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MARTIN COUNTY Vol. 12, No. 41 www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, March 14, 2014 COUNTY CHAMBER EVENTS .......................................... 6 DINING ............................................................................11 BUSINESS ..........................................................................3 COMPUTE THIS ................................................................8 HEADING TO TOOJAY’S TOUR THE RIVERS KEEP YOUR THE FAIRGROUNDS Deli offers a range of Business offers regularly OPTIONS OPEN 28th annual event showcases tasty options all day for scheduled tours of local Removing ‘extra’ programs orchids and other plants, whatever meal you’re waters that highlight too soon may get rid of indoor and outdoor home in a mood for local history and wildlife, options that may actually be decorations plus private charters easier for some tasks Schools begin fundraising effort to help babies By Alisha McDarris Dimes. programs that help women There are even trophies and For Hometown News For more than 20 years, the experience full-term pregnan- plaques in it for the winners. school district has participated cies and babies begin healthy “It’s amazing how creative MARTIN COUNTY — Martin in fundraising efforts leading lives. the schools are at coming up County Schools have already up to the March of Dimes’ All of the schools participate with their own unique hit the ground running in their March for Babies Walk on April in different ways, but compete fundraising activities,” said three-month long fundraising 26 at Memorial Park in Stuart. against each other to see which campaign for the March of The event funds research and school can raise the most. See BABIES, 4 Making a difference Tenille Cote, a current CASTLE client, having spoken of her life changing experi- ences with CASTLE Parent Educators, gets a hug from her daughter Vivian, 11, while daughter Chloe Montana, 2, stands behind them. The traveling CASTLE Memory Field of Flags was dedicated in Stuart on Tues- day, March 4, to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect. See article, page 2. Sevin Bullwinkle/staff photographer ‘Green Team’ gets attention of White House By Alisha McDarris ment, just couldn’t sit by WEEKEND WEATHER Patrick Murphy For Hometown News and do nothing when their team leaders, with the Palm Friday: Partly City Elementary cloudy; high: 72; PALM CITY — Twenty- teachers Brooking Bul- low: 55; high tide: lock and Rita Kryzda, 7:49 a.m.; low tide: five students from Palm Green Team. 1:51 p.m. City Elementary took a shared with them the Saturday: Partly stand for the Indian plight of the St. Lucie cloudy; high: 75; River. low: 59; high tide: River Lagoon and their 8:28 a.m.; low tide: 2:28 p.m. message made it all the “It is one of the most Sunday: Partly cloudy; high: 79; low: 63; unique, bio-diverse high tide: 9:06 a.m.; low tide: 3:03 p.m. way to the White House. Weather courtesy of weather.com The Palm City Elemen- places on earth and we’re tary School Green Team, killing it,” Ms. Bullock, K- INDEX a group of kindergarten 5 science teacher said. Photo courtesy of to fifth grade students “Our mission at Palm the Martin County Classified 17 Out & About 11 City is to educate our Crossword 15 Police Report 5 who care about the School District Obituaries 16 Viewpoint 6 health of the environ- See GREEN, 10 Introductory MassageEnvy.com Stuart Convenient Hours 1503 NW Federal Hwy $ 99 1-Hour Massage N of Roosevelt Bridge, by Publix 49 Session Franchises Available (772) 497-7500 Open 7 Days: Port St. Lucie West M-F 8pm-10pm 1707 NW St. Lucie West Blvd Next to Five Guys Sat. 8am-8pm (772) 344-0222 LMT’s WANTED! Sun. 10am-8pm Save when you scheduled today. 088868 2 Hometown News – MARTIN COUNTY – www.HometownNewsOL.com Friday, March 14, 2014 Memory field starts journey honoring abused children For Hometown News mony of the 2014 year will be held on [email protected] March 25 at the CASTLE in Fort Pierce. TREASURE COUNTY — CASTLE The field precedes National Child has started the six week journey of the Abuse Prevention Month, April, every Memory Field of Flags along the Trea- year. The public was invited to come sure Coast and Okeechobee. pay their respects to the 122 white The 122 children who lost their lives flags that bear the name and age of due to abuse or neglect in the state each child who lost their lives in the last year will be memorialized through state of Florida. four different dedications in the four The dedication ceremony began counties. The final dedication cere- with the Jensen Beach High School Color Guard presenting the colors and the American Flag with the crowd Above: Martin “We have All Star Deals!” reciting the pledge of allegiance. A County Sheriff procession of community leaders William Snyder walks bearing the large white flags present- ed them to the crowd with a stark through Memorial Field prior to the Call Us Today, reminder of just how precious these children were. Guests listened to ceremony. We Install Tomorrow! speeches by Theresa Garbarino-May, Left: Jensen Beach CASTLE Executive Director, and Mar- High School’s Color Carpet Install Next Day tin County Sheriff Snyder, on raising awareness through education and the Guard present our 4 Colors Available importance of CASTLE services in nation’s flag, open- 098815 preventing child abuse and the ing the ceremony. tragedies each one of these children 20 x 20 Tile suffered. ¢ Past and current CASTLE clients .59 a sq. ft. spoke about their experiences with CASTLE Parent Educators and how it has changed their lives forever. 772-323-0188 The dedication ended with the play- 8433 S. 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Friday, March 14, 2014 Hometown News – MARTIN COUNTY – www.HometownNewsOL.com Business Cruise offers unique views of local rivers By Alisha McDarris guests might even be lucky enough to For Hometown News spot a bald eagle. Island Princess Cruises offers a five- MARTIN COUNTY — Captain Bob hour Jupiter Island cruise that starts at Miller’s river cruises are one of a kind. the ship’s dock at Sailfish Marina and Visitors and locals alike keep coming goes down to the Jupiter Lighthouse 088012 back to experience the St. Lucie in a and a few two- to three-hour trips whole new way, on board Island along the St. Lucie and Indian rivers. Princess Cruises’ 82-foot vessel. “Nobody does the extent of cruising Captain Bob and Lori Miller bought that we do,” Captain Miller said. the business and the Stuart-built ship “Nobody goes the distances that we in 2002 and decided to put their own do.” spin on river cruises. Captain Miller The Island Princess also has a larger combined his love of history and local capacity than most other cruising wildlife to offer cruisers a unique look ships of its kind and boasts an air-con- at the waterways and coastlines in the ditioned salon, a partially covered area. deck, and a full bar. The Jupiter Island “I’m very passionate about the histo- cruise even includes a light breakfast ry of the area,” said Captain Miller. and full lunch. He has spent hours poring over They’ve claimed the title of number books on local history and educating one activity in Stuart on himself on the native species so that he Tripadvisor.com thanks to a plethora of can offer a complete picture of his positive reviews, a fact that Bob and guests’ surroundings. Lori are proud of. “People are amazed that I talk non- In addition to regularly scheduled stop for two hours on the Jupiter Island cruises, they offer charters, too. Cus- cruise,” Captain Miller said. tomers can book the boat for wed- As he captains the boat, he points dings, corporate events and birthdays out famous homes and landmarks like or enjoy a holiday tour on Valentine’s the Walgreens’ house, offers historical Day, Thanksgiving, even the Fourth of Photo courtesy of Alisha McDarris tidbits on land purchases and pineap- July.