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School garden encourages healthy eating, defrays food costs
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STUART -- There's something beautiful happening at The Pine School. At each of the school's two campuses, fresh herbs and vegetables are sprouting in gardens growing in both size and sophistication. "We're very proud of it," said Kelly Moore, director of dining services. "The gardens started out relatively small, b...
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Group to hold presentation on healthy dating
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STUART -- When Soroptimist International of Stuart held an open discussion about violence among teenagers in abusive relationships, the response was bigger than they expected. More than 75 people signed up to attend, and an equal number remained on its waiting list for a chance to be part of the conversation. Now, ...
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Dream careers
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First graders Joey Simicsak, 7, Logan Jacobs, 7, Ryan Morris, 7 and Kaya Foster, 7, of Hobe Sound listen as a fireman gives a brief description of his responsibilities at Hobe Sound Elementary School on Jan. 18. First-grade students came to school dressed in costumes illustrating their dream careers in...
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Foundation comes to the rescue to help firefighter
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY -- A firefighter who continually put others before himself will be the next recipient of a Van Duzer Foundation fundraiser on Jan. 30. Jahwann Mcintyre, a 22-year-old firefighter with the Martin County Fire Department, was critically injured on Dec. 27 while fighting a house fire. He was bu...
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Candlelight vigil for Dr. King
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Kahdence Hendrix, 4, Dominique Askyamore, 4 and Tremayne Myers, 4, of Stuart, all students at Gertrude Walden Daycare, hold a candlelight vigil in honor of Dr. King at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Stuart on Friday, Jan. 18....
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Police, firefighters read to elementary school students
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STUART -- Students at J.D. Parker Elementary School got to see a softer side of the area's law enforcement and firefighting personnel. Stuart police officers and firefighters read to them this month during literacy week, Jan. 14-18, as part of a campaign by the Department of Education. Across the state, the nationa...
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Checking out a classic
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Ray Barrette of Stuart examines Michael Holden's 1931 Bentley Roadster at The Pine School's sixth annual '100 Years of Cars' show in Hobe Sound on Saturday Jan. 19. Proceeds from the show, which raised $23,500, go toward the school's patriot scholarship fund, which offers financial aid to children of veterans, a...
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Free health checks available to seniors during fair
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STUART -- A free health and wellness fair by the Council on Aging of Martin County will bring together more than 45 agencies and vendors that serve area seniors and their families. The fair is set for Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kane Center, located at 900 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart. It is free of charge a...
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Baseball champions
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The Treasure Coast 10U baseball team dominated the Around The Bases tournament in Apopka Jan. 11-12. They went undefeated to win the tournament trophy. Front row: Patrick Ward, Matthew Weisberg, Mitchel Little, Jacob Hardy and Ryan Potter. Second row, from left: Jacob Miller, Max Martzold, Kane Burkey, Luke LeMond...
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Up & coming
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Party taking place for sailing fans On Jan. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m., board members of the Stuart Sailfish Regatta SSR invite the public to attend a meet and greet reception at the new Reef Restaurant in Port Salerno (formerly Finz). There will be an opportunity to see two grand prix race boats, happy hour drink and appetizer specials. For more info...
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