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Issue 212 • Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2018

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REARVIEW MIRROR: A look at the history of Wabasso

In the late 1880s, boat-builder George • The aforementioned George Sears came up
Sears of Iowa and bee-keeper George W. King with the name.
moved into Lowanna, a settlement north of
Vero that later was named Wabasso. Whatever the source for the name, records
are clear that John R. Leatherman applied to
Today, Wabasso is about 2.4 square miles the U.S. Department of the Treasury for a post
around U.S.1, State Road 510 and Old Dixie office at Wabasso in March 1897. He served as
Highway. Its estimated population is between 600 and 900. the village’s first postmaster.
Although several settlers of Wabasso were Georgians,
There are a few stories about how Wabasso got its name, none can be placed in or near Savannah. So, it’s unclear
which to this day remains uncertain. who named the community or whether it came from the
rabbit of “Hiawatha” or transposition of Ossabaw Island,
Here’s what’s been said: Georgia. But since then, it’s had continuous occupation. A
• In 1893, Florida East Coast Railway vice president J.R. small subdivision was platted in the 1890s and King sold
Parrott selected the name from the Henry Wadsworth most of his land in 1896 to Leatherman, who kept a 10-acre
Longfellow poem “The Song of Hiawatha.” Longfellow homestead in the village until 1902.
translated the word to mean both “rabbit” and “The North.” The FEC maintained substantial land along the riverfront
• Guale Indians from Ossabaw Island near Savannah Island, into the early 20th century.
Georgia, brought the name of their homeland – which
spelled backward is “Wabasso” – with them when they – Source: “A History of Indian River County” by Sidney P. Johnston and William Adams
migrated to Florida’s east coast in the 18th century.

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LEMMON DROPS: Housing construction shows no signs of slowing down

Eight bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting of the construction activity taking place
for the first Christmas song to be played on the radio: in the county. There are several others.
Indian River County is rapidly
• It’s so weird to walk around our neighborhood these days. approaching a population of 200,000.
After going years without any activity, Crystal Falls is We’re still a few years away from that
suddenly on the radar for homebuilders. Within the past milestone, though.
year, construction has begun on six new houses. No need to be concerned about our
• collective fear – “becoming another
I mention Crystal Falls – which is located off of 69th Street Russ Lemmon
– because it’s a microcosm of what’s taking place elsewhere South Florida” – until we hit 300,000.
in the county. Speaking of construction, Certus is expected to begin
construction on a 64-bed memory care facility by the end of
Just a half-mile to the east on 69th Street, Lost Tree Preserve the year, according to Ryan Sweeney, a senior planner with
is about to embark on a massive project (450 homes over the county.
the course of 10 years). It’s bound to be one of the busiest It’ll be located north of the CVS at U.S. 1 and 53rd Street.
construction sites in the county in 2019. Meanwhile, Indian River Estates is in the midst of a $10.5
• million project to renovate 66 units.
The other housing project that has caught my eye is Orchard Kudos to everyone who pitched in to ship supplies to
Park, which is on 58th Avenue at 1st Street SW. Land for the the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Michael. The effort
36-acre development has been cleared, and, over the next was coordinated by the Veterans Council of Indian River
several years, 73 single-family homes will be built.

Lost Tree Preserve and Orchard Park are just two examples

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County and Angels of I.R.C. Republican country, the book store has ordered 24 copies
Local pilots flew more than 2,500 pounds of food and other of “Becoming Michelle Obama,” according to owner Chad

supplies there, just a couple of days after the hurricane, according • Leonard.
to Frank Jencik. Truckloads of supplies also originated here. Quick, please give a one-sentence summary of all 12
proposed amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot.
• Just a tremendous effort by all involved.
Richard Granata showed me a photo of a sign he saw Honestly, there are only about four that I remember. Way
in Illinois. He took the photo along railroad tracks in the
central part of the state. • too many.
Seasonal resident Louise Ozias, who will be making the
TRAINS MAY EXCEED 80 MPH trek to Vero Beach in mid-November, got a chuckle over a
I asked: “Is that for high-speed passenger trains?” fake highway sign – intended for snowbirds – that she saw
Richard shook his head. on Facebook:
“Freight trains,” he said.
Kind of puts our squawking over Brightline in perspective, “Forget world peace. ‘Visualize’ using your turn signal.”

• doesn’t it? • Ouch!
As mentioned last week, Brian Kilmeade – one of the Thanks to Scott Cameron for sending me an email
hosts of “Fox & Friends” – will be making a book-signing with a bunch of funny items (like you find sometimes in
appearance at the Vero Beach Book Center on Nov. 17. forwarded emails).

Perhaps the biggest book coming out in November is by My favorite:
former First Lady Michelle Obama. Even though this is “The word ‘swims’ upside-down is still ‘swims.’ ”
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Some trivia: Whether at Bob Evans or C.J. Cannon’s, their way through the interview for the job. The
Russ and his wife usually eat breakfast at Table 51. In what college students were asked if they could make
is a regular feature, Russ breaks bread with someone you
certain dishes, including beef stew.
may or may not know. “We said ‘yes’ to everything,” Cindy said, “even

If you’re a fan of music from the 1970s, Cindy though I had never made it in my life.”
O’Dare could entertain you for hours with her stories. Luckily, Cindy’s grandmother was available to
She had a working relationship with the likes of make beef stew – and it was a big hit with the band.
The Eagles, Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Cindy O’Dare Word quickly spread in the music industry.

Buffett. By the time Cindy called it quits in 1988, Home At Last
She’s listed in the credits on more than 40 albums from had nine houses and 18 employees. They had dealt with
that era. more than 100 bands, as well as the TV show “Miami Vice.”
Cindy and Jeri Jenkins – who have been best friends since Cindy moved to Vero Beach in 1989 and opened her
age 8 – operated a business called Home At Last. They provided own real estate agency. She now is associated with Premiere
housing for musicians, and did the cooking and cleaning. Estate Properties (which specializes in luxury real estate).
“Miami was a hot spot to record albums in the ’70s,” She is consistently among the Top 5 Realtors in Indian
she said. “Bands would stay together (in the houses), and River County.
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Russ Lemmon, who loves music (and lists), has already published The chance of a “wet day” (at least 0.04 inch of precipitation)
his Top 500 favorite songs of all-time. Now, the list continues in is relatively steady during the course of November.
the opposite direction.
It starts the month at 22% and drops to 20% by the end of
609. “The Chain” the month.
(1977) Fleetwood Mac
610. “Missing You” By comparison, the year’s highest daily chance for a wet day
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