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Our Village Voice

VOL. 36 NO. 3 www.seabreezepublications.com MARCH 2025

Town Of Jupiter News Bill’s Box

By Jim Kuretski, Mayor, Jupiter Jubilee 2025
Town of Jupiter The Feb. 8 Jupiter Jubilee event was returned to the By Bill Thompson
The Town Council works town’s governmental campus. It was held offsite in Abacoa Deadline
with our town manager, staff Community Park the past two years due to construction of The copy deadline for
and others to address issues our new Town Hall. this issue was Feb. 11.
affecting our residents and This year’s Jubilee was extra special because we celebrated That is damn close to one
businesses. The following a truly historic milestone—Jupiter’s 100th year anniversary! month before the paper
provides a summary of This year should and will be all about honoring our rich hits your mailbox. That
actions and achievements history, the people, places, events, stories, and moments that makes it hard to address
since last month’s community have made Jupiter the incredible place and community that topical subjects that are
newspaper report: it is today. the slightest bit current.
Town Parks: Playground A little history lesson – our annual Jupiter Jubilee was The “news” already happened. That has always been the
Upgrades created to be a community event that brings us together to case, but as fast as events occur these days crafting timely
Exciting playground upgrades are coming! The town is perpetuate our small town feel in a uniquely Jupiter way. prose is a little more challenging.
on a journey to revamp all of its playgrounds. At our Feb. It began 25 years ago and commemorated our town’s 75th Easements
4 meeting, the Town Council approved construction on the birthday. It has always been our annual birthday bash, but You will remember from last month’s “Northern
first three—Indian Creek Park, Jupiter Community Park, and the celebration was bigger this year because the very next Notes” about easements on our properties. Katie
Maplewood Park. day, Feb. 9, marked Jupiter’s official 100th birthday! Roundtree of Northern Palm Beach Improvement
But that’s not all. The town has a roadmap to renovate all Jupiter’s Centennial Celebrations District explained it has easement rights at certain
11 parks over the next 5 years and we would like your help We have a full calendar of exciting events planned locations along side of our homes to give it access
in building the future of Jupiter’s playgrounds. We’re gearing throughout the year. We encourage each of you to join in for maintenance of areas for which it is responsible
up to design the playground at Abacoa Community Park, and and actively participate in this once-in-a-lifetime celebration. such as drainage and lakes. For instance, there is a
we want your input. What cool features would you love to Find the complete schedule of events at the town’s website curbside stormwater grate between my house and the
see? Town staff are reaching out through various channels at Jupiter.fl.us/Centennial. one next door. An underground duct runs from the
to secure your ideas. Stay tuned. street to our lake’s catchment area engineered to drain
through interlocking piping out to the C-canal and
Northern Notes eventually out to sea. A project is now underway to
replace deteriorated drainage ducts which will involve
access through the easement by your home, the town
Loggerhead Shrikes – Nature’s specialized “teeth” and district will take every precaution not to disturb
landscaping wherever possible.
are used to dispatch
Butcherbird rodents by striking
the nape of the neck, Bill’s Box on page 3
By Katie Roundtree, instantly paralyzing
Director of Finance and t he m , a nd t he n
Administration, Northern shaking them with
Palm Beach County enough force to break
Improvement District their necks. They are
The Loggerhead Shrike quick and efficient
is a gray and white bird that hunters, earning
resembles a Mockingbird at them the nickname
first glance. Both are types “butcherbirds.”
of songbirds with a similar Their genus name,
overall gray, black and Lanius, is derived
white pattern and are about from the Latin word
the size of a cardinal or robin. The shrike has blacker “butcher.” Shrikes
wings, a larger head, a black mask, and a heavy, hooked can also hover over
bill, unlike mockingbirds that have grayer wings, a smaller prey, waiting for the
head and a thinner bill. The Loggerhead Shrike’s black perfect moment to
mask acts like the black paint athletes wear to keep the strike.
sun’s glare from impeding eyesight. These remarkably March 17
Where they truly stand out is in their unique hunting intelligent birds then
techniques. The shrike, a carnivorous bird, has a preference impale their prey on
for lizards, bugs, and small animals, unlike the seeds and barbed wire, thorns, tree branches, or other sharp objects
berries that mockingbirds enjoy. Their hunting style is both to immobilize and kill it, if their beak hasn’t already done
fascinating and terrifying for their prey. Shrikes hunt from the job. This practice, akin to a human’s pantry or larder, REPORT SUSPICIOUS
above, diving down to snatch their prey in their hooked also helps them store food for days if food is scarce. A
bill. The upper part of the shrike’s hooked bill features a large pantry can serve to attract mates or feed juveniles. ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY
pair of built-in projections called “tomial teeth.” These This practice can also help remove toxins, making the
prey safe to eat after a few TO THE JUPITER POLICE
days. For instance, impaling
a toxic monarch butterfly DEPARTMENT
helps break down toxins,
making it safe to eat after a (561) 799-4445
few days.
Another reason for their Use 911 for emergencies only.
macabre tendency to impale Lock car doors. Do not leave
their prey is due to their
valuables in the car.
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