By JASON SCHULTZ

INDIANTOWN— Fires that broke out near Indiantown in western Martin County over the weekend continued to burn last night and have charred more than 1,400 acres while crews tackled another large fire near Palm City, according to fire officials.

Residents from the Indianwood Mobile Home Park were evacuated and the American Red Cross has opened its shelter on Kanner Highway in Stuart for fire evacuees, according to a Martin County press release last night.

Three of the four brush fires that burned hundreds of acres near Indiantown, closed roads and prompted authorities to cut power in the Treasure Coast Sunday continued to burn overnight.

Two flare-ups occurred this afternoon.

The one between the Booker Park fire and the Lincoln Park fire was about 3 acres, said Melissa Yunas, a wildfire specialist with the state Division of Forestry.

The second flare-up, near the Indian Trail fire, jumped over a canal and headed toward three homes in the Little Ranch Estates neighborhood.

Firefighters took up positions around the homes.

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The Baehrs — Derek, Kellyanne and their two young daughters are five months behind on their mortgage payments. They sometimes eat at a soup kitchen and shop at a food pantry. They expect to lose their three-bedroom suburban house before the end of the school year.
“This is just awful, and I know that we are not the only ones going through this,’’ says Kellyanne, 37, an accounting clerk. Derek, 40, is disabled. “We used to try to go day by day. Now we are just trying to get to the end of each day.’’

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FORT PIERCE — The Fort Pierce Branch Library has announced its line-up of free movie matinees for January. The movies, which have a musical theme in January, start at 2 p.m. each Wednesday.

Movies include:

Jan. 7 – “Broadway Melody of 1936” (1935) featuring Jack Benny, Robert Taylor and Eleanor Powell. Run time: 101 minutes.

Jan. 14 – “Gypsy” (1993) featuring Bette Midler. Run time: 153 minutes.

Jan. 21 – “Cats” (1998) featuring Elaine Paige. Run time: 120 minutes.

Jan. 28 – “Chicago” (2002) featuring Richard Gere, Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Run time: 113 minutes.

The library is located at 101 Melody Lane. For more information, call 772-462-2787.