Issue 76 • March 22-28, 2016
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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: Only the foundation of the Carleton House remains Have you paddled a canoe or kayaked on the is no record of his existence prior to the birth of St. Sebastian River and noticed a high bluff? If his son Chester in 1915 in Groton, Connecticut. you climb the stairs, there is a kiosk that provides He states he was born in Michigan about 1860, a partial story with pictures. although he met his wife either in New York or The St. Sebastian River Preserve received all Connecticut. documents and photographs from the Archive By 1918, the Carleton family is in Springfield, Center at the Main Library. Massachusetts and within five years, he changed Pam Cooper Early history called this place Sheep Head jobs several times. In 1925, he was located in Bluff. Only the foundation remains of a 1926 two-story Plattsburgh, New York, but the year before he purchased home known as the Carleton House. It had four columns property in Roseland and 1,300 acres on the Fleming reminiscent of a southern plantation home. It was said that Grant, which today is the St. Sebastian River Preserve. His a large chandelier was in the entrance hallway and a music intent was to sell turpentine and the property for home room had a grand piano. The wife’s side of the family was sites. He bought everything on credit and, according to musically inclined and her daughter was a well-known local people, he was sent to prison. violinist. Can you imagine how this house was built? How In the next issue, there is more about John and his son did the materials and especially the grand piano get placed Chester Carleton from his home in Brazil. in the house on the bluff? What about electricity? Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the John B. Carleton married Elizabeth Behrens. There Indian River County main library. Lemmon Drop Special 10% Off Coupon Expires December 31st,2016
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LEMMON DROPS: Hopefully, a good time will be had by all in Sebastian Seven bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for Oklahoma to be crowned the NCAA men’s basketball champion:
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Will Collins, who is the general manager of Capt Hiram’s, and he then exchanged a few emails with the author of the newsletter. (The person who wrote the article about Swordfish found the information about Sebastian on Wikipedia.) So, I decided to nominate Sebastian as the site of the 2016 draft. Capt Hiram’s was a natural for the location. Russ Lemmon Collins promises the guys will have a good time at the resort. I sure hope so. As the host of the draft, it’ll be up to me to keep them entertained. I’ve been sending emails to the attendees to let them know about possible extracurricular activities. I’ve suggested a tour of Historic Dodgertown, deep-sea fishing and golf. Do you have any suggestions? In this space last week I mentioned the large chunks of land
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Long Island for $25 just prior to my entering the Army (I was drafted) in October 1951. Dumbest thing I ever did. Must have thought I wouldn’t return after my 2 years of service.” Attention, nature lovers: veroscreecher.com is up and running again this year. (It’s your chance to follow screech owls in a nest as they prepare for the hatching of eggs.) How important is the 1-cent local sales tax? The aforementioned Phil Matson says it’s vital for infrastructure. “Without the sales tax, say goodbye to our roads in the future and the existing quality of life,” he said. As longtime readers know, Bob Evans is my favorite restaurant. Apparently, some snowbirds don’t realize it’s a chain based in Ohio – they think it’s a locally owned restaurant. I had to laugh when retiree Frank Formica, who works part-time at the restaurant, told me what diners sometime ask him when he’s cleaning off tables. “Are you Bob Evans?”
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She is a former professional actress. When she lived in West Palm Beach, she performed with dinner-theater companies. She did murder mysteries, ones in which the audience had to figure out the killer. It was about 90 percent improv, she said. After we sat down to chat, and I wrote her “You had to create a character who could be guilty name on the notepad, Gloria Allen said she could – or not,” she said. Gloria Allen be any of the “Glorias” from the world of music She also was what she calls “a professional extra” I wanted her to be. in movies and TV shows. I instantly thought of Laura Branigan’s hit song In the movie “Body Heat,” which was filmed in Lake from 1982. Worth, there was a scene in which she walked down the She prefers the Van Morrison-penned song from 1965 street. In the TV show “B.L. Stryker,” she made a few by the group called Them. (She then sang part of the appearances as an extra. famous chorus – “G-L-O-R-I-A … Gloria!”) She even taught puppetry at the Burt Reynolds Institute And, of course, another “Gloria” option is the for Film and Theatre in Jupiter. Christmas song with the famous line “in Excelsis Deo.” Gloria moved to Vero Beach in 1999. She is actively I soon learned why she can adapt to being a different involved in the Humane Society. She is one of the “Gloria” for different people. coordinators of the volunteer program.
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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.
Of these four age groups – 14-under, 15-44, 45-64, and 65-plus – which has the highest percentage of the population in Indian River County?
275. “867-5309 / Jenny” (1982) Tommy Tutone Memory: The most famous phone number in America.
Those in the 15 to 44 age group account for 29.5% of the population. Next would be 45 to 64 (28.1%), followed by 65-plus (27.2%) and 14-under (15.2%).
274. “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” (2001) Five for Fighting Memory: If my wife were to put together a list of her alltime favorite songs, this one might make the Top 50. 273. “Mama’s Pearl” (1971) The Jackson 5 Memory: The lyrics are nothing special, so credit goes to Michael Jackson’s amazing vocal performance. All the songs thus far in the countdown can be found on LemmonLines.com.
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