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VIRGIN TRAINS FIGHT RECALLED AS VISIONARY
THOUSANDS FLOCK TO
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MY TAKE CLEVELAND CLINIC INDIAN RIVER BOARD Polish Americans
FEATURES BOTH NEW AND FAMILIAR FACES to finally get their
BY RAY MCNULTY Social Club back
By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer Tuesday’s meeting was historic not only be-
Former finance director of [email protected] cause of the prestigious new affiliation with By Federico Martinez | Staff Writer
our schools seeking probe Cleveland that began Jan. 1. It was also likely the
A familiar hand was set to wield the gavel at first board of directors meeting in the hospital’s An insurgent group that seized
Confronted by too many un- the first scheduled meeting of the new board of long history that was not open to the public. control of Vero Beach’s longtime
answered questions about the fi- directors of Cleveland Clinic Indian River. Wayne Polish-American Social Club three
nancial viability of the school dis- Hockmeyer, the former chairman of the board of Previously, the hospital’s management was years ago – turning it into the Vero
trict – particularly, a shortfall in Indian River Medical Center, had been named required by its lease with the Hospital District to Beach Social Club – has been or-
the projected balance in its gen- chairman of the new board as well. dered to vacate the club’s building
eral fund – an exasperated School CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 within 20 days, return all property
Board member blurted out at last to the Polish faction’s member’s,
week’s meeting what everyone in and pay $27,864 in damages.
the room was thinking.
In a ruling issued Jan. 22, Cir-
“What a mess!” said Jackie cuit Judge Janet Croom also inval-
Rosario, clearly dissatisfied with idated all legal documents related
Superintendent Mark Rendell’s to the takeover, including deeds
explanations for a budget so ob- and bills of sale.
viously mismanaged that some
board members are calling for a Croom’s decision concludes
spending moratorium. a three-year legal battle over the
clubhouse on U.S. 1 and an es-
Well, it’s about to get messier. timated $1.25 million in assets
Before resigning in Decem- once set aside to promote the
ber, then School District finance culture and heritage of the East-
director Julianne Pelletier sent a ern European nation.
six-page email to School Board
members, alerting them to Ren- Following years of disagree-
dell’s involvement with the bud- ment over the club’s direction,
get mess and challenging his at- the board of directors then in
tempts to blame her department. place formed a new corporation
Then this week, Pelletier took – the Vero Beach Social Club – in
her case to the Florida Depart-
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Area hospitals will
INSIDE Defense ordered to share mental info on accused killer help patients predict
cost of a procedure
NEWS 1-7 PETS 14
DINING B9 By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer
HEALTH 8 GAMES B16 By Federico Martinez | Staff Writer attorneys all medical findings and [email protected]
CALENDAR B19 documents explaining what instru-
REAL ESTATE 15 Defense medical experts for Mi- ments and techniques were used to If there was one positive out-
B1 chael David Jones, charged with make their determinations about come in the seemingly senseless
ARTS the gruesome murder of 26-year- Jones’ mental health. government mandate that hos-
old nurse Diana Duve, have been pitals release their wildly inflated
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Jones, 36, has pleaded not guilty
Vaughn, during a Jan. 31 hear- to the first-degree murder charge. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
ing, approved subpoenas ordering He is accused of strangling Duve,
the experts, including a neurologist a Sebastian River Medical Cen-
and psychiatrist, to provide state
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CLEVELAND CLINIC INDIAN RIVER Members of the new hospital board who Charleston campus. Clinic hospitals including in Ohio, Flori-
come from the Cleveland Clinic organiza- da, Nevada, Toronto and Abu Dhabi. He
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tion include:  Josette Beran was named chief strate- has held that post since 2005, after joining
 Dr. Wael Barsoum, former president gy officer for Cleveland Clinic in August, the organization in 2002 as controller and
hold certain meetings in public, in keeping and CEO of Cleveland Clinic Weston, who after having served as interim chief strat- chief accounting officer.
with the spirit of the district’s requirement now oversees the Florida region, including egy officer since January. She joined the
to follow government-in-the-sunshine the Weston, Martin Health and Indian Riv- strategy office as executive director of  David W. Rowan is Cleveland Clinic’s
rules. er hospitals. Barsoum, an orthopedic sur- network integration in 2014 after three chief legal officer. He is also chief gover-
geon, went to medical school at Ohio State years in Abu Dhabi, where she worked nance officer and secretary of Cleveland
For those Vero residents named to the University and did his residency at the with Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, now CEO and Clinic. He has a law degree from George-
new board, it was a time to reconnect – all Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medi- president of Cleveland Clinic. Florida’s town University and is a graduate of
but one were on the Indian River Medical cine at Case Western Reserve University, expansion has been a key focus of Beran’s; the University of Toledo. Before joining
Center board. That one, Marybeth Cun- including a year as chief resident in ortho- she developed the proposals to bring In- Cleveland Clinic, Rowan was a partner at
ningham, is an ex-officio member of the pedic surgery at Cleveland Clinic. dian River and Martin Health into the the international law firm Squire, Sanders
new board as chairwoman of the Hospital Cleveland Clinic system. For much of last and Dempsey. He is a trustee of the Diver-
District.  Dr. Joseph Iannotti, an orthopedic sur- year, she oversaw the integration of Akron sity Center, a social justice organization.
geon specializing in the shoulder, is chief General with the Cleveland Clinic.  William M. Peacock is Cleveland Clin-
Three other members of the new board of staff for the Florida region. For the past ic’s system-wide chief of operations, a
were nominated by the old board – Hock- 20 years, he chaired the Orthopedic and  Ozzie Delgado is Cleveland Clinic Flor- role he has filled since 2009. He joined the
meyer, founder of MedImmune, a biotech- Rheumatologic Institute at Cleveland Clin- ida’s chief operating officer. Raised in south Clinic in 2005 after 24 years in the Navy,
nology firm acquired by AstraZeneca; Dr. ic’s main campus. Prior, he taught at the Florida and with a Doctor of Pharmacy retiring as a captain in the Civil Engineer
Juliette Lomax-Homier, an obstetrician-gy- University of Pennsylvania for 20 years. He degree as well as an MBA, he joined the Corps. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Acad-
necologist and regional dean of FSU’s med is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Cleveland Clinic in 1999. His leadership emy in electrical engineering, he earned a
school campus in Fort Pierce; and Michael Feinberg School of Medicine and did his roles have included director of pharmacy master’s degree in that field at Purdue Uni-
Hammes, former chairman and president orthopedic residency at the University of and administrative director of clinical op- versity.
of Key Bank in Indiana. Pennsylvania, later earning a Ph.D. in cell erations. He was named COO in 2014 after
biology. serving as senior director of operations.  Dr. Rodolfo Blandon, who is replacing
Tony Woodruff, chairman of the IRMC Delgado has worked on workflow design Barsoum as president of Cleveland Clinic
Foundation, is an ex-officio member of the  Dr. Greg Rosencrance, Cleveland Clinic for Cleveland Clinic Weston’s transplant Weston, is an interventional and diagnos-
Cleveland board, just as he was at IRMC. Indian River’s new president, returned to programs and helped with construction tic radiologist. Previously, he was Weston’s
Florida after a stint in Cleveland as director projects. He also established the pharmacy chief of staff. He joined Cleveland Clinic in
Matt Reiser, co-founder of Data Base of the Cleveland Clinic Institute of Medi- residency program. 2001. Since 2016, he has served as chair-
Management, was also a former member cine. A graduate of West Virginia University man of the department of imaging. Blan-
of the IRMC board; he was picked for the and Marshall University’s medical school,  Steven C. Glass is chief financial offi- don went to medical school at the Univer-
new board by Cleveland Clinic out of three he is a West Virginia native who taught for cer at Cleveland Clinic Health Systems. He sity of South Florida. He has an MBA from
nominated by the Hospital District board. many years at West Virginia University’s oversees financial matters for all Cleveland the University of Florida. 

Drs. Hal Brown and Pranay Ramdev
continue on the new board in their roles as
chief of staff and physician representative
respectively.

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County will spend $400K to continue Virgin Trains legal battle

By George Andreassi | Staff Writer mission Chairman Bob Solari. “If they Beach. The company is considering devel- complied with federal tax code require-
are not going to get financing from the pri- oping train stations in Fort Pierce and Stu- ments.
It’s worth spending another $400,000 vate sector, they are going to depend upon art as part of its plans to extend service to
to keep up Indian River County’s federal financing … from taxpayers. I think that’s Orlando International Airport. Indian River County has spent nearly $4
court battle against the Virgin Trains USA been the worst part of the program from million fighting the passenger train proj-
project, county commissioners decided the start.” Indian River County is appealing a fed- ect since 2013, records show. The county
Tuesday. eral judge’s Dec. 24 decision to dismiss its has budgeted another $1 million for the
But Commission Vice-Chairwoman lawsuit claiming U.S. DOT bungled the cause. Martin County had joined Indian
The commission voted 4-1 to appeal the Susan Adams, who dissented, said she environmental review for the train line ex- River County in the federal case, but set-
dismissal of the county’s challenge to U.S. doesn’t believe the federal case will be tension and illegally allocated $1.15 billion tled with Virgin Trains on Nov. 20.
Department of Transportation financing successful and would rather spend the in bonds for the project.
and environmental approvals for the ex- money to fight the train expansion at the Virgin Trains USA was previously known
tension of the passenger train line from state level. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper as BrightLine and All Aboard Florida. The
West Palm Beach to Orlando. ruled the environmental review complied company still says it plans to extend pas-
Project opponents fear the addition of with federal rules and the bond allocation senger service to Orlando in 2021. 
The commission also agreed to a 32 high-speed passenger trains per day to
$400,000 cap on the legal fees that will be the Florida East Coast Railway tracks run-
paid to the law firm of Bryan Cave Leigh- ning through Indian River and St. Lucie
ton Paisner to pursue the case in the U.S. counties will create public safety and fi-
Court of Appeals for the District of Colum- nancial hazards for residents.
bia Circuit.
Virgin Trains USA already runs passen-
“To me, the weakest spot of the Virgin ger trains between Miami and West Palm
Trains game plan is financing,” said Com-

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MY TAKE She was referring to the section of the signed in December to take a private-sec- month investigation by an outside law
digital form where schools employees are tor job. firm.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 asked to “describe in detail” the issues and
circumstances that prompted their com- Pelletier said Rendell tried to make Mor- Rendell later reversed course and re-
ment of Education, filing a complaint with plaint, identify witnesses and provide any rison – and later the entire finance depart- instated Morrison as the district’s CFO in
the Inspector General’s office and asking evidence pertaining to the case. ment – a “scapegoat” for a lack of control December – despite his earlier claims that
for an investigation into her allegations. in school district spending. She also be- Morrison had done wrong and deceived
As fate would have it, the DOE’s elec- lieves Rendell wanted to “get rid of Carter” him.
If the IG’s office follows up, it would be tronic filing system failed Sunday night, because he was a holdover from a previous
the first investigation launched by an out- so she submitted her complaint via email superintendent’s staff. Morrison submitted his resignation the
side agency of the school district’s current Monday. And if her correspondence with day after he was reinstated.
financial chaos. School Board members is any indication, “Carter was the last assistant superin-
Pelletier had plenty to report. tendent he didn’t hire,” Pelletier said, “and So did Pelletier, who has since moved
“I first looked at the DOE website after he wouldn’t let Rendell run free with the back to her previous home in New Hamp-
Rendell publicly said my numbers regard- Her Dec. 10 email to the board included money like he wanted to.” shire and taken a job as a business ad-
ing the general fund were wrong,” Pelleti- six attachments containing spreadsheets, ministrator with the state’s Public Utilities
er said of the superintendent’s remarks to journal entries, memos and other relevant Morrison’s departure came after Ren- Commission.
the School Board last month. “I remember documents that offered a vigorous defense dell accused him in July of wrongdoing
clicking on the ‘Complaint Form’ link and of her former boss, School District Chief and mismanaging the budget, suspended Unlike Morrison, however, she’s not go-
thinking: That box isn’t big enough.” Financial Officer Carter Morrison, who re- him with pay and wasted $50,000 of the ing away quietly. In her email to the board,
district’s funds on an unnecessary, four- Pelletier praised her former boss and cited
his many professional certifications, affili-
ations and accolades, writing:

“Carter Morrison has always adhered
to the utmost ethical, legal, moral and the
highest professional standards of conduct
in all aspects of his career and the respon-
sibilities of his position ... His documenta-
tion is meticulous, his work ethic profound
... He is humble and kind and a pleasure to
work for.”

For those reasons, Pelletier, who also
had great affection and respect for her
colleagues in the finance department, was
upset by the allegations of wrongdoing
that Rendell included in his charging letter
against Morrison.

“None of us appreciate the statements
that Dr. Rendell made about the finance
team in his Nov. 15, 2018 letter to Carter
Morrison,” she wrote in her email. “What
a great way to destroy the morale of pos-
sibly the only functional department re-
maining in the district since Rendell took
over.”

In his charging letter, Rendell alleged
that Morrison, without authorization and
“in an effort to undermine me and the
School Board,” included in his tentative
budget the transfer of $2.3 million from
the general fund to 12 schools for posi-
tions that didn’t exist.

That transfer reduced the projected,
year-end balance in the general fund to as
low as 3.5 percent of the district’s overall
budget – just above the 3 percent cash re-
serve mandated by state law but well be-
low the 5 percent required by School Board
policy.

Rendell publicly blamed the shortfall on
Morrison, saying the CFO admitted he had
moved the money from the general fund
to the schools’ accounts to cover a long list
of vacant teaching positions he received
from Mike Smeltzer, the district’s position
control specialist.

What no one knew at the time was that
Smeltzer had dumped 65 vacancies into
Morrison’s lap late in the afternoon of July
20, the day Morrison was required to de-
liver to Rendell a tentative budget for a
School Board workshop.

Morrison, who in a written statement
to investigators said he was “shocked
and taken aback” by Smeltzer’s request,
calculated that the salaries and benefits

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MY TAKE district still had all those vacancies three general fund balance. ACCUSED DUVE KILLER
weeks before the start of school and no- At the School Board’s budget workshop
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 body knew until that afternoon? CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4
last week, Rendell said the projected end-
connected to those vacancies totaled $4.1 “It was ridiculous.” of-the-year balance is at 4.2 percent and ter nurse and resident of The Moorings, at
million, which needed to be added to the Morrison said Rendell was aware of the promised to provide a full report on how his Vero townhouse, then putting her body
budget only hours before it was due. transferred money, and Pelletier claims he he would get to 5 percent. in the trunk of her black Nissan Altima and
was much more involved with the budget driving to Melbourne where he abandoned
Adding that amount, however, would’ve than he let on to the School Board. To meet that number, however, he’ll the car in a Publix parking lot. If convicted,
dropped the district’s cash reserves below Pelletier contradicted Rendell’s claims need to shift teachers’ salaries, transfer Jones could face the death penalty.
the state threshold. So believing Smeltzer that he saw the budget only twice a year, $1.4 million from the capital projects mill-
had significantly over-budgeted, Morrison saying Morrison regularly kept the super- age fund, defer the purchase of buses and In an unusual twist, attorney Stanley
opted to add only $2.3 million for the va- intendent up to date on the district’s fi- rely on more long-term substitutes to fill Glenn, who represents Jones, agreed with
cancies, which put the projected general nances. full-time teaching vacancies. Bakkedahl during the July 31 hearing and
fund balance at 3.5 percent. She said Rendell would say in cabinet said he supports the prosecution’s right to
meetings that he wanted money for dif- Despite all that, Pelletier said the gen- his client’s medical records. He even offered
“Why did this happen at the last min- ferent programs, and Morrison would eral fund remains in danger of a shortfall to help obtain the evidence himself and turn
ute?” Pelletier said. “Why wait until just give him a spreadsheet showing how because of pending expenditures that it over to the prosecutor.
hours before the tentative budget need- those expenditures would impact the include $600,000 in state fines levied for
ed to be submitted? You’re telling me the miscounting bus riders, $90,000 for “addi- The issue is a sensitive one, both attorneys
tional legal fees” and $70,000 to clean up told Vaughn. The neurologist has threatened
Ryan and Melissa Weaver, Agency Owners a generator fuel-tank leak and replace the to pull out of the case if the prosecution tries
Ryan Weaver Insurance, Inc. is a locally owned generator. to force him turn over his raw findings, an
action that would further delay the five-year-
independent agency that has been serving She also cites the potential loss of $1.1 old case coming to trial.
Indian River County for over 12 years. million in transportation funding the state
likely will withhold because of additional Bakkedahl and Glenn both said, as of now,
All lines of commercial or personal insurance available. rider counting errors. the case should be ready to go to trial in late
July or early August. They agreed to cooper-
OLD DOMINION “Rendell stood up there a couple of ate in the effort to secure the neurologist’s
INSURANCE COMPANY weeks ago and said my numbers were findings so as to prevent the trial date being
wrong,” Pelletier said. “If my numbers pushed further into the future.
A member of Main Street America Group were wrong, why has he been scrambling
for three weeks and moving money around Glenn explained that according to profes-
– and they’re still at 4.2 percent?” sional guidelines and ethics, medical infor-
mation is only supposed to be shared with
Rendell did not respond to an email other medical experts.
sent last week through the district’s public
information officer, who was asked if the “I understand that,” Bakkedahl said. “But
superintendent wished to comment on they offered their services to the court. They
Pelletier’s email. need to understand that in this instance they
are practicing psychology in the legal are-
School Board Chairman Laura Zorc said na, I’m not practicing law in psychology.”
she could not comment on Pelletier’s email Vaughn agreed with Bakkedahl’s argument.
until Friday. She didn’t say why, though the
reason almost certainly is connected to an Duve’s body was found in the trunk of her
investigation being conducted by an out- car in Melbourne five years ago by police
side law firm. after her mother reported her missing and
co-workers became concerned when she
Zorc did acknowledge that Pelletier pro- missed her shift as a nurse.
vided information “that put us on alert,”
and said she valued her input. Jones and Duve had a history of violent,
destructive behavior, according to deposi-
Pelletier believes her, and she’s encour- tions from friends and co-workers. Jones,
aged by the questions School Board mem- who was working as a banker at the time of
bers are now asking Rendell. his arrest, had previously been convicted of
aggravated stalking in Broward County in an
“I watch the meetings,” she said, “and incident involving a different woman and
they’re asking the right questions. was on probation when police tracked him
to a Fort Pierce hotel room after Duve’s body
“There’s too much power in the super- was found. 
intendent’s hands,” Pelletier said. “This
whole thing is a mess, and it shouldn’t be
allowed to happen again. I can only hope
that what I’m doing helps.” 

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PREDICTING COST OF PROCEDURE to arrive at the amount they will reimburse the phone, or via our website,” to help pa- “Consumers looking for an accurate esti-
hospital for a covered patient. tients get an idea of what treatment will cost. mate of the actual cost of care should con-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tact their providers and ask for a cost esti-
But the figure on the chargemaster is al- “That team works with individuals to de- mate relevant to their specific care needs,”
how much a procedure will cost. most never what a patient pays. termine their financial responsibility wheth- she said. Lundquist made it clear the hos-
Both Cleveland Clinic Indian River (for- er or not they are covered by insurance or pital was concerned about the confusion
That’s because chargemaster pricing is self-pay,” she said. “They also help identify the chargemaster posting may lead to. “In
merly Indian River Medical Center) and on average four times the actual cost of the potential financial assistance programs and short, the amounts shown as ‘charges’ are
Steward Sebastian River Medical Center offer service, according to a Johns Hopkins analy- assist patients with those application pro- rarely, if ever, what the hospital actually gets
personalized estimates of the cost of treat- sis based on 2013 data. And the mark-up can cesses.” paid,” she said.
ment or procedures. be far higher, with CT scans and anesthesia
among the most inflated: on average 20 times The financial assistance team was in place In Fort Pierce, HCA’s Lawnwood Region-
For consumers, the chargemaster price the cost, according to the Hopkins study. prior to the Cleveland takeover, Dickens said. al Medical Center posted its chargemaster
list is largely incomprehensible, unnavigable list with a disclaimer that users have to ac-
and irrelevant to what they can expect to pay, With the new disclosure law, hospitals are Sebastian River Medical Center’s website knowledge before viewing the pricing: “You
even though it includes a charge for every scrambling to reassure patients that they says that estimates for services can be pro- should understand that a final bill for ser-
possible billable procedure or group of pro- likely won’t ever see those prices on their vided on request through the patient access vices rendered ... may differ substantially
cedures for a particular diagnosis, plus every bills. At Cleveland Clinic Indian River, the or scheduling departments. from the information provided by this web-
test, drug and medical supply. chargemaster list went public the same day site,” the disclaimer reads. 
Cleveland took over – Jan. 1. But the list is the Marketing coordinator Andrea Lundquist
Until recently, the byzantine spreadsheet same as it was prior to the takeover, spokes- suggested patients should further check with
of code names and numbers was considered woman Angela Dickens said. their doctors for estimates.
proprietary information, used in ultra-confi-
dential negotiations with insurance compa- Dickens said, however, that the hospital’s
nies that discount the chargemaster figures Financial Assistance Service Unit is available
to “meet face-to-face at our FASU office, over

POLISH-AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB Club filed their first civil complaint in Oc-
tober 2015, not long after the board dis-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 solved their club.

2015. It then transferred the Polish-Ameri- In the decade leading up to that, mem-
can Club’s assets to the new nonprofit and, bership and revenue from social events
without a vote by its membership, dis- like dinners and dances had been shrink-
solved the original corporation. ing. There were some 750 participants in
2007 but only 325 by 2015.
Attorneys for the Polish faction argued
this was unfair – that while the club’s by- From 2014 to 2015 alone, revenue
laws left financial and business affairs to dropped nearly $40,000.
the board, major decisions were “subject
to the approval of regular membership,” The board of directors thought it could
including any expenditures over $499. grow the club by expanding cultural offer-
ings. Polka dances turned into Salsa night,
Croom’s final ruling echoed the decision and the pierogies and potato pancakes were
rendered by Circuit Judge Paul Kanarek in replaced by meat loaf and lasagna.
February 2018. Kanarek found that the ac-
tions by the insurgent board of directors A newsletter boasted, “You don’t have to
that dissolved the old club and transferred be Polish to join this club.”
its assets to the new Vero Beach Social Club
violated the original club’s articles of incor- Polish members resented the change
poration. and meetings became so tense police had
to be called. The club was picketed and
“The articles are clear: the dissolution there were threats of violence.
of this corporation required the vote of the
general membership and approval of the Jerry Cygler, who served as the Polish
general membership,” Kanarek said at the group’s president for the past three years,
time. “If they didn’t have authority to dis- said members of the club – which contin-
solve the corporation, they didn’t have au- ued to meet regularly at another location
thority to distribute the property.” while the legal dispute dragged on – are
pleased by Croom’s decision.
Members of the Polish-American Social
“Everyone is very happy and looking for-
ward to the future,” Cygler said. “We have a
lot of work to do, but we’re ready.” 

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Women make up bulk of weight-loss surgery patients

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer bladder disease, depression, respiratory
[email protected] disorders, kidney disease and infertility
all are linked to obesity, according to the
More than one-third of Americans are Centers for Disease Control.
obese and 5 percent or more are morbid-
ly obese, meaning they have a body mass So what can be done? Surgery is one
index greater than 35: a 400 percent in- option. The National Institutes of Health
crease since 1986. According to the sur- has declared that “bariatric surgery is
geon general, obesity has reached epi- currently the only effective means to re-
demic proportions in the United States. verse morbid obesity.”

That is very bad news because heart Men and women have similar rates of
disease, hypertension, stroke, type 2 di- obesity, but women are much more likely
abetes, at least eight different forms of than men to seek surgery as a solution for
cancer, osteoarthritis, liver disease, gall- obesity.

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer
[email protected]

Dr. Natalee Stone.

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NIH reports that “80 percent of bar- ‘With women, obesity increases their For post-menopausal women, bariat-
iatric surgery patients are women,” and risk of female conditions such as ric surgery can reduce the risk of “female
Dr. Natalee Stone, a general and bariat- endometriosis, polycystic ovarian cancers and the coronary artery disease
ric surgeon with Riverside Surgical and that come along with being post-meno-
Weight Loss Center and the Steward syndrome, and specific types of cancers ...’ pausal,” Stone says. “All of those condi-
Medical Group, says that percentage is tions get better when you lose weight.”
even higher in her practice. – Dr. Natalee Stone
Calling women “the backbone of the
At Riverside Surgical and Weight Loss Surgeons like Stone work with oth- and vitamin D through multivitamins to family,” Stone is eager to meet with any-
Center – the area’s only “Bariatric Cen- er specialists to help their patients plan help prevent bone loss and have the lev- one who wants to improve their life and
ter of Excellence,” which has received ahead, whether they are anticipating a els of these nutrients in their blood test- overall health through bariatric surgery
Healthgrades’ ‘five star’ rating for bar- pregnancy or not. ed regularly. so that she can fully explain all the avail-
iatric surgery four years in a row – “85 able options.
percent of our patients are women,” ac- “Obstetricians and gynecologists,”
cording to Stone. says Stone, “can be a huge component of Dr. Natalee Stone is a general and bar-
who needs to be involved here. It’s mul- iatric surgeon with the Riverside Surgical
That may be, in part, because women tidisciplinary. Rheumatologists have a and Weight Loss Center at 14430 U.S. 1 in
face a number of obesity-related prob- subset of patients who could really ben- Sebastian. The phone number is 772-581-
lems that men do not face. efit from bariatric surgery. So, any time 8003. 
I get a patient from a rheumatologist [or
“With women, obesity increases their any other specialist], it’s really important
risk of female conditions such as endo- that we discuss the patient’s conditions
metriosis [a condition in which uter- and how they’re going to be managed
ine-lining tissue begins to grow outside pre-operatively, post-operatively and for
the uterus], polycystic ovarian syndrome the rest of their life.”
[a hormonal imbalance affecting both
the ovaries and the release of eggs], and Stone says she makes a point of reach-
specific types of cancers, including en- ing out to each patient’s other medical
dometrial cancer, breast cancer and providers – whether it’s an obstetrician,
ovarian cancer,” Stone says. cardiologist or a primary care physician
– “because it’s really important to have
For women of child-bearing age, Stone them buy into this and understand how
continues, obesity decreases their fertil- much this affects the patient’s health,”
ity so they often have problems getting and the extent to which the patient’s be-
pregnant. havior needs to change.

“Bariatric surgery reduces their One thing that can change after bar-
weight and their composition of fat and iatric surgery and affect the patient neg-
thus it reduces the milieu of hormones atively is bone density.
they have in their body. It decreases all
of those problems and reduces the pain The New England Journal of Medi-
that comes along with endometriosis. It cine says “those who lose weight after
[also] increases their fertility. bariatric surgery are apt to experience
bone thinning, possibly causing bones
“When they do get pregnant, it chang- to break easily. Although we generally
es their experience because they have think of osteoporosis as something that
less chances of having the complications occurs after menopause, even younger
that come along with obesity and preg- women can experience this problem af-
nancy [such as] preeclampsia or eclamp- ter bariatric surgery.”
sia, which are problems with your kidney
function and blood pressure.” Stone says that’s something the Riv-
erside team watches carefully and that
That said, even though bariatric sur- patients may be advised to take calcium
gery is known to increase fertility, Stone
does have a caveat.

“Most bariatric surgeons recommend
not getting pregnant [until 12 to 18
months after] bariatric surgery. That’s
when we see the weight stabilize. [By
then] women are able to take enough nu-
trients to supply the fetus.”

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Who decided we should all take 10,000 steps a day?

By Cara Rosenbloom mixed results. Benefits could include in- step counter doesn’t guarantee you’ll lose Two, there will be days when you fall
The Washington Post creased physical activity and motivation to weight or become healthier, using a pe- short of your step goal, and days when you
exercise; reduced anxiety and better mood; dometer can be part of a healthy lifestyle. surpass it. Make sure that you will be men-
People who faithfully adhere to 10,000 and improved glucose tolerance and blood Here’s how to do it. (This information is in- tally prepared for either outcome before
daily steps or who scold themselves for sugar levels. Although some studies show tended for generally healthy adults). you start tracking. If step counts become
not reaching that goal may be surprised step counting can help control blood pres- too difficult to meet and make you feel bad
to learn that this widely accepted target sure levels and reduce body weight, at least First, spend a few weeks tracking your about yourself, it’s not the right plan. Phys-
did not originate as the result of years of in the short term, other have found this is average daily steps. Then, gradually in- ical activity should be enjoyable and moti-
scientific research. Instead, it grew out of not the case. crease your activity week by week. You vating, not stressful and harmful.
the marketing campaign for a pedometer can boost your chances of successfully in-
invented in 1965 by a Japanese professor Physicians have also noted that while creasing your activity level by linking your Finally, remember that step counting
of health science who believed walking having patients count steps can motivate steps to additional support systems, such isn’t a complete picture of how active you
10,000 steps daily would help the Japa- them to be more active, it can also deflate as a partner or a motivational app. are. Pedometers don’t measure physical
nese people avoid obesity. The name of the patients by underlining their inability to activities such as biking, yoga or swim-
pedometer was Manpo-kei (10,000-step meet a daily goal, and wind up discourag- As you work toward meeting your own ming, and can give an inaccurate count
meter), and the ads for the device said, ing them from exercising at all. target, keep these three truths in mind. unless you have them with you at all times.
“Let’s walk 10,000 steps a day!” More than
50 years later, the idea that adults need to And some researchers are wondering One, the quality of the physical activ- It is important that you consider 10,000
walk 10,000 steps a day retains its power. whether they are asking the wrong ques- ity matters more than the actual number steps as a guiding value, not a prescrip-
tion. Maybe they should ask, “How many of steps that appears on your pedometer. tive one. It compares well to estimating
Over the years, many researchers have steps are too few?” Recent studies are look- Taking 10,000 steps while window shop- daily calorie needs – there’s no commonly
studied the 10,000-step number to see ing at the risks that come from too much ping isn’t as beneficial as a brisk walk. Your shared number for everyone. And, as with
whether it holds weight. The answer is yes sedentary behavior, especially on cardio- pedometer counts them equally, but your calories, it’s best not to obsess over figures
and no. Although the 10,000-step daily goal vascular disease risk. body doesn’t. To be truly active, aim for at when tracking steps. It’s the big picture
is not universally appropriate for all ages least 100 steps per minute. Not sure how – being more active – that matters more
and levels of physical function, it is con- The bottom line is that although 10,000 fast you walk? Use the timer on your phone than any one number. 
sidered “a reasonable target for healthy steps is not a magic number, and using a to help you set a healthy pace.
adults,” according to a 2011 research review
published in the International Journal of
Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Here’s why: Most Americans take 4,000
to 6,000 steps through general daily ac-
tion – working, shopping, walking through
parking lots, etc. If you add the 30 minutes
of recommended exercise, that’s anoth-
er 3,000 to 4,000 steps, and gets you close
to the 10,000-step goal. It’s basic math.
Tracking steps and having manageable
goals can prompt people to do more phys-
ical activity.

Of course, someone who is less active may
set a lower step goal. An increase to 8,000
steps will help an adult who was previously
taking only 6,000 (fewer than 5,000 steps a
day is considered sedentary). On the other
hand, someone who already walks 10,000
steps may aim for 15,000. The idea is to be
more aware of your activity level and in-
crease it as needed.

But does that mean using a step count-
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Bursitis, painful but treatable, occurs more often as we age

By Fred Cicetti | Columnist You can usually take care of bursitis tor may recommend physical therapy or a Treatment is given with a soundhead that
yourself. Rest the affected joint. An ice pack cortisone injection into the bursa to relieve is moved gently in strokes or circles over the
Q. Is bursitis age-related? will reduce swelling. To reduce pain and inflammation. injured area. The procedure may be per-
inflammation, take a nonsteroidal anti-in- formed with the soundhead alone or with a
Yes. Bursitis occurs more often as we get flammatory (NSAID) such as ibuprofen or Ultrasound treatment is often used by topical anti-inflammatory drug or gel.
older. aspirin, if your doctor approves. It usually physical therapists and many other health-
takes a week or so for bursitis to go away. care providers to treat bursitis. Ultrasound (Personal note: My wife, Gale, swears
Repetitive motions are the worst things relieves pain and inflammation, speeds by ultrasound for treating her occasional
for people who tend to get bursitis. Other You should go to your doctor if the symp- healing, reduces muscle spasms and in- bouts of bursitis.)
causes include joint trauma, rheumatoid toms don’t subside after 10 days; you have creases range of motion.
arthritis, gout and infection. a fever; there’s excessive swelling, redness, However, if the bursitis is caused by a
bruising or a rash in the affected area; pain Ultrasound makes high frequency sound bacterial infection of the bursa, it will have
Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa, is sharp, shooting or disabling; you have a waves. The sound waves vibrate tissues to be drained and you will need antibiotic
which is a small sac filled with fluid. We medical condition; or you take drugs that deep inside the injured area. This creates treatment.
each have about 160 of these bursae, which may increase your risk of an infection. heat that draws more blood into the tissues.
act as shock absorbers and grease for our The tissues then respond to healing nutri- Here are some tips to help prevent bursitis:
joints. They are buffers between bones and If you need professional care, your doc- ents brought in by the blood. • If you must undertake a job that re-
overlapping muscles or between bones and quires repetitive movements, take many
tendons/skin. When bursae become in- breaks.
flamed, they can ache. • Avoid sustained pressure on a bursa.
For example, don’t sit on hard chairs for
If you have bursitis, you may feel pain long periods. If you have to do a job on your
or stiffness in the elbow, hip, knee, shoul- hands and knees, use knee cushions. Don’t
der, heel, big toe or other joints; stronger rest your elbows on hard surfaces. Don’t
pain with movement or pressure; swelling, wear ill-fitting shoes.
warmth and redness. • Exercise the muscles in the joints that
tend to get bursitis. You can protect these
While repetitive motions are the usu- joints by strengthening the muscles around
al culprits in bursitis, simple pressure can them. Of course, don’t exercise until all
cause inflammation, too. A couple of ex- bursitis symptoms are gone.
amples: Pushing a vacuum cleaner can give • Prior to exercising you should always
you bursitis in your elbow. But sitting on a warm up and stretch your muscles. 
hard surface for a long time can inflame the
bursa over a bone in your buttocks.



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Bonzo hangs with hilarious horde of Whippets

Hi Dog Buddies! Lucaasn, dJOenwneyn, at Frisbee) until we’re
totally pooped. Then we
Woof! did I have fun on this week’s hang out on the luh-NYE
innerview: I yapped with Lucas, Jenny, and watch the squirrels
Owen an Luna Hill, Canadian Snowbird-
dogs from Ajax, Ontario. They’re Whip- an birds.”
pets: you know, those pooches that look
like mini-greyhounds, super sleek and “Since I don’t wanna
speedy.
be anybody’s lunch,”
At the door, amidst welcoming wiggles
and woofs, they all came up for the Wags- said Luna, “I play in-
an-Sniffs.
side or on the screen
Lucas is Leader of the Pack and Official
Spokespooch. “Welcome! Come IN! I’m Lu- Luna porch, or lounge in the
cas, and this is my litter sister, Jenny, we’re third level of my con-
11. An that’s Owen. He was born in Mass- do. When it’s mealtime
aCHOO-sits, so he has dual citizenship. An
over there’s Luna, our liddle sis. She’s only 6 (aka ‘The Circus’), I
months old. I know she looks like a calico
kitten, but we’re pretty sure she’s ackshully jump onto the counter
a Whippet in a cat suit. An this is our Mom,
Jane, our Dad, Dennis, an our favrite hu- to another famly, but it didn’t work an watch Mom prepare
man neighbor, ‘Aunt’ Mert.”
out cuz the other household pooch PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE our food. I sometimes
I was glad I’d remembered extra pens. “I
can’t wait to hear your stories,” I told them was super mean to her. So, when try to sneak a liddle ap-
enthusiastically.
she was 2, she joined our pack. We petizer, but Mom’s usu-
“Cool kibbles! I’ll start!” Lucas said. “We
drive down every November: 1,400 miles in were so happy to be back together.” brothers an sister. I remember, when I first ally too quick. Lucas an Jenny have Health
two days with one overnight an, of course, a
buncha Potty Stops. Me an Jenny an Owen “Woof! I bet you were,” I exclaimed. arrived, watchin’ ’em playin’ Fetch with Issues an hafta take medicine, which
are Cool Dog Biscuits travelers with our
own comfy crates: We basically just snooze “I try to keep the boys in line,” Jenny Mom an Dad. It looked so fun. One time I makes ’em Super Hungry, so they’re always
an make up doggerels. Luna, on the other
paw, not so much. We’d only had her for one said. “You’d think they were still puppies. ran after the ball, grabbed it in my mouth Front-an-Center. Owen, on the other paw,
week before we drove down. (She was an
8-week-old rescue, still gettin’ use to being Every morning, these two goofballs play just like Lucas an Owen, an took it back grabs his dog bed, drags it to the center of
away from her litter). Plus, it was her first
time inna crate. She meowed for HOURS. tug-of-war with a soggy, raggedy ol’ toy fox. to Mom an Dad. An I kept grabbin’ it an the room and sucks on it till Mom or Dad
We couldn’t buh-lieve all that noise could
come outta such a teeny liddle fluffball. We Honestly, it’s embarrassing. When I can’t bringin’ it back. For some reason Mom an provide curb service by bringin’ his food to
kept tellin’ her she’d love her new, warm
Florida home an, when we finally arrived, stand the ruckus another second, I grab Dad thought it was a big deal.” him. It’s kinda weird, doncha think?”
she DID! Now she’s a member of The Pack
and an Honorary Whippet. that yukky fox an hide it. Toys are so-o ju- “Really,” I thought, skeptically, “a cat “Well … um … er … what are your sleep-

“I was first to be adopted,” Lucas contin- venile. I prefer hangin’ out with Mom.” who fetches. Seriously?” ing arrangements?”
ued. “We were only 8 weeks old. Jenny went
“Lighten up, Sis,” said Owen, then, turn- Just then, their Dad tossed the ball. “Before bed,” Lucas said, “we all six sit

ing to me, “When I joined the famly, I was Luna zoomed over, grabbed it daintily, an together on our Special Bench an watch

just a puppy. Now I’m 2 anna half. My fa- zoomed back to their Dad. the sunset. Around 10 we get a liddle bed-

vrite thing is goin’ somewhere. Anywhere: “Shut the doghouse door,” I blurted. time snack, an Mom asks if we wanna go

rides, walks, long, short. I get So Excited. I Then, “What’s your typical day like?” to bed. Me an Jenny an Luna all snuggle

bark an bark an get turbo-wiggly if I even “In Canada, we take long walks on the under the covers with Mom an Dad, but

THINK we’re goin’ somewhere. I just can’t nearby golf course. The golfers love us. Owen gives this liddle woof-growl, an

HELP it. Mom an Dad thought maybe they Here, every morning, we go running in Mom and Dad are positive he’s ackshully

should give me a Chill Pill or somethin.’ a big field,” said Lucas. “’Cept Luna, cuz sayin’ ‘No!’ He always wants to stay up to

Then one day, when I got all barky about she’s the perfect snack size for hawks, or watch Lassie re-runs, so he sleeps down at

goin’ somewhere, Mom took what she ferocious wild beasts, or big dogs with no the foot. Mom an Dad are usually sorta on

calls Ree-mee-dee-ull Ack-shun. She said manners. We also play Frisbee (I’m great the edges. It’s real cozy.

if I didn’t shush, she’d hafta put me in The I smiled all the way home, thinkin’

Room. By myself. An I couldn’t do fun stuff DON’T BE SHY about the joyful Snowbird-dog Whippets –
with Lucas or Jenny or Luna an maybe one cleverly disguised as a kitten.

they’d Go Somewhere Without Me. Just the We are always looking for pets Till next time,
thought was Totally Soggy Kibbles. Next with interesting stories.
time I started to get all barky, Mom said, The Bonz
‘Do you wanna go to The Room?’ So now I To set up an interview, email
just do a liddle soft whining.’” [email protected].

Luna piped up. “I love playin’ with my

Palm Isles home: ‘Old Florida’
feel with modern touches

152 35th Square SW in Palm isles: 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath, 2,200-square-foot home offered for $299,000 by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services agent Bob Faller: 772-538-5206

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Palm Isles home: ‘Old Florida’ feel with modern touches

By Kathleen Sloan | Staff Writer aesthetic broadened by international travel. common green-space areas, one along a ancing curves and straight lines. The door
[email protected] They have been the sole owners of 152 canal perpendicular and leading to the 1st is particularly nice, sidelights and a lunette
Street SW Canal maintained by Indian River transom window repeating the rectan-
Husband and wife Gary Embrey and Re- 35th Square SW, which was built in 2003. Farms, which will please adventurous walk- gle-arch, solid-translucent themes.
becca Rickey are selling their lovely home in Rickey chose the house while Embrey was ers and dog lovers.
Palm Isles to move close to their Ohio rela- away on duty. Her mother, who knew Flori- The foyer opens onto an expansive
tives, which will be a loss for the community, da well, “said the house reminded her of old “It’s a very integrated group of people who space, the dining room, living room, break-
but a gain for the next owners who will ben- Florida, what Fort Lauderdale used to be like live here,” Rickey said, “families with small fast nook, kitchen and family room flowing
efit from the couple’s self-professed “neat in the 1950s.” The open floor plan and ex- children and teenagers, as well as retirees.” into one another. The airiness of the space

freak” upkeep of the property. pansive lanai overlooking the lake were two The home is on a large lot, nearly a quar- is emphasized by the flooring – large light
Rickey is well known in the area as a of the features that made Rickey want to buy ter acre, with a generous front yard and ceramic tile throughout. The high ceilings
the home. “huge backyard that could accommodate a bounce light from the French doors and
past-executive director of the Heritage Cen- pool or additional living space,” Faller said. windows.
ter, a key historical landmark in Pocahontas The house was custom-built by Spen-
Park, retiring in 2014 after 10 years in the cer Simmons, “a one-man shop known for The home has four interconnecting hip The kitchen was recently remodeled,
position. Further experience as a historical his good-quality construction,” Berkshire roofs that give variety to the facade and an open-angle breakfast bar 8 feet on one
preservationist preceded that post, so she Hathaway Home Services listing agent Bob translate into the soaring vaulted ceilings side and 5 feet on the other overlooking
knows good architecture when she sees it. Faller said. inside. The two-car garage juts forward, the the family room, the perfect arrangement
Her husband is an engineer, and both were wide driveway accommodating visitors. A for a Super Bowl party. The miles of count-
in the Navy, coming to the marriage with Both Rickey and Faller noted Palm Isles is roofed porch with columns and an arched ers are small-patterned quartz, “the new
the same regard for spit-and-polish presen- a choice, smaller development among those architrave with arched windows on either granite,” said Faller. An island with storage
tation, form-follows-function space and an on 1st Street SW, with only 39 homes on the side set up a lovely rhythm of counterbal- beneath is a cook’s ideal prep area. “We’ve
square, the lake at the center. There are two

1355 BUNKER COURT • PALERMO MODEL • POINTE WEST

$309,900 • MLS # 211945 • 4 BD 2 BA

• Home is 2 Years Young

• Screened Porch

• Natural Gas Stove &
H.W. Heater & BBQ Line

• Plantation Shutters

• Home Owner Warranty
Provided and Survey.

• 3 Mo. Social
Membership to Pt. West
Golf Club if Buyer Joins
at Closing.

Kay MacMillan, Associate Broker, Realtor,GRI • Vista Plantation Realty,LLC
Cell: 706- 308-2603 • Email: [email protected]

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had four cooks working at the same time,” contrasting rugged texture to the smooth at the front, currently used as an office. The
Rickey said, “circulating easily.” maple-finish cabinets and warm-toned other two are at the side of the house, sepa-
quartz counters. rated by a shared bathroom, their placement
The stainless-steel kitchen fixtures are maximizing privacy. All have big closets with
new, the Bosch dishwasher so quiet a signal The family room has built-in bookcases built-in organizers.
light the only clue it’s in operation. The oven on either side of an entertainment center,
and microwave are both convection for fast the crown molding and raised panels giving The master suite is set apart on its own
and even cooking. beautiful form to functional storage. side of the house. The bedroom is distin-

The tumbled-marble backsplash adds a There are three guest bedrooms. One is CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: JAN. 28 THROUGH FEB. 1

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

The mainland real estate market heated up considerably last week, with a total of 37 transactions
reported from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1 (some shown below).
The top sale of the week in Vero Beach, where the residence at 7400 29th Court – a 4-bedroom,
3.5-bathroom, 3,496-square-foot home first listed in October for $999,999 – sold for $950,000 on
Jan. 28.
Representing both the seller and the buyer in the transaction was agent Al Benkert of Vero
Beachside Sales Rentals.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$950,000
VERO BEACH 7400 29TH COURT 10/26/2018 $999,999 1/28/2019 $630,000
SEBASTIAN 544 CROSS CREEK CIRCLE 10/5/2018 $739,900 1/30/2019 $570,000
VERO BEACH 4540 BLACK BEAR COURT 10/3/2018 $590,000 1/28/2019 $400,000
VERO BEACH 7385 30TH COURT 9/28/2018 $450,000 1/31/2019 $379,000
VERO BEACH 6365 45TH STREET 1/9/2019 $379,000 1/30/2019 $375,000
VERO BEACH 4835 PHEASANT LANE SW 7/9/2018 $420,000 1/31/2019 $358,000
VERO BEACH 4610 SAINT JAMES AVENUE 11/9/2018 $399,000 1/30/2019 $315,000
VERO BEACH 1215 SOUTHLAKES WAY SW 10/4/2018 $323,000 1/28/2019 $265,500
VERO BEACH 8159 WESTFIELD CIRCLE 8/28/2018 $295,000 1/28/2019 $265,000
VERO BEACH 4172 W 16TH SQUARE 12/14/2018 $289,000 1/31/2019 $247,000
VERO BEACH 1870 35TH AVENUE 2/23/2018 $259,000 1/31/2019 $242,000
VERO BEACH 2788 W BROOKFIELD WAY 1/14/2019 $250,000 2/1/2019 $240,000
VERO BEACH 5132 SAINT DAVIDS DRIVE 1/7/2019 $249,000 2/1/2019 $219,900
SEBASTIAN 1485 BEVAN DRIVE 10/27/2018 $224,900 1/30/2019

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TOP RECENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY REAL ESTATE SALES.

544 Cross Creek Circle, Sebastian

Listing Date: 10/5/2018 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 posite sides mean husband and wife don’t
Original Price: $739,900 have to share. The cultured-marble coun-
Sold: 1/30/2019 guished by a deep tray ceiling and French tertops and sink are one molded piece for
Selling Price: $630,000 doors letting onto the lanai, with a view of a sculpted look that’s easy to clean.
Listing Agent: John Doelman the lake. There are two walk-in closets. In
the bathroom is a large garden tub, as well New light beige Berber-texture carpet
Selling Agent: HBRES, Inc. as a walk-in shower. Two vanities on op- was recently installed in the bedrooms. 

David Kitchen

Waterman Real Estate Inc.

4540 Black Bear Court, Vero Beach FEATURES FOR 152 35TH SQUARE SW

Listing Date: 10/3/2018 Neighborhood: Palm Isles • Year built: 2003
Original Price: $590,000 Lot size: 80’ by 127’, .23 acres • Home size: 2,200 sq. ft.
Sold: 1/28/2019
Selling Price: $570,000 Construction: Concrete block with stucco
Listing Agent: Jennifer Bailey Bedrooms: 4 • Bathrooms: 2.5

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Additional features: Lake view, large back yard, spacious
lanai, quartz counters, remodeled kitchen, kitchen island,
Lori Davis breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances, vaulted ceilings,

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. elegant built-ins, two-car garage, split floorplan
Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Listing agent: Bob Faller, 772-538-5206
Listing price: $299,000

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RIDENOUR’S PIANO
WILL CRACKLE, ‘POPS’
AT VERO BEACH VENUE

By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 The Indian River Symphonic
Association’s 2019 Festival of
Orchestras continues this Friday,
Feb. 8, at Community Church of
Vero Beach as the Brevard Sym-
phony Orchestra welcomes back
vastly entertaining pianist Rich

1 Rich Ridenour. Filmmaker Gruber finds Adam Schnell.
lights, camera, action in Vero PAGE B2
Ridenour for “Great Movies, Grand PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
Piano – POPS.” Ridenour has been
described by critics as “amazingly
versatile, masterfully musical and

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Filmmaker Gruber finds lights, camera, action in Vero

Xaque Gruber.

PHOTOS: LEIGH GREEN

By Ellen Fischer | Columnist Auditorium at the Vero Beach Museum of nosed with a life-limiting illness. In hap- I’d stayed in Los Angeles.”
[email protected] Art, Gruber began with a 2002 documentary pier times, the younger Gruber had made A selection of films from his 13-year West
short he made as a Boston University gradu- brief annual visits to our city. After three
Xaque Gruber loves Vero Beach. And Vero ate student and ended with two comedies he sometimes difficult, often joyful years here, Coast career comprised the greater part of the
Beach loves him. The love flowed at recent filmed here in Vero Beach. he has decided to make Vero his home base “Hollywood to Vero” program. These includ-
matinee and evening presentations of short while continuing his work in film. ed his 2007 interview with Phyllis Diller on
films on “Hollywood to Vero: The Film and TV Gruber moved to Vero from Los Angeles her 90th birthday; a clip of Gruber’s appear-
Work of Xaque Gruber.” in 2016 to be near his parents, David and “I felt very bogged down in Los Angeles,” he ances as “Francisco,” a fictional party planner
Joann Gruber, after his father was diag- says. “I would never have made these shorts if on the FOXTV reality show, “Hell’s Kitchen”; a
Presenting the programs in the Leonhardt

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segment from a 2008 TV docu-series Gruber recalling that he offered to fill a two-hour pro- attracted only one hopeful. sion was used for indoor scenes, and a beach
directed profiling cancer survivor Mary Olsen gram with film clips from his other projects. “If this was Los Angeles, I’d have a line of in Indian River Shores was used as the location
Kelly; and a movie trailer for the 2012 feature for the final scene.
film “Broken Roads,” a drama for which Gru- Instead, Gruber decided he had time to people wanting to audition stretching two
ber wrote the script. make “The,” which was edited just in time to blocks,” he says. The film was shot in early December 2017.
premiere at the museum. In late February, Gruber sent a rough cut of
Gruber also introduced “Humans of Vero On a visit to the Vero Beach Theatre Guild it to the Cannes Film Festival for consider-
Beach,” a documentary short directed by Vero Because “The Pistol” was his first foray into to drum up actors, Gruber met Anne Talbot ation. Very soon thereafter he was thrilled
resident Kenneth George that was dedicated directing, he assembled a professional crew for and another Guild member in the parking lot, to receive an email accepting the film for
to the memory of Gruber’s father, who died the filming in Vero and paid them accordingly. sweeping up broken glass. screening at Cannes Court Métrage, a forum
from complications of Alzheimer’s last May. for short filmmakers the festival sponsors
When the elder Gruber entered a care facility “I didn’t cut corners,” says Gruber. “I said, ‘Excuse me. Are you actors?’ And apart from its international competition.
here in 2017, Xaque found a way to enliven not His director of photography, Mathias Fain, they said, ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘I’m a director, and I’m
only his father’s days there, but those of other holds a graduate degree in production from directing a local film. I’d really love for you to Gruber went to Cannes to enjoy the 2018
patients, as well. The film features an exuber- the American Film Institute and has worked audition.’ They looked at me and said, ‘You Festival, which began May 8 and contin-
ant Gruber in a colorful chef’s apron, leading in the Los Angeles movie industry since 1998. don’t want us – we’re too old for you.’ I said, ued through May 19, when “The Pistol” was
sing-alongs in the common room with resi- His experience includes everything from set ‘No – you are exactly what I want. The charac- screened in between a Spanish horror film and
dents whose illness does not preclude their dresser to art director; camera operator to di- ters are your age.’” an Israeli documentary.
capacity for creative fulfillment. rector of photography. His skills also include
directing movie shorts, which was especially He eventually cast Talbot as Mildred, breezy The exposure also led to a production com-
Highlighting his presentations were the two useful on “The Pistol.” best friend to the story’s crusty protagonist, pany representative from Canada asking to
comedy shorts Gruber wrote, produced and Gruber says, “At times, when the actors Claire. Nicholas Keeler, another Guild mem- read “Sallywood,” a script Gruber wrote in
directed in Vero Beach. “The Pistol” is the sto- weren’t giving me what I really wanted, he ber, was selected to play Aldo, a persistent 2015 based on his experience as personal as-
ry of a plucky 80-something who apprehends would pull them gently aside and work with young burglar. sistant to actress Sally Kirkland.
an intruder with the help of her late husband’s them, and step in like a director. I observed
revolver. And “The” (yes, that’s the name of the Mathias and his expertise, which helped make Garrett was recommended to Gruber by “If everything moves as it should, we
film) is the tale of the English language’s most me a better director.” Michelle Genz, 32963’s assistant managing should be shooting maybe in May in Los An-
commonly used word and ‘her’ search for Out-of-town pros on the set included as- editor, who profiled Gruber in this paper a geles,” Gruber says.
meaning. The title character is played by local sistant photographer Lia Gaitan of Miami, couple of years ago.
actor Isabel Garrett, wearing a sandwich board script supervisor Aleshia Mueller of Atlan- Starring Kirkland, it will see Gruber direct-
emblazoned with a single word: “The.” ta, lighting director Scott Oldis of Chicago, “She called me out of nowhere and said, ing his first feature length film.
and first assistant director Quinton Macari ‘You know what? I know the perfect crazy older
When the museum originally scheduled the of Orlando. Local crew members included lady. She has character; you’ve got to meet her.’ In the meantime,“The,” edited in the nick of
event last August, the idea was to screen only production designer Jared Thomas, location And then Isabel called and left a message.” time for inclusion in the “Hollywood to Vero”
the “The Pistol.” manager Marie Healy, sound director James program, employed an all-Vero film crew and
Fleck and sound assistant Ethan Denniston. Gruber mimics Garrett’s raspy voice: “She cast. Anne Talbot played “Of,” the sympathetic
“I said, ‘Folks, that’s a 10-minute movie! If It was more difficult to find local actors to said, ‘I’m really good at playing crazy ladies.’ I buddy of Garrett’s despondent “The,” a word
we are going to make a special program, I’d like audition for the film; Gruber’s first casting call just heard her voice and I thought, that’s her.” that has no meaning by itself.
to show an actual body of work,’” says Gruber,
A house near St. Helen’s Church was select- Says Gruber, “I will enter ‘The’ in Cannes; I
ed for an exterior scene of Clair’s house, which will enter it far and wide. I’ll be very excited to
was supposed to be in Queens, N.Y. The interi- see where it lands and how it plays.” 
or of a modest house in the Rockridge subdivi-

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McMullan, orchestra founder, recalled as brilliant visionary

By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer led the chamber orchestra in its first concert, first season officially began two months later. Andrew McMullan
[email protected] in the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s Leonhardt In 1994, McMullan scored a major coup and his wife Jean.
auditorium. The all-Mozart program was
When conductor, pianist and horn play- played by a group that was half professional for his fledging orchestra: a performance PHOTO: MARY SCHENKEL
er Andrew McMullan moved to Vero Beach and half volunteer. It proved an inspirational by 13-year-old violin prodigy Hilary Hahn,
from Maine 30 years ago, he longed for the concert – donations poured in. The group’s who by then had played with the Philadel- Cleveland Orchestra. Hahn, lured in part
orchestras he left behind, including one he phia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and by a relative in Stuart, would perform four
founded, the Portland Chamber Orchestra. more times, the last time in 2004.

So he founded another one, the Atlantic “It was Andy’s hope that our audiences
Classical Orchestra. McMullan, who con- would love to watch Hilary’s artistic devel-
ducted the orchestra until his retirement in opment,” said Kathy Kopani, McMullan’s
2004, died Jan. 26 at the age of 95.

Within months of moving here, McMul-
lan was already mapping out plans at the
dining room table along with wife Jean, a
former cellist. Cobbling together 28 musi-
cians, they drove back and forth between
the orchestra’s dual homes – Vero and Stu-
art, toting their Shih Tzu dogs and some-
times sneaking them into concerts.

“Andy McMullan had an inspired vision
to start a high-quality orchestra for the Trea-
sure Coast,” said Jean Beckert, president of
the Vero Friends of the ACO. “The team of
Andy and Jean McMullan worked tirelessly
to make that dream come true.”

The McMullans built a chamber orches-
tra that by 2009, as Palm Beach Post music
critic Charles Passy wrote, “could claim an
honored place in even the most culturally
rich communities.”

The orchestra has drawn national and
international musicians, commissioning
works by up-and-coming composers and
eventually recording under McMullan’s suc-
cessor, Stewart Robertson, the former con-
ductor of Florida Grand Opera.

Today, under Maestro David Amado,
who also serves as music director of the
Delaware Symphony, the season includes
four concerts in each of three cities – Vero,
Stuart and Palm Beach Gardens – by an or-
chestra of 30 to 45 musicians, often featur-
ing a prominent guest soloist. It also stag-
es smaller chamber performances in Vero
and Stuart.

It was in November 1988 that McMullan

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Atlantic Classical Orchestra Maestros Andrew Andrew McMullan at his Vero Beach
McMullan, David Amado and Stewart Robertson. home rehearses with violinist Hillary Hahn.

daughter and a violinist with the orchestra school at Eastman School of Music at the Uni- Camp, while Andy bought a small uniform In Maine, music continued to be part of
for 18 years. versity of Rochester. manufacturing business with 12 employees. their lives, as Jean played cello and Andy
Over the next 34 years, he built the Hanold played French horn with the Portland Sym-
By 1995, the group had enough funds McMullan was conducting at Eastman Company into a multimillion-dollar business phony. He founded the Portland Chamber
to pay all the musicians. Throughout Mc- when one of his flutists developed stage fright. with 150 employees. Jean’s camp similarly ex- Orchestra, and for eight summers conduct-
Mullan’s tenure, the orchestra maintained McMullan got the idea to ask a grad student panded, hosting 250 girls every summer. ed the Maine Opera Association.
enough support to stay in the black; only who played cello to sit, flute in hand, next to
twice did it dip into the red. Even then, it was the anxious flutist for emotional support. The Jean McMullan recalls the time the town This season, Atlantic Classical Orchestra
only a few days before donors stepped up. night of the concert, the therapy failed and the wouldn’t heed her pleas to re-route a road relocated its Vero concerts from St. Edward’s
flutist froze; it was left to the student to fake that ran straight through the camp. “I was so School to Community Church. It was hoped
Another McMullan coup was performing the solo: “She put the flute up to her mouth, afraid one of my girls was going to get hit. Fi- that Andy McMullan would join in the 30th
a work written for the ACO by the Pulitzer and looked quickly at the key to see what we nally Andy said, ‘Let’s just move all the build- anniversary of the orchestration he founded.
Prize-winning composer Norman Dello Joio. were playing in, and she blew four notes: toot, ings to other side of the road.’ And we did. He
toot, toot, toot!” was always thinking outside the box.” Instead, conductor David Amado will
“Somebody said he was visiting Vero, and speak at his memorial service at the church
Andy was just electrified that he was here,” That was enough. Impressed with the Feb. 15; violinist Elmar Oliveira, a frequent
recalls Jean McMullan. “I don’t know how he stand-in’s pluck, McMullan went back stage guest soloist with ACO, will perform.
ended up at the concert, but he and Andy to express his thanks. The stand-in was
struck up a huge friendship.” Jean McMullan; he caught her “just as I was Then Amado – and a substantial portion
creeping out horrified.” of the congregation – will rush down to Stu-
The final year of McMullan’s tenure as con- art for a 4 p.m. matinee. It’s the sort of feat
ductor, 2003, coincided with Dello Joio’s 90th The two married in 1950. “He announced McMullan himself might have enjoyed, as-
birthday. “He conducted one of his pieces at our engagement by having his marching suming the concert goes on without a hitch.
every concert that season,” said Kopani. band perform in the pattern of a diamond
on the football field,” recalls Jean. “There is story after story after story of
Though his life as a professional musician the things Andy pulled off with his wits,”
was mostly in Maine and Connecticut, Mc- At 23, with his master’s in music, McMullan says Jean McMullan. “He was amazing.” 
Mullan was a Southerner. Born in Decatur, was hired to teach at the University of Con-
Miss., a small town near Meridian, he credited necticut, again directing the college band.
his musical ear with keeping a Southern ac- Jean got a job playing cello with the Eastern
cent at bay. He studied piano as a child, and Connecticut Symphony, but her dream from
by high school knew every brass instrument childhood was to own a summer camp for
in the band. He went on to study music at girls. As would happen repeatedly in their 68-
Louisiana State University, settling on French year marriage, one partner helped the other
horn, a challenging instrument. make a dream come true.

But it was his natural leadership and or- Moving to Maine, Jean bought Alford Lake
ganizational skills that caught the eye of the
LSU dean. He asked McMullan to take over
the marching band when its director left
right before the opening game of football
season. When he was called to the dean’s of-
fice a second time, he thought, “What have I
done now?” he told 32963 in an interview for a
2010 profile. The dean asked him to finish out
the season, taking over all three LSU bands
and conducting three concerts. His success
earned him a full scholarship to graduate

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2 Russian National Orchestra at Community Church on Feb. 14.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 Gump,” “Somewhere in Time,” “Exodus” 2 But wait. There’s more. This time from tor Mikhail Plenev, and performs in the mu-
and “Up.” The wonderful BSO, under the Russia, with music. It’s the return to sic capitals of Europe, Asia and the Americas,
wickedly funny,” and, in this new itera- baton of Christopher Confessore, will per- Community Church of the Russian National and at numerous international music festi-
tion of the show audiences loved two years form music from “Lord of the Rings,” “Su- Orchestra with a Feb. 14 St. Valentine’s Day vals. According to its website bio, when the
ago, says the promo, this concert is packed perman” and more. Time: 7:30 p.m. Tick- concert “of pure romance.” The orchestra RNO debuted at the BBC Proms in London (a
with memorable movie themes from ets: $36-$50. 772-778-1070. was founded in 1990 by pianist and conduc- summer series at the Royal Albert Hall), the
“The Sting,” “The Pink Panther,” “Forrest

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Evening Standard reported they played “with 5 Keith Lockhart and Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra Saturday at the Kravis Center. 5 Probably my “perfect storm” combo
such captivating beauty that the audience of conductor, orchestra and com-
gave an involuntary sigh of pleasure”; and sessions “were marked by hedonistic be- ue: Flametree Clay Arts Gallery. So, are poser – the ebullient Keith Lockhart and
the Miami Herald has described the orches- haviour and interpersonal strife among you ready for the only erotic clay art ex- the legendary Boston Pops Esplanade Or-
tra as “a living symbol of the best in Russian band members, which shaped the album’s hibition around, as far we know? I believe chestra performing movie scores by the
art.” For its Valentine’s Day concert, says the lyrics.” Classic Albums Live is known for this is the exhibition’s second season at incomparable John Williams – and it’s all
show promo, the Russian National will per- taking classic albums and recreating them the Flametree and also that the first year coming together this Saturday, Feb. 9, in
form some of the most romantic numbers live, on stage, note for note, cut for cut was a pottery hit. In any case, “Sex Pots” West Palm, at the Kravis Center’s Dreyfoos
from the Romantic Era, including, of course, without, they promise, “all the gimmickry is on exhibit through February, and you Hall. Can you imagine “Star Wars,” “Harry
works by Chopin and Rachmaninoff. Special and cheesy impersonations, but relying can check them all out for yourself at the Potter,” “Indiana Jones,” “E.T.,” “Schindler’s
guest performer will be “the brilliant virtuoso only on the music.” Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: gallery in Vero’s mainland 14th Avenue List,” “Superman” without that music? Me
pianist George Li,” playing Chopin’s beautiful $30 to $75. 772-777-9321. gallery district. Hours: Tuesdays, Wednes- neither. Enjoy it all, says the Kravis promo,
and moving “Piano Concerto No.1 in E mi- days and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; “from galactic and gallant to pensive and
nor.” The 23-year-old Li won the Silver Medal 4 Sex Pots. The name pretty much Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. powerful in this very special symphonic
in 2015’s International Tchaikovsky Competi- says it all. Well, that, and the ven- 772-202-2810. performance.” Times: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
tion, and is lauded as having amazing “tech- Tickets: $35 to $150. 561-832-7469.
nical prowess and an effortless grace beyond
his years.” Bring that special person (and a 6 Exotic and elegant – the 40 amazing-
hanky) and share an evening of gorgeous, ly agile, unbelievably flexible, utterly
romantic music. Time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $85. fearless performers of the New Shanghai
772-778-1070. Circus will wow you this Friday, Feb. 8,
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3 If you’re jonesin’ for a little Fleet- a performance you’ll want to share with
wood Mac, the Emerson Center is the family. This talented troupe has jour-
the place to be this Friday, Feb. 8, when neyed from China, says the show website,
Classic Albums Live brings its produc- to bring you the best of Eastern dance and
tion of “Fleetwood Mac: Rumours” to the acrobatics from 2,000 years of Chinese cir-
stage for a musical journey back to Febru- cus tradition, all accompanied by a bit of
ary 1977, when the English rock band re- oriental magic and beautiful music. The
leased its 11th studio album, “Rumours.” performances, says the Sunrise promo,
It has over the years become an enduring will include “the lion dance, jar juggling,
classic, and, to this day, continues to en- hoop-diving, trapeze, aerial ballet, and
gage listeners with its “soothing sound much more.” The gorgeous costumes alone
and emotional lyrics.” Ironically, accord- are worth the ticket. Time: 8 p.m. Tickets:
ing to Wikipedia, the “Rumours” studio $39 and $49. 772-461-4775. 

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Plant-astic time had by all at glorious Gardenfest!

Karen Vatland and Barbara Russell. PHOTOS: STEPHANIE LABAFF Ann Marie McCrystal and Matilde Sorensen. Randy and Sandy Rolf.

Judy Stang and Elizabeth Graves Bass. Peter and Tina Tedesko. Jill Chamberlain, Lauren Yarborough and Jan Cavalli.

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent Susannah Wagner Merritt from Rich- was free, many attendees supported the
[email protected] mond, Va., took advantage of the lush envi- Garden Club by purchasing raffle tickets
rons, setting up a chair to work on a lovely for more than 100 donated prizes.
No groundhogs were needed here to de- colored pencil drawing of the spectacular-
clare an early spring – not when we have ly staged plants and planters. The mission of the Garden Club of In-
Gardenfest! Nature’s Finest Marketplace, dian River County, which celebrated its
presented by the Garden Club of Indian “I’m a member of the Virginia Plein Air 80th anniversary last year, is to educate
River County. Spring was definitely in the Painters, so I draw wherever I go,” said the public in gardening, horticulture, flo-
air last weekend as thousands of gardeners Merritt. “The bursts of color and blend of ral arrangement and landscape design;
flocked to Riverside Park to attend the 18th textures is just begging to be replicated. beautify the community through civic
annual gardening extravaganza. It’s what I do.” projects; and assist in the protection and
conservation of native plants and natural
Bright sunshine and clear blue skies en- Others took a break from their shopping resources.
hanced the sea of colorful blooms offered to enjoy lunch from assorted food ven-
by vendors from around the state, lifting dors, relaxing under the shade trees while For more information, visit gardenclubo-
the spirits of visitors who walked shoulder pondering their purchases. As the festival firc.org. 
to shoulder throughout the displays.
abeth Graves Bass. “Whether you are a
Numerous vendors offered an impres- master gardener or an amateur, you’ll find
sive selection of plants, including decora- something. The turnout has been over-
tive palms and bamboo, Florida fruit trees, whelming. Of course, the weather is a fac-
easy care succulents, brilliantly colored tor but so is the quality of vendors. People
annuals, and aromatic gardenias and jas- come back year after year because they
mine. Chefs in the crowd were pleased to know they’ll find exactly what they need,
find nearly every herb imaginable, as well even those hard to find exotic plants.”
as a variety of hydroponic growing sys-
tems for patio gardening. Volunteers from the Shining Light Gar-
den Foundation proudly displayed sam-
Even the lushest garden needs to be ples of the fresh garden vegetables they
accentuated with statuary, lighting, foun- grow to donate to those in need.
tains, pottery and furniture, and Garden-
fest didn’t disappoint. Visitors also en- “Our organization is 100 percent vol-
joyed free lectures from experts on topics unteer and 100 percent giveaway for the
ranging from toxic plants and pruning, to homeless in our county,” said Connie
backyard beekeeping. Derman. “We grow and harvest fresh veg-
etables on our 20-acre farm in west Vero
“There is literally something for every- and donate all of it to feed the hungry and
one,” said Garden Club volunteer Eliz- homeless.”

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Cajun Cove: Classic New Orleans cuisine, priced to please

By TIna Rondeau | Columnist Grouper, Fried Green Tomatoes.
[email protected] French Quarter.
PHOTOS BY KAILA JONES
About this time of year, with Mardi Gras
just around the corner, I begin getting the with fresh peppers and mushrooms in a
urge to visit New Orleans. slightly spicy cream sauce

I enjoy the parades – dazzling specta- With entrées now ranging from the
cles that will start in the next few days and teens to the high $20s, dinner for two
roll through Fat Tuesday – almost as much with a couple of glasses of beer or wine is
as I love New Orleans’ Cajun and Creole likely to run $60 to $80 before tax and tip.
cuisines.
So where are the diners? Cajun Cove
Alas, I won’t be getting to the Big Easy has taken heed of complaints that prices
this year, but last week I did make it to were too high, and its dinner entrées are
Cajun Cove, a smart casual restaurant on now an excellent value. It’s great having
Royal Palm Point featuring tasty rendi- the tastes of New Orleans in Vero. Don’t
tions of the type of cuisine popular in the wait until Fat Tuesday to give Cajun Cove
Crescent City. a try.

This attractive eatery – with colorful I welcome your comments, and encour-
New Orleans street scenes on the walls age you to send feedback to me at tina@ver-
– has for four years been trying to build obeach32963.com.
a Vero Beach following for good Cajun
food. The reviewer is a beachside resident who
dines anonymously at restaurants at the
For a long while, a big factor in its
struggles was the restaurant’s prices. But expense of Vero Beach 32963. 
a couple of months ago, Cajun Cove “re-
booted” and lowered many prices consid-
erably.

On last week’s visit, management insist-
ed things were going well, but it continued
to look to me like a restaurant in need of
more diners.

With the lower prices, that’s a bit hard
to understand because the food – from the
first bite of the warm broccoli and cheese
corn bread to the last bite of the New Or-
leans bread pudding or fresh hot beignet
they offer for dessert – has always been
mighty good.

On this most recent visit, mindful of
the large entrées you get at Cajun Cove,
we decided to pass up the appetizers –
which we have enjoyed on previous occa-
sions. I started with a
house salad, and my
husband ordered

Banana Foster’s
Bayou Waffles.

Cove’s Red
Velvet Passion.

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If you have a hearty appetite, excellent sautéed in a light egg batter, and finished Other dishes we have savored on pre- 89 Royal Palm Pointe
appetizers that we have had here include with a white wine lemon butter sauce. It vious visits include the shrimp and an-
the oysters Rockefeller and the lightly was served with a nice selection of al den- douille sausage jambalaya – a perfectly Phone:
dusted fried Cajun calamari, served with te vegetables. I also had a side of Cajun prepared rendition of this New Orleans 772-617-6359
a marinara dip. Cove’s spicy, cheesy grits ($3), which made dish – and the chicken Louisiana, a lightly
a wonderful accompaniment. blackened chicken, blended with andou-
For entrées on this most recent visit, I ille sausage and tasso ham, and sautéed
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The best wines to set the mood for Valentine’s Day

By Dave McIntyre Orban Brut Rosé from Champagne. It costs one at an affordable price. The Chateau de tarts or chocolate cake.
The Washington Post about $50, which is actually a great value for Santenay Hautes-Cotes de Beaune, at about Late-bottled vintage port is a good, val-
top-flight bubbly, especially as this is a “grow- $25, was one of my favorite wines last year,
Don’t look to me for dating advice, but I will er” champagne, meaning the winery uses a gorgeous single-vineyard wine at a very ue-priced wine ($20 to $30) that pairs excel-
happily suggest some wines for your Valen- only grapes from its own vineyards and con- friendly price. lently with chocolate desserts. For a splurge,
tine’s Day celebration. It’s a special occasion trols production from vine to wine. This deli- look for the outstanding 2016 vintage ports
– as special as you want it to be, at least – and cious rosé will reflect the glint in your eye as I tend to gravitate toward Oregon pinot now reaching the market. Vintage port is big
wine can help set the mood for the evening. it entrances with flavors of strawberries, rasp- noir, where I have too many favorites to and intense, with strong tannins to help it age
Best of all, a “special occasion” wine doesn’t berries and spring flowers. list. (But we can start with Brooks, Domaine for decades. When it is young, however, vin-
have to be expensive – just delicious. Drouhin, Roserock and J. Christopher. Let tage port offers explosive fruit. Aged tawny
If your budget’s tight, cava is the way to me catch my breath and I can go on from ports are great with custard-based desserts.
Your wine strategy for the evening needn’t go. I’m a fan of the Biutiful Brut Rosé, which there.) Santa Barbara offers some delicious
be complicated. You have bigger priorities, I recommended last fall, as well as the pinots, including from J. Wilkes, Lucas & Of course, you can always end with bub-
after all. If there’s room for only one bottle 1+1=3 white and rosé, all widely available. Lewellen and Cambria. And any pinot from bles. Sweet champagnes, typically labeled
on your menu, make it bubbly. Whether a I also really enjoy the Belle Jardin Blanc de Siduri is worth seeking out. demi-sec, are hard to find, but there’s a Val-
true champagne, a crémant from France, Blanc from France – not champagne, but entine’s secret sleeping on your store’s Italy
an Italian prosecco, Spanish cava or a New bright, tasty and, best of all, affordable at And then of course, dessert. Just as bub- shelf. It’s called brachetto d’acqui, and hails
World sparkler, bubbles create romance about $15. bles can get your dinner off to a great start, from Piemonte, the home of Barolo in Ita-
in a bottle. These wines are also very food a fine dessert wine can set the mood for the ly’s northwest. Brachetto is a fizzy red with
friendly and can extend through the meal. If your evening isn’t complete without a rest of the evening. We tend to ignore wine an alluring aroma of orange blossoms and
Remember my mantra: “Bubbles go with red wine, pinot noir is the answer. Its silky with dessert, preferring instead to finish off raspberries, plus a sweetness and acidity
everything.” texture mellows the mood, and it also pairs whatever remains of the dinner wine. That that can match a chocolate dessert perfect-
well with a wide variety of foods. Burgundy makes a glass of sweet sherry, port or Madei- ly, especially if there is fruit or a fruit sauce
And if roses are part of the decorations, is the gold standard, and with some judi- ra all the more special. These can pair nicely involved. It’s also lighter in body and lower
why not mirror them with a sparkling rosé? cious searching it is possible to find a great with elegant desserts such as custards, nut in alcohol than port or sherry. 
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SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS ISSUE (FEBRUARY 1) ON PAGE B20

The Telegraph ACROSS DOWN
1 White with frost (4) 1 Woodwind instrument (4)
4 Grumble (4) 3 Reigning queen’s title (6)
8 Nobleman; fist (4) 4 Andalusian port (6)
9 Congeal (9) 5 Patriotic song (6)
11 Pester (6) 6 Army officer (9)
13 Stifled laugh (7) 7 Not as much (4)
15 Lizard (6) 10 Otalgia (7)
16 Be important (6) 12 Walk with difficulty (4)
18 Deciduous tree (6) 13 Fan (9)
20 Divided (6) 14 Legally void (7)
22 Reading stand (7) 17 Impolite (4)
23 Allow (6) 19 Part of the eye (6)
25 Very inexpensive (4,5) 20 Sculpted figure (6)
26 Require (4) 21 Bow and arrow user (6)
27 Story (4) 23 Small horse (4)
28 ‘The -- of the Ancient Mariner’ 24 Placid (4)

(Coleridge) (4)

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

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ACROSS 93 See 46 Across (capture decisively) The Washington Post
96 Nonfat 34 Competitive asset
1 Antiseptic surgery pioneer 98 They’re behind most 36 Baritone role in Otello SETTING THE CLOCKS BACK By Merl Reagle
7 Highest 39 Civil War side
10 Satiric comic Mort spectacles 41 Grillework as seen in your
14 “Nova” nosh 99 Simple promise
17 Watcher over Odysseus 100 Believers in Thor rear-view window?
18 Japanese beer brand 104 Special interest group 42 Parking-garage floor
20 ___ University, where you 107 Can. province 43 Bones
109 Tennyson’s 45 Start of a Confucius saying
“learn without getting out of 47 Simple flute
your car”? Idylls of the King, 48 Suit ___
22 Charlemagne’s granddad, for example?
Charles ___ 113 Before, of yore (fit perfectly)
23 Glass-breaking soprano? 114 One of the Bears 49 Indians and oranges
25 See 39 Down 116 Rivière content 50 Mandrake, for one
26 Unfavorable 117 Pantry contents 51 Dugway’s state
28 Daisy ___ 118 Greek letters 53 Needlefish
29 Coventry conversation-starter 119 Tiny kingdom’s 54 Converted boxer
30 Sn coat-of-arms symbols? 55 “Bones” preceder
31 The Jolly Green Giant? 124 Ad promotions 60 Got romantic
34 N.Y.’s summer hours 126 German statesman (and 63 Firing mechanism?
35 Jack who played the leader theme of this puzzle) 65 Fuses ore
of Bacteria in The Great 127 Tender or sir follower 66 Ginsburg’s field
Dictator 128 1972 Jack Lemmon film set 69 Bat stat
37 Mighty midgets in Italy 71 Misrepresents
38 Big bldg. on campus 129 Cookie-selling org. 72 Actor James
40 Piece of eight? 130 Chest protectors 73 Bar in the hub
44 Per 131 McKinnon’s show: abbr. 75 Three-note chord
46 With 93 Across, what the 132 More in need of a rug 76 Strumpet
absent-minded bird-fancier 77 Brook
ended up doing? DOWN 78 ___ U.S. Pat. Off.
50 Ladder step 1 Like a ___ the slaughter 79 Caterer’s coffeemaker
52 Mild oath 2 Where Firenze is 80 Spy org.
56 Unskilled laborers, 3 Your lottery winnings 82 Dentist’s request
contemptuously 83 Billy Ray Cyrus word
57 Home: abbr. after taxes? 86 Baltimore’s partner
58 Felix the Cat creator 4 French bean? 89 Jot
Messmer 5 Benz additive 90 Jilted
59 Prince’s place 6 Abernathy or Richardson 94 Tennis event
61 Atlantic assn. 7 Part of USNR: abbr. 95 The (one) over there,
62 Plato’s plaza 8 Face ___ (be accountable)
64 Canoe propeller 9 Walker of whiskey fame old-style
65 Short, dumb person? 10 Porcine scene 97 Dutch airline
67 Big Red, for one 11 Impressed utterances 101 Fact-finding mission, briefly
68 It means “heat” 12 Royal-address letters, or the 102 Bridges
70 Bet you can’t eat just one 103 End of lunch?
71 A Finger Lake Spruce Goose builder’s 105 Acton, Ellis,
74 Name made of music notes initials
75 Exercise, Godzilla-style? 13 Like tabloid details or Currer Bell
81 Thermal or plain paper 14 Ooh continuation 106 Polite OK
transmission 15 And nobody else 108 Fat cat in India
82 Errol’s Captain Blood co-star 16 Linebackers and safeties, on 110 N.T. book
84 Seattle forecast a chalkboard 111 Castro and Julia
85 More than coincidence 18 In reference to 112 Founded: abbr.
86 Baby’s stage 19 ___-Croatian 114 Impressive degs.
87 Critical-care rm. 21 Sonny of ring fame 115 Floor measurement
88 Majorette, at times 24 Meadow 118 Not a special effect
91 Eat like rats 27 Anatomical entrances 119 Actors’ assn.
92 Sharpen 31 Word associated with time or 120 Argonne agreement
wine 121 Lincoln’s st.
32 Pinafore prelude 122 Scipio’s sculptures
33 ___ the wall 123 “Open ___ 9”
125 Tokyo Rose, ___ Taguri

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LOOK AT THE BAD LIE AND SEE THE SOLUTION WEST NORTH EAST
98764 K Q 10 5 2 —
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 52 A74 9863
AK6 10 3 Q984
Jerry Gillies, an author in the area of finance, said, “Make sure you visualize what you really K83 J65 Q 10 9 7 2
want, not what someone else wants for you.”
SOUTH
A bridge declarer wants to make his contract; the defenders wish to defeat him. This week, AJ3
being successful as declarer has required visualizing both the nasty distribution and how to K Q J 10
survive it. Here is one more example. J752
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How should South have played in four spades? West led the diamond ace: three, nine
(encouraging), two. West continued with the diamond king and another diamond. Dealer: South; Vulnerable: East-West

North’s sequence showed game-going values with exactly five spades. Here, three no-trump The Bidding:
would have been easy, but South removed to the 5-3 fit. He was worried that a club lead
might have been fatal to three no-trump. SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
1 NT Pass 2 Hearts Pass
Four spades looked like a walk in the park too, with ... apparently ... five spades, four hearts 2 Spades Pass 3 NT Pass LEAD:
and one club readily available. Declarer ruffed the third diamond and played a spade to his 4 Spades Pass Pass Pass A Diamonds
ace. East’s club discard was a mortal blow that South had not visualized. The contract could
no longer be made.

Just in case the spades were 5-0, or East had begun with a doubleton diamond and could
overruff a low spade, declarer should have discarded a club or heart from the board at
trick three. Yes, East would have taken the trick with his queen, but he would have had no
winning continuation. Probably he would have shifted to a club, but South would have won
with his ace, drawn trumps and claimed those 10 winners.

Try to visualize nasty distribution and how to circumnavigate it.

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14 SOLICITOR 12 SCRUPULOUS $85. 772-778-1070
16 ONE 14 SOMBRERO
17 COT 15 LEMONADE 15-17 Vero Beach High School
19 TIMEPIECE 18 OCCUR Drama Dept. presents Dis-
21 BROKE 20 MANAGE ney’s Mary Poppins – The New Musical, 7 p.m.
22 RUG 22 RANK Fri. & Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun. at VBHS PAC. $10 & $15.
24 EDAM 23 GAIN 772-564-5537
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY - ADVERTISING INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BUSINESSES

Our directory gives small business people eager to provide services to the community an opportunity to make themselves known to our readers at an affordable cost.
This is the only business directory mailed each week during season. If you would like your business to appear in our directory, please call 772-633-0753.

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If you have an estate, or collection of antique or
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M - F 10am-6pm • Sat. 10am-2pm • Closed Sun.