01/31/2019 ISSUE 05

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BY RAY MCNULTY Environmental
Learning Center
One woman’s effort to hold director resigns
school leaders accountable

Throughout my five years BY SAMANTHA ROHLFING BAITA
at this newspaper – and par- Staff Writer
ticularly the past three – we’ve
been reporting on the many The abrupt resignation of
wrongheaded decisions made
and dubious actions taken Environmental Learning Cen-
by the people entrusted with
running our school district. ter Executive Director Molly

Inexplicable mistakes con- Steinwald on Friday, Jan. 18,
tinue to cost local taxpayers
hundreds of thousands of dol- came as a surprise to the or-
lars in investigations and legal
fees, and contribute to a high ganization’s board of direc-
rate of turnover among staff
members and teachers who, tors, says Board Chairman
rather than tolerate bullying
and questionable policies, Don Barr.
have chosen to seek employ-
ment elsewhere. In a notice posted on her

Yet nothing changes, other Facebook page, Steinwald
than the names of our School
Board members and those of wrote, in part, “I resigned as
Superintendent Mark Ren-
dell’s underlings in the district the Executive Director of En-
offices, as top school officials
resign under a cloud or are vironmental Learning Center
scapegoated and pushed out.
(ELC) Friday, due to differ-
So I’m left to wonder: Does
anyone care? ences in governance and un-

Yes, there are occasions – derstanding of the immediate

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 needs of the organization.”

Vero broker arrested for By Saturday, after Steinwald
bilking big-time clients
Claudia Wahl: ‘If we put a spotlight on our schools, people will find out that there’s a problem here.’ PHOTO BY DENISE RITCHIE and board members agreed
BY LISA ZAHNER
Staff Writer Spawning sea trout a good sign for our lagoon that making her exit imme-
diate would be best, she was
No matter whether he is con- gone. The search quickly be-
victed at trial or cleared of all gan to find a replacement,
wrongdoing, Brian J. Burklew
is likely to rue the day he ever BY SUE COCKING Coastal and Ocean Science – because sea trout – a major which Barr estimates will take
Staff Writer and a cadre of local fisherman- recreational and commercial three to six months.
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volunteers using underwater fishery all along the lagoon – Only the second executive

More spotted sea trout than sound technology. are regarded as a 'canary in director since the ELC’s in-

ever before have been record- The findings are important CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

ed reproducing in the Indian

River Lagoon between Vero County clears way for eco-friendly expansion of Grand Harbor
Beach and Fort Pierce, a highly

encouraging indicator of good

water quality in our stretch of BY KATHLEEN SLOAN nearly 900 single-family and As part of the project, three
the 150-mile-plus estuary. Staff Writer multifamily homes built in quarters of a mile of raised
a serpentine layout amid a boardwalk will be constructed
That's the gist of a just-

completed scientific study by The County Commission manmade saltwater marsh that will allow nature lovers to

prominent Vero marine scien- last week cleared the way for and system of waterways de- walk deep into the mangroves

tist Dr. Grant Gilmore – a for- development of a huge new signed to help clean up the behind the new development.

mer Harbor Branch research- Grand Harbor subdivision of Indian River Lagoon. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Sea trout good sign for lagoon ing everywhere we checked," Gilm- even worse to our south in Martin full and new moon nights from May
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ore said, referring to lagoon waters County. through September.
between Oslo Road in Vero Beach and
the coal mine' for water quality. The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Insti- "No trout spawning in Martin County, Gilmore taught the volunteers how
fish need clear, clean water that is more tute in Fort Pierce. period. It's the first time ever they com- to distinguish the sounds of trout
salty than fresh to thrive and reproduce. pletely disappeared. Brevard County making whoopee from noises made by
"From Indian River County down to is a mixed bag – trout still spawn, but other spawning species such as toad-
For that reason, their presence Fort Pierce, it's good as gold," Gilmore the locations they used to spawn, they fish and silver perch – "kind of like bird
and spawning activity is a marker said of trout spawning activity. "The aren't spawning anymore." calls," Gilmore said.
for good water quality in the lagoon, Fort Pierce Inlet keeps the lagoon alive
while the absence of spawning trout with seagrass and trout ... the water Armed with a $25,000 grant and For example, when spawning trout
indicates polluted or otherwise out quality is mediated by Fort Pierce In- volunteer manpower from the rec- really get into the swing of things, they
of whack parts of the estuary, where let tidal flow." reational fishing and conservation emit sounds from vibrations in their
there is too much fresh water and too group CCA-Florida, Gilmore arrived gas bladders like the clickety-clacking
little seagrass. But the news was not so good in at his findings by using underwater of a freight train on a track.
Brevard County to our north, where microphones to eavesdrop on trout
"Down here, we had trout spawn- there's little trout spawning going on spawning in the north, central and The volunteers learned how to make
in portions of the Banana River, and southern portions of the lagoon on underwater recordings, rated the in-
tensity of the spawning activity on a
scale from 1 to 3, and then submitted
those reports to Gilmore.

Gilmore has been listening in on am-
orous trout and other species through-
out the lagoon for about 40 years, so he
has amassed plenty of data for com-
parison. He said his field studies match
findings from research conducted in
the lab that show trout require clear wa-
ter at higher salinities in order to thrive.

Gilmore said the hydrophone stud-
ies should be continued throughout
this summer's spawning season and
expanded to include the lagoon be-
tween the Wabasso Causeway and Se-
bastian Inlet, and from Sebastian Inlet
north to Grant.

“To me, this project is extremely
important,” he said. “Anglers need to
do something about this and fight for
clear water and fight for protecting
spawning sites."

Vero Beach fishing guide captain
Paul Fafeita, who is president of the
Treasure Coast chapter of CCA-Florida
and of the newly formed Clean Water
Coalition of Indian River County, says
he intends to continue the spawning
surveys and hopes to expand them.

Fafeita says he's seeking a grant
from the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC) to
implant female trout with acoustic
tags to narrow down spawning loca-
tions. Whenever a trout swims near
an underwater listening station, its tag
pings the location. He also wants to
work with the FWC to post informa-
tional signs to keep boaters away from
sea grass beds.

"Trout are among the most sensitive
fish in the lagoon," Fafeita said. 

ELC director abruptly resigns
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ception in 1988, Steinwald brought
impressive credentials to the position
when she arrived in November 2014
to replace Holly Dill, who retired af-
ter 27 years at the helm of the island
nonprofit known for teaching county
grade-schoolers about ecology and
the environment.

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So what happened? Was the board Although the loss of an executive come sources are evenly split between pus at the western base of the Wabasso
dissatisfied? Was Steinwald asked to director at this crucial juncture could earned income and contributions. He Bridge on the 510 Causeway. A not-
leave? delay the group’s ambitious expansion envisions the master plan enabling for-profit 501(c)3, the organization
project, Barr remains upbeat. the center to grow in a sustainable has a staff of 14 and more than 260
Not according to Barr, who stated way, following the examples of McKee volunteers, including a 15-member
without hesitation that the board was To avoid missteps and ensure the Botanical Garden and St. Edward’s board of directors and a 15-member
“very supportive of Molly;” that there master plan and business plan are School, adding significant cultural, foundation board. Since its genesis in
were no performance issues; and that complete and accurate, the Environ- environmental and educational value 1988, the ELC has become the epicen-
“we did not push her.” mental Learning Center has hired a to the community. ter of nature education, exploration
consulting firm that has experience and hands-on experiences for adults,
As a matter of fact, he added, “Molly with similar projects. The Environmental Learning Cen- families and especially school kids. 
had been looking to relocate for some ter is located on a 64-acre island cam-
time.” Barr’s business goal is that ELC in-

Asked about rumors that numerous
disgruntled ELC staff members had
left during Steinwald’s watch, Barr ac-
knowledged there has been turnover.
But he contended that isn’t unusual
when an institution embarks on ma-
jor reorganization, in this case “with
greater focus on philanthropy,” pro-
viding environmental education and
immersion for older people, handi-
capped people and others in the com-
munity who have not previously had
access to those services and benefits.

Some people welcomed the chang-
es, some did not, he said. But he in-
sisted “that had nothing to do with
Molly, but, rather, with the strategic
direction of the ELC.”

Barr believes the staff should be in-
volved in the choice of a new execu-
tive director, because they’re the ones
who will have to work with him or her
daily. “We need their input as we move
the vision forward.”

Board member and local attorney
Bill Stewart agreed with Barr’s assess-
ment of the board’s supportive rela-
tionship with Steinwald.

In his opinion, Steinwald “has really
been good for the ELC, the right per-
son at the right time” to take the or-
ganization to where it currently is, on
the brink of beginning the permitting
process to implement a multimillion-
dollar expansion and gearing up for a
major capital campaign.

According to preliminary plans re-
leased in August, ELC leaders fore-
see “a multiphase, multiyear growth
process” that will include construc-
tion of a 23,455-square-foot inter-
pretive center; a 4,750-square-foot
volunteer training and grounds
stewardship center; a 2,500-square-
foot education/event pavilion; a
1,350-square-foot “critter corner”;
and a 641-square-foot lagoon terrace.

“We are extremely excited to be
completing the master plan in prepa-
ration for entering our new decade of
life,” Steinwald said in August, adding
that the ELC’s new mission is “to edu-
cate, inspire and empower all people
to be active stewards of the environ-
ment and their own well-being.”

With the executive director’s chair
vacant, Barr said he and the vice-chair
have had to do a bit of tap-dancing
as they take on day-to-day tasks re-
quiring attention. “We’re jumping in,
keeping the boat sailing.”

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My Vero the leadership we have is up to what She began taking a closer look at questions and demand answers on is-
needs to be done, and I’m not afraid to our schools more than four years ago, sues that affect their kids’ education –
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 call them out on things.” when her teenaged children were pre- especially in cases where a school or
paring to enter high school, because school district leader’s actions seem
such as Rendell’s dim-bulb decision to In addition to the more than $3 mil- she wanted to make sure they were questionable or wrong.
unjustly fire a beloved Sebastian River lion that the School Board has spent aware of all the educational oppor-
High School teacher who physically on outside legal fees since the start tunities available to enhance their Another 50 would be better.
subdued an out-of-control student – of the 2013-14 academic year, Wahl’s chances of getting into good colleges. “I really don’t know why more par-
when we see parents motivated enough concerns include: ents aren’t showing up in a public
to pack the School Board chambers for The more research she did, how- way,” Wahl said. “Maybe once people
meetings.  The breadth of outside School ever – the more she learned about the realize we have major problems with
Board attorney Suzanne D’Agresta’s School District’s flawed operations academic performance, people will be
But they’re few and far between. authority to hire other outside law and secretive ways – the more she open to changing the status quo and
Too often, there’s nobody around to firms, and the mismanagement of dis- wanted to know. we can build momentum.”
challenge Rendell’s recommendations trict funds; Let’s hope so.
and explanations and demand public And it was on. A big part of what makes Vero Beach
answers from School Board members  The district’s academic perfor- Wahl spent countless hours attending such a special place is the pride we
who repeatedly fail to hold the super- mance, which, across the past four meetings, submitting public-records re- take in living here, and the quality of
intendent accountable for his deci- years, she claims is noticeably poorer quests and emailing schools officials, as our schools should reflect our com-
sions and actions. than reported publicly; well as doing online searches to com- mitment to our community.
Usually, there’s no outrage – or even pare our district to others around the Wahl has made a commitment, so
curiosity – from the community, even  The district’s lack of transparen- state. much so that she is seriously consid-
when serious school district problems cy on important issues, such as Ren- In November,Wahl identified 17 “cru- ering a run for the School Board in
make headlines. dell’s performance and investigation cial issues,” as she described them, and four years.
That’s why you need to know about results, and the staff’s propensity for sent emails pertaining to all 17 of them “I was hopeful I could make a dif-
Claudia Wahl, who lives in Orchid Isle manipulating information to put the to each of the newly elected School ference as a concerned citizen and a
Estates and, along with her husband, school district and its leadership in the Board members. Attached to the emails parent,” she said, “but it’s extremely
owns Statewide Commercial Insurance best possible light. were Excel spreadsheets, quotes from difficult to do it that way.”
in downtown Vero Beach. the superintendent and other relevant Especially doing it alone. 
She does care about our schools, and “This district is really good at spin,” information.
passionately so. Wahl said, adding, “I think that’s the She no longer bothers emailing Ren- Vero real estate broker
Not only does Wahl regularly show reason everyone tends to cling to the dell, she said, because it never results CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
up at School Board meetings, where status quo. Most people don’t know in anything productive.
she questions Rendell’s recommenda- what’s really going on. They believe “Sometimes, I feel so alone in this,” took on OSV Investments as a client.
tions and demands answers from board what the district tells them, and they she said. “It’s exhausting, and there are The longtime local real estate bro-
members; she also peppers the super- assume everything is great. times when I think about giving up
intendent’s staff with requests for pub- and moving on to something else I’d ker is facing two felony charges for al-
lic records, which she uses to bolster her “Thing is, I’m not sure they want to like to accomplish. I’ll finish working legedly billing the Vero Beach invest-
claims and challenge the district’s spin. know because, if we put a spotlight on on some issue and think, ‘This is it.’ ment company tens of thousands of
“I’m just a citizen and a parent, and I our schools, people will find out that “Then something happens, and I get dollars for repairs to a property police
know more than the board members,” there’s a problem here, and nobody pulled back in.” say was never worked on.
Wahl said last week, when she was re- wants to think about that.” No one expects anyone else, particu-
searching the ridiculous sums the dis- larly other parents, to devote the same The initials in the name of the in-
trict spends on outside legal counsel. Nobody here wants to think that the time and energy Wahl puts in. But it vestment company, which police al-
“Somebody’s got to ask these ques- Vero Beach community – as wonder- would be nice if, say, another dozen or lege was bilked out of nearly $30,000
tions, because this district has seri- ful as it is, with its small-town charm two dozen parents and grandparents by Burklew, are what make this a
ous issues,” she added. “I’m not sure and desirable quality of life, with all its cared enough to regularly attend the high-profile case.
affluence and philanthropy – doesn’t School Board meetings, publicly ask
have terrific public schools.

It’s easier to simply pretend all is
well, just as it’s always been.

Thankfully, though, Wahl refuses to
do that.

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The “O” in OSV stands for former Burklew, 51, owner of Burklew raignment is scheduled for March 15. for sale with his real estate agency, and
Vero Beach mayor and Central Beach Real Estate, was arrested on Jan. 22 A summary in the arrest warrant states to find buyers. Court documents state
resident Harry Offutt. The “S” stands and charged with organized fraud Burklew “would then be given a per-
for longtime criminal defense attor- ($20,000 to $50,000) and second-de- that Burklew was employed by OSV to centage after the sale of the property.”
ney Charles Sullivan Sr. and the “V” for gree grand theft. He posted a $53,000 purchase homes to be remodeled and
civil trial attorney Louis B. “Buck” Vo- bond on Jan. 23, and could not be sold for profit, to find contractors and Starletta Knudson, a bookkeeper for
celle of the Vocelle and Berg law firm. reached for comment. Burklew’s ar- submit proposals, to oversee the rehab OSV Investments, lodged a complaint
of the properties and then to list them
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Vero real estate broker property on Buena Vista Boulevard in vestigators attempted to interview business established more than 100
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Vero Beach, police determined that Burklew, he said he had an attorney, years ago by Burklew’s great grandfa-
“no materials were purchased and but the case record does not list a no- ther. Brian Burklew has been involved
about Burklew with the Indian River delivered to the investment property tice of appearance of a defense attor- in real estate since 1988. 
County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 12, 2018. and no labor was performed.” ney for Burklew.
Staff Writer Federico Martinez contributed to this report.
Knudson became suspicious after Court papers state that when in- Burklew Real Estate is a family owned
Burklew began submitting numer-
ous invoices from two companies, Musical chairs: Shores hires manager; Vero looking
Sand Castle Cabinets and Concierge
Services of Vero Beach, according to BY LISA ZAHNER it would take a lot to convince him of complex city with an airport, a water-
sheriff’s investigators. Invoices sub- Staff Writer Griffin’s sudden change of heart. sewer utility, aging infrastructure and
mitted totaled more than $29,000 a robust police department. “I’ve only
for closet kits, shelves, sinks, faucets, As Paul Carlisle settles in as Sebastian’s Easygoing, problem-solver and peace- met Mike McNees a couple of times,
toilets, door handles, locks and cedar new city manager, former Sebastian maker are some of the words those but it seems like he might be a good fit,”
wood panel and cabinet knobs. city manager Joe Griffin prepares to re- who worked with Griffin in Sebastian O’Connor said on Monday, adding the
emerge from a brief retirement to take use to describe his demeanor. Griffin caveat that he’s not exactly sure what
Knudson paid the bills, but began over the top job in Indian River Shores has a reputation for striking a good the City Council will be looking for.
to research the companies. She dis- while Vero Beach opens up the search to balance between practicing a no-non-
covered they were owned and oper- replace City Manager Jim O’Connor. sense leadership style and cultivating O’Connor said that to his knowledge,
ated by Burklew. rapport with residents, council mem- as of Monday afternoon, the other fi-
Griffin, a retired U.S. Airways pi- bers, other managers and employees. nalist for the Shores job, former Palm
Further investigation into payments lot and decorated U.S. Marine Corps Bay city manager Gregg Lynk, had not
for invoices from the two companies veteran, will start Feb. 11 and be paid Former Melbourne city manager expressed an interest in Vero Beach.
showed that OSV Investment’s checks $140,000 per year. He was hired by a Mike McNees, who for a few weeks
had been deposited into Burklew’s per- 4-1 vote last Thursday, withVice Mayor looked like the odds-on favorite for The new Vero Beach city manager
sonal account at Harbor Community Bob Auwaerter dissenting. Auwaerter the Indian River Shores job, has now will most likely be hired by the City
Bank (now Center State Bank), court said he had heard Griffin speak to a applied for the Vero city manager po- Council seated after the Feb. 26 special
papers say. group a few months ago about how sition, according to O’Connor, whose election, which will include at least one
happy he was to be retiring and that last day is March 15. new member since Councilman Lange
“Knudson confronted the defen- Sykes is not up for re-election. 
dant about the two companies and McNees has experience running a
he denied owning the companies,”
court records state.

Upon inspection of the investment

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School district seeks dismissal of lawsuit by beaten student

BY FEDERICO MARTINEZ Circuit Judge Janet Croom has not saying he was going to “punch him in the severity of the youth’s injuries
Staff Writer ruled on the district’s dismissal request, the face.” But Krystoforski, the teacher in and confused condition. The family
which was filed last month. A hearing is the room, allegedly ignored the remark alleges that their son, who suffered
School district attorneys are asking a set for Feb. 18 to schedule a trial date. and did not intervene until Turnage had three brain hemorrhages from the at-
circuit court judge to dismiss a lawsuit been beaten for several minutes, ac- tack, could have died because Putzke
by a former student whose skull was The school district in December sent cording to the Turnages' complaint. did not seek emergency medical treat-
fractured when he was severely beaten the Turnages a letter offering them ment for their son, but instead called
in class by another student, arguing – $5,000 to drop the lawsuit. The family During the attack, with the teacher Dustin’s father, Dustin D. Turnage, to
among other things – that the injured quickly rejected it. On Jan. 11, the dis- present, Carey threw Turnage against pick him up from school.
student had antagonized his assailant trict offered the family a $20,000 settle- the front classroom wall where Tur-
by looking in his general direction. ment by mail. nage hit the side of his head and jaw, According to the school district’s
and fell to the ground, according to the attorneys, school officials were not
School attorneys also argue that the “What they’ve offered is insulting,” Turnage family’s court complaint. The required to seek emergency medical
lawsuit filed by Dustin Turnage, the in- NancyTurnage said.“That wouldn’t even suspect than jumped on Turnage and treatment for the injured boy.
jured student, is baseless because the pay for four days of his medical bills. It’s continued to slam his head against the
classroom teacher, Brian Krystoforski, just more proof that the School Board re- concrete floor before Krystoforski in- In her deposition, Putzke said she
didn’t realize the victim was in danger ally doesn’t cares about children. There’s tervened after “several minutes.” couldn’t recall what details Dustin or the
and couldn’t have prevented the attack. a complete lack of compassion.” school’s assistant principal Beth Hoffer
School attorneys in their court re- shared with her about the altercation.
But the school district’s claim is con- According to the lawsuit the Tur- ports claim Krystoforski “very quickly”
tradicted by Krystoforski’s deposition, in nage family filed with the court, stu- stopped the attack and sent Turnage “I remember he told me he had a
which he admitted repeatedly warning dent Liam Colin Carey attacked Dustin to the school clinic for treatment. headache,” said Putzke, who added
the attacker “for more than five minutes” Turnage on Jan. 28, 2013, claiming that that she offered Dustin ice to place on
to stop threatening to beat up the victim. Dustin had “looked at him.” Krystoforski, who no longer works for his head.
the school district, could not be reached
“Everything they’re saying is ludi- Both students were freshmen at- for comment. School officials also de- Putzke also said she couldn’t re-
crous,” said Nancy Turnage, the moth- tending Vero Beach High School Fresh- clined to comment on the lawsuit. member any details from her visual
er of Dustin Turnage. “This case has man Learning Center. Turnage is now inspection of Dustin. She decided he
dragged on for six years now. Enough 20, and Carey is 21. Carey could not be The Turnages contend that the didn’t require emergency medical at-
is enough. It’s time to go to trial.” reached for comment. school’s health assistant, Mary Putz- tention because he was not having a
ke, “ignored or failed” to recognize
Carey allegedly threatened Turnage, CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Lawsuit by beaten student New proposals sought for expanding Gifford Health Center
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“seizure,” “vomiting,” or was “uncon- BY MICHELLE GENZ indigent patients whose care the hos- of Health is the second applicant that
scious” or “bleeding.” Staff Writer pital district underwrites. But Treasure wants to run the expanded center.
Coast Community Health, one of the
Attorneys for the school district ar- After reviewing two proposals to two applicants, is a federally qualified Management of the center will be
gue that since Putzke did not recog- run an expanded Gifford Health Cen- health center. contracted by the hospital district, not
nize any health dangers, the district ter, the County Hospital District has unlike the arrangement with Indian
had no “legal duty to call 911.” decided to issue a new Request for That designation enables the clin- River Medical Center, now “managed”
Proposals. That pushes the timeframe ic to receive federal funding, but it by Cleveland Clinic. The funding agree-
According to court documents, to hopefully have new services up and comes with requirements, including ment will include performance metrics
Dustin’s father drove him to Indian Riv- running at the center out to next fall. asking some patients to contribute still to be determined in the RFP.
er Medical Center. Medical staff there financially to their care. That “skin in
immediately noticed the youth’s pupils The initial proposal process was to the game” requirement, as Treasure Jones suggested the formation of
were unequal, and he was airlifted to have wrapped up by the end of Janu- Coast’s CEO Vicki Soulé described it, a collaborative group that would in-
St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm ary, but it turned out the two propos- may not be compatible with the free clude a hospital district trustee and a
Beach and admitted to the Intensive als that came in were calculated with care Jones envisions at Gifford. representative from each of the orga-
Care Unit. It was subsequently found widely differing patient volumes. nizations at the center, plus represen-
he had suffered a skull fracture, brain Trustee Allen Jones sent the proposals The Health Resources and Services tatives from the Gifford community.
hemorrhage and arterial bleeding. back to correct the “apples-to-orang- Administration “requires a sliding fee The group would meet regularly to re-
es” issue, but ultimately, on the advice scale discount fee be used for all pa- view the center’s performance.
School attorneys are also claiming of the hospital district’s attorney, the tients who are uninsured or under-
that DustinTurnage is partially to blame board decided to restart the selection insured, up to 200 percent of Federal With the question of whether to
for his own injuries because he antago- process and issue a new RFP instead. Poverty level,” Soulé said. charge patients a co-pay still up in the
nized Carey by looking in his general di- air, Jones made clear he expects district-
rection while being threatened. Now a new wrinkle has come up in While that issue is resolved, the qualified patients – those patients who
the RFP process: one of the potential board is looking to the public for final have no insurance including Medicaid
In their lawsuit, the Turnages con- applicants may have a problem pro- input before the new RFP is issued. or Medicare, and whose income falls
tend that the school had a duty to inter- viding free care, a requirement im- Services at the clinic would include below 150 percent of federal poverty
vene and stop the assailant after he left posed by the hospital district. primary and urgent care for adults and guidelines – to receive free care.
his classroom chair, that school officials children; mental health counseling,
were aware of the suspect’s long history Jones, who is spearheading the ex- including substance abuse treatment; Other patients, including those with
of “dangerous, unruly and disruptive pansion project, wants treatment to and an onsite lab. private or government insurance,
tendencies and propensities,” and that be free for those uninsured medically would be charged on whatever fee
the school was negligent in responding Healthy Start, the pre- and post- scale is used by the organization pro-
to Dustin Turnage’s injuries.  natal care organization, and We Care, viding services
a volunteer specialist physician group,
can continue to be housed at the Jones, designated by the board to
clinic, but would be supervised by the lead the Gifford Health Center expan-
chief operations officer appointed to sion, offered a tentative start date of
oversee the health center. Oct. 1 for the new services.

The board also discussed the inclu- “We’ve gotten advice and had a lot
sion of an onsite eligibility coordinator of public meetings,” Jones told the
who would guide patients through the hospital district board at the January
hospital district’s rules for qualifying chairman’s meeting. “Once we get a
for free care. That coordinator or a sec- draft [of the RFP] we’ll review it and
ond staffer could serve as a navigator develop it as well as get comments
to connect patients to other services publicly from everybody, not only
in the community. trustees, but every interested party.”

The board still must decide on ex- Once the RFP is finalized, posted,
tended hours for the clinic as well as and responded to, an evaluation com-
lease terms. Currently, the Department mittee will analyze the proposals.
of Health leases the district-owned
center for $1 a year. The Department “We’ll take it item by item in the RFP
so we’re as close as possible to an ap-

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Longtime Dodgertown GM Callan still on job after takeover

BY RAY MCNULTY and we still have more design work to Brown said, explaining that he be- The county also is willing to accept
do on the press box,” County Adminis- lieves Tony Young will join fellow a deed restriction prohibiting devel-
Staff Writer trator Jason Brown said last week. councilman Lange Sykes and Mayor opment of the property while MLB is
Harry Howle in approving the sale of leasing it, Brown said.
As longtime Dodgertown general As for the county’s efforts to pur- the property for $2.45 million at next
manager and Historic Dodgertown chase the former Dodgertown Golf week’s City Council meeting. Brown said the county has commit-
vice president Craig Callan put it: Club property adjacent to the complex ted to create a park-like environment
“There’s no new me yet.” – a 35-acre parcel needed to guaran- Brown said county commissioners by keeping the trees along 43rd Avenue,
tee MLB the additional 2,000 parking swayed Young by agreeing to give the planting new trees on the property and
In other words: Major League Base- spaces promised in the lease – Brown city the right of first refusal “at fair mar- building trails for walking and jogging.
ball, which earlier this month took over said he believes the Vero Beach City ket value” if MLB opts to not renew its
Historic Dodgertown’s operations from Council is ready to sell the land. lease after 10 years and the county de- The county might also use part of
the five-way partnership led by for- cides to sell the golf-course property. property for a stormwater treatment
mer Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter “I think we finally have the votes,” facility, he said. 
O’Malley, hasn’t yet brought in anyone
to run the place.

So Callan, who turns 70 in April, will
remain in the job until Tony Reagins,
MLB’s senior vice president for youth
programs, hires his successor.

“I told Peter and Tony that, after 40
years here and leaving on the best of
terms, I’m willing to do it as long as
they need me – as long as they don’t
need me too long,” Callan said last
week. “They’re taking their time, mak-
ing sure they get the right person to
represent Major League Baseball in
Vero Beach.

“Eventually, there will be a new CEO
or VP or GM chosen to move the facil-
ity forward and oversee the changes
that will be made,” he added.

Callan was planning to retire last
April, but O’Malley asked him to post-
pone his departure and help with the
transition to a new management team.

Reagins has said MLB will continue
to bring in the camps, clinics and other
activities already contracted through
O’Malley’s group, then, over time, be-
gin to move many of its youth baseball
programs to Vero Beach.

Meanwhile, county officials are
working on plans to renovate the first-
and third-base concession stands at
Holman Stadium – the initial phase
of the renovations and physical im-
provements the county committed to
provide in its 10-year lease with MLB.

According to the terms of the $1-per-
year lease, which includes three five-year
renewal options, MLB will invest $10
million in major renovations and im-
provements, which include new seats at
Holman Stadium and an indoor training
facility that will house an artificial-turf
infield, batting cages and classrooms.

Using tourism-tax revenue and mon-
ey from its capital reserve fund, the
county will match MLB’s investment
and also pay nearly $5 million to reno-
vate the facility’s roofs, rebuild Holman
Stadium’s concession stands and re-
place its press box – projects that were
deferred during the recession years.

“We’re looking at having to replace
more than 50 percent of the concession
stands, so we’ll need to rebuild them,

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Grand Harbor to Planned Development, a designa- 2008 under a 100-year lease agree- herded the plan through the approval
tion that gives developers more flex- ment on land owned by Grand Harbor. process so far, securing needed per-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ibility in designing a new community, mits from St. Johns Water Manage-
in this case clustering buildings to About 12 million gallons a day of ment District and the Florida Depart-
“This is an incredible, gutsy, cutting- create more open green space. lagoon water will be pumped into the ment of Transportation.
edge project,” County Commissioner subdivision marsh, where aquatic
Bob Solari told the developer’s repre- The environmentally innovative plants will absorb nutrients and filter “We waited until we got the permits
sentative at the Jan. 22 commission subdivision, known as Spoonbill Re- pollutants, cleansing the water before before going to the county [for the zon-
meeting. “It will become a destination serve, will be developed by Grand Har- it is discharged back into the waterway. ing change],” Moler said. “Instead of
point for a lot of people. It’s the most bor North Land LLC on acreage that simply professing we are doing some-
impressive project I’ve seen as a coun- lies between U.S. 1 and the Indian Riv- The new flow-way will clean six times thing great for the environment, we can
ty commissioner. I want to applaud er Lagoon, and between 63rd Street in as much lagoon water as the existing say the plan is already approved. It put
your effort. It will be a tremendous the north and 53rd Street to the south. facility, while simultaneously creating a us in a better position with the county –
benefit for the whole community.” scenic habitat for wildlife and enhanc- it’s not just a dream, it’s a reality.”
According to a preliminary plan ing the aesthetics of the subdivision.
At the meeting, commissioners submitted to the county, the site incor- Moler said a permit from the U.S.
approved rezoning a 413-acre tract porates the adjacent 67-acre Spoonbill Masteller & Moler engineering firm Army Corps of Engineers is forthcoming.
north of 53rd Street from residential Marsh, a manmade water treatment prepared the preliminary plan and
facility operated by the county since Steve Moler is the developer’s repre- Chip Swindell, owner and princi-
sentative on the project. He has shep- pal engineer of Ecotech Consultants,
is designing the saltwater marsh and
flow-way. He also designed Spoonbill
Marsh for the county.

Both Moler and Swindell said for-
mer Grand Harbor general manager
Chris Cleary spearheaded the envi-
ronmentally-conscious subdivision,
though he has since left that job and
is no longer involved with the project.

“Chris Cleary is a very smart guy and
very intuitive and very interested in the
environment,” Swindell said. “When he
saw how well Spoonbill Marsh turned
out as a wildlife refuge and water treat-
ment facility, he asked me to design a
water-based community.

“We can simulate the tidal cycle in-
side the marsh,” Swindell said, “raising
the water from a few inches to a foot
and a half, simulating what’s happen-
ing naturally in the river. It will take
nutrients out and alter the salinity.”

Moler said the project has been
“about five years in the making.”

The next step will be to develop and
seek county approval for a more de-
tailed site plan. No timeframe for when
site work will begin was provided. 

Gifford Health Center
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ples-to-apples comparison,” he told
the board. “But we’ll also have the abil-
ity to use our judgment for what’s best
for Gifford.”

That caveat is a nod to Gifford com-
munity leaders who have strongly sup-
ported continued operation of the clin-
ic by the Department of Health. That
state agency has run the center since it
opened in 2003.

Of late, though, the Health Depart-
ment has been strapped for funds,
forcing closure of adult primary care
at the Gifford center. In addition, as
a government agency, the Health De-
partment lacks the financial clout of
Treasure Coast Community Health. A
nonprofit company run by a volun-
teer board, Treasure Coast opened 20
years ago and now has seven locations
in the county. 

Harry and Nan Curtis.

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A toast to ‘amazing’ John’s Island Foundation donors

Toby Hill, Chris Hill, Bob Gibb, Jonathan Schwiering and Roger Lynch. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
Pat Brier with Courtney and Marion Pryor and Josh Moore.

Pat and Peter Thompson with Louie and Hobb Hoblitzel. Shirley and Peter Pruitt with David and Nancy Danis. Bernie Murphy, Sherry Ann Dayton, Rita Murphy and Ned Dayton.

Ken Wessel and Emily Sherwood. Bob and Nancy Puff. Terry Nolan and Margie Wheeler. Ed and Cathy Filusch.

BY MARY SCHENKEL president, recognizing Chef John at-risk youth through their love of “On behalf of Crossover Mission
Staff Writer Farnsworth and other efficient John’s basketball to ultimately provide aca- and over 20 other agencies that we
Island staff. He also thanked Emily demic mentoring and advocacy. support, we are deeply grateful for
Roughly 400 supporters of the Sherwood, board vice president, and your contributions. It is truly amaz-
John’s Island Foundation were feted Jennifer Jones, JIF executive director. “John’s Island Foundation has ing; the most generous people in In-
last Wednesday evening at a cocktail given us everything that we need as dian River County, without a doubt,”
reception at the John’s Island Golf The foundation solicits dona- far as tools for making the basket- said Wessel. “You have truly made a
Club, underwritten by local busi- tions through a letter campaign and ball program and the academic pro- difference in the lives of many, many
nesses. provides grants to local nonprofits gram come to fruition,” said Cathy people. So if you’re going to give ap-
for tangible capital expenditures, De Schouwer, Crossover co-founder plause, now’s the time to do it – for
“A night like tonight is so special from building renovations and ma- with Antoine Jennings. you.”
and we have to acknowledge the jor equipment to transportation and
people within the club who actu- computer systems. One young man, whose attitude Since its May 1999 founding, John’s
ally put it together. They do a great and academics have dramatically Island Foundation has granted more
job and we appreciate everything A brief video was shown about improved, said in the video, “In my than $10.57 million to 84 different lo-
they do,” said Ken Wessel, JIF board Crossover Mission, one of many ben- future, I can see myself going to col- cal nonprofits. 
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PHOTOS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 Carrie Trooboff, Jan Sayler and Janet Tribus. Anne and Tom Weinstock with Lindy Street.
Abbott and Lila Stillman with Meg Steiner.

John and Kathy Harris. Barbara and Dick Detwiler. Dennis and Ashby Longwell. Carol and Peter Coxhead.

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Sally Marquardt, Betsy Kittel, Denise Daly and June Prein. Robert Smith and Pat Sawyer with Susan and Mike White.

Karen Marlo with Bill and Laura Buck, and Dennis Marlo. Ginny Hoynes, Bonnie Earle and Lou Hoynes. Ron and Emmy Dunbar with Susie and Bill MacDonald.

Wheatie Gibb and Barbara Sedam.

Rod and Julie Parker.

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Student whizzes impress at Science/Engineering Fair

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF Avi Johnson and Martin Zickert. PHOTO: STEPHANIE LABAFF ter. “It’s a common problem that scientifically,” she said. “You can
Staff Writer needs to be fixed.” sit in a classroom and listen to what
sought to solve such everyday prob- the teacher says, but these kids have
The level of excitement reached lems as creating a toilet that can “The science fair set a founda- taken the scientific method and put
epic proportions last Saturday flush a LEGO as well as those with tion for me in computer science. It it into action.”
morning at Gifford Middle School, worldwide consequences, such as instilled a passion for science, tech-
as students competed in the 27th melting ice caps. nology and engineering,” said St. “They gain confidence and learn
annual Indian River Regional Sci- Edward’s School senior Omar Sha- how to organize and present their
ence and Engineering Fair, hosted “I realized how bad and danger- reef. work,” agreed Gary Payne, adding
by the Education Foundation of In- ous microplastics are to the envi- that it helps students develop criti-
dian River County in partnership ronment,” said fourth-grader Avi Judges listened carefully as stu- cal skills. “My grandson can intelli-
with the School District of Indian Johnson, who learned of the issue as dents pointed out their findings on gently interact with adults because
River County. an Environmental Ambassador at colorfully designed project boards, of the experience he’s had at the sci-
the Environmental Learning Cen- patiently questioning their proce- ence fair.”
Terms such as salinity, osmosis dures and outcomes, and offering
and conduction were bandied about suggestions for further research. “This is a wonderful example of
as more than 500 students in kin- community collaboration,” said
dergarten through 12th grade from “Being an Air Force guy I know Cynthia Falardeau, CEO of the Edu-
26 schools presented science proj- something about parachutes. I cation Foundation, which assists
ects ranging from animal science thought the 19-inch parachute private and public school students
and engineering to physics and ro- would have given a softer landing, to develop the skills needed to meet
botics. Students vied for more than but it turned out it was the 14-inch,” the challenges of higher education
$1.7 million in college scholarships said retired USAF Col. Martin Zick- and vocational interests. “We are the
and cash prizes, with select final- ert, surprised by a student’s results only Education Foundation in the
ists advancing to the State Science on how parachute size affects land- state of Florida that runs a regional
& Engineering Fair of Florida and ing impact. science and engineering fair. We
the Intel International Science & believe the science fair is a driver of
Engineering Fair. Local realtor Diane DeFrancisci science achievement.”
volunteered as a judge in hopes of
The passionate young thinkers empowering young women to pur- For more information, visit edfoun-
sue careers in engineering and math. dationirc.org. 

“This encourages students to think

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Cynthia Falardeau, Laura Zorc, Mark Rendell and Jacqueline Rosario. Kathy Carney and Katie Croom. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

Tracy and Andy Segal with daughter Bronwyn. Madysson Sanchez and Michael Gonzalez Chance Morrow with Ezra Wright and James Hanline.
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‘Spectacular salute’ to Riomar at club’s Centennial gala

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF Lou LaFage and Ben Bailey. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE values could survive.” Coveney and Karen Salsgiver, who
Staff Writer “There is no pretense here at all,” gave a presentation on the making
our history,” said Jack Biggs, club of the book during dinner.
Riomar Country Club members president. “It started with pioneers said Tom Kappus. “This club is rich
said “Cheers!” to another 100 years in Vero Beach. They were fighting with history and reflects the atti- “They understood the role the
as they gathered to celebrate their mosquitoes and the swamp, but tudes of the people who are mem- club plays in our lives,” said Mc-
centenary at a Centennial Season they had a vision about what this bers.” Connell. “More than a designer and
Opening Dinner last Saturday eve- could be. The founders enjoyed a writer, more than historians, Karen
ning. wonderful camaraderie and made Biggs said the idea for the Centen- and Peter became archaeologists,
sure they built a place where those nial Celebration came from the late putting together the shards and rel-
After enjoying cocktails in the Warren Sumner. “His vision was ics of the past into a mosaic which
clubhouse, bagpiper Jacob Craig led for a memorable experience for all explains the present.”
the crowd down a covered walkway members to enjoy; a series of events
to festivities on the green, where a that captured the rich history and “Riomar – the river and the sea
tent of grand proportions held the valued traditions of the club.” – the name founding member Win-
340 guests. Pennant flags billowed chester Fitch bestowed in 1919, was
in the breeze while poster-size pho- “The Riomar of today is bigger the inspiration and centerpiece of
tographs of bygone days graced the and more diverse than even back the centennial identity,” Salsgiver
walls of the tent. Tables adorned in 1994, when most of the members told the crowd.
with sunflowers and golf clubs in- lived between the bridges,” said Jim
vited guests to “tee up” for a deli- McConnell, Centennial commit- Club members will centuplicate
cious meal inspired by the Riomar tee chairman, referring to the book their festivities throughout the
Centennial Cookbook. written for their 75th anniversary. year, concluding with a Centennial
“But the basic values of the club and Jubilee Closing Dinner and Golf
In a fitting tribute, centenarians the club’s culture have been beauti- Razzmatazz April 6 and 7.
John Hardy and Barbara McPherson fully maintained over that period of
reigned supreme over the celebra- time.” Afterward, members will say
tion, after being crowned Riomar’s goodbye to the current clubhouse.
King and Queen. McConnell and Debbi Peniston Planned construction on a new fa-
spearheaded the production of the cility will carry on the traditions
“This is a spectacular salute to book, “Riomar Country Club: A Cen- and values of Riomar past and pres-
tennial History,” written by Peter ent through to the next century. 

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Jack Biggs, Karen Salsgiver, Jim McConnell and Peter Coveney. Margaret Hutchins, John Hardy and Lila Bahin. Graeme Bell, Barbara McPherson and John Baker.

Ann Hamner, Toni Hamner and Eleanor Sexton. Roger and Kendra Haines with Louise and Tom Kappus. Phyllis Dillon with Mark Badertscher and Jean Ueltschi.

Dr. Hugh and Ann Marie McCrystal with Hugh Beath. Lon Chaikin, Rita Gwinn, Mary Singer and Bob Ferguson. Ted Michael with Patsy and Don Riefler and Dawn Michael.

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Glittering gala advances Camp Haven’s life-changing mission

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF
Staff Writer

The Grand Harbor Golf Club spar- Louise Hubbard, Gordon and Linda Stewart and Diana Stark. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE Candys and Kaleb Houfburg.
kled with hope last Thursday evening
during the sixth annual Diamonds in much harder to give your time and ecutive director Chuck Bradley (no hit almost full capacity with 25 men
the Rough Gala to benefit Camp Ha- your talent,” said Teetz. relation). “The journey of homeless- in our program.”
ven, a transformational shelter that ness is different for different folks.
helps local homeless men rebuild “It is unbelievable what this or- Sometimes people end up at the He shared that 60,000 meals have
their lives by providing them with ganization is doing. This is the way wrong place at the right time and been served and 170 men have par-
temporary residency, food, medical you solve problems,” said Timothy life just happens. Your support has ticipated in the program to date, en-
care and employment, as well as psy- Longden. helped men with clothing, money abling each of them to change their
chological and personal counseling. and, mostly, love. You’ve helped lives and situations. With additional
Through a video presentation, men like Daniel with their journey space needed for meetings, comput-
Guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner, Daniel Bradley shared the story of back.” ers, training, food storage and of-
live and silent auctions, and great his struggle with mental health is- fices, plans are in the works to recon-
music by Bobby and the Blisters, sues, drug and alcohol addiction. A “In 2017 we undertook a major figure current offices and to build a
while celebrating the progress of the former paramedic, Bradley had dif- overhaul of eight rooms in another multi-use space on the south side of
nonprofit over the past five years. ficulty coping after having been one wing of the facility which brought the property, increasing the number
of the first to respond to the 2012 our capacity up to 26 beds,” ex- of men that could be housed up to 32.
“Camp Haven is a place for rebuild- Sandy Hook massacre. plained Brian Korkus, board presi-
ing men’s lives,” said emcee Geoff dent. “During 2018 we were able to For more information, visit cam-
Moore. “It all started to happen in “This is the story of one man’s phaven.net. 
2014, when the very first five men journey at Camp Haven,” said ex-
were brought into Camp Haven and
shown that regardless of their past,
they could have a future. They just
needed somebody to guide them, be
their coach and show them how to
achieve it. You made an investment
in your community and in human-
kind.”

Event chair Linda Teetz had the
honor of presenting an inaugural Di-
amond Award to Timothy and Berna-
dette Longden, who have supported
the organization from the beginning.
In addition to providing financial
support, the couple has prepared hy-
giene kits and has brought meals and
clothing for the men.

“It is so easy to write a check. It’s

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Alet Filmater, Chuck Bradley and Linda Teetz. David Moshier, Shotsi Lajoie, Daniel Bradley and Jason Pacific. Doug Sweeney, Brian Korkus and Buford Sims.

Betty Jacobs with Dr. Ralph and Ann Lewis. Jermey Gable, Dale Jacobs, Jim Kerns and John O’Neill. Marcia and Gavin Ruotolo with Judy Schorner.

Jen and Ken Neubauer. Stephanie and Jeff Pickering. Eric and Lindsay Black. Bernadette and Tim Longden.

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Model Sailing regatta: Boaters at home in remote setting

BY KERRY FIRTH
Correspondent

The age-old wisdom that you can’t Indian River Model Sailing club members participate in the Frostbite Memorial Challenge Regatta. Peter Dube and Bill Houghton. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
change the wind but you can adjust
the sails was shown to be true at RG 65, Dragon Force and Dragon Flite are really self-regulated. The partici- “If a sailboat is stranded, I send out
the recent Frostbite Regatta at Ho- 95 sailboats. pants call their own fouls and adhere my remote-control ‘coast guard cut-
bart Park hosted by the Indian River to the penalty. It’s relaxing to watch a ter’ to get them. This cutter was built
Model Sailing Club. Members from “There are two controls,” explained race, but it can be a little tense when by my father in 1980,” said Hakes.
various southeast Florida clubs gath- Peter Dube, the regatta’s race direc- you are actually racing.” “It’s equipped with hooks that allow
ered under warm, sunny skies to test tor. “The radio controls the sails that me to drag the distressed boat back
their racing skills as they navigated are adjusted to catch the wind, and Accidents do happen, and during to shore. If by chance the boat ends
a course with radio-controlled sail- the rudder, that can change the di- this event Curtis Hakes acted as the up in the weeds and I can’t rescue
boats. rection of the boat. I’m here to make rescue captain in charge of bringing it remotely, I resort to the good old-
people aware of the rules but they the crafts safely back.
The contestants were all retired
gentlemen with a love of sailing.
And, while the companionship was
casual and friendly, the races were
very competitive, with each man in
it to win. Races were segmented into
classes, depending on the weight and
size of their fiberglass boats, which
navigated a charted course via re-
mote control from the shoreline.

The local club, founded in 1995,
boasts a membership of more than
40 and is dedicated to the construc-
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fashioned rowboat dinghy.” Lois. “Most of them race several days new boats. They’re generally avail- seas – members gather from fall to
Member wives get into the act as a week and many come out to the lake able for purchase for about $250 to spring at Hobart Park at 1 p.m. every
randomly to practice. It’s just a lot of $350 or can be built less expensively day except Thursday and Saturday, or
scorekeepers. fun.” from model kits. during the summer each Friday and
“Model sailboat racing is a hobby Sunday.
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‘Snow Ball’ fetes Gifford youths believing and achieving

BY MARY SCHENKEL Suzanne and Adam Bolinger. PHOTOS: MARY SCHENKEL graduation rate to 81.9 percent.” nounce to all of you is the Gifford
Staff Writer Poised and articulate, Angela Youth Achievement Center Dream
volunteers, students are learning Weaver Campaign,” said Scott Al-
Eloquent ambassadors of the Gif- through afterschool and summer Bruckner, a junior at Indian River exander, honorary campaign chair-
ford Youth Achievement Center camp programs, and members of the Charter High School who hopes to man. In addition to a $5 million goal
charmed guests at the GYAC Snow community are offered a wide range become a culinary artist, shared a to support construction, technology
Ball last Saturday evening at the of intergenerational activities. typical day as a GYAC ‘Dream Chas- and three years of expenses, they also
Oak Harbor Clubhouse, thanking er,’ noting that after getting a snack, want to establish an additional $2
supporters and sharing their future “Today, 21 years later, we’re still “I do my homework. I get help, I give million endowment to provide long-
hopes and dreams. After mingling focusing on education,” said Wool- help; I get experience, I give experi- term financial support. “What I’m
with the students during a cock- fork, thanking supporters for their ence, and whatever advice I might happy to report to all of you, is that
tail hour, guests enjoyed a delicious financial backing and trust in GYAC. have in my 17 years of life.” against that $5 million goal, we’ve
dinner and learned about expan- “It really takes teamwork to make already raised $4.5 million. It’s defi-
sion plans for the nonprofit, which the dream work. And that dream has Thanking GYAC staff for their ef- nitely true what they say: great things
opened its doors in 1998. helped us to raise that 23 percent forts, she added, “I have a long way happen inside the doors of GYAC.”
to go. I’ve come a long way, and I
Freddie Woolfork, Public Rela- wouldn’t be here without them.” After a brief video highlighting
tions & Facility Operations director, GYAC student achievements, Todd
said that Chairman Emeritus Dr. A. “We know how powerful and life- Fennell, board chairman, said, “I
Ronald Hudson, with the late Dan changing it can be for students who think you can see, there is so much
K. Richardson and Rev. Dr. William participate at GYAC,” said execu- excitement about what GYAC has
Nigh, sought to counter an African- tive director Angelia Perry. She said accomplished, what it’s done in the
American graduation rate that had that in 2016 the board opted to ad- past, but most importantly, where it’s
plummeted from 92 percent in 1969, dress having to annually turn away going in the future. It’s not just the fa-
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Augustin Deleon and Jhovanny Vite (front).

Todd and Kathy Fennell with Elizabeth and Dane Ullian.

Brian Curley, Louise Kennedy and Andrew Kennedy.

John and Carla Matthews with Elke and George Fetterolf.
Eddie Hudson and Maj. Eric Flowers.

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Channeling television nostalgia at ‘Golden Age’ gala

BY MARY SCHENKEL
Staff Writer

Guests at last Friday evening’s Tom and Julie O’Connor with Geri and Jim Altieri. PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 Dace and King Stubbs.
Vero Beach Museum of Art Gala
harkened back to a simpler time for salmon. The broadcast continued PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE AND MARY SCHENKEL ther back in time with its next ex-
this year’s ‘The Golden Age of Tele- into the evening with dancing to Cac- hibition, ‘Victorian Radicals: From
vision’ event. Many relished the op- tus Jack & the Cadillacs. and ingenious centerpieces, she said, the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts and
portunity to dress as their favorite “I went online and found retro TVs Crafts Movement,’ on display Feb. 9
TV characters from yesteryear, a “The idea started at our kitchen ta- and Michael Naffziger and students to May 5.
nostalgic era when families would ble,” said Geri Altieri, event co-chair from the Indian River Charter High
gather around their living-room sets with Julie O’Connor. Explaining how School recreated them. It’s amazing For more information, visit vbmu-
to watch what today would be con- they came up with the period décor the way he transformed everything.” seum.org. 
sidered a laughably limited number
of shows. The museum will go even fur-

As iconic theme songs played in
the background, Vero’s most promi-
nent figures – some almost unrec-
ognizable in their getups – enjoyed
cocktails in a tented area outside the
museum entrance before moving in-
doors for a rollicking retrospective.

No TV dinners on TV trays here.
Guests dined at tables with cre-
atively designed TV centerpieces
highlighting classic shows, on a buf-
fet dinner by Elizabeth D. Kennedy
& Co. featuring beef filet and grilled



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‘Next to Normal’: Emotional roller coaster, worth the ride

BY PAM HARBAUGH Back row: Eric Kunze, Clay Singer,
Correspondent Patrick Mobley, Isabella Stansbury.
Front: Judy McLane and P.J. Griffith.
One of contemporary theater’s most
powerful rock musicals, “Next to Nor- PHOTOS BY HOLLY PORCH
mal,” concerns a family dealing with the
mother’s bipolar disorder. And you have
the opportunity now to see this Tony
Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winner in a
strong production on Riverside Theatre’s
intimate Waxlax Stage.

As the show begins, everything seems
in order in a loving family. It’s early
morning when the whole day, like their
future, lies before them. Mother chas-
tises her son for getting in late the night
before. Father and mother hint at an af-
fectionate interlude. Daughter buzzes in,
stressed over school. The mother is the
domestic goddess holding it all together,
singing in “Just Another Day” that “we’re
the perfect, loving family; so adoring.”

The only thing missing is a white pick-
et fence.

But this home’s order is furiously
sought and desperately obeyed. One step
outside the lines might lead to chaos.
Hinting at the impending emotional an-
archy is a loaf of bread, quickly turning

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Eric Kunze as Dan, Patrick Mobley Judy McLane and Patrick Mobley and Judy McLane.
as Gabe, and Judy McLane as Diana. P.J. Griffith as Dr. Madden.

into a vehicle for a manic episode. by a person with this affliction.
Mental illness is certainly an unusual Taking an array of pills to control her

subject matter for a musical. But the condition, Diana laments in “I Miss the
groundbreaking work of lyricist/libret- Mountains” that “everything is bal-
tist Brian Yorkey and composer Tom Kitt anced here … nothing’s real.”
tackles the subject and delivers a pow-
erful theatrical experience. It brings us This is all the stuff of excellent melo-
viscerally into the lives of this family. We drama which, if set among royalty or a
see how the mother’s disorder affects higher class, would be considered taut
them, while at the same time witnessing tragedy. You just can’t get away from this
abiding love and eventual acceptance. show without getting caught up in the
music, the story and the characters.
There is Dan, the father, who deeply
loves his family and is thoroughly dedi- Directed and designed by Allen D.
cated to them. Hoping his wife Diana Cornell, the show maintains an order
will improve, he rides the emotional roll- that belies the theme of chaos, in which
er coaster up to those highs of delusion- characters sing “Catch me, I’m falling.”
inducing positivity, singing “It’s Gonna
be Good!” He then plummets to the lows The wonderful six-piece orchestra,
of the sadness and loss that is his reality. conducted by Ken Clifton, sits high
onstage behind a black screen, mak-
Natalie, the daughter, has been ig- ing them barely visible. They weave
nored most of her life because the moth- recurring musical motifs throughout,
er pays more attention to son Gabe, who heightening the action and emotion.
both torments and comforts the mother. The music is deeply affecting and res-
Deepening feelings for her boyfriend, onates for days.
Henry, awaken Natalie’s worries about
her own sanity. The action takes place on stages be-
low, with set pieces efficiently pushed
Unlike her father though, Natalie on and off, taking us quickly into a
is more realistic about what to expect multitude of locations including the
from her mother. She has lived this real- kitchen, the basement, a hospital room,
ity her entire life, while the father knew a school and more.
the mother before anyone perceived the
lurking mental illness. Riverside’s production evokes the
original show’s signature look. Costume
Diana, too, rides the highs and lows, designer Kurt Alger adheres to a color
but hers is due to a manic-depressive palette of purple, and lighting designer
disorder. It is through her that we get a Julie Duro uses a series of lights to pul-
glimpse into the suffering experienced sate with the music and energize mood.

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rock-star sexy. am the one who cares.”

Eric Kunze and Isa- When Natalie sings

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33 bella Stansbury turn in winning por- “Superboy and the Invisible Girl,” we and delivers the expected gut punch.
But then there’s “So Anyway” with
Keeping step with the driving sound trayals of Dan, the father, and Nata- feel her awful sense of neglect in the lyr-
and constant movement, folding from Dan and Diana, so be sure to save some
one scene to the next, is the terrific cast, lie, the daughter. ics: “Superboy and of your tissues for that.
three of them (the father, mother and
doctor) with Broadway credits. They not only Isabella Stansbury and Judy McLane.. the Invisible Girl; Don’t let these passions keep you away
from “Next to Normal.” Indeed, if you
As Diana, Judy McLane has a flaw- sing beautifully, son of steel and have the emotional stamina, you will be
less voice that hits every song’s power rewarded with a most moving and mem-
and urgency. but they also dig daughter of air … orable theater experience. Just be sure to
bring the tissues. And don’t be embar-
Clay Singer finds a sweet adolescent into the souls of she’s not there.” rassed about wiping the tears away. Ev-
spot as Henry, the boyfriend. Patrick eryone will be doing the same thing.
Mobley as Gabe (Dan and Diana’s son, their characters The duet with
who died in infancy) gives beauti- “Next to Normal” runs through Feb. 10
ful voice and teenage swagger to “I’m and serve up the Natalie and Diana, at Riverside Theatre, 3250 Riverside Drive,
Alive.” And P.J. Griffith turns in a strong Vero Beach. Tickets are $75. Call 772-231-
performance as the two doctors, one big emotion often “Maybe (Next to 6990 or visit RiversideTheatre.com. 
rather reserved and the other rather
missing from the Normal),” in which

show’s first act. the daughter and

We root for Dan mother relate hon-

when, so bereft, estly, will wreck

he sings to his you. This is where

wife “I am the one the show gains

who knows you/ I emotional steam

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As intriguing art, Kerwick’s prints are picture perfect

BY ELLEN FISCHER
Columnist

Since we last saw her in Vero, winter
resident Jill Kerwick has been busy ex-
hibiting her photography-based art in
her home state of New Jersey. She had
three solo shows there since last spring:
April saw the opening of “Jill Kerwick:
Almost Definitely” at the Center for Con-
temporary Art in Bedminster; in June her
“Art is Serious Play” opened at Gallery
491 in Montclair; and in October “Jill Ker-
wick: A Retrospective” was installed at
Beauregard Fine Art Gallery in Rumson.
The latter featured selected works from
the past 18 years of the artist’s career.

Now Vero Beach art lovers can see
what all the fuss is about at Kerwick’s
first solo show in our city.

A selection of paintings and digital
photo prints, “Leaving Home and Oth-
er Stories” will be presented through
February at Vero’s Center for Spiritual
Care. Kerwick will meet her public at a
reception for the exhibition from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m. on Feb. 1.

A fine line differentiates Kerwick’s

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paintings from her prints, and that books and adhering them onto other vored winter destination. a marine painting Kerwick created in
line – deftly drawn by the artist herself similarly obtained backdrops. The use of paintings by her father, 2010. The original oil on panel painting
– is what makes her work in both me- features a flotilla of Spanish galleons and
diums so intriguing. She eventually graduated to us- the late Thomas Kerwick, as a backdrop smaller long boats positioned near the
ing imagery she photographed her- for her mini stage sets began in 2012. sea’s horizon; in the foreground’s shore-
The title of one of the photo prints, “Ac- self, clad in costumes appropriate to Kerwick has since used paintings that line surf a woman in a red one-piece rides
tive Listening” of 2015, relates to a skill the various situations her lady heads she created as photo backdrops, as well a boogie board. In the current show’s
the Center for Spiritual Care prides itself would find themselves in. In her earli- as paintings she purchased from thrift photo print, the playful woman has been
on. It shows two blond women, seated in er works, those backgrounds included and antique shops. replaced by five lady-head women bob-
a country landscape, enjoying a heart-to- the sun and sand of Costa Rica, a fa-
heart over mugs of coffee. It is a perfect “Sea Women” of 2018 makes use of
day. Puffy clouds floating over distant,
wooded hills form a peaceful backdrop
for the two friends, whose intent expres-
sions preclude the baby Dumbo-sized
rabbit seated directly behind them.

A closer look at the women’s porcelain
faces reveal that they belong to vintage
lady head vases found in thrift shops;
Kerwick has a half-dozen or so of them in
her private collection.

Dressed in pastel sweaters and wear-
ing the same ecru skirt, the bodies of
the women belong to Kerwick herself,
Photoshopped into the scene. The only
“real” part of the picture is the artist’s
pet rabbit, Palmer, who was photo-
graphed on a rectangle of sod in front
of a pastoral oil painting.

Kerwick refers to her photographic
confabulations as collages, because in
past years she created her unsettling pic-
tures the old-fashioned way – carefully
cutting imagery from magazines and

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bing serenely in the shallows; the omi- By the time she began to collect the print of her “base” (in this case, a a skirt she purchased from the clothing
nous fleet looming behind them. heads they were already considered tapestry). She then makes a pencil store, Anthropologie.
passé, but for Kerwick the kitschy ob- drawing of the subject of the painting
Similar to a movie still, Kerwick’s jects serve in much the same capacity (here, Hogan the rabbit). After photo- “I loved the skirt, but it looked horrible
photo collages set up the atmosphere as Proust’s homely madeleine. They re- mechanically enlarging her drawing, on me,” Kerwick says.
for a story that effectively tells itself. The call a time when painting still reigned she cuts and uses it as a stencil to out-
poignant print “Leaving Home” of 2018 as queen of the arts; the term ‘artist’ line the subject directly onto the base. But then she remembered that the late
shows a blond lady-head figure dressed was applied to painters and sculptors Kerwick used a rapid, brushy-style to French-American artist Louise Bour-
up in pearl necklace and matching ear- and computers were glorified informa- paint Hogan; combining seemingly geois “made fabulous art out of her old
rings, seated outdoors on a convenient tion storage units. incompatible art forms – painting and clothes,” specifically, the faded, thread-
rock, doubtless next to a dusty country photography – in one work. bare housecoats, dresses and slips that
road. She holds a valise in one hand and Perhaps, in combining the old-fash- Bourgeois used as elements in her sculp-
straw hat in the other; a pair of sensible ioned media of painting with the elec- Created in the same technique, the tural installations.
walking shoes on her feet. The young tronic technology of Photoshop, Kerwick field of floral embroidery in “Anthro-
woman’s companion, a rooster the size hopes to keep those touchstones of a lost pologie Cat” is a photographic detail of For Kerwick, as well as Bourgeois,
of a Bernese mountain dog, is presum- time in art and American culture rel- memory is the stuff of which contempo-
ably from the same rural homestead pic- evant into the foreseeable future. rary art is made. 
tured in the oil painting behind them.
Kerwick also confutes painting and
Anyone who has spent time on the digital photo-making by actually putting
Internet has seen thousands of photo- brush to paper, as two 2018 works in the
graphically altered pictures designed to current show attest. Both were created by
elicit a giggle before the inevitable scroll hand-applying oil and acrylic paint atop
to the next easy laugh. Like “Leaving photographic pigment prints on paper.
Home,” Kerwick’s photographic works
have their patently absurd elements, but The 16-inch square composition titled
there is something about them that is “The Hogan Tapestry” shows a brown
decidedly more Magritte than ‘meme,’ bunny (another Kerwick pet) painted
more “The Birds” than “Birdbox.” amidst the photographically reproduced
foliage of a French tapestry in such a way
Perhaps it is the artist’s sincerity mixed that part of the photograph (the tapes-
with her winking sense of fun that makes try’s flowers and leaves) overlaps the
her pictures art worthy. A 1978 B.F.A. painting of the bunny, and the painted
graduate from Moore College of Art in bunny overlaps the tapestry’s back-
Philadelphia, Kerwick has been around ground.
long enough to remember the lady-head
vase craze of the 1960s. To create her artwork, Kerwick ex-
plains that she first makes a photo

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Coming Up: You’ll fall for ‘Last Romance’ at Riverside

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Staff Writer young again.” According to samu- Ralph’s heretofore ordinary life, says we aren’t capable of great
elfrench.com, “The Last Romance” the show promo, quickly turns into
tells the story of what happens when “the trip of a lifetime, as Ralph re- things,” is the straightforward and
elderly widower Ralph, on an ordi- gains a happiness that seemed all
1 This seems an especially good nary day in his ordinary life, tries a but lost.” “The Last Romance” runs moving statement on the website of
time for a “heart-warming different path on his daily walk. He through Feb. 24. (FYI: this includes
meets “elegant but distant” Carol Feb. 14; just saying). Curtain: 2 p.m., a quite remarkable young man, Jacob
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Is Japan about to lead the world in road map for flying-car development FUMIAKI EBIHARA WAS A have kept their country from seizing
introducing flying cars? embraced by industry leaders and set MIDLEVEL STAFFER AT JAPAN’S recent opportunities. They also believe
up a government structure to define MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE, they have a genuine shot to assume
Ensuring that Japan doesn’t fall be- and advance regulations. If all goes AND INDUSTRY WHEN HE CON- global leadership.
hind the technological curve has for well, Ebihara believes the skies of To-
decades been the job of the Ministry of kyo could be traversed with aerial taxis CONVINCED HIS BOSSES TO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s govern-
Economy, Trade, and Industry. The bu- and delivery trucks by the late 2020s. EMBRACE FLYING CARS. ment, eager to reinvigorate the econ-
reaucrats of METI guided Japan’s post- omy and sell a fresh national image in
war economic miracle, a boom that “Compared to other countries, Japan BELOW: INDUSTRIAL POLICY time for the 2020 Olympic Games in
gave the world the transistor radio, the already has many of the strengths we’ll SET BY BUREAUCRATS INSIDE Tokyo, says it’s fully behind them.
Walkman, and the Prius – and almost need for flying cars,” Ebihara said in an
no transformative innovations since. interview. “Mass production, materi- METI’S TOKYO HEADQUAR- But its recent record of providing a
als science, battery technologies, sys- TERS HELPED SPARK JAPAN’S hospitable environment for disrup-
None of the automakers champi- tems integration – we have all the in- tive ideas is abysmal. Thanks to fero-
oned by METI are today on the leading POSTWAR ECONOMIC cious opposition from taxi companies,
edge of robotic driving. For the most MIRACLE. ride-hailing apps have never arrived in
part, Japan’s faded tech companies force. Japan’s flying-car advocates in-
can’t lay claim to either smartphone or gredients,” he continued. “This is a big tend, in less than a decade, for it to be
internet greatness. chance for us.” possible for anyone in Osaka or Sap-
poro to summon a flying Uber at the
Not long ago, 33-year-old Fumiaki The members of Japan’s small, pas- tap of a smartphone. Yet today it’s dif-
Ebihara began worrying from his desk sionate flying-car community are most- ficult even to hail one on wheels.
inside METI that Japan risked being ly young, English-speaking, and dismis-
wedded to another antiquated prac- sive of the sclerotic orthodoxies that At the time he began conceiving of
tice: traveling on solid ground. the flying-car initiative in 2017, Ebihara
was an unknown midlevel METI staffer
The flying-car future is coming, he with responsibility for liaising with air-
wagered, and Japan could realistically craft manufacturers. In one of those dis-
figure it out first. He’s since put him- cussions, “a large aerospace company”
self at the center of what might be the briefed him on its plans to develop an
world’s most comprehensive govern- airborne taxi and wanted to know about
ment effort to understand and encour- Japan’s policies. He was befuddled; for
age flying cars – defined as electric- the most part, Japan didn’t have any.
powered vertical takeoff and landing
vehicles that will ultimately be largely or In fairness, relatively few government
fully autonomous – as a way to revamp agencies anywhere have begun coming
everyday mobility. to grips with what it will take to regulate
flying cars.While Dubai, Singapore, and
This effort has produced a national

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New Zealand have expressed similar protrude slightly downward from the while working as an engineer at “a ma- ness in the end, so Nakamura and a
intentions to be first movers – the latter fuselage like pontoons. jor Japanese automotive company” co-founder, Tomohiro Fukuzawa, cre-
entering a partnership with Google co- and has been fascinated by the notion ated a spinoff company, Skydrive, that’s
founder Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk Corp. Getting sign-off from Japan’s Civil of a flying car since seeing Back to the raised about $3 million in venture fund-
– larger countries with more complex Aviation Bureau for outdoor flights was Future as a kid. ing. That’s a small fraction of what Na-
airspace are moving gradually. a laborious process for Cartivator, a col- kamura says he’ll need to accomplish
lective of Tokyo- and Nagoya-based en- Cartivator is not a startup. Rather, his medium-term goal: using a flying
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administra- gineers. it’s a volunteer organization with more car to light the Olympic torch at the To-
tion told attendees at a flying-car sum- kyo 2020 opening ceremony.
mit convened by Uber Technologies A MODEL OF UBER AIR’S
Inc. that they may need to lower their ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF Still, it wouldn’t be fair to say that
expectations for the speed at which reg- AND LANDING JET DISPLAYED Japan’s major corporate players are
ulators will greenlight the vehicles. The AT AN EXPO HOSTED BY THE absent from flying-car development.
same agency still hasn’t finalized rules COMPANY IN TOKYO LAST One of the more enthusiastic is Yam-
that would allow drone operators to fly YEAR. ato, a century-old logistics. Last year it
at night or above crowds. began a partnership with Bell, a unit of
BELOW: TOMOHIRO FUKUZAWA, LEFT, AND CARTIVATOR’S TSUBASA NAKAMURA, RIGHT, FOUNDED A Textron Inc. that builds aircraft includ-
In the U.K., meanwhile, relatively SPINOFF COMPANY, SKYDRIVE, THAT’S RAISED ABOUT $3 MILLION. ing the U.S. military’s V-22 Osprey, to
liberal rules on drones haven’t trans- roll out futuristic helicopters designed
lated into an enthusiasm for stuffing MODEL TEST FLIGHT OF THE to make deliveries in urban areas.
them with people. CARTIVATOR FLYING CAR IN 2017.
“Yamato must be the leader in this
Even at METI, flying cars were a hard CARTIVATOR’S TSUBASA NAKAMURA. field,” executive Shinji Makiura said.
sell for Ebihara. “At first they didn’t be- “If someone else does it, we’re going to
lieve it was important,” Ebihara said of “Regulation here is strict and con- than 100 members who contribute up be disrupted.”
his bosses’ attitude toward his new idea. servative, and Japan does not have a lot to 20 hours a week of spare time and re-
“But they saw the logic eventually.” of experience building whole aircraft,” ceive modest funding from Toyota Mo- The company, which delivers some
co-founder Tsubasa Nakamura. “De- tor, Panasonic, and NEC, among others. 1.8 billion packages annually, is plan-
Japan might have greater-than-aver- veloping a flying car here is not easy.” ning a test flight this year and an en-
age incentives to move quickly. Navi- “Venture capital money in Japan try into service in the mid-2020s. The
gating the congested cities on its four Nakamura started Cartivator in 2012 is not so easy to get at the scale you chief researcher behind the effort is a
main landmasses by car is difficult: A need” for a hardware business, Naka- 28-year-old, Yu Ito, who was working
drive from central Tokyo to the capital’s mura said, let alone one in the capital- as a management trainee when Maki-
main international airport, Narita, can intensive world of flying machines. ura spotted on his desk a copy of his
take two hours. “Engineers tend to remain in the big graduate thesis on the technical feasi-
companies, so a volunteer model is an bility of flying cars.
The government unveiled its flying- easier way to do it,” he added.
car program last August, with partners Ito soon had a team, a budget, and
that included Boeing Co. and Airbus SE But flying cars need to be a busi- an enthusiastic partner in Bell – a rise
as well as domestic players such asYam- that might have taken decades to pull
ato Holdings Co., Japan’s largest delivery off in a traditional Japanese hierarchy.
operation, and the carmaker Subaru.
But even at this most fly-curious of
Despite its difficulties in Japan, Uber Japanese companies, the flying part is
was also on board, and the govern- largely up to someone else. In addition
ment is hopeful that the U.S. company to developing an economic model for
will choose Tokyo as a test bed for its operating flying trucks, Yamato’s prin-
flying-car program, Uber Air. The idea cipal role in the Bell collaboration is to
is for these corporate partners to col- develop a modular, air-mobile cargo
laborate with bureaucrats on devel- pod, perhaps with the capability to
oping a comprehensive plan to safely make the final leg of some deliveries
deploy and regulate flying cars across by scooting about autonomously on
Japan, with test flights beginning as the ground. The actual aircraft is being
soon as this year. left to the Americans.

Yet rather awkwardly for an ostensible For cars to take flight in Japan, they
effort to vault Japan to the forefront of will have to overcome a force that can
the nascent flying-car industry, almost be just as fundamental as gravity: oth-
none of the Japanese participants is er arms of the state bureaucracy.
building or planning to build flying cars.
Many agencies beyond METI will
Many of the relevant innovations have to sign off on a viable plan for
will come from foreign companies: Air- mass air mobility, and perhaps the
bus, Uber, and Bell Helicopter are all most important is the Ministry of Land,
working on vertical takeoff and land- Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism.
ing vehicles suitable for urban envi- In addition to certifying the safety of
ronments. Most of Japan’s homegrown proposed new vehicles, it will be re-
contenders are aiming at providing sponsible for the design and admin-
some smaller component of a flying- istration of a control system far more
car ecosystem, like batteries, control complex than those now employed for
software, or air traffic services. even the busiest airspace.

There is at least one Japan-made fly- Japan’s safety culture is perhaps the
ing-car prototype, and it only recently most pervasive and uncompromising
received permission to leave its ware- on the planet.
house near Nagoya, the nation’s tra-
ditional aerospace capital. It’s a rough Since the horrific crash of a Japan
version of a two-seater craft, three-and- Airlines 747 in 1985, no Japanese car-
a-half meters long and just over a meter rier has had a fatal accident; in some 50
high, capable of vertical takeoff on four years of operation, the Shinkansen bul-
helicopter blades mounted on legs that
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 41 if not the world. Until three years ago,
however, the Tokyo investor was put-
let-train network has never experienced KOTARO CHIBA RUNS THE ting his money into more earthbound
a serious collision or derailment. But it DRONE FUND AND HAS IN- industries like travel and mobile
seems inevitable that as flying cars are VESTED IN SKYDRIVE AND gaming. Then someone bought him
adopted some will crash, perhaps fatal- OTHER STARTUPS RELATED a drone as a gift, and Chiba became
ly – a scenario that could sorely test risk- smitten with flight. He now owns
averse Japanese officials’ enthusiasm TO FLIGHT. more than 30 drones and flies a Piper
for moving faster than other countries. Cherokee plane that he keeps at an
THE CARTIVATOR TEAM airfield in Nagoya.
The practical obstacles don’t stop
there. One of the reasons Japan ap- Chiba is now the proprietor of the
pears ripe for flying-car deployment Drone Fund, a $15 million pool devot-
– the nature of its huge, densely popu- ed to investing in autonomous aircraft
lated cities – cuts both ways. Barring in general and flying-car businesses
the construction of a vast archipelago in particular. And he is now trying to
of rooftop garages, it’s not clear where
thousands of new airborne vehicles BELOW: THE DRONE FUND’S
would find places to park in such me- PITCH DECK FEATURES ANIME-
tropolises as Tokyo or Osaka. STYLE DRAWINGS OF JAPAN’S
FLYING-CAR FUTURE.
And thanks to decades of govern-
ment attempts to stimulate the som-
nolent economy with grand construc-
tion projects, those same cities have
perhaps the world’s finest existing in-
frastructure, with rail and expressway
networks of a complexity that’s hard
for foreigners to grasp. Flying cars are
undoubtedly cool, but perhaps less
so when competing with the Shink-
ansen, a separate planned system of
300-mile-an-hour magnetic levitation
trains, and, in Tokyo’s case, a rail and
subway system so intricate that no
single map of all its lines exists.

Kotaro Chiba might be the most fer-
vent flying-car believer in all of Japan,

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raise about $50 million for a second he said. “Then if that succeeds, it will And Chiba believes Japan has what safe way, that’s the Japanese strength.”
fund, enough to get some of his proj- be celebrities, executives, the time-is- it takes to make it happen. “If you look In Chiba’s telling, flying cars repre-
ects fully off the ground. money people. And then the mass mar- only at drone manufacturing, maybe
ket. If we really get it right, the price will China is No. 1,” he said. “And if you sent the ultimate systems integration
Overall, Chiba’s goal is to invest in a be less than a taxi.” This is a lower bar in look at only the software, maybe the challenge – an amalgam of engineer-
suite of companies that together can Tokyo, where a short cab ride can easily U.S. is No. 1. But if you look at inte- ing, regulation, and network manage-
build a Japanese flying-car ecosystem. top $20, than elsewhere. grating it all together in an absolutely ment that Japan can tackle like no one
else. 
“At first, drones will only carry cargo,”

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Something going right: Ozone layer on track to heal

There is a silver lining to the omi- can trigger chemical reactions in the vere that it could take as many as two know what they’ll be at the moment,
nous hole in Earth’s vitally protective stratosphere that break down ozone. more decades to fully heal. especially since no particular country
ozone layer, observed over Antarctica has been actually identified as the sole
since the late 1970s: It’s not only show- But, Fahey explains, “These ozone- Even with global efforts, scientists source or the main source.”
ing signs of healing, it’s on track to ful- depleting substances ... take a very are concerned that the amount of
ly close by midcentury. long time to get out of the atmo- CFCs in the atmosphere isn’t decreas- Additionally, a December study pub-
sphere.” Even when culprits like aero- ing as quickly as expected. lished in Nature Geoscience found that
Closer to Earth’s surface, ozone is a sol cans have been fully phased out of emissions of chloroform could also delay
pollutant and the main ingredient of production, their effects on the ozone The slowdown is largely attributed ozone healing. Chloroform emissions,
smog. But six miles up in the strato- can linger for years. to increasing emissions of CFC-11 – which are not regulated by the Montreal
sphere, or ozone layer, it shields the most likely in East Asia, according to Protocol, could add another four to
planet from harmful solar radiation. In the lower layers of Earth’s atmo- a May report published in the journal eight years to the recovery projections.
sphere, there are already strong signs Nature. (All 197 signers of the Montre-
Concern over the expanding hole in of progress: In 2016, chlorine levels in al Protocol agreed to stop producing If CFC-11 emissions continue to
the protective layer launched the Mon- the troposphere (the lower boundary and emitting CFC-11 by 2010.) increase, they could push the general
treal Protocol in 1987, with 197 coun- of the stratosphere) were 11 percent healing of the ozone layer back seven
tries signing on to phase out the pro- lower than at their peak in 1993. But “[Policymakers] are considering all years, and the healing of the hole over
duction of industrial chemicals that ozone layer chlorine levels aren’t ex- those things quite carefully,” says Ste- Antarctica back 20 years to 2080, ac-
can trigger the breakdown of ozone. pected to return to the levels of 1980 phen Montzka, a coordinating lead cording to the UN summary.
until the 2040s. And in some parts of author of the UN executive summary
Scientists credit the protocol for the the ozone layer, the damage is so se- and lead author of the Nature report. But steps are being taken to identify
healing first reported above Antarc- “So we’ll have ramifications. I don’t the worst offenders. And soon other
tica in 2016 and, according to an ex- ozone-depleting chemicals, hydrofluo-
ecutive summary recently released by rocarbons (HFCs), will also be targeted.
the United Nations, expect the strato- The Kigali Amendment to the Mon-
sphere to be fully restored by 2060. treal Protocol, requiring nations to sig-
nificantly decrease their production of
Researchers are calling the ozone’s HFCs, will go into effect for developed
shrinking hole slow but steady progress. countries in 2019 and developing coun-
tries in 2024.
“The rates of those processes are suf-
ficiently slow,” says David Fahey, direc- This change is expected to have the
tor of the Chemical Sciences Division added benefit of helping to reduce glob-
at the National Oceanic and Atmo- al temperatures. And scientists hope
spheric Administration’s Earth System that the success of the Montreal Pro-
Research Laboratory and a lead author tocol will encourage policymakers to
on the study. “We sit on the ground and embrace other international diplomacy
watch and wait like paint drying for projects addressing climate change.
this to happen, but ... it is drying.”
“[The ozone layer] was an easy prob-
Healing the ozone layer first takes lem,” Fahey said. “Even as complicated
preventing those harmful chemicals and as difficult and time consuming as
from getting into the stratosphere – this was, climate is far more complex
that’s what the Montreal Protocol was and demanding of the world.” 
about.
This column by Jasmine Heyward
It targeted chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), first appeared in the Christian Science
chemical compounds that were com- Monitor. It does not necessarily reflect
monly used as refrigerants or propel- the views of Vero Beach 32963.
lants. The chlorine in the compounds

PROSTATE CANCER hollow needles to insert thin catheters. The catheters stay in your
body until treatment is done. The radiation source stays in your
PART VIII, TREATMENT (continued) prostate for a short period of time. Once your treatment is com-
pleted, all radioactive material is removed.
Treatment for prostate cancer is individualized. In some cases, active Patients are anesthetized during LDR and HDR brachytherapy proce-
surveillance or watchful waiting may be the best course. For men dures and may stay in the hospital overnight.
whose prostate cancer is localized, surgery, radiation therapy, cryo- For some men, a combination of external and internal radiation
therapy or focal therapy may be the treatment of choice. If the cancer therapy is recommended.
has spread, hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, palliative radiotherapy
and/or immunotherapy may be indicated. Usually, treatments are HORMONAL THERAPY COMBINED WITH RADIATION THERAPY
used one at a time although, in some cases, they may be combined. Sometimes hormonal therapy may be combined with external beam
Today we’ll focus on radiation therapy, which can be used as primary radiation therapy to treat higher-risk cancers. It may also be used to
treatment (instead of surgery) and/or after surgery if the cancer was shrink the prostate before starting internal radiation therapy (brachy-
not fully removed or if it returns. therapy).
EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY (EBRT)
External beam radiation therapy uses photons (X-ray) to treat cancer. BENEFITS, RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF RADIATION THERAPY
Over the years, advancements such as three-dimensional conformal While treatment outcomes of surgery versus radiation therapy are
radiotherapy (3DCRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) similar, the major benefit of radiation therapy is that it is less invasive
have provided more targeted treatments with less damage to nearby than surgery.
healthy tissue. Other types of external beam radiation are proton The main side effects of radiation therapy are bladder and bowel
beam therapy, which uses protons, and stereotactic body radiation symptoms. For most men, urinary problems usually improve over
therapy. time. Erectile dysfunction, including impotence, is also possible. Many
INTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY (PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY) men feel fatigued for a few weeks to months after treatment.
With brachytherapy, radioactive material is placed directly into the If hormone therapy is used with radiation, sexual side effects such as
prostate using a hollow needle. There are two types of brachytherapy. loss of sex drive, hot flashes, weight gain, fatigue, decreased bone den-
sity and depression are common. Fortunately, these side effects can
 LDR (Low Dose Rate) Brachytherapy be managed and usually go away when hormone therapy is stopped.
Your comments and suggestions for future topics are always welcome.
Your doctor uses a thin needle to insert radioactive “seeds” the size Email us at [email protected].
of a rice grain into the prostate. The seeds send out radiation that kills
nearby prostate cancer cells. The seeds are left in the prostate even © 2019 VERO BEACH 32963 MEDIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
after treatment is finished.

 HDR (High Dose Rate) Brachytherapy

Your doctor puts radiation into your prostate using slightly larger

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INSIGHT BOOKS

Say what you will about Victorian England’s the two began to discuss favorite novels counts the adventures of young John Trenchard after
prime ministers and business leaders, at least they and Bonham-Carter enthused: “There is one book you he teams up with the daring smuggler Elzevir Block.
weren’t Yahoos. Besides heading the Conservative really must read. I cannot tell you why because its quality The nonstop action embraces ghosts and secret
Party, Benjamin Disraeli wrote serious and witty is indescribable – it is called ‘The Nebuly Coat,’” to which codes, the search for an accursed diamond, murder
novels that we still read today. His rival William the arms manufacturer replied, “I wrote it.” charges, impossibly thrilling chase scenes, wrong-
Gladstone published scholarly studies of classical ful imprisonment and descriptions of storms at sea
and biblical subjects. Even the busiest captain of In fact, John Meade Falkner published three novels: that Joseph Conrad would envy. Falkner’s breath-
industry envied erudition and yearned to be more “The Lost Stradivarius” (1895), “Moonfleet” (1898) and less, breathtaking tale of revenge and self-sacrifice
than just an ignorant millionaire. Consider, for in- “The Nebuly Coat” (1903). Each was composed in the
stance, the subject of “John Meade Falkner: Abnor- late evening after an already tiring day, mainly as a form sweeps the reader irresistibly along, like the deadly
mal Romantic,” an enthralling, beautifully com- of relaxation. That suggests a possible amateurishness, undertow at Moonfleet Beach.
posed biography by Richard ¬Davenport-Hines. yet Falkner’s books are actually virtuosic masterpieces
of their respective genres – the supernatural tale, the ad- As for “The Nebuly Coat”: Imagine an amalgam
The oldest son of a clergyman, Falkner was born venture story and the gothic romance. of the churchy mysteriousness of Dorothy L. Say-
in 1858 and died at age 74, in 1932. A big man, he ers’s “The Nine Tailors,” that pervasive feeling of
stood an impressive 6 feet 6 inches tall. After gradu- In “The Lost Stradivarius” a sensitive young baronet wrongness one finds in M.R. James’ “Ghost Stories
ating from Oxford – for which his father somehow named John Maltravers acquires a violin that once be- of an Antiquary” and the plot complexities – and
scraped together the money – he started his working longed to an exceptionally decadent member of the sardonic humor – of Wilkie Collins’ “The Woman
life as a tutor in the household of Sir Andrew Noble, 18th-century Hellfire Club. Before long, Maltravers is in White.” An architect named Westray arrives in
a partner in Armstrong Whitworth, one of the world’s ignoring his heartbroken wife and spending increasing Cullerne to restore its medieval cathedral but soon expe-
top three armaments manufacturers (along with Vickers amounts of time in a villa at Naples, where he plays over riences an unshakable sense of foreboding. The cathe-
and Krupp). Through social skills that Davenport-Hines and over the same ecstatic piece of music. There, too, he dral’s organist claims he is being pursued by a shadowy
likens to those of a Renaissance courtier, Falkner soon studies various esoteric manuscripts and lavishes ner- figure with a hammer. The original name of a boarding-
made himself into his employer’s indispensable right- vous affection on a pale Italian boy. Rumor spreads that house turns out to be The Hand of God. Questions sur-
hand man, commuting daily to the company’s mam- the villa – which once belonged to the violin’s original round the charming and chilling Lord Blandamer: Is
moth industrial park at Elswick in Newcastle-Upon- owner – has again become the temple of pagan rites and he the rightful heir to his title? Ambiguity and undecid-
Tyne. After Noble’s death in 1915, Falkner was elected to unspeakable vice. Has Maltravers been possessed and ability flourish. Meanwhile, inside the cathedral Westray
succeed him as chairman, overseeing Armstrong Whit- corrupted – or spiritually liberated and freed to become imagines he hears the stone buttresses shifting, mur-
worth during World War I before retiring in 1921. his true self? muring: “The arch never sleeps. They have bound on us
a burden too heavy to be borne.”
While Falkner never stinted his day job, he occupied Somewhat similar to Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Kid- All three of Falkner’s richly atmospheric novels are
his off time with writing and antiquarian research. He napped,” “Moonfleet” is set in the 18th century and re- readily and cheaply available. Not so Davenport-Hines’s
loved old churches and achieved considerable renown elegant biography. Published by the Roxburghe Club,
as an expert on ecclesiastical architecture, liturgical mu- it must be ordered from the London bookseller Maggs,
sic and medieval manuscripts. He also penned rather something which only passionate Falknerians are likely
melancholy occasional verse – much of it quoted by to do. Still, libraries should buy it. Anglophiles, especial-
Davenport-Hines – and produced pioneering travel and ly, will revel in its author’s delectably learned and tangy
topographical guides to Oxfordshire and Berkshire. For prose: “Meade Falkner savoured quaint failure, historic
pleasure, Falkner might reread “The Odyssey” in Greek. redundancy and the pensive charm of dereliction. Aban-
In later years, he served as the librarian of Durham Ca- doned wharfs and backwaters put him into the same
thedral and passed many happy months at the Vatican temper of mind as Gibbon hearing the barefoot friars
Library poring over its medieval English missals and bre- singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter.” 
viaries.
JOHN MEADE FALKNER
Even this wasn’t all.
In 1915, Prime Minister Herbert Asquith toured Els- ABNORMAL ROMANTIC
wick along with his daughter Violet Bonham-Carter. The
young woman found herself standing next to a middle- BY RICHARD DAVENPORT-HINES | 334 PP. $110
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Vero weightlifters making strong push to elite status

BY RON HOLUB Jayda Jenkins, Chloe Holland and Kiiya Housing. states a year ago in probably not going to get better over-
the 119-pound weight night.
Correspondent I just wanted to see the girls push and class. She earned
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A little over a decade ago, head coach tough match but we came out on top. tributed three points well. Whenever you hit a PR (personal
Pete DeLuke took on the formidable They came through and I was so happy to the team total of 20. record) you feel the energy. Everyone
task of creating a girls weightlifting about what they did. That was the pin- Vero lost two tiebreak- is cheering you on and it gets your
team and eventually turning the fledg- nacle of the regular season.” ers and finished only adrenaline pumping. It makes you
ling enterprise into a popular, com- five points behind the feel good about yourself. Weightlifting
petitive and mainstream varsity sport. Vero was 27-0 during the regu- champs. It was that makes you stronger and it can also be
By every measure this program is not lar season. All of the planning by the close. a confidence booster.
only there, but has reached the tower- coaching staff – combined with the
ing standards expected of all athletic hard work and desire of the lifters – is a She will get one “Having that experience last year
endeavors at Vero Beach High School. direct indication of what this team as- more opportunity this pushed me to work harder, get bigger
pires to. Second place in the state tour- PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE year after winning the numbers and place higher.”
Currently on the heels of a second nament a year ago left one more rung regional title at 119
straight undefeated regular season to to climb. with a combined lift of 320 pounds. DeLuke knew early along that it
go with district and regional titles, the “It will be exciting to make anoth- would take that type of commitment
state championship tournament at “The start to the process is to focus er trip to Panama City,” Jenkins told and enthusiasm to see the weight
Panama City Beach is the next stop for on one meet at a time,” DeLuke said. us. “It’s like making history. The first room filled to near capacity on a daily
the 2018-19 team to secure its place in “Obviously that is what we did at dis- time was a little nerve wracking, but I basis – and to see the program reach
history. tricts and we sent 19 girls to regionals. I thought it was pretty successful. these heights.
thought regionals was going to be a lit- “Before this season started I tried
Describing the season from the be- tle tougher than last year, but I felt go- to recruit other girls to the team. I just “It feels nice to be one of the elite
ginning, DeLuke said: “Finishing sec- ing in that we would come out on top.” wanted to give them a heads up that teams in the state. That was the goal –
ond at states last year definitely helped they could do big things and make to get this program to where it is today.
the numbers grow this year. We have Vero hosted the 17-team regional history. Some actually came out and That is Vero Beach High sports for you.
59 girls on the team. We actually had tournament last Saturday and out- I persuaded them to stay. I also told My goal was to get the girls weightlift-
more come out, but some saw how pointed St. Cloud for the title, 74-47. them it would take time and they were ing team to where it needed to be. And
hard we worked and dwindled off; 59 The weigh-in for the state meet is we are here.
is 20 more than last year, and that in- scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. on Friday,
cludes 22 returnees. Feb. 8. That’s a long ride up to the Pan- “Now we just need to get that state
handle, but it’s the same as last year championship.” 
“This season I had to schedule more and that part of the experience pack-
meets because we had a bigger team. age is also valuable.
We went over to St. Ed’s and I took
some of the younger girls to that meet. Senior Jayda Jenkins has been with
We had our Invitational and some of the team four years and qualified for
the bigger teams from around the state
came here. Then we went to St. Cloud
because we knew that we were going to
have to face them at regionals, and they
were probably going to be our nemesis.

“I wanted to go to places where there
was going to be some serious competi-
tion. Our girls had to step up – and we
did that when we went up to Spruce
Creek. New Smyrna Beach was there
and they finished third behind us at
states last year.

“I didn’t care whether we won or lost.

50 Vero Beach 32963 / January 31, 2019 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

ON FAITH

Are you a creature of habit? Time to get out of that rut

BY REV. DRS. CASEY AND BOB BAGGOTT
Columnists

Are you a creature of habit whose ev- theoretical physics’ understanding of stration of the human tendency to main- ally choose to adopt for ourselves? Aren’t
ery behavior is measured, predictable, the movement of objects, we suspect his tain the status quo. Here’s the theory. we all stuck with some beliefs or expec-
and planned? Although we might like principle has ample application to hu- The standard distance between rails on tations or attitudes that just don’t seem
to fancy ourselves to be creative and man lives, as well. The truth is, most of us a train track is 4 feet, 8 1/2 inches. Why defensible anymore, although we’ve just
original thinkers whose choices and acts are unwilling or unable to change much such an odd number? That’s the width hung on with the old patterns?
could not be readily anticipated by oth- about ourselves, unless compelled to do between rails in England, where pio-
ers, in fact, most of us cannot help our- so. We stick with the status quo. neering railroading occurred. And why One of the most significant aspects of
selves. We’re in a rut. was that width used in England? Because the life of faith is that it tends to nudge
A fascinating theory exists about how the first rail cars in England were built by us out of our comfort zones, refusing to
As the famous physicist Isaac New- the width of railway tracks was deter- wagon builders who produced wagons allow the status quo to become the only
ton once noted: “Everything continues mined, which provides a clear demon- with wheels this standard distance apart. acceptable goal. The life of faith pushes
in a state of rest unless it is compelled And why was that the standardized us to look deeply at ourselves and our
to change by forces impressed upon it.” wagon width in England? Because an- world and ask how things came to be,
And though Newton was referring to cient wheel ruts throughout Europe had whether they should remain as they are,
been worn into the roads at the width. and if they should change, how we can
And why were the old ruts that width? help to see the transformation begin.
Because the roads were built and used
by the Roman legions whose chariots And perhaps the most important
made parallel ruts that distance apart. changes we will ever undertake are the
And what determined the width of the needed changes to ourselves. If we have
Roman chariots? Roman chariots were gauged our lives on old, outdated, ir-
built to a standard size of 4 feet, 8 1/2 relevant patterns, we might want to re-
inches because that was the combined think what a newly faithful pattern of life
width of the rear ends of two Roman war would look like. Think of the new shape
horses. our lives would take on if we became
more generous, or more forgiving, or
Fascinating theory, isn’t it? And it’s not more accepting, or more loving, or more
hard to imagine that it just might be true. tolerant, or more positive.
After all, aren’t we all locked into old
habits, perhaps some we didn’t even re- Maybe a whole new, transformed life
is waiting for you! You just need to get
out of that rut 