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O’Connor said. “It is not a bad position to be in to have the rates of one utility and the rate-setting by another.” The timing of the City Council vote was crucial as Indian River Shores is scheduled to hold a utility workshop Jan. 23 to discuss the proposals and come up with a recommendation by the regularly scheduled Town Council meeting on Jan. 26. County Administrator Joe Baird says he does not expect the county to make any sort of counter offer to Indian River Shores. “We offered our rates to Indian River Shores,” Baird said. “We haven’t had a rate increase since 1999. Our cash balances have increased every year. We have put $21 million into the system over the last five years to keep it current and in good working order.”

the residents. The rate quoted to the town by the City (of Vero Beach) is almost three times higher than that of the County,” Jefferson said. The city addressed that issue by basically meeting the county’s prices for the majority of customers depending on how the reuse water is delivered. Non-pressurized reuse water delivered to a pond or lagoon would match the county rate of 67 cents per 1,000 gallons. The rates go up for pressurized delivery to subdivisions, businesses and customers with direct connections to reuse water. When asked by council members, O’Connor said he expected Indian River Shores to remain with Vero Beach utilities, but to accept the county rates. “They have the best of both worlds,”

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or city of Vero Beach rates. Rate increases or decreases would be tied to whichever system the town decided to go with when adjustments are made. In either case, Vero Beach would also drop the current 10 percent surcharge it had been tacking on to Indian River Shore bills. The changes City Council approved remove a major concern raised by Indian River Shores over the price of reuse water. In a letter dated Nov. 22, 2011 to Vero Beach City Manager O’Connor, Indian River Shores Town Manager Richard Jefferson pointed out the city was charging nearly three times as much as the county for reuse water. “The Town (of Indian River Shores) uses millions of gallons a day and this cost is extremely important to

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VERO BEACH -- City Manager Jim O’Connor received approval from the Vero Beach City Council to alter its bid to retain the town of Indian River Shores as a water and sewer customer by essentially guaranteeing reuse water rates similar to that which Indian River County charges. Indian River Shores is considering bids by both the city and the county to provide customers with water, sewer service and reuse water service. Indian River County said if the town was to hook into their system, they would be like any existing customer and be charged county rates for the next 30 years. The city’s bid is slightly more complicated in that it would allow Indian River Shores to elect to either pay the prevailing county water-sewer rates

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County to return $1.2 million in impact fees INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -The Indian River County Board of Commissioners decided this week to return to barrier island residents over $1.2 million in impact fees collected before 1999 but never used for their intended purpose. Residents living south of Beachland Boulevard paid the fees for infrastructure as new developments were coming on line. However, the county failed to make any improvements during the six years it held on to the money. At that point (2004) the affected homeowners had one year to apply for the return, but the county received no such requests. The county had been holding on to the cash and accruing interest on the principle. Commissioners voted in December to return

$132,000 plus some of the interest, but they learned from staff this week the amount of unspent impact fees was $255,289. At that point, by a 4-1 vote, they decided to return all the impact fees and all the interest to the barrier island residents. Commissioners Gary Wheeler, Bob Solari, Wesley Davis and Joe Flescher voted in favor of returning the money. Commissioner Peter O’Bryan was the lone vote to keep some of the money for improvements to the intersection of 17th Street and A1A as had been considered in December. The return of the impact fees was a victory for Charlie Wilson and his Asset Research and Recovery, which first broached the matter with the county last year. Wilson estimates his company

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has spent over $100,000 and 1,000 hours researching and battling with county staff over the impact fees. “The problem has always been the county holds all the cards,” Wilson said. “They make all the rules and when they don’t like them, they change them.” Wilson noted that the Indian River County will now become one of just two counties in the state of Florida that will notify residents when an impact fee is due to be returned. County Attorney Alan Polackwich must establish a method for granting the refunds and draft a formal ordinance for a public hearing on Feb. 21. The plan as discussed this week was to have the refund paid to the current owner of the property.

Wilson says he expects the average refund to be around $2,000 per household -- $1,500 for the impact fee and $500 in interest. He also said he expects there will be some money left over from homeowners who can not be contacted during the window that refunds will be paid out. Wilson says there are more refunds from other funds being held in county coffers, many payable to mainland residents. He plans to open a claim center in the 2001 Building, in Suite 105 in Vero Beach to help citizens obtain impact money they are due. “The county is trying to make it so the staff can administrate this,” Wilson said. “But there are still many hurdles that a person has to go through and people are going to need our help. We know that.”

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Vero company in race to explore inner space Triton Submarines seeks to reach Mariana Trench ahead of James Cameron and Richard Branson LISA RYMER VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

On the outskirts of town in a modest complex of oversized garages, a small Vero Beach company finds itself on the cutting edge of international underwa-

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race with a major Hollywood celebrity and a billionaire businessman. The company was scheduled this week to be featured on the “Today Show” highlighting the high-stakes competition among James Cameron, producer of such blockbuster movies as “The Titanic” and “Avatar;” Richard Branson, Virgin Music and Virgin Atlantic mogul and a television daredevil; and Patrick Lahey, Triton Submarines president and a member of a tight-knit group of submarine experts here on the Treasure Coast. The goal of these adventurers is to reach the deepest part of the ocean floor -- the Mariana Trench -- situated just south of the island nation of Guam and seven-miles beneath the water’s surface. It’s not the first time humans have achieved this death-defying plunge to depths where the pressure is more than 1,000 times than that at sea level.

In 1960, Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard first touched down in the trench for about 20 minutes after a four hour descent. “We’re not interested in just getting there,” said Lahey, 49, whose team is comprised of 15 scientists, technicians and mechanics, many of them formerly employed at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. “We want to energize the community about ocean exploration.” Although the U.S. has spent billions of dollars on outer space exploration, little to nothing is being spent on oceanic endeavors, he said. With the star power of his competitors, and the possible curative power of the ocean’s yet undiscovered plants and animals, Lahey is optimistic about the future. “Our submarine is the Hubble TelCONTINUES ON PAGE 8

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entire crew for the company’s success. Like something out of a “Star Trek” episode, Triton submarines look like spaceships, with round glass hulls flanked by two pontoon tanks. The comparison is a deliberate one. “The ocean is the last unexplored frontier,” said Lahey, a fitness fanatic and Canadian by birth, who liberally spices his language with colorful euphemisms. Since its inception in 2007, Triton has built one or two submarines a year for a very specialized niche market of mega-yacht owners. The transparent hull, acrylic submersibles are battery operated and weigh between three and ten tons, requiring an A-frame lift for storage, launch and recovery. Yacht owners, who don’t want such an imposing structure aft, may afford to have a shadow yacht loaded with an assortment of toys follow the main boat. The two- and three-person air-conditioned submarines, which generally cost between $1.9 million and $3 million, are easily navigated with a video game-style joy stick. Included in the

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pany, Triton has partnered with a production company that filmed its recent trip to test the Triton in the Bahamas. Currently, the company is discussing several film projects with major television networks and other distribution outlets. Triton has been assured it will be able to sell programming, which could spawn merchandising, licensing, increased production and additional operations. It could also mean that Vero Beach would become the location for a new exploration series on TV. The show, “Top Gear,” which is somewhat similar to the program Triton is producing, earns the BBC network $1 billion a year, reported Marc Deppe, vice president of marketing for Triton. If the company puts the funding in place from private investors or through greater media exposure, Deppe anticipates a 2013 completion of Triton’s first full ocean depth submersible. This may not get Triton to the ocean’s

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In 1993, Jones, who currently resides in Idaho and is also the CEO of an underwater resort in Fiji, established U.S. Submarines, a company that converted outdated underwater vehicles for new uses. Triton is a subsidiary of U.S. Submarines. “We drew from local talent at Harbor Branch, Harris Corporation, Lockheed and Perry Technologies, all involved in some degree with various underwater projects,” said Lahey, calling his colleagues an “odd group with zany expertise.” “You deﬁnitely have to have a screw loose or love doing this,” he said about underwater work. Lahey hopes that the attention from the race to the Mariana Trench -- with a depth equivalent to the height of Mount Everest -- generates new avenues of revenue for Triton, catapulting it from a company producing a couple of submarines a year to one that produces ﬁve or more. To facilitate the growth of the com-

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try,” he said, explaining that the potential for injury and death was so great, that only remotely operated vehicles are used now. As his career in the oil industry wound down in the mid ‘80s, Lahey came to work for Harbor Branch, which had received the contract from NASA to recover debris from the space shuttle, Challenger. In 1986, Challenger had completed nine missions before breaking apart immediately after launch over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven crew members on board. Lahey operated the submersibles in deep water debris ﬁelds for Harbor Branch, where he met scientist Dave Norquist, now a member of the Triton team, who began his career at the University of Hawaii’s Undersea Research Laboratory. It was during this period that Lahey also became involved in the tourist industry. “Where else would a guy with my unique experience work with manned commercial submarines,” asked the rough and tumble leader, who never attended college. Lahey started working with a company that bought submarines from the oil industry and retroﬁt them as passenger vehicles for underwater sightseeing. Eventually, he teamed up with Bruce Jones, a submarine consultant who had spent much of his life on marine construction platforms.

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training is time in a virtual simulator at the company’s local headquarters. Whether it’s for research or tourism, passengers are able to take in the incredible sights at speeds of up to three knots, or roughly 3.3 miles per hour, through a clear bubble that provides unmatched panoramic viewing. Made from Plexiglas or glass, depending on the model, the refractive indexes of the observation spheres are similar to water, explains Lahey. When submerged, “you can’t see where the hull ends and the water begins,” he said of the invisible barrier. Lahey has been hooked from the moment he made his ﬁrst dive under six inches of ice as an adolescent. The Canadian teenager was permanently enthralled by the vast silence of the watery netherworld. At age 19, Lahey attended a commercial diving school in Los Angeles where he learned how to work on deep ocean oil rigs. From there, he travelled the world, spending time along the west coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the North Sea, where he was stationed in Aberdeen, Scotland. While working for International Underwater Contractors, he was introduced to submersible vessels. At Cal Dive, another company where he worked, Lahey operated a Mantis, a one-man submarine shaped like a cylindrical pipe with a small acrylic window at one end. “It was the last of the manned subs used in the oﬀshore oil and gas indus-

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Polo makes triumphant return this weekend LISA RYMER VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

While much of the nation is buried beneath snow, the green grass here in Vero Beach means it is time to play polo. Known as “the sport of kings,” the 2012 winter season kicks off Saturday at The Polo Grounds, followed by a charity

match at Windsor, the birthplace of local polo with a history of celebrity and royalty sightings. “This is the first time in two years that Windsor is hosting a polo match,” said Jane Smalley, marketing manager for the enclave of Anglo-Caribbean homes along the Indian River Lagoon.

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A competition for the fanciest picnic and the most whimsical will add to the afternoon’s entertainment. The celebrity panel of judges includes Steve Weagle, news meteorologist for WPTV; Leslie McQuirk, a local artist and writer and Alex von Bidder, owner of the Four Seasons in New York City, who collaborated with McQuirk on a children’s book. “We are recommending that people dress in traditional polo chic attire,” said Holm. Suggested attire consists of a jacket and tie for men, and either nice slacks or a dress for women. Hats are optional. Due to the divot stomping at half-time, Holm suggests that women wear flat shoes so their heels won’t become lodged in the grassy field, which doubles as a driving range for most of the year. A special exhibition is also planned for half-time, said Holm. Brian Redman, a Formula One champion driver who lives in Vero, is assembling an assortment of vintage cars to display on the polo field. Windsor has a distinguished heritage of hosting polo matches over 20 years and is where highly esteemed players such as Prince Charles have competed against local residents. “They gave us a list of things to do and not to do in front of the prince,” recalled Sandy Kahle of the first game at Windsor, in which her husband, George Kahle, along with Charlie Replogle (owner of the Ocean Grille), Peter Busch (scion of the beer dynasty) and many others competed. When Windsor was developed in 1989, founders Geoffrey Kent and Galen Weston -- who is based out of Toronto and has an English getaway in Windsor Great Neck, the community’s namesake -wanted to introduce the tradition of polo. Although the game is thought to have originated in Asia, with “pulu” being the Tibetan word for ball, it had none of the civility that it is known for today. In fact, it has been documented that the Mughals played polo with the severed heads of their vanquished CONTINUES ON PAGE 12

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braided and tied up so they don’t get tangled. The rules of the game are somewhat complicated, with the purpose ultimately being to hit the ball into the goal. Unlike golf, high handicaps are indicative of a player’s skill. Fortunately, Kahle prints out the rules on the program distributed at every match. Moreover, local Realtor Dawn Redman -- whose English accent adds a certain regal ﬂavor to her color commentary -- explains the rules as she calls the game over a speaker system play-by-play. On occasion, The Polo Grounds host special events, where it feels more like Windsor. The 13th Annual Children’s Match, scheduled for February 26, will beneﬁt The Learning Alliance, an organization that facilitates a reading program at area elementary schools. Kahle, who owns Maitland Farm Preschool in addition to her equestrian interests, goes all out for the children’s charity events. When it comes to the matters of the heart, she said polo fans tend to dress a bit more formally. And there is sure to be a white tent, tailgate contests and possibly some local royalty.

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To the Editor: Everybody knows that athletes dream of going to the Olympics, but not many people know that musicians do as well. The University of Florida Gator Marching Band is the only college band that has been invited to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. An invitation to perform at the Olympic Games is an honor and the chance of a lifetime, especially for eight proud Vero Beach High School marching band alumni. These former VBHS band students are part of the 150 Gator band members who are planning to make the trip in July. Starting out on various instruments in sixth grade at Giﬀord Middle School, all eight students pursued music throughout high school in concert and marching bands. Sarah Piper and Amy Hiser graduated from VBHS in 2008 and have participated together in the Gator marching band all four years of college. Piper, an education major and a trombonist, is currently one of three drum majors at UF. Hiser is an elementary education major and a tuba player. Joshua Lamothe, who graduated from VBHS in 2009, is studying aerospace engineering and is a principal trumpeter. The newest members of the Gator

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Making sure the joke is not on us BY MILT THOMAS

One day recently, a woman from the Vero Beach Book Center called and asked if I knew anything about a book on how to become a psychic. Someone came into the store and told her I had mentioned it in my last column. So I said, yes, I had mentioned the book in my Jan. 5 column (“Obvious and not so obvious predictions for 2012”), but also noted that the publisher was the author’s cat. I had assumed readers would know the book was meant as a joke, tongue in cheek, sleight of ham (My mother once told me I was the ham that could never be cured). However, if you Google “how to become a psychic,” you will see a pageslong list of sites on the subject both serious and tongue in cheek. Sadly, most of them are serious. Mine was strictly the latter. Then I began to think about other examples of jokes, tongues in cheek and sleights of hand posing as serious issues in our lives. For instance, there

is the ongoing battle over Vero Beach electric. Is the offer from FPL merely a joke and we’re the punch line? Are the FPL executives snickering behind closed doors hoping we don’t “get it?” Then again, MILT THOMAS could it be a sincere best offer that they “Tebow-ed” over before presenting it to us? Nah. It doesn’t even make for a good joke because everyone knows FPL would never start negotiating with their best offer, right? However, we could turn the tables on them if we either walked away or made a kneeslapping, guffaw producing counteroffer they didn’t expect. That would be an example of the old adage, “He (or she) who cares the least, wins.” To care the least though, we must actually be prepared to walk away, which

is difficult when we have publicly embraced their offer. That takes us to the other utilitarian issue – turning over Vero’s water and sewer to the county. Good jokes only work once with an audience or with the person who is the butt of those jokes. The other old saw is “fool me once and it’s your fault; fool me twice and it’s time for me to look for a new job,” or something like that. In the case of Piper Aircraft, magicians will tell you there’s no such thing as magic, only sleight of hand. In other words, a good magician makes trickery appear as though he or she has defied the laws of nature. Unfortunately, it may turn out we actually believed something magical was happening at the state and county agreed to give the company nearly $11 million in incentives. Now it seems the laws of nature have prevailed. The company did not hire all the people promised and in fact, scrapped plans for the new PiperJet that would have

resulted in those hires. This is not to say incentives are based on some kind of mirage or sleight of hand trick. Incentives are a good thing when applied after careful analysis of a company’s plans and its ability to achieve those plans. You can’t always believe the magician’s “patter” (that’s magician-ese for the story they tell to set up the trick) unless you research the industry, market, and the company’s financial history. You may suspect there is a bouquet of flowers up the sleeve or a rabbit already in the hat, but unless you study the book, “How to Become a Magician,” you may actually fall for the trick. (Please, don’t go to the Vero Beach Book Center and ask for that book, either). Milt Thomas is a Vero Beach resident and an experienced freelance writer/ author with a 20-year background in the music industry. He currently writes biographies, blogs, lectures, travels extensively and is an active member of the National Press Club.

Wrong word, but the right message BY REV. SCOTT ALEXANDER

Last summer, my partner and I were on Cape Cod visiting old friends. One day, we decided to go out for a long bike ride on the Cape Cod Bike Trail, which wends its way along the spine of the Cape through sandy woods, rustic towns and clear fresh water ponds. In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful places to ride a bike in all of America. That particular day was an absolutely beautiful Cape Cod day. Temperatures were in the upper seventies, the sky was partly cloudy with just the right amount of sunshine, which streamed through the lush trees in dappled gold and green. I must admit that as we rode along through the beautiful undergrowth, I was filled with an appreciation for just finding myself alive in so beauti-

ful a place on such a beautiful day. And then I saw the message! Someone had stenciled – in great big letters right in the middle of the paved bike trail – what seemed to me the warm- REVEREND est and kindest of SCOTT ALEXANDER greetings. Beaming up at me from the pavement was the simple message S-M-I-L-E. “Smile,” I said to my partner who was speeding along next to me, “Look, somebody wrote smile in the middle of the trail.” To which he immediately responded, with more than a bit of amusement at my assertion, “that’s not smile, it’s ‘5 mile.’” I resisted his correction at first, but

sure enough exactly one mile down the trail was another message, “6 MILE,” and so I had to concede that in fact no one had stenciled a cheerful greeting to me, it was simply another routine mile marker. But as I continued down the trail on my bike that gorgeous day, I decided that – existentially at least -- I was right after all! I indeed had been greeted in those dappled woods with the injunction to smile and I did so because I had been given the ineffable gift of so beautiful a summer day. Surely you can do worse in life than see positive messages left for you, even in the most mundane of places. Over the years of my parish ministry – as I have watched literally thousands of people navigate their way through the complications of living – I have become persuaded that most often suc-

cess and satisfaction in living is much more about the attitude we bring than it is about “the facts on the ground.” Study after study reports that as desirable as job success, personal wealth, family harmony and physical health are to us, what trumps them all (in terms of ultimate personal happiness) is having a positive attitude which sees the proverbial glass as half full instead of bemoaning all the ways the glass is perennially “half empty.” In any case, on that beautiful Cape Cod day, I received the message to smile -- and smile I did. There is a lot of salvation in that. Rev. Scott W. Alexander is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, and has been a minister, author, and educator for almost 40 years. He is an avid cyclist and outdoor enthusiast who loves living in Vero Beach.

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A myriad of offerings at Museum antique show BY CHRISTINA TASCON VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

As has been the case the last 20 years, the Vero Beach Museum of Art was the place to see a fascinating collection of unique artifacts for the annual Antique Show. Last week invited guests were offered a sneak preview of what was on display within the walls and halls of the Museum for this year’s show. Stunning objects d’art and breathtaking jewelry, furniture and paintings were available to buyers interested in taking some of the offerings home. Stephanie and Orin Smith visited with one of their favorite local dealers at Escutcheon Antiques.

“We have a number of pieces from their gallery already but the show gives us so many varied ideas for what we could also do,” said Stephanie Smith. “If we are looking for something special, they can network with the other dealers and let us know if they can get it for us,” Orin Smith said. “That’s a very efficient way to shop for special pieces.” Many visitors had a certain item in mind as they browsed the many showcases. Others just came for the atmosphere and the love of antiquities. Betty and Whitney MacMillan spoke with nautical dealer Dave White for some time about the

boats he had on display. “We’re not just interested in the antique models but in the boats they were modeled after,” said Whitney MacMillan. “I’m not just an antique dealer,” said White, “I am preserving and relaying history here.” Diane Wilhelm, organized the show, and Pat Marquis and Trude See co-chaired the event. They said it took over 50 volunteers to help run the show putting in countless hours to make the event a success. Marquis said the proceeds would go to fund the Museum’s many educational programs. “The Friends of the Center first began the antique show as a

successful fundraiser,” said Marquis. “Now it is an annual tradition that Vero Beach residents look forward to each year.” The variety of what each buyer was looking for seemed to be met by the amazing scope of what was offered by the participating dealers. Guests also had the opportunity to have their own items appraised by Charlie Miller, the show’s tenyear producer. “It’s so great to work with the Museum and wonderful to find such high quality material in such wide variety and quantity,” Miller said. “There really is something here for everyone.”

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The Environmental Learning Center rolled out the red carpet at Maison Martinique Saturday night for nearly 300 who were treated as cinema royalty. Co-chairs Michelle Downey and Mary Arden wanted to recreate the glitz and glamour of a star-studded affair such as takes place at the Cannes Film Festival. Arriving guests were first ushered onto the red carpet and had their photos captured by Jon Pine Photography. After posing under the bright lights, they moved to the poolside patio which was lit with hundreds of twinkling white lights and floating candles where they were offered flutes of sparkling champagne. Cocktails were served indoors and on the patio. Perhaps because of the evening’s cool temperatures, most guests socialized inside Maison Martinique which was transformed for the cocktail reception. Mock paparazzi buzzed the room taking photos as guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and browsed the variety of high-styled silent auction items. Over 30 items were under consideration and guests also had an opportunity to have their photos taken with the likenesses of George Clooney and Cameron Diaz. A dinner buffet and dancing to music performed by “Bus Stop” followed in the elegantly decorated tent which was glamorously designed by William Bainbridge Steele in reds and gold. The Schlitt family has a long standing connection to the area and knows how much the Environmental Learning Center has done to keep the natural beauty thriving locally through its conservation efforts.

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Joey Schlitt attended the event and praised the work of the ELC. “We want to always support the community and we love the work of the Center, so we are all so happy to be here tonight.” said Schlitt. Schlitt also said that he and his partner Kelly Kite were talking about putting on an actual movie festival like a small scale “Cannes” in November. “We want to do something to further support Vero Beach and raise its visibility,” Said Schlitt. Lindsay Candler came to support the ELC. “They embrace the area’s natural resources and teach us an awareness of our ecosystem. The Environmental Learning Center is the first organization to raise the alarm about the Lagoon’s fragile balancing act,” said Candler. “It is a wonderful celebration but the money raised tonight is so very important to Indian River and our community.”

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Quail Valley River Club members have opened their doors and their hearts for the week-long Quail Valley Charity Cup. The private club has set aside this week to do what directors Steve Mulvey and Kevin Given call their most important work. Mulvey and Given first worked with Quail Valley River Club members to hold a golf tournament with the proceeds going to children’s charities. Now the Charity Cup, celebrating its 10th year, is a multi-sport, multi-event affair open to anybody who would like to participate. The events include golf PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA TASCON and tennis, 5K run, fine dining, shopEvent Chair Wanda Lincoln, Quail Valley Executive Director Martha Redner and ping, art exhibitions and bridge tourEducation Foundation’s Mary Miner & Cynthia Falardeau naments.This past Monday featured the Gourmet Wine & Guest Chef Dinner and the food was amazing. What is even more special is that Executive Chef Joe Faria not only donated his time for this event, he also enlisted his friends’ culinary expertise as well. Chef Phillip Brown flew in from Virginia from his Culinary Institute to offer his services and former colleagues German Lam of Glam Foods and Daniel Dumont, President, of the Harrison Group came in all the way from Boston and Maryland for the event. “Joe Faria called on these amazing chefs to come here on their own dollar,” said Mulvey, “These chefs were so wonderful to take time off, shoulder Committee members Carol Buhl and Joanna Meiers the expense of traveling here and then

putting on this incredible gourmet occasion for the children’s charities.” Given said the help of the volunteers has been unbelievable. “They have a great energy and they get their friends to contribute and join in and volunteer their time, donate items for the auctions and just as importantly, they participate as well,” he said. “Many of our members chose to be involved and to allow community organizations to be a part of this. Our members are very generous and recognize how very fortunate we all are and we want to give others the opportunity to receive the funds they need.” Giving back to the community is what the whole week of the Charity Cup is about. For Monday night, however, it was all about the food. Guests dined on wonton cones with salmon tartar, roasted lamb wrapped in mint grits and lobster brandy shooters -and those were just the appetizers at the cocktail reception. Beth Vann and her friends said that the evening was handled exquisitely. “We will consider all the auction items and buy a Ritzy Chance bag, but the food is not to be forgotten. Everything is just amazing.” This food gala was just the kickoff to a week of events which finishes with the final dinner on Saturday night. If the caliber of the rest of the week can be judged by this stunning night, it will be a phenomenal week.

Quail Valley’s Kevin Given and Trudy Rainone who led the committee which The chefs who volunteered their talents, Philip Brown, Daniel Dumont, procured many of the silent auction items Executive Chef Joe Faria and German Lam

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‘The Full Monty’ a show of heart and heartache

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Vero Beach may as well go ahead and sell its power plant because the latest musical now performing at Riverside Theatre – and the audience’s response provides enough electric energy to not only light up our community, but the entire county. The Full Monty is a show with heart and heartache; trials and triumphs. It’s more than a little bit risqué and “cheeky” (more about that later) while at the same time movingly beautiful in its depiction of that angst that plagues us all for varying reasons. Simply put, this is theater at its best and as Riverside Theatre Producing Artistic Director Allen Cornell said to a sell-out opening night audience, “Fasten your seat belts; here we go!” For those who think that Vero Beach

theatergoers are a staid, ultra-conservative group of a certain age, I can personally attest that although there were many grey heads in the audience, they were refreshingly open-minded and fun-loving participants who literally roared their appreciation for this masterful production. The musical comedy, which opened on Jan. 12, showcases an all-too-familiar vignette of American life these days: loss of jobs and self-respect and the ensuing desperation which sometimes can become the mother of invention. The show, which originally premiered as a British film, easily made the adaptation “across the pond” to become a statement of American (as well as European) economic distress. Renowned playwright Terrance McNally wrote the book for the show which features music and lyrics by David Yazbek.

The British euphemism “full Monty” means “complete” or “the whole thing,” according to the show’s director and choreographer Keith Andrews whose deftness at the helm is exemplified his cast’s inspired performances. The audience receives more than a full-measure of visual, audio and emotional effects. The story involves six unemployed steel workers in Buffalo, N.Y., who have grown increasingly despondent over poor prospects for new jobs as well as the personal toll it is taking on each of their lives. The cash-strapped men need money and they need it fast. Jerry Lukowski (played by Jim Newman) is about to lose custody of his son due to child support issues; chunky Dave Bukatinsky (Joe Coots) is struggling with weight and marital intimacy issues; Malcolm MacGregor (Brian Golub), who lives with his elderly in-

valid mother and has no friends tries to end it all; Harold Nichols (Tim Ewing) has an upwardly mobile wife who doesn’t know he has lost his supervisor’s job; “Horse” (Jerome Harmann) is an irritable, older black man who can’t even keep a job at McDonalds; and Ethan Girard (Anthony Festa) is intent on dancing up a wall like Donald O’Connor in “Singin’ in the Rain” and finding his true lifestyle orientation. When best friends Jerry and Dave realize their ladies have joined 1,000 other leering, cheering “girls’ night out” women at a Chippendales male strip show, they are aghast and filled with feelings of inadequacy. But after Jerry talks to Chippendales stripper Keno (Todd DuBail), he is inspired to enlist his fellow non-employed peers into putting on a show of their own to raise $50,000. For Jerry, the money is needed soon

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full Monty,” Jerry urges his friends. The idea of such “niche marketing” to bare all – outrageous though it may be – is a do-or-die, got-nothing-to-lose ploy that the six finally agree to do. Billing themselves as “Hot Metal,” the group practices their dance moves to the musical accompaniment and encouragement of feisty pianist Jeanette Burmeister. Actress Diane J. Findlay nearly steals the show as the crusty-onthe-outside, soft-on-the-inside “broad.” Her character evokes memories of Selma Diamond and Elaine Stritch, Jeanette is a veteran of eight marriages and an assortment of come-ons from Frank Sinatra-era singers. Along the way to the big “one night only” show, the men bond and individually find self-worth and purpose. Wives Vicki Nichols (Maria Couch), Georgie Bukatinsky (Brooke Wilson) add love and encouragement to the mix as spouses look at each other and realize that despite the hard times, “You Rule My World.” Clad in thongs, “Hot Metal” reveals varying phases of waxing and waning “moons,” and after the audience wildly hooted its approval and encouragement from such “tushful” titillation, there is an ongoing and building expectation to give ‘em what they came for: The Full Monty. The men’s big moment of truth has arrived. The audience is shrieking encouragement. The thongs are being ripped away. And in a flash of brilliantly blinding light, they “Let It Go.” In the end, they never did find jobs, but rather something even more important: they found themselves. The Full Monty features musical direction by Ken Clifton; set design by Cliff Simon; costume design by Lisa Zinni; lighting design by Richard Winkler; assistant lighting design by Julie Duro; sound design by Craig Beyrooti; and stage managing by Kyle Atkins assisted by Cassie Apthorpe. The show performs through Feb. 5 at Riverside Theatre located at 3250 Riverside Park Drive in Vero Beach. For tickets, call the box office at (772) 2316990.

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VBHS Performing Arts Center 1707 16th Street 772-564-5537 Jan 27-28: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture and Barber of Seville Overture, by Rossini, and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Lauren Douglas, soloist Friday 7:00 pm, Saturday 4:00 pm, $10-$12

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As a peninsula state surrounded on three sides by the sea, Florida enjoys a unique relationship with water. And though there seems to be “water, water, everywhere,” Floridians need to know that the potable variety is a lifesustaining commodity which must be protected, according to writer Cynthia Barnett. Barnett, a 25-year veteran of newspapers and magazines, was a senior writer at Florida Trend magazine where she provided environmental, investigative, public policy and other stories. On Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m., Barnett will be a speaker at the Florida Humanities Series at the Emerson Center in Vero Beach to discuss “Blue is the New Green: Water Sustainability and the Future.” Florida Humanities Series programs at the Emerson Center are free and open to the public. Barnett’s ﬁrst book, Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S., has been named by the St. Petersburg Times as one of the top 10 books every Floridian should read. Her second book, Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis, will soon be released by Beacon Press and continues the discussion about critically important water issues. The Boston Globe named the Blue Revolution as one of the best science books of 2011. She is now working on her third book about water and will be devoting fulltime to that endeavor. Barnett recently shared with the Vero Beach Newsweekly her thoughts about water issues and why the public should know the truth about the life-giving

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resource. “I’ve been drawn to this topic after having done so many stories on water as a journalist. I want to balance investigative reporting with inspiration because we need to find a new way to talk about water. We’ve lost our connection with our natural waterways,” Barnett said. The belief among Floridians and Americans in general that water is in unlimited abundance is a myth, Barnett said. “We need to find an ethic for water much like the anti-littering ethic that arose in the 1960s. We are living with the illusion of water abundance and we’ve been led to think there is enough water for everything we want to do. And that water revolution won’t come down from elected officials; it will bubble up from the public,” Barnett said. Barnett’s research on the topic of water has taken her throughout American and the world and she has witnessed an appreciation and conservation of water in certain locales. “There was a case study in Australia which just 10 years ago was as wasteful of water as Americans are. It took an epic drought to build an ethic there for water. We need to try to get there before it reaches a crisis level and it’s an interesting ‘green’ movement that has inspired many to live differently,” Barnett said. Funding for the free Florida Humanities Series at the Emerson Center was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Emerson Center, which is handicapped-accessible and seats more than 800, is located at 1590 27th Avenue at the corner of 16th Street in Vero Beach. For more information, call (772) 778-5249.

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Rugby becoming part of Vero Beach sports scene

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Vero Beach is every bit as much a sports town as it is a beach town. With the Indian River Soccer Association fielding nearly 1,000 players, the various high school and recreation football programs fielding several hundred more, a spiff y new bowling alley which hosts over 1,000 bowlers for league play, and armies of recreational golfers out on the area’s nearly two-dozen golf courses each year, is there room for a new sport? Ready or not, rugby -- one of the world’s most popular sports -- has come to Vero Beach. “Rugby is a fantastic sport,” said Indian River Rugby Club president Peter Dobson. “It is played in over 130 countries throughout the world and it is one of the world’s largest fraternities. You can basically show up anywhere throughout Florida, or even the world, find out where the local rugby team is, pick up the phone and they’ll invite you to practice.” The sport can be played with varying numbers to a side, ranging from seven to 15. While the game in its pure form is very physical (a full game is 80 minutes), it is more a game of controlled aggression than its cousin, American football. For example, a player must be wrapped up and tackled to be called “down.” Simply knocking a ball-carrying opponent to the ground with a violent collision does not stop the action. This is one of many examples of how the two sports vary, and it also shows why Dobson needed to lay a foundation for the sport over the past several years. Dobson -- born in England but who lived in Scotland for nearly three decades -- and his son, Sebastian River girls’ rugby coach Allan Dobson, have been very active in growing the sport locally both within and outside the school system. Peter Dobson serves as

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Daniel Rey (holding ball) demonstrates maul situations to new rugby players. treasurer of the Treasure Coast Rugby Foundation sponsoring and promoting youth rugby throughout Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Okeechobee counties. The elder Dobson has worked with Indian River County Schools and the City of Vero Beach Recreation Department in an attempt to build up the local rugby culture. Rookie Rugby, a game Dobson describes as non-contact along the lines of ﬂag football, is now being oﬀered as part of the curriculum at all but two of the elementary schools and half of the middle schools in Indian River County. Teaching kids the basics of the sport at the elementary school level, along with the formation of the Indian River Rugby Club in September, are all a part of Dobson’s plan to give the Vero Beach area a strong rugby presence “Part of the reason in creating the Indian River Rugby Club was to give the Sebastian girls a place to play and train throughout the year,” Dobson said. “Another part was to promote the game to girls and boys throughout the county. We’ve got quite a number of boys, girls and teachers from Vero

Beach high school who are members of the club and that is very exciting.” In 2008, Sebastian River became the ﬁrst high school in the country to play girls’ varsity rugby. Just three years later, the Sharks went 9-0 en route to playing for U19 Girls’ USA Rugby Championship in Sandy, Utah—they were one of eight teams to qualify for the tournament. “One thing that we learned from the trip to the national championship, is we need to have a rugby club,” Dobson said. “We approached the

principals of both Vero Beach and Sebastian River high schools about getting rugby into the school system. The timing wasn’t right for Vero Beach, but for Title Nine (a federal regulation which requires high schools and colleges to have the same number of boys’ and girls’ varsity sports) reasons, we were able to get into Sebastian River and (Sebastian River athletic director) Michael Stutzke embraced the concept.” As for Vero Beach High School, two teachers, Tom Adams and Eric Mosblech, have done what they can to draw students to the four-monthold Indian River Rugby Club. Following the rules of rugby and safety come first to these two rugby veterans, who view the game as a great social tool for their students. “It serves as a great way to get Sebastian River and Vero Beach kids together,” Mosblech said. “Also, it is not as dangerous of a game as people make it out to be.” Adams agreed, and added, “The action is very controlled—the rules are very strictly regulated. They learn respect, and the one thing you don’t do is talk back to an official. It is a way for them to learn that in life, if you follow the rules you’ll have lots of fun. And if you step out of line, there are authority figures who will put you back where you need to be.”

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – Despite the real estate boom that changed the face of Indian River County, there remains a sanctuary just east of the Wabasso Bridge where the focus remains appreciating the environment not rampant expansion. “We don’t have a huge entrance off of (Route) 510, but when you turn off of that road you start getting rid of that busy feel of traffic,” said Environmental Learning Center Executive Director Holly Dill. “Then you come down our very small road, Live Oak Drive, and you slowly lower your speed, and then turn into our restored campus, this coastal hammock. At that point, all of that commotion is behind you and you are ready to discover our sanctuary.” The Environmental Learning Center, a 64-acre island oasis on the Indian River Lagoon, is thriving again following a fire in 2008 caused by lightning which destroyed a wet lab and class room. It was from that tragedy that an outpouring of community support ensued which allowed the ELC to come back better than ever. “Our architect, Clem Schaub of Clemens Bruns Schaub and Associates, along with our engineers at Coastal Tech, designed our site plan and the placement of our buildings with creating a ‘slice of heaven’ in mind,” she said. In fact, Schaub worked pro bono to draw up new plans to replace the buildings -- originally designed by Schaub himself 20 years ago -- which were destroyed by the lightningsparked fire on June 30, 2008. Several other members of the community followed suit, and before long, there was an outpouring of donations to help with the rebuild. “The fire happened right in the midst of our summer camps and it was just horrible,” Dill said. “As

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One of the great strengths of the Environmental Learning Center is the many volunteers willing to share their expertise with young and old alike. soon as people heard about the fire, our phones were ringing and people came out with their support. The community involvement in the rebuilding of the ELC was remarkable, and it was immediate. Kids were setting up lemonade and cookie stands and doing read-a-thons in schools -that raised a lot more money than we ever thought possible. This carried up all the way to one of our largest donors who raised a couple hundred thousand dollars.” The outpouring of community support is nothing new for the Environmental Learning Center, which was championed by former Indian River Shores Councilman George Bunnell in 1989 and completed in 1992. Bunnell passed away in 2005, leaving a

legacy of countless volunteer hours and passionate concern for preserving the lagoon’s special character. His impact lives on in the form of a winding trail on the Center’s campus. The boardwalk leads visitors through dense mangroves and carries the appropriate name, ‘George’s Walk.’ “George was our visionary,” Dill said. “He was the single most important person in the development of the ELC.” Bunnell’s vision of the ELC wasn’t destroyed in that 2008 fire. In fact, from the ashes arose a more modern and greener facility featuring the new Discover Station. “We were so lucky,” said Environmental Learning Center Education Director Heather Stapleton. “That

fire was devastating, but the silver lining of it was that we got to incorporate green technologies that either didn’t exist back in 1992 or were just too expensive to incorporate into the original building. “Today at the ELC, we truly walk the walk. We use solar energy for about 40 percent of our electricity use, we have a water system that collects rainwater to flush the toilets, there is recycled material in our boardwalks, and the buildings have low or noVOC (volatile organic compound) paints and carpeting. We tried to do everything that we could afford.” “It is remarkable how the community rallied around us,” Dill added. “After the rebuild we ended up with CONTINUES ON PAGE 30

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a better project and certainly because of our green construction, (the new building) really serves as a model.” The building is the perfect complement to the Center’s serene surroundings within the Indian River Lagoon. Visitors are encouraged to take in the grounds as part of their experience. “We want people to realize that the campus is here for exploration,” Dill said. “You can come out on your own and explore the campus for an hour or two and you can learn a large amount of information. This year we’ve instituted educational opportunities for those who want to come out and discover on their own.” Such opportunities include a series of field guides that involve scavenger hunts for younger children and another that involves a backpack with some field essentials for older children. There is also an audio tour along George’s Walk, featuring 13 different points of interest. At these stops, visitors can call a number on their cell phone and hear a message about what they see in front of them. “We’re greatly expanding not only the programs, but also the visit for someone who wants to come out here and explore on their own,” Dill said. “We are all about experiential education. Studies show you retain more when you are using all of your senses. Kids who come out here on field trips all say, ‘It’s the best field trip we’ve ever been on!’ and they retain it, because they involve all of their senses.” Stapleton heads up a three-person, full-time staff of educators who keep busy leading EcoVentures -- guided and educational tours around the Indian River Lagoon and beyond -- and other classes at the Environmental Learning Center. “We have an exciting schedule ahead of EcoVentures,” Stapleton said. “If you look on our website (www.discoverelc.org), you’ll find a huge selection of options. We have all kinds of interesting workshops on our schedule like the chocolate tast-

The ELC offers many “hands-on” experiences allowing children to make a personal connection with nature. ing coming up, and the Easter egg coloring event with natural dyes this spring. We try to educate everyone from pre-schoolers all the way up through retired folks, and we try to offer something for everyone.” Whether it’s leading a kayak expedition around Wabasso Island, or hosting the daily Touch Tank Encounter (which features glass tanks full of fish and crustaceans, a manatee skeleton and more) in the campus’ main building, the educators and a crew of volunteers are there to make the most of every EcoVenture experience. “Having three full-time environmental educators is a wonderful asset,” Dill said. “We have one of the best education directors that I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been to a lot of nature

centers around the country. Heather is absolutely extraordinary, and we have two naturalists, Rosemary Badger and Sarah Rose-Ondi, on board as well. With the added help of our knowledgeable volunteers, we provide a great, interactive experience for visitors.” “I’m very lucky that part of my job includes leading boat trips on the St. Sebastian River and the Indian River Lagoon,” Stapleton said. “What’s really exciting to me is getting people out on the Manatee Sighting Boat Excursion on the St. Sebastian who have never been out there before and being able to share all of the fun stuff that I know. When people who have never been here leave the trip saying how much fun they had and how

much they’ve learned, then I know it was a successful trip.” Along with seeing the endangered manatees, passengers can catch glimpses of dolphins, blue herons, bald eagles, osprey, and even the occasional spoonbill. The 16-passenger trip along the St. Sebastian launches on Fridays, and is typically sold out two weeks in advance. “The tours are one of the highlights of the program,” Stapleton said. “We do some kind of boat trip pretty much year-round, whether it is around the Indian River Lagoon or St. Sebastian River. But we only do the manatee trips in the winter because we can only guarantee that they will be in this warm water refuge when we do our trips in January and February.”

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at least once a month, so the first Saturday in every month admission is free to everybody. A tourist may not be passing through on that particular day, but people here in the community could fit it into their schedules. “A lot of people think we are funded by the government, but it is private donations that keep us going. With the admission fee policy we’ve had minimal complaints,” Dill added. “We have to try and recoup some of the cost because we are a private, non-profit organization.” This winter’s marquee EcoVenture features Stapleton leading a threeday, two-night campout February 3-5. She will take a group of campers by kayak to an island on the Indian River Lagoon. The three-day week-

end will be spent exploring the area’s islands, trails, and wildlife with prices set at $305 for children and $425 for adults. “Trips like this involve huge outof-pocket expenses for us,” Dill said. “We are running kayaks, paying for three meals a day, we have a guide service, an outﬁtter, and our education director is leading the excursion. It is a huge trip. But there really is a huge value to it. Instead of a family spending (their money) at Lego Land, they can come right here to the ELC and have a fun and meaningful educational experience. “Our goal is to get people outside, whether it is kayaking, canoeing, or just walking around,” Dill added. “When people become more familiar

with ELC, they are just blown away with all that we have to oﬀer.” Stapleton considers the Environmental Learning Center’s target audience to be snowbirds and locals, but certainly welcomes the opportunity to share her knowledge with tourists as well. “Our goal is to educate locals about where they live, and what they can do to protect (the environment),” Stapleton said. “What we have is really geared toward them. We educate area residents on what they can do to improve the Indian River Lagoon and the St. Sebastian River. A lot of the locals don’t think to come to us, thinking the ELC is more of a tourist destination, but it’s not. We want to be here for the local community.”

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On a pleasant Florida evening, we were seeking the type of comfort that we knew only an Italian restaurant could deliver and chose the Pomodoro Grill, a long time barrier island favorite. As you approach the entrance to the Pomodoro Grill, located at 3055 Cardinal Drive, you stroll through a small garden setting of tables and chairs. Though the weather was agreeable this evening, we did not want to be the only patrons seated outside so we chose to dine inside instead. Stepping into a simple, no frills dining room and greeted by a family member, there was no wait this night at The Pomodoro, even without reservations. After being seated at our table, my dinner companion was delighted to learn that our waiter was, in fact, the same friendly server who waited on her during her very first visit, more than 10 years ago. Pomodoro Grill owner Peppe Amelio and his family have been serving up authentic Italian comfort food at this same location since 1995. Their slogan: “Our Food Speaks Fluent Italian with a Floridian Accent” seems to fit well in describing this restaurant. The fond memory shared by my dinner companion’s first experience was enhanced when she discovered a long-time employee was still working there. This fact spoke volumes to us about Pomodoro’s success and illustrated why this quaint little Italian restaurant near the sea has stood the test of time. An authentic Italian menu had a

list of appetizers that sounded very tempting; one in particular was the tri-color, fire roasted bell pepper. The bell pepper was marinated in extra virgin olive oil with capers, Kalamata olives and fresh herbs. Simple and delicious, we surmised that perhaps the fresh herbs that enhanced this dish were those taken from the garden on the patio we noticed on our way in. For our second appetizer, we ordered the steamed mussels which included a spicy diablo sauce. Though the sauce was outstanding, the mussels were not. In fact, they were the grittiest I’ve ever experienced and one that I would not care

to repeat. Thankfully, the mussels were the only disappointment of the evening. Bread was brought to the table at the same time as the appetizers and though the bread resembled a biscuit in appearance, it was bread-like in texture and it paired well with the roasted bell pepper. Pomodoro’s dining room is long and narrow and painted in warm shades of the tropics and the assortment of eclectic artwork, photographs and mural seemed to work well in this small space. In addition to their dining room service, Pomodoro also appears to have a thriving take-out business; the pizza oven

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Obituaries Edward Richard Zdaniewski Edward Richard Zdaniewski, 59, died Jan. 4, 2012, at his home. He was born in Jersey City, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for three years, coming from his birthplace. He was a registered pharmacist in New Jersey. Survivors include his mother, Teresa D. Zdaniewski of Vero Beach. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward A. Zdaniewski. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Nancy Zimmerman Nancy Zimmerman, 83, died Dec. 30, 2011, at VNA Hospice House. She was born in Olcott, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach since 2003, coming from Riviera Beach. Survivors include her daughters, Dawn Orre and Diane Zimmerman, both of Vero Beach; son, Louis Zimmerman of Denver; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Gulfstream Goodwill Industries ADT, 919 14th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.

Rufus Bradford Burnham Rufus Bradford Burnham, Jr. 90, of Vero Beach and Fishers Island, N.Y., formerly of Hudson, Ohio, passed away Dec. 21 at Indian River Medical Center. The loving husband of Joan Barrett Burnham, he was predeceased by his first wife, Anne Hopkins Burnham, the mother of his five children. Returning home at the end of World War II, he joined Samuel Moore & Company and over the course of a nearly 40-year career became president and CEO, and helped build the plastics manufacturer into an $80 million company by the time he retired in 1984. Over the course of his life, Brad was an active parishioner at Christ Church in Vero Beach. When he settled in Florida with his second wife, Joan, Brad directed his fundraising abilities toward the Indian River affiliate of Habitat for Humanity. In 2000, he and a friend organized the Moorings Habitat Committee and

over the course of the next 11 years, more than 40 percent of Moorings residents participated in sponsoring 51 homes. He was honored in 2008 as an Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser at the Association of Fundraising Professionals National Philanthropy Day; in 2010, the Moorings Property Owners Association presented him with the Moorings Distinguished Community Service Award. He is survived by wife, Joanie, and his children: Robin Owen of Bozeman, Mont., R. Bradford Burnham III of New York, Sarah Malinowski and David C. Burnham II of Fishers Island and Rachel Van Voorhis of Mattapoisett, Mass., as well as sixteen admiring grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. He is also survived by three step-sons: H. Grady Barrett III of Kansas City, John H. Barrett of San Antonio and Andrew L. Barrett of Powell, Ohio, and eight step-grandchildren. Contributions can be made to the Habitat for Humanity, Indian River Chapter, 4568 North Highway, US 1, Vero Beach, FL 32967 or Christ Church, 925 14th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

Margarete Collins Margarete Collins, 72, died Jan. 5, 2012, at Palm Garden of Vero Beach. She was born in Akron, Ohio, and lived in Vero Beach for 30 years, coming from Davison, Mich. She was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include her sons, Scott Collins and Patrick Collins, both of Cocoa, Shawn Collins of Fort Lauderdale and Daniel Collins of Jackson Hole, Wyo.; sister, Elaine Fisher of Huron, Ohio; brother, Richard White of Akron; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

John Fahey John E. “Jack” Fahey, 77, died Jan. 5, 2012, at Kindred Hospital, Melbourne. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for 11 years, coming from Windsor Locks, Conn. He served in the Navy during

the Korean War. He was employed by Sweet Life Foods, Suffield, Conn., for 38 years and was the business agent and recording secretary for Teamsters Local 559. He also was employed at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Lorrie Fahey of Vero Beach; sons, Kevin Fahey of Enfield, Conn., and Paul Fahey of Windsor Locks; daughter, Karen Green of Navarre; brothers, James Fahey of Enfield, Thomas Fahey of Simsbury, Conn., and Martin Fahey of Suitland, Md.; and four grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation, P.O. Box 550985, Tampa, FL 33655. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Olga Horner Olga “Laura” Horner, 89, died Jan. 5, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. She was born in Burlington, N.J., coming to Vero Beach in 1983 from her birthplace. She was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach and St. Paul Catholic Church in Burlington. Survivors include her son, Dennis Horner of Burlington; daughters, Barbara Harris and Judith Stone, both of Vero Beach, and Janis Lavender of Sicklerville, N.J.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children (with Russell Horner Memorial Fund in the memo area), c/o Lindsay Tomberg, 1026 Redgate Avenue #1, Norfolk, VA 23507; or http://support.shrinershospital.org/goto/RussellHorner. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Beatrice Levine Beatrice Levine, 89, died Jan. 6, 2012, at her home. She was born in New York City, coming to Vero Beach six years ago from Hicksville, N.Y. Survivors include her son, Richard M. Levine of Vero Beach; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Denis Ohlrich Denis T. Ohlrich, 72, died Jan. 6, 2012. He was born in Chicago, coming to Vero Beach from Delray Beach in 1988. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Ann Ritchie Ohlrich; children, Mark Ohlrich, Gregory Ohlrich and Beth Benjamin; and five grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.

Sally Reed Sally E. Reed, 99, died Jan. 6, 2012, at the Florida Baptist Retirement Center in Vero Beach. She was born in Marquette, Mich., coming to Vero Beach in 2007 from Oakland, Calif. Survivors include her daughter, Jean E. Beckert of Vero Beach; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Florida Baptist Retirement Center Memorial Fund, 1006 33rd St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www. coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Richard Strang Richard J. Strang, 63, died Jan. 2, 2012, at his home. He was born in Cohoes, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for 30 years, coming from New York. Survivors include his daughter, Jamie Gates of Schenectady, N.Y.; parents, William and Marcella Strang of Vero Beach; and sister, Barbara Cassier of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Adrienne Reiszel Adrienne Reiszel, 77, died Jan. 7, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Queens, N.Y., and moved to Vero Beach 14 years ago from Huntington Station, N.Y. She was a member of St. John of The Cross Catholic Church, Vero Beach. She is survived by her husband, John Reiszel of Vero Beach; daughters, Cindy Jordan of Stamford, Conn., Karon Forney of Biloxi, Miss., Joan Cerrone of Harris, N.Y., and Janice Gentile of Forestburgh, N.Y.; sons, Paul Reiszel of Lexington,

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Marjorie Elizabeth Flynn, 89 died Dec. 22, 2011 in Panama City. She moved to Vero Beach from Buffalo, N.Y., 26 years ago. She was a retired reading teacher and a former volunteer teacher in Vero Beach’s elementary schools. She was a member of Sunbonnet Sue Quilters. She was a longtime member of St. Helen Catholic Church. Survivors include her sons, Peter, Paul and Patrick; daughters, Margaret Flynn-Sams and Mary Banigan; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Deward Edward Howard Sr. Deward Edward Howard Sr., 87, died Jan. 6, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born in and a lifelong resident of Vero Beach. He attended Vero Beach schools and graduated in 1943 from Vero Beach High School,

Wayne LaJoie, 55, died Jan. 10, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born in Caro, Mich., and moved to Vero Beach more than 20 years ago, coming from Tucson, Ariz. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps. He was employed by Mike’s Garage and Wrecker Service of Vero Beach for 15 years as a mechanic and security guard. Survivors include his mother, Frances LaJoie of Port St. Lucie; sister, Marie Koch of Frankenmuth, Mich.; and brother, Jimmie of Caro, Mich. A guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.

Karen Lepley Karen Catherine Lepley, 73, died Jan. 9, 2012, at her home. She was born in Minneapolis, Minn., and lived in Vero Beach for 20 years, coming from Rockville, Md. She served in the Air Force. She attended Holy Cross Catholic Church. Survivors include her daughters, Lisa Lepley of Jefferson, Ga., Diane Lepley of Cockeysville, Md., brother, Donald Holst of Lincoln Beach, Ore., and two grandchildren. Services: Services will be at a later date. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Charles B. Stevens Jr., 84, died Jan. 6, 2012, at his home. He was born in Rock Hall, Md., and lived in Vero Beach for 22 years, coming from Rock Hall. He served in the Air Force and the Army during the Korean War. He worked in the printing industry and after retirement, he was employed by the John’s Island Pro Shop as a golf cart mechanic. Survivors include sons, Albert Crouch and Rodney Clyde Crouch, both of Baltimore, Md.; daughter, Bonnie Crouch Seipp of Coral Gables; and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284. A guest book is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

James Henry Williams James Henry Williams, 59, died Jan. 5, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born in Fort Pierce, and was a lifelong resident of Vero Beach. He served in the Marine Corps. He was a laborer for the City of Vero Beach. He was a member of Northside Agape Ministry in Gifford. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Williams; son, Antawan Leonard Sr. of Vero Beach; daughters, Nikki Green of Vero Beach, Jameca Williams-Kelly of Orlando, and Brittney Williams of Decatur, Ga.; mother, Elizabeth Lamar of Vero Beach; brothers, Artus, Dennis and Eugene Williams, all of Vero Beach, Willie of Salsbury, N.C. and Tyrone of Fort Pierce; sisters, Jennie Broom, Diane Williams and Catherine Williams, all of Vero Beach; and seven grandCONTINUES ON PAGE 20

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William Joseph Bumsted died at his home on John’s Island, January 5, 2012. He was 93. He is survived by his wife Gloria, his children from his late wife, Nancy: David Wentz Bumsted (Heather) , Martha B. Zipp (Brian), two stepchildren Alexandra and Lloyd Nimetz, and five grandchildren: Phoebe and David Bumsted, Jr; William Bumsted O’Hearn, Elena and Jack Zipp. He started work at the international insurance brokerage firm Johnson and Higgins the day after Pearl Harbor. He

Martin R. Corcoran, 85, died Jan. 8, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born Chicago, and lived in Vero Beach since 1988, coming from Chicago. Before retirement, he worked as an independent union truck driver for more than 40 years. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He was a parishioner at St. Helen Catholic Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Rita M. Corcoran; daughters, Catherine A. Kadlec of Mercerville, N.J. and Mary T. Corcoran of San Antonio, Texas; son, Richard P. Corcoran of Virginia Beach, Va.; sister, Dorothy R. Laurence of Chicago; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

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Willie James Mosley Jr., 65, died Jan. 7, 2012, at his home. He was born in Bertha, Ala. Survivors include his son, Willie James Mosley III of Vero Beach; daughter, Alma Mosley of Vero Beach; stepson, John Roberts of Cocoa; stepdaughters, Mary McBride of Vero Beach and Regina Roberts of Spartanburg, S.C.; brothers, Bobby of West Palm Beach, Ronald Mosley and Ronnie, both of Atlanta, and Dean of Orlando; sister, Gena Thompson Tay

Ret. Lt. Col. Robert David Roussin, 72, died Jan. 7, 2012, at his home. He was born in Crystal City, Mo., and moved to Vero Beach in 1984 from Atlanta. He was a graduate of Murray State University and received master’s degrees from Central Michigan University and the Command and General Staff College. He served in the Army Medical Service Corps for 20 years and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. In 1984, he joined Indian River Memorial Hospital, retiring in 1998 as senior vice president. He was a member of Christ By the Sea United Methodist Church, Vero Beach, and the Indian River Chapter of MOAA. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Mary Ann Roussin of Vero Beach; daughter, Wendy Roussin of Starkville, Miss.; sisters, Margaret Peterein of Festus, Mo., Dorothy Haney of O’Fallon, Mo., Mary Ellen Wright of Festus and Donna Roussin of Crystal City, Mo.; and one grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA/Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. An online guest book is available at www. coxgiffordseawinds.com.

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with 16 letters in sports. He retired from the Florida State Department of Transportation, after 34 years of service as an engineer constructing roads and bridges in four counties. He was a former member of the Airport Development Commission, past president of the Indian River Riding Club, board member of the Indian River Historical Society, American Legion, VFW, Sons of Confederate Veterans and the 8th Air Force Heritage Museum of Pooler, Ga. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Eleanor H. Howard of Vero Beach; sons, Deward E. Howard Jr. of Vero Beach and Terry Emerson Howard of Waymart, Pa.; daughter, Sharyn Gail Fisher of Lake Stevens, Wash.; brother, William Howard of Vero Beach; sister, Mary Elizabeth Phillips of Vero Beach; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A guestbook is available at www. strunkfuneralhome.com.

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became president of the Venezuelan office and later a partner of the firm in New York, leading the International and Marine Cargo departments. An avid golfer, Mr. Bumsted was a member of Baltusrol and Pine Valley as well as the John’s Island Club, and for many years the Lake Placid Club. Memorials may be made to the VNA of Vero Beach, Florida or the SOA of Lake Placid, New York.

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N.C., and John Reiszel Jr. of Holbrook, N.Y.; sister, Marion Thompson of Connecticut; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County, P.O. Box 644, Vero Beach, FL 32961. An online guest book is available at www. aycock-hillcrest.com.

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Shirley Trippier Shirley Jean Trippier, 64, died Jan. 8, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House. She was born in Waltham, Mass., and lived in Vero Beach since 2005, coming from Massachusetts. She was a member of the Fun & Games Committee at Heron Cay and was active with the American Cancer Society. Survivors include her husband of 46 years, James Trippier; daughters, Jennene Marie Gibson of Massachusetts and Leslie Trippier of Nevada; son, James Andrew Trippier of Massachusetts; and nine grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiﬀordseawinds.com.

William Henry Wagner William Henry Wagner, 78, died Jan. 9, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born in Freeport, N.Y., and moved to Vero Beach 13 years ago from Sunrise. He was a plumber. He was in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Janet Wagner; sons, William Wagner II and John Wagner, both of Vero Beach; daughter, Brenda Wilber of Vero Beach; two brothers, Paul and Steve Wagner; sister Donna Drinkwater; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A guest book is available at www.seawindsfh.com/obituaries.php.

Katherine M. LaPorta Katherine M. LaPorta, 89, died Jan. 9, 2012, at Florida Baptist Retirement Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Chicago and lived in Vero Beach for the past four years, coming from Prairie Village, Kan. She worked for 25 years at Capital Federal Saving & Loan in Shawnee Mission, Kan. She attended St. Ann Catholic Church in Prairie Village and St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach. Survivors include sons, Michael of

Vero Beach, Victor Joseph LaPorta of Miami and John of Miami; brother, Sam of Northﬁeld, Ill.; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Florida Baptist Retirement Center, 1006 33rd St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.

Robert C. Zehnacker Robert C. Zehnacker, 85, died Jan. 9, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House. He was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach since 1999, coming from Highland, N.Y. Before retirement, he worked as a postal carrier for 27 years. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion. After moving to Vero Beach, he taught third-grade reading as a volunteer for nine years at Citrus Elementary. He was a parishioner at St. Helen Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Joan Zehnacker; and brother, Raymond, of Rockville, Md. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA & Hospice Foundation, Attention: Home Healthcare, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Ann Tomsick Ann Tomsick, 90, died Jan. 10, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House. She was born in Bobtown, Pa., and lived in Vero Beach for 12 years, coming from Naples. She worked as an oﬃce manager for more than 30 years for Sifco Steel in Ohio. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Stanley Tomsick; son, Robert S. Tomsick, M.D., of Naples; sister, Agnes Wanto of Hobe Sound; and one grandchild. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiﬀordseawinds.com.

husband, Ernest Barber of Vero Beach; and daughter, Garnett Moore Duke of Kissimmee. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiﬀordeawinds.com.

Gladys L. Cox Gladys L. Cox, 95, died Jan. 15, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. She was born in Bealeton, Va., and lived in Vero Beach, coming from Augusta, Ga. She was a member of the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church. She was past president of the Augusta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc., past president of the Augusta Camellia Society, past president of the Garden Arts Club. She was an active member of the Ofﬁcer’s Wives Club, Fort Gordon, and was Parliamentarian of the Retired Oﬃcer’s Auxiliary at Fort Gordon. During an overseas assignment with her husband, who was in the Army, she was presented with a special award by the post commander in Bamberg, Germany, for her keen interest and personal contributions to the youth programs in the area. Survivors in-

clude a son, Roger Cox of Fenelton, Pa.; sisters, Mary Allen and Katherine Roman, both of Vero Beach, and Elaine Starkey of Leesburg, Va.; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Briscoe C. Cox. An online guest book is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.

Albert J. Haveman Albert J. Haveman, 87, died Jan. 14, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was formerly of Grand Rapids, Mich., and lived in Vero Beach since 1986. He served as deacon chairman, leader of his adult class and was a choir member at First Baptist Church of Vero Beach. He was also past president of the Treasure Coast Chorale. He served in the Army Air Corps. Survivors include a son, Jack Haveman; very special friend, Nancy West, eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. An online guest book is available at www.coxgiﬀordseawinds.com.

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Doris Barber Doris B. Barber died Jan. 14, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Frankfort, Ky., and lived in Vero Beach for 20 years, coming from Kissimmee. She was a secretary for the State Attorney’s Oﬃce for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She was a member of the Vero Beach Moose Lodge. Survivors include her

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bottom in first place. But Lahey is nowhere near ready to concede defeat. On the contrary, he does not believe both his competitors in the race will be able to build a vessel before Triton that is able to withstand the extreme environmental conditions. The glass spheres used on Triton’s full ocean depth submarines will be produced exclusively by a company in San Diego that has signed on as a strategic partner in the company’s expansion. “Under pressure, glass is stronger than titanium,” said Deppe during a tour of the company’s facility, where American-made tools and materials are preferred and the crew even prints and populates the submarines’ electronic circuit boards. To maintain the integrity of the Triton 36,000/3, no holes or penetrations are cut into the sphere’s two rounded glass hemispheres, which open up like a clam to allow entry. As the Triton submarine descends with its hull devoid of tension and shear, the vessel actually gets stronger under pressure.

Environmental Learning Center hosting family campout weekend INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The Environmental Learning Center will hold its first family campout weekend from Feb. 3 to 5. The three-day, two-night program begins Feb. 3 with the families paddling their rental kayaks (provided) to an island in the Indian River Lagoon where they will camp for two nights. Using this as a base camp, guests will visit other islands and winding mangrove trails. The campout program is for families with children who are at least 8 years old. The fee of $305/child and $425/ adult ($10 discount for ELC members) includes kayak rental, gear, tent, all meals, snacks, and drinks. Advanced reservations may be made by calling the ELC at (772) 589-5050. The deadline for making reservations is Monday, January 30, 2012.

Treasure Coast Coin Club to hold coin and currency show VERO BEACH -- The Treasure Coast Coin Club will hold its 48th Coin and Currency Show from Jan. 21-22 at the Vero Beach Community Center. In all, 40 dealers will participate in the show to appraise, purchase and distribute coins and currency. The public is welcome and admission is free. Door prizes will be awarded hourly, and are available to all who attend. The prizes will be provided by the dealers and will offer gold coins, world coins and other items of interest. Club members will present educational displays. Lunch items will be available for purchase for the duration of the show. For more information about the show, the Treasure Coast Coin Club or monthly meetings, please contact Ron Tagney, (772) 234-9476. Those interested may also write the club: Treasure Coast Coin Club, Inc., P.O. Box 6070, Vero Beach, FL 32961-6070.

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While the majority of Triton submarines have horizontal catamaran pontoons, which are filled with air at the surface and vented to enable descent, the full ocean depth vessel is vertically oriented and releases steel shot to allow for rapid descent. This design modification will allow the submarine to achieve its seven-mile journey down to the Mariana Trench in two hours, with a total battery capacity and life support for 16 hours. Safety plays an important role in the company’s ongoing success and every submarine is tested under pressure at a research laboratory in Texas. At this time, there are no deep water submarines in operation in the United States, said Deppe. The last of them have been either sold to other countries or are currently undergoing refitting. Triton’s pursuit of capital from media opportunities, tourism and privately funded scientific research could result in America taking its former place as a leader in exploration. “Our mission has always been to bring the ocean to the world,” said Lahey. And that could mean bringing the world to Vero Beach.

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If approved by the City Council, the processing fee for people holding events at public facilities would increase from the current range of between $50 and $550 to between $100 and $1,000. In addition, a $25 fee for for-profit vendors operating at such events would be imposed. Parks and Recreation Director Rob Slezak said his department handles more than 80 community events per year and the number is increasing. The costs associated with these events total more than $98,000, while bringing in revenue of just over $25,000, he said. City officials have been looking at various ways to cut expenses in different departments. Nearly $2.5 million in general fund money, which includes property tax and utility income transfers, is expected to be used to support the city’s parks and recreation department this year. That figure includes the city’s lifeguard patrol which guards area beaches.

VERO BEACH -- The Hibiscus Children’s Center will hold its first ‘Wine and Dine’ fundraiser which will feature private dinners and wine pairings at some of the area’s most exclusive homes, restaurants, and clubhouses from Feb. 9 to 13. The even will kick off on Feb. 9 at Northern Trust Bank. Guests will enjoy a food and wine pairing reception open to the general public. Guests can sample various hors d’oeuvres prepared by Adrienne Drew and wine pairings provided by Rob Wayne of Crown Wine and Spirits. The samplings continue with the wine dinners over the next four days, with each offering a unique gourmet menu and wines perfectly paired to each course. Seating is limited at each location, and is expected to fill very quickly. Public locations that will be hosting dinners include Osceola Bistro, Regency Park, Cork & Tapas, and Dockside Grille, which is already sold out. Tickets are $150 per person, with all proceeds going directly to the Hibiscus Children’s Center. For information on individual dinners and menus, contact Angela Astrup at (772) 978-9313 x 313, email aastrup@hcc4kids.org or visit www.HibiscusWineandDine.org.

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