Lt. Col.
Fadden were installed as
2008 directors.
Notably, CWO Armstrong
earned the distinguished
flying cross and purple heart
supporting a 1968 ground
combat action in Vietnam
where the late MSG Roy
Benivedez earned the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor.
CWO Irvin won numerous
decorations flying sustained



Police


From page A5
Electronics were report-
edly stolen from Staples,
'3150 S.E. Federal Highway.
A bicycle was reportedly.
stolen from the 900 block of
9th Street.
Christmas lights were
reportedly vandalized in the
2700 block of Windemere
Drive.
Tools and a radio were
reportedly stolen from Alt-
man Construction, 765 N.W.
Flagler Ave.
Flora Maria Andres-Pas-.
cual, 18,14972 S.W. Indian
SAve., Indiantown, was'
Charged with grand theft:
and fraud.
broken into in the 200 block
of Four Winds Drive.
A purse was reportedly
stolen from a vehicle at First
United Methodist Church,
1500 S. Kanner Highway.
Valuables were report-
edly stolen from a vehicle in
the 300 block of Ridge Lane.
Floyd McPhee, 27, 210 N
22nd St., Fort Pierce, was
charged with uttering a
false document.


by
Peggy

S vice


ENSURING YOUR
VEHICLE'S LONG LIFE
Auto experts agree that the best way
to ensure the well-being of your
vehicle is to follow the maintenance
. schedule outlined in .the, owner's
manual and repair your vehicle as
needed: Car owners who believe they
can-save money by skipping regular
oil changes are likely to lose out in
the -long run owing to premature
engine wear and the like. Money spent
on recommended fluid changes helps
ensure the health of the vehicle's
various systems and components: In
addition, if you drive primarily in the
city, reside in a hot/cold climate or
* near the ocean, make many short
trips, tow a trailer, or drive on dusty
roads, you should follow the extreme-
use; maintenance schedule In the
S owner's manual.
At ADVANTAGE FORD OF STUART,
we have years of experience with
many, many, many different vehicles
over that time. As 'our regular
customers can tell you, we treat the
cars that come into our shop with the.
utmost care and professionalism.
Located at 4000 S.E. Federal Highway,
in addition to our ability to properly
service your specific automobile,
we treat you with respect and
provide' high quality personal and
dedicate service to all those we
help. Call 772.781.6540 to schedule
maintenance for your vehicle. We
have Saturday appointments from
7:30-3:30 as well as Monday to Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
HINT: Because fluids provide clues as
to what is going on inside your
automobile, check them regularly
S in terms of levels and quality.


missions while severely
wounded during the 1968
Tet offensive.
Outgoing director Major
(Ret.) Courtney Payne,
USMC, an aviation ground
officer earned two bronze
stars for valor leading recov-
ery missions of downed air-
craft and crews.
Two longtime chapter
members, RADM Orvan
Smeder, USCG, and his U.S.
Coast Guard Academy
underclassman RADM Bill
Jenkins, were pioneers in
Coast Guard aviation.
Following the installation
ceremony, CWO Armstrong


I


and Col. Kronenbush pre-
sented Admiral Smeder the
National MOAA President's
award on behalf of Vice
Admiral (Ret.) Norb Ryan,
USN, recognizing Admiral
Smeder for his decades of
contributions at the chap-
ter, state council and
national levels.
Prior to the installation
ceremony, outgoing chapter
president, Colonel (Ret.)
Chuck Winn, USA, present-
ed MOAA certificates of;
merit to the following mem-
bers for their many years of
contributions to the Chap-:
ter: Capt. (Ret.) Julie Web-


ster, USN, Lt. Col. (Ret.)
John Larson, USA, Lt. Col
Billy Ret. Grabowski, USAF,
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dorothy Paril-
lo, USAF, Major Payne,
Major (Ret.) Fred
Siddons,USA.
Mr. Winn singled out
auxilliary member Audrey
Tuthill for her efforts in
recruiting CWO Armstrong
into the chapter.
Mr. Winn also announced
that the chapter had adopt-
ed PFC David Yankwitt, a
"fellow infantryman" who is
embarking upon an Army,
career.


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Ask The Jeweler
GOLD PRICES SOAR
You've been reading my col-
umn for 5 years now, and I've
decided to work on the format. I
will continue to write about inter-
esting facts on gemstones,
pearls etc., but I will also add
some Information on the metals
market and trends in the jewelry
Industry.
As many of you know and
see daily, the gold market has
soared towards the $800 per
ounce mark, pushing Its all time -
high of $850 per ounce in
January of 1980. The price of
gold has increased $190.00 in
the past 12 months, that's an
amazing 32% Increasel
Most experts agree that gold
prices will continue to rise. How
does this affect you, the con-
sumer? The chain stores contin-
ually re-price, therefore. you can
expect to find prices for jewelry
almost anywhere at .an all time.
high. Independent jewelers will
have to follow suit.
In my business we 'buy and,
sell large amounts of scrap gold
daily, both from you the con-
sumer, and from other jewelry
stores. A trend I have seen in a;
lot of smaller retailers is that
they are "scrapping" much of
their Inventory because the
value of the gold is so high.
Because we scrap so much
gold, we can and do sell jewelry
at prices that are'often close to
the scrap gold price and far
below retail prices.
You can also benefit from the
high gold prices by selling your
unwanted gold jewelry and your
scrap gold. St Lucle Jewelry
also trades in Gold, Sliver,
Platinum and bullion for a small
commission, As of the writing of
this column the prices are still
moving up....
Questions?
Write call, fax or email
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or 2840 NW Federal Hwy
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Rose Z. Benjamin
Rose Z. Benjamin, 91, of
Stuart, died Dec. 24, 2007.
She was born in Syracuse,
N.Y., and lived there for 58
years, before moving to
Jupiter in 1977. She resided
in the Hobe Sound/Stuart
area for 29 yrs.
She was preceded in
death by her husband of 53
years, Kenneth E. Benjamin;
and her parents, Ghougas
and Varteni (Jarmagian)
Zahrajian; her sisters, Man-
nig Bedrosian, Iskouhi
Zahrajian, Aghvani Boyad-
jian, Mianzara Eckhoff and
Zarouhi. (Sarah) Bohosian;
and a brother.' .
She was a 1935 graduate
of Eastwood High. School,
Syracuse, N.Y.
She is survived by a son,
Richard L. Benjamin of Stu-
art, and Wayne E. Benjamin
of Liverpool, N.Y.; and a
daughter, Kathleen B.
DeLapp, of Stuart; seven
grandchildren, twelve great-
grandchildren, two great-
great grandchild and several
nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were han-
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Helen L. Silvers
Helen L. Silvers, 89, of
Jensen Beach, died Dec. 20,
2007, at Stuart Nursing and
Restorative Care in Stuart.
She was born in Menasha,
Wis. and was a resident of
Jensen Beach for 43 years,
coming from Neenah, Wis.
She was an active member
of Stuart Congregation of
Jehovah's Witnesses.
She is survived by a
daughter, Nancy Jones of
Canada; a son, David Olsen
of Neenah, Wis.; nine grand-
children and five great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by two husbands,
Frederick Olsen and Fred
Silvers; parents, Hugh and
Caroline Gear; and a grand-
daughter, Amy Nordstrom.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Stuart Con-
gregation of Jehovah's Wit-
nesses, 1460 N.W. Britt
Road, Stuart, FL 34994.
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funeral
Home & Crematory Treasure
Coast Chapel, 1010 N.W.
Federal Highway, Stuart.
Eric Dicker

Eric Dicker, of Stuart, died
Dec. 21, 2007, at Martin
Memorial Medical Center in
Stuart.
He was born in England
and was a resident of Stuart
six years, coming from


Brookside, N.J. He was a
member of the American
Bar Association.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Albert and
Isobel (Shaw) Dicker.
He is survived by his wife
of 43 years, Ilona Dicker; a
son, Martin Dicker of Jensen
Beach; a sister, Pamela But-
ler; and one grandchild.
Memorial donations may
be made to Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Research, 1275 York
Avenue, NY, NY 10021 or
American Heart Institute.
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funeral
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Coast Chapel, 1010 N.W.
Federal Highway, Stuart.

Irving Arluck
Irving Arluck, 86, of Stu-
art, died Dec. 10, 2007, at
Martin Memorial Medical
Center in Stuart.
He was born in Brooklyn,
N.Y. and was a resident of
Stuart for two years after
moving from Bronxville,
N.Y.
He was preceded in death
by his loving wife of 57
years, Marian Arluck; and
his parents, Sam and Elsie
Arluck,
He is survived by his a
daughter, Lori Graf of Palm
City; a son, Steven Arluck of
Europe; three grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
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to the American Cancer
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Costa introduces special'Samsara Spa'


accommodations for cruisers


pas are not just for the
seemingly spoiled
anymore.
The origin of the word spa
has been debated over the
centuries, but what we
know is that it dates back to
the Roman era where
soldiers returning from
wars, would take to rejuve-
nation, relaxation and
treatment of wounds
through water.
Some say it is an acronym
for the Latin phrase sanitus
per aqua (health through
water). Others believe it
originated in the Belgium
town of Spa, which rose to
fame in the 14th century
when a thermal spring was
discovered there.
Either way, the ancient
spa has evolved to be an
umbrella term describing
places and experiences that
people would seek for
renewal of body, mind and
spirit.
The new spa offers
ancient therapies from all
over the world in wellness
and preventive treatments,
as well as beauty enhance-
ments.
Spas are offered by
category: medical, detox,
weight-loss, organic, day,
golf, boutique, destination,
romantic, vegetarian, single,
couples, etc. These range
fromluxury to affordable.
There is something for
everyone and every ailment.
Whatever your interest,
there will probably be a spa
somewhere in the world
that caters to it.
Although just about all
cruise lines offer spa
services aboard (some are
more luxurious than
others), Costa Cruises'
newest vessels, the Costa
Concordia and Costa
Serena, offer a new style of
cruising with the ultra
luxury Samsara Spa that
featuresgexclusive accom-
modations that provide
.guests with a complete
wellness getaway. The
staterooms, although no


larger than their counter-
parts, offer Samsara Spa
products and a flat- screen
TV.
Costa's guests who sail in
spa accommodations will
enjoy unlimited access to
spa accommodations, a
personalized wellness
consultation, tea ceremony
in the Samara Spa, two
complimentary treatments,
two complimentary fitness
or meditation classes, two
sun tanning sessions in the
solarium, and complimen-
tary access to the Ristorante
Samsara, exclusively
reserved for guests with
Samsara accommodations.
This is a very different
experience from conven-
tional cruising.
The Costa Concordia
(2006) and the Costa Serena
(2007) are sister vessels
weighing in at 112,000 tons
and have a capacity of 3,000
passengers each. They sail
year round on Eastern and
Western Mediterranean
itineraries that include
ports-of-call in Italy, Greece,
Turkey and Croatia.
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Costa has something for
everyone. With the intro-
duction of the Samsara Spa
experience, it has brought
yet another level to cruising.
Those who book one of the
55 Samsara cabins or 12
Samsara suites with direct
access to the two-deck
facility receive a "Welcome
Ritual" package which
includes an invitation to a


relaxing tea ceremony, a
personalized consultation, a
choice of two spa, two
fitness or meditation
lessons, two tanning
sessions, unlimited use of
in-spa perks, such as the
thalassotherapy pool, and a
reserved table in the
Samsara Restaurant.
The vessels also sport
single staterooms (12 inside
only) for solo travelers,
something that is very much
needed in the cruise
industry. There are very few
(if any) single staterooms on
most cruise ships. Many
tijnes, travelers who want to
travel alone have to pay 200
percent of the stateroom
cost. This will certainly be a
welcomed change.
Costa Cruises began as a
freight line that introduced
its first North American
cruise ship, the Costa
Riviera, in 1985. This
launched the "Cruising


Italian Style" theme. The
line became a fully owned
subsidiary of Carnival in
2000. The cruise line has a
very European flare to both
its d6cor and cuisine. Art
and architecture are an
important part of the Costa
experience, and all ships
feature millions in original
artwork and handcrafted
furnishings. The itineraries
are generally port intensive
and few at sea days.
Costa is celebrating its
60th anniversary this year
and is offering 40 to 55
percent off Europe sailings
on these vessels for a
limited time. Reserve early
for best rates and availabili-
ty.
Patty Toppa is a travel
consultant with Gadabout
Travel. She can be reached at
(321) 253-3674 and
patty@cruisetraveltours.co
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show the used car
manager at a dealer that
is franchised to sell the
make you own.
A Chevrolet dealer will
likely pay you more for a
Chevrolet trade-in than a
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Hope you and your
family had a wonderful
Christmas holiday and
New Year.
Now that the holidays are
over, many of us will have
an abundance of holiday
plants to nurture for an
entire year so we can enjoy
them again next year.
One of the most popular
gifts of the holiday season is
amaryllis bulbs.
These bulbs are relatively
easy to take of. If you give
them adequate water and
bright light, they should
bloom in about six weeks.
The best way to water is to
keep the plants evenly
moist. Do not water so
much that the plants are
sitting in standing water.
Keep the plants on a
;windowsill or on a protected
porch for the best results. If
your bulbs are too small in
size, you may have to wait
till next year before you get
blooms to form.
If you received a Norfolk
pine as a gift, or bought one
:for yourself, you can
successfully grow it indoors.
!As a matter of fact I recom-


mend that you either grow it
indoors or plant it in a
container. I do not recom-
mend planting outdoors.
The tree does not fare well
in hurricane-force winds
and grow extremely large.
With that said, Norfolk
pines will do extremely well
in an indoor environment
as long as there is ample
light. Position your plant
near a windowsill where it
will receive a bit of sun daily.
These plants will do best if
they are watered on a
regular schedule. Keep the
plants evenly moist, but not
dripping wet. Do not allow
the plants to sit in standing
water.
Norfolk pines also enjoy a
humid environment, so if
the plant is indoors, you
may find it beneficial to
lightly mist it from time to
time to help increase the
humidity. Improper water-
ing can result in needle loss
that will not regenerate. In
addition, never try to prune
the tree to shape it. The only
pruning that should be
done on this plant is for
basic maintenance, such as


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JOE ZELENAK
Garden Nook

trimming off dead or yellow
lower branches.
In the past, I have dis-
cussed how to choose and
nurture poinsettia plants
during the holidays. These
delicate plants can also be
planted outdoors after the
season is over.
First, choose a location
that is sheltered away from
strong winds and the full
direct rays of the summer
sun. Also, choose an area
where you can control the


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artificial light at night so
you can get your plants-to
bloom next season with
minimal effort.
Use a good quality potting
mix to place your plants in
the ground and be sure it is
a well-drained location. It
might be wise to repot your
plant in a large pot until all
danger of frost and cold
weather has past. March
would be a great transition
month to place your prize in
the ground.
Once the plant is planted
and established, be sure to
trim off all the old red
bracts. You will need to do
this in order to get blooms
next season.
Now comes the tricky
part. Starting around
November or sooner, the
plant is going to need long
nights in order to re-bloom.
During this two-month
period, you will need to
eliminate as much artificial
lighting at night. Keep the
area as dark as possible.
This is the key to getting
new blooms for the holi-
days.
One of the biggest
problems you might
encounter with a poinsettia


plant is root rot. Oftentimes
you will see poinsettia
plants wilting, as if they
were not wateredin days.
You go to check the soil and
it is still moist. So why is the
plant wilting? Actually, the
poinsettia most likely has a
root fungus or disease that
is preventing the plant from
taking on water. That
explains the wilted condi-
tion. This is usually caused
from the plant being in soil
that is overly moist. This
condition will almost always
lead to a dead plant.
In addition, you must also
keep watchful eye out for
whiteflies. Treat them at the
very first indication with
Orthenex.
With a little luck and
some skill, you should be
rewarded with some great
holiday color in your garden
next season.
Joe Zelenak has 26 years
experience in gardening and
landscape. Send e-mails to
gardennook@bellsouth.net
or visit his Web site at
www.hometowngarden.com
. He is also available to
answer plant questions at
Sears Essentials it Stuart.


Review
From page A3
also filed a lawsuit
against Mr. Underhill,
alleging he allowed
untreated wastewater to
contaminate under-
ground drinking water
supplies when the land
was used as a dairy farm.

Funding approved
for 12 area restora-
tion projects

The governing board
of the South Florida
Water Management
District has approved
$7 million for several
restoration projects
along the St. Lucie Estu-
ary and the Indian River
Lagoon.
The 12 specific proj-
ects were recommend-
ed for funding by the St.
Lucie River Issues
Team, which is com-
posed of members from
17 organizations.
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Deaths
From page A12


Commons Blvd Stuart Fl
34996
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funeral
Home & Crematory Treasure
Coast Chapel, 1010 N.W.
Federal Highway, Stuart.

William Lyle

William Lyle, 74, of Hobe
Sound died on Dec. 15,
2007, at Martin Memorial
Hospital North, in Stuart.
He was born in Yonkers,
N.Y., and moved to Hobe
Sound 15 years ago.
He was preceded in death
by his wife of 37 years,
Dorothy G. "Dolly" (Harvey)
Lyle.
He is survived by two sis-
ters, Irene Fattori and her
husband Armand Fattori of
Hobe Sound, and Elizabeth
Lyle of Leominster, Mass.;
and several nieces, nephews
and cousins.
A memorial service was
held at St. Luke's Episcopal
Church in Stuart.

Lucille Y. Deslauriers

Lucille Y. Deslauriers, 85,
of Palm City, died Dec. 19,
2007, at Parkway Health &


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Remember, however, that
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Rehabilitation Center in
Stuart.
She was born in Holyoke,
Mass., and was a resident of
Palm City for 13 years, com-
ing from Agawam, Mass.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Hermenegilde and Marie
(Lemieux) Authier.
She is survived by her hus-
band of 62 years, Armand E.
Deslauriers; a son, Donald
Deslauriers of Palm City, five
sisters, Lorette Authier of
Manchester, N.H., Juliette
Vautrain of Chicopee, Mass.,
Annette Sawyer of
Holyoke, Mass., Edna Benoit
of Chicopee, Mass., and
Louise Munley of Feeding
Hills, Mass.; three brothers,
Edmund Authier of
Chicopee, Mass., Paul Authi-.
er of Northhampton, Mass.,
and Lionel Authier of Auro-
ra, Colo.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Treasure
Coast Hospices 1201 S.E.
Indian Street -Stuart, FL
34997
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funeral
Home & Crematory Treasure
Coast Chapel, 1010 N.W.
Federal Highway, Stuart.


John McLeod

John McLeod, 78, of Palm
City, died Dec. 15, 2007, at
Treasure Coast Hospices in
Stuart.
He was born in Caro, Mich.,
and was a resident of Palm
City, for 18 years.
He founded Premier Cars
of Martin County and was a
member of the Fraternal
Order of the Masons and
Shriners, the Moose Lodge
and the Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, John and
Muriel (Chambers) McLeod;
a son, John Lester; and a sis-
ter, Dorothy Mcleod.
He is survived by his loving
wife of 61 years, Lorriane
McLeod; three daughters,
Ruth Ann Altenhof of Palm
City, Nancy Fritz of Milling-
ton, Mich., and Darleen Hood
of Caro, Mich.; seven grand-
children and five great-
grandchildren.
Memorial donations may
be made to Treasure Coast
Hospices, 1201 S.E. Indian
Street, Stuart, FL 34994.
Arrangements were han-
dled by All County Funeral
Home & Crematory Treasure
Coast Chapel.


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donated $2,300 to the
Giuliani campaign.
"I am a New Yorker, and
I saw him clean up New
York," said Mrs. Vitale,
wlo classifies herself as
an independent. "He's a
wonderful leader, and he
stopped a lot of organ-
ized crime. He's a strong
person, and he has he
courage to do things that
other people are afraid
to do."
Evett Simmons, a Port
St. Lucie attorney,
donated $2,300 to the
Clinton campaign. But
she also volunteered her
time. During the run-up
to the Iowa caucuses,
Ms. Simmons planned to
travel to the Hawkeye
State and man phone
banks for her chosen
candidate.
"We need experience
coupled with change to
get us to where we need
to go," Ms. Simmons
said. "This country is in
a mess. I look at our
economy and our morale
and I see that we need
someone who is strong


and really cares.'"
Mr. Giuliani, who
topped national GOP
polls for much of 2007,
impressed Port St. Lucie
resident Judie Budnick
with his efforts to cut
crime in New York City,
where Mr. Giuliani
served two terms as
mayor.
"It's not that my hus-
band and I are ardent,".
said Mrs. Budnick, a
retired Broward County
School Board member.
"We really pick the
person that we think can
make the biggest differ-
ence in the shortest
amount of time."
During the first nine
months of 2007, Mr.
Giuliani netted about
$72,000 from Treasure
Coast donors, including
$1,000 from Mrs. Bud-
nick, who was planning a
private fundraiser with
the candidate at her
home.
Mr. Giuliani also
impressed Mrs. Budnick
and other local donors
with his conduct follow-


ing the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks.
"Terrorism is some-
thing we always think
about," she said. "It must
be a safe environment
for our children and I
think he has the creden-
tials to get us there."
Ralph Sexton, aVero
Beach cattle rancher
donated $1,100 to the
former New York City
mayor's presidential
campaign.
"The war on terrorism
is the biggest challenge
we have and we'd


MARTIN COUNTY POLITICAL DONATIONS

Democrats


Hillary Rodham Clinton
Barack Obama
John Edwards


$18,985
$9,153
$4,200


'?During the first nine months of 2007, Trea-
sure Coast residents contributed about
$500,000 to presidential campaigns. "


better win it," Mr. Sexton
said.
Despite the long
campaign season, voters
are paying attention to
presidential candidates,
local political activists
said.
"Normally you hear
that people in one party
or the other are disap-
pointed with candidates,
but I'm not hearing that
among Democrats this
time around," said
Steven Willis, a state
committeeman with the
Indian River County


Republican presidential
hopeful Mitt Romney,
hosted a Vero Beach
campaign fundraiser last
month. Two of their
sons, Tagg and Craig,
also stumped for their
father in Indian River
County.
For Ms. Simmons, the
Port St. Lucie attorney,
meeting Mrs. Clinton
helped bring her on
board.
"She's not perfect, but
when I look at the field I
think she's the best in
the field of where we
need to go," Ms. Sim-
mons said. "We have
some tremendous
candidates, but I believe
she is the one we need in
office."

Staff writer Rita Hart
contributed to this
report.


Rudy Giuliani
John McCain
Mitt Romney

Source: Federal Election
Commission


$32,100
$30,287
$13,700

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Family Manors
Serving the Area Since 1991
Family Manors is not your typical ALF. Residents share two or three bedroom houses with those of similar
interests. A "family" atmosphere is created through friendships and neighbors. Semi-private and private
rooms are available.
Houses come fully furnished. If desired, the residents may incorporate their own personal furniture and
treasures into their new homes. Each house is equipped with a washer and dryer, full size refrigerator,
dishwasher, cable television service and microwave. Bathrooms are outfitted with safety grab bars, step-in
showers and raised toilet seats for comfort.
Independence is always supported and encouraged, but for those that require assistance, resident 'aides are
on duty 24 hours a day to provide personal care, a helping hand or just a familiar face. Each residence
is physically checked on every hour during the night. Resident comfort and safety provides peace of
mind. Laundry and linen services are- provided in a timely fashion never leaving the residents homes.
Housekeeping is done on a daily basis.
Family Manors' ten houses cover the length of a city block. Two gazebos, a pool, covered front porches and
sidewalks with handrails ensure plenty of opportunity for social interaction, fresh air and exercise. Activities
are provided seven days a week to include Bingo. shuffleboard, sing along and even Tai Chi. Residents are
transported to reserved beauty shop appointments weekly. They may also utilize the visiting barber services.-
Weekly shopping trips to Wal-Mart are provided. Transportation and staff assistance during doctor and lab
appointments is provided for all residents.
- Family Manors has been a licensed facility for sixteen years and is contracted with numerous Nursing
Home Diversion Program providers that provide funds for eligible residents based on financial and level of
care needs.
Residents often enjoy poolside BBQ's in the shade provided by the full grown oak tree beside the pool. Two
dining rooms are centrally located in the facility. Three meals are provided daily. Snacks and drinks are
available between .meals and into the evening. Meals are even delivered to resident's kitchens in case of
illness orrainy weather.
So. what are you waiting for? The authors of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update suggest
that you go to Family Manors and see what you've been missing. They are located at 3178 Iris Street
in Stuart, or call (772) 288-4781 to schedule a tour of Family Manors.
Cove Gardens
Serving the Area for Over 12 Years HAS RELOCATED
Cove Gardens has relocated to 4968 Old Dixie Hwy. in Stuart (between Cove Rd. & Salerno Rd.
on Dixie Highway), phone (772) 781-0700. If you are looking for a complete garden center, then Cove
Gardens is the place to go. You will be pleased with their selection of "sure thing" plants, flowers and
garden accessories.
Cove Gardens offers an extensive collection of fine quality indoor plants, annuals, perennials, orchids.
They carry a wide range of flowers, greenery, palms, tropical fruits and Bamboo. In addition to the plants,
they have all you need to care for them such as pots and planters, fertilizers, potting mixes, soils, stone
mulch., and organic fertilizers. They also provide delivery, free estimates for installation, plant and palm
rentals, for any special occasion.
Their experienced staff can answer any questions concerning the culture and care of your plant. With proper
planting and proper watering, you should always have success. Their aim is to inform their customers and
help them become successful gardeners. Cove Gardens will definitely fulfill any plant enthusiast's needs.
Special orders available.
The writers of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update suggest that you call Cove Gardens
at (772) 781-0700 for any additional information on how Cove Gardens can make your gardening an
enjoyable and successful experience.
Heart To Heart Services Inc.
Serving Martin, St. Lucie, North Palm Beach
& South Indian River Counties
'Home Care' is a term that most people associate with the elderly, but home care is not limited to a specific
age group it provides services to adults of all ages. Many people also don't realize that 1 out of every 4
people currently receiving home care is under the age of 65.
Heart To Heart Services, phone (772) 398- 8233 is dedicated to providing the residents of our community
with the care and companionship needed for them to remain independent in the comfort of their own home
and to create peace of mind for all concerned. They provide stand-by assistance with everyday tasks such
as walking, dressing and bathing. They cook, clean, run errands, escort to and from appointments, and most
importantly provide companionship with compassion, trustworthiness and reliability.
Whether you are suffering from a long-term disability, recovering fiom an illness or going through the
natural occurrences that happen with aging, Heart To Heart Services understands that you value your
privacy and independence, and they are dedicated to providing in-home care and companionship all day,
every day or for a few hours, a few days a week.
The authors of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update are pleased to recommend Heart To
Heart Services, Inc. to all of our readers. Visit their website at www.heart2heartcare.com.
Riverwatch Marina & Boatyard
Serving the Treasure Coast for Over 30 Years
Riverwatch Marina & Boatyard is proud to be one of the area's finest full-service marine facilities.
Located at 200 SW Monterrey Rd. in Stuart, they have all of the people, facilities and services to give you
the best boating experience anywhere.
Riverwateh Marina & Boatyard is family owned & operated otffering both indoor and outdoor dry storage
up tO 40i' ad wet slips.for boats itpto, 70' in length. They are-.authorized dealers and a repair facility for
Merc;'/Merrviiser, Evinr&e/Johioon anid Volvo, Peinta. Regardless of your boat style or power system,
their ervice departnnthas certified technician, ith both tthe qialifiecatis and the dedication to maintain
your boat and helprnake your boating experience a trily pleasant one.
The boatyard has a sixty ton. travelift for hauling boats that need bottom painting, running, gear repair, and
fiberglass work. They will meet and exceed your expectations for service at their marina and boatyard,
located at the intersection of the St Lucie River and the Palm City Bridge.
The authors of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update suggest that you call Riverwatch
Marina & Boatyard today at (772) 286-3456, for all your boat storage and service needs
Aesthetic Dentistry of Palm City
Drs. Tom and Shannon Galinis and Dr. T.L Plymale
At Aesthetic Dentistry of Palm City, Drs. Tom and Shannon Galinis and Dr. T.L. Plymale, located at
2812 SW Mapp Road in Palm City, give their patients something to smile about. Aesthetic Dentistry of
Palm City is a general practice, that prides themselves on a "commitment to excellence" and welcomes new
patients and families. They offer routine cleanings, tooth colored fillings, porcelain onlays/crowns, bridges
and nighttguard appliances.
Their Specialty Services include:
The Simple Smile Makeover Teeth in a day'" Teeth in an hourT *
Tek-Skan bite analysis"' Zoom WhiteningTM
Their doctors feel it is their obligation to remain on the cutting edge of dentistry to provide the best that
dentistry,has to offer. It is their goal to enhance the quality of life for all their patients making their smiles
not only beautiful but healthy and functional. Please call them anytime at (772) 283-8350 to meet their
enthusiastic team and knowledgeable doctors, or visit their website at www.galinisaesthetics.com.
The editors of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update recommend Aesthetic Dentistry of
Palm City for all of your dental needs...where skilled hands and an eye for beauty guarantee "Your
Teeth For A Lifetime!"


A Better Life Chiropractic Center
Drs. Caroline and Todd Rissacher
Do you suffer from headaches, back or neck pain, have sleep problems or feel fatigued, experience muscle
tension or cramps, leg or arm pain or numbness? Spinal misalignments or "Subluxations" may be the cause
and Chiropractic treatment may be able to help YOU!
Whatever the cause may be: injury to your body, poor posture, sedentary lifestyle, sports injury, car accidents,
work-related injuries or emotional stress, there is a Chiropractic treatment which stresses natural methods
of healing...without drugs or surgery. The Chiropractors at A Better Life Chiropractic Center treats each
individual's specific needs in the quest for A Better Life".
They take the time to understand your needs and make your ongoing good health their priority. Their goal
is to have every one of their patients receive the finest Chiropractic care possible. Their staff members are
dedicated to serving you and strive to make your experience in their office as pleasurable as it can be.
The editors of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update suggest that if you or someone you know
is suffering, please call A Better Life Chiropractic Center (772) 692-7899 or visit us in Jensen Beach
across from the Treasure Coast Mall for a Free-no risk no obligation consultation. Make us your
Chiropractic solution! Q r
Artichoke Cafe & Bistro
"Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary"
For the best in breakfast and lunch specialties, go to Artichoke Cafe & Bistrol If you appreciate delicious
food at its best then Artichoke Caf% & Bistro is exactly what you are looking for. This has become the
restaurant of choice for many desiring the highest quality service and food at a reasonable price in the area.
Whether you are in the mood for a healthy breakfast or filling lunch, Artichoke Cafe & Bistro can please
those taste buds of yours!
Artichoke Cafe6 & Bistro has created a menu of a variety of signature dishes that will have something on it
that you would like, no matter how hungry you are or what you're hungry for. They offer a wide range of
meals, to accommodate any taste.
At Artichoke Cafe & Bistro, diners are treated to great dining and full service at a leisurely, enjoyable pace
in a comfortable, casual, atmosphere. Their fast. friendly servers are always at your service to mqke sure
that your meal is just right!
So, if you were planning to go to a place with great food and fun for everyone in the family, Artichoke Cafe
& Bistro located at 333 SE Ocean Blvd. in Stuart, phone (772) 287-6333 would be the perfect choice.
Tlhe editors of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update suggest that you stop in often at
Artichoke Caf6 & Bistro and enjoy a delicious meal. Their breakfast hours are from 6:30am-9:30am
and their lunch hours are from 10:30ami-2:30pm, Monday thru Friday. Ask about their tasty lunch
specials!
Custom Cleaning
www.customcleaningtc.com
Are you tired of spending your weekends cleaning your house? Tired of coming to work on Monday to a
dirty office? Custom Cleaning is available for all your residential, commercial and construction/remodel
cleaning needs. Hiring Custom Cleining will leave you more free-time to relax and enjoy your family.
They are available for weekly or biweekly cleanings, or even just occasionally when you need a helping
hand. Custom Cleaning enjoys cleaning windows and JSpring Cleanings". At Custom Cleaning if you are
not satisfied, they're not satisfied. Custom'Cleaning is locally owned & operated and has been cleaning the
Treasure Coast since 1991. They are also a member of The Better Business Bureau of Southeast Florida and
have an A+ Rating with The Better Business Bureau. They bring their own professional cleaning supplies
and equipment and come prepared with everything needed to clean your home and/or office professionally
& effectively. They are licensed, bonded and insured. For your security and peace-of-mind, every employee
is screened and extensively trained, providing you with a dependable, trustworthy cleaning service. Custom
Cleaning assures that all cleaning will be done correctly and with integrity, leaving you with peace of mind
that your home and/or office is being well taken care of... so you can relax and get back to enjoying your
fl-ee time and family.
The authors of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update suggest that you call Rhonda James
@ Custom Cleaning today at 772-260-2998 to set up your free estimate. Or check out their website @
www.customcleaningtc.com. Mention this article and you will receive $20.00 offyour initial cleaning.
Vinnie's Carpet Cleaning
Have you been looking for a way to brighten up the look of a room in your home or office? Is your carpet
dirty and dull'? If you don't have the time to give your floors the deep cleaning they deserve, you should call
Vinnie's Carpet Cleaning at (772) 215-8946 to help!
As a professional carpet care company, Vinnie's Carpet Cleaning uses truck-mounted steam cleaning to
maintain a clean, healthy environment in your house or building. The fully trained staff gives full attention
to detail from he smallestjobs to the largest. Whether you would just like a good once-over to spruce things
up, or you are in need of regular maintenance, you can count on them to get the job done right!
Proper maintenance not only keeps everything looking nice, it also helps reduce the dust and particles that
can aggravate asthma and allergies. If you have pets, dander can also be kept at a minimum. Vinnie's
Carpet Cleaning tackles everything from germs that live within the fibers of carpeting to the dirty, particles
that lie throughout, and they make it easier. to keep your family healthy. Clean carpet clean feeling!
The authors of this 2008 Winter Edition Local Business Update suggest that you call Vinnie's Carpet
Cleaning today to be on your way to having the cleanest carpet in town.

Van Tazma Custom Vehicles
Having the car accident blues? Van Tazma Custom Vehicles is your answer aid helping hand to get
through all of the headaches following an accident. Van Tazma Custom Vehicles can provide you with
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Jensen Beach Bowl
Home of Blazer Bowling and Penny-A-Pin
Jensen Beach Bowl is celebrating their 50d1 anniversary this year. Present owners Jes and Michelle Sprague
have Worked hard for 13 years to provide the community with a clean, innovative and family-friendly
recreation center. They are located at 2303 NE Dixie Hwy. in Jensen Beach, phone (772) 225-I)OWL
(2695).,
Bowling today offers something for everyone, and there is no place better than Jensen Beach Bowl to go
for league, club or open bowling. With an exciting game of bowling, treat yourself to delicious food or cold
soda fi'om the snack bar. The fries and Philly Steak sandwiches are the best! Let the young ones try their
skills in the "Glow Zone" Arcade and win cool prizes. For the adults there is "Lane 21", the lounge, which
has billiards, darts, and of course, delicious drinks. Be a star at Karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights. If
you are looking for a fun time, this is the place to be!!
-Jensen Beach Bowl has a special program just right for you. Try their Wednesday Senior Day or Penny-
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information or to book. a party visit www.jensenbeachbowl.com or call (772) 225-BOWL (2695).
The editors of this 2008 Winter Edition Business Review and Reference Guide urge you and your
family to go out and visit Jensen Beach Bowl!


Democratic Party.
Carole Jean Jordan of
Vero Beach, the immedi-
ate past chairwoman of
the Florida Republican
Party, said the large GOP
field was keeping voters
interested.
"It's been a long time
since we've had such a
plethora of Republican
candidates," Mrs. Jordan
said.
Candidates have also
targeted the Treasure
Coast for votes, stump-
ing here or sending
family members to
campaign.
In April, Mr. Obama
hosted a private
fundraiser at a barrier
island Vero Beach home.
Democrat Mike Gravel
brought his long-shot
presidential bid to Vero
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Sunrise stage, along with
Ronnie Baker Brooks, son of
blues legend Lonnie Brooks.
Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are
$32; call the box office at (772)
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Capitol Steps take aim
at politicians
Elaina Newport, a found-
ing member of the singing
political satire troupe The
Capitol Steps, loves Florida. It
is the state that keeps on
giving material for their
humor, that is. They return to
the Lyric Theatre on Jan. 9
and she spoke fromWashing-
ton, D.C. about the coming
election.
Last year's trip, also in
January, was shortly after the
Mark Foley page scandal and
the Democratic take-over of
Congress, which provided a
wealth of material. This year,
it has been Senator Larry
Craig that has been the gift
that keeps on giving.
"Larry Craig has been great
for us," she said. "That he
didn't resign was a gift for
comedians. We use a song to
the tune of'Knock Three
Times,' called 'Tap Three
Times.' We had to build a
bathroom stall as a set.
"As a citizen, my first
reaction is 'does this really go
on?' As a comedian, I ask,
'what's the song, how quickly
can we get this into the
show?' It's fantastic that
Senator Craig is fighting the
charges, so thank, you, Larry."
Right now the troupe is
sorting out the primary
candidates with a song for
each one. They started the
primary season with "Seven-
ty-Six Unknowns." For Mitt
Rornney, they sing, "How to
Fake it Through the Night,"
and John McCain has
"McCain's Campaign is
Mainly Down the Drain."
Lest you think the non-
partisan group is tilting left,
John Edwards' song is "I'm So
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and Bobby Johnston in one of the vignettes performed in StarStruck Productions 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now
Change'. The cast will perform the show eighteen times at the Barn Theatre in Stuart between Jan. 9-27.


A funny, sweet look at love


and the state of matrimony


BY SHELLEY KOPPEL
Entertainment writer
"I Love You, You're Per-
fect, Now Change," is a
long title for a delightful
show that is made up of
short vignettes about dat-
ing, relationships, mar-
riage, children, in-laws,
growing old together and
losing a spouse.
StarStruck Performing
Arts Center's Jennifer and
Peter Jones have been
hired by the Barn Theatre
to present the show at the


Barn from Jan.'9-27 and I
spoke with Jennifer
Jones, the director, about
the show.
"It's a great show with a
long title," she said. "The
New York tag line for it is
'Seinfeld set to music.' It's
very New York, very cos-
mopolitan, very in-your-
face, very witty. There are
six actors, three male and
three female, who all
wear black and inter-
changeably share all of
the parts," she said.
"Two of the men, James


STAR SCOPES
James Tucker


Week of 01-04-2008

Aries-March 21-April 19
Much change is happening around you now. Your
job is to stay calm when the storms hit and ride
things through. Your courage and decision- mak-
ing powers increase, and you experience overall
good results when you follow this plan. Refuse to
get sidetracked on whimsical ideas. You are a
master at handling life's challenges. You do it so
well.

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Your spirit is stronger than ever. Your heart pre-
vails. You have so many new ideas inside that
want to be released and become fruitful. It all
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Channing and Bobby
Johnston, are graduates
of our program. James
Channing was Sweeney
Todd and Bobby Johnston
was Judge Turpin. It's
really exciting to watch
James and Bobby transi-
tioning into being adult
professionals. I am so
proud of them apd of
their work ethic. It's really
important to everybody
in any career to know that
there are people who
know more and have
more experience. It's the


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making you better."
Larry Brooks, a
StarStruck acting instruc-
tor, has the other male
role; the women are
played by Elizabeth
Casalini, a StarStruck
dance instructor, Heidi
Condon, who teaches
improvisation there and
Lynn Mozena.
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StarStruck; she's a local

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yourself, but listen to trusted advisors who have
your best interests at heart as well, and you will
always head in the right direction. Two thousand
eight will be a very good year for you if you listen.

Gemini-May 21-June 21
It's time to take your life to the next level. Begin
the New Year with positive expectations for your
major dreams and goals. Just be sure your heart is
in them before you begin starting any project. The
heart is what helps see things through to comple-
tion. Also, keep a lighter touch. Are you having any
fun in life? Happiness is the surest sign of success.

Cancer-June 22-July 22
Attention to details continues to bring positive
results. Sometimes it is a challenge to find motiva-
tion and change while taking care of the small
stuff. You can do it. The whole idea is to pace your-
self and trust your instincts. You have so many
worthwhile goals. You will be tested. You are up
for it. You will emerge victorious again. It's your
destiny.

Leo-July 23-Aug. 22
Your very truest nature is to listen to, act on and
follow through on your first impressions. You are
born of fire and vision. When you feel the passion


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ever you feel yourself slowing down it is because
you are moving sideways instead of forward. Stay
on track and this year will be one of your best ever.

Virgo-Aug. 23-Sept.22
The moon in Virgo gives you an emotional edge
this week. There isn't much holding you back
these days. Saturn in retrograde just makes you
more selective on where you place your energy.
Begin to make new plans for the next three
months. By spring you will be moving forward at a
steady clip. New and better results are on the hori-
zon.

Libra-Sept 23-Oct. 22
When you are rested and feeling good your life
works so much better. You are always doing good
for others. Make it a promise that this year you will
practice balance in your own life as well. There is
no reason to burn out now. Take care of yourself
and the universe will continue to reward you with
so many new opportunities. You are so deserving.

Scorpio-Oct.23-Nov.21
Venus in Scorpio gives you an emotional edge.

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* Soul Rebel appears at Friday
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9

* Classical pianists The Five


Browns come to the Lyric The-
atre, come to Lyric Theatre, 59
S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, as part
of the Treasure Coast Concert
Association's season. Tickets


are $60; call the box office at
(772) 286-7827.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9

* The Capitol Steps bring their
political humor to the Lyric The-
atre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart,
for shows at 6 and 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $46 and $40; call
the box office at (772) 286-
7827 or order online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.
* The Barn Theatre, 2400 E.
Ocean Blvd., Stuart, and
StarStruck Productions present
the comedy musical "I Love
you, You're Perfect, Now
Change," through January 27.
Tickets are $25; call the box
office at (772) 284-4884.

THURSDAY, JAN. 10

* Pineapple Playhouse, 700
West Weatherbee Road, Fort
Pierce, presents the comedy,
"Opal's Million Dollar Duck,"
through January 27. Perfor-
mances are Thursday-Saturday
at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $15; call the box
office at (772) 465-0366.
* Live at the Blake Library,
2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stu-
art, presents acoustic guitarist
Jack Williams in a program of
American music. Tickets for the
7 p.m. concert are $10 in
advance and $15 at the door
and are available at the Blake
Library. Call (772) 221-1403.
* The Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W.
Flagler Ave., Stuart, presents


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Bars and Clubs

THURSDAY, JAN. 3

* Finz Waterfront Grille: 4290
S.E. Salerno Road, Port Salerno,
Every Thursday, Guitarist Darrell
Gwinn 5-8 p.m. (772) 283-
1929.

FRIDAY, JAN. 4

Bogey's & Stogey's, 1032
S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St.
Lucie, Call for performers.
(772) 337-7778.
Cobb's Landing, 200 N. Indi-
an River Drive, Fort Pierce, Solid
Gold, 6 -10 p.m. (772) 460-
9014.
Conchy Joe's Seafood, 3945
N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen
Beach, Reggae by Rainfall, Fri-
day and Saturday, 8 p.m. to
midnight. Thursday and Sun-
day, 7-10 p.m. (772) 334-1130.
Crawdaddy's, 1949 N.E
Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen
Beach, Most Wanted, 8 p.m.-
midnight. (772) 225-3444.
* Finz Waterfront Grille: 4290
SE Salerno Road, Port Salerno,
Skeezix 9- midnight; (772)
283-1929
* Good Times, East Port Plaza,
Port St. Lucie, Just Ahead, Fri-
day and Saturday, 9:30 p.m.- 2
a.m. (772) 337-3546.
* Groucho's Comedy Club,
Club Med Sandpiper 4500 S.E.
Pine Valley St., Port St. Lucie,
Comedian Ken Evans & Liz Fer-
ron. Show at 8p.m.; tickets are
$12. Reservations suggested.
(772) 419-0302.
* Hemingway's/Stuart Lanes,
1580 S. Federal Highway, Stu-
art, Special performance by,
Bruce Bosshard, 6-8 p.m..
(772) 220-2840.
* Hutchinson Island Marriott
Resort Tiki Bar, 555 N.E.
Ocean Blvd., Hutchinson
Island, Bob Swinton, 5:30-9:30
p.m. (772) 225-3700.
* Johnny's Corner/ Riomar


Restaurant, 7180 S. US 1, Port
St. Lucie, Gregg Jackson, 8-11
p.m. (772) 878-2686.
* Pirate's Loft, 4307 S.E.
Bayview St., Stuart, Friday'anid
Saturday, The Jukebox Band;
8:30 p.m. 12:30 a.m. (,772)
223-5048.
* The Stern House, 4110 S.E.
Salerno Road, "Jazzed Up Quar-
tet," 7-10 p.m. (772) 288-4335
* The Wave Bar and Lounge at
Sakura Restaurant, 1628 S.
Federal Highway, Stuart,
Drapes of Wrath, 8 p.m. mid-
night. (772) 287-0018.
* Thirsty Turtle, 2825 S.W. Port
St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie,
Call for performers, 8:15 p.m.-
midnight. (772) 344-7774.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5

Bogey's & Stogey's, 1032
S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St.
Lucie, Call for performers, 9
p.m. to 1 a.m. (772) 337-7778.
* Caf4 Cr6me, 1068 S.E. Port
St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie,
Two of Hearts, 6-8:30 p.m.
(772) 337-2111.
* Cobb's Landing, 200 N. Indi-
an River Drive, Fort Pierce, Cof-
fee Beans, 6-10 p.m. (772)
460-9014.
Conchy Joe's Seafood,
3945 N.E. Indian River Drive,
Jensen Beach, Reggae by Rain-
fall, 8 p.m. to midnight. (772)
334-1130.
* Crawdaddy's. 1949 N.E.
Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen
Beach, Alita, 8 p.m.-midnight,
(772) 225-3444.
* Finz Waterfront Grille: 4290
SE Salerno Road, Port Salerno,
Skeezix 9- nriidnight; (772)
283-1929
* Groucho's Comedy Club,
Club Med Sandpiper 4500 S.E.
Pine Valley St., Port St. Lucie,
Comedian Ken Evans & Liz Fer-
ron. Show at 8 p.m.; tickets are
$12. Reservations suggested.
(772) 419-0302.
* Hutchinson Island Marriott
Resort Tiki Bar, 555 ,N.E.
Ocean Blvd., Hutchinson
Island, Barely Broken, 2 -5 p.m.
Bob Swinton, 6 -10 p.m. (772)
225-3700.
* Johnny's Corner Family
Restaurant, Lounge & Arcade,
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John Patrick was a prolif-
ic playwright and screen-
writer who wrote numer-
ous farces and comedies,
as well as the stage adapta-
tion of "Teahouse of the
August Moon," which won
a Pulitzer Prize and Tony
Award.
He also wrote the
screenplays for successful
films like "Three Coins in a
Fountain" and "Love is a
Many-Splendored Thing."
Local audiences may
remember the Pineapple
Playhouse's production
last season of "The Curious


Savage," this year they are
presenting the comedy
"Opal's Million Dollar
Duck," which will run from
Jan. 10-27.
The play centers around
two performers from a
summer stock company,


Desmond and Queenie,
who are searching for cos-
tumes in a local store,
"Opal's Antique Junque
Shop."
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treasures, they find an oil
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Gregg Jackson, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
(772) 878-2686
Kings Head Pub, 2838 S.W.
Port St. Lucie Blvd, Bob
Namnes, 7-9 p.m. (772) 340-
1223.
* The Wave Bar and Lounge at
Sakura Restaurant, 1628 S.
Federal Highway, Stuart,
Bobby &'the Blisters, 8 p.m.-
midnight (772) 287-0018.


* Thirsty Turtle, 2825 S.W. Port
St Lucie Blvd., Port St Lucie,
Call for performers, 8:15 p.m.-
midnight (772) 344-7774.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6

* Archie's Seabreeze, 401
South Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce,
Soul Rebel, 4-8 p.m. (772) 460-
3888
* Cobb's Landing, 200 N. Indi-
an River Drive, Fort Pierce,
Phantom, 3-7 p.m. (772) 460-
9014.


* Conchy Joe's Seafood, 3945
N.E. Indian River Drive, in
Jensen Beach features Reggae
by Rainfall from 7-10 p.m.
(772) 334-1130.
* Crawdaddy's, 1949 N.E.
Jensen Beach Blvd., in Jensen
Beach features Gregg Jackson &
The Mojo Band from 6 -10 p.m.
(772) 225-3444. -
* Finz Waterfront Grille: 4290
SE Salerno Road, Port Salerno,
Every Sunday, Sweet Justice 2-6
pm. (772) 283-1929.
* Wahoo's on the Waterfront,
400 N.W. Alice Ave., in Stuart
features The Jukebox Band
from 4:30-8:30 p.m. (772) 692-
2333.


MONDAY, JAN. 7

* Hemingway's/Stuart Lanes,
1580 S. Federal Highway, in
Stuart features Al "White Light-
ning" Jones from 6:15-9:15
p.m. Call (772) 220-2840.
* Johnny's Comer Family
Restaurant, Lounge &
Arcade,7180 S.U.S. 1, Port St.
Lucie, Music by Jimbo, 8 p.m. -
midnight 772) 878-2686

TUESDAY, JAN. 8

* Pirate's Loft, 4307 S.E.
Bayview St. Stuart, Sunset Cele-
bration with Pat & Gigi, 6-9
p.m. (772) 223-5048.


WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9

* Hutchinson Island Marriott
ResOrt Tiki Bar, 555 N.E.
Ocean Blvd., Hutchinson Island,
Bob Swinton, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
(772) 225-3700.
* Thirsty Turtle, 2825 S.W. Port
St Lucie Blvd., Port St Lucie,
Davee Bryan, 7:45 -11p.m.
(772) 344-7774.
* Wahoo's on the Waterfront,
400 N.W. Alice Ave., Stuart, Pat
& Gigi, 6 -9:30 p.m. (772) 692-
2333.

THURSDAY, JAN. 10

* Archie's Seabreeze, 401 S.
Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, Jazz
and Steak Night every Thursday
with Coffee Beans, 7-10 p.m.
(772) 460-3888.
Cafe Creme, 1068 Port St
Lucie Blvd., in Port St. Lucie fea-
tures Phantom from 618:30
p.m. (772) 337-2111.
* Conchy Joe's Seafood, 3945
N.E. Indian River Drive, in
Jensen Beach features Reggae
by Rainfall from 7 -10 p.m.
(772) 334-1130.
Crawdaddy's. 1949 N.E.
Jensen Beach Blvd., in Jensen
Beach features The Shakers
from 7:30-11 p.m. (772) 225-
3444.
Dolphin Bar & Shrimp
House, 140 N.E. Indian River
Drive, in Jensen Beach features
Pat & Gigi from 6-10 p.m. (772)
781-5236.
* Johnny's Corner Family
Restaurant, Lounge & Arcade,
7180 S.U.S. 1, Port St Lucie,


Music by Jimbo, 8 p.m. mid-
night 772) 878-2686
* The WaveL Bar and Lounge at
Sakura Restaurant, 1628 S.
Federal Highway, Stuart, Fid-
dlin' Jessy Daumen and
Reuben "Lounge Lizard" Mor-
gan, 7-11 p.m. (772) 287-0018.
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St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie,
Davee Bryan, 7:45-11 p.m.

UPCOMING

FRIDAY, JAN. 11

* The Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Fla-
gler Ave., Stuart, presents an
evening of American Acoustic
Music featuring David
Bromberg and the Angel Band.
Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are
$43 and $38; call the box office
at (772) 286-7827 or order
online at www.lyrictheatre.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 12

* Live at the Blake Library,
2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stu-
art, presents the *Messiaen
Quartet Tickets for the 11 a.m.
concert are $10 in advance and
$15 at the door and are avail-
able at the Blake Library. Call
(772) 221-1403.
* The Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Fla-
gler Ave., Stuart, presents Vero
Beach native and country star
Jake Owen for two shows, at 5
and 8:00 p.m.; tickets are $35
and $30; call the box office at
(772) 286-7827 or order online
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Scorpios have a strong will.
But your heart tells you the
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go and going with this flow of
inner light and truth without
trying to always figure things
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Sagittarius-Nov. 22-Dec. 21
Say this out loud each day
upon awakening: "Mine is a
great life. I begin each new
day thankful to be alive and I
rejoice in the endless possi-
bilities. I will make the most
of my day. When I stop my
labor I will make time for
pleasure, joy and sharing my
good with those I love. I have
the courage to face tomorrow
with more of the same. I give
thanks for all these great
blessings."
Capricorn-Dec. 22-Jan. 19
You are truly amazing. You
have a reservoir of energy and
skills that never runs dry. Why?
Because you never quit trying.
You are a winner. You always
get the job done. This is why


the universe chose you to
start the New Year off right
You are an inspiration for all
of us. You are the greatest
teacher of the old-fashioned
time honored values. Thanks
for being there.

Aquarius-Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Your strong efforts in life con-
tinue to bring positive results.
The New Year will bring more
of the same. Your time is
becoming more valuable.
You are a true pioneer who
reaches out and does things
most others only dream
about. Your values are strong.
Your vision is clear. You know
what you want. Now all that
is left is to take action. What a
magical life.
Pisces-Feb. 19-March 20
Rise up each morning from
your slumber and continue to
transform yourself into the
beautiful, free spirited soul
that you were born to be. You
are unique in all of creation.
Remove anything from your
life that would diminish this
awesome inner beauty. You
are so close to your purpose
and passion. Go for it now
and the year ahead will bring
you life's richest blessings
ever.


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From page B1
Pretty," and Hillary Clinton
has a Shakespearean bit in
which 'Out, out damn spot'
and 'Aye, there's the rub,' are
given new meaning. As with
all topical humor, things may
change as political fortunes
change.
For this group, the ideal
political match-up would be
Hilary Clinton vs. Rudy
Giuliani.
There are so many possibili-
ties, so many NewYork
things, so many male and
female things, like Bill hitting
on Rudy's wife and Rudy's ex-
wives. The women in the
showwould love it; they never
get to star. I should be careful
what I wish for, though. In


1996, it was Clinton against
Dole, and Dole seemed
funny, talking about himself
in the third person. I didn't
know what was to come in
the second Clinton term. We
lived for presidential races."
Ms Newport urges people
to come to the show if they
are not sure for whom they
want to vote.
"It will help you decide who
is funnier," she said. "Laugh-
ter is important.
One thing she knows is that
there will never be a lack of
things and people to poke fun
of.
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Photo provided by Gigi Channing
Two 'nerds' Elizabeth Casalini and Bobby Johnston perform 'Stud & Babe' in one of the
vignettes performed in StarStruck Productions 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change'.
The cast will perform the show eighteen times at the Barn Theatre in Stuart between Jan.
9-27.


Perfect
From page B1
disc jockey with a great
voice and great comedic
timing," Ms. Jones said.
"We're ecstatic to have
her."
The StarStruck/Barn col-
laboration is exciting for
the director.
"The Barn is a wonderful
community theater that
has stepped out of the box
and said that they were
going to hire a professional
company to do their musi-
cal," she said. "We're
rehearsing during Christ-
mas, and having such tal-
ented people means that
rehearsal time is mini-
mized. The rehearsals are
about the details, making a
show go from good to
great. All of the actors
bring a lot to the table."
The Barn also considers
the partnership a great fit.
"The intimate setting of
the Barn Theatre is perfect
for this type of produc-
tion," said John Sabo, the


Barn's vice president for
marketing. "The skilled
hands of our technical
director, J. Pat Mont-
gomery, will provide a
turntable stage setting to
accommodate the per-
formers for an evening
that's heavy on humor and
light on angst."
Ms. Jones agrees.
"All of the vignettes are
humorous and touching,"
she said. "It's often side7
splittingly hilarious. It's a
great date-night show;
you'll laugh 'til you're blue
in the face. -It's also a little
risque. It's a lot of fun."
While director Jennifer
Jones and musical director
Peter Jones are the well-
known members of the
production team, Jennifer
Jones has also brought her
long-time stage manager,
Missy Weigel, to work on
the production.
"We've worked on and off
together for about 10 years,
Ms. Jones said. "We've
worked together on every
show for the past .five
years. The relationship


between stage manager
and director is so impor-
tant. As the director, you
set the show up with the
specifics of the' picture
you're trying to create. As
you start to develop the
characters you count on
the stage manager to make
sure everything else is hap-
pening. On opening night,
once the show is up and
running, I turn it over to
the Missy. Unless there is a
problem, you don't see me
back stage. She's the one
on the walkie-talkie with
the lighting designer and
the sound technician. I am
very lucky to work with
her."
"I Love You, You're Per-
fect, Now Change," runs at
the Barn Theatre, 2400 East
Ocean Blvd., Stuart, from
Jan. 9-27. Performances
are Wednesdays-Saturdays
at 8 p.m. and Saturdays
and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tick-
ets are $25; call the box
office at (772) 287-4884 or
visit the Web site
www.barn-theatre.com


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From page B4


at www.lyrictheatre.com.
* Four Bitchin' Babes bring
"Hormonal Imbalance: A
Mood-Swinging Musical


Revue," to the Sunrise Theatre,
117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce,
for an 8 p.m. show. Tickets are
$34 and $28; call the box office


at (772),, 461-4775 or order
online at
www.sunrisetheatre.com.

SUNDAY, JAN. 13

* The Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W.
Flagler Ave., Stuart, presents
.the juggling Flying Karamazov
Brothers. Tickets for the 4 p.m.
and 7 p.m. shows are $45 and
$40; call the box office at (772)
286-7827 or order online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.

MONDAY, JAN. 14

* The Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W.
Flagler Ave., Stuart, presents
Western and country singers
Riders in the Sky. Tickets forthe
5 p.m. and 8 p.m. shows .are
$35 and $30; call the box office
at (772) 286-7827 or order
online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.

TUESDAY, JANA 15

* The Preservation Hall Jazz
Band comes to the Sunrise
Theatre, 117 S. Second St., Fort
Pierce, for a 7 p.m. show. Tick-
ets are $35 and $29; call the
box office at (772) 461-4775 or
order online at www.sun-'
risetheatre.com.
* Singer/songwriter Art Gar-
funkle comes to the Lyric The-
atre for a 7 p.m. show. Tickets


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2008 Cattle Barrons' Ball.
The event, scheduled
for Jan. 19, at Rolling Rock
Stables in Palm City, is the
top fundraiser for the
ACS.


Event organizers have
received a four-day, three-
night stay for two at the
Rancho De La Oso gdest
ranch in Tucson, Ariz. The
airline miles will be used to
enhance this unique dona-
tion and raise additional
funds that will support
national research and local
programming in Martin
County like R.O.C.K.


(Reaching Out to Cancer
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To make a donations or
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Mitch Kloortain/chlet photographer
R. Emmett Fitzsimmons, Jamie Helmick, Karen Dierkson and Gail Searles rehearse their
roles in the Pineapple Playhouse production of 'Million Dollar Duck'. Performances are
scheduled from Jan. 10-27.

Duck
From page B3


museum. Hoping to get
the reward for the return of
the painting, they try to get
Opal to sell it to them, but
she has decided to keep it
* because it reminds her of
her pet duck that was run
over by a truck.
The actors try a variety
of outrageous methods to
try to wrest the painting
from her and the plot
thickens as their efforts
become more and more
frantic.
Colby Dempsey, the
assistant director for the
production, says that the
playwright, who wrote the
play toward the end of his
career, pokes fun at him-


From page B6
are $75; call the, box office at
-! (772) 286-7827 or order
online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16
Blues and rock guitarist
Robin Trower comes to the
Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Sec-
ond St., Fort Pierce, for a 7
p.m. show. Tickets are $29 and
$25; call the "box office at
(772) 461-4775 or order
online at www.sunrisethe-
atre.com.i
Live at the Blake Library,
2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stu-
art, presents Tom Snyders, the
Bicycling Comedian. Tickets
for the 7 p.m. concert are $10
in advance and $15 at the
door and are available at the
Blake Library. Call (772) 221-
1403
Blues and rock guitarist
Robin Trower comes to the
Sunrise Theatre, 117 S. Sec-
ond St, Fort Pierce, for a 7
p.m. show. Tickets are $29 and
$25; call the box office at
(772) 461-4775 or order
online at www.sunrisethe-
atre.com.
THURSDAY, Jan 17

Classical guitarist Constan-
tios Jaferis, a Stuart resident,
comes to the Lyric Theatre for
a 7 p.m. show. Tickets are $30
and $25; call the box office at
(772) 286-7827 or order
online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.
FRIDAY, JAN. 18
Live at the Blake Library,
2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stu-
art, presents Doug Watson in
"Conversations with Will
`Ri ogers". Tickets for the 7 p.m.
'concert are $10 in advance
and $15 at the door and are


self and at the approxi-
mately 50 plays he wrote.
"He pokes fun at some of
his own work, including
'The Curious Savage,' and
has references to other
plays, but you don't have
to understand the inside
jokes to see the humor,"
Mr. Dempsey said. "It's a
comedy, but it makes a
study of how a farce works,
with things like doors
opening and closing."
The cast, all from Port St.
Lucie, includes Karen
Dierksen as Opal, Made-
line Lombardi as Rosie,
Jaime Helmick as Queenie
and Emmett Fitzsimmons
as Desmond.


available at the Blake Library.
Call (772) 221-1403
SATURDAY, JAN. 19
* The Treasure Coast Opera
presents "Tosca" at the Sun-
rise Theatre, 117 S. Second St.,
Fort Pierce at 8 p.m. Tickets
range in price from $20-$60;
call the box office at (772)
461-4775 or order online at
www.sunrisetheatre.com
SATURDAY, JAN. 19-
MONDAY. JAN. 21
* Barrage, the high-energy


Mr. Dempsey has
appeared on the Pineapple
stage as a performer and
was recently in the Barn
Theatre's "Perspectives"
showcase. While he has
directed musicals, this is his
first actual play.
"It's a good experience,"
he said. "I've always wanted
to direct and learn my craft."
"Opal's Million Dollar
Duck" will be performed at
the Pineapple Playhouse,
700 W. Weatherbee Road, in
Fort Pierce, from Jan. 10-27.
Performances are Thurs'day-
Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sun-
day at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15;
call the box office at (772)
465-0366.



violin virtuosos, return to the '
Lyric Theatre, for five perform-
ances, Sunday at 4 and 7 p.m.; ,
Sunday at 6 p.m.; and Monday
at 5 and 8 p,m. Tickets are $42
and $37; call the box office at
(772) 286-7827 or order
online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.

SUNDAY, JAN. 20
* Comedian D. L. Hughley
comes to the Sunrise Theatre,
117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce
for a 7 p.m. show. Tickets are
$49 and $39; call (772) 461-
4775 or order online at
www.sunrisetheatre.com.


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Sports writer
Maria Castellanos and
Justin Dorward share a
friendship that extends
beyond their passion for
golf.
Next fall, the pair -
Castellanos from Jensen
Beach and Dorward from
Lincoln Park will also be
sharing the same courses, as
the duo recently signed to
play for the University of
Louisville next season.
"I just fell in love with it
(Louisville), Castellanos
said. "The facilities are
amazing.
"I couldn't find any nega-
tives. Everyone was really
amazing."
* Dorward was equally
impressed.
"I went up on an official
visit and I really loved the
campus," Dorward said.
"The coaching up there is
amazing."
Both seniors were highly
recruited after outstanding
high school careers espe-
cially the past two seasons.
In 2006, Castellanos won
the District 19-1A tourna-
ment by shooting a 66 -
four strokes better than
teammate Megan McChrys-
tal in helping Jensen
Beach to a first-place finish.
The 17-year-old tapered off
in the Region 7-1A tourna-
ment, firing a 75, but the
score was good enough for
second, as the Falcons took
home the team trophy once
again.
Castellanos went on to the
state tournament where she
finished a respectable 19th
with a two-round total of
155.
"Last year was my first
taste of the state tourna-
ment," Castellanos .said. "It
just didn't happen for me."
Dorward also had a strik-
ingly similar season last year
as well. The Port St. Lucie
resident captured 'the Dis-
trict 19-1A crown with a
score of 68. At. Th6eRegion
7-1A Tournament, Dorward
nearly garnered the top spot
by shooting a 72, just one
stroke off the pace.
At the Class 1A Finals,
Dorward was in contention
for- a championship after


finishing the first round
even. However, his round
two results of 7-over par
ended his chances, but still
left him tied for 18th.
Dorward's finish left him
hungry for another oppor-
tunity to go all the way this
season.
"I definitely wanted to go
to states again," Dorward
said. "I felt good about the
opportunity to place high at
states."
Before that could happen,
Dorward had to navigate
through the 2007 season, in
which he did with relative
ease. He helped Lincoln
Park to a district title while
falling one stroke shy of an
individual title with a score
of 70.
Dorward was even better
at the regional tournament,
taking home the trophy with
an impressive 66.
"I had a really good
regional tournament," Dor-
ward said. "I was really
focused."
Dorward brought that
concentration into the state
tournament where the Stu-
art native actually, owned
the lead after "round one.
Unfortunately, a couple of
missed opportunities led to
Dorward finishing just one
stroke short of his goal.
"I really wanted to do bet-
ter than I did last year," Dor-
ward said. "I was very confi-
dent. I knew I had a chance
of winning.
"I felt like I was prepared. I
went into it like every other
tournament.
"I did have a few mistakes
the last day that ended up
costing me the tourna-
ment."
A big part of Dorward's
improvement this season
was a newfound discipline
on the course.
"I worked on my mental
game," Dorward said. "I was
able to better keep my com-
posure.
. "I.tried to stay calm.:and
take it shot by shot."
Like Dorward, the end of
the 2006 season left a bitter
taste in Castellanos' mouth.
She worked hard over the
summer, especially on her
short game, in the hopes of
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Recently, with the Sebast-
ian River basketball team
trailing in the final seconds,
Brian Martin calmly hit a
running 10-footer that
found nothing but the bot-
tom of the net to give the
Sharks a scintillating 70-69
win over previously unbeat-
en Fort Pierce Central.
That same night, Martin
County smoked St. Lucie
West Centennial 74-40,
keeping the Tigers a perfect
7-0 on the young season.
To borrow from a popular,
but overused advertising
campaign from the NBA,
Treasure Coast basketball
has indeed been "Fantastic"
so far this season.
"Martin County has
played very well," Vero
Beach head coach Chuck
Loewendick said. "They've
put up some big numbers.
"Sebastian and Central


have played very well.
"(These teams) have
played the best basketball in
the area so far."
As sparkling as the afore-
mentioned teams have
played, Vero Beach might be
at the head of the 2007-08
class. Up until Dec. 21, the
Indians were undefeated,
riding a nine-game winning
streak to open the season.
On that night, however,
Vero came up a little bit
short, losing a 59-51 deci-
sion to the Grandview Prep
Pride the No. 2 ranked
team in Class 1A.
Despite the loss, the Indi-
ans quickly regrouped to
defeat Daytona Seabreeze
47-43 the following night to
take third place in the St.
Andrew's Holiday Classic.
"Coming into the season,
we felt the kids worked hard
in the off season and presea-
son," Loewendick said.
"We've played well.
"I'm real happy with the


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1 large celery stalk with
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1-1/2 teaspoons dried
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1/2 teaspoons dried
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1/2 cup tomato sauce
Few shakes black pepper
1 ham bone trimmed of
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picking out any that float.
Place all ingredients in a
large pot. Cook covered over
low heat. Stir occasionally,
add more water if necessary.
Cook for about 2 hours or
until peas literally melt.
Taste; add saltoif needed.
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any meat, reserve.
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points a game and six assists
and only one turnover a
game.
"He's having a great year
for us."
The same can be said for
Keith Matthews of Sebastian
River. Although just a sopho-
more, Matthews has quietly
led the Sharks to a solid 9-2
start. The 15-year-old has
continued to come through
all season, as evidenced in
Sebastian's recent district win
over Bayside.
With Bayside holding a
tenuous 73-70 lead with a
minute left in the game,
Matthews drained a 3-point-
er to tie the game. Sebastian
went on to win the contest
75-73.
"He's a, coach's dream,"
Sebastian head coach Mark
Adams said. "He works as
hard as any player I've ever
coached.
"He gets me excited to
come to work with him."
Though just a freshman,
Matthews helped lead the
Sharks to a 18-12 mark last
season, making it to the
regional semifinals before
falling to St. Thomas
Aquinas. He continued his
torrid pace into this cam-
paign, scoring a double-
double with 21 points and 13
rebounds in Sebastian's first
win of the season over St.
Lucie West Centennial.
The Sebastian resident
had perhaps the best night
of his career in the Sharks
came against area rival Mar-
tin County on Dec. 21.
Matthews poured in a game-
high 36 points, but it wasn't
enough as the Tigers pulled
out a74-67 win.
Despite the setback, the
Sharks have a chance to play
deep into the postseason, if
Matthews has anything to


Golfers
From page B9
finishing off her senior sea-
son with a bang.
No longer competing with
McChrystal, Castellanos
became the unquestioned
No. 1 golfer on the Jensen
Beach squad, a role in which
she ultimately thrived.
"She set the standard for
not only our team, but for
every team we competed
against," Falcons' head
coach Mike Thurman said.
"She always had the ability,
but from her junior to senior
year,. she got mentally
tougher."
Castellanos rumbled
through the season, winning
both the district and regional
championships. She then,
went on to finish tied for
fourth at the state tourna-
ment, with a total of 149.
"It just wasn't my time,"'
Castellanos said. "The play-
ing conditions were really;
tough. It was really bad
weather, but I knew that
everyone else had to play in
same elements."
Despite the outcome,
,Castellanos was satisfied,
,with her improvement over a,
year ago.
"I'm very pleased with it,"
Castellanos said. "I was very
happy with fourth. You can't
be too hard on yourself."
Now both Castellanos and.
Dorward are headed to;
Louisville, which hast
become 'a hotbed for area
golfers. Daryl and Derek'
Fathauer, who grew up in'
Jensen Beach and will con-
clude stellar careers with the
school this spring, both
played a role in influencing
the area's latest stars to fly
with the Cardinals.
I grew up playing with


say about it.
"I just try and do my part
to help my team win,"
Matthews said. "Winning
games, you've got to like it."
Martin County has
become accustomed of late
to the sweet taste of victory
as well. The win over the
Sharks was a huge step in
finishing the season strong
after the team suffered its
first loss of the season in its
previous game against W.T.
Dwyer.
"I am confident that we
have enough veteran players
to bounce back after a tough
loss," Martin County head
coach Andre McIntyre said.
"The kids responded well."
The Tigers improved to 10-
1 with a 80-51 win over
Clearwater Countryside in
the first round of the.Hall-A-
Fame Classic. Ridge Graham
led all scorers with 15 points
while Quamian Foreman
chipped in 13.
"Ridge Harris has been a
dominant presence all sea-
son," McIntyre said. "He's
very consistent.
"He's averaging 20.3 points
and 15.6 rebounds a game.
He's dominating the boards.
"Quamian Foreman I
like to call him the quiet
assassin. He leads by exam-
ple. He plays hard.
"He's a very cerebral play-
er. He thinks the game. His
basketball IQ is so high."
McIntyre said his team
wouldn't be where it is if not
for the play of shooting
guard Ronnie Nelson.
Known for his ability to hit
the long range jumper he
leads the Treasure Coast
with 27 3-pointers Nelson
is also charged with the duty
of shutting down the opposi-
tion's best.


them in the summertime,"
Castellanos said.
Dorward, who also spent
time with the identical twins,
noticed a change since their
local playing days.
"I've played against the
Fathauers," Dorward said.
"I've seen their improve-
ment. That really helped my
decision because I ultimate-
ly want to become a profes-
sional golfer."
Although the Fathauers
will be leaving, Castellanos
- who has been playing
since she was 3-is happy to
have a familiar face so far
from home.
"Justin is a good friend of
mine," Castellanos said. "It's
going to be great. I think I'm
prepared. I've been working
hard."


"He guards the best
perimeter player on the
opposing team," McIntyre
said. "He gets after you
defensively."
Now in his 13th year at the
helm for the Tigers, McIntyre
credits the players as well as
his assistant coaches for the
program's continued suc-
cess.
"We've had quality kids
who have been quality bas-
ketball players," McIntyre
said. "I've also had great
assistant coaches."
Conversely, in his first year
as coach of Fort Pierce Cen-
tral is James Dawson. A dis-
ciple of Loewendick's, Daw-
son gained valuable insight
playing as well as coaching
under the Vero Beach leader.
Now, with the Cobras under
his charge Dawson has
quickly built the team into a
force to be reckoned with.
A 65-50 win over city rival
Fort Pierce Westwood put
Central at 8-1 and looking
toward possible postseason
participation.
"My expectation for us
was to be a hard-nosed
defensive team," Dawson
said. "Any game we play, our
goal is to win.
"We started out red hot."
Unfortunately, the embers
have cooled a bit of late as
Central dropped its last two
games, leaving Dawson
shaking his head.
"I think the guys have got-
ten complacent," Dawson
said. "We need surgery -
we're bleeding.
"The better coaches find a
way to stop the bleeding and
rally the troops.
"A lot of teams would love
to be 8-3, but we could easily
be 11-0. Team-wise, we're
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the team is not playing in
any holiday tournaments or
practicing during the Christ-
mas break will be the
remedy.
"It's probably good being
away," Dawson said. "I'm
hoping that's the case."
Dawson is not the only
first-year coach dipping his
feet into the Treasure Coast
waters. Rob Recknagel of
the Titans was handed the
reins of the program still in
its infancy. The team strug-
gled to a 3-17 mark last sea-
son under Shane Williams,
but the Titans quickly
showed that this season
would be different.
After losing a tightly con-
tested game to Vero Beach
to open the season, the
Titans defeated South Fork
51-49 when Matt Davis sank
two free throws with two
seconds remaining in the
game.
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Basketball (Girls)

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John Carroll 64, Pope John
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JC: 8-2.

Fort Pierce Central 71,
Martin County 23

Jensen Beach 26, Colleton
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JB: 12-1.
Jupiter 56, Port St. Lucie
25
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another tight affair on a last-
second shot to send Sebast-
ian River packing 47-46.
Since then, the Titans ran
its record to 7-6 before
dropping its last two games.
Despite the slide, Treasure
Coast's play has drawn
praise from area coaches.
"I'm a fan of high school
basketball," Dawson said. "I
like the Treasure Coast
team. I
"I like a hard-nosed team.
I like teams that play hard."
For Loewendick, who has
seen his share of elite
squads in his 20-year tenure
at Vero Beach especially
his own this season is no
different.
"I take them one (year)
after another," Loewendick
said. "As long as I feel the
enthusiasm I'll keep doing
it.
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kids that make coming to
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ba, Ig walkin closet, dock,
priv yet close, paved rd. 5
min to local golf courses.
Daytona Beach MLS #
466511 $658,000
386-409-8208
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772-607-0015
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321-722-2768


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rm. Lg. backyard & pool.
Steps to Ocean. 20
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386-334-8268
PALM BAY S.E. City wa-
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$175,000 obo. Open
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(9-3pm) 772-388-6148
STUART: Affordable
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Ownr/Bkr 561-827-6508
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$900/mo. County taxes,
$209,000 772-468-3145
STUART. FISHERMANS
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Scrn. Porch. Pond, Fi-
nancing avail. Buy one
or both. Good price.
772-692-1035



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CABIN & RIVER -
New log cabin shell on
secluded mountain,
$99,900. Acreage on
scenic river.., swimming,
fishing & more. Access
lots $39,900. Riverfront
$99,900. 828-652-8700



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wood floor. Amenities in-
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and a 700' pier on the riv-
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772-664-6533


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JENSEN BEACH: Pine
Lake Village, 55+ Fur-
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with carport, & Florida
Room. Make reasonable
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PORT ST. LUCIE 55+
Spanish Lakes 1 3/2.
New roof, floors & 10 x
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with extra hurricane re-
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FL room, NA/C, furnished,
1154 sqft. $18,500/obo
772-621-7813
STUART 55+ Own your
own land. Hidden
Harbour- Marina avallible.
2/2, carport, shed, Florida
room. Clubhouse, & pool,
Utilities included. $99,900
772-220-9686




STUART beautiful
ACKEL Estates 55+ 1 mi
west of 95 on Kanner
Hwy to 1714 SW Diana
Terr. 2-br/2-ba 12 x 60
W/D. Well maintained
quiet park, 20min to
beach. No pets $19,700
330-323-7622
STUART- 55+ Pinelake
Gardens Doublewide
2-br/2-ba Carport on
lake, screen room. Pets
OK. Asking $24,900
772-341-4215








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LAKE ERIE ACREAGE
Beautiful 5+ acres,
ready to build on. Coun-
ty water. 1 mile to lake
Close to Geneva, OH.
$47,500. Owner Financ-
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478-984-4447
Lovely 4BR/2.5Ba, 2400
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50 miles SE of Tallahas-
see. Beautiful pool & pa-
,tio area w/tall privacy
fence, gazebo w/hottub.
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386-208-2589. (fsbo)
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828-247-9966
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waterway, 1100sf
Cedar-sided home, 3
homesites total, deer,
ducks, fish, AWESOME:
$299,990.
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NC LOG CABIN
Beautiful 2BR/ 2BA, fully
furnished w/ wrap-around
deck & hot tub. Like New!
Rental Income! Great
investment-Smoky Mtns.
321-432-1557 $175,000
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shell. $99,900. Acreage
on scenic river.,.. Access
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HOBE SOUND :Private
lbr/lba,New Villa on lake
in Retreat, close to US#1
& 195, access to comm
house,mature working
adult. $650/mo. ref.
required 772-545-4888

HOBE SOUND share
house. Furnished private
bedroom & bath. Patio.
No smoking, dog OK.
Walk to beach. $700/mo
+ sec. 561-906-4332
PORT ST LUCIE Close
to Bayshore & PSL Blvd
roommate- needed, $100
per week. Water & FPL
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PORT St Lucie furnished
or unfurnished. Large
clean pool home. Utilities
included, kitchen privil.
$550/mo Close to
Jensen 772-209-1772
PORT ST. LUCIE: 2
rooms furnished, &
master br. House
privileges. Convenient
area. Call for info.
772-626-2433
PT ST LUCIE: House
to share, 3br/2ba, W/D
Lease required, FLS
$600 monthly + half
utilities 561-352-5056
STUART FURNISHED
room in large home.
House privileges. W/D
Professional woman
seeks same. $530/mo
772-288-2918



WANTED 1/1 furnished
studio for Feb in stuart,
palm city or jensen
beach 609-654-5070


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2 Bedroom Deluxe,
Loaded & Furn
$1450/mo
E. of US 1 across from
Gator Trace
Golf Course
2 blks from Savannah
State Park &
Indian River
1221E. Weatherbee Rd
(2 blks N. of Midway)

772-359-0360






ter, w/d hook up, quiet.
No pets! $575/mo. $300
sec. 772-489-4562 or
772-577-1005
FORT PIERCE: New
2br/2ba with garage, 1
year old, includes water &
basic cable, comm pool,
fitness room. $900/mo
$900/sec 954-588-1323

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Condos for Ren


FT PIERCE Downtown
near marina, 2br/2ba
Gated community pool,
laundry rm, $800/mo
annually pets ok F/S
772-359-2911

HOBE SOUND: lbr/lba
with den, spacious, quiet,
well maintained,, extras,
util/terms neg. Move in
special. From $770
772-708-0731

JUPITER Abacoa Town
Center near 1-95, 1/1,
assigned parking, pool,
gym, basic cable, W/D,
close to shopping $1150
F/L/S 561-371-8402

NO HUTCHINSON
Island: Beautiful new 1/1
executive furn apartment
across from beach. W/D
& flat screen. From
$285/wkly. (util incl)
772-321-3202




FOR RENT!
2&3 Bedroom
Condos
In Great
Location

Port St. Lucie
St. James Area
772-878-0111


PORT ST LUCIE St
Lucie Oaks, 2br/2ba or
lbr/lba avail. Rents from
$840-$940. Great Ameni-
ties & Location. Pets
w/restrictions. 879-2220
SEBASTIAN New Com-
munity, Pelican Isles.
2/Br & 3/Br,2/Ba Apart-
ments with washer/ dryer.
Ask about our Move-in
Special 2 & 3 bed-
rooms only. (Income Re-
strictions). 925 Pelican
Isles Cir. 772-581-4440
SOUTH HUTCHINSON
Large l1bd with den or
office. All appliances
including w/d, cable.
$220 week with lease +
deposit. 772-370-7212
STUART 1/1 Can be
Apartment' or Office. Lo-
cated in Downtown area.
$950/mo. + F/L/S. Elec-
tric & Utilities included in
rent. 772-283-2525
STUART-Downtown
800 Place, 2bd/2ba, 2nd
fir, pool, tennis, small
dogs ok $900/mo. FLS
772-263-9076
STUART: Great area.
3br/2ba, All appliances,
New W/D, fully carpeted,
very clean, 1350 sqft,
Ready to move in!
$900/mo 772-692-9996
VERO BEACH: Move in
speciall Newly remod-
eled. 1 & 2 bdrms from
$600. Tile,. new apple.
Close to beaches, parks
& Rest. 772-563-0013

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FORT PIERCE 2/2 in
Surrey Woods. Beautiful
Gated Community. Pool
& Tennis Court. W/D,
Small pets / children OK.
$775/mo. Nancy Re/Max
Midway 772-519-1567
FORT PIERCE: 3br/lba
Newly Remodeled, New
Appl,W/D hookup Sect 8
OK, 519 N 14th St $800
$800/mo plus Security of
$600 954-463-9099


JENSEN BCH Skyline
Dr Clean 3bd/2ba, car
port, W/D, Kit/Play/Liv/
Fla rms. No smk-pets
$1295/mo FLS
772-334-7731
772-215-1939

SPECIAL
JENSEN BEACH 2/1
1 Month Rent Free! Up-
dated with extra -large
family room, LR. Kitchen
with newer appliances.
Privacy fencing with fruit
trees, sprinkler system on
well. Invisible fence with
collar, shed with elec,
Hurricane shutters, new
generator, Great schools
Walk to downtown/ river.
$1095/mo annual,
$2500/mo seasonal,
561-214-3544 Craig

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PORT ST LUCIE:
3br/2ba/2cg with fenced
yard and screened patio.
Pets OK. $900/mo FLS
772-985-4733
PORT ST. LUCIE -
3/2/1, East of US1, Com-
pletely remodeled, all tile,
close to everything.
$900/mo. 772-621-0416
PORT ST. LUCIE Start
the new year off with this
3bdrm Plus. 105 Ingle-
wood Dr. US1 & Riomar.
Appliances, city water.
$700/mo. 630-215-8317
PORT ST. LUCIE East
3/2/2 + office. Fireplace,
screen porch, hot tub,
huge new granite kitchen,
Must see. $1300/mo
407-394-5427
772-486-3137

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PORT ST. LUCIE PGA
Village 3/2 Brand new
Perfectly designed, for a
beautiful life. More land
than the average. Gated
Good Schools. Close to
95. Neg 561-820-0806
PORT St. LUCIE West
3/2, carport, large yard,
totally renovated. Near
schools, 1-95 & tpke.
$1050/mo + security.
772-879-2830



PORT ST. Lucie: Lease
Option, Rent 2 Own. Call
Today!!!! 772-979-6568
STUART- on acreage
3-br/2-ba, 1900 sqft very
nice tile & carpet. Quiet,
near 95 & shops. Trucks
OK. $1200/mo FLS. Call
561-625-6955
VERO BEACH Eagle
Trace. Gated, 3/3/2
Screened in porch. Many
custom features.
$1200/mo. Call Owner
860-395-4122


VERO BEACH Ocean/
River Front. Near Sebas-
tian Inlet. New 3-story,
3/2.5/2. 3,400sqft Ca-
thedral ceilings. Appi's
$2,500/mo 860-395-4122
VERO BEACH 3/3/2
+den, Castaway Cove,
walk to beach, pool, spa,
fireplace, immaculate.'
$235Q/mo 786-210-3563

VERO BEACH 4009 57th
Terrace 3/2/2, screened
pool, all appi, new carpet
& paint, vaulted ceilings.
Option to buy $1200/mo
630-232-9390 Stephen




FORT PIERCE 55+ The
Grove, Updated 2/2 End
unit on lake. 24hr guard
gated comm w/pool, ten-
nis, clubhouse. $900/mo.
+ security. 305-393-3230
VERO BEACH- Enjoy
your vacation in a two
story townhouse, exquisti-
ly furnished. Possibility of
sleeping 7, with 2.5 baths.
772-569-4210/581-8829



STUART. Near Rocky
Point. Newly remodeled,
2/1.5 Duplex. mncl. kitch-
en appls. Screen Porch.
Tile floor throughout.
$1000/mo. + $1000 Sec.
w/ 1 year lease. Call
269-806-5611




STUART: Ideal location
for convenience store
etc. off US 1, 946 sq ft &
parking avail. Across
from Royal Palm Fin Ctr.
$1400/mo 772-221-3327
or 772- 370-3110 Iv msg.


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Nows the time to check
out this 3/2/2 in gated
55+ comm. on private rd.
Golf, club house w/pool,
tennis. $ 1550. mo. Long
term. Call Lu at
561-577-6730 or Howie
386-871-2080

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vacation homes. Ocean
Front. Amenities: heated
pool, hot tub, docks. Spe-
cial for Dec & Jan.
1 -888-564-5800
american-paradise.com
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PORT ST LUCIE: From
$650/mo includes all utilit-
ies but phone in The Vil-
lage Square Shopping
Center. Call Pat
772-618-5673
VERO BEACH. Com-
merce Center. Dixie
Hwy. Office Space
900-4600 sq. ft. Rent
$12-$17 a sq. ft. Gross
lease avail. Move in in-
centives. 561-963-3719.
Ram Realty Group.








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2&3 Bedroom
Condos

Great 0
Location

Port St. Lucie
St James Area
772-878-0111





PALM CITY: Industrial
Park 14,000 sq ft Ware-
house 1,300 sq ft office
space plenty of parking
low low rate.
772-528-3232




HOBE SOUND *Secure
Storage. Boats & Rvs
*Warehouse Space 500ft
772-545-9477


DAYTONA 500 RACE
WK 2/16-23 Studio avail.
Sleeps 4, qu bd & sofa
sleeper," fully equip. kit,
pool, hot tub. & fishing.
$950/wk 317-485-6179
ST. AUGUSTINE BCH
Oceanview Condo fr
$99nite, Special Xmas
wk/$999 Oceanfrt house
fr. $199nite/$1399wk or
Historic Nites of Lites.
$129nite 904-825-1911
www.sunstatevacatlon.com


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YAMAHA GRIZZLY '05 BRADLEY GT 1970,Red
660, Camoflauge print, Gullwing doors, needs
low hrs, $5000 firm some wiring runs great
772-473-1946 $3500 772-485-2277


Emmons .


10% Financing



2001
PT Cruiser Chrysler 300M
Luxury,
Sun Roof, Sharpl Very Nice
$1000 $1500
Down Down


2001 2000
Sebring 2000Altma
Convertible $1i
Low Miles $1000
$1800 Down
*1800 3to choose
Down from


2002 2000
Ford Escape Ford Mustang
Yellow, A Beauty Low Miles
$1800 1D200
Down
Down 3 to choose from


.2000 2000
Dodge Dakota Chrysler LHS
RXT Cab, Auto, Pure Luxury, 2 to
Cold AC choose Starting at
$1400 '1500
Down Down

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3801 S. Federal Hwy. 1
Fort Pierce, PL 349682


DODGE Coronet '68 41K
Miles. 4dr, V8,auto trans,
PS. All orig except paint,
garaged, ready to drive.
$2500/obo 772-463-7035

FORD MUSTANG '66 All
original 2-dr hardtop 289
V-8 44K. Red/red, auto,
factory air. Exc cond.
$19,500 772-299-0570

Start the new year off
right In a FERRARI 328
GTS '86. For sale since I
upgraded to larger Ferrarl
model. Only 30,500 mi.
Major belt service at
27,900 mi. Recent new
clutch assembly. Cold
A/C, upgraded to new
refrigerant. $42,900 nag
Financing Avail. Call
772-285-3304




BLOWN HEAD Gasket?
State of the Art 2-part
carbon metallic chemical
process. Repair yourself.
100% guaranteed.
866-780-9038 ;
www.RXHP.com

BUICK LESABRE
Limited '88 4/dr, full
power, cold a/c, cruise
control, great condition
$650 obo 772-340-3149

CHEVROLET CAMARO
'97, Red, Alloy wheels,
new tires, cold a/c, Fun
car. Only 60kmi. $3200
obo 772-370-7212

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MERCEDES 380SL '85
convertible 2 tops,
storage rack, hoist for
hard top with new rear
window & cover. New
tires, new paint &
convertible top. Have all
receipts for work done,
$10,500 772-263-0529
See pictures at
capttony5000@yahoo.com


MERCEDES BENZ E
320 '98 72kmi. White,
mint cond. Must see,
Take a drivel $11000
772-285-1050
OLDS ROYALE 88,
1995, All power, 6 cylin-
der engine, 4 door, 170k
miles $1,440 obo
772-468-9444
TOYOTA COROLLA '92
Good running, cold AC,
34 mpg, good tires, per-
fect condition. $1700
772-349-4638
TOYOTA SOLARA SLE
'99, V6, 160k mi., loaded,
Silver, leather, 16" Alloy
wheels, sunroof, $4950
772-634-1275




ALL MAKES. All price
ranges. We buy Cars
Truck & Motorcycles. Ask
for Tammy 772-260-9707
DONATE YOUR CAR -
SPECIAL KIDS FUNDI
Help Disabled Children
with Camp and Educa-
tion. Fast, Convenient,
Free Towing. Tax Deduc-
tible. Free 3-Vacation
Certificate. Call Special
kids fund 866-448-3865
DONATE YOUR CAR -
Veterans Lodging, Inc.
Help Support Homeless
Veterans and Victims of
Natural Disasters! It's
Fast & Easy. Receive a 3
-Vacation Certificate. Call
before the Tax Year
Ends. 800-841-6225



HARLEY DAVIDSON:
00' Dyna Wide Glide, Ex-
tras, 13,000 miles. Excel-
lent Condition. Only
$9,500 or trade for equal
value. 772-370-8413


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HONDA REFLEX 2002
3900mi. 250CC, 70mpg.
Excellent condition,
$2600obo 772-778-1286

HONDA CR500; Rebuilt
stroker motor. Really fast
Race ready, $2500
772-528-0149

HONDA REBEL '06 Low
miles, extras, Great
Christms gift. Cheap on
gas $2700obo
772-528-4459

SUZUKI '06 LTZ 400 CC
Jet carb, performance
exhaust, racing handle
bars, Like new,$4200obo
772-579-5081

SUZUKI 1300 R
Hayabusa Limited edition
White with black frame,
800ml. one owner, $8895
772-201-7950

WANTED JAPANESE
MOTORCYCLES KA-
WASAKI,1970-1980,
Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000,
H2-750, H1-500, S1-250,
S2-350, S3-400. CASH
PAID. 1-800-772-1142 or
1-310-721-0726
YAMAHA MAJESTY 400
05 Mint Cond. 68mpg,
tall Windshield, headlight
modulator, cruise cont.
$4200 772-344-1691see
photo online at
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JAYCO 28FT 1993: 53k
miles. Surround sound
TV system, generator
new tires, Great condition
$10,900 772-971-7135

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KEYSTONE '02 24.5'
Springdale 5th wheel.
Supersllde, factory up
grades, sleeps 6 dual a/c
$12,500 561-573-7697
AGT



JEEP WAGONEER LTD
'88 4x4, rebuilt motor,
cold air, heavy duty hitch,
orig paint, good cond
$2500 772-323-6461

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and sell that carl
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CHEVY 1500 1993
Fullsize P/U. 8 ft bed w/
topper, good condition,
$1800/obo 772-320-8395


VALUE
GMC '99, Conversion
van Wheelchair accessi-
ble dvd player,tow hitch,
ex cond, all paperwork,
$10,500 772-359-2240

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YUKON XL 2003 Fully
loaded. Onstar, Moon
roof, ,XM radio,DVD Tv
combo, parking sensors ,
all power, heated seats
$18,000 772-359-6691




GOLF CART Palm City
'99. Custom Club Car.
Excellent condition.
$3800 772-486-4717

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15' Fiberglass '63
restored. Stick steering
w/throttle 25HP Mariner,
well maint. Trailer- Stuart
$750 954-801-6896
17' TROPHY '06 Center
Console, Like nqw, Less
than 10 hrs. 90hp Merc
Optimax ob. Trailer GPS,
$16,500 obo.
321-961-4251
24' STINGRAY '99 Cabin
Cruiser with trailer, radar,
GPS, Mercruiser 5.7 EFI,
Loaded $18,000
772-221-3434





26' SAILFISH '06 CC 16
hrs, new cond. fully load-
ed, 60 gal. livewell, full
custom cover, yellow hull,
lift kept. Twin 200HPDI
Yamaha power w/ 5 yr
factory warranty $64,000
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30' 1985 CENTURY 300
Grande, twin Merc V
drives. To many options
to list. Must sell due to
personal injury. For more
info 772-263-0529 pics
capttony5000@yahoo.com
AIRBOAT 12' Lycoming
0540, low hours, full
aluminum deck, trailer
included, $11,900obo
772-388-3662
CHRIS CRAFT Replica
1969 Utility boat.Many
new parts, Fiberglass
bottom. Roll off trailer,
runs great, First $2000
772-215-9052
COBIA 220 Walk Around
'99 200 hrs Yamaha,
under 500 hrs. '05 Tan-
dem axle alum, trailer
included. Super clean,
many extras! Must sell
$21,000 386-299-1462
GTI WAVERUNNER &
Trailer '97 85HP
w/performance pipe &
cover. New rebuild last
year. Asking $3200/obo.
Michelle 321-288-4284

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HUNTER SAILBOAT,
1981, 22', good condition,
$2300 or best offer. Call
for details 321-632-3093
or 321-243-9216

IRWIN 25' Diesel engine,
10'4 beam In board w/ 2"
draft, $3000
772-398-9375

MAKO '05 model 1901
Suzuki '06 140hp engine,
150hrs, warranty, Bimini
top, stereo, $19,000 firm
772-530-1889
MAKO 23' CC, T- top,
1998 200- DFI Mercury,
Low hours. '00 2-axle
float on trailer included.
$9500 772-337-2512


Sham

POLARIS 2003
Waverunner, 140HP
MSX, low hours, trailer
Included, $5500/obo
772-528-4490

PONTOON 22' '98
Smoker Craft, Party &
fishing boat, Mariner
75hp w/ trailer, Inside
stored, excellent cond.
$10,000 772-359-6671


SEADOO GTX Red/Blk
'01: 3 seater exc cond,
low hrs, garage kept, lots
of extras, $4999obo or
trade 772-463-2320
STRATOS 19' Center
console,130HP Evinrude,
galvanized trailer w/
wash out, cover, No salt,
low hrs. very good cond.
$7500obo 217-419-0354
SUNCOAST 20' 1987
Center console, t-top,115
Mercury outboard, am/fm
marine radio, incl trailer
$2500 772-216-3614



DEEDED DOCK 8' x 24'
slip. Salerno Pines Boat
Basin Assoc. Well
protected, water & elec
Inc. Asking $32,900.
772-631-8975/ 287-1235
HUTCHINSON ISLAND
North. Dock for boat up
to 30'. No water or
electric. Close to Ocean.
$1800 yearly.
772-466-9808
STUART: Protected
Dockage $8,00 per foot
near Palm City Bridge.
Water & Electric Availa-
ble. 772-834-6167 ,


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air filters, Inspect brake system, Test battery, Check belts and hoses, Top off all fluids. Up to 15 I
quarts of Motorcraft* 15W-40 or 1OW-30 diesel oil (depending on season) and Motorcraft* diesel I
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ADVANTAGE FORD OF STUART
Includes a performance test, leak inspection and a check of belts and hoses.
Refrigerant extra. Visually inspect and test battery using Rotunda Mirco-490 tester.
Hybrid high voltage battery test not included. Taxes extra. See Service Advisor for details.
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