08/11/2022 ISSUE 32

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PRIMARY ELECTION: TO START NEXT SUMMER IN BLACK & WHITE SHOW
CANDIDATES ROUNDUP

Last week, when Gannett Volunteer Betty Holden helps Bridgette Storey pick out some flowers in the gift shop. PHOTO: JOSHUA KODIS Covid infections
– owner of the Press Journal – flatten; hospital
reported a second quarter loss of Volunteers mark 70th anniversary of Hospital Auxiliary admissions drop
$54 million and warned of coming
“painful reductions” to its already By Nancy Sapey | Correspondent county population and finally recently Cleveland Clinic Indian By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer
decimated news staff, it in part the handoff to Cleveland Clinic River Hospital began phasing [email protected]
blamed what the Poynter Institute Through 70 years of cheer- – but it took a pandemic to keep volunteers back into the mix.
called its “disastrous financial re- fully showing up to work for them on the sidelines. Since the volunteers missed the The latest COVID-19 surge may
sults” on the soaring cost of paper. zero pay, Vero’s hospital auxil- auxiliary’s 70th anniversary in finally have peaked, with new
iary volunteers have navigated For 19 months, strict 2021, they are celebrating it now. weekly infections here flattening
That’s a problem we can identi- changing technology, building COVID-19 precautions meant around the 500 mark as the Vero
fy with. construction, renovations and hospital volunteers needed to “We are so grateful our Beach area remains a zone of high
expansions, hurricanes, staff and stay home, for their own safety volunteers have returned to community transmission.
While Gannett said the cost of management changes, a growing as much as for the patients. But
the newsprint it purchases had CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 The CDC reported 18 new
gone up an amazing 31 percent in hospital admissions in the sev-
the past year, the cost of the heavi- en days ending Aug. 3, and as of
er, brighter paper we buy also has press time Monday, local hospi-
soared – with our printer reporting talizations had fallen significant-
price increases seven times just ly from last week.
since January!
“We have 15 COVID patients
That’s particularly painful news in-house at Indian River Hospi-
for us and our readers. While tal this morning, none of which
Gannett is dealing with the paper are in critical care,” Cleveland
problem by trying to phase out Clinic spokesperson Arlene Al-
print newspapers and push its re- len-Mitchell said on Monday.
maining readers to the internet, That number is down 44 percent
our strong belief is that readers of from 27 patients in the hospital
Vero Beach 32963 and Vero News the previous week.
still want to get their community
news in print form. Florida’s case numbers were
relatively flat last week, with
Ironically, a couple of years COVID deaths up slightly. Nation-
wide, reports of new positive cas-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 es were down 9.8 percent com-
pared with two weeks ago, but
INSIDE deaths were up by 21.3 percent in
that same two-week timeframe.
NEWS 1-7 ARTS B1
While a collection of trouble-
HEALTH 8 GAMES B9 some symptoms termed “long
COVID,” which affects at least 5
PETS B8 CALENDAR B12 BRIGHTLINE SERVICE THROUGH percent of people who contract the
VERO TO ORLANDO PUSHED BACK virus, is a growing concern with
REAL ESTATE 15 no clear treatment plan in place,
some attention was paid this week
To advertise call: 772-559-4187 to the “rebound” of COVID-19
For circulation or where to pick up symptoms, as President Joe Biden
your issue call: 772-226-7925 experienced this phenomenon af-
ter testing negative for the virus.
By George Andreassi | Staff Writer 170-mile-long extension will con-
tinue into 2023 and the initiation A study commissioned by drug
Brightline won’t complete con- of passenger service between makers and supported by the Na-
struction on its $2.8 billion ex- South Florida and Orlando will tional Institutes of Health released
tension of high-speed passenger be pushed back further into next
train tracks to Orlando by the end year. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
of 2022, as once expected, a com-
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Instead, construction on the CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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PRIMARY ROUNDUP: WHO’S RUNNING, AND WHO CAN VOTE

By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer missioner. He hasn’t faced any meaning- ter quality in the Indian River Lagoon Indian River County Sheriff before retiring
[email protected] ful challenge since 2010. He served as the and continuing to develop the infrastruc- in January 2021. When he purchased his
commission’s chairman in 2012-13, 2016- ture needed to manage the recent surge current Vero Beach home in 2017, he did so
PRIMARY ELECTION: Aug. 23. 17 and 2021-22. He lives in Sebastian. in population. in anticipation of eventually running for the
EARLY VOTING: Aug. 13-20, from 7 a.m. to 4 commission’s District 4 seat.
p.m., at the Indian River County Supervisor Elizabeth Siebert, 55, is Siebert’s other priorities are lowering
of Elections Office and Indian River Couty a small business owner and property taxes, increasing pay for first Tom Lowther, 62, is a
Main Library, both in Vero Beach, and at the artist whose father, Willard responders, diversifying economic devel- former one-term commis-
Sebastian City Council Chamber. Wilson Siebert, was a two- opment and establishing term limits for sioner who was elected in
LAST DAY TO REQUEST VOTE-BY-MAIL term county commissioner the commission. 2002, served one year as
BALLOT: Aug. 13. (1972-80) and served one chairman and also served
year as chairman. She has County Commission District 4 one year as chairman of
County Commission District 2 a Master’s Degree in science from Florida the Treasure Coast Region-
State University and was a federal grant Four-year term al Planning Council. He currently sits on
Four-year term researcher for the U.S. Department of Ed- COUNTYWIDE VOTE (With only Repub- the Indian River County Mosquito Control
COUNTYWIDE VOTE (With only Repub- ucation. She lives in Vero Beach. licans having qualified, all of the county’s District board. A longtime local funeral di-
licans having qualified, all of the county’s registered voters – including Democrats rector and funeral home operator, he has
registered voters – including Democrats and Flescher’s experience in local govern- and independents – may cast ballots in the sought other public offices through the
independents – may cast ballots in the Au- ment and name recognition should make August election. If the winning candidate years. He lives in Vero Beach.
gust election, which will decide the winner.) him difficult to beat again, as will his doesn’t receive more than 50 percent of the
fundraising advantage. As of last week, vote, the top two vote-getters will compete Joann Binford, 56, is an
ANNUAL SALARY (2021-22): $69,121 his campaign contributions approached in a runoff in the Nov. 8 general election.) independent contract who
$80,000 and he had spent more than does freelance telework for
CANDIDATES: $56,000 on his re-election bid. ANNUAL SALARY (2021-22): $69,121 office systems administra-
Joe Flescher, 63, is a for- tion and a newcomer to lo-
mer New York Police De- Siebert’s campaign had raised slightly CANDIDATES: cal politics. She has 35 years
partment officer and for- more than $9,800 and spent less than $7,400. Deryl Loar, 54, is a for- of corporate and govern-
mer Indian River County mer Treasure Coast district ment experience, however, and spent 16
Sheriff’s Office deputy who Both candidates agree that the coun- commander for the Florida years working with budgets for the Indian
is seeking his fifth as com- ty’s lack of affordable housing must be Highway Patrol who went River County School District. She lives in
addressed. Flescher also mentioned on to serve three terms as Vero Beach.
among his priorities preserving quality
of life through planning, improving wa-

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Unlike Loar and Lowther, Binford’s School Board District 2 disabilities. She lives in Vero Beach. cumbency might not help Rosario, howev-
name isn’t known throughout the county, er, as she has steadfastly backed the board’s
but she has embraced a populist cam- No Party Affiliation election Cynthia Gibbs, 50, was a critics and regularly has challenged the
paign, describing herself as a “constitu- Four-year term teacher for 16 years – 13 of superintendent’s advice and recommenda-
tional Second Amendment pro-life con- COUNTYWIDE VOTE (If the winning candi- them in Indian River Coun- tions.
servative who favors small government, date doesn’t receive more than 50 percent ty schools – and is currently
lower taxes and increased middle-class of the vote, the top two vote-getters will working from home as a de- After a Sheriff’s Office investigation failed
job opportunities. compete in a runoff in the Nov. 8 general velopment specialist for a to produce the outcome she sought earlier
election.) customer service outsourc- this year, Rosario publicly stated that she
But her campaign has generated less ing company. She has a master’s degree in was disappointed the superintendent and
than $24,000 – a fraction of the contribu- ANNUAL SALARY (2021-22): $37,705 education. She lives in Sebastian and has other board members weren’t arrested for
tions raised by her opponents – and spent two children attending public schools in opposing the removal from school libraries
just over $11,000. CANDIDATES: the district. books she believed were pornographic.
Jacqueline Rosario, 52,
Loar has raised more than $93,000 is a former teacher and ad- Josh Post, 49, is a former It’s no surprise, then, that not once
in contributions and spent more than ministrator who is seeking teacher who left the district during Rosario’s term have the other board
$57,000, while Lowther has brought a lit- her second term, having for personal and financial members chosen her to serve as chairman.
tle more than $62,000 and spent $60,500. spent most of the past two reasons in January 2019 af-
years serving as the Moms ter 6 ½ years at Storm Grove Rosario, though, remains a staunch advo-
In a somewhat ironic twist: While For Liberty’s voice on the Middle School to take a job cate for parental rights, school choice, and
Lowther was instrumental as a commis- board and often finding herself on the with the State Farm insur- curriculum transparency while vehemently
sioner in the merging of the county’s short end of 4-1 votes. She lives in Vero ance company. He previously owned and opposing the “indoctrination” she believes
firefighters and paramedics into one Beach, where she has home-schooled her operated a small business. His four children is occurring in public schools – positions
entity, a political action committee that son for the past eight years. graduated from county public schools. that garnered an endorsement from Gov.
represents those first responders has en- Ron DeSantis.
dorsed Loar. LaDonna Corbin, 48, is While Rosario has raised nearly $36,000
another political newcom- – the most of any candidate in the race – Post shares Rosario’s concerns about “so-
Certainly, Loar’s 12 years as the coun- er. The mother of eight chil- Corbin’s rookie campaign has surprisingly cial agendas” in schools and the need for
ty’s top law enforcement officer provided dren, she currently works brought in more than $28,000 in contribu- parental involvement, but he also believes
ample opportunity to work with the coun- for Treasure Coast Commu- tions. Each has spent more than $18,000 in teacher morale, campus safety and disci-
ty administrator and commissioners. He nity Health as a wellness their bids for a board seat. pline in the schools must be addressed.
also has overseen a 500-member agency, coordinator serving Dod-
managed a large budget, provided school gertown Elementary School. She’s also a Gibbs’ contributions totaled nearly Corbin, on the other hand, contends that
security and confronted the onset of the former executive director of a for-profit $18,000 and she has spent just under $9,000. being forced to deal with political and cul-
COVID-19 pandemic. organization that provided services for Post, meanwhile has raised only $1,500 and tural issues championed by Rosario has too
adults and children with development already has spent almost all of it. often taken the board’s focus away from its
Lowther, meanwhile, is the lone private primary mission – educating children and
business owner in the race. He said his The financial edge and advantage of in- improving students’ academic outcomes.
top priority if elected would be to address
the lack of affordable housing, particular- Those are Gibbs’ priorities, too, along
ly for the county’s workforce. with retaining and recruiting quality teach-

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PROVEN LEADERSHIP

DERYL LOAR
★ FOR ★
COUNTY

COMMISSION

PAID BY DERYL LOAR, REPUBLICAN, FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 4

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PRIMARY ROUNDUP Florida House District 24

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY (Only registered
Republicans may vote. The winner will face
ers, whom she said are crucial to boosting Democrat Karen Greb of Sebastian in the
student achievement. She believes, though, Nov. 8 general election.)
that teachers must have the support of
school administrators, the community and Two-year term
the board. The district encompasses all of Indian River
County and a small section of southern Bre-
School Board District 4 vard County, including Barefoot Bay, Micco
and portions of southern Palm Bay.
No Party Affiliation election
Four-year term ANNUAL SALARY (2021-22): $29,697
COUNTYWIDE VOTE
ANNUAL SALARY (2021-22): $37,705 CANDIDATES:
Robbie Brackett, 59, was
CANDIDATES: elected to the Vero Beach
Teri Barenborg, 62, is a City Council in 2019 and is
longtime educator – a for- serving his second term as
mer teacher, principal and mayor. Professionally, he
coach – who is seeking a is a managing partner in
second term on the board, the family-owned Edge In-
which she currently chairs. formation Management, which conducts
She also has served as the employee background checks. He also
School District’s legislative liaison as well uses his real-estate license to work with
as on the Treasure Coast Council of Local the Brackett Family Limited Partnership, a
Governments, Florida School Boards Asso- property management business.
ciation Policy Committee and Indian River
County Planning and Zoning Board. Karen Hiltz, 66 and re-
tired, spent seven years
Thomas Kenny, 55, is li- in the U.S. Navy for seven
censed in four states as a years and later held several
financial services agent and civilian jobs in the feder-
previously owned an au- al government, including
dio-visual production com- positions with the U.S.
pany. He previously worked Customs Service and U.S. Capitol Police.
for Salem Satellite Media She has earned two graduate degrees and
and XM Radio. He moved to Vero Beach in served on two school boards and a plan-
2014. He is in his second year as president of ning-and-zoning commission in south-
the Republican Club of Indian River. western Virginia before moving to Sebas-
tian three years ago.
Barenborg, who has lived in the Vero
Beach area for 34 years, raised nearly Both are vying to replace Republi-
$25,000 and spent more than $10,000 on can Erin Grall representing Indian River
her re-election effort. Kenny’s campaign County in the Florida House, albeit under
has brought in more than $18,500 and spent a new district number.
more than $12,000.
Running unopposed, Grall will move
As for credentials: Not only did Baren- on to the state Senate, where she’ll rep-
borg participate in the hiring of Superinten- resent a newly created District 29, which
dent David Moore – a rising star in Florida includes all of Indian River County and
education – but she helped the board nav- all or most of St. Lucie, Okeechobee and
igate through the challenges presented by Highlands counties.
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brackett’s campaign contributions,
She has not engaged in the rancor that which totaled nearly $140,000, noticeably
accompanied the culture war launched exceeded the $109,000 raised by Hiltz,
against the board by the Moms For Liberty, who loaned her campaign $80,000 in Feb-
maintaining her focus on education. ruary. He also has outspent his opponent
$61,000 to $45,000.
Kenny, on the other hand, has been a
strong ally of the Moms group, particularly Both candidates said they supported
its unrelenting parental rights crusade. Grall’s parental rights in education
bill, which became law earlier this
year. Both also agree that the wors-
ening water quality of the Indian
River Lagoon and infrastructure
must be priorities in the district.
Brackett, however, also sees the
increasing costs of housing and
property insurance as critical is-
sues, while Hiltz puts education,
veterans care and election integrity
high on her list. 

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COVID INFECTIONS FLATTEN in Biden’s case – after testing negative. Of ing repeatedly for COVID-19 after they felt CDC guidance changed back in March to
the study subjects with COVID-19 illness, 12 better and tested negative twice, to doc- recommend only a five-day quarantine,
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 percent tested positive after testing negative ument a rebound positive test? Likely not people are emerging from their sick beds to
– regardless of whether the patient had been many. report back to work or school much sooner.
initial, un-reviewed findings last week treated with the Paxlovid drug.
showing that more than one quarter of the Though Biden went back into isolation Despite the official five-day quarantine
people in a trial of nearly 600 patients had The White House Covid Response Co- after his rebound positive test, common guidance issued in March to mitigate the
a setback or “rebound” of symptoms after ordinator said the type of rebound Biden sense says most people who had recovered impact of COVID-19 absences on workforce
initially feeling like they had recovered from experienced after taking Paxlovid is “rare,” and tested negative would be back in circu- productivity and the economy, the CDC
COVID-19. occurring in about 5 percent of patients. lation at work, school or social functions as still recommends that COVID-19 patients
But one unanswered question remains: soon as they tested negative. The rebound experiencing symptoms isolate for 14 days
Researchers are still trying to understand how many average citizens who don’t have phenomenon means that there’s a chance “when possible.”
the rebound of symptoms, which can even a team of doctors monitoring their every those covid survivors could still infect oth-
cause the patient to test positive again – as cough and sniffle would actually keep test- ers for a few days or a week after being back The safest course of action for those re-
in the mix. covering from COVID-19 would probably
FROM THE PUBLISHER containerboard – the liner and brown pa- be to social distance, wear a mask and post-
per used to make gazillions of those card- Earlier in the pandemic, in the days of pone travel for a week or so after testing
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 board delivery boxes. the 14-day or 10-day quarantine, this would negative – especially if a nagging cough or
not have been that big of an issue. But since other symptoms linger on. 
ago, we had thought that as print newspa- There were times this past winter when
pers like the Press Journal withered and we had trouble finding enough of the pa-
ultimately disappeared, there might be a per we use at any price.
paper glut.
At present, our paper supply, while ex-
Maybe, we hoped, the price of paper, pensive, appears secure. And lest there
which after personnel is our largest single be any doubt, despite rising costs, we are
expense, would go down. committed to bringing our readers their
print newspaper for years to come.
Well, daily newspapers have indeed
been closing. But instead of a glut, there’s In the weeks ahead, though, we will be
a paper shortage. breaking news of a 2023 rate increase to
advertisers.
How could that occur? We have joined
the ranks of merchants who blame their So let us take this opportunity to urge
troubles on Amazon. readers who value a print paper to get a
head start on holiday shopping with our
As newspaper companies cut back on local merchants, and symbolically help
purchases of newsprint these last few reduce proliferation of those darn card-
years, one paper mill after another gave up board boxes. 
and switched over to producing pulp and
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Work finally slated to start next summer BRIGHTLINE ond set of tracks in the FECR right-of-
on Oslo Road Interstate 95 interchange way and upgrading the safety measures
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 at railroad crossings to meet Federal Rail-
By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer widened Oslo from U.S. 1 to 58th. road Administration standards for high-
[email protected] The project also will see replace- completion in early 2023 and begin reve- speed passenger trains.
nue service shortly thereafter,” Brightline
With a record $400 million in state ment of the existing Oslo Road bridge spokeswoman Katie Mitzner said last week. Brightline has engaged in construction
and federal funding for the county’s over I-95 and construction of a fully activities throughout downtown Vero
five-year Transportation Improve- lighted interchange with partial clo- However, the $33 million replace- Beach for several weeks.
ment Program projects, work will verleaf ramps. ment of the 97-year-old St. Sebastian
begin on the long-awaited Oslo Road River Railroad Bridge is still expected On Monday, Brightline closed the rail-
Interstate 95 interchange in 2023, with There will be a new signalized in- to be completed by the end of this year, road crossing at 16th Street/17th Street
construction slated to take three years tersection at Oslo and 66th Avenue through Sunday, August 28 for the in-
to complete. SW and roadway improvements along Mitzner said in an emailed response to
74th, 66th and 58th avenues. questions. stallation of a second set of
According to Florida Department tracks and a variety of safety
of Transportation District 4, the esti- Eighty-second Avenue will be re- As recently as July 25, Brightline’s con- mechanisms and signs.
mated $85.4 million I-95 interchange aligned at Oslo Road; the 86th Avenue struction advisories reported Brightline
project will go out to bid next March, connection to Oslo Road will be elimi- intended to complete construction on Traffic is being detoured to
with the goal of moving dirt by sum- nated; and 13th Street SW will be con- the high-speed train tracks to Orlando by the 12th Street railroad cross-
mer. structed to connect 86th Avenue SW the end of 2022. ing via U.S. 1, Brightline’s Au-
with 90th Avenue. gust 3 construction advisory
FDOT has already begun acquiring Brightline is improving the Florida East says.
the right-of-way needed to build the Residents living near the construc- Coast Railway tracks from West Palm Beach
interchange. tion can expect the usual work crews to Cocoa and building new tracks along Brightline also closed the
and slow-downs, but the FDOT said State Road 528/Beachline Highway from 65th Street railroad cross-
The first part of the major “all lanes will remain open during Cocoa to the Orlando International Airport. ing in Winter Beach from
multi-million-dollar project involves construction” and that “access to Friday (Aug. 5) through Aug. 19. In addi-
widening and, in some cases, recon- businesses and private properties will The project includes installing a sec- tion, Dixie Highway will be closed north
figuring existing roadways to alleviate be provided at all times.” of 65th Street from Saturday, Aug. 13
anticipated congestion and capacity through Aug. 19.
issues. This includes widening Oslo A public meeting about the project Once the project is complete, Bright-
Road from two lanes to four lanes be- will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. line plans to operate 32 passenger trains
tween 58th Avenue and I-95 – a con- Wednesday at the Indian River State per day at speeds of up to 110 mph
tinuation of the previous project that College Richardson Center Mueller through Indian River County en route
Campus.  between Orlando and South Florida.
In South Florida Brightline currently
operates passenger trains at speeds of
up to 80 mph with stations in West Palm
Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. 

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PROGRESS IN PROBE OF FATAL CRASH

Maureen Luther takes a look at a purse recommended by volunteer Marsha Adams. PHOTO: JOSHUA KODIS By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer “The crime lab could not interpret the re-
[email protected] sults for us because they did not perform the
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY ing 125 high school students. tests, I understand that,” Rosell said. “So the
At present, there are 50 to 75 active vol- Detectives made some progress this week State Attorney’s Office had to hire someone,
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 in the investigation of a high-speed crash in an expert recommended to us by the crime
unteers, said Volunteer Program Manager May that killed an elderly island resident and lab, to interpret the results.”
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Scott Duncan. Many of the students grad- serious injured his widow.
and cannot thank them enough for their uated, volunteers moved back north to When that work is done, Rosell said, de-
care and dedication to our patients and their families, health issues forced some to But police said it will be a while yet before tectives finally will have a number they can
community,” Dr. Greg Rosencrance, pres- withdraw, and others aged out of the pro- they know whether the results of a blood test compare with the Florida legal limit for im-
ident of the hospital, said. gram or passed away. will enable them to file charges against the paired driving, .08 percent blood-alcohol.
Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club resident
“For 70 years, the Auxiliary has played a Thus, the 70th anniversary is the perfect who was driving the black Mercedes that Rosell said officers normally have a blood
vital role in achieving our mission provid- time to rebuild the Auxiliary’s ranks, said slammed into the rear of the couple’s car. kit that they can give to a hospital. “With the
ing exceptional health, hope and compas- Duncan, who promised to find “an appro- kit, they give us the blood and we take it to
sion to every person, every time. I could not priate job for anyone.” The Indian River Shores Public Safety De- the crime lab and they run the toxicology
be more proud of our volunteers for mak- partment, working alongside State Attorney tests and give us back the blood alcohol lev-
ing a difference in the lives others,” he said. Even wheelchair-bound volunteers can Tom Bakkedahl’s office, obtained and served el, or if there are any drugs found. But in this
contribute in some manner and can be a search warrant on HCA Lawnwood Hospi- case we did not use a kit,” Rosell said.
A few volunteers agreed to be part of a paired with a service of their interest. Lob- tal for the results of blood tests performed
test comeback last October, then earlier by greeters, gift shop workers, and clerical when the driver of the rear vehicle was trans- “That night we had two trauma alerts from
this year restrictions were gradually loos- assistance are samples of the hospital’s ported to the hospital with injuries from the this crash and the priority was getting them
ened. Volunteers – who, like hospital staff, needs. Anyone wishing to join can reach crash. The hospital had not provided the lab to the hospital. There wasn’t any time to go
are required to wear masks – don’t interact him by email at [email protected]. results voluntarily, and then did not com- back to the station to grab a kit,” Rosell said.
with patients the way they used to, but are ply with a subpoena for the medical records “The kit was not the priority at that moment
kept busy behind the scenes helping with Auxiliary President Marsha Adams takes within the 20-day timeframe, forcing the with the extent of the injuries, it was keeping
administrative duties. pride in the many accomplishments of the Shores to seek a search warrant. them (the elderly couple) alive.” The hus-
Auxiliary, and especially scholarship pro- band later died of his injuries.
“They provide such a valuable service to gram. Money raised by the volunteers, But when the raw data from the hospital
outpatient endoscopy by easing the flow of who staff the Pink Corner Gift Shop in the lab finally was handed over, the results were Both Indian River Shores ambulanc-
patients and their families throughout the hospital lobby, is awarded to employees not in the form the Shores officers needed. es were used to transport the couple. “We
day as well as helping me with a tremen- seeking to further their education. called Indian River County (Fire-Rescue) in
dous amount of paperwork,” said Out- The blood drawn by and processed by the to transport the suspect,” Rosell said. Her in-
patient Endoscopy Program Coordinator Presently four students are enrolled in hospital had the results in milliliters, not as a juries were not as serious.
Donna Thomas. “They are an invaluable the program, attending classes at Indian blood-alcohol level percentage, Shores Chief
asset to the department.” River State College to become certified Rich Rosell said on Monday. Her identity has not been released. 
nursing assistants, licensed practical nurs-
The number of volunteers at the mo- es or registered nurses. Recipients agree to
ment, however, is down sharply from remain working at the hospital for a time
pre-pandemic high of nearly 500 includ- upon completion. “This is a win for the
community.” said Adams. 

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Pediatrician opens practice with doctor who delivered her

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent Dr. Jessica Cruz and
Dr. Asoka Wijetilleki.
Good news for readers with kids. Vero
Beach has a brand-new pediatric practice PHOTO: JOSHUA KODIS
– and there is a charming story behind it.

Forty years ago, Dr. Asoka Wijetilleki, a
Vero Beach pediatrician fondly known as
Dr. Wije, held a newborn girl in his arms
wondering what she might become. Lit-
tle did he know that 39 years later he’d
get a phone call from her asking if she
could join him in his practice when she
returned to Vero after living and working
in New York. And that just a short time
after joining him she would end up being
his boss and the future of the practice.

Dr. Jessica Cruz is the grown-up version
of that baby girl. The Vero Beach native was
a patient of Dr. Wije’s for her entire child-
hood and even shadowed him while she
was in college, still sorting out what to do
with her life.

She figured out her path, graduating
from the University of Florida and then
earning her medical degree at the Univer-
sity of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
She then went on to complete a three-year
pediatric residency at Albert Einstein Col-
lege of Medicine in New York City before
establishing herself as a pediatrician for

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“It’s all come full circle. I’ve “Dr. Wije’s class- to the hospital to make sure everything is the information they need to properly care
known Jessica her whole life and es are informal and going well. After that it’s recommended by for their children.”
now she’s taking over ... I know fun, and first-time the Academy of Pediatrics that the child
parents love them,” be seen for routine well-care visits at three “We want to give the best possible care
when the time comes to hang said Dr. Cruz. “They to five days, and two, four and six months, and we have a fantastic staff,” added Dr.
up my stethoscope that Dr. Cruz always want to know followed by visits every three months un- Cruz.
will continue to offer the same what danger signs to til 18 months and then at 24, 30 and 36
compassionate care that I have look out for and Dr. months. After that, annual check-ups are Dr. Wije and Dr. Cruz have a relation-
provided here for the past 45 years.” Wije assures them recommended until adulthood. ship nurtured through a lifetime of trust
that the hands and and admiration and now the children and
– Dr. Wijetilleki feet can be blue, but “Our goal is to grow as Vero grows,” Dr. families of Vero Beach can benefit from
if the lips are blue Cruz explained. “There are a lot of families their combined knowledge and wisdom.
several years in the Bronx. you can be in big moving down and we want to care for them
“Dr. Wije is the reason I decided to spe- trouble.” in a very personal, private setting. A nurse Vero Beach Pediatrics is welcoming new
practitioner will be joining us soon and we patients at 959 37th Place, Vero Beach. Kids
cialize in pediatric care,” Dr. Cruz said af- Once the baby look forward to adding more physicians as will love their brightly colored exam rooms
fectionately. “He set such a great example is born the doctors needed. Our philosophy is to include par- decorated in superhero, fairy-tale and un-
that I wanted to make the same impact on make courtesy visits ents in the entire process and give them all derwater themes. Call 772-569-3212 to
children.” schedule an appointment. 

When she decided to move back to Vero
with her husband and two sons, her first
call was to her childhood pediatrician to
see if she might be able to join him in his
practice. By this time Dr. Wije had joined
the AdventHealth group and was no longer
in private practice, but he paved the way
for her to join his team.

As fate would have it, though, after the
pair worked together for about a year and
a half, AdventHealth decided to move to
Melbourne, leaving the doors wide open
for the two doctors to transition back into
a private practice. The way they worked
it out, Dr. Cruz is the owner of the newly
minted Vero Beach Pediatrics and Dr. Wije
works for her.

“It’s all come full circle,” Dr. Wije said
with a smile. “I’ve known Jessica her whole
life and now she’s taking over. While I have
no intention of retiring, having her handle
all the business side of our practice frees up
my time to do what I love most – taking care
of our little patients. I know when the time
comes to hang up my stethoscope that Dr.
Cruz will continue to offer the same com-
passionate care that I have provided here
for the past 45 years.”

The staff at Vero Beach Pediatrics is
keenly focused on the importance of good
health for children from birth all the way
through adulthood and are committed
to providing quality care that meets the
needs of the child while giving peace of
mind to the parents and family. They see
children from birth until about the age of
21 for regular checkups, treatment, vacci-
nations, nutritional guidance, and screen-
ings for physical and educations issues.

They also recognize that childcare
starts even before birth and offer prenatal
classes once a month for expectant par-
ents. For the past four decades Dr. Wije has
been calming the nerves of new parents by
helping them understand what they need
to know before they bring their baby home
and teaching them precious lifesaving
skills like CPR.

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Cardiomyopathy – heart failure – is scary but now less deadly

By Haider J. Warraich paign revealed that he had been diagnosed Fetterman, 52, is a case study of what can
The Washington Post with cardiomyopathy. happen if appropriate treatment is not pro-
vided or followed. He was diagnosed with
Heart disease remains America’s leading Cardiomyopathy results from a weaken- “atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm,
killer. But medical innovations have made ing of the heart muscle that causes the heart along with a decreased heart pump” in 2017
cardiomyopathy – also called heart failure to beat less vigorously. As the heart loses – not an uncommon initial presentation of
– less of a threat. strength, it often enlarges to compensate for cardiomyopathy – and given a treatment
its lack of squeeze. Clinicians frequently clas- plan that included lifestyle changes, such as
Cardiomyopathy affects millions of Amer- sify the contractions by “ejection fraction” restricting salt intake, losing weight and ex-
icans and is the leading cause of hospital – the percentage of blood the heart is able to ercising, and medications that studies show
admissions for those over 65 in the United squeeze forward. An increasing number of can make a big difference.
States. When Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fet- Americans also have heart failure with a nor-
terman (D) suffered a stroke during his cam- mal ejection fraction. But Fetterman failed to follow his doctor’s
paign for the U.S. Senate in May, his cam- treatment plan – not even going back to the
cardiologist for regular consultations. After
his stroke, doctors revealed his cardiomyop- or normal ejection fraction.
athy diagnosis and implanted a defibrillator Unfortunately, because these drugs are
to prevent a lethal heart rhythm.
new – the first SGLT2 inhibitor was approved
As Fetterman put it after his stroke: “Like by the Food and Drug Administration in 2020
so many others, and so many men, in par- to treat heart failure – many patients likely to
ticular, I avoided going to the doctor, even benefit from them are not on them, in some
though I knew I didn’t feel well. As a result, cases because many physicians, including
I almost died.” cardiologists, have yet to update their prac-
tice but also because of high co-pays and ad-
I am a heart failure specialist. Patients like ministrative burdens placed on clinicians by
Fetterman are why the conversation between insurance companies.
doctor and patient after a cardiomyopathy
diagnosis is critical. My goal is both to ex- Many people get their initial cardiomy-
plain the condition and establish a trusting opathy diagnosis after they’ve had difficulty
relationship that will result in the patient breathing or experienced swelling in their ex-
embracing appropriate follow-up. This can tremities because of excess fluid in the body.
mean walking a fine line between conveying Once diagnosed, though, many patients
the seriousness of the diagnosis to a patient enter a stable phase – but staying in that sta-
and avoiding a sense of doom, which many ble phase requires work. Lifestyle changes,
people will feel when told they have heart such as losing weight, restricting salt intake
failure. and exercising, are key for living a long and
healthy life with cardiomyopathy, as is tak-
Although I make sure my patients under- ing medications regularly as prescribed by a
stand they have a serious, life-threatening physician.
condition, I add that, these days, many peo-
ple with cardiomyopathy live long, fulfilling The evidence suggests that taking certain
lives. core categories of medications can add be-
tween three and eight years of life, in addition
Studies suggest people are living longer to the years added by lifestyle changes.
in part because of a plethora of new inno-
vations. The most notable are new medi- These drug categories include:
cations called SGLT2 inhibitors. Initially 1. Beta blockers (drugs that end in “-olol,”
developed to treat Type 2 diabetes, they like metoprolol)
also were found to prolong and improve 2. ACE inhibitors (these end in “-pril,” like
the lives of patients with heart failure; they lisinopril)
have minimal side effects and can be used 3. ARBs (that end in “-artan,” like losartan)
for heart failure patients with both reduced or the brand drug Entresto
4. MRAs such as spironolactone
5. SGLT2 inhibitors (that end in “-flozin,”

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such as empagliflozin and dapagliflozin). Because the risks often exceed the benefits,
Clinicians should explain both the many many patients are not good candidates for
these therapies. At that stage, patients may
benefits and the few risks of these drugs turn to palliative care that focuses on max-
while imparting a sense of agency and own- imizing quality of life and comfort-focused
ership to patients. care rather than just length of life, although
patients with heart failure may benefit from
“You are the quarterback, and we are your palliative care at any stage of their illness.
offensive line protecting you from being hit,”
I often tell people. Because cardiomyopathy remains a
challenging and burdensome disease, we
Sometimes, even the best efforts don’t need to maximize all efforts to prevent
work – or work for only so long – and pa- heart failure in the first place. For most peo-
tients enter a more advanced stage of heart ple, this means controlling blood pressure
failure characterized by recurrent admis- and diabetes, losing weight and preventing
sions to the hospital, an inability to toler- other forms of heart disease, including ab-
ate medications due to low blood pressure normal heart rhythms and heart attacks,
and in some cases a progressive failure of that can lead to heart failure.
organs such as the kidneys and lungs. Pa-
tients experience progressive difficulty in Yet treatments for cardiomyopathy have
breathing, initially only when they are ex- transformed it from a death sentence to a
ercising and eventually even at rest. condition that many people can live with
better and longer than ever before. Given
When this happens, doctors may recom- advancements in science and medicine,
mend surgical treatments, such as a heart there’s hope it will become an even less
transplant or implantation of mechanical frightening diagnosis in the future. For that
pumps that are sutured into the patient’s to happen, it is critical for patients to get the
heart to help pump blood throughout the right care at the right time.
body. Survival after heart transplantation
is on average 13 years, with many patients Haider J. Warraich is a cardiologist at
living beyond two decades. The mechanical Brigham and Women’s Hospital, VA Bos-
pumps, called left ventricular assist devices ton Healthcare System and Harvard Med-
or LVADs, have also come a long way and can ical School. He is the author of “State of
add years more of life. the Heart: Exploring the History, Science
and Future of Cardiac Disease” and the
Both heart transplant and LVADs car- just-published book “The Song of Our Scars:
ry significant risks: rejection of the donor The Untold Story of Pain.” 
heart, infections and cancers can affect heart
transplant recipients; and bleeding, infec-
tions and strokes affect LVAD recipients.

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What you need to know about chemicals in your sunscreen

By Haider J. Warraich To help in that effort, Consumer Reports Are some sunscreens safer? Recent re- Americans are now using a lot more sun-
The Washington Post tests dozens of sunscreens, identifying search has led to some concerns about screen than in the past, and because today’s
those that work best and those that don’t chemical sunscreens – those that use one products contain more combinations and
News stories have recently raised alarms protect you as well. Consumer Reports test- or more of a dozen chemical ingredients higher concentrations of the ingredients.
about sunscreens. Last summer, several ed every spray sunscreen it rates for ben- approved for use in the United States to fil-
spray sunscreens were recalled after ben- zene (all were free of the harmful chemical) ter the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays. Soon after, FDA scientists published
zene, a known carcinogen, was detected in and delved into the research and talked studies showing that six common chemical
them. Other research has shown that some with experts to understand the potential In 2019, the FDA announced that it want- ingredients – avobenzone, homosalate, octi-
sunscreen ingredients can seep through health and environmental health risks ed more information on the safety of those noxate, octisalate, octocrylene and oxyben-
skin into your bloodstream, and the Food posed by some sunscreen ingredients. Here ingredients, including whether they are ab- zone – do indeed get into the bloodstream.
and Drug Administration has asked man- are answers to some important questions. sorbed systemically – through the skin into
ufacturers for more data on their safety. the bloodstream. That’s in part because The FDA stressed that absorption doesn’t
And Hawaii has banned certain ingredients mean these ingredients are unsafe. But the
because of concerns that they may harm amounts absorbed were higher than the lev-
ocean reefs. els the FDA says would exempt them from
safety testing, so more research is needed.
With all that, you may be asking yourself
whether sunscreen is still worth it. “The key question is whether that sys-
temic absorption actually causes harm,”
The short answer: Absolutely. While says Kathleen Suozzi, assistant professor of
those issues raise real concerns, at this point dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine
the risks are more theoretical than proved. in New Haven, Conn.
Regular sunscreen use, on the other hand,
clearly prevents skin cancers and saves lives. Definitive answers may be years away.
Some research suggests that it can lower the “Generating the type of information the
risk of melanoma, the most serious type of FDA desires is tough, time-consuming and
skin cancer, by about 50 percent. very expensive,” says Mark Chandler, presi-
dent of ACT Solutions, which consults with
In addition, there are smart choices you sunscreen and other cosmetic manufac-
can make to ensure that the sunscreens turers on product formulation.
you choose for yourself and your family are
safe and effective, and maybe better for the Should you avoid chemical sunscreens?
environment. The FDA, the American Academy of Der-

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 those chemicals can easily do so, because ed Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands and some cancer-causing UV rays.
manufacturers are now using them less of- other locations to ban sunscreens with ei- But covering up means you can use far less
matology and independent researchers say ten. Few sunscreens in our ratings contain ther ingredient. And some sunscreen man-
there is no need for people to stop using oxybenzone and none have octinoxate. ufacturers now label their products as “reef sunscreen. For example, if you wear a long-
chemical sunscreens. safe.” In most cases, the term is used when a sleeved swim shirt or rash guard instead of a
Should you use mineral sunscreen? It’s product doesn’t have either oxybenzone or traditional bathing suit, you won’t need to ap-
“These UV filters have been used for years true that sunscreens with the minerals tita- octinoxate. But the FDA does not regulate ply sunscreen to your arms, back and chest.
by millions of people, and there have not nium dioxide and zinc oxide – which work the term, so it has no certain meaning. That can reduce the amount of sunscreen
been noticeable systemic effects,” says Hen- by creating a physical barrier on your skin that you need to use on your body and that
ry W. Lim, a leading sunscreen researcher – aren’t absorbed into the skin and don’t Does a spray or lotion work better? might get into your skin or into the ocean.
and former chair of the department of der- make their way into the bloodstream. Used correctly, both can do a good job. But
matology at Henry Ford Health in Mich- sprays can be tricky to apply. “The droplets Dermatologists say sunscreen should
igan, who has also consulted with sun- Unfortunately, those mineral sunscreens can disperse into the air, making it easy never be your only defense against UV rays.
screen-makers. “I still feel very comfortable might not be as effective as products with to miss areas on your skin,” Lim says. To Try to avoid the sun at its strongest, be-
saying these are a safe way to prevent skin the most efficient chemical filters, Chan- avoid that, spray sunscreen onto the palm tween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. And when you are
cancer and other damage from the sun.” dler says. All the mineral sunscreens CR of your hand and then rub it in. Next best outside, especially during those hours, cov-
has tested appear near the middle or bot- is to hold the nozzle just an inch from your er up, wear a broad-brimmed hat and seek
But some of those chemicals may be tom of our ratings. skin, spray until you can see a film on your shade when possible.
more worrisome than others. “Oxyben- skin and then rub it in.
zone and, to a lesser extent, octinoxate have One possible reason: It takes a lot of tita- Are safer sunscreens coming? Con-
emerged as the biggest concerns,” Lim says. nium or zinc to create a product with a high Also take care to make sure you don’t in- cerns about sunscreen ingredients being
SPF, Chandler says, and it’s difficult to do hale the spray, because the ingredients may absorbed through skin and into the blood-
That’s primarily because preliminary that without making the sunscreen thick, irritate or even harm your lungs. (For that stream have prompted some researchers to
research in animals suggests that oxyben- gloppy and hard to rub in. In addition, the reason, CR’s experts say it’s best not to use look for alternatives, says Christopher Bu-
zone might interfere with hormone pro- minerals sometimes clump up in the prod- sprays on kids.) Spraying it into your hand nick, associate professor of dermatology at
duction, which theoretically could affect uct, so they don’t get evenly dispersed on also helps prevent inhalation. Never spray the Yale School of Medicine.
fertility, puberty and thyroid function. But skin, leaving potential gaps in protection. directly into your face and be careful us-
sunscreen research that has been done in ing sprays when it’s windy. The spray can Researchers there are exploring formu-
humans hasn’t raised any major concerns. Should you try ‘reef safe’ products?: Some blow into your face and mouth, be inhaled las that encapsulate chemical sunscreen
For example, although a 2020 review of 29 research suggests that oxyben­zone and octi- by others nearby, or disperse and not ade- ingredients, which would keep them on top
studies that looked at the health effects of noxate may threaten coral in ocean reefs and quately cover your skin. of the skin and provide protection without
oxybenzone and octinoxate said more re- harm other marine life. So far, that connec- being absorbed.
search was needed, it also did not identify tion has primarily been studied at high dos- Can you skip sunscreen if you cover up?
clear links to any health problems. es and in the lab, not in the real world. And Not entirely. You still need it on exposed It’s also possible that some of the sun-
in research looking at sunscreen chemicals skin. Experts point to enormous amounts screen ingredients used in Europe and
Still, to play it safe, the American Acad- in ocean water, the amounts detected, even of research linking sun exposure to about Canada will be approved for use here. A
emy of Pediatrics recommends that par- at popular beaches, are far below the levels 90 percent of skin cancers, and the prov- few are stuck in the FDA approval process.
ents not use oxybenzone-containing sun- linked to damage in lab studies. en effectiveness of sunscreens in blocking “So this is a glimmer of hope that we might
screens on children. And people of any age eventually see [them] used in sunscreens
who want to avoid sunscreens with either of Still, the potential concern has prompt- in the U.S.,” Lim says. 

River Shores Estates

Spacious home adjacent to a preserve

423 12th Street SE in River Shores Estates: 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2,015-square-foot, waterfront home offered for $829,000
by Stuart Kennedy of AMAC Alex MacWilliam Real Estate: 772-559-4037

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Spacious River Shores Estates home adjacent to a preserve

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer ment – a built-in, three-drawer desk with ing. A long plant shelf crosses above glass yard sanctuary and the water beyond,
[email protected] three floating shelves, which Debi Parker sliders to the screened lanai. The sliders without even putting your toes on the
says is one of her very favorite features. have vertical blinds to adjust for light and floor.
The waterside home at 423 12th Street privacy and a white ceiling fan quietly stirs
SE in River Shores Estates possesses not The bedroom welcomes with pale hard- the air. What a great start to the day – open Down the hallway from the bedroom,
only terrific curb appeal but also excep- wood floors and gentle blue walls in grace- your eyes to a beautiful view of your back past the large, mirror slider walk-in closets,
tional interior architecture, featuring won- ful angles extending to the vaulted ceil- is the owner’s bathroom, another beauty,
derfully creative use of angles in rooms,
hallways and ceilings, combined with
windows and glass sliders that make the
interior feel endlessly light-filled and airy.
Charming views take in the waterway or
the lovely lanai and pool.

The open floor plan and the peaceful
feeling of privacy and seclusion are among
the features owners Sam and Debi Parker
love most about their home. Another im-
portant perk they both mention is that the
green, wooded property on the other side
of their street has been declared a preserve
and can never be developed.

The neutral tiled flooring of the foyer
flows into the large living room, a spacious
room with pale walls, soaring ceiling, sky-
light and ceiling fan. The back wall is glass
sliders that open into a private tropical ha-
ven with shady, screened lanai, free-form
swimming pool and verdant palms.

As you explore the residence, you’ll
quickly see how well-suited it is for enter-
taining, inside to outside, with the open
kitchen at the center and a flow from space
to space all round.

Separated from the foyer by a wall with
a large, open “window frame” with a beau-
tiful glass etching, the dining room receives
ambient light through plantation-shuttered
front windows looking out upon a small
grouping of palms and tropical landscaping.

Perfectly positioned between the living
room, family room/breakfast nook and la-
nai is the kitchen, a gorgeous open penta-
gon, with a pantry (yay!), and miles of pale
Corian countertop over blonde wood cab-
inetry. The appliances are stainless steel,
with built-in oven and microwave and a
smooth double cooktop in the island which
can be removed to reveal a grill feature.

Beneath corner windows, the sink is
positioned for such an appealing view
of passing boats, manatee and dolphins
along the waterway that you might actual-
ly enjoy KP duty.

A stretch of kitchen counter/snack bar
opens into the large family room and
breakfast nook placed within a sunny bay.

There is plenty of space in the family
room for various seating configurations
and a cozy corner wood-burning fireplace.
There’s also ambient light aplenty, with
corner windows in addition to the natu-
ral-light-filled nook.

Left from the foyer, a short hallway con-
tains a closet and a door leading to a small
antechamber – the entrance to the prima-
ry suite, a calm and peaceful space which
occupies the home’s east side.

In this compact entry space is a totally
unexpected and highly convenient ele-

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where you will surely want to linger. The boat every day” while living in the home, water dock with a 6,000-pound boat lift. commercial centers, and Vero’s charming
large garden tub sits in a corner beneath Sam Parker says, boaters can take the Intra- Located off U.S. 1 south of Oslo Road, island village with its famous beaches,
two glass block windows, with plenty of coastal Waterway “approximately 10 miles high-end resorts, shops and restaurants,
places to set candles and maybe a glass of to the Fort Pierce Inlet and out to the River Shores is convenient to downtown marina, live theater, art museum, dog park
vino while you soak away the tension of Atlantic.” The house has a private deep- Vero Beach’s gallery and restaurant district, and more. 
the day. the Indian River Boulevard medical and

The long, pale-wood, cream-top vanity
contains two shell-shaped, set-in basins
and lots of storage, which Debi Parker
points out is extremely handy for organiz-
ing. There is a nice big glass-front show-
er and a w/c featuring a round window
adorned with a lovely stained glass flower.

The second and third bedrooms are on the
west side, accessed from a hallway off the liv-
ing room. The hallway also leads to the laun-
dry room and access to the two-bay garage.

Both bedrooms offer ceiling fans and
long, double bi-fold closets and share a
full bath with tub/shower. One features a
terrific built-in, wall-to-wall wood storage
unit which pulls down into a double Mur-
phy bed. The room also has a built-in cor-
ner desk. Perfect for an office!

As a fisherman who has “gone out in the

423 12TH STREET SE

Neighborhood:
River Shores Estates

Year built: 1992
Construction:
Frame w/stucco; metal roof
Lot size: .29-acre
Home size: 2,015 square feet
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Additional features:
Deep-water dock w/6,000-
pound lift; 100-foot water
frontage; split plan; screened
pool/surround; no HOA;
fenced; central heat/air;
2-bay garage; laundry room;
sliding doors; Venetian
blinds; ceiling fans; skylight;
attic w/pulldown stairs; high
ceilings; central vac; and
wood-burning fireplace
Listing agency: AMAC Alex
MacWilliam Real Estate
Listing agent:
Stuart Kennedy, 772-559-4037
Listing price: $829,000

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: AUG. 1 THROUGH AUG. 5

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

A modest week for real estate sales on the mainland saw 36 transactions of single-family resi-
dences and lots reported (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 3-bedroom, 4-bathroom pool home
at 4815 Coventry Dr. in Grand Harbor – listed in June for $1,095,000 – sold for $1,050,000 on
Aug. 5.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Stacey Lynn Morabito of Dale Sorensen Real
Estate Inc. Representing the buyer was agent Dennis Miller of Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$1,050,000
VERO BEACH 4815 COVENTRY DR 6/28/2022 $1,095,000 8/5/2022 $775,000
SEBASTIAN 1577 EAGLES CIR 6/8/2022 $795,000 8/1/2022 $755,000
VERO BEACH 1616 20TH ST SW 5/18/2022 $799,000 8/1/2022 $720,000
VERO BEACH 4724 SAINT ELIZABETHS TER 7/7/2022 $720,000 8/4/2022 $657,500
VERO BEACH 1130 ANSLEY AVE SW 6/23/2022 $648,000 8/5/2022 $630,000
VERO BEACH 1911 GREY FALCON CIR SW 6/15/2022 $624,900 8/1/2022 $615,000
VERO BEACH 4660 STEPHANIE LN SW 5/21/2022 $659,000 8/1/2022 $600,000
VERO BEACH 665 32ND AVE SW 6/26/2022 $635,000 8/1/2022 $510,000
SEBASTIAN 510 CROSS CREEK CIR 6/12/2022 $549,000 8/5/2022 $484,000
VERO BEACH 6238 THAMES PL 4/2/2022 $519,000 8/5/2022 $480,000
VERO BEACH 5190 UNITY SQ 5/25/2022 $495,000 8/5/2022 $475,725
VERO BEACH 5970 BELLA ROSA LN 4/7/2022 $473,925 8/1/2022 $469,000
VERO BEACH 415 19TH ST 6/20/2022 $469,000 8/1/2022 $417,500
SEBASTIAN 782 GOSSAMER WING WAY 2/17/2022 $480,000 8/1/2022 $400,000
VERO BEACH 1836 71ST AVE 6/10/2022 $395,000 8/5/2022 $400,000
SEBASTIAN 139 PORT ROYAL CT 5/1/2022 $425,000 8/1/2022 $400,000
SEBASTIAN 502 BISCAYNE LN 4/26/2022 $429,000 8/5/2022 $365,000
VERO BEACH 1067 S 13TH SQ 6/7/2022 $365,000 8/1/2022 $360,000
SEBASTIAN 643 BAYFRONT TER 7/7/2022 $375,000 8/1/2022 $355,000
VERO BEACH 462 E TANGERINE SQ SW 5/26/2022 $350,000 8/3/2022 $342,500
VERO BEACH 3785 7TH LN 5/23/2022 $350,000 8/4/2022 $333,000
VERO BEACH 234 GARDEN GROVE PKWY 5/28/2022 $375,000 8/5/2022 $325,000
VERO BEACH 2355 27TH DR SW 5/12/2022 $349,000 8/1/2022 $320,000
VERO BEACH 2445 45TH AVE 2/10/2022 $300,000 8/1/2022 $305,000
VERO BEACH 1836 42ND AVE 6/18/2022 $325,000 8/3/2022 $300,000
VERO BEACH 1625 2ND AVE SW 2/11/2022 $300,000 8/2/2022 $225,000
VERO BEACH 38 PLANTATION DR UNIT#103 6/21/2022 $225,000 8/2/2022 $225,000
VERO BEACH 1901 WESTMINSTER CIR UNIT#2 7/7/2022 $230,000 8/4/2022 $219,900
SEBASTIAN 6175 S MIRROR LAKE DR UNIT#208 3/11/2022 $269,900 8/2/2022 $215,000
VERO BEACH 38 PLANTATION DR UNIT#101 5/18/2022 $235,000 8/1/2022

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

1577 Eagles Cir, Sebastian 1616 20th St SW, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 6/8/2022 Listing Date: 5/18/2022
Original Price: $795,000 Original Price: $799,000
Sold: 8/1/2022 Sold: 8/1/2022
Selling Price: $775,000 Selling Price: $755,000
Listing Agent: Joe Tumolo Listing Agent: Delaney Knight

Selling Agent: EXP Realty, LLC Selling Agent: M&M Realty

Not provided Not provided

NOT PROVIDED NOT PROVIDED

4724 Saint Elizabeths Ter, Vero Beach 1130 Ansley Ave SW, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 7/7/2022 Listing Date: 6/23/2022
Original Price: $720,000 Original Price: $648,000
Sold: 8/4/2022 Sold: 8/5/2022
Selling Price: $720,000 Selling Price: $657,500
Listing Agent: Kieran Hickey Listing Agent: Kelly Fischer

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Stacey Morabito Not provided

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. NOT PROVIDED

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Rents and home prices still rising, but at a slower pace

By Aaron Gregg and Yiwen Lu | Washington Post buyers, priced out by soaring inflation, He currently pays around $1,000 for a “And I’m like, ‘Darn it, I’m stuck,’” he
have pulled back, analysts and real estate studio apartment but says the price of a said. “I’m a pretty successful guy finan-
The boom in the U.S. housing market professionals say. smaller unit in his apartment complex cially. I can afford stuff, but it’s hard to
that has enriched property owners in re- jumped to $1,300 on the website. The av- make sense of this.”
cent years while squeezing renters and The recent moderation in rent growth erage rent for a one-bedroom in Lakev-
first-time home buyers is showing flickers “is directly tied to the lackluster demand iew, where he lives, is $1,700, a 22 percent He’s among many Americans showing
of slowing down. that we have seen over the past 90 days,” increase from last year, according to the trepidation about what happens next.
said Jay Lybik, national director of multi- rental platform Zumper. The consumer sentiment index, a widely
Though rents and home prices are still family analytics at CoStar. followed measure of consumer attitudes
climbing, the pace is more subdued as in- He faces a predicament: Is it better maintained by the University of Michi-
flation and rising mortgage rates weaken Mortgage rates have been steadily to buy a home in an overheated market gan, is near a 50-year low.
demand. In June, the average home price climbing since the Federal Reserve be- when a recession might be around the
climbed 17.3 percent year over year, a sig- gan raising its benchmark interest rate in corner, or stay put and run the risk of a big For sellers, it marks the end of the
nificant pullback from the 19.3 percent March to put a lid on runaway inflation. rent increase? These days, it’s hard to tell. “name your price” era. Johnson, who
increase recorded in May, according to Would-be buyers in turn, are looking at works in residential lending, said more
the data analytics firm Black Knight. larger monthly payments when they’re Martin was still renting as of Monday. sellers are accepting offers below their
already paying more for staples like gro- Others are trading down amid rising asking price. “[Sellers] felt like they had a
That two full percentage points is “the ceries and gas. It’s also more difficult to costs. Penn Johnson, 62, says he sold his lot of market power, and I think that mar-
greatest single-month slowdown on re- save for a down payment. As a result, few- house in affluent Fairfield County, Conn., ket power went away as the market be-
cord since at least the 1970s,” said Ben er people are seeking mortgages, with de- last year and started renting. He owned a came more balanced,” he said.
Graboske, Black Knight’s president of data mand hitting a 22-year low in June as ris- home there for 32 years before downsizing.
and analytics. ing interest rates and recession fears hold “I figured I’d rent for a year and decide what I Because consumer spending ac-
off potential purchasers. needed to do next,” Johnson said, not know- counts for two-thirds of the U.S. econ-
Rents followed a similar trajectory ing that the volatile housing market would omy, policymakers have been closely
in the second quarter, with the average With landlords still increasing rent, push mortgage rates up nearly 50 percent. watching for signs of contraction. So
monthly payment for an apartment rising and home loans becoming more expen- Now he doesn’t know what to do: While far, it has not slowed much: Spending
9.2 percent in the three-month period that sive, many renters find themselves play- renting is comfortable enough, he didn’t climbed a healthy 1.1 percent in June,
ended June 30, year over year, according ing a game of inflationary whack-a-mole want to do it forever. But at an age close the Bureau of Economic Analysis re-
to the real estate data firm CoStar. That to maintain their standard of living. to retirement, he didn’t want to pay thou- ported last Friday, up from the 0.2 per-
compares with back-to-back spikes above sands in monthly mortgage, either. Plus, cent recorded in May.
11 percent in the preceding two quarters. Josh Martin, a 25-year-old tech work- the rent is hardly cheap: He is paying
er who lives in the north side of Chica- $4,200 a month for a place that probably But that increase came during a month
The shift comes as the broader econ- go, wants to buy a condo in the $250,000 used to go for $3,000. when gas prices were hovering near record
omy has shrunk and sparked fears of a range because “rent is crazy right now, highs – the national average breached $5 a
recession. Housing inventory has surged and I am scared that it’s going up.” gallon for the first time. 
in parts of the country as would-be home-

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By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent

1 The Sebastian River Area
Chamber of Commerce is
helping you plan for some “Sweet
& Sunny Citrus” fun this weekend
by sponsoring “Grill Out Night” on
Friday evening. This is a commu-
nity-wide open event designed to

introduce you to local business-
es while serving up food and fun.
There will be sales, discounts and
door prizes as well. Grill Out Night
runs 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug.
12 throughout the Sebastian busi-
ness area. The best way to partic-
ipate is to visit the Pelican Porch
Visitors Center, at the southeast
corner of Main Street and U.S. 1 in
Sebastian. There, you can pick up
a map of participating businesses
opening their doors to visitors. For
more information, visit Sebastian-
Chamber.com.

2 The Vero Beach Museum of
Art is also setting the stage
for unusual fun with its “Little
Things Party.” The event, which
runs Saturday evening, includes
gallery activities like “close-look-

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RARE TREATS ON VIEW

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RARE TREATS ON VIEW AT MASTERS IN BLACK & WHITE EXHIBIT

BY MARY SCHENKEL | STAFF WRITER

The Masters in Black & White exhibition Children are likely to be drawn to two In it, a little French boy, at- Barbara Konforti at the Masters
at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, a little in particular. tired in belted oversized shorts in Black & White exhibit.
gem of a show, is on display through Sept. and a sweater, his knobby knees and
11 in the Stark Gallery, featuring selections “That little boy with the wine bottles is hands displaying a residue of grime, walks PHOTOS: JOSHUA KODIS
from the vintage photography collection of one of my favorites. Henri Cartier-Bresson toward the camera with a self-satisfied
Vero Beach resident Elizabeth Stewart. (1908-2004) is a very famous French art- grin, enormous wine bottles cradled ex- Hungarian-born André Kertész (1894-
ist,” says Van Wagenberg. pertly on each arm, as two little girls look 1985) emigrated from Paris to escape Jew-
“She’s really a very active and generous on, seemingly with glee. ish persecution. He also landed in Green-
collector to us at the museum,” says “Rue Mouffetard” 1954 brilliantly “That’s a very classic image,” says Van wich Village, eventually residing in a top
Anke Van Wagenberg, VBMA se- showcases why the artist was renowned Wagenberg. “And he’s such a naughty boy. floor of 2 Fifth Ave., where he used a tele-
nior curator. “She’s been collecting for capturing street photography at what I think he maybe stole those bottles and photo lens to take a series of photographs,
this vintage photography of mas- he called “the decisive moment.” he’s extremely proud to have taken them.” including “Washington Square Park” 1954.
ters from the past and today. The Children are also the centerpiece in
works are magnificent. It’s great “Broken Mirror” c. 1940, taken by Ameri- “That’s the view from his window. He’s
fun to work with such a knowledge- can Helen Levitt (1913-2009), this time in one of my favorite artists,” says Van Wa-
able collector.” New York City’s lower East side. genberg. “That image, with all the spirals,
It, too, is an excellent representation of reminds me very much of a design for a
Van Wagenberg says Stewart al- street photography, capturing a slice of ur- New Yorker Magazine cover.”
lowed her to select which pieces to ban America. In the foreground, a group of
include. very young boys plays together by a street Shot from above, the composition is
curb, as behind them, adults and older awash in spirals, from its snow-covered
“That’s always the hard part. I tried to children carry on with their daily lives. paths, on which can be viewed a woman in
collect and display attractive images for a What’s immediately striking, especially the top left and a man more central, to the
wider audience. We always try to please ev- in light of today’s helicopter parents, is the curvatures made by benches, fences, deco-
eryone,” she explains. element of danger. rative streetlights, and even the curvature of
“I think it’s a broken mirror frame that the leafless trees.
“We have a lot of summer campers in they’re holding. It’s almost as if they’re pos-
the building. And I thought all of these ing for a picture, like it comes so naturally “I thought it was so interesting,” says Van
works were really appealing to a wide au- to them,” says Van Wagenberg, referencing Wagenberg. “He was very much part of this
dience, from still life to landscapes. Some a toddler on a tricycle, perfectly positioned bohemian culture. It really is fantastic art.”
landscapes are very pictorial; they’re al- within a frame held upright by two, only
most painterly.” slightly older, boys. Of course, there are a couple by the leg-
One boy, standing in the street with his endary Ansel Adams (1902-1984) includ-
Dr. Nichols back to unseen traffic, and another squat- ing “Oaktree, Snowstorm, Yosemite Val-
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Against the majestic mountains, the

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bleakness of that camp life is underscored black and white, as a group of men in long CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 Youth Winds & Percussion ensembles per-
by the rocky barrenness surrounding them. black cassocks, seen against an all-white formed at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
background, joyfully dances in a circle. ing,” create tiny art and play big games. in Miami and the Sanctuary Church in
“He always had very original ideas and Organizers recommend registering for the Fort Lauderdale. Previously, the Youth
original viewpoints,” says Van Wagenberg. “He was commissioned by the Catholic program by calling 772-231-0707, ext. 136, Orchestra went on tour in Colorado and
church to photograph life in monasteries or emailing egiordano@VeroBeachMuse- won first-place awards at both Disney
Another exceptional photograph is “Two and seminaries,” says Van Wagenberg. um.org. You can also go to the museum’s World and Universal Studios. The concert
Trees on Hill with Shadows, Paso Robles, “So these are young men studying to be website, VBMuseum.org, and register. Fee will be led by Dr. Jacob Craig, the church’s
California” 1974, by American William Gar- priests, and this is what they do for fun.” is $8 general and free for museum mem- music director, and will include American
nett (1916-2006). A pilot with some 10,000 bers and children 17 years and younger. folk standards such as “The Entertainer,”
hours of flying, Garnett was an early aerial An entirely different dance form is por- The Little Things Party runs 5:30 p.m. to “Maple Leaf Rag,” “Orange Blossom Spe-
photographer. trayed in the iconic “Martha Graham, Let- 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Vero cial” and more. For sure the concert is de-
ter to the World, Kick” 1940, by American Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Park signed to get your feet tapping and hands
“That’s such a great photograph. It Barbara Morgan (1900-1992), whose rela- Dr. And while there, don’t forget about the clapping. The concert is free, but a $10 do-
looks so painterly,” says Van Wagenberg. tionship with Graham lasted more than two exhibitions currently on view: “Simple nation is suggested. You can also watch a
“And actually, what you see is the shadow six decades. Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee,” which runs live stream on the church’s website, First-
of the trees seen from above. It’s an aerial through Sept. 18; and “Masters in Black and PresVero.org. First Presbyterian Church is
view of the edge of the cloud landscape.” “It’s a classic image; the silhouette, the White,” which runs through Sept. 11. Reg- at 520 Royal Palm Blvd., Vero Beach. Call
dance, and the motion. It’s amazing,” says ular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 772-562-9088 or visit FirstPresVero.org.
The curved lines, seemingly pen- Van Wagenberg. “It’s such a composition. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 1 p.m.
cil-drawn, that swipe above the trees, she ex- It became an iconic image in their careers; to 4 p.m. Sundays. The last admission is 15 4 More music will fill the First Presby-
plains, are the plow lines on the landscape. for the dancer as well as for the artist.” minutes before closing. Admission to the terian Church of Vero Beach when
galleries during regular business hours is the Vero Beach Choral Society begins re-
“So you’re looking at the trees as if Van Wagenberg says she chose “Carey, $8 general, $7 seniors and free for children hearsals next month. The group is current-
they’re seen from the side, but they’re ac- Farmington, Georgia” 1996 by American younger than 17 years. ly looking for vocalists to join. The group
tually seen from above. You’re looking at Mark Steinmetz (b. 1961) as the quintes- already has concerts scheduled for Decem-
the shadow. It’s a really very clever image,” sential summertime image, portraying a 3 The First Presbyterian Church’s ber and April. It will begin rehearsals 7 p.m.
she says. “Not a lot of people had done this young woman in a simple frock seen rest- Youth String Orchestra will present to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Artistic director Dr.
for artistic photography.” ing on a grassy field. a Folk & Americana Concert 4 p.m. Sun- Jacob Craig has scheduled a performance
day, Aug. 14, in the church’s sanctuary. The of “Gloria” on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. Audi-
Among works by living artists is “Por- “And even without summer colors, you award-winning youth orchestra recently tions consists of singers singing a chro-
traits of Solitude” 2004 by Sebastião Salgado, know what the colors are. You don’t miss performed in the Florida Keys, where they matic scale up and down a-capella. There
born in Brazil in 1944, which captures the the colors in most of these images,” she says. participated in a service project to help is a $100 annual membership fee. For more
splendor of an Antarctic iceberg, seemingly the Crane Point Nature Reserve. While in information, call Joanne at 305-797-7177 or
carved, Salgado says, as a medieval castle. All works were made using the gelatin South Florida, the Youth String Orches- email [email protected]. 
silver print medium, an analog process in- tra accompanied by the Youth Choir and
The joy of dance comes into play in troduced in the 1880s. A description at the
“Lo non ho mani che mi accarezzino entrance to the exhibit includes a QR Code
il volto (There are no hands to caress to access a video about the process.
my face)” c. 1960, by Italian Mario Gia-
comelli (1925-2000). For additional information, visit
VBMuseum.org. 
Photographed from above, it’s a study of

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These punchy red wines are perfect for late summer

By Victoria Moore instep of Italy’s boot: Basilisco Teodo- Brokenwood Hunter Valley Shiraz 2018 Red 2021 is grenache, shiraz and cin-
The Telegraph sio Aglianico del Vulture 2019. Agliani- offers a mulberry-ish warmth that satu- sault, full-flavored, but not at all heavy,
co can be monstrously unyielding. This rates you with its flavor like large, warm with notes of cranberry among the richer
“August rain: the best of the summer one, which was grown on volcanic soil, drops of tropical rain. There’s a glorious, fruit.
gone, and the new fall not yet born. The has intensity and density, but it also has peppery spice to this wine, which would
odd uneven time.” This is what Sylvia a slightly softer face, a warmth and fruiti- be a spectacular bottle to open if you I recently tried a set of wines from the
Plath had to say about this month. Dahl- ness that lets you in. Think dark cherries, were, say, barbecuing a rib of beef rubbed Sardinian producer Sella & Mosca of
ias and sunflowers bloom, we holiday a gentle glower, and a fierce energy. with coriander, chilli and soy. which my favorite was the Cannonau di
and we harvest; we hope for days that are Sardegna Riserva 2019. Cannonau is the
hot and languid. Where next? Over to the hills of Mace- Also from Australia, d’Arenberg The Sardinian name for grenache but Sardin-
donia in northern Greece, for a red Shepherd’s Clock GSM 2019 offers a gor- ian cannonau is very distinct in flavor
I want to suggest some hedonistic red made from xinomavro. Thymiopoulos geous fragrant pom-pom of red berry from either the garnacha of Priorat or
wines to open during this last piece of Xinomavro Alta Naoussa 2019 tastes of flavors dusted with white pepper and the grenache of the southern Rhône. Less
summer. These are reds that are forged balsamic, dried thyme, red cherries and cinnamon. The GSM stands for gren- plush, and more on the tinder-dry herbs,
in heat and taste of intense sunshine and wild strawberries, like a Barbaresco with ache-shiraz-mourvèdre – this is a south- almost with a hint of sangiovese about
parched herbs. They will add to the intox- more red berries and cedar instead of in- ern Rhône-style blend. it, this really satisfies my craving for a
icating sensuality of a warm dusk. cense. late-summer red wine. Of course, it’s
Over in Swartland in South Africa, almost impossible to get hold of, I could
Let’s start with an aglianico from Ba- Next we’ll go down under, all the way Adi Badenhorst makes his own take on only find it on Amazon. 
silicata, the mountainous region that to the Hunter Valley in Australia where a Rhône blend. AA Badenhorst Secateurs
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Bonz says Critter Haven features amazing creatures

Hi Dog Buddies! by-net when the puh-LEECE were doin’ a “VERY BUSY. Diggin’ tun-
Drug Bust of my owners’ house. So other
I can’t wait to tell you about the amaz- humans of FishenWildlife bringing me to nels. No time to chat. Gotta
in’ new frens I made this week, downa dirt here to be with Lola an Zoey, who were Too
road atta Cool Kibbles 10-acre place called Much for their humans is why they got to dig, dig, dig! Burrows! Tun-
Critter Haven. be here. We not really Pet Muh-terial. Hu-
mans think we is, but we not.” nels! It’s what we DO!!”
For over 20 years, it’s been an oh-FISH-
ull animal rescue (like the Humane Soci- “Oh, Meester Bonzo! Over here! I am Another liddle rodent
ety an H.A.L.O. ’cept the animals are called Spokescritter, also! You verry hansome ca-
egg-ZAH-ticks). Most of ’em aren’t meant nine. You will write about me, yes?” paused briefly an peered
to be pets like us.
Runnin’ back an forth, rollin’ about, over at me, “I’m Theo.
A frenly human named Joey greeted me squeakily verbalizin’ non-stop was an off-
an my assistant an innerduced us around. the-charts cute, teeny fox-lookin’ animal. Who ARE you? Oh, never
First stop was a gorgeous group of tropical My assistant immediately began oohin’ an
birds, including the Undisputed Diva, Mrs. ahhin’ as Mr. Joey explained the liddle crea- mind! I don’t have TIME.
Jones, a beautiful red macaw whom I found ture was Miss Chihuahua, a Fennec Fox.
to be a liddle intimidating. Gotta DIG!!” Miss Chihuahua.
“Of course, Miss Chihuahua,” I assured An the soil began flyin’ PHOTO: JOSHUA KODIS
“It is a great honor to meet you, Mrs. her, turning as another voice called from
Jones,” I managed. nearby. I’d never ackshully seen a porcu- again. Miami informed
pine. I was like “Whoa, Dude!” He had a
“Of course it is, young man,” she said. As zillion quills stem-to-stern, from his Cool me that the madly wor-
she preened her brilliant feathers, she ex- Kibbles quill mohawk it was quill-city all
plained that birds like her can reach quite the way to his tail. kin’ liddle rodents were Prairie Dogs, an great! As a mule, she can’t
an old age, frequently outliving their own-
ers, so they come here. “I am Quilliam,” he said. “I assume that they’d created an entire prairie dog have babies, but she mothers the goats.
you’re Bonzo, the writer we’ve been hear-
“As a matter of fact, young man, I’m cur- ing about. I arrived here with Chihuahua city underground. Ack-shully, she mothers all of us.
rently assisting our humans, providing valu- several years ago. We were part of a private
able advice as they plan an aviary expansion collection of egg-ZAH-ticks that the owner In a large, fenced-in field were big “Over there, in their own spaces, that’s
to accommodate additional Birds-in-Need, grew tired of, or perhaps decided we were
among other projects.” too much work. Hard to say. Humans!” long-leggedy birds Mr. Joey said were EEE- Jax, a hybrid wolf. Not into humans. A lot

We next met a trio of Kinkajous. “Hap- “An honor, Quilliam,” I nodded. moos. One trotted over. “I heard you were of us aren’t, ya know. Jax only trusts Miss
py morning, I’m being Daisy Brady, your “Hey, my name’s Miami. Guess why?” A
Spokescritter. These two are Lola an Zoey.” tubby little black-an-white pig smiled up comin’. Wanna hear my story, Mr. B?” Jessica an Bryan. And that speedy grrrl
at me.
Daisy was a charming creature, rac- “Why?” “Absolutely!” runnin’ back an forth, that’s Kaliska, she’s
coon-sized, round head, saucer eyes, tee- “Cuz I was a stray runnin’ around the
ny ears, funny liddle snout, looong tail an streets in Miami. I got took to a kennel but “I was hatched from an egg by a local a coyote. Her Mom got hit by a car, an her
disconcertingly big claws. All the resident it was for dogs, not pigs, so I got brought to
critters share the same last name, she said, here. I’m a Vietnamese potbelly, by the way.” chicken breeder but the temp-pra-chur sibs didn’t make it. Lucky for her, she was
because Critter Haven was started by a hu- “Well, you’re lookin’ good, Miami. It’s a
man, Gary Brady, when his wife wanted a pleasure to meet you.” wasn’t right so my legs wouldn’t go together. brought here as a pup. She’s doing fine
pet. “Mr. Brady gifted her a hermit crab, an At first, all I could see in a large, fenced
it all grew from there. I’m not much under- compound were mounds of dirt. Then I couldn’t stand. I wudda gone to EEE-moo now. A wild child she is.”
standing humans, but I being happy he got the dirt started flying and I saw several
her that crab.” liddle critters burrowin’ like crazy. “Hel- Heaven, ’cept when I was 5 days old I got My assistant got to pat Simon, one of
loooo,” I called.
“A pleasure, ladies,” I said. “How did you “Name’s Al! An I’m BUSY!” a voice replied. brought here. The humans taped my legs two large tortoises, on the nose, but the
come to be here?”
together and exercised me so my legs could other, George, grumbled, “Don’t even
“My story being mos’ drama,” said Dai-
sy. “Humans foun’ me inna kitchen cab- grow like they’re s’pose to. They named me think about it.”

Forrest for that guy in the moovie. It took a Headin’ home, I was thinkin’ about my

year. Finally I could walk regular.” new frens, an the others I hadn’t had time

“Woof, Forrest, what an inspirational to meet. An feelin’ happy all those not-pet

story!” animals-in-need have such a cool kibbles

“See over there, Mr. Bonzo,” Forrest said. place to go.

“That’s Dolly, she’s a lllama. You hafta use

a lllotta ellls with llllamas. I dunno why. Till next time,

Dolly was the first animalll born here, 15 The Bonz
years ago. That other llllama’s her Mom,
Janet. Their owners couldn’t afford to keep

’em. Didja know llllamas are good watch- Don’t Be Shy
dogs? Well, watchlllamas. Cool, right?”
We are always looking for pets
“Totalllly, Forrest!” I exclllaimed, fll- with interesting stories.
lipping another page. I was on my third
pencillll.

“Over there’s Daisy,” Forrest continued. To set up an interview, email

“She’s a mule, was skin-an-bones, rescued [email protected].

from an abandoned farm. Now she’s lookin’

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BIG FIT AND CONTROLS SUGGEST OPTIMISM WEST NORTH EAST
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By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist J32 A K 10 5 Q96
AK642 — Q J 10 9 7 3
Margery Allingham, an English detective novelist, wrote, “The optimism of a healthy mind K873 J542 Q6
is indefatigable.”
SOUTH
Bridge players have healthy minds, but they are not always optimistic. Look at the North AKQ32
hand in today’s diagram. Partner opens one spade, and righty overcalls two diamonds. 874
What would you respond? 85
A 10 9
This deal was played 16 times at Bridge Base Online. Most Wests overcalled two
diamonds, though a takeout double would have been reasonable. Then, pessimistically, Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Both
numerous Norths bid only two spades. True, it was unlikely to be passed out, but why
mislead partner so badly? North should have insisted on game and suggested a slam. The Bidding:
Ideally, he would have made a three-diamond cue-bid raise or a four-diamond splinter
bid, showing a singleton or void in diamonds. SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
1 Spades
How should South play in six spades after West leads the diamond ace? 2 Diamonds ?? LEAD:
A Diamonds
Declarer would like to try for three club tricks, but if East proves to have king- or queen-
fourth, then South plays West for the heart queen and jack. However, when West gets
in with his club royal, he can shift to a heart, forcing South to decide what to do before
he knows about the exact club position.

Declarer ruffs the diamond and plays a club to his 10. Here, it loses to West’s king, and
suppose West shifts to a heart. South wins on the board, draws trumps, ruffs his last
diamond and plays a club. He plans to finesse, but when the queen appears, he can
claim. Declarer takes five spades, two hearts, three clubs and two diamond ruffs. The
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ACROSS 95 Despite its many fault lines, 46 See 12 Down The Washington Post
1 Setting of Key Largo: abbr. it’s not California’s nickname 47 Orchid-loving Wolfe
4 Battery type 48 Astronomy Muse SURPRISE! By Merl Reagle
9 Complex silicate 102 Physics class prop, a ___ 49 Cash in
13 It’s about bad guys jar 50 Hot-foot reaction
15 Lewis and Clark are two of 51 Rubber shoe
103 Some surreal paintings 52 Narcotic
its counties 104 Some votes 53 Just
17 Actually, there was a 105 Classic tune, 57 Precious commodity?
58 In the style of
second one “All ___” 61 Hammer feature
20 Lane in Metropolis 107 ___ distance 63 Palm fiber
21 ___ snail’s pace 108 Hindu mister 64 Singer Guthrie
22 Tarzan’s kid 109 Family vehicle 66 Simon’s “___ Rock”
23 Pouch 110 Big name in 68 Lummox
25 Peridot, e.g. 72 Distant
26 Offspring: abbr. pore-cleansing strips 74 A conjunction
27 Torte topper 112 Wheel parts 76 In a matter-of-fact fashion
29 Virago 114 Actually, there were four, 78 Kuwaiti’s neighbor
31 Have ___ many 80 Like Santa
and they didn’t have guns 82 Vital: abbr.
(overindulge) 120 “Same thing I always have” 83 “Mio” preceder
34 It involves only the U.S. and 121 It’s yellow 85 They can’t fly
122 Frittata needs 86 N.Y. subway
Canada 123 German city 87 Crack-busting grp.
38 It wasn’t a game show 124 Free 90 Fool
40 Grow faint 92 Name of two presidents
41 High-caliber org. DOWN 93 Brooklyn pros
42 Brayed 1 Rivals 94 Court-case sample
45 Tyrone Power film that 2 Hard to hear 95 Sun. scores
3 Maxim 96 Mary or Gary
wasn’t a sequel and 4 Uncouple 97 Mr. Yale
wasn’t a western 5 Blood concern 98 Coin-edge ridges
51 Guy who started a big 6 Home of Parmenides 99 Roof feature
company, but it had 7 Data-sharing computer 100 Retrieved,
nothing to do with coffee
53 Last box to check setup as laundry
54 Nesting place 8 Trippy stuff of the 1960s 101 Mr. Zimbalist Jr.
55 Take down ___ 9 Barrister’s word 106 Gauge
56 Missile’s name 10 Unthinkingly 109 Carpet type
59 Stuff you dig 11 Cornfield cry 110 Purchases
60 Hubbub 12 Eureka’s cousin 111 Betty Boop’s Bamboo, e.g.
61 + 90 = ? 13 Alphabet chunk 112 The Green Hornet, Britt ___
62 The Elizabethan, e.g. 14 Those icy fingers? 113 Anger
65 It means “one thousandth” 16 “___ thought ...” 115 Taiwan ending
67 “Lustrous ___ of sun” 17 “Good will ___” 116 Pull
(Whitman) 18 “A keeper of sheep” 117 Scratch (out)
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71 Pound sound 19 Discount event
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89 Infrequent 36 Roll of dough
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ONGOING 13 Little Things Party, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 25 Sangarita Challenge, 6 p.m. at the Her- fices of first responders and military heroes and
p.m. at Vero Beach Museum of Art, itage Center hosted by the Exchange benefit the Stephen Siller Foundation.
Check with organizations directly for up- with gallery activities, tiny art and big games. $8 Club of Vero Beach, with attendees tasting and
dates/cancellations. nonmembers, free for museum members and voting on their favorite Sangria, Margarita and 11 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra
children 17 and under. Pre-registration recom- small plate prepared by local restaurants. $35. presents Remembering 9/11, a trib-
Vero Beach Museum of Art: Simple Plea- mended. 772-231-0707 x 136 or VBMuseum.org SangaritaChallenge.eventbrite.com ute to victims, survivors, their families and first
sures: The Art of Doris Lee, through Sept. 18; responders, 3 p.m. at Community Church of
Masters in Black & White, through Sept. 11. 14 Folk & Americana Concert presented 27 Vero Beach Community Complex Vero Beach. SpaceCoastSymphony.org
772-231-0707 by the First Presbyterian Youth String Kick-Off at the future site of the Jim-
Orchestra, 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, my Graves Sports Stadium near VBHS, Noon to 17 International Coastal Cleanup Day, 9
Melbourne Civic Theatre: “Assassins,” book and livestreamed at FirstPresVero.org. Free; $10 3 p.m. hosted by Education Foundation of IRC, to 11 a.m. at 20 locations across IRC,
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Beach Arts District, monthly from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. teams with Central Florida Vocal Arts lowed by the film, “Tennessee Williams’ South.” en dinner catered by 14 Bones, silent auction
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