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Ray Adams

Indian River “Glorias”

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Post published:February 13, 2019
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Ray Adams has been conducting choirs in Vero Beach for 35 years, preparing them on several occasions to sing at New York’s Carnegie Hall for other conductors. But on Sunday, March 31 at 2 pm, as part of MidAmerica Productions’ 36th annual concert season, he will ascend the fabled podium for the first time to lead a choir of more than 140 voices – including singers from two Vero Beach groups – and the New England Symphonic Ensemble, in the exuberant Gloria by British composer John Rutter.

A life of musical clarity

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Post published:February 6, 2019
Post category:Fort Pierce Publishers Note

Believe it or not, Fort Pierce enjoyed a golden age of opera. Beginning in 1979 and lasting three decades, this city was home to the Treasure Coast Opera, which produced three or four operas every winter season and a musical or two many summers.

‘Our Soldier Boy’ of World War I

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Post published:February 5, 2019
Post category:Fort Pierce Treasure Coast History

The name Stephen N. Gladwin was a familiar one to me growing up in Fort Pierce.

Saving the abandoned

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Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Fort Pierce Fort Pierce Folks

Cats running loose in the neighborhood present a dilemma for residents who feel sorry for the wild animals but at the same time need order in their communities. Feral or lost cats can procreate at alarming rates when left on their own, leading to necessary capture and eventual death in many cases.

Caleta Scott sees community gardens, such as this one on North 9th Street in Fort Pierce, as a much more practical way to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to neighborhood residents who have limited access to large supermarkets. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS

The REVITALIZATION COORDINATOR

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Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Fort Pierce Fort Pierce Folks

Fort Pierce native Caleta Scott grew up in Miami and worked in Atlanta for several years after college, but now she’s back in her hometown working on behalf of the Lincoln Park neighborhood she loves.

A scientist at heart, Annmarie Loveridge takes a break from tending the gardens of the Klein estate in White City. She takes care of several properties using only natural fertilizers and usually brings her beagle, Grace, to roam the grounds. GREG GARDNER PHOTOS

The PLANT GURU

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Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Fort Pierce Fort Pierce Folks

After 10 years as president of the Lakelas Mint Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, Annmarie Loveridge is hanging up her garden gloves and pruning shears.

Osmond C. “Pete” Peterson constructed more than 100 buildings during a 50-year career in Fort Pierce. A well-known craftsman in wood and metal, the 100-year-old Peterson lost part of his finger in a horseback riding accident. GREG GARDNER PHOTO

The NAVIGATOR

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Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Fort Pierce Fort Pierce Folks

As a contractor, Osmond C. “Pete” Peterson was a major contributor to the construction of buildings and developments throughout Fort Pierce.

Devout Catholics, Moon Lueg and his family celebrate then-Rev. Michael Beerhalter’s 25th year in the priesthood in 1951. The jubilee took place at the old St. Anastasia School on Orange Avenue. From left are: Moon Lueg, wife Ella May, children Lana, Raymond, Irene, Lena, Oakley, Marie, Audrey and Ida. Seated second from right is the younger children’s nanny, Grandma Kohn. MCGLENN FAMILY COLLECTION

Garden of delight

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Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Fort Pierce

A warm climate, fertile soil and the possibility of year-long farming led a young New Jersey farmer and family man to St. Lucie County back in the 1940s.

Festival-goers stop by the Navy SEAL Museum exhibit during the recent Treasure Coast History Festival on Fort Pierce’s Second Street. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS

Times to remember

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Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Fort Pierce

It might have been more fitting to rename Second Street “Memory Lane” during the third annual Treasure Coast History Festival held in downtown Fort Pierce.

Expect to see mega-yachts like this one undergoing maintenance, repair and overhaul at the Port of Fort Pierce as Derecktor Shipyard of Dania begins to operate there. Hundreds of jobs will be created both directly and indirectly. ST. LUCIE COUNTY PHOTO

Prosperity Ahead

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Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Business Fort Pierce

Seaplanes. Mega-yachts. Boeing and Embraer aircraft. Expect them in Fort Pierce soon. The Sunrise City has an economic boom on its hands.