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Published by Vero Beach 32963 Media, 2019-06-21 13:11:38

06/21/2019 ISSUE 25

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PAGE B6 3 6DANGEROUS DEHYDRATION DINING REVIEW: PAGE 6
LOOMS DURING SUMMER MICHAEL’S ON 7TH
CROWDED JAIL FACTOR B8
AS BUDGET HIKE SOUGHT

MY TAKE LAURA RIDING JACKSON HOUSE 1-minute ER
NEARS ITS FINAL JOURNEY ... ‘exam’ results
BY RAY MCNULTY in $2,000 bill

School lawyer, for $22K
a month, owes answers

Our School Board pays its attor- By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer of Indian River State College, a trip of about 12 By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer
ney, Suzanne D’Agresta, a monthly [email protected] miles. [email protected]
retainer of $22,000 – plus expens-
es and other disbursements – to With heavy equipment and kid gloves, work The costly project, which requires breaking the John Marshall came in from the
provide legal counsel, recommend crews are preparing the 110-year-old Laura Rid- house into several sections, is underway at the En- John’s Island golf course to wait out
outside law firms when needed ing Jackson house for what will be its final jour- vironmental Learning Center at the same time as a thunderstorm in the clubhouse.
and, generally, make sure the dis- ney – from the Environmental Learning Center off the home’s new site is being prepared at the college Resting his arm on the bar, he no-
trict’s business is conducted in ac- the Wabasso Causeway, where it spent the past 25 campus. Proctor Construction Company is pre- ticed a strange sensation – his el-
cordance with Florida statutes. years, to its new home on the Vero Beach campus bow “felt like a waterbed.” A swell-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ing he describes as “a baseball at
“It’s her job to keep us out of the end of my arm” had popped up
trouble,” School Board Chairman seemingly out of nowhere.
Laura Zorc said.
At 8 a.m. the next day, Marshall,
It’s fair, then, to ask D’Agresta a Dartmouth-educated fitness buff
about the trouble caused by the recently retired from Wall Street,
board’s April 16 special meeting, headed for Cleveland Clinic Indian
which appears to have violated River’s emergency room. After an
state law in the way it was called exam he says took “literally under
and the notice given to the public a minute,” he left with a diagno-
when scheduled. sis that confirmed his suspicion
– bursitis – a referral to an orthope-
In fact, the Department of Ed- dist and a debt to Cleveland Clinic
ucation’s Inspector General’s of $2,000.
Office is investigating multiple
complaints filed anonymous- Marshall, who turns 62 next
ly by district residents who have month, gave up his excellent em-
questioned how that meeting was ployer-provided insurance when
called, whether sufficient pub- he retired as head of marketing for
lic notice was given and why the an asset management firm. Cur-
rent insurance for him and his wife
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 costs $25,000 a year in premiums,
with a $5,685 deductible for each
INSIDE With rates down, utility activist is calling it a day of them, which neither has met.
That meant the two grand incurred
NEWS 1-5 PETS 10 By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer in those few minutes at the Indian
DINING B8 [email protected] River’s ER would have to come out
HEALTH 6 GAMES B13 of his pocket.
CALENDAR B16 A few months shy of his 80th
REAL ESTATE 11 birthday, Moorings resident and “I was apoplectic,” he said.
B1 tireless utility activist Dr. Steve Fa- “Poor people don’t pay; we sub-
ARTS herty is retiring from public life to sidize that. The people who get
savor a summer of low electric bills. screwed are like me. I’m retired
To advertise call: 772-559-4187 and I have this crummy insurance.
For circulation or where to pick up After 11 years in the trenches, This is completely demented.”
your issue call: 772-226-7925 Faherty last week sent out a last
“Utility Update” email to his dis- The high deductible on Mar-
© 2016 Vero Beach 32963 Media LLC. All rights reserved. tribution list. In it he said, “It is up shall’s policy isn’t a secret. It is
to others to solve some of the re- printed on his Connecticare insur-
maining utility issues of the City.” ance card.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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EMERGENCY ROOM BILL “Per EMTALA, patients are never turned familiar with the condition, but it was the of his choice, didn’t think to go to an urgent
away and are not asked about insurance sta- mention of infection on consumer medical care center. He doesn’t have a primary care
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tus until full registration occurs. If a patient websites that propelled him to seek treat- doctor, not here and not in Connecticut
chooses to be seen by a provider after the ment. Infection, the sites said, was a serious where he spends the summer. Somehow the
That should have been a red flag at the medical screening exam is performed, addi- complication that could lead to permanent national trend of high bills at hospital ERs
ER, Marshall insists. It should have prompt- tional charges are incurred.” damage of the joint. had slipped his notice.
ed check-in staff to suggest urgent care as an
alternative. The hospital portion of Marshall’s bill, not If that triggered alarm in Marshall, it “I just feel so stupid that I subjected my-
including the physician’s fee, was $1,227. would be understandable. Fifteen years ago, self to this needlessly. But it’s an indictment
“The elbow never bothered me in terms That included $800 for the “medical assess- he was hospitalized with a systemic staph of the system that I wasn’t aware of this,” said
of hurting, other than I looked like a freak,” ment exam” he doesn’t remember getting, infection that started from an abrasion on Marshall. “Maybe I was living in a bubble.”
Marshall said. He went to the ER chiefly be- upgraded to include seeing a physician that his arm after he wiped out on his road bike.
cause the elbow was warm to the touch and he supposedly “chose” to see – he doesn’t re- The night he was admitted, his nurse had After multiple calls, Cleveland Clinic In-
he feared infection. call be given any choice. told him, “This is serious. You could lose dian River’s billing department offered Mar-
your arm.” shall a payment plan – $51 a month. Or, if he
“All it would have taken is, ‘You have a Marshall said the only “screening” he en- wanted to pay his $2,000 off in a lump sum,
high deductible policy and this is going to countered was “the check-in woman who A doctor who saw him at that time called they would offer a 5 percent discount. He is
be quite expensive.’ That’s all it would have took my [insurance] card and asked what the infection life-threatening. “I took the in- weighing his options.
taken. I would have gone, ‘Oh, OK, have a I was there for.” The only physician he saw fection thing seriously,” Marshall said.
nice day.’” was the woman who “casually glanced at me “I think the charge should be nothing,”
and said, ‘Bursitis.’” Marshall was acting on the same in- Marshall said. “It was a cursory glance. Is
He also felt someone should have dis- stinct – fear – as thousands of indigent pa- that worth $2,000?”
cussed how much his treatment would cost. “In the course of looking at her clipboard, tients showing up at ERs with what turn
she said, ‘You don’t have an infection.’” out to be non-emergency complaints. In a As for his elbow, it took about three weeks
But a federal law known as EMTALA keeps much-publicized debate, not only in Indian for the inflammation to go down. That’s a
hospitals from talking about finances for When Marshall asked if she could aspirate River County but nationwide, those poor pa- week longer than the orthopedist predicted.
fear of deterring a patient whose health is in the giant lump, the physician said, “We don’t tients are blamed for “clogging up” the ER, He, too, did not aspirate the fluid from the
serious jeopardy. EMTALA requires all hos- do that here,” referring him to an orthope- to use the phrase of Indian River hospital ex- lump, fearing an opening for infection. He
pitals to stabilize patients in true emergen- dist. ecutives, who have tried multiple programs did, however, order an X-ray that confirmed
cies regardless of their ability to pay. to steer non-emergency patients elsewhere. the diagnosis.
As for that ER physician’s fee, the bill, for
The law intended to safeguard those another $800, would come from Envision, Marshall, who could easily afford the care Total bill: $276. “At least he did an X-ray,”
without means in need of treatment ended the company that staffs Cleveland Clinic In- says Marshall. 
up shielding Marshall from learning in ad- dian River’s ER. ACTIVIST CALLING IT A DAY
vance how much his visit would cost. had to say,” Heran said.
The hospital’s pricing has not changed CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Then something changed. Promises of
“Patients that present to the emergency since Cleveland Clinic took over Indian Riv-
room . . . are assessed by medical person- er Medical Center in January, according to Taxation without representation – Vero lower electric rates never materialized.
nel in the triage area,” said Angela Dickens, Dickens. siphoning off $5.6 million each year in di- Sweet deals negotiated for Vero electric
Cleveland Clinic Indian River marketing di- rect transfers to its general fund from utility turned sour. There were implications of
rector, when asked about the $2,000 for such Whether Marshall’s bursitis constituted revenue, more than 60 percent of that from shady dealings with the bidding of pow-
a brief and apparently inconsequential visit. a true medical emergency was never dis- customers outside the city limits – and sky- er contracts. Important documents were
cussed when he arrived at the ER. He was high electric rates that broke records in the squirreled away in Boston.
summer of 2009 were Faherty’s two prime
motivators. “Stuff just kept coming out and out and
out. One thing after another, battling misin-
“Why were people outside the city being, formation,” Faherty said. It was just enough
in effect, taxed?” Faherty said Monday, as to turn the tide – and to turn resistant City
he looked back on the origins of his activ- Council members out on the street at elec-
ism efforts. tion time.

He also looked at the way Vero’s electric “Part of it was the education of the public
utility and other municipal electric utilities about the issue. I am grateful to Vero Beach
were run to try and figure out why the cost 32963, you all supported that from the be-
here was so much greater than the benefit. ginning,” he said.

The solution to the problems he zeroed The next eight or nine years, as they say,
in on became crystal clear almost immedi- is history and Faherty says he now saves
ately: the only way out of both of those bad roughly 30 to 35 percent each month on his
situations was to sell Vero electric outright electric bill.
to Florida Power & Light.
“I have neighbors who say they are sav-
Local CPA Glenn Heran worked along- ing 40 or 45 percent,” Faherty said.
side Faherty nearly the entire 11 years. “The
truth is that this issue would simply not Some people might be sad to see Faherty
exist if it wasn’t for Steve,” said Heran, who ride off into the sunset, but at least one
has purposely faded from public life him- person is elated. Joyce Faherty gets her life
self the past couple of years. “Dedication, back now, too. “She’s glad that it’s over, that
perseverance and loyalty, that is Steve Fa- the sale is finished and that I am out.”
herty. He just would not give up.”
The phone calls all hours of the day and
Heran and Faherty spent evenings and night have stopped, but Faherty is still
weekends making their case to every condo keeping busy. “I’ve been doing some ge-
board, civic club and homeowners associa- nealogy work, catching up with that, and
tion that would listen. They showed up re- clearing out clutter,” he said.
lentlessly to every Vero Beach City Council
meeting to preach about selling to FPL. Two file boxes hold hard copies of Fa-
herty’s research on the electric utility issue.
“To the City Council at the time – Tom He can’t quite bring himself to throw them
White, Sabe Abell and that whole crew – away yet. But he’s relocated them from his
we were like crazy guys holding cardboard home office to, ironically, a utility room,
signs. They didn’t want to hear anything we right next to the hot water heater.

“So if that water heater breaks that takes
care of what to do with all of it,” he said with
a laugh. 

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CROWDED JAIL BIG FACTOR AS SHERIFF SEEKS BUDGET HIKE

By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer “Sick inmates are very costly,” Loar laundry gets done, toilets get flushed, elec- “drunk or high” when they were arrested and
[email protected] said. “We have a medical wing, staffed with tronic doors are opening and closing, and booked into the jail.
nurses, doctors and even mental-health the air-conditioning is running pretty much
Nearly one-third of the proposed $55 mil- counselors. If they’re in our custody and they all the time,” he added. “There’s a lot of main- Seventy percent of the current inmates
lion budget Sheriff Deryl Loar plans to sub- need medical care, we provide it and it goes tenance that needs to be done.” were unable to post a bond and are await-
mit to the County Commission for the 2019- on our tab. It doesn’t matter if it’s a pre-exist- ing their first-appearance hearings in court.
20 fiscal year is to cover the costs of staffing ing condition. Making matters worse: The jail is getting Among that group are homeless people, in-
and operating the county jail next year. crowded. Last Friday, Loar said the jail’s pop- cluding some who intentionally get arrested
“And we don’t deal with just illnesses and ulation surpassed 500 – up from an average because they want a bed and meals.
That’s $18.1 million – or $867,500 more injuries,” he added. “Right now, we’ve got of 460 – and that included 39 “maximum
than his current budget for the jail. seven pregnant female inmates, and last custody” inmates charged with murder (21), “That concerns me,” Loar said, “because
month we had a baby.” attempted murder (8), manslaughter (1), and it’s expensive to keep people in jail.”
“The Corrections Division is in the shad- sexual battery on a child under age 12 (3).
ows of local law enforcement,” Loar said last The costs skyrocket when inmates require To address that problem, Loar said he
week, when discussing reasons for seeking hospitalization, especially if the inmates During the Great Recession, Loar said the plans to implement a pretrial-release pro-
the increase in funding. “It’s not policing the have been charged with felonies, particu- jail’s population soared above 600 and often gram, similar to those currently in use in St.
streets. It’s not the cruisers, the helicopters larly violent crimes. One such inmate, who hit 650, putting a strain on his resources. The Lucie and Martin counties. He already has
and the K-9s. It’s not what everybody sees. is being held at the jail on a murder charge, bad economy produced an increase in crime discussed the proposal with County Admin-
recently spent two weeks at the Lawnwood and a noticeable drop in the ability of those istrator Jason Brown and the 19th Judicial
“It’s like a restaurant,” he added. “You see Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce. arrested to make bail. Circuit’s chief judge, Elizabeth Metzger.
the entrance and the dining room. You don’t
see the kitchen. You don’t see what it costs to “He had a serious medical issue and he “We had 14 percent unemployment, so The program enables judges presiding at
run the kitchen.” was charged with murder, so we had to have employers weren’t there to bond them out first-appearance hearings to allow accused
two deputies there to guard him around the and, in many cases, the families didn’t have criminals unable to post bail to instead enter
Likewise, Loar said, most county residents clock,” Loar said. the money,” Loar said. “What we’re seeing a pretrial-release agreement and avoid jail.
don’t see the costs of running his agency’s now is different. This is unusual, seeing the
Corrections Division, expenses that in- Loar said he usually negotiates with the jail population increase while the economy The terms of the agreement would likely
clude paying the 160-plus deputies needed hospitals, trying to get Medicare rates or at is good. In March, we were down to 452 in- require the accused to wear an ankle moni-
to staff the 200,000-square-foot jail around least substantial discounts. mates; now we’re at 506,” he added. “Why is tor, abide by curfews and, when applicable,
the clock, operating a facility that currently this happening?” submit to drug testing while they are await-
houses more than 500 inmates. It’s more difficult to get such discounts for ing trial. Loar said eligibility for the program
maintenance work at the jail, however. Loar attributes the increase – at least par- would depend on the nature of the crimes
Inmates receive three meals per day, must tially – to the opioid epidemic, as well as a for which they’ve been accused and their
be regularly transported between the jail and “The facility is more than 30 years old recent surge in methamphetamine usage. criminal history.
the courthouse for hearings, and provided and, because of the constant use, there’s a He said nearly 80 percent of inmates were
with medical care, which Loar said puts a lot of wear-and-tear,” Loar said. “It’s an all- “It’s something we want to try as a means
significant dent in his budget. day, every-day operation. Meals get cooked, of reducing our jail population,” Loar said. 

JOURNEY TO NEW HOME what must be done to prepare and sta-
bilize the structure. He indicated where
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 support lumber and steel beams would
be positioned; noted where the top sec-
paring the historic Florida cracker struc- tion of the chimney would be removed,
ture for the move, working with Brownie brick by brick; and indicated the best
Structural Movers, a fourth-generation places on the walls to separate rooms
Florida-based company that has moved with as little damage as possible.
5,000 structures, which will handle the
actual transport. Not until walls are actually opened
up, he said, can decisions be made as to
“We’ve begun making interior cuts how to proceed. For example, a façade of
along three walls and are in the pro- newer bricks on a section of the chimney
cess of slipping support beams under could mean original bricks remain be-
the house,” said project manager Eric neath.
Crockett.
“We’re going to take this thing apart
The separation won’t be completed with kid gloves,” Brownie asserted.
“until Mr. Brownie can support the house “That’ll make it easier on you guys when
with his moving equipment.” you put it back together. We want to re-
cycle and save as much as possible; and
To ensure adequate support and pro- take apart as little as possible.”
tection from the weather during the
snail’s-pace, 12-mile move, open walls Meanwhile, work is under way at the
will be temporarily framed and covered. IRSC Mueller Center campus, preparing
the .71-acre site where the house will be
The disassembly began, as hoped, reassembled.
at the end of May, but there is no pre-
cise move date just yet. “Hopefully” So far, the Laura Riding Jackson house
and “tentative” are the Words of the project has racked up more than $300,000
Day – unknowns such as weather, traf- in costs.
fic and structural surprises found as the
house is taken apart are variables in the Noting that the main house will need
house-moving equation. to be moved early on a Sunday morning
“while the traffic is light” (it will require
“Mr. Brownie is hesitant to provide any two traffic lanes), Crockett offered his
sort of schedule until a bit further into the professional opinion that “we are poten-
project,” said Crockett. tially looking to start moving structures to
the Mueller Campus the week of June 24,
Brownie led a walk-through of the hopefully sooner.” 
house earlier this month, pointing out

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MY TAKE listed as having called the special session, these matters. called by a majority – in our case, three – of
Jackie Rosario and Teri Barenborg, both Zorc, who chose to not call the special ses- the board’s members before allowing it to
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 publicly denied they had done so. proceed.
sion because she believed Rendell was trying
board failed to approve the minutes in the Equally as disturbing are the complaints to pressure the board into a rushed decision, If so, how? If not, why?
time allotted by law. that the board failed to provide the public said she had consulted with D’Agresta on We need to know why, even if she was
with the two days’ notice of the meeting – multiple occasions to ensure every aspect of unaware of the circumstances prior to the
Specifically, the complaints alleged that called by Justice for the purpose of discuss- the meeting was handled properly. meeting, D’Agresta didn’t advise Zorc to stop
the special meeting was called byVice Chair- ing now-departed superintendent Mark the meeting immediately upon seeing there
man Tiffany Justice alone, which would be a Rendell’s last-gasp attempt to walk away “I remember [board secretary] Nancy was a dispute over who called it and how it
violation of the Florida statute that permits with a severance check he didn’t deserve – as Esplen and I going back and forth with . . . was called.
such sessions to be called only by a school required under Florida’s Sunshine Law. [D’Agresta] before the meeting to make sure We need to know if the meeting could and
board chairman, superintendent or a ma- we were covering every base,” Zorc said. should have been nullified.
jority of the board members. The IG’s Office already has referred those “She was adamant that everything was done We also need to know D’Agresta’s legal
complaints to our Sheriff’s Office and, ac- the right way.” opinions regarding the public notice giv-
Justice needed at least two other board cording to Maj. Eric Flowers, the case is un- en for the special session and the School
members to join her in calling the meeting, der investigation. But was it? Certainly, D’Agresta has some Board’s failure to approve and publish the
but none of them said they had joined in explaining to do. meeting’s minutes by the statutory deadline.
that action. Instead, the two other members All of which brings us back to D’Agresta, So I asked her.
who is supposed to advise the board on We need to know if D’Agresta confirmed I sent D’Agresta – via the school district’s
before the special meeting that it had been public information officer, Cristen Maddux
– an email containing questions covering
the above topics. When she didn’t respond,
I contacted her again.
Last Friday, I received an email from
Maddux, who wrote that D’Agresta “will not
be responding” to my questions. No reason
was given.
So now it’s up to the IG’s Office and the
Sheriff’s Office to provide answers to im-
portant questions on a situation that, if
Rendell had reacted differently during that
meeting, could’ve been so much worse.
It’s bad enough that Justice somehow
was able to call a special meeting at which
the board could have approved paying Ren-
dell more than $40,000 in severance, even
though he already had decided to take a job
as the principal at Cocoa Beach Junior/Se-
nior High School.
Had Rendell agreed to drop the non-dis-
paragement clause in his discounted offer,
the board might’ve voted to pay him off –
and would have taken that action at a meet-
ing that appears to have been unlawfully
called and scheduled.
“My heart stops every time I think about
that,” Zorc said.
As it stands, Zorc and the other members
of the panel are confronted with a difficult
dilemma: Florida statute requires school
boards to approve meeting minutes at their
next regularly scheduled meeting.
But how can our board members approve
the minutes of a special meeting that should
never have taken place, especially when
those minutes don’t include the names of
the members who called it?
The board postponed approval of the
April 16 meeting’s minutes at its June 11
meeting, and Zorc said she is seeking outside
opinions. She won’t get one, however, from
Interim Superintendent Susan Moxley, who
said she is not advising the School Board on
this matter and would defer to D’Agresta.
“I’m open to being corrected,” Zorc said.
“I don’t know what the investigations turn
up, but it doesn’t matter if we get just a slap
on the wrist. We need to follow Florida stat-
utes.
“If we did something wrong, I want to
know about it.”
D’Agresta is being paid $22,000 per month
to tell her. 



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Summer’s here – and so is risk of dangerous dehydration

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer Just ask Dr. Thomas Schalcosky, the
[email protected] new director of family medicine at the
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital.
Welcome to summer. Trips to the
beach, outings on boats, tennis, golf – and Dehydration, he says, can adverse-
dehydration. ly affect your kidneys, your heart, your
circulatory system and your brain,
For those who don’t head north, sum- along with all your joints and muscles,
mertime in Florida is the dehydration which, he adds, “are 70 percent water.”
season, and dehydration can be down- In severe cases dehydration can lead to
right dangerous. Especially for seniors. death.

While the base definition of dehydra- So why are seniors especially prone to
tion – losing more fluids than you take dehydration?
in – might sound relatively benign, it’s
not. Because, “with age, you lose some of

Dr. Thomas Schalcosky.

PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

‘Dehydration can adversely affect your
kidneys, your heart, your circulatory
system and your brain, along with all

your joints and muscles.’

– Dr. Thomas Schalcosky

your sense of thirst,” according to the Na- physically active – running, playing ten-
tional Institute on Aging. And if you don’t nis, golfing, bicycling or doing any type of
feel thirsty, there’s a natural tendency not sports activity like that,” Schalcosky adds.
to replace the water you lose while “being
In this climate, even less strenuous ac-

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Of course, if juicing whole watermel- seems to be better because it’s closer to
ons on your kitchen counter or shimmy- what your natural pH is. Spring waters
ing up the nearest coconut palm doesn’t are very good because they have all the
appeal to you, many stores – includ- natural minerals. I recommend that.”
ing Publix, Target and Walmart – sell
pre-bottled watermelon juice, and there Bottom line, Schalcosky clearly
are dozens of coconut waters avail- agrees with Dr. Sandra Schneider of the
able with brand names like Vita Coco, American College of Emergency Phy-
Zico and Price & Spring from which to sicians when she says “dehydration is
choose. very dangerous,” especially as the tem-
perature and humidity rise.
And then there’s water: straight from
the tap or inside any one of the 200-plus So, as Florida’s summer heat starts to
brand-name bottles that line our super- kick in, it’s very important to remember
market’s shelves. to keep yourself fully hydrated.

Asked if some of those bottled brands Dr. Thomas Schalcosky is the new direc-
might be better than others, this affa- tor of family medicine at CCIRH. His office
ble physician tactfully declines to name is at 3450 11th Court, Suite 201. The phone
names but does say “the alkaline water number is 772-794-3364. 

tivities such as gardening, mowing the coffee and tea does have some diuretic
lawn and long summer walks can lead to effect, the National Institutes of Health
dehydration. now says “statistical analysis has con-
cluded that black tea offers similar hy-
Add the fact that many seniors take drating properties to water.”)
medications that can adversely affect
their hydration levels, and you have the Soft drinks, meanwhile, definitely
potential for big problems. don’t help with hydration.

Asked if drug-induced dehydration is “Coca Cola or Ginger Ale or Seven-Up,
common, the genial Schalcosky turns Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew or any of those
somber. [actually] dehydrate you to a certain ex-
tent because they have phosphorous in
“Absolutely,” he says, “especially for them that depletes your electrolytes,”
people who take a diuretic, like Spi- Schalcosky says.
ronolactone [which is used to treat heart
failure and high blood pressure]. The Electrolytes are minerals in your body
stronger ones can actually dehydrate that have an electric charge. They are in
you completely. Patients who have heart your blood, urine and tissues. Electro-
failure, patients who are hypertensive lytes are important because they help
or even those who have lower extremity balance the amount of water in your
edemas can dehydrate quicker, particu- body, balance your body’s pH levels,
larly in the hot sun. That’s a concern and move nutrients into your cells and move
a critical issue.” waste out of your cells.

And while many Floridians might au- Schalcosky suggests a pair of semi-ex-
tomatically reach for a tall glass of iced otic beverages to help fight the effects of
sweet tea to hydrate, Schalcosky says dehydration: watermelon juice and co-
there are other beverages that are better. conut water.

“Coffee does not count. Tea doesn’t “I do medical mission trips to Brazil
count. They will dehydrate you. Peo- and we go to outlying areas there where
ple will drink sweet tea or plain tea and they have coconuts. That’s the best thing
think that’s hydration and it isn’t. That’s to hydrate [since] it has all the electro-
dehydration,” according to Schalcosky. lytes that you need to hydrate yourself,”
says this transplant from Ohio’s Cleve-
(That view of tea, however, is not uni- land Clinic.
versally held. While the caffeine in both

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You hear about loud noise’s many negative health effects?

By Washington Post/Consumer Reports ing in a noisy community, noise, of course, The scientists found that children who similar to that of a car horn from a few feet
disrupts sleep,” says Richard Neitzel, as- lived on lower, noisier floors closer to the away or a sporting event, can cause harm
Exposure to loud noise can certainly sociate professor of environmental health highway scored worse on reading tests than after just 15 minutes, according to NIOSH.
damage your hearing. sciences at the University of Michigan. those who lived on higher, quieter floors. (The car horn probably won’t last that long,
And insufficient sleep has been linked but a football game certainly will.)
But increasingly, scientists are finding with obesity, diabetes and heart disease, More recently, a 2018 World Health Or-
that too much noise can take a toll on our among other health issues. ganization analysis of 34 studies linked While you may not be able to move away
health in other ways. Here is what you noise exposure to poorer reading com- from a noisy neighborhood or work in a
need to know about how our loud world Finally, spending time in noisy environ- prehension, standardized test scores and quieter environment, consider these steps:
can affect you – and what you can do to ments could lead you to make poor food long-term memory.
protect yourself. and drink choices. ● Wear hearing protection, such as ear-
This connection makes sense, says muffs or earplugs, when you know you
Regular exposure to loud noise has been In one 2018 study published in the Jour- Nicholas Reed, an assistant professor in might be exposed to loud sounds (and put
associated with cardiovascular problems nal of the Academy of Marketing Science, the department of otolaryngology-head these on kids, too). That includes concerts,
such as high blood pressure in a number of scientists found that people in restau- and neck surgery at the Johns Hopkins sporting events – where, Reed points out,
studies, says Liz Masterson, an epidemiol- rants and supermarkets bought healthi- School of Medicine. After all, who doesn’t fans are often encouraged to be as loud as
ogist with the Centers for Disease Control er foods when music and noise were low, find it hard to concentrate on a book if possible – and fireworks displays. Even a
and Prevention’s National Institute for and chose unhealthy foods when the vol- someone is vacuuming in the next room? high-energy exercise class where the mu-
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). ume was turned up louder. Other studies sic is turned up to the max could enter the
One CDC study she co-wrote, published in have found that higher music volume may But there may be issues other than dis- noise-level danger zone, Reed says. In that
the American Journal of Industrial Medi- lead to more alcohol consumption in bars traction at play, Reed says. Scientists think case, try asking the class instructor to turn
cine in 2018, found higher rates of hyper- and restaurants. noise could cause stress in children, just as the music down, or wear earplugs.
tension and high cholesterol in people who it does in adults.
were regularly exposed to loud noises at Children may be particularly vulner- ● Check your workplace. If you’re exposed
work – meaning that for four or more hours able to loud noise. A number of studies How to protect yourself: It’s important to to loud or prolonged noise at work, your
a day, several days a week, they needed to have found a link between increased noise limit your exposure to loud noise, both to employer should provide hearing protec-
raise their voice or shout to be heard by exposure and poorer cognitive abilities protect your hearing and to guard against tion. But according to NIOSH, they should
someone standing a few feet away. among children. other possible health effects. According to also be working to eliminate or replace
NIOSH, exposure to noise levels of 85 deci- noisy equipment, to keep sources of noise
The researchers concluded that as many In one classic study conducted in 1978, bels (dBA) for more than eight hours in a away from employees or to limit people’s
as 14 percent of cases of hypertension researchers evaluated children living in a day may affect hearing – and the louder the time exposed to dangerous noises. For in-
and 9 percent of cases of high cholesterol middle-income housing project construct- noise, the less time it takes to cause harm. formation on the recommended actions
were potentially a result of noise exposure ed over a busy highway in New York City. employers should take to protect workers’
– possibly because of the stress of a loud For instance, a noise level of 100 dBA, hearing, go to the NIOSH website.
working environment.
● Limit your exposure to loud noises
“The body responds to stress in a variety around your home, especially from out-
of ways, including increasing heart rate, door power equipment. Lawn mowers,
increasing blood pressure,” she says. snowblowers, string trimmers and other
power tools can reach noise levels high
The irritating effect of loud noise in your enough that if you use them for 15 minutes
community may also affect health. In a or half an hour, they could cause hearing
2018 study published in the International damage. Make sure you have hearing pro-
Journal of Cardiology, German research- tection on when you use these tools.
ers found that people who reported being
annoyed by sounds such as the rumble of ● Take care with headphones. CR recom-
car and construction vehicle engines and mends the 60/60 rule: Listen at no more
horns in their neighborhood had a higher than 60 percent of the maximum volume
risk of atrial fibrillation – an irregular heart- for no more than 60 minutes per day. Kids
beat that can lead to blood clots and stroke. and teens should heed this rule, too. The
CDC says that as many as 12.5 percent of
Noise in your environment may also get kids and teens ages 6 to 19 have already in-
in the way of needed rest. curred some damage to their hearing. 

“The prevailing thought is if you’re liv-



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Bonz revved up by Harley’s energy and attitude

a Good Puppy. I was only seek. What she does is,

Hi Dog Buddies! 6 months old, so maybe I she throws a toy an,

Harley Daniel looks like Snoopy to me. was just too Bouncy Pup- while I’m fetchin’ it, she
He’s a Cool Kibbles liddle dude – loves hu-
mans an other pooches. An he just turned py. Anyway, I was sad but Hides. An I Seek. I al-
7. Harley wanted to meet at the Dog Park,
where he goes every morning with his hopeful, too. And, Bonzo, ways find her, ee-VEN-
Mom, Sally.
when Mom spotted me, shully. In the closet. Or
We spotted each other right away, an he
trotted over for the Wag-an-Sniff: nice red out of all those waggin’ behind the bed. Or in
collar, real frenly, stopping to greet pooch
pals on the way. After the intros, we got tails an wet noses, it was the bathroom. I have a
comf-tubble on the cool ground under a
nice shady sorta patio. One Of Those THINGS. serious NOSE.

“Did anyone ever tell you you look a lot She said to the shelter per- “I play with my
like Snoopy?” I hadda ask.
son, ‘I want HIM!’ Since I neighbor pooches
“If I had a Pupperoni for every time
somebody asked me that, I’d be a Total had already gone through Abby, a Yorkie, an Ted-
Tub!”
all the Proper Pro-SEE- dy, he’s a Golden Doo-
We laughed.
“Well, I’m pretty sure I couldn’t balance jures, she took me home dle. I also chase lizards
on a doghouse like Snoopy does, but I am
part Beagle. An part Bassett. That makes that very day.” an squirrels an rabbits.
me a Bagel.”
I could see this was gonna be a fun in- “Pawsome Dog Biscuits! But I never catch ’em.
nerview. “So, you must like cream cheese
then.” (Couldn’t help myself.) So how’d things go?” Harley Those liddle suckers
More laughing. are speedy. It’s probly
“You bet your dog biscuits. ANY kinda “Ackshully – full disclo- PHOTO: KAILA JONES
cheese. An – cheeseBURGERS. They’re The sure – it wasn’t all kibbles an best anyway. On our
Best. I just got one for my birthday. Duh-LISH!”
“So, Harley, how’d you an your Mom find gravy at first. We got along (very long) leash walks
each other?”
“Mom hadda a bulldog named Weezer, great, except I kept slippin’ He got inna sorta crouch an started I see lotsa birds. Mom’s teachin’ me their
who went to Dog Heaven in 2013. He was
11 anna half. She was DE-vuh-staded. Well, out and runnin’ all over the neighborhood creepin’ stealthily through the grass, all names. Lemme think – um, there’s cranes,
you know how lotsa humans say they Nev-
er Want Another Dog when their pooch whenever she opened the door. I also fig- Nose-to-the-Ground, starin’ at something. hair-uns, storgs, spoonfaces I think, also
goes to Dog Heaven?”
“Absolutely,” I replied. ured out how to wiggle out of my collar. He crept forward for a minute or so. Then gaders an odders – they’re not birds.
“Well, Mom wasn’t like that. She need-
ed another pooch come-PAN-yun. So she I wasn’t runnin’ aWAY For-EV-er or any- something popped up outta the grass, right “One time, this duck started chasin’ us.
went to the shelter in Melbourne. She
was sad, but hopeful. As it happened, I thing, I just had all this energy and curiosi- in front of him, an flew away. He turned an We ran cuz we wanted to be puh-lite. Then,
had been deposited there about the same
time. I don’t know why. I thought I’d been ty. I hadda run! An check stuff out! I mean, trotted back. “Well, poo. That bug could fly. next time on our walk, that silly ol’ duck

I’m a hound after all. It’s juh-NED-ick.” Who knew? So, you were sayin’?” spotted us an started chasin’ us again.

“I hear ya,” I agreed. “So, how’d you two “Er, yes, what about foodstuffs? Other Mom laughed, she couldn’t help it. The

figure it all out?” than cheeseburgers, whaddya like?” duck had such a huh-LARRY-us waddle.

“Mom got me a trainer. And a harness. “I like hoof treats stuffed with peanut “At night, I have my dinner, Do My Duty,

PLUS, we come here every day so I can run budder. An, guess what, one time me an then me an Mom play a liddle more, then

as much as I want. Now I’m Much Bedder. Mom went to a rest-runt for breck-fust watch TV. My favrite channel’s Animal

’Cept sometimes, when I first get here, I with Fudge an her human. It was called Planet. It’s very ed-ju-CAY-shunnull. Have

Jump Up On People inna frenly way, cuz Mully-guns. It’s pooch frenly. It was my you ever seen ‘Pitbulls an Parolees’? It’s

I’m so excited to see my pooch an human first time, but Fudge is a pro at eatin’ out, real innersting. We also like ‘Too Cute,’ an

pals, an get lots of attention! You wouldn’t so I just did what she did. Pawsome!” ‘Dogs 101.’ At 10:30 it’s bedtime. I usually

buh-leeve all the stuff there is to sniff “Whaddya you do when you’re home?” sleep with Mom. I have a great life.”

around here. An there’s this nice man who “I have lotsa toys. An me an Mom play Heading home, I was sorta wishin’ I

always comes here by himself an gives us hunting games. Like fetch, an hide-an- had as much energy as Harley. He’s such

pooches treats. (I wonder if maybe his dog a cool poocheroo. An I was wonderin’

went to Heaven). Me an Fudge, she’s a box- DON’T BE SHY whether Gramma an Grampa ever watch
er, hang out together. An me an Alfie usta
“Pitbulls an Parolees.” An whether Gram-

play tag a lot. He’s a Belgian Malinois/Ger- We are always looking for pets ma might make me a cheeseburger on my
man Shepherd mix. But he’s a snowbird- with interesting stories.
dog an he’s Up North now.” birthday.
To set up an interview, email
“So, what about foo …” The Bonz

Suddenly, Harley stood up straight an alert, [email protected].
smellin’ the air. “Hang on, Bonzo. Just a sec.”

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Isles of Waterway Village home great for elegant entertaining

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer
[email protected]

It has taken Bonnie Berry six years to get
her home in the Isles of Waterway Village
just the way she wants it. And now, it’s time
to move on and let another owner put their
touches on the house.

Berry is leaving for South Carolina,
working with a childhood friend to help
rehabilitate not only rescue dogs and cats
but also prison inmates serving 25-to-life.
“I just have to go,” Berry said. “I’m called to
go do this.”

And that means she’s going back to the

starting line – decorating and design wise. Stewie, and the peaceful grace her home selected the Carlyle floor plan from build- Two of the bedrooms – the master and a
But now she’ll be tackling a carriage house embodies. er DiVosta Homes. It provides extra social guest – have backyard pool views.
on a South Carolina plantation that dates space when her four grown children and
to the 1800s. Soaring ceilings through the main area their significant others come to visit. “My children fight over this room,” Ber-
of the house provide airiness. Numerous ry said of the so-called “peach room.” She
Berry will miss the Isles of Waterway Vil- windows invite natural light. The formal dining room was also a non- tells them: First come, first to the room.
lage – the kind and caring neighbors who negotiable. “We need a place to sit!” she
often offer to walk her two dogs, Louie and Immediately off the foyer is the formal said of having a full house. Each bedroom is appointed with a ceil-
sitting room – a must for Berry when she ing fan and roomy closets. Extra shelving
near the ceiling was installed to make use
of additional space.

The master suite has a glass slider out
to the pool and gets plenty of sunshine.
Beyond the bedroom proper is a hallway
with his and her closets plus a linen clos-
et on one side, and a walk-in closet that
doubles as a “safe room” on the other.

The safe room has a vent for air and a
heavy-duty door with two deadbolts. Berry
said she has pulled bedding and such into
the safe room when storms have threat-
ened but hasn’t yet had to lock in herself
or her pups.

“I feel extremely safe in here,” Berry

“The kids love to come to Vero,” Berry said, “Though I’ve never had to use it.”
said, noting they travel from Oregon and As for the en suite, it’s special in that
Texas, as well as Tampa and Gainesville.
a glass-enclosed shower has a door that
The eat-in kitchen is where Berry typical- opens into the main master bath and a
ly takes her meals when not hosting friends second door that opens into an adjacent
and family. A granite-topped peninsula half-bath.
provides seating for four easily, and a break-
fast nook near the lanai is a great place for Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
sipping coffee and enjoying the view. Listing Agent Bob Faller said some would
call this a fourth full bathroom, since it has
Berry had wainscoting installed below access to the shower, but, technically, it’s a
the chair rails in the kitchen and other half. “It’s unique,” he said.
areas to protect the walls, and that de-
tail lends an extra touch of charm to the Along with the shared shower, the main
rooms, as do the white plantation shutters bath has a generous soaker tub adjacent
found throughout the home. to a block-glass window, providing light
while maintaining privacy.
The kitchen’s peninsula opens to the
great room with built-in shelving and cabi- Elsewhere in the house is the laun-
nets around the TV. It’s the hub of the house. dry room – or, as Berry calls it, her office –
equipped with numerous cabinets and an

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COUNTY’S FOURTH AUTOZONE IN
NEW ROUTE 60 DEVELOPMENT

upgraded utility sink. Through the laundry While the house has its own private By Nicole Rodriguez | Staff Writer stantially the same [as the preliminary
is access to the two-car, attached garage. lap pool, the Isles of Waterway Village [email protected] plans],” Schulke said. “The changes we’re
also has a clubhouse with pool, fitness making are moving some pavement
To protect the home during hurricane center and social and athletic activities. A new commercial development on the around in an effort to save some of the
season, Berry had accordion shutters in- The center boasts pickleball and tennis, south side of State Road 60 west of 43rd oak trees.”
stalled over all the windows and across as well as a book club. Avenue is slated to become home to the
the covered lanai. The person hired to county’s fourth Autozone store. Schulke anticipates the approval pro-
maintain the shutters has agreed to con- “Anything you can ask for is here,” Ber- cess to take seven to 10 months. Con-
tinue providing maintenance at the new ry said, adding that the board members Construction is already well underway struction will likely take six months, he
owner’s request. Each year, the shutters of the homeowners association are quick for the AutoZone store at 4905 20th Street said.
are cleaned, oiled and otherwise main- to respond when a concern arises. The while developers are expected to submit
tained. board also helps ensure residents are in- plans for a carwash next door at 4915 20th Meanwhile, construction on the
formed of the community’s happenings. Street. 6,815-square-foot AutoZone is well un-
“I can do this with one finger,” Berry derway, with the building’s structure be-
said of closing the shutters, all of which Faller plans to host an open house on The triangular 3.6-acre development ginning to rise. Palmetto Vero Beach-20th
are secured under lock and key. Sunday, June 23, from noon to 2 p.m.  property is situated between Route Street received site plan approval shortly
60/20th Street and the main relief canal,

PHOTO BY KAILA JONES

FEATURES FOR 5191 FORMOSA CIRCLE adjacent to Sonny’s Barbeque. The land after acquiring the land, according to a
was purchased in two parcels in Decem- Jan. 3 letter from the county to CPH Engi-
Neighborhood: The Isles of Waterway Village ber 2018 for an undisclosed amount by neers – the engineering firm heading the
Lot size: Nearly 1/4-acre Palmetto Vero Beach-20th Street, a Flor- auto-parts store project.
ida limited liability company formed by a
Construction: Carlyle floor plan, Concrete block with stucco Georgia developer. The developer received a permit to be-
Year built: 2013 gin work on March 29 and began clear-
Some idea of the property’s value can ing the land the following week, county
Size: 2,400 square feet under air, 2,700 square feet under roof be gleaned from county records, which officials said. When construction on the
Bedrooms: 4 show one of the parcels, totaling 2.1 acres, auto parts store will wrap up remains
was sold earlier in 2018 for $1.53 million. uncertain. The project’s engineer told
Bathrooms: 3.5 Vero News he was not authorized by Au-
Additional features: Covered lanai and private pool, formal The 5,210-square-foot carwash is toZone to comment on the development.
living and dining rooms, soaring ceilings, wainscoting, crown slated to have one drive-thru carwash AutoZone did not return calls for com-
moldings, plantation shutters, “safe room,” walk-in closet, pool bay according to preliminary plans ment. County officials are also uncer-
bath, fenced dog run, traditional covered front porch, auto- along with a number of self-service tain when the project is expected to be
matic accordion hurricane/storm shutters, tile floors through- bays. Project engineers hope to submit completed, they said.
formal plans to the county in a month.
out, select furniture available. The development has already received AutoZone, originally known as Auto
Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services a green light from the county for site Shack, had expanded to 194 stores in 13
improvements to make it ready for de- states by 1984, according to the company’s
Listing agent: Bob Faller, 772-538-5206 velopment. The carwash will likely be website. It grew quickly in the 80s and had
Listing price: $419,000 manned by attendants there to assist 513 stores in 17 states by 1989. There are
customers – not to detail cars – proj- currently over 4,400 locations in 48 states.
ect engineer Joseph Schulke for Vero Annual revenue in the U.S. in 2017 was
Beach-based Schulke, Bittle & Stod- $10.89 billion. The new story will be the
dard, said. fourth AutoZone in the county, according
to the company’s website. 
“The [final] plans are going to be sub-

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: JUNE 10 THROUGH JUNE 14

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

Another strong week of activity on the mainland real estate market saw 37 single-family residences and
lots change hands from June 10-14 (some shown below).

The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom Victorian home at 5322
16th St. – first listed in January for $650,000 – sold for $589,000 on June 14.

Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Jonathan Arsenault of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Inter-
national. Representing the buyer was agent Lucy B. Hendricks of Berkshire Hathaway Florida.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$589,000
VERO BEACH 5322 16TH ST 1/24/2019 $650,000 6/14/2019 $435,000
VERO BEACH 5210 E HARBOR VILLAGE DR 3/8/2019 $455,000 6/10/2019 $417,500
VERO BEACH 3010 PAR DR 2/8/2019 $450,000 6/10/2019 $395,000
VERO BEACH 220 39TH CT 3/6/2019 $415,000 6/10/2019 $370,000
VERO BEACH 7330 36TH CT 4/4/2019 $370,000 6/12/2019 $355,000
SEBASTIAN 648 BRUSH FOOT DR 1/28/2019 $369,000 6/13/2019 $340,000
VERO BEACH 5855 WYNDHAM MNR 1/11/2019 $389,000 6/10/2019 $330,000
VERO BEACH 1375 30TH AVE 5/13/2019 $339,000 6/14/2019 $310,000
VERO BEACH 445 11TH SQ SW 12/27/2018 $335,000 6/12/2019 $300,000
VERO BEACH 2075 GREY FALCON CIR SW 2/5/2019 $307,500 6/11/2019 $288,000
VERO BEACH 1813 BERKSHIRE CIR SW 12/8/2018 $305,000 6/14/2019 $276,000
VERO BEACH 5928 BUTTONWOOD SQ 3/11/2019 $312,000 6/10/2019 $250,000
VERO BEACH 260 14TH ST 2/11/2019 $325,000 6/10/2019 $249,000
VERO BEACH 1707 36TH AVE 2/28/2019 $259,900 6/12/2019 $240,000
SEBASTIAN 974 MONTROSE AVE 5/4/2019 $240,000 6/14/2019 $233,500
SEBASTIAN 762 BROOKEDGE TER 4/1/2019 $239,762 6/10/2019 $231,000
VERO BEACH 196 15TH AVE 5/2/2019 $239,900 6/12/2019 $218,500
SEBASTIAN 925 CLAIRE AVE 5/10/2019 $228,000 6/13/2019 $215,000
VERO BEACH 4278 56TH LN 7/2/2018 $239,000 6/11/2019 $210,000
VERO BEACH 1890 HAWTHORNE DR 4/30/2019 $215,000 6/14/2019 $206,000
VERO BEACH 425 TAMARIND PL 3/26/2019 $209,000 6/11/2019 $200,000
VERO BEACH 1717 20TH AVE 1/17/2019 $235,000 6/10/2019 $195,000
SEBASTIAN 794 BAYFRONT TER 5/23/2019 $199,900 6/12/2019 $172,500
SEBASTIAN 132 DAISY LN 4/15/2019 $174,500 6/13/2019 $172,000
VERO BEACH 2481 LANGROVE LN SW 4/5/2019 $179,900 6/10/2019 $170,000
SEBASTIAN 722 CARNIVAL TER 4/10/2019 $189,500 6/14/2019 $169,900
VERO BEACH 4325 21ST PL 5/1/2019 $169,900 6/10/2019 $167,000
VERO BEACH 975 37TH AVE 5/4/2019 $165,000 6/10/2019 $166,000
VERO BEACH 1765 41ST AVE 2/16/2019 $175,000 6/14/2019

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

5210 E Harbor Village Dr, Vero Beach 3010 Par Dr, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 3/8/2019 Listing Date: 2/8/2019
Original Price: $455,000 Original Price: $450,000
Sold: 6/10/2019 Sold: 6/10/2019
Selling Price: $435,000 Selling Price: $417,500
Listing Agent: Sally Baskin Listing Agent: Janyne Kenworthy

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

Sally Baskin Janyne Kenworthy

Sea Turtle Real Estate LLC Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

220 39th Ct, Vero Beach 7330 36th Ct, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 3/6/2019 Listing Date: 4/4/2019
Original Price: $415,000 Original Price: $370,000
Sold: 6/10/2019 Sold: 6/12/2019
Selling Price: $395,000 Selling Price: $370,000
Listing Agent: Ashley Fletcher Listing Agent: Sam Robbins

Selling Agent: Sea Turtle Real Estate LLC Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Gina White Phyllis Horner

Sea Turtle Real Estate LLC Tropic Shores Real Estate LLC

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Coming Up! Stars align at museum as
astronomy photo exhibit returns PAGEB2 AdamSchnell.
A ‘FAIR’ OF THE
HEART FOR ARTS PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
& CRAFTS LOVERS

By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 Enjoy a melange of local arts
and crafts on the second day
of summer: Spend a pleasant few
hours this Sunday, June 22, at the
Emerson Center’s free Arts and
Crafts Fair and you’ll be remind-
ed of the wealth of creative talent
that flourishes in our community.
Bring your reusable totes in case
you find some treasure beckoning
to you from amongst the origi-
nal works of ceramic, wood, fiber,
soap, glass, jewelry, photography,
sculpture and the ever-present
“more.” There’ll be food trucks,
too, and you won’t even have to
hang out in the (probably) swelter-
ing Florida summertime heat. It’s
taking place inside. And it’s for a
good cause – the nonprofit Bridges
Early Learning Center, an all-year-
long childcare provider to help
working parents, which includes a
summer camp for school-age kids.
Time: 10 a.m., to 4 p.m. Admission:
free. 772-480-4883.

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Stars align at museum as astronomy photo exhibit returns

By Ellen Fischer | Columnist globe, a concept that is sure to appeal to fam-
[email protected] ilies who wish to take children to an educa-
tional exhibition this summer.
It’s back. The Royal Observatory Green-
wich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year The images on display span the following
exhibition is once again installed in the Vero categories: Aurorae, Galaxies, Our Moon,
Beach Museum of Art’s Holmes Gallery, Our Sun, People and Space, Planets, Comets
where it will be on view through Sept. 29. If and Asteroids, Skyscapes, Stars and Nebu-
you liked last year’s show, be prepared for a lae, and Robotic Scope (photos taken via a
repeat of the science-based exhibition’s de- computerized telescope programmed by the
lights and drawbacks. The delights are the photographer). Images from the Young Com-
50 space-related amateur photographs that petition for astrophotographers aged 15 and
were selected from 4,200 submissions to the under are also included here.
Royal Observatory’s 2018 Astronomy Pho-
tographer of the Year competition. On a recent afternoon Jon Bell, plane-
tarium director and associate professor of
The drawbacks are the same as last year. Astronomy at Indian River Community Col-
The images in the show were printed for dis- lege, was at the VBMA for a pre-opening look
play as light box transparencies and framed at the exhibition.
(opaque substrate) prints; so far, so good.
Unfortunately, the wan-looking transpar- You may be familiar with Bell’s voice from
encies are not dense enough to capture the listening to Skywatch, his daily series on the
absolute blacks, vivid colors and wide tonal science, history and folklore of the heavens,
range of the images. And again, the dou- broadcast by IRSC’s WQCS FM. If so, you will
bling-up of often unrelated photos in a single be pleased to know that Bell’s voice is just as
frame has the potential for visitor confusion. dulcet off-air as on, and his love of space just
as ardent as you knew it would be.
Overall, the “wow” factor could be greater,
but this long-running show is, perhaps, the About the exhibition, Bell is just as enthu-
VBMA’s way of allowing the gallery to lie eco- siastic.
nomically fallow for a few months. Despite
all that, the show presents out-of-this-world “The photographs are amateur only in the
images taken by photographers around the sense that the photographers don’t get paid.
They aren’t on the staff of an observatory,
but their work is first rate,” he says. “There’s

“Mosaic of the Great Orion
& Running Man Nebula”

PHOTO: MIGUEL ANGEL GARCÍA BORRELLA
AND LUIS ROMERO VENTURA

a picture here that was taken by an 8-year- of the show, with several fine images devoted
old kid!” to it.

The child, Casper Kentish of the U.K., held These include a close-up of the moon titled
his iPad next to the eyepiece on his brand- “Inverted Colours of the Boundary between
new telescope, a present for his eighth birth- Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquilitatis” by
day, “and he went, ‘click,’” says Bell. Jordi Delpeix Borrell of Spain. The colors in
the image have been inverted to better show
As a quote from Casper in the image’s text the shared border of two of the moon’s “seas,”
panel explains, “It was my first proper look at Tranquility and Serenity. These, says Bell, are
the moon … I saw this amazing sight, it was smooth fields of basalt that issued from cracks
so awesome and bright I had to get my iPad in the surface from the moon’s molten core.
and put it up to the bit you look through and The seas’ shapes were determined by the bor-
take some pictures.” ders of impact depressions made by giant as-
teroids billions of years ago. Craters that pock
The photo earned a “highly commended” the flow were formed later by smaller objects
distinction in the competition for its “juxtapo- striking the moon.
sition of the history of astronomy and today’s
modern iPad image capturing,” according to A picture of the crescent moon, titled
one of the competition’s (grown-up) judges, “From the Dark Side” by Hungarian László
commercial photographer Ed Robinson. Francsics, is mounted in the same frame with
“The Grace of Venus” by Martin Lewis of the
Titled “First Impressions,” the photo, Bell U.K. The single frame display of the two prints
explains, “shows the lunar terminator, which momentarily confuses Bell, who at first glance
is called that because it is the edge between mistakes them both for views of Venus.
night and day on the moon. Sunrise happens
across here,” he says, passing his hand from Quickly recovering, he says, “Both exhib-
right to left in front of the image, “so this is a it crescents and phases. When Galileo made
waxing crescent moon.” this discovery in the Sixteen-teens, he was so

Figuratively speaking, the moon is a star

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“Holding Due North”

PHOTO: JAKE MOSHER

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excited he wrote it down as an anagram, in Stars and Nebulae category. A.E. Backus (American, 1906-1990). Spanish Bayonets on the Indian River, c. 1960. Oil on canvas, 23 x 35 inches.
Latin. When you decipher it correctly it says Looking for all the world like the up- Collection of the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery, 2008.B.2.OC.2.
that Venus exhibits phases like the moon.
That means that Venus, like the moon, goes side-down profile of a crone (her conical cap Open Summer Hours A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery
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in deep space. One of the prints he stops to if you will – because stars are being made or
enjoy is “Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula,” fashioned out of these nebulas. A nebula can www.BackusMuseum.com
an image by Mario Cogo of Italy. That image, be an indicator of where a star has died, or is
a runner-up in the competition, is framed dying, or where a star is being born.”
as one with another image by Cogo, “Coro-
na Australis Dust Complex,” which won the The bluish glow of the Witch’s Head is light

CONTINUED ON PAGE B4

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“Inverted colors of the boundary between
Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquilitatis”

PHOTO: JORDI DELPEIX BORRELL

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B4 “Aurorae - The Green Castle”

reflected by the nebula’s dust particles from PHOTO: TOMMY ELIASSEN
nearby Rigel, one of the stars in the con-
stellation Orion. The hazy cloud of hot pink For Bell, “there’s not too much astronomy
throughout the photo, says Bell, “is an emis- in this one. It’s got a basic astronomical lay-
sion nebula, where hydrogen gas is being lit out, and that’s about it,” he says, as he points
up by the star and making its own light.” out the Big Dipper, “or Plough, as they call it
in England,” in the sky.
In Cogo’s “Corona Australis Dust Com-
plex,” Bell points to the dark nebula in the “The middle star in the handle is called
picture’s foreground. Mizar, and its fainter companion is called
Alcor. They are a double star. There is a grav-
“There are probably stars forming in itational connection between them, despite
there, but we can’t see them, because their their distance from one another.”
light has not had a chance to turn on. When
a star does turn on, it will light up the cloud On his way out of the show, Bell reveals
and make it glow like a bright neon sign. But that the aesthetic value of the 2018 Astrono-
it is not neon, it is hydrogen gas.” my Photographer of the Year exhibition is not
entirely lost on him.
For earthlings who like pictures with a
little of their home planet on view, there “I’m still blown away by that 8-year-old
are plenty of those to satisfy. They include kid; an iPad, and ‘Boom!’ A great photograph
earth-bound landscapes; their natural or hu- right out of the box,” he marvels. 
man-made features set against (among other
phenomena) the Milky Way, a solar eclipse,
or a meteor shower.

One such picture is by Matthew James
Turner of the U.K., whose “Castlerigg Stone
Circle” was designated a Runner Up in the
Aurorae Category.

Stonehenge is not the only ancient stone
circle in the British Isles. There are 1,300 of
them, and Castlerigg, located in northwest
England’s Lake District National Park, is con-
sidered to be among the oldest and most
picturesquely situated. Turner’s photo of it
shows the stones illuminated by the moon;
behind them, the brilliant spikes of an auro-
ra borealis transfix a starry sky. The image is
that poetic, and then some.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 2 Ben Prestage at Kilted Mermaid this Friday. “from Hollywood to Halifax and Chicago to
New Orleans,” according to the show promo.
2 Speaking of arts and crafts: The Kilt- the historic coquina bandshell in Oceanview Prince is El Cavitt, who was Prince’s stunt Parking is easy-peasy in the Ocean Center
ed Mermaid is a cozy little neighbor- Park. This Friday, June 21, check out “Purple double, and performed in several Prince vid- garage, then just take the crosswalk. You can
hood (beer and wine) pub in Vero’s Historic Masquerade,” a Prince tribute, and Satur- eos. “Let It Be” has, thus far, accumulated 20- rent a chair, buy a beverage and enjoy the
Downtown, with an eclectic, artsy vibe, and day, June 22, it’s “Let it Be,” a Beatles’ tribute. plus years of research and performances to free concert, and you’ll want to stick around
live music on the weekends (with a focus on “Purple Masquerade has toured extensively bring you their current show, with accurately for the fireworks display that follows. Times:
original music Fridays and Saturdays). In across the U.S. and Canada. In the role of recreated instrumentation and costumes, music – 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; fireworks, 9:45
addition to the regular music schedule, the p.m. Admission: free. 386-255-0415.
Mermaid holds their very own music and art 4 The Umbrella Thieves at Lou’s Blues in Indialantic this Friday.
mini-fest in their own little alleyway (north 4 There seems always to be something
side). It’s aptly called the “Third Friday Al- cool and fun happening at Lou’s Blues
ley Party and Mural Fundraiser.” Why? The in Indialantic. It’s been called “a local leg-
Mer-folk are raising the wherewithal to buy end” and the place “where the party’s at.”
art supplies and engage artists to create eight Could well be. The décor is eclectic and fun,
murals in downtown locations, to support the vibe is “relax-hang out-enjoy,” there’s
local artists and amp up the vibrant, artsy food and drink, of course, and the broad pa-
ambiance even more. And this Friday, June tio overlooks the beach and the deep blue
21, is it. Wine in hand, check out an alley-full sea. Ocean breezes come at no extra charge.
of “spices, dog treats, handmade soaps and The music menu is broad, too, from classic
lotions, plants and macramé plant hangers, blues and rock to ’70s, ’80s, ’90s hits. Take
et cetera.” Here’s the weekend music lineup: this weekend for example: Friday, June 21,
Friday, Ben Prestage brings the Alley Party 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Umbrella Thieves
tunes. The Orlando Sentinel calls Prestage takes the stage. They describe themselves as
“one of Florida’s most eminent, and simply “a high-energy collective” that pride them-
best, one-man bands and bluesmen,” and selves on their ability to “pull off countless
he’s sure popular at the Mermaid. Saturday genres of music with precision and finesse.”
it’ll be singer/songwriter Trevor Bystrom and And they keep up with the very, very latest
his Band. An acoustic musician with an Indie trends and songs. Old faves to newest re-
vibe, Bystrom, according to GoTonight.com, leases, check them out. Saturday, June 22,
plays “a wide range of instruments in various from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. it’s Michele Wood, a
styles,” among them aWeissenborn slide gui- powerhouse soprano with amazing pipes
tar, a 12-string guitar and an instrument he and a diverse repertoire that, says her bio,
built himself, called a ngoni or African harp. “spans many decades and many styles of
Sunday brings Indiantown native Abby Ow- music.” Thing really get cookin’ as the night
ens to the mic. Abby Owens, says her bio, is deepens, 9:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m., when
“a storyteller of songs,” who plays roots-style Vibe’s got you covered, musically. This dy-
music “inspired by the South,” and usually namic group of young singer/musicians
about her own experiences. Owens’ unique has rhythm, talent and vitality aplenty, tak-
sound combines a “percussive acoustic gui- ing you into tomorrow with R&B, jazz, soul
tar” style with smooth vocals. Times: Fridays and funk. Between Michele and Vibe, there’s
and Saturdays, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Sundays, karaoke. Order that second one, and grab a
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Third Friday Alley Party, 6 mic. Sunday, June 23, brings Love Valley, a
p.m. to 9 p.m. rock band out of Merritt Island, summon-
ing back that “Jam Band” sound from the
3 Nothing spells summer like live mu- ’60s and ’70s, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and trop rock
sic and fireworks on iconic Dayto- singer/songwriter John McDonald’s music
na Beach. Soak in the sights and sounds will have you kickin’ your shoes off and get-
of summer: Take a little road trip up to the ting your island on (there could be a conga
Daytona Beach Boardwalk and Pier on any line involved, you never know). 7 p.m. to 10
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Chips fall in 4-H Foundation’s favor at Casino Night

By Mary Schenkel | Staff Writer
[email protected]

4-H Club supporters were all in at the Brad and Kristy Reschak with Megan and John King. Sam and Shelley Adams.
recent Viva Vero Beach Casino Night
fundraiser hosted by the Indian River 4-H Foundation vice president, noting
County 4-H Foundation. The Richardson that they traditionally host a cocktail
Center at Indian River State College was party. “But because it’s a new decade, we
converted into a Vegas-style casino, com- wanted to change things and kick it up a
plete with blackjack, craps, roulette and notch.”
poker tables, where attendees used funny
money to provide serious funding for lo- The 4-H Foundation offers an annual
cal 4-H youth programs. Senior Achievement Award Scholarship
to a top senior 4-H student and they help
Roughly 100 guests doubled down on offset expenses for 4-H participants, in-
their bets to assist 4-H members with cluding to the various 4-H camps avail-
the costs associated with their participa- able to them.
tion in local, state, regional and national
events. While a separate organization, “4-H is all about honing in on whatev-
the foundation is affiliated with the UF/
IFAS Extension 4-H Youth Development
Program, which enables them to utilize
a wealth of opportunities through the
University of Florida and the nationwide
land-grant university system.

Attendees also enjoyed an open bar
and heavy hors d’oeuvres by Wild Thyme
Catering, and eventually, gamblers
turned in their winnings for chances on
raffles donated by local businesses.

“This is our 11th year; we’ve been host-
ing an annual event every year as our
flagship fundraiser,” said Jennifer Penn,

tiny HOME FESTIVAL Julie and Mike Love. Jane Carvelli and Tommy Kines.

VERO BEACH Tonya and Wesley Davis with Taylor Davis. “After college, when I moved back to
town, I got involved in the 4-H Founda-
AT THE INDIAN RIVER MALL er your project is,” Penn explained. “The tion because I wanted to stay involved
JUNE 22 FROM 10AM TO 5PM kids have tons of different projects. Some and help all 4-H clubs, not just one,” said
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TINY HOME EXPO & STREET MARKET out-of-town trips. Our goal is to raise as “We want folks to know how valuable
much money as we can. That way, when the 4-H program is; how it impacts the
Full Day of Touring Tiny Homes, Home Builders, these kids request funding from us, we kids in such a positive way,” said Penn. “It
Skoolies (bus conversions) have the ability to say yes.” teaches leadership, citizenship and life
skills.”
Kids Activities, Food Trucks, Vendors inside Penn said she grew up in 4-H in Indian
and outside the Mall and Entertainment. River County, participating from age 8 to While students participate in a vari-
18 in the 4-H Horsemasters Club, even- ety of 4-H programs (the H stands for
tually adding Leadership as a secondary head, heart, hands and health), each club
club as she got older. shares those same core values.

“It’s always great to see the ones that
graduate and move on and can look back
and say, ‘4-H really helped me be more
confident in this area,’ or ‘helped me to
be more responsible.’ It’s really all-en-
compassing.”

In addition to fundraising, they hope
to spread more awareness to 4-H families
that the foundation can assist them with
some of the funding. They also want to
increase participation levels in the mid-
dle and high school levels.

“There are more state level events at
that age group so it would be nice to get
that participation level up so they could
really reap the benefits,” said Penn. 

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First Bites: Michael’s on 7th, off Miracle Mile

By TIna Rondeau | Columnist Prime Beef Tartar.
[email protected]
PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
Five years after Chef Michael Land-
er closed the doors of his well-regarded Jumbo Lump
Ocean Drive restaurant, Michael’s Table, Crab Cocktail.
saying it was too small to be financially
viable, he has returned to the dining wars Heritage Pork
with Michael’s on 7th just off Miracle Mile. Tenderloin.

HEADLINE NEWS: The most important Carved Prime Maine Lobster and Wellfleet Oysters
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several years has been only able to offer a
very limited menu from an outpost in the mini-restaurant at the Orchid Island Brew- Mac and Cheese. Hours:
Orchid Island Brewery, is now once again ery.) Dinner: Thursday-Saturday,
in a position to put his culinary creativity I welcome your comments, and encourage
on full display. SERVICE: For a new restaurant, service you to send feedback to me at tina@verobe- 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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LOOK & FEEL: Michael’s on 7th occupies
the space previously home to the popular PRICES: Prices for starters range from The reviewer dines anonymously at 11:30 a.m.
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FOOD: Last Thursday night, our party of rently is in the getting-better-every-week
four sampled an assortment of appetizers, stage. With Lander – a former executive
entrées and desserts. chef at The Moorings – at the helm, it
should be a big winner.
For starters, we tried the curry
cauliflower soup, the green goddess
wedge salad and steak tartare appe-
tizer. Our companion liked the steak
tartare, topped by a quail egg, but
thought it was a bit heavy on the ca-
pers. The creamy soup was absolutely
delicious.

For entrees, I had the Chatham day
boat scallops, my husband opted for the
C.S. Farms prime beef short rib, one of our
companions went for the meatloaf mignon
wrapped in smoked bacon, and the oth-
er tried the carved Creekstone Farms
prime striploin.

It would be hard to say which of
us was most enthused about his or
her choice.

My pan-seared scallops were
perfectly prepared, served with
creamed corn, smoked bacon, scal-
lions and broccoli. But my husband’s
short rib, braised in balsamic and port
wine, was falling-apart tender, and was
accompanied by a mac and cheese gratin
that was among the best anywhere.

Our companions were equally enthusi-
astic about their choices. The medium-rare
slices of striploin, served over a demi glaze,
were termed “fantastic,” and the meatloaf
– wrapped in bacon – looked like a nice and
juicy filet mignon atop the demi glaze. My
husband wanted to go back the next night
and give it a try.

The meal concluded with a couple of
great desserts – a crème brulee and warm
bread pudding surrounded by warm cus-
tard. Yum.

DRINK: Michael’s on 7th offers a small
but adequate selection of wines and beer.
(If you want a wider beer selection, Chef
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curbs, turtles and cars. Good golfers have bad luck. When you hit the ball straight, a funny
bounce is bound to be unlucky.” K J 10 2

In some bridge deals, if declarer gets one unlucky break, it might be mitigated by a lucky lie WEST EAST
in another suit — as in this deal. How did South play in four spades after West led the heart —
king? KQJ972 Q J 10 3
K652
First, I like North’s opening. Although he had the minors, the suits had good “impletion,” and A94 10 6 3
North had no rebid problem. Then, after West’s two-heart intervention and North’s pass,
South balanced with a takeout double. North continued with three clubs, South bid three J74
spades and North raised.
765
If trumps were 3-1, South had only three losers: one spade, one heart and one club. So
he wondered about a 4-0 split. Then he would need to establish a quick diamond trick on SOUTH
which to discard his heart loser. But even if he got lucky in diamonds, he would require a
dummy entry. A987652

Declarer cashed his spade ace at trick two, getting the bad news. Then he led the diamond A4
queen, planning to run it. However, when West covered with the king, South won with
dummy’s ace and continued with the diamond 10. If East had played low, declarer would Q
have pitched the heart four. After East played the jack, though, South ruffed, crossed to
the spade king and threw the heart four on the diamond nine. Then declarer claimed his Q83
contract, conceding two spades and one club.
Dealer: North; Vulnerable: Both

The Bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
1 Diamonds Pass
1 Spades 2 Hearts Pass Pass LEAD:
Dbl. Pass 3 Clubs Pass K Hearts
3 Spades Pass 4 Spades All Pass

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2 Out of bed very early (2,4,3,4)
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8 Reply (6) 4 Famous American golfer (3,5)
9 Let down (13) 5 Encouraging stimulus
10 Easy good nature (8)
12 Notion (4) (1,4,2,3,3)
13 Hurry; grasslike plant (4) 6 Tranquil (6)
15 Calming drug (8) 11 US state (8)
17 Welfare service (5,2,6) 14 Rough (6)
19 Extreme fear (6) 16 Fabric (6)
20 More resolute (6) 18 Married woman (4)

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ACROSS 97 Mother superior The Washington Post57 Little ball for a Buick?
99 Colleague 58 Some Sioux and some
1 “And miles to go 100 His namesake
before ___” (Frost) oranges
is a Bear 60 Having a poor pedigree
7 G.I.’s station 101 Italian news agency 62 They, in Marseilles
11 Haggard’s Ayesha 103 24 horas 64 Star Wars et al.
14 Misses the mark 104 ___ of vantage (favorable 65 Hankering
19 Caught sight of a 67 “A miss is as good as ___”
position) 70 Emergency button of a sort
Mercury? 105 Chevy owner’s chore? 71 Crunches strengthen them
21 Arcadian piper 108 Schwarzenegger, 74 Emulate Butch Cassidy
22 Edison’s Park 75 Old calculators
23 Arrived at a Honda? for short 77 ___ hand on (touch)
25 Misanthropist, e.g. 109 According to 79 Sudden pain
26 Designer Taylor 110 Dodge for Christmas? 80 Many half-hour TV shows
27 ___ out a living 111 Important deeds: abbr. 81 Speech drop-outs
28 Wishful winker 112 “Indeedy!” 82 Make an important
29 Preamble start 113 Runner Jim
30 Ugly ducklings of the 1950s 114 Forsyth’s pre-Christmas visit
32 Hooky player 83 Event in the news, 1917
34 Ex-Cowboy Tony The ___ File 84 Scottish queen
36 Pride member 85 Samurai
37 One way to fly: abbr. DOWN 88 English poet John and others
38 MENSA concern 1 Kibbutzniks 89 Pusher catcher
40 Train line: abbr. 2 Outgo 91 B vitamin
41 Worthless 3 Gives for a while 94 Calf, to a cowboy
44 Emeril sound effect 4 Series finale? 96 “Well, ___ hide!”
46 Minotaur’s home 5 She married 97 Jetson dog
47 Where some pescados swim 98 Sounded like a ewe
48 Beetle Bailey’s boss Bobby K. 100 Barn bundle
50 Laid-back pace 6 Looks too soon 102 Flask sampling
51 Rock group of “Whip It” fame 7 Wind wallops 104 Engine part
52 Honda owner’s feeling? 8 Writer Rand 105 Prelude to dirt
54 “Look what ___!” 9 Total muddle
55 Threw into turmoil 10 Cry or TV
59 Sayonara Oscar-winner 11 Auto showroom specimen 106 Crossword beast
12 Poet Crane 107 Philosopher
Miyoshi 13 Adjourn
61 Beginning sci. course 14 Arriver’s words Lao-___
63 Guys and Dolls composer 15 Adjustable car parts
64 Prophetess 16 Site of a Buick-owner’s ski- AUTO SUGGESTION By Merl Reagle
66 Kind of pass
68 Spirogyra, e.g. rack?
69 Seven’s prefix 17 “What kind of a Cadillac is
71 Annual reference works
72 Shakespearean plotter this, bub?”
73 Prepare to fix a 18 Backing
VW’s flat? 20 White House monogram
76 Staff symbol 24 Deux et trois
77 First name in Poland 29 Abraded
78 Falls from use 31 Tolkien tree-beings
83 Fly catchers 33 Renaissance fiddle
84 Ancient weapon 34 Nod off
85 Pugilists’ org. 35 Cobb and Detmer
86 Heisted again 37 Waitresses, today
87 Itty-bitty 39 R.U.R. author
88 500 site 42 “___ Fire, Break Glass”
90 All-news network 43 France’s longest river
92 Caen friend 45 Mt. Leone, e.g.
93 Duncan of dance 47 “The Little ___”
95 Sequel, in a way 49 It’s a small word, after all
50 Like rickeys
51 Calls the shots about
53 Cube creator
55 Blast ending
56 Clean up a Ford?

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ONGOING 22 Centennial Car Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 28 Night of Nations themed Downtown June, 2015 terrorist attack on Mother Emanuel
at Indian River Fairgrounds hosted by Friday Street Party, 6 to 9 p.m. along A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C. 855-252-7276
Vero Beach Museum of Art - Astronomy Vietnam Veterans of IRC to support veterans’ 14th Avenue with street vendors selling cloth-
Photographer of the Year exhibition thru Sept. assistance programs and housing, featuring cars ing and merchandise from different countries, 29 Have Pianos will Duel concert, 6 p.m.
29; AI Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: from the Treasure Coast and beyond. Free ad- dance/music from around the world and, inside at Unity Spiritual Center presented by
Gold, thru Dec. 15. 772-231-0707 mission. 772-299-6225 the Heritage Center, a Taste of the World Food Vero Vino Wine and Food Festival and featuring
Court. 772-299-1383 gifted local students performing jazz and Ameri-
Turtle Walks at Sebastian Inlet State Park and 22 Arts and Crafts Fair to benefit Bridg- can Standards. Free; $10 donation appreciated.
Archie Carr National Wildlife refuge, 9 p.m. to es Early Learning Center, a nonprofit 29 Ruck for our Veterans, 8 a.m. regis- 772-538-1181
1 a.m. through July 31. fsispturtlewalk.org or childcare provider, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Em- tration; 9 a.m. walk at Riverside Park,
seaturtlewalks.org erson Center, with local artists and food trucks east of Veterans Memorial Island Sanctuary, to 29|30 Vero Pride 2019: Studio 54, 7
donating a percentage of sales. Free. 206-707- raise funds for Iraq & Afghanistan Monument, p.m. Sat. at the Heritage Cen-
JUNE 1553 with participants marching with ruck sacks ter, conveying a message of acceptance and belong-
filled with 15 to 20 pounds of food. ing to LGBTQ+ community with disco dancing to
21|22 Free Shake, Rattle & Rock 22 Paige Beast Feast to benefit Epilepsy music of the 1970’s and the famed nightclub Studio
n’ Roll Party and Classic Foundation of Florida, 4 p.m. to 10 29 Burgers & Brews Festival to benefit 54, drag performances and go-go dancers, NY street
Cruise-In Car Show of classic and collectible cars p.m. at the River House, with assorted wild United Against Poverty, with Best concessions and open bar. $45 to $54. Sunday
(all years/models welcome; no registration fee), game, hamburgers and hotdogs, and entertain- Burger in Indian River County competition Funday Beach Party at Heaton’s Reef at Vero Beach
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Riverside Theatre Loop ment. Bring side dish, salad or dessert to share, among local restaurant chefs at 1 p.m. along Hotel & Spa, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with music, beach
with outdoor Doo-Wop concerts Fri. by Johnny and your own choice of beverage. Free; dona- 14th Avenue ($25 to sample up to five sliders, games and discounted food/drinks for Saturday
& the Blaze, and Sat. by Doo-Wop City, 50’s style tions appreciated. two beverages and one ‘People’s Choice’ vote) night ticketholders. Free. veropride.com
food and drink specials. Inside, at Waxlax, 7:30 plus celebrity dunk tank, 4:15 p.m. apple pie
p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Rock n’ Roll-themed Howl 22|23 Florida Fish and Wildlife’s eating contest, 4:30 p.m. VBPD K-9 Demo, and 30 A Patriotic Celebration Concert, 7
at the Moon. $12 to $22. 772-231-6990 Sebastian Lionfish Fest at live performances until 9 p.m. unitedagainst- p.m. at St. John of the Cross Catholic
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21|22 Riverside Theatre presents with anglers competing to harvest the most, organist Ryan Kasten. Free; donations appreci-
Shrek, The Musical Jr., 11 smallest and largest fish, followed by Sunday’s 29 Space Coast Symphony Wind Orches- ated to benefit St. John’s Fine Arts Series and
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Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN 4 Sebastian July 4 activities begin with 5K
in June 14, 2019 Edition 1 SCENE 2 CONSTELLATION Fundraiser to benefit Substance Aware-
4 SCOUT 3 NOTED ness Center, 7 a.m. start from Riverview Park in
10 NONET 5 CHIANTI Sebastian, followed by City of Sebastian’s 47th
11 PRIVATE 6 UNACCOMPANIED Annual 4th of July Parade which begins 8:30 a.m.
12 CITADEL 7 INSCRIPTION at the Sebastian Community Center on Jackson
13 NACRE 8 APPLE St., proceeds East on Davis Street and South of
14 INLETS 9 CELEBRATION Indian River Drive to Riverview Park, for festiv-
16 SIMMER 15 TALKING ities including live entertainment, food, craft
18 TRAIL 17 ARENA booths and vendors, and fireworks at dusk.
19 RADIANT 20 DECOR
21 OPINION 4 Fourth of July Centennial Celebration, 3
22 CHINO p.m. to 10 p.m. with bands starting at 5 p.m.
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24 GRADE contests, a variety of games and food trucks, cul-
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