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Jupiter Senior Softball Association Hosts

2020 Winter League Lunch Party

By Mike Richmond them a good season. David La Cerva, park
Jupiter Senior Softball players celebrated the start of their groundskeeper and 25-year Town of Jupiter
2020 Winter League with a catered lunch Jan. 10 of delicious employee, had the honor of throwing out
hot dogs, burgers and other treats dished up from the Jupiter the first pitch.
Dune Dog Café Food Truck. The party crowd of about 25 senior
The party at Jupiter Community Park followed the softball players ages 55 to 92 dined on
start of the annual Winter League Jan. 8 at which League their favorite hot dogs, burgers and other
Commissioner Dave Summers welcomed players and wished dishes from the food truck following their
morning softball games. After picking up
their lunch orders and grabbing a cold
beverage they enjoyed their meals at the
nearby picnic pavilion.
The party was hosted by the nonprofit
Jupiter Senior Softball Association which
hailed the event as a success. The extensive Senior softball players enjoying Dune Dog Café’s famous hot dogs
menu of Dune Dog classic hot dogs and
burgers and other food, along with unlimited cold beverages, welcome. Games are year-round every Monday, Wednesday
ensured that no one went home hungry, organizers said. and Friday morning at Jupiter Community Park.
Gary Newman, cochair of the Party Committee said the The Winter League runs from January through March
service and food were excellent. “All the players loved it and and features 12 teams competing among three divisions. For
we will do it again,” he said. The senior softball program information contact Dave Summers at (561) 800-8230 or go
Ken Lees, left, with Rich Sewell and Mike Igneri is open to persons 55 and over and new players are always to www.leaguelilneup.com/jssa.

Bill’s Box from page 1

CAG members study Jupiter’s crime statistics for the
prior month and year to date. Those stats are broken down
by district. Our district reflects decreased crimes of -22.6
percent in December compared to December a year ago. A Jupiter’s 2019 Citizen Survey adjustments based in part on feedback from the community.
look at year 2019 compared to 2018 shows a slight increase The survey is mailed in November to a random, anonymous
of 8.9 percent in automobile theft burglary, influenced to a Recently, you may have received in your mailbox an sample of over 2,500 households across four geographic
degree by unsecured cars. That category in December 2019 invitation to participate in Jupiter’s annual citizen survey. areas of the Town. In December, an online version was also
changed remarkably with a decrease of 53.3 percent! Alas, Each year, the Town of Jupiter conducts a survey of its made available for residents who did not receive a mailed
of 15 auto burglaries in December, a whopping 11 were not residents to assess their views on services, programs and survey but wished to participate. Responses are analyzed in
locked. LOCK UP! policies. The results are used to benchmark and compare a number of different ways (by geography, by demographic
Things I Didn’t Notice Then Jupiter’s performance with other towns and cities in Florida groups and by subject area). The final report will be presented
I had respected professional positions for 47 years. Then and across the nation. at a Town Council meeting in February and published on
in 2008, I reluctantly hung up my spurs. I am older, not old. This will mark the tenth year that Jupiter has used the the Town’s website at www.jupiter.fl.us/CitizenSurvey.
Now I notice things that I did not see then. The path the sun National Citizen Survey (NCS) tool to facilitate its resident Past survey results are also available on this webpage. Each
follows across the sky during different seasons. The amounts survey. year, survey results are considered by the Town Council and
of rain that falls in certain months. How foliage changes with The NCS is a survey tool offered by the National Research staff as it prepares updates to the Town’s annual strategic
the season. The migration of birds . When the alligators mate Center and the International City Managers Association. By plan and budget. So, if you participated in the survey, thank
and pay us visits. Fox seem not to have a visitation schedule, using this tool consistently over several years, Jupiter has you! Please know that your input is valuable and is used to
nor do otters. And there is a lot more that I notice as an older been able to monitor its performance over time and make inform the strategic direction of the Town.
person. Well, I’m going to enjoy it all. Being older or even
old beats the hell out of the alternative for which I don’t have
a map.
Quotes 18898 Still Lake Drive
“No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.”
--- Mark Twain Remodeled 4 bedroom, 2.5
“Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for bath home with custom
the same reason.” --- Mark Twain den and lushly landscaped
Funny, don’t you think, how many of Twain’s sayings back yard and Tiki. Updated
remain true in the present. I would like to see him alive and kitchen and baths, impact
well, speaking wisdom to a joint session, both houses of windows, gas appliances,
Congress pattered like morning devotion.
I read this on Facebook... “Sometimes we just need stone accents, newer roof and
someone to simply be there. Not to fix anything or do anything much more.
in particular, but just to let us feel that we are cared for and
supported.” – healthyplace.com
Copy deadline for March is Feb 12. Very early. I should
start today.

February 2020 / Jupiter Inlet Tide Chart

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