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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: The history of Pocahontas Park Pocahontas Park in Vero Beach has a 102In 1924, Louis Dellerman offered the city his year history. Herman Zeuch arrived 1912 from private zoo consisting of 50 alligators and two Davenport, Iowa. He was owner and president of coons for $35. “A growing city like Vero should the Indian River Farms Company and designated have a zoo,” he said. The city hired a man to take the park on a 1913 plat map and named all care of the animals. A few months later they streets and parks after Native Americans from constructed a wading pool and an alligator pool. the Midwest. A year later, two more animals were added. A Pam Cooper In May 1914, a new feature was added to the Florida black bear named Alice was purchased park. An alligator pool had been constructed near the by Senator Campbell and a bobcat was captured by Jim artesian well, which was located on the southwest corner. Tippin. A bear pen was built and plans were made to find The gators were captured by F. Charles Gifford. This began a mate. A lot of excitement happened when Susie the bear a long history of animal stories. arrived, owned by Arthur Hill. Sadly, Susie died a month In 1920, the Indian River Farms Company deeded the later possibly from eating too much human food. park with restrictions to the City of Vero Beach. It had to Different playgrounds came and went. Then came the spend at least $1,000 a year for upkeep and must always Banshee and the Palomino… Stay tuned for more on that keep it a park. The city almost lost the deed because the in the next issue. local politicians wanted to build on the property. The Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the Indian River County main library. citizens of Vero protested. PPING, DAZZLING, TOE-TAGE FIN R-SNAPPING!
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JUST WONDERING: What are the extremes for November precipitation in Vero Beach? ce bers on record (sin em ov N st te et w 10 The ion: ches of precipitat 1942), based on in ches 1) 1984: 11.76 in ches 2) 1982: 11.71 in es 3) 2013: 7.38 inch es 4) 1994: 6.74 inch es 5) 1954: 6.40 inch es 6) 1987: 6.28 inch es 7) 1992: 5.98 inch es 8) 2005: 5.86 inch es 9) 1945: 5.11 inch es 10) 1998: 4.82 inch
The 10 driest Novembers on record (since 1942), based on inches of precipitation: 1) 1970: 0.11 2) 1955: 0.13 3) 1989: 0.34 4) 1952: 0.39 5) 1967: 0.41 6) 2000: 0.50 7) 1949: 0.51 8) 1996: 0.74 9) 1995: 0.80 10) 1958: 0.82
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LEMMON DROPS: James Patterson shows his support for Vero Beach Book Center Six bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for the first Christmas song on the radio:
• As if his $10,000 check earlier this year wasn’t enough,
best-selling author James Patterson is doing the Vero Beach Book Center another favor. He has a book-signing appearance scheduled for Sunday (Nov. 8), from 1 to 3 p.m. “James Patterson has been extremely supportive of independent book stores,” said owner Chad Leonard. “Last year he gave $1 million to indies across the nation.” Vero Beach Book Center is celebrating its 40th year in business this fall. So, what’s the story about Patterson’s $10,000 check? “We heard that he was giving out money, so I simply applied for it,” Leonard said. “He is extremely passionate about encouraging children to read, so he wanted to know what our store offered for children. Well, our entire second
floor is for children and we often bring authors to schools, run book fairs … “We had also just combined the stores from two buildings to one, so I think he appreciated the hard work and the expense involved in that process.” With the Internet and national chains dominating book sales these days, Vero Beach is fortunate to have Russ Lemmon an independent book store of this caliber. Patterson isn’t the only big name making a book-signing appearance here. For example, David Baldacci will be here on Dec. 2. I asked Leonard about his level of pride in the store’s 40th anniversary. His parents opened the store in 1975. “I’m 41, so I’ve grown up in this store. I don’t know life without it,” he said. “Just like many people in town, I can’t
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• I’ve been writing columns for 30 years, but this will be the first time I’ve ever typed the word “ebullient.” I’m doing so only because Jenny Seemayer, who is the general manager of Regus, gave me a deer-in-the-headlights look when she used the word in a recent conversation. In case you’re wondering, she did not describe me as ebullient. Rather, she opted for “stoic.” Ouch! What’s the longest stretch of road in Indian River County without a stoplight or caution light? I’m thinking it’s on 58th Avenue, between Oslo Road and 4th Street. With the Christmas season approaching, I received a “naughty or nice?”-type call last week completely out of the blue. Pastor James Womack said he would like to treat me to breakfast. Um, OK. (To be continued. Just by coincidence, we’re meeting for breakfast on Election Day, so I’ll let you know how it goes!)
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for historical research. That’s because it has already exceeded Facebook’s limit of 5,000 photos – which means the oldest photos are constantly getting bounced from the site and replaced by new ones. Bob Craig is a photo-posting machine on Facebook. “I put out current stuff,” he said. “The page is about As a result, his page called “I remember Vero everyday goings-on in Vero Beach.” Bob Craig Beach when …” has become a great place to keep up In addition to year-round residents, seasonal with the day-to-day changes in the city. residents and newcomers to the area are welcome to become Heard about a restaurant opening or closing? Chances are, part of this online community. he’ll have it. “Everybody can relate to these photos,” he said. He’s been known to post as many as 25 photos a day from Every so often, Bob mounts what he calls a “crusade” to around Vero Beach. improve the look of Vero Beach. U.S. 1 is regularly targeted. “Photography is a fun hobby,” said Bob, who has been a “There’s no excuse to look shameful,” he said. “There are Realtor in Florida for more than 40 years. (He first obtained his abandoned buildings all over, and nothing is ever done about real-estate license as a teen in Orlando.) them. They’ve been eyesores for decades.” He says the Facebook page – which was launched in 2012 He wants the “shaming” photos to lead to positive change. and has more than 1,200 followers – is not meant to be a tool “Vero Beach is my town,” he said. “I care about this place.”
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Top 500 countdown Russ Lemmon, who loves music (and lists), spent a lot of time putting together his Top 500 favorite songs of all-time. For the next few years, Lemmon Lines will be counting ‘em down. 335. “Holiday” (1983) Madonna Memory: The superstar’s first hit single. 334. “I’ve Seen All Good People” (1971) Yes Memory: The first half of this nearly 7-minute song would probably make the Top 200. 333. “Love Story” (2008) Taylor Swift Memory: She used “Romeo and Juliet” as inspiration for a real-life situation, but changed it to have a happy ending. All the songs thus far in the countdown can be found on LemmonLines.com.
Fun facts November temperature extremes in Vero Beach … All-time high temperature in November: 92 (set on Nov. 2, 1992, and Nov. 5, 2002). All-time low temperature in November: 31 (set on Nov. 25, 1970). – Source: National Weather Service
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