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12th ANNIVERSARY of 9/11

Wednesday, September 12, 2013, marks the 12th anniversary of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center with events planned around the United States to commemorate the tragedy.

The official New York City tribute will take place at the National September 11 Memorial Plaza at the World Trade Center site.  The tribute will repeat this year with the ritual reading of the names of the 2,983 victims who died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field near Shanksville, PA.

Numerous local cities like Jupiter, Tequesta, and Palm Beach Gardens are holding memorial ceremonies including moments of silence to honor those who lost their lives including police officers and first responders to save victims of the attacks. Please click on the highlighted city…

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UNIQUE PADDLE BOARD PROGRAM for SPECIAL NEEDS ATHELTES

Photo courtesy of Lori Griffith/special to the Courier Weekly.

A swim coach for people with special needs named Megan Varner, was searching for a paddleboard company to sponsor her team.  She currently has a program for swimmers with Down’s Syndrome, Autism, and other disabilities. Her students have competed at the State level, National level, and in the World Special Olympics!

Varner met with Blueline Paddle Surf located in Jupiter’s “Funky Fishing Village”.   Alex Cotleur and Kim Depasquale, of Blueline, had done “a little bit of work with Surfers for Autism and it was such an incredible experience that we wanted to emulate that in the paddle community.”  It was a match made in heaven. Together they devised a paddle board program.

Depasquale and Cotleur…

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USA TODAY includes JUPITER BEACHES on list… TEN LEAST KNOWN FLORIDA BEACHES

The secret is out on area beaches.  USA Today released a list of the “Ten Least Known Florida Beaches” and Blowing Rocks Preserve, in Hobe Sound, was on the national publications list.  The list identifies these well-kept secret sanctuaries.  Very few people have the luxury of having the beauty of unspoiled nature so close.  

Living near a coastal preserve is perfect for nature lovers. Blowing Rocks Preserve is an environmental preserve on Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound. The Nature Conservancy owns Blowing Rocks.  It contains the largest Anastasia limestone outcropping on the U.S. Atlantic coast.  During extreme high tides and after winter storms, seas break against the rocks and force plumes of saltwater up through erosion holes up to 50 feet skyward. Thusly…

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Jack Nicklaus Designs Golf Course for Veterans

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Jack Nicklaus has designed close to 300 golf courses all over the world including the Bears Club in Jupiter, but none are more important to him right now than a nine-hole facility in Washington State. That’s because this facility has been specifically designed for, and open only to military veterans.

The American Lake Veterans Golf Course is a nine-hole facility in Lakewood, Washington that Nicklaus built. The Lost Tree resident is now working on a nine-hole expansion and turning the facility into a full 18-hole golf course.

Nicklaus is giving more than half a million dollars’ worth of expertise in designing the expansion for the course that is routinely used by wounded veterans for physical and mental rehabilitation.

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Local “THE VOICE” winner CASSADEE POPE performing tonight at CityPlace

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Cassadee Pope, winner of NBC’s “The Voice” Season 3, will perform at CityPlace, 700 South Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, tonight - Friday, August 30, 2013 at 7:30pm.  This is a free performance as part of the Summer Country Music Concert Series.  Following the performance, Pope will meet and greet the public at Tequila Cowboy Bar and Grill.  

Cassadee Pope is a South Florida girl.  She began as a singer in middle school at the St. Ann School Jazz Band in West Palm Beach.   Pope attended high school in Wellington and pursued her passion of music. She embarked on her acoustic tour across the east and west coast, released her debut self-titled EP, and auditioned for season 3 of the popular TV show “The Voice”.

All four…

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2013 SALES of “MILLION DOLLAR PLUS” PROPERTIES in PALM BEACHES

2013 MILLION + PROPERTIES SOLD AS REPORTED BY REALTORS ASSOCIATION IN "PALM BEACHES"
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January                                        39                                           15

February                                       67                                           28

March                                           83                                           20

April                                           109                                           49

May  …

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ADMIRALS COVE COUNTRY CLUB…LABOR DAY “GRILL OUT”

Most Americans celebrate Labor Day with bountiful barbeques.  It is the symbolic end of summer that celebrates the creation of the labor movement.  Labor Day is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of the American worker. The Club at Admirals Cove will be offering a LABOR DAY “Grill Out” – Monday September 2, 2013 at 6:00pm in Harbourview.  Recommended dress is Club Casual for members only and their guests.   Served fresh off the grill will be New York Sirloin, BBQ Ribs, traditional barbeque hamburgers and hot dogs with all the toppings.  Two soup offerings of either chili or baked sweet potato soup.  Alternative menu options will be available of chicken and beef fajitas, fried chicken, swordfish, sausage and peppers,…

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DISCOVER the LOXAHATCHEE RIVER and AMAZING ADVENTURE!

The River Center at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 S.E. Federal Highway, Hobe Sound will host a “Sunset Paddle and Naturalist Tour” this Friday, August 30, at 6pm.

Get away from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind and take a step back from it all with a sunset kayak tour of the nationally recognized “wild and scenic river” located in Jupiter.  Just imagine paddling your own kayak down the Loxahatchee River, past egrets and heron, turtles and deer.  It sounds relaxing and exhilarating!  The 8.5-mile waterway is a nature lover’s paradise.

The trip will launch from the boat ramps at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The River Center will provide kayaks, paddles and life jackets. Participants are suggested to bring ample water.

The excursion is “beginner…

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POSITIVE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK GREAT FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND

This year’s Labor Day weekend is predicted to see more Americans hit the road than in the past five years.  IHS Global Insight and AAA Travel cite the country’s improved employment situation and recovering home values for the upswing in the economy and the spike in travel plans.  Their reports predict that 34.1 million people will travel 50 miles or more within the country this Labor Day weekend. Beaches and barbeques are the conjecture for most.

“AAA is forecasting a lift in Labor Day travel this year due to the increasingly positive economic outlook and optimism in the housing market,” said AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet.  He is also quoted as saying, “For many Americans, their home is their biggest asset, as home prices improve in many parts…

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JUPITER JAZZ SOCIETY

Image courtesy of Jupiter Jazz Society.

Over a year ago, the Jupiter Jazz Society was a community of jazz musicians and fans who gathered to enjoy and make connections; it has grown to a 400 member Society.  It is now a 501© (3) nonprofit of individuals also intent on preserving “live improvised music in Jupiter, to generate more interest in jazz, and to perform in future community events.”

Longtime Jupiter residents, Cherie and Rick Moore, are co-founders of the Jupiter Jazz Society.   Rick has played jazz piano professionally for more than 40 years.  The Moore’s founded the jazz society in hopes of making Jupiter a cultural capital for jazz. They feel jazz has a very bright future in our community.  It is easy to find different types of “rock,…

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