Father’s Day Weekend Fishing Tournament and Fishing Clinic!

June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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This Saturday, June 15, at Ocean Cay Park in Juno Beach is a fishing tournament and clinic. This fun, seaside event is dedicated to bring kids and their fathers together on Father’s Day weekend. The tournament will start at sunrise Saturday, June 15 on the Juno Beach Pier and will end at noon with a picnic lunch and trophy presentation at Ocean Cay Park, Anita Lankler Pavilion, corner of Marcinski and Ocean Blvd.

Cost of the tournament is $10 per child under 18, $20 per adult 18 and over, $40 maximum cost per family.  Register at any one of the churches above.  Attendees must provide your own bait, tackle, rod and reel, drinks, cooler, sunscreen, and snacks.  There will be tackle and equipment available for rent at the pier as well!

Adult volunteers with fishing experience are needed to help on the pier.  Volunteers are also needed to help prepare and serve the picnic lunch at Ocean Cay Park.

Nativity will be responsible for bringing the side dishes and chips for the picnic.  Please sign up in the Loggia.

There will be a FREE Fishing Clinic on Saturday, June 8 at 10:00am at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church. For more information about this event please call 561-262-7535.

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Gamers Heading to Abacoa for Ali’s Alliance Casino Night 2013

June 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Abacoa signage-featuredOn June 8, Ali’s Alliance, with support from Square D Marketing, will welcome guests to Ali’s Silver City Casino & Saloon in Abacoa for its annual nighttime fundraiser, Casino Night.

The evening of food, entertainment and games, including blackjack, craps, slots and roulette, will benefit the nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect cancer patients and their caregivers with support groups. The event will take place from 6 to 10:30 p.m. in the golf club of the community of Jupiter homes for sale. There will be music, dancing, passed hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner and a cash bar. In addition, a silent auction will be set up at the beginning of the night.

Ali’s Alliance, founded by David Cowan in honor of his late wife, Alison, who died from cancer, aims to compile a comprehensive database of cancer resources searchable by ZIP code. One of the charity’s primary partners is Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies in Port Saint Lucie, and it is signing up other partners every week.

Tickets cost $50 and include 3,000 gaming chips. For an extra $25, guests can enter the Texas Hold’em poker tournament with the chance to win $2,500 in prizes.

Ali’s Alliance recently had its other fundraising event of the season, its Afternoon Tea & Haute Couture Floral Millinery Pageant, at Turtle Creek in Tequesta.

For information, call 561-715-7427 or visit Ali’s Alliance.

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Fullterton Island to be Turned into a Destination

June 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Fullerton Island is getting a makeover. Over the next few weeks, workers will start to remove nonnative vegetation on the town-owned island in Jupiter in preparation for the new nature preserve that will welcome small boats and kayakers.

JUPITER HIGH 106bThe plan calls for more than just removing the vegatation, such as Australian pines and Brazilian pepper. They will also grade the island to a level for wetland preservation, promoting growth for native plants and increase water flow. About 3,000 knee-high mangrove seedlings will also be planted on the 12-acre island.

In addition to the new improvements, a new dive and kayak rental business is expected to open in the old Quarterdeck restaurant location on Indiantown Road, which is across from Fullerton Island. The improvements to Fullerton Island are intended to be part of the increased emphasis on ecotourism in northern Palm Beach County.

“We’re restoring a vital natural area with mangroves and other native plants that will draw birds and be a nursery for sea life,” said Julie Bishop, an environmental program supervisor with Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management.

Also included in the $2.1 million project will be a daytime public dock for about six small motorized boats and a water taxi that will allow non-boaters access to a covered picnic area on the island. The project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2014.

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SUNSET CELEBRATION SAILFISH MARINA RESORT THURSDAY EVENINGS

May 8, 2013 by

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These are the months to come out on any Thursday evening to enjoy the most unique creations of locals from around the area. Art including: blown glass, wooden sculptures and pottery, silver and gold jewelry all grace the waterfront location!  On Thursday evenings at the Sailfish Marina, www.sailfishmarina.com, you will find musicians, like Clark Rodriguez, signing and playing his guitar.  You’ll hear sounds of your favorite Jimmy Buffet inspired tunes or steel drums playing on the boardwalk as the sun sets colorfully in the western sky. You will also see lazy pelicans bobbing around in the water hopping to catch a scrap of fish food some amber jacks were too slow to scoop up.

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In this tropical locale, on Singer Island, people come from all over to browse the 35 artists that come from as far away as Seattle, WA to exhibit their craftsmanship and artistry.  The Sailfish Marina Resort offers a classic South Florida setting of fresh seafood restaurant and yachting marina.  The restaurant faces Peanut Island on the Intracoastal Waterway and just south of the resort is the Lake Worth inlet.  There is plenty of seating area inside, as well as outside; to watch all the boats cruise by.  There is not a bad seat in the house.  If a sit down dining experience isn’t in the plan for the night, the restaurant sets up a stand along the waterfront selling their famous “Grouper Dogs” and delicious Conch Fritters! It’s the perfect place for a casual tropical night reminiscent of Old Key West.

Stroll the docks, take in the art, enjoy the music and you’ll be sure to find treasure here.  Whether you buy some art or just browse, stop by on any Thursday evening at sunset.  Bring the family, even the family pet on a leash is welcome and don’t forget to feed the fish off the docks!

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Paella Party at the Jupiter Lighthouse- June 29!

May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment

If you love international cuisines, pencil this event into your calendar. Saturday, June 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is the“Ponce Paella Party”!   Different people of all ethnicities and ___paellafrom all over Florida, will come out to celebrate the significance of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon arrival from Spain to Florida’s east coast, as well as Florida’s rich heritage and cultural diversity.

This paella fiesta is sure to be a blast of flavor and fun. What is Paella? Paella is a Valencian (east coast of Spain) rice dish. Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain’s national dish, but most Spaniards consider it a regional dish. Comprised mostly of rice dish, cooked over an open fire, in a traditional paella pan, it can include an infinite amount of different ingredients. Some traditional ingredients include olive oil, onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, chicken, seafood, mussel, clams, lobster, shrimp, pork are added to create a unique entrée. Paella’s  can range from a strictly vegetarian paella with artichokes and beans to paella de marisco (seafood paella) which would contain a mix of fresh fish, shrimp, clams and mussels or just a meat paella with rabbit.  There are so many versions of paella as there are chefs.

This paella grill party will offer surf and turf options. “Senior Barry’s Barra” will be pouring festive Spanish Sangria, wine, margaritas, and coronas on the lighthouse deck. Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in the piñata prize raffle.  If you ever wanted to watch paella being made, step by step, this is the event for you.

Tickets are limited. $40 per person.  Advanced purchase required by June 22nd.  For information and tickets to Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse “Ponce Paella Party” or call 561-747-8380 ext. 101.

 

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