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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: A look at some of the earliest clubs in the county
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People like to belong. At one time, there were • Exchange Club (1924) – The first club organized literally thousands of clubs and organizations that in February and met at the Sleepy Eye Lodge on existed prior to 1920. Many groups have come and 14th Avenue. Fifteen businesses participated. It was gone – and some are unusual. their intent to combine pleasure with business and The fraternal group that I love with the best have an entertainment feature at each luncheon. name is called “The Order of the Pink Goats.” Yes, Their first guests were Exchange Club members it did exist and their motto was “To help others help from Flint, Michigan. The club has donated FreePam Cooper yourselves.” The Chief Billy Goat was in charge. dom Shrines throughout the county including the Here are a few of the earliest clubs known in one at the Main Library. Indian River County: • Rotary Club (1926) – In June, the club was presented • Boy Scouts (1915) – The local Fellsmere council of Boy its charter at a special banquet meeting held at the Royal Scouts was granted a charter in December 1915. The first Park Inn. It had 90 members. Dr. C.H. Pettibone was the scoutmaster was Frederick H. Trimble, the architect for the founder and first president. After his death in 1930, the Fellsmere School and the Vero Beach Theater. In 1917, Boy club dedicated a fountain to him and it was located near the Scout Troop No. 1 was organized in Vero Beach. current centennial fountain on the corner of 21st Street and • Rebekah Lodge (1920) – Originally named the Royal 14th Avenue. Palm Lodge, it was forced to change because the name was Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the used elsewhere. It became the Sunnyside Rebekah Lodge. Indian River County main library.
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LEMMON DROPS: Mexican restaurant to raise profile with new location on U.S. 1 Seven bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for the Summer Olympics to give us a break from the presidential race:
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River County, Ay! Jalisco has kept a relatively low profile. That will change later this month with the opening of a new restaurant on U.S. 1 in Vero Beach. It’s in a prime location – maybe an eighth-mile south of State Road 60 – and the building certainly has a distinctive Southwestern look. The Ay! Jalisco in the Miracle Mile will close a few days before the new location opens. The other location in Vero Beach, on State Road 60 just west of downtown, will remain open, as will the one on U.S. 1 in Sebastian. Owner Pedro Nevarez said rent increases over the course of 15 years at the Miracle Mile location led him to look for a building to buy.
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“We have affordable prices,” he said. “For us to pay a rent like that, it’s not easy.” With a capacity of 160, the new restaurant is actually smaller than the Miracle Mile location (220 capacity). For those wondering about the origin of the Ay! Jalisco name, there’s a simple explanation. Pedro’s wife, Russ Lemmon Gloria, is from Jalisco, which is a state in Mexico. Ay! is “just a happy expression,” Pedro said. There are nine restaurants and one convenience store in the Ay! Jalisco family. It all started with the restaurant in Palm Bay in 1995. Pedro says the inspiration for the building’s Southwestern look came after visiting Arizona and New Mexico. It’s quickly becoming one of my favorite structures on U.S. 1.
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• Gotta love the name of the barbecue restaurant getting ready to open in downtown Vero Beach – Swine & Co. • A longtime hair salon in Royal Palm Pointe has a new
owner and a new name. Cuts N’ Such, which has been around since 1992, is now called Bliss Beauty Bar. The new owner, Kelly Bailey, who moved here from Minnesota two years ago, has been a stylist for 29 years. The former owner of Cuts N’ Such, Julie Jacko, isn’t going anywhere. She will be a stylist at Bliss. Biggest business shocker of the summer: The No Name Sports Bar in Sebastian is now smoke-free. It’s never easy for bar owners to flip the switch to smoke-free, so kudos to Damien Gilliams for doing so and advertising it on the marquee on U.S. 1. Back in June, I mentioned 94-year-old Armand Zarrella completed a successful skydive in Sebastian. He also did it when he turned 90.
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exclamation marks) in her one-paragraph email: “Loved reading your lemon-colored paper at Bob Evans. I agree, too many Dollar stores (I don’t use them). My other gripe is mattress stores! Yikes! Vero is becoming the Capital of Dollar stores and mattress stores. How embarrassing for our fine city! One more comment: I hate the design of the new IG building [the Intergenerational Recreation Center]. It’s the ugliest building in Vero. Why didn’t they design it to look like our beautiful county buildings? Sometimes I wonder about our county department that approves architectural drawings. They need to hire me! LOL.” I sent Clarke Olmstead an email last month wishing him a happy 67th birthday. I jokingly told him that he’s getting old. He agreed, and said he knew he was old when he sold his Porsche and bought a pick-up because it’s easier to get in and out of a pick-up.
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Air Force, though. “I was like the barracks counselor,” she joked. After serving in the military, Gina worked first as a bartender and then in the call center for a nationally known wireless-phone company. “I was the person you called to complain about After her first year of college didn’t go as planned, Gina Melton made a life-changing decision. your bill,” she said. “It was the worst job I ever had. Gina Melton You go to work every day to have people yell at you.” She joined the Air Force. She eventually made her way to Hot Springs, Arkansas, She saw it as her ticket out of Denison, Texas. where she worked for a home-improvement company. (Her “I knew I was never going to get out of that little town I was future husband also worked there.) living in – and I wanted out,” she said. “I’m a nomad,” she said. She spent four years in the Air Force, including one year in the Philippines. She was a mechanic, working on groundGina, 48, has settled down in Florida. She and her husband support equipment. (As a teen, she gained experience as a moved here 16 years ago. She worked as a loan originator for three different banks mechanic when her father showed her how to change an before joining LF Staffing. alternator belt.) She is the business development manager for LF Staffing, the Had college turned out the way she wanted, she would have company formerly known as Personnel Plus. become a psychiatrist. She got a taste of that profession in the
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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. 215. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983) Bonnie Tyler Memory: With this lengthy song (4 minutes, 30 seconds), she became the first Welsh singer to have a No. 1 hit on Billboard’s pop chart. 214. “I Go Crazy” (1975) Paul Davis Memory: Such a soothing ballad. 213. “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (1989) Billy Joel Memory: To me, the way he crafted this song (with historical snapshots serving as the lyrics) is pure genius. All the songs thus far in the countdown can be found on LemmonLines.com
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Fun facts The warmest August on record in Vero Beach? It was 2011, with an average temperature of 83.7 degrees, followed by 2010 (83.6 degrees) and 2005 (83.5 degrees). The coolest August on record in Vero Beach? It was 1967, with an average temperature of 79.8 degrees, followed by 1984 (80.1 degrees) and 1972 (80.3 degrees). – Source: National Weather Service
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