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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: Two members of Prange family drowned on island
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It was once called Paradise; it is now called & Toomer Fertilizer Co., of Jacksonville, and will Prang(e) Island. speak at various places in St. Lucie County during The large island can be seen off the right side the next few weeks. Mrs. Prange is familiar with all the ingredients used in fertilizer manufacture, and of the 17th Street bridge going east. There was a her knowledge will be imparted to St. Lucie County house, cistern and groves on the island. residents free.” Sadly, two members of the Prange family drowned on the island. Fred Prange died by drowning in 1928. His body Pam Cooper was not found for two days. Their son Carl died in Frederick Prange was born in 1862 in 1952 at age 58 after being lost for 24 hours duck hunting. Germany. He married Nettie May Gifford in 1893 in Vero Nettie May Gifford Prange died in 1946 and left an Beach. She was a very popular teacher and the daughter of amazing legacy. In 1939, in Orlando, she was named Henry Gifford, whose home still stands on 20th Place. They had two boys, Ralph (who drowned at 18 months) “Most Worthy Citizen.” She devised a short-cut method and Carl (who has descendants in Orlando). It soon of teaching Braille reading to the blind. She was almost became apparent that Nettie May did not stay on the totally blind herself. The island was always called “Paradise” until it was sold island after the death of her son. In 1908, the following was printed in the local in 1967. It is still noted that way on many maps. newspaper (Fort Pierce News): “Mrs. F.C. Prange of Vero Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the Indian River County main library. has accepted a position as demonstrator for the Wilson
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LEMMON DROPS: Signs give Grall a big advantage in four-way race Seven bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting to solve the “American Gothic” mystery:
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everywhere. Right now, there are about 400 in Indian River County. By the time the Aug. 30 Republican primary is upon us, there’s likely to be an additional 200 signs in front of homes and businesses. She is running for State Representative against Lange Sykes, Dale Glading and Greg MacKay. Sykes has been impressive in raising money (he and Grall have topped $180,000), but I have yet to see a campaign sign for him. Very strange. Glading, who is a distant third in raising money, has a fair number of signs out there. Every so often, you’ll see a MacKay sign. The slow start by the other three candidates is fine with
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Bernie Grall, who is Erin’s dad. He’s serving as the campaign’s “sign chairman.” He said they wanted to get a head start in building name recognition – no question, that goal was achieved. I met with Bernie last week, and he showed me a binder with papers showing the property owner’s Russ Lemmon approval for every sign. Yep, Bernie’s binder. If you talk with political strategists, they’ll tell you campaign signs don’t matter that much in elections. Bernie says he’s been told that it makes only a 2 to 3 percent difference. “This is just a piece of the puzzle,” he said. Erin Grall ran for State Representative in 2010, and she lost by just 300 votes. It’s obvious the lessons learned during that campaign are helping her this time around.
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withdrew from the County Commission race, who did he decide to back? Not fellow council member Richard Gillmor, but rather Susan Adams. No doubt that’s payback to Gillmor for entering the race. Of course, it appeared Gillmor entered the County Commission race just to stick it to Hill after Hill helped with the effort to remove Gillmor as mayor. Can you say “animosity”? It’s going to be interesting to see if the inaugural Beach Town Music Festival in October – which will have Jake Owen as the headliner on the second day – will turn into a big deal. Certainly, the Indian River County Fairgrounds can handle a huge crowd. October is going to be a big month for music festivals. There’s one in California that will be generating all kinds of buzz nationally – with some of the biggest names in the
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history of rock taking the stage. Anyway, kudos to Jake Owen for trying to bring a big-time event to Vero Beach. Just want to give a tip of the hat to all of the volunteers who helped with the Vero Beach Air Show. It’s unfortunate the Blue Angels were unable to make it (because of a fatal crash a few weeks ago in Tennessee), but the show went on. There’s always a lot of hand-wringing about the weather. A fatal crash is something you don’t anticipate. Memo to Debbie Mayfield (who is running for State Senate): Thanks for the “update” you mailed to your constituents, but the timing is suspect. It should have been labeled as a campaign advertisement, don’t you think? Sandi Harpring’s recent “tweet” on Twitter made me smile: “Can’t go to Ohio without breakfast @BobEvansFarms, made me think of @RussLemmon.” You know, you don’t realize how much of the local traffic is related to kids being in school … until school is out for the year.
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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. 233. “Miracles” (1975) Jefferson Starship Memory: The album (“Red Octopus”) was the first cassette I ever ordered from the late, great RCA Music Club. 232. “Soak Up the Sun” (2002) Sheryl Crow Memory: Such an upbeat song. 231. “For the Good Times” (1970) Ray Price Memory: Yet another song that was drilled into my head by my hometown radio station! It’s a classic, though. All the songs thus far in the countdown can be found on LemmonLines.com
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Fun facts Indian River County had nearly $171 million in revenue last year. Of that amount, $76.6 million was from property taxes (by far the No. 1 source of revenue). The county’s gasoline tax accounted for $3.6 million in revenue. The tourist tax accounted for $2.2 million. – Source: Indian River County
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