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Reps talk legislative process at Omegaman’s super-positive
League of Women Voters event. message is a hit with students.

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GO-Buckets give BEACHES TAKE BRUNT OF DORIAN’S $15M HIT
local school added
sense of security
STORY BY GEORGE WHITE
AND LISA ZAHNER STAFF WRITERS

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT Beach erosion at Michael Crotty Park in Satellite Beach and, inset, at Shell Street area. PHOTOS: LISA ZAHNER; INSET, JULIAN LEEK After Hurricane Dorian brushed by Bre-
[email protected] vard, county officials reported “no significant
damage,” yet early estimates put the price tag
It was all systems “GO” on upwards of $15 million, mostly in lost beach
Aug. 16 at Gemini Elementary sand and extra personnel costs.
School as members of the Mel-
bourne Beach Volunteer Fire That number could surpass $17 million
Department (MBVFD) and the once all the assessments are in, according
Melbourne Beach Volunteer to County Manager Frank Abbate. Munici-
Firefighters Association (MB- palities’ own damage tallies could add to
VFA) delivered 60 GO-Buckets the countywide total.
to the school – enough to put
one in every classroom. Brevard County spokesman Don Walker
said Abbate briefed elect-
The GO-Bucket concept ed officials last Thursday.
originally began in 2016 in “A preliminary estimate
Ohio. The idea was to put life- of damages puts beach
saving first-aid equipment and erosion at roughly $7 mil-
lock-down supplies in every lion to $10 million, which
classroom in the event of an could change,” Walker
act of violence. said, adding that parks,
docks and beach cross-
“When we heard about this overs sustained up to
idea, we wanted to better pre- $800,000 in damage, and
pare our community and bring
this program here,” said Dep- costs related to the opening and manning of
uty Volunteer Fire Chief Gavin 14 shelters and other emergency operations-
Brown. related costs could amount to $6 million.

In 2018, each public school The fully-activated Emergency Operations
in Brevard County public was Center gathered 23 county departments, plus
provided with one bleed- municipalities, law enforcement, U.S. Coast
ing control kit for the school. Guard and National Guard, and aid organiza-
The kit contains a tourniquet,
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‘Twin Mustang,’ unlikely war hero, now starring at Titusville museum A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
time he met one of the unusual
STORY BY PATRICK McCALLISTER CORRESPONDENT airplanes. “We kind of laughed A national holiday, a hurricane, evacuations and
at them when we saw them,” the U.S. Postal Service closings all combined last week
A forgotten war hero has land- former combat pilot said. to thwart our efforts to bring you the Beachsider.
ed at the Valiant Air Command This is the first time we have missed an issue in the
Warbird Museum in Titusville OK, it might not have been decade we have been publishing community week-
love at first sight for the retired lies. We very much hope it will be the last. Thanks for
– the world’s only flying North U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colo- your understanding and support. 
American P-82 Twin Mustang.
Indialantic resident Norvin C. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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‘DREAM’ SITUATION FOR NEW MELBEACH POLICE LIEUTENANT

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT Police Chief Melanie Griswold be- anticipate that Lieutenant Epling is up to ing,” Epling said.
[email protected] lieves Epling is the perfect person to fill the job, and I wish him well.”
this newly added position because, she Just prior to taking
His resume is impressive. said, not only does he have an impres- Epling was sworn into the new posi-
With combined experience and roles sive background of leadership and man- tion on Aug. 21, with a formal swearing- the job in Melbourne
as a supervisor in criminal investiga- agement in law enforcement, but also in to take place during the town commis-
tions, both in law enforcement, SWAT, with the U.S. Army. sion meeting on Sept. 18. As lieutenant, Beach, he worked as Jason Epling.
U.S. Army Criminal Investigations and he will oversee the patrol division to in-
as a supervisory special agent for the “Lieutenant Epling is full of enthusi- clude community policing, training and an officer for the town
Department of Defense – as well as his asm, eagerness and passion for this pro- administrative duties.
medical background as an EMT – Jason fession, and you can’t help it, but it rubs of Indian River Shores.
Epling will soon add another role to the off on you,” Griswold said. “Considering “The new lieutenant position will pro-
list: Melbourne Beach police lieutenant. his experience and impressive resume, I vide an additional leadership position in “The chief knows my background
the day-to-day operations of the depart-
ment, including scheduling and crime and history and she’s been asking me
prevention while also actively partici-
pating in road patrols,” said Melbourne to come work with her for a while now,”
Beach Mayor Jim Simmons. “This will
allow the chief more time to concentrate Epling said. “So I visited for several days
on and actively participate in county-
wide activities, including coordination and drove all around, stopping in several
of emergency operations and response.”
places, getting to know the town, before
After 13 years with the Indian River
Sheriff’s Office, Epling retired so he could I said yes.”
travel with his wife, Navy lieutenant and
nurse Candice Fox, who was called to ac- Epling started his career in medicine
tive duty up north.
and worked as a flight medic before de-
During that time, he volunteered as
an EMT and medic. But when Fox was ciding to go into law enforcement.
called to Cuba, the couple decided to
purchase a nine-acre property in Fells- “My dream has always been to work in
mere as their home base. Fox is now sta-
tioned in Jacksonville and travels home a small town where everybody knows ev-
on the weekends.
erybody else and you can call each other
“Retirement proved to be a little bor-
by name” Epling said. “That’s what Mel-

bourne Beach is to me.”

As lieutenant, he said his goal is to

strengthen rapport in community. Some

of his initiatives include community out-

reach – such as officers reading to kids in

the library – and supporting the efforts

of the school resource officer.

“I want to give him everything he

needs for the security of the school,”

Epling said. “That will be one of my big

pushes.”

Epling has four grown children and 11

grandchildren. 

GO-BUCKETS the cost higher, but all training hours
are being donated by volunteer first re-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 sponders and town staff members.

gauze, pressure dressing, chest seals, Brown said the program also goes

gloves, scissors, a survival blanket, a beyond the school. They have also sup-

permanent marker, and an instruction plied daycare centers, churches and

card. some personal vehicles of first respond-

But Brown wanted to take it further ers with GO-Buckets – for a total of 95

– instead of just one or two

kits per school, his depart-

ment wanted to provide

one for every classroom at

Gemini, as well as training

in how to use them for every

member of staff.

And in addition to the kit,

the GO-Bucket also con-

tains other items useful in

an emergency, including a

CPR mask, a flashlight and

spare batteries, a glow stick,

duct tape, tissues, hand

towels, lollipops and water GO-Buckets are delivered to Gemini Elementary School. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK

bottles.

Each bucket costs $100; $50 for the kit in town – and 100 trained community

and another $50 for the extra supplies, members.

for a total project cost of $6,000, which Brown believes Melbourne Beach is

was raised entirely through donations the first municipality in Brevard County

in a joint effort by MBVFA, which raised to reach this level of preparedness.

funds and paid for the program, and The MBVFD offers the Stop the Bleed

MBVFD, which assisted with logistics training program to anyone in the com-

and training. munity for free. If interested, contact

Instructor training hours would make the fire department to set up a class. 

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Obstacles seen drawing out Pineda muck management project

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER manatees, which gather in the canals PHOTO: RYAN CLAPPER of nutrients plus they are gross. So yes,
[email protected] from Nov. 1 to May 31 to keep warm. Un- spills/releases are not good, but the
der state and federal permits, manatee diversity, hypoxia and fish kills. waste is relatively quickly processed into
The creation of a muck management sightings will prompt dredge shutdowns other forms of organic matter,’’ he said.
area on Pineda Causeway marks the from Nov. 1 to May 31 with the entire op- FIT research identified fine-grained,
start of a significant step in improving eration to be shut down from Dec. 1 to “Legacy” muck refers to the fact that
water quality in the Indian River Lagoon, March 15. organic-rich sediments – known as the organic fraction of the muck entered
but tight quarters and manatees will add the lagoon sometime in the past and
months to the $26.4 million project. The project is something that could “muck” – as a major source of nutrients creates nutrients through decomposi-
have been done in about 18 months un- tion, he said.
The goal is to remove, dry and truck der the best circumstances but having to to the Indian River Lagoon, contributing
away 479,000 cubic yards of muck from work around manatee habitat, especial- As for the future, Fox said small
the Grand Canal, three entrance canals ly with such a small staging area, nearly more than 40 of the total nutrient loads changes now can make difference.
and 16 residential finger canals. Dredg- doubles the time needed, said county
ing the muck will remove thousands of project manager Walker Dawson. to this system, according to the FIT web- “The individual must take responsi-
pounds of nitrogen and phosphorus bility! I have talked to homeowners that
linked to algae blooms in the Indian Riv- “It’s a very small footprint to work in site. agree this is a problem, then the next
er Lagoon, including the Banana River but we want to make every effort (to buf- day I see their landscapers blowing grass
and its canals. fer sound and work efficiently) because While the canals were considered into the lagoon. If we don’t change our
we’re going to be working near people’s behavior, we will see the same problems
The small seven-acre site will be used back yards for about three years. We’re Ground Zero for more than 22 million coming back,” he said.
starting Oct. 1 to stage and dry the muck going above and beyond,’’ he said.
before trucking it to fertilize pastures at gallons of county sewage releases dur- Sticking with the plan to dredge and
Platt Ranch on the south side of U.S. 192 The possibility of odors from the remove the muck, rather than consider-
west of Interstate 95. site drifting into the neighborhoods ing and after Hurricane Irma, the resid- ing diverting the funding elsewhere as
should be minimal, said Austin Fox, has been discussed, will yield significant
Fencing and a vegetation buffer was Ph.D., an assistant professor in the De- ual effect of the spills do not impact the reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus
left at the muck management site to ad- partment of Ocean Engineering and for a healthier lagoon, said Leesa Souto,
dress concerns of residents in nearby Sciences at Florida Tech in Melbourne. composition of the muck, Fox said. executive director of the Marine Re-
South Patrick Shores. They worry about Fox studies the causes of excess nutri- sources Council.
noise from the work and, with less veg- ents which contribute to algal blooms The releases “(even big ones) make
etation, more road noise from Pineda and reduced water quality that can “The plan is science-driven and has a
Causeway. lead to losses of seagrass, reduced bio- up only a small tforatchteiolangoofoSnthO. TehLaenDyncuaanl method and is cost-effect. If you value
nutrient loading the process, you stick with the process,’’
The main challenge for the project is she said. 
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Post-Dorian, removing debris from a beachside Wal-Mart parking lot, and walking amid the beach erosion at Bon Steel Park. PHOTOS: JULIAN LEEK

HURRICANE DORIAN ment Director Kimberly Prosser. Piper and Chance Stephens at Spessard Park last Tuesday. PHOTO: ANDREA STEPHENS
Ryan said people often hunker down despite evac- High water at Melbourne Beach Pier. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
uation orders to check on their properties. “To alle- Satellite High freshman Garret Smith, left, and Cub Scout Pack 380 member Jacob
tions like the American Red Cross and the United Way. viate some of those concerns we initiated an Indian
Satellite Beach southward lost the most beach Harbour Beach post-storm home safety windshield Green, 8, assist parks staff in cleaning up Gleason Park. PHOTO: MAX GREEN
inspection,” Ryan said. On request, officers drove
sand. “Parks like Bonsteel Park suffered the most by post-storm and reported any obvious structural
significant damage, so I would say in the mid-reach, damage back to the owners. “Hopefully, this initiative
south reach areas,” Walker said. Brevard County will provide a comfort level of our citizens to adhere
Beach Management Coordinator Mike McGarry said to mandatory evacuation orders for future storm
visual inspections showed the hardest hit beaches events,” Ryan said.
may be northward of Cocoa Beach, but “in portions
of the South Beaches, the erosion escarpment is clos- Kate L. Mansfield, Ph.D., Associate Professor Di-
est to homes and businesses, so that might be con- rector, Marine Turtle Research Group, at the Univer-
sidered ‘worst’ by some even if the actual volume of sity of Central Florida said Brevard was on track for
sand lost is lower,” McGarry said. another record nesting season before Dorian. “These
late-season storms tend to impact green turtle nests
Indian Harbour Beach City Manager Mark Ryan more than loggerhead and leatherback nests,” she
said his city incurred some damage to ramps to the said. “We expect that there will be considerable green
beach, and railings. McGarry said he was not sur- turtle nest loss.”
prised at the way Dorian chewed Brevard’s beaches.
“The storm arrived at a new moon spring tide, the Island first responders stayed on duty three, four
highest tide of the year so far.” or even five straight days straight. Despite those long
hours, Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker
Was the reef damaged? “I do not expect so, because said city personnel were back at it Saturday to help
the waves were larger during Irma and that did not collect items for devastated areas in the Bahamas
damage reef. Surveys of reef are pending,” McGarry through a Keep Brevard Beautiful program. She said
said, adding that the mid-reach sand project should of the Bahamas, “That’s the type of damage we could
resume in very late 2019. have. Sobering is a good word for it. We had half a
truck filled by 10:30 a.m.”
Mandatory evacuations posed a dilemma for thou-
sands of barrier island residents. “Our concern would Our area had one death related to the hurricane:
be that people may make evacuation, sheltering 68-year-old David Bradley of Indialantic died while
and preparation decisions not based on the current boarding up his South Miramar Avenue home on
storm’s threat but on their experience with previous Sept. 1. 
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TWIN MUSTANG allel into South Korea. The world was “They flew on the first day of the Ko- indicate they shot down North Korean
startled. The South Korean military was rean War,” Evans, who witnessed the airplanes,” Evans said.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 overwhelmed. The American’s Korean events, said. “They were the only ones
Military Advisory Group and others were that shot down North Korean airplanes That bought time for the Air Force to
nel, but the Twin Mustang would show in danger. One of the few bright spots that first day.” get the jet-powered F-80 Shooting Stars
its mettle when it counted most. On a was that some Twin Mustangs were sta- – the plane Evans flew – and others in
June morning in 1950, North Korean tioned in Japan. They rushed to the fight. On an otherwise gloomy day of defeat, the fight. The Twin Mustang was an air-
military forces shot across the 38th par- “the 82s came in and did victory rolls to
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TWIN MUSTANG The world’s only flying P-82 Twin Mustang arrived at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville on Aug. 20 public relations director, said the prob-
lem with that plan was escort fighter
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 to take its place among about 50 other historic planes. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VALIANT AIR COMMAND WARBIRD MUSEUM planes to protect the bombers. Or, rath-
er, the lack of any fighter planes that
craft born out of time. It was in military could cover those kinds of distances to
service from 1946 to 1953. In 1943, at the escort the bombers. “North American
height of World War II, military planners came up with this idea of – we’ll take
figured the U.S. would be invading Ja- two (P-51 Mustang) fuselages and put
pan, a country with a longstanding and in a center wing,” he said.
storied warrior tradition. Good sense
said the Army air forces needed to heav- By making a sort of Siamese-twin
ily bomb the island nation before the Mustang, designers could add fuel and
Marines and soldiers landed there. That firepower to the proven fighter.TheTwin
meant sending the then-coming Boeing Mustang could now fly up to 2,000 miles
B-29 Superfortress from Pacific Islands and had the concentrated firepower to
to bomb Japan hard and often. give any Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien second
thoughts. But, the two never met in bat-
Ron Davis, the aircraft museum’s tle. The fall of Germany, losses in China
and, arguably above all, America’s use of
the atomic bomb sapped Japan’s will to
fight by August 1945. That was just two
months after the Twin Mustang’s first
flight. Japan officially surrendered on
Sept. 2, 1945.

But as World War II ended, the Cold
War with the Soviet Union started. The
U.S. figured it still needed a long-range
interceptor. About 270 Twin Mustangs
went into service starting in 1946. As the
first generation of American jets were
finding their legs, or wings rather, the
twin-fuselage P-82 could do things they
still couldn’t such as carry radar and op-
erate safely in bad conditions.

“They did the all-weather and night
alerts for us,” Evans said. “We did all
the daytime alerts. When the weather
was too bad for us to fly, the all-weather,
they’d fly the bad weather and all night,
because they had the radar set.”

Evans said theTwin Mustangs watched
as their heirs, the Republic Aviation F-
84F Thunderstreaks, arrived at bases.
“That was a jet,” he said. “The Air Force
and all aviation was going to the jets.”

The Korean War heroes stood down
and headed to scrap. Davis said only
three remain. Only one flies. That’s the
one now on permanent display at the
Titusville museum. The aircraft’s owner,
legendary aircraft restoration expert
Tom Riley of Douglas, Ga., has no plans
to sell or move the plane. It arrived at the
museum on Aug. 20. The Twin Mustang
is now with about 50 other historic air-
planes at the Valiant Air Command War-
bird Museum.

“It’s unique, being the only (opera-
tional) one in the world,” Evans said. “If
you want to see one, you’ve got to come
to Brevard County.” Evans served in the
Air Force until 1966 and never got the
chance to fly a Twin Mustang. He’s the
museum’s director emeritus.

The museum is at the Space Coast Re-
gional Airport, 6600 Tico Rd., Titusville.
It’s open daily at 9 a.m. Admission is $20
for adults, $10 for students 13 to 18, and
$5 for those 5 to 12. There is a $2 discount
for senior citizens and members of the
military. For more, visit www.valiantair-
command.com. 

Gemini kids hear Omegaman’s
super-positive message P.10

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‘Legislative 101’: Reps talk process at League event

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT Florida state Reps. Anna Eskamani and Tyler Sirois. Elaine Harris and Jo Shin, vice president PHOTOS: TIMOTHY WIRTH
[email protected] of Florida’s Solar Energy Center.
“As a freshman you often don’t get ed to do everything possible to drive
Each year state representatives anything you want, including a good “My point is you have to be pre- business in state,” while Eskamani
from across Florida gather at the parking space,” Eskamani said. pared to do whatever is necessary voted against it saying she “believes
Capital Building in Tallahassee to de- to get what you want,” he said. “You in home rule.”
bate, discuss and propose news laws. She added that there were some have to go in and throw some elbows
great bills that never got a hearing. to get things done for your district.” Each stressed that community in-
This year, the legislative session Still, in 2019, she sponsored 10 bills volvement is a key factor in getting
took place from March 5 through herself and co-sponsored over five- One hot-button issue this year was laws passed.
May 3, with more than 1,800 pieces dozen others. clean water, and while it did get some
of legislation to review, dealing with movement, Sirois said there is a lot “I encourage everyone to be en-
everything from wetland mitigation Sirois, whose district covers several more work to be done. gaged in the process,” Eskamani said.
and Alzheimer’s Disease to permit beachside communities in Brevard “Hold people accountable, protest,
fees and vegetable gardens. County including Cocoa Beach and “You will see progress on this issue rally, follow bills, send emails and
Cape Canaveral, said in order to be next session,” he said. write letters.”
Navigating the process of how pro- successful you are going to have to
posed legislation reaches the capi- take some issues “hostage.” Fielding a question on the re- And as for working with constitu-
tal, winds its way through commit- cent decision blocking municipali- ents who don’t agree with their phi-
tees, and is subsequently given life or ties from banning the use of plastic losophies, Sirois added that it “takes
shot down, can be confusing. So last straws, the two politicians had dif- courage to make that phone call” and
week, the League of Women Voters fering views. even if someone has a vastly different
of the Space Coast (LWVSC) invited opinion from his, he will take their
the community to attend a “A Florida Sirois supported it saying he “want- call, adding, “if you are from Brevard
Legislative 101” and meet two fresh- County, I will drop everything.”
men Florida House Representatives
to hear exactly what it’s like to be part Eskamani says that a little kind-
of the process. ness goes a long way, explaining, “If
there is kindness, there can be dia-
The gathering took place Thursday logue.”
evening, Aug. 29, at the Florida Solar
Energy Center in Cocoa with fresh- Both agree that one of the most
men state Reps. Anna Eskamani, a important aspects of being in gov-
Democrat from District 31 in Orange ernment is having the ability to work
County, and Tyler Sirois, a Republi- together.
can from District 51 in Brevard Coun-
ty, on hand to answer questions and “We may not agree 100 percent
share stories about their first year in of the time, but we have to have a
Tallahassee. dialogue,” Sirois said. “We owe it to
each other to be honest, fair, toler-
Eskamani said she came to office ant and respectful. 
with an agenda that included educa-
tion, the environment and healthcare
reform – but she was not assigned to
every committee she wanted to be
part of, including healthcare. So she
attended the committee meetings
anyway, sometimes being allowed to
speak, other times not.

She explained that the Speaker of
the House controls how committees
are chosen, who leads them and how
agendas are prioritized.

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Gemini kids hear Omegaman’s super-positive message

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT Caitlin Clune. PHOTOS: TIMOHTY WIRTH
[email protected]
Omegaman.
Everyone knows who Superman,
Spider-Man and Batman are. But last Left to right: Korbel Ballard, Ute Clune, Jennifer Mitz, Sorelle Davis, Mindy Hartley, Melissa McNall and Sherrie Stovall.
week, students at Gemini Elemen-
tary School in Melbourne Beach got idea of having Omegaman visit the ance, a cost that was reduced after up as their favorite superheroes that
to meet another superhero most had school. sharing the idea with officials at day.
never heard of. Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School
“I went to a convention where I in Indialantic, who decided to also “We wanted other schools to share
That’s because this hero’s face met him and I was so fascinated host an Omegaman assembly di- in his message because all these
isn’t on any movie marquee or plas- by his positive interaction with the rectly following the one at Gemini. kids know each other on the beach-
tered on T-shirts and posters around kids,” Hartley said. “Their eyes lit up side, no matter what school they at-
the world – yet. when they saw him.” Korbel Ballard, PTO member and tend, they play sports together and
mom of three Gemini students, said play together.” Ballard said. “It really
Omegaman, also known as Marc The PTO quickly agreed to extend the kids were encouraged to dress does take a village.” 
Wilkes, arrived on campus last Tues- the invite and pay for his appear-
day and brought with him music,
laughter and an important message
to share about doing the right thing
for yourself – and others.

As the founder and president of
Omegaman & Friends, Wilkes has
brought his anti-bullying presenta-
tion to more than 6,000 schools and
1.5 million youth in over 45 states.

He began his mission in 2008 after
noticing a rise in reports of school
bullying and seeing the topic make
national headlines across the coun-
try.

As a child, Wilkes had a speech
impediment and said he was bul-
lied because of it. But he was able to
overcome the insecurities it caused
by lifting weights and establishing a
positive self-image.

His program started with one su-
perhero-themed assembly in Lake-
land, Florida, focused on the issue of
bullying. Soon, the invitations to ap-
pear at other schools began to flow
in and the program soon grew to
incorporate other areas of concern
including; drugs and alcohol, peer
pressure, violence, obesity and oth-
ers – with a focus on helping youth
establish positive habits early on.

Over time the list of superheroes
grew too, enabling Wilkes to spread
his message across the country with
a variety of featured presenters. His
super team now consists of Iceman,
Guardian, Dynamo, Stonehands and
Titan – a multi-talented group of in-
dividuals. Among them, a former
pro-wrestler, a former state power-
lifting champion, a former NFL play-
er, a record-holder in the 60-yard
dash and a world record-holder in
feats of strength who has been fea-
tured on shows like “America’s Got
Talent” and the “Tonight Show Star-
ring Jimmy Fallon.”

Wilkes said, for this team, being a
H.E.R.O. means: Helping Everyone
Respect Others.

As a member of Gemini’s Parent
Teacher Organization (PTO), it was
Mindy Hartley who brought up the

There’s top professional
theater in Brevard’s backyard

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There’s top professional theater in Brevard’s backyard

STORY BY PAM HARBAUGH CORRESPONDENT Aladdin cast. PHOTOS BY BRITTNEI KRAFZIG

Those starving for some profes-
sional theater don’t have to catch a
plane for New York City. All you really
need, as Dorothy would say, is in your
own backyard.

Indeed, head to Orlando and you
can catch some of Broadway’s hot-
test shows on tour with the Fairwinds
Broadway in Orlando Series; and
you’ll also find some beautiful profes-
sional productions at the warm and
welcoming Orlando Shakes. Or head
to Vero Beach and settle into some
dazzling shows at the oh-so-comfort-
able and gorgeous Riverside Theatre.

Fold these into your cultural diet and
you’ll find yourself full to the brim.

Riverside Theatre
3250 Riverside Drive,

Vero Beach
772-231-6990
RiversideTheatre.com

The theater has two stages, the larger Jan. 7-26 – “Thoroughly Modern Mil- ning a popular gay nightclub and the the trailer of an unemployed bartend-
Stark Stage, which is typically the ven- lie,” an award-winning musical set in antics they go through to keep their er to validate her claim that she owns
ue for big musicals and the occasional the Roaring ’20s. Filled with big musi- romance a secret from their son’s pro- a lost masterpiece by Jackson Pollock.
drama. The second stage is the Wax- cal numbers, it follows a young woman spective tradition minded in-laws.
lax Stage, where smaller dramas and who has moved from Kansas to New Broadway in Orlando
comedies are typically mounted. Both York City in hopes of becoming a Broad- Dr. Phillips Center for the
venues offer comfortable seating with way star.
good sightlines and good sound. Single Performing Arts
tickets to the Stark Stage productions 445 S. Magnolia Ave,
are $35 to $85. Tickets to the Waxlax
Stage productions cost $65. There are Orlando
half-off tickets for students. Subscrip- 844-513-2014
tions packages are available for three to www.drphillipscenter.org
five shows and range from $95 to $334.

Stark Stage: Feb. 4-23 – “Lost in Yonkers,” is a Tony April 14-May 3 – “The Bodyguard: The Broadway series is presented
Oct. 29-Nov. 17 – “Beehive” is a mu- Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning The Musical” is based on the famous in the Walt Disney Theatre located
sic revue with chart-topping songs drama by Neil Simon. Set in 1942 Yon- 1992 film starring Whitney Houston in the Dr. Phillips Center, which is a
by some of the greatest artists of the kers, New York, the story centers on the and Kevin Costner. Its storyline fol- jewel in Orlando’s cultural commu-
1960s, including Leslie Gore, Janis endearing relationship between two lows a bodyguard hired to protect su- nity. Ticket prices vary. Subscription
Joplin, the Shirelles, the Supremes, brothers living with their grandmother, perstar singer. tickets are no longer available for the
Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner. a simple-minded aunt, a gangster uncle 2019/2020 season. To get onto the wait
and a usually absent father. Waxlax Stage: list to subscribe to the 2020/2021 sea-
Jan. 21-Feb. 9 – “The 39 Steps” is a son, visit https://orlando.broadway.
March 10-29 – “La Cage aux Folles” whodunit described as Alfred Hitch- com/subscriptions.
is a Tony Award-winning big musi- cock meets Monty Python. In it, four
cal set in 1980s Paris. The crowd- actors play 150 characters. Nov. 12-17 – “Escape to Margarita-
pleasing music concerns the loving
relationship between two men run- March 24-April 12 – “Bakersfield Escape to
Mist” is an intriguing comic drama Margaritaville
about a world class art expert visiting

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ville: The Jimmy Buffett Musical” may doo-wop musical revolving around
not have pleased critics, but tour- a father/son relationship in 1960s
ists flocked to it to find that long lost Bronx.
shaker of salt and mellow out to Buf-
fett standards. My Fair Lady

The Play that May 26-31 – “My Fair Lady” comes Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” friendship with Falstaff.
Goes Wrong from its winning Lincoln Center
run and is re-envisioned by director Jan. 8-Feb. 9 – “Becoming Dr. Ruth” March 18-April 26 – “My Lord, What
Dec. 3-8 – “The Play that Goes Bartlett Sher. The production won ac- revolves around sex therapist Ruth Wes- a Night,” a play that explores true
Wrong” is arguably one of the funni- claim from critics and audiences alike. theimer who escaped the Nazis and suc- events as it combines African-Amer-
est shows to come out of Broadway for ceeded as a single mother in American. ican opera singer Marian Anderson in
a long time. Slapstick and just every- Orlando Shakes debates with Albert Einstein.
thing that could go wrong does so in 812 E. Rollins Street, Feb. 5-March 22 – “The Three Muske-
this sendup of a whodunit. It promises teers” is a swashbuckling tale, complete March 26-29 – “Bare Bard: Henry
to tickle every funny bone in your body. Orlando with lavish sword fights and romance. IV, Part 2” is a rambunctious produc-
407-447-1700 tion created with less than 40 hours
Aladdin www.OrlandoShakes.org Feb. 19-March 21 – “Henry IV, Park of rehearsal, which was what acting
1,” the seldom-produced drama con- companies at the Old Globe actually
Jan. 22-Feb. 9 – Disney’s “Aladdin” has This professional theater company cerning, in part, Prince Hall and his had to mount a production. 
been thrilling audiences with a magic- is about far more than William Shake-
filled story of love and adventure. The speare plays. You’ll find musicals, new
legendary team of Alan Menken, How- plays, dramas, comedies and, yes, works
ard Ashman and Tim Rice have created by the Bard. It has two major playing
a breathtaking musical about a young spaces, the larger Margeson Theater
man, a princess and a genie. and the smaller, more intimate Gold-
man Theater. Single tickets begin at $30.
Seven-show season tickets start at $182.

Mean Girls

Feb. 25-March 1 – “Mean Girls,” the
Tina Fey story about mean high school
girls getting what’s coming to them.

Miss Saigon Sept. 4-Oct. 6 – “Evita,” the Tony
Award-winning Andrew Lloyd Web-
ber musical about Eva Peron’s rise to
sainthood in her native Argentina.

March 31-April 5 – “Miss Saigon,” Oct. 9-Nov. 24 – “Macbeth,” the im-
the “Madama Butterfly” set in during mortal Scottish tragedy about ambi-
the Vietnam War. The musical was tion and witchy prophesy.
written by the same pair who created
“Les Miserables.” Dec. 4-29 – “Miss Bennett: Christ-
mas at Pemberley,” Lauren Gunder-
April 28-May 3 – “A Bronx Tale,” a son’s and Margot Melcon’s sequel to

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COMING UP! ARTS & THEATRE

Symphony’s fired up for ‘Caliente!’ at Scott Center

STORY BY SAMANTHA BAITA STAFF WRITER ways an excellent choice on a Saturday
night. The Florida Department of En-
1 Rhythm is gonna get you: In large vironmental Protection’s Sebastian In-
part because it’s muy caliente. The let State Park brings you its next Night
Sounds concert this Saturday, Sept. 14.
music of Latin America is the inspiration If you’re already a devotee of this popu-
lar, unique series, you know you’ll en-
for the Space Coast Symphony Orches- joy a different band and music genre
each time. This month, says the park’s
tra’s next concert – “Caliente!” – com- promo, it’s “one of the most popular
and hardest working bands in Brevard
ing to the Scott Center for Performing county” – Vintage, a rock band out of
Cocoa Beach which has been playing
Arts in Melbourne this Saturday, Sept. all the area for a decade. Night Sounds
regulars know the drill: Regular park
14. Get ready for a fiery program filled admission applies. The concert takes
place under the night sky (as close to
with, promises the orchestra’s promo, each month’s full moon as possible) at
the pavilions on Coconut Point, 9700
“passionate tangos, blazing mambos South A1A Melbourne Beach. Bring
chairs or blankets. Time: 6 p.m. to 9
and pulsating congas.” The all-Latin p.m. Park admission: $8 per vehicle,
multiple occupants up to 8; $4, single
program lists such favorites as Gersh- occupant; $2, pedestrians, bicycles, ex-
tra vehicle passengers. 772-388-2750 or
win’s “Cuban Overture” and Bernstein’s 1 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra concert at the Scott Center this Saturday. 321-984-4852.

“West Side Story,” along with sizzling

works from contemporary Latin com-

posers: “Conga del Fuego”; Gabriela for her “lovely, rich tone, technical facili- conductor Lazlo Marosi. According to
ty, beauty of interpretation and arresting the promo, Marosi has long been con-
Lena Frank’s “Three Latin American presence.” Among Cofield’s many oper- sidered “a conductor’s conductor” by his
atic roles are Violetta, Cleopatra, Micae- peers, and has led orchestras in major
Dances”; and performer and teacher la, Lucia di Lammermoor, Donna Elvira concert halls worldwide, including Ger-
(Don Giovanni), Mimi, Rosalinda, Cu- many, Hungary, Argentina, Spain, and
Amy Cofield will dazzle with Brazil- negonde, Susannah, Musetta, Pamina, Brazil; and has led elite wind ensembles
Gilda and Norina, as well as numerous including “the Hungarian Central Army
ian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos’ best concert performances. Taking the baton Band, the Royal Military Band of the
to present the world premiere of Chris- Netherlands, the State Symphonic Band
known work, “the soaring aria from topher Marshall’s “Streets of Old San of Sao Paulo, the Wind Orchestra of the
Juan” will be internationally recognized Teatro Libertador of Cordoba, Argenti-
‘Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5.’” Cofield, na, the U.S. Navy Band, and the U.S. Air
Force Band of Europe.” Stateside, Marosi
according to her bio, “has performed to teaches graduate and undergraduate
conducting at the University of Central
critical acclaim” in the U.S. and abroad, Florida. The orchestra’s hugely gifted
and always enthusiastic director Aaron
including in Italy, France, Spain, Portu- T. Collins says, “there’s just something
about the music of Latin America that
gal, Switzerland, Austria, England and makes you want to move.” That’s no se- 4 To its many fans, for going on 17
cret. It’s because it’s – “Caliente!” Time: 7 years now, Lou’s Blues Bar and
Japan, and has been heralded by critics p.m. Tickets: $25 in advance; $30 at the
door. 18 and under or with student ID,
free. 855-252-7276 or www.SpaceCoast- Grill is the Space Coast’s home for
Symphony.org.
live music, smack on the ocean in In-

dialantic, and modestly calling itself

“a local legend,” a pretty fitting cog-

nomen. For example, this Saturday,

Sept. 14, solo acoustic guitarman and

vocalist Pete Spoth brings the tunes

from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Grab the mike

and go for it (or consult with Capt.

Morgan, then grab the mike and go

for it) 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with Cin-

dy at the karaoke helm; at 9:30 p.m.

it’s the popular Space Coast band

Luna Pearl, taking you into the wee

hours (1:30 a.m.). If you’re a fan, they

2 If the shoe fits … It’s the glorious say, that makes you a LUNAtic. The
new Broadway adaptation of the
four-guy, one-girl group covers tunes

classical musical, “Rogers and Hammer- from the ’70s and ’80s to current

stein’s Cinderella,” bringing all its music, hits: “rock, pop, punk, metal, reggae,

color, romance and hilarity to the Histor- country, jazz, blues,” says their Face-

ic Cocoa Village Playhouse, opening this book page. Sunday brings Love Val-

coming Friday, Sept. 20. This contempo- ley, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., five young mu-

rary take on the magical classic includes sicians who split from their previous

such beloved songs as “In My Own Little bands and then, says their bio, “were

Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and put together to do a set at the night of

“Ten Minutes Ago”; and, says the theatre classics event and quickly realized we

promo, Tony-winning librettist Douglas liked the same things and wanted the

Carter Beane’s work is “hilarious and ro- same things, so we decided to make

mantic” with “some new characters, and it work.” They cover a lot of southern

surprising twists.” It’s one for the fam- rock and rock classics. From 7 p.m. to

ily to share. “Rogers and Hammerstein’s 10 p.m., it’s Frank Rios, a solo acous-

“Cinderella” runs through Oct. 6. Cur- tic guitarist with an engaging vocal

tain: Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 p.m. style, who covers “most genres from

and 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. Tickets: the ’60s to today.” And so on through

$18 to $26. 321-636-5050. the week with music, music, music

at Lou’s Blues. Of course, the bar and

3 Live music under the moon, be- grill ensure you won’t want for food-
neath the stars, on the ocean. Al-
stuffs or drink. 321-779-2299. 



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BY MICHAEL S. HOPKINS | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

SOUTHERN UTAH: It’s just past worth $17 million. How glamping es- OK, SO WHAT MAKES CAMPING GLAM- yurts, small cabins, decommissioned
dawn and my wife and I stop for cof- tablished its hottest hotbed in south- PING? WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Airstreams, Conestoga wagons, tepees,
fee – well, I’m getting coffee, Melanie’s ern Utah, much of which my wife and The bed, for starters. Melanie and I en- and every manner of tent.
getting Mountain Dew – at the last gas I are traversing as we speak. joyed three of them, all king-size, all ar-
station for miles, in Torrey, Utah. “Tor- tisanally styled and astonishingly com- WAIT, I COULD BE GLAMPING
rey: The Middle of Nowhere,” explains a I would have told him how glamp- fortable. And all – this might go without IN A TREEHOUSE?
dusty T-shirt in the sales bin. ing is a full-on thing. saying but is ultimately the point – al- Nah. For our purposes let’s stick to the
ready set up when we got there. Says emerging standard and stipulate that
A friendly man fixing his coffee next What I could not have told him, Sarah Dusek, co-founder of Under Can- real glamping involves 1) a tent, 2) with
to me asks, “Out here camping?” because I only learned it later, is that vas, one of the premier glamping chains a bed to die for, 3) in nature. Plus a “fire
there’s another story here, too. Because in the United States: “Glamping offers experience,” as industry people call it.
“Sort of,” I say. “We’re glamping.” whatever else it may be, glamping is you everything you love about camping
“Glamping,” he repeats. also a mirror, showing us something without everything you hate – the hassle And s’mores. For some reason, there
“Short for ‘glamorous camping,’”I about our 21st-century lives – our so- of setup and sleeping on the ground.” are always s’mores. (No joke: The s’mores
tell him. “All the camping, none of the cial media fixations, our compressed fire is where Melanie and I met our fel-
work. Tents all prepped for you. Beds. existences in cubicles, our dreams of Beyond that, even glamping provid- low glampers – couples, families, dogs
French soap. Campfires you don’t have adventure (but not without 300 thread ers themselves debate definitions. Scan – because it convened people in a way
to build.” count sheets). the 35,000 glamping possibilities on conventional campgrounds don’t.)
He looks at me narrowly for a mo- Glamping Hub (a kind of Airbnb for the
ment and adds some creamer. “Ah. From Torrey, we follow the Fremont industry) and you’ll find treehouses, AND THIS IS A LEGIT PHENOMENON?
The army tents.” River through Capitol Reef National It is! So is camping in general, topped
“Not army,” I say. “Safari.” Park toward Moab and the first of three by glamping as the standout. More
“Riiiight,” he says, and laughs. “Well “glampgrounds” we’ll sample. But first, Americans camped in 2018 than during
that sounds pricier.” Then he says, you’ll have some questions. Or at least any other year in history, and of the 78
“Looks like it’d be cool, though.” a handful of our friends did when a re- million who journeyed into the woods,
And then he’s off, before I can par- cent dinner party morphed into an im- half said they planned to “experience
ry his skepticism with my data – how promptu glamping Q&A. glamping” in the coming year, more
Google searches for glamping just than double the prior year’s response.
reached 100 times their total a de- REALLY? “GLAMPING?”
cade ago, how private equity investors Yep. Somebody mashed up “glamor- IS IT EXPENSIVE?
decided that even minority stakes in ous” and “camping,” and it stuck. Ge- Can be. But prices vary madly. Glamp-
modest eight-site glamping chains are nius, really. It made the Oxford English
Dictionary in 2016.

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ing Hub shows plenty of options below demand water heater, the wood stove, increasingly don’t own cars (use Uber) on gravel, a tent zipper. Campground
$100, but once you’re into the kinds of the phone chargers and white-noise or homes (rent little apartments) or the sounds, the sounds of a community
digs you always see in pictures, prices machines and adjustable lanterns and gear that conventional campers need in open air – but peculiarly crystalline,
rise. On our trip we paid a low of $159 battery-powered fans. The rules. (Quiet (“where you gonna put all that stuff?” like the way voices sound when they
and a high of $274 – the latter a tent after 10! Don’t step on the desert crust!) says Ms. Affeld). So use somebody else’s. carry to your blanket across a beach.
with a shower, wood stove, and leather The menu for optional food delivery (like
chairs. Of course, if your tastes are more room service, but with a higher markup). Then there’s the desire millenni- From Moab and Arches we circle
refined you can try The Resort at Paws als, empty nesters – virtually everyone south to Kanab, and Ms. Affeld’s place at
Up, in Montana, where a one-bedroom Suddenly a violent wind kicks up. – have to escape the tyranny of their BaseCamp 37˚, where our tent is so close
tent can top $2,600 a night. (In fairness, “Don’t worry,” shouts Ms. Korff, “these devices, to actually feel like a family or to Arizona that a sign in the brush di-
that includes your meals. And a butler.) babies can handle 60 miles per hour!” bond with a friend. It’s what Under Can- vides time zones between Mountain and
She points at the snapping tent, the vas executive May Lilley calls a hunger Pacific. From there we skirt Bryce again
Rule of thumb: Glamping usually straining anchor ropes. “for experiences more than things.” and pass through Zion National Park, to
costs about the same as a good bed- another of Under Canvas’ locations, on
and-breakfast. In the distance a rainstorm sweeps “People are so disconnected,” says Zion’s western edge. Another terra cotta
over Arches National Park and the far La Neanna Bodycomb, a New York glam- canyon, more stands of juniper, taller
FOOD, BATHROOMS, WI-FI, ELEC- Sal Mountains, still snowy even though ping aficionado and part-time Base- spires of silvered granite. Another stage
TRICITY FOR MY LAPTOP – HOW MUCH it’s 92 degrees in Moab. Lightning jumps. Camp 37˚ host. “For a while we’ve been set of the spectacular American West.
CIVILIZATION IS THERE IN THE WILD? so all about Silicon Valley and our de-
The critical fact to recognize is that for Tonight, Ms. Korff is telling us, there vices and every neat new thing. But And maybe here is where we should
all the glam, what’s mostly happening will be a guitar player by the fire. And now we see what it’s cost us.” note a fact that it would be irresponsible
here is camping. The cook is mostly s’mores. Nearby glampers might be not to acknowledge despite feeling too
you, the Wi-Fi mostly nonexistent, the playing cornhole, boccie, badminton, Part of that cost, say experts, is soci- clichéd to mention, which is this: You
bathrooms mostly shared. or adult-sized Jenga, she says. There ety-wide stress, to which campers think can’t cross the American West without
are yoga mats. Options. a tent and a beautiful tableau is a perfect thinking, a thousand times a day, how
Of course, offerings vary – we were antidote. And among camping styles, unconscionably, inexpressibly, unfath-
always given batteries to charge our Or, I’m thinking, Melanie and I glamping may be the most soothing. omably beautiful this is. So beautiful it
phones, twice we had private baths, and could sit on our tent porch facing the would be stupid to try describing it.
one place (Under Canvas Zion) had a cafe opposite direction and watch the light “You slow up, maybe you even stop,”
where we enjoyed a foodie-level dinner. change over a cream and violet land- says Rachael Rhode, guest experience Clichéd though it is, the beauty mat-
Generally we made breakfasts on one of scape that’s wild for 50 miles. We could coordinator at Under Canvas Moab. ters. Glamping isn’t glamping without it.
the communal grills (oatmeal with raisins savor the desert air cooling 30 degrees “We do the work for you.”
and chopped nuts) and had dinners like on our skin. And maybe one of the things glamp-
most glampers, at restaurants in nearby None of these factors, though – not ing is trying to show us is that when it
towns. And then we had the s’mores. I listen again to the wind against the the practical issues, nor the prizing of comes to beauty like that, none of us
tent and watch the sandstone fins and the real over the virtual, nor the stress should be too long without it, either.
ALL THIS SOUNDS A LOT LIKE THE towers of Arches alternately glow and reduction – would likely have caused
CAMP CABINS OF YORE, ONLY IN dissolve in skittering patches of sun. glamping to catch fire without the ac- Last question. This one voiced by a
CANVAS. COULD IT JUST BE A FAD? celerant of social media. And by social friend who looked at Melanie’s pho-
Maybe. (Though seriously, those beds And I’m thinking, I just got here. But media, we mean Instagram. tos and listened to our stories and was
are not to be underestimated.) I could get used to this. plenty envious but still paused, still said:
More questions. For even as people are fleeing to
HOW DOES IT REALLY FEEL? their Ritz-Carlton tents to escape their I DON’T KNOW, WHAT’S THE MAGIC?
Let’s see. IF THIS GLAMPING THING IS SO GOOD, devices, many are using their devices LOOKS COOL, BUT WOULD I LIKE IT?
WHY DIDN’T IT HAPPEN BEFORE? to chronicle their time in Ritz-Carlton SHOULD I GLAMP?
It’s afternoon when Melanie and I ar- That’s the million-dollar question – tents. In this brave new age of the on- It turns out there is a secret to glam-
rive at Under Canvas’ Moab location to maybe the billion-dollar question, since line influencer, says Ms. Lilley, noth- ping, in the end. It’s almost too ob-
find a winding gravel drive, rolling land, $1 billion is what the glamping industry ing has spread glamping like the tes- vious. The secret is the tent. Maybe
and scattered in the brush some 40 sa- is forecast to reach by 2024, according timony of the proliferating mommy glamping really is just a cabin with
fari tents the color of desert bone. Our to the hospitality research firm Arizton. bloggers, luxury-travel diarists, and RV canvas walls. But maybe it’s those
greeter – everyone gets a greeter – is nomads, Instagramming as they go. canvas walls that make all the dif-
Marquette Korff, late of drama school. From its inception in 2005 when ference – how thin a membrane they
(And it shows. In a good way.) the term “glamping” first appeared, AND DO THEY ACTUALLY GO HIKING? are, how little they separate you from
through its early bloom in Europe to Ms. Rhode thinks about it. Sometimes, whatever is on their other side. From
We park, throw our luggage on a golf its U.S. introduction by Under Canvas she says. As it happens, Melanie and I the wind that moves the tent flanks
cart, and are piloted to our tent –“deluxe” in 2012 outside Yellowstone, glamping have brought hiking boots – and, as we like they’re breathing, from the creak-
this time, $274 a night, private bath in- looked a lot like the sort of innovation glamp, we manage to use them in four of ing poles lashed together with ropes,
cluded. There’s a platform weathered like that happens in every industry: a minor Utah’s famous big five national parks, in- from all that beauty that’s so close.
bark, a canopy-shaded porch, two chairs. tweak of an already existing phenome- cluding in Bryce Canyon, on what has to
We unzip the tent flaps, unzip the bug non. Hey, what if instead of permanent be the Most Beautiful Walk in the World. When you’re glamping, there’s all that
screen, and enter an interior designed as cabins we had permanent tents? What if preposterous comfort, of course, but
though Teddy Roosevelt might show up. instead of cots we had beds? What if in- Most days we rise early – to beat the there’s also all the camping. The world
stead of camping we called it glamping? heat, to miss the crowds – but not so is greatly with you, and you feel it.
Ms. Korff orients us – everyone gets early that we miss hearing each camp
oriented. She explains the pull-chain Everyone we talk to also has a theory come to life. As the morning light grows And whatever everyday cocoon
shower and “green” toiletries, the on- about why it’s so popular. “It’s about from cobalt to lavender to rose across you came from is gone, because the
a new practicality,” says BaseCamp the view beyond the open tent flap, moment is just too present to be es-
37˚’s proprietor Amy Affeld, “especially you catch the tiny sounds – footfalls caped. 
among millennials.”Young people today

HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT YOUR SERVICE, outpatient setting include radiation, physical, speech, occupational
and hand therapists.
PART II
If and/or when you are ill or injured and need to be hospitalized, you will IMAGING TECHS
likely come in contact with several types of clinical health care profes-
sionals. Working under the supervision of radiologists (doctors), imaging tech-
DOCTORS nicians and technologists perform screenings (mammograms for exam-
The traditional model of a primary care physician with an office prac- ple), diagnostic testing (X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and nuclear medicine ex-
tice who also visits his or her patients in the hospital is diminishing. In- ams) and assist radiologists who perform minimally invasive procedures.
stead, many doctors are limiting their practice to their office patients
and using the services of a hospitalist to care for their patients when PHARMACISTS
they need to be hospitalized. Hospitalists and several other types of
doctors – pathologists, anesthesiologists, emergency physicians and The role of the pharmacist in a hospital is different than in a retail
some radiologists – limit their practice to hospital care. Many medical store. Besides mixing and handling oral and injectable medications,
specialists, such as cardiologists, neurologists, and nephrologists, plus hospital pharmacists are consulted on parenteral nutrition (nutrition
surgeons (general surgeons, cardiac surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, administered through IV) and anticoagulants, monitor antibiotic us-
etc.) continue to practice in the hospital setting. age, and adjust medications based on renal (kidney) function.
NURSES
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ognized as one of the most trustworthy professions by Gallup research,
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cancer centers, radiation therapy centers; on patient floors specializing specimens of blood and tissue under a microscope looking for ab-
in heart, orthopedic, cancer, general medical and surgical patients; and normalities. Some hospitals also provide a blood bank where blood is
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INSIGHT BOOKS

The war in Syria is the defining conflict of this de- ASSAD OR WE BURN THE COUNTRY concludes that Assad had from the beginning sided
cade. From its origins in peaceful demonstrations with those pushing for a hard-line response. In pur-
for political reform, the confrontation between the BY SAM DAGHER | LITTLE, BROWN. 564 PP. $29 suing this approach, the book suggests, Assad was
regime and its opponents evolved – through harsh REVIEW BY ANTHONY DWORKIN, THE WASHINGTON POST following the playbook that his father had developed
repression and the militarization and radicaliza- in ruthlessly crushing dissent, most notably in a bru-
tion of much of the opposition – into a regional and brings the protest movement to life by focusing on a tal attack against an uprising in the city of Hama in
global proxy war. The Syrian regime has routinely few representative people who made the courageous 1982. The younger Assad’s distinctive contribution
committed war crimes and crimes against human- decision to defy the regime. He shows how they were was to project a certain ambiguity about his position,
ity, making a mockery of international hopes to motivated by frustration at an intensely nepotistic maintaining a carefully cultivated facade of modera-
protect civilians against atrocities. At the center of economy (according to one estimate, Assad’s mater- tion and reasonableness while giving a green light for
the regime’s savage deployment of force is Syria’s nal cousin Rami Makhlouf controlled 65 percent of a violent crackdown.
understated president, Bashar al-Assad, who has the Syrian economy) and long-standing hopes for po-
weathered international condemnation to emerge litical freedom that Assad had raised when he became Three aspects of the ensuing conflict emerge par-
apparently secure in power. president and then dashed. The book’s account of the ticularly strongly in Dagher’s account. First, he shows
evolution of the protests is detailed and valuable. how sectarian tensions (above all between Sunni
Sam Dagher’s book “Assad or We Burn the Coun- Muslims and Assad’s Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi-
try: How One Family’s Lust for Power Destroyed Syr- In his interviews with Dagher, Tlass presents him- ism) drove the escalation of mistrust and violence.
ia” gives a vivid and powerful account of the roots self as having argued that the regime should offer Dagher, reporting for the Wall Street Journal, was the
and course of the conflict, setting it in the context concessions to the protesters. However, he ultimately only Western journalist based in Damascus in the
of Assad’s personal history and approach to power. early years of the war. He offers a striking picture of
Dagher scored a notable coup in writing the book the Shiite militias that sprang up to support the re-
by securing the cooperation of Manaf Tlass, a long- gime and oppose the largely Sunni uprising. Second-
time family friend of Assad’s who was a general in ly, he gives an account of the way the regime tried to
the Syrian army before defecting to France in 2013. strengthen the more extremist elements among the
Tlass grew up alongside Assad in the inner circle of opposition, deliberately releasing radicalized prison-
power in Syria. His father, Mustafa Tlass, was the ers and secretly funneling weapons to the protesters
inseparable colleague and partner of Assad’s fa- to support the government’s narrative that its oppo-
ther, Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1970 to nents were terrorists.
2000, and he supervised Bashar’s accession to the
presidency after his father’s death. Tlass’ testimony Finally, Dagher tells a more familiar but never-
gives us a remarkable inside picture of the culture theless important story of the way that regional
in which the younger Assad grew up and of his per- and global powers came to shape the course of the
sonal trajectory: the making of a war criminal, as conflict. The competing agendas of the Persian Gulf
Dagher’s account makes plain. states and Turkey fueled divisions among the op-
position, and support from Iran and Russia came to
Bashar al-Assad was never intended to be presi- provide the backbone of Assad’s deployment of force.
dent. His headstrong elder brother Bassel was being The book is propelled by an underlying indignation
groomed for the position until his death in a car crash at the regime’s brutality and the consequences it has
in 1994. Bashar was a quiet young man whose shy ex- had for Syria. At times Dagher writes that it was fear
terior concealed a calculating and determined ambi- and lies that kept the regime in power, but elsewhere
tion: He boasted to Tlass about his “detachment, ra- he acknowledges that a significant number of Syrians
tionality and coldness in tackling all matters, whether clung to Assad because they saw him as their protec-
private or public.” Thrust into a position of leader- tor against extremist violence. Dagher also berates the
ship, Assad presented himself to the Syrian people as West for its failure to intervene more decisively; he sug-
a modernizing and reformist president, but he wanted gests that the United States and its allies should have
modernization only on his terms. He told Tlass that imposed a no-fly zone over parts of Syria to prevent the
the only way to govern Syria was “with the shoe over regime from bombing civilian areas. Yet he does not se-
people’s heads.” riously consider the potential problems this might have
caused, and the difficulty of striking a balance between
The protests of 2011 apparently took Assad by sur- the protection of civilians and escalating an armed
prise. He fancied himself as a very different kind of conflict in which Western officials always believed a ne-
leader than the aging strongmen of Egypt, Tunisia or gotiated settlement was necessary. 
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PETS

Bonzo has ‘Rotts’ of compliments for lovely Lilo

Hi Dog Buddies! hold their noses. I don’t even know if

“Woof!” Getting’ all pruh-pared for they HAVE noses. I love to just sit an
a hurry-cane can be a liddle intense,
doncha think? I hope you poocheroos watch ’em. Sometimes I bark at ’em.
weren’t too ner-vus, an I know you’re
gonna like big, beautiful, adorable They swim over an say ‘Hi!’ with their
Lilo Romero, this week’s innerviewee.
funny liddle fish faces. I usta hunt liz-
Lilo’s an almost-4-year-old Rott-
weiler, still a happy puppy at heart. ards (not Buddha, of course). But one
She greeted me an my assistant with
grrreat enthusiasm, galloping right up time, in the excitement of the mo-
for the Wag-(LEAN)-an-Sniff. I almost
toppled over. ment, I unintentionally ate one and

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss got Real Sick, so I’m trying to not do
Lilo,” I said, regaining my balance.
that anymore.
“Oh, Mr. Bonzo,” she continued
happily. “You’re even hansomer in “I also have a pooch posse: me; Por-
the fur than in your pickshur! I was
so egg-sided when Momma told me tis, a white-colored Lab; an Boomer, a
about the innerview. She’s Triana.”
Lilo nudged her Mom. “An this is my Newfoundland. They’re brothers. But
Dad, Brian.” She nose-bumped her
Dad, who was, fortunately, already I’M the leader cuz, even though I’m
sitting on the couch. “I also have a
sister, Luna, she’s around somewhere. smallest, anna girl, I’m the Fastest an
She’s 15 in human. Anna brother, Se-
bastian, he’s elsewhere right now. He’s Fiercest.
7. An then there’s Pepper an Buddha.”
Lilo pointed a paw at a big cage in the “I’m also Captain of the Neighbor-
corner. “Pepper’s a pair-uht.”
hood Watch. See, I have this Really
“Humpf!” Pepper said.
“Pepper’s a liddle grumpy,” said Ferocious growl an bark. I often sit
Lilo.
Pepper was a very hansome figure, I on the couch an watch for Bad Guys.
thought. For a bird. I always wondered
if those feathers were itchy, but never Check out my bark.”
had the nerve to ask. My interface with
birds has been limited and, as a span- She let out a truly excellent, I’m-
iel, my ancestral instinks in regard to
birds are a liddle, well, disconcerting. Not-Foolin’-Around bark that made
“Good afternoon, Pepper,” I said.
Then to Lilo, “Ummm, who’s Bud- me very glad I wasn’t a Bad Guy. I
dha?”
“Buddha’s a cuh-meely-un: one of picked my notebook off the floor an
those funny animals with a long skin-
ny tail an No Fur. An weird eyes. One smoothed my ears. “Woof! Lilo! That
can go one way and the other can go
a totally different way AT THE SAME was Really Something!”
TIME! An, guess what? Buddha can
change color. It’s uh-MAY-zing!” “I KNOW! Right? So, when my
I glanced around, trying not to look
nervous. “Where does he usually hang brother Sebastian is here, I usually
out?” I inquired nonchalantly.
“Oh, he’s kinda shy around comp- sleep with him. Since I also LOVE to
nee. So whaddya wanna ask?”
“Well, first, how’d you get your For- LEAN, I have, on occasion, accidently
ever Famly?”
“I was a Christmas present for my knocked him over. When school is in, I
Momma from a fren, when I was a
tiny, fluffy puppy, 8 weeks old, an to- faithfully wait for the school bus.”
tally off the Cute Charts. My big sis-
ter Luna named me. I love my name. “Any favorite foodstuffs?”
I right away got to meet their other
pooch, Karma, a yellow Lab. She was “Weeell. I get plain ol’ kibbles. But I

Lilo. also get appropriate human tablefood.
But I’m not allowed to bark or beg.
PHOTO: KAILA JONES Dad is VERY STRICK.

“I do give Momma an Dad the Ir-

resistible Puppy Eyes, of course. Dad

asks me to Sit Quietly an not just slurp

Gettin’ Up There, and she had to put all say that Rasta brought Momma an the food up. Then, when he says GO,
up with bouncy me, a silly puppy with
sharp liddle puppy teeth. I usta nibble Dad together. Isn’t that ro-MAN-tick?” I eat it. I do the same with Sebastian.
her sometimes, then she hadda put me
in my place. We ended up bein’ very “Totally!” I agreed. Dad says it’s Good Dis-uh-plinn. I
close. Then, after two years, she told
me it was time for her to leave an go to Lilo sniffed. Her voice got softer. don’t know what that means, but,
Dog Heaven. I wanted to go with her,
but she explained that evry pooch has “Then the dog doctor discovered Rasta since I get treats, I don’t care.”
her own schedule. I still think about
Karma a lot.” had a TOO-mer, an it wasn’t long after Heading home, I was thinkin’ about

I wiped my eyes with my paw. “Got that he hadda go to Dog Heaven. But, Lilo’s happy, multi-species, blended
any neighborhood pooch pals?”
he waited ’til he innerduced Momma famly. An about those Irresistible
“My best fren in the world was Ras-
ta. He was a neighborhood Rottie like an Dad.” Puppy Eyes, which she totally still has.
me, an he buh-longed to Brian before
he was my Dad. Anyway (this is such a “Oh. Woof.” We didn’t say anything I was glad I’d remembered to give her
Cool Kibbles story) Rasta was always
Very Obedient. Except for this one for a liddle while. Then I rallied. “So, my card. Sigh.
time. I was outside playin’ an Rasta
saw me an just HADDA came visit me what’s your day like?”
even though his Dad told him to STAY.
So Rasta ran over to my yard with “At home, one of my favrite things Till next time,
his Dad right behind. Momma heard
the commotion an came outside. An is lookin’ at my frens in that big tank
that’s how Momma an Dad met. We -The Bonzwith all the water an shells an bub-

bles. Momma has it instead of a TV.
My tank frens are called FISH. They’re
so innersting. They don’t even haff to

Don’t be shy!
We are always looking for pets with interesting stories. To set up
an interview, please email [email protected].

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INSIGHT GAMES BRIDGE

NORTH

A SELECTION OF SIX-HEART CONTRACTS K8

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist Q8

Last month, my wife and I were playing online at bridgebase.com against robots (computer- Q98752
controlled opponents). We had a very rare occurrence, bidding to six hearts on three
consecutive deals. Each was interesting, starting with the one in this week’s diagram. A96

I like strong jump shifts to the two-level, but keep them narrowly defined. The responder has WEST EAST
either a strong one-suiter or a good two-suiter (opener’s suit and the suit in which responder QJ9764
jumps). In principle, the point range is 12-16: sufficient to insist on game, but asking opener — A532
to decide on slam. K4
Q7532 10 9 3
Look at the North hand. Given that introduction, assuming you open one diamond, what
would you rebid after partner responds two hearts? J6

I was not fond of rebidding three diamonds with such a weak suit. If partner had a heart one- KJ84
suiter, my queen-doubleton was acceptable support. I might have rebid two no-trump to see
what partner did (but that would have promised 15-plus points in our system because we SOUTH
use the weak-no-trump opening that shows 12-14 points). At the time, I bid three hearts.
10
Now partner rebid four diamonds, which I thought was at least four-card support. Since we
seemed to have a good double fit, I control-bid five clubs. This persuaded my partner to AKJ76542
jump to six hearts. Understandably, she expected me to have better diamonds.
A 10 3
West led the club three: ace, eight, 10. Immediately, declarer played two rounds of
diamonds. West, guided by partner’s unwise club-eight signal, led another club, so we made 10
the slam.
Dealer: North; Vulnerable: East-West
One other pair bid (and made) six hearts after North passed, and South opened two clubs!
The Bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
2 Hearts Pass 1 Diamonds Pass
?? LEAD:
3 Clubs

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS DOWN
1 Bread ingredient (5) 2 Of food, set alight briefly (6)
4 Golden syrup (7) 2 Arrangement (13)
8 Story (7) 3 Circular (5)
9 Disclose (5) 4 Private teachers (6)
10 Mix (5) 5 Specimen (7)
11 Supersede (7) 6 Kind-hearted (13)
12 Equestrian tie (5) 7 Regard (6)
14 Banquet (5) 13 Accumulate (7)
18 Prophets (7) 15 Castle’s central keep (6)
19 Demonstrate (5) 16 Not awake (6)
20 Fruit drink (5) 17 Brand of pastis (6)
21 Justify (7) 19 Young dog (5)
22 Never-ending (3-4)
23 Surrender (5)

The Telegraph

How to do Sudoku:

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

The Telegraph

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, September 12, 2019 23

INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS 87 Trains for the Chicago 40 Lopez of chess fame The Washington Post
Bears? 44 Charles of bridge fame
1 Former fighter 45 Lehar’s The Merry ___ HOME IMPROVEMENT By Merl Reagle
4 Lions and tigers and bears 88 Literary monogram 46 Puts on a house coat?
9 Speedy trial? 89 Duck genus 47 In ___ (worried)
13 Storied fortress of Israel 90 Motor oil, for one 48 Ionian Sea island
19 Beatty of Deliverance 91 Eureka’s cousin 49 Ness foe Frank
20 Synthetic fiber 92 Visibility reducer 50 Russian-dome shape
21 Flair 93 Croquet need 51 Language-mangling Yankee
22 Did community service, 96 Charge Tim nothing for a 52 Upbeat feelings
53 Roofing need
perhaps wood cylinder? 54 Croce’s Brown
23 What Tim started singing 101 Like a clear sky 60 Joe of JFK
103 Hanks or Cruise 61 Gets smarter
when Al put a tool away? 104 Day divs.
26 Say from memory 105 Extra: abbr. 62 Bean and Greenspan
27 Dies ___ 106 Mauna ___ 63 George of labor, once
28 See 97 Down 108 Oil-rich country 64 Star Wars droid
29 Ice cream amount 109 Wrecked 65 Sculptor Noguchi
30 Streaker to Europe 111 The best thing about 67 Hat for Groucho
31 Prober of Enron: abbr. 68 Upper crust
32 People person buying support beams, 69 October stones
34 What Al got when Tim lost according to Tim? 70 Swerves
114 Promise confidently 76 Warning!, in Juarez
control of a tool? 115 Telescope part 77 Beckett no-show
38 Older namesakes: abbr. 116 Iron starter 78 Underneath
39 Coffee dispenser 117 Cartoon collectible 79 Great river of Russia
41 Pitcher’s concern: abbr. 118 Cat stroker 80 Abode with many layers?
42 Miss Peach kid 119 Helper: abbr. 81 Chicken Little, e.g.
43 Director Preminger 120 “Intentionally set” crime 82 Thugs
44 Serengeti quadruped 121 Canton add-on 83 “___ these truths ...”
45 “That ___ then ...” 84 To’s partner
46 Glass sheet DOWN 85 Cheesy weapon?
48 The ___ one’s jib 1 Horseplay 90 Steel support
49 Tim’s reminder to Al about 2 Jim of the PBS NewsHour 91 Least conventional
3 Perfect models 92 Parquet places
misplacing a tool? 4 In favor of 93 Lava soap ingredient
55 Dull and slow 5 Verdi selection 94 Wipes out
56 Wallet info 6 TV’s Tracey 95 Like lambs and whales
57 Smashes 7 What “you didn’t give” 97 With 28 Across,
58 Afore’s cousin a dazed question
59 Changing aspect of cars? to Jimmy Dean’s Big Bad 98 Jackrabbits
60 Org. once HQ’d in Beirut John 99 Anthony and Barbara
61 The Maginot, for one 8 Singer DiFranco 100 Sinclair’s salesman-turned-
62 Variety of bark? 9 Saskatchewan’s capital
63 French month 10 Friendless evangelist
66 How Tim felt when he had 11 Last words of “Over the 102 Park with a curator
Rainbow” 107 1960s hairdo
to make a window-slat 12 Chemical ending 110 Aficionado
decision? 13 Actress Mason 111 Citrus Bowl state: abbr.
71 Back ___ flash 14 Part of a private meeting? 112 “For want ___
72 Prior conclusion? 15 The Nat’l Geographic, e.g. nail ...”
73 Fails to keep up 16 Type of liqueur 113 Hamm of Mad Men
74 Fork over 17 Carbon monoxide safeguard
75 “Do I dare to ___ peach?” 18 ___ cards
(T.S. Eliot) 24 Sandra’s last
76 Free throw’s path 25 Spotty
77 Youngster 30 Toss carelessly
78 The EPA put one on EDB 33 Cake type
79 Natural toxin 35 Plumbing woes
80 Tim’s intro to his show about 36 Words hidden in Hirschfeld
staircases? caricatures
85 Ignited again 37 Hopeless
86 Dedicated poems

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

‘Present’ tense: What’s so rude about gift cards?

BY CAROLYN HAX varied, returnable: books. Let the gossips think your
Washington Post kid actually reads.

Dear Carolyn: I am organizing Dear Carolyn: When my daughter was a toddler, she

a birthday party for my 8-year- fell while in the care of my mother and acquired an ugly

old son. One of the neighborhood scar on her forehead. Now she’s 11 and trying to become

mothers called the other day, ask- an actress.

ing for gift ideas. I told her a gift We’ve taken some measures to remove the scar, but

wasn’t necessary (and I meant it!) thus far nothing has worked. A plastic surgeon suggest-

but she insisted. ed a procedure that would cost about $2,000.

Since I didn’t want to run the risk of her getting My wife insists I ask my mother to pay for it, since it

something he already has or didn’t like, I suggested she was in her care the injury occurred. I don’t feel it’s right

get him a gift card. to hold her financially responsible; after all, the injury

Now I hear a rumor circulating that my suggestion could have happened with anyone.

was tacky and classless, and that I might as well ask – Confused Father, Son and Husband

for cash. Am I wrong here?

– Houston Confused Father, Son and Husband: I don’t feel it’s
right to hold her financially responsible; after all, the
Houston: Maybe. Some see gift cards as an easy moment that mother ratted you out to anyone within injury could have happened with anyone.
way to be polite, and some as an easy way to be rude. earshot, she became the rudest mother in the subdi-
Since you don’t always know who’s going to fall in vision. Manners are about putting others at ease, not Does my saying it carry more weight? Hope not, but
which camp, and since cash solicitations on one’s putting them out for shame. there it is.
own behalf are always rude, and since, when it comes
to money, family is an extension of self, I’d cancel the And irony is about calling someone tacky and class- Throw this in, too: If your wife still won’t give your
party, snuff the lights, close the blinds and sneak your less by way of a tacky and classless gossip campaign. A mom a break, just out of love – surely the woman is
son a cupcake. Tough neighborhood. You know. little gift from Life. haunted by this accident – then why shouldn’t your
mom debit any loving breaks she gave you? So, you
Next time, maybe save gift-card suggestions for Granted, it doesn’t help you with your neighbor- charge her $2,000 for having bad luck, and she pays
family and close friends (really – redundant gifts aren’t hood pariahhood. All you can do is smile it off, be that – minus the 11 years’ worth of babysitting her
exactly a crisis in a bag). warm to all party guests (see “manners,” above) and grandchild, at ... let’s make it a bargain at 5 bucks an
next time you’re asked about gifts, suggest cheap, hour.
I can’t suggest much else in earnest, though, be-
cause your behavior here wasn’t the problem. The Surely no scar is this ugly. You’re not “confused,”
you’re yellow. Stand up to the wife and say no. 

Cleveland Clinic maternity ward
getting major renovation

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YOUR HEALTH

Cleveland Clinic maternity ward getting major renovation

STORY BY TOM LLOYD STAFF WRITER Dr. Kristy Crawford. PHOTOS: PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE cutely-named equipment. “They
make it so much easier for the peo-
The maternal child health rooms ple providing care to the child.”
at the Cleveland Clinic Indian Riv- Besides delivering gentle infrared
er Hospital are getting a major and heat, “they also double as scales,
much-needed makeover. making it easier to weigh a new-
born, and they monitor the child’s
Nurse manager Mary Volsky says vital life signs and show that data on
the $500,000 renovation will in- their monitor.”
clude new recliners, bedside tables,
night stands, chairs and sleep sofas, The new bedside ultrasound
and hospital-grade bassinets, along scanner gets equally high marks
with a bedside ultrasound scanner, from Crawford.
a new telemetry monitoring system,
five new labor and delivery beds She jokes that the previous scan-
and five newborn “Panda Warmers” ner “was probably from the 1930s or
– high-tech baby-care platforms something,” adding that the images
that monitor babies’ condition, from the new scanner “are amazing.
keep them warm and make it easy The pictures have so much more
for parents and nurses to care for clarity; you’re just able to see things
and interact with newborn infants. much, much better.

Dr. Kristy Crawford at Partners “Being able to assess the amount
in Women’s Health Crawford freely of fluid in there quickly, being able
admits the “Panda Warmers” win to assess the position of the baby
the cutest name award, but as an [and] the presentation of the baby,”
obstetrics and gynecology (OB- is far easier with the new scanner.
GYN) physician, she points to the
new labor and delivery beds as per- Then there is the new telemetry
haps the biggest upgrade. monitoring system.

“The new beds are amazing,” Telemetry, Crawford says, “is just
Crawford exclaims. “When you’re a fancy word that means we want
you on a monitor knowing what your
Collins & Montz getting ready to have a baby, the heart rate is the whole time, like an
bottom of the bed breaks down and EKG monitor. It’s basically the same
DCOESMNETTICI&SFTAMRILYY stirrups come up from underneath thing. It’s giving us the heart rhythm
the bed. You can put your legs on of the baby,” and while most of us
Experience the fusion of stirrups and the whole bottom sec- might think heartbeats just come
traditional values and tion of your bed is taken away,” or naturally, Crawford is quick to note
easily pushed under the rest of the that everything outside the womb
modern dentistry. bed to make room for the delivery is, well, new for newborns.
procedure.
At Collins & Montz, DMD, As she puts it, adults don’t have
we will focus on improving every “With the previous beds – oh, my to think about remembering to
aspect of your smile for optimal gosh – I think most of our nurses breathe or telling their heart to beat,
appearance, function, and comfort probably have hernias from try- but for newborns it’s a whole differ-
through our general family dentistry, ing to pick those up and tote them ent story.
and restorative procedures such as across the room,” Crawford adds.
dental implants. Our comprehensive “You were in your mom,” Crawford
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cero and, of course, Crawford her-
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YOUR HEALTH

Yes, Botox can be used to treat tremors, but ...

BY FRED CICETTI for up to an hour after consumption.
However, tremors tend to worsen when
Columnist the alcohol wears off.

Q. I heard that Botox can help if you Physical therapy and exercise can
have shaky hands. Is that true? develop more stability in hands that
shake.
“Shaky hands” is a symptom of “es-
sential tremor,” which is the most com- And there are other medications be-
mon movement disorder. The medical sides Botox that can bring relief. These
community calls it “essential,” because include beta blockers normally used to
it isn’t linked to other diseases. treat high blood pressure, anti-seizure
medications and tranquilizers. 
Botulinum toxin type A (Botox) injec-
tions, popular for ironing wrinkles, are
used to treat muscle spasms and trem-
ors caused by diseases such as multiple
sclerosis, and neurological conditions
such as muscle spasms of the neck,
shoulders and face.

And, yes, it’s true that Botox is used to
treat hand tremors. Injections can bring
relief for up to three months. However,
if Botox is used to treat hand tremors, it
can cause weakness in your fingers.

Essential tremor (ET) is often con-
fused with Parkinson’s disease. Un-
like Parkinson’s disease, however, ET
doesn’t lead to serious complications.
Parkinson’s is associated with a stooped
posture, slow movement, a shuffling
gait and other difficulties.

Not all tremors are ET. There are more
than 20 kinds of tremors. For instance,
excessive caffeine, alcohol withdrawal,
problems with thyroid or copper me-
tabolism or the use of certain medica-
tions may cause tremor.

A genetic mutation is responsible for
about half of all cases of ET. The only
other known risk factor is older age. Al-
though ET can affect people of all ages,
it usually appears in middle age or later.
Men and women are affected equally.

Abnormal communication within
the brain causes ET. There is no cure yet
for this disorder.

Tremor is an involuntary movement
of one or more parts of the body. Most
tremors occur in the hands. Tremors
can also show up in the arms, head,
face, vocal cords, trunk and legs.

Victims of tremors usually get them
when they make a delicate movement
such as writing with a pen or tying
shoelaces. Tremors usually disappear
when a person is resting.

Some people have relatively mild
tremors throughout their lives, but oth-
ers develop more severe tremors and
increased disability.

Most people with ET don’t need treat-
ment. The effects of the condition can
be eased by avoiding what aggravates
the problem – lack of sufficient sleep,
anxiety, stimulants such as caffeine,
and temperature extremes.

Drinking alcohol can calm tremors

28 Thursday, September 12, 2019 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

YOUR HEALTH

Study: Heart disease progress is slowing or stalling

STORY BY LINDSEY BEVER THE WASHINGTON POST seeing continued progress” despite
a steady decline in smoking – a
Progress in reducing the number common cause of cardiovascular
of deaths related to cardiovascular disease – and ongoing advances in
disease has been waning in recent medicine, including diagnostics,
years, heightening concerns that new drugs to treat high cholesterol,
the obesity epidemic in the United high blood pressure and diabetes
States is undoing improvements in and surgical techniques.
heart health.
“The concern is that if there’s a
A research letter published last plateau now, what’s coming in the
week in Journal of the American next five to 10 years?” she said.
Medical Association confirms that
although the death rates from heart Cardiologist Salim Virani, chair
disease, diabetes, stroke and related of the American College of Cardi-
disorders have been decreasing for ology’s Council for the Prevention
decades, the rates of improvement of Cardiovascular Disease, said
have recently slowed or stalled. “it’s not all negative – death rates
have come down.” But he said it’s
“At best, progress has slowed to a important to continue pushing for
halt, and, at worst, our rates of car- medical advancements – uniformly,
diovascular disease are going up,” across all populations – to further
said Steven Nissen, chief academic reduce death rates.
officer for the Heart and Vascular
Institute at Cleveland Clinic. “And “As those rates of decline are
the cause, pretty much everybody slowing down, we need to continue
agrees, is the obesity epidemic and to evolve our thinking, as well as
all of its downstream consequenc- our therapies, to make sure that we
es.” catch up with those stalling rates,”
Virani said. “It basically is a ques-
More than 93 million adults and tion that is posed, and we need to
nearly 14 million children and ado- come up with answers both in terms
lescents in the United States are of what’s driving it and what can be
done to address it.”
considered to be obese – a number
that has been climbing for decades, Health experts agree a key com-
according to the Centers for Disease ponent is early intervention in
Control and Prevention. Obesity, schools, encouraging exercise and
which disproportionately affects healthy eating habits among chil-
black and Hispanic people, can lead dren, and discouraging risky be-
to diabetes, stroke and heart dis- haviors such as smoking that may
ease, the latter being the leading lead to problems later on.
cause of death in the United States.
Nissen, with the Cleveland Clinic,
Researchers analyzed death re- said that particularly with obesity,
cords from 1999 to 2017 from the “we have got to attack this problem
CDC and found a measurable shift before it gets to the point where
in the past decade. The decline in people are really obese and are in
mortality rates from heart disease trouble. Because once people have
has slowed, the decline in mortality developed severe obesity, reversing
rates from stroke and diabetes has that is very difficult.”
plateaued, and there has been an
increase in mortality from hyper- Eduardo Sanchez, the American
tension-related problems, such as Heart Association’s chief medical
kidney disease. officer for prevention and chief of
the Center for Health Metrics and
Senior author Sadiya Khan, as- Evaluation, said in a statement
sistant professor of cardiology and about the new study: “While we are
epidemiology at Northwestern Uni- heartened by the collective impact
versity’s Feinberg School of Medi- of efforts to reduce cardiometabolic
cine, said the research also showed mortality, we cannot and will not
that the disparities between black be complacent about recent reduc-
and white Americans have per- tions and plateauing in the rates at
sisted, with black Americans at a which CVD [cardiovascular disease]
greater risk of death from these dis- mortality is dropping.”
eases. The CDC released data last
year showing that the death rate for He called for a continued focus on
heart disease has been decreasing reducing smoking, increasing physi-
about 2.4 percent per year among cal activity and healthy diets, and
white people and 2.2 percent per managing health problems such as
year among black people over the high blood pressure, high choles-
past 50 years. terol, diabetes and obesity, as well as
eliminating the disparities in mortal-
Khan said the researchers were ity rates among all populations. 
surprised to learn that “we’re not

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, September 12, 2019 29

FINE & CASUAL DINING

Ember & Oak: Unique and intriguing steakhouse experience

REVIEW BY TINA RONDEAU COLUMNIST Center Cut Dry Aged
[email protected] Prime NY Strip.

We’ve been to a number of steak-

houses over the years – local steak-

houses, New York steakhouses,

Midwest steakhouses, Argentine

steakhouses, Brazilian churrascarias

– but never before to anything quite

like the new Ember & Oak in down-

town Melbourne.

This restaurant, with

both indoor and al fresco

dining areas in the heart

of trendy East New Ha-

ven Avenue, describes itself as

a “small plates meets modern

steakhouse and wine bar,” and

that’s probably as good of a de-

scription as you can squeeze

into eight words. Fresh Scallop
Ceviche.
Arriving there last Saturday
cent to the main
night with (fortunately) a res- restaurant is a
Wine Room, offering
ervation, our party of three was 64 bottles of wines chosen
by Ember & Oak’s sommelier “on
ushered into an attractive high- tap” for those seeking to enjoy a glass
before or after dinner, or conduct their
energy, high-decibel room that Wood Oven own tasting.
looked out on the lovely garden Papas Bravas. This is not your father’s steakhouse.
But the steak was great. And if you are
(which should be the better and turned on, as I was, by the idea of a
very unusual dining experience,
certainly quieter of the two Ember & Oak is a place to visit.
The reviewer dines anon-
places to dine when temps ymously at restaurants at
the expense of this news-
drop a bit). paper. 

Most of the first page RESTAURANT HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday;
of the menu consists 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.;

of what are called Sunday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
BEVERAGES
“share plates,” Full Bar
ADDRESS
which are meant
712 E. New Haven Ave.,
to be enjoyed tapas Melbourne
PHONE
style. But apart
321-722-6285
from the wood-oven

papas bravas ($12), a

dish frequently found

in tapas bars in Spain,

and the scallop ceviche

($16), both of which we or- Florida Golden
dered, the share plates – which Tilefish.

ranged up into the mid-$40s – did

not exactly have tapas prices.

The three we tried, however, were

all excellent. The papas bravas con- 10-ounce filet mignon

sisted of potatoes roasted in the wood ($90) to a 50-ounce dry-

oven along with chorizo, Peruvian pep- aged prime porterhouse

pers, apricots, manchego cheese and a ($250). Our party of three decided Nitro Coconut.

cracked egg. Yummy. And the ceviche, to go with the 18-ounce center-cut dry- tender for a New York strip and tasty as
well. The accompaniments were all so
marinated in French mango vinegar aged prime New York strip ($125). good that by the end of the meal, there
amazingly was steak left to go home.
rather than the more common citrus About a half hour later, out came the
The tab for all of this – even if you do
juice, was served with slightly spicy “Ultimate Steakhouse Board.” The NY not dramatically over order as we did –
is not low. It can be further inflated if
wontons. strip was accompanied by braised ox- you partake of Ember & Oak’s excellent
selection of wines, which start at $36
Our third shared plate, Florida gold- tail and wild mushroom stuffed bone and go to $650, with 20 priced at more
than $100.
en tilefish ($30), was also a fine dish, marrow; black truffle butter; borde-
But we enjoyed a bottle of cabernet
complemented by sweet corn and clay- laise sauce; a crispy loaded Hasselback franc with our steak that we thought
was very fairly priced at $75. And adja-
pot chili cream. It could just as well potato; creamed spinach topped with

have been enjoyed by a single diner as crispy shallots; roasted wild mush-

an entrée. rooms; cauliflower cream; and a Cae-

But after finishing these, we moved sar salad.

to the flip side of the menu to partake I’ve never seen anything quite like

of “The Ember & Oak Steakhouse Ex- it. The steakhouse groaning board had

perience.” Here, you get to choose easily enough food for four. The medi-

from four steaks – ranging from a um-rare steak, served sliced, was very

30 Thursday, September 12, 2019 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

WINE COLUMN

Why cabernet franc is the next big thing in Loire wines

STORY BY VICTORIA MOORE ated than they deserve to be and as we This shimmering fragrance makes itself called La Cave des Vignerons de Sau-
The Telegraph teeter on the brink of autumn, the grape felt in Bordeaux reds even when caber- mur and now rebranded as Robert
I’d like to single out is cabernet franc. net franc makes up as little as 5 percent & Marcel Co. are particularly good.
For a few years now, “the Loire” has or 10 percent of the blend and it is par- I’m including the name in case you’re
been talked of as a region that is trend- In genetic terms, cabernet franc ticularly key to wines from Pomerol and thinking of visiting – the cellar is quite
ing among sommeliers. That’s unsur- is like a distinguished paterfamilias Castillon, Côtes de Bordeaux. a place, with six miles of underground
prising given the value to be had and the whose fame has been obscured by that tunnels carved into the limestone that
discoveries that can be made in a place of his children: DNA analysis suggests Grown in even warmer places cab- were occupied by the Germans during
whose many appellations and range of that cabernet franc is a parent to caber- ernet franc can take on a more sump- the Second World War.
styles requires some navigation. net sauvignon and merlot, as well as to tuous, cushioned quality with a flavor
carménère. that sometimes seems slightly tinged But these guys make wines that are
At almost 630 miles in length, the with drinking chocolate. Pulenta Estate often bottled under different labels for
Loire is France’s longest river, rising in Cabernet franc is gentler and less in Mendoza in Argentina makes a fa- different retailers so it’s not a name you
the Massif Central and flowing north tannic than cabernet sauvignon. Both mous and gorgeous single varietal cab- need to know if shopping here.
before bending west to flow through are grown in Bordeaux but cabernet ernet franc.
Orléans, Tours, Angers and Nantes, franc plays more of a supporting role in Chinon, Saumur, Saumur-Champig-
emptying into the Atlantic just to the a blend while cabernet sauvignon is the But it’s to the Loire that you need to ny, Bourgueil and St. Nicolas de Bour-
south of Brittany. blackcurrant-scented, structure-giving head in order to find cabernet franc at gueil are the appellation names you do
powerhouse of the Médoc. Internation- the heart of a wine region. Loire cab- need to know if you are seeking out Loire
The range of climates found along ally, cabernet franc has been champi- ernet franc has a tingle. The wines are cabernet franc. And while cabernet franc
its course support, among others, pi- oned by a few gentle souls who value its lighter (but far from wishy-washy) with a is very often drunk young and fresh, the
not noir and sauvignon blanc (Sancerre beautiful perfume, while cabernet sau- leafy freshness, scent of pencil shavings better wines do age beautifully.
being the most famous proponent of vignon is the name you see emblazoned and summer pudding flavors that work
both); cabernet franc, gamay, malbec on millions of bottles from Australia, well when it’s drunk slightly chilled. Cabernet franc may be milder-man-
and chenin blanc (which is produced in Napa, South Africa and elsewhere. nered than cabernet sauvignon but it
a dizzying array of styles, often within a You can find really good, casual does also possess an architecture that
single appellation); and melon de bour- Among winemakers at least there is a drinking, co-operative-made cabernet opens up in a stately way over time
gogne, the grape responsible for the growing appreciation for cabernet franc. francs in the Loire – simpler reds that rather than unraveling and collapsing
marine white that is muscadet. It’s the smell that always gets me – cab- speak to a tumbler of wine and a ba- in a shapeless heap. So don’t rule out
ernet franc is fragrant in a way that you vette-frites or chicken kebab sort of an putting one of the more structured,
But what offers an adventure for could almost wear, all flowering red- evening. better bottles away and leaving it a few
some makes the region invisible to oth- currant leaf and sweet-savory promise. years. 
ers. The Loire’s wines are less appreci- Wines from the cooperative once

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FINEFO&OCDAS&UDAILNDININGING

Food allergies? How to help your kids snack smarter

STORY BY BECKY KRYSTAL Carver says they should be comfort- as an impromptu party. Attitude helps, well as dried or freeze-dried, and veg-
The Washington Post able asking questions of other adults. too. Come up with alternatives that are etables are generally safe bets. As to
She suggests parents role-play with just as tasty, pretty or colorful — if not other types of foods, Kids With Food
Back-to-school time is stressful on its their kids to practice. And even if the more so — than the problematic foods. Allergies offers some alternatives to
own. Add in the specter of food aller- kids don’t have any food allergies, they Think of it as an opportunity to explore consider. If dairy is out, nondairy milks
gies – of your own kids or their friends should be aware that some of their new foods, Carver says. are an option, and you can pick up cal-
– and the stakes can feel even higher. friends might and they should avoid cium in many greens. No nuts? Con-
What to toss in the lunch bag? What’s sharing food with others. Try to hit a variety of food groups sider olives, pumpkins seeds (pepitas),
safe to share with the class? What can and compensate for what’s being left sunflower seeds and avocados. If eggs
the kids grab between practices? What Know what’s in your food. By law, out. Good snacks, individually or in are a problem, you can get vitamin B12
can you offer that’s not a packaged packaged food containing the eight al- combination, will cover a wide swath from fish, shellfish, soy, beef, chicken
food? And so on. lergens listed above must be labeled. of nutrition. Thankfully, fresh fruit, as and milk. The ballooning gluten-free
(Sesame is not included in the law, market means finding substitutes for
According to Kids With Food Aller- Carver says, but it can also cause ad- wheat foods (pretzels, crackers, bread
gies, part of the Asthma and Allergy verse reactions.) Be sure you read the and more) is not hard these days. Oats,
Foundation of America, 1 in 13 kids has packaging for these and any other in- if certified gluten-free, are a great
a food allergy. According to the Food gredients that could cause a reaction, snacking option, and so is the classic
and Drug Administration, 90 percent and teach kids how to read labels. Also rice cracker. 
of food-related allergic reactions come look for voluntary disclaimers about
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parents, substitute teachers not being teachers stock allergy-friendly snacks,
aware of student needs and cross-con- such as muffins, for their kids in the
tamination occurring with less rigor- freezer for unexpected situations, such
ous hand-washing.

Here are a few tips for smart, safe eat-
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CALENDAR

Please send calendar information 14 Turtle Krawl 5K Run/Walk 7:30 am -10:30
at least two weeks prior to your am at Nance Park. A fun family event ben-
efiting the Sea Turtle Preservation Society, Helping
event to Sea Turtles Survive. Participants will receive our
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ONGOING September 14 | Turtle Krawl 5K Run/Walk To register visit www.turtlekrawl.com

The Melbourne Beach Rotary Club meets 14 Take Stock in Children Seventh An-
at 7:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the nual Reach for the Stars Gala at the
month at Oceanside Pizza, 300 Ocean Avenue, Eau Gallie Yacht Club in Indian Harbour Beach.
Suite 6, Melbourne Beach. Cocktail hour and silent auction to benefit col-
lege scholarships for low-income, high-risk stu-
Satellite Beach Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 5 dents.For ticket or sponsorship information,
p.m. Thursdays at Pelican Beach Park on A1A. visit www.brevardschoolsfoudnation.org or
contact Del Jordan at 321-633-1000 ext. 11462
SEPTEMBER or [email protected]

12 Free Medicare seminar with Kinberly 14 National Estuaries Day 10 a.m. to 3 pre-registration and a fee. Register at www. 15 An information session on the upcoming
Adkinson-Cowles, 10 a.m. at the Pelican p.m. at the Marine Resources Council eventbrite.com or to go www.savetheirl.org European trip to Switzerland and North-
Beach Clubhouse in Satellite Beach. Find out about Lagoon House on U.S. 1 in Palm Bay. The MRC, ern Italy, June 14-23, 2020, will be held at 6:15
Medicare Parts A and B, the 27 Part D Prescription the IRL National Estuaries Program, The Nature 14 Sebastian Inlet District Centennial p.m. Holy Name of Jesus Parish Community Center
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Ph.D., at 12:15 p.m.; Anne Birch of The Nature free with park admission of $4-$8 per vehicle. with Anthony Profeta will take place at 7 p.m.
13 Grand Opening of Art Oasis teaching Conservancy Florida Chapter at 12:40 p.m.; Free safety inspections by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Foosaner Art Museum’s dome-shaped
studio, 5 to 8 p.m. at 714 S. Patrick Drive, Craig Tafoya, Act 2 Technologies at 1:05 p.m. Ed Auxiliary by the boat launch at Coconut Point Harris Auditorium, with the refraction of sound
Satellite Beach. Meet the teachers Lolly Walton, Sherwood of Tampa Bay Estuary Program; and a on the South side of Sebastian Inlet State Park. waves from two massive, crystal singing bowls
Linda Neal, Bobby Q. Brown, Bowlds, Fran Call Speakers Panel Open Forum at 1:55 p.m.: Focus- Hook kids on Fishing program registration at for powerful healing benefit. Tickets cost $35 in
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REAL ESTATE

An easy walk to beach from charming island home

STORY BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER CORRESPONDENT

Discovered on a quiet street in the
Fountains subdivision in Satellite
Beach is a three-bedroom, two-bath,
2,149-square-foot pool home in a
charmed location on a navigable ca-
nal. Because of its location, residents
have an easy walk to the beach and to
area restaurants and shops.

“What we like about the house is
we have the canal behind us and
can walk to the beach and all the hot
spots,” said Deborah Ottoson, home-
owner with her husband, Tom Otto-
son. “On a quiet evening it is nice to
walk to Long Doggers for dinner and
then walk back. We use the kayaks
and love the canal. We see grazing
manatees and dolphins training their
babies.”

Even though the couple adores the
home, they have decided to downsize
since the youngest of their three boys
will soon be leaving home.

So come on in. Open the large
carved wooden double front doors
of the Spanish revival-style ranch
house at 645 Barcelona Court in Sat-
ellite Beach and step into an entry

Todd Ostrander Top 1% of Brevard leading to a combination living/din- anyone wishing to fish in the lagoon
“Door to the East Shore” ® County Agents ing room to the left and a bedroom or sail away on the ocean.
321.749.8405 wing to the right.
Over 200 Million A gorgeous plus is the Mexican
Walk through the living room/ handmade tile flooring and crown
SOLD! dining room space as it opens into molding found throughout the home.
a spacious L-shaped kitchen with
ample room for both family and Explore the classic kitchen with
guests. South-facing windows offer
Hall of Fame an immense view of the lanai, solar
Producer heated pool and canal beyond. The
generous lanai features both con-
www.DoorToTheEastShore.com versation and dining areas. A huge
[email protected] hot tub with six stations for mas-
sage selection is neatly tucked into
Opening Doors To the Beaches & More! a cozy niche. The canal boat launch,
with large deck, offers access to the
Indian River and Sebastian Inlet for

Spectacular Pool home in Melbourne - $449,500 Just Steps to the Beach in Indialantic - $337,500

SOLD
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Representing Both Buyers and Sellers With Their Best Interest in Mind!

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maple hardwood cupboards, a food, the homeowner is still part of a pool view and another set of French VITAL STATISTICS
kitchen computer desk area, granite the group while entertaining,” said doors to the lanai, easily accommo- 645 BARCELONA COURT,
countertops and stone back splash. Anthony Scaramouche, luxury prop- dates a king bed. The master bath,
Tastefully accented with black and erty specialist with Coldwell Banker through a convenient pocket door, SATELLITE BEACH
stainless appliances, both the French Paradise, who has the home listed has a walk-in closet, including shelves
door refrigerator and the double wall for $626,000. and shoe storage. A large tile shower Neighborhood: The Fountains
ovens will make large meal prepara- with built-in bench, dual sinks and Year Built: 1973
Off the kitchen is the generous
Construction: Concrete/stucco
tions a breeze. A pass-through opens laundry room with a closet, lots of linen closet complete the main por- Architecture:
to the lanai, making it easy to serve cupboard storage and a utility sink. tion with another pocket door to close
guests outside. The kitchen also in- A door to the garage makes handy ac- off the water closet. A cabana door Spanish Colonial revival
cludes a large eat-in niche, a wine bar cess after grocery shopping. opening from the water closet allows Home size: 2,149 square feet
and plenty of storage. French doors another escape to the pool.
open to the lanai, where there is a A pleasant family room opens off Bedrooms: 3
spacious grill area. the kitchen and has French doors A black and white color scheme Bathrooms: 2
opening to the lanai. highlights the Spanish-themed
“When in the kitchen preparing Pool:
The lavish master suite, which has CONTINUED ON PAGE 39 30 feet by 15 feet, solar heated

View: Water/canal view
Additional features: Screen
enclosed swimming pool, sprin-
kler on well, storm shutters,
separate hot tub, two-car ga-
rage, ceiling fans, Mexican tile,
crown molding, eat-in kitchen

Listing agency:
Coldwell Banker Paradise

Listing agent:
Anthony Scaramouche,
luxury property specialist,

321-536-2775
Listing price: $626,000

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Real Estate Sales on South Brevard island: Aug. 23 to Sept. 5

The real estate market slowed a bit while the island awaited Dorian, but August finished strong in ZIP
codes 32951, 32903 and 32937. Satellite Beach reported 11 sales during this two-week period, followed by
Melbourne Beach and Indialantic with 10 sales each. Indian Harbour Beach reported 8 transactions.
Our featured sale was of home in the Bounty Bay section of Melbourne Beach. The residence at 301
Indian Mound Drive was placed on the market May 14 with an asking price of $499,995. The price was
subsequently reduced to $489,900. The sale closed on Aug. 23 for $479,000.
The seller in the transaction was represented by Gibbs Baum and Gregory Zimmerman of Treasure Coast
Sotheby’s. The purchaser was represented by Jennifer Grimes, also of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s.

SALES FOR 32951

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

$820,000
INDIGO COVE 141 INDIGO COVE PL 7/7/2019 $849,900 $849,900 8/26/2019 $699,000
ISLAND SHORES OF MEL 511 HIBISCUS TRL 1/19/2019 $725,000 $725,000 8/29/2019 $603,000
RIVER COLONY NORTHWE 205 FLAMINGO LN 12/30/2018 $725,000 $650,000 8/28/2019

SALES FOR 32903

OCEAN SD VIL P3 RPLT 3319 POSEIDON WAY 3/7/2019 $749,900 $724,900 8/29/2019 $710,000
OCEAN SD VIL P3 RPLT 3310 POSEIDON WAY 1/14/2019 $725,000 $699,800 8/23/2019 $699,000
THE SEA PEARL CONDO 2484 CARRIAGE CT 5/10/2019 $239,900 $237,500 8/28/2019 $230,000

SALES FOR 32937

LEASING ISLAND PH2 200 LANSING ISLAND DR 5/22/2019 $1,549,000 $1,449,000 8/26/2019 $1,350,000
SURFSIDE PARK 422 SAINT JOHNS DR 7/23/2019 $419,000 $419,000 8/23/2019 $419,000
BCCNR BCH CLB CND P2 1125 HIGHWAY A1A 808 7/19/2019 $385,000 $385,000 8/26/2019 $385,000

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Riverside Condos At, Address: 3220 River Villa Way 164 Subdivision: River Colony Northwe, Address: 205 Flamingo Ln

Listing Date: 1/29/2019 Listing Date: 12/30/2018
Original Price: $439,000 Original Price: $725,000
Recent Price: $349,000 Recent Price: $650,000
Sold: 8/23/2019 Sold: 8/28/2019
Selling Price: $280,000 Selling Price: $603,000
Listing Agent: David Settgast Listing Agent: Susan Hepburn-Holt

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise

Peggy Page Victoria Lichti

EXP Realty, LLC RE/MAX Alternative Realty

Subdivision: Buccaneer Condo Apts, Address: 1175 Highway A1A #203 Subdivision: Bccnr Bch Clb Cnd P2, Address: 1125 Highway A1A 808

Listing Date: 6/7/2019 Listing Date: 7/19/2019
Original Price: $297,500 Original Price: $385,000
Recent Price: $275,000 Recent Price: $385,000
Sold: 8/26/2019 Sold: 8/26/2019
Selling Price: $268,000 Selling Price: $385,000
Listing Agent: Todd Ostrander Listing Agent: Anthony Scaramouche

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Elite Selling Agent: Coldwell Banker Paradise

Shannon Connell Nathan Whitman

Coldwell Banker Res R. E. Hoven Real Estate

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Indigo Cove, Address: 141 Indigo Cove Pl Subdivision: Ocean Ridge, Address: 220 Ocean Ridge Dr

Listing Date: 7/7/2019 Listing Date: 4/3/2019
Original Price: $849,900 Original Price: $380,000
Recent Price: $849,900 Recent Price: $380,000
Sold: 8/26/2019 Sold: 8/27/2019
Selling Price: $820,000 Selling Price: $329,300
Listing Agent: Chaleah Gehrman Listing Agent: Heather Boesch

Selling Agent: EXP Realty, LLC Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Bea Jaffe & Linda Coleman Joel Drapeau

Coldwell Banker Paradise Coldwell Banker Paradise

WATERFRONTBREVARD.COM Subdivision: Crystal Lakes Repla, Address: 5064 Malabar Blvd
JUST LISTED IN THE CLOISTERS!

HOT BEACHSIDE LISTINGS Listing Date: 4/2/2019
Original Price: $465,000
Recent Price: $449,000
Sold: 9/5/2019
Selling Price: $425,000
Listing Agent: Renee Winkler &
Carola Mayerhoeffer
Selling Agent:
Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Dawn Klotz

Island Pace Realty

416 BRIDGETOWN CT, SATELLITE BEACH · LOCATED IN THE MOORINGS! Subdivision: Ocean Sd Vil P3 Rplt, Address: 3310 Poseidon Way
PRICE IMPROVEMENT! $754,000

4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms · 2,141 SF
Direct Canal Front, 2 Boat Lifts, Sparkling Pool, Beautiful & Modern Interior!

Sheri Hufnagel 321.501.4243

1110 PARKSIDE PL, INDIAN HAR. BEACH 1401 S MAGNOLIA DR, INDIALANTIC Listing Date: 1/14/2019
JUST LISTED! $359,000 SOUTH OF FIFTH AVE! $539,000 Original Price: $725,000
Recent Price: $699,800
3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms · 2,401 SF 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms · 2,176 SF Sold: 8/23/2019
Karah Widick 321.848.8039 Mary Goodwin 321.544.1933 Selling Price: $699,000
Listing Agent: Vanna Rickard

Selling Agent: Florida Peninsula Property Managemnt LLC

Matt Canina

Florida Elite Real Estate

LIST WITH CURRI KIRSCHNER AND Subdivision: South Harbor Estates, Address: 100 Anchor Dr
RECEIVE A CK EXCLUSIVE MARKETING
Listing Date: 7/1/2019
PACKAGE VALUED UP TO $2,500! Original Price: $269,900
Recent Price: $269,900
CALL TODAY! Sold: 9/5/2019
Selling Price: $269,900
David Curri Broker/Owner Listing Agent: Matt Canina

321.890.9911 Selling Agent: Florida Elite Real Estate

davidcurri.com David Curri

[email protected] Curri Kirschner R. E. Grp. LLC

325 Fifth Ave, Indialantic
Downtown Eau Gallie Arts District

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

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bathroom serving the two guest
bedrooms. A combination tub and
shower with dual sinks suits this
bathroom. A linen closet is found in
the hallway. Both bedrooms have tile
floors and plantation shutters.

Many of the rooms in the home
have crown molding, plantation shut-
ters and ceiling fans.

“The home is bright and cheer-
ful and it’s ready to move in,” Scara-
mouche said. “What I find beneficial,
all the neighborhood homes are well
maintained.”

“The Fountains is really a great
neighborhood with a nice mix of older
original homeowners and newer young
families,” Deborah Ottoson said.

To tour this home, contact Anthony
Scaramouche at 321-536-2775. 

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