Issue 70 • Feb. 9-15, 2016
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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: Round Island parks turning 50 years old this year Round Island Oceanside and Round Island the land for purposes of public convenience.” Riverside parks soon will be 50 years old. They The above action prompted the county commission did not become parks until April 1966. In 1925, to purchase the property offered for a total price of several individuals from Kansas City tried to set $108,000. Later the county received a grant refund up a resort within the same area. It was called the for half the price. The two islands and the parcel of Kansas City Colony and it retains the name on land from the ocean to the river are 88 acres. plat maps. The first section of Round Island Oceanside During World War II, the U.S. Naval Amphibious opened April 1966. At a meeting of the Board of Pam Cooper Training Base out of Fort Pierce trained on the County Commissioners, it became apparent that beaches. Local people called it “Normandy Beach” a park system was needed. Commissioner Donald because many of the men who landed at Normandy Macdonald of Roseland, chairman of the Parks Committee, trained here. accepted the job. Sebastian Inlet and Round Island parks In January 1965, an offer was submitted to the Board were priorities. There is a park on the St. Sebastian River of County Commissioners to purchase oceanfront land named after Donald Macdonald for his many years of for development as a public park. It included 450 feet of dedication to the park system. Today we are grateful for beachfront. The property was directly across the street his work and the beautiful parks of Indian River County. from the islands. The Florida Internal Improvement Fund sold Round Island and an unnamed island to the county Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the for park development. They asked the county to “develop Indian River County main library. Lemmon Drop Special 10% Off Coupon Expires December 31st,2016
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LEMMON DROPS: Take a photo of U.S. 1 so you can remember the ‘old days’ Seven bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for the GOP presidential field to whittle down to the Final Four:
• Next time you’re on U.S. 1 between 8th and 17th streets,
take a long look around. Take a photo. Years from now, it’ll be a great piece of history. As you can tell by all of the land-clearing that has taken place, that stretch is going to look dramatically different in a few months. I’m torn about the transformation. Currently, the stretch is not visually appealing – it looks “stale” – and could use a makeover. But adding two gas superstores, Wawa (12th Street) and Cumberland Farms (17th Street), will make the stretch look like Anywhere, USA. Still, given the choice, I’ll take the latter. A refurbishing for that area is long overdue. I do feel sorry for the three locally owned gas stations
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OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS Nick, a single, Italian-American marketing executive from New Jersey, routinely visits his four grandparents every Sunday for family dinner. But when Nick announces he is being promoted and moving to Seattle, his grandparents quickly concoct a series of hilarious schemes to keep Nick from leaving!
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• I’ve long considered State Road 60 and 58th Avenue to be
the worst intersection in the county. However, U.S. 1 and 17th Street is quickly moving up the list and, at some point, will take over No. 1. As I’ve written before, I’m fascinated by the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Donald Trump deserves credit for making it the most interesting race for a party’s nod in my lifetime. The good feeling about the political process won’t last long, though, as we’re about to be bombarded with political ads on West Palm Beach TV stations. The deadline to register for the March 15 Presidential Preference Primary is Feb. 16. I’ve still believe one of the governors – Jeb Bush, Chris Christie or John Kasich – will end up getting the GOP nomination. So my sister, Nancy, who lives in Athens, Georgia, was at a meeting with fellow retirees, and a husband and wife new to the group say they’re from Vero Beach, Florida. My sister asked Jack and Karen Ernsberger if they knew me ... and
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bingo! (Apparently, they remembered me as a Press Journal columnist.) Too funny. In this space last week, I wrote about Bill and Mary Pettigrew giving me a tour of Indian River Shooting Sports. As we rode around the facility on a golf cart, I learned they have a collection of more than 1,100 DVDs. They watch one movie a night. They start right after “Wheel of Fortune.” A suggestion from Marty Paris: “Ask people to send in their favorite ‘Stranded on a Desert Island Items.’ Generally, it would be their favorite book, album, movie and person to be stranded with.” OK, Marty, you’re up. “Joseph Heller’s ‘Catch-22,’ Neil Young’s ‘After the Gold Rush,’ ‘The Shawshank Redemption,’ and Charlize Theron (although for full disclosure, Bev Paris is a close second).” I’d love to see “Stranded on a Desert Island” lists from other readers. Send your list to russ@lemmonlines.com.
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Unfortunately, due to her pedantic nature, Steve doesn’t feel the same way. So Mary decides to follow him cross-country in order to change his mind. Will Steve realize that Mary is the one for • In Good Company (2004, PG-13, directed him? Or will Mary be brought up on stalking by Paul Weitz). Dan (Dennis Quaid) is a fiftycharges? something advertising executive for a popular • Failure to Launch (2006, PG-13, directed by sports magazine. When a large global corporation Tom Day). When 35-year-old Trip (Matthew buys out the magazine, Dan’s life is thrown into McConaughey) refuses to leave the nest, his parents Mike Bushman turmoil. It gets worse. Dan’s new boss Carter (Terry Bradshaw and Cathy Bates) take matters (Topher Grace) is a 26-year-old upstart, and Dan’s into their own hands. In comes Paula (Sarah Jessica wife just announced they are having another baby! Not bad Parker), an “interventionist” who, under the premise of enough? Dan’s college-age daughter (Scarlett Johansson) is a blind date set up by Trip’s parents, begins to work her beginning to fall for Carter. Poor Dan. magic. However, things get complicated when Paula begins • All About Steve (2009, PG-13, directed by Phil Traill). to develop feelings for Trip. Also stars Bradley Cooper and Mary (Sandra Bullock) is the crossword puzzle editor Zooey Deschanel. for a major newspaper. When set up on a blind date with Mike Bushman is owner/operator of Recycled DVDs, located at Steve (Bradley Cooper), Mary falls instantly in love. 937 Seventh Ave. (behind Chili’s restaurant) in Vero Beach.
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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. 293. “Give Peace a Chance” (1969) John Lennon Memory: Peace seemed more attainable back then, no? 292. “I’m Free” (1993) Jon Secada Memory: The former backup singer for Gloria Estefan had a handful of hits as a solo artist. 291. “If It Makes You Happy” (1996) Sheryl Crow Memory: I always liked her story – after graduating from college, she was a music teacher at an elementary school. All the songs thus far in the countdown can be found on LemmonLines.com.
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Fun facts The warmest February on record in Vero Beach? It was 1949, with an average temperature of 71.5 degrees, followed by 1997 (70.7 degrees) and 1990 (70.3 degrees). The coolest February on record in Vero Beach? It was 1958, with an average temperature of 55.1 degrees, followed by 2010 (56.6 degrees) and 1978 (56.7 degrees). – Source: National Weather Service
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