Shelter Volunteer of the Year-Mark & Shelly Jones • The Jones have been volunteering at the Shelter for about two and half years. They relocated from Utah to Florida three years ago. Every Tuesday they go to the Shelter like clockwork to clean, do laundry, help with meals, and do whatever is needed to be done that day. They also spend their time entertaining the children with activities. Village Volunteer of the Year—David Huber • David began volunteering in early 2016 at the Village after being
interest. The idea of being able to help people, save a person's life, protect and save their belongings and treasures, is what genuinely peaks my interest and desire to become a firefighter. I am going to look into joining the Explorers for the St. Lucie County Fire Rescue. Potential firefighters only need a high school diploma before applying. But, more and more fire departments are now requiring a two year associates degree in fire science or fire prevention. And, as part of my research, I learned
teenage years. Not only are they trained in how to care for 'baby' teeth, but they are also trained to be able to interact with children. Pediatric Dentists need to be able to keep a patient calm, especially since they are children. In Southeast Florida there are multiple Pediatric Dentists that are wonderful at their job. The following is a list of 4 that receive very positive reviews from their patients and their parents. Pediatric Dentistry of the Treasure Coast is run by Dr. Arias. He is probably
Martin County’s Killer Cop Mug shot of serial killer, Gerard Schaefer. January 1, 1973 1. On March 26, 1946, a monster was born in the city of Neenah, Wisconsin. This child would grow up to be the most prolific serial killer of Martin County, Florida, between the years of 1966 and 1973 (TCPALM). This man was Deputy Gerard John Shaefer Jr., otherwise known as the Killer Cop. Apprehended on April 7, 1973, Shaefer’s crime would be brought to light, and he was given two life sentences (Beyond
lived most of his early life in Georgia. He was the oldest of three children and was born to a week willed mother and an extremely abusive and adulterous father. At the age of fourteen he, and his family, moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He graduated high school in 1964 from St. Aquinas High School after which he attended Broward Community College. He had a brief, two year marriage with Martha Fogg. They divorced in 1970, Martha accusing him of being extremely cruel. He applied for the priesthood and
unforgettable” by the famous Carl Sandburg who was a great American writer best known for his poetry in the 1920’s. “The story focuses on John Pearson’s rise from a poor, illiterate Alabama sharecropper to the powerful, well-to-do moderator of the Florida Baptist Convention, to his subsequent fall from power and grace, to his painful resurrection and death.” ( Masterplots II) Shortly after in 1935 the second book of the collection “Mules and Men.” “In writing Mules and Men, Hurston not only found
to prevail through every obstacle and become one of the most philosophical author of the 1920s. The life of Zora Hurston has been covered in mystery, mostly because of her literary work! Zora Neale Hurston was born January 7, 1891 in Eatonville, Florida Zora was the 5th of 8 children to Rev. John Hurston and Lucy Hurston. When Zora’s mother died, she was neglected and abandoned. Zora looked up to her mother for everything; understanding, support, protection, and encouragement. From that point she
genius contained within the common southern black vernacular(Hook http://splavc.spjc.cc.fl.us/hooks/Zora.html). She was a woman who found her place, though unstable, in a typical male profession. Hurston was born on January 7, 1891 in Eatonville, Florida, the first all-incorporated black town in America. She found a special thing in this town, where she said, "... [I] grew like a like a gourd and yelled bass like a gator," (Gale, 1). When Hurston was thirteen she was removed from school and sent