Issue 50 • September 22-28, 2015
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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: A look at the life of Dr. Frederick A. Grossman Dr. Frederick A. Grossman (1871-1947) was often used to take people to Paradise Island – was an early Vero Beach physician, practicing now called Prange Island just south of the Alma Lee 1915-1933. He appears in the Fort Pierce 1916 Loy Bridge. Frederick A. Prange and his wife, Nettie directory. It lists his office and residence location May Gifford, were good friends of Dr. Grossman above the Maher’s Dry Good Store on Osceola and often celebrated events together. Boulevard in Vero. Born in Hungary and raised Fred and Gertrude returned to Chicago about in Chicago, he moved to Melbourne about 1913 1933 when they lost their house to taxes. A few Pam Cooper and two years later to Vero. months later, the Cox Funeral Home moved in. In 1921, Dr. Grossman and his wife Gertrude built a In 1944, Cox sold the business and it became the Floyd large two-story, 12-room home and it is still standing at Funeral Home until 1957. 1507 20th Street, across from the courthouse. Since they In 1958, Dale Berggren and his mother, Frances, bought had no children and both were over 50, it is most likely the home and it became Berggren’s Toy and Hobby Shop he built it to be the first hospital. He was appointed as the until about 1988. Since then, many businesses have come city health officer as well as registrar of vital statistics. In and gone. September 1926, Dr. Grossman led the efforts to provide On a personal note, I think this home would make a assistance to the people of Miami in one of the worst great local history museum. It has location and lots of rooms! hurricanes in Florida history. Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at The Grossmans owned a boat called the “Gertrude.” It the Indian River County main library.
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6) “Game of Thrones: Season 4” 7) “American Sniper” 8) “Exodus Gods and Kings” 9) “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” 10) “Unbroken” – Source: Indian River County Library
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girls continue down the road of wanting to help others. “I just want them to be good For these girls, ages 3 and 6, it was a lesson in kids,” she said. “That’s my goal as a empowerment. Their mothers wanted them to know they parent: For her to be the best person can make a difference in the world. she can be.” Last week, Alice Knowles and Riley Stadler set up a How did the idea for an Alex’s lemonade stand outside the Publix at U.S. 1 and 12th Street. Lemonade Stand come about? They raised more than $900 for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Jerrica was reading a story on Foundation, which is dedicated to the late Alexandra her iPad about a young boy with Russ Lemmon “Alex” Scott’s dream of eradicating childhood cancer. lymphoma. Alice was very curious. (Alex died in 2004 at the age of 8. Horse racing fans may “What are you reading? Who is that boy? Why doesn’t remember 2005 Kentucky Derby winner Afleet Alex and he have hair?” Jerrica said of Alice’s questions. the tie-in with Alex Lemonade Stands.) Alice wanted to help the boy. So, Jerrica started to think “I was amazed at the generosity of people,” said Megan of ways to raise money for him. Stadler, mother of 6-year-old Riley, a first-grader at The mothers, Jerrica and Megan, have been good friends Beachland Elemetary. since high school. They did some brainstorming and agreed Jerrica Knowles, mother of 3-year-old Alice, hopes the that operating an Alex’s Lemonade Stand was the way to go.
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Thanks to donations from Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company, Bitsy’s Brainfood and Glenda Phillips (who made cookies decorated like slices of lemons), it became a big deal. If you want to see a photo of Riley and Alice, go to LemmonLines.com. Back in 2011, while working at the Press Journal, I wrote a column to praise Jim Mattingly, a teacher at St. Helen Catholic School, for making sure his students were taught state capitals and the names of all presidents. (Sadly, those basics are no longer universally taught in public schools.) As you can see by the ad at the bottom of page 2, Jim is not in good health. Please consider donating to the “Go Fund Me” account set up by his friends. Do you have any shoes you’re going to discard? Vero Beach Elementary School’s PTA would like to hear from you. In what is an unusual fundraiser, the PTA is trying
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to collect 2,250 pairs of shoes before the end of October. Call James Batory at 772-564-4611 for instructions on how to contribute. The best example of customer service I’ve seen in recent months was by Glenna Rufca at the main library. I was there to pick up a book on CD for my wife, and needed some hand-holding on where to find it. Glenna got up from her desk and found it for me. In case you haven’t heard, the Dockside Grille has closed. (Thanks to Barry Tatem for the tip!) There’s a “for sale” sign out front. Jerry Vanausdall, who is with Corporate Investment International of Brevard Inc., says he’s already gotten a few bites. Why do I like going into the downtown post office? Because one of the clerks, Dave Vivona, always asks me if Hurricane Smith’s “Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?” is on my list of Top 500 favorite songs (see page 7). Of all the songs out there, he picked that one!
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lived for 18 years). Lois, usually the first person you see when you arrive at C.J. Cannon’s, suggested Julie come to the restaurant and talk with her. Julie did, and she was offered a job. Sometimes, all it takes is one person to make a “I’m extremely grateful that they gave me a difference in your life. chance to show what I can do,” Julie said. That’s why Julie Arata, a server at C.J. Cannon’s, She just passed the one-year mark – her first day Julie Arata calls Lois Cappelen her “angel.” was Sept. 17, 2014 – and she couldn’t be happier. Their chance meeting at the local Goodwill store – where In 2013, Julie moved from Las Vegas to Florida so she Julie was working as a wares processor – proved to be the could be near her mother in Orlando. However, she was break she needed for a better life in Vero Beach. unable to find a job in Orlando, so she followed a friend’s Lois, who was shopping at Goodwill with her greatsuggestion and tried Vero Beach. granddaughter, struck up a conversation with Julie. At some “I’ve met so many nice people here,” she said. “Vero Beach point, Julie expressed interest in finding a more satisfying is a hidden treasure.” job. Lois asked if she had any experience as a server. Julie says she has another “angel” in Pat Cannon, owner Julie had worked as a server in Long Island (where she of the restaurant. spent the first 28 years of her life) and Las Vegas (where she “She treats us like family,” Julie said.
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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.
Gifford, which is named after Henry Gifford (one of the early settlers of Vero Beach), had a population of 9,590 in the 2010 Census.
353. “Radar Love” (1973) Golden Earring Memory: If you wanted to be one of the “cool” kids in high school, you had to like this song.
In 1960, Gifford’s population was only 3,509. A decade later, it was 5,772. In 2000, the population had jumped to 7,599.
352. “Don’t Wanna Lose You” (1989) Gloria Estefan Memory: Has it really been more than a quarter-century since this ballad was a hit?
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351. “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” (1965) Herman’s Hermits Memory: A song you instantly associate with the ’60s. All the songs thus far in the countdown can be found on LemmonLines.com.
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