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Crooning at the Copacabana Italian-American club re-creates the once popular nightclub for ‘Night at the Copa’fund-raiser Page 16
They work as hard as the boys It’s more than just dance for the Vero Beach High School cheerleading squad Page 21
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‘Freedom of Life’ from exhibit promoting Breast Cancer Awareness month. See page 4 for more information
It’s over: Museum, Art Club reach a deal
Solution was simple once officials talked Page 3
Dr. Gregory MacKay honored as Health Care Hero Page 14
Picture perfect at the park Thousands turn out for the two-day Autumn in the Park Arts and Crafts Fair Page 18
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the two sides had some sharp disagreements over the lease and, yes, there were some misunderstandings of intent, but she insists the two sides were never that far apart. “We were very close except for a few things,” Ziegler said. Gedeon agrees with that characterization and says she was frustrated by so much of the negotiations getting out to the public. “Rita and I were always working toward a solution,” she said. “There were some misunderstandings that were exacerbated and then people held on to that as reality.” Nonetheless, the divide between the two sides was wide enough – especially when it came to whose name would be on the
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call home. At that time the Museum had builders ready to begin a longplanned $2.4 million expansion. The Art Club balked at the move when its name was taken off the lease in at least one draft the museum presented to both the club and the City of Vero Beach. That draft also deleted a provision giving the city the right to review rates the Museum charges. From that first presentation was spun a tale of an attempted coup and board members “going rogue” all tinged with the drama of David fighting Goliath. The problem for Ziegler, who had steadfastly held to a pledge not to speak publicly while the matter was being settled, was that some of what was being written was not true. Yes,
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Art Club President Rita Ziegler and Museum of Art Executive Director Lucinda Gedeon held a 15-minute phone conversation on Monday and settled all outstanding issues between the two organizations. The agreement, which essentially maintains the long-standing relationship the two groups have had dating back to 1985, ends a summer of turmoil that pitted local friends and art lovers against one another. Ziegler contacted Gedeon last week and said she had enough of the charges and counter charges that had occupied so much of the summer. “I made a decision and I polled
the board and said we are going to settle this,” Ziegler said. “I called Cindy and said I am representing the board now and I want to bring this to an end. She said, ‘I want to, too.’ I speak for the board now. I told them I would make decisions in the best interest of the Art Club.” In the end, the Art Club and Museum maintain their side-by-side relationship where the club pays the Museum a rent of $7,700 for office space and all utilities. In addition, the Art Club agreed to a nominal $2,600 increase in charges for extra space it uses throughout the year for various activities. The saga started in July when the Museum “explored” taking the Art Club off the lease the two share for the Riverside Park property they
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lease and how much the museum might charge the Art Club to use its facilities – that each side “lawyered up” to protect its interests. No one disputes that Art Club attorney Keith McCormack and Museum attorney Ralph Evans did anything other than just that. However, when word leaked the two sides were at an impasse and the Art Club was reserving its right to develop two acres of land for a new home, Ziegler had heard quite enough. “I am really at odds with some of my board members,” she said. ”We had different approaches as how to proceed. At first I went along with them but soon realized that this dispute would never end.” So Ziegler picked up the phone and called Gedeon. The two decided to bridge what they considered
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a small divide and put the past behind them. “This had to stop,” Ziegler said. “Now we will probably put together a long-range plan with a
committee for the future of our club, but that will have nothing to do with this agreement.” Ziegler, who is an oil painter, also said the differences between the two sides were never about money. “The charges the Museum wants to apply to us are not unreasonable,” she said. “In fact, I think they are very reasonable. They were a lot higher before, but (Gedeon) has come down a couple of times in an effort to reach an agreement. The Art Club realizes it must share in some of the financial responsibility. The Museum is keeping the rent the same and they are going to impose some charges for a few events that we have there and they are not unreasonable.” Ziegler hints there was something of an out-of-body experience
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as she maintained an agreed-to silence, but kept hearing and reading that the Museum was on a vendetta to eliminate the Art Club from the lease and push them off the property. “I didn’t get the feeling that the Museum wanted us out,” she said. “That is what is out there, everybody thinks they want to get rid of the Art Club. They don’t. They benefit from the Art Club and we benefit from them.” In fact, she pointed out an email she sent to membership updating the status of the negotiations. One section states, “None of the current discussions with the Museum contemplate any further change in the ground lease or the removal of the VBAC from it.” That sentence was edited by a museum board member and was stronger than the wording she had originally put in place. Gedeon, too, has emphasized with Ziegler the fact the Museum has plans to expand does not extend to running off her organization. “She has repeatedly said to me, ‘We are not looking to get rid of the Art Club,’” Ziegler noted. “She says it so emphatically, that I have no doubt. She is the kind of person that if she wanted to get rid of the Art Club, she would tell you.” Ziegler fully admits the negotiations have had their low points with finger-pointing and public charges of bad intent. Through it all she and Gedeon have stayed in touch and continued to work through the process.
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Indian River County Board of Commissioners this week scaled back requirements they were considering to monitor scrap dealers purchasing metal and certain types of wiring from customers. The board is seeking ways to curb scrap dealers from paying thieves for items stolen from area homes and businesses. Among the provisions they were considering was to make dealers pay by check and demand receipts as proof of ownership before closing a deal. Shannon Cook, president of Indian River Scrap Metal, spoke out against the measures, saying it would be next to impossible to prove ownership of old scrap items such as refrigerator or air conditioning coils. He also pointed out that the State of Florida requires a document be signed by the seller under penalty of perjury
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VERO BEACH — Mayor Jay Kramer has sent a letter to the Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization asking for its help in funding a traffic-calming feasibility study for the downtown Twin Pairs corridor. The issue is expected to be discussed at the organization’s next Technical Advisory Committee meeting, which could be in late October or sometime in November. The Twin Pairs is State Road 60 where it becomes one-way multi-lane roads from 20th Avenue east to 8th Avenue. The area under discussion is from the railroad tracks west to 20th Avenue. The idea of reducing lanes has been broached in the past and been the subject of community forums and
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Despite council woman Tracy Carroll’s reputation for ‘sell, baby, sell’ when it comes to the city’s electric utility, she asserts her yes vote would come only if such a move proves a good deal for the community. Barrier island resident and businesswoman Carroll, 47, is seeking reelection after handily beating former Councilman Sabin Abell and challenger Al Benkert last year. The election was to fill a one-year term of the seat vacated by Charles Wilson after a court determined he had not met the city’s residency requirement for elected office. Carroll, a former Southern Californian who lived in Fort Lauderdale before moving to Vero Beach seven years ago, met recently with Vero Beach Newsweekly to discuss her reelection goals. Those goals are the same as a year ago. She is concerned about the financial challenges residents and businesses are facing because, among other things, the high utility prices paid by those on the city’s utility grid. “I want to explore the sale of the electric plant and explore the regionalization of the water and sewer utility,” she said “And no way did I say sell unless it’s beneficial. Hopefully the result of this is a number where everyone will have a savings. These are exactly the issues which resonated with residents and I haven’t waivered since 60 percent of the votes put me in (office),” Carroll said. Direct and self-assured Carroll is a self-described “victim of volunteerism,” the mother of two teenage girls has a history of involvement with civic, charitable and youth organizations. “I’m very involved all the time,” said Carroll, who named Rotary Club International, Girl Scouts, the Junior League, Chamber of Commerce and American Cancer Society among her pet projects. “I did work with innu-
merable charities in Fort Lauderdale (before moving to Vero Beach in 2004) and the list goes on an on,” So perhaps it was only natural that Carroll, a pre-med and psychology major at the University of Houston, would transition to community involvement with a political bent. “In Fort Lauderdale I toyed with the idea of running for city office and when we moved here, it was in the back of my head and I said, ‘one of these days,’” she noted. Shortly after moving to Vero Beach, Carroll said she and her husband, John, began to detect what she termed an “anti-development sentiment.” John Carroll operates Twenty First Century Engineering Inc. “It wasn’t just against big developers but also the idea that if you were an engineer, you must be a part of that,” Carroll said. Carroll served on the city’s Recreation Advisory Board and became active in local civic and business groups and applied for the interim council seat appointment resulting from Charlie Wilson’s court-ordered departure. “When Charlie Wilson was taken off council, I decided to throw my name in the hat. The four (remaining) council members sat five (appointee applicants) down and asked questions. They picked Ken Daige because he was a known quantity,” Carroll said. Carroll also received a call from CPA Glenn Heran, a local activist who had developed a financial model he says shows the city would be better off getting out of the utility business. Carroll met with Heran and invited him to speak to an area Rotary Club. “I said I was concerned about the electrical issue and he said some residents were trying to put together a political committee to try to put it on a referendum. As I got more involved, I was upset with the attitude on council,” Carroll said. She became chairwoman of a
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“Until this year, no one ever had an annual employee evaluation. There was nothing in writing. By the fact that I pushed forth these issues, I’ve (allegedly) become against employees. What I’m trying to do is bring parity into government from the business world. “The word that defines me is efficiency. I get things done that are necessary. Until Jim (O’Connor) came in, we weren’t given information from staff and (interim City Manager) Monty (Falls) was in a precarious position because many of the staff were his long-time associates. If they perceive that as stepping on someone’s toes, I am just direct and ask questions until I get an answer,” Carroll said. Her desire for efficiency and wellrun meetings has been frustrated by Kramer’s mayoral style, she said. “The meetings do seem to go on and I’ve pushed for adequate back-up (material) before meetings so we can be prepared. The mayor has chosen not to follow Robert’s Rules or parlia-
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that they’re not willing to sell the electric utility for less than the GAI consultants’ report which came in extremely high.” When asked about the perception of her prickly demeanor, she said her reputation is a result of her concern that the city has been lax about important issues. She charged that “this city staff has created finances of government that’s like a huge machine to create larger government.” However, she believes recently hired City Manager Jim O’Connor “is doing a good job.”
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grassroots effort known as “Operation Clean Sweep” to begin a citizeninitiated process by which the utility could be sold. Her interest in civic and political affairs is shared by her husband, a forensic professional engineer and general contractor who has recently written guest columns for the Press Journal critiquing the manner in which the city’s consultants - GAI Consultants of Orlando – arrived at a near $200 million valuation for the city’s electric plant. Tracy Carroll is similarly skeptical about that value and is quick to note that she was not yet on the council when the consultants were hired. Carroll can be quite pointed in her comments and makes no apologies for being direct in her views. However, that forthrightness has led some to the opinion she has already set out her agenda to sell the utilities and is open only to data that supports that case. She has had very public battles with city staff to provide information she has requested with regard to both the electric and water utilities. Council challengers Dick Winger and Ken Daige as well as some of her council peers allege that Carroll’s conduct with staff and the public at meetings is often brusque and autocratic. She and her council dais seat mate Brian Heady frequently snipe and she said if they are both re-elected, she would prefer not to sit next to him although she noted that Heady is “very well prepared at meetings.” Though there has been some media speculation that Carroll and Heady should form an alliance during the campaign in an effort to thwart their challengers. Carroll brushes that notion aside, saying she is “pursuing my own campaign.” Carroll refers to political opponents as “the other side” or “old guard” and predicts that if Winger and Daige were elected, they would form a voting bloc with Mayor Jay Kramer. “I am not actively running with Brian Heady, but I firmly believe the other two have formed a bloc together,” she said. “I am very concerned
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FELLSMERE -- City Manager Jason Nunemaker said he has no intention of re-opening the permitting process that allowed for an elephant sanctuary despite an animal rights group saying more than 4,000 visitors have been to its internet site demanding such reconsideration. “We’re hoping the city would be interested in taking an active part in getting more information out,” Catherine Doyle, the elephant-campaign director for the California-based In Defense of Animals, told the Press Journal last week. The nonprofit agency is seeking help from visitors to its internet site to convince authorities to open public hearings and has sample emails which website users can modify and send to Fellsmere and the St. Johns River Water Management District. The City of Fellsmere approved the creation of the 225-acre National Elephant Center last month, one day after the permit was filed. Nunemaker said later he has only received about 10 emails seeking a hearing. The elephant ranch would be an agricultural use in an area already zoned for agriculture, he said. “Yeah, that (hearing) is not happening,” he said. “That may sound blunt, but we need to be blunt when we’re talking about impinging on someone’s property rights.” To visit the In Defense of Animals website about the Fellsmere elephant center, do a Google search with the key words: “in defense of animals” and “Fellsmere.”
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 rankings of Best Colleges lists Indian River State College as the 12th top public regional college in the southern United States, according to the college. The news magazine’s annual list ranks more than 1,600 colleges and universities based on 16 measures of quality, such as student success and average class size. “Every aspect of IRSC -- from our faculty in the classrooms to student services to facilities and technology -- is focused on enhancing student success,” IRSC President Edwin R. Massey said in a prepared statement. “This recognition by US News & World Report confirms that IRSC’s emphasis on instructional innovation is helping our students achieve their goals and reinforces the college’s reputation for quality education.” In July, CNN rated IRSC as the third-most affordable college in the United States. IRSC has campuses in Fort Pierce, Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach and Okeechobee.
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“In each one of the proposed agreements she has given in to the Art Club on many things,” Ziegler said. “I must say the Art Club has always had a vested interest in the Museum’s success. We volunteer our hours willingly to the museum and our artists donate paintings, act as docents among other things. They gladly do it because they feel it is a synergistic relationship that we have with the museum.” In fact, Ziegler said despite the rancor that was swirling and sometimes pointed directly at them, the two leaders kept working toward a solution. “I have a great deal of respect for Cindy,” Ziegler said. “I know there are people that have issues with her, I don’t. She has been reasonable, she has been polite, and she has been more than gracious. The trustees have been more than gracious. I don’t think they want us to go away.”
County residents voice displeasure to state legislators over dredging plans VERO BEACH -- Indian River county’s state delegation received an earful last week from residents against construction of a $2.8 million dredged material facility along the Intracoastal Waterway off U.S. 1 and suggested giving local governments more say over similar projects. They asked legislators to nix the 179-acre Florida Inland Navigation District project in Sebastian, citing potential health, economic and quality of life issues that could accompany living near an active dredged material storage area. The dredged material could contain harmful toxins, emit a stench, hurt property values and threaten the surrounding area if the dike breaks and material seeps out, residents allege. At the very least, they argued, legislators should file a bill letting county commissions overrule project locations chosen by FIND if they’re potentially detrimental. “This project was approved with inactive testing, incorrect calculation for dredging, resulting in wasteful tax dollars,” said resident Gary Kaczenski. “This project will have an adverse effect on our struggling business community, it hurts our real estate values and compromises the quality of life for residents.” Legislators who make up the county’s state delegation, however, wanted to focus on making sure both sides had all the facts at their disposal. “I think one step we need to do is to have a workshop and bring everyone to the table,” said Rep. Debbie Mayfield, R-Vero Beach, whose district includes the area. “Maybe there are some misconceptions about what it’s going to look like when it’s all said and done.”
County Commissioners ask state delegation to continue funding beach renourishment VERO BEACH -- In a meeting with the Indian River County state delegation to set priorities for the upcoming legislative session, the Board of County Commissioners asked for continued dollars toward beach renourishment projects. They also urged legislators to limit environmental agencies’ requirements for sand replenishment on the county’s beaches. For example, the county’s most recent round of beach renourishment cost about $10.5 million. But requirements by environmental regulatory agencies cost another $3 million, said Joe Baird, county administrator. CONTINUES ON PAGE 9
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VERO BEACH -- The Chinese national baseball team is working out at the former Dodgertown complex through October 15 as it prepares for the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Former Major Leaguer John McLaren is coaching the Chinese team, which is making its second visit to the sports village. McLaren said his 25-man Chinese squad has an average age of 23 and that a great deal of time is being spent working on the fundamentals and trying to catch up with hard-throwing American pitchers. “We aren’t used to seeing the pitchers throw that hard, but our guys are making real good progress,” McLaren said of the games his team has played against Major League Instructional League teams. The sports village also hosted the Italian national team, who stayed on the property ahead of the International Baseball Federation World Cup that started last weekend.
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“We are delighted that China and Italy have chosen Vero Beach Sports Village for their team training camps, continuing a long tradition of hosting top County officials have said that as a result of the economic recession affecting international professional and amateur baseball teams,” VBSV director of athall levels of government, they are not sure if beach renourishment will remain letics and marketing Jeff Biddle said. a priority from state and federal agencies. The full county delegation -- Rep. Debbie Mayfield, R-Vero Beach, Rep. Tom GoodCity finds alternative to paying son, R-Cocoa, Sen. President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, and Sen. Joe Ne$35,000 in dues to electric association gron, R-Stuart -- was in attendance. The state legislative session begins Jan. 10. VERO BEACH -- It appears the City of Vero Beach will be severing ties with The delegation also heard from Dr. Stephen Faherty of Vero Beach, who favors moving South Beach from Vero Beach’s municipal waste and water services into the Florida Municipal Electric Association after the organization criticized a the county’s in 2017. A state law says a city can establish a 5-mile zone into an possible deal between the city and Florida Power & Light Co. Some members of the City Council have been upset about the private trade unincorporated area to continue providing those services, regardless of unincorporated customers’ wishes. Faherty suggested a city desiring to extend the 5 miles association’s public criticism of the possible transaction and oppose paying its outward would first need to hold a referendum of the unincorporated residents. $35,000 annual membership fee to the association. Vero Beach Customer Services Manager John Lee, however, has told the Sebastian Inlet District Administrator Marty Smithson suggested a change in voting for the five-member board from a majority vote to a plurality vote. council that the association handles the coordination of mutual aid services Smithson said the move would save taxpayers by not requiring a run-off or in the event of a hurricane. The council left the $35,000 in the coming year’s special election if three or more people qualify for a seat on the board, and no budget, but not as a membership fee. Rather, they asked city officials to look at other alternatives for emergency aid. candidate receives a majority of the vote. The alternative found was a mutual aid agreement with the Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group. School Board approves plan to move There is no cost for the agreement, but city personnel will have to make the arOsceola Magnet School to Pointe West rangements to obtain mutual aid from the members of the coordinating group, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The Indian River County School Board last rather than having a third party make the arrangements. The city is also working week approved the district’s five-year capital improvement plan, which in- on other agreements with companies to provide services during emergencies. cludes the replacement of flood-prone Osceola Magnet School. Construction is scheduled to start next year but depends on the district securing a $13.5 million loan to help pay for the $20 million project, said Susan Olson, the district’s facilities director. The district already has $6.5 million for the project, she said. The new school will be located in Pointe West Osceola Magnet is prone to flooding after heavy rains at its current location at 665 20th Street. After the 2004 hurricanes, parents complained about air quality issues. The school also needs upgrades in plumbing, electrical and lighting systems and windows. A 2006 study showed the cost of repairs and improvements to the 53-year-old building would exceed 70 percent of the cost of replacement, making it more cost-effective to build a new school. “(Teachers and staff ) have to run extension cords in the classrooms because there aren’t adequate electrical outlets,” Olson said.
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qCGG:DK;6 nC?:G Vero Beach Newsweekly Making sure we are taking expands its sports coverage care of our local businesses Columnist George Will once noted, “Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.” We wholeheartedly agree and note further that there are plenty of untold stories of excellence in our community. So as your community newspaper we set out to do something about that. We feel lucky indeed that we were able to entice Mike Bielecki to work with us digging out the stories -both large and small -- that matter in our community. From writing about the Masters Academy playing its first home football game to the Vero Beach Fighting Indians in battle against state-ranked teams, Mike brings a passion for the game and those who have made the decision to get off the bench and participate. In the short time he has been working with us, Mike has written about the St. Ed’s cross country team and Vero Beach golf and girls’ volleyball. This week he features the Vero Beach cheerleading squad who put in almost as many hours as the football team perfecting their craft. He also put the spotlight on the young St. Edward’s golf team, while also being on
hand for Master Academy’s first football game. He has also looked outside the chalk line and has written about the high number of home games the Vero Beach football team plays, mainly because so many people show up to Vero Beach home games. Visiting teams make more money by traveling than playing on their own turf. He has also revisited the pay-for-play program the school district imposed last year to help cover shortfalls in its budget. Mike comes by his passion for sports honestly. He has written for many publications, including the Press Journal and Sebastian Sun. He also has also had his by-line in national publications such as Ante Up Magazine and Poker Pro Magazine. A 1995 graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Arts in History, Mike started his own local sports publication, The Sports Leader. The publication was an effort to provide more quality sports coverage to the people of Indian River County and we are happy to have him continuing that quest with us.
In economic development circles the catch phrase today is “Mine your own business.” The point, of course, is that in the current sluggish economy, any community that does not make every effort to nurture and retain its existing business base, while also recruiting new businesses, it going to wind up simply chasing its tail in pursuit of jobs. Working on behalf of its membership and the county, the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development division is assisting existing businesses to expand, while also recruiting new businesses. Now funded at $130,000 a year with $30,000 contributed by local businesses and $100,000 from the county, this vital effort could use a shot in the arm. Last week the Chamber announced an ambitious objective of more than doubling the support it will raise
from its membership to help fund an expanded emphasis on economic development. Indian River County is tied with St. Lucie County for the third highest unemployment rate it the state. Other communities are working day in and day out courting our businesses, often with attractive incentives. Given these challenges, increasing the effectiveness of economic development efforts should be a top priority for local government and private industry. Every resident of the county has a vested interest in the health of the local economy. Thriving businesses not only provide job opportunities, they also shoulder a share of the local tax burden. In no small measure, the shape of our local economy five years from now will be determined by the efforts made today to support existing businesses and to recruit clean industry.
He has also written the definitive coffee table book on Vero Beach High School football. His “Tradition: Vero Beach High School Football 19802010,” is the first historical book writ-
ten on high school football in the state of Florida. Mike is married to Erin Grall a lawyer with Grall, Glenn & Grall. They are the new parents of a baby girl.
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“Management is defined as getting things done through others.” Whoever is directing, say City Council of Vero Beach, decides what needs to be accomplished and then passes the task to staff. Management has three components; tell the subordinate(s) what you want done, protect them from interference, and redirect/correct if the task is not being accomplished remembering “Praise in public, criticize in private.” People want to excel and given tasks will strive to accomplish them. Too often the employees are poorly directed, subject to many ad hoc bosses, or not redirected us-
ing tools like job reviews. There are only two textbook causes of failure: “Acts of God and poor management.” The City has hired a City Manager whose job is to manage the City. Under our charter, it is City Council’s job to set/direct policy to achieve the services and facilities the public wants at the lowest possible price/tax rate. The Council has hired a Manager who should be allowed to succeed or fail in carrying out policy. Council has gotten in the habit of having much of the staff present for Council meetings and directing many of their questions/instructions to staff, not the Manager. It is up to
the City Manager—after studying the proposed agenda—to decide who should be present and summoned to the podium, not Council. Otherwise, why are we paying him about $140,000? How do we expect him to manage if Council interferes? Council is impeding the management of the employees by giving direct orders. When this City Council “micromanages,” they are under-cutting good management and laying the staff open to being labeled “ineffective.” How can anyone be effective with five Council bosses and the City Manager -- six bosses?
If City Council wishes to be a management board, instead of a legislative/policy board, Council should consider changing the City Charter. But if not, City Council must let the City Manager manage, and let him, his staff, and each of their staff, manage to succeed, or in rare cases, fail and leave the City. The claim that the staff runs the City should instead be one that Council mismanages the staff. Given proper management from Council, I believe the staff will perform very well. R ichard Winger Richard Winger is a candidate for a seat on the Vero Beach City Council.
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Kippur, trumps the regular rules of Shabbat. Yet in the same breath that I offer the answer to this question I can point out that fasting on Yom Kippur is not the ultimate value. Pikuach Nefesh – the preservation/sustenance/caring for of life takes ultimate precedence in Jewish tradition. One is not allowed to fast if it will endanger your health and life. This type of conflict of values happens time and again. Sometimes the answers are simple and straightforward. Other times in resolving the competition religious communities have brought enmity, anger and violence into the world undermining the very values we hold dear. As we face these moments and questions, as we choose between two positive values, may we do so with grace and curiosity and with the realization that the discussion of these concepts should raise us higher. Rabbi Michael Birnholz has served Temple Beth Shalom in Vero Beach since 2002. One of his goals is bringing Jewish values and wisdom to the wider community.
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every taste and breath of this holy day. This returns us full circle to the question my daughters asked. How can we fast for Yom Kippur if we are supposed to eat on Shabbat? I realized that my daughters were asking two questions at once. They were not actually asking for themselves. They were just wrestling with how Judaism works. “Look Dad, we learned stuff. We have synthesized all of the rules and stories you teach us. You make us think so now we want to see if we can make you think!” Yet within this specific question about Yom Kippur and Shabbat, they were focusing in on a bigger issue in religious life: what happens when you have competing rules/values/teachings. Which do you favor or choose? Who makes the choice and how? Fasting on Yom Kippur actually yields some answers to the bigger question. In terms of Yom Kippur vs. Shabbat: One fasts to observe Yom Kippur over oneg/joy of Shabbat – the acts of bonding with God and atonement make up for the not eating. The Sabbath of Sabbaths, Yom
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We have some strange conversations in our house. With the nature of my career and thoughtful, curious children we have quite a few interesting atnd unexpected conversations on theology, history, and religious practice that I wonder if are also conducted by other families. This past week my daughters separately asked a doozey of a question. “Dad, if Yom Kippur is on Shabbat (a rare occasion) do we have to fast?” This might be a short question but there were a number of layers that I had to unpack so I could offer a meaningful answer. First, Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement. The ten days between the Jewish New Year (Rosh HaShanah) and Yom Kippur are a special time for Jews to do acts of reflection and repentance. During this time we are to think about the mistakes we have made and the damage we have done to ourselves, our world and our relationship with God. On Yom Kippur we stand before God and our community and complete the process of apology,
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The Italian-American Civic Association filled their dining room with the sounds of music from the 40’s to the 80’s for their Night at the Copa review last weekend. Jerry and the Dolls performed as guests enjoyed delicious Italian dishes and then danced the rest of the night away with Jerry Chambers providing double duty as DJ. As diners supped on traditional Minestrone soup and Pollo Scarpariello, Frank Sinatra crooned “Fly Me to the Moon” and Connie Frances treated the audience
to “Where the Boys Are.” Chambers, Delores Mark-Chambers, Kim Morgan and Heather Saultzman performed hits that were popular once at the Copacabana nightclub in New York City. Female guests swooned to Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and of course, “Frankie” as impersonations of Marilyn Monroe, Lena Horne and Carmen Miranda had the men smiling appreciatively. Chambers also did a Rodney Dangerfield routine that had everyone laughing heartily. Charlie Wilson was the night’s emcee and he re-
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flected on the evolving decades as the women changed costumes. He said it was his job to keep the audience entertained while there was a lull in the show and he jokingly said as an ex-politician, speaking to fill the time was a natural for him. The Italian-American Civic Association, or the “Club,” as it is referred to, is over 50 years old and has always resided in the same location in Original Town. Dee Marco, an ex-president who has been on the board and a member for 20 years, said evenings like this helped fund the Club’s charitable work. The biggest event, the Italian-American Feast, is the first week in March. They also hold a dinner dance every Friday night and several other fundraising events. Among their philanthropic endeavors is the Teddy Bears for Kids program which comforts young children with stuffed teddy bears when their families are hurting from separation. The club also supplies soldiers stationed overseas with a little taste of home with their Cookies for Soldiers program. Not all of the night’s attendees were members of the organization. President Thomas Aspromonte said the room filled up quickly and he had to add more tables to accommodate extra guests. Aspromonte, along with Ladies Auxiliary President Terry Moffa, Treasurer Tee Henley and Board member Mary Ann Penque greeted the guests graciously and made everyone feel welcome. By the end of the evening, everyone was fast friends as they finished the night dancing the night away at the “Copacabana South.”
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‘Warm nights, Cool Music’ strikes right chord at the Museum BY CHRISTINA TASCON FOR VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
As temperatures begin to moderate and season fast approaches, the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s jazz in the park series featured refreshing evening breezes and wonderful music by the Don Soledad Group. Held in the visually stunning Alice and Jim Beckwith Sculpture Garden, the event, called “Warm Nights, Cool Music” took place among the large scale sculptures gracing the Museum’s park-like setting. Guests were invited to take advantage of the museum’s outdoor seating or bring their own chairs and relax on the lawn. Spots set under the shady trees were at a premium as the cool jazz drifted over the garden and the sun began to set. Guests enjoyed the smooth Latin sounds led by Don Soledad, who plays beautiful instrumental jazz and Spanish Flamenco guitar. His fellow musicians, Kevin Kornicki on percussions and Jon Warcholak on acoustical bass, performed flawlessly and were well received by the audience. Joe Ellis, the Museum’s Marketing Coordinator, said that the outdoor concerts were a great pairing of the sculpture and the music and that he saw many people viewing the art as well as enjoying the jazz.
Bringing these kinds of events to the Sculpture Garden brings visitors a new and more personal perspective of the Museum of Art and what they have to offer for visitors of all ages he added. Jody Zwergel, the Museum’s Event’s Manager considered the night a success with over 250 tickets sold. She said that the next concert will be held in the North Sculpture Garden featuring contemporary jazz provided by James Archer.
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Thousands showed up this weekend as the Pilot Club hosted the 24th Autumn in the Park at shady Riverside Park. The weather cooperated throughout the two-day event with slightly cooler temperatures and clear, sunny skies as over 3,000 people visited the park. This show funds the Pilot Club’s entire year of community service in the county. The Pilot club helps many organizations including the Hibiscus Children’s Home, the Community Food Bank and St. Francis Manor. The event came off smoothly and Chair Phyllis Lembo said that every one of their 36 members was helping out in some manner. She said it took the entire club and the help of the city to put on something of this magnitude. Lembo also said that many of the vendors were repeat participants and provided their best advertising. The
vendors’ own local following searched them out and stayed to stroll around the other booths. Many of the vendors booked for next year before they left this year’s show. Some of the sellers were offering all natural materials which were a hit with the ecologically conscious visitors. Organic soap makers, chemicalfree plants and clothing made from earth-friendly dyes were in high demand. Terri Finethy designs colorful mobiles, mirrors and jewelry made from 100 percent recycled materials and sea glass. They were quite a hit with buyers and she stayed busy all through the show. Her work’s ecological message was also a perfect match with the natural setting. Whether visiting from another state or from over the bridge, the near perfect weather and interesting collection of vendors made this year’s Autumn in the Park another enormous success.
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Community Calendar Every Saturday: Oceanside Business Association’s Farmer’s Market, 8 am-noon. Located in the parking lot just south of Humiston Park on Ocean Dr. www.VeroBeachOBA.com, 772-532-2455. Every Sunday: Farmer’s Market from 9 am-2 pm in downtown Vero at the corner of 14th Ave. & 21st St. Contact Eric Hessler by email: eric@ mainstreetverobeach.org or call the Main Street office, 772-480-8353. Oct 6: Poetry reading by artist and Vero Beach pioneer Sean Sexton at the Tiger Lily Art Studios & Gallery at 7 pm, 1903 14th Ave., no admittance fee. Light refreshments. 772-778-3443. Oct 6: Ronald McDonald Magic Show, IRC Main Library, 1600 21st St., 6:45-7:30 pm, free admission, located on the 1st floor in the Children’s Book section. 772-770-5060. Oct 7: Downtown Dine & Design along 14th Ave. in the heart of the art district. Enjoy food, music and art at this monthly event which showcases the downtown merchants and galleries. Wine tasting at 14th Ave Gallery as well as food and refreshments at various locations. 5-8 pm, 772-562-5525. Oct 7: Photo Exhibit, “Pink” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 7-9 pm reception. Oct 4-29 exhibition. Island Images Gallery of Hope, 2036 14th Ave., Downtown, 772-643-6994, galleryofhope.org. Oct 8 Oceanside Business Association’s Concert Series, Category 5 and the Storms, 6:30-9:30 pm, Ocean Drive in front of Humiston Park. “Pay it Forward Lindy Hop,” raffle prizes and vendors. VeroBeachOBA.com. Oct 8: Family Jamboree at the Indian River County Fairgrounds with games, shows, music, contests, food, crafts, vendors and so much more. THURSDAY, OCT. 6
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Cheyenne Campbell, Ashton Wetmiller and Blake & Chelsea Campbell enjoy the children’s activity’s booth at Autumn in the Park. 55+ Dance Contest by Cross Life Counseling International. 772-2570442. familyjamboreeirc.com. Oct 9: Italian American Civic Association Pasta Dinner and Bakery Sale, 3-6 pm, 1600 25th St., spaghetti & meatballs, desserts. $8 per person. 772-778-1522. Oct 9: Social justice film documentary at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 7 pm, corner of 27th Ave. & 16th St. “800 Mile Wall” documents the construction of the Mexican/ American border wall and the effects. 772-778-5880. Oct 11: Indian River Genealogical Society, 9:30 am, Guide on how to research the records at the IRC Main Library followed by a genealogical Treasure Hunt, brief meeting & refreshments. 1600 21st St., 772-4924012.
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Oct 11: Youth Guidance Open House, 1028 20th Pl., 7:30-8:30 am, continental breakfast served. Learn about their programs and meet the staff. Please RSVP to Barbara Schlitt Ford at 772-770-5040, bford@ircgov.com. Oct 12: Taste of Vero by Oceanside Business Association, pairing top restaurants with shops along Oceanside Shopping District for a strolling food sampling with music and entertainment, 5-8 pm, $35 per person/$65 for two. 772-321-7952. Oct 12: Speaker Lee Corso, motivational speaker, FSU alumni and coach as well as an ESPN analyst. 6:30 pm VIP Meet & Greet. 7 pm formal dinner. $175. Benefits the Substance Abuse Council. Reservations 772-770-4811. Oct 13: Youth Guidance Open House, 1028 20th Pl., 5:30-6:30 pm, hors d’oeuvres will be served. Learn about
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their programs and meet the staff. Please RSVP to Barbara Schlitt Ford at 772-770-5040, bford@ircgov.com. Oct 13: Ladies Night Out, 3406 Aviation Blvd., to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. 5:30-8:30 pm. A night of fashion, beauty, wine and prizes. 772-569-3645. Oct 14: “Shop for a Cure” beachside retail businesses along Ocean and Cardinal Drives will offer a percentage of sales all day to go to the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides for a Cure campaign. www. VeroBeachOBA.com. Oct 14: “Break for Breast Cancer Breakfast-On-The-Go,” Indian River Medical Center, 7-9 am. The first 250 people to drive through entrance loop of the Cancer Center at IRMC will receive a free continental breakfast to go and more. 772-567-4311 x 1602. Oct 15: “Crazy 80’s Dance Party” to benefit United Way of IRC. 6:30 pm at The Plaza, 884 17th St. $15 per person or $25 for 2 includes food and drinks. Email Sabrina Carpenter at customerservice@perfectedpen.com or call 772-584-2451. Oct 15: “Crown Jewel Marching Band Festival” 10 am preliminary and 6:30 pm finals. Tickets $12 for both, finals $10, only available at Stadium entrance. Held at the Vero Beach High School’s Citrus Bowl Stadium, 1707 16th St. 772-564-5537 or go to www.crownjewel.vero-beach.fl.us. Oct 15: Healthy Start Coalition Benefit Half Marathon 10K run, health expo and pancake breakfast at Riverside Park, 3001 Riverside Park Dr., 5:30 am. Benefits Healthy Start Coalition. 772-563-9118. www/ beachsidehalfmarathon.com. To submit your calendar listing please email: verobeachnewsweekly@gmail.com
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The Vero Beach cheerleading squad not only appears at the Friday night football games, but participates in state-wide competitions. BY MICHAEL BIELECKI FOR VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
There was a time when cheerleading was only given honorary status as a high school sport. Twenty years ago, it was impressive to watch an entire cheer squad execute a back-handspring. Today? Not so much. Vero Beach High School sets the bar much, much higher and is considered one of the school’s elite girls sports programs. Cheerleaders now are required to incorporate more gymnastic and dance routines into their competition and game routines, making it a very legitimate sport. “Working on stunts over and over takes a lot of hard work and dedication,” Vero Beach High School cheerleading coach Toni Kouns said. “The bruises and bangs they get, and the tumbling skills they have to have, someone can’t just come in off the street and do these things. When people are around competition cheerleading, they realize that is definitely a sport. “People will think that cheerleading isn’t a sport
if they are just looking at what we do on a football Friday night. That is different from what we do during the games. We do stunts out there (during the games), but not as often as we would like to due to the game environment going on.” For Kouns, cheerleading season begins in May when she holds cheerleading tryouts. From there they work toward July’s UCA (Universal Cheerleaders Association) camp, which sets the tone for their season. This year, setting the tone meant capturing the camp championship. Capturing pre-season accolades would normally be status-quo most years for the Fighting Indians, but not on a team with only one senior. Furthermore, this team —which has 13 freshmen — won the camp’s leadership award. “Vero has reputation for getting camp champion awards, but I didn’t expect it this year because we are so young,” Kouns said. “The team really stepped up to the plate while they were (at camp), both learning new material and then performing it almost flawlessly. The leadership award is the
highest compliment, though, because all of the teams vote on the other teams they look up to the most and wish they could be on.” After winning the state championship in 2009-2010, they ranked 11th out of 58 this past state meet. Injuries and personnel losses combined to effectively trim the squad in half to about 15, leading to what is for the Lady Indians a disappointing finish. “Last year was a really, really tough year,” Kouns said. “We did win the academic state championship for the second time in four years, though, and to me that is as big of an accomplishment as winning states.” Lone senior Hannah Trodglen - along with cocaptains, juniors Allie Schepers and Allison deVroedt - will lead Kouns’ young team into the state competition this winter on their quest for redemption. “My captains, along with the 13 freshmen, have definitely stepped up and filled some big shoes,” Kouns said. “Not only that, but they are such a joy to coach. I’m looking forward to taking this team to every meet. This team is thirsty to learn and they always seem step up beyond my expectations.”
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Rebuilding has been the recurring theme in St. Edward’s sports this season. Football, swimming, and crosscountry — all programs with strong coaching and bright futures —have had some individual moments of greatness so far in 2011, but sustained team success has proved elusive for most Pirates teams to date Coming off its first district championship under seven-year coach Rick Hartley in 2010, boys’ golf was supposed to be no different this season — and at first it wasn’t. But with a little senior leadership and steady improvement, Hartley is impressed with what his team has accomplished this year. Lost to graduation were Joe Duncan, Ryan Slater and Hammad Ahmed who carded a 70, 74, and 78 in districts respectively. Then-junior Harlan Swift’s 77 rounded out the district-winning team score of 299. The pressure was on Swift to provide senior leadership from the start of the 2011 season. “I was blessed to have a group of guys who was with me for four years, and four of my top five were the top four scores at Quail Valley in Districts,” Hartley said. “Team captain Harlan Swift, who is actually a tennis star (ranked 80th in Florida by tennisrecruiting.net), is really taking golf seriously this year. “We’ve had great leadership from our lone senior, Harlan, this year. He’s got a 39 average after six matches, and he certainly has the opportunity to move on individually (past districts).” Hartley has preached consistency and taught his young team strength of mind through the first month of the season. The results have been encouraging. “We’ve taken some licks, but we’ve improved nearly every match,” Hartley said. “I’m so proud of them. I have a young team full of freshmen and sophomores who started the year
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Harlan Swift, who is also a star tennis player, has provided senior leadership to the St. Ed’s golf team. with a 189 team score and they have gotten it down to a 169 — I expect that trend to continue.” Players who occasionally played on the varsity team last year are now a core part of the St. Edward’s golf team. Hartley has stressed the mental side of the game to his younger players, who are often going against more physically and fundamentally advanced opponents. “I think a big part with golf — which can be a very intimidating sport — is there’s very little room for error,” Hartley said. “Often times you have nobody on your team with you, and you are literally playing against two other schools. With my young guys, it could mean playing against someone who is much better and certainly
hits the ball much further. They’re stronger, they’re older. I’ve worked very hard to help them keep the right frame of mind, to play their game, and not change the way they hit.” After Swift, the team gets young in a hurry. Sophomores Michael Kaiser, Hunter Masseau, and Will Tremml combine with freshmen Mark Brickman and Jake Corvino to make up the rest of the squad. “Jake Corvino was our sixth golfer a year ago and our alternate for districts,” Hartley said. “He’s a ninthgrader who’s shooting in that 42-to44 range just hitting it the distances he likes to hit and he’s doing very well with it. That’s all I can ask of each of them, is just to play their game, learn their stroke, and keep working, and
improve it slightly each day to make their scores go down.” Hartley sat down with the team at the beginning of the year and set goals to improve the overall team average and improve individual averages — which the golfers set for themselves. “For several, their goal is to get into the low-40s, for others it is in the high-30s, and some are coming very close to it. We have just another week and-a-half of matches left before districts, and I think we have attained a lot of those goals. I absolutely feel that we have the potential to play with these teams, and if we do not move on I hope that Harlan, who has put in a lot of time and who has scored very well, will move on individually and represent us.”
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When Master’s Academy athletic director Charles Brown took a phone call from Northwest Miami Christian Academy last week, he received an offer he couldn’t refuse. Would he like to play them in football? “I told them yes, but they would have to travel up to Vero to play us,” Brown said. “They had only played one game and didn’t have another one on their schedule for four more weeks.” With no game film and no time to prepare for their virtually unknown opponent (Northwest Miami hadn’t fielded a football team in four years), the Patriots made last-minute arrangements to play their inaugural home game. “We were prepping to have the game next week — we set up a spirit week and everything,” Brown said. “It was a busy day getting the field ready, and we had a lot of help getting it set up. The kids were real excited to have our first home game bumped up a
week earlier. I think it was a successful evening for us.” Master’s lost to Miami Northwest 28-7 in a game that was much closer than the score would indicate. The contest will prepare Masters for their second home game against Vero Beach High School’s freshman team, the first for the Fighting Indians in several years. “It was very exciting for us to have a lot of support from the school and the community,” Master’s Academy coach Dan Smith said. “We had a great turnout for the game, the kids played hard, they never quit, and they showed a lot of discipline.” While he was rooting for his team to win, Brown was not disappointed by the final result. “It’s about the excitement and buzz for the school, not necessarily about winning or losing (the game),” Brown added. “It is about putting the kids onto the field, having the opportunity to play in a Christ-like manner, and passing some of that on to the other team.”
Jr. Midgets September 28 Indian River Federal Credit Union Redskins 13, Wells Fargo Lions 0 Redskins: Keith Woulard 3 yd. TD, 85 yd. TD, Joshua Bradley 1 PAT AT&T Real Yellow Pages Chargers 14, Linus GMC Seahawks 8 Chargers: Hunter Parris 12 yd. TD, 65 yd. TD, CJ Auger kick 2 PAT Seahawks: Trevor Dick 40 yd. TD, Safety for 2 points by Trevor Dick Juniors September 27 Linus GMC Giants 6, Wells Fargo Jaguars 0 Giants: Dylan Gibson 3 yd. TD AT&T Real Yellow Pages Steelers 19, Indian River Federal Credit Union Jets 12. Steelers: Vontravius Richardson 2 yd. TD, 70 yd. TD, Jacobi Kink 20 yd. TD pass to Vontravius Richardson, Mike La Rantando 1 PAT. Jets: Drew Medina 12 yd. TD reception from Mark Jackson, Mark Jackson 6 yd. TD Midgets September 26 ACE Plumbing Patriots 26, Wells Fargo Cowboys 18 Patriots: Landon Wilson 35 yd. TD reception, Drew MacFarlane 50 yd. TD reception, Tyler Burch 1 PAT,Cornelius Brown 30 yd. TD, 40 yd. TD, 1 PAT Cowboys: Tommy Lewis 55 yd. TD, Alex Suriano 50 yd TD AT&T Real Yellow Pages Dolphins 18, Norris & Company Real Estate Vikings 8. Dolphins: Leonardo Mertyle 70 yd. TD, Leonardo Mertyle 50 yd punt return TD, Charlie Boswell 25 yd. interception return TD Vikings: Erin Payne 50 yd TD, Brady Miret kick 2 PAT September 28 Play It Again Sports Packers 20, Norris & Company Real Estate Vikings 8 Packers: Willie Mosley 9 yd. TD, Zack McGriff 40 yd. TD reception from Quinton Jones, Zack McGriff 70 yd. interception TD, Jimmy Fanning 1 PAT Vikings: Erin Payne 29 yd. TD, Brady Miret kick 2 PAT Indian River Federal Credit Union Cardinals 14, The Crockett Group Insurance Rams 0 Cardinals: Demarcus Harris 19 yd. TD, Jakai Thorton 2 PAT, Demarcus Harris 65 yd. TD
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Master’s Academy running back Ville Ewar rushed for 87 yards as the Patriots lost to Northwest Miami Christian Academy at home, 28-7. It was the first home game in the history of Patriots football.
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The month of October is increasingly becoming associated with breast cancer awareness, fueled by media campaigns encouraging women over the age of 40 to get yearly mammograms. The opportunity also lends itself to educating women on other aspects of their overall health. For those who don’t have insurance or whose income prohibits the cost of early detection, annual pap smears and accessible prenatal care, there are affordable alternatives in Indian River County. Treasure Coast Community Health is a nonprofit, primary care health provider that charges for services on a sliding scale basis. During the month of October, mammograms are available at local radiography clinics for $99 with a referral from TCCH. “We’re a perfect health care safety net for hardworking folks in Indian River County who are struggling to get by,” says Stephen Dorrance, the executive director of the TCCH Foundation. First established in Fellsmere in 1996, TCCH also runs an 11,000-square-foot clinic at 1545 Oslo Road. That facility provides a full range of medical care, including general practice, obstetrics and gynecology, laboratory and x-ray diagnostics, dental and even mental health care. In addition, TCCH recently opened a pediatric medical clinic in Sebastian and a behavioral health clinic in downtown Vero Beach. Last year, the Oslo Road clinic, which opened in 2009, provided care to 14,000 individual patients for a total of 50,000 visits. In the first six months of 2011, over 20,000 individual patients have relied on TCCH as their health care provider. Prior to coming on board with TCCH, CEO Vicki Soulé was the director of ambulatory and diagnostic ser-
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There is always a lot of hustle and bustle at the nurses station. vices at Indian River Medical Center for six years. She emphasizes the growing need for accessible and affordable medical care, particularly as federal health care reform takes root over the next few years. “With the new health care bill, numbers will continue to increase because fewer people will be enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans,” she says. “Providers will not be accepting Medicaid, as they have not increased reimbursement rates to doctors since 1996.” There are about 1,250 community health facilities like TCCH across the country, says Dorrance. It is one way of alleviating the congestion – and cost – of a trend to use hospital emergency rooms as a primary care health facility.
Not to be confused with an urgent care clinic, which is another way of getting sick people out of hospital emergency rooms, TCCH provides a continuum of health care services over a lifetime, from prevention to episodic and chronic care for people who are part of a shifting socio-economic group. “People already struggling in the county are getting poorer,” says Dorrance, who recently joined the organization to help raise awareness about the clinic. This struggling population includes many restaurant workers, who for the most part do not have health insurance as an employment benefit. Other area employees have deductibles that
are difficult to meet, such as City of Sebastian workers, who have a $5,000 threshold, says Dorrance. “The ability to have quality care on a sliding fee scale is immeasurable,” says Soulé, pointing out that four visits a year at the clinic would cost a patient about $450. That fee is considerably less than a single visit to the hospital emergency room. About 60 percent of TCCH’s $8 million annual budget comes from patient-generated fees. Another 22 percent comes from federal HRSA (Health Resources Services Administration) grants that make up the difference between the cost of services and the sliding scale discount extended to qualifying patients.
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serves mostly children up to 12 years of age, with one day a week reserved for adults on an emergency basis. TCCH partners with Title I schools in the district to provide tooth sealants to children from low income homes. In April, second- and fifth-graders from Fellsmere Elementary received the sealants, which help prevent cavities. Another school is scheduled for January. Moreover, children receive full physical exams, which are required by the school district, at a cost of only $15. “Our services are supposed to make life easier for our patients,” says Soulé. The majority of the board of directors is federally mandated to be made up of patients, which “gives us a very patientfocused view of the policies we use for our organization,” she says. Those policies include extended business hours, currently until 6:30 p.m. during the week, and dental appointments on Saturday. In addition, the mental health care services include both psychiatric and substance abuse programs, also available on a sliding scale basis. The only pharmacy in Fellsmere is located in the TCCH facility at 12196 CR 112. The Oslo Road clinic is in the process of opening a self contained pharmacy as a convenience to patients. As a federally qualified facility, the pharmacies are able to offer medication at discounted rates to patients using the clinic as their primary care facility. This year, TCCH accepted a local Impact 100 grant to upgrade its digital technology in Fellsmere, enabling an interface of patient’s medical records with dental records to improve the continuum of care. The organization has effectively reached out to an ever widening demographic of women as well as men in the community through a variety of programs that work with churches, attend health fairs, distribute literature and other ways to help spread the word. Dorrance aims to open another full service TCCH clinic in Vero Beach in the next few months. For more information about TCCH, visit them online at tcchinc.org; or call 571-8828 in Fellsmere, 257-8224 on Oslo Road.
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As a federally qualified health center, (FQHC), TCCH’s sliding fee scale is based on the size and income of a patient’s family according to federal poverty guidelines. As mandated by the guidelines, TCCH must be open to all residents, regardless of their ability to pay. The remainder of TCCH’s annual budget is derived through fundraising efforts and contributions from the Hospital District of IRC, which gave TCCH $165,000 last year and this year increased the amount to $216,000, Dorrance said. Currently, the clinic is launching an initiative to raise money for an ultrasound machine and to cover the expense of a more costly pap smear that can detect HPV. According to Dorrance, the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in IRC is “one of the highest in the state.” Dorrance said many of the female patients who are demonstrating STDs were already sexually active when the vaccine became available in 2006. Dr. Marian Sampson, a full time member of the TCCH staff, is presently the only female OB-GYN in Indian River County. Fully licensed and board certified, Sampson provides a wide range of medical services to address women’s health issues. Assisted by a registered nurse, Yanet Quevedo, who speaks fluent English, Spanish and Creole, Sampson provides prenatal services to expectant mothers and she performs both vaginal and Cesarean section deliveries at IRMC. Sampson also performs hysterectomies, tubal ligations and colposcopies for cervical evaluation and abnormal pap smears. The majority of the staff at TCCH is bilingual, with 12 physicians and a myriad of nurses, many of them from NOVA and Florida State universities. For the past two-and-a-half years, Dr. Herman Fountain has been the medical director at TCCH. Previously, he was in private practice in Vero Beach. Dr. Heidi Turk is the clinic’s dental director, with 12 dentists working on both children and adults with a capacity to fill 11 dental chairs. In contrast, the health department’s dental program
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Local ‘Health Care Heroes’ honored at luncheon Some of the stories were very personal, while others were acts of compassion by health care professionals that impacted thousands of lives. All the subjects of those stories were honored at the Treasure Coast Health Care Heroes luncheon to recognize contributions by individuals and organizations to their profession. Area residents nominated 129 health care heroes. Those applications were reviewed by a panel of six judges representing local hospitals. Eight awards were presented at the ceremony. Dr. Gregory MacKay, a gastroenterologist at Indian River Medical Center, was an award winner in the community outreach category. “Any number of people could have just as easily received this award,” he said. For the past nine years, MacKay, 52, has been providing medical care in Haiti. Two years ago, he and a group of local residents established the Haiti Clinic in Cité Soleil, a slum of Port au Prince. Because of their foresight, medical attention was immediately available when the earthquakes of 2010 devastated the already impoverished island nation. Recently, the all-volunteer group in Vero Beach, which funds and supports the Haiti Clinic, built a clean water cistern in Cité Soleil and is now building a woman’s health facility. Past Health Care Heroes award recipient, Dr. Dirk Parvus, a general practitioner at Sebastian River Medical Center, sits on the board of the Haiti Clinic. Parvus won last year for physician excellence. Dr. Deepti Sadhwani, who practices internal medicine at Quality Health Care in Sebastian, was a finalist this year in the category of advancement of health care research. A self-described bariatric doctor without the surgery, Sadhwani’s focus is on helping with obesity prevention and education. Through her nonprofit organization, HOPE, Sadhwani, 48, speaks at schools, churches, civic groups and hospitals about the importance of nutrition. “Obesity is the mother of every disease known to mankind,” she says, including Alzheimer’s and cancer. She blames the obesity endemic on an increase in consumption of Omega-6 fatty acids, found in foods from industrial crops, such as corn and wheat, and a decrease in Omega-3
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Jeff Susi, CEO of IRMC and a judge in this year’s Health Care Heroes awards, with Dr. Gregory MacKay, a gastroenterologist in Vero Beach who won the community outreach award for his work in Haiti, and his nominator, Betsy Whisman, director of marketing and public relations at IRMC.
Dr. Deepti Sadhwani, a finalist in the advancement in health care research category, with the executive director of her new wellness and fitness center in Wabasso, Mally Paquette, and Bob Brunjes, publisher of Scripp’s Treasure Coast Newspapers.
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was inspired to go through the program after helping to care for her former boss at Sea Oaks. “She was given three months to live,” says Helms of “Sam,” the woman she worked alongside in the kitchen.” “Without pay, Helms visited her every afternoon for the next three and-a-half years. She
was aptly called, “An Angel Sent.” The luncheon was sponsored by Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, Seacoast National Bank, Martin Memorial Health Systems, VNA of Florida, Torrey Pines Institute of Molecular Studies, Tradition Center for Innovation, Comerica Bank, VGTI of Florida, AT&T, and FPL.
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fatty acids, which people used to consume in such old time staples as cod liver oil. “We’re now sending Omega-3 oils to soldiers suffering from depression,” she says, attributing a lack of this essential nutrient to outbreaks of bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder, as well. The award for advancement research was given to Rafick-Pierre Sékaly, Ph.D., co-director and chief scientific officer at the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute of Florida, located in the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies in Port St. Lucie. Sékaly and his team are recognized worldwide for their work in finding a cure for HIV infection. Another finalist, Rebecca Abbott, a respiratory therapist at IRMC, was nominated in the category of non-physician excellence. Abbott’s compassion extends to patients, some of whom are homeless, and to colleagues. Over the years, she has organized a fundraiser in honor of a fellow respiratory therapist who died of asthma, and she has raised money for a lifetime endowment to pay for the board exams of newly graduated respiratory professionals. The non-physician excellence award was given to Alice Macomber, RN, department chair and program director of medical assisting at Keiser University’s Port St. Lucie campus. A nurse for 32 years, Macomber, 64, has devoted the lion’s share of her career to working with HIV/AIDS patients when no one else would go near them. She has even cared for terminal HIV/AIDS patients in her home until they died. A total of 47 health care professionals from Indian River County were nominated this year. The judges’ panel included Jeff Susi, CEO and president of IRMC, and Emily Holliman, CEO of SRMC. Mary Ann Hilton, accompanied by husband, Bill Hilton, had lunch with her lifesaver, Dr. I. Basil Keller, a neurological surgeon at IRMC, whom she nominated for physician excellence. In 2005, Keller, 73, performed emergency eye surgery on Hilton, 61, who had two aneurysms and no insurance. Vero Beach resident, Mary Helms, a private care CNA, was nominated for non-physician excellence by her client, Arthur Dawson, who was unable to attend last week’s event. Helms, 49, helped Dawson’s wife recover from a stroke before she was permanently placed in a nursing home. Now, she cares for Dawson, 76, as he battles non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Helms was certified in 1996 as a nursing assistant through the adult education program in the school district of Indian River County. She
Seated are Bill and Mary Ann Hilton, who nominated their Health Care Hero, Dr. I. Basil Keller for the emergency medical services category. Standing: Dr. Gregory MacKay, who won the community outreach award, with his wife, Debbie MacKay.
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Obituaries James H. Acker, former Vero Beach Postmaster James H. Acker, 89, died Sept. 26, 2011. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and moved with his family to Vero Beach. Before retirement, he was Vero Beach Postmaster. He entered the postal service May 19, 1941, and retired after 37 years of service. He served as a member of the Florida District and sectional Center Managers Advisory Committees. He also served as chairman for the Area Mail Service Improvement at Florida First Class Offices. He was a trainer postmaster for first-class officers. He was selected as the District Postmaster of the Year in 1975 and Florida Postmaster of the Year in 1976. He was a member of the National Association of Postmasters. He served in the Navy during World War II. He attended local schools and graduated from
Patricia A. Barton Patricia A. Barton, 77, died Sept. 23, 2011, at her home. She was born in Omaha, Neb., and lived in Vero Beach for 12 years, coming from Fort Lauderdale. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Jack Barton of Vero Beach; daughters, Shellie Scarr of Lakeland and Colleenie Barton of Brandon; and son, Bob Scarr of Lakeland. A guestbook is available at www. lowtherfuneralhome.com.
James A. “Jimmy Decker” Caughey James A. “Jimmy Decker” Caughey died Sept. 27, 2011, at his home. He was born in Fort Pierce and was a lifelong resident of Vero Beach. He worked in the oil fields, carpentry, owned Jim’s Tree Service and later was well known for Jimmy Decker Arts. He was of the Christian faith. He was a member of the Vero Beach Eagles, Moose Lodge and only the second honorary member since the 1940s of the Booze Fighters Motorcycle Club Chapter 86 of Vero Beach. Survivors include his mother, Carol Decker of Vero Beach; father, Howard Caughey of Merrifield, Minn.; daughters, Leah Caughey of Brainerd, Minn., and Kristin Caughey of North Miami; sons, James Caughey and Cody Caughey, both of Brainerd; mother of his children and friend, Loreen Caughey of Merrifield; brother, Michael Decker of Wabasso; sisters, Lisa Decker of Marlborough, Mass.,
Brenda Decker and Phyllis Coleman, both of Vero Beach, and Trisha Mayer of Winter Beach. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
Charles George Chapman Charles George Chapman, 83, died Sept. 22, 2011, at the Indian River Medical Center. He was born in Jamaica and lived in Vero Beach for more than 10 years, coming from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was a plastics and color engineer for the Celanese Corp. He was a member of the Plastic Engineers Association and American Chemical Society. He was a parishioner of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Vero Beach. Survivors include his daughters; sister; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association , P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
Daniel S. Havens Daniel S. Havens, 59, died Sept. 27, 2011, at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach. He was born in Spartansburg, S.C., and moved to Sebastian 18 years ago from Vero Beach. He was a Navy Vietnam veteran. He was owner of Dan’s Automotive in Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Cynthia Havens of Sebastian; daughter, Jackie Williams of Sebastian; brother, Bruce Havens of Jacksonville; sister, Catherine Lintner of Pfafftown, N.C.; and four grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
Vero Beach High School. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Association of Atomic Veterans and National Association of Radiation Survivors. He was an active member of St. Helen Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Jean; sons, David of Waycross, Ga., and Mark of Nashville, Tenn.; daughter, Melissa of Mills River, N.C.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, James; and one granddaughter. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Helen Catholic Church Building Fund, 2000 20th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guest book is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
Joye Long Joye Long, 84, died Sept. 26, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Shelby County, Ala., and lived in Vero Beach for 51 years, coming from Fort Lauderdale. Before retirement, she was employed by Kmart in Vero Beach. She was a member of the Democratic Women’s Club of Vero Beach and a member of First Baptist Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include her sons, Johnny Long of Crestview and Kenneth Long of Vero Beach; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011. A guest book is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.
Mary Lou Gregory Roux Mary Lou Gregory Roux, 78, died Sept. 22, 2011. She lived in Vero Beach and Summit, N.J. She worked for United Airlines, taught elementary school for several years and later was a successful business woman who ran RouxSources for many years. When in Vero Beach, she sang in the Sea Oaks choral group and volunteered with Indian River Habitat for Humanity. She also attended The Community Church of Vero Beach. Survivors include her children, Greg Roux of Arlington, Va., Rob Roux of Marietta, Ga., and Cindy Roux Coy of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and seven grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Presbyterian Church of New Providence, N.J. Arrangements are by Funeral Services of New Jersey.
James Lester Sherman James Lester Sherman, 81, died Sept. 24, 2011. He was born in Chicago, and lived in Vero Beach for three years, coming from Barefoot Bay. Before retirement, he worked as an independent truck driver. Survivors include his sons, Timothy J. Sherman of Marion, N.C., Michael D. Sherman of Vero Beach and Lenny Nielsen of Birmingham, Ala.; daughters, Terry Ann Futch, Tracy Sanford and Peggy Sherman-Bennett, all of Vero Beach, and Karen Herren of Palm Bay; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A guest book is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
Harry W. Wilcox Jr Harry W. Wilcox Jr., 86 of Madison, Ct., and Vero Beach, passed away Sept. 23, 2011 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Harry grew up in Chappaqua, NY. and served in the Army as a pilot in the Army Air Corp during World War II. After the war he graduated from Yale University. Upon graduation he was employed at GE, Sylvania, IU International and IT&T in a variety of senior management positions. He was an avid sailor, winning many competitions. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Crowther, his children and stepchildren; Harry W. Wilcox III of Boston, Justine Wilcox of Potomac, Md., and Charles Crowther of Cincinnati, Oh., and Matthew Crowther of West Hartford, Ct. and their families; grandchildren: Elizabeth Halle Axel-
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Edward V. Hoos Edward V. Hoos, 95, died Sept. 30, 2011, at his home. He was born in Jersey City, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for 29 years, coming from Spring Lake Heights, N.J. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Sierra Club and Vero Beach Country Club. A guest book is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Charles E. Dietz Charles E. Dietz, 82, died Sept. 26, 2011, at Palm Garden of West Palm, West Palm Beach. He was born in Columbia, Mo., and lived in Vero Beach for 31 years, coming from Long Beach, Calif. He was a member of First Baptist Church and was an active partici-
Anthony F. Romeo Anthony F. Romeo, 94, died Aug. 19, 2011, at The Place at Vero Beach. He was born in New York City and lived in Vero Beach for 25 years, coming from Lighthouse Point and Huntington, N.Y. Before retiring, he was a civil engineer for the federal government, oversaw the construction of more than 25 post offices in the United States, and was responsible for inspection and installation of Voice of America transmission towers around the world. He was a parishioner at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach. Survivors include his son, Richard C. Romeo of Louisburg, N.C.; sister, Frances A. Romeo of Eatontown, N.J.; and two grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Elizabeth Walsh Elizabeth Walsh, 93, died Sept. 28, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Roselle Park, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for 16 years, coming from Edison, N.J.
Joseph John Tagg, 88, died Sept. 30, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Philadelphia and lived in Vero Beach for four years, coming from Miramar. He was a member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Sebastian; St. Luke’s Catholic Church, Vero Beach; and St. Stephan’s Catholic Church, Miramar. He was a member of American Legion; Elks and Moose Lodge, both of Miramar and Sebastian. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, JoAnn Tagg of Vero Beach; son, Michael J. Tagg of Ontario, Ohio; daughters, Dottie Cleckner of Mansfield, Ohio, and Debbie Porto of Sebastian; 16 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Southeast Florida Honor Flight Inc., P.O. Box 1503, Stuart, FL 34995. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Ernest C. Wrable Ernest C. Wrable, 89, died Sept. 10, 2011. He was born in Braddock, Pa., and lived in Vero Beach. He was a machinist, artist and cartoonist at New Kensington, Pa., Aluminum Co. Survivors include his daughters, Carol Baranyi of Palm Beach Gardens and Patty Fallon of Pittsburgh; son, Ron of Melbourne, Bill of State College, Pa., and Bob of Daytona Beach; seven grand children; and three greatgrand children. He was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice, 901 37th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. Arrangements are by All County Funeral Home, Stuart.
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Eleanor S. Mattern, 90, died Sept. 10, 2011, at her home. She was a native of Reading, Pa., and lived in Vero
Billy D. Moss, 81, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at his home. He. was born in Burlington, Iowa, and lived in Vero Beach for 20 years, coming from Pompano Beach. Before retiring, he was a pilot with United Airlines. Survivors include a sister, Kay Johnston of Walnut Creek, Calif. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
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Frank M. Rodolico Jr., 45, died Sept. 27, 2011. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for nine years, coming from Aurora, Colo. He was a painter for Schlitt Brothers in Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Kathy; daughter, Colleen; parents, Frank and JoAnne Rodolico of Port St. Lucie; brother, Michael Rodolico of Willow Spring, N.C; grandmother, Stella Rizzo of New York; and grandfather, Frank A. Rodolico of North Carolina. A guest book is available at www.aycockportstlucie.com.
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Margaret M. Bennison, 101, died Sept. 26, 2011, at Indian River Estates, Vero Beach. She was born in Trenton, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for 25 years, coming from Tequesta. She was a school principal in the Ewing Township School District, Ewing Township, N.J., for 40 years. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach. She was a member of the Indian River Medical Center Auxiliary. Survivors include her daughter, Judith Brown of Topsfield, Maine; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
Don Haley Morrow, 81, died Sept. 28, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Boonville, Mo., and lived in Vero Beach for seven years, coming from Junction City, Kan. He received his doctorate from Kansas City Dental College, Kansas City, Mo. He practiced in Junction City, Mo., for 50 years. Survivors include his sister, Mona Klein of Vero Beach.
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Before retiring, she worked in Sears’ catalog division in New Brunswick, N.J., for more than 30 years. Survivors include her son, Robert G. Walsh, Sr. of Vero Beach; daughter, Lynn Walsh of Vero Beach; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Vero Beach, P.O. Box 644, Vero Beach, FL 32961. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
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William “Bill” Scott Arnold, 47, died Sept. 27, 2011. He was born in Washington, D.C., and lived in Vero Beach for 12 years. He received his law degree from the University of Arkansas. He worked with various companies dealing in financial services and real estate. Survivors include his wife, Marci Arnold of Vero Beach; mother, Lila Lohman of Warrenton, Va.; brother, Guy Arnold of Denver; and sisters, Abby Arnold of Charlottesville, Va., and Mary Arnold of Gettysburg, Pa. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Greater Southeast Affiliate, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 752840692. A guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.
pant in the sanctuary choir for several years. He was a member of Elks Lodge 1774, Vero Beach. Survivors include his son, Dan Dietz of Everett, Wash.; daughter, Deborah Holcombe of Ashland, Ore.; brother, Norman Dietz of Eldon, Mo.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
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Beach, coming from Pennsylvania. She was active in the the Community Church of Vero Beach. Survivors include her daughters, Patricia M. Hursen of Vero Beach, Barbara M. Babb of Pawleys Island, S.C.; sister, Lucille S. Zahniser of Boca Raton; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Church, 1901 23rd St., Vero Beach, FL 32960.
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son, Harry W. Wilcox IV and Daniel E. Wilcox. Harry is also survived by two sisters, Marilyn Chastain of Vero Beach and Shirley Broga and her husband Paul of Fort Pierce. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven. http://www.momentumfund. net/donate.html.
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Address 5400 Highway A1A, C12
Subdivision Vista del Mar
Address: Subdivision: List Date: List Price: Sell Date: Sell Price: Listing Broker: Listing Agent: Selling Broker: Selling Agent:
10625 Fife Ave. Windsor 2/28/2011 $1,595,000 9/22/2011 $1,275,000 Windsor Properties Betsy Hanley Windsor Properties Betsy Hanley
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946 Seagrape Ln. Riomar 12/30/2010 $1,149,000 9/23/2011 $910,000 Premier Estate Properties Kay Brown Norris & Co. Peggy Hewett
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755 Starboard Dr. Moorings 8/1/2011 $659,000 9/23/2011 $570,000 The Moorings Realty Sales Co. Judy Hargarten The Moorings Realty Sales Co. Judy Hargarten
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500 Gardenia Ln. River Oaks Estates 3/22/2011 $390,000 9/26/2011 $367,500 Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Elizabeth Sorensen Norris & Co. Debbie Bell
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2056 Autumn Ln. Seasons 10/14/2010 $375,000 9/28/2011 $360,000 Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Craig Von Kohorn Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt Dustin Haynes
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1465 Corona Ln. Ten Coins on the Ocean 11/16/2010 $399,000 9/26/2011 $350,000 Palm Pointe Realty Cheryl Gerstner North Beach Realty, Inc. Janet Lawrence
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1345 Almiranta Ln. Castaway Cove 8/8/2011 $349,500 9/23/2011 $340,000 Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Christine Hughes Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt Sharon Noblet-Wininger
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3500 Ocean Dr. Vero Beach Hotel & Club 8/29/2011 $269,000 9/26/2011 $222,000 Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt SEB Jackie Hatter Flagler Realty, LLC Beverly Spark
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1971 Pebble Path W Summerplace 6/13/2011 $190,100 9/26/2011 $190,100 Trent Realty Inc. Roy Trent North Beach Realty, Inc. Janet Lawrence
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1441 Ocean Dr., 209 Oceanside 4/14/2011 $150,000 9/26/2011 $135,000 Norris & Company Nancy Jones Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Daniel Luce
List Date 4/4/2011
List Price $90,000
Sell Date 9/23/2011
Sell Price $80,000
Listing Broker/Agent Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc./Hope Brovont
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Mainland Real Estate Sales – September 22-September 28 Address: Subdivision: List Date: List Price: Sell Date: Sell Price: Listing Broker: Listing Agent: Selling Broker: Selling Agent: Address 3020 Par Dr.
Subdivision Country Club Pointe
List Date 4/11/2011
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5105 St. Andrews Island Dr. Grand Harbor 10/15/2010 $1,195,000 9/28/2011 $1,000,000 Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Stacey Clawson Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Stacey Clawson List Price $229,000
Sell Date 9/26/2011
Sell Price $222,500
Listing Broker/Agent Peters, Cook & Company RE/David Riley
625 32nd Ave. SW Wood Hollow 1/3/2010 $325,000 9/23/2011 $285,000 Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Tom LaRocca Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Scott Reynolds
Selling Broker/Agent Peters, Cook & Company RE/Patricia Thompson
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