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PATIENTS URGED TO SEEK 4 GRAND HARBOR’S GM 5 5SCHOOL TAX REFERENDUM
TIMELY CARE AT THEIR ER GETS THREAT IN MAIL WILL BE ON AUG. 18 BALLOT

MY TAKE PHOTO BY BRENDA AHEARN Easing of curbs
here sees surge in
BY RAY MCNULTY City Hall leaks (the water kind) may lead to move COVID-19 cases

Pandemic forces changes By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer lion of your money in reserve The Old Postal Annex site occu- By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer
in campaigning for office [email protected] that’s budgeted for the job. The pies the southwest corner of 17th [email protected]
big question is, will the city put Street and Indian River Boulevard
Campaign signs again are Buckets sit on the floor around a new roof on the 58-year-old and the city already owns the land. The number of Indian River
sprouting up around the county, the upstairs portion of Vero Beach building, or decide to build a new The idea of moving City Hall to that County residents who tested pos-
as another election season is un- City Hall to catch water from re- City Hall instead on the part of the site near the riverfront came up last itive for the coronavirus shot up
derway. cent downpours, punctuating the Centennial Place site known as July, but it got dropped as the focus by 28 in one week, with almost all
dire need for a new roof. the “Old Postal Annex?” the new cases under 50 years of
This year, though, those signs CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 age, including three children and
might have more influence than Not to worry. Vero has $1 mil- an infant.
usual – because the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic has sig- An 84-year-old resident of an
nificantly limited candidates’ assisted-living facility who died
face-to-face interaction and brought the county’s death toll to
forced them to find new ways to 11, and eight long-term-care facili-
connect with voters. ties are actively battling COVID-19
outbreaks in their communities.
Those roadside placards, in
fact, might be the only obvious Florida had reported nearly
sign that the Aug. 18 primaries 65,000 cases of COVID-19, with
are just two months away. 11,000 people hospitalized at
various times over the past three
So, it’s not too soon to ask:What months, and 2,712 deaths state-
do you know about the names wide at press time. Yet it’s sup-
on those signs? How much do posedly safe enough to get a mas-
you know about the candidates’ sage, a tattoo or a haircut, or to
backgrounds, qualifications, and view a first-run movie on the big
positions on issues? Do you know screen again.
enough to vote for any of them?
It’s safe enough to pull up a
If so – if you’re civic-minded stool at the local watering hole and
enough to have done the candi- drink a cocktail, or to dine indoors
date research necessary to be-
come an informed voter – good CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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INSIDE Cleveland Clinic folds its testing tent, but
warns against relaxing social distancing
NEWS 1-5 PETS 10

HEALTH 6 GAMES B9

REAL ESTATE 11 CALENDAR B12
B1
ARTS

To advertise call: 772-559-4187 By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer fact that hurricane season has started.
For circulation or where to pick up [email protected] As one official put it, “tents and hurri-
your issue call: 772-226-7925 canes don’t mix well.”
Twelve weeks after Cleveland Clinic
Indian River unveiled its drive-through Cleveland Clinic has handled the Dr. David Peter.
testing process for COVID-19, the hos- great majority of testing in Indian River
pital has taken down its tent. But it’s County – conducting more than 5,525 PHOTO BY BRENDA AHEARN
hardly due to lack of people wanting to tests for COVID-19 out of 7,000 done
be tested. here to date.

In fact, demand has continued to And while the hospital still limits
increase – but testing has been moved testing to people with symptoms, in ac-
indoors as a result of concern over the
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CITY HALL LEAKS like a professional to look at how the city kinds of activities there so that, CLEVELAND CLINIC TESTING
could make better use of the space it has and if this were to happen, I think
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 re-imagine it to serve the public better. “Any- it would be a great way to do CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
body who has ever walked around in this things,” Moss said.
turned to coming up with a central vision for building, I wonder how you’d ever find your cordance with CDC and Health Department
redeveloping the electric and sewer plant way out?” Neville said. Building a new City Hall guidelines, chief medical officer Dr. David
properties. might be a great idea, but the Peter notes free COVID-19 testing for people
Neville suggested the city could sell the precarious location of the Old with no symptoms is now offered in Gifford,
“City Manager Monte Falls agreed to re- Old Postal Annex parcel and use those funds Postal Annex site could leave Fellsmere and Oslo by Treasure Coast Com-
search whether Centennial Place could be to remodel City Hall. Or if the decision was city officials longing for the munity Health. In addition, the hospital it-
an appropriate location for a new City Hall,” made to construct a new building near the days when buckets of water self is conducting asymptomatic testing on
a July 25, 2019 report in Vero Beach 32963 river, it could sell the existing city hall prop- from leaky roofs was the biggest all surgical patients and other patients ad-
stated. erty to help fund a new facility. moisture problem. That area of mitted to the hospital.
the city along the Indian River
Nearly a year later, the council is right Vice Mayor Laura Moss said designing Lagoon, and the surrounding It is also testing all patients who arrive at
back to square one, with a leaky roof and no a new city hall as part of Centennial Place residential neighborhood called Rock Ridge, the emergency department from nursing
viable alternative to fixing it. As for the idea might help residents feel closer to their city flood like crazy and are highly susceptible to homes and assisted living facilities. For those
of moving City Hall, “I don’t think that got a government, and thus increase public par- storm surge from hurricanes. patients, the hospital uses the two-hour test
lot of traction that I heard,” Falls said. ticipation. Vero residents who were around in 2004 by Cepheid, known for its reliability.
might remember that water was halfway
But he told the council again last week Moss said she is not suggesting the move, up the street-side mailboxes in Rock Ridge Any long-term-care facility patient admit-
but that if it does take place, a new City Hall in the aftermath of Hurricane Frances. Res- ted with COVID-19 must test negative twice
NEWS ANALYSIS could be “not just for the government,” but a idents reported having 18 inches of water before being allowed to return to the facility.
multipurpose space for use by the public as inside their homes.
that he would look into it, talk to an architect well as city employees. Tenants in 333 17th Street commercial “The only exception to that is that a few
who could give them a ballpark figure of how complex returned to find up to 2 feet of riv- of the congregate living facilities have set
much a new City Hall might cost, and get “You can have concerts there; you can er water from the lagoon had invaded many up special units where they can accept
back to them. have an art show there. You can have all of the ground-floor offices, leaving dead fish COVID-19 positive patients and manage
behind, despite precautionary sandbags. them, consistent with the Florida guide-
The existing 42,000-square-foot City Hall To make an appointment, you must click In 2017, the Rock Ridge area was awash in lines,” said Peter, who coordinates a weekly
was expanded and remodeled over the years “Yes, I agree” to adhere to social distancing a 2-foot storm surge pushed inland by Hur- conference call with the county’s assisted
to accommodate a growing city staff. But in and hand washing requirements. Children ricane Irma. living facilities and skilled nursing facilities.
the years after the Great Recession, budget or other family members are not permitted, Could a new city hall building be engi-
hawks on the city council trimmed the pay- and all visitors are strongly encouraged to neered and hardened to withstand a storm Over the past two months, Indian Riv-
roll and cut city staff. The sale of the electric wear a mask. surge? Could the land underneath the er County’s COVID-19 patients were hos-
utility further reduced the need for city work- building be elevated several feet with fill pitalized at a rate 22 percent higher than
ers. A Vero News staff photographer on official dirt to minimize this risk? Probably so on that of the rest of the state, with a total of
business at the county administration build- both counts – but at what cost to the tax- 36 COVID-19 patients hospitalized at some
Falls said the number of employees is ing last week reported that within the closed payers?  point since the first case here in March.
down about 33 percent from its peak during doors, county employees were not wearing
the mid-2000s. That means a lot of empty of- masks. “Although we strongly encourage it, my, he did not see this as being hypocritical. Only six COVID-19 patients were still hos-
fices and inefficiently allocated space. the county does not have a requirement that He said city employees should not be put at pitalized in Indian River County as of Sun-
staff or visitors wear masks,” Sullivan said. undue risk as they show up for work to keep day, according to the Florida Department of
Councilman Rey Neville said he would the city running smoothly. Health, but Peter and other hospital officials
Vero Mayor Tony Young confirmed that are concerned that the respite in COVID-19
SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES City of Vero Beach employees also do not “As the state’s planned reopening is pro- admissions may not hold if people let down
wear masks in their own offices. He said gressing, the city is mirroring that,” Young their guard at this fragile point on what could
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 city employees have a general “comfort lev- said. “It’s a tightrope to walk, getting people be a long pandemic timeline.
el” with their co-workers and even though back to work and protecting our most vul-
in a restaurant. It’s safe enough to visit the they are in close quarters, most do not wear nerable.” “We are watching. The time for social dis-
dentist or get a routine medical procedure. masks in the building. tancing is now,” said Peter last week in an
But apparently it’s not safe enough yet for Private businesses of course have the pre- hour-long phone interview with Vero News.
you, the taxpaying public, to enter and move “City Hall is not closed,”Young said, point- rogative to keep their doors closed to cus-
freely about the people’s government build- ing out that despite offices being closed to tomers or clients if they feel that’s prudent. If “There is a modest increase right at this
ings. general foot traffic, the public is now allowed a business is not ready to reopen, or prefers time, which is most likely related to the fact
to attend council meetings in person. And to keep employees working remotely, that’s a that folks are becoming a little more relaxed.
“Please note the Florida Capitol is cur- Young said he is still accessible and ready to private decision. We want to continue those [social distanc-
rently closed to visitors in response to meet with constituents should they have a ing] practices as much as possible, and we
COVID-19,” is the welcome message plas- concern. He said people should contact him But should government employees being are certainly encouraging everyone to wear
tered on the home page of the building that directly or call the city clerk’s office. paid by taxpayer dollars be allowed to re- masks in public. Masks are highly effective
houses the offices of Florida Gov. Ron De- main closed, or open by appointment only, in helping to reduce the transmission of
Santis, plus the Florida House of Represen- Young said there are no immediate plans while the officials of those same government COVID-19.”
tatives and the Florida Senate. to resume normal City Hall access to the bodies are saying it’s perfectly safe to throw
public. He said that while Vero sent a reso- the doors wide open to the entire economy? Should there continue to be significant
This same state government moved most lution to Tallahassee asking Gov. DeSantis to numbers of cases from the reopening of
of Florida to full Phase Two opening last Fri- move swiftly in reopening Florida’s econo- By not opening all government buildings businesses and activities, he said the hospi-
day. immediately, officials are sending a mixed, tal is in a better position to handle it since Ve-
confusing message about how safe it is to be ro’s busiest season has ended. “We’re a little
Vero Beach City Clerk Tammy Bursick out in public. bit out of the main season and that probably
said of city offices, “City Hall is not open yet. gives us more flexibility,” he said.
However, when we do open, masks will be The old saying, “Do as I say, not as I do”
required.” perhaps applies here. Peter said Cleveland Clinic Indian River is
prepared to handle a possible second surge
Indian River County offices are open a If residents want to truly gauge whether just as it handled the first. “As a hospital we
bit, but most county employees are still in a it is indeed “safe” to go back to business as always have preparedness plans whether
protective bubble. “Most county offices are usual in the age of COVID-19, maybe the it’s COVID or a disaster like a hurricane. We
still open by appointment only and we are best test is whether you can walk unfet- came into COVID very prepared to manage
encouraging the public to continue taking tered into every government building and all the issues. “Having said that, we certain-
advantage of our online services as much as office.  ly have more experience with COVID at this
they are able,” said county spokesman Brian point. I think we’re very prepared for a surge.
Sullivan, adding that people should find the We know exactly what we would do and how
“Appointment Request tab” for guidelines. we would do it.” 

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MY TAKE to-face interaction with voters as he would its current chairman, Laura Zorc. ularly the intriguing five-candidate battle
like – particularly off the barrier island “I don’t think I’m at a disadvantage,” to replace Sheriff Deryl Loar.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and especially through debates, which he
hopes will be rescheduled now that Gov. Jones said. Three of the five sheriff candidates al-
for you. Good for them, too – especially Ron DeSantis has begun reopening the If incumbents and previous office hold- ready hold high-profile positions – Indian
the political newcomers working to get state and lifting restrictions. River Shores Public Safety Director Rich
their names and messages out in front of ers do hold an advantage, it includes their Rosell, Fellsmere Police Chief Keith Touch-
the public, which is now emerging from an “We’re running a campaign during a ability to raise funds for their campaigns. berry and Sheriff’s Maj. Eric Flowers, the
unprecedented shutdown that prevented pandemic,” Auwaerter said. “There’s no Just ask Brenda Bradley, a political new- agency’s public information director – but
candidates from participating in debates, playbook for this.” comer who is challenging Tax Collector they too have had to adapt to the challeng-
town halls, fundraisers and other cam- Carole Jean Jordan, one of the most prom- es presented by the pandemic.
paign gatherings. Major events that usually provide can- inent Republicans in a Republican-domi-
didates opportunities to engage with large nated county. “I had some major fundraising events
For most of the past three months, can- groups of voters have been canceled or planned, but they all got scrapped when
didates for local office have been limited postponed. Bradley, who worked in the Tax Collec- the pandemic hit,” Flowers said, “and you
to campaigning via social media, paid ad- tor’s Office for 14 years and was Jordan’s really don’t want to ask people for money
vertising, direct mailings, personal phone Both the Vero Beach Air Show and the chief of staff for five years until resigning at a time of economic uncertainty. So, my
calls and, yes, signage. county’s Firefighters Fair were canceled in November 2016, filed to run 2 ½ years campaign strategy had to change.”
because of health concerns stemming ago and began her campaign immediate-
“As someone who has never done any- from the COVID-19 pandemic, as was Vero ly. The pandemic, however, slowed her Even as the state reopens, candidates
thing political before, the pandemic has Beach’s annual Fourth of July celebration. momentum, including her fundraising won’t be able to resume full-fledged cam-
made it difficult to get traction,” said Steve Sebastian’s Independence Day festivities efforts. paigns and abide by social-distancing re-
Boyle, one of three candidates seeking have been postponed until Labor Day quirements.
Bob Solari’s District 5 County Commission weekend. “When you’re a first-time candidate go-
seat. “Fortunately, we’re all in the same ing up against an established, well-con- Any debates or town halls during the
boat.” The loss of those campaign stages, nected incumbent, people are reluctant to final 10 weeks of the primary season are
along with social-distancing restrictions give you money, anyway, because they fear more likely to be done remotely using vid-
Well, not exactly. that discourage smaller gatherings, has her wrath,” Bradley said. “Then COVID eo-conferencing systems.
Incumbents go into the election with forced those who seek office – including showed up and everything shut down, and
the substantial advantage of already being those who’ve run before – to navigate in that put me back a bit, too. I figure I’ve got- “There’s no question the pandemic has
known to voters. The challenges are con- uncharted waters. ten all the money I’m going to get, at least impacted the race, especially how we cam-
siderably greater for first-time candidates, for now.” paign, but there are some opportunities
who, in many cases, need to introduce “We can’t be out shaking hands and coming up,” Touchberry said. “A few local
themselves to voters before attempting to kissing babies, so we’ve had to figure out The shutdown, however, also provided a groups are planning virtual events for the
win them over. different ways to connect with voters,” chance for Bradley to catch her breath af- candidates. There’s still enough time to get
So while Boyle believes the business said retired Fire Rescue Capt. Joe Earman, ter working non-stop on her campaign the our messages out to everyone.”
connections he has made during his nearly who is taking a second run at incumbent past two years and, as she put it, “gear up
three decades as a local real estate apprais- Tim Zorc’s District 3 seat on the County for the final push.” So, check out those signs, then go online
er give him the name recognition needed Commission. and do your homework and be alert for
to run for public office – particularly in a The final push, which started with virtual events. In the middle of a pandem-
race with no incumbent – his opponents “When the shutdown was at its peak, Phase 2 of the governor’s reopening plan, ic, that’s the way to become an informed
are currently serving as the vice mayors of I think we all leaned more on social me- probably will decide several races, partic- voter. 
Vero Beach (Laura Moss) and Indian River dia,” he added. “Being in the middle of
Shores (Bob Auwaerter). pandemic, a lot of people were at home,
Auwaerter, who has received Solari’s anyway, and many of them were on their
endorsement, also has served impactful computers and phones, so that was a good
terms on volunteer advisory panels for way to reach them.”
Vero Beach and the county’s School Board,
Metropolitan Planning Organization and As for name recognition, Earman said
Property Appraiser’s Office. Moss is a for- he isn’t concerned. He’s a lifelong county
mer Vero Beach mayor. resident who served the community for
Both have kept themselves in the public 35 years with the Fire Rescue squad and
eye and, on occasion, have made head- whose family has lived here for nearly 100
lines, which, for better or worse, has given years.
them greater public notoriety.
Still, Auwaerter said the pandemic has Similarly, former Sebastian High School
prevented him from having as much face- Principal Peggy Jones is counting on her 40
years in the community and 31 years with
the county school district – as well as the
campaigning she was able to do before the
shutdown – to appeal to voters in her race
for the District 3 School Board seat held by

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Local hospitals urge patients to seek timely care at their ER

By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer 35 hospital campuses and leases them back care management must completely integrate including Steward Health, argued it was be-
[email protected] to Steward. long-term clinical needs with investments.” tween physician and patient whether to post-
pone a procedure.
Private-equity backed Steward Health “This is a transformational moment for the What that will mean for the future of Se-
Care, owner of Sebastian River Medical healthcare industry, with new realities in a bastian River Medical Center remains un- Even that pushing of the emergency order
Center, has been taken over by a group of COVID-19 world that must be addressed with clear. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a envelope didn’t keep Steward from furlough-
its physicians led by the company’s CEO, an equally transformational, patient-first ap- toll on the financial health of hospitals across ing staff.
Dr. Ralph de la Torre, making it the largest proach,” de la Torre said in a statement. the country, including both Sebastian River
physician-owned healthcare system in the and its larger competitor Cleveland Clinic In- In early May, Steward announced its three
country. “The COVID-19 global pandemic has ex- dian River. Florida hospitals would resume elective sur-
posed serious deficiencies in the world’s geries “previously delayed by the coronavirus
Ten percent of the system would still be healthcare systems, with a disproportionate In March, non-emergency procedures pandemic.”
owned by Medical Properties Trust, a real es- impact on underserved communities and were stopped at hospitals and imaging labs
tate investment trust that owns the system’s populations. We believe that future health- across the country – though some systems, Monday, Steward did not respond to ques-
tions about the timeline for completion of
its new patient tower and operating suites
that were supposed to open in February, well
before the pandemic reached Indian River
County.

Cleveland Clinic Indian River’s chief med-
ical officer, Dr. David Peter, said his hospital
had “fully complied” with the government
directive on elective procedures, but had not
had to lay off any employees.

“We never stopped doing emergency pro-
cedures or the things that we need to do to
take care of the community,” Peter said.

Resuming non-emergency surgical pro-
cedures has been a slow process, he added.
“We have been very purposeful in reopening,
starting first with elective procedures where
we knew patients would be in the hospital a
very short period of time – less than 24 hours.

“Once we had gotten those launched in a
successful way, we began to open all of our
surgical practices. At this time, we’re fully
open. Our operating rooms are doing very
well. In a few instances, our volumes are
higher than they typically were. We are cer-
tainly back to where we would like to be with
procedures, with a few exceptions.”

Both local hospitals are concerned that
people are still wary of coming to the emer-
gency department, where volumes are still
depressed.

“Even in Indian River County, where the
number of COVID-19 patients is low com-
pared to many counties in Florida, and in the
United States, people are avoiding going to
the hospital,” said Ravi Masih, MD, medical
director of emergency services at Sebastian
River. “This is an extremely alarming trend.”

“We started seeing that pretty much across
the country,” said the Cleveland Clinic’s Pe-
ter. “I don’t have a full explanation, but ER
volumes are staying down. We don’t have any
studies to prove this, but we do believe that
we have patients who stayed home longer
and who have gotten sicker and then pre-
sented much later. And that combination – of
delay, worsening and then presentation – is
harder to take care of.”

Masih also urged patients not to delay
treatment. “Be assured that at Sebastian River
Medical Center, we are taking every precau-
tion to limit patient exposure to COVID-19,”
said Masih. “Patients are not waiting in the
emergency room. When a patient presents,
they are immediately evaluated and taken
to the appropriate section of the emergency
treatment area.” 

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County’s school tax GRAND HARBOR GM RECEIVES THREAT IN MAIL; CLUB
referendum will be MEMBERS COMPLAIN ABOUT HANDLING OF SHUTDOWN
on Aug. 18 ballot
By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer clubs in reopening its facilities. vided. The tennis courts were available,
By George Andreassi | Staff Writer [email protected] As recently as late May, a recorded but bathrooms at the complex remained
closed.
Indian River County’s school tax referen- A month after Grand Harbor General message delivered when calling the club’s
dum will be on the ballot during the Aug. 18 Manager Chris Hull received in the mail main number stated: “The clubhouse, “We’re not far from still being in total
primary election after the School Board pre- an envelope containing what a deputy golf courses, beach club and tennis center lockdown,” one member said Monday.
vailed over the County Commission in a legal described as an “unknown white pow- are closed. There are no services at those “We were getting regular updates from
battle. der” and a note that read, “YOU DESERVE locations. We will resume operations as management, but we’ve had no commu-
THIS,” the incident remained under in- soon as we are confident the spread of the nication the last couple of weeks.”
County commissioners capitulated and vestigation, Sheriff’s Maj. Eric Flowers coronavirus has subsided.”
voted unanimously to direct the Supervisor said last weekend. The member said most other members
of Elections to place the school tax referen- Even as Florida has moved into Phase are unhappy with the developer’s han-
dum on the Aug. 18 ballot as ordered by state “Our detective is working with U.S. 2 of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ reopening plan, dling of the shutdown and reopening. Yet
Judge Janet Croom. Postal Service investigators, and the case most of Grand Harbor remains shut members raised more than $30,000 in do-
is still active,” Flowers said, adding that down. nations to help Grand Harbor employees
The commissioners voted on the resolu- the powder was tested and found to be a who were furloughed in the weeks after
tion without commenting during their emer- non-hazardous substance. As of Monday, Grand Harbor’s dining the club shut down.
gency special meeting and no one from the facilities remained closed and, unlike
public spoke. The meeting lasted about three According to the incident report, Hull other local clubs, it has never offered Hull did not respond to a message left
minutes. was in his clubhouse office and going carry-out service. Only one of its two golf on his voicemail.
through mail around noon on May 11, courses was open – but without carts
Croom ruled state law gives the School when he opened an envelope addressed – and players were required to sign a However, in a May 12 email to mem-
Board the authority to direct the County to him and saw the white powder and the hold-harmless waiver before walking the bers, Grand Harbor President Chris Card
Commission to call an election for a certain note, which he said he didn’t read. course. wrote that management believes “re-
date and “the commissioners have no discre- opening cautiously is especially prudent,
tion to choose a different date.” He then noticed there was no return Members said the Beach Club was given our vulnerable population.”
address on the envelope and immediately open, but no amenities were being pro-
After Thursday’s meeting, County Attor- left his office, ordered the building be va- He noted waivers are required from
ney Dylan Reingold and several commis- cated and called the Sheriff’s Office. members before facilities can be used
sioners did not discuss appealing Croom’s and went on to state: “For those members
ruling to the Fourth District Court of Appeals. Hull was unable to identify any “specif- who have not submitted their waiver and
ic suspect” or recall any previous threats have tried to use the facilities, you are dis-
The commissioners earlier voted twice to made to him “by anyone that would cause respecting club rules and creating dishar-
place the school tax referendum on the Nov. a well-founded fear,” the report stated. mony.”
3 ballot because voter turnout for general
elections is typically more than twice as high However, when the responding dep- In his email, Card also embraced mem-
as turnout for primary elections. The School uty asked about the general manager’s bers’ claims that they’ve already paid to
Board filed an emergency complaint on May “heightened level of concern” upon re- use the facilities and should receive some
20 asking Croom to rule state law gives the ceiving the envelope, Hull cited com- type of refund, writing that the club in-
School Board the authority to set the referen- plaints from club members frustrated by tends to offer “credits to put towards the
dum date. The judge agreed. the club’s coronavirus-related shutdown membership dues for next season,” which
of all amenities, as well as the possibility begins in October.
Schools Superintendent David Moore some furloughed employees might be up-
says he’ll save $200,000 on multi-year con- set over losing their jobs. As for the envelope incident, Hull was
tract negotiations with vendors if voters pass not harmed and told the deputy, “I feel
the tax renewal on Aug. 18, shortly after the Several Grand Harbor members, in- fine,” though he requested a Fire Rescue
school year starts. cluding at least one serving on a steering emergency medical team be called as
committee formed to negotiate the take- a precaution. After examining Hull, the
The four-year property tax rate of $0.50 over of the club from the developer, have team donned the necessary gear, entered
per $1,000 of assessed value raised $9.4 mil- complained to Vero News about the clo- the building, and collected a sample of
lion in 2019, records show. It expires June 30, sure, though they requested anonymity to the powder.
2021. The Aug. 18 referendum would extend avoid hindering any potential agreement.
the tax through June 30, 2025. More than 64 They also found the note, which was
percent of the voters approved the optional Grand Harbor has lagged other local turned over to the Sheriff’s Office. 
tax rate in the Aug. 30, 2016 primary. 

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Persistent hemorrhoids require a physician’s attention

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer eating enough fiber, and making sure that Dr. Yakov Gitin.
[email protected] constipation and diarrhea are addressed.
And a primary care physician is more PHOTO: KAILA JONES
You can safely put any number of bad than capable of doing all of those things.”
things behind you and just move on, but stroom. Allow a certain amount of time
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital So, what exactly are hemorrhoids? to be on the toilet. If nothing happens
gastroenterologist Dr. Yakov Gitin warns The Mayo Clinic says “hemorrhoids within the next five to 10 minutes, you
that hemorrhoids may not be one of (also called piles) are swollen veins in need to get up, walk away and wait for
those things. your anus and lower rectum, similar to the urge. When the urge happens, you
varicose veins. Hemorrhoids can de- should go to the bathroom and have your
“Just this year alone,” says Gitin, who velop inside the rectum (internal hem- bowel movement, but don’t just sit there
served both his internship and residency orrhoids) or under the skin around the waiting for things to happen.
at the Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Dea- anus (external hemorrhoids).
coness Medical Center in Massachusetts, “Nearly three out of four adults will “If you’re constipated,” Gitin contin-
“there were at least three patients I can have hemorrhoids from time to time,” ues, “take a gentle laxative. If you have
think of who thought that they just had according to the Rochester, Minn., in- diarrhea, which also is a risk factor for
hemorrhoids and two of them ended up stitution, and they become increasingly hemorrhoids just like constipation, then
having anal cancer and one had rectal common as we age. Symptoms can in- the diarrhea needs to be controlled with
cancer.” clude itching or irritation in your anal medications. Again, you should talk to
region with pain or discomfort, swelling your physician about this issue.”
Gitin quickly adds, “It’s OK to try and around your anus and bleeding.
treat your hemorrhoids for a couple of And, as often as not, we – ourselves – Increasing dietary fiber is a recurring
weeks and see what happens. If they re- are at least partially to blame. theme in both the medical literature and
solve, fine, but if symptoms persist and Spending too much time on the toilet, in Gitin’s observations.
they don’t go away, then it’s time for you according to Gitin, straining to induce
to see a physician.” a bowel movement, can exacerbate the “So, what happens with the diet,” Gitin
problem. explains, “is if you increase the amount
Do you need a specialist like Gitin for Or, as Gitin puts it, “stop hiding in the
hemorrhoids? Maybe. Maybe not. restroom from your family. Don’t bring
your phone or your iPad into the re-
“It’s OK,” Gitin explains, “to start with
your primary care physician because the
first treatment is conservative. We’re try-
ing to adjust the diet, make sure you are

of fiber in your diet, then your stool be-
comes softer. When your stool becomes
softer it takes much less effort and strain
to push the stool out. And so over the
course of – usually a week or two – hem-
orrhoids begin to shrink. Not always, but
50 to 60 percent of the time, they do. So,
if that happens, then there’s nothing else
that needs to be done.”

But, Gitin cautions, the problem with
waiting too long to address the issue is
that many people think they’re experi-
encing anal bleeding or pain because of
hemorrhoids, but it’s not always the case.
It could be other, more serious problems.
Including cancer.

Only your doctor can diagnose the
more serious problems that you might
think are “only” hemorrhoids.

“The first step,” says Gitin, “is always

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conservative therapy with diet and fiber a small elastic band is placed around and bipolar coagulation. ing,” Gitin explains. “You have to make
supplementation, lifestyle modifications, the base of a hemorrhoid causing it to If these fail, the third step would likely sure that nothing else is going on.”
et cetera.” shrink. However, it can take two to four
procedures, done six to eight weeks be to send the patient for a surgical con- Dr. Yakov Gitin is a gastroenterologist
If that fails, the next step is to try min- apart, to eliminate the hemorrhoid using sultation. with Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospi-
imally invasive treatments, which would his technique. tal. He has a five-star rating on the Heath-
likely include rubber band ligation, the “I think the most important point in grades.com website. His office is at 3450
most commonly used hemorrhoid treat- Other treatments include “thermal this conversation should be ‘do not as- 11th Court, Suite 206. The phone number
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Hallucinations have many causes – including vision loss

By Fred Cicetti You wrote that your hallucinations
Columnist started with impaired vision. Visual loss
(worse than 20/60 in both eyes) is a com-
Question: Since my eyes started to go, I’ve mon cause of hallucinations, too. Howev-
been hallucinating and I’m afraid to tell any- er, research suggests that they are more
one about it. Any ideas? likely to appear if you have visual acuity
between 20/120 and 20/400.
Answer: Hallucinations can be a symp-
tom of a variety of problems – both phys- About one in 10 people with vision prob-
ical and mental. They can be caused by lems hallucinates. It is suspected that this
schizophrenia, dementia, depression, Par- phenomenon is under-reported because
kinson’s disease, stroke, fever, drugs and victims fear they are losing their minds and
alcohol. You should see a doctor immedi- don’t want their doctors to know.
ately about this symptom.
Complex hallucinations among people

with vision loss is called Charles Bonnet nate keep it to themselves.
Syndrome (CBS). Charles Bonnet was a There is no cure for CBS. The best way to
Swiss philosopher. In 1760, he described
this condition in his 89-year-old grandfa- handle the syndrome is to reassure victims
ther who was blinded by cataracts. that the weird images are a symptom of eye
disease, not mental illness.
These hallucinations can strike at any
age, but usually affect seniors. The most The syndrome is sometimes called
likely reason that the syndrome affects “phantom vision” and it is compared to
the elderly is the prevalence of visual phantom limbs. Amputees can have sen-
problems in this age group. The common sations from limbs they no longer have.
conditions leading to CBS are age-relat- Similarly, when retinal cells become im-
ed macular degeneration, glaucoma and paired and are no longer able to receive
cataract. and relay visual images to the brain, the
visual system begins firing off images on
It’s common for vision-related hallucina- its own.
tions to be doozies – odd people, animals,
panoramas, bizarre images right out of the A research study in the Netherlands
most phantasmagorical dreams. found that people used a variety of tech-
niques to deal with CBS. If you believe
These images can range from elaborate you are suffering from the syndrome, try
images to less-complex line patterns. The these:
pictures appear suddenly and can last for
hours. • Close your eyes and then open them.
• Look away from the image quickly.
The visual hallucinations often stop with- • Walk away from the image or ap-
in a year to 18 months. However, it is difficult proach it.
to predict the frequency of the hallucina- • Stare at the image.
tions and how long they will persist. • Turn a light on.
• Concentrate on something else.
Today, CBS is not widely known even • Believe it or not, some got relief by shout-
among physicians. One reason for this phe- ing at the image or trying to hit it. 
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Lovely Retriever makes believer out of Bonzo

Layaway and drove back bandannas on special hol-

Hi Dog Buddies! up soon as I got to be 8 idays. What I really like to

I’m sure you noticed, I’ve been in a whirl weeks old. do is watch TV. Anything
of Golden Retrievers recently. Their tails
are different, but they all have that frenly, “She fixed a snuggly with a dog in it. Also, when
easy-goin’ nature.
liddle bed in the car, an Mom goes to bed, I snuggle
This week I innerviewed Lizzie Doo-
dle-Annie Wild. Her golden coat was turn- made a lotta stops so I next to her an we watch the
ing a nice cream color around her face,
and she wore a bright red collar with her could Do My Duty an Hallmark Channel. Later,
name on it. After the Wag-an-Sniff, she sat
puh-lightly for a duh-licious turkey-an- slurp some water. I was before Dad goes to bed,
sweet puh-tay-doh snack from my assis-
tant. a Very Good Grrrl for the he takes me out to Do My

“I’m Lizzie. This is my Mom, Patti, an my Entire 5 Hours. Duty, then I move over to
Dad, Jeff.”
“Lexie was 5 by then, an the middle of the bed an
After getting a nod from her Dad, Lizzie
puh-lightly requested another snack from I was a ram-BUNK-shus it’s Lights Out.”
my Assistant, then curled up and began
her tail. liddle pupster, so I think I “Any favrite foodstuffs?”

“I was born in a nice kennel in Pencil- made her sorta bananas by “Crunchy Baby Car-
VANE-yuh in 2009. I was the RUNT, which
is, in my opinion, a Dismal Dog Biscuits jumpin’ on her an nibbling Lizzie rots! Also, The Customary
name for the most petite, delicate an ador- Last Bite. Me an Lexie’d sit
able pooch of the litter.” her ears an tail an always patiently by the table an

“Word!” I agreed. wantin’ to Play! Play! Play! PHOTO: KAILA JONES
“This part’s a liddle confusing, so you
might want to use, like, numbers or ar- Whenever I got on Lex- NOT Beg. Then we’d get
rows or something: Anyway, long, long ago,
when Mom an Dad were livin’ in Ohio, they ie’s Very Last Nerve, Mom “Me an Sydney an Coco Mom’s an Dad’s Last Bite.”
had Lucy, who wasn’t a Golden Retriev-
er. They totally loved her, of course, even would put me in the bedroom with my mat are BFFs. We play together an have leash “Note to Self,” I thought. Then, “I’ve
though she ate their mattress an caused
a lotta fluff to go everywhere. After Lucy, and toys to give Lexie a Break. walks. When my human sister Cassie visits been wantin’ to ask about your Cool Kib-
they got Libby, their first Golden. When
Libby went to Dog Heaven in 2004, they “Lexie was the Best Big Sister EVER, an from Texas, I get to play with Brody. Then bles name, Lizzie Doddle-Annie. What’s up
got another Golden, Lexie, cuz by then
they ree-lized how Totally Pawsome Dog when I got a liddle older, we started being there’re my neeces Maisy, a mixture, an Sa- with that?”
Biscuits us Goldens are. Lexie was an Only
Pooch till 2009, when Mom an Dad found Best Frens. We did EVERYTHING togeth- die, a Golden like me, an my other human “I wondered at first, too: the ‘Lizzie’
out Lexie’s kennel had a new bunch of pup-
pers. Mom drove to Pencil-VANE-yuh to er. I learned so much val-yubble Dog Stuff sisters Allison and Suzanne an human comes from my sister Suzanne’s middle
see us in The Fur. WELL, when she saw how
petite, delicate an adorable I was, an how I from her. Our breeder gave us Basic Puppy neeces an nef-fews Grace, Hayden, Brooks name, Elizabeth. The ‘Doodle’s from my
wasn’t gettin’ as much Mommy Milk as my
bigger brothers an sisters, she put me on Behavior Lessons with our Forever Famly, an Henry. They all stay with us when there’s sister Cassie …”

so neither Lexie or me got in much trouble. gonna be a hurry-cane. AN, I’m way excit- “But, how …?”

An I’m Very Well Buh-haved when I visit ed about my Bran New Neece, Lennox. I’m “Mom and Dad called her Doodle when

my vet. I think I’m his fav-rite pooch. Lexie meetin’ her for the first time when her fam- she was liddle.”

taught me that the Vet is a Very Important ly comes for Christ-muss. I’m practicin’ my “Oh. Got it.”

Human an I should never Act Up during Gentle Paws an Soft Slurps.” “An ‘Annie’ comes from my sister Alli-

my appointment.” “Being a Retriever an all, I assume you son’s middle name, Ann.”

Lizzie showed me a pawsome pick-shur like swimming,” I remarked. “WOOF!”

of her an Lexie wearin’ Santa hats, an said “NO!” Lizzie said firmly. “I DON’T swim. “I KNOW!” Lizzie replied. “I think it

softly, “Lexie went to Dog Heaven, it hasn’t Mom tried to teach me an Lexie once, but makes me you-NEEK, don’t you?”

quite been a year now. Me an Mom an Dad that didn’t work out. I don’t like gettin’ “Abso-woofin’-LOOT-ly!”

miss her every day.” wet. I don’t CARE if every other Retriev- Headin’ home, I was feelin’ extra lucky,

“I totally understand,” I said. “I’m sorry er in the world likes swimming. I DON’T. gettin’ to meet so many pawsome pooches

for your loss.” Then, “I noticed that nice, I’m a Momma’s Grrrl. I like wearing pretty an hearin’ all sorts of different tails. I was

big toy basket. Do you have any favrites?” also thinkin’ I would suggest that Last Bite

She selected a yellow duck from the pile. DON’T BE SHY idea to my Gramma an Grampa. I’ll let you
“Yeff! Thiff DUG!” She placed it on the floor.
know how it works out.

“And my crocodile. An my pink pig. I NEVER We are always looking for pets Till next time,
tear ’em up. All I do is carefully remove the with interesting stories.
squeakers an bring ’em to Mom, so she can dis- The Bonz
pose of ’em properly.” To set up an interview, email

“A wise decision. I bet you have lots of [email protected].
Pooch Pals?”

Updated south Vero home
comes with saltwater pool

588 10th Ave. in Pinecrest: 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,560-square-foot home offered for $275,000
by Katrina Yarick Stawara and Chip Landers, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida: 772-473-7888

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Updated south Vero home comes with saltwater pool

By Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writer neighborhood, the lushly landscaped A long drive leads from the street to A true, split-plan home, the master
property is situated on a pie-shaped lot the two-car garage, where there’s plenty suite is located on one side of the house
The owners of the home at 588 10th Ave. with its own “secret” entry from the ad- of room for guest parking, and the front with two guest rooms and a shared bath-
in Pinecrest have created a family oasis in jacent community. It’s the perfect route porch has a generous paved brick exten- room on the other. New carpeting in the
this updated three-bedroom, two-bath to bring in your boat or RV, according to sion perfect for a container garden. bedrooms softens the spaces, while tile
home, which Katrina Yarick Stawara, Berk- Landers, pointing out that with no home- throughout the rest of the house ensures
shire Hathaway HomeServices co-listing owners association, you’re able to store The open floor plan creates a casual en- high traffic areas don’t show any wear and
agent with Chip Landers, says is “move-in your leisure vehicles in the fenced back- vironment in the living room that flows into tear.
ready.” yard without a fuss. the kitchen and nook, where everyone can
gather around the peninsula of granite. “It’s a very usable floor plan. There’s
Located on a cul-de-sac in a quiet

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no wasted space,” shares Stawara of the screened lanai that provides great air flow. JOHN’S ISLAND REAL ESTATE BROKER ID’S
layout. Plus, it accommodates the varied You can throw the doors wide open for A NEW STREAM OF HIGH-END BUYERS
schedules of teens or guests more effi- easy access, creating an indoor-outdoor
ciently. Everyone can access the common space for use no matter the time of year or By Steven M. Thomas | Staff Writer able to get their money out of houses in the
areas without crossing paths or waking weather. [email protected] northeast,” he says.
others.
The freeform saltwater pool glistens The real estate market in John’s Island Now, that logjam is breaking as people
“The house is enough but not too big, so in the sun, an invitation to enjoy the se- took a hit during the shutdown but came in finance, fashion, real estate, publishing
it works for just about everybody. It works cluded backyard where you can make through in substantially good shape, ac- and other industries who want out of the
for a family with kids because of the big the most of sunny days as you swim, nap cording to John’s Island Real Estate broker big city but still need to be close to Man-
backyard and the front cul-de-sac or for poolside or read a book while lounging on Bob Gibb. hattan stream out to Westchester and the
a nice retired couple. Everything is done,” the steps. Hamptons to buy homes.
adds Landers. Of the 40 contracts set to close between
“The backyard is fantastic,” says Stawara March 1 and June 1, only one fell through, “I heard from a woman this morning
The master suite has a large closet, looking out across the emerald-green ex- when the buyer walked away from a sub- who just sold her home after having in on
updated bathroom with granite counter- panse. Not to worry, adds Landers, there’s stantial deposit due to COVID-19 econom- the market for two years,” Gibb says.
tops and brushed silver accessories. In- a sprinkler system with a well for all the ic damage to a business interest.
laid tile accents the natural stone-lined, landscaping and even a full house water Other brokers are seeing the same phe-
“We were off to such a great start this nomenon.
walk-in shower. softener even though the house has coun- year,” Gibb says. “Through March we were
The updated kitchen gleams with rich, ty water. on a record-breaking pace. That will not be “One hundred percent,” says Sally Da-
sustained, but it will be an OK year.” ley, owner of Daley & Company Real Estate.
warm wood cabinets and granite counter- There’s plenty of room for the children, “We have had people who have wanted to
tops. A small breakfast nook at one side grandchildren, and a handful of pets to Gibb sees several factors supporting the come down, but their market up there was
and formal dining room on the other allow run around in the safety of this back- JI and island real estate markets, despite
for a variety of dining options. yard where adventures take place under continued economic uncertainty due to John’s Island Real Estate broker Bob Gibb.
the watchful eye of an adult enjoying the the pandemic.
A set of glass doors from the breakfast shade of the covered lanai area. PHOTO BY BRENDA AHEARN
nook and dining room opens onto a large He believes trillions in stimulus money
Pinecrest is a centrally located neigh- put into the economy will support housing very stuck. Now some of them are able to
borhood in South Vero only minutes values and that the sharp rebound in the make the move.”
from dining, shopping, the Indian River stock market from its March low has given
Lagoon, and the beaches. Also nearby buyers and sellers new confidence, boding “There’s no doubt the exodus happening
are McKee Botanical Garden, the Lagoon well for a V-shaped economic recovery. from New York City has made some of the
Greenway and, after a short drive, the New York suburbs more attractive than in
Fort Pierce Inlet.  Like other island brokers, he has seen an recent memory, and we are seeing a trick-
influx of buyer interest from people who le-down effect from that,” says Richard
FEATURES FOR 588 10TH AVE. want to get out of big cities like New York Boga, of the O’ Dare Boga group at Premier
City and Chicago due to high COVID-19 Estate Properties.
Neighborhood: Pinecrest infection rates. In addition, he identifies
Year built: 1984 • Construction: Frame with siding a second stream of buyers driven by pan- Boga says he and his partner Cindy O’
Home size: 1,560 square feet • Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 2 demic concerns. Dare just put a home under contract to a
Connecticut buyer who sold their home to
Pool: Freeform saltwater swimming pool “As the COVID situation and unrest is a Manhattan buyer fleeing the city.
Additional features: Granite countertops; breakfast nook; walk- driving people out of dense urban areas
in closet; screened lanai; two-car garage; fenced backyard; water like New York City, some of them are buy- “We are working another person who just
ing in Westchester and Fairfield County sold their home in the Hamptons in the mid-
softener; irrigation well and sprinkler system and that is bringing liquidity to those mar- dle of the pandemic and another who has a
Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida kets that has been lacking. As those people home in the West Village and a home in the
are finally able to sell their homes, they are Hamptons. They are putting both on the mar-
Listing agents: able to buy homes here.” ket and looking at property here,” Boga says.
Chip Landers, 772-473-7888, and Katrina Yarick Stawara, 407-375-5247
Gibb says the market in high-end New “We are working with a lot of buyers
Listing price: $275,000 York City suburbs has been “deadly” for the right now, and we expect a pretty healthy
past few years since new tax laws impacted year. Vero is well poised to capture a lot of
values there and in other locations. the buyers who are fleeing the New York
area and other big cities like Chicago.”
“The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act put a
$10,000 limit on federal deductions for As those buyers come, Gibb and his eight
state and local real estate and income tax- agents have a healthy portfolio of listings
es and eliminated some mortgage interest to show them, 58 properties in all, includ-
deductions,” according to a report from ing single-family homes, condominiums,
Wharton business school. townhomes, cottages and homesites rang-
ing in price from $265,000 for a 1-bedroom,
In places where property values and in- 1-bath apartment in Island House to $16
come taxes are high, home prices were hurt million for an oceanfront home.
substantially, losing 11 percent in value in
suburban areas around New York City, ac- “Our website has never seen as much ac-
cording to Pro Publica. That decline in val- tivity as it has recently,” Gibb says. 
ues made it hard for sellers who were ready
to relocate to Vero Beach or other locations
to get the money they wanted or need-
ed from the sale of their homes, bringing
stagnation to those markets.

That stagnation trickled down to Vero,
in Gibb’s estimation, putting a damper on
the higher end of the JI market.

“Our high end has been OK, not great
[over the past year or two], but I think that
is mainly because people have not been

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: JUNE 1 THROUGH JUNE 5

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

The first full week of June saw 26 transactions of single-family residences and lots reported (some
shown below) on the mainland.
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 2-bedroom, 3-bathroom home at 2133
Falls Circle – first listed in October 2018 for $550,000 – sold for $620,000 on June 4.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Mike Thorpe of ONE Sotheby’s International
Realty. Representing the buyer was agent Vance Brinkerhoff of Coldwell Banker Paradise.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$620,000
VERO BEACH 2133 FALLS CIR 10/3/2018 $550,000 6/4/2020 $435,000
VERO BEACH 4220 STRICKLAND WAY 3/24/2020 $550,000 6/4/2020 $365,000
VERO BEACH 1070 SOUTH LAKES WAY 5/1/2020 $365,000 6/2/2020 $310,000
SEBASTIAN 474 LANFAIR AVE 3/13/2020 $328,000 6/4/2020 $270,000
VERO BEACH 5945 RIDGE LAKE CIR 1/6/2020 $289,000 6/5/2020 $225,000
VERO BEACH 410 18TH PL SW 11/7/2019 $229,900 6/1/2020 $225,000
VERO BEACH 3203 ASHFORD SQ 2/18/2020 $235,000 6/5/2020 $215,000
VERO BEACH 2543 12TH SQ SW 2/21/2020 $220,000 6/3/2020 $215,000
VERO BEACH 1866 HIGHLAND DR SW 3/4/2020 $224,900 6/1/2020 $205,000
VERO BEACH 9908 E VILLA CIR 2/12/2020 $229,500 6/1/2020 $196,500
VERO BEACH 1962 WESTHAMPTON CT 2/27/2020 $217,000 6/3/2020 $194,800
SEBASTIAN 942 JAMAICA AVE 5/3/2020 $205,000 6/5/2020 $191,900
VERO BEACH 2118 SUNRISE DR 4/27/2020 $191,000 6/1/2020 $178,000
SEBASTIAN 113 CONOVER AVE 11/13/2019 $215,000 6/5/2020 $169,995
VERO BEACH 684 25TH ST SW 3/23/2020 $169,995 6/1/2020 $143,000
VERO BEACH 2170 87TH CT 3/31/2020 $154,900 6/1/2020 $138,000
VERO BEACH 1170 6TH AVE UNIT#3D 2/13/2020 $144,000 6/2/2020

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

4220 Strickland Way, Vero Beach 1070 South Lakes Way, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 3/24/2020 Listing Date: 5/1/2020
Original Price: $550,000 Original Price: $365,000
Sold: 6/4/2020 Sold: 6/2/2020
Selling Price: $435,000 Selling Price: $365,000
Listing Agent: Mike Young Listing Agent: Bill Panny

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: Keller Williams Realty

Mike Young Kathy Nystrom

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Coldwell Banker Paradise

474 Lanfair Ave, Sebastian 5945 Ridge Lake Cir, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 3/13/2020 Listing Date: 1/6/2020
Original Price: $328,000 Original Price: $289,000
Sold: 6/4/2020 Sold: 6/5/2020
Selling Price: $310,000 Selling Price: $270,000
Listing Agent: Stephanie McPeak Listing Agent: Christina Ripple

Selling Agent: Tozzolo & Associates RE LLC Selling Agent: Billero & Billero

Jorge Garcia Jr Christina Ripple

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Billero & Billero

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By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent

1 Children ages 2 to 13 years
can participate in the “Kids
Fishing Tournament” held 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. this Saturday, June 13,
by the pond at LaPorte Farms in
Sebastian. The cost is $10 to enter
the tournament and $5 to rent a
fishing pole. The farms will supply
the bait. Owner Laura LaPorte said
“the kids must do the fishing.” In
other words, parents, let the little
ones have the pleasure of casting
the line and reeling in the fish. All
contestants are guaranteed that
they’ll catch something, LaPorte
said. Winners get plaques and all
children get a participation medal.
The top three winners will also get
a prize, such a fishing pole or tack-
le box. While you are there, be sure
to enjoy the farm. LaPorte Farms
is a petting farm with animals
children can feed. There’s a zebra,
tortoises, a monkey, goats, sheep,
llamas and a bird sanctuary. There
are also horses, donkeys and po-
nies. Be sure to bring your camera
because your child can also enjoy
a pony ride for $5. LaPorte said
they’re also going to fire up the

1 LaPorte Farms Kid’s Fishing Art lovers lament end of
Tournament Saturday. Funk and Foosaner eras PAGE B2

grill and cook hamburgers and hot
dogs, which are available for pur-
chase. No masks are required, and
social distancing should be easy to
do since it’s a 5-acre farm, LaPorte

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Art lovers lament end of Funk and Foosaner eras

By Pam Harbaugh | Correspondent a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday. Bar-
[email protected] ring any unforeseen circumstances, the
museum will remain open through that
Museum leaders around the country are July 2021 date.
talking about reopening, but the two mu-
seums in Brevard County owned by Flori- “It’s terribly sad,” says Indialantic author
da Institute of Technology are not so lucky. and arts patron Jenifer Marx. “I think the
Both Melbourne-based museums were community loses. They had outstanding
closed in March following state coronavi- staffs, and the shows were curated as pro-
rus guidelines; only one will reopen, and fessionally as any museum in a large city.
that temporarily. But I get it. It simply has to be.”

In May, Florida Tech made the decision In a March 2020 letter to congressional
to permanently close the doors to the Ruth leaders, the American Alliance of Muse-
Funk Center for Textile Arts, located on the ums wrote that “as many as 30 percent of
FIT campus, in response to the “unprece- museums, mostly in small and rural com-
dented economic uncertainty created by munities,” may close because of COVID-19.
the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Brady Roberts, executive director of the
It was already known that the Foosaner Vero Museum of Art, says he has heard
Art Museum and its adjoining Renee Foo- from colleagues in the Association of Art
saner Education Center, located in the Eau Museum Directors that there will probably
Gallie Arts District, would eventually close. be a couple of dozen museums that will be
In April 2020, FIT announced a purchase hit especially hard by the pandemic.
agreement with Lawrence James, CEO of
Northboro Builders, who plans to replace “I hate to see museums close,” he says.
the museum with a hotel. The anticipated “Closing a museum is an unusual thing.
Aug. 31, 2020 closing came with the under- You hope the collections will stay in some
standing that FIT would continue to oper- sort of a public trust.”
ate the facilities through July 2021.
Indeed. Carla Funk, FIT’s executive direc-
In accordance with that mandate, the tor of university museums, is charged with
Foosaner reopened to the public starting what to do with the collections. Funk, who is
June 10 with its normal operating hours, 10 no relation to the late Ruth Funk, is assem-
bling an advisory committee to assist and

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“FIT did a good job with the facility and Funk Center had received awards, endow- Sally Dussing, another Vero Beach resi- to the works they gave the center.
brought in very expensive archival fixtures ments and grants to continue its mission dent, used to take fellow art-loving women “I tell them that my goal is to find the
for proper shelving, environmental control,” to “connect people to the communicative from John’s Island to visit the Funk Center.
says Tom Powers, a Melbourne artist who power of textiles through the preservation very best home (for the items),” Carla Funk
helped facilitate its turnover. “And they made of our global collection and the presenta- “One time, they had wedding dresses says.
a complete inventory of the collection.” tion of engaging exhibitions and programs.” (‘Tying the Knot’ exhibit),” Dussing recalls.
“Oh, it was wonderful. A Vera Wang and “It will be cared for using the best prac-
Then, two years ago, Powers, along with In addition to the exhibits, the Funk dresses from all over the world. We went tices by museum standards. I’m very proud
Melbourne attorneys Allan Whitehead and Center ran a Friends of Textiles program, on several trips; some of the exhibits were of the care that we’ve given to everything
Gary Frese, learned that FIT wanted to sell which featured seminars with internation- really far out.” donated to us, and I only want to keep their
the museum. The trio reminded FIT that, al speakers. donation in the public domain and accessi-
contractually, the university had to run Dussing and her friends especially en- ble to the public.”
the museum for at least 10 years or risk los- Vero Beach resident Jane Howard was a joyed the “Little Black Dress” exhibition,
ing ownership. It became simply a waiting longtime supporter and patron of the Funk one of the Funk Center’s most popular. She says callers are relieved to know that
game for Foosaner patrons to finally say Center. A lifelong advocate for the arts, Other admired exhibits included the their gifts are not going to be sold or put
goodbye to the 42-year-old museum. Howard is a former board member of the “Modern Twist” of Japanese basketry and into storage somewhere.
Vero Beach Museum of Art and head of the “ReDress: Upcycled Style by Nancy Judd,”
“The hope was that in two years, some- visual arts department at Indian River State an eye-popping, nationally touring exhibi- “It would be wonderful to save (the col-
body would step up, an arts alliance group, College. She says she was “just devastated” tion of disposables turned into fashion. lection) and put it somewhere it would be
and take over,” Whitehead says. “Nobody’s when she heard it would close permanently. appreciated,” says Nancy Bredemeyer, who
done that.” The Funk Center’s permanent collection retired as chair of the interior design pro-
“It’s a tremendous loss to the community has been valued at $1.5 million. Carla Funk gram at Indian River State College. “I love
The Foosaner has a collection that was and to the college,” says Howard. “All shows says she has received calls from donors, the Funk Center. It was a very unique, obvi-
last appraised at $3.5 million. There are were so professional and so well done.” such as Howard, asking what will happen ously small museum that did a tremendous
about 5,000 objects in it. service for the community.” 

Items of note include a sculpture by Lou-
ise Nevelson, an unparalleled limited edi-
tion collection of 69 large photographs by
Clyde Butcher, works by Jean Miro, Jim Dine
and John Chamberlain, and the world’s larg-
est collection of etchings and paintings by
German impressionist Ernst Oppler. There
are also collections of pre-Colombian art,
the Conill-Mendoza Chase Collection of
art deco industrial design, and a large work
by the late, acclaimed feminist artist Miri-
am Schapiro, who visited the museum and
taught a workshop there.

“I have already received phone calls
from museums inquiring about the col-
lection,” Funk says. “That shows there are
desirable objects. We’re not interested in
selling to private collections.”

While the Foosaner was forged out of
municipal buildings, the Funk Center was
built as a two-story, professional museum
on the university campus. It was the only
textile art museum in the southeast. Mel-
bourne textile artist Ruth Funk donated
more than $1 million toward the center,
which opened in 2009.

Since then, more than 50,000 visitors
have viewed the Funk Center’s 30 exhibi-
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IT NEEDS POWER TO DRIVE HIGH 432

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When a bridge player drives the auction to a high level, perhaps at least five of a minor, he WEST K Q J 10 3 2
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10 3
In today’s deal, South opens one club, and North responds four diamonds, a splinter bid 10 9 7 6 2 AJ8
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How should South continue the auction? K7542

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strong for a three-club game-invitational limit raise.
SOUTH
At the table, four diamonds should have worked beautifully. South had such a powerful
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discarded two spades on the high diamonds, crossed to dummy with a trump and led the
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19 Drumming under the Stars, 6 to 8 p.m. featuring world-class Americana, Bluegrass, Brazil-
at LaPorte Farms, with refreshments ian, Celtic, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock and World Music
and S’mores by the fire pit available for pur- musicians performing at the invitation of the Mike
chase. 772-633-0813 Block String Camp. Professional performances 7:30
p.m. Wed. July 8; 7:30 p.m. Fri. July 10; and a joint
19|20 Comedy Zone at Riverside performance of professionals and students 3 p.m.
Theatre, 7:30 p.m. and Sat. July 11 followed by a Barn Dance. Free; dona-
9:30 p.m. with comedians Valerie Storm and tions to MBSC Scholarship Fund appreciated. ver-
Johnny Lee Dam. $14 - $18. Free Live in the Loop obeachinternationalmusicfestival.com
concerts by Stoney & the House Rockers (Fri.)
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for both. 772-231-6990 atre, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
with comedians Mr. Showtime (David Scott) and Lisa
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in June 5, 2020 Edition 1 VICHYSSOISE 2 INERT ment Fundraiser, 8 a.m. at Sandridge
9 PLEDGES 3 HYGIENE Golf Club to benefit Sebastian River Area Cham-
10 CHASE 4 SYSTEM ber of Commerce. 772-589-5969
11 TITLE 5 OCCUR
12 ERRANDS 6 STAUNCH 11 Pioneer Dinner, 6 p.m. at the Heritage
13 ASSET 7 SPATE Center honoring the Young Family to
15 LIGHT 8 FEAST benefit Vero Heritage Inc. $75. 772-770-2263
20 OVERSEE 14 SLENDER
22 SURGE 16 INSTANT 17|18 Comedy Zone at Riverside
24 DODGE 17 DOWDY Theatre, 7:30 p.m. and
25 ELASTIC 18 RECESS 9:30 p.m. with comedians Greg Hall and Mark
26 PROPOSITION 19 BEACH Evans. $14 - $18. Free Live in the Loop concert
21 SLEEP by British Invasion Express (The Beatle Guys) at 6
23 RATIO p.m. Tickets required. 772-231-6990

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