Author: <span>Michelle Moore</span>

Baby brother Joseph Guettler, right, the youngest of George F. and Christine Guettler’s eight children, gets his sister, Mary Elizabeth Noelke, laughing as the two and brother, George E. Guettler, met to talk about their parents’ devotion to their Catholic faith and to recollect stories of their childhood. ANTHONY INSWASTY

Seeded in faith

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:February 16, 2020
Post category:Fort Pierce

On acres of land along Delaware Avenue where cows once grazed and roosters crowed, now stands the bastion of Catholicism in St. Lucie County: St. Anastasia Grade School, John Carroll High School and St. Anastasia Church, the first parish in St. Lucie County. All thanks to a generous act of faith by George F. and Christine Guettler.

All of the children and grandchildren of Edward and Elizabeth Guettler gathered around them on Delaware Avenue in the 1940s as the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their growing family. More than 500 Guettlers attended a 1993 reunion at St. Anastasia Church.

500 and counting

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:February 16, 2020
Post category:Fort Pierce

When Edward and Elizabeth Guettler and seven of their children left Minnesota to join sons George Frank and Leo in sunny Fort Pierce, little did anyone in the city know how this one family would grow and reach out to so many residents in so many ways.

St. Anastasia Catholic School was built in 1914 on Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce. The three-story stone structure was not used as a Catholic school until 1926, when three Sisters of St. Dominic from Adrian, Michigan, arrived to teach the students.

Landmark St. Anastasia building may be school once again

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:February 16, 2020
Post category:Fort Pierce

If these walls could talk is an oft-used phrase regarding old buildings and the St. Anastasia School in Fort Pierce is no exception. It has been more than 50 years since the laughter of children and the joy of learning, mixed with the corrections from teachers, were heard in its halls and classrooms. u

New restaurants, retail, office, residential development and a hotel are coming to downtown Fort Pierce under the King’s Landing plan that would develop the grassy area shown in this photo. These additions have been described as being potentially “transformative” in breathing new life into the city’s historic core. JOE SWEAT/CITY OF FORT PIERCE

Downtown Renaissance

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:February 10, 2020
Post category:Fort Pierce

A massive residential and retail complex, combined with the arrival of new businesses, will transform the heart of Fort Pierce

Winter 2020

Back Country by Robert Adams – Winter 2020

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:January 28, 2020
Post category:Back Country

Eurasian collared doves wait for feeding time on a gate at Adams Ranch west of Fort Pierce. The birds feast on the same grain eaten by the horses. Native to Europe and the Bahamas, the species spread to Florida in 1989 and is now found in nearly every state in the United States. The birds are named for the black collars around their necks.

Social media influencer Jessica Harvey purchased her own recording equipment and taught herself how to record, edit and upload her vlogs. ANTHONY INSWASTY

The Vlogger

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:January 28, 2020
Post category:Treasure Coast Personalities

Growing up in South Florida, Jessica Harvey is the youngest of three children. Besides her mother, Harvey was the only girl in the household and was usually the center of attention.

The Creative Civil Servant

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:January 28, 2020
Post category:Treasure Coast Personalities

Sit down with Jim Chrulski and you quickly discover that he enjoys putting his creative talents to work. As director of community and legislative affairs for the City of Stuart, he uses his artistic side to help make the city an economically sound, vibrant and beautiful community. His approach is a combination of a lifelong passion for music and the arts mixed with practical, fiscal sense.

Atlas Air Captain Manuel Cabianca is happy at the controls of his 747. As a cargo pilot, he transports goods all over the world.

The Cargo Pilot

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:January 28, 2020
Post category:Treasure Coast Personalities

On a recent trip to Santiago, Chile, pilot Manuel Cabianca looked out the window from the cockpit of his 747 and saw television news crews gathering on the tarmac below.

Port St. Lucie Magazine Fall 2019

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:January 18, 2020
Post category:Port St. Lucie

Port St. Lucie continues to reap multiple national, state and local honors for outstanding efforts to keep its citizens happy and safe. "One of the Port St. Lucie City Council's…

Michael “Spaz” McGoorty

The ROCK STAR

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:January 18, 2020
Post category:Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie People

An interview with Michael “Spaz” McGoorty is an exercise in patience as well as humor. “I’m the best multitasker you’ll ever see,” he says while texting and answering a phone call. Well known throughout the Treasure Coast and beyond for his singing, acting and comedy, McGoorty — like many residents — was not always a Floridian.