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PAGE B2 5 6LASER IS ‘PICOSECOND’ TO PARADES AND PRIDE AT PAGE 6
NONE FOR TATTOO REMOVAL ‘CENTENNIAL FINALE’
CANDIDATES SEE NEED FOR B5
MORE BEACHSIDE PARKING

JONES’ SENTENCING Tracking Station
SHINES SPOTLIGHT park set to close
ON DEATH PENALTY for beach repair

By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer Patient volume a focus; hospital CEO replaced By Nicole Rodriguez | Staff Writer
[email protected]
By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer Steward’s central division, said in hospital. It is wrapping up a $65 Tracking Station Beach Park
Convicted killer Michael Da- [email protected] a statement he was sorry to see million expansion that will open will be closed Friday for the rest
vid Jones’ sentencing next month Sanders go and expressed ap- in February with 24 patient rooms of the year as a major beach re-
will take place against a backdrop Only a year after taking the preciation for his leadership and – half the 48 originally announced. plenishment project gets under-
of mounting legal, political and helm of Sebastian River Medi- “valuable contributions to our way, according to county offi-
religious controversy over Flori- cal Center, Kyle Sanders has an- mission.” While on the way out the door, cials.
da’s death penalty. nounced he is leaving his post as Sanders provided Vero News with
president effective Nov. 19. Sanders’ exit comes at a pivot- numbers which – if accurate – The 3.1-mile project, which
Florida is set to execute its al time for the 154-bed for-profit extends from north of the Sea-
100th death row inmate since Daniel Knell, president of CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 watch Condos in Indian River
capital punishment was reinstat- Shores south through Central
ed in 1976. The execution may be Beach to the Riomar Golf Course,
delayed until after Christmas, but will occur in three phases.
it could go on as scheduled Nov.
7 should Florida successfully ap- Tracking Station Park, Jaycee
peal a temporary stay ordered by Park and Humiston Park will
a federal court. be used as access points where
loads of sand will be trucked onto
Executions are always a media Vero’s critically eroded beaches.
circus, with protests and can- Closure dates for the beaches at
dlelight vigils outside the Starke, Jaycee Park and Humiston have
Florida penitentiary gates, plus not been announced.
passionate pleas to the governor
for clemency. But this upcoming The $6 million renourish-
execution is newsworthy for a ment project will infuse more
couple reasons. than 200,000 cubic yards of sand
along the stretch of beach known
Besides the number 100 being as Sector 5. That area, already
a morbid milestone, James Dai- impacted by hurricanes Matthew
ley’s guilt is in question since an- and Irma, lost an average of 5 to
other man formally confessed in 8 feet of dune during Hurricane
Dorian, which spared the county
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 a direct hit but produced big, de-

INSIDE CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

NEWS 1-5 PETS B12
DINING B6
HEALTH 6 GAMES
CALENDAR B13
REAL ESTATE 11 B16
B1
ARTS MY Vero High sets state football record, but can it win a title?
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For circulation or where to pick up By Ray McNulty | Staff Writer was right in the middle of it all.
your issue call: 772-226-7925 [email protected] Riding on his players’ shoulders, holding

As the expected celebration erupted un- Lenny Jankowski. up a trophy specially made to commemo-
der the Friday night lights of Fort Pierce’s rate the occasion, Jankowski’s smile lit up an
Lawnwood Stadium, where the Vero Beach PHOTO: KAILA JONES overcast night on which hundreds of Fighting
High School football team had just set a Indians fans made the trip south to witness
state record with its 61st consecutive regu- history. The festive scene provided a fitting
lar-season victory, coach Lenny Jankowski
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JONES AND DEATH PENALTY lap. Instead, knowing they would have cence is especially alarming.” not ask at press time.
to come back for the sentencing, jurors Last week a federal court granted a tem- Florida law provides tools for jurors to
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 returned a verdict that will force them to
endure another week of what prosecutor porary stay of Dailey’s execution until at use to systematically consider the results
2017 to the crime Dailey was convicted of. Tom Bakkedahl repeatedly referred to as “a least Dec. 30 while his case is considered of Jones’ mental health examinations and
Dailey, 64, has been on death row for 32 job nobody wants.” by the Florida Commission on Offender decide whether he and the crime commit-
Review. Dailey, a U.S. Air Force veteran ted warrant a death sentence. Three steps
years for the 1985 murder of a 14-year-old Six days before the jury is scheduled to who served in Vietnam, has new federal are required before the jury can decide if
Pinellas County girl. return to their assigned seats in Court- lawyers from the Capital Habeas Unit at- Jones lives or dies.
room Four on the third floor of the Indian tempting to establish his innocence and
As the Dailey case indicates, it takes de- River County Courthouse, the Florida De- save his life. The first step is for prosecutors to prove
cades of waiting in prison to be executed partment of Corrections had been set to one or more “aggravators” exist. If no proof
in Florida, so even if 36-year-old Jones is make Dailey its 100th execution. The state can appeal or oppose the fed- of aggravators is found, the process stops
sentenced to death, it’s likely he would be eral decision, or DeSantis could let the re- and Jones would be sentenced to life in
in his 60s or even his 70s when executed. Dailey’s death warrant is the third one view play out. So uncertainty swirls around prison.
signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis since tak- the issue. Headlines are asking whether
Jurors who unanimously found Jones ing office in January. DeSantis, a Roman Dailey will become the 100th death row Florida Statute 921.141 outlines 16 ag-
guilty of first-degree murder on Oct. 22 will Catholic, has weathered a political beating inmate to die or the 30th death row inmate gravating factors, ranging from prior felo-
return on Nov. 13 to decide whether Jones from pro-life groups, from an innocence to be exonerated. ny convictions to the cruelty of the crime,
will join the more than 300 men and wom- project representing Florida’s 29 exoner- multiple victims, a child victim, a vulnera-
en on Florida’s death row, or serve a life ated former death row inmates, and even “Alternative sentences, such as life ble adult victim due to advanced age, dis-
sentence without parole. In the meantime, from Florida’s first lady. without parole, are severe punishments ability, or a crime committed for financial
jurors are under strict orders from Judge through which society can be kept safe,” gain, to evade capture or in the commis-
Dan Vaughn not to discuss, read about or Statewide media reported in August that the bishops wrote DeSantis. “These alter- sion of another felony. Other aggravators
research anything related to the case. Casey DeSantis cancelled her appearance natives do not degrade us by ending yet involve the killing of a public official or
at a “Women for Trump” rally in Tampa another life – perpetuating, rather than law enforcement officer, or while violating
The Jones jurors could have taken a which coincided with the execution of ending, a cycle of violence.” a protection order. If the defendant was a
much less arduous path. Florida’s 99th death row inmate, serial kill- gang member or designated sexual preda-
er Gary Ray Bowles. The Orlando Sentinel Calling the governor’s power to grant tor that would also be an aggravator.
First-degree murder is the only charge quoted a statement from Casey DeSantis’ clemency “your difficult position,” the
eligible for Florida’s death penalty, which office saying, “an execution day is a som- bishops have scheduled 32 prayer vigils The jury must decide unanimously as
under recent changes to the law can be ber day in Florida and neither the Gover- around Florida, using the 100th execu- a group that the state has proven one or
imposed only if all 12 jurors vote for death nor nor the First Lady will attend public tion as a rallying cry. “We are particularly more aggravators exist. If at least one prov-
after a special sentencing proceeding. Pre- events that day.” concerned that, if carried out, this will be en aggravator is present, jurors move on to
viously, jurors would only bear the job of Florida’s 100th execution since the rein- the next phase.
convicting a killer, and then a judge would Florida’s eight Catholic bishops peti- statement of the death penalty in 1976.
hand down the sentence. tioned DeSantis on Oct. 21, “While we Our state is a national outlier in our high The second task, which falls to defense
urge you to stop every execution and end numbers of death sentences, death row attorneys, is to present evidence, includ-
Had they returned a second-degree the use of the death penalty in Florida, this population, and executions. This use of ing expert medical testimony, that “miti-
murder conviction last week, jurors would case of a veteran with evidence of inno- the death penalty wounds our society by gating factors” exist that might paint Jones
have been released from service, tossing allowing a devaluation and coarseness of in a more sympathetic light. A few of the
the sentencing of Jones back in Vaughn’s life in our community.” mitigators listed in the state statute are
a lack of significant criminal history, ex-
During the three-week Jones jury selec- treme duress, emotional disturbance or
tion process, numerous people in the 200- impaired mental capacity at the time of
plus person jury pool commented that the crime, or “the existence of any other
they were against the death penalty be- factors in the defendant’s background that
cause they felt the prospect of life in pris- would mitigate against the imposition of
on was worse than execution. Other rea- the death penalty.”
sons given for opposing the death penalty
were that it has not been shown to be an “Anything can be a mitigator and you
effective deterrent and that the exhaustive must consider it,” Bakkedahl told jurors
appeals process afforded a man or woman repeatedly during jury selection, offering
condemned to die is an undue burden on up examples ranging from reasonable to
Florida’s taxpayers. downright silly to emphasize his point.
“What weight, if any, you give to the mit-
Outside the courtroom, the Florida igator after you consider it is up to you.”
Conference of Catholic Bishops has creat-
ed a firestorm for the governor, opposing Defense attorneys were not permit-
the death penalty on religious grounds. ted to reveal which mitigators would be
Others feel that as an advanced society, presented in the Jones case, but poverty,
our country and state should have evolved childhood abuse, brain damage, drug ad-
beyond “an eye for an eye” mentality. Still diction and the ability “to do well or to be-
others oppose the death penalty because have in prison” were mentioned over and
they believe the possibility of executing an over again by Assistant Public Defender
innocent person is too great risk. Stanley Glenn and his team, so those are
the most likely mitigators to be argued.
All of this will comprise the backdrop for
the Jones jurors in less than two weeks. In Jones, in court discovery documents,
the meantime, prosecutors have asked for claims to have been raised in rural Georgia
Jones to undergo two more routine mental in poverty. But poverty is a relative term
health evaluations, which they say is the and jurors will bring their own experiences
reason for the three-week gap between and backgrounds to bear.
verdict and sentencing.
The state will likely argue that Jones did
On Monday prosecutors and defense at- not grow up in the inner city in a public
torneys were arguing about the parameters housing project riddled with gang violence
of the questions Fort Lauderdale-based fo- and drugs, that he graduated from college
rensic psychologist Dr. Michael Brannon and earned two law degrees, and that
could ask Jones. Judge Vaughn was still when arrested he was earning a six-figure
weighing what the doctor could and could income. How much a certain level of rural
poverty damaged Jones, or pushed him to

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commit murder, will be up to the jury. SEBASTIAN RIVER HOSPITAL The figures could not be verified, nor quarterly year-over-year declines range
The defense is expected to present evi- could they be readily compared to state from a 13.9 percent drop in the third quar-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 figures because they include patients ad- ter of 2017, when Steward took over from
dence or testimony that Jones’ father was mitted under observation status, as well CHS, to an 18.7 percent drop in the first
mean and abused him, that Jones had a suggest that Sebastian River patient vol- as those in the hospital’s transitional care quarter of 2019.
bad motocross wreck resulting in a back umes may finally be recovering from what unit.
injury and got hooked on pain meds, and state figures show has been a steady decline That latest figure represents a decline of
finally that Jones has some sort of brain since Steward Health Care took over the The state – which keeps score on the ba- nearly 24 percent from the same quarter
injury that affects his impulse control and hospital in mid-2017. sis of inpatient discharges rather than by two years earlier, when the hospital was still
cognitive function. counting admissions – excludes both those run by CHS.
The importance of patient volumes in categories.
The jury will need to weigh these things the current healthcare environment was Steward’s two other Florida properties
against everything else they learned about illustrated anew by the announcement this Sanders also did not supply numbers on acquired in the CHS deal, Rockledge Re-
Jones during the trial, including how past week that a Steward-owned hospital emergency department visits or ambulato- gional Medical Center and Melbourne
co-workers raved that Jones was “bril- in Phoenix, Ariz., St. Luke’s Medical Center, ry surgeries, both of which have declined Regional Medical Center, also showed de-
liant,” that he had lots of friends and that was closing its doors due to an insufficient year over year for all but two quarters un- clines in inpatient and ER volumes, though
he was “a rainmaker” for his employer, number of patients. der Steward, according to state statistics ambulatory surgeries increased. Com-
PNC Wealth Management on Ocean Drive. provided through March 2019. paring 2016, the last full year under CHS,
On an interim basis, the top job at Sebas- to 2018, the first full year under Steward,
The third and final step of the sentenc- tian River will be filled by Ralph Taylor, cur- In some quarters, the declines were Rockledge and Melbourne each showed
ing process requires jurors to compare any rently chief operating officer as well as chief dramatic. In the first three months of this drops in inpatient discharges of around 16
aggravators to established mitigators and nursing officer. Taylor held the latter post at year, visits to Sebastian River’s emergen- percent. Emergency room visits declined
decide which carries greater weight. another Steward hospital in Youngstown, cy department fell by nearly a quarter as by 8 percent at Rockledge and 7 percent
Ohio, that closed its doors a year ago. There compared to the same period last year. at Melbourne, while ambulatory surgeries
If even one juror decides that life in pris- too, Steward blamed low patient volumes From January through March 2018, 5,020 rose by 8 percent at each.
on fits Jones’ crime of killing 26-year-old for the shutdown. people sought care at the Sebastian ER. In
Diana Duve better than the death penalty, the same period in 2019, that number fell In the same two-year period, Sebastian
the sentence handed down will be life in St. Luke’s occupancy rate over the past to 3,774. River’s chief competitors have both shown
prison. Recent changes in Florida law re- two years was consistently below 40 per- growth. Palm Bay Hospital saw inpatient
quire the jury to vote unanimously to im- cent, the hospital’s president Jim Flinn said Ambulatory surgery visits – outpatient discharge numbers increase by 17 percent.
pose a death sentence. in a statement about the closure. He said procedures that don’t require admission – Indian River Medical Center, now owned by
emergency room visits had declined 16 declined in every quarter but one, begin- the Cleveland Clinic, increased its patient
Two days before his sentencing hear- percent. ning in the first months with Steward at the discharge numbers by 11.6 percent.
ings are scheduled begin, Jones will mark helm: the third quarter of 2017, when there
his 37th birthday on Nov. 11. It will be his In the first quarter of 2019, using the was a 21 percent drop – 356 fewer visits – Ambulatory surgery visits climbed 19
sixth birthday behind bars since his arrest latest acute inpatient figures filed with the from the previous year when CHS owned percent for Indian River while Palm Bay’s
on June 22, 2014. state of Florida, and an acute inpatient bed the hospital. remained the same.
total provided by Steward – 122 – Sebastian
Nick Samuel contributed to this story.  River’s occupancy rate was an estimated 44 In January to March of this year, ambula- As for the first six months of 2019, Cleve-
percent. That is down from an estimated tory surgeries declined 35 percent over the land Clinic Indian River has already an-
BEACH CLOSING FOR REPAIR 64 percent from first quarter 2017, before same period last year. nounced another 10 percent increase in
Steward acquired the hospital from Com- inpatient volume. 
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 munity Health Systems (CHS). As for inpatient discharge numbers, the

structive surf for several days. According to figures filed with the state,
Prior to the erosion caused by Dorian the quarterly year-over-year declines –
some as great as 25 percent and 35 percent
in early September, the Sector 5 project – continued almost without interruption
was slated to consume about 150,000 through the first quarter of 2019, the lat-
cubic yards of sand. The storm created est figures available from the Agency for
a need for 50,000 more cubic yards and Healthcare Administration. By law, hospi-
added $1.25 million to the project cost, tals must report and certify patient volume
according to County Administrator Jason totals quarterly in three key categories:
Brown. acute inpatient discharges, emergency de-
partment visits, and ambulatory (outpa-
“The Sector 5 plans also include plant- tient) surgery visits.
ing of the newly constructed dune crests
with various native dune salt-tolerant Sanders called the declines in late 2018
plants, the most common being sea oats, and early 2019 “a blip,” blaming them on an
to secure the newly placed sand, help cap- “F” safety score assigned to Sebastian River
ture wind-blown sand to naturally grow by the national ratings group Leapfrog in
the dunes over time and provide addition- April 2018.
al sea turtle nesting habitat,” county offi-
cials said in a statement. That score was raised to “C” six months
later, and by this past spring, it was an “A.”
The project is expected to be complete That grade will be updated in about a week.
by April 30, 2020, prior to the start of sea
turtle nesting season. Sanders further claimed the hospital was
“on track to see volumes increase by 9 per-
Two more big sand projects on the is- cent – an astonishing turnaround,” he told
land are scheduled to start a year from 32963 in August, disputing the paper’s re-
now, in November 2020. porting over the summer that volumes had
been disappointing.
Between them they will add roughly
900,000 cubic yards of sand at a cost of Pressed repeatedly for on-the-record
$25.75 million along a 6.6-mile stretch of numbers, he finally provided a batch in
shoreline between the north island com- mid-October. While they showed the year-
munity of Seaview and Turtle Trail beach over-year decline continued through the
park near the Carlton condominium, an second quarter, in the third quarter of this
area the county calls Sector 3, and in Sec- year – July through September – Sanders’
tor 7, a 2.2-mile stretch that extends from numbers showed an upswing of around 10
Seagrove to the Moorings.  percent.

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MY TAKE for Vero Beach to win a state championship, trol,” he added. “There are games where, for to take Vero Beach to the state’s Final Four.
given how much Florida has grown – espe- whatever reason, you just come up short. For those wondering: Livings posted a
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 cially its football-talent-rich metropolitan
areas – in the 38 years since Livings worked “But we’re giving ourselves chances.” 211-86 record in his 26 years at Vero Beach,
kickoff to the Vero Beach Centennial Finale his magic here? Since he took over the program in 2011, guiding the Fighting Indians to 20 playoff
and rekindled fond memories of another Jankowski’s Vero Beach teams have com- appearances, 15 district titles, seven state
special night. It’s a fair question, one that I put to Jan- piled an impressive 91-11 record, winning semifinals and the program’s lone state
kowski on Friday night, after Vero Beach’s seven district titles and reaching the play- championship.
While the Fighting Indians’ band filled record-setting, 28-3 triumph over longtime offs in each of his nine seasons, including
the air with the school’s fight song, the imag- rival Fort Pierce Central. this one. His teams haven’t lost more than Those lofty accomplishments prompted
es of yesteryear – of that Rockwellian night one game in a season since finishing 10-2 Vero Beach to put Livings’ name on the Cit-
at the Citrus Bowl, where legendary coach “Sure, it’s different than it was in 1981, but in 2013, and they’ve never lost more than rus Bowl’s field in September 2000, and he
Billy Livings led Vero Beach to its first state I’d like to think we can still win it,” Jankowski two. On his watch, the Fighting Indians was inducted into the Florida High School
football championship in 1981 – danced said. “There are a lot of good teams out there have played their way to one regional final, Athletic Association Hall of Fame in April
nostalgically through my mind. every year, and it’s such a challenge, just get- advanced to five regional semifinals and be- 2012, six months after his stroke-related
ting to Friday night every week. come relevant again. death at age 75.
And I began to wonder: Will Vero Beach But Jankowski, whose teams here have
ever win another one? “It’s a long season, and there are so many won only seven of 15 playoff games, has yet To be sure, all of the honors and acco-
things along the way that have to work in lades Livings received were well-deserved,
Or to be more precise: Is it still possible your favor, so much that’s outside your con- because he created and nurtured the team-
and-town marriage that spawned the pro-
gram’s success and remains the envy of so
many others around the state.

Livings, though, never won a second state
championship, nor did he get another shot
at the title. The Fighting Indians’ last trip to
the Final Four was in 1998, 21 years ago.

Without question, the 1994 opening of
Sebastian River High School had an impact
on Vero’s football program, which has been
forced to share the county’s talent pool. Even
for a coach of Livings’ stature, winning be-
came more difficult.

Now that Jankowski has carved out his
own place in Vero Beach football lore, let’s
give him his due.

The Fighting Indians haven’t lost a reg-
ular-season game since 2013, despite Jan-
kowski adding upper-tier opponents to the
schedule to help prepare his teams for the
playoffs. During the past three years, the
team has had plenty of dominant perfor-
mances as well as close calls, eking out vic-
tories against Virginia’s Oscar Smith (28-21)
in 2017; Pahokee (27-20), St. Lucie West Cen-
tennial (20-15) and Treasure Coast (34-31)
in 2018; and American Heritage (7-3), Cen-
tennial (15-13) and Treasure Coast (31-30 in
overtime) this season.

“We’ve created a culture where our guys
come to practice every day with the goal of
being 1-0 every week, and that doesn’t hap-
pen by accident,” Jankowski said. “Football
practices aren’t always a lot of fun, and it’s
pretty obvious we coach these kids hard, but
they know we love them and they love com-
ing to practice.

“There’s this feeling that we’re all in it to-
gether, and I’m humbled to be a part of it.”

A state title remains on his radar, and
it should: He’s an outstanding coach at a
school with a winning tradition and, year af-
ter year, his teams win enough to stay in the
championship chase.

But he knows winning it all isn’t every-
thing. “I’m not saying that’s not the ultimate
goal, but I’m not going to say we need to win
a state championship to be successful,” Jan-
kowski said. “That’s not my barometer for
success.

“Did you do everything possible to give
yourself a chance to win? If so, then, at the
end of the day, win or lose, you can look in
the mirror and be satisfied with what you
see,” he added. “To me, that matters more
than any accolades or notoriety.” 

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MOST VERO CANDIDATES SEE NEED FOR MORE BEACHSIDE PARKING

By Nicole Rodriguez | Staff Writer buildings on east-west streets near residents, agree the city should assist in those outlined in the consultant’s report
the problem area, a solution that would partnership talks. could be created closer to the problem area.
There’s a consensus among seven can- cost around $400,000 for curbing, gutters
didates running for two open seats on the and pavement. “My order of preference is first to devel- “I could walk around there and show you
Vero Beach City Council that something op a comprehensive plan to present to our all the places they could put extra spaces,”
needs to be done to relieve parking conges- The consultant also proposed consider- neighbors who own these lots to see if we Panagakos said. “They’re wasting a lot of
tion in the Central Beach business district. ation of center street parking on Cardinal can’t find a strong cooperative working ar- the area with green spaces.”
Only Brian Heady, a gadfly who runs in ev- Drive to create additional spaces and us- rangement either between the businesses
ery election but won only once a decade ing a $75,000 license-plate reader to catch or with the city intervening in the middle to Bob McCabe, an island resident who
ago, doesn’t think there is a problem. motorists – mostly hotel and shop workers make sure they’re not harmed by frivolous unsuccessfully ran for a City Council seat
– who game the system and add to con- lawsuits or trash in their parking lots,” said last year and is trying again this year, likes
“If they want to spend money fixing gestion by moving their cars from space to Neville, a retired Air Force colonel. the proposed short-term fixes, too, but is
something, don’t you think it should be space throughout the day to avoid receiv- concerned long-term solutions are being
broke if you’re going to fix it?” Heady said. ing a fine for parking too long in a two- or “The city really needs to be a catalyst and ignored.
“It ain’t broke, don’t fix it. They had a con- three-hour slot. facilitator to get it done properly because if
sultant and the consultant said that even you just leave it to get done on an ad hoc “There are clearly longer-term issues that
on the busiest days, there’s excess parking.” “I like the idea of capturing the off-street basis, it probably won’t get done,” said Co- should be studied and evaluated,” McCabe
parking – 79 spaces that could be paved tugno, who worked in sales and marketing said, adding public hearings should be held
Despite Heady’s view, oceanside shop and curbed – that’s an easy solution,” said for various companies including Texas In- directly by the council to hear recommen-
and restaurant owners have long com- candidate Joe Graves, a local attorney and struments before his retirement. dations, instead of just by the consultant.
plained about losing customers because of island resident. “Studying center street
parking shortages near their businesses. parking on Cardinal Drive could capture us Kimley-Horn found that the great ma- Enforcement and clear signage indicat-
another 40 spaces.” jority of 3,108 beachside parking spaces are ing where available spaces are located are
The seven candidates who acknowledge privately owned, with only about 750 public key factors in fixing the problem, according
the problem generally like the preliminary Candidates also like the idea of public/ spaces. During a period of peak demand on to candidate Nick Thomas, a lawyer who
solutions suggested by planning and design private lot-sharing partnerships between Thursday, March 14 at 2 p.m. when street unsuccessfully ran for City Council and a
consultant Kimley-Horn, which was hired the city and private lot owners, and said parking places were jam packed, there were seat on the Indian River County Commis-
this year by the city at a cost of $71,000 to the city should take the lead in creating the 655 empty parking spaces in private lots. sion in 2012.
analyze the parking problem and identify partnerships.
potential fixes. They also have ideas of their Candidate Estelle Panagakos, a retired “The city has over 100 public parking
own. “I support city-led public-private part- school teacher and probation officer, be- spaces in the commercial zone that we ha-
nerships,” said Jeff Nall, an adjunct profes- lieves the Farmers Market Oceanside, held ven’t even posted with signs yet,” Thomas
Kimley-Horn suggested a set of short- sor who teaches philosophy and human- Saturdays on Ocean Drive, should be re- wrote on his website. “I suggest we do that
term fixes that will cost about $500,000. ities at Indian River State College and the located to Riverside Park to free up spaces and then step up enforcement, likely with a
They include creating an additional 79 University of Central Florida. Candidates on at least one busy day of the week. She license reading camera, which will resolve
parking spaces by permitting parking in Rey Neville and John Cotugno, both island also said additional parking spaces beyond the issue of people moving cars from space
front of multifamily housing or commercial to space on a given day.” 

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This laser is ‘picosecond’ to none for tattoo removal

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer Solutions here in Vero Beach. He specializes
[email protected] in using the latest, high-powered laser tech-
nology to remove now-unwanted tattoos.
Think before you ink. Getting rid of a tat-
too can be a tricky – and sometimes risky – Asked if there was such a thing as a “typ-
business. ical” tattoo-removal patient, the soft-spo-
ken Brown pauses briefly and says, “We
Passions, emotional entanglements, reli- have quite a spectrum here. We have young
gious or political fervors and a host of other folks that either regret the tattoo that they’d
reasons can make getting a tattoo seem like chosen, or they are entering the workforce
a good idea, but, as Jimmy Buffett has said, in a job that doesn’t accept see-able or vis-
tattoos often are “a permanent reminder of a ible tattoos.
temporary feeling.”
“Many companies – including the hos-
Nobody knows that better than Dr. Hal pital here – like tattoos to be covered when
Brown at Reflections Aesthetic and Laser

Dr. Hal Brown.

PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

you’re at work and sometimes people have Brown says, because nanolasers are limited
those tattoos on their fingers and on their by the colors of ink they can break down.
neck where they can be seen, so those kinds
of folks often come in for a tattoo removal. “They work OK with black ink, but not
with other colors,” Brown says. And they
“Airlines and the military,” Brown con- often take more than 18 sessions to remove
tinues, “don’t like visible tattoos. We also a tattoo and that results in “more trauma to
get 40- and 50-year-olds who regret what the skin” and frequently leave very notice-
they did when they were younger and we able scars where the tattoo once was.
have some older people that have just lived
with it for a long time and are just ready to The American Society for Dermatologic
get it removed.” Surgery has one pointed piece of advice for
those seeking to remove a tattoo: “Find the
The good news? Tattoo removal today is right doctor. Choose someone qualified to
safer and less painful than it was in the past. perform tattoo removal procedures who
also has the right laser equipment.”
The oldest forms of tattoo removal were in-
credibly painful, involving non-surgical steel Brown fills both those requirements.
blades attempting to cut and peel away indi- In addition to being the medical director
vidual layers of living skin until the tattoo ink at Reflections Aesthetics & Laser Solutions,
was no longer visible. Brown is chief of staff at Cleveland Clinic In-
dian River Hospital as well as a longtime pri-
That approach often failed and left the mary care physician at Primary Care of the
patient with one or more debilitating – and Treasure Coast.
sometimes lethal – infections. Still, he gives most of the credit for his tat-
too-removal prowess to his equipment.
More recently, nanolaser treatments
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 FDA-approved for tattoo removal. and quietly says, “Sure. In fact I had one in she came here for additional treatments.
Asked if he’s had any experience with pa- today. She had a partially treated tattoo at a “It happens quite a bit. Inferior technology
“I think the important thing is that this different center with a poor-quality laser and
newer technology treats all skin types and tients who first tried a storefront nanosec- she wasn’t getting the results she wanted so doesn’t produce [good] results and doesn’t
all tattoo colors in a fast, efficient fashion so ond tattoo removal procedure, Brown sighs completely get rid of the tattoo.”
there are fewer treatments required and less
tissue damage occurs.” Depending on the size and colors in the
tattoo to be removed, it can take between
“It’s very important,” Brown elaborates, four and eight sessions for Brown to make
“to choose the right technology and not go those ‘permanent reminders of a temporary
for the cheap upfront costs that are maybe feeling’ disappear. That’s half or less than the
performed by non-physicians. There are all number of visits most other tattoo removal
kinds of lasers on the market and all differ- procedures require.
ent kinds of people are using those lasers.”
Dr. Hal Brown is with Reflections Aesthetic
The laser Brown employs uses extremely & Laser Solutions at 1265 36th Street, Suite C
short, high-powered “picosecond” pulses. in Vero Beach. The phone number is 772-567-
7196. Brown also is chief of staff at Cleveland
A “picosecond” is one-trillionth of a sec- Clinic Indian River Hospital. 
ond and about 1,000 times faster than those
earlier nanosecond machines. It’s also

Tru-D robot helps knock out
hospital-associated infections

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, end-
[email protected] stage renal disease facilities and long-term
care facilities.”
If you’re not at least a little concerned
whenever you check into a hospital or any The main causes? Bacteria, spores and
other healthcare facility, maybe you don’t viruses from sick patients and the environ-
know enough about HAIs (Healthcare Asso- ment that tend to linger in hospital settings,
ciated Infections). infecting additional patients.

Ralph Taylor, who is chief operating offi- “HAIs,” the Office of Disease Prevention
cer, chief nursing officer and interim pres- continues, “are a significant cause of illness
ident at Steward Health Care’s Sebastian and death. They can have devastating emo-
River Medical Center certainly does, and tional, financial and medical consequences.
maybe that’s why he has turned to a Star At any given time, about 1 in 25 in-patients
Wars-like robotic device for some extra help have an infection related to hospital care.
in controlling infections. These infections lead to the loss of tens of
thousands of lives and cost the U.S. health-
The Tru-D Ultra-Violet-C device uses care system billions of dollars each year.”
low-pressure mercury gas bulbs that emit a
strong, narrow band of the UV-C light spec- The National Institutes of Health is equal-
trum that kills bacteria, spores and viruses. It ly blunt when it says “HAIs are infections
is moved from room to room to finalize the that patients contract while in the hospital
cleaning and disinfection process after a pa- that were neither present nor developing at
tient leaves and before a new patient comes the time of admission,” and estimates are
in. that as many as 10 percent of adults with
even short-term hospitalizations will devel-
The U.S. Office of Disease Prevention op an HAI.
and Health Promotion says “HAIs are in-
fections people get while they are receiving “In a hospital setting,” Taylor says, “we
healthcare for another condition. HAIs can need to ensure that we’re the cleanest place
happen in any healthcare facility, including in the community. We have a very strong

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Some of the SRMC EVS team with the Tru-D
Smart UVC Ultraviolet Disinfection robot.

PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

team of EVS, or Environmental Services per- killer. As the Mayo Clinic explains, illness
sonnel, that do a fantastic job of cleaning. In from C. diff most commonly affects older
fact they have one of the hardest jobs in the adults in hospitals or in long-term care fa-
hospital,” and the Tru-D device will in no way cilities. Moreover, says the Rochester, Minn.,
replace the environmental services teams. institution, “one in every 11 people over age
65 with a healthcare-associated C. diff infec-
Instead it will be a high-tech adjunct that tion will die from it.”
automatically measures the size of the room
(including patient rooms, operating rooms Even worse, the folks at Mayo point out,
or any other room in the hospital) and uses “in recent years, C. diff infections have be-
its ultraviolet light to disrupt the DNA of any come more frequent, severe and difficult to
unseen pathogens that remain after the pri- treat while recurrent C. diff infections also
mary cleaning process. are on the rise.” Changing that trend is a lot
to ask of any new device – even one with a
That DNA disruption prevents them from Star Wars nickname.
reproducing and kills them.
Taylor calls it “R2-D2, but taller. It’s as tall
Taylor says this newly arrived Tru-D ro- as C-3PO but it’s as round as R2-D2.”
bot is already in use at SRMC. “The cleaning
crew will go in and they’ll clean the room, The big question is – whatever you call
depending on which type of bacteria may this Tru-D device – will it work?
be present from the patient history and/
or the active disease. After it’s completely Taylor points to a recent study by the Duke
cleaned we’ll push the robot in and that’s Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and
the final step before we make the room back Infection Prevention that showed the “disin-
up for the next patient. We also do the ORs fection strategies” utilized by the Tru-D unit
and endoscopy rooms every single night.” reduced the risk of acquisition and infection
of four major superbugs – including C. diff –
That’s especially important insofar as a by 30 percent.
particularly noxious bacterium called “Clos-
tridioides difficile” (C. diff) is often found in Maybe that’s not a grand slam but it’s cer-
an endoscopy setting as well as in patient tainly a big step in the right direction.
rooms. C. diff can cause diarrhea and an
inflammation of the colon known as colitis Taylor says he and his staff will constant-
and in this area’s demographic, it can be a ly monitor HAI rates at SRMC now that the
Tru-D device is in daily use to determine its
effectiveness here. 

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Ready to kick the habit? Tips for quitting smoking

By Fred Cicetti | Columnist • More than 7 million current and for- were provided.
mer smokers suffer from chronic obstruc- Nicotine replacement
[This is the last in a three-part series on tive pulmonary disease (COPD), the name
smoking.] used to describe both chronic bronchitis therapies (NRTs) are
and emphysema. About 85 percent of medicines that relieve a
If you smoke, you owe it to yourself to COPD deaths are caused by smoking. smoker’s nicotine with-
quit. And I believe you have an obligation drawal symptoms. NRTs
to try to help others to quit. I’m doing my • About 80 percent of all smokers would are available as patch-
part by offering this unusual series of col- like to quit. es, gums, inhalers, na-
umns. No scolding or exaggerated scare sal sprays, or lozenges.
tactics. I’m giving you just the facts in a It’s never too late to quit. It doesn’t mat- NRTs should be used
chain of bulletins. ter how old you are or how long you’ve with behavioral modifi-
smoked. cation.
You can stick these columns on bul-
letin boards and refrigerators. I recom- Within minutes of smoking the last Bupropion (Zyban)
mend giving them to a smoker you love. cigarette, the body begins to restore it- is a prescription anti-
self. After two weeks, circulation and lung depressant that affects
Here are more: function improve. A year after quitting, brain chemicals in-
• Cigarette smokers die younger than the risk of coronary heart disease is half volved in craving nico-
nonsmokers. Smoking shortens lives by that of a smoker’s. At 10 years, the lung tine.
about 14 years. cancer death rate is cut in half. At 15 years
• Tobacco use remains the leading after quitting, the risk of coronary heart Varenicline (Chantix)
preventable cause of death in the United disease is that of a nonsmoker’s. reduces the pleasurable
States, causing 443,000 deaths each year. effects of smoking and
• Because of exposure to environ- Some smokers can just stop “cold tur- helps reduce nicotine
mental tobacco smoke (“second-hand key.” Others need help with drugs and withdrawal symptoms.
smoke”), an estimated 3,000 nonsmoking behavior modification. Relapse rates are
Americans die of lung cancer every year. the highest in the first few weeks; they The amino acid L-glu-
 • Tobacco use accounts for about one go down substantially after about three tamine, an inexpen-
third of all cancer deaths in the United months. sive supplement found
States. in stores like GNC and
• Smoking causes almost 90 percent of One study found that the greatest re- Vitamin Shoppe, has a
lung cancers. ductions in cigarette use were achieved powerful anti-craving
when smoking became more expensive effect.
and alternative recreational activities
It should be taken
daily and can also be cian or dentist. These exams will detect
used to stave off im- changes that could be cancer or a precur-
mediate cravings. It is non-toxic with no sor of cancer.
side-effects, according to addiction ex-
perts. Cancer and other conditions of the
lung have the following symptoms: a new
If you want to quit smoking and need cough, a change in cough, coughing up
help, contact one of the following organi- blood, hoarseness, difficulty breathing,
zations: wheezing, headaches, chest pain, loss of
appetite, weight loss, general fatigue, and
American Cancer Society, www.can- repeated respiratory infections. Howev-
cer.org; American Heart Association, er, many lung cancers have no apparent
www.heart.org; American Lung Associa- symptoms until they are advanced.
tion, www.lungusa.org; National Cancer
Institute, www.cancer.gov; Centers for If you have been a tobacco user or con-
Disease Control and Prevention Office on tinue to smoke or chew, it’s critical that you
Smoking & Health, www.cdc.gov/tobac- get regular medical attention. 
co; Smokefree.gov, www.smokefree.gov.

If you have used tobacco, you should
have regular oral exams by your physi-

Pointe West home offers ‘big’
feel without being too big

7214 E. Village Square in Pointe West: 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,768-square-foot home
offered for $289,900 by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services listing agent Chip Landers: 772-473-7888

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Pointe West home offers ‘big’ feel without being too big

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer Built in 2017, the house has had just the
[email protected] one owner who meticulously maintained
the property.
High ceilings and large windows help
the house on E. Village Square in Pointe Speaking for the owner, Landers said
West feel bigger than it is without it being she bought in Pointe West’s East Village
so big you might feel lost inside. neighborhood because it is a “nice com-
munity, safe and secure.”
“It’s not too big,” listing agent Chip
Landers said, “but big enough.” Large-tile floors cover the main areas of
the house while plush carpet can be found
Landers, an agent with Berkshire Hatha- in the three bedrooms.
way Homeservices, represents the home-
owner who is relocating out of state. The foyer opens to both the main living
space as well as the dining room – which
The nearly-1,800-square-foot house is listed the current owner has converted to a
for $289,900 and is move-in ready, Landers said.

home office. The entry hall features a wall light and airy feel of the kitchen while pro-
perfect for display of large-scale paint- viding ample storage.
ings or clusters of family photos.
The first phase of East Village, in which
Off the foyer is the living room and kitch- this home is located, is piped for natural
en, which has a sunny breakfast nook per- gas and the house has a gas range, gas
fect for casual meals or sipping coffee or tea. hook-up for the dryer and a hook-up on
Landers noted the breakfast nook is actually the back patio for a grill.
large enough to accommodate a dining ta-
ble if the next owners decide to go that route. The master suite is accented with a
tray ceiling that further amplifies its
The kitchen has lovely light-colored spaciousness. The en suite is beautifully
granite counters and stainless-steel appli- appointed with dark granite counters, a
ances. The white cabinetry preserves the glass-enclosed shower, a soaker tub and

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water closet. The walk-in closet is also lo- house is just a short walk away from the rage, you go through the laundry room, and dining options nearby, including
cated just off the bathroom. community pool. equipped with a storage closet. the Indian River Mall and the Vero Beach
Outlets.
The other two bedrooms are spacious, As with many of the homes in Pointe Given its size, condition and location,
providing ample room for whatever bed- West, the garage sits to the rear of the Landers is confident the house will sell The subdivision, which is known for its
room furniture is desired. house, accessed by the street behind. The quickly. “It won’t last long,” he said. charming “new urbanism” qualities and
two-car garage offers a bonus space per- design, is close to I-95 and just a short
Through the living room is the rear fect for either storage or a workbench. The To help achieve that quick sale, Landers drive from the art galleries and restaurants
porch, which remains shaded even in the higher-than-typical ceilings can be rigged will host an open house on Sunday, Nov. 3, in downtown Vero Beach, the Indian River
mid-afternoon. The porch overlooks a with storage, as well, providing further op- from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Lagoon, Vero’s renowned seaside village
large backyard that would easily handle tions. and miles of unspoiled Atlantic Ocean
the installation of a private pool should Pointe West is conveniently located on beaches. 
the next owner opt for one. Otherwise, the Walking into the house from the ga- the south side of Route 60 between 66th
and 82nd avenues, with many shopping

FEATURES FOR 7214 E. VILLAGE SQUARE

Neighborhood: Pointe West’s East Village
Lot size: 65’ x 150’ – 0.21 acres

Construction: Concrete block with stucco
Year built: 2017

Model: Vizcaya by D.R. Horton
Size: 1,768 square feet under air

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Additional features: Natural gas hook ups; move-in ready;
vaulted and tray ceilings; tile floors throughout with carpet in
bedrooms; granite counters; stainless steel appliances; custom
lighting; covered front and rear porches; large backyard suit-
able for private pool; short walk to community pool; golf and
social memberships optional.
Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Listing agent: Chip Landers, 772-473-7888
Listing price: $289,900

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: OCT. 21 THROUGH OCT. 25

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

Real estate activity on the mainland was modest last week, as 27 transactions of single-family
residences and lots were reported (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom home at 7055
29th Court – first listed in September for $484,900 – sold for $465,000 on Oct. 22.
Representing both the seller and the buyer in the transaction was agent T.P. Kennedy of Proctor
Kennedy Properties LLC.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$465,000
VERO BEACH 7055 29TH CT 9/25/2019 $484,900 10/22/2019 $445,400
VERO BEACH 1161 RIVER WIND CIR 7/12/2019 $459,000 10/22/2019 $438,000
VERO BEACH 1099 2ND MNR 8/6/2019 $495,080 10/24/2019 $390,000
SEBASTIAN 104 AREGA ST 8/23/2019 $394,500 10/25/2019 $385,000
VERO BEACH 2059 GREY FALCON CIR 6/6/2019 $405,000 10/24/2019 $316,380
VERO BEACH 6625 49TH CT 5/25/2018 $329,900 10/24/2019 $315,000
VERO BEACH 1670 51ST CT 8/29/2019 $365,000 10/21/2019 $285,000
SEBASTIAN 125 S WIMBROW DR 9/20/2019 $264,900 10/22/2019 $280,000
VERO BEACH 4824 WOOD DUCK CIR UNIT#30 6/11/2019 $300,000 10/25/2019 $279,900
VERO BEACH 5984 LONGLEAF LN 10/4/2019 $279,900 10/21/2019 $275,000
VERO BEACH 130 36TH CT SW 9/5/2019 $285,000 10/23/2019 $260,000
SEBASTIAN 186 JOY HAVEN DR 9/16/2019 $259,000 10/23/2019 $256,000
VERO BEACH 355 W KEY LIME SQ SW 7/24/2019 $262,500 10/21/2019 $247,500
SEBASTIAN 525 CROTON AVE 6/20/2019 $247,500 10/25/2019

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

1161 River Wind Cir, Vero Beach 1099 2nd Mnr, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 7/12/2019 Listing Date: 8/6/2019
Original Price: $459,000 Original Price: $495,080
Sold: 10/22/2019 Sold: 10/24/2019
Selling Price: $445,400 Selling Price: $438,000
Listing Agent: Susan Prahl Listing Agent: Geof Hoge

Selling Agent: Keller Williams Rlty Selling Agent: The GHO Homes Agency LLC

Kay Brown Not Provided

Premier Estate Properties Not Provided

104 Arega St, Sebastian 2059 Grey Falcon Cir, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 8/23/2019 Listing Date: 6/6/2019
Original Price: $394,500 Original Price: $405,000
Sold: 10/25/2019 Sold: 10/24/2019
Selling Price: $390,000 Selling Price: $385,000
Listing Agent: David Gagnon Listing Agent: Mike Higgins

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Crown Realty Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Ashleigh Lovell Justin Harrison

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Keller Williams Rlty

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CENTENNIAL FINALE: B5 ‘PICOSECOND’TO NONE 6 DINING REVIEW: B6
PARADES AND PRIDE FOR TATTOO REMOVAL PRIMA PIZZA & PASTA

Coming Up Any percussion discussion PAGE B2 Adam Schnell.
starts with Brandon Putzke
POWER UP FOR THE PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
‘SUPERHEROES’ SHOW
AT VERO HIGH SCHOOL

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 A concert of epic proportions:
Superheroes don’t always
wield huge hammers or lightning
bolts and battle bad guys. Some-
times they wield – trumpets. And
violins. And flutes. This Sunday,
Nov. 3, at the Vero Beach High
School Performing Arts Center,
“Musicians are Superheroes” will
be presented by the Space Coast
Symphony Orchestra, and conduc-
tor Aaron Collins will be wielding
… a baton. This is a don’t-miss-it
concert for the family, definite-
ly including kids, who are invited
to come in superhero garb and
meet fellow superheroes who will
be hanging out in the lobby and
roaming the concert hall. Says the
orchestra promo, the program will
include a short, animated screen-
play, during which Collins and the
orchestra “will battle evil and bring
the incredible power of music to the
world,” proving that – “Musicians
are Superheroes.” There will also

CONTINUED ON PAGE B4

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Any percussion discussion starts with Brandon Putzke

By Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writer ative team behind Theatre-Go-Round,
[email protected] Vero’s only professional dinner theater.

Drums, tambourines and maracas – oh “My parents created an environment
my! Those are just a few of the percussion that I felt comfortable experimenting in.
instruments that Brandon Putzke packs They allowed me to be creative,” says Putz-
into his toolbox as the founder and direc- ke, who was seemingly destined to pursue
tor of Treasure Coast Percussion. a career in the arts.

Despite their being the largest group of “I grew up literally sleeping on theater
instruments in a full orchestra, percus- chairs while my dad was in rehearsals,
sions are oft overlooked, which is surpris- and my mom was playing piano on the
ing given that they are frequently the most side or making costumes.”
fun to play. By definition, a percussion in-
strument is any musical instrument that Putzke says that while he officially be-
makes a sound when it is struck, shaken gan taking musical lessons in the fourth
or scraped by hands or beaters. grade, he recalls receiving his very first
drum set when he was about 7 or 8 years
However, lest you think that in that case old. He admits that although that was
anyone can play a percussion instrument where his love of percussion instruments
– think again. At the professional level, it took root, what he remembers most about
takes a great deal of skill and practice. that early drum set was the cartoon paper
it was wrapped in.
“I like to say I’m pretty proficient at
thousands of percussion instruments. I As a student, Putzke played in the Vero
have a constant urge to learn new things; Beach High School band and, after serv-
to experiment,” says Putzke. “With percus- ing as percussion director at VBHS for 19
sion, there’s always something new to try. years, eventually became its associate
There are literally thousands of percussion band director. Although he resigned from
instruments.” the position this summer, it is something
he looks back on with fondness.
Putzke is the only child of Jon and Marg
Putzke, a dynamic duo involved with the “It’s surreal. Looking back, I can’t be-
Vero Beach Theatre Guild and the cre- lieve that I was the director of the band

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October 4 — November 15, 2019

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PHOTOS: KAILA JONES

500 North Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 that I was in as a student and then taught ber Bridge Band and, more recently, with
772-465-0630 • BackusMuseum.org for so many years.” SoulJam.

After high school, Putzke went on to Always one to march to the beat of his
obtain a bachelor’s in Music Education own drum, Putzke next turned his at-
from the University of South Florida and tention toward sharing his musical tal-
for the past 30 years has been making an ents through Treasure Coast Percussion,
impression on hundreds of students as a something he had laid the groundwork for
private instructor and classroom music several years ago.
teacher. As a performer, he has played
around town as a member of the Old Bar- Putzke offers individual and group les-
sons, teaches summer camp workshops

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and masterclasses, and is on the staff of ufacturer Remo, Inc. The program, prac- Brandon Putzke conducts a music says Garcia. “It gives them something to
the Primo School of Performing Arts, ticed at healthcare and wellness environs, therapy session with residents of talk about; something in common, some-
which is on the campus of First Presbyte- has been shown to help strengthen the im- thing to look forward to.”
rian Church of Vero Beach. mune system, reduce stress and burnout St. Francis Manor.
rates, improve mood states and promote “Music makes people feel good,” says
Putzke has also jumped on the band- creativity and socialization. Garcia notes that what surprised her Putzke, who adds that he first discov-
wagon with the resurgence of the com- was how drum circle participants react- ered the healing powers of music while
munity drum circles that were first made Putzke is now facilitating the pro- ed even outside of the sessions, such as working with students at Liberty Magnet
popular in the late ’60s. Putzke says that gram working with Alzheimer’s patients, over dinner, where they continue to dis- Elementary School. As a reward for good
as an outlet for personal expression, retirement communities and therapy cuss all of the various instruments they behavior during school, he introduced a
drumming is a great way to draw people groups. He leads a monthly drum circle have played. special musical jam session to students
out of their shell. It’s also a great way to at Grace Rehabilitation Center of Vero with learning differences and behavioral
help employees avoid corporate burnout Beach, where residents are offered a wide “They bond during these sessions,” issues.
– or anyone for that matter – by drum- variety of programs to keep them moving
ming out their frustrations. and interacting with others. Florida Cancer Specialists & Research
Institute recently invited Putzke to facili-
“The same instruments apply; it’s how In addition to improving self-expres- tate a drum circle for the staff, artists and
and when you use them,” Putzke ex- sion, music therapy can help reduce anx- caregivers who participate in the Arts &
plains. “I’ve got a variety of shakers, ocean iety and the physical effects of stress. It Medicine program at their Vero Beach
drums, rain sticks and sound shapes. It’s has been shown to improve healing, and office.
just how and when you incorporate them. to reduce depression and the symptoms
My goal for a session is to make everybody of psychological disorders. “We created a drum circle where all the
feel good.” infrastructure of the organization would
Shelly Garcia, Grace Rehab activity di- be able to mingle and bond on a different
He has conducted drum circles at vari- rector, says they have seen very positive level,” explains Dr. Raul Storey. “I had nev-
ous locations around the county, includ- reactions to music therapy and to the er been actively involved in a drum circle
ing during Museum Day at the Vero Beach drum circles from their residents. but now I can see how it changes the way
Museum of Art, at the Brackett Library people bond. It gave everyone the chance
at Indian River State College and, every “The movement is good for them. It helps to express themselves and created a more
third Sunday of the month, at the Kilted with dexterity. And no matter how much unique, tighter bond.”
Mermaid in downtown Vero Beach. they can use their hands everyone can par-
Putzke feels that everyone is inherently
New to his vast repertoire, Putz- ticipate,” says Garcia. musical.
ke has begun facilitating Health-
Rhythms sessions – an enjoyable “It’s my job to help bring it out in them.
research-based group drum- That’s the beauty of HealthRhythms. No
ming program founded by experience necessary.”
drum man-
For more information, visit tcpercus-
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1 This Sunday at VBHS Performing Arts Center.

be the cool, thrilling and heroic themes 2 Nov. 8-10 at Riverview Park. 3 Acoustic Alchemy at King program to help us accentuate all the pos-
from “Superman,” “The Incredibles,” Center this Friday. itives. Entitled “What A Wonderful World:
“Spiderman,” “Batman,” “How to Train the weekend. So, for the duration, the air is A Potpourri for the Thanksgiving Season,”
Your Dragon,” “The Avengers,” “Pirates filled, in equal parts, with lively music and of the founding fathers of smooth jazz” – the concert will take place at the First Bap-
of the Caribbean,” “Madagascar” and wonderful aromas. There’ll be beer, too (reg- Acoustic Alchemy. An English “new-agey tist Church of Vero Beach and will, accord-
others, some of which will be accompa- ular and craft), and a special Kid Zone, as fusion group” that, says Wikipedia, “blends ing to the Chorale’s promo, “focus on the
nied by movie clips. So load the kids into well as historical reenactments. The Clam- jazz and pop with flamenco, reggae and beauty of the world we live in, its skies, seas,
the Batmobile and share an afternoon of bake supports local nonprofits and, over the folk,” three decades of jazz fans know mountains and canyons.” Under the baton
super music. Times: 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. years, has donated $675,000. Times: Friday, them for such hits as “Mr. Chow,” “Lazeez,” of Dr. Michael Carter, the Chorale will raise
Admission: free tickets can be reserved. 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; “Flamoco Loco,” “Catalina Kiss” and “Ja- your spirits with such compositions as “For
855-252-7276. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission: free. maica Heartbeat.” Their live shows are said the Beauty of the Earth” and “All Things
purchase food and bev tickets. sebastian- to be among the most exciting in the biz, as Bright and Beautiful,” as well as Irving Ber-
2 A weekend to harken back to the ar- clambake.com. they present a “dazzling array of genres,” lin’s “Blue Skies” and “I Got the Sun in the
ea’s unique history on the river: For an while keeping their signature acoustic gui- Morning.” (Remember that so-singable
authentic, for-the-whole family Old Florida 3 Mixing up a smooth brew of smooth tar up front. Time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: start at tune from the Broadway musical “Annie
experience focusing on life along the storied jazz: Working their jazz magic at the $70.50. 321-242-2219. Get Your Gun”?) Praising his Chorale mem-
Indian River (lagoon), you really can’t beat King Center in Melbourne this Friday, Nov. bers’ “highly experienced voices,” Carter
the (17th annual) Sebastian Clambake La- 1, it’s a group the show promo calls “one 4 “Right now” is always a good time shares that he’s recently come across a
goon Festival. You should absolutely carve to pause and remind ourselves that “new piece of music” – Mark Patterson’s
yourself time for this very, very popular there’s still much that’s wonderful – and 2016 “Grand Canyon Sunrise,” which, he
food- and music-centric event, which opens beautiful – about our home planet. This says, “perfectly suits the soaring harmonic
this coming Friday, Nov. 8, for a three-day Sunday, Nov. 3, the 50 men and women of sounds created by our select Chorale.” This
run. Organizers put it this way: The festival the Treasure Coast Chorale bring a musical uplifting concert will be further enhanced
“celebrates our special way of life along the by the presence of a handful of talented
Indian River, which has been the life-blood special guest performers you may very well
of our community since the 1700s.” The ven- recognize: guitarist Dave Mundy, drummer
ue, too, is ideal: Riverview Park is, indeed, Richie Mola, and everyone’s favorite Oldies
right along the river, oak-shaded, its broad, trio, the Dolls. Judy Carter accompanies on
winding path lined with vendor and food piano. Time: 4 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m.
booths. Lots of food booths. Live bands pro- Admission: free. Donations always appre-
vide virtually non-stop music throughout ciated. 772-231-3498. 

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Vero’s ‘Centennial Finale’: Parades, passion and pride!

City Councilman Tony Young and Alma Lee Loy, Grand Marshal of the Centennial Parade. Geoff Newcombe and John Stefanacci.
Miss Vero Centennial Anna Valencia Tillery.
PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE, MARY SCHENKEL & STEPHANIE LABAFF

Kelly Thompson and Susan Williams. Carolyn Bayless, Penny Odiorne and Mary Ellen Replogle. Kathleen Sullivan in period costume at the Wells Fargo Stagecoach.

By Mary Schenkel & Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writers way as the Grand Marshal with her usual where even more historical, informational ful people in the parade, making Vero
[email protected] grace and panache; the Vero Beach High and sponsor booths were set up. Beach always number one in our hearts.
School Marching Band setting a musical My children grew up in this amazing
Seemingly all of Indian River County tone. Loy broke off just before 21st Avenue, “This has been great family fun,” said town with countless treasured memo-
turned out to join in on the fun during the where she was comfortably seated under a Diana Stark. “I came to support all the rich ries and more to come.” 
Vero Beach Centennial Finale in historic tent to enjoy the rest of the procession. history on display and wave at the wonder-
downtown. And, while Mother Nature put
a damper on outdoor activities later in the “It is fabulocious,” quipped Loy. “It’s so
day, with the exception of a brief sun show- exciting to have this many people be a part
er, she didn’t rain on either of the two exten- of this celebration honoring our forefathers.
sive parades. This really is exciting.”

Festivities kicked off with the City of Vero “It’s neat to see everybody come out for
Beach Recreation Department’s 61st an- this. It just brings people together,” said
nual Halloween Parade, with children and Teala Krapfl. “We see all these businesses
their families gathering at the Freshman every day as we’re going about our lives and
Learning Center before making their way we’re all part of the community. It makes
along 14th Avenue to the Community Cen- you feel part of a small town.”
ter.
The Centennial Parade ended at the
Clever costumes ranged from ghosts Historic Old Vero Beach Railroad Station,
and goblins to pirates and princesses, and where in the parking lot, an impressive as-
branched out to superheroes and classic sortment of antique and vintage cars and
film characters in family-themed groups. even a Wells Fargo stagecoach drew an ap-
Mary Poppins floated in with her umbrel- preciative crowd.
la and carpetbag, alongside Thor and his
mighty hammer and Capt. Hook’s Jolly Rog- Inside, new exhibits offer two historic
er. A sister of bees buzzed about, and anoth- timelines. Circling the room are artifacts
er little one cooked up delicious delight as a from the Ais Indians and Spanish Trea-
giant meatball atop a mound of spaghetti. sure Fleet of 1715 to the early pineapple
plantations, citrus groves and pioneer
“The spaghetti and meatball baby was families, to the WWII military presence
the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen,” said and the Dodgers. In the center of the room
Maria Sparsis. a model train encircles storyboards with
additional historical details.
Hot on their heels was the Centennial Pa-
rade with groups representing law enforce- “It’s kind of what it was like 35 years ago
ment, nonprofits, civic groups, churches, when they opened it,” said Carolyn Bay-
businesses, schools and community mem- less.
bers who wished to be a part of history.
“It’s great what they’ve done here. The
“We have 105 different groups; it’s going only problem is, there are too many things
to be a monster parade,” said Rob Slezak, I actually remember,” said Penny Odiorne
Recreation director. He said there were up- with a laugh. “There’s a 1929 Model A Ford
wards of 800 parents and children in the out there; that’s what I learned how to
Halloween Parade alone. “We’re really hap- drive on.”
py and excited.”
Post-parade crowds also poured into
Vero’s ‘First Lady’ Alma Lee Loy led the the Heritage Center and Citrus Museum,

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First Bites: Prima Pizza & Pasta on 14th Avenue

By Tina Rondeau | Columnist Cavatappi al Sugo. Eggplant Parmesan.
[email protected]
PHOTOS: KAILA JONES spent just the right amount of time in the
Every decade or so, Glenn Pacicca seems oven.
to get the urge to open a pizza and pasta joint.
The first two – on Miracle Mile from 1985 to Drink: Prima Pizza and Pasta has a de-
1992 and in Sebastian from 1991 to 2005 – cent selection of beer and wines to accompa-
both had a lot of fans. And now we have the ny your food (I liked their premium chianti),
third coming of Prima Pizza and Pasta, this and it also serves cocktails.
time on Vero’s 14th Avenue.
Service: For a new restaurant, service –
Headline news: Given the number of peo- with several family members involved – was
ple with fond memories of the old Prima piz- more than attentive.
zas, it seems just a matter of time until word
gets around that the Pacicca family is back, Prices: Prices for entrees range from $9.99
and this latest venture starts to take off. (for a dish of spaghetini in a marinara sauce)
to $27.99 (for a pan-seared veal chop). Thin
Look & feel: Prima Pizza and Pasta is lo- pizzas start at $9.85 and Sicilian at $11.85,
cated in the space most recently occupied with regular and gourmet toppings extra.
by the short-lived reincarnation of Mam-
ma Mia’s, and before that by Bijou and the Initial impressions: In an area that has
French Quarter. It has been totally redecorat- no shortage of red sauce joints, Prima Pizza
ed and while the brown ceiling, floor, half the and Pasta has plenty of competition. But our
wall and the park-bench-like seats make the guess is that Glenn Pacicca has yet another
dining area a bit dark, the bright upper wall winner.
and tabletops give it a clean, open feel.
I welcome your comments, and encourage
Food: Last week, our party of Italian-food you to send feedback to me at tina@verobe-
lovers sampled an assortment of appetizers, ach32963.com.
entrées and pizzas on two separate visits.
The reviewer is a beachside resident who
Let me begin by saying that their home- dines anonymously at restaurants at the ex-
made garlic knots ($3.95 for a plate of six) pense of Vero Beach 32963. 
set the new Vero standard for this addictive
starter. Served with a tomato sauce, you Garlic Knots.
could easily fill up on these if you weren’t
careful. Mozzarella en Carozza.

And that would be a shame because an- members of our party were decidedly Hours:
other antipasti – the calamari fritti ($8.95) mixed. I thought the eggplant parmesan Monday to Saturday,
– is also among the best around. A plate of
flash fried calamari, served with Calabrian ($18.99) was one of the best I’ve had re- 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
red peppers, fresh herbs, slivered garlic and a cently, and both the veal Milanese
balsamic glaze, went very quickly. Excellent. ($23.99) and Prima’s house special- Beverages: Full Bar
ty, brick oven baked cannelloni
Entrees at Prima are served with a small ($15.99), got high marks. But the Address:
house salad, and these are dressed with a penne alla vodka ($12.99) was 1920 14th Avenue,
tasty herb vinaigrette that includes crum- totally lacking in flavor, and
bled gorgonzola. surprisingly, linguine in a so- Vero Beach
so white clam sauce ($13.99)
As for Prima’s entrees, was lacking in clams. Phone: 772-217-3171
reviews from But the only disagreement
about the pizza was wheth-
Thin Crust Pizza er Prima’s regular thin crust
with Veggies. or and its Sicilian thick crust was
better. Both were brought to the ta-

ble cooked perfectly – the regular pizza
with a crust that was nice and crisp, and the
Sicilian with a thick, spongy crust that had

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FOR BURGUNDY’S BEST-VALUE WINES, LOOK SOUTH

The Cote Chalonnaise.

By Dave McIntyre cious chardonnay at comfortable prices. on a really bad day. kir, aligoté shines in Bouzeron, where it
The Washington Post And just south of the Cote de Beaune They are also hard to find. Their infe- exhibits some of the fleshiness of white
burgundy, restrained by a mineral core.
Burgundy is the lodestar of pinot noir is Burgundy’s “Third Cote,” the Cote rior status compared with wines of the
and chardonnay. The region’s heartland Chalonnaise. The villages here – Rully, Cote de Nuits or Cote de Beaune damp- Pinot noir from this region tends to be
is the Cote d’Or, and burgundy fiends Givry, Mercurey, Montagny and Bouzeron ens market demand. Retailers may be on the rustic side, a little rough on the
love parsing the terroirs of the Cote d’Or’s are the main ones – are peasants com- skeptical and put these bottles on the edges but with fine flavors of dark cher-
two subregions. pared with the royalty to the north. And lower shelf or the far edges of the bur- ries and truffles characteristic of the
yet, they offer terrific wines for the price. gundy section. The wines may be easier grape. Mercurey is the main appellation
The Cote de Nuits to the north includes to find on restaurant lists, at least when for pinot noir, with Faiveley and Louis La-
the storied vineyards of Gevrey-Cham- “The Cote Chalonnaise is the best val- sommeliers are searching for relative tour producing delicious examples that
bertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot and ue in Burgundy today,” says Decanter bargains. So look for these town names do indeed show sophistication. Givry,
Vosne-Romanee. The Cote de Beaune be- magazine columnist Steven Spurrier. He on labels, and be willing to explore Bur- just to Mercurey’s south, is the smallest of
gins just north of the city of Beaune and keynoted a session on the Chalonnaise gundy’s third slope. the appellations in the Chalonnaise. The
extends south through Pommard, Vol- as Burgundy’s Third Cote at this year’s pinots here tend to be juicy and well, fun,
nay, Meursault and the Montrachet sis- International Pinot Noir Celebration in Three major burgundy producers – for lack of a better word.
ters, Puligny and Chassagne. Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Faiveley, Louis Jadot and Louis Latour –
have invested heavily in the Cote Chalon- I’ve used the word “peasants” to de-
The Cote d’Or, or golden slope, gets its Spurrier, who helped put California naise and are names to look for. Maison scribe these wines, and I’m not alone
name from the sunlight that bathes the on the world wine map by organizing Chanzy, Domaine de la Folie, Antonin in my sentiment. In the newly released
east-facing slopes during the growing sea- the famous Judgment of Paris tasting in Rodet and Chateau de Chamirey are also eighth edition of “The World Atlas of
son, but it may just as well refer to the price 1976, noted that Chalonnaise winegrow- making delicious wines. Wine,” the British writers Hugh Johnson
of the wine. Even village wines, bearing ers may be benefiting from the warming and Jancis Robinson call these wines
just the names of those towns on their la- climate, which is helping grapes ripen In my recent tastings, I was most en- “undernourished cousins” of the more
bels, command a hefty price. Move up the more evenly and reliably than in previ- thusiastic about the whites. I enjoyed a famous wines of the Cote de Nuits and
hierarchy established over the centuries, ous vintages. stunning chardonnay from Domaine de Cote de Beaune.
to single-vineyard wines awarded the sta- la Folie in Rully, in the northern Chalon-
tus of premier cru or grand cru, and the Don’t get me wrong: These wines are naise near Chassagne-Montrachet. Fur- But this perspective compares the
prices soar accordingly. not cheap. Chalonnaise bottles cost be- ther south, in Montagny, I was blown wine of the Cote Chalonnaise with the
tween $25 and $50. Value doesn’t always away by the minerally energy of wines very best of Burgundy. Perhaps that’s
Burgundy has other districts, of course. mean inexpensive. While not matching from Louis Latour and Laurent Cognard. not the best point of view. Compared to
Chablis, to the north, nudging Cham- the thrill of top burgundies, Chalonnaise wines in the $10 to $20 range, these are a
pagne, specializes in chardonnay. Pric- wines are delicious and relatively afford- The wines of Bouzeron, an appella- definite step up in quality. They give true
es range from quite reasonable to lofty. able. They are great candidates for your tion devoted exclusively to the aligoté Burgundy character at a fraction of the
In the south, the Macon supplies many holiday dinner parties, family occasions grape, are also standouts. Traditionally price of that storied region’s top wines. 
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Bonzo meets Sira, a seriously sweet ‘Schmutt’

hadda get my PAYpers an shots an Hos-biddle Doggie Bri-
stuff. So I was 7 months old when I
Hi Dog Buddies! finally got to go with ’em.” gade. THAT was the lon-

Sira Macomber has it Goin’ ON! Even “Did you get to ride inna plane. gest, AN the hardest. We
though she’s only 4, she’s done a lot, an Or a car?”
learned a lot. But she’s no Snobnose. Actu- hadda get a perfect score
ally, she’s a Schmutt! (More on that later.) “Nope. See, what Petfinder does
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Sira an her Mom answered our knock. Truck, special made with cages for
“Good morning,” I said. “You must be Miss BIG Dogs on the bottom, Middle ify. (Not all the pooches
Sira.” She was a perky liddle pooch, with Size Dogs in the middle, an Liddle
wavy silvery hair and an engaging Schnau- Dogs on the top. Then they go across did.) If we passed, we
zer-y face. the whole country, which is Real Far;
pick UP dogs goin’ one way; and were OFFICIAL: we got
With a few welcoming woofs, Sira trot- drop ’em OFF goin’ the other way.”
ted over for the Wag-an-Sniff, “Yep, that’s to visit the kids in the
ME. This is my Mommy Debora, an my “No Woof!”
Daddy, Rob. Come in!” “I KNOW! Mommy an Daddy lived hos-piddle an play with
in Ohio at the time, so they hadda
“I hear you’ve done a lot in only 4 years,” drive all the way to where the truck ’em, or just hang out an
I told her, opening my notebook, an turn- dropped 12 of us pooches off – inna
ing to a page that wasn’t dog-eared. Wal-Mart parking lot in Hagerstown, snuggle, which helped
Maryland. So Mommy an Daddy (an
“You’re not Woofin.’ I hope you brought Jagger) an all the other humans were ’em cheer up an not be
extra pen-sills.” there waiting for their new pooches.
I was Very Nervous cuz I didn’t know what so scared. We even had
“Always! Ready when you are.” was happenin’ an I was hopin’ it would be
“Well, I was born in Arkansas. I think something good. Which it WAS. My new our own trading cards
my litter was un-ex-PECT-ud, cuz we were famly was Super Nice, but it took me about
a mixture of Schnauzer an ‘a pooch of un- 3 weeks to figure stuff out, an I was real with our pick-shur, our
known origin.’ (That’s why Mommy calls quiet till I did. Mommy says I’m suh-REE-
me a ‘Schmutt,’ which I ackshully like.) brull.” name, breed, when we
Anyway, I went to a foster home when I was “What’s that?”
just a liddle pupster. The shelter in charge “I dunno. I think maybe it means Queen joined, an our favrite
put my pickshur on Petfinder, an that’s of the House. I still miss Jagger. He was old-
where Mommy an Daddy first saw me.” er so he couldn’t play as long as me, but he PHOTO: KAILA JONES Sira treat. (Mine’s tuna
“What’s Petfinder?” was a great Big Brother. He loved to swim fish.) The kids loved the
“Oh, Mr. Bonzo, Petfinder’s Totally (being a Spaniel an all) an he taught me. tween her Mom’s legs. When her Mom
Crispy Dog Biscuits! Shelters all over the Now I love swimmin,’ too. He also inner- said “ACHOO!” Sira sneezed. She hopped cards. I’ll show you!”
place put pickshurs an stuff about their duced me to Key Lime, Mommy’s horse. around on three paws, twirled on her back
rescues on The Line, so humans can check Horses, I found out, are very, very tall, an feet; walked backwards; an pulled a liddle She zipped out an
out all us pooches (an other pets). Well, mostly pretty nice. I loved hangin’ out at wagon around by a string in her mouth.
Mommy an Daddy hadda Springer Span- the barn.” Extremely Cool Dog Biscuits! returned with her card:
iel (like YOU are, right?) named Jagger, an What do you do for fun?” I wondered.
they were lookin’ for a fren for him cuz his “Lotsa leash walks. An Mommy teaches “I also love travelin,’” she continued. “As it said “Doggie Brigade,” an had her pick-
BFF hadda go to Dog Heaven. They were me TRICKS. Wanna see?” a snowbirddog, I’ve been to Florida a lot
thinkin’ about a Schnauzer. Even though “Sure!” already. Also Niagara Falls, which is more shur on it. Totally Cool Kibbles.
I’m a Schmutt, an not a total Schnauzer, Well, that liddle pooch was uh-MAZ- real loud water than you can even buh-
Mommy an Daddy KNEW I was The Dog. ing. When her Mom asked, she crossed her LEEVE. Also Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, West “I’m hopin’ I can do stuff like that here,”
When they picked me, I was 5 months old paws; covered her eyes; jumped through Virginia, an New York.
but, before they could ackshully adopt me, her Mom’s arms; weaved back an forth be- she said. “You hafta have a lovely bath an
they hadda get Totally Checked Out an I “PLUS, I’ve taken lotsa classes. I have
certificates for jumpin’; trick dog; agili- brush your teeth before you visit, which I
ty; Canine Good Citizen, of course; and a
buncha others. But my most favrite class don’t mind a bit. Good grooming an dental
was training for the Akron Children’s
hi-jean are very important, doncha think?
DON’T BE SHY
I also do that reading program with lid-
We are always looking for pets
with interesting stories. dle kids; an visit older humans in nursing

To set up an interview, email homes. Just seeing how happy they are
[email protected].
when I come to see ’em makes me happy,

too, you know?”

“Woof, Miss Sira, that is very important

work. You must be so proud. It takes a spe-

cial pooch to do that.”

Well, thank you, Mr. Bonzo,” she smiled.

Heading home, I was thinking about all

the lives Sira has already touched with her

loving personality. I was also planning to

check out the pantry in case there was an

extra can of tuna fish.

The Bonz

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WHAT HAPPENS WITH TWO UNBID MAJORS? WEST NORTH EAST
A82 Q754 J 10 9
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 943 K J 10 7 862
A J 10 9 4 6 8753
Inspirational author Ivy Gilbert wrote, “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive 52 K 10 6 3 Q74
ones, you’ll start having positive results.” But in bridge, when you use a negative double, you
will have more positive results than you would have attained without its assistance. SOUTH
K63
So far, we have seen that when opener bids one of a suit and the next player overcalls in AQ5
another suit (perhaps with a single jump), a double promises length in the unbid major. KQ2
AJ98
Some claim that it shows length in the unbid major and the unbid minor, but that is not true.
However, you should have some idea of what you will do if partner rebids in that minor and Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Neither
you do not have support.
The Bidding:
But what happens when there are two unbid majors, as in today’s deal? I like to play that
the negative double shows exactly 4-4 in those majors. (With 5-4, you bid the five-card suit; SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
with 5-5, you respond one spade.) 1 Clubs 1 Diamonds Dbl. Pass
3 NT Pass Pass Pass LEAD:
Following North’s double, South jumps to three no-trump. How does he plan the play after J Diamonds
taking West’s diamond-jack lead with his king?

Declarer has seven top tricks: four hearts, one diamond (trick one) and two clubs. Since
West seems marked with the diamond ace, East is the danger hand, the one who must be
kept off lead. So, declarer should cross to the club king and run the club 10. When this
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The Telegraph ACROSS DOWN
1 Rational (4) 2 Unfortunately (4)
4 High (4) 3 Hire (6)
8 Cakes (4) 4 Caring (6)
9 Contentment (9) 5 Inferior (6)
11 Felt (6) 6 Periphery (9)
13 Always (7) 7 Exploited (4)
15 Contestant (6) 10 Earnest (7)
16 Rebellion (6) 12 Hurried (4)
18 Fraud (6) 13 Beguile (9)
20 Humid (6) 14 Entourage (7)
22 Retribution (7) 17 Blokes (4)
23 Agree (6) 19 Dread (6)
25 Former (9) 20 Guard (6)
26 Potty (4) 21 Ignites (6)
27 Spree (4) 23 Stick (4)
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ACROSS 99 Tuberous plant 37 Baryshnikov, by birth The Washington Post
100 Frigid finish 39 “___ longa ...”
1 Herbert Hoover’s home 101 “This ___ joke!” 41 Drink ending SEEING STARS 1 By Merl Reagle
5 Trim and chic 103 Interpretation 44 Dime-like
9 Decline 104 Work like a beaver 45 Courteney and Wally
12 ___ Gump Shrimp Co. 105 Groan cause 47 Emphasize
17 Epee alternative 106 Pugilists practice on it 48 Teacher’s deg.
18 Admit frankly 108 “___ us a child 50 Brakes
19 Future fry 52 Natural ability
20 Oval Office actions is born” 55 Promise to pony up
21 Divorce? 111 Radical ’60s grp. 57 “A pox!”
24 Where Houston is, 112 TV chihuahua 58 Bus. abbr.
113 Say things like, “Didja have a 60 I and II?
gazetteer-style 61 One way to make abstract
25 Cordelia’s dad bad day, good knight”?
26 Criticize a former TV host? 116 Sweet bestseller paintings?
28 Graph extension 118 For whatever the current 63 Ring stat
29 ___ tai 64 A good time
31 Pal of a Disney dragon price is, 65 ___ forth
33 Engine part to a stockbroker 67 Iroquoians of
34 On everyone’s short list 120 What Elmer Fudd does at
35 Picnic ruiners Halloween parties? New York
36 Airline to Israel 124 Marshy lowlands 68 Chocolate tree
38 Aleutian island 125 Soaring Sharapova shot 70 Valuable vessel
40 Bard’s villain 126 Nil, in Nice 71 Dispenser candy
42 I openers? 127 Foreclosure rel. 72 The Yellow River’s other
43 Chance to get even 128 Deputized bunch
46 Hardy, as opposed to 129 Self-help author LeShan name, ___ Ho
130 Just manages 75 S.S. Titanic sinks, ___ 15,
Laurel? (with “out”)
49 Some half-pints 131 Wish to God 1912
51 Was a careless fisherman? 79 At any time
53 Friend’s plight, proverbially DOWN 82 “___ My Party”
54 Eschewing euphemism 1 “Weather permitting” et al. 83 Most vital element
56 She’s a real fox 2 Time-traveling Alley 85 Norma Rae’s goal
57 No. 32, elected in ’32 3 A Buckley 87 “___ the whole thing”
58 Assent of a woman 4 Caught in ___ 88 Feeling guilty about
59 The stuff that creams are 5 California ballplayer 89 Cabinet dept.
6 Keats work, The ___ of St. 90 Mun. and Supreme
made of 91 Topples
60 Your, in hymns Mark 92 Oklahoma city
62 End in ___ 7 Played like Springsteen 93 Where lions sleep tonight
64 Ardent one 8 Lookalike 96 Magna cum ___
66 Exhaust 9 Ms. Jong 97 Sounds of relief
68 ___ Pet 10 Derisive slang for a geologist 102 Annoying one
69 Least popular drink at 11 Give a little 104 Comprehension
12 Track acts 105 A Pope’s name
Calamari’s Restaurant? 13 Salt Lake athlete 107 Limerick, structurally
73 Austrian river 14 “This Side Up,” for 109 Whistlestops
74 Insurance giant 110 Band of gold?
76 Astaire-Rogers studio example? 113 Artist Paul
77 Give for a while 15 Outrun Dracula? 114 Up to it
78 George of Cheers 16 Obstinate ones 115 Swiss river
80 Sleep on it 20 Let loose 117 Costner western role
81 Going-steady symbol 22 Cut in on a conversation, 119 Franken and Gore
83 Claiborne or Smith 121 Doo-dah intro
84 Like Cary Grant perhaps 122 Mileage-testing agcy.
86 Bourbon St. horn man 23 Smasheroo, 123 Versatile bean
88 Picnic ruiner
90 Online, in a way as ticket sales
94 Celebrating works 24 Faint
95 Slimy party? 27 Burns movie
98 King Arthur’s mom 29 Puzzling bird
30 Away from the wind
32 Resort full of bandits
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Orchestra students, 2 p.m. at the Gifford Jake Owen and award winning guest artists/ maritan Center of Indian River County,
Riverside Theatre presents “Beehive: The Community Center. Free; donations appreciat- writers Jimmy Buffett, Matt Stell, Larry Fleet, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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772-231-6990 Craig Wiseman. Jakeowenfoundation.org quested minimum donation of $5 for bowl of
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cle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold, thru Dec. Vero Beach to benefit local charities, with 30+ ents Musicians are Superheroes, 3 p.m.
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Poverty, Health and Nutrition, 8:30 a.m. Country Club to benefit Sunshine Physical Fundraising Dinner, 6 p.m. at the Moor- 8-11 Jump for Valor Veterans Day Boo-
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