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VERO BEACH — Consultants hired by the city to place a value on the electric system say in a draft report it is worth $184.9 million or about 86 percent more than the original offer by Florida Power & Light Co. FPL is in negotiations with the city to buy the electric system. In its original offer to Vero Beach, FP&L proposed paying $100 million for the system and another $14 million in pension fund liability.

As part of its due diligence the city hired GAI Consultants Inc., of Orlando to affix a price for the system after

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Burdgick is also garnering support for the festival by raffling off a Fender electric guitar signed by all the performers at this year’s event. Proceeds will benefit The Mardy Fish Foundation, which helps fund after school programming throughout the county.

Proceeds from the motorcycle show will benefit Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, an organization based out of Lake Worth that sends care packages to military personnel serving overseas.

“He’s a very good promoter,” said David Fleetwood, superintendent of Indian River County parks division, about Burdgick who is advertising

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tertainment, a motorcycle show is planned for Sunday, September 25 at noon. Trophies will be awarded to overall winners, and to best “shovelhead,” a slang term for an older model Harley Davidson.

The event is organized by Boca Raton-based Under the Sun Promotions, which has been involved in two nautical flea markets at the fairgrounds this year. Each of those events drew between 8,000 and 10,000 visitors.

“This is the first music festival we’ve done,” said Larry Burdgick, president of the promotions company, who hopes to attract at least 6,000 people to the event.

Burdgick indicated that he handpicked the entertainment, featuring several local bands along with classic favorites. Genres represented en-

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Thousands of rock ‘n’ roll fans are expected to converge on the Indian River County Fairgrounds for a three-day Treasure Coast Music Festival and Motorcycle Show September 23-25.

Twenty bands are slated to play on three separate stages over the weekend, including several headliners from the ‘70s and ‘80s, such as Player (“Baby Come Back”), Molly Hatchet (“Flirtin’ with Disaster”), Dr. Hook (“Cover of the Rolling Stone”), and Bad Company’s lead singer, Brian Howe.

Amanda Overmyer, from the 2008 season of “America Idol,” is also scheduled to perform with yet another classic rocker, Pat Travers (“Boom Boom Out Go the Lights”).

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Ken Daige remains a constant at Vero Beach City Council meetings

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Former Vero Beach Councilman Ken Daige, a constant citizen advocate at city council meetings, remains coy about his intentions for the upcoming Nov. 8 municipal elections.

However, since he won’t close out the possibility, it sure does look like he will be running for office.

Daige lost a 2010 bid to a two-year council term following his 2009 appointment to fill the seat won

by Charlie Wilson. Daige won the seat when Wilson was removed from office for not meeting the city’s residency requirement.

Daige, who advises city residents to “be informed, ask questions and get answers,” is clearly still bitten by a civic-minded ‘bug.”

His near-perfect attendance at council meetings and frequently contributed letters to local media indicate his ongoing interest in city affairs. He said he seeks facts and data rather than conjecture regarding the city’s proposed utility sale issues which have made or broken council seat-seeking aspirants.

Daige and council members Debra Fromang and Sabe Abell along with Mayor Kevin Sawnick were swept out of office last November by voters concerned with the city’s high electric utility rates and anger with government. That dissatisfaction paved the way for political newcomers (Mayor) Jay Kramer, (Vice Mayor) Pilar Turner and Tracy Carroll who were elected in what was termed “Operation Clean Sweep.” Council veteran Craig Fletcher was also elected.

Brian Heady – hardly a Daige supporter – was the only council member not up for re-election.

Last week, Daige – accompanied by his wife Deborah and their own tape recorder -- met with Vero Beach Newsweekly to express his views regarding the present political climate in City Hall.

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the festival on radio, television and billboards along the Treasure Coast.

Burdgick paid a deposit of $150 to the county in April to guarantee the dates at the fairgrounds.

A balance of $2,016.75 is due a week prior to the event.

So far about 20 food vendors have signed up, says Burdgick, but there is still space for more vendors, along with various levels of sponsorship. Promotional materials refer out-of-town visitors to the Springhill Suites hotel on Indian River Drive.

Security for the event is arranged through the

The former mayor said Daige’s previous council experience and civic involvement would be advantageous if Daige decides to run again for a council seat.

“He’s more of a viable candidate because of his knowledge of what’s going on. He knows where we’ve been and how we got there and I think he would do fine if he’s elected.

“When we had to appoint someone when Charlie (Wilson) left, I voted for Ken. It’s very important for the future of the city that we have someone with knowledge and Ken isn’t single-minded or with an agenda,” White said.

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Ken Daige is considering a run for City Council.

The pair deflected repeated inquiries regarding another run for a city council, although they admitted it was being considered. Candidates for city council have until Sept. 9 to file their intent to run and Daige said he usually waits until the deadline to file.

Former Mayor Tom White, who opted not to seek re-election last November, praised his former council colleague’s ongoing commitment to Vero Beach.

“I like Ken. He’s a nice guy with good intentions and seems sincere. We all do things differently but Ken really, really cares about the city and you’ve got to give him credit for it,” White said. promoter, who said he has contracted a private security company and off-duty sheriff deputies.

Advance ticket sales for one, two or all three days ($15, $20, $25) are available at tcmusicfestival.com. Tickets purchased at the gate are $20/day.

VIP packages are also available.

The entry fee for the motorcycle show is $15.

Dates and Times: Friday, Sept. 23 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

For more information, call Larry Burdgick (954)205-7813

Ken and Deborah Daige take something of a tag team approach to their involvement with government. Both admitted to being wary of the local media as evidenced by the tape recorder because they wanted a tape of the conversation for their records.

The pair, who has lived in Vero Beach since 1975, own and operate their own home improvement and interior design business.

“Deborah and I have volunteered for a long time and have served the community in one way or another. We’re always helping others; it’s our nature,” Daige said.

After their children finished college, the couple decided to become more active in civic affairs. Involvement with the city’s Vision Program to improve various neighborhoods brought them in contact with consultants and others who were unaware that needs and deficiencies existed in the city’s downtown core which differed greatly from the barrier island.

“We drove a consultant around the city who said, ’Oh, my God, I didn’t know this existed,’” Daige said. “We wanted to stop the divide (between mainland and barrier island interests) and heal that. We wanted to bring both sides closer together.”

But finding and building a consensus among a diversity of city residents is difficult due to a “negative” climate, the former councilman said.

“When I took the oath of office I took it seriously because you’re a servant of the people,” he said.

“But when you do it the right or honest way, it’s difficult. In the last couple of years, if you’re not agreement with the status quo you get attacked.

They use intimidation and a speaker (addressing council) will get grilled by the council.

It’s very difficult here to run for election because you had media who had their own political phi-

ment say the increase in the millage rate will not be drastic and that the expected savings from lower utility rates would offset any increase in taxes.

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Daige said he believes residents and elected officials must do their homework before executing any agreement with FPL to buy the city’s electric plant or sell the water and sewer utility to the county.

“Free advice, opinions, models, graphs, etc. are not necessarily prudent or relevant when making decisions on behalf of the welfare of the public,” Daige wrote in a letter to a local newspaper.

Factual, well-researched information provided by legitimate, experienced experts is crucial, he said.

What Daige wants answered up front is what the city would net from a utility sale after subtracting the utility’s debt, existing contract with the Orlando Utilities Commission and environmental remediation costs if the power plant is subsequently dismantled from the offer made by FPL. “People do care how the city would run without Enterprise funds and we’ve generated interest in getting pertinent facts because we have a level of service that residents demand,” he said. “The City of Vero Beach needs all the facts on the table because at the end of the day, if it’s not handled correctly, the taxpayers will be on the hook for millions of dollars due to unanswered details.

“After completing due diligence (and if the utility is sold), what happens if after a few years we have to pay for those unanswered details and pay FPL rates which could be higher? What do we do with that?”

The city, like individuals, needs to live within a budget, he said.

“You figure out how to live within your means,” he noted. “We need to reduce (spending). Period. A lot of the citizenry cares and wants the city to run very efficiently. What’s the quality of your life and how do you want to pay for it? Take notice of what’s going on. You live here, too”.

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losophies and wanted to sell the city off,” he said.

The former council member said there is a feeling of negativity and distrust pervading the present council.

He has a specific concern about the future of the electric and water utility and the money they generate for the Enterprise Funds the help pay for city services.

“Look at who put them into office.

Development (interests) put them there to close down the Enterprise Funds as we know them today,” he said. “(The present) council doesn’t accept the numbers (staff or consultants) put in front of them. They have a lot of distrust with present and past staff. This group is all over the board bickering back and forth and they’ve made it clear to staff that whoever doesn’t agree with them would be fired.

“Right now, my concern is with the issues at hand and that all the facts are put on the table by certified consultants regarding the electric plant and the water and sewer utility. They’re rushing to get the referendum on the ballot and rushing with a sale (of the electric plant to FPL).”

He noted that the city was “at a crossroads” and there could potentially be long-range and expensive consequences if decisions are based on opinion and supposition versus cold, hard facts. Daige also contended that a proposed merging of the city’s water and sewer utility with the county’s could cause bills to “go through the roof ’ because the city and county systems are not compatible.

White agreed with Daige’s assertion that selling the utilities might not be the best solution. Once they are sold, “you can’t get them back,” he said.

Daige and the former mayor noted that utilities revenues have helped keep the city’s millage rate among the lowest in the state as well as help fund a high quality of life for residents through city parks, neighborhood improvement programs, police protection and more.

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Consultant values water, sewer system over $100m VERO BEACH -- The city’s water and sewer system may be worth slightly more than $100 million, which would be far above what Indian River County initially discussed paying to take over the city’s system.

A draft report prepared by GAI Consultants, of Orlando, released last

week, places the value of the city’s system at $100.9 million. Indian River County earlier had discussed taking it over in exchange for paying off the city’s current debt on the system, estimated to be about $25 million, and paying about $28 million to connect the city’s system to the county system.

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three different approaches in analyzing the value of the system, including looking at replacement costs, income generation and comparable sales.

“I think that they used three approaches was very good and they are all approaches that are recognized by the industry,” said O’Connor.

The city has not yet received a formal proposal from the county, which hired its own consultants to place a value on the city’s system. The county’s report hasn’t been completed.

County officials, however, had serious concerns about the city consultants report and said they would not

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the $100 million price tag had been floated. GAI generated a 250-page report that estimated the system’s value at $191.3 million or $184.9 million when taking into account market conditions and transactional costs.

GAI used three industry accepted standards for evaluating the system -- cost, income, and sales -- to reach that figure, which does not take into account prevailing market conditions.

In other words, what FP&L, the only suitor to buying the system, might be willing to pay to add Vero Beach to its customer base.

“Pricing something like that is tricky,” said Mayor Jay Kramer, who noted his own estimates of the value of the electric system were in the range of the GAI figures. “It is whatever the buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to accept. I think what FP&L did was come in with a price at about what they think the market value might be.”

Glenn Heran, a leading advocate for the sale of the utilities, was still evaluating the draft when contacted by Vero Beach Newsweekly. He said his initial impression was that GAI was adding in value to the Vero Beach system for things like underground cables that have no bearing on the market price.

Heran noted two other ways of evaluating the system were to look

be paying $100 million for the system.

County Administrator Joe Baird said the price seems to be “excessively high.”

City told to keep water rates at current levels VERO BEACH -- A consultant’s report recommends keeping the city’s water and sewer rates at current levels through 2016, although some staff cuts and new revenue streams may be needed to keep the rates stable beyond that point.

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at comparable sales or determining the cost per kilowatt hour to run the plant and comparing that to similar systems. Using both those methods, and taking into consideration recent utility sales at Winter Park and Daytona Beach, Heran estimates a sale price for the Vero Beach utility under the $100 million FP&L offer.

“One of the things that guides me is I am a small government guy,” Heran said. “I don’t want to finance large government on the backs of rate payers or tax payers. If you look at the GAI appraisal, I get the sense they are just trying to maintain the large size of government.”

FPL has estimated the reduced rates it charges will save city electric customers $11 million in the first year alone. In addition, FPL has said it would pay more that $1.7 million in additional taxes to local government entities within the city’s service territory.

The city’s general fund, however, receives about $5.6 million annually from the city’s electric fund and officials are still trying to determine what impact the loss of those revenues would have on the city. Some would be made up by the new taxes and perhaps investment of any money left over from the sale after the city pays off the electric system debts and other obligations.

There is concern from many people, however, that the city’s property taxes could rise significantly to make up for the shortfall.

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VERO BEACH -- YNot (pronounced Why Not), with a unique bakery-restaurant-night club concept, is set to open this week at the former Ginza Grille on U.S. 1. Also making news this week, the Greenhouse Cafe has closed and is set to re-open at its downtown location in mid-October as Osceola Bistro.

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Property Appraiser David Nolte and Tax Collector Carole Jean Jordan have filed papers seeking re-election to their respective offices.

Nolte is the county’s longest-serving elected official. He will be seeking a ninth four-year term in the 2012 election. Jordan is seeking her second term in office.

The Property Appraiser’s Office is in charge of setting the taxable value of residential and business property throughout the county. The County Commission, the School District, the cities and other taxing authorities reference Nolte’s valuations to determine what tax rate to levy each year.

Traditionally, the Tax Collector’s Office collects property and business

change concepts throughout the day, every day.

The first week, YNot will be open evenings for drinks, entertainment and a limited bar menu including a signature pizza. A week later, the plan is to start serving dinner around 4 p.m. By Oct. 1, the restaurant will begin opening at 7 a.m. for breakfast and bakery goods followed by lunch.

Local chef Christopher Bireley has purchased the Greenhouse Cafe assets from former owner Olkse Forbes and will lease the space across from the downtown post office.

The inexpensive-to-moderatelypriced menu will be contemporary American, Bireley said, featuring local and organic produce.

“I’ve cooked in a lot of fine-dining restaurants and you can do goodquality food at reasonable prices,” he said. “We’ll have four or five standard menu items, but the menu will change with the seasons. We are going fresh and local.”

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ble and even through 2021 we would be very competitive,” said City Manager Jim O’Connor, after reviewing the report last week.

O’Connor said this information showing the financial viability of the city system will be helpful as the city negotiates with Indian River Shores to keep being the service provider to that community.

The lengthy report, known as an optimization study, of the water, sewer, and reuse system was prepared by GAI Consultants Inc., of Orlando. It looked at various ways the city could optimize the system’s revenue and expenses.

The city currently provides water and sewer service to Indian River Shores and to the unincorporated area of the south barrier island through franchise agreements scheduled to expire in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

The county has already said it doesn’t intend to renew the agreement covering the south barrier island and is

taxes; issues registrations and tags for cars, trucks, mobile homes and motorcycles; issues registrations for boats and tags for trailers and sells hunting and fishing licenses.

To date, former County Commissioner Tom Lowther is set to oppose Jordan in the Aug. 14, 2012, GOP primary. Other candidates have until June 8 to qualify.

Nolte is presently running unopposed.

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Vero’s original McDonald’s restaurant goes upscale

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Owners Joe and Mary Ann Conrado have gone all out in renovating their flagship store.

Though elegant it is not a word you usually associate with McDonald’s, when you enter the just reopened store on U.S. 1 near State Road 60, that is definitely the first impression.

Owners Joe and Mary Ann Conrado wanted guests to have a sense that just because you stopped in for a Big Mac or chicken sandwich, you can enjoy a warm, welcoming environment with more than a hint of opulence.

“We call it downtown fine dining, it was intentional on our part,” said Joe, who has worked at or owned McDonald’s restaurants his entire adult life.

From the high back leather barrel chairs that provide a coffee house feel (complete with wi fi) from the McCafe station, to the classical music piped in overheard, one gains a sense of opulent elegance coupled with the advantages of fast food delivery.

“McDonald’s is revamping its restaurants all around the country,” Joe said. “What they have found that works for them is a European concept that appeals to a younger crowd and that is fine. But I felt

that this restaurant, because of its historical foundation to the community, needed to be more of a traditional, historic place. My vision was to create a timeless decor.”

The Conrados have gone for upscale lighting fixtures in the dining room and have given a classical feel with ceramic tiles along the walls. The ceiling is a re-creation of the old copper and tin ceilings that were popular around the turn of the century.

Despite the flourishes, the design also had to be functional. McDonald’s, after all, at its essence is a fast-food restaurant, so the Conrados have paid attention to the details to blend the two somewhat opposing ideas.

“I want people to have a relaxed moment when they come and have their meal,” Joe said. “I have seen a lot of McDonald’s around the country, but I have never seen anything this upscale. It is just something I wanted to do. If McDonald’s had built this it would have been something very different.”

The Conrados, who met back in the 1970s when Joe was manager and Mary Ann was a teen-aged counter girl, own two other McDonald’s in town -- on U.S. 1 near

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The new restaurant features framed photos on the wall depicting old Vero Beach and Indian River County.

Oslo Road and west of I-95 near the outlet mall. Joe said he will be revamping the Oslo Road store in 2012, but that will be in closer partnership with the McDonald’s company.

The Conrados will not provide an exact amount for what it cost to tear down the State Road 60 store and build and outfit the current structure, but it is well in excess of $1 million.

Of course, there were practical reasons for all the work. The old building was a retrofit from the

original building -- Indian River County’s first McDonald’s -- in 1969. It went through one complete renovation in 1984, but as the county matured so did its original McDonald’s.

“The building 42 years ago was not made with a drive-thru in mind. The positioning of the drive through and the space between the windows was just not conducive to moving cars as fast as we liked,” Joe said.

The new store is 5,200 square feet and can seat 120 diners. The drive-

thru has been modernized and will feature two lanes for better service.

The menu will also be upgraded to provide some more of the healthy choice meals McDonald’s has been promoting.

The soft opening was last week to help get the kinks out of the system with the grand opening slated for the weekend of Sept. 23 to 25.

One element that will remain, but also has been upgraded, is the pictures of old Vero that will adorn the walls. The Conrados have enlisted the help of the Histori-

cal Society and some of the Press Journal’s photo archives to put the photo packages together.

“The old building had some pictures of Vero Beach as well, so we had something very similar, but they were in individual frames and smaller pictures,” Mary Ann said. “We decided to make them grouped and more specific so when you look at the pictures it will tell a story of what life was like at a certain time or in certain places. “(What) we want to do is tell the story of Vero Beach,” she said.

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City seems addicted to utility payouts The consulting firm hired by the City to assess the worth of its water and sewer system and its electric utility issued draft reports recently setting the value of the water and sewer system at just over $100 million, and the electric system at just under $185 million. Both appraisals are sure to receive careful scrutiny.

GAI Consulting, Inc.’s valuation of $100 million for the water and sewer system may or may not be realistic, but what can be said is that their number is nearly twice the county’s initial offer of $52 million ($24 million to assume the city’s debt, and $28 million to connect the city’s system to the county system).

GAI’s appraisal of the city’s water and sewer system is also close to four times gross revenue, and approximately 112 times the amount the system is expected to contribute to the city’s general fund in the coming budget year.

Be it cars, or securities, or homes, or utility systems, something is really only worth on the open market what someone is willing and able to pay for it.

For example, suppose an oceanfront estate, palatial beyond imagination, is valued at $1 gazillion dollars. If no one interested in buying the home is able to come up with $1 gazillion dol-

lars, than that property will remain in its current owner’s hands, perhaps for a long, long time.

For those willing to see the city remain addicted to annual transfers from its utilities as a way of avoiding the issue of long-delayed property tax increases, GAI’s appraisals may come as good news.

Why? Because there doesn’t appear to be a snowball’s chance in the tropics that the county can afford to pay $100 million for the city’s water and sewer system, at least not without cutting a deal that leaves city customers stuck paying higher rates. That result would not exactly be a win-win.

The ultimate course of negotiations between the city and the county may prove us wrong, but we believe that if the city is fixated on the notion that its water and sewer utility is worth $100 million, then the city may remain the proud owner of a smelly, waterfront eyesore for years to come.

Concerning a possible sale of the city’s electric utility, it seems unlikely FPL will be willing to come anywhere close to paying the GAI estimate, as compared to their initial offer.

A sale of the city’s electric utility to FPL would likely result in current city customers saving $11 million in the first year alone. In addition, the city

“Doing good by doing right.”

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and county combined would receive an estimated $1.7 million in new tax revenues.

Still, there seems to be a misplaced resistance to the city coming clean of the $5 million “fix” it is able to inject into the general fund each year by charging electric customers more than they would pay with FPL. Finally, to those giving much credence to GAI’s assertion that the city

can be expected to stabilize rates at current levels for any length of time, we would simply point out a guiding principle of human resource management that seems applicable here. The best predictor of future behavior and performance is past behavior and performance. When it comes to offering stable, competitive utility rates, the City of Vero Beach doesn’t exactly have the best track record.

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And here is another error in fact that needs correcting. The island weekly’s editors were far out in left field last week with their wild guess as to what is being invested in the launch of the Vero Beach Newsweekly, a newspaper that is still in its first six months of publication and doing quite well.

Clearly, they have no idea of our cost structure or our business plan.

The greatly exaggerated number that seems wedged in their minds is probably closer to the amount they lost last year in their failed effort in the northern Palm Beaches.

The island weekly’s editors rounded out their latest attack “editorial” by suggesting that our publication name, Vero Beach Newsweekly, was “purloined”. This accusation is nothing more than National Enquirerstyle fantasy.

During the two years I worked with Vero Beach 32963 as an independent contract salesperson, I never once heard anyone there, including the publisher, use the term “newsweekly,” and I certainly never saw that word in any promotional or marketing materials -- not once, never!

In fact, it wasn’t until March 5 of this year, the day after Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers announced the launch of the Vero Beach Newsweekly, that the island weekly hurriedly registered the domain name veronewsweekly.com. And it wasn’t until March 10 of this year that the island weekly began including “Your Vero Beach Newsweekly” in its front-page nameplate. Talk about causing confusion in the marketplace!

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Of the more than 100 domain names the island weekly is spending good money to hoard, it has registered stuartnewsweekly.com, and stuart34996.com. What do you suppose they intend to do with Stuartrelated domain names?

Recently the island weekly has gone hat in hand asking for donations, “contributions” which it says it needs to do a better job. Could it be that, after having failed in their effort to sell Vero-Beach-32963-style tabloid journalism in the northern Palm Beaches, they are asking for donations, not to hire more reporters in Vero Beach, but to fund an expansion effort in the south Treasure Coast?

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Ironically, this accusation is coming from the same company that registered the domain names verobeachmagazine.net, .org, .us, and .info, presumably with the intent to redirect Internet traffic to their website.

In an “editorial” published July 22, 2010, the island weekly attempted to justify this “cybersquatting,” despite the fact that the name “Vero Beach Magazine” is, and was at the time, a federally listed trademark.

The domain names in question were finally relinquished to Vero Beach Magazine, but only on the eve of litigation and only after the management of the island weekly had received a number of threatening letters from attorneys.

Remarkably, the island weekly continues to “squat” on the domain name veromagazine.com. Could this be an effort to create confusion in the marketplace?

Their complaint about the “$22.99” cost of registering domain names rings hollow as well, given that, by their own admission, they own more than one hundred of them.

In their “editorial” published July 22, 2010, the island weekly criticized Vero Beach Magazine for defending its legally registered trademark. That same “editorial” went on to explain that “Many companies that are Internet aware register multiple variations of their domain name (they typically cost $7.99 each)…We registered 100 such addresses including veronewspaper. com, verojournal.com, verotvnews. com, and verobeachmagazine.net.”

The island weekly proudly suggests it is making history. This claim may well be true.

Having launched in July of 2008, the island weekly is just over three years old. In the course of three short years, the paper has on more than forty (40) occasions used its editorial page to criticize and attack the Press Journal and two other publications serving the barrier island. By far, the most frequent target of their mudslinging has been the Press Journal and Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers.

Remembering a time when the free papers in Philadelphia devoted endless energy in criticism of the Philadelphia Inquirer, an executive with the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit group devoted to media studies, said these constant attacks employed as a competitive strategy struck him “as self-absorption at its worst.”

In commandeering its editorial page for such a clearly narrow self interest, the island weekly may very well be joining the free Philly weeklies in making American journalistic history, and in doing so is likely assuring itself a place in the journalism hall of shame.

Perhaps the day will come when the editors of the island weekly accept the fact that ours is a free market system where competition is not only inevitable, but is also good for consumers.

Until then we will persist in correcting the false accusations that continue to be hurled our way from fantasyland.

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But when they want to create the impression that they are being picked on, they speak of the “Scripps Media Giant.” Now that’s what I call talking out of both sides of your mouth.

We’ve all heard it said that if you are pointing a finger at someone else, you’ve got three pointing back. I was thinking of this adage last week when I read the latest attack “editorial” by the editors of the barrier island weekly.

With more than a little indignation, they suggested that someone is playing “dirty tricks” by registering an Internet domain name they would like to have.

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What kind of people do we have around here?

BY REVEREND SCOTT ALEXANDER

The great American poet Carl Sandburg tells the story of a Kansas farmer who is leaning up against a gatepost one day when a stranger drives up in a wagon. “What kind of folks live around here?” asks the newcomer.

“Well, stranger, what kind of folks was there in the country you come from?” asked the farmer. “Oh, they was mostly a lowdown, lying, thieving, gossiping, backbiting lot of people,” he replied. “Well, stranger’ replied the Kansas sodbuster, “I reckon that’s about the kind of people you’ll find around here.”

No sooner had that stranger ridden off in the dust than a second stranger pulls up, and also asks, “What kind of folks live around here?” To which the farmer again asks, “Well, stranger,

what kind of folks was there in the country you come from?” And the second stranger responded, “Oh they was mostly a decent, hardworking, law-abiding, friendly lot of peo- REVEREND ple.” And the wise SCOTT ALEXANDER farmer said, “Well, stranger, I reckon that’s about the kind of people you’ll find around here.”

Now some might dismiss this lighthearted story as just a piece of enjoyable rural American humor. But I personally prefer to see in it a gem of important spiritual advice for us all. For I believe that it is indeed true that much of how

we find the world and other persons depends on the attitude we bring to our everyday lives and relationships.

The nature and quality of our hearts has a great deal to say about the nature and quality of the reality we experience...especially when it comes to our interactions with other people.

Our expectations for, openness to and trust of, other human beings helps to create healthier and more satisfying relationships. In my experience, people will generally rise to my high and generous expectations of decency and kindness. And, conversely, if we enter a human encounter thanking the worst of the other person, we often get just as little as we expect.

Now, of course, like all good ideas, this one has limits. Sometimes no amount

of positive attitude and openness on our part can soften or improve a difficult person...and it is pretty crazy and arrogant for us to think that we can make and mold people over an our image.

And yet...yet...that old Kansas sodbuster leaning up against his gate post was no fool, was he?

For the truth is that other people respond to our positive, generous, and open expectations. So why not ask yourself today the important question: What kind of folks are there where you come from?

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.

Who should be blamed for destruction wrought by Irene?

BY MILT THOMAS

Hurricane Irene was an historic storm that has left billions of dollars in damage and more than two dozen deaths in its wake. We can expect the “aftershocks” to begin any day now.

I am not talking about the geological aftershocks normally associated with earthquakes, but the political and religious aftershocks, or as they are more commonly known, the “blame game” that follows any natural disaster, be it earthquake, flood, hurricane, tornado, or Lady Gaga’s wardrobe.

From a political point of view, since the storm affected states run by both Republican and Democratic governors, the party out of power will probably blame the storm disaster results on the party in power.

The president takes some blame for being on vacation, although his vacation put him in the path of Hurricane Irene and numerous conspiracy theories. Additionally, the liberal or rightwing media also share blame for oversensationalizing Hurricane Irene.

Presumably, all of this political incompetence would end the moment you send a contribution to your party

of choice, assuming it is the party out of power, so they can use it to blame the party in power and throw them out of office in the November 2012 election.

Then there is always the religious blame game. Any day now, you can MILT THOMAS expect televangelists, end-of-days proponents, and other self-appointed messengers from God (including politicians) to blame Hurricane Irene on gays, lesbians, transsexuals, atheists, Muslims, the Vatican and money changers in the temple.

A Republican presidential candidate campaigning in Florida this past weekend was first to claim the storm was a message from God we had better heed. Based on the candidate’s previous positions we can guess the contents of this message. Natural disasters are always a good excuse to blame those who don’t conform to religious expectations.

Fortunately, most rational people

know that natural disasters all have a common cause – nature. That’s why they are called “natural” disasters. But there is a bit of oxymoron in the term “natural disaster.” We don’t see any headlines about all the ecosystems and animals destroyed by Hurricane Irene.

That is because we don’t care about the disasters in nature caused by a natural disaster.

Rather, we call these hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes “disasters” because of the multi-billion dollars of damage done to things created by humans: roads, bridges, houses, farms, cities and nuclear power plants.

But what about the beach erosion here in Vero Beach caused by Hurricane Irene? Surely, beaches are natural and not created by humans? But the reason we care about damage to beaches is because humans use them, good paying tourists who also spend money and help our local economy when they come to use those beaches.

Ironically, while one group blames another group for natural disasters, few people seem to be worried about climate change, pollution, deforestation and other looming disasters,

most of which are caused, at least in part, by humans. Those things have more far reaching consequences than any single earthquake or hurricane.

Instead, we are content to blame gays, lesbians, Republicans and Democrats, in spite of the fact they all drive cars, as do the world’s heterosexuals, political independents and climate change scientists.

I guess you could make a case that natural disasters are really caused by Mother Nature to “punish” humans for all the damage we inflict on her. I mean, how much punishment would you take before striking back at the cause?

So, let’s quit using hurricanes and earthquakes as an excuse to demean groups of humans who think or act differently than we do. Instead, let’s look in the mirror and consider what part we may all be playing in these “natural” disasters.

Milt Thomas is a Vero Beach resident and an experienced freelance writer/ author with a 20-year background in the music industry. He currently writes biographies, blogs, lectures, travels extensively and is an active member of the National Press Club.

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Mainstreet Vero Beach and the art galleries downtown have put together another event to make any visitor long to be a resident -- the Downtown Dine and Design Summer Stroll.

Walking along the streets of downtown with the sound of the Vero Beach High School Band in the distance, you feel the allure of a small town.

Where else are you able to visit with a multitude of talented artists, talk art with local celebs like Glenn Curtis of the Love Doctors and say a friendly hello to the town’s new City Manager Jim O’Connor and his wife, Sherry?

From the cheers of football fans at the stadium to the lively music at the Kilted Mermaid, the only other sound that might make this more “old town Florida” is the chirp of crickets.

But you won’t hear that Southern night staple over the sound of laughter and friends chatting about art as they enjoy the shops along 14th Avenue and Old Dixie.

The Summer Stroll, one of a series of art walks which are held in the downtown district, opens up the area to visitors to sample great food, interesting talk and the highest concentration of art galleries in the county.

Visitors are treated to tasty bites along the stroll with some wonder-

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ful art demonstrations and exhibits as they take the tour. One artist, Bob Lafferandre, had guests charmed with his step-by-step process of turning sketches into printed etchings at one gallery. Lookers said it was so interesting to see art in the making and to meet with the artists personally as they talked about their work.

What has become a social event as well as an arts happening, the Dine and Design has become the place to be. Attendees are just as likely to be from the mainland as the barrier island and even travel from neighboring counties.

Chris Adams Johnson, one of the six owners of Tiger Lily Studios, said she could see how the area has become a new arts destination in part because of the First Friday and Dine and Design events. “It makes the area appealing to bring guests to the event and to count on it as a regular thing to do on your schedule.”

Two new eateries have also brought in the traffic – The Kilted Mermaid and just next door, The Fishack. The popular Greenhouse Café has just changed hands and will open as the Osceola Bistro which will be ready in time for the next Dine & Design.

At this event, vendors and music were added outside the Kilted Mermaid so diners could enjoy a festival atmosphere while eating outside. Crowds ebbed and flowed along the streets to sample hors d’oeuvres, talk to the show owners and purchase a few special items to take home.

One of the newest shops, Lara’s Theme Bridal, was an elegant stop on the stroll filled with iced cakes, sparkling accessories and stunning bridal gowns. This new addition to the downtown district along with the incrowd cafes which have sprung up is a welcome asset to the younger shoppers they are hoping to attract.

Florida Monthly Magazine has just voted Vero Beach to be the “Friendliest Town in Florida” and it is easy to see and feel the spirit that gained it that award when you spend a night enjoying one of these hometown events.

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Miss Beth reads “Get Tangled” to the pre-school aged children and their parents.

Isabel Morby fills out the paperwork for an audition.

This little boy was enjoying the arts and crafts time at the pre-school time.

You could feel the anticipation in the air as approximately two hundred young performers prepared to audition for a variety of shows for the Fall/Winter season at the Riverside Children’s Theatre Open House.

From Rapunzel to the Nutcracker, the stages and dance studios were filled with auditioning children hoping to share their talents with Vero Beach audiences this season. Many of the children who came to the stage in dance shoes and black leotards were returning students who love to sing and dance or to perform for a live audience.

Some, like Lilly Clemens, a cute little nine-year-old and self proclaimed “great actress” were at the Theatre for the first time.

Lilly had participated in her school shows every year since she was in pre-school and had caught the acting bug. Her sister’s friend had talked about the RCT shows and since Lilly had been working with Riverside through her school at Rosewood Magnet, she decided to give it a try.

Her mother said she had a dramatic flair and was trying out for Nutcracker and Swingtime this year.

Alice Weber, mother to Amelia Weber, said her daughter loved the RCT and her face just lit up every time she went on stage.

She said, “They all take care of each other here and watch out for one another.”

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tle toy lamb in Nutcracker and was hoping to be named to another part in the holiday show this season.

Nancy Ross volunteered at the RCT the last eight years and currently is a Board member. She said that this “was a place where all the children could participate and not everyone had to be front and center if they did not want to be. Kids could learn all aspects of theatre including stage design, music and even teaching if that is what they choose for themselves.”

The event last Saturday was also an open house for parents and children to learn how to get involved and to discover if the

and with the turnout, it is sure to be another successful season

Theatre offered courses at their level. Teachers and staff were on hand all day to answer questions about the programs that were offered.

In another area set in the classroom side of the Theatre, visitors were able to enjoy a fun morning with Miss Beth at the pre-school day care. Parents and their children were able to listen to “Get Tangled” a story based on Rapunzel and some of the little girls even dressed the part in braids and princess attire. After the story time the kids got to do arts and crafts with their parents.

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^AC?;= In with the new this season at Vero Beach High School LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

BY IAN LOVE FOR VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

With a new coach and a new offense, the Vero Beach High School Indians start their football season with the same old expectations of a deep run into the playoffs.

Coach Lenny Jankowski, who was head coach and athletic director at Walton High School the past five seasons, has instituted a spread offense that realized some initial success last week. The Indians produced 24 points and over 100 first-quarter passing yards in the Kickoff Classic against Jensen Beach last week.

Jankowski took over for Gary Coggin, who was let go after five seasons in spite of a 35-20 record. Under Coggin, Vero Beach amassed just a 2-5 playoff record.

That fact and Coggin’s refusal to pass the football more as a regular part of the offense (the Fighting Indians threw for just 666 yards and six touchdowns in 2010), were determining factors in the school’s decision to fire him at the end of the 2010 season. In contrast, Jankowski’s starting quarterback at Walton last year, Liam Miller, threw for over 2,850 yards and 30 touchdowns.

Despite the offensive output in a 24-10 victory, Jankowski was not entirely pleased with his team’s performance. He stressed the staff will be working on discipline and focus with the team as they prepare for the season opener at home this week against Port St. Lucie.

“We kept a couple of drives alive with stupid penalties (against Jensen Beach), and that was frustrating,” Jankowski said. “All in all, we saw some good things and we learned some lessons. For all the good that happened, you hope we learned from the bad.”

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Vero Beach enters regular season play with high expectations of a post season run. huddle offense worked in keeping the ball moving against Jensen Beach, but the defense struggled a bit. The Indians at times were unable to stop Jensen Beach’s Veer offense, which punished Vero Beach’s defensive line for 154 rushing yards.

“We scored or moved the ball on almost every possession, so it was good not to bring the punt team out there very often,” he said.

“That being said, you can’t spend any time enjoying that success because of all the undisciplined play.”

Officials flagged the Fighting Indian defense for 60 yards in penalties in the second quarter and both teams were penalized a combined 260 yards for the game.

Jankowski used the Kickoff Classic to evaluate his squad and substituted liberally in the second half.

“We got a lot of guys in, and we had over 60 dressed,” he said.

“We’ve got a chance to evaluate some film and look at it. The one

thing I’ve learned after coaching this long, nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems on the film.

We’ll try to have another great week of practice and get it all figured out (against Port St. Lucie).”

\KJ< 7NNH Who: Vero Beach (0-0) vs. Port St. Lucie (0-0) When: Friday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m.

Where: The Citrus Bowl, Vero Beach What you should know: Port St. Lucie is coming off a 46-7 drubbing at the hands of Palm Beach Gardens, who Vero Beach defeated 31-21 at home in 2010.

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The St. Edwards Pirates football team features three of the best athletes in the county. However, with an active roster in the low 20s, depth will be a concern as the season gets into full swing.

Senior running back/defensive back Cortez Brown (the county’s leading rusher in 2010 with 844 yards and 14 touchdowns), senior offensive tackle/ defensive lineman Lonnie Scott, and junior quarterback Anderson Proctor anchor the team which last year played as an independent and won the Sunshine Conference.

This year the Pirates return to Florida High School Athletic Association play and will face some formidable 2A District 3 competition. Last week, the Pirates struggled against Trinity Prep, one of the top small-class programs in the state. Trinity is from the Orlando area and has a large pool of athletes from which to draw.

“It was definitely a game we can learn a lot from and we spent a lot of time teaching off the film,” said head coach Bill Motta. “Everything worked out real well as far as that was concerned. The boys understood what we were talking about, and the mistakes that were made were real correctable.

“We definitely didn’t play against a little patsy team last week. It was a nice team to see what you’re going to be up against.”

Brown gained 37 yards on just nine carries, as he was limited by the coaching staff after a particularly hard tackle.

The going doesn’t get much easier for St. Edward’s as they open the season this Friday at powerhouse Warner Christian Academy in Daytona Beach.

“We’re going to prepare the best we can for Warner Christian,” he said.

“We’ve watched the film, we’ve broken it down, developed a game plan.

We’ve had good up-tempo practice and everyone has a great attitude.

What happened (last) Friday night is behind us.”

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St. Edward’s faces a challenging start to the season against Warner Christian Academy.

Warner Christian features two major college prospects on offense in quarterback Shelton Willis and receiver Taylor Oldham, who is verbally committed to attend University of Central Florida to play football next year. Willis torched the Pirates for 302 yards and two touchdowns and Oldham caught a touchdown pass as sophomores in Warner’s 2009 50-7 win at St. Edward’s.

That 2009 game is surely one the St. Edward’s coaching staff and fans haven’t forgotten, as it was arguably the ugliest game of the year for the Pirates. Warner Christian gained 481 total yards of offense and had 20 first downs, to just 72 yards of offense and five for the St. Edward’s. The game also got downright ugly, as Warner was flagged 10 times for 109 penalty yards.

Though St. Edward’s will likely

struggle against teams such as Warner Christian and Florida Air Academy, it does have talent at the offensive skill positions. That means the Pirates should be able to dominate teams on the schedule like Calvary Christian and Upperroom Christian Academy.

And the Pirates have a talented coaching staff that led last year’s team to the Sunshine Conference crown.

Motta and Lou Ferrari are two of the top coaches on the Treasure Coast and they know how to make the most of the team’s talent.

Anderson Proctor will be taking over at quarterback from his brother, Collier, who was a starter for four years, including an 11-0 season last year. En route to that perfect season, the Pirates averaged nearly 40 points a game.

“We’re going to come out with multiple-offensive look,” Motta said.

“I think Anderson is capable just like Collier was capable. We’re not going to throw the ball just because our quarterback has a good arm, the quarterback has to make good decisions with his passes and you’ve got to have a line that can protect. We certainly didn’t have that Friday night. Anderson was running for his life. It doesn’t matter who you have (at quarterback) if you can’t protect him.”

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BY LISA RYMER VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

When the local economy took a downturn, award-winning interior designer Patricia Davis Brown simply reconfigured her floor plan. She consolidated her showrooms into a single office, established a virtual design company, and explored the endless possibilities of the internet.

In other words, she did what the pundits say is required in a recession: she got creative, innovative and, ultimately, was able to pay the bills.

“Instead of being bored, we got busy,” says the dynamic mother of two, who has embraced a lighter design palette to match her new approach to business.

“The heaviness of the old world style is passé,” explains Davis Brown about the former trend of dark wood cabinetry, dark colors on the walls and busy granite countertops.

Instead, clients are choosing a softer, more contemporary decor using green materials, such as bamboo cabinetry for earthiness, recycled glass countertops that almost look like water, and soft-

er colors that “lend themselves to what you would find in nature,” says Davis Brown.

A graduate of Vero Beach High School who has been married to Lee Brown for 26 years, Davis Brown has been designing kitchens and baths since about 1985. Her first showroom, Patricia Davis Brown Fine Cabinetry, was located on Cardinal Drive. And as custom home construction hit a crescendo in 2005, she opened a second showroom in Vero’s historic downtown district.

But in 2009, the local horizon looked pretty bleak, so Davis Brown turned to the internet for answers.

She launched a web-based company called PKBP (Professional Kitchen and Bath Plans), which allows clients an easy way to design their own kitchens and baths online with the help of a professional designer.

Clients can choose a package that matches their needs and budget, upload measurements and photos of the space they want to re-design, and even shop at Davis Brown’s online store. Computer cameras also enable Davis Brown and her clients to see each other as they converse on Skype, an online telephone system.

Encouraged by the success of the online market, Davis Brown took to writing an online blog. From fabulous footwear to delicious deserts, “Dig this Design” is a collection of musings about design and other things she finds intriguing.

The blog quickly developed a national following of design devotees, a phenomenon that caught the attention of Brizo, a high end faucet company. Brizo flew Davis Brown to New York City last year to write about the designs of Jason Wu, who created Michelle Obama’s inauguration gown.

Now, Davis Brown is part of a dream team comprised of 20 U.S. and Canadian designers who are flown around the country and blog about innovative products by companies like General Electric, Sub-Zero Wolf and Jenn-Air. In addition, Davis Brown is also writing articles for Quin Street, Inc., a web-based publication company.

The internet “didn’t take us where we thought we were going,” says Davis Brown about her efforts and those of her assistant, Tina Krauss. “But, it brought us these really cool opportunities.”

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tion and erosion can occur, allowing foundations to move and settle, causing movement of exterior supporting walls.

This process occurs slowly over many years. Movement of a foundation creates localized points of stress that initially cause minor cracks in stucco finishes, especially along mortar joints in block walls. If left unchecked, larger cracks will occur, then eventually cracks will telegraph into floors and interior walls and ceilings.

To prevent problems associated with sprinkler systems, inspect your sprinkler heads monthly. If you suspect potential issues near exterior walls, have the sprinkler heads relocated, or at a minimum redirect their spray and also install spray guards to prevent water from contacting exterior walls.

Greg Bertaux is a licensed Professional Engineer, Home Inspector, Mold Assessor, and a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant serving Vero Beach. www.IMHomeInspector. com Ph: (772) 569-2141. Copyright 2011.

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walls with wood siding, water spray will cause dampness, leading to wood decaying fungi (wood rot). Moisture can wick into the wall where it degrades the internal wooden wall members. In both cases, carpets and floor moldings can be damaged. On the exterior of either wall structure, regular water spray will cause paint to deteriorate pre-maturely and minerals from the water will accumulate causing discoloration and staining on the side of a house. On the interior of either wall structure, constant moisture will lead to development and growth of molds that can contaminate the indoor living spaces, leading to health risks.

Where sprinkler heads create persistently damp soil adjacent to a house, infestation by subterranean termites and/or the settlement of foundations may occur. Subterranean termites require high moisture content in soil to survive, and seek damp soil when searching for a new site to colonize. The sandy, dry soil in our region is typically fine for foundations -- however, when our soils become saturated, liquefac-

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Yet in Florida, the only way to create and maintain a verdant landscape is with generous amounts of water applied on a frequent basis. Therefore, most homes in Florida include an irrigation (sprinkler) system.

Sprinklers operate with 40 - 60 pounds per square inch (psi) of pressure. This is a strong flow and provides about six gallons per minute.

At full pressure, sprinklers deliver strong sprays of water and project their spray a good distance. This allows for quick watering cycle times from a minimum number of sprinkler heads.

Sprinkling systems have a timer programmed for irrigation from one to seven times each week either in the early morning or evening to minimize losses from evaporation.

This means most homeowners do not actually see their sprinklers in

operation. Therefore, it is important to regularly inspect sprinkler heads to ensure they do not spray onto your house, that they pop up and retract effectively, and that they spray in the right direction with patterns that are not too small or too large to prevent dry spots and wasted water.

While the regular operation of a sprinkler system is great for your lawn, if not properly installed and maintained, sprinklers may cause problems for your house. When I inspect homes with sprinkler systems, I sometimes discover issues with termites, foundation cracks, and moisture intrusion or mold. These issues often occur where sprinkler heads are located within six feet of the exterior walls of a house.

Water that is regularly sprayed upon an exterior wall will lead to moisture intrusion into the wall cavity and the interior base of the walls. In the case of exterior walls made with concrete blocks and stucco, a water spray will push moisture through the porous stucco and block materials, then it will drip down inside the wall cavity.

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“Kitchens and baths are the most important rooms in the house because they are used the most” says Davis Brown, who is currently designing the interior of a 20,000 square foot house on the island.

Some of the unique features she is installing are a meditation garden, artisan chandeliers, and layered levels of crown molding that make even the most spacious rooms warm and cozy.

For people contemplating a makeover, Davis Brown regularly schedules free seminars, “How to Survive a Kitchen and Bath Remodel.” She stresses that a design plan with precise material specifications is important to have prior to getting job bids.

“Otherwise,” she says, “you’re going to end up paying more in the long run.”

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with physical challenges “is near and dear to my heart,” says Davis Brown, who does much of this type of work pro bono.

Considerations for wheelchair-friendly areas include free floor space, where the sink and the toilet attach to the wall providing a radius for a wheelchair to maneuver. Roll-in showers with hand held shower heads are a must, says Davis Brown, as are faucets with levers, which are easier to turn, and tilt mirrors that adjust to the height of the person sitting down.

When it comes to lighting, Davis Brown is an expert. For the disabled, automated lighting using sensor systems and other technology is recommended. Also, the height and types of wall switches are important for both current residents and resale value.

“Most people just leave the lighting for the contractor to decide,” says Davis Brown, who explains that lighting is an exact science.

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tion. Over the years, Patricia Davis Brown Designs has received many design awards, including a Master Design Award in 2007 for a tub room created from a converted closet, and an ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) award in 2008 for a child’s bedroom.

Her own children, Philip Brown, 21, is a junior at the University of South Florida, and Patrick Brown, 24, is a graduate of Sebastian River High School. In particular, Patrick, who has cerebral palsy, has influenced Davis Brown’s work.

In 1992, the same year she opened Patricia Davis Brown Fine Cabinetry, she founded the Special Equestrians of the Treasure Coast. Located in western Indian River County, the organization fosters personal achievement through equine therapy.

Children and adults with disabilities like Patrick’s are able to feel the power of a horse’s body under them. For those unable to mount a horse, the experience of being pulled in a horse-drawn buggy is available.

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[O?C ^;6HO Lara Fiorelli sets up shop to make every event extra special

BY LISA RYMER FOR VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

The rustle of silk and taffeta heralded a new business into the downtown shopping district Friday as Lara’s Theme, an event planning company, celebrated its grand opening.

Native daughter, Lara Fiorelli, who specializes in wedding planning and floral design, is creating visual magic for one of life’s most memorable milestones. She continues the legacy of her greatgrandfather, who built many of the most eye-catching historical landmarks in Vero Beach.

Lara’s Theme, Fiorelli’s namesake from the movie Dr. Zhivago, offers couture bridal gowns, custom floral arrangements, and everything else that goes into making a wedding – or any event – extra PHOTO BY LISA RYMER special.

“I chose to open my shop in the Cindy Goetz, makeup artist; Monica Smiley, director of sales at Costa d’Este; downtown area because it repmodel Linette Caritta; owner Lara Fiorelli and Lindsay Nafzigger, hairstylist. resents traditional Vero, and my family probably built some of these buildings,” says Fiorelli, 40, a graduate of Vero Beach High School.

Her great-grandfather, John Luke Rivenbark, built many of Waldo Sexton’s properties, drawing visitors from near and far to the gateway to the tropics. Some of the most notable of Rivenbark’s projects are the Ocean Grill, the Driftwood, Waldo’s, the Hall of Giants at McKee Botanical Garden, the former Patio restaurant, and the Hopper House, where the Szechuan Palace restaurant is located.

Although Fiorelli is not involved in the family’s construction business, she is actively helping build another industry to attract people to Vero Beach.

PHOTO BY CHRISTINA TASCON Lara’s Theme is the latest develKirsty Polackwich, Lara’s Theme Store owner Lara Fiorelli, Dina Zadsadinski opment in an aggressive moveand Donna Isel.

ment to market the area as a destination wedding location. Fiorelli works closely with the county’s tourism committee, beachside hotels, photographers, florists, caterers, and hair and makeup stylists to establish a corps of professionals that provide the ultimate wedding experience.

While a student at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fiorelli discovered she had a talent for floral design and window displays.

She worked part time as a florist and in fashion marketing, creating compelling window-scapes for Nordstrom, Saks, and the Galleria Mall in Boca Raton.

After graduating, Fiorelli, née Lara Warren, returned to Vero Beach and worked for various florists and event planners. At William Bainbridge Steele, a highend designer with offices in Vero Beach and Greenwich, Conn., she learned how to create large-scale events while maintaining tight control of every detail.

Her store reflects a simple yet unexpected combination of color, furnishings and placement of objects intended to delight and satisfy a bride’s every desire.

The floors are hand-painted by Fiorelli in the palest yellow with a lace-stencil overlay. She refurbished thrift-store furniture in a mirrored art deco motif. And even a valance on the wall is uniquely crafted by Fiorelli using strands of ribbon, lace and other ultra-feminine material, demonstrating her range of expertise.

Nonetheless, what regularly brings people into the store is the irresistible display of couture gowns, which Fiorelli sells at a deep discount.

“I want that dress,” pines a passerby, pointing to a dress in the window during Friday’s evening stroll.

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Lara’s Theme features top fashion wedding gowns often at a deep discount.

“But, where would you wear it?” her husband replies incredulously.

Fiorelli sells discontinued, offthe-rack, couture dresses by St. Pucci, Demetrious and Casablanca, among others, that can be altered to fit the bride. In addition, she sells one-of-a-kind designs by Xristina, a bridal gown company that custom-makes each dress to a client’s specifications.

For instance, Tricia D’Onato, who is getting married in October, had looked everywhere for a gown prior to being referred to Lara’s Theme.

“It’s my second wedding and I wanted to keep it simple,” D’Onato explains at a recent fitting of the gown she and Fiorelli designed

from photos she found online.

Fiorelli also has catalogs from which to order other elements of a wedding, as well as an entire props room of her own.

For a rehearsal dinner held at Hildie Tripson’s historic property, built by Rivenbark for Sexton, the bride wanted the décor to represent her down-home roots and Florida heritage.

Fiorelli created centerpieces of apple and key lime pies, which were presented on country-style pie stands, embellished with chocolate gators. Elsewhere, lemonade and iced tea were made available to guests in glass dispensers that Fiorelli keeps on hand to add grandeur while

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Kristy Polackwich checks out some of the gowns on display. keeping costs down.

But when it comes to flowers, Fiorelli really shines. In fact, the divorced mother of a 16-year-old sophomore at VBHS, kept her married name because it means “lover of flowers,” she says.

Although Lara’s Theme is not a traditional flower shop, Fiorelli works with local florists to create centerpieces and bouquets that reflect her own vision.

“I don’t think I’ve ever done two weddings that are alike,” says Fiorelli, who says the five or six flower shops in town are doing very well in the wedding business, but have a harder row to hoe in day-to-day floral sales.

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that 20 percent of the total wedding cost should be set aside for flowers. Food, alcohol and entertainment consume about 50 percent of the total cost. And the remainder covers the dress, invitations and the photographer.

Fiorelli says she can get better prices than the bride on every aspect of a wedding because she regularly refers clients, giving her negotiating leverage. And while many of the hotels offer wedding packages, Fiorelli personally customizes every wedding.

“Love is in the details,” says Fiorelli.

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Every Sunday: Farmer’s Market from 9 am-2 pm in downtown Vero at the corner of 14th Ave. & 21st St. Contact Eric Hessler by email: eric@ mainstreetverobeach.org or call the Main Street office, 772-480-8353.

Sept 1: “In Remembrance of 9/11” on the 10th Anniversary held at Grand Harbor Clubhouse, 11:30 am, luncheon and speakers Jack Kemp, who was in Morgan Stanley on the 70th Floor, and Ed Kennedy, a NYC Firefighter who was a first responder the day of the attack. $17 plus cash bar. Reservations only, 772-778-9000.

Sept 3: End of Summer Luau at the Vero Beach Hotel & Spa’s “Heaton’s Reef,” 3500 Ocean Dr, 6-11 pm, Island music, Hawaiian inspired buffet, tropical drink specials, Fire and Hula Dancers, pay at door, $20 includes buffet and entertainment. Dress is tropical beachwear. 772-469-1060.

Sept 3: Patriot Golf Day by Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club and the PGA. $135 per golfer. Registration will be at 8 am. Grand Harbor Club, 772-778-9200.

Sept 4: Vero Beach Lifeguard Association Benefit “Poker Run Bar Crawl,” Waldo’s 1350 Ocean Dr., 5-9 pm, Ages 21 & up. $10 per hand. vbla2011@ gmail.com, call 908-797-8725.

Sept 10: Free Monthly Concert Series by the Oceanside Business Association, live music by “Other People’s Music.” Food, beer, wine and refreshment vendors at Humiston Park on Ocean Dr. Bring a chair or a blanket to sit on but no coolers please.

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Benefits the VNA. 772-532-7983, VeroBeachOBA.com Sept 10: “RCT’s Got Talent” Talent competition for local children ages 3-4 at the Riverside Children’s Theatre, Anne Morton Stage, 3280 Riverside Park Dr., tickets $8, call 772-231-6990.

Sept 10: Back to School Bash – Internationally known Hypnotist and Master Magician Gary Roberts will appear at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th St., 6:30-8 pm, Tickets are $10 at door, call 772-770-4811.

Sept 11: Riverside Theatre hosts the Vero Beach Firefighter Association’s Observance of 9/11. Music by the United States Navy Band. Riverside Theatre, 4 pm and 7 pm. Free admittance, 4 tickets per person on a first come basis. 772-231-6990.

Sept 12: Fundraiser for Substance Awareness Council at Chili’s Res-

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Sept 15: “Cha-Cha and Pizza” to kick off National Ballroom Week.

USA Dance, Heritage Center, 2145 14th Ave., 7 pm, $8-$10, 772-7709684, verodance.org.

Sept 16: Lifestyle & Media Auction: Springhill Suites Marriott, 5115 Indian River Blvd., Opportunity to bid for advertising & publicity at auction. Proceeds go to the Sebastian River Chamber of Commerce. $10 members - $20 non-members includes hors d’oeuvres. 772-589-5969.

Sept 23: Treasure Coast Human Resources Association, “Creating a Culture of Safety to Prevent Bullying, Harassment and Bias.” IRSC Mueller Center lecture from 7:30 am-1 pm. $50, contact Cynthia.Stalheber@willis.com.

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Sept 23-25: Treasure Coast Music Festival at the IRC Fairgrounds, 3 stages of music, 100 vendors and food booths. Dr. Hook, Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, Pat Travers and more.

Tickets $15 in advance and $20 at gate. 954-205-7813.

Sept 24-30: Registration for “Scarecrows in the Garden at McKee Botanical Gardens,” 10 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. Free entry cost for non-profit or a family. $25 for business organizations. 772-794-0601.

For registration forms and rules go to www.mckeegarden.org.

Sept 28: Florida’s Research Entrepreneur’s Summit with Congressman Bill Posey at Indian River State College, 6155 College Ln., 8 am. Register at irscbiz.com.

Oct 1: Special Olympics State Aquatic Championship held at North Aquatic Center, 9450 95th St., Sebastian. Saturday, 9 am to 4:30 pm; Sunday, 8:30 am-1 pm. Food vendor on-site, picnic baskets okay but no alcohol allowed. Indian River County Recreation Department is now recruiting volunteers to help at event.

772-226-1732.

Oct 2: Jeane Graves Charity Cupcake Challenge to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Incredible baking contest and sale. Buy, taste and vote for the best cupcake on the Treasure Coast at this charity event. $10 entry.

Heritage Center, 14th Ave., 3-6 pm.

772-473-3410 or email JanieTV@yahoo.com.

Oct 8: Family Jamboree at the Indian River County Fairgrounds with games, shows, music, contests, food, crafts and so much more. Vendors may call 772-563-0430.

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Vincent Paul Lang Vincent Paul Lang, 87, died Aug. 19, 2011, at his home. He was born in St. Paul, Minn., and lived in Vero Beach since 1998, coming from Fayetteville, N.Y., where he moved in 1954. Before retirement, he worked for United Technologies Carrier for 30 years, where he became director of Worldwide Product Data Systems.

He wrote the Principles of Air Conditioning, first published in 1961, and translated into 30 languages and sold around the world as a textbook for technical programs. The book was awarded best business and technical publication in the U.S. in 1980.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Joan Therese; daughters, Lisa of White Plains, N.Y., Mara of McLean,

Rosemarie Lapella Rosemarie Lapella, 74, died Aug. 19, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center. She was born in New York City and lived in Vero Beach for 32 years, coming from Brooklyn, N.Y. Survivors include her daughter, Rosemarie Kenyon of Vero Beach; sons, Paul Gerome of New York City, and Richard Kenyon and Vincent Barile, both of Vero Beach; brothers, Peter Lapella, Stephen Lapella, Michael Lapella and Anthony Donadio; sisters, Carol Justice, Patricia Constantine, Barbara Rosa, Bonnie Mazza, Maryann Lapella, Dianne Lapella and Elizabeth Lapella; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA and Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

Richard Edward Mitchell Richard Edward Mitchell, 69, died Aug. 21, 2011 at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Providence, R.I., and lived in Vero Beach since 1978, coming from Massachusetts. He served in the Army

Deridre D. Napier-Bashore Deridre D. Napier-Bashore, 50, died Aug. 21, 2011, at her home. She was born in Sidney, Ohio, and lived in Vero Beach for 27 years, coming from Orlando. She was a member of FASCAR and was the Points Champion at several tracks including New Smyrna Speedway. Survivors include her husband, Vincent P. Bashore of Vero Beach; daughters, Brandi Winsch of Vero Beach and Tabatha Brown of Virginia Beach, Va.; mother and stepfather, Ann and Patrick Lyons of Grand Island; brother, Jeff Napier of Sanford; sister, Barbara McChesney of Debary; and two grandchildren.

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National Guard Reserves for six years. Before retirement, he worked for the Indian River County Road and Bridge Department for 21 years. He was an usher at St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach.

Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Barbara Mitchell of Vero Beach. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Helen Building Fund, 2085 Tallahassee Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32960.

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Va., and Joanne of Lexington, Ky.; and four grandchildren.

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Diana Lee Knuth-Swiss Diana Lee Knuth-Swiss, 50, died

Aug. 19, 2011, at The Palms nursing home in Palm Bay. She was born in Queens, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for nine years. She was a volunteer with the Hibiscus Festival and the Pelican Wildlife Refuge for several years. She was the first person in medical history to undergo cryogenics for a brain surgery to repair an aneurysm in 1991. Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Jody D. Swiss; and siblings, Alan Knuth and Marilyn Hargrove, both of New York.

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Estella Jean Higgs Estella Jean Higgs, 87, died Aug. 20, 2011, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and lived in Vero Beach for 30 years, coming from Iowa. Before retirement, she was a bank teller for Security State Bank in Algona, Iowa. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Crews also served as vice president and president of the Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Hazel Crews; son, Bill Law of Vero Beach; daughters, Michele Crews Murray of Anderson, Ind., and Hazel Lynn Crews of New York City; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Standish L. Crews Scholarship Fund at Indian River State College, c/o Indian River State College Foundation, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, FL 34981.

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Thomas McWhorter Cooke Thomas McWhorter Cooke, 49, died Aug. 20, 2011, at VNA Hospice House. He was born in Fairmont, W.Va., and lived in Vero Beach for 10 years. He was a property manager in the real estate industry. He attended the Community Church of Vero Beach. Survivors include his parents, Patricia and Harry Cooke of Salisbury, N.C.; brother, Bruce Cooke of Vero Beach; and sister, Caren Hendren of New York, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice of Indian River County, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

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when he joined the Florida Department of Agriculture as a regional agricultural specialist in the area of agricultural chemicals.

He was a member of First Baptist Church of Vero Beach, serving as a deacon for 40 years. In 1961, he was chairman of the deacons and signed the contract to build the current sanctuary. He also served as Sunday School director, president of Brotherhood and as the assistant church treasurer for 15 years. He was a lifetime member of Kiwanis, serving as president of the Vero Beach Kiwanis Club and as the lieutenant governor for the state of Florida.

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Standish L. Crews, 91, died Aug. 21, 2011, at his home. He was born in Zolfo Springs and lived in Vero Beach for 69 years, coming from his birthplace.

Crews had a longtime relationship with Indian River State College, beginning in 1963 when he served on the college’s Vocational Technical Advisory Committee.

He served as president of the IRSC Foundation board of directors from 1975-1985 and was a member of the board of directors from 19721995. From 1971-1987 he served on

the board of trustees for IRSC, culminating in his leadership as chairman of the board. In 1983, the college named a building in his honor, Crews Hall. In 1987, he was awarded IRSC’s most prestigious award, the President’s Cup, for his service to the college.

He began his career with U.S. Sugar Corp., working for them until 1948,

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617 Lake Drive Riomar Bay 10/22/2010 $1,100,000 8/19/2011 $1,140,472 Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Moorings Realty Sales Co.

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2700 Ocean Drive #103 Gables of Vero Beach 6/2/2010 $399,000 8/18/2011 $365,000 Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Alex MacWilliam, Inc.

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3554 Ocean Drive, #204N Village Spires 1/10/2010 $350,000 8/22/2011 $300,000 Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc.

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1995 Barefoot Place W Summerplace 11/29/2010 $275,000 8/22/2011 $275,000 Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl North Beach Realty, Inc.

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Subdivision Vero Beach Hotel and Club Robles del Mar

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Address 6019 River Run Drive

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625 Fischer Hammock Road San Sebastian Spring 9/21/2010 $550,000 8/24/2011 $450,000 Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt Re/Max Crown Realty

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6355 65th Street Indian River Farms 5/19/2011 $399,900 8/19/2011 $387,000 Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Laurel Agency, Inc.

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555 Alexandra Avenue SW Legend Lakes 3/3/2011 $269,000 8/19/2011 $271,000 Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc.

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2088 Grey Falcon Circle SW Falcon Trace 5/16/2011 $214,900 8/18/2011 $200,000 Daley & Company Real Estate Boca Executive Realty

Subdivision River Run of Sebastian

List Date 3/25/2011

List Price $224,000

Sell Date 8/19/2011

Sell Price $200,000

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