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‘PARADISE’ IN VERO IN SOUTH VERO BEACH
HOSPITAL STRIKES RIGHT B6
CHORD IN REHAB THERAPY

MY TAKE HONORING Rash of recent
THE FALLEN burglaries tied
BY RAY MCNULTY to open garages

Last-minute transfers by
Rendell getting a review

No one should be surprised Staff Sgt. Eldon Peterson during By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer
that now-former Superinten- the Placing of the Wreath at the [email protected]
dent Mark Rendell used his final Memorial Day Ceremony at Vero’s
days on the job to wreak more Veterans Memorial Island Sanctuary. Two men have been arrested
havoc on a school district he left and are being held on high bonds
in a financial and administra- PHOTO: KAILA JONES after a rash of burglaries on the is-
tive mess. land and elsewhere in Vero Beach.

It was predictable, really, giv- While many homeowners in-
en the chaos and controversy vest in sophisticated home secu-
that defined so much of his four rity systems and remote-access
years here, including his last door-bell cameras to monitor their
two months, when, unable to property, some neglected to take
convince the School Board to a very low-tech security measure
extend his contract, he opted to that could have prevented at least
take the low road out of town. 15 thefts in Central Beach and the
Vero Beach Country Club area in
Only the naïve would have the past few weeks.
expected him to act in the dis-
trict’s best interest at the end. Garage doors standing wide
open in the daytime made easy tar-
Remember: This is a man gets for thieves accused of walking
who tried to pressure the board in, sifting through residents’ prop-
into negotiating a resignation erty and lifting hundreds of dollars
deal in which our tax dollars worth of tools, fitness equipment
would be used to buy him out and other portable items, court re-
of the final year of his contract, cords show.
an effort that continued even
after he had already decided to The silver lining is that one of
take the principal’s job at Cocoa
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SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS OFF ON RAISING Treasure Coast Community Health
INSIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE RATES to take over Gifford Health Center

NEWS 1-5 PETS B10 By Federico Martinez | Staff Writer next school year.
DINING B7 If approved this week as expect-
HEALTH 6 GAMES The Indian River County School By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer time. Assuming the vote went
CALENDAR B13 Board last week put off a vote on ed, the district would pay $746,068 [email protected] Treasure Coast’s way, effective
REAL ESTATE 11 B16 a staff recommendation to raise to QBE Insurance Corporation to Oct. 1, the low-cost healthcare
B1 employee health insurance pre- provide Stop Loss insurance, which A racially charged grilling by provider will offer an expand-
ARTS miums 6.2 percent for the 2019-20 would cover any health insurance a Gifford community leader did ed slate of services at the clin-
school year. claim that exceeds $225,000, said not derail a vote last week by ic that will include adult and
To advertise call: 772-559-4187 Mary Mercado, an employee bene- a Hospital District-appointed pediatric primary care, men-
For circulation or where to pick up Instead, the board indicated fits specialist for the district. committee which recommend- tal healthcare and substance
your issue call: 772-226-7925 it would approve the purchase ed that Treasure Coast Commu- abuse treatment, an on-site
of “Stop Loss” insurance during The insurance would go into ef- nity Health Care take over the lab and eventually a pharmacy.
its May 28 meeting, which would fect July 1 and extend through June Gifford Health Center this fall. There will be extended hours
protect the district’s self-funded 30, 2020, at which time the board two evenings a week and possi-
health insurance program from would need to decide whether to A final vote by the full Hos-
going bankrupt if too many em- renew it. The insurance protection pital District board was set for CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
ployees file large insurance claims Tuesday, after this paper’s press
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MY TAKE go. But the only choice I was given was to where Rendell recommended the trans- in order for the administration team at
accept the transfer or retire. I’m not sure fer of two assistant principals, including Sebastian River High School to function
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 what I’m going to do.” Wilson, who said he’s both flattered and properly, he needed to move me. He nev-
humbled by the outpouring of support er explained why.
Beach Junior/Senior High School. He might not need to do anything. he’s receiving.
This is also a man who, when forced As of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Susan Mox- “So after 25 years, with one year to
ley replaced Rendell and assumed her “It’s kind of embarrassing, really,” Wil- go until I retire, he told me I was being
to abandon his pathetic plan because duties as the district’s interim superin- son said. moved,” he added.
he was outsmarted by Board Chairman tendent. She takes on the challenge of
Laura Zorc, chose to give only the con- cleaning up Rendell’s many messes and “So many people have shown support, “Then he had the nerve to tell me
tractually required minimum of 30 days’ she has the authority to clean up this calling and texting and sending emails, I needed to keep it confidential. Can
notice before departing, leaving the one. all of them telling me they want me to you believe that? I told him that when I
School Board in a tight spot, needing to We can only hope she does. stay. My phone has blown up.” walked out the door, everyone was going
find an interim superintendent within a Certainly, the early signs are encour- to know what you did.”
matter of a few weeks. aging: By Friday afternoon, Moxley, a 35- Sebastian River’s faculty and sup-
year educator who served as Lake Coun- port staff workers have been especially That was two Mondays ago and, by the
It was already the wrong way to go out, ty’s schools superintendent from 2008 to supportive, though they’re reluctant to end of that day, Wilson’s transfer was the
particularly for someone who plans to 2017 before retiring, already had decided publicly share their unhappiness with talk of the county, from Sebastian to Vero
continue to live in our community. to remove all of Rendell’s recommenda- Rendell’s recommendations for fear of Beach. Nobody liked what they were
tions for administrative renewals and retaliation by his supporters, who still hearing.
What happened last week made it transfers from the agenda for Tuesday’s occupy prominent positions in the dis-
worse. board meeting. trict offices. It wasn’t too long ago that Wilson, 56,
Zorc said Moxley will review the rec- opted to not pursue the principal’s job
Among his final personnel moves, ommendations and consult with School Longtime Sebastian River teacher at Sebastian River High, because he be-
Rendell recommended that Sebastian Board Attorney Suzanne D’Agresta be- Joe Nathaniel, though, didn’t hesitate lieved he could do more good as an assis-
River High School’s well-liked long- fore deciding whether to embrace or re- to voice his opposition to Rendell’s de- tant, which enabled him to build better
time assistant principal, Billy Wilson, be ject them. cision to transfer Wilson, whom he has relationships with students and serve as
transferred to Vero Beach High School – “Dr. Moxley wants to read through known for 17 years. a buffer between the faculty and admin-
even though Wilson plans to retire after them and understand what the changes istration.
the next school year. are and why they’re being made,” Zorc “They’d be destroying the fabric of the
said. “What we don’t want to do is try school,” said Nathaniel, who has taught “I’m not a political guy,” Wilson said.
Rendell made the decision without to fix one mess and, in so doing, create there for 14 years. “Billy is the glue at “That’s not in my DNA. I’m all about con-
first discussing his intention with Wil- all kinds of other messes. I know a lot of Sebastian River High School – the calm sistency, loyalty and dependability. I do
son, showing no respect for Wilson’s 25 people are upset about the recommen- in the storm – and everybody knows it. this job because of the kids, and I like the
years at Sebastian River and, once the dations.” Nobody wants him to leave. He’s honest, group that’s coming up now. I’d like to be
news spread, ignoring the public outrage They should be, especially the ones straight-forward and he cares. He’s the there for them.”
it sparked throughout the community, involving Sebastian River High School, go-to guy when you’re in trouble.
particularly from the school’s faculty, Now that the shock has worn off, Wil-
students and graduates. “A lot of the good things that happen son said he probably would accept the
on that campus are because of Billy, and transfer to Vero Beach, if given no choice.
“I told him I wasn’t happy about it,” taking him away would be a huge mis-
Wilson said. “He knows I don’t want to take,” he added. “It’s fairly obvious that “That’s my alma mater, but it would
this isn’t about the kids.” be tough to go down there for one year,”
he said. “I’d like to finish my career at Se-
So why do it? bastian River High School.”
According to district sources, there
have been disputes between Wilson and Moxley can make that happen.
Sebastian River’s first-year principal, She already has plenty on her plate, but
Dariyall Brown – who was hired by Ren- this is important. She has a silver-platter
dell. opportunity to step in and make a state-
Even Wilson conceded, “Mr. Brown ment all of us need to hear – a statement
and I don’t get along that well.” that goes beyond the inspirational words
But Wilson believes whatever friction in her opening letter to the district’s em-
exists between him and Brown, whom he ployees.
said he tried to mentor, should not have At the end of her letter, Moxley lists her
been sufficient grounds to have him guiding principles:
transferred.  We lead with integrity: “Truth, fair-
In fact, Rendell also recommended ness and respect guide every decision we
that another Sebastian River High as- make.”
sistant principal, Michele Holmes, be  We’re all on the same team: “Every
transferred to Sebastian River Middle employee, at every level in every depart-
School – which, unless the district agrees ment, works toward the same mission –
to pay her the same salary she received to provide every student with individual
at the high school, would be a demotion. opportunities to excel.”
That demotion could open up the  We’re committed to excellence: “We
district to a lawsuit: In October, Holmes embrace innovation, monitor progress,
filed a complaint against Brown in con- focus on results and make every day and
necting to her work environment. every effort better than the last.”
Holmes could not be reached for com- Those are wonderful ideals that too of-
ment and Wilson didn’t want to get into ten have been absent the past four years,
specifics about his relationship with but Moxley can make a difference.
Brown. She can begin to rid the district of its
Clearly, though, Rendell was intent on culture of employee intimidation and
taking care of his allies before heading administration retaliation. She can stop
out the door, even at the expense of truly Rendell’s wrecking ball before it does any
valued administrators and the best inter- more damage. She can make us feel good
ests of the faculty and students. about our schools again.
“When Rendell told me I was being Overruling her predecessor and let-
transferred to Vero Beach, I asked for ting Wilson stay at Sebastian River High
his reason,” Wilson said. “He said that School for one last year would be the
perfect way to start. 

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SCHOOL EMPLOYEE INSURANCE There is some financial risk in purchasing “This is catastrophe insurance so that we teachers are underpaid. Many teachers take
the Stop Loss insurance, school officials ac- know a claim is never going to wipe us out.” jobs for the benefits. But if they can’t afford
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 knowledge. The district paid $815,372 for the the benefits, what’s in it for them?”
same type of protective insurance policy for In the meantime, the board still must
is needed to help continue and stabilize the the current school year, but only one claim decide whether to approve the staff-recom- Board Vice Chairman Tiffany Justice and
district’s self-funded health insurance pro- exceeded this year’s $175,000 deductible. mended 6.2 percent increase in employee Board Member Jacqueline Rosario also ex-
gram which has struggled in recent years, insurance rates for the 2019-20 school year. pressed concern about another increase,
Mercado and other staff in the district’s That employee claim was about $300,000, The rate hike is necessary to cover a project- noting that the district raised employee in-
employee benefits department told board so the district spent more on the backup in- ed $1.2 million increase in employee health- surance rates 30 percent in 2016.
members during a recent presentation. surance than it saved. care costs, said Amy Eder, an employee ben-
efits specialist. That 30 percent increase was an emer-
Three years ago, the district’s employee But based on projections by the district’s gency action, according to the district,
health insurance fund had dipped to under employee benefits department, claims are The district’s insurance cost projections which said at the time the dramatic increase
$100,000 in reserves. expected to rise during the next school are based on state numbers that predict in- in employee premiums was necessary be-
year, Mercado said. Although staff could surance costs will increase 6 percent annual- cause previous boards had used money
“What we would be saying, is that at not predict how much claims will go up ly, school officials said. from the district’s insurance fund reserve
some point we are no longer willing to car- next year, the costs are usually cyclical, to cover increasing healthcare costs, rath-
ry that risk,” Mercado said. “We are going and the district is due for a more expensive “The problem with that is we can’t afford er than raise employee rates. That decision
to pay an insurance company to cover our than usual year. to make up that cost every year,” said Board eventually left the district’s insurance fund
losses for us.” Chairman Laura Zorc. “Employees don’t re- with less than $100,000. 
“Claims trends are volatile,” Mercado said. ceive annual 6 percent raises. We all know

BURGLARIES As of press time, he was being held at the In- (Sanchez) said he left the tools while doing typically are not discovered until the first
dian River County Jail on a $476,000 bond. a side job,” and that these errands were at time the homeowner goes looking for a par-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sanchez’s behest. He also claimed he some- ticular power tool or piece of sporting equip-
Sanchez faces two counts of burglary of a times found items in Sanchez’s car but did ment, and by that time, their property may
those high-tech security cameras on Sunset dwelling, five counts of theft, two counts of not know where the items had come from. well have been pawned and re-sold.
Drive captured a suspect entering an open dealing in stolen property, and two counts of
garage, giving police a lead. giving false information to a pawn broker. As An affidavit filed by Det. Brumley states As the pawning of the property in ques-
of press time Sanchez, too, was still in jail on that Sanchez admitted to participating in tion took place from February thought April,
Police conducted what they described a $141,000 bond. some burglaries. “Sanchez said there were a some seasonal residents may have shuttered
as a “lengthy investigation” into the thefts, couple of places beachside, and that he tar- their homes for the summer and gone north
leading to the arrest of Sean Ryan Brady, 30, Court records state Det. Dan Brumley of geted houses with an open garage, looking not realizing anything had been stolen.
and Roberto Sanchez Jr., 30, both of Vero the Vero Beach Police Department retrieved for tools. Sanchez denied going inside any
Beach. store records that show Brady “had pawned of the houses other than the garage,” the af- Brady is being represented by Public De-
or sold 27 items from Feb. 15, 2019 through fidavit states. Sanchez also denied sending fender Diamond Litty’s office, and Vero de-
Brady faces nine counts of burglary of a April 16, 2019.” Brady to locations to pick up tools. fense attorney Andy Metcalf is representing
dwelling, nine counts of theft, eight counts Sanchez.
of dealing in stolen property, and four counts Records show Brady admitted to police There could well be many more victims
of giving false information to a pawnbroker. that “a few times he went into someone’s who have not yet come forward, as thefts Both defendants are set to be arraigned
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GIFFORD HEALTH CENTER hour discussion fueled by decades-old dis- to $25, is intended to make patients feel in- Brown claimed the selection process was
trust between races and classes. vested in their care. unfairly skewed to Treasure Coast from the
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From the moment the Hospital District Whether TCCH asks for such a fee at
bly on Saturdays. proposed expanding services at the clin- Gifford may still be up for discussion. “The “I think it was a predetermined position
Two existing programs housed at the ic a year ago, Gifford community leaders cost-to-patient issue is an issue we need to that Treasure Coast was going to get this,”
and the Gifford Health Council wanted the work on collaboratively to fix,” said Trustee said Brown. “As the president of the NAACP,
clinic will remain: Healthy Start, a pre- and Health Department to continue providing Allen Jones. “I understand the concept of this will not be over today. I’m doing some
post-natal care program, and We Care, care. The Health Department has devel- skin in the game and dignity. I agree with public information requests because there
which provides free specialized medical oped strong relationships in the communi- that. But I think what’s most important is is some stuff that went on that I am not
care to the poor through physician volun- ty with a long-standing policy of giving free the people that need the care get the care ... pleased with.”
teers. Both will continue to operate under care to the poor. so we need to solve that.”
the auspices of the Health Department, Repeatedly, he insisted that the Hospi-
which has run the clinic for the past 15 Treasure Coast charges on a sliding fee The leader of the Gifford Health Council, tal District trustees, all of whom are white,
years. scale, and while care must be free by federal Freddie Woolfork, was a member of the se- could not comprehend the hardship in Gif-
law for those earning less than 100 percent lection committee. By the end of Wednes- ford, a community that for generations has
The district-appointed committee’s rec- of federal poverty guidelines, the law does day’s three-hour meeting, he voted to rec- been predominantly black and poor.
ommendation that Treasure Coast operate allow clinics to charge a nominal fee, which ommend Treasure Coast, but not before
the Gifford Health Center was unanimous, TCCH does at its other locations in Vero. considerable pushback from another Gif- Brown later said he thought his com-
but the selection followed a heated three- Officials say the fee, which ranges from $5 ford Health Council member, Tony Brown. ments provoked several Hospital District
board members to rise from their seats as
if to leave; they later left early but it turned
out they left early due to work and family
obligations. “I did not leave in protest,” said
District trustee Marybeth Cunningham,
one of the three.

But in the meeting, Hospital District
trustee Michael Weiss openly called the
criticism “ridiculous.”

Fewer than a half-dozen Gifford resi-
dents turned out for the meeting, despite
its being held in the Gifford Youth Activities
Center. Only one joined Brown in his pro-
tests: Sylvester McIntosh, 71, the former
head of the Wabasso Civic League and a
longtime preacher.

McIntosh took Treasure Coast CEO Vicki
Soule’s promise of a get-acquainted barbe-
cue as a throwback to an era when whites
tried to “hook” blacks with free food. He
took umbrage when District trustee Tracey
Zudans spoke of the board as “we” and the
Gifford community as “you all.”

“We’ve heard that racial stigma language
all our lives,” McIntosh said.

At one point, the two sides resorted to
dueling Bible verses – McIntosh paraphras-
ing from memory; Zudans appearing to
read from her iPhone.

In a quavering voice, Zudans accused
Brown of aggression as he loudly criticized
Hospital District intentions.

“Lady, you don’t know me,” Brown told
Zudans. “That was mild. This is not an-
ger, this is passion. This is concern. If you
don’t get this right, there won’t be a second
chance.”

The Gifford Health Center opened with
Hospital District funding in 1996 in a
leak-plagued building that had served as
Gifford Middle School. When that build-
ing was slated for demolition in 2003, the
Hospital District provided the bulk of the
$2.6 million needed to build the current
clinic across the street from the school,
with the Health Department providing
services there.

But in recent years, the state has slashed
Health Department funding for primary
care in counties across the state, causing
many departments to end those services,
and in 2016 a change in Hospital District
funding methods resulted in a 60 percent
decrease in Health Department funding. By
2018, only pediatric care remained at the
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SRMC strikes right chord in rehabilitation therapy

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer “There are few things that stimulate the
[email protected] brain the way music does,” Maryland’s
Johns Hopkins Medical Center reports.
In April of this year, Sebastian River “If you want to keep your brain engaged
Medical Center – in collaboration with throughout the aging process, listening to
Vero Beach’s Visiting Nurse Association – or playing music is a great tool. It provides
turned back the clock at least 2,400 years a total brain workout.
to bring an ancient healing aid to the hos-
pital’s transitional care unit. “Research has shown that listening to
music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure
Music therapy. and pain as well as improve sleep quality,
The idea of music as a healing influence mood, mental alertness and memory.”
goes back at least as far as Plato, and mod-
ern science agrees with ancient philoso- Moreover, says Bernadette Haugh, di-
phers about music’s beneficial effects. rector of rehabilitation at the Sebastian

Mabel Ortiz, music therapist,
and Lisa Truman, TCU
director of nursing.

PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

hospital, “music is rhythmical and rhyth- fied music therapist Mabel Ortiz is al-
mical things help facilitate movement, ready working with individual patients
and that’s huge. Getting people to use and “collaborating with the occupational
music can help facilitate their movement, therapists, physical therapists and speech
which is a key factor in them getting bet- therapists” to improve patient recovery.
ter and feeling better.”
Ortiz says she is seeing good results.
Her claim is backed up by the MD An- “One of the patients started with a pain
derson Cancer Center at the University [level] of eight on a numeric scale but at
of Texas, which says that “when used in the end of just one visit, when asked, his
conjunction with conventional medi- pain had been reduced to a two,” Ortiz
cal treatments, music therapy has been says. “He said, ‘Oh, wow, I can’t even be-
found to help reduce pain and discom- lieve I just like got up and moved with the
fort; improve mood and diminish stress; music [and now feel so much better].’”
increase quality of life and allow patients Of course, deciding on what music to
to better communicate their fears, sad- play for which patient requires a little dig-
ness or other feelings.” ging.
Lisa Truman, director of nursing at the
While SRMC’s music therapy program transitional care unit, explains: “One of
is just starting out, VNA’s board-certi-

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the things that we do as a team, between Expert favors ‘direct anterior hip replacement’ technique
the nursing staff and the physical therapy
team, is meet the day before Mabel comes By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer Dr. Richard Steinfeld.
in [to do music therapy]. We have this re- [email protected]
ferral and assessment sheet we utilize to PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE
document the patient’s preferences.” Hip replacements are big business. Re-
ally big business. And getting bigger all the
That’s important, because, as Ortiz time.
points out, “the music that is going to be
the most powerful and that will benefit How big? The National Center for
the patient the most is the [music they] Health Statistics reports that more than
prefer.” 3 million Americans have already had a
hip replaced, and that’s just the tip of this
So just what does it take to become a surgical iceberg.
“board-certified” music therapist?
Harvard’s medical school says some
Time. And talent. 330,000 more Americans will join the
According to the University of Mich- list this year and Orthopedic Design and
igan’s medical school, “board-certified Technology projects that by 2030 that fig-
music therapists train for 1,200 hours with ure will nearly double to 635,000 annually.
patients and healthcare professionals.” By 2040, it estimates some 1.23 million hip
“You have to be proficient in voice, gui- replacements will be performed each year.
tar and piano and then you have to also
pass a proficiency in drumming and oth- With numbers like those coming down
er instruments that you may be using in the pike, it is good to have Dr. Richard
therapy,” Ortiz adds. Steinfeld of the Orthopaedic Center of
The National Institutes of Health is Vero Beach in town. He has nearly 20
on board the music therapy train, too. It years of experience doing hip replace-
says “music therapy not only helps pa- ments here and, to his way of thinking,
tients cope with their negative emotions,
it can also be used to benefit patients in a utilizing a better technique than many
complex way as music is the most funda- other doctors.
mental and unique form of art that affects
people spiritually, emotionally, socially It’s called ‘the direct anterior hip re-
and physically.” placement procedure.’
Make no mistake. Music therapy does
not directly cure or force any individual “I think there’s a lot more awareness of
disease or condition into remission, but the direct anterior by patients and sur-
according to NIH, music therapy “can geons alike,” Steinfeld explains. “More
make a real difference in the way patients and more surgeons are being trained
cope with their treatment and rehabilita- on the technique. More and more pa-
tion programs.” tients are inquiring about it. More and
Music encourages participation in ex- more cases are being done. I’m now do-
ercises and activities and can trigger the ing about 90 percent of hip replacements
production of dopamine and serotonin –
neurotransmitters that may assist in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
treatment of patients with dementia, Par-
kinson’s disease, fibromyalgia and stroke.
Truman, Haugh and Ortiz are hoping
their nascent music therapy program
strikes a chord with SRMC patients.

Lisa Truman is the director of nursing
at the Steward Medical Group’s Sebastian
River Medical Center transitional care unit
at 13695 U.S. 1 in Sebastian. Her number is
772-388-4398. 

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Replacement hip joint with most medical procedures, anterior
and hip model. hip surgery is not for everyone.
through the direct anterior approach.”
The University of Washington’s Ortho- The ideal patients for this, says AARP,
are people in their late 40s, 50s and early
pedic and Sports Medicine Center seems 60s who are active and willing to com-
to embrace Steinfeld’s point of view, re- mit to an at-home recovery plan and
porting that “traditional hip replacement have family members or friends there
surgery involves making an incision on the for support, adding that those with
side of the hip (the lateral approach) or the cardiac disease, chronic liver disease,
back of the hip (the posterior approach). uncontrolled diabetes, obesity or other
Both techniques involve detachment of medical risk factors might not be suited
muscles and tendons from the hip in order for this particular surgical approach.
to replace the joint and the detachment of
these muscles may result in increased pain There’s also another kind of risk fac-
after surgery and often prolongs the time tor, in Steinfeld’s view, and that’s the sur-
to fully recover by months or even years. geon’s level of experience.
Failure of these muscles to heal after sur-
gery may increase the risk of hip disloca- The direct anterior procedure, he states
tion which is the leading cause of hip re- flatly, “is tough to learn. There’s definitely
placement failure.” a steep learning curve. So, you have to take
your time and get cases under your belt.
The anterior approach, on the other You have to have scrubbed-in and traveled,
hand, “allows us to place the incision in at your own expense, to multiple surgeons
the front in the upper part of the thigh to learn. That really needs to be done. It’s
bone,” Steinfeld says. “It allows us to go di- not something you want to take on lightly.”
rectly between muscle groups. There’s no
splitting of muscles. There’s no removing Steinfeld certainly doesn’t and that at-
of muscles from their attachment site. That titude seems to be working for him.
allows the patient to use those muscles
right away. So with that, we have people up “We’re probably doing two or three
and walking the same day after surgery.” [direct anterior hip replacements] a week
now and we’ve done well over a hundred
AARP also endorses Steinfeld’s direct an- here over the past year,” he says.
terior approach, calling it “a big shift from
traditional hip surgery,” which it says “re- Dr. Richard Steinfeld is with the Or-
quires some people to be in the hospital for thopaedic Center of Vero Beach at 1285
days and leaves them lingering in pain.” 36th Street, Suite 100 and the Indian River
Medical Center. His office phone number
At the same time AARP notes that, as is 772-778-2009. 

‘There’s no splitting of muscles.
There’s no removing of muscles from

their attachment site. That allows
the patient to use those muscles
right away ... we have people up and
walking the same day after surgery.’

– Dr. Richard Steinfeld



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Pointe West home is ‘like new’

7251 East Village Square in Pointe West: 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2,195-square-foot home offered
for $435,000 by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services agent Peggy Hewett: 772-321-4282

12 May 31, 2019 VeroNews/Sebastian River News | REAL ESTATE www.veronews.com

Charming East Village Pointe West home is ‘like new’

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer to build their house at 7251 East Village Dana explained that she and John spent Opposite the office is the formal dining
[email protected] Square on the 10th hole of the Pointe the majority of their lives working 12- to 14- area, with plenty of space for a large dining
West golf course, after waiting six or seven hour days and eating meals over the sink. table, along with a china cabinet or break-
For the last couple years, Dana and John months for the builder to open the lot. front.
Dimier have enjoyed glorious sunsets shin- “I don’t cook at all,” Dana said, noting
ing through the trees and over the lake The house is plenty large enough that she is, however, quite adept at using Beyond the dining room is the mud
while relaxing on the lanai of their Pointe room/laundry, which leads to the ga-
West home, letting the sound of their pool’s rage. Past the laundry is the “guest wing”
waterfall lull them into a sense of peace. – where two lovely guest rooms are sepa-
rated by a hall bath and bonus seating area
The Dimiers built in Pointe West’s East D.R. Horton calls the “retreat.”
Village in 2016 and have split their time be-
tween their home here and their house in The bonus space could be used for a
Maine, where they go to visit Dana Dimi- reading nook or small TV room, allowing
er’s 93-year-old mother. They don’t spend guests to have extra space without infring-
as much time in Maine as they used to and ing on their hosts.

are ready to finally consolidate the two res- to comfortably entertain – though the the microwave. While the home is painted in neutral
idences into one – in the Vero Beach area. Dimiers are not ones to host more than a The kitchen counters, like other count- tones, the guest/hall bath is quirky. The
couple people at a time. And their beauti- walls are covered in a wallpaper full of per-
But at slightly less than 2,200 square fully-appointed kitchen would thrill most ers in the house, are light-colored quartz sonality that must be seen to appreciate.
feet, their 3-bedroom, 2-bath East Village cooks, but sits mostly unused as the cou- that serves to brighten the room and help
home isn’t quite large enough to merge the ple prefers to eat out instead of dirtying set off the richness of the wood-paneled “You’ve got to do something fun,” Dana
furniture and memories from Maine with dishes at home. cupboards and cabinets. said of the hall bath – a room most people
that of Florida. neglect.
The stove, along with the water heater,
Wherever the Dimiers land with their dryer and the spa/pool combo, uses natu- Separating the guest wing from the
new home, there is at least one non-nego- ral gas. The pantry and many of the draw- master wing are the great room and kitch-
tiable feature it must have – an extra spot ers are extra wide, providing for ample en, along with the lanai, which ties every-
in the garage for a golf cart, same as the storage of foodstuffs and cookery. thing together.
Pointe West house.
Though there is a formal dining room, The great room and master bedroom
“That’s John’s one absolute,” Dana said it may not get used that much since the both feature tray ceilings and access to the
– that and, obviously, it needs to be a golf kitchen boasts a raised bar peninsula for lanai and spa/pool combo. When they’re
community. seating as well as a “cafe” breakfast nook not relaxing in the fresh air and sunlight of
with a view out to the lanai. the lanai, Dana said they spend their time
The Dimiers worked with D.R. Horton mostly in the great room – a comfortable
The floors are wood-look tile through- space that accommodates a large sectional
out the house, the exception being carpet and two arm chairs, along with an enter-
in the three bedrooms. tainment center.

Immediately off the foyer is John’s den The master suite has a generous bed-
– the command center. Though retired, he room with a lake view and pool door out to
continues to manage a website for a com- the lanai. “The water view is nice to look at
munity in Maine as well as one for a golf when we wake up in the morning,” Dana
club. Being in the front of the house, just said.
around the corner from the great room,
John said he doesn’t feel secluded. His and hers closets are equipped with
custom storage units and high ceilings for
extra storage.

The en suite has separated dual vani-
ties, allowing each person their own space
to get ready for their day. A garden tub
provides a relaxing oasis while a glass-en-
closed shower is spacious enough for a
bathing chair. The toilet is tucked away in
a water closet.

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But for all the luxury inside the home, FEATURES FOR 7251 EAST VILLAGE SQUARE underwater bench that encircles the pool
it’s the lanai that serves as the centerpiece. for relaxation and conversing while sub-
Neighborhood: Pointe West merged. A stone waterfall not only adds to
“It’s the best part of the house,” Dana said. Lot size: .26-acres • Construction: Concrete block the elegance of the spa/pool, but also pro-
The large, screened lanai features an Builder: D.R. Horton – Charleston model • Year built: 2016 vides tranquil background noise.
overhang for covered dining and seating, Size: 2,195 sq. ft. under air; 3,256 sq. ft. under roof
as well as two other seating areas out in Berkshire Hathaway Homes Services
the sun. Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 2 agent Peggy Hewett said the Dimiers’ house
The focal point is what pool-builder Crys- Additional features: Tray ceilings; natural gas for stove, spa/ is move-in ready and very gently used.
tal Pools calls a “spool” – a spa/pool combo. pool, water heater, dryer hook-up; wood-look tile floors; quartz
The pool is shallow and not designed spe- counters throughout; den; retreat area in guest wing; large “It shows like a model,” Hewett said,
cifically for swimming. Instead, there is an screened lanai; climate controlled storage in garage; 2+ car ga- noting the house has been impeccably
rage with space for golf cart; waterfront lot on 10th hole of the cared for. 
community golf course; social and golf memberships available

Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Listing agent: Peggy Hewett, 772-321-4282
Listing price: $435,000

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: MAY 20 THROUGH MAY 24

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

Another very strong week in the mainland real estate market saw a total of 44 single-family resi-
dences and lots change hands from May 20-24 (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 3-bedroom, 4-bathroom home at 735
Saint Anne’s Lane – first listed in February for $580,000 – sold for $560,000 on May 22.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Jim Knapp of Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Repre-
senting the buyer was agent Bethany Burt of Keller Williams Realty of Vero Beach.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$560,000
VERO BEACH 735 SAINT ANNE’S LN 2/15/2019 $580,000 5/22/2019 $520,000
VERO BEACH 530 STONEY BROOK FARM CT 3/25/2019 $529,900 5/20/2019 $385,000
VERO BEACH 222 OAK HAMMOCK CIR SW 3/4/2019 $399,000 5/22/2019 $377,445
VERO BEACH 4712 FOUR LAKES CIR 9/23/2018 $388,445 5/24/2019 $365,000
SEBASTIAN 373 BOB CIR 2/8/2019 $399,900 5/20/2019 $357,000
VERO BEACH 4757 FOUR LAKES CIR SW 9/5/2018 $329,000 5/24/2019 $324,830
VERO BEACH 5828 SEGOVIA PL 3/5/2019 $323,830 5/23/2019 $304,000
VERO BEACH 6435 PARKLANE CT 3/18/2019 $339,933 5/24/2019 $302,000
VERO BEACH 2036 GREY FALCON CIR 4/18/2019 $308,000 5/24/2019 $300,000
VERO BEACH 4171 56TH LN 12/19/2018 $320,000 5/23/2019 $300,000
VERO BEACH 5795 MAGNOLIA LN 12/18/2017 $339,000 5/24/2019 $289,000
SEBASTIAN 614 COTTONWOOD RD 4/3/2019 $289,000 5/20/2019 $280,000
SEBASTIAN 642 GOSSAMER WING WAY 3/12/2019 $315,000 5/22/2019 $248,000
VERO BEACH 1206 4TH LN 3/15/2019 $252,000 5/20/2019

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

530 Stoney Brook Farm Ct, Vero Beach 222 Oak Hammock Cir SW, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 3/25/2019 Listing Date: 3/4/2019
Original Price: $529,900 Original Price: $399,000
Sold: 5/20/2019 Sold: 5/22/2019
Selling Price: $520,000 Selling Price: $385,000
Listing Agent: Shane Reynolds Listing Agent: Beth Livers

Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida

Shane Reynolds Susan Rane

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Keller Williams Realty

4712 Four Lakes Cir, Vero Beach 373 Bob Cir, Sebastian

Listing Date: 9/23/2018 Listing Date: 2/8/2019
Original Price: $388,445 Original Price: $399,900
Sold: 5/24/2019 Sold: 5/20/2019
Selling Price: $377,445 Selling Price: $365,000
Listing Agent: Geof Hoge Listing Agent: Carolyn Plante

Selling Agent: The GHO Homes Agency LLC Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

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Coming Up! Photographer Bence perfects his craft
in ‘paradise’ PAGE B2
WIND ENSEMBLE
PERFORMS ‘PSALMS Adam Schnell.
AND SONGS’ AT VBHS
PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 The return of the wonderful
winds. Always inspiring, the
gifted amateur and semi-pro wind
musicians from all over the Trea-
sure Coast who make up the Trea-
sure Coast Wind Ensemble will re-
turn to the VBHS Performing Arts
Center stage this coming Friday,
June 7, for their 12th annual con-
cert – “Psalms and Songs.” Colbert
Page Howell (is that not a terrific
name for a director?) will lead the
musicians in a wonderfully varied
program: Robert Russell Bennett’s
“Symphonic Songs for Band”; Per-
cy Grainger’s “Colonial Song”;
Vincent Persichetti’s “Psalm for
Band”; Richard Strauss’ “Serenade
in E flat”; Fisher Tull’s “Sketches on
a Tudor Psalm”; and “Sea Songs”
by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Each
work has been carefully chosen to
showcase the “raw talents and skill
set” of the ensemble – band di-
rectors, music teachers, freelance
musicians, and student musicians
from the Space Coast, Treasure
Coast and the Palm Beaches – as
well as to introduce the audience
to wind band compositions “that
are not as well-known as other
works written by the same com-
posers,” according to the concert
promo. An interesting aspect: Each
performance will feature a differ-
ent combination of musicians on
stage, “from 20 to 60.” Time: 7 p.m.
Admission: free. Of course, dona-
tions are always very much appre-
ciated. 772-564-5413.

2 The Vero Beach Museum of
Art (in Riverside Park) is tru-
ly a jewel in Vero’s cultural crown.
If you haven’t visited in a while (or

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Photographer Bence perfects his craft in ‘paradise’

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent David Bence.
[email protected]
PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
When locals think about the old Vero PHOTOS: NIKO STAMOS
Beach City Power Plant, few of us can say we
will miss the industrial structure on Vero’s
prime riverfront. Most of us have viewed the
towering cooling stacks of Big Blue as eye-
sores. But David Bence saw something else.
Captivated by the beauty of the shadows
they cast, he spent six years of vacation time
photographing the plant for what he calls his
Gas Tower Studies.

“I was visiting my parents in Vero Beach,
when we drove over the bridge and I saw the
beautiful geometric shadows on the stairs
around the towers,” says Bence. “I asked my
father to stop the car and grabbed my cam-
era. The sunlight filtering through the clouds
cast the most extraordinary shapes and an-
gles. I was memorized.”

Then a Detroit ad man, Bence scheduled
his vacation time at various times of the year
just so that he could see how the changing
sun and lighting would affect the appearance
of the tanks and cooling towers. He even
went so far as to befriend the plant manager;
gaining access to the interior of the building
so that he could photograph the valves, gears
and small components of the power-gener-
ating equipment. At times Bence manipulat-

Gas Tower Studies.

PHOTOS: DAVID BENCE

Orchid Travel ed the light through his lens by leaving the Indiana State University, where he obtained
shutter open for as long as several minutes. a bachelor’s in graphic design, before obtain-
Call today for Shelby and Dee ing a filmmaking degree from Brooks Insti-
The result is an unsurpassed collection of tute of Photography in Santa Barbara, Calif.
OVER 50 YEARS photos from Vero’s bygone era. Two of his Gas
Tower Studies photographs are part of Uni- “I studied motion picture photography
of travel experience versity of Michigan’s permanent collection. and animation,” Bence explains. “Joseph
Barbera (Hanna-Barbera Productions) was
664 Azalea Lane, Vero Beach 32963 Bence was raised in Michigan from the my mentor. I thought I wanted to be an an-
772-226-5790  orchidtravel.net age of 5, and became intrigued by the magic imator and actually produced a six-minute
of photography at an early age by a neighbor animation film. Ultimately, I chose advertis-
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an abstract painter, encouraged him to ex-
plore his creative side and was his greatest It didn’t take long for Bence to move up the
influence. She introduced him to various corporate ladders at big-name advertising
art forms, including painting, sculpting and agencies including D’Arcy Masius MacMa-
woodworking, but he preferred being behind nus, where he worked on national accounts
the camera, and in high school served as a such as Pontiac, Cadillac and Dow Chemical.
yearbook photographer.
“I am particularly proud of the Pontiac
That led to his receiving a scholarship to Fiero campaign, where we had three dou-

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ble-page spreads in People Magazine,” he interpretation. The viewer becomes involved
says. “We had the first spread in the maga- imagining what color the trees or the pebbles
zine, the centerfold and the last spread, so or the water might be. With everything being
we dominated that issue. It had never been digital these days, I shoot in color and con-
done before.” vert it to black and white.”

From there, he moved to Saatchi & Saat- Noting that his favorite subjects are in-
chi where he worked on the Jeep account, dustrial buildings, landscape and nature, he
but explains, “I never shot any photography adds with a laugh, “I’m better with subjects
during my years as an art director. I would that don’t move.”
hire the best photographers I could to do
that, but I loved orchestrating the shoot. We Bence is fine-tuning some of the lessons
always tried to shoot at sunrise or sunset be- he learned from former mentors John Sex-
cause that is when the light is best.” ton and Howard Bond, both of whom he
met at workshops decades ago, is active
As vice president at Campbell-Ewald in in photography clubs in Indian River and
Warren, Mich., Bence embraced the ad- Palm Beach and is a member of the Vero
vancements that burgeoning technology Beach Art Club. In his spare time he enjoys
was bringing to the advertising industry. He working out at Planet Fitness and coach-
was one of the first art directors to use Pho- ing Special Olympics swimming at Leisure
toshop when it was in its infancy, and was a Square.
pioneer in the implementation of electronic
“At this time, I am only showing my work

Old Mill Valve Study #4 Gas Tower
Study #4

key lines, which allowed agencies to do their “I was basically retired and since I wasn’t ery day, and still utilizes the home improve- in juried art shows throughout Florida. I
own production and typography in-house. quite ready to be put out to pasture, I em- ment and mill work skills he acquired. have one currently on display in the Eye of
braced the next chapter.” the Camera show at the Backus Gallery in
“Those were exciting and innovative times Since moving to Vero permanently in 2015 Fort Pierce and I look forward to the day I can
in the ad world,” says Bence. But, after be- He took a job at Home Depot, believing to assist his aging parents, Bence has focused have another gallery exhibit,” says Bence,
coming a downsizing casualty during the that everyone should work in retail at least on perfecting his art. adding, “I am so fortunate to be able to retire
2010 economic downturn, he decided to re- once in their lives to have a better under- in Vero Beach. It’s literally paradise.” 
turn to his true love -- photography. standing what sales associates deal with ev- “I prefer black and white imagery,” says
Bence. “There is so much left for individual

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 2 “Astronomy Photographer of the Year Exhibition” at Vero Beach Museum of Art beginning June 1.

even ever), or are a frequent museum-goer, different ways to score laughs. According sic and all sorts of food and bevs from the had his first accordion experience, which
treat yourself to a cool and quiet few hours to their bios and Riverside’s promo, Ernst outside bar and grill all evening long. Don’t sparked his stellar career, the day before
enjoying the new exhibits, which open this has been Carnival Cruise Line Entertainer bring your own food or bevs in. Or your his sixth birthday, when his parents chose
Saturday, June 1. In the Holmes Gallery of the Year, a pretty big deal when you con- dog. This Friday, Three-Ring Circus will to buy him an accordion lesson instead of a
you’ll find the always fascinating “Astron- sider Carnival fills upwards of 5,000 enter- be kickin’ the dust up with hits from Cash, guitar lesson at a local music school from a
omy Photographer of the Year Exhibition,” tainment gigs every year. His non-confron- Strait, Florida-Georgia Line and more. Sat- door-to-door salesman. He learned to play
which this year consists of 60 phenomenal tational humor has gotten him hundreds of urday brings the Jacks Band, with their rock and roll accordion, in part, he says,
photographs of “celestial spectacle,” entries corporation gigs; he’s been a professional special brand of classic rock. Comedy Zone from listening to Elton John’s “Goodbye
in the intense competition which the Roy- wrestling announcer (talk about a non se- showtimes: 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets: Yellow Brick Road” album. And he honed
al Observatory of London has conducted quitur); and has performed on a bunch of side seats, $12, table seating, $14 to $18. his skills in comedic and parody music
annually since 2009. The categories them- major TV networks. Vallone, says the pro- Live in the Loop showtime: 6 p.m. to 9:30 from the likes of such “wonderfully sick
selves generate excitement and anticipa- mo, “has an enthusiastic smile and a hap- p.m. Admission: free. 772-231-6990. and twisted artists as Tom Lehrer, Stan Fre-
tion: aurorae; galaxies; moon; sun; people pily twisted view of everyday life.” At his berg, Spike Jones, Allan Sherman, Shel Sil-
and space; planets, comets and asteroids; shows, he promises, you needn’t fear sitting 4 What can one say about Weird Al verstein and Frank Zappa.” And, of course
skyscapes; and stars and nebulae. The mu- in the front row. He likes to say he’s drunk Yankovic? That he’s a true pop culture from comedy radio personality Dr. Demen-
seum exhibition summary says visitors will champagne with Joan Rivers and attend- icon and for, like, four decades, he’s been to’s radio show, of which, Yankovic says, “if
behold such magical images as “an Arora ed a BBQ with Jim Carrey. He also likes to widely considered America’s top song par- there hadn’t been a Dr. Demento, I’d proba-
Borealis exploding over the south coast of say he’s been doing comedy for seven years odist. And he’s coming to the King Center bly have a real job now.” Among the awards
Iceland.” Then, strikingly displayed in the but, has been to so many places and done in Melbourne next Saturday, June 8, on his crowding his mantle: four Grammys (out of
Stark Rotunda, another mesmerizing yet so many gigs “you’d think he’d been doing it “Strings Attached” tour, billed as his “most 15 noms) and a herd of Gold and Platinum
very different exhibit: Ai Weiwei’s “Circle for eight.” Ba-dum-PUM. Meanwhile, out- extravagant tour ever.” According to Wiki- albums. Showtime: 8 p.m. Tickets: start at
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Beijing native, Weiwei is a “renowned con-
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social activist,” and employs a wide variety
of media in his creative work. This exhibit
consists of 12 gilded bronze sculptures of
the animal symbols in the Chinese zodiac.
Says the museum, the artist took inspiration
from the 12 zodiac heads originally found in
the Old Summer Palace in Yuanming Yuan.
The palace was looted by Anglo-French
troops in 1860, and only seven of the heads
are known to exist today. Weiwei has said
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Fire and Wine: South Vero eatery is dining destination

By TIna Rondeau | Columnist
[email protected]

After two years, I have only one thing to
say about Fire and Wine’s claim that it of-
fers “the best food in South County Vero
Beach.”

Waaayy too modest!
This restaurant could leave the words
“South County” out of its boast if it were
nestled among the dozen or so other
restaurants on 14th Avenue instead of look-
ing a bit out of place in an Oslo Road super-
market strip mall.
But a lot of people who had never been
down South County way a couple of years
ago now know precisely how to find Fire
and Wine, which is a big part of the rea-
son why this smallish bistro
is now packed night
after night.
While

Pan-Seared Monkfish.

PHOTOS: KAILA JONES

Pan-Seared Escargot
with an Herbed Cream

Cheese Empanada.

Fire and Wine Poutine. decided to

this restaurant have the eve-

gets strong support ning’s seafood spe-

from its South Vero neigh- cial, flounder ($32).

borhoods, Fire and Wine is a lot more My seafood stew was a perfectly

than just a neighborhood restaurant. It has cooked mix of whitefish, shrimp, mussels

become a Vero dining destination. and chorizo sausage with Tuscan white

You don’t want to even think about go- beans, served in a sweet onion broth with

ing there as a walk-in; reservations are best grilled bread. A hearty, very flavorful dish.

made at least a couple days in advance. My husband, however, insisted that he

On our most recent visit last Friday, our had the best dish of the night – a beauti-

party of two was warmly greeted by manag- ful piece of jumbo flounder, skillet seared,

er Roger Lord, who launched this restaurant and served on a sea scallop pancake with

in the summer of 2017 in partnership with some smoked bacon, sweet corn, grilled

one of Vero’s premier chefs, Chuck Arnold. asparagus, heirloom tomatoes and a chive Carrot Cake Bread
Pudding and Cream
On this evening, I decided to start with crème fraiche. Flounder atop a sea scallop Cheese Panna Cotta.

the mushroom appetizer ($10) and my hus- pancake turns out to be a great dish. Who fine-dining establishments.
We need not have worried. The only
band went for one of his favorites, the fried knew? Hours:
thing you need to worry about today is Tuesday through Sunday,
oysters ($13). Other entrées we have enjoyed here in- whether you’ve called far enough in ad-
vance to get a reservation. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The mushroom appetizer was a mix of clude pan-seared salmon and pistachio
I welcome your comments, and encourage Beverages: Beer & Wine
shitakes, porcinis and enokis served on encrusted corvina (nobody does sea- you to send feedback to me at tina@verobe-
ach32963.com. Address:
seared polenta with a delicious short rib food better than Chuck) and the red wine 2950 9th St SW
The reviewer dines anonymously at
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My husband’s oysters, coated in semo- Dinner for two with a couple of glasses

lina and fried until they were brown and of wine is likely to run in $120 area.

crispy, were served with a red chili vinai- When we first visited Fire and Wine last

grette and lemon aioli, and were accompa- summer, we were apprehensive about how

nied by microgreens. Very tasty. an upscale restaurant – even a very good

Then for entrees, I opted for the Fire and and relatively moderately priced one –

Wine seafood stew ($32) and my husband would fare so far from most of Vero’s other

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Who’s Bonz’s beagle bud? Betty Lou, that’s who!

ly me, an I learned Just then this beau-

Hi Dog Buddies! ‘sit’ an ‘down’ in, tiful, fluffy liddle Cal-

I love innerviewin’ puppies. They’re so like, a day. I also go ico cat came strolling
ex-ZOO-burr-runt, an they make me feel
like a young sprout again. Betty Lou Brown to puppy training over. She jumped on
is like that. She’s a frenly Bee-Gull, full of
energy, real puppy soft an that trim, tidy an uh-GIL-ity at the couch next to
Bee-gull build. When I heard she was a
Lemon, I was like ‘Wha-at? Is she missing Paw Prints. When Betty Lou. “’Sup?”
some important parts?’ Well, you probly
already knew this, but I didn’t. I thought Mommy an Dad- she said.
all Bee-Gulls were black an white an tan.
But Betty Lou’s white and a softer kinda tan dy go away, I hang “I’m doin’ my in-
called Lemon. So – I learned something.
there with my pals. I nerview,” Betty Lou
Anyway, Betty Lou an her Mom greet-
ed us at the door. “Oh, Goody!” Betty Lou have tons more pals replied. “This is Mr.
said, bouncing over for the Wag-an-Sniff, “I
LOVE comp-ny. Let’s go sit on the couch. at the Dog Park. I go Bonzo.” Then, to me,
This is my Mommy, Mary Lou. My Daddy,
Cam, an my brothers Will-yum, Harrison every day at 4:30. “Lexie was raised by
an Dewey are around here somewhere.
They’re HU-mans. My big sister, Lex- I love runnin’ with Charlie. She thinks
ie should be out here pretty soon. She’s a
cat. Would you like a liddle snack or some the Big Dogs, but I’m she’s a pooch. She
wadder? Mommy says it’s important to be
puh-LITE.” ’spose to stay on the fetches. (An she

“It’s a pleasure, Miss Betty Lou,” I said. Liddle Dog side. My even goes No. 1 on
“I’m fine for now, thanks. Your manners are
lovely.” frens call me Princess the TOY-lutt. It’s a

I opened my dog-eared (an nosed) note- of the Dog Park cuz I Betty Lou liddle weird.)”
book, an Betty Lou began snuffling the “Listen, kiddo,”
pages. “You’re gonna write about me on love to meet an greet PHOTO: KAILA JONES
these pieces of paper?” everybody – pooches she said, “I happen

“Exactly. You tell me all about you an an humans. My Dog to be fas-tiddy-us.
your famly and I’ll write it down right here.”
Park Besties are Scup- a heartbeat, an it gets nice an warm, Plus, I don’t hafta keep runnin’ in an out
“Oh, goody! OK. Here I go! I was still in like my pooch Mommy. I still sleep with it.
my litter with my brother an sister, drinkin’ per, he’s a Cava-Poo; an Ginny, a Welsh like SOME pooches I could mention. So,
Mommy Milk, when my future Mommy an “I usta play with bees in the garden.
Daddy started lookin’ for a Bee-gull, zackly Corgi. They never stung me but I don’t do it any- Mr. B., you’d never know by lookin’ at me
like Charlie, a lemon like me, who had gone more.”
to Dog Heaven. They wanted our brother “Ooo, an THIS is Cool Kibbles: I learned now, but I was a Dumpster Kitten. Yep, it
cuzza Charlie bein’ a boy, but he was al- “Wise decision,” I opined.
ready spoken for. Me an my sister looked to ring the Special Bell By The Door when “I also have an Important Task. Garden- was back in West Virginia. Mom and Dad
like twins, ’cept I had this one polka dot an ing with Mommy. We want all the plants
Mommy likes polka dots so I got picked. I hafta Do My Duty. Lexie rings it to go out, in our garden to be not just pretty but also were stopped at the railroad tracks on their
edi-bubble. So I dig the holes (us bee-gulls
“Us bee-gulls are real smart, ’special- too. Well, Mommy has this Real Comf-tub- are expert diggers) an Mommy stuffs the way somewhere, an heard this liddle meow.
plants in.”
ble beanbag chair. It’s her favrite. Mine “That is Exceptionally Environmentally It was me. Next to the dumpster, right by
Responsible,” I said in my Serious Journal-
too. So, when she’s in it, I ring the bell on ist voice. “Using your digging in-stinks for the tracks. A grubby little fluff ball. Scared
the Greater Good.”
behalf of Lexie, an, when Mommy gets up “An guess what?” she continued. “I have to bits. Don’t know how many lives I wudda
my own Instagram page (bettylou.beagle),
to let her out, I jump in the chair.” with tons of pick-shurs of, well, ME. used up by now if they hadn’t scooped me

“Clever girl,” I said. “Got any hobbies?” DON’T BE SHY up. Probly all of ’em. I learned a lot from

“YES! Shedding! That’s a big one. An We are always looking for pets Charlie, for sure. Still miss him. But Betty
with interesting stories.
Smellin’ Stuff, ’specially after it rains. An Lou here’s a cool liddle sister. Sorta goofy,
To set up an interview, email
Runnin’ on the Beach. ’Cept not during [email protected]. but I wouldn’t trade her.”

Turtle Season. Pooches shouldn’t go to the Heading home, I was thinkin’ maybe

beach then cuz sometimes our in-stinks I should get an Instagram page like Betty

take over an we hafta DIG – an that could Lou. An online presence is THE way to get

hurt the liddle baby turtles. your brand Out There these days. I could

“When I first got adopted, I was just 8 post lotsa pictures of me, like Betty Lou

weeks old an pretty wobbly. Mommy an does, of all her adventures. There’d be a

Daddy gave me this gi-normous Frisbee. whole bunch of me swimmin’ in the pool.

WAY bigger than me. I kept tryin’ to grab An eatin.’ Humm. I guess that’d be about

it an tumblin’ over. So I said poo on it. I it. Never mind.

do have a special rag from my litter days The Bonz

that smells like my pooch Mommy. That

helped me feel conf-tubble at first, when

I missed her. Also a stuffed puppy toy with

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NORTH

AN AVOIDANCE PLAY NOT TO BE AVOIDED 3

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist K J 10 9 6 5

Werner Karl Heisenberg said, “An expert is someone who knows some of the worst 10 9 4
mistakes that can be made in his subject, and how to avoid them.”
A72
Did you see the play “Copenhagen,” in which the playwright, Michael Frayn, claims that
Heisenberg purposely derailed the German attempt to build a nuclear weapon in World War WEST EAST
II? Was that true? K Q 10 7
83 98642
In this four-heart contract, it would be difficult to avoid a losing line of play. What should KQ5
South do after West leads the spade king? 10 9 5 4 2

North’s four-diamond response was a Texas transfer. 8763

Most players would win with the spade ace, draw trumps ending in the dummy and run the KQJ
diamond 10. West would take the trick and shift to a club. Declarer would win with dummy’s
ace and take a second diamond finesse, then grumble when it also lost: down one. SOUTH

An expert wonders if there is a way to execute an endplay. To do that, he has to eliminate the AJ5
pointed suits without East’s taking a trick and shifting to a diamond. How?
AQ74
The key is to let West take the first trick. Suppose he reads partner’s spade two as a suit-
preference signal for the lower-ranking side suit and switches to a club. Declarer wins, AJ2
draws trumps ending in hand, discards a club on the spade ace and pitches dummy’s last
club on the spade jack. 863

West wins and leads a club (best), but declarer ruffs high on the board, crosses to his hand Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Both
with a trump, ruffs his last club and runs the diamond 10. West is endplayed, forced either to
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ACROSS DOWN
1 Lido (8,4) 2 Greet (7)
9 Laws (5) 3 Clutter (4)
10 Magic (7) 4 Arch of the foot (6)
11 Midday (4) 5 Grotesque architectural statue
12 Suave (8)
14 Flat (5) (8)
15 Lesson (5) 6 Drama set to music (5)
20 Advance towards (8) 7 Strata (6)
22 Pipe or hose (4) 8 Verge (5)
24 Previously (7) 13 Speedwell (8)
25 Broker (5) 16 Crush (7)
26 Démodé (3-9) 17 Belvedere (6)
18 Singe (6)
19 Pier (5)
21 Of a fruit, peeled (5)
23 Circle of light (4)

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ACROSS members do each 36 Goal of the Rat Lobby? The Washington Post
morning? 37 Noted Nathan
1 Sonora flora 84 Michigan, for one 38 Diamond experts OO-EE, BABY! By Merl Reagle
6 Cabinet dept. 85 “But what 40 ___ angle (inclined)
9 Caesar’s “check it out!” ___ know?” 42 Vermont’s Attorney
13 Walked with purpose 87 Loooong times
19 Football-game results? 88 SNL “The Donald” portrayer General?
89 Thriving times 44 Commandment word
20 Golden Girls first name 90 St. John of the Cross was 45 Put on
21 Home-run-hitter’s run one 46 “Tickle Me” dolls
22 Feed off of 93 Hope 47 Those women,
23 Early basketball star? 95 With it
25 Sword-swallower’s 98 Fancy wheel features in Nice
favorite lunch? 99 Wheedle 48 Singer Sheena
27 Brief periods 101 Part of HRE: abbr. 49 Sen. Kefauver
28 Shade tree 102 Utah lily 51 George Gershwin anthem:
29 Electrical units 103 The “ah ... ah ... AH ... ”
30 Attired before the “CHOO”? “___ of Mine, America”
31 Ulu wielder: abbr. 107 Name for a cleaning-up-after- 57 Language of nerds?
32 Beer-taster’s concerns your-dog product? 58 California beach town
34 Macbeth’s 109 Sodium ___ (NaI) 61 Mountain lions
“check it out!” 110 Lasher author Rice 62 Organ offerer
36 Calendar abbr. 111 Cartoon collectible 63 Watch site
39 St. Louis’s ___ Bridge 112 Bowling alley button 64 Bone opening?
113 New World symphony 66 Salon offering
41 Some flooring composer 70 Apt name for an average Joe
43 “___ see it ...” 114 Underworld river 72 Elliptical pattern
44 Fabrication 115 Charlie Weaver’s town, Mt. 73 Talked in the library
45 What the Bambi-on-video ___ 74 Getaway spot
salesman did? 116 Golden Boy playwright 75 Rights org.
50 Useless to talk to 76 Pitfall
52 Longtime Denver QB DOWN 78 Possesses
53 Cleo portrayer 1 Crusader’s need 79 Eyeball
54 Stinging insect 2 Land units 82 Elaborate fake
55 Looks back in anger 3 All a rooster wants? 83 Duck Soup principal
56 Ex-African dictator 4 Party drinks 86 Mountain in Thessaly
57 90 Down model 5 It means “somewhat” 90 Japanese car maker
58 Not the foggiest 6 ___ from the blue 91 Common excuse
59 Island east of Java 7 Like some math 92 Trite
60 Baloney 94 Insinuate
61 Longer for Lenore progressions 96 Florida bird
62 Vergil escorted him 8 Door sound 97 Places for sentries
down 9 Engrave 98 Israeli prime minister of the
63 Isn’t budging 10 Cartoonist Robert of
65 Yard greenery 1970s
67 Actor Edward “Keep on Truckin’” fame 100 Financial page abbr.
James ___ 11 Thicket 102 Zipped
68 Tennis great Laver 12 WWII theater 103 Mr. Caesar
69 All-commercial channel: abbr. 13 Bad sportsmanship at an 104 Calendar abbr.
71 Squirrel’s perch 105 Tokyo’s old name
72 French soup ingredient orthography contest? 106 Spanish article
73 The Badger St. 14 Radial surface 107 AT&T rival
74 “Leave ___ me” 15 Foxx of sitcom fame 108 Ft. Knox contenido
75 Melodious ... not 16 Popeye’s love
17 Unknown Jane
77 Automated, in prefixes 18 Printing measures
78 Understanding answers 24 Steppenwolf author
79 Big name in blenders 26 Sgts., e.g.
80 La ___ 29 Scandinavian city
(city in 73 Across, on the 32 Country singer Albert
Mississippi) 33 Hotel founder César
81 What Addams Family 35 Winged monster

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change Club to benefit local charities and schol- Wines Vintner Dinner 6:30 p.m. Thurs. at Cos- 8 Indian River County 4H Foundation Casi- 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McKee Botan-
arships, with lines in at 6 a.m. and weigh-in 2 to ta d’Este; Devour VB Chefs & Shorts 6 p.m. no Night fundraiser, 6 p.m. at Richardson ical Garden, with 80+ varieties of water lilies,
5 p.m. at Capt. Hiram’s, with purses for dolphin, Thurs. at VB Hotel & Spa; Cinema Uncorked Center at IRSC, with authentic casino games repotting demonstrations, sales, plant experts
kingfish, wahoo and grouper, lady angler and ju- Opening Night Bash 6 p.m. Fri. at Riverside and poker, open bar, hors d’oeuvres and DJ to and results of waterlily photo contest. Stan-
nior angler. fishingforcharity.org/bluewateropen Theatre; Hollywood + Wine Grand Tasting 4:30 benefit IRC 4-H Youth. $60. 772- 770-5030 dard admission. 772-794-0601
p.m. Sat. at Riverside Park; Dining with Direc-
1 to September 29 - Vero Beach Museum of tors 6:30 p.m. Sat. at American Icon Brewery; 8 OBA Sunset Saturday Concert Series, 6:30 15 Community Barbecue and Fish Fry,
Art presents Astronomy Photographer of Studio 54 After Party 8 p.m. Sat. at CrossFit; p.m. on Ocean Drive at Humiston Park featur- 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Martin Luther
the Year exhibition, featuring 50 celestial pho- Sip See Savor Gospel Brunch 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ing Cinda & The Studio Guys. Free; BYO lawn chairs. King Park in Gifford to benefit the Gifford Youth
tographs by amateur and professional photog- Sun. at American Icon Brewery; and Fete Fi- Orchestra Scholarship Fund, with BBQ ribs,
nale Fest Wrap Party 3 p.m. Sun. at Riverside 8 Tropical Night Luau to benefit Youth Guid- chicken and fried fish sandwiches, Kona Ice, and
Park. Wbwff.com ance Mentoring and Activities, 7 p.m. at music by DJ Mighty Mike Baisden. 772-213-3007

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19 STOA 12 OPTIONAL cars (all years/models welcome; no registra-
21 UNCONDITIONAL 15 OUTINGS tion fee), 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Riverside The-
22 CALLOUSNESS 16 INSITU atre Loop with outdoor Doo-Wop concerts Fri.
18 COCOA by Johnny & the Blaze, and Sat. by Doo-Wop
20 KILN City, 50’s style food and drink specials. Inside,
at Waxlax, 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Rock n’
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