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MY TAKE cCoOnVtIinDuceatsoes
decline here
BY RAY MCNULTY
VERO FILLING UP AS HOLIDAY WEEKEND NEARS By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer
Distraction won’t work; [email protected]
transparency is needed By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer ticket this past week, with the is- Reservations will be tough to
[email protected] land virtually booked solid for the come by on an island packed with New COVID-19 infections lo-
Sheriff Eric Flowers needs to Presidents’ Day weekend. sun-seekers. The weekend fore- cally fell by another one third over
know that the buzz about his ex- Frigid northern weather – cast for them was promising. the past week, down from 758 to
tramarital affair isn’t going away combined with fatigue over Local residents who hope to 517 as of Friday’s report to the
any time soon, no matter how big-city mask mandates and vac- dine out beachside, or put up Chef Leanne Kelleher, owner of Florida Department of Health, but
many videos his media-relations cine passports, and steep drops visiting guests at an island hotel, The Tides Restaurant on Cardinal five more COVID-positive people
team posts on the Internet about in COVID-19 infection rates here may very well find themselves out Drive, said she has been enter- died, bringing the total to 50 since
headline-grabbing crimes around – were making Vero Beach a hot of luck. Christmas.
the county. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
The current case rate is less than
Distraction isn’t going to work. one fourth of Indian River Coun-
Transparency might. ty’s record number of cases which
If Flowers truly wants to repair topped out at 2,225 one week in
the damage done to his reputation early January.
and credibility – if he hopes to have
any chance at rebuilding the trust For the first time in six weeks,
he betrayed and overcome his bla- the rate of people testing positive
tant hypocrisy – he needs to come for the virus has dropped below 20
clean about his infidelity. percent and at least for now sits at
He needs to tell us what hap- about 17 percent.
pened, explain how he allowed
himself to put his marriage and Most at-home tests are not cap-
career at risk, and offer an honest, tured in this number, and as the
from-the-heart story of human free test kits began arriving this
failings that have put him on the month, home testing now could
road to redemption. make up a significant amount of
He needs to give us something local testing.
more than that lame public state-
ment he issued two weeks ago on New hospitalizations dropped
significantly over the past week,
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NEWS 1-5 ARTS B1

HEALTH 6 GAMES B13 Land Trust planning research and education center for Coastal Oaks Preserve

PETS B12 CALENDAR B16

REAL ESTATE 11

To advertise call: 772-559-4187 By Steven M. Thomas | Staff Writer ible piece of property” will be light, but
For circulation or where to pick up [email protected] the impact large and long lasting.
your issue call: 772-226-7925
The Indian River Land Trust is moving “We are on the verge of submitting our
forward with an ambitious plan to devel- site plan to the county and FDOT, which
op a $3.5 million research and education hopefully will be approved in short or-
center on its 226-acre Coastal Oaks Pre- der,” said Vero Beach landscape architect
serve property on U.S. Route 1 south of Elizabeth Gillick, who chairs the com-
Oslo Road. mittee overseeing the ecologically sensi-
tive development. Land Trust executive
Land Trust leaders say the footprint of
the project on what they call “an incred- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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LAND TRUST “Over there is an ancient oak and pine “Design drawings for the second phase Land Trust stepped in and bought it from
hammock where the trees are hundreds will begin as soon as final plans for Phase the bank for $1.69 million.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of years old, and there’s another hammock One are submitted for site plan approval.”
on slightly wetter soil on the other side of In the years since then, it has picked up
director Ken Grudens is in talks with a the berm that is a mix of pines and palms.” Gillick said the Land Trust also hopes to adjacent parcels – including most recently
wide range of potential partners interest- clean up a large FDOT retention pond on the 6-acre strip on the west side of U.S. 1
ed in operating programs on the proper- The pine and palm hammock has a pos- the site, fitting it into the ecosystem as a where the storage facility was planned – to
ty, including the Brevard Zoo, Vero Beach itively fairytale like feel, with a thick carpet water purification resource. accumulate 226 acres.
Museum of Art and the Gifford Youth of pine needles underfoot and moss and
Achievement Center. other “air plants” draping trees that have In time, the buildings and boardwalks Those acres are contiguous with more
been converting sunlight and soil to oxy- will blend into the native terrain as new than 100 additional acres of county-owned
Harbor Branch scientists are already gen on the shore of the lagoon since before plantings grow up around them, becom- preserve land that slopes up from the
working with high school juniors and se- U.S. 1 or Indian River County existed. ing a harmonious part of the natural highway and railroad tracks to the historic
niors at the site, teaching field research landscape. Hallstrom House.
techniques, and Grudens says the Envi- Melissa DePriest, who joined the Land
ronmental Learning Center is another area Trust staff as director of philanthropy There, scientists from universities and Grudens said Coastal Oaks Preserve
organization that could be part of the mix and marketing in November, said the first nonprofit organizations will conduct re- once “was part of the Hallstrom home-
when the project is complete. phase of the project will include a brand- search important to restoring and pre- stead,” and county historian Ruth Stan-
ed entryway with gate and signage, “a new serving the lagoon, and generations of stu- bridge confirmed that the Hallstroms did
“Coastal Oaks Preserve is a very spe- shell rock road and parking area, a gather- dents will study ecology and launch their indeed own land that extended from their
cial place,” said Dennis Hanisak, Harbor ing pavilion with restrooms and a mainte- own scientific careers. stately home to the lagoon.
Branch Research Professor and Education nance and storage building, with connect-
Director, who runs the Junior Science Fel- ing boardwalks between the parking area “We intend to be very sensitive with our “The front 35 acres were an abandoned
lows program at the site. and the pavilion.” impact on the property,” said Gillick. “We Hallstrom citrus grove that was heavily
don’t want it to be apparent that we did overgrown with invasive Brazilian pepper
“It includes one of the few remaining The buildings were designed by archi- anything when we are done.” trees, and we weren’t sure how we were go-
coastal oak hammocks in our area as well tect Peter Moor in a “Florida Vernacular” ing to deal with that,” Grudens said.
as coastal wetlands and other critical style, according to Gillick. The pavilion, It could have been much different.
habitats.” which is sited at the confluence of a re- When the Land Trust purchased the “Fortunately, St. Johns River Manage-
stored freshwater marsh and the oak/pine first big chunk of Coastal Oaks Preserve ment needed to do mitigation for a new
Grudens said the property, which hammock, will include space for staging years ago, the property was entitled for 545 FDOT interchange on I-95 and they came in
stretches for a mile along the Indian River research expeditions and conducting edu- homes. More recently, a highway frontage and removed all the pepper trees and Aus-
Lagoon, is a complete ecosystem in minia- cational programs. strip was slated to be yet another storage fa- tralian Pines and restored the marshland.”
ture with “every habitat you can find in the cility, stretching for half a mile along U.S. 1.
region,” including meadows and forests, “Coastal Oaks Preserve Phase Two will When it was buying up preservation In 2015, the Land Trust and Harbor
fresh and saltwater wetlands, ponds and encompass structures – including an over- land in 2007, Indian River County offered Branch collaborated to create the Junior
mangrove forests. the-water pavilion – that provide access to the home developer $10 million for the Science Fellows program.
the Indian River Lagoon for research and property. He turned that payday down but
“There is a healthy pine flatwood forest education along the shoreline and interior ended up losing the waterside tract in the “We have had about 130 students go
over there,” Grudens said, pointing, during ponds,” according to DePriest and Grudens. housing downturn. through the program and many have gone
an excursion to the property last week. In 2011, at the bottom of the market, the on to major in various areas of science” in
college,” said Hanisak, who has been do-
ing research along the lagoon since 1977.

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He joined Harbor Branch during its links the Land Trust and county land into BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND General Manager Chad Olson is see-
glory days when it rivaled Woods Hole as a 335-acre preserve that Hanisak says
an oceanographic institute. “will be protected forever!” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ing the same type of traffic at Costa d’Este

In 2019, as the Land Trust shifted much “One of our goals is connectivity,” Gil- taining a record number of dining guests, hotel. “We are anticipating full capacity all
of its attention from land acquisition to lick said. and she doesn’t see things slowing down as
improving the property it had purchased winter turns to spring. weekend,” he said.
over the previous decade, a committee “Years from now, when other land
was formed to “select a landscape archi- along U.S.1 has been developed, the “We are busier than ever before.We’ve been Vero’s barrier island and the county’s
tectural firm to create a masterplan and stretch of highway along Coastal Oaks sold out for the month of February and every
charrette for improving the Coastal Oaks Preserve will remain a green viewshed weekend and most weekdays in March,” she 22 miles of uncrowded beaches have long
property,” according to Gillick. that provides a peaceful interlude for
drivers.” said. “Easter is almost sold out and Mother’s served as a welcoming haven both for north-
The eight-member committee, which Day is also getting full.
Gillick, Moor and Grudens serve on, Gillick said the Coastal Oaks Preserve erners who jet down for a week at the shore,
along with other Land Trust staff, advi- committee is “a wonderful, thoughtful “At this point we are thrilled and happy
sors and board members, chose Dix-Hite group of caring people who have given to report that The Tides is the busiest we’ve or drive up from South Florida to escape the
Landscape Architects for the job. a tremendous amount of time, treasure been in 22 years, and we are loving the con-
and knowledge” to the project and will tinued support all of our loyal customers concrete jungle for a romantic weekend.
The firm, with offices in Atlanta, Bir- continue to oversee it until completion. and meeting all of our new friends from all
mingham and Orlando, aims “to harness over the country as well,” Kelleher said. Previously, visitors
the spirit of the land through holistic, In the meantime, an archeologist is
intentional and enduring design. With a busy studying the history of the land, during season would ebb
shared interest in honoring the local en- digging down through the geological
vironment and celebrating community layers of time. Marine biologists are do- and flow, but there hasn’t
character, we ... work tirelessly to provide ing research on the lifecycle of game fish
sustainable, context-sensitive solutions,” in the wetlands. Beekeepers are tending been much of a break this
according to its website. their hives along the edges of the ham-
mocks. And Hanisak is training future year, Olson said. “Presi-
Also in 2019, the Land Trust launched a scientists.
$10 million capital campaign to fund the dents’ Day weekend is al-
project, along with other land improve- Since it was founded in 2009, the In-
ment and acquisition initiatives. dian River Land Trust has acquired 1,200 ways that ‘kick off’ to sea-
acres of conservation property and 12
The campaign has since raised more miles of lagoon shoreline to fulfill its mis- son – not that we have really
than $12 million, with $3.5 million ear- sion of “protecting the land that protect
marked for Coastal Oaks Preserve im- the lagoon.” slowed down though.”
provements, according to DePriest.
Dix-Hite’s masterplan for Coastal Oaks The Vero Beach Ho-
Some of that dedicated money was Preserve can be seen here: www.dixhite.
used last year to buy the storage facility com/projects/coastal-oaks-preserve.  tel and Spa has also been
acreage on the west side of U.S. 1 that
hosting a mix of Floridians

and guests from the North-

east, according to General

Manager Awet Sium.

“We’re sold out this

weekend, and all of our

weekends in February,” said

Sium. “It’s a great time to be in Florida.”

Boris Gonzalez, owner of the Caribbe-

an Court Boutique Hotel on Vero’s South

Beach, said he expects to have a full house

with guests “from all over.”

“It’s the best season we’ve ever had,” Gon-

zalez said. He added that many of his rooms

are booked through mid-April. 

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MY TAKE wrote something he didn’t like. candidate and his first official address as COVID CASES DECLINE AGAIN
I attempted to address the situation in sheriff to his 500-plus employees.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
a face-to-face conversation with him last In that speech, given minutes after he
his social-media platforms, where he apol- year at the annual Florida Sheriffs Youth was sworn in, Flowers told his deputies admitted to hospitals – half the 24 admis-
ogized to his wife, Sheriff’s Office employ- Ranches Barbeque, but he said he wouldn’t to equate their oath of office to marriage sions the previous week. But the number of
ees and the community – but never men- talk to me and refused to tell me why. vows, and conduct themselves in a man- COVID-positive patients currently hospi-
tioned the reason for his apology. ner consistent with his values, on duty and talized at Cleveland Clinic Indian River in-
He ignored the messages I left at his off. He made it clear they would be held creased to 41 from 27 last week, according to
Mostly, Flowers needs to allow himself office before writing the column that accountable for their actions. hospital spokesman Scott Samples.
to be held accountable – a practice the prompted his public apology earlier this
41-year-old, first-time sheriff has failed to month. Flowers, though, has thus far proven For those local residents planning to travel
embrace through his first 13 months in of- himself to be a do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do this spring – or just curious about the level of
fice. Regarding that apology, Flowers’ deci- sheriff whose hubris enables him to de- COVID-19 restrictions being imposed in oth-
sion to publish his statement using his per- mand accountability from his deputies er locales – AARP has compiled a database of
You might’ve noticed that Flowers care- sonal Facebook page and Twitter account while resisting all attempts by others to mask and vaccine mandates, as well as expi-
fully manages the agency’s message, show- – and not the Sheriff’s Office’s social-media hold him accountable. ration dates, for all 50 states plus major met-
ing us the Sheriff’s Office he wants people platforms – allowed him to limit and even ropolitan areas where mayors have set more
to see and appearing at news conferences remove negative comments without vio- That needs to change. restrictive policies than the governor.
only on matters he wants to address, par- lating Florida’s public-records law. We can only hope the embarrassment
ticularly those which present his leader- that accompanied the public exposure There’s also an entry for the District of
ship in a favorable way. And while we’re on the topic of public of his marital infidelity and betrayal of Columbia, which has a vaccine passport
records: My requests for such documents, the community’s trust will humble him program. Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and
Instead of taking tough questions, he which were regularly provided within enough to make a difference in how he San Francisco have similar vaccine passport
gives us well-produced videos that tell us hours during the previous administration, moves forward. requirements, and many states still have in-
only what he deems necessary for us to now take days for Flower’s Sheriff’s Office This story isn’t going away. door mask mandates for everyone 2 years
know. to produce. Flowers may be right in thinking he can old and older, and are enforcing the federal
survive this crisis and serve out the re- vaccine mandates on government employ-
Flowers also appears to be selective in Maybe it’s mere coincidence, but as maining 35 months of his four-year term. ees and healthcare workers.
dealing with members of the local news someone who enjoyed a good working re- His re-election, however, is in serious
media, accepting phone calls from and lationship with Flowers for more than six doubt – unless he revamps his playbook, In contrast, the status report for Florida
granting one-on-one interviews to only years when he served as his predecessor’s sets aside grudges and convinces our says: “Fully reopened. On July 30, Gov. Ron
those he considers friendly, or at least public information officer, I can tell you community that he has learned from his DeSantis (R) signed an order protecting the
harmless. something about him has changed. mistakes. right of parents to choose whether their
For that to happen, he needs to allow children wear a mask in schools. In May, the
It should surprise no one, then, that And not for the better. himself to be held accountable. governor signed a bill that prohibits vaccine
Flowers hasn’t taken my calls since the In his recent public statement, Flowers Is he willing to do that?  passports.” To find the listing, which was up-
summer of 2020, when he was in the fi- apologized for “not living up to my own dated last Friday, google AARP Coronavirus
nal weeks of his campaign. Apparently, I personal high standards,” referring to his Restrictions. 
campaign promises as a family-values

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SHOOTING DEATH OF SHERIFF’S DEPUTY REMAINS UNSOLVED

By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer tives to discuss the status of the agen- Briyunna Chambliss said she had not by one of the bullets.
[email protected] cy’s investigation, despite seeing Flowers at been notified of any such plans. She’s more Hours later, deputies arrested 21-year-
the Indian River County Victim Rights Coa- concerned, though, with seeing the Sher-
Today marks the five-year anniversary of lition’s annual candlelight vigil at the court- iff’s Office bring her father’s killer to justice. old Makhail Chambliss, who was a distant
the shooting death of off-duty Sheriff’s Dep- house in December. relative of the deceased, and charged him
uty Garry Chambliss, who was visiting family She said she’s surprised the case hasn’t with “discharging a firearm from a vehicle,”
in his Gifford neighborhood when struck by She said Flowers told her one of his detec- already been solved, given that her father which is a felony under Florida law.
a stray bullet fired during a dispute 200 feet tives would call, and she’s still waiting. was a longtime deputy and the urgency law
from where he was standing. enforcement agencies usually place on ap- The bullets from his gun, however, did
“I can’t say the case isn’t important to prehending cop killers. not match the caliber of the bullet that
The case remains unsolved. them because I haven’t spoken to anyone killed Garry Chambliss.
Apparently, detectives from the law en- there, but I’m extremely frustrated about “It makes me sad to know the shooter is
forcement agency he served for more than it,” Briyunna Chambliss said. “It’s very im- still out there,” Briyunna Chambliss said. “It Three years ago, Sheriff’s detectives
27 years are no closer to arresting the shooter portant to me and my family. makes me angry, too, because everyone be- investigating the case drove to the Bro-
than they were on that ill-fated Friday night, lieves this was done by someone from my ward County Jail to question two Vero
four days after Chambliss’ 50th birthday. “It’s been five years,” she added, “and community, so I could be walking around Beach-connected rap musicians who two
If they have made progress with their in- there’s not a week – or even a day – that with someone who killed my dad. It could high-ranking, law enforcement sources
vestigation, they’re not telling anyone – not goes by that I don’t think about him and be someone I see all the time.” said were at the scene of the shooting.
even Chambliss’ family. what happened.”
“I don’t know what’s going on,” Chambliss’ The night sky had arrived on Feb. 17, Detectives believed one of the rappers
daughter, Briyunna, said during a phone in- Briyunna Chambliss said she plans to 2017, when gunfire erupted between the might’ve fired the fatal shot, the sources
terview last week, adding that the last update call the Sheriff’s Office and speak with the 4300 and 4400 blocks of 28th Avenue, where said, but the Sheriff’s Office never con-
on the investigation she received was from detectives handling the case. groups of people were gathered after a firmed the rappers were suspects or even
former Sheriff Deryl Loar, shortly before he wake at the Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist persons of interest in the case.
left office in January 2021. Vero News attempted to do the same Church.
“He would keep in touch and check on us multiple times over the past two weeks, In October 2017, county officials hon-
to make sure we were OK, and told me the hoping to provide readers with an update According to a Sheriff’s Office report, a ored the fallen deputy by naming 28th
detective who was working the case had re- on status of the investigation, but the de- bottle was thrown at a passing car, and the Avenue in Gifford, between 41st and 45th
tired,” she continued. “That was over a year tectives declined to be interviewed. driver responded by firing gunshots, which streets, “Sheriff’s Deputy Garry Chambliss
ago, and I haven’t heard anything since.” prompted at least one person in the groups Avenue.”
Loar’s successor, apparently, hasn’t been Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Deb- to return fire.
as accommodating. bie Carson said detectives needed to “go Briyunna Chambliss said her family
Briyunna Chambliss said she hasn’t yet through the file and determine what infor- Garry Chambliss, known in the commu- planned to visit his grave to commemorate
met with Sheriff Eric Flowers or his detec- mation can be released without jeopardiz- nity as “Kool-Aid” because of his infectious the anniversary of her father’s death.
ing the investigation.” smile, was standing near the road and,
upon hearing the gunshots, yelled for peo- “I still have faith the killer will be
She said the agency also was planning ple to get down before he was fatally struck caught,” she said. “My father was trying to
to honor Garry Chambliss with a “remem- warn people and get them out of harm’s
brance,” but no details were available. way when he was shot. He died a hero.” 

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Outpatient surgery centers get high marks for safety, savings

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent surers and taxpayers. The Department of
Health and Human Services estimates a
Are you in need of a surgical procedure savings of $15 billion to taxpayers and $3
but uncertain about where to have it done billion to Medicare patients if all qualify-
and which choice will be best for your ing surgeries were performed at outpatient
health and your bank account? If so, you surgery centers. The savings filter down to
might want to consider an ambulatory sur- the patient with lower co-pays and deduct-
gery center, a specialized medical facility ibles if they are insured.
outside a hospital that is fully equipped to
handle many common surgical procedures. And you do not get a lesser quality of
care. The chance of infection generally is
The cost of surgery at an outpatient cen- lower in an ambulatory center than in a
ter can be as much as 50 percent lower than hospital where there are many sick people;
in a hospital, which benefits patients, in- surgeons have to have the same credentials

Barbara Narenkivicius, Dr. Ron Robinson and Kim Hannas. PHOTO: KAILA JONES

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‘Nobody knows better what surgeries at Grove Place Surgery
to do for their patient than Center, Cleveland Clinic Indian
the doctor, and at Grove Place River Hospital and Sebastian Riv-
er Hospital. He schedules surger-

there are no administrators ies at Grove Place Surgery Center
telling them what can and for healthy patients who can go
home to their own bed the day
can’t be done ...’ of the surgery. For surgeries that
– Dr. Richard Steinfeld
can’t be done on an outpatient
basis, he uses one of the hospitals.

“Autonomy is what we do best

at Grove Place,” Dr. Steinfeld ex-

to operate in both hospitals and surgery plained. “Nobody knows better what to do

centers; and many do surgery in both. The for their patient than the doctor, and at Grove

price difference is attributed to the struc- Place there are no administrators telling

ture and productivity of outpatient surgery them what can and can’t be done as might

centers. be found in the hospital setting. There is a

“Patients at Grove Place Surgery Center huge cost savings as well and insurers prefer

are otherwise healthy patients who need a to have the procedures done in an outpatient

procedure that doesn’t require an overnight setting if medically appropriate.

stay,” said Barbara Narenkivicius, adminis- “I personally have performed hip and knee

trator at Grove Place Surgery Center on 36th replacement surgeries, rotator cuff tears and

Street, a block west of Cleveland Clinic Indi- even spine replacements in the surgery cen-

an River Hospital. ter. In terms of efficiency, Grove Place Sur-

“Patients are prescreened, selected and gery Center shines because we have our own

cleared for surgery by their physician, and anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist as

our surgeries are generally in the field of or- well as a highly qualified staff of nurses. We

thopedics, ENT, podiatry and intervention- all know how to work with each other.”

al pain management. For instance, in 2021, Patient satisfaction is high at Grove

a total of 335 joint replacement procedures Place Surgery Center, according to Na-

were performed here at Grove Place. renkivicius. “We regularly receive letters

“Our patients choose the outpatient set- saying how pleased people were with their

ting because they like to recover in the com- care, and our patients come back over and

fort of their own home, there is no exposure over again for different procedures. We do

to infection because other patients are not surveys on every patient, physician and

sick like they are in the hospital, and typical- healthcare worker and we have good re-

ly it’s a lower cost,” Narenkivicius added. sults in all three categories, which makes

A patient’s health is thoroughly checked for a very nice workplace.”

prior to their surgery and patients with con- If you need surgery, discuss the options

tagious diseases are not allowed. “Because with your physician and decide what set-

our surgeries are on otherwise healthy pa- ting is best for you.

tients, our infection rate is less than 1 per- Grove Place Surgery Center has approxi-

cent, which is far less than in hospitals,” mately 30 physicians on staff who offer med-

said Narenkivicius. ical procedures in the fields of anesthesiol-

Outpatient surgery centers typically ogy, general surgery, Neuro Spine Surgery,

save patients time, too. Time spent in an Orthopedic Surgery, ENT, Pain Manage-

outpatient surgery center is far less than ment, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry and Urology.

the time spent in the hospital for the same Grove Place is part of Surgical Care Affiliates

surgery. There’s also less time wasted due (SCA), a national surgical solutions provider

to delayed or rescheduled surgeries, which committed to improving healthcare in Ameri-

are common in a hospital setting due to ca and accredited by the Accreditation Associ-

unexpected emergencies. ation for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). It

Dr. Richard Steinfeld, an orthopedic sur- is located at 1325 36th St., Suite B, Vero Beach.

geon and partner of Grove Place, performs Call 772-778-3113 for more information. 

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Overcoming the unpleasantness and unhealthiness of regret

By J. Kim Penberthy tively affect physical health and throw off the University of Virginia School of Medicine, – that is the good news: Regret can be over-
The Washington Post balance of hormone and immune systems. I conduct research on stressful emotions. come through interventions such as therapy
Regret is not only unpleasant. It is unhealthy. Through this work, I help patients overcome and evidence-based strategies.
A friend of mine – we will call him “Jay” – regret, move on with their lives and grow
was working for IBM in New York in the early As a licensed clinical psychologist at the There are two ways to experience regret:
1990s. He was a computer programmer and One is what researchers refer to as the action
made a good salary. Occasionally, compet- path and the other is the inaction path. That
itors and start-ups approached Jay to join is, we can regret the things we did – or we can
their companies. He had an offer from an regret the things we did not do.
interesting but small organization in Seat-
tle, but the salary was paltry and most of the Research suggests that action-related re-
offer package was in company shares. After grets, although painful, spur people to learn
consulting with friends and his parents, Jay from their mistakes and move on. But regret
declined the offer and stayed with IBM. related to the inaction path – the things un-
done, the opportunities lost – is harder to fix.
He has regretted it ever since. That small This kind of regret is more likely to lead to de-
company was Microsoft. pression, anxiety, a sense of “stuckness” and
a feeling of longing over not knowing what
Regret is a real reaction to a disappoint- could have been.
ing event in your life, a choice you made that
can’t be changed, something you said that As with other negative emotions, it doesn’t
you cannot take back. It’s one of those feel- work to avoid, deny or try to squash regret. In
ings you can’t seem to shake, a heavy and the long run, these tactics only increase neg-
intrusive negative emotion that can last for ative feelings and prolong the time you suffer
minutes, days, years or even a lifetime. Im- with them. Rather than stay stuck, people
aging studies reveal that feelings of regret can manage these emotions in four steps:
show increased activity in an area of the First, accept that you are feeling them; deter-
brain called the medial orbitofrontal cortex. mine why you are feeling them; allow your-
self to learn from them; and finally, release
Dealing with regret is even more difficult them and move forward.
because of the other negative emotions con-
nected to it: remorse, sorrow and helpless- You can help release these feelings of regret
ness. Regret can increase our stress, nega-
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HARBOR PRIMARY CARE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 (be kind and compassionate), altruistical-
ly offer forgiveness (to oneself), commit
THET L. TUN M.D. by practicing self-compassion. This means publicly (share it), and then hold on to that
reminding yourself that you are human, you forgiveness and stay true to the decision.
By Fred Cicetti | Columnist Board Certified Internal Medicine are doing the best you can, and you can learn Research shows that six hours of work with
from past decisions and grow. Showing this a trained professional using this model can
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the Medical Staff at Cleveland Clinic Accepting that you have feelings of regret gret. He continued to struggle with thoughts
Indian River Hospital since 2011 does not mean that you like these feelings. It of what he missed. He did not change until
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himself that he had no crystal ball. In- way he would when talking to a loved one
stead, he made the best decision he could, or close friend. Practicing this self-com-
given the information he had at the time, passion allowed him to build resilience,
and given the same circumstances, most move on from the negative emotions and
of his contemporaries would have made forgive himself.
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cognitive reappraisal. Seeing the situation in He challenged himself to learn about the big
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1705 Aynsley Way in Village of Lexington at Lake in the Woods: 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,701-square-foot home
offered for $360,000 by Denise Russo of AMAC/Alex MacWilliam Real Estate: 772-299-8493

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Plenty of privacy and beauty in this ‘Lake of the Woods’ home

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer lanai and provide a lovely view of the trop- chitectural features in its ceiling design. from the front of the home. Each has a
[email protected] ical foliage beyond. Recessed lighting is supplemented by double bi-fold closet and ceiling fan light,
a pair of rounded cylindrical pendants and feature tile flooring in shades of gray.
On a pleasant, curving street in the Right from the foyer, the open dining above the peninsula. Either one could be used as an office or
well-tended Village of Lexington in Lake room space flows across from the living den. The shared bathroom sits between
of the Woods, the trim and pretty home at room, positioned by a sunny window, The creamy cabinetry is topped with the guest bedrooms and features a tub/
1705 Aynsley Way has loads of curb appeal, where diners can enjoy the landscaped durable, mottled cream/tan/brown count- shower.
as well of lots of smartly chosen interior entrance and walkway view to the south. ers; appliances include a stainless-steel
features.

Extending from the gray pavered drive-
way, a walkway takes you along the home’s
south side to the handsome covered en-
tryway, then continues to the lanai at the
back of the house. (Note the charming,
perfectly chosen drainage spouts.)

Between the house and the swath of
grass sloping to the high “wall” of tropi-
cal vegetation, a paver-edged white gravel
hardscape adds a neat, tidy touch.

Note the graceful metal palm-and-swirl
design of the screen door as you step into
the small foyer, brightened by a pretty ceil-
ing light and delineated by a low counter
wall to the right and, to the left, a tall “box

wall” with large niche for display of a fa- A lovely wide-bowl, Tiffany-esque pendant stove, built-in microwave, dishwasher and A cool, restful retreat, the spacious pri-
vorite objet d’art. light presides over the dining table. large two-door fridge with freezer drawer mary en suite bedroom easily accommo-
below. The stainless-steel double sink sits dates a king bed. There is a handsome
Inside, the ambiance speaks of welcome A two-level peninsular counter con- below a sunny south window. dark wood fan light and, above the bed,
and comfort, and the open floor plan and nects the dining room and the kitchen, a high, rectangular stained-glass window,
neutral palette create a sense of light and enabling the peaceful green view of lanai Another highly desirable feature here is enchanting in rose and pale yellow.
space. and back yard and allowing conversation the large, double bi-fold door pantry that
between kitchen, living room and dining enables you to organize those soup cans, Light flows in via wide glass sliders that
From the foyer, the airy living room room – a terrific feature for family gather- sweet gherkins and paper towels to your open to the lovely, shady lanai. Bring your
welcomes with soft-hued walls and white ings and entertaining. heart’s content. morning coffee and ease into the day
crown molding, with light flowing in amidst the natural beauty.
through wide glass sliders that open to the The kitchen itself sports handsome ar- The two guest bedrooms extend back

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A hallway to the bathroom offers a pair tal access to the Lake in the Woods club- boat, etc. PLUS, it is pet-friendly. only minutes away from the downtown
of bi-fold door walk-in closets. The bath- house and many other amenities. What Lake in the Woods offers privacy and Vero Beach dining and art gallery district.
room itself, with sandy/tan walls and tile about grown-up toys that many HOAs A few minutes more behind the wheel
with cream diamond accents, is ready to forbid? No worries: Here, there is storage quiet, yet is very conveniently located to takes you Vero’s charming seaside village
pamper. The simple white double vanity space designated for your RV, camper, the thriving shopping and commercial and the beach! 
has lots of storage space, glowing white corridor along State Road 60. You’re also
countertops, a pair of rounded rectangu-
lar inset basins and a huge end-to-end,
white-framed mirror, illuminated by a
long row of glass blossom lights. There is
also a bi-fold door linen closet.

The spacious corner walk-in shower
features a hand-held head, multi-soap-gel
dispenser and white tile floor. Back-to-
back with the shower is the large tub, invit-
ing you to slow down, relax and soak away
the stress of the day.

What the owner considers her very
favorite, most-used space in this lovely
home is the long, wide, Mexican-tiled la-
nai. Stretching the length of the home it is
the perfect place to decompress, put your
feet up and enjoy the privacy and beauty
of the quiet green space.

The surrounding palms and other ma-
ture tropical greenery keep the area in
dappled shade, and a pair of white fan
lights ensure a cool retreat. A door on the
south end accesses the paved walkway to
the main entrance and front yard.

Village of Lexington residents have to-

1705 AYNSLEY WAY

Neighborhood:
The Village of Lexington at

Lake in the Woods

Year built: 2001
Construction: CBS

Home size:
1,701 square feet

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Additional features: On a
cul-de-sac; 30-foot lanai;
open floor plan; attached ,
2-bay garage, paver drive-
way; spacious primary suite

Listing agency:
AMAC/Alex MacWilliam

Real Estate

Listing agent: Denise Russo,
772-299-8493

Listing price: $360,000

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: FEB. 7 THROUGH FEB. 11

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

A modest week for mainland real estate sales saw 36 transactions of single-family residences and
lots reported (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home at 5189
Kipper Way – first listed in December for $525,000 – sold for the asking price on Feb. 10.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Desiree McCluskey of Dale Sorensen Real
Estate Inc. Representing the buyer was agent Mike Hickey of M&M Realty.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$525,000
VERO BEACH 5189 KIPPER WAY 12/17/2021 $525,000 2/10/2022 $488,000
VERO BEACH 5486 5TH LN 12/6/2021 $488,000 2/10/2022 $469,900
VERO BEACH 2900 W BROOKFIELD WAY 1/7/2022 $469,900 2/9/2022 $465,000
VERO BEACH 6439 53RD CIR 12/18/2021 $499,900 2/10/2022 $445,000
SEBASTIAN 360 SEBASTIAN CROSSINGS BLVD 1/14/2022 $445,000 2/9/2022 $440,000
SEBASTIAN 589 WILLOW CT 1/13/2022 $424,990 2/10/2022 $420,000
VERO BEACH 4803 S NEWPORT ISLAND DR #8B 8/13/2021 $520,000 2/7/2022 $390,000
SEBASTIAN 1269 WHITMORE ST 12/10/2021 $395,000 2/4/2022 $365,000
VERO BEACH 7479 WHITE OAK LN 1/3/2022 $369,500 2/8/2022 $355,000
SEBASTIAN 7490 131ST ST 1/6/2022 $339,900 2/4/2022 $345,000
SEBASTIAN 811 WASENA AVE 11/24/2021 $349,000 2/9/2022 $317,500
VERO BEACH 817 GREENLEAF CIR 12/6/2021 $340,000 2/4/2022 $285,000
SEBASTIAN 6264 MIRROR LAKE CT #6264 12/15/2021 $275,000 2/10/2022 $277,500
VERO BEACH 1542 PAR CT 12/22/2021 $265,000 2/4/2022 $275,000
SEBASTIAN 6240 E MIRROR LAKE DR #101 1/20/2022 $275,000 2/10/2022 $260,900
SEBASTIAN 821 BARBER ST 12/31/2021 $249,900 2/4/2022 $260,000
VERO BEACH 730 40TH AVE 1/7/2022 $254,000 2/8/2022 $260,000
VERO BEACH 3486 1ST RD 11/17/2021 $299,950 2/10/2022 $250,000
VERO BEACH 2551 STOCKBRIDGE SQ SW 12/21/2021 $250,000 2/4/2022 $240,000
VERO BEACH 1325 16TH CT SW 12/30/2021 $245,000 2/8/2022 $237,000
VERO BEACH 1833 77TH DR 1/15/2022 $229,900 2/8/2022 $235,000
VERO BEACH 1525 19TH AVE SW 11/15/2021 $239,900 2/4/2022 $225,000
SEBASTIAN 241 CLUB CT 12/2/2021 $230,000 2/9/2022 $215,000
VERO BEACH 2460 89TH DR 12/8/2021 $220,000 2/9/2022 $215,000
VERO BEACH 5090 FAIRWAYS CIR #H105 1/14/2022 $225,000 2/4/2022 $210,000
VERO BEACH 2310 4TH ST 10/18/2021 $219,900 2/7/2022 $201,000
VERO BEACH 605 W LAKE JASMINE CIR #107 12/28/2021 $180,000 2/9/2022 $195,000
VERO BEACH 2308 57TH CIR #2308 7/9/2021 $195,000 2/7/2022

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

5486 5th Ln, Vero Beach 2900 W Brookfield Way, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 12/6/2021 Listing Date: 1/7/2022
Original Price: $488,000 Original Price: $469,900
Sold: 2/10/2022 Sold: 2/9/2022
Selling Price: $488,000 Selling Price: $469,900
Listing Agent: Ronald Baker Listing Agent: Cindy Leonard

Selling Agent: Classic Homes of Treas Coast Selling Agent: RE/MAX Associated Realty

Ronald Baker Maria Castellon

Classic Homes of Treas Coast Coldwell Banker Paradise

6439 53rd Cir, Vero Beach 360 Sebastian Crossings Blvd, Sebastian

Listing Date: 12/18/2021 Listing Date: 1/14/2022
Original Price: $499,900 Original Price: $445,000
Sold: 2/10/2022 Sold: 2/9/2022
Selling Price: $465,000 Selling Price: $445,000
Listing Agent: Vicky Santana Listing Agent: Desiree McCluskey

Selling Agent: NextHome Santana Real Estate Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Christina Ripple Tyler Fox

Billero & Billero Properties Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.



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FAMILY-FRIENDLY
‘POWWOW’ PACKS PAGE B2
A CULTURAL PUNCH

By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent

1 Get ready for “Thunder on
the Beach,” an intertribal
powwow this weekend with Native
American tribes, including the Sem-
inole, Miccosukee, Lakota Sioux,
Kiowa, Cherokee and Ponca. The
family-friendly gathering features
inter-tribal dancing, crafts compe-
titions, tipi and re-enactment vil-
lages. There will also be educational
seminars, Native American cuisine
and vendors galore trading a host
of items including beads, leath-
er goods, herbs and pottery. This
event is associated with the longest
running intertribal powwow in the
Southeast. You can hear music, lis-
ten to story tellers, watch dancers

and more. Performers include Jack
“Crazy Flute” Holland, the Aztec
Dancers and more. The Tipi Village
and vendor booths open 10 a.m.
Saturday. TV and tent camping are
available. Full hook-up RV sites are
$45 per night. Tent camping sites are
$30 per night. Tickets to the pow-
wow are $8 general, $5 for children
6 to 12 years. A three-day pass is
$20 for adults and $10 for children.
Thunder on the Beach Native Amer-
ican Powwow runs 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Myriad masterpieces in museum’s ‘Hidden Treasures Revealed’

BY ELLEN FISCHER | COLUMNIST exhibition was drawn. Every collector she Anke Van Wagenberg. tor emerita Lucinda Gedeon and her late
visited enthusiastically agreed to loan art husband, artist Francis Sprout. In addi-
Currently on view at the Vero Beach for the show. There was only one draw- PHOTOS: KAILA JONES tion to two paintings by Sprout, the show
Museum of Art, “Vero Collects: Hidden back. Van Wagenberg says she needed to contains two works by other contempo-
Treasures Revealed” features works of limit herself to the number of pieces she to three per collection. Most people have rary artists from the couple’s collection.
art from privately held collections in the could request from any one collection. loaned us three works, and some loaned
Vero Beach area This is the third time the one, others loaned two, but nobody has, One of these is “Matriarch,” a 1969
VBMA has mounted a Vero Collects exhi- “Actually, the numbers (of available like, five pieces in the exhibition. We etching by the American Charles White.
bition; the last one two decades ago. works) were such that we had to limit it didn’t want to have 10 works from just one Executed in warm brown ink on cream
collector. We wanted to keep it fair.” colored paper, the print depicts the pro-
The exhibition includes well over 100 file of an African-American woman lost
works from 50 local collections and oc- The greatest number of pieces from any in thought. Her sturdy yet delicately real-
cupies the Holmes, Schumann and Titel- one collection is from that of VMBA direc- ized features may put you in mind of the
man galleries and the Stark Rotunda. Be suffering Everywoman portrayed by the
prepared to stay a while when you vis- German printmaker Kathe Kollwitz. Like
it. The show continues through May 15, Kollwitz’s sufferers, White’s stoic matri-
providing plenty of time to revisit the ex- arch bears not so much her own anguish,
traordinary works two or three times be- as that of the loved ones on whom she is
fore the show comes down. surely reflecting.

If, after viewing Vero Collects, you hate At only 11 inches high and a little less
to think about the end of this smorgas- than 13 inches wide, the print has the
bord of delights, you can still enjoy the art emotive power of a much larger work. It is
for years to come. A catalog published by truly one of the show’s gems.
the VBMA for the exhibition is for sale at
the museum gift shop. It features photos For this writer, the most emotive pieces
of all the Vero Collects works currently on in the show are creations of intimate size.
loan, as well as a brief essay about each Like the Charles White, many of these are
artwork, written by senior curator Anke prints.
Van Wagenberg.
The smallest masterpiece in the show
Van Wagenberg says that she enjoyed is a tiny Rembrandt etching called “The
visiting the collections from which this Goldsmith.” A fraction over 3 inches high,
it is from the collection of Mr. and Mrs.

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Hank Feeley Jr. Its subject matter address- free hand, the goldsmith embraces his cre- struments of the Crucifixion. The inclu- other small Rembrandt etchings on display
es the intimately human, lonely and ulti- ation to steady it, echoing the gesture of the sion of these simple tools indicate that the that the museum has included two nearby
mately spiritual act of artmaking. female figure’s embrace of the toddler, who smith’s sculpture is a depiction of Saint lighted magnifiers, through which you can
reaches toward the infant in her arms. Mary with Jesus and St. John. This print study those prints to your heart’s content.
The print depicts an artisan with a mal- is an allegory of faith. In it, Rembrandt
let working the base of a small sculpture Behind the goldsmith, his furnace refers not only to the faith of the artist in The term “gem” is often used to de-
of a woman with two babies, one at her glows; within reach before him lies a pair his steadfast craft, but to Faith as a virtue scribe valuable small objects other than
breast, and the other at her side. With his of pliers. Both mallet and pliers recall in- held by Christian believers. precious gemstones. If the Rembrandt is a
gem, there are several pieces in the exhi-
There are so many details in this and two bition that comprise the whole tiara.

Among them, an 1882 painting by the
French Impressionist Claude Monet, “Cus-
toms House at Varengeville.” The source of
the painting is listed in the gallery and the
catalog as “Private Collection.”

Says Van Wagenberg, “It is really a top
piece. This is of a cabin Monet rented on
the coast of Normandy. He grew up very
close to this area. The little house is no
longer standing. It was built in Napole-
onic times, so the customs officers could
see distant ships coming in.”

On his initial visit, Monet painted
more than one version of this scene. A
master recorder of the picturesque, Mon-
et evidently reveled in the textures and
colors of nature that he found in Varen-
geville. He returned to the area nearly
15 years later to continue the series and
found, to his delight, the cabin still intact.

Today the area “is very much a tourist
area,” according to Van Wagenberg.

For the time travelers among us, stand-
ing before Monet’s 140-year-old canvas
brings us shoulder to shoulder with the

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B3 exhibition’s imperial crown. The paint-
ing’s source is also “Private Collection.”
artist on that wild, windswept cliff.
If Monet’s painting is a tiara in the show, Van Wagenberg calls it “an absolutely
special, absolutely wonderful painting,”
then Mary Cassatt’s 1905 painting “Denise and terms Cassatt “a successful woman
and Child Holding a Hand Mirror” is the artist, very much in a man’s world.”

Cassatt was an American, trained at the
Pennsylvania Academy. In the company
of her parents, she later went to Paris for
additional study. During that time, the
young artist saw one of her paintings ac-
cepted into the Paris Salon. However, not
long thereafter, the Franco-Prussian War
forced the Cassatt family to return to the
United Sates.

Mary Cassatt returned to Paris a year

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HOW SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION
BRINGS HEALING

FEBRUARY 26 @ 11:00AM ET later, in 1871, and resided in France he was affiliated, which is how Cassatt
for the rest of her life. In 1877 Cassatt’s became an exhibiting member of the
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Child Holding a Hand Mirror” was a pro- CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 warm and friendly. It has hummable tunes, in love with the human Prince Eric. The
fessional artists’ model. At around the like ‘My Cup Runneth Over.’ It is the perfect show runs 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
same date, Cassatt made a small print of Friday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, show to do right now.” “I Do, I Do” performs Feb. 18-19, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at
“Denise Holding her Child.” The pair ap- Feb. 19, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and the Vero Beach High School Performing
pear to be the same mother and daughter at the Indian River County Fairgrounds, 7955 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are Arts Center, 1707 16th St. Tickets are $5
as in this painting. 58th Ave., Vero Beach. For more information, $40. The Vero Beach Theatre Guild is at 2020 to $15. You can also watch a livestream of
visit FIHA.us. San Juan Ave. Call 772-562-3200 or visit Vero the show. Call 772-564-5537 or visit Vero
Also painted about 1905, Cassatt’s BeachTheatreGuild.com. BeachPerformingArts.com. 
“Woman with Sunflower” in the col- 2 The Florida Craft Brew & Wingfest
lection of the National Gallery of Art in returns this weekend. The fami- 4 There’s more musical theater, this
Washington, D.C., is a compositional ly-friendly event includes more than 250 time geared for the younger set,
variant of “Denise and Child Holding a craft beers, wings of all stripes, and live mu- when Vero Beach High School presents
Hand Mirror.” It presents the same wom- sic by four bands on two stages. There will Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” This is the
an in the same dress with the same sun- also be a root beer tasting contest for kids. stage version of Disney’s endearing ani-
flower pinned to its front, seated in the It runs 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. mated movie. It tells the story of King Tri-
same green armchair, and accompanied 19, at Royal Palm Pointe, which is south of ton’s daughter, the mermaid Ariel, falling
by the same nude child. the Merrill P. Barber Bridge in Vero Beach.
The event is presented by the Sunrise Ro-
In the National Gallery painting, the child tary Club of Vero Beach. Beer tasting brace-
is seated in her mother’s lap, and we see the lets are $50 with $10 discounts available at
girl’s face reflected in the hand mirror that FloridaCraftBrewAndWingFest.com.
both figures grasp. The sunflower in that
publicly held painting is conspicuously 3 Extend that Valentine’s Day love by
placed; some people say that it was a symbol seeing the musical “I Do, I Do” run-
of woman’s emancipation in that day. ning through Feb. 27 at the Vero Beach
Theatre Guild. It is based on the play “The
The flower is not a focal point in “Denise Fourposter” and stars Beth Shestak and
and Child Holding a Hand Mirror.” Being John Catarina as Agnes and Michael, a cou-
able to see this lesser-known painting in ple who go through 50 years of passion and
the current exhibition provides a rare in- devotion, from wedding-night jitters to rais-
sight into Cassatt’s artistic practice, and in ing a family to growing old together. The
this case, her desire to explore the compo- show was written by Tom Jones and Harvey
sitional possibilities inherent in two paint- Schmidt, the same duo who created “The
ings of the same subject, while retaining Fantasticks.” Director Jon Putzke says the
the tender human connection in each one. show is charming couples young and old.
“It’s a very enjoyable, fun show,” he says. “It’s
There are many abstract gems in Vero
Collects to be seen. A future article about
them is forthcoming. 

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A blizzard of giving at Grand Harbor’s Winter Wonderland

Susanne and Doug Sweeny. PHOTOS: KAILA JONES Lisa Alcock and Maureen Kahrmann. Sue Post and Maryann Braden.

By Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writer local veteran population, 5,100 are disabled
and 1,000 are living in poverty. Additional-
The Grand Harbor Golf and Beach Club ly, there are more than 11,600 senior citi-
may not have been blanketed with snow zens who live alone, 22 percent of whom are
for the recent Winter Wonderland-themed in poor health.
Gala and Auction, hosted by members of
the Grand Harbor Community Outreach Sweeny said she had been shocked to
Program, but there was still a flurry of gen- learn that IRC had the 10th largest income
erous giving to support local charities. gap between the top 1 percent and the bot-
tom 99 percent out of 3,061 counties nation-
More than 200 guests attended the ninth wide.
annual event, the avalanche of quick tick-
et-buying occurring within hours of their The Angel Auction was added four years
becoming available for the event, during ago as yet another way for attendees to con-
which attendees were wined and dined tribute to areas of critical needs supported
amid a glittery world of dazzling magic and by GHCOP. Angel donors receive a shell an-
wonder. gel to hang up in their home as a reminder
that their support has helped improve the
After catching up over a sumptuous lives of neighbors in need. Funds raised
dinner and perusing silent-auction items, through the auction have doubled since its
things got fairly competitive during a live inception.
auction, with spirited bidding on a variety
of vacation experiences, gourmet dinners The nonprofit group has given more
and artwork. than $7 million over the past 21 years to
local charities to support unmet needs in
Just prior to their Angel Auction, hearts the county in the areas of health, education
were melted as gala committee member and human services. Last year GHCOP pro-
Susanne Sweeny shared some of the star- vided funding to 28 agencies, with 100 per-
tling statistics that had initially set Grand cent of contributions given to charities that
Harbor residents to work as they strove to seek to transform lives, strengthen families
support the community. and improve the community.

In her “Tale of Two Cities,” Sweeny said “This is an extremely caring, loving and
that while Indian River County is the sev- giving community,” said Maureen Kahr-
enth wealthiest county in Florida, there is a mann, event co-chair with Lisa Alcock.
darker side. “Those types of people just gravitate here
[to Grand Harbor]. ... Everyone here is just
Nineteen percent of children live in fam- so philanthropic.”
ilies where the income is below the federal
poverty level, and there are hundreds of For more information, visit ghcop.org. 
homeless adults and children. Among the

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Georgene Grennan and Kathy Tonkel. Ted and Lynn Miller. Kim and Curt Strom with Tina Wilcox.

Hearing Loss & Cognitive Decline

Marilyn Mustapick and Diane DeFrancisci. Aaron Liebman, Au. D. progression of cognitive decline. decrease noise and increase speech
Debbie and Dr. John Lindsey. Doctor of Audiology clarity,” said Liebman. “This more
Lisa and Peter Alcock. The most common cause of hearing sophisticated computer software
Gardner and Jan Browne. Hearing loss affects nearly half the loss, according to MayoClinic.org, is has provided us with the ability to
people in the United States older than sensorineural, which occurs when the adjust the hearing aids to provide
65. Yet according to the Centers for inner ear, hearing nerves or hearing an acceptable sound quality for our
Disease Control and Prevention and structures in the brain become patients.”
Better Hearing Institute, the statistics damaged. In adults, the aging process
for screening are alarming. While is the most common cause of this type “Most people are not aware when they
74 percent of adults have their eyes of damage and hearing loss. need help. They’ll often blame it on
examined every two years and 63 other people mumbling, background
percent will visit a dentist each year, “First and foremost, my goal as an noise, or say the TV or radio volume
only 23 percent of adults receive any Audiologist is to perform a proper is too low,” said Liebman. “So they’re
form of hearing screening. diagnostic hearing test so I can decide surprised when they get tested and
whether a patient needs to be referred realize what they can’t hear.”
Research by John Hopkins University to an ear, nose and throat physician for
has confirmed what many audiologists a medical evaluation, or if this is strictly Florida requires licensed audiologists
and physicians have long suspected: a permanent hearing loss that needs to have a doctorate in audiology
that there is an irrefutable link between help with hearing aids,” Dr. Liebman requiring years of study concerning
hearing loss and cognitive decline. said. “That is what really differentiates hearing, hearing rehabilitation,
In fact, studies have shown that me from a traditional hearing aid anatomy, and function of the
individuals with moderate hearing loss salesman. I’ve got a Doctorate in hearing mechanism and hearing
were three times more likely to develop Audiology and my diagnosis is based aid technology. Dr. Liebman utilizes
dementia. “Losing one’s cognitive on years of education, not a few a range of manufacturers and
ability is the No. 1 fear of people of all months of hearing aid salesmanship. technologies and does not believe
ages,” said Dr. Aaron Liebman, board I will take the time to screen and one manufacturer is “the best.”
certified audiologist and owner of assess all the data prior to making
Aaron’s Hearing Care in Vero Beach. a recommendation for hearing aids. “If we determine that it is not the
It’s now scientifically proven that the Even AARP says that you are more best for you, then we’ll change to a
slow onset of hearing loss can have a likely to be successful with a hearing different style or manufacturer to
significant impact on several key brain aid fitting by seeing an audiologist determine which is best for you.”
functions, including the memory. The than a hearing aid salesman”. “Furthermore”, he adds, “in addition
proactive management of hearing to providing the best technology
loss may delay or slow down the “In the years just prior to computer possible, it is also vital that the “fitter”
digital and computer programmable understands that technology, so the
hearing aids, differences between chosen hearing aid can benefit the
hearing aids made by different patient at the highest possible level
manufacturers were not significant,” possible, in terms of comfort and
said Liebman, discussing how sound quality.”
hearing aid technology has advanced
and how an audiologist works with If you are a candidate for hearing
patients to ensure they have the aids, you should get them fitted
appropriate device for their needs, properly and wear them consistently
expectations and budget. to stimulate the brain. Early detection
is the key.
“Research discovered that a digital
processing chip could automatically Aaron’s Hearing Care is located at
evaluate more aspects of incoming 925 37th Place in Vero Beach. The
sounds, speech and noise, and make phone number is (772) 562-5100.
decisions on how to adjust itself to

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‘Dinner by the Sea’ at Citrus to feature three top chefs

Gabriel Kreuther. Clay Conley.

By Tina Rondeau | Columnist at Michelin-starred restaurants in France Scott Varricchio. South Florida Rising Stars Award.
and Switzerland before arriving in New In 2011, Conley opened Buccan, which
It’s not every day that a Michelin-starred York in 1997, where he worked at La Cara- PHOTO BY KAILA JONES
chef from New York and the chef from the velle, Jean Georges, Atelier and The Mod- many credit with sparking a Palm Beach
hottest restaurant in Palm Beach come to ern before opening his own restaurant a awarded its second Michelin star in 2019. dining revolution. He was a James Beard
our island to collaborate with one of Vero’s half dozen years ago. Conley, who grew up in a small town in semifinalist in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018.
top chefs on a special dinner.
His restaurant Gabriel Kreuther very Maine, spent a decade in his 20s work- Varricchio, viewed by many as 32963’s
But that’s exactly what will be happen- quickly won a Michelin star, and was ing at superstar chef Todd English’s most creative chef, worked in big-time
ing March 2 when two big-time out-of- restaurants. He moved to the Mandarin kitchens in New York – including the leg-
town chefs – Gabriel Kreuther, owner of Oriental in Miami in 2005 and took over endary French restaurant La Cote Basque
the eponymous restaurant in New York, Azul, the hotel’s fine dining restaurant, – and the two Michelin star restaurant Pi-
and Clay Conley of Palm Beach’s Buccan – where he won a 2008 StarChefs.com casso at The Bellagio in Las Vegas before
join Vero’s Scott Varricchio in putting on a coming to Vero and opening Citrus more
wine-pairing dinner at Citrus. than a decade ago.

Billed as “Dinner by the Sea,” the three Varricchio said he is excited at the pros-
chefs will prepare a six-course feast – with pect of teaming with Kreuther and Conley
wine pairings orchestrated by Benjamin to prepare a half dozen dishes he expects
Rodney, a former sommelier at the Gabriel Vero gourmets to long remember.
Kreuther restaurant – for 100 people who
each will pay $350. “With a little luck,” Varricchio said, “we
will try to make this special dinner by the
Kreuther, a native of Alsace, held posts sea an annual event.” 

THE BEST BOTTLES OF LESS EXPENSIVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON

By Victoria Moore sauvignon? The flavors, for sure: the intense black I often prefer it with one or more other
The Telegraph currantiness that might remind you of fresh berries grapes in the blend. Australia’s great con-
or cassis, the liqueur; a touch of earth; tobacco; cedar tribution here is the cabernet-shiraz, a
We know that cabernet sauvignon (when it’s oaked); even eucalyptus. It’s also the shape: blend in which cabernet’s lines and struc-
makes superb fine wine. It is revered for its cabernet’s architecture can be so glorious that you ture combine hedonistically with the
role in the red blends of the Médoc in Bor- start to wonder if there’s a golden mean equivalent in splurging mulberry fruit of shiraz.
deaux, to which it brings stateliness and taste.
structure and an ability to age graceful- In France, you’ve got Bordeaux and all
It was a Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon that put the cabernet-rich blends from the sur-
ly for many decades. It commands high me back on the cab sav trail recently. One of the rounding areas. Try Clos Montalbanie
prices in California; while in China, world’s great (yet not necessarily greatly expensive) 2019 Pécharmant, which is from
it has already been identified as the cabernet sauvignon regions, Coonawarra is locat- Bergerac: a lovely, earthy blend con-
grape to compete with the best of the ed in South Australia, about 270 miles west of Mel- taining 35 percent cabernet sauvi-
best. bourne and 230 miles south-east of Adelaide. The gnon.
But have we forgotten to appreci- place is famous for its strip of terra rossa soil, and it
ate it in its less expensive incarna- makes cabernet sauvignon so particular that it’s a joy Over in Stellenbosch in South Afri-
tions too? I mean forgotten to relish to take an earthy sniff. ca, their intense cabernet sauvignon
the very particular tastes and tex- goes into Cape blends that are scented
tures that only cabernet sauvignon But it’s the feel that does it for me. Good Coonawar- like tobacco and dried herbs.
can offer. One of the reasons for ra cabernet has a sense of profundity. It’s not just a
cabernet’s universal success is that, burst of flavors, it wants to take you somewhere, and Then there’s Chile, land of myriad
given a warmish climate, you can you don’t have to spend into fine wine territory to low-priced cabernet sauvignons, but
readily make a red that has plenty experience this. Head over to Western Australia, and where you have to look carefully to
of body and warmth. That’s all some Margaret River cabernet is also beautiful: all about find the good ones. I like the 100 per
people are after and that’s fine. But balance and the rounded smell of ripe blackcurrants cent cabernet sauvignons made by
if you love wine, you want more. with fine tannins. the De Martino family, whose grapes
What’s special about cabernet come from the Maipo Valley, close to
I don’t insist on drinking cabernet sauvignon pure. Santiago. 

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Bonz melts over magnificent Maggie, a Standard Poo

Maggie.

Hi Dog Buddies! the depths of my assistant’s satchel, THREE big inner-JED-ick, playful poo- atta time in it an whoosh it around.
she sat gracefully and began. dles was ONE TOO MANY POODLES. It only tickles a liddle bit an WAAA-
Occasionally, I haff to sternly remind Next time Mom saw Marc, Sue, Bo an LAAA, no more Muddy Paws. Here,
myself that I’m a Totally Happy Batch- “Not long ago, Mom lost her be- Sissy out walkin’, she realized there I’ll show you!”
ler. This was one of those times. This loved 16-year-old Maltese, Meeka. was an extra poo: ME!
week’s innerviewee, Maggie Firth, is a At the time, Mom’s daughter She- She demonstrated. It worked! An
statue-ESK, purebred café latte-colored ana and her dog Bear were living “Here’s the Crispy Biscuits part: Al- it totally did look like a toilet bowl
Standard Poo with legs up to here, a here with Mom, which helped fill tho I’d never seen her before, I was like, brush.
close-cropped haircut which shows off the Loneliness Void. But when ‘THAT’S MY FUREVER MOM!’ I stuck
her stellar con-for-MAY-shun, cocoa-col- they moved elsewhere, Mom be- my nose out so she could pat me. An “Tell me about your pooch pals. An
ored fluffy top-not, ears and tail-pom; gan to think about acquiring an- she DID. We Totally Had A Moment. The what you do for fun,” I suggested.
the rest, little curls of cream and cocoa. other dog. She was pic-shuring a very next morning, Marc said to Mom,
Even though Miss Maggie’s a fancy pure- pooch that was middle size; not ‘Ummm, I wonder whether you’d like to “Paws Down, my fave thing’s cha-
bred, she’s no snobnose. a puppy; didn’t shed; an a rescue adopt Maggie?’ An Mom said, ‘YESSS! sin’ ducks. I never catch ’em, tho. An
cuz that’s what she’s always had. Muddy Paws an all!’ An just like that I playin’ ball! An chewin’ my stuffy
So, when I learned her Furever Home So, as Mom put it, she threw the hadda Furever Home.” chipmunk an my pink rubber squeaky
was her fourth (an she’s not even one idea out into the Universe. (I’m pig. I have tons of pooch pals at the Dog
anna haff), I was like “Wha-at?” not certain, but I think that’s a huge, “What a Wonderful Tail, Miss Maggie!” Park. An I love takin’ classes at Elite
big, gi-GAN-tic space that can hold ev- “I KNOW! Mom says it’s a WinWin- Training. Even though it’s school, it’s
She trotted up with her Mom to greet erything else in it, like pillows an water Win: She got a bew-dee-ful new com- WAY FUN.
me an my assistant. Actually, it was a an thots, an it’s not even crowded. It’s a pan-yun (ME); Marc, Sue an my Besties “Bo, Sissy an Bear are my Besties, but,
graceful prance, like those white, danc- human thing, so …)” Bo an Sissy can visit any time; an I got over at Bo an Sissy’s house there’s also
ing horses. my Furever Mom. Full disclosure, I love Pickles an Stella. Before them, I didn’t
Note to Self: Google Universe. Maggie bein’ a (slightly) Spoiled Only Dog. know there were pets who weren’t dogs.
“It is SUCH a PLEH-zure to make your continued. “An about that Muddy Paws Thing: Did you? Pickles is a Cockatoo; that’s a
uh-QUAIN-tunce, Mr. Bonzo!” she said, It still happens, of course, but Mom fancy bird with feathers instead of fur.
gazing at me with her big brown eyes. “As a just-weaned puppy, I was pur- found this uh-MAY-zing Muddy Dog Stella’s a big cat. First cat I ever knew.
“I’ve heard So Much about you. Please, chased by a lady on the other side of the Feet Cleaner thingy that looks like a Have you ever met a cat? They’re miss-
DO come in. Warm your paws. We can state who thought she wanted to raise toilet bowl brush inna plastic can with TEERY-us. I think she likes me but I’m
sit here by the fireplace.” poodles but, when I was about 9 months water in it. not totally sure.
old, changed her mind. So she put my “Now, whenever I get Muddy Paws, I “At night, I snuggle in Mom’s nice big
My paws, as a matter of fact, felt like pickshur an bio on a Poo Rehoming go right to Mom on the PADio; she holds cozy bed. Mom has a liddle corner an I
they were glued to the floor. “I, ummm, Website. the thingy an helps me stick one paw stretch out in the rest cuzza my long legs.
errr …” I mumbled suavely, forcing my I’m such a fortunate grrrl, Mr. Bonzo.”
gaze away from her long, graceful snout “THEN, Mom’s Very Good Frens an The hour had raced by. Headin’ home,
and cocoa-colored nose. Nay-bors, Marc an Sue (who already had I was thinkin’ how Muddy Paws had led
two Standard Poos: Bo an Sissy), saw my Maggie to her Furever Mom. I guess The
I finally got my paws to move, shook irresistible pickshur an decided to buy Universe has a sense of Humor.
the fluff out of my head, and retrieved me for Marc’s Mom, who’d always udd-
my notebook, which had somehow fall- MY-erred Bo an Sissy. Till next time,
en to the floor.
“It WUDDA been Totally Swell except The Bonz
“It’s totally my pleasure. Lovely place for one teensy little thing: I am a puppy
you have.” with Tons of Energy an I LOVE playing Don’t Be Shy
outside, speshully where there’s lotsa
“Why thank you,” she said sweetly. DIRT an, cuzza our pond an stuff, lot- We are always looking for pets
“This is my Furever Mom, Kerry. Just sa MUD, which I’d track all over when with interesting stories.
make yourselves comf-tubble, an let me I came in from playin’. Which was A
know when to begin.” LOT TO KEEP UP WITH. So, long tail To set up an interview, email
short, I ended up back with Marc, Sue, [email protected].
“Ready whenever you are, Miss Mag- Bo an Sissy.
gie,” I said in my Serious Professional
Voice. “We got along Grrreat! However,

After daintily accepting a snack from

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NORTH

ANOTHER CONFUSION WORKS MUCH BETTER A6

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist Q63

Last week, I gave a deal in which Dennis Spooner, an English scriptwriter, had made an 10 9 7 6 5 4 3
SOS redouble, only for partner to pass and leave him in a 0-0 fit. Apparently a kibitzer told
Spooner that he would have done better if he had drawn trumps! WEST J
KJ94 EAST
Spooner reported a couple of deals from a match against some higher-ranked players. K742
First, look at the South hand. West opens one no-trump, showing 12-14 points. North J8 10 8 7 2
jumps to three diamonds. East asks you what that shows, and you answer that it is natural AQ3
and strong. You also mention that North could not have bid two diamonds, because that AJ5
would have shown a two-suiter including spades. After East passes slowly, what would
you do? K

It looks obvious to pass, but Spooner was made of sterner stuff. He plunged into three K 10 7 6 4
no-trump, despite East’s making it plain that he had some points. After two passes, East
doubled. SOUTH

Now it became West’s lead. If he had chosen the heart two, the defenders could have Q53
taken the first nine tricks for down five and plus 1,400. But he chose his lowest spade.
10 9 8
Spooner, thinking that West had king-doubleton of diamonds, still believed he was
doomed. But he played low from the board and took the first trick with his spade queen. AQ2
Then he cashed the diamond ace. When the king appeared, Spooner claimed nine tricks
for plus 750. 9852

Yes, South should have said that he had never discussed the three-diamond bid with his Dealer: West; Vulnerable: North-South
partner. But he knew that one should bid constructively against a weak no-trump, and it
produced a good story. The Bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
?? 1 NT
3 Diamonds Pass OPENING

LEAD:
4 Spades

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ACROSS DOWN
1 Large black bird (4) 1 Salad ingredient (8)
3 Danny --, US entertainer (4) 2 Hindrance (8)
9 Square Scottish sausage (5) 4 To be played slowly (6)
10 Criticise severely (9) 5 Ingredient (7)
11 Motorcycle (5) 6 Outing; stumble (4)
12 At the same time (9) 7 Vendetta (4)
15 Funeral speech (6) 8 Opinion; watch (4)
17 Free from anxiety (2,4) 13 Nocturnal anteater (8)
19 Californian wine (9) 14 Recklessly determined (4-4)
21 Arbiter (5) 16 Journal (7)
23 Tickle (9) 18 Grab (6)
24 Deserve (5) 20 Supporter (4)
25 Reverberate (4) 21 Leap (4)
26 Satirical sketch (4) 22 Small dagger (4)

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ACROSS 116 Firth of Clyde isle 56 My ___, Vietnam The Washington Post
1 Teletubbies’ home 117 Shot at the contract 57 Fall preceder?
4 Introduction to sex? 58 Crone THE ATOMIC CAFE By Merl Reagle
7 Belgian commune 118 Africa’s Olduvai, for example 59 “... dreaming of ___
10 Whatzit 119 Atomic Cafe menu rule?
15 John, the first Chief Justice 121 Start of a Kesey novel Christmas”
18 Home invader 122 Grand or comic show 60 Stumble over
19 Livestock and land owner 123 Have ___ eat 61 Most polite
21 Goneril poisons her 124 Alway 62 Girlish laughs
22 Target focus 125 Si here? 64 This may sting
23 Atomic Cafe drink? 126 Mal ___ 68 Ovine critter
25 Narial tantalizer 127 Henry VIII’s quest 70 Int’l fairs
26 Saver’s abbr. 128 Hole 71 Radio enthusiast
27 Lash of westerns 129 Pres. monogram 72 Actress Thompson
28 Atomic Cafe side dish? 73 “It’s ___!”
31 Hotel alternatives DOWN
32 Pint-sized 1 Main event preceder, briefly (thumbs up)
33 Chicken tender? 2 Belafonte-song fruit 74 Without delay
34 Tati’s Mr. ___’s Holiday 81 In ___ (straight)
36 Atomic Cafe side dish? 3 Isaac and Howard 82 Straight
39 Start of a kindergarten song 4 Gambling bug or 83 Sort
42 Composer Schifrin 84 Caustic agents
43 “How much do ___ you?” wanderlust 85 Crack agent
44 Couples: abbr. 5 See 88 Across 87 Agendas, for short
45 With 54 Across, the 6 ___ of (notwithstanding) 90 Without a scratch
7 Critic Gene 91 Court concern
Atomic Cafe cereal combo? 8 Dog with three 92 Check closely
47 Leakin’ ___ (old boats) 93 Refers (to)
50 Taurus chorus? homophones 94 Tell ___ (equivocate)
52 Felipe, Jesus, 9 “Your playing 95 Cute, furry Peruvians
96 “Relax, I’m just pulling ___”
and Matty days ___” 97 One with tunnel vision?
53 Had lunch 10 The digestive, for one 101 ___ the middle (shows wear,
54 See 45 Across 11 Dudley Do-Right, for
60 Mountain-moving sticks as
63 Union underminer example a bed)
65 Diplomacy 12 Guy who penned 102 Clumsy
66 Unedited 103 Last two words of Love
67 Unsettling Petrouchka Story
69 Atomic Cafe club deluxe? 13 Specify 104 Used a carpentry tool
75 Fax cousin 105 Spanish blood
76 A Dog 14 Grind (the teeth) 107 George Burns film
77 Bard baddie 15 Basque-et ball? 108 Campaign low blow
78 Saber alternative 16 ’80s TV chopper series 112 Weapon in the game of Clue
79 “Kid” of jazz 17 Singer Sumac 113 Utah city
80 Atomic Cafe grilled special? 20 Pricey dishes 114 Ugly antagonist
86 Sweet suffix 24 Le Carre’s 115 Automated
87 “My apologies” 116 On the peak of
88 A floor vote ___ House 117 Tarzan’s kid
89 Twain’s Polly and others 29 ___ up (come clean) 120 Call ___ day
91 Atomic Cafe first course? 30 Ceasefires
94 5th or Lex, in NYC 32 Preen the green?
96 Cat-occupying ball 35 Pirouette pivot point
98 The wheel thing 37 Ritzy
99 Pint-sized 38 German car
100 Atomic Cafe fried fare? 39 Peck, on the Pequod
106 Where’s this guy? 40 Vacation isle
108 As written 41 Thromboplastic
109 “... some kind of ___?”
110 The Daily Bruin pub’r end-product
111 Atomic Cafe entree? 46 Formed a more perfect

union?
47 “I’m always the

___ know”
48 Goya was one
49 Almost
50 Any person in charge: abbr.
51 In the immediate past
55 Withdrawal mach.

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Check with organizations directly for updates/ 17 Live From Vero Beach presents Classic Al- brewadwingfest.com United Methodist Church. $25 adults; $10
cancellations. bums Live’s The Beatles: Let it Be, 7 p.m. youth. 772-231-1661
at the Emerson Center. Musicworksconcerts.com 19 Windsor Charity Polo Cup to benefit
Vero Beach Museum of Art: Vero Collects: Hid- Ocean Research & Conservation As- 21 Riverside Theatre Distinguished Lec-
den Treasures Revealed exhibition, through 18-20 Vero Beach High School soc. and the Environmental Learning Center, ture Series presents retired Brigadier
May 15. 772-231-0707 presents Musical Disney’s gates and specialty retail village open 10 a.m., General Robert Spalding, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., on
“The Little Mermaid,” 7 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 2 with 11:30 a.m. junior player demo, and 1:45 the Stark Stage and Waxlax Stage. 772-231-6990
Vero Beach Theatre Guild: The Broadway mu- p.m. Sun. at VBHS PAC. 772-564-5537 p.m. opening ceremonies and match play. Tail-
sical “I Do! I Do!” through Feb. 27; Studio The- gate spots, $600/vehicle up to six guests. Wind- 23 Fashion Meets Art, 4 p.m. at Vero
atre Buyer & Cellar performances, 7:30 p.m. 18-20 Thunder on the Beach Na- sorcharitypolocup.com. Beach Museum of Art features Ameri-
through thru March 27. 772-562-8300 tive American Powwow at can fashion designer Christian Siriano, followed
IRC Fairgrounds, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m. 19 MHA Rocks fundraiser, Cheeseburger by cocktails at 5 p.m. $150. 772-231-0707
King of the Hill Tennis Tournaments, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sat., and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun. $8; in Paradise, 7 p.m. (6 p.m. VIP) at Oak
Thursdays at Boulevard Tennis Club through children 6 to 12, $5. Fiha.us Harbor Club, with the Jimmy Buffett Tribute 23 Atlantic Classical Orchestra, conducted by
March 3. 772-979-5582 Band Jimmy Stowe and the Stowaways, danc- David Amado, presents Classical Grace,
19 Sebastian River Rowing 5K, 7 a.m. ing, buffet, auctions and games. $90 or $225 7:30 p.m. at Community Church of Vero Beach,
Riverside Theatre: Weekly Friday and Saturday from South Beach Park in Vero Beach VIP. 772-569-9788 with works by Haydn and Mozart. 772-460-0851
Comedy Zone and Live on the Loop concerts. to benefit the Sebastian River Rowing Sharks.
772-231-6990 Runsignup.com 20 First Ladies and their Presidents, 3 24 Indian River Shores Pancake Breakfast,
p.m. at the Emerson Center, about 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at IRS Commu-
Pelican Island National Wildlife Centennial 19 Treasure Coast Jazz Society presents Abigail and John Adams, and Lou and Herbert nity Center, with information about COVID, crime
Trail Meet & Greets, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the Ed Metz Jazz Trio, noon at Vero Hoover, hosted by AAUW Vero to fund local prevention, Indian River Shores update, and
Wednesdays thru April. fws.gov/refuge/peli- Beach Yacht Club. $40/$45. Optional 11:30 a.m. scholarships. $40; $20 students. 772-778-5249 proper disposal/storage of medications (bring
canisland buffet lunch, $20. 772-234-4600 or TCjazz.org expired medications for disposal. 772-231-2451
20 Performance by country music artist
First Friday Gallery Strolls in Downtown Vero 19 Florida Craft Brew and Wingfest host- Steven Cade, 4 p.m. at Hope for Fam- 24 IRC Victim Rights Coalition Recogni-
Beach Arts District, monthly from 5 p.m. to 8 ed by Sunrise Rotary Club of Vero ilies Center on his Giving Guitars Tour to raise tion Fundraiser Luncheon, 11 a.m. at
p.m. Beach, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Royal Palm Pointe, funds and bring instruments to homeless shel- Oak Harbor Club, honoring those who assist
ters across the U.S. 772-567-5537 x 334 and provide services to local crime victims. $40.

Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN 24 Live From Vero Beach presents Jona-
in February 10, 2022 Edition 1 MANTA 1 MOURNER than Edwards & Livingston Taylor, 7 p.m.
4 LIMP 2 NESTLING at the Emerson Center. Musicworksconcerts.com
7 PUSS 3 AMAZE
8 ALARMING 4 LAMB 25-27 Ballet Vero Beach presents
9 ANALGESIC 5 MONEY Symphonic Dances, 7:30
10 EYE 6 EALING p.m. Fri., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sat. at Vero
12 TRENCH 11 TRUNCATE Beach High School PAC, and online Jan. 21 to
14 GARNET 13 HEARTY Feb. 6. Accessible/Family performance, 2 p.m.
16 WAX 15 EARNEST Sun. 772-905-2651 or balletverobeach.org.
18 CASSANDRA 17 ABATE
21 BAGUETTE 19 SWEET 25-27 SaintEdward’sSchoolTrunkShow
22 AREA 20 QUIT to support educational programs,
23 KENT with Kickoff Party 6 p.m. Fri. ($60). General admission
24 THEFT 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun. ($5).
Steds.org/trunkshow or 772-231-5192
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