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MARDY FISH GETS TO HOLD 5 WORK MAY RESUME SOON 6 FAIRCHILD’S ARTWORK B2
COURT AGAIN IN VERO ON TWO COUNTY BRIDGES BURSTING WITH COLOR

MY TAKE Covid surge sees
hospitalizations
BY RAY MCNULTY more than triple

Aggressive driving leads
to rise in serious crashes

Nobody thinks they’re a bad By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer
driver, which is a problem for [email protected]
those of us who see too many
of these nobodies on our local New COVID-19 infections
roadways.
here set another record this past
Worse, though, are the motor-
ists who’ve deluded themselves week, and the number of people
into believing they’re actually
good drivers – who believe they hospitalized with the virus more
possess the skills to maneu-
ver as expeditiously as possible than tripled.
through and around the increas-
ing traffic in our growing com- As of Friday’s Florida Depart-
munity, even when employing
illegal tactics to do so. ment of Health weekly COVID-19

And those numbers are grow- situation report, 2,255 people
ing.
tested positive for the virus in In-
So is the number and frequen-
cy of traffic accidents, especially dian River County during the sev-
crashes that result in serious in-
jury and, sometimes, death. en-day period, up 60 percent from

“The number of crashes is go- 1,407 new cases the prior week.
ing through the roof,” said Sgt.
Doug Mackenzie of the Sher- More than 320 people per day
iff’s Office’s Traffic Unit. “We’re
seeing quite an increase in traf- are being added to the ranks of
fic-homicide investigations and
people here contending with
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COVID-19, whether that positive

test means no symptoms, a head

California buyers help fuel Vero area real estate boom or chest cold, or more severe ill-
ness leading to a doctor visit or
trip to the hospital.

By Steven M. Thomas | Staff Writer year history of our company prior Coast accounted “for a huge per- During the same period that

[email protected] to 2021,” said Dale Sorensen Sr., centage of the increase in sales,” cases rose 60 percent, new hos-

In a dramatic turn of events founder of Vero’s top-selling bro- as they more than doubled their pitalizations of patients positive

worthy of a Hollywood thriller – kerage. transaction volume in 2021 for COVID-19 more than tripled,

or maybe a romance – California Partners Cindy O’ Dare and “Our two biggest oceanfront from 20 hospitalizations on the

buyers suddenly discovered Vero Richard Boga at Premier Estate sales were to California buyers, and Jan. 7 report to 61 on the Jan. 14

Beach in 2021. Properties said the extraordinary we had many other sales to people report. Those numbers increased

INSIDE In a very big way. influx of buyers from the West CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Up until 2021, they were seldom

NEWS 1-7 ARTS B1 seen on Beachland or A1A. Even Brightline passenger trains starting test runs through county
when the Los Angeles Dodgers had
HEALTH 8 GAMES B13

PETS B12 CALENDAR B16 their spring training camp here and

REAL ESTATE 15

California fans showed up for the By George Andreassi | Staff Writer

To advertise call: 772-559-4187 most hopeful part of the baseball Brightline trains were scheduled to start
For circulation or where to pick up
your issue call: 772-226-7925 season, they didn’t stick around. practice runs through Indian River County

Then, last year, suddenly and on the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks

without warning, they began ar- this week in anticipation of completing

riving daily in sufficient numbers the high-speed passenger line’s $2.7 bil-

and with enough cash to become lion extension to Orlando by the end of the

a driving factor in the island’s re- year.

cord-breaking real estate market. For these test runs, the Brightline pas-

“If we look back, I think we’d find senger trains were to operate at a maxi-

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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY APPEARS TO GAIN COVID SURGE
MORE AUTHORITY OVER HARBOR BRANCH FUNDS
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By George Andreassi | Staff Writer ment in the case the Foundation filed on merger with FAU in 2006 because it was
March 30, 2017. losing money and afraid of going out of over the weekend, and by Sunday the Cen-
Florida Atlantic University appears to business, Metzger determined. ters for Disease Control and Prevention’s
have won greater authority over the $74 The HBOI Foundation owns $81.6 COVID Data Tracker showed 74 new hos-
million endowment controlled by the million in total assets, including an en- “The Foundation knew it had agreed to pitalizations here in the previous seven
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute dowment of publicly traded investments be a DSO, perhaps not happily,” Metzger days.
Foundation. totaling $74 million, as stated on its 2019 wrote. “But with the DSO designation,
federal tax return. the Foundation knew its budget would As of Monday morning, Cleveland Clin-
State Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth go to FAU’s board of trustees and allowed ic Indian River Hospital had 41 patients
Metzger ruled the HBOI Foundation’s op- The HBOI Foundation lost $843,432 in to do so in 2015 and 2016.” in its regular COVID wards, plus another
erating budget shall be approved by both 2019, the nonprofit organization’s 2019 seven in the COVID Intensive Care Unit,
the foundation’s board of directors and federal tax return shows. That marked “In 2105 and 2016 the FAU board of for a total of 48 Covid-positive patients,
FAU’s board of trustees. a dramatic decline compared to 2018, trustees voted to approve the Founda- according to hospital President Dr. Greg
when revenues exceeded expenses by tion’s budget,” Metzger wrote. Rosencrance.
Metzger found that state statutes gov- $5.5 million, tax returns show.
erning the HBOI Foundation’s Direct “No one from the Foundation raised As of Sunday, 92.6 percent of Indian
Support Organization agreement with HBOI Foundation’s lawsuit against objections to these Foundation budget River County residents age 65 and older
FAU “provided for FAU review and over- FAU came a decade after its 2007 merg- approvals by the FAU board in either 2015 were fully vaccinated, and a full 55 per-
sight of the Foundation’s budget.” er agreement with the Boca Raton-based or 2016. cent of those senior citizens have also had
public university. a booster shot.
Metzger’s Dec. 3 ruling also deter- “Approval of the Foundation’s budget
mined the HBOI Foundation failed to FAU administrators started asserting was not an issue of contention between Nearly three-quarters of all Indian Riv-
meet its burden of proof for the allega- greater authority over the HBOI Founda- FAU and the Foundation until 2017 when er County adults are fully vaccinated, and
tion of anticipatory breach of contract tion’s endowment in 2016 and 2017, trig- FAU’s Dr. Daniel Flynn (vice president 88 percent of local adults have had at least
regarding FAU’s attempts to take control gering the conflict. of research) began discussing the pos- one dose of COVID vaccine.
of the endowment. sibility of FAU taking on certain admin-
However, the judge ruled the HBOI istrative functions of the Foundation,” State health department reports say
However, Metzger ruled all appoint- Foundation lost its autonomous control Metzger wrote. that 27,000 Indian River County residents
ments made to the HBOI Foundation’s over its budget and endowment spending – 16 percent of the population – have
board of directors after July 1, 2018 do not when it entered a Direct Support Agree- Flynn had proposed asserting great- tested positive for COVID-19 since the
require the approval of the FAU board. ment with the FAU board of directors in er control over the HBOI Foundation’s start of the pandemic coronavirus testing
2007 as part of the Memorandum of Un- funds so they could be used to cover the in 2020.
Lawyers for the HBOI Foundation and derstanding for the merger. FAU Division of Research’s expenses,
FAU could not immediately be reached court records show.  That means 84 percent of Indian River
for comment on Metzger’s final judg- The HBOI Foundation sought the County residents have not yet reported
testing positive for COVID-19.

At-home rapid antigen test results are
generally not included in the state data. 

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MY TAKE construction job,” Rosell said, “but driv- Local law enforcement agencies say Rosell said he has encouraged his offi-
ing to work every day, I see people pass their traffic units are taking steps to com- cers to crack down on speeders and driv-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 me – or try to pass me – going in excess bat aggressive and distracted driving, ers passing in no-passing zones in the
of 50 mph.” speeding and running red lights. town, even if it’s only to give warnings.
other serious crashes.”
Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Debbie He said he also has seen drivers, frus- “We have our traffic unit out in force – The Vero Beach police, meanwhile,
trated by backups at traffic lights, using monitoring speeds, pulling people over, continue to patrol the city streets and re-
Carson said last week the exact numbers turn lanes to pass slower vehicles. stepping up enforcement,” Mackenzie spond to complaints from the public in
weren’t available because the agency was said. “People are in a hurry, and they an effort to prevent the kinds of crashes
in the process of compiling and analyz- “It’s been a problem the whole time need to slow down.” we’re seeing in the county.
ing traffic-accident data for a report that we’ve had this road construction,” Rosell
will be filed with the state. said. “I’ve been here seven years and, The Sheriff’s Office recently concluded “We’re really dedicated to what we en-
hands down, this is the worst I’ve seen it.” a holiday-season campaign to educate force,” Cook said. “We don’t want to see
But anyone who travels around the the public about the dangers of running people get hurt.”
county – or reads the breaking-news sto- The aggressive driving epidemic, how- red lights, and Carson said the agency
ries on VeroNews.com – knows our road- ever, hasn’t been as obvious inside the is now working with the school district Nor do we.
ways are becoming more dangerous. Vero Beach city limits. to nab drivers who don’t stop for school So be careful out there.
buses. We know there are too many bad driv-
Since the calendar turned to 2022, Vero Beach Police Lt. Dan Cook said ers on our roads – even if they don’t. 
there has been a rash of crashes from one the department’s statistics show that
end of the county to the other. Several of the number of traffic accidents, people
them have been serious. One of them left injured in crashes and crashes resulting
three people dead. in serious injury increased last year –
but only because the numbers dropped
On Jan. 8, a 58-year-old Vero Beach noticeably during 2020, when COVID
man and two elderly people from Fort prompted businesses and schools to
Pierce were killed in a two-vehicle crash shut down and fewer drivers were on the
on U.S. 1, near the McDonald’s restaurant road.
just north of Oslo Road.
In fact, there were no traffic fatalities in
The crash occurred shortly after 10 the city in 2021, after three were reported
a.m., when a southbound van turned in 2018, four in 2019 and three in 2020.
left into the path of an oncoming north-
bound car. A 7-year-old boy, who was a That doesn’t mean Vero Beach is im-
passenger in the van, was injured and mune from bad driving, as we saw when a
flown to St. Mary’s Medical Center in women struck two pedestrians on Ocean
West Palm Beach for treatment. Drive shortly after the conclusion of last
month’s Christmas parade.
One day earlier, two drivers were hos-
pitalized after a three-vehicle crash near And most local drivers eventually find
the intersection of U.S. 1 and 69th Street their way into the city for one reason or
in Wabasso, where authorities said a bak- another.
ery delivery van rolled over and one per-
son was ejected. But Cook said the city’s speed limits
are generally lower, there are fewer long
Three days before that, a Vero Beach stretches of road without traffic signals,
man was seriously injured in a crash in- and it’s easier for police to patrol only 14
volving a motorcycle and car on U.S. 1, square miles than it is for the Sheriff’s Of-
near 45th Street in Gifford. fice to patrol the entire county.

Last Thursday, Vero Beach police re- “I don’t know the numbers, but it does
sponded to a seven-car crash on U.S. 1, seem the county has had more serious
near the intersection of Aviation Boule- crashes in their jurisdiction,” Cook said.
vard, where the driver of a stolen vehicle “The county is growing, and so is the vol-
ran a red light. ume of traffic on the roads.

That’s four serious crashes in nine “There are a lot of people here this time
days, and it doesn’t include a collision be- of year, and some aren’t familiar with the
tween a car and golf cart inside the gates community and aren’t sure where they’re
of John’s Island last week, when the cart going,” he added.
driver apparently rolled through a stop
sign and two women were ejected and “You see people making sudden stops
injured. and turns.

Maybe it’s just a rough stretch and not “I’ve seen them turning from the cen-
a sign of the times, but those of us who ter lane when they realize they’re about
regularly travel the county can’t help but to pass where they want to go.”
be alarmed by what we’re seeing – espe-
cially the distracted, unpredictable, slop- To be sure, driving too slowly causes
py and aggressive driving that wreaks problems, too – because it frustrates mo-
havoc on our roadways. torists who need to get somewhere, espe-
cially for work – and the county’s traffic
And we’re not alone: Local law enforce- engineering too often makes a bad situ-
ment officers see it, too. ation worse.

The barrier island’s major thorough- Local drivers should never be required
fare isn’t as busy as U.S. 1, but Indian Riv- to wait two light changes to get through
er Shores Police Chief Rich Rosell said he an intersection, nor should they be
has noticed a “tremendous increase” in forced to stop at three consecutive red
aggressive driving along A1A, particularly lights, especially when traffic isn’t heavy.
during the state transportation depart-
ment’s seemingly endless road-widening But that’s no excuse.
project. There’s no excuse for not being patient,
tolerant and courteous on our roadways.
“The speed limit was reduced to 35 This is, after all, Vero Beach, where we’re
mph to accommodate this debacle of a supposed to embrace our sense of com-
munity by being neighborly and showing
consideration for others.

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CALIFORNIA BUYERS Landers said he saw “a huge” increase in In San Francisco, the median sold price Island brokers said their buyers have told
California buyers last year, selling more to was $1.5 million, more than four times the them that increased crime, homelessness
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 them in 2021 than in all the years since he Vero figure. and pandemic restrictions in California are
started in real estate in Vero in the late 1980s. what pushed them over the edge, with the
from Los Angeles and San Francisco,” said Luxury waterfront prices were even more new world of remote work enabling many of
O’Dare. The gold rush of buyers from California divergent. Median list prices in December the moves.
was part of the overall pandemic migration, were $3.7 million in Newport Beach and $3.9
Those two big transactions alone – the in which millions of people fled crowded million in Malibu, compared to $950,000 in “Taxes were always high in California,
$22 million sale of 10 Ocean in Indian River urban areas, relocating to attractive small 32963. but people liked the lifestyle,” said Dale So-
Shores in July and the $27 million sale of the towns and embracing remote work. rensen Jr., managing partner of his family’s
estate at 1920 A1A in November – significant- In San Diego, median list prices in La Jolla company. “When what you get for those tax-
ly boosted their 2021 total. But it was also fueled by other powerful and Coronado, two prime waterfront areas, es is crime, homelessness and restrictions on
financial and social factors, some related to were $2.4 million and $2.3 million, respec- kids going to school, people get fed up.”
“We have certainly seen an increase in the pandemic, some not, according to island tively, while the median ask in San Francis-
buyers from California,” agreed Carol Prezio- brokers. co’s Marina District was $2.7 million. “They have been shut down a lot more
so, managing broker at the Berkshire Ha- than we have here,” said Landers. “They
thaway HomeServices office on the island. “From talking to my buyers it was mainly Overall, the cost of living is much lower in know we have a governor who keeps things
“They are coming from all parts of Califor- driven by finances,” said Landers. “Taxes are Vero Beach, too, with cheaper gas, groceries, open and since they can work from wherever
nia, with most purchasing in the $500,000 to drastically lower here and you get so much transportation costs, preschool bills and bar they want, why not move to a place with low-
$2 million price range and one of our buyers more for your money when you buy a house. tabs. er taxes and fewer restrictions that is much
looking in the $20 million-plus range.” There, you basically get a shack for $1 mil- more affordable?”
lion, a 1,200-square-foot house. Here, you A person making $52,000 a year in Vero
“We had a large number of California buy- can get a nice house on the island.” would need to make $100,000 in Los Angeles “They are tired of traffic, crime and con-
ers, 10 to 15 percent of our total,” said Bob- to maintain the same quality of life, accord- gestion,” said island broker Sally Daley. “I’ve
bie Holt, managing broker at ONE Sotheby’s. Statistics and online listings back up ing to bestplaces.com’s 2022 cost of living had a number of clients, one in particular,
“They often want to look in Jupiter and Palm Lander’s perception. calculator. saying they just can’t tolerate the runaway
Beach as well as Vero Beach, but most come homelessness anymore. That client lives in
back Vero when they realize the value and On Monday a 2-bedroom, 2-bath, A Californian who decides to retire early – a nice house is a very nice neighborhood
unique lifestyle here. They are amazed at the 740-square-foot house in La Jolla, a beachy selling a $5 million house in Laguna Beach, where there is a divided boulevard with a
cost of our ocean and riverfront properties.” area of San Diego, was listed for $1 million. buying a similar house here for $2 million, median and the homeless are allowed to
In Vero, a 2-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,945-square- and investing the windfall – walks around camp there.
Brokers say the Californians, flush with foot house on Mockingbird Drive in Central smiling.
cash, bought homes almost exclusively on Beach was offered for $899,000 – two and a “Coming and going every day past those
the barrier island, often on the river or ocean. half times the space in a comparable loca- Someone who keeps their Silicon Valley or encampments, seeing excrement in the
tion for less money. downtown Los Angeles job and moves here streets, having to worry about public safety
“I sold one $350,000 house in Pointe West with a similar house swap would find it an and public health issues has gotten to be too
to a California buyer, but that was an invest- In December 2021, the median sale price even better deal. much for her.”
ment property,” said Berkshire Hathaway for a home in Vero Beach was $329,900, ac-
agent Chip Landers, “All the rest were on cording to Realtor.com. In Los Angeles and “If you maintain your California compen- Vero Beach has a problem with home-
the island, in the $1 million to $1.5 million San Diego, the median sales price was more sation and work from Florida, where home lessness, too, but it isn’t as apparent or over-
range.” than double that, ringing up at $795,000 in prices and cost of living are much lower, it is whelming here as in San Francisco or down-
both cities. a real win,” said Rei Mesa, president and CEO town Los Angeles, especially on the 32963
of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Flori- barrier island.
da Realty, who oversees some 40 offices in 21
counties in the state. FBI statistics show that the perception of
more crime in California is accurate in some
Based on the bestplaces.com figures, places, not so accurate in others.
someone making $200,000 in Los Angeles ef-
fectively gets a raise to $390,000 by moving to For instance, in 2019 there were 494 vi-
Vero, where money goes almost twice as far. olent crimes per 100,000 people in Los An-
geles, compared to 209 in the Vero Beach/
For icing on the financial benefits cake, Sebastian area, but in Orange County, where
California has a steep state income tax, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach are locat-
which can take a bigger bite out of workers’ ed, the number was 230, not much different
paychecks than federal income tax, while than here.
Florida has no state income tax. That one dif-
ference could potentially boost the $200,000 But perception is what matters to people
Los Angeles worker’s effective Vero income making the move, along with all the financial
another $20,000 to $410,000. advantages, and for now, “California buyers
are driving our market,” according to Holt,
But all those financial incentives have pushing “the increase in prices and number
been in place for decades without enticing of cash transactions.” 
California buyers to Indian River County. So
what tipped the balance?

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Hometown hero Mardy Fish enjoys chance to (briefly) hold court again

By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer Longtime – and now-deceased – lo- nis exhibition at Windsor, where he was on-court interview, citing the dominance
paired with Blake’s brother, Thomas, a of the Bryans, who retired in 2020. “These
[email protected] cal tennis pro Mike Rahaley brought the former Harvard University standout who guys are unbelievable.”
spent four years on the pro tour with
Mardy Fish sheepishly explained to minor-league tournament to Vero Beach most of his success on the doubles court. They’re also generous: The Bryan twins
announced after the match that they
the 100 or so Windsor residents and their in 1995, but he turned over its operations Trading sometimes-spectacular shots were donating $10,000 to Fish’s founda-
and humorous commentary on a post- tion, which also received a portion of the
guests why he played in Saturday’s ten- to Fish’s foundation seven years ago. card-perfect afternoon, the players put proceeds from ticket sales.
on an entertaining show as the Bryan
nis exhibition against the famed Bryan Fish, who played in the event early in brothers won both sets. “We go back a long way with Mardy,”
Mike Bryan said. “We’ve played Davis
brothers – the most successful doubles his pro career, attended the press con- “It was a little bit of a mismatch,” Cup together, and he was the captain for
Thomas Blake told the crowd during an our last match.” 
team in the game’s history – with a bor- ference announcing the takeover of the

rowed racket. tournament, which since has been man-

“My rackets made it all the way from aged by his father, Tom, the foundation’s

Los Angeles,” Fish said, referring to his president and Windsor’s tennis director

Southern California home, “but they for the past 30-plus years.

But Fish, whose

foundation heralds

the tournament as

its “most import-

ant fundraiser,” still

hasn’t made an ap-

pearance at the an-

nual weeklong event

that remains the most

prominent profes-

sional sports event in

town.

He said the tour-

nament “comes at a

tough time of year”

for him because the

Mardy Fish at Windsor exhibition. dates have conflict-
ed with business and
PHOTO: KAILA JONES personal obligations.

didn’t make it from my parents’ (Central His well-chronicled battle with severe

Beach) house to here.” anxiety disorder, which interrupted and

It was an understandable oversight for ultimately ended his playing career, also

Vero Beach’s home-grown tennis star, a has contributed to his absence.

former top-10 player and 2004 Olympic However, Fish does plan to return to

silver medalist who now serves as the Vero Beach for the tournament in the

United States’ Davis Cup captain. not-too-distant future – and play in it.

He doesn’t play much, anymore. “I’d love to come back and play dou-

“I very rarely even hit balls,” said Fish, bles,” Fish said, offering up the possibil-

who turned 40 in December. “I play ten- ity of teaming with friends and former

nis maybe 10 times a year. This exhibition men’s tour players Andy Roddick and

was the first time I’ve played this year.” James Blake, or even his childhood bud-

Nowadays, in fact, he plays consider- dy and rival, Robert Kowalczyk, who still

ably more golf, which is why he was back lives in town.

in Florida this week – to participate in the “Vero Beach is a very special place for

Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Golf me,” he added. “I grew up here. My par-

Fundraiser, held Monday at Windsor, ents are here. I still have a lot of friends

then compete in the Hilton Grand Vaca- here. I have a lot of memories here. It’s

tions Tournament of Champions celeb- my home away from home, and I love

rity golf event, which starts today at the coming back here.

Lake Nona Golf & Country Club outside Also, his foundation is here.

Orlando. “I’ve been approached about expand-

Fish, once described by 18-time ma- ing the foundation to L.A.,” Fish said,

jor-championship winner Jack Nicklaus “but I want to keep it in Indian River

as the “best non-professional golfer that County, because this where it started.”

I have ever seen play,” is the Orlando Might he someday move back to Vero

tournament’s defending champion and Beach?

is seeking his fourth title there. Not anytime soon, if ever.

He also won the prestigious American “I’ve got a wife who was born and

Century Celebrity Golf Championship at raised in 90210,” Fish said, referring to

Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in 2020. his 2008 bride, Stacey, a former model

It’s unlikely, though, you’ll see him with whom he has two children. “She has

back in Vero Beach in late April, when the family there, and they’re very close. And

United States Tennis Association $25,000 we’ve built a life there.

Pro Circuit men’s tournament that bears “But I get back here as much as I can.”

his foundation’s name is played at The Fish was back Saturday, and he seemed

Boulevard Tennis Club. to thoroughly enjoy playing in the ten-

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Work may resume soon on bridges of Indian River County

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer Wabasso Causeway bridge. 17th Street Bridge. chions had already been placed on both
[email protected] sides of the bridge and, before they could
maintenance contractor, Louis Berger, not compromise the safety of the bridge be removed, DBi had gone belly up.
Projects that appeared dead in the and maintenance work on the 17th Street either during the work or while the work
water under two heavily traveled bridges bridge is expected to restart “within the is on hold. According to Kehres, “currently the
spanning the Indian River Lagoon – Vero next few weeks. FDOT is working with our asset manage-
Beach’s 17th Street bridge and the Wa- The westbound work is done, and the ment contractor to procure quotes for the
basso Causeway bridge – should be back “No additional scope (of work) has been eastbound side will be closed to traffic un- work to remove previously installed stan-
on track in a couple of months, accord- identified which would lead to deviation til the project is complete. chions, and for the installation of the new
ing to the Florida Department of Trans- in our planned repairs,” he added. CalTrans railing system.
portation. The Wabasso Causeway high span
All the work takes place under the fencing project, too, had already been “As of today, no price quote or con-
The 17th Street bridge project – rein- bridge, and it was 65 percent to 70 percent delayed before the DBi shutdown, after is- tractor has been selected for completion
forcing the beams to repair cracked, flak- complete when the shutdown occurred. land residents successfully fought against of the work. A contract is anticipated by
ing concrete – had already been delayed the original design, saying it would ob- mid-February,” Kehres said. 
several times since it began in 2020, main- The beam replacement is a mainte- struct the iconic river view.
ly because more work had to be done than nance project which, said FDOT District
originally anticipated. 4 Operations Engineer Kris Kehres, does When that project was halted, stan-

Then, on Oct. 22, work on both bridges
stopped after the contractor, multi-mil-
lion-dollar, international DBi Services
Company, abruptly announced it was im-
mediately shutting down all operations.

Since then, the Florida Department of
Transportation has been furiously “seek-
ing new contracting methods” to get the
impacted projects back on track.

The good news is that soon, work may
be resuming.

According to District 4 Communica-
tions Manager Guillermo Canedo, FDOT
has executed a contract with its new asset

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BRIGHTLINE TRAINS Brightline has been constructing a sec- Historic Roseland, en route Leclair said about the vibrations from the
ond track and improving railroad cross- from West Palm Beach to Or- pile driving. “You can feel your body shak-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ings on the FECR tracks from West Palm lando. ing. Literally, your body is shaking.”
Beach to Cocoa for nearly two years to
mum speed of 60 mph, same as the FECR meet Federal Railroad Administration Maria Leclair, whose small “Yesterday morning, it was dark and
freight trains, from Palm Beach County to regulations for trains that will travel up to house on 137th Court in Rose- they were out there banging. It was just
Brevard County and back. 110 mph. land abuts the train tracks, said before sunrise on a Sunday. The house,
she, her husband and their I mean, it was shaking so bad. The walls
The route includes the St. Sebastian Brightline is also building new train home have been shaken to shake, the floors shake. The dishes are
River Railroad Bridge, a 1,625-foot-long tracks alongside the Beachline Express- the core by the massive cranes rattling in the cabinets. The sliding glass
structure built in 1926 that Brightline way/State Road 528 from Cocoa to Orlan- conducting pile driving opera- doors are shaking.
is replacing with twin concrete railroad do International Airport – a stretch where tions just feet away.
bridges. trains are to travel 125 mph. “It takes my joy away. It really has,” Le-
“They’re just banging away,” clair said. “Before when they were out over
But the trains were to carry only crew The passenger trains travel 80 mph be- Leclair said Monday. “We’ve got the river, it wasn’t as bad. But now it’s lit-
members, not passengers, company tween Miami and West Palm Beach. three giant cranes right here putting pilings erally in the backyard. They pulled down
spokeswoman Katie Mitzner said Monday. in. It’s getting closer to the house, so that’s all the trees from our house to the river.
Brightline resumed operating 32 trains why the banging is really intense now. The scenery has completely changed. The
Brightline expects to operate one qual- per day in South Florida, 16 in each direc- “It goes right through your whole body,” train, I mean, it’s in our yard now.” 
ifying train per day on the FECR tracks, so tion, on Nov. 8 after halting service March
engineers and conductors can learn about 25, 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pan-
the new route and its railroad crossings, demic.
Mitzner said.
Sometime in 2023, Brightline antici-
“Operating a train requires engineers pates zipping 32 trains per day through
and conductors to be intimately famil- Indian River County, including the Down-
iar with the rail corridor, including road town Vero Beach business district and
crossings, signals, curves and speed re-
strictions,” Mitzner said. An experienced
manager who has already been qualified
for the route will provide instruction and
oversight to the train crews.

The first train was to leave West Palm
Beach 7 a.m., Tuesday and reach Micco by
10 a.m., Mitzner said. The train then was
to return to West Palm Beach.

After that, Brightline planned to oper-
ate qualifying trains on the FECR tracks
from West Palm Beach to Cocoa and back
once a day, Mitzner said.

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Specialist details benefits of new robotic colorectal surgery

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent Massarotti. “Prior to me coming on board,
most colorectal surgeries were done lapa-
Dr. Haane Massarotti recently joined roscopically or open with some robotic use.
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital to Our new robotic system is designed solely for
lead the colon and rectal surgery program, use in colorectal surgery, which involves all
which now can provide colorectal care surgery within the colon, rectum and anus.
through minimally invasive robotic surgery.
Prior to her arrival, patients seeking the most “This advanced technology enables us to
advanced robotic surgery for colorectal can- remove both malignant and benign colorec-
cer would have to drive to Orlando or South tal cancers and polyps, and to treat diverticu-
Florida. litis, pelvic prolapse and Crohn’s disease. The
rectum is a very narrow space in the deep
“Colorectal surgery is done with open or bony pelvis which houses the blood vessels
minimally invasive procedures,” said Dr. and nerves, so the greatest benefit of the ro-

CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Dr. Haane Massarotti.

PHOTO: KAILA JONES

botic is operating on the rectum because of The vision cart makes communication
the confined space.” between the components of the system pos-
sible and provides a screen for the care team
Contrary to some popular beliefs, robotic to view the operation.
surgery is not performed by an autonomous
robot. Instead, the technology provides a “There are many benefits of robotic col-
highly precise tool used by surgeons to per- orectal surgery over laparoscopic or open
form the surgery. There are three parts to the surgery,” Dr. Massarotti said. “It requires a
robotic device: the surgeon console, the pa- shorter hospitalization stay, decreased pain
tient side cart and the vision stack. The sur- and discomfort, faster recover time, smaller
geon sits at the console and there is a side cart incisions, decreased need for blood infusion,
attached to instruments or robotic arms that and less scaring. The patient is generally re-
go into the patient’s abdomen through small leased from the hospital within two to three
incisions. days and back to doing normal activities in a
couple of weeks.
The surgeon console enables the surgeon
to see 3-D, high-definition images within the “Our goal is safety, quality and cancer
body. The system provides increased visual- cure. If we can cure cancer with quality care
ization in small spaces, along with increased utilizing the robot then we will, but some-
dexterity and accuracy. The surgeon controls times that is not the case, and we will pro-
the tiny instruments through the console. ceed with laparoscopic or open surgery. This
The wristed instruments move like a human is a decision made between the surgeon and
hand but with a far greater range of motion the patient based on the patient’s primary
and precision. pathology, medical diagnosis and surgical
history.”
The patient side cart is positioned near the
patient on the operating table. It is where the According to Dr. Massarotti, colon cancer
instruments used during the operation move is the third most common cancer in the Unit-
in real time in response to the surgeon’s hand ed States, and it affects both men and women
movements at the surgeon console. equally. While it’s historically been associat-

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ed with the older population, more and more “I encourage anyone who has any colorec- reduced by minimizing the consumption of general surgery residency at the Lehigh Val-
younger people are being diagnosed with the tal complaints such as a change in bowel hab- red meat while increasing the intake of fruits, ley Health Network in Allentown, Pa. Her AC-
disease, which is one reason the suggested its, bleeding, constipation or unexplained vegetables and fibrous food in your diet. GME fellowship in colon and rectal surgery
age for a colon screening has been dropped weight loss to consult with their primary Drink plenty of water, maintain a healthy was completed at Cleveland Clinic Florida.
from 50 to 45 for insurance purposes. The care physician. If these issues are not getting weight, exercise 30 minutes a day, and don’t
good news is that if diagnosed early enough, resolved with simple intervention, then they smoke or drink alcohol. Also get your regular As a colorectal surgeon, she is double
colorectal cancer is completely curable. should consider seeing a gastroenterologist colonoscopy screening even if you don’t have board-certified; recognized by the American
who will further evaluate and diagnose the any symptoms beginning at the age of 45. Board of Surgery for general surgery with ad-
“I became a colorectal surgeon because source of the problem. Before the patient gets ditional certification through the American
not only can I help people that are suffering to me, they have seen multiple specialists Dr. Massarotti is the only colorectal sur- Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Her office
from cancer, but I can also help those who are who will all work together to come up with a geon on the staff of Cleveland Clinic Indian is located in the Health and Wellness Center at
experiencing embarrassing or debilitating treatment.” River Hospital. She received her medical de- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, 3450
issues with their bowels and vastly improve gree from the University of Hawaii John A. 11th Court, Vero Beach. For an appointment
their quality of life,” Dr. Massarotti said. The risk of getting colorectal cancer can be Burns School of Medicine and completed her call 772-299-3511. 

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People who have cataracts removed less likely to get dementia

By Kenneth R. Rosen optic nerve. A cataract
The Washington Post is a cloudy area that
can develop in the lens
Older people who have cataracts re- of the eye, almost al-
moved may be gaining more than better ways caused by normal
vision. Research published in JAMA Inter- changes in the eye that
nal Medicine suggests that they are nearly come with age. Pro-
30 percent less likely to develop dementia, teins in the lens tend to
including Alzheimer’s disease, than are break down and clump
people with cataracts who do not have the together, according to
surgery.
‘... by restoring
The key, the researchers say, may be the vision ... cataract
restoration of vision that comes with cata- surgery may help
ract surgery. The finding stems from data delay or prevent
on 3,038 people 65 and older who were the development of
dementia-free at the start of the study and
were tracked for nearly 10 years after their dementia ...’
decision on eye surgery.
the National Eye Insti- the clouded lens and replace it with an ar- cataracts, according to the American Acad-
The researchers noted that visual im- tute, creating the cloudy area. This can lead tificial lens (called an intraocular lens), emy of Ophthalmology, and nearly half of
pairment has been identified as a dementia to such symptoms as blurred vision, sensi- which restores vision. people who are 80 either have cataracts or
risk factor, in part because it can lead to so- tivity to light and difficulty seeing at night. have had surgery to remove them. 
cial isolation and decreased cognitive stim- More than 24 million U.S. residents have
ulation. But by restoring vision, they wrote, The only treatment is surgery to remove
cataract surgery may help delay or prevent
the development of dementia.

By comparison, the researchers found
no differences in risk for dementia among
people who did or did not have glaucoma
surgery, which does not restore vision.

Glaucoma is a condition that attacks the



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Childhood stuttering usually goes away on its own

By Kenneth R. Rosen • If a child raises the subject of stuttering,
The Washington Post talk openly and honestly about it.

Q. My 4-year-old grandson has begun to Stuttering (also called stammering) is de-
stutter. It upsets me and I don’t know how to fined as a speech disorder in which sounds,
handle it. syllables or words are repeated or prolonged.
These speech disruptions may be accompa-
It should be reassuring to you to know nied by blinking or quivering lips.
that about 5 percent of children stutter for a
period of about six months. Three-quarters Some interesting facts about stuttering:
of these children recover before they ma- • More than 3 million Americans stutter.
ture. About 1 percent of adults stutter. • Stuttering affects three to four times as
many males as females.
Meanwhile, knowing how to talk to your • There are no instant cures for stutter-
grandson will help both of you. ing. However, research into the possible
causes of stuttering has led to progress in
People who stutter are aware of their preventing the disorder.
problem and usually don’t want special • Studies show that people who stutter
treatment. Give them time to speak and are as intelligent and well-adjusted as those
don’t try to help them by filling in words or who don’t.
telling them to relax. If you interject, you can • Successful people who have had to
pressure them. And try not to avert your eyes overcome stuttering include President Joe
or seem impatient when a person stutters. Biden, James Earl Jones, Winston Chur-
chill, Marilyn Monroe, Carly Simon, John
Here are a few more tips for parents and Updike, Tiger Woods, Bruce Willis, Jimmy
grandparents: Stewart, Julia Roberts, B.B. King, Andrew
Lloyd Webber, Charles Darwin and En-
• Keep your home a relaxed environment gland’s King George VI.
that allows many opportunities for the There are several types of stuttering.
child to talk. The most common form of the disorder
is developmental stuttering, which hap-
• Praise the child when he or she speaks
fluently.

• Speak to the child in a slightly slowed
and relaxed manner.

pens to children while they are learning able. Most treatment programs for people
to speak. who stutter are behavioral.

Developmental stuttering runs in fam- Many of the current therapies focus on
ilies. Some scientists believe this form of learning ways to minimize stuttering such
stuttering occurs when the ability to talk as speaking slowly, regulating breathing,
doesn’t keep up with verbal demands. or gradually progressing from single-syl-
lable responses to longer words and more
Another form is neurogenic stuttering, complex sentences. Most of these thera-
which may occur after a stroke, head trau- pies also help relieve anxiety.
ma or other type of brain injury.
Many people find that they achieve their
A third type – psychogenic stuttering – can greatest success through a combination
be caused by emotional trauma or reasoning of self-study and therapy. Self-help groups
problems. At one time, all stuttering was be- provide a way for people who stutter to
lieved to be psychogenic, but today scientists find resources and support as they face the
say that psychogenic stuttering is rare. challenges of stuttering. 

There are a variety of treatments avail-

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Experts: Home remedies can ACCEPTING
be useful for some conditions NEW PATIENTS!

By Marlene Cimons things thinking they will work, and many We provide all Primary Care Medical Services
The Washington Post of them do.”

Millions of Americans use what are While home remedies and other non-
known as home remedies, a description fre- traditional approaches are not typically
quently used interchangeably with “com- regarded as mainstream, natural plant-
plementary” or “alternative” medicines to based therapies have long been dominant
distinguish them from Western practices, in many developing countries and enjoyed
which often rely on doctor visits and con- heavy use historically, especially during
ventional drugs. earlier pandemics.

Pandemic fears have made them even “Once upon a time, this is all there was,”
more attractive. A recent survey conducted Hopp says. “All you had to treat your illness
by the health technology company DrFirst was whatever you had around you. Nature
found that consumers are increasingly was your medicine cabinet. Some stuck,
turning to at-home treatments to avoid go- some didn’t. The ones that stuck did so for a
ing to a hospital emergency room. reason. Over time, we have applied science
to figure out how and why they work. For
“They are easy to get, many people be- some, we have solid evidence; for others, we
lieve natural is safer, and they feel comfort- don’t.”
able using them,” says D. Craig Hopp, dep-
uty director of the division of extramural Here are several popular home reme-
research at the National Center for Comple- dies, and what the science says:
mentary and Integrative Health (NCCIH),
part of the National Institutes of Health. Ginger. It has been used for thousands of
“They are very popular. People take these
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BRUCE MURRAY, MD SANDY POTTER, RN
Board Certified BA Health Care Administration

Practice Manager

Home Visits when
Medically Appropriate

For more information, go to our website at:

MurrayMedicine.com
Or Call: 772-226-6461

Murray Concierge Medicine
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Vero Beach, Fl. 32960

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Aaron’s Hearing Care Center CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 honey to children younger than 1 year old
because of the risk of infant botulism.
As you reconnect with others, trust your hearing years to treat or reduce the risk of a variety
to an audiologist with 30+ years of experience of ills and is a well-established anti-nausea Turmeric. Turmeric is a plant in the gin-
agent, including for morning sickness and ger family native to Southeast Asia and used
Aaron Liebman, Au. D. Hopefully, all of you are doing well as we the side effects of chemotherapy. Even eat- in various dishes. It has been promoted for
Doctor of Audiology take the necessary precautions to reduce ing the cookies seems to work. arthritis, digestive disorders, respiratory
the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus). We infections, allergies, depression and liver
wWithhyywoouurldhne’atryinoug want to be fit are committed to keeping our patients, any Peppermint. Peppermint has been tout- disease, among others. (Curcumin, which
aid from the visitors to our offices and our staff healthy ed as a treatment for irritable bowel syn- gives turmeric its yellow color, is a major
only audiologist-owned hearing and safe. drome (IBS) and other digestive problems, component of turmeric, and the activities
aid office in Indian River At all times we’re careful to maintain clean- and some people apply it to the skin for of turmeric are commonly attributed to
County? According to Aaron liness in our offices in Vero Beach. We take headaches, muscle aches, joint pain and curcumin.) The NCCIH says curcumin is
Liebman, Au.D., Doctor of extra steps and follow guidelines to further itching. In aromatherapy, peppermint oil difficult to study, because it is unstable, so
Audiology, “both Audiologists protect everyone. is promoted for treating coughs and colds, its health effects remain uncertain. “We
and hearing aid salesmen reducing pain, improving mental function can’t find any clear evidence that it has
are licensed by the state. But, We have instituted a deep cleaning policy and reducing stress according to NCCIH. benefit,” Hopp says. “In this case, the mar-
typically, the salesman has no and our staff disinfects all surfaces that are Some research suggests that peppermint keting is ahead of the science.”
formal education in hearing, touched throughout the day. We’re read- does help relieve IBS symptoms. Other evi-
while the audiologist has gone ing up to date recommendations as they dence finds that, applied topically, it might Cinnamon. This popular spice has been
to college and obtained a degree become available while discussing and im- help ease tension headaches. promoted as a diabetes treatment to lower
in the field”. plementing best hygiene practices to ensure blood sugar. While there have been nu-
What this means to you – your safety. Olive Reid, 62, a semiretired academic merous studies, they have been difficult to
as a patient – is that Liebman administrator at the University of Mary- interpret because there are many varieties
will not only fit you with than I thought possible.” land, has used it for 25 years to stop her of the spice, according to NCCIH. One 2019
a hearing aid, he’ll use “Aaron is a very caring man, migraines. With the onset of an aura – review of 18 studies in diabetics found cin-
alternative methods of testing patient and works very hard to sensory disturbances such as light flash- namon reduces blood sugar, but has little
for accuracy, so you receive do the best for your problems. es that presage a migraine – she douses effect on hemoglobin A1C, which measures
the proper instrument. He’ll I would highly recommend the oil on a tissue and inhales it. Some blood sugar over time. Also, some of the
provide all-around service and him.” These are just three research supports this. “I feel the impact studies didn’t specify the type of cinnamon
counseling so its full potential of the glowing testimonials immediately,” she says. “Within minutes, used, and others were low quality for other
will be clear. And, perhaps most delivered by local people who it’s gone.” But don’t get it in your eyes. “It reasons, according to NCCIH.
importantly, he’ll consider you are “graduates” of Liebman at stings,” Reid says.
as an individual…including Aaron’s Hearing Aid Center. Garlic. Garlic has been touted for having
the affordability of the product Lavender oil. Lavender oil is popular a positive impact on cardiovascular dis-
he’ll be recommending. Dr. Liebman moved to Florida in aroma therapy to treat anxiety, but re- ease, specifically in lowering low-density
This type of kid glove treatment in 2001. He is originally from search has been inconclusive, according lipoprotein (LDL), the bad blood choles-
may have contributed to a Albany, N.Y. area where both he to the NCCIH. Lavender taken orally might terol. Although research results have been
finding quoted on the AARP and his father were audiologists. help with anxiety and depression, but stud- mixed, the NCCIH says that the most reli-
website that states ‘people fitted He has found the residents ies are limited, the NCCIH says. At least one able data suggest taking garlic supplements
for hearing aids by audiologists of Vero Beach and the rest study suggests the odor of lavender repels may reduce total cholesterol and LDL. It’s
are 13 times more likely to of Indian River County to be insects. “Deer won’t eat it, so maybe there considered safe to take in the amounts typ-
receptive and loyal once they is something about the scent,” Hopp says. ically found in foods.
are exposed to his caring and
concern for them. Ice/Heat. With an acute injury – an ankle Petroleum jelly or aloe for skin care.
So, if the concept of having your sprain for example – use an ice pack before Petroleum jelly can keep skin moist, and
hearing aid fitted by someone reaching for a nonsteroidal anti-inflamma- prevent diaper rash and chafing. Aloe vera
who offers more than 30+ tory such as ibuprofen. Ice reduces swelling also keeps skin soft and supple, and may
years of experience, who offers and inflammation during the first 48 hours be used in treating rashes, irritation and
no-fee consultations, who will after an injury. Use heat – a heating pad, sunburn. Buy an aloe vera plant and keep
return your phone calls, who hot bath or hot tub – for chronic conditions it in the house for a fresh supply. Pluck off
will supply free batteries for the to relax and loosen tissues, and stimulate a leaf, make a small cut, and squeeze out
life of your hearing instrument, blood flow to the area. Never use heat on the gel. “I can’t point to any science on
and who will provide quarterly an acute injury; it will worsen the swelling. aloe vera, but I put it on every burn I have,”
clean up and adjustments Hopp says.
attractive to you, there’s only Honey. A cup of warm tea or warm lem-
one local audiologist to seek on water sweetened with two teaspoons Finally, while experts agree that many
out: Dr. Aaron Liebman, of honey can ease a persistent cough, ac- home remedies are valuable, they warn
owner of Aarons Hearing Care, cording to the Mayo Clinic Book of Home there are times when they shouldn’t re-
the ONLY AUDIOLOGIST Remedies. “Honey is great for a cough, place conventional care.
OInWdiaNnERDivhereaCroinugntayi.d office in cold or sore throat,” Hopp says. Do not give
“People gravitate toward home reme-
be satisfied than people who For more information call dies because they believe it’s better
made their purchase through a (772) 562-5100 in Vero Beach.
hearing aid salesman’. than taking a pill,” Hopp says.
Dr. Liebman’s satisfied clients “At the same time, you have to
have willingly put their praises decide when to seek a doc-
into print. tor’s advice. When you’re
“Everything I needed to know talking about nausea,
was talked about up front in a and upset stomach, fine,
very professional way.” “Aaron have at the ginger. But I
has done more for my hearing wouldn’t urge someone to
use cinnamon and forgo the

Metformin.” 

Relaxing vibes
emanate from
Vero Isles
waterfront home

22 Park Ave. in Vero Isles: 3-bedroom, 2-bath 2,298-square-foot
waterfront home in prime neighborhood offered for $1,350,000
by Karl Dietrich of AMAC Alex MacWilliam Real Estate: 772-538-3453

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Relaxing vibes emanate from Vero Isles waterfront home

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer by a pair of blossom-shaped lights. Above
[email protected] the sink, the long swath of counter space
includes large pass-throughs to the dining
Bring the boat! In the shade of oaks and room and great room.
swaying palms at the end of a paved, circle
drive, the stately home at 22 Park Avenue Immediately left from the foyer is the
sits along the storied Indian River in the inviting living room, grounded with wood
sought-after, centrally located Vero Isles laminate flooring. From here, past the
neighborhood, awaiting its next chapter. kitchen, is the Mexican-tiled great room,
where sunshine floods in through an ex-
Its gentle sky blue façade, white trim pansive window and a glass slider. The
and light roof echo the sky and water and slider opens to the sparkling free-form
speak of welcome and relaxation. Grace- pool with beautiful patterned tiles and
ful, low palms flank the walkway to the re- a curving swath of grass with a cluster of
cessed, covered south-facing entry porch. palms fluttering by the wide canal. There is
A white-shuttered, mullioned double front

window welcomes soft light into the front There is plenty of space for all kinds of en- With a sand-hued tile floor, the cream a substantial dock, where an ocean-going
interior. tertaining, with lots of elbow room, seat- and white kitchen features crisp white boat can be moored.
ing, food and beverage pre and serving cabinetry with rust, cream and brown
A feeling of light and space is en- space, unimpeded flow of conversation, mottled polished stone countertops, and The Intracoastal Waterway is only a few
hanced by the white ceiling and millwork, and open access to the lovely pool deck. a double stainless-steel sink illuminated hundred yards away and there are two
sand-colored tile floor and the pale cream- ocean inlets a short cruise away, one to the
hued walls. north and one to the south.

Beyond a bifold-door front closet, the Picture a hammock here, and yourself
entry hallway leads into the kitchen, wise- lazing the afternoon away at the water’s
ly and centrally located in the heart of the edge; or imagine carrying a steaming First-
home, accessing living room, family room, Cup-of-Coffee out to the dock to join the
great room and dining room with ease. birds and other denizens of your riverine

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location in welcoming the new day along that offer views to the east. On the home’s an abundance of natural light through this lovely home “is ready for your touch
the river; or unwinding with a cocktail as west side is the primary suite, a large bed- corner windows. The den, as well as all or rebuild, and you will have your forever
the day settles into evening. room with walk-in closet and full bath. three bedrooms, have wood laminate dream home. It continues to be tenant-oc-
flooring. cupied until Aug. 31, 2022, allowing you time
Bottlenose dolphins frequent the canal At the northwest corner, and opening to plan it out, Meanwhile it pays for itself.” 
and can be seen frequently, arching out into the dining room, is the den, offering According to listing agent Karl Dietrich,
of the water and back in, cornering fish
against the seawall or simply cruising by.

The all-white laundry room – with sink,
full-length mirror, a long counter and tons
of cabinetry above and below – is located
just off the family room, as is a full bath
and the door that opens to the garage.

Occupying the east wing and sharing
this bathroom are a pair of guest bed-
rooms, each with a closet and windows

FEATURES FOR 22 PARK AVE.

Neighborhood: Vero Isles
Year built: 1969

Construction: CBS, tile roof
Home size: 2,298 square feet

Lot size: .31-acre
Water frontage:
105 linear feet

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2 full
Additional features:
Deep-water private dockage;
concrete bulkhead; walk-in
closet; front faces south;
open porch; covered patio;
ceiling fans; 2-bay attached
garage; central heat/air;
up to three pets allowed;
free-form pool; sliding glass
doors; public sewer and wa-

ter; HOA
Listing agency: AMAC
Alex MacWilliam Real Estate
Listing agent: Karl Dietrich,

772-538-3453
Listing price: $1,350,000

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: JAN. 10 THROUGH JAN. 14

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

Last week saw a decent flow of real estate sales on the mainland, with 37 transactions of sin-
gle-family residences and lots reported from Jan. 10-14 (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom home at 3240
16th St. – first listed in October for $900,000 – sold for $890,000 on Jan. 14.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Sally Daley of Daley & Company Real Estate.
Representing the buyer was agent Donald Stadtler of Lighthouse Realty.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$890,000
VERO BEACH 3240 16TH ST 10/29/2021 $900,000 1/14/2022 $652,000
VERO BEACH 1565 48TH AVE 11/24/2021 $625,000 1/11/2022 $570,000
VERO BEACH 777 FORTUNELLA CIR SW 11/23/2021 $539,900 1/14/2022 $470,000
VERO BEACH 484 S KEY LIME SQ SW 9/3/2021 $449,900 1/14/2022 $465,000
VERO BEACH 2049 ALBANY TER SW 12/3/2021 $465,000 1/14/2022 $460,000
VERO BEACH 4621 IBIS RD 10/13/2021 $500,000 1/12/2022 $389,000
VERO BEACH 1160 CHEVAL DR 11/29/2021 $389,000 1/10/2022 $384,000
VERO BEACH 1637 WILLOWS SQ 11/22/2021 $390,000 1/12/2022 $375,000
SEBASTIAN 522 CAVERN TER 11/19/2021 $374,900 1/14/2022 $370,000
VERO BEACH 1302 VERANDA WAY 12/14/2021 $375,000 1/10/2022 $361,000
VERO BEACH 9879 E VERONA CIR 8/24/2021 $380,000 1/10/2022 $355,000
SEBASTIAN 725 CARNATION DR 7/22/2021 $335,000 1/14/2022 $350,000
SEBASTIAN 341 HERNDON ST 11/16/2021 $359,000 1/14/2022 $349,000
SEBASTIAN 486 HIBISCUS AVE 12/7/2021 $339,000 1/11/2022 $349,000
VERO BEACH 1966 16TH AVE SW 11/22/2021 $349,000 1/14/2022 $340,000
VERO BEACH 1499 LEXINGTONSW 12/16/2021 $350,000 1/12/2022 $339,000
VERO BEACH 3285 3RD PL 12/9/2021 $339,000 1/13/2022 $335,000
VERO BEACH 7845 15TH ST 12/5/2021 $335,000 1/10/2022 $330,000
VERO BEACH 386 14TH AVE 12/22/2021 $325,000 1/11/2022 $317,500
VERO BEACH 10074 W VILLA CIR 12/21/2021 $300,000 1/11/2022 $310,000
VERO BEACH 2145 11TH LN 12/27/2021 $299,995 1/11/2022 $306,000
VERO BEACH 6360 OXFORD CIR UNIT#102B 12/11/2021 $295,000 1/14/2022 $290,000
SEBASTIAN 502 ROLLING HILL DR 12/5/2021 $290,000 1/13/2022 $275,000
VERO BEACH 1806 7TH AVE 12/3/2021 $275,000 1/13/2022 $265,000
VERO BEACH 1085 23RD PL SW 11/16/2021 $259,000 1/10/2022 $258,000
SEBASTIAN 518 ACACIA AVE 12/1/2021 $262,000 1/11/2022 $242,000
SEBASTIAN 933 BEACH LN 11/4/2021 $270,000 1/14/2022 $220,000
VERO BEACH 2503 2ND PL SW 11/18/2021 $220,000 1/13/2022 $220,000
VERO BEACH 1867 AYNSLEY WAY UNIT#1 11/28/2021 $230,000 1/11/2022

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

1565 48th Ave, Vero Beach 777 Fortunella Cir SW, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 11/24/2021 Listing Date: 11/23/2021
Original Price: $625,000 Original Price: $539,900
Sold: 1/11/2022 Sold: 1/14/2022
Selling Price: $652,000 Selling Price: $570,000
Listing Agent: Sue Crowley Listing Agent: Kathleen Davila

Selling Agent: Keller Williams Realty Selling Agent: Integrity Pro Realty Inc

Kathleen Provancher Keith Dingess

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Keller Williams Realty

484 S Key Lime Sq SW, Vero Beach 2049 Albany Ter SW, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 9/3/2021 Listing Date: 12/3/2021
Original Price: $449,900 Original Price: $465,000
Sold: 1/14/2022 Sold: 1/14/2022
Selling Price: $470,000 Selling Price: $465,000
Listing Agent: Kathleen Davila Listing Agent: Hank Wolff

Selling Agent: Integrity Pro Realty Inc Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Kathleen Pogany Renee Keene

Compass Florida LLC Keller Williams Realty



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BENEFITS OF NEW ROBOTIC 6 GRAND HARBOR ACES B6 BONZ MEETS B12
COLORECTAL SURGERY TENNIS TOURNEY A BESTIE BUNCH

Coming Up ‘WAKING IN PARADISE’:
COLORS RISE TO THE FORE
A MUSICAL WEEK IN FAIRCHILD’S ART
BLASTS OFF WITH
‘ROCKET MAN’ PAGE B2

By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent

Music is in the air this week from
rock to classical.

1 First up is at the Emerson
Center when Live! from Vero
Beach presents The Rocket Man
Show – a tribute to Elton John. The
show promises to be filled with
color and fun as well as those un-
forgettable tunes. It begins 7 p.m.
today, Jan. 20 at the Emerson Cen-
ter, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach.
Tickets are $35 to $85. For more in-
formation, visit MusicWorksCon-
certs.com.

2 The Indian River Symphon-
ic Association presents the
Polish Wieniawski Philharmonic
Orchestra in concert this Friday
evening. The concert features the
winner of the prestigious interna-
tional Wieniawski Violin Compe-
tition performing the composer’s
violin concerto No. 2 in D minor.
The concert begins 7:30 p.m. at
the Community Church of Vero
Beach, 1901 23rd St. Tickets begin
at $90. Call 772-778-1070 or visit
IRSymphonic.org.

3 This weekend, the First
Presbyterian Church of
Vero Beach welcomes the return
of ChamberFest Vero Beach’s Fes-
tival Artists Concert. Violinist Jes-
sica Tong, violist Amadi Azikiwe
and cellist Tobias Werner will per-
form 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The con-
cert is free and open to the public.
They will play works by Barriere,
Perkinson and Mozart. Musicians
wishing to brush up their skills
may want to attend Public Mas-
terclass with the Vero Beach High
School Orchestra at 2:45 p.m. Sat-

CONTINUED ON PAGE B5

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‘Waking in Paradise’: Colors rise to the fore in Fairchild’s art

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF | STAFF WRITER agent. However, all throughout her life,
she attended workshops with well-known
Award-winning oil and watercolor artists around the country.
artist Beth-Anne Fairchild has an affin-
ity for color, often preferring to “punch “I didn’t get serious about it until I
things up” in ways that others might actually left my business. I was a single
have a hard time even imagining. But af- mom running a big business. I couldn’t
ter viewing her work, it would be hard not really do my artwork and be a mom at the
to see and appreciate the vibrancy of the same time,” Fairchild says.
world around us.
“Let’s face it. You cannot really make a
Fairchild, who was a member artist at living being an artist unless you’re doing
Gallery 14 when she lived in Vero Beach, art that’s for a specific project or person.
is the featured artist at a solo exhibition Very few artists make it just as artists. I
through Jan. 30, “Waking in Paradise,” at didn’t want to go through all of the pain.
the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in Melbourne. I wanted to paint for me. I didn’t want to
paint for anybody else, I didn’t do it to
“I’ve known that I wanted to be an art- make money, I didn’t do it to build a ca-
ist since I was a child,” says Fairchild. reer. It wasn’t my goal to be a famous art-
ist or to sell a lot of paintings. It was more
Born in Vermont, Fairchild moved to to paint the best I could paint for myself.”
Florida 50 years ago, after being in a seri-
ous car accident while driving home from Her best has also impressed others in
work at a ski area. the art world. She won an award for the
very first painting she entered into an art
“I came to Florida for the warmth and show and has since been designated as a
to heal from that accident, and I’ve stayed Signature Member of the Florida Water-
here ever since,” she explains. Most of that color Society and the Southern Watercolor
time has been spent in the Melbourne area. Society, both enviable accomplishments.

She was finally able to follow her In Florida, Fairchild says she has found
dream of becoming a professional artist a never-ending bounty of subjects to paint,
after taking an early retirement from her from bobcats walking through her back-
job of 28 years as a State Farm Insurance yard to the myriad shapes and shadows that

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Beth-Anne Fairchild.

PHOTOS: KAILA JONES

can be found in nature, such as breaking from various perspectives. Fairchild says
down the petals in a flower, one at a time. her initial foray into the arts was with wa-
tercolor, and once that was mastered, gar-
“I don’t know what it was that drew me nering awards and recognition along the
to art. I just always loved looking at objects way, she began to dabble in oils, which she
and seeing what makes them up. When finds easier than watercolors.
you look at something and see how the
light hits it, that’s pretty much what my art “If you make a mistake in oil, you can
is all about. It’s about light and shadow and go back over it, and no one would know
color. If you put those three things togeth- that you made a mistake. If you don’t like
er and tweak it a little bit, you can come up the composition or the color, you can redo
with something beautiful. I get caught up it, whereas watercolor, if you make a mis-
in my paintings – the color and the per- take, you pretty much have to change the
spective,” Fairchild explains. design to fix that mistake,” says Fairchild.

She is also not afraid to experiment with Fairchild has built quite the following
materials and ideas or looking at things
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B3 adding that she also tries to paint from a
three-dimensional point of view.
over the years with her realistic paintings.
“People say they look like photographs, “When you look at my painting, you
can see all the way around it. It’s the way
but they don’t, because they have colors I tweak that light that you see in a photo-
in them that you wouldn’t see in nature. graph. I do use photographs to paint from,
There’s nothing more exciting than a new but I’m always reminding myself that it is
tube of paint,” says Fairchild. a photograph, and it is flat. I need to make
sure that the viewer feels like it’s a 3-D ob-
She admits that while she gets bored ject that they’re looking at,” says Fairchild.
painting the same subject over and over
again, her unique use of color is the one “You’ll always know what’s in my
constant in her work. paintings. I would love to be able to paint
a little more abstract and a little bit loos-
“It’s more about the color than it is the er, but I get caught up in the detail of how
object with me. I don’t paint what some- beautiful something tiny is.”
body says they want. I paint what I want to
paint,” says Fairchild, adding that she feels After living in Vero Beach for five years
that is the secret to her continued success. she returned to Melbourne to be closer
to longtime friends, having experienced
Even her watercolors don’t look like a bout with breast cancer and the loss of
traditional watercolors as she uses an in- her spouse.
tensity of color, adding, “I don’t water it
down much. It’s more color than water.” “Being an artist saved me through
COVID and the death of my spouse. I was all
Enamored of botanicals, she says, “I love alone. Then, of course, I was in isolation for
nature. ‘Waking up in Paradise,’ that’s how my surgeries for breast cancer. It was a real-
I feel every day. I wake up, I see everything ly hard time, and if I didn’t have painting to
beautiful.” disappear into, it would have been a really
hard year for me. It saved me,” she adds.
As an example, she recalls seeing a
spoonbill feeding in the lake outside her Fairchild says you can expect to see
window on a recent morning. Florida seascapes, landscapes, botani-
cals, birds and boats in the show at Fifth
“I was mesmerized by it and with the Avenue Art Gallery.
reflection in the water. I’m always look-
ing at reflection and how light hits things “Everything that you love about Florida
and the color too. I always think about and what we call paradise,” she promises.
how I can turn it up a notch, make it a
little more exciting. Turn blue water into For more information, visit fifthave-
teal water to make it more exciting and nueartgallery.com. 
more interesting,” Fairchild explains,

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 troupes. The COVID-conscious with a
hankerin’ for frog legs or gator tail will
urday, Jan. 22; or a Weekend Workshop want to access the drive-through lane at 21
Chamber Music Masterclass at 2 p.m. Sun- S. Cypress St., Fellsmere. Take out is cash
day, Jan. 23. You have to register ahead of only. The Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival runs
time for the master classes. All activities, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan.
including the concert, will be held at the 20-21; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22;
First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23. The
520 Royal Palm Blvd. Call 772-562-9088 or location is at the Old School Complex, on
visit MusicBeyondTheChamber.org. the corner of C.R. 512 and Broadway Street
-- 22 S. Orange St. There is off-site parking
4 Next week, the Atlantic Classical up and down a cappella. To schedule an au- and shuttle service from Mesa Park, 100
Orchestra, conducted by David dition, visit VeroBeachChoralSociety.org. Mesa Park Blvd. Call 772-571-3022 or visit
Amado, will present “Technicolor Dance,” FrogLegFestival.com.
a concert featuring pianist Lindsay Gar-
ritson performing Gershwin’s “Rhapso- 7 The 27th annual King of the Hill
dy in Blue.” The concert begins 7:30 p.m. Tennis Tournament runs through
Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Community March 3 at the Boulevard Village and Ten-
Church of Vero Beach, 1901 23rd St. Tick- nis Club in Vero Beach. The tournament
ets start at $30. Call 772-460-0851 or visit will be held for seven consecutive Thurs-
AtlanticClassicalOrchestra.com. days beginning Jan. 20. This is a fundrais-
ing event with tennis professionals from
5 You also have the opportunity to be- 6 In addition to going inside to hear Indian River and surrounding counties.
come a maker of all this beautiful music, you can also go outside to The event gives fans the opportunity to
music. The Vero Beach Choral Society is enjoy a few activities. The 31st annual watch local tennis pros in doubles com-
welcoming new singers to audition. Under Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival runs through petition. Funds raised benefit the Youth
the guidance of the organization’s new mu- Sunday, Jan. 23. There will be food, rides, Guidance Mentoring Academy to give vo-
sic director, Jacob Craig, the group is now entertainment, exhibitions, T-shirts ga- cational training, academic enrichment
based at the First Presbyterian Church of lore and, yes, frog legs. You can get frog and healthy meals to 200 local children
Vero Beach, where Craig serves as director pops and gator pops, dinners, hushpup- and young adults. The event runs 6 p.m. to
of music and arts. The Choral Society will be pies, coleslaw, grits and more. Food ranges 8 p.m. Thursdays from Jan. 20 to March 3
preparing for its spring concert scheduled from $2 for side orders to $16 for frog leg at the Boulevard Village and Tennis Club,
for April 24. Anyone who can read music and and gator tail combo plates. Carnival ride 1620 Boulevard Village Lane. Admission
has experience singing in a vocal ensemble costs range from $3.75 to $5. You can also is $10. Call 772-492-3933 or visit Youth
is welcome to the auditions, which will in- get all-you-can-ride passes for $20 to $25. GuidanceProgram.org. 
clude individuals singing a chromatic scale There are bluegrass, country and drum

Join us for Sunday Worship
8:30, 9:30 and 11:00 AM

Quality discipleship, fellowship, music,
youth programs, and more - for all ages!
We would love for you to join our church family!

Sunday, January 23rd

This week’s message:
“Treat with Honor”

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Dr. G. Timothy Womack, Senior Pastor

520 Royal Palm Blvd First Presbyterian Preschool
Vero Beach, FL 32960 www.firstpresbyterianpreschool.org
(772) 562-9088 PRIMO School of Performing Arts
www.FirstPresVero.org
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International Open: Grand Harbor aces it, on and off courts

By Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writer
[email protected]

Emily Bullard, Jeffrey Zachary and Marco Osorio. Sheriff Eric Flowers and Dr. Barry Garcia. PHOTOS: STEPHANIE LABAFF & KAILA JONES Dick Tompkins, Mayor Robbie Brackett and Michael Gibson.

By Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writer and the opportunity to improve their rank- the same level of play as that of the Mardy was ranked No. 1 in the United States.
ing in the United States Tennis Association Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Cham- The week featured various after-hour op-
The Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club Women’s Pro Circuit. pionships they previously hosted.
left it all out on the courts during the week- tions, including a “fashion extravaganza”
long Vero Beach International Open Tennis “It’s great that Grand Harbor is continu- Marco Osorio, director of tennis, said dinner organized by Ruth Farrell that fea-
Tournament. ing to bring professional tennis back to Vero that he thought it was time to showcase tured designs from local shops.
Beach. It’s events like this that really touch some female players’ talent, and 300 players
From the high-level play on the courts by home,” said Vero Beach Mayor, Robbie answered the call. A Five of Grand Harbor art show curated
some of the top women professional ten- Brackett during the opening ceremonies. by Meredyth Hyatt Moses, featured local,
nis players in the world, to multiple social Among them was Vero’s own Grace professional artists Barbara Krupp, Shotsi
events, Grand Harbor scored points in its “We have a wonderful tennis program at Levelston who began swinging the rac- Cain Lajoie, Gustaf Miller, Janvier Miller
effort to breathe new life back into the now Grand Harbor. Tennis is such a critical part quet at age 5 with the Mardy Fish Chil- and Maciek von Ato as well as works by sev-
member-owned club. of our community,” said Dick Tompkins, dren’s Foundation. Osorio began working eral club members.
Grand Harbor tennis committee chair. with her when she was six years old, and
Players from 30 countries ranked from during the time she played in 12 and un- The festivities and play concluded with a
Nos. 150 to 300 competed in the tourna- Michael Gibson, Grand Harbor general der and 14 and under tournaments, she gala in grand style at the clubhouse, featur-
ment, their eyes on the $25,000 prize purse manager, said they wanted to bring back ing foods from around the world. 

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Sophie Chang.

Louisa Chirico. Reese Brantmeier.

Dave Brown and Roger Andrus. Sophie Williams, Anastasia Sysoeva and KB Maleka.

LeeAnn Haury, Reliford Sanders and Marcela Calderale. Chiqui Guiribitey and Gracie Levelston.

Josie Mundy, Rosemary Catanzaro, Linda Baran and Dawn Rogers.

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ZERO-PROOF WINES ARE FINALLY GETTING GOOD

By Dave McIntyre a centrifuge-like device called a spinning “sober curious” consumer, says Tommy ized rosé for spring.
The Washington Post cone. That’s rough handling – not only does Gaeta, Miller Family’s director of market- British wine writer Matthew Jukes
it remove alcohol, which provides body ing. “Someone who likes and appreciates
As New Year’s wishes fade into echoes and texture to wine, it also removes more wine, but on occasion doesn’t want alco- chafed at the lack of wine alternatives on
on social media, declarations of Dry Janu- delicate flavor components. That’s a main hol,” he explains. “We want a drink that occasions when he just didn’t want to drink
ary take their place. reason dealcoholized wines have been dis- fits the occasion without tasting like sug- alcohol, so he developed his own alterna-
appointing in the past. ary grape juice.” tive. He describes Jukes Cordialities as a
People who routinely post photos of “hybrid of a shrub and a switchel.”
trophy wines gracing their dinner tables, Hand on Heart uses a process called Hand on Heart has competitors. Stella
or the latest funky pét-nat, or the recent GoLo, developed by a Santa Rosa, Calif., Rosa, the popular Italian brand of slightly Jukes used organic apple cider vinegar
release from the newest local supernova company called BevZero. A single pass sweet, slightly fizzy wines, is also intro- to macerate fruits and other flavors he
winery, proclaim their determination to through the GoLo system can reduce a ducing a zero-alcohol line in the U.S. mar- routinely identifies in wines. They come in
abstain from alcohol for a month, detoxing wine’s alcohol from 14 percent to less than ket this month. 1-ounce bottles; you mix half with a glass
from holiday debauchery and recalibrat- 0.5 percent, and flavor elements are cap- of still, sparkling or tonic water, swirl and
ing their livers for the year ahead. tured and returned to the wine. Natural fla- Giesen, from New Zealand’s Marlbor- voila! You have a wine alternative. Because
vor extracts are added to bolster the wine- ough region, introduced Giesen 0% Dealco- there are no grapes or fermentation in-
Inevitably, there is a backlash. Deter- like character of the final product. holized Sauvignon Blanc about a year ago, volved, there’s absolutely no alcohol and
mined drinkers defiantly declare their in- marketed through Whole Foods Market few calories – only about 16 per 100 millili-
tention to keep on drinking through Janu- “Our goal was to have something with and Total Wine & More. The wine, bolstered ters when mixed. Three are available in the
ary (and later, Sober October), come hell or tannins, structure and acidity, and flavors by 6 percent unfermented sauvignon blanc United States, a white, red and rosé. Sales
high branch water. Their declarations are as winelike as possible,” chief winemaker grape juice to give it body, proved so pop- are mostly online now, as distribution to
often judgy, seasoned with an unnecessary Jonathan Nagy told me in an interview. ular that the winery is expanding distribu- restaurants and retail outlets has been
expletive or two aimed at the abstainers. tion this year and introducing a dealcohol- hampered by the pandemic.
Hand on Heart’s target market is the
In this tempest in a spit bucket, the Drys “It ticks the box for the youth of today
come across as virtue signalers, while the who are extremely body and health con-
Wets are unnecessarily defensive. They scious, and gives them the drink they
remind me of a line by W.C. Fields, which never knew they were missing,” Jukes told
I remember as, “Quitting drinking is easy! me in a phone call from London, during a
I’ve done it dozens of times.” break from tasting 2020 burgundies. “It’s
for those who want something elegant to
I haven’t written about Dry January be- match with their food.”
fore because alternatives for wine fiends
are lacking. That may be changing. The tiny bottles are very portable, so you
can “resuscitate a cold bottle of water any-
On Jan. 3, Miller Family Wine Co., a lead- where,” including on a plane or train where
ing producer in California’s Central Coast good wine may be unavailable, Jukes adds.
region who is best known for owning Bien “And you can tell a bartender, ‘I’ll have a
Nacido Vineyards, unveiled a new line of Jukes 1 in a tall glass with some ice, please,’
dealcoholized wines called Hand on Heart. and suddenly you’re James Bond, in charge
Available now online, they will be in stores of your drink.”
this spring. The line features a cabernet
sauvignon, a chardonnay and a rosé from Whatever your reason for abstaining
the 2020 vintage for $15 a bottle. from alcohol – Dry January, designat-
ed driver, religion, physical or mental
“Dealcoholized” is a regulatory term well-being – these wine alternatives let
for wine reduced to less than 0.5 percent you enjoy the occasion without feeling left
alcohol by volume. This is typically done out – or judged. 
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Bonz meets a bestie bunch: Peanut, Pepper and Sasha

Hi Dog Buddies!

This week I met three pooch besties an Peanut. Pepper. Sasha.
NAY-bers: Peanut Bush, Pepper T. and Sa-
sha Bray. Peanut’s a puh-teet, light gold res- time, I was rootin’ around for sticks inna up an took me to the nearest animal res- PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
cue Chuh-waa-waa, about 3; Sasha’s an al- mulch pile and found big glob of icing with cue, where I got The Best Care. When I was
most-14-year-old Blue Merle Border Collie, SPRINKLES! I kept goin’ back for weeks but All Better an ready to find a Furever Famly, mans put my pick-shur onna poster. It said
with a stylish black-an-white coat anna big, there wasn’t ever anymore. Do you want they put my pickshur on the Innernet, and I was a Sweety, an Affectionut, an bubbly.
frenly smile; an Pepper, the youngest an the me to find a nice stick for you?” that’s how Mommo found me. At first, as I’m Also that I love playin, goin’ to the beach and
only boy, a very puppyish fluffy black-and- sure you understand, I was terrified of ev- SWIMMIN’! Which I totally do. An it also
white ShihTzu/Yorkie mixture. “That’s so-o kind of you, Pepper, but I erything: animals an humans. But, Mommo said, in BIG LETTERS: ‘ADOPT ME!’ So Mom
can’t chew while I’m writin’. Perhaps later.” was PAY-shunt, an I finally ree-lized I have did. I have an important job to do, too. Didja
We met onna big lawn with a tree, in be- a loving furever Mommo; an that humans notice my Cool Kibbles Collar?”
tween their apartments. We all hadda wear “An guess what, Mr. Bonzo,” Pepper con- can be NICE! An FUN! I’ve even learned
leashes cuzza the apartment Rools. tinued. “I love playin’ with my FRENS. I have some dance moves.” She jumped graceful- I had noticed it was red with the word
lotsa frens. Like ChiChi, she’s always given’ ly down and executed several lovely twirls. DOG on it. When I looked closer, I saw that
Following barky greetings an Wag-an- me KISSES. An Max. We USTA run around “So now I’m what Mommo calls a SO-shull it ach-shully said ‘Support Dog.’
Sniffs, we settled onto the soft grass, ’cept together but then he got More Serious an BUDDER-fly,” she said breathlessly, as she
Miss Peanut, who sat on her Mom’s lap, doesn’t like puppyin’ around much any- jumped back onto her Mom’s lap. “I’m always there for my Mom,” Sasha
looking like a petite princess, wearing a pink more. My fren Kipper gave me a new ball continued. “Cuzza me bein’ a border collie
halter anna flower. Altho she was liddle an once. Wasn’t that So Nice? An guess what? “We have a roo-teen. I sleep with her, of an all, I’m ’spose to have herdin’ in-stinks.
delicate, we all knew she was In Charge. I don’t shed, which Mommy really PREE- course. An I don’t get outta bed till I get my Well, Mom took me to a herdin’ class one
shee-ates. An guess what else? We all like morning Belly Rub. When I hafta Do My Duty, time, onna farm, an that’s when I discov-
“We’re so pleased you could get us on your to play down by the river, ’cept, when it gets I alert Mommo with lots of slurpy-yet-deli- ered, I LOVE SHEEP. Not herdin’ ’em, tho;
SKED-jull, Mr. Bonzo,” she said. “I am Pea- windy, the river makes this funny whooshy cate kisses. I always try to be a good grrrl for mostly just hangin’ out with ’em an givin’
nut. This is my Mommo, Kathy; That is Sasha, noise which is SCARY. An, guess wha …” my Mommo. An now, you’ll hear from our ’em kisses on the nose. SHEEP Rock!”
an that fluffy wiggle over there is Pepper.” other So-shull budderfly, Sasha.”
“Whoa there, Pepper,” Peanut inner- Headin’ home, I was thinkin’ about Pea-
“Delighted to meet you all,” I said. “So, rupted, kindly but firmly. “Take a breath. “Hey, there, Mr. Bonzo,” Miss Sasha said, nut, Pepper an Sasha, an the totally differ-
who’s first?” I buh-leeve it’s my turn.” She changed lap with her signature big, happy smile. “This is ent paths that had led them to their forever
positions, and I turned to a new page. so-o Crispy Biscuits! Getting’ innerviewed homes. And each other. Three tails with one
“Me, me, me, I wanna go first!” said Pep- for the PAY-purr, I mean. You have such a fun happy ending.
per, still in bounce mode. “Can I, Miss Pea- “I was rescued from Dire Straights, just job, I bet. Anyhow, this is my Mom, Shaw-
nut? Puh-leeze?” in the nick of time. You’d never know it to nee. My Besty usta be Sassy, she was a chu- Till next time,
look at me now, tho, would you?” waa-waa mixture, but she had Heart Issues
Peanut nodded. and hadda go to Dog Heaven. I miss her a lot The Bonz
“Fine by me,” said Sasha. “Go for it, Peps” I shook my head. still, but I’m so happy to have these two uh-
“Do try to sit still so Mr. Bonzo can un- “Some kind humans found me lyin’ MEE-goes to play with. Don’t Be Shy
derstand you,” advised Peanut. inna heap on the side of the road in a far-
Pepper geared down from bouncin’ to away place called Polk County. I’d been hit “I’m a rescue, too. My Furever Mom found We are always looking for pets
wigglin’. “Hi, Mr. Bonzo, this is my Mommy, by a car. I didn’t know how long I’d been me at the Humane Society in Palm City. It with interesting stories.
Nila. I like to be with her At All Times. ’Juh there. I was dazed.” was back in 2016 and I was around 8. The hu-
know why Mommy named me Pepper?” I gasped. “OH, Miss Peanut!” To set up an interview, email
I opened my mouth but Pepper was full “Thank Lassie, they gently scooped me [email protected].
steam ahead.
“Cuz my coat’s salt-an-pepper color.
See?” He wiggled in a liddle circle. “’Cept
Salt’d be a silly name, doncha think? So
it’s Pepper! Cool kibbles, right? An guess
what’re my favrite things to play with in the
Entire World! STICKS! Sticks are the BEST!
I find new ones every day. An when I’m not
FINDIN’ sticks, I’m CHEWIN’ sticks! One

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NORTH

MORE THAN ONE WAY TO REACH 10 TRICKS Q J 10

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist AJ

Mitch Hedberg, a stand-up comedian who died in 2005, said, “I haven’t slept for 10 97542
days ... because that would be too long.”
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When you are in a contract of four hearts or four spades, start by counting your losers.
Then, if you can do it in under 10 minutes(!), count winners. Sometimes, that will make WEST EAST
the right line of play more apparent — as in this deal. How should South proceed in four K72
hearts after West leads the club queen? 54 98543
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South might have rebid three no-trump, which would have worked well here. (If you Q J 10 9 632
employ two-over-one game-force, I believe that a two-no-trump rebid should show a
big balanced hand and be forcing to game. Then, a jump-rebid of three no-trump can J 10
show this type of hand: a good six-card major, 18 or 19 high-card points and 6-3-2-2
distribution. Here, North would then have the quandary: pass or correct to four hearts?) K72

Declarer has four potential losers: one spade, one diamond and two clubs. There will be SOUTH
a natural reaction to use dummy’s two trump entries to take the pointed-suit finesses.
Surely one of them will work. First, though, count winners. South has two spades, six A6
hearts, one diamond and one club — wow, 10!
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spade. West wins with his king, cashes the club jack and plays a club to East’s king. AQ
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trumps with dummy’s winners and discards the diamond queen on the spade queen. A54

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ACROSS DOWN
3 Ringer (4) 1 Bill of fare (4)
7 Pile (4) 2 Receptive to new ideas (4-6)
8 Peddle; bird of prey(4) 3 Occupied (4)
9 Surrey racecourse (5) 4 Lob champ (anag.) (4,4)
10 Incinerate (4) 5 Music genre (4)
11 Marks (trail) (6) 6 Tall building (10)
13 Become smaller (8) 10 Scruffy; broken-down (10)
15 Equipment (4) 12 Totals (10)
16 Enthusiastic (4) 14 Meant (8)
17 Raised to a level (6,2) 19 Cargo (4)
18 Gilded (6) 20 Murder (4)
21 Slightly open (4) 22 Affirm (4)
23 Wander; meaning (5)
The Telegraph 24 Test (4)
25 Fencing sword (4)
26 Hero (4)

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ACROSS 107 Stuntman’s words 57 X ___ (tic-tac-toe choice) The Washington Post
1 A Turner channel, briefly 113 Congressional mail 58 Hit the road
4 All-white-keys chord: 116 Called 60 Assign as one’s share DOUBLE DOUBLE MEANINGS By Merl Reagle
117 Guy at first 63 Author Maurice
abbr. 118 Special edition of 66 “Hell ___ fury ...”
8 Barely lit 67 Messy impact sound
11 Osmond country Animation Monthly? 69 Absorb data
15 Enjoy Osmond country 121 ___ Aviv 71 Egy. neighbor
18 Ranch assent 122 Exxon, before 72 Pop group or rhyme scheme
19 Popular sauce 123 Border line? 73 The Grateful Dead’s Bob
20 “Meet me ___ the first cock 124 Olympic weapon 74 Moises of baseball
125 Palmer, for short 76 Actress Mary ___ Hurt
crow” (Shak.) 126 One of the four saisons 78 Brain gauges
21 Saint of oratorio fame 127 Parks on the bus 80 Ancestor’s opposite: abbr.
22 Network that debuted in ’82 128 Ballet step 81 Musicians in a pit: abbr.
23 Tests on GIs 129 Word with shoulder or soap 82 “How ___, doc?”
27 Genesis bone 130 Double numero 84 Well-pitched game
28 “To ___ human” 85 Train hopper
29 Certain magazine workers DOWN 86 Overturn
31 Make certain reservations 1 Flu virus variety 87 City 60 km E of Tokyo
34 Sulzberger paper: abbr. 2 Pack animal 90 Snide laugh
35 Directed 3 A VP’s first name 94 Samuel Beckett play
36 “... could ___ fat ...” 4 ___ straws 95 Alps country
37 Goalie’s place 5 Rug on the stoop 97 Lott and Milsap
39 It shows you the money 6 The time of your life? 98 McNally opus
40 Board member 7 Kipling’s ___ Stories 101 Part of the foot
43 Cop’s concern 8 Removal of restrictions: 102 Severe and sharp
50 “Washboard” anatomy 103 Glengarry Glen Ross penner
51 “___ you loud and clear” abbr. 104 Poisonous gift for Snow
9 “___ that remark!”
53 On the beach 10 Encounter White
54 Angel or Carol ending 11 Make whole 105 “___ This House”
55 Baseball practice 12 Pole length: abbr. 106 Foil introducer, 1910
59 Lab medium, originally 13 Jason’s ship 108 Partners, trios, etc.
61 “___ as it goes ...” 14 “He’s just like ___” 109 Circle segment
62 Bird or hand soap 15 Semitransparent curtain 110 Yardbirds hit,
63 Span’s partner 16 Game of Clue piece “Still ___”
64 Part of the yard 17 Sacked out 111 Spitting cobra’s toxin type
65 ___ and ahs 24 Minn. maulers 112 Perfect places
68 Writer Zora ___ Hurston 25 Part of a Cugat dance 114 “I see,” to Chan
70 Maker of the first 26 French edict city 115 Waterproof cover
30 Site of the Tupac Amaru 119 Lead paint watchdog: abbr.
portable electric saw 120 Flooder of Grand Forks,
72 ___ of attrition siege
75 Cop alerts 32 Enjoyed home cooking N.D., in 1997, the ___ River
77 I came 33 Bergen boob
79 Kin of “me too”
83 Disparage 38 Latin abbr.
85 Money for pay toilets 39 “Let me take
88 Bk. store section ___ at it”
89 Attention-getting words, 40 Spoken fanfare
41 Hitting stat
once 42 Letters on fighters
91 Has a harsh sound 43 Tycoons
92 Univ. 44 Take ___
93 Riverside exercise (drop sharply)
96 Otalgia 45 One-movement musical wk.
99 Revelation reaction 46 Spiritual leaders
100 A Tex. city, to Southwest 47 Latvia’s capital

Airlines 48 Eat like a rat
101 ___ water 49 Make, as a profit
(up the creek) 52 “Kookie” Byrnes
102 Violin maker 56 Native New Zealander
105 A Christmas Carol word

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