Letters to the Editor: May 13, 2021
Meeting children’s educational needs early has long-term benefits
I am a retired educator. When children enter school, they are full of energy, with a natural desire to learn. It is vital that we make learning possible for all.
Many children who were so eager to learn in kindergarten feel like a failure by third grade if their academic and emotional needs are not met. I propose Indian River County Schools set up a pilot program in a high-needs elementary school. Each classroom should be staffed with a teacher and assistant. The small class size needs to remain the same. An assistant can provide individual and small group help.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY A 104-acre brush fire near Dyer Road by the Spanish Lakes community east of U.S. 1 is fully contained, a Florida Forest Service official said Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency officials about 3:41 p.m. Sunday were notified of smoke near Dyer Road, and local and state officials have been working to manage the wildfire since then.
The blaze, which caused minor damage to three homes on San Juan Lane in the Spanish Lakes community, was 75% contained by Monday, but that grew to 100% Tuesday afternoon, said Miguel Nevarez of the forest service.
“Just because it is 100% contained does not mean we re not going to have people there,” Nevarez said. “Over the next few days, you will still see the Florida Forest Service with the St. Lucie County Fire District patrolling the area.”
St. Lucie County resident saw flames shooting 30 feet up behind his home as wildfire charred 94 acres
Resident about brush fire: There were 30-foot flames shooting up
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY Richard Gratz said he saw flames shooting 30 feet up from a wooded area behind his home Sunday in the Spanish Lakes community east of U.S. 1.
“When the ash started coming down, and it landed on my back, I felt the burning a little bit on my back,” Gratz, 67, said Monday.
Gratz said his wife and animals are OK after leaving their San Juan Lane home Sunday and staying at his son’s home as a brush fire wound up burning more than 90 acres in the area.
Crews putting out hot spots from Port St. Lucie brush fire
Fire near Spanish Lakes community is 94 acres, 75% contained
Fire crews on Monday are continuing to put out hot spots after a lightning strike sparked a brush fire in Port. St. Lucie.
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. â Fire crews on Monday are continuing to put out hot spots after a
The Florida Forest Service said the fire on Dyer Road near the Spanish Lakes community is 94 acres and 75% contained.
Dozens of residents who live east of Silver Oak Drive were asked to evacuate on Sunday, and residents of Spanish Lakes were forced to shelter in place.