02/28/2019 ISSUE 09

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Sanitary issues on spoil islands Girls-only drone team gives
raise new concerns. high-tech competition a ‘Whirl.’ Playhouse living
the dream with
production of
‘La Mancha.’
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Restaurants see School ‘threat’
value in status as kept scores of
‘Ocean Friendly’ students home

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT MID-REACH SHOULD SEE STORY BY JAN WESNER CHILDS CORRESPONDENT
SAND REPLENISHMENT THIS YEAR
In an area known for beauti- The Feb. 13 security scare at
ful beaches and abundant sea STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER section of Brevard’s beaches. PHOTO: TIM WIRTH beachside schools prompted
life, several local eateries are [email protected] The Army Corps of Engineers scores of concerned parents
taking aim at an ever-growing and Brevard County worked project in Brevard County to keep their children home
issue in their own backyard by With the majority of con- together on a design that offi- is divided into three seg- from school. One hundred
becoming certified as “Ocean crete artificial reef mats now cials say will mitigate the cov- ments: North Reach, South students – some 20 percent of
Friendly.” in place, 2019 will be the year ering of near-shore reefs. Reach and Mid-Reach, with the school population – were
sand will finally be trucked the North Reach and South absent from Hoover Middle
So far, five restaurants have in to shore up the Mid-Reach The authorized federal Reach, which are void of near- School that day. By compari-
received the distinction, in- son, only 26 students were
cluding Islands Fish Grill in CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 absent the previous day and
Indialantic, the Tiny Turtle in 34 on the day before that. De-
Cocoa Beach, BeachFly Brew- Laura Middle reported 128
ing Company in Indian Har- absences, or about 16 percent
bour Beach, the Nomad Café of the student body, versus 41
in Melbourne and Mustard’s and 46 student absences on
Last Stand with two locations the two days prior.
in Melbourne.
The alarm started with a
Certification requires that post by a Snapchat user asking
each owner uphold five stan- girls to send him nude pho-
dards. They include: no ex- tos. That escalated, leading to
panded polystyrene foam (Sty- a widely-circulated message
rofoam) is used; only reusable
tableware is used for onsite CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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CHUM BAN AMONG NEW MelBeach seeks input on best road to resiliency
SHARK-FISHING RULES
STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT
PHOTO: FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT PHOTO: TIM WIRTH
The town of Melbourne Beach is invit-
Anglers fishing for sharks from the beach soon MelBeach Mayor Jim Simmons and Curtis ing residents to contribute to an impor-
will no longer be able to chum from shore. Byrd of the environmental advisory board. tant conversation about how the town’s
economy, housing and critical infrastruc-
That’s just one of the new, shore-based shark ture might bounce back after a disaster or
fishing regulations imposed by the Florida Fish other threat.
and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
that go into effect July 1, 2019. In an online survey released last month,
officials are hoping to glean insight into
And Melbourne Beach Mayor Jim Simmons – a the top priorities of the town when it
comes to becoming a resilient commu-
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‘OCEAN FRIENDLY’ RESTAURANTS offering sustainable seafoods; using them were already following
low-flow faucets and toilets; and utiliz-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ing energy-efficient LED lighting and most of the criteria,” Shney-
energy.
dining and takeaway utensils are only der said. “Some of them had
provided upon request; proper recy- The Ocean Friendly Restaurants Pro-
cling practices are followed; no plas- gram (OFR) was created by the Surfrid- to make small changes but
tic bags offered for to-go orders; and er Foundation, a national organization
straws are provided only upon request. that promotes coastal preservation these owners were already
and ocean protection with a strong
There are also several optional stan- emphasis on decreasing plastic pollu- very environmentally con-
dards, two of which must be selected in tion. As the program director of the Se-
addition to the five required for a res- bastian Inlet Chapter, Shannon Shney- scious, so it was an easy sell.”
taurant to qualify as “ocean friendly.” der is dedicated to bringing more local
Those options include: no beverages restaurants on board. She works with restaurants
in plastic bottles; discounts for cus-
tomers bringing reusable cups, bags, “It actually wasn’t hard to get any of to find resources for prod-
etc.; vegetarian or vegan food options; the ones we have now because most of
ucts, so they can make cost-

effective changes.

Zach Featherstone, the

owner of BeachFly Brewing,

said he uses metal straws in-

stead of plastic – and most

customers appreciate it.

Mike Pavlick, who owns

Mustard’s Last Stand, said

they can go through 100,000 From left: Kelly Lieneke, co-owner of Tiny TurtIe; Lori Tedesco-Williams,
forks in one year. At both es- co-owner of Islands Fish Grill; Shannon Shneyder, program director of
tablishments, they now use Ocean Friendly Restaurants; Mike Pavlick, co-owner of Mustard’s Last
Stand; and Zach Featherstone, owner of Beachfly Brewing. PHOTO: TIM WIRTH

wood forks. Originally from

San Francisco, Pavlick said he was dis- of plastic utensils, cups, straws, plates

gusted with the amount of trash being and other products increased in popu-

dumped in nature. larity for being cheap and disposal –

“Living on the ocean and river, no something else was also increasing: the

one seems to care about the garbage amount of plastics in the ocean.

everywhere,” Pavlick said. “So, I’m try- It’s been well-documented that plas-

ing to get people on board.” tic kills and injures marine life, disrupts

He hoped to incorporate a plant- the eco-system, and spreads toxins.

based cup but said currently Brevard According to the United Nations Ed-

County does not have a place to recycle ucational, Scientific, and Cultural Or-

them. ganization (UNESCO) more than 220

At Islands Fish Grill, owner Lori Te- million tons of plastic are produced

desco-Williams said they email or text each year, and more than a 1 million

receipts to customers instead of print- seabirds and 100,000 marine animals

ing them on paper – and offer incen- die each year because of it.

tives to customers who bring their own National Geographic cited research

take-out bag. in 2015 from three separate studies

The Nomad Café is almost a zero- that found there were around 5.25

waste restaurant, and places an em- trillion pieces of plastic debris in the

phasis on sourcing sustainable foods. ocean – and growing.

Tiny Turtle owner Kelly Lieneke said Two years later, the American Asso-

she believes in doing the right thing for ciation for the Advancement of Science

the right reason, but believes it’s also published a research study called “Pro-

very business savvy. duction, Use, and Fate of All Plastics

“If there is extensive water pollution, Ever Made” that said approximately 90

there are no fresh, healthy fish to har- percent of all plastic waste has never

vest,” Lieneke said. been recycled.

According to Shneyder, Surfrider Shneyder said the mission of the

found that 70 percent of restaurants’ OFR program is twofold. They hope

trash volume was food and beverage to eliminate the use of Styrofoam and

packaging like straws, to-go containers plastic and encourage more sustain-

and to-go utensils. She said the other able and environmentally-friendly

important fact to remember is that practices at restaurants, and they want

plastic does not biodegrade, so virtu- to increase environmental awareness

ally every piece of plastic ever created among consumers to drive changes in

still exists in some form today. behavior.

“It is my hope that all of our environ- While she believes community in-

mentally conscious Brevard citizens volvement in popular activities like

will make it a priority to frequent these beach cleanups are great, she said it is

restaurants more often, bringing them reactive to the single-use plastic prob-

more business that they deserve,” lem.

Shneyder said. “I fell in love with the “This program is proactively trying

beach at an early age and it is sicken- to stop the plastics at their source, so

ing to me to see the pictures of plastic they don’t make it to the beach and

and trash in the ocean and the harm it ocean,” Shneyder said. “The more res-

is causing to the animals.” taurants that make these changes, the

Over the last few decades as grocery less plastic will end up in our oceans.

stores replaced paper bags with less There is a reason most of us live here.

expensive plastic bags, plastic bottles We love the community and we love

took over for glass – and the variety the beach lifestyle.” 

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SERVICE DOG’S MYSTERY INJURY WORRIES OWNER

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER gations are expected to conclude next reports of the incident from the Bre- the family and the community by pro-
[email protected] week, officials said. vard County Sheriff’s Office and Sat- viding the warrior with a K-9 rescue
ellite Beach police, but both agen- ‘Battle Buddy,’ and the training and
A freak incident involving the ser- While the McGuires have been told cies declined, saying it was an active tools needed to become an accredited
vice dog of a visiting disabled Army not to discuss the details of the case, investigation. Groomingdales was TADSAW Warrior/Service Dog.
veteran has resulted in the German they are pleased with TT’s healing contacted via voicemail but did not
Shepherd “TT” losing its tail, a Face- process so far and hopeful she can return the call. “When we picked her up she was
book post going viral, and possible maintain her role as a service dog. running around anxious and she had
pending action by law enforcement. They explained that TT’s tail previous TT was given to the McGuires by a hump on the tail itself it didn’t have
to the incident was fused to her spine a friend and put through the Train a before. They thought it (the surgery)
Dog owners Rick and Victoria Mc- due to arthritis. Dog Save a Warrior (TADSAW) pro- would be OK, they thought it would
Guire are camping with 7-year-old gram. The program serves the veteran, go well, but I think now they are wait-
TT in their RV in the Patrick Air Force Melbourne Beachsider requested ing to see if there’s any nerve dam-
Base campground, on their first-ever age,’’ Rick McGuire said.
winter trip from their home in the Rick McGuire with his service dog TT, whose tail had to be amputated after a mystery injury. PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER
Northeast to the Space Coast. Rick As for the use of social media in this
has had TT for less than two years to case, the McGuires were surprised
help calm his PTSD resulting from his how they were inundated with inter-
military service. est and well wishes — as well as dis-
turbed by several negative posts.
On Feb. 6, they looked for a local
dog groomer on Google and eventu- “It can be your friend or your foe,’’
ally took TT to Groomingdales Pet Victoria McGuire said.
Spa, 595 Jackson Ave., Satellite Beach,
for her bath. However, the couple said if they
had a chance to do it over they would
When the couple picked her up, TT use Facebook again, because it ulti-
was suffering from an apparent inter- mately prompted action.
nal break of her tail from her spine that
was blocking her bowel movements. “We have friends all over the coun-
She had to have the tail amputated. try and the world now. We got a mes-
sage from Australia today. It did work
Subsequent photos of the X-rays for us. We wouldn’t be where we are
and recovery posted on Facebook today without it,” Rick McGuire said.
have gone viral and helped prompt
official investigations by Satellite The best outcome, he says, would
Beach police and Brevard County An- be to have the mystery solved and
imal Control, backed by the Brevard TT back on the job. “We just want to
County Sheriff’s Office. Those investi- know what happened. She’s very re-
silient.’’ 

County volunteers recruited for horseshoe crab research

STORY BY SUE COCKING STAFF WRITER citizen participation,” Claire Crowley of or stable in Florida; what are their sex lished in Business Insider in Septem-
the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva- ratios and average sizes; what are the ber. “The crabs are drained of 30 per-
Horseshoe crabs – those dark hel- tion Commission (FWC) told the gath- environmental conditions that stimu- cent of their blood and up to 30 percent
mets with spindly legs and a sharp tail ering. late breeding? of the crabs don’t live through the pro-
you sometimes see lying in the wet sand cess. The survivors are returned to the
near the water line – have been around The volunteers will be divided into The data the citizen scientists col- water, but no one really knows how well
for hundreds of millions of years, and teams of two – walking the lagoon lect will be crunched by researchers at or if they recover.”
live in the Indian River Lagoon. shoreline near the St. Sebastian River the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as part
Bridge and Sebastian’s Riverview Park, of a multiyear study of horseshoe crabs A product known as LAL made from
Today, their blood is critical for test- as well as in Merritt Island and Titus- throughout their range along the East the creatures’ blue-colored blood sells
ing vaccines and other injectables for ville – from Feb. 19 through April 5 at Coast of the United States. for $60,000 a gallon. “Drop a minus-
contamination, and their young are high tide on the full and new moons. cule amount of it onto a medical device
valuable in the aquarium trade. A volunteer from Vero Beach iden- or vaccine, and the LAL will encase …
The teams are looking for breeding tifying himself only as “Rick” said he bacteria in a jelly cocoon. While it can’t
But nobody knows how many there pairs and groups laying and fertilizing got involved because “I’m concerned kill the bacteria, the jelly seal is like a
are in the lagoon or whether the popu- eggs in the wet sand – weighing, mea- about the ecological balance of the fire alarm, alerting [medical personnel]
lation is healthy. To answer these ques- suring and tagging as many as 12-15 Indian River Lagoon. It’s intellectually to the presence of what could become a
tions, marine scientists have enlisted animals per trip. They will note those stimulating.” potentially lethal infection and prevent
about 20 Brevard and Indian River with previously-implanted tags and it from spreading.”
county residents as volunteer field re- keep meticulous records. They are also As for Thomas Mauro, a volunteer
searchers in Horseshoe Crab Watch. expected to be knowledgeable enough who divides his time between Mel- “In 2016, the International Union for
to educate curious beachgoers about bourne Beach and New Jersey: “I was the Conservation of Nature bumped
The pilot program, which began in what they’re doing. fortunate to grow up on the water and the American horseshoe crab up to vul-
2015 in Florida’s Big Bend region, is watch these [crabs] as a little kid. As you nerable on its red list, one step below
now being extended to the Treasure Some of the questions scientists get older, you start to appreciate these endangered. And the U.S. population
and Space coasts and scientists re- want answered: How far do individual things you took for granted.” could keep falling, by as much as 30
cently gave the volunteers a half-day of crabs move; do they come back to the percent over the next 40 years,” accord-
training at the Environmental Learning same beach every year to mate; are “Each year, the medical industry ing to Business Insider. 
Center in Vero Beach. their numbers increasing, decreasing catches around 600,000 horseshoe
crabs,” according to an article pub-
“This entire program is based on

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SCHOOL ‘THREAT’ AFTERMATH Goodyear said deputies were work- forcement, and Alpizar alerted the MID-REACH
ing with Snapchat to identify the school principal.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 original sender of the message asking CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
for nude photos. Snapchat is a social “They weren’t sent to one specific
that warned “Don’t go to school to- media app used mostly for sending kid or anything like that,” she said shore reefs, already having received
morrow.” photos and videos, and is especially of the messages, specifically the one sand. The Mid-Reach is located be-
popular among kids and teens. Mes- with the guns. tween the southern end of Patrick Air
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office sages – known as “snaps” – can only Force Base to the north and Indialan-
is still investigating the incident, but be viewed for a short period of time She said several kids from DeLaura tic to the south.
BCSO spokesperson Tod Goodyear before they disappear. did receive the message or saw it, and
said Friday that a flurry of messages that fueled rumors of a threat. To compensate for the estimated
on the social media app Snapchat en- The snaps on Feb. 12 were report- three acres of Mid-Reach reefs that
sued on the evening of Feb. 12 after edly circulated mostly among stu- “You get 12-, 13-, 14-year-old kids will be impacted during the restora-
one student told another that he saw dents at Hoover and DeLaura. Stu- and it’s like the game of telephone,” tion work, 10 artificial reef sites are
a post from someone, also assumed to dents reported the messages to their Alpizar said. “Everything gets height- being constructed on 4.8 acres from
be a student, asking girls to send nude parents, who then began contacting ened, everything gets embellished.” Pelican Beach Park to just south of
photos. The student who was told school officials and law enforcement. Howard E. Futch Memorial Park at
about the post engaged the alleged The principals of Hoover and De- Alpizar said the person who made Paradise Beach.
perpetrator in what became a testy Laura, as well as Satellite High, sent the initial “threat” later sent out a
exchange. Then, the alleged perpe- text messages to parents that eve- clarification. The Mid-Reach reef mat project is
trator sent a post that included a pre- ning about a potential threat to area 85 percent complete and will require
made graphic of a rifle and handgun. schools, and increased law enforce- “Once this had gotten mainstream one more season of construction (ex-
Such graphics are known as “stickers” ment was present on Feb. 13 at those and everybody was all over it, the sup- pected in June) to complete the last
in social media and are quick and three campuses. posed kid who had made the original remaining site.
easy for users to attach to messages. threat sent another snap and it said
School district officials said that basically, ‘Look I never made a threat, The reef mats are located in about
The other student forwarded that same morning that the threat was I’m not going to come and shoot up 15 feet of water and about 1,000 feet
threatening sticker and, somewhere “unfounded,” and Satellite Beach po- your school …. I don’t even live in off the beach at 10 sites within the
along the way, the phrase “Don’t go to lice said there was never a threat at all. your state,’” Alpizar said. Mid-Reach. The portion constructed
school tomorrow” was used. in the summer of 2017 held up very
DeLaura PTO President Rebecca Alpizar said both students and par- well during Hurricane Irma, a good
“He started sending it to a bunch of Alpizar said several parents con- ents did the right thing by reporting test for the concept, said Mike McGar-
his friends and then of course it took tacted her on Feb. 12 about the mes- the snaps, despite the fact that it was ry, program manager for the Beaches,
off and we got called,” Goodyear said. sages. a false alarm. “It’s hard to draw the Boating and Waterways section of
“Nobody knows the original person. line but I think when kids see that the Brevard County Natural Resource
He may not even live here.” She advised them to call law en- this is actually being taken seriously Management Department.
it makes them feel safer in their envi-
ronment,” Alpizar said.  The contract for the actual beach

RESILIENT COMMUNITY SURVEY as well as other ideas like preserving for what is our most pressing sustain- “The town’s environmental advisory
neighborhoods through lower speed ability issue, I would say stormwater board is one of the most active boards
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 limits, vehicle restrictions or even re- and rising Indian River Lagoon levels,” we have,” Simmons said.
quiring elevated homes. Simmons said.
silient the people, the businesses, and Curtis Byrd serves as the board’s
the community, might be when faced In the survey, residents are asked to The survey also deals with possible chairman.
with severe threats such as sea-level rank their most pertinent issues from strategies. A month into the survey,
rise or hurricanes. And what can be a list of vulnerabilities including the the top strategy selected so far is ad- “Our strategy includes a lot of edu-
done to address any weakness? Indian River Lagoon, flooding, infra- dressing growth south of town and the cation so people understand why
structure, population growth, sea level impact it has on the community. Also these measures are important,” Byrd
Information collected could influ- rise, and hurricane and storm surge. Or high on the list are identifying flood ar- said.
ence future policy and procedure. they can add their own concerns not eas, strengthening infrastructure and
listed. lowering speed limits. “When a child accompanies their
While becoming resilient often in- parent at a beach clean-up, they learn
corporates tactics like building berms Currently, hurricanes and storm Simmons said Melbourne Beach early the importance of sustainability,
to serve as flood barriers, implement- surge lead as the top concerns singled continuously works towards sustain- and remember it.”
ing breakaway walls, and planting na- out by residents who’ve taken the sur- ability through a variety of efforts in-
tives along the riverfront to protect the vey. cluding regular beach cleanups, native The “Planning for Resiliency” survey is
shoreline, it also includes a variety of plantings along the riverside, sea oat currently available on the town’s website
strategies like downtown redevelop- Melbourne Beach Mayor Jim Sim- planting along the coast, and others. at www.melbournebeachfl.org/home/
ment, which increases the tax base, mons hopes to hear from everyone. “As news/planning-resiliency-survey. 

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replenishment – expected to place Army Corps public affairs specialist, “This (project) balances the goals of Reach opposes the plan.
approximately 250,000 to 300,000 cu- Jacksonville District. maintaining the beach and dune hab- “The county government has misled
bic yards of beach-quality sand along itat, providing shore protection and
the 7.8-mile Mid-Reach shoreline – is Meanwhile, the Indian Harbour minimizing the need for oceanfront us about the nourishment projects in
scheduled to be awarded in August, Beach City Council recently approved seawalls, while also protecting the a number of ways. They will be saving
with construction expected to begin an agreement with the Army Corps nearshore reef habitat,” McGarry said. tens of millions of dollars and a natu-
in November, said Amanda Parker, for access to add sand at Bicentennial ral reef if they stop trying to widen the
Park and another location. Matt Fleming of Save the Mid- beach,” he said. 

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SANITARY ISSUES ON SPOIL ISLANDS RAISE NEW CONCERNS

STORIES BY HENRY A. STEPHENS CORRESPONDENT “There are no trash cans because PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER Savoia said the Marine Resources
[email protected] there’s no waste-management crews Council now wants to talk to island vis-
going to the islands to empty the trash The islands, she added, are made itors to find out just how they are using
Visitors to Samson’s Island, a park cans,” Savoia said. of sand and limestone. So they don’t the islands – and how best they think
in Satellite Beach, are fortunate. The break down human waste effectively, human waste should be addressed.
island is fairly clean, say officials, be- DEP spokeswoman Sarah Shel- as upland soils can do. And that’s a
cause parkgoers can toss their trash in labarger said the department has problem, she said, as rains wash the Throughout the coming 18 months,
a can that gets emptied by city crews. formed a partnership since 2016 with waste into the already-ailing lagoon. she said, council volunteers will be
the national group Leave No Trace boating to the spoil islands in south-
And they can relieve themselves in Center for Outdoor Ethics after reports “Subsequently, much of this trash ern Brevard, Indian River and St. Lucie
a portable toilet that also gets serviced of increasing recreational impacts on not only creates dirty and undesir- counties with survey forms and inter-
by the city. It’s only one, but the other the spoil islands. able conditions on the islands, but also viewing groups of users.
136 spoil islands in the state’s Indian winds up in waterways and can poten-
River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves, don’t “On many of the spoil islands, litter tially be unsafe for wildlife,” she said. Groups will set out mostly on sunny
have any. such as cigarette butts, food scraps, holidays and weekends, when there’s
beverage cans or bottles, plastic items, The Leave No Trace group seeks to no storms in the forecast and the is-
And that has led to a recent discov- fishing line and abandoned camping educate parkgoers nationwide to take lands are expected to have the most
ery of human waste on some other gear are often found,” she said. “Addi- out everything they brought into a park, users, she said.
spoil islands in the lagoon, prompting tionally, there is an issue with improp- including any spent fishing gear, food
the Florida Department of Environ- er disposal of human waste.” containers, other trash – and their waste. The DEP has placed WAG bags, for
mental Protection to seek to remedy In 2017 and 2018 the group declared the “waste-alleviating and gelling,” on
the situation. local spoil islands a sanitary “hot spot.” some of the islands. These bags keep
human waste in a non-odorous state
And the Marine Resources Council is and are safe for disposing in regular
working on an $18,000 contract seek- trash.
ing answers for the DEP and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. But Savoia’s interviewers will be
finding out how many users are aware
“In 1990, the state surveyed the of them. And this will give an idea of
(preserves’) 137 spoil islands, but that whether they should be provided on
survey badly needs an update,” Caity additional islands, she said.
Savoia, the council’s lead scientist, re-
cently told a group of prospective vol- Volunteers should expect to spend
unteers. “And to do that, we need boots about 7 hours among the islands on
on the ground. We need people. And each survey trip, Savoia said. They need
we need boats.” to wear sunscreen, hats and shoes they
can get wet.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
created the islands in the 1940s and They should bring their own lunch
’50s as “spoil” for vast amounts of la- and water – and take the containers
goon bottom it was dredging up as it back to the dock.
created the Atlantic Intracoastal Wa-
terway. Prospective volunteer interviewers
and boat skippers can find out further
Currently, the various aquatic pre- details, such as the days of survey trips,
serves, as agencies of the DEP, main- the dock locations, when to show up –
tain the islands in several zones as pas- and if weather has called off a trip – by
sive recreation. Visitors can camp and contacting Savoia at 321-725-7775 or
fish there, but there are no trash cans, [email protected]. 
restrooms or other facilities.

NEW SHARK-FISHING RULES tended the February meeting in per- and how proud I am of the coalition that the shore. Angler must cut the leader,
son, but it happened to fall on the same came together to make this happen,” line or hook to prevent delaying release
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 night as his town commission meeting, Simmons said. “Government does lis- of prohibited species.
so he wrote a letter to members instead, ten, but it takes persistence at this level.”
longtime proponent of new regulations thanking them for “faithfully and fairly • Requiring that prohibited shark spe-
– couldn’t be happier. working with the communities to devel- There have been 144 confirmed un- cies remain in the water (when fishing
op these common-sense regulations.” provoked shark attacks – including one from shore or from a vessel).
Last year, FWC staff members criss- fatality – in Brevard County since 1882,
crossed the state, seeking out local “The regulations that I hope you according to the International Shark • Requiring the use of non-offset,
opinion on shore-based shark fishing. adopt today will go a long way toward Attack File at the University of Florida. non-stainless-steel circle hooks to tar-
Through a series of public meetings, achieving my goal – common sense Most attacks occur when sharks mistake get or harvest sharks when using live
residents, public officials, surfers, swim- compromises that will allow each of us surfers for prey. or dead natural bait (when fishing from
mers and anglers alike shared their to engage in our respective sports more shore and from a vessel).
thoughts on creating a set of regulations safely while also decreasing shark mor- The new shark-fishing regulations
to govern the activity. tality,” he wrote. will go into effect on July 1, 2019 and in- • Requiring the possession/use of a
clude: device capable of quickly cutting the
In December, staff submitted their Despite his elation over the out- leader or hook when targeting sharks
recommendations to the commission come, there was one issue left out that • Creating a mandatory, no-cost, an- (when fishing from shore or a vessel).
for approval – and last week, they got it. Simmons had hoped would be includ- nual shore-based shark fishing permit.
ed: a provision for separating shark Anglers age 16 and under are exempt • Defining beach, chumming and
For over a decade, Simmons has been fishers from swimmers and surfers by only when fishing with a permit-holding shore-based shark fishing.
pushing for regulation, regularly making at least 100 yards. But, he said, he ex- adult.
the drive across the state to attend FWC pects it will be discussed and debated • Cleaning up and updating the cur-
meetings and offer his insight and opin- at future meetings. • Prohibiting chumming when fishing rent rule language.
ion. “I am so happy at this result,” Sim- for any species from the beach.
mons said. “I cannot tell you how happy I am For a complete review of the new regu-
• Requiring immediate release of pro- lations and any updates, visit www.my-
Normally Simmons would have at- hibited shark species when fishing from fwc.com. 

Anylan Rembert.

All-girl drone team gives
hi-tech competition a ‘Whirl’

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All-girl drone team gives hi-tech competition a ‘Whirl’

STORY BY JAN WESNER CHILDS CORRESPONDENT Abigail Watson, Anylan Rembert, Avery Ward, Grace Mandise, Abby Hedrick, Brooke Lorigan, Aubrey Tegland and Erin O’Brien. PHOTOS: JULIAN LEEK
[email protected]

Eight girls from West Shore Ju-
nior/Senior High School get togeth-
er in the gym twice a week during
lunch.

There’s no gossip or giggles here
– these girls are designing, build-
ing and programming cutting-edge
tech nolog y.

They are the only all-female drone
team in Brevard Public Schools, and
maybe the only one in the whole
state. They call themselves the
Whirly Girls.

“Sometimes middle-school girls
will step up and participate more
when there’s no boys,” team spon-
sor and school robotics teacher Jill
Whitacre said during a recent prac-
tice.

All the team members except one
are eighth-graders.

The team moniker was inspired
by an international organization
of female helicopter pilots with the
same name. The Whirly-Girls Inter-
national Women Helicopter Pilots
was founded in 1955 by women heli-

April 6 - 6:30 PM Illuminate the Night Gala copter pilots from France, Germany also received corporate support
and the U.S. Today the group has from AetherVision, which is a start-
LaLIsGHVTegUaPs 1,900 members from 45 countries, up at the Florida Institute of Tech-
and they have extended an invita- nology, Northrop Grumman and
Join us for an evening of live entertainment featuring Alfie Silva tion to the West Shore girls to join. others.
Casino Night, Silent Auction, Cigar Bar, Wine Grab,
Hors d’oeuvres & More! Cocktail Attire The West Shore Whirly Girls say Susin said drone teams are grow-
they admire the tenacity of women ing at schools across the country,
For tickets and more information, please visit who paved the way in science and but Brevard’s program is unique be-
springforwardforautism.org engineering fields. cause students actually design, 3D-
All Proceeds To Benefit Our print and program their own com-
“It kind of makes us stand out that ponents. The emphasis, he said, is
Brevard County Autism Community we’re all girls doing something girls on the technology behind drones,
don’t normally do,” team member not just the fun of flying them.
Brooke Lorigan said.
“I think the overall goal of the
They also appreciate not having program is to, like a lot of the other
the pressure of boys around, who programs we have, line the kids up
the girls say can sometimes be over- with STEM and jobs in the commu-
assertive and drown out their voic- nity,” Susin said. “The overall goal
es. is not for us to race drones but for us
to become the leading edge of tech-
“They think they know every- nolog y.”
thing,” team member Abby Hedrick
said. The skills the kids learn on drone
teams can lead to careers in things
The Whirly Girls are one of 46 like drone piloting, photography
drone teams in our public schools. and 3D imaging. Susin said com-
The drone program started last year panies are already looking to hire
as part of a push to highlight tech- and help license student pilots from
nology, STEM and career training the local drone teams, and two new
in Brevard schools. School Board drone startup companies recently
member Matt Susin has been in- decided to make Brevard their home
strumental in the effort, and said because of the district program.
the West Shore girls are leading the
way. At West Shore, Whitacre said
working with drones instills traits
“They are the cutting edge of all that can be used in college, a career
the school programs,” Susin said. or just growing up in general.

Each of the schools participating “To me, the thing that I like the
so far has six drones, and Susin said most is, it’s critical thinking and
the district spent about $170,000 to
purchase them. The program has

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Brooke Lorigan.

problem solving,” she said. “They “We go through the mental check-
learn how to overcome the frustra- list of what could be wrong with it,”
tion that is going to happen inevita- team member Avery Ward said. “I
bly in life.” like having the small accomplish-
ments we have.”
All Whitacre’s team members are
in eighth grade and take robotics Team member Hedrick agreed.
with her, except senior Erin O’Brien, “We’re learning how to work togeth-
who was tasked to shoot video of er and we’re learning how to trou-
the team as part of her journalism ble-shoot when things don’t work,”
class, and ended up joining. she said.

“It’s kind of an interesting thing, The next step for the district-wide
drones,” said O’Brien, who lives in program is to launch a league where
Melbourne Beach. schools compete against each oth-
er in design, operation and other
Besides giving up their lunch skills. Susin envisions it as a model
period twice a week, the girls also for schools across the country.
practice at 6:45 a.m. one day a week.
West Shore plans to expand its
“Persistence is one of the most program in the future, but for now
important things” for a team mem- will stay girls-only.
ber to have, Whitacre said.
“We make the guys jealous,” Ward
When a drone doesn’t fly right or do said. “They want to start their own
what the pilot wants, the girls go back team.” 
to the drawing board to redesign it.

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‘Sustainable Threads’ makes proms magically affordable

STORY BY JAN WESNER CHILDS CORRESPONDENT Leslie Thomas and Kathy Marler. PHOTOS:TIM WIRTH ciation took notice of the high
[email protected] cost of proms a few years ago and
posted on the local neighborhood pairs of super-cute heels. There are partnered with Brevard Children
Science teacher Leslie Thomas social media site Next Door, as well also men’s suits, coats and sweaters in Need to launch “Project Prom
had an unused chemical closet as shared on Facebook by the city of for chilly days, and business attire Queen” specifically for students
in her classroom at Satellite High Satellite Beach. that students could wear to job in- who face financial challenges, in-
School. terviews or other “professional” oc- cluding homelessness and other
The closet currently has dozens of casions. family situations. The event is also
Parent Kathy Marler was looking gowns in all colors and styles, from sponsored by the Space Coast Real-
for a way to help make the prom glittery to goth, as well as several “The feel we’re trying to get for tors Association.
more affordable for kids. the room is that it’s warm, it’s invit-
ing, they feel like they’re in a bou- Project Prom Queen is a day-long
The two got together and formed tique,” Marler said on a recent after- event on March 16 at the Interna-
“Sustainable Threads,” a program noon at the school, sorting through tional Palms Hotel in Cocoa Beach.
to collect gently used prom gowns, the racks of clothing.
suits and other dress clothes and “We provide a prom dress, shoes,
upcycle them for any student who There’s also a large supply of toi- jewelry and we also have hairstylist
can’t – or doesn’t want to – shell out letries, including toothbrushes and on site to teach the students how to
hundreds of dollars for prom wear other hygiene items. Thomas said do an up-do for the day of prom,”
and accessories. students from all walks of life are according to Dawn Kelley, a Cocoa
welcome to take advantage of the Beach Hilton employee who helps
Marler got the idea last year when free clothing and other supplies, lead the effort.
her daughter, then a junior at Satel- and many already have.
lite High, came home and told her Suits for boys are also available.
prom tickets were $80. “It’s for everyone,” she said. Project Prom Queen has given
Marler said the idea behind the away about 800 dresses in six years,
“Then you’ve got the hair, the name is to make it all-inclusive, and and last year had 150 students take
jewelry, the shoes, the manicure,” to promote the idea of reusing al- advantage of their big prom prepa-
she added, going down a long list of most-new items rather than throw- ration day.
other items. ing them away. More information:
Sustainable Threads also wel- Donations for Sustainable Threads
She shared her idea for a “giv- comes students from DeLaura Mid- can be dropped off at Satellite Beach
ing closet” with Thomas, who dle School next door, who might City Hall or the Satellite Beach Fire
happened to have the extra stor- need an outfit for homecoming or Station. Any student is welcome to
age space. A call for donations was other special occasions. Eventu- stop by Mrs. Thomas’ science room to
ally, Marler would like to secure a “shop.”
STORY BY BENJAMIN THACKER CORRESPONDENT central location that could be ac- Suits, dresses, accessories or mon-
[email protected] cessed by students from all beach- etary donations for Project Prom
side schools. Queen can be dropped off before
Nationwide, the prom has March 9 at the International Palms
evolved into an expensive extrava- Resort, 1300 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa
ganza that many students see as the Beach, or at the Space Coast Associa-
highlight of their high school years. tion of Realtors, 2950 Pineda Plaza
Those who can afford it often spend Way, Palm Shores. Those interested
nearly $1,000 on a prom – including in volunteering for the event, espe-
the outfit, shoes, hair, makeup, tick- cially salon professionals, should
ets, a limo, dinner out and a host of contact Dawn Kelley at the Cocoa
other things seen as essential to a Beach Hilton. 
night-of-your-life-experience.
The Cocoa Beach Hotel Asso-

Playhouse living the dream
with masterful ‘La Mancha’

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Playhouse living the dream with masterful ‘La Mancha’

STORY BY PAM HARBAUGH CORRESPONDENT Patrick Ryan Sullivan as Don Quixote role for Patrick Ryan Sullivan, who
and Kit Cleto as Sancho Panza. was otherwise committed the first
Dreaming the impossible dream weekend. Minyard, who was in “An-
has become rather de rigueur for Ti- PHOTOS BY NIKO STAMOS nie Get Your Gun” on Broadway, was
tusville Playhouse. happy to help TPI out because of its
message of living a life filled with
Having re-envisioned itself seven compassion, truth and justice reso-
years ago, and now in the midst of nates for him.
bringing an ailing Henegar Center
under its wing, TPI directors and “It’s just one of those roles that
designers find themselves busier you have to take,” Minyard said.
than ever. In addition to travel- “For me, I believe the message is to
ing 40 miles each way, nearly daily, conquer evil in the world by refus-
the group of theater artists have, in ing to accept life as it is and instead
three weeks, taken away its sumptu- do something about it.”
ous set and costumes for its winning
production of “La Cage aux Folles” Its cast of 19 tells the story and
and replaced it with a completely sings the soul-lifting songs. The
different, fully realized production characters are all downtrodden, and
of the quintessential musical about take on various roles for the play
dreaming big – “Man of La Mancha.” within a play. They are dressed in
appropriate fashion by Stamos, who
“Though the shows (‘La Cage’ and not only directs but also serves as
‘La Mancha’) are very different in the costume designer. During this
many facets, they both bring such time, he’s also organized costume
hopeful messages into the world rental for the Henegar’s “Tarzan,” the
and I think we can all use some staged musical based on the Disney
hope and unity right now,” said di- film. That will open two weeks after
rector Niko Stamos. the opening of “Man of La Mancha.”

And there is the serendipitous In “Man of La Mancha,” Victor
metaphor. For the theme in “Man of Souffrant plays the role of a prisoner
who takes on the role of the Padre.
La Mancha” embraces that idea of He played the same part last season
“hope and unity.” in the Orlando Shakespeare The-
atre’s production.
Written by Dale Wasserman with
music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe “It’s a show (and) role I really
Darion, “Man of La Mancha” is a con- wasn’t familiar with until I got the
tinued favorite of theaters and audi- opportunity to first perform it,”
ences. It was first produced on Broad- Souffrant said. “But I fell in love
way in 1965 where it ran for six years with it from the moment I first read
and won five Tony Awards, including the script and heard the music.”
best actor for Richard Kiley’s legend-
ary performance in the lead role. Indeed, Souffrant, who begins
as a poor, contorted soul, is given
Set in a cell during the Spanish a robe by Cervantes to take on the
Inquisition in the late 16th century, role of the Padre. He transforms in
the storyline revolves around writer one beautiful musical note from a
Miguel de Cervantes, who authored wretched creature into a graceful,
the novel “Don Quixote.” Along with elegant, noble being. With his exqui-
his faithful manservant, Cervantes is site voice, Souffrant sings the irony-
thrown into prison with his sole pos- laced “I’m Only Thinking of Him”
sessions, a trunk of belongings used with Antonia (Lillie Eliza Thomas)
in theatrical storytelling. Threatened and the Housekeeper (Traci Mc-
by a rough bunch of fellow prisoners, Gough), who profess to being wor-
Cervantes uses his theater props and ried about their uncle and master.
tells them the story of Don Quixote,
the knight errant who would fight “The show is about creating our
windmills as if they were great beasts own realities,” Souffrant said. “Its
and save prostitutes whom he saw as message of dreaming the impos-
delicate damsels. sible is just as relevant and possible
as it was in 1965. … It teaches us that
One may argue that this is a de- we’re obligated to better ourselves
luded Quixote fighting reality, but and make the world a better place.
the overriding theme is being noble
no matter your station in life and “I hope that by the end of the
dreaming for something better for show, audiences are reminded that
you and others. they have the ability to change their
own lives and the lives of others for
The production, which runs the better.”
through March 17, started last
week with professional actor Brian Kit Cleto takes on the role he’s
Minyard stepping into the central wanted to play for years – Cervantes’
Manservant, who then becomes

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In front, Mary Henderson and Kyle
McDonald in “Little Bird, Little Bird.”

Sancho Panza, squire and friend to and iron bars leading into separate
Don Quixote. cells. A large staircase descends from
a platform high above the stage. Wil-
Cleto, who is on the voice faculty lis also serves as the prop designer
at Valencia College and the Orlando and came up with a most inventive
School of Music, finds that same way of delivering Don Quixote’s bête
thematic motif – to make the world noire, the Knight of the Mirrors. It all
a better place. is lit with moody and dank lighting
designed by Luke Atkison.
“As Sancho simply states in the
show, ‘One madman makes a hun- All these people, including Sta-
dred, and love makes a thousand.’” mos, are working on the Henegar’s
“Tarzan” production at the same
Other talents in the production time. Stamos sees the symbolism, he
include: Mary Henderson who is said, when at the end of the “La Man-
the sweet-voiced Dulcinea; Gregory cha,” the prisoners come together to
Galbreath, who just came off TPI’s keep up the spirit of the dream.
production of “Love Letters” and
here takes on the role of the barber; “It’s crazy,” Stamos said. “You sit
Kyle McDonald, recently co-starring there and you go, ‘Oh, can we do it
in the Henegar’s “Bonnie & Clyde” all? Do we have the ability?’ It’s ex-
is here is another ruffian; and Joey citing to see everyone rise to the oc-
Leavitt, who coincidentally plays a casion and be supportive. It’s worth
prisoner-turned-prosecutor in “La keeping that dream alive.”
Mancha” in real life is an assistant
public defender for Titusville. “Man of La Mancha” runs through
March 17 at Titusville Playhouse, 301
The production’s design is as well- Julia St., Titusville. Tickets are $21 to
honed as the performances. $29. Call 321- 268-1125 or visit Titus-
villePlayhouse.com. 
Amid Jay Bleakney’s scenic design,
Jonathan Willis’ scenic painting of a
dungeon comprises great stone walls

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Coming Up: Swing into March with Big Band ‘Boogie’

STORY BY SAMANTHA BAITA STAFF WRITER ery Day is Veterans Day: A Patriotic Mu-
sical Salute,” featuring what is certain
1 March could use a little jazz: to be an uplifting concert by the Space
Swingtime, the very popular Coast Symphony Winds and Indialan-
tic Chamber Singers. The Patrick Air
22-piece Big Band ensemble of the Force Base Honor Guard and the Flor-
ida Institute of Technology ROTC Color
Melbourne Municipal Band, plans to Guard will Post the Colors, and the
Space Coast Highlanders bagpipe and
jazz up 2019’s third month with a con- drum band will perform, to honor U.S.
military veterans who served during
cert, “Boogie on Down,” this Wednes- the Vietnam conflict, 1955-1975, and
all those who have served in the U.S.
day and Thursday, March 6 and 7, at military. Expect rousing, heart-stirring
Sousa marches and all-American songs
the Melbourne Auditorium. Big Band/ at this popular annual event. Pre-con-
cert reception with refreshments, 3
jazz/boogie aficionados will totally p.m. Concert: 4 p.m. Admission: free
tickets must be reserved through the
dig this tribute to such masters of the symphony website: www.SpaceCoast-
Symphony.org. Or 855-252-7276.
genre as Benny Goodman, Marshall

Brown, Jim Croce, Cab Calloway,

Johnny Mercer et al. Expect to jazz out

to “Blues in the Night,” “Bad, Bad Le-

roy Brown” (a personal fave), “Elmer’s

Tune” and “Minnie The Moocher.”

Joining the boys in the band will be

vocalists Len Fallen, Sally Hart and

the Swingtimers (aka Connie Maltby,

Diana Sageser and Dave Hutson). The

New Horizons Band will keep things 4 Don’t miss this chance to sup-
port, encourage and be totally
upbeat pre-show. Showtime: 7:30

p.m. Doors open, 6:30 p.m. admis- knock-your-socks-off impressed by the

sion: free. 321-724-0555. gifted young winners of the Space Coast

Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto

2 Good-hearted, charitable, respect- Competition in a very special concert
able (in nearly every way) Miss
this Sunday, March 3, at Satellite High

School. The concert, “Persephone Con-

Mona and her girls are back, in this certos,” will be performed by the orches-
rollicking musical comedy about the
world’s oldest profession, and they’ll tra’s top tier musical group: Concerto
take the stage at the Surfside Playhouse,
when “The Best Little Whorehouse winner and viola player Hannah Lan-
in Texas” opens this Friday, March 1.
Based on a true story about the notori- genbach, a West Shore senior; French
ous Chicken Ranch in LaGrange, Texas,
“The Best Little Whorehouse” is set in horn player Hannah Bedard, a Viera se-
the late 1970s. Says Wikipedia: A brothel
has been successfully operating in fic- nior; and bassoon player Cole George, a
tional Gilbert, Texas, for a century, faith-
fully frequented by politicians, football Satellite junior. Each will play their win-
teams and others, and protected by
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd, good friends with ning concertos – the Bowen Viola Con-
the establishment’s owner, Miss Mona.
But a crusading TV reporter, Melvin certo, the Strauss Horn Concerto and
P. Thorpe (based on the real Houston
newsman Marvin Zindler), decides to the Weber Bassoon Concerto – with their
pull the plug on the illegal activity. This
Tony and Drama Desk award-winning fellow orchestra members, under the ba-
musical offers lots of terrific songs and
high-energy choreography. The film ad- ton of Maestro Mark Nelson. Time: 3:30
aptation starred Dolly Parton and Burt
Reynolds and, says the theatre promo, p.m. Admission: free. 321-652-4913.
“was the fourth largest grossing live-
action musical film of the 1980s. “The 5 How perfect: a free concert under
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” runs the stars entitled “Music of the
through March 17. Curtain: Fridays and
Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m. Tick- Night.” This fabulous tribute to An-
ets: $25, senior/military/students, $22.
321-783-3127. drew Lloyd Weber, composer of “Phan-

tom of the Opera,” “Jesus Christ Super-

star,” “Evita,” and so many, many other

hits, will take place Thursday, March 7,

at Space Coast Daily Park in Viera. Your

terrific Space Coast Symphony Orches-

tra and a stellar vocal cast will wow you

with works by Webber, of course, as

well as other giants of the musical the-

atre – Sondheim, Rodgers and the like.

Headlining this dazzler are Broadway

star Michelle Knight (“Disenchanted,”

“Jersey Boys,” “Finding Nemo”); mezzo

soprano Sarah Purser; tenor Kit Cleto;

and baritone Michael John Foster,

joined by Stephanie McCranie, Bryan

3 Proud to be an American? Don Hayes and Andrew Lejeune. Bring a
your red, white and blue, and be at
sweater. Open seating. Time: 7 p.m.

the Scott Center in Suntree this Satur- Concert admission: free. Parking: $5.

day, March 2, for the sixth annual “Ev- 321-652-4913. 



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Both human and machine have 10 “The labor force keeps shrinking,” steel robots scooping up strawberries time, picking five strawberries every
seconds per plant. They must find the said Gary Wishnatzki, a third-gener- with spinning, claw-like fingers, guid- second and covering eight acres a day.
ripe strawberries in the leaves, gen- ation strawberry farmer. “If we don’t ed by camera eyes and flashing lights.
tly twist them off the stems and tuck solve this with automation, fresh fruits That potential is increasingly attrac-
them into a plastic clamshell. Repeat, and veggies won’t be affordable or Growers say it is getting harder to tive to growers, who say the Trump
repeat, repeat, before the fruit spoils. even available to the average person.” hire enough people to harvest crops administration’s tighter immigration
before they rot. policies are squeezing off the supply of
One February afternoon, they work The problem is so pressing that com- seasonal workers, as well as undocu-
about an acre apart on a farm the size petitors are banding together to fund Fewer seasonal laborers are com- mented labor.
of 454 football fields: dozens of pick- Harv, which has raised approximately ing from Mexico, the biggest supplier
ers collecting produce the way people $9 million from corporate behemoths of U.S. farmworkers. Fewer Americans Approximately half of the coun-
have for centuries – and a robot that like Driscoll’s and Naturipe Farms, as want to bend over all day in a field, try’s 850,000 farmworkers are not in
engineers say could replace most of well as local farmers. farmers say, even when offered higher the United States legally, according to
them as soon as next year. wages, free housing and recruitment 2016 data from the Department of La-
Wishnatzki, who created Harv with bonuses. bor, the most recent available.
The future of agricultural work has former Intel engineer Bob Pitzer, one
arrived here in Duette, Florida, prom- of the minds behind the television hit The number of agricultural employees Agricultural analysts say the labor
ising to ease labor shortages and re- “BattleBots,” has invested $3 million of in the United States is expected to stay shortage is already forcing up wages.
duce the cost of food, or so says the his own money. flat over the next seven years, according
team behind Harv, a nickname for the to the latest projections from the Bu- From 2014 to 2018, the average pay
latest model from automation com- The electronic picker is still pretty reau of Labor Statistics. As “productivity- for farmworkers rose faster than em-
pany Harvest CROO Robotics. clumsy. enhancing technologies” mature in the ployees in the broader economy, jump-
realm of mechanization, farms will re- ing from $11.29 to $13.25, according to
Harv is on the leading edge of a na- During a test run last year, Harv quire fewer people, even as demand for numbers from the Department of Ag-
tional push to automate the way we gathered just 20 percent of strawber- crops grow, the government researchers riculture.
gather goods that bruise and squish, ries on every plant without mishap. wrote.
a challenge that has long flummoxed This year’s goal: Harvest half of the Agriculture economists at Arizona
engineers. fruit without crushing or dropping Manufacturing underwent a simi- State University last year estimated
any. The human success rate is closer lar evolution. U.S. factories have in- that if farmers lost their undocument-
Designing a robot with a gentle touch to 80 percent, making Harv the under- creased output over the past two de- ed workforce entirely, wages would
is among the biggest technical obsta- dog in this competition. cades with a smaller workforce, thanks have to rise by 50 percent to replace
cles to automating the American farm. to machines that improve efficiency. them – and that would crank up pro-
Reasonably priced fruits and vegeta- But Harv doesn’t need a visa or sleep duce prices by another 40 percent.
bles are at risk without it, growers say, or sick days. The machine looks like a One Harv is programmed to do the
because of a dwindling pool of workers. horizontally rolling semi-truck. work of 30 people. The machine hovers Then there are other rising costs.
over a dozen rows of plants at the same Starting in 2025, all farms in Cali-
Peek underneath and see 16 smaller fornia – the nation’s largest fresh-food

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A flurry of robotic arms work tireless The Harvest
below the chassis of the Berry-4 auto- Croo Robotics team
mated strawberry harvesting robot as oversees the Berry-4’s
it picks through rows of strawberry plant. performance during a
demonstration earlier
this month.

producer – must pay their employees Robotic claws used for fruit. The arms grab and lower apples their makeshift command center. Cam-
overtime after eight hours a day in- picking berries at G&D onto a conveyor belt. eras inside Harv give them a close-up.
stead of 10.
Farms in Duette, Fla. Expect to see this technology on the Lights flash. The 16 smaller robots
“Automation is the long-term solu- Designing a robot with market in the next three years, said spin, clawing up strawberries. Engi-
tion, given the reluctance of domestic a gentle touch is among Manoj Karkee, associate professor at neers compare them to duck feet, pad-
workers to do these jobs,” said Tim the school’s Center for Precision & Au- dling furiously.
Richards, the Morrison chair of agri- the biggest technical tomated Agricultural Systems.
business in the W.P. Carey School of obstacles to automating “The best view in the house,” said Alex
Business at ASU. Farmers who struggle to make hires Figueroa, 24, director of machine vision.
the U.S. farm. wanted it “yesterday,” he said.
Wishnatzki said he lost around $1 Everything looks to be running
million due to spoilage last year. He They all make good money, he said. “We all know we need to go in this di- smoothly. Nobody’s stress-eating the
said he pays experienced pickers about They’re motivated. rection,” Karkee said. “The last advance- oatmeal raisin cookies they ordered
$25 an hour. ment in apple picking was the invention from Panera Bread.
“People can pick strawberries with- of the ladder.”
Harv would diminish the need for out hurting them,” he said. “They know “No errors!” Figueroa pleads aloud.
field labor, Wishnatzki said, but it would which ones are too little or rotten. Ma- The robot rarely hurts the produce. “Knock on wood,” another engineer
create new jobs, too. Wish Farms, his chines can’t do that.” But as of today, one robotic apple-pick- replies.
family business, would train pickers to er costs at least $300,000 – too much for In another section of the field, far
become technicians. Labor groups also doubt robots are most budgets. from the commotion, the pickers work
prepared for the job. like they have always worked.
“We need people to clean, sanitize On the day Harv is put to the test, It’s 80 degrees outside, but they wear
and repair the machines,” he said. “A machine cannot harvest deli- farmers and researchers arrive in three long sleeves, pants and scarves below
cate table grapes, strawberries or tree buses to Wishnatzki’s farm. their eyes to block the sun. They bend
Some workers view that plan with fruit without destroying the perfect over, pluck the strawberries and slip
anxiety and skepticism. presentation demanded by consum- Blaine Staples, a strawberry grower them into plastic cases.
ers and the retail food industry,” said from Alberta, steps through the dirt to- Then they sprint through the plant
“I see the robot and think, ‘Maybe Giev Kashkooli, political and legis- ward the machine, which hisses as it rows to a supervisor, who scans in
we’re not going to have jobs anymore,’ ” lative director for the United Farm claws up fruit. Dozens of people around each package. They are paid by the
said AntonioVengas, 48, one of the about Workers of America, which repre- him crouch to the ground.The machine’s package. Slowing down means losing
600 employees on the farm with Harv. sents about 20,000 farmworkers arms go to work amid exclamations of money.
across the country. awe and disbelief from onlookers. Parked nearby is an old school bus,
Vengas moved to Florida 15 years which shuttles them free to work.
ago from the Mexican state of Oaxaca Unions don’t oppose technological “This is pretty much the new indus- Most of the pickers live in housing
and makes about $25 an hour. About advances though, Kashkooli added. trial revolution,” Staples said. Wishnatzki provides.
75 percent of his co-workers are Mexi- Santiago Velasco, 65, has worked here
cans on seasonal work visas. “Robotics can play a role in making His Canadian farm is tiny compared for 35 years and has done practically ev-
the job less backbreaking and play a to Wishnatzki’s 600 acres. But he could ery job: picking, digging, irrigating.
role in helping people earn more mon- see himself renting Harv for a season – Harv is a newcomer that doesn’t con-
ey,” he said. as long as it’s comparable to his current cern him.
labor costs. “I don’t think it’ll work because the
Out West, engineers at Washington people know how to pick,” he said, “and
State University are working with local Under Harv’s proposed business they go faster.”
farmers to test an apple-picking ma- model, farmers would pay only for the His prediction held up on demo day.
chine with 12 mechanical arms. fruit the machine picks at the same The robot found more than half the
rate they pay seasonal work crews. strawberries on each plant, but the fruit
It drives down orchard rows, snap- this season was bigger than anticipated.
ping pictures of trees. A computer A few strawberry rows over, Doug A bunch tumbled from Harv’s claws –
brain scans the images and finds the Carrigan, a North Carolina farmer, red and juicy and now gone.
stands in the group with his eyes Engineers aren’t sure how many –
locked on Harv. they’ve got to review hours of video.
They can’t be sure Harv hit this year’s
“It doesn’t care if it’s a Sunday or a target. But they’re confident the ma-
holiday,” Carrigan said. “The machine chine can get it right next year. 
will work regardless.”

Any time you can automate work
without sacrificing quality, “that’s a
win,” he said.

Behind the crowd of farmers, a team
of engineers watch the spectacle on
a flat-screen TV inside a white trailer,

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Early in the filming of “The

Wild Bunch” in the spring of

1968, its star, William Hold-

en – winner of the best actor

Oscar for “Stalag 17” in 1954

– had a day off. Holden spent

part of the time watching his

director, Sam Peckinpah, bad-

ger two character actors into

giving him more for a minor

scene.

“Is that the way you’re go-

ing to shoot the rest of the pic-

ture?” Holden asked. Peckinpah

said it was. In that case, Holden

replied, “I’m going home and

studying.” As W.K. Stratton com- early 1960s, he directed Although Peckinpah did well by the Mexicans in giv-
three Westerns, one ing them work and incorporating their music, includ-
ments in his admiring and infor- of them a critical and ing a haunting lament called “Las Golondrinas” (“The
box-office hit (“Ride Swallows”), he can be accused of disrespecting them
mative account of the making of the High Country”) and by staging one of those battles in which a handful of
another a fiasco (the white men take out dozens upon dozens of darker-
“The Wild Bunch,” Holden had much-tampered-with skinned foes. And yet Alfonso Arau – brilliant in the role
“Major Dundee”). The of Mapache’s envoy to the Bunch – learned much from
realized that “this was not going watching Peckinpah. He went on to direct films himself
flop might have fin- and stayed friends with his mentor until Peckinpah’s
to be just another cowboy pic- ished Peckinpah as a movie di- death in 1984.
rector if he hadn’t landed an assignment to bring Kath-
ture.” erine Anne Porter’s novella “Noon Wine” to television. Although “The Wild Bunch” did well at the box office,
So impressive was the result that, amid the creative up- its violence outraged some critics. Peckinpah himself
The effort lavished on “The heaval of late-’60s Hollywood, Peckinpah managed to came to have reservations. “I made ‘The Wild Bunch’
get the green light – and a big budget – for a project he because I still believed in the Greek theory of cathar-
Wild Bunch” pays off in every had been obsessing over for years. sis,” he said, looking for the film to have a violence-
“The Wild Bunch” rides up late in the annals of West- purging effect on viewers. “I was wrong,” he added. So,
frame – and that’s saying a lot ern lore. It’s 1916, the Mexican Revolution is underway, yes, a great many men and a few women are shot dead
and Pike is leading his gang of aging outlaws, the Bunch in Peckinpah’s masterpiece, but for me the repeated
because few if any Westerns have ever run so itself, on what they hope will be their last heist. If their face-punching and rib-kicking simulated in such TV
robbery of a railroad office comes off as planned, they’ll fare as “The Sopranos” is more visceral, and thus hard-
long. (The director’s cut I recently watched on DVD be able to hang up their guns for good. Another contin- er to take, than the blood spurting in “The Wild Bunch”
gent, led by Pike’s old partner Deke Thornton (played (courtesy of squibs strapped to actors’ bodies and set
lasts two hours and 42 minutes.) Nor had any previous by Robert Ryan), is working against the Wild ones and off by remote control).
on behalf of the railroad. Before it’s all over, various
movie depicted gunfights so graphically. And Peckin- Mexican factions will have weighed in, but despite all Be that as it may, reading W.K. Stratton’s fine book
the contenders and double-crosses Peckinpah tells his after watching “The Wild Bunch” can make for a rich
pah’s use of slow motion, notably in a shot of a bridge story so well that the viewer is unlikely to lose the trail. aesthetic feast. 
Long enamored of Mexico, Peckinpah insisted on
full of horsemen collapsing into a river, has often been shooting there and casting actual Mexicans – some THE WILD BUNCH
of them professional actors, others not – as his Mex-
imitated but rarely to such balletic effect. Not only did ican characters. The role of principal villain, Ma- SAM PECKINPAH, A REVOLUTION IN HOLLYWOOD,
pache, went to Emilio Fernandez, one of Mexico’s
“The Wild Bunch” immediately become one of the leading movie directors. AND THE MAKING OF A LEGENDARY FILM

greatest Westerns ever made; it also rejuvenated a cin- BY W.K. STRATTON | 352 PP. $28.
REVIEW BY DENNIS DRABELLE, THE WASHINGTON POST
ematic genre that Stratton calls “the hoariest of them

all.”

Peckinpah was no stranger to the region or the genre.

Born in 1925 to a ranching family in Fresno, he studied

drama at the University of Southern California and de-

veloped an affinity for the plays of Tennessee Williams.

The connection can be felt, I think, in the poetry of

certain lines in “The Wild Bunch,” whose script Peckin-

pah co-authored with Walon Green. Here, for example,

is Holden’s character, Pike Bishop, lecturing his fellow

crooks: “We’re going to stick together just like it used to

be. When you side with a man, you stay with him, and if

you can’t do that, you’re like some animal.”

After doing some acting, the young Peckinpah had

worked as a dialogue director and screenwriter. In the

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PETS

Bonz: Emmett’s amazing tale is the stuff of dreams

Hi Dog Buddies! “Woof, Emmett, that’s Crunchy Dog

Innerviewing you poocheroos is Biscuits!”
never, ever boring. EVRY pooch has
an innersting story. Wait till you “Yeah, well, it was. But Miss isn’t what
hear this. Emmett Roche-Woolnough
lives by the ocean. (I got to ride in my I’d call Super Strict. So now I’m basical-
first elly-vader, which gave me tingly
paws!) Emmett’s an almost-8-year- ly back to pre-trainer behavior. (When
old rescue border terrier/Jack Russell
mix. He’s on the small side, but with Miss is really, really, really Serious, she
a Big Personality. AN he’s Very, Very
Verbal. shakes a can of pebbles, which drives

Emmett bounced, barked and me nuts, so I know I have No Choice.)
wagged his way through the Wag-and
Sniff an the innerductions. But, mostly, I’m puh-lite an stuff, but I

“Hi!” (Bounce! Bounce!) “Come consider commands, like ‘Sit!’ for ex-
IN!” (Wag! Wag!) “You’re Bonzo, right?
I’m Emmett!” (Barkedity-bark-bark!) ample, more like, you know, sugges-
This is my Mom, Claudette. I call her
Miss! (Bounce! Wag! Bark!) “My Dad’s tions.”
Jeff. I call him Sir!” (Bark! Bark! Bark!)
I had kinda noticed that. I changed
He zoomed into the dining room.
His Mom said, “Sit, Emmett!” the subject. “Um, what’s you favrite

“Sit!” food?”
“Sit!”
“Sit!” “Miss’ homemade chiggen an rice
“Sit!”
I sat. My assistant sat. Emmett’s with vegetubbles. I also get ONE kibble
Mom sat. Finally – Emmett sat.
“Are you ready?” he asked. “I can’t treat when Miss has to go out. She says,
wait to tell you my story. It’s uh-
M A Z E-i ng!” ‘I’m going out. You stay here. Be a good
“Go for it!” I replied, pencil poised.
“OK, so, one night Miss had this boy. Guard the house. I’LL BE BACK!
dream. In it she hadda dog. But not
her kinda dog. She’d only ever had Here’s your treat.’ She always tells me
Big Dogs. She didn’t even LIKE liddle
mop dogs. But the dog in the dream how long she’ll be gone, so I know it
was liddle, an scruffy, with sticky-
uppy ears an whiskers, and wirey, won’t be forever.”
every-which-way hair. AN its name
was Emmett. He lowered his voice. “Don’t tell Miss
“’What the woof?’ she probly
thought. ‘Why would I dream about but, whenever I visit Nana, she has a se-
such a silly liddle dog?’ Then Sir, who
was travelin,’ sent her a pickshur of a cret bag of treats for me. I love visitin’
guy he’d met, with a dog just like in
her dream. She reelized it was A Sign Nana.”
that there was a scruffy liddle mop
dog out there somewhere waiting “My lips are sealed,” I promised.
for her. So she went online an came
across a pickshur of Her Dream Dog, I’d also noticed that Emmett had been
inna big field, at a place in L.A. called
the Dexter Foundation. You can pro- dragging a soft, floppy mat around, so I
bly guess who it was.”
I nodded. asked about it.
“Yup. My name was Angus, if you
can buhleeve it. Dexter had rescued me “When I hadda have a tooth pulled,
from a high-kill shelter, where I knew
my number was almost up. But, deep I chewed on this (he gave the well-
down, I felt My Forever Famly would
find me somehow. An they DID. I gotta Emmett. munched mat a liddle nose bump) to
new name, too – Emmett - cuzza Miss’ PHOTO: KAILA JONES
dream. I like it better, anyway.” make my mouth feel better. An I sorta
“Looks like your life is Totally Cool
Kibbles, now,” I ventured. got in the habit.

“You bet your Dog Biscuits! My “Before you go, I wanna show you
first couple years with Miss an Sir, we
lived in Cali. Then we moved to Ire- this,” Emmett said. His Mom was
land. (Sir directs movies an TV, so we
go to lotsa innersting places.) I loved holdin’ a watercolor painting: a row of
Ireland. I even got my own passport!
After Ireland, we spent six months in colorful houses along a rocky shore-
Spain. That was fun, too. In Winni-
peg, Sir let me visit his set an watch. I line and one happy liddle pooch with
was Very Well Behaved.”
wirey, every-which-way hair. “It’s ME
“Cool Kibbles!” I exclaimed.
“When we got back to the States, we barks, then off we go, running. But I on the beach near our house in Ireland.
sorta accidently found Vero Beach,
which we all agree is perfect for us. don’t care for the Ocean. It’s always One of our neighbors painted it special
Then Miss sent a pickshure of me to
the lady at the high-kill shelter who sneakin’ up on me. I bark at it, an it for me. Our house is the pink one.”
was nice to me, to show her how my
life had changed. Miss says the lady runs away, but it always comes back. Emmett was so happy an fun, I
was so happy for me she cried. It’s a
human thing, I think. I do love humans, an fellow pooches. wish I coulda stayed longer.
“Here I get a daily leash walk. An
I LOVE the dog park. I always an- Miss’ an Sir’s frens like me, too: Gail Heading home I was thinkin’ how
nounce myself with a buncha hello
offered to dog-sit me when Miss an Sir some things are just s’pose to be: like,

hafta be away. Then Andrea an Valerie because of a dream, a scruffy liddle

volunteered, too. So I have a dog sitter rescue pooch went from Dire Circum-

Waiting List. I think I must have cuh- stances to a Forever Famly, with fun, an

RIZZ-muh, don’t you?” travel, an chiggen-with-vegetubbles. 

“Posi-woofin’-tively!” I responded.

-The Bonz“When we got back from Ireland,

I went to this Really Great Trainer in
Toronto. Miss says when I got back, I
was un-buh-LEE-vibly well trained –

Best. Dog. EVER!!”

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INSIGHT GAMES BRIDGE

THE SINGLE PIECE OF GOOD NEWS WEST NORTH EAST
J 10 9 8653 72
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 732 AKJ9 Q 10 8 4
863 A K J 10 Q95
George S. Kaufman, who, inter alia, wrote some musicals for the Marx Brothers, said, “I QJ84 5 K 10 6 3
understand your new play is full of single entendre.”
SOUTH
In this week’s deal, North should sing loudly about a single feature of his hand. After he AKQ4
opens one diamond and South responds one spade, what should North rebid? 65
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North is just worth game, but there is a better bid than four spades. He should jump to four A972
clubs. This is a splinter bid showing four-card spade support, game-going values and a
singleton (or void) in clubs — nearperfect! Dealer: North; Vulnerable: East-West

Suddenly South sees that he has no club losers. He might jump straight to six spades, The Bidding:
but perhaps should content himself with five spades, which North ought to raise with such
good red suits — South must have excellent trumps to be slamming without all of those red SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
honors. 1 Spades Pass 1 Diamonds Pass
?? LEAD:
How did declarer plan the play after West led the spade jack? South saw that he needed J Spades
trumps to be 3-2 and to have some luck in the red suits. However, there were transportation
difficulties, and he didmnot want to rely on a red-suit finesse.

Declarer spotted an unusually good line. He won the first trick with the spade ace, cashed
the club ace and ruffed a club. The next card he called for surprised everyone at the table,
particularly East: dummy’s diamond 10. East took this with his queen and returned a
second trump, but declarer won in his hand, ruffed another club, cashed the top hearts,
ruffed a heart, drew West’s last trump and claimed. He took four spades, two hearts, three
diamonds, one club and two club ruffs.

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS DOWN
1 If (7) 1 Put the phone down (4,2)
8 Mrs --, cookbook writer (6) 3 Go on a trip (6)
9 Necessitates (7) 4 Conger --; jellied -- (4)
11 Sieve (8) 5 Punishment (7)
12 Circuit breakers (5) 6 Nevertheless (2,3,4)
14 Gemstone (4) 7 Overdue (2,7)
15 Bordeaux white wine (8) 10 Plan (9)
17 Aerosol (3,5) 12 To begin with (3,1,5)
18 Celebrity (4) 13 Blasphemous behaviour (9)
20 Consecrate; be thankful for (5) 16 Dog (7)
21 Able (8) 18 Small in extent (6)
23 Crossbreed (7) 19 Evaluate (6)
24 Scaffolder (6) 22 Extinct bird (4)
25 Type of lock; moister (anag.) (7)

The Telegraph

How to do Sudoku:

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

The Telegraph

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ACROSS 110 They may be 56 Piercing tools The Washington Post
Broadway-bound 58 Clinic name
1 Pisa possessive THIS BUD’S FOR YOU By Merl Reagle
4 Physicist or electrical unit 111 Australian bounder 62 Bit
7 Playing field 112 Burns or RLS 63 Alexander and Addams
14 Long-running show? 64 ___ a time (individually)
18 Invited a lady to the Flower 113 Gold fabric 65 A tide
117 Trojan War suicide
Ball? 118 Response to someone who 66 Zone
21 Daughter of Minos 67 Poland’s second largest city
22 Peaches and pecans sent you flowers?
23 What people with Flower 123 Curtain material 68 Ante up?
124 Still waters do it 70 ___ bat an eye
Power exhibit? 125 Parachuting florist’s cry as he 71 The Brookings,
25 Shore birds
26 Flower part leaves the plane? e.g.: abbr.
27 Poi need 126 Aphrodite’s kid 75 Lock giant
127 Scorpio’s brightest star 76 Hurtful
28 Day of the wk. 128 Small amount 77 Prefix meaning 41 Across
29 Seascape dramatist 129 Joes who got the Bill? 78 Literary king or literary
30 What the FTD Sweepstakes
DOWN Edward
offers? 1 Dallas players, briefly 81 Anchor’s transition
36 Dough mach. 82 Mt. St. Helens spew
39 Not tied down 2 “What ___ now?” 83 Pastiche
3 Winnebago nation 84 First zookeeper
40 Stuff your face 85 Desires
41 Horton’s responsibility member, once 87 Convention-center shows
42 Convenience-store buy 4 Dig this 88 Weigh ___
43 Calm down, in the ’hood 5 More intense 89 Ann or May
45 Fleischer-cartoon femme 6 Change your genes 90 Baby or Babe
46 Giraffe relatives 7 Kirk, to Michael 94 OPEC units
49 Much-heralded Morrison 8 Steaming state 95 Femme ___
50 Flowery adventure film? 9 “___ the truth” 96 How to “carry moonbeams
57 Flowery courtroom remark? 10 ___ Picchu
59 Sacred snake 11 Loathsomeness home”
60 All over again 12 Tulsa to K.C. 97 Gas station brand
61 Cable 13 Start of a state capital 99 Furnace worker
62 With 74 Across, parent’s 14 Period of time 100 First name of 4 Across
15 Passive restraint 101 Hit in a heist
flowery warning about comic 16 Taxonomic groups 102 Wingless crawlies
books? 17 Size up 105 Trail, cake, and daiquiri
66 Bristol bottleful 19 Fiery saint 106 Praying figure
69 “___-hoo!” 20 ___ Haute 107 Bridget of A Simple Plan
70 Type of memoir 24 In first place, in brief 108 Before, in combos
72 Fuel finish 29 Pain-related suffix 109 Flair
73 Jackson and Hopkins 31 It has a big game in Feb.
74 See 62 Across 32 Philippine gulf of WWII fame 114 Make ___ of oneself
77 Big name in basketball 33 Composer Schifrin 115 Surfers’ mecca
79 So Big author’s first name 34 Like Townshend’s Tommy
80 Ralph’s pal et al. 35 KGB predecessor 116 Slippery trees
81 What a Southern 36 Play start 118 La intro
flower-grower can 37 God with iron gloves 119 Horde member
hardly do nowadays? 38 Very small 120 Visualize
86 Flower-shop come-on? 44 Daffy’s impediment 121 FDR had three of them
91 Lotion base 45 Green-lights 122 Capture
92 Around 46 “By the way ...”
93 Dissatisfied reaction 47 Held
94 Ex-Canadian P.M. Mulroney 48 See 77 Across
95 Clothes buying concern 50 “How’s ___?”
98 Palindromic drink 51 Burt or Hurt, e.g.
99 Name or alphabet chunk 52 Cleveland player, briefly
100 Power ___ 53 Himalayan goat (anagram of
103 Satisfied reactions
104 Ibsen’s most florid play? HART)
54 Cold shoulder
55 “Farm, E” follow-up

The Telegraph

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Doggone impasse puts brakes on family get-togethers

BY CAROLYN HAX age you. They could offer you kennel money, for
Washington Post example, or to pay for a hotel for visits both ways.
They could just trust you to do your best to come
Hello, Carolyn: My kids have see them. They could be such pleasant company
that you stretch yourselves financially to travel
been asking for a dog for several whenever you can.

years, and we finally got a fam- Apparently, instead, they skipped the first
page in the Unwritten Manual of Hospitality,
ily puppy. We love this dog more which notes in 72-point type that if you want to
see people, then don’t complain about them, to
than we ever expected! them, with any frequency that can be described
as “often.”
Unfortunately, we live about
Seriously, parents. This is not a Zodiac cipher.
600 miles from my parents, who want nothing My advice to you is as follows:
1. Stop arguing with people about things that
to do with dogs. They do, however, want to spend aren’t their business. Any and all people, but start
with your parents.
time with us and often complain that we don’t visit 2. Actually that’s it. See No. 1.
But there are a few other things to consider that
enough. They don’t want to house our dog, which I can make it all easier. First, develop a canine net-
work of care. People you meet through your dog
understand, but we can’t afford a hotel room or a who love dogs can be an excellent resource when
you want to travel. You dog-sit theirs, they dog-
kennel for all the trips they want us to make. sit yours, opportunities multiply like bald spots
in your backyard.
We can’t seem to come to an agreement. I say they Second, if this is but the tip of the guiltberg,
then please run your family dynamic by a good
shouldn’t try to guilt us for having a life outside of therapist. Boundaries work.
Third, enjoy that puppy. Except for the face
them. They feel we should have never gotten a dog they give you when they want a walk, they don’t
do guilt. No wonder you’re a convert. 
knowing they live so far away and can’t stand dogs.

What do you think?

– A Dog Convert

A Dog Convert: I think what’s truly unfortu- run your own household. None. Zero.
nate is that your parents think your household is They also don’t have any say in how often you
about them. Wow.
travel to see them, except to let you know wheth-
It’s also unfortunate they somehow have you er and for how long you are welcome. And to limit
thinking theirs is a normal set of expectations guests to human-only, which is totally their pre-
that, to some degree, you’re obliged to find ways rogative.
to address.
If they really do want to see you, and if they’re
There is no “agreement” here to “come to,” be- unwilling or unable to do the bulk of the travel-
cause your parents don’t have any say in how you ing themselves, then they have incentives avail-
able to them that aren’t attempts to microman-

Councilman leads charge on
senior health initiatives

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YOUR HEALTH

Councilman leads charge on senior health initiatives

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER Mark Brimer, Ph.D.

Satellite Beach is making “Fitness PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN THACKER
for All Ages” a major priority for the
city, with the goal of boosting both above. With the aging of the Baby ‘We may get a crowd
the health and quality of life of its Boomers, healthcare problems are at first but what I
residents. going to become a problem because would like to see is
you’re going to have more EMS runs,” continual use.You
This spring, city officials will open he said.
Desoto Park, Brevard County’s first can only make change
park with active adult-oriented out- Brimer lists the most common a little bit at a time.’
door fitness and exercise equipment. causes of death as heart attacks, can-
State officials are being invited to the cer, stroke, CHF (Chronic Heart Fail- – Mark Brimer,
ribbon-cutting as the park design ure), COPD and falls. Ph.D.
represents a national trend to plan
and pay for equipment for active se- “The only one you can prevent are
niors, now a growing majority in the falls. We can make a dent on that. It’s
neighborhoods, rather than exclu- two-pronged: age in place and, two,
sively for children. there are certain safety things you
can do in for yourself physically and
With recent successes in the areas in your home,’’ he said.
of sustainability and solar power,
the city has long had a reputation for Specializing in senior health,
taking the lead in the areas of senior wellness and fall prevention, in 2008
health and safety, specifically the fall Brimer launched the Elder Falls
prevention efforts led by City Coun-
cilman and physical therapist Mark
Brimer, Ph.D.

“We ran the numbers back when
I first got in office and about one
in four of our population was 65 or

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Prevention Program in conjunction YOUR HEALTH
with Brevard County Housing and
Human Services Department and PHOTO BY TIM WIRTH of that age group to start being active fields utilize the body’s mass for re-
the Commission on Aging. It has be- now, you’re going to improve their sistance and can be used by all ages,
come a primary initiative of Brevard overall health. This is an attempt regardless of the user’s fitness level.
County and also includes the cities to grab that younger population,”
of Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Rockledge, Brimer said. Examples of the equipment being
Palm Bay and Titusville. installed include a four-person leg
Desoto Park, which started con- press, four-person twisting station,
The program was so successful struction last July, is actually a single recumbent bike, rowing ma-
that the Florida Department of Elder stormwater facility centered around chine and a two-person accessible
Affairs later adopted it statewide. In a 1.54-acre retention pond that will vertical press.
2011, Brimer was inducted into the complete the treatment of stormwa-
National Council on Aging – Falls ter from the 293-acre DeSoto Drain- Once a date is set, invitation let-
Prevention Hall of Fame. age Basin before it empties into the ters are to be sent to Gov. Ron De-
nearby Indian River Lagoon. Santis and the secretaries of the state
Brimer continues to think of new departments of elderly affairs and
ways to help. He currently teaches Concrete pads are being installed health.
a course entitled “What to Do After around the pond now for total of 10
a Slip and Fall,” in conjunction with stations of Greenfields Outdoor Fit- “We may get a crowd at first but
the City of Satellite Beach Fire De- ness gym equipment purchased for what I would like to see is continual
partment, as a follow-up to his origi- $35,800. The systems from Green- use. You can only make change a lit-
nal fall prevention instruction pro- tle bit at a time,’’ Brimer said. 
grams.

“If you fall and you don’t break
something, great, but the No. 1 ques-
tions to family members is, what’s
going to keep it from happening
again and what are we going to do
now?”

Examples of positive changes
Brimer stresses in both phases of the
training include taking away safety
hazards in the home and carefully
monitoring medications. An exam-
ple of a simple but effective measure
involves Aging Matters of Brevard
coordinating with the city to install
shower grab bars for free.

Other related Satellite Beach ef-
forts include wellness checks by
Community Paramedics, the police
Stop By and Say Hi Program, and a
variety of classes by the fire depart-
ment.

While the exercise equipment
will be open to all ages, it is being
provided by the city as another im-
portant way to strengthen seniors,
he said.

“I think the playground kind of
morphed into a senior thing. We
probably won’t get an 85-year-old
down there on that equipment. But
if we can get the sons and daughters

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HEALTHY SENIOR

Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment: Part 2

STORY BY FRED CICETTI COLUMNIST an annual mammogram and breast extensive to include lymph nodes and radiation therapy are used to reduce
exam by a healthcare professional. As muscle tissue. the production of hormones or block
The most common breast cancer long as a woman is in good health and them from working. The hormone
symptom is a lump. Other symptoms would be a candidate for treatment, Radiation therapy is another form of estrogen, which makes some breast
include swelling, skin irritation, nip- she should continue to get mammo- treatment. It uses high-energy rays or cancers grow, is made mainly by the
ple pain or retraction, and an unusual grams and exams. particles that destroy cancer cells. This ovaries. Treatment to stop the ovaries
discharge. treatment may be used to destroy can- from making estrogen is called ovar-
Research has shown that self-exams cer cells that remain in the breast, chest ian ablation.
Early diagnosis saves lives. The help find breast cancer. Self-examina- wall or underarm area after surgery.
combination of a mammogram, a tion teaches women how their breasts Hormone therapy with tamoxifen
clinical breast exam and self-exams is feel normally and to notice changes. Medicines are also used to treat is often given to patients with early
recommended by healthcare experts breast cancer. Chemotherapy em- stages of breast cancer and those with
to reduce breast-cancer deaths. Ultrasound and MRI are other diag- ploys intravenous and oral drugs that metastatic breast cancer (cancer that
nostic tools. can kill cancer cells in most parts of has spread to other parts of the body).
A mammogram is a breast X-ray. If the body. The anti-estrogen drug Hormone therapy with tamoxifen or
mammography finds an abnormality, Ultrasound uses high-frequency tamoxifen has been used for many estrogens can act on cells all over the
confirmation by biopsy is required. In sound waves to outline a part of the years to treat breast cancer. body and may increase the chance of
a biopsy, a tissue sample is taken for body. Breast ultrasound can focus upon developing endometrial cancer.
analysis. something picked up by a mammogram. Hormone therapy is a cancer treat-
ment that removes hormones or Women taking tamoxifen should
WebMd.com reports that “accord- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) blocks their action and stops cancer have a pelvic exam every year to look
ing to the American Cancer Society, uses radio waves and strong magnets in- cells from growing. Hormones are for any signs of cancer. Any vaginal
about 10 percent of women who have stead of X-rays. They can be used to ex- substances made by glands in the bleeding, other than menstrual bleed-
a mammogram will be called back for amine cancers found by mammogram. body and circulated in the blood- ing, should be reported to a doctor as
more tests. But only 8 percent to 10 stream. Some hormones can cause soon as possible.
percent of those women will need a bi- Most women with breast cancer certain cancers to grow.
opsy and 80 percent of those biopsies have some type of surgery. Surgeries [This is the second installment in a
turn out be benign.” include lumpectomy to remove only If tests show that the cancer cells three-part series on breast cancer]. 
the breast lump and surrounding tis- have places where hormones can at-
Women 40 and older should have sue, a mastectomy that removes part tach (receptors), drugs, surgery or
or the entire breast or can be more

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FINE & CASUAL DINING

The Nomad Cafe: A pleasant surprise in Melbourne

REVIEW BY LISA ZAHNER STAFF WRITER Greek point that the Nomad Cafe Burrata Caprese Salad.
[email protected] Side Salad. is not just a sandwich-and-
wrap joint, but ironically on Chicken Salad Wrap with
The first time I walked into the No- thought of combining an entire halved this visit we did order a wrap Beef Gnocchi Soup.
mad Cafe, I literally did a double take. avocado with fresh basil Burrata cheese and a sandwich – a burger, to
and a sweet balsamic glaze, but the rich- be exact. I’m very particular RESTAURANT HOURS
Judging by the unassuming exterior ness of the avocado paired with the soft, about chicken salad, so I wanted 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday
and the hectic, U.S. 1 location, I always sweet cheese was just right, and the basil to give the Chicken Salad Wrap
thought it was just another casual, and balsamic a nice contrast. ($9.49) a try, and I added a cup of the through Thursday
sandwich-and-wrap kind of place, a soup of the day, which was Beef Gnocchi 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday
place to grab a quick bite. I did not ex- I started out this re- (+$1.49). My companion was feeling am- Noon to 9 p.m., Saturday
pect the white table linens, the stylish view making the bitious and ordered the Garbage Burger Closed Sunday and Monday
bar area, the exceptional and creative ($14.99) with chips and salsa as a side.
food and the attentive, professional ser- Garbage Burger. My chicken salad with apples and al- BEVERAGES
vice. I did not expect to be surrounded monds was excellent, and had the per- Beer & Wine
by lovely local art. fect amount of mayonnaise dressing.
The soup was a rich, savory beef stew ADDRESS
Maybe you’ve also hesitated stopping with tender potato pasta balls. Though 2002 S. Harbor City Blvd.
in, too, whizzing straight by Nomad to too hefty to fit in the mouth, the char-
one of the much-hyped restaurants on grilled Garbage Burger was cooked per- Melbourne
Old New Haven. But I would put the No- fectly rare and the bacon, fried egg, avo- PHONE
mad Cafe’s food up against most any- cado and grilled bun were very tasty. The
thing you can get in the heart of historic chips and fresh salsa were excellent, too. 321-327-2996
downtown, with the added benefit of a We enjoyed a bottle of amber ale ($5.50)
parking lot and no crowds. and a refreshing strawberry lemonade
($3.59) with our meals.
We wandered in last Saturday for I welcome your comments, and en-
one of those in-between lunch and courage you to send feedback to me at
dinner meals around 2:30 p.m. after a [email protected].
few hours of thrift-shopping. We were The reviewer is a Brevard resident who
pretty hungry, but we left stuffed dines anonymously at restaurants at the
with yummy, fresh food. expense of this newspaper. 

For starters we both ordered
salads. I’d enjoyed Nomad’s
soups and salads previous-
ly and knew those would
be good choices. I ordered
the Burrata Caprese Salad
($13.49) and my compan-
ion opted for a small Greek
Salad ($5.99).

The Greek Salad was excel-
lent, and a decent size for a small
salad. It was piled high with a vari-
ety of fresh greens, cherry tomatoes,
red onions, cucumber, kalamata olives,
feta and a tasty dressing. My caprese
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WINE COLUMN

Napa Valley cabernets: Great if you can afford them

Paul Hobbs

STORY BY DAVE MCINTYRE soils of Napa, I found my thoughts mountainside forests and rejiggering $7,500, mean-
The Washington Post increasingly pulled back home. I the slopes. That’s an expensive and ing the average
couldn’t relate to the discussion, be- controversial proposition, requiring bottle price
Six glasses stood arrayed in an arc cause I knew what the wines cost. heavy investment in equipment, labor would be $75.
on the place mat, offering me tastes of and lawyers. (In contrast,
Napa Valley’s past, present and future. The current release of the Paul Hobbs the statewide
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, a Napa cabernet sauvignon is a wine price for cab
At the head of the room, one of Cali- valley-wide bottling meant as an in- for the 1 percent. It’s a trophy for the averaged $1,552,
fornia’s most celebrated winemakers troduction to his signature wines, av- rich, something to be flaunted as or about $16 per bot-
waved at a presentation with photos erages $120 a bottle on Wine-Searcher. much as enjoyed. tle, given rounding
and maps of Beckstoffer To Kalon, com. The Coombsville is $400, while error.)
Napa Valley’s most storied vineyard, the Beckstoffer To Kalon, fueled by the Don’t get me wrong. I love Napa cab-
and another in Coombsville, the val- vineyard’s history and the reputation ernet. It was the first wine I fell for back Yes, some larger, older companies
ley’s newest and most buzzworthy of- of its owner, Andy Beckstoffer, costs in the 1980s, when $25 a bottle seemed such as Robert Mondavi Winery (now
ficial appellation. a whopping $500 per bottle. (Hobbs’ exorbitant. My inner geek does som- owned by Constellation Brands) pro-
second label, CrossBarn, includes a ersaults at the prospect of sussing out duce reliable Napa cabernet around
This was a wine nerd’s dream: a Napa Valley cab around $50.) the nuances of a Stags Leap District $30 a bottle, and they make enough
chance to meet Paul Hobbs and taste cab vs. one from Coombsville. My that it’s easy to find. Many more fall
his Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon Hobbs acknowledged the conun- weary soul loves being wrapped in under that $75 average, but even at $40
from the 1998 and 1999 vintages. The drum of price. the plush velvet of an Oakville, while or $50, they are still expensive special
other four wines were loftier: two vin- my mind races with the stimulation occasion wines. The most elevated
tages each of single-vineyard caber- “It’s really a shame that the mar- of Spring Mountain. There are 16 de- ones, including any from To Kalon
nets from Beckstoffer To Kalon and the ket dynamics have driven the price of marcated American Viticultural Areas vineyard, are made in small quanti-
Nathan Coombs Estate. fruit, and of the wine, out of reach,” within Napa County, each with its own ties, and anyone who wants them bet-
Hobbs said. story to tell. But I can’t afford them. ter have deep pockets.
We swirled, sipped and spat (most-
ly) while Hobbs described his career, Napa Valley has run out of land suit- Hobbs quoted an industry rule of There is a market for them, of
which has paralleled much of Califor- able for vines, which drives the price thumb that the price of a bottle of course. “International buyers seem to
nia’s modern wine era. He started in of existing vineyards higher. Any new wine should be the price of a ton of recognize To Kalon as Napa Valley’s
1977 as an intern at Robert Mondavi billionaires seeking to live the vint- grapes divided by 100. He said he pays best vineyard,” Hobbs said. “It wasn’t
Winery and became one of the origi- ner’s dream will pay an average of $50,000 for a ton of Andy Beckstoffer’s that way 20 years ago.”
nal “flying winemaker” consultants, about $300,000 for a single acre of cabernet from To Kalon, thus the $500
making wine in Argentina, Armenia planted vineyard. price for the bottle. According to the Then he sighed and said, “If it
and, more recently, the Finger Lakes 2017 California Grape Crush Report, weren’t for the tariffs, I could sell a lot
in New York. New plantings have to be “net zero,” the average price for a ton of Napa of To Kalon to the Chinese, because
meaning an equal number of acres Valley cabernet grapes was just over they know it.” 
Yet as he discussed the climate and have to be ripped out. And developing
a new vineyard often means leveling

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CALENDAR

Please send calendar information 9 Satellite Beach Citywide Scavenger Hunt, a
at least two weeks prior to your fitness-themed challenge, starting at 9 a.m.
at Satellite Beach City Hall on Cassia Boulevard.
event to Participants will follow clues to discover as many
destinations as possible while traveling by bicycle,
[email protected] skateboard, by foot or in any other exercise
vehicle. Cost is $10 per person. Go to www.
ONGOING March 9 | Satellite Beach Citywide Scavenger Hunt playsatellitebeach.org for details and to pre-register.

Satellite Beach Farmers‘ Market, 10 a.m. to 9 League of Women Voters of the Space
5 p.m. Thursdays at Pelican Beach Park on A1A, Coast Timely Topics luncheon with Lisa
(321)773-6458 Rinaman, St. Johns Riverkeeper, 11:30 a.m. to
2 p.m. at the Tides at Patrick Air Force Base,
FEBRUARY 1001 N Highway A1A, S Atlantic Ave. The event
is open to the public. To register, go to www.lwv-
spacecoast.org (events/timely topics).

1 Main Street Souvenirs show, 7 p.m. at Park in Melbourne Beach. Fun filled family 3 The Space Coast Symphony Youth 10 Ninety minute Master Zumba Class”
Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 106 N. day featuring 3 amazing bands benefiting the Orchestra Concerto Competition will 11am to 12:30pm at Melbourne
Riverside Drive, Indialantic. Scott Kir-by’s show,a Guitars4Vets, Genesis House and our Ryckman be featured in a special concert entitled, Per- Athletic Club. The cost is $10.00 for MAC mem-
musical and cinematic celebration of “Classic Park upkeep. sephone Concertos, with the youth orchestra’s bers and $15.00 for non-members. (321)425-
Americana” features 150 years of music through top tier musical group at 3:30 p.m. at Satellite 5838 www.melbourneathleticclub.com
Kirby’s live piano performances of some of 2 Roaring 20’s Lawn Party at the Historic High School. Persephone Concertos is a free
America’s greats - including Stephen Foster, John Rossetter House Museum and Gardens, concert with no ticket required. In Greek 12 “A Question of Faith” a Minister, a
Philip Sousa and the ragtime of Scott Joplin. 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35 per person. The mythology, Persephone was the daughter of Rabbi and an Imam take questions on
Tickets are $15 at the door. Call 321-723-8371 1920’s roar again for a fabulous afternoon of Demeter and Zeus and the goddess of spring. their faith traditions, 6:30 p.m. at Eastmin-ster
or visit www.EPCfl.org for details. dancing to a Dixieland Band, a selection of local An outreach of the Space Coast Symphony Presbyterian Church, 106 N. Riverside Drive,
brews from Intracoastal Brewery, hors d’oeuvres Orchestra, the youth orchestra for youth Indialantic. Free and open to the public.Call 321-
2 A1A Condo Park’s Annual Flea Market & from Green Turtle, vintage automobiles, lawn aged eight to 18 years rehearses weekly in 723-8371 or go to www.epcfl.org.
Cafe 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2780 Highway A1A, games, raffle prizes, our signature cocktail “the preparation for performances of classical
Melbourne Beach. Inside and Outside Tables. Rossetter Roadster” – and more! Twenties symphonic masterworks. For more information, 16 The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Call (321)327-8608. attire encouraged! RSVP 321-254-9855 or site- contact Jensee Lee, Program Director, at 321- Division, of Brevard County, Ancient
[email protected] 652-4913 or visit www.SCSYO.us. Order of Hibernians, hosts the 29th Annual
2 The Downtown Melbourne Botanical Mel-bourne Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, 11
Festival showcasing plant and garden 3 Central Florida Winds presents a concert 7 Space Coast Progressive Alliance and a.m. in Downtown Melbourne. The two-hour
vendors offering trees, plants, decorative items showcasing 150 years of innovative and the Brevard Chapter of the ACLU procession will wind its way east-ward down
and more, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of trailblazing music, 3 p.m. at Suntree United host a Community Forum and Expert Panel New Haven Avenue from Mustard’s Last Stand
the 1900 Building on U.S. 1. Nearby parking and Methodist Church. Hear Irish tunes, Russian folk Presentation on “Implementing Amendment 4” to Depot Dr. at the railroad tracks. The parade,
event entrance are free to the public. songs, Greek myths, foolish operas, a salute to The Restoration of Florida’s Felon Voting Rights, which drew 15,000 people last year, will have
the Circus, and a musically and culturally diverse 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Front Street Civic Center, two new categories, local marching bands and
2 Second Annual Southern Squall Music adaptation of “America.” Free Admission. Call Melbourne, Florida. Free and Open to the “Celtic Dogs” with pooches marching in the
Festival, noon to 9 p.m. at Ryckman (321) 405-2359 for details. public, with on-site voter registration. parade. Email Chairman Todd McDonald at
[email protected] for details.
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4 HEAVES 2 EDITORIALS 2:00 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the King Center
7 MAINTAIN 3 GATHERED featuring Dvorak’s Violin Concerto with guest
9 DECIDED 4 HONE artist violinist Andrew Sords, Amy Beach’s Gaelic
12 GROVE 5 ANTI Symphony in E minor, and Percy Grainger’s Irish
13 RILLS 6 EASE Tune from County Derry. Tickets available at
15 ALIVE 8 IDOL www.brevardsymphony.com.
16 EXCON 10 DISCLOSURE
17 DRIED 11 DOWNATHEEL 16 Third Annual “Brevard’s Got Talent”
19 ALOFT 14 SEDATIVE 2019 Competition at the Melbourne
20 SUSPECT 18 IOTA Auditorium, presented by Space Coast Cul-tural
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REAL ESTATE

MelBeach home boasts vintage white terrazzo flooring

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER been put down throughout the house burning fireplace and wide hearth original crank-open jalousie windows
[email protected] and found the original white terrazzo with a view of the pool area via two common in homes built in the
flooring in good shape underneath. sliding glass doors. The dining area is 1960s with impact-resistant thermal
When Mary and Robert Bishop located between the living room and windows, greatly adding to the energy
bought their pool-oriented home Having terrazzo flooring instead the eat-in kitchen, which features efficiency of the house.
at 319 Hibiscus Trail in the heart of of carpeting gives the 3-bedroom, granite countertops and glass-paned
Melbourne Beach 20 years ago, it was 2.5-bath home an appealing vintage kitchen cabinets. The Bishops updated the master
in part an early-retirement project. look that is bright and clean. Terrazzo bathroom with a vintage free-
is easier to maintain than carpeting The remodeled kitchen also includes standing vanity and a walk-in shower
During a two-year renovation and seems fitting in this Space Age- an eat-in island with storage space and with glass enclosure. The other
process, they made many pleasing era island house built in 1963. drawers for utensils underneath. Other bathroom was kept original with
discoveries, such as when they tore kitchen changes included replacing the another interesting feature from the
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rectangular tile work on the shower 319 HIBISCUS TRAIL,
walls and ceilings which still are in MELBOURNE BEACH
amazing shape.
River Colony East
White plantation shutters add a Year built: 1963
touch of tropical charm throughout
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Bathrooms:
Exterior renovations centered on
custom brick pavers in front and back 2 full bathrooms, 1 half-bath
of the house, including a full pool Construction:
deck and a decorative entranceway
to go along with mature and well- Concrete block, stucco
maintained landscaping. Home size:

“It was one of the last things we did,” 1,974 square feet under air,
Robert Bishop said. “We did the front 2,512 square feet under roof
walk first and thought it looked pretty Lot size: 105 feet by 120 feet,
good, so we did the back pool deck.” 12,632 square feet, .29 acres
Swimming pool: Freeform, 8-foot-
Other major improvements along the deep pool in oversized enclosure
wayincludedreplacementoftheoriginal Additional features: Two car
concrete tile roof with terra cotta tiles, attached garage, wood-burning
which require less maintenance than fireplace, white terrazzo floors
other roofs in the neighborhood made
of building materials that are more throughout, island eat-in
susceptible to mold. kitchen, pantry, high-impact
windows, storm shutters, brick
Another big change in the pool area pavers around pool deck and on
that serves as the centerpiece of the front entrance and driveway.
L-shaped home involved expanding Listing agency: Treasure Coast
the pool deck and screened enclosure. Sotheby’s International Realty
The change added valuable interior
space within the enclosure with a Listing agent:
higher, gabled frame in place of the Hank Saunders, 321-626-2432
original flat-roof screen enclosure.
Listing price: $465,000
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REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Sales on South Brevard island: Feb. 15 to Feb. 21

The real estate market had another active week in ZIP codes 32951, 32903 and 32937. Satellite
Beach and Indialantic led the way with 9 sales each, followed by Melbourne Beach reporting 6,
and Indian Harbour Beach with 3 sales.

Our featured sale this week was of a home in Melbourne Beach. The residence at 401 Andrews
Drive was listed July 16, 2018, for $589,900. The sale closed on Feb. 15 for $575,000.

Both the seller and the purchaser in the transaction were represented by Gibbs Baum and
Gregory Zimmerman of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s.

SALES FOR 32951

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE

$530,000
WOODLAND ESTATES 230 WOODY CIR 9/7/2018 $535,000 $535,000 2/20/2019 $448,000
WOODLAND ESTATES SEC 275 CAMINO PL 11/14/2018 $469,900 $469,900 2/20/2019 $432,900
SOUTH SHORES PHASE 2 5690 SEA LAVENDER PL 2/15/2019 $429,900 $429,900 2/15/2019

SALES FOR 32903

INDIALANTIC BY SEA 401 MIAMI AVE 10/1/2018 $979,000 $979,000 2/21/2019 $950,000
OCEANSIDE ESTATES 3900 POSEIDON WAY 11/3/2018 $549,000 $549,000 2/15/2019 $532,500
MAJESTIC SHORES A C 1525 N HIGHWAY A1A 203 11/5/2018 $525,000 $498,000 2/19/2019 $486,000

SALES FOR 32937

LEASING ISLAND PH1 134 LANSING ISLAND DR 7/15/2018 $1,249,900 $1,150,000 2/15/2019 $1,050,000
TORTOISE ISLAND PH 1 616 TORTOISE WAY 9/13/2018 $795,000 $785,000 2/15/2019 $775,000
WATERWAY ESTATES 5TH 445 EAGLE DR 8/28/2018 $559,000 $499,000 2/15/2019 $481,150

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Lighthouse Cove Cn 3, Address: 167 Casseekee Trail 7167

Listing Date: 12/14/2018
Original Price: $239,900
Recent Price: $239,900
Sold: 2/20/2019
Selling Price: $227,000
Listing Agent: George Walters

Selling Agent: Premium Properties Real Estate

Patricia Stay

Melbourne Beach Properties,Inc

Subdivision: Indialantic Villas C, Address: 1145 N Shannon Ave 11

Listing Date: 1/31/2019
Original Price: $169,000
Recent Price: $169,000
Sold: 2/15/2019
Selling Price: $169,000
Listing Agent: Mia Michele Ordetx

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Elayne Hough

CBA Realty Group

Subdivision: Palm Colony Club Con, Address: 2700 N Hwy A1A 7202

Listing Date: 1/16/2019
Original Price: $148,900
Recent Price: $148,900
Sold: 2/19/2019
Selling Price: $143,000
Listing Agent: Gibbs Baum &
Gregory Zimmerman
Selling Agent:
Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

William Boliver

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Subdivision: Indialantic by the Sea Sec D, Address: 1508 S Miramar Ave S

Listing Date: 12/17/2018
Original Price: $299,900
Recent Price: $299,900
Sold: 2/19/2019
Selling Price: $275,000
Listing Agent: Connie Trincal

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Elite

David Settgast

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Woodland Estates, Address: 230 Woody Cir Subdivision: Indialantic by Sea, Address: 401 Miami Ave

Listing Date: 9/7/2018 Listing Date: 10/1/2018
Original Price: $535,000 Original Price: $979,000
Recent Price: $535,000 Recent Price: $979,000
Sold: 2/20/2019 Sold: 2/21/2019
Selling Price: $530,000 Selling Price: $950,000
Listing Agent: Gail Myers Listing Agent: Stephanie Moss Dandridge

Selling Agent: CENTURY 21 Indian River Realty Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc

Gail Myers Lisa Springer

CENTURY 21 Indian River Realty Keller Williams Realty,Brevard

JUST LISTED IN THE CLOISTERS! Subdivision: Oceanside Estates, Address: 3900 Poseidon Way

Waterfrontbrevard.com Listing Date: 11/3/2018
Original Price: $549,000
1110311SSMEVIREANMTHARAAVVEENU#2E1•0I•NIDNIDAILAALNATNICTI,CF,LF3L239209303 Recent Price: $549,000
Sold: 2/15/2019
$359,000 Selling Price: $532,500
3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHROOMS, 1,491 SF Listing Agent: Janet Allen

OCEAN FRONT, FULLY FURNISHED! Selling Agent: Sandy Shoes Realty, Inc.

305 S RAMONA AVE • INDIALANTIC, FL 32903 Nick Farinella

$519,000 Coldwell Banker Res. R.E.
3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHROOMS, 1,838 SF
FULLY RENOVATED, SALT WATER POOL! KATHY PARSONS HOOKS
147 OXFORD CT • INDIALANTIC, FL 32903
[email protected]
NEW LISTING! $429,000
3 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHROOMS, 1,888 SF SERVING BREVARD FOR
GREAT LOCATION, SPARKLING POOL! 33 YEARS

Mary Goodwin $424,900

Realtor Beautiful 4 Bedroom Pool Home.
Lovely Open Kitchen with
[email protected] Granite Counters.

321.544.1933 Hammock Lakes - Melbourne, FL

Get Your Home Value Today, Visit: value.myckhome.com $314,900

This Melbourne Beach Patio
Villas has the most wonderful
floor plan with beautiful high
ceilings. Stainless appliances in
a dream kitchen and wonderful
screened porch with brick patio.

$429,000

Lovely Aquarina ...Golf...
Beach...Tennis...Boating
Gorgeous 3 Bedroom Villa on the
Golf Course. Brand New Stainless
Appliances in the Kitchen.
Fabulous Fishing Pier & Boat

Ramp on the River.
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The back yard features a well- animals you have a yard to play in as
maintained lawn lined by landscape well as the swimming pool.”
buffer, all irrigated with a well system.
TheRiverColonyEastneighborhood
“It’s got a beautiful back yard,’’ is located within Melbourne Beach
said listing agent Hank Saunders, proper, meaning it is just minutes
who is offering this updated, mid- away from beach and river access and
century modern home for $465,000. close to the restaurants, shops, parks
“It’s nice because if you have kids or and other town amenities. 

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