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The News Sunday August 3 1997 C3 WTVX signs off on local news tonight broadcast was produced by and on By Bob Betcher of the News staff WTVX the same set as WPBF iate The WTVX newscast was known for its unusual yellow graphics fast-paced delivery a video-heavy sports report and a separately labeled Treasure Coast segment What will replace The 10 News is unknown Advance TV listings for next week still indicate at 10 pm Rumors of the demise have been swirling among local broadcast circles for weeks Repeated calls to new owner Paramount in Miami went unreturned The station recently was sold to a division of Paramount by Whitehead Media cancellation be the first time WTVX canceled local news Under different ownership in August 1989 WTVX scrubbed news after losing its CBS affiliation The last newscast was delivered by Curt Fonger who now co-anchors the competing WFLX newscast Station officials still are mum on the status of physical location still investigating going to Bill Ballard vice president and general manager of WBFS Channel 33 the UPN station in Miami said in late June WTVX shares space with WPBF on RCA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens Strong industry buzz in West Palm Beach has the station moving to Miami Ballard who could not be reached this weekend said in late June that nothing had been decided WTVX is licensed to Fort Pierce and for several decades operated out of St Lucie County For many years its newscasts focused on Martin St Lucie and Indian River happenings PALM BEACH GARDENS The 10 O'clock News on WTVX Channel 34 (Cable 4) will broadcast its final edition tonight "We didn't have time to make a splash in this weeknight anchor Suzanne Stevens told viewers Friday as she wrapped up hpr last broadcast on the UPN affiliate The half-hour WTVX local newscast debuted in September 1996 but never caught on in the ratings It constantly was overshadowed by the long-running one-hour 10 pm news on rival WFLX Channel 29 (Cable 1 1) the local Fox station Stevens thanked viewers for their support and told them she will continue on sister station WPBF Channel 25 (Cable 10) The TURNPIKE: The entrance and exit ramps at the Port St Lucie interchange are being realigned and temporary road closures might be necessary Completion is expected in the fall MARTIN COUNTY US 1: Traffic on one section of the road in Stuart is restricted for several months to outside lanes in both directions Most median crossings will be closed from Harper to Fisher streets Motorists can make left turns or U-turns at Monterey Road and Indian Street The left-turn lanes at Luckhardt Street and the Monterey Road extension also are being reopened Drainage is being placed under US 1 as it is widened from four to six lanes on a 34-mile stretch from Way to Salerno Road Completion is expected in November ST LUCIE COUNTY US 1: One lane is closed in each direction on the bridge across Creek in Fort Pierce throughout the summer SOUTH 25TII STREET: One lane is open in each direction from Virginia Avenue to Edwards Road in Fort Pierce The road is being widened and a center turn lane is being added Completion is expected in the fall LENNARD ROAD: Closed from Walton Road to Dunbrooke Circle from 7 am to 5 pm daily through Aug 13 A culvert is being replaced ESSEX DRIVE: Closed from Glover to Haddon streets from 7 am to 3 pm Monday as a culvert is installed GLOVER STREET: Closed from Essex Drive to Penn Avenue from 7 am to 3 pm Tuesday and Wednesday as a culvert is installed PERU STREET: Closed at Cliff Road from 7 am to 5 pm Monday as drainage improvements are made PSL Elvis impersonator takes act to Orient Greece By Eric Alan Barton of the News staff coot ft Ankle SPECIALIST SUicftadA (Jarvin We offer Office Hospital and Laser Surgery Lisa his wife of eight years is understanding about his love for the King even throwing him a sayonara Elvis party before he leaves First stop on his tour is a 4 500-seat civic center in Baton Rouge La Then off to an international Elvis impersonator contest for Week" festivities Aug 10 in Memphis Dunhill is scheduled for two months of shows at the Star Dust casino in Nagoya Japan giving four shows six nights a week His quick-change act will coincide with impersonators of most popular celebrities Madonna and Michael Jackson among others After that overseas stint Dunhill is scheduled for Greece and hopes to tour Europe within two years vinced Dunhill he should try the Elvis gig more often everybody else I sung in the car and when I was by myself But when I got up on that stage and sung All Shook Up people started dancing in the he said when I knew this was Since then purchased five Elvis-esque jumpsuits ranging from $1000 to $2500 spent hundreds for no-vocals recordings of the tunes and laid down some big bills for a booming sound system Although the kids sit in the front yard to hear him practice and friends joke about knowing Elvis relatives have been apprehensive about the newfound glitter know I get little support for doing this My in-laws think he said black and white Presley sketches hanging behind wicker furniture in his Lane home I do it for the public solely for the smiles on the faces Dunhill has been captured in the sequins for pictures in Time magazine on the front page of a Swiss newspaper and in photo spreads for the News He recorded a song on a country music compilation CD but seen any royalties and has become a favorite at local clubhouses and sock hop parties sneering and shaking in a Japanese casino He plans to head for Greece after the Asian tour Dunhill who co-owned Pranzo restaurant in Stuart before it closed last month for financial reasons says taking on the impersonator gig full time at least for the next couple of years He averages about five shows a month between birthday parties and fund raisers and could pull in close to $40000 this year he said But Dunhill after changing from his sequins into a black printed Elvis T-shirt and rhinestone belt says he doesn't let the 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