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1925 US#1 754 US #1 5280 US #1 1919 94th Ct. PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: Regrettably, sentence on historical marker not correct William Bartram was born a twin in 1739, the southern-most point William travelled – 125 the son of Ann Mendenhall and John Bartram. miles from Sebastian. William was considered the first noted American The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs had ornithologist. He was also an artist and some of good intention. The Bartram Trail Conference of his drawings are in his book published in 1791. 1978 encouraged garden clubs to document natural, In Philadelphia, Bartram’s Garden is the oldest cultural and historical sites within a 50-mile trail surviving botanic garden in North America. corridor, although not directly related to William Pam Cooper When William was 34, he made his first trip to Bartram. According to the National Scenic/Historic Florida in 1774. He had already traveled most of the eastern Trail Study in 1982: “Development of interpretive programs United States. He landed at Amelia Island and continued of Bartram’s work and travels for use at existing Federal, south on the St. Johns River. State, and local parks and historic sites could greatly enhance On May 28, 1985, the Pelican Island Garden Club public appreciation of Bartram.” Twenty-one Bartram Trail dedicated an historical marker honoring William Bartram. Markers were added to Florida highways and parks. It is located in Sebastian at Riverview Park. Regrettably, one There is no documentation showing Bartram ever sentence on the marker is not correct. Sebastian is not the traveled into Indian River County, although there is some southern-most point of William Bartram’s travels. Bartram indication he did reach Cape Canaveral. Learn more at was friends with Charles Bernard, who helped to establish http://bartramsgarden.org/. the Beresford Plantation for the Earl of Tyrone. It is located Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the Indian River County main library. southwest of Deland in Volusia County and is considered Lemmon Drop Special 10% Off Coupon
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that person is Mitt Romney or Jon Huntsman or even John Kasich, the political climate is right for a bold move. Last week’s special-call meeting by the Sebastian City Council was fascinating to watch. My observations: Richard Gillmor deserved to be taken to task for overstepping his bounds as mayor, but he did not deserve such a public browbeating from Andrea Coy, Jim Hill and Bob McPartlan. What I found to be most troubling is this: When Gillmor resigned as mayor, the vice mayor, Jerome Adams, was denied the opportunity to succeed him. Coy, Hill and McPartlan – all former mayors – executed a power play to deny Adams the chance to run council meetings. Meanwhile, Gillmor is hoping he gets the last laugh. He has filed to run against Hill for the District 1 seat on the County Commission. Susan Adams, the daughter of former County Commissioner Fran Adams, is also in the race. I like how Sebastian’s Michael Sarver described Donald
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for Florida Power & Light, and he worked in the area.) She graduated from Glades Central High School in 1973. Her love for football was evident when she talked about being a cheerleader from 8th through 12th grades. “We lost only one football game that entire time,” Having crossed paths with Beth Livers a few she said. times in recent years, I thought I “knew” her. Football was a big reason why she attended Troy Beth Livers But I quickly discovered I didn’t know her as State in Alabama. well as I thought. She earned a degree in accounting from Troy State. She While she is now affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway would later earn an MBA. Home Services (she leads the group’s “Sand and Land Real “I’m a numbers-cruncher,” she said. Estate Team”), and before that the Indian River Club, Beth After working first in Alabama and then Palm Beach County, surprised me with the story of her formative years. she moved to Indian River County in 1995 to become the CFO “I was a big disappointment to my mother,” she said. of the Indian River Club. That’s because she grew up in a house with three brothers Eventually, she moved into sales. In 2008, the real-estate side and, as a result, preferred watching football over playing with dolls. of the Indian River Club merged with Norris & Company. “I was a tomboy,” she said. Last month, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services acquired She attended public schools in Belle Glade. (Her father worked Norris & Company.
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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.
The warmest March on record in Vero Beach? It was 1997, with an average temperature of 74.0 degrees, followed by 2003 (73.6 degrees) and 1948 (72.9 degrees).
281. “Reminiscing” (1978) Little River Band Memory: The Australian band’s biggest hit in the U.S. It was a bigger hit here than in Australia.
The coolest March on record in Vero Beach? It was 2010, with an average temperature of 61.2 degrees, followed by 2013 (61.3 degrees) and 1968 (61.5 degrees).
280. “Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again” (1971) The Fortunes Memory: You can’t resist singing along with this one. 279. “Jumper” (1998) Third Eye Blind Memory: Became the third Top 10 single from self-titled album. I thought this band would have staying power. All the songs thus far in the countdown can be found on LemmonLines.com.
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