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BY RAY MCNULTY Ainrrfaesttaol fcdrarisvher
expected soon
A New Year’s wish list for
our community in 2023 RENDERINGS BY LISA ZAHNER
Staff Writer
Twelve months ago, No. 1
on my annual wish list for the The long wait is nearly over
new year was that we not al- for John’s Island residents
low all the growth we were ex- seeking justice for their elder-
periencing to change who we ly neighbors whose car was
are as a community. struck from behind on A1A in
Indian River Shores in May by
That wish didn’t come true. a black Mercedes Benz head-
While we remain the last ing in the same direction at a
vestige of small-town life on high rate of speed.
Florida’s Atlantic coast, it sad-
dens me to see Vero Beach’s Chris Ingraham, an 89-year-
once-folksy feel and “Mayber- old avid golfer, succumbed
ry-by-the-Sea” charm contin- to his injuries from the crash
ue to erode, washed away by and died at the hospital. His
an incoming tide of newcom- 82-year-old bride Frances was
ers from more heavily popu- badly injured but survived the
lated regions in the Northeast, ordeal.
Midwest and Dade-Broward-
Palm Beach megalopolis to The driver of the Mercedes
the south. was also injured and taken to
Growth, however, isn’t the Lawnwood Regional Medi-
lone culprit.
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Covid up around
Baird sentenced for Florida, but still
stalking ex-girlfriend relatively low here

BY RAY McNULTY Rays (bottom left), sharks to be part of extraordinary aquarium and lagoon science center planned for Cape Canaveral. BY LISA ZAHNER
Staff Writer Staff Writer
BY STEVEN M. THOMAS ence center across from the said Marine Bank president
Former county administra- Staff Writer cruise port in Cape Canaver- Bill Penney, who is helping Looks like we’re going to end
tor Joe Baird has been sen- al, and it is turning to 32963 the zoo arrange “show and 2022 in the green zone.
tenced to one year of proba- Brevard Zoo is more than philanthropists to help push tell” meetings with potential
tion, after being found guilty halfway through a $100-mil- it over the top. donors. “I believe the aquar- South Florida, North-Cen-
of stalking his ex-girlfriend fol- lion fundraising campaign ium will be a transformative tral Florida and two thirds of
lowing the most recent break- to build an extraordinary “When you hear the details regional project.” the I-4 Corridor are now yel-
up of their tumultuous, eight- aquarium and lagoon sci- of their plan, all you can say low caution areas on the Cen-
year romantic relationship. is ‘wow.’ It is just amazing,” CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 ters for Disease Control and
Prevention’s COVID virus map,
As a condition of his proba- and Miami-Dade County has
tion, Baird, 65, is prohibited
from having any contact with CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Covid still low here week, but if the trend continues that’s That was as much a part of the particularly for the new teachers,
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 a major cause for concern. Vero Beach of yesteryear as smiling at law-enforcement officers, fire-rescue
strangers as we walked by, waving in personnel and even nurses needed to
shot past caution to bright orange. On the vaccine front, tens of thou- fellow motorists waiting to enter the service the community.
But the number of new infections sands of Floridians are lining up for roadway, and generally showing con-
their jab each week, but fewer than 2 sideration for others. Even as home prices seem to have
in and around Vero Beach remained million out of a population of 22 mil- stabilized after a three-year run that
steady over the past week, and hospi- lion people have opted to receive the Call me stubborn – or perhaps naïve has pushed the county’s population
talizations decreased – leaving Indian newly formulated Pfizer or Moderna – but I refuse to believe it’s inevitable to more than 165,000, they’re still too
River County still in the green zone for bivalent booster shots designed to that those nostalgic days of yore have high for people on entry-level salaries.
Low COVID Community Level, with protect against infection by several been forever lost. So are rents.
fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 Omicron subvariants circulating in
per week. the United States.  So as we prepare to embark on an- That needs to change, and now –
other trip around the sun, let’s seize because the people who do these es-
For the week ending Dec. 15, 12 My Vero the opportunity offered by the new sential jobs for us should be able to
people were hospitalized with com- year to put politics aside, reach into live here.
plications from COVID illness, but CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 our past and set an example by con-
only a handful of people were set to ducting ourselves in a way others will  I’m as excited as anyone about Vero
spend Christmas in a hospital bed You want to restore the neighborly want to emulate, so much so that it be- Beach’s plan to develop a dining, retail
battling COVID. “We have five COVID tone and embrace the sense of com- comes contagious. and recreational hub on the main-
positive patients in-house today, none munity that has long defined this still- land’s waterfront – which is why I’m
in critical care,” said Cleveland Clinic special place? Stop viewing EVERY- As for the rest of my wish list … more than a little concerned that the
spokesperson Erin Miller just before THING through the lens of politics tentative timeline for the Three Cor-
Christmas Eve. – and, please, stop talking about it.  Our county officials keep saying ners project puts the grand opening in
all the right things, but they’re still the latter half of 2028.
That’s a 58 percent decrease in hos- That’s my No. 1 wish for 2023. not doing enough to entice develop-
pitalizations from the previous week. There was a time when this com- ers into building affordable housing, A lot can go wrong between now and
Across the state, 309 people were hos- munity was immune to the political
pitalized with COVID illness. divisiveness and partisan incivility
that has infected so much of America
The Florida Department of Health in recent years. We didn’t always know
reported 188 new deaths from com- how our neighbors voted, and we
plications of COVID-19 last week, up didn’t care. Friendships weren’t based
from 33 the week before. Sometimes on party affiliation. We didn’t see the
there is a backlog in reporting COVID other side as the enemy.
deaths so it’s possible a good number
of the 188 people died the previous

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then, including five years of elections 32963 readers don’t deserve answers istrator Deborah Cooney are the only
that can shift power on the City Coun- and explanations. candidates to file for the 2024 sheriff’s
cil and, as a result, change the commit- race, while Flowers announced his in-
ment to and/or direction of the Mas- We can only hope Flowers sees the tention to seek re-election in an inter-
ter Plan Concept, if the community errors of his ways in Year 3 and be- view with his local-media lapdog earlier
doesn’t stay engaged. comes the honest, transparent and ac- this year.
cessible sheriff he promised to be dur-
We can’t let that happen. ing his campaign. Others need to jump in, and I be-
lieve they will – especially with the job
 Thus far, Fellsmere Police Chief Keith expected to pay nearly $200,000 by
Touchberry and former bank admin-
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 Unless the Vero Beach Preservation
Alliance again takes the city to court
and emerges with an unlikely victory,
we’ll eventually see the construction of
a larger and much-needed dry-storage
boat facility at the municipal marina.

The new 21,355-square-foot building
will come close to tripling the size of the
existing and dilapidated 7,850-square-
foot structure.

Someday, though, city officials will
regret their attempt to appease the
grass-roots neighborhood group by
downsizing from their initial plan to
build a 25,700-square foot facility –
because, as the community continues
to grow, the additional storage space
will be needed.

Besides, the alliance members didn’t
embrace the compromise, and they
certainly don’t appreciate it.

So can we go back to Plan A?

 It’s probably too late for Sheriff Eric
Flowers to recover politically from the
run of negative headlines that have
defined his sophomore year, which
opened with the stunning news of his
marital infidelity.

Not only did the affair continue af-
ter Flowers’ public apology in Febru-
ary, but the sheriff also demoted Dep-
uty Chief Milo Thornton for political
reasons after a bogus investigation,
defended his quick-triggered depu-
ties after two controversial shootings,
and foolishly disclosed in a TV inter-
view where our school resource offi-
cers store their AR-15 rifles on cam-
pus.

In addition, he continues to duck
accountability by ignoring interview
requests and emailed questions from
this newspaper, apparently believing

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My Vero paign on bizarre claims about police- the law enforcement position next year.
run drug cartels.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3  Breeze Airways is scheduled to
Touchberry, who lost to Flowers launch its Vero Beach operations on
2025, when our next sheriff is sworn in the Republican primary, spent Feb. 15, offering service to Hartford,
in. 24 years with the Vero Beach Police Conn., Westchester County, N.Y., and
Department, but he’ll need to ex- Norfolk, Va., and the airline’s spokes-
Flowers won easily in 2020, but he’s pand his name recognition in order man says the response locally has
politically wounded. to win. been better than expected.

Cooney, who lost that general elec- Look for at least two recognizable If so, we can expect the Utah-based
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My Vero And, oh, by the way, our teachers are it doesn’t need to be bailed out by take you on. We walk you through the
not indoctrinating anybody. Florida’s taxpayers. dunes as you enter and then take you
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 through a whole sea turtle complex, to
 Surely, the County Commission  And, finally, please join me in wish- see animals in rehab and those ready
offenders, especially the dozens of can find a suitable place somewhere ing that 2023 brings the end of COV- to go back into the ocean,” Winsten
aggressive and/or careless drivers I along on our coast for an off-leash dog ID-19 as a public health concern. said.
see endangering others on a daily beach.
basis. Happy New Year!  “There is an outdoor shark experi-
 I can only hope Brightline’s high- ence where it is like you are walking in
 The Vero Beach City Council must speed rail service, which eventu- Aquarium the flats with them swimming around
not allow itself to be pressured into ally will connect Miami and Orlando, you and you can actually get in the
a knee-jerk reaction by those who proves me wrong and produces the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 water with the rays.”
complain about parking in the Cen- profits the company expects – so that
tral Beach business district. There are “As far as I know, it is the only aquar- Winsten said he expects the aquari-
available spaces, if you’re willing to ium in the country that will spring up um to open in late 2026 or early 2027,
walk a few blocks. in the midst of the ecosystem it aims and attract about half a million visi-
to rescue,” said Keith Winsten, execu- tors a year. The Zoological Society will
 Let’s again respect and appreciate tive director of Brevard Zoo and the donate a dollar from each admission
the work of the county’s school teach- East Coast Zoological Society, which ticket to the Indian River Lagoon Na-
ers, who should be applauded for do- operates the zoo and will build and tional Estuary Program to help fund
ing a job that continues to become run the aquarium. additional research and restoration
more difficult as a wrongheaded par- along the endangered waterway.
ent’s-rights group attempts to seize “Most aquariums are big concrete
control of public education. boxes that have to deal with winter, “It is a fantastic project that will
but ours will be much more immer- speed up lagoon restoration and
sive, putting people into the ecosys- awaken people to the wonder of this
tems instead of having them looking aquatic system,” said Indian River
at animals through acrylic barriers,” County District 1 Commissioner Su-
Winsten told Vero Beach 32963 last san Adams. “The aquarium will take
week. people into our local ecological sys-
tems and open their eyes to how spe-
Spread out on 14 acres of Port Au- cial it is and how important to save it.
thority land on the shore of the Ba- The people involved are very highly
nana River, the aquarium “will really regarded with great depth of knowl-
be a series of habitat adventures we edge.”

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Aquarium think people will embrace the aquari- RENDERING have a second sea turtle healing cen-
um the same way.” ter at the aquarium with a world-class
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 cation programs at the Trust’s Coastal veterinary staff” and sophisticated
Zoo staff have helped forge that Oaks Preserve, zoo scientists and vol- equipment such as a just-acquired
dent Scott Deal, founder of Maverick connection in recent years by working unteers are seen frequently here along MRI machine to see inside what Win-
Boat Group, Adams is spreading the on a wide range of conservation and the shores of the lagoon. sten calls “the black box” of the heav-
word about the project and helping lagoon restoration projects in Indian ily armored marine mammals.
organize meetings where the zoo’s River County in partnership with local “Our biggest impact in Indian Riv-
visionary staff “tell the story” of the organizations such as the Indian River er County probably is our sea turtle Also at the aquarium will be a three-
aquarium and seek support for it. Land Trust. rehab program,” Winsten said. “We story science center with wet labs
built a sea turtle healing center in and other facilities for visiting scien-
The Zoological Society launched its From planting seagrass and rescu- 2014 where we have cared for at least tists from universities doing research
capital campaign a year ago, and has ing oyster beds in Sebastian, to plant- 120 sick or injured turtles from Indian along the lagoon; labs and classrooms
raised $56 million, according to major ing 220,000 water-filtering clams last River County. for students as part of a high-powered
gifts officer Brandy Bean. December and working with the Land educational program; meeting space
Trust to develop environmental edu- “Our beaches are one of the most for volunteer groups and nonprofits
Penney and his IRC cohorts hosted important turtle nesting areas in the focused on lagoon health; and a man-
several informational meetings on world so it was a natural for us. We will atee rescue and rehabilitation center.
the island last season for small, hand-
picked groups of possible donors, and “It is the science and research ele-
more meetings are coming up this ment that is most important, I think,”
season at Sea Oaks, Orchid Island Golf said Deal, an avid angler who recently
and Beach Club and other locations, sold for $150 million the in-shore boat
including one in the Quail Valley River business he built on the once-clear
Club boathouse. waters of the lagoon.

Penney is curating a list of “20 to 30” “It’ll be the only major aquarium on
people he thinks might want to sup- the east coast of Florida and it will be
port the aquarium. great to have it just an hour away, as
a place to take your kids or visitors,”
The zoo’s outreach to Indian River Deal noted. “But having a brick-and-
County doesn’t come out of the blue. mortar headquarters for lagoon sci-
The East Coast Zoological Society al- ence that generates a steady stream
ready has strong ties to the island and of income to fund research is para-
the rest of the county. mount. I believe it will have national
implications [for other ailing coastal
“There are more zoo members in waters].
Indian River County than anyplace
else except Brevard County,” he said. “It is patently obvious to anyone who
“We are Indian River County’s zoo. We

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is paying attention that the lagoon is in proven entrepreneurial business model me and my family and I want to do thority that requires it to break ground
big trouble. A lot of people are working that throws off enough cash to support whatever I can to help,” added Deal. by October 2024, so the pressure is on
to save it, but it is all grant to grant, and major research programs continuous- “With the aquarium, we have a chance to complete fundraising, engineering
grants are very proscriptive, with set ly. To me that has a lot more stability to make a difference, not just in Bre- and design.
beginning and ending dates and little and legs than going around with a little vard but throughout the entire estuary.
flexibility. tin cup to get grants. Of the $100 million capital fund, $85
The Zoological Society has a develop- million will go to create the aquarium.
“The zoo, which is independent, has a “The lagoon has been very good to ment deal with Port Canaveral Port Au-
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A1A crash tus report on the case. “They know it’s lab report in milliliters format into a Officers have not been able to get
coming. He said she wants to turn her- blood alcohol level that police use to the suspect’s perspective on the crash,
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 self in when we get the warrant.” determine whether or not a driver is as Shaw said, “She won’t talk to us.”
over the legal limit of .08.
cal Center where a blood sample was In addition to analyzing the crash Shaw would not reveal the suspect’s
taken as part of a crash protocol to de- scene and processing both vehicles for Those blood-alcohol results are now name, or what charge the Shores Pub-
termine if she was impaired by drugs evidence, Shores Public Safety officers part of a lengthy warrant affidavit that lic Safety Department is pursuing.
or alcohol. tracked down the location where the Shaw expects the State Attorney’s Of-
suspect and her husband had stopped fice to take before a judge in January. Shaw and Chief Rich Rosell have kept
Shores Deputy Public Safety Chief for drinks prior to heading north on in contact with the Ingraham family
Mark Shaw said officers have been A1A through the Shores. In response to reports in Vero Beach to make sure they understand why it’s
working on the case for almost eight 32963 about the ongoing crash in- taken so long – nearly eight months –
months with State Attorney Tom Bakke- They sent the hospital lab reports on vestigation, witnesses who were on to build the case and ready all the evi-
dahl’s prosecutors. the suspect’s blood to a forensic consul- the road or nearby that evening have dence and documents needed to make
tant who is retired from the Neill-Chap- come forward to help officers recon- an arrest.
“Her husband is a lawyer,” Shaw in Regional Crime Lab at the Treasure struct the sequence of events that led
said, adding that the husband has Coast Public Safety Training Complex the tragedy just a short distance from Officer Wolfgang Weber, one of the
called at least twice asking for a sta- to be converted from a toxicity screen the victims’ home. detectives working on the case since
May, just retired. Capt. Albert Iovino
has been working with Weber on the
case for some time for continuity, and
he has now taken the lead in the inves-
tigation. 

Aquarium

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The other $15 million will fund expan-
sion of conservation, education and
animal care at Brevard Zoo.

The Indian River Lagoon stretches
for more than 120 miles, from Titusville
to Stuart, and was long known as the
most biodiverse estuary in the United
States, with more than 4,000 plant and
animal species. In the past decade pol-
lution has heavily impacted the water-
way’s ecology, resulting in massive fish
kills, marine mammal deaths, and loss
of water clarity and seagrass.

Brevard Zoo is a 75-acre nonprofit
facility located on North Wickham
Road in Melbourne that is home to
more than 900 animals representing
more than 195 species from Florida,
South America, Africa, Asia, and Aus-
tralia. Opened in 1994, it frequently
ranks in polls among the top 10 zoos
in the country. 

Baird

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the woman.
County Court Judge Robyn Stone

handed down a guilty verdict on the
first-degree misdemeanor charge af-
ter an eight-hour, non-jury trial on
Dec. 16, ruling the evidence presented
by a state prosecutor proved Baird
stalked the woman earlier this year.

However, Stone then granted Baird’s
motion to withhold adjudication of
guilt, which means court records will
show he was sentenced to probation
on the stalking charge, but he was not
convicted.

Assistant State Attorney Felicia Hol-
loman said Stone agreed to the with-
hold of adjudication after considering

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Baird of mitigating circumstances in this she was satisfied with the verdict, add- seven witnesses – including the wom-
case,” Metcalf said. “If Mr. Baird were ing, “The judge found Joe Baird guilty, an, her parents, a private investigator
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 perceived by the court to pose a dan- and justice has been served.” and a Vero Beach police detective –
ger, there would not have been a with- Circuit Judge Robert Meadows denied
Baird’s age, absence of prior criminal hold of adjudication.” Baird said the case emerged from a her request, citing the close proximity
history and his adherence to the no- “bad breakup,” adding, “I’ve moved on of the island homes in which Baird
contact order after his arrest in June. In November, Stone issued an “Or- with my life, and I hope she moves on and his ex-girlfriend resided, and the
der of No Imprisonment” after the ex- with hers.” absence of the former county execu-
If he successfully completes his pro- girlfriend testified at a hearing that she tive exhibiting any threatening behav-
bation, she added, Baird could seek didn’t want to see Baird incarcerated, The couple had lived together in ior.
to have the case expunged from court even if he were found guilty. Baird’s Indian River Shores home on
records. and off from April 2019 until the wom- “There’s not one scintilla of a threat
The woman, who asked that her an moved out this past spring. The presented to this court,” Meadows
Andy Metcalf, the Vero Beach at- identity be withheld under Florida’s ex-girlfriend claimed he began stalk- said at the hearing, adding, “I see a
torney who represented Baird, said he victim’s-rights law, told Stone she ing her in May, and she went to court relationship gone bad, but I don’t see
also could petition the court for early wanted Baird to stop following and to try to obtain a restraining order the malice or intent ... There has to be
termination of the probation. stalking her. against him. some kind of action besides being in
the same town that she’s in.”
“The judge realized there were a lot After the trial, the ex-girlfriend said After listening to the testimony of
Baird was arrested three weeks later,
after returning to Vero Beach from a
rented summer home in Rhode Island
and turning himself in at the County
Jail, where he spent the night before
posting a $2,500 bond and being re-
leased the next morning.

In a probable-cause affidavit used
to obtain an arrest warrant on June 24,
Vero Beach Police Detective Jennifer
Brumley wrote that Baird “willfully,
maliciously and repeatedly followed,
harassed and cyberstalked” his for-
mer longtime girlfriend between May
1 and June 27.

Metcalf, who also represented Baird
at the earlier hearing, said he was
“shocked” the police pursued a case
after Meadows had rejected the wom-
an’s stalking claims.

The woman, however, said Mead-
ows didn’t consider all of the evidence
– because he refused to view visual
evidence collected by a private inves-
tigator she had hired.

She said the investigator, who was
allowed to testify at the hearing,
wasn’t permitted to support his tes-
timony with photographs and videos
that clearly showed Baird stalking
her.

Stone allowed that visual evidence
to be presented during the trial, and
Holloman said the investigator’s pho-
tographs and videos were important
to her case. The prosecutor also intro-
duced text and voice messages Baird
sent to his ex-girlfriend after their
breakup.

Metcalf praised Stone for what
he called a “very thoughtful ruling,”
which he said included denying the
woman’s request that Baird be re-
quired to submit to counseling and
substance testing.

He said Baird was “embarrassed”
by the publicity the story has received
and “disappointed” he wasn’t exoner-
ated.

“When you think about the amount
of court time and taxpayer dollars
spent on this case – the injuction
hearing and then this trial …,” Metcalf
said. “And to accomplish what?

“Basically nothing.” 

Christian Bass, Tirrell Baskie
and Jalayna Alleyne.

FORMER NBA STAR CARON BUTLER
SHOOTS STRAIGHT
WITH ‘CROSSOVER’ STUDENTS P. 20

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Local leaders win praise on National Philanthropy Day

Kyleigh Savoie, Deanna Pucciarelli, Carrie Lester and Michele Buldo. Kerry Kaufmann and Deborah Eschenbacher. PHOTOS: JOSHUA KODIS PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
M. B. Oglesby, Dawn Michael, Angela Bosman, Susan Oglesby and Liz Bruner.

Stephanie Nelson with Sam and Linda Block. Lenora Ritchie, Jessica Schmitt, Kerry Bartlett and Tara Wright. Jeff Petersen and Maria Segura with Jane Segura.

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF Ann Marie McCrystal and Trudie Rainone. Don Drinkard: Nominated by Richard Bradley: Nominated by
United Against Poverty for investing the Youth Guidance and Mentoring
Staff Writer make life better for other people,” his time over the past 19 years to help Academy, for his willingness to roll
said Marty Mercado, NPD co-chair ensure its success. up his sleeves and work to help chil-
Members of the Association of Fun- with Taylor Farnsworth. dren in need.
draising Professionals, Indian River Pat Harris: Nominated by the
chapter, rolled out the red carpet at Emcees Jeff Pickering, Indian River Youth Sailing Foundation for his tire- Dr. William Cooney: Nominated by
the Vero Beach Theatre Guild to cel- Community Foundation CEO, and less leadership as a volunteer and in- the Hope for Families Center for his
ebrate 13 honored leaders for their Meredith Egan, United Way CEO, structor. commitment and dedicated ambas-
philanthropic contributions at the embraced the spotlight as they an- sadorship in helping the organiza-
17th annual National Philanthropy nounced this year’s Honored Lead- Dr. Nancy Baker: Nominated by the tion move forward.
Day Awards Ceremony. ers. We Care Foundation for her dedica-
tion as a volunteer physician, board Judi Miller: Nominated by Treasure
“When I first came to Vero about Robert Bauchman: Nominated by member, board president and medi- Coast Community Health for her ex-
15 years ago, it was only meant to be the Boys & Girls Club as a commu- cal director. ceptional leadership skills, especially
for a year,” said Jessica Schmitt, AFP nity pillar for helping to navigate the recruiting and managing 75 volun-
president. “It’s the countless acts of club’s tremendous growth. Kerry Bartlett: Nominated by the teers during the COVID vaccine roll-
generosity I witness in this philan- Healthy Start Coalition for her dedi- out.
thropic-minded community that cation, compassion and wisdom
truly made it feel like home.” while working for the betterment of Susan Oglesby: Nominated by the
the community. Senior Resource Association for help-
While the spotlight was on the ing vulnerable seniors facing hunger,
stage, Schmitt said that everyone Sam Block: Nominated by the Gif- isolation and a loss of independence.
there – volunteers, donors and staff ford Youth Achievement Center for
alike – had made an impact on the providing free legal services to the The United Way of Indian River
community. less fortunate. County nominated the late Tom
Segura for his efforts to improve
“National Philanthropy Day is de- Deanna Pucciarelli: Nominated all corners of our community. Ac-
signed to celebrate those remarkable by the Substance Awareness Center knowledged as one of United Way’s
contributions and commitment to for using her talents as a chef to help foremost supporters, Egan said “In-
making lives better in Indian River youth avoid the temptation of using dian River County and this commu-
County,” said Schmitt. drugs and alcohol. nity were incredibly lucky to have
him serving.”
“Philanthropy means love of hu- Bill and Jean Borduin: Nominated
manity and is often defined as giving by the Buggy Bunch for their more Introducing guest speaker Jane
of time, talent and treasure to help than 30 years of leadership and staff McNulty Snead, Mercado said that
development expertise.

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her story would put a face and a name “My life was a riches to rags to time I was 21,” said Snead, now 20 ing organizations. I feel extremely
to the importance and mission of riches again story. Our family slowly years clean. blessed to be in a situation where I
philanthropy, which can have a posi- lost everything, and I wound up liv- can be a voice for all the people who
tive impact on entire generations. ing a life of adversity for much of my Snead said nearly 30 organizations are still stuck in situations that I have
teenage years. I was married at 16, helped her to become the person she managed to overcome,” said Snead,
Snead shared that her life changed had three children by the time I was is today. who is currently director of develop-
irrevocably following the death of her 20, and a heroin addiction by the ment at United Against Poverty. 
father when she was 5 years old. “I decided I was going to dedicate
my life to being part of these amaz-

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PHOTOS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Kathie Pierce, Carol Kanarek, Barbara Ruddy and Robi Robinson. Jennifer Jones, Dr. Nancy Baker and Dr. William Cooney.
Judi Miller, Vicki Soule and Elizabeth Thomason.

Jeffrey Francisco and Matt Tanner. Tracey Soethe and Michelle Deschane. William Stewart and Rev. Dr. Crystal Bujol.

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Growth of Impact 100 boosts group’s transformational power

Nancy Lynch and Sandy Rolf. PHOTOS: JOSHUA KODIS Nancy Edmiston, Robin Bessin and Dianna Chianis. PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
Linda Beardslee and Christine Ryall.

BY MARY SCHENKEL Chris and Lyndal Hill. “The idea of getting 100 women to- and merit awards since 2009.
gether to give $1,000 each was a concept From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Feb.
Staff Writer resonated after hearing from guest that had never been heard of before.
speaker Tracy Gary, the Pillsbury heir- And as Sherry says, $100,000 in those 25, Impact 100 is hosting a free Share
Members and potential members ess, who spoke about how to give mon- days was a huge amount of money,” said to Care nonprofit community fair at
of Impact 100 of Indian River County ey away in ways that are transforma- Lynch. “It was phenomenally exciting.” Riverside Park to celebrate 15 years of
were very pleased to be able to gather tional, impactful and strategic. Impact. Each of the nonprofits who has
once again at the Oak Harbor Club “It’s all part of what we’re doing here received a grant or merit award will
for their first Kickoff Brunch in three Coyle said recruitment efforts have in the community to help the nonprof- have tents to promote their missions.
years. always been successful because of the its,” said Rolf.
concept of team philanthropy. Wom- For more information or to become
“We are starting our 15th year of Im- en who could not afford to give away And help them they have. Impact a member (Feb. 28 deadline), visit
pact 100 in Indian River County,” said $100,000 individually, could transform has awarded more than $5.5 mil- Impact100IR.com. 
current president Mary Ellen McCar- the community by joining together. lion in transformational grants
thy, adding that to mark the occasion,
they had invited a panel of some of the The Impact 100 model has women
founding members to speak about the donating $1,100 ($100 funds adminis-
history of this local chapter. trative costs), with each woman collec-
tively voting to provide $100,000 high-
The presenting sponsor was the Hill impact grants to local charities.
Group, and its president, Chris Hill,
told the group, “It is through your ac- The initial group recruited members
tions that lives are forever changed, the by hosting small gatherings of people
community is strengthened, and new in their neighborhoods to promote the
and higher standards are set.” idea, which McCarthy said they have
begun doing once again.
“As an active member of this organi-
zation, I know firsthand how much we “We were unique of all the other
can get done when we come together Impacts in that we had no problem
for one cause,” said Michele Murrell, whatsoever attracting members,” said
external and government affairs man- Coyle.
ager for Florida Power & Light, the oth-
er major sponsor. That first year, 2009, exceeded ex-
pectations with the recruitment of 205
McCarthy explained that the local members. Membership has been 400
Impact 100 grew out of a group called women or more since 2012.
Women and Philanthropy, started by
the late Ellie McCabe, who believed Brown said Impact was, and re-
that there was an untapped potential mains, unique in several ways. Its
for women in the community to have a members, all women, award $100,000
philanthropic impact. grants, each member has a say in de-
termining who will receive the grants,
After reading an article about the and the number of grants awarded is
first Impact 100 which began in Cin- determined by the number of mem-
cinnati, Ohio, they decided to form one bers.
here.

“What started as ‘let’s get a few
friends together’ turned into a tsu-
nami of wonderful, philanthropically
inclined women that we continue to
grow,” said McCarthy, before introduc-
ing Sherry Brown, Jane Coyle, Nancy
Lynch, Sandy Rolf and Sue Tompkins,
and leading a Q&A discussion about
the organization.

Tompkins said the idea particularly

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Jane Coyle, Kay Harvey and Sherry Brown.

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Former NBA star shoots straight
with Crossover Mission students

Caron Butler, Cathy De Schouwer and Antoine Jennings. PHOTOS CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF PHOTOS: JOSHUA KODIS
Staff Writer

Crossover Mission scored big with Elizabeth De Schouwer and Morgan De Schouwer.
a visit by former NBA player Caron
Butler, considered one of the league’s “‘You can’t get framed if you’re not in
toughest forwards and a force in scor- the picture.’ You don’t want to be in the
ing, rebounds and defense, who spoke picture in the streets, but in a positive
to students at the nonprofit’s Center for life, you want to be in every picture.”
Excellence.
Butler said a person’s two most im-
Things weren’t always easy for But- portant days of their life are when they
ler, who said he had been arrested more are born and when they connect with
than 15 times, but he ‘rebounded’ after their purpose which, for him, is im-
spending time in a correctional insti- pacting the lives of young people.
tution.
Growing up in Racine, Wisc., he said
Eight years after being released, he his role models were drug dealers, peo-
was the 10th pick in the draft, became ple in and out of jail, pimps and hus-
a two-time All-Star and in 2011 was an tlers.
NBA champion with the Dallas Mav-
ericks. He is currently assistant coach “In the process of trying to be that I
for the Miami Heat and has dedicated was arrested over 15 times, I was shot,
his life to inspiring and empowering I shot at people, I did two years in cor-
young people. rections, and I lost my best friends,”
Butler said.
After hanging up his own jersey,
former NBA player Rich Rinaldi has He spoke about the work ethic and
worked with players as they transi- dedication of Kobe Bryant, saying
tion to post-basketball careers, Butler that’s what helped Bryant to become
among them. Rinaldi has consulted such a phenomenal athlete.
with Crossover for several years and
thought its participants might benefit As an example, Butler recalled Bry-
by hearing from Butler. ant’s blackout workouts, when you
“work until you can’t work anymore on
Butler told the students to always the court.”
strive to be the best version of them-
selves, especially when experiencing He said the workouts included mak-
hardships. ing 1,000 shots, shooting spot shots,
playing one-on-one, and finishing with
“It’s easy to complain. It’s easy to
have a bad energy about yourself. That
has a domino effect on a locker room
and a community. It’s important for
you to find the positives in the course
of adversity. It’s important to stay solu-
tion-based,” said Butler.

Recalling advice Rinaldi gave him
when he was just a rookie, he said,

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100 free throws, only to return several that they should not let anyone alter the students to stay connected to their Juice” – which were given to each of its
hours later to do it all again. It was those their path. He stressed that they should purpose, to strive to become better student-athletes, who all had a chance
habits, built up every day, that prepared re-route if they get off their path, just as versions of themselves by getting 1 per- to speak with him and have their books
him for game-winning situations. when the navigational system in a car cent better every day, and to give posi- signed.
tells you to turn around if you make a tive energy to others.
Butler related that to achieve their wrong turn. For more information, visit crossover-
dreams, the students had to be deter- Crossover had purchased copies of mission.com. 
mined, dedicated and disciplined, and In closing, he elicited a promise from Butler’s books – “Shot Clock” and “Tuff

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Vikki Claus gives Bonz the sleigh-by-sleigh account

Hi Dog Buddies! mas Eve tech crew? They all say ‘HAY!’) the cubs?’ trophe for the first time EVER be-
“We had So Many Adventures dur- “Since I was the team newbie, on my cause of ME?”
I hope you all had a Totally Cool Kib-
bles Christmas holiday!! I sure did, al- ing the flight. For example, at a house in very first flight, I guess I shudda expect- “Just when I was about to burst into
though next year I might not dive into Boise, we were pawsing on the rooftop ed some razzing from my fellow team tears, imagining disappointed liddle
the Punkin Spiced Kibbles with the as usual, watching Santa on the moni- members. We were onna tile roof in a humans, an my brand new career cir-
same GUSS-toe as I did this past week. tor, when he radioed that he was stuck liddle village in Lithuania; and the elves cling the drain, the rest of the team, in-
in the chimney. Santa always goes onna had loaded the gigantic toy bag back cluding Chloe, Gregor and Bob, burst
Anyway, remember last Christmas strict diet after Christmas Eve because onto the sleigh, preparing for take-off. into laughter, an familiar Ho-Ho’s rang
when I did an innerview with Vikki of all the milk an cookies he’s required Rudolph gave the command – ‘Hoofs out from the sleigh’s driver’s seat as a
(short for Vixen) Claus, the first fee- to eat. Then, for the rest of the year, his UP’ – an off we flew like the down of a red blanketed figure emerged.
male reindeer (reindoe) to make Santa’s maintenance Chimney Diet (an the thistle. “’SERIOUSLY? A MEMO? REALLY?’
Christmas Eve team? WELL, guess what? Magical Christmas Eve Jelly Belly sup- I yelled, trying to decide whether to
She just sent me a Hoofmail to share plement) keep him within Chimney “Suddenly, with the lights of Poland be miffed or join the merry laughter. I
with all of you! Girth Range. But this year, Mrs. Claus’ far below, Bob hollared, ‘Mayday! May- chose the latter.
irresistible Frosted Double Chocolate day! Mayday! We forgot Santa! We gotta ‘Congrats, liddle sis,’ said Rudolph.
Vikki’s currently enjoying some R&R Chip Macadamia Sugar Cookie recipe go back!] ‘You survived the Flying Over Poland
in the team barn at the Super Secret Lo- blew his diet outta the water, so Chloe, test!’ said Comet.
cation where we first met and she Hoof- Gregor an Bob hadda employ the Magi- ‘We CAN’T go back, yelled Rudolph. ‘“You’re officially a full-fledged Team
mailed about her exciting First Official cal Emergency Peppermint Prod to give ‘It’ll throw us into Christmas Day!’ Member,’ said Santa.
Christmas Eve Around-the-World Trip. him a liddle push. “I hafta go now,” Vikki’s Hoofmail con-
‘But we can’t deliver toys without San- cluded. “It’s time for Santa’s Post-Flight
“Hay there, Bonzo!” she began. “I “Then, in Bloomington, Indiana, near ta!’ shouted Donner. Review. Hope to see you again someday.
wish you cudda been with us. It was the the tree, next to the plate of cookies-an- “XO, Vikki Claus, Official Christmas
most exciting adventure of my entire glassa milk, a liddle girl an boy anna ‘It’ll be a global catastrophe!’ screamed Eve Flight Team Crew.”
life. I wanted to say ‘Hay’ when we were fluffy puppy had fallen asleep onna Chloe. So, pooch pals, whaddya think? Cool
at your place Christmas Eve but there cozy rug. When Santa finished the milk Kibbles, right?
wasn’t time: We had to cover about 82 an put the glass back, it clanked, an the ‘Wasn’t Vickie s’posed to be the look- Do you think Santa ever considered
million miles in only 32 hours, consider- liddle girl woke up. Her eyes got big as out?’ asked Prancer. a Dog Sled team? Or a Cat Sled? On fur-
ing all the time zones, so it’s a precision, cookie plates an she smiled at Santa. He ther consideration, reindeer/reindoes
hoofs-on-the-roofs operation with not gave her a soft liddle doot on the nose ‘WHAT? ME? LOOKOUT? WHAT ARE do seem to be the perfect animals for
even a nanosecond to spare.” and sprinkled a teensy bit of Sleepy Sand YOU TALKING ABOUT?’ I blurted in dis- the job.
on her head so she’d only remember him may. I wonder if Santa’s Chimney Diet
I pick-shured Vikki in her festive red like a happy Christmas dream. an Magical Christmas Eve Jelly Belly
harness trimmed with tinkly bells: soft ‘The newest team member is ALWAYS supplement would help, say, a ran-
brown an cream hair; long legs, fluff- “Of course, in some locations on the lookout, to make sure Santa’s aboard. dom slightly rotund pooch, a Springer
covered hoofs; big yellow/green eyes; the Big Blue Marble (which is what the Didn’t you get the memo? I’m positive I Spaniel, perhaps, lose a few around the
and graceful antlers that curved above World looks like from way, high above it), sent it!’ said Cupid sternly. middle. 
her head like a crown. there aren’t any chimneys an only roof-
tops made of thatch, or maybe none at ‘WHAT MEMO?’ I yelled. The Bonz
“It was SO uh-MAZE-ing, Bonzo,” her all, so we hafta paws in fields, or alleys, “Well, Bonzo, I was frantic. Was
Hoofmail continued, “but, as you can or wherever we can, an usually do the Christmas Eve gonna be a global catas- Don’t Be Shy
imagine, I’m pooped an glad to be back invisible-to-grown-ups maneuver. Once
in the barn. I just enjoyed a nice warm in Africa, we were pawsing in a huge We are always looking for pets
soak in the lagoon, had my hoofs done, grassy place called The Serengeti, where with interesting stories.
an got a lovely massage. Soon we’ll head the liddle kids learn to herd caddle and
out to pasture to get back in shape for there are fuh-ROW-shus lions. There To set up an interview, email
next year. But right now I’m snuggled in was this growl an I sorta freaked out (cuz bonzothecolumnist@gmail.com.
my cozy red blanket, munching on duh- us reindeer are in the prey section of the
lishus molasses-and-clover biscuits an food chain) until I heard Uncle Dash say,
hangin’ with Chloe, Gregor an Bob. (You ‘Hay there, Nala. How’s it goin’? How are
remember the elves, right? The Christ-





BY COLETTE DAVIDSON, LENORA CHU, COLE SINANIAN, AND SARA LLANA | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

FOREST-SUR-MARQUE, France Rémi Pantalacci works at a French envelope manufacturing firm on the night shift, which the hot water in public restrooms. It sim-
– This tiny hamlet of 1,400 in north- company has instituted to take advantage of lower utility rates. ply won’t be available anymore.
ern France is shrouded in silence by
9 p.m. on winter nights. At that hour, sible global recession, just as energy sonal and civic responsibility is evolv- The government of President Em-
most residents are putting their chil- prices are skyrocketing with the loom- ing as citizens brace for the onslaught manuel Macron is calling for a se-
dren to bed or settling on the couch ing arrival of winter. Governments of winter amid global shortages and a ries of “sobriety measures” as part of
after a hard day’s work. scrambling to shore up energy sup- brutal war. a plan to reduce the nation’s energy
plies are asking individuals, compa- bill by 10% over two years. The strat-
But not Rémi Pantalacci. nies, and communities for sacrifices “Countries and individuals start to egy is multifaceted, depending on the
These days he is just clocking in at – from shorter showers to revamped react in different ways under stress,” actions of policymakers, politicians,
Pocheco, an envelope manufacturer work schedules – that are unfamiliar says Ian Lesser, executive director and citizens alike.
established here in 1928. In October, to generations of Europeans. of the Brussels office of the German
his boss asked production staffers if Marshall Fund. Besides turning off the hot spigot in
they would be willing to switch to a From northern France to the heart public bathrooms, the federal govern-
night shift in order to cut costs for of Germany, a new ethos around per- In France, people will have to get ment has asked residents to keep their
the company, as energy prices have used to not washing their hands with home thermostats at 19 degrees Cel-
soared across Europe. Pantalacci im- sius, or 66 degrees Fahrenheit. Gym-
mediately raised his hand. nasiums will replace regular lighting
Like the others who volunteered with energy-efficient LED bulbs.
to make the change, gets a bonus. He
says he’s drawn to the personal growth In Strasbourg, officials say they in-
inherent in working overnight, which tend to reduce the electricity bill of
requires more autonomy in problem- their world-renowned annual Christ-
solving. But he is also responding to a mas market by 10% as well. They will
deeper sense of civic responsibility to take down some lighting, recycle nat-
help confront the brewing economic ural waste, and close the market one
and energy crises in Europe. hour early each night.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is pre-
senting Europe with some of the big- This partial blackout has alarmed
gest challenges since World War II. French server Constance Ernwein,
Long-held assumptions about access who works in a restaurant tucked
to cheap energy have been turned into a winding twist of cobblestone
upside down. in Strasbourg that serves the Alsatian
Inflation is squeezing consumers, specialty tarte flambé. She worries
who are already worried about a pos- about walking home in the dark, now
that public lighting is being reduced.

Like several cities in France, Stras-

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The firm, Pocheco, has also planted a rooftop garden
to collect water and installed solar panels.

bourg – the seat of the European Par- Lights on Paris’ famed Avenue des Champs Élysées, shown here in November, cepts that were months in the making.
liament – decided in late October to are being turned off earlier than usual to save energy. They connected with artists who in-
shut off most streetlights overnight to corporated LED lights in their works,
save energy. City officials hope that by pared with the year before have in- citizens to help cope with a looming cut an hour off opening times, and
limiting lighting from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., creased dramatically, ranging from winter of discontent. reduced the number of locations par-
they can reduce the energy bill by 10% double in Berlin to triple in Rome. ticipating in activities. Instead of fully
in 2023. Meanwhile, natural gas prices for When planning began in Berlin for illuminating the ever-popular Ber-
households have gone up 300% in the city’s 2022 Festival of Lights and its 3 lin Cathedral, organizers flew lighted
“So there’s almost no light on my Vienna, Rome, and Berlin, according million visitors, energy was cheap and birdlike paragliders overhead. For 10
way home,” says Ms. Ernwein, as she to the Household Energy Price Index. Russia hadn’t yet invaded Ukraine. But nights, the sky was transformed into
rushes around wooden tables on a re- And with half of its nuclear power sup- as the event approached its 18th an- an aerial aquarium and aviary. In all,
cent evening, a cream-colored head- ply shut off, France is bracing itself for nual go-round this October, it became the festival’s innovations slashed en-
band keeping hair out of her face. “It’s possible blackouts this winter. clear that an immense public display ergy consumption 75% over 2021.
lots of little streets.” of wintertime energy consumption
For households particularly hard- would send the wrong signal. “It wasn’t easy, but in the end, it was
At least she can call her boyfriend to hit, government assistance is unlikely possible,” says Ms. Zander. “This new
accompany her home. But that doesn’t to offset the full cost of increases this “Business as usual is not the right edition is responsible, sustainable,
solve her other worry: the home elec- winter. So Ms. Ernwein, for one, is tak- thing to do,” says Birgit Zander, found- and innovative. We brought some-
tricity bill. ing shorter showers and throwing a du- er and CEO of the festival. “It was our thing beautiful, enjoyable, and free to
vet around her shoulders while keep- responsibility to try something new. the people – but with a high level of re-
Since working to pivot almost over- ing the thermostat low at home. It was our duty to put everything into sponsibility.”
night from dependence on Russian fos- the effort to save energy.”
sil fuels, Europe has been scrambling to Germany, too, is trying to rally its The German government, like the
shore up alternative supplies and pro- Festival organizers abandoned con- French, is trying to tap into a public
tect consumers from price hikes. sense of duty as winter arrives. Berlin
has launched a series of ad campaigns
The good news is that, heading into encouraging the public to cut con-
winter, gas reserves across Europe are sumption. German economy and en-
largely full, with governments reach- ergy minister Robert Habeck has urged
ing targets ahead of time, according to companies to allow employees to work
Gas Infrastructure Europe, an industry from home one or two days a week to
group. Analysts don’t expect the need eliminate commutes.
for rationing as was once feared, in
part because late fall weather across “Every kilometer not driven is a
Europe was unseasonably warm. contribution to making it easier to get
away from Russian energy supplies,”
Yet as the Northern Hemisphere said Mr. Habeck in October. No rec-
heads into the coldest, darkest months, ommendation is too small: The energy
prices are likely to continue to rise, and minister has suggested people defrost
it’s unclear government help will come their freezers to run more efficiently
quickly enough, much less last as long and install low-flow shower heads.
as it needs to.

Electricity prices in October com-

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In cities across Europe, officials are wrestling with
dimming lights, including at Christmas markets
like this one in Frankfurt, Germany.

Governments are taking their own Lights illumine Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, though the city has logically friendly actually makes com-
steps to curb energy use as well. As the recently reduced public lighting to cut power use by 10%. panies more economically resilient.
winter solstice nears, two of Berlin’s
most iconic sites – the Berlin TV Tower, consultant based in Turin, Italy. “But Building momentum is the aspira- Solar panels cover the top of the
built by East Germany in the 1960s as a when you do start thinking about en- tion back in Forest-sur-Marque. main building, which is constructed of
symbol of communist power, and the ergy as something you have to pay for, larch – a wood that is naturally resis-
Brandenburg Gate – will remain unlit. and it’s expensive, then you save en- Pocheco, the envelope company, tant to parasites and does not need to
ergy. That’s not really happening with normally spends more than $100,000 be treated with harsh products. A roof-
The conservation efforts appear to the subsidies.” annually on energy, but this year its top garden lines the annex and con-
be working. Gas consumption in Ger- utility bills could triple. Changing tinuously collects rainwater, which is
many in October was down by roughly On the other hand, there are limits some work shifts to overnight, when used in the bathrooms and to wash
half for households and small busi- to how much people want to sacrifice. electricity is cheaper, and shutting off the machines and floors.
nesses over the same period a year ago. Some Germans are already chafing at machines completely for several days
a few conservation suggestions. In Au- in January during annual price spikes These efforts aren’t just a passion
At the same time, Germany, as the gust, Winfried Kretschmann, a Green will help trim costs. project, says Mr. Druon, but a way to
European Union’s wealthiest country, Party politician and president of the stay ahead of potential challenges and
is using its massive borrowing power German state Baden-Württemberg, Pocheco President Emmanuel Dru- future crises.
to subsidize its own industries and threw out this idea to cut energy us- on has said the overnights shifts are
citizens to shield them from rising age: “You don’t have to shower all the only temporary, but align with longer- “I’m not optimistic or pessimistic
energy costs. The federal government time. The washcloth is also a useful term efforts. Mr. Druon, who took over [ahead of the energy crisis], but we are
will pick up the monthly gas bill in De- invention.” from his father 25 years ago, has based prepared. ... I can’t say we’re completely
cember for all households and most his company on the principles of sheltered from the crisis, but with all of
enterprises in the country, as well as He was widely ridiculed online. “ecolonomy”– the idea that being eco- our knowledge, we’ve put together all
offer further financial assistance over possible measures to weather the storm.”
the next 14 to 16 months. The price tag
to the state: roughly $95 billion. That wouldn’t be possible without
the sacrifices taken by workers such as
Rising utility bills are threatening Mr. Pantalacci, who discussed the de-
many of Germany’s small- to medium- cision to change schedules at length
sized enterprises, the backbone of the with his wife before finally committing
economy, with layoffs and bankrupt- to the 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. shift.
cies. While the government aid will
help, it could have a deleterious effect: “At first, it was a little strange,” he
It insulates people and businesses says. “It’s always a little weird to leave
from the rising prices that might spur the house in the dark, but once I get
conservation. here, I forget about it.”

“Conversations about energy are His wife works a different schedule,
very uncomfortable because people starting at 6 a.m., so they only overlap
want comfort and quality of life; they during the late afternoon and early
don’t want to think about coal,” says evening hours. “Each of us has had to
Marine Cornelis, an energy policy find our footing. But we’ve found a bal-
ance,” says Mr. Pantalacci. “There’s al-
ways something we can do to help.” 

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By David Ignatius they agreed to show me some of the company’s tech- “especially useful during the liberation of Kherson,
nology close to the firing line. The result is a detailed Izium, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions.”
KYIV, Ukraine – Two Ukrainian military officers peer look at what may prove to be a revolution in warfare – in
at a laptop computer operated by a Ukrainian techni- which a software platform allows U.S. allies to use the What makes this system truly revolutionary is that
cian using software provided by the American tech- ubiquitous, unstoppable sensors that surround every it aggregates data from commercial vendors. Using a
nology company Palantir. On the screen are detailed potential battlefield to create a truly lethal “kill chain.” Palantir tool called MetaConstellation, Ukraine and
digital maps of the battlefield at Bakhmut in eastern its allies can see what commercial data is currently
Ukraine, overlaid with other targeting intelligence – After spending weeks investigating the new tools available about a given battle space. The available
most of it obtained from commercial satellites. developed by Palantir and other companies, the im- data includes a surprisingly wide array, from tradi-
mediate takeaway for me is about deterrence – and tional optical pictures to synthetic aperture radar
As we lean closer, we see can jagged trenches on the not just in Ukraine. Given this revolution in technol- that can see through clouds, to thermal images that
Bakhmut front, where Russian and Ukrainian forces are ogy, adversaries face a much tougher challenge in can detect artillery or missile fire.
separated by a few hundred yards. A click of the com- attacking, say, Taiwan than they might imagine.
puter mouse displays thermal images of Russian and In Kherson, for example, Palantir assesses that
Ukrainian artillery fire; another click shows a Russian The “kill chain” that I saw demonstrated in Kyiv is roughly 40 commercial satellites pass over the area in
tank marked with a “Z,” seen through a picket fence, an replicated on a vast scale by Ukraine’s NATO part- a 24-hour period. Palantir normally uses fewer than
image uploaded by a Ukrainian spy on the ground. ners from a command post outside the country. a dozen commercial satellite vendors, but it can ex-
pand that range to draw imagery from a total of 306
If this were a working combat operations center This is algorithmic warfare. Using a digital mod- commercial satellites that can focus to 3.3 meters.
rather than a demonstration, the Ukrainian officers el of the battlefield, and applying artificial intelli- Soldiers in battle can use handheld tablets to request
could use a targeting program to select a missile, gence to analyze sensor data, NATO advisers outside more coverage if they need it.
artillery piece or armed drone to attack the Rus- Ukraine can quickly answer the essential questions
sian positions displayed on the screen. Then drones of combat: Where are allied forces? Where is the en- A final essential link in this system is the mesh of
could confirm the strike, and a damage assessment emy? Which weapons will be most effective against broadband connectivity provided from overhead
would be fed back into the system. enemy positions? by Starlink’s array of roughly 2,500 satellites in low-
earth orbit. The system, owned by SpaceX, allows
This is the “wizard war” in the Ukraine conflict – a They can then deliver precise enemy location in- Ukrainian soldiers who want to upload intelligence
secret digital campaign that has never been reported formation to Ukrainian commanders in the field. or download targeting information to do so quickly.
before in detail – and it’s a big reason David is beating And after action, they can assess whether their intel-
Goliath here. ligence was accurate. In this wizard war, Ukraine has the upper hand.
The Russians have tried to create their own electron-
“Tenacity, will and harnessing the latest technol- The system is constantly updating. With each kinetic ic battlefield tools, too, but with little success.
ogy give the Ukrainians a decisive advantage,” Gen. strike, the battle damage assessments are fed back into
Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the digital network to strengthen the predictive models. The “X factor” in this war, if you will, is this Ukraini-
told me last week. “We are witnessing the ways wars an high-tech edge and the ability of its forces to adapt
will be fought, and won, for years to come.” The system I saw in Kyiv uses a limited array of rapidly. “This is the most technologically advanced
sensors and AI tools, some developed by Ukraine, war in human history,” argues Fedorov. “It’s quite dif-
“The power of advanced algorithmic warfare systems partly because of classification limits. The bigger, ferent from everything that has been seen before.”
is now so great that it equates to having tactical nuclear outside system can process highly classified data se-
weapons against an adversary with only conventional curely, with cyber protections and restricted access, And that’s the central fact of the extraordinary
ones,” explains Alex Karp, chief executive of Palantir, in then feed enemy location data to Ukraine for action. drama the world has been watching since Russia in-
an email message. “The general public tends to under- vaded so recklessly in February. This is a triumph of
estimate this. Our adversaries no longer do.” When Ukrainian forces hit Russian command man and machine, together. 
nodes or supply depots, it’s a near certainty that they
I met with a senior team from Palantir that was visit- have received enemy location data this way. Mykhai- A version of this column first appeared in TheWash-
ing its Kyiv office. With the approval of Karp, the CEO, lo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transfor- ington Post. It does not necessarily reflect the views of
mation, told me that this electronic kill chain was Vero Beach 32963.

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What do they have to do? We had purchased insurance for helped you file an insurance claim. I guess it's come to this: If you're
this cruise, and we have submitted to bumped from a cruise or a tour be-
QUESTION: the insurance company the letter we So why didn't it? Well, we're still cause you're sick, you need an official
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summer. Before we boarded in South- results in addition to the letter. backlog of travel insurance claims and then and there.
ampton, a cruise line representative long hold times for customer service.
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In 1879, Walt Whitman paid access to education soft-pedaling, for instance, the persecution of mem-
a visit to Kansas. He was 60, in and voting rights bers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
ill health, and much of his best that were scarce in Mormons were “forced out of Missouri and then Nau-
work was behind him. But he the East and un- voo, Illinois,” he tersely notes, eliding the years of ar-
was eager to accept an invitation thinkable in the son and mob violence surrounding their forced expul-
to help commemorate the settle- antebellum South. sions in the 1830s and ’40s, punctuated by the murder
ment of a place that he knew was Women, too, won of the religion’s founder, Joseph Smith. (In 2004, Illinois
key to American democracy. suffrage victories officials formally apologized for the state’s actions.)

Though a lifelong East Coaster, decades before the It is possible to acknowledge these stains on Mid-
Whitman didn’t see the Midwest passage of the 19th west history, though, while recognizing Lauck’s larger
provincially: He’d witnessed the Amendment in point: A template for fairness in education, voting
horrors of the Civil War, during 1920; in 1887, for rights and community in America was in large part
which a disproportionate num- instance, women set in the Midwest. In the main, it was a “culture of
ber of Midwesterners served the in Kansas were democratic advancements, open politics, literacy and
Union cause, and he recognized granted the right learning, economic self-determination, and ordered
the region’s role in the abolitionist freedom,” Lauck writes.
movement. A year after his trip, he to run and vote
celebrated the region in his poem in city elections. A little unfashionable too? Sure. Lauck quotes one
“The Prairie States”: “A newer gar- The opportuni- wag who described Iowa as “where the women read
den of creation,” he called it, “dense, ties women had next year’s books though they may wear last year’s
joyous, modern.” to organize in the hats.” By the 20th century, the condescending assess-
Midwest – with- ment that Midwesterners were earthy and wise in their
That assessment doesn’t track way but fundamentally unsophisticated would begin
with how we typically think of the in the temper- to take hold in the larger culture. Lauck assigns most
Midwest, of course. Rather than ance movement of the blame for this attitude to scholarly nabobs like
dense, joyous and modern, the re- especially – gave Carl Van Doren, who led a “revolt from the village” sen-
gion is often a punchline for being them power timent that characterized the region as suffused with
rural, churchy and backward. But as that made the retrograde Babbittry. (Lauck’s 2017 book, “From Warm
Jon K. Lauck notes in his well-researched, provocative path to voting rights that much clearer. Center to Ragged Edge,” explores this shift in detail.)
book, “The Good Country,” the region was a remark- Lauck, an adjunct history teacher at the University
able laboratory for inclusivity and social progress of South Dakota and editor of the academic journal Though it’s outside the scope of “The Good Coun-
throughout the 19th century. Indeed, he writes, in its Middle West Review, recognizes the imperfections of try,” Lauck provides a useful prompt to think about
time it was “the most advanced democratic society the region’s progressive virtues during this era. Rac- what actions might preserve (or revive) the best of the
that the world had seen to date.” ism and misogyny still polluted Midwestern politics, Midwestern progressive movement today, and why
he notes, and Lincoln-era Republicanism faced strong leaders there have often been so determined lately to
Central to this assertion is the Northwest Ordi- head winds. In 1833, Detroit was devastated by a race undermine it.
nance, the 1787 federal law governing the stewardship riot sparked by a dispute over escaped enslaved peo-
of what would become Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, ple, and loopholes in antislavery provisions abounded. Lauck, in his conclusion, laments this turn as part
Wisconsin, Ohio and Minnesota. Because the ordi- Indiana could be especially unwelcoming: Frederick of a larger “period of decay” marked by “callow tweets,
nance banned slavery, the region was separate from Douglass was assaulted during a speech there in 1843. sensationalism, celebrity worship, extreme loneliness,
the South’s aristocratic, institutionally racist society. Lauck is fastidious with documentation and foot- and mass and manufactured and purposeful distrac-
And because the Midwest’s economy was largely ag- notes about 19th-century Midwest history, but some- tion.” But as his own book demonstrates, the region
ricultural, it was distinct from the industrial centers times the narrative around his Midwest-as-progres- grew when its social nature intersected with political
of the East. So the Midwest, Lauck writes, developed sive argument can be wanting. will and economic opportunity. If he’s correct that “this
“a tempered Victorianism adjusted to frontier condi- He notes the forced removal of the Shawnee and old culture deserves a second look and not our con-
tions and American pragmatism.” In Lauck’s telling, prevailing anti-Native American sentiment, but pre- descension,” those forces require attention as well. 
the region became a hotbed of intellectualism: Carn- fers to accentuate the positive, gesturing toward half-
egie libraries flourished, local philosophical and liter- measures around voting and judicial rights to say that THE GOOD COUNTRY
ary societies emerged, schoolhouses were built, land- “the dominant culture did not treat Native Americans
grant universities were founded. with unremitting hostility” – a low bar for civilization A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MIDWEST, 1800-1900
in any place, in any century.
This cultural expansion had knock-on progressive And his focus on Christian churches as a haven for BY JON K. LAUCK
political effects. White males were generally free to Midwestern tolerance and intellectual ferment means
vote without landowning restrictions. Black men had UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS. 366 PP. $26.95
REVIEW BY MARK ATHITAKIS, THE WASHINGTON POST

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WHAT DOES HE HAVE IN ADDITION? WEST NORTH EAST
AQJ95 10 3 87
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist K 10 J9753 864
K96 QJ8 10 7 5 4 3 2
Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist and satirist who died in 642 KJ7 93
A.D. 65, wrote, “Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading
must be carefully directed.” SOUTH
K642
To be successful at the bridge table, you must be capable of reading the cards — AQ2
working out which opponent has what key honors. A
A Q 10 8 5
In this week’s deal, how should South play in three no-trump after West leads the
spade queen? Dealer: East; Vulnerable: Both

North made a negative double, showing four hearts and 6 or more points, or five or The Bidding:
six hearts and 6-9 points. Then, over South’s game-forcing two no-trump, if North
had rebid three hearts, he would have reached four hearts. But after three rounds of SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
spades, declarer would have had to ruff with the heart nine or jack to get home. Pass
1 Clubs 1 Spades Dbl. Pass LEAD:
If I (as West) had been the opening bidder, this would have been easier for South 2 NT Pass 3 NT All Pass Q Spades
because West would have been marked with both red-suit kings. He could have
overcalled with only one of them.

Against us, South took the first trick with his spade king and played three rounds
of clubs, ending on the board. Then he led a heart to his queen. Mopping my
perspiring brow, I took the trick and four spades to defeat the contract. South had
misread the deal.

If instead declarer had cashed all five clubs, I would have discarded a diamond, but
then what?

If a spade or a heart, South can play heart ace, heart queen to get home. If another
diamond, South cashes the diamond ace, dropping my king, then exits with a spade.
After cashing my winners, I must lead a heart away from my king.

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SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS ISSUE (DECEMBER 22) ON PAGE 62

The Telegraph ACROSS DOWN
1 Tomb cloth (4) 2 I’m sorry to say (4)
4 Utters (4) 3 German romantic songs (6)
8 Queen from 1707 to 1714 (4) 4 Apex (6)
9 Line on note? (9) 5 Ball at batter’s feet (6)
11 Murderer (6) 6 Very upset; soapy? (2,1,6)
13 Inhabitant (7) 7Equipment (4)
15 Raucous bird (6) 10 Relating to motion (7)
16 Let (6) 12 Type of gem (4)
18 Ornamental case (6) 13 Harsh (9)
20 Warning horns (6) 14 Fodder sack (7)
22 Heavy on the door? (7) 17 Hurry (4)
23 Small chicken (6) 19 Beef fruit? (6)
25 Massive figure (9) 20 Escargots (6)
26 Talon (4) 21 Are you sure? (6)
27 Heads or tails moment (4) 23 Dollar (4)
28 Pull (4) 24 Ripped (4)

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ACROSS 91 Place to skate 46 Within spitting distance of The Washington Post
1 Good name for a kidder? 93 Cheer (for) 47 Skippy rival
5 Pack (down), 94 Ms. Farrow 48 Open, as a latch CATCH OF THE DAY By Merl Reagle
95 Dance, to Danielle 49 Medit. nation
as tobacco 98 Navy scandal of 1991 51 Apiece
9 What bad 101 Burrito alternative 52 Composing key: abbr.
104 Popular reading program 53 Top ___ List
vaudevillians get 108 Born 55 Schlep
13 Cut, in a way 109 Eye features 60 Duds in bed
16 Shop shaper 111 It may hold gold 62 Devout, to da Vinci
17 Casual greeting 112 Additional 63 Fruit coating
18 A moral fellow 113 Nickname for Reynolds 64 Gratuity container
20 Attorneys’ org. 114 Elvis line 65 Exotic water pipe
21 Painfully anxious 117 M*A*S*H author 66 Loan org.
23 Ditching class 120 Go bad 67 NBC news show
25 Flower-to-be 121 Foolishly affected 68 Historic times
26 Lover boy 122 Hebrew month 69 Past one’s bedtime
27 Choice: abbr. 123 Schnauzer arousers 70 Hendrix of rock
28 Japanese noodles 124 Nickname of basketball’s 71 Kenton of jazz
29 Shell quart 72 “___ chance!”
30 Any way possible Julius Erving 73 Acquire
34 Kismet 125 “The longest time” 74 Martin Van Buren’s
35 1950s exclamation 126 Picasso contemporary
37 Passé: abbr. 127 Actor Cobb nickname
38 Ambulance stops: abbr. 75 Magazine cover abbr.
39 Liquefy DOWN 76 Wonder
41 Nap 1 Fire truck 77 Uris’s The ___
43 Old-time actress Joanne 2 Mel the Giant 78 Yahoo
44 Noted crocodile victim 3 That witch 79 Do a sailor’s job
48 Abbr. before 4 Patriot Patrick 80 Humor mag
5 Organized crime 81 Gershon or Lollobrigida
“choice beef” 6 Broadcasters 83 ___ Paulo
50 Type of punch 7 “I’m just doin’ ___” 84 The Manhattan, for one:
54 Reveals suddenly 8 Farmer fathers
9 Narrows, as a shirt abbr.
(with “out”) 10 Phone word 88 Disagree, dog-style
56 Maui memento 11 Conductor 90 Light golf stroke
57 Thumbs-downski ___-Pekka Salonen 92 “___ hopeless”
58 Dolls and molls 12 “___ to the World” 94 Changes, sci-fi-style
59 Electrical connections 13 Molten stuff 95 Train unit
60 Cabaret great 14 ___ d’art 96 College course, briefly
61 Author Tolkien 15 Singer Newton 97 Bit of old Italian dough
62 Pie nut 16 Comic Anderson 99 Looks (at) lasciviously
63 ___ the Dog 19 With “squared,” a circle’s 100 Ex-Florida governor Bush
64 Shatner series 101 Classic Ford
66 Grouper grabber area 102 Knight-time protection
67 Christmas, for one 22 Japanese general of WWII 103 Where to park your parka
68 Sewing machine inventor 24 Tariff-cutting plan 105 Toss water on
106 Ms. Fleiss
Howe of 1994 107 Ms. Heiss
70 Basketball maneuver 25 Good, to Gide 110 “Army” of ’74
72 90’s phone printout 27 Bird of Florida 115 Place with towels
73 Auto finish? 30 Dickens pseudonym or 116 Little dance
74 Eggs 117 Flock member
77 ___ homer singer Scaggs 118 Pres. monogram
78 Little smart aleck 31 “Get ___ paper here!” 119 Eastwood’s Kidd
80 Beef tool or slang 32 Bradley et al.
33 Maintained
for “hand” 36 Perfectly
81 Aura 40 Army mbrs.
82 Doctors’ org. 42 Firstborn
83 Elf’s cousin 43 CD players?
85 On a sub, perhaps 44 Latte need
86 Not engaged 45 Netter Nastase
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Partner does no housework and thinks he shouldn’t have to

BY CAROLYN HAX Re: Cleaning: I cringed at “infantile.” I
Washington Post am the woman half of my marriage, and
my husband was raised by a control-freak
Hi Carolyn: I find it so frustrat- mother who tolerated nothing out of place.
The man cannot relax unless everything is
ing when my partner will not do clean and in its place. He gets upset when
the house, in a very reasonable state, is “out
his share of the housework, say- of order.” We are often asked: “Is your house
always this clean?” It is very difficult at
ing that if I want the house clean, times to live with this behavior, and I often
resort to thinking, “If you want it cleaner
then I should do it myself. This than this, then it is on you to manage it.” I
don’t think my reaction is infantile or dis-
happens even when his family is respectful, and putting the onus on him at some
point is only fair.
going to visit.
– The Woman Half
Do you think the frequent complaints from
The Woman Half: Different facts get different
women about a gender imbalance in doing house- answers.

work are because our culture has expectations that But the needle/wet-towel pile isn’t moving un- The issue isn’t the neat-freakiness, per se; it’s
til we insist that it move. For one, stop partnering whether the person with an issue – whatever it
a woman should keep a nice home, but seems to with people who don’t carry their weight. If you get may be – admits and manages the baggage, or
faked out somehow or they quit on you once part- stubbornly resists admitting there’s an issue.
have lower expectations for men? nered, then leave them for it. Say why. (That’s not uncommon for people raised in an
anxious, perfectionist environment.) So the onus
I assume my partner’s mother will see a messy Because you blew by those exit ramps, try this is on him to either treat the anxiety or carry the
one: “Clean up your crap or I’m calling your family housekeeping burden of untreated anxiety. If
home as my responsibility. We all pay the price for to cancel, and I will say why. I am not your freaking your husband won’t take this responsibility, if
housekeeper.” instead he dumps the anxiety on you, then that’s
archaic and sexist beliefs about housekeeping – but what needs attention – not the specifics of who
“If you want it clean, then you clean it” is so bleaches the house. 
how do we get past it? Is it fair for me to tell his fam- breathtakingly infantile and disrespectful that it
warrants a breakup on its (de)merits alone. Plus,
ily that he didn’t want to help with cleaning, and I tidying for guests is baseline grace.

did not have time to do it all? We won’t be done with outrageous domestic
imbalances until people are done, done, done
– Houseworked putting up with them, and answering to them –
“tell his family”? wha? – and all the lame excuses
Houseworked: The culture carries a lot of blame, churned out to defend them.
as do parents for not rearing boys and girls to be
equally attentive to housekeeping chores, as do So. Are you?
the individual adults those boys and girls become
for going along with these expectations instead of
living in defiance of them – ha-ha, just kidding, I
was furious, yet he was at least trying! – and I’m
sure we could find all kinds of culprits.

MAGNIFICENT MÉLANGE
ATLANTIC CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA
PROMISES SEASON OF ‘GREAT MUSIC’

MAESTRO DAVID AMADO





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Atlantic Classical Orchestra promises season of ‘great music’

BY PAM HARBAUGH | CORRESPONDENT

Choosing a season of symphonic “There are no one-size-fits-all ap- including classical, romantic, modern one of the country’s most influential
music to please audiences and musi- proaches,” Amado says. “There are a lot and contemporary. composers of film scores. The third is
cians alike is a labor of love for David of ways of examining the possibilities. the Symphony No. 9 “From the New
Amado, conductor and music director Sometimes it boils down to which is the Amado chose an all-American-influ- World” by Antonín Dvoář k, said to be in-
for the Treasure Coast’s Atlantic Clas- stronger piece.” enced theme for the opening concert spired by African-American spirituals.
sical Orchestra. of the Masterworks Series in January.
Amado has once again chosen a wide It includes highlights from “On the The next concert explores storytell-
“I love that part,” Amado says. array of music for the ACO’s 2023 Mas- Town,” by famed American composer ing in music. There is Felix Mendels-
“There’s so much great music. It’s an terworks Series, and it is sure to thrill Leonard Bernstein, and the Violin Con- sohn’s overture to “A Midsummer
embarrassment of riches.” the audiences in Vero Beach, Stuart certo by Austrian-born Erich Wolfgang Night’s Dream,” written at the ripe old
and North Palm Beach. The upcoming Korngold, who immigrated to the U.S. age of 17; Maurice Ravel’s “Ma Mère
Amado, along with a savvy ACO season features thrilling symphonic in 1934. A musical prodigy, Korngold l’Oye (Mother Goose),” originally writ-
advisory committee, looks at the over- compositions in many musical genres, moved to Hollywood where he became ten as a four-hand piano piece and later
all themes, listens to what musicians
say they would like to play, considers
what audiences want to hear, and re-
searches the last date certain pieces
were performed.

If it’s a giant work, such as Mahler’s
Symphony No.7, chances are it is not
something the ACO would include
in a season, Amado says. It requires
so many musicians that it would not
be financially feasible, nor would the
orchestra fit onto the stage of some of
their venues.

And sometimes it’s a matter of fitting
together an important puzzle piece –
the availability of required instruments.

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“Three by Three”
With violin, viola and cello perform-
ing Boccherini’s String Trio No. 1, and
Dohnányi’s “Serenade.”
4 p.m. Feb. 24 in Stuart; and 3 p.m.
Feb. 26 in Vero Beach.

Leonid Sigal Drew Petersen. Ansel Norris Bridget Kibbey “Winds in the Afternoon Air”
With flute, clarinet and bassoon per-
expanded into an orchestral suite for THE SEASON: and piano performing Haydn’s Piano forming Devienne’s Trio in Bb, Koech-
ballet; and the Piano Concerto No. 2 The Masterwork Series has the full Trio No. 39, and Schubert’s Piano Quin- lin’s Trio, and Kummer’s Trio in F.
by Frederik Chopin. While the Chopin orchestra led by Maestro David Amado. tet, “Trout.” 4 p.m. March 31 in Stuart; and 3 p.m.
piece does not have an overarching nar- It performs in three venues: The Com- April 2 in Vero Beach.
rative, it certainly may evoke a sense of munity Church of Vero Beach, 1901 23rd 4 p.m. Jan. 13 in Stuart; and 3 p.m. Jan.
unfolding drama, Amado says. St., Vero Beach, the Lyric Theatre, 59 SW 15 in Vero Beach. For tickets, call 772-460-0851 or visit
Flagler Ave., Stuart, and the First Pres- AtlanticClassicalOrchestra.com. 
The third concert lights up Amado’s byterian Church, 717 Prosperity Farms
already electrified energy. Road, North Palm Beach. Season tickets
range from $90 to $220. Single tickets
“It’s important to me and my audi- range from $30 to $65.
ence to spend some time during the
season playing music that our name in- Masterworks I
dicates,” he said, referencing the classi- Bernstein’s “On the Town: Three
cal music genre. Dance Episodes,” Korngold’s Violin
Concerto featuring violinist Leonid
That concert brings to the stage clas- Sigal, and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9
sical works by composers Wolfgang “From the New World.”
Amadeus Mozart, Josef Haydn and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in North Palm Beach;
Haydn’s successor, Johann Nepomuk 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in Vero Beach; 4 p.m.
Hummel. Perhaps one of the most ex- and 8 p.m. Jan. 27 in Stuart.
citing aspects of this concert is that it is
being performed by this smaller sized Masterworks II
orchestra, sometimes referred to as a Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer
chamber orchestra. Night’s Dream: Overture,” Chopin’s
Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist Drew
The ACO averages about 40 musi- Petersen, and Ravel’s “Ma Mère l’Oye
cians, roughly half the size of larger (Mother Goose).”
symphonic orchestras. Amado, who 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in Vero Beach; 7:30
also has been music director for the p.m. Feb. 15 in North Palm Beach; and 4
75-piece Delaware Symphony Or- p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 17 in Stuart.
chestra for the past 20 years, says the
intended balance in classical compo- Masterworks III
sitions is more easily achieved with Haydn’s Symphony No. 90, Hummel’s
a smaller orchestra, in part because Trumpet Concerto with Ansel Norris on
you don’t have some sections over- trumpet, and Mozart’s Symphony No.
powering others. 36 “Linz.”
7:30 p.m. March 15 in North Palm
“It’s wonderful to perform classical Beach; 7:30 p.m. March 16 in Vero
music with an appropriately sized or- Beach; and 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. March 17
chestra,” Amado says. “Many modern in Stuart.
orchestras in the 18th century were
not pretty big. At their largest, they Masterworks IV
looked like the ACO, with 40-some- Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll,” Lopes’
thing people.” Concerto for Harp, “Recife,” with harp-
ist Bridget Kibbey, and Beethoven’s
The season’s final Masterworks Se- Symphony No. 5.
ries concert brings a large dramatic arc, 7:30 p.m. April 12 in North Palm
from an unusually intimate Richard Beach; 7:30 p.m. April 13 in Vero Beach;
Wagner piece, to a new work for harp and 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. April 14 in Stuart.
by Brazilian composer João Rezende
Lopes, and finally to Ludwig van The Chamber Series concerts are
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, arguably held in two venues: the Vero Beach Mu-
the world’s most famous symphony. seum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park Dr.,
Vero Beach, and St. Mary’s Episcopal
“Moving from turmoil to exuberant, Church, 621 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart. Se-
brilliant triumph, that’s the dramatic ries subscriptions cost $90. Single tick-
arc which was inspiring to generations ets cost $35.
of composers” Amado says. “To have
this kind of variety over the season is “Austrian Masterpieces”
wonderful.” With violin, viola, cello, double bass

The ACO also presents a Chamber
Series at the Vero Beach Museum of
Art and at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
in Stuart featuring musicians from the
Atlantic Classical Orchestra. By design,
the musicians themselves select the
works they will perform.

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COMING UP! Buzz builds for Riverside’s ‘Man of La Mancha’

BY PAM HARBAUGH 3 to Jan. 22 with performances begin- by Ashley Nunez, Kenneth Stavert and
Correspondent ning 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays Eleomar Cuello. The chorus includes
and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Stetson Opera Theatre students and
1 Theater lovers have been eager Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, area singers. Organizers promise you
for Riverside Theatre’s next pro- select Thursdays, Saturdays and Sun- will find “sparkle and bubbles” in this
days. Tickets start at $45. Riverside production, offering a great way to
duction in its new season. They’ll be Theatre is at 3250 Riverside Park Dr., start any new year. “L’Elisir d’Amore”
Vero Beach. Call 772-231-6990 or visit begins 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at the
happy to know that’s happening soon RiversideTheatre.com. Vero Beach High School Performing
Arts Center, 1707 16th St., Vero Beach.
with the opening of a most memo- Tickets are $15 to $100. For more in-
formation, call 772-564-5537 or visit
rable musical, “Man of La Mancha.” VeroBeachOpera.org.

The Tony Award-winning musical was

a watershed in the American musi- 2 As long as you’re thinking cul-
ture, you may want to plan
cal theater canon, introducing what’s

known as a “concept musical.” Writ- ahead for the Vero Beach Opera’s

ten by Dale Wasserman with exquisite fully staged production of Donezet-

music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe ti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” (“The Elixir of 3 Now back to something more
pressing: What are you doing New
Darion, it takes us into the mind of Cer- Love”). The production, performed

vantes, the author of “Don Quixote,” with the Brevard Symphony Orches- Year’s Eve? If you act now, and are lucky suits, no baseball caps allowed. You
can, however, wear upscale beach
as he is thrown into prison during the tra, led by Maestro Gregory Buchalter enough to find something that’s not attire. Seating is limited. First come,
first served without table reserva-
Spanish Inquisition. Inmates threaten and directed by Russell Franks, will sold out, you might still be able to do get tions. The cost is $75, VIP table pack-
ages available. If you already have a
to destroy his life’s work so Cervantes feature English supertitles. “L’Elisir out of the house and do something spe- Cobalt NYE Dinner purchase, then
entry is allowed. All tickets must be
persuades them not to by taking on d’Amore” is a romantic comic opera in cial. Réveillon 2022 is an upscale event purchased through EventBrite.com.
Heaton’s is at 3500 Ocean Dr., Vero
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inmates into portraying other roles. potions and, ultimately, sincerity. The Beach and Indian River County. This

This is the wonderful musical that has storyline follows Nemorino (David is an all-white attire New Year’s Eve

“The Impossible Dream,” “Dulcinea” Margulis) who yearns for Adina (Avery Gala with live music by the New Deco

and “Aldonza.” It is directed and cho- Boettcher). The opera’s recognizable Group as they also serve up an immer-

reographed by D.J. Salisbury. It per- work is the tenor aria “Una furtiva lag- sive multi-media experience. Organiz-

forms on Riverside’s Stark Stage Jan. rima.” Other lead roles are performed ers promise an elegant dinner, an open

bar and a “provocative show followed 5 Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa
has a Poolside New Year’s Eve
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beach.” It begins 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Party starting 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31.

Dec. 31, at the Executive Courthouse, There will be a DJ with Top 40 songs,

2145 14th Ave., Vero Beach. VIPs are in- late night bites, a photo booth, party

vited to arrive at 8 p.m. There will be an favors, a full cash bar and a cham-

11 p.m. champagne and chocolates at pagne toast at midnight. $60. VIP ta-

the beach. Tickets are $275 and $350. bles are also offered for $300 to $750.

For more information, visit NewDeco- Guests dining at The Wave and resort

Orchestra.com and click on “events.” guests may attend the party at no extra

charge. Costa d’Este is at 3244 Ocean

4 Heaton’s will have a New Year’s Dr., Vero Beach. For more information
Eve Party beginning 8:30 p.m.
call 772-562-9919 or get your tickets at

Saturday, Dec. 31. Festivities will in- EventBrite.com.

clude dancing, light bites, party favors

and a midnight toast. Although this is 6 Free Pelican Island National
Wildlife Refuge tours will be held
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spot, you best dress up for this at least 8 a.m. Wednesdays beginning Jan. 4.

a little bit: no tank tops, no bathing Limited seating. Call 772-581-5557. 

PACEMAKER-LIKE DEVICE OFFERS
RELIEF FOR SLEEP APNEA

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Pacemaker-like device offers relief for sleep apnea

BY KERRY FIRTH Dr. Timothy Seth Tudor and Dr. Phillip Nye.
Correspondent
PHOTOS: JOSHUA KODIS
Dr. Timothy Seth Tudor, an ear,
nose and throat doctor at Sebas-
tian River Medical Center, is us-
ing a hypoglossal nerve stimulator
called Inspire to help people with
sleep apnea who haven’t had suc-
cess with other treatments. Inspire,
which is manufactured and distrib-
uted by Inspire Medical Systems, is
the only FDA-approved obstructive
sleep apnea treatment that works
inside the body to treat the root of
cause of sleep apnea with just the
click of a button.

As most people know by now, get-
ting a good night’s sleep is para-
mount to functioning efficiently
throughout the day. The leading
medical cause of sleep deprivation
is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
OSA occurs when the muscles that
support the soft tissues in your
throat, such as your tongue and
soft palate, temporary relax. When
those muscles relax, the airway is
narrowed or closed, and breathing

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use it for whatever reason. Some- erator. Inspire is controlled with a neck incision or the nerve dissec- Sciences University. He completed
times it has to do with the mask small handheld remote that can be tion. It’s more of a servicing process his fellowship in sleep medicine at
because they feel claustrophobic. adjusted to your sleep patterns. and less of an implant. Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Other times they tried it and failed His practice Neurologic Health and
because they just couldn’t wrap Approximately 30 days after get- “Since this procedure has only Restorative Sleep is located at 1485
their head around being attached ting Inspire, you will meet with been done since 2014, we don’t 37th Street, Suite 111 in Vero Beach,
to a CPAP device. your doctor to activate the device. know the exact timing of the bat- 772-226-6855.
Once you and your doctor deter- tery replacement. We know that a
“Over the years we looked at oth- mine the best settings for you, your pacemaker lasts five years stimu- Dr. Tudor received his medical
er ways to open the airway, focus- doctor will check the status of the lating 80 times a minute, 24 hours degree from Oklahoma State Uni-
ing on the muscles in the neck right device once or twice a year. a day, and the Inspire is only stimu- versity College of Osteopathic Medi-
near your larynx, where the wind- lating 10-15 times a minute only at cine and his residency specializing
pipe is,” to keep the airway open “Inspire looks and functions ex- night. At that rate, we estimate a in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
during sleep. actly like a pacemaker,” Dr. Tudor battery would last about 10 years.” Surgery at Freeman Health Systems
said. “It utilizes the same technol- in Missouri. His office is located in
One solution for patients CPAP ogy for a novel purpose. Eventually Dr. Nye is an anesthesiologist Steward Ear Nose and Throat Spe-
hasn’t worked for is the hypoglos- the battery will need replacing but and sleep disorder specialist with a cialists, 12920 U.S. 1, Suite B, Sebas-
sal nerve stimulator called Inspire. that would be a very simple proce- medical degree from Spartan Health tian, 772-228-9808. 
To be a candidate for treatment you dure since you don’t have to do the
must have moderate to severe ob-
structive sleep apnea, a body mass
index (BMI) lower than 35, and be
unable to use or get consistent ben-
efit from CPAP.

“When a patient falls asleep they
go into a deep sleep and every-
thing relaxes,” Dr. Tudor explained.
“What happens then is the airway
collapses at the base of the tongue.
With Inspire we can stimulate the
branch of the hypoglossal nerve
that controls tongue protrusion.
When the tongue goes forward it
opens up the airway.”

The Inspire device is basically a
pacemaker, but instead of stimulat-
ing the heart to beat, it stimulates
the hypoglossal nerve to help the
patient breathe. Every time the de-
vice detects an in-breath through
built-in sensors, it sends the stim-
ulus to the nerve that controls the
tongue to expand the airway. This
all happens while the patient re-
mains asleep. The device has a de-
lay feature and does not turn until
you are asleep for 15 or 20 minutes.
You can pause it when you get up to
go to the bathroom, and when you
go back to bed there will be anoth-
er delay as you go back to sleep so
that it is not pulsing while you are
awake.

“I always do an in-lab sleep study
and an endoscopy before surgery
to make sure the patient’s airway is
collapsing in the way I think it is to
determine if Inspire will work,” Dr.
Tudor said. “If the patient is a good
candidate, then we can proceed
with the out-patient procedure
done under general anesthesia. The
surgery takes about an hour and the
patient goes home the same day.”

Inspire is placed under the skin
using two small incisions. One in-
cision is made under the chin and
second is on the right side of the
chest below the collarbone. There’s
a little cuff that wraps around the
hypoglossal nerve in the neck and
a feed that travels under the skin,
over the collar bone and down to
the battery-operated pulse gen-

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HERE’S HOW TO CURE (OR PREVENT) A HANGOVER

BY ANAHAD O’CONNOR and it can disrupt your sleep, lead- acetaldehyde, a toxic byproduct and may hinge on how high your blood
The Washington Post ing to fatigue and irritability. At the known carcinogen. Some evidence alcohol level climbs while drink-
same time, the anxiety that some indicates that acetaldehyde may be ing (the higher it gets, the worse
Tis the season for eggnog, mulled people experience after a night of a culprit in hangovers. the hangover) and how quickly
wine, champagne – and hangovers. heavy drinking can stem from alco- your body converts alcohol into its
So, what can you do to prevent the hol withdrawal. A couple studies show for example byproducts. The faster your body
morning-after misery as you enjoy that people who carry a genetic vari- breaks down alcohol, researchers
your end-of-year festivities? Some people are more susceptible ant that slows their ability to remove have found, the less severe your
to hangovers than others, depend- acetaldehyde from their blood- hangover.
Hangover cures abound online, ing on how your body metabolizes streams are particularly prone to se-
ranging from herbal pills and sup- alcohol. When you drink, enzymes vere hangovers even after drinking To avoid or minimize a hangover,
plements to home remedies like in your liver break down alcohol into relatively small amounts of alcohol. always eat a meal or a hearty snack
pickle juice and poached eggs. This genetic variant is especially if you plan to drink. This can slow
common among people of Asian de- the rate at which the alcohol enters
Most of the evidence for hangover scent. your bloodstream, which can lower
cures is thin, and there is no sure- the odds of feeling bad the next day,
fire way to avoid a hangover short Many dietary supplements that said Julia Zumpano, a registered di-
of avoiding alcohol altogether. But are marketed as hangover cures etitian with the Cleveland Clinic’s
there are some things you can do claim to work by improving your Center for Human Nutrition.
before, during and after drinking body’s ability to eliminate acetalde-
that can lower your risk for a hang- hyde. But a 2021 study that evaluat- In a small study in the British
over. ed 82 dietary supplements marketed Journal of Clinical Pharmacology,
online as hangover cures found that scientists looked at what happened
Hangovers can occur for a variety they lacked any evidence of efficacy, when they gave a group of men al-
of reasons. Alcohol suppresses vaso- and they frequently contained ex- coholic beverages on separate occa-
pressin, a hormone that prompts the cessively high doses of vitamins. sions, in one case on an empty stom-
kidneys to retain fluid. This can lead Many also contained N-acetylcyste- ach and on other occasions about 15
to increased peeing and dehydra- ine, which is technically a prescrip- minutes after eating a 700-calorie
tion, causing a pounding headache, tion drug. meal. They found that eating before
thirst, and fatigue. Alcohol also can drinking caused a “pronounced”
irritate the lining of your stomach, Some studies have found that the lowering of the participants’ blood
causing nausea and stomach pain, severity of your hangover symptoms

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alcohol levels compared to when utes. Pour it into a cup and add a tea-
they drank on an empty stomach. spoon of honey or a slice of lemon for
more flavor.
Eating a meal also increased the
speed at which the alcohol was It’s also important to replenish
cleared from their bloodstreams. The your electrolytes. Alcohol makes
researchers found that meals high your body excrete electrolytes such
in protein tended to produce lower as sodium, potassium, magnesium
blood alcohol levels than meals high and phosphate. You can replenish
in fat or carbs, but the differences them by consuming foods rich in
were minimal. Any big meal, regard- minerals like fruits and vegetables.
less of whether it’s high in fat, carbs Watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches
or protein, will help. and oranges are particularly great
because they have a lot of water
Another tip: Avoid dark liquors. and they provide a healthy dose of
They tend to contain higher amounts electrolytes. If you prefer liquids,
of congeners, a byproduct of the fer- try electrolyte-enhanced waters or
mentation process that can worsen sugar-free Gatorade and Powerade to
hangovers. Some research suggests prevent or dimmish a hangover.
that hangover symptoms increase
when people consume beverages Rather than waiting until morn-
with higher congener concentra- ing, it might be best to start drinking
tions. Studies have found for exam- them as soon as you get home from
ple that one of the liquors with the your party – that is, “if the party ever
highest congener contents, bour- ends,” said Zumpano.
bon, causes worse hangovers than
vodka, which contains no congeners. If you end up with a hangover,
Of course, drinking vodka instead there are researched hangover cures
of bourbon doesn’t mean you won’t you can try.
experience a hangover – but it might
improve your odds. Recently, a team of British re-
searchers scoured the medical lit-
It’s also a good idea to drink a lot erature to find rigorous clinical trials
of water. After each alcoholic bever- that put a variety of hangover cures to
age you consume, have a glass of wa- the test. The researchers found seven
ter. Alternating between alcohol and products showed some limited evi-
water will help to keep your blood al- dence of being able to reduce hang-
cohol level from rising too fast and it over symptoms when compared to
will keep you hydrated. placebos. Among them were supple-
ments made with clove extract; the
“Alcohol is a diuretic,” said Zum- anti-inflammatory drug tolfenamic
pano at the Cleveland Clinic. “It nat- acid; a form of vitamin B6 called py-
urally dehydrates you. When you’re ritinol; herbal supplements contain-
hung over, a lot of the symptoms that ing extracts of Hovenia dulcis, also
you experience are due to dehydra- known as the Japanese raisin tree;
tion. You can alleviate some of those products containing the amino acid
symptoms by staying well hydrated.” L-cysteine; and finally, Korean pear
juice and red ginseng.
The BRAT diet might help, too.
BRAT stands for bananas, rice, ap- The researchers cautioned how-
plesauce and toast. This diet was ever that most of the studies were
originally designed for children with typically small and contained mostly
upset stomachs. If you’re experienc- men and people under the age of 40.
ing nausea the morning after a big
night out, it might be best to start “The short story is there’s not a
with bland foods instead of having a lot of very good research out there,”
heavy meal. said Emmert Roberts, an author of
the study and a visiting scholar in
“The BRAT diet is very easy to di- the department of psychiatry and
gest and helps you keep down food,” behavioral sciences at Stanford Uni-
said Zumpano. “Some people say versity. “But there were some very
greasy foods are helpful. But a heavy small low-quality studies that did
meal can make you feel worse be- show some things that had the po-
cause it’s in your stomach for a lot tential to help.”
longer.”
Roberts said that he and his co-
Another dietary angle is to ingest authors did not find much evidence
some ginger. Many studies have that any of the products they high-
shown that ginger can alleviate nau- lighted were harmful, so he doesn’t
sea and vomiting caused by preg- discourage people from trying them.
nancy, cancer treatments, motion
sickness and other conditions. You “You can try them, but they prob-
can add fresh ginger to your food ably are not going to be miracle
or buy ginger supplements. But for cures,” he added. “There are loads of
a hangover, it’s probably best to sip products that market themselves as
on ginger tea or eat ginger chews. hangover cures or hangover reme-
To make ginger tea, add fresh ginger dies, and they say they have science
slices to a pot of water, bring it to a behind them but that isn’t really
boil, and let it simmer for a few min- true. There’s a lot of snake oil sales-
men in the hangover world.” 

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Some experts: New hobby can help keep dementia at bay

BY ANTHEA ROWAN collaboration. Something we ought
The Washington Post to chase down.

To many, the word “hobby” signi- Activities that demand focus and
fies something lightweight or trivial. industry are the whetstone to keep-
Yet taking on a new hobby as one ing cognition sharp, Merrill says.
ages might provide an important Our brains, he continues, are like
defense against dementia, some ex- any other part of our body. “‘Use it or
perts say. lose it’ is not just a hypothesis, it’s a
basic biologic fact that holds as true
About 5.8 million adults over 65 in for our brains as our muscles or our
the United States live with Alzheim- bones.”
er’s disease or other dementia dis-
orders, according to the Centers for While there is as yet no surefire
Disease Control and Prevention. One way to prevent dementia or cure it,
in 9 Americans over 65 has Alzheim- the Lancet in 2020 identified 12 po-
er’s, according to the Alzheimer’s tentially modifiable risk factors for
Association. And although the rate the condition; they include physi-
of dementia may be falling thanks to ological (blood pressure, diabe-
lifestyle changes, more of us are liv- tes, hearing loss), lifestyle choices
ing longer, which means the societal (smoking, drinking, physical in-
burden of dementia is rising. activity), environmental (air pol-
lution) depression, social isolation
David Merrill, an adult and geri- and a lower level of education. The
atric psychiatrist and director of the Alzheimer Society of Canada is also
Pacific Brain Health Center in Santa clear about what we can do to help
Monica, Calif., suggests we use the minimize our dementia risk: keep
word “pursuit” instead of “hobby,” cognitively engaged, learn new
as it elevates the concept of an activ- things, meet new people, keep a di-
ity to something demanding, some- ary, remain curious and engage in
thing requiring concentration or conversations.

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While the loss of muscle is a visual to stretch ourselves mentally. tic exacerbated by the pandemic and University in British Columbia (no
thing – taut thighs grow flaccid, flat In her book “Breaking the Age one that will rise as a generation of relation to Monica Moreno), agrees
stomachs soft – and the health of boomers hurtle toward pension age. that remaining mentally agile is im-
our skeleton can be measured using Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging The average life expectancy is 76.1 portant, so important that it might
bone density scans, Merrill says, “it Determine How Long and Well You years. carry more weight in protecting you
is only recently that we were aware Live,” Becca Levy, a professor of psy- from dementia than your genetics or
the same reality was evident in our chology and epidemiology at Yale But while getting older is – one your current cognitive skills.
brains.” Disuse atrophy applies to University, argues that individuals hopes – a given, dementia is not, says
sedentary muscles in the same way – and society – speed up aging by re- Monica Moreno, senior director of What about learning something
it does the cognitive decline seen in inforcing stereotypes about “senior care and support at the Alzheimer’s in retirement? “You’re never too old
dementia. moments.” Association. to improve cognitive function,” he
says.
Brain imaging illustrates this She writes, “The fact is that there Research indicates that mentally
point: Learning and engagement are many positive cognitive chang- challenging activities can have both And when thinking about retire-
contribute to building not just psy- es in older age and there are many short- and long-term benefits for the ment, think about staying engaged
chologic lift but also physiologic lift techniques to support lifelong learn- brain, she says. And a taking up a as you age, too. “Having a plan is
in the preservation of brain volumes ing. Older persons can benefit from hobby – something new that we in- critically important,” Monica More-
and preventing that atrophy – or the same memory strategies that troduce to our lives as the demands no says. Ask yourself: “How am I go-
shrinking – of memory centers, in young persons use to improve recall. of employment recede – is an excel- ing to keep busy, stay engaged, re-
much the same way physical exer- In fact, our brains experience new lent way to challenge oneself and main active?”
cise keeps our visible muscle in well- growth of neurons in response to possibly set off a cascade of positive
defined shape, Merrill adds. challenges throughout the lifespan.” changes. Taking up a new hobby is an excel-
lent first step.
The Alzheimer’s Association says The problem is that thinking “Imagine on retirement you de-
we need to “stump” ourselves by you’re old – or accepting the ageism cide to take up dancing lessons,” “Based on a large scientific litera-
challenging our brains, by doing that society trusts upon you – can Moreno says. “Ultimately, you’re ture, our general sentiment is that
something we find hard. Think of become a self-fulfilling prophecy, so not just benefiting from the cogni- it is never too early or too late to
it as cognitive weightlifting, a task you’re less likely to try new things. tive challenge – learning new steps engage in physically and mentally
that requires mental flexing and Then you are not only failing to exer- – you’re also likely more socially en- stimulating activities,” says Judy Pa,
strength. And that often means do- cise your brain but also developing a gaged and more active. And because co-director of the Alzheimer’s Dis-
ing something we aren’t used to do- habit of giving up. you’re more active, you may think ease Cooperative Study at the Uni-
ing – something new. about your diet, so before you know versity of California at San Diego.
According to Gallup, the aver- it, you’ve embraced a number of im-
We do this naturally in our age age of retirement in the United portant lifestyle changes.” “We think of these healthy ac-
youth, but when we hit midlife, we States is 61 in 2022. The Pew Re- tivities as a savings account for the
are inclined to slow down and be search Center reports that just over Sylvain Moreno, an associate pro- brain,” Pa says. “Begin building that
less social, less active, less inclined half of Americans over 55 had retired fessor at the School of Interactive cognitive reserve now, so the money
by the third quarter of 2021 – a statis- Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser is in the bank for down the road if
our brains need it.” 

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Coffee vs. tea: Which wins world title for healthiest drink?

BY ANAHAD O’CONNOR, AARON STECKELBERG coffee or tea can provide a variety of
AND GARLAND POTTS health benefits. But how do coffee and
The Washington Post tea compare in a head-to-head match-
up? We took a look at the research, and
Do you start your mornings with a here’s what we found.
potent dose of caffeine from a freshly
brewed cup of Joe? Or do you prefer a Did you know that your morning
slightly less caffeinated nudge from a coffee includes a dose of fiber? One
warm and gentle cup of tea? study found that on average, coffee
has between 1.1 and 1.8 grams of fiber
Whatever your preference, scientists per cup, depending on whether it’s fil-
have found that regularly drinking tered, espresso or instant.

That might not sound like much. lance, alertness and reaction time. But
But it’s more fiber than you’ll find in too much caffeine can lead to jitteri-
orange juice, which has about a half ness and over-arousal, which can end
gram of fiber per cup. You’ll still need up hurting your performance.
to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables to
get the recommended 25 grams of dai- The amount of caffeine in coffee and
ly fiber, but two or three cups of coffee tea can vary widely depending on a lot
a day can help you get there. A cup of of factors. But according to the Mayo
tea on the other hand typically will not Clinic, an 8-ounce cup of brewed cof-
help you meet your daily fiber require- fee contains an average of around 100
ments – unless of course you decide to milligrams of caffeine (Espresso and
munch on the tea leaves. instant coffee have less.) By compari-

Need to get some work done? Study-
ing for a big exam? The caffeine in
both coffee and tea will help you con-
centrate. Studies show that caffeine
can improve your attention span, vigi-