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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: Mosquitos have always been a challenge in Florida Mosquitos prevented the settlement of Florida! to pay.” (Sebastian Sept. 9 1905) This is one of several reasons supported by “The Narrows correspondent said the mosquitos historians. In 1824, Mosquito County included had all gone. Well, we suppose they have, for we most of eastern Florida. The name most likely had a light shower of them here a few days ago. We scared anyone who desired to move south. would be glad if they would go back home, for they Settlement of the town of Narrows (now called have steel pointed bills and we do not like them a Johns Island or Indian River Shores) began in bit.” (Fort Drum Sept. 15, 1905) Pam Cooper the 1870s. The farmers benefited from the ocean Early pioneers used palmetto brushes at the door breezes to “blow away” the mosquitos to the mainland. In to brush them off before they walked inside. Everyone had fact, the newspaper often referred to the migration. smudge pots. Many also wore veils over their faces. “This section has been blessed so far this summer with On June 25, 1925, the Indian River Mosquito Control an exemption of the mosquito pest. This with almost District declared in the local newspaper: “Vigorous continual sea breezes has made it a very pleasant season.” Warfare against Pests in Indian River County.” However, it (Florida Star, August 1900) was not until 20 years later, during World War II, that DDT “Last week Narrows was inquiring for their ‘lost, strayed was first introduced to eradicate those annoying pests. or stolen’ mosquitos. Guess some of them came here as we have had an oversupply of a most vicious kind here lately. Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the Indian River County main library. Wish the owners would come and get them. ‘No charges’
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JUST WONDERING: What are the extremes for August precipitation in Vero Beach? The 10 wettest Augusts on record (since 1942), based on inches of precipitation: 1) 2008: 18.91 inches 2) 1981: 18.26 inches 3) 1949: 11.70 inches 4) 1998: 11.63 inches 5) 1991: 11.49 inches 6) 2011: 11.48 inches 7) 2012: 11.46 inches 8) 1948: 11.17 inches 9) 1946: 10.95 inches 10) 1995: 10.93 inches
The 10 driest Augusts on record (since 1942), based on inches of precipitation: 1) 1980: 1.22 2) 2013: 1.47 3) 1996: 1.73 4) 1958: 1.99 5) 1950: 2.01 6) 2007: 2.40 7) 1971: 2.55 8) 1966: 2.74 9) 1954: 2.82 10) 2010: 2.89
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jump,” he said. “As much as I hated getting up at 5 a.m., packing and unpacking the truck, and standing in the hot sun all day, I really enjoyed the comradery shared between the vendors, and talking with the customers about their favorite movies.” On Aug. 8, Pete and Mary Lou Marini will celebrate their 56th anniversary. There’s a photo of them standing next to their food truck on LemmonLines.com. It’s a subtle name change, but going from Vero Beach Municipal Airport to Vero Beach Regional Airport is a great move for the future. What’s the deal with Bank of America closing the drivethru lanes at its local branches? I tried to get the rationale behind the move. Not surprisingly, I was directed to a corporate spokesperson in New York. Closing the drive-thru lanes is just another example of a decision made at the “corporate” level without any regard to the local market. The same type of thing happened when Scripps owned the Press Journal – don’t get me started!
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wrote a column about Alicia going to China for a second year to teach English. At the time, she had a summer job doing marketing for Treasure and Space Coast Radio. The funny thing is, in listening to The Breeze Alicia Marshall’s work experience is anything for the past several months, I had no idea “A.J.” but ordinary. was Alicia. My jaw dropped when general She spent two years in China teaching manager Jim Davis told me. English. Then, upon returning home, she landed While on the air, she’s bubbling with Alicia “A.J.” Marshall jobs with a radio station and a company that enthusiasm. builds submarines. “I want to sound ‘happy’ 100 percent of the If you listen to 93.7 FM between 3 and 7 p.m. weekdays, time,” she said. “If I’m not, you can hear it in my voice. So, you know her as “A.J.” I smile when I talk.” Alicia, 30, starts her day at Triton Submarines. She does She actually got her on-air start working the overnight marketing and is a sales assistant. (In case you’re wondering, shift on 94.7 FM, which is Treasure and Space Coast Radio’s the base price of a submarine is $2.2 million and they can go country station. She went by the name “The Midnight Raven.” up to $30 million! No, she doesn’t receive commission.) She hopes to stay in both jobs for years to come. “I have two awesome jobs – I really do,” she said. “I think I’m meant to be rooted here,” she said. “This Two years ago, when I was still at the Press Journal, I is home.”
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