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OF HARMONY RESERVE C.J. CANNON’S
HEART FAILURE CLINIC B6
HELPS PATIENTS COPE

MY TAKE Hospital tied
for 27th out of
BY RAY MCNULTY 269 in Florida

O’Connors enjoying
travels in retirement

Jim O’Connor spent the last By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer
eight years of his career steering [email protected]
Vero Beach through the twists
and turns of a challenging and On a recent trip to Tennes- whooshed by in the opposite di- PHOTO: KAILA JONES Cleveland Clinic Indian Riv-
sometimes-exhausting journey see, for example, O’Connor, who rection. er Hospital finished in a tie with
to the $185 million sale of the prefers to stay off the interstates you’ve got semis whizzing past eight other hospitals for 27th out
city’s electric utility to Florida when possible, found himself “You’re driving an 11-foot- you in the other direction, and of 269 Florida hospitals in the
Power & Light, finally reaching driving along a two-lane moun- wide, 13-foot-high motorhome you can feel the thrust of the air latest Best Hospitals ranking re-
that destination in February. tain highway in rural Georgia, in a 12-foot-wide travel lane, so pushing against you. leased by U.S. News.
where 18-wheel tractor-trailers you’re already at full concen-
It proved to be good prepara- tration,” O’Connor said. “Then “It can get a little unstable,” The U.S. News ratings can be
tion for the next phase of his life. he added, “so you’re hanging on confusing, because the publica-
tion ranks hospitals on specific
O’Connor, who retired as Vero CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 programs and procedures in
Beach’s city manager in March, a nationwide comparison and
now spends much of his free time then uses those scores to come
traveling with his wife, Sherry, in up with the hospital’s overall
their motorhome, embarking on rating.
outings that have provided more
than a few unexpected adven- Outside of Indian River Coun-
tures and tense moments. ty, Cleveland Clinic saw the rank-
ing drop slightly for its main
“The scariest part of having a Ohio campus in Cleveland and
motorhome,” O’Connor said, “is for the Florida division’s flagship
driving it.” hospital in Weston.

In fact, O’Connor will tell you: Cleveland Clinic Weston
Piloting his year-old, 27-foot- dropped to a tie for fifth place in
long Winnebago can be far more the state from fourth place last
nerve-wracking than anything year. Still, Weston retained its
he encountered while closing rank of best in Miami-Fort Lau-
the sale of Vero Electric.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

INSIDE WAS COMMUNITY BETTER OFF WHEN VERO More low-income
AND COUNTY HAD JOINT REC DEPARTMENT? residents are getting
NEWS 1-5 PETS 12 access to healthcare
DINING B6
HEALTH 6 GAMES B13 By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer
CALENDAR B16 [email protected]
REAL ESTATE 11
B1 More uninsured low-income res-
ARTS idents of Indian River County are
getting free or lower-cost healthcare
To advertise call: 772-559-4187 By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer than ever before due to a financial aid
For circulation or where to pick up [email protected] policy that turns out to be far broad-
your issue call: 772-226-7925 er than was generally realized when
As Vero Beach officials wrestle with Cleveland Clinic took over Indian
the fate of the Leisure Square pool Leisure Square pool. River Medical Center.
and continue to seek ways to offset
the operating costs of the city’s Rec- PHOTO: KAILA JONES CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
reation Department, it’s fair to won-
der whether the overall community
would be better-served if the county
and city still had a joint recreation de-

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HOSPITAL RANKINGS But it dropped in overall national rank ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE 150 percent of the poverty level.
from second to fourth place, behind The first hint of the more expansive
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Mayo Clinic at No. 1, followed by Bos- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
ton’s Massachusetts General and Johns policy came last month when Cleveland
derdale region, a designation based on its Hopkins in Baltimore. None of the Mar- That policy dictates free care for unin- Clinic Indian River Hospital president Dr.
state ranking. tin Health hospitals that Cleveland Clinic sured patients earning up to 250 percent of Greg Rosencrance gave the Hospital Dis-
acquired at the start of the year nor HCA’s poverty guidelines, and discounted care on a trict trustees his first formal report on the
The Cleveland Clinic main campus Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce sliding fee scale for patients earning up to hospital and mentioned a sizable increase
in Cleveland retained its coveted No. 1 merited state rankings.  400 percent of poverty guidelines. in charity care overall: $4.4 million in costs,
ranking in cardiology and heart surgery. not charges, in the first six months. That is
of investing in state-of-the-art technol- And it now turns out the policy extends 18 percent higher than over the same peri-
Commentary ogy and a revamped emergency room; beyond the hospital to include treatment od last year.
successfully recruiting top medical per- by all Cleveland Clinic-employed physi-
Kyle Sanders, president of Sebastian River sonnel; and staying relentlessly focused cians – primary care, urgent care and spe- Rosencrance confirmed the policy in an
Medical Center, submitted the following on delivering high-quality, exceptional cialty care – in practices outside the hospi- interview with 32963 the following week.
commentary in response to a story that care to our patients. We’re a physician-led tal. “It includes everything,” he said, when
appeared in our July 25th issue. company and this is what we do: we buy asked to clarify what was included.
struggling hospitals, we invest in their “Once a patient is approved with Cleve-
A recent story in Vero News and Se- success, and we turn them around. land Clinic financial assistance, it is applied “Continuity of care is important. So it
bastian River News about an executive across all of our employed physician prac- makes no sense for us to see patients on
leaving Sebastian River Medical Center Sebastian proudly employs more tices,” the hospital’s financial team told the inpatient side and not have appropri-
missed the mark. than 750 physicians, nurses, and other Vero Beach 32963. ate outpatient follow-up, whether it’s with
professional staff. Unlike many of our us or another provider in the community.
Under previous leadership in place competitors, we pay taxes that go towards That means the primary care practice Our role is to take care of patients in this
when Steward acquired Sebastian in 2017, supporting police officers, teachers, and on Oslo Road at 43rd Avenue; the walk-in community. All patients in this communi-
the hospital received F-grades on safety firefighters. And we’re doubling down on centers at Pointe West and in Sebastian; ty,” Rosencrance said.
and quality reports and failed a critical our commitment to provide world-class and the offices in the Wellness Center ad-
survey required for accreditation by the health care: just this week, Sebastian jacent to the hospital, will all give free or The generosity came as a welcome sur-
Joint Commission. Six months after mak- celebrated the expansion of our medical reduced-cost care to qualifying uninsured prise even to some members of the Hospi-
ing leadership changes and installing new center, a $65-million investment which patients. tal District Board.
leaders in key positions, the Joint Com- includes a brand-new patient tower, a
mission survey was successfully complet- first-floor surgery suite, and six new oper- Patients must apply to receive the fi- “I did not know that,” said District
ed, and Sebastian was the only hospital in ating rooms. nancial break and they cannot be cov- Trustee Karen Deigl, echoing the reactions
the United States that went from an F to ered by private or government insurance, of at least two other trustees.
an A-grade in the Leapfrog Group’s 2018- Vero News and Sebastian River News including Medicaid and Medicare. Once
2019 hospital safety report. The Vero News would do well by its readers to focus on their application is approved, patients can Cleveland Clinic said no one will be
called the turnaround “something of a the real “medical miracle” taking place at receive care in all Cleveland Clinic facili- turned away at physicians’ offices, any
medical miracle.” Sebastian River Medical Center – powered ties, the policy states. more than they would be turned away at
by Steward’s investment in the facility.  the hospital.
But it was not a miracle: it was the result Previously, the County Hospital District
provided free care for patients earning up to “There is no cap or limit on the number
of patients receiving assistance,” said hos-
pital spokeswoman Angela Dickens. 

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REC DEPARTMENTS percent of the people using Vero Beach’s
parks and recreational facilities are coun-

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ty residents who live outside the city.

“Yet the city absorbs 100 percent of the

partment, the way they did up until 2002. costs,” O’Connor said. “From that stand-

The consensus among government point alone, the joint city-county rec de-

officials seems to be that a recreation de- partment was better for the city.” In the

partment partnership would be helpful final years of the partnership, the county

for the city but that it isn’t a realistic pos- was paying the city $680,000 annually to

sibility in 2019. cover its share of the recreation costs.

“It might make sense to have a county- The 2002 split was initiated by the

wide recreation department, but with all county, spurred by then-commissioner

the changes in the county over the years, Fran Adams.

we could never go back to that kind of “It came down to growth and mon-

joint operation with Vero Beach,” County ey,” said Joe Baird, the longtime county

Commissioner Bob Solari said. administrator who retired in 2016 and

“At that point in history, the city was was the county’s finance director when

the big municipality in the county, so it the decision was made. “The county had

made sense for the city to be the leader grown to the point where we thought we

should have our own rec de-

partment.

“We also thought we were

contributing too much in

funding to the city,” he added.

“After the split, we hired our

own staff and director, and

our budget was only $300,000

a year. That was less than half

of what we were paying the

city.”

Another factor, Baird said,

was then-County Administra-

North County Aquatic Center. tor Jim Chandler’s frustration
with the joint recreation de-
PHOTO: KAILA JONES partment being managed by

in this,” he added. “That’s no longer the a director, Pat Callahan, who answered to

case, however. The county has grown, the Vero Beach city manager.

and the city hasn’t, and the county has “Even so,” Baird said, “we wouldn’t

an obligation to its other municipalities, have done it if we couldn’t save money.”

too, especially in the North County. Baird, Brown and Solari agreed that

“Sebastian now has a larger popula- separating from the city was the right

tion than Vero Beach.” move for the county. While they conced-

Sebastian also has a Parks and Recre- ed the city better maintains its parks, es-

ation Division that operates 17 parks, in- pecially on the island, they said the coun-

cluding a dog park, as well as a municipal ty offers more recreational programs and

golf course, a yacht club and a skate facil- activities.

ity at the Barber Street Sports Complex. Vero Beach Mayor Val Zudans said

Vero Beach has 16 parks, including “it would be nice” if the county partially

three on the ocean manned by city life- funded the city’s Recreation Department,

guards. It also operates a tennis complex since so many county residents use the

at Riverside Park and a boat ramp at city’s parks, but he’s not expecting “much

MacWilliam Park. In addition, it provides enthusiasm” from county officials.

space for the Vero Beach Dog Park and “The county and city worked well to-

Pickleball University, which operates at gether on the FPL sale,” Zudans said,

Pocahontas Park. referring to the city’s sale of its electric

Then there’s Leisure Square, which, utility. “Maybe we could work together

in addition to providing the only public on some recreation costs as well.”

swimming pool in the southern half of That doesn’t seem likely to happen.

the county, offers basketball and volley- “I don’t want to get into a situation

ball courts, one racquetball court, and where the cities start thinking they can

fitness rooms. provide fewer services and the county

Meanwhile, the county recreation de- will pick up the slack,” Brown said.

partment operates more than 30 parks, Solari offered a different argument,

boat launches and trails, along with the saying: “I never understood why the city

fairgrounds, the Intergenerational Cen- feels put upon. The city says it wants

ter and two swimming pools. tourism. Well, county residents who live

Part of the nostalgia on the part of Vero outside the city are essentially tourists

officials for a joint program comes be- when they go to the city’s beach parks,

cause so many county residents use city eat in the city’s restaurants and shop in

parks and facilities. Recently retired city the city’s stores.

manager Jim O’Connor said more than 60 “So, what do you want?” 

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MY TAKE did some camping as a youth and, later in “That one trip gave us the motorhome Other trips have kept them on the road
life, would go on camping trips with his experience we needed before we bought for a week or two, during which they’d
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 wife and then-young children in a pop-up one,” he added. “Now, RVing is our thing.” often stop for the night, spend a full day
camper. visiting an area and then leave the next
to the steering wheel.” When in Vero Beach, the O’Connors morning.
Not that the O’Connors – who have But it wasn’t until a year-and-a-half ago park their Winnebago on pavers alongside
that O’Connor actually drove a motor- their barrier island home. When on the The longer the trip, though, the more
been married for 50 years – have any re- home, when he and his wife rented an RV road, they usually stay in campgrounds at planning is required, O’Connor said.
grets: Years before they retired, they had and embarked on a test run to a country county, state or national parks, or in pri-
decided to explore the recreational-vehi- music festival in Live Oak, Florida. vately operated RV parks. “That’s where it gets tough for us, be-
cle lifestyle. cause we’re not planners. We like to just
“We had been looking at them, but we Their trip to Tennessee was their first pick up and go. Fortunately, a lot of the
Growing up in Rocky Top, Tennessee, decided to rent one first, which is what outside Florida. parks will set aside a few sites they won’t
not far from Knoxville, O’Connor’s wife we’d strongly recommend,” O’Connor rent in advance, so you can almost always
experienced “RVing,” as she called it, in a said. “I hadn’t driven a truck since using “It was farthest we’ve gone and the lon- find a place to camp for one night.
hearse her father converted into a moto- a U-Haul in college, and I thought driving gest amount of time we’ve spent in the
rhome. the motorhome would be like driving a motorhome so far,” O’Connor said. “We “You can also camp for a night at most
van. I was wrong. were gone for 21 days, which I thought Cracker Barrel restaurants, or a Flying J
O’Connor, also from the Knoxville area, would be a stretch, but it wasn’t bad.” gas station, or sometimes even a Walmart
parking lot.”

Most of the O’Connors’ outings, how-
ever, have been weekend getaways to
Florida destinations, so, unlike many
RVers, they don’t tow a car. Instead, they
rely on Uber and Lyft to go into nearby
towns. Or, when practical, they ride their
bicycles.

Sometimes, other campers will offer
rides into town or allow the O’Connors to
borrow their cars.

“RVers are very friendly people,” O’Con-
nor said. “Every time we’ve camped, we’ve
met new people, and it was like having
neighbors. It’s mostly retirees – Baby
Boomers are driving the industry – but a
lot of times they’ll bring along their kids
and grandkids.

“It’s a way of life for some people, and
you meet folks from all walks of life,” he
added. “Some of them actually live full
time in their motorhomes. There are also
people who come to Florida for the win-
ter and will spend five or six months in
them.”

The O’Connors’ motorhome has a well-
equipped kitchen, dinette, bathroom,
shower, television and a queen-sized bed,
as well as an exterior bar area. It gets only
8 miles per gallon, but it has an 80-gallon
tank.

“I remember asking the salesman
about mileage,” O’Connor said, “and he
said, ‘If you have to ask that, you probably
shouldn’t be looking for a motorhome.’”

The O’Connors, though, knew they
wanted one, and they knew the time was
right.

O’Connor, who managed seven cities
during his 45 years in government, is 70.
He’s healthy, active and enjoying the free-
dom of retirement. He’s looking forward
to motorhome rallies in St. Augustine
next month and Lakeland in February.

But he admits the driving can be stress-
ful and, even after arriving at an RV park,
setting up camp takes work.

“You really want to do this while you’re
still capable and still able to enjoy it,”
O’Connor’s wife said.

“If you wait until you’re 70, maybe you
do it for five years.”

That gives the O’Connors plenty of
time to plan the motorhome trip of a life-
time – to visit their daughter, who lives
in California, and son, who lives in Col-
orado. 

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Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors has downsides

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer treating stomach acid.”
[email protected] First introduced in 1989 as a prescrip-

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such tion-only medication, the Mayo Clinic
as Prevacid, Prilosec and Nexium are says “PPIs are currently approved by the
among the most commonly used drugs FDA for the management of a variety
in the world. of gastrointestinal disorders including
symptomatic peptic ulcer disease, gas-
About 15 million people in the U.S. use tro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
PPIs, spending close to $18 billion a year and non-ulcerous dyspepsia, as well as for
purchasing them, according to an estimate prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding in
by U.S. Pharmacist. patients receiving anti-platelet therapy.”

Proton-pump inhibitors are, accord- Today at least two generic, over-the-
ing to the Harvard Medical School, “the
strongest type of medicine available for CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

Dr. Alejandro Perez.

PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE



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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 style and dietary changes,” instead of
taking potent prescription or over-the-
counter versions are also available. counter medicine.
Nonetheless, sitting in his Vero Beach
“You’d be surprised,” says the approach-
office, local gastroenterology specialist, able Perez, “I have that conversation proba-
Dr. Alejandro Perez, with Steward Health bly once a day. People come in and say, ‘You
Care’s Sebastian River Medical Center, know, every time I eat a slice of pizza I feel
urges a modicum of caution and suggests horrible.’
having detailed conversations with your
physician before starting on a course of “I have to pause a second and say, ‘I’m
PPIs, and regular follow-up discussions sorry to break it to you, but you may just
after that. need to stay away from pizza.’”

Why? And what, exactly, are PPIs? For many people, simple changes like
In the simplest of terms, PPIs are drugs that can solve stomach acid problems with-
that target the proton pump or “parietal” out any medication at all.
cells, which are the acid-secreting cells lo-
cated in the stomach wall. PPIs limit the Perez then adds that, “the more calories
amount of acid those pumps produce. you consume in one meal, the more acid
That’s a good thing, right? gets produced and the higher the likeli-
hood” of having acid reflux problems.
Not necessarily.
According to the National Institutes of If you are using PPIs and want to get off
Health, when the pH of the stomach be- the medication, be prepared for a chal-
comes less acidic, harmful microbes that lenge.
would normally be destroyed in the acidic
environment are able to pass unscathed “The tricky part nowadays is what do
into the small and large intestines where we do when [patients] try and come off of
they can cause any number of more serious PPIs?” Perez says. “I’d say nine out of 10
problems including “clostridium difficile,” people, when they try and cut it cold-tur-
a potentially life-threatening inflamma- key, they say ‘Sunday is my last dose’ but
tion of the colon. by Tuesday they’re calling me in office
A number of studies and clinical trials saying their chest is on fire and they can’t
have intimated – though not proven – that deal with it and they go back on the med-
prolonged PPI use may lead to other serious ication.
problems. As the Mayo Clinic said in 2018,
“recent studies regarding the long-term use “That’s a conversation we need to have
of PPI medications have noted potential ad- in the office,” Perez says. “There’s a cou-
verse effects, including risk of [bone] frac- ple of ways to try and taper off, maybe
tures, pneumonia, hypomagnesemia, vita- using other medications like h2 blockers
min B12 deficiency, chronic kidney disease for a period of time. There are also some
and dementia.” natural things we can try to incorporate
Perez says the largest and most recent and sort of slowly come off the PPI med-
study, published in May of this year in ications.”
the journal Gastroenterology, says PPIs
were “not associated with any adverse “I would just say again, having a discus-
event when used for three years,” but sion with your doctor on why you’re taking
he points out that many PPI users have them, how long have you’ve been taking
been taking the drugs far longer than them and is there truly an indication to be
three years. taking them” is really important.
Another reason, besides potential side
effects, to think twice before taking PPIs “Generally we’re seeing from the data
is that, according to Perez, “the data sug- that [PPIs] are still very safe, but no medica-
gest 30 percent of people with acid reflux tion has zero side effects, so you do have to
symptoms can get those symptoms un- have these discussions.”
der control with just some simple life-
Dr. Alejandro Perez is with Steward
Health Care’s Sebastian River Medical Cen-
ter. He has offices at 3745 11th Circle, Suite
103 in Vero Beach and at 8005 Bay Street,
Suite One in Sebastian. The phone number
is 772-567-4825. 



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Heart failure clinic helps patients handle dire diagnosis

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer up their hands and don’t even take them.” dian River Hospital, according to Draper, Pat Draper and Diane Loveday.
[email protected] “Patients discharged from the hospi- “paid no penalty this past year.”
PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE
Pat Draper and Diane Loveday know the tal need closer support and supervision,” Both Draper, whose official title is Ad-
value of a smile. says Loveday. “Without being critical, any vanced Practice Nurse Coordinator of important that they be included in the de-
physician’s office you call might say, they’ll the Heart Failure Clinic, and Loveday, the cision-making process about their med-
They need to. They spend their days see you three weeks from next Wednesday. hospital’s Heart Failure Acute MI Care icines, about restrictions and about their
working with heart failure patients for That doesn’t work for a heart failure patient. Coordinator, will – if asked – proudly give care moving forward.”
whom smiles can be entirely too rare. They need to be seen either today or tomor- you chapter and verse on the hospital’s
row, or they’ll be in the emergency room third consecutive “Gold Plus Get With the Does all that work? Loveday says it does.
Heart failure itself, unfortunately, is any- and readmitted the hospital.” Guidelines Heart Failure Award” from the Just that morning she recalls, “We had a
thing but rare. American Heart Association, but it’s clear 94-year-old woman and her son, who’s
Readmission to the hospital is not only they’d both rather talk about their pa- probably 74. I went to sit down with them
The Centers for Disease Control says bad for the patient, it also packs a pricey tients – the ones for whom a smile can be for a few minutes before her discharge and
close to 6 million U.S. adults are victims punch for any hospital, too. Revised Center hard to come by. As Draper explains. “The when I got up to leave she smiled and said,
of heart failure, which causes more than for Medicare Services guidelines mandate body ages so much more quickly than the ‘You are so lovely to come in and tell me
610,000 deaths annually; 550,000 new cases that any hospital with excessive readmis- self-image. These patients who I see in clin- about this.’”
of heart failure are diagnosed each year and sions will be penalized 3 percent of its total ic in their late 80s and 90s, they don’t think
the condition is the leading cause of hospi- Medicare reimbursements, which can be a of themselves as that age. Their self-image “It’s moments like that,” Draper con-
talization for people over 65 in the U.S. massive financial hit. is still much younger … we have to point cludes, “that you know you’ve made a dif-
out that this is where they are now and it’s ference in their lives. And that is the best.”
“One in every nine deaths in this coun- And while neither Loveday nor Draper
try,” the CDC reports, “includes heart fail- will claim the credit, Cleveland Clinic In- Pat Draper’s office is at 3450 11th Court,
ure as a contributing cause,” and the fi- Suite 104 in Vero Beach. The phone num-
nancial burden is estimated to exceed $33 ber is 772-563-4415. Diane Loveday can be
billion annually. reached at the hospital at 772-567-4311,
ext. 2234. 
But wait a minute. If your heart fails ar-
en’t you dead? No. The term “heart failure”
doesn’t mean the heart has stopped work-
ing altogether. It means the heart is not
working as it should.

According to Draper there are two “big
categories” of heart failure. “There’s heart
failure from what we call ‘reduced ejection
fraction’ and heart failure from ‘preserved
ejection fraction,” Draper explains. “You ei-
ther have a weak heart muscle or a stiff heart
muscle – either way, your heart does not
pump efficiently. That’s the bottom line.”

A diagnosis of heart failure can be dev-
astating, which is where the Heart Failure
Management Clinic associated with Cleve-
land Clinic Indian River Hospital come
into play. As Draper puts it, the clinic is “a
source of evaluation for the patients. It’s
somewhere they can call; where they can
get checked out; where they can have their
questions answered and they can just kind
of let down their hair about how awful they
feel and what they can do about it.”

Often the weight of the diagnosis “doesn’t
sink in until they get home and they look at all
the medicines [they’re now supposed to take
– as many as 20] and some patients just throw

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7,200-square-foot home is ‘comfortable and elegant’

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer of the house. She’s been known to host One of Ray’s favorite places in the home hers,” Ray said. There are also two closets
[email protected] book and golf clubs over the years, hav- is the 920-square-foot air-conditioned ga- in the auxiliary garage – one for his golf
ing as many as 30 guests dining at any rage, large enough for three vehicles, with equipment and another that serves as her
No photos of the Cawley residence one time. “It’s great to have dinner parties a 13-foot high ceiling and lots of cabinetry. potting shed.
could ever do justice to their 7,200-square- here,” she said.
foot estate in Indian River Club. The al- “It’s a living room for cars,” he said, In the main house, a graceful staircase
most half-acre property sits on an interior Along with seating in the dining room, which makes sense since there is cable TV winds up to the second floor, which con-
cul-de-sac along the 15th fairway of the one of the two kitchen islands serves as a and a fitness center in the garage, along sists of Judy’s office and the master suite.
golf course, overlooking the lake. bar for 10. with two wine coolers.
“This is my space,” Judy said, stepping
The two-story British Colonial was built Keeping the kitchen organized and One year, during a block party, rain into her bright and airy office. Built-in

in 2004 to Ray and Judy Cawley’s specifica- stocked is simple given the walk-in “Pub- threatened to wash out the event. The storage helps her keep her various projects
tions – 3 bedrooms, 3-full baths and 2 half- lix” pantry, Judy quipped. The customiz- Cawleys backed out their cars and opened in order.
baths, and ready for an elevator. The estate able shelving provides a perfect place for the garage to the partygoers. The cabinetry
has nearly 5,000 square feet of air-condi- foodstuffs and a collection of cookbooks, was even pressed into service. “It made a The master suite takes up the remainder
tioned living space, plus a 920-square-foot small appliances and storage containers. great buffet,” Ray said. of the second floor and has views of both
air-conditioned garage. The pantry wraps around to under the the front and back of the property. The
staircase, providing a safe space during Along with the main garage, the Cawleys front balcony is a great place to view night-
“It’s a very comfortable and elegant storms. had a second, smaller garage built to hold time rocket launches, Judy said, while a
home,” said Berkshire Hathaway Home two golf carts – “You’ve got to have his and screened balcony to the rear overlooks the
Services listing agent Jane Schwiering. “I golf course and provides a private retreat.
can’t say enough about it.” FEATURES FOR 965 WOOD HAVEN LANE SW
Husband and wife both have their own
Though large, the home is laid out in Neighborhood: Indian River Club • Lot size: .45 acre spacious walk-in closet, outfitted with
such a way as to make visitors and guests Construction: Concrete block and stucco customizable shelving units. And, a few
immediately feel at ease. A guest wing is Style: British Colonial • Year built: 2004 steps down a hallway are two bathrooms
just off the foyer, which opens into the for- – a his and a hers.
mal living room complete with fireplace. Size: 4,843 square feet of air-conditioned living space;
The guest wing consists of two beautifully 7,200 square feet under roof “Ah, it’s the way to go,” Judy said of hav-
appointed bedrooms connected by a Jack- ing not just separate vanities but separate
and-Jill bathroom. Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 3-full bathrooms, 2 half-baths bathrooms.
Additional features: 920-square-foot air conditioned 3-car ga-
The main floor office – “Ray’s domain” rage; separate 2-golf cart garage with storage closets; heated The Cawleys decided to buy and build
as the Cawleys refer to it – is opposite the pool and outdoor shower; full height and floored attic; home in Indian River Club in 2004, before the
guest wing. The large room is part office/ generator with 1,000-gallon underground fuel tank; located on hurricanes. They previously lived in a
study and part game/music room and courtyard home in Indian River Club, as
could be easily converted to a master suite 15th hole of golf course; balconies overlook golf course and well as in Seagrove on the barrier island.
as the infrastructure is already in place for provide rocket launch views; gourmet kitchen with dual islands
an en suite bath. “It all snowballed,” Judy said of design-
and walk-in pantry provides storm shelter; main floor office ing the estate.
The formal dining room boasts ample primed for master suite conversion; porcelain and wood floors.
space for a banquet table and china cab- And now, they’re ready to downsize.
inet or other similar pieces and is con- Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services They plan to find a piece of land in the Vero
nected to the gourmet kitchen by way of a Listing agents: Jane Schwiering and Lucy Hendricks, 772-559-8812 Beach area and build house number five.
walk-thru butler’s pantry plumbed for an
ice maker and wired for a wine cooler. Listing price: $1,049,000 The Cawleys said they have loved being a
part of the Indian River Club neighborhood.
“It’s so easy to entertain,” Judy Cawley
said, adding that her husband is the chef “The community is just so unique,”
Judy said, noting that its residents are a
cross-section of people. “It’s more like a
family.” 

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County OK’s 116-home phase of Harmony Reserve

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer take about three months to get permits phases are very active – with a passion for bocce ball and pickleball, a studio for
[email protected] for the first homes in the section. fitness, travel, cooking, sports and card barre classes, and even a gourmet cater-
games. “They’re a fun crowd.” ing kitchen for events and chef demon-
The county commission last week ap- “We are paving next week,” Mech- strations.
proved a final site plan for the third phase ling said of the roadways within phase Community residents recently went
of Harmony Reserve, a huge, fast-selling three. All other infrastructure is in to Fort Pierce for a sunset sail, and this The average resident’s age is 64, Mech-
development three quarters of a mile place, but home construction won’t month they’re throwing a Woodstock ling said, not counting the two residents
north of the Indian River Mall. Located
between 58th Avenue and 66th Avenue, start until the roads are done. The work party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of PHOTOS BY KAILA JONES
and loaded with amenities, the 128-acre, hinges on good weather this week. the famed 1960s music festival.
55+ age-restricted community will in- who are under the 55-year-old threshold.
clude 413 homes when complete. “It’s bad timing” being in the middle of “Any reason to party,” Mechling said. Per state rules, an age-restricted com-
summer with the afternoon rains, Mech- Harmony Reserve boasts a munity must have at least 80 percent of
The just-approved third phase alone ling said. 13,000-square-foot clubhouse complete its residents age 55 and older. Currently,
will have 116 single-family homes and with gathering spaces, fitness center, Harmony Reserve is sitting at 98 percent.
villas on about 32 acres, making it twice Phase three was originally planned to pool perfect for laps and water aerobics,
as large as the average subdivision in have 100 residential units, but Harmo- They might not be young in body, but,
number of homes, according to the Na- ny Reserve LLC was able to bump the Mechling said, “they are young at heart.” 
tional Association of Homebuilders. number up to 116 after acquiring an ad-
jacent piece of land. Mechling said that
The builders at Harmony Reserve – the property was previously owned by a
Maronda Homes and Holiday Builders – nonprofit that had planned to establish
will construct homes in the third phase a safe home/shelter for women, but the
similar to those already found in phases nonprofit floundered and the property
one and two, said Karen Mechling, mar- was sold at auction.
keting and lifestyle director for Harmony
Reserve. A fourth phase is planned. “It just made sense,” Mechling said

Between the two builders, there are at
least 15 floor plans ranging from 2 to 4
bedrooms and 2 to 3 bathrooms offered
in the overall community. Home sizes
range from 1,244 square feet to more than
2,700 square feet. Prices originally started
at $199,000, went up to $339,000 but now
range between $209,000 and $380,000. At
those prices, sales in phase three likely
will total between $30 million and $40
million.

Mechling said phase one of the devel-
opment is nearly built out, with one lot
left to sell and one spec home unclaimed.
Phase two is 75 percent built out, with just
16 lots left, and the builders are already

taking reservations for homes in phase of the acquisition. “It turned out to be a
three. good deal for us.” The added parcel will
be developed with a cul-de-sac and will
Karen Mechling and her husband, take advantage of the existing natural
Chuck Mechling, own InSite Solutions, spring-fed pond.
a Vero Beach construction management
company. They are the owner representa- Harmony Reserve is one of only two
tives for Harmony Reserve LLC, which is state registered age-restricted subdivi-
the investor team behind the community. sions in the county, but despite that clas-
Among the investors is Toby Hill, of The sification, Mechling said the residents
Hill Group. are more “Led Zeppelin than Lawrence
Welk.”
Now that the county has given final
approval for the third phase, it likely will She said homeowners in the first two

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: JULY 29 THROUGH AUG. 2

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

Another impressive week on the mainland real estate front saw 54 single-family residences and
lots change hands from July 29-Aug. 2 (some shown below).
The tops sale of the week was the home at 5614 N Harbor Village Drive in Vero Beach. First listed
in June for $725,000, this 3-bedroom, 3-bathoom residence fetched $700,000 on July 29.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Martin Carder of Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Rep-
resenting the buyer was agent Kathleen Provancher of Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$700,000
VERO BEACH 5614 N HARBOR VILLAGE DR 6/6/2019 $725,000 7/29/2019 $535,000
VERO BEACH 5375 SOL RUE CIR 4/5/2019 $565,000 8/2/2019 $462,000
VERO BEACH 734 FORTUNELLA CIR 7/15/2019 $469,000 7/30/2019 $451,000
VERO BEACH 6380 1ST ST SW 5/13/2019 $450,000 7/31/2019 $449,500
VERO BEACH 4810 LAFAYETTE PL 5/9/2018 $469,000 7/30/2019 $405,000
VERO BEACH 425 STONEY BROOK FARM CT 4/11/2019 $449,000 7/31/2019 $390,000
VERO BEACH 4670 STEPHANIE LN SW 1/18/2019 $440,000 7/30/2019 $365,000
VERO BEACH 7529 15TH ST 7/1/2019 $365,000 7/30/2019 $344,055
VERO BEACH 5859 SEGOVIA PL 3/5/2019 $342,580 7/31/2019 $340,000
VERO BEACH 1938 GREY FALCON CIR SW 6/5/2019 $350,000 7/31/2019 $337,000
VERO BEACH 370 25TH AVE SW 6/17/2019 $350,000 7/31/2019 $330,000
VERO BEACH 4331 BASELINE DR 5/15/2019 $347,000 7/30/2019 $325,000
VERO BEACH 4855 56TH PL 8/22/2018 $360,000 7/31/2019 $308,000
SEBASTIAN 681 COLLIER LAKE CIR 4/16/2019 $315,000 7/29/2019 $290,000
VERO BEACH 4236 7TH PL 5/16/2019 $329,900 8/2/2019 $286,000
VERO BEACH 5940 SUMMERSWEET LN 2/28/2019 $329,900 7/31/2019 $280,000
VERO BEACH 524 CALAMONDIN WAY 6/15/2019 $284,900 7/31/2019 $260,000
VERO BEACH 1125 17TH PL SW 4/30/2019 $270,000 7/30/2019 $250,000
SEBASTIAN 311 BRIARCLIFF CIR 6/19/2019 $254,900 8/2/2019 $241,000
SEBASTIAN 1679 BARBER ST 3/15/2019 $250,000 8/1/2019 $238,000
SEBASTIAN 101 NEBRASKA CIR 5/9/2019 $249,000 7/30/2019 $230,000
VERO BEACH 3161 ASHFORD SQ 5/8/2019 $235,000 7/29/2019 $230,000
VERO BEACH 3207 ANTHEM WAY 2/2/2019 $244,900 7/29/2019 $229,900
SEBASTIAN 1610 WHITMORE ST 4/23/2019 $229,900 7/29/2019 $228,565
SEBASTIAN 142 ABLETT TER 5/1/2019 $228,565 7/30/2019 $225,000
VERO BEACH 2106 35TH AVE 5/16/2019 $250,000 7/31/2019 $224,500
VERO BEACH 2600 12TH SQ SW 5/23/2019 $218,000 7/31/2019 $217,000
VERO BEACH 6640 LIBERTY PL 1/21/2019 $235,000 7/31/2019 $214,800
VERO BEACH 143 HIGHLAND DR SW 10/4/2018 $209,900 7/31/2019 $202,000
VERO BEACH 4880 48TH AVE 4/2/2019 $204,900 7/30/2019

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HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP RECENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY REAL ESTATE SALES.

5375 Sol Rue Cir, Vero Beach 734 Fortunella Cir, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 4/5/2019 Listing Date: 7/15/2019
Original Price: $565,000 Original Price: $469,000
Sold: 8/2/2019 Sold: 7/30/2019
Selling Price: $535,000 Selling Price: $462,000
Listing Agent: Sally Baskin Listing Agent: Marilee Mintzer

Selling Agent: Sea Turtle Real Estate LLC Selling Agent: Keller Williams Realty

Kathleen Pogany Ralph Wnuk

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

6380 1st St SW, Vero Beach 4810 Lafayette Pl, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 5/13/2019 Listing Date: 5/9/2018
Original Price: $450,000 Original Price: $469,000
Sold: 7/31/2019 Sold: 7/30/2019
Selling Price: $451,000 Selling Price: $449,500
Listing Agent: Ashley Fletcher Listing Agent: Eddie Branigan

Selling Agent: Sea Turtle Real Estate LLC Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

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By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
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1 It’s time to get your parrot-
head on. This Friday and Sat-
urday at Riverside Theatre’s wildly
popular outdoor fun fest, Live in
the Loop, the theme is – Parrot-
heads ready? – “Cheeseburgers in
Paradise.” So, you’ll probably come
for the Comedy Zone Show and ar-
rive early for the live music and the
cheeseburger-centric chow and
bevs at the fully stocked bar and
grill. Or just hang outside “on the
loop,” getting into that island state
of mind for the duration. Bringing
the (free) tunes will be Beachland,
five guys who know tons of Beach
Boys, Buffett and ’70s oldies. This
weekend’s Comedy Zone comics are
Devin Siebold and Bill “Bull” Ohse.
According to Riverside’s promo, Sie-

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1 Devin Siebold Ageless artist Von Kohorn
and Bill Ohse. still ‘brushing’ up on her craft PAGE B2

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Ageless artist Von Kohorn still ‘brushing’ up on her craft

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent Marcy Von Kohorn.
[email protected]
PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
Local artist Marcy Von Kohorn’s life has
been filled with peaks, valleys, intrigue
and travel – in many ways, it has been as
colorful and intricate as one of her coveted
landscape paintings. The globe-trotting
socialite has made her mark by mastering
the ancient form of Chinese brush painting
and even today the spry 93-year old con-
tinues to paint daily, volunteers at the VNA
Hospice House in Vero Beach and is active-
ly involved in her Moorings community.

Von Kohorn maintains that her life story
actually begins with that of her grandfather,
who arrived in this country as an 8-year-old
Russian immigrant in 1988. Like so many
immigrants, his story echoes the true
American dream. As a youngster, one of his
first jobs was selling shoelaces and matches
on a street corner. Eventually, after a brief
stint as an FBI agent, he amassed a fortune
in real estate and ultimately became one of
the richest men in Philadelphia.

His daughter Cecelia was Von Kohorn’s
mother, in a marriage that would be short
lived. Von Kohorn’s parents divorced
shortly after she was born and her child-
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Coincidentally, at the same time as their
opening night, Egyptian President Anwar
Sadat was arriving in Cairo to meet with Is-
raeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin for
the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, which led to
increased security in the area. “It certainly
made for an interesting opening night.”

On the home front, Von Kohorn has
donated paintings to local nonprofits for
their fundraising auctions and is particu-
larly proud of the turtle she painted for the
Mental Health Association’s Turtle Trax
campaign. “Florida Flo,” as she was affec-
tionately named, was purchased by the
VNA Hospice House and now graces their
entrance, her bright and colorful shell ex-
uding positive energy.

“I wanted her to be more than just an or-
nament,” says Von Kohorn. “I wanted her
to give joy and comfort in the midst of sad-
ness. She was painted with a soul and the
ability to spread hope, love and happiness.
I’m so glad she ended up at the Hospice
House.”

Von Kohorn’s works are now in collec-
tions in the United States and around the
world, and she is the recipient of numer-
ous awards. Locally she is a member of the
Artists Guild of Vero Beach, the Vero Beach
Art Club and the Vero Beach Chapter of the
National League of American Pen Women.
She recently published a memoir that trac-
es her family history and chronicles her life
entitled “Fate’s Palette,” that is available at
bookstores and online. 

eventually one of their own – in a lovely pendicular to the paper to allow a variance
home in New York’s Greenwich Village. in pressure to govern the stroke.

She joined him on numerous trips to “I paint on a flat surface, standing up,”
his manufacturing plants all around the says Von Kohorn. “This allows for un-
world, and it was during that time that she hampered movement of my arm and
embarked on what was to become a life- spontaneity of the brush. The brush is an
long artistic path. extension of my will and the pathway to
my heart and mind. I like my flowers and
“I was taking watercolor painting class- landscapes to have a fairylike quality to
es at the YMCA when a lady approached them that evolves from my individual free-
me and asked if I would be interested in dom and expression.”
doing Chinese brushwork,” Von Kohorn
recalls. “She took me to another floor and The two primary techniques that Von
showed me some of the intricate paint- Kohorn employs are the Mo Ku style, using
ings and I was intrigued with the gorgeous layer over layer of several colors, and the
brushstrokes, the rice paper, silk and leaf Po Mo or splash method, where the color
boards and the beautifully painted flowers is poured, brushed or drizzled on a silk or
and landscapes. I knew this is what I want- gold leaf surface.
ed to do.”
She also enjoys utilizing a crinkle tech-
In 1960 she joined a class taught by the nique, where the surface is crinkled and
late Diana Kan, a renowned watercolor and disfigured before being painted, and is
calligraphy artist and teacher, whose works then flattened and mounted to another
appear in museums around the world. Von surface. Each of the techniques creates
Kohorn says that while they became close stunning results, beautiful in their depth
friends, the relationship never broke the in- and complexity.
tangible bond of student and master that is
so much a part of the Asian culture. The final product, she explains, should
master the balance of the Yin (feminine)
Von Kohorn describes her own Chinese and the Yang (masculine), while infusing
brush work pieces as representative of the Chi, the essence of spirit or life itself.
ancient, traditional mysticism of the Ori-
ent and the contemporary creativity of the “My art has opened many doors for me.
Western world. Of course, I find peace and meditation in
my craft, but I’ve also met some very influ-
Working on rice paper, silk and gold leaf, ential people,” says Von Kohorn.
she uses Chinese brushes and follows the
ancient principles and techniques passed “I spent a couple of months in Cairo,
down through the centuries by Chinese Egypt, in 1979 while traveling with my hus-
calligraphy masters; the basis of which is band for his business, and I had a joint art
control of the brush, held upright and per- showing with my friend (Egyptian artist)
Salah Tahar,” she recalls.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 2 At Christ by the Sea United Methodist Church this Sunday. that will leave you … helpless with laughter.”
3 Opening Friday at A.C.T. Studio Theatre. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
bold is not only funny, he’s tall – 6-feet-6, (Abridged)” runs through Aug. 18. Curtain:
to be precise. And he used to be a middle Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m.
school teacher, which was probably more Tickets: $25. Call 772-932-8880 or visit www.
fun for the students than they had expect- actstudiotheatre.com.
ed. His numerous comic credits include
“Laugh TV,” Sirius XM, Pandora, writing 4 Broadway Musical lovers, this one’s for
for Uproxx, Nextround, and being picked you. The music of one of the Great Poo-
as a finalist in Comedy Central’s “Up Next,” bahs of musical theater, Stephen Sondheim,
plus winning tons of local competitions. is currently in the spotlight at the Melbourne
His success has been such, he says, that he Civic Theatre. “Putting It Together,” is a Sond-
has been able to move out of his van into a heim revue showcasing nearly 30 tunes, from
“slightly larger, newer-smelling van.” Ohse such shows as “Sweeney Todd,” “A Funny
became a success in spite of beginning his Thing Happened …” “Assassins,” “ Into the
comedy career on probably the worst pos- Woods,” “Company,” “Follies,” “A Little Night
sible night for laughter – the one-year anni- Music,” “Dick Tracy” and other Sondheim
versary of Sept. 11, 2001. The show promo favorites. Says the show promo, “Putting It
describes Ohse’s style as “unique, leaving Together” is performed by five people who
the audience wanting more.” He tours na- are thrown together at a sophisticated cock-
tionally and is part of a nonprofit dedicated tail party in a Manhattan penthouse, during
to helping people in need – “Comics Reach- which two couples reflect on the complexities
ing Out.” Tips: free parking, no drink min- of modern relationships, all woven into a clev-
imum, best for 18 and up. Don’t BYO food er “review” of Sondheim’s music. “With a bit of
or bevs. Or pets. Times: Loop: 6 p.m. to 9:30 imagination, the guests transform the apart-
p.m.; Comedy Zone: 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ment into the stage of an abandoned theatre,
Admission: Loop: free; Comedy Zone: side an estate in Sweden, an island outside of Par-
seats: $12; table seating: $14-$18; private, is, a street off the Roman Forum, the woods
special occasion VIP booth: $36 per person. of a fairy tale and a mythical town in the
772-231-6990.

2 Sunny, wonderful music for your late ing toWikipedia, under the baton of renowned the A.C.T. Studio Theatre in Stuart is screwing Southwest,” as emotions surface through the
summer pleasure, with a “sail away” and award-winning Artistic Director and Com- its courage to the sticking place and undertak- songs. Altogether, it is a joyful celebration of
theme: The excellent Symphony of the Amer- poser James Brooks-Bruzzese, the orchestra ing a presentation of The Bard’s works – all 37 Sondheim’s incredible career in musical the-
icas will present its Chamber Orchestra and “has taken an inventive approach each sea- plays – in 97 minutes. In the very words of the atre. “Putting It Together” runs through Sept.
performers and musicians from well-known son by combining classical music with other show promo, “three madcap actors in tights 8. Curtain: Fridays – 8 p.m., Saturdays, 8 p.m.,
European orchestras in the concluding perfor- art forms on stage to engage and develop new weave their way through Shakespeare’s com- Sundays, 2 p.m., Saturday matinee, Aug. 24, 2
mance of its 32nd season – Summerfest 2019 audiences with a variety of international guest edies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride p.m. Tickets: $29/$31. 321-723-6935. 
– this Sunday, Aug. 11, at Christ by the Sea artists.” This Sunday, Brooks-Bruzzese will
United Methodist Church. According to the lead a program featuring music of Humper-
orchestra promo, its “musicians in residence” dinck, Tartini, Mozart,Verdi, Elgar and Stamitz,
are visiting from the Opera Orchestra of Sofia which will include a commissioned composi-
(Bulgaria); the Mission Symphony of Switzer- tion by Italian composer-in-residence Lorenzo
land; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Gene- Turchi-Floris. The Cultural Council has invit-
va, Switzerland); Rome Symphony Orchestra; ed music students from middle through high
Orchestre Francais, and others. Soloists will school to attend the performance as its guests.
be Angelo di Veroli from Orchestra Sinfoni- Time: 3 p.m. Tickets: $35. www.cultural-coun-
ca di Roma, and Summerfest Concertmaster cil.org/summerfest or 772-770-4857.
Orlando Forte from Cuba. The Symphony of
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60th bash suits Mental Health Association to a ‘Tee’

Amber and Chris Bieber. Jeanne Shepherd and Stacey Morabito.

Fred DiRocco, Frank Cooley, Bob Jones, Ross Cotherman and Mike Rhue. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent
[email protected]

Teaching ways to cope with

life’s unexpected challenges is

something the counselors at the

Mental Health Association in In-

dian River County help their cli-

ents with every day. Those very

skills came into play last Thurs-

day during a Birthday Par-tee at

BigShots Golf to celebrate the or- Jamie Stalquist and Jesse Strang. Vincent Abbate.

ganization’s 60th anniversary.

Even after the skies darkened TENT SALE

and a deluge of rain poured down, Friday, August 9 & Saturday, August 10 10AM - 4PM

threatening to curtail festivities, Dr. Nicholas Coppola, Sheana Firth and Maj. Eric Flowers.

the optimistic organizers vetoed a

mulligan and forged ahead with the party Mental Health Association has continued

like the pros they are. to adapt to an ever-changing world, while

Guests made good use of their golf um- providing immediate access to mental

brellas in the parking lot, but once inside health care and striving to reduce the

partook of the endless appetizer bar, si- stigma of mental health issues. It does so

lent auction, 50/50 cash raffle and com- with an overall message that stresses: ‘It’s

petitive golf play. After cocktails, snacks OK to get help.’

and a lively conversation about MHA ser- Coppola has brought boundless ener-

vices, participants headed out to the golf gy and enthusiasm to the team since his

range for some friendly competition. With appointment in January, almost imme-

covered areas for onlookers and players diately introducing new outreach pro-

alike, only the balls got wet. grams.

“We are fortunate the rain has not MHA introduced High School Violence Twice As Nice at A Fraction of the Price

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screenings and affordable ongoing care “We are heading in great directions

for everyone in Indian River County.” with Dr. Coppola,” said longtime board

Maj. Eric Flowers, representing the member Anne Lanier. “MHA has a full cal-

Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, im- endar of programs and events with lots of

parted heartfelt praise for MHA. new exciting things on the horizon.”

“We are so proud to partner with MHA,” Walk-ins are welcome Monday through

said Flowers. “They provide such valuable Friday at the Walk-In & Counseling Center,

services – like the Drop-In Centers that 820 37th Place. The MHA Drop-In Center,

are open 365 days a year. We couldn’t do open 365 days per year, is a peer-oriented

our mission at the Indian River County environment, where members actively

Sheriff’s Office without the Mental Health support each other in their recovery.

Association.” For more information, visit www.

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C.J. Cannon’s: Comfort food that’s just ‘plane’ satisfying

By Tina Rondeau | Columnist ern style slow-cooked pot roast ($14), and Prime Rib with Baked Potato.
[email protected] my husband ultimately chose the home-
made meatloaf with pan gravy ($14) over PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
A mere 35 years after it opened, last week the beef liver with bacon and onions ($14).
we decided to review C. J. Cannon’s Restau- From a lengthy list of sides, we picked the California Salad.
rant. mashed potatoes, the fried green tomatoes,
a sweet potato and creamed spinach.
Hey, we figured everyone knew that this
vintage restaurant – overlooking the run- My pot roast was an excellent version of
ways at Vero’s airport – was the place to take this classic dish. Fall-apart tender, it was
younger diners (and some not so young) for the ultimate comfort dish. My husband
an unrivaled view of planes taking off and found his meatloaf super moist and deli-
landing. cious. Yummy. Who doesn’t like meatloaf?

But we never gave a lot of thought to the For dessert, we shared a peach cobbler.
food until someone suggested last week The peaches were wonderful, though the
that C.J. Cannon’s was one of the best places crust could have used a couple more min-
in town for a Southern-style dinner. utes in the oven.

So off we went on a wet Thursday night But this turned out to be very enjoyable
(not optimum conditions for aviation evening, and we absolutely will return –
buffs), and were quickly ushered to a this time in far less than 35 years – to try
booth where we could look out through the seafood and beef entrées. The fact that
the huge rain-streaked windows at we did not visit C.J. Cannon’s years ago is
the not-very-busy runways. clearly our loss.

These tables have to be in high demand
on nice days, because you couldn’t ask for a
better view of the planes.

Our veteran server Lisa quickly took our
drink order (you can get pretty much any-
thing here) and she returned with a couple
of glasses of wine and a plate of warm corn
muffins and delicious garlic cheese bis-
cuits. A promising start.

For appetizers, I ordered the fried bread-
ed mushrooms with homemade ranch
dressing ($9) and my husband opted for the
baked stuffed clams ($8).

The dozen or so fried mushrooms far
outnumbered the three stuffed clams, and
while both were tasty, the mushrooms got
our vote as the one we will have again next
time.

The big surprise of the night for us, how-
ever, was the huge variety of entrées avail-
able. The seafood options included a vari-
ety of shrimp and fish dishes led by fresh
cobia; the beef dishes ranged from hand-
cut steaks to slow-roasted prime rib; and

Stuffed Clams. Peanut Butter Pie. Fried Green Tomatoes.

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By Dave McIntyre errands, think ahead and pack a cooler. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ognize that wine thrives in a cool environ-
The Washington Post This is especially important when visit- That’s why it’s worth paying a little more ment.

Beset by heat, wine lovers will turn to an ing local wineries, which I certainly hope money to buy wines that have been proper- So in the heat of summer, keep your cool
ice-cold rosé to slake our thirst, after hy- you will do. Most wineries do not have shade ly handled from stores that care, and rec- – and your wine’s. 
drating with water, of course. But we should over their parking lots, in part because trees
also be concerned about how the summer’s are habitats for insects that can spread dis- A Modern Diner with fresh local ingredients
blazing heat is affecting the wines we buy ease to vines. That pricey bottle you buy at
and store. your first winery stop will be prune juice by Complementary bottle of house wine with two entrées between 5:00pm & 5:45pm
the time you finish your second tasting. Do
Wine ages gracefully in cool tempera- what you can to keep it cool. A Roger Lord and Chuck Arnold Restaurant
tures and dies quickly in heat. That’s why
we store it in a wine cellar, or “cave” to use Second, be mindful of how the wine is The Best Food In South County!
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your energy level, then remember that wine
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peratures. We can revive with a shower, a home. OK, you’ve enjoyed your visit to wine
dip in the pool or just some AC, but wine, country in California or Oregon, and you’ve
once cooked, is gone. discovered some delicious wines you can’t
find in stores back home. Whip out your
A white wine that has been cooked, or credit card and stock up, but ask the winery
subjected to high temperature spikes for to ship the wines in September or October,
even a few hours, can turn brown and ox- when the temperature is cooler.
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or an inner tube. It may look more brown cardboard or plastic foam, wines can bake
than red and smell a bit skunky. on a cross-country truck ride. And when
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Here are some pointers to manage the wines stay on the delivery truck, cooking
heat stress of summer when enjoying wine: away.

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on an 80-degree day, a car’s interior can through mishandling in the vineyard or the
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gets even hotter, because it doesn’t benefit warehouses before the market, sent across
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insulation and extra cooling. If your wine controls, only to be stacked at the port of en-
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Bonzo says Bruno from Hungary is full of fun

In between pawin’ the can hold the can an chug the last

Hi Dog Buddies! sand an rolling his face coupla of Daddy’s slurps.

Meeting poocheroos like Bruno Yoshi- in it, Bruno told his sto- “I also LOVE going out in the
tani-Nagy reminds me that I’ve really, RE-
ALLY gotta watch my bread intake. An my ry. “I was born in a town boat. I have my own life jacket
poss-chur. Bruno is a good lookin’ Giant
Schnauzer who emigrated from Hungary, called Buda-peshhht. I’m AN a fabulous Boat Hat. One time
where he was born. I Googled: Hungary is
Way Far Away, across the ocean, in Your- from a champion blood- there were these pelly-cans. I nev-
Up. Did you know that? I didn’t. Bruno
gets lotsa beachside walks, so you might line. Mommy an Daddy er saw anything like ’um so I tried
already know him.
were lookin’ for a pooch to get closer, an fell in the wadder.
We decided to meet at the Dog Park,
where he goes a lot. Me an my assistant ar- who didn’t make humans THAT was a surprise. The pel-
rived first, an were sitting under some trees
in the shade when Bruno came bounding sneeze or make their eyes ly-cans flew away. I’m pretty sure
up with his Mom an Dad.
wadder. I forget what they were laughing. An the boat
He was a good bit taller than me, very
leggy, with short black, curly hair, not the that’s called. They also kept going. I was like, ‘What just
usual extra-long Schnauzer style cuzza re-
cently getting his summer cut. He had that wanted a watchdog, but happened?’ They turned around,
pawsome long beard and eyebrows, an his
ears flopped over instead of bein’ pointy not one who’s Serious and an Mommy scooped me up. I stay
since they don’t bob the ears in Hungary,
he later explained. Grumpy all the time. Didja in the boat now.

“Hey there, Bonz,” he called, trotting up know my breed of pooches “I can paddle board, an I like
for the Wag-n-Sniff, “hot enough for ya?”
are pleece dogs in Germa- playin’ CHASE. I steal Mommy’s
“Close,” I replied.
“This is my Mommy an Daddy, Kirsten ny? an Daddy’s shoes so they’ll chase
an George.”
Just then, Bruno’s Dad turned on a near- “Anyway, they found me PHOTO: KAILA JONES Bruno me. I don’t do tricks, but I know
by water hose and sprayed it into the air: through a breeder in Fort The Basics, plus ‘On Your Mat,’
Bruno ran right to it, jumpin’ around all Lauderdale. Soon as he where I hafta go when I’m all wet.
joyful an puppy-ish.
“Woof, this is EX-cellent! Join me, Bonz.” saw my pickshur, Daddy Oooo, an I love liddle human ba-
I sure wanted to, but I was On The Clock,
so I hadda decline. fell in love with me. I flew bies. I lick their teeny liddle toes.
Bruno ran, dripping, back to the shade,
straight to a nice patch of sand-and-chips, inna plane from Buda-peshhht to Fort have a fee-line acquaintance, Leo. We like “An then there’s rabbits. Once at Pet
an proceeded to roll. When he was covered
with sand-and-chips from his bobbed tail Lauderdale. (I mostly dozed.) Daddy drove each other but sometimes, when I forget Smart, Mommy scooped up a rabbit to
to his regal nose, he pawed out a little sorta
“bed” an plopped down in it. down to pick me up an, the MINUTE he he’s not a dog an come up for the tradi- show me. Fascinating. I like to stare ’em
“I can’t wait to hear how you an your
Forever Famly found each other, from all saw me in the fur, we had this cuh-NECK- tional Wag-an-Sniff, he reminds me he’s a down, in my yard. They sure do know how
the way across the ocean.”
shun. I knew he was gonna be my Forever CAT, usually by zipping around real fast. to Not Move.”

Daddy. I was 8 months old then. Now I’m 6. Then I jump back. Cats aren’t as chummy “You’re also a watchdog?”

I’ve got a wunnerful Mommy, an a human as dogs.” “Absolutely. It’s my Serious Job. I’m al-

brother an sister, Gavin, an Kendra. They “Word,” I agreed. ways On Alert. An I’ve got a nice, big Woof.

are So Cool Kibbles. “Me an Mommy an Daddy go every- I sleep with Mommy an Daddy. Mommy

“Gavin innerduced me to Fishin.’ He where together. (I’m ex-TREEM-ly well says she feels much safer when I’m there.

had this stick with a long string at the end, behaved.) Sometimes we have brunch at I also try to help by fetchin’ the mail. Trou-

which he plopped into the wadder. Alluva Grind an Grape (I love their French Toast); ble is, I don’t have the Bring-It-To-Mom-

sudden, he yanked it up real fast an there an there’s my FAVE spot on the beach, my-an-Daddy part down yet. I sorta, well,

was this wiggly, shiny thing hangin’ on, Countryside Citrus. Mommy an Daddy shred it. So I get to fetch CAT-uh-logs only

boogly eyes, no legs, an I’m like, ‘Wha-at. get orange juice an I get my own soft serve which, by the way, don’t have ANY cat pick-

Where’d THAT come from?’ It was a FISH. vanilla ice cream. Bein’ Hungarian, I like shurs. Go figure. An why don’t they call ’em

Have you ever seen one?” goulash, of course, an coffee. An BEER. I DOG-uh-logs?”

“A couple times. They’re weird. Any Heading home, I was thinkin’ about

pooch pals? What kinda stuff do you like DON’T BE SHY hansome, frenly Bruno, birthday partying
to do?” with his pooch pals, joyfully rollin’ in the

“My neighbor Wally’s my Best Buddy. We are always looking for pets sand, eatin’ soft serve ice cream. Perhaps if
He’s some kinda Doodle. I had a beach with interesting stories. I talked to Gramma …
birthday party with my pooch pals Eli,
Trinity, Goose, Winnie an Cassie (she’s in To set up an interview, email The Bonz
Dog Heaven now). We had dog ice cream [email protected].

an party hats. (I LOVE the beach.) I also

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TRUMP TRICKS ARE COMING OR GOING WEST NORTH EAST
J63 Q85 10
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist K2 Q J 10 A98764
10 8 5 4 3 KQ7 AJ92
A quotation sometimes attributed to Voltaire is: “Each player must accept the cards life deals 974 A K Q 10 J5
him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in
order to win the game.” SOUTH
AK9742
Perhaps “to try to win the game” would have been more accurate. There are times when 53
your cards are just not good enough to win. 6
8632
This week’ s deal gives two players, East and South, chances to make good plays. What
should happen in four spades after West leads the heart king? Dealer: North; Vulnerable: Both

North’s rebid showed a balanced 18 or 19 — or a poor 20 — points with at least one heart The Bidding:
stopper. If South had raised to three no-trump, it would have “ruined” the deal.
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
South has three red-suit losers, with possible problems in each black suit if the cards are 1 Clubs 1 Hearts
distributed badly. East can see three defensive tricks: two hearts and one diamond. The 1 Spades Pass 2 NT Pass LEAD:
fourth will have to come from the trump suit. So, after East wins the second heart, what 4 Spades Pass Pass Pass K Hearts
should he do?

If East immediately leads a third heart, South should discard his inevitable diamond loser.
But if East defends better, cashing the diamond ace before playing the third heart, declarer
will have to ruff high. Then he has to draw trumps without losing a trick.

Given the 2-6 heart split, West rates to be longer in spades than East. So, South should
cash his second high spade. Here, the 10 drops from East. Now declarer should continue
with a spade to dummy’s eight. This finesse is a strong favorite to work.

When a defender is hoping for a trump promotion, he should try to cash every side-suit
trick first.

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ACROSS 101 60 Minutes doll? 55 End of eth or meth The Washington Post
105 Quail quantity 57 Afflict
1 Baffle 107 To this day 58 Amicable LEAST POPULAR DOLLS By Merl Reagle
6 Part of Nike’s imperative 108 Regret 59 Winning numero
10 Type of punch 109 Girl-to-boy sex-change doll? 60 Signer’s need APPLICANTS NEEDED
13 Hdqtrs. 113 Mattel toy that sleeps 62 Commodities IMMEDIATELY
16 Debussy contemporary 63 Oh, to Oskar
17 Registered, as a lesson constantly? 65 Once around the track PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE
19 Schifrin’s first 117 Unit of weight 66 Like “give” or “take,” FOR 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR
20 Revelation reaction 119 He’s in the constriction
21 Colorful talk verb-wise: abbr. Math Teacher
22 Purple-and-yellow dino? business 67 First word of “Send in the Needed
120 Choice A and B For Grades 7 & 8
(eggs sold separately) 121 Freedom Clowns” Monday - Thursday
25 Incredible, growing doll? 122 Directions 68 Natural light
27 Caterer’s dispenser 123 Good name for a cook 69 Milan’s La ___ Call for further information
28 Susan’s soap schemer 124 It sounds like you 70 Prefix meaning “heaven” SunCoast School
29 Male deliveries 125 Abbr. before 10017 71 Space writer Willy (772) 778-0892
30 Stiff, steely-eyed 126 Drawer poker 76 Capra’s John or Send resume to
actor-doll? 77 Mountain nymph [email protected]
34 Prestige DOWN (or the start of an ode to or send by post to
38 Pulpit VIP 1 Sizzling sound 3050 43rd Avenue
39 Little piggie 2 Bath powder literacy?) Vero Beach, FL 32960.
40 Yule lot buy 3 Arches National Park state 78 Diplomat
41 Conservative doll dressed as 4 Pint-sized 79 Wounded Knee’s st.
5 Bellerophon’s horse 80 Blighter
Santa saying, “Ho ho ho, 6 Arlene and Roald 82 Chelsea’s dad
I told you so”? 7 1,024 bytes, briefly 83 ___ nitrite
45 Not neg. 8 Atoms for Peace proposer, 86 “When I was ___ ...”
48 Moist bit 87 Gear tooth
49 Lifeboat needs 1953 88 One under a cpl.
50 Nissan model 9 Spanish aunt 89 Eavesdropping range
51 And yet, briefly 10 Vaseline vessel 90 Pointless mountain
53 Connect 11 Tiny Alice penner 92 Baseball’s Rusty
54 Crumples into a ball 12 Decision-making group 93 Sitar star
56 Messy infant doll? 13 Capital on the Merrimack 94 Cleans sans water
61 City in Tuscany 96 Opposed to, in Dogpatch
63 Sung soliloquy River 98 Wisemen’s incense
64 WWI battle river 14 In ___ (nearby) 102 Will’s theatre
65 Doll for an accountant’s 15 Bean of Texas 103 Short, curved pipe
daughter? 17 Strike dumb 104 Buzz’s moonmate
72 Staggering, old-style 18 The Polaris or the 105 Cancel, to Queeg
73 The like 106 Slippery and slimy
74 “Walk Away, ___” Poseidon, e.g. 109 Cinderella’s outfit until
75 “Trainer doll” for kids who 19 Slow, in music
aren’t quite ready to wear 23 Word of honor midnight
their underwear on the 24 Fissure 110 Evita’s guy
outside? 26 Wendy Williams, e.g. 111 “Hold ___ your hats”
78 Opinion pieces 30 Tear anew 112 Singing comeback?
81 Kobe Bryant’s org. 31 Egg 113 This Old House’s home
84 Laugh like a pig 32 Answer 114 Had a hero, e.g.
85 Loser to FDR, 1936 33 Ball honoree 115 Niall’s nightfall
87 Certain chord: abbr. 34 Macadam was one 116 She was a Partridge
88 Energy 35 Bangkok native 118 Meeting of the minds?
91 Hollywood Sandra 36 Pinched person
92 Toy that gives you Freudian 37 Frank McCourt book
nightmares? 38 VW intro
95 FDR’s dog 42 “___, I’m Adam”
97 Abbr. on a bill 43 Jarreau and others
99 “Just swell” 44 Native Israeli
100 Sock-pattern county 46 Manhattan betting sign
47 Medicine men
51 Rhyme scheme
52 Speechify
54 “That’s all ___ good”

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ONGOING 11 Cultural Council of IRC presents the 17 Biker (and car) Poker Run to support 24 Free Leisure Square Day, 7 a.m. to 2
Summerfest Chamber Orchestra, 3 veterans and first responders with p.m. hosted by Vero Beach Recreation
Vero Beach Museum of Art - Astronomy p.m. at Christ by the Sea, featuring musicians PTSD hosted by Treasure Coast Community Dept., with use of the pool and exercise facility,
Photographer of the Year exhibition thru Sept. from Symphony of the Americas and European Health and TC Harley Davidson, 9 a.m. at TCCH yoga class, Aerial Antics performers, basketball
29; AI Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: orchestras on the final stop of their concert tour Oslo Rd. Health Center. $25. 772-571-1986 clinic and other entertainment and activities,
Gold, thru Dec. 15. 772-231-0707 of the Americas. $35. 772-770-4857 free hotdogs and refreshments, and an ice
17 Crossover Mission Back to School Basket- cream social. Verobeach100.org
AUGUST 15 Presentation by James Sullivan, Har- ball Exhibition Games, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
bor Branch Oceanographic Society ex- at Gifford Youth Achievement Center Gymnasium, 24|25 Chamber Works concert
9|10 Riverside Theatre Howl at the ecutive director, on Water Quality, Harmful Al- with several youth games culminating in featured with Space Coast Sym-
Moon, 7:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m., gal Blooms and Human Health Threats in South game between members of Crossover adult team phony Orchestra sextet and quartet performing
with Cheeseburgers in Paradise Jimmy Buf- Florida and the Indian River Lagoon, 7 p.m. at vs. IRC Sheriff’s Dept. team, and presentation of Brahms’ String Quartet No. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s
fet-style Live on the Loop free entertainment at the Emerson Center sponsored by the Clean annual Crossover Unity Award. 772-257-5400 Souvenir de Florence, 3 p.m. at First Presbyteri-
6 p.m. 772-231-6990 Water Coalition of IRC. Free. an Church. 855-252-7276
16|17 Riverside Theatre Howl
10 Paddle Dash, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. from the 16 Football Classic between Vero Beach at the Moon, 7:30 p.m. & 27 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
marina at Riverside Cafe for beginners and Sebastian River High Schools, this 8:30 p.m., with Cheeseburgers in Paradise Jim- Kick-off event, 5:30 p.m. at Heritage
through advanced to raise awareness of Lagoon year at SRHS Stark Stadium, to benefit Schol- my Buffet-style Live on the Loop free entertain- Center to gear up teams for the American Can-
Friendly Lawn program and funds for Keep Indi- arship Foundation of Indian River County, with ment at 6 p.m. 772-231-6990 cer Society’s Oct. 12 MSABC Walk at Riverside
an River Beautiful. 772-226-7738 or KeepIndi- pre-game Wilkes 14 Bones BBQ Dinner fund- Park. 772-562-2272
anRiverBeautiful.org raiser, 5:30 p.m. before kickoff at 7 p.m. BBQ 18 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, in
tickets, with free parking in special area, tent- collaboration with Central Florida Vo- 28 Walk To Remember Kickoff Party, 4
10 Veterans Salute Barbecue, 1 to 3 p.m. ed end-zone seating and half-time snacks, $50. cal Arts and Opera del Sol, presents the Gilbert to 6 p.m. at Regency Park to gear up
at Christ Church Vero Beach, a free 772-569-9869 & Sullivan operetta The Mikado, 3 p.m. at Com- teams for the Alzheimer & Parkinson Associa-
BBQ lunch with patriotic entertainment and munity Church of Vero Beach. 855-252-7276 tion of IRC’s Nov. 9 Walk to Remember at River-
a keynote address by St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal 16 Grill Out Night hosted by Sebastian side Park. 772-563-0505
Church Pastor Dave Newhart, a USAF veteran, River Area Chamber of Commerce, 23 End of Summer Luau, 6 p.m. at Hea-
for all veterans and their families. 772-696-2160 5:30 to 8 p.m. at member businesses along ton’s Reef at Vero Beach Hotel, with SEPTEMBER
U.S. 1 and surrounding area. Free. 772-589- buffet cookout and live entertainment. $40
5969 adults; $25 children 12 & under. 772-231-5666 1 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra pres-
ents Dance Mix: From Tango to Taran-
Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN tella, 3 p.m. at Vero Beach High School PAC.
in August 2, 2019 Edition 1 JUNO 1 JOHNBULL 855-252-7276
3 WATT 2 NEEDLESS
9 HEATH 4 ACIDIC 14 Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk,
10 HAEMATITE 5 THERAPY 7:30 a.m. at Riverside Park, to honor
11 ROBOT 6 DAUB the heroics of FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller
12 BALLERINA 7 SHUT and other Sept. 11, 2001 first responders and
15 LUSAKA 8 RARE support current first responders and military
17 HYPHEN 13 THRILLED members through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to
19 TALKATIVE 14 INTERNAL Towers Foundation. tunnel2towers.org
21 MIMIC 16 KETCHUP
23 HOBGOBLIN 18 GLOBAL
24 ADIEU 20 AVON
25 PULP 21 MEAN
26 IDOL 22 MAID

Sudoku Page B13 Sudoku Page B14 Crossword Page B13 Crossword Page B14 (MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME) 14 Sebastian Inlet State Park Night
Sounds Concert Series presents Vin-
tage, 7 p.m. at Coconut Point pavilions. Free
with park entry. 772-388-2750

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