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would tow the line when the council sets policy..

Josh Didawick, Winchester’s interim director of administration, said O’Connor’s personality and style make him a good sounding board for many people.

“He’s truthful. Whether [the idea is] good or bad, he just lays it out there,” Didawick said. “The other thing is if you take him a problem, he’s got great perspective — it’s another hurdle, and we’ll get past it.”

One of O’Connor’s most recent Winchester adversaries, Valley Health President and CEO Mark Merrill, said the city manager was professional and candid as city and hospital officials sorted out its tax and zoning situation.

“I’d much rather have somebody say,

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Among Vero Beach City Council members and civic activists and regular folks from the island to West Vero, there is a strong desire for a new leader who will sort out the mammoth problems and opportunities that face the city. And bring order to city government itself.

It’s a city that is on its way toward divesting itself of much of what we call Public Works: power, water and sewer. At the same time, there is a critical lack of depth at the highest level of leadership, though the interim city manager and interim city attorney, for example, have clearly had the best intentions for their stewardship.

There are budget puzzles to be solved this year, and different puzzles for the future, like running a city without the income Jim O’Connor from water and power.

O’Connor impressed Vero council members with his candor, they said. In face-to-face meetings, O’Connor didn’t play the “yes man,” said Councilman Craig Fletcher, who was particularly emphatic that he wants to work with a city manager who is unafraid to argue with him, but

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Jim O’Connor, now in negotiations to become Vero Beach’s next city manager, is described as pragmatic, personable and straightforward by those who know him in Winchester, Va.., where he has been city manager since early last year.

“There was an awful lot of uncertainty,” said Winchester City Council President Jeffrey Buettner, president of the City Council of Winchester, a city of 26,000 in Virginia.

“Employees wanted to know what the city’s direction was for them, and some of them asked if they were part of that direction. When we were looking for Jim, we were looking for someone who could come in and provide a sense of order, and

I think he’s done that. From my perspective looking in, city hall is a much better place,” he said.

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‘I don’t agree with you, and here’s why,’ than have them say what they don’t mean,” Merrill said. “I want someone who can tell me what their objections are, what they can support, so we don’t waste time.”

Back home Back in Winchester, O’Connor met with members of that city council.

“As I told them, we’re still undecided as to what we’re doing,” O’Connor said. “It’s one of the hardest decisions of my career because my wife and I are very, very comfortable here in Winchester.”

However, he said, “This is a career issue. It’s one of those things that this is the type of opportunity that’s coming along at the wrong time, and timing is something you can’t control.”

A staffing consultant hired by Vero Beach contacted O’Connor about the position.

O’Connor said he spoke with the con-

sultant Monday, explaining “some of my anxiousness, of being torn, because I wanted to make sure everybody understood.”

A contract still has to be negotiated with O’Connor, who is making $145,000 a year, but O’Connor expressed confidence that a deal could be struck.

A five-member contract committee that will include Councilman Craig Fletcher will discuss the terms. Fletcher did not see $145,000 as a necessary starting point in salary. He also expressed opposition to including a severance package in the contract.

In Winchester, O’Connor negotiated a generous severance package. If he is fired in his first three years on the job, the city government must continue to pay his salary and benefits for 12 months.

O’Connor, 62, has worked as a city manager for 26 years, the last 16 months in Winchester. He worked in the Florida cities of Bartow and Mulberry for a total of 14 years.

Vic Bradshaw of The Winchester Star contributed to this report.

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Mosquito Control ready to deploy weapons in bug war

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If you’re looking for an up-side to the extreme drought through which we are suffering, you might wonder if all this dryness would lead to a fewer itchy welts on your skin during the upcoming wet season, when mosquitoes and biting midges spawn clouds of offspring.

The message from Indian River County Mosquito Control is: Don’t count on it.

“There really is no down season for mosquitoes, even in drought,” said Don Shroyer, medical entomologist for the mosquito control district.

Salt marshes are still breeding the skeeters that fly the farthest to feed on human and animal blood. And midges (most of us call them no-see-ums, or “flying teeth”) breed in moist muck along the river.

So, “mosquito control” is something of an oxymoron.

“We’re really like the Dutchman with a finger in the dike,” Shroyer said.

Indian River County, in fact, is something of a historic epicenter in the struggle to live with mosquitoes and midges.

Florida’s first Mosquito Control District was organized here, and its initial mission was to kill as many biting bugs as it could. “John’s Island was uninhabitable in the ‘50s because of the salt marsh mosquitoes,” so voracious they can kill a cow through blood loss.

There were air attacks with pesticides, ditching and draining along the river and barrier island to get rid of standing pools of water where mosquitoes breed, trucks that sprayed chemical clouds along streets. There are still trucks and planes, but the chemistry and the dosages have changed. No more DDT; the pesticides are a lot like the stuff used to kill head lice, only used in much lighter concentrations.

Shroyer said there is no way to predict the intensity of summer bug season based on today’s weather. But his job remains a matter of life and death, because mosquitoes carry viruses that can be contracted through mosquito bites.

If you’ve got a midge or mosquito problem, you’re welcome to call 772.562.2393 to report it. And visit www.irmosquito. org for helpful tips and bulletins.

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ey spent to cover damages to the roads and beach vegetation as part of the hauling process. The county had budgeted $500,000 for mobilization for the entire two-year project.

While Ranger said it will cover the mobilization costs, it will still bill the county an estimated $2 millioin to $2.5 million to complete the overland sand-hauling project.

The county is still working on the books to determine final costs and givebacks for the second year of the project before it can determine how much money is left in the budget.

Commissioners have not officially decided whether they want to place sand on the last mile of northern beachfront, but Gray said he has been working on getting all the permitting in place for such an eventuality.

“Everybody really wants to see the project completed,” Gray said.

“Ranger’s concession to not charge mobilization fees is to make sure the project is done 100 percent.”

Ranger is charging the county $15.66 per cubic yard of sand, with an up to additional $1.01 fuel surcharge depending on the price of gas.

The construction company started the second, 2.2-mile northern phase of the project in February and was supposed to haul 280,000 cubic yards. However, Ranger was able to place just 180,000 cubic yards before the onset of turtle nesting season and work had to be halted.

One of the considerations for the county is that some of the sand for the northern portion of the project was expected to erode, but would have drifted south and ended up on county beaches slowing the erosion process on those sections of waterfront.

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Ranger Construction, the contractor in charge of restoring 6.6 miles of north county beaches, has offered to pay an estimated $60,000 in mobilization fees to finish the project left incomplete with the onset of turtle nesting season.

The second phase of the twoyear beach restoration project was to have been completed April 30.

However, permitting delays and the loss of one of two dredges, slowed the process and Ranger was unable to finish a more than mile long stretch from Seaview subdivision to Treasures Shores Park.

The county must now ponder whether to extend the project into a third year or to end it now with some work left undone.

“Ranger has offered to not to charge us any mobilization fees if we decide to re-start in December,” said county coastal engineer James Gray.

Bob Schafer, vice president of Fort Pierce-based Ranger Construction, told the Press Journal this week his company needs to get a go-ahead from the county or risk losing a dredge it has been renting to another job in Florida.

“We need to start (stockpiling sand) as soon as possible next time, so the dredge at Ranch Road Lake doesn’t leave,” Schafer said.

Schafer has blamed permitting delays with slowing the stockpiling of sand and has said that left his company unable to finish the project on time. It has been estimated to cost between $50,000 and $75,000 to bring in a new dredge.

The mobilization fees Ranger would not charge the county include costs associated with renting equipment to produce, prepare and move beach-worthy sand and mon-

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Industry no longer a dirty word in Indian River County

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Indian River County is open to business.

That is the message the Board of County Commissioners have worked to promote since before the recession hit.

Commissioners Wesley Davis, Joe Flescher, Peter O’Bryan, Bob Solari and

Gary Wheeler, have focused their attention the last five years on attracting businesses interested in moving to the county or expanding their operations with tax breaks, incentives and just a general atmosphere that they would be welcome in Indian River County.

That has not always been the case.

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Indian River County Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Director Helene Caseltine says there was a time when county leaders put the word out that business was NOT welcome in the county.

Caseltine said when she first started with the Chamber of Commerce in 2003 she was told that back in the early 1990s the county had actually told Florida Department of Commerce officials, there was no need to send any business inquiries their way.

“There literally was a black mark on Indian River County as far as economic development and business recruitment,” she said. “It came from the people in Indian River County, it wasn’t the state deciding to do that. The way it was relayed to me was the (local) leadership at the time just didn’t feel it was necessary.”

Linda Schlitt Gonzalez, current president of the county Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and who served as chamber president in 1998, says back then promoting business sim-

ply was not a priority in the county.

“I remember an optical company one time many, many years ago was looking at moving into the county, we thought it was moving along, I think my dad (county real estate pioneer Ed Schlitt) was involved in the talks,” she said.

“Then the owner ran into somebody at the post office who was negative about moving to the area and it was enough to dissuade them from coming. It seemed like things like that were always happening.

“In conversations with government officials years ago, it was always that we needed economic growth and that jobs were important, but behind the scenes it was always seemed things happened that dissuaded people from moving to the area.”

But that insular attitude is a thing of the past. After failing twice, Indian River County residents joined voters in Vero Beach and Fellsmere last year in passing a tax abatement package for incoming and existing businesses that create new

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Construction is underway for an ethanol plant at the old Ocean Spray facility on Oslo Road.

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The Knight Armament building now sits empty after the company was unable to come to terms with local government officials about expansion back in the 1990s.

to Brevard County because of a need to switch to natural gas as a power source instead of propane.

The commissioners approved a jobs grant of up to $152,000, with $75,000 of that to be paid up front as a loan to help the company relocate its specialized

equipment from Sebastian to a former citrus-packing house at 17th Place and 90th Avenue west of Vero Beach.

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has carried a reputation of being antigrowth. That is not necessarily the case said IRNA Executive Committee chairman, Honey Minuse.

She said while her group has been against the county using residential construction as the sole driver of economic growth, it has always favored sustainable industries coming into the county.

“We were among the first groups to support the tax abatement that the voters approved,” she said. “We are for careful measures to expand our local economy. It has to be the kind of business that is going to stay here, we don’t want to be part of another boom and bust, we deserve better than that.”

The County has seen some solid successes recently. The highlight was the groundbreaking of the INEOS New Planet BioEnergy ethanol plant at the old Ocean Spray plant on Oslo Road.

The BioEnergy Center, slated to begin production in 2012, is anticipated to provide 50 full-time jobs once the facility is completed.

INEOS New Planet BioEnergy sought out the county a couple of years ago when commissioners put out a request for parties interested in using its garbage to create clean energy. The company is a joint venture between INEOS Bio, (a subsidiary of INEOS, the third largest chemical company in the world) and New Planet Energy a California outfit with an expertise in developing companies and plants centered around new technologies.

The plant will produce fuel-grade ethanol and will also have the capacity to generate 6 megawatts of electricity.

The company will take vegetative waste from the landfill next door and through a patented process turn that into ethanol. The Indian River plant will be the first of its kind in Florida and if the technology proves successful will be marketed around the world.

Dating back to 2009, the county has provided support to SpectorSoft Corp., OcuCue, eMindful, AlgaGen, NetBoss Technologies, all of which have created jobs in either the “green” or software/ computer technology space. In addition, the county worked quickly to shore up a deal with Powder Coat Specialists of Sebastian when it was considering a move

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jobs. The city of Sebastian had earlier passed the same such measure.

“Helene has worked very hard and now we have a wonderful relationship with (what is now Enterprise Florida),” Schlitt Gonzalez said. “Everyone has been very supportive; you can see there has been a significant change in attitude and agreement that to have a strong and vital economy it is critical to have good businesses and enterprises in our county.”

That message clearly hit home during the height of the recession when Indian River County’s unemployment ranked amongst the highest in the state, soaring above 15 percent. But Schlitt Gonzalez said the recognition that the county had to diversify its economic base came even before the economy turned sour.

“The change in attitude actually started to happen before the recession, many of the changes were already underway,” she said. “But the recession really made it critical, we had some significant unemployment numbers. I think the improvements that have been made will really help us once this economy improves,e it is going to put us in a very competitive position.”

Schlitt Gonzalez points to Commissioner Peter O’Bryan as one of the driving forces behind the more business friendly outlook of the County Commission.

“It’s hard to pinpoint when it changed, but I thought Peter was very instrumental in creating a much more positive environment for economic development,” Schlitt Gonzalez said. “When he took over as (the commissioner’s liaison to the Economic Development Council of Indian River County) we re-wrote a lot of the wording in the brochures, instead of can’t, won’t and shan’t, it was converted to be very positive.

“Now if we get a company that is interested in the county, Peter or another commissioner, depending which district it is in, will pull a meeting together and get all the department heads and everybody necessary to get decisions made and have them all at the table.”

The changes have also garnered the support of the Indian River Neighborhood Association, which lists 300 neighborhoods in its constituency and

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building an aquaculture farm to produce fish for commercial sale. Also on the horizon are two European firms considering the county for a plant to build solar panels. One of those companies, from Sweden, could bring as many as 500 jobs to the county.

Schlitt Gonzalez said the county’s willingness from commissioners on down to roll up their sleeves and work with business leaders has been a boon to changing the tone and attracting new companies to the area. She noted Indian River County has been successful in enticing some businesses which were also being pitched by Brevard County.

“We have been able to capture a couple of companies from Brevard just because we have been able to move quickly,” she said. “Today time is of the essence, companies want to see in a community that things will happen quickly and that there won’t be a lot of delays. Most businesses are in the business of making or creating whatever their product is. They aren’t developers, they just need to have a system as user-friendly as possible.

“I think the county works with them to make sure things get done. One of the things I have heard from companies that have set up in different locations is that we have a very competent staff in the county, they feel that we have very strong professional people to work with the client.”

Tim Keithahn, NetBoss Technologies Chief Financial Officer said that was his experience, when his newly formed company was considering options about where to set up shop.

“The County Commissioners fasttracked it for me on their own,” he said.

“We were in a unique circumstance in that we needed to pick a location for our headquarters fairly quickly. We were a non-existing company that bought the (NetBoss software) product line. We considered a couple of other site alternatives in Brevard County, but at the end of the day Indian River County and the County Commissioners were very responsive. They not only in pushed it

The 400,000 square foot CVS Distribution Center west of I-95 needed a special variance from county commissioners because the building surpassed height restrictions.

through quickly, but had a program in place that made it very easy for us as a business compared to Brevard County, which was much less structured and not nearly as responsive.”

The Chamber’s Caseltine says that the new businesses coming in are starting to bear fruit in another way by attracting other businesses that want to cluster around partners or potential investors.

“Our local businesses are some of our best salespeople in promoting Indian River County for new business,” she said. “They are encouraging their vendors, their partners and their clients.”

One such success story on that front is SMI Technologies, a small telecom company based in the United Kingdom that has worked on some projects with NetBoss in Sebastian.

“We have done business with them for a while,” Keithahn said. “They were looking to open a U.S. office, they picked Sebastian to be their U.S. headquarters. They are a small company, I don’t want to overplay it, but we are partnering with them and are very excited to have them here with us.”

Caseltine is also busy promoting the county from a regional perspective as part of the Florida Research Coast Economic Development Coalition, which has been around since 1998. Caseltine works with counterparts in St. Lucie, Martin and Okeechobee counties to bring businesses to the area.

The theory of this group is that what is good for one is good for all.

“When a prospective company is looking at an area they don’t care too much about jurisdictional boundaries,

CVS employs more than 250 workers and was named a 2010 winner as Best Places to Work in Indian River County by Workforce Solutions.

at least to start,” Caseltine said. “So working together with my counterparts we have a lot more to offer regionally than perhaps we might locally in terms of workforce, infrastructure, things like that. Companies that are into research and development, like Torrey Pines (in St. Lucie County), they like to cluster together. They want to be around likeminded firms. “ With the county attracting some software and technology companies, they may well be creating the possibility for such clustering to begin to happen here.

“When it comes to software technol-

ogy companies, there is a lot of cross pollination between different software products and different developers,” Keithhan said. “If you develop a core competency in an area, you see companies grow together. For example, if you look at the Research Triangle (in North Carolina) or places in Southern California and northern California, they started with a couple of beta companies if you will and once you start getting that mindshare other smaller companies spawn around it. Up in Melbourne around the Harris Corporation you see a lot of companies that have blossomed around that space.”

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The Schlitt family is so thoroughly interwoven in the history and the present day of Vero Beach that, along the way, they even got their own joke, told down the decades by friends and strangers alike.

“When you’re out of Schlitts, you’re out of Vero.”

That’s the joke. Obviously, you’ve got to be old enough to remember the Schlitz beer slogan, “When you’re out of Schlitz, you’re out of beer.”

But it still gets a laugh, especially at Saturday’s Vero Heritage Pioneer Dinner, where the Schlitts (sorry, it’s inevitable) were honored first as pioneers whose matriarch and patriarch arrived in Vero in 1918, and second, as a family that has contributed significantly to the growth and development of Indian River County.

Hard work. Farming. Entrepreneurial spirit. Devotion to family, especially children. Civic activism. Development and real estate. These are the themes heard most often when people talk about this family.

Linda Schlitt Gonzalez said she she could count 1,500 homes in Vero Beach were built by the one or more members of the Schlitt family.

And they didn’t just build homes.

They’ve taken part, over generations, in projects like the original Miracle Mile, and the first Press Journal building on U.S. 1.

Louis Schlitt developed what’s now the First United Bankers building The Schlitts entered a variety of careers. Ed Schlitt was known for getting his brothers involved in projects, architecture, painting, construction, whatever their speciality.

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Every morning just after the sun has risen, a group of people start to congregate at the dog park adjacent to the River House with their canine companions.

As any “animal person” knows, the bond that forms among this group is strong and unique.

“A lot of friendships—long-term friendships—have been made here,” said Richard Brown, who has been bringing his English Cocker Spaniel, Buster Brown, to the park for nine years, accompanied by his wife, Diane.

Another park patron, Roman Nevolin, who is “father” to Wookie, a Weimaraner mix, only joined the others three months ago, but said he feels completely welcome-and more importantly, so does Wookie.

“I come here twice a day and she exercises. For a puppy, it’s the best thing that you can do,” said Nevolin, who added that when Wookie gets home, she’s so tired she won’t do typical

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naughty puppy-stuff like chew socks.

Another park regular, Jeffrey Little, recounted that when his dachsund, Barney, was a puppy he wasn’t a big chewer, but he did have another chal-

lenge: He was afraid of other dogs. Until he started to go to the park and hang out with the other canines.

“Now he’s not afraid,” said Little.

For Little, the camaraderie offered by

his fellow dog-walkers and also from Barney is priceless.

“This place is therapy for animals and humans,” Little said, adding that he is ever-grateful to Barney for helping him through some rough times..

“He’s been my life support between my parents passing away and my divorce. He feels like home.”

Currently, the park is open to the public free of charge, but Little wonders if this might change with city budget cuts.

“I really hope not,” said Little. Richard Brown concurs, adding “I just think it’s a wonderful facility and I hope we can continue to use this a long, long time ... the city has been very good about it.”

Because for Brown and Little—and numerous others—meeting at the dog park is an important ritual.

“All of us are born to do something.

Barney’s meant to hunt moles. People who come here come for social events.

People need to congregate, socialize.

We all need to do what makes us happy,” Little said.

Four local students win FIT scholarships The Rotary Club of Orchid Island, with the Florida Institute of Technology, recently awarded four outstanding Indian River students with scholarships to assist in their matriculation at Florida Tech. The awards were presented by Rotary President Brett Ringeinsen and FIT President Anthony Catanese for the students, their families, and college guidance counselors.

Each scholarship is for a minimum of $10,000 assistance and were presented to the following Indian River County residents: Marlon Dean Dayes is a senior at Indian River Charter and expects to pur-

sue a degree in aviation management together with the University’s commercial pilot license component.

Yamilet Cendejas is a senior at Sebastian High School and will major in civil engineering and looks forward to someday creating environmentally friendly buildings.

Spencer Day is a senior at Masters Academy and plans to apply his math and science skills in the University’s college of science where he plans to major in marine science.

Jon Skrapits will be transferring from Indian River State College and will be studying oceanography with a focus on FIT President Catanese, Jon Skrapits, Spencer Day, Marlon Dayes, Yamilet Cendejas, Rotary President Brett Ringeinsen coastal zone management.

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How do you count the number of children whose spare time has been enriched by soccer in Vero Beach and around Indian River County?

As the county’s premier soccer organization celebrates its 25th anniversary, how do we do the arithmetic? Each year, about 800 kids learn soccer and grow proficient in Indian River Soccer Association.

How many in 25 years? Impossible to be precise, but it’s fair to say that more than 10,000 kids have been part of “the ultimate team sport.”

“It’s possibly the only sport where you can start a group of six kids age 4 with all sorts of motor skills running, kicking the ball, getting some fantastic exercise while they’re learning about their sport,” said Frank Schlitt, a coach for years “since I walked out on the field one day

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Later, “when they found out I was an accountant, they asked me to be treasurer,” Schlitt said.

On Saturday, Indian River soccer will be celebrated at the Hobart Soccer Complex, 6310 77th St. First, there’s a Family Carnival at Hobart, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Tickets are $5 per child and the fun will include unlimited access to bounce houses, slide, obstacle course and more.

Later, the World Cup Soccer Celebration begins under the stars and a big tent at Hobart from 7-11 p.m. Tickets are $30 single, $50 double. It’s an adultsonly event with music, party fare, a cash bar, a DJ, and goods and services to be sold at silent and live auctions.

It’s the social side of soccer.

Perhaps the biggest draw for parents to get their children involved in soccer is the socializing … among the parents,

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Schlitt said. You see your friends, and make new friendships on the sidelines.

The IRSA is not a county-subsidized athletic program.

The association relies completely on corporate team sponsors and player fees for its budget, which must pay for year-round field maintenance, field equipment, referee fees, uniform fees, and maintenance of concessions and restrooms.

If you would like to make a donation to the event, for the live or silent auction, please contact Kim Willson (kwstyle@bellsouth.net), Leslie London (leslielondon@aol.com), Colleen King (scc302000@yahoo.com) or Karen Schlitt (karenschlitt@bellsouth.net) If you are interested in helping out in other areas, please contact Frank Schlitt (473-1449, coachschlitt@ bellsouth.net) or Trish Walsh (5386802, tnjwalsh@comcast.net).

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James and Doris Geary Studer of Ballinger, Texas, formerly of Vero Beach, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 18 with family and friends with a renewal of vows ceremony at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Ballinger. A reception at the church hall followed the Mass. The couple were married at St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach. They were residents of Florida for 30 years before moving to Ballinger. Children include Edward (Kristen) Studer, Theresa (William) Hunter, Cathy (Shane) Landers and Thomas (Carolyn) Studer, all of Ballinger; Rita (Chris) Harman of Opelika, Ala.; and Jean (Scott) Zertuche of Jourdanton, Texas. They have 22 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

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The Vero Beach Theatre Guild may have another winner in “Leading Ladies,” a comedy by Ken Ludwig, that opens May 11. The campy show includes a lot of cross-dressing and double entendres sure to make audiences laugh.

The show begins with two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, who are so broke that they’re performing Shakespeare sonnets before the Moose Lodge circuit in rural Pennsylvania. The indigent duo learn of a very wealthy lady who lives nearby who is going to leave her estate to her two English nephews whom the rich woman apparently wouldn’t know if they were standing right in front of her.

The two men decide they will impersonate the two nephews, Steve and Max, and woo the old dame so she will leave them her fortune. But to their dismay, they find out that “Steve” and “Max” are really short for two girls’ names: Stephanie and Maxine.

Time for cross-dressing. As the men don their costumes, and go back and forth between their masculine selves and their female double, the play becomes campier-and funnier-particularly as one of the men starts to fall in love with the ailing lady’s true niece.

Patty Carreau, who is making her main stage directorial debut with “Leading Ladies,” and who performed last year in the Theatre Guild’s rendition of “Cabaret,”

said she has loved working on the comedy.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” said Carreau.

“And, I have happily discovered that I am really an actor’s director,” a talent she attributes to her 30-plus years as an actress.

Carreau is not the only talent in the house venturing into a new career as this is lead actress Rebecca Caswell’s third time ever performing in a show.

“It’s been so wonderful, “said Caswell.

“A lot of fun.” By trade, Caswell is a hypnotherapist, author, and interfaith minister. She is also a public speaker, and gets

hired to give talks at various companies on subjects such as “how to listen,” an experience that she said has really translated over to acting and has helped her tremendously with her part as “Meg” in “Leading Ladies.”

For producer Ed Dessureau, “Leading Ladies” has been another enjoyable show to put on.

Tickets for “Leading Ladies” are $22 and can be purchased by calling the box office at: 772-562-8300. The Vero Beach Theatre Guild is located at 2020 San Juan Avenue in Vero.

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Talk about hitting the ground running.

Jay Williams, new curator of the Vero Beach Museum of Art, has barely been at his job for four weeks and has already helped choose a major new work of art for the museum and has launched a new show.

Super busy, Williams welcomes the challenge.

“It’s really unusual for a curator to have the opportunity to make a mark so quickly,” he said.

In his first week on the job, Williams helped present information to the museum’s Athena Society, a group of top donors who pool their money once a year and purchase a major work of art for the museum’s permanent collection.

Williams was responsible for presenting the group with a number of paintings from top artists, which the Athena society members narrow down to one.

“It’s like choosing from a box of Godiva chocolates,” said Williams.

“You can’t choose a wrong one.”

The group ultimately decided upon an Andrew Wyeth painting.

“It’s a remarkable watercolor,” said Williams, “and a real feather in the museum’s cap. A work like this is not easy to come by that’s available for sale.”

Immediately following the major acquisition, Williams spearheaded a show of the museum’s permanent collection entitled “What’s the Story?” that opened last weekend.

To prepare for it, he went through the museum’s voluminous racks of paintings and came upon a concept: works of art with a narrative theme where the stories being told leave something to the viewer’s imagination.

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He decided to move south because he was so impressed with the Vero Beach museum’s quality of exhibitions and “their ambitious plan to expand the collection.”

What also impressed Williams was the school that is attached to the Vero Beach Museum of Art that offers several educational courses, from drawing to art history. A former art educator in his 20s, Williams said that while many museums offer lectures or docent-led tours, few

provide art instruction. “It’s not very common, but it goes back to an older model of art instruction,” said Williams.

The few museums in the country that provide educational institutions include the venerable Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. “One reinforces the other,” said Williams, who also loves the fact that this museum allows people to sketch in the galleries.

A native of Florida, Williams said that the east coast is still pretty new

to him as he spent most of his life on the west coast--and he welcomes the change.

“Vero reminds me of the way Florida used to be. People here have done good job of encouraging growth without compromising the quality of the natural environment. That’s really a good sign,” he said.

And despite his busy schedule, he and his wife make a point of going outdoors and enjoying the sun, sand and water-and may even take up a new sport.

“We’re thinking of buying a kayak!”

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The fashion statement of Vero Beach boutique clothes stores this spring and summer is decidedly colorful and relaxed, with a bit of fancy thrown in for those special occasions, both cocktail and black-tie.

And Trish Hickey-Reid, owner of Blondies on Ocean Drive, can’t get enough of it.

“I love this time of year,” said Hickey-Reid. “We’re getting into bright colors. They always make people feel good.”

It seems Vero is following a national—and even international trend—where fashionista experts who write for Vogue, Glamour and Allure magazine, to name a few, are touting bright reds, oranges, soft yellows and kelly greens as ‘the’ look for the warmer seasons. Not surprisingly, they’re correct. Just take a look at BCBG Maxazria’s pink and red chiffon cocktail dresses, or a myriad of designers who are all about the flowery, uber feminine sundress in hues of coral, blue, butter and jade that are being sold for $19.99 at bargain stores like H&M and $1,000 at more upscale stores like Nordstrom.

And of course, labels including Benetton never fail to offer skirts, dresses and all things sartorial in various hues of the rainbow. Even Prada has joined the colorscheme and has numerous beautiful numbers this season with plenty of color, including its fun and striking cotton-drill dress with a ruffled hem featured in the March issue of Vogue magazine.(The woman wearing the dress was none other than ‘80s and ‘90s super model, Amber Valletta; is it possible that the preppy colors from 25 years ago are having a resurrection of sorts in 2011?)

One of the top sellers for Hickey-Reid of Blondies is her one-shoulder dress, which was also popular in the fall and winter. Other best-sellers are her dresses that hit slightly above the knee, a new trend that she welcomes.

“This is a great look for a lot of women,” she said, adding that she has customers from all walks of life.

“I have 13-80 year olds who shop in here.” Some of Hickey-Reid’s favorite designers that she carries include Weston Wear; Analili, Petit Pois and more recently, Bailey 44.

Besides her dresses, Hickey-Reid said that her Before + Again tees are “flying off the racks. People just adore them. They. come here just to buy them.”

Just a few doors down on Ocean Drive from Blondies is another fabulous women’s clothing store, Penelope’s.

Owner Libbie Ely just relocated her shop from its Beachland Avenue address, along with Mary Lavin, owner of the children’s clothing store Twirl; the ladies now share the same space for their separate businesses.

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Left: Relaxed California-style blouses are popular at Penelope’s. Right: Trish Hickey-Reid of Blondies models her own clothes.

According to Ely, colorful prints are all the rage. Her love of this trend is obvious as her dresses, shirts and blouses are replete with bright reds, yellows and blues, and offer a distinctly laid-back California look—precisely her intention.

“I carry a lot of California brands which works well in South Florida,” she said. Some of these brands include Johnny Was, who she said is “known” for colors.

Lavin is geared toward the much younger set, but don’t think that means sacrificing fashion. Her tweens line could easily be mistaken for an adult line, and that is what she likes about it.

“It’s a more grown-up line. I’ll match an Ella Moss shirt with Joe’s jeans or shorts. It’s an ensemble,” said Lavin.

Even Lavin’s toddler section is hip, with its “groovy” handkerchief dress that a girl or woman of any age might drool over. And while her boys’ section is significantly smaller, she forgets no one.

“We even have a Charlie Sheen look,” which features a

bowling shirt and shorts that the fallen star was known for on his show, “Two And A Half Men.” To date, Lavin and Ely have both enjoyed a “fantastic” seasons. “We really appreciate the locals and seasonal people who shop locally. It keeps us alive,” said Ely. Carolyn Redfield, owner of Pineapples, another nearby women’s boutique store echoed Lavin’s and Ely’s sentiments that the season has been a success--and that color is “in.” Her best-sellers have been mostly dresses, “all kinds, casual, special occasion.. For daytime dresses, my most ‘breathable’ ones have been exceptionally popular.”

Some of Redfield’s favorite lines include Joseph Ribkoff, whom she loves for his “classic” style, and Jude Connally, a new modern designer who studied with one of today’s top designers, Tory Burch. Another top choice for Redfield is not a designer per se, but a generic design.

“I love tunics. They are doing so great. Everyone loves them, me included.”

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saler to dealing with the public at the retail level.

“I would do millions upon millions of dollars with my wholesale business,” he said. “Now I am in retail and it was always my concern to try and make everybody happy, but some people are such that you will never make them happy. Some people come in for a $20 car wash and want a $200 detail job, that is not the same thing and they can’t be satisfied.”

Judging from the cars he was pushing through on a recent Monday morning, Heyer is doing something right and he says the business is growing. While summers are still slow he has noticed more people staying here as full-time residents.

“There are more and more people starting to move here year round,” he said “People are telling me they can’t afford to have homes in two different places, so Florida with no income tax becomes desirable to a lot of people.”

Heyer works to bring in repeat business with a VIP card that provides a 25 percent discount for his regular customers.

“We don’t coupon here, I find it just makes people mad if it has expired or you don’t take it anymore,” he said. “The people like the VIP card, they can save a lot of money and it is good whenever they want to use it.”

One of the boons to Heyer’s business, has been the little black pests we call lovebugs.

“The first spring I owned this place, the snowbirds left and all of a sudden the lovebugs started,” he said. “They were so bad that year, I thought I had bought a gold mine.

The three years after that there were hardly any.”

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For Mark Heyer, owner of Classic Car Wash, rolling up his sleeves, setting the pace and making sure the job gets done right has him cleaning up.

It is a tried and true strategy for the small business owner, but one that is particularly important for Heyer as his workforce sometimes comes and goes with more frequency than he would like.

“They key to running a car wash as with any business, is you have to be there and you have to work along with the guys,” Heyer said. “I tell them every car that comes out of here has to be treated like you were washing my car.”

Heyer bought Classic Car Wash in 2006 with wife Nina because, as he put it, ‘it was time to get back to work’ after a successful career in the wholesale produce business in New Jersey.

“I was familiar with Vero Beach, because I used to source grapefruits and oranges,” he said. “I had always been interested in the car wash industry, I had friends in the business.”

The original plan was to buy around Boca Raton where he has family, but he was unable to strike a deal. So, in November of 2006 Heyer bought Classic Car Wash and he has been on the premises ever since. He is a hands-on owner and can be found there every day, including Sundays, talking with customers, moving cars along and just generally making sure things are run to his satisifaction.

With his hands-on philosophy Heyer has been able to put together a core staff, but he said one of his biggest headaches is staying fully staffed with competent help.

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The Vero Beach girls’ lacrosse team has not lost a game since 2009.

There was no stopping Vero Beach and they were by far the dominant team this postseason.

The seeds for the Vero Beach High School girls’ lacrosse team’s sixth straight state championship were actually sewn at the championship game the year before.

In that 2010 final, the Lady Indians defeated Lake Brantley by a single goal and that was simply not good enough for the most dominant girls’ high school lacrosse team in the state if not the nation. They set out this year to correct any impression that there was a team playing in the state that was their peer.

“We came in with high expectations, we were not happy with last year’s ending even though we did win it was bittersweet in the way it was done,” said Vero Beach Coach Shannon Dean. “It is just a tribute to these girls and their high expectations. It was in the back of our minds the entire off-season. When the season started they wanted to show the state of Florida, their parents and their school that they were better than what that score reflected. They wanted to dominate everybody this year.”

And dominate they did.

Vero Beach improved to 22-0 last weekend en route to their sixth straight state title, outscoring their opponents 122-14, including a 16-4 drubbing of Lake Brantley in the semifinals. In fact, the last time the Vero Beach girls’ team lost was 14-9 in 2009 to Archbishop Spalding (Md.). The team has won 60 straight games (70 straight over Florida teams) and holds the No. 6 ranking in the ESPN/RISE Fab 50 rankings.

“We have been doing this for a while, we have a great philosophy and a great direction where we need to go,” Dean said. “We are reaping the rewards of a lot of hard work five and 10 years ago. That is a credit to all the great players, coaches and parents who helped build this a long time ago.”

Dean, who took over as head coach in 2003, stresses that what sets his program apart is clear messaging and training from middle schools all the way up to the high school.

“The feeder program was already in place at Gifford, Oslo and Sebastian River middle schools,” he noted. “My contribution to that was I consolidated everything. We knew we needed to get everybody on the same page, the same philosophy. That meant all the middle school coaches up through junior varsity and the high school coaches. We needed to be teaching the same things, that is what we have in place to this day.”

It is clear that Dean has developed something very special with this program. The success on the field stands on its own, but what is just as special to the coach is how it is preparing these girls for life beyond the athletic field.

“I think for the girls when they move on in life whether or not they go on to play college lacrosse, they can look back at high school and that we taught them the build-

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The girls’ lacrosse team is replacing the Dodgers in name recognition around the country.

ing blocks of being a young adult,” he said. “They learned what it means to be disciplined, to be committed to something, that is what they are learning now and that is a tribute to coaches I had in my lifetime and is one of the values that I wanted to pass on.”

With a program as dominant at the Lady Indians, consistency and repetition is drilled into the team from the very start.

“All the middle school coaches have coached with our club team, they have assisted in team summer camps, so what you see is a lot of routine, a lot of coaches teaching the same thing,” Dean said. “Most of the girls on this team have been with me for seven years, that is a long time in their lives considering they are only 17 or 18 years old.

There is no doubt the lacrosse season takes a tremendous amount of time out of their lives.”

During season the team practiced a minimum of 2 1-2 hours a day, Monday through Friday with some Saturday practices thrown in for good measure. In all there are five full or part-time coaches at the varsity level.

“I run it at a pace and intensity of that of a collegiate team, because our expectations are always high and with those expectations comes the practice regimen that is going to be very intense,” Dean said.

Dean also laid much of the success of his team to seniors Courtney Swan, Kalani Peirce, Erin Schroeder, Samantha MacCurdy , Katie Sonier, Lindsey Dunne, and Madison Howard.

“What made it easy for me this year was the leadership on this team,” he said. “They were seven seniors who every day at every practice at every game came ready to play.”

With six straight state championships and ranking in the national lacrosse polls, the program is starting to be noticed.

Andy Segal is a Vero Beach girls’ lacrosse booster and also video tapes all their games. He recalled a trip recently to visit his in-laws in Newark, Del., where he was wearing a Vero Beach girls’ lacrosse sweat shirt and someone mentioned to him that they had heard how good the girls’ team was.

“I remember going up north and I would say I was from Vero Beach and people would ask where is that and I would mention the Dodgers and they would say, ‘Oh, yeah, I’ve heard of Vero Beach,”’ Segal said. “Believe it or not, these girls are replacing the Dodgers as the most recognizable team in Vero Beach, these girls are putting a spotlight on our town.”

For his part Dean says he is plans to seek a seventh state title next year.

“I am just going to keep riding this ride as long as it goes,” he said. “We have had some rough years in the past, but now that I have gotten older and more experienced as a coach I have been able to appreciate different aspects of the game.

“I love doing this, I love this job, I love seeing a new group of freshmen every year, as I said it is a way of life now.”

The Lady Indians celebrate state title No. 6.

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Negotiate neither soft nor hard but skillfully Last week the Vero Beach City Council and representatives of Florida Power and Light ironed out a letter of intent to negotiate the sale of the City’s electric utility, commencing a bargaining process long in coming, one which we hope will enable the city to divest itself of a business it is increasingly challenged to operate profitably.

While there are some who might urge the City Council to “sell, sell, sell,” perhaps even at a fire sale price, we hope and expect that the Council will negotiate skillfully in the best interest of the city, and of its customers.

In their seminal treatise on negotiating, “Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In,” Roger Fisher and William Ury explain the value of developing what they call a BATNA, your best alternative to a negotiated agreement.

Fisher and Ury go on to explain what’s almost obvious, which is that there are times when the best way for each party to advance their respective interests is to simply accept that a mutually beneficial agreement cannot be reached.

Presumably FP&L’s interest is to acquire Vero Beach’s electric utility at the lowest price it possibly can, and for a price at which it can expect a reasonable rate of return. Who could blame them for seek-

ing such a deal?

Any price above one that would yield an acceptable return would be a price too high, in which case FP&L’s BATNA would simply be to let the City continue to navigate the minefields of owning and operating its electric utility.

The City, on the other hand, seeks the highest price it can possibly justify for its asset. And certainly it is the Council’s responsibility, at a minimum, to insist on a price at which it would make sense for the City to sell. To do otherwise would be a disservice to taxpayers.

In “How to Negotiate Like a Pro,” Mary Greenwood writes, “If you remember one thing about negotiating, it should be this: It’s not the maneuvering once you’re in the trenches, but rather the preparation before sitting down at the table that counts.

That means taking the time to define what you want, what you are willing to accept, and at which point you will walk away.”

Surely the City has determined, or is in the process of determining, its bottom line, that price below which taxpayers would be left holding a handful of nothing but higher taxes. Surely the City Council members are heading to the negotiating table with a clear idea of their best alternative to a negotiated agreement. At least we

“Doing good by doing right.”

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hope that is the case.

One gets the sense that for some council members there is nothing that would make them walk away from a deal. And even more concerning, they are telegraphing that to FP&L. A case in point, when city staff sent a response to the FP&L letter of intent, proposing to insert language intended to protect or expand the rights and interests of the city, one Council member apologized for what she considered the snarky tone of the letter. This public expression of regret to FP&L for city staff perhaps overreaching in its efforts to protect the city, reminded us a little of Congressman Joe Barton’s apology to BP officials, offered during a Congressional hearing, for what he characterized as a “shakedown” by the White House.

Let’s all be clear, while many have grown tired, even exasperated with the string of blunders the city has made in the operation of its electric utility, there is a price too low. There is a point at which, despite its challenges, the city might well be better off tiptoeing its way through the minefield, if you will.

Yes, negotiate for a sale, but do so skillfully.

Which brings us to one last point. All organizations are alternately in stages of

orientation, disorientation, and reorientation. The changes inaugurated with last November’s election have inevitably put city government into a period of disorientation. Tempers have flared between members of the City Council, staff and sometimes the public. While we would never suggest that debate and discussion ought to be toned down in a democracy, it seems reasonable to encourage a more cordial approach in conducting the people’s business.

The same goes for interactions between the council and staff. There’s no gain from the pain of humiliating a civil servant in a public forum. If staff are not doing their jobs, resolve the problems through recognized processes such as performance evaluations, which the council adamantly wants to put in place. To berate staff in public only perpetuates the poisonous narrative taking hold that ALL our public servants are incompetent. If the city is going to run itself more like a business, one place to start would be for Council to praise staff in public and criticize in private. At the same time staff would do well to remember that they were not elected to set the city’s sails. Their proper role is to advise, and to carry out the policies set by the Council.

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I read your piece “Remembering a schoolyard lesson” in the recent publication with a great deal of interest.

Your analogy is perfect and very welldone. The publication in question has exhibited a lack of ethics and proper attitude in its writings in most of the issues. This has also been a source of lack of ethics and good judgment for some time and had I been paying for the subscription I would have canceled long ago. Ethics is very important in all business relationships, and especially in the media where you are judged by what and how you express yourself.

They maybe in some way feel a sense of importance in ridiculing the PJ, but in the long run has proven otherwise.

Let’s hope “Spike” learns from you and changes his ways, but I would not hold my breath.

I also wish to compliment you on your new venture with the “Newsweekly”, the layout is very attractive and attention-getting. It is very interesting reading and a pleasure to read. We needed something like your publication to supplement the PJ. Ed D avi s Vero Beach

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You’d think a journalist would be most proud of the stories he wrote that helped win a Pulitzer Prize for a major metropolitan newspaper.

I’m not.

We didn’t break out champagne when we got that prize. It was a somber afternoon in the newsroom. We all realized that a disaster of massive proportions had just happened to land on top of our fellow South Floridians.

There were editors and reporters who lost their homes.

Let me clarify. I said I’m not most proud of my Hurricane Andrew coverage, which was environmental and investigative in nature. I’m proud of the people with whom I worked. I’m proud of the toughness it took to work for days on end with little sleep, plenty of bottled water, and a cache of Snickers.

But story of which I’m most proud, is buried in the archives of The Tampa Tribune.

I was a police reporter in 1985, having come to the Trib from Florida TODAY, when one morning I got a call from a local woman with a son in elementary school who had been mo-

lested by a school volunteer. At school.

I asked why I hadn’t seen anything on the jail blotter – we still called jail inmate logs “the blotter” – and she explained.

After her son reported being molested to a vice principal, this child was marched into the principal’s office and made to face the principal and the volunteer who abused him and recount his accusation. This was done without a call to his parents..

I imagined this boy in the principal’s office, a place of dread for just about any child, even if they’ve done nothing wrong, face to face with a child molester and two authority figures.

I channeled my outrage into figuring out how that volunteer got into the school. It turned out that all he had to do was give his name, phone number and a list of things he’d like to help with.

The result of the most important story I ever broke: The Polk County School Board instituted criminal background checks for all school volunteers.

I learned that I couldn’t protect people from hurricanes, but I could do my part to protect the vulnerable through effective community journalism. That’s what I hope to continue doing here at Vero Beach Newsweekly.

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In another one of its seemingly endless rants against a competitor, the barrier island weekly with the bubble gum blue logo used its editorial page last week to again attack the Press Journal. After recounting the basic facts surrounding a fight which took place at Sebastian River Middle School on February 17, this “editorial” went on to falsely claim that “there was no news of this Feb. 17th event in the Press Journal the next day, the next week, or even the next month.”

In fact, a report on the fight appeared on TCPalm.com February 18, and on the front page of the Press Journal’s local section the following day. Those are the facts, but who cares about facts, when one’s apparent objective is to titillate, and entertain? When one is frothing at the mouth to attack, attack, attack, where is there time to exercise stewardship with the truth?

Unlike earlier assaults, where facts were presented gratuitously, and where conjecture and imagination seem to have provided much of the fodder, that weekly’s “editorial” was without any basis in fact. To fail to do the basic research necessary to confirm its assertion seems a reckless disregard for the truth.

Though the Press Journal is the most frequent target of these “attack editorials,” at least two other local publications have wound up in the cross-hairs.

Criticism of its competitors is such a

favorite and frequent subject that this island weekly has even created a standing logo for these so-called editorials, which it suggests are reports on the “news business.”

These recurring tirades, and the squandering of valuable editorial page space to discuss, not the public’s business, but the “news business,” is little more than an exercise is self-absorption.

While I admire the Press Journal’s editorial team for refraining, as they have, from stooping so low as to get into a slugfest with the upstart weekly, I also find it concerning the extent to which these constant, unanswered attacks have gained traction at all in the community.

Perhaps the currency these accusations have been given has something with the tendency people have to believe what they see in print. Or maybe it has more to do with the growing popularity of the “infotainment” industry.

“Infotainment” is certainly the category into which I would cast this weekly, given its relentless attack mode, and its inclination toward what sure looks to me like tabloid “journalism.”

If this weekly with the bubble gum blue logo really wants to be more than a temporary distraction, then it might do well to practice responsible community journalism. After all, when a newspaper regularly uses editorial page to attack its competitors it has, in all likelihood, begun the long, slow march to irrelevance.

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jDPKTD _K9O? lTHHO6 Was that a grouper fillet or an impostor on my plate?

As a lawyer, I have defended a lot of defrauded consumers. And over time, I feel like I have a developed a sixth sense for sniffing out bad guys.

So I take it personally when someone tries to snow me.

I’m not talking about shady real estate deals or investment swindles, this hits closer to my Florida soul – fake grouper. I’ve been burned so many times that I rarely if ever order grouper off a restaurant menu.

But that’s not to say that I don’t crave the stuff. Like many Floridians, I have a particular affinity for grouper because it’s our home-grown gem, and it has a texture, moistness and flavor like no other fish I know.

So like a fool for love, I put my heart out there every so often to take a chance. In fact, I rolled the dice at a high-end restaurant just this past week. But to my eye, to my taste, and even at $30 per plate, I don’t think the grouper I ordered was actually grouper.

If you haven’t followed this wellreported story, grouper’s popularity grew to such an extent in Florida

ten or fifteen years ago, that our local commercial fishermen took, officials say, an unsustainable harvest of the these m e a t y reef dwellers from State waters. It got so bad that the State imposed serious limits on the hooking and distribution of the fish. So we were left with the economic imbalance of high demand and low supply, which, as we all know, is a vacuum into which bad guys clamor.

To understand the problem, you just have to think about the supply chain for grouper. Since grouper is no longer available in sufficient numbers from our local waters, restaurants have to turn to commercial suppliers, who source their fish from

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far-away shores. And from the boat, to the dealer, to the kitchen, to the restaurant table, there are plenty of opportunities for laziness, if not outright fraud.

On the boat, we’re often dealing with third-word fishermen who have no economic incentive to cull similar but non-grouper species from their catch.

Once the fish have been broken down into fillets and packaged into bulk shipments, who’s to know the difference?

Similarly, the distributors have no economic interest in checking the fishermen too closely. Genetic testing for each sample costs around $200. And these large corporations deal in fish by the ton. So when they are penalized for “overlooking” the actual species they are selling as grouper, the penalties are meager compared to the cost of running an honest shop.

In 2008, the St. Petersburg Times reported that giant food distributor Sysco Food Services, was tagged for a mere $300,000 by the State, after a lengthy investigation determined that more often than not, the fish Sysco was marketing as grouper was something far different, at times

species as lowly as tilapia or Asian catfish.

At the individual restaurant, the simple reality is that “Grouper Sells.”

So as with the fisherman and the distributor, there is money to be made by looking the other way. But to me, it is the unscrupulous restaurant owner who is to blame for the faux fish problem. Some of the better restaurants in the State have simply taken grouper off their menus, knowing that they cannot guarantee to the quality of the product. That’s one sure way to deal with the problem, and I’m confident the distributors get the message, as do the fishermen up the line.

But barring that, all we Florida consumers can do is trust the restaurant or order something else. As an avid cook, I feel like I can spot a true piece of grouper from ten paces, but I don’t love the idea of forcing a restaurant to show me my fish before it is cooked. So when I crave grouper, I buy from an honest retail fish seller, trust my own eyes, and cook it up at home.

Nick Thomas is a lawyer and certified family mediator. Reach him at nthomaslaw@comcast.net.

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Barrier Island Plant Identification Stroll at Sebastian Inlet State Park 1pm May 12: Sunset Saturday Night Concert Series at Humiston Park in Vero Beach from 6:30-9:30pm.

May 13: 3rd Annual Hurricane Hangar Party to benefit the American Red Cross, North Treasure Coast Chapter. 5:30-8:30pm. Sun Aviation, Vero Beach. 772-562-2549.

May 13: Bodega Blue presents Matt Wood, 7-9pm, 2115 14th Avenue, Vero.

772-569-4400 May 14: Indian River Soccer Association hosts two events to celebrate 25 years of soccer in Indian River County: “Family Carnival” at Hobart 11am-3pm, $5 per child unlimited access to bounce houses, slide, obstacle course and more.

From 7-11pm, “World Cup Soccer Celebration” at Hobart Under the Stars and

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Through June 11: The Vero Beach Museum of Art presents “Celebrating 25 Years: Sculpture from the Permanent Collection.” (Admission to general exhibitions and education wing exhibitions is free. For some special exhibitions, a variable admission fee will apply. Members and young people 17 years of age and under attend all exhibitions free of charge. Donations are welcome.) 772-231-0707.

Through July 14: Indian River County Courthouse Vero Beach Art Club Member Exhibition, 2000 16th Street, Vero Beach Monday through Friday 9am-5pm.

May 12: Dune to Lagoon – Cross

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Big Tent. Adults only. Music, dance, food, drinks, silent auction and live auction. www.irsoccer.com May 14: Bodega Blue presents Ernie Southern, 7-9pm, 2115 14th Avenue, Vero. 772-569-4400.

May 14: Stop the Tears 5K Run to benefit United for Families. 8am South Beach Park, Vero Beach. 772-528-0362.

May 14: IRC Recreation Department hosts its Annual City/County Golf Tournament at Sandridge Golf Club in Vero Beach. All employees, retirees and elected officials of the Cities of Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fellsmere, the Towns of Indian River Shores, Orchid and The County of Indian River are invited to participate in a fun filled day of golf. Shotgun start at 8am. Each team will have to submit an application form with their team members and a fee of $40.00 per player. Contact the Recreation Department at 772567-8000 x1729.

May 14: Mother-Daughter Tea Party at Vero Beach Community Center 2266 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

772-567-2144.

May 15: Space Coast Symphony Orchestra at Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts at St. Edward’s School. 3pm May 17: Heritage Bluegrass Band at the Heritage Center, 7:30pm. 2140 14th Avenue. 772-770-2263.

May 19-20: Spring Dance Festival to benefit Riverside Children’s Theatre. 7pm Anne Morton Theatre at Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach. $6 per person. 772-231-6990.

May 19: 46th Annual Dollars for Scholars Awards Night. 7pm First Church of God, Vero Beach. 772-569-9869.

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Through May 14: Juried Student Photography Show at IRCHS VAPA Campus’ Fine Art Gallery. 772-567-6600.

Through May 22: The Vero Beach Museum of Art presents “American Masterworks: 150 Years of Painting” from the Butler Institute of Art. Also on exhibit through May 22 is “Impressions: Selections from the Manoogian Collection.” (Admission to general exhibitions and education wing exhibitions is free.

For some special exhibitions, a variable admission fee will apply. Members and young people 17 years of age and under attend all exhibitions free of charge. Donations are welcome). 772-231-0707.

Through May 22: The Vero Beach Theatre Guild presents Leading Ladies, a comedy by Ken Ludwig. The theater is located at 2020 San Juan Avenue, Vero Beach. To purchase tickets, contact the Box Office at 772-562-8300.

Through May 28: Gallery 14 presents “Life Through Our Lens,” an exhibit featuring VBHS advanced photography students, grades 11 & 12. All proceeds will go to the Hibiscus Childrens’ Center in Vero Beach. Also, featured will be works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, graphite, collage, pastel, mixed media, jewelry and photography by Gallery 14 partner artists Edgardo Abello, Lila Blakeslee, Barbara duPont, Mary Ann Hall, Virginia Knapp, Barbara Landry, Deborah Morrell Polackwich, Dorothy Napp Schindel, and Exhibiting Artists: Minakshi De, Francis Mesaros, Carole Keller, Carol Staub and Viola Pace Knudsen. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 10am-2pm.

Closed Sun. & Mon. Gallery 14 is located at 1911 14th Ave. For information please call 772-562-5525 or visit: www.gallery14verobeach.com

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Obituaries Marie Benzing Marie A. Benzing, 83, died April 30, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center.

She was born in Jersey City, N.J. and lived in Vero Beach since 1992, coming from New Jersey. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Louis H. Benzing of Vero Beach. Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society of Vero Beach, PO Box 644, Vero Beach, FL 32961. Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.

Donna Black Donna Jean Black, 60, died May 2, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Rochester, N.Y. and lived in Vero Beach for 16 years, coming from Chicago, Ill. She was a member of the Red Hat Society. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Edward; and her daughter, Nicole. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society at PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.

Dorothy Clark Dorothy Brown Clark, 91, died May 3, 2011, at Consulate Health Care.

She was born in Frisco City, Ala. and lived in Vero Beach for 13 years, coming from Pensacola. She was a member of the Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola. She worked after the war at the Dainty Dell Restaurant, Pensacola. Survivors include her son, James Henry Clark of Pensacola; and daughter, Dorothy Emileen Silliter of Vero Beach. She was preceded in death by her husband; Elven James Clark.

Memorial donations may be made to the Consulate Resident Activities Department, 1310 37th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960.

Arrangements are under the direction of Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.

Edward Dancy Jr. Edward C. Dancy Jr., 83, died May 1, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Jacksonville and was a lifelong resident of Vero Beach. He was a Veteran of World War II, he served in the Navy.

He was a member of the Jaycees of Vero Beach and helped to create the Jaycee Park. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Rosanna S. Dancy of Vero Beach. Strunk Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.

Constance Pease Constance R. “Connie” Pease, 74, died May 3, 2011, at the Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Montvale, N.J. and lived in Vero Beach for 56 years, coming from Woodcliff Lake, N.J. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl E. Pease. Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

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husband, Wilbert W. Memorial Contributions may be made to VNA Hospice of Indian River County 901 37th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 or www.vnatc.com. Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.

Betty Dezzutti Betty Swords Dezzutti, 91, died April 30, 2011, at Palm Garden of Vero Beach. She was born in Peoria, Ill. and moved to Vero Beach in 1945 from her place of birth. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Vero Beach where she served on the Altar Guild, of which she was the chairperson for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, John P. Dezzutti. Memorial contributions may be made to the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, 51 Main Street, Enterprise, FL 32725. Arrangements are under the direction Cox-GiffordSeawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.

Richard Ristau Richard Allen Ristau, 59, died May 1, 2011. He was born in Albany, N.Y. and came to this area in 2006 from Bellvue, Colo. He was a graduate of the University of Maine.

Survivors include his wife, Janell Anne Blackmore Ristau. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard G. Ristau. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 865 S.E. Monterey Commons Blvd., Stuart, FL 34996. Baldwin Brothers Cremation Society, New Smyrna Beach, is in charge of arrangements.

Bobby Askins Bobby Askins, 79, died May 3, 2011, at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach. She was born in Memphis, Tenn. and has resided locally for 55 years coming from her birthplace.

She was preceded in death by her

Elaine Genett Elaine Genett, 69, died May 3, 2011, at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach.

She was born in Scranton, Pa. and lived in Spring Brook Township, Pa. and Vero Beach. Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Frank Genett of Spring Brook Township, Pa. and Vero Beach. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Michael and Richard. Memorial Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-GiffordSeawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.

Dr. Steve Schulte Dr. Steve T. Schulte, 58, died April 14, 2011, at his home. He was born in St. Petersburg and lived in Durham, N.C. and Vero Beach. A funeral mass

is planned for 10 a.m. May 13 at Holy Cross Church, Vero Beach. A luncheon celebrating his life will be held afterward in the Village Walk South clubhouse in Vero Beach.

Pastor William Wolfe William David Wolfe, 78, died April 29, 2011, at his home. He was born in Willard, Ohio and lived in Vero Beach. He served congregations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Florida. He was the Mission Developer of Living Lord Lutheran Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife, Barbara. Memorial contributions may be made to Living Lord Lutheran Church, 2725-58th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32966. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.

Dr. Willard Fitch Dr. Willard M. Fitch, 88, died May 5, 2011, at the VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach. He was born in Oraville, Ill. and lived in Vero Beach for 17 years, coming from Richmond, Va. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Ann.Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice House, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.

Robert Oates Robert E. Oates, 87, died May 2, 2011, at Vero’s Hospice House. He was born in Caldwell, N.J. and lived in Vero Beach since 1988, coming from Roseland, N.J. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Geraldine. Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.

Earl Passmore Earl Leon “Lee” Passmore, 63, died May 4, 2011, at VNA Hospice House.

David Edward Gerard David Edward Gerard, 82, of Vero Beach, Florida, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Indian River Medical Center.

He was born April 17, 1929 in Oyster Bay, New York and had been a resident of Vero Beach for 25 years, 12 of those years as a permanent resident, coming from New York. He was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church, Vero Beach. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Alice Janet Noble Gerard. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.

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Mr. Donald Thomas Brickner, 85, died May 5, 2011 at his home in Vero Beach. He was born in Cleveland, OH and lived in Vero Beach for 29 years coming from his birthplace. Mr. Brickner was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn Brickner in 1991. Memorial contributions may be made to Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, 6070 South Eastern Ave Suite 200, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

Marilyn D. Dock of Williamsville, NY died May 3rd in Vero Beach, FL after a long illness. Mrs. Dock and her husband of 58 years, John William, have spent winters in Vero Beach for 20 years. Born in Pullman, WA Marilyn Dock also lived in Petersburg, VA and Niagara Falls, NY, Jackson and East Lansing MI. Mrs. Dock was a member of North Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Dock is survived by her husband. Flowers are gratefully declined. Donations can be made to VNA Hospice of Indian River County, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.

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Arnold B. Kleine, 80, died May 2, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. He was born in Queens, N.Y., and lived in this area for 48 years, coming from Miami.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Alice M. Kleine. Memorial contributions may be made to any veterans charity. Arrangements are by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.

George C. Whealton, Jr., 87, of Vero Beach, FL died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. Mr. Whealton was born in Chincoteague, VA. He was a resident of Houston, TX, before becoming a permanent resident of Vero Beach, FL in 2008. He is survived by his wife Robin Whealton of Vero Beach, FL. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach, Florida.

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David Graham Cuffe, 65, died May 6, 2011, at VNA Hopice House in Vero Beach. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., and lived in the area for 33 years, coming from Troy, N.Y. Survivors include his daughter, Kimberly Brasfield of Nashville, Tenn.; mother, Jean Cuffe of Vero Beach; and brother, Douglas Cuffe of Vero Beach.

He was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Cuffe. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice House, 901 37th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960; 772-978-5600; www.vnatc. com. Services: Arrangements are by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.

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Address 2180 Captain’s Walk 9230 Spring Time Drive 2700 Ocean Drive #201 8795 Orchid Island Circle W #303 1354 Winding Oaks Circle W 1880 Bay Road #I-118 200 Sable Oak Lane, #204 200 Greytwig Road #111 8725 Lakeside Blvd., #303 215 Park Shores Circle #215B 300 Harbour Drive 205C 109 Park Shores Circle W #36W 400 Beach Road, #118

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603 Tulip Lane Pelican Cove 7/24/2010 $895,000 5/2/2011 $790,000 Norris & Company Ray-Thompson Properties

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1820 Shell Lane E Summerplace 2/11/2011 $895,000 4/29/2011 $700,000 Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

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2180 Walton’s Court Oceanside 5/3/2010 $625,000 4/28/2011 $560,000 Poydenis Properties LLC Poydenis Properties , LLC

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1220 Admirals Walk Castaway Cove 1/6/2011 $599,000 4/29/2011 $550,000 Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. NMLS

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4600 Hwy A1A, #408 Caledon Shores Condo 10/4/2010 $510,000 4/29/2011 $510,000 Seaside Realty of Vero Beach Seaside Realty

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536 Banyan Road Vero Beach Estates 11/25/2010 $585,000 4/28/2011 $505,000 Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc.

Subdivision Oceanside Seasons Gables of Vero Beach Sea Oaks Sea Oaks Spinnaker Point Conto Sable Oaks Condo Riverside Gardens Sea Oaks Park Shores Porpoise Bay Villas Park Shores John’s Island

List Date 1/24/2011 1/12/2011 5/23/2009 10/1/2010 5/2/2010 10/1/2010 3/10/2009 12/1/2009 5/5/2009 2/8/2010 3/8/2010 1/20/2011 12/3/2008

List Price $489,000 $449,000 $419,000 $450,000 $349,000 $299,000 $275,000 $249,000 $199,000 $198,000 $170,000 $145,000 $125,000

Sell Date 4/29/2011 5/4/2011 4/29/2011 4/29/2011 5/2/2011 5/2/2011 5/2/2011 5/2/2011 4/29/2011 4/28/2011 5/4/2011 4/29/2011 5/3/2011

Sell Price $442,500 $420,000 $375,000 $375,000 $310,000 $290,000 $260,000 $210,000 $189,000 $180,000 $154,000 $135,000 $95,000

Listing Broker Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Norris & Company Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Cliff Norris Real Estate

Selling Broker Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Starfish Realty Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Moorings Realty Sales Co. Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Peters Cook & Company Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Continental Group Realty Ron Rennick Auctions Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt Cliff Norris Real Estate

Mainland Real Estate Sales – April 28-May 4 Address: Subdivision: List Date: List Price: Sell Date: Sell Price: Listing Broker: Selling Broker: Address 660 23rd Avenue 6400 McRae Place 8365 93rd Avenue 4125 16th Square E 418 34th Avenue

Subdivision Laurel Pointe Amelia Plantation Vero Lake Estates Indian River Courts The Crossings

Address: Subdivision: List Date: List Price: Sell Date: Sell Price: Listing Broker: Selling Broker:

5885 Turnberry Lane Bent Pine 3/12/2010 $499,000 5/2/2011 $400,000 Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl.

List Date 9/8/2010 3/21/2011 2/12/2010 3/16/2009 8/9/2010

List Price $269,000 $264,900 $249,900 $240,000 $229,900

Sell Date 5/4/2011 4/29/2011 4/29/2011 5/2/2011 5/4/2011

Sell Price $255,000 $245,000 $225,000 $225,000 $220,000

Listing Broker Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt VB RE/MAX Premier Prop Showcase David Walsh & Associates RE Dale Sorensen RE North RE/MAX Premier Prop Showcase

624 Bridgewater Lane SW Indian River Club 11/1/2010 $345,000 5/2/2011 $330,000 Norris & Company Norris & Company

Selling Broker Real Living All Florida Realty Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. David Walsh & Associates RE Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. RE/Max Premier Prop Showcase

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