Page 8 - Stuart Exposure - June '22

Page 8, Stuart Exposure

nonprofIt EvEntS

Supporters Of 211 Palm Beach
And Treasure Coast Gather

For Cocktail Event To Learn

About Recent Grants Awarded
And Future Plans

Friends and supporters of 211 Palm Beach and Treasure
Coast gathered on April 22 at the charming home of Jessica and
Trent Swift in West Palm Beach for an exquisite cocktail party.
This special evening was an opportunity for guests to
meet the leadership team of 211 Palm Beach and Treasure
Coast and learn more about the goals and future plans of the
nonprofit organization. Sharon L’Herrou, president/CEO of
211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast, spoke briefly to guests
about several recent grants that 211 has been awarded and Michael Magnani and Geri Emmett Felicia Taylor and Peter Gottsegen Dawn and Ken Kettner
the impact these grants will make on 211 and the community
it serves. These grants demonstrate the esteem in which 211
is held locally, statewide, and nationally and the need for
211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast to expand its services –
taking crisis calls from first responders and handling online
“chats” with people considering suicide.
The services that 211 provides are lifesaving. The mission

Treasure Coast

Outdoors Steve Locante, Nancy Lambrecht, John

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Do Baby Sea Turtles Make is to connect people to services 24 hours George Elmore and Marti LaTour Sarah Alsofrom and Sharon L’Herrou
Good Bait? a day by understanding their individual
emotional, financial, and community
By Jim Weix needs and supporting the health and human
“If it were legal, would service system as a whole.
baby sea turtles make good To learn more about 211 Palm Beach
bait?” That was the question and the Treasure Coast and its services and
one reader emailed me. programs, visit 211palmbeach.org.
After choking on my Dial 2-1-1 or text your zip code to
morning coffee, I did some TXT211 (898211) for more information.
checking. As it turns out, Calls to 211 are free, confidential, and
they would. It seems that available 24/7. If you or someone you know
everything from mutton is experiencing a mental health crisis or
snapper, grouper, tarpon, thoughts of suicide, dial 2-1-1, and a Mobile
and even sailfish, will prey Crisis Response Team can be dispatched if
on hatchlings. The fish will requested. 211 is also the regional responder
come close to shore and grab for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
the hatchlings when they 1 (800) 273-TALK (8255) and the soon-to-
enter the water. They will launch 9-8-8 number. Guy Clark, Renee Morrison, Harrison
also prowl along weed lines Photos by Tracey Benson Photography Jessica and Trent Swift (and Trent Jr.) Morgan
close to shore, where the small turtles
try to hide from predators.
Obviously, you can’t use real baby sea turtles for bait, but
you can use fake ones. One artificial lure that I found is the
Doomzday Turtle. It is a 3-inch soft plastic lure. I ordered a
package of five and will keep you posted.
It is good to see dolphin again showing up in the fish
box. After several disappointing years, there seems to be NoN-Toxic cancer immunotherapy
a better dolphin bite this year. That doesn’t mean that the
dolphin fishery is still not concerning, but they do seem to
be showing up more often in the fish box.
I recently fished the Loran Reef with live bait for Available NoW
mutton snapper and grouper. Along with two lines on
the bottom, I had two flat lines out expecting to catch Safe and Effective!
a kingfish or two. Much to my surprise, I had dolphin
showing up on a regular basis.
I released a number of just legal sandwich-sized dolphins, This is the Original Immunotherapy that
but kept three larger ones. As I drifted, there were several
times that a school of small dolphin would show up at the balances and optimizes your immune system to
boat. I was fishing in 65 to 80 feet of water. fight almost any type of cancer.
Anglers posting on various Facebook fishing sites are
also showing various pictures of dolphin catches. Given the
problems with the dolphin fishery, due to overfishing, this Hundreds of successes over the years.
was encouraging to see.
Unfortunately the increased dolphin catches on the Continuously available since 1977
Treasure Coast this year is more about their migration
route this year than an increase in population. One solution in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
is to release the sandwich-sized, but legal ones, so they
can grow up.
Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler, See our website for more info:
conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer.
Jim is included in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s www.Quantumimmunotherapy.net
Hall of Fame, for his work in helping restore thousands of
acres of wetlands. Jim is a broker associate with The Keyes or call for more information: Toll-free number (561) 766-0878
Company. He can be reached at (772) 341-2941 or by email:
jimweix@jimweix.com. Email: Quantimmuno@gmail.com