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Fitness instructor inspires others
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STUART - Jeanette Mueller was in shock when she suddenly collapsed one early May morning and later learned she had suffered a massive heart attack. At 61, she ate healthfully, never had any indicators of heart disease and lived an active lifestyle that included tea...
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Fundraiser to benefit woman who suffered spinal cord injury
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PALM CITY - Friends of Ally Zink, a 21-year-old who doctors thought would never walk again, are hosting a fundraiser to help support her recovery. Palm City residents Matt and Ashleigh Bowman are among those helping to organize a potluck and "gold fundraiser" on May 20 for the young woman who suffered a spinal cord...
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Practicing technique
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Surf for Autism participant Nathan Ducharme shows volunteer Matt Costa, both of Stuart, how he will pop up on the board while catching a wave in the fourth annual Treasure Coast Surf for Autism event Saturday, May 12 at Stuart Beach. This was Mr. Costa's first year as a volunteer and Nathan's second as a surfer....
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Designer wins national prizes
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STUART - Stuart designer Susan Gelwicks Thompson knows how to work a room. And she has three national awards to prove it. When she was a child, each toy in her room had its own special spot and she lined her shoes in rows on the closet floor. Flash forward a few years later and the owner of The Closet Designer, a d...
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Controversy surprises park developers
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TREASURE COAST - The developer of a proposed water park in Hobe Sound climbed one hurdle when the Martin County Commission approved his request to allow commercial development on 77 acres of agricultural land, instead of on 34 acres already zoned. Commissioners also voted 3-2 to approve Marcel Mullet's planned recr...
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Surfing for autism
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Surf for Autism participant Anthony Ezzolo rides to shore with some assistance from volunteer Garrett Guettler of Stuart during the fourth annual Treasure Coast Surf for Autism event Saturday, May 12 at Stuart Beach. The event connects volunteers with the developmentally disabled to experience a connection with t...
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Renovations underway at park
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MARTIN COUNTY - Renovation work at Sandsprit Park will cost about $120,000 and result in several improvements for the popular boating site, county staff said. The county covered the cost of the repairs, with Fort Pierce-based Dickerson Florida serving as the main contractors on the project. Work included repairing ...
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County completes inlet dredging
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MARTIN COUNTY - The $6.4 million project to remove sediment from the St. Lucie Inlet has wrapped. Last January, county commissioners awarded Virginia-based Norfolk Dredging Company the contract to remove 300,000 cubic yards of sand from the inlet, located between Hutchinson and Jupiter islands. But favorable condit...
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