04/21/2022 ISSUE 16

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 51

INSIGHT BRIDGE

HAND EVALUATION CAN VARY GREATLY WEST NORTH EAST
J 10 8 7 532 AK4
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 10 9 8 AK76 J542
J 10 7 6 8 K4
Winston Churchill said, “True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, J2 98764 K 10 5 3
hazardous and conflicting information.”
SOUTH
At the bridge table, rarely is hand evaluation based on hazardous and conflicting Q96
information — but it can be uncertain. Look at the South hand in today’s diagram. How Q3
would you plan the auction? AQ9532
AQ
This deal occurred at Bridge Base Online, with 14 tables in play. At 10 of them, South
opened one diamond and rebid two diamonds after partner responded one heart. Yes, Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Neither
these contracts should have been made (though sometimes were not), but that seems too
cautious to me. The Bidding:

I am not fond of one-no-trump openings with a six-card minor (and never with a six-card SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
major), because that extra length is likely to make the hand worth more tricks than normal. ??
I felt this South hand was worth nearer 18 points than 16. However, I just checked the LEAD:
Kaplan-Rubens system and got 15.6. I was not downgrading the major-suit holdings the 7 Spades
way that method does.

I opened one diamond, and after partner responded one heart, I jumped to two no-trump.
Understandably, partner raised to game.

West led the spade seven. East took that trick and shifted to a heart. I won with the
queen, crossed to the heart king and played three rounds of diamonds. West shifted back
to spades, and if East had won and continued the suit, I would have lost three spades and
two diamonds. However, East switched to a club. When the finesse worked, I conceded
another diamond and claimed.

I had overvalued my hand, but got lucky — that’s bridge quite often.

FSB Development, LLC is proud to offer

FORTIFIED STORAGE CENTER

An enclave of 15 (9 remaining)
Exclusive Luxury Storage Condominiums

All Units are 1500 sqft -
Dimensions 25ft wide by 60ft deep

All metal Hurricane rated buildings to protect your prized possessions
70’ wide drive Lanes for easy maneuvering

PRECONSTRUCTION PRICING
Starting at $269,000

405 3rd Lane SW
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
fortifiedstoragecenter.com
Telephone 772-258-6636

52 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

INSIGHT GAMES

SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS ISSUE (APRIL 14) ON PAGE 80

ACROSS DOWN
1 Jug; baseball player (7) 1 Earned tips (anag.) (10)
5 Fly; part of large house(4) 2 Traveller (7)
7 Flour mix (5) 3 Concealed ditch (2-2)
8 Constituents (6) 4 Expose (6)
10 Political twist (4) 5 Pull back (8)
11 Poverty (8) 6 ‘Up’on the map (5)
13 Keep hold of (6) 9 Asks forgiveness (10)
14 Keg (6) 12 Crackers, e.g. (8)
17 Recitals (anag.) (8) 15 Alleviate (7)
19 Tire; standard (4) 16 French cloth caps (6)
21 Whole (6) 18 Anxious; time of a verb (5)
22 Objects (5) 20 Metallic element (4)
23 Camera part (4)
24 Victory, triumph (7)

The Telegraph

How to do Sudoku:

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

The Telegraph

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 53

INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS 97 Blood trio Christie Brinkley, ___ Ray The Washington Post
1 Clock radio feature 98 Like Ninja Turtles 49 Perfectly
6 Commotion 100 “Guess I better start thinkin’ 50 Haunted house sounds MIKE TYSON EXPLAINS By Merl Reagle
9 Singer Morissette 51 Loser to Dwight
15 “I musta been ___” about ___” 53 Snoop
18 Man-shaped column 104 Bay State campus, 60 Italian possessive
20 “I guess I kinda 61 Food recall bacteria
familiarly 62 Dish’s eloping partner
forgot ___” 108 Early Beatle 64 Certain vote
23 Bird seen in Scheherazade’s 109 Net-tipping 66 Jungle weapon
110 The Prairie St. 67 As ___ (for fun)
tale 111 1944 event 68 Maker of scholarly
24 Mail delivery imprint 114 Sch. get-together
25 Ireland’s palindromic 115 “I knew Holyfield would end corrections
69 (D - 5) ÷ 3
coronation stone, up 70 ___ loss
___ Fail with ___ ...” 71 Scolds
26 A network 121 Relative of hallelujah 72 “Hands off, junior”
27 Y, comparatively speaking 122 “... but all I wanted 76 Decrease
29 Have ___ (talk) was ___” 77 Shore bird
31 “I guess I behaved kinda 123 Actor Raymond 78 Legendary septet
___, huh?” 124 Ticker test 80 Moor
35 Ralph of Trading Places 125 Sanguillen or Trillo of 82 Coal miner’s daughter
39 Berlin tune, baseball 83 Bra brand
“What’ll ___” 87 Napoleon’s isle
40 Walk casually DOWN 88 City in 110 Across
41 Put, as a question 1 For this case only 89 Get the picture
44 Longfellow’s foot 2 He’s a bleedin’ worm 90 “Could we get on with it?”
45 Threadlike molecule 3 Abner’s creator and 92 Cambridge campus, for
46 Knew, in French
48 “If I fight again, ___” others short
52 Climber’s goal 4 Fame 96 Owns
54 Landing guess: abbr. 5 West and Marsh 97 Moss Hart bio
55 Country rock? 6 Snobs put them on 98 Author Gay
56 Charles le Fou, e.g. 7 “Where ___ begin?” 99 Neighbor of Brazil
57 Suffices 8 Expenditure 101 Klensch and Lanchester
58 From the Continent: abbr. 9 Org. that makes busts 102 Jockey straps?
59 Belief 10 Simple shelter 103 Actress Raines
61 Actors Eddie and Richard 11 Sue Grafton’s A 105 Of bees
63 58 Across nation: abbr. 12 It means “sleep” 106 Bit of reporting
64 Over the top, 13 Mischievous one 107 Part of SDSU
style-wise 14 Pine finish? 111 Part of FDA
65 “Everyone’s against 16 Grammy category 112 Subsidiary: abbr.
me. I guess ___” 17 Evening, to Yves 113 “Up and ___!”
70 Actor Alan 19 Tense thriller 116 URL’s end, often
73 Org. founded in ’64 20 La partner 117 A king of Judah
74 Finland, to a Finn 21 Cooked cereal 118 Certain vote
75 Explorer Meriwether 22 Hollers 119 Hunky-dory
79 Chinese concept 28 Pumpernickel, e.g. 120 Sawbuck
80 Make well 30 Genesis victim
81 Norma McCorvey in a 31 Trade blockade
famous case 32 Hebrew month
82 Fish in the morning? 33 Church areas
84 Whig-turned-Republican 34 Docs’ group
85 First name in objectivism 36 “You made that up!”
86 “If ya want me, 37 Michigan, for one
I’ll be in ___” 38 Southern church abbr.
91 Gospel guy 41 Piper’s description
93 Was winning 42 Actor Kruger
94 Late Chinese leader 43 Smelting refuse
95 Pianist Myra 45 Took out a second policy on
96 “Strike up the band!” 46 Use a soap pad on
47 Daughter of Billy Joel and

The Telegraph

54 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

INSIGHT BACK PAGE

College roommate’s moody behavior ‘puts my hair on end’

BY CAROLYN HAX cheering up becomes when the person you're trying
Washington Post to cheer up clearly isn't receptive.

Dear Carolyn: I am living with So while your roommate is stomping into your
space, you’re chirping into hers.
a girl in college who is very moody.
The fix is straightforward: respect. For you, this means
It is not even about trouble divid- leaving her alone when she’s crabby. When you feel the
impulse to cheer her up, recognize you're the one
ing chores. It’s that sometimes she’s who is uncomfortable and train your efforts on you.

just in a bad mood, bangs doors, For her, this would mean leaving you in peace
when she’s crabby, and not indulging her percussive
stomps on the floor, and seems to impulses while you’re just going about your day.

get very annoyed with my attempts at lightening the But she didn’t ask me, meaning you will have to
communicate these ideas to her yourself (when she’s
mood with small talk. She told me once that it had in a good mood, I recommend). Tell her you’ve tried
polite chatter to make yourself more comfortable, and
nothing to do with me. The behavior still puts my hair understand now that only gets on her nerves. Then
pitch the new plan: You will stop the forced cheer and
on end sometimes. She started ignoring me once and I trying to fix her when she’s moody. Instead you’ll stay
out of her way – and ask that she offer you that same
told her I wish we’d say hello to each other. hospitable space. Slam- and stomp-free, if she would.

Sometimes, she’s cheerful and chatty. You can use headphones and good music to close
gaps in her ability to play along, or yours.
I sort of strive to keep up basic politeness with the
I know this is more of a “both sides” answer than
bare minimum of small talk to lighten up the tension, you deserve; she is the less roommate-ready of the
two of you. But because she’s being dramatic, not
but don’t know how to make it more consistent. When cruel – right? – you do have room to make productive
changes to your own choices here. You can be less in-
I try and she just lets it all pour out with the mood, it volved, less reactive, less enmeshed, more compas-
sionate – “Anything I can do?” – without compromis-
makes me very agitated. ing yourself or how you deserve to be treated. Think
“basic politeness” with a dash of benign detachment.
What do I do if moving isn’t an option right away? Roommating 101. 

– Anonymous

Anonymous: What a self-indulgent roommate you cure anything except warmth, trust and peace of
have, I’m sorry. Childish. mind.

She’s entitled to her bad moods, as we all are. But At the same time, your approach is a form of butt-
we all have a basic social responsibility, too, to keep ing in – those “attempts at lightening the mood” –
from sloshing our bad moods all over the people which basically splashes your feelings onto her.
sharing our spaces, like an open cup on a subway.
Roil away, sure – with a lid. Door-slamming and small-talking might not seem
equivalent. But there’s a difference between cheering
I’d gladly say otherwise if door-slamming actu- people up and trying to correct their feelings when
ally worked. But emotional incontinence doesn’t you don’t like them. The former is a wonderful thing
people do for each other – and the other is what

ARTIST SUSAN HALE

ALWAYS ‘LOOKING FOR BEAUTY,’
SHE DELIVERS IT ON CANVAS

56 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

AArRTtSi&sTHtEATHRE ale, always
‘looking for beauty,’
delivers it on canvas

Susan Hale.

PHOTOS BY KAILA JONES

BY ELLEN FISCHER | COLUMNIST Her own paintings, in watercolor,
acrylic, oi, and mixed media, possess
If paintings could speak, what would a peaceful silence. The kind of silence
they say? Or, rather, what would they that, as when you are alone on a forest
sound like? A Helen Frankenthaler path, you would hesitate to break by
might emit a low hum. A Joan Mitchell speaking aloud.
would have a syncopated snare drum-
beat with a rimshot here and there. Rob- Take, for example, her mixed-media
ert Motherwell’s Elegy to the Spanish work, “Palimpsest.”
Republic series has the echoing sound
of a steel door banging shut. Some of The surface of the 12-by-12-inch pan-
Jules Olitski’s paintings ring like gongs, el is black, furrowed with grooves and
while others clash like cymbals. lanes that reveal an underlying paint
layer or two. The lines abut and some-
Vero Beach artist Susan Hale says she times cross over lake-blue shapes, while
loves the work of all of those contempo- small red shapes overlay what, on a top-
rary masters. ographical map, might indicate towns or
other human-made structures.

That painting makes the sound of a manuscript that had been scraped
a monastic scriptorium in which only clean of writing and reused to create
the gentle scratch of quill pens breaks a new document. This was sometimes
the silence. done because the process of preparing
calf, sheep or goat skins and binding a
Back in the days of parchment (ani- new document was time-consuming
mal skin) documents, a palimpsest was

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 57

ARTS & THEATRE

as impermeable as they might seem. CONTINUED ON PAGE 58
Says Hale, “I like the drips. You see,

that’s a totally different thing for me. I
like to do different things.”

Another untitled abstract resem-
bles boulders set in a Zen Garden.
Hale cut stencils that she used to cre-
ate her black, monolithic forms. That
painting makes the noise of a single
hand clapping.

One of Hale’s recent works, an indigo
and pink oil painting, whispers of mem-
ories. “I think of it as a mountain in the
mist. Softness,” she says.

That one was inspired by the rocky
landscape of New Hampshire. Hale has

and expensive. Scribes from ancient pigment, and cover areas with additional
times onward would not only scrape pigment, scrape away, and then cover
out and rewrite mistakes in their hand- again. I make comb marks with a notched
lettered documents, but also scour pag- adhesive spreader. I use all kinds of tools,
es of entire books to create completely not just brushes. I have tools that I repur-
new manuscripts. pose for painting, tools that I make, and
tools, for example sticks, that I find.”
The term palimpsest also refers to
what Hale has recently become interest- Hale doesn’t know how many layers of
ed in creating: artworks in which previ- paint she typically applies to complete a
ous layers of work have been selectively painting. But she has taken photographs
covered and/or removed to arrive at of her process.
the artwork’s final form, complete with
glimpses of its sub-strata. “I have whole series of the progress of
some of my paintings, from the begin-
Other artworks done in the palimp- ning to the final layer,” she says.
sest manner dot the walls of Hale’s work-
space. “Bird’s Eye View” has a similar Hale’s latest explorations in paint are
map-like appearance. In it, fertile green unlike the spare watercolor style she is
and hothouse red swathes disperse over perhaps best known for in Vero. However,
a yellow sea inlaid with cobalt channels. her restrained touch continues in other
“Arroyo, New Mexico” is deep orange- recent works in acrylic on board as well
red. You can almost hear a Martian wind as canvas substrates.
blowing across its otherworldly surface.
In one untitled work on canvas
“I did a whole lot of these 12-inch- with a limited palette of red, white
square paintings,” says Hale. She ex- and Payne’s gray (a bluish-black pig-
plains that while she painted most of ment), Hale tempered her hard-edged
those works in acrylic, she painted a geometric composition by describing
few of them in oil mixed with a cold liq- some of her forms in translucent zinc
uid wax medium. white paint that incompletely hides
the colors and shapes beneath it. The
“I mix 20 percent wax to 80 percent dribbly white and gray washes she al-
oil paint. To begin a painting, I just start lowed to run down the face of her can-
making marks that eventually get all cov- vas imply that the sharp boundaries of
ered up. I begin to scrape away areas of her triangles and quadrilaterals are not

58 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 ARTS & THEATRE Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 57 her junior year as a visiting student in
Madrid, Spain.
vacationed there on Squam Lake since
her childhood. She and two other American women
lived in a large house over which a trio of
“My mother’s family, starting with her widows presided. The Franco dictator-
great-grandfather, has been going there ship was then on its last legs, but Hale
for a long time. It is a magical place.” was young and thrilled to be studying the
works of Spanish philosophers in her ad-
So is Vero Beach, where she was born opted language, frequenting the Prado,
and raised. and traveling in Europe during school
breaks. She finished her degree at Ameri-
Hale is one of four children. Her can University in Washington, D.C.
mother, Margaret “Polly” Dexter Hale,
was from the Boston area. Her father, “I minored in the history of art in col-
Stephen C. Hale Jr., was born in Roch- lege, and I took a painting course at
ester, New York. He attended high American University. I didn’t get a mas-
school and college in Atlanta, after ter’s degree. I wanted to get out into the
which he entered the U.S. Navy as a world and start working,” she says.
commissioned officer.
One of Hale’s first jobs was translating
Her father finished his naval career English school texts into Spanish. She
in 1946, after he was transferred to Vero then worked for the Institute of Inter-
Beach’s Naval Air Station with Polly and national Education, where she planned
their first two children in tow. itineraries for international scholars vis-
iting the U.S. Hale worked briefly in pub-
“My father used to come down to Flor- lic television before joining the market-
ida from Georgia on vacation. He loved ing department of the Washington Post
the climate, and he loved the idea of sell- “during the time of Watergate.”
ing citrus. When he came down here af-
ter World War II, he had in mind to start a She returned to Vero Beach in 1993
little mail-order fruit business.” to help with the family business. Fol-
lowing her father’s death in 2005 the
Hale Groves eventually became a giant business was sold, and Hale adapted
among seasonal fruit shippers. to life as a full-time artist. Her job now,
she says, is “looking for beauty.”
Susan Hale left Vero Beach to attend
Colby Junior College (now Colby-Saw- And that is what makes her work in
yer College) in New Hampshire. There painting a resounding success. 
she majored in Spanish, in which she
is still fluent. Through the auspices of
Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown Col-
lege study abroad program, Hale spent

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 59

COMING UP! ARTS & THEATRE

Take immersive ‘Restoration’ journey at ELC

BY PAM HARBAUGH p.m. at the Waxlax Center for the Per-
Correspondent forming Arts, Saint Edward’s School,
1895 St. Edward’s Dr., Vero Beach.
1 Those of you who missed out Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at
getting tickets to the Environ- the door. Free for those 18 and
younger or those with a college
mental Learning Center’s gala fun- ID. Call 855-252-7276 or visit
SpaceCoastSymphony.org.
draiser “Restoration” have a second

chance to experience it in part. There

will be a matinee presentation of the 3 The Galleries at First
Pres open their Spring
performances at the gala from 1 p.m.

to 2 p.m. this Sunday, April 24. Called Art Show on Sunday, April 24.

a “one-of-a-kind immersive experi- The show includes works by area

ence,” the show was created by FW artists Richard Gillmor, Salvador

Productions. Its creative director, Lorenzo-Gonzalez and Theresa Pro-

Chris Foster, came up with a work that kop. Gillmor was influenced by Monet

“takes us on a journey” designed to and Cezanne. He received his degree

educate, inspire and uplift. There will in fine arts from Western Michigan

be food and refreshments available University and worked for 36 years variety of music from clas-
sical to 20th century musical theater
for purchase. Tickets are $35. The En- in advertising and marketing. After to contemporary choral works. It is led
by Jacob Craig, the church’s director
vironmental Learning Center is at 255 retiring, he went back to his love of of music and arts. It will be accompa- 5 Wheels & Keels Foundation
nied by the church’s Youth Symphonic kicks off its 11th Annual Charity
Live Oak Dr., Vero Beach. Call 772-589- painting and kinetic sculptures. Born Orchestra. The concert begins 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, in the church’s sanc-
5050 or visit DiscoverELC.org. in Cuba, Gonzalez both studied and tuary. There is a suggested donation Fundraiser Weekend on Friday, April
of $10. Call 772-562-9088 or visit First-
taught art at the Academia San Alejan- PresVero.org. 22. The two-day event begins with a

2 Hearkening back to a pristine dro there. His work is in private col- cocktail reception and a sit-down din-
Florida will also be a major
lections throughout the world. Prokop ner, followed by a live auction led by

theme with the Space Coast Sym- lives in both East Lyme, Conn., and Se- auctioneer Wesley Davis. That auc-

phony Orchestra performs “Coast to bastian. Mostly self-taught, she draws tion has some rare finds, including

Coast” Sunday, April 24, at St. Edward’s on the folk-art tradition. A certified CONTINUED ON PAGE 60

School. The program will feature “A Bob Ross Instructor, she teaches lo-

Florida Story,” a work for narrator and cally and has instructional videos on

orchestra. The story revolves around YouTube. The Galleries at First Pres

Vero Beach pioneer Waldo Sexton and are located throughout the campus of

his wife Elsebeth who made a home in First Presbyterian Church, 520 Royal

the “frontier town” of Vero Beach. The Palm Blvd., Vero Beach. They are open

story will be narrated by his grandson, from noon to 3 p.m. Mondays through

Indian River County Poet Laureate Thursdays, and between Sunday ser-

Sean Sexton. The chock-full concert vices. Admission is free. The opening

also features Grofe’s “On the Trail” of the Spring Art Show runs 2 p.m. to

from “The Grand Canyon Suite,” Co- 4 p.m. Life refreshments will be pro-

pland’s “An Outdoor Overture,” Ger- vided during the opening. The show

shwin’s “Cuban Overture” and Fuchs’ runs through June 1, 2022. Call 772-

“Atlantic Riband.” New works by Mar- 562-9088, or 305-797-7177.

shall and Daugherty will also be per-

formed. Sopranos Mary Anne Kruger 4 First Presbyterian Church will
also be the spot to hear the Vero
and Amy Cofield will perform Mar-

shall’s “Cancó Del Mar.” Aaron T. Col- Beach Choral Society’s next concert, “A

lins conducts. The concert begins at 3 Little Night Music.” Featured will be a

60 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

ARTS & THEATRE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 59 lunch will be served on the veranda. 559-9758 or visit WKVero.com. mental organizations, lagoon art show
Funds raised will help Wheels & and sale, children’s activities, plus, for
private cruises on luxurious yachts, Keels provide funding to local chari- 6 Earth Day and Arbor Day Cel- Sebastian residents, electronic recy-
vintage spirits and more. The car ties improving lives of children and ebration runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. cling and shredding. Free admission.
and boat show begins Saturday fea- adults. The event will be held at The Riverview Park is at U.S. 1 and County
turing exotic and antique cars and Moorings Yacht & Country Club, 100 Saturday, April 23, at Riverview Park in Road 512. For more information, visit
boats festooning the golf course and Harbour Dr., Vero Beach. Call 772- SebastianChamber.com. 
yachts moored at the docks. A buffet Sebastian. The event includes live en-

tertainment, food, vendors, environ-

VISION AND HEARING LOSS

DOUBLES RISK OF DEMENTIA

compared to 69 of 2,396 people with one “Most people are not aware when they

impairment and 14 of the 737 with no need help. They’ll often blame it on other

impairment. people mumbling, background noise, or

say the TV or radio volume is too low”,
These results revealed that those with said Dr. Liebman. “So they’re surprised
both hearing and vision loss were twice when they are tested and realize what
as likely to develop dementia than the they can’t hear”
other groups.

First and foremost Dr. Liebman’s goal

“Older people with only a visual or as an Audiologist is to perform a proper

hearing impairment can usually still diagnostic hearing test so he can decide

maintain social contact, so they may not whether a patient needs to be referred to

feel as isolated or depressed as people and ear, nose and throat physician for a

who have both impairments,” explained medical evaluation, or if this is strictly a

study author JinHyeong Jhoo, M.D., Ph.D. permanent hearing loss that needs help

“However, when someone has both with hearing aids. Dr. Liebman said, “that

impairments, that may increase the risk of is what really differentiates me from a

Aaron Liebman, Au. D. isolation and depression, which previous traditional hearing aid salesman. I have a
Doctor of Audiology
research has found may affect dementia Doctorate in Audiology and my diagnosis

risk and thinking skills later on.” is based on years of education, not

months of hearing aid salesmanship. I will
It’s common to lose hearing or vision as you Also, untreated hearing loss puts you at take the time to screen and assess all the
age, but the loss of both can have serious a greater risk for mental health problems data prior to making a recommendation
consequences. A new study found that including depression. According to recent for hearing aids. Even AARP says that
hearing and vision loss put you at double research, approximately 11.4% of adults you are more likely to be successful
the risk of developing dementia later in life. with a self-reported hearing problem had with a gearing aid fitting by seeing an
This study was published in the journal moderate to severe depression compare to audiologist than a hearing aid salesman.”
Neurology in April 2021. 1 5.9 of those without hearing loss. 2

Floridarequiresnewlylicensedaudiologists
The study involved 6,250 people ages 58 Untreated hearing loss doesn’t just cut you to have a doctorate in audiology requiring
to 101. At the beginning of the study, 932 off from sounds. It also cuts you off from years of study concerning hearing,
participants had normal hearing and vision, people. You may have difficulty following hearing rehabilitation, anatomy, function
2,957 had either hearing or vision loss and conversations and communicating. Even of the hearing mechanism and hearing aid
2,631 had both hearing and vision loss. strong relationships, such as those with technology. Dr. Liebman utilizes a range of
Questionnaires revealed that dementia your spouse or children, can become manufacturers and technologies and does
was more than twice as common in the strained.
group with dual sensory impairment (8%) not believe one manufacturer is “the best”.

than those with single sensory impairment Treating hearing loss with hearing devices If you are a candidate for hearing aids, you
(2.4%) or no sensory impairment (2.3%). can help your mental well-being. For should be fitted with hearing aids properly
example, nearly 35% of patients in one and wear them consistently to stimulate
Every two years for a total of six years, study who wore hearing devices reported the brain. Early detection is the key.
researchers tested thinking and memory improvements in their mental health, and
skills with word recall and recognition 52% said their social lives improved3. In
exercises. The six-year follow-up revealed
that a total of 245 people developed another study, every single patient who wore Aaron’s Hearing Care is located at 925
dementia. 146 of the 1,964 people with hearing devices showed solid improvements 37th Place in the Citrus Medical Plaza of
in psychosocial and cognitive condition in
both impairments developed dementia just three months4. Vero Beach. Call (772)562-5100.

1 Byeon, G., et al. dual sensory impairment and cognitive impairment in the Koreal longitudinal elderly cohort. In Neurolgy. Published online April 07, 2021. DOI” https://doi.org/10.1212?WNL .000000000001145

2 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorder. (2014). NIDCD researchers find strong link between hearing loss and depression in adults. https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/2014/
nidcd-researchers-find-strong-link-between-hearing-loss-and-depression-adults

3 Acar, B, et al. (2011, June). Effects of hearing aids on cognitive functions and depressive signs in elderly people. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nig.gov/20472312

4 Kochkin, Sergei. (2011). Marke Trak VIII Patients Report Improved Quality of Life With Hearing Aid Usage. The Hearing Journal. 64. 25-26,28,30,32 10.1097/01,HJ.0000399150.30374.45

DOCTOR GOES CONCIERGE ROUTE
TO BETTER ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS

62 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

HEALTH

Doctor goes concierge route to better advocate for patients

BY KERRY FIRTH Dr.Bruce Murray
Correspondent and Sandy Potter.

During his years as a hospital emer- PHOTO: KAILA JONES
gency room doctor, Dr. Bruce Murray
came across just about every injury
and disease imaginable. The fast-
paced, high-volume environment was
great for honing his medical skills, but
he wasn’t able to spend quality time
with his patients like he wanted to. So,
when he made the decision to leave the
hospital and open his own practice, he
went the concierge route, fulfilling a
lifelong dream.

“I always said that if I was born
50 years earlier, I would have been a
country doctor who took care of all the
residents in a small town,” Dr. Murray
told Vero Beach 32963. “I grew up on
a farm in Michigan, and I’m a coun-
try boy at heart. Over the past several
years I became disenchanted with
medicine in general and the pressures
to see more and more patients in less
time. It would sometimes take patients
months to book an appointment with
a doctor and then have to wait in a
crowded waiting room [for a brief con-

$79 COSMETIC DENTISTRY
GENERAL DENTISTRY
NEW PATIENT SPECIAL DENTAL IMPLANTS
GUM SURGERY
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM WALK-INS WELCOME
FULL SET XRAYS FINANCING AVAILABLE
DENTAL LAB ON PREMISES
TREATMENT PLAN
CLEANING*

*Not in combination with any other offer. Offer
good for new patients only and cleaning in absence
of periodontal disease. Xrays are non transferable.

(D0150) (D1110) (D0210) (D0330)

Call 772-562-5051

CromerAndCairnsDental.com

The patient and any other person responsible for payment has a right to refuse to pay, cancel payment, or be reimbursed for
payment for any other services, examination, or treatment that is preformed as a result of and within 72 hours of responding
to the advertisement for the free, discounted fee, or reduced fee service, examination, or treatment.

1225 US HWY 1, VERO BEACH, FL 32960 JULIE A. CROMER, DDS

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 63

HEALTH

sultation]. I wanted a different kind of the country, which is a big benefit when they call: press 1 to leave a mes- at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in
experience for my patients.” to seasonal residents who may need sage and we’ll get back to them the Grand Rapids, Michigan.
medication when they go back north. following morning; press 2 and talk
When he started to investigate what With the wonderful technology of tele- directly to Sandy on her cellphone; or After spending time in the military
it meant to be a concierge doctor, he health and facetime we can prescribe press 3 and talk to me directly on my at Eglin Air Force Base, he returned to
liked the model of direct primary care electronically, eliminating the need for cellphone. We are the ones who will be Spectrum where he served as an as-
that works outside of government and a paper prescription. The whole pro- seeing the patients, and if by chance sistant clinical professor for residents
insurance systems and provides an cess is simplified.” I’m out of town, I will have a doctor at Michigan State University College
alternative for patients who want to covering for me.” of Medicine. Most recently, he was an
avoid fee-for-service payments and Perhaps the biggest advantage to emergency room physician at Cleve-
third-party billing. Dr. Murray’s pa- the membership is direct access to Dr. Prior to becoming a physician, Dr. land Clinic Indian River Hospital.
tients pay a flat yearly fee of only $3,000 Murray himself. Murray worked as a firefighter and
for all their everyday preventative pri- paramedic and served as a major in Murray Concierge Medicine is ac-
mary care and can see or talk to him as “Our mega-corporation is all of two the United States Air Force. He’s a cepting new patients. The practice is
often as they like with no separate fees people – myself and my sister Sandy, proud Florida State University under- located at 920 37th Place, Suite 103 in
or copays for visits. who’s been an RN for over 40 years,” Dr. graduate who received his medical Vero Beach. To seek care, visit https://
Murray joked. “When a patient calls degree from Wayne State University in murraymedicine.com or contact San-
“I want my patients to know that I’m our office, she answers the phone. Detroit and completed his residency dy Potter, RN, practice manager, at
an advocate for them whether they are After hours they have three options 772-226-6461. 
home, in my office or in the hospital,”
Dr. Murray said. “No matter where they
are, I can care for them. I can do house
calls if appropriate, I can see them in
the hospital, and I can spend as much
time with them in office as I need to.

“My goal is to see between four to
seven patients a day versus the 20-plus
per day that often occurs in a corporate
setting, so the care is far more relaxed
and compassionate. I am still an af-
filiate staff member at Cleveland Clinic
Indian River Hospital, and I have full
access to medical records, and I con-
sider myself a liaison between the ad-
mitting and consult positions and the
patients. I can help them navigate the
sometimes-confusing world of medi-
cine.

“Through the years I’ve established
strong relationships with specialists
and hospitalists and will act as your
advocate should you need hospitaliza-
tion.”

Membership with Murray Concierge
Medicine covers all primary care ser-
vices, including office visits, home and
extended facility visits as medically
necessary, hospital visits, minor office
procedures, joint and trigger point in-
jections, suturing, splinting, EKGs, di-
agnostic and wellness exams, phone
calls, video conferencing, and arrang-
ing to see specialists with direct doc-
tor-to-doctor communication.

It’s important to still maintain in-
surance or Medicare to cover expen-
sive, unpredictable events like surgery,
emergency room care, hospitalization,
labs and X-rays.

“We can draw blood in the office, so
they don’t have to go to another waiting
room somewhere, but then we send it
off site to a lab where it is billed directly
to their insurance,” Dr. Murray said.
“The same is true with X-rays and CT
scans. We order those tests. The infor-
mation from the patient and my orders
go with the tests and those type of tests
are billed to their insurance. There are
no additional charges from our office.

“Once the tests are completed, we
will contact the patients and go over
the results. We can manage all your
prescriptions with any pharmacy in

64 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

HEALTH

How do you know if you might have atrial fibrillation?

BY LALA TANMOY DAS If this arrhythmia goes unde- NORMAL AFIB
The Washington Post tected or isn’t managed properly, it
can cause strokes, heart failure and
When considering problems with death.
the heart, you might first think of
clogged arteries that lead to heart at- The most common – and frequent-
tacks. But the heart has an electrical ly undiagnosed – arrhythmia is atri-
system, which guides how it beats, al fibrillation, also known as AFib.
that can go haywire. When that An estimated 3 million to 6 million
happens, the heart can’t pump in a Americans have it, and studies show
rhythmic manner and blood flow to that the number will balloon to 12.1
organs may be compromised. million by 2030 as the population
gets older.

Recent studies also found that peo- show that strokes associated with atri-
ple who had covid-19 have a higher al fibrillation can be more severe than
risk of AFib and other heart diseases, strokes from other causes.
even among those without a prior
history of heart problems. And there Most commonly, AFIb patients feel
is growing evidence that AFib signifi- palpitations, a sensation of racing
cantly increases the risk of cognitive heartbeats, shortness of breath, light-
impairment and dementia. That is headedness, weakness and fatigue,
why it’s important to know the warn- Honigberg said. Some people may also
ing signs of atrial fibrillation and to go on to experience heart failure and
get treatment early: It could save a symptoms such as weight gain, dif-
person’s life. ficulty breathing, and swelling in the
belly and feet.
Our hearts have four chambers.
The two upper ones are the right and But some people may be completely
left atria, and the lower two are the asymptomatic. In fact, for 1 in 5 peo-
ventricles. The heart’s electrical ac- ple who have a stroke associated with
tivity (via tissues that create electrical atrial fibrillation, stroke is the first
impulses) starts in the right atrium sign that they even have the condition.
and spreads quickly to the left, allow- Otherwise, AFib might be incidentally
ing the atria to squeeze blood forward discovered during a routine doctor
into the ventricles. Then, the electri- visit.
cal activity spreads to the ventricles,
allowing them to contract and push People experiencing palpitations,
blood to the rest of the body. shortness of breath, fatigue and light-
headedness should see a doctor, Pitt
“Normally, the heart has a regular said.
rhythm – like the ticking of a clock,”
explained Geoffrey S. Pitt, a cardiolo- With the help of electrocardiograms
gist at Weill Cornell Medicine and di- and implanted devices such as loop
rector of Cornell’s Cardiovascular Re- recorders, physicians can then de-
search Institute. “But when someone termine whether the palpitations are
experiences AF, the irregular [electri- from atrial fibrillation or something
cal] activity causes the atria to quiver else.
instead of maintaining coordinated
pumping. The ventricles still contin- Other causes can include gener-
ue to contract but lose their regular alized anxiety and panic disorder
clocklike rhythm.” symptoms, medications such as de-
congestants and asthma inhalers,
Quivering of the atria and thwarted or overconsumption of substances
blood flow allow blood to pool and like caffeine, nicotine and stimulant
form clots in the upper heart cham- drugs.
bers. These clots can then dislodge,
travel through the bloodstream and AFib alerts from smart devices can
obstruct other vessels, including provide warning signs to otherwise
those that supply the brain – caus- asymptomatic individuals. “The Ap-
ing strokes and sudden death. Studies ple Watch, Fitbit and AliveCor Kardia
can monitor heart-rhythm irregu-
larities and suggest a possible AF di-
agnosis, but it should be confirmed

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 65

HEALTH

by a health-care professional,” said AF, and non-white individuals may A piece of good news it that atrial Most doctors screen for the condi-
Honigberg. have worse outcomes – for exam- fibrillation is rare In children and tion only if a patient is symptomatic
ple, higher rates of stroke,” he said. healthy adults – less than 1 percent or has significant family history of
If AFib is diagnosed, there are sev- Awareness of these disparities and adults younger than 55 have it. But AFib. Said Honigberg: “Some people
eral treatment options depending on proactively advocating for care are as we get older, prevalence nearly envision AF screening like a routine
the extent of disease, stroke or bleed- needed to make treatment more eq- doubles with every decade of life. blood pressure measurement as part
ing risk, and how well patients can uitable. And by the time we are 80, nearly 1 of vital signs in an office medical vis-
tolerate medications. in 10 people have it. it.”
Some conditions that contribute
“Treatment typically includes a to atrial fibrillation are outside our “Research suggests that AF inci- But in January, a panel of experts
blood thinner to protect against control, while others we can poten- dence may be highest in white in- concluded that “current evidence
stroke, plus medication to control tially change. The condition is often dividuals and lowest in Black indi- is insufficient to assess the balance
heart rate or maintain normal heart associated with high blood pressure viduals,” said Michael Honigberg, a of benefits and harms of screening
rhythm,” said Honigberg. If medica- and congenital heart disease, for in- cardiologist and researcher at Mas- for AF.” The potential harms include
tions aren’t effective, doctors might stance. One study found that AFib sachusetts General Hospital. He anxiety from false-positive test re-
advise catheter ablation or cardio- is the most common arrhythmia re- cautions, however, that “this may sults and misdiagnoses that lead
version. ported in people hospitalized with reflect differences in diagnosis rates people with low stroke risk to start
covid-19, with 1 in 10 patients de- related to access to healthcare rath- anticoagulation therapy that may
In an ablation, the tip of a catheter veloping the condition for the first er than true differences in AF rates cause bleeding complications.
is used to destroy areas of heart tis- time. across groups.”
sue that are the source of irregular Scientists and healthcare profes-
heartbeats. Cardioversion is done by Traditional cardiovascular risk “While men are more susceptible sionals are still working out the cost-
sending shocks through electrodes factors apply to AFib, including obe- to developing AF, more women over- effectiveness of AFib screening and
placed over the chest that can quick- sity, diabetes and smoking. Some all have it because women tend to the details of who would most ben-
ly restore a normal heart rhythm. studies show that people with dia- live longer,” said Leslie Cho, director efit.
betes have a 25 percent greater risk of the Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s
An “under-discussed” part of man- of developing the condition, and Cardiovascular Center. “Also, if you Honigberg said that it may be rea-
aging AFib is lifestyle changes, said obesity increases the risk by nearly look at all patients with AF, women sonable to screen older adults with
Honigberg: “Weight loss and alcohol 50 percent. are at a much higher risk of having strong risk factors such as high blood
moderation can be very helpful for a stroke than men, and their stroke pressure, obesity, family history of
reducing or preventing AF episodes.” Alcohol consumption can also be symptoms are a lot more severe.” AFib, or heavy alcohol use. He also
a factor, with recent studies show- noted that smartwatches and other
Honigberg also pointed out ra- ing that even a single drink can raise The main reason to screen for devices that monitor one’s health
cial and ethnic disparities in AFib the risk of having AFib within a few AFib is to identify more individu- are “a net good thing, if we can de-
treatment and results. “Data consis- hours. als with silent atrial fibrillation and termine how to best use them so that
tently show that white individuals start them on blood thinners to pre- they increase diagnoses of silent AF
are more likely than other groups Age, race and gender also factor vent strokes. and help prevent strokes.” 
to undergo electrical cardioversion into AFib risk.
or an ablation procedure to prevent

66 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

HEALTH

Why all mental health problems carry a ‘cognitive price’

BY AMITAI ABRAMOVITCH covering 29 disorders. Overall, our at least some degree of cognitive dys- plete or formal diagnosis of ADHD.
The Washington Post study incorporated data from more function, this type of deficiency may Therefore, lack of knowledge about
than 200,000 individuals. be far more common than previously
All types of mental disorders come thought. cognitive dysfunctions associated with
with a hidden cost in the form of cog- In recent decades, mental disorders OCD in the example above could lead to
nitive dysfunction, including deficits have become increasingly prevalent in These findings are important be- inappropriate treatment. So it is crucial
in memory, attention, executive func- the United States and around the world, cause some mental disorders may that mental health professionals gain
tions and processing speed, according particularly in young adults and ado- be misdiagnosed based on cognitive a better understanding of how mental
to a comprehensive study that my col- lescents. Even before the pandemic, 1 dysfunction. For instance, a college health and cognitive dysfunction go
leagues and I published in June in the in 5 Americans suffered from a mental student who struggles with obsessive- hand in hand, particularly in the con-
journal Clinical Psychology Review. disorder. compulsive disorder should be expect- text of misinterpretation of cognitive
ed to have some difficulties in areas symptoms.
We found that both diagnosable The most comprehensive study to such as concentration, organization,
mental disorders, as well as some com- date examining the worldwide preva- time management and memory. In Two major questions arise from the
mon symptoms such as anxiety and lence of mental disorders projected such a case, however, these cognitive results of our study.
worry, carry a “cognitive price.” We that 55 percent of Americans will meet challenges do not stem from condi-
termed this phenomenon “The C Fac- criteria for at least one mental disorder tions such as dyslexia or attention-def- First, why does any significant men-
tor” – short for cognitive dysfunction. over the course of their lifetime. Nota- icit/hyperactivity disorder, but from tal health issue come with a cost in the
This can be defined either as lower per- bly, that study – which was conducted OCD. This potential confusion may form of cognitive dysfunction? That
formance on cognitive tests or reduc- 15 years ago – examined diagnosable lead to a misdiagnosis. seems surprising given that various
tion in cognitive abilities, such as atten- disorders. But the prevalence of lifetime mental health disorders differ signifi-
tion and memory. Our analysis suggests experience of clinically meaningful Indeed, ADHD, a disorder character- cantly in terms of symptoms and type
that it can be found across disorders symptoms in the general population is ized by deficits in executive functions, of interventions. Our team is working to
and that it constitutes an integral part much higher. For example, one study is one of the most misdiagnosed dis- unravel the factors that can harm cog-
of poorer mental health. found that although only about 20 per- orders across all age groups. Accord- nitive functioning.
cent of Americans will meet formal cri- ing to one 2010 study, about 20 percent
Our team analyzed data from all ex- teria for major depressive disorder in of youths diagnosed with ADHD and Second, what is the actual mecha-
isting meta-analyses and systematic their lifetime, 62 percent of Americans receiving medications are misdiag- nism underlying this phenomenon? For
reviews of cognitive function across all will experience meaningful symptoms nosed. In addition, evidence shows example, if we find that general suffer-
disorders recognized by the Diagnostic of depression. that doctors all too readily prescribe ing is common to all mental disorders,
and Statistical Manual of Mental Dis- stimulant medications for symptoms what is the specific mechanism by
orders. We included 97 meta-analyses Since our findings demonstrate that of inattention, even without a com- which suffering hinders performance
poorer mental health is associated with on cognitive tests? More research is
needed to examine these questions. 

ACCEPTING
NEW PATIENTS!

We provide all Primary Care Medical Services

BRUCE MURRAY, MD SANDY POTTER, RN
Board Certified
BA Health Care Administration
Practice Manager

Home Visits when Medically Appropriate

For more information, go to our website at:
MurrayMedicine.com
Or Call: 772-226-6461

Murray Concierge Medicine
920 37th Place Suite 103
Vero Beach, Fl. 32960

68 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Style Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

‘Bridgerton’s’ Lady Danbury talks fashion ... and much more

BY LISA ARMSTRONG the tiny felt maker they tracked down lor that caters specifically for women
The Telegraph in Spain, the wig designers, the boot and has commissioned a number of
and button makers … It’s stunning. suits from them, including one for
Adjoa Andoh, the 59-year-old star of Huge shout out to the designers be- her mother, another stoosh dresser. “I
the Netflix hit, talks costumes, casting cause half the performance is whether love that Daisy Knatchbull, the found-
and why she wanted her character to you feel good in the clothes – especially er, has infiltrated the male bastion.”
wear tailoring. for someone like Lady Danbury who is
such an intentional dresser. Clothes are She wanted some stoosh for Lady
Remember the brouhaha over the her weapon of choice.” Danbury, “who’s probably the most
many alleged inaccuracies in “Bridger- privileged character in the whole
ton” when the Shondaland-produced The same could be said of Andoh, series – a wealthy, well-connected
extravaganza debuted last year? That’s who grew up in a tiny village of 60 widow. The three magical Ws for a
why I feel duty-bound to ask Adjoa An- inhabitants and took a law degree woman of that time. No husband or
doh, the 59-year-old actress breathing in Bristol before changing tack. She sons to boss her around.”
such vibrant life into the marvelous Lady can, she says, still milk a cow by hand
Danbury, about the F Word. Did they re- should the necessity arise, but it is Lady Danbury’s many cos-
ally use zips for some of the fastenings? clothes, not cattle, that have always tumes are invariably cut close to
primarily interested her. the torso – the better to show off
“Zips … Zips?” she responds. (Imag- that immaculate upright posture
ine Edith Evans spitting out the words At around eight – in the 1970s – she – with stiff, high redingote col-
“A handbag?” in “The Importance of began wearing her father’s tailoring lars, diminutive top hats and that
Being Earnest” and you’re some way to from the 1950s. “At school every day I distinctive cane that bring a dash
conjuring up the colossal outrage in her wore a pleated gray skirt, a tie and a of masculine swagger to her jewel-
voice). “Oh my God, no, no. NO. Netflix blazer to school – and we didn’t even colored empire line dresses. One of
threw the kitchen sink at this. It’s not have a uniform. I like to look stoosh her corsets – contrary to the armchair
just about the budgets, but the quality of [sharp],” she says. That’s why she still fashion historians who protested oth-
the tailoring and the level of care that’s loves men’s clothes and tailoring in erwise, they wore corsets in the Re-
gone into the costumes and sets. It’s her own wardrobe. She’s recently de- gency period – was made by Mr. Pearl,
veloped a taste for The Deck, the tai- a fashion favorite who worked with
Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler,
Isabella Blow, and Kylie Minogue.
“We became quite good friends,”
she says, of Mr. Pearl. “You talk
about the highs and lows of doing
“Bridgerton” – the corsets, which

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Style Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 69

ran from breasts to hips, are both. They but hello, lacing into a corset? Wom- of “Bridgerton” is filmed, studied in there were people of color among the
make you look amazing, but you can’t en’s organs shifted. And women wore Bristol, a city replete with grand ar- aristocracy in the 18th century and
eat anything starchy. And never loosen them when they were pregnant.” chitecture built on slavery and with a 19th century.” Along with some of the
it while you’re having lunch. Some of history teacher mother, she’s steeped “Bridgerton” team, she’s producing a
the other actors did and they’re agony Hang on, who made women wear in 18th-century back story – yet re- script based on a novel about Dorothy
to lace up again afterwards.” corsets? “Youth and appearance were laxed about Bridgerton’s playfulness Kirwan Thomas, a Caribbean slave
currency even more than they are to- because she feels it portrays certain who became a hugely successful en-
While surface is of paramount day. If corsets gave you more of that, truths about the period. “I’ve record- trepreneur, marrying her daughters
importance in “Bridgerton,” it’s not then, of course you wore one”. ed about seven billion audiobooks,” off to wealthy white businessmen in
everything. “I’m not claiming we’re she reports, “so I’ve learned quite a Europe. We mull over why so little is
a searing documentary, but you get Interestingly, searches for corsets bit of history.” Among her most recent known about some historical promi-
a sense of what it was like to be a have rocketed by several thousand per is “The Strangest Family: The Private nent people of color. The idea that
woman and financially insecure at cent since the first episode, ditto opera Lives of George III, Queen Charlotte Queen Caroline, George III’s wife was
that time. Not to be married was ter- gloves, feathers, ballet pumps and puff and the Hanoverians”, by Janice Had- mixed race or black – a theory that
rifying – unless you were rich. That’s sleeves … Regencycore is a veritable low, an absorbing panoramic and has gained more credence in the past
why they were such peacocks. We’re powerhouse of fashion trends. Where personal overview of the time. She few years – seems to be borne out by
appalled by the foot-binding and op- “Bridgerton” isn’t always pedantically thinks history is too partitioned in the famous portrait of her. So how did
pressive customs of other cultures, accurate, it’s generally because it’s mak- school. “I look at my three kids and no one notice before? “Sometimes
ing a point that will translate to modern they learned about the Tudors and facts are hiding in plain sight,” says
audiences, as when the stringed quartets the Nazis with very little connective Andoh. “We see what we want to see,
play plinkety-plonk versions of Madon- tissue between the two eras. There’s or what we believe might be true.”
na’s “Material Girl” or Rihanna’s “Dia- still a lot that isn’t spoken about.”
monds.” The Featherington family, try- What might be true in the case of
ing to dress upwardly mobile after their While she says the cast felt “Bridg- “Bridgerton” is that she’s there for
feckless father has squandered their erton” had a fair chance of success, no the long haul, since Lady Danbury
inheritance, wear unfailingly gauydili- one was prepared for it to be streamed features in all eight of the novels on
cious shades that didn’t exist back then. by 81 million households in its first which the show’s based.
month. What drew her to it initially
Andoh, who’s acted with everyone was the character. “Lady Danbury “You never want to make assump-
from Clint Eastwood and Morgan strongly resonated with me and I tions in this business. We only ever
Freeman in “Invictus,” to the RSC and knew exactly what to do with her.” see the parts of the scripts we’re actu-
“Doctor Who,” while finding time to ally involved in so I don’t even know
become a lay preacher in 2009, says The casting was also intriguing. everything that happens in the sec-
she’s “an anorak about detail.” Hav- “It’s not exactly color blind because ond series, let alone future ones.” 
ing grown up near Bath, where much

Vernon
Scott

reSort WeAr

SIDEAWNANLUKALSALE

Friday & Saturday Only

April 22nd and Apri 23rd ONLY

$10 and $25 Racks
PLUS Store Wide Sale

(Some Exclusions)

818 Beachland Blvd
772-231-3733 • Mon - Sat 10 to 5

70 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Style Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

The four best tote bags – and

ones your pedigree pup can fit in

BY LISA ARMSTRONG
The Telegraph

Resisting can be as much of an art boxes. But leather isn’t the be all and
as acquiring, especially when it comes end all. Dior made canvas totes stu-
to tote bags, which are the crack of pendously desirable. Arket and co have
fashion shopping. They don’t require great padded ones (which can double
a changing room and harsh lighting to up as pillows). Paul Smith’s latest col-
seal the deal, they can be colorful and laboration takes stripy nylon to another
they’re useful. level. Wipe-down too, just in case you-
know-who has an aberration. 
Up to a point.
Totes take up a lot of space, es-
pecially if you store them properly,
with stuffing to maintain their
shape. Personally I aim to keep
my ‘collection’ to two. After
that, if I’m ever given a tote for
Christmas or a birthday, I apply
the ‘one in, one out’ rule.
Following lockdown one I fi-
nally broke with the daily tote
trudge. I ventured forth with
just a small, stylish cross-body
and one of those fold-up cotton
bags for life in case. Much bet-
ter for your posture.
And then Mabel entered my
life. Back to the totes to cart
around all her odds and ends,
and sometimes to cart around her.
(Where else are you meant to hide a
puppy when the bossy security person
is telling you to tie her up outside? As
if. Haven’t they seen what stolen pups
sell for?)
The totes I do own have to be perfect:
light, sturdy, not stupidly big but suf-
ficiently capacious to house a laptop,
a large cashmere scarf when I’m trav-
eling and a growing Havanese puppy.
They need to be properly constructed
so that when they’re full, particularly
of dog, the bottom panel doesn’t sag
uncomfortably for the passenger.
Ideally they should have a top zip to
stop everything falling out and little
rivets underneath so they don’t get
scratched. The straps should be the
right length to hook over the handles
of a trolley suitcase. I’m less worried
about having lots of compartments,
as it’s more convenient to keep small-
er items in pouches you can transfer
quickly from one bag to another.
Black can be very smart but a cheer-
ing pop of color that goes with every-
thing – green for instance – is great too.
Price isn’t always a guide to quality, al-
though anything new in leather under
$50 isn’t realistically a long-term keeper.
This Jasper Conran ticks a lot of

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Style Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 71

Bright pink: The number one color trend of 2022

After these past two years, fashion trends are stepping away from monotone neu-
tral colors and into more eye-catching hues. It is now time to be noticed again and
to step out and care about how you look. What better way to get everyone’s attention
than by wearing bright pink? It is much louder and bolder than lighter shades of
pink, but not in an obnoxious way.

During all of the fashion weeks, bright pink was everywhere. Valentino’s Fall
2022 runway show was entirely dedicated to the color, from head to toe – in-
cluding the actual runway itself!

Bright pink looks good on pretty much everyone, young and old, and every
skin tone. If standing out with choosing a bright
pink dress or shirt is not your thing, consider a
bag or statement earrings. You will still fit in
with this hot trend of 2022. 

72 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

WINE COLUMN

Coldest April night in 75 years puts French wine at risk

BY HENRY SAMUEL country,” said national forecaster Mé- vineyards at Chateau Mazeyers, said: “It costs 5,000 euros per hectare but
The Telegraph téo France. “There was a rapid drop in “It’s a risky period because the grape- if we hadn’t done it, we would have lost
temperatures overnight but it heated vines have started budding even if they 50 to 80 percent (of crops), like last year,”
France’s coldest April night in 75 years up quickly,” said forecaster Patrick are blooming a little later than last year. he said. “But we haven’t won yet. I’m
earlier this month prompted wine pro- Galois, giving hope to farmers that the very worried as we are only at the start
ducers and fruit farmers to light thou- worst was averted. “But we are reaching temperatures of April. In 2016, the frost hit on April 27
sands of torches to heat air around their where even the buds still inside their and we lost 80 percent of our harvest.”
precious crops amid fears of devastation In Bordeaux’s famed Saint-Emilion cotton protection risk being burned by
from frost. and Pomerol regions, where tempera- the frost overnight.” Besides vineyards, France’s top farm-
tures hit minus four centigrade, cha- ing union FNSEA said that fruit farms
Temperatures hit their lowest mark teaus lit thousands of torches to blow Among the hardest hit wine re- risked “calamity” given the advanced
since 1947 for this time of year on a Sun- smoke over the vines. gions was Bergerac and Duras in the state of ripeness of many crops.
day night in numerous French regions, Dordogne.
sparking concern of a repeat of last year They also employed wind turbines “I’m thinking Mirabelle plum, all
in which swathes of fruit, including wine and “heat canons” in a bid to protect Eric Cadourne, president of the local stone fruit (peaches, apricots, cherries)
grapes, were ruined by a snap plunge. their harvest. Another technique is to wine federation, said “between 50 and and apples in these areas,” said Jérôme
spray water on vines to form an ice co- 60 percent” of his crops had been dam- Despey, FNSEA secretary general.
“Frost affected 90 percent of the coon around the buds which stops the aged. “We haven’t slept for two nights.
water inside from freezing We fought as hard as we could but can The Mistral wind appeared to have
do no more.” helped spare crops in the Mediterra-
Jean-Michel Bernard, in charge of nean and Rhone valley.
The vintner used “anti-frost towers”
Enj that blow warm air but said that “dur- French prime minister Jean Castex
ing massive frost, it doesn’t work. Na- said the government had opened an
fresh seafood craft cocktails ture is stronger.” “emergency fund” in affected areas.

and fantastic wines while r In Burgundy, Pierre Vincent, head Climate experts have warned that
of the Leflaive domaine in the Puligny- bigger variations in temperature linked
overlooking the ocean Montrachet appellation, said that torch- to global warming have increased the
es and heated wooden cauldrons had risk of cold snaps like the one seen last
beachfront seating saved the day. April by 60 percent. 

3500 ocean drive, vero beach | @heatonsverobeach | heatonsverobeach.com

SUNDAY BRUNCH EVERY WEEEKEND 11:30 AM - 3 PM $5 Draft Beer
$6 House WIne
$7 House Cocktails

4 - 6 pm

@ the wave & Cabana Bar

CALL 772.410.0100 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR VISIT COSTADESTE.COM 

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 73

Vero & Casual Dining

Fine Dining, Elevated
Exciting Innovative Cuisine
Award Winning Wine List

Unparalleled Service

Expanded outdoor dining in The Café.
Proud recipient of Trip Advisor’s

Traveler’s Choice Award placing us in
“The Top 10% of restaurants worldwide”.

Wine Spectator Award (772) 234-3966 • tidesofvero.com • Open 7 Days
2002 – 2021 3103 Cardinal Drive, Vero Beach, FL

Reservations Highly Recommended • Proper Attire Appreciated

74 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

Vero & Casual Dining

NOW OFFERING ONLINE ORDERS
NINOSRESTAURANTS.COM

BeOanTchhe side

Now Offering Gluten Free Cauliflower Crust Pizza
“The Best Authentic

Cannelloni in Vero Beach”

772.231.9311

1006 Easter Lily Lane, Vero Beach
Hours: Sun-Thurs:11am-9 pm
Fri-Sat:11am-10 pm

LARGE OUTDOOR SEATING AVAILABLE
DELIVERY AVAILABLE FOR DINNER
Established in 1981 Where the Locals Go for Pizza

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 75

Vero & Casual Dining

Where Vero goes Chef
for a Lil bit Chet Perrotti’s
of Ireland!
Creations

JOIN US FOR DERBY DAY • MAY 7, 2022
DECORATE YOUR OWN DERBY HAT.
We supply the hats & adornments. You supply the imagination.

Serving Famous Kentucky Mint Julips along with traditional Kentucky Derby food and drink.

LIVE MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY,
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT

2019 14th Ave OPEN Tues-Sun 11:30 AM to Close
(772) 217-2183 Daily Drink Specials
seanryanpub.com Daily Dinner Specials

DINING ROOM OPEN

OPEN TUESDAY NIGHT
ALL YOU CAN
WEDNESDAY - EAT FISH FRY
SUNDAY
HAPPY HOUR 4-6
THE ENTIRE MENU IS TUES.- SAT.
AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOUT
FRESH FISH PLUS
ONLINE ORDERING WITH BURGERS, CHICKEN
TOASTTAKEOUT.COM
SANDWICHES,
SALADS, PASTA, VEAL, SALADS & MORE
CHICKEN , SUBS
AND DESSERTS TUES OPEN FOR DINNER AT 4

OPEN FOR DINNER WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY BEGINNING AT 4 PM. CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY. WED-SAT OPEN FOR LUNCH & DINNER
CLOSED SUNDAYS & MONDAYS
56 Royal Palm Pointe  772-567-4160  Follow us on Facebook & Instagram
1931 Old Dixie • 772.770.0977 Follow Us

fishackverobeach.com • Like us on Facebook!
Gift Certificates & Private Parties Available

76 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

PETS

Bonz hangs with huge Harley, an awesome Aussie

Hi Dog Buddies! It was hilarious an adorable. on the very, very, very long Harley
“HI, Mr. Bonzo! Are you gonna put my flight, in the tummy of that
Woof! Talk about sandy paws!! I total- name in your story, too?” big sorta bird machine. Then, “We both enjoy socializing with
ly had ’em when I innerviewed Harley “A pleasure, Miss Elly. Indeed I am,” about a year ago” – Harley got fellow pooches an humans,” Harley
Garvey this week! I replied. a faraway look in his already continued. “Once a month, we take a
“OK, so let’s head on down to the “sad puppy” Basset eyes, an leisurely walk along Ocean Drive. Ev-
Harley’s The Biggest Basset Hound beach,” said Harley, an off we went, lowered his voice – “Nina eryone says G’day. So many pooches
I’ve EVER seen. 80 pounds. Hansome along a sandy walkway winding hadda go across the Rainbow and humans; bowls of water set out all
an frenly. Even tho his breed’s English, through a field of sea grapes. Bridge. I still miss her terribly. along the way; treats from the shop-
he’s from Sydney, Auss-TRAIL-yuh. An, While Elly splashed in the soap- She had long ears like mine. I keepers. And, of course, bein’ a hound,
I woof you not, he has the longest ears I sudsy part of the water, I opened my loved her very much. I greatly enjoy all the amazing smells.”
ever saw onna fellow pooch. notebook, an Harley began his tail.
“I was one of seven pooches bein’ “And that’s when we got Back toward the house, at the end
Harley, a Skilled Sand Hiker, suggest- trained for the show ring. I didn’t like Elly. Thomas wanted a pooch of the sandy path, Harley an Elly lifted
ed meeting at his house then walking it from the start. Not one liddle bit. It he could play ball with an one paw atta time so their Mama could
right down to the beach (way far down made me very nervous. So, whenever that wasn’t me, for sure. So rinse the sand off. Me an my assistant
with no humans or pooches). the others went to shows, I’d get stuffed we adopted Elly from The did the same.
inna crate outside. Even when it rained. Kern Project rescue. At first I
Soon as we rang, we heard lotsa Major Didn’t get any exercise. I was just ig- was like, ‘Crikey, Who’s this Headin’ home, I was wishin’ I’d had
Barking. The door opened an there was nored. ’Cept when our trainer took us liddle mop?’” he said fondly, nudging time to ask Harley if he’d ever met a
Harley anna human lady. He was wag- to the park. That’s when Mama first met Elly, who had returned from the surf kangaroo. Or a wild Dingo. Hopefully,
gin’ an barkin.’ I mean BARKIN! Finally, me. She already hadda Basset, named an was lounging in a soggy heap in the those’ll be stories for another day.
he approached for the Wag-an-Sniff. Nina, and me an Nina became best sand. “Now we’re best mates. We eat
mates right away, we loved each other. outta the same bowl and respect each Till next time,
“G’day, mate!” he said cheerfully. She totally had a mind of her own. other’s space, ya know.”
“WELCOME!” “Well, every time we were at the park, The Bonz
the trainer would complain to Mama Suddenly, Harley looked up the beach
“Good … um, G’day, mate to you, how unhappy she was with me cuz I an began barking. A man an a big pooch Don’t Be Shy
too,” I blurted. “You do have a very im- didn’t have the temperament to be a onna leash were approaching. Harley’s
pressive bark. Deep.” show dog. Mama could see I was duh- Mom snapped his leash on. Harley sat We are always looking for pets
pressed an unwanted, so, after about still an, as the pair neared, completed with interesting stories.
“I’m a Barker,” he said with a grin. a year of that, she finally asked the his commanding communication. The
“I bark at pretty much everything. It’s lady if she could buy me. Well, the lady two passed with frenly greetings and To set up an interview, email
what I do. Wait’ll you hear my BAY!” said she’d GIVE me to Mama for FREE, headed on down the beach. [email protected].
which made everybody happy, specially
“I dunno how it could be bigger than me an Nina. I was impressed. Harley had in-
that bark,” I commented, my ears still “Mama had her hands full nursing formed the approaching pooch that we
ringing. me back to health. I was overweight, – his Mom, Elly, me, an my assistant –
couldn’t climb stairs, had zero confi- were his Pack, an made it clear he was
Harley laughed. “It’s fair dinkum, dence. I even hadda go to Dog Therapy. the leader. Pawsome.
mate! Anyway, this is my Mama, Mar- It was hard yakka, but we all made it
ica. My Dad, Gerald’s at work. My hu- through. “I consider this beach my therapy,”
man brother Thomas is 10. We hang out “We lived on the ocean there, too, an Harley explained. “An hour or so every
an play tag an we’re sleepin’ buddies. I loved swimmin’. It was lovely, me an day. Nothin’ like it. I also attend Senior
My sister Amelia’s 13. She’s in boarding Nina an Mama an Dad. Dog Therapy and, every Monday, I get
school.” “Then, when I was around 2, we a massage from Miss Jill at Treasure
moved from Sydney to California. Me Coast Animal Rehab. Does wonders.”
At that point, a very little, very fluffy an Nina shared a crate an we did well
pooch came rushing up. “Innerduce “Well, I enjoy chasin’ lizards!” an-
me, why doncha, Harley!” nounced Elly, not to be outdone. “I call
it Lizard Therapy. Never Catch ’em or
“An THIS is my liddle pal Elly. She’s a anything. They run. I run. They stop. I
Yorkiepoo.” stop.”

Elly’s hair was wild an wavey an, I’m
pretty sure, every hair was goin’ inna
different direction, her eyes mostly hid-
den buh-hind her bangs.



78 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

ARTIST GALLERIES

Koman Fine Art Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues. thru Sat. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat. Laughing Dog Gallery
Exhibit Through May 31: Masterworks, Then Curated paintings and sculpture by more than
2905 Cardinal Drive. 772-231-4500 or and Now: 19th and 20th Century Antique 40 contemporary artists 2910 Cardinal Drive. 772-234-6711
772-473-1646 Painters plus recent works of John Phillip Website: thelaughingdoggallery.com
Instagram: komanfineart Osborne and John C. Traynor Ocean Drive Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Sat.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. to Sat. Working artists, antique paintings, furnishings, 3349 Ocean Drive, Suite 8, 2nd Floor. Contemporary American craftsmen,
Collection of living artists, from realism sculptures, object d’art, and private collections 772-579-7667 including the Treasure Coast’s largest
to abstraction Website: oceandrivegalleryverobeach.com collection of art glass
Meghan Candler Gallery For an appointment call Andrea Lazar, 772-
Except where noted, hours are by appointment 6160 Hwy. A1A at the Village Shops. 915-9962 Artists Guild Gallery
or chance. 772-234-8811 Gallery Artists: Elise Geary, Andrea Lazar, Gail 1974 14th Avenue. 772-299-1234
Website: meghancandlergallery.com Fayerweather and Sherrie Petermann Website: artistsguildgalleryofverobeach.com
BEACHSIDE GALLERIES Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. to Fri., and 11
Palm House Gallery & Studio a.m. to 3 p.m. monthly on first Sat.
J.M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art 3227 Ocean Drive (2nd floor). Artist Owners: Sue Dinenno, Barbara Glover,
2465 Ocean Drive. 772-231-3900 772-231-6816 Chuck Haaland, Sherry Haaland, Judy Mercer,
Website: jmstringergallery.com Website: palmhousegallery.com Dawn Mill, Patricia Padoll, Judy Rixom, Fran
Gallery Artists: Wendy Douglas, Dede Gilbert, San Miguel and Rita Ziegler
Rick Kelly, Madeline Long, Suzy Mellott, Jack Associate Artist: Johnson Hagood
Staley, Barbara Tiffany and Emily Tremml
Main Street Vero Beach Studios & Gallery
Steve Diossy Marine Art Gallery 2036 14th Avenue, Suite 103. 772-643-6782
3247 Ocean Drive. 772-205 2973 Website: mainstreetverobeach.org
Website: stevediossy.com Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mon. to Fri.
Hours: Closed Mondays; check website for Resident Artist: Clair Brunetti
hours. April Exhibit: Charles Blake – Birds of a Feather
Artwork by the designer of Florida’s ‘Protect
Wild Dolphins’ license plates Vero Beach Art Club Annex & Gallery
1903 14th Avenue. 772-217-3345
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT GALLERIES Website: verobeachartclub.org
All are open during 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. to Fri.
Gallery Strolls Exhibit April 2 to May 21: Inspired by 2020

Raw Space GALLERIES ELSEWHERE
1795 Old Dixie Hwy. 772-410-9126
Website: artconceptalternative.org Barbara Krupp Fine Art Studio/Gallery
Hours: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wed. to Fri.; 11 a.m. to 4315 U.S. 1. 440-574-4662
2 p.m. Sat. Website: barbarakrupp.com
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed. and Thurs or by
Gallery 14 appointment.
1911 14th Avenue. 772-562-5525 Current Series: Exploring Beauty
Website: gallery14verobeach.com Resident Artist: Barbara Krupp, original acrylic
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. to Fri., 10 a.m. paintings
to 4 p.m. Sat.
April Exhibit: Southern Light: Watercolors by The Rowe Gallery
Reed Dixon 46 Royal Palm Pointe. 302-521-4175
Partner Artists: Edgardo Abello, Lila Blakeslee, Website: therowegallery.com
Barbara du Pont, Mary Ann Hall, Barbara Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed. and Thurs.; 10
Landry, George Pillorgé, Deborah Morrell a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri. and Sat.
Polackwich and Dorothy Napp Schindel Resident Artist: Lori Rowe, impressionism,
abstract and instinctualism

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 79

CALENDAR

ONGOING 23 Gifford Youth Orchestra Diamonds with children’s art activities, music and dance lighthearted comedy, “Native Gardens.” 772-
and Crystal Gala, 5:30 p.m. at performances, docent-led tours and Space 562-8300
Check with organizations directly for up- the Heritage Center, with cocktails, dinner Coast Symphony Orchestra presentations of its
dates/cancellations. and performances by GYO members. $150. Once Upon an Orchestra musical series, with 12 Cowboy Poetry Faceoff with North-
GYOTigers.org performances at 12:30 p.m and 1:30 p.m. Free. Dakota based Shadd Piehl and IRC
Vero Beach Museum of Art: Vero Collects: Vbmuseum.org Poet Laureate Sean Sexton hosted by the Cen-
Hidden Treasures Revealed exhibition, through 24 Restoration, a Broadway caliber ter for Spiritual Care, 7 p.m. at the IRC Garden
May 15. 772-231-0707 matinee performance at the new MAY Club. Free; reservations and $10 donation re-
Thomas R. Schindel Education and Event Pa- quested. 772-567-1233
Riverside Theatre: Weekly Friday and Sat- vilion, 1 p.m. at the Environmental Learning 2 VNA & Hospice Foundation’s annual Golf-
urday Comedy Zone and Live on the Loop con- Center. $35 in advance or event day. Food A-Thon, with 13 IRC golf pros attempting 13 Indian River County Chamber of Com-
certs. 772-231-6990 and beverages available for purchase. Disco- to play 135 holes of golf, this year at the Moor- merce 100th Anniversary Gala, 6 p.m.
verELC.org. ings Yacht & Country Club to fund charitable at Vero Beach Museum of Art, with cocktails,
Pelican Island National Wildlife Centennial health care. Vnatc.org dinner, awards and dancing. $175. 772-567-
Trail Meet & Greets, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 24 Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra pres- 3491 x 116
Wednesdays through April. fws.gov/refuge/ ents pianist Joana Gonzales perform- 3 Vero Beach High School Chorus Concert,
pelicanisland ing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C mi- ‘Children will Listen,’ 7 p.m. at VBHS PAC. 14 10th annual Poetry and BBQ to ben-
nor, 2 p.m. at the Vero Beach High School PAC. $10 and $12. 772-564-5537 efit the Laura (Riding) Jackson Founda-
First Friday Gallery Strolls in Downtown Vero Free; donations appreciated. VeroBeachCham- tion, 2:30 p.m. at the Historic JRJ home on the
Beach Arts District, monthly from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. berOrchestra.org 5 Vero Beach High School Spring Jazz & grounds of Indian River State College, featuring
Chamber Music Concert, 7 p.m. at VBHS poets Andy Wilkinson, Jerry Brooks, Shadd Piehl,
APRIL 24 Space Coast Symphony Orchestra PAC. 772-564-5537 and IRC Poet Laureate Sean Sexton, followed by
Coast to Coast concert, 3 p.m. at the Southern style BBQ dinner. $35. Lrjf.org
21 Vero Beach High School Spring Band St. Edward’s School Waxlax Auditorium, includ- 6 Sebastian Concerts on the Park, 5:30 to
Concert, 7 p.m. at VBHS PAC. 772- ing the world premiere of Michael Daugherty’s 8 p.m. at Riverview Park with Chemistry. 21 LagoonFest, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
564-5537 ‘A Florida Story, A Celebration of Vero Beach’ Free; BYO chair. Environmental Learning Center, a
narrated by Indian River Poet Laureate, Sean family fun day with canoe rides, children’s ac-
22 Ballet Under the Stars fundraiser, 6 Sexton. $35 at door; students free. SpaceCoast- 7 Mother of All Races, 7 a.m. children’s run tivities, workshops, music, vendor booths and
p.m. at Tree House Vero Beach to Symphony.org. followed by 7:30 a.m. 5K Run/Walk from food trucks. DiscoverELC.org.
benefit Ballet Vero Beach, an elegant cocktail the Buggy Bunch Family Center, with decorated
party with sumptuous bites, open bar, exclu- 24 Vero Beach Choral Society and Dr. stroller contest. TheBuggyBunch.com 21 Charity Golf Tournament to benefit
sive BVB performance, auction, and dancing Jacob Craig presents A Little Night Special Equestrians of the Treasure
to the Dave Capp Project. $150. Balletvero- Music, 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, per- 7 Pelican Cup Golf Tournament, 8 a.m. shot- Coast, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start from Gator Trace
beach.org forming classical favorites, musical theater and gun start at Sebastian Golf Club to benefit Golf Club, followed by lunch. $125; $400 per
contemporary choral literature. Free; $10 sug- Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce, foursome. 772-409-7036
22|23 Wheels & Keels at the Moor- gested donation. 305-797-7177 followed by buffet lunch and raffles. 772-589-
ings Yacht and Country Club 5969 22 Vero Beach Triathlon, 7:15 a.m. at
with Fri. dinner and auction, and Sat. Antique & 25 to May 1 – Mardy Fish Children’s South Beach Park, with Sprint &
Exotic Car and Boat Show to benefit Youth Sailing Foundation Tennis Championships at 9 Program by bromeliad expert, Dennis Olympic Distances, Sprint & Olympic Relay, and
Foundation, Arc Oyster Reef Restoration, Navy the Boulevard Tennis Club, one of the best en- Cathcart, of Tropiflora Nursery in Saraso- Olympic Aquabike options; ocean swim parallel
SEAL Trident House Charities, Vero Beach Row- try-level professional tournaments in the world. ta, 6:15 p.m. at the Garden Club of Indian River to the shoreline, bike on flat section of coastal
ing, Lines in the Lagoon, Special Equestrians and mardyfishchildrensfoundation.org County, sponsored by the Indian River Brome- A1A, and run scenic beachside. VeroBeachTri-
Crossover Mission. Wkvero.com liad Society, with raffles, collectibles and plant athlon.com
28 Indian River County Victims’ Rights sales. Free. 772-713-6007
23 Chase your Tail 5K to benefit H.A.L.O. Coalition Annual Vigil, 6 p.m. at Veter- 27 to June 12 – The Henegar Center in
No-Kill Rescue, 7:30 a.m. from Sebas- ans Memorial Island Sanctuary, a celebration of 10-20 Riverside Theatre presents Melbourne presents “We Will Rock
tian’s Community Center. halorescuefl.org life for those lost to crimes in our county. “Almost Heaven: John Den- You,” the musical by Queen and Ben Elton.
ver’s America,” on the Stark Stage. 772-231- HenegarCenter.com or 321-723-8698
23 Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebra- 29 to May 1 – Vero Beach Air Show at 6990
tion, presented by City of Sebastian the Vero Beach Regional Airport, fea- 28 Education Empowerment 5K, 7:30 a.m.
Natural Resources Board, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at turing the Blue Angels, F-16 Viper Demo and 11-22 Vero Beach Theatre Guild start from Riverside Park to benefit
Riverview Park, with live entertainment, food, Aeroshell Aerobatic Teams, Matt Younkin, Jodi presents Karen Zacharias’ Crossover Mission, Education Access, Seek the
vendors, environmental organizations, lagoon Rueger Airshows, Kevin Coleman, Jim Peitz Lamb and All You Need is Love. Runsignup.com
art show/sale, residential electronic recycling Aerosports, McCart Jet Motorsports and more
and shredding, and children’s activities. Free. to benefit Veterans Council of IRC, and Ex-
change Clubs of IRC, Treasure Coast, and Vero
Beach. veroairshow.com

23 Charity Shoot to benefit the Education 29 to May 15 – The Henegar Center in
Foundation of IRC, 10 a.m. at Windsor Melbourne presents Elton John and
Gun Club at Vero Beach Clay Shooting Sports, Tim Rice’s Aida: “The Timeless Love Story.”
followed by BBQ lunch. $125 includes shells, HenegarCenter.com or 321-723-8698
loaner guns, continental breakfast and lunch.
$35 to watch and have lunch. 772-564-0034 30 to May 1 – Marine Flea Market and
Seafood Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
23 Restoration Gala and Thomas R. IRC Fairgrounds, with new and used boats,
Schidel Education & Event Pavilion fishing equipment, seminars, marine antiques
Unveiling, 7 p.m. (6 p.m. VIP) at the Environ- and a wide variety of seafood. $7; children 12
mental Learning Center, an immersive experi- and under free. FLNauticalFleaMarket.com
ence with cocktails, dinner, professional dance
performances, auctions and dancing. $300; 30 Children’s Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 3
$500 for two. 772-589-5050 p.m. at Vero Beach Museum of Art,

80 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

CALENDAR

JUNE 4 Viva Vero Beach Casino Night to benefit 11 Operation Shell Shock, 6 a.m. to 3 18 Waterlily Celebration, 8:30 a.m. to 2
IRC 4-H Foundation, 6 p.m. at the Intergen- p.m. hosted by DoYouGiveARuck, p.m. at McKee Botanical Garden, with
4 Blue Water Open Charity Fishing Tour- erational Center, with authentic casino games, with participants rucking 20 miles from start- one of the state’s largest collection of waterlil-
nament presented by the Sebastian Ex- beer and wine, DJ entertainment and heavy hors ing points at Fort Pierce City Hall and Sebas- ies, with potting demos, plein air artist, vendors
change Club, with weigh-in at Captain Hiram’s. d’oeuvres. $75 to $85. 772-226-4330 x 2 tian City Hall and ending at Vero Beach City and photographers. General admission rates.
fishingforcharity.org Hall Mckeegarden.org
9-12 Vero Beach Film Festival. Vb- To raise awareness of veteran suicide and PTSD.
filmfest.org DoYouGiveARuck.com 25 Burgers & Brews to benefit United
Against Poverty, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN along 14th Avenue in downtown Vero Beach,
in April 14, 2022 Edition 1 FILLY 1 FEIGN with live performances, street vendors, kids’
4 STEIN 2 LIFTTHELIDOFF zone, brews, food trucks, delicious burgers and
8 INFLAME 3 YEARNED the ‘Best Burger in IRC Competition.’ 772-770-
9 GAUNT 4 STEPON 0740 ext. 204
10 NOTONYOURLIFE 5 EAGER
11 TRENDY 6 NAUTICALMILES 26 Pride on the Block 2K22, with en-
12 NAPALM 7 STREAM tertainment by drag performers
15 ERICMORECAMBE 11 TREATY and music by Treasure Coast bands and DJ
18 TROLL 13 ALCOHOL Frank-O to showcase the voices of the LG-
19 OPHELIA 14 ARMOUR BTQIA+ community, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the
20 FINER 16 MELON Kilted Mermaid alleyway. All ages until 7 p.m.
21 LISZT 17 EXACT when it becomes 18+. Free; food and bev-
erages available for purchase, plus a charity
Sudoku Page 52 Sudoku Page 53 Crossword Page 52 Crossword Page 53 (THE FIRST COMMERCIAL-FREE CROSSWORD) liquor bar to benefit VeroPride. Facebook.
com/VeroPride.A1A

VERO BEACH 32963 BUSINESS DIRECTORY POWELL SHOES
PEDORTHIC FACILITY
Our directory gives small business people eager to provide services to the community an
opportunity to make themselves known to our readers at an affordable cost. This is the only business • Custom Molded Orthotics
• Custom Molded Shoes • Diabetic Shoes • Elevation
directory mailed each week. If you would like your business to appear in our directory, please call
772-633-0753 or email [email protected]. Althea Powell, Board Certified Pedorthist State Licensed
2686 U.S. HWY 1 • VERO BEACH, FL

www.powellshoes.com • 772.562.9045

L. Walton Electric, Inc. EC13003596

State Certified Electrical Contractor

Tom G. Walton

Serving the Treasure Coast since 1984

772-569-1547 • [email protected]

Residential • Commercial • Industrial

Time to Clean Your Carpets/Furniture?

Three Reasons to Call Mitch Maxfield:

QUALITY: My “2-step system” removes even tough ground-in dirt. All work guaranteed.
SERVICE: I, personally, will clean your carpets and furniture.
PRICE: Two (2) Rooms (any size)...$77, 6’ Sofa or 2 Chairs...$66

Maxfield Carpet Cleaning • 772-538-0213
5300 N. A1A, Vero Beach • SINCE 1979

(772) 213-8403
MoshieldVB.com

MORE SPRAY, BETTER RESULTS, BEST PRICE.

FLORALTON BEACH RESIDENCE
AMONG ISLAND’S ‘MOST CHARMING’

855 Reef Road in Floralton Beach: 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath, 2,789-square-foot, two-story home offered for $2,150,000
by Broker Associate Cindy O’Dare and Estate Agent Richard Boga, Premier Estate Properties: 772-713-5899

82 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

REAL ESTATE

Floralton Beach residence among island’s ‘most charming’

BY STEPHANIE LABAFF
Staff Writer

Keith and Jacquelyn Schaeffer a welcome place to rest – and into the this is my favorite. It’s a lifestyle, not can be seen at night and interesting
found their two-story home at 855 two-story foyer that runs the depth just a home,” she explains, noting the parade of clouds against the clear
Reef Road in Floralton Beach liter- of the house, you feel that charm and glorious sunrises she witnesses daily blue sky during the day.
ally at the end of the rainbow after a sense of ease. The foyer is lined with as the “beautiful, orange sun” begins
stormy afternoon looking at houses. pecky cypress that makes you feel to make its way up over the horizon. Then, there are the animals that
like you’re being enveloped in a big have made their home here, too – from
Jacquelyn has driven from Orlando hug, says Jacquelyn. “There’s a spiritual connection the tortoise Jacquelyn has befriended
to Vero Beach for years, first to visit when you go outside,” she continues, that comes out when she heads down
clients as part of her interior design “Of all the homes I have owned, describing the blanket of stars that to the community beach access to
and cabinet businesses and later to
vacation with her children.

When the couple decided to by a
home in Vero they stumbled upon
855 Reef Road as the sun broke
through the clouds. Jacquelyn recalls
the overwhelming sense of nostalgia
she felt when they saw the house. “It
reminded me of my grandparents’
house on Jacksonville Beach.”

The character of the house was just
one of the factors that steered them
toward purchasing the home – which
she describes as having that “classic,
old Florida look” – six years ago.

At the time they purchased it, it
was to be a vacation home for them
that they rented out seasonally. But
Jacquelyn says with every visit, she
fell more in love with Floralton Beach
and began spending more and more
time here. They eventually sold their
Central Florida home and took up
residence in Vero Beach full time.

The house is sited just across the
street from the Atlantic Ocean with
nearby granted beach access, a per-
quisite Jacquelyn is enthralled with
every day.

“This house is one of the most
charming I’ve come across in a very
long time,” says Premier Estate Prop-
erties broker associate Cindy O’Dare,
who has the home listed for $2,150,000
with her partner Richard Boga.

When you step through the red
front door – a color which represents

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 83

REAL ESTATE

the pair of rabbits that pop up around French doors open onto the patio
the house all day long. Noting the from each of the communal rooms
lushly landscaped backyard, she adds off the rear of the house, allowing for
that various birds make their homes indoor-outdoor living to the fullest.
among the bougainvillea bushes that
run along the back of the property. The updated kitchen is central to
these rooms with natural stone coun-
The formal living room, two guest tertops and high-end appliances,
bedrooms and a bathroom are to the creating various entertainment op-
right of the foyer, giving guests their portunities. An island delineates the
own private wing. On the opposite kitchen from the family room with
side of the house is the dining room, seating for casual dining. There’s
kitchen, family room, powder room, even a fossil in the island countertop,
laundry room and access to the two- just one of the many fascinating fea-
car garage. The rooms flow for opti- tures found throughout the house.
mal entertaining.
“The kitchen is remarkable, and

84 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

REAL ESTATE

many people ask me who designed it,” VITAL STATISTICS Jacquelyn says she’ll miss watching
says O’Dare. “The homeowner, Jackie, is 855 REEF ROAD the sunset from her rooftop perch. Each
multitalented and is solely responsible night the sun follows a path between
for the look and feel of the entire house.” Neighborhood: Floralton Beach the two coconut palms in the backyard,
Year built: 1960 providing a spectacular show.
A barn door hides the powder room
off the family room, and built-ins sur- Construction: Concrete block, frame, with stucco “One of the best things about the
round a window seat that provides Lot size: 112 feet by 170 feet • Home size: 2,789 square feet house is that you get the sunrise in the
both storage space and a cozy spot to morning and the sunset in the after-
curl up with a book. Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 2 full baths and 1 half-bath noon. That’s something that grounds
Pool: Freeform saltwater swimming pool you, gives you peace,” says Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn says there is no shortage Views: Pool, garden and ocean of the east-west views.
of storage space in the house, from
the understairs closet to the vari- Additional features: Chef’s kitchen; beverage station; soaking tub and Outside, the Schaeffers enjoy their
ous built-ins and even in the laundry rain shower; sunrise and sunset balconies; rooftop sundeck; laundry private oasis amid the lushly land-
room and garage. room; custom millwork; built-ins; French doors; metal roof; fenced back- scaped, fenced backyard. A trellis
yard; extensive landscaping; two-car, oversized garage with workbench; exploding with vibrant bougainvil-
A staircase in the foyer leads to lea and sweet-smelling jasmine cre-
the second-floor owner’s suite, Jac- and granted beach access ates an arch of shade where you can
quelyn’s favorite room in the house. Listing agency: Premier Estate Properties sit and watch the little ones float and
This gorgeous space enjoys awesome Listing agents: Broker Associate Cindy O’Dare, 772-713-5899; frolic in the oversized saltwater pool.
views from sunrise and sunset bal- and Estate Agent Richard Boga, 772-559-4800
conies – the best of both worlds. The “It’s so peaceful,” says Jacquelyn,
private rooftop sundeck allows for Listing price: $2,150,000 pointing out the seagrape tree, hibis-
private sunbathing. cus, coconut palms and bamboo that

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 85

add to the rich diversity of flora. REAL ESTATE
Floralton Beach is located on the
rants and resorts, Riverside Theatre,
east side of A1A adjacent to The Moor- the Vero Beach Museum, the city ten-
ings community, minutes from Saint nis center, the city marina, a huge dog
Edward’s School, and just a short park and many other civic amenities
drive away from Vero’s famed Village – not to mention the endless stretches
by the Sea with wall its shops, restau- of uncrowded beach where sea turtles
nest and children play. 

86 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

REAL ESTATE

Mortgage rates hit 5 percent amid economic uncertainty

BY KATHY ORTON AND RACHEL SIEGEL U.S. housing market after the Great food and gasoline spiking 8.8 per- May meeting. The more aggressively
The Washington Post Recession and have helped drive cent and 48 percent, respectively, the Fed sells those bonds, the faster
home prices to record levels. But af- compared with last year. But higher mortgage rates are likely to rise.
Mortgage rates swelled above 5 ter two years of hovering at histori- mortgage rates can significantly limit
percent for the first time in more than cal lows, rates have been on a tear: what they can buy, or price them out CONTINUED ON PAGE 91
a decade – an unexpectedly rapid as- In January, the 30-year fixed average altogether.
cent that has begun to temper the was 3.22 percent. It was 3.04 percent
U.S. housing boom and could usher a year ago. And while mortgage rates Several months ago, a home buy-
new uncertainty into an economy had been expected to rise, they’ve er would be looking to pay $1,347 a
dogged by soaring inflation. done so more quickly than many month on a $300,000 loan at 3.5 per-
economists predicted. cent interest. But if the buyer had
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, waited until last week, the same
the most popular home loan product, “I’m not surprised that rates have loan at 5 percent would tack on $263,
hit the threshold just five weeks after hit 5 percent, but I am surprised that bringing the monthly payment to
surpassing 4 percent, according to everyone else is surprised,” Curtis $1,610.
Freddie Mac data released last Thurs- Wood, founder and chief executive of
day. The average has not been this Bee, a mobile mortgage app, said via The Federal Reserve’s efforts to
high since February 2011. email. “If you look at historical action tame inflation are driving the rise
by the Fed in a high-rate environment in rates. Although the Fed does not
The run-up comes as the Federal and compare that to what the Fed is set mortgage rates, it does influence
Reserve has launched a major initia- doing today, the Fed is underreact- them. The central bank took its first
tive to rein in the highest inflation in ing to the reality of inflation in the steps toward bringing down inflation
40 years. Fed officials are betting that economy. in March when it raised its bench-
higher interest rates will slash infla- mark rate for the first time since 2018.
tion and recalibrate the job market. “I’m surprised that rates aren’t at In addition to the federal funds rate
But their plan also rests on the as- 6 percent right now,” he added, “and hike, the Fed is soon to begin the pro-
sumption that higher rates will cool wouldn’t be shocked if they’re at 7 cess of reducing its balance sheet.
demand for housing, especially while percent by end of year.”
homes themselves are in such short The Federal Reserve holds about
supply. Consumers have been absorbing $2.74 trillion in mortgage-backed se-
higher prices in nearly every facet curities. It indicated it will reveal its
Low rates fueled the revival of the of their lives, with essentials such as plans for reducing its holdings at its

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 87

REAL ESTATE

Due diligence before putting your name on your parents’ deed

BY ILYCE GLINK AND SAMUEL J. TAMKIN ket value as of the day of their death. There may be other options for
And if you then move into the prop- transferring ownership of the proper-
The Washington Post erty as your primary residence, and ty. To find out which is the best way to
live there for two years, you would be go, you and your husband should sit
Q: I purchased a home for my par- eligible to sell and take up to $500,000 down with an estate attorney. Go over
ents and was named on the mortgage in profits tax free (assuming current the current ownership structure of
along with my parents’ names even tax law doesn’t change). the property as well as your plans for
though I was the one making the pay- it now and in the future. You should
ments. My husband and I recently paid For more information on the home also discuss how to protect your fi-
the home off but realized that we aren’t sale exclusion, you can read our other nancial interest in the event you are
on the deed because they are receiving columns on this topic, including this not on title. 
homestead exemption. one on real estate and capital gains tax.

I’m not sure if we should be added to die, you can put the property into a
the deed or if we should create a trust trust that names you and your hus-
and name beneficiaries. Do you have band as the beneficiaries. Then, the
an opinion as to how we can best pro- property will pass to you upon their
tect our financial interest? death, avoiding probate.

A: We get variations of this ques- You could also add your names to
tion quite often. Often, the question the title today (assuming you’re not
comes after a parent has quitclaimed on title) and make sure you own the
the property to a child or if there is property as joint tenants with rights
a second home. So, we’re happy you of survivorship. That way, when one
asked about this before signing docu- of your parents dies, the other owners
ments. would automatically receive that per-
son’s share of the home. But that may
Here’s our first question: Can you set you up for a taxable event, which
verify whether you are actually listed we’ll discuss shortly.
on title or only on the mortgage?
You can also keep the arrangement
It’s rare for a person to be listed on a as it is, and make sure your parents
mortgage and not be included on the write valid wills specifying that you
title to the property. When a lender and your husband are to receive their
provides financing, the lender must interest in the property. If, by chance,
ensure that all individuals listed on you’re not on title, keeping the status
the mortgage are also on the deed. quo won’t prevent your parents from
Absent the signature of all the own- selling the property before they die
ers, the lender may be unable to fore- and doing something else with the
close on the property if the owner cash. It also won’t prevent them from
fails to pay what is due the lender. taking out a home-equity loan or re-
verse mortgage.
If you’re listed on the mortgage
note, we suspect that you’re also on While these solutions seem simple,
title and are an owner of the home. there may be a secondary issue relat-
If that’s true, then you and your hus- ing to federal and state income taxes.
band co-own the property with your If you and your husband aren’t al-
parents. ready on title, adding your names to
title would set your financial interest
You mentioned that your parents in the property as of the day you’re
receive a homestead exemption. In added.
most states, homeowners can only re-
ceive a homestead exemption if they If neither you or your husband are
live in that home as their primary res- on the title to the home, you can add
idence. That does not mean that they one or both of your names to the title
must be the sole owner of the home, and become co-owners with your
but that the taxing authority will only parents. If you take this route, you’ll
give that tax benefit to a property that have to talk to an accountant or estate
is occupied by an owner as their pri- planner to see whether taking title to
mary residence. the home at this time will be consid-
ered a gift from your parents to you or
So, if you and your husband be- whether you paid for the home over
come the sole owners of the home, time as you paid down the mortgage.
but you don’t live there, the home-
stead exemption would no longer be It can be complicated to go into the
available. However, as long as you intricacies here. Suffice to say that
and your husband co-own the home when you sell the home down the
with your parents, and your parents line, you could have a real tax prob-
occupy the property as their primary lem if you don’t do your homework
residents, they can continue to get now.
the homestead exemption.
On the other hand, if you don’t own
What are your options? That de- the property when your parents die,
pends on what the goal is. If you want you will inherit the home at its mar-
to make sure you receive ownership
of your parents’ interest when they

88 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: April 8 to April 14

The barrier island real estate market turned in a strong mid-April week with 15 transactions reported,
including seven sales for more than $1 million.

Our featured sale this week was of a West Indies-style estate in Palm Island Plantation. The home at 520
Palm Island Lane was listed on Jan. 10 for $2.495 million. The sale closed on April 14 for $2.725 million.

The seller in the transaction was represented by Cindy O’Dare and Richard Boga of Premier Estate Prop-
erties. The purchaser was represented by Kay Brown and Melissa Talley, also of Premier Estate Properties.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$2,300,000
$2,275,000 $2,020,000
VERO BEACH ESTATES 638 CAMELIA LN 2/17/2022 $2,295,000 $2,275,000 4/13/2022 $1,800,000
SANDPOINTE 111 SEAWAY CT 2/1/2022 $1,999,999 $2,295,000 4/14/2022 $1,475,000
$1,525,000 $713,000
SCHLITT-CORONADA 915 SEA WATCH LN 10/22/2021 $599,000 $1,899,999 4/13/2022
$3,150,000
ORCHID ISLAND 724 GROVE PL 7/1/2021 $1,525,000 4/11/2022 $1,396,000
$905,000
SEA OAKS 8842 LAKESIDE CIR 3/14/2022 $599,000 4/12/2022 $776,000

TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

WINDSOR 10895 SAVANNAH DR, #306 2/2/2022 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 4/14/2022
VILLAGE SPIRES DEVEL 3554 OCEAN DR, #PH3N 6/21/2021 $1,895,000 $1,499,000 4/8/2022
VILLAGE SPIRES DEVEL 3554 OCEAN DR, #304N 12/28/2021 $925,000 $925,000 4/14/2022
BAYTREE VILLAS 8305 CHINABERRY RD, #8305 2/4/2022 $695,000 $695,000 4/12/2022

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 89

REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Sandpointe, Address: 111 Seaway Ct Subdivision: Vero Beach Estates, Address: 638 Camelia Ln

Listing Date: 2/1/2022 Listing Date: 2/17/2022
Original Price: $2,295,000 Original Price: $2,275,000
Recent Price: $2,295,000 Recent Price: $2,275,000
Sold: 4/14/2022 Sold: 4/13/2022
Selling Price: $2,020,000 Selling Price: $2,300,000
Listing Agent: Chip Landers Listing Agent: Christine McLaughlin

Selling Agent: Berkshire Hathaway Florida Selling Agent: Shamrock Real Estate Corp

Debbie Bell Debbie Noonan

Berkshire Hathaway Florida Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Subdivision: Schlitt-Coronada, Address: 915 Sea Watch Ln Subdivision: Windsor, Address: 10895 Savannah Dr, #306

Listing Date: 10/22/2021 Listing Date: 2/2/2022
Original Price: $1,999,999 Original Price: $3,100,000
Recent Price: $1,899,999 Recent Price: $3,100,000
Sold: 4/13/2022 Sold: 4/14/2022
Selling Price: $1,800,000 Selling Price: $3,150,000
Listing Agent: Janyne Kenworthy Listing Agent: Betsy Hanley & Laurin Pohl

Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Selling Agent: Windsor Properties

Jon Carroll Laurin Pohl

EXP Realty, LLC Windsor Properties

90 Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™

REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Orchid Island, Address: 724 Grove Pl Subdivision: Village Spires Devel, Address: 3554 Ocean Dr, #304N

Listing Date: 7/1/2021 Listing Date: 12/28/2021
Original Price: $1,525,000 Original Price: $925,000
Recent Price: $1,525,000 Recent Price: $925,000
Sold: 4/11/2022 Sold: 4/14/2022
Selling Price: $1,475,000 Selling Price: $905,000
Listing Agent: Joan Cook Listing Agent: Sherry Brown

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: ONE Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Not Provided Kristin Dobson

Not Provided Premier Estate Properties

Subdivision: Baytree Villas, Address: 8305 Chinaberry Rd, #8305 Subdivision: Village Spires Devel, Address: 3554 Ocean Dr, #PH3N

Listing Date: 2/4/2022 Listing Date: 6/21/2021
Original Price: $695,000 Original Price: $1,895,000
Recent Price: $695,000 Recent Price: $1,499,000
Sold: 4/12/2022 Sold: 4/8/2022
Selling Price: $776,000 Selling Price: $1,396,000
Listing Agent: John Stringer Listing Agent: Kay Brown & Melissa Talley

Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Selling Agent: Premier Estate Properties

John Stringer Kathleen Provancher

Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

Your Vero Beach Newsweekly ™ Vero Beach 32963 / April 21, 2022 91

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 86 REAL ESTATE

The cost of housing doesn’t only The median price, meanwhile, “We’ve already seen buyer activity forecasting that overall originations
weigh on buyers and sellers. It also climbed to $357,300 in February, ac- slow in terms of seeing fewer home will fall by more than 35 percent
has proved to be a major complica- cording to the National Association sales,” said Lisa Sturtevant, a hous- this year. Purchase originations are
tion for the economic recovery, and of Realtors. That represents a 15 per- ing market analyst in Alexandria, Va. expected to rise 4 percent, but refi-
potentially jeopardizes policymak- cent premium over last year and 120 “Part of that has to do with there’s not nance originations are predicted to
ers’ ability to rein in soaring infla- consecutive months of year-over-year enough to buy. I think we’re probably fall 64 percent.
tion. price increases, the longest streak on going to see a pretty strong spring as
record. people are trying to get in before they “The jump in mortgage rates will
Inflation is rising at the fastest think rates are going to go even high- slow the housing market and further
pace in 40 years, with prices climb- Prices should moderate, but rising er.” reduce refinance demand the rest of
ing 8.5 percent in March compared interest rates will continue to make this year,” Mike Fratantoni, the as-
with the year before. Shelter is a ma- affordability a challenge. And though With the increase in rates, the sociation’s chief economist, said in a
jor part – roughly one third – of the higher rates are expected to slow mortgage market’s boom in 2020 statement. “Higher home prices and
basket of goods and services used to home-buying over time, the factors and 2021 has slowed this year. Refi- rates as well as ongoing supply con-
calculate inflation, or what’s known that have led to the housing boom nancing applications have declined straints are now expected to lead to
as the consumer price index. That remain. Inventory remains low and to the lowest level since 2019. The an annual decline in existing home
means that if housing costs don’t demand remains high. Mortgage Bankers Association is sales.” 
meaningfully turn around soon, it
will be that much harder for overall
inflation to simmer down to more
normal levels.

Shelter costs also stand apart from
other categories, such as gas, food
or plane tickets, which may be more
susceptible to forces like the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic, supply chain
disruptions or a war.

For example, it’s unlikely that gas
or energy prices will remain as high
as they were when Russia invaded
Ukraine and rattled global energy
markets. Food also may become
cheaper as supply chains smooth out
over time.

But those forces don’t apply to
housing costs in the same way. Land-
lords that can lock in higher rents are
unlikely to shave prices a year later.
Buyers will continue to clamor for the
few homes available. And as the hous-
ing market has been supercharged by
bidding wars and all-cash offers, it’s
unclear how drastically demand will
have to cool before the cost of hous-
ing will meaningfully turn around.

Even Fed officials are riding the
wave. Last week, Fed Governor Chris-
topher Waller said he sold his house
in St. Louis to an all-cash buyer with
no inspection.

“The national housing market is
beyond belief,” Waller said at a com-
munity listening session Monday
hosted by the Fed.

It was the Fed’s actions during the
pandemic that drove down mortgage
rates. The 30-year fixed average bot-
tomed out at 2.65 percent in January
2021. By lowering the federal funds
rate to near zero and buying Trea-
surys and mortgage-backed securi-
ties to prop up the economy, the cen-
tral bank ushered in an era of cheap
home loans.

When borrowing became less ex-
pensive, home prices rose as buyers
could afford to spend more on hous-
ing. The most recent Case-Shiller
housing index showed prices swelled
19.2 percent in January, year over
year. Phoenix, Tampa and Miami saw
increases of 32.6 percent, 30.8 percent
and 28.1 percent, respectively.

The Vero Beach Barrier Island Newspaper www.vb32963online.com

April 21, 2022 Volume 15, Issue 16 Newsstand Price $1.00