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Meet the stars that will be dancing for the Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition. See story page 11
Property Tax Increase (2)
Rowing club seeks land for boathouse Page 3Battle brewing over parkland
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BY IAN LOVEVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
VERO BEACH -- A proposed boathouse on 1.33 acres in MacWilliams Park is drawing heated debate from residents staunchly opposed to the pro-ject and mixed recommendations from city commissions asked to provide their counsel.
The main issue for those op-posed to building on the public land is the loss of green space for a privately run organization.
Opponents have also raised concern over increased traffic in the park along with environmen-tal and safety issues.
Proponents for building the two-story structure say concern of traffic congestion, destruction
of mangroves and unsafe condi-tions on the water are unfounded.
“Our intent is to coexist peace-fully with everyone who uses MacWilliams Park,” said Shotsie Lajoie, building chairperson of the Indian River Rowing Club.
“We are not trying to drive any-body out; that has never been our intention.”
The club has proposed building a privately funded 16,000-square-foot building on a 1.33-acre sec-tion of the park, north of the Riv-erhouse.
The hope is that the boathouse will attract northern crew teams to practice on the Indian River Lagoon during winter.
The land the club is seeking would abut the fence at Bob Sum-
mers Park near left field. The boathouse property would be fenced off along the northwest, northeast and southwest perim-eter.
The footprint of the building is expected to by 80 x 100 feet or 8,000 square feet.
“I am concerned with how it will affect the neighborhood,” said 63-year-old John Wester, who has collected hundreds of signatures on a petition seeking to end fur-ther discussion of building the boathouse.
Two city commissions whose recommendations were needed to provide guidance to the City Council have furnished conflict-ing counsel.
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voted on Feb. 14 against build-ing the boathouse, citing among other things, giving up part of the park used by dog owners and un-willingness to lose green space in the park.
One week later the Vero Beach Marine Commission voted in fa-vor of allowing a 200-by-10 foot dock that would be needed for rowers to get their sculls into the water.
“We still have a lot to do before it can come to fruition,” Lajoie said. “Right now we can’t even explore if we can meet those con-ditions until we know what those are.”
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provides oversight of parks in Vero Beach, including the land on which the proposed boathouse would sit. At the Feb. 14 commis-sion meeting City Manager Jim O’Connor told members the city has made it clear that Vero Beach would not absorb any of the costs attached to the project.
The issue will likely come before City Council at its next meeting on March 6. Mayor Pilar Turner and Councilwoman Tracy Carroll spoke at both commission meet-ings in favor of the boathouse be-ing built.
Proponents of a dedicated row-ing venue point to the money that could be pumped into the local economy as each college team could bring as many as 80 athletes and support staff.
Those who object voice con-cerns about the extra traffic,
parking and noise pollution that would come to a serene part of the park used mainly by dog own-ers and their free-roaming pets.
Money remains a big hurdle for the rowing club which has about 60 members.
They must first find out if City Council will give a go-ahead and then what limitations might be put on the project.
Lajoie is estimating that con-struction of the boathouse, which would also house a room for com-munity events, could be as high as $3 million.
“Once we get the agreement we can lock in the architect so we can get our fundraising package together,” she said.
She noted the first floor would be used for boat storage.
The second floor would house showers, lockers and a room available to be rented out by the public. She hopes to be able to raise the money locally and says the project could take two to three years to complete.
In addressing the objections raised by opponents, Lajoie is hopeful that education will quell the concerns.
“I get it, the citizens of Vero Beach don’t know what rowing is, they don’t know what it is going to bring or is not going to bring,” said Lajoie, who was a rower in college. “You can poll other cities to see if it is going to be a prob-lem and you will find that it is not a problem. It is healthy, it is green, and it can be pursued by kids and adults.”
Likewise, the opponents of the boathouse, say they are not against the idea of a boathouse in Indian River County, just not at MacWilliams Park.
“It is a good idea,” said Phyllis Frey. “It is just in the wrong place.”
The issue will likely come before City Council at its next meeting on March 6.
Mayor Pilar Turner and Coun-cilwoman Tracy Carroll have made public comments in favor of the boathouse.
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_e numbers are staggering and beg the question, “How can it hap-pen here? How can a community so abundant in natural and economic wealth also harbor some of the worst poverty in all of Florida?”
_ere is a tendency in our society to feel that poverty is somehow self-inflicted, a product of “laziness” or a “welfare mentality,” but again, the facts counteract that perception. Ac-cording to a 2007 Treasure Coast Re-gional Planning Council report, more than six percent of employed Indian River County workers live in poverty, highest on the Treasure Coast. _at number can only be larger since the recession that began in 2008.
In past years, the “Mystery Reader” program placed local business and community leaders in elementary school classes not only to read to kids, but also to talk about the readers’ jobs and those of students’ parents. In too many cases, when asked for a show of hands as to how many of their parents held more than one job, a majority of students raised their hands. Some had parents with three jobs. Probably, based on national averages, half lived with only one parent. Combined with the fact that 60 percent of Indian River County elementary school chil-dren need free or subsidized lunches, it is clear that their parents are not working multiple jobs to buy a better car or bigger home, they are simply trying to survive.
Another tendency in our society is to associate poverty with race or ethnicity. According to the upcom-ing Indian River County Health De-partment Needs Assessment report, the proportion of white individuals in our county is higher than in the state as a whole, 84 percent vs. 75 percent.
_is economic dichotomy is cer-
tainly aggravated by what has been happening generally in the U.S. econ-omy, but it existed before the reces-sion and it will certainly exist after the recession – unless we do some-thing about it. _e “something” we need to do is stimulate the creation of quality jobs with benefits and one of the best sources for those jobs is the light manufacturing sector.
Light manufacturing companies buy materials and services from other local companies, create prod-ucts with local workers, but sell their products outside the county (or state or even country) so the profits add to our county’s “bucket” of wealth. Pip-er Aircraft is the largest such com-pany with about 800 employees and a major force in our local economy, but there are others. For instance, Novurania of America, which pro-duces boats and employs 120 people; or SpectorSoft, a computer software company of 82 people; Parker Han-nifin, which produces specialty hoses and employs 72 people; and M.C. Miller, maker of electrical measuring instruments that employs 30 peo-ple. Residents are not aware of most manufacturing companies because, unlike retail businesses, they main-tain a very low profile.
In the past, companies like this typ-ically moved to Indian River County because the owner came here first on vacation. _at is how we ended up with a major general aviation com-pany like Piper. _e only problem with that type of “recruitment” is that most manufacturing companies typi-cally make relocation decisions based on the impact of such a move on their bottom line. Here we need to under-stand the major differences between manufacturers and retailers.
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the profits they made in season and by cutting expenses, usually employ-ees. Kat is why our unemployment rate is so much higher in the summer months.
Manufacturers, on the other hand, make a profit by maintaining their production on a consistent, year round basis. Since manufacturers compete for business on a regional, national or international basis, they must keep their prices in line with other manufacturers in other states or countries. Maintaining an effi-cient, consistent, year-round produc-tion is essential to that competitive-ness and making a profit.
Often, manufacturers find that in spite of their best efforts, they find that relocating is the only way to re-duce operating costs and maintain competitiveness. Kat is why so many manufacturing jobs have gone over-seas.
Most companies, especially the smaller ones that relocate in this county, want to go where they can save the most money on labor costs and other costs of doing business.
Just about every county in the United States wants to attract these manufacturing companies because they bring quality jobs, tax revenues and economic stability. Counties and states attract these companies by of-fering incentives. In other words, counties and states compete with each other, just like businesses com-pete with each other. Incentives are typically offered in the form of tax
abatements, spec buildings, or free or cheap land.
Remember, a manufacturer must maintain consistent production to be profitable. Once a company decides where they want to move to lower their costs, the relocation process involves shutting everything down in one location and gearing it up in another. It costs them a great deal to make the transition, so all things be-ing equal in terms of the long term cost benefits, any help they receive from local government to speed up the transition process and save front end expense, will help them in decid-ing where to relocate.
For many years, the attitude in In-dian River County was that people move here for our unique quality of life, so why pay anything to compa-nies. To a certain extent, that attitude worked. CEOs would come here on vacation and then bring their com-panies. If the decision to relocate is based more on lifestyle, we will at-tract our share of those companies. However, there will never be enough to make a serious dent in our eco-nomic problem. Kat means we must compete for manufacturers like eve-ryone else if we are serious about di-versifying our economy and reducing the disparity between haves and have nots.
Our next installment will look at companies other than manufacturers, incentives, why they are controversial and how they have affected our ability to attract light manufacturers.
Piper began building planes in Vero Beach in 1961, creating at its peak 3,000 manufacturing jobs in the local economy.
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BY LISA RYMERVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- In theongoing discussion about the polluted water of the Indian River Lagoon one thing is crystal clear: development has made an impact.
High concentrations of phospho-rus and nitrogen - mostly runoff from
lawn maintenance - cause toxic algae blooms in the lagoon. With a $3.25 million impact on the region, there is great economic and ecological signi?-cance to keeping the waterway healthy.
In January, a study of the lagoon’s water quality was presented to the Vero Beach City Council, which prompted legislation restricting the use of fertilizer.
In contrast to the toxicity ?ndings bythe city, however, the Florida Depart-ment of Environmental Protection declared that the section of the lagoon the county is responsible for -- about 10 miles of the 156 mile river -- ex-ceeds clean water standards.
The Indian River Land Trust, a non-pro?t land conservation organization,agrees that runoff from lawns, roads and buildings is the lagoon’s biggest threat.
But while it has been known for years that the lagoon’s favorite ?sh,the dolphin, is sickly -- indicating the rest of the lagoon is too -- the Land Trust isn’t going to argue with the state about the county being exempt from any additional mitigation efforts.“The law limits the advocacy and
lobbying activity of the Land Trust,”said Ken Grudens, the organization’s executive director since 2004. “As aquali?ed land conservation group bythe Internal Revenue Service we are not opposed to development; we don’t take a position on that.”
As a land acquisition agency, the 800-member organization purchases land to protect water quality, as well as to preserve habitat and conserve the lagoon’s shoreline, including the man-grove forest. But when it comes to tak-ing a political stand, its hands are tied.
The Land Trust was established in 1990 to help raise $10 million to save, restore and develop McKee Botanical Garden as an historical landmark.
Ten years later, when the project was complete, the organization became fairly inactive.
But in 2003, amid unprecedented residential construction, the Land Trust essentially rededicated itself to its original purpose of preserving and improving the unique landscape that makes Indian River County so special.“If we can acquire shoreline of as
much remaining undeveloped land, we can protect it from the impact of devel-opment,” said Grudens.
In 2004, county voters passed a bond referendum for $50 million to buy up land for its scenic qualities and to en-sure the public has access to it.
Over the years, the Land Trust has ac-quired a total of 435 acres, with about 370 acres purchased in the last two years, including four miles of shoreline along the lagoon and six unique proper-ties, with a management plan for each.
Unfortunately, the bond is now de-pleted with purchases made at the mar-ket’s zenith.
Even in a down economy, the or-ganization managed to raise $2.9 mil-lion during the last ?scal year, “whichshows how compelling the work we’re doing is,” said Grudens.
With an operating budget of $400,000, which covers ?ve full-time employeesand one part-time employee, in addition to the rent paid for the of?ce space onRoyal Palm Pointe, the Land Trust has been able to assist the county in acquir-ing easements along the lagoon.“Although we’re not an advocacy or-
ganization, we can focus our effort on land protection and partner with other organizations,” said Grudens, point-ing to the joint project with the county on building a greenway along Indian River Boulevard at 8th Street.
Made up of looped trails for biking and walking, the ?rst phase is sched-uled for completion this spring.“There are about ?ve or six miles of
natural shoreline that haven’t been de-veloped yet,” said Grudens.
There are two primary means of land acquisition by the Land Trust. A sim-ple acquisition consists of an outright purchase. Property can also be donated to the Land Trust and held in perpetu-ity for public use.
The other option is through conserva-tion easements, which allows the prop-erty owner to retain ownership and man-agement responsibilities, but to observe speci?c limitations on development anduse to protect the environmental value.
Land that has been placed with a con-servation easement may sell or be leased, but the restrictions apply in perpetuity.
Of the county’s 617 square miles, “about 30 percent is publicly owned, with the majority of it being west of I-95 near Blue Cypress Lake,” said Grudens,
Land Trust working to keep lagoon water clean
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INDIAN RIVER SHORES -- To loud applause the Indian River Shores Pension Committee voted 3-2 at its Feb. 28 meeting to lower its invest-ment return assumptions from 7.75 percent to 6.5 percent.
_ough the move will require the town to contribute an additional $250,000 a year to its pension ac-counts, the change was welcomed by a crowd of approximately 30 town residents who came to the meeting to express their concern for the future solvency of the fund.
Emergency funds will be used to cover the additional $250,000 in pen-sion contribution this year, according to Town Manager Richard Jeff erson.
Next year the Pension Committee’s decision will likely require an increase in taxes for Shores property owners.
“My fi duciary responsibility is to ensure the solvency of the pen-
sion fund,” explained Pension Board member Bill MacDonald.
It is not the Pension Board’s role, MacDonald said, to determine what level of pension benefi ts will be of-fered, but rather to insure the town’s future pension obligations will be met.
_ough a 7.75 percent assumed rate of return is within the mid-range for Florida’s municipal pension funds, is it still nearly 50 higher than the actual performance of most pension fund over the past 10 years.
At least a dozen residents spoke at the meeting. _ ey argued that as prev-alent as the practice may be for pension boards to work with assumptions well above actual performance, it amounts to “kicking the can down the road.”
In one way or another, each person who spoke suggested that it would be irresponsible to continue a pension funding policy which would likely lead to an increase in the town’s un-funded pension obligations.
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“which makes it in a sense protected.”A recent purchase by the Land Trust
was 185 acres that had been slated for development off South US Highway One near the St. Lucie County line. Consisting of six parcels with one mile of shore line, the Land Trust paid $1.69 million in Sep-tember for the conservation area. A 111-acre acquisition of Bee Gum Point just north of the marina in Indian River Shores
was made last March. The $4.2 million purchase gives the Trust one of the last un-developed wetlands on the barrier island, including one mile of lagoon shoreline.
Other acquisitions include 47 acres of conservation land on the west side of the lagoon called the 63rd Street Waterfront; four acres of land around Quay Dock Road and two parcels on the west side of the lagoon totaling eight acres called the Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail.
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STAFF PHOTOIndian River Shores residents turned out in force Tuesday to urge the town’s pension committee to act to protect the solvency of the fund.
BY BARBARA YORESHVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
VERO BEACH -- If an event can wonderfully become a victim of its own glitzy, glittering success, then “Dancing with Vero’s Stars” has more than succeeded in this, the fourth year of the fun-fi lled fundraiser which ben-efi ts the Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition.
Ue county’s Healthy Start Coalition off ers a full range of aff ordable and readily accessible prenatal and parent-ing services to at risk or referred preg-nant women and also supports pro-grams for babies and young families.
Set for the evening of Saturday, March 10 at U e Waxlax Center at Saint Edward’s School, the “Dancing with Vero’s Stars” competition which pairs “star” dancers with professional dance partners was a complete sell-
out more than two weeks prior to the event. U e Waxlax Center seats more than 800.
Brenda Lloyd, co-chair of the event, expressed gratitude for the over-whelming and enthusiastic support for this year’s “Dancing with Vero’s Stars.”
“I had no clue we would sell out. We are overjoyed by the response to this year’s event and have never had a bet-ter response to ticket sales as well as the quality of our fundraising,” Lloyd said. “U anks to the combined eff orts of ex-cellent dancers/instructors and a wide-ly creative and dedicated committee, we are looking at our best year ever.”
Lloyd, a “star” dancer two years ago, said she enjoyed the experience and believed the event had the potential to grow and bring in even more revenue for Healthy Start Coalition coff ers. Two
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PHOTO SUPPLIEDStar dancers and their professional partners include (left to right): Seated-Karen Walter, Amy Trammell, Laura Guttridge, Melissa Shine. Standing-Glenn Tremml, Buck Vocelle, Robert Scott, Stacey Miller, Joey Schlitt, Sandra RedT eld, Mark Rodolico, Tom Isola, Roger O’Brien, Charlotte Terry, Barry Trammell. Missing from photo are Susanne Sweeny and her partner Joe Wynes, Carl Fetzer and instructor Danielle Zimmerman and Joey Schlitt’s instructor Beth Shestak.
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Vero’s star dancers raise money for charity
“Soon after the Newsweekly ran a story about my custom tennis apparel I went to the Riverside tennis complex to meet a customer. Lot’s of women came over to speak with me. Before I left I had more than $500 in orders. Local shops carrying my tennis apparel received orders after the story ran. I can’t begin to tell you how many people have mentioned seeing the story about me in the Newsweekly. It seems like everybody is reading the Newsweekly.”Tammy Blackwell
weeks prior to the event, Floyd noted that about $110,000 in gross revenues had been raised thus far for this year’s event with additional funds being do-nated and tallied on a daily basis up to and during the event.
She highly praised this year’s dancers and committee for such outstanding efforts and hard work.
“c e event itself is an incredible con-cept in that everyone can go out and collect their own sponsors. With this particular group of stars we have some truly committed and driven fund rais-ers,” Lloyd said. “And we have an in-credible committee – no slackers. Eve-ryone has worked hard and been a very good group to work with.”
Healthy Start Coalition Executive Director Rebecca Russell-Gootee, ech-oed Lloyd’s enthusiasm.
“We are very fortunate and grateful to be working with an amazing team of people and I want to give my staff ku-dos for all their work,” Russell-Gootee said. “c is year’s event is beyond any-one’s expectations and we are hoping to net way over $100,000 which will help us continue and hopefully expand our programs – many of which have received funding cuts.”
cis year the friendly competition participants and their instructors are: Carl Fetzer and Danielle Zimmerman who will tango to “Hernandez Hidea-way;” Joey Schlitt and Beth Shestak who will tango to “Bust the Windows;” Mark Rodolico and Sandra Redfi eld who will perform a combination dance of flamenco and samba-volare; Glenn Tremmi, MD and Karren Walter quickstepping to “I’m a Dancing Fool;” Attorney Buck Vocelle and Amy Tram-mel doing a rhumba to “Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered;” Laura Gut-tridge and Tom Isola dancing a rhum-ba to “Save the Last Dance for Me;” Stacey Miller and Robert Scott who will bolero to “Si Se;” Melissa Sine and Barry Trammel who waltz to “Fascina-tion;” Suzanne Sweeny and Joe Wynes doing the lindy hop to “c anks for the Boogie Ride” and Charlotte Terry and Roger O’Brien dancing a salsa to a trio of international music selections.
Dancers and their dancing instruc-tors train for 20 hours prior to the
competition and gather community votes in advance and during the dance competition. Each dollar raised equals a vote for the dancers who are each ex-pected to raise $2,500. Judging of the dance competitors is based 50 percent on the amount of money each team raises and 50 percent on their dancing profi ciency.
Competition judges will include Lance Sexton, owner of the Mel-bourne Ballroom who returns for his fourth year as a judge; Lauren Chapin, best known in her iconic role as Kathy “Kitten” Anderson on the Fathers
Know Best series and Mark Wygonik, a Vero Beach native son with exten-sive experience in the visual and per-forming arts as well as with theatre organizations as a choreographer, set designer and director.
ce glamour of the evening kicks off from the limousine, red-carpeted arrival of the dancing “stars” for a 6 p.m. pre-show cocktail reception in the Saint Edward’s School gymnasium. Rivaling the arrival of Golden Globe or Oscar nominees, the Dancing with Vero’s Stars competitors – all “blinged” out and costumed in their fi nest dance
outfi ts – will make individual entranc-es to join the Red Carpet Emcee.
ce competition commences at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Follow-ing all the dance performances, a dessert reception will be held in the gymnasium while last-minute dona-tions and votes are tallied. Follow-ing a presentation about the Healthy Start Coalition, the winners will be announced.
For more information about the event, visit www.DancingWith-Verostars.com through noon March 10 to cast votes and donate.
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BY BARBARA YORESHVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- Go-Line Transit Service bus drivers voted Monday to overwhelmingly approve unionization, citing job protection and lack of due process as reasons for seeking representa-tion by Teamsters Local 769.
Operated under the auspices of the nonprofi t Senior Resource Cent-er, GoLine Transit Service provides public bus transportation through-out Indian River County and provid-ed 895,000 fi xed route trips last year.
Of about 50 GoLine drivers eligi-ble to vote, a total of 47 cast ballots. iirty-nine drivers – or 83 percent – voted in favor of union represen-tation with 8 drivers – or 17 percent - voting against unionization.
Teamsters Local 769 business agent Steve Myers said the bus driv-ers -- many of whom were former union members – voted to seek union representation as a result of what they perceived to be unfair hearing and disciplinary practices if a rider issued a complaint among other issues.
Last December, a group of drivers approached Myers to talk about un-ionization.
“I set up a meeting with them and I was told that they were tired of be-ing disrespected and talked to like they were kids,” Myers said. “i ey
were very unsatisfi ed and said they haven’t been treated with dignity.”
Myers said that among drivers’ grievances was the fact that during a 7 ½-8-hour shift, “they were provid-ed with no breaks and no lunch” and if a bus passenger made a complaint against a driver, the driver “was giv-en a write-up or a suspension and due process wasn’t considered.”
“Can you imagine a work environ-ment where you don’t provide em-ployees with a break?” Myers asked.
One thing the drivers aren’t like to get with from their new union is a raise. Most of the money for the bus service comes from state and federal funds along with a match by Indian River County.
“We haven’t given any of our coun-ty workers raises, so I don’t think they will be seeing that,” said County Administrator Joe Baird. “Or if they get raises it means they will prob-ably lose jobs.”
SRA Chief Executive Offi cer and President Karen Deigl declined to comment about specifi c employee grievances and noted that the SRA
management and board had pre-ferred to “work directly with the em-ployees” rather than through a third party mediator but “would not allow this (vote to unionize) to interfere with our mission to provide the best transportation and senior services to (county) residents.”
Deigl said that as a result of the ballot, “we’re prepared to sit at the
bargaining table to negotiate. We’ll continue to do what we’ve always done but unfortunately we’re now working with a third party.”
She said the SRA management and board “have been listening to (driv-ers’) concerns as we always have and we’ve looked at individual instances. Management is concerned about employees, but the economy drives a lot of the issues and unions cannot change the economy.”
Myers noted that the Teamsters also recently won a vote to represent lieutenants in the county’s Sheriff ’s Offi ce.
“Initially there was about 70 per-cent interest in us by the drivers on this issue of union representation
and after the vote, it was 83 percent. iat’s how eff ective their anti-union message was. We didn’t seek them out; they came looking for our help.
“One of the things that helped us win the election is that we would tell them the truth even if it was some-thing they didn’t want to hear. i ey were so focused with making this happen and I am so happy for them,” Myers said.
Following a period in which ob-jections to the election may be filed, the National Relations Labor Board will certify the election and Myers will meet with GoLine offi-cials to negotiate a contract for bus drivers.
One GoLine driver, who asked to remain anonymous, said the SRA “could fi re us at any time and we felt we needed protection from the un-ion.”
“A group of us went to the Team-sters and they promised us nothing, but said they would try to do better for us,” he said. “Most of us (drivers) are older people and we not getting any respect.”
He claimed that the bus driver’s average pay rate of $9.85 per hour “is the lowest in the state” and that drivers are required to be certifi ed in CPR.
“We work 7 ½ to 8 hours without a break and that just isn’t right,” he said.
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“we’re prepared to sit at the bargaining table to negotiate. We’ll continue to do what we’ve always done but unfortunately we’re now working with a third party.”
- SRA Chief Executive Officer and President Karen Deigl
PHOTO SUPPLIED SafeSpace will hold its Every Woman is My Sister fundraiser on March 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Grand Harbor Golf Club.
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Treasure Coast Community Health receives John’s Island Foundation grant
FELLSMERE — Treasure Coast Community Health, Inc. was the re-cipient of a $20,000 challenge grant from the John’s Island Foundation to support the purchase and installation of a propane generator for emer-gency power outages.
The grant funds were used to purchase an emergency propane genera-tor, allowing TCCH’s Fellsmere facility to maintain operations for pa-tients in the event of a power outage.
To make a donation or to learn more about Treasure Coast Commu-nity Health, visit www.tcchinc.org ; call (772) 257-8224 or email [email protected]. To support the efforts of John’s Island Foundation contact Jennifer Jones, executive director, at [email protected].
AFP Indian River Chapter given international award
VERO BEACH — The Association of Fundraising Professionals Indian River Chapter has been named a 2011 Ten Star Chapter.
Every year, AFP honors chapters for achieving goals that align with key objectives in their long-range strategic plan. Chapters receive the Ten Star Award for performing specific activities designed to increase pro-fessionalism within fundraising and public awareness of the importance of philanthropy.
Criteria for the award are determined by AFP International Head-quarters. A list of several goals is published annually, and chapters must accomplish 10 of these goals during the year and submit a nomination form for verification to be honored.
For more information on the Ten Star Award process, visit www.afp-net.org.
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Bill passes house to name 17thStreet Bridge after Alma Lee Loy
TALLAHASSEE — A proposal by Rep. Debbie Mayfield to name the 17th Street Bridge after longtime Indian River County staple Alma Lee Loy passed the Florida House on dursday.
Mayfield’s HB 15 cleared the House unopposed, and would name the gate-way from Indian River Boulevard to State Road A1A “Alma Lee Loy Bridge” after the former Indian River County Commissioner and philanthropist. HB 7039, another bigger road designation bill that contains the naming provi-sion, also breezed through without any dissenting votes.
“It was an honor to carry those bills for her,” said Mayfield, R-Vero Beach. “She just has been such a great (source of ) institutional knowledge to that community.”
Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, carried the companion bill, and folded it over into a larger road-naming proposal. SB 1776, which has to pass identical to the House version, is ready for a full chamber vote. den the provision needs Gov. Rick Scott’s signature to become law.
Mayfield’s bid to rename the bridge last legislative session came up short. de bill containing the Loy designation — and numerous other road designa-tions — bounced back and forth from House to Senate in the session’s waning moments before running out of time.
As an Indian River County commissioner, Loy championed building the 17th Street Bridge and cut the ribbon on the $9.4 million project in 1979. de retired businesswoman also is a philanthropist and Indian River Medi-cal Center board member who has put more than 50 years of service into the community.
Loy also has been a constant county presence with nonprofit board mem-berships and other recognitions. de Indian River Chamber of Commerce recognized her in December 2010 by putting her name on its $1.5 million Vero Beach building.
Distinguished Lecturer Series adds Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels
VERO BEACH -- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has been added as a fifth speaker for de Distinguished Lecturer Series. Daniels will take the Stark Stage at the Riverside deatre on Monday, April 16, 2012 for talks at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Daniels was elected the 49th governor of Indiana in 2004 in his first bid for any elected office. He was re-elected in 2008 to a second and final term, receiv-ing more votes than any candidate for any public office in the state’s history.
de Republican governor considered a run for president, but ultimately de-cided against entering the race. His name is still mentioned in political circles as a possible late entrant into the race.
Daniels came from a successful career in business and government, holding numerous top management positions in both the private and public sectors. His work as CEO of the Hudson Institute and President of Eli Lilly and Compa-ny’s North American Pharmaceutical Operations taught him the business skills he brought to state government. He also has served as Chief of Staff to Senator Richard Lugar, Senior Advisor to President Ronald Reagan and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush.
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FireGghters’ Fair advanced tickets on saleVERO BEACH — Advanced tickets to the Indian River County Fire-
fighters’ Fair, which opens March 9 and runs through March 18 at the county fairgrounds, are now on sale. (Where is this being held?)
Admission tickets can be purchased for $5 adults; $2 for children ages 6 to 12 or seniors 55 and older, which is $1 off the usual admission price of $6 and $3, respectively. New this year is the “Power Pass” for $20 which includes one admission pass and one unlimited ride wristband which can be used all day, any day.
Advanced ticket locations include all fire stations, BP station at 2000 Oslo Road, Capt. Hiram’s Resort, Children’s Discovery Center, Citco Sta-tion at 510 & U.S. 1, Cradles to Crayons, First United Banks, For Kids Only Day Care, Leisure Square, Marine Banks, Pelican Island Elemen-tary, Seacoast Banks, Skate Factory, Spartan Food (Chevron Station at C.R. 512 and I-95), SpringHill Suites, Total Print, Touch of Class Clean-ers, Tubby’s All American Subs and Bagels, Vero Radiology and Williams Day Care.
For more information about the fair and advanced tickets, contact Ron Angelone at (772) 633-8616 or visit www.firefightersfair.org.
Vero Beach High School bands to perform at ‘American Images’
VERO BEACH — ke Vero Beach High School Concert, Symphonic and Jazz bands will perform “American Images the 19th Annual Red, White & Blue Concerts” on Sunday, March 25 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Monday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center.
ke music of Irving Berlin, John Philip Sousa and a special tribute to Tommy Dorseywill be featured. Some tunes include “ke Liberty Bell,” “In the Mood,” and the traditional “Marches of the Armed Forces,” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
ke performances include more than 200 award-winning Indian River County student musicians led by James Sammons and Page Howell. A portion of the proceeds will benefit local veterans charities.
General admission seating is $12 per person and veterans’ tickets are $6 each. Call (772) 564-5537 to order tickets over the phone. ke Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center Box Office is located at 1707 16th St. in Vero Beach.
HabiTrot 5K and Bunny Hop will help scholarship program
VERO BEACH — The 5th Annual HabiTrot to Higher Education 5K Run/Walk will take place Saturday, April 7 at South Beach Park in Vero Beach. A 1-mile Bunny Hop for Kids will take place just before the 5K gets underway.
Race Day Registration begins at 6:45 a.m.; Bunny Hop at 7:30 a.m.; 5K at 8 a.m.
The HabiTrot supports Habitat’s Scholarship Fund, which was formed to help give homeowners and their children a chance at higher educa-tion.
HabiTrot pre-registration fee is $20; day-of-event registration, $25; Bunny Hop registration, $10. For registration information or to become a sponsor, contact Peggy Gibbs at (772) 562-9860, ext. 209.
Vero Beach Masonic Lodge will host Child ID program
VERO BEACH — Vero Beach Masonic Lodge will host its Child ID program on Saturday, March 3 at the lodge located at the southwest corner of 20th Street and 14th Avenue at 1959 14th Ave.
ke event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with free hot dogs and snacks, face painting and other fun activities for kids of all ages.
“kis is a fun, free and secure way to protect the children of our community,”said Dean Pfoutz, Worshipful Master of the lodge.
For more information contact Don Biscoe at (772) 501-3471 or [email protected].
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VERO BEACH -- A local veteri-narian is using cutting edge medi-cine to help revolutionize the op-tions area pet owners have to treat common ailments in their dogs and cats.
Darrell Nazareth, 39, a veteri-narian at the Florida Veterinary League, is using stem cell therapy to treat, reverse and even cure dis-eases such as arthritis, cancer and organ failure.
In contrast to embryonic stem cell therapy, which is ethically con-troversial, adult derived stem cell therapy uses the animal’s own tis-sue – usually fat tissue from the abdominal area -- to “harness the body’s healing potential and deliv-er it where it’s needed most,” said Nazareth.
Although he is not the only vet-erinarian practicing stem cell ther-apy in the county, Nazareth was the first to introduce the procedure to the area in September 2010, and he is the only veterinarian with a dedicated laboratory in his clinic to process the stem cells.
“Stem cells are the healing cells of the body. They are cells that can become different kinds of tissue,” explained Nazareth, who mixes fresh stem cells with platelet rich blood plasma to inject into the af-fected joint, ligament or organ.
Without a dedicated labora-tory, the stem cells would have to be frozen for transportation to a processing site. The freezing process and time delay “degrades the viability of the stem cells” said Nazareth.
The immediate benefit of this type of treatment is that the ani-mal’s own tissue and fluids are being used, which helps avoid problems with rejection and, con-sequently, the need for additional medication.
But the real benefits take a little longer to manifest.
Darby, a 16-year-old bearded col-lie, was unable to walk when his owner brought him to Nazareth.
The diagnosis: arthritis of the hip.While the breed has a lifespan of
up to 20 years, the prognosis for Darby, if he had remained untreat-ed, included a regimen of medica-tion and the continued deteriora-tion of his health.
Hip replacement surgery could run as high as $5,000, but “such an invasive treatment would not be fit for Darby because he is an older dog,” said Nazareth.
Stem cell therapy costs about $2,500.
“Older dogs can’t be cured of ar-thritis, but we can halt the inflam-matory cascade,” said Nazareth, explaining that chronic inflamma-tion is the root of most disease.
Nazareth, who also practices acupuncture and herbal medicine on animals, assesses the patient’s health and the owner’s capabilities before determining a treatment program.
Nazareth made a small incision in Darby’s abdomen, from which he extracted adipose, or fatty tis-sue which contain the stem cells.
Using Darby’s own blood plasma to suspend the stem cells, as op-posed to a saline solution, which an outside lab would use, Darby’s hip was injected with the his own healing power.
The procedure took a total of about three hours.
Nazareth has performed stem cell therapy on about a dozen dogs in the past year. The average heal-ing requires between two and three weeks.
While the results were not nor-mal, Darby was walking, jumping up and down, a bounce in his step within a matter of days.
About 20 percent of dogs in America suffer from some kind of degenerative joint disease, with most owners attributing the symp-toms to old age.
“Stem cell therapy can also re-verse various kinds of cancer, in-cluding feline leukemia, and help cure liver disease and kidney fail-ure,” said Nazareth. “It is also being used to heal retinal degeneration
in both humans and animals.”Currently, Nazareth is in dis-
cussions with Save the Chimps, a rescue organization in Fort Pierce, about performing stem cell thera-py on a chimpanzee with arthritis.
A graduate of the University of Liverpool Veterinary School in England, Nazareth was travelling in China when he had the oppor-tunity to witness surgery on a sow without the use of anesthesia.
“They used acupuncture to put the sow under, no other drugs,” Nazareth said.
In order to study acupuncture in a greater depth, he enrolled at the Chi Institute near Gainesville, where he became a certified vet-erinary acupuncturist and inte-grated veterinary clinician, mean-ing he practices both conventional and eastern medicine and herbol-ogy.
Later, he became certified in stem cell therapy.
Acupuncture has been generally
accepted as a treatment for arthri-tis for the past 30 to 40 years, said Nazareth. Stem cell therapy is a major advancement in the treat-ment of the disease.
“Stem cells have a lot of growth factor to produce new tissue, and anti-oxidant and anti-inflammato-ry properties,” said Nazareth. “The therapy helps control the pain and inflammation, promoting an envi-ronment to heal.”
For animals with severely com-promised health problems that are unable to tolerate the anesthe-sia involved in stem cell therapy, Nazareth offers a combination of rehabilitation, medication and di-etary remedies.
“Poor diet and lack of exercise stresses the body,” said Nazareth, who encourages pet owners to pre-pare home cooked meals for their pets containing lean meats, vegeta-bles and whole grains.
“It’s always best to eat fresh,” he said.
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We central barrier island will almost surely never have more land dedicated to green space than it does today. Whether there will soon be less land set aside for parks may depend on how the City Coun-cil responds to a request it is set to discuss March 7.
We Indian River Rowing Club wants a long-term lease on 1.33 acres north of the Barber Bridge where it proposes to build a 16,000-square-foot, two-story building with an accompanying 200-foot dock.
Opponents of allowing the rowing club to build on city land have raised a number of objections and concerns, including the precedent an approval would set.
If the 60-member club with approximately 25 active rowers is successful in persuading the City Council to turn over park space, two other organizations are poised to make similar requests. W e Youth Sailing League and a fi shing club would both welcome an opportunity to build on the remaining riv-erfront land located between the Barber Bridge and the City Marina.
As much as some might want to help the rowing club fi nd a centrally located, perma-nent home, honoring the city’s long-stand-
ing commitment to preserving public lands is a higher purpose and a greater priority.
At meetings of the Parks and Recreation and Marine commissions, central beach residents living near the park pointed out that the land is now used to the benefi t of far more city residents than are represented in the membership of the rowing club.
As persuasive as this argument may be, an even more compelling case can be made that turning the 1.33 acres of parkland over to a club would be shortsighted.
Preserving the park for use by the public will require current and future members of the City Council to be wise stewards of the city’s green space. W eir responsibility is not just to current constituencies with competing interests, but also to future gen-erations.
While many organizations may over time off er what seem like compelling proposals for altering the designated use of this land, the responsible answer will be a respectful “no. “ Saying no to the current request is the best way for the City Council to affi rm the importance of conserving green space prudently set aside decades ago for public use.
Echoing all of these considerations and more, the Parks and Recreation Commis-sion voted unanimously against recom-mend approval of the rowing club’s request to build a boathouse in what is now a city park.
Perhaps somewhat swayed by the fact that the president of the Indian River County Rowing Club is also a member of the Ma-rine Commission, that advisory board took a diff erent tack, voting 4-1 to recommend endorsing the rowing club’s request.
If a resolution to approve leasing the land is adopted at next week’s City Council meet-ing, studies will be done and architectural drawings will be commissioned, all setting off a process that may prove irreversible.
Once the land is turned over to the Indian River Rowing Club, or to any other organi-zation, this riverfront park will for all prac-tical purposes be lost to future generations as green space.
It is already enough of a shame that we as a nation are handing to future genera-tions not an inheritance but an enormous debt. We are spending our children’s and our grandchildren’s money. Let’s not also spend their land.
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City staG working with community groupsNearly six months of citizen review
and input may culminate next week in a second reading and final approv-al of revisions to the city’s ordinance regulating temporary signs.
At the urging of City Manager Jim O’Connor, Planning Director Tim McGarry along with the city’s legal staff sought participation from the business community, non-profit or-ganizations and others who might be affected by changes in the ordinance.
From her perspective as president of the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, Penny Chandler said she has never in 16 years seen city staff make a comparable effort to so-licit input from the community.
Beginning last October, a task force facilitated by the Chamber met regu-larly to review the existing ordinance line by line. ceir work has resulted in a number of suggested modifications.
A proposed increase in the maxi-
mum allowable size of real estate yard signs from one to four square feet is proving the most controversial.
Proponents of allowing the larger signs point out that signs of up to four square feet are permissible in the county.
A second point made in favor of the proposed change is that contractors and sub-contractors are already al-lowed to use these larger signs within the city limits. Why single out Real-tors, they ask? cis is the position of the Indian River County Board of Re-altors, and it has some merit.
A number of real estate brokers who work primarily on the barrier island agree with a contrary position taken by the Oceanside Business As-sociation. cey say the current signs are readable and larger signs will only diminish the ambiance and character of the city.
cough these objections might
have been raised earlier in the review process, all stakeholders expressing concerns deserve to be heard before the City Council makes its final de-termination.
Whatever the council finally de-
cides, O’Conner and his staff are to be applauded for soliciting input from the community and for demonstrating a willingness to work collaboratively with the Chamber and other commu-nity organizations.
BY MILT THOMASIt has been said that no matter how
much things change they always stay the same. Certainly that applies to Vero Beach, where people still come here for the same reasons they came here ten, twenty or fifty years ago.
Whenever I drive by the baseball com-plex formerly known as Dodgertown, I could never think of it as anything but Dodgertown, even if the signs say it is Vero Beach Sports Village. Remember when the rock star, Prince, became “the artist formerly known as Prince,” and adopted a symbol in place of his name. He was still Prince to his fans, that pint-sized music legend from the planet for-merly known as Narcissism.
I remember back in 1998, when Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Entertain-ment Group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers and threatened to move their spring training home out west. We
didn’t need to tap his phones to know it was a serious threat. Fortunately, baseball is a sport of traditions, and few traditions resonate like the Dodgers and Dodgertown. ce combined ef-forts of Dodger management and local government, businesses and fans, kept the team in its rightful place, Vero Beach. We hit corporate greed right out of the park, as they say.
Who would have imagined that a return to private, family ownership would be the catalyst to move “our” team to Arizona? Not only that, the McCourts’ final indignity was to insist that all references to Dodgertown be removed. Even the Los Angeles Times
sports editors thought that was cruel.We don’t know if the gods of baseball
cast a spell on Frank and Jamie Mc-Court for doing the unthinkable, but soon after the move, they began divorce proceedings. Too bad this happened after the move. ce City of Glendale, Arizona probably regrets the timing as well. Since taxpayers financed a 13,000-seat stadium and complex, attendance at Dodger spring training games has plummeted from 9,130 a game in 2009 to 8,893 per game in 2010 and 7,365 a game in 2011.
At least we ended up with prime real estate worth much more than we paid for it (at the time they moved). And all is not lost. Baseball is back, even if in an economy size form. Minor League Baseball (MiLB) leased the complex and Craig Callan came back as gen-eral manager of the facility, a position he held for more than 30 years. Now
former Dodger owner Peter O’Malley is also back, hoping to restore the fa-cility to its place in history.
When all evidence of Dodgertown history was removed and Vero Beach Sports Village installed, the old signs were not destroyed or sent to Ari-zona, they were placed in storage. O’Malley hopes to dust them off and restore them to their rightful place someday when the complex is pos-sibly named “Historic Dodgertown.”
After all, a windblown, half empty sta-dium in the Arizona desert could never be Dodgertown and Holman Stadium in Vero Beach could never be anything else. You can take the Dodgers out of Dodgertown, but you can never take the Dodgertown out of Vero Beach.
Milt Homas is a Vero Beach resident and an experienced freelance writer/author with a 20-year background in the music industry. He currently writes biographies, blogs, lectures, travels ex-tensively and is an active member of the National Press Club.
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Dodgertown will never be anything else
MILT THOMAS
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Boards perform best when left to do their work
BY REV. SCOTT ALEXANDERWhat is courage? To me it is often
simply the refusal to surrender your “human agency,” the decision to re-main as fully human as you can, es-pecially when you are confronted by circumstances that seek to rob you of your very humanity.
Let me tell you about the courage of my friend Paul. Paul was a lov-ing husband and father, a successful veterinarian, and an exceptional ath-lete. We were friends for nearly 40 years, and cycling buddies for half of that time. About five years ago, Paul discovered he had a malignant tumor growing on his spine, and began the process of fighting for his life.
After many attempts at treatment, it became clear his cancer would take his life despite his incredible
will to live, most especially to be there for his family. But this looming truth did not stop Paul from living fully and well.
_e summer be-fore he died, Paul and his wife Debbie once again made the trip to the rus-tic home my partner and I owned in the mountains of West Virginia. When Paul stepped from the car that July day, my heart sank. He was terri-bly thin, just a shell of former robust self. I didn’t see how it would be pos-sible for Paul to get on his bicycle the next day.
Yet the first thing this brave and
stubborn man said was, “Hey Scott, is there a long downhill run where we could start at the top of a moun-tain and glide all the way down to the valley bottom? I think I can manage that.”
I thought for a moment and real-ized there was.
And so the next morning we met at the summit, and by God, we did that beautiful downhill ride together, all the way to the Country Store down in the valley where Paul’s wife joined us for a long, leisurely, laugh-filled lunch. I will never forget watching Paul on that last ride – sick and strug-gling, barely upright on his bike, but nonetheless speeding downhill like a 13- year-old without a worry in the world and a wide, happy joyful grin on his face.
_at was the last time I would ever ride with Paul, he was gone six months later. But that warm and wonderful West Virginia day, he gave me a gift I will never forget. He showed me the face of human cour-age. He taught me that, even in the midst of great adversity, human be-ings are always free to choose to live the life that is given them.
Even in the grip of a terrible illness, Paul refused to surrender his “human agency” -- he remained somebody, purposeful, real, and joyous, in crea-tion. Even though we often forget it, this is the holy freedom we all possess in our lives, no matter what, no mat-ter what.
Rev. Scott W. Alexander is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, and has been a minister, author, and educator for almost 40 years. He is an avid cyclist and outdoor enthu-siast who loves living in Vero Beach.
BY MARK SCHUMANNTwo members of the city council
addressed the Parks and Recreation and Marine commissions recently delivering impassioned pleas seeking support for the Indian River Rowing Club’s request to lease land now ded-icated as a riverfront park. Several members of these commissions later expressed dismay over what they saw as interference in their work.
Groups such as the Parks and Rec-reation and Marine commissions are responsible for providing the coun-cil with considered, informed, inde-pendent advice. One wonders, then, about the appropriateness of council members interjecting themselves in the deliberations of these groups.
Council members hold unique posi-tions of influence and power in the city. It can hardly be expected that their appearance before advisory boards to argue a point of view will enhance in-dependent, creative thinking.
Whether it would be wise to al-low the rowing club to build a 16,000-square-foot, two-story build-ing in what is now a riverfront park is hardly the question here. _e point is that council members should respect the independence of their citizen ad-visory boards.
After all, if every member of the council thought it appropriate to at-tempt to persuade commissions on how to advise the council, the exer-cise of recruiting qualified people to service, holding regular meetings and providing staff support would be lit-tle more than a charade.
For a council member to speak before a commission to offer back-ground information is one thing. At-tempting to steer a board’s decision making is quite another.
Until recently the city’s commis-sions, boards and committees have been a source of valuable citizen in-put. _e council benefits from the
independent advice these groups of-fer, for they reduce the likelihood of important decisions being made in a vacuum of narrow perspectives and limited information.
If council members are going to continue attempting to control the city’s commissions, then they might as well follow the lead of the Indian
River County Commission, which recently disbanded its advisory boards.
To limit citizen input in the deci-sion making process would not be without risk, though. For as they say, anyone who has only himself for an advisor may wind up with a fool for a counselor.
A friend, one Hnal ride, a lifelong lesson
REVERENDSCOTT ALEXANDER
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Social | Lifestyle
Joan Mauk, Gigi Smithers, Gay Bain, Florence Hastings and Marilee Matteson
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA TASCON Althea Davis and Ginny Powers
Joan Crosby, Betsy Sams, Marilyn Palmer, Karen Ritter, Sheila Lumsden and Laurie Davis
Hannelore White and Heidi Waxlax
BY CHRISTINA TASCONVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
Ze Vero Beach Museum of Art pre-sented “Art in Bloom” this past weekend as floral artists used flowers as their me-dium to depict works of art in the mu-seum galleries.
Over 400 guests viewed stunning flo-ral interpretations recreated with exotic flowers, plants and parallel colors. After reviewing all nine choices, visitors were charged with selecting the best in sev-eral categories.
Lee LaPointe of the Nashville Gar-den Club was awarded Best Interpre-tation and Best Composition for one piece called “Let It Flow” and Best Use of Texture for “Tribute to Nakashima”
and Ann Jones and Ann Webber were honored for Best Use of Color in “Royal Chaos.”
Lisa Holmes was visiting from Massa-chusetts and remembers a show like this at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston. “We are so delighted with this exhibit,” said Holmes, “it is such a special experi-ence of art.”
Ze attire many were wearing and displayed by fashion show models from Cooper & Company and Sigrid’s of Vero resembled beautiful works of art as well.
Laurie Davis specifically came from Winter Park for Art in Bloom. “Shake-speare had a quote ‘the object of art is to give life shape.’ Zese floral and art pairings reminds me of that,” said Davis.
‘Art in Bloom’ turns museum into 3oral centerpiece
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BY CHRISTINA TASCONVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
Dining at the Captain’s Table at the Vero Beach Teatre Guild’s “Titanic, A Night to Remember” fundraiser was an evening of elegant revelry.
Greeted by the Captain with a cheery “Welcome Aboard” and then guided to their glittering tables, many guests rose to the occasion by dressing in the era of the Titanic’s voyage.
Te benefit was held, appropriate-
ly enough, at the Vero Beach Yacht Club where the occasion’s specialty cocktail was an azure blue “Ice-berg.” Guest Shirley Becker, who jokingly gave her name as “Molly Brown,” said the Vodka, Blue Cura-cao and soda concoction, “may be called an Iceberg but it won’t sink us!”
Mark Wygonik, board member of the VBTG said he has always been obsessed with the Titanic. “I love the mystery, the tragedy and the ro-
mance of the story,” said Wygonik, “only in theatre can you combine all of that for entertainment in a Broad-way show.”
To enhance the authentic Titanic mood, guests were entertained by Stringsations Quartet before the dinner show as well as able to view some original Titanic artifacts which were loaned for the evening.
Te event was a sold out success. “Tis fundraiser is earmarked to raise money for the building fund,” said former Guild president, Sara Dessureau, “we’ve grown so much and we would like to put an addition on the Teatre.”
Te next show at the Vero Beach Teatre Guild will be “Bell, Book & Candle” coming May 10th.
Titanic bene<t o=ers unsinkable fun
Sara Morley, Carol Strauss and Sherry Wilson
Tony Della Rocca, Jan Meyers, Glynis & Kelly Sherman
Larry Thompson, Mary Moriarty, Sara and Edward Dessureau
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA TASCON Larry Strauss, Leigh SeiraM, Chris Hulka and Don Bestor
Some of the cast, Debbie Chastain, Robin Spalin, Gery King and Dennis Love
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PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA TASCON Al & Mayor Pilar Turner, John Treadwell and Mark Joseph
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BY CHRISTINA TASCONVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
Leanne Kelleher of Ye Tides, serv-ing a delectable beef tenderloin, was named Monday evening the 2012 winner of the Top Chef Challenge.
With over 150 guests on hand, the second annual Challenge to benefit the Homeless Family Center was held
in the dining room at Ye Club at Pointe West. Gordon Food Service provided all the food for both the qualifying event and the final Chal-lenge.
“Chef Joe Faria from Quail Valley has been involved from the begin-ning,” said John Costello, Gordon Food’s Market Manager. “When he
shared this cause with us, the Gor-don Family wanted to get involved. Just knowing that a family could be fed for a week just by raising $15, we wanted to help as much as we could.”
Ye kitchen was packed with the Chefs and their teams as they pre-pared their winning course. “Right
now it is controlled chaos,” said Pointe West’s Karen Mechling, “but I have no doubt the result will be Top Chef quality.”
Also recognized was the dessert winner from the qualifying challenge, Gina Battle of Faith Hope & Choco-late for her chocolate mousse in puff pastry with raspberry cream.
Tides’ Kelleher wins Top Chef Challenge
Homeless Family Center Director Lorne Coyle and Tom Nelson of Nelson Wealth Management
Gladys Laforge, Jane Coyle, Naomi Kennedy and Pointe West’s General Manager Pamela Miller
Bill & Carole Jean Jordan with Sara and Bill Shankland
Gordon Food Service team which donated the food for all the Top Chef challenges
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Indian River ClubYou Don’t Have To Live Here – To Play Here
A limited number of invitational non-resident golf memberships are available.Call Stu Burk for membership information 772.770.0757
www.indianriverclub.com · 800 Carolina Circle, Vero Beach, Florida 32962
BY CHRISTINA TASCONVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
Uere is nothing more All-American than “franks in a blan-ket,” Dixieland jazz and a classic like “Ue Music Man.”
Riverside Ueatre’s biggest an-nual event offered guests a chance to show their patriotic red, white and blue colors as they partied like it was 1912 River City . A longred carpet led the way to a night of fun which began with an outdoor cocktail party.
Partygoers enjoyed star shaped grilled cheese sandwiches and All-American hors d’oeuvres be-fore being ushered inside for a Cornish hen dinner and strawber-ry cheesecake dessert.
A premiere show of “Ue Music Man” was the perfect end to the night’s festivities.
“I have seen Ue Music Man on Broadway and in the movie thea-tre,” said Peter Fernandez before the show, “and I am expecting this to be just as good.”
Ue premiere was one of three main events which support the Riverside Ueatre in bringing the best and brightest to the stage.
“I just love this theatre” said Shay Connors, “it gives Vero such a depth which we would never have without it.”
“I go to as many shows as we can get to,” said her friend Janet Tily, “and I have never been disap-pointed.”
Over 450 guests were in attend-ance and gave rave reviews to the evening of great food, wonderful company and a rousing perfor-mance. Ue show runs through March 16th.
Dixieland band leads parade for Riverside bene?t
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA TASCON Sherman & Barb Hotchkiss, Tina Rhodes and Don Marshall
Kip & Nancy Forelines with Linda & Mel Teetz
Shay Connors, Faye Jennings and Janet Tily go red, white and blue for the patriotic themed Music Man beneMt
Fred & Carole Taylor, Betsy Swanhaus, Rich & Janet McCoy and Ashby & Dennis Longwell
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from 3-6 pm, downtown Vero, corner 14th Ave. & 21st St. 772-480-8353.
Every Saturday: Oceanside Busi-ness Association’s Farmer’s Market, 8 am to noon. Ocean Dr. & Dahlia Ln. 772-532-2455.
First Friday of the Month: Down-town Gallery Art Stroll, art galleries and businesses open house recep-tions. Free. 772-299-1234.
Every Sunday, Jan 22-Apr 1: Vero Beach Polo, Polo Grounds Field, 12th St. between 74th & 82nd Aves., 2 pm, $10+ per car. 772-778-222.
Dec 15-Apr 30: Sculpting Nature, 30 large scale art pieces in McKee Botanical Gardens, 350 S US1, $5-$9, 772-794-0601.
Mar 1: Student Showcase of the Culinary Institute at Indian River State College, Mueller Campus, 6155 College Ln., 6 pm, kitchen tours, free food samples. 772-226-2511.
Mar 1: Miss Hibiscus Pageant Pre-view, 5:30 pm, Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave., Dillard’s fashions. 772-778-8800.
Mar 2: Boar-B-Q for ORCA, $15, 12-2 pm, Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, 950 Shorewinds Dr. 772-467-1600.
Mar 2: world famous Clydesdales will appear at Waldo’s courtyard
Mar 2-4: St. Edward’s Trunk Show, preview party Friday 6-8 pm, $50. Saturday 9-5, & Sunday 10-4, $5 entry, 1895 St. Edward’s Dr. 722-231-5192.
Mar 2-4: Italian Food Festival, Ital-ian American Civic Association, 1600 25th St., Fri & Sat 11 am-11 pm, Sun-day 11 am-7 pm, live entertainment and food specialties. 772-778-1522.
Mar 3: OBA Beach Concert Series, (note new concert date), 5:30-8:30 pm, music by Z Street, food & bev-erage vendors, Ocean Dr., free. 772-
532-7983.Mar 3: Cracker Hoedown, Riv-
erside Park, 6-10 pm, $75, benefits Habitat for Humanity. 772-562-9860 x209 or x229.
Mar 3: March for Babies to benefit the March of Dimes, Riverside Park, 7:30 am registration, 6 mile walk-a-thon. 772-562-0115.
Mar 4: “je jree M’s” Christ by the Sea concert with Matt Stott, Marcos Flores and Michael Carter, 3 pm, $10-$20, 3755 Hwy. A1A. 772-231-1661.
Mar 4: “EcoFest” at the Environmen-tal Learning Center, noon-4 pm, 255 Live Oak Dr., free admission, live ani-mals, fun activities, great food, won-derful family event. 772-589-5050.
Mar 5: AAUW Breakfast Book Review, “Securing the City: Inside America’s Best Counterterror Force – the NYPD” by Christopher Dickey.
Free. IRSC, 6155 College Ln., 9:30 am. 772-532-4712.
Mar 5: International Lecture Series, “When Mountains Move” by Pho-tographer, James Balog, Vero Beach Museum of Art, 4 & 6 pm, $55-$65. 772-231-0707.
Mar 7: Vero’s Dance Social & Piz-za Party, Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave., 7-9:20 pm, je Swingables Band, byob. 772-643-8838.
Mar 8: Navy League’s Treasure Coast Council Dinner, Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave., 5:45 pm, speaker RADM Douglas McAneny, $28. 772-231-6101.
Mar 8: Opera on the River at the home of Kurt Leo Wallach to benefit CASTLE, 5:30-9 pm, $100, opera, cocktails & hors d’oeuvres. 772-567-5700.
Mar 9: Night Sounds at Sebastian
Inlet State Park concert, Coconut Point (south side of Inlet) 7-9 pm, free. 321-984-4852.
Mar 9: Indian River Land Trust walking tour of Spoonbill Marsh, free, call for reservation and direc-tions. 772-794-0701.
Mar 9-11: Under the Oaks Fine Art & Craft Show, over 200 artists, on-site outdoor cafe, Riverside Park, Fri & Sat 9-5, Sun 10-4, by Vero Beach Art Club. 772-231-0303.
Mar 9-18: Firefighters’ Fair, Indian River County Fairgrounds, 7955 58th Ave. Go to firefightersfair.org for all pricing and schedules.
Mar 10: “Dancing with Vero’s Stars,” Waxlax Center at St. Edward’s School, 6:30 pm, $100-$150, pro-ceeds benefits Healthy Start Coali-tion. 772-563-9118.
Mar 10: “Tribute to Country Leg-ends” performed by je Country Legends Band, 7:30 pm in the VBHS Performing Arts Center at 1707 16th Street, $12-$15. 772-564-5537.
Mar 10: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, along 14th Ave. in Downtown Vero Beach, 1 pm start, free, sponsored by Vero Beach Elk’s Club. (Corned beef lunch at Elk’s Club following parade.) 772-562-8794.
Mar 11: “Water on the Table,” So-cial Justice Film Series, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1590 27th Ave. 7 pm, free. 772-778-5880.
Mar 12-16: Spring Break Shrek Camp at the Agnew Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse, 3280 Riverside Park Dr., Ages 7+, $100. 772-234-8052.
Mar 16: Spring Fest, Vero Beach Community Center, 2266 14th Ave., the David Light Band, 11:30 am - 2 pm, $7. 772-770-6517.To submit your calendar listing please email: [email protected]
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BY BARBARA YORESHVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
VERO BEACH -- Seventy-six trombones (still) lead the big parade.
And, oh, what a lyrically resplend-ent sound they and a large cast made at Riverside eatre on opening night Feb. 23 of -e Music Man, Meredith Willson’s iconic showcase of the American Midwest of 100 years ago.
`e Tony award-winning Broadway classic which starred Robert Preston as the rapscallion con man “Profes-sor” Harold Hill has stood the test of time since it debuted in 1957 on the Great White Way. In 1962, the show was made into an equally popular movie in which Preston reprised his role as a fraudulent band instructor who promises to lead a boys’ march-ing band but whose real intent is to abscond with money parents have paid for uniforms and musical instru-ments.
Yes, there is trouble right there in River City, Iowa, but considering the relative innocence of those halcyon days of small-town America of a cen-tury ago – when a pool hall seemed a threat to a town’s respectability - somehow one can believe not only in Hill’s promises but also in the power of music, redemption and love.
And that love is perhaps most evi-dent in Willson’s treatment of a town which was much like the Mason City, Iowa community he grew up in short-ly after the turn of the last century. `rough the eyes of -e Music Man Harold Hill and the town’s color-ful denizens, we are given a glimpse backward in time to an American period in which close-knit, some-times narrow-minded communities of strong nuclear families formed an enduring fabric of tradition, values, pride and love.
Despite the foibles and failures in-herent to human nature regardless of geographic location, each resident in River City has ultimate worth as an individual and is also part of an even
greater whole. Even a hen klatch of gossipy River City matrons (“Picka-little”) experience a transformational epiphany into kinder, gentler souls.
As an enduringly favorite Ameri-can musical masterpiece, -e Music Man performed by a less gifted cast could run the risk of becoming trite and all-too-familiar. For a performer to step into the role of Harold Hill – with Preston’s timeless performance ever-looming -- is to attempt to walk in big shoes. Tony Lawson, as that loveable fl imfl am man, does so with-out a stumble.
Preston’s portrayal became the gold standard for that lovable slickster, and, as with Yul Bryner as the King of Siam in -e King and I, both actors became irrevocably linked to those roles. It takes gutsy and talented per-
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formers to take on such parts and this show is simply full of them.
For anyone not yet familiar with the caliber of performances at River-side heatre, it might be appropriate to stop right here and state without hesitation that if you have ever ex-perienced theatre on Broadway or in London’s West End, then you will recognize the same level of excel-lence and awe-inspiring performance right here in Vero Beach.
Yes, we’ve got theatre, right here in Vero City and like the show’s “Ya Got Trouble” it’s with a capital “T.”
hroughout the years – and with the dedicated support of generous donors – Riverside heatre contin-ues to bring blockbuster, expensively produced shows to its stage. Many if not most of the cast members ap-pearing at Riverside are New York City-based and have performed on Broadway and some of the nation’s most prestigious regional theatres.
heatre does not get any better than this.
River City Mayor Shinn (played by J.B. Adams) and his indomitable wife Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn (played by Beth McVey) are both Broadway vet-erans who give new and simply hilar-ious dimension to the roles made fa-
mous in the film version of the show by Paul Ford and Hermione Gingold.
And if McVey’s “one Grecian urn” is paid homage without totally mimick-ing Gingold’s deep-throated British accent, then no bother. River City is, after all, in Iowa.
In the role of Marian Paroo, Jen-nifer Hope Wells’s operatic-quality soprano voice and wholesome love-liness may evoke remembrances of a young Barbara Cook on Broadway or Shirley Jones on film, but she brings her own special style of winsomeness and vocal glory to the librarian who steals Hill’s heart and inspires him to reform his dastardly ways.
It’s always a little dicey to cast youngsters in a professional produc-tion – will they forget their lines, freeze before an audience, come down with an illness on opening night or have homework due? he adorable and talented young cast members in this production – some of whom are Riverside Children’s heatre students -- win over a much older audience and prove that “troupers” come in all ages.
Riverside heatre Producing Ar-tistic Director and CEO Allen Cor-nell’s sets for this show are stunning in their ability to immediately anchor )e Music Man in Iowa of 1912. Pay-ing homage to the lushly sensuous rural themes found in Iowa native Grant Wood’s paintings of “regional-ism,” Cornell casts a keen eye to take us beyond “American Gothic” and
into the parlors of those long-ago homes and down the quaint main streets that were just seeing the ad-vent of the horseless carriage.
Although Riverside heatre’s suc-cess is due to the combined efforts of literally hundreds of people, its rep-utation as one of the finest regional theatres in the country is greatly a result of Cornell’s almost paranor-mal abilities to select a cornucopia of compelling shows and then stage them as magnificently as anything ever seen on Broadway.
Director / choreographer Vince Pesce takes an uncommonly large cast of diverse, yet familiar River City characters, dresses them in glori-ously colorful costumes reflective of the era and gives them yet another wonderful incarnation as they frolic and dance with precision and unfet-tered joy.
he production’s creative team also includes Ken Clifton (musical direc-tor); Craig Beyrooti (sound design), Jenny Lang (stage manager); C.J. LaRouche (assistant stage manager) and a large cast.
)e Music Man will continue its special American-style magic through March 18 on Riverside he-atre’s Stark Stage. Tickets are $36 - $70 and may be purchased at the box office located at 3250 Riverside Park Drive in Vero Beach; by calling at (772) 231-6990 or online at www.riversidetheatre.com.
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‘THE MUSIC MAN’FROM PAGE 27
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Director/choreographer Vince Pesce takes an uncommonly large cast of diverse, yet familiar River City characters and dresses them in gloriously colorful costumes re?ective of turn of the century Iowa.
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Entertainment Calendar
I T ’ S H A P P E N I N G A T T H E
mersonCenter
1590 27th Avenue, Vero Beach(772)778-5249
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JazzOn SundaysSpace Coast Jazz Orchestra
Concerts: December 18 & March 11
COMMUNITY CHURCH OF VERO BEACHCommunity Concert Series 1901 23rd Street772-778-1070 Mar 9: MozART Group, 7:30 pm, $35 Adults & $15 StudentsMar 13: Indian River Symphonic Association, Nordwest Deutsche Philharmonic Concert , 7:30 pm, $50Mar 30: Concert for World Peace: John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children,” 7:30 pm, $25/$10
EMERSON CENTERat the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship1590 27th Avenue 772-778-5249TheEmersonCenter.orgMar 10: Former Congressman Joe Scarborough, 4 & 7 pm, $65 Mar 11: Sunday Jazz Series, Blues, Boogie, Be-Bop & Beyond, Space Coast Orchestra, 2:30 pm, $20Mar 24: American Novelist Edwidge Danticat, 4 pm, $25-$50
RIVERSIDE THEATER3250 Riverside Park Drive772-231-6990riversidetheatre.comStark Main Stage: Feb 23-Mar 25: The Music Man, 2 pm, 7:30 & 8 pm, $57-$73 Second Stage:Mar 15-25: The Gin Game, 2 pm, 7:30 & 8 pm, $40Comedy Zone: Feb 24-25: Kevin Bozeman & John Wynn
SPACE COAST SYMPHONYVarious Locations321-536-8580SpaceCoastSymphony.orgMar 11: see Emerson CenterMar 17: French Classics, Trinity Episcopal Church, 7 pm, 2365 Pine Avenue, 7 pm, $20Mar 23: Verdi’s Requiem, Trinity Episcopal Church, 7 pm, 2365 Pine Avenue, 7 pm, $20
SUNRISE THEATRE 116 South 2nd Street Fort Pierce772-461-4775sunrisetheatre.com
Mar 2: Disco Ball Extravaganza, 8 pm, $39/$35Mar 3: Chris MacDonald’s Memories of Elvis, 8 pm, $40/$35/$25Mar 4: Vince Gill, 7 pm, $69/$59Mar 8: Roger Hodgeson, the voice of Supertramp, 7pm, $65/$55Mar 9: Teatro Lirico D’Europa’s Pucini La Boheme, 8pm, $55/45Mar 10: Bill Cosby, 6pm & 9pm, $69/59Mar 14: National Folk & Dance Company of Colombia, 7 pm, freeMar 15: Michael Flatley, Lord of the Dance, 7 pm, $55/$49Mar 16: 50 Years of Doo Wop, 8 pm, $75/$49/$39
TREASURE COAST CHORALE772-643-0019treasurecoastchorale.orgMar 11: “Give Our Regards to Broadway,” First Baptist Church, 3 pm & 7 pm, free will og ering
VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART3001 Riverside Park Drive772-231-0707Mar 15: Warm Nights Cool Music, Live Jazz in outdoor sculpture garden, 5 - 7 pm, $10Mar 21: TC Jazz Society, A Tribute to Benny Goodman by Terry Myers 18 pc Orchestra, 7:30 pm, $50
VERO BEACH OPERA verobeachopera.org772-569-6993Box Oe ce: 772-564-5537verobeachopera.orgMar 31: VBO Scholarship Student Piano Recital, Community Church, 1901 23rd Street, 1 pm
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because of the comfortable park setting and the river breezes, this show will run Friday and Saturday, March 9-10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 772-231-0303 or visit VeroBeachArtClub.org for more in-formation.
Under the Oaks coming to Riverside Park March 9-11
VERO BEACH -- Time again to en-joy the work of some of the nation’s most talented artists at the Vero Beach Art Club’s 61st Under the Oaks Fine Art Show at Riverside Park.Over 200 artists will be in town to participate in this free mainstay lo-cal event. Always a crowd pleaser
PHOTO BY CHRISTINA TASCONCrowds enjoy the shade and beautiful art at Riverside Park for Under the Oaks
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BY MICHAEL BIELECKIVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The Grand Prix of Vero Beach, resurrected after a 60-year layoff, brought the kind of excitement that only raw horsepower can create.
In all, some 1,500 spectators turned out at Grand Harbor for a Sunday afternoon of autocross ac-tion.
“Most of the people weren’t alive when this race first ran back in 1951,” said event chair Wayne Sand-lin. “The people in the stands were
so excited that something like this was going on in Vero Beach, and that is what struck me the most about the race. The reaction of the community was really amazing to me.”
Spectators donated $2,232 and event sponsors Porsche of Mel-bourne, CenterState Bank, the In-dian River Corvette Club, and Dan Bryant accounted for thousands of dollars more in contributions for the Pelican Island Audubon Society and Grand Harbor Audubon Soci-ety.
“I’m very happy that Wayne un-
dertook this project to help the Audubon chapter,” said Pelican Is-land Audubon Society president Dr. Richard Baker. “Wayne should be complimented for his conserva-tion efforts, as well. He’s passionate about saving animals, and that is a point which shouldn’t be understat-ed. As for the race, I was surprised at how little noise most of the cars made. We observed several differ-ent species of birds at the pond in the middle of the course, and they were undisturbed by the action.”
A field of 60 racers spread across 14 different car classes showed up in spite of the threat of rain. The racers ranged from world-class to weekend warrior, and their cars from Ferrari to Ford. Drivers came from as far away as Jacksonville, Miami, and Orlando to compete.
Two-time Rolex 24 winner Terry Borcheller and reigning F2000 se-ries rookie of the year Kyle Con-nery -- both Vero Beach residents -- brought star power to the event.
“When Terry goes to an event like this, he’s usually there to sign autographs,” Sandlin said. “Well, he grew up racing go carts and he went out and raced because he just wanted to contribute to the event. He fits right in here in Vero Beach
and loves it here.”Borcheller also loved the nine-
tenths-of-a-mile track, apparently. He owned the field with his enduro cart, registering a two-lap time of 1 minute, 2 seconds The erstwhile endurance race champ’s time was ten seconds faster than the next fastest competitor. He even waved to the crowd on his first lap.
Other Vero Beach residents who won their classes were Steve Kep-ley in a vintage ’66 Mustang, Ken Argent in a 1965 Alfa Romeo, and John Schumann in a 2004 Ferrari 360. Sandlin was forced to change car classes at the last minute, but had he stayed in-class his Lotus Elise would have scored another best-in-class for Vero Beach.
“The track was very challenging, but just great fun,” Sandlin said. “It had speed and handling aspects to it. Luckily, we had a minimal amount of ran until the end, so eve-ryone who came got to run.”
Indian River County Sheriff ’s De-partment and Indian River County Fire Rescue kept the race safe and orderly, providing support for the event from start to finish.
“We had people start to show up for the race at 10 a.m., and they kept coming until we wrapped up at
Grand Prix of Vero Beach a roaring success
Steve Kepley of Vero Beach captured J rst in his class driving a 1966 Mustang.
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4:30 p.m.,” said Indian River Coun-ty Sheriff ’s media relations officer, Jeff Luther. “Everyone was hungry for this type of event here in Indi-an River County, and Wayne did a first-class job of putting it together. We wanted to make sure everyone who came was safe.”
Xe Audubon Society had 30 peo-ple volunteer their time for the race
and Grand Harbor donated the sales from its food and beverage sales from the event. CVS also provided an estimated 300 parking spaces be-hind their 51st street store.
“Lots of ‘thank yous’ are in order, it took a lot of help to put on this event,” Sandlin said. “A big thank you goes to Chris Cleary from Grand Harbor for opening his gates
to us. Without him, we may have to run this race somewhere else in the county. Another big thank you goes to my wife, Eva, who put in countless administrative hours get-ting this event organized. I couldn’t have done it without her.”
Sandlin’s favorite moment of the day came when he was approached by an 8-year-old girl, who was smil-
ing ear-to-ear as she gazed at a brand new Porsche 991 complete with a big gift-wrapped bow on brought by Porsche of Melbourne.
“That little girl came up to me and asked, ‘Is that a Porsche 991?’” San-dlin said. “I told her that indeed it was. She looks up at me with this big smile and said, ‘I really want one.’”
A yellow Porsche Cayman is stunning even in this lineup of impressive cars.
This Lamborghini Gallardo gets the green E ag.
Pelican Audubon Society president Dr. Richard Baker and Grand Prix of Vero Beach event chair Wayne Sandlin.
LISA RYMERVERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
VERO BEACH -- In a bold move that differentiates a local clothing designer from her more tropical-inspired competition, Meghan Walsh combines the excitement of the American jazz era with the ethereal qualities she has discov-ered in India.
Walsh, 29, the daughter of local residents, John Walsh, host of tel-evision’s “America’s Most Wanted,” and Revé Walsh, has a women’s clothing design company, Blank Silk, based in Delhi, India.
She also has a showroom in New York, possibly another coming to Vero Beach, and she is launching a children’s line on March 31 at Twirl on Ocean Drive.
Her women’s line consists of light, shimmery, feminine creations in silk crepe de chine, chiffon and organza evoking the subtle colors of the evening sky. Highly sophis-ticated and elegantly seductive, the pieces flow across the body, antici-pating each curve with a gentle ca-ress -- and a little bite.
“When I was on the dance team at St. Ed’s, I designed all our costumes, our hair, makeup… I think we were the only team wearing Chanel,” said the Saint Edward’s School graduate who was in town recently to show her fashions at the Polo Charity Cup at Windsor.
While attending Elon University in North Carolina, where she stud-ied art, eastern religions and phi-losophy, Walsh travelled to India and fell in love.
“There is a rawness to India; things are based more on feeling than on thinking,” said Walsh, who relies on intuition and instinct to guide her through the designing process. Currently, she manufac-tures her pieces at a factory in Del-hi, selling them at small American boutiques and to private clients.
After graduating college, Walsh moved to Manhattan and opened a painting and graphics studio in Tribeca. She immediately im-mersed herself in the art commu-nity -- locally and nationally -- all the while dreaming about her own clothing line.
Her art installations, many of them paintings on silk, hang in pri-vate collections and in public plac-es such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, founded by her parents after their son, Adam Walsh, was murdered in 1981.
“Everything happens for a rea-son. Adam’s gift to the world cre-ated change, raised awareness and was for the purpose of good,” said
Meghan, who was born about a year after her brother’s death.
Younger brothers, Callahan, 27, works in Washington, D.C. for Walsh Productions, and Hayden, 17, plays polo in Vero Beach and New York with his father on Team Shamrock.
The family’s polo affiliation has provided opportunities for Meghan to showcase her work at high pro-file events around the globe. For in-stance, on April 28, she is hosting a fashion show for the second time at Miami Beach Polo, where her spring 2012 line will be featured at the opening of the SLS Hotel.
Although she is grateful for her parent’s support, it was Walsh’s fiercely independent spirit that has enabled her to move to a foreign
country, forge relationships, set up a company and pursue her dream.
“I think it’s important for all women to have their own thing,” she said. “For me, it was a life actu-alization.”
These days, Walsh spends about six months out of the year living in Delhi, where she has an apartment. There, she oversees the production of custom fabrics and the manufac-ture of her designs, which she de-scribes as “the melding of Ameri-cana from the 1920s and ‘30s with traditional Indian style.”
The rest of the time, she works in New York and Vero Beach, facili-tating the publicity and promotions of Blank Silk with her staff, deter-mined that someday her vision will become an entire lifestyle line.
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33DiningSumo House, a delicious joining of Japanese and Thai
BY MARK JOSEPHOn a recent cool
evening and ap-proaching dinner time, we were envi-sioning hot tea with a local taste of the Orient. dough we had visited many Asian restaurants in Vero Beach, the Sumo House had somehow skipped our list.
de Sumo House is located on 17th Street in Vero Beach, in a small strip mall just one block east of US 1 and just west of 6th Avenue. Open for both lunch and dinner, this Japanese /dai restaurant offers traditional Asian fare, seven days a week.
Walking into the small waiting area of the Sumo House on a Friday evening near 8 p.m., we were quickly greeted by a very friendly server. When told of a party of two, she said with a smile table or booth? After quickly cleaning the only vacant booth available, we were seated almost immediately.
A traditional large ceramic pot of steaming hot water was quickly de-livered and steeping inside were bags of light and delicate tea. de lemony flavored tea would be the beginning of a wonderful meal in a little place that has long been recommended to us by many friends.
Several menus were presented, in-cluding one with large photographs and hand-written descriptions that appeared to be some of the appetizers offered that evening. de main menu itself was so long and extensive, we wondered how the kitchen and staff of this small restaurant could accomplish the task of whipping up any one of the many dishes at a moment’s notice
de color photos of two appetizers looked very appealing so we selected the tuna pizza, since this was some-thing that we had never tried. de
pizza was actually large chunks of cold rare tuna, ripe avocado slices and topped with finely shredded, daikon radishes that had been flash-fried. de creamy ripe avocado, paired with the ocean-fresh tuna and then topped with the radishes made this a truly unique and memorable dish. de portion was large enough to have been ordered as a main dish, but we shared it instead.
Our second appetizer was the yel-low tail sashimi. Arriving in a large clamshell dish were generous, thick-cut portions of fresh fish served on a bed of ice, shredded fresh daikon and paper-thin slices of ginger. de sashi-mi was garnished with a fresh orange that had been beautifully carved to resemble the crest of a tropical bird.
Some entree’s included a choice of soup and salad; we chose the miso soup. Usually a simple, clear broth, this miso was rich, flavorful and included generous amounts of tofu. de soup was a truly unexpected pleasure and we tilted our cups for the last drops.
de small dining room of the Sumo House is brightly lit with bold colors and even bolder artwork. Tucked away in the corner was a small sushi and sashimi bar where the face of a chef could barely be seen. dough the popular Asian dish “Happy Fam-ily” was not found on the extensive
menu, the smiling faces and laughter of nearby patrons made it clear they were all happy to be here tonight.
During our meal the service was outstanding; finished plates were quickly cleared and we never had to wait on drinks to be replenished.
Between the long list of sushi and sashimi choices and the many selec-tions of entrees offered, it took a little time to finally decide on main cours-es. We finally decided on salmon chu chee and vegetable tempura.
de salmon chu chee was a gener-ous portion of salmon with the hearti-est of sauces. If a sauce was allowed to leave an entree in the shadows, this would be it. de chu chee was a dark rich curry with a surprisingly pea-nutty flavor. de fish was sautéed’ to a perfectly crisp crust and tender, flakey center. de thick curry sauce did not overshadow the salmon, it enhanced this simple yet outstanding dish.
de vegetable tempura was huge plate of crisp fresh vegetables that included large thin slices of sweet potato, the freshest of broccoli flowerets, asparagus spears and onion rings. Tempura can often be a hit or miss dish; however this group of vegetables was battered ever so lightly and fried just right and served with a savory side of dipping sauce.
Another pleasant surprise is that
if you’re not a big fan of white rice, brown rice could be substituted in-stead. de naturally nutty flavor of the brown rice enhanced both dishes.
If there were any glitches during the evening, it would be that both en-trees were not delivered to the table at the same time; for some reason the tempura took a few minutes longer than the salmon. No matter, the over-all service was outstanding through-out the evening and the short delay went almost unnoticed.
As we departed we grabbed a fortune cookie, our server bid us farewell and the chef behind the sushi bar wished us a loud but cheerful “dank you!”
dis night was indeed a happy ex-perience.
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35ObituariesMichael BurfordMichael Edwin Burford, 64, died Feb.
13, 2012, in Vero Beach. He was born in Independence, Miss., coming to Vero Beach 25 years ago from Sarasota. He served in the Marine Corp. and was honorably discharged. He worked as a respiratory therapist for area hospitals for over 40 years. Survivors include his wife of 19 years, MariJo Burford of Vero Beach; daughters, Kristin Bodnar of White City and Aimee Schubert of Port St. Lucie; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Ameri-can Heart Association , 1101 North-chase Parkway, Marietta, GA 30067. A guestbook is available at www.coxgif-fordseawinds.com.
Howard E. ChiliHoward E. Chili, 87, died Feb. 16,
2012, at Hope Hospice. He was born in Flint, Mich., and lived in Fort My-ers for five years, coming from Vero Beach, where he lived for 27 years. He previously lived in Mount Clements, Mich. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a sales repre-sentative for different companies, the last being a seed manufacturing com-pany. Survivors include his son, Rene Howard Chili of Fort Myers; daugh-ter, Robin M. Hull of Fort Myers; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health Park Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908. A guest book is available at www.horizonfunerals.com.
Evelyn Joyce GrohEvelyn Joyce Groh, 84, died Feb. 17,
2012. She was born in Detroit and lived in Vero Beach for 30 years, com-ing from Birmingham, Mich. She was a member of the First Church of God in Vero Beach. Survivors include her son, George G. Groh of Sebastian; daughters, Jennifer G. Stanford of Se-bastian, and Diane M. Zahn of Lan-caster, Pa.; brother, Floyd Addison of Flat Rock, Mich.; one sister, Nina Hiler of Dover, N.J.; three grandchil-
dren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Master’s Academy, Church of God, 1105 58th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32966. A guest book is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Olaf ‘Pug’ Hall Jr.Olaf “Pug” Hall Jr., 72, died Feb. 17,
2012, at VNA/Hospice House in Vero Beach. He was born in Jenkins, Ky., and lived in Vero Beach for 16 years, coming from Arlington, Va. He served in the Army during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Betty Hall of Vero Beach; daughter, Diana Minner of Vero Beach; broth-ers, John Hall of Jenkins and William Kelly of Herndon, Va.; five grandchil-dren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA/Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.strunk-funeralhome.com.
Luella M. InglisLuella M. Inglis, 84, died Dec. 11,
2011. She was born in Red Oak, Iowa, and lived in Vero Beach since 2007, coming from Jupiter. She was co-own-er with her husband of a packaging and distributing company. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband of 30 years, John T. Ing-lis; daughters, Suzy Durant and Sandy Nissen; and stepchildren, Suzy Blun-dred, Barbara Angell and David Inglis. Memorial contributions may be made to the Luella C. Inglis Memorial Fund for Alzheimer’s Research, Scripps Florida, 130 Scripps Way, 4B2, Jupiter, FL 33458. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
Gregory JenkinsGregory Alan Jenkins, 54, died
Feb. 17, 2012, at Indian River Medi-cal Center in Vero Beach. He was born in Vero Beach and was a life-long resident. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Irene Jenkins of Vero Beach; son, Greg
Jenkins of Jacksonville; daughter, Kari Jenkins of Chiefland; stepson, Prentice Nile of Vero Beach; mother, Carlyne Jenkins of Vero Beach; brothers, Doug and Brian Jenkins, both of Vero Beach; sisters, Pat Mach and Debra Bledsoe, both of Vero Beach; and nine grand-children. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Stephen LaveryStephen Lavery, 55, died Feb. 19,
2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Albany, N.Y., and was a local resident for 25 years, coming from Scotia, N.Y. He was employed all of his life as a residen-tial house painter. Survivors include his mother, Marion L. Acorn of Vero Beach; daughter, Lisa Lavery of Saddle-brook, N.J.; and brothers, Paul D. “Skip” Lavery Jr. of Vero Beach, Mark Lavery and Robert Lavery, both of Brevard, N.C. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960-4801. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
David LietzDavid Lietz, 60, died Jan. 31, 2012,
at his home in Vero Beach. He was born in Forest Park, Ill., and lived in Vero Beach for the past 35 years. He was a musician for many years, known as “Dr. Music,” and he played at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. Survi-vors include his son, David Winthrop Lietz of West Palm Beach; and broth-ers, Ron Lietz and Gil Lietz, both of Illinois. A guest book is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.
Emily NelsonEmily “Millie” Nelson, 98, died
Feb. 16, 2012, at Indian River Medi-cal Center, Vero Beach. She was born in England, coming to Vero Beach 10 years ago from Whiting, N.J. Before retiring, she was a nanny for many years in England and New York. She was a member of Living Lord Lu-theran Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include her brother, George Wood, of
Dunnington, York, England; and sister, Nora Martin of Fareham, Hampshire, England. Memorial contributions may be made to the Living Lord Lutheran Church, 1105 58th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32966. A guestbook is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.
Jane O’GradyJane Murray O’Grady, 97, died Feb.
19, 2012. She was born in Newark, N.J., and lived at Pointe West, Vero Beach. She was a graduate of St. Eliz-abeth College. Survivors include her children, Honora Jane O’Grady of Sherborn, Mass., and Liam O’Grady of McLean, Va.; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Judith Ann (Judy) Petzing PeirceJudith Ann (Judy) Petzing Peirce,
79, died Feb. 2012 at the VNA Hos-pice House in Vero Beach after a nine year journey with Alzheimer’s dis-ease. She lived in Vero Beach for 49 years. Peirce married Edwin Albert (Ed) Peirce on March 15, 1932. fey moved to Vero Beach in 1963, where they raised their four children, Dale, Mark, Gary and Bonnie. She retired from Indian River Memorial Hos-pital, where she served as an execu-tive secretary. Peirce served as both an elder and a deacon in the church, taught Sunday school, led the youth fellowship, and was instrumental in creating the church library.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Ed Peirce, of Vero Beach; four children, Dale (Tammy) Peirce, Mark (Robbi) Peirce, Gary (Debbie) Peirce, all of Vero Beach, and Bonnie (Rene) Salazar, of Tampa; grandchil-dren, Esten, Devin, Melissa, Kalani, Colton, Treyson, Zachary, Hanson, Makala, Jimmy, Everett and Nathan; sister Polly E. Schwey, of Vero Beach; many nieces and nephews and count-less loving friends.
Memorial donations may also be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 520 Royal Palm Boulevard, Vero Beach, FL
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32960 or to the V.N.A. Hospice House, 1111 35th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Dairen RobertsDairen Earl Roberts, 46, died Feb. 6,
2012, in Monterio, Calif. He was born in Vero Beach and was a lifelong resi-dent. He graduated from Vero Beach High School and attended TMI Acad-emy in Tennessee. He was an Army veteran. He had a boat captain’s li-cense. Survivors include his son, Kyle Roberts of Knoxville, Tenn.; daugh-ter, Maribeth Watson of Sweetwater, Tenn.; mother, Ellen Bledsoe of Vero Beach; stepfather, Clyde Bledsoe of Vero Beach; brothers, Wm. Gary Rob-erts Jr. of Vero Beach and Philip Bled-soe of Bedford, Ind.; sisters, Karen Fedick and Lynn Wright, both of Vero Beach; and one grandchild.
Betty I. SuslaBetty I. Susla, 83, died Feb. 19, 2012,
at the VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach. She was born in Winsted, Conn., and lived in Vero Beach. She earned a registered nursing license at the William Backus School of Nursing in Norwich, Conn. She was a member of the League of Women Voters and the Greenwoods Chap-ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors include her son, Jeffrey J. Susla of Woodstock, Conn.; and daughter, Cynthia W. Chick, of Dedham, Mass., and Palm Beach. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nicholas; and broth-ers, Paul M. Stavnitzky and Don-ald Stavnitzky. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to VNA Hospice House, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
Ruth WestergaardRuth Joan Westergaard died Feb. 14,
2012, in Vero Beach. She came to Flor-ida in 1983 from Totowa, N.J. Her fam-ily owned Knickerbockers Ice Cream and Candy Store in Paterson, N.J., for many years Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Marinus Wester-gaard; daughter, Rene McCullers; and
two granddaughters. Memorial con-tributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association Southeast Florida Chap-ter, P.O. Box 22594, West Palm Beach, FL 33416. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
John Joseph Balint Jr.John Joseph Balint Jr., 83, died Feb.
20, 2012, at his home. He was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach since 2001, coming from Chappaqua, N.Y. He was a founding partner of the independent insurance firm Balint, Lamb and O’Neill, which later became Knox, Lent and Tucker Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich Publishing of Orlando, re-tiring as senior vice president in 2002. He was a member of Holy Cross Cath-olic Church in Vero Beach. He was a member of the John’s Island Club in Vero Beach and Whippoorwill Coun-try Club in Armonk, N.Y.
Survivors include his son, John Bal-int III of Plantation; daughter, Claudia Balint of Vero Beach; brothers, Msgr. R. James Balint of Plano, Texas, An-drew Balint of Yonkers, N.Y., and Vin-cent Balint of Bakersfield, Calif.; and sisters, Mary Lou Blute of Plano, Tex-as, Margaret Murray, Bernice Flynn and Judith Fasano, all of Harwich, Mass., and Mimi. Memorial contri-butions may be made to the Center for Spiritual Care, 1550 24th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is avail-able at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Shirley Jean ByrneShirley Jean Byrne, 79, died Feb. 19,
2012, at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. She was born in Riv-erside, Calif., and lived in Vero Beach for 34 years, coming from West Cald-well, N.J. She was employed by H&R Block in Vero Beach for many years. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Vero Beach and the American Legion Auxiliary in Vero Beach. Survivors include her sons, Wil-liam Byrne of Palm City and Michael Byrne of Star, Idaho; daughters, Helen Croy of Portland, Ore., Nan Barrow of Wing, Ala., and Elizabeth Peck of Hillsboro, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial con-
tributions may be made to All Pet Res-cue, Inc., P.O. Box 651373, Vero Beach, FL 32965. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Paul Remi GoyetteDr. Paul Remi Goyette, 74, died
Feb. 22, 2012, at Indian River Medi-cal Center. He was born in Putnam, Conn., and moved to Vero Beach seven years ago, coming from Can-terbury, Conn. Before retirement, he was a dentist in Moosup, Conn., for 30 years. A wine enthusiast, he spent almost five years with Sharpe Hill Vineyard, Pomfret, Conn., working in the wine industry. He was active in the Holy Cross Catholic Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Patricia Goyette; sons, Joseph Goyette of Putnam, Jean-Paul Goyette of Vero Beach and James Paul Goyette of Dayville, Conn.; daughter, Francine Zampini of Westfield, Mass.; sister, geresa Swynar of Plainfield; brother, Roland Goyette of Brooklyn, Conn.; and three grandchildren. Me-morial contributions may be made to the ALS Association Florida Chapter, 3242 Parkside Center Circle, Tampa, FL 33619-0907. A guestbook is availa-ble at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.
Mary L. MalvossiMary L. Malvossi, 86, died Feb. 18,
2012, at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. She was born in Eas-ton, Pa., and lived in Vero Beach for 36 years, coming from Fanwood, N.J. She attended St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach. She was a member of the AT&T Pioneers of America. Sur-vivors include her daughter, Paula C. Pruitt of Lambertville, N.J.; brother, Frank Bowlby of Upper Black Eddy, Pa.; and sister, Alberta Messer of Eas-ton, Pa. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Ruth McConnelRuth Lowe McConnel, 99, died
Feb. 22, 2012, at Indian River Estates Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Scottdale, Pa., and lived in Vero Beach for five years, coming from Beaver Falls, Pa. She graduated from the Allegheny General Hospital,
School of Nursing in Pittsburgh. Sur-vivors include her son, Dr. Charles S. McConnel Jr. of Vero Beach; one grandchild; and four great-grand-children. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
and loving companion of Raynor Reavis, passed peacefully Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 at Vero Beach Hospice House after a 3 1-2 year battle with cancer. She was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in September 2008 and bravely fought that disease with relentless chemo-therapy and radiation. She was born in Vero Beach in 1944, for most of her life she lived all over the United States and the world, but always considered Vero Beach her hometown. She gradu-ated from Florida State University with a BS degree in Education. She joined the Head Start Program and moved to the South Carolina public school system. She married Raynor Reavis, a U.S. Marine fighter pilot. Upon his retirement in 2008 as the Senior Vice President for Marketing and Sales at Gulfstream Aerospace, they returned to Vero Beach.
She is survived by her husband and their three children: Heather Paine and husband Preston Paine of Dallas, with four children; Jennifer Assaid and husband Mark Assaid; and Rhett Reavis, and wife Tara with two chil-dren. Her grandchildren: Preston, Nilla, Emma, and Grace Paine; and McKenna and Kacey Reavis. In lieu of flowers, any memorial donation may be made to St. Jude Hospital or the Wounded Warriors Project. An online guestbook is available at www.Strunk funeralhome.com.
Ella B. SimmonsElla B. Simmons, 101, died Feb. 17,
2012, in Vero Beach. She was born in Wacissa and lived in Indian River County for 55 years. Survivors in-clude her daughter, Doreatha Mor-gan of Vero Beach; son, Johnny Willis of Winter Haven; brother, Raymond McGough of Winter Haven; and sis-ters, Janie Smith of Bartow and Mary E. Jackson of Winter Haven.
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Leonard SmallLeonard Small, 73, died Feb. 16, 2012,
at the VNA/Hospice House in Vero Beach. He was born in Charleston, S.C., and lived in Vero Beach. Survi-vors include his wife, Dorothy (Diane) Small of Vero Beach; son, Casey King of Port St. Lucie; daughter, Jane Green of Charleston; sister, Geneva Gathers of Charleston; and two grandchildren.
Charlotte AmidonCharlotte Hope Amidon, 91, of the
Isles of Vero, died Feb. 23, 2012, at the VNA Hospice of Vero Beach. She was born in Newport News, Va., and lived in Vero Beach for 10 years, moving from Las Vegas. She previously lived in La Jolla, Calif., Honolulu, Arling-ton, Va., Quantico, Va., and Triangle, Va. She had a 35-year career with the federal government. She was a mem-ber of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include a son, Ernest Melvin Amidon Jr. of Vero Beach; daughters, Mary Charleen McNally of Fort Pierce, Michelle Naydean Koski of Greensburg, Pa., and Pamela Jo Amidon of Triangle, Va.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were by National Cremation Society.
William HodgesWilliam Otis Hodges, 83, died Feb.
22, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House. He was born in London, Ky., and lived in Vero Beach since 2009, coming from Knoxville, Tenn. He attended Sue Bennett College. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. Prior to retirement in 1987, he worked for Norfolk Southern Rail-way for 37 years. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Carolyn K. Hodges of Vero Beach; sons, Gerald Hodges, Barry Hodges and Walker Hodges, all of Knoxville, Tenn., Donnie Hodges of Carrollton, Va., Lonnie Hodges of Clearview and Ray Sparks of Vero Beach; daughters, Antha Wilson and Robin Hodges, both of Knoxville, and Carol Ray of Hendersonville, N.C.; brothers, Clyde and Wendell, both of Vero Beach, John of Hamilton, Ohio, Don of Cincinnati; sister, Pearl Mar-cum of London; 18 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Senior Resource Association Adult Day Services Pro-gram, 694 14th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
Patricia TaylorPatricia Ann Taylor, 71, died Feb. 19,
2012. Survivors include her daugh-ters, Paula Coleman, Laura Meszaros and Linda DeWolf, sons, Dennis Tay-lor and Sam Taylor; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Memo-rial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society , 3375 20th St., Suite 100, Indian River Unit, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Services: Arrange-ments are by All County Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
Robert Carl BancroftRobert Carl Bancroft, 89, died Feb.
22, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born in Watertown, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach since 1984, coming from his birthplace. Before retirement, he worked for 31 years for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and ended his career as a fore-man of the underground cable crews. Survivors include his wife, Maryann; sons, Frederick Bancroft of Water-town and Robert Bancroft Jr. of Chau-mont, N.Y.; daughter, Kathy Grant of Watertown; sister, Helen Loveland of Watertown; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memo-rial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is avail-able at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
Concetta K. CieslakConcetta K. Cieslak, 84, died Feb.
23, 2012, at VNA Hospice House. She was born in Paterson, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for six years, coming from Barefoot Bay. She was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her daughters, Kathleen Kuger of Char-lotte, N.C., Darlene Kennedy of Se-bastian, Marie Berg of Vero Beach, Eileen Mansfield of Neptune City, N.J., and Wendy Cilli of Sebastian; son, Edward Cieslak of Neptune City;
sisters, Margaret Andreotta of Bel-mar, N.J., Marie Pitman of Wayne, N.J., and Rose White and Jean Ber-linger, both of Barefoot Bay; brother, Vincent Fusco of Barefoot Bay; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grand-children. A guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.
Janet Elliott DaughertyJanet Elliott Daugherty, 89, died
Feb. 21, 2012. She was born in Pitts-burgh and lived in Vero Beach since 1975. She was active in many chari-table organizations. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Alfred Clark Daugherty; daughter, Christine Adams Johnson of Vero Beach; and two grandchil-dren. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgif-fordseawinds.com.
Salvatore Louis GiarizziSalvatore Louis Giarizzi, 80, died
Feb. 24, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for 26 years, coming from Long Island, N.Y. He served in the Marine Corps for 20 years and ended his military career as a master sergeant. He served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He attended St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Teresa; son, Robert Anthony of Vero Beach; daughter, Loretta of Naples; and six grand-children. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
William Joseph GunterWilliam Joseph Gunter, 80, died
Feb. 14, 2012. He was born in Dan-vers, Mass., and lived in Vero Beach since he was one week old. He was the owner and operator of the Vero Beach Mattress Co. and later worked with his wife at Old Town Interiors until their retirement. He was a vet-eran of the Air Force and served in the Korean War. He was a past mem-ber of the Rio Mar Bay Yacht Club and was a member of the First United
Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn B. Gunter of Vero Beach; son, A. Dale Gunter of Jack-sonville; brothers, Robert B. Gunter of Vero Beach and James B. Gunter of St. Augustine; and two grandchil-dren. He was preceded in death by his son, Glen W. Gunter. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Vero Beach, 1750 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
Samuel Edward HillSamuel Edward Hill, 78, died Feb.
20, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Houston and lived in Vero Beach for 10 years, coming from Fort Pierce. He was a Korean War veteran. He was a member of several AA chapters. Sur-vivors include his sons, Sam Hill III and Donald Hill; and daughter, Susan Griffin, all of New York. A guestbook is available www.seawindsfh.com.
William Otis HodgesWilliam Otis Hodges, 83, died Feb.
22, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House. He was born in London, Ky., and lived in Vero Beach since 2009, coming from Knoxville, Tenn. Before retirement, he worked for the Norfolk Southern Rail-way for 37 years and retired in 1987. He served in the Army Air Forces dur-ing World War II. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Carolyn K. Hodges of Vero Beach; sons, Gerald Hodges, Barry Hodges, Walker Hodges, all of Knoxville, Donnie Hodges of Carroll-ton, Va., Lonnie Hodges of Clearview and Ray Sparks of Vero Beach; daugh-ters, Antha Wilson and Robin Hodg-es, both of Knoxville, and Carol Ray of Hendersonville, N.C.; brothers, Clyde and Wendell of Vero Beach, John of Hamilton, Ohio, and Don of Cincin-nati; sister, Pearl Marcum of London; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchil-dren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Resource Association Adult Day Services Program, 694 14th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guest-book is available at www.coxgifford-seawinds.com.
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Address Subdivision List Date List Price Sell Date Sell Price Listing Broker/Agent Selling Broker/Agent 1616 Ocean Dr., #201-V Sea Cove 10/27/11 $229,000 2/20/12 $195,000 Ron Rennick Auctions, REALTORS/Patty King Rennick Star]sh Real Estate-Vero/Lori Schoonover1220 Palmetto Ct., #102 Sea Oaks 5/5/10 $199,000 2/22/12 $185,000 Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Realty/Fran Smyrk Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Realty/Fran Smyrk
4119 Silver Palm Dr. Palms at Silver Palm 11/4/10$539,0002/16/12$515,000Alex MacWilliam, Inc.David Strupp Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt, VBGinny Mitchell
8301 Chinaberry Rd. Baytree Villas 4/7/11$455,0002/16/12$410,000Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc.Darrow Jackson Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc.Darrow Jackson
Mainland Real Estate Sales – February 16-February 22
Address Subdivision List Date List Price Sell Date Sell Price Listing Broker/Agent Selling Broker/Agent 4196 Abington Woods Cir. Abington Woods 11/6/11 $215,000 2/17/12 $200,000 RE/MAX Classic/Bill Carroll Palm Pointe Realty/Randy Blakelock
1036 Polo Grounds Dr. E Polo Grounds Pointe West 5/6/11$399,9002/17/12 $375,000Alex MacWilliam, Inc.Karl Dietrich Vero Beachside Sales-RentalsAl Benkert
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