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INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS 6 BEHIND THE SCENES B2 LITERARY SERVICES B6
FOR AGE MANAGEMENT OF ‘VERO COLLECTS’ CELEBRATES 50TH YEAR

County commissioner: PHOTO: KAILA JONES Craig Fletcher, 79,
Sponsoring candidate twice Vero mayor,
forum not a ‘big deal’ urged electric sale

By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer Ron and Nancy Rosner made a $10 million multi-year pledge to Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital’s Health and Wellness Center. By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer
ray32963@gmail.com lisazahner32963@gmail.com
Ron and Nancy Rosner donate $10 million to hospital
You expect civic organizations, In a tragic end to a life of service
political groups and even news By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer and compassion for those in need. So it was natural that when the to his country, to science and to
media outlets to sponsor candi- lisazahner32963@gmail.com From children’s literacy to col- family was reeling from a heart- the City of Vero Beach, two-time
date forums in their communities. breaking loss, instead of turning Vero Mayor A. Craig Fletcher was
Philanthropy is a deeply in- lege scholarships, programs to help inward, the Rosners stretched out found dead in his home Sunday
But a county commissioner? grained Rosner family value. homeless women and children, their arms to help others in a big evening. He was 79.
“I’ve done it a few times the past Giving back. Paying it forward. free medical clinics and the YMCA, way. Their grandson Evan was a
10 years,” County Commission It’s how longtime John’s Island the Rosners have generously con- stellar student and a heavily re- No matter what personal trou-
Chairman Peter O’Bryan said. “I residents Ron and Nancy Rosner tributed to causes and charities bles dogged him in his last few
never thought it was a big deal. show gratitude for their success, from Virginia to Vero Beach. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 years as he approached his 80th
I’m just bringing the candidates birthday in April, Fletcher will be
to my South County constituency. remembered gratefully by many
“I see it as just doing my job,” electric ratepayers, restaurants
he added. “It’s part of my commu- and businesses.
nity outreach as a commissioner.”
O’Bryan, who announced in Fletcher, who served a total
2017 that he would not seek a fifth of eight years on the City Coun-
term, has scheduled what likely cil, was one of the stalwart city
will be the final forum of his 16- officials who, in the early days,
year career as a commissioner pushed the wheelbarrow of the
for 5:30 p.m. May 2 at the coun- Vero electric sale uphill, some-
ty-owned Intergenerational Rec- times through the mud.
reation Center on Oslo Road.
He has invited the five candi- After a tour in Vietnam back in
dates who have filed to run for the his Army days, maybe Fletcher
County Commission, including was primed for that fight.
the three Republicans – former
Former Mayor Pilar Turner
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 said Monday she was in shock
about Fletcher’s passing. “I am
INSIDE grateful for Craig’s years of ser-
vice to Vero Beach and his fervent
NEWS 1-5 ARTS B1 support for selling Vero electric to
FPL,” she said.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

HEALTH 6 GAMES B13

PETS B12 CALENDAR B16

REAL ESTATE 11 French government honors Vero Beach veteran for WWII heroism

To advertise call: 772-559-4187 By George Andreassi | Staff Writer Allied Forces invasion of France in 1944 that his
For circulation or where to pick up true heroism during World War II came to light to
your issue call: 772-226-7925 Lots of Vero Beach residents knew 97-year-old his family and friends.
Harold Granitur was so successful in business he
could afford to embark on a second career, pur- Among his exploits as a Private First Class in
suing his passion as a reading teacher champion- the U.S. Army were single-handedly accepting
ing the cause of literacy. the surrender of more than 180 German soldiers,
risking his life to warn commanders about an en-
But it wasn’t until his grandchildren started
asking him about his experiences during the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

PHOTO: KAILA JONES

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ROSNER DONATION care in Vero Beach,” Nancy Rosner said. felt losing our grandson – whether the loss Philanthropy was always something
Though the $10 million gift is unrestrict- is losing a job or some other kind of loss they agreed would be a priority as they set-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 along the way, you have something and you tled down and started a family.
ed, Ron Rosner said he hopes the money lose it, and you grieve, and hopefully in the
cruited baseball player, a left-handed will help raise awareness about the dangers end it makes you stronger. Nancy describes growing up in a devout
pitcher. A caring and selfless young man, of fentanyl so no family has to go through a Christian home and learning that charita-
Evan called his grandparents frequently similar loss. “We really need this education “You never know the lives you might ble work and giving were a way to live out
and always asked about their lives be- for the community,” he said. “If just one life touch,” Nancy Rosner said of the donation God’s command to “do unto others as you
fore sharing his own news. Evan and his can be saved, it will have been worth it.” to the hospital, and all the people who will would have them do unto you.” Ron learned
brothers were “The Three Musketeers” benefit. how blessed he was during an eye-opening
until, in a tragic moment on March 17, The hospital, in a statement, said: “The two years serving as a Peace Corps volun-
2021, there were only two. Rosners’ gift will fund several initiatives, The Rosners already have a YMCA and teer in Quito, Ecuador, where among other
including educating physicians, increas- a college athletic stadium named after things, he coached basketball.
Well-educated, widely traveled and in- ing healthcare access for residents in the them in Virginia in recognition of their
volved in their community, the Rosners community and providing caregivers with philanthropy and joining those will be the “It was a far cry from New York City,” he
knew nothing of the powerful and poten- resources to enhance patient care for de- Rosner Family Health and Wellness Center said. When Rosner returned stateside, his
tially lethal opioid drug fentanyl. But their cades to come.” on the Vero Cleveland Clinic Indian River outlook on life changed and as his career
Evan took a Xanax pill that was laced with hospital campus. in the automotive industry advanced, he
fentanyl, and died. Emphasizing that the education of- established a pattern of giving to worthy
fered would be “inclusive and extensive,” The Health and Wellness Center cur- causes.
“It (fentanyl) seemed to be something the hospital said the transformational gift rently houses the offices of more than 50
we were not aware of. We became aware of from the Rosners would help fund “the hospital physicians, including experts in Now as chairman of Rosner Motor-
it in an unfortunate way,” Ron Rosner said addition of outpatient behavioral health such specialties as cardiology and car- sports, Rosner said he surrounds himself
of the drug, that’s said to be 100 times more services for children, teens, adults and diovascular surgery, neurology, infectious with community-minded people to ex-
potent than morphine. seniors, including funding for education disease, orthopedics, urology, rheumatol- change ideas. Through those social con-
programs focused on drug use among ogy, pulmonary medicine, primary care tacts he learns about organizations with
On the one-year anniversary of Evan’s teens, and young adults.” and endocrinology. great outcomes like the Learning Alliance
death, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hos- literacy program, which he admired so
pital announced that the Rosner Family Nancy Rosner said she hopes the do- Established and highly respected mem- much that he donated seed money to rep-
had made a $10 million gift to the hospital. nation provides services to make young bers of the John’s Island community, the licate it in Virginia, and the Boys and Girls
It’s the second largest gift ever, right behind people more resilient to life’s challenges, Rosners bought their first home in Vero Clubs here locally.
the $12 million donated to establish the and to educate parents and grandparents Beach in 2003, relocating from West Palm
Scully-Welsh Cancer Center. on how to support their young people Beach. The Rosners have traveled extensively,
through better awareness. She has a great and that’s helped them keep life in per-
The Rosners became supporters of the deal of compassion for people who have He grew up in Queens, N.Y., and she in spective. “Our quality of life here in Vero
hospital shortly after moving to the area, hit a rough patch in life. McLain, Va., but they met at a golf tourna- Beach is phenomenal, and it’s some-
joining the ranks of the Golden Eagle Soci- ment at Doral National Golf Club in the thing we don’t take for granted,” Nancy
ety. “It’s so important to have quality health- “When there are the bumps along the 1980s. Now they are looking forward to Rosner said. 
way – hopefully not the devastating one we their 33rd wedding anniversary in May.

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WWII VET HONORED sul General Vincent Floreani while being crowd here. Obviously, I’m very proud him.” fought in France, Floreani said.
applauded by some 200 well-wishers. After the war, Granitur devoted himself After the ceremony, Granitur said he
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“This is a great honor for me,” Granitur to his business career and his family, and was grateful for the recognition.
emy tank position and getting wounded told the crowd in the conference room at eventually a second career as an elemen- “I can’t express my gratitude,” Granitur
twice in battle. “Despite his injury, he con- Indian River Estates. tary school teacher in Livingston, N.J., and
tinued to fight in Normandy and Northern reading specialist at New York University. said. “I didn’t expect anything. It’s a won-
France (at Avranches, Le Ham, Saint-Jores “I appreciate the fact that all these peo- derful thing they did for me. It’s good to be
ple who I’ve never met before – but I ap- Granitur and his late wife Adele moved appreciated. Everyone should be appreci-
and St. Hilaire-Petitville),” according to an preciate that you’re here – have come to to Vero Beach in 2002 and had been mar- ated.”
account provided by the French Consulate ried 71 years when she passed away in
in Miami. pay me this great honor which I 2018. He has three grandchildren, Sydney, Despite his heroism during an interna-
hope I justly deserve.” Caroline and Luc. tional conflict of epic proportion, Granitur
Granitur’s unit landed on Utah Beach said he believes in compromising and get-
on June 8, 1944, two days after D-Day, and A humble hero, Granitur said he It was their questions about his WWII ting along.
he spent the next year fighting for the lib- had just been doing his duty while service that led to the French government
eration of Europe. “While progressing to earning two Purple Hearts, one Sil- presenting him with the nation’s highest “It’s good when people respect each
the East of France, he participated in com- ver Service Star with arrowhead, honor. other,” Granitur said. “It’s the best thing in
bats in Chateau Thiery, Verdun and Fort the Combat Infantry Campaign the world. That’s what I call compromis-
Driant,” the French account says. Badge 1st Award, the Sharpshooter Nearly 1,600 medals have been awarded ing. You show respect for me, I show re-
Badge with a Rifle Bar, the Bronze to veterans of the U.S. Armed Services who spect for you and we help each other.” 
Still fit and standing tall, Granitur hum- Star Medal, the Honorable Service
bly accepted the “Chevalier de la Légion Lapel Button WWII, the Presiden-
d’Honneur” (“Knight in the Legion of tial Unit Citation and the World
Honor”) last Thursday from French Con- War II Victory Medal.

“My dad has been very quiet
about this for years and years and years,”
said son Eric Granitur. “The kids started
asking questions about four or five years
ago and that’s when he really opened up
about it.

“He never really made a big deal about
it,” Eric Granitur said. “He really just took it
as part of his job. (After) walking those 180
German infantry troops in, the other U.S.
troops took over and he just walked away
like nothing happened.

“Beside serving in World War II, he’s just
a great person. Obviously, a lot of people
here, they like him, or there wouldn’t be this

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CRAIG FLETCHER bridge over the Indian River. And Fletcher’s CANDIDATE FORUM number of seconds, then, at the end, all
father also served as Vero’s mayor. Fletcher the candidates will get a chance to give a
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 could speak to the segment of the commu- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 two-minute summary.
nity that feared big changes as only one of
An aeronautical engineer retired from their own could. Sheriff Deryl Loar, funeral home owner and “I’ve had candidates in the past tell me
McDonnell Douglas Missile Systems at Cape former county commissioner Tom Lowther it’s the best-run forum they’ve been in.”
Canaveral, Fletcher routinely called the city’s Utility activist Glenn Heran said Fletch- and first-time candidate Joann Binford –
Big Blue power plant a “dinosaur” and urged er’s affiliations and reputation bolstered the vying for his District 4 seat. The candidates may bring petitions, fli-
the city to jettison the riverfront money pit sale effort that was sometimes criticized as ers and other printed campaign materials
before a catastrophe happened, exposing the being imported by people from outside the Gifford resident Elizabeth Siebert is chal- to distribute to the audience, but O’Bryan
city to financial peril. city limits. lenging four-term incumbent Joe Flescher asks that they don’t place any signs on the
in District 2. IG Center’s campus.
Amy Brunjes, who served as FPL’s external “Craig represented a group of ‘Old Vero’
affairs director during the decade-long effort people, many of whom were very reluc- This year’s forum will be the fourth He said the invitations were sent to the
to purchase Vero’s electric utility, said Fletch- tant to get on board with the sale,” Heran sponsored by O’Bryan, who hosted similar candidates only last week, but he expects
er was very smart and had a strong vision for said. “If you didn’t have him on council at events in 2012, 2014, and 2018. He said he all of them to participate, since the com-
Vero after the electric sale. that time, you wouldn’t have had his vote doesn’t remember why he didn’t organize missioners are elected in a countywide
and you wouldn’t have his base of support. one in 2016, but he didn’t even try during vote.
“He was definitely one of the earliest Without guys like that, it wouldn’t have got- the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
champions of the sale effort and he was not ten off the ground.” For those wondering: O’Bryan said he
afraid to stand up to the naysayers. Craig had O’Bryan was a candidate seeking re-elec- isn’t required to lease the facility for the fo-
the technical ability and he saw that it could Fletcher’s public life was not free of con- tion in 2014 and 2018, but the forums pre- rum and can reserve the room for free be-
be done,” Brunjes said. troversy. He faced a recall campaign during sented no conflict of interest because he cause the event is part of his community
his tenure as mayor for his strong stance ran unopposed both years. outreach as a commissioner.
“He always kept things close to the vest that the prayer said before Vero Beach City
and kept everything in the public. He had an Council meetings should be offered by a There is no charge to attend the forum, In fact, O’Bryan said he schedules
open mind and we often didn’t know which clergy member of a religious organization – which is open to the public, and O’Bryan meet-the-commissioner sessions with his
way he was going to go, but he surprised us not by a Humanist group. said he expects a crowd of more than 100. constituents on the first Monday of every
with his support for the sale.” month at 5:30 p.m. at the IG Center.
In 2019, Fletcher was arrested, and took a “It’s a little bit unusual, I guess, having a
When he advocated for selling the elec- plea deal for probation in a special veterans’ commissioner do this, but I’m not running “Usually, it’s just to give people an up-
tric utility to Florida Power & Light, Fletch- court, after pulling a firearm on a landscaper and I’m not endorsing anyone,” O’Bryan date on what the commission is doing,”
er’s voice carried weight for two reasons at his home. Police records from recent calls said. “It would be different if I were doing a O’Bryan said. “But during election years, I
– his technical knowledge, having worked to the home suggest that Fletcher’s life was meet-and-greet for just one candidate, but try to use one of those Monday meetings
nearly four decades as an engineer, and the increasingly distraught as of late, culminat- this is a fair and impartial forum. to hold candidate forums so they can learn
fact that he was entrenched in Vero’s old- ing in his death on Sunday of a self-inflicted about the people running for office.”
guard community. gunshot wound. “The forums have been well received
because I make sure everybody is treat- Four years ago, O’Bryan also scheduled
A multi-generation Vero Beach native He is survived by his longtime wife Arlene ed the same,” he added. “Each candidate a forum for School Board candidates “be-
and longtime McAnsh Park resident, one and daughter, Edith Collins, plus extended will give a 2- or 3-minute introduction, cause there were so many of them.” He
of Fletcher’s grandfathers built the first family.  and we’ll rotate who responds first to each said he hadn’t yet decided whether to do
question. We’ll limit their answers to a set another one this year, but if he does, it like-
ly will be in June. 

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Age management practice offers innovative treatments

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent he was cancer free for three years, he was in-
spired to take his practice in a new direction,
Dr. Mel Richardson, formerly the medi- helping people get healthier, live longer and
cal director of Grove Place Surgery Center have the functionality to enjoy life during
in Vero Beach, has opened an age man- their senior years.
agement practice – ReGenRX Integrated
Wellness and Medical Spa – on Royal Palm “We’ve increased our lifespan, but we
Point in Vero, where he and his staff focus haven’t increased our quality of life,” Dr.
on helping people maintain a better quality Richardson said. “Our bodies change when
of life as they age. we go through menopause – or manopause
as it applies to men – and we gain weight
After 19 years as medical director at Grove and lose muscle. Our joints start to ache,
Place, Dr. Richardson had to take time off and and we have less energy than we did when
semi-retire due to a bout with cancer. When we were younger.

Dr. Mel Richardson.

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“There are many things that can be done profound changes on a cellular level.
to combat decline through the use of pep- As the acoustic waves enter into the injured
tides, bio-identical hormones, diet, exercise
and new medical technology. Peptides are a tissue, cells release the inflammatory chemi-
group of short chain amino acids that isolate cals and proteins the body naturally produc-
in our body. They have no side effects and do es, and attracts stem cells from around the
marvelous things for our body like help with body to the injured area. The stem cells heal
our mental acuity, increase energy, gain mus- and regenerate damaged tissue. The typical
cle, and help joint pain. They are also used in course of the SoftWave therapy is one treat-
cosmetics to boost collagen.” ment a week for three weeks and the patient
should feel maximum benefits in about six to
Peptides are short strings of amino acids 12 weeks following therapy.
that send messages to an organ, causing it
to secrete a particular hormone. According A study published in the peer-reviewed
to Medical News Today, people may con- Journal of Physical Therapy Science found
fuse peptides with proteins because both are that “extracorporeal shock wave therapy
made up of amino acids, but peptides con- (ESWT) may be a useful nonsurgical inter-
tain fewer amino acids than proteins. vention for reducing the pain of patients with
degenerative knee arthritis and improving
Like proteins, peptides are naturally pres- these patients’ function.”
ent in foods. Peptides are easier for the body
to absorb than proteins because they are In addition, the Food and Drug Admin-
smaller and can more easily penetrate the istration has approved the use of ESWT for
skin and intestines, which helps them to en- the treatment of plantar fasciopathy, and
ter the bloodstream more quickly. Because “Jonathan T. Finnoff, D.O., medical director
of their potential health benefits, many sup- for Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine at Mayo
plements are available that contain peptides Clinic Square in Minneapolis, reports that
that manufacturers have derived either from ESWT is a viable option to consider for
food or made synthetically. many patients who present with chron-
ic tendinopathy that hasn’t responded to
“I first heard about peptides at a medical more-conservative treatments,” according
conference when a physician from Boston to Mayoclinic.org.
related the story of her son who had been
beaten into a coma. She started giving him Chronic tendinopathy is characterized by
peptides and it helped the neurological localized pain and pathological changes to
tissue regenerate,” Dr. Richardson said. tendons. The Mayo sports specialists are cur-
“Peptides have also been used to treat alco- rently using ESWT to treat numerous tendi-
holism and PTSD. They come in capsules, nopathy throughout the body.
nasal sprays, sublingual sprays, IV solutions,
subcutaneous solutions, patches, topical “I’ve used this machine to successfully
creams and cosmetic face creams. They are treat tennis elbow, shoulder, neck and knee
known to decrease inflammation, and pain pain, and plantar fasciitis,” Dr. Richardson
and increase healing.” said. “I’ve been practicing pain manage-
ment and anesthesia for 35 years and this
Peptide therapy is just one modality in machine is the most remarkable thing I’ve
Dr. Richardson’s medical tool chest. An- seen in medicine.
other innovative treatment for chronic
pain is the SoftWave Tissue Regeneration “Professional sports teams like the Indi-
Technologies (TRT) treatment. SoftWave ans, Cubs and Lakers own and use the Soft-
TRT is a patented therapeutic machine Wave technology for their athletes. I’ve used
that accelerates healing with mechano- it on myself on my torn rotator cuff and I now
transductive acoustic pulses for long-last- have a full range of motion without surgery.
ing pain relief and regenerative benefits. SoftWave therapy is the go-to machine for all
The therapy is similar to that used to break pain and it’s done more good for my patients
up kidney stones which utilizes specific than anything I’ve ever seen.
frequencies of acoustic waves to initiate
improved blood flow to a certain part of “Surgery should be a last resort for any-
the body. Additional blood flow results in one. With today’s advanced technology and
non-invasive procedures, there are a lot
of modalities that work to reduce chronic

CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Most-fit are 33 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s

pain and even regenerate tissue with few or By Linda Searing and thinking skills and interferes with possibly reduce risk for the ailment. Nu-
no side effects,” Dr. Richardson said. “Even The Washington Post the ability to carry out daily tasks. About merous studies have found that regular
pain-blocking steroids like cortisone injec- 6 million Americans 65 and older have physical activity can benefit the brain,
tions have side effects and can actually de- The more fit you are, the less likely you Alzheimer’s. There are no proven ways to and the Alzheimer’s Association de-
teriorate the joints, so it just makes sense to may be to develop Alzheimer’s disease – cure the disease. scribes it as one of the best things people
explore non-invasive options.” with those who are the most fit having can do to reduce their chances of devel-
a 33 percent lower risk for this dementia Researchers say, however, that increas- oping dementia. 
Dr. Richardson also administers bio-iden- than the least fit, according to a report to ing physical activity is a promising way to
tical hormone therapy for men and women be presented to the American Academy
and provides age and weight management of Neurology at its annual meeting next
therapy, infusion therapy, male and female month.
sexual dysfunction treatment, and non-sur-
gical treatment of Peyronie’s disease. Researchers from the Washington VA
Medical Center and George Washington
He is trained and licensed by the Institute University tested and tracked 649,605
of Neurological Research for using prescrip- veterans (average age 61) for nearly a de-
tion Enbrel for chronic neck and back pain cade. Based on their cardiorespiratory
and for Alzheimer’s and other dementia fitness, participants were divided into
diseases. He is a diplomate of the American five categories, from lowest to highest fit-
Board of Anesthesiology and the American ness level.
Academy of Pain Management and certified
by the Peptide Society and the age manage- The researchers found that, as fitness
ment organization Cenegenics. improved, people’s chances of developing
the ailment decreased. Compared with
Dr. Mel Richardson earned his medical the least-fit group, those slightly more
degree from Louisiana State University Med- fit had a 13 percent lower risk for Alzhei-
ical School in New Orleans and served his mer’s; the middle group was 20 percent
surgical internship at David Grant Medical less likely to develop the disease; the next
Center, Travis Air Force Base, California. He higher group was 26 percent less likely;
completed his residency in anesthesiology at with the odds reaching a 33 percent lower
Wilford Hall Medical Center, Dept. of Anes- risk for those in the most-fit group.
thesiology, Lackland AFB, Texas. For more
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gical treatments offered at ReGenRX Inte- of dementia. It is a progressive brain dis-
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MYSTERY OF MENIERE’S DISEASE NOT YET SOLVED

By Fred Cicetti | Columnist a hereditary predisposition, and allergy. Me- Meniere’s disease is severe, it may have to be may also eat five or six smaller meals instead
niere’s is not contagious. treated with surgery. of three meals a day.
Q. A friend of mine has Meniere’s disease.
What is it exactly? There is no cure for Meniere’s, but you can The following are some changes you can • Salt can increase fluid retention. Try to
find relief by reducing body fluid with diuret- make in your lifestyle to help with Meniere’s: consume no more than 1,000 to 1,500 milli-
Meniere’s disease is an inner-ear disorder ic medicines and a change in diet. Drugs that grams of sodium daily.
that produces a group of symptoms includ- treat vertigo and nausea are helpful, too. If • Eat approximately the same amount of
ing vertigo, a spinning sensation that can food at each meal to regulate body fluids. You • Avoid monosodium glutamate (MSG).
lead to nausea and vomiting. Meniere’s usu- Prepackaged food products and some Asian
ally occurs in only one ear. foods include MSG, a type of sodium.

The disease was named after French phy- • Stay away from the caffeine in coffee,
sician Prosper Ménière who first described it tea and some soft drinks. Caffeine can make
in 1861. Meniere’s main symptoms are: symptoms worse.

• Attacks of vertigo without warning that • Nicotine can make Meniere’s symptoms
last 20 minutes to more than two hours. worse, too. Quit smoking.

• Permanent hearing loss that is suffered Part of the inner ear is a labyrinth lined
by most people with Meniere’s. with hair-like sensors that react to mov-
ing fluid. These sensors send information
• Tinnitus, which is a ringing, buzzing, about body movement to the brain. The
roaring, whistling or hissing sound in your fluid and sensors tell us the direction and
ear. speed of our movements and they help us
maintain balance.
• A feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear.
Attacks can come as often as daily or as lit- If you experience symptoms of Me-
tle as once a year. An attack can be a combi- niere’s, see a physician for a diagnosis. Me-
nation of multiple symptoms. niere’s symptoms can be caused by other
The cause of Meniere’s disease isn’t diseases such as stroke, brain tumor, Par-
known. It seems to be the result of the abnor- kinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis or car-
mal volume or composition of fluid in the in- diovascular disease.
ner ear. However, researchers are uncertain
about what causes the changes in the fluid. Unpredictable attacks of vertigo from Me-
There is speculation that it may be caused by niere’s can be crippling. They can increase
viral infections of the inner ear, head injury, your risk of falling, having a car accident and
getting depressed and anxious. 

Spacious Pointe West home
has lake and golf course views

1445 79th Ave., Pointe West, West Central Village: 3-bedroom, 2-bath 2,608-square-foot home offered for $679,000
by Kimberly Keithahn of AMAC Alex MacWilliam Real Estate: 772-321-4656

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Spacious Pointe West home has lake and golf course views

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer wide archways further enhance the airy, ie’s dream-come-true, gourmet kitchen for spacious family room, which is flooded
samanthabaita@bellsouth.net unimpeded flow. another “Wow!” moment. with ambient light via a pair of large win-
dows to the south and glass sliders to the
Located in West Central Village in Pointe Through the white wood and oval glass Dressed in pale sunbeam yellow, it is lanai in back.
West, the endlessly spacious, bright and entry door, step into the foyer, where gold/ as well-equipped as it is gorgeous, with
airy Southern Classic home at 1445 79th tan tiles stretch throughout the entire cen- an abundance of beautiful honey-colored An elegant and unusual feature of the
Ave. offers more of what you most want in tral space. A trio of wide archways lends an wood cabinetry with 43-inch-tall wall cab- formal living room is a full wall picture
a house – more space, more storage, more easy elegance and showcases foyer, family inets featuring crown molding just below window looking out onto the lanai.
lofty ceilings, more gorgeous views, more room, octagonal dining room and hexago- ceiling level, including a pair of double
outdoor living spaces, more upgrades and nal living room – definitely an impressive glass door display wall units. The owner’s suite is a study in elegant
more exceptional entertainment possibil- first look.
ities. The appliances are stainless steel, in- simplicity, with an expanse of warm engi-
The entire south side of the home was cluding the hands-down star of the kitch- neered wood flooring, a sweeping bay and
Pulling up, the first thing you notice is built 2 feet wider than other homes of this en, a huge, glorious 6-burner Wolf gas glass sliders to the lanai.
the desirable location: The home sits at design in the neighborhood, contributing range with a “French stove” feature in the
the end of the street, adjacent to a golf cart to a generous 2,608 square feet under air. center, to delight even the most serious Within the spacious owner’s bath are
trail circling a sparkling lake and a sloping Many such special features are unique to of serious cooks. Further enhancing this two large walk-in closets; a water closet;
green expanse of golf course. The broad 1445. stunner is a striking, stainless-with-black- two long blonde wood cabinet vanities,
paver driveway extends from this short trim range hood and a tan-and-brown one with dressing table section, and both
stretch of street, creating an additional two Head around the corner into the food- ceramic tiled backsplash. There are two
parking spaces just for you. roomy pantries and a charming breakfast
nook in a sunny south-facing bay.
Surrounded by precisely designed land-
scape, including a small front garden with Illumination for the dining room is pro-
one of the several fountains, the exterior vided by natural light through corner win-
glows in pale yellow with white trim, and dows and, after dark, an elegant crystal
features gently curved-top windows, a and gold chandelier. A two-level peninsu-
handsome roof line and new metal roof, lar counter separates the kitchen from the
and an L-shaped covered entry porch large
enough to easily accommodate seating.

The numerous windows, white crown
molding and pastel palette, 9.5-foot ceil-
ings and 8-foot doorways inform the al-
ready spacious interior, and the and many

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illuminated with a 6-bulb strip of marquee A screen door leads from the pool deck the very best views in the village – a sweep- into Vero’s mainland downtown arts and
lights above wall-to-wall mirrors. onto a patio that sits beside a serene tropi- ing vista that literally curves around the restaurant hub. East over the Indian Riv-
cal garden featuring clustered palms, low- home’s south and west sides and includes er Lagoon, and you’ll be on Vero’s famous
A large glass corner shower with a hand- er tropical plantings, a fountain and a koi the verdant golf course, robust tropical barrier island with its pristine beaches,
held and a stationary head is adjacent to pond. Very Zen. A blue-and-white striped landscaping and two lovely lakes. shops, restaurants, pubs and resorts, as
a big beautiful corner soaking tub washed electric awning shades the patio. well as Riverside Park, the city marina, art
in light through a pair of high glass block From Pointe West, it is a short ride east museum, live professional theater, dog
windows, beckoning you to wind down, In addition to the exceptional house to the bustling west Vero corridor com- park and more. 
relax, and soak the tension of the day away. itself, you’ll be front row center to one of mercial centers, and a few more minutes

The other two bedrooms – one with vi-
nyl white oak flooring, the other with engi-
neered wood laid on the diagonal – share
a full bath. Either of these could easily be
transformed into a library, office or den.

Step onto the screened lanai and pool
deck for yet another “Wow!” moment.
There is plenty of space for al fresco din-
ing around a feature you don’t find in most
back porches – an authentic pizza oven.

1445 79TH AVENUE

Neighborhood: Pointe West,
West Central Village
Year built: 2003
Construction: CBS
Lot size: .29 acre

Home size: 2,608 square feet
Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2 full baths
Additional features: 2021
metal roof; oversized lot and
home; gourmet kitchen; re-
cessed lighting; southern lake
and golf views; 2-bay garage;
heated pool/spa; wood-burn-
ing pizza oven; natural gas;
central vacuum; stylish ceiling
fans; accordion storm shut-
ters; security system with
cameras; optional Pointe
West club membership; polo

matches during season
Listing agency: AMAC
Alex MacWilliam Real Estate

Listing agent:
Kimberly Keithahn,

772-321-4656
Listing price: $679,000

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: MARCH 14 THROUGH MARCH 18

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

A huge week of real estate sales on the mainland saw 69 transactions of single-family residences
and lots reported (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom home at 1750
Paseo Del Lago Lane – first listed in September for $1,195,000 – sold for $1,095,000 on March 15.
Representing both the seller and the buyer in the transaction was agent Eddie Branigan of ONE
Sotheby’s International Realty.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$1,095,000
VERO BEACH 1750 PASEO DEL LAGO LN 9/17/2021 $1,195,000 3/15/2022 $925,000
VERO BEACH 1155 27TH AVE SW 12/18/2021 $950,000 3/15/2022 $800,000
VERO BEACH 6255 ARROWHEAD LN 12/8/2021 $775,000 3/16/2022 $755,000
VERO BEACH 1061 RIVER WIND CIR 1/24/2022 $675,000 3/15/2022 $695,000
VERO BEACH 1295 S VILLAGE SQ 1/19/2022 $695,000 3/14/2022 $679,000
VERO BEACH 4531 9TH PL 1/3/2022 $699,000 3/15/2022 $577,000
VERO BEACH 4085 9TH PL 1/27/2022 $577,000 3/16/2022 $545,000
VERO BEACH 1215 45TH CT SW 12/29/2021 $545,000 3/18/2022 $539,900
VERO BEACH 747 FORTUNELLA CIR SW 1/23/2022 $559,900 3/18/2022 $533,500
VERO BEACH 5495 55TH ST 10/21/2021 $600,000 3/16/2022 $525,000
VERO BEACH 6445 35TH LN 2/16/2022 $500,000 3/17/2022 $525,000
VERO BEACH 1255 SAINT GEORGES LN 2/9/2022 $550,000 3/17/2022 $512,500
VERO BEACH 212 14TH PL 1/28/2022 $549,000 3/16/2022 $485,000
VERO BEACH 3401 WILD BANYAN WAY 1/17/2022 $485,000 3/14/2022 $477,000
VERO BEACH 5194 KIPPER WAY 1/31/2022 $450,000 3/17/2022 $475,000
VERO BEACH 5947 RIDGE LAKE CIR 1/28/2022 $490,000 3/15/2022 $460,000
VERO BEACH 4383 BEAUTY LEAF CIR 11/22/2021 $425,000 3/15/2022 $452,500
VERO BEACH 1262 SCARLET OAK CIR 1/19/2022 $429,900 3/15/2022 $450,000
VERO BEACH 5853 SEGOVIA PL 2/14/2022 $450,000 3/17/2022 $437,500
VERO BEACH 5920 BRAE BURN CIR 12/2/2021 $449,000 3/15/2022 $436,500
SEBASTIAN 126 LARCHMONT TER 2/7/2022 $425,000 3/16/2022 $420,000
SEBASTIAN 601 BENEDICTINE TER 2/10/2022 $430,000 3/17/2022 $415,000
SEBASTIAN 1162 FAIRFIELD LN 2/8/2022 $389,900 3/17/2022 $400,000
VERO BEACH 10133 W VERONA CIR 1/27/2022 $400,000 3/16/2022 $400,000
VERO BEACH 357 24TH AVE SW 1/20/2022 $550,000 3/15/2022 $396,000
SEBASTIAN 402 WATERCREST ST 2/9/2022 $385,900 3/14/2022 $385,000
SEBASTIAN 145 DEL MONTE RD 2/3/2022 $317,500 3/14/2022 $380,000
SEBASTIAN 193 PORT ROYAL CT 1/14/2022 $390,000 3/15/2022 $375,500
SEBASTIAN 189 ABLETT TER 2/8/2022 $375,500 3/15/2022 $373,000
VERO BEACH 2770 W BROOKFIELD WAY 12/9/2021 $399,000 3/14/2022

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TOP RECENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY REAL ESTATE SALES.

1155 27th Ave SW, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 12/18/2021
Original Price: $950,000
Sold: 3/15/2022
Selling Price: $925,000
Listing Agent: Vance Brinkerhoff

Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise

John Mullins

Island Properties Vero Beach

6255 Arrowhead Ln, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 12/8/2021
Original Price: $775,000
Sold: 3/16/2022
Selling Price: $800,000
Listing Agent: Kimberly Taylor

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Tripp Hernandez

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

1061 River Wind Cir, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 1/24/2022
Original Price: $675,000
Sold: 3/15/2022
Selling Price: $755,000
Listing Agent: Cheryl Burge

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida

Stacey Morabito

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

1295 S Village Sq, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 1/19/2022
Original Price: $695,000
Sold: 3/14/2022
Selling Price: $695,000
Listing Agent: Michael Castro

Selling Agent: Douglas Elliman Florida LLC

Jason Gill

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.



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Coming Up

MUSEUM OF ART’S
MUSIC/ART/MOVIE
TRIFECTA IS BEST BET

By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent

1 The Vero Beach Museum of
Art has some engaging pro-
gramming that appeals to a wide
range of people, from music lov-
ers to art lovers and movie lovers.
First up this week is the Concerts
in the Park performance with
Mike Telesmanick from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. Thursday, March 24. Teles-

Mike Telesmanick MUSEUM ON A MISSION

manick, an accomplished pianist BEHIND THE SCENES OF ‘VERO COLLECTS’ PAGEB2
and singer, leads a jazz trio with
Robert Burns on bass and guitar
and Paul Cywinski on drums. For
this concert, the trio will be joined
by jazz singer Nolia Blue. Teles-
manick is a cum laude graduate
of the prestigious Berklee College
of Music, where he was given his
composition degree by none oth-
er than legendary drummer Bud-
dy Rich. The program will feature
many of Telesmanick’s original
compositions, which evoke styles
of Oscar Peterson, Thelonious
Monk, Chick Corea and Herbie
Hancock. Also on the program will
be a tribute to the greats from the
American Songbook, including
Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and
Nat King Cole. The concert will be
held rain or shine. Admission is
$10 for museum members and $12
for non-members. Concessions
will be available for purchase. For
more information on the concert,
call 772-231-0707, ext. 111 or vis-
it VBMuseum.org. On Saturday,

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MUSEUM ON A MISSION:
BEHIND THE SCENES OF
‘VERO COLLECTS’

BY ELLEN FISCHER | COLUMNIST that has increased visitation. In addition, PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
the catalog that Anke put together has
If you ask Sophie Bentham-Wood, Vero been incredibly popular in our gift shop.
Beach Museum of Art director of market- We’ve got a small print run that we might
ing, what has been bringing people into continue on with, because the catalogs
the VBMA to see the current “Vero Col- have been very, very popular,” she says.
lects” exhibition, she starts off by saying
that the drastic reduction of new COVID The catalog features full-page color re-
cases here has given everyone a little productions of every object in the exhibi-
more breathing room. tion. Notes by senior curator Anke Van Wa-
genberg briefly explain the art historical
“This is the first time we’ve really opened significance of the artist behind each piece.
up since the pandemic,” she says. “We are
just beginning to come back with the group Van Wagenberg admits that putting the
tour offerings.” She notes that visitors have show plus the catalog together was a lot of
once again been taking advantage of their work, but it was fun work.
very popular 2 p.m. docent tours.
“I made visits to collectors all over Vero
Bentham-Woods opines on the appeal Beach, and basically everybody showed
of this particular exhibition, which has me their entire collection. I saw every
been drawn from local private collections. nook and cranny of a lot of homes,” she
says. “People have passions about their
“A lot of people have an interest in what collections. I went to 51 homes, I believe,
other people have in their homes, and and everyone agreed to loan to the show.”

BY STEPHANIE LaBAFF | STAFF WRITER

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You might be wondering, do collectors in
Vero purchase helter-skelter, this and that,
without any thought of giving a shape to
their holdings, or do they take an organized
approach to building their collections?

“Most people buy what they like, and
especially what they want to live with.
There are several focused collections in
Vero,” says Van Wagenberg, who men-
tions the very specific collection of Ste-
phen Holcomb and Hollis Harman.

That treasure trove holds loads of
prints by American printmaker Martin
Lewis. A number of that collection’s art-
works was last seen at the VBMA in its
2018 exhibition, “Shadow and Light: The
Etchings of Martin Lewis.”

Lewis’ best-known prints feature New
York City’s bustling streets at a time when
bobbed hair, cloche hats, low waistlines
and high skirts were de rigueur for modish
women of all classes. In the current exhi-
bition, Lewis’s drypoint print “Glow of the
City” focuses on a slender woman who has
stepped out onto her apartment’s fire es-
cape landing for a breath of cool evening air.

Hanging above her head, clotheslines
adorned with a motley assortment of
laundry stretch across a dark void to the
opposite row of tenements. Rising behind
those buildings is the 56-story art deco
Chanin office building. That structure
was completed in 1929, the same year
Lewis’ print was executed. Back then the

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B3 tic about their collections, but also “very
knowledgeable” about the art they collect.
light array at the top of the Chanin Build-
ing emitted the equivalent of 30 million “Other collectors collect only Afri-
candlepower. On a clear night, the light can-American art,” she says, and names
could be seen more than 40 miles away two such couples: Nancy and Russell
(thank you, Wikipedia). Brewer, and Eddie and Sylvia Brown.

Lewis’ aptly named “Glow of the City” In the current show, the Brown Collec-
celebrates the power of modern Manhat- tion is represented by American Beau-
tan. The poignancy of the scene – not to ford Delaney’s untitled painting from his
mention its romance – is due to Lewis’ de- Greene Street Series of 1940. Greene Street
cision to place the new skyscraper in the runs through the now-trendy SoHo neigh-
background of his human-scaled theme. borhood of New York City, but when Del-
aney lived on the street in the 1930s and
Says Van Wagenberg, “The Martin Lew- 1940s (his home/studio there has long since
is collection is everywhere in the collec- been demolished), it was a neighborhood of
tors’ house. They collect very specifically. pushcarts and physical labor, where Black
They like Martin Lewis prints.” men wheeled and hefted great sacks of
merchandise from one place to another.
Van Wagenberg says that a lot of the col-
lectors she visited are not only enthusias-

In the year Delaney created this pic- emental as a child’s crayons, is photogra-
ture, city planners had given up on the phy. That medium is represented in this
neighborhood. They deemed it obsolete, show by prints executed with 20th centu-
fit only to raze in preparation for new con- ry technology.
struction. That did not happen. More art-
ists began moving in for the cheap rents, The Elizabeth Stewart Collection is
and gentrification followed. Instead of composed entirely of works in photog-
the junk store prominently displayed in raphy. From that collection, three gela-
Delaney’s painting, the area now boasts tin silver prints by three masters of the
luxury apartments and boutique shops. medium hang in close proximity to one
another in the Holmes Gallery. They are
From the Brewer Collection came a the work of Americans Ansel Adams and
suite of six Romare Bearden prints, a André Kertész (born in Hungary), and the
painting by David Driskell, and a Jacob Brazilian Sebastião Salgado.
Lawrence drawing of a Nigerian market-
place executed in colored crayon. Kertész is represented by his “Wash-
ington Square, New York (No.17)” of
Of the latter, Van Wagenberg says, 1954. The image is one of Kertész’s most
“‘Memories of Nigeria’ is an amazing recognizable for the poetic elegance of its
piece from when Lawrence went to Ni- snow-covered composition.
geria in 1964 on a travel grant. It is very
rare to see an artist make such a beautiful Salgado is represented by “Fortress
thing in a children’s medium.” of Solitude,” of 2005. The globetrotting
photographer uses only black and white
A medium that is as near as the smart- printing methods to present photographs
phone in your hand, and nowadays as el- of the natural environment, as well as the

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people who live and work in the remote Joe lunch starting 11:30 Flores perform. Tickets are $25 general
places he visits. The subject of his print Medeiros a.m. The lunch buffet and $10 youth. The 3 p.m. concert will be
is an Arctic iceberg, atop of whose jagged costs $20. Tickets to held at Christ by the Sea United Meth-
back rises a perfectly formed rectangle of CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 the concert cost $40 odist Church, 3755 Highway A1A, Vero
ice, the “fortress” of the title. to $45. Call 772-234- Beach. Call 772-231-1661. The Gainesville
March 26, the museum studios will offer a 4600 or visit TCJazz. Brass Quintet will perform 3 p.m. Sunday,
“Mount Williamson, The Sierra Nevada, free, mini docent-led tour and art project org. Enjoy the uplift- March 27 at the First Presbyterian Church,
from Manzanar, California” of 1944 (print- in the studios. The museum studios tour ing chamber music 520 Royal Palm Blvd., Vero Beach. Tickets
ed in 1977) by Ansel Adams is intriguing not runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Then, get ready for a on Sunday, March 27 are free, but a $10 donation is suggested.
only for its breathtaking, boulder-strewn gripping story when Joe Medeiros delivers when violinist Harry Call 772-562-9088 or visit FirstPresVero.
landscape, with the distant Sierra Nevada his lecture, “The Unthinkable Theft of the Hutchinson, violin- org. The Space Coast Symphony presents
mountains rising into the clouds. The scene Mona Lisa.” Medeiros, a Broadway actor ist Matt Stott, violist the Yale Wiffenpoofs in concert 7 p.m.
is also remarkable for its proximity to the and former head writer for “The Tonight Viera Borisova, cel- Tuesday, March 29 at the Emerson Center
desert “relocation center” i.e., internment Show with Jay Leno,” wrote and direct- list Ana Ruth Bermu- (address above). Tickets are $35 at the door
camp, where the U.S. government stowed ed the 2012 documentary “The Missing dez, classical guitar- and free to students. For more informa-
110,000 men, women and children of Japa- Piece: Mona Lisa, Her Thief, the True Sto- ist Miguel Bonachea tion, visit SpaceCoastSymphony.org or call
nese descent during the Second World War. ry,” which will be screened at the museum and pianist Marcos 855-252-7276. 
2 p.m. Saturday, March 26. His lecture,
Adams, that great documentarian of the which begins 4:30 p.m. Monday, March
American West, took pictures in 1943 of 28, will take you back to August 1911, when
life inside the camp. It was his only venture DaVinci’s great painting was stolen out of
into photojournalism. Adams took pic- the Louvre in Paris. Medeiros will look at
tures of the hastily constructed barracks the “bungled investigation” that two and
in which the people lived, and the lives a half years later led to finding the work of
they managed to construct for themselves art in Florence in the possession of a poor
within the camp’s guarded confines. Italian workman who had kept the paint-
ing for himself. The event is part of the
The portraits Adams made of the in- museum’s International Lecture Series.
ternees’ faces emphasized not only their The in-person event is sold out, but tickets
humanity, but also their essential Ameri- to the simulcast are available and start at
canness, right down to the U.S. Army and $80. For more information on the lecture,
Navy uniforms a number of the young call 772-231-0707, ext. 136 or visit VBMu-
men and women wore when they visited seum.org. The Vero Beach Museum of Art
“home” on leave. is at 3001 Riverside Park Dr.

Van Wagenberg says of the piece that it 2 While the museum has that jazz
is “exceptional.” concert happening, there are also a
number of musical offerings to add some
“This is what the people who were liv- spice to your life. Live from Vero Beach
ing in Manzanar actually saw. This an un- presents “Herman’s Hermits starring Pe-
usual landscape in that sense.” ter Noone” beginning 7 p.m. this Thurs-
day, March 24 at the Emerson Center. Her-
The variety of artworks on display in Vero man’s Hermits were part of the so-called
Collects is exceptional. How did Van Wagen- “British Invasion” into the music scene of
berg choose what she wanted in the show? the late 1960s. They became very popular
and turned out some very hummable mu-
“Well,” she says, “I wanted to follow sic including “There’s a King of Hush All
the mission of the museum, so I selected Over the World,” “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got
modern to contemporary, European, and a Lovely Daughter” and “I’m Henry VIII, I
American artwork. I didn’t want to have Am.” Those of a particular age are proba-
a whole section of something else, right? bly singing one of those songs right now.
Like Chinese pottery or African tribal art. The Emerson Center is located at 1590
That would have meant that I would have 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Tickets are $45 to
had to create a whole room to display $135. Visit MusicWorksConcerts.com or
those objects in relation to comparable call 800-595-4849. The Treasure Coast
objects, so I just wanted to follow the mis- Jazz Society presents the Larry Brown
sion of the museum.”  Quintet noon on Sunday, March 26 at
the Vero Beach Yacht Club, 3601 Rio Vis-
ta Blvd. There will be an optional buffet

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Inspirational stories highlight Literacy Services’ 50th bash

Camilo Rodriguez and Adam Schnell. Ross and Patti Rennie. PHOTOS: KAILA JONES Stuart and Kitty Kennedy. Cindy Day and Linda Beardslee.

By Mary Schenkel | Staff Writer Ursula Duguid and Micheld Moreno. and Byron and Nancy Sugahara, through- the kids learn to speak English. And the kids
maryelz@comcast.net out its 50th anniversary year. The evening get a new appreciation for their parents, for
included cocktails, a scrumptious Sea Oaks what they’ve sacrificed to do,” said Mann,
In America, a country built by immi- buffet by the pool, and entertainment by the stressing that learning English helps end
grants, the ability to speak English is a com- Collins & Company band. generational illiteracy.
mon denominator among those who pros-
per and succeed, and for the past 50 years The highlight of the evening was a pro- Student Micheld Moreno, from Bogota
Literacy Services of Indian River County has gram led by Bonnie Levison, a senior story- Columbia, highlighted the teachers in her
helped adults do just that through its litera- telling coach at the Moth Podcast and Moth life, from the uncle who introduced her to
cy and English language programs. Radio Hour, that featured inspirational sto- mathematics as a child, to LSIRC tutor Ur-
ries from a student, tutor, board member sula Duguid, who has helped her to achieve
The nonprofit recently hosted Stories by and alumna. advancements in reading, writing and
the Sea at the Sea Oaks Beach Club, a spec- speaking English.
tacular beachside conclusion to a series of Jessica Schmitt, LSIRC executive direc-
events, sponsored by Don and Sandy Mann tor, recalled the thick German accent of her “I am grateful to be in the United States
grandmother, who studied a dictionary to because I know I can achieve my goal to be-
Join us for Sunday Worship learn English, and who told her that educa- come an aeronautical engineer,” said More-
8:30, 9:30 and 11:00 AM tion was something no one could take from no, who still meets with Duguid, works full
Quality discipleship, fellowship, music, you. time and takes classes at Indian River State
youth programs, and more - for all ages! College. “These teachers in my life put me
We would love for you to join our church family! “Growing up, I took for granted her abili- on my way.”
ty to communicate with me,” said Schmitt.
“I didn’t know how hard she worked for it Appreciating that education was her tick-
until I came to Literacy Services. Until I saw et out of North Dakota, tutor Karen Leed-
the dedication and commitment of our stu- ahl, whose parents were Norwegian im-
dents to their learning journey. Until I saw migrants, obtained a master’s degree and
the joy they shared with their friends and became an ordained pastor. Her first LSIRC
family when they achieved these moments.” student grew up in Mexico and married a
man from Indian River County.
Don Mann said the organization relies on
donations for workbooks and training for “She so wanted to become a citizen and I
tutors to teach students from many different really wanted her to succeed,” said Leedahl.
countries. When she did, “I could tell that she was so
happy, and I felt like a proud mother. I am
“Without our tutors, there would be no now working with my third citizenship stu-
literacy services,” said Mann. dent, and I absolutely love it.”

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Carol and Paul Kanarek with Janie Gould. Guille Cendejas, Linda Barker and Marisela Kempf. Jessica Schmitt, Bonnie Levison and Lorna Stengel.

Diana and Chris Locke with Lorna Stengel. Nancy and Bryon Sugahara. Priscilla Engel, Sarah De Fino and Margarita Greenwood.

Indian River County Sheriff’s Depart- dren emigrated from Venezuela, so she took
ment Lt. Joe Abollo said his parents had em- a job as a housekeeper and later a server at
igrated from Argentina to build a better life Sea Oaks. A visit to the library, where she
for their family. One of his father’s proudest discovered Literacy Services, changed their
moments was becoming an American cit- lives completely. Her tutor helped them to
izen. However, as a child, Abollo struggled become citizens, and she has since received
with homework and felt isolated from his a master’s in social work from the University
schoolmates, as Spanish was his primary of Central Florida.
language. Now a LSIRC board member, he
appreciates how life-changing its programs “Now my dream is to have my private
can be. practice next year. All this journey could
not be possible without the help of Litera-
“As you can imagine, I can relate direct- cy Services,” said Gutierrez. She added that
ly, as my parents came here from Argentina Literacy Services expanded her dreams and
with that struggle to try to achieve that suc- planted a seed for her children to have even
cess,” said Abollo. bigger dreams.

Alumna Marie Gutierrez could not speak For more information, visit Literacy
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They don’t come cuter than Stella and Ellie Mae

Hi Dog Buddies! I brushed it off my notebook. “So, dy, nose to tail, so we get Ellie Mae & Stella.
how’d you meet your Furever Famlies? An shampoozles,” said Stella. PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
Woof, did I have a blast zooming get your names?” “My Mom takes, like, a
around with, err, INNERviewing BFFs haff hour to blow dry me!” “We’re the Doodlebugs! What’s your
Ellie Mae VanHest, 3, and Stella Leveton, “Both our Moms were talkin’ about name?” said Stella.
not 3 yet, aka The Doodlebugs. Don’t ask. gettin’ another dog,” Stella began. “Ellie “Good grooming is SO
It’s a MISS-tree. Mae’s Mom-an-Dad’s pree-vee-us Gold- important,” added Ellie “I’m Willy,” said the Lab. “Wanna
en Doodle, Dixie, had gone to Dog Heav- Mae. “We LOVE spa day play?”
We met at their Favrite Place on the en, so, before I got my Furever Famly, they at Blue Ribbon. We both
Planet, a suh-cluded beach. From the got her from a breeder in Boca. get a mani-pedi, cut, an An just like that, the grrrls had made a
pathway, we could see Stella an Ellie Mae blow dry.” new fren.
leapin’ an rollin’ in the sand. “My Mom-an-Dad got me from a
breeder in Miami. I got my name cuz “An Crikey do we look “I bet you have lotsa pooch pals,” I
Soon as they spotted us, they rushed Mom figured, since I have tons of energy, pawsome!” Stella said. commented, as Willy an his human con-
up for Wag-an-Sniffs, their medium short she’d probly be hollering for me a lot and tinued their walk.
coats in soggy liddle ringlets, very pretty, she thought it’d be Cool to holler ‘STELL- “I have no doubt! So,
even when wet. Ellie Mae’s a brown-eyed AAAAAAA!’ (Don’t know why.)” any favrite foodstuffs? Do you travel?” “YES!” they chorused.
Mini-Golden Doodle with a golden coat “There’s George, Lily, Grella, an Coco,”
an cream trim. Stella, an Aussie-Doodle, Having successfully re-buried the sog- “I get Royal Canin topped with Magi- said Ellie Mae.
has ice-blue eyes, anna striking cocoa- gy ball, Ellie Mae shook the sand off her cal Dinner Dust!” said Stella. “I also love “An lotsa other blokes and sheilas,”
an-gray coat. muzzle an said, “Mom and her sister-in- budder. An this morning I accidently got added Stella.
law made this long list of dog names, but into the gummy bears but don’t tell, OK?” “An we have famlies that LOVE us, an
“Good afternoon, ladies! Great day for they couldn’t decide. So, while they’re we love ’em back,” said Ellie Mae. Stella
the beach!” drivin’ home after pickin’ me up (I was in Before I could ask what the woof Din- nodded. “They PAM-pur us an we snug-
Mom’s lap in the back seat), they decided ner Dust is, Ellie Mae said, “Mom makes gle an hug them. We’re Lucky Dogs!”
“It’s ALWAYS a great day for the beach, to say each name, an whichever one I re- me a casserole with Magical Dinner Dust I smiled the whole way home, pick-
mate,” Stella said, dashing into the surf in sponded to, that’d be it. I was sorta dozing on it, topped with cheddar cheese. It’s shurin’ my charming new frens: playful
pursuit of a well-munched tennis ball her but when they got to Ellie Mae I perked PAWsome! I can hear the cheese pack- BFFs happily sharing The Beach Life. I
Mom had thrown. Her bounding, leaping right up. Full disclosure, I buh-leeve I was age bein’ opened from anywhere in the was also makin’ a mental note to Google
hop reminded me of a kangaroo, probly just changing puh-ZISH-un, but I think house. Magical Dinner Dust.
cuzza her Australian Shepherd jeans. it’s a Cool Kibbles name.” Till next time,
“Speaking of travel: Stella, tell Mr. Bon-
“Stella’s always doin’ that,” said Ellie “Totally! They both are!” zo about that scary trip a liddle while The Bonz
Mae. “She’s not bein’ rude, she’s just ram- “From the first time we met, on the back,” Ellie Mae urged.
BUNK-shus. PLUS, with those Big Blue beach,” Stella continued, “we knew we’d Don’t Be Shy
Eyes, she gets away with lots more stuff be BFFs. We enjoy The Lagoon Green- “OK, so, we were drivin’ home from
than me. But I don’t mind. I’m more of a way, an swimmin’ in the river. When we Vir-GIN-yuh in JAN-you-wary an got We are always looking for pets
laid back grrrl, anyway. I love runnin’ on have sleepovers at my house, we hang stranded on a big road with like a zillion with interesting stories.
the beach an buryin’ stuff in the sand, but out an talk about Secret Doodlebug Stuff. other cars in that TERRIBLE WINTER
I also like hangin’ out an chillin’. So, this We LOVE sunrise beach walks with our STORM. It was on TV an everything. We To set up an interview, email
is my Mom, BJ. (My Dad’s Glenn-With- Moms, about 9 miles a week. It’s just us an were stuck there for 9 hours. It was Very bonzothecolumnist@gmail.com.
Two-N’s.) An this is Stella’s Mom, Liz. some fisherpeople. Anna buncha birds.” Cold an Scary but I remained CAHM an
(Her Dad’s Hal.) An Guess What? (This is “We’re outdoor grrrls!” interjected El- helped keep Mom-an-Dad cahm, too.
SO Cool Kibbles.) Mine an Stella’s Moms lie Mae. “Mom has this thingy called a I’m ackshully a CER-duh-fied Uh-MO-
are BFFs just like us!” Chuck-It, which can fling my ball real far. TION-ull Suh-PORT Dog. I wear a vest
I ALWAYS bring it back. People tell Mom when we travel. Even tho I love playin’ an
“Woof! That IS Cool Kibbles!” I’m So Well Trained. But she suspects it’s bein’ goofy, I am Totally Serious when I’m
Stella, dripping wet and obviously probly cuzza the liddle treat I get each wearin’ my vest.”
havin’ The Best Time Ever, had skidded time I bring the ball back.”
back and was busy digging up the tennis I nodded. “Just like Wonder Dog!” said Ellie Mae
ball Ellie Mae had buried, sand flyin’ ev- “When we get home we’re wet an san- with admiration.
erywhere.
Just then a man approached with a very
eager red lab onna leash. To be puh-lite
the Doodlebugs got their leashes back on,
also. “HI!” said Ellie Mae.

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SOMETIMES YOU CAN WAIT TOO LONG WEST NORTH EAST
52 764 A K Q J 10
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 84 QJ3 10 9 7 5 2
A7632 K9854 —
Lucille Ball said, “The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about 9542 A 10 763
your age.” One assumes she took her own advice during her 77-plus years.
SOUTH
In last week’s deal, East needed to take a trick with his diamond ace slowly, so that he 983
could be directed by West’s discard. However, on some deals, waiting for a while might AK6
be fatal — as it would be here. What should happen after West leads the diamond three Q J 10
against three no-trump? What do you think about the auction? KQJ8

This is the world’s most popular auction. Here, though, East might have doubled three no- Dealer: South; Vulnerable: East-West
trump to tell his partner that he had a solid suit. If he had, what should West have led?
The Bidding:
After the diamond lead, East might pitch a discouraging heart two or club three. Then
South will win the trick and return a diamond. If West ducks, choosing to wait for more SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
guidance from his partner, East’s next signal will be too late. South will cash out, taking 1 NT Pass 3 NT All Pass
two diamonds, three hearts and four clubs. LEAD:
3 Diamonds
Instead, at trick one, East should make things crystal clear to partner at the potential cost
of an undertrick by discarding a dramatic spade ace. That would wake up even the most
soporific of partners.

Finally, if East doubles three no-trump to indicate a solid suit, West is not sure whether
it is spades or hearts. So he should lead the diamond ace to be guided by the dummy.
Then the contract goes down two in double-quick time, East knowing that West will lead a
spade at trick two.

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ACROSS 87 Chopper 48 Part on a dolly The Washington Post
1 Poets, old-style 88 Effort: abbr. 50 Actress Jeanne
7 Happy refrain 89 Arizona Indian 53 1956 Jayne Mansfield film,
12 Harry of the SFPD 90 “___ be praised”
20 Specialized groups 91 Out of touch The Girl Can’t ___
21 Trap in the garment district? 94 Mutt’s medic 54 Later
22 Study of Mars 95 1988 Dan Aykroyd film, My 56 Actor from Englewood, N.J.
23 With 45 Across, a query put 57 Cute kid or dog,
Stepmother Is ___
to Bob Hope in 1939’s The 97 “___ after the show” cinematically speaking
Cat and the Canary 98 Set ___ (have something to 58 Future terrors of the desert
25 Medicinal solution 60 Informants, sometimes
26 Wall climbers work toward) 62 Len Deighton novel
27 Keen and lively 100 Balcony scene? 64 “This ___ of those
28 Witch doctor whammies 102 See 75 Across
29 Where to trawl the line 104 50 below and 120 above, for songs ... ”
30 Act shamelessly? 67 Greek letters
31 Math pioneer Karl example 69 Podiatry concern
32 Disease fighters 105 Gropes 71 Fantasts
35 Two-hulled vessel, 106 Wine sampler 72 Give “temporary” money to
for short 107 Mecca for kids with cash
36 Je, in the objective case 108 ESP, for example a third party
37 Vergil guided him down 109 Marriage sites 74 Baloney
38 Tries on the set 75 Poet Ogden
39 Luxury DOWN 76 “You’re kidding!”
42 Rock legend Hendrix 1 Found by a whole new 77 Revel of 1773
43 $500-a-plate attire 78 Bible verb
44 Fluctuates generation 79 Like sconce troughs
45 See 23 Across 2 Harold Arlen song 83 Zoomed
49 Upright 85 Baseball pitch or skidding
50 Ways and ___ Committee of 1931
51 “Hitman” of boxing 3 Matchbox vehicle, e.g. player
52 Torture chamber or pool hall 4 Kitchen or luncheon ending 86 John of Monty Python
gizmo 5 Lee’s legions 90 San Antonio fort
53 Co-star of The Bodyguard 6 Govt. funds for the disabled 91 One-thirteenth of this clue
55 Queue after Q 7 On ___ (busy)
56 Monogram of one of the “3 8 Pay number
Bs” 9 Abundant 92 Rings out
59 He played Mary’s boss 10 Dieting buzzword 93 Lighten the mood of
61 Munchies from Mañuel 11 Word before how or hoo 96 Perform without ___
63 Pudding type 12 Let the ___ 97 Snick-and-___ (machete)
65 German article 98 Pertaining to grandparents
66 Game show icon Trebek (spill the beans) 99 Nucleus
68 Accommodates, 13 Melodic 100 Word after get or jet
as a portraitist 14 Gives for a time 101 Prefix meaning “outside”
70 Wooley of “Purple 15 Touched in the cabeza 102 Possibilities
People Eater” fame 16 Bluesy instruments 103 Landing time, approx.
71 Damage 17 Welcome mat’s secret
73 Dudgeon 18 Farming: abbr. HAPPY HAUNTING GROUND By Merl Reagle
74 Cartoon oldie, 19 Scientific Bill
___ Quest 24 Requiring fertilization
75 With 102 Across, Bob 28 Go “poof!”
Hope’s reply 30 Loads of lifetimes
79 Christmas time 31 Tag, for one
80 One of the “if-I-only-hads” 33 Overhaul
from The Wizard of Oz 34 Not care ___
81 Big name in theaters 36 Contact in person
82 Goes across, in Italian 37 Severs relations
84 Bottlenecks 38 Find or be found
85 Queen Mary’s subjects 40 Has at a lollipop
41 Irish exclamation
42 Post-coup regimes
43 Seafood sauce
46 Tobacco-drying kiln
47 Pulpit talk: abbr.

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Singer through March 27. 321-723-8698 25 Community Resource Fair presented by signature bingo fundraising luncheon to benefit erside Park to benefit American Cancer
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13 DINING 12 ENTITLED VBHS Symphonic and Jazz Bands. $15; veterans
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17 CONTINUE 15 ANNOYED
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22 DEVELOP 18 NEVER to benefit Hibiscus Children’s Center, 11
23 LOYAL 20 SILLY a.m. at Oak Harbor Club, with champagne re-
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