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Martin County Clubs & Classes
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Clubs and organizations .A+ Friendship Group: Nondenominational group for age 50 and older, meets Mondays and Fridays, (except holidays), from 6:30-9 p.m. for cards and games. Snacks are provided, with a $1 donation accepted. Meeting place is at the Vince Bocchino Community Center at Langford Park, 2369 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. For more ...
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Martin County Community News
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Group accepting membership The Stuart Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is accepting memberships from men and women ages 12 to 21, who are interested in volunteer work. Attendees will learn teamwork and leadership skills. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Martin County Sheriff's Office aviation hangar at Witham Field, in...
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Consumers warned about misleading postcard
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TREASURE COAST - Jeff Atwater, Florida's chief financial officer, warned consumers about a scam that involves misleading postcards sent to seniors about an annuity they may have that has reached the end of its surrender period. An unlicensed company named Unlimited Fulfillment Services, has been allegedly contacting senior consumers with these pos...
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Governor appoints four to college district board of trustees
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For Hometown News TREASURE COAST - Gov. Rick Scott appointed Susan R. Caron, Jose "Joe" Conrado, Mark Feurer and Phoebe Raulerson to the Indian River State College district board of trustees. Ms. Caron, 52, of Fort Pierce, has been an administrative assistant for the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners since 2010. Previously, she was a...
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High school diplomas presented at ceremony
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For Hometown News TREASURE COAST - Taking a big step toward a brighter future, 442 Treasure Coast residents have earned their high school diplomas through Indian River State College this year. Throughout the 2011-12 school year, the graduates earned high-school credits in IRSC's adult high school or completed preparation and passed the general ed...
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Nonprofit receives donation, partnership
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MARTIN COUNTY - Wells Fargo has donated $1,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin counties at a community partner Breakfast. The bank also recently donated a large stuffed animal horse to the children participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters' programs. Furthermore, Wells Fargo has decided to join BBBS' site-ba...
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Food drive stocks nonprofit for summer
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For Hometown news MARTIN COUNTY - The 20th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive delivered about 60,000 pounds of food to House of Hope on May 12, helping the agency to serve residents throughout the summer. Stamp out Hunger is conducted by National Association of Letter Carriers and is the nation's largest single-day food drive. House of Hope is th...
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Children's center receives grant
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For Hometown News TREASURE COAST - Wells Fargo has awarded $2,000 to support Hibiscus Children's Center's abuse prevention, residential, shelter and recovery programs. The Wells Fargo community partner grant allocated $1,000 to Hibiscus services in Martin County and $1,000 to services in Indian River County. This donation will help provide abused...
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Cafe hosts fundraiser June 15-16
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For Hometown News STUART - Satisfy your Mexican cuisine craving and help raise funds for Molly's House at Santa Fe Café. The café will donate 10 percent of each check to Molly's House, a local hospital hospitality house in Stuart. To participate, pick up a flyer at Santa Fe Café or download one from the Molly's House website at https://mollyshous...
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Students granted scholarships at ceremony
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For Hometown news MARTIN COUNTY - Nina Haven Scholarships awarded 27 scholarships to college-bound students from five Martin County high schools at a ceremony May 6 at The Kane Center in Stuart. Judith Weber, president of the Nina Haven board of directors and a previous scholarship recipient, welcomed nearly 100 guests to the annual event. It for...
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Norman Cooling
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Norman Cooling, 58, of Stuart, died May 13, 2012. Arrangements by Martin Funeral Home & Crematory-Stuart Chapel. Donna R. Fetterman Donna R. Fetterman, 77, of Palm City, died May 15, 2012. Arrangements by Martin Funeral Home & Crematory-Stuart Chapel. Anna J. Gilbert Anna J. Gilbert, 89, of Jensen Beach, died May 18, 2012. Arrangements by All ...
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Tips for preparing pets for hurricane season
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For Hometown News PALM CITY - June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season, and most Floridians will begin to replenish their stock of bottled water, batteries and non-perishable food items. But sometimes, a plan for the family pet gets left out of the mix. Rex Sentell, founder and medical director of Palm City Animal Medical Center is a strong...
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Swimmer named male Athlete of Year
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TREASURE COAST - The Florida College System Activities Association has named Bradley Tandy, Indian River State College men's swim team member, as the 2012 FCSAA athlete of the year. Mr. Tandy, 20, from South Africa, was an integral part of the IRSC swimming and diving team performance at the 2012 National Junior College Athletic...
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Training offered to healthcare, technology professionals
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For Hometown News TREASURE COAST - The move toward making medical records and information more accessible through computerized record-keeping means future career opportunities for those familiar with both fields. Indian River State College is offering online training in this emerging career discipline through the HITECH workforce program. Open en...
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Longtime board member honored
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TREAUSRE COAST - Ann Marie McCrystal, Visiting Nurse Association of the Treasure Coast board member, was recently honored at the Visiting Nurse Associations of America's 30th annual meeting for being a "VNAA Legend," a recognition given to those advocates who have attended each VNAA annual meeting since inception. The most recen...
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