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Rotator cuff tiny cameras and miniaturized sur-
tear. gical instruments and very small in-
cisions which DiLella says, takes “an
hour to an hour and fifteen minutes
to do.”

Vero Beach’s winter season is ap-
parently ‘prime time’ for a variety of
shoulder procedures including rota-
tor cuff repairs, shoulder replace-
ments and even ‘tennis elbow’ treat-
ments.

Dr. Carl DiLella is with the Ortho-
paedic Center of Vero Beach at 1285
36th Street. The phone number is 772-
778-2009. 

cine, “the rotator cuff consists of tate the arm outwards. DiLella says if
muscles and tendons that hold the there’s a tear or a complete detachment
shoulder in place. It’s one of the most of any of those muscles or supporting
important parts of the shoulder. It al- tendons, “then we start talking about
lows you to lift your arm and reach up. potentially [surgically] fixing it.”
An injury to the rotator cuff, such as a
tear, may happen suddenly when fall- The good news? Modern imaging
ing on an outstretched hand or it may techniques such as MRIs allow sur-
develop over time due to repetitive ac- geons like DiLella to look for those
tivities. Rotator cuff degeneration and tears or other damage from the out-
tears may also be caused by aging.” side in. No cutting required.

Yes, just getting older can lead to When asked if patients can tell on
rotator cuff injuries. their own whether their shoulder
problem will require rotator cuff sur-
As DiLella puts it, “it’s part of the gery or even a shoulder replacement
aging process. As we age, the blood procedure, DiLella offers a quick re-
supply gets diminished and then tears sponse. “No,” he says, “they can’t.”
can happen just from routine things. I
mean, a lot of people think, ‘Oh I have Such a diagnosis, he says, requires
to fall off a ladder to get a rotator cuff “a standard work-up, which includes
tear,’ but it doesn’t always happen that history, radiant graphs that we show
way. Mostly, the ones I treat are de- the patients from our X-ray machine,
generative that happen over time.” examining the patient, and then put-
ting all the information together.
What’s more, bursitis, tendinitis, ar-
thritis, fractures, infections, tumors “Sometimes it’s as simple as an X-ray
and nerve-related issues can all con- where I see bone-on-bone arthritis.
tribute to rotator cuff and shoulder Then the diagnosis is made without
problems. having to go into MRI or other things.”

And those muscles you’ve probably Depending on what the work-up
never heard of? reveals, the patient may become a
candidate for surgery.
They are the subscapularis, which
is the muscle at the front of the shoul- And while no one relishes the idea
der that helps rotate your arm inwards; of surgery, DiLella points out that his
the supraspinatus and infraspinatus, rotator cuff surgeries, like so many
which allow you to elevate or lift your of today’s most advanced medical
arm; and the teres minor, a muscle at procedures, are done arthroscopi-
the back of the shoulder that helps ro- cally. That is, through a minimally
invasive outpatient procedure using

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HEALTH

Get pumped! Heart-rate training can help you get fit faster

BY SCOTT DOUGLAS
The Washington Post

With wearable fitness trackers be-
coming the norm among recreational
athletes, more of us know at any in-
stant what our heart rate is during
workouts. What we might not know
is what that data means. That’s a
shame, because basing your workout
intensity on your heart rate can be a
great way to meet your exercise goals.

“Heart-rate training gives you ob-
jective guidance on whether you’re
on the right track, pushing too hard
or taking it too easy,” says Janet Ham-
ilton, an Atlanta-area running coach.

Heart-rate training entails keep-
ing your heart rate – the number of
times your heart beats in a minute –
within a set range during a workout.
The range is expressed as a percent-
age of your maximum heart rate,
which is the greatest number of times
your heart can beat in a minute. For
example, for a 30-minute elliptical
workout, you might aim to keep your
heart rate between 70 percent and 80
percent of your maximum heart rate.

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Heart-rate training reflects the fact 220 minus age might be inaccurate by increase their intensity until their Try to at least meet the govern-
that the harder you run, cycle, Nordic 10 to 12 beats per minute in either di- breathing and perceived exertion ment’s guidelines for weekly physi-
ski or do other forms of exercise, the rection of the formulaic answer, Ham- tells them they can’t continue. The cal activity: 150 minutes of moderate
higher your heart rate is. The ideal ilton says. If you’re one of the people heart rate at that point is close to their aerobic exercise or 75 minutes of vig-
heart-rate range depends on the car- for whom the formula is inaccurate, max. “The more motivated you are to orous exercise.
diovascular goals of a workout. This that could mean you’re usually work- do this, the more accurate your max
form of training is useful for aerobic ing out too hard or too easy. heart rate will be,” Atkinson says. “After a few weeks of training with a
exercise such as cycling and running, heart-rate monitor, you should be able
in which you sustain your effort for If you’re a runner, Hamilton recom- Once you know your max heart to ‘feel’ the correct level of exertion,”
20 or more minutes. mends doing a 5K race while wearing rate, use the recommended ranges Atkinson says. Learning how your ef-
a heart-rate monitor. “If you finish to set heart-rate targets for different fort level and breathing relate to your
On the other hand, heart-rate thinking you gave it your everything, types of cardio workouts. According basic heart-rate ranges frees you from
training isn’t a good way to gauge the highest reading you reached will to active.com you should keep your constantly staring at the monitor.
your effort in high-intensity inter- be close to your max,” she says. heart rate at 55 percent to 85 percent Hamilton advises checking in every
val training, because you should be of your maximum heart rate for at few minutes once you have that sense.
focusing on doing the exercise as Atkinson has clients do a test on a least 20 to 30 minutes to get the best “Use the monitor, but don’t be mar-
hard as possible for that short time treadmill or exercise bike while wear- results from aerobic exercise. ried to it,” she says. 
rather than looking at your monitor. ing a monitor. They progressively
(Plus, the readings can be mislead-
ing – your heart rate will peak soon
after the end of your max effort, not
during it.)

Similarly, because of the stop-and-
start nature of strength training, mon-
itoring heart rate isn’t an effective way
to track workouts in which your main
goal is to build muscle rather than im-
prove cardiovascular fitness.

“Heart-rate training is a way to
combine subjective and objective
measures of training,” says Debra At-
kinson, a certified strength and con-
ditioning coach in Boulder, Colo.

Here’s the gist: Your effort level –
how close to your max you’re working
– is what really determines gains you
get from a workout, such as your heart
being able to pump more blood with
each beat and your muscles becom-
ing more efficient at using the oxygen
in that blood. There’s a range of heart
rates that correspond to the key ef-
fort levels you hit in cardio workouts.
Match effort level and heart rate, and
you know you’re working at the right
intensity for that type of workout.

From a physiological standpoint,
heart-rate training is a more nuanced
way to guide your workouts than, say,
aiming to hit a certain pace. It also
can accommodate variables such as
weather, hills and day-to-day fluc-
tuations in your energy level.

Atkinson says people who like ob-
jective data are the best candidates
for heart-rate training. Hamilton
adds that heart-rate training can also
help prevent dedicated exercisers
from pushing too hard. “They think,
‘If I don’t beat myself like a rented
mule, I’ll never get fit,’” she says.
“Heart-rate training can help them
learn what ‘easy effort’ really means.
The result is better recovery from lon-
ger, harder workouts and, ultimately,
more fitness gains.”

The first step in heart-rate training
is gauging your maximal heart rate.
The commonly recommended formu-
la of 220 minus your age is based on
averages of large numbers of people,
but it’s not particularly useful on an
individual basis. For any one person,

54 Vero Beach 32963 / October 25, 2018 Style Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

Could taffeta make an unlikely comeback?

BY ROBIN GIVHAN wore it in some extraordinary cock- Taffeta was everywhere in the Eight-
The Washington Post tail ensembles. But did you know that, ies especially with royalty. Princess Di-
before them, Madame de Pompadour ana wore it biggest (and therefore, argu-
There are few fashion words as was a fan? She popularized the volumi- ably, best) at her wedding.
onomatopoeic as taffeta. The name nous flouncy fabric at the French court.
is Persian, and literally translates as Or what about all of the incredible ball 2018: Puff pieces
“twisted woven” – a perfect descrip- gowns that it held up in the Fifties?
tion for the scratchy, highly spun, pa- There was a highly successful 500-year
pery silk material, and that divisive history before Diana, you see.
crunching noise it makes when you
try to move around in it. Yet the fabric became synonymous
with the Eighties and was destined to
Despite its reputation as a love it or die with the decade. But, I implore you,
hate it fabric, designers have decided 30 years on, give it another chance.
that taffeta is absolutely back for au- In an elegant bow or a single balloon
tumn 2018. It holds shape and volume shoulder, it falls on exactly the right side
better than most other evening wear of retro. Besides, it’s quite fun to look at
fabrics and, for that reason, it’s become and a joy to dance around in. What’s all
the sculptor’s choice for the season the puffing about?
ahead. Party dresses will be both stiffer
and puffier because of it, and silhou- Tracking the trend
ettes could be more dramatic and excit- 1700s: Marquise material
ing than they’ve been in decades if the
real-life uptake is high. history and the numerous fashion
crimes that it was apparently respon-
There have been subtle catwalk in- sible for. Its most high-profile champion
carnations, as well as bold ones. Phillip in the Eighties was Princess Diana, who
Lim and Marc Jacobs have made some
beautiful crisp separates in rich colors.

You will naturally, at this point, be
thinking of the material’s most recent

As well as her penchant for heeled On the catwalk, young British la-
mules, Madame de Pompadour loved to bels Molly Goddard and Isa Arfen have
dress in giant taffeta dresses. The fab- set out to bring the material back for
ric’s unique sheen is captured in many the next generation. Will they succeed
of François Boucher’s portraits of the in getting it back into your wardrobe,
French king’s mistress. though? 

1980s: Extreme volumes

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These boring shoes are the latest cult A-list purchase

BY LISA ARMSTRONG player, Brown had been showered Tim Brown and ams, Barack Obama (and my
with product from his sponsors Nike Joey Zwillinger. sister) are fans. Leonardo Di-
The Telegraph and adidas. “Nothing wrong with Caprio was so impressed, he
their product but their business mod- chine (she says the spin cycle improves invested in the company.
I might as well state the obvious. This el is predicated on constant change the shape, as it does baggy denim and,
is not a pretty shoe. But revolutions of- and bigger and bigger logos,” he says. according to Brown, she’s right). They They recently sold their
ten start from the feet up, so why should “There’s a general assumption in lei- were perfect for a heatwave, since me- millionth pair of runners (a
a shift in the way we think about beauty, sure wear that progress is about add- rino naturally wicks away moisture and term Brown’s wife also takes
comfort, fashion (the three are not al- ing stuff, when often it should be about is soft enough to wear without socks. issue with, since, as she legiti-
ways synonymous) and the wider im- subtraction.” Brown and Zwillinger mately points out, they were
pact of what we wear, be any different? were intent on doing something that By the time she left, I wanted my not designed for running, al-
looked simple (they call it “the right own, as well as to feature them on though in fairness they also
Shoes have always been a harbinger amount of nothing”) and challenging these pages. have loungers and skippers).
of change. the prevailing mindset that comfort Having just secured a further
was “somehow a dirty word, some- Allbirds is still a baby, having $50 million of investment, the
Perhaps even more than the sex, fe- thing only old people are bothered launched just over two years ago. But company is now valued at a
tishes and socio-economics, what’s about.” Their desire to be as sustain- by word of foot, they’ve become a cult. billion dollars. High stakes for some-
really odd about shoes is how uncom- able as possible inevitably turned this Oprah, Gwyneth, Emma Watson, Cindy thing that chimes with many fash-
fortable so many still are, and how, a into the most complex project of their Crawford and Randy Gerber, Amy Ad- ionable themes that might, as is the
century after we unlaced our corsets, so lives. “It’s mad, isn’t it,” muses Brown, way with fashion, prove ephemeral. “I
many of us have been prepared to toler- “we can put people on the moon but wouldn’t want to speculate too much
ate shoes that are downright painful. we still haven’t come up with a shoe on trends,” says Brown. “All I know is
that, at the end of its life, you can bury that 40 years ago my dad would come
“Shoes seemed the ideal place for in the garden?” home from the office, switch off and
us to tackle everything we wanted to change out of his suit into something
change,” says Tim Brown, a former na- Allbirds aren’t quite there yet either, more comfortable.
tional soccer player in New Zealand, but they’re much further down the path “Now, with the demarcation between
alumnus of the London School of Eco- than most of the other shoe brands. work and leisure increasingly blurred,
nomics and co-founder of Allbirds, casual, comfortable clothing seems less
makers of something that is part sneak- I first came eye to eye with a pair like a fad and more a fact of life.” 
er, part jazz-shoe, part old-man slipper, when my Kiwi sister arrived in London
but not really like anything you’ve seen last summer in a pale gray style she re-
before. The upper is made from top- ferred to as “runners” (I let it pass; she’s
grade merino mule from New Zealand gone native). She only ever took them
and Australia and milled in Italy (and off to sleep or chuck in the washing ma-
also sourced by Tom Ford for his suits).
The sole contains sugar cane derivatives
and, unlike other casual footwear, no
petrochemicals. The laces are recycled
plastic. Brown is particularly proud of
this because even though it squeezed
their margins and everyone told them
they were mad to insist on it, they did.
Will the finished shoe, designed by an
ex-Tom Dixon product designer, give
Manolo Blahnik sleepless nights? Possi-
bly not, despite being tweaked 27 times.
But it’s oddly engaging.

This is precisely where Brown and
American co-founder Joey Zwillinger,
an engineer and renewables expert,
were aiming. As a national soccer

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Michael Kors and the art of knowing what women want

BY LISA ARMSTRONG had previously eluded him. The show prairie: the $500 bag. in Florida, Long Island and Manhattan
The Telegraph made him properly, not-just-in-fashion- Pricey enough to be special but suf- – and some seriously big philanthropic
circles, famous. He still is. Recently, an projects (everything from funding food
“Empathy,” beams Michael Kors, entire restaurant in the Philippines ap- ficiently inexpensive to be accessible, programs to students) to match.
twinkling turquoise eyes almost dis- plauded when he walked in. the Michael Kors bag became a phe-
appearing into the quicksand of his nomenon across the globe. So when the Although sales have fallen back now
tanned cheeks, “is everything!” He’s The fame coincided with Kors and “Project Runway” viewers started to go there’s a bit more competition, there
not talking Malala empathy, or even his business partners – then Hong into Kors stores, there was something are 998 Michael Kors stores across the
Bill Clinton’s. This is not “I feel your Kongese textile tycoon Silas Chou and they could just about afford. The brand globe. Those affordable bags and purs-
pain.” More, “I feel your gain.” Canadian investor Lawrence Stroll – went public in 2011. es were good because – here’s why he’s
spotting, and shimmying into, a hith- a billionaire and most other designers
For one so cuddlesome, he can dish erto neglected nook on the fashion After years of roller-coaster financing, are not – despite being in a position
a little pain when it’s called for, mind Kors was a billionaire, with the houses – to buy just about anything his heart
you. During the 10 seasons he was on desires, Kors can still zoom in on that
“Project Runway,” he told it like it was. thrill, that little uptilt in someone’s
sense of their own worth that comes
When a student presented him with when they purchase that thing they’ve
“some drop-crotch diaper thing” con- had their eye on for a while, whether
ceived as a working outfit for a business- it’s a Cartier Tank watch (he saved up
woman, Kors acidly enquired what busi- and bought his first one when he was
nesswoman on the planet might wear 16) or a $170 purse.
such a garment. “Don’t get me wrong, I
think there’s space for the drop-crotch “The rush when you buy something
diaper pant,” he says. “But there’s a time you love? I get it.”
and place.”
He got a big rush when Michael Kors
Reality TV is a risky dalliance for a the brand went public in 2011 in what
high-end designer. But Kors, 59, walked was then the biggest fashion initial
the tightrope with the mischievous public offering in history. Last month
grace of Nureyev and managed not only in a surprise move it bought Versace
to not trash his brand in the process, but for $2.09 billion, renaming itself Ca-
to secure for it the leviathan status that pri Holdings. It had already purchased

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Jimmy Choo for an estimated $1.2 bil- Michael Kors woman was perma- considered before.” lunch,” he comes up with those brocade
lion, in 2017. But he is coy when it comes nently poised between her limo and The truth is, he’s just thrilled to see leggings he’s just shown me. He likes
to discussing business. a (light) lunch. She wore bare (St. fixing modern sartorial dilemmas. “I
Barts-tanned) legs in January. Her anyone in his designs, whether it’s mean, even if you are going to the gym,
Is this the start of a global empire that body was a symphony of gleaming a mall mom with her precious Kors can you please make an effort?”
might one day rival LVMH? “Ask God,” sinews and curves. tote, or Marie-Chantal of Greece’s
he says, referring to the men in suits. “In daughter, whom he recently spotted When a young woman showed up re-
my head, I was always global. It’s just The genius of the Michael Kors wom- at a dinner wearing some Michael cently at a party with no bag because,
that back when I employed six people, an is that she always looked as though Kors Collection pieces her mother she told him, she feels old when she car-
my notion of global was Toronto.” the gloss and the glamour came eas- had bought in the ’90s. ries one, he exclaimed, “Old?!” To a man
ily. It’s not as if she hasn’t had to fight whose company’s foundations rest on
His thing is meeting ‘real’ people. All off competition over the years: grun- If that isn’t a validation of those fan- bags, this is trauma-inducing stuff. But
those years when he trekked across the ge, athleisure, the relentless rise of cy fabrics he has loved since way back, it’s a riddle Kors wants to unpick.
U.S. selling his wares in trunk shows, streetwear ... and now Melania Trump. he doesn’t know what is. He doesn’t of-
women would come up and tell him ten allow himself to wallow in nostal- So he asked her, “Where’s your
how much they loved what he did, “but FLOTUS, with her husband-slayer, gia, but if there’s one thing he misses stuff?” and she replied, “In my pock-
that they couldn’t imagine ever having knife-sharp heels, ’90s hair and strait- from the pre-social-media era, “It’s ets.” “And I’m thinking, we need to
enough money to buy it.” jacket tailoring, is a big Kors fan, which that appreciation of quality. Every- solve this.” Et voilà, the resort collec-
is probably as much a curse as it is a thing’s about the effect in the picture.” tion bags, which don’t merely coor-
And he hated the way high-end fash- blessing, given the divisive nature of dinate with the prints – they’re made
ion traditionally talked down to that the Trumps. Unlike some of his peers, He’s a born observer, who swoops from the same materials and melt into
constituency. Not only because he was Kors, a long-time Hillary supporter (she in on details with a journalist’s eye – a the outfit like camouflage.
brought up by an adored mother who wears him too, as did Michelle Obama), talent he began honing, aged 15, work-
loved fashion in spite of not having a has never uttered a churlish word about ing as a cartoon illustrator at parties If the Michael Kors woman has re-
huge budget to spend on it, but also be- Mrs. Trump, while making it fairly clear (one of the many part-time jobs he mained true to him and to her syba-
cause, “In today’s world, who dresses she buys off the rack rather than collab- held down while he was saving up for ritic lifestyle, what has changed, he
all one price?” orating directly with him. that first Cartier). thinks, is her approach to luxury. “It’s
not on a pedestal. She could be in a
Given our new awareness of our ter- Does he think Melania, whose ap- When he sees women in their work- limo, but she could be on a bike. It de-
rible consumer habit, Kors thinks he proval ratings continue to soar above out clothes, “but actually, they’re not go- pends on the day.” 
can make products better so that they her husband’s, might be ushering in a ing to the gym. They’re on their way to
last. Hence, he says, the focus on beauti- return to a more formal way of dressing?
ful fabrics in the resort collection he has
just shown: perforated pearl-colored “It’s not as if we see a spike when
leather track suits, ‘jeans’ jackets in glit- she wears our clothes. But retail spikes
tery jacquards; ‘sweatshirts’ in jeweled don’t happen like that with anyone un-
cashmere, and, memorably, a brocade less, weirdly, it’s the kind of evening-
and neoprene skirt suit (“What Jackie O wear you’d think no normal woman
would have worn if she’d been a surfer”). would want. When Naomi Watts wore
This is luxe with tongue firmly in cheek. our cape and gown to the Met Ball,
Harrods got, like, six calls.
He always designed beyond his
means. When he started out, he used “I’m not sure it’s possible to talk
to buy flannel and cashmere with Re- about a single mood or influence any
becca Moses, a fellow rookie. “If one of more. The same woman can assume
us wanted a certain crazy-expensive different styles depending on her
fabric but couldn’t afford to order the mood. With Melania ... I don’t think
minimum required, we’d ask the other it’s so much that women are rushing
if they could work some into their col- out and buying specific pieces, but I
lection to get the quantity up.” guess she’s alerting millions of peo-
ple to style options they may not have
He soon developed a shtick. The

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DINING REVIEW

Ocean Grill: For a spook-tacular dining experience

BY TINA RONDEAU last spring. And while the other members
Columnist of our party all spoke highly of their sea-
food entrées (the grilled black grouper,
No restaurant in Vero comes even Stone Crab Claws. the panko crusted red snapper, and my
close to decorating for the holidays like husband’s broiled pompano topped with
the venerable Ocean Grill. PHOTOS DENISE RITCHIE apricot butter all drew raves), I could tell
they all secretly coveted my stone crabs.
In December, dinner at the Ocean
Grill is as much a part of the quintes- For dessert, our companions decid-
sential Vero holiday experience as the ed to share a slice of macademia nut
Christmas parade down Ocean Drive. cheese cake. A great end to another
And in late October, you don’t want to memorable meal.
miss the spook-tacular transformation
of the Ocean Grill for Halloween. Dinner for two with a modest bottle
of wine is likely to run you about $100
Unless you are unusually lucky, you before tax and tip (if you pass up the
probably won’t be able to get in next somewhat more expensive stone crabs).
week on the big night itself, when mem-
bers of the restaurant staff bid to outdo As a place to bring visitors for a
one another for scariest costume. unique Halloween or Christmas experi-
ence, there is no better choice.
But the ghouls and goblins have been
lurking amid the spider webs at the I welcome your comments, and en-
Ocean Grill since mid-October – and on courage you to send feedback to me at
a recent evening, we invited a couple of [email protected].
first-timers along for what we promised
would be a haunting dining experience. The reviewer dines anonymously at
restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
There was also another explanation 32963. 
beyond the Halloween decor for why I
was eager to visit. Shrimp Cocktail. Schaum Torte. Hours:
Lunch: Monday - Saturday
Mid-October is when stone-crab sea- Great choices, under most circum- just what they were missing. from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
son gets underway in Florida (it runs stances, but not on the third night of The Ocean Grill serves the claws
through mid-May), and there’s no place stone-crab season. chilled, of course, with a Dinner: Sunday - Friday
better in Vero to partake of these beau- homemade mustard from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
ties than at the Ocean Grill. I could So I ordered a large sauce. (I person- Saturday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
hardly wait. portion of the stone ally prefer to savor
crabs for my en- them with just a Beverages: Full Bar
For starters on this visit, three of us trée (a pound and touch of lemon.)
opted to go simply with salads – two a quarter for $44) They were every Address:
with the tossed house salad (included so the others could bit as wonderful as 1050 Sexton Plaza,
with dinner) and one with the Caesar sample a few and I remembered from
($4 extra). My husband, however, de- better understand Vero Beach
cided to have a cup of the Ocean Grill’s
New England clam chowder ($6). Phone:
772-231-5409
Then for entrees, the other members
of our party all went for the evening’s
three seafood specials: one chose the
grouper ($36), one went for the red snap-
per ($33), and my husband ordered the
pompano ($31).

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WINE COLUMN

Whose wine judgment matters most? Your own, of course

BY DAVE MCINTYRE the reader wrote. to me imparts the feeling, although not “Pencil shavings” evokes that graph-
“I also don’t talk about things like the taste, of having just brushed my ite and wood aroma of a No. 2 pencil
The Washington Post teeth with an abrasive toothpaste).” ground to a sharp point in one of those
‘flavors of black currants and brioche,’ small pencil sharpeners we all had in
In last week’s column, I tried to de- because I don’t know what black cur- Black currants and brioche are not grade school. Maybe that isn’t the best
fine what wine lovers mean when we rants and brioche taste like. Some of the weirdest flavors out there, and I as- Proustian memory from childhood,
say a wine has “structure.” Many read- the flavors people routinely use to de- sume that most everyone, even if not a but it’s an all-American thing we can
ers who commented on it seemed to be scribe wines are rather whimsical, like smoker, has smelled tar, tobacco and, all relate to. And it’s considered a hall-
snarkmeisters taking a break from the ‘tar,’ ‘tobacco’ (I never smoked any), if they’ve ever mowed a lawn or passed mark of red Bordeaux.
day’s political news. But they also helped ‘grass clippings,’ (which I do not gen- by a neighbor doing so, grass clippings.
move the conversation along about how erally eat) and my personal favorite, But it’s not tannin.
we describe wine, an inherently subjec- ‘pencil shavings,’ which is a funny way Indeed, “pencil shavings” is an aro- As another commenter wrote, “When
tive subject that is always riper for de- of saying that the wine is tannic (which ma, while tannin is structure, a feeling people note flavors of things that they
bate than the most overripe of wines. on the palate, as I explained last week. don’t normally eat, it’s probably the
odor and not the flavor that they’re de-
“Buy the beverage, not the pretense,” scribing.” After all, most of our sense of
wrote one. “ . . . many of us do not have taste is actually through our nose, so
sufficiently discriminatory palates to aromas and flavors can be nearly indis-
appreciate the most exquisite and well- tinguishable when describing wines.
made wines. Judge for yourself.” That said, the reader’s description
of tannin – that abrasive, itchy feel-
I disagree. Why denigrate your own ing on your teeth after you swallow a
palate? I lack the wallet, not the palate, to well-structured wine – is spot on. And
appreciate the most exquisite and well- the reader gives a good, very personal,
made wines, but I’m not going to cheat definition of structure:
myself by settling for junk. I will develop “When I think of structure, I think
my palate to seek out the best-quality of four things that my primitive tastes
wines at the price range I am able to pay. can comprehend,” he said. “The nose
(fragrance,) upper (initial) palate, mid-
My column is aimed at helping read- palate, and finish. Some wines (the
ers find these wines, at their price com- ‘fantastic’ ones) hit on all four of those
fort levels. “Judge for yourself” sounds aspects. Others do well on three, two,
like a declaration of independence, one or none of them.”
but too often it rationalizes settling While I obviously disagree with a lot
for mediocrity. If your resentment and of what this reader had to say, I appre-
defiance make mediocrity taste better, ciate that he has developed a personal
well, okay, bully for you. criteria for evaluating wines and decid-
ing which ones to spend hard-earned
Another reader apparently knows a money on. That’s the way we all should
thing or two about wine but took issue do it, evaluating and choosing wines in
with my terminology. our own comfort price ranges.
Which is to say, in a more positive
“I don’t use words like ‘structure’ way: Judge for yourself, absolutely. Just
when tasting wine unless I am delib- don’t cut yourself short. 
erately trying to be insufferably pre-
tentious (something that can be fun at
times, like putting a glass of wine up
to your ear, pinging on the glass, and
proclaiming that it has a ‘great aura’),”

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ON FAITH

Focus on God’s constancy to avoid spiritual whiplash

BY REV. DRS. CASEY AND BOB BAGGOTT nia. Of course Judah wanted to retain forces that threaten them will be century BCE. But maybe we do. Don’t
Columnists its independence, so we can imagine fruitless. Change is coming, to sweep we regularly hear people lamenting
the diplomatic envoys, the treaties, away old certainties and alter every the fearsome realities of our world?
Many centuries ago, there lived and the political wranglings that expectation. Naturally, no one was Aren’t we surrounded on every side
a reluctant prophet of God in the were undertaken in hopes that Ju- going to receive that part of the mes- by forces that threaten to topple our
ancient land of Judah. It was a very dah would not be swallowed up. And sage with any enthusiasm. But there equilibrium, our status quo? Our
troubled time for this prophet we while Judah would also have want- was more. Jeremiah was also com- world is surely as tumultuous, as hos-
call Jeremiah, and for his people. ed to retain its unique identity as a missioned to tell the people that even tile, as violent, and as power hungry
His tiny country was surrounded by people who worshipped one God in as it has ever been.
large and menacing empires on every the temple in Jerusalem, the tempta- if everything they hold dear is over-
side. To the north lay Assyria, to the tion to please powerful neighbors by thrown, plucked up and pulled down, And so, the bold words of the reluc-
south Egypt, and to the east Babylo- adopting their worship practices was a new start is coming. They have an tant prophet Jeremiah ring out more
naturally great. ultimate security greater than they meaningfully than ever. If we are
can presently imagine. They have the expending energies here and there,
In fact, the people of Judah con- love of God and will forever. turning our attention this way and
cocted one solution after another in that, squandering our devotion in too
an attempt to withstand their adver- Now, you may not have initially many places, we just might get spiri-
saries, focusing their attention this thought we had much in common tual whiplash. But focusing upon the
way and that, it must have felt like with the people of Judah of the 6th One who remains unchanged and
emotional and spiritual whiplash. ever faithful to us can be steadying
Hopes for retaining autonomy and and reassuring. God’s compassion
traditional patterns of life would have is stronger than our fears and disap-
sprung up, only to be doused, again pointments. God’s constancy is truer
and again. Still, the people thought, than any of our anticipated losses.
perhaps they could figure some way
out of this dilemma and still main- Jeremiah never promised a perfect
tain the status quo. world to God’s people. Apparently we
can’t expect one either. But we can
That’s where Jeremiah comes in. expect, even count on, being car-
He’s given the unenviable task of ried through whatever lies ahead by
telling his people that resistance to God’s love. 

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ST. EDWARD’S

Promising St. Edward’s golfers on course for success

BY RON HOLUB Coach Scott Mohr, Jack Kincus, Adam Rogers, Ryan Bird, great, we were excited to have them
Ryan Niederprum and Riomar golf pro Drew DiSesa. PHOTOS BY DENISE RITCHIE out here,” DiSesa told us. “I worked
Correspondent with a handful of them during the
Ryan Bird. Jack Kincus. summer, and they worked really hard.
While St. Edward’s boys golf team They have continued to work hard to
was eliminated from further post- “Our boys just like to have fun on passion, and that really paid off. We improve, and that is good to see.
season play after finishing fifth in the the golf course. Our team camarade- also had a lot of enthusiasm and de-
District 19-1A tournament last week, rie is very, very strong. We had more sire to improve, but everyone knows “This is my second season here
the season continued for juniors multi-sport athletes than ever before. there is a lot to learn about golf.” and I actually played high school
Ryan Niederpruem and GP Battista Our two freshmen played a consid- golf for King’s Academy in West Palm
when they qualified to advance to the erable amount of golf and displayed Riomar Country Club just might be Beach. We played against St. Ed’s
regional tournament as individuals. some nice skills. Our fifth guy, Ryan an ideal laboratory to facilitate that when I was in high school, so it was
Bird, is a great lacrosse player and he process. nice to be able to give back and let
Niederpruem shot a team-best 88, brought some of that athleticism to them have this as their home course
while Battista was second with a 90. the golf course. Drew DiSesa is the head golf pro- this year.
fessional at Riomar and he was more
Freshmen Adam Rogers (94) and “The entire team had a high level of than willing to chip in. “It gave me that high school feeling
Aidan Heaney (97) were three and again. I can’t believe I was once one
four, with junior Ryan Bird (101) “Working with the St. Ed’s kids was of them. Bringing in younger people
rounding out the field. Sophomore is one of my goals, and it’s one of the
Jack Kincus did not participate in club’s goals as well. The club is 100
the district tournament, but posted a percent behind having junior golf
personal-best 49 in a nine-hole event here, especially during the summer
last month. when we are a little quieter.”

Under the guidance of head coach Having access to local courses be-
Scott Mohr, those six guys gained fore the population swells is a big ad-
valuable experience this year at- vantage for high school golfers in this
tempting to craft a set of skills in an area. The St. Ed’s-Riomar nexus this
often frustrating sport. Being able year was appreciated on both ends.
to practice and host matches on the This type of collaborative arrange-
oceanfront at Riomar Country Club ment serves to bridge the generation
was a benefit of immeasurable sig- gap in golf.
nificance.
This week Mohr will move on to the
“We had a great season this year,” soccer field to assist his wife, Jaclyn,
Mohr said of his team that forged a with the varsity girls team. He had some
5-5 regular season match record to closing thoughts on the golf season.
earn the third seed at districts. “Ryan
and GP were our only two return- “We played some good golf this
ing players, and they have been the year. I’m really excited that I will have
leaders of our team with some really more time to work with these boys. It
strong showings. will only make us stronger as a team.

“It was a little different feel than “We want to educate the whole stu-
in years past. This was more of a fun dent and not be just one dimensional.
environment, with less pressure. We Being professional, courteous, pre-
had no seniors, which in some ways pared and respecting this beautiful
can be a challenge. In other ways it golf course are just as important than
is a great blessing because we have anything they accomplish on the golf
the freedom of time. They have this course.
youthful energy and we hope they are
all going to be back playing golf for us “I try to instill that level of appreci-
next season. ation and I believe the boys are start-
ing to get it.” 

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CALENDAR

ONGOING 26 Half-Haunted Halloween, 5 to 8 p.m. tume Contest, 10 a.m. along 14th Ave. in Historic gourmet dinner, auctions and decadent choco-
at Environmental Learning Center, a Downtown Vero Beach from 21st St. to Commu- late desserts by local chefs. $200. 772-466-
Vero Beach Museum of Art - 150 Years of Paint- not-so-spooky family-friendly event with canoe nity Center for costume contest for children ages 8535, option 3.
ing & Sculpture from the Permanent Collection rides, spooky sounds, Halloween-themed crafts 0 to 17. Free; participation encouraged (no po-
thru Jan. 13; Made in Germany: Contemporary and games; costumes optional. $5; $3 ages 2 to litical). 772-567-2144 NOVEMBER
Art from the Rubell Family Collection thru Jan. 6. 11. 772-589-5050
27 Centennial Chili Challenge, 4 p.m. at 1 Samaritan Center Soup Bowl, 11:30 a.m.
Riverside Theatre: Smokey Joe’s Café on the 26 Inaugural Street Art Spray Off, 6 to 9 Riverside Park featuring 30 chili com- to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
Stark Stage thru Nov. 11. p.m. on 14th Avenue during the Main petitors and 6 p.m. judging, live entertainment 40+ locations in Indian River County. Request-
Street Vero Beach Downtown Friday free street and family fun to benefit Sunrise Rotary Club. ed minimum donation of $5 for bowl of soup;
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and demonstrations by pre-selected artists. handcrafted soup tureens. 772-770-3039
25 Concerts in the Park, 5 to 7 p.m. at 27 Inaugural Spooky House presented by
Vero Beach Museum of Art featuring 26 Treasure Coast Chapter of American Youth Guidance Pathfinders, 6 p.m. 1 Tenth annual Chimps Kitchen, 6 p.m. at
Don Soledad Group. $10/$12. 772-231-0707 Guild of Organists presents a Hallow- at Youth Guidance facility, 1028 20th Place; rec- Vero Beach Hotel & Spa Cobalt Restau-
een-themed Phantasies and Phugues concert, 7 ommended for ages 5 and older, with food and rant to benefit Save the Chimps, with signature
25 Woman’s Club History and Restoration p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Free; $10 schol- drinks, candy, maze and stories. Free; costumes small plates by local chefs, themed-cocktails,
Open House, 7 to 9 p.m. at Woman’s arship donation appreciated. 772-562-9088 encouraged. live music and extensive auctions. $100/$175
Club hosted by Indian River Historical Society. for two. 772-429-2225
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25-31 Terror on Main Street Party, with a portion of proceeds to benefit shoe rental, raffles, costume contests, $5 cou- play by Pat Kroger hosted by Indian River
Haunted House, Oct. 25 American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Fund, pon and awards to benefit Habitat for Humanity Historical Society, 7 p.m. at The Woman’s Club.
to 27, and Oct. 29 to 31, 1036 Main Street Se- 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., with Live on the Loop free Scholarship Program. $40. 772-562-9860 x 214
bastian hosted by GFWC Sebastian River Junior entertainment at 6:30 p.m. 772-231-6990 2 Luncheon and Card Party hosted by Indi-
Woman’s Club. 772-663-8107 29 Tenth annual Chocolate, Champagne an River P.E.O., 9 a.m. at First Presbyteri-
27 City of Vero Beach Recreation Depts. and Chefs fundraiser to benefit Big an Churc, with sanctioned bridge, party bridge
60th annual Halloween Parade & Cos- Brothers Big Sisters, honoring retiring CEO Judi and Mah Jongg followed by lunch to fund wom-
Miller, 6 p.m. at Quail Valley River Club, with en’s college scholarships. $40. 772-538-2354

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REAL ESTATE

Amazing attention to detail
in splendid ‘Estuary’ home

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF gives a hint of the attention to de-
Staff Writer tail and high level of design to come.
Custom millwork, arched doorways,
A feeling of serenity washes over stone and hardwood flooring, and
you as you pull through the gate at transoms are just a few of the features
315 Estuary Drive in The Estuary. Set adding to the timeless design of the
on a point where John’s Island Creek home.
and Cleve Hinton Creek merge to
flow into the Indian River Lagoon, “The attention to detail in this
the two-story, waterfront home – sur- house is phenomenal,” says Realtor
rounded by water – offers a wonderful Michelle Clarke, with Berkshire Ha-
sense of seclusion. thaway HomeServices Florida Realty.
“The owner is a contractor so every-
In this secluded, natural setting, thing he’s done is 10 times what was
an endless stream of birds provides code.”
a delightful soundtrack as dolphins,
otters and manatees cruise along the Straight ahead from the entry, the
waterway. With Bee Gum Point to the formal living room opens to an ar-
north and a private trail that weaves resting river view through floor-to-
through the wetlands surrounding ceiling windows that maximize the
the house, this little spot of paradise feeling of being integrated with na-
is a nature lover’s dream. ture. The gas fireplace creates a wel-
coming ambiance and adds to the al-
A path of brick pavers leads to a ready homey feel of the décor.
set of impressive mahogany doors.
Inside, mosaic tile in the front entry At nearly 6,000 square feet, Clarke
says, “this house is big and has a lot

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REAL ESTATE

of great, useful space. It’s big, but it’s
a comfortable big. The way the rooms
are laid out with hallways and transi-
tion spaces creates a quaint and cozy
feeling. This home is spacious, but
there’s no wasted space. It’s all used
effectively.”

The main floor encompasses three
distinct, communal living areas at
the center of the house: dining, fam-
ily room and living room. The place-
ment of these spaces at the heart of
the home creates an enticing space
for guests to gather. The kitchen is
equipped with Thermador applianc-
es, refrigerator drawers in the island
and a breakfast bar for intimate fam-

ily gatherings and large parties. The
kitchen opens onto the family room
to maximize the flow of integrated
living.

Blue-pearl, granite countertops,
cherry-wood cabinets and under-
cabinet lighting make the kitchen a
functional showcase, but the view out
the windows running along the front
of the house is the real showstopper
with birds roosting among the forest
of trees rimming the private wetland
area.

A built-in desk and pantry sit adja-
cent to the kitchen with access to the
three-car garage, making party plan-

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REAL ESTATE

ning a breeze. A dramatic pine ceiling doors open into a vestibule that leads
defines the family room in addition to the master suite with three walk-in
to floor-to-ceiling windows overlook- closets. In the master bathroom, a jet-
ing the pool and water beyond. The ted tub sits at the center of the room
breakfast nook and butler’s pantry with a wraparound shower, a bidet,
with ice machine and wine cooler fin- his and her water closets, dual sinks
ish off the space. and a view of the river.

Off the family room, a hall leads Bay windows give the generous
to a generous mother-in-law suite master bedroom more depth and
with a kitchenette and en-suite bath provide a private space to enjoy the
that also serves as the cabana bath. A beautiful view of the river.

laundry room and garage ingress are At the center of the house, stairs
conveniently located for easy access lead to a loft, the perfect place for an
and optimal privacy for guests with a office, game room or studio. With
separate entrance. a refrigerator and sink, the space is
ideal for out-of-town guests to claim
At the opposite side of the house, a as their own. Two en-suite bedrooms
private den with a gas fireplace and a finish off the second floor.
powder room are located in the hall-
way outside the master suite. Double French doors and large windows in

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The outdoor areas of this home
are as engaging as those inside. Two
lovely, covered patios and a summer
kitchen provide an inviting spot to get
out of the sun. Gas tiki torches line
the patio with two gas fire pits adding
to the dramatic view.

The saltwater pool is designed for
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wading platform for the little ones, a
seating ledge for those who want to
lounge in the cool water and steps at
both ends for easy access to the spill-
over spa.

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impact glass, butler’s pantry, 772 . 2 34 . 8 500 772.231.6509
summer kitchen, hardwood www.AlexMacWilliam.com
floors, granite countertops, 772 . 2 31 . 6 509
dock with 12,000-pound boat
lift, partial house generator,
1,000-gallon propane tank and
3-car garage.
Listing agency:
Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices Florida Realty
Listing agent:
Michelle Clarke, 772-263-0386
Listing price: $ 3,250,000

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Beyond the pool area, mangroves genteel neighborhood is reminiscent
provide a barrier between the backyard of old Florida. Streets lined with ma-
and the waterway, adding to the feel- ture oak trees wind through tropical
ing of seclusion. The private dock with foliage buffered by lakes and canals.
water, electricity and a 12,000-pound Just outside the gates of The Estuary,
boat lift make it easy to reach the In- the Indian River Shores Public Safety
tracoastal Waterway in minutes. Department offers police, fire and
emergency medical services. The Vil-
Because of its location, the home is lage Shops and beach are a short walk
very private and feels like you are on away with Ocean Drive shopping and
your own island. Its location on a cul- dining, Riverside Park, Riverside The-
de-sac and the wide-open green spac- atre and the Vero Beach Museum of
es around it add to the estate-like feel. Art just a few minutes’ drive.

“This is a one-of-a-kind property,” If you would like to take a closer
notes Clark. look at this beautiful home, stop by
the Open House from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Estuary is a guard-gated on Oct. 28. 
community located in Indian River
Shores. With only 89 home sites, the

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Going ‘green’ with your home can net you more green

BY KENNETH R. HARNEY percent and 5.3 percent more than indoor air quality and others. the size of the premium may de-
Washington Post similar homes with minimal or no So is that it? Going green always pend on external factors you hadn’t
green features. A 2015 study of reno- thought about:
If you make extensive energy-con- vated homes concluded the average nets you more green – case closed?
servation and other green improve- price premium was about 3.46 per- Not so fast. D● oes the Realtor you picked to list
ments to your home, will they earn cent. A study last year in Texas found your home know enough about green
you a premium price for the entire that green-certified homes sold for Two recent studies by appraisers improvements to market them effec-
house when you go to sell? 8 percent more than comparable with long experience valuing green tively? Is the agent competent to mar-
properties. homes suggest the answer is more ket what you have to sell?
For years, the easy answer has nuanced. Some of the researchers’
findings in brief: Although gener- D● oes the agent have any formal
ally it’s true green improvements will training in this area, evidenced by a
earn you at least a little higher price, green designation in her or his own

been, oh yeah, absolutely: Green is Homebuilders have told research-
good, everybody knows that saving ers that two-thirds of their custom-
energy is a no-brainer and buyers ers say they’re willing to pay higher
will pay more to get it. prices for homes with significant
green features, such as energy-effi-
Research backs that up. A study of cient appliances, heavy-duty insu-
California sales found that green- lation, water conservation, healthy
certified homes sold for between 2.1

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listing presentation or advertising? ●Does the local MLS have “green ●Do Realtors in the area know much and Environmental Design, is a glob-
●Does the listing for your home in fields” that allow listing brokers to fill or anything about rating systems ally recognized rating system for
in the blanks with appropriate detail such as HERS, LEED, Energy Star or residential and commercial green
the local MLS contain crucial infor- so that other agents – the ones who others? Do they know where to turn real estate; Energy Star is a feder-
mation about your green improve- are going to find your buyers – know locally to obtain a rating? (HERS ally developed rating for appliances,
ments, such as a “green addendum” what your house really offers in terms stands for Home Energy Rating Sys- building materials, entire houses and
that details the special features that of green improvements? tem; LEED, or Leadership in Energy commercial property.)
make it energy-efficient?

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If none of these key factors is work- That’s a direct violation of the
ing for you, your green features may code of ethics of the National As-
be impressive, but may not earn you sociation of Realtors, which prohib-
much of a premium. Worst case, they its members from marketing types
might even get you nothing. of property that are “outside their
field of competence” and training.
Sandra Adomatis, a Florida-based The association offers members in-
real estate appraiser and nationally depth courses on green-home mar-
known expert on valuing green im- keting and has urged MLS’s across
provements, headed the research the country to include “green fields”
teams for both of the new studies — in their listings.
one focusing on “paired-sale” trans-
actions of homes in the San Francis- Bottom line: If you want to reap the
co Bay area, the other in Virginia and maximum return from your green
Maryland. A paired-sale analysis ex- improvements, make sure that your
amines price differences in transac- Realtor understands what they are
tions, comparing virtually identical and how best to sell them. 
homes, one of which has significant
green features. training courses on the subject, told
me that in interviews, some agents
In the California study, green-cer- who listed certified green properties
tified houses sold for an average 2.19 in California admitted they “had no
percent premium. In some Virginia clue what they were selling.” A few
locations, where the local certifica- even said, “I don’t know what makes
tion company, Pearl Home Certifi- a house green.”
cation, had marketed its services to
realty agents, the average price pre-
mium was 5 percent. But in areas
where Pearl had not yet reached out
to Realtors and provided information
on how to market certified proper-
ties, some premiums dropped to 1
percent or lower.

Adomatis, author of the Appraisal
Institute’s Residential Green Valua-
tion Tools manual and developer of

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: Oct. 12 to Oct. 18

The barrier island real estate market had another quiet week with only four transactions reported, one for
more than $1 million.

The top sale of the week was of an oceanfront home on Ambersand Beach. The residence at 12800
Highway A1A was originally placed on the market Feb. 2 for $1.375 million. The most recent asking price
was $1.25 million. The sale closed on Oct. 12 for $1.11 million.

The seller of the home was represented in the transaction by Debbie Bell of Berkshire Hathaway Florida.
The purchaser was represented by Janyne Kenworthy of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE

$518,000
SUMMERPLACE 2010 COCO PLUM LANE 3/5/2018 $599,000 $549,000 10/15/2018
AMBERSAND BEACH 12800 HIGHWAY A1A 2/2/2018 $1,375,000 $1,250,000 10/12/2018 $1,110,000

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

CORALSTONE CONDO 1374 CORAL PARK, #803 5/26/2018 $259,000 $259,000 10/15/2018 $244,000
VILLAGE SPIRES DEVEL 3554 OCEAN DRIVE, #102N 1/24/2018 $379,000 $339,000 10/12/2018 $330,000

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Summerplace, Address: 2010 Coco Plum Lane Subdivision: Coralstone Condo, Address: 1374 Coral Park, #803

Listing Date: 3/5/2018 Listing Date: 5/26/2018
Original Price: $599,000 Original Price: $259,000
Recent Price: $549,000 Recent Price: $259,000
Sold: 10/15/2018 Sold: 10/15/2018
Selling Price: $518,000 Selling Price: $244,000
Listing Agent: Janet Lawrence Listing Agent: Ginny Mitchell

Selling Agent: North Beach Realty, Inc. Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise

Janet Lawrence Not Provided

North Beach Realty, Inc. Not Provided

Subdivision: Village Spires Devel, Address: 3554 Ocean Drive, #102N Subdivision: Royale Riviera, Address: 935 E Causeway Boulevard, #108

Listing Date: 1/24/2018 Listing Date: 11/25/2017
Original Price: $379,000 Original Price: $235,000
Recent Price: $339,000 Recent Price: $205,000
Sold: 10/12/2018 Sold: 10/10/2018
Selling Price: $330,000 Selling Price: $193,500
Listing Agent: Rachel Leyda Listing Agent: Vicki Bristol

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida Selling Agent: EXP Realty, LLC

Shawna Harty Gina Hodges

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Orchid Island broker Oberlink named Realtor of the Year

BY STAFF state and national Realtor Associa- Island Beach and Golf
tions, such as serving on committees
Scott Oberlink had a good evening and providing leadership for Associa- Club members. Before
last month at Quail Valley Country tion efforts.
Club, where he was named Realtor of that, he was a principal
the Year by the Realtors Association Oberlink, who has lived in Vero for
of Indian River County, an award that more than two decades, took over at Onsite Realty Group
recognizes contributions to local, as broker at Orchid Island Realty in
2016 when the business was pur- at Pointe West.
chased from the developer by Orchid
“I started my career

working with builders

and developers, and that

experience was a factor

in me getting the job as

broker here,” Oberlink

says.

Other brokers in town

say Oberlink has made it

easier and more profit-

able for outside agents to

list and sell homes in the

highly-regarded north

island community.

Orchid Island Realty

handles the majority of

listings and sales in the

ocean-to-river develop-

ment, but outside bro- Scott Oberlink, named Realtor of the Year.

kers are welcomed.

“An average of about 28 homes Oberlink says. “My partner Heidi

change hands here each year and Levy and I are here to help them

we had 21 different agents who had make sales.”

sales in the community last year,” “Scott has done a wonderful job

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with Orchid Island and has been joyed working with him this year International Realty. “Scott coordi- late him on his winning a truly de-
open arms to all outside realtors,” and his Realtor of the Year award nates brokers opens and encourages served award, Realtor of the Year!”
says Cindy O’Dare, broker associ- was well deserved!” us all to keep our and his listings in
ate with Premier Estate Properties. mind for buyers we are working with Candidates for Realtor of the Year
“He’s very warm and friendly and “The atmosphere at Orchid Is- now or will meet in the future. He’s are selected by a nomination com-
has an in-depth knowledge of the land is totally welcoming to other also very supportive and congratu- mittee and voted on by the member-
community. I have thoroughly en- brokers,” says Kimberly Thorpe, co- lates others’ successes. I congratu- ship of the Realtors Association of In-
owner of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s dian River County. 