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Commission OKs contentious comp plan amendments

PALM CITY — The Martin Coun-ty Growth Management Plan got

a makeover that Commission-er Doug Smith, Jensen Beach, predicts will end in lawsuits. After about five months of dis-cussion and persistent 4-1 votes, the county commission approved amendments to the comp plan at its Tuesday, Aug. 13, meeting. Smith had consistently dissent-ed to the then proposed changes

and called for more scientific analysis before approving any. “I think unfortunately we are

going to be challenged on this, and it’s going to cost taxpayers money,” he said at the meeting. John Haddox of Palm City also

believes the comp plan changes

Few changes likely to af-fect Palm City Patrick McCallisterStaff writer

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2013 Palm City Dolphins

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographerReif Woodbury and Chad Pacifici practice their offense and defense during a practice session for the Palm City Dolphins Pop Warner Pee Wee league at Leighton Park Monday. The teams begin their season Sunday, Aug. 31.

PALM CITY — After weeks of practice and preparation, the Dolphins are ready to get the 2013 season started and continue their city’s championship ways. And “Dolphins” isn’t a reference to men

down in Miami. Following the tremendous 2012 campaigns

from the football and cheer team, the Palm City Dolphins are looking forward to adding more memories as the new season begins on Aug. 31 at Jock Leighton Field in Palm City. In 2012, the boys’ Midget football team

(ages 12-14) had an undefeated regular sea-son and captured the Treasure Coast North division championship while all four cheer

The youth football and cheer teams are back to continue local winning trend

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MARTIN COUNTY—William Sny-der, Martin County Sheriff, didn’t like bullies when he was young, and he doesn’t like ‘em now. Difference is, now he’s the Sheriff. On Friday, Aug. 16, Superinten-dent of Schools Laurie Gaylord and he unveiled the Martin Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office No Bully Zone. “Twenty-four hours a day, seven

days a week, a young person who can’t sleep, feeling frustrated, can report (bullying) in the middle of the night,” Snyder said at a press conference. The Sheriff’s Office put on its

website, sheriff.martin.fl.us, a link for students, parents and others to report bullying, the No Bully Zone. They can file reports at the website. Sgt. Ryan Grimsdale will review them.

“This isn’t the cure-all,” Grims-dale said in an interview after the press conference. “It’s another tool in the tool box.” Grimsdale oversees the depart-

ment’s student resource officers, SROs, at Martin’s middle and high schools. The sergeant said that after reviewing complaints he’ll pass them along to those best equipped to handle the de-scribed situations. In some cases, it could be SROs along with school administrators. In others, he said, school administrators or guidance counselors will be better able to address complaints than SROs. A lot of modern bullying doesn’t

stay on school campuses, Robyn Vonover, prevention specialist at the Martin School District, said. Bullies have new avenues to abuse and harass others from the

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office introduced its new web-based No Bul-ly Zone on Friday, Aug. 16. Students, parents and others can now report youth bullying at sheriff.martin.fl.us.

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cess of the Martin County North Little League baseball team, along with the strides the Stampede La-crosse Club has made competing in national tournaments, youth sports are thriving in Palm City. Scott Watson, a coach for the

Jr. Midget team (ages 10-12), believes the success is an all-around group effort. “I think it’s a reflection of the

strong families that we have here in Palm City with strong fami-ly values,” Watson said. “We do have good athletes and coaches here too, but we are a close-knit community.” “A lot of people are very ded-

icated to the organizations as we are here with the Palm City Dolphins. So many people put so much work into this, and it just shows a strong community effort and support can make results happen.” With this recent success, ex-

pectations may be heightened; however, what’s in the win col-umn isn’t what it’s all about. The coaches and leaders

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that there are life lessons to be taught. At the cheerleading side, while the program’s number of trophies expands, the effort can’t decrease in an ever-growing and tough cheerleading landscape. “Cheer has different competi-

tive levels,” Dolphins vice presi-dent Glen Gimpel said. “Whether it’s cheer or football, while we always want the Dolphins to be an open door program, where we are introduce to kid to a sport, we also want to teach them the work it takes to get at that next level.” “Our cheer teams have done

extremely well. It starts at the top. Angie Appleton (cheer com-missioner and coach) has done a great job. She knows the cheer business.” In addition in stressing a solid

effort, the Dolphins want to make sure that fun isn’t forgotten and their experience wearing teal is a memorable one. The Dolphins at-tempt to replicate an NFL game-day with announcing booths, pre-game introductions and music. “This isn’t college football,

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will likely generate lawsuits by some large property owners. “In my district, there’s a lot of

agricultural area,” he said in a telephone interview after the meeting. “It will be challenged.” Nevertheless, he voted for the

proposed amendments. Haddox said he voted for the changes because he believes the 2012 elections were largely a referen-dum on reversing changes to the comp plan previous members of the county commission made. “I don’t think there’ll be any sig-

nificant effect on Palm City, what we consider to be Palm City,” Haddox said.Among the most contentious

amendments involved shoreline protections. In many cases, the amendments extended construct-ible areas along shorelines from 25 to 75 feet. Another contentious issue was amendments requiring supermajority commission votes to make future changes to the comp plan. The commission amended

chapters 1, 2 and 4 of the comp plan. The comp plan changes came about largely because of the efforts of former county com-missioner Maggy Hurchalla. In previous interviews, Hurchalla said the now approved chang-es are largely just restoration of elements previously removed from the comp plan by the com-mission. “Three years ago a lot of stuff

was rammed through that took out important parts of the comp plan,” she said in a previous in-terview. Smith said at the meeting that

many of the changes could affect property values. He questioned whether property owners were aware of the proposed changes and given a chance to air con-cerns.“There should have been a much

greater discussion over what I think should have been a year of time,” he said in a telephone in-terview after the meeting. “I think that’s the only way to get a true representation of what people

want for their own community.”Also in previous interviews,

Hurchalla said no commission-er or county staff member ap-proached her to start writing and present proposed changes to the comp plan. She advertised that she intended to last August, had meetings that included coun-ty staff, and started a website, martincompplan.com, for people to discuss possible comp-plan changes. “I don’t know of any way you

could have made it more grass-roots,” she said. Hurchalla said the comp plan re-

visions weren’t one-sided in favor of environmentalists and others opposed to development, as was often charged during public com-ments at commission meetings since April. Smith said that the comp plan

amendments passed largely be-cause of Hurchalla’s name, not scientific analysis. She’s largely considered to be a primary author of the original comp plan that was first approved in the ‘90s. “It was all about Maggie,” Smith

said. “It was about her view of how the comp plan should have been written. She had four votes. She could have written anything she wanted. I don’t know it’s best for the 148,000 people living in MC.”Haddox, however, said Martin

County has an above-average quality of life for Florida, and much of that can be attributed to Hurchalla’s original work with the comp plan “I believe that plan has served

us very well,” he said. “This is the Martin County I like and I pledged to protect our quality of life.”

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Chamber celebrates 22 years of Adopt-A-Class program The Palm City Chamber is ex-

cited to announce changes to the popular Adopt-A-Class program. Beginning this summer, the

Chamber will continue to coordi-nate and promote the 22-year-old program through a partnership with one of their original program founders, the Kiwanis Club of Stuart Foundation. As an active Adopt-A-Class sponsor since the program started in 1991, the Kiwanis Club of Stuart will now serve as the program’s fiscal agent. “Through the new relationship

with the Kiwanis Club’s Founda-tion, the Palm City Chamber is now able to invest in technolog-ical improvements to its website that will make it more convenient for participants to adopt-a-class online,” said Barbara Essen-wine, co-founder of the program, recently re-appointed Palm City Chamber board member and the 2013 Adopt-A-Class chairwoman. “As past president of both the Kiwanis Club of Stuart and the Palm City Chamber of Commerce, I have a longstanding commit-ment to the success of the Adopt-A-Class program. I’m excited to continue to grow the program and engage more sponsors with the goal of providing as much sup-port as possible to our fantastic teachers.” The Adopt-A-Class is one of the most successful programs for academic enhancement in Mar-

tin County. Since the program’s inception in 1991, nearly $1.13 million has been raised to sup-port teachers and students in classrooms throughout Martin County. Through this renewed partner-ship with Kiwanis, the Palm City Chamber is reaffirming its prom-ise to invest in our schools, our teachers and our students. The Adopt-A-Class program is a sim-ple and powerful way to provide supplemental funding for teach-ers so they have the necessary resources in their classrooms to help their students achieve aca-demic success.

While the Adopt-A-Class pro-gram began through the Palm City Chamber and was initially focused on schools in the Palm City area, the goal of the program is to enhance the quality of our children’s education by achieving 100 percent sponsorship of all classrooms throughout Martin County. A contribution of $200 is worth volumes to a classroom teacher, providing them with funding for books, educational enrichment programs and other materials and supplies. Kindergarten teacher Missi

Campbell has been teaching at Crystal Lake Elementary School since it opened 23 years ago. Over the past 22 years, “My classrooms have benefitted from the Palm City Chamber Adopt-a-Class Program,” Campbell said. The program works hand-in-hand with the schools to develop partnerships between businesses and individuals, raising funds for teachers to be able to enhance their classrooms with various materials. “The materials I’ve purchased,

educational games and manipu-latives, have made learning more fun for the children in my class-room,” Campbell said. She’s also used these busi-

ness partnerships to support her classes with experiences, as well as funds. Previously, through support of her sponsors, her kindergarten students were able to travel to the Martin County Airport for a visit, as well as have the opportunity for interaction during school sponsored events within the community. Bessey Creek Principal Vic-

toria Defenthaler has been in-volved with Adopt-a-Class since Bessey Creek was a new school 16 years ago. Many needs have

been fulfilled by the Palm City Chamber program. Support from the Adopt-a-Class program has continued over the years enhanc-ing student instruction. “The program allows teachers

to purchase hands-on resource materials which help us to pre-pare our students for the future. This is an invaluable program for both our teachers and students. The teachers are very apprecia-tive of this program that helps immensely in enhancing their instruction.” Nancy Marin, principal of Palm

City Elementary School, said that the Adopt-a-Class Program is the most wonderful thing to hit Palm City and Martin County Schools over the past 22 years ... She said that it gets “better every single year because families hear about its benefits and want to get in-volved,” resulting in growing the

program annually. “Palm City Elementary has

been adopted 100 percent every year; it’s a program we cannot do without, and we are all very grateful to the Palm City Cham-ber for starting it and continuing it every year. At their own discre-tion, teachers have purchased supplies, furniture, technolo-gy, stability balls, etc., for their classrooms through the Cham-ber’s Adopt-a-Class Program.” Tyson Villwock, principal of

Citrus Grove Elementary School, stated that he has “benefited by the Palm City Chamber’s Adopt-a-Class Program over the past 14 years at different schools. The funds allow teachers to offer extra incentives or to purchase the last few bits to supplement the cur-

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6th, 7th and 8th grades at Indi-antown Middle School is grateful to the Palm City Chamber for the funds she receives for her classes from the Adopt-a-Class Program which allow her to purchase hands-on activities for students to use along with their textbooks. Dan Capen, who along with

his brothers Jeff and Doug have been involved with Stuart Jet Center at the airport for the past 33 years, have been supporters of the Adopt-a-Class Program for the past 10-plus years. Dan calls it “a great program that provides additional resources for teachers and for the classroom. It represents to the teachers and students that we care about the community and the success of the school system. Stuart Jet Center is glad to be a part of the program and will continue to do

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we have a variety of methods for students to report,” Vonover said. In addition to reporting bully-

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because we worked right next to the judges,” she said. “It was the best job for learning how to be a writer. You learn so much about how people talk and interact. I got to see the inside of worlds I’d never been exposed to.Dawson was researching anoth-

er project when she came upon some photographs.“I tend to be tenacious and curi-

ous,” she said. “In the research, I discovered some amazing old photographs. I could see into people’s lives. It was so important for writing the book. Every time I wanted to know how to describe something, I could call it up on my computer. “In the 1870s-1880s, this part

of Florida: Okeechobee, Fort Pierce, the Jupiter Inlet, was a destination for major magazines. They all wrote articles about encounters with alligators and Seminoles. Publication after pub-lication told about what it was like to be here, all in first person, real time.”Dawson’s book tells the story of

a young, educated African-Amer-ican girl from Baltimore who is stranded in the wilds with a young Cracker who wants to be a cow hunter; and a Seminole who sees his way of life dying. With outlaws blocking their way back, they face challenges as they try to survive the Florida of 1914.Dawson said she found the time

period fascinating.“It was so entrancing to read

and figure out where they were and imagine yourself on that path,” she said. “I said, ‘There’s a story here.’ No other book tells the history of our place.”Dawson’s main character, Quee-

nie, the young African-American girl, is important for more than her place in the story.“The thing that really distin-

guishes the book is that the ma-jor character is a girl,” she said. “There’s not that much historical fiction with a girl as an action character. Part of the message is that she’s as good as the boys. It’s an empowering message. You make your life what you want it to be.”While Queenie is an entirely

fictional character, Dawson said that she was inspired by author Zora Neale Hurston, who has many ties to Florida.“The first time I read ‘Their Eyes

were Watching God,’ I fell in love with her mind,” Dawson said. “She had the most amazing mind. She dies in Fort Pierce and I felt I had been cheated because I couldn’t meet her.”Dawson said that Hurston

fought stereotypes and Queenie, similarly, fights the ideas that people would have about a young African-American girl on the fron-tier in 1914.Other characters are also in-

spired by local figures. Billy, an Okeechobee boy who wants to be a cow hunter, is fashioned after famed Florida rancher Alto “Bud”

Adams Jr.“It’s part Bud Adams and some

listening to (Martin County rancher) Iris Walls and hearing her talk about her life as a cow hunter, “ Dawson said. “All of the characters are amalgams. They draw strength and character from real people who did define this place.”

NOVEL from page 18

Photo courtesy of Mary DawsonFormer Martin County Commissioner Mary Dawson has written a novel about Florida in 1914. The book, entitled “The River Way Home: The Adventures of the Cowboy, the Indian and the Amazon Queen,” is an adventure tale for young people and adults.

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The outlaw John Ashley is one of the only real characters to ap-pear in the book.“He’s an historical figure, but

what kind of figure?” Dawson said. “Was he the scourge of Florida? Others really like him and stand up for him. He was only charged with one murder and although convicted, it was overturned. We end up being sympathetic. He’s from an old family that’s being shoved away. He’s equivocal and pivotal to the story.”The final main character, The

Chief, was inspired by a Seminole warrior, Coacoochee, a warrior who defeated Col. Zachary Taylor

in the Battle of Okeechobee in 1837.Dawson began the book in 2012

and reworked parts of it. It was published by WRB Publishing, a small independent publish-ing house, in April 2013. It has received positive reviews and is available for sale at Amazon.com, as an e-book or paperback. It is also available at Barnes & Noble and the Stuart Heritage Museum.After writing the book, Dawson

retired as a lawyer.“The minute I started writing

this kind of story, my heart flew to this. It was hard to think about law when I wanted to think about writing instead.”Dawson noted that the book has

a lot to say about the environ-

ment, a subject close to her heart, as well. “I’m a citizen-activist and was

a member of the Committee for a Sustainable Coast from 2003-2006,” she said. “Environmental-ists have signed off (on the book.) I’ve had it vetted by historians and environmentalists and tried to make it as accurate as possi-ble.”

For more information about Mary Dawson and her book, visit the website, www.maryedawson.com. She welcomes emails at [email protected] Dawson is available to talk

to book clubs and other organi-zations. Send her an email with requests.

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PALM CITY — Ryan Owens is at a crossroads. The 25-year-old Martin County High School graduate grew up performing with Shiloh Theatrical Produc-tions and StarStruck Performing Arts Center. Last year, he began playing live music, as a solo act, and with the band, Cerveza. As a hobby, he paints customized guitars.“I’m trying to figure out where

I want to go with my creativity,” he said. “I’m at the 25-year-old

juncture, where you have to decide which direction. I have things I really enjoy doing. People said, ‘Don’t do what you hate.’ I knew at a very young age I loved what I was doing. I’m still in the allowed-to-figure-it-out zone.”As a solo act, Owens plays the

acoustic guitar and sings at ven-ues from Jupiter to Vero Beach.“It’s a mix of Marvin Gaye, Steve

Miller, Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz and James Taylor,” he said. “It’s background music at a restaurant. I’ve been performing all my life. It’s a weird dynamic to be in the background.”Owens recently began playing

bass with Cerveza. They play

Island music and soft rock. He can be found on Monday eve-nings with Cerveza at the Osceola Street Café, for open mic night. “It’s the best open mic night,” he

said. “There are different acts ev-ery 15 minutes and there’s a live stream online. It’s nice because my family in Georgia or Kentucky can go online and put it on their computer and basically be at the open mic.”Owens is also putting in time

at local Stuart studio, Rain Cat Recording, working on a CD. That has given him a taste for the production end and he can see himself going into producing. Then there’s that juncture again.

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While it seems as though his career is moving into the musical realm, Owens has not given up the idea of being in the theater.“I always had a passion for per-

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this exploration. Owens would like to settle down and have a family and he knows he needs to decide how he’s going to make a living. He has considered going back to school to study business or public relations. “I do want to have a family and

I need to figure out how to make it happen while doing something I love,” he said. “I know I can be good at anything I put my mind

to. I’m trying to save money to go to New York or Los Angeles and do some auditions.“I’m doing what I love to do and

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Conchy Joe’s Seafood Live music by Rainfall 8 p.m.-midnight. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 334-1130. SundaysCharlie’s Bar and Grill Karaoke 7:30 p.m. 4695 S.W. Kanner Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 288-4326. Conchy Joe’s Seafood Live music by Rainfall 4-8 p.m. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 334-1130.

EventsFriday, August 23Live music at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 4-7 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243.

Live music at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 8-11 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243.

DJ Cuba at Stuart Grill and Ale 9 p.m. No cover. 18 to party. 21 to drink. Hip hop and house music. 1630 S. Federal Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 223-1978.

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Saturday, August 24Live music at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 8-11 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243.

Bowl your Brains out Blazer at Jen-sen Beach Bowl. 8 p.m. to midnight. All you can bowl $11 per person. Black light bowling, everything glows in the dark, disco lights, music and fog. 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. For more information call (772) 225-2695 or visit jensenbeachbowl.com

Live music at Crawdaddy’s. 7 p.m., 1949 N.E. Jensen Beach Blvd., Jen-sen Beach. For more information, call (772) 225-3444.

Sunday, August 25Reggae Night at Stuart Grill and Ale. 4 p.m. 1630 S. Federal High-way, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 223-1978.

Live music at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 4-8 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243.

Tuesday, August 27Ladies Night at Stuart Grill and Ale 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. DJ Dr. Dave will be spinning rock, old school, hip hop, house, breaks and freestyle. 21 and up. Drink specials. 1630 S. Federal Highway, Stuart. For more informa-tion, call (772) 223-1978.

Wednesday, August 28Ladies Night at Applebees. 10 p.m. to close. 2 for 1 drinks all night and $1 wells for women. Music DJ Doe Dizzle. 3373 S.E. Federal Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 223-6477.

Cruisers Bar Wacky Wednesday. 8 p.m.-midnight. Contests and prizes. Beer pong. $6 pitchers for players. 843 S.W. Federal Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 232-6103.

Thursday, August 29Ladies Night at Stuart Cowboys’ BBQ & Steak Co. 8 p.m. Ladies Drink free 6-10 p.m. DJ, drink spe-cials and free shots. 2902 S.E. Gran Parkway, Stuart. For more informa-tion, call (772) 287-8100.

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MARTIN COUNTY — Nonprofit agency Tykes and Teens will be hosting a con-test to celebrate its Family Day initiative, which promotes the importance of families eating dinner together. Family Day is a project created in response to the over-whelming research showing that children in families who share meals together are less likely to get involved in drugs and alcohol, and are more likely to have aca-demic success.To enter the contest, simply post a pic-

ture of your family eating dinner together on the Tykes and Teens Family Day 2013 Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tykes-Teens-Family-Day-2013A winner will be chosen randomly each

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There’s not much biting in the heat of August and only the locals are out there trolling for an elusive catch. It seems like the only thing out there biting is bonito, so that’s just what this new fishing tourna-ment on Saturday, Aug. 24, with $2,500 in cash prizes is all about, that, and a healthy dose of sup-port for the local community. It’s mostly hot and disappoint-

ing fishing in August, but that doesn’t keep fishing enthusiasts from the sport they love. So when two friends joked about who would win if there was a prize for the big-gest bonito last summer, they de-cided it wasn’t such a crazy idea. “It’s not just the fishing that’s

off in August” said co-chair, Kit Munroe. “We wanted to create a fun and affordable tournament that would help support our busi-ness community in the slow sum-mer months and raise money to support our local veterans. We focused on Wounded Warriors of South Florida because they offer hands on support with housing, transportation and finances for the veterans of Iraqi Freedom, Op-

eration Enduring Freedom and, as funds are available, the Desert Storm vets in our area.” The Treasure Coast Bonito Blast

is all about fun. Really, whoev-er heard of a fishing tournament that actually wants to go out and catch bonito? The price is right, so small boats can afford to be part of an organized tournament. Reg-istration is just $100 and includes fishing and dinner Saturday for up to four people. Cash prizes totaling $2,500 will be awarded for first-, second- and third-place winners of the biggest bonito caught. Junior anglers (under 12) can fish free and will be recog-nized for their catch. “Early on, we had support for

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A Captains Meeting and barbe-cue will be held at Manatee Island Grill on Friday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. and will feature a live auction, raffle and Chinese auction. The Awards presentation and dinner will also be at Manatee Island Bar & Grill following a day of fishing and will begin at 6 p.m. T-shirts and decals for sale will be avail-able both evenings. All proceeds benefit Wounded Warriors of South Florida. Registration forms are on hand

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AUCTION

IRS PUBLIC AUCTION -Blount-stown, FL- 20 acres + 2500sf. home Drive by only 20565 NE Lee Farm Rd. Sale: 9/5/13, 10:00am, Calhoun County Courthouse. Sharon Sullivan 954-740-2421 www.irsauctions.gov

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