50^th  Anniversary Celebration

Lasting love is something to be cherished. Marriage takes commitment and a daily decision to honor and love your spouse. On August 24, 1973, Edgar William Jones and Kaye Miller were married in Bellevue United Methodist Church in Bellevue, MI. Their life together has been nothing short of an adventure filled with many memories of time spent with the people they love.

On August 26, 2023, Mr. and Mrs. Jones were honored with a surprise party to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the Monterey Yacht and Country Club (riverside) in Stuart, FL. Their daughters Amanda and Kerrie planned the event along with their husbands, Cory and Jake, plus friends Frank and Nadine. The couple walked into a room full of family and friends to include forty guests from as far as Pennsylvania and Michigan. The appetizer and dinner menu was catered by Crawdaddy’s of Jensen Beach and offered guests with several delicious dishes. DJ Chris Olsen of Lucky Shamrock Entertainment did a fantastic job of facilitating guest toasts and speeches in between some of the couple’s favorite dance music. The happy couple recreated their 1973 cake-cutting photo as they sliced into a 2 layer white cake decorated with daisies. Chuck Bessey photographed the event, capturing all the special moments of the evening. Each attendee commented on the beauty inside and outside of the Monterey Yacht and Country Club to include a beautiful sunset backdrop.

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Christmas Eve at Christ Fellowship

 
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                        Christmas at Christ Fellowship in Stuart                        After two years of COVID it's great to get together with friends to celebrate Christ birthday. 

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Christmas at Christ Fellowship Church - Stuart

A wonderful place to celebrate the birth of Christ. Family and friends experience the wonder of Christmas with great messages and and special entertainment. 

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Jam Session at Blake Library

The Blake Library and others in the Martin County library system regularly provide a space for local musicians to meet for community jam sessions. All you need is your acoustic instrument. The space is free to musicians and visitors who want to enjoy some music by local artists.  There were 13 participates in this session which included guitars, harmonicas, ukulele and even a banjo and violin.

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Fall in Stuart Florida

We do have Halloween and pumpkins and lots of fun in Florida but without the winter chill and snow. Ran into an old friend and her family while visiting the Stuart Pumpkin Patch.

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Intercoastal Cruise

While my son and daughter-in-law were here visiting from California, along with my daughter and son-in-law from Jensen Beach, we took the Island Princess tour of the Indian River south to the Jupiter lighthouse. It’s a fun luncheon cruise with narration on the history of the waterway and islands by the vessel captain. In addition to opportunities to photograph the Jupiter lighthouse, and some wildlife, we alo saw the yachts and homes of the some of the rich and famous celebrities.

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Stuart Pinspiration

The Treasure Coast’s first craft studio based on Pinterest opened recently in Stuart.
The studio is co-owned by my friends Lisa Brady and Sally Coyne. Brady’s daughter, Aina, will manage the location at 1562 S.E. Federal Hwy. Guests can choose a project on the studio’s website and then make a reservation to create it. At the studio, guests receive a kit and the supplies to design and personalize it. Craft ideas include string art, acrylic pouring, wooden pallet signs, custom candles, kids crafts and gifts. If you book a session at Pinspiration’s splatter room, you’ll receive protective gear — including booties, goggles, shower caps and robes or coveralls — and then you’re set free to splatter paint into a work of art on a fresh canvas. Budding artists 21 and older who like to imbibe while they create will be able to do that, too, because Pinspiration has a beer-and-wine bar. Non-alcoholic beverages are also available.

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For more Information: 772-500-0809; eMail: stuart@pinspiration.com

Hours: 6-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday

Annual Stuart Air Show

While the weekend was cloudy, it was still very nice weather for 50,000 spectators to take advantage of the annual Stuart Air Show at Witham Field. There was a spectacular display of aerial prowess by daring pilots in modern as well as vintage aircraft. In addition to the full scale WWII battle reenactment including a parachute drop. Demonstrations by the Air Force F16 Viper, the Marine Corp Harrier jet, the DeHavilland Vampire, the Quick Silver P-51, as well as a variety of other aerobatic demonstrations, including the Black Daggers parachute jump with the American flag.  My daughter and son-in-law joined me for their first time at the air show. Nadine adventurously took a ride in the T-6 WWII trainer for a very memorial experience.

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Cruising the St Lucie River

Mike took Chip and me on his replica tug boat for a St. Lucie river cruise. Departing from his home base south of the Palm City bridge, we traveled north to the main river fork and then northeast through the old drawbridge towards the Stuart causeway bridge and up to the Willow Creek pocket, going past Sandsprit Park into Manatee Bay before returning to his home base.

Along the way we saw many of the beautiful homes and yachts that are so typical here in Martin County.  It was a warm but cloudy day, though with creative control on my camera, we captured some great photos.

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