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permanent, affordable housing. opioid-free pain management. the tale
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AGELESS WONDER Teachers at
STILL WALKS, TALKS impasse on
MELBEACH HISTORY salary talks

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT PHOTOS: RYAN CLAPPER STORY BY JAN WESNER CHILDS CORRESPONDENT

For 35 years, Melbourne MELBOURNE GREYHOUND PARK PRESIDENT The Brevard Federation of
Beach town historian Frank RESIGNED TO FATE OF ‘A DYING INDUSTRY’ Teachers has officially de-
Thomas has guided fascinated, clared an impasse with the
history-loving groups of peo- school district in contract ne-
ple along on his annual New gotiations over teacher sala-
Year’s Day historic walk of old ries and other issues.
Melbourne Beach. And even at
82 years old, as walking has be- The union says School Board
come a bit more challenging, members have failed to uphold
he still plans to lead the walk their promise that teacher sala-
again to welcome in 2019. ries are a top priority.

Earlier this year, Thomas de- “The district doesn’t bud-
cided to hand the official reins get for raises,” BFT president
of town historian over to long- Anthony Colucci said. “They
time local history buff Bruce spend nearly all the money
Morgan, who will also help and see what’s left to offer as
guide the tour. But Thomas raises. They are not bargaining
said he plans to remain active in good faith.”
as “Town Historian Emeritus.”
The union asked for an an-
“I doubt if this New Year’s nual raise of $3,594 for teach-
Day walking history tour will
be his last, but he will likely CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
conduct the rest of them from
the seat of his recumbent Commission backs
3-wheel bicycle,” Morgan said. Micco Hotel pitch

On New Year’s Day, Thomas

Bruce Morgan and Frank Thomas. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK STORY BY RAY McNULTY STAFF WRITER argument that the dogs were mistreated, STORIES BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT
but I could see where this was headed,” said [email protected]
will narrate the local history as Jim O’Brien admits he “wasn’t thrilled” to O’Brien, Melbourne Greyhound Park’s presi-
he leads the group past cen- see Amendment 13 approved by Florida vot- dent and chief executive officer since 2014. Residents of the southern
tury-old homes along Ocean ers, nearly 70 percent of whom opted to ban “So we just accept it and go on. part of our island typically see
Avenue to explore “old” Mel- greyhound races – and wagering on them – at trees, a marina and a low-rise
dog tracks around the state by the end of 2020. “It really doesn’t affect our day-to-day oper- community when they look
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 ations,” he added, “except we no longer offer west across the lagoon to the
But based upon his knowledge of the issue live racing.” On-site greyhound racing wasn’t sleepy town of Micco.
as Melbourne Greyhound Park’s president exactly a cash cow, anyway.
and chief executive officer since 2014, O’Brien But a pair of developers,
was not surprised, either. In fact, O’Brien said MGP actually lost mon- who spent part of the 1970s
and ’80s in Micco, want to add
“I don’t totally agree with it, especially the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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MICCO HOTEL future-land use designations to al- to Micco to take residents off old, la- hotel would be a good neighbor.
low the Micco Hotel to be built on the goon-polluting septic tanks. A handful of Summit Cove residents
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Lopes family’s 2 acres on the west side
of U.S. 1, north of the Summit Cove “If the sewer doesn’t come through, in October submitted to county Plan-
to that with a new, 70-room hotel they condominiums. Commissioner John this project won’t start.” he said. ning and Zoning Manager Erin Sterk
say will rise three stories above its sur- Tobia, whose District 3 includes the a petition calling for the project to be
roundings when complete in about site, was absent from the meeting. And the project also needs a $26.7 denied. It would bring noise and exte-
two years. million state Department of Transpor- rior light to the community, as well as
“The commission gave the Micco tation project to add an interchange to litter, they wrote.
“I always thought that area would community a Christmas present,” said Interstate 95 in the Micco Road area,
be developed, just because it’s so Doug Hillman, owner of the 70-slip Lopes said. That interchange would But later the two groups agreed on
beautiful there,” Anthony Lopes, now Sebastian River Marina & Boatyard, bring the Micco Hotel the bulk of its certain points, such as the develop-
of Franklin, Tenn., said Thursday. on the east side of U.S. 1. guests, he said. ers putting up buffer plants around
the hotel and parking lot – but on the
In a pair of 4-0 votes, the Brevard But the project is far from break- The commission’s action follows hotel’s property, not the community’s
County Commission on Dec. 18 ap- ing ground, Lomando said. Much several months of Lopes, Lomando land.
proved the requests from Lopes and depends on the county completing and their attorney, former County At-
longtime friend Gene Lomando, now a $2 million extension of sewer lines torney Scott Knox, working with Sum- “This is going to be a great develop-
of Miami, to change the zoning and mit Cove residents to make sure the ment,” said Lisa Hubert, vice president

GREYHOUND RACING Seeing the industry’s decline, O’Brien
said MGP put most of its political efforts
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 into fighting the passage of Amend-
ment 3, which gives voters the “exclu-
ey on the on-site racing – as much as sive right” to decide whether a new ca-
$250,000 annually – but revenues from sino can open in the state.
parimutuel wagering on greyhound
races simulcast from Florida’s 10 other Nearly 65 percent of voters approved
dog tracks more than covered the costs, the amendment, which requires those
generating roughly $500,000 annually. wanting to build and operate a casino
to obtain hundreds of thousands of res-
By the end of 2020, Amendment 13 idents’ signatures to get on the ballot,
will eliminate those revenues, too, but then win approval at the polls.
MGP no longer will bear the expense of
on-site racing: The facility’s final grey- The amendment, which was strongly
hound season, which featured eight endorsed by Disney and the Seminole
races six days per week, ended in April. Tribe of Florida, makes it more diffi-
cult for dog and horse tracks to expand
“We’re done with live racing,” O’Brien gaming options, which includes legal
said. “It’s a dying industry, anyway. It betting on sports events – a wildly pop-
doesn’t attract a lot of young people. ular and extremely lucrative enterprise.
Only old f---- my age watch it. Most
days, if we had 10 people in the grand- With support from Florida Senate
stand, it was a lot. President Bill Galvano, who opposed
the amendment, O’Brien said track
“There was no profit, only an ex- operators around the state are explor-
pense,” he added. “But we kept grey- ing the possibility of introducing new
hound racing so we could keep our legislation that would allow them to
license for poker and parimutuel wa- expand their gambling options, prefer-
gering. That’s where the money is.” ably through a “compromise” with the
Seminoles.
Before voters overwhelmingly ap-
proved Amendment 13 last month, “We’re still in the infant stages, so I re-
Florida law allowed only those grey- ally can’t say very much,” O’Brien said.
hound tracks that ran a full schedule “We’re talking to the Seminole Tribe
of live racing to also operate more lu- and working with Sen. Galvano to find
crative poker rooms and offer parimu- an agreement that works for everyone.”
tuel wagering on dog and horse races
simulcast from other venues. (Tracks In the meantime, O’Brien said, MGP
in Miami-Dade and Broward counties has changed the job descriptions of
were permitted to also provide slot ma- a handful of employees whose grey-
chines.) hound-related duties are no longer re-
quired. The individual kennels season-
Amendment 13 removed the live-rac- ally employed another 30 to 40 people
ing requirement. at the track.

“Members of our staff were nervous O’Brien said many of the kennels’
about the amendment, worried that employees were seeking work else-
we’d lock our doors after it passed,” where. “That’s something no one is talk-
O’Brien said. “But as I told them: From ing about – the people who’ve lost their
a business standpoint, it really doesn’t jobs,” O’Brien said. “They’re dog peo-
impact us, except for limiting our ability ple, so unless they go to another track,
to expand. I don’t know what they’ll do.”

”MGP will survive and continue to Nor does O’Brien know what MGP
be an ongoing business, and we ex- will do with the property used for grey-
pect our numbers to be even better in hound racing.
2019,” he added. “Our Club 52 poker
room does very well, and we still have “I’m sure we’ll try to do something,”
the simulcast wagering. And, again, we he said, “but we’re very early in the
won’t have the costs of live racing. It’s a game and I don’t have all the answers
changing world, but we’ll do fine.” right now.” 

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of the Summit Cove Condominium er than Capt. Hiram’s, a resort com- Lopes and Lomando said the coun- and pay it instead in Indian River
Association. “You can’t stop progress. plex in Sebastian. ty, in fact, is losing out with the cur- County.
Just like Capt. Hiram’s, this will in- rent situation.
crease property values and make the “I see transient boaters come here Bonnie King, director of the Space
area beautiful.” all the time,” Hillman said. “They tie When boaters are steered to Capt. Coast Tourism Office, could not be
up, they look around. ‘This is beauti- Hiram’s, they said, they take with reached to estimate how much the
In fact, Hillman looked to the hotel ful!’ they say. ‘But where is everything?’ them the 5 percent tourist taxes they Micco Hotel would inject into the
to give his boaters a place to stay clos- So then I take them to Capt. Hiram’s.” might have paid to a hotel in Brevard county’s tourist-tax fund. 

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Saint Stephen’s Way project offers real hope for homeless

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT Eddie Struttmann on the dock of the Saint Stephen’s Way property. PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER while being homeless, they sought
to leave their children at a local fire
For 49 years, Eddie Struttmann nated land from People of Destiny When Farrell agreed to join the station,” Struttmann said. “The fire
and his family have owned Ace Hard- Christian Fellowship Church in Mel- ministry, he began to research the station was able to find housing for
ware in Indialantic, where he’s en- bourne. problem of displaced children in the mother and the children but
joyed helping customers with their Brevard County School System and there was nowhere for the family to
household repairs and projects. But It was during Struttmann’s work found that in the 2017-2018 school stay together as an intact family. It
for his next big project, Struttmann as a volunteer with Farrell at the year, 2,765 children in the Brevard was the plight of this family that be-
hopes to help homeless families find Daily Bread that he first took note of County School System were clas- gan the journey of Saint Stephen’s
permanent, affordable housing of the tremendous difficulty men with sified as homeless with a large seg- Way, to find dignified and reason-
their own. families had when trying to reestab- ment of these children living in able housing for men with families.”
lish themselves into proper housing campgrounds, motels or in their
Through the recently organized and employment. family cars. In its annual report, Florida’s
nonprofit Saint Stephen’s Way, a plan Council on Homelessness found
is in motion to build 32, three-bed- While several local shelters pro- “This is the segment we wanted that families with minor children
room apartments and a community vide housing for women with chil- to help,” Farrell said. “These families represent about 30 percent of the
clubhouse on eight acres of donated dren, few provide it for the father as need the ability to find affordable homeless population in Florida
land near Crane Creek in Melbourne, well. housing with supportive services, so and urged policy makers to adopt a
exclusively for homeless families. they can get out of poverty and have “housing first” mentality – by enact-
“The more we worked one-on- a decent life.” ing programs and policies that pro-
Families will be referred by the one with these men, the more we re- vide stable, affordable and appropri-
school district for placement and alized how limited affordable hous- Struttmann said the original idea ate housing.
the rent will be $600 monthly, which ing was in Brevard County and that for Saint Stephen’s Way began with
includes utilities. Other on-site ser- it was even more limited for men the plight of a young couple who Struttmann named Saint Ste-
vices and support programs will also with children or families,” Strutt- had two infant children and were phen’s Way in honor of his younger
be offered. mann said. “Many times, these men living on the street. brother Stephen, who died of aplas-
were employed and had an income, tic anemia at just 18 years old.
“Our mission is to build from the but they simply could not afford the “Discouraged by their inability to
ground up, a self-sustaining com- first and last rent as well as the de- find affordable and adequate hous- “He was a beautiful young soul
munity that fosters love and sup- posits required to acquire reason- ing and knowing the hardship ahead who just loved life and was loved by
port from within, so that families able housing.” of trying to raise infant children all that knew him. It has always been
can work together with the common my wish to honor him in some way,
goal of achieving an independent and I can’t think of a better way to
and stable livelihood,” Struttmann honor him then to help other people
said. “It is my hope that we can build whom are struggling by easing the
this unique community debt-free pressures of life so that they too can
and that it be self-sustaining so that love life in its fullness,” Struttmann
we can bring the proven model to said. “My hope for Saint Stephen’s
other municipalities.” Way is that we can reach those
families that are in the most dire
Over the past year, Saint Ste- of circumstances and lift them out
phen’s Way appointed the former of these circumstances – of which,
director of Daily Bread, Inc., John many times, they have no control
Farrell, to serve as its executive di- over, and bring them into a home
rector, formed a board of directors, that gives them safety and security;
obtained 501c3 status, and hope to a home that gives them dignity and
begin construction on the develop- hope, and above all, a home that
ment in 2019. brings them to the peace and pros-
perity of a family.” 
It has also received tremendous
support from local groups and or-
ganizations, including 8 acres of do-

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TEACHERS’ SALARIES BFT wants $2695.50 more for those “We are not asking for anything un- afford to pay teachers that much.
rated “effective.” The district offered reasonable,” he said. “We believe that “The district doesn’t have any source
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 $549. The district also offered a one- our teachers deserve raises compara-
time $1,000 bonus. ble to our contiguous and similar-size of money that could pay a raise as
ers rated “highly effective,” which is counties.” large as the union asked,” Reed said. “It
the category most of the district’s ap- Colucci said the numbers are based probably would have to lay off school
proximately 5,000 teachers fall in. The on what teachers are paid in other Brevard Public Schools spokesman support staff to generate enough sav-
district offered $770. counties nearby. Matt Reed said the district simply can’t
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TEACHERS’ SALARIES the union stated that, under the cur- but the union and the district came to NEW YEAR’S DAY HISTORIC WALK
rent proposed amount, money for the an agreement before the meeting was
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 raises would come from budget sav- held. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
ings elsewhere and some state funding.
ings.” Average annual pay for Brevard Teachers in Florida are prohibited bourne Beach. Along the way, people
County Teachers is $47,065, according The memo also stated that “the by law from striking, and negotiations will have the chance to see the oldest
to the Florida Department of Educa- school board funded no other new bud- are non-binding. The school board has house on Brevard’s barrier island, the
tion. The average teacher salary in get priorities or major projects this year, the final say on a contract, and can Ryckman House, built in 1889, and the
Florida was $48,168 for the 2017-2018 making pay increases for BPS teachers approve it with or without the union’s Melbourne Beach Community Chapel,
school year, ranging from a high of and staff its No. 1 local priority.” consent. built in 1892.
$58,326 in Monroe County to a low of
$37,144 in Gadsden County. Nation- The impasse means a session will be Other issues the union wants ham- Morgan said the title of town histo-
wide, teachers are paid an average of scheduled with a special magistrate. A mered out in the contract have to do rian was originally bestowed on Thom-
$58,353. magistrate is a private mediator who with faulty air conditioning in many as when he retired after “decades” of
works to bring both sides to agree- schools, planning time, student disci- working as a teacher at Eau Gallie High
A memo sent out to district staff last ment. The same process was put into pline issues and extra pay for teachers School, but remained a “paramount
week detailing the negotiations with motion last year during negotiations, with advanced degrees.  educator” in the community.

“It is largely because of him that our
town’s unique history has remained
alive,” Morgan said.

“In the last century Frank met and
interviewed a few of the surviving town
founders, and since then he has writ-
ten several books about the history of
Melbourne Beach.”

Thomas first began offering his walk-
ing history tour of Melbourne Beach in
1983, when the town was celebrating
the 100th anniversary of its founding.

“It became an event thanks to Frank’s
personal commitment to uncovering
the town’s history, and to his dedicated
volunteer efforts on behalf of the town
and its residents,” Morgan said.

Morgan began participating in the
tour shortly after his retirement several
years ago.

“At that time Frank invited me to join
the town’s History Board, and I wel-
comed the opportunity,” Morgan said.
“I believe it is important to commemo-
rate our history, because in our mod-
ern age it is difficult to imagine what
our pioneers endured to establish the
communities we live in and so enjoy
today.”

Morgan said he and Thomas have
known each for 50 years.

“I am privileged to have been both
his pupil and his peer,” Morgan said.
“I was his student for a day when I was
visiting Eau Gallie High School in the
early 70’s, and 15 years later we both
taught together when I, too, became an
English teacher.”

Morgan has lived in South Brevard
since 1963, and in Melbourne Beach
since 1969.

“So, Frank Thomas is now Town His-
torian Emeritus, and his are big shoes
to fill,” Morgan said. “While I am not
big enough to fill them, I am honored
to walk in your footsteps, Frank, and I
do not plan on doing anything much
differently from what you have taught
me.”

The walk is open to everyone and
is free of charge. It begins at 10 a.m.
on January 1, 2019 at the west end of
Ocean Avenue at the pier in Melbourne
Beach. The tour lasts about an hour.

For more information call 321-727-
3050. 

For pets’ sake:
Mobile vets offer
specialized in-home care P. 10

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Unbeatable camaraderie at Full Moon Drum Circle event

Andrea Sadock. PHOTOS: BENJAMIN THACKER

For thousands of years, especially in Scandanavia and the Celtic
world, people have gathered ’round a fire just after the Winter Sol-
stice to celebrate the return of the light in terms of longer days, the
“yule log” burned for warmth and to delight in the dancing embers.
Add to this some drumbeats and the spirit-renewing energy of the
moonlight, and you’ve got last Saturday’s Full Moon Drum Circle at
Nance Park in Indialantic. Neighbors and friends took a much-need-
ed break from the over-scheduled Christmas craziness to just “be” on
the beach, and share song, stories, food and fellowship. 

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Jose and Rosa Bermudez with Connie and Jonie Rojas. Susan and Joe Paradise.
Katie Patino and Jesse Dilonareo. Brittany and Oziah Gelinas with Amaru Astudillo.

Selina Shand and Meg Guli.

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For pets’ sake: Mobile vets offer specialized in-home care

STORY BY ROLANDA HATCHER-GALLOP CORRESPONDENT Donna Craig with Amala. PHOTOS: BENJAMIN THACKER None of which is right or wrong,” she
[email protected] says.
care for aging pets and animals near- and/or life-limiting diseases as well
Sharon Haralson’s children are ing or at the end of life, which aligns as providing physical, emotional and Sutton says in-home visits help the
grown and with kids of their own, but with a growing trend across the U.S. in spiritual support for caregivers. It also Outback Mobile team to see what chal-
she still has one playful 18-year-old recent years of more requests for end- educates veterinary professionals and lenges their patients may have, provid-
living with her and her husband in Co- of-life care for family pets. supports advance research in animal ing a different perspective than what
coa Beach. hospice and palliative care. they would see in a clinic.
“It is such a new area in veterinary
“Rama is my baby,” she gushes, re- medicine that a lot of vets who’ve been “A large percentage of what I do is She adds that the experience also
ferring to her white-furred chocolate practicing for a while may not be aware euthanasia, but we’re hoping that, gives them insight into what the pet’s
point Siamese cat. “He is a member of it is emerging. I think they are just now through a multitude of avenues, we owners and other animals in the home
my family.” introducing hospice and palliative can get in the care process much ear- may be going through as well.
care in vet schools,” Craig says. lier. That’s why Kristin and I decided to
But when she started to notice focus on senior pets,” Craig says, add- “We really care about the owners,
changes in Rama’s routine, along with “In the past, when a pet was diag- ing that she started to notice a para- too, and are concerned with how are
digestive problems and lethargy, she nosed with a terminal disease, some digm shift in 2015 for more hospice and they feeling, how are they processing
knew he needed medical attention. would euthanize right away, but now palliative care for animals. the end of life of their pet,” Sutton says,
we may be able to do other things that adding that everyone processes the
“I recognized the signs of aging, but may extend the life of the animal while “As animals age, they lose their sight situation in a different way.
it was not only the age of Rama but also not causing them undo pain,” she says. and lose their hearing. They become
the behavior. He wasn’t himself, there uneasy in the animal clinic. If we can Sutton, a University of Maine at Au-
was something going on,” she says. “It really is about comfort and giving see them as senior pets, get them on gusta graduate who received her veter-
them the absolute best you can give good nutrition and in good health, we inary technician certification in 2006,
That’s when she contacted Outback them before it is time for them to go.” can keep them around as long as pos- says the team currently serves about 25
Mobile Veterinary Service. sible. pets in hospice care.
The service provides wellness regi-
Veterinarian Donna Craig and Kris- mens, medical treatments and com- “A lot of times, we can intervene and “Every case is different, every animal
ten Sutton, a certified veterinary tech- fort care to senior pets while offering give them really improved quality of is different. We try to go into the home
nician, met with Haralson in her home hospice care to dying animals as well life,” Craig explains. and look at all of the factors, including
in early June. as in-home euthanasia. what the family wants and what is best
Outback’s services also including for the pet,” she says.
“They examined Rama. They also The majority of Outback’s patients helping pet owners determine the best
sat on the couch and talked to me for have been dogs and cats. However, course of action when pets are diag- “Our job is to do what we can to
about 45 minutes and came up with Craig has cared for more exotic and nosed with incurable diseases and ail- make that final walk for the animal
a treatment for him,” Haralson says. unusual pets as well. ments. It is a situation Craig recently exactly what the owner wants, that is
“They were so good and so kind, so dealt with on a personal level when her what we strive to do.”
loving in how they handled the situa- “I have euthanized pet ferrets, goats, 10-year-old Kuvasz, Amala, was diag-
tion.” and turkeys as well as arranged burials nosed with a tumor in her nasal sinus. Craig says more and more pet own-
for horses and cared for rats,” she says. ers are starting to expect the same level
And Craig wouldn’t want to do it any After exploring options with her of care for their animals as for their hu-
other way. “As far as hospice goes, I will do dog’s oncologist, Craig chose to focus man counterparts.
anything -- whatever it takes, even re- on palliative pain management with
“I’ve been doing mobile work for search -- to help,” she says. Amala and managing the symptoms of “Our animals are our family and
most of my career as a vet,” says Craig, her disease as they come up. Outback Mobile Veterinary Service
who holds a doctorate in veterinary Earlier this year, Craig became one strives to treat them like the valued
medicine from Kansas State Univer- of a handful of veterinarians world- “In offering hospice care through family members they are,” she says.
sity. A U.S. Navy veteran, she has been wide to be certified in animal hospice my practice, I want clients to be able to
a veterinarian since 2002. and palliative care through the Inter- discuss all the options and how that af- “Hospice with humans has taken
national Association for Animal Hos- fects the many areas of the situation so a long time to get to where it is now,
Craig, whose initial focus was on pice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC). that a sound decision can be made that so we are learning and extrapolating
caring for exotic animals and wildlife, they can live with,” she says. things from human hospice. There’s
started with general practice veteri- Sutton also received hospice and no going back; if we’re not giving these
nary medicine but soon changed her palliative care technician certification “In the end, we all need to find peace animals the absolute best we can give
focus to mobile work. from the association. with our decisions and that may look them, I feel that we’ve let them down.”
very differently to different people.
“Going into the pet’s home for any The association focuses on raising Haralson says both she and Rama
sort of care at all is much more enlight- awareness and education of comfort- look forward to Sutton’s weekly visits
ening than seeing them in a clinic. You oriented care for animals with chronic to administer his intravenous medical
get to see the animals where they are, treatments.
where they live, and you learn what
will work for them,” she says. “Rama is not afraid of Kristen at
all. He senses the kindness in her
“In a clinic, vets have a limited and doesn’t put up any fuss when she
amount of time to spend with you be- comes. She even talks to him through
fore they move on to the next patient. the procedure,” she says, adding that
When we go into the home, we are she highly recommends the vet ser-
there for a minimum of an hour,” Craig vice.
says.
“I’m thankful to have Rama still with
“It is a more expanded opportunity us this Christmas, but don’t think he
for us to meet the family and really get will make it to the next one. I under-
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‘Evita’ director:
‘It’s a woman’s turn’

to tell this tale

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‘Evita’ director: ‘It’s a woman’s turn’ to tell this tale

Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge at rehearsal
for “Evita” at Riverside Theatre. PHOTOS BY LEIGH GREEN

STORY BY PAM HARBAUGH CORRESPONDENT

From composer Andrew Lloyd Web-
ber and lyricist Tim Rice to directors
Harold Prince and Alan Parker, men
have stepped up to recount the rags-to-
riches drama of the notorious Eva Peron.
Now, with Riverside Theatre’s upcoming
production of the musical “Evita,” it will
be a woman’s turn to tell the story.

“I’m going to bring my DNA to the
project,” says Marcia Milgrom Dodge,
one of only a handful of women to di-
rect this landmark musical. “I have a
big responsibility as a woman helming
this production.”

Dodge, nominated for a Tony Award
for her 2009 direction of the revival of
“Ragtime,” hastens to say there’s no
reason a man cannot understand a
woman’s story; and vice versa. But, she
adds, it’s “nice to have a woman direct a
woman’s story.”

“Evita” opened in London in 1978
and on Broadway in 1979, where it won
eight Tony Awards, including Best Mu-
sical and Best Score. Its iconic anthem
is “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.”

The storyline revolves around Eva
Peron, dubbed Evita by the people who
both loved and hated her, who dug her
way out of poverty to find fortune and

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fame as the wife of corrupt Argentine says “I reach out and I make myself “We are fortunate to have Marcia Tackling such a big show means
dictator, President Juan Peron. present and accessible for all the work back with us at Riverside,” said Allen tearing into the script, which here has
and hopefully I’ll get the call. But it’s D. Cornell, producing artistic direc- scant stage directions. In fact, Dodge
Dodge says ‘no’ to people who main- not lost on me that I’m a woman in a tor. “As a busy, in-demand director, I says, its presentation is that of a rock
tain the only way to do the show is to business that still has a long way to go.” knew she would enjoy the opportu- album format.
fill it with “razzmatazz.” Instead, she nity of doing this challenging piece of
wants to dig into its main character to She sees changes in regional the- musical history.” “So you have to get in there and
discover truths. ater, listing such women as Pam figure it out,” she says. “Oscar Ham-
MacKinnon, newly hired artistic di- merstein wrote very thoughtful stage
“I’m spending two hours with this rector of the venerable American Con- directions about where things were
woman; her rise and her demise,” she servatory Theater in San Francisco; and how people felt during this event.
says. “I want to understand why she Hana S. Sharif, soon the new artistic There’s none of that in this text. So it’s
does what she does.” director at the Repertory Theatre of St. all for me to figure out.”
Louis; and Stephanie Ybarra, recently
Indeed, Dodge should bring some named artistic director of the Balti- Since Argentina is famous for its
different insight to Eva Peron. more Center Stage. love of the tango, Dodge is setting the
show in a dance hall, utilizing her ex-
At age 63, with decades of profes- “It’s going to be 2019 and things are perience as a choreographer to tell the
sional experience in an industry not just now shifting,” she says. “Boards story through dance and song.
known for letting girls play in the are taking a good hard look at how to
boys’ clubhouse, Dodge has the dis- take theater into the future.” “I have some amazing triple threats,”
tinction of being the first woman she says, of actors who can sing, dance
hired by the Kennedy Center to direct Dodge is proud to be a role model to and act.
a major musical – the revival of “Rag- 21-year old daughter, Natasha Sydney
time” in 2009. Dodge, who will graduate this year One of those is Natalie Cortez, cast as
from George Washington University. Eva. Cortez was in the 2006 Broadway
And that came about because “Rag- revival of “A Chorus Line” and played
time” composer Stephen Flaherty and No doubt about it, Natasha takes Anita in the 2009 revival of “West Side
lyricist Lynn Ahrens told Kennedy pride in her mother’s achievements. Story,” famously directed by its libret-
Center president Michael Kaiser that tist Arthur Laurents.
they wanted her to direct the musical, “For as long as I can remember, my
having known of her work from two of mom has always taken risks in terms of So, Dodge says, “two strong chicks”
their other productions, “Seussical” reimagining traditional theater,” Na- will be at the top of this production.
and “Once on this Island.” tasha says. “(She) is not afraid to claim
her space as a woman in theater. It is “It’s a woman’s turn.”
“Lynn had been aware of my work so inspiring and I can see how it had
from the late ’80s,” Dodge said. “I wasn’t led other women to follow her lead and “Evita” runs Jan. 8-27 at Riverside
new to them, but I wasn’t in their camp. take risks in their own art as well.” Theatre, 3250 Riverside Drive, Vero
I was off doing regional theater.” Beach. Tickets start at $35. Call 772-231-
Moreover, she says her mother 6990 or visit RiversideTheatre.com. 
By 2009, Dodge had not only made stands up for women who come for-
it to Broadway, she was thrust into the ward in the #MeToo movement and it
heady atmosphere of the Tony Awards shows in her work, explaining, “Since
as a nominee for best direction of a mu- then, you can see in her projects how
sical. (The award went to Terry Johnson much women have become even more
for the revival of “La Cage aux Folles.”) central to her storytelling.”

“It didn’t change my life,” she says. This is the fifth show Dodge has
“But it was one of the most exciting directed at Riverside Theatre, follow-
times in my life because I felt wel- ing “Anything Goes,” “Dames at Sea,”
comed into the Broadway community, Blithe Spirit” and “Knight Life/The Girl
which I admired from afar.” Who Would Be King.”

As a woman in a man’s world, Dodge

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Coming Up: Awaken to delights of Odessa ballet’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’

STORY BY SAMANTHA BAITA STAFF WRITER

1 As December prepares to make 1 “The Sleeping Beauty” at King Center this weekend.
way for the new year, hold on to

the holiday magic just a little longer

when Melbourne City Ballet Theatre

and National Ballet Theatre of Odessa

(Ukraine) present one of America’s fa-

vorite fairytales, “The Sleeping Beauty,”

Tchaikovsky’s glorious masterpiece, at

the King Center this Friday and Satur-

day, Dec. 28-29. This holiday tour, says

the King Center, marks the first time

the renowned National Ballet Theatre

of Odessa has visited the United States,

bringing 55 of the country’s “most tal-

ented and the brightest ballet stars” to

share the stage with Melbourne City

Ballet Theatre dancers of all ages. Ex-

pect a full-scale production, with cho-

reography after the original by Marius

Petipa, a French and Russian ballet

dancer who, as Ballet Master and princi-

pal choreographer of the Russian Impe-

rial Ballet, choreographed “The Sleep-

ing Beauty” in 1890. The ballet is based

on the Brothers Grimm’s enchanting

fairytale, in which love (via perhaps

the most pure and romantic kiss in the

history of kisses) restores life. The King

Center calls “The Sleeping Beauty” “a

captivating and endearing ballet for 3 Ballet Vero Beach’s “Nutcracker on the Indian River,” Sunday and Monday. classical score retain all the whimsy
and magic of the original ballet.” And
the entire family.” Times: Friday, 7 p.m.; the message of “Nutcracker on the
Indian River” is more than simply a
Saturday, 2 p.m. Tickets: start at $24.50. wonderful Christmas entertainment:
With the help of the Indian River Land
321-242-2219. Trust, walk-through exhibits placed
throughout the PAC “highlight the fra-
2 The dramatic “Canzonetta” from gility and necessity of the Indian River
the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Lagoon to our local way of life.” Times:
Sunday, 8 p.m., Monday, 2 p.m. Tick-
played on the alto saxophone? Really? ets: $10 to $75. 772-905-2651.

Actually, yes. And if you didn’t know

how versatile a sax can be, wait’ll you

hear what clarinets can do. This com-

ing Friday, Jan. 4, the Clarinetics, an

ensemble of the terrific Melbourne

Municipal Band, will present a free con- 4 And what Christmas season
would be complete without ex-
cert, “Music from Around the World,” and Space Coast symphony orchestras. by Ballet Vero Beach founder and ar-
Impressive. So, where does the saxo- tistic director Adam Schnell. “Nut-
at the Highland Avenue Fellowship phone come in? That would be special cracker on the Indian River” retains periencing at least one version of “A
guest musician Frank Tuckwiller. This Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, but
Church. It’ll be five professional clari- is going to be one excellent musical eve- now it takes place in 1919, the year Christmas Carol”? This Saturday, Dec.
ning. Time: 7:30 p.m. Admission: free. Vero Beach was founded. Instead of
netists playing music from England, Donations are always appreciated of the traditional “Clara,” Schnell call 22, at the King Center, it’s the classic
course. [email protected]. his heroine “Marie,” returning to the
Russia, Austria, Germany, Spain, Mex- name used in E.T.A. Hoffman’s origi- favorite as you’ve likely never seen it
nal tale. According to the ballet pro-
ico and Argentina. It can’t get more var- mo, Marie and her family take a holi- before. According to the show promo,
day journey from New York to Florida,
ied – or challenging – than that. Most of set in Fifth Avenue Mansions, Grand this version, from Nebraska Theatre
Central Station, and rail cars. Gone
the selections, says the concert promo, are the candyland characters; in their Caravan, with a cast of 23, musicians
place are the wonderful denizens of
has been arranged from classical, pop the Indian River Lagoon (land crabs, and “Broadway-style” scenery and
sandhill cranes, manatees, river otters
and jazz music. You might like to know 3 Well on its way to becoming a among them). If you saw the ballet’s costumes, “is rich with thrilling en-
beloved holiday tradition, Bal- premier last Christmas, you already
who these five professionals are: Ann know you’ll fall in love with them. Be semble music and alive with color and
assured that, though the time and
Satterfield is the group leader and also let Vero Beach’s “Nutcracker on the place have changed, “the libretto and movement,” created for the enjoyment

plays with Swingtime and the Space Indian River” is a truly unique pro- of all ages. Interspersed throughout

Coast Symphony Orchestra. Al and Jo- duction, and you’ll enrich your fam- the show are “beautiful new arrange-

An Smukula play in the MMB and were ily holiday season by enjoying it to- ments and moving renditions” of

founding members of the New York gether it this Sunday or Monday, Dec. holiday songs we all know and love,

Wind Symphony. Dr. Charles Boyer 30 or 31, when it lights up the stage among them “Away in a Manger,”

was a soloist in the U.S. Army Band and at the VBHS Performing Arts Center. “Greensleeves,” “God Rest Ye Merry,

Chamber Orchestra in D.C., and plays The classic 1892 Christmas fairytale Gentlemen” (does anybody know for

with MMB and in the Henegar pit or- ballet, the story of a young girl and sure where that comma is supposed

chestra. Ron Jewell has played with the her beloved nutcracker doll, and the to go?) and more. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets:

Air Force and National Guard Bands, adventures they share one magical adults, start at $28.50; children, start at

Central Florida Winds, and the Brevard Christmas Eve, was lovingly adapted $21. 321-242-2219. 



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single-file, through a chute to line from becoming anything more than whether any gene-edited food animals similar techniques into the barnyard.
up for sonograms – ultrasound “preg fascinating laboratory experiments, make it to market. There, such applications are far less
checks” – to reveal if they were expect- or will the animals transform agricul-
ing calves next summer. ture and the food supply? The announcement last month that hypothetical. But the societal consen-
a Chinese researcher had created ge- sus about how or whether they should
“Right now. This is exciting, right So far, gene-editing tools have jump- netically edited human babies sparked be used – and how to prove the tech-
this minute,” animal geneticist Alison started research worldwide, creating an international furor and a moral de- nology is safe for animals and people
Van Eenennaam said as she waited more than 300 pigs, cattle, sheep and bate. But while such research is effec- who eat them – is even less clear.
for a tiny blob of a fetus to materi- goats. Now, proponents of the field say tively outlawed in the United States
alize on a laptop screen on a recent the United States is at a make-or-break and was swiftly condemned by a group Just down the road from the Beef
afternoon at the Beef Barn, part of moment, when government action of leading researchers, Van Eenen- Barn are five bulls and a heifer, the sec-
the University of California at Davis’s over the next year could determine naam and her colleagues are pushing ond generation of cattle that have been
sprawling agricultural facilities for gene-edited to lack horns, avoiding a
teaching and research. Veterinarians at the University of California at grisly procedure in the dairy industry
Davis evaluate cows in November to see whether called “disbudding,” when calves’ horns
The cows had been implanted a they are ready for genetically edited embryos to are burned or cut off. The new gene-ed-
month and a half earlier with embryos be implanted. iting attempt is even more audacious.
genetically edited to grow and look
like males, regardless of their biologi- For farmers seeking to maximize
cal gender. beef production, all-male cattle could
be a win: Males gain weight more ef-
The research project pits one of the ficiently than females. For scientists,
hottest fields in biotechnology against successful births would add to a me-
the messy politics of gene modifica- nagerie of gene-edited animals that
tion. demonstrate the power of the technol-
ogy beyond the lab, where their use is
As scientists in labs across the world mostly routine and uncontroversial.
create virus-resistant pigs, heat-tol-
erant cattle and fatter, more muscu- “The technology challenges of pro-
lar lambs, a big question looms: Will ducing genetically engineered ani-
regulation, safety concerns and pub- mals are gone,” said Charles Long, a
lic skepticism prevent these advances biologist at Texas A&M University who
says he works in pretty much any live-
stock animal except chickens. “What
we have to do is really start producing
the animals that have these traits.”

Gene-edited plants will soon be in
the grocery store, but similar tinker-
ing with the DNA of animals faces a
far more uncertain future.

The regulatory process for getting
animals approved is more complex and
treats the edited DNA as a veterinary
drug – a difference that animal scien-
tists argue will effectively kill their field
by preventing innovations that could
make raising livestock more sustain-
able, more efficient or more humane.

Many advocates and ethicists agree
that the current oversight system is a
poor fit but think that scientists and in-
dustry underestimate potential safety
concerns.

“I don’t want speed limits, either,
but they have a role,” said Jaydee Han-
son, senior policy analyst at the Cen-
ter for Food Safety.

The Trump administration has sig-
naled its interest in modernizing regu-
lations to foster innovation. The Food
and Drug Administration, which over-
sees animal gene editing, announced
in late October that it will issue new
guidance next year to calibrate the reg-
ulation to the risk posed by the prod-
uct. Sonny Perdue, the secretary of ag-
riculture, met with food biotechnology
leaders in November.

Researchers, after years of fighting
public skepticism on genetically modi-
fied foods, are hopeful but not opti-
mistic. Advocates are lining up on both
sides of the issue.

“We’re at this inflection point in soci-
ety, where gene editing is really taking
off, and now is the time we could have

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a more sustained public conversation cow,” she said, bringing up a photo on that oversight?” said Greg Jaffe, biotech- said Randall Prather, a reproductive
about how we want it used in our world her computer screen. “Good on them.” nology project director at the Center for physiologist who runs the National
and how we don’t want it to be used,” Science in the Public Interest. Swine Resource and Research Center
said Jennifer Kuzma, co-director of the Scientists were re-energized by the at the University of Missouri. “You hear
Genetic Engineering and Society Cen- invention of new and more precise Van Eenennaam was in the middle a click when they hang up.”
ter at North Carolina State University. technologies, the most famous of which of an experiment at the time. There
is CRISPR, short for clustered regularly were two bulls on campus that had A few days before the scheduled preg
“All the polls indicate that people are interspaced short palindromic repeats. been gene-edited to be “polled,” lacking checks in Davis, the FDA sent out a new
less comfortable with animal biotech- horns, through a collaboration with the Plant and Animal Biotechnology Inno-
nology than plant biotechnology. . . . A Using CRISPR, scientists can quickly, company Recombinetics. Overnight, vation Action Plan. The details will be
regulatory system cannot be based 100 easily and cheaply make targeted cuts the animals’ status changed. rolled out over the next year, but the goal
percent on science or scientific risk, to the genome and make changes or is to clarify its approach, reduce barriers
and values come into play when set- insert new genes. Instead of introduc- “We went from having two bulls to innovation and protect public health.
ting the standards.”
Graduate student Joey Owen The agency said in a statement that
For decades, scientists have been adds more liquid nitrogen to a it could be more “flexible with respect
transferring genes between species in container holding frozen, gene- to data” if a genetic alteration does
the lab – inserting a gene from a microbe not differ in any “relevant way” from
into a cow’s DNA to make it resistant to edited embryos. nature. But it also added that genome
a painful infection called mastitis, or re- editing techniques “may carry unique
purposing a gene found in bacteria to Embryos in risks.” Scientists and watchdogs alike
reduce pigs’ phosphorus pollution. the lab. are worried that the process will take
place behind closed doors.
The only genetically modified ani- The university’s on-site feed mill produces food for cattle and other animals in the animal science department.
mal approved for food consumption Kuzma is particularly concerned
in the United States is the fast-growing ing the foreign DNA that had triggered that were polled to having two about unforeseen changes to DNA that
AquAdvantage salmon, but it isn’t being public skepticism, they could delete or 2,000-pound drugs,” Van Eenennaam occur because tools such as CRISPR
sold because of a labeling requirement change a single letter out of billions in an said. “It sounds funny, but all of that aren’t perfect and may make unintend-
originally introduced in a spending bill. animal’s genome. Such changes happen becomes a huge liability.” ed changes to other genes. She worries
routinely in nature – they are the basis that the regulatory process may be too
To oversee the emerging field of for evolution – so scientists were hope- In written responses to questions, industry-friendly.
biotechnology, the Reagan adminis- ful that regulators and the public would the FDA clarified that gene-edited ani-
tration, rather than passing new laws, see these animals differently. mals aren’t considered drugs but that “It’s going to be a very closed pro-
created a “coordinated framework” in they contain new animal drugs. cess and a very cozy relationship be-
which regulatory agencies would use But in early 2017, the FDA put out tween the technology developers and
their existing laws for oversight. Ge- draft guidance indicating that animals Researchers and companies argued the federal government,” Kuzma said.
netically engineered animals thus fall with intentionally altered DNA would that it wasn’t rational to treat all gene-
under the FDA’s process for approving be regulated just like the genetically editing the same, whether it was a Van Eenennaam, wearing an “I love
new veterinary drugs. modified animals have been – as con- single DNA letter change that was also science” shirt, had a different concern.
taining veterinary drugs. Proponents found in nature or a radical rewrite of She worried that the agency won’t
The regulatory path was complicat- and skeptics alike felt it wasn’t the the genome. grapple with the fundamental prob-
ed, and the research had to contend right move. lem, as she sees it, that edits creating
with the public “ick” factor. “Somebody comes to me and says, animals with DNA and traits that occur
“We need to rethink this – look at the ‘Randy, I want to make these genetic naturally shouldn’t be treated as drugs.
Van Eenennaam recalls one of her science, look at the potential risk, look at modifications and put it in the food
fondest scientific memories – more than the products that are going to be devel- chain. What is it going to take?’ I tell But at the moment, her bigger con-
a decade ago, she inserted a gene from a oped. Is there a need for oversight, and them I don’t know how long, and I cern was the difficulty of science.
roundworm into a mouse and success- what is the appropriate mechanism for don’t know how much it’s going to cost, CRISPR is often touted a tool so simple
fully showed that this could generate because we don’t have any examples,” that high school students can use it,
heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids in but experiments in large mammals are
the rodent’s milk. The experiment was far from straightforward. The challeng-
conceived as a proof of concept before es of in vitro fertilization, the imperfect
extending the technology to cows, but efficiency of gene-editing and the va-
the grant proposal was rejected. garies of bovine fertility whittle down
the odds of success.
“While it may be putting the cart
before the horse, the proposal has not Van Eenennaam joked that her shirt
mentioned the problem with accep- should say “I hate science,” as she headed
tance of transgenic food products,” a over to the Beef Barn for the preg checks.
reviewer wrote. “Given the ‘pure and
wholesome’ public perception of milk In the late afternoon light, veterinar-
products, it may be particularly difficult ian Bret McNabb reluctantly declared
to gain widespread public acceptance one cow after another “open” – mean-
for transgenic milk products – despite ing no pregnancies today. The last cow,
their benefits.” 1201, showed signs that she may have
been pregnant but lost the fetus.
Many who worked in the field at the
time recall feeling discouraged by sim- A tense silence fell over the group.
ilar rejections. “I don’t know that we can blame the
cows. There’s a lot going on here,” Van
“I’m angry as hell 90 percent of the Eenennaam said.
time,” said Long, who now plans to But this was not the end – graduate
move some of his work to Brazil, where student Joey Owen had already spent
the regulatory path is more certain. “It’s the morning freezing the next round of
been a 20-year fight.” gene-edited embryos. The next day, he
showed up at lab at 2 a.m. to analyze bi-
When Van Eenennaam was travel- opsies from those embryos, and hours
ing in China a few years ago, she vis- later, he and Van Eenennaam began to
ited a lab where the omega-3 gene had game out the next few months, plan-
been inserted into cows. ning another round of experiments for
right before the winter break. 
“I kept getting these emails from re-
searchers in China, and then I saw the

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“The Annotated Mem- military engage- would have won the Battle of Resaca de la Palma even if
oirs of Ulysses S. Grant,” ed- ments, the avoid- his company hadn’t been there. Above all, in “Old Rough
ited by Elizabeth D. Samet, ance of bluster and and Ready” Taylor – who wore casual civilian clothes
is everything a work of self-glorification even when leading his army – Grant found a model for
popular scholarship should and, not least, what the kind of unassuming, ultracompetent general he
be: authoritative, thorough Henry James called himself would become.
and compulsively readable. the “hard limpidi-
Where many annotated edi- Most of all, though, Mexico provided a testing ground
tions come across as perfunc- ty” of his style. Both for the men who would fight in the Civil War. Not only
tory and unimaginative, this Gertrude Stein and was Grant there, so were Lee, George McClellan, P.G.T.
one truly illuminates its text Gore Vidal – two Beauregard and a dozen other important commanders.
with an abundance of relevant very different writ- One often hears that from 1861 to 1865, brother might
historical, biographical and ers – thought it, confront brother on the battlefield. Grant reminds us
literary material. If you’re at in Vidal’s words, that the Civil War was also a struggle between former
all interested in the Civil War, “the best Ameri- brothers in arms, soldiers who had been friends and
you’ll want to own it. West Point classmates. That intimate knowledge of his
can prose.” More- opposing generals’ strengths and weaknesses would lat-
For a first-time reader, the over, contrary er help shape Grant’s own tactics and campaigns.
book consistently dispels sev- to persistent
eral half-truths and myths. Back legend, Mark The April 12, 1861, attack on Fort Sumter, which
in the 1950s and ’60s when I was Twain didn’t opened hostilities between the South and the North,
growing up in Ohio, schoolchil- ghost-write the occurs in Chapter 17 of the “Memoirs.” Virtually all the
dren were regularly taught cer- memoirs. Samet rest of the book, which contains 79 chapters and a con-
tain “facts” about the Civil War, points out that clusion, focuses on Grant’s experiences during the four
notably that the Confederate subsequent years. Above all, we learn of his thinking and
general Robert E. Lee wasn’t only Grant’s earliest ¬decision-making at Shiloh andVicksburg, Chattanooga
a superb military tactician but letters and war- and Spotsylvania, as well as the strategy behind contro-
also the 19th-century equivalent time memo- versial operations, such as William Tecumseh Sherman’s
of Chaucer’s “parfit gentil knyght.” We even learned the randums con- scorched-earth march from Atlanta to the sea.
name of his horse: Traveller. sistently demonstrate his distinctive clarity and
forcefulness. There’s no room here to look closely at Grant’s ac-
By contrast, Lee’s Northern counterpart Ulysses S. Born in Ohio in 1822, the young Ulysses never showed counts of numerous battles or to discuss the Civil War
Grant would typically be characterized as a drunk with any particular aptitude for a soldier’s life. The sensitive buff’s perennial question: “What if?” But I want to
a certain brute aptitude for command. This view James son of a tanner and leather-goods merchant, the boy reemphasize how much this edition’s notes enhance
Thurber immortalized in his brilliant incursion into liked to read the romantic adventure fiction of Walter the main narrative. Besides providing maps and pho-
alternate history, “If Grant Had Been Drinking at Ap- Scott and James Fenimore Cooper, as well as more lurid tographs, Samet draws on contemporary documents
pomattox.” In it, the soused and confused Union com- fare such as Eugène Sue’s “The Wandering Jew.” Admit- and the specialist work of many other researchers, in-
mander surrenders to Lee. No wonder old-time come- ted to West Point, Grant proved a middling student over- cluding Margaret Leech, author of the classic “Reveille
dians regularly quipped “Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb?” all, though he excelled in drawing and mathematics. In in Washington.” Most originally, though, Samet cites a
The man was, in short, something of a joke. fact, he dreamed of becoming a math teacher at a small wide variety of literary works that provide additional
college. insight and context for Grant’s own observations. Be-
Samet, a professor of English at the U.S. Military Acad- His military career began in earnest when he served sides classical authors such as Xenophon, Plutarch,
emy atWest Point, utterly rejects this reductionist view of under Zachary Taylor during the Mexican-AmericanWar Livy and Julius Caesar, she quotes, with often sur-
Grant as well as all the romantic hooey still surrounding (1846-1848). In Grant’s view, the highhanded American prising appropriateness, passages from Shakespeare,
Lee and the Confederacy. The so-called Lost Cause was, “invasion” of Mexico – part of Manifest Destiny – was cal- Scott, Dickens, Tolstoy, World War I memoirists, Jo-
as Grant firmly declared, “unholy” and at its heart fes- lously conceived by Southern politicians and was “from seph Heller, ¬Ta-Nehisi Coates and others. 
tered the immoral enslavement and exploitation of men, its inception … a conspiracy to acquire territory out of
women and children. which slave states might be formed,” starting with Texas. THE ANNOTATED MEMOIRS
Grant’s detailed account of this ignoble conflict re- OF ULYSSES S. GRANT
“The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” – as the veals much about his character. The young second lieu-
two volumes were titled when they first appeared in tenant forthrightly admits that before his first battle he EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ELIZABETH D. SAMET
1885-1886 – has long been regarded as a classic of Ameri- was sorry he’d enlisted.While he and his men do act with
can autobiography and history. Grant’s many strengths courage and dispatch, he concludes that the Americans LIVERIGHT. 1,068 PP. $45
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PETS

Bonz says McCormick would spice up anyone’s life

Hi Dog Buddies! impressed.

This week I hadda super intresting “Now, I pretty much run the house.
innerview with a Big Dog cleverly dis-
guised as a Liddle Dog. McCormick Del I’m very tidy, and I keep Dad an Daddy
Brocco Riippa is a rescue Yorkie with
Perpetually Perky Ears, big dark eyes, PUNK-chew-ull. I don’t know how they
anna shiny gold-ish coat which he wears
in a stylish Puppy Cut. made it without me. Dinner for example,

He an his Dad met me an my assistant is at 5 p.m. An I don’t mean 5 oh 4, either.
at the door. McCormick was all waggy
an kissy with my assistant but, when I I do have a liddle trouble with time zone
introduced myself – “Good morning! I’m
Bonzo the Columnist!” – he said, “Do changes, like when we go out to Cali.”
you have some ID?”
“Do you enjoy travellin’? Seems like
“Um, sure.” I handed him my business
card. you do a lot.”

He looked it over carefully. “OK. “I love it I travel evrywhere with my
Seems to be in order.” He trotted over
for the Wag-and-Sniff, then said, “I, of Dads. Onna plane, I ride under the seat.
course, am McCormick Del Brocco Riip-
pa. This is my Dad, Dominic Del Brocco. (Being Space Conservative, an all.) I also
My Daddy, Nick Riippa, is out doin’ stuff.
Do come enjoy ridin’ in the car. I’ve been to Vir-

in. We’ll sit in the ginia, Minn-uh-SO-duh, DC, Baltimore,
living room.”
Savannah, Charleston, Key West.”
McCormick’s house was decorated
for the holidays: very pretty an festive. “What’s your homelife like? Any pooch
“Great tree,” I commented.
pals?”
“Thank you,” McCormick replied, and
added, “Even though it’s a tree, it’s Off “I have a big yard to play in. I do a lotta
Limits, you know.”
the usual squirrel chasin.’ Lizards? Meh.
“No worries. I’m familiar with the
Christmas Tree Exception,” I assured I enjoy sunnin’ myself. Even though
him.
we have a pool, I’m not into swimmin.’
“Of course. Can’t be too careful. So,
how does this work? Q-an-A, I suppose.” Once I thought Daddy was drownin,’

“Exactly. First, I’d love to know how so I leaped in to save him. Turns out he
you got that cool name. An then, how
you an your Dads got together.” wasn’t drownin,’ but I almost did. So HE

“Right-o! Well, my Daddy Nick’s fami- McCormick. hadda save ME.
ly always had Golden Retrievers, an they “When Dad an Daddy are gone, I sit in
were all named after spices – Cinna-
mon, Rosie, Sage, Ginger – like that. My PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER my favrite bed by the low window next to

the front door so I can peek out an watch

for them. When I see ’em packin’ their

suitcases, I run over an jump in. I get a

Dads thought “On my very first day with my new liddle (well, a lot) anxious when they’re
it was a great
idea but, by famly, I had a Shopping Adventure. L.A. gone. I think they should BOTH be here
the time I
came along, is VERY pooch-frenly, so I could go in At All Times. Is that too much to ask?
all the cool
spice names most stores. I think my new Dads got a “I’m not a huge fan of fellow pooches

had been liddle carried away in Tar-ZHAY, cuz I (present company excepted). My two
taken. An
they sure rode inna cart an got to pick my own besties are human: Auntie Misty, I’ve
didn’t
wanna stuff – beds, collars, toys, food, treats an known her for YEARS. She’s been pals
name me
more toys.” with my Dads since back in L.A. Now she
Fenu-
greek. “EXcellent!” I commented. lives right here in my neighborhood, so I
Well, as it turns out, my Dad
Dom is from Baltimore, which also hap- “Fer sure. Except later I ree-lized I get to see her a lot. It’s great! Then there’s
pens to be where that big spice company
is from – McCormick. SO – waa-laa – they have No Interest In Toys. Whatsoever. Dad’s mom, GamGam, she’s a Snowbird.
decided that would be the perfect spice-
related name for me.” Oh, an, here’s something majorly paw- Me an her sit on the couch an watch
“Great story, McCormick! An – great
name!” some: I have a star on the Hollywood Hallmark Channel together, while she
“Thanks. I agree. So, here’s how I got
my Forever Famly: Back in 2011, My Dads Walk of Fame. Sort of.” drinks her coffee an gives me the BEST
were livin’ in a teeny apartment in L.A.
an wanted a rescue dog. An it had to be “This’ll be a good one,” I thought to Ears-to-Toes massages EVER.”
liddle. (Not that I consider myself liddle.
I prefer Space Conservative.) Anyhoo, myself, pencil poised. Heading home, I was feelin’ pretty fes-
they rescue-dog-shopped on line, found
my profile picksure on the Kenmar site, “On our first Christmas together, tive, thinkin’ about all the rescue pets
an knew I was IT! I was 2-ish at the time.
My Dads hadda get checked out to be me an Dad had the coolest idea for our who are celebratin’ the holidays with
sure they were worthy of me. Which they
were, thank Lassie, cuz I knew they were Christmas card. See, we lived real near wonderful Forever Famlies. An about
IT, too.
the Walk of Fame, an Dad remembered Space Conservative big-dog-in-his-

he’d seen a star for the TV actor and heart McCormick, who is spicing up the

newsguy, Larry McCormick. SO, I care- lives of his two loving Dads. 

fully sat on the ‘Larry’ part, and Dad

-The Bonzsnapped a picksure, which we used

on the front of our Christmas card. Of,
course, we thanked Mr. McCormick pro-
FUSE-ly, in ab-SEN-cha. True story.”
“Shut the doghouse door,” I exclaimed,

Don’t be shy!
We are always looking for pets with interesting stories. To set up
an interview, please email [email protected].

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INSIGHT GAMES BRIDGE

A GOOD HAND BUT AWKWARD CALL WEST NORTH EAST
5 — K 10 9 8 6 4 2
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist A 10 7 KJ983 Q652
AJ754 83 2
Brian Tracy, a motivational public speaker and self-development author, said, “Move out of J 10 8 5 A97643 2
your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable
when you try something new.” SOUTH
AQJ73
At the bridge table, you will occasionally be in an awkward position, maybe even one that 4
you have not faced before. Then, how do you decide what to do? K Q 10 9 6
KQ
Look at this week’s South hand. It is strong and you are hoping to have a lengthy, informative
auction with your partner, when annoyingly East opens three spades — yes, spades! What Dealer: East; Vulnerable: North-South
would be your call, given that only your side is vulnerable?
The Bidding:
It is not obvious what to do: pass, double, three no-trump or some number of diamonds.
Each could be the winner. SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
?? 3 Spades
At the table in the 2016 Yeh Online World Bridge Cup, Shih Juei Yu (South for the Yeh LEAD:
team) overcalled three no-trump, which would be a popular choice. Then, though, the 5 Spades
auction ran out of control. Wang Ping (North) bid four hearts, South corrected to five
diamonds, North continued higher with six clubs, and South tried six diamonds. West lost
patience and doubled, eventually collecting 800.

At the other table, East passed as dealer, Agustin Madala (South for Lavazza) opened one
spade, West made a debatable takeout double, Bénédicte Cronier (North) responded two
clubs, East unwisely advanced with two hearts, South made a takeout double, and North
happily passed. This also went down three, minus 500, giving Lavazza 16 international
match points en route to the title.

Misfits are miserable.

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SOLUSOTLIOUTNISONTSOTPORPERVEIVOIOUUSSISISSSUUEE ((DDEECCEEMMBBERER202)0O)NOPNAGPEA3G2E 66
INSIGHT GAMES

The Telegraph ACROSS DOWN
1 Astute (5) 1 Restriction (10)
4 Contradicts (6) 2 Provide commentary (7)
7 Blissful state (7) 3 Longed (7)
8 Soothing substance (4) 4 Turn pale (6)
10 Series of events (5) 5 Pressure group (5)
11 Puzzling (7) 6 Acclaim (5)
14 Repeat (4) 9 Approval (10)
16 List of items (6) 12 Flower; ascended (4)
18 Cutting tool (6) 13 Be nosey (3)
21 Hunted animal (4) 15 Imposes limits on (4)
23 Provide with food (7) 17 And not (3)
26 Hit parade (5) 19 One-eyed giant (7)
27 Step; called (4) 20 Balderdash (7)
28 Trampled (7) 22 Regular beat (6)
29 Organisation (6) 24 Exorbitant interest (5)
30 Soft leather (5) 25 Metal bar (5)

How to do Sudoku:

Fill in the grid so the
numbers one through
nine appear just once
in every column, row
and three-by-three
square.

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS 95 Cycle attachment 48 Jack Sprat’s restriction The Washington Post
1 Radner, S.N.L.’s first cast 96 Little squealer 53 Syn. opposite
97 President’s hotel? 55 Capone and Roker SIDELINES By Merl Reagle
member 100 Spanish preposition 56 Sub agreement?
6 They’re in 2nd place 103 San Francisco poets, 58 Mollycoddle
9 Dainty drink 59 Student who reads The
12 Apr. sweaters? ca. 1960
16 Comic actor’s billboard 107 OPEC, for one Daily Bruin
108 The Lip’s first name 60 Football coach Ewbank
business? 109 Frozen queen 62 Elaborate put-on
19 Island paste 111 Neighboring notes 64 Signing needs
20 Safest kind of fire? 113 Breathtaking beast?
21 Actor’s temping agency? 114 Skillful 66 Bear’s name
23 Busy artery 116 Junk bond king’s new 67 A runner at first
24 “This ___ fine 68 “Tubesteak”
business? 69 Leakey campsite
how-do-you-do!” 120 Battlefield Barton
25 Flippered dipper 121 Selma’s home: abbr. 70 Tall avian
26 El ___ 122 Acting duo’s tango studio? 71 Actor’s sporting-goods
27 Kilo or mega follower 123 On this planet
29 Cover for a Mac? 124 Diver’s milieu store?
30 Car full of bugs 125 Frisk (with “down”) 72 Fine and dandy
32 Cross type 126 Great, in Variety 73 Italian brandy
34 Singer’s home-improvement 74 Wreck
DOWN 75 Pronto, quickly
business? 1 Down source 76 Atlanta arena
37 Sward 2 Farrakhan’s faith 77 Like some road loads
39 Mujer with a niece 3 India inc.? 78 Utters
41 Not intended 4 Fails to 80 Crosby’s nickname, Der ___
42 Actress’s notions shop? 81 Jim Bakker’s “friend”
49 Old Egyptian symbol 5 Thousand Days lady
50 Old draft status 6 Orchestra string Jessica
51 River that has Tours 7 Movie ratings 82 Humpty-shaped
52 Atoner’s beads 8 Quick cut 85 Camera company
54 Busy phone no. 87 Stake of a sort
after a rain 9 Bobbin 89 Standup’s need: abbr.
57 Hwys. and byways 10 Electrolysis mover
58 Essayist’s bread shop? 11 Motown player 91 Said “!#%&*!$”
60 Full of art and craft 12 Top gun, in bus. 92 Keebler rival
61 Polite refusal 13 Singer’s salon? 93 Form-fitting foundation
63 Rest on one’s laurels 14 “Well, it’s ___”
64 Technically garment
65 Passé: abbr. (beginner’s comment?) 94 One more, to Juan
66 Old version of 15 Joining lines 97 Freshwater fish
“rent me” 16 Emmy-nominated Dr. 98 Pass along
68 Piggy-sized 99 Jr. celebrated in Jan.
69 Storm’s impact on 17 Honeymoon spoiler 101 Bond villain Blofeld
18 ___ Mater (hymn) 102 With “rotatory,”
airports 20 “Which nobody ___” it means counterclockwise
72 Old booster rocket 22 It means “equal” 104 “I can read you
74 Some trout 28 Where the Sojourner rover like ___”
79 Huge film format 105 Minimal mannequin
80 Dairy exec’s roved 106 Mailing courtesy, in
31 Bones
construction business? 33 180 familiar shorthand
83 Hamm on rye grass? 35 Cough, in doctorspeak 110 Take ___ (doze)
36 Acorn, later 112 Word before room or wear
84 .38 38 Singer Bob and others 115 ___-owned (used)
85 “Tit-Willow” operetta 40 Piece of info
42 “Were you ___ 117 Type
(with The) in a barn?” 118 Actress Claire
86 Of titmice, e.g. 43 Thwart 119 Pampering, initially
87 First name in pop art 44 Pause
88 Mus. key 45 Notch in an arrow where the
90 Author’s coin shop?
93 On the rise string goes
46 Pers. profiles
47 “Friend ___?”

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

Don’t pre-judge, mom: Let daughter find own rhythm

BY CAROLYN HAX C.: That is the real question, isn’t it. presumably, so that’s your job. If she hasn’t
Washington Post Especially given that if it’s coming from you or requested them already, then ask her whether she
anyone else on the outside vs. from her own efforts wants to resume training to prepare for tryouts. If
Dear Carolyn: and sense of self, such teaching can be a part of the she balks, then there’s your opening to mention
I have a 14-year-old daughter problem as often as it promotes a solution. that kids train for years for this team. No judgment/
in her first year of high school. So I urge you think about this issue in terms of encouragement/discouragement, just fact.
Recently she told me she wants to try equipping your daughter to figure things out for
out for the drill team in the spring. herself. Where does she need you, and where will Would lessons now be too little, too late? Apparently
She had some off-and-on dance other sources suffice to provide what she needs? – but they will nevertheless get her moving, building
lessons when she was younger, but she’s never been No one’s volunteering to pay for dance lessons, confidence and working toward a goal; enable her
super-coordinated. She takes after me, unfortunately. to self-assess; and allow her to say she did the best
Anything requiring physical coordination set to music she could given the timing of her decision. Assuming
requires her to work twice as hard as everyone else, you can afford lessons, those inherent benefits can
with mixed results. justify the expense.
Her high school’s drill team wins state competitions
year after year. We live in a small town and all the Here’s where your daughter doesn’t need a
dance studios groom their dancers for this team. It is parent: to tell her she’s not good enough. That’s her
the culmination of years of competitive dancing. instructor’s job, or of course the coaches’ job when
I don’t want to discourage her, but I also know my she doesn’t make the cut. Trying to preempt natural
daughter and what her skill level is. But after seeing consequences – or prop up false hopes, for that
how much respect and attention athletes and dancers matter – brings the storm into the shelter. Again,
get at school, she doesn’t see music, drama, speech, just equip your daughter to handle ups and downs
yearbook and cross-country as acceptable areas to instead: Show empathy, teach perspective, model a
pursue, though I know she could excel at all of them. well-rounded life.
Do I encourage her and let it run its course? Am I
doing her a disservice? Do I support something she Plus, you could be wrong. I don’t question your
wants to do simply for the pursuit of attention and take, but still, you don’t choose this team. Coaches
respect of peers? do. So it’s not your job to cut your daughter before
I guess the real question is, how do I teach her to em- she even tries out.
brace who she is?
–C. It is your job to love her for who she is – the buffer
for all disappointments.

When a door is closed to us, that’s when we try
other doors; other activities will be there for your
daughter when she decides she’s ready to look. 

Beachside doc strives for
opioid-free pain management

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YOUR HEALTH

Beachside doc strives for opioid-free pain management

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT pulses from the lower spinal segments.
Arthrogram
The cost of the opioid epidemic is ventional Pain Physicians, he is also Dr. Daniel Beirne. X-rays produce a series of pictures of
high. at the forefront of interventional pain
management, with the goal of prevent- PHOTOS BY JULIAN LEEK a joint after a contrast material – such
Each day, more than 115 people ing or stopping the use of narcotics. as a dye, water, air or a combination of
across the country die from an opioid – or increased sensitivity to pain,” Dr. these – has been injected into the joint,
overdose, according to the National “At the time, narcotics were an inex- Beirne said. “The cheap solution was allowing the doctor to see the soft tis-
Institute of Drug Abuse, who updated pensive way to treat pain in the short long-acting narcotics. The outcome sue structures of the joint, such as ten-
their findings this year. And based on term; unfortunately, the long-term re- has been a nationwide massive addic- dons, ligaments, muscles, cartilage and
research from the Centers for Disease sults were addiction and hyperalgesia tion problem.” your joint capsule.
Control, the improper use of prescrip-
tion opioids costs the country an esti- Beirne said the modern approach to Rhizotomy
mated $78.5 billion annually. pain – and the method he advocates – is This surgical procedure involves
to treat the source of pain rather than severing nerve roots from the spinal
Back in the 1990s, big pharmaceuti- the symptoms. cord to alleviate chronic back pain and
cal firms insisted that patients using muscle spasms.
these drugs wouldn’t get addicted. The “There is typically a root cause and, Kyphoplasty
medical community took note and if isolated, it can often be treated with Involves surgically filling a verte-
prescriptions of opioids rose. By 2017, image-guided, minimally invasive pro- bra that has collapsed or been injured,
opioid misuse was declared a public cedures,” Beirne said. which serves to re-establish the shape
health emergency by the U.S. Depart- and form, in order to relive pain.
ment of Health and Human Services. To counteract pain, patients at Discography
beachside imaging receive a treatment A diagnostic procedure in which X-
As the owner of Beach Medical Im- plan that is usually created through ray dye or contrast material is injected
aging & Pain Management Specialists personal history, an MRI, physical into the discs of the spine. After the
in Indian Harbour Beach, Dr. Daniel evaluations and diagnostic treatments. X-ray dye is injected, an X-ray, called
Beirne is well known for his facility’s Definitive therapies usually consist of a discogram, is taken of the discs. The
“Open MRI,” which allows patients to one or more various procedures that results of a discogram are used to plan
be comfortable during their scan, in- may include: treatment of the disc itself.
stead of claustrophobic. But as a mem- Viscosupplimentation
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Collins & Montz blocked in a particular region of the dure involves injecting a lubricant into
body, providing pain relief directly to the joint.
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At Collins & Montz, DMD, surance companies to have these treat-
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HEALTHY SENIOR

Some common pet-borne diseases and how to avoid them

STORY BY FRED CICETTI COLUMNIST likely to have more severe symptoms. lymph glands. Most people get better the wound with soap and water, let the
Ringworm, a skin and scalp dis- on their own in about three weeks. Most wound bleed, and get medical help at
Q. Should I be worried about bird flu? cat scratches don’t develop into CSD. If once.
The risk from bird flu is low for most ease, is caused by fungi. People get it you are bitten or scratched, wash the
people, because the viruses do not nor- by touching an infected animal. Ring- area immediately with soap and water. Mycobacterium is one of the main
mally infect humans. However, spo- worm can infect cats, dogs, horses and infectious germ families associated
radic human infections with avian flu other animals. In humans, ringworm Rabies, a deadly viral disease, is with fish and aquarium water. A com-
viruses have occurred. may produce ring-shaped, reddish, transmitted through the saliva of a ra- mon route of this infection in humans
Animal diseases that can be trans- itchy rash. Topical and oral medications bid animal, usually by a bite. Domestic is through cuts or scrapes on hands or
mitted to humans are known as “zoo- may be used to treat ringworm. animals account for less than 10 per- feet. People should wear rubber gloves
noses.” Seniors are among the most cent of the reported animal rabies cas- when cleaning the fish tank and wash
vulnerable to zoonosis. You can get one Cat-Scratch Disease (CSD) can cause es. If you are bitten, immediately wash their hands well afterwards. 
of these diseases from a household pet. fever, fatigue, headache and swollen
Speaking of birds … Psittacosis is a
common bird disease known as “parrot
fever.” It occurs frequently in birds such
as parakeets and cockatiels. Bacteria in
bird droppings and nasal discharges
can be inhaled. Psittacosis can develop
into pneumonia and other health prob-
lems for humans.
To help prevent transmission of psit-
tacosis, don’t let birds fly around the
house. Wash your hands after contact
with birds. Wear a dust mask and gloves
when cleaning a bird cage. Antibacte-
rial drugs are used to treat the disease
in birds and people.
Cats can carry a parasite that causes
the disease toxoplasmosis. You can get
it from cat feces. Wearing gloves while
gardening or changing a cat’s litter box
is important. Washing your hands af-
terward is advised.
Few people who carry the toxoplas-
ma parasite become ill. Those who get
sick may suffer from swollen glands and
muscle aches. Antimicrobial drugs are
available to treat infected people.
Worms can infect dogs, cats, and hu-
mans. Worms live in the intestines of
animals and are expelled in the stool.
Yards and homes can become contami-
nated from worm eggs that are passed
in animal feces and hatch in the soil.
Roundworm larva have been known
to damage the retina of the eye and
cause blindness. Hookworm larvae
can cause painful inflammation where
they crawl just below the skin’s surface.
Drugs are available to destroy worms
that infect dogs, cats and people.
People usually get salmonellosis by
eating contaminated food. But it can
also be transmitted to people through
pets, particularly reptiles, baby chicks,
and ducklings, which commonly pass
the Salmonella bacterium in their feces.
People have to be especially careful
around reptiles. You should not let them
roam freely through the house. Always
wash your hands with hot, soapy water
after handling reptiles or anything they
contact.
Most persons infected with Salmo-
nella develop diarrhea, fever, and ab-
dominal cramps. Most victims recover
without treatment. The elderly are more

28 Thursday, December 27, 2018 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

YOUR HEALTH

Malnutrition means peril for head/neck cancer patients

Dr. John Petersen.

PHOTO BY LEIGH GREEN

STORY BY TOM LLOYD STAFF WRITER effects include lack of appetite, taste adds, “And now, when people have In a nutshell, NCCN now calls for
[email protected] changes or lack of taste, painful chew- this HPV-related squamous cell car- expanding cancer treatment teams na-
ing and swallowing, dry mouth, early cinoma of the oropharynx, the vast tionwide to include not just surgeons
Scully-Welsh Cancer Center ra- satiety, diarrhea, nausea and disinter- majority of those people will be cured and (for head and throat cancers) oto-
diation oncologist Dr. John Petersen est in food and eating.” and that’s great. But there’s a prob- laryngologists, medical oncologists, ra-
has a passion for nutrition. For a very lem … [because] the treatments bring diation oncologists, pathologists, and
good reason. That’s bad. many problems directly associated X-ray and imaging specialists, but also
That disinterest – or inability – to with the radiation.” registered dietitians, speech patholo-
As the Modern Medicine Network eat has been clinically shown to result gists, gastroenterologists and interven-
points out, “malnutrition plays a key in higher hospital readmission rates For many patients, Petersen contin- tional radiologists to help patients get
role in the morbidity (death) of head and seriously impaired quality of life ues, “their mouth gets very dry, their the nutrition they need.
and neck cancer patients receiving sur- for the patient. saliva gets very sticky, things don’t taste
gery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or And while Petersen notes that the right. Also, their ability to chew and “We had a big dietary meeting [at
combined-modality therapy.” traditional risk factor for head and neck swallow is modified [and impaired], Scully-Welsh]. A dietary and support
cancers – cigarettes, cigars and smoke- and so what we have now is a big is- meeting. We asked everyone, ‘Wan-
Since head and neck cancers in- less tobacco products such as snuff and sue with how are we gonna take care of na come?’ and we got two answers:
clude cancers of the mouth, lips and chewing tobacco – are on the decline these people? ‘Yeah,’ and, ‘Heck yeah.’ Everyone
tongue as well as the larynx, the nationwide, the smile fades from his showed up. It was brilliant. A really
pharynx, the hypopharynx, the na- face when to talks about a new threat. “We’re curing them but the impor- good support meeting.”
sal cavity, the salivary glands and the “Now what’s happened in head and tant focus is quality of life. So how can
sinuses, they can have a devastating neck cancer,” Petersen explains, “is we improve their quality of life?” So, while the National Cancer Insti-
impact on a patients’ ability – or will- that there is this epidemic which we tute bluntly states that the number of
ingness – to consume the nutrition don’t completely understand. It’s here where this five-star-rated head and neck cancers – particularly
they need to fight their cancer. “It’s called squamous cell carcinoma (vitals.com and webmd.com) radiation oropharyngeal cancers caused by HPV
of the oropharynx. That’s the throat, oncologist’s natural buoyancy and en- infections – will continue to increase,
The reason why is something of a co- behind the mouth [and these cases] thusiasm resurfaces as he points to the Petersen and his colleagues at Scully-
nundrum. are rapidly increasing. This cancer, this National Comprehensive Cancer Net- Welsh are fighting back by expanding
particular type, is not related to smok- work’s newest guidelines. their team to offer better, more com-
Today’s incredibly precise radiation ing. It probably is related to viral expo- prehensive care for their patients.
treatments have been amazingly adept sure to something called human papil- The NCCN is a nonprofit alliance
at killing these cancers. loma virus (HPV), which is all around of 28 leading cancer centers devoted Dr. John Petersen is a radiation on-
the environment around us.” to patient care, research and educa- cologist at Scully-Welsh Cancer Cen-
That’s good. Petersen pauses briefly and then tion, and dedicated to improving the ter. His office is at 3555 10th Court in
However, as the University of Cali- quality, effectiveness and efficiency Vero Beach. The phone number is 772-
fornia San Francisco points out, “radia- of cancer care so that patients can 794-3333. 
tion therapy can cause many side ef- live better lives.
fects that may contribute to inadequate
calorie and protein intake. These side

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FINE & CASUAL DINING

Wind & Waves Grill: Dining at Disney’s Vero Beach resort

Key West Shrimp and Grits.

PHOTOS BY LEIGH GREEN

REVIEW BY TINA RONDEAU glass of wine or one
[email protected]
of the Wind &
Grandkids coming for the holidays?
If you’re looking for a new place to Waves Florid-
try for a family dinner – where they
offer everything from cheeseburgers ian craft beers,
and chicken nuggets for the kids, up
to steaks and cioppino (not to mention should run in
cocktails) for the adults – you might
want to try the Wind & Waves Grill. the neighbor-
Never heard of it? Well, this bright,
airy restaurant at Disney’s Vero Beach hood of $100-
resort may be the area’s best-kept din-
ing secret. $120 before tip.
Servers tell us that relatively few lo-
cal residents dine at the Wind & Waves While this ishly dec-
Grill, even though it is closer than orated tree
many restaurants to the communities isn’t fine dining Cioppino. we have seen.
on the southern part of our island. (no white table- Wind & Waves Grill is defi-
On a visit last week, my husband de- nitely worth a try this holiday season.
cided to start with the iceberg wedge cloths here), Wind &
salad ($9) while our companion and I welcome your comments, and en-
I opted for the beets and goat cheese Waves comes close. Disney courage you to send feedback to me at
($9). Both salads were excellent, the [email protected].
red beets and whipped goat cheese clearly has sought to create a res-
attractively plated with local lettuces, The reviewer dines anonymously at
walnut vinaigrette and black currant taurant that will appeal to adults as restaurants at the expense of this news-
granola. paper. 
Then for entrées, I chose the ciop- Crab Cakes. much as to children, and there really
pino ($24), my husband opted for the RESTAURANT HOURS
swordfish special ($29), and our com- The dish would have been wonderful is something for pretty near everyone Daily, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
panion decided to go with the grilled without the puree, which was way too
porkchop ($25). sweet. on the dinner menu. BEVERAGES
My husband’s swordfish was a beau- Full Bar
tiful large filet, grilled perfectly, served Our companion’s porkchop was You don’t need kids to enjoy a nice
atop an autumn vegetable stir fry and similarly a gorgeous piece of meat, ADDRESS
surrounded by a butternut soy puree. nicely seared, but also served with the meal here, and for anyone who still Disney’s Vero Beach Resort
butternut puree. Again, raves for the Highway A1A south of CR 510
chop – not so much for the puree. needs a little help getting into the
PHONE
As for my cioppino, it turned out Christmas spirit, the soaring lobby of 772-234-2180
to be a very light rendition of this
San Francisco favorite – with clams, Disney’s Vero Beach Resort also cur-
shrimp and chunks of fresh fish in a
wine and tomato broth. rently features the biggest, most lav-

For dessert, our excellent server Mu- S’mores Tart.
riel talked us into an order of pineapple
upside-down bread pudding with car-
amel sauce and a scoop of Dole Whip
($8).

Dinner for two, accompanied by a

30 Thursday, December 27, 2018 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

WINE COLUMN

Two wine scandals could have far-reaching consequences

STORY BY DAVE MCINTYRE In October, a few weeks after herald- not noir and chardonnay, then sold the complaints as sour grapes over the
The Washington Post ing its largest-ever class of new master it in 2015 to Constellation Brands for market success of his brands.
sommeliers, the Court announced $315 million. The deal shocked the
As the new year approaches, vino- that an exam proctor had revealed in- wine world, especially since Wagner In November, the federal Alcohol
philes look forward to choosing spe- formation on some of the wines in the was just selling a brand, without vine- and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
cial wines for our holiday celebra- tasting exam to an unknown number yards or a winery. sided with Oregon and revoked its pri-
tions. This is also a good time to look of the candidates. or approval for Wagner’s labels, ruling
back on the year just passed, not only Skip ahead to September, when he could no longer refer to Oregon ap-
to remember great bottles enjoyed The Court’s board decided to strip Oregon vintners and state officials pellation names on his 2018 Oregon
but to take note of events that might all 24 of its new masters of their titles; claimed that Wagner, through his wines.
affect the taste of wine in the year to the offending proctor was excommu- current company, Copper Cane
come. nicated from the court altogether. Six Wines and Provisions, was putting The brouhaha didn’t have the sen-
of the defrocked somms passed the deceptive labels on two brands of his sationalism or national cultural rami-
Here are a couple stories from 2018 tasting test again in December and wine, called Elouan and Willametter fications of the rosé scandal, in which
will probably reverberate in 2019 and had their titles restored. Journal. French authorities last spring cited
beyond. unscrupulous merchants for passing
Ultimately, the sommelier scandal The wines were made with Oregon off cheap Spanish rosé as the real deal
The Court of Master Sommeliers won’t directly affect our restaurant grapes that were trucked to Wagner’s from France. But it illustrates why we
lost some of its luster with a major dining experiences. But it could tar- facility in California’s Napa Valley. consumers should know the rules so
cheating scandal. Over the past de- nish the luster of the master somme- Federal law requires that such wines we can be confident we are getting
cade, the Court enjoyed a wave of ce- lier title, with the professional and be labeled simply “Oregon,” without what we think we are paying for.
lebrity, typified by the movie “Somm” financial benefits it conveys. Younger use of more specific and prestigious
and its sequels (the third installment somms could be less inclined to pur- American Viticultural Areas such as As the controversy raged, Wagner
was released this autumn). The mov- sue the title, or the profession itself. Willamette Valley. rejected $4 million worth of grapes
ies lionized the Court’s rigorous cer- And that would be unfortunate. he had contracted from vineyards in
tification program and the three tests Wagner’s critics claimed he was Oregon’s Rogue Valley, claiming the
– theory, service and tasting – candi- Another controversy that stirred the pulling an end run around the regula- fruit was tainted by smoke from the
dates must pass to earn the coveted lees of wine lovers this year brought tions with the name Willametter Jour- region’s wildfires over the summer.
red lapel pin of a master sommelier. attention to arcane labeling laws and nal (an exclusive label for Total Wine & While his critics were quick to link the
the difficulty of knowing sometimes More stores) and its obvious reference rejection to the labeling controversy,
The court came to symbolize the exactly where the wine in your bottle to the Willamette Valley. They also ob- Wagner’s concern over smoke taint is
rising professionalism of the somme- comes from. jected to references to the Willamette, shared by many growers in Califor-
lier trade at a time when America’s Rogue and Umpqua valleys on labels nia, the Pacific Northwest and even
restaurants were experiencing a re- The story features Joe Wagner, the and marketing materials for Wagner’s Australia as wildfires become more
naissance and diners were becoming California vintner who created the Elouan pinot noir. Wagner dismissed prevalent. 
increasingly savvy about their vino. wildly successful Meiomi label of pi-

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FINE & CASUAL DINING Fine Dining, Elevated

Exciting Innovative Cuisine
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32 Thursday, December 27, 2018 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

CALENDAR

Please send calendar information more information, contact Jo Shim at (321)
at least two weeks prior to your 431-9932 or [email protected]

event to 13 Florida Magician of the Year Contest,
2 p.m. at the Cocoa Village Playouse,
[email protected] youth and adult competition. Call (321) 636-
5050 for tickets.
ONGOING
19 Opening day of Brevard Renaissance
Space Coast Lightfest hosted by the Central December 29 | Grand Opening Luau at BeachFly Brewing Company Fair, runs through Feb. 3 at Wickham
Florida Boy Scout Council, Riverside District, 6:30 Park in Melbourne. Education Day is Feb. 1.
to 10 p.m. nightly through Jan.1, including Christ- Library, 751 Jamaica Blvd. An open maker ses- 7-12 during winter school break at the SCC Oars Advance tickets now on sale at www.brevardre-
mas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New sion featuring gadgets Makey Makey, Ozobots, and Paddles Park Boat House, 1329 Banana naissancefair.com
Year’s Day at Wickham Park, Melbourne. Cost Raspberry Pi and more. River Drive, Indian Harbour Beach. Cost is $90
is $15 per car to drive through, with a discount for three mornings of camp, 8:30 to 11 a.m. All 19 8th Annual Florida Key Lime Festival
if you bring a new, unwrapped toy. Hayrides, re- 28|29 The Sleeping Beauty Bal- participants must complete a swim test prior to 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Brevard Veterans
freshments and photos with Santa also available. let by the Melbourne City camp. www.spacecoastcrew.org Memorial Center, 400 Sykes Creek Parkway,
www.spacecoastlightfest.com Ballet Theatre, 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Satur- Merritt Island. Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for
day at the King Center, Melbourne. Tickets cost 3-6 Cirque Italia Gold Unit on stage at children. Active and retired military Free. Live
Satellite Beach Farmers‘ Market, 10 a.m. to $19.50-$49.50 at www.kingcenter.com Wickham Park, Melbourne. Shows music, Key Lime pie toss, Key Lime pie eating
5 p.m. Thursdays at Pelican Beach Park on A1A, at 7:30 p.m. nightly, plus 4:30 p.m. Saturday contest.
(321)773-6458 29 Grand Opening Luau at BeachFly and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Acrobat-
Brewing Company, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ics, comedy, juggling, death-defying feats and 23-28 Space Coast Birding and
Friday Night Lights, watch tennis competi- at new location on the Northwest corner of Hwy more, surrounded by a ring of animated wa- Wildlife Festival, various lo-
tion and exhibition, 6 p.m. most Fridays at Kiwi A1A and Eau Gallie Boulevard in Indian Harbour ter and light show. Tickets $10-$50 at www. cations in Titusville. https://scbwf.org/
Tennis Club, 30 Tradewinds Dr, Indian Harbour Beach. Mother-son team Lisa Freismuth and cirqueitalia.com
Beach. www.kiwitennisclub.com Zach Featherstone, along with Brewmaster Will 25 Sock Hop dance with music by the
Brant invite locals to be among the first to try 12 League of Women Voters of the Rock and Roll Revue, 7 to 10 p.m.
DECEMBER the 10 beers made on site. Family-friendly ac- Space Coast (LWVSC) Timely Top- at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibis-
tivities include Ukelele Choir, tiki carving and ics presentation on Reproductive Rights from cus Blvd., Dance to music of the 50s and 60s
27-29 Holiday House tours of the pig roast. Call (321)610-3653 or go to beachfly- 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Catherine Sch- provided by an 8-piece combo with a male vo-
Historic Rossetter House [email protected] for details. weinsberg Rood Central Library, 308 Forrest calist and a Doo-Wop trio. Tickets $10 available
Museum, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922. The event is free, at the door or any Swingtime or Melbourne
Sunday at 1320 Highland Avenue in the Eau Gal- JANUARY but registration is required by January 11. Municipal Band event. Also at WMMB Radio in
lie Arts District. Tours are free of charge to en- Light refreshments including beverages will be Melbourne, at Marion Music in Palm Bay, Brass
joy the Christmas decorations and complimen- 2-4 Space Coast Crew Winter Learn-to- provided and participants are invited to bring and Reed Music Center in Merritt Island, Gui-
tary cookies. (321)254-9855. Row Camp for students in grades a brown bag lunch. To register, go to www. tar Haven in Indian Harbour Beach, Art Gallery
lwv-spacecoast.org (events/timely topics). For of Viera in Viera, Ocean Sports World in Cocoa
27 Meet and Make 2 to 4 p.m. for ages Beach and Genesis Boutique in Melbourne. Call
5 and older at Satellite Beach Public (321)339-7705 or go to http://www.melbour-
nemunicipalband.org for details.
Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN
in December 20, 2018 Edition 1 CASTLE 1 CHILLY 26 Eau Gallie Arts District celebrates the
4 ACCEPT 2 SUPREME anniversary of the end of Prohibition
9 IMPULSE 3 LULL with Whiskey In the District. World-class whis-
10 REALM 5 CAROUSEL keys, good food, music and other drink. Tickets
11 LEER 6 ERASE cost $75 per person. www.whiskeyinthedistrict.
12 DOCUMENT 7 TOMATO com
14 PERSISTENCE 8 RECONSTRUCT
18 CHIVALRY 13 ESCAPADE MARCH
20 OSLO 15 CASCADE
22 TIARA 16 SCOTCH Third Annual “Brevard’s Got Talent” 2019
23 CLIMATE 17 MOMENT Competition at the Melbourne Auditorium,
24 HEEDED 19 IMAGE presented by Space Coast Cultural Arts & Busi-
25 RECENT 21 FILE ness Organization Charities. For more informa-
tion, visit www.sccabo.org; call/text 321-215-
Sudoku Page 2524 Sudoku PPaaggee 2535 CrosswordPPaage 2542 Crossword Page 2535 (SEPARATED AT BIRTH?) 1226 or 321-431-1614.

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BREVARD INDIAN RIVER

MelBeach home features
unique open concept layout

138 Cardinal Drive in Melbourne Beach: 4-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,966-square-foot pool home near
both the beach and river offered for $518,000 by Coldwell Banker Paradise realtor Marcella M. Goff: 859-437-0417

34 Thursday, December 27, 2018 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

REAL ESTATE

MelBeach home features unique open concept layout

STORY BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER CORRESPONDENT entrance to the master bedroom wing
and a separate office. That is where
The open concept layout takes on similarities to other open-concept
a freshly attractive perspective in the homes end.
unique beachside home at 138 Cardi-
nal Drive in Melbourne Beach. A sleek Straight ahead from the front door
interior design distinguishes this and foyer is the open living room with
4-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,966-square- a back wall of windows and French
foot home from all the rest. door opening to the lanai, pool pa-
tio and large swimming pool. What a
The foyer follows all the basics by view upon entering the home.
bringing everyone right into the cen-
ter of the home. Views to the left are Take a right into the luxurious of-
of the dining room; to the right is the fice, featuring an expansive window

overlooking the deep front yard. on the walk to the spacious master
There is plenty of space for an execu- bathroom, which includes a garden
tive desk and bookshelves. tub, large tiled shower.

Around the corner from the office, Across the foyer and through the
passing through a mirrored entrance, dining room, a right turn opens into
is the master bedroom with plenty the spectacularly large kitchen with
of privacy from the living room. The maple hardwood cupboards, granite
bedroom holds a king bed and enjoys countertops and black and stainless
another view of, and access to, the appliances. The eat-in kitchen has
lanai and swimming pool. Large his plenty of center room space for the
and her deep closets are discovered addition of an island for extra prepa-

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, December 27, 2018 35

REAL ESTATE

VITAL STATISTICS
138 CARDINAL DRIVE
MELBOURNE BEACH

ration area and seating. An attractive kitchen makes a return trip from the ing area and television. A walk-in Year Built: 2009
etched and frosted door allows ad- grocery store convenient when cart- closet offers an abundance of stor- Architecture:
ditional light into the deep walk-in ing in armloads of supplies. age. The suite’s large bathroom holds
pantry filled with stacked shelving a single sink, tile shower and com- Concrete block/stucco
for storage. A second master suite with a sepa- mode. An access door to the lanai and Lot Size: 10,890 sq. ft. (0.25 acre)
rate entrance located in this wing pool is an additional treat and affords
The laundry room and exit to the could welcome a mother-in-law or a private entrance. Home Size Total: 2,966 sq. ft.
two-car garage are found in this live-in housekeeper/nanny. There is Bedrooms: 4
wing. The garage proximity to the space for a king or queen bed, a seat- CONTINUED ON PAGE 39 Bathrooms: 3

Additional Features:
Impact glass windows, fenced
yard, private pool, sprinkler
system on well, short walk to
deeded access to ocean and
Indian River fishing pier, dock.

Listing agency:
Coldwell Banker Paradise

Listing agent:
Marcella M. Goff, realtor,

859-437-0417 or
[email protected]

Listing price: $518,000

36 Thursday, December 27, 2018 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Sales on South Brevard island: Dec. 14 to Dec. 20

The real estate market had a solid pre-holiday week in island ZIP codes 32951, 32903 and 32937.
Melbourne Beach and Satellite Beach led the way with 8 sales each, followed by Indialantic with 6, and
Indian Harbour Beach reporting 4 transactions.
Our featured sale of the week was of a home just a couple of blocks from the ocean in Indialantic. The
residence at 1200 S. Shannon Avenue was placed on the market June 19 for $600,000. The asking price
more recently was $579,000. The sale closed on Dec. 14 for $512,000.
The seller was represented by Gibbs Baum and Gregory Zimmermann of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s. The
purchaser was represented by Starleigh Martinez of Keller Williams Realty.

SALES FOR 32951

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


RIVERIA ESTATES SUBD 2018 S RIVER RD 8/20/2018 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 12/17/2018 $925,000
MARITIME HAMMOCK 7708 KIAWAH WAY 6/13/2018 $824,000 $824,000 12/14/2018 $795,000
HIDDEN COVE 142 HIDDEN COVE DR 9/29/2018 $599,000 $599,000 12/20/2018 $562,500
SUNNYLAND BEACH 375 NIKOMAS WAY 10/15/2018 $609,000 $595,000 12/20/2018 $560,000
BEACHCOMBER CONDO OF 4495 S HIGHWAY A1A 102 9/6/2018 $429,000 $379,000 12/14/2018 $365,000
SOUTH SHORES RIVERSI 103 SOPHORA PL 10/23/2018 $319,900 $319,900 12/18/2018 $310,000
LA COSTA OCEAN CLB2 109 LA COSTA ST 503 7/5/2018 $219,900 $199,900 12/18/2018 $175,875
VERSAILLES SUR LA ME 3037 S HIGHWAY A1A 1C 11/29/2018 $169,900 $169,900 12/20/2018 $105,000

SALES FOR 32903

INDIALANTIC BY SEA 1002 S RIVERSIDE DR S 8/25/2018 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 12/17/2018 $1,150,000
THE DUNES OF INDIALA 1415 N HIGHWAY A1A HWY 303 11/9/2018 $349,900 $349,900 12/14/2018 $325,000
THE DUNES AT OCEANSI 186 DOTTED DOVE LN 11/22/2018 $339,900 $339,900 12/19/2018 $325,000
CASA DEL SOL BY THE 130 DEL MAR 10/14/2018 $186,000 $186,000 12/14/2018 $186,000
PARADISE BEACH VILLA 170 PARADISE BLVD 17012 10/22/2018 $184,900 $184,900 12/14/2018 $182,600

WATERWAY ESTATES 2ND 453 N NEPTUNE DR N SALES FOR 32937
CRESTHAVEN SAT BCH 1 520 ROYAL PALM BLVD
VILLA DEL MAR S6 U1 185 SUNRISE AVE 10/21/2018 $499,900 $474,900 12/17/2018 $460,000
AMHRST GRD SEC 5 U1 411 E AMHERST CIR 11/6/2018 $359,900 $359,900 12/18/2018 $353,000
BUCCANEER CONDO APTS 1175 HIGHWAY A1A 811 6/17/2018 $184,900 $359,900 12/17/2018 $344,000
SEACOAST SHORES U5S3 214 MARION ST 11/8/2018 $337,000 $337,000 12/20/2018 $320,000
WATERWAY ESTATES 1ST 421 S NEPTUNE DR 8/15/2018 $349,900 $325,000 12/14/2018 $305,000
SEMINOLE HEIGHTS 1020 PARK DR A 10/25/2018 $279,000 $269,000 12/19/2018 $261,000
EAU GALLIE BY THE SE 677 ATLANTIC DR 10/9/2018 $259,000 $249,000 12/14/2018 $230,000
THE JAMESTOWN CONDO 922 JAMESTOWN AVE 91 10/10/2018 $224,000 $222,000 12/17/2018 $222,000
CNDO INDN HRBR P1 1055 CHEYENNE BLVD NE 10 8/24/2018 $179,900 $179,900 12/14/2018 $170,000
SOUTH PATRICK APTS C 55 SEA PARK BLVD 505 5/23/2018 $147,000 $142,500 12/14/2018 $135,000
10/19/2018 $120,000 $120,000 12/20/2018 $110,000
11/27/2018 $100,000 $100,000 12/18/2018 $96,000

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Riveria Estates Subdivision, Address: 2018 S River Rd Subdivision: South Shores Riverside, Address: 103 Sophora Pl

Listing Date: 8/20/2018 Listing Date: 10/23/2018
Original Price: $1,200,000 Original Price: $319,900
Recent Price: $1,000,000 Recent Price: $319,900
Sold: 12/17/2018 Sold: 12/18/2018
Selling Price: $925,000 Selling Price: $310,000
Listing Agent: Susan Tillman Listing Agent: Lisa Goddard

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Elite Selling Agent: Keller Williams Realty

Jack Taylor David Settgast

RE/MAX Alternative Realty Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Subdivision: Hidden Cove, Address: 142 Hidden Cove Dr Subdivision: Indialantic By Sea, Address: 1002 S Riverside Dr S

Listing Date: 9/29/2018 Listing Date: 8/25/2018
Original Price: $599,000 Original Price: $1,250,000
Recent Price: $599,000 Recent Price: $1,250,000
Sold: 12/20/2018 Sold: 12/17/2018
Selling Price: $562,500 Selling Price: $1,150,000
Listing Agent: Elisia Chan Listing Agent: Casey Skipper

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Solutions Selling Agent: Solutions Prop. Mgt. of FL Inc

David Settgast Alan King

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl National Realty of Brevard

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Maritime Hammock, Address: 7708 Kiawah Way Subdivision: Sunnyland Beach, Address: 375 Nikomas Way

Listing Date: 6/13/2018 Listing Date: 10/15/2018
Original Price: $824,000 Original Price: $609,000
Recent Price: $824,000 Recent Price: $595,000
Sold: 12/14/2018 Sold: 12/20/2018
Selling Price: $795,000 Selling Price: $560,000
Listing Agent: Susan Williammee Listing Agent: Sandy Kilpatrick

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Jay Alford Not Provided

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Subdivision: Casa Del Sol By The, Address: 130 Del Mar

Waterfrontbrevard.com Listing Date: 10/14/2018
Original Price: $186,000
TO ALL IN Recent Price: $186,000
OUR COMMUNITY Sold: 12/14/2018
Selling Price: $186,000
Happy Listing Agent: Natalie & Michael Derrick
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Selling Agent: Derrick Real Estate Group, Inc
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Audra Farley
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324 SEVENTH AVENUE • INDIALANTIC, FL 32903 Subdivision: Waterway Estates 1st, Address: 421 S Neptune Dr

COMING SOON! Listing Date: 10/9/2018
Original Price: $259,000
4 BED 2 BATH 1740 SF Recent Price: $249,000
SPARKLING POOL • WALK TO THE BEACH! Sold: 12/14/2018
FULLY REMODELED! NEW ROOF. SOUTH OF 5TH AVE! Selling Price: $230,000
Listing Agent: Tina Murphy
OUR CK PROMISE TO YOU...
Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl
MAXIMUM EXPOSURE • EXPERTS IN NEGOTIATIONS • GUARANTEED RESULTS
Judith Kaiser
David Curri
National Realty of Brevard
Broker/Owner
Subdivision: Waterway Estates 2nd, Address: 453 N Neptune Dr N
[email protected]
Listing Date: 10/21/2018
321.890.9911 Original Price: $499,900
Recent Price: $474,900
Get Your Home Value Today, Visit: value.myckhome.com Sold: 12/17/2018
Selling Price: $460,000
Listing Agent: Lisa Steele

Selling Agent: Keller Williams Realty

Lisa Steele

Keller Williams Realty

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Two other carpeted guest and/ ered area with tables as well as an
or child bedrooms are found in this open area with picnic tables.
wing, both with large closets and ac-
cess to a third bathroom. “You only see one or two people
there when you go to the beach,” Lori
“We have been here for four years Woodward said. “It is so private. It is
and love the neighborhood,” said only two-tenths of a mile walk or bike
Lori Woodward, who owns the home ride to the beach or the Indian River
along with her husband, Donnie. from here.”
“The neighborhood is basically com-
posed of five streets. Everyone is out- “The beachside is private and not
side and it’s that kind of neighbor- open to everyone,” added Realtor
hood. If you don’t know everyone’s Marcella Goff.
name you recognize their faces.”
The home’s fenced backyard, be-
The Indian River pier and park of- yond the swimming pool, gives am-
fers private dock space for residents ple space for playing tag or for dogs
making it an easy spot to temporar- to run and jump around in the shade
ily anchor to stow equipment on the under a gigantic and picturesque oak
boat for a day on the water. Private tree.
beach access is also available for all
residents. That space includes a cov- To see the property, contact Realtor
Marcella Goff at 859-437-0417 or Mar-
[email protected]. 

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