On a cold and rainy day in February – cold as any Florida resident would care to endure – the air is brisk and bleak. The afternoon dew dangles cautiously on the leaves before eventually meeting its fate on the ground. A chilling breeze sweeps carelessly throughout the town of Loxahatchee, as the sun refuses to show its face. A day that although overcast and frigid in nature, provides a contrasting backdrop to the heartwarming tale of two farmers and their home they call Swank Farms. Continue reading “SWANK FARMS – A TALE OF TWO FARMERS” →

One boy’s gift

At his first public speaking event, Timothy Schwab once said, “I want to thank my mom and dad for keeping me alive.” He was only 5 years old at the time.

Timothy was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that can critically affect the lungs, pancreas, liver and intestine. “We didn’t know how to react,” says Tanya Schwab, Timothy’s mother, of his illness. Both Tanya and her husband, Thomas, had never heard of the disease before. But after some research they soon found out that no one case of cystic fibrosis is alike, that the symptoms vary, and even more alarming – there is no cure. Continue reading “THE GIFT OF GIVING” →

“I’ve always said the military needs a boot camp to prepare warriors … But they also need an exit camp,” says Sara Lankler.

Sara and her husband, Alexander “Sandy” Lankler are the founders of The Renewal Coalition – a nonprofit organization in Jupiter to assist wounded service men and women in their transition from military to civilian life by offering a week-long retreat.

“Our guys need a decompression time,” Sara says. So in an effort to provide a relaxing environment, she and Sandy donated their water-front properties.

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Today is a big day for Justin Riney.

After stand-up paddling for 165 miles, collecting nearly a thousand pounds of trash and debris, and sleeping in tents on barrier islands and parks, Justin Riney is completing his first of six conservation paddle excursions.

Riney’s ten-day Indian River Lagoon Conservation paddle began in Ponce Inlet on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 and will end around 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct., 20 in Jupiter Inlet.

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Halloween is traditionally the first thing that comes to mind when October arrives. But as we bid adieu to the summer and welcome fall in all its glory, Halloween is going to have to take a backseat to far more important matters at hand: Breast cancer awareness and blindness awareness.

And to kick it off is this year’s fourth annual Blue Water Babes “Race for a Cure Fish for a Cure” tournament starting today, Oct. 5 through Oct. 6

The tournament is comprised of female fishing teams coming together to raise money for the fight against breast cancer.

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