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School Board looks 2 Vero nursing
to move forward after homes get worst
Rendell’s departure rating – again

By Federico Martinez | Staff Writer MY By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer
[email protected]
Now that School Superinten- TAKE Justice is no golden parachute for Rendell
dent Mark Rendell has resigned, Two Vero nursing homes were
several School Board members By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer that Rendell had been offered – and was plan- once again awarded one star out
said they hope his departure this [email protected] ning to accept – a principal’s job in Brevard of a possible five by Medicare’s
month will allow the school dis- County when she somehow circumvented state Nursing Home Compare rating
trict to begin healing from the It’s entirely possible, I suppose, that School law last month to arrange an April 16 special system – the worst possible grade
many controversies and scandals Board Vice Chairman Tiffany Justice had no idea meeting at which she urged the other board – when the new ratings were
of the past four years. what Superintendent Mark Rendell was doing, members to accept the superintendent’s offer published last Wednesday.
even though she has been his staunchest sup- to resign in exchange for more than $40,000 in
“I wish Dr. Rendell and his porter and fiercest defender in the district. Consulate Health Care, sued
family all the best in their future CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 for negligence two dozen times
endeavors,” said School Board It’s possible Justice was completely unaware in a decade, and Palm Garden of
member Jacqueline Rosario. “At Vero Beach, facing a spate of law-
this time, it is critical the board suits itself and starting its fourth
remains focused in our efforts to month on the state’s nursing
heal and move the district forward. home watch list, also both got
I have no doubt we will continue one star in the previous ratings.
to be united toward this end.”
Both local nursing homes,
Board member Teri Barenborg part of large for-profit chains,
echoed those sentiments in a ironically are located virtually
short, written statement: “I wish in the shadow of Cleveland Clin-
him the best in his future endeav- ic Indian River – a hospital now
ors and thank him for his service affiliated with the second-best
to our school community over health system in the world, ac-
these past four years.” cording to Newsweek’s just-re-
leased ranking.
The board took a first step in
Pennsylvania-based Consul-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ate is the sixth largest nursing
home chain in the nation and the
INSIDE Vero could opt for law firm instead of city attorney largest in Florida, where six of its
properties, but not the one in
NEWS 1-5 PETS 10 Vero, are on the same state watch
DINING B7 list as Vero’s Palm Garden.
HEALTH 6 GAMES B13
CALENDAR B16 Seven of the Palm Garden
REAL ESTATE 11 By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer out even an interim attorney, Cynthia Everett of Fort Lauderdale, chain’s 14 locations in Florida
B1 [email protected] as the city has been shopping Philip Sherwin of Polk County, received only one or two stars
ARTS around for temporary help to John Turner of the Peterson Law on the Medicare Nursing Home
In a seven-minute meeting with jump in when Assistant City At- Group, which represents the Town Compare site when the new rat-
To advertise call: 772-559-4187 zero discussion, members of the torney Kira Honse leaves to take a of Fort Meyers Beach, and Susan ings came out April 24.
For circulation or where to pick up Vero Beach City Council chose, by position in Daytona. Garrett of Atlanta, who appeared
your issue call: 772-226-7925 written ballot, five finalists to inter- on the ballots of four of the council “Shame on them. It’s not like
view this Friday for the city’s top le- Consultant Colin Baenziger members. they’re mom-and-pop organi-
© 2016 Vero Beach 32963 Media LLC. All rights reserved. gal position vacated last year by the asked council members to choose zations,” said Karen Deigl, who
retirement of City Attorney Wayne five people from the eight appli- Also in the running is an out- sits on the local Hospital District
Coment. cants before them and interview of-the-box applicant, the Winter board. The Hospital District,
between three and five candidates. Park-based Vose Law Firm. Found- which levies taxes to pay for care
One of the finalists is not a per- er Becky Vose is hoping to convince
son, but a law firm. The council decided to meet CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
individually with four attorneys, CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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MY TAKE tice’s efforts on Rendell’s behalf went no- As Rendell’s allies continued their pa- the positions have been.”
where, refusing to accept the superinten- thetic social-media attacks on her, Zorc’s That’s a beautiful sentiment but we
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 dent’s offer or rush into a yes-or-no vote vindication came Friday morning, when,
simply to meet his April 17 deadline. three days after accepting the Brevard job, didn’t hear such talk until after the board
severance pay. the outgoing superintendent told a local voted against extending his contract. So I
Rendell originally asked for $62,545.60 Eventually, nearing the end of the radio audience that he had been “prepar- can’t help but wonder if Rendell, who will
three-hour meeting on April 16, the board ing for this” since August. embark on his third stint as a high school
in severance but dropped his demand to agreed to have its attorney, Suzanne principal next month, decided to take a
$40,000 the day before the meeting. D’Agresta, negotiate a more-palatable That’s when I wrote a column in which career step backwards because he truly
deal that didn’t include the non-dispar- all nine School Board candidates vowed to wants to work with kids again – or because
It’s also possible Justice didn’t know agement clause Rendell wanted. hold Rendell more accountable than the he realized he was dog-paddling in the
Rendell already had agreed to become the previous board and, if elected, rein in the deep end of the pool.
principal at Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior It proved to be a wise move. superintendent’s mostly unchecked pow-
High School while the board awaited his Unable to pressure board members er in our district. Certainly, Rendell’s four years here have
response to its counteroffer last week. into a quick deal – or convince them to been a struggle – so much so that he made
accept his offer of a sizeable, last-minute That’s also when Rendell realized the it impossible for the board to extend his
After all, Justice is a self-proclaimed discount in his severance pay – Rendell makeup of the board would change. contract, which would’ve expired in July
fiscal conservative who often speaks abandoned the negotiations last week, 2020.
of spending taxpayer dollars carefully. when he submitted his resignation and “We saw the primary election and we
There’s no way she would’ve knowingly gave the 30-day notice mandated by his knew the board was going to be different,” There have been too many scandals,
abetted Rendell’s attempt to double-dip contract. He’ll work here through May 24, Rendell said on WTTB-AM’s “Local News investigations, legal challenges, whis-
from the public trough and walk away then start his new job on June 3. Magazine with Bob Soos,” adding that “it tle-blower complaints and other costly
with a lucrative golden parachute when It was, by any measure, the best possi- was not a matter of if, it was a matter of controversies, many of them of his own
he already had another job lined up, right? ble outcome for the district. when” he’d start searching for another job. making.
“We’re getting out of this with the low-
So maybe her curious behavior est cost possible to the district,” Zorc said. “It’s kind of the nature of the business There has been too much turnover – of
throughout this saga – she too often “We’re paying nothing for him to leave, that we’re in,” Rendell told the audience, teachers, support staff and even upper-ti-
sounded more like his agent than his boss and the $25,000 fee we’ll pay to conduct saying board turnover often results in er staffers in the district office – often be-
– was nothing more than ignorance. a search for his replacement is something changes in superintendents. “So we saw cause of the culture of intimidation and
we’d have to pay, anyway – because he was all that coming and definitely prepared retaliation that has been pervasive since
Maybe she was merely gullible, too leaving either way.” for it.” his arrival.
naïve to believe Rendell would dare try to Zorc, who warned the board in March
take from the district’s coffers money he that Rendell’s decision to hire a lawyer was Rendell told Soos and the radio audi- There has been far too much tumult,
didn’t deserve. an “aggressive act” and refused to jump ev- ence he had “made it to the mountaintop” which has taken a toll on almost every
ery time his attorney sent a letter, deserves of public education by rising to the level aspect of the district, including academic
Or maybe she was played. a rousing round of applause for reading the of superintendent, but he wanted to re- performance.
We don’t have Justice’s explanation for situation perfectly, reacting appropriately turn to the principal’s office because he
all this, because calls to her cellphone and and saving the district a pile of cash. missed being on campus and interacting To be sure, Rendell has enjoyed a few
office phone were not returned. with students. successes since being hired here, but not
Whatever the reason, School Board nearly enough.
Chairman Laura Zorc, backed by Jackie “The further I’ve gotten away from the
Rosario and Mara Schiff, made sure Jus- classroom,” he said, “the less-rewarding He has been given plenty of time to fix
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schools in the right direction, but he has pelling drama yet. Under Florida law, the Grace Rehab remains county’s top nursing home
made too little progress. chairman is the only individual School
Board member who may call for a special By A Staff Writer Center’s rehab center overall rating
Worse, he leaves behind a financial and meeting. rose from three stars last year to five
administrative mess. The county’s top nursing homes stars.
However, such meetings also can be shone once again with Grace Rehabil-
“His self-manufactured lack of district called by a majority of the board. itation Center earning a five-star rating Randall Rees, executive director of
leadership is hindering our board respon- overall from Medicare’s Nursing Home the five-star Grace Rehab for the past 10
sibilities,” Zorc said, adding, “He has defi- So how did Justice orchestrate through Compare grading system – the highest years, credits the nursing home’s parent
nitely created an atmosphere of confusion board secretary Nancy Esplen the sched- possible score and in line with its rat- company with giving the local organi-
in our meetings, intentionally or uninten- uling of the April 16 meeting to address ings over the past five years. zation the flexibility to “serve from our
tionally.” and discuss the “mutual separation agree- hearts,” he said.
ment” offer from Rendell’s attorney? Tiny, 24-bed Florida Baptist Retire-
Despite the board members’ lack of ment Center, the only nonprofit nursing “It’s a special company that allows us
experience – Zorc and Justice have put in Nobody seems to know. home in the county, tied with 120-bed to do what we need to do. We try to do
two-plus years of service, while Rosario, Zorc didn’t see any need for the board to Willowbrooke Court at Indian River Es- the right thing every day by the patients.
Barenborg and Schiff are rookies – the rush to a special meeting. Rosario, Schiff tates with four stars each. If we’re taking care of that, the numbers
chairman defended their performance and Barenborg all said they had agreed to fall in line.” 
under difficult circumstances they didn’t attend, but none called for one. Steward Sebastian River Medical
create. Rosario said she asked Esplen which
members called for the meeting, but was NURSING HOME RATINGS examiners. They learned the resident
“The last five months would’ve been told, “I’m not allowed to say.” had not been bathed for “at least three
challenging for a seasoned board,” Zorc Justice, meanwhile, kept quiet until it CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 days,” according to the reports. An-
said. became awkwardly obvious that she – and other patient was found to be lying in
she alone – called for the meeting, where for the poor, tries to keep a close eye “heavily soiled” linens.
One by one, though, the board members she urged the other members to embrace on the various agencies that provide
have addressed the issues put before them, Rendell’s golden parachute deal, saying, “I it. But Deigl said the complexity of The report also cites inadequate
overcoming the Rendell-provoked depar- do believe the terms are reasonable and regulation and oversight would make nurse staffing. Inspectors interviewed
tures of the district’s chief financial officer, should be acceptable to us as a school it hard for local organizations to inter- five certified nursing assistants who
finance director, assistant superintendent board.” vene with nursing homes. said that they were frequently short-
for human resources and a senior accoun- Justice said she spoke to Esplen about staffed.
tant, all in a relatively short time span. calling for the meeting and believed the The Nursing Home Compare on-
secretary would contact the other board site surveys are conducted by Florida’s A registered nurse told an AHCA in-
Rendell’s decision in March to hire an members to ask if they wanted to join her. Agency for Health Care Administra- terviewer that only two nurses were on
attorney, followed by his announcement She said she never asked Esplen to not re- tion, or AHCA. In addition to the AHCA staff per shift on a unit that typically
that he was applying for other jobs, only veal her name. inspections, CMS Nursing Home Com- had 65 residents or more.
added to their challenges – and their angst Could this violation of state law have pare also considers a facility’s level of
– as did Justice’s unwavering and often an- been nothing more than an innocent mis- staffing by calculating the number of The report also alleged Palm Gar-
gry support for the superintendent, even take? Might there have been some mis- nurses available to care for patients at den’s pharmacy “failed to ensure ade-
after his relationship with the board had communication between Justice and Es- any given moment. quate controlled medication reconcil-
become “fractured beyond repair,” as she plen, or between Esplen and Rosario? iation records” for four of 10 residents
put it. Maybe so, but why, then, did no one on At the Vero campuses, Consulate sampled. Inspectors found inconsis-
the board – no one other than Justice – and Palm Garden each had six fire tencies in administering controlled
In one of the more bizarre scenes in re- know who called the meeting? safety violations in the past year, more drugs, with notes of pills being taken
cent weeks, board members were discuss- Better yet: Why was it so important to than twice the state and national aver- out of storage but not administered to
ing at their March 26 meeting Zorc’s rec- Justice to schedule the special meeting ages. Palm Garden had 23 health viola- patients.
ommendation that Rendell be fired this for April 16, the day the Brevard Public tions and Consulate had 16, compared
summer. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, Schools Board posted its agenda for the to the state average of 6.2 and a nation- The same inspection noted smears
Justice chimed in with a motion seeking April 23 meeting at which Rendell’s hiring al average of 7.8. of a “brown substance” on various sur-
to extend the superintendent’s contract to was to be approved? faces including the bathroom floor,
2021. Was it just a coincidence? Online records of Palm Garden in- wall and sink counter. It also noted
It’s possible, I suppose.  spections from January, while redacted rusted metal supports on the toilet,
The motion died, as it should have, in places, referred to a resident in need food waste on the floor, chipped lam-
when no one on the board offered a sec- of help with personal hygiene whose inate exposing disintegrating particle
ond. “foul body odor” drew the attention of board and garbage cans with no liners.

It was the board’s April 16 special meet- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
ing, though, that produced the most com-

SCHOOL BOARD pal at Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School on
June 3.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Rendell had earlier attempted to strong-
moving forward by voting April 23 to join arm the board into signing an agreement
the Florida Association of School Boards, – that he demanded they approve by April
which will help guide the district’s search 17 – to pay him $62,545.60 in order to se-
for an interim superintendent and a new cure his resignation.
permanent superintendent.
That proposed agreement also called for
The FASB was scheduled to meet with the board to pay him for all unused vaca-
the Indian River School Board on May 1 to tion days and prohibited the board from
begin discussing the process. Board Chair- ever making any negative remarks about
man Laura Zorc said her goal is to have an him publicly. That non-disparagement
interim superintendent in place by May 24. clause would have prevented the board
from attributing any financial, legal or aca-
It typically takes 4 to 6 months to hire a demic problems to Rendell in future board
new superintendent. discussions.

In his resignation letter, Rendell wrote: The board rejected his terms during a
“… this letter shall serve as notice that my special meeting on April 16. Since Rendell
employment with the School Board of In- is now resigning voluntarily, the district
dian River County shall end effective May owes him only for some unused vacation
24, 2019.” time, which Zorc estimates will total be-
tween $6,000 and $8,000. 
Rendell will begin his new job as princi-

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NURSING HOME RATINGS cated in downtown Vero, formerly called CITY ATTORNEY SEARCH ities to labor relations to liability and land
Atlantic Care and Rehab, received 2 stars use or zoning law, plus everyday advice on
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 in the latest ratings but is also on the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 government law. The firm proposed a fee of
AHCA watch list. $258,000 per year if the city keeps a parale-
Of late, Palm Garden has seen a spike in city officials to farm out its entire legal de- gal, $336,000 if the city does not have a staff
lawsuits. Court records show it is a defen- The citation dates to September and partment to her firm. This year, the city bud- paralegal. Vose offered a list of 111 city and
dant in three actions alleging negligence, falls under a requirement to have a written geted $539,000 for the staff and operations of county governments it has represented, in-
all filed since February. emergency management plan, updated the City Attorney’s Office, plus expenses for cluding the City of Cocoa Beach, Orlando,
annually and tested semi-annually, with outside legal counsel related to labor nego- Deltona, Clay County and Brooksville.
A fourth suit alleging medical malprac- results reported to the state’s healthcare tiations, liability claims and work on utility
tice was filed in May 2018. In that case, a emergency. Interviewers on site in August and police matters, those bills scattered in When it comes down to money, Everett of
licensed practice nurse at Palm Garden determined that there was no documen- various places in the different department Fort Lauderdale seems the most out of Vero’s
was arrested on felony neglect charges tation that an emergency plan had been and enterprise fund budgets. league, with a current salary of $237,000, but
after a resident died of internal bleeding; approved, and that a plan had been sent the consultant said all the applicants had
the charges were quickly dropped though in late. That watch status has not been ap- The Vose Law Firm estimates it could save indicated they would work for what Vero is
the lawsuit is on-going. pealed. Calls were not returned at press the city substantial money by having a flat willing to pay, which is substantially low-
time by Consulate or Palm Garden man- fee, which would include access to its five er. When the city advertised the position in
Another Vero nursing home, 110-bed agement.  attorneys of various specialties from util- 2012 the advertised salary was $120,000 plus
Sea Breeze Rehab and Nursing Center lo- health benefits and pension. Garrett of At-
lanta currently earns $165,000 and Sherwin
makes $94,400. Turner declined to list his
salary.

Former mayor Harry Howle said after the
meeting that he was pleased with the choic-
es the consultant brought to the table. “The
group of candidates we have to choose from
for a replacement of our lead city attorney is
a good one,” Howle said. All applicants have
their own experience and expertise in areas
that could be helpful to any municipality. We
really didn’t have any that were poor appli-
cants but some stood out above the pack.”

With regard to outsourcing Vero’s legal ser-
vices to a firm, Howle said after the meeting
that he’s definitely willing to give it a shot.

“There was one option to choose outside
council to act as our council, effectively elim-
inating the law department at city hall. This
group, the Vose group, had high praise from
municipalities currently using their services.
It’s also estimated they could save the city
somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,000
per year,” Howle said. “It’s likely we’d keep one
paralegal on board but not necessary. Hearing
that, this is my choice. If council doesn’t agree
with this, there is one candidate, I believe, that
stands out above the rest.”

Regarding the proposal from the Vose
Law Firm, Baenziger told the council in the
meeting backup that he did not conduct
an exhaustive background check on all five
members of the firm like he did on the indi-
vidual applicants, but that he did research
the licenses of the attorneys and the reputa-
tion and performance of the firm.

Vero is also searching for top manager to
replace retiring City Manager Jim O’Connor,
and that process is moving forward with
Baenziger also conducting the search and
background checks. City Clerk Tammy Bur-
sick said that on May 21, the City Council
is scheduled to narrow down the list of city
manager applicants to five. “Then on May 30
there will be a reception at the Riverhouse
from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. to meet the appli-
cants.”

The next morning on May 31, the council
members will meet one-on-one with the ap-
plicants, followed by a special call meeting at
1 p.m. “so the Council can talk to all of the
applicants at the same time and maybe a de-
cision will be made at that meeting.” If not,
the matter will be placed on the June 4 coun-
cil agenda for a vote. 

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New osteoporosis drug, service brighten patients’ prospects

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer “fracture liaison service.”
[email protected] It is a service that is sorely needed, ac-

At the beginning of April a new osteopo- cording to Coren, and he says it didn’t take
rosis drug from Amgen grabbed headlines all that much convincing.
nationwide when the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration approved its use for a select Right now, all Vero Orthopaedics pa-
group of patients. tients who come into the hospital with a
fractured hip or pelvis are offered a “con-
But there is even bigger osteoporosis sultation” on osteoporosis by Coren, along
news – locally, anyway – that comes from with treatment if needed, but he wants to do
Dr. Seth Coren of the Osteoporosis and more. He wants to offer those consultations
Bone Health Center at Vero Orthopaedics, and treatments to prevent future fractures
who has convinced Cleveland Clinic Indi- to all such patients at the hospital, whether
an River Hospital to launch what he calls a they’re Vero Orthopaedics patients or not.

Dr. Seth Coren.

PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

“In the past,” Coren continues, “I hadn’t back with another broken hip in the next
gotten any support from the [hospital] ad- year or two.”
ministration to expand this to the general
population,” but, he says, Cleveland Clinic “If you come into the hospital with a
has stepped up. heart attack, before you leave, there is a
checklist,” Coren says. “You have to have
The hospital’s new management said, beta blockers, you have to have this, you
“Yes. Let’s do this. This is part of treating have to have that.” In his eyes patients with
patients.” osteoporosis-related bone fractures de-
serve the same kind of precautionary treat-
“We’re now in the process of creating a ment and education.
fracture liaison service. That’s so import-
ant. Only about 15 percent of the people And speaking of precautionary treat-
who break their hip are evaluated and ment, let’s get back to that new osteoporosis
treated for osteoporosis after their initial drug, which is known as “Evenity” or “ro-
fracture, and statistics show there is a sig- mosozumab.”
nificant risk of a second or even third frac-
ture within one or two years of the first,” if The New York Times calls it “the first
the underlying condition of osteoporosis is new treatment approach for osteoporosis
not treated. in nearly two decades,” but Coren, a stickler
for detail, singles out what he calls an error
“So,” says Coren, “we’re now in the pro- in the Times report.
cess of creating assistance where, not only
do patients get treated appropriately for The Times wrote: “Standard treatments,
their broken hip, but [we educate and use drugs called bisphosphonates, stop the
specific medications] so they don’t come loss of bone but do not build it.” Coren says
that’s not altogether true.

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He says existing medications including Healthcare task force tackles opioid addiction in county
Forteo, Tymlos, Fosamax, Boniva and Pro-
lia “do help you build bone. They just do it By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer ‘... patients treated with medication
in a different method.” [email protected] are more likely to remain in
therapy compared to patients
In any case, in two large clinical trials, If you think Vero Beach somehow
patients given Evenity as a once-monthly dodged the nationwide opioid epidem- receiving treatment that did not
injection saw impressive increases in their ic, just spend a few minutes with Anne include medication.’
bone density. Posey, administrative director of the Be-
havioral Health Center at the Cleveland – National Institutes of Health
But Coren warns it is not a panacea. And Clinic Indian River Hospital.
it’s not without risk.
She’ll quickly convince you otherwise.
As the FDA reports, “Evenity may in- It is true that Indian River County
crease the risk of heart attack, stroke and doesn’t rank in the top 10 for drug over-
cardiovascular death, so it’s important to dose deaths in Florida – Palm Beach,
carefully select patients for this therapy, Brevard and Okeechobee counties all
which includes avoiding use in patients do – but that’s not much consolation for
who have had a heart attack or stroke with- thousands of local residents who have
in the previous year.” been impacted by opioid addiction.
Meanwhile, St. Lucie County saw its
Evenity is currently approved only for opioid-related death toll triple between
post-menopausal women who have not 2014 and 2016, according to the Treasure
suffered a heart attack or stroke in the past Coast Regional Planning Council, and it
year and have “a history of osteoporotic is still increasing today.
fractures or multiple risk factors for frac- The opioid problem in Florida is so
tures, or those who have failed or are in- pervasive, according to Posey, that a
tolerant to other osteoporosis therapies,” healthcare task has been formed to com-
according to the FDA. bat the crisis.
Posey says she is working with Vic-
That’s just fine by Coren. To him, the new ki Soule at Treasure Coast Communi-
drug is “just one piece of the puzzle and a ty Health, Carrie Maynard-Lester with
tool.” Substance Awareness Center, Houston
Park with Southeast Florida Behavior-
“I’m not a big fan of rushing into new al Health and others in the task force to
medications,” he adds. evaluate and implement new treatment
approaches here.
“If you come in with mild osteoporosis, Why are new opioid addiction ap-
do I want to put you on this drug? Probably proaches needed?
not. Now, in three years, after we have some In part because many of today’s opi-
more experience with it, then I may say this oids aren’t, strictly speaking, opioids
is what we do first.” anymore.
The Hazelden-Betty Ford Foundation
Probably the best news about Evenity explains.
is that Medicare likely will pay most of the The term “opioid” originally applied
nearly $19,000 cost that 12 months’ worth of only to medications made from nat-
injections costs. ural opium poppies and to the illegal
drug, heroin, but in 1996 Purdue Phar-
The FDA says the “effects of the Evenity ma began manufacturing OxyContin
wanes after 12 doses,” so its use is for one in the United States. By 2001 it was the
year only, before patients have to switch to best-selling synthetic narcotic pain re-
other medications. liever in the country.

If things go the way Coren hopes, his CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Indi-
an River Hospital in developing a hospi-
tal-wide fracture liaison service will con-
tinue far longer than just 12 months, lasting
until, someday, osteoporosis can finally be
cured or prevented entirely.

Dr. Seth Coren is with the Osteoporosis and
Bone Health Center at Vero Orthopaedics/
Neurology at 1155 35th Lane in Vero Beach.
The phone number is 772-569-2330. 

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Anne Posey. Only five days.
In response, Posey and the task force
“By 2004 OxyContin had become PHOTO: KAILA JONES have turned to what NIH calls “a whole
a leading drug of abuse in the United patient” approach known as MAT, or
States,” according to the National In- Medication Assisted Treatment, because,
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representatives to carry the message [to py compared to patients receiving treat-
prescribing physicians] that the risk of ment that did not include medication.”
addiction was less than 1 percent.” “From an evidence standpoint,” Posey
explains, “it’s the treatment of choice.”
That just wasn’t true. Not for Oxy- MAT, Posey explains, is not just replac-
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Bonz makes the scene with pair of show-biz stars

Hi Dog Buddies! PHOTO: KAILA JONES Myrtle & Frankie “Dad rescued me in 2018. After me an
my famly moved to New York from Israel,
OMG, you pooches! I am SO excited! rical Animals. The Human in Charge, Bill in’; clappin’; cellphones; humans un- they couldn’t keep me, so they took me to
I innerviewed my first musical theater Berloni, is our Dad. Mom is Dorothy and wrapping those liddle coughdrop thingys. the Humane Society. I was one anna half.
stars this week, AN saw their show, “Le- Jenna’s our human sis. All us Theatrical An learn to respond the same way every I loved meeting Frankie an my other new
gally Blonde,” over at Riverside! Frankie’s a Animals live on their big farm in Cuh-ned- time to what us actors call Qs. Dad treats brothers an sisters, an I love the farm. We
chihuahua and he plays the part of Bruis- di-cut. Dad’s an actor an also a Behavior us with respect an patience. He uses what run an play an bark an nobody fusses. Dad
er; and Myrtle, a bulldog, plays Rufus. An Consultant for the Humane Society of New humans call ‘positive reinforcement.’ That says I’m perfect to play Rufus, which is a
(THIS is SO Cool Kibbles) they are both York. He’s been rescuing pooches for 42 means pats, treats and TLC. The humans cross-gender part. I just have to explore my
Rescues! human years an giving ’em a wunnerful life we act with also have to learn to give our inner Dude. ‘Legally Blonde’ is my profes-
in show business, so everybuddy will see Qs. Rochelle teaches them for this show. sional acting debut! I’m so thrilled! An I just
I met ’em at Star Suites, a bran new that rescue dogs can be stars. We even had After nine years touring, I hold the record wanna give a big Woof Out to all my frens
place where the human an animal actors a Discovery Network Reality Show, ‘From for doing more performances of ‘Legally for supporting me!”
stay when they’re doin’ a Riverside show. Wags to Riches,’ back in 2015. But I digress. Blonde’ than any other pooch or human
Me, my assistant, Frankie, Myrtle an their actor.” “What’s your pre-show routine?”
human sat on snazzy blue couches on the “I’m basically a happy guy, kinda barky, “Before heading to the theatre, we rest in
pool patio. and I’d been left at the Meridian Humane “Shut the doghouse door!” our fabulous suite, with Rochelle,” Frankie
Society. I was hangin’ out, waitin’ for what- “I KNOW. Cool Kibbles, right? On stage, replied. “At the theatre, we have our own
“I’m spokespooch cuz I’m a showbiz vet- ever was next (if I ever made it outta there), I’m all Bruiser. Back home, I’m just plain dressing room. Rochelle helps us set out
eran,” said Frankie, a happy, good-lookin’ when Dad spotted me an knew I’d be per- Frankie.” costumes an water stations, and pre-set
leading-dog. “This is our fren Rochelle fect as Bruiser in the 2010 national l tour “When he’s playin’ with other pooch- treats. Forty-five minutes before curtain,
Scudder. She’s in the show too, an she takes of ‘Legally Blonde.’ Seriously? At first, I es, he does this funny thing,” said Myrtle. everybody warms up on stage. I practice
care of us. This young lady is Myrtle.” thought he was nuts. “He turns around an gives ’em a big karate my lap jump and do my ‘Bark on Q’ vocal
kick, I guess to show who the alpha in the warm-up.”
Myrtle was supercute, white and hon- “At the farm I met dozens of pooch per- room is.” “I practice my big scene where I run
ey-colored coat, short, an silky sweet, formers. Rescues like me. An my life was Frankie rolled his eyes. straight across the stage, fast as I can,” said
smushy face; an this a-DOR-ubble under- changed forever. Home base is Dad’s an “So, can I tell about me?” Myrtle asked. Myrtle. “The audience totally loves me.”
bite. Did I mention she was really cute? Mom’s house on the farm, when we’re not “Sure, kid. Go for it,” said Frankie. “That they do,” Frankie agreed. “Years
touring. We have our own packs, usually ago, I got so excited in my bark scene I
“A great pleasure,” I said, grinning at according to which shows we’re doing. An DON’T BE SHY toppled right over. But I bounced back up.
Myrtle like a Doof. “I loved your show. Ma- our sizes. Didn’t miss a beat. The show must go on!”
jorly Awesome Dog Biscuits! Maybe you We are always looking for pets “Tell me about the costumes.”
two would do me the honor of signing my “After we get use to our new home an with interesting stories. “I’ve got five changes: pink collar; ar-
notebook.” the other pooches, The Bonding Process gyle sweater for Harvard; pink parka for
starts. We learn to trust Dad and unner- To set up an interview, email Thanksgiving break; tie for the courtroom;
“No prob, Bonz,” Frankie said. stand he’s In Charge. Then comes the act- [email protected]. pink bow and bedazzled jumpsuit for the
“I’d be happy to drool on it,” Myrtle of- ing classes. We learn to not be distracted by finale.”
fered. “This is my first innerview! It’s SO anything when we’re working – like laugh- “He gets the cool outfits,” said Myrtle. “I
Cool Kibbles! Are you gonna take my pick- have a studded collar and a harness. But
shur? Is my collar on straight? Am I drool- that’s show biz.”
ing?” Heading home, I still had stars in my eyes.
“Relax, Kid! You look pooch-perfect!” I was thinking how cool Theatrical Animals
Frankie turned to me. “I took her under is to use all rescue dogs. It gives those pooch-
my wing since we were gonna be co-stars. es pawsome new lives so they can carry the
Gave her a few showbiz tips. Don’t play banner that rescues can do ANYTHING if
Minneapolis at Christmas; hold out for somebody gives ’em that big break.
the good treats; no pictures till the light’s
right.” The Bonz
He curled up next to my assistant and
began their tale.
“We work for a comp-nee called Theat-

Community’s ‘family vibe’
sets Lexington Place home apart

398 Lexington Ave. SW in Lexington Place: 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,511-square-foot home
offered for $229,000 by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services listing agent Steve Owen: 772-473-0828.

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Community’s ‘family vibe’ sets Lexington Place home apart

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer “It has such a family vibe,” she said of sic out on their lawns and set up tables for was built in 2006, was the perfect fit for
[email protected] the gated neighborhood. “It’s so cute.” handing out the sweets. At least one had a the Hollimans. The open concept and split
margarita stand for the grownups to enjoy. floor plan afforded the grownups their own
When the Holliman family began their After they moved in, the young family oasis while Henry got the other side of the
search for a Vero Beach home, coming quickly began to meet neighbors during “We fell in love,” Suzanne said. house, where there are two bedrooms and
from cold, northern Dayton, Ohio, they daily walks with their 3-year-old son, Hen- The family closed on their 1,511-square- a bathroom – one room for his bedroom,
scoured just about every neighborhood ry, and their golden retriever, Sadie. Henry foot home with a fenced back yard and fire the other for a playroom.
before landing on Lexington Place. has memorized all the makes and mod- pit in 2017, and has been very happy there.

They must have looked at as many as 50 els of vehicles in the neighborhood and “It was instant,” Suzanne said of her “It’s his domain,” Suzanne said.
homes, according to Suzanne Holliman, is quick to point out what’s sitting in the family’s decision to buy in Lexington Place. The house features tiled floors with the
who wasn’t sure at first how she felt about driveways. “It’s the perfect amount of space for us.” exception of the bedrooms, which have new
homeowner associations or living in a sub- carpet. Everything has been professionally
division; that was all foreign to her. “That’s a thing we’ve become known for,” But now, Blake Holliman’s career is tak- cleaned. The kitchen has updated cabinets
Suzanne said as Henry beamed with pride. ing them back to the Dayton area. and the water heater has been replaced.
But when they drove into Lexington
Place, north of Oslo Road, it began to feel They also learned their first Halloween The 3-bedroom, 2-bath house, which
right. in Vero that Lexington Place is the place
to go trick-or-treating. Families play mu-

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The great room/family room is the first suite – a calming oasis for the Hollimans. separated by a glass-enclosed shower. The next door. The easement is too small for a
you enter when coming through either the The bedroom has a large window that water closet features a well-placed win- home to be built – so the Hollimans have
front door or garage. That spacious room overlooks the lush backyard. dow to allow both natural light and ven- enjoyed privacy and quiet.
opens into the dining room and the kitch- tilation. It’s tucked away behind a pocket
en. Anyone prepping meals or cleaning up The en suite is a few steps down a short door, saving floor space. “The house has been so good to us,” Su-
can still participate in conversation. And hall flanked by his and hers closets. Su- zanne said. “It’s hard to say goodbye.”
true multi-taskers can handle pots on the zanne claimed the walk-in closet while Henry will miss playing lizard-catcher
stove while also switching loads of laundry Blake took the other. in the backyard and keeping a keen eye out Though it means packing up and mov-
in the washer and dryer, conveniently lo- for black racers slithering along the fence ing – again – the family is excited to head
cated within the kitchen. “He’s a sport,” she said, noting that his line at the rear of the lot. The yard backs up north where Henry will get to experience
closet is big enough to handle her hus- to a conservation easement that separates snow. They are an active family of snow-
Behind the great room is the master band’s needs. Lexington Place from the neighborhood boarders and skiers, two activities not
available in sub-tropical Vero Beach. 
The master bathroom has two vanities,

FEATURES FOR 398 LEXINGTON AVE. SW, VERO BEACH

Neighborhood: Lexington Place
Lot size: 54 feet by 135 feet

Construction: Concrete block and stucco
Year built: 2006

Size: 1,511 square feet under air
Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 2
Additional features: New carpet, professionally cleaned floors,
kitchen cupboards updated, recently replaced water heater,
split-floor plan, open concept, in-kitchen laundry, stainless
steel appliances, fenced backyard with raised brick fire pit and
sitting wall, gated community, sidewalks, HOA covers lawn care
Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Listing agent: Steve Owen, 772-473-0828

Listing price: $229,000

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: APRIL 22 THROUGH APRIL 26

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

The last full week of April saw a great roar of activity on the mainland real estate market, as 47
single-family residences and lots changed hands (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the home at 7634 S Polo Grounds Lane, first
listed last September for $699,000, sold for $690,000 on April 24.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Brian Lieberman of Keller Williams Realty of
Vero Beach. Representing the buyer was agent Steven Hildebrandt of IRRE Group.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$690,000
VERO BEACH 7634 S POLO GROUNDS LN 9/6/2018 $699,000 4/24/2019 $662,000
SEBASTIAN 12507 ROSELAND RD 9/16/2018 $749,000 4/22/2019 $470,000
SEBASTIAN 13805 N INDIAN RIVER DR 2/11/2019 $499,000 4/23/2019 $378,000
VERO BEACH 5220 W HARBOR VILLAGE DR #203 1/23/2019 $405,000 4/24/2019 $368,000
VERO BEACH 807 CAROLINA CIR SW 1/18/2019 $399,000 4/23/2019 $327,000
VERO BEACH 4015 12TH ST SW 3/25/2019 $359,000 4/24/2019 $310,000
VERO BEACH 5353 ANTIGUA CIR 1/29/2019 $319,900 4/26/2019 $290,000
VERO BEACH 4864 N NEWPORT ISLAND DR #19C 10/31/2018 $317,000 4/22/2019 $285,000
SEBASTIAN 779 CARNATION DR 3/14/2019 $289,900 4/26/2019 $284,500
SEBASTIAN 609 ALBATROSS TER 3/11/2019 $289,000 4/24/2019 $283,000
VERO BEACH 2801 10TH AVE 2/7/2019 $295,500 4/22/2019 $265,000
SEBASTIAN 419 CONCHA DR 3/11/2019 $265,000 4/25/2019 $265,000
SEBASTIAN 146 PORT ROYAL CT 2/14/2019 $275,000 4/25/2019 $262,500
VERO BEACH 1835 BRIDGEPOINTE CIR UNIT#20 1/23/2019 $289,000 4/24/2019 $240,000
SEBASTIAN 610 NOBLES ST 3/1/2019 $249,000 4/25/2019 $239,000
VERO BEACH 5195 COMPASS POINTE CIR 1/6/2019 $249,000 4/22/2019 $229,000
VERO BEACH 1896 17TH PL SW 3/11/2019 $229,000 4/26/2019 $225,000
SEBASTIAN 819 ROSELAND RD 3/7/2019 $225,000 4/22/2019 $222,000
SEBASTIAN 1220 LARKSPUR ST 7/19/2018 $249,000 4/24/2019 $220,000
VERO BEACH 5010 HARMONY CIR UNIT#204 2/4/2019 $252,000 4/23/2019 $210,000
VERO BEACH 5080 3RD MNR 2/1/2019 $244,900 4/24/2019 $205,000
VERO BEACH 3463 63RD SQ 10/20/2018 $240,000 4/22/2019 $200,000
VERO BEACH 2551 BUENA VISTA BLVD 2/15/2019 $225,000 4/22/2019 $194,000
VERO BEACH 1872 EASTHAMPTON TER 2/22/2019 $198,000 4/24/2019 $190,500
VERO BEACH 6470 OXFORD CIR UNIT#101A 3/14/2019 $202,800 4/26/2019 $190,000
VERO BEACH 946 5TH DR 8/24/2018 $220,000 4/26/2019 $187,000
VERO BEACH 443 LEXINGTON AVE SW 12/5/2018 $234,900 4/24/2019 $185,000
VERO BEACH 1756 36TH AVE 2/17/2019 $200,000 4/25/2019 $183,500
SEBASTIAN 963 S EASY ST 3/15/2019 $184,900 4/26/2019 $182,500
VERO BEACH 7960 ASCOT PL 1/20/2019 $239,000 4/23/2019

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

12507 Roseland Rd, Sebastian 13805 N Indian River Dr, Sebastian

Listing Date: 9/16/2018 Listing Date: 2/11/2019
Original Price: $749,000 Original Price: $499,000
Sold: 4/22/2019 Sold: 4/23/2019
Selling Price: $662,000 Selling Price: $470,000
Listing Agent: Susan Maitner Listing Agent: Becky Boncek

Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise Selling Agent: RE/MAX Crown Realty

Susan Maitner Jim Belanger

Coldwell Banker Paradise Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

5220 W Harbor Village Dr Unit #203, Vero Beach 807 Carolina Cir SW, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 1/23/2019 Listing Date: 1/18/2019
Original Price: $405,000 Original Price: $399,000
Sold: 4/24/2019 Sold: 4/23/2019
Selling Price: $378,000 Selling Price: $368,000
Listing Agent: Lyndal Hill Listing Agent: Beth Livers

Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida

Diane DeFrancisci Beth Livers

Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Florida

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ART FEST AT MUSEUM OPIOID ADDICTION CHILL & GRILL
Adam Schnell.
Coming Up!
PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
VERO’S SCHOLASTIC
MUSICAL STARS TO
‘SWING’ INTO ACTION

By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 These kids are really, really
good. A couple of Vero Beach
high and middle school musical
groups present spring concerts this
week – the Vero Beach High School
Jazz Band Thursday, May 2; and the
VBHS and Gifford Middle School
orchestras, Sunday, May 5. If you’re
already familiar with the level of
musicianship these young people
have reached, you know what I mean
when I say that listening to what they
have accomplished is an absolute joy
and so worth your time and support.
The Jazz Band’s “Swing into Spring”
concert and the combined orches-
tras’ “Pops Concert” will both take
place at the VBHS Performing Arts
Center. Times: 7 p.m. Tickets, $6 and
$12. 772-564-5537.

2 Bowties and Broadway stars:
Bowties will again be the acces-
sory of choice this Sunday, May 5, at
what is widely considered the most
lavish and eagerly anticipated al fresco
party of the season – the May Pops Con-
cert – celebrating its 30th year support-
ing (now) Cleveland Clinic Indian River
Hospital. On the expansive grounds of
the Indian River County Fairgrounds,
Maestro Christopher Confessore, the
wonderful Brevard Symphony Orches-
tra and a pair of Broadway stars, Alli
Mauzey and William Michals, will de-

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‘Still’ the one:
Athena Society
to buy Goldberg painting PAGE B2

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‘Still’ the one: Athena Society to buy Goldberg painting

By Ellen Fischer | Columnist PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
[email protected]

The Athena Society at the Vero Beach Mu-
seum of Art has voted. On April 12, the group,
95 member households strong, met over an
elegant dinner at the museum to decide on
which one of four paintings – vetted by the
museum’s director, curator and collections
committee – to purchase for the VBMA per-
manent collection.

The winner was “Still Life with Onion
Rolls,” a 1956 abstract expressionist painting
by Michael Goldberg offered by the Michael
Rosenfeld Gallery in New York, currently on
display in the museum’s main hallway. When
you see it, don’t fret if you can’t find the onion
rolls in the over 6-foot tall, 6-foot wide oil on
canvas. The title is a red herring.

As executive director Brady Roberts ex-
plains, “You can see it’s a nature-based
abstraction, like a Willem de Kooning or a
Joan Mitchell. It’s got a little Arshile Gorky in
the drippy, thinner parts, but then he’s got
that area (in the composition’s right side) of
bubble gum pink. When I look at that color,
it makes me think of later Phillip Guston.
That’s just painting about painting. That’s
not a reference to anything other than bub-
ble gum. That’s just a pure painting color.”

In other words, nothing you might think

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“Family Reunion,” a Rockwellesque depiction ethe privilege of selecting this year’s purchase.
of a family dinner honoring a soldier home This year the cost of any one of the prof-
on leave, and Sam Gilliam’s 1980 “King of
Prussia,” a large, aggressively textural abstract fered paintings precluded a second purchase;
painting, were on offer from Robert Boos of the Goldberg, however, emptied the account
New York. “Desert Towers” of 1937, a haunting for this year and will dip into the funds allot-
depiction of solitude by American surrealist ted for next year’s selection.
George Copeland Ault, was offered by Debra
Force Fine Art, also in New York. A label displayed next to “Still Life with
Onion Rolls” explained to the society’s mem-
“You’ve got two big, powerful abstract bers that, if that painting won the vote, the
statements and two representational state- addition funds needed to purchase it, “ap-
ments of very different nature,” says Roberts. proximately $150,000,” would come from
part of the funds the Athena Society would
Alas, this year the Athena Society had only raise for 2020.
enough funds to purchase one of the works.
To understand what kind of spending power Is this a major acquisition for the museum?
was available for the 2019 selection, consider “Yes,” says Roberts. “What we are look-
that the society’s 95 member households paid ing for, what I would like to see come out
$5,000 each – a grand total of $625,000 – for of this process, are cornerstone pieces” for

CONTINUED ON PAGE B4

Michael Goldberg:
‘Still Life with Onion Rolls.’

PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

Doris Lee: ‘Family Reunion.’

you see in this painting is what it is about. The “It’s a great gesture painting,” says Roberts.
subject of the painting, hidden in plain sight, Goldberg learned from the best. Based in
is painting itself. New York City, he studied under esteemed ab-
stract painter Hans Hofmann, and talked art
A didactic label next to it advises that the with Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Jackson
work’s “outbursts of paint strokes and colors Pollock and Franz Kline; he was a generation-
indicate Goldberg’s interest in the physicality al peer of Joan Mitchell, Alfred Leslie and Sam
of the act of painting.” Francis.
Roberts notes that while the style of “Still
In 1958 the artist described the act of Life with Onion Rolls” may put you in mind of
painting as “a life and death proposition.” some of those names, Goldberg’s work is ulti-
He refers to a phenomenon well known by mately nobody’s but his own.
painters determined to break ground, rath- Three other paintings, all by Americans,
er than merely cover it. Those artists will were also considered for purchase this year.
tell you that at a certain point in its devel- They can hardly be considered losers; any one
opment, a painting can take on a life – or of them would be a significant addition to the
rather, a will of its own. After that, painting collection.
and the painter engage in a battle over the Says Roberts, “You never know when some
artistic outcome. When it is a large paint- patron saint is going to swoop in and say, ‘I
ing, a major work, the contest looks like was totally disappointed with the result of the
something between an Apache dance and vote, and I think this (or that) painting needs
a prizefight. The match ends in a draw (not to stay here.’”
good), a crash and burn (not good), or, as Two of those paintings, Doris Lee’s 1942
“Still Life with Onion Rolls” attests, a mas-
terpiece.

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George Copeland Ault: ‘Desert Towers.’

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B3 between willing buyers and sellers.
With the Athena Society’s help, the VBMA
the collection.
For a small museum, buying art is “part might be able to acquire, say, an early de
Kooning or Motherwell, but those artists’
chess game. (Art) has emotional impact; pre-World War II efforts look nothing like the
you can’t help but feel that. But you have to paintings for which they are known, says Rob-
be analytical and strategic about the whole erts. He notes that Goldberg’s “Still Life with
thing too,” he says, adding that how best to Onion Rolls,” on the other hand, is a major
employ the museum’s finite resources is the painting by a celebrated second-generation
question. abstract expressionist. He calls the painting
“a rare thing to see”: a large painting execut-
It is “almost impossible” for the museum ed “right in the heart of” the Abstract Expres-
to afford to buy a great abstract painting by a sionist era, with a sterling exhibition history.
first-generation abstract artist, Roberts says. The latter includes its display in the “Young
America 1957: Thirty American Painters and
A look at recent auction records for major Sculptors under thirty-five” exhibition at the
mid-century works backs up that assertion. Whitney Museum of American Art.

In November 2018, an iconic de Kooning, Goldberg died in 2007 at the age of 83 af-
“Woman as Landscape” (c. 1954-1955), sold ter a long career as an abstract painter and
at Christie’s New York for a tad less than $69 teacher. In addition to the Vero Beach Muse-
million. In the same month, that auction um of Art, his work has been collected by the
house sold a modestly sized (36 5/8 inches Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y., the
x 25 5/8 inches) Jackson Pollack drip paint- Baltimore Museum of Art, the Hirschhorn
ing, “Composition with Red Strokes” (1950) Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washing-
for almost $55.5 million. The last time a sig- ton, D.C., the Walker Art Center in Minnesota,
nificant Kline sold at Christie’s was in 2012, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and New
when an untitled 1957 painting sold for $4.5 York City’s Museum of Modern Art, Solomon
million. And those were public sales. Infor- R. Guggenheim Museum and Whitney Muse-
mation about private sales of valuable paint- um of American Art. 
ings is, well, private. It is safe to say, howev-
er, that rare paintings by top tier artists are
bought and sold for many millions on the q.t.

Sam Gilliam:
‘King of Prussia.’

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 1 A tribute to John Williams, Sunday at VBHS Performing Arts Center. tries to get everyone else’s life back on track
3 May 7 at Vero Beach Theatre Guild. when she’s the one who really needs help.
light celebrants with a thrilling menu of mel- During six months of conversation, misadven-
odies from the Great White Way. According to 5 Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo at King Center this Sunday. ture and liquid refreshment, the four learn a lot
the event promo, among her numerous roles about themselves, each other, and the value of
and awards, Mauzey appeared on Broadway friendship. Filled with laughter, says the Guild
as Glinda in the 10th Anniversary company of promo, “The Savannah Sipping Society” is joy-
“Wicked,” which she also performed to critical ful and surprisingly touching. Curtain: Tues-
acclaim on the first national tour and in the days, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays – 7:30
San Francisco company, and has performed p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. Tickets:
in several concerts with symphony orches- $30; students, half price. 772-562-8300.
tras across the country and abroad, including
playing Ellie in “Show Boat” with the New York 4 Widely hailed as one of the greatest com-
Philharmonic, and the title role in “Cinderella” positions in musical history, according
with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Con- to Wikipedia, J.S. Bach’s B Minor Mass was one
cert baritone Michals made his Broadway de- of the composer’s last compositions, and was
but as “The Beast” in Disney’s “Beauty and the never performed in its entirety in his lifetime.
Beast,” and recently appeared in the landmark It will be performed this Saturday, May 4, at
revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South the King Center in Melbourne, by the Brevard
Pacific” at Lincoln Center. He has played nu- Community Chorus, including the concert
merous leadings roles on and off-Broadway choir from Eastern Florida State College, and
and in national tours, including as Captain accompanied by players from the Brevard
von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” and Billy Symphony Orchestra. Professional soloists
Flynn in Kander and Ebb’s “Chicago.” Wheth- will be sopranos Mary Anne Kruger and Amy
er you BYO picnic or partake of the lavish VIP Cofield; mezzo-soprano Eliza Dopira; tenor Jo-
spread, May Pops is always a totally delightful seph Regan, tenor; and baritone Michael Hix.
way to spend a late spring afternoon. Time: A truly exceptional experience for lovers of the
gates open for picnickers and VIP reception, genre, this massive choral work, still frequent-
3:30 p.m.; performance, 5:30 p.m. Admission: ly performed and recorded, will be under the
lawn, $30; VIP, $225. 772-226-4960. baton of Dr. Robert E. Lamb, professor of mu-
sic, and director of choral activities for Eastern
3 Let’s raise a glass to the ladies of the Florida State College. Time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets:
“Savannah Sipping Society,” who, you adults, $25; seniors and active military, $20;
can be sure, will be raising a glass (or so) of children or college students with valid student
their own. Opening on the Vero Beach The- ID, $8. 321-242-2219.
atre Guild stage this coming Tuesday, May 7,
for a two-week run, this comedy is about how 5 Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo have been
four Southern women, each needing to es- making music together since they met
cape from the soul-sucking sameness of their back in a little rehearsal room at SIR Studios in
daily routines, who are, says dramatists.com, New York City. Since then, as bandmates, lov-
“drawn together by Fate and an impromp- ers and spouses, “the romance between them
tu happy hour,” and determined to find the remains one of rock’s great love stories,” ac-
enthusiasm for life they’ve lost. Workaholic cording to ultimateclassicrock.com. And you
perfectionist Randa is dealing with a career can see them – still together, still making music
derailment that “reveals she has no life and no like no other – this Sunday, May 5 at the King
clue how to get one.” Dot faces starting over Center in Melbourne, a one-night stop on their
all alone, after her husband’s sudden death. 40th anniversary multi-city tour, “Pat Benatar
Marlafaye is a mouthy, earthy Texan who has and Neil Giraldo: AVery Intimate Acoustic Eve-
“blasted into Savannah” after her no-good ning,” thrilling fans at every opportunity, no
hubby bailed with a young dental hygienist. doubt. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $43.50. 321-242-
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Licensed & Insured 38th annual Children’s Art Festival, a free, local students. The Middle School Best in
family-friendly event oozing with exciting Show was awarded to Sebastian Bois, sev-
hands-on activities and performances for enth grade, for “Smushy Face,” and at the
all to enjoy. High School level to Alexis Kolesnik, 12th
grade, for “Beach Still Life.”
In the studios children painted, mold-
ed and designed to their hearts’ content, “The art leaders in the community re-
creating faux stained glass to tie in to the ally were interested in introducing art
museum’s Victorian Radicals: From the to children,” said VBMA volunteer Toni
Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Move- Hamner, remembering back to the inau-
ment exhibition, on display through May gural event in 1981, before the museum
5. In the gallery, docents discussed se- was even built. The then “art in a tent”
lected pieces while children viewed the event was hosted by the Alliance for the
paintings through specially made binoc- Arts to elicit interest in the creation of a
ulars and played the ukulele to mimic the community museum. Today the festival
“Musica” painting. attracts nearly 4,000 children and fami-
lies.
A giant board game had youngsters
dancing like an octopus, chomping like a “Families really want to do things to-
shark, spinning like a hurricane and walk- gether, and the museum wants to gener-
ing the plank before swimming ashore to ate a whole new art audience. One of the
dig into a treasure chest, and there were ways you do that is to invite the families
also visits to the multi-sensory Art Zone, in. This is a way to get the parents, grand-
shell decorating and creativity with clay. parents and children all together in one
place to celebrate art. And it’s all the arts
Things got “curiouser and curiouser” – performing, visual and creative arts,” ex-
with a Mad Hatter tea party performance plained Hamner.
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everyone celebrating their “unbirthday,” Upcoming exhibits, Circle of Animals/
just like “Alice in Wonderland.” Other per- Zodiac Heads: Gold, and the Astronomy
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Chill & Grill: An off-the-beaten-path dining thrill

By TIna Rondeau | Columnist
[email protected]

You know the proverb, “Out of sight, out

of mind?”

For many Vero residents, Chill & Grill

is pretty much out of sight. Located in the

middle of nowhere between Vero and Se-

bastian, you don’t drive past this restau-

rant every week – or even every month. And

blasting up U.S. 1 at 50 or so miles an hour,

it’s easy to miss it.

As a result, this jewel of a restaurant of-

ten doesn’t come to mind when I am think-

ing about places to go for dinner. Too bad,

because Chill & Grill is easily one of the five

best in the Vero Beach area.

But last week, I got a craving for

steamed clams, and I’m not likely to forget

that no one does them better than Chef

Scott Burch, for six years executive chef Cobia with Mango Salsa.

at Windsor. PHOTOS: KAILA JONES

So off we went with a couple of

friends, arriving around 7:45.

Going on the late side is

generally a good idea,

because the restau-

rant does not

take reser-

vations Braised Octopus.

and is

f r e q ue nt-

ly packed by

an intensely loyal

cadre of long-time fans.

As expected, we found the

cozy grill full; but with a couple of served with
cheese grits – ac-
early tables turning over, we were soon companied by Andouille way – but
sausage, garlic, white wine and
shown by Chef Burch’s wife Csilla to a nice butter, and perfectly seasoned – was Black Cherry Ricotta food this good is
absolutely sumptuous. Cheesecake. worth more than
table. the few extra min-
We finished with one of Chill & Grill’s
After taking our drink orders (no cock- My hus- homemade desserts, the brownie sundae
band’s gorgeous ($6.50). Dinner for two with a couple of
tails here, but a more than adequate se- piece of BBQ glazed salmon, perfectly glasses of beer or wine should run in the utes in the car.
prepared in the wood-burning oven, was $90-to-$110 area before tax and tip.
lection of wines, and some interesting served atop spinach with bacon, onions I welcome your com-
and crispy shallots. If you haven’t been there lately, summer is
specialty craft beers on draft), our server probably a good time ments, and encourage you to send feedback
Our companions also both enjoyed to refresh
Justin asked about appetizers. their pasta dishes – the bite-sized chunks to me at [email protected].
of chicken served with penne pasta were
Needless to say, I immediately ordered moist and tasty, and the The reviewer dines anonymously at
crab cake atop
a bowl of steamed little necks ($13.99) and the angel restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach

my husband and our companions all went hair pasta was 32963. 
surrounded by five
for another of our favorites, the calamari plump juicy shrimp.

fries ($10.99). But my blackened shrimp

The latter look just like French fries

but are thin slices of big ocean squid

cut lengthwise, rolled with panko bread

crumbs, and flash fried just enough to

make them crispy. Served with aioli, they

make a tremendous appetizer.

The steamed little necks in a pinot gri- Hours:
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daily, except Monday
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Then for entrées, I ordered the shrimp

and grits ($17.99), my husband decided to Shrimp & Grits. your
memo-
have the BBQ salmon ($23.99), one of our

companions opted for the grilled chicken ries of Chill &

breast pasta ($15.99) and the other went for Grill. For many,

the shrimp and crab pasta ($22.99). it’s a bit out of the

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ANOTHER UNUSUAL SUIT ESTABLISHMENT WEST NORTH EAST
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Alfred North Whitehead, an English mathematician and philosopher, said, “It requires a very J9652 AKQ4 10 8 7 3
unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.”
SOUTH
Yesterday, we had a thin slam that needed luck and skill — here is another, one that requires A K 10 8 5
an unusual form of suit establishment. How should South plan the play in seven spades after A 10 9 7 6
West leads a trump, and East discards a diamond? 873
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Over South’s one-spade opening, North responded four diamonds, a splinter bid promising
four-card or longer spade support, a singleton or void in diamonds and at least game-going Dealer: South; Vulnerable: East-West
values. This bid improved South’s hand, so he control-bid the heart ace. That was sufficient
for North, who jumped to five no-trump, which was the Grand Slam Force, asking South to The Bidding:
bid seven spades with two of the top three spade honors.
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
At first glance, maybe you went for these 13 tricks: five spades, two hearts, three clubs and 1 Spades Pass 4 Diamonds Pass
three diamond ruffs in the dummy. However, the bad heart break is fatal. 4 Hearts Pass 5 NT Pass LEAD:
7 Spades Pass Pass Pass 3 Spades
It is better to play for five spades, three hearts, three clubs and two diamond ruffs. Declarer
should draw trumps and cash the heart ace. (Starting with the heart king is fatal if West has
all four hearts, unlikely though that may be.) If both opponents follow, South plays a heart to
the king, discards his remaining hearts on the top clubs and ruffs a heart.

Here, when West discards, declarer also plays a heart to the king and pitches his last three
hearts, but then he leads the heart jack for a ruffing finesse through East’s queen to establish
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ACROSS DOWN
1 Egyptian capital (5) 1 Easy to remember (tune) (6)
4 Czech capital (6) 2 Herbivorous dinosaur (9)
9 Excursions (5) 3 In a legal position (football (6)
10 Collapse (7) 5 Slight surface wave (6)
11 Ashamed (expression) (7) 6 Sentimentality (3)
12 Artificial embankment (5) 7 Cricket team? (6)
14 Day before (3) 8 Protection for digit; filter slang
15 Not even (3)
16 Moose (3) (anag.) (11)
18 Double-decker? (3) 13 Cycling arena (9)
21 Oz (5) 17 Woollen ball (6)
22 Heavenly claps? (7) 18 Scarab, say? (6)
23 Critical (7) 19 Trick; rubbish (6)
25 Fillip (5) 20 Squirm (6)
26 Calling or business (6) 24 Check (3)
27 Honking birds (5)
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ACROSS 95 Six-gun site 46 Blind ___ The Washington Post
96 Bergen’s boob 47 Presidential helicopter pilot,
1 Damn Yankees dame 97 Tide or Surf ANAGRAM NICKNAMES 2 By Merl Reagle
5 Bucket o’ bolts 99 In due time e.g.
9 Part of a comet’s head 101 Melted 49 An actress really, really early ARTFUL ANIMALS II
13 Goes through, 102 Defunct detergent brand
105 Absorbing playwright? in her career? A SHOW TO BENEFIT
as a check 109 Some babies 50 Instruction book DOGS & CATS FOREVER AND
19 Where the Great 110 Single-no-more response 51 Stocks, bonds, CDs, etc. INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY CATS
Zab flows 111 Cuban-coffee ingredient 54 M. Friedman’s forte Show Dates: April 30 - May 31
20 Commedia dell’___ 112 Chou’s end 56 French article
21 Luang Prabang’s nation 113 Purchase options on Wheel 58 Legless critters Opening Reception
22 British medical journal 60 Atlas blowup Friday May 3, 5-8pm
23 It borders Lake Titicaca of Fortune 61 A cowboy steps in it
24 Ex-prime minister with a 115 Author who’s always a bad 62 On edge
63 Hemingway title character
90-mile-an-hour fastball? witness? 64 “Funny, but when you’re ___
27 What the hold holds 119 Brit’s baby buggy
29 Wireless alert 122 Legal fee payer ... ”
30 Home of Florida’s Herald 123 Cozy corner 66 Chihuahua lizard
31 1965 protest anthem, 124 Isle of exile 67 Boat on the Mekong
125 H. Rickover’s alma mater 72 Pants-patch spot
“___ of Destruction” 126 John Henry’s tool 73 Crayola color,
32 Elem. or tech. 127 Lake where Perry beat the
34 Actress-turned- Burnt ___
British 75 Thunder Bay prov.
grease monkey? 128 Signs of hope, perhaps 79 Applications
37 Make mends 129 Dantean river 80 Flower seed, e.g.
38 Argues a case 82 Persian queen
40 Goose genus DOWN 86 Up ___ (to prison)
41 Certain race pace 1 Backtalk 87 Poop (out)
43 Shelf-service lane 2 Azurite, for one 89 Shade provider
44 Mo. zone 3 Film star once accused of 90 They’re often hard
45 Sci-fi classic, The Mind
being a “wooden” actor? to beat
of Mr. ___ 4 It means “water” 92 Color choices
48 Città where Keats died 93 The Eocene, for one
52 Athenian lawgiver 5 Scottish dish 94 Resembling pitch
6 Peter in Captain Blood 98 Like caplets
53 Church section 7 Had a little lamb? 100 Ski-lift frame
55 Hush-hush org. 8 Antonym of “aristocrats” 101 Step on it
56 Turner and others 9 Study sessions 102 Coins and Frisbees
57 Conductor Dorati 10 Outboard backup 103 Mo or Stew of Arizona
59 TV actor who’s fond of 11 Mell Lazarus 104 Spy org. in Our Man Flint (or

Cubans? comic strip an amazed exclamation)
63 Burden 12 Sean who played Samwise 106 Bible possessive
65 Rommel’s quietus 107 Pavarotti, for one
68 Flea inflictions 13 Complains loudly 108 Longtime New York Times
69 “Heeere’s Johnny!”, e.g. 14 Hispanic
70 Big name in small blocks 15 Placed inside: abbr. critic Vincent
71 Writer-director-surgeon? 16 Massage targets 114 Penguin’s name in Outland
73 SRO lack 17 Actor Christopher 116 Rorem of music
74 Morse morsel 18 Scatter 117 “There but for the grace of
75 Great hatred 25 Colloquial clothes
76 Reacts to an intro 26 Proverbial God ___”
77 Sources of trouble waste-maker 118 Dock workers’ org.
78 Writer with his own line of fish 28 A gnaw-it-all 120 “___ takers?”
32 Pool halls? 121 Human Factor
products? 33 TV commercial award
81 Bash by Bacchus 35 Rub with a file
83 “It’s ___ unusual day ...” 36 Marked with an X instead of
84 Piece of 125 Across
85 Words to a traitor a √
88 “___ all a good night” 39 Choreographer Alicia
91 Maui goose 42 Go on the rd.
92 Brittle item 44 Rich, as food

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cal on the Stark Stage thru May 5. 772-231-6990 open 3:30 p.m. for VIP reception catered by Chef
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Vero Beach Museum of Art - Victorian Radi- p.m. & 9:30 p.m., with Live on the Loop VIP $225; Lawn $30 at gate. 772-226-4960 Park hosted by Vero Cycling, a 10-mile
cals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts and free entertainment at 6:30 p.m. 772-231-6990 ride in solidarity with cyclists worldwide to raise
Crafts Movement thru May 5. 772-231-0707 6 Golf-A-Thon fundraiser at Orchid Island awareness of sharing the roadways with cyclists.
4 March for Babies, a 2.5 mile walk from Golf Club to benefit the VNA & Hospice
Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Riverside Park to benefit March of Dimes, Foundation, a day-long continuous game of 11 Take a Kid Fishing hosted by Kiwanis
Championships at The Boulevard Tennis Club, 7:30 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. walk. golf by 12 area golf pros, followed by 4 p.m. Club for all children ages 5 to 12 (adult
thru May 5, featuring world-ranked up-and- shootout and reception. 772-978-5565 supervision required), 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Bar-
coming touring tennis professionals competing 4 RT Star’s Birthday Party, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ber Bridge fishing catwalk fishing followed by
in single and double matches, to benefit youth- on Riverside Theatre Campus, with River- 7 Vero Beach High School Pops Concert fea- lunch, with prizes in age brackets. Free; reels/
based charities and schools supported by the side for Kids performances and hands-on activi- turing VBHS and Gifford Middle School bait provided. Rain or shine. 772-299-1819.
Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation. Fri. singles ties. Free. 772-231-6990 Orchestras, 7 p.m. at VBHS PAC. $6 & $12. 772-
quarterfinals & main draw doubles; Sat. singles 564-5537 11 Take a Deep Dive into the Lagoon with
semifinals & doubles finals; Sun. singles final. 4 Sawbones vs Jawbones, 10 a.m. at Sebas- the Moonshot Community Action Net-
mardyfishchildrensfoundation.org tian’s North County Park to benefit the 7-19 Vero Beach Theatre Guild pres- work, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Indian River
Live Like Cole Foundation and Jimmy Graves ents the ‘happy hour’ comedy, County Main Library for a day of literacy, arts and
MAY Foundation. 772-284-3722 The Savannah Sipping Society. 772-562-8300 environmental stewardship, with story time, pho-
tos with a mermaid and hands-on activities. Free.
2 Swinging into Spring Vero Beach High 4 Fashion show to benefit Indian River Hab- 8 Cultural Council of Indian River County
School Jazz Band Concert, 7 p.m. at VBHS itat for Humanity, 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. Laurel Awards, 6 p.m. at Riverside The- 11 Wine Film and Fashion, 1 p.m. at Vero
PAC. $6 & $12. 772-564-5537 and 4:30 p.m. at Vero Beach Outlets’ Com- atre, with refreshments, performing arts stage Beach Outlets to kick off the Vero
munity Room, featuring Chico’s fashions, light show and recognition of 2019 Laurel Award Beach Wine + Film Festival, with fashion show,
2 The Derby de Mayo, merging the Kentucky refreshments and raffle prizes. $20 donation. winners: Susan Schuyler Smith and Suzan Phil- trailer preview screenings, store discounts, bev-
Derby and Cinco de Mayo to support the 772-562-9860 ext. 209 lips, Richard A. Stark Award for Cultural Leader- erages and catered hors d’oeuvres. 772-770-
fundraising efforts of Dr. Raul Storey for the ship; Carol Ludwig, Alma Lee Loy Award for Vol- 6097 or vbwff.com
5 30th Anniversary May Pops Celebration unteer Leadership; Jacob Craig, Willie C. Regan
hosted by Cleveland Clinic Indian River Award for Educational Leadership; and Roxanne 11 Champions for Charity Golf Tourna-
ment hosted by Exchange Club of the
Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN Treasure Coast, 1 p.m. start at Bent Pine Golf
in April 26, 2019 Edition 7 RELIABLE 2 DELUGE Club to benefit local charities with a focus on
8 EXAM 2 HIRE children and child abuse prevention. $125.
9 BUREAU 3 ABOUT 772-584-1087
10 TURNIP 4 VENTURE
11 RELAX 5 BEGRUDGE 11 Dancing with Vero’s Stars, 6 p.m. at
13 PRODIGY 6 SAYING Riverside Theatre, with 10 Vero ‘Stars’
15 CLOTHES 12 ALTITUDE paired with dance professionals competing to
17 HERBS 14 DEFROST support Indian River County Healthy Start Coa-
20 FACTOR 16 LEADER lition. $125 to $225. 772-563-9118
21 REVEAL 18 BLAZER
23 FEED 19 GROUT
24 SQUANDER 22 VENT

Sudoku Page B13 Sudoku Page B14 Crossword Page B13 Crossword Page B14 (OF TURKEYS AND POLITICIANS) 13 Jimmy Graves Foundation Charity Golf
Tournament at Quail Valley Golf Club,
with 7 to 8:20 a.m. breakfast and 8:30 a.m.
shotgun start followed by lunch. $250. 772-
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