Page 9 - Palm City Spotlight - November '23

Palm City Spotlight, Page 9

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Cats And Wine: A Winning During the auction, and services. Follow

Combination For The one of the special the HSTC on
features was a “catio,”
Facebook at https://
Humane Society an outdoor cat patio. www.facebook.com/
Carol Dippy was the humanesocietyTC
Kitty Catalina was highest bidder, which and Twitter at
everything organizers added to the proceeds. https://www.twitter.
hoped it would be! Additionally, the com/hstc1. For more
More than 80 Humane Hu m a ne Soc i e t y information, visit
Society of the Treasure raffled off more than https://www.hstc1.org or call (772) 223-8822.
Coast supporters a dozen cat and wine-
attended the event, themed baskets.
which raised more T he Huma ne Treasure Coast
than $4,000 to benefit Society thanks Apex
the no-kill shelter’s Pa ve rs & Pool s,
animals. O’Donnell Impact Outdoors
Guests mingled Windows & Storm
as they enjoyed light Protection and Sherry Dunn, animal rescue advocate and
bites and tasted wines international best-selling author, for their generosity in Local Fishing Tournament
that were donated sponsoring the event.
by Quantum Leap About The Humane Society Of The Treasure Coast And Brightline Tangle Lines
Winery, San Sebastian The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast (HSTC) is a
Winery and Secret Gardens Winery and Farm. Attendees no-kill animal welfare organization located at 4100 S.W. By Jim Weix
also had fun cuddling and playing with the adoptable cats. Leighton Farm Ave. in Palm City. Since 1955, it has been Palm City’s Lighthouse
One cat and three ferrets were adopted. the leading advocate for animal protection and well-being Point and Seagate
Melony and Angelo Zaravelis, owners of the Kitty Cup, in the Martin County area. A 501(c)(3) private, nonprofit Harbor held their annual
were on site as well to talk about the unique Cat Café, which organization, the HSTC is independent and locally neighborhood fishing
is slated to open in Port St. Lucie sometime next year. operated and relies on donations to support its programs tournament on Sept. 30.
However, it had a new twist
this year.
As anglers headed back
to check in their fish before
the deadline, a barge hit the
Brightline railroad trestle
pilings. Due to the potential of damage to the trestle, the
railroad trestle was ordered closed until an inspection could
be done the next day.
That left a number of boats stranded on the other side.
They all found dockage for the night at different spots. The
tournament committee wants to thank TideHouse for playing
an unexpected “hostel host” to their stranded flotilla.
Tim Eichhorn, of Rogue One, took top honors with a
38-pound, 6-ounce wahoo.
Amy Mackenzie, of Flight Risk, took the largest mahi with
a 9-pound, 14-ounce fish. On the same boat, Aaron Wallace
captured a 6-pound wahoo.
Doug Renalds, of Susie Q, captured second place with an
8-pound, 3-ounce mahi. Chrissy Eichhorn, of Rogue One,
took third place with a 7-pound, 1-ounce mahi.
Susie Q was on a roll and Captain Mitch Slater took the
largest kingfish weighing in at 9 pounds, 14 ounces. Dennis
Hanner took second place with a 4-pound, 8-ounce kingfish.
In the Junior Angler category, Devon Mooney, of Whisky
Business, took top honors with a 5-pound, 14-ounce mahi.
Dawson Alvarez, of Norson, took second place with a
1-pound, 1-ounce mangrove snapper.
Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is included
in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s Hall of Fame for
helping restore thousands of acres of wetlands. Jim is a broker
associate with The Keyes Company. He can be reached at
(772) 341-2941 or by email: jimweix@jimweix.com.

Anglers Rusty Cramer, Jeremy Lund, Amy Mackenzie,
Aaron Wallace, Angela Cramer