Issue 41 • July 21 -27, 2015
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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: Exhibits to commemorate 1715 Fleet disaster Library staff created a “Hallway of Exhibits” at historical panels, review close-up details of the ships the main library. As you walk into the entryways, and crew. it will be difficult to miss seeing the extraordinary The Riomar Wreck is one of the largest ships of the display cases and historical panels regarding the 1715 fleet and it was built circa 1678 in England. See history of the 1715 Fleet disaster. Below are a few the oversize painting by James A. Flood of this ship examples of what you may learn. inside the library. The Native American tribe called Ais helped What did the survivors do after the hurricane was Pam Cooper Spanish survivors recover the chests of gold and over? What did they eat? Where did they sleep? Who silver. The Ais was the same tribe that 19 years earlier helped were their enemies? Visit the salvager’s camp display. the shipwrecked crew of Jonathan Dickinson and his family. Go to the library’s website http://www.irclibrary.org/ The third largest commodity on board the ships was genealogy/1715.html for updates and changes. Don’t not gold, silver or jewels. It was cochineal. Imagine seeing forget the “Great Treasure Hunt”! Prizes are: 1) 8 Reales hundreds of bags of red bugs!! Numerous items were on the (Spanish coins) from West Bay Trading Company; 2) ships and going back to Spain including chocolate, indigo, Commemorative coins from the 1715 Fleet Society; and 3) Chinese porcelain and Brazilwood. $25 gift certificate from Captain Hiram’s restaurant. You Each of the coins from Mexico and South America had must answer 20 questions and turn in no later than July 31. meaningful symbols. One panel explains and illustrates the Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the coins. Have you ever seen a Spanish Galleon? On four of the Indian River County main library.
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end of August. He has been affiliated with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office for 40 years, having served under five sheriffs. He started out as a dispatcher, then went to road patrol and then to operations. He’s now in administration. His title is major, and he serves as the chief of staff. In September, he’ll turn 60 – so he won’t be retiring from the work-a-day world. “I’ve got numerous irons in the fire,” he said. Among other things, he plans to devote more time to his business (firearms training) and sell real estate. Born and raised here, Luther is one of those guys who “knows everybody” in the county. He’s a third-generation resident – his grandfather owned the Luther Hotel on 14th
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Avenue and his father worked in the citrus business. I’m glad I crossed paths with him during my early days at the Press Journal. He was the Public Information Officer then. He was easily accessible and always told it like it is. He said if he had to do it all over again, he’d go into law enforcement. Russ Lemmon “I love the community,” he said. But it’s a totally different environment today. Criminals are much more sophisticated. “Today’s law enforcement officers have to be ahead of the game,” he said. “It’s a more dangerous job than it used to be.” Oh, you probably haven’t seen the last of Luther in activities related to the Sheriff’s Office. He said he plans to help Sheriff Deryl Loar with his reelection campaign next year. Raise your hand if you were surprised to hear of the
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looming layoffs at Piper Aircraft. It just goes to show the fragility of the global economy. Let’s nip the expansion of “Christmas in July” in the bud. Having Santa Claus at Sebastian’s Riverside Park last weekend was a bit much, don’t you think? “Christmas in July” would be OK if not for the steady expansion of what’s considered the Christmas season – which basically starts the day after Halloween. If July 15 becomes one of the biggest online shopping days of the year, here’s hoping we cease with the “Christmas” references. Let the day stand on its own. The strangest scene this month? I was getting gas at the Cumberland Farms store at U.S. 1 and 45th Street at 8:40 a.m. last Friday, and every pump was being used. There are 16 pumps, making it one of the biggest gas stations in the county. It was a beehive of activity. I was having flashbacks to those long gas lines in the mid-1970s. So I’m interviewing a 30-year-old for an upcoming
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“Meet me at Table 51” feature, and Bruce Springsteen’s “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” is playing on the Bob Evans sound system. Out of curiosity, I asked if she recognized the song. She didn’t. That was one of the biggest “man, I’m getting old!” moments I’ve ever experienced. OK, apparently the downtown post office in Vero Beach isn’t going to close in September, as a sign on door indicated. Not that anyone would blame the U.S. Postal Service for moving, as its rent is going from about $15,000 a year to more than $120,000. That’s a pretty high price tag to put on “tradition.” Lois Cappelen, the friendly face behind the counter at C.J. Cannon’s, has a keen interest in what sank to the ocean floor in the 1715 Fleet disaster. (See Pam Cooper’s article on page 2.) “I’d like to suck out all that water and see what’s under there,” she said.
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“You want the day to be the most special day ever for the bride,” she said. I asked Susan about what she thought of the business motto of Cindy Carson, the owner of Dragonfly Designs. That is, “Never underestimate Weddings. Funerals. Mother’s Day. Valentine’s Day. the power of a flower.” Susan Ellis-Peters knows the expectations are Susan nodded in agreement. She talked about how high when people order flowers for those occasions. Susan Ellis-Peters flowers are the essence of nature – they’re not edible. She has been a floral designer for more than 30 “Flowers are just there for beauty,” she said. years at Flower World Florist. (The flower shop, located During the summer months, she spends most of her at 2308 7th Ave., was previously at the corner of Old workday on business accounts. The businesses have flowers Dixie Highway and 16th Street and known as Johnson’s delivered to the office, delivered to clients to acknowledge Flower World.) birthdays and the like. “People are so different, and so the same,” she said. In a few months, it’ll be the holiday season, which is A wedding requires a lot of consulting in the months always a busy time for florists. leading up to the big day. She works with the bride on the “It’s just a plethora of activity,” she said. color scheme and the theme “without breaking the bank.” So, what are Susan’s favorite flowers? She has seen budgets from under $300 to $3,500. She said the pincushion protea would be No. 1, followed Regardless of the budget, the goal is the same. by peonies and lilies.
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What have been the longest incarcerations at the Indian River County Jail during the past 10 years? Blake Seeley (grand theft auto, attempted murder, kidnapping): 1,881 days. Christopher Evers (first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse): 1,867 days. – Source: Indian River County Sheriff’s Office
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