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WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON WITH FORMER INEOS FACILITY? The challenge of
joining up with
By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer Cleveland Clinic
[email protected]

Less than a month after

trying to auction off the en- By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer
tire defunct INEOS plant, [email protected]

or sell its surplus land and It was Day 37 of the Cleveland

equipment piecemeal, Indian Clinic/Indian River Medical Cen-

River Eco-District Managing ter merger and if anyone was won-

Partner Alain Castro last week dering who’s counting, Dr. Gregory

told the County Commission Rosencrance made it clear: He is.

the latest grandiose plan to In an hour-long, town-hall style

host a group of businesses at presentation at Quail Valley’s River

the site would collapse if he Club last week – the 14th such pre-

doesn’t get cheap methane sentation he has given – the new

gas from the county landfill. president of Cleveland Clinic Indi-

Castro said the as-yet-un- an River discussed the many tasks

named companies that al- involved and the progress made

legedly are poised to launch so far in integrating an 86-year-old

operations at the former eth- small-town community hospital

anol plant – companies, he into one of the top healthcare sys-

says, that ultimately could tems in the world.

employ hundreds of local Among other things, he talked

people – had to have access about how joining Cleveland has

to the gas to move forward. already benefited healthcare at

The county finally voted to negotiate a as it is emitted from the landfill and released neous equipment and vehicles – via an online Indian River, how Cleveland eval-

contract with Eco-District – a subsidiary of through an exhaust system. auction company in Minnesota that special- uates doctors and the future of

Texas-based Frankens Energy that bought But amazingly, there was no discussion izes in marketing industrial sites. medical education at the hospital

the defunct INEOS facility for a bargain base- during all this of the fact that last month, the Maas Companies published a 113-page, here.

ment price a year ago – to sell it the gas that is Eco-District attempted to auction off the IN- detailed catalog of more than 1,300 different “What happened Jan. 1 was

currently being burned off for safety reasons EOS property – land, buildings and miscella- CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 about a seven-fold expansion

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INSIDE MY Still no arrest 2 years after Deputy Chambliss killed
TAKE

NEWS 1-5 PETS 12
DINING B7
HEALTH 6 GAMES B13 By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer of their own was senselessly slain on our streets,
CALENDAR B16 [email protected] haven’t rousted enough drug dealers and squeezed
REAL ESTATE 15 enough snitches to identify the gunman?
B1 Several times each week, I drive past the street
ARTS sign posted on 28th Avenue in Gifford to honor Doesn’t anyone in Gifford, where Chambliss
longtime deputy Garry Chambliss, who was off grew up and was a beloved member of the com-
To advertise call: 772-559-4187 duty when he was shot and killed by a stray bul- munity, care enough to do what’s right and drop
For circulation or where to pick up let while visiting a relative’s home, across from a dime on the shooter? Two years have passed
your issue call: 772-226-7925 Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. since that tragic February Friday night – four
days after Chambliss’ 50th birthday – and still
Never do I fail to notice it. we don’t know who pulled the trigger. De’ja and Briyunna Chambliss. PHOTO: KAILA JONES
Always, it makes me wonder: Why hasn’t the
© 2016 Vero Beach 32963 Media LLC. All rights reserved. thug who fired that fatal shot been arrested and “Not a day goes by that I don’t think about Gar-
charged with murder, especially since sheriff’s de- ry and what happened that night,” Sheriff Deryl
tectives believe the killer still lives in the commu- Loar said of Chambliss, who worked as a dep-
nity? How is it possible that deputies, knowing one
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MY TAKE by one of the bullets, which detectives Both are possible deterrents, Brown “Someone was shooting out in the
say was fired from 150 to 200 feet away. said, but he believes it has more to do open,” she added.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 with the community’s lack of trust in the
So there were witnesses. Sheriff’s Office, particularly concerning “Anyone could’ve been hit. A child
uty for more than 27 years and would’ve There was even an arrest. complaints about deputies. could’ve been killed. The only people
retired last October. “Our detectives and Only hours after the shooting, dep- that know who did it are the people who
deputies are passionate about this case, uties searching for the car involved in “The sheriff can say and do all the were there, and they’re not talking.”
and not a week goes by that we don’t talk the incident arrested a 21-year-old man, right things, but that needs to permeate
about it. charging him with “discharging a firearm all segments of the agency’s hierarchy,” Not yet, anyway, even with Treasure
from a vehicle,” which is a felony under Brown said. Coast Crime Stoppers offering a $5,000
“This one hits way too close to home, Florida law. reward for information leading to the
and we’re not letting go of this case until That suspect was Makhail Chambliss, “If I snitch on somebody in our com- killer’s arrest – an amount Brown, Garry
we make an arrest. There are aspects of a distant relative of the deceased. Howev- munity, you expect law enforcement to Chambliss’ family and others in the Gif-
the case that I can’t talk about right now, er, detectives determined that the bullets do something. Well, I should expect the ford community say should be greater.
but I can tell you we have some significant he allegedly fired didn’t match the caliber same reaction when I tell you somebody
pieces of evidence and we’re at a point of the bullet that killed the deputy. is a bad cop. Some prominent Gifford residents,
where we believe we know who did it. But does Makhail Chambliss know who asked that their names not be re-
who was in the crowd from which the “It comes down to trust, respect and vealed, want the Sheriff’s Office to seize
“Problem is, all we’ve got right now is fatal bullet was fired? What about all the relationships, and it needs to go both on the two-year anniversary of Cham-
forensics,” he added. other people on the street? Surely, some- ways,” he added. “I’m not incriminating bliss’ death to post and circulate fliers
body saw something. law enforcement. I’m not defending it, seeking the community’s help in solving
“We’re getting closer and closer with “People are still talking about that either. But I can understand the commu- the case.
the forensics, but we’d prefer to have a night, but we need the right people to nity’s reluctance.”
witness come forward.” talk, and we need them to talk to the right Loar said he’s still hopeful someone
people,” said Tony Brown, chairman of Brown also pointed to more than a eventually will offer to identify the shoot-
For those who don’t remember: It was the local NAACP chapter. “Law enforce- half-dozen other unsolved murders in er, though he doesn’t expect that to hap-
shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2017, ment doesn’t solve crimes. The commu- the Gifford community, where some cas- pen until one of the witnesses gets in
when gunfire erupted between the 4300 nity does. es pre-date the shooting of Garry Cham- trouble with the law and wants to make
and 4400 block of 28th Avenue, where “But the people in this community bliss, who was a road deputy before a deal.
groups of people were gathered after a have a tendency to not say anything in transferring to the corrections division
wake at the Mount Sinai church. these situations, so I’m not really sur- and becoming a transport deputy. In the meantime, he won’t risk botch-
prised nobody has come forward.” ing the case by rushing into the arrest of
Apparently, a bottle was thrown at a Is it a fear of retaliation from the shoot- “Again, I’m not necessarily putting it the wrong person or arresting the right
passing car and the driver responded by er’s friends or relatives? Or might there on law enforcement, because we all have person without being confident he has
firing gunshots, which prompted some- be a deeply ingrained aversion to help- to work together,” Brown said, “but there provided prosecutors with enough evi-
one in one of the groups to return fire. ing police send another young black man are mothers in our community asking: dence to convict the killer.
Chambliss, known in the community from the Gifford community to prison? ‘What about my child?’”
as “Kool-Aid” because of his infectious “It’s a tough case and we’ve got to be
smile, was standing near the road and, Still, Brown said he empathizes with meticulous, but we’ve got a full-time de-
upon hearing the gunshots, yelled for the deputy’s daughters – Briyunna is 27, tective working it, and I absolutely be-
people to get down before he was struck De’ja is 18 – who won’t feel any sense of lieve we will make an arrest,” Loar said.
closure until their father’s killer is caught. “It would be nice if someone came for-
ward and gave us something to comple-
Briyunna Chambliss, however, isn’t ment our forensics, but I understand why
overly optimistic. people might not want to do that.

“If they were going to catch him, they “We’ll continue to work the case until
would’ve caught him that night,” she it’s solved, with or without a witness,” he
said. “Sheriff Loar keeps in touch and added. “It’s only a matter of time.”
checks to make sure we’re OK, and I be-
lieve they want to get the killer. But they It already has been two years, which
don’t solve many murders in Gifford, so I is already too long – something I think
can’t really say I’m surprised they haven’t about every time I drive past that street
arrested anyone.” sign in Gifford, where 28th Avenue, be-
tween 41st and 45th streets, has been re-
She said she has “no idea” who killed named: DEPUTY SHERIFF Garry Cham-
her father. bliss Avenue.

“I could be walking around with some- “People say it’s a shame it’s taking so
one who killed my dad,” Briyunna Cham- long,” Briyunna Chambliss said. “If oth-
bliss said. “It could be somebody I see all er people feel that way, you can imagine
the time, somebody I talk to, or some- how my sister and I feel. We’re still griev-
body I’ve never met. It wasn’t like my dad ing.” 
was the target. It was a stray bullet.

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Construction about to get started on Lawnwood’s Vero ER

By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer through additional freestanding emer- hospital emergency departments. room. It is similar to an existing freestand-
[email protected] gency department and surgery center ex- The 11,000-square-foot structure, near ing ER owned by HCA in Port St. Lucie.
pansions,” she said.
Construction of a freestanding emergen- South Vero Square just north of Oslo Road, In Vero, the HCA facility will compete
cy room on the former site of the Quilted Proctor demolished two buildings on will be the first foray into Indian River Coun- with the powerhouse brand of Cleveland
Giraffe on U.S. 1 is about to get underway, the south Vero site last fall and Lawnwood’s ty by Lawnwood’s parent company HCA, Clinic Indian River.
according to builders as well as Lawnwood sign for the new ER has been up since then. which has moved aggressively to expand its
Regional Medical Center, which will own MacDonald said the last of the required portfolio of freestanding ERs as well as ur- Cleveland Clinic Indian River’s ER is cur-
the building. permits were finally received in the past two gent care centers. rently being run by Envision, a national
weeks. contractor.
“We’re full steam ahead, getting ready to The giant for-profit hospital chain tried
come out of the ground,” said Proctor Con- Freestanding emergency rooms have in- to persuade leaders of Indian River Medi- That may be up for review with new man-
struction project manager Rick MacDonald. creased in popularity over the past decade, cal Center to join its system but Cleveland agement in place. The hospital’s new pres-
though they are considerably more expen- Clinic was chosen instead in January of ident, Dr. Greg Rosencrance, said Cleve-
Lawnwood spokeswoman Landy Ange- sive for patients than urgent care centers. last year. land Clinic Florida is dispatching a team of
lone said groundbreaking is scheduled for Like a hospital ER, they can charge a facility emergency medicine specialists to its new
next week, with an anticipated opening in fee as well as fees for providers. They typi- The ER, estimated to cost $10 million to Vero hospital to look at “opportunities,” to
October. “We look forward to offering care cally care for less-critical emergencies than build, will include an ambulance bay, a CT use the business jargon for ways to improve
to the community as we continue to grow scan, X-ray rooms and a bariatric treatment operations, outcomes or profits. 

FORMER INEOS FACILITY Multiple requests to Maas Companies Orchid Island Brewery featured on PBS
resulted in courteous replies from Sales
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and Marketing Director Tyler Maas, but By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer email to see whether they’d be interest-
he said he had contacted the Eco-Dis- [email protected] ed in doing a tasteMAKERS episode.
auction lots listed for sale via sealed bid on trict principals and relayed Vero Beach
Jan. 8, or online on Jan. 15, but before the 32963’s requests, but had gotten no re- Parts of Vero Beach will be seen by “At first I thought it was a hoax,” Val-
auction date, most everything in the catalog sponse. more than 50 million people this week erie Bing said. “Why us? A PBS show?”
was up for sale as a package deal if anyone – if PBS’ viewer forecasts are accurate
wanted it all. Calls to owner David Frankens seeking – when Alden and Valerie Bing’s Or- As it turned out, the Bings had a con-
information about the auction, and how chid Island Brewery is featured on an nection with Neville they hadn’t been
“The ethanol plant, biomass plant, equip- the Eco-District can move ahead with the episode of the national PBS series “tas- aware of – her parents are Vero Beach
ment and surplus land are available as an new businesses if the property has been teMAKERS,” set to air here this Friday, residents and frequent visitors to the
Entirety Purchase prior to auction,” the ad- sold, also were not returned. Feb. 15, at 4:30 p.m. brewery, where they often sat and chat-
vertisement said. “Potential bidders are en- ted with the young couple.
couraged to explore this option in a timely The County Commission did hedge last The series “explores the ‘maker
manner and submit their sealed bids by week on entering into additional contracts movement,’ covering artisan food and “But we never knew of Cat until she
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 4 PM EST. If an Frankens and the Eco-District were seek- drink producers across the country who reached out to us,” Valerie Bing said.
entirety offer is not accepted, the equipment ing for processing yard waste and recycling are making a lasting impact on modern
will be sold piecemeal via a timed online concrete, deciding to solicit more bids. day American food culture,” according Skepticism turned to excitement as
auction ending Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at to BroadwayworldTV.com. Neville explained her vision of the show:
4 PM EST.” “My concern is if we enter into a new exploring the creation of food and drink
agreement and there is some problem Last January the show’s host Cath- through the eyes of the maker, “diving
Since Frankens Energy and the Indian with getting final disposal of yard waste, erine Neville, publisher of Feast Maga- deep to discover the passion and story
River Eco-District are private entities, the I’m concerned about that,” said County zine and creator of the Emmy-winning behind each of the tastemakers, and
outcome of those auctions is not public re- Administrator Jason Brown. “Feast TV,” contacted the Bings via showcasing what it is that drives the
cord. product.” 
“I want to make sure any agreement we
enter into, final disposal is taken care of.” 

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HOSPITAL TRANSITION hours, we no longer had a shortage.” Cleveland’s model of care requires all phy- for every employed physician, a task that
Another shortage in Florida, this time a sicians working at the hospital to be em- in his former position as head of the Med-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ployed by Cleveland Clinic. “That is very icine Institute in Cleveland involved sitting
certain type of pressure transducer: “We true at the Weston campus, and it’s very true down individually each year with more than
of beds” in Cleveland’s Florida network, were told it won’t be available on the market at the downtown Cleveland Clinic cam- 500 doctors. Those sessions cover not only
Rosencrance said, as a map of the state pep- until March. They were flown in from Cleve- pus,” he said, but at 14 regional hospitals scores and measures but physician burn-
pered with dots flashed on a screen to indi- land the next day.” in northeast Ohio, “it’s about a 50-50 mix of out. “We’ll have a pretty significant rigor
cate Cleveland Clinic’s creep along Florida’s employed and private physicians. with how we evaluate everyone,” he prom-
east coast. Soon, the Duke University-affiliated heart ised. “We’re not there yet, but it’s Day 37.”
program at what was Indian River Medical “Those of you that have physicians that
“We’re big, and we want to be big, but we Center will be shifting to an affiliation with are private, as long as we’re aligned in qual- Rosencrance said teams are arriving in
want to act small,” he said. “Healthcare is a Cleveland Clinic’s Heart and Vascular Insti- ity goals, safety goals and those things, we March to study the emergency department,
one-on-one, individual endeavor.” tute, ranked No. 1 in the world. embrace that.” currently contracted out to Envision, a na-
tional chain. Presumably those teams will
Already, the benefits of being part of a sys- The cancer center, too, will make the Rosencrance went on to outline the pro- be looking for ways to reduce ER wait times
tem rather than a stand-alone hospital are transition, after a six-month “lag,” as Rosen- cess for evaluating physicians, including and improve care, among other tasks.
becoming obvious. “Last week, there was a crance put it. He said patients involved in patient experience scores on post-treat-
shortage here of a certain medication that research protocols would be getting a letter ment surveys, and keeping track of data on In response to a question from a young
Weston had plenty of,” said Rosencrance. “It this week regarding the transition. key metrics such as rates of infection. couple in the Quail Valley audience, Rosen-
was shipped up here, and in two-and-a-half crance said pediatric emergency care will
He also spoke to the audience of almost There is also an annual review process be one of the topics the teams will exam-
200 about the public’s impression that ine. Currently, Lawnwood Regional Medical
Center in Fort Pierce is the only nearby hos-
pital fully equipped to deal with pediatric
emergencies.

He said there is an “opportunity” to up-
grade pediatric care here.

Regarding medical education at Cleve-
land Clinic Indian River, Rosencrance said
his team will “explore initially our under-
graduate medical education, and we will
be exploring graduate medical education
[too].”

Prior to the takeover, Indian River an-
nounced a significant expansion of its med-
ical education program, which currently
amounts to just 15 medical students from
the Florida State University College of Med-
icine Fort Pierce campus.

In November, Dr. George Mitchell was
named director of medical education at
the hospital in a move seen as laying the
groundwork for greater numbers and high-
er levels of medical education. In another
move hinting at future teaching hospital
status, Dr. Juliette Lomax-Homier, dean of
the Fort Pierce campus of FSU med school,
was named to the Cleveland Clinic Indian
River board of directors.

“Will you have residency training pro-
grams at some point in the future? Yes. It’s
not going to happen tomorrow, but the an-
swer is yes. I wouldn’t have come here if I
didn’t think that is part of the plan,” Rosen-
crance said.

As chairman of the Medicine Insti-
tute at Cleveland’s main campus in Ohio,
Rosencrance oversaw 564 physicians, 260
advanced practice providers, and 216 res-
idents, the largest internal medicine resi-
dency program in the nation.

At the campus in Cleveland, he circulat-
ed among the leaders of 66,000 employees,
7,000 physicians plus thousands more sci-
entists and researchers.

By contrast, in Vero, he oversees 2,000
employees.

“People ask me, well, golly, why did you
come here?” said Rosencrance. “It’s really a
once-in-a-generational opportunity. That’s
one of the reasons I came. This doesn’t hap-
pen too often. To be the best healthcare
system in the state and the best healthcare
system in the world – that’s a heck of an op-
portunity.” 

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A-Fib ablation surgeries are common but complex

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer Dr. Brett Faulknier.
[email protected]
PHOTOS BY DENISE RITCHIE
Trying to understand atrial fibrillation
ablation is not for the faint of heart.

The procedure is used to treat irreg-
ular heart rhythms or arrhythmias that
start in the heart’s upper chambers or
atria. It does this by scarring or destroy-
ing live tissue inside the heart.

Your heart is a clean, green, wireless,
battery-free generator of electricity. But
it’s not immune to malfunctions. Few
people know that better than Cleveland
Clinic Indian River Hospital’s chief elec-
trophysiologist, Dr. Brett Faulknier.

As the Mayo Clinic explains, “each beat
of your heart is triggered by an electrical
impulse normally generated from special
cells in the upper right chamber of your
heart. These signals are faulty in people
who have atrial fibrillation, firing so rapidly
that the upper chambers of your heart quiv-
er (fibrillate) instead of beating efficient-
ly. These rapidly discharging triggers are
called hot spots. To restore a normal heart
rhythm, the sources of these hot spots must
be isolated from the rest of the heart.

“The most common technique for treat-
ing atrial fibrillation is catheter ablation.
In this procedure, your doctor threads
one or more long, thin tubes (catheters)
through blood vessels to your heart. He or
she uses a mapping catheter to determine
where the over-active electrical triggers
are located and then applies extreme cold
or heat with the catheter tips to destroy or
ablate these spots. This causes scarring
that disrupts the faulty electrical signals
and restores normal heart rhythms.”

The technique involves a ‘fire or ice’
approach, meaning it employs either ra-
dio-frequency generated heat or nitrous
oxide-powered cold (minus 60 °F) to
achieve its goal.

Some A-Fib patients are paroxysmal,
which means, in Faulknier’s words, “they’re
not always stuck in atrial fibrillation …
they’re coming in and out of atrial fibrilla-
tion … they may have just a few episodes or

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Dr. Hugh Calkins, director of the elec-
trophysiology lab at the Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine and chairman of an
international task force whose mem-
bers include the Heart Rhythm Society,
the American College of Cardiology, the
American Heart Association and the Soci-
ety of Thoracic Surgeons, estimates some
20,000 A-Fib ablation procedures will be
performed in the United States this year.

That’s a lot of big procedures and even
more small holes.

Dr. Brett Faulknier is the director of elec-
trophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic Indian
River Hospital in Vero Beach. He is also board
certified in adult cardiovascular disease. His
office is at 3450 11th Court, Suite 104. The
phone number is 772-226-4830. 

Registered cardiovascular
invasive specialist, Kelle Almeida.

EP lab image.

they may have a lot of episodes.” Other pa- infection at the site where the catheters
tients have “persistent” A-Fib, meaning the are inserted, damage to blood vessels as
heart is fluttering continuously. those inserted tubes travel to the heart,
punctures of the heart itself or damage to
For patients who still have some nor- the heart valves, as well as development
mal heart rhythm, Faulknier uses “more of blood clots in the legs or lungs.
of the cryo-ablation [freezing] therapy,”
while the radio-frequency heat treat- Still, the American Heart Association
ment is more common with patients who says, while “medicines to treat rapid and
have persistent A-Fib. irregular heartbeats work very well for
most people, they don’t work for every-
Armed with an iPhone full of statis- one and they may cause side effects in
tics, Faulknier adds, “Atrial fibrillation some people. In these cases, doctors may
is an exceedingly common age-related suggest catheter ablation.”
arrhythmia. Among people of European
descent, the lifetime risk of developing The AHA calls catheter ablation “a low-
atrial fibrillation after age 40 is 26 percent risk procedure that is successful in most
for men and 23 percent for women,” and people who have it” – provided your defi-
A-Fib “increases your stroke risk probably nition of success is a reduction of A-Fib
about five to seven times” over those who events and not a complete end to them.
don’t have atrial fibrillation.
Faulknier says he is committed to give
“If a person is in the earlier stages of his patients the clearest understanding he
atrial fibrillation, then you legitimately can on these procedures. “I spend prob-
have probably around about an 80- to ably 45 minutes to an hour with the pa-
85-percent chance of dramatically re- tient explaining what atrial fibrillation is,
ducing it” with atrial fibrillation abla- why it’s important in their life and what it
tion, Faulknier says, but he cautions an means; then I get to the ablation [proce-
outright cure cannot to promised. dure] and try to explain it to them in a very
succinct manner.”
And the procedure itself is not without
risk. Succinct maybe be an understatement
as Faulknier sums up atrial fibrillation
Threading multiple catheters from ablation by calling it “a big procedure
the groin up to and inside the heart, says [done] through small holes.”
the Mayo Clinic, may cause bleeding or

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Untreated obstructive sleep apnea threatens overall health

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer as well as dementia in older adults.”
[email protected] In short, obstructive sleep apnea –

Mattress companies can’t seem to resist which causes people to stop breathing

telling you how much of your life is spent while they sleep – is a good deal more se-

sleeping – about one-third of the average rious than most people think. Those with

person’s lifespan – but people with ob- the conditions may stop breathing hun-

structive sleep apnea reap only a fraction dreds of times a night – sometimes for

of the health benefits a good night’s sleep 10 or 15 seconds, sometimes for several

can provide.

In fact, their health is actually ‘After [age] 65 in males, about
threatened when they sleep.

Just ask Dr. Hermes Velasquez

at Cleveland Clinic Indian River 20 to 25 percent have some
Hospital.

Board-certified in sleep med-

icine as well as pulmonary med- sort of sleep apnea. That’s one
icine and critical care, Velasquez
can recite a staggering list of risks

faced by those who have this con- in every five. That’s a lot.’
dition and are not currently get-

ting treatment. – Dr. Hermes Velasquez
That list, composed by the Na-

tional Heart, Lung and Blood

Institute, includes “asthma, atri-

al fibrillation, certain cancers

including pancreatic, renal and

skin cancers, high blood pressure, chronic minutes at a time. As a result, the brain

kidney disease, cognitive and behavioral and the rest of the body don’t get enough

disorders such as decreases in attention, oxygen.

vigilance, concentration and motor skills, Sleep apnea’s cause is relatively simple.

Dr. Hermes Velasquez.

PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

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and difficulty concentrating during the
day,” according to the Mayo Clinic.

If you are experiencing any of those
symptoms, it makes sense to consult your
primary care physician or a sleep medi-
cine professional.

If you are currently using a CPAP ma-
chine, Medicare and most insurance
policies will allow you to replace your
current device every five years at little or
no cost.

Dr. Hermes Velasquez is board certified
in sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine and
critical care and is with Cleveland Clinic
Indian River Hospital. His office is at 3450
11th Circle, Suite 203 in Vero Beach. The
phone number is 772-794-5800. 

The muscles in the back of the throat fail to don’t drop your oxygen. You don’t stop
keep your airway open. The tongue, tonsils breathing. You don’t wake yourself up.
and soft palate collapse, blocking the air- You only wake up your bed partner, may-
way. Close to 30 percent of the U.S. popu- be, but you’re fine.”
lation has this problem, but most of them
don’t know it. That said, Velasquez does admit “maybe
30 to 35 percent of my patients come to see
Sleep apnea appears to be most com- me because of snoring and they are being
mon in older adults, but children and dragged here by their bed partners.” But
younger adults can have it, too. And the for those with A-Fib, that spouse-induced
vast majority of cases – roughly 80 percent, visit can be a life-saving – or at the very
according to the American Sleep Apnea least – a life-enhancing move.
Association – are currently undiagnosed.
“After [age] 65 in males,” Velasquez ex-
According to Harvard University plains, “about 20 to 25 percent have some
Health, “the most effective current thera- sort of sleep apnea. That’s one in every
py for sleep apnea is provided by contin- five. That’s a lot.”
uous positive airway pressure – or CPAP
– machines.” Another FDA-approved treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea is the “advanced
These devices have been around in the mandibular device,” a metal-hinged con-
United States since the 1980s, but Velas- traption worn by the patient that forces the
quez says there have been many improve- lower jaw (mandible) forward, altering the
ments over the years. He says the newest position of the tongue during sleep.
“interfaces” or masks, or nasal buds, “have
improved significantly.” Velasquez cautions that mandibular de-
vices “have to be done right by a certified
More good news for patients in Vero, dentist and custom made to your teeth.”
Velasquez says the newly renovated and It is not something to purchase from a TV
redesigned sleep center at Cleveland Clin- ad or online. The effect of the device also
ic Indian River Hospital makes proper di- needs to be monitored.
agnosis of sleep disorders much more ap-
pealing and comfortable for patients. “You need to be tested after the appli-
ance is done with another sleep test to
The test conducted at the sleep center, make sure your events are completely re-
known as a “polysomnogram,” monitors solved,” Velasquez says.
brainwave activity, heart rhythm, breath-
ing, blood oxygen levels and movements Another, more high-tech form of ther-
while a patient sleeps. Other patients are apy is a “Hypoglossal pacemaker.” These
able to use small, iPhone-size take-home implanted devices sense breathing activ-
monitors without checking into the sleep ity and use an electric signal to stimulate
center overnight. the diaphragm and restart breathing, but
Velasquez says “not everyone qualifies for
Asked if snoring is an infallible symp- those.”
tom of sleep apnea, the affable and engag-
ing Velasquez quickly replies with a, “No, Signs and symptoms of obstructive
no, no! Almost everybody that has sleep sleep apnea can include “excessive day-
apnea will snore, but not all snorers have time sleepiness, loud snoring, observed
sleep apnea. There’s a condition called episodes of breathing cessation during
primary snoring [in which] you just snore sleep, abrupt awakenings accompanied by
but you don’t create any problems. You gasping or choking, awakening with a dry
mouth or sore throat, morning headaches

10 February 15, 2019 VeroNews/Sebastian River News | HEALTHY SENIOR

Children, seniors make up majority of dog-bite victims

By Fred Cicetti | Columnist hind a fence, tethered or in a parked car.
• If an unfamiliar dog comes up to you,
Q. Who are the people most liable to be bit-
ten by a dog? stand still. Most of the time, the dog will
sniff you and then walk away.
More than 60 percent of the people who
are bitten by dogs are children. The elderly • Never bother a dog that is eating or
are second. And people like mail carriers sleeping. And stay away from a mother
and meter readers are third. tending to her litter.

Children often don’t know how to act • If you’re threatened by a dog, don’t yell.
around dogs and frighten them into ag- Respond calmly. In a commanding voice,
gressive behavior. Older people are more tell the dog to go away. Try to stay still until
prone to being bitten by an aggressive dog the dog leaves, or back away slowly.
because they tend to be slower and weak-
er than younger adults. Mail carriers walk • If you are attacked, give the dog an ob-
onto property the dogs consider their do- ject, such as a jacket or a backpack to bite. If
main to defend. you are knocked down, roll yourself into a
ball and lie still. Cover your head and face
Dogs bite more than 4.7 million Ameri- with your hands.
cans a year. About 800,000 of these victims
seek medical attention. Of those injured, Call your doctor if: the bite is on your
386,000 require treatment in an emergency hand, foot or head; the bite is deep or gap-
department and about a dozen die. ing; you have any condition that could
weaken your ability to fight infection; there
Here are some tips from the experts on are signs of infection; there is bleeding after
how to avoid being attacked by a dog: 15 minutes of pressure; there are signs of a
broken bone, nerve damage or another seri-
• Don’t look a dog straight in the eye. This ous injury, and if your last tetanus shot was
is provocative. more than five years ago.

• Do not run away from or past a dog. For bites that don’t require a doctor’s care,
This can make them aggressive and want to you should clean the wound with soap and
chase you. water, apply pressure with a clean towel to
stop bleeding, apply a sterile bandage to the
• Never go up to a dog you don’t know and wound, keep the injury elevated above the
try to get friendly, especially if the dog is be-

level of the heart to slow swelling and pre- you, check its vaccination record. Even if it
vent infection, apply antibiotic ointment to has been vaccinated, it should still be quar-
the wound twice daily until it heals. antined for 10 days to insure it doesn’t ex-
hibit rabies symptoms. If the dog has rabies,
An immediate concern that comes to you will need to get a series of rabies shots.
mind after a dog bite is rabies.
If the animal is a stray, call the animal
Rabies is uncommon in dogs in the Unit- control agency or health department in your
ed States. If a dog appears to be healthy, it area. They will try to find the animal so it
probably does not have rabies. However, if can be tested for rabies. If the authorities
you’re bitten by a dog, you should take some can’t find the animal that bit you, your doc-
precautions. tor will probably want you to get the shots. 

If you are familiar with the dog that bit



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Holy Moyen! Bonz goes gaga for Golden Doodle Lola

Hi Dog Buddies! “Anyway, my Forever Mom was lookin’ test,” she added with pride. “You hafta do my leash. We’ve gone to the Mall, the bank,
for a service dog to help her with Mobili- that first.” the doctor, some rest-runts, a play an even
This week I innerviewed Lola Michelle ty Issues. Mom an Dad found Moss Creek a movie: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County
Gormas, who’s a Moyen Golden Doodle. An on line. They told the Moss Creek humans “Woof, Miss Lola! That’s pawsome! Congrats!” Spelling Bee.’ I’ll never forget it.”
the most Girlie-Girl pooch I’ve EVER met. I what sorta pooch they needed, then they “Thank you, Mr. Bonzo.” She smiled
mean – EVER. looked at pickshurs of my litter – Scout, sweetly. “It’s Very Important Stuff. Me an my “That’s a lotta work, Miss Lola. Whaddya
Daisy, Stella, Walford, Kenny G., Puca an classmates Good Girl, Penny, Spencer, Joey do for fun?”
Just between us, even though I’m a hap- an Swag, are hopin’ to graduate in the
py, carefree bachelor poocheroo, an a pro- PHOTO: KAILA JONES “I LOVE chasin’ my ball! I also chase liz-
FESH-uh-null, experienced journalist, once Lola ards in the mulch, an swim with my human
in a while I wonder what it’d be like to be a ME, of course, an picked out a puppy. It sister Brandy in her pool. Me an my next-
famly man … wasn’t me.” spring. Me an Good Girl are mobility train- door BFF Sammie play a lot, too.
ees an BFFs. The others are hearing trainees.
Anyway, you’re probly wonderin’ “What’s “What?” I exclaimed. It takes about 10 months, you know.” “OH, an THIS is Way Cool, Mr. Bonzo:
a Moyen?” I was. It means medium-sized. I “When we were 8 weeks old, Mom an Every spring, all the Moss Creek Doodles
had thought poodles only came in Liddle an Dad drove up to get their puppy. The Moss “Woof!” I repeated, feeling like a Total and their Forever Famlies get together for a
Big. Creek lady came right over to them holdin’ a Doof. reunion – the Moss Creek Spring Fling Doo-
puppy, but not the one they’d picked. It was dle Romp – at a big open place with trees an
Lola trotted right up for the Wag-an-Sniff. ME, just a teeny fluffball. She handed me to “Us mobility trainees go on field trips to stuff called Aunt Dee’s Farm. The humans an
She was snowy white, soft as a bunny, with Mom. learn about stuff like stairs an escalators an the Doodles all get along great. We’re all Off
tight liddle ringlutts head to tail. Big, spar- “‘The dog you picked wasn’t The Dog,’ How To Cross Big Roads. When me an Mom Leash an it’s The Best Time. Last year there
kly eyes. An this expression that makes you she said. ‘THIS is The One. She has the right practice, I get to wear my Special Trainee were 297 Doodles an 300 humans. First
wanna get her a Pupperoni. Or ice cubes temperament and all the qualities you need Vest. When I put it on I’m All Biz-nuss. I thing my crazy brother Scout always does
for her water. Or your favrite ball. An then for your Mobility Dog.’ know how to push that big button to open is take off into the pooch crowd. Lots of us
there’s that prancy liddle trot … “An it’s true, Mr. Bonzo. Even when I was those awduh-madic doors, an to gently look alike, and his Mom wanted to be sure
a wee fluffball, I was smart. I paid attention. pick stuff up for Mom, like her cellphone or she could find him in that big sea of dogs,
“Good afternoon, Mr. Bonzo. It’s SUCH a An remembered. I’m puh-lite, too. No chew- so she dyed his ears blue with food coloring.
PLEAS-ure to meet you. This is my Mom and in’ stuff an hidin’ stuff. Not like my goofy DON’T BE SHY You shouldda SEEN him. It worked, too. EV-
Dad, Barbara an Robert. I was THRILLED brother Scout. He’s the Wild One. ERYbuddy knew Scout.”
when you answered my Woofmail. I was “Anyway, I don’t have time for all that silly We are always looking for pets
gonna wear my pink hair ribbons but I was stuff. I’m still goin’ to school at Dogs For Life, with interesting stories. “Do you have a favrite food?” I asked.
so excited I forgot. Please call me Lola.” learnin’ how to be a Certified Service Dog. “I’m not real intrested in food, ackshully.
I’ve already passed my Canine Good Citizen To set up an interview, email I do enjoy nibbling on a nice green bean. Or
Pause. [email protected]. a carrot. At school, we get Chiggen Chips
“Er, Mr. Bonzo? Are you OK?” for treats. Now those are yummy. When my
I reelized I’d been staring an probly had a meal is served, I usually take one kibble an
goofy grin. I grabbed my notebook up off the place it carefully on the living room rug. No
floor an took a breath. one knows why. Not even me. An I am an
“Um ...” I began suavely. “The pleasure is early-to-bed, late-to-get-up kinda pooch. A
mine, Miss Lola. An don’t worry about the girl needs her beauty sleep, after all.”
ribbons. You look wonderful!” Heading home, I was pickshuring all
“Oh, that’s so sweet! So, how does this those hundreds of Doodles happily playing
work? I’ve never been innerviewed before.” together in that big field. I’m pretty sure I
“Just tell me about yourself, how you got could pick Miss Lola Michelle Gormas out
your Forever Family, stuff like that.” of the whole bunch, no problem. An she
“Well, I was born at Moss Creek Golden- wouldn’t need blue ears, either.
doodles. It’s real nice an veterinarian-ap-
proved, so all us Doodles are happy an well- Till next time,
buh-haved. My puppy daddy was an English
Moyen Poodle an my puppy mommy was a The Bonz
Goldendoodle.

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Falcon Trace home enjoys views of lake with cascading fountain

By Kathleen Sloan | Staff Writer insert gracing the foyer. Arched doorways A half-bath at the entrance of the bedroom onto the lanai, perfect for indoor-outdoor
[email protected] and openings, columns and thick floor wing serves visitors. living, and enjoying the lake and fountain
molding, as well as the knock-down finish view.
A home in the gated Falcon Trace com- on the walls carry the Mediterranean style The dining room, with an arched and
munity was among the first built in the inside. columned entryway, has a glass-block The alabaster chandelier in the “café”
subdivision, securing a prime view of the window, the refracted passage of light gives a golden glow to the room and
lake, where a beautiful fountain springs to The split floor plan has two guest bed- reverberating in the crystal wall sconces the molten granite counters add more

life mid-morning, reaching a crescendo rooms at the front of the house, one distin- and chandelier. warmth. The tumbled-marble back-
when lit at night and abruptly exiting the guished by a lovely bay window, the oth- The kitchen, informal eating area and splash rings the room. Almond-colored
watery stage at 10 p.m. er by a bigger closet, both having pocket raised-panel wooden kitchen cabinets
doors letting onto a shared full bathroom. family room are interconnected, with large above are topped with crown molding.
“The fountain is my favorite thing about windows and sliding glass doors that open The stainless-steel appliances go with the
this house. I take a nap in the afternoon brushed-nickel pulls.
and fall asleep to the sound of the burbling FEATURES FOR 1905 SPOTTED OWL DR. SW
water. At night it’s beautiful,” said home- The master suite has a wooden floor
owner Karen Walters, her husband Scott Neighborhood: Falcon Trace • Lot size: 69’ by 170’, .27 acres with a walnut finish, a tray ceiling, and
nodding in agreement. Construction: Stucco over block • Year built: 2006 sliding glass doors that take up most of
one wall, opening onto the lanai.
The 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath, 2,245-square- Size: 2,245 square feet under air • Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 2.5
foot house, at 1905 Spotted Owl Dr. SW, sits Additional features: Two-car garage with work bench and stor- Her walk-in closet is magnificent – “You
on a large lot, somewhat elevated. It has could live in here,” Karen said – his is not
tan-colored barrel roof tiles, but shades of age, laundry room, chandeliers, wall sconces, large screened lanai bad, either.
burnt umber, red and green also dot the overlooking lake, tray ceilings, granite counters, porcelain tile,
surrounding vista of Mediterranean-style The bathroom has another glass-block
homes that ring the lake. marble tile, 10-foot to 14-foot ceilings, bay windows, picture win- window above a Jacuzzi bath with a
dows, barrel-tile roof, club house with Olympic-size and courts bench. A frameless-glass barn-door show-
The home’s entrance, a square tower, is Listing price: $324,900. er was just re-tiled in palatial marble. A
recessed, the two-car garage jutting for- rain shower, adjustable hand-held show-
ward, large square pavers laid on the di- er head, as well as the marble bench will
agonal giving a formal presentation that is spoil singers and lollygaggers.
mirrored inside.
A large part of living in Falcon Trace is
The ceiling soars to 14 feet, a pewter the social life, people collecting for fun
chandelier hanging in the shaft of light and games at the clubhouse, Berkshire
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Add beauty and New villas along 12th Street
natural light to your seen appealing to millennials
EXISTING entryway
By Kathleen Sloan | Staff Writer The homeowners in the subdivision
in about an hour! [email protected] will be just a few steps from stores,
restaurants and entertainment venues
• Glass patterns • Patio & Sliding Developer Nicholis Rauch-Heine on U.S. 1, and only a 10-minute walk
for every style Glass Doors knows what millennials want, being one from downtown with all its restaurants
and budget himself. In a pricey real estate market, and art galleries.
• Framed / they often buy townhomes, also called
• Customize to Frameless villas or attached single-family homes, The 8-acre site “is probably the last
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Developer Nicholis Rauch-Heine with his uncle Chris Heine Sr. PHOTO: KAILA JONES

to save time and money for other pursuits. lis said. “We bought it not only because
Millennials like leaving their car behind, of the location, but also because it was
zoned multifamily residential.”
preferring to walk or bike as they soak up
the feel of the neighborhood, becoming wel- The homes will be located behind
come habitués, like Hemingway in Paris. the 12th Street Plaza shopping center,
at 1205 and 1245 11th Avenue. Nich-
Preston Estates will make modern olis said his “objective” was to build
Left Bank types feel right at home, the reasonably-priced homes with mini-
54 townhomes and one single-family mal homeowners’ association control.
home ringing a small lake located “near “The younger generation does not like
restaurants and shopping,” the 28 year- homeowners’ associations, but this
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project was not possible without one.” two bedrooms and two baths, some with an extra half Nicholis said. “It’s got a small-town feel, but still has
Homes will be paired, duplex style, with each resi- bath, some with “one and a half car garages” and some the amenities of a larger city. Prices have come up
with two-car garages. Each home will also have a study. here and you have a steady, older population with bet-
dence having its own small front and back yards, the Home sizes will range from 1,300 square feet to 1,600 ter finances.”
HOA maintaining the road and stucco wall surround- square feet.
ing the property and common grounds. “There will not Baby boomers, as well as millennials, could be attract-
be a gate or a security code to get in. I’m steering away “They are all one floor. Nobody likes second floors. It’s ed by the villas at Preston Estates. One-floor attached
from that. I don’t think it’s necessary in Vero,” Nicholis a thing of the past,” Nicholis said. homes have sold well to Boomers west of town, at Pointe
said. West and Three Oaks. 
Prices will start at $199,000.
“The architectural style will be simple – stucco with Nicholis is taking the lead on this project, having
bands – I like simple,” Nicholis said. The homes will have worked on many others with his West Palm Beach fam-
“shingle, hip roofs. Impact glass is one of my standards, ily. “Real estate is in my blood. Both my grandfathers
so you don’t need hurricane shutters.” were developers and builders.”

There will be three floor plans available, each with He typically teams up with his uncle, Chris Heine
Sr., and his cousin Chris Heine Jr. “We’re all part of
each other’s projects,” Nicholis said.

Another project the family is working in Vero on
is Bridgehampton, a 29-home development in the
4900 block of State Road 60, catty-corner across

from Walmart.
“Chris Junior and I partnered on building both

projects under his company’s name, Chris Allen
Homes, in partnership with my company, NRH
Homes. Junior’s real estate company, Chris Allen Realty,
will market and sell both Bridgehampton and Preston
Estates.”
Preston Estates is slated to break ground this month.
The work was held up because more than 20 gopher tor-
toises had to be relocated by local environmentalists.
“They couldn’t be moved until the temperature was
above 50 degrees three days in a row. It was weeks before
that happened,” Nicholis said.
It will take about six to eight months for the site work
to be complete, with vertical construction beginning in
four to six months.
The Heine family likes doing projects in Vero Beach,

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: FEB. 4 THROUGH FEB. 8

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

February got off to a somewhat sluggish start on the mainland real estate front, with 17 transac-
tions of single-family residences and lots reported from Feb. 4-8 (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Sebastian, where the home at 11625 Roseland Road – first listed
in mid-January for $589,000 – quickly sold for $565,000 on Feb. 8.
Representing both the seller and the buyer in the transaction was agent Marc L. Gingras of Cold-
well Banker Paradise.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$565,000
SEBASTIAN 11625 ROSELAND RD 1/13/2019 $589,000 2/8/2019 $357,000
VERO BEACH 667 TANGELO CIR SW 10/2/2018 $374,900 2/8/2019 $298,000
VERO BEACH 1385 CADDY CT 1/2/2019 $309,900 2/5/2019 $280,000
VERO BEACH 4105 55TH ST 12/4/2018 $269,000 2/8/2019 $245,000
SEBASTIAN 1312 SHORELINE CIR 1/16/2019 $249,100 2/7/2019 $236,500
VERO BEACH 5585 W 1ST 1/4/2019 $259,000 2/8/2019 $229,000
VERO BEACH 8063 WESTFIELD CIR 12/1/2018 $229,000 2/6/2019 $224,900
SEBASTIAN 849 GARDENIA ST 12/20/2018 $224,900 2/7/2019 $224,900
SEBASTIAN 1352 LACONIA ST 7/13/2018 $234,900 2/8/2019 $155,000
VERO BEACH 540 7TH SQR UNIT#101 8/31/2018 $190,000 2/8/2019 $143,500
VERO BEACH 740 LAKE ORCHID CIR UNIT#101 11/13/2018 $147,500 2/8/2019 $142,500
VERO BEACH 200 GRAND ROYALE CIR UNIT#106 12/5/2018 $149,500 2/4/2019 $137,000
VERO BEACH 2308 57TH CIR UNIT#2308 12/9/2018 $145,900 2/7/2019 $126,500
VERO BEACH 554 4TH PL SW 12/2/2018 $129,000 2/6/2019

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VBHS’ MAGICAL of sentimentality and soul PAGE B2
‘MARY POPPINS’ PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 Umbrellas at the ready! Of all
the beloved, magical, musical
Disney movies, “Mary Poppins” is
certainly among the tops, and the
newest film iteration is charming
a whole new generation. So right
now is the perfect time for the Vero
Beach High School Drama Depart-
ment to bring the exciting “Mary
Poppins – The New Musical” to its
Performing Arts Center stage, this
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb.
15-17. The show is, of course, based
on the books by P.L. Travers, as well
as the classic Walt Disney film “Dis-
ney and Cameron Mackintosh’s
Mary Poppins.” Says a source close
to the show, the irresistible tale
will include awesome stage craft,
including Mary Poppins’ preferred
form of transportation, and some
‘oh, wow!’ aerial work from Bert, as
well as, says the show promo, “un-
forgettable songs and breathtaking
dance numbers.” If you’ve already
had the pleasure and fun of seeing

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‘Last Romance’: A celebration of sentimentality and soul

By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent Louisa Flaningam as Carol and of the play, repeatedly calls out “Madonne” drea Gallo, who nearly stole the show as the
[email protected] P.J. Benjamin as Ralph Bellini. – each one a complete sentence – when his French maid in Riverside’s 2017 production
pushy sister finds him. But she’s just happy of “Private Lives.” Here, she serves up love
Riverside Theatre brings intimacy to its PHOTOS: HOLLY PORCH he’s “not dead in the gutter.” laced with irascibility, especially when she
mainstage with its affectionate production of calls out to the dogs to “shaddup.” We know
“The Last Romance,” a play by one of its favor- While his Ralph is full of life, there’s a per- Portraying Rose is the ever-excellent An- she feels protective of her brother when
ite playwrights, Joe DiPietro. vasive sadness to him as well. Sixty-year-old she sees him on a park bench talking with a
memories of losing an opportunity to sing strange woman, Carol. In Gallo’s hands, the
For sure, a play about two senior citizens at the Met haunt him. He’s lonely but fun- truths we learn about Rose tug at our hearts
falling in love is sentimentality served with ny; a lovable grouch who, at the beginning as much as the budding relationship be-
a ladle. Not that there’s anything wrong with tween Ralph and Carol.
that. Sentimentality is too derided in our so-
phisticated society. Where would we be with- As portrayed by Broadway, off-Broad-
out heart? way and regional theater veteran actress
Louisa Flaningam, Carol traverses a wide
In fact, we seem to be growing up with spectrum. When she first meets Ralph, she
DiPietro. In “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now has come to a dog park to walk “Peaches,”
Change” we were told that we were perfect her dog. At first suspicious of this strange
but that we had to change in order to main- man, Carol eventually warms to him and we
tain our young marriage. Then we went “Over cheer for the possibility of a “last romance.”
the River and Through the Woods” to visit our Flaningam and Benjamin are real-life hus-
aging grandparents. Now, we ARE those aging band and wife, so their warm, easy connec-
grandparents struggling with loneliness. tion is very convincing.

There are also plenty of laughs in this, A fourth character is the Young Man. He
thanks to actor P.J. Benjamin. He disappears is played by Colten Blair, an up-and-com-
into his role of Ralph Bellini, a widower who ing performer who has toured with “The
lives with his sister Rose in the Italian section Sound of Music” and has sung opera pro-
of Hoboken, New Jersey. fessionally. It’s the Young Man who steps in
and sings operatic interludes, oh with such
Benjamin brings a rich, well-rounded beauty and earnestness. He also serves as a
portrayal to Ralph. You won’t be surprised by clever personal valet for Ralph, helping to
that if you read the program: Benjamin had
3,500 performances as the Wizard in “Wick-
ed” on Broadway and on tour.

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with Louisa Flaningam and
P.J. Benjamin.

P.J. Benjamin and
Andrea Gallo as Rose.

change scenes and settings. sweet sound design of occasional yapping
From the believable characters to the pol- dogs make you feel as if you are in the midst
of this park.
ished stage efficiency, director Chris Clavelli,
resident director at the Florida Repertory The- Yes, a conflict does arise. It may make you
atre in Fort Myers, brings warmth and soul to want to pull out your hair when DiPietro has
this production. Rose intone “October 25” a few times, sug-
gesting its looming nature, just to discover,
His designers, Ray Recht (scenery), Susan meh. And you’ll end up wondering “who” (or
Mickey (costume), Todd Wren (lighting) and “what,” for the more philosophical) the villain
Trevor Peters (sound), work in wonderful was in the story. It makes for a good post-the-
harmony here. Just as the writing and perfor- ater conversation. But if tenderness mixed
mances easily move us along the storyline, so with melancholy and ratcheted up with a “will
too do all these technical elements. they, won’t they” urgency make for a good
trip to the theater for you, then “The Last Ro-
We see a tree-lined street with an autumn mance” is your cup of chamomile.
canopy of oranges and reds, like Carol’s hair.
A branch of leaves suggests the movement “The Last Romance” runs through Feb. 24 at
of time as they cast a moving shadow on the Riverside Theatre, 3250 Riverside Drive, Vero
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Troupe’s on! Theatre-Go-Round right at home at ‘Costa’

By Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writer Marg and Jon Putzke.
[email protected]
PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
After 11 years of making the rounds at a
number of venues, Theatre-Go-Round, Vero’s
only professional dinner theater, has settled
into new digs in the Crystal Room of the Costa
d’Este Beach Resort & Spa.

“It’s ironic,” says Jon Putzke, founder and
artistic director. “I moved to Vero Beach more
than 30 years ago to manage Musicana, a din-
ner theater at the old Sheraton, where the cast
performed and waited on the tables.”

When that hotel was sold, the new manage-
ment closed down the show. But Putzke con-
tinued to make music for Vero Beach audienc-
es wherever he could stage a show. He rented
space at Riverside Theatre and at one point set
up shop at the Vero Beach Book Center build-
ing, which he affectionately referred to as “En-
core Alley.” Yet always at the back of his mind
was the idea for a professional dinner theater.

“My wife, Marg, and I spent a lot of time in
Chicago seeing all different types of theater
in our younger married life. One of them was
in a cocktail lounge where the wait staff did
Broadway show numbers,” says Putzke, still
able to describe the setting in great detail.

“The cocktail tables would light up and
the servers would jump up on them and per-
form Broadway numbers. It was the coolest

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thing in the world.” tume designer and the organist at Holy Cross Gregory Harris, Caitlin Harris, to professional theater over at Riverside – it’s
The couple has staged shows together since Catholic Church. “The cast is so good about Beth Shestak and Brendan Wenger. not surprising that our audience is attracted
getting into the audiences’ faces, singing right to the idea of dinner and a show,” says Gregory
high school and a little over a decade ago de- to them and making them a part of the show.” their talents in each show,” adds Jon Putzke. Harris. “When you take your own instrument
cided it was time to debut their own version. Gregory and Caitlin Harris met in a high with you everywhere, you really can perform
To make things interesting, Putzke choos- anywhere. In the words of Shakespeare, ‘All
“Vero Beach was really ripe for dinner the- es a different theme for each show, based on school chorus class. He went on to earn a de- the world’s a stage.’ We just need a venue.”
ater. There was no specific place and no real a timeframe, decade, performer or compos- gree in music in Music Theater from Catholic
funding. I remembered the Chicago cocktail er, says Shestak. University of America in Washington, D.C. Brendan Wenger, an accountant by day,
lounge concept and I remembered the im- Following his high school sweetheart to Flor- began his musical career at the children’s the-
pression it made on me about performing at “Jon casts very well,” says Marg Putzke. ida, he landed a spot with the Walt Disney ater at Indian River State College, where he
people’s tables. And so that was it. I started “He really sees the strengths in everybody. Company before settling in Vero Beach. later received a theater scholarship. After per-
Theatre-Go-Round to do exactly that.” He throws them a curveball and shows them forming at numerous community theaters,
what they are really made of.” They both teach at Storm Grove Middle Wenger discovered Theatre-Go-Round.
The idea behind the name was being able School – he teaches choral and drama and she
to “go around to any dining room that would “Part of our success, I think, is knowing the sixth grade – and initially met Putzke through “Dinner theater is more immersive than
have us and around to the tables in the din- cast so well that I write the shows for them. the Vero Beach Theatre Guild. other types of theater,” says Wenger. “The au-
ing room.” They can’t go wrong. I bring out the best of dience plays a much bigger part in the show
“Working with these wonderful people in a than a regular stage play. Actors feed off the
Over the years, the troupe has dazzled audi- town that really supports the arts – everything audience, but at dinner theater, everything is
ences all around town, operating out of seven from high school plays to community theater amplified. The audience has a lot more influ-
locations and adapting to each before finally ence on bringing their energy to the show and
ending up in the ultimate venue, Costa d’Este. feel like they’re adding to the performance.”

Putzke’s tenacity gives new meaning to The troupe kicked off their first perfor-
the “show must go on” mentality. No matter mance at their new home Feb. 10 with “True
the address, their band of entertainers has Colors of the ’80s,” featuring 1980s hits “Kar-
provided quality entertainment that speaks ma Chameleon,” “Girls Just Want to Have
to the confirmed habitués of nearly 3,000 Fun” and “True Colors.” The show runs
return patrons. “That’s a lot of people who through March 17. “The Best of ABBA” opens
have followed us from one dining room to the on March 24 and runs through May 5.
next,” says Putzke with a chuckle.
The Costa d’Este family has welcomed The-
The troupe also includes choreographer atre-Go-Round with open arms, says Putzke.
Beth McKenzie-Shestak and vocal director
Gregory Harris, along with Caitlin Harris and “They have been wonderful about us com-
Brendan Wenger. ing in; working with us on the menu and lis-
tening to what has always worked for us in the
“We are a professional company and we’re past. We are so excited to be back in an inti-
fortunate to have such talented people here in mate situation with a stage and with lights.
Vero Beach,” says Putzke. What a great meshing of two organizations.”

Shestak, also the cantor at St. John of the So far, he says, all signs point to a successful
Cross Catholic Church, has been with The- season. “We’re already close to eight sellouts
atre-Go-Round since its early days. She stud- out of the 12 that we announced. If that con-
ied at the Burt Reynolds Institute in her teens, tinues, then we’re going to make the produc-
taking Master Classes with theater greats Dom tions bigger and better.”
DeLuise and Charles Nelson Reilly. Later, she
majored in musical theater at University of Putzke’s secret to success? While the audi-
the Arts in Philadelphia before moving to New ence may enjoy a spectacular three-course
York. where she was the lead in “Agrippina,” gourmet dinner, the performers always leave
an Off-Broadway show at Studio 54. them hungry for more.

“I love dinner theater. The audiences are Performances take place each Sunday with
very receptive. It doesn’t matter how they dinner at 4 p.m. and the show at 6 p.m. Tickets
come in, they always leave happy. So that, in are $65 per person and include tax and gratuity.
turn, makes you happy,” says Shestak. For reservations, call 772-252-9341. For more
information and the menu, visit theatrego-
“What I like about Theatre-Go-Round is rounddinnertheatre.com. 
the inter-activeness between the cast and the
audience,” adds Marg Putzke, the troupe’s cos-

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1 “Mary Poppins - The New Musical” at VBHS Performing Arts Center this weekend.

Gates Open CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 have, you’ll want to attend the Vero Beach
Museum of Art’s International Lecture Series
10am - 4pm local high school theatrical performances, Simulcast presentation this Monday, Feb.
you already know how seriously, amaz- 18, “A Life of Opening Nights,” with Tony,
BSAtaadtrmttleiTssRimioeene:n:2$a:10c00tmppemernc-taBr OTH DAYS ingly talented our high school theater kids Emmy, Drama Desk and Outer Circle Critics
are. If not, you’re in for a huge treat. “Mary award-winning choreographer (and Orlando
Poppins” is a show your entire family will native) Rob Ashford. Obviously, this will be
love sharing. Time: Friday and Saturday, 7 a singularly fascinating presentation. Time:
p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets: $10 and $15. 4:30 p.m. Tickets: Member: $70; non-mem-
772-564-5537 or www.indianriverschools. ber, $80. 772-231-0707, ext. 136.
tix.com.

2 An intimate evening of wonderful, 4 Bucket List-worthy entertainment:
warm, soulful music is in store as Since 1498, the Vienna Boys Choir
singer/songwriters Karla Bonoff and Jon- has been singing at Vienna’s Imperial Chap-
athan Edwards take the Emerson Center el, and, since 1926, in other places as well.
stage this coming Thursday, Feb. 21. This Now, according to the King Center, after
Live! From Vero Beach show will be the se- more than 1,000 tours and 100 countries,
ries’ first non-tribute act of the season, and this prestigious assemblage of boys between
a supremely satisfying vocal and interpretive 10 and 14 will add Melbourne, Florida, to its
pairing. Musicworksconcerts.com describes list this very Tuesday, Feb. 19. Today, the 100-
an Edwards concert as “warm as summer boy choir is divided into four groups that
sunshine, real as the truth, intimate as a visit perform at various events worldwide. If you
between old friends,” and quotes Billboard have the good fortune to be part of the Tues-
Magazine as saying of Bonoff’s work that its day audience, you’ll enjoy a program from
“soul-searching, heartache and joy touch the choir’s broad repertoire, which, says
souls in a way few can muster today.” Bonoff the show promo, can include music from
had been scheduled to perform in Vero last the Middle Ages to the Renaissance (Gallus,
year, but fires near her California home Victoria, Monteverdi); Baroque (Bach, Hän-
forced her to cancel. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: del); Classical (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven);
start at $25. 1-800-595-4849. Romantic (Schubert, Bruckner); as well as
polkas and Strauss waltzes, plus some con-
3 Have you ever watched a dazzling temporary tunes, all in those iconic, beauti-
Broadway musical filled with eye-pop- ful (and fleeting) voices. It is said that it was
ping dance numbers and wondered how all their appearance in the 1962 Disney film
that fancy footwork and complicated rou- “Almost Angels” that turned them into true,
tines happen, and who the choreographer international superstars. Time: 7:30 p.m.
was behind such terpsichorean magic? If you Tickets: start at $25. 321-242-2219. 

4 Vienna Boys Choir at the King Center, Feb. 19.

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Southern Social Kitchen and Bar: Hot spot, for good reason

By TIna Rondeau | Columnist tropub will be with us for a long run. Pigs & Figs. PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
[email protected]
I welcome your comments, and encour- Braised Short Rib Banana Pudding.
Less than three years after it burst onto age you to send feedback to me at tina@ver- Pot Roast.
the scene, Southern Social has established Hours:
itself as the go-to eating-and-drinking obeach32963.com. Daily, 5 p.m. to closing
spot in Vero’s 14th Avenue art-gallery-and- The reviewer is a beachside resident who Beverages: Full Bar
dining district.
dines anonymously at restaurants at the ex- Address:
With a hip, country-casual vibe, a highly pense of Vero Beach 32963.  1932 14th Avenue
skilled bar that serves up innovative cock-
tails as well as craft beers, and a sophisti- Phone:
cated kitchen that offers a creative take on 772-205-2212
classic Southern dishes, this fairly large
restaurant is packed night after night.

On a visit last week, we arrived on the
early side and were seated at the lone open
table in the main dining room. Our server
quickly brought us a basket of warm corn-
bread, and took our drink order.

Knowing from experience that portions
here are huge, my husband and I decided
to forgo appetizers and start by sharing a
beet ’n burrata salad ($12). The salad was
more than enough for two, pairing roasted
red and gold beets with a creamy burrata,
all nestled into a bed of arugula dressed
with a horseradish vinaigrette. A wonder-
ful combination of tastes and textures.

For entrées on this most recent eve-
ning, I finally settled on the short rib pot
roast ($21) and my husband chose the pan
seared hogfish ($29).

My pot roast was fork-tender served with
luscious stone ground cheddar grits, pork
belly collard greens, carrots, caramelized
onion and gravy. My husband was equally
pleased with his hogfish, which was pre-
sented atop garlic whipped potatoes, tasty
collards and crispy leaks.

While we really had no room for dessert,
our server talked us into sharing an order of
Hummingbird Layer Cake ($6). This turned
out to be a combination of banana, pineap-
ple and pecans with a cream cheese frosting
– and it might be my new favorite dessert.

On earlier visits to Southern Social, I
have enjoyed the deconstructed shrimp
and grits – perfectly cooked shrimp served
with a grit cake complemented by wilted
collards and Andouille butter sauce – and
also the company burger, two house blend
patties served with bacon jam, American
cheese and Bama BBQ sauce.

A party of two can dine here – having a
couple of beers or glasses of wine, sharing
an appetizer, and enjoying two entrées
– for $70 to $90, before tax and tip (some-
what more if you’re having mixed drinks).

The good news is that Southern Social
now takes reservations, and we would
strongly recommend them. On the night
we were there, it got busier and busier as
the evening went on. The less good news
is that when it is full, this restaurant is
very noisy.

But in this restaurant, loud is clearly the
sound of lots of diners – many of them on
the younger side – enjoying themselves.
Our guess is this nouveau Southern gas-

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For interesting, affordable wines, look to Argentina

By Dave McIntyre Catena Winery. miles – or even meters – apart. creases the average temperature by 1 degree
The Washington Post And anyone exploring Argentina should Celsius. That means grapes with higher acidi-
best wine possible. ty and softer tannins. But the intensity of the
Anyone looking for value in wine, up and We consumers can, without spending a begin with two names: Catena and Zuccardi. sunlight increases as well, allowing the grapes
down the price range, should look to Argenti- These family wineries, now in their fourth and to achieve maximum ripeness while the cooler
na.The country produces wines of high quality mountain of moola, use Argentina as our third generations, respectively, have been set- temperatures keep the sugars in check.
at low prices, and the more expensive bottles personal laboratory to explore the nuances of ting the standard, especially in Mendoza, the
– even those stretching into the triple digits as terroir and understand how two wines made country’s main wine region. Not only do they The combination of low temperatures and
if they were grasping the Andes’ peaks – often from the same grape can taste subtly but dis- offer wines of great value, but they have been high-intensity sun yields red wines of high in-
perform as well as, if not better than, similarly tinctly different because they were grown on Sherpas, leading the region’s explorations up tensity and extraction, soft and almost imper-
priced trophies from more classic regions. different soils, at different altitudes, just a few the Andes foothills to develop higher-elevation ceptible tannins, and impressive structure and
vineyards. balance.
Anyone interested in exploring wine be-
yond the simple buzz of the grocery store quaff Argentina’s wines burst onto the U.S. mar- Altitude is only one factor in Argentina’s
should also look to Argentina. Although wine- ket in the 1980s, thanks to three people. Nico- reach for quality.
making there dates back to the Spanish colo- las Catena, the third-generation head of a win-
nial era, Argentina’s modern story is still rela- ery that fueled the tango bars of Buenos Aires, “Our wines are wines of the sun, but also of
tively young. Winegrowers are still exploring realized that he could improve the quality of the soil,” says Sebastian Zuccardi, third-gener-
the heights of the Andean foothills in Mendo- his wines by planting vineyards at higher alti- ation winemaker at Familia Zuccardi in Men-
za, Patagonia to the south or Salta to the north, tudes. doza. He is also in charge of winemaking at his
testing the extremes of altitude to produce the family’s Santa Julia winery. It would be easy
He brought in Paul Hobbs, an up-and-com- to say the Zuccardi wines emphasize quality,
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THE SINGLETON MAKES OR BREAKS WEST NORTH EAST
Q72 K83 J 10 9 6 5
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist J 10 6 3 AK94 —
KQJ9 2 10 8 7 5 4
Kinky Friedman, a country singer, songwriter and humorist, said, “Remember: Y’all is 84 J 10 9 6 5 732
singular. All y’all is plural. All y’all’s is plural possessive.”
SOUTH
Bridge has a singular aspect — one card in a suit. It can be invaluable when a good trump fit A4
exists and it is opposite weakness. Look at today’s North hand. After South opens one heart, Q8752
what should North respond? A63
AKQ
He has game-going values, but the best bid is definitely a wild leap to four diamonds. This
is called a splinter bid. It shows four-card support or longer, at least game-going values Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Both
and a low singleton or singleton ace (or void) in diamonds. (Do not splinter with a singleton
king.) Now South has no diamond losers because if necessary he can ruff them. So he The Bidding:
uses Blackwood to uncover the heart ace, heart king and spade king. When he finds them
opposite, he bids seven hearts. SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
1 Hearts Pass ??
How should the play proceed after West leads the diamond king? LEAD:
K Diamonds
The only danger is a 4-0 trump split. If East has all four hearts, declarer is down. But if West
has them, South is safe as long as he starts with the trump queen, keeping dummy’s ace
and king over West’s jack and 10. Declarer continues with a second trump, winning West’s
10 with the king. He returns to hand with, say, a spade, plays a heart to dummy’s nine, draws
West’s last trump and claims. South’s 13 tricks are two spades, five hearts, one diamond
and five clubs.

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21 Scenery (5) 20 Item of furniture (6)
22 Possesses (3) 22 Warmth (4)
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ACROSS 99 Prestigious sch. playing video games The Washington Post
101 Bother 58 Hole-___
1 “Get lost!” 102 1932 Marlene Dietrich film 60 Silty spot CHANEY CAMEOS By Merl Reagle
6 Indian tourist stop 105 Old snapshots and campaign 61 “___ would have
10 Poly finish
14 Horne’s namesakes buttons it ...”
19 Game setting 110 Run 63 Put away
20 One of Red’s characters 111 Calculator features
21 Literary governess 112 John Irving’s Meany 66 Cousin of an ism,
22 Primatelike 113 Online address in French
23 1958 Danny Kaye film 114 Self-imposed state, 67 “___ knew”
26 Capital of unoccupied
sometimes 68 Available, as a doctor
France, 1940-44 116 1955 Alan Ladd film 69 Man of the sewer
27 Elec. unit 120 Was a fan of
28 Afflictions 121 Word in a Haggard title 71 Bond film, ___ Majesty’s
29 ___ one’s stripes 122 Yves Saint-Laurent’s Secret Service
30 Type of contract
32 Files a birthplace 72 Temple of Zeus site, once
123 Conservationist Gibbons 74 Workout actions, often
countersuit, e.g. 124 Very passionate 75 Not too many
34 1976 Jodie Foster film 125 Ticked (off) 76 He and Joshua entered the
126 White House section
37 Judge in a TV drama 127 She played Loretta Promised Land
38 Myrrh-men? 77 Off-road
DOWN two-wheeler
39 Slogan addition 1 Philippine island 83 On-sidewalk four-wheeler
40 Tone-___ 85 Prestigious sch.
42 Structure starter 2 Donut filler 87 Young one
45 “O Captain! my Captain!” 3 Wields a sickle 88 Beats
4 Actress Blyth 90 Bud, to a surfer
subject 5 She’s crazy 92 Like some walls
47 “Made you look!” prelude 6 Pounded 93 Former Italian coin
49 Like a ballerina 7 Cagney portrayer 98 Burning up
51 Wrap material 8 Taping abbr. 100 “Its fleece was
52 Place for a bill 9 Pseudopodal life white ___”
54 Throw to the wrong base 10 U.S. or Russian place 101 Iowa State city
56 Archipelago unit 11 Redgrave et al. 103 Indigent
57 Edda territory: abbr. 12 Heavy-metal combo? 104 With 106 Down, Barbara Bel
58 Badly 13 “Say ...”
59 Economist Smith 14 Palindromic city Geddes on Dallas
62 Prophet ending 105 Erin of Happy Days
64 Singer Sumac NW of Montreal 106 See 104 Down
65 With 73 Across, 15 Shows 107 Toothpaste containers
a 1962 Tom Courtenay film 108 Some exams
70 1947 Gerald Mohr film 16 Prude 109 In a furtive way
73 See 65 Across 17 ___ blond 114 Little worker
75 Study under Strasberg 18 Move suddenly, as when 115 Midnight hour
78 Beatles hit, 117 Homophone of a certain
startled
“___ Back” 24 The lead Soprano scream
79 Oft-reserved item 118 Day of the wk.
80 Revenuer’s tool 25 React to Fey 119 Affirmatif answer
81 “Land sakes ...” 31 Sound processors
82 Language of Iran 33 Like some bars
84 “Are you talking 35 Part of IGY
to me?” 36 “Yum yum, ___ up!”
86 Fashion magazine 38 Braveheart guy
88 Move stealthily 41 Greek cheese
89 More than happy 42 “Who ___?”
91 Puppy bites 43 Night, in Bonn
94 Capp and others 44 Louis of the FBI
95 Gillette razors 45 For quite a while
96 Low dam 46 Came by
97 Swiss canton 48 Traps, in a way
50 Part of the Hindu trinity
53 Woolly
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