03/08/2019 ISSUE 10

Copas home progress

A3 A13 B5State senate panel encouraged
Gun at local school Backus Brunch satisfies

Cops arrest 12-year-old boy Feasting on art appreciation

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10 YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019

STUDY OF LAGOON School boss,
DOLPHINS YIELDS sheriff make
SOME SURPRISES tax-hike case

BY SUE COCKING | Staff Writer Anne Sinnott, who lives in St. Lucie Village, says the riverfront BY GEORGE ANDREASSI | Staff Writer
community’s 600 residents live in fear of a train derailment.
Scientists from Florida Atlan- St. Lucie County Schools Su-
tic University’s Harbor Branch CRITICS CALL FOR BEEFED-UP TRAIN SAFETY perintendent Wayne Gent and
Oceanographic Institute in Fort Sheriff Ken Mascara teamed up to
Pierce and Hubbs-SeaWorld Re- promote the April 23 referendum
search Institute have revealed on a tax hike that would raise $22
surprising new information about million per year for teacher raises
bottlenose dolphins in the Indian and school security.
River Lagoon in a just-published
study based on radio tracking re- Gent and Mascara gave a pre-
search conducted over a three- sentation and answered questions
year period. at town meetings at Fort Pierce
Central, St. Lucie West Centenni-
In what they call the most com- al, Port St. Lucie and Lincoln Park
prehensive radio tracking study Academy high schools as part of
of dolphins ever conducted in the the “#4OurKids” campaign.
lagoon, co-authors Dr. Greg O’Cor-
ry-Crowe, a Harbor Branch re- “We compete to recruit teach-
search professor, and Wendy Noke ers from across the nation as well
Durden, a Hubbs research scientist as in the state,” Gent told the au-
based in Melbourne Beach, con- dience of about 30 people Mon-
firmed that the nine animals they day night at Fort Pierce Central.
tracked from 2007 to 2010 consid-
er the lagoon their home, seldom “There’s a teacher shortage,”
if ever venturing out into the open Gent said. “There are 2,000 less
ocean. teachers in Florida this year than

No surprise there, the research- PHOTOS: ANTHONY INSWASTY BY GEORGE ANDREASSI | Staff Writer Wayne Gent and Sheriff Ken Mascara.

CONTINUED ON PAGE A12 A new railroad watchdog group wants Gov. there were last year. There are 80 to
Ron DeSantis to require Virgin Trains USA to 100 vacancies in our own district.”
County’s car-repair pay for extra safety measures if the high-speed
program revving up passenger rail service eventually zips through It costs the district about
the Treasure Coast. $10,000 to recruit and hire each
BY DEBBIE CARSON | Staff Writer teacher, Gent said. So replacing
[email protected] The Florida Alliance for Safe Trains is call- 100 teachers per year could cost
ing upon DeSantis to ratchet up the Florida the district $1 million.
St. Lucie County is working to Department of Transportation’s scrutiny of
make sure that those who need the Virgin Trains project and require stronger CONTINUED ON PAGE A8
to get to work, school or ongoing safety protections.
medical visits can do so through a
new program aimed at providing Installing security fencing the length of the
minor car repairs. The program is train tracks to protect against trespassers was
funded through a state grant. among the initiatives FAST promoted during a

The county’s Community Ser- CONTINUED ON PAGE A6

CONTINUED ON PAGE A12

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in with the ‘Radical’
LOCAL NEWS A1-A13 old at museum. P. B1

HEALTH A14-A17 ARTS/PEOPLE B1-B9

OBITUARIES A11 PETS B10

GAMES B16-B18 REAL ESTATE A18-A36

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SENATE PANEL PLEASED WITH COPAS HOME PROGRESS

BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent Lots of legislation on freshman senator’s plate

Sen. Gayle Harrell has something to say BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent Martin and the northwestern part of Palm Beach Sen. Gayle Harrell.
about the under-construction Ardie R. Co- counties. That stretch includes a lot of the Lake
pas State Veterans’ Nursing Home in Tra- The Florida Legislature launched its annual Okeechobee shoreline, a huge stretch of the Indi- PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDA HOUSE
dition. whirlwind 60-day session on March 5 with new- an River Lagoon, and some of the most hated wa-
ly-minted Sen. Gayle Harrell representing St. Luc- ter discharges from one to the other. Harrell said
“We are so excited about it,” she said at a ie County. She follows former Senate President Joe she’s optimistic about progress on water issues this
recent Florida Senate committee meeting. “I Negron in representing the Treasure Coast in Talla- session, because the new governor, Ron DeSantis,
heard it’s on time and under budget.” hassee. Her legislative wish list differs little from his. seems to get it.

Harrell and other members of the Flori- “I think the continuing focus, of course, is going Among other things, Gov. DeSantis wants the
da Senate Committee on Military, Veteran to be on the water,” she told St. Lucie Voice in an legislature to approve $625 million a year toward
Affairs and Space got their first report from interview before the session’s start.
the new executive director of the Flori- CONTINUED ON PAGE A4
da Department of Veteran Affairs, Daniel The state Senate’s District 25 covers St. Lucie,
“Danny” Burgess Jr. That was toward the
end of February at the committee’s first ner,” Burgess told the committee members. lead the state veterans department shortly 800,000 veterans ages 65 and older in Flori-
hearing for the 2019 legislative session. He said the Ardie R. Copas home is pro- after taking office. The state cabinet con- da – a bit more than half of all veterans in the
The state’s immediate need for more beds firmed him to the position in February. The Sunshine State. He said about 520,000 are
at the state veterans nursing homes topped gressing nicely toward the planned open- state Senate will have to confirm him during Vietnam-era veterans. About a third of the
discussions. ing in January next year. The Orlando this or the next legislative session. veterans in Florida are Vietnam-era.
home is projected to be opened about two
The state veterans department now has months earlier. Harrell’s husband, Dr. James “Jim” Harrell, “That’s our largest (veteran) population,”
six veterans nursing homes with about 800 died last year after numerous health strug- he told the committee.
beds among them. A couple years ago the In a telephone interview before the meet- gles. “As you know, my husband was a Viet-
federal Department of Veteran Affairs – ing, Harrell said oversight of the Copas con- nam vet and Agent Orange probably had a Wayne Teegardin, who runs the county’s
which is separate from the state’s – report- struction is a top priority to her this legisla- lot to do with his many illnesses,” she told veteran services, said there are about 25,000
ed Florida needs about 4,000. Copas will tive session. St. Lucie Voice. St. Lucie veterans receiving VA benefits.
add 120 beds to the network when opened. Those benefits range from enrollment for
Additionally, the state took ownership of “I’m going to be watching very carefully as Caring for Vietnam-era veterans is a large healthcare at the West Palm Beach VA Med-
an out-of-use VA nursing home in Orlando we have a new director of (the state veterans reason the state needs about five times as ical Center to getting student benefits to at-
that it will soon start rehabilitating. When department),” Harrell said. “He understands many veterans nursing home beds. tend Indian River State College. That’s not
opened, that as-yet-unnamed home will how important our nursing homes are.”
add 112 beds. Burgess told the committee that there are CONTINUED ON PAGE A4
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HOME COMING ... SOON! COPAS VETERANS HOME

CONTINUED FROM PAGE A3

The Moise family surrounds Mike Wetzel, Mary Jo Tierney and Dana Trabulsy as they shovel the first scoops of soil during the the total number of veterans in St. Lucie – it’s
groundbreaking ceremony last Saturday for the ‘Women Build Habitat for Humanity’ home for the Moises.  PHOTO: LINDA THIBEAULT only those the VA can count through bene-
fits enrollments.
SEN. GAYLE HARRELL signed by the governor – would dedicate $50 subcommittees and the House and Senate
million a year, or 7.6 percent of the revenues, Joint Committee on Public Counsel Over- “We have a core group of retirees who
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A3 to Indian River Lagoon conservation. sight. “I’ve got 21 bills (filed) by the time it’s aren’t receiving any benefits and we know
all done,” she said. “Lots of issues out there they’re there,” Teegardin said in a phone in-
Everglades restoration and other protec- At press time the bill has been referred to that need to be addressed.” terview.
tion of water sources. Still, Harrell is taking a committee and two subcommittees. No
no chances, so she has filed bills to ensure votes have been taken. The bill has a House Harrell filed SB 370 with Sen. Keith Per- That means St. Lucie probably has about
funding to Indian River Lagoon preserva- companion, HB 141, which is co-sponsored ry, whose district is in the middle of the Big 15,000 to 20,000 veterans over the age of 65.
tion, including SB 368. “That would put by the two representatives whose districts Bend, in January.
a dedicated funding source in place from include St. Lucie Voice coverage area: De- The state veterans nursing homes are
Amendment 1,” she said. lores “D” Hogan Johnson and Tobin “Toby” “One of the bills I’m working hard on is opened to all veterans who are residents
Overdorf. dealing with the demand side of human traf- of Florida and meet certain criteria such
Voters overwhelmingly passed the Florida ficking,” Harrell said. as honorable discharges. A St. Lucie resi-
Water and Land Conservation Initiative in Harrell is new to the Senate, but served dent could be placed at, say, the Emory L.
2014. It amended the Florida Constitution in the Florida House for 16 years since 2000. She explained that the bill requires incar- Bennett State Veterans’ Nursing Home in
to dedicate a third of existing documentary She ran in 2018 after Negron announced he ceration for solicitation of prostitution in- Daytona Beach. Families generally prefer
stamp taxes (often called doc stamps) on was stepping down. She beat out a Repub- volving victims of human trafficking. the closest home with room. That’s a rub,
land transitions, to “acquire, restore, im- lican primary challenger and a Democrat because the homes stay at capacity. The
prove and manage conservations lands in- in the general election on Nov. 6. She has Other bills Harrell has filed deal with more that get built, the more likely will be a
cluding wetlands and forests.” The Florida worked in the medical field for most of her childhood cardiac care. “That’s not some- nearby home with space.
Legislature has made controversial moves career, including managing her husband’s thing that’s glamorous, but for families with
with the fund that critics charge usurped practice. Dr. James “Jim” Harrell — a Viet- children with cardiac problems, it’s so im- “What do we have coming down the
voters’ intentions. Indeed, environmental nam-era veteran — died last year. The sena- portant,” the senator said. pipeline that we can anticipate additional
groups have filed lawsuits over the issue. tor has also taught Spanish and Latin Amer- nursing homes being opened across the
Harrell’s bill – if passed by the legislature and ican history. Additionally, Harrell has filed bills related state?” Harrell asked Burgess at the com-
to opioid addictions treatment and other mittee meeting. “What is the timeframe
Harrell is on four Senate committees, two health concerns. and what can we do to expedite that?”

To monitor progress on Harrell’s bills, visit Burgess said the Florida Department
www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s25.  of Veteran Affairs is focused on finishing
the Copas and Orlando homes and is not
poised to ask the state Legislature to start
the next site search.

“The challenge will be the funding – not
just the construction costs but the staffing,”
he told Harrell at the meeting.

Florida now has the third largest pop-
ulation of veterans, and it will likely soon
overtake Texas for the number two spot.
In addition to normal population growth
through migration, the state aggressive-
ly markets itself to veterans for relocation
through Veterans Florida.

The committee chairman, Tom Wright –
whose district includes parts of Volusia and
Brevard counties – hinted that Copas is like-
ly to be the last state veterans nursing home
built for a long time even as the population
of veterans grows.

“It is going to be a situation that’s getting
out of control and I don’t know what we can
do,” he said at the meeting. 



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TRAIN SAFETY MEASURES Virgin Trains spokeswoman Ali Soule of higher-speed train operations,” the report tracks and other recommendations in the
provided the following statement: “Safety is says. OPPAGA report.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 Brightline’s top priority, and it is a fact that
travel by train is safer than cars. Over the past In addition, the report says, “FDOT is cur- “Because of that report, Tri-Rail, which had
news conference on Feb. 26 at the Vero Beach year we have made tremendous progress in rently conducting a study to create an opti- some suicides on its tracks, put up miles and
Heritage Center. the Treasure Coast by engaging the commu- mization model for improving safety at grade miles of fencing to keep people alive,” Solari
nity on a variety of issues including safety. As crossings in the state.” said about the South Florida commuter line.
Additional safety measures are also need- a result, we’ve established positive working
ed to prevent mishaps at hundreds of at- relationships, seen demand for our service Rail owners are responsible for providing “Those 15 deaths happened in places
grade railroad crossings throughout the state, and are working collaboratively toward iden- basic cross-buck warning signs at railroad where the train is going less than 80 mph.
several FAST members said. tifying a station in the region.” crossings, the report says. The government When those trains start going through our
that owns the road is responsible for ad- community at 110 mph, more people in our
There are 32 at-grade railroad crossings on OPPAGA’S Florida Passenger Rail System vanced warning devices, such as gates and community are going to die because they’re
Virgin Trains tracks in Indian River County report says federal railroad laws allow states flashing lights. not used to trains going that fast.”
and 21 in St. Lucie County. to have more stringent regulations to deal
with local safety or security hazards. Virgin Trains started passenger train ser- Anne Sinnott, whose family has lived in St.
Potential safety initiatives for Virgin Trains vice in 2018 between Miami and West Palm Lucie Village for five generations, said the riv-
operations were among the recommenda- For example, several states require fencing Beach on the Florida East Coast Railway erfront community’s 600 residents live in fear
tions in an Oct. 31, 2018 report about the along railroad right-of-ways to prevent tres- tracks. The company plans to extend service of a train derailment because they could be
Florida Passenger Rail System by the state Of- passing, but Florida does not, the report says. between West Palm Beach and Orlando Inter- trapped by the railroad.
fice of Program Policy Analysis and Govern- That was identified as a possible shortcom- national Airport by 2022.
ment Accountability. ing in existing state regulations. Residents must use one of seven railroad
Fort Pierce and Stuart are vying for train crossings to get in or out of the village, Sin-
Sen. Debbie Mayfield (R-Vero Beach) said Virgin Trains is expected to reach speeds stations, but not Vero Beach or Sebastian, nott said during the Feb. 26 news conference.
she will ask DeSantis, FDOT and new leg- of up to 110 mph between West Palm Beach where opposition remains strong.
islative leaders to consider requiring Virgin and Orlando, well below the 125-mph limit at “We would like some assurance and proof
Trains to institute the safety initiatives out- which federal regulations prohibit at-grade A total of 15 people have died in mishaps that public safety comes first,” Sinnott said.
lined in the OPPAGA report. “We have not railroad crossings. on the tracks since the passenger train ser- She questioned the status of a variety of safe-
been able to get our leadership in the legisla- vice started in January 2018, according to ty initiatives for the Virgin Trains project.
ture to really take a serious look at this,” May- “However, there is a gap in regulations for published reports. Some of the deaths were
field said during the Feb. 26 news conference. some aspects of safety and operations be- considered suicides. “No. 1 for me, I’m concerned, who is actu-
tween 81 mph and 125 mph,” the OPPAGA ally going to regulate the speeds along that
“I think with the new administration that report says. “This gap includes a lack of pre- Indian River County Commission Bob long stretch of track between St. Lucie Village
we have and the new FDOT secretary that scriptive regulations on a federal and state Solari praised the members of FAST for con- and south Vero Beach,” Sinnott said.
has been appointed that were going to start level about the design of railroad crossings tinuing to fight the train project after two oth-
seeing some of the discussion to continue,” for higher-speed operations and the nature er prominent opponents, Martin County and “What has happened to mandated pos-
Mayfield said. “That’s what we’re asking for is of sealed corridor treatments, such as fenc- Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida, itive train control and what about vehicle
just a discussion; let’s take this seriously.” ing.” settled their differences with Virgin Trains in presence detection?” Sinnott asked. “What’s
November. happened to those safety measures? Why
The DeSantis Administration and FDOT “FDOT is working with diagnostic teams to isn’t there highway-rail grade separation?
did not respond to requests for comment by require a sealed corridor in Florida in an area Solari also told about 60 people at the Where are the sealed corridors, the quad
deadline. FAST news conference he supports the in- gates, the raised medians, the pedestrian
stallation of fencing along the Virgin Trains gates and fencing?” 

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SCHOOL TAX REFERENDUM

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Voters in neighboring Martin Coun- PIE HIGH ENTHUSIASM!
ty approved a school tax increase in 2018
that raised the pay of starting teachers by PHOTOS: LINDA THIBEAULT Callan Rogers enjoys giving Christiana Coburn, principal of Re-
$1,800 and that of 10-year classroom vet- naissance Charter School of St. Lucie, a pie in the face. The event
erans by $7,800. delighted students, who met the challenge to raise funds for the
school in February and were able to join in the fun. 
In Palm Beach County, voter approv-
al of a school tax hike in 2018 resulted in April and have until 7 p.m., April 23 to re- cause they understand the importance of shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
$10,000 raises for teachers with 10 years of turn them to the Supervisor of Elections the public school system to homebuyers, High School on Feb. 14, 2018, that killed 17
experience or more. Office. If voters approve the tax hike, the Mascara said. people and wounded another 17, Mascara
school property tax bill of a home with an said.
Since pay hikes have not kept up in St. assessed value of $200,000 would increase The sheriff’s office provides a school
Lucie County, some of the best teachers by about $200 per year to $1,467. resource deputy to all 39 public schools “It’s a large undertaking to make sure
have been tempted to seek better-paying in the district, Mascara said. The Port St. that our campuses, our schools and our
jobs in nearby districts, Gent said. Mascara said he agreed to chair a polit- Lucie Police Department has also assigned children are safe,” Mascara said. “Every
ical action committee to raise money to police officers to the city’s three public threat has to be investigated, every threat
“We cannot afford to have one of our high- advocate for the proposed school tax hike. high schools. involves a home visit and a visit with par-
ly-qualified teachers or staff members go to ents, so it requires a tremendous amount
a different district,” Gent said. “It affects the Homebuilders have been among the Public schools and law enforcement of manpower and assets.” 
overall running of the school center.” top contributors to the committee be- have been on high alert since the mass

David Freeland, president of the St.
Lucie County Classroom Teachers Associ-
ation, joined Gent and Mascara at a news
conference on Feb. 27 at Fort Pierce Cen-
tral to explain why the money is needed.

“If you can drive 15 minutes and get a
$10,000 raise, that’s a pretty easy decision
for a lot of people,” Freeland said. “We do
have a lot who go to other counties.”

The county’s 203,119 registered voters
will be asked to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on a pro-
posal to increase the property tax rate for
schools by $1 to $7.335 per $1,000 of as-
sessed value for four years.

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IN LOVING MEMORY N.Y., and Stuart, Fla. topher; and sister, Tolin.
He was a lieutenant in the Central Islip
ALONZO G. HOPKINS, 82 Beloved “Tall Texan” to his friends in ROBERT S. BAIN
St. Lucie West Port St. Lucie for the last 15 years, Lonnie Volunteer Fire Department for 10 years be- Port St. Lucie
was the Chairperson of the Architectur- fore moving to Florida.
Alonzo George Hopkins, 82, of St. Lucie al Review Committee for the Lake Forest Robert S. “Bob” Bain passed peacefully
West in Port St. Lucie passed to the Lord Community, a Block Captain for the Emer- Frank was a lifetime member of the Elks away at home, in Port St. Lucie on Feb. 21,
Friday, Feb. 22, from the loving arms of his gency Readiness Committee, and a friend and a charter member of West St. Lucie surrounded by his wife and children.
wife, Carol Anne Hopkins. Lonnie’s jour- to all. #2823. He enjoyed traveling, especially
ney began in Dallas County, Oct. 14, 1936, cruising, golf, sports and spending time Bob retired from Providence Gravure to
when his arrival blessed his parents, Jack He was preceded in death by his parents, with his grandchildren. Florida 17 years ago.
Hopkins and Ruth Marie Whitley. sister, June H. Couch and is survived by his
three brothers; Stanley M Hopkins, Ken- DEO SHARBO, 77 Bob is survived by his wife, Carolyn, to
He grew up in the Patrick community of neth Victor Hopkins, and Jack Hopkins Jr. Tradition whom he was married 45 years; brother,
Ellis County, graduated Wilmer Hutchins Bruce; sister, Bonnie; children; grand-
High School and was the first in the family He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Deo Sharbo, known to many simply children; great-grandchildren; and many
to attend college at Arlington College and Carol Hopkins; daughters, Karla June Hop- as “Uncle,” of Tradition in Port St. Lucie, nieces, nephews and friends.
continued to SMU. kins, Sharon Ann Tessem; and daughter- passed away Thursday, Feb. 28 in his home
in-law Jodi Hopkins; son, David Brown; surrounded by his loving family at the age Bob enjoyed traveling with his favorites
Admired and respected in his field, Lon- nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchil- of 77 years. being Disney and cruising. He loved taking
nie was a structural engineer, owning his dren; and many extended family and photographs and entering them in con-
own business for over 60 years designing friends A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Deo tests.
the steel in many of the skyscrapers in moved to Port St. Lucie in 2004, coming
downtown Dallas. FRANK W. SCHAEFFER, 81 here from Queens, N.Y., after retiring from If you were Bob’s friend, you were his
Tradition the New York City Housing Authority. friend for life.
His designs are seen today in the Port
St. Lucie area and his contributions to the Frank Wilson Schaeffer, 81, of Tradition Being an active member of First Pres- LAURIE HOPE LIGUORI, 66
architecture of the community continued in Port St. Lucie, passed away on Feb. 25 byterian Church of Jamaica and then First Port St. Lucie
until 2019. at the Treasure Coast Hospice, surrounded Presbyterian Church of Port St. Lucie,
by his loving family. some of Deo’s favorite pastimes included Laurie Hope Liguori, 66, of Port St. Lucie
He was a Dallas Sheriff Posse volunteer tending to his garden, taking care of his passed away on Feb. 26.
since 1963, and Trooper Emeritus. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Di- birds and fishing in Jensen Beach.
ane; his daughter, Lois Ann; his son, Frank Laurie had been a vice president with
Lonnie served two terms as Mayor of O.; five grandsons; and three great-grand- Talented with his hands, Deo could Riverside National Bank.
Seagoville, was on the City Council for children. fix almost anything in his home and was
many years, and was also on the Econom- always eager to teach anyone willing to Survivors include her daughters, Mer-
ic Development committee. He was a resi- Frank was a structural engineer for 35 learn. yl Frid (Ken) and Deborah Caron (Justin);
dent of Seagoville (southeast of Dallas) for years at Grumman Aircraft in Bethpage, brother, Stuart Marion (Maureen); grand-
38 years. He is survived by his beloved wife of children, Madison, Joshua, Mikaela, Ab-
54 years, Rampeyarie aka Sylvia; loving igail, Bethany and Sarah; niece, Rachel
sons Leslie (Rawtie), Ronnie and Andie Krueger; and Laurie’s companion, Joseph
(Sandy); grandsons, Anthony and Chris- Truitt.

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LOCAL ATTORNEY’S DOLPHINS IN LAGOON they are going to be in trouble [if the la- served in very shallow waters were most-
OFFICE VANDALIZED goon becomes more polluted].” ly feeding. “They often use these shal-
OVER THE WEEKEND CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 low habitats around islands and close to
Since the study was conducted, the shore. It’s helping them to successfully
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT ers said – earlier Harbor Branch research lagoon has been afflicted with a series of hunt,” he said.
had found the same thing – but sever- destructive algal blooms fueled by excess
BY DEBBIE CARSON | Staff Writer al other behaviors raised eyebrows: The nitrogen and phosphorous, seagrass die- Both O’Corry-Crowe and Durden em-
[email protected] highly-intelligent marine mammals spent offs and fish kills that have periodically phasized that learning how dolphins
a lot of time in waters less than 3 feet deep; disrupted and damaged the lagoon eco- spend their time is critical to managing
The Port St. Lucie Police Department is they spent 53 percent of their time travel- system during the past eight years. and conserving the species.
investigating a case of vandalism at a crim- ing, but didn’t travel very far, ranging on
inal defense attorney’s office from over the average only about 17 miles away from The scientists and their collaborators “Our finding that shallow water habi-
weekend. their home waters; and, most surprising, collected the newly published dolphin tats are used extensively by Indian River
the notoriously social animals spent as intel by attaching earring-size trans- Lagoon bottlenose dolphins, particularly
The attorney, Adrienne M. Bucchi, report- much as 72 percent of their time alone, in- mitters to the animals’ dorsal fins and for foraging, indicates that these habitats
ed Monday that her windows and doors had terspersed with brief meetings with many tracking them by boat and aircraft with are likely critical to their health and fit-
been damaged. Photos show what looks like other dolphins. radio receivers daily or several times a ness,” O’Corry-Crowe said. If those shal-
bullet holes in the tempered glass but inves- week up and down the 156-mile lagoon. low-water habitats are degraded by pollu-
tigators had not found bullets or shell cas- “They do, for the most part, live in the All tracking was conducted in daylight tion and ecological changes, it follows that
ings as of press time. lagoon,” Durden said. “Whatever happens so that the researchers could locate dolphins would likely be harmed.
in the lagoon is going to impact them. each individual through its unique ra-
Bucchi told police that she left her office, From what we’ve seen, their ranges are dio signal and then visually observe Other Harbor Branch research has
located at 762 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd., Friday pretty fixed. If they don’t move very much, and record its behavior. shown that many bottlenose dolphins in
afternoon and returned Monday afternoon. the lagoon are already sick, suffering from
The damage occurred sometime in between. O’Corry-Crowe said the dolphins ob- a variety of diseases. 

Police canvassed the vicinity and spoke
with people in the area. Witnesses told po-
lice they heard loud noises around midnight
March 3 that might have been gun shots. No
one reported the noises or called 911.

The damage to the doors and windows is
estimated to be $1,300.

No surveillance cameras caught the dam-
age and no witnesses were able to provide
suspect information.

Those with possible information regard-
ing the incident are encouraged to call the
Port St. Lucie Police Department at 772-
871-5001 or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers
at 1-800-273-TIPS. 

CAR-REPAIR PROGRAM staff is always looking for different programs cal appointments. Applicants must also have could request assistance for an oil change
to help residents in need. And when one case proof of vehicle ownership, insurance and a or other routine service, she recommends
CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 manager ran across a similar program, she valid driver’s license. against it.
floated the idea of providing minor car re-
vices Department, with help from the grant, pairs through the grant. Initially, the county thought it could get Residents can only draw from the well
has provided financial assistance for educa- high school auto-mechanic classes to take once, so she suggests using that request for a
tion purposes as well as photo ID assistance, “We loved the idea,” Johnson said. on the car repairs, according to Johnson. larger-ticket item.
which has helped the homeless. There are criteria residents have to meet But schools balked at the issue of assuming
in order to receive assistance – income and liability. A pre-screening process is in place to de-
“We can do a variety of things with these need. termine eligibility before making applica-
dollars,” said Human Services Coordinator Financial assistance – up to $500 – will “We couldn’t find anyone to do it for a lim- tion. That process can be handled over the
Lauren Johnson. be provided to those whose total family in- ited cost,” she said. So, the program requires phone by calling the Community Services
come is at or below 125 percent of the federal cost estimates from multiple, reputable, Department at 772-462-1777 and then 0.
Annually, the county receives about poverty level. For instance, a single resident auto-mechanic shops. Johnson said vehicle
$200,000 in Community Services Block whose income is $15,075 or less would quali- owners would be expected to cover the dif- More information can be found on the
Grant funding. This year, the department fy financially. For a family of four, the thresh- ference if the estimate exceeds the $500 the county’s website: www.StLucieCo.gov – cur-
decided to set aside approximately $30,000 old is $30,750. All income is counted. “If your county will provide. “We want them to have sor over “Departments & Services” and click
specifically for the minor car repair program. dog’s making money, you’ve got to count some buy-in,” she said. “Community Services.” From there, select
that, too,” Johnson said. “Human Services” and click on “Minor Auto
“We’re hoping to serve about 60 resi- They must also provide documentation The department expects to see requests Repair Program” in the left column.
dents,” Johnson said. Depending on the de- proving a need for the vehicle; i.e., needing for new tires, brakes and batteries – things
mand, that budget could be adjusted up or it to get to work or school or ongoing medi- that either make the car run or run safely. Johnson recommends those who are in-
down next year. terested check the webpage first before call-
“We’re not replacing an engine or trans- ing to better determine whether they might
Johnson explained that the department’s mission,” Johnson said. And while residents be eligible for the program. 

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COPS: 12-YEAR-OLD BROUGHT GUN TO PSL SCHOOL

BY DEBBIE CARSON | Staff Writer The 12-year-old boy told authorities he person or in his possession. However, anoth- according to the arrest report.
[email protected] took his father’s gun and brought it to his er boy came forward, telling investigators The boy allegedly had threatened to kill
school, Oak Hammock K-8, for protection that he was holding the gun for the boy.
A pre-teen boy was arrested on a felo- from a gang that had been harassing him. the kid he had been fighting with. Another
ny charge after authorities determined he That student told authorities that the boy student told investigators that he heard the
brought a gun to his school. A tip from a fel- Prior to the gun’s discovery, the boy and had been approached near a gas station by a boy threaten to shoot the other kid and make
low student led school leaders to investigate. another student had gotten into a physical gang with ties to the Bloods. The student said a hand motion under his shirt indicating he
fight at school. During that fight, the boy he carried the boy’s gun at the boy’s request. had a firearm.
“The safety of our students and school made threats to kill the one with whom he
staff remains our highest priority,” said Sher- was fighting, the Sheriff’s Office said in its When confronted, the boy confirmed The boy, too, has previously made a school
iff Ken J. Mascara. “We are grateful to the arrest report. what the student had said – that the gun threat, the report states. That threat led to his
student who notified authorities and remind was brought to school for protection being investigated earlier in the school year.
all students that threats and possession of The threatened student told authorities against the gang. Whether the boy had ac-
weapons on campus are serious crimes that that he had seen a gun the boy was carrying. tually been threatened or was considering The gun was recovered and taken as evi-
come with serious consequences.” using the gun at school remains unclear, dence. The boy was transported to the Juve-
Authorities did not find a gun on the boy’s nile Detention Center. 

Investigation continues
into crash that killed 4

Four people were killed and a fifth person in-

jured when their vehicle collided and caught fire

near Walton Rocks Beach on Hutchinson Island

last week.

No identities had been released as of press

time. The release of names remained pending

notification of next of kin. According to the Flor-

ida Highway Patrol, the agency is continuing its

investigation of the fatal crash.

Information released reveals that a 2017

Chevy Cruze carrying four people was traveling

at a high rate of speed south on A1A/S. Ocean

Drive around 8 p.m. Friday, March 1.

The Cruze struck a 2014 Ford F-150 pickup PHOTOS COURTESY ST. LUCIE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT

truck that was attempting a right-hand turn. FIRE DISPLACES FAMILY OF FIVE IN PALM TRAILS

The collision sparked a fire between the two

vehicles, according to FHP. The truck went onto

the west shoulder and overturned.

The truck’s driver, a 26-year-old woman, was Five people have been displaced fol- the fire might not be determined. Along with making a donation, people
lowing a car fire that engulfed their home Investigators are continuing their ef- are urged to educate themselves on house
taken to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center for in the Palm Trails neighborhood last week. fires and fire safety. They can go to www.
forts. Two adults and three children were RedCross.org/homefires to learn more.
treatment of minor injuries. She was wearing a The American Red Cross responded to displaced due to the fire. No injuries were
the family, providing temporary housing reported. To get emergency alerts through the Red
seatbelt. and other necessities. Cross, visit www.RedCross.org/apps or test
Those seeking to help the affected fam- GETEMERGENCY to 90999. The app com-
The Chevy Cruze rotated clockwise across The St. Lucie Fire District was called ily are encouraged to donate to the Amer- bines more than 35 emergency alerts. The
to the home, located in the 1900 block ican Red Cross, which helps all families Monster Guard mobile app is designed for
the center of the road and stopped, facing east of SW Flower Lane, shortly before 3 a.m. who have suffered a fire or other natural kids, teaching them through play to pre-
March 1. Fire District spokeswoman disaster. According to the Red Cross, 36 pare for emergencies at home. 
on the northbound lane. The report noted that it Brenda Stokes said the car was so badly people are injured or killed daily as a re-
damaged in the blaze that the cause of sult of home fires. –­ DEBBIE CARSON
was not known if the driver was wearing a seat-

belt. The other three passengers’ use of a seat-

belt was marked “N/A” – not applicable.

The driver was male, according to FHP, and

the three passengers were female. Ages were not

released.  ­– DEBBIE CARSON

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Speech pathologists’ expertise extends far and wide

BY TOM LLOYD | Staff Writer Mike Gaughran and Jessica Fitzgerald. bastian offices are stroke or Alzheimer’s “If someone has aphasia from a stroke,
patients – and the initial consultations maybe they also have some cognitive im-
Speech pathologists, including Jessica PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE don’t always go smoothly. pairment and that’s where I think we have
Fitzgerald and Mike Gaughran, may have to determine which problems are more
one of the most incomplete job titles in all common for patients to have multiple “When you go in and introduce yourself speech- or language-based and which
of medicine. communication problems. “This condi- as a speech pathologist,” says Fitzgerald, ones are more cognitive-based.”
tion,” says the NSA, “is known as aphasia “it’s not uncommon to hear a patient say,
Like their counterparts across the coun- and can affect your ability to find the right ‘there’s nothing wrong with my speech.’ Asked how – or if – it is possible to teach
try, Fitzgerald and Gaughran do much words, to understand what others are say- But we don’t just treat speech. or re-teach cognition, Gaughran pauses
more than work with people who have ing and/or reading and writing.” briefly before saying, “that’s a good ques-
speech problems. tion. We’ve got a couple of things. If a pa-
Gaughran estimates 50 percent of the tient comes in with memory problems, we
They also help treat stroke, traumatic patients he and Fitzgerald see in their Se- might show them the stages of memory
brain injury, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – I might explain there are three stages to
patients. memory. We take information in, we store
it and then we retrieve it. And then we
Those four problems make up a huge would give them some memory strategies,”
universe of potential patients. to help them retrieve that information.

According to the American Heart As- Fitzgerald quickly adds, “the root of our
sociation, “stroke affects nearly 500,000 profession is function,” and to that end,
people a year and is the leading cause of role-playing and specific situational strat-
disability in older adults. Another 1.7 mil- egies can be a big help for patients.
lion people sustain some form of traumat-
ic brain injury.” For instance, “when a patient is cook-
ing at the stove and the doorbell rings, my
Add to that what the Alzheimer’s Asso- strategy would be to complete one task at
ciation says is an “estimated 5.7 million a time: Move that pot off of the stove, turn
Americans of all ages living with Alzhei- the stove off and then go answer the door.
mer’s dementia” and the 60,000 people Don’t just leave [the stove] going because
diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the then by the time you [finish dealing with
U.S. each year, and it starts to become clear whatever distracted you], you’ll come back
that speech pathologists are tasked with and have burned the house down.”
much more than helping clear up simple
speech problems. While that might sound extreme, cook-

For example, the National Stroke Asso-
ciation points out, after a stroke it is very

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ing fires are an all-too-common occur- BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT: PART 2
rence for patients with dementia or apha-
sia. BY FRED CICETTI teaches women how their breasts feel nor- that removes hormones or blocks their ac-
mally and to notice changes. tion and stops cancer cells from growing.
And while both Gaughran and Fitzger- The most common breast cancer symp- Hormones are substances made by glands
ald are keenly aware that everyone wants tom is a lump. Other symptoms include Ultrasound and MRI are other diagnos- in the body and circulated in the blood-
a “magic pill” that will instantly cure their swelling, skin irritation, nipple pain or re- tic tools. stream. Some hormones can cause certain
speech or cognitive problems, the hard traction, and an unusual discharge. cancers to grow.
fact is no such pill exists, so preserving and Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound
building on what speech and cognitive THE HEALTHY SENIOR waves to outline a part of the body. Breast If tests show that the cancer cells have
abilities patients still have becomes the top ultrasound can focus upon something places where hormones can attach (recep-
priority. Early diagnosis saves lives. The combi- picked up by a mammogram. tors), drugs, surgery or radiation therapy
nation of a mammogram, a clinical breast are used to reduce the production of hor-
“In Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and some of exam and self-exams is recommended by Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses mones or block them from working. The
those degenerative kind of problems, it’s healthcare experts to reduce breast-cancer radio waves and strong magnets instead of hormone estrogen, which makes some
not so much about restoring [what’s been deaths. X-rays. They can be used to examine can- breast cancers grow, is made mainly by the
lost],” says Gaughran. “It’s more about cers found by mammogram. ovaries. Treatment to stop the ovaries from
maintaining what they still have – we’re A mammogram is a breast X-ray. If making estrogen is called ovarian ablation.
trying to preserve some of that remaining mammography finds an abnormality, con- Most women with breast cancer have
function. If we can maintain what they do firmation by biopsy is required. In a biopsy, some type of surgery. Surgeries include Hormone therapy with tamoxifen is of-
have, well, that’s a win for the patient.” a tissue sample is taken for analysis. lumpectomy to remove only the breast ten given to patients with early stages of
lump and surrounding tissue, a mastecto- breast cancer and those with metastatic
Speech pathology is not a field for the WebMd.com reports that “according to my that removes part or the entire breast breast cancer (cancer that has spread to
under-educated or the faint of heart. The the American Cancer Society, about 10 per- or can be more extensive to include lymph other parts of the body). Hormone thera-
job requires both a bachelor’s and master’s cent of women who have a mammogram nodes and muscle tissue. py with tamoxifen or estrogens can act on
degree along with a nine-month clinical will be called back for more tests. But only cells all over the body and may increase
fellowship and 30 hours of continuing ed- 8 percent to 10 percent of those women Radiation therapy is another form of the chance of developing endometrial
ucation every two years. And a lot of drive. will need a biopsy and 80 percent of those treatment. It uses high-energy rays or par- cancer.
biopsies turn out be benign.” ticles that destroy cancer cells. This treat-
“There really are lots of folks out there ment may be used to destroy cancer cells Women taking tamoxifen should have a
that have difficulty with organization, Women 40 and older should have an an- that remain in the breast, chest wall or un- pelvic exam every year to look for any signs
planning, some of those higher-function nual mammogram and breast exam by a derarm area after surgery. of cancer. Any vaginal bleeding, other than
skills, short-term memory and word-find- healthcare professional. As long as a wom- menstrual bleeding, should be reported to
ing,” Gaughran concludes. He and Fitzger- an is in good health and would be a candi- Medicines are also used to treat breast a doctor as soon as possible. 
ald are confident they can help. date for treatment, she should continue to cancer. Chemotherapy employs intrave-
get mammograms and exams. nous and oral drugs that can kill cancer [This is the second installment in a three-
Mike Gaughran and Jessica Fitzgerald cells in most parts of the body. The anti-es- part series on breast cancer]
are with the rehab services at the Sebas- Research has shown that self-exams trogen drug tamoxifen has been used for
tian River Medical Center in Sebastian. The help find breast cancer. Self-examination many years to treat breast cancer.
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• Genius 3D Mammogram website Goop, William says: “Celery juice of Nutrition and Dietetics, said it is po-
• Bone Density is a miracle juice. It’s one of the greatest tentially dangerous to try to fight cancer
• Urinary Incontinence healing tonics of all time. I’ve seen thou- with food alone – or with a particular
• Hormone Replacement sands of people who suffer from chronic food or supplement.
• Weight Loss and mystery illnesses restore their health “Cancer is a complicated disease that
• Infertility by drinking sixteen ounces of celery juice often requires a multifaceted therapy ap-
• Prenatal Care daily on an empty stomach.” proach,” she said.
• Ultrasound If that sounds too good to be true, it is. To be fair, celery does contain some
“Unfortunately, there is no magic bullet phytochemicals, notably apigenin and
Schedule Your or, in this case, ‘miracle food’ that can de- luteolin, that may have antioxidant, an-
Exam Today! liver on such extraordinary claims,” said ti-inflammatory and anti-cancer prop-
772.219.1080 Charleston, S.C.-based registered dieti- erties, but the research in this area is not
tian Debbie Petitpain, a spokeswoman quite ready for prime time. The majority
for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietet- of the research uses isolated apigenin and
ics. “There is no one ‘superfood’ that can luteolin, not the foods that contain those
meet all of our daily requirements and in compounds, and most of the research in-
fact, research continually shows that the volves rodents or isolated cancer cells in
best nutrition comes from consuming a a petri dish.
variety of food groups and various foods Many phytochemicals also show prom-
within each group.” ise for cancer prevention and even treat-
Among William’s many claims – large- ment – one reason the American Cancer
ly unsupported by scientific research or Society recommends consuming 2 1/2
basic physiology – are that celery juice cups of vegetables and fruits daily – so
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miracle food is misguided. Hultin points than that.” Both are high in fiber, which is critical for joy. “Celery juice can be a refreshing,
out we can also get apigenin from parsley a healthy gut.” healthy beverage to include as part of a
and lettuce, and luteolin from beets and Petitpain suggests thinking of each well-rounded diet,” Petitpain said. “It is a
cabbage. “You get a wonderful collection vegetable’s color as its “advertisement” The bottom line much better choice than full sugar drinks
of antioxidant nutrients from a variety of for a nutrient the body needs. “For ex- Celery juice offers water and some like sweet tea, regular soda and sports
foods, but there is no proof that one in ample, red tomatoes are rich in lyco- nutrients – although not nearly as many drinks, which Americans are guzzling at
particular is a cure for disease,” she said. pene, which can prevent heart disease,” as, say, kale – so if you like the taste and an alarming rate.” 
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BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Columnist castle-like appearance. Inside, though, the
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are approaching a castle. The paver walk touches throughout, including upgraded
is surrounded by lush landscaping, and a light fixtures and fans, high-hats in every
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ous 20 feet, 10 inches by 15 feet, 8 inches, is 12-4-by-10-10 and has 42-inch espresso FEATURES FOR 9776 SW NUOVA WAY
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TRADITION AND ST. LUCIE WEST REAL ESTATE SALES

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

The last full week of February saw brisk activity in the Tradition and St. Lucie West sales market,
with the sale of 21 single-family residences and lots reported.
The top sale of the week was the residence 9856 SW Nuova Way. First listed in October for
$549,000, this 4-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,758-square-foot home sold for $527,500 on
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PORT SAINT LUCIE 9856 SW NUOVA WAY 10/29/2018 $549,000 2/28/2019 $520,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 8836 ONE PUTT PLACE 1/17/2019 $529,000 2/25/2019 $385,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 7712 GREENBRIER CIRCLE 11/19/2018 $399,900 2/27/2019 $357,500
PORT SAINT LUCIE 579 SW ROMORA BAY 10/29/2018 $375,000 2/28/2019 $309,500
PORT SAINT LUCIE 7230 MARSH TERRACE 11/16/2018 $329,000 2/25/2019 $302,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 1265 SW MAPLEWOOD DRIVE 12/8/2018 $309,999 3/1/2019 $272,500
SAINT LUCIE WEST 425 NW COOLWATER COURT 12/26/2018 $289,900 2/27/2019 $267,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 5862 NW MESA CIRCLE 11/28/2018 $269,900 2/28/2019 $265,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 12290 SW WEEPING WILLOW AVE 11/8/2018 $274,900 2/25/2019 $244,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 717 SW SAN SALVADOR COVE 1/24/2019 $244,000 2/28/2019 $240,000
PORT SAINT LUCIE 2643 SW IMPORT DRIVE 12/26/2018 $234,900 2/27/2019 $230,790
PORT SAINT LUCIE 7688 NW GREENSPRING STREET 30 7/27/2018 $272,290 2/26/2019 $230,000
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Listing Date: 1/17/2019 Listing Date: 11/19/2018
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BY KENNETH R. HARNEY | The Washington Post tidal waves of foreclosures that devastated Borrowers with conventional mortgages, and required them to screen out high-risk
borrowers and their communities.
It’s a real estate and social barometer those eligible for sale to investors Fannie borrowers – essentially limiting their cus-
that doesn’t get a lot of publicity, but it’s im- Some of the wounds are still fresh. De-
portant: More Americans are paying their linquency rates may sound like a yawn, but Mae and Freddie Mac, are the best perform- tomer base to people who can truly afford
mortgages on time today than they have in they are a key economic bellwether that
nearly two decades – maybe even longer. shouldn’t be ignored by anyone serious ers; about 97 percent of them are paying on the mortgages they’re seeking.
about real estate.
That’s a big deal, because when large time. Borrowers with Federal Housing Ad- In the conventional market, that’s why
numbers of owners do the opposite – stop So here’s the good news: The national de-
paying on their home loans for months at a linquency rate on home loans hit the low- ministration-insured (FHA) mortgages pay Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – the coun-
time – the entire economy feels the effects. est level in 18 years as of the final quarter
Spiking delinquencies in 2007-2008 ushered of 2018, according to data compiled by the late nearly three times more frequently; try’s two largest sources of mortgage money
in the global financial crisis and spawned Mortgage Bankers Association.
even so, more than 91 percent of them are – have kept their average FICO credit scores

on time. near a relatively pristine 750, well above lev-

The big gap between homeowners with els typical before the financial crisis. (FICO

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shouldn’t be surprising, because FHA indicating a high probability of future de-

borrowers have lower credit scores, high- linquencies and foreclosures.)

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 ground, heated pool with water features and
spa. It’s fenced in and has landscaping for pri-
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8117 Alister Place Just Listed! $459,900 8438 Belfry Place $399,999 8546 Belfry Place $299,900

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7305 Bob O’Link $345,000 7671 Charleston Way $649,000 10317 Crosby Place $399,000

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7653 Greenbrier Cir $399,000 7104 Maidstone Drive $279,900 7343 Marsh Terrace $349,000

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white cabinets & SS appls, extended, screened patio overlooking spared, gourmet kitchen overlooks family room & lanai, gas fire- spared, gourmet kitchen overlooks family room & lanai, gas fire-
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ite, SS appls + huge center island, plantation shutters, paver lot, beautiful finishes, wood- look porcelain tile thru-out, impact gourmet kitchen, w/huge island bar, double ovens, gas cook-top,
screened lanai. A must-see home! windows/doors, extended covered lanai, lake view. extended patio overlooks lake.
Martin Borgia 772-626-9036; Sharon Rudd-Boulanger 772-528-5952 Tony Reagan 772-333-0025; Ryan Reagan 561-308-0807 Tony Reagan 772-333-0025; David Paladino 561-574-6490
11381 SW Hillcrest Cir. $369,900 11525 SW Apple Blossom Trail $384,500 11571 SW Apple Blossom Trail $419,000

TRADITION / VITALIA TRADITION / VITALIA TRADITION / VITALIA

GORGEOUS HOME W/LAKE VIEW GORGEOUS “MADEIRA” MODEL ELEGANT “MADEIRA” MODEL – LAKE VIEW
Truly a unique property, 3BR, 2.5BA, 2CG, kitchen with SS Beautifully upgraded 2BR, 2BA PLUS Den home has it all! Beau- Upgraded 2BR, 2BA PLUS den, 2CG garage wired for golf
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patios that overlook the lake. covered & screened paver lanai, long lake views screened lanai overlooks serene lake.
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Coming Up! OUT WITH THE NEW, IN
WITH THE ‘RADICAL’
IT WILL FEEL OLD AT MUSEUM
LIKE ‘SUMMER’
AT THE LYRIC Danielle Johnson, Vero Beach Museum of Art’s
curator of modern and contemporary art.
BY SAMANTHA BAITA | Staff Writer
PHOTO: KAILA JONES
1 From the sultry purr of
(Ooooooo) “Love to Love BY ELLEN FISCHER | Columnist Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts and Crafts Move- (England) Museum Trust, in cooperation
You Baby,” to the anthem “No ment” contains 144 objects, each of which with the American Federation of Arts. The
More Tears (Enough is Enough),” An exhibition that fills all four galleries at has the power to fascinate. To give the show latter is a nonprofit organization that part-
that she sang with Barbra Strei- the Vero Beach Museum of Art with glitter- its due, you will want to visit the exhibit more ners with museums to develop and present
sand, no one could sell a song ing displays of paintings, drawings, book art, than once before the show closes on May 5. exhibitions around the world. The VBMA is
like Donna Summer. But, in the jewelry, ceramics, metalwork and textile art the second venue on the exhibition’s U.S.
audience this Friday, March 8, at is large enough that you can’t appreciate it The exhibition was organized by the Mu-
Stuart’s Lyric Theatre, if you close all in one visit. “Victorian Radicals: From the seum and Art Gallery of the Birmingham CONTINUED ON PAGE B4
your eyes, you could swear it’s the
Queen of Disco you’re listening
to. Summer’s sister, Mary Gaines
Bernard, “Celebrates the Life and
Music of Donna Summer” with all
the memorable songs and stories
from the road that define Sum-
mer’s life and career. According
to the Lyric promo, Bernard sang
with her big sis, LaDonna Gaines,
for three decades, and can take
the audience on a sentimental,
music-filled journey through
the life of the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame inductee and five-time
Grammy winner who became
Donna Summer, with a depth and
a love no one else could. Bernard
encourages the audience to “en-
joy the music and become part
of the show,” and with Summer’s

CONTINUED ON PAGE B3

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‘Bare Truth’: Brown’s play finds a home in Fort Pierce

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer he said there was no curtain in this est. Now he is contacting theaters
[email protected] small theater that held about 100
each day for the two-week run. around the state.
It’s the dream of every playwright. You’ve written a play
that you think is funny or dramatic or poignant and you “It was a big hit in a small theater “I’ve contacted 70 theaters in
hope that audiences will agree with you. You hope that an for a short run,” he said. “It was fun
audience will actually see what you’ve written and that and quite lively. The audience was Florida and had responses from
you’ll have the chance to see actors give voice to your words very receptive. There was a lot of
laughing and it was well-received.” five who want to see the script,” he
That’s what happened to Port St. Lucie’s Howard Brown,
whose comedy “The Bare Truth” was presented in January Showtones, an online review said. “I’ve sent the script and re-
in New York for its world premiere. Since that time, Brown magazine, said that “‘Bare Truth’
has had the opportunity to travel to New York to see his gives us a smart and entertaining views and we’ll see what happens.”
work on the stage of the American Theatre of Actors, a rep- theme and a well-constructed plot.
ertory company dedicated to developing new playwrights, Audiences of all ages can find res- One thing that will happen is
directors and actors. Many noted performers, including onance in this comedy.” They also
Dennis Quaid, Danny Aiello and Edie Falco, have trained gave Brown high marks for dealing that the Pineapple Playhouse will
there. Brown sent back online reviews of the play and the with the generation gap in the 21st
news that the Pineapple Playhouse in Fort Pierce would century, which gave it a topical present it next season. The mod-
present it next season. note on top of the humor.
est Mr. Brown was surprised again
The play concerns adult children who are trying to stop Brown was thrilled with the no-
their parents from hovering. They come up with the idea tices, which are online because when he was told not only would
of telling their children they are nudists, to stop drive-by, there is so much theater in New York and so many fewer
unexpected visits. You’ll have to wait until next season to papers that it’s impossible for smaller shows to get noticed they present it, but it would be the
learn the rest of the story. I caught up with Brown to discuss in print.
his trip and the play’s future. center play, the one that runs for
“They were good notices that surprised me,” he said.
“I went to New York for the Jan. 26 performance, a Sat- “Online journalism has certainly improved. I was quite im- four weeks instead of three. Mara-
urday night,” he said. “It was a bit of a dodge going up. I pressed and grateful. I was very surprised to get reviews for
was flying into Newark and LaGuardia was closed [due to an Equity showcase in a theater that holds less than 100. thon Community Theatre in Mara-
inclement weather]. We had a delay in Charlotte. I got to The director sent them to me and I was delighted.”
Newark and took public transit to Jersey City, where I was thon Key is looking at the play the
staying, and the next day I went to see the play.” Brown has been trying to market his plays, which he
feels are really meant for Florida audiences, and was sur- Howard Brown. Pineapple did this year, “The Lady
I asked him how he felt when the curtain went up, and prised indeed when a New York theater expressed inter-
Swims Today,” and he is hoping
PHOTO COURTESY OF ELLEN GILLETTE to hear from them this month. He

noted that it is hard going getting community theaters to

take a chance on something new.

“In general, Florida community theaters are not dis-

posed to original plays,” he said. “They like known come-

dies with name recognition or musicals. It’s hard to gener-

ate interest in an original script.”

It’s a shame. Opplaud.com, another online review-

er, called “The Bare Truth” a “laugh-out-loud comedy.” It

would be nice if it found a home in as part of the repertoire

of the many community theaters in Florida. It at least de-

serves a reading, and that is the bare truth. 

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SUPER STAGE LINEUP IS A TOUGH A.C.T. TO FOLLOW

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer er” by Marsha Norman won the Pulitzer for. That’s a subject many of us have of William Shakespeare” (abridged) by
[email protected] Prize for Drama and was a Tony nominee grappled with. Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Win-
for Best Play. It explores the often difficult field. This effort takes on all 37 plays in
While it’s true that some area venues relations between mothers and daughters The play is also a reminder that love 97 minutes; you do the math. These are
are announcing their 2019-2020 sea- and is a reminder that there are conversa- comes in many packages. parodies of the Bard’s plays in shortened
sons, Stuart’s A.C.T. Studio Theatre has tions, however difficult, that we need to or merged form. There are men in tights
plenty of theater left for this season. The have before it is too late. The show will be Peter Fogel’s “’Til Death Do Us Part who somehow manage to bring in the
season, as we used to know it, is being presented April 5-20. … You First!” is an out-and-out comedy comedies, histories and tragedies into
redefined to include the summer as about a man in his 50s with commit- one play that will leave you laughing.
more and more people are here year- “The Nerd” by Larry Shue is a real ment issues, but who is beginning to It sounds like tremendous fun and is a
round. change of pace. This comedy was the feel his own mortality. Fogel, a stand- great way to end the season. It will be
top-grossing American play in London’s up comic from Delray Beach, performs presented Aug. 9-18.
An additional performance of “The West End in 1986. The action centers many parts in this one-man play as he
Vagina Monologues” was added to the on a young architect who is visited by a decides to visit the scenes of all of his It’s particularly exciting to see shows
three that were originally scheduled. man he’s never met, but who saved his romantic disasters and we hear his true in July and August. It used to be that the
This shows that there is a market for life in Vietnam. He has written to his confessions about marriage, sex and, as season ended May 1 and those of us who
thought-provoking theater that is dif- hero to promise he will do anything he the press release from A.C.T. said, “other are here year-round had nothing. It is so
ferent from what we usually see in the can to help him, but when the “hero” things that end prematurely.” The show nice to have theater all year round, and
area. A.C.T. takes risks and it’s great that appears, he has no social sense or tact, is will be presented June 28-30. I hope we will see it more and more. If
the community is supporting them. The not very bright and doesn’t know when you want that, support those theaters
production was timed to commemorate it’s time to leave. The show will be pre- Yet another kind of love story is that bring entertainment throughout
National Women’s History Month with sented May 4-19. Shakespeare’s’ “Romeo and Juliet” and the year. That’s the only way they’ll
productions by women, starring wom- there’s no spoiler alert needed. You know that you like it.
en and directed by women. Next up is Diana Son’s “Stop Kiss” is about know it ends badly. We don’t get to see
Michele Lowe’s dark comedy “The Smell friendship between two women and Shakespeare in the area very often and A.C.T. Studio Theatre is located at
of the Kill,” directed by Donna Amaru, what happens when it becomes some- this is one of the most accessible of his 2399 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart. Call 772-
which will play from March 9-24. thing more. When the two share a kiss, plays. It will run July 13-28. 932-8880 or visit www.actstudiotheatre.
one is attacked, and they are forced to com. 
April brings another thought-provoking confront whether love is worth fighting Having said that we don’t get much
play written by a woman. “’Night, Moth- Shakespeare, I am happy to note that the
season ends with “The Complete Works

COMING UP her (jerk) boyfriend ditches her and leaves ers, schemers, courtesans – sary, and attempts to do
to attend Harvard Law. To get him back, all far more “appealing than so by helping his lovesick
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 Elle decides she’ll go to Harvard Law, too, appalling” – this coming young master, Hero, win
which literally everyone thinks is beyond Tuesday, March 12, through the love of his major crush,
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VERO MUSEUM EXHIBIT spiration for the human form in classical PHOTOS: KAILA JONES of medieval northern Europe, with its rich
Greek and Roman statuary. “The Chal- history of textile design, stained glass and
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 lenge,” therefore, gives us the expected in art before the humanistic values and art illuminated manuscripts.
European hero of aquiline nose, lowering forms of the Renaissance spread through-
tour; its first stop was the Oklahoma City brow and cheekbones to die for; a blond out Europe. “The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was
Museum of Art last fall. From here, Vic- maiden who could double for the Virgin cohesive and worked closely with one
torian Radicals will travel to the Seattle Mary; a middle-aged man, gray of beard For the Pre-Raphaelites, the art of the another, for only about five years,” says
Art Museum, Yale Center for British art in but hale of body; and a dark-skinned male Italian painter Raphael, born Raffaello Johnson.
New Haven, Conn., Nevada Museum of in the role of exotic “other.” Sanzio da Urbino in 1483, exemplified the
Art in Reno and the Frick Pittsburgh. Renaissance. The softly rounded forms, But the styles and ideas they developed
The grace of Eastlake’s figures is sur- subtle color and gracefulness of Raphael’s during that time were carried forward not
“This is the first exhibition in the mu- passed only by those in another academic figures – indeed, his suppression of any- only by their own cohort, but also by suc-
seum’s history to occupy all four of the painting in the exhibition, William Etty’s thing that could be considered inharmo- ceeding generations of English painters
museum’s galleries: the Holmes, Titel- “Pandora Crowned by the Seasons,” com- nious within the picture – soon became for the next 50 years, as exemplified by ob-
man, Schumann and Stark, plus the Stark pleted between 1824 and 1830. Talk about the academic model for generations of art jects throughout the exhibition.
Rotunda,” says Danielle Johnson, VBMA your classical ideals – Etty’s beauties look students, well into the 19th century.
curator of modern and contemporary art. like the figures in an ancient marble frieze. To illustrate the difference between the
Raphael’s example also summed up ex- old style and the new, Johnson points to an
Johnson’s work with Victorian Radicals In reaction to this type of art, a Pre-Ra- actly what the Pre-Raphaelites abhorred. 1851 painting by William Holman Hunt,
included selecting, in concert with Mat- phaelite Brotherhood was founded in Theirs was not to be an art of bland har- “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” that depicts a
thew Mangold, VBMA chief preparator, 1848 by artists William Holman Hunt, mony, or truisms masquerading as truth. scene from Shakespeare’s comedy.
paint colors for the gallery walls to set John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel They wanted to show life as they knew it
off the objects on display. In the Holmes Rossetti. They sought to give their paint- -- in all its complicated abundance and It shows the moment when, at center
Gallery, wine-red accent walls reflect mid- ings modernity by looking back to a time prismatic color. No detail was too small, stage, the knight Valentine rescues his girl-
19th century England’s taste for deep hues or too profuse, to be excluded from their friend Sylvia from the amorous advances
and detailed ornamentation. The earliest pictures. Their inspiration was the culture of his friend Proteus. Disguised as a boy,
Pre-Raphaelite paintings, as well as craft Proteus’ true love, Julia, has seen every-
objects from London’s Great Exposition of thing – and leans sulking against a tree.
1851, are located here. Evidently, Proteus is as changeable as the
shape-shifting sea god he is named after.
For the normally antiseptic white tran-
sition area between the Holmes, Titelman “You are immediately struck by how
and Schumann Galleries, Johnson select- bright the colors are that Hunt used,”
ed a perennially chic Morris and Company says Johnson, remarking on the purple
acanthus wallpaper to put the visitor in the and flame-red of Julia’s garments, and the
mood for the second-generation Pre-Ra- pink pants (hot in more ways than one) of
phaelite paintings and Arts and Crafts ob- Proteus.
jects in the latter two galleries. The Titel-
man and Schumann galleries are painted Also remarkable are the naturalistic pos-
in lighter colors, to reflect what the artists es of the characters. Take Proteus, who is
themselves were using, Johnson says. seen on awkwardly bended knee. He holds
his left hand to the back of his neck, as
At the main entrance to the exhibition, though to signify the place where Valen-
the first artwork in the Holmes Gallery tine grabbed him (impudent pup!) away
represents an English from Sylvia. Proteus’ right hand is clasped
painting in the decades in Valentine’s left. It is uncertain whether
preceding the advent,
in 1848, of the artists Valentine is giving him a
who called themselves hand up, or forcing him
Pre-Raphaelites. It is to remain kneeling be-
Charles Lock Eastlake’s fore Sylvia in apology.
“The Champion” of 1824,
depicting a medieval knight Sylvia’s reddish hair
accepting a challenge from a bespeaks Celtic ancestry;
turbaned messenger at left. her slightly bulging eyes
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ed rival raises his sword to ed Italian girl; Shakespeare’s
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knight’s left, a fair maiden lan’s courageous daugh-
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the hero’s breastplate, as a for her Valentine. Hunt’s
grave monk looks on. Sylvia is neither the ideal
of the ancients, nor of the
A Royal Academician Renaissance. More hot-
and a director of London’s house lily than Lombardy
National Gallery, Eastlake sunflower, this Sylvia is an
“was definitively part of the Englishwoman.
establishment,” says John-
son. You can spend much
of your time in the show
Eastlake populated reading the story every
“The Challenge” with painting has to tell. There
type-cast characters that are plenty of high-minded
go back to the ideals of subjects from literature,
the Italian Renaissance, the Bible and Greek my-
which in turn found in- thology, but the pleasures
and ills of life in Victorian
England are also repre-
sented. 

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FEASTING ON APPRECIATION
FOR ART AT BACKUS BRUNCH

BY KERRY FIRTH | Correspondent the Backus Museum’s largest fundraiser year

On a picture-perfect day, worthy of a Back- after year. The first brunch was held 23 years To

us painting, nearly 500 guests queued up to ago inside the museum and gallery, but with Bottle Shock
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palms and sipped fresh Florida orange juice dined and enjoyed the soft, mellow tunes

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IRSC’S ‘ODD COUPLE’ WILL BE A MASTER CLASS IN COMEDY

BY SHELLEY KOPPEL | Staff Writer she had a space available for him to stage a more to the project. Felix and Oscar were the leads in their last
[email protected] production this spring. “In addition to any time directing, I’m two shows. It’s truly one of those things. If
you audition correctly, talent will show. I had
Brandon Carter is a resourceful kind of “She said it was their busiest time and she compiling a list of my research into the no previous knowledge because individuals
guy. After graduation from Indian River State wasn’t sure, and then she said that they had characters, time period, areas and neigh- as talented set themselves apart.”
College, he attended a small liberal arts col- a need for a director for ‘The Odd Couple,’ borhoods, blocking and script analysis,” he
lege in Kansas, where he got a BFA in acting. which will be presented March 28-30. It was said. “As part of my thesis, I’ll have to do an The cast includes Matthew Duncombe as
When he decided that he wanted to teach an absolutely amazing opportunity. Why oral defense of my choices. There are a lot of Felix, Robert Erdman as Oscar, John Stallings
college and direct, he found Central Wash- would I pass this up? With where we are in things that go into casting and design choic- as Roy, Jared Riddle Sieve as Murray, Cam-
ington University in Washington State. the country and the world, people are tired es and I’ll have to justify it all.” eron Whitlock as Vinnie, Andrew Ocasio
of dramas and want to laugh. Even if we are as Speed, Isabella Shellback as Gwendolyn
“They have a really wonderful assistant- on polar ends of the spectrum, we can still Carter said that the casting process was and Emmelyn Otero Navarro as Cecily. Mia
ship program with the opportunity to teach find a need for each other. Oscar needs Felix interesting for several reasons. Karrh is the female understudy and Evan
and take classes,” he said. “I couldn’t turn it and Felix needs Oscar.” Lawson is the male understudy.
down.” “Neither Becky nor David (Moberg, the
The production gives Carter the perfect department head) gave me a real indication Indian River State College presents Neil
When the school didn’t have a graduate opportunity to come back to Florida and do that (this student) was the most talented. Simon’s “The Odd Couple” March 28-30 at
degree that exactly met his needs, he devised his thesis project. His program adviser will They gave me a list of who was in the depart- the McAlpin Fine Arts Center, 3209 Virginia
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SWING AND A HIT: IT’S THE ‘JAZZ & BIG BAND SPECTACULAR’

BY PATRICK McCALLISTER | Correspondent audience always enjoys,” Vaida said. throughout their lives. “Our members range cians with a passion.”
The Port St. Lucie Community Band is from middle school to 80 years old,” said A family that’s always looking to grow.
The Port St. Lucie Community Band is Vaida.
tuned up for “A Jazz & Big Band Spectacular.” celebrating an important anniversary this “New members are welcome,” Vaida added.
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Bonz meets Cletis the Beagle, a good ol’ country boy

can’t argue. I ain’t as quick as I once py Eyes. An it worked, Thank Lassie.”
“Woof! What was it like, all four of
was, ’cept when I hear the cookie jar
you pupsters, in your new home? I
Hi Dog Buddies! lid. Then I’m On It, like a puppy with guess it was real fun an maybe a lid-
dle rowdy,” I ventured.
This week I got to yap with a gen-you- springs in his tail. Nobody better get
wine Florida Cracker pooch from Okee- “Bet your Dog Biscuits it was.
cho-bee. I’d heard he was 14 in human, between me an my dried liver cookie Back then Mom an Big Pop were
an a tad crotch-iddy, so, walkin’ up to the takin’ care of some greyhounds:
door, I was remindin’ myself to always treats. Know what I’m sayin’?” Charleston an Fawn were rescues
respect my elders. We could hear a lot- who buh-longed to Mom and Big
ta woofin’ even before the door opened. “Yes, sir! It’s a pleasure to meet you, Pop’s human son, an were just vis-
When it did, a lady an this older-lookin’ itin.’ Baby an Fig Newton were ad-
Beagle were standin’ there. The barkin’ sir,” I said in my most respectful, out- opted from a vet who’d rescued ’em
was comin’ from a coupla pooches be- from a dog track in Orlando so they
hind a pooch gate in another room. They side voice as we followed Cletis an his could be dog blood donors. Cuz us
schushed soon as the lady told ’em to. The three were real liddle, wiggly pup-
older pooch came over for a Basic Wag- Mom out to the patio. He immediate- pies, who racing greyhounds might
an-Sniff. He was getting’ gray and kinda mistake for something they outta
faded all over, but I could still see his Bea- ly flopped down, front paws straight chase, Mom an Big Pop innerduced
gle-y colors, an he had that pawsome Bea- us outside, one atta time. Evenshul-
gle profile I always admired. out in front, back paws straight out ly, everything worked out just dandy.

“Hey, there, sonny. I’m Cletis Taylor. I’m in back. I couldn’t help thinkin’ he “An, when the four of us got togth-
the boss around here, just so you know. er under a big ol’ tree an practiced
Come right on in. This here’s my Mom, looked sorta like a smushed frog (no our bayin,’ we usta drive the squir-
Debra. Those two squawky mutts are my rels NUTS! Mom’s always remindin’
liddle sisters, Gabby an Smiley. Our dad, offense to frogs or dogs). the tree-trimmin’ guys to leave a
we call him Big Pop, he’s workin.’ So, let’s path though the treetops for the squir-
go take a load off. You’ll hafta speak up a “OK, shoot. Whaddya wanna rels.”
tad cuz my ears ain’t what they usta be. “That’s so thoughtful,” I commented.
Mom an Big Pop call me an ol’ man, an I know, young fella?” “You wanna hear my bay, young fella? I
still got it!”
“Well, for starters, where you’re

from. How you got here.”

“Me an my sister an brother,

Biscuit an Rascal, were whelped

in Okeechobee, 14 years ago. Cow

country. Real pretty out there. We’re

purebreds, ya know. Got those dad- Cletis. PHOTO: KAILA JONES

gum silly long names nobody uses.

Anyways, Mom and Big Pop heard

we needed a home. They already had a py Eyes better’n any pooch I’ve ever seen.

Beagle, name o’ Foots. Mom wanted a girl So I got to go, too. That left Rascal. Me an

pooch. That was Biscuit. But Big Pop was Biscuit didn’t wanna leave without our

playin’ with me an I was a real cute liddle brother, so we all three gave Mom an Big

fellar back then. Big Pop gave Mom Pup- Pop three sets of our very best Major Pup-

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“Maybe later,” I replied quickly. THERE’S ALWAYS A CATCH!
“Back in our puppy days,” Cletis con-
tinued, “nothin’ was safe. The miss-chuff Bass Pro Shops hosted its Spring Fishing Classic Kids Weekend
one of us didn’t think of, another did. Bein’ at their location at 2250 Gatlin Blvd. in Port St. Lucie. Little
Beagles an all, we loved trackin’ stuff. One ones were treated to a tank full of hungry tilapia in which to
liddle sniff an off we’d go. Mom an Big Pop practice their fishing skills, as well as workshops, craft projects
hadda be sure we didn’t go out without and games all weekend long. Clockwise from above left: Rocco
our leashes cuz, if we caught an innerst- Lamarra, 4, pulls in a fish while his brother Max, 7, watches
ing smell, POW! we were off like a flea col- intently; Xavier Lockwood, 5, holds up his first catch of the day;
lar, noses to the ground. We’d stick to that and Jim Burczyk feeds Bass Pro Shop’s resident fish while Rocco
smell like glue. Why, you could set off a Binetti, 12, watches from outside the tank. 
stick o’ dynamite and we wouldn’t pay no
mind. That’s fine when you’re workin’ inna PHOTOS: ANTHONY INSWASTY
field or someplace like that, but not where
you can get smushed by a truck.” Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN
“I see your point.” in March 1, 2019 Edition 1 WHETHER 1 HANGUP
“One time I got in Big Trouble. Mom an 8 BEETON 3 TRAVEL
Big Pop’s daudder-in-law had these real 9 ENTAILS 4 EELS
fancy, ’spensive shoes, called ’em SAN- 11 STRAINER 5 PENALTY
dulls. Well, I accidently sorta ate one. The 12 FUSES 6 ATANYRATE
other one was jus fine, but everybody was 14 OPAL 7 INARREARS
still Real Peeved. I also usta love toilet pa- 15 SAUTERNE 10 STRATAGEM
per. Grab it real gentle-like, then take off 17 AIRSPRAY 12 FORASTART
runnin,’ fancy up the whole house. Those 18 STAR 13 SACRILEGE
were good times. I quit toilet paper for 20 BLESS 16 SPANIEL
years, but, recently, I’ve been relivin’ those 21 TALENTED 18 SLIGHT
glory days again. They usta call us the Bea- 23 MONGREL 19 ASSESS
gle Brigade. We were somethin’ to see.” 24 RIGGER 22 DODO
Cletis gave a sigh. A faraway look 25 MORTISE
crossed his face. “Over the years, they’ve
all crossed the Rainbow Bridge, ’cept me.
I’m the Last Remaining Beagle. Now I hang
out with my sisters. They’re big girls, ain’t
nothin’ like me. Smiley, we call her Dennis
the Menace, an Gabby, she’s real calm an
laid back. They know I love ’em. Hey now,
before you head out, I’ll show you my bay.
You ain’t never heard anything like it.”
Heading home, I was re-playin’ all Cle-
tis’ Cool Kibbles stories. An the sound of
his big beautiful bay was still echoing in
my ears.

Till next time,

The Bonz

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8 Dappled (8) 2 Joie de vivre (4)
9 Verbal attack (8) 3 Savoury jelly (5)
10 Tardy, slow (4) 4 Young hare (7)
11 Belief (5) 5 Framework (8)
13 Plume (7) 6 Mild (6)
15 Depict (7) 12 Frayed (8)
17 Growl (5) 14 Deal (7)
20 Duelling sword (4) 16 Fish hawk (6)
21 Tip (8) 18 Habit (6)
23 Calm (8) 19 Sepals of a flower (5)
24 Target (4) 22 Encourage (4)

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ACROSS 98 Lacking salty expanses The Washington Post59 Transfixed
99 Grower’s tool 61 Impatient exclamations
1 River runners 100 Guts 63 Statesmen
6 “Call” has one; 101 Nescafé rival 66 When prompted
102 Like movie monsters, often 67 U.S. space station of the
“cell” doesn’t 106 Nitpicking
11 Czech city 111 Sadie Thompson drama 1970s
15 The buck stops here, 112 Enclosure 68 Nader title word
113 Encircling attack 70 Slangy money
temporarily 114 Sewing cases 71 Parlor pieces
19 “ ... ___ of cherries” 115 Get a load of 73 Colonel’s insignias
20 “___ Pretty” 116 Actress Martha 74 Victor’s take
21 Mane attraction? 117 Some collars 76 Webber-Rice effort
22 Brainstorm 118 Wheelchair accesses 77 Cola opener?
23 Nondomestic concerns 82 Calydonian boar-hunt figure
25 Domestic concern? DOWN 84 Put in new grass
27 “Do, ___ ...” 1 The “so few” to whom “so 86 Cereal for kids
28 Perry and Skywalker 87 Fur-lined cloak
30 Dedicated work much” was owed: abbr. 88 Type of quarry
31 Hardcover coverups 2 Blood letters 89 Less confident
34 Lightens 3 Part of FYI 92 Gregory McDonald’s
35 Taxi co-star 4 Small-pain inflictors
39 Anesthetics 5 Some pitches undercover reporter
40 Bandleader’s first name 6 Cake mix biggie Duncan 94 Numismatist’s find
41 Nursing a grudge 7 A long ways off 96 River into Lake Geneva
42 Before 8 He makes the call 97 Entrance hall
43 Heyerdahl et al. 9 Collapse, in a way 98 Gratifies completely
44 TV bar boss actress 10 Actress Cardinale 100 15- or 30-yr. item
46 Prom goers 11 B.B. King’s thing 101 Endorse
48 Short times 12 Uses a letter opener 102 Buddy
49 Beatles’ meter maid 13 Inmate I.D.s 103 Fall behind
50 Other rte. 14 Traveling in a show 104 Can for the car
51 Herd animal 15 Used a 105 Barn grass
52 It makes God good 107 Titanic star, in Hollywood
53 Certain water supplies stopwatch on
57 Coffee-and-milk order 16 Operetta princess headlines
58 Vague, uneasy feeling 17 Island wear 108 Bubble material
60 Golf position 18 Young pup 109 Six-gun site
61 Commotion 24 Becomes 110 Fool
62 Daisy resemblers 26 “No ___ sugar”
64 Smash 29 Fall (over) IN A PERFECT WORLD By Merl Reagle
65 Mollify 31 Discarded things
67 Mill owner, ca. 1849 32 The Parthenon is dedicated BACKUS & BUTCHER
69 Supposed AND THE FLORIDA LANDSCAPE
72 Writes in symbols to her
75 Work, as dough 33 Filled sweets
76 Final resting places? 34 Roasters?
78 Gen. Arnold’s nickname 35 “___ the World”
79 Belgian river 36 Princes, for example
80 Front-cover abbr. 37 Invent
81 Part of RSVP 38 Little Pearl’s mom
82 Jason’s vessel 40 Court fig.
83 Corset closer, once 41 Our attachment?
85 No. 1 44 Windy-weather hobbyist
89 Popular vodka, familiarly 45 ___ de triomphe
90 CIO partner 47 Whodunit queen
91 Salamanders 49 Bed leaver
93 Queen, in Juarez 53 Honored or penalized
94 Legendary French couturière 54 Credo
95 Hibernatin’ havens 55 Patrick, for one
97 Cannes cans contents, once 56 Parking-lot welcome
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ONE DEAL CONTAINING TWO PLAY POINTS WEST NORTH EAST
— Q 10 6 5 4 KJ3
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist J8653 Q72 10 9 4
J942 5 Q 10 8 7 6
Oscar Wilde said, “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I 7632 AKJ8 Q5
am saying.”
SOUTH
Bridge players who do not understand their partner’s bids are in trouble. This week, we are A9872
looking at the splinter bid, which shows a good fit for partner’s suit, at least game-going AK
values and a singleton (or void) in the suit just named. AK3
10 9 4
Once, my partner opened one club. I had 15 high-card points with six clubs to the ace-king-
queen-jack. I also had a singleton spade, so I responded three spades. It went all pass! Then Dealer: South; Vulnerable: North-South
partner put a singleton spade down in the dummy! I tried hard to make it, but I unluckily ran
out of trumps. Six clubs was cold. The Bidding:

In this week’s deal, North’s four diamonds was a splinter bid. Then South used 14-30 SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
Roman Key Card Blackwood, understandably believing that his partner had something in 1 Spades Pass 4 Diamonds Pass
clubs to justify his game-force. When North showed one key card (an ace or the spade 4 NT Pass 5 Clubs Pass LEAD:
king), South jumped to six spades. 6 Spades Pass Pass Pass 7 Clubs

West, who disliked leading from a jack, chose the club seven. After winning with dummy’s
king, how did declarer play?

South saw that the danger was a 3-0 trump split. So, he called for the spade four and
underplayed East’s three with his two! When dummy’s four held the trick, declarer drew one
more round of trumps and discarded his club loser on dummy’s heart queen.

Note that if West could have taken the second trick, trumps would have been 2-1 and the
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