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EARL ON INSIDE PORT ST. LUCIE CARS Insurance companies tend to put themselves first Page A3 Vol. 12, No. 39 Your Local News and Information Source • www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 Need Winners announced for annual to know school district employee honors For Hometown News state honors in their categories. Minsky Gym [email protected] The Teacher of the Year distinction is his- temporarily closed torically for the year after the selection due ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The winners in each to the year of service for the state in the fol- through March 10 of four employee categories for St. Lucie Pub- lowing school year. The Morganti Group lic Schools were announced at the annual sponsors the award for Teacher of the Year, The Minsky Gym will be Night of the Stars gala celebration at Lincoln and the St. Lucie Education Foundation 088640 temporarily closed through Park Academy Feb. 22. sponsors the School Related Employee of Monday, March 10 to allow The recognition program is sponsored by the Year award. for installation of a new the St. Lucie County Education Foundation Self-described “new generation” teacher R obert gym floor. During this time and the school board. Leilani Ankiel, who teaches intensive reading Plowden, a middle grades however, Parks and Recre- Oak Hammock K-8 School media specialist at Treasure Coast High School, was social studies teacher at Samuel S. Gaines ation staff will be available Heather Bolitho was named 2015 Teacher of announced as the 2014 Outstanding First Year Academy, graduate of Lincoln Park academy in the gym lobby to answer the Year, and Parkway Elementary School Teacher, though she was accompanying her and second generation St. Lucie Public phones and assist guests school nutrition manager Angelia Jean-Louis girls’ varsity basketball team at the state Schools teacher, is the 2014 Distinguished with customer service was named 2014 School Related Employee of championships in Lakeland and could not Minority Educator of the Year. These two cate- the Year. Both of these district representatives needs Monday through Fri- attend the event. See WINNERS, A2 day from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. will move on to regional consideration for the The facility will be closed See KNOW, A4 Introductory $ 99 1-Hour Massage 49 Session LMT’s WANTED! MassageEnvy.com Sevin Bullwinkle/staff photographer Convenient Hours Above: Treasure Coast High School teacher Leilani Ankiel received the Franchises St. Lucie County’s Outstanding First Year Teacher 2014 award.. Maria Available Ankiel, Leilani’s mother, received her award and gift on her behalf from St. Lucie Education Foundation Executive Director Jim McKenzie. Left: Open 7 Days: Oak Hammock K-8 school media specialist Heather Bolitho receives M-F the 2015 St. Lucie County Teacher of the Year award at the St. Lucie County Education Foundation and School Board’s Night of the Stars at 8pm-10pm Lincoln Park Academy on Saturday, Feb.22. Sat. 8am-8pm Sun. 10am-8pm 782289 Sea turtle nesting Nonprofits receive season to begin Community Action Grants For Hometown News across area [email protected] DINING B1 ST. LUCIE COUNTY — By Alisha McDarris River, St. Lucie and Mar- Every year the Port St. Lucie For Hometown News tin counties, but there are Business Women awards AMERICAN CAFE’ many agencies that cover grants from money raised TREASURE COAST — the miles of beaches in the organization's annu- March 1 marks the along the Treasure Coast. al spring Luncheon and beginning of sea turtle EAI just found the first Fashion Show. nesting season that lasts nest of the season on The Port St. Lucie Busi- until October in Florida. Jupiter Island on Feb. 20. ness Women Community Over the eight month “We’re excited about Action Grants committee period, thousands of sea that,” said Niki Desjardin, presented awards totaling Try out the home-cooked turtles will emerge from project manager at EAI. $7,000 to six Treasure Coast food at American Cafe’ the ocean to dig a nest on But the fact is that sea nonprofit organizations Photo courtesy of Port St. Lucie Business Women the beach and lay their turtles are endangered that benefit women and eggs. In June tiny hatch- From left: Port St. Lucie Business Women Community and threatened species children in our community Action Grant co-chairwoman Marsha Thompson, Vickie lings will begin to make and now that their nest- at their February 20 meet- their way to the ocean. Colter, Board Chairperson, PACE Center for Girls, co- WEEKEND WEATHER ing season has begun, ing. Most Floridians are there is much beachgoers Boys and Girls Club of St. chairwoman Theresa Wyres, Teresa Johnson, Executive familiar with the triangle Friday: Overcast in can do to help protect the Lucie County received stakes scattered along Director, PACE, and PACE eighth grader, Betsie Reed. morning, then clear; beloved creatures. $1,500 for its SMART Girls high: 72; low: 55; beaches marking nests, The Florida Oceano- Program. SMART Girls is a high tide: 7:24 a.m.; but many don’t realize residents 60 and older, Castle offers programs and low tide: 1:21 p.m. graphic Society in Stuart small-group health, fitness, especially those with the support to families to pre- Saturday: Partly that only a small percent- offers education and prevention/education and cloudy; high: 73; age of them are marked greatest economic and vent child abuse and neg- low: 57; high tide: public outreach to the self-esteem enhancement and the primary reason social need. lect through education and 8:12 a.m.; low tide: 2:10 p.m. community, giving peo- program designed to meet Exchange Club Castle awareness. Sunday: Partly cloudy; high: 75; low: 63; isn’t always for protec- ple a chance to learn, see the developmental needs high tide: 8:59 a.m.; low tide: 2:59 p.m. tion, but tracking popula- received $1,500 for its High PACE Center for Girls Weather courtesy of www.weather.com turtles up close, and of girls ages 8-12 and 13-17. tion growth. Hopes for Kids Program, a received a grant of $1,500 understand how to keep Council on Aging of St. unique program offering for its Day Program/Pre- INDEX Ecological Associates of them safe. Lucie, Inc. received $1,500 Jensen Beach is responsi- support to children who vention and Intervention. “Our mission is to for its Meals on Wheels pro- are experiencing the emo- PACE is an alternative edu- Classified B4 Obituaries B4 ble for some of the turtle inspire environmental gram. Meals on Wheels Gardening A9 Out & About B1 monitoring and marking tional consequences of cational program serving Police Report delivers meals to home- Golf B3 A5 along portions of Indian parental divorce or separa- Horoscopes B1 Viewpoint A6 See TURTLES, A10 bound St. Lucie County tion. The Exchange Club See GRANTS, A9 076446 A2 • Port St. Lucie Hometown News Friday, February 28, 2014 Please Contact Me for All Your Advertising 782274 Needs in St Lucie West Nancy Hamilton Sevin Bullwinkle/staff photographer Advertising Consultant Samuel S. Ganes Academy teacher Robert Plowden receives the 2014 St. Lucie County Distinguished Minority Educator award at the St. Lucie County Education Foundation and 610-299-9686 School Board’s Night of the Stars at Lincoln Park Academy on Saturday, Feb. 22. [email protected] St. Lucie County School’s Superintendent Genelle Zoratti Yost congratulates Parkway Elementary School Nutrition Manager Angelia Jean-Louis as she receives the 2014 St. Lucie County School Related Employee of the Year award. Sevin Bullwinkle staff photographer Seacoast National Bank of the Year award. Winners sponsors the Outstanding Other finalists for From page A1 First Year Teacher award, Teacher of the Year were and Keiser University Fort Pierce Central High gories are local recogni- sponsors the Distin- School chorus and band tions. guished Minority Educator teacher Matthew Boswell, and Fairlawn Elementary School media specialist Kelly Ridle. Other finalists for School Related Employee of the Year were Palm Point Educational Research School health paraprofessional Michelle DeGarmo, and Allapattah Flats K-8 School school office clerk Adela Del- laCroce. We Promise You A Rose Garden! 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