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PAGE B6 5 B2RIVERSIDE PULLS PLUG DINING REVIEW: PAGE B6
ON ‘LA CAGE AUX FOLLES’ JOEY & KIMMY’S
‘SCHOOL OF CHOICE’ B7
INITIATIVE MOVES AHEAD

MY TAKE Set up telehealth
account now! You
BY RAY MCNULTY may need it later

This will pass – and I feel NO FAIR Crews work to disassemble rides at the Firefighters Indian River County Fair Saturday. The popular event was canceled By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer
bad about the toilet paper a couple hours before it was set to open Friday amid growing concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. PHOTO: KAILA JONES [email protected]

I bought toilet paper. County still coronavirus-free, but state of emergency declared With experts urging people to
I didn’t plan to buy it, didn’t use telemedicine to be evaluat-
want to buy it and, really, didn’t By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer As of Tuesday, Indian River sition to manage the pandemic ed if they have early symptoms
need to buy it, knowing the sup- [email protected] County had zero confirmed cas- should it spread here. during the COVID-19 pandemic,
ply at home was sufficient to get es, and neither did the county’s one productive way to pass some
through another week or two. Indian River County often neighbor to the south, St. Lucie And Gov. Ron DeSantis at mid- time while staying home is to set
But while stopping at a local seems isolated from a lot of bad County. Brevard County to the day issued an order closing all up a telehealth account while
Publix last weekend to pick up things that plague other parts of north this week reported one. the bars in the county – as well as you’re feeling well.
some dishwasher detergent, Florida, and for now at least, our those everywhere else throughout
there it was – a pallet of toilet community appears to sit in a But Tuesday, the county, and the state – for 30 days in an effort Virtual visits are available
paper, multiple brands in differ- relatively disease-free “bubble” the cities of Vero Beach and Se- to control spread of the disease. through the websites of many in-
ent-size packages, under siege away from active outbreaks of bastian, all declared states of surance providers, including Aet-
by a swarm of coronavirus-anx- the Novel Coronavirus. emergency to be in a better po- But while the Centers for Dis- na, United Healthcare and Florida
ious customers who swooped in Blue. Telehealth is also available
as if it were bottled water on the CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 through the CVS website, avail-
eve of a hurricane. able 24/7 for $59. There was only
So, I grabbed some, mostly a 20-minute wait on the site Mon-
because I simply couldn’t stop day, but patients need to set up an
myself. account, which takes some time
I got caught up in the frenzy and might be best done when
spurred by the relentless bar- people are clear-headed and
rage of news reports and so- symptom-free.
cial-media images of empty su-
permarket shelves that, under Cleveland Clinic also has a 24/7
normal circumstances, would telehealth initiative, Express Care
be fully stocked with bathroom Online. “They’ve really ramped up
tissue, and I took advantage of the staffing for that service,” said
spokeswoman Angela Dickens.
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Setting up an account for any
INSIDE telehealth service can involve
downloading an app on a smart-

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NEWS 1-5 PETS B12
DINING B7
HEALTH 6 GAMES Drive underway to create mental health ‘center of excellence’
CALENDAR B13
REAL ESTATE 11 B16
B1
ARTS

To advertise call: 772-559-4187 By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer Though discussions, led by the Hospital for mental health practitioners.
For circulation or where to pick up [email protected] District, are only at the conceptual stage, the Drawing inspiration from a table-top
your issue call: 772-226-7925 hope is that such a campus would be located
© 2020 Vero Beach 32963 Media LLC. All rights reserved. Dream big, then make things happen. In near the hospital. model of a recovery center that was never
the same Vero tradition that produced cen- built, more than a dozen leaders of men-
ters of excellence for treating cancer, heart It would include a wide range of services, tal health-related organizations gathered
disease and stroke at a hospital that – thanks including 24/7 outpatient mental healthcare around a conference table at Hospital District
to another big dream – is now run by the and inpatient detox, and an education com- offices last week to start putting pen to paper
Cleveland Clinic, a drive is underway to cre- ponent involving community outreach, as on just what an ideal center would look like.
ate a center of excellence for mental health. well as research and training opportunities
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MY TAKE Pearl Harbor in December 1941, our par- I don’t want to believe that. have responded as they should. Schools
ents and grandparents eagerly embraced Instead, I’m hoping that, as testing have been closed, court proceedings
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 a we’re-all-in-this-together, we-shall- for the virus increases and we get a bet- have been severely curtailed, programs
overcome spirit and rallied as a nation to ter feel for our fate in the next couple and events, including the annual Fire-
the store’s two-package limit. meet the challenges preparing for, fight- of weeks, we’ll overcome our initial and fighters Fair and Vero Beach Air Show,
I feel awful about it, too – which is the ing in and winning World War II. understandable fear of the unknown and have been canceled or postponed.
respond collectively in a way that makes
exact opposite of what the talking-head Sixty years later, a different genera- us proud. Still, by the time you read this column,
psychologists on TV say I’m supposed to tion of Americans, including the good We might have little control over the it’s possible someone in our county will
feel. people of this community, again got up virus-related decisions made and actions have tested positive for COVID-19. That’s
off the canvas, patriotically united as a taken in Washington, where our leaders when the real test comes – the test of our
According to them, buying those 12 nation and refused to be cowed after be- stumbled out of the gate, and Tallahas- character, courage and conviction.
rolls of toilet paper was supposed to ing knocked down by the 9/11 terrorist see, where Gov. Ron DeSantis deserves
make me feel better, even though they’ll attacks. applause for his firm leadership and Not to get overly dramatic, but this re-
do nothing to fend off COVID-19 or its prompt, no-nonsense handling of this ally can be our finest hour, because we
symptoms, because it created the absurd And, though not nearly as jarring on crisis. don’t know how long this virus crisis will
illusion that being proactive provides a national scale, many of you here long We can, however, control how we re- last or how bad things will get before they
some semblance of control over a rapidly will remember the summer of 2004, when spond here – as a community, as neigh- get better. And they will get better.
spreading, global pandemic. we were pummeled by back-to-back hur- bors, as individuals.
ricanes that flooded streets, ripped off To that end, everyone should stay in- Eventually, this pandemic will pass,
The mere feeling of doing something, roofs, uprooted trees and knocked out formed, follow the latest updates and preferably sooner than later and with as
the experts say, reduces the stress that power. take the recommended precautions, little loss of life as possible. What we do
weakens our immune systems. such as hand-washing and social dis- in the meantime, however, will be judged
We fought our way through that ad- tancing, to prevent the spread of a virus by history.
The weaker our immune systems, the versity, too, and we did so as we always we know too little about. But it does no
more susceptible we are to the virus and have – by rising to meet the challenge, by one any good to panic. So let’s make sure, when we look back
its effects. being at our best in the worst of times, by Mass panic, such as the reckless, so- on this nerve-wracking chapter, we can
putting aside our differences and pulling cial-media-spawned run on toilet pa- hold our heads high and feel good about
All of that might be true, but as I drove together. per and hand sanitizer last week, can be the selfless way we conducted ourselves,
home with my jackpot purchase, I began counterproductive, even dangerous. In the consideration we showed our neigh-
to feel silly, gullible, and even ashamed We need to do it again, now that we this case, it resulted in the hoarding of bors and our ability to come together as a
– because, raised as I was by my “Great- face an entirely different threat. items needed by our neighbors, some of community when it mattered most.
est Generation” parents, I expect more of whom were left to do without.
myself. Maybe, given how dangerously divid- Let’s be better than that. Which brings me back to that toilet pa-
ed we seem to be these days, too much Our state and local officials, as well per I bought ...
I expect more of all of us, really, espe- damage to our national fabric has been as organizations throughout the county,
cially in times of adversity and particular- done to appeal to everyone’s better an- You want to know what my wife said
ly here, where our sense of community is gels. Maybe it’s too late to ask people to when I arrived home with those 12 rolls
among the qualities that give Vero Beach reject an every-man-for-himself philoso- of Cottonelle?
its small-town charm and makes it such a phy and, when necessary, sacrifice for the
special place to live. greater good. “Now we have some to give to friends
who run out.”
When confronted with the attack on
That made me feel better. 

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TELEHEALTH ACCOUNT virus, swabbing them in the mobile unit
without potentially contaminating surfaces
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phone or other mobile device. Information Dickens said as of last weekend, only a
about insurance and medical history may handful of people – increasingly referred to
be required. Typically, sign-up takes about as the “worried well” – had shown up at the
10 to 20 minutes. The patient can then ER asking to be tested. She hopes it stays
make an appointment for a visit or wait on that way.
the spot for one to open up – a sampling
earlier this week showed online waits be- In some cases, certain COVID-19 symp-
tween 10 and 20 minutes. toms do require immediate medical atten-
tion. The CDC has recently added a warn-
When a patient with flu-like symptoms ing on its website for “emergency warning
dials into the virtual visit from a computer signs” including difficulty breathing or
or other device, a doctor will appear on the shortness of breath, persistent pain or pres-
screen to walk the patient through a list of sure in the chest, lips turning blue, confu-
questions to try to rule out flu or allergies, sion that is new or an inability to arouse.
and determine if the patient needs a high-
er level of care. But that’s just a first step As for paying for the virtual visits, most
– healthcare workers are not able to defin- commercial insurance plans cover them
itively diagnose or treat covid-19 disease now, and some have even waived copays
via video link. during the COVID-19 crisis.

If covid-19 is suspected, according to Medicare, though, has been slow to get
Dickens, the patient would be directed on board with telehealth.
to call their primary care physician or the
Health Department of Indian River Coun- The COVID-19 appropriations bill
ty, which directs callers to its epidemiology passed by the House of Representatives last
department. week gave the Health and Human Services
secretary the ability to waive certain Medi-
Driving straight to any clinic or hospital care rules on telehealth reimbursement
is not recommended without prior notifi- that essentially limit telehealth to rural pa-
cation enabling medical personnel to gear tients, and require the patient to “originate”
up for your arrival. the visit in a hospital or doctor’s office, and
not at home. The bill at press time still had
Whether a patient is then directed to get to be approved by the Senate and signed
a test is up to the health practitioner. As of into law
Monday, the CDC guidelines for testing no
longer required travel or exposure to an in- While those barriers are being lifted by
fected person as a criterion for testing. congressional action, Medicare still re-
quires that the virtual visit doctor, or a doc-
If the doctor believes the patient should tor in the same practice, have treated the
be tested, a foray into the outside world patient in the past three years. That kind of
will almost certainly be required. In Indian telemedicine is rare in the Vero area.
River County, besides the epidemiology de-
partment at the Health Department in the Beginning this year, Medicare Advan-
county’s administration complex, drive- tage plans typically cover more telehealth
through testing should be available soon services than original Medicare, including
in the parking lots of Wal-Marts in Vero and allowing visits from home – where possible
Sebastian, as announced last weekend. covid-19 patients need to stay if they can, to
And Cleveland Clinic Indian River is plan- avoid spreading the infection.
ning to offer drive-through testing soon, as
it already does in Martin County. And while you’re stocking up on supplies
for COVID-19 cocooning, don’t forget to
In the meantime, Cleveland Clinic Indi- buy a thermometer. Your virtual doc can’t
an River Hospital has borrowed the VNA’s take your temperature and fever is the most
mobile unit and parked it near the entrance common symptom caused by the new
to the ER. That way, they can triage patients coronavirus, along with cough, shortness of
worried that they might have the corona- breath, sore throat, and muscle ache. Some
have stomachache and diarrhea a day be-
fore the fever begins. 

Correction a felony (upgraded because it was against a
school employee) to a misdemeanor.
In last week’s MY VERO column about
a pending gender discrimination suit against D’Elia agreed to 12 months probation, 75
the school district, it was mistakenly re- hours of community service, completion of
ported that battery charges against An- an anger-management course, and he was
thony D’Elia, a Moorings man accused of required to pay court costs.
accosting the Vero Beach High girls soccer
coach, had been “dropped.” The judge then agreed to “withhold”
adjudication of guilt if D’Elia fulfilled the
That erroneous information was provid- terms of the agreement.
ed by the attorney for D’Elia, Bobby Gut-
tridge. A “withhold,” most commonly used in
the case of first offenders, is not the same
According to Assistant State Attorney Mi- as the charge being “dropped.” A withhold
chelle McCarter, who prosecuted the case, means the defendant is not formally con-
D’Elia in fact accepted a plea deal that re- victed of a criminal offense – even though
duced the battery charge against him from the defendant may have been guilty.

Vero News regrets the misimpression cre-
ated by this erroneous information. 

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MENTAL HEALTH Collaborative, as he eyed the handsome With the prestige of the Cleveland Clin- ing institute could be the central training
mock-up. ic name on the nearby hospital as well as organization so that all schools have one
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 on the existing inpatient Behavioral Health place to call. It could really be in tune with
The answer, from the Hospital District’s Center, the ideal campus would offer con- all things psychiatric, with cutting edge re-
The idea-sharing session followed an executive director, Ann Marie Suriano, tinuing education to psychiatrists from search that clinicians want to talk about.”
inaugural meeting in January attended by seemed only half in jest: “Maybe?” she around the country.
Cleveland Clinic Indian River’s president, teased. “Who wouldn’t want to come to Florida in
Dr. Greg Rosencrance. According to Ma- Research opportunities might arise, and February for a week?” asked Hall, who went
rybeth Cunningham, chair of the Hospital Before long, teams of two and three clinical think tanks could develop, along on to propose setting up real estate tours
District board, Rosencrance challenged the were huddling. With the help of a facilita- with practicums for students. Currently, for doctors coming to take their required
group to think in terms of mental health tor brought in for the discussion, phrases agencies are dealing with what they say are coursework, in the hopes of luring them to
needs “from birth to death and from preven- like “one-stop shop” and “community hub” constant calls from students around the practice here.
tive to curative.” appeared on easel pads, and dreams for the state looking for such learning opportuni-
scope of such a campus began to take shape. ties; the idea was floated to offer students Agency leaders spoke of wanting to
Cunningham also spelled out what not to common applications and even shared in- destigmatize mental healthcare while coor-
consider at this stage – how to pay for it all. Not only would multiple mental health terviews with multiple agencies. dinating funders and providers. They talked
services be provided with round-the-clock about the importance of integrating men-
“So, you’re building us a new communi- accessibility including by telemedicine and “There’s kind of a clinical vacuum in Indi- tal healthcare with primary healthcare, as
ty mental health center?” joked Brett Hall, walk-in clinics, but educational outreach an River County,” said Anne Posey, director Cleveland Clinic has done in its four primary
executive director of the Mental Health based at the campus would extend to pre- of the Behavioral Health Center. “This train- care clinics by adding telepsych terminals.
schools, churches and community groups.
“A surgeon general said 20 years ago that
there is no health without mental health.
That message has to be really clear as we
move on, with primary care integration and
screening,” said Sharon Packard, mental
health coordinator for the county’s public
schools.

“We can go into Publix and assess our
blood pressure, but there’s no informa-
tion about how our adverse childhood ex-
periences affect our blood pressure,” said
Packard. “Having universal awareness and
screening agreements among our primary
care providers is going to be huge.”

All participants agreed a shared central lo-
cation would greatly help patients navigate
the facets of care, “decreasing the number
of steps for people to get where they need to
go,” said Packard.

“I get calls all the time from people ask-
ing where do I go for this, who do I see?”
said Posey. “It would be nice to have one
community location where providers could
see people and steer them where they need
to go, whether it be on campus or to our
own offices.”

There were also calls for a shared data-
base within the complex, along with release
of information among providers to ease the
transition of client referrals.

While umbrella organizations located
on campus could observe first-hand the
services they are funding or coordinating,
the campus concept would not mean pro-
viders would necessarily give up the offices
they already have. “Having (the new center)
as a common resource is really what we’re
talking about. We want to keep the integri-
ty of the organizations that are already in-
tact,” said Vicki Soule, CEO of Treasure Coast
Community Health.

Soule also spoke about the need for lon-
ger-term mental health support. “We always
want to come in and just fix it,” she said. “But
people take years to really get on their own
two feet.”

Packard agreed. “We expect to see peo-
ple routinely for diseases like diabetes, but
behavioral health, you show back up and
somehow you failed.”

Carrie Lester of the Substance Awareness
Center spoke of “respecting that people will
cycle in and out. They need to be able to en-
ter back in at whatever point they left off,”
she added. 

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School of choice initiative is moving full STEAM ahead

By Federico Martinez | Staff Writer and innovative curriculum, was can- riculum that would help them compete for and managing on-site greenhouses.
celed due to concerns about the spread new students. Oslo Middle School, which has adopted
Beachland Elementary is branding itself of the coronavirus.
as a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art In addition to enhanced STEAM curric- the new slogan “Design Thinking School,”
and Mathematics School of Enrichment, But Moore is encouraging residents to ulum at Beachland, Dodgertown and Glen- will specialize in digital design, creative pho-
principal Rachel Finnegan told the County visit the district’s website to learn about ap- dale elementary schools, a range of other tography and information technology, while
School Board last week. plication procedures and deadlines for the new programs will be available for interested Sebastian Elementary will focus on theatre
2020-21 school year. Parents can also fill out students. and fine arts.
At Beachland, students “will develop their online applications to send their children to
skills through robotics, arts, engineering and the school of their choice. Fellsmere Elementary, which has a large Citrus Elementary will focus on commu-
hands-on learning experiences using the Hispanic student population, is billing itself nity outreach by partnering with organiza-
hydroponic garden, outdoor classroom ex- The school of choice event was expected as “A Dual Language School.” Students will tions such as Harbor Branch, Vero Beach
periences, and partnerships with Vero Beach to attract thousands of residents to the In- be taught to read, write and speak in English Museum of Art and the Audubon Society,
Museum of Art and Riverside Theatre,” she tergenerational Recreation Center this past and Spanish, and learning about Hispanic Hope for Families and animal shelters to
said. Saturday. Principals and teaching staff from culture will be part of the curriculum, ac- learn about solving community problems.
every school in the district planned to work cording to Principal Ramon Echeverria.
The move comes as part of Superinten- booths and make presentations to highlight Other schools offer additional focused
dent David Moore’s ambitious school of new programs they will offer next year. Pelican Island is branding itself as a curriculum.
choice initiative, which was set to debut at a “School of Environmental Science” where
large public event last weekend. The event was a result of a challenge K-5 students “will become advocates” for the Moore said the district would like to re-
Moore issued to schools in January to devel- environment by participating in various ac- schedule the school of choice event, but it
That event, intended to promote schools op new, and in some cases, specialized cur- tivities including recycling and composting may not be possible due to the uncertainty
of choice in the district and showcase new of how long schools will remain closed. 

STATE OF EMERGENCY to avoid too much togetherness. closures, curfews and even lockdowns in major wholesale restrictions, especially on
The Indian River Firefighters Fair and some locales and the “business as usual” businesses.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 attitude locally could simply be because
Under the Oaks last weekend were the COVID-19 had not arrived in Indian River “At the end of the day, you’ve gotta have
ease Control and Prevention has urged all two biggest events to fall victim to what County – not officially anyway. everyone on the same sheet of music to
Americans to avoid groups of more than some are still dismissively calling the “Co- make this stuff work,” DeSantis said.
10 people, stay out of restaurants, and rona-Scare” or the “Corona Flu,” despite “If you look at the state of Florida, this is
cancel all unnecessary travel anywhere, more than 5,000 cases in the United States not uniform in terms of where it’s perco- “We can succeed at social distancing
Vero locals were still dining out, going to and nearly 200,000 reported cases and lating,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a Mon- up to the point where the public has had
the gym, to the library, shopping and get- more than 7,500 reported deaths world- day afternoon press conference. enough of it.” In the meantime, DeSantis
ting their cars detailed. wide. said there are plenty of ventilators and
“The whole state is just not ready for protective equipment on the way. 
All city and county offices were open for Florida Agency for Health Care Admin-
business early this week including walk- istration Secretary Mary Mayhew urged
up utility payments, and license tag re- state residents – especially seniors and
newals, as was the courthouse except for those with chronic health conditions – not
jury trials. to underestimate the danger of this new
virus to which no one has immunity.
Stores, restaurants, post offices and
banks were open, though banking cus- “The eye of this storm is disproportion-
tomers were being steered toward drive- ately focused on our most vulnerable,”
up services. School kids are on an early Mayhew said, outlining new protections
and extended two-week spring break, and and visitor restrictions on nursing homes
most camps and organized group activi- and assisted-living facilities.
ties have been canceled.
In general, public health officials across
But nothing is keeping young families every level of government recommend
and teens from congregating in parks, people live like COVID-19 is already active
beaches and shopping malls. in their communities.

Quite a few large events were canceled But the seeming disconnect between
the urgency of tight restrictions, business

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New fusion prostate biopsy called ‘smarter’ technique

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer However, while those PSA tests still have
[email protected] some fans in medical circles, the Cleveland
Clinic Library points out the test’s limita-
Over the past 50 years, accurately detect- tions: “Other conditions [besides prostate
ing prostate cancer through biopsies had cancer] can elevate PSA levels. And there’s no
been somewhat of a ‘hit-or-miss’ proposition. clear-cut normal PSA level. Many men with a
high PSA result don’t actually have prostate
But now, according to Dr. Christopher cancer, while some with low levels do.”
Tardif, a urologist at Cleveland Clinic Indi-
an River Hospital, a new hybrid technique For collection of tissue samples after a
that is technically called “multi-parametric positive PSA test, the next step was ultra-
MRI-guided biopsies” or “fusion biopsies” sound-guided biopsies – but they, too, had
looks at prostate tissue three different ways their pitfalls.
to determine whether and precisely where
any cancerous tissue might be hiding within “We used to do biopsies that were just ul-
the prostate gland. trasound-guided,” Tradif explains, “and ba-
sically, you would put the ultrasound probe
A little backstory is needed here to explain in the patient’s rectum and look around and
how these fusion biopsies have become a see if you saw anything that was an abnor-
game-changer in detecting and treating mal-looking lesion. But most of the time we
prostate cancer, which is the second leading wouldn’t see anything that was an obvious
cause of cancer death in men in the U.S. pathologic finding. And so, we would usual-
ly just do systematic biopsies where you bi-
From 1944 on, the prostate specific anti- opsy different parts of the prostate on both
gen (PSA) blood test – which measures levels sides of the gland.”
of a protein that often goes up when prostate
cancer is present – was the primary tool used “For years, the biggest frustration with
to detect the disease, according to the Cleve- the prostate biopsy was that it was blind,”
land Clinic Health Library. says Baltimore-based healthcare system
Johns Hopkins Medicine. “That is, al-
The American Society of Clinical Oncolo- though they were guided by ultrasound,
gy estimates that 174,650 men in the United urologists doing a biopsy really couldn’t
States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer see whether one area of the prostate looks
this year and roughly 60 percent of those cas-
es will be in men over the age of 65.

Dr. Christopher Tardif.

PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

any different from another.” That’s because prostate cancer is associat-
The good news? Tardif and Hopkins both ed with low signal intensity, low water diffu-
sion and earlier contrast enhancement with
say today’s new fusion biopsies are “a whole faster washout of contrast.
lot smarter.”
“What happens is we sweep through the
So, what are those three different ways prostate and the ultrasound image is super-
these new MRI-guided biopsies allow phy- imposed over the MRI image,” Tardif says.
sicians like Tardif to accurately target where “Once we fuse those two images, we can
they collect their tissue samples? precisely biopsy the areas that were found to
be abnormal.”
The first is the tissue signal intensity upon
exposure to a strong magnet: the MRI. The Columbia University Department of
Urology adds that a radiologist will analyze
The second is how well water diffuses the MRI images and help create a 3-dimen-
through the tissue, and the third is how well
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 about a 10-to-15 percent chance that if you Why aren’t naps always restful?
biopsy that person, they would have clini- Blame genetic differences
sional image of the prostate gland, indicating cally significant prostate cancer found on
abnormal areas or suspicious lesions and the biopsy, so it’s not a perfect test, but it’s By Allison Hirschlag potential benefits of napping.
marking those on the images. certainly a very valuable tool and really has The Washington Post And while a nap can certainly help make
improved the diagnostic ability of the biopsy
Those images will then be transferred to detect prostate cancer.” Everyone likes a good nap now and up for insufficient sleep, your ability to feel
electronically to the urologist’s procedure then, right? Whether you nod off during and perform better post-nap hinges on your
room which will allow him or her to precisely And, as with any form of cancer, the soon- a boring movie or rest your head on your physiology – how receptive your body is to a
target the tissue samples to be taken. er prostate cancer is detected and treated, the desk at work for 20 minutes or so to fight less consolidated sleep schedule.
better the odds of complete recovery. the afternoon slump, naps can revitalize
Succinctly, Tardif says, “it allows us to see you in a major way. People who average six hours of sleep a
and sample areas that normally would not Medicare and most insurance will help night or less, for example, tend to be “habit-
even have been biopsied. It’s also being used cover the cost of these fusion biopsies. One study even showed they can boost ual nappers” and seem to benefit most from
a lot to help decide if a biopsy is needed. If performance and memory regulation better the occasional nap.
somebody’s got an elevated PSA level and Dr. Christopher Tardif is with the Cleve- than caffeine. This all sounds great in theory,
you get an MRI and it’s completely negative, land Clinic Indian River Hospital. His office but many people – me included – find naps Nonhabitual nappers like myself, on the
some of those people can avoid having a bi- is at 3450 11th Court in the Health & Wellness do the opposite. other hand, can fall asleep and stay asleep
opsy altogether.” building, Suite 303. The phone number is 772- well enough, but have shown noticeably
794-9771.  I wake up from naps feeling like I’m in the slower motor functionality upon waking
That said, Tardif also points out, “if you throes of a New Year’s Day-strength hang- from a nap.
have a completely negative MRI, there’s still over. It takes me at least 20 minutes to recover
from them, and I never end up seeing any of One reason for this has to do with how
the benefits. Even when I timed my nap to be your homeostatic sleep pressure (HSP),
no more than 30 minutes – the nap length which regulates sleep intensity, aligns with
sleep experts claim is the most beneficial – I your circadian rhythm, which regulates the
came out of it certain I was experiencing the timing of sleep.
early stages of the flu (I wasn’t).
The longer you’re awake, the more your
Naturally, I’ve always been a little jealous homeostatic sleep pressure rises, making you
of the people who take naps and wake up sleepier until you fall asleep, which allows
feeling like a million bucks. I’m a healthy, the pressure to fall.
youngish, childless woman who regularly
sleeps seven to eight hours a night – why don’t “If you are a regular napper, you can get
naps work for me? these two forces [HSP and your circadian
rhythm] into a good rhythm so they are
The short answer is that some adults are nicely balanced,” says Rebecca Spencer,
genetically predisposed to need more hours professor of psychological and brain sci-
of continuous sleep than others. According ences at the University of Massachusetts
to a study by the National Heart, Lung and Amherst. “The problem is few people nap
Blood Institute, at least 80 genes appear to so regularly.”
be involved in sleep regulation, which “sug-
gests that sleep duration in natural popula- When nonhabitual nappers nap, they of-
tions can be influenced by a wide variety of ten find it difficult to fall asleep at night be-
biological processes.” cause they’ve released HSP during their nap,
so the drive for sleep during the time their
Simply put, sleep duration needs vary con- body typically sleeps diminishes.
siderably because they’re based on a broad
spectrum of genetic differences. This can lead to sleep disorders, which
can then lead to more irregular napping,
But that’s just natural sleep rhythms. and like that, an unhealthy sleep cycle has
When you factor in that 1 in 3 Americans been created.
are sleep deprived, it makes sense that
roughly the same percentage of Ameri- If napping becomes a pattern for people
cans take a nap once a day, regardless of who can’t habitually nap, it can throw off
the benefits they may or may not reap. It’s their natural circadian rhythm, which in-
the body attempting to make up for the fluences functions such as digestion and
imbalance so it can continue performing body temperature.
adequately.
“We know that besides sleep quality and
Napping on the job may be a good idea for quantity, getting consolidated sleep is also
a sleep-deprived nation. equally important as it ensures that normal
sleep architecture is achieved, especially
“Sleep is extremely important to our an adequate amount of REM sleep, which is
overall well-being, and therefore loss of typically seen most in the second half of an
sleep or poor quality of sleep can signifi- eight-hour sleep segment,” Shah says.
cantly impair one’s ability to function,”
says Neomi Shah, associate division chief There are other negative effects of napping
of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Med- that can affect anyone though, no matter
icine at the Icahn School of Medicine at how receptive they are to the benefits. For ex-
Mount Sinai. “A nap may just be the right ample, excessive napping could be masking a
thing to overcome any transient perturba- serious illness.
tions in sleep quantity and quality.”
“In [one] study, we looked at only young
Considering the pervasiveness of sleep adults (average age: 29 years) and we saw
deprivation and chronic sleep disorders in that increased napping was associated with
America, it’s unsurprising that there have increased brain inflammation regardless of
been numerous studies published about the age, even when overnight sleep duration is
taken into account,” Spencer says.

Spencer notes that the likely explanation

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for the brain inflammation is that it cor- been linked to frequent habitual napping ommend a sleep expert like Shah. signs and symptoms of sleep apnea such
relates with the level of C-reactive protein including but not limited to increased risk “The first thing I do with my patients is as snoring, daytime sleepiness, witnessed
in the body, which causes one to sleep. This for hypertension, diabetes, depression and pauses in breathing usually reported by
makes sense since we tend to sleep more cognitive decline. to get a sleep history that includes time in bed partner, etc.”
when we’re sick. bed, sleep onset latency (how long it takes
So, if you find yourself feeling overly sleepy someone to fall asleep once they are in If you feel generally well-rested and are
The relationship between excessive sleep- lately and taking a lot of naps, it’s probably a bed), final waketime in the morning, wake just a great nap-taker, however, by all means
iness and inflammation also would explain good idea to see your doctor to rule out the after sleep onset (time spent awake once continue napping. Just don’t rub it in with
the number of health problems that have more serious health risks. They may then rec- you fall asleep),” Shah says. “I then look for your friends who might not be so lucky. 

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Most effective ways to lose weight – and keep it off

By Fred Cicetti | Columnist Federal guidelines say that men and active
women need about 2,500 calories daily. Oth-
Question: What is the best diet for losing er women and inactive men need only about
weight? 2,000 calories daily. It is recommended that
you consume 300 to 500 fewer calories to lose
Answer: The subtext of this question is, 1 to 2 pounds a week.
“What’s an easy fix?”
Exercise is important to weight loss, be-
There are no shortcuts that work consis- cause it burns calories. You should exercise
tently and healthfully. The answer is simple: vigorously for a half-hour most days. Walking
The best diet for losing weight gives you few- quickly works. You can do your half-hour all
er calories than you burn. Facing an energy at once or break it up into shorter sessions.
shortage, your body will reach into fat for
stored calories and you will drop pounds. Any senior will tell you that it’s more dif-
ficult to lose weight as you get older. One

reason is that metabolism – the process that tional/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
converts food into energy – is slowed by ag- Here are a dozen tips for losing weight
ing. Another reason is that muscle burns up
more calories than fat does. As you get older, that I collected from a variety of reputable
muscle decreases and fat constitutes more of sources.
your weight.
1. Keep track of the food you eat; this pre-
So, seniors get a double whammy that vents overeating.
leads to weight gain. And older women get
a triple whammy, because of their gender. 2. Don’t cut back too much because your
Women usually have less muscle than men body will begin conserving energy and make
and tend to be smaller than men. A smaller it difficult to reduce.
body requires fewer calories.
3. Begin exercises to develop muscle so
If you are considering a diet/exercise pro- your body will burn more calories.
gram, you should consult your doctor first.
Before you begin, it would be helpful to find 4. Avoid fads. Eat a balanced diet or you
out how much fat you have to lose. What’s may deny yourself important nutrients.
important is not weight, but the amount of fat
you are carrying. The body mass index (BMI) 5. Losing weight is difficult so don’t be
is a measure of fat that is based upon height tempted by reduction plans that make it
and weight. sound easy.

If you want to calculate your BMI, you di- 6. You know what’s fattening without
vide your weight in pounds by height in inch- checking a book. If it tastes heavenly, avoid it
es squared and then multiply by a conversion as much as possible.
factor of 703. Here’s an example:
7. Drink water. It has no calories and will
Weight = 175 pounds, Height = 6 feet, 1 inch help you with your hunger.
(73 inches)
8. Eat because you’re hungry, not because
Calculation: [175 ÷ (73)2] x 703 = 23.1 you’re bored. Take a walk instead.
A BMI between 19 and 25 is normal. Over-
weight is 25 to 29.9. Obese is 30 or higher. 9. Eat slowly and savor your food so you
If you don’t like math, you can use a simple don’t feel deprived later.
BMI calculator at:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educa- 10. Don’t skip meals or you will become
ravenous and then overeat.

11. Alcoholic drinks are loaded with
non-filling calories. They also dissolve
your inhibitions and make you eat more.
Be careful.

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Newly finished Lake Sapphire
home goes above and beyond

461 Jacqueline Way SW in Lake Sapphire: 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,722-square-foot home
offered for $566,485 by GHO Homes listing agent Lisa Krynski: 772-257-1100

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Newly finished Lake Sapphire home goes above and beyond

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer ed oven including convection and mi- specifically for wine, but can accommo- the fear of dripping water through the
[email protected] crowave provides additional cooking date all beverages in need of a proper chill. house after a dip in the 12-foot by 24-
options. And the walk-in pantry includes The great room also has an 8-foot sliding foot swimming pool.
GHO Homes is taking “standard” to a extensive storage space. door out to the lanai. The door is topped
new level in its Lake Sapphire community with transom windows, allowing for even Off the foyer is the den with a closet.
in south Vero. The kitchen looks into the great room/ more natural light to stream in. While most of the house has white ceram-
dining area, which boasts a beverage bar ic tile, the den has a wood-look tile. GHO
Homes starting in the high $400,000s complete with a small refrigerator – not And tucked beyond the kitchen and could have billed the den as a bedroom
come standard with screened lanais, pools great room is a cabana bathroom that – but opted to call it a den, instead, given
and travertine pavers on the patio and is mere steps from the door to the lanai the smaller size of the room. However, as
pool deck. – providing convenient access without a short-term solution, it could be pressed

The newly finished Tradewinds mod-
el on Jacqueline Way SW comes with that
and much more, offering three bedrooms,
a den with closet that could be a small
fourth bedroom and an expansive open
floor plan.

“It’s just what we do in this develop-
ment,” said GHO Homes sales agent Lisa
Krynski. Other neighborhoods GHO has
built offer these amenities – but for addi-
tional cost. Here, it’s all included.

The Tradewinds model was completed
late last year and is ready for its first move-
in day. The 2,722-square-foot house listed
for $566,485 is located in the second phase
of Lake Sapphire, one of 48 total home-
sites. With no community clubhouse, GHO
Homes opted to include a pool with each
home in the neighborhood.

And while the neighborhood is still un-
der construction, numerous homes are
complete and residents have settled in. In
the evening, neighbors greet each other on
twilight strolls. One resident is a registered
fitness instructor and hosts an in-her-
home gym class.

The Tradewinds model home features a
number of architectural touches, includ-
ing arched niches in the foyer, elevated
coffered ceilings, and 24-inch ceramic tile
throughout.

“It’s a really nice house,” Krynski said.
Built as a spec home, the house in-
cludes a number of upgrades that go be-
yond the standard package. The gourmet
kitchen is exquisite in white quartz with
a prep/dining island in the center. There
is a 36-inch natural gas cooktop with a
hood that vents to the outside, quickly
removing cooking odors. A wall-mount-

FEATURES FOR 461 JACQUELINE WAY SW

Neighborhood: Lake Sapphire
Construction: Concrete block, stucco
Model: Tradewinds • Year built: 2019

Builder: GHO Homes
Size: 2,722 square feet
Bedrooms: 3 – plus den with closet • Bathrooms: 3
Listing agency: GHO Homes
Listing agent: Lisa Krynski, 772-257-1100
Listing price: $566,485

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into service as a guest room. ed the development two years ago with the the community built out by early 2021 – is open Monday through Saturday, 10
A few steps from the den is the master start of Phase 2, with an additional 18 lots. which is possible as there are less than a a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from noon
While Phase 1 has a lake, Phase 2 features dozen lots remaining. to 5 p.m. Those wanting to check out the
suite, which can be closed off from the two large ponds. Tradewinds model can stop by the sales
noise of the rest of the house. The builder is hosting open hous- office to get a tour. 
Krynski said GHO Homes hopes to have es daily through the sales office, which
The suite has his and her walk-in closets
and a large bedroom that can easily ac-
commodate just about any furniture setup
and still have room to spare. A door opens
out onto the lanai and pool enclosure, giv-
ing homeowners a private entry to their
backyard oasis.

The master bath is well-appointed with
separate sinks and a sitting vanity. A soak-
er tub anchors a corner and a zero-entry
glass shower has stone flooring and a rain

shower head. Block windows allow for nat-
ural light within the shower while provid-
ing privacy.

On the opposite side of the house are
the two other bedrooms, the laundry, and
the door out to the two-car garage.

Lake Sapphire broke ground about four
years ago with its 30-lot Phase 1 – named
for the nearby lake. GHO Homes expand-

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: MARCH 9 THROUGH MARCH 13

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

Impressive activity in the mainland real estate market saw a total of 35 transactions of single-fam-
ily residences and lots reported from March 9-13 (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom penthouse apart-
ment at 4854 S Harbor Dr. Unit #401 – first listed in October for $1,250,000 – sold for $1,160,000
on March 9.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Sam Robbins of Dale Sorensen Real Estate
Inc. Representing the buyer was agent Lynn Arzt of ONE Sotheby’s International Realty.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$1,160,000
VERO BEACH 4854 S HARBOR DR UNIT#401 10/20/2019 $1,250,000 3/9/2020 $496,000
VERO BEACH 3590 11TH ST SW 10/15/2019 $550,000 3/10/2020 $415,000
SEBASTIAN 109 SANDHILL CRANE WAY 1/3/2020 $438,900 3/11/2020 $409,000
VERO BEACH 7251 EAST VILLAGE SQ 5/9/2019 $435,000 3/10/2020 $355,000
SEBASTIAN 612 BRUSH FOOT DR 1/21/2020 $369,000 3/11/2020 $345,000
SEBASTIAN 657 GOSSAMER WING WAY 1/29/2020 $350,000 3/11/2020 $340,000
VERO BEACH 940 48TH AVE 12/10/2019 $359,000 3/10/2020 $330,000
VERO BEACH 1175 31ST AVE 1/27/2020 $339,000 3/12/2020 $330,000
VERO BEACH 3335 65TH AVE 1/17/2020 $339,900 3/9/2020 $320,000
VERO BEACH 727 HAMPTON WOODS LN SW 9/12/2019 $369,000 3/10/2020 $282,900
SEBASTIAN 1656 BARBER ST 5/15/2019 $294,900 3/9/2020 $275,000
VERO BEACH 7835 15TH LN 12/12/2019 $280,000 3/10/2020 $275,000
SEBASTIAN 1266 BARBER ST 1/6/2020 $289,900 3/11/2020 $270,000
VERO BEACH 1627 BASELINE LN 2/3/2020 $269,000 3/9/2020

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

3590 11th St SW, Vero Beach 109 Sandhill Crane Way, Sebastian

Listing Date: 10/15/2019 Listing Date: 1/3/2020
Original Price: $550,000 Original Price: $438,900
Sold: 3/10/2020 Sold: 3/11/2020
Selling Price: $496,000 Selling Price: $415,000
Listing Agent: David Decker Listing Agent: Joe Robinson

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: Laurel Agency, Inc.

Kathleen Provancher Joe Robinson

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Laurel Agency, Inc.

7251 East Village Sq, Vero Beach 612 Brush Foot Dr, Sebastian

Listing Date: 5/9/2019 Listing Date: 1/21/2020
Original Price: $435,000 Original Price: $369,000
Sold: 3/10/2020 Sold: 3/11/2020
Selling Price: $409,000 Selling Price: $355,000
Listing Agent: Peggy Hewett Listing Agent: John Conway

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida Selling Agent: Conway & Company, Inc.

Peggy Hewett Kimberly Adkins

Berkshire Hathaway Florida Keller Williams Realty

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By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent Riverside bids premature adieu
[email protected] to its lavish ‘La Cage’ PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

As a result of the COVID-19 pan-
demic, Riverside Theatre closed
the final curtain on its production
of “La Cage aux Folles” last Sunday
evening, prematurely ending its
planned three-week run.

With music and lyrics by the
legendary Jerry Herman (“Hel-
lo, Dolly!”) and book by Harvey
Fierstein (“Torch Song Trilogy”),
“La Cage aux Folles” won six 1983
Tony Awards when it premiered on
Broadway.

Based on Jean Poiret’s 1973
French play, the musical is set both
in a St. Tropez drag nightclub and
in the home of the nightclub owner
and its celebrated star, Georges and
Albin. Conflict arises when Georg-
es’ son, Jean-Michel, announces he
is engaged to Anne Dindon, whose
father is leader of an ultra-conser-
vative political party that has its eye
set on closing down local drag clubs.

Adding to the stunning news is
the even more alarming announce-
ment that the Dindons are coming
that evening for dinner to meet
Georges and Jean-Michel’s mother,
Sybil. Jean-Michel demands that
Georges must tell the lovable Albin
that he must stay away from their
apartment until the Dindons leave.

Exacerbating this request is the
fact that Albin has always been

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PHOTOS: ANGEL UDELHOVEN

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 The drag chorus line dons Kurt Alger’s glo- Shuttlesworth, both conducts and plays James Beaman
rious costumes and wigs that sparkle and keyboard. You’ll be hard pressed not to as Albin.
more of a mother to Jean-Michele than his shimmy and, really, take your breath away hum Jerry Herman’s “The Best of Times” as
absentee bio-mom. As Albin was the one (and steal the show). you leave the theater.
who provided the loving, nurturing house-
hold, he is, understandably, crushed. The dazzling array serves as back- And the performances by the talented
ground to director D.J. Salisbury’s inspired cast stand out. James Beaman’s Albin is
Throughout the drama and heartbreak and exhilarating choreography. In an ex- demanding and loving, vulnerable and
of this dilemma, the show must go on in the hausting can-can number, dancers flip strong, and his “I Am What I Am” delivers.
drag club. We are drawn in again and again and twirl, and kick and cartwheel with au- James Patterson shows romantic Georg-
as the Cagelles are announced and perform dience-satisfying glee. es caught between the love for his son,
their show-stopping musical numbers and Jean-Michel, and for his partner, Albin.
sing “We are what we are and what we are And the high-energy, eight-piece orches-
is an illusion.” tra -- here perched in the back above the As the comic relief, Jesse Jones brings
stage -- really thrills with such a full sound sass in his role of Jacob, the maid. As
Given the French Riviera setting, and you expect to see an entire orchestra. The Jean-Michel, Bruce Landry has a stand-
the potential for eye-popping visuals, Riv- always-indefatigable music director, Anne out moment in “With Anne on My Arm.”
erside’s $1.4 million show is, indeed lavish.

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James Beaman and Rachel Hafell, Bruce Landry, Jenny Hill
James Patterson as Georges. and David Hess.

His pas de deux with Rachel Hafell as ery. In one number, set by the seaside, a large In these uncertain times, audience Ushers wore disposable gloves, addition-
Anne is beautiful. painting of a Mediterranean town, with blue members made nary a coughing sound al disinfectants were being used in lobby
sky and white clouds, seems to serve as the and those who did sent ripples of near- spaces and restrooms, and hand sanitizer
But perhaps because cast members view from an outdoor café. But it’s supposed by patrons adjusting in their seats. Upon was readily available in the lobby areas.
were worrying about the craziness loose in to be a little bit before midnight. leaving the theater, one could see people
the land, you got a sense that the show was press against the doors with their shoul- But the uncertainty of the ever-evolving
a string of standout moments without that And while the club looked like a club, ders to avoid using their hands. situation forced them to finally make the
magical theatrical glue connecting them. the upstairs home has a mishmash of art, challenging and financially difficult deci-
painted after Keith Haring, David Hock- Riverside Theatre had been in close sion to cancel “La Cage aux Folles”. River-
It ends up interfering with the pacing and ney, Toulouse-Lautrec and John Singer communication with medical profession- side at the same time announced that it was
energy. Instead of numbers building on one Sargent, all hanging on muddy, rose-col- als, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), also cancelling the upcoming productions
another, they began, peaked and ended. ored walls. the World Health Organization (WHO), of “Bakersfield Mist” and “The Bodyguard.”
government agencies, and internal teams
The same disconnect pervaded the scen- to monitor and stay on top of the evolving Riverside is asking people not to call in
COVID-19 situation. with individual inquiries; all ticket holders
will be contacted within the next couple of
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Hungry reap the benefits of Shining Light Garden dinner

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF
Staff Writer

Janice Sutherland with Jean and Gene Cravens and Marilyn Hacker. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE B6
Darlene and John Scott with Lynn and Karl Lady.

By Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writer Kathie Althoff, Joel Bray, Greg Vafiades and Renae Senn. In addition to vegetables, the Shining
[email protected] Light Garden spreads joy by delivering
he said, the more he wanted to grow, so he “The more we grow, the more people their freshly cut flowers to the VNA Hos-
A cornucopia of generosity was cele- could share the bounty with even more seem to need our help,” said community pice House. A group of dedicated volun-
brated last Tuesday evening, as people people. liaison Greg Vafiades. “We stopped count- teers create cheerful arrangements to
gathered at the Bent Pine Golf Club for the ing how many bushels of vegetables we brighten up the lives of individuals who
eighth annual Spring Dinner to benefit the Shining Light Garden has since grown to were giving away several years ago. At that are receiving end-of-life care in the home-
Shining Light Garden Foundation. encompass 20 acres in Winter Beach, and point, we were at 18,000 bushels of fresh like setting.
now provides fresh vegetables to people vegetables going out to Indian River Coun-
Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeu- in need through local food pantries, soup ty, free of charge. That number has more Guests at the dinner were also treated to
vres as they perused an exciting array of kitchens, veteran organizations and se- than doubled. Nothing goes to waste.” bouquets of flowers that had been artfully
auction items, before adjourning to the nior programs. arranged in mason jars, with everything
dining room for a beautifully presented from snapdragons to sunflowers popping
dinner. in a rainbow of colors.

The 100 percent donor-driven nonprof- Vafiades noted that through divine
it distributes 100 percent of the crops that providence, the needs of the garden con-
volunteers grow and harvest from the gar- tinue to be met, including a recent dona-
den to the “homeless, hungry and forgot- tion of more than $141,000 worth of heavy
ten,” upholding their mission to “feed the equipment.
hungry, one garden at a time.”
“The good Lord watches over us,” said
Proceeds from the Spring Dinner will be Vafiades. “Without the Lord watching
used to help the garden grow through the over us, I don’t think this could happen.
purchase of seeds, farm equipment and We couldn’t reach all the people that we
whatever capital improvements are need- do if it weren’t for the volunteers. Whether
ed to continue its operation. you financially back us or volunteer out at
the garden, without you, it would be im-
The ancient proverb that “you reap what possible.”
you sow” perfectly describes what oc-
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PHOTOS CONTINUED FROM PAGE B5 Elaine Straw with Diane Titherington and Sherry Leard. Roger and Francine Potvin.
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Terry and Scott Turner. Neal and Nancy Lohuis.

Christine Gutierrez and Hyacinth Brown.

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Joey & Kimmy’s Seafood Market & Restaurant: Bravo!

By Tina Rondeau | Columnist Ahi Tuna. Oysters on the Shrimp Stuffed
[email protected] Half Shell. with Lobster.
day and Saturday nights, it does a land-of-
After a decade of serving some of Vero’s fice business. number of evenings they serve dinner, Joey Manhattan Clam
best seafood, Joey’s Seafood Shack has de- and Kimmy’s market remains the best place Chowder.
cided it’s time for a change. While there seems little chance after 10 in town to buy fresh seafood. And Kimmy
years of persuading them to expand the urged us to remind readers the restaurant does serve lunch – if not dinner – daily.
No, they haven’t decided to expand their I welcome your comments, and encourage
dinner service beyond the current two
nights a week. And no, thank goodness, they you to send feedback to me at tina@verobe-
haven’t altered a menu that offers a wonder- ach32963.com.
ful selection of fresh fish.
The reviewer dines anonymously at
But to mark the restaurant’s 10th anniver- restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
sary, proprietors Joey Fenyak and Kim Cov- 32963. 
eny have decided to change the name to Joey
& Kimmy’s Seafood Market & Restaurant, Hours:
and they’ve celebrated by putting up a fancy 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
new sign. Fri. and Sat. only.
Reservations strongly
“How do you like it?” Kimmy asked,
as we arrived Friday night to the usual recommended
packed restaurant. Well, that’s change we Beverages: Beer and wine
can live with.
Address:
On last week’s visit, we started with a bot- 1800 U.S. 1, Vero Beach
tle of very nice chardonnay, and a basket of Phone: 772-918-8855
tasty bread made it to the table even before
the wine.

For appetizers on this visit, I ordered the
Manhattan clam chowder ($6) and my hus-
band went for a half dozen raw oysters ($16)
from Kent Island, Maryland.

Kimmy makes the best Manhattan chow-
der to be found in these parts (“Well, I am
from New York,” she points out), and the
relatively light, tomato-based chowder was
absolutely superb this evening. My husband,
meanwhile, raved about the oysters – six
Chesapeake beauties on the half shell with
cocktail sauce.

We were then served the large Greek sal-
ads that come with all entrées. The salads
included strawberries, which go surprising-
ly well with feta cheese.

For entrées, I chose the jumbo shrimp
stuffed with lobster ($38) and my husband
opted for the seared sushi-grade ahi tuna
($43).

My jumbo shrimp, stuffed with chunks
of lobster with butter, white wine, garlic
and bread crumbs, could not have been
tastier. The shrimp were served with wild
rice. And the tuna was about as nice as
we’ve ever seen, topped with a teriyaki
glaze and accompanied by a seaweed sal-
ad, wasabi, and ginger.

On this most recent visit, there was no
room for one of Joey’s tasty desserts. Din-
ner for two before tax and tip (and excluding
wine) runs $110 to $120.

One other change we noted on this visit
is Kimmy had ceded her seat at the restau-
rant piano – where she used to provide a
selection or two during time-outs from
the kitchen – to a snowbird who played
throughout the meal.

“Yes, he just walked in one day,” she told
us. He seemed to be a big hit with diners, and
several of them were up dancing to his selec-
tions when we concluded our evening.

Overall, this restaurant has the homey
feel of an Italian family kitchen, and on Fri-

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Bordeaux: The original – and affordable – ‘wine blend’

By Dave McIntyre which flows northward to the Atlantic. The the Médoc along the Left Bank north of Bor- another from all five grape varieties har-
The Washington Post Left Bank is the region closest to the ocean. deaux, a wine lover salivates while passing vested on the same day. “We are trying to
through the wine-label towns of Margaux, innovate so we are not considered just a
Are you bored with Bordeaux and looking Here, cabernet sauvignon tends to domi- St. Julien, Pauillac and St. Estèphe, some classic Bordeaux producer,” he says.
for new wines from far-flung places, a trendy nate the blends. On the Right Bank, farther barely more than a roundabout or a cluster
“red blend,” perhaps? Our insatiable appe- inland, merlot and cabernet franc are the of shops surrounding a church. Bordeaux is worth visiting.
tite for the new can lead us to yawn at the main grapes. These preferences grew over Bordeaux city and Saint-Émilion are UNE-
classics. We shouldn’t. Here are five things time for reasons of climate and geology. Wine guilds, such as the Commanderie SCO World Heritage sites. Bordeaux also fea-
to know about this famed region. du Bontemps du Médoc et des Graves, Sau- tures the Cité du Vin wine museum, opened
Bordeaux has lots of history. ternes et Barsac on the Left Bank, and the Ju- in 2016 and built to resemble wine swirling
Bordeaux is the original ‘red blend.’ Bordeaux is in Aquitania, which has rade in Saint-Émilion on the Right, celebrate in a decanter. It’s a fabulous exhibition with
If you think red blends are the newest strong historical and cultural ties to Great this history and tradition with processions many interactive features showing the his-
thing in wine, think again. Wines have Britain. These ties are evident today in the and banquets, their members bedecked in tory of wine throughout the world. Bordeaux
been blended from several grape varieties architecture of the chateau and even some fancy robes. The Bordelais really do know city also has a thriving restaurant scene and
since wine was first made 8,000 or more of their names. how to party, even if they prefer black tie. its own signature pastry, the canelé.
years ago. Our habit of identifying wines by Bordeaux’s long history has created com- Wineries are best visited by appointment.
a single grape variety rather than the place plexities that can make it confusing to mod- Bordeaux is also modern. Tour companies such as A La Francaise and
they were grown is actually rather new. I ern consumers. There are various classifi- Bordeaux has been experiencing a wave Ophorus can handle the arrangements for
suspect “red blend” was the heading on a cations, meant to distinguish wineries by of rejuvenation. Many wineries have in- you. And when you want to escape the vine-
spreadsheet column for wines that didn’t prestige or quality. The most famous of these vested in new production facilities and yards, the Atlantic beach resort of Arcachon
fit other categories. is the 1855 classification of 61 red wines and tasting rooms, improving their viticulture, is only about an hour away. To the north, the
Bordeaux remains the benchmark ref- 27 sweet wines from the Left Bank into five winemaking and hospitality experienc- Dordogne region offers foie gras, castles and
erence point for all red wines, especially classes, or growths. es. There’s also a generational shift, with more history.
blends, made from the traditional Bordeaux But there are four other classifications – younger winemakers giving a fresher vibe Bordeaux is not always expensive!
grapes of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet for Graves, an area southwest of Bordeaux to the region’s image. Yes, you can spend a fortune on Bordeaux
franc, malbec, merlot and petit verdot. city, Saint-Émilion on the Right Bank, And although a conservative, tradition- futures, especially the prized First Growths,
For Bordeaux reds, it is simplistic but a group of Left Bank wineries known as al region such as Bordeaux might be slow and even more to store them properly for
useful to look at a map of the region and di- Crus Bourgeois, and the boutique Crus Ar- to embrace a trend, winemakers are always years before enjoying them. But even cheap
vide it mentally by its rivers. The Dordogne tisans. willing to experiment. Franck Bijon, chief Bordeaux – for as little as $15 a bottle – can be
and Garonne flow northwest and join at And then there are the geographical areas winemaker at Chateau Larose-Trintaudon, a delicious value that will give you a taste of
Bordeaux city to form the Gironde estuary, known as appellations, defined primarily makes a limited cuvée without sulfites, a wine royalty. 
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Bonz and buds have the best time at ‘Sea Oaks’

“I love your column, Mr. Bonzo. own soft, fluffy beds.”
I’m Lady Jandorf an,” she nudged
Hi Dog Buddies! another Golden wearin’ a fetchin’ “Oh, that is so true, Mr. Bonzo.
green bandana. “This is my fren Ca-
Woof, did I ever have the Best Time do- sey Watts. She reads it, too.” Thank you for understanding.”
ing this week’s column! I yapped with a
whole buncha Cool Kibbles poocheroos Casey smiled sweetly. “That’s “Come meet Bailey Mitchell,”
at the 10th Annual Sea Oaks Dog Walk. Sea true!”
Oaks is a real pretty place over on the beach Tess said. “He’s one of our elders.
with lotsa handy trees everywhere, an all “Me too! Me too! I read it, too,
sorts of paths an sidewalks for leash walks. Mr. Bonzo!” I looked around. Then A Maltese. He’s mostly blind and
PLUS, I’m pretty sure just about every Sea down. A teeny liddle Papillon was
Oaks human has at least one pooch. looking up at me, her beautiful but- deaf. He has a lotta pooch wis-
terfly ears in Full Fluff. “I’m MeMe
Soon as me an my assistant parked, we Brasher. Isn’t this So Fun?” dom, an we all treat him with
knew which way to head: we just followed
the barks to the clubhouse patio. Like al- “Totally,” I replied. “This is always great respect. You gotta talk loud
ways, there were tables full of snacks, some such a Super Crispy Dog Biscuits
for humans and some for us pooches. An, party.” an stand right in front of him.”
woof, were they duh-licious!
A wiggly young Old English Sheep- A mostly white Shih Tzu was
Plus, I got to see lotsa my old pals an dog wearin’ a pink bandana was
make new ones. Evrybody was lookin’ their lookin’ around eagerly. “This is Daisy peering out from his human’s
best an feelin’ real energetic cuz it was sun- Noel Fasolino. It’s her first time here,”
ny an cool. I had to keep remindin’ myself I Stella said. “Daisy Noel, this is Bonzo!” arms.
was there to Work.
“Woof!” she said. “You’re an ackshull “GOOD MORNING, MR.
Right away one of my favrite lady frens, suh-LEH-bruddy! You look like a regular
Stella Duff, a super pretty Labradoodle, dog. I thought you’d have a crown or some- BAILEY,” Tess said, full volume.
trotted over. “Oh, hey, Bonzo. It’s so great thing.” She looked around. “I didn’t know
to see you! You gotta try the Snacks. They’re there were this many dogs in the whole “IT’S ME, TESS PATOTA, AN
pawsome! An look over here!” world.”
PHOTO: KAILA JONES STELLA HUFF. WE’D LIKE YOU
She led me to a special table. There was “We have 41 pooches here,” Tess said TO MEET BONZO THE COL-
a big sign that said “Sea Oaks 10th Annu- proudly. “It’s the most ever in all our 70 dog
al Dog Walk Welcomes Bonzo!” With my years.” UMNIST. YOU KNOW. FROM
PIK-shur, a cool bandana with pooch faces
on it, a copy of my columns, anna bag of “Is it like a birthday party or something?” THE PAY-PER. HE’S DOING A
Snacks! It was Super Crispy Dog Biscuits! I Daisy Noel asked.
felt honored. neighbors. An this is Mr. Bonzo. He’s the STORY ABOUT THIS EVENT.”
“No, it’s a Special Day one time every
“Woof! Stella! This is so nice! I’m kinda human year when us pooches an our hu- pooch who writes those Cool Kibbles sto- I stood smack in front of Bailey. “GOOD
choked up, ackshully.” I gulped a coupla mans get together an yap about important
times. dog stuff and have snacks and go for a nice ries in the pay-per about us pooches. He’s MORNING, SIR,” I said loudly. “IT’S AN
leash walk,” Tess explained.
“Come’on, I’ll innerduce you around,” very nice an polite.” HONOR TO MEET YOU.”
she said. Just then a dainty liddle black an “Plus,” innerjected Stella, “our humans
white English Cocker Spaniel approached. raise money so the Humane Society can “Good morning, Miss Molly,” I said in Bailey squinted. “SPEAK UP YOUNG
“Hello Bonzo!” she said. “We’re so glad you keep helpin’ Pooches Less Fortunate.
could make it.” my nicest, most polite voice. “It’s a plea- MAN,” he said, “FROM WHAT I CAN
“Yep!” Tess agreed.
“This is Tess Petota,” Stella said. “She A little Maltese was sitting in her hu- sure to meet you.” TELL, YOU LOOK LIKE ONE OF THOSE
knows everybody here.” man’s lap shakin’ like a fluffly leaf. Stella,
Tess an I approached in a frenly way, and She was still shakin’. But then she looked SPAN-YULLS. I THINK TESS WAS SAYING
“That’s true,” Tess said. “Hey, Lady,” she called Stella whispered, “This is Molly Farhy.
to a Golden Retriever.“Come meet Bonzo.” She’s very, very nervous around Other at me an smiled a timid liddle smile. “I, YOU’RE FROM THE PAPER. YOU KNOW,
Dogs. She’s really sweet, though.”
“Hi, Molly,” Stella said softly. “I’m Stella um, I … it’s … I mean, there are just So YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT WRITING A
and this is Tess. Remember us? We’re your
Many Pooches all over the place. An bar- STORY ABOUT THIS EVENT.”

kin’. I know it’s all real frenly but … but I’m “THAT’S AN EXCELLENT IDEA,” I

just not USE to it. You know? You look like yelled. “THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION,

a nice sorta dog. I mean, you know, I don’t SIR.”

get out that much. But it really is, um, it’s I wish I coulda stayed all morning. Head-

nice to meet you in the fur. I am fuh-miliar ing home, I was thinking about how Cool

with your work.” Kibbles it is that all those Sea Oaks pooch-

“I absolutely get it, Miss Molly. Some- es an their humans raise lots of money for

times the world can be a scary place. An Pooches Less Fortunate. All us pooches

there’s nothing more comforting than our with Forever Families should Never For-

get what Lucky Dogs we are. (Check out

DON’T BE SHY a bunch more Dog Walk pickshurs in this
week’s People section.)

We are always looking for pets Till next time,
with interesting stories.
The Bonz
To set up an interview, email
[email protected].

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NORTH

PLAYING ONLINE FOR BIDDING FUN 9752

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist A 10

Winston Churchill claimed that writing a book is an adventure in five stages: from a toy to an J64
amusement to a mistress to a master and, finally, a tyrant.
10 8 6 5
Luckily a bridge column is too short to run that full gamut; however, when playing a deal, it
starts as an amusement, but can turn nasty. Sometimes, though, that downturn will be self- WEST EAST
inflicted. Look at the South hand in this week’s diagram. What would you bid after the given A63
start to the auction? K53 —
K5
This deal occurred online with computer programs playing in various positions at the 15 A7432 Q62
tables.
10 9 8 7 3 2
Almost every South overcalled one spade. Then West rebid one no-trump, and most Norths
strangely refused to raise to two spades. When East retreated to two diamonds, South KQJ9
weirdly doubled, North removed to two spades, and South passed. There were 10 scores of
plus 200 for 11 tricks taken. SOUTH

At some tables, North did raise to two spades, but then South passed. West balanced with K Q J 10 8 4
a takeout double, East pulled to three clubs, and South passed again. Weirder and weirder!
J9874
With such a skewed hand but strong trumps, jump straight to four spades. Ignore the
vulnerability and hope to buy something useful in the dummy. It might even silence the AQ
opponents. Here, five clubs is down only one and five diamonds down two, both cheap
saves. —

At my table, West led the spade ace against four spades, and East sensibly discarded Dealer: West; Vulnerable: North-South
the diamond two. West shifted to a low club. South ruffed, played a heart to the ace and
returned a heart. West took the trick and now fell from grace by shifting to the diamond king. The Bidding:
South won, ruffed a heart, drew trumps and claimed an overtrick.
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
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ACROSS DOWN
1 Every two weeks (11) 2 Watch (7)
9 Gangway (5) 3 Subject (5)
10 Unusual (7) 4 Demand (6)
11 Roads (7) 5 Sheltered port (7)
12 Sea (5) 6 Thrust (5)
13 Type of nut (5) 7 Austere (5)
15 Vine fruit (5) 8 Denim trousers (5)
20 Value (5) 14 Attain (7)
22 Unfortunate (7) 16 Small flute (7)
24 Fabrication (7) 17 Fast (5)
25 Elk (5) 18 Bucolic, pastoral (6)
26 Noisy quarrel (11) 19 Varieties (5)
21 Majestic (5)
23 Utmost (5)

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ACROSS 91 From Iran or Iraq 42 Heraldic border The Washington Post
1 “When I was ___ ...” 92 Olympics city 43 Soothing herb
5 Toss (in) 95 Wake up 44 It’s torture HEY LOOK! By Merl Reagle
8 Funny duo, Bob ___ 97 “Look, ___!” I said to Ms. 45 Elvis hit, “In ___”
14 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. Ho 46 “Hold ___ second”
Ryan at the reception desk 49 Atelier
in the swamp 99 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 50 Calais cabbage
17 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 51 Maryland collegian
Buchanan as I cut a piece 54 Burning up
Jones as a bird flew by 101 Perfect places 56 Blow ___
20 “Look, ___!” I said to 102 Get rid of 60 Playful talk
105 Turin dough 61 Inquire
Ms. Osmond during her 107 The Sizzling Sixties, e.g. 62 Jay follower
pedicure 112 Service troupe 64 Darkness
22 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 113 Govt. air freshener? 66 Heart of hearing?
Idle in the haberdashery 116 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 69 Greek letter
24 Earth extremities 70 Chop (off)
25 “Look, ___!” I said to Ms. Biondi, hoping he’d leave 71 Like budding or fission
Carter at the rodeo 120 Entebbe raid figure 72 Secured ahead of time
27 Type of cuckoo 121 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 73 Claim
28 Dove sound 74 Work
29 Run ___ (deteriorate) Allen, hoping he’d leave 75 Giza’s river
31 Miffed 125 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 79 Blueprint
33 Credit come-on: 80 Pleisto or Plio ending
___ payment DeLuise at Tiffany’s 82 Singer Irene
36 Bonet et al. 127 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 83 McDonald’s founder
40 “Look, ___!” I said to Ms. 85 Veni, mostly
Rice in the woods Gore at the supermarket 86 Temporary loss
43 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 128 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 87 White powder
Carney at the office 90 Bud or Miller promo
47 Navy negative Clinton in the head shop 93 Wire service
48 Land parcel 129 Historic fort 94 Music notes
52 Actress Christine 130 Wily 96 Nonfat
53 ___-nous 131 6 Down orders 98 McArdle of Annie
55 1977 film, 100 Water over ___
Welcome ___ DOWN 102 Ralph’s vehicle
57 Baseball info 1 Literary town 103 9 Down’s dog
58 Indian, e.g. 2 Ladies’ mates 104 “The First ___”
59 Blow it? 3 A flavoring 106 Get from ___ (proceed
60 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 4 Genetic stuff
Kingsley in math class 5 Mr. Khachaturian logically)
63 Heart chart 6 Tongue seller 108 Ms. Burnett
64 Earth starter 7 Rue ___ Paix 109 Make ___ (rake it in)
65 Sausage guy 8 Supped 110 Minor dents
67 Exhausts 9 Sleuthing wife 111 Like Eliz. or Geo.
68 “Look, ___!” I said to Ms. 10 Chord, briefly 114 Place to dock
Hunt at the picnic 11 Petty pursuit? 115 Mr. Johnson
74 ___ many 12 “I’ve got it!” 117 Writer Kingsley
(tavern no-no) 13 Blab 118 Kosher product
76 Kind 15 Port Royal’s region 119 Just
77 Evinrude of outboard 16 Mini amounts 122 Anatomical duct
fame 18 Texas city 123 Old French coin
78 Bar code: abbr. 19 Have a clue 124 Poet’s word
81 “Look, ___!” I said to Mr. 20 ___ halfway 126 Decrease
Rose as he lost another 21 Actor Everett
pool game 23 Long time
84 Earth sci., perh. 26 Mr. Rubik
86 Punch bowl need 30 Leprechaun-like
88 Nth: abbr. 32 London area
89 You Bet Your Life host 34 “Am-scray!”
90 Stop the car 35 German article
37 Play part
38 A. Koestler novel,

Darkness ___
39 Restricted jets
41 Mane attraction?

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8 SYMMETRY 2 RELEVANT
9 DELETE 3 USHER 26 Cheers for Charity Fashion Show, 4 p.m. at
10 TANDEM 4 SMITTEN Patchington to benefit Live Like Cole Foun-
11 TODAY 5 FERN dation for MHA School Violence and Suicide Preven-
12 KESTREL 6 FREEZE tion program. $20; limited seating. 772-231-3543
15 CANTEEN 13 TOASTERS
17 CAKES 14 TEXTILE 29 Paint the Town Event, 5:30 p.m. at Vero
20 STRAIT 16 ACTUAL Beach Yacht Club to benefit Kiwanis
22 RETIRE 18 ERRAND Youth In Action projects, providing services to
23 MAGNOLIA 19 GREAT those in need. $100. 772-925-4791
24 RING 21 AUNT

Sudoku Page B17 Sudoku Page B18 Crossword Page B17 Crossword Page B18 (PSYCHIC CONNECTION HALLOWEEN PARTY) 30 Cause for Paws, 6 p.m. at Quail Valley River
Club to benefit Humane Society of Vero
Beach and Indian River County. 772-388-3331

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IRC MOVERS

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[email protected] • 772-646-5637

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643 SW 27th Ave. • Vero Beach • 772-696-1201 WITH COMPLETED CLASS RECEIPT
712 21st St, Vero Beach, FL 32960
Our directory gives small business people eager to 772-581-0640 9090 N. US HWY 1 Sebastian, FL
provide services to the community an opportunity
M - F 10am-6pm • Sat. 10am-2pm • Closed Sun.
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