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LONGTIME COMMUNITY CHURCH MINISTERS TO RETIRE Crash has family
dreading prospect
By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer of Virgin Trains
[email protected]
By George Andreassi | Staff Writer
Nearly a century after the founding of Com- become repetitive. “All we ever talk about is PHOTO: KAILA JONES
munity Church, two of the most dynamic love,” said Casey Baggott – as if the topic could Tiah Casher’s anxiety about the
ministers who have served and led the congre- get old. Love is an appropriate theme for the column, “On Faith” – their ideas, debates and safety of her four school-age chil-
gation, Bob and Casey Baggott, will step down couple, whose marriage began shortly before decisions forged a hand-in-glove alliance that dren spiked after a pickup truck
in January and move back to Minneapolis their arrival in Florida. Sharing the pulpit – as has been an inspiration to their congregation. collided with a freight train at the
where their large family awaits and, the couple well as weekly space in their Vero Beach 32963 railroad crossing near her Sebas-
hopes, volunteer opportunities abound. The personable pair quickly fell into an in- tian home.
tensive schedule of social engagements. On
The Baggotts leave a congregation of well The rear wall of Casher’s
over a thousand shaped by cultural change CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 99-year-old wood-frame home is
they have nudged along. Their leadership and just 75 feet from the Florida East
co-conceived sermons have advanced the Coast Railway tracks and the fami-
rights of women to be ordained; gay couples ly spends a lot of time in the back-
to marry; and faiths to co-exist. yard with relatives and friends.

Those ideas resulted in waves of worship- So the screeching met-
ers leaving, and new waves arriving, as some al-on-metal sounds and sparks
members of more conservative churches in that flew as freight cars crashed
town left those congregations to join the tradi- into each other during the Feb.
tionally tolerant Community Church. 8 incident heightened Casher’s
concerns about the new high-
And the storms they endured went well er-speed Virgin Trains passenger
beyond social shifts. Buffeted by the winds of
twin hurricanes that battered Vero Beach just CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
months after the Baggotts’ arrival in 2004 and
strained by the national economic collapse ‘Pops’ Mitchell,
that began four years later, the church and its Ocean Grill icon,
mission not only survived but got stronger, the passes away at 83
couple said.

The Baggotts joke that it’s time to let some-
one else share a message, and that theirs has

INSIDE INCOMING TIDE: Dr. Greg Rosencrance of Cleveland Clinic

NEWS 1-5 PETS 12
DINING B7
HEALTH 6 GAMES B13
CALENDAR B16
REAL ESTATE 11 For a community that often five years ago, he himself worked his
B1 resists change, Vero is witnessing entire life in the town he grew up in,
ARTS transitions at three of its most Charleston, West Virginia.
significant institutions – its largest
To advertise call: 772-559-4187 Protestant church, its leading pri- In Incoming Tide, we look at By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer
For circulation or where to pick up vate school, and its hospital. newcomers making a difference. [email protected]
your issue call: 772-226-7925 It’s hard to imagine anyone holding
Dr. Greg Rosencrance, who just more sweeping influence on the lives Eddie “Pops” Mitchell hadn’t re-
crossed the 200-day mark in his new of residents than Rosencrance as he turned to work since a customer’s
role as president of Cleveland Clinic steers Vero’s hospital through turbu- car ran over his foot in January, but,
Indian River Hospital, understands lent times in healthcare. even at age 83, the Ocean Grill’s
the forces for maintaining the status longtime parking attendant re-
quo: Until joining Cleveland Clinic Rosencrance’s story, Page 3.  fused to retire.

© 2016 Vero Beach 32963 Media LLC. All rights reserved. “He enjoyed the job,” said Mitch-
ell’s son, Wilbert, “greeting the cus-

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HIGH-SPEED TRAINS were so scared,” Casher said. “My husband A Florida East Coast Railway train chugs Casher said. But the passenger trains are
and I were like ‘get inside right now,’ be- through the Main Street railroad crossing expected to exceed 100 mph in Indian River
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 cause we didn’t know if one of the trains County, greatly reducing a person’s ability
were going to come off and then go flying in Sebastian near Louisiana Avenue. to get out of the way.
service expected to start rolling in 2022. in our yard.”
“Having young children, with how fast that PHOTO: GEORGE ANDREASSI “We have people who walk up and down
new train is going to go, I’m sorry and I hate The Cashers’ backyard and garage is a these tracks drunker than heck from these
to say this, but that is going to be a hazard,” gathering place for family and friends. Tiah “Point blank: We’ve had to practice safety bars because they don’t want to take the
Casher said last week in her back yard on Casher’s parents live across the street and several times when it comes to the train,” streets,” Casher said. “Heaven forbid that
Louisiana Avenue. “It’s not OK.” the neighbors are close on the scenic block Casher said. “Every time a train comes, they happens and all of a sudden, here comes a
of historic homes and massive oak trees on know to run up towards the front porch, so person getting hit on the track.”
Virgin Trains plans to install a second Louisiana Avenue, just south of Main Street. they’re out of the way, or to go inside.”
track and improve railroad crossings on the In addition, Casher is concerned about
FECR right-of-way in Indian River County The railroad tracks didn’t seem to be a big The freight trains travel 25-to-40 mph, the possibility of the higher-speed trains
starting this year to set the stage for passen- deal when Tiah and Mike Casher bought propelling rocks or debris from the tracks
ger service between Orlando and Miami. their 1,152-square-foot Cracker-style home EDDIE ‘POPS’ MITCHELL into her yard while her children are playing.
on a scenic block of historic homes and
Virgin Trains intends to run 16 trains per massive oak trees just south of Main Street CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 A wall along the tracks would solve that
day in each direction at speeds of up to 110 in June 2010. problem, Casher said. “It does get scary,”
mph between Miami and Orlando. Service tomers when they arrived and helping them Casher said. “I mean, what if they’re out
between Miami and West Palm Beach start- They trained their children – who range park, then talking to them when they came there playing and God forbid something
ed in 2018. in age from four to 14 – to get away from out. That was tough on him, not being able is on the track – some debris or something
the tracks when freight trains start blasting to go to work. – and it flies toward them. It’s going to kill
Virgin Trains officials have repeatedly their horns, Tiah Casher said. them instantly.” 
said safety is a top concern. They point to a “He had been out for a few months, but he
government study indicating the track and was definitely planning to go back.” made him more than a familiar face to the
crossing improvements are likely to en- restaurant’s regulars.
hance public safety in Indian River County. Two Sundays ago, however, the young-
er Mitchell stopped by his father’s home to For three generations of the Replogle
But those assurances pale in compari- check on him and found him lifeless in his family’s ownership, Mitchell’s presence was
son to the experience of watching a freight recliner. part of the Ocean Grill experience, providing
train careening down the tracks after being the initial impression for diners visiting the
struck by a pickup truck at the Main Street “He was gone,” Mitchell’s son said, adding restaurant for the first time.
railroad crossing. that Mitchell had not been ill, and his death
was unexpected. “He must’ve died in his “Eddie was a beloved local legend,” Replo-
“We were sitting in our garage and heard sleep.” gle said. “He was a loyal and honest employ-
it. It literally scared the bejesus out of us,” ee, generous in spirit and tough when he
Casher recalled. “All of a sudden you see the Last week, the Ocean Grill announced needed to be. He was a fixture here, and he’s
trains hitting from car to car to car, there Mitchell’s passing in a Facebook post that going to be missed by all of us.”
are sparks flying everywhere. told readers he had worked at Vero Beach’s
iconic seaside restaurant since 1969, starting Into his 80s, Mitchell worked what
“We’re like throwing our kids inside. We as a cook and becoming a pastry chef before amounted to a full-time schedule, arriving at
moving to the parking lot in 2001. 8:30 each morning to make sure the lot was
clean and keep out would-be trespassers,
The post was accompanied by a Vero and tending to restaurant customers until
Beach 32963 story and photograph pub- 3 p.m. Some days, he would work a double
lished in March 2015 about Mitchell’s career shift, taking only a 90-minute break before
at the restaurant. Ocean Grill owner Charley returning to his guard shack at 4:30 p.m.
Replogle said Mitchell was “so proud of that and staying past 11 p.m. However, Replogle
article” that he had a copy of it framed and said Mitchell was working only days in the
mounted inside the restaurant’s guard shack. months before his foot injury.

Mitchell’s family members said the news- “We had cut back his night shift,” Replogle
paper article will be displayed at the “cele- said, “because he was here too late, and we
bration of life,” scheduled for noon Satur- didn’t want anything bad to happen to him.”
day, Aug. 3, at St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist
Church in Gifford. Although Mitchell was physically able to
return to work this summer, Replogle said
“My dad was actually a member of the management wanted to wait for the weather
Community Missionary Baptist Church in to cool before bringing him back.
Gifford, but his church isn’t big enough for
the turnout we’re expecting,” Mitchell’s son For those who don’t know: Mitchell missed
said. “We’ve been hearing from a lot of peo- only three weeks of work after undergoing
ple expressing their condolences. triple-bypass heart surgery in 2009.

“Charley has been telling a lot of the Born in Ashford, Ala., Mitchell was 21
restaurant’s customers, so we’re hearing when he left his hometown in 1958 and
from a lot of beachside people, too,” he add- moved to Vero Beach to work in the citrus
ed. “Everybody who knew my dad knows he industry, first in a packing house and later
was a good man.” picking fruit in a grove.

Replogle said Mitchell’s five decades at the In between, he spent five years milking
Ocean Grill, particularly his 17-plus years cows at a local dairy. He also worked on the
managing its for-customers-only parking lot, construction crew that built the John’s Island
Golf Club’s South Course.

He then took a job at the Ocean Grill,
working as a dishwasher and clean-up man
for a year before asking if he could train as
a cook.

“They asked me how long I’d stay if they
trained me,” Mitchell told Vero Beach 32963
for that 2015 story. “I told them, ‘Until you
fire me.’” 

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Incoming Tide: Hospital president plans to finish career in Vero

By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer doctor, pharmacist, and so “If you have to carve teeth out of soap, I
[email protected] can’t do that,” he told himself.
on – asking students to raise
Vero has more than its share of retirees, Instead, he took the MCAT, the test for
people who move here in pursuit of nothing their hands if they hoped to medical school admission.
more than leisure.
fill those posts one day. “And “And here I am,” he said. “That was my
For Dr. Greg Rosencrance, who on New pathway to medicine.”
Year’s Day became president of the freshly who wants to be a hospital
incarnated Cleveland Clinic Indian River Rosencrance predicts it will take up to a
Hospital, his arrival in Vero marks the culmi- president?” he asked. decade to fully integrate Cleveland Clinic
nation of a plan to finish off his career with Indian River with the main Cleveland Clinic
a bang – as head of a hospital within the es- “As you would expect, no operation in Cleveland, a point he describes
teemed Cleveland Clinic health system. ambitiously as “when you step foot in Indian
one raised their hand,” said River and you step foot in Cleveland and you
That decision, to leave his childhood wouldn’t see a difference.”
home of Charleston, West Virginia, and his Rosencrance, laughing.
post as chair of the Department of Medicine But he wasted no time integrating into
at West Virginia University’s medical school Still, anyone tracking Vero. In his first months here, he gave some
and join the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, 45 presentations around town, taking ques-
Florida, was a strategic one. Dr. Gregory Rosencrance. Rosencrance’s talents might tions, reassuring skeptics and giving people
have seen this coming. The a sense of his patient-first philosophy, his
It was 2014; he and his wife Jackie were PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE reassuring personality, and the seriousness
then in their early 50s, and had deep roots with which he is pursuing his mission here
in Charleston, where they were high school only child of a chemist and a – caring for his patients and staff as though
sweethearts and went on to raise two sons, they were family, and the hospital as though
both of whom live there still. place, Rosencrance hesitated. nurse, Rosencrance majored in chemistry at it were his home, as he often says.

But Rosencrance realized if he was ever to “To be honest, I was very happy in Flori- UWV, expecting to head to Texas A&M for a In his time off – at this point, a very precise
pursue a larger career, it needed to be then. interlude between dawn and noon on Satur-
“I had done every role that was possible to da. It was a close decision. We almost stayed Ph.D., followed by a career in research. days – he fishes the Indian River Lagoon with
do there. I enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun, and a guide, or hits balls at Big Shots Golf.
I could have stayed there. But life is short, in Florida, but we erred on the side of, you He was spending the last summer of col-
and the timing was kind of now or never “We love it here,” he says. “I view this as a
to do something different. Career-wise, in know, it’s a once-in- a-lifetime offer. And it lege in a lab working on a paper on Raman last stop, a long-term role for me, as long as
your mid-50s, people say ‘Ah, they’re never the Clinic and the board of Indian River want
leaving,’ and they stop calling,” said Rosen- was great.” spectroscopy – a way of analyzing materials me here.” 
crance. Not to mention that the offer was
coming from the esteemed Cleveland Clin- In Cleveland, he oversaw physicians prac- by hitting molecules with lasers – when he
ic. On top of that, the job, director of the
Medicine Institute and chairman of internal ticing adult primary care, geriatrics, pedi- had an ‘aha!’ moment. “You know, I like to
medicine, was in sunny Weston, Florida, not
Cleveland, Ohio. atrics, family medicine, hospital medicine talk a lot,” he said. Working as a chemist, he

He took the job, and Jackie Rosencrance and infectious disease. Rosencrance helped feared, might not sate his voluble urges. “So I
found one too. With a degree in healthcare
administration, she was director of develop- those physicians make the transition to val- said, what else can I do?”
ment at WVU med school, and in Weston, got
a job as a researcher in colorectal health. ue-based care from fee-for-service, an ongo- Following his two roommates’ lead, he

The move to Weston was a great one, ing and challenging shift in healthcare that took the exam for dental school, and did well.
Rosencrance said. They loved Florida, so
much that, three years later, when the di- has doctors being reimbursed for the quality He sent in his application for dental school,
rector of the Medicine Institute in Cleve-
land was leaving his post and called to see of the care they deliver, as opposed to the in- but withdrew it when his roommates came
if Rosencrance would consider taking his
dividual services they provide. home with two bars of Ivory soap, with the

He also helped launch a population health assignment of carving out a couple of teeth.

initiative known as Cleveland Clinic Com- Rosencrance was incredulous.

munity Care that focuses on population

health, a field Rosencrance cites as one he is

most passionate about.

Three years after assuming the sys-

tem-wide post in Cleveland, Rosencrance

got a call from his former boss and close

friend, Dr. Wael Barsoum, president and CEO

of Cleveland Clinic Florida. Barsoum offered

him the chance to come to Vero.

“I don’t think anybody grows up thinking

they want to be a hospital president,” said

Rosencrance, reflecting back on a recent

event at the Vero hospital’s cafeteria, when

students from Vero Beach and Sebastian Riv-

er high schools gathered for Health Care Day.

At that event, Dr. Ralph Turner, who be-

came Cleveland Clinic Indian River’s COO

in March, went down a list of jobs – nurse,

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BAGGOTTS RETIRING Baggott with a laugh. After the town recovered from the storms’ budget increase was small, from 10 percent of
The couple’s shared voice led the congre- devastation, Community Church moved what the church took in, to 11 percent, but it
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ahead with an ambitious expansion and made a big statement in terms of where pri-
gation through high and low points, begin- renovation plan. The Baggotts oversaw a $13 orities lay.
Saturday mornings, Bob Baggott, an avid ning just months after their arrival, when million building campaign that added the
golfer, found no shortage of invitations to Hurricane Frances, followed by Jeanne, tore massive, $1.7 million, 4,083-pipe Lively-Ful- And the largesse didn’t stop there. Soon
the county’s top courses. That left Casey with through the town. cher organ, among many other improve- after, the congregation raised $88,000 for the
hours of solitude not to relax but to write the ments. But the timing was challenging with homeless. “We ran in the red for three years
popular weekly column under the couple’s Overnight, Community Church became the onset of the 2008 financial crisis. as a church so we could give more to the
byline that has run in the barrier island paper a Red Cross shelter, with the Baggotts living community,” said Bob Baggott.
for many years. on premises along with 140 volunteers. The The congregation had raised half of that
two became touchstones for faraway fam- $13 million when the bottom fell out of the While helping the poor came naturally
“I research, she writes,” said Bob Baggott. ilies calling them, desperate to find out if stock market. “On the day the market hit to the philanthropic congregation, oth-
To a large extent, the same holds true for their elderly parents or children and grand- 6,000, our trustees voted to go ahead and take er issues stirred controversy. Soon after
their sermons, though depending on who children were OK. out a $6 million line of credit,” Bob Baggott the Baggotts’ arrival, there was an exodus
is delivering them, congregants take away recalled. owing to the couples’ refusal to condemn
what they will. “If Bob gives the sermon, “It jump-started our ministries,” said Bob same-sex marriage. But the same debate at
they tell him it’s powerful. If I give the same Baggott. “It was a time for really authentic “At the same time, they also voted to up conservative churches drove liberal con-
sermon, they tell me it’s sweet,” said Casey street-level ministry, which is what all of us the mission giving to make sure we gave gregants to Community. “We lost well over
ministers initially want to do. It helped us get away more money during the recession.” The 250 members, but we gained more than
integrated very quickly.” that,” said Bob Baggott.

Interestingly, a somewhat similar fight
over denominational identity had split the
congregation dramatically along gender
lines. In 1956, there was an effort to establish
a Presbyterian church in Vero, and regional
Presbyterian leaders approached Waldo Sex-
ton about taking over Community Church.

Sexton, one of the founders of Community
Church, told the newcomers, “There are two
things my wife would die for. One is her chil-
dren, and the other is her church.”

When a group from Community Church
founded First Presbyterian, they took “the
greater balance of our church,” said Bob Bag-
gott. Of those that remained at Community,
80 percent were women. “We were left with
this population of strong women who be-
lieved in the Community Church as being
non-denominational, a place that was open
to everybody. This church was going to keep
its DNA, and it became the largest Protestant
church in town.”

Community Church remains open to
all, and it occasionally holds interfaith ser-
vices, including each Thanksgiving. It also
held one extraordinary service following the
Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, when
rabbis, imams and priests – both Roman
Catholic and Hindu – spoke to a diverse, and
weeping, congregation.

The Baggotts followed two equally
long-serving ministers, Julius Rice and Bill
Nigh. Rice retired in 1994 after 18 years of
service; he died three years later of cancer.
His replacement, William Nigh, died of can-
cer at age 52 in 2001. It took three years for
the congregation to find his replacement in
the Baggotts.

Bob Baggott came to Vero from the
3,200-member Wayzata Community Church
in Minnesota. The son of a Southern Baptist
minister, he graduated from Samford Univer-
sity in Birmingham, Alabama, and New Orle-
ans Baptist Theological Seminary, renowned
for its training in preaching. He eventually
earned a Master of Divinity Degree in 1984
and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the
Graduate Theological Foundation.

After starting out at Peachtree Baptist
Church in Atlanta, Bob Baggott moved to
Miami where he became associate pastor at
Plymouth Congregational Church in Coco-
nut Grove. It was the 1980s, and Miami was
evolving into an international scene.

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“The ’Canes were huge, ‘Scarface’ was out, District to spend more than $1.1M to put police in all schools
Miami was humming. I was there five years
and I just loved it.” By Federico Martinez | Staff Writer and leaves school buildings and refer- in Fort Lauderdale,” said Board Chair-
ring troubled students to counseling to man Laura Zorc.
From there he moved to Naperville, Illinois Indian River School District will spend address delinquent behavior, including
serving as senior minister at a church there more than $1.1 million to station po- drug abuse, according to school officials. Vero Police Captain Matthew Monaco
before moving on to Wayzata, where he was lice officers at each school in the coun- said the cost of making school campuses
senior minister for 10 years. ty during the 2019-20 school year. That The agreement calls for the district to safer is well worth it. “This is a partner-
amount will be matched by the partici- provide office space at each school build- ship between law enforcement and the
As for Casey Baggott, her interest in the- pating law enforcement agencies. ing where officers are assigned. In return, school district to ensure the safety of our
ology was piqued at age 7, not by her par- the law enforcement agencies cover half youths,” he said.
ents, who were not religious, but by a distant The measure is part of a broad effort the program costs, including the cost of
cousin of her father’s. A teaching missionary to beef up security at school campuses, training officers to serve in schools. This summer the district also is spend-
in Colombia, she invited herself to spend a school officials said. ing more than $10 million to install sin-
months-long sabbatical with Casey’s family in “We started doing this after the Margo- gle-entry security fences around school
Minnesota. “I’m not going to be able to have School resource officers have several ry Stoneman Douglas shooting last year campuses. 
a martini for a year,” groaned Casey’s dad, an duties, such as monitoring who enters
executive with 3M, directing his complaint to
a higher power. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the It would be years before she returned to gott, whose title is senior minister. “It’s a cele-
University of Minnesota with a degree in psy- that vocational test’s recommendation. She bration of women in ministry. They have the
Casey, as the youngest of two daughters, chology, she got a job with General Mills in took other jobs, instead, and eventually start- right to stand in the limelight and they have a
was the designee to go to church with Aunt marketing. ed a family. But the day she sent her youngest right to lead.”
Irene, as they knew her. “No one else wanted off to kindergarten, she began her studies at
to go to church,” recalls Casey. But it turned One of her first assignments was a pre- United Seminary of the Twin Cities, where The Baggotts notified the staff and Church
out to be a pleasant time. Aunt Irene, conser- sentation in the Gold Medal flour division. she earned a Master of Divinity degree. Next Council in September of their decision to re-
vative as she was, was also “loving, sweet and Crunching the numbers by hand – no com- came a Doctorate of Ministry from the Grad- tire, and leadership began organizing for a
very funny,” recalls Casey. puters, then – she began her presentation uate Theological Foundation. search for a new minister. The couples’ last
market by market, bag size by bag size. service will be Jan. 19.
Over time, Casey visited other churches Equipped with two degrees and a natu-
when she spent Saturday night at friends’ “We got to Charlotte, North Carolina, and ral inclination for ministry, she worked as “Church as we practice ministry has
houses and went to church with their fam- I remember, Martha White flour had sur- a chaplain, a consultant in bioethics and been absolutely all-engrossing, and I don’t
ilies on Sunday morning. “I discovered that passed Gold Medal flour in the two-pound served as a parish minister. resent that one minute. It’s been wonder-
my friends’ families had really committed bag category. And it shut down the whole ful,” said Casey Baggott.
to things of religious significance. I thought, meeting, talking about what they should do. When the couple came to Vero, Casey was
this is really cool. They’re kind to each oth- And I thought, ‘They care about flour; I don’t first named Minister of Faith Formation and “But we do recognize that we don’t see
er and looking for deeper meaning. I really care.’ It was like a revelation – you gotta care, then executive minister. our family as often as we would like to, and
liked that.” and I don’t.” they live halfway across the country. We’re
“We’re basically co-pastors,” said Bob Bag- missing them.” 
In college, she was given a vocational in-
terests test. “The top match was clergy. And I
thought, nah, I’m not doing that.”

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Cancer center launches genetic testing, counseling program

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer disease are often severely stressed at the
[email protected] thought that it will return.

Cancer can impact lives in far more That’s why the Scully-Welsh Cancer
ways than most people realize. Center at Cleveland Clinic Indian River
Hospital is introducing a way for people to
One of the most common but under-re- ease some of those worries.
ported ways it does that is by making rel-
atives of cancer victims constantly worry At the very least, the clinic’s new Genet-
whether they will be next in their family to ic Counseling and Testing Services are de-
contract the disease, or if they have passed signed to help people whose close relatives
genes onto their children that make them have had cancer to find out if they are pre-
especially susceptible to cancer. disposed to the disease, and then counsel
them about any steps they can take to re-
But the fear of cancer doesn’t just stop duce the likelihood of contracting cancer
there. Those who have already battled the

Joy Kechik and
Dr. James Grichnik.

PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

or catch it in its earliest, most treatable duce that risk as much as we can.”
stages. Reducing the risk – for survivors, rela-

The service is also for patients who have tives and their children – also reduces the
already battled the disease. stress those people have to deal with.

“It’s for talking to patients who have had According to Houston’s M.D. Anderson
cancer and those who have a family his- Cancer Center, “first-degree relatives (par-
tory of cancer,” says Joy Kechik, who just ents, siblings or children) of people with
joined the Scully-Welsh team as a genetic cancer-causing genetic mutations have a
counselor. 50 percent chance of inheriting the same
mutation, which dramatically raises their
It is about discussing “the genetic risks own cancer risk.”
for cancer,” Kechik continues, “doing ge-
netic testing and learning what we can tell But the famed Texas cancer center goes
them about their cancer history and what on to say, “we have found that when rela-
we can do about it. tives are tested and take preventive mea-
sures, they can avoid the devastating can-
“For some people, there’s a single ge- cers that run in their families.”
netic change we can find that explains the
cancers that are in their family and if we That’s a powerful message.
know that they have those really high risks, Asked if genetic counseling might even
we can do more screening.” open the door for the use of newer targeted
therapies, Kechik instantly replies, “Exact-
Kechik cites some examples: “If some- ly. If the patient has had cancer, or if they
one has a high risk for breast cancer, we’d do develop one, depending on their genet-
start doing mammograms at a younger age ic status, that can allow certain therapies
and do them more frequently. Or if it’s for to be used more effectively. An example of
colon cancer, we can start colonoscopies that would be the use of PARP inhibitors
younger. So really it’s about being able to
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 If you opt for this service, you will need Summer bummer: Why kidney
a referral from a primary care doctor or stones spike in hot weather
for patients with BRCA mutations.” a specialist and can expect to pay about
Women with these mutations have a risk $200 for the counseling session, which will
explore the results of your genetic test as
of breast cancer that is about five times the well as the emotional, psychological and
normal risk and a risk of ovarian cancer social implications of what it reveals. A
that is about 10 to 30 times normal. PARP blood sample is also required. The cost of
inhibitors basically block a specific en- drawing that sample may be covered by
zyme which, in turn, keeps cancerous cells your insurance. If you are a cancer survi-
from being able to grow and multiply. vor on Medicare, the government insur-
ance program will pick up that charge.
“Depending on the genetic mutation
that’s found in that individual,” says Ke- For more information on genetic testing
chik, “there may or may not be specif- and counseling, call a patient care naviga-
ic treatments or prophylactic surgeries, tor at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospi-
things that we can do. [But certainly], if tal’s Scully-Welsh Cancer Center. The phone
you’re at higher risk, we can watch you number is 772-226-3762. 
more carefully, we can catch those cancers
early so that they’re not lethal; we catch
them in the early stages.”

Dr. Saatiah Jaffry.

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By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer stitutes of Health says, “kidney stones are
[email protected] more common in southern parts of the
country,” and Florida is about as “southern”
It’s summertime in Florida and that as it gets.
could be bad news for your kidneys.
So, what exactly are kidney stones and
The Mayo Clinic says kidney stones, what makes them so seasonal?
which affect approximately 3.8 million peo-
ple in the U.S. each year, are much “more Usually they start with dehydration –
common in the summer.” which is more common in hot weather due
to sweat and evaporation.
Making matters worse, the National In-

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The International Kidney Stone Founda- ‘... during the summer, people might be People who are prone to kidney stones
tion in Indianapolis explains. “When the drinking more soda. Black sodas have high can suffer irreparable kidney damage
body is dehydrated, the kidneys attempt to fructose and high sucrose, which can lead which, in turn, can lead to a long-term need
conserve water by making urine that is con- for dialysis just to stay alive.
centrated, and concentrated urine sets up a to increased formation of kidney stones.’
cascade for crystal formation.” “If people have had a kidney stone,” Jaffry
– Dr. Saatiah Jaffry says, “it’s good to get an evaluation. Usual-
Certain chemicals – including calcium, ly it’s a simple blood test or a urine test. Or
oxalates and phosphorous – form crystals tioned people taking self-prescribed over- ments during the summer and might want maybe a history to see what kind of risk fac-
that grow into stones and block the flow of the-counter supplements. to consider turning to natural sources, such tors you have so that you can make dietary
urine out of the body. These stones can be as milk and yogurt, for a couple of months modifications. Sometimes I’ll see people
incredibly painful and potentially danger- “Certain supplements, specifically Vi- until the temperature goes down. who’ve had stones all their life and every
ous. tamin D and Vitamin C, are predisposed time they get another one it hurts their kid-
to forming kidney stones,” Jaffry says. “I’ve “I wish people would, before they decide ney function.”
Locally, Dr. Saatiah Jaffry, a board-cer- seen this multiple times. I’ll see middle-age they’re going to start taking 1,500 milli-
tified nephrologist with Sebastian River people who never had kidney stones [and] grams of vitamin C a day, first talk to their Your primary care physician can do that
Medical Center and the Sebastian Dialysis … had no family history of kidney stones; medical provider,” and not just the clerk evaluation or refer you to someone who can.
Care Center, explains the process. then they start taking supplements and, low behind the counter where supplements are
and behold, they get kidney stones. sold. Why is the evaluation so important? Be-
“Basically, making kidney stones is a cause, aside from the above factors, other
matter of chemistry,” says Jaffry. “When “They’ll take Vitamin C supplements,” Moreover, since dietary supplements are medical conditions – such as Crohn’s dis-
the urine becomes super-concentrated, a Jaffry continues, “and then they’ll have a not FDA-regulated, it is virtually impossible ease, ulcerative colitis, hyperparathyroid-
crystal forms. A uric acid crystal. And then multivitamin with vitamin C in it. They’ll to know precisely what ingredients are in ism and genetic disorders – can also make
calcium deposits on it and it makes a stone. take a magnesium supplement and then them, let alone the exact number of milli- kidney stones more likely to form.
Eighty percent of kidney stones are calcium they’ll have a multivitamin with magne- grams of any vitamin or mineral each tablet
stones. Mainly calcium oxalate.” sium. So they’re taking so many super-ther- or capsule contains. The University of Missouri medical
apeutic doses of these minerals that they school bluntly states that kidney stones are
Jaffry adds that while dehydration and form stones.” Taking a “summer vacation” from certain now nearly twice as common as they were
the subsequent concentration of urine may supplements – provided your primary care in the early 1990s, so it’s only prudent to
be the root cause of kidney stones, some Calcium supplements, too, bear watch- doctor or specialist agrees – might help you seek medical advice now on the best way to
stones are actually self-inflicted because of ing, Jaffry warns. Even those diagnosed avoid the excruciating pain of kidney stones avoid them.
what people chose to drink. with osteoporosis need to be careful about and could do even more for your long-term
getting too much calcium from supple- health. Dr. Saatiah Jaffry is board certified in ne-
For example, “during the summer, peo- phrology. She can be reached at her office
ple might be drinking more soda. Black directly across the street from the Sebastian
sodas have high fructose and high sucrose, River Medical Center at 7965 Bay Street where
which can lead to increased formation of the phone number is 772-918-8487 or at Se-
kidney stones.” bastian Dialysis Care Center at 1807 U.S. 1,
where the phone number is 772-581-1041. 
A lesser known trigger for kidney stones,
according to Jaffry, comes from well-inten-

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By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer the luxe kitchen, but also because of the coming up to the leaded glass front door. serve as both the living room and a formal
[email protected] three bedroom suites that provide privacy “It’s so pretty,” Burge said of the door, dining area, along with additional seating
for house guests and owner alike. space next to the lanai.
The home situated at 4774 Ashley Lakes which provides natural light and privacy
Circle in the Ashley Lakes North subdivi- The two guest bedrooms are well-ap- all at once. “It’s like another living room,” Burge
sion is a dream come true for those who pointed with ceiling fans and extra space. said of the lanai, which provides ample
live to bake, cook and entertain. Building And each has its own bathroom just two Through the foyer is the great room, covered seating and has another ceiling
to the owner’s specifications, D.R. Horton with a high, volume ceiling and fan, as well
outfitted this Redbud model with two long
kitchen islands perfect for hosting soirees
and making hand-crafted pastries and
pastas.

The large kitchen is one of many up- steps outside the bedroom door. as the kitchen. The laundry room is tucked fan. Through the lanai is a paver brick pa-
grades throughout the Berkshire Hatha- While the master suite sits off the back between the breakfast nook and door that tio for either additional entertaining space
way Home Services listing, represented by leads out to the 3-car garage. or a grill. The lanai’s screen pockets open
Realtor Cheryl Burge. It not only has tile corner of the great room, one guest room to allow full access to the large, fenced
floors and granite countertops, but also a is just off the foyer and the other is in the The garage has a professionally sealed backyard. Lush landscaping attracts a
custom marble back splash. A breakfast opposite corner. Each feels like a separate floor and automatic lights. The garage wide variety of birds and butterflies, pro-
nook is perfect for casual dining within the oasis, fully separated from the others. door is hurricane grade, and the entire viding an outdoor sanctuary.
kitchen while one of the islands provides a house is built to hurricane code, equipped
place for guests to congregate while meals “He loves living here,” Burge said of the with accordion hurricane shutters that are The master suite, near the lanai, is spa-
are being prepped. current homeowner. The neighborhood a breeze to use. cious enough to easily handle the nec-
and the house will be missed. But it was essary bedroom furniture and still have
“This is definitely an entertaining time to relocate, she said. The great room is spacious enough to space enough for a seating or desk area.
home,” Burge said – not just because of
The front porch is beautifully screened A short walk past the his and hers walk-in
and serves as an attractive focal point closets leads to the en suite. The bathroom
is another oasis within this property. It’s
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shower, a large tile-wrapped soaker tub, Summertime!! from shopping and dining, near Interstate
and two separated vanities cloaked in gran- 95, and just a short drive to the beach.
ite and dark wood. The room is flanked by a
water closet and a linen closet. “The location is superb,” Burge said.
The neighborhood itself is a mix of resi-
“It is like brand new,” Burge said of the dents ranging from young families to retir-
Ashley Lakes Circle house. ees. The HOA fee is $65 a month and cov-
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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: JULY 22 THROUGH JULY 26

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

A solid and steady week in the mainland real estate market saw 36 transactions of single-family
residences and lots reported from July 22-26 (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the lakefront home at 2190 Falls Circle – fist
listed in March for $594,500 – sold for $560,000 on July 23.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Lynn E. Arzt of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s
International. Representing the buyer was broker Marsha Sherry of The Moorings Realty
Sales Co.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$560,000
VERO BEACH 2190 FALLS CIR 3/15/2019 $594,500 7/23/2019 $442,000
SEBASTIAN 6615 110TH PL 5/21/2019 $449,000 7/22/2019 $418,000
VERO BEACH 1120 AMETHYST DR SW 6/7/2019 $399,000 7/22/2019 $395,000
VERO BEACH 5566 51ST AVE 2/7/2019 $415,000 7/25/2019 $393,000
VERO BEACH 4755 SAINT JAMES AVE 12/4/2018 $475,000 7/22/2019 $350,000
VERO BEACH 1075 SOUTHLAKES WAY 6/11/2019 $350,000 7/22/2019 $330,000
VERO BEACH 4460 12TH ST SW 6/5/2019 $339,900 7/22/2019 $310,000
VERO BEACH 5695 55TH ST 6/17/2019 $317,000 7/26/2019 $310,000
VERO BEACH 6417 55TH 4/12/2019 $339,000 7/23/2019 $296,500
VERO BEACH 4435 6TH PL SW 4/9/2019 $319,500 7/23/2019 $284,000
VERO BEACH 226 53RD CIR 7/19/2019 $284,000 7/26/2019 $280,000
VERO BEACH 5780 CLUBHOUSE DR 7/23/2019 $280,000 7/22/2019 $255,000
VERO BEACH 5513 57TH WAY 4/4/2019 $270,000 7/22/2019 $243,000
SEBASTIAN 103 COPLY TER 4/10/2019 $299,999 7/26/2019 $233,622
VERO BEACH 604 24TH STREETSW 4/6/2019 $224,900 7/22/2019 $230,000
VERO BEACH 5009 CORSICA SQ 2/7/2019 $250,000 7/22/2019 $223,490
SEBASTIAN 134 ABLETT TER 5/13/2019 $244,490 7/23/2019 $223,000
SEBASTIAN 232 MIDVALE TER 6/4/2019 $225,000 7/22/2019 $222,500
SEBASTIAN 234 STONY POINT DR 1/10/2019 $224,000 7/25/2019 $213,000
SEBASTIAN 113 BRISBANE ST 2/21/2019 $235,000 7/26/2019 $195,000
VERO BEACH 1840 HAWTHORNE DR 5/6/2019 $198,500 7/22/2019 $185,000
VERO BEACH 440 10TH PL 6/20/2019 $185,000 7/25/2019 $185,000
VERO BEACH 2495 11TH CT SW 3/28/2019 $194,000 7/26/2019 $180,000
VERO BEACH 1825 24TH ST SW 6/17/2019 $175,000 7/25/2019 $167,000
VERO BEACH 1583 PAR CT 5/29/2019 $169,000 7/24/2019 $165,000
VERO BEACH 489 6TH MNR 4/29/2019 $224,900 7/23/2019 $155,000
VERO BEACH 1166 6TH AVENUE 6B UNIT#6B 5/24/2019 $165,000 7/26/2019 $155,000
SEBASTIAN 767 ROLLING HILL DR 6/24/2019 $168,990 7/26/2019 $153,500
SEBASTIAN 9632 RIVERSIDE DR UNIT#1 4/4/2019 $155,500 7/26/2019

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HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOP RECENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY REAL ESTATE SALES.

6615 110th Pl, Sebastian 1120 Amethyst Dr SW, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 5/21/2019 Listing Date: 6/7/2019
Original Price: $449,000 Original Price: $399,000
Sold: 7/22/2019 Sold: 7/22/2019
Selling Price: $442,000 Selling Price: $418,000
Listing Agent: Shane Reynolds Listing Agent: Piper Johnson

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Selling Agent: LaRocque & Company REALTORS

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5566 51st Ave, Vero Beach 4755 Saint James Ave, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 2/7/2019 Listing Date: 12/4/2018
Original Price: $415,000 Original Price: $475,000
Sold: 7/25/2019 Sold: 7/22/2019
Selling Price: $395,000 Selling Price: $393,000
Listing Agent: Craig Von Kohorn Listing Agent: Matilde Sorensen

Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

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Superb Sondheim in Melbourne PAGE B2AdamSchnell.
‘LIGHT RAIN’ SUITS
BALLET FANS JUST PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
FINE AT RIVERSIDE

By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 “Light Rain” is forecast for
this Friday and Saturday,
Aug. 2 and 3. According to youtube.
com, “Light Rain” has been the
Joffrey Ballet’s “signature piece”
since it was created in 1981 by Jof-
frey’s co-founder, dancer and cho-
reographer Gerald Arpino, for the
company’s silver anniversary. Bal-
let fans won’t have to venture any
farther than Riverside Theatre’s
Stark Stage to see what, back in ’81,
the New York Times called a “sexy
ballet” and “one of Mr. Arpino’s
slickest efforts in the pop-erotic
genre, and it is mighty good slick.”
“Light Rain” will be performed by
Dimensions Dance Theatre of Mi-
ami, described by Miamiartzine.
com as “fast becoming one of the
most successful ventures in Miami
dance in recent years,” and will
conclude Ballet Vero Beach and
Riverside Theatre’s 2019 Riverside
Dance Festival. Arpino, says the
production promo, created this

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All ‘Together’ now! Superb Sondheim in Melbourne

By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent Anthony Santiago, Rita Moreno, Alan Selby, Jessica Foix and Anthony DeTrano. PHOTOS: RYAN CLAPPER
[email protected] Choreographer Kim Cole
and Anthony Santiago.
Speak to directors, actors, music direc-
tors, choreographers and lovers of any-
thing Stephen Sondheim and one word
you’ll hear repeatedly is “challenge.”

Indeed, even a PBS Series, “Broadway,
the American Musical,” invoked: “Sond-
heim’s talent derived from his ability to
cross genres of music and theater to offer
Broadway audiences works of remark-
able craft on unexpected subjects that
challenged and tested the form of the
American musical.”

Yes, Sondheim is all that. But done with
a deft hand, with the right mix of sophis-
tication, restrained emotion and cosmo-
politan malaise, his work turns into a rich
theatrical experience. Witty and wise,
well-done Sondheim will unite you with
the rest of the cognoscenti in the audience
and make you feel so smart that you get it.

You can experience that feeling for
yourself in “Putting It Together,” a Sond-
heim musical revue opening Aug. 2 and
running through Sept. 9 at the Mel-
bourne Civic Theatre, a short drive north
of Vero Beach.

Rick Pender, former editor of the

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“Sondheim Review” and editor of Row- It loosely examines the relationships Kim Dickman directs that mechanical feel.”
man & Littlefield’s upcoming “Stephen of two couples and a narrator at a party. Anthony DeTrano. Do it well and the payoff is sweet, be-
Sondheim Encyclopedia,” says that the Through song, the audience comes to re-
hallmark of a Sondheim song is that each alize where the people are in their rela- cast and audience. Both groups need to cause of his clever lyrics and their cur-
one is like a complete story with a begin- tionships. The young couple is just start- listen carefully, she says. rent of powerful emotions interspersed
ning, middle and end. ing out, while cynicism has crept into the frequently with playfulness.
lives of the older couple. Nevertheless, love “When you look at the instrumentals,
“It’s hard to categorize his music be- abides. they tend to be very tightly construct- To get to that point, Dickman instruct-
cause each show (has) music specific to ed,” Dickman explains. “It’s important to ed the cast to do some homework: Listen
it,” explains Pender, who has interviewed Or is it need that abides? That’s the communicate vocally and lyrically over to recordings of the songs, and then get
Sondheim frequently. “He approaches question for the audience to ponder on to the theater early so they could prac-
song writing as if he were an actor.” their way home. tice.

Pender says Sondheim likes to wait until The show features more than two doz- “We work with interpretation, timing,”
the libretto is finished and the show is cast en Sondheim songs from many of his she says. “Then we work on the nuances
so that he can build on character. A case in more famous musicals, including a num- of the music and adjust tempo slightly so
point is when Pamela Myers, then fresh out ber of tunes from “A Funny Thing Hap- they have time to develop or communi-
of the University of Cincinnati, auditioned pened on the Way to the Forum,” “Com- cate the character’s moment.”
for “Company” she sang Roger Miller’s pany” and “Follies.”
folksy “Little Green Apples.” He had nev- Actors who succeed make their perfor-
er heard the song, but liked her “naïve and There are also songs from “Assassins,” mances of the witty and cosmopolitan
excited quality” so he cast her as Marta and “Merrily We Roll Along” and “Into the lyrics look and sound easy.
wrote the song “Another Hundred People,” Woods,” along with works from “A Little
sung by a newcomer to New York City. Night Music,” “Dick Tracy” and “Swee- The collaboration doesn’t stop at the
ney Todd.” director and music director; it also in-
“Putting It Together” is a musical re- cludes the choreographer, Kim Cole.
vue, not a musical. Where a fully fleshed The title song, “Putting It Together,”
out musical has a plot and dialogue with comes from the musical “Sunday in the The biggest difference between cho-
characters that grow and change, a mu- Park with George,” and has the lyrics “The reographing for Sondheim – instead of
sical revue is a collection of songs from a art of making art is putting it together, bit by more traditional musicals like those
select songwriter/composer. Typically, a bit … Art isn’t easy, any way you look at it.” from Rodgers & Hammerstein (“Sound
musical revue has a skimpy conceit tying of Music”) or Lerner & Loewe (“My Fair
the songs together. One of Girard’s favorite pieces is “Be- Lady”) – is that there is no dance break.
ing Alive,” which comes from “Compa-
However, with “Putting It Together,” ny.” In it, the singer yearns for: A dance break, when the actor does
you get more than the typical revue, ac- not have to sing, allows for more compli-
cording to director Peg Girard. Someone to hold me too close. cated choreography.
Someone to hurt me too deep.
“He’s put a little bit of narrative to it,” Someone to sit in my chair, “In this case, I have had to modify the
she says. And ruin my sleep, dancing, taking into consideration that
And make me aware, the performers have to use their breath
Conceived and organized in part by Of being alive. for the challenging vocals instead,” Cole
Sondheim himself in 1992, “Putting it Being alive.
Together” was produced in England by The song speaks of the truth in need- CONTINUED ON PAGE B4
Cameron Macintosh, who brought it to ing someone to share life with you, Gi-
the Manhattan Theatre Club the follow- rard says.
ing year. It finally made it to Broadway Music director Kim Dickman says
in 1999 where it starred, among others, the unexpected, non-traditional chord
Carol Burnett, George Hearn and Bron- progressions and dissonance within the
son Pinchot. music itself present a challenge for both

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B3 people giving parties in Manhattan. ‘We temporary emotions and reactions. He
were good way back when,’ they think.” had a lot of struggle early in his life, may-
says. “However, we’ve added more dance be the way he writes is because of that.”
in this show than one might expect.” Moreno, who has performed in multiple
musicals and straight plays throughout In “Sondheim on Sondheim,” which was
Melbourne resident Rita Moreno, who the area, says that Sondheim is the hardest performed last season at Titusville Play-
brings the role of the older woman to life, thing she’s ever done. She performed the house and the Henegar, Sondheim appears
says she finds the irony in Sondheim’s tap dancer Stella Deems in “Follies” at the on a video talking about his early child-
characters appealing. Henegar Center four years ago. The music, hood. He had been taken under the wing by
she says, is brilliant but unusual. Oscar Hammerstein, who was more of a fa-
“My character is well-to-do, but it’s all ther to him than the one who left his moth-
kind of a façade,” Moreno says. “You see “I don’t know how to describe it,” she er. When he was an adult, his mother told
bits and pieces of the stress she feels and says. “Every song tells a story. There’s him that she had never wanted him.
the frustration. It’s very moving. The cou- no distinct beat. No predictable melody
ple thinks things were so much better line. It’s contemporary people with con- “To cope, he must have put that into an
when they were different, and not these intellectual realm,” Moreno says. “I’m sure
that a lot of his work comes from that.”

Indeed, it takes talent, determination
and practice, practice, practice to do Sond-
heim well. But no matter how much work
you pour into it, the challenge is always
there, says Terrence Girard, another popu-
lar area actor and husband to the director.

“The reason some people go out for
it is the same reason others don’t – it’s
challenging, top tier musical theater,” he
says. “But you better be at the top of your
game if you’re going to do Sondheim.”

“Putting It Together” opens Friday, Aug.
2 and runs through Sept. 8 at Melbourne
Civic Theatre, 817 E. Strawbridge Ave.,
Melbourne. Tickets are $31 general and
$29 seniors, military and students. Call
321-723-6935 or visit MyMCT.org. 

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 course, this coming Friday and Saturday,
Aug. 9 and 10. A couple of pianists and a
ballet to showcase the new young danc- drummer – Katie Pinder-Brown and Ken
ers of the company, saying, “It is my gift to Gustafson on the 88s, Aleksandr Khalitov
these talented youngsters. I am inspired on drums – will set the stage on fire. You get
by their modes and rituals, their pas- to pick the songs and see if you can come
sions.” It remains Joffrey’s most requested up with one these crazy-talented musicians
work and, as such, will be a fine festival fi- don’t know. Lots of luck with that. Outside,
nale. Curtain: 8 p.m. both nights. Tickets: as always, it’s Live on the Loop, free live
$10 to $75. 772-231-6990. music; and all kinds of foodstuffs and bev-
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awaits you earlier on Saturday, Aug. 8:30 p.m. Live on the Loop – 6 p.m. Tickets:
3, in the same venue. Expect to be enter- Howl – side seats $12; table seating $16-
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Dance Theatre of Miami take the stage in 4 A pleasant evening with an artsy vibe:
the Riverside Dance Festival’s penultimate presented by Main Street Vero Beach,
performance. Time: 2 p.m. Admission: free. the First Friday Gallery Stroll has quite a fol-
lowing, as Historic downtown Vero’s vibrant
3 It’s time to Howl at the Moon again. art district takes the spotlight. Galleries and
Guess where. Riverside Theatre, of “select businesses” fling open their doors so
you can pop in and peruse all sorts of new
artwork, in the several galleries up and down
and surrounding 14th Avenue (aka down-
town’s main street) from 19th Street to 23rd
Street. It all makes for a “lively gallery recep-
tion atmosphere.” Featured this month will
be the work of artist/photographer Carolyn
M. Shea-Kleinpeter (she’s creative director
at CK1 Graphics Plus) displayed at the Main
Street Vero Beach Studios. You could also
extend the evening with a bit of supper at
one of the nearby eateries. Time: 5 p.m. to 8
p.m. 772-643-6782.

5 What’s up at the Mermaid: The Kilt-
ed Mermaid is a
cozy, friendly, fun
and funky neigh-
borhood pub in
Vero’s downtown,
with food, bev-
erages and – live
music. This Friday,
Aug. 2, Dub 321, a reg-
gae/rock band out of Central Florida,
will lay it down. Saturday, Aug. 3, Anna and
Will return to the Mermaid stage. Music:
8 p.m. to 11 p.m. P.S. They have decadent
fondue. Just sayin.’ 

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Ocean thrill: Turtle lovers turn out for ‘Tour’ kick-off

By Mary Schenkel | Staff Writer PHOTOS: LEAH DUBOIS
[email protected]
Ryan Chabot adheres a tracking device to monitor sea turtles during the Migration Marathon. Celeste McWilliams and Sarah Rhodes.
Life is not exactly a day at the beach Emily Asp and Cypres Ferran.
for the momma sea turtles who lumber SEA TURTLE NESTING NUMBERS:
up out of the ocean at night this time of
year to dig nests and lay their eggs in the Indian River County 2018 As of July 18
sand before quietly slipping back into Green 235 1,386
the surf. Their subsequent destinations Loggerhead 5734 5,518
would otherwise remain unknown were Leatherback 46 37
it not for the efforts of the Sea Turtle
Conservancy. Archie Carr Refuge 2018 As of July 21

In 2008, STC , now celebrating its 60th Green 1,434 8,342
anniversary, began tracking sea turtles
through its annual Tour de Turtles: A Sea Loggerhead 14,623 11,369
Turtle Migration Marathon, which en-
ables researchers and the general public Leatherback 33 52
to follow the migration patterns of vari-
ous types of sea turtle species from their Vivian Hernandez with hatchlings.
nesting beaches to foraging grounds.

Last Saturday evening, a sold-out
crowd of turtle enthusiasts gathered at
the Barrier Island Center at the Archie
Carr National Wildlife Refuge for the an-
nual Tour de Turtles Kick-off Social, to
support STC research, education, train-
ing, advocacy and habitat protection ef-
forts.

Guests bid on a large assortment of
donated silent-auction items at tables
indoors, and outside sat at oceanfront
tables enjoying a buffet catered by Green
Turtle.

“We’re tracking a male in the tur-
tle marathon this year; a juvenile male
named St. Thomas, rehabilitated at the
Turtle Hospital in Marathon in the Flori-
da Keys,” said Lexie Beach, STC commu-
nications coordinator.

In the wee hours of Friday and Satur-
day night, four local loggerhead turtles
laid their eggs and were selected to be
outfitted with satellite tracking devices.
Volunteers kept watch over them until
they were released to enthusiastic on-
lookers – two at Disney’s Vero Beach Re-
sort Saturday morning and two at Archie
Carr on Sunday morning.

Over a two-week period, a total of 16
turtles will eventually enter the mar-
athon from important nesting sites in
the western hemisphere. Although their
tracking begins immediately, and devic-
es can ping up to two years, the official
‘race’ begins Aug. 1 and continues for
three months.

The public is also encouraged to mon-
etarily support turtles as a way of raising
awareness to the various threats to their
very survival.

This year’s Archie Carr loggerheads
are Philanthropy Phyllis (beach erosion)
and Lulu (oil spills and marine pollu-
tion); and the turtles sponsored by the
Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund
are Ariel (artificial light pollution) and
Ursula (plastic/marine debris).

For more information or to view the
tracking, visit tourdeturtles.org. 

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Wasabi Thai Sushi: Tasty Asian fare in Sebastian

By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer Lobster Monster Roll.
[email protected]
PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
We all have a friend who is a perfectionist.
When that friend enthusiastically recom-
mended Wasabi Thai Sushi, saying it’s worth
a drive if necessary, we knew we had to give
it a try.

So we arrived on a Thursday evening
around 6 p.m., and we were immediately
seated in a booth and our drink orders taken.
The service was friendly, and our server an-
swered all of our questions about the volumi-
nous menu.

Asian restaurants frequently offer a dizzy-
ing variety of dishes, and Wasabi Thai Sushi
is no exception. Thumbing through the pag-
es of the menu you’ll find Japanese, Thai and
even a few Chinese favorites.

There’s sushi and sashimi, curries, hot
pots, soft-shell crab, crispy duck, bento
boxes, savory soups and stews, build-your-
own stir fry platters, and even frog legs and
popcorn shrimp atop a salad. If you’re in a
festive mood or out with a group, the Wasa-
bi’s Boats for one to four people ($25.95 to
$89.95) are truly a work of art, crafted with
colorful sushi and sashimi.

We decided to start with a couple of appe-
tizers and soup. We ordered the Thai Dump-
lings ($6.50) and Shrimp in a Blanket ($7.50).
Both dishes featured sweet blue crabmeat, a

Thai Dumplings. awhile to finish our pot of hot green tea.
Lunch specials at Wasabi offer a wide se-
lection of Asian dishes served with soup or
salad, a spring roll and steamed rice, and fall
into the $8 to $12 per person range – which
seems a very good value. Dinner with appe-
tizers and soup will cost $25 to $40 per per-
son, plus tip.

Our regular dining reviewer, Tina Rondeau,
is on holiday. Her column will resume next
week. 

Sebastian Roll.

local delicacy. The dumplings were superb, more stylish and upscale than your typical Shrimp in a Blanket. Hours:
but the shrimp, chicken and crab rolled in a strip mall Asian restaurant, though it is locat- 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
spring roll shell got extra points for creativity ed in a bustling Publix shopping center. added not only interesting color but complex Monday through Thursday;
as well as taste. flavor to the roll. Finally a drizzle of a light 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday;
We each ordered a sushi roll and split some wasabi sauce was added to complete the roll. noon to 10 p.m. Saturday;
Both the wonton soup ($3.95) my din- beef fried rice ($10.95). The fried rice was de- noon to 9 p.m. Sunday
ing companion ordered, and the miso soup licious, as was the California Roll ($5.95) and We did not order dessert, but we did stay
($2.50) I chose arrived piping hot and were the Wasabi Lobster Roll ($24.95) we shared. Beverages: Beer & Wine
very good. If we had to say which was the bet- We were impressed at the crisp texture of the
ter, the generous bowl of wonton soup – ten- vegetables and the freshness of the seafood. Address:
der chicken-and-shrimp-filled dumplings in 13409 U.S. 1, Suite 8A
a delicious broth with asparagus tips, spin- Presentation of the lobster roll was espe- Riverwalk Plaza, Sebastian
ach and garlic – edged out the more generic cially appetizing. A portion of the roll, which
miso. is filled with tempura lobster tail, avocado Phone:
and yamagobo, was served on a split lobster 772-571-6920
The wonton soup was also served in a love- tail shell in a martini glass secured to the
ly white Mikasa china bowl which seemed plate by a bit of sticky rice.
just a step above standard restaurant dinner-
ware. We saw numerous small touches like Atop the roll was seared tuna, plus clumps
that, including the ambient blue lighting and of two types of flavorful roe, one orange with
the decor that make Wasabi Thai Sushi a bit the typical fish flavor and an almost neon
green roe infused with a fiery wasabi. These

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Five things you ought to know about chardonnay

By Dave McIntyre
The Washington Post

Chardonnay is so popular that it is nearly
synonymous with white wine. We feel com-
fortable with it. It’s easy to say, and it sounds
like it ends with a smile. And because char-
donnay is so ubiquitous, it can be easy to
take for granted. Here are five things to
know to make your chardonnay experience
more meaningful.

Chardonnay’s homeland is Burgundy
Chardonnay originated in the Burgundy
region of France, and takes its name from
a small town in the Maconnais, an area in
southern Burgundy that makes relatively
inexpensive, high-value chardonnays. Be-
cause it is now grown nearly everywhere
wine is made, and because we label it by the
grape variety rather than the place of origin,
we tend to forget that appellations such as
Montrachet, Meursault, Pouilly-Fuissé and
Chablis are synonymous with chardonnay.

Got bubbles? So does chard is easy to grow. And since its flavors are not portion of the wine in new oak, reusing old- Chardonnay expresses terroir
Chardonnay is one of the three main as distinctive as other varieties such as ries- er barrels for the rest. That results in a more That blank canvas aspect means char-
grapes used in champagne, along with ling or sauvignon blanc, chardonnay has a balanced wine and saves money on expen- donnay is a good mirror of its climate and
(reds) pinot noir and pinot meunier. A blanc “blank canvas” aspect that allows winemak- sive barrels. location – the mysterious quality wine
de blanc champagne is all chardonnay, and ers to flex their technique and leave their lovers call terroir. In warmer climes, it
in my opinion the ultimate expression of the own imprint on the wine. The malolactic Ramey mentioned is a can taste tropical (pineapple, mango),
grape. Many New World sparkling wines use secondary fermentation that transforms while cooler settings match the grape’s
a significant amount of chardonnay as well. Chardonnay should not taste like a tree tart malic acid into softer lactic acid. (Think refreshing acidity with flavors of orchard
or a bucket of buttered popcorn green apples to cream.) All red wines have fruit like peaches and apricots. The wine-
It’s the most popular white wine – by far this fermentation, but chardonnay is the maker’s art is to capture that expression
California had 93,148 acres of vineyards Fermenting the wine in barrels gives add- only white wine that routinely has it. “Malo,” without obscuring it with too much oak or
planted to chardonnay in 2018, according to ed tannin and structure, as well as some as it is often called, softens tannin and de- other techniques.
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual flavors of toast and spice, such as clove, va- creases bitterness that can come from the Good chardonnay can be found up and
report. The next most common white wine nilla or nutmeg. New barrels impart more grape skins. It is attributed as the cause of down the price spectrum, including some
grape was French colombard, far behind at of these flavors to the wine, while aging in buttery flavors in chardonnay, though there pricey grand cru burgundies and blanc de
18,246 acres, followed by pinot gris and sau- older barrels gives texture. A generation of are other chemical factors involved in that blancs champagnes. Two bargain char-
vignon blanc. (Cabernet sauvignon, Califor- U.S. wine drinkers was introduced to char- phenomenon. Toasty flavors come from the donnays I find consistently delicious and
nia’s main red grape, surpassed chardonnay donnay fermented and aged completely in char on the new oak barrels, but the butter easy to find are Cousiño-Macul from Chile
by a mere 100 acres.) new barrels, and we came to identify those on that toast comes from malolactic fermen- and Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi from
Winemakers love chardonnay because it flavors with the wine rather than the barrel. tation. Chardonnay goes well with buttered California. 
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Bonz holds this golden Good Girl in high esteem

Hi Dog Buddies! Good Girl see if he was eligible for a Service Dog. “We practiced stairs an elly-vaders, an
Turns out, he WAS. I was ready to go home took field trips: the airport; the bank; Ein-
Good Girl Stewart is a beautiful Golden PHOTO: KAILA JONES with a volunteer and learn how to act in stein Bagles; Publix; Home Depot; rest-runts;
Retriever, 21 months old, an age at which everyday an famly sit-choo-WAY-shuns, so Starbucks; the bookstore. I’m strong enough
lotsa pooches might still be puppyin’ that typical dog stuff. Another time, at the the human in charge, Miss Shelly, assigned to help Mike walk, an go up an down stairs,
around. But Good Girl was, litter-ully, born airport, my liddle cousin Mia (she was just Mike to me for the How-To-Behave-Out- an keep his balance, even pull him up when
an raised for A Higher Calling. See, she’s a 2) ran over an gave me a Big Hug and sat In-The-World-Under-Any-Circumstance he wants to stand. I pick up stuff he drops,
Service Dog, an she met her Forever Hu- on my back. She was real liddle, an I guess I part of my training.” an open doors for him. I even learned how
man while she was goin’ to school at Dogs looked like a pony to her. I just stood there. to Do My Duty On Command!”
for Life. That’s where we decided to con- I mean, she wasn’t that heavy. Truth be Good Girl leaned in an whispered, “Miss
duct the innerview – inside cuz it was, like, told, I knew right away she’d be so fun to Shelly’s real wise about humans an pooch- “Are you Woofin’ me right now?”
a zillion degrees outside. play with when I was Off Work.” es. I’m pretty sure she already knew me “I Woof you not,” she laughed. “It’s a nec-
an Mike were MFEO, an that was her Su- essary part of training. In between tasks, I
Good Girl was with her Human, in her “Shut the doghouse Door!” I exclaimed. per Secret Plan to let us get to know each sit quietly right beside Mike. In rest-runts,
Official Service Dog Harness an leash, All “So, how’d you an Mike get together?” other bedder. The minute Mike took my you might not even notice me. When my
Business. I was impressed, an a liddle ner- leash, I knew I’d found my Best Fren an my leash an harness go on, boom, I’m in The
vous. I stood up straight (unobtrusively “Well, I was born an bred to be a Service Forever Famly. An, Bonz, I somehow knew Zone. It took me 9 whole months to be-
fluffed my ears) an said, in my pro-FESH- Dog, started training when I was 3 months what Mike needed me to do. He says I’m come an Official Service Dog.”
ional voice, “Good morning, Ms. Stewart. old. There was so much to learn. The usu- in-TOO-uh-tive.” “You must be so proud!”
I’m Bonzo. It’s a great pleasure.” al Sit. Down. Stay. Walk. Stand. Plus Good “I am. It’s Totally Crispy Dog Biscuits
Manners, How To Pick Stuff Up. How To “That is so Cool Kibbles!” I said. “So what knowin’ I’m doin’ an Important Job.”
Good Girl an her Human escorted me Open Doors. I practiced every day. After was that Out-in-the-World training like?” “What about when you’re off work?”
an my assistant to a table in the big class- The Basics, I was ready to learn how to “I’m just a normal, frenly pooch, kinda
room. She didn’t approach, but said, very help veterans an other humans who got DON’T BE SHY nutty, I’ve been told. I mean, a girl’s gotta
formal, “Good morning, Mr. Bonzo. Please, broken or have Very Bad Memories of Ter- let her hair down once inna while. My fav
have a seat. This is Mike, I’m his Service rible Things that happened to them. We do We are always looking for pets off-duty activities are Naps, Tummy Rubs
Dog. My other human’s Gala. I’m official- stuff our humans can’t do alone. with interesting stories. an RABBITS!”
ly On The Clock today, but we’re makin’ a “Rabbits?”
Special Exception for the innerview, so I’ll “Meanwhile, Mike was volunteering at To set up an interview, email “Yep. Rabbit smells are The Best. I spot
just slip outta my vest so we can yap.” Dogs for Life. Before that he’d been a Pleece [email protected]. a rabbit an I go into Creep-Pause-Creep-
Officer, but he hadda very bad wreck and Pause Mode.”
Soon as the vest was off, Good Girl trotted he was all broken. When he started volun- “Have you ever, umm, caught one?”
right over for the Wag-n-Sniff. “Please call teering, that was back in February 2018 I “Oh, heavens no. I’m pretty sure the rab-
me Good Girl. An I’ll call you Bonz, OK?” believe, I was already there. Cuzza his car bits think I’m hilarious. But it’s still fun. Oh,
wreck, Mike has trouble walkin’ and bal- also, I am Ambassadog for Disabled Veder-
She smiled. ancin’ an stuff like that, so he decided to ans an Dogs for Life, so I get to meet lot-
“Pawsome,” I said. sa nice humans. Mike even wrote a pome,
“You see, Bonz, when I’m wearin’ my Of- just for me. Part of it says, ‘You’ve changed
ficial Vest, I’m workin’ an I can’t allow any- my life forever, an you’ll never know,’ but I
thing to distract me from my job, which DO know, Bonz. An I think Mike knows he’s
is watching Mike at all times, in case he changed MY life forever, too. I have a FAM-
needs me. Me an Mike are a Team.” ly, an love – an a PURpose.”
“There must be all kinds of distractions,” I couldn’t have said it better. I wiped my
I observed. eyes with my paw.
“No Woof! One time, in Target, a hu- Heading home, I was feeling proud to be
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A DOUBLE FIT LEADS TO MORE WINNERS WEST NORTH EAST
2 KQ8 10 7 6 3
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist Q9852 7 A K J 10
Q 10 6 5 A874 J92
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, a historian and social philosopher, said, “Grammar and logic 743 AJ962 85
free language from being at the mercy of the tone of voice. Grammar protects us against
misunderstanding the sound of an uttered name; logic protects us against what we say SOUTH
having double meaning.” AJ954
863
A bridge partnership with a double fit is protected from losing as many tricks as the K3
combined point-count would suggest. Each player should be working to find out if a double K Q 10
fit exists.
Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Both
In this deal, what should South bid on the third round, given that North’s three-spade rebid is
game-forcing with three-card support? The Bidding:

South’s two-no-trump rebid indicated a balanced 12-14 points; although there was a strong SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
case for his rebidding three clubs. Then, over three spades, South can raise to four spades 1 Spades Pass 2 Clubs Pass
with a hand that is not slam-suitable. Here, however, with those wonderful clubs, South 2 NT Pass 3 Spades Pass LEAD:
should continue with four clubs. North would control-bid four diamonds, and South would ?? 5 Hearts
bid four spades, making it plain that he has no heart control. North, with his singleton, might
jump straight to six spades, or could cautiously go via four no-trump.

Admittedly, bidding like that helps the opponents find the best opening lead, but here it
does not matter. Even after two rounds of hearts, making dummy ruff with the spade eight,
declarer cashes the spade king and queen, crosses to his hand with, say, a diamond, draws
East’s last two trumps and claims.

With slam interest, the king in partner’s side suit will usually be as good as the ace.

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ACROSS in a rabbit ___” 35 Earthenware pot The Washington Post
96 Actress Charlotte 37 David Copperfield guy
1 (12) Colorful drink with an 98 (5) Start of a dog 38 David Copperfield girl MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME By Merl Reagle
ominous mirror reflection, in 99 (5) Industrial arts class, 39 Like Salic succession
The Shining 40 Russian river
familiarly 42 ___ beet
7 (12) Liverpool’s river 100 (4) Guinness, 46 Force forward
13 Music rights org. 50 Capital on the Willamette
18 “Piracy is ___” in Star Wars 51 Ms. Jong
19 Oily acid salt 103 (4) Rtes. 52 Infiniti rival
20 Visit 105 Ward (off) 56 MIT grad: abbr.
22 (11) Shrimp dish 106 J’ai, to Jay 59 Big name in typing manuals
23 (11) VIP, for one 107 Consort (with) 60 Smartens (up)
24 Rubinstein et al. 108 Late July baby 61 Sleep sound?
26 Our Gang’s dog 109 Kuralt’s Sunday Morning 62 Semiconductor piece
27 Family females 64 Peter, Paul, or Mary
29 Misteak, e.g. successor 65 In addition
30 Present for Pop 111 Actress Ruby 68 Eye part
31 Planes that cost 112 (3) Antler tine 70 Poe’s A. Gordon
115 (3) Guarantee 71 Every-stop train: abbr.
$50 mil each 117 Bloodhound bloodsucker 74 Trans-Siberian Railroad stop
33 (10) Butterfield 8 119 Nap sack? 75 Penned
120 Maintained 76 Original choice for the Tin
Oscar winner 122 Gabriela foe, once
36 (10) Note next to E 124 Malayan palm Man in The Wizard of Oz
38 Outback denizen 128 Fr-r-reezing 77 Go-getter
41 Nitrous-fed, 514-inch, 130 (2) False start? 78 Promoting to the hilt
132 (2) Of the evening 79 Refuse
big-block ’79 Ford, e.g. 134 Frisbee forerunner 86 Small projecting part
43 Blood and Sand 135 Hedge trimmer 89 On ___ (intermittently)
136 Mrs. Robinson’s daughter 91 Its capital is N’Djamena
endorsement 137 Piquant 92 Relocate a rook
44 Enzyme ending 138 (a) Warhol’s work 93 Fencing sword
45 Madame Tussaud 139 (a) Elevations 95 Tuckered (out)
47 His match? 97 First couple’s first home
48 (9) ’70s “army,” briefly DOWN 98 One who sows anew
49 (9) Truck engine 1 Grating sound 99 Literature Nobelist André
53 (8) Mt. Shasta pack animal 2 “Look, Livy!” 101 Large amounts
54 (8) Connects names to faces, 3 “Darn it all!”
4 Singer LeAnn (of rain)
briefly 5 Ballpark figure? 102 Be a willing participant?
55 Had a bellyful? 6 “This is another fine mess 104 Sea plea
57 Peel 105 Goddess of luck
58 Cry out sharply you’ve gotten ___” 110 1968 Oscar musical
59 Record-keeping 7 Sulk 112 Air rifle ammo
8 Qualified voters 113 Enlist again
govt. org. 9 Peruses anew 114 World of Madison Ave.
60 (7) Albuquerque to Phx., e.g. 10 In-your-face stylish 116 Deplete
63 (7) Handle, in Latin 11 WWII theater 118 Syrian president
66 60 minvs 1 12 Noh dough 121 Small liqueur glass
67 Part of RFE 13 Pallid 123 Stronghold
69 Type of cord or column 14 Mike Brady, to Carol’s girls 125 ___ in a poke
72 Cowboy companion 15 Huge statues 126 Crime scene marker
73 Louis XVI coin 16 Do the same as 127 UMWA finds
74 Theme of this puzzle 17 1492 vessel 129 The Zuider ___
80 Earth, to Walt Whitman 21 Neet alternative 130 Really soft, in mus.
81 Boaster’s big one 25 Type of IRA 131 Sellout sign
82 Just 28 “What child ___ ... ” 133 Mr. Whitney
83 “ ... ___ a lender be” 29 1968 Rod Steiger film, No
84 Nov. and Dec.
85 (6) Night of the Hunter Way
To ___ Lady
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