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SCHOOLS IMPOSE Amid concerns,
PACT REJECTED BY city outsources
TEACHERS UNION for water tests

STORY BY JAN WESNER CHILDS CORRESPONDENT CLASS ACTS! There were smiles all around as students young and older started the new school year throughout Brevard County last STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER
[email protected]
The fight over teacher pay week. Above at Gemini Elementary, SRO Alex Vila and Principal Jennifer Julian welcome students. Below left, Yolanda Aybar Delgado,
for the 2018-2019 school year Melbourne Utilities has
is officially over. Olivia Stimpson, Sabrina Kennemuth and Gabby Morano return to Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School. Below right, Kayla Burge and hired an outside lab to test wa-
ter lines to assure its 170,000
The Brevard School Board Anaya Lopez at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy. PHOTOS: TIM WIRTH (ABOVE); PAMELA STIMPSON (BELOW LEFT); AND MICHELLE SALYER (BELOW RIGHT) water customers, including
has imposed the contract it beachside cities, that water is
approved in June, against the still safe weeks after an early
wishes of teachers and the July blue-green algae bloom in
recommendation of an out- Lake Washington.
side mediator.
Concerns over the blue-
Teachers, for their part, green algae necessitated a
voted almost unanimously stepped-up water-treatment
against the contract. Brevard protocol. That treatment
Federation of Teachers, the caused foul odors and discol-
union that represents the oration, prompting a whole
5,000 teachers in the district, new round of complaints from
had polling locations at 92 ratepayers. The collecting of
sites on Aug. 9. test samples was completed
last week, with results expect-
BFT president Anthony Co-
lucci announced the results ed in two to three weeks. The
of the vote at last week’s estimated cost for the test-
School Board meeting, ing is $10,660.
just before the board
imposed the contract. The sampling includes
129 regulatory monthly dis-
Colucci said 96 per- tribution samples and the
cent of the 4,048 votes system point of entry (POE)

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CLERK OF COURT ELLIS, LONGTIME ELECTIONS: Seats up for grabs in Indialantic, MelBeach
PUBLIC SERVANT, TO RETIRE IN ’20
STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT candidates to submit a quali- Neither plans to seek re-
STORIES BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK [email protected] fying packet isn’t until Friday, election.
[email protected] so the question of who will
A general election will be make a run for town council is “It has been an honor to
With almost 20 years in office and held on Nov. 5 and both Indi- still uncertain. serve on the Indialantic town
a near-encyclopedic memory of Bre- alantic and Melbourne Beach council for the last six years,”
vard County politics and government, have seats up for a vote. Up for grabs are two, two- said Dunn. “My thanks to the
Clerk of Court Scott Ellis plans to re- year term seats currently held citizens of Indialantic for all
tire in 2020. For real this time. INDIALANTIC by Councilmen Randy Greer your support.”
Indialantic’s deadline for and Dick Dunn.
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CITY RESCINDS BOIL WATER NOTICE

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT well as Melbourne Beach and the un- ment, a project initi-
[email protected] incorporated area south of Melbourne
Beach. ated when Indialantic
Drink up.
On Saturday, the City of Melbourne Customers remained under a pre- officials requested that
gave the “all clear,” rescinding the pre- cautionary boil water notice for three
cautionary boil water notice issued on days. the City of Melbourne
Aug. 14 after a bacteriological survey
confirmed the water is safe to drink. The notice was issued after a drill bit replace 4,660 linear feet
The original notice affected approx- became snagged on a service line as a
imately 1,200 customers – or 4,000 contractor was drilling a hole, causing of 12-inch cast-iron
residents, including those living in a “serious” break.
Indialantic, south of Fifth Avenue, as water main in the area,
The work being done is part of the
Riverside Drive Water Main Replace- before the town goes

forward with a planned

resurfacing of Riverside Water main break in Indialantic.
Drive from U.S. 192 to
Miami Avenue. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK

“Usually water main breaks are But Mall says “precautionary” is the

caused by an accident of some sort,” key adjective.

said Cheryl Mall, spokesperson for “If we issue a precautionary boil wa-

the City of Melbourne. “We also had a ter notice, this does not mean that the

break occur when a car ran into a fire water is contaminated; it means that it

hydrant. They can also be caused by is possible for contaminants to enter

storm surge during a hurricane.” the pipes and affect drinking water,”

A precautionary boil water notice is Mall said. “Until the required bacte-

issued when the water pressure drops riological testing is completed, the city

below the minimum of 20 psi allowed recommends, as a precaution, boiling

by state regulations. tap water before consuming it to kill

Mall explained that water pressure any potential contaminants or using

keeps pollutants from entering the bottled water.”

underground pipes that bring drink- Last year the city issued 43 precau-

ing water to homes and businesses. tionary boil water notices, 14 of which

When the pressure is lost, it is possible included beachside customers. So far

that contaminants could seep into the this year, they have issued 19, with nine

pipes. that included beachside customers. 

BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOM 30 informational meeting held in the
Melbourne City Council chambers,
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 officials said.

to the distribution system at the plant Melbourne Utilities will continue to
site from Lake Washington, the same receive FDEP’s weekly reports regard-
sample locations utilized in-house ing algae on Lake Washington, will per-
during monthly compliance sampling, form daily observations of the lake and
said Ralph Reigelsperger, Melbourne will continue testing of the raw water
Public Works and Utilities director. line at its point of entry as necessary,
Reigelsperger said.
“This is the first time in the past 10
years since I have been here that we Blue-green algae are not algae at
have used a firm to collect samples that all, but types of bacteria called cya-
we normally collect. This is also the nobacteria which create cyanotoxins.
first time in the past 10 years that there Biologists say warmer water tempera-
has been a report of blue-green algae tures and increasing phosphorus –
on Lake Washington,’’ he said. perhaps partially caused by biosolids
from South Florida now being spread
Melbourne supplies drinking wa- along the St. Johns River – help to trig-
ter to its own city residents, plus Mel- ger more frequent and severe algae
bourne Beach, Indialantic, Indian blooms in Florida lakes.
Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach, Palm
Shores, Melbourne Village and unin- Local experts tapped for the state
corporated Brevard County south of Blue-Green Algae Task Force included
the Pineda Causeway, and also sells Dr. Valerie Paul, who since 2002 has
water to West Melbourne. served as director of the Smithson-
ian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. She
The testing will include flushing of has specialized in studying the ecol-
all but a small fraction of the transmis- ogy and chemistry of blue-green algae
sion lines in the system. According to (cyanobacteria) blooms.
the state Department of Environmen-
tal Protection, no blue-green algae Also chosen was Dr. James Sullivan,
has been detected in Lake Washington executive director of Florida Atlantic
since the July bloom. University Harbor Branch. Considered
an expert on marine ecosystem health,
Melbourne Utilities received 72 Sullivan earned his master’s and doc-
such complaints about the water’s torate degrees in biological oceanog-
taste, color and odor in the period raphy with specializations in phyto-
from July 8 to July 22. There have been plankton physiology and ecology. 
21 complaints since the packed July

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TEACHER PAY effective” will receive a $1,100 an- KITCHEN DAMAGED IN HOUSE FIRE
nual raise and a $650 bonus, and
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 those rated “effective” will receive Sirens broke through the quiet PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK
an $825 raise and $650 bonus. First-
cast were against the contract. time teachers will get a $500 bonus, morning on Aug. 14 when Brevard the kitchen area,” Voltaire said.
Eighty-four percent of eligible vot- and certified exceptional education Voltaire said the homeowners re-
ers cast ballots, the highest turnout teachers will receive a recurring County Fire Rescue stations 62, 63
ever in the history of the union, he $835 supplement. quested assistance from the Red
said. and 64, along with Indialantic Sta- Cross for two adults and two children.
The union had asked for $2,300 The Red Cross assists those affected
“To be clear, our teachers voted for highly effective teachers, the tion 57, responded to a house fire at by disasters, like a house fire, with ba-
‘no’ on this contract because it was category that most Brevard teach- sic necessities that can include food,
a vote of ‘yes’ for their dignity,” Co- ers fall under, and $1,725 for effec- 8:45 a.m. in the 500 block of Pinetree water and shelter.
lucci said at the meeting. tive teachers.
Street in unincorporated Indialantic. The cause of the fire is still under
The vote was largely symbolic. Contract negotiations started investigation. 
The process allows teachers to vote nearly a year ago, and an impasse According to Patrick Voltaire, assis-
on the contract after the board ap- was declared in December. An – JENNIFER TORRES
proves it and before it goes into ef- outside mediator recommended tant chief of fhiroemoepeartatthioentSsimfOoerLBoDCf FthRe,
fect, but all union votes and media- in May that the board honor the no one was
tion are non-binding and the board union’s salary request.
has the final say on teacher pay.
The impasse got uglier as the
Teachers do have a say, however, school year went on. Angry teach-
in benefits and other issues in the ers protested at nearly every School
contract. By rejecting the contract, Board meeting this year, showing up
teachers gave up several points the by the hundreds. Several marched
union had fought for, including re- again at last week’s meeting.
ducing the number of meetings
teachers must attend each year and Despite the acrimony, the union
allowing them to donate unused and the school district issued a joint
sick time. statement earlier this month saying
they would work together on teach-
The new contract, which is ret- er pay for this year and to try and
roactive and only applies to last find a long-term solution. Negotia-
school year, increases teacher pay tions start again in September. 
by 2.3 percent. Those rated “highly

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ELECTIONS 2020 VISION: Key local/state races to keep an eye on

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 STORIES BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT from Sebastian Inlet north to the area south of Melbourne
[email protected] Beach.
During his time on the council,
Dunn’s said his goal was ensuring the While Florida and the rest of the nation ponder the start  B■ revard-Seminole Public Defender, currently held
town operated with fiscal responsi- of the 2020 presidential primary races, it’s one year out by Robert Blaise Trettis.
bility. Among his accomplishments, from August 2020 primaries for county and state races.
he helped pass an ordinance requir- Voters in the Melbourne Beachsider’s readership area ■  Brevard County Commission District 3, currently
ing the town to maintain at least two also will get to pick the following state and local held by John Tobia. The district runs from Sebastian Inlet
months in reserve funds to address officials:
damage from natural disasters, and North to Melbourne Beach.
he was also instrumental in getting ■  Florida Senate District 17, cur- ■  Brevard County Commission District
a plan passed that would help repair rently held by Debbie Mayfield. The 5, currently held by Kristine Isnardi. The
and replace the town’s 50-year-old district includes Indian River County district includes the part of the barrier
storm drainage infrastructure. and Brevard County north to the Co- island in the Indialantic area.
coa Beach area.  B■ revard County Sheriff, current-
“The time has come to pass the ly held by Wayne Ivey.
torch,” Dunn said. “I’m honored to  F■ lorida House District 52, cur- ■  Brevard County Property Ap-
have represented and served the resi- rently held by Thad Altman. The praiser, currently held by Dana
dents of this wonderful community.” district runs from Melbourne Beach Blickley.
north toward Cocoa Beach.  B■ revard County Supervisor of
Dunn said he’d like to see the torch Elections, currently held by Lori Scott.
go to Doug Wright, an engineer for  F■ lorida House District 53, current-  B■ revard County Tax Collector, cur-
Harris Corp., who he said is planning ly held by Randy Fine. The district runs rently held by Lisa Cullen. 
a run for council. Wright currently
serves as the Committee Chair on the for a three-way race with two in- that was previously missing from the Commissioner Steve Walters is
Board of Adjustments. cumbents and one newcomer on the commission for a long time,” Runte not up for re-election but says there
ballot vying for two, three-year-term said. are two major issues in the next 12
As for Greer, who served on the Zon- commission seats. After a close race months residents should consider
ing and Planning Board for 10 years, last year required a machine recount, “I have been able to provide pro- when they vote.
followed by nine years on town council, this year’s qualifying period ended fessional consulting within our infra-
he’s also decided not to seek re-election. Aug. 16. structure improvements, construc- “The first is the volunteer fire de-
tion projects, civil engineering and partment has requested a near dou-
“A project that I have been work- Vice Mayor Wyatt Hoover and planning, and especially a long-term bling of their budget so they can hire
ing on is the construction of a wheel- Commissioner Corey Runte will run sustainability plan that is affordable two additional employees full time
chair accessible kayak launching for re-election. They will be joined on and makes sense.” and have a paid/volunteer fire de-
ramp by the pier to provide safe ac- the ballot by Kim Atkinson-Cowles, a partment,” Walters said.
cess to the lagoon for paddle sports,” senior agent with Bankers Life and In his time on the commission,
Greer said. “It will not happen for a Casualty in Melbourne, who also Hoover has worked with the Envi- “The second issue is whether or
couple years, but I will feel a great currently serves on the Melbourne ronmental Advisory Board to pro- not the town commission can in-
deal of satisfaction seeing people Beach Code Enforcement Board. duce a Sustainability Action Plan for crease taxes by more than the 10 per-
safely launch kayaks and paddle- the town and secured a civil engi- cent of the roll-back rate without a
boards, and having it available to the In the last election, Runte, who is neering/sustainability double major vote of the taxpayers.”
Wounded Warriors.” the director of preconstruction at from Florida Tech as an intern to as-
Certified General Contractors in Mel- sist with the project, which includes In addition to the municipal elec-
On Aug. 16, with one week left to go bourne, won a one-year term in the investigating solutions to address tion, a referendum will also be held
in the qualifying period, Town Clerk seat left open after former vice may- challenges in both stormwater and with two questions for voters. The
Rebekah Raddon said four people or Tom Davis resigned and Hoover pedestrian infrastructure. He is a first involves placing the town clerk
had picked up a packet – but none took on the role of vice mayor. marine biologist, currently manag- under the supervision of the town
had been turned in yet. ing the River Oak Dental practice in manager, and the second amends
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my Palm Bay, which he owns along with the town charter to make any refer-
Potential candidates have until time on the commission thus far his wife, Dr. Lilly Marshall. ences to the town manager gender
noon Friday to turn in a qualifying and have provided a strong skillset neutral. 
packet.

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SCOTT ELLIS TO RETIRE He was referring to dividing his time Ellis, 61, a Republican, is thus not 1976 and joined the U.S. Air Force,
between running his 60-acre farm in seeking another term in the 2020 where he served until 1980, leaving as
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 West Virginia, with all the chores that election. a sergeant.
come with it, and rotating with his sib-
“If I quit right now, I’d have enough lings to care for his 82-year-old moth- Ellis was born in Charleston, W.Va., And while he was too young in 1969
work to keep me busy for the rest of er in Satellite Beach. and grew up in Eau Gallie. He gradu- to vote against the merger of Mel-
my life,” Ellis says. ated from Eau Gallie High School in
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SCOTT ELLIS TO RETIRE including the rest of Melbourne and Nelson won, but El- ing allies didn’t make it,
the Eau Gallie area. … For the rest of
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 the residents of the city, the world does lis said he learned a lot though, because of such
not revolve around Downtown Mel-
bourne and Eau Gallie, he still resents bourne.” about campaigning. distractions as trying to
it. He tells people he lives in Eau Gal-
lie, not Melbourne. When pressed, it’s Ellis received a bachelor’s degree in He won the 1992 control nudity on Play-
the “Eau Gallie part of Melbourne.” computer science at the University of
Central Florida in 1983, followed by a election, however, to alinda Beach. “That’s a
In fact, some call Ellis the “honorary master’s degree in business administra-
mayor of Eau Gallie.” tion in 1985. the County Commis- federal beach,” he said.

“The city of Melbourne only cares Between 1984 and 2000, he worked sion District 5 seat and “We’re a county.”
about two places, Downtown Mel- at RCA Corp., the Northrop Grumman
bourne and the Platt Ranch – their ‘new Corp. and the Harris Corp. stayed there one term. After returning to his
Viera,’” he said.
Ellis first tried politics in 1986 by run- “I was fighting a large computer-program-
“Few efforts are made in the rest of ning against Bill Nelson for Congress.
the city outside the downtown area, expansion of county Clerk of Court Scott Ellis. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK ming profession, he won

government, accom- office again in 2000 at

panied by a slew of insider sweetheart the Clerk’s Office. “That office was in

deals,” he recalls. total chaos,” he says of problems in up-

His goal was shrinking the size of the dating its computer software.

county bureaucracy. He and his vot- The Clerk’s Office is one of the coun-

ty’s largest, overseeing court records,

official property records and county fi-

nance. Ellis oversaw the transition from

paper to the current digital base.

But that was just technology, he says.

It was bound to happen, he adds, dodg-

ing any credit for it.

“This is a job. It’s a ‘come to work

every morning’ job,” he says. “It’s not

a ceremonial job. A lot of people want

the title, but they don’t want to do the

work.”

And this isn’t the first time El-

lis tried to get a break from the long

hours. That was in 2012. But then for-

mer state Rep. Mitch Needelman was

elected.

Needelman fired about 100 deputy

clerks from the county staff, but gave

them contracts as out-sourced ven-

dors, Ellis recalled. They came back

to their old jobs, but this time without

county benefits.

And then came an ongoing case in

which state officials accused Needel-

man of taking bribes and awarding

contracts to BlueWare Inc. – such as

$8.52 million to scan old court docu-

ments – in exchange for campaign

contributions.

Needelman was convicted in Octo-

ber 2017 of bribery and bid-tamper-

ing charges, records show. But jury

misbehavior led the courts in July to

overturn that conviction and set a new

trial expected in the fall.

Ellis won re-election to the Clerk’s

Office in January 2012. He says he in-

herited the task of returning the out-

sourced clerks to the county payroll

and other “clean-up” chores, such as

disengaging with BlueWare.

But with peace and order – and the

public trust – restored, Ellis says, he

can safely look at retirement again. He

hopes his Viera branch manager, Ra-

chel Sadoff, will defeat retired Osceola

County deputy clerk Sandy Ruizzo in

2020.

But what about all those apparent

problems with the city of Melbourne

overlooking Eau Gallie’s needs?

Surely he’d want to run for the Mel-

bourne City Council to address those

concerns.

Ellis pauses. And ponders. “Well,

maybe,” he says. “One day.” 

Squid Lips’
‘Woodstock’ bash
was to tie-dye for!

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Squid Lips’ ‘Woodstock’ bash was to tie-dye for!

Lemar and Ed Latham. PHOTOS:LEAH DUBOIS Juli Nail and Angie Cross.

Dawn Williamson and Bill Thomas. Juli Nail dances with friends on the Squid Lips dance floor.
Alyssa Rutkauski.
Fifty years ago last week, idealistic young people gathered on Max Yas-
gur’s 600-acre dairy farm in upstate New York for a three-day music festival
– an historic concert bringing together a collection of rock and folk talent the
likes of which will never share a stage again. Billed as an “Aquarian Explo-
sion” of peace and music, Woodstock would come to represent an era and a
generation of flower children. Squid Lips Overwater Grill in Eau Gallie cel-
ebrated the 50th anniversary of Woodstock on Saturday with a ’60s-themed
costume party, a lively and colorful crowd of revelers and regulars, libations
and, of course, great live music. Performing on the deck were the Vince Reed
Band, Tom Lee ’60s Music and the Electric Frogs as the party went on from
early afternoon into the night. The scene wasn’t a muddy dairy farm, but
even the rain couldn’t spoil the fun and the view of the lagoon. 

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SEEN & SCENE

Lori Rhodes, Joe Gaudy, Dawn Rimides and Karen Grezaffi.
Carole Cleek and Sheri Bailey.
Amyiah Banks, Katelyn Vollmer and Lana Helber.

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Roll with the bunch: Kids have blast at ‘Super Skate’

Jen and Fin Hunter. PHOTOS: LEAH DUBOIS Salem DeBerry.

Melissa Parker and Jill Berry. Megan King with Melissa McIntyre.
Cueto Leyra skates with her buddy.
More than 100 local kids showed up Saturday at Galaxy Skateway in Mel-
bourne to show off their superhero costumes and skate with expert roller
derby competitor buddies at the annual “Super Skate! For Super Kids!” back-
to-school bash hosted by the Parker Foundation for Autism and Child Devel-
opment and sponsored by Realtor Jill Berry with Re/Max Elite in Indialantic.
The event was designed specifically to make kids on the autism spectrum feel
free to skate, dress up and just be a kid. Parker Foundation director and event
organizer Julia Barney said the sold-out event is “a smash hit every year.” The
lights were turned up and the music muted to make the skate as stress-free
as possible. It was all about having fun and making friends in a safe environ-
ment with lots of support from 60 volunteers. Barney said autistic children
are not always invited to birthday parties or included in outings, so events
like “Super Skate!” means so much to the super-kids and parents. 

Eau Gallie Arts District:
A culture vulture’s
ultimate guide

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ARTS & THEATRE

Eau Gallie Arts District: A culture vulture’s ultimate guide

STORY BY LISA ZAHNER STAFF WRITER Lexi Setliff at the Verdi Eco School. porary Selections from the Rodriguez into the galleries and shops that stay
Collection of Cuban Artists,” featuring open during the evening hours for this
Beachside residents who commute PHOTO BY LEAH DUBOIS 50 original works from a Miami collec- event. Strolling entertainers and street
to the mainland for work or school tion focusing on the art boom of the vendors add to the festive atmosphere.
might feel like they’ve spent a great was named an Outstanding Local 1980s and 1990s. That exhibit opens First Fridays often have a monthly
deal of time in the Eau Gallie Arts Program Supporter by Florida Main Nov. 2 and runs through March 14. theme like “Dog Days of Summer” or
District – sitting behind the wheel of Street for its role in the rich tapestry “April in Paris” to coincide with the
a car. It kind of looks deserted most that is the EGAD life. The next group The Frits van Eeden Gallery also
of the time, yet tucked away in that tour of Verdi Eco School and its sus- showcases the work of local artists “April in Paris”. PHOTO BY RYAN CLAPPER
sleepy downtown area are pockets of tainable farm will be 9 a.m. Aug. 30. and art educators, with its current ex-
bustling cultural activity. Space is limited and registration is hibit “Kuhl, Marguerite: Welcome to season, or with an upcoming holiday
required. Go to www.verdiecoschool. the House of Marg” running through like Halloween or Christmas.
Yes, most people know about the org for details. Oct. 11.
museum, art classes, the library and Eat. Drink. Shop. Stay.
all those colorful murals. But there’s Art Indoors and Out The Renee Foosaner Education Each year, the EGAD transforms
also live comedy and improv theater, Florida Tech’s Foosaner Art Mu- Center, “an active studio for fine arts more and more from a place to make
music, dance, yoga, hip galleries and seum is a gem that is often taken for courses of all media,” is known as the one stop to a place to stay for the day
lovingly restored historic buildings. granted. In its 41st year, the Foosaner creative center of the Foosaner muse- or for an evening out. Part of what’s
Lo and behold, there’s even an award- has amassed nearly 5,000 objects of um complex. Classes and workshops made that happen is more dining
winning concept school! And when it’s modern, contemporary, Asian and for adults and children run through- options within walking distance. All
festival time, the area around High- local Central Florida art, spanning out the year. that gallery strolling, pondering great
land Avenue and the Eau Gallie Square 2,000 years of creative history. works of art and hunting for antique
literally bursts with excitement, good Those who have not stopped in to Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. treasures, can make a person very
food, tunes, brews and sweets. see the “Clyde Butcher: Florida’s Pho- Wednesday through Saturday. Park- hungry, or thirsty or both.
ing and admission are free. For more The Cottage Irish Pub serves lunch
Steeped in History, Since 1860 Visitors at the information about Foosaner exhibits,
Clyde Butcher exhibit. classes and programs, go to www.foo- and dinner every day but Monday and
Ginter Building. sanerartmuseum.org. stays open until midnight on Fridays
PHOTO BY LEAH DUBOIS and Saturdays. The Cottage has be-
PHOTO BY LEAH DUBOIS Art Expressions Custom Framing come a gathering place for tradition-
tographer” exhibit have until Oct. 19 also offers art classes, with a four- al Irish folk musicians who jam on
As the landscape of the Eau Gallie to savor the museum’s collection of 60 week session starting on Sept. 7 fo- Wednesday and Saturday evenings,
Arts District shifts and the names on landscape photographs by the famed cusing on Tar Paper Totem Painting, plus live bands on the weekends.
the shingles and storefronts change, Florida artist. The Foosaner owns the When the weather is dry, that music
the neighborhood is anchored by his- only copies of these large-format mas- Tar Paper Totem Painting. on the patio fills Highland Avenue
toric buildings, from St. John’s Episco- terpieces for the public to enjoy, as with lively Celtic melodies and old
pal Church to the Rossetter House Mu- the museum states, “The images taught by artist Julie Kessler. For more favorites, and really adds to the color
seum and Gardens to stately old homes are only available for viewing at information, call 321-259-1492. of the neighborhood. You can also
to the Ginter Building, which recently this exhibit, as they are not to be pile in to watch your favorite game,
won accolades from the Florida Main found in any of Butcher’s books or More than 30 murals create an “out- or just to sip an expertly poured pint
Street organization for its restoration. on his website.” door museum” throughout the easily of Guinness. Last March the Hogan
History buffs can download the Flor- walkable Eau Gallie Arts District. Im- family who owns The Cottage went to
ida Stories app on their smartphones In conjunction with the Clyde ages of the murals, artist information great pains to establish a new annual
and take a self-guided, 12-stop walk- Butcher exhibit, the museum is and a detailed map of the “Anti-Grav- tradition – a St. Patrick’s Day street
ing tour of Old Eau Gallie produced offering a “Swamp Walk in the Ever- ity Project 2017” murals can be found festival – and it was a great success.
by the Florida Humanities Council to glades” eco-tour on Sept. 21. Cost is at www.egadlife.com.
soak in more than 150 years of history $35-$50 including transportation. Intracoastal Brewing Company has
going back to when Abraham Lincoln The First Friday Art Walks from 5:30 been a favorite spot since it opened
was president of the United States. The Then in November, things are going to 8:30 p.m. the first Fri- for its tasty brews, but previously you
app provides maps and directions, to heat up, Cuban style, as the Foo- day of the month are a
plus photographs and an audio nar- saner hosts “Crosscurrents: Contem- great time to check out
ration for the tour describing the rich the murals, and also
history of the dozen sites. to poke your head

But it’s not all about looking back. “Dog Days
The Eau Gallie Arts District is where of Summer”.
the future is being charted by the
students of the innovative Verdi Eco PHOTO BY
School, a nonprofit “urban farm BENJAMIN THACKER
school for hands-on learning.” Pro-
grams for students ages 3 to 14 are
offered, with plans to expand to
high school. The Verdi Eco School

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had to go somewhere else for food or Brevard Ballet Academy. freshments available for purchase. • Sept. 7 – FLEAGAD Community
cart a takeout box in with you. In- Jessica Taylor, founder of Not Quite Indie Market at the Community Gar-
truck Coastal Bites has been a boon cational workshops on topics rang- den (also Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7)
to the area with a mix of sliders, dogs ing from henna designs to macrame. Right Improv, recognized the synergy
and other pub-grub type foods plus For details and class schedules go to that’s happening in the district. “We • Sept. 28 – Space Coast Pride Festi-
the mouth-watering Peruvian deli- w w w.yogaga rdenf l.com. are entering our second year with val and Parade
cacies scores of people line up for at the theatre in EGAD, and we are con-
the EGAD food truck fests, and the Brevard Ballet Academy in the heart tinuing to grow. We chose EGAD over • Oct. 5 – Eau Gallie First Baptist
biergarten is an awesome venue for of the district is not just for kids, and Downtown Melbourne and Cocoa Vil- Fall Craft & Car Show
parties. The upcoming Rocky Water it’s not just about “The Nutcracker.” lage because we believe it is entering a
Brewfest on Oct. 19 will highlight not With movement and ballet programs Renaissance period,” Taylor said. • Oct. 18 – Adult Flashlight Pump-
only Intracoastal’s brews, but craft for ages 3 to 18 plus contemporary and kin Hunt
beers from across Florida. jazz dance lessons and adult ballet pro- “From the restaurants, bars and
grams for beginners and more experi- brewery to shops and entertainment, • Oct. 19 – Rocky Water Brew Fest
For sweet bites and treats, Mathers enced dancers, the ballet school adds more folks are making EGAD a true des- • Nov. 2 – Space Coast Music Festival
Cake Shop and Josn’s Perfect Pie are beauty, grace and rhythm to EGAD. tination, rather than just a wide space • Nov. 16 – Holiday Bazaar with Kids
dens of temptation and creative inspi- on Eau Gallie Boulevard. We can’t wait Zone and Santa
ration. Anaya Cafe offers great coffees A few blocks up the street on High- to see what the future brings,” she said. • Nov. 19 - Preschool Olympics
and healthier, vegetarian and gluten- land Avenue are practitioners of a very • Nov. 23-24 – ArtWorks of Eau Gal-
free fare. The Salty Fox, which just different kind of art – it’s about disci- Improv classes for kids, teens and lie Fine Arts Festival
looks like a bar as you drive by, actually pline, strength, physical and mental adults are held on weekday evenings • Jan. 4 – Huge Indoor Rummage Sale
has a pretty impressive and creative fitness as Rocky Waters Aikido teaches during the week, with fall classes ramp- • Feb. 8, 2020 – Whiskey in the District
menu. Then there’s the laid-back, fam- the Japanese martial art of self-defense. ing up the week of Sept. 2. Class fees • April 4, 2020 – EGAD Waiter Races.
ily-friendly Squid Lips, where you can vary, but as Not Quite Right advertises,
enjoy a cocktail and some seafood with The Eau Gallie Civic Center is al- improv is “cheaper than therapy.” To keep up with all that is going on
your toes in the sand on the beach over- ways buzzing with events, classes and in the Eau Gallie Arts District, follow
looking the Indian River Lagoon, and meetings. There’s the Dixie Diamonds For more information about im- EGADLife on facebook, or visit www.
listen to great live bands on the week- Square Dancing, ballroom dancing, prov classes, or to purchase tickets for egadlife.com. 
ends. Opening soon will be FM Pizza Tai Chi, bellydance, K-9 obedience weekend performances, go to www.
Oven – that locally famous brick-oven training, Homeschool Physical Edu- nqrconedy.com.
pizza food truck that hopes to make a cation, various iterations of martial
go of a bricks-and-mortar restaurant. arts, co-ed basketball, the Harbor Extra-Special Events
City Dance Band and different BINGO In addition to the First Friday shop
Move and Groove games. A full schedule of events can be and stroll evenings throughout the
When it’s time to work off that piz- found at www.playmelbournefl.org. year, the following special events
za, cake and beer, there are a few plac- have been planned in the Eau Gal-
es to do just that in the Eau Gallie Arts Unpredictable Comedic Endeavors lie Arts District and at the Eau Gallie
District. Yoga Garden offers classes Civic Center:

The Yoga Garden Not Quite Right Improv.
studio.
Want to make it a dinner and a show
for every age and ability seven days a night? Not Quite Right Improv offers a
week in its lovely and serene studios, unique and intimate live theater ex-
with creative and fun ways to intro- perience. Saturday nights are “Fun &
duce newbies to yoga practice includ- Games Improv” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
ing the wildly popular Goat Yoga, and with Friday nights offering a variety
the upcoming Kitten Yoga in partner- of different performances and even
ship with Aloha Adoptions on Sept. 7. some workshops. The atmosphere at
The venue also hosts a variety of edu- Not Quite Right performances is fun
and informal with beer, wine and re-

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Concert Series welcomes organist extraordinaire

STORY BY SAMANTHA BAITA STAFF WRITER Side of the Moon “and “The Wall” be-
came two of the best-selling albums of
1 NPR has called him one of the all time. The theater promo says you
most talented organists in the can expect “the perfect blend of soul-
ful guitar, powerful vocals, and thick
world: Music from the magnificent rhythms” as Hot Pink brings you the
music of Pink Floyd. Times: Friday,
A.E. Schlueter pipe organ will soar to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets: $25. 321-
the rafters under the touch of Central 636-5050.

Florida’s own Adam Brakel this Sun-

day, Aug. 25, in Suntree. Brakel is the

first featured performer of the 2019-20

Advent Lutheran Church Concert Se-

ries. According to Advent’s promo, the 4 There’s just something about the
sound of a sax – smooth, bold,
program, “Thrills and Trills,” will in-

clude organ works by Saint-Saens, J.S. sultry, velvet – and when there are four

Bach and Mendelssohn, among oth- … The Adagio Sax Quartet, an intimate

ers, as well as Brakel’s own arrange- ensemble of the Melbourne Municipal

ment of “Carolina Shout” and Sousa’s Band, will bring you a concert of popu-

“Stars and Stripes.” The multi-award- lar classical composers this Sunday,

winning organ prodigy is a gradu- Aug. 18, at the Brevard Central Library

ate of the Peabody Conservatory and in Cocoa. The concert, “Bach – Handel

Duquesne University, and trained at – Faure,” includes pieces by that es-

Juilliard School. Currently, he is di- teemed classical triumvirate, as well as

rector of music for St. James Cathedral works by Morricone, Albeniz, Bizet and

and the Catholic Diocese of Orlando. Gardel. Group founder and baritone sax

Brakel says the eclectic program per- player Dave Hutson says if you haven’t

formed on the church’s beautiful in- heard a sax quartet performance “you

strument “will showcase the organ may be surprised at the rich, vibrant

and the repertoire in a way that shows sound this group delivers.” Time: 3 p.m.

why the organ is the king of instru- Admission: free, $10 donation always

ments!” Time: 3 p.m. Admission: free, much appreciated. 321-724-0555.

no tickets required. 321-426-9378 or

www.AdventBrevard.org. 5 Let’s see what’s shaking at Lou’s
Blues – that always-something-

2 Under the hot, wet blanket that is 1 Adam Brakel performs Sunday at the Advent Lutheran Church. going-on oceanside bar and grill in
a Florida summer, you are invited
Indialantic with the colorful décor

to enjoy some cool, free classical music,

courtesy of the Space Coast Symphony

Orchestra: “Tchaikovsky and Brahms: A

Chamber Concert” this Saturday, Aug.

24, at Cocoa Beach Community Church.

As the heat of the day gives way (a bit)

to eventide, the orchestra’s six-member

chamber ensemble will play for you a

pair of popular chamber works – Jo-

hannes Brahms’ “String Quartet No. 2 in

A minor” and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s

much loved string sextet, “Souvenir de

Florence.” The rhythmically compact

and high-spirited Brahms work, shares 2 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra concert Saturday at Cocoa Beach Community Church.

the orchestra promo, is “ideal for shar-

ing the program with Tchaikovsky’s

neo-classical and sunny ‘Souvenir,’ orig- Jim Leda, violin; Michael De Jesus and Floyd) plus one 2010s eclectic, Ameri- and fun atmosphere – this weekend.
Daniel Cortes, viola; and Paul Fleury can rock band (Hot Pink) equals “Hot Friday, Aug. 23, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.,
inally sketched while the composer was and Lorraine Hogle, cello. A wealth of Pink Floyd,” coming to the Historic it’ll be Cover Story, with “the hottest
talented “depth on the bench,” says Cocoa Village Playhouse this Friday, hits” to keep your weekend boogeyin’
visiting Florence, Italy.” Brahms’ work Maestro Aaron T. Collins, allows the or- Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-25. Hot right along. Then, on Saturday, 1 p.m.
chestra to provide several free concerts Pink is five talented, seasoned, versa- to 5 p.m., powerhouse soprano Michele
was one of two string quartets com- during the season, to further fulfill the tile musicians who’ve been playing all Wood brings the music, armed with a
orchestra’s goal of bringing classical over Central Florida for a decade. For repertoire that “spans many decades
pleted in Bavaria during the summer of music to everyone. Time: 7 p.m. Admis- this weekend’s gig, they’ll be bring- and many styles of music.” There’s ka-
sion: free, no tickets required. As always, ing their audiences the philosophical raoke between 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
1873, published as Op. 51. Brahms con- donations are greatly appreciated. (A lyrics, sonic experimentation and ex- (grab that mic if you dare); then that
10-spot would be great.) 855-252-7276 or tended compositions that made Pink high-energy band Umbrella Thieves
sidered the string quartet an especially www.SpaceCoastSymphony.org. Floyd, according to Wikipedia, “one takes the stage to keep you keeping time
of the most commercially successful with all the latest trends and songs, plus
important genre, so much so, it is said, and influential groups in popular mu- some old faves, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
sic history.” Their albums “The Dark 321-779-2299. 
that he destroyed some 20 string quar-

tets before allowing the two Op. 51 quar-

tets to be published. The Russian Tchai-

kovsky dedicated “Souvenir” to the St.

Petersburg Chamber Music Society in

response to his being named an Honor-

ary Member. Performing these wonder- 3 One 1960s progressive, psyche-
delic English rock band (Pink
ful works for you will be Joni Roos and



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Rising seas are eating away Roy
Carpenter’s Beach in Rhode Island.

Before climate change thawed the Fred Crater opens the ice fishing season in the early 1920s with “a fine big pickerel across the United States matches what
winters of New Jersey, Lake Hopatcong in Lake Hopatcong.” In the lake’s heyday, thousands gathered on the ice for is happening around the world.
hosted boisterous wintertime carni- fishing competitions and winter festivals.
vals. As many as 15,000 skaters took In the past century, the Earth has
part, and automobile owners would 3,107 counties has found that major ar- ing glaciers, forest fires and disastrous warmed 1 degree Celsius. But that’s just
drive onto the thick ice. Thousands eas are nearing or have already crossed flooding, it is higher winter tempera- an average. Some parts of the globe –
watched as local hockey clubs battled the 2-degree Celsius mark. tures that have made New Jersey and including the mountains of Romania
one another and the Skate Sailing As- nearby Rhode Island the fastest warm- and the steppes of Mongolia – have reg-
sociation of America held competi- Today, more than 1 in 10 Ameri- ing of the Lower 48 states. istered increases twice as large. It has
tions, including one in 1926 that fea- cans – 34 million people – are living in taken decades or in some cases a cen-
tured 21 iceboats on blades that sailed rapidly heating regions, including New The average New Jersey tempera- tury. But for huge swaths of the planet,
over a three-mile course. York City and Los Angeles. Seventy-one ture from December through Febru- climate change is a present-tense real-
counties have already hit the 2-degree ary now exceeds 0 degrees Celsius, the ity, not one looming ominously in the
“These winters do not exist anymore,” Celsius mark. temperature at which water freezes. distant future.
says Marty Kane, a lawyer and head of That threshold, reached over the past
the Lake Hopatcong Foundation. Alaska is the fastest-warming state three decades, has meant lakes don’t In any one geographic location, 2 de-
in the country, but Rhode Island is the freeze as often, snow melts more grees Celsius may not represent global
That’s because a century of climbing first state in the Lower 48 whose average quickly, and insects and pests don’t die cataclysmic change, but it can threaten
temperatures has changed the charac- temperature rise has eclipsed 2 degrees as they once did in the harsher cold. ecosystems, change landscapes and
ter of the Garden State. Celsius. Other parts of the Northeast upend livelihoods and cultures.
– New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine and The freezing point “is the most
New Jersey may seem an unlikely Massachusetts – trail close behind. critical threshold among all tempera- The nation’s hot spots will get worse,
place to measure climate change, but it tures,” said David A. Robinson, New absent a global plan to slash emissions
is one of the fastest-warming states in While many people associate Jersey state climatologist and profes- of the greenhouse gases fueling cli-
the nation. Its average temperature has global warming with summer’s melt- sor at Rutgers University’s department mate change. By the time the impacts
climbed by close to 2 degrees Celsius of geography. are fully recognized, the change may
since 1895 – double the average for the be irreversible.
Lower 48 states. The uneven rise in temperatures
Daniel Pauly, an influential marine
Over the past two decades, the 2 de- scientist at the University of British
grees Celsius number has emerged as Columbia, says the 2-degree Celsius
a critical threshold for global warming. hot spots are early warning sirens of a
The United Nations Intergovernmental climate shift.
Panel on Climate Change warns that if
Earth heats up by an average of 2 degrees “Basically,” he said, “these hot spots
Celsius, virtually all the world’s coral are chunks of the future in the present.”
reefs will die; retreating ice sheets in
Greenland and Antarctica could unleash Nationwide, trends are clear. Start-
massive sea level rise; and summertime ing in the late 1800s, U.S. tempera-
Arctic sea ice, a shield against further tures began to rise and continued
warming, would begin to disappear. slowly up through the 1930s. The na-
tion then cooled slightly for several
But global warming does not heat decades. But starting around 1970,
the world evenly. temperatures rose steeply.

A Washington Post analysis of more At the county level, the data re-
than a century of National Oceanic and veals isolated 2-degree Celsius clus-
Atmospheric Administration tempera- ters: high-altitude deserts in Or-
ture data across the Lower 48 states and egon; stretches of the western Rocky
Mountains that feed the Colorado

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River; a clutch of counties along the vortex events, in which frigid Arctic air Celsius in the past 50 years, and for world’s rivers combined,” according to
northeastern shore of Lake Michigan descends into the heart of the country, want of cooler water, the state’s lobster NOAA. It is one part of an even larger
– home to the famed Sleeping Bear can still bring biting cold. But the over- catch has plummeted 75 percent in the global “conveyor belt” of currents that
Dunes National Lakeshore near Tra- all trend remains the same and is set to past two decades. transport heat around the world.
verse City. continue. One recent study found that
by the time the entire globe crosses 2 de- With 420 miles of coastline, Rhode A slowing of these currents, which
Along the Canadian border, a string grees Celsius, the Northeast can expect Island is particularly vulnerable to the scientists think is caused by the melt-
of counties from eastern Montana to to have risen by about 3 degrees Celsius, vagaries of the Gulf Stream, a massive ing of Arctic ice, has pushed the Gulf
Minnesota are quickly heating up. with winter temperatures higher still. warm current that travels up the East Stream closer to the East Coast, bring-
Coast from the Gulf of Mexico before ing more warm water and, perhaps,
The topography of warming varies. Climate change plays havoc differ- making a right turn toward Greenland hotter temperatures onshore. Offshore,
It is intense at some high elevations, ently in different places. and Europe. it has become its own hot spot, helping
such as in Utah and Colorado, and to boost water temperatures by 2 de-
along some highly populated coasts: In Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay The Gulf Stream is enormous, en- grees Celsius or more in some regions.
Temperatures have risen by 2C in Los has warmed as much as 1.6 degrees compassing more water than “all of the
Angeles and three neighboring coun- If the slowing continues, seas could
ties. New York City is also warming Tony Loura bought his cottage rise farther and faster. That’s because
rapidly, and so are the very different nearly 15 years ago. It used to when the current slows, water it was
areas around it, such as the beach re- driving toward Europe drifts back
sorts in the Hamptons and leafy West- be 1,000 feet from the water. across the Atlantic to the U.S. coast-
chester County. Now, it’s only about 150. line. Scientists are trying to determine
whether the Gulf Stream is already
The only part of the United States Little Nicki’s Italian restaurant, across contributing to rapid sea level rise on
that has not warmed significantly the street from Lake Hopatcong, is the East Coast.
since the late 1800s is the South, es- usually jammed in the summer, but
pecially Mississippi and Alabama, this year, the state warned people to Along the shoreline, the hotter and
where data in some cases shows mod- avoid the water, putting a damper on higher sea is shuffling the lineup of
est cooling. Scientists have attributed the restaurant’s business. oceanfront homes.
this “warming hole” to atmospheric
cycles driven by the Pacific and Atlan- Left: Before the widespread use of refrigeration, workers Roy Carpenter’s Beach is a col-
tic oceans, along with particles of soot harvested ice from Lake Hopatcong, cutting it into blocks lection of summer cottages along a
from smokestacks and tailpipes, which quarter-mile stretch that is eroding
have damaging health effects but can for use in shipping or for iceboxes. Below: The lake faster than any other part of the state
block some of the sun’s intensity. used to freeze over by Thanksgiving. Now, it – an average of 3.3 feet a year. Rob
rarely does so before January. Thoresen’s great-grandfather bought
Those types of pollutants were the property nearly a century ago,
curtailed by environmental policies, New Jersey closed Lake Hopatcong after the state and residents living in 377 cottages
while carbon dioxide remained un- Department of Environmental Protection detected a there now lease the land from the
regulated for decades. toxic bacteria caused in part by one of the warmest family business.
springs in the past century.
Since the 1960s, however, the region’s About a decade ago, the family tried –
temperatures have been increasing in vain – to persuade residents to move
along with the rest of the country’s. away from the encroaching ocean.
Their reluctance was no surprise; the
The Northeast is warming especial- back of the property features a view of
ly fast. Anthony Broccoli, a climate cornfields.
scientist at Rutgers, defines an unusu-
ally warm or cold month as ranking But then the coast took an indirect
among the five most extreme in the hit from Hurricane Sandy. It damaged
record going back to the late 1800s. In 11 homes in the community’s front row,
the case of New Jersey, he says, “since with three of them washing out to sea.
2000, we’ve had 39 months that were The surf laps over the remains of con-
unusually warm and zero that were crete foundations and wooden pylons,
unusually cold.” knocking over construction fences.

Scientists do not completely un- In 2013, 28 families in the first and
derstand the Northeast hot spot. But second rows started moving to the
fading winters and very warm water back of the development – roughly
offshore are the most likely culprits, 1,000 feet away. The community is
experts say. That’s because climate planning to move another 20 houses.
change is a cycle that feeds on itself.
It is expensive. Homeowners pay to
Warmer winters mean less ice and physically move their cottages or de-
snow cover. Normally, ice and snow molish them and rebuild. Matunuck
reflect solar radiation back into space, Beach Properties, the management
keeping the planet relatively cool. company, must survey the properties
But as the ice and snow retreat, the and prepare new locations, laying
ground absorbs the solar radiation out new roads and sewer pipes.
and warms.
Tony Loura, who has summered in
NOAA data shows that in every Roy Carpenter’s Beach for 15 years, is
Northeast state except Pennsylva- philosophical about his predicament.
nia, the temperatures of the winter He is on the fourth row, where he has an
months of December through Feb- unobstructed view of the ocean from his
ruary have risen by 2 degrees Celsius rocking chair. He estimates that he used
since 1895-1896. And U.S. Geological to be 1,000 feet from the water. Now, the
Survey data shows that ice breaks up ocean is only about 150 feet away.
in New England lakes nine to 16 days
earlier than in the 19th century. “I’m hoping that I’m back far enough
that I won’t have to move to the back,”
This doesn’t mean the states can’t said Loura, 66. “Every time they say
have extreme winters anymore. Polar there’s a storm, I get worried.” 

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE, PARTIII plications such as massive bleeding and acute dilation of the
colon, called “toxic megacolon,” can lead to an opening in the
Ulcerative Colitis bowel wall. Complications sometimes require surgery. Due to the
chronic nature of this type of ulcerative colitis, patients have a
While Crohn’s disease can appear anywhere in the digestive tract, higher chance of developing colon cancer.
ulcerative colitis is usually limited to the innermost layers of the lin- Not all cases of ulcerative colitis fall neatly into one of the above men-
ing of the colon (large bowel) and rectum. It does not affect the small tioned broad categories. If you are diagnosed with ulcerative colitis,
intestine or the rest of the digestive tract. And Inflammation is con- ask your gastroenterologist exactly where in the colon your inflamma-
tinuous throughout the parts of the colon that are affected. tion is located. Symptoms, complications and treatment vary accord-
ing to location, type and extent of disease.
TYPES OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS Additional symptoms of ulcerative colitis include anemia and fatigue.

According to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, the main types of DIAGNOSIS
ulcerative colitis are:
 Ulcerative Proctitis Your diagnosis will be based on your medical history, general health,
Ulcerative proctitis, which is limited to the rectum, is the mildest diet, family history, environment and a series of testing. A relatively
form of ulcerative colitis and causes fewer complications than new type of stool sample test called fecal calprotectin will help differ-
more widespread disease. entiate whether your problem is irritable bowel syndrome (a less seri-
 Proctosigmoiditis ous problem) or inflammatory bowel disease (such as ulcerative colitis
Proctosigmoiditis affects the sigmoid colon (the area just above and Crohn’s). If your doctor suspects ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s, you
the rectum) and the rectum. Symptoms include bloody diarrhea, will need to be tested for both. In addition to ascertaining whether
cramps and tenesmus (a strong urge to use the bathroom without diarrhea is due to infection, other tests, including a sigmoidoscopy
necessarily having a bowel movement). Patients usually suffer or total colonoscopy, will help determine if you have ulcerative colitis
moderate pain in the lower left side of their abdomen. and the type of ulcerative colitis you have.
 Left-sided Colitis Next time we’ll discuss treatment for ulcerative colitis, and conclude
This type of ulcerative colitis involves a continuous inflammation this series on inflammatory bowel disease with a review of differences
that begins in the rectum and extends up near the spleen to a bend between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. 
in the colon called the splenic flexure. Symptoms include loss of Your comments and suggestions for future topics are always welcome.
appetites, diarrhea, weight loss, severe pain on the left side of the Email us at [email protected].
abdomen and bleeding.
 Pan-ulcerative (total) Colitis (“Pancolitis”) © 2019 VERO BEACH 32963 MEDIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Pancolitis is a very severe inflammation throughout the entire
internal lining of the colon. Patients experience diarrhea, severe
abdominal pain, cramps and dramatic weight loss. Serious com-

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INSIGHT BOOKS

Don’t let the title “Beethoven: The Relentless Revolu- BEETHOVEN But Beethoven the revolutionary
tionary” throw you off. This is not one of those Marxian would soon be in ascendance. Take
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progressive leanings: There is nothing of Trotsky and REVIEW BY TIM KING, THE WASHINGTON POST shocking – opening of the Symphony
very little of Adorno in this volume. Rather, John Club- No. 3 (“Eroica”), written in 1803: There
be has written a thoughtful cultural history that takes cruel, his behavior – influenced by a growing addic- is no formal introduction whatsoever,
into account the times in which Beethoven lived and tion to alcohol – abominable. He often beat his son.” only two bluntly explosive chords and
worked – and they were times of revolution. Beethoven’s hostility toward authority may be traced then the great first theme. Even five
in part to such unfair treatment. In any event, the years earlier, in one of his finest pia-
Clubbe calls the two decades from 1790 to 1810 “the young man was often dismissed as ill-mannered and no sonatas, Op. 10, No. 3, Beethoven
beginning of a new stage in the history of mankind.” intemperate, and he burned bridges with many who followed a joyful opening movement
“New and strange ideas, cheering to many but highly would gladly have helped him. Still, his genius prevailed with a long Adagio of such unprec-
upsetting to others, infiltrated Europe. This creative – a strong pianist, an inspired improviser, a violinist, a edented tragic intensity that we can
spirit, as later historians have observed, produced a conductor, Beethoven also wrote hours upon hours of only imagine the effect it must have
tremendous flowering in science, technology, litera- marvelous music, bursting with energy and invention, had on its first audience. Thereafter,
ture, art and music, and reforms of all kind. Poets and and was famous before he was 30. Beethoven would leave the rules be-
musicians differentiated and refined the language of There is a long-standing tendency to treat the early hind – content would dictate form,
the inner life.” works as though they had somehow been composed by rather than the other way around.
Beethoven before he became the titanic Beethoven of
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in the west- legend. In fact, the steady and radiantly good-humored Clubbe knows his 19th-century
ern German city of Bonn. Clubbe calls the compos- early piano sonatas and string quartets are no less wor- history – he has edited the letters
er’s father, Johann, a court tenor, his “first and worst” thy for having been written in a classical mien than, say, of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
teacher: “His pedagogy was unremarkable, his method “The Firebird” is minor Stravinsky because it predates and written full-length studies of
the savage ferocities of “The Rite of Spring.” Indeed, Byron and Thomas Hood. He trac-
Glenn Gould found Beethoven’s early music his most es Beethoven’s love for the work of
satisfying. “Almost all of those early piano works are Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, and his profound
immaculately balanced – top to bottom, register to reg- early admiration for Napoleon (to whom the “Ero-
ister,” he said in a 1980 interview. “Beethoven’s senses ica” was originally dedicated). A chapter on the cre-
of structure, fantasy, variety, thematic continuity, har- ation of “Fidelio,” Beethoven’s only opera and an
monic propulsion and contrapuntal discipline were ode to human freedom, is especially comprehen-
absolutely – miraculously – in alignment.” sive. Clubbe also makes note that Vienna, for all of
its undoubted musical greatness – Haydn, Mozart,
Beethoven and Schubert spent most of their careers
there, with Brahms, Mahler and Schoenberg, among
many others, to follow later in the century — was in
most ways a hidebound, purse-proud and restric-
tive city.
As W. Jackson Bate observed of Samuel Johnson
in his magnificent biography, whatever we experi-
ence, we find Beethoven has been there before us,
and is meeting and returning home with us. It was
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 that was led by the con-
ductor Wilhelm Furtwangler to reopen the Bayreuth
Festival at the end of World War II. And, when the
Berlin Wall fell in the glorious autumn of 1989, Leon-
ard Bernstein conducted an ensemble made up of
residents of both sides of the city, long divided by the
Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. Instead of the
cry of “Freude!” (“Joy!”), Bernstein asked the chorus
to shout “Freiheit!” (“Freedom!”). Somehow, one sus-
pects Beethoven would have approved. 

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PETS

Bonzo says with this trio, fun runs in the family

Hi Dog Buddies! An Mom said, ‘NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT!

This week I had a nice innerview WE HAVE ENOUGH!’ Dad went back
with two Labradors anna Jack Russell –
Nash, Nellie an Punkin Pie Koppelman. a few weeks later when me an my sibs
Punkin Pie’s the Jack Russell. She’s the
oldest, 15 anna half, and she’s kinda were old enough for our own homes,
blind an doesn’t hear so good either.
But she gets around fine an she’s the picked me right away and brought me
boss. Next is Nellie, a 4-year-old Yellow
Lab; and Nash is a Champagne Red Fox home. Bing. Bang. Boom. Now, ironi-
Lab, just 2. Good lookin’ bunch.
cally, I’m pretty much Mom’s Dog. I
The whole crew answered the bell
for welcomes an Wag-an-Sniffs. Well, usta go to school with her when I was
Nellie sorta stood back an sized me up.
liddle. She’s a TEE-chur.”
“Welcome to our home,” Punkin Pie
said. “Call me Pie. I’ll be the Spoke- “Things always seem to work out,”
spooch. This is our Mom Rene.”
I observed. “So, what’s your daily life
“Are we gonna get our PICK-shur
in the PAY-per?” Nash asked, wag- like?”
ging and drooling a liddle. “Our Dad
Kevin’s at work. He’s in SIT-truss. Our “We get long walks. Well, mostly Me
human brother an sister are Stephen
an Lindsay. They’re Totally Crispy Dog an Nellie. Pie doesn’t go that far any-
Biscuits. My kennel papers name is
Takota’s Notorious Nash, but just call more. An every day, when Mom an Dad
me Nash. Let’s go sit down, OK? Hey,
Grumpy,” he addressed Nellie, who are workin,’ Grammy Judy comes over
was still staring at me. “Bonzo’s fine.
He’s our guest.” and lets us out to Do Our Duty. She also

“Well, you just can’t be too sure gives us treats, but don’t tell Mom an
these days,” she said, daintily trotting
over for a Wag-an-Sniff. “You can call Dad, OK? Grammy Judy’s Cool Kibbles.
me Nellie.”
Me an Nellie play in the yard together.
“Miss Nellie, Miss Pie, Nash, it’s my
pleasure to meet you. So, as Official Nellie hunts lizards. Pie basks. An I
Spokespooch Miss Pie, why don’t you
tell me how you found your wonderful play Frisbee. Watch!”
forever famly.”
Their Mom hurled the Frisbee and
“Well,” Pie began. “Mom an Dad had
just moved here, an they hadda Yellow Nash leapt up an snatched that Frisbee
Lab named Abby, who was gettin’ up
there. Mom loved Abby, but she’d al- right outta the air before his paws even
ways wanted a Jack Russell. (Of course,
who wouldn’t?)” touched the ground. PAW-some!!

“Who wouldn’t?” I quickly agreed. “I bet you two love to swim, right?”
“So anyway, Dad hadda fren who
hadda Jack Russell who was gonna They were Labs, so, duh.
have puppies. An he said Dad could
have the Pick of the Litter.” “Ackshully, I’m the swimmer, Nash
“I think I see where this is going,” I
ventured. not so much,” said Nellie.
“But of course. But when he called
Mom she was like, ‘weeelll, I don ‘t “He even had swimmin’ lessons at
KNOW. I mean, I’m reeeel busy with
the kids an all, maybe we should …’ the Canine Country Club. But NO. Me
Finally Dad just said, ‘She’s already in
the truck.’ And that was that. Of course, an Pie tell him, ‘Just jump in, for Lass-
Mom was super excited when she saw
me. I fit in the palm of her hand and I ie’s Sakes.’ You swim, right Bonz? You
was, well, irresist-tubble. Me an Abby
got along right away, too. She put up tell him.”
with the new silly puppy, even let me
lick her face, which I did a lot, cuzza “I sure do,” I said, turning to Nash.
bein’ a puppy. An she watched over me.
“Dude, you’re a Re-TREE-ver. Re-tree-

vers LOVE the water.”

PHOTOS: KAILA JONES “Not this one,” he said firmly.

Stephen an Lindsay were also kinda I saw it was time to change the sub-
puppies back, then, so we grew up to-
gether. Then one day, about eight years ject. “Any favorite foodstuffs?”
ago, it was time for Abby to cross the
Rainbow Bridge. I was very sad, even I practice my Pawsome Retrieving “Me an Nash love those big ’ol EARS,”
though I knew she was in The Best
Place Ever.” Skills, an ride in Dad’s buggy.” said Nellie.

“It’s always hard losing someone you “She’s a total tomboy,” said Pie. “Phooey,” said Pie. “But we all love
love,” I said.
“Plus, guess what? She ackshully Moos the scrambled eggs Dads makes on
“It was. About 4 or 5 years went by an
Mom was lookin’ for a Lab again.” when she lies down. We call her Moo Sunday morning.”

“I’ll tell this part,” Nellie spoke up. sometimes.” “An we get a liddle lunchmeat snack
“She called around an finally found
some puppies, picked me right out of “Thanks for sharing, Pieface,” Nellie when Mom and Dad are makin’ their
an all-female litter of 11, if you can be-
lieve it.” retorted. lunch,” Nash added.

“Woof!” “I’m gonna tell about ME,” said Nash, Headin’ home, I was thinking, “That
“I KNOW. Well, as you probly no-
ticed, I’m not the Cuddly, Wuddly type. all excited. “Mom an Dad weren’t look- is one happy family.” For some reason,
I guess I can be a teeny bit grumpy on
occasion. So it took me liddle while to ing for another dog. But one day Dad I couldn’t wait to stash my notebook an
get used to Pie.”
“But I won her over,” Pie interjected. was talking to a biz-nuss man who had take a liddle dip in the pool. 
“That’s true. But I am ackshully a To-
tal Daddy’ Girl. I go EVERYwhere with this real beautiful dog, a Labrador, who
him, like the camp. That’s the BEST.
-The Bonzcame from a champion line. Dad said,

‘THAT’S THE BEST DOG I EVER SAW!!’
The man said Dad could have POTL
soon as she had puppies. Well, when

my litter came along, Dad called Mom.

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

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, August 22, 2019 21

INSIGHT GAMES BRIDGE

EATING LOSERS IN A TRUMP CONTRACT WEST NORTH EAST
J954 10 8 3 KQ72
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 9 10 6 5 2 QJ8
K 10 7 6 3 94 QJ
Craig Brown, an English critic and satirist, said, “Everyone must know by now that the aim of Q J 10 AK72 8653
Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first player to slam the board
shut and upset all the letters over the floor.” SOUTH
A6
Once, an opponent of mine almost tore his cards in two when his partner removed a penalty AK743
double of a vulnerable four-spade contract (which would have cost 1,400) to five clubs. A852
94
More often, though, when we discuss bridge losers, we are talking about tricks that we
might concede. Often, our job is to eliminate a loser or two. In this deal, for example, how Dealer: South; Vulnerable: North-South
should South play to make four hearts after West leads the club queen?
The Bidding:
Three diamonds was a help-suit game-try, asking North to look at his red suits. Here, North
was rightly optimistic. He had two sure tricks, a diamond shortage and four trumps. SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
1 Hearts Pass 2 Hearts Pass
When this deal was played in a social game, South won the first trick, drew two rounds of 3 Diamonds Pass 4 Hearts All Pass LEAD:
trumps and gave up a diamond trick. But East won and cashed his high heart. The contract Q Clubs
could no longer be made.

Declarer started with five losers: one spade, one heart and three diamonds. He had to play
to ruff two diamonds in the dummy.

Some variation in this trick sequence is all right, but South should play the ace and another
diamond (or duck a diamond). Suppose East wins and shifts to the spade king. Declarer
plays low, takes the next spade, cashes his high hearts and the diamond ace, then ruffs
a diamond on the board. East overruffs, but declarer trumps the next spade, ruffs his last
diamond and claims.

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS DOWN
1 Agriculturist (6) 1 Horrify (5)
5 Understands (4) 3 Eyeglass (7)
8 Frank; unobstructed (4) 4 Out of practice (5)
9 Sudden mass rush (8) 5 Pigment; cuttlefish ink (5)
10 Courageous (6) 6 Back, sanction (7)
11 Insubstantial (6) 7 Thrash; gavel (6)
12 Test cricket ground (5,6) 12 White ant (7)
15 Correct (6) 13 Head-covering (6)
17 Informal (6) 14 Scorn (7)
19 Sobriquet (8) 16 Card game (5)
20 Soon (4) 17 Board game (5)
21 Noble; equal (4) 18 Ring-shaped reef (5)
22 One by one (6)

The Telegraph

How to do Sudoku:

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

The Telegraph

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, August 22, 2019 23

INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS 100 A long time follower? 54 A hard ___ follow The Washington Post
101 Teach anew 56 River shallows
1 Wooden pin 103 First name in deseeding 57 “Whadja do, rob ___?”
4 “___ bleu!” 105 First Arabic letter 59 Star Wars droid
9 Ersatz: abbr. 107 “KEEP 60 Daughter of Agamemnon
13 She played Iris in 114 OUT!” 61 Losing vigor
115 Undoes the change 62 “Adam and Eve on a raft,”
Taxi Driver 116 TV
18 “WELCOME TO 117 Fry, fancily e.g.
23 CLEAR RIVER” 118 Darn things 64 Fire, to a French chef
24 Sony founder Morita 65 Mags, largely
25 Riled (up) DOWN 66 And the like: abbr.
26 Some theaters 1 Network with foundation 67 Pharaoh’s snake
27 Utmost 75 Headline approvals
30 Physicist Fermi sponsors 76 “Sorry!”
33 Spicy dips 2 Time classification 77 NPR reporter Totenberg
35 Twain’s pauper Canty 3 Mousse 79 Singer Morrison
37 Hit the stores 4 Arson evidence 80 Handful, perhaps
39 Sophia contemporary 5 Storefront shade 81 Wager too much
40 Gloomy guy 6 With hydro, an acid 82 Notre planète
41 Mountain lion 7 “Road picture” destination 83 Most acute
42 Of whales 8 Greek letter 85 TV titan Turner
44 Complain 9 Mame tune, “___ Walked Into 86 Acupressure
46 Ye Olde Boar’s 88 Corporate VIP
My Life” 90 Allowed access (to)
Head, perhaps 10 Niagara features 92 Most like a couch potato
47 Idolized 11 Ology relative 95 ___ horribilis (grizzly bear)
49 60 Minutes regular 12 “Join ___” 96 Depilatory brand
51 Lock horns (with) 97 Like some dog-food bags,
53 Pre-owned (“You’re not
54 From ___ Z the first”) wt.-wise
55 Rights figure Parks 13 Green gems 98 Lo-cal, supposedly
58 Tin organ? 14 Egg 99 Wedding walk
59 Kitty feed? 15 “Our country, right 102 Mediator’s asset
60 Jima starter or wrong” utterer 104 As it happens
63 “SWIM AT 16 Vexatious 106 Winter bug
68 YOUR OWN 17 Priest’s conclusion? 107 Mornings: abbr.
69 RISK” 19 Docs’ org. 108 Old French coin
70 East, in Essen 20 Stairwell effect 109 I-V checkers, at times
71 Extract venom from 21 Sheer joy 110 ___ disadvantage
22 Sicilian spewer 111 Asner, Harris
(a snake) 27 Secret org. that advises the
72 Mugful for Murphy Pres. or Wood
73 Fairy-tale plug-ugly 28 Inge play, The Dark at the 112 Improve, as cheese
74 Bonn-born: abbr. Top of ___ 113 Morning moisture
75 Champion’s chow 29 Antsy
76 Synthetic fiber 31 ___ way CRY ME A RIVER By Merl Reagle
78 Number of Holst’s 32 Actress Irene
34 Chills
“Planets” 36 Neuman’s magazine
80 Like Kuralt’s approach 38 Ms. Zadora
83 Flattened 41 Pea coat
84 Tantrums 43 The present time
87 Financial crisis 45 Journalist’s ID
89 Actress Le Gallienne 46 “The ___ a man is to love a
90 Rally quest woman” (lyric from the 1965
91 Short-sounding hit “Game of Love”)
47 “Let’s assist them, for our
soft-drink brand case is ___” (Shak.)
93 The happy cloud 48 Dead-to-the-world state
94 Just washed 50 Atlantis, for one
95 Fighting 52 Monthly utility missive
98 Annie Hall’s pet 53 Clear, as a drain

expression

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

An empty-nester worries about the grand(motherly) plan

BY CAROLYN HAX My tickled-pink husband is already buying baby worked off life’s blueprint for you instead.
Washington Post equipment for our house. I am at a loss for where to To be clear: That happens to all of us, to some de-
start dealing with the ambivalence and angst I feel,
Hi, Carolyn: Maybe you can sug- while also wanting to support my daughter through gree. Life gets the last word. But it’s still OK to have
gest some ways I could shake myself this special time. feelings about that, to be disappointed over a sacri-
out of ambivalence regarding the fice, ecstatic about a wanted change, fearful about an
birth of my first grandchild. I have –Luffing Sails unwanted one.
observed friends ecstatic over such
news, and I wish I felt the same way. Luffing Sails: You have excellent reasons to be am- That’s where you start: by not beating yourself up
My daughter and son-in-law are just starting out, bivalent, so, be ambivalent. for having mixed feelings.
with much financial juggling and career exploration.
They live in a third-floor walk-up rental 300 miles To force yourself to feel otherwise – assuming Then, summon as much reality as you can to offset
away that they contentedly share with my son-in-law’s that’s even possible – would be to deny the, what, your fears.
brother. All three are very pleased with the pregnancy, 20 years? 25? you set aside your Plan A while you
which was planned. I know people joyfully raise chil- Your “many hardships” are imagined, not certain –
dren in such circumstances, but I cannot help seeing that’s your biggest emotional asset here.
many hardships ahead.
Even worse: I am pretty sure I am projecting my own And if hardship does visit this new family, then it
difficult time as a young mother with very little support. won’t be the same as yours. You and your husband
Add to that my joy since gaining my empty nest, fi- were the first line of care when your child’s health is-
nally finishing a long-anticipated degree and starting sue emerged. This time, you’d be one of four grand-
my own cherished career trajectory very late in life: parents (yes? give or take?) on the second line of care.
Health of one of my children prompted my decision to Plus the brother-in-law. Huge difference.
be an at-home parent and put my goals on hold. I feel
a sort of grief over the very real possibility I might have Even if you become first-line, then you still needn’t
to give up (or gear down) my newfound agency to help remake your old choices. A “tickled-pink” Grandpa
care for this child. can take charge this time. Why not.
I longed for my children to have engaged, helpful
grandparents, but I lost my parents fairly young and Talk to your husband about your fears – and/or a
my in-laws still had children at home when ours skilled therapist, if appropriate. Follow the outlines of
came along. my thought process here toward a more comprehen-
sive look at what’s real, what’s imagined, what you and
your husband might be called upon to do and what
preparations you can do now to make sure your Plan
A has sound levees around it.

It’s not perfect, but it might uncomplicate your feel-
ings enough for you to fall for your grandbaby in the
simplest possible way. 

Hepatitis A infections
surging toward
epidemic levels

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YOUR HEALTH

Staphylococcus aureus: It’s sneaky, and potentially lethal

STORY BY TOM LLOYD STAFF WRITER Dr. Jorge Requena “In prosthetic devices there are
no blood supplies. There are no leu-
Many seemingly healthy adults PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE kocytes, which is the type of cells
you come into contact with in your we have to defend us, so there are
daily life are carrying an unpleas- Penenori, a whole lot worse. thritis and no antibodies. The bacteria tends
ant secret – one you definitely do Pneumonia, heart valve infec- to accumulate in those areas and
not want to share. death have create a biofilm, become very sticky
tions, septicemia, food poisoning, and create a protection versus anti-
It’s “Staphylococcus aureus” – toxic shock syndrome, septic ar- all been biotics. And most of the time when
what Merck Manuals calls “the one of these devices gets infected,
most dangerous of all of the many linked to the only solution possible is to take
common staphylococcal bacteria.” the device out.”

The National Institutes of Health That’s a prospect no one who’s
estimates up to half of all adults are had a successful hip replacement
or have been colonized by this par- wants to imagine.
ticular pathogen at some point in
their lives, with the germ living in Perhaps the most galling aspect
people’s noses or on their skin. of Staph aureus is that we
now know your moth-
Oddly, those who carry this bac- er or grandmother
terium often show no obvious was right. You ac-
symptoms of a problem. tually can pick
up this nasty
Why is that important? “bug” simply
Because while most of the infec- by turning a
tions this particular bacteria cause doorknob.
are, according to the Mayo Clinic, Merck Man-
“relatively minor skin infections,” it uals confirms
can lead to far worse problems. that by stating
How much worse? According to Staphylococ-
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hos- cus aureus “can
pital’s newly arrived infectious dis- spread from per-
ease specialist Dr. Jorge Requena- son to person by di-
rect contact, through
Staphylococ- contaminated objects such

cus aureus in- as gym equipment, telephones,
doorknobs, television remote con-
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DCOESMNETTICI&SFTAMRILYY As Requena- persed by sneezing or coughing.”

Penenori puts it, “It’s All that said, the calm and collect-
ed Requena-Penenori isn’t about to
unbelievable how many types of panic. And neither should you.

infection you can get with the same Instead, Requena-Penenori urg-
es people to watch for symptoms.
bacteria. I would say [Staphylococ- “I would say fever is very common
– you can have a cough, shortness
cus aureus] is probably the most of breath, diarrhea – but if I had to
pick the one most common symp-
scary one. There are other really tom, I would say fever.”

bad microorganisms that cause And, like most infections, the
earlier a Staphylococcus aureus in-
infections and even have a higher fection is diagnosed, the greater the
odds it can be cured.
mortality, but you don’t see them
If you are concerned you may
very often. You see one case every have picked up this kind of staph
infection, consult your primary
Experience the fusion of 10 years or less. Staph aureus you care physician or contact an infec-
traditional values and tious disease specialist.
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Requena-Penenori says those

with implanted medical devices

such as artificial heart valves, re-

placement hip or knee joints, pace-

makers and such are even more

susceptible to serious Staph aureus

infections that the average person

without an implant.

“Staph aureus,” Requena-

Penenori explains, “is like many

other bacteria. It is, I would say,

smart. It looks for the places where

it cannot be found and killed.

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YOUR HEALTH

What are triglycerides? And what if they are too high?

BY FRED CICETTI glyceride levels. cient to bring your level of triglycerides Elevated triglycerides are often part
• A small amount of alcohol can gen- down, there are medications that can of a group of conditions called meta-
Columnist be prescribed. Fenofibrate, gemfibro- bolic syndrome. This syndrome is the
erate a big increase in triglyceride lev- zil and nicotinic acids often work to combination of high blood pressure, el-
Q. My doctor told me my cholesterol els. Cut down as much as you can. reduce triglycerides. evated blood sugar, excess weight, low
and triglycerides are elevated. I have a HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides.
vague idea what cholesterol is but I’m • Quit smoking. If you’re a regular Hypertriglyceridemia can run in This syndrome increases your risk for
clueless about triglycerides. What are reader of this column, you must know families. While high triglycerides don’t heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
they? by now that smoking doesn’t just cause usually present noticeable symptoms,
respiratory diseases such as lung can- people with a family history of very [In the next installment of The
Triglycerides are a fat in your blood. cer and emphysema. It kills you in so high triglycerides may have visible fat- Healthy Geezer, we’ll focus upon cho-
They are important to maintaining many ways. ty deposits under the skin. lesterol.] 
good health. However, if your triglycer-
ides get out of control, you can put your If changing your habits is insuffi-
heart at risk. People with high triglyc-
erides usually have lower HDL (good)
cholesterol and a higher risk of heart
attack and stroke.

Calories you take in but don’t burn
immediately are converted to triglyc-
erides to supply you with energy later.
Your triglycerides level can be too high
if you continue to consume more cal-
ories than you need. Of course, this
causes obesity, too.

Other causes of elevated triglycer-
ides – called hypertriglyceridemia – in-
clude diabetes, an underactive thyroid,
kidney disease, and drugs such as be-
ta-blockers, some diuretics, estrogen,
tamoxifen, steroids and birth control
pills.

The common guidelines for triglyc-
eride levels are the following: normal,
less than 150 mg/dL; borderline-high,
150 to 199 mg/dL; high, 200 to 499 mg/
dL, and very high, 500 mg/dL or more.
“Mg/dL” stands for milligram per deci-
liter.

The primary remedy for too many
triglycerides is changing your habits.
Here are some pointers on how to get
your triglycerides down:

• Get off the recliner and exercise.
• Cut your caloric intake across the
board. This means you have to reduce
your consumption of not just fat, but
carbohydrates and proteins. Substi-
tuting carbohydrates for fats can raise
triglyceride levels. People with high
triglycerides may have to limit their in-
take of carbohydrates to no more than
45 percent to 50 percent of total calo-
ries.
• Avoid saturated fat, trans fat and
cholesterol. This is a complex subject.
A good starting point is to stay away
from foods that come from animals
such as meat, dairy and eggs. But there
are plant-based foods that are bad for
you, too. These include oils from coco-
nuts, cottonseeds and palm kernels.
• Eat oily fish such as mackerel, lake
trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna
and salmon, which are high in ome-
ga-3 fatty acids. Research has shown
that omega-3 fatty acids decrease tri-

28 Thursday, August 22, 2019 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

YOUR HEALTH

Hepatitis A infections surging toward epidemic levels

STORY BY TOM LLOYD STAFF WRITER Dr. Aisha Thomas-St. Cyr from the ingestion of contaminated reported, according the state health
food,” that’s actually a super-sugar- department, but neighboring coun-
Florida has declared a public PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE coated version of what happens. ties are seeing larger numbers, with 77
health emergency over the rising infections in Brevard County and 32 in
number of Hepatitis A cases in the spreads is not pleasant either. In simple terms, the primary way St. Lucie County.
state. While the Harvard Medical School the Hep A virus is spread is by ingest-
ing traces of human fecal matter. “It has definitely quadrupled what it
Up north, the city of Philadelphia politely tries to explain the trans- usually is,” says Thomas-St. Cyr of the
has done the same thing, while the mission of the Hep A virus by saying Infectious disease specialist Dr. statewide outbreak.
Minnesota Department of Health these infections “most often occur Aisha Thomas-St. Cyr with Steward
has declared an official “outbreak” of Health Care’s Sebastian River Medi- The level of infection in Florida has
the disease in multiple counties, and cal Center confirms that less-than- not reached the CDC’s technical defi-
states like Ohio, Kentucky and West appetizing prospect. nition of an epidemic, but Thomas-St.
Virginia seem poised to do likewise. Cyr strongly advises getting the Hep
Hep A, she says matter-of-factly, A vaccine because “unfortunately, it’s
What is going on? Why all the fuss? “is fecal-oral transmission. The oth- already becoming an epidemic in cer-
After all, the disease is not typi- er hepatitis viruses [B, C, D and E) tain counties.”
cally fatal. The Centers for Disease might be blood-borne or mother-to-
Control says most people who con- child or in other ways, but this one is Insurance coverages vary on the
tract Hep A will have flu-like symp- fecal-oral.” Hep A vaccine, though Medicare will
toms including “fatigue, low ap- pick up the tab for its enrollees and the
petite, stomach pain, nausea and, In practice they usually means vaccines are in good supply, accord-
in extreme cases, jaundice,” but it Hep A spreads because people do not ing to Thomas-St. Cyr. She adds that
also says those symptoms “usually wash their hands after using the toi- in Florida, “a lot of the [county] health
resolve within two months of infec- let and then handle food or put their departments are giving free vaccines.”
tion.” hands in their mouths, and because
The key words there are “most of sexual activity. The virus can also In this part of the state many of the
people.” be spread when someone with con- new Hep A cases have been linked
For those with existing liver prob- taminated hands touches a surface or to restaurant workers failing to wash
lems, Hepatitis A can hit much hard- object such as a counter or cellphone their hands thoroughly after using the
er and sometimes be fatal. and someone else then touches the toilet, though Thomas-St. Cyr also cau-
Knowing how the infection same thing and somehow transfers tions that “anal-oral sex is also a very
the germ to their mouth. huge factor.”

Worse, this highly contagious vi- And if you thought the Hep A story
rus has also been spreading rapidly. couldn’t get much worse after reading
that, you’d be wrong.
As recently as 2015, fewer than
1,400 cases were reported nation- “These viruses,” Thomas-St. Cyr re-
wide. But by 2018, Florida alone had ports, “are hearty. They can live out of
528 cases of Hep A, and so far this the body on surfaces for months,” and
year nearly 2,200 infections have remain fully capable of infecting you
been reported in the Sunshine State. that whole time.
The numbers in Minnesota, Ken-
tucky, Ohio, West Virginia and as And the vaccines? According to the
many as 18 other states are also be- CDC, “if you were recently exposed to
ginning to skyrocket. the hepatitis A virus and have not been
vaccinated, you might benefit from
So far, Indian River County has not getting the hepatitis A vaccine.”
been hit too hard, with just five cases
But you might not.
The CDC also says “the vaccine is
only effective if given within the first
two weeks after exposure,” and if you
were exposed while out to dinner last
month, the best you can really hope for
are merely mild flu-like symptoms as it
runs its course.
If you start to feel those flu-like
symptoms coming on, you should
probably contact your primary care
provider and let him or her help chart
a safe course for you, your liver and
your life.
Given the burgeoning numbers of
Hep A cases being reported, getting the
vaccine before you’re infected should
be job one, according to Thomas-St.
Cyr.
Dr. Aisha Thomas-St. Cyr is an in-
fectious disease specialist at Sebas-
tian ID Care at 7955 Bay Street, Suite
2 directly south of the Sebastian River
Medical Center. The phone number is
772-388-9155. 

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, August 22, 2019 29

FINE & CASUAL DINING

CUIZINE: HOME TO AN UNMISTAKABLY GREAT STEAK DINNER

REVIEW BY LISA ZAHNER STAFF WRITER Spiced Tandori Salmon with Shrimp Cocktail RESTAURANT HOURS
[email protected] Crunchy Salmon Skin. Shrimp Board. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday –

Our vegan readers might want to PHOTOS BY LEAH DUBOIS buttery tender, and simply superb. It’s Wednesday
simply pass on this review – it’s all well worth the splurge. 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday
about luscious red meat. Because Hand Cut Cherry Wood Smoked Bacon. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday
sometimes we’re just in the mood for Both steaks were served with an en-
great steaks, cooked perfectly and good bit of salt in it, so probably skip tire head of roasted garlic, plus whole, BEVERAGES
served with a good red wine in a nice, this if you’re watching your sodium. roasted red and yellow peppers, Full liquor bar
relaxing restaurant. That was our The Chef’s Compound Butter was the French green beans and mashed po-
mood last Friday evening. tatoes. The peppers were smoky, sweet ADDRESS
big pleasant surprise, with red and delicious; the beans were bright 1790 Highway A1A units 105-108
We were greeted and seated imme- wine and lots of garlic; the green and cooked perfectly; and the
diately at a quiet four-top table. Live only way to describe it is mashed potatoes were creamy and Satellite Beach
saxophone music in the lounge was at delightfully yummy. wonderful. PHONE
an ideal, hushed volume in the dining My companion or-
room to create a wonderful, warm and dered what Andy de- Needless to say, after our soups and 321-779-3605
inviting ambiance without drowning scribed as the Mona gorgeous steaks, we had no room for
out conversation. Lisa of steaks on dessert, but there were several tempt-
Cuizine’s menu, ing options. Our check totaled $165
I told our server Andy we were hun- the Prime-grade, plus tip for our decadent steak dinner.
gry for steak and based upon his wine bone-in 12-ounce
recommendation I ordered a split of Filet Mignon ($65), I welcome your comments, and en-
Patz & Hall Pinot Noir ($42), which with no special courage you to send feedback to me at
was a nice pairing, while my compan- preparation need- [email protected].
ion enjoyed a tall glass of his cucum- ed, just a bit of salt
ber-infused water. Andy brought us a and pepper and a The reviewer is a Brevard resident who
basket of tasty assorted breads and we perfect medium- dines anonymously at restaurants at the
opted for soups in lieu of appetizers. I rare cook. That expense of this newspaper. 
chose the Gazpacho from the specials steak was thick,
menu ($8) and my companion chose
the Amazing Crab Chowder ($8).

It would be tough to say which of the
soups was better; they were very differ-
ent yet both exceptional. The chowder
was so flavorful and just rich enough
to not be heavy. The mound of sweet,
fresh lump crab meat on top made a
truly amazing accompaniment. My
Gazpacho, served in a chilled copper
mug, was tangy and spicy with layered
crisp textures and flavors.

For our entrees, I selected the
14-ounce New York Strip steak ($30)
with the Porcini mushroom-crusted
preparation with the Chef’s Com-
pound Butter ($5). The meat was ex-
cellent – tender and flavorful with nice
marbling, and cooked to medium-rare
perfection. The porcini mushroom
crust has a

Warm Tomato Tart and Burrata.

30 Thursday, August 22, 2019 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

FINEFO&OCDAS&UDAILNIDNINGING

Biscuits and gravy come with a heaping helping of history

STORY BY AARON HUTCHERSON cidedly modest. ing vigorously beaten and folded, accord-
The Washington Post Biscuits and gravy in some form may ing to John Egerton in “Southern Food:
At Home, On the Road, In History.” Mak-
Read the words “biscuits and gravy,” go back as early as the Revolutionary ing beaten biscuits was often the duty
and an image of flaky, buttery biscuits War, but many food writers and culi- of enslaved cooks or domestic servants
topped with a decadent, sausage-stud- nary historians position its birthplace in and could take well over an hour. Once
ded cream gravy comes to mind. You Southern Appalachia in the late 1800s. the free labor was no longer technically
can find some version of the dish served Lumber was one of the main industries allowed via the ratification of the 13th
in diners and cafes, food trucks, fast- of the region, which supports the origin Amendment, the process “had come to
food outlets and even white-tablecloth story that sausage gravy was also called be viewed as too burdensome,” Egerton
restaurants the nation over – not just in sawmill gravy. It was the ideal cheap and writes. A machine invented in 1877 “not
the South, its birthplace. If you have any calorie-dense fuel for sawmill workers only saved beaten biscuits from extinc-
doubts about the dish’s ubiquity, just lifting heavy logs all day long, and the tion but actually made them smoother,
look in the frozen foods aisle of your lo- perfect tool for making the era’s biscuits prettier, and more popular than before.”
cal grocery store. more palatable.
Around the same time, baking powder
The indulgent meal, beloved by people America’s first biscuits were much and soda became commercially avail-
from all walks of life, is now ingrained sturdier than today’s delicate specimens. able. Combine this with the increased
in the fabric of America’s breakfast and Called “beaten biscuits,” they got their availability of flour, and the South be-
brunch culture. But its origins were de- leavening and smooth texture from be- came fertile ground for a new version of
the biscuit to take root, giving cornbread
The Tides a run for its money as the reigning quick “Victuals.” “The Southern Foodways Al-
bread of the region. liance Community Cookbook” includes
Fine Dining, Elevated recipes for Mississippi Chennai okra
Exciting Innovative Cuisines Why did sausage gravy become their gravy, oyster gravy, Roan Mountain corn
Unparalleled Excellence in Service de facto companion? It was a simple mat- gravy, and, in what sounds like a Wonka-
ter of economics. “Biscuits with ‘coun- esque child’s fantasy, chocolate gravy.
Award Winning Wine List try’ or ‘white’ gravy scratched together
from sausage, pan drippings, flour, and Though biscuits and gravy started out
SUNSET MENU milk were affordably made from the as a humble regional dish, its presence
foodstuffs that were in low supply after has spread far and wide. In addition to
Sunday - Thursday 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm the American Revolutionary War,” writes human migration, the invention of re-
$17 Prefixed Heather Arndt Anderson in “Breakfast: A frigerated tube biscuits in 1930 made
History.” When it entered the culinary biscuits and gravy easier to prepare at
Call (772)234-3966 For reservatMionesn•utidesofvero.com•3103 Cardinal Drive canon, biscuits and gravy was for the home. Eventually, the dish even took
poor, working class. “Pork was always root on restaurant menus as far away
the protein of the poor,” Arndt Anderson as the Pacific Northwest. “As a staple of
said in an email. “Sausage releases so the poor, biscuits and gravy would never
much fat when cooked that a roux comes have appeared on fancy restaurant or
together easily in the drippings.” hotel menus in Portland’s past,” Arndt
Anderson wrote in an article for PDX
The South is home to many gravies, Monthly. “By the early 1980s, though,
and virtually any of them could be served seemingly out of nowhere, spots around
with biscuits. Appalachian food author- town began casually advertising the
ity Ronni Lundi talks of chipped beef and B&G, as though it had always held the
gravy and tomato gravy in her cookbook same breakfast menu real estate as ba-
con and eggs.” 

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, August 22, 2109 31

CALENDAR

Please send calendar information ty’s largest annual Caribbean event, focused
at least two weeks prior to your on the best in Caribbean food, as well as some
of the most sought after Reggae & Soca bands
event to who perform worldwide. Kids Zone and ven-
dors. Always on Labor Day Sunday. For details
[email protected] call 321-600-1234.

ONGOING August 24 | The Nova Baroque Emsemble 10 Be a marine biologist for a day at
Hubbs Sea World Research Institute,
The Melbourne Beach Rotary Club meets at 24 Brevard Symphony Orchestra presents a 29 League of Women Voters of the Space 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Melbourne Beach.
7:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the step back in time to Vivaldi’s Venice with Coast hosts “A Florida Legislative 101” Students will tour the lab facility to learn about
month at Oceanside Pizza, 300 Ocean Avenue, the Nova Baroque Emsemble as the conclusion of Workshop, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Florida Solar how Hubbs is helping marine mam-mals. Learn
Suite 6, Melbourne Beach. its Summer Evenings Concert Series 7 p.m. at Sun- Energy Center on Clearlake Road in Cocoa. Two the anatomy of a dolphin, discover how scien-
tree United Methodist Church. The musicians will freshmen Florida House members will describe tists learn what dolphins are eating, how dol-
Satellite Beach Farmers Market, 10 a.m. be dressed in Baroque period costumes, complete how to navigate the halls of Tallahassee, how to phins use echolocation to find food, how scien-
to 5 p.m. Thursdays at Pelican Beach Park on with powdered wigs! These virtuoso performers meet with lobbyists and elected officials. They tists identify individual dolphins, why discarded
A1A. will bring 17th and 18th century Venice to life in will explain committee assignments, the drafting fishing line is so dangerous to marine life, how
this lush program, featuring commanding concerti of bills and the importance of working across the biologists determine the age of a dolphin, how
AUGUST composed by Antonio Vivaldi and some of his con- aisle. To register call 321-254-7183 or for details scientists help stranded marine mammals and
temporaries, including Corelli, Cimarosa and Platti. email Terry LaPlante at [email protected]. much more. Hands-on on opportunities to study
22 East Central Florida’s Public Safety General admission tickets to cost $25 at the door dolphin and whale skulls, whale vertebra, a
personnel will be honored for their or online at www.brevardsymphony.com. 31 Labor Day Weekend Car Show, 8 whale rib, and several other specimens. Register
acts of heroism at the Mel-bourne Regional a.m. to noon at Dunkin’ Donuts at www.eventbrite.com
Chamber’s 11th Annual Valor Awards Ban- 25 Space Coast Women’s Expo, 11 a.m. to beachside in Indialantic. All are welcome, no
quet, 6 p.m. at the Hilton Melbourne Rialto 3 p.m. at the Melbourne Auditorium. judging and no trophies. Call Bill Antonetz at 13 Grand Opening of Art Oasis teaching
Place. Tickets for event and dinner cost $55 at More than 100 exhibi-tors, health talks, door 321-725-3648. studio, 5 to 8 p.m. at 714 S. Patrick
melbourneregionalchamber.com. prizes and activities. Free admission and parking. Drive, Satellite Beach. Meet the teachers Lolly
SEPTEMBER Walton, Linda Neal, Bobby Q. Brown, Bowlds,
22 Complimentary Community Yoga, 27 Transcendental Meditation Workshop, Fran Call and Cindy McKee and find out about
7-8pm at Siren Salon & Spa Ser- 6:30 pm at the Melbourne Beach Li- 1 Take a trip at the islands at the 16th An- classes. Refreshments, door prizes and art
vices, 3270 S. A1A, Melbourne Beach. Certi- brary on Ocean Avenue. Learn how to relieve nual Brevard Caribbean Fest, 1 to 9 p.m. demos. For details call Phyllis Marple at 321-
fied Instructor, mats, props, fruit and water stress through this easy to practice, in-home at Wickham Park in Melbourne. Brevard Coun- 960-8076.
provided. Class is followed by complimentary technique. Free. Call 772-480-0047 for details.
wine tasting from 8 to 9 p.m., plus a charity 14 Turtle Krawl 5K Run/Walk 7:30 am
adoption and fundraiser for “Touch of Grey Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN -10:30 am at Nance Park. A fun family
Senior Dog Rescue,” tarot card readings and in August 15, 2019 Edition 1 SITE 1 ISSUE event benefiting the Sea Turtle Preservation So-
live music. All Welcome. Call 321-614-7706 for 4 SEARS 3 EMBASSY ciety, Helping Sea Turtles Survive. Participants
details. 8 SENSIBLE 4 STEER will receive our SCR awarded best local race
9 SOON 5 ARSENIC shirt and stunning sea turtle medals plus race-
23|24 Hippie Jam Weekend 10 SAVE 6 SPORT day amenities. Free children’s race after the 5K,
at The Living Room in 11 STRENGTH 7 DEPART plus a Virtual race option. To register visit www.
Downtown Melbourne. Two-night retro event 12 STEADY 13 ABDOMEN turtlekrawl.com
featuring Chuck & Dave’s Hippie Jam, Mondo 14 SECURE 14 SUCCESS
Tiki’s Grateful Dead Tribute and a Woodstock- 16 SARDONIC 15 REMAIN Crossword Page 2373 (THE WORM TURNS)
themed pub crawl. 19 SAME 17 ATLAS
20 SLIM 18 NASTY
24 The Rossetter House Museum Book 21 SCENARIO 19 STARR
Club meets from 1 to 2 p.m., this 22 SANDY
time inspired by the literary work of Patrick D. 23 SURE
Smith. We will be discussing a classic Florida
favorite, “A Land Remembered.” The cost is Sudoku Page 2326 Sudoku PPaaggee 2337 CrosswordPPaage 2362
$10 per person, which includes snacks, drinks,
discussions, and a tour of the Rossetter House
Museum after the talk starting at 2pm. To re-
serve a spot, email at site-manager@rosset-
terhousemuseum.org, or call 321-254-9855.

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from canal ranch house

427 St. George’s Court in Satellite Beach: 4-bedroom, 2-bath, 2,056-square-foot home
offered for $590,000 by Coldwell Banker Paradise agents Paul and Beth Frommann: 321-591-0111

34 Thursday, August 22, 2109 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

REAL ESTATE

Enjoy manatee sightings from canal ranch house

STORY BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER CORRESPONDENT holds the washer and dryer, wall cup- are cedar-lined walk-ins. The bed- entryway. A spacious room with large
boards surrounding the room, and rooms are large enough to accom- sunny front window makes furniture
Picturesque sunrises, daily visits extra shelving the homeowner uses modate queen or king beds. The third placement is a breeze. The sophisti-
from manatees and frequent dolphin as a butler’s pantry. A cabana bath bedroom is currently being used as a cated dining room is just a step up to
sightings are just three of the reasons has the original cast iron tub with home office. This is the bedroom that a room with a large picture window
to seek out this classic 2,056-square- shower, dual sinks and, of course, a has double slider access to the swim- allowing a view of the lanai, pool and
foot Florida Ranch at 427 St. George’s door that opens to the pool area. ming pool and lanai, which may make canal beyond.
Court in Satellite Beach. The home, concentrating on work difficult with
situated on the bank of a canal in the Three carpeted bedrooms are off pool temptation just beyond the door. “The view from the dining room is
Moorings subdivision, features four the family room wing of the home. lovely, especially when we have can-
bedrooms, two baths and an open All bedrooms and the linen closets The living room is off a generous dles lighted on the dining table and
concept layout – all for $590,000.

“I hate to move because I just love
it, but with four bedrooms it is too
much space for me now,” said home-
owner Kelley Cox. “I want to stay in
the neighborhood. The Moorings is
a great community with only five
streets as cul-de-sacs and a navigable
canal that offers fishing and boating
taking you out to the Grand Canal
and to the Indian River.”

The home’s backyard is on the ca-
nal so the swimming pool and gen-
erous lanai both face that waterway.
The lanai offers extensive shade next
to the pool as well as protection from
rain. This expansive outdoor space
provides separate areas for dining al
fresco or just lounging the lazy day
away.

Pop into the home from the lanai
through double sliders and you en-
ter a spacious all-purpose room open
to the kitchen. Now functioning as a
large eat-in section of the kitchen, the
space was designed as a family room,
according to the homeowner. There is
plenty of wall space to accommodate
a big-screen television and room for a
large sofa.

Maple hardwood cupboards, some
with handy pull-out sliding trays and
all with soft-close drawers, adorn the
kitchen. Built in a U-shape, the lay-
out provides plenty of elbow room for
extra helpers and for entertaining. A
pass-through is featured over the sink
for serving food to the outside lanai.
Completely remodeled, the kitchen’s
granite countertops accent the wood
cupboards. Black appliances with
a large charcoal stainless side-by-
side refrigerator, built-in microwave,
dishwasher and large single-basin
sink complete the modern look.

A generous-sized laundry room

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, August 22, 2109 35

REAL ESTATE

VITAL STATISTICS
427 ST. GEORGE’S COURT,

SATELLITE BEACH

the lights on in the pool,” Cox said. placement to create a conversation roomy tile and glass shower. Neighborhood:
The master suite, off the living area and double sliders open to the “The neighbors are great and there The Moorings
pool deck. The master bath shows Year Built: 1974
room, is a large carpeted room with granite countertops with dual sinks, are a lot of original owners,” Cox Construction:
his and her closets, again both ce- restored oval medicine chests and a said about the surrounding Moor- Concrete block/painted
dar lined. Room exists for furniture Architecture:
CONTINUED ON PAGE 39 Classic Florida Ranch

Lot size:
9,148 square feet (0.21 acre)

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Pool: 30 feet by 15 feet
View: Canal
Additional features: 50-amp
shore power at canal, sprinkler
on well, vinyl fenced backyard
with fire pit, pool resurfaced
pool deck, screened in pool,
screen cage all 2016; outdoor
shower, ceiling fans.
Listing agency:
Coldwell Banker Paradise
Listing agent:
The Paul and Beth Frommann
Team, 321-591-0111
Listing price: $590,000

36 Thursday, August 22, 2109 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Sales on South Brevard island: Aug. 9 to Aug. 15

Real estate activity continued to slow on the Brevard barrier island last week, with no transactions
recorded in ZIP code 32951. In ZIP codes 32903 and 32937, Indian Harbour Beach led the way with 9
transactions, followed by Satellite Beach with 7 sales and Indialantic with 6.
Our featured sale of the week was of an oceanfront condo in the Monaco in Satellite Beach. Unit 201
at 571 Highway A1A was placed on the market May 28 for $539,000. The asking price more recently was
$527,900. The sale closed on Aug. 12 for $490,000.
The seller in the transaction was represented by Jerry Roberts of the Curri Kirschner Real Estate Group. The
purchaser was represented by Barbara Mihalik and Barbara Asinari of the Brevard Relocate Realty Group.

SALES FOR 32903

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$849,900
$450,000
GRIFFITHS OCEAN VILL 1725 HIGHWAY A1A N 202 6/3/2019 $849,900 $849,900 8/15/2019 $429,900
WESTVIEW ESTATES SEC 706 BROOKSIDE DR 2/14/2019 $539,000 $469,000 8/9/2019 $370,000
RIVIERA 1ST ADDN 385 MOSSWOOD BLVD 5/18/2019 $459,000 $449,000 8/15/2019 $330,000
SEA ISLE VILLAGE 3A 341 CYPRESS ST 7/8/2019 $389,900 $389,900 8/9/2019
ATLANTIC GARDENS RES 2140 TODD LN 5/25/2019 $349,000 $349,000 8/15/2019 $1,862,999
$462,000
SALES FOR 32937 $450,000
$415,000
LEASING ISLAND PH1 135 LANSING ISLAND DR 8/13/2019 $1,862,999 $1,862,999 8/13/2019 $375,000
SOMERSET OCEANFRONT 2095 HIGHWAY A1A 4403 7/5/2019 $479,900 $479,900 8/15/2019 $359,900
INDIAN HEAD ACRES S2 505 CORONADO WAY 6/5/2019 $450,000 $450,000 8/13/2019 $344,500
VILLA DEL MAR SEC 3 275 SUNRISE AVE 7/3/2019 $440,000 $440,000 8/9/2019
S PATRICK SHORES 3S 202 NE 1ST ST 6/3/2019 $389,000 $379,000 8/15/2019
EAU GALLIE BY THE SE 685 HIBISCUS DR 7/3/2019 $359,900 $359,900 8/12/2019
INDIAN HRBR BCH S9 116 ANONA PL 6/18/2019 $350,000 $350,000 8/9/2019

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Griffiths Ocean Vill, Address: 1725 Highway A1A N 202 Subdivision: Leasing Island Ph1, Address: 135 Lansing Island Dr

Listing Date: 6/3/2019 Listing Date: 8/13/2019
Original Price: $849,900 Original Price: $1,862,999
Recent Price: $849,900 Recent Price: $1,862,999
Sold: 8/15/2019 Sold: 8/13/2019
Selling Price: $849,900 Selling Price: $1,862,999
Listing Agent: DeWayne Carpenter & Listing Agent: Not Provided
Kirk Kessel
Selling Agent: Selling Agent: Not Provided
Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc
Kirk Kessel
Brenda Teter
Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc
Keller Williams Realty

Subdivision: Somerset Oceanfront, Address: 2095 Highway A1A 4403 Subdivision: Villa Del Mar Sec 3, Address: 275 Sunrise Ave

Listing Date: 7/5/2019 Listing Date: 7/3/2019
Original Price: $479,900 Original Price: $440,000
Recent Price: $479,900 Recent Price: $440,000
Sold: 8/15/2019 Sold: 8/9/2019
Selling Price: $462,000 Selling Price: $415,000
Listing Agent: Carl Guettler Listing Agent: Zachary Spurlock

Selling Agent: Guettler Realty Group Selling Agent: RE/MAX Elite

Carl Guettler Shane Burgman

Guettler Realty Group Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Sea Isle Village 3A, Address: 341 Cypress St Subdivision: Westview Estates Sec, Address: 706 Brookside Dr

Listing Date: 7/8/2019 Listing Date: 2/14/2019
Original Price: $389,900 Original Price: $539,000
Recent Price: $389,900 Recent Price: $469,000
Sold: 8/9/2019 Sold: 8/9/2019
Selling Price: $370,000 Selling Price: $450,000
Listing Agent: Listing Agent: DeWayne Carpenter &
Lourdes Sliwa Kirk Kessel
Selling Agent: Selling Agent:
Curri Properties Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc

Lisa Lajoie Zachary Spurlock

CENTURY 21 Baytree Realty RE/MAX Elite

WATERFRONTBREVARD.COM Subdivision: Riviera 1st Addn, Address: 385 Mosswood Blvd
JUST LISTED IN THE CLOISTERS!

HOT BEACHSIDE LISTINGS Listing Date: 5/18/2019
Original Price: $459,000
Recent Price: $449,000
Sold: 8/15/2019
Selling Price: $429,900
Listing Agent: John Kent

Selling Agent: Better Homes & Gardens RE Star

Jason Engle

EXP Realty LLC

842 SANDERLING DR, INDIALANTIC 416 BRIDGETOWN CT, SATELLITE BEACH Subdivision: Indian Head Acres S2, Address: 505 Coronado Way
THE SANCTUARY! $569,900 THE MOORINGS! $769,000

4 BR + Office, 3 BA, 2,727 SF · Sparkling Pool 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 2,141 SF · Canal Front!
David Curri 321.890.9911 Sheri Hufnagel 321.501.4243

ACTIVE LISTINGS 330 PARK AVE, SATELLITE BEACH Listing Date: 6/5/2019
LISTED & SOLD IN 5 DAYS! Original Price: $450,000
177 Atlantic Ave, Indialantic $259,500 Recent Price: $450,000
7829 Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach $1,699,000 Sold: 8/13/2019
Selling Price: $450,000
909 S Colonial Ct, IHB $149,900 Listing Agent: DeWayne Carpenter
160 Mar Len Dr, Melbourne Beach $575,000
Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc
204 N Emerald Dr, IHB $259,000
1405 Hwy A1A #304, Satellite Beach $540,000 Darlene Quivey

Florida East Coast Real Estate

LIST WITH CURRI KIRSCHNER AND Subdivision: S Patrick Shores 3S, Address: 202 NE 1st St
RECEIVE A CK EXCLUSIVE MARKETING

PACKAGE VALUED UP TO $2,500!

CALL TODAY! Listing Date: 6/3/2019
Original Price: $389,000
David Curri Broker/Owner Recent Price: $379,000
Sold: 8/15/2019
321.890.9911 Selling Price: $375,000
Listing Agent: Leann Schneider
davidcurri.com
Selling Agent: Grand Star Realty of Brevard
[email protected]
Donna Gianotti-Kelley
325 Fifth Ave, Indialantic
Downtown Eau Gallie Arts District Space Coast Rlty

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ings neighborhood. “There is a nice the Moorings is all cul-de-sacs it is this home,” Frommann said. “You are springs. And the home itself is so cozy.”
mix. Not a whole lot of kids, but those safe for kids to bike. On almost all not on top of your neighbors, there are To view this charming island home
here are middle-school ages. All the streets there are homes that are being streetlights in the cul-de-sacs and the
people are out walking, several with upgraded.” manatees are constantly swimming with attached two-car garage contact
dogs, and people are friendly. Since in the canal, coming to drink from the the Paul and Beth Frommann Team
“There are lots of great things about of Coldwell Banker at 321-591-0111. 

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