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EARL ON INSIDE PORT ST. LUCIE CARS Deciding how to finance your car can be difficult Page A7 Vol. 12, No. 4 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, June 28, 2013 Freedom Need Some new faces to greet From Drug Addiction is Possible KICK THE ADDICTION WITH to know students this year SUBOXONE Private, One-on-One Consultation By Dawn Krebs sary assignments. Mimi Hoffman, the Cinema offers [email protected] In all, 16 administrative appoint- principal of Dan Addiction Alternatives LLC movie specials ments were made in St. Lucie McCarty, is now an ST. LUCIE COUNTY — As stu- County schools for the upcoming assistant principal Charles A Buscema, MD dents return to schools in August, Nova Cinemas is offering 2013-14 school year. at Fort Pierce Cen- some will be greeted by new 772-618-0505 free and $1 movies to The new changes are: tral High School. www.addictionalternativesllc.com school kids Tuesday and administrators. Deborah Iseman, the principal The principal spot Wednesday through July 24. The changes in principal of Floresta Elementary, will at Dan McCarty appointments were announced on become the assistant principal at will be filled by David 775414 Camp slots still June 19. Palm Point. Washington, the principal of Fort Her Over the last several months, Bernadette Floyd, the principal Pierce Magnet School. new assistant principal available Superintendent Michael Lannon, of St. Lucie Elementary, will now Jacqueline Lynch, the principal is Mallissa Hamilton, who was the Deputy Superintendent Genelle be the principal at Floresta Ele- at White City Elementary, will principal of Fort Pierce Westwood There are still a few Yost and the district’s executive mentary. move over to be principal of Fort High School. spots left for St. Lucie leadership team have analyzed The current principal of Sam Pierce Magnet School. Ucola Baxter, the principal for County Extension Office’s schools to determine specific Gaines Academy, Carolyn Wilkins, Traci Wilke, the principal of Gar- Parkway Elementary, is now the Bug-a-Boo Camp (ages 8- needs that match with the profes- is moving over to be principal at den City Academy, is now the new new principal of Fort Pierce West- 11) running July 15 – 19 sional skills of the administrators. Parkway Elementary. principal of Sam Gaines Academy. from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Held at Then, the team makes the neces- See PRINCIPALS, A2 the St. Lucie County Exten- sion Office, camp activities See KNOW, A2 Get ready to enjoy this year’s celebration Fireworks & Food Truck Invasion on July 3, from 5 – 9:30 p.m. at Tradition Square. Begin- ning in July food trucks will invade Tradition in Port St Lucie, Florida on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. July third’s inva- sion will end with a firework display. Be sure to bring folding chairs or blankets to picnic on the lawn in front of Tradition Town Hall. 775439 File photo File photo Fourth of July festivities and entertainment will take place at Samantha May, of Port St. Lucie enjoys the several locations in St. Lucie County from Marina Square in Fort water spouts in the fountain during the Pierce to The Port St. Lucie Civic Center and Digital Domain Park annual FreedomFest celebration at the Port in Port St. Lucie. St. Lucie Civic Center last year. COMPUTERS A6 Student excels in classroom, Florida Master GOT SPAM? How to rid thanks local club Naturalists your email For Hometown News of spam isn’t that [email protected] receive grant simple ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Making bad decisions, For Hometown News site near the entrance hanging out with the [email protected] will also be planted with wrong crowd, skipping wildflowers. class and poor grades ST. LUCIE COUNTY — WEEKEND WEATHER The goals of this proj- were a way of life for The St. Lucie Chapter ect are to build aware- of the Florida Master Friday: Partly cloudy, Johnny Lamour, 16, until ness and knowledge of chance of storms; a friend took him to the Naturalist Program is the native wildflowers and high: 88; low: 72; Boys & Girls Club of St. recipient of a 2013 La high tide: 12:51 a.m.; plants and their roles in low tide: 7:01 a.m. Lucie County. Florida, Land of Flowers, Florida’s ecosystems. Saturday: Partly He didn’t know that Community Grant fund- These wildflowers will cloudy, chance of walking through the storms; high: 88; low: 73; high tide: 1:48 ed by Florida's State benefit native pollinators a.m.; low tide: 7:58 a.m. doors of the Chuck Hill Wildflower license plate. which will enhance polli- Sunday: Partly cloudy, chance of storms; Unit of the Boys & Girls Funds will purchase high: 88; low: 73; high tide: 2:34 a.m.; low nation of nearby citrus tide: 8:56 a.m. Club that his life was $500 of native wildflower groves and reduce the Weather courtesy of www.weather.com going to change forever. seeds which will be need to mow. Reduction “Before the club, I did- planted in the perimeter INDEX in mowing saves energy n’t do anything – no Photo courtesy of Ashley Mock of the field adjacent to and requires less man- homework. I skipped Classified B5 Obituaries B5 From left: Candice Loupe, Children’s Services Council State Road 70 and Mid- power. In addition, it will Computers A6 Out & About B1 class and just hung out at member; Johnny Lamour, and Sean Boyle, executive way Road at the St. Lucie Crossword B2 Police Report A5 County Fairgrounds. A Horoscopes B4 Viewpoint Ag See STUDENT, A2 director, Boys and Girls Club. See GRANT, A2 Guaranteed Work Occupied Homes Our Speciality POPCORN CEILINGS ® Since 1970 Removed, Replaced with Knock Down EXTERIOR PAINTING: INTERIOR PAINTING: • Cleaning and Removing Mildew • All Prep Work Thanks To JMJ God • Seal Cracks & Caulk • Install Crown Moulding Who Created 775430 • 100% Acrylic Paint • Replace w/Custom Textures Us! JOSEPH STEVENS AND SONS • Waterproofing Licensed, Bonded & Insured • All Major Credit Cards Accepted SLC Lic. # 16373 • MC Lic. #8P02863 • 772-871-5702 • www.popcornremoval.com A2 • Port St. Lucie Hometown News Friday, June 28, 2013 now the new principal at assistant principal at Fort moving to join his mother in Club family when I move,” Principals Fairlawn Elementary. Pierce Central High School Jump a new town. said Johnny. “The staff From page A1 Michael Reed, the assis- is now the new principal at From page A1 The Boys & Girls Club also already helped me find a tant principal at Bayshore St. Lucie West K-8. offered Johnny things that Club location near my wood High School. Elementary, is now the “New or different leader- home,” said Johnny, a soph- he never knew were missing mom. I look forward to Pamela Dampier, the principal at St. Lucie Ele- ship opportunities can omore at Centennial High from his life – a safe place to going there, trying out for principal of St. Lucie West mentary. provide positive profes- School in Port St. Lucie. “As go afterschool, a place to the basketball and track K-8, will move over to be Assistant principal sional growth and sharing a freshman, I wanted to try learn and the sense of teams, and graduating high principal at Lincoln Park Roberto Bonsenor of Sam of experience and per- out for the basketball team, belonging to a loving family. school so I can go to college. Academy, replacing cur- Gaines Academy will take spectives within a large but my grades were so bad Johnny received help with None of this would have rent principal Alan Cox, the reins of principal at learning organization such they wouldn’t let me. That his homework, and in one been possible without the year raised his 1.5 grade Boys & Girls Club and the who is the new principal at White City Elementary. as our school district,” broke my heart. With noth- point average to a 3.5, quali- staff there. I thank them so St. Lucie West Centennial. LaTricia Woulard, the Superintendent Lannon ing else to do, I went with a fying him to join the basket- much for being there for Assistant principals are assistant principal at Palm said. “We embrace change friend to the Boys & Girls ball team. me.” Pointe is now the new to broaden that instruc- Club. Everyone was just so moving up, as well. “Because of the Boys & The Boys & Girls Clubs of Jennifer Hedeen, the principal at Windmill tional leadership experi- welcoming and fun that I just kept coming back.” Girls Club I had people to America programs and serv- assistant principal at Vil- Point Elementary. ence.” When Johnny’s mother talk to, I improved my ices promote and enhance lage Green Elementary, is And Susan Seal, the relocated in the middle of grades and I even won a the development of young the school year, he moved in $1,000 scholarship from the people by instilling a sense with his father, but he was Children’s Services Council of competence, usefulness, not comfortable at the of St. Lucie County,” said belonging and influence in a house that was to be his new Johnny who now tutors safe and fun environment. home. young children at the Chuck The programs and services Johnny expressed his con- Hill Unit. “Until now, going are supported by member- cerns with the staff at the to college never seemed like ship and community out- Boys & Girls Club, and they it was something I could do reach. Locally, the Boys & helped to find him a new or even afford. Maybe some- Girls Club is funded by the safe place to live so he could day I’ll become a psychia- Children’s Services Council complete his sophomore trist so I can help others.” of St.