Operation Merry & Bright helps make Christmas the most wonderful time for children in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County.
With John Ashley in prison and three of his brothers dead from their criminal activities, leadership of the Ashley Gang in 1922 fell to John’s 17-year-old nephew, Hanford Mobley.
In the 13th century, St. Francis of Assisi founded a religious order devoted to acts of charity and service. More than 800 years later, a Treasure Coast retiree follows in his footsteps as a Secular Franciscan brother. “It’s not a group or organization,” Jeff Shultz explained. “It’s a lifestyle, a commitment to try to serve God.”
Museums along the Treasure Coast are getting ready for an exciting season that is sure to please a wide variety of art lovers.
Lights, lights, and more twinkling lights herald the start of the holiday season on the Treasure Coast. From parades to a large-scale model railroad, hand-created lighted displays of animals and water, light-wrapped palm trees and Christmas trees, holiday shows, and Santa everywhere, the holiday spirit breaks free after a tough hurricane season finally ends.
As the holiday season unfolds, the calendar fills with opportunities for parties from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. Besides the traditional celebrations, we often forget about the gatherings in between each holiday when we need something to serve or take along other than cookies.
You won’t have to travel far for holiday gifts this season. Here are some unique gift ideas from businesses and organizations right here on the Treasure Coast.
The Treasure Coast doesn’t have snow to look forward to, but Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Fort Pierce provides a winter wonderland with the annual Garden of Lights, now celebrating its 10th year.
When we launched Indian River Magazine nearly 20 years ago, one of our goals was to share significant stories about the region’s history with our readers. Over the years we’ve presented stories about everything from the early Ice Age man in Vero to the Ais natives living along the coast from 2,000 BC to the sinking of the 1715 treasure fleet off our coast. In our last three issues, we’ve presented stories that we hope settle questions about the killing of the notorious Ashley Gang exactly 100 years ago on Nov. 1, 1924.
Steve Carr’s interest in the Ashley Gang began as a child growing up in Lake Worth, where he would hear his grandfather, William Carr, and friend, Woody Upthegrove, talk about the gang’s exploits.
