Page 12 - Palm City Spotlight - November '19

Page 12, Palm City Spotlight

estate Planning

Honor Flight Recognizes planes flew out of Springfield, The VA has established
Veterans’ Service And Sacrifices Ohio, taking just 12 World certain income and asset
War II veterans on a visit to
criteria for the Aid and
the memorial in Washington, Attendance benefit; it’s
By Carrie Lavargna, Esq. D.C. Later that year, after word worthwhile to check on the
On Nov. 2 Southeast got out, the list of veterans qualifications since benefits
Florida Honor Flight flew over grew and Honor Flight can be $1,209 for the veteran’s
70 United States war veterans transitioned from a few small surviving spouse and up to
to Washington D.C. to visit and private aircrafts to commercial $2,230 monthly for a married
reflect at the WWII, Korean airline carriers with the goal veteran.
and Vietnam memorials and of accommodating as many To learn more about Aid
to have a front row seat for veterans as possible. and Attendance and other VA
the changing of the guards at Since then, all Honor Flights have flown more than 200,000 benefits contact your local VA office. Martin County Veterans
Arlington National Cemetery. veterans to Washington, D.C. from cities all over the country. Services is located at 435 S.E. Flagler Avenue in Stuart and their
I had the extreme privilege This November we honor the men and women who have telephone number is (772) 288-5448.
of serving as a personal served our country in the military on Veterans Day. It is important to protect those who have protected us. If you
guardian for WWII and Korean Veterans and their families should be aware of all government have a family member or friend who is a veteran, please share
war veteran, John Sanford from Port St. Lucie. benefits to which they may be entitled. In addition to the VA this information with them and thank them for their service.
Southeast Florida Honor Flight is a nonprofit organization pension, disability and health care, war era veterans and their This column is an overview of the subject matter and is
created solely to honor America’s veterans for their service and surviving spouses who require regular assistance of another not intended as legal advice. Carrie Lavargna is an attorney
sacrifices. They provide a chartered airline from the Palm Beach person for daily living may qualify for the “Aid and Attendance” practicing law in Stuart at Lavargna Law, PLLC and is board
airport to Reagan National in D.C., chartered buses for travel in benefit. To qualify the veteran or the spouse must need help in at certified in real estate law by The Florida Bar and is designated
D.C., meals, and a welcome ceremony at various sites. least two of the daily activities of living, such as eating, bathing, an accredited estate planner (AEP) by the National Association
Southeast Florida Honor Flight is part of a national network bathroom, dressing, and getting up and down. of Estate Planners and Councils.
of 141 nonprofit organizations (hubs) whose sole mission is to
honor America’s veterans for all the sacrifices they’ve made on Club neWs
behalf of our country.
First conceived in 2005 by a retired Air Force captain, the
inaugural Honor Flight took place in May of 2005. Six small
Dig Up Your Ancestral Roots Germany. Graduates of the National Institute on Genealogical

Southern Exposure Technologies With The Martin County Research and the Institute of Genealogical and Historical
Computer Install/Setup/Repair Research, they are active members of the Florida State
Genealogy Society and their local Halifax Genealogical
(561) 315-0144 Genealogical Society Society of Ormond Beach. Both hold undergraduate and
getsetgo.annie@gmail.com graduate degrees from Florida State University, and they have
* DSL, Broadband,Wireless Install There are many ways to explore your ancestry, and land authored numerous articles for genealogical and historical
* Networking, Troubleshooting records can be a rich source of genealogical information. The publications.
* Instruction Martin County Genealogical Society (MCGS) invites you Free and open to the public, the meeting is 1 to 3 p.m.,
* Hardware/Software Installation to learn more about this valuable resource at its November Nov. 15 at Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road in Stuart.
* Virus/Spyware/Adware Fix meeting. “Digging for Genealogical Gold in Land Records,” Light refreshments will be served. In addition to its monthly
* Cleanup/Maintenance/Backup
* Business Consult/Startup/Move a presentation by long-time Florida genealogists Clyde meetings – where local and national experts speak about how
* Website Design/Maintenance and Kathy Stickney, will focus on the sale of land from to explore your family roots – the society offers a variety of
Call S.E.T. to install your “new computer, printer government entities to individuals and various federal land services at the Genealogy Room in the Blake Library which
and wireless network”! distribution programs from colonial times to the present. is manned by MCGS volunteers all year long. For more
GET S.E.T. GO! The Stickneys have been researching their ancestry for 26 information about membership, activities and services go to
REASONABLE HOURLY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY RATES years. Clyde’s family traces from Key West to The Bahamas mcgsfl.org, visit the Genealogy Room or call Lisa Tompson,
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES FOR AS LOW AS $50.00 AN HOUR, and Barbados, while Kathy’s roots go back to England and MCGS president, (772) 888-2422.
WITH A MINIMUM OF 6 HOURS A MONTH,
OR 2 HOURS A WEEK, OR ON AN AS-NEEDED
BASIS RATE OF $75.00 P/HOUR. Treasure Coast Outdoors
START YOUR NEW YEAR WITH SECURE BACKUPS,
QUALITY MAINTENANCE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND
PERSONABLE ON-SITE SUPPORT! Who knows? Maybe we are on the way to becoming the
(561) 315-0144 Time Might Be Right To
CALL S.E.T. TODAY FOR YOUR COMPUTER NEEDS! Think About Daytime “Swordfish Capital of the World.”
Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
Swordfish conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is included
in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s Hall of Fame, for his
Palm City Auto By Jim Weix work in helping restore thousands of acres of wetlands. Jim is a
Broker Associate with The Keyes Company. He can be reached
Lube & Services There seems to be a new at (772) 341-2941 or by email: jimweix@jimweix.com.
fishing adventure happening
on the Treasure Coast: daytime
swordfish angling. And I mean
The DiTerlizzi Family of Companies catching, not fishing.
At a July neighborhood
fishing tournament, Palm City
Celebrating Our 28th Year anglers Tom Flynn, Mike
Espinoza, Jimmy McDaniel
and B.J. Meyer pulled up to the
weigh station with a 300-pound
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$10 off swordfish. They hooked up at about 8 a.m. in 1,500 feet of water,
due east of the St. Lucie Inlet.
our “full Service oil Change” In September, Capt. Patrick Price, of DayMaker charters out
Enjoy by 12/31/19. of Sailfish Marina, had clients land two swordfish during the
same daytime trip. There have also been other reports of swords
Complete Auto Repair being caught off the Treasure Coast during the day.
This is exciting for two reasons. One, not all of us can stay
• Brakes • Diagnostics out all night, which is the traditional time to fish. Two, it is right
• Tune-ups • Oil/Lube outside the St. Lucie Inlet.
Since anglers will be fishing in 1,500 feet of water, you will
• Air • Tires likely want to invest in some electric reels, or invite someone
Conditioning • Tire Repairs along that has them. If you want to manually reel in several rods
with 1,500 feet of line down at the bottom, with a 20-pound
DiTerlizzi family weight on each, be my guest.
Swordfish typically stay very deep during the day, often
owned since 1990 near structure. They then rise up from the depths at night to
feed. As some anglers have learned, they also feed during the
772-223-LUBE (5823) day, in the depths.
Not that long ago, swordfish populations were being depleted
by commercial fishing. New regulations were put into place
3584 SW Armellini Ave., Palm City
Located in the “Pure” gas station and the population is increasing. Successful fishing trips are Mike Espinoza holds the bill of the swordfish that Tom Flynn
becoming more common. (standing) caught with Jimmy McDaniel and B.J. Meyer.