Page 6 - Hobe Sound Reflections - April '20

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Turning 18 Never Felt So Mall and various events
throughout the area for the
Good For High School Senior remainder of the year.
Peter’s Water Treatment
Maggie McSoley of Stuart turned 18 years old just & Irrigation/Ecowater
in time to win $10,000 from Peter’s Water Treatment & Systems, part of Crystal
Irrigation/EcoWater Systems. Water Systems, has been
A Martin County High School senior, she turned 18 in business on the Treasure
years old on Feb. 23 and that’s the day that Peter Wernick Coast since 1981, providing
called to inform her that she had won the prize money in irrigation, well drilling and
a random drawing. The rules require the winner to be 18 clean water to families in the
to accept the check. community. Wernick also
She filled out an entry form at last year’s Home and owns and operates Peter’s
Garden Show in Stuart and had forgotten about it. Hardware and Peter’s Paint
“When I got the call, I thought it was fake. I didn’t Center in Palm City. For
take it seriously at all at first,” said McSoley. more information, call (772)
McSoley is one of seven children and currently holds 692-1037 or visit www.
two part-time jobs: one as a nanny and another at a local peterswatertreatment.com. Jaclyn Uhl of Elev8te Hope, family friend Summer Reese, and the McSoley family: Brian,
restaurant. She plans to donate 10 percent of her winnings Abby, Maggie, Tom, Tina and Claire
to Elev8te Hope and the rest will go into savings account
to be used toward college. Elev8te Hope provides support
and hope to struggling families with children.
“My parents have been involved with Elev8te Hope Vine Trivia Uncorked
and I’ve seen the organization change a lot of lives,” she
said. “My parents are really happy for me because I’m a
really hardworking kid.”
Peter Wernick, owner of Peter’s Water Treatment &
Irrigation/EcoWater Systems, presented McSoley with By Laura Berrio, Standard serving
her $10,000 check at the Stuart/Martin County Chamber Freelance Writer/Blogger sizes of all alcohol
of Commerce’s annual Home and Garden Show at the 1. What temperature beverages – beer, wine,
fairgrounds in Stuart. should red wine be stored and liquor – are equal
Entries for Peter’s Water Treatment & Irrigation 2020 at and served at? in alcohol strength and
$10,000 Giveaway will be accepted at the Treasure Coast Red wine should be effect on the body.
stored at 55 degrees in a 7. What type of
wine refrigerator or cellar. wine has the lowest
Red wine should be served calories?
at room temperature … Dry and low alcohol
to clarify … not room content wines are the
temperature here in lowest in calories … although I would rather drink what
Florida … room temperature in a nice cool wine cellar I like and cut calories somewhere else!
… 70 degrees. 8. What happens to red and white wine as they age?
2. What color grapes are used to make white wine? Red wine gets lighter in color and white wine gets
Red grapes! darker in color.
3. How many grapes does it take to make a bottle of wine? 9. How much pressure is there in a bottle of
On average it takes 736 grapes to make one bottle. champagne?
4. How many bubbles in a bottle of champagne? The pressure in a bottle of champagne is 90 pounds per
Almost 58 million! square inch, about three times that in your automobile tire.
5. Is the practice of walking on grapes (Think I Love 10. Are you scared to open a bottle of champagne?
Lucy) still used in wine making? Now you have a reason to be! How fast does a cork travel
Peter Wernick, owner of Peter’s Water Treatment & It is! Usually when producing small quantities of high when you open it?
Irrigation/EcoWater Systems; winner Maggie McSoley; end port wines. A flying cork can travel up to 50 mph.
and Joe Catrambone, president of the Stuart/Martin County 6. What has the highest alcohol content: wine, beer or ~ Cheers
Chamber of Commerce whiskey? ~ Keep the conversation going and the wine flowing!

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