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didates emerged from the pool of applicants – at least not one willing to accept the position. Because retiring finance director Steve Maillet has been willing to remain on the job until a replacement was found, Falls made it clear to the city council he preferred to leave the position open until the new city manager took over. The city council, though, made finding a new finance director a top priority, and early in the year directed Falls to find a replacement for Maillet. When the position was first advertised in February, 56 applicants responded. Five applicants were identified as good prospects for the job. Before face-to-face interviews could be scheduled, the candidate Ander-

council member, and the former city manager. The audit, they explain, is an operational, rather than a financial audit. They say are not concerned with Lawson’s job performance in Islamorada and point out that Lawson, like all new employees of the city, will have an initial six-month probation. “She (Lawson) was very forthcoming with her perception of what was taking place with the audit,” Falls said. “She didn’t try to sidestep any issues.” In addition to Islamorada’s audit, Lawson’s lack of a CPA, or a certified government finance office (CGFO) designation, has also raised concerns among some. Falls said that while he had hoped to hire a finance director with such a designation and with government experience, no such can-

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Despite questions raised about the hiring of the city’s new finance director, interim city manager Monte Falls, human resources director Robert Anderson, and incoming city manager Jim O’Connor remain confident they hired the best qualified applicant willing to take the job. Cynthia Lawson, who last month accepted the $108,000 a year position as Vero Beach’s finance director, has for the past seven years performed the same job for the Village of Islamorada. Lawson will complete her work in Islamorada July 15, with state auditors in the middle of what is expected to be a two-month examination of the village. The audit came about when a Keys

couple used a little-known provision in Florida Statutes that allows for a petition to demand state audits of municipal governments. The petition mentioned the village’s handling of wastewater assessments and its internal ﬁnancial controls and alleged “improper or illegal spending by staﬀ without council approval,” according to a report in the Florida Keys News. The state audit could also delve into matters such as bidding procedures, how the village transferred monies between various funds and the appropriateness of certain types of expenditures. According to Falls, Anderson, and O’Connnor, all three discussed the audit with Lawson, as well as with the Islamorada’s city attorney, a former

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Former Patio closes doors FOR VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

The former Patio restaurant, a Vero Beach landmark dating back decades and operated most recently as El Toro Tacos & Tequila at the Patio, abruptly shut its doors this weekend. The El Toro Tacos & Tequila, operated by the Replogle family, who also run the Ocean Grill, opened in September of last year. However, they were never able to recapture the luster when The Patio was a local favorite as well as a spring training hangout for the Los Angeles Dodgers and visiting fans. Originally built by Waldo Sexton, the restaurant features wrought iron grill work and the tiles brought over from Spain and France by Addison Mizner. Mark Tripson, a Sexton family member who over oversees operation of the restaurant, told the Press Journal this week he hopes to have the restaurant reopened with a new owner by September. El Toro Tacos & Tequila at the Patio, formerly The Patio, shut its doors Saturday night.

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son considered the strongest withdrew from consideration. After the remaining four candidates were interviewed an offer was made and accepted, but within days that candidate retracted his acceptance. Falls then wrote a letter to the council stating that he thought it best to let the new city manager hire the finance director. Council saw it otherwise, and told Falls to continue recruiting for the position. An offer was then extended to the second of the four strongest applicants, but again within days the applicant retracted his acceptance. Still determined to see a new finance director hired, the city council asked Falls to advertise the position again, which was done in early May. From the second job posting 55 applicants applied, including Lawson. According to Anderson, while many of the second group of applicants had either CPA for CGFO designations, few also had the government experience Lawson has had.

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This pygmy whale washed up about a half-mile south of Wabasso Beach Park last week. The whale was taken from the beach to Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, but later died. FOR VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

Marine researchers are still looking for clues to explain why two pygmy whales have washed up on area beaches over the last two weeks. Steve McCulloch, manager of the Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Program at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute said the whales showed no visible signs of trauma such as a shark attack or getting caught up in fishing nets. “This is going to take some deeper digging,” McCulloch said in an interview with the Press Journal. A 765-pound, 10-foot whale was discovered near the Sea Oaks condominiums on July 5, about a mile south of County Road 510. Then on July 8, a half-ton whale was found near Bermuda Bay about a mile south of State Road A1A. The animal died soon af-

ter it was discovered. In all, six other pygmy whales have end up recently on beaches from North Carolina to the Florida Keys. On July 1, a mother pygmy sperm whale and infant washed up near Cape Canaveral. They were in such poor condition they had to be put to death. “For this many pygmy sperm whales to die in this short a time is very unusual,” said McCulloch, noting there have not been this many strandings in such a short time since 1998. The Insitiute will conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death of the whales which came under their care. If you do happen marine animals in distress — including whales, dolphins, sea turtles and birds — call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hotline at 888-404-FWCC.

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of Indian River Medical Center and have begun site work to prepare the land for construction when the owner is ready. The 7.46-acre triangular piece of property has been on the drawing board since 2009, but permitting issues have slowed down the process.

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Owner Jack Gregory is moving ahead with the Phase 1 of the plan which will involve ‘earth work’ including relocating some Oak trees as part of the county’s tree mitigation ordinance. “Indian River County has an ordinance that says if you knock down a 20-inch Oak tree you can either relocate it or put 40 more inches back in,” said civil engineer Scott McGuire of Knight, McGuire and Associates. “So we have got to go in and categorize the trees and work with the environmental planning department.” McGuire said that right now Gregory is working on preparations for the project, any building construction is at least a year away. “The ﬁrst phase of the program is to get the site cleared of all the non-

native stuff, the pepper trees and all that growth,” he said. “Then we will be relocating some oak trees, getting water to them and getting them to grow. Basically we want to get the site filled so it can be certified with regard to all the wetland requirements.” McGuire said it was important to begin the work so that the permits they have worked to obtain do not lapse. With this work underway, Gregory can show that he is continuing to develop the project. “It took a lot of time to get the permits, but it is not something where he thinks he is going to build out completely right off the bat,” McGuire said. “It’s residential and there is not really a market for something like that right now.”

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If a group of like-minded conservationists have their way the Barber Bridge view of the Indian River Lagoon 20 years from now will be just what we see today. That view is relatively unspoiled with the marina to the north and some homes dotting the landscape, but for the most part what you see is land and water and open space. There is none of the clutter that defines many of Florida’s waterways as commerce and communities co-mingle into what for many is an unsightly mess. The 750-member strong Indian River Land Trust has undertaken the mission of keeping the Indian River County portion of the Indian River Lagoon as uncluttered as it is today. The group has the longterm goal of improving the water quality as much as it can by preserving and replenishing as much of the natural habitat as it can. “You come over the Barber Bridge and are heading toward the mainland and look north you see the

marina and all the boats, you see islands, you can see all the way up to Grand Harbor,” said Land Trust Land Protection Manager Ralph Monticello. “Frankly, this would be an unusual town that saved that green edge to the river rather than having built seawalls and look like Lake Worth or downtown Fort Lauderdale or Biscayne Bay.” The Indian River Land Trust had its genesis in the 1990s when a group of concerned residents banded together to save what is now McKee Botanical Garden from extinction. The once robust 80-acre McKee Jungle Gardens had been sold to developers in the 1970s and by 1990 all but 18 acres remained undeveloped. “The property where McKee is now, was being developed for a condominium complex,” Monticello said. “A group of conservation-minded citizens, some of whom are still active on our board today, set about to preserve a portion of what was once the Jungle Garden and going back to World War II was

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an army jungle training school.” The group raised $1.5 million to buy the land and another $8 million to fund the operation. While that fund-raising work remains to this day, by 2003 some in the

group wanted to branch out to other conservation eﬀorts. Other members wanted to remain focused on McKee Botanical Garden. That led to an amicable split and the creation of the Indian River Land Trust with its motto of “Preserving, Protecting, Providing for the Future.”

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The newly developed land trust went out and hired staff, which today consists of Monticello, Executive Director Ken Grudens, Director of Development Kelley Williams, Database Analyst Lois Fay and Administrative Assistant Dana McDougall. With an overall mission and a staff in place, the board of directors still needed to refine their focus. They spent much of their early existence providing assistance for the county as it acquired environmentally sensitive properties as part of a $50 million land preservation bond that passed in 2004. When most of that money was spent the Land Trust had to settle on a new mission. “In early 2009 staff came to the board and said we have to focus our attention on something new, the county is about tapped out, what does the board wish to do?” Monticello said. “The choices were agricultural and citrus lands or ranch lands, generally to create open space that might be recreational. There were projects we could have done with equestrian centers and the like. But when the Indian River came up, it was unanimous, the board wanted to focus on the lagoon.” The timing couldn’t have been better. As the economy had soured, landowners along the Indian River were much more receptive to entertaining offers more so than the boom days when selling to developers was all the rage. “The economy being what it was before, there were lands along the lagoon that were unprotected, but we really couldn’t touch them,” Williams said. “We didn’t have sellers that wanted to talk to us. The board realized we really needed to seize this opportunity because we might not get it again. The people that go over the bridge and see all that green think it will always be that way.” Over the last 18 months the Trust has been on something of a buying spree, purchasing riverfront parcels totaling nearly 170 acres. With those purchases, the trust now owns over 250 acres with about two miles of frontage on the Indian River Lagoon.

The most recent purchase was this March with the 111-acre acquisition of Bee Gum Point just north of the marina. The $4.2 million purchase gives the Trust one of the last undeveloped wetlands on the barrier island, including one mile of lagoon shoreline. Other acquisitions include, 47 acres of conservation land on the west side of the lagoon called the 63rd Street Waterfront; four acres of land around Quay Dock Road and two parcels on the west side of the lagoon totaling eight acres called the Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail. All of the millions raised for the purchases thus far have come from 65 private donors. Fundraising is an ongoing process for the Trust as it acquires and develops public access to the land it has already purchased and casts its eye on other opportunities. “We are in negotiations for adding close to 300 acres in the next year, that would add about two miles of river frontage to our acquisitions,” Monticello said. “I have a list of about 10 owners right now that would love for us to do a deal, but we need to raise the money. We are having to raise the money as we go along.” Monticello estimates there are about 30 owners of Indian River County lagoon waterfront property that is available as green space. “They might not all be willing sellers, but maybe half are,” he said. “During the boom none of them were.” The money to operate the Indian River Land Trust comes from duespaying members at various levels of commitment and a fund-raiser scheduled this year for Nov. 10 at Rock City Gardens in Wabasso. “We think the important thing for people to know is that we have an historic opportunity to maintain the special character of Indian River County and we are seizing it,” Development Director Williams said. “But we can’t do it alone. All of the money we’ve raised (for the land acquisitions) comes from private donors and we hope others will continue to join our eﬀorts to keep our county the beautiful place it is to live, work and thrive.”

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Indian River Land Trust Lagoon Preservation Purchases Bee Gum Point !Purchased March 15, 2011 !111 acres !One of the last undeveloped wetlands on the barrier island, containing one mile of lagoon shoreline !Situated along the Atlantic Flyway, a major corridor for millions of migrating birds each year !It is a key property in an important block of conservation lands along the Indian River lagoon, the most diverse estuary in the nation !The primary purpose for purchasing Bee Gum Point is to protect important habitat along the Indian River Lagoon. The area will remain as a natural spot for conservation and will be available for periodic Indian River Land Trust guided walking and bird watching tours. !The seller was The Pointe Development, LLC

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of the lagoon purchased in November 2010 !The property contains one-quarter mile of lagoon frontage and is one of two remaining intact high salt marshes in Indian River County. !The Land Trust’s purchase of this property more than doubles the protected conservation area. It is adjacent to Spoonbill Marsh, a 45-acre man-made marsh owned by the County Utilities Department. !Spoonbill Marsh contains more than a mile of boardwalk over man-made ponds and through mangroves and over the Indian River Lagoon. The Land Trust is talking with the County about extending the boardwalk from Spoonbill Marsh throughout the 63rd street property, providing more than two miles of boardwalk trails. !Other than the boardwalk, minimal improvements will be made to the property to ensure important wildlife habitat remains intact. !When completed, the property will be open to the public, accessible through the Spoonbill Marsh property. The Land Trust will lead guided tours of both properties.

River Land Trust purchased 4 acres of conservation land on the west side of the Indian River Lagoon. !The property is located at the end of Quay Dock Road, an historic wagon road built in the 1890s used by early farmers on John’s Island and the peninsula to transport their produce from the Quay Dock to Quay Station, now Winter Beach. !The property contains mostly mangrove swamps adjacent to a small landing ideal for canoes and kayaks. !A future kayak launch is planned on the property and will be available to Land Trust members and guests. The launch is expected to be open later in 2012.

acres were purchased on the west side of the lagoon in December 2009. !Property named in honor of founding board member and organization’s first Director Emerita Toni Robinson !Will provide public access to a 40-acre block of publicly managed parcels of oak hammocks, scrub forest, and essential mangrove swamp, with beautiful views of the lagoon !Contains a one-quarter mile boardwalk through a native mangrove swamp and a dock extending into the Indian River Lagoon !The Land Trust is currently leading guided tours of the property, which is expected to be open to the public in 2012. Source: Indian River Land Trust

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Bee Gum Point, just north of the Lost Tree Islands, was the latest purchase by the Indian River Land Trust.

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Dorinda Walker of Circular Motion Hoops entertains the huge crowds and teaches the kids how to hula hoop in front of the concert stage.

Category 5 band delights beachside concert attendees Although Vero Beach loses a huge portion of the population in the summer months, it was hard to tell that by the numbers that came out to Saturday’s Oceanside Business Association’s Concert Series. The OBA as it is called, puts on a free concert on the second Saturday of each month and it has grown to be a local tradition much like the downtown Main Street Friday Fest. Some say there is a separation between the barrier island and the mainland, but events like this and the weekly Saturday Farmers’ Market, also hosted by the OBA, help bridge that gap more and more each year. Humiston Park and Ocean Drive

were ﬁlled with hundreds of music lovers and their pets and everyone just looking to enjoy the ocean breezes and clear skies. The band, “Category 5,” (hopefully the only hurricane reference we will see this year), had toes tapping and dancers swaying to their soulful rock beat. Food vendors ranged from barbecue to Greek cuisine and everyone seemed to be having a fantastic time. A portion of the proceeds beneﬁted the Environmental Learning Center this month. For scheduled entertainment at future events, view our calendar section or visit www.verobeachoba. The concert is a great opportunity for neighbors and their pups to come out com. to socialize like Catherine Haas and Ginger Snap.

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The crowds packed Ocean Drive, Humiston Park and the side streets for this summertime concert.

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Herbert Whittall, Donnie deWaters and Dr. Robert deWaters enjoying the large County Commissioner Peter O'Bryan, Susan O'Bryan, Steve Dorrance and crowds. Laura Allen.

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Community Forum What can we learn from Royal Palm Beach utility sale? BY BARBARA YORESH

I read with interest and more than a little bemusement the July 7 article entitled “Royal Palm Beach customers nailed in utility deal.” I hadn’t expected to see my former Palm Beach County community cited locally and was surprised to learn that the utility sale to Palm Beach County was anything less than a brilliant coup which assured long-term financial stability for Royal Palm Beach. That sale and that of a proposed City of Vero Beach water/sewer utility sale to Indian River County have similarities. Yet the timeframe and specifics are different so it behooves city officials to thoroughly examine the Royal Palm Beach deal to determine if it makes sense for Vero Beach to proceed. I’d be happy to refer them to the proper Royal Palm Beach officials. A bit of background, if I may: I moved to Royal Palm Beach in January 1983 and three years later was working as a journalist for a group of weekly newspapers. The Village of Royal Palm Beach was my “beat” and I covered all aspects of the community’s municipal government. In March 2006, I was elected to serve on that same village council and I remained

in oﬃce until moving to Vero Beach in July 2007. The 1980s was a period of explosive growth in Royal Palm Beach which had been incorporated in 1959. From 1980-88, Royal Palm Beach’s population grew by a whopping 247 percent making it the fastest growing small municipality nationwide. In 1980, the municipality’s population stood at 3,423. Today the population is about 33,000. In 1983, Royal Palm Beach mayor and council agreed to purchase from the community’s early, Miami-based developer Royal Palm Beach Colony, Inc. the water/sewer utility which served residents and commercial entities. Utility rates held for seven years. As surrounding unincorporated areas developed and grew, Royal Palm Beach was able and legally entitled to provide utility services to customers within its service area which extended well beyond its municipal boundaries. The utility was, to quote a former mayor, “a money-maker.” The article misstated a key date and facts regarding the sale of the village utility to Palm Beach County. That sale was closed on Feb. 8, 2006 for $70 million in what was still the peak of the real estate mar-

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ket. Timing is everything and in this instance, Royal Palm Beach benefitted from a still-booming economy and a utility valued accordingly. After satisfying the outstanding debt on the utility, Royal Palm Beach netted approximately $40-plus million which was invested. As part of that agreement, rates for village customers were frozen for 10 years and the village also received a 10 percent surcharge for utilities provided to other customers within its original service area. The principal and the interest income it generates have allowed Royal Palm Beach to hold the line on raising taxes. In fact, even before the sale, they amazingly rolled back

millage rates for more than a decade. Sound elected and administrative leadership provided residents with an uncommonly high quality of life and a plethora of village amenities. In 2008, Family Circle magazine named the village as one of the ten best towns for families in a national survey. I lived, worked and served in Royal Palm Beach for 24 years and I can assure you that the sale of its utility to Palm Beach County was and still is the envy of other municipalities. It has left what amounts to a substantial endowment for the community and was a win-win situation. Vero Beach oﬃcials should determine if a similar utility sale is right for the city.

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In 2006 the Village of Royal Palm Beach sold its water and sewer utility to Palm Beach County for $70 million dollars. After settling related debts, the Village of Royal Palm Beach pocketed over $45 million. Many, including this week’s guest columnist, suggest the windfall has been invested wisely, and to the benefit of all of Royal Palm Beach’s citizens. Others, including local utility activist Glenn Heran, see the price Royal Palm Beach received for its utility as artificially high, and one that simply served to transfer money out of the hands of citizens and into the pockets of government. In Heran’s opinion, Palm Beach County could only justify paying $70 million for the Royal Palm Beach system because it received in exchange the right to charge 16,000 new customers nearly 60 percent more than the county rate in place at the time. In fact, as a part of the deal, the higher rates in affect in 2006 for Royal Palm Beach customers were frozen for ten years. Five years after the sale, the residents of Royal Palm Beach continue to pay more for water and sewer service

than their counterparts in the unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County. Highlighting this rate disparity, Heran and others assert that the Royal Palm Beach sale is an anomaly, and should not be used in assessing the value of Vero Beach’s comparably sized water and sewer system. It does seem a stretch to argue that Vero Beach’s water and sewer utility might be worth some $70 million, simply because Royal Palm Beach’s system sold for that price. One must ﬁrst account for the fact that when Palm Beach County acquired the Royal Palm Beach customer base it locked those customers in for ten years at a rate 60 percent above what other county customers were paying at the time. Was the Royal Palm Beach utility sale a stroke of genius? Or, was the taking of a $45 million windfall another example of a government’s insatiable appetite for revenue? These are debatable questions. The taxpayers of Vero Beach have their own questions to answer, and their own decisions to make. Whether or not to sell the city’s water and sewer utility, and how much to sell it for, are the issue of relevance locally.

After paying electric rates well above those charged by FPL, it would seem unlikely the citizens of Vero Beach would willingly saddle themselves with higher utility rates in order for the city to receive a windfall from the sale of it’s water and sewer system. ••••••••• We also reported last week that Vero Beach City Council member Brian Heady was “incensed” over the unwillingness, or inability of Vero Beach Water and Sewer Director Rob Bolton to provide public records that document 2006 utility rates in Palm Beach County and in the Village of Royal Palm Beach. According to interim city manager Monte Falls, Bolton provided the requested information in emails to Heady dated June 17 and June 22. In his emails to Heady Bolton summerized complicated rate tables into what Falls describes as a “more user-friendly” form. Apparently what Heady wanted was the actual public records. Well, speciﬁcity is one of the key elements of an eﬀective request. This apparent misunderstanding, or miscommunication between Heady and Bolton left me wondering why city

council members are not working through Falls to get the information they want and need, given that he is the city’s top executive. After all, anything with more than one head belongs in a zoo. ••••••••• When local access channels first opened the way for government meetings to be broadcast into our living rooms, I remember thinking what a fine public service it was to give people a clear sense of what can happen to an ego when you give it a microphone. If memory serves me right, back in those early days of the local access channels it was the Sebastian City Council that seemed to have a near monopoly on dysfunction. Stormy debate just seemed to be the way of it, and controversy became for them a “habit of being.” A few weeks ago I witnessed a Vero Beach City Council meeting get off to a contentious start, as the council members could not agree on an agenda. Once it was Sebastian, now its our very own Vero Beach City Council that is on the verge of taking the “fun” out of dysfunctional.

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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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pathways of freedom, possibility, and joy. Dr. Victor Frankl – a Jew and a famous European psychiatrist – spent several years in one of Hitler’s death camps. In his wonderful book Man’s Search for Meaning, he reﬂects on what it means to him to become a survivor, and is passionately persuaded that the one quality which survivors all share in the will to participate in their own liberation. “Everything can be taken from a [human being],” Frankl wrote, “ but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – [the freedom] to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” The circus bear long conﬁned in the

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In my experience, people can be a lot like this bear. Many of us experience traumas, sorrow, grief and abuse at some point in our lifetimes…difficulties which can sometimes cloud our REVEREND days for years on SCOTT ALEXANDER end. We can ﬁnd ourselves in life situations and patterns which limit our choices, constrain our possibilities, and restrain our joy. But there usually comes a time when we are capable of breaking out of the liferobbing pattern, and live in new

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Homeless Family Center hosts Christmas in July

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HFC Children’s Programs Manager Lydia Reed, Board member Ted Libby and Kevin, Michelle, Kevin (Jr.) & Jessica Wade with volunteers Sharon Tetreault Bobbi Libby with Spanish Lakes Ladies Volunteer Marge Brennan. and Karen Murry. CHRISTINA TASCON VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

It may be hard to think of Christmas when the thermometer hits 90plus degrees and the only chill in sight is on a fast melting snow cone, but the Homeless Family Center celebrated the holiday in style. Their Christmas in July was held on July 10, marking 20 years HFC has been helping the Treasure Coast homeless. In holding the event, the center brought some joy to residents who were not at the Center in December and may not be there this Christmas. Losing one’s home is horrific enough but for the littlest ones affected by homelessness, it is especially important to give them something to look forward to while

supporting their parents as well. A small gift from Santa can bring a long lost smile to these children and that was the best part of this event. The HFC is not just a shelter for people who have no place to live. Executive Director Lorne Coyle said that it also lifts up the residents who come through their doors by providing employment training, credit counseling and facilitating educational opportunities. Coyle said that the residents are taught how to write a resume, approach potential employers and follow up on job interviews. They are also shown how to open savings accounts, balance a check book and how to stay out of credit card debt. Seacoast Bank partnered with the Center to teach many of the resi-

dents these skills. HFC and Indian River State College have also partnered to give their families free tuition. This helps them get the education they need to get back in the job market and better their lives permanently so they do not keep going back in the system. Latoria Rogers and her two children were living on the street and finding places to sleep in public restrooms. Even when they were on the streets she struggled to take classes to get a good job, but it was hard without help. Now the center provides daycare, summer camp and peace of mind as she and her family have a place to stay as she attends school. Sunday’s event was a day to have fun in the celebration. Of note is

that everything for the day was donated. Billy’s Bounce House, Ultimate Frisbee, 43rd Street Shell Deli; Paradise Ice Cream and many others donated everything at no charge for the event. Even the gifts that Santa (Rob Sobwiak) gave out after the “Christmas” dinner were from various organizations like the Kiwanis. The Fiasco Brothers motorcyclists raised $1,500 as well as volunteered at this and many other HFC events. Many residents and volunteers alike said the event was a bright spot in their year and everyone came away smiling. To help throughout the year, go to www.HomelessFamilyCenter.com or call 772-567-5537 to donate to the Housing Fund or other needed items.

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J. Scott Kelly , well known by locals for his phenomenal photos of landmarks such as the Barber Bridge, the Florida Theatre and the Grant Boathouse, has found a way to combine his artistic insight with philanthropic vision. In addition to owning a successful commercial and portrait photography business in Vero Beach, Island Images Photography, he has traveled the world working for clients from Greece to Costa Rica. Kelly holds an honors degree in Photographic Technology from the Florida Institute of Technology and has run many successful private galleries. PHOTOS BY J. SCOTT KELLY Photographs are a permanent J. Scott Kelly in front of his photo of the Florida Theatre Plaza where his studio representation of something that is located. could be gone tomorrow, but Kelly is working on making his art last long after the images have faded. His newest venture is called Gallery of Hope and combines his love of art with his desire to give back to the community. Opened on the first of July in the Florida Theatre’s downtown art district, the non-profit Gallery of Hope will showcase variouis artists to raise awareness of specific world causes for an organization he has formed called “A Focus on Philanthropy.” “I wanted to use my God given talents to give back in some way to the global or local community,” he said. “I felt that a lot of artists felt the same way and I needed a vehicle to carry out that mission. I put the gallery in place so that there would be an established home to ELC Board of Trustees: Eileen Connelly, Mollie Pratt, Doug Graybill, Holly Dill showcase the artists’ works and to (Executive Director of ELC), and Tom Spackman, Chairman of the Board of bring awareness and some funding Trustees.

to various environmental and humanitarian causes.” July’s exhibit was called “Our Natural World” and the Environmental Learning Center was the beneficiary of a percentage of the proceeds. All of the work was high quality juried photos of nature. Some of the artists who participated were Kelly, plus Peter Connelly, Dawn Currie, Janice Reynolds, Kim Seng, Jade Simone, Nancy True and Bruce Weissman. Artist entry fees, twenty percent of the sales and additional donations taken in at the opening were donated to the Center. Other causes will be given a spotlight in each of the coming months. “In the future I hope to bring some more very talented photographic artists to the gallery to help many causes which need funding,” he said. The Focus on Philanthropy organization will use the talents of photographic artists to not only sell work to support the organizations they donate to but also to bring awareness to various causes which affect the world globally. It comes out of a hope that the artists may be able to bring about change in any way big or small. The downtown district has had a new concentration of numerous art studios so Kelly thought this was the perfect spot for this new venture. For further information on the Focus on Philanthropy organization or the Gallery of Hope, go to www.galleryofhope.org or www.focusonphilanthropy.org. Gallery information may be found by calling 772-643-6994 or visiting at 2036 14th Avenue in the Florida Theatre Building.

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Community Calendar Every Saturday: Oceanside Business Association’s Farmer’s Market, 8am-noon. Located in the parking lot just south of Humiston Park on Ocean Drive. www.VeroBeachOBA. com, 772-532-2455. Every Sunday: Farmer’s Market from 9am-2pm in downtown Vero at the corner of 14th Avenue & 21st Street. Contact Eric Hessler by email: eric@mainstreetverobeach.org or call the Main Street oﬃce at 772-480-8353. July 5-Aug 5: Summer Art Camp at the Vero Beach Museum of Art. Children ages 4-16. 65 morning and afternoon classes in eight week-long sessions. For more information, call Ellyn Giordano at 772-231-0707 x116 or e-mail: egiordano@verobeachmuseum.org. July 15: Bodega Blue; “Sip of the City” happy hour from 5-6:30pm by the Mainstreet Vero Beach organization to familiarize people with the downtown. Go to www.mainstreetverobeach.org for full calendar. July 16: Vero Beach Book Center’s “Mad Scientist Party” 11am-noon in the Children’s Book Store with Miss Julie. Dress as a Mad Scientist and do some fun science experiments and more. Free event. Call 772-569-2050 for details. July 17: REAL Radio’s “Love Doctors” will be having a live radio broadcast at Waldo’s for the “Annual Christmas In July” Toy Drive. Please bring new and unwrapped toys from 11am-5pm. Raﬄes, prizes and food & drink discounts plus a Poker Run leaves from Waldo’s at 10am. 772621-7021 / 772-231-7091. July 18: “Taste of Modern Monday” Yoga Pagoda, 2101 Indian River Blvd. in the Modern One plaza, 5:15pm, $40, includes all. A taste of chocolate, taste of wine, and a taste of heartTHURSDAY, JULY 14

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If you’d like to see one of your photographs published in Vero Beach Newsweekly, please send them to us at verobeachnewsweekly@gmail.com. Photos need to be at least 200 dpi and in jpeg format. opening yoga plus goodie bag from local shop owners. Proceeds will benefit the Africa Yoga Project. 772-2020394 or www.yogapagodavero.com. July 19: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Ice Cream Social and Film Series. 2:30-5pm. Film 1 – “Seeing in the Dark” Celebrate the wonders of stargazing. Dr. Jon Bell, Hallstrom Planetarium Director, IRSC. Film 2 – “Secret Light in the Sea.” Films begin at 3pm, are open to the general public, and no charge for admission to films. Ice Cream Social at 2:30pm, members $3, non-members $5. July 20: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Lecture Series “Oyster Restoration on the Treasure Coast”. Vincent Encomio, Ph.D. Learn about current oyster restoration efforts and St. Lucie River restoration. 7pm, open & free to the public. 772-242-2506. July 21: Vero Beach Book Center,

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Leslie McGuirk with her book “If Rocks Could Sing - A Discovered Alphabet.” Delightful book depicting whimsical collection of rocks shaped as animals, letters and more by famed author with various events planned in addition to a Q&A about the making of the book. 5pm, 772-569-2050. July 22, 23 & 24: Riverside Children’s Theatre presents “The Wiz” a high energy, modern take on “The Wizard of Oz” at the Anne Morton Theatre. Reserved tickets from $12 to $18 and half price for children. Call 772-231-6990 for show times and reservations. July 23: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Treasure Coast Annual Waterway Cleanup - Join the Friends of Harbor Branch in the annual cleanup of the Indian River Lagoon. Please call the Friends’ oﬃce for more details. 772-242-2559. July 23-24: Treasure Coast Marine

Flea Market & Seafood Fest at the Indian River County Fairgrounds, marine related vendors and exhibitors with live music and great food from 9am-6pm. Kids under 12 are free/ adults are $7. Call 954-205-7813 for vendor information. July 28: “Symphony of the America’s” 20th Annual Summerfest Concert, 7:30pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 2365 Pine Ave. IRC Cultural Council fundraiser. Advance tickets $20, $25 at the event. Symphony of the America’s is an internationally acclaimed multi-cultural Chamber Orchestra from Hungary under the direction of Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese. 772-770-4857. July 29: “Sip of the City” happy hour from 5-6:30pm at the French Quarter “Domestic vs. Imported Wines.” Hosted by the Mainstreet Vero Beach organization to familiarize visitors to the downtown eateries. Go to www. mainstreetverobeach.org for their full calendar. July 29: Vero Beach Choral Society Fundraiser, “Midsummer Medley” to beneﬁt their scholarship program. 6-8:30pm, Great Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, dinner & performance by scholarship recipients. Goodie bag sale which may include season tickets, CD’s and a chance for restaurant gift certiﬁcates. Tickets: $10. www. verobeachchoralsociety.org or 772569-8165. July 29-31: Theatre-Go-Round’s “Hot Tropical Nights” at the Elk’s Lodge, “A Musical Voyage on the High Seas.” Dinner and show, $45. Group rates available for 18 or more. Reservations: 772-252-9341 or email theatregoround@gmail.com. To submit your calendar listing please email: verobeachnewsweekly@gmail.com

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drive-in Sonic restaurant.” Kinzley, who has an MBA from Notre Dame and a background in insurance, analyzed housing counts, traffic flow and the number of big box stores in Indian River County before deciding to invest in the area. “We started with about 127 employees,” said Kinzley, who is now in negotiations to franchise an additional five Sonic restaurants on the Treasure Coast. “Each store requires 60 to 100 employees to operate.” With official unemployment figures hovering around 10 percent in Indian River County, as well as high school students looking for afterschool and summer work, the prospect of hundreds of new jobs in the area is encouraging. “New stores opening in the area help increase the tax base,” said Helene Caseltine, director of economic development for the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce. At the Vero Beach store, employees range from age 17 to 50, with the younger employees filling the positions of rollerblading carhops, according to James Morgan, director of operations. Now living in Vero Beach, Morgan, 42, has been with Sonic since 1982 and is somewhat of an expert when it comes to team building. In Dallas, a team from one of the stores he supervised achieved the “Top 12” ranking nationwide in the company’s Dr. Pepper Sonic Games for three years running. One year, Morgan’s team won first place. “It is an innovative crew retention and incentive program,” explained Morgan, who keeps labor costs down by not having to continually train new hires. The Vero Beach competition crew, made up of 12 employees, hopes to

On the eve of its first anniversary, Sonic, a fast food restaurant on US 1 in Vero Beach, has not only met sales projections – it has created a winning team of employees. Last week, the company announced that the Vero Beach store was ranked in the “Top 48” of the chain’s 3,500 restaurants nationwide. The ranking is the result of the corporation’s Olympic-style games, which measure speed, food quality and customer service at each store. To be eligible to compete, a restaurant’s average food delivery time cannot exceed three and a half minutes. Despite the current economic climate, with high unemployment and disposable income scarce, fast food restaurant sales continue to climb between one and three percent annually. This upward trend inspired Texas business man, Mike Kinzley, to sign a five-store franchise agreement with Sonic restaurants that could provide up to 500 jobs in Indian River County. “I think there’s a tremendous growth opportunity, said Kinzley, 37, who opened the first Sonic drive-in restaurant in Vero Beach last August with operating partners James and Tammy Morgan. Sonic differentiates itself from other fast food restaurants by having carhops on rollerblades deliver classic American food – burgers, homemade onion rings, all-beef hot dogs and countless drink combinations -right to the customer’s car. A second store is slated to open in Sebastian by the end of the year. When Kinzley was considering franchise opportunities with the company, most of Florida had already been purchased, except Indian River County. “The Treasure Coast has ten months a year of convertible weather,” said Kinzley. “That’s perfect for a

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One of the major reasons it’s so cool to live on Florida’s Treasure Coast is the warm climate, but summertime athletes may need to modify their exercise routines in the season’s extreme heat. From runners to rollerbladers, rowers to racquet enthusiasts, the experts emphasize adequate hydration… before, during and after recreation. “Hydration actually begins the night before a sporting event,” says Gary Kitchell, a sports medicine practitioner with priceless experience as a world-class personal trainer and a licensed physical therapist for 20 years. He co-owns Mind, Body and Sport on Vero’s Miracle Mile with wife, Marie-Elena Kitchell. Kitchell, who lives part time in Vero Beach and the rest of the time “on a plane wherever my work takes me,” lists among his clientele some of the world’s top tennis players. His client list, past and present, includes John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Michael Chang. According to Kitchell, an athletic lifestyle must include drinking adequate amounts of appropriate ﬂuids for an individual’s body weight. “For optimum performance, I recommend that my athletes drink half of their body weight in ﬂuid ounces of water every day,” says Kitchell. For example, he says, a 200-pound athlete would be required to drink 100 ounces of water daily. “That way, they go into their event well hydrated.” In fact, says Kitchell, thirst should never be used to gauge whether an individual is adequately hydrated. He requires his clients drink an average of six ounces of electrolyte-charged water every 15 minutes when training and competing. Kitchell’s regimen to re-hydration involves weigh-ins -- both pre- and

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Tennis enthusiast Miguel Rubio take a break to stay hydrated. post-workout -- for which he recommends replenishing ﬂuids at 16 ounces per pound lost. To appreciate his approach, it is important to understand the signiﬁcance of hydration in exercise and overall health. “The skin is the body’s primary organ to keep cool,” says Dr. John McDonald, a longtime local dermatologist and director of the Indian River Skin and Cancer Center. In a nutshell, McDonald explains that exercise causes the body’s core temperature of 98.6 degrees to increase, resulting in the blood rushing to the skin and ultimately producing perspiration. As the perspiration on the skin’s surface evaporates, the body’s temperature cools down. But in Florida, where humidity during the summer months is especially high, evaporation is slow, hindering the body’s ability to cool itself. “The body continues to try and per-

spire to cool down,” McDonald said, depleting fluid levels and important minerals, called electrolytes, particularly sodium and potassium. “These electrolytes are essential to normal mental responses, heartbeat, and the absence of cramping in the muscles.” Like Kitchell, McDonald warns of the dangers of dehydration, which can have fatal consequences, as in heat stroke. When a person becomes dehydrated, McDonald explains, he or she can no longer perspire; therefore, there is no mechanism for the body to cool down. There are alternatives to rigorous outdoor activity that can take the edge off summer’s sizzle for fitness devotees. Personal trainer Steve Pfiester, who has achieved national recognition through appearances as a weight-loss and fitness coach on reality television shows and is a local fitness club owner, takes an organic approach to the

summer season. “Running the bridge is great, but not if you’re going to die,” says Pfiester, who co-owns Longevity Max with wife, fitness expert Bonnie Pfiester. “I like to use the hotter months to accentuate conditioning training indoors.” By combining strength training and cardiovascular exercise, he and Bonnie have designed a 45-minute indoor workout that “produces a more physically fit physique,” he says. Based on many of the same principles employed by high-priced exercise videos sold on TV, Pfiester’s program incorporates plyometrics, which are large movements that utilize more than the requisite muscles for the exercise, transforming a regular low impact exercise into a high intensity feat. For hard-core outdoor athletes, Pfiester concurs with his peers on the importance of re-hydration, electrolyte replenishment, time of day considerations when exercising outdoors and wearing appropriate clothing, preferably cottons that do not restrict perspiration. Pfiester cautions that young children under age 4, the elderly and people with endocrine issues may have compromised mechanisms for keeping cool and must be continuously monitored. Strangely, with the all of the talk of hydration during exercise, the threat of over-hydration is just as real. “The biggest mistake athletes make is trying to re-hydrate too fast,” says Kitchell. “Hyponatremia,” he explains, is the condition of flooding the system with water lacking essential electrolytes, and consequently diluting the body’s sodium balance. Constant and continual hydration with electrolyte-laced fluids certainly seems to be the key to success in summertime exercise.

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miss. Thin, tough beef indifferently sautéed. But finally, there was the whole, fried yellow-tailed snapper, served “Cuban” style. There is something wonderful about taking a whole, scaled fish and deep frying it without breading. The skin turns crispy. The flesh stays moist. And there is something so satisfying about eating a fish until all that’s left is a clean, whole set of bones. It’s primal. Nick Thomas is a lawyer and certified family mediator. Reach him at nthomasslaw@comcast.net.

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I visited Felix’s Place, Vero’s principal Cuban restaurant, at its new location on Air- NICK THOMAS port Drive on the quiet, damp Tuesday evening following the Fourth of July. Not surprisingly, business was slow – perhaps five other tables were occupied in this new, large space. I had enjoyed the old 43rd Avenue location before, and I was excited at the rumor last year that Felix was considering taking up residence in the newly-remodeled Modernage Building on Miracle Mile. With that in mind, I was interested to see what they had done with old “dinner theatre” space out on Aviation. Before I tell you what I thought, a couple of points. First, I’m not convinced there is such a thing as modern or gourmet Cuban cuisine in any real sense, despite any claims to the contrary on Felix’s menu or website. Since 1960, the year following Mr. Castro’s parade into Havana, the island has been in a kind of suspended culinary animation, owing to our economic embargo and the island’s own collectivist policies. The food scene changed somewhat in 1993, with the advent of governmentsanctioned and government-taxed paladars, or small family restaurants. If indigenous Cuban cuisine is evolving, that’s probably the place to find it. With that said, I enjoy legacy Cuban cuisine. I have tucked into it over the years in Miami, Tampa, Washington DC, New York, and even San Juan, Puerto Rico. So I have, I think, a firm idea of where

Felix’s is coming from. They are serving a memory of sorts. Second, there is a real difference to me between “gourmet” dining, on one hand, and plain old good food, on the other. For me, it’s intuitive. While I enjoy gourmet food, it often doesn’t set off that little switch in my head that says: “Eat your fill.” Maybe it’s the price or the overly-precious presentation. All I know is that Felix’s flipped my switch, and I ate myself silly. And that’s where this review begins. Simply and briefly put, the new space does not look good. The walk from the parking lot to the entrance features unkempt grass and litter, the unused north side of the building has windowsills festooned with dead bugs, and, when you walk into the space itself, you get the feeling that you’re entering a night club with the lights turned up, when the opposite would be better. If there was any charm, it was the charm of checking out a new venture that had neither literally nor figuratively gotten the “bugs” out. Young waiters wandered and often duplicated efforts. But somehow it all still worked for me. My friend and I drank Presidente beer (Dominican) and ordered as if we had just spent the day at sea, making the 90-mile crossing from Key West to Havana. Here’s the deal: Crab ceviche. Tasty. Clearly canned crab meat, but in an acid dressing that was nicely balanced and overall quite ok. It was served, strangely but tastily, with soft warm buns. Tamale appetizer. Again, nice. Served “undressed” from its corn husk, and falsely but appetiz-

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Obituaries Richard Leon Crago Richard Leon Crago died recently in Vero Beach. He was born in Lincoln, Neb., in 1925 and came with his family to Gainesville in 1929 when his father became a professor at the University of Florida. He served in the United States Army in Italy from 1944-1946. He was graduated with honors from the University of Florida in 1948. He spent his career as a sports broadcaster. For the 194748 football season, he was the last student play-by-play announcer for the University of Florida. He was a sports announcer for radio station WCBI in Columbus, Miss., and manager of radio station WTSP in St. Petersburg. He was co-owner and later sole owner of radio station W.A.X.E. in Vero Beach from 1963 through 1986. A founding member of the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, he was also an officer and board member of the Florida Sportscasters Association. He was probably best known in Vero Beach as the voice of the Dodgers. For forty years he was the public address announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Spring Training games. He is survived by his much loved wife Harriett Kirk Crago and his children Laura Crago Kauffmann and Alan Kauffmann of Vero Beach, Mary Crago Weathersby of Spring Hill, grandchildren Ainsley Kauffmann Seeley and Scott Seeley of Vero Beach, John and Briana Weathersby of Harrisburg, Pa., Kiera Kauffmann Black of Vero Beach and eight great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to the building fund of First Presbyterian Church, 520 Royal Palm Boulevard, Vero Beach 32960. Thomas Denedios Thomas Denedios, 72, died July 3, 2011, at Vero Beach Hospice. He was born in Lemnos, Greece, and lived in the area for 11 years, coming from Miami. Before retiring, he was owner and operator of Opto-Tech Industries in Fort Pierce for 15 years. He

was of the Greek Orthodox faith. He was a veteran of the Air Force. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Lucy Denedios of Vero Beach; daughter, Anastasia Allan of Vero Beach; son, Chris Denedios of Palm Beach Gardens; and a grandchild. Contributions can be made to VNA & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

Austin Erlanger Austin Erlanger, 16, died July 5, 2011. He was born in Somerset, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach since 2005, coming from Palm City. He was a student at Vero Beach High School and a member of the school’s Show Chorus and Choir. Survivors include his parents, Steven and Elaine Erlanger of Vero Beach; brother, Matthew Erlanger of Tampa; half brother, Michael Erlanger of Ohio; and grandparents, Robby Erlanger of Springﬁeld, Ohio, and Donna and Dave Loerke of Beavercreek, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to VBHSCPA, Attn: Heather Holden, 5045 East First St. SW, Vero Beach, FL 32968. Leslie S. McCall Jr. Leslie S. McCall Jr., 86, died July 7, 2011, at his home. He was born in Jamestown, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for 42 years, coming from Lakewood, N.Y. He worked as a tool and die maker for 20 years, while serving in the New York National Guard and part-time for the Lakewood Police Department. He also worked in the insurance industry for 20 years in Vero Beach. After retirement, he drove a school bus for Indian River County schools and worked in his son’s computer business for seven years. He was a decorated Army veteran, serving in World War II as a tank commander. He received two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Carol McCall of Vero Beach; son, Paul McCall of Vero Beach; daughters, Betty Schino of Valrico,

and Kathleen Fromang and Brenda Smith, both of Vero Beach; brother, Raymond McCall of Camino, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.

Robert Joseph“Robby”Gartrell III Robert Joseph “Robby” Gartrell III, 18, died July 2, 2011, in Vero Beach. He was born in Vero Beach and was a lifetime resident. He was a graduate of Vero Beach High School, where he played on the football team. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Diane and James Fey of Vero Beach; father, Robert J. Gartrell Jr. of Vero Beach; sisters, Brandi Gartrell of Orlando, and Christine Lassonde and Kelly Lassonde, both of Vero Beach; and grandparents, Penny Knowles of Fort Pierce, Robert J. Gartrell Sr. of Michigan and Shirley Gartrell of Vero Beach. Memorial contributions may be made to any SunTrust Bank, Account for Robert J. Gartrell III. Frances Louise Morgan Frances Louise Morgan, 92, died July 6, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. She was born in New Market, Va., and lived in Vero Beach since in 1984, coming from Hyattsville, Md. Before retiring, she was a customer service representative in the banking industry in Maryland. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Vero Beach. Survivors include her brothers, Allen and Walter Minnick, both of New Market; and a grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband and daughter, Frances Tilleux. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 1750 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. Ruth S. Parker Ruth S. Parker, 96, died July 5, 2011, at her home. She was born in Burlington, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach since 1993, coming from Miami. Before retirement, she was a was a ben-

efits coordinator for Burdines. She was of the Episcopal faith. She was a graduate of Cornell University. Survivors include her daughter, Carol Otto of Vero Beach; sister, Carol Pfeiffer of Vero Beach; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband. G. Ralph Keil; and second husband, Penson Pomeroy Parker. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County, P.O. Box 644, Vero Beach, FL 32961.

Thomas Edward “Ed” Rudd Thomas Edward “Ed” Rudd, 88, died July 2, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Greensboro and lived in Vero Beach for 79 years, coming from Quincy. He was a foreman for the J. Hubert Graves Citrus Co. for 54 years before his retirement in 2001. He served in the Army Air Forces as an engineer during World War II. He was a member of Florida Flywheelers Antique Engines Club. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Myrtle King Rudd of Vero Beach; sons, Alan Rudd and Chris Rudd, both of Vero Beach; daughter, Sandra Rudd Barnes of Gainesville; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. James Adam Wallace James Adam Wallace, 60, died July 2, 2011, at the VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach. He was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived in Vero Beach for 35 years, coming from Union Lake, Mich. Survivors include his daughter, Rachael Lia Wallace Carter of Vero Beach; son, Corey Silas Wallace of Vero Beach; sister, Patricia A. Freel of Michigan; and one grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Vero Beach, 6230 77th St., P.O. Box 644, Vero Beach, FL 32961. Thomas Edward“Tom”Williamson Thomas Edward “Tom” Williamson, 67, died July 3, 2011, at Palm Garden of Vero Beach. He was born

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LSIRC created the annual Barbara Levere Outstanding Service Award in recognition of her contributions to the ﬁeld of adult literacy. In lieu of ﬂowers, friends are encouraged to make donations to Literacy Services of Indian River County, 1600 21st St, Vero Beach, FL, 32960.

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dren. Barbara was born in New York City on September 5, 1932. Since her move to Vero Beach in 1990, she was involved with Literacy Services of Indian River County, ﬁrst as a volunteer tutor, later as a tutor trainer, and eventually as a Board Member and President of the Board. In 2009,

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