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01/10/2019 ISSUE 02

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Jubilant ‘Jubilee.’ P8 Way to wellness. P26 Sweet and dreamy!

Mega-church celebrates its Overcoming eating disorders
history and humble beginnings. starts with expert therapy.

Review: Ballet lovers got a rise
out of ‘Sleeping Beauty.’ Page 12

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Comprehensive $1.5B plan targets restoring lagoon’s health

STORY BY SUE COCKING STAFF WRITER ties, 38 cities, and some 1.6 2030,” the council last month of 32 “vital signs” of lagoon critical, requiring immediate
million residents in the region. submitted the document to health, characterizing six and aggressive intervention in
The Indian River Lagoon the Environmental Protection of them – impaired waters, order to save the Indian River
Council has created a detailed After spending months draft- Agency for review, with final wastewater, stormwater, sea- Lagoon.
“roadmap” for restoring the ing and re-drafting the com- adoption expected around grass, harmful algae blooms,
ailing estuary to health over prehensive, 186-page conser- June. and the ability to implement “This system is on the edge
the next 10 years which re- vation and management plan and finance solutions – as of collapse and it isn’t going to
quires the help of all five coun- entitled “Looking Forward to The plan lays out an array
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Controversy over
beach-access law
largely moot here

DERELICT BOAT ‘CUKI’ STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER
NOW RESTS IN PIECES [email protected]

The Cuki, which washed ashore in September 2017, above, was finally demolished and removed (inset). PHOTOS: JULIAN LEEK STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT Lawmakers in other coastal
counties in Florida are continu-
The Cuki has crumbled. ing to debate a controversial
Sixteen months ago, a 45-foot sail- public/private beach access
boat named the Cuki – better known by law that has caused protests,
many locals as the “ghost ship” – washed litigation and mass confusion
ashore in Melbourne Beach mostly in- about public beach access and
tact, its two masts rising high above a oceanfront property rights.
fiberglass hull.
The law, called HB 631, went
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 into effect July 1, prompting
beachfront property owners
around the state to begin post-
ing no trespassing signs for the
dry sand portions of beach now
considered their property.

While a big problem else-
where, HB 631 is largely a moot

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

GYM EQUIPMENT FOR ACTIVE ADULTS PLANNED FOR DESOTO PARK

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER number of active adults and seniors. empties into the nearby Indian River Desoto Park.
[email protected] Desoto Park, which started construc- Lagoon.
PHOTO: RYAN CLAPPER
Adult exercise equipment rather than tion last July, is actually a stormwater A total of 10 stations of Greenfields
playground equipment will be installed facility centered around a 1.54-acre Outdoor Fitness gym equipment will
this spring at Desoto Park in Satellite retention pond that will complete the be purchased for $35,800 and placed
Beach, reflecting a larger trend toward treatment of stormwater from the 293- near the sidewalk around the pond,
cities gearing up facilities for a growing acre Desoto Drainage Basin before it
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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LAGOON PLAN and implementing projects to remove homes, businesses and farms into the such as the ‘brown tide’ that periodi-
those nutrients and prevent them from lagoon, the plan advises constructing cally afflicts the northern lagoon and
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 entering the lagoon in the first place. new projects that capture and treat the ‘green slime’ of microcystis from
stormwater run-off while also upgrad- Lake Okeechobee that flows into the
get any better unless we all pitch in,” In the wastewater category, recom- ing existing filtration infrastructure. It southern lagoon, the council calls for
said Dr. Duane DeFreese, executive di- mendations call for improving and up- also advocates for best management conducting scientific research on the
rector of the council, which prioritizes grading existing infrastructure, reduc- practices that stem the flow of pollut- causes and effects of the blooms, devel-
and funds projects to protect and re- ing the density of septic systems in the ants through proper disposal of chem- oping management plans to deal with
pair the lagoon. “Identify the problems watershed and installing sewers, find- icals and reduced fertilizer and pesti- blooms, and implementing projects to
you own and fix them and we’ll work ing new ways to deal with reclaimed cide use. reduce pollutants that feed them.
together to get funding to get it done.” water to keep it out of the lagoon, and
exploring advanced wastewater treat- Seagrasses are important barom- Restoring the lagoon to its former
In order to restore already impaired ment technologies that can remove eters of lagoon health because they robustness is going to require a stable,
waters such as the Mosquito Lagoon, nutrients and, in some cases, generate filter the water, provide homes for fish recurring funding program, the plan’s
which don’t meet state and federal wa- power at the same time. and other marine creatures, and are authors say, because the $2,225,000
ter quality standards, the plan calls for extremely sensitive to changes in water provided annually by the council’s fed-
establishing hard limits on phospho- To reduce the flow of fertilizer, pes- quality. eral, state and local partners doesn’t
rus and nitrogen content in the water ticides and other pollutants from come close to meeting the estimated
Since the 2011 algae ‘superbloom,’ $1.5 billion cost of projects required to
the lagoon has lost more than half the implement the plan’s conservation and
seagrass acreage that was measured in management goals.
2009, according to the plan, which pro-
poses planting new seagrass to acceler- As an adjunct to “Looking Forward to
ate recovery, coordinating lagoon-wide 2030,” the council asked its partners to
mapping of vegetation and, of course, submit a preliminary list of projects they
improving water quality and clarity. would like funded – ranging from ‘wish
lists’ to shovel-ready to in-progress.
To counter harmful algae blooms

WATER MAIN BREAK ‘MYSTERY’ KEEPS
MELBOURNE (BRIEFLY) IN SUSPENSE

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER Crews fix the South Patrick water main break. PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK
[email protected]
back clean. The boil-water notifica-
It’s rare to have a “mystery” break of tions – except for a few addresses near
a main Melbourne Utilities water line the repair site – were lifted at 5:52 p.m.
because the thousands of gallons of Saturday.
water have to go somewhere, and usu-
ally can be easily spotted as a gushing Melbourne supplies drinking water
fountain or growing sink hole. to 170,000 customers living in Mel-
bourne, West Melbourne, Melbourne
Yet, that was the puzzler the morn- Beach, Indialantic, Indian Harbour
ing of Jan. 3 for hours after the initial Beach, Satellite Beach, Palm Shores,
report, causing Melbourne officials to Melbourne Village and adjacent unin-
send out a mid-day appeal for anyone corporated areas. 
who could help locate the sizable leak
cutting service from Desoto Parkway
north to Pineda Causeway down to a
trickle for more than eight hours.

The call that the mystery was solved
– a 12-inch water main had broken
and was leaking into a storm drain
and canal – came in just after 1 p.m. to
Satellite Beach Public Works Director
Allen Potter.

“We knew it was a big line – eight
or 12 inches – but they didn’t know
where it was. Finally a homeowner on
the canal called it in that he saw some-
thing unusual. If he hadn’t noticed, it
could have gone on much longer,’’
Potter said.

Crews isolated the broken pipe
alongside South Patrick Drive just
north of Jackson Avenue/Jackson
Court, by 4 p.m. and began the exten-
sive repairs. In the meantime, water
pressure dropped below the threshold
that triggered a precautionary boil-
water advisory to comply with state
environmental regulations, until two
rounds of tests, 24 hours apart, came

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Cities, counties, towns, water man- “We’ll try to help our partners in has identified an ambitious 13 projects people do on an individual basis.”
agers, parks and universities respond- moving forward with restoration. We in need of support. “There are individuals in small com-
ed with nearly 500 items with a total assist them technically and with find-
cost of $1.3 billion. ing money.” DeFreese, a long-time Indialan- munities who think they’re so small,
tic resident, says that once the man- they don’t matter,” DeFreese added.
“Every year, we’ll identify projects in The City of Satellite Beach has five agement plan is adopted, the lagoon “That is not true. There are things you
the pipeline that are ready to go,” De- projects it would like to get funded, council will develop a community and can do” to help protect and restore the
Freese said. and the City of Indian Harbour Beach citizens’ guide addressing “what can lagoon. 

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DEMISE OF CUKI prison term for a sexual assault large dumpsters to remove
that took place on another boat he the debris, which entailed
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 owned, and numerous child pornog- using heavy machinery that
raphy charges. could not be utilized during
But last Wednesday, the once ma- turtle nesting and hatching
jestic vessel was removed in pieces. At the time, there was talk of giv- season.
ing it a tow and docking it for possible
It was first discovered by a passing repair, but time has not been kind to Miller has served as the
jogger in September 2017, washed Cuki, so last week, Kevin Miller, man- county contractor for the
up on the sand of Spessard Holland ager of Absolute Marine & Salvage, removal of derelict boats for
South Beach. The only “passenger” who also does business under the the past 10 years. In 2018,
was a vest-wearing limbless manne- company name CCNK LLC, was paid his team removed three
quin decked out in a scarf, who long $12,000 and charged with its removal PHOTO: JULIAN LEEK rafts used by migrants that
ago abandoned ship. – which was not easy. which is the bottom of boat,” Miller washed ashore in Melbourne Beach
said. “Then we broke it up into small after the Coast Guard detained the
The boat drifted from Key West “Because it was left on the beach for pieces and hauled it off the beach.” passengers at sea.
during Hurricane Irma. It was last so long, it was full of sand, so we had It took his team two days and three “Due to prevailing winds and cur-
registered to Jeffrey Ray Sundwall, to dig down 6 to 7 feet to get to keel,
who is currently serving a 30-year

BEACH-ACCESS CONTROVERSY

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

point along Brevard County beaches PHOTO: RYAN CLAPPER
because of existing sand re-nour-
ishment agreements signed by the into identical language, passed on
majority of property owners over the the floor of each body, and finally
years. signed into law by the governor.

Reacting to the backlash about the “There are many challenges to
law in other areas, Sen. Darryl Rou- passage of this legislation,” he said.
son (D-St. Petersburg) filed a bill (SB
54) that would repeal the law. As part of HB 631, local govern-
ments that want to ensure “custom-
That proposal is up for consider- ary use” of those beach areas above
ation during the 2019 session, which the mean high-water line must re-
starts in March, but has not been ceive separate judicial approval for
given a high chance of passing and each area in question.
becoming law, according to Indian
Harbour Beach City Manager Mark Brevard County sand re-nourish-
Ryan. ment agreements cover the beaches
from Port Canaveral south to Spes-
This bill has been referred by Sen- sard Holland Park in Melbourne
ate leadership to four committees Beach, excluding the section at Pat-
(Judiciary; Community Affairs; En- rick Air Force Base. Further south in
vironment and Natural Resources; the Archie Carr National Wildlife Ref-
Rules), which is required before be- uge, there are sections of beach not
ing heard on the floor of the Senate. covered by the county agreements,
However, the bill still has a long road but with other types of permission
to travel. A member of the Florida granted from the property owners
House of Representatives must still earlier, according to Mike McGarry,
sponsor a companion bill. Then both Beaches, Boating andWaterways pro-
the House and Senate bills must gram manager for Brevard County. 
make it through multiple jurisdic-
tional committees assigned by the re-
spective leadership. Then the House
and Senate bills must be reconciled

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rents, it seems everything ends up in warns that there are several dangers While the fuel had been removed of the material from derelict boats
Melbourne Beach,” Miller said. associated with derelict vessels, in- from the Cuki some time ago, Miller would go straight to the landfill,
cluding the fact that children and said there were still other hazardous but in this case, because there is an
There are currently about 68 boats teenagers often play on them and materials left behind including the owner, the parts and pieces are being
in Brevard County determined to be could get hurt – and there may be engine and an old battery. held at a central location until the is-
derelict, and as the county gets fund- hazardous materials onboard. sue can be legally settled. 
ing, Miller said he removes them, and Miller said that typically most

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SATBEACH MAY BE SMART-GRID TECHNOLOGIES ‘TEST CITY’

STORY BY GEORGE WHITE STAFF WRITER could benefit other cities looking to go Solar Technologies grant would take a to become more efficient, especially off
[email protected] solar, the Satellite Beach City Council re- close look at the city’s initial solar power the grid.
cently approved up to a $50,000 match systems to “ensure continuity of opera-
One of the initial discussions in the (in-kind contributions in the form of tions” under both normal and emer- The grant application is being led by
planning of Brevard County’s first solar staff time, equipment and facility usage gency situations. professor Dr. Troy Nguyen of FIT’s De-
city hall in Satellite Beach was whether over the next three years) to serve as a partment of Mechanical and Civil En-
the capability of generating electricity test city for smart-grid technologies for If awarded, Satellite Beach will work gineering. The program was brought to
from the sun could be used for emer- the use of solar power in emergencies. toward the development and imple- the attention of city officials by Satel-
gency purposes, like charging cell- mentation of smart-grid technologies, lite Beach Sustainability Intern Zachery
phones following a hurricane. The Department of Energy’s $1.7 mil- possibly with the use of battery stor- Eichholz.
lion Advanced Systems Integration for age systems, that will allow its facilities
Toward that end, and in a move which Findings and data sets from the test-
ing will be summarized into a compre-
hensive integration plan that will “serve
as a technical and economic roadmap”
for other local governments.

If the three-year grant application is
approved, the city would receive notifi-
cation of the grant award in March. 

PLAYGROUND GEAR FOR ADULTS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

with installation expected this spring.
The systems from Greenfields utilize the
body’s mass for resistance and can be
used by all ages, regardless of the user’s
fitness level. Examples include a four-
person leg press, four-person twisting
station, single recumbent bike, rowing
machine, and a two-person accessible
vertical press.

Noting the city’s aging demograph-
ics, City Manager Courtney Barker had
instructed staff to look into what other
communities are using as “intergen-
erational equipment” for an aging but
active population.

The Greenfields system has been
a rousing success in the city of Punta
Gorda, which started the program four
years ago with a donation. It now has
grown to three outdoor gym areas that
contain 17 pieces of adult fitness equip-
ment with activities designed to target
the upper body, core, lower body and
the cardiovascular system.

“When we put them in on our Lin-
ear Walk I was thinking, ‘Who’s going
to use them?’ When we found out how
popular they were, we kept them. The
people, mostly seniors, are out there
every day, (lining) up to use them. I
guess nobody wants to die,’’ said Art
Brewster, Punta Gorda’s supervisor of
grounds, facilities and maintenance.

They were so popular that funding
has been maintained and a staff mem-
ber inspects and wipes each apparatus
daily, with repairs completed immedi-
ately, if possible, he said.

Brewster said a similar Greenfields
system also has had success in the City
of Port Charlotte.

“It’s low-impact and multi-gener-
ational so the younger folks can use
them, too,’’ said Satellite Beach Public
Works Director Allen Potter. 

Jubilant ‘Jubilee’: Mega-church
celebrates humble beginnings

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Jubilant ‘Jubilee’: Mega-church celebrates humble beginnings

STORY BY LISA ZAHNE STAFF WRITER Deacon John Farrell, Pastor Emeritus Msgr. David Page, Father Scott Circe and Deacon Mike Nussear. PHOTOS: RYAN CLAPPER to look forward to fulfilling our par-
[email protected] ish vision that God has given us for
they started one. In 1956, Hurley had lowed over the next 60 years, was de- the future,” said Circe, who arrived at
The Christian parable of the mus- invested in a 10-acre parcel on A1A. tailed last Thursday night by Fr. Scott Holy Name in 2017. Circe was flanked
tard seed describes how, from some- More land was purchased, and lead- Circe at a special celebratory Mass on the altar by two of the deacons, and
thing so tiny, a great tree can grow ers broke ground on a sanctuary and to mark the beginning of Holy Name by Pastor Emeritus Msgr. David Page,
and flourish, and Holy Name of Jesus hall, dedicated in 1963. Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Community’s Dia- who led the parish from 1987 to 2010.
Catholic Church and School in Indial- school was founded in 1964 with 50 mond Jubilee year. Page is technically retired, but still
antic expanded over the past 60 years students who attended classes in the presides regularly, keeps office hours
from an equally minuscule start. parish hall. “In this jubilee year, as we look back and lives in the on-campus rectory.
with gratitude to those parishioners
Anyone who has attended Mass, a This history, along with all the ex- and clergy who have paved the way for Now the flock at Holy Name num-
wedding or a funeral there, or walked pansions and dedications that fol- the present generation, we continue bers more than 3,600 registered fami-
the midway of the annual Beachside lies, and about 4,000 people attend
Festival would be hard-pressed to Masses there each weekend. The
imagine the scene in Marty McGuire’s church supports 90 ministries fo-
unfinished Indian Harbour Beach cused on a variety of issues and activi-
house on Christmas Eve 1959. Fr. ties, including social justice efforts, a
Martin Power and a handful of people Haiti mission and helping needy local
gathered there to worship and share families.
in the communion bread and wine,
similar to the very first house church- Has exponential growth made Holy
es established by the Apostles nearly Name too big, or too impersonal? “The
2,000 years ago. numbers don’t dilute the friendli-
ness,” said Deacon John Farrell, who
There were two Catholic churches joined Holy Name after moving to
on the mainland in Melbourne, Our South Brevard in 1978. “When people
Lady of Lourdes and Ascension, but come here to visit, they say they wish
Power, McGuire and Archbishop Jo- they had a parish like Holy Name up
seph Hurley of the then-St. Augustine north.”
Diocese wanted a Catholic communi-
ty to serve the south barrier island – so Julie and Lynn Mallak of Indialan-

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Knights of Columbus. To find out what the parish as a
whole wants for the next few decades
and beyond, Circe and the church
leaders are launching a “Next Gen-
eration Parish” long-range planning
effort to look at where Holy Name has
been, and more importantly where it
is going.

More events will be scheduled to
celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, but for
now, Circe says the church will host
an exciting 60th Anniversary edition
of its popular Beachside Festival Feb.
7-10, a big parish picnic sometime this
summer, and a special Mass and re-
ception with Bishop John Noonan of
the Diocese of Orlando on Nov. 23. 

tic moved to Brevard in 1978 when Because the parish is paired with
Lynn was hired on by Harris Corpo- a Pre-K-through-8 school, young
ration. They’ve been active at Holy people are plentiful. Contemporary
Name ever since, in large part be- music minister Jesus Aponte is the
cause of the vitality of the people. As newest and youngest staff member at
the church moves into its next stage Holy Name. The 30-year-old leads the
of growth, Julie sees opportunities praise band at Sunday evening ser-
to connect with neighbors outside vices, which have become a favorite of
the walls of Holy Name, to collabo- all ages. Aponte said he’s been a part
rate on common goals and to share of a number of other parishes but that
ideas. “This has been such a wonder- “the people in this community make
ful community, I would like us to be Holy Name unique.” Looking ahead
more inclusive of people of all faiths,” to the next 60 years, Aponte wishes to
she said. see more truly intergenerational ef-
forts. “I’d like to see the young people
Lynn said going forward he wants be more involved in all of the min-
the 20- and 30-somethings find istries, not just in the youth groups.
something meaningful to keep them I’d like to see more young people be
around. “I want to make sure the ministers of the sick and eucharistic
programming is getting to the young ministers,” he said.
adults,” he said.

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Learn-to-row camp gets youngsters in ‘crews’ control

Director of Rowing/Head Coach Bryan Little along with his camp kids: Mason Luncefield, Makenzie Fearon, Parker Fallesen, Raleigh Hardin,
Maxx Batchellor, Joshua Mitchell, Alannah Deijuan, Madison Luncford, Erin Farmer and Enzo Sauage. PHOTOS: RYAN CLAPPER

Space Coast Crew Winter
Learn-to-row Camp 2019 ran
over a three-day span last week
at Oars and Paddles Park in In-
dian Harbour Beach. Designed
to offer campers a fun introduc-
tion to the sport of rowing over
winter break, the camp is both
for education and outreach. A
full crew of eight students, rang-
ing from seventh to 12th grade
got some great coaching and a
chance to enjoy fresh air and
exercise. The weather was ideal
and the Indian River Lagoon
was as smooth as glass from
Mathers Bridge to Dragon Point,
at the southernmost tip of Mer-
ritt Island. Kids were encour-
aged to learn all the preparation
that goes on prior to launching
their boats, plus rowing tech-
niques, boat maintenance and
storage, and, of course, safety
on the water. 

Ballet lovers got a rise
out of ‘Sleeping Beauty’

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Ballet lovers got a rise out of ‘The Sleeping Beauty’

STORY BY ANNA GRENEVICKI CORRESPONDENT

As a life-long dancer who enjoys From left to right: Danielle Foege, Polly Ryals, Holly Raymond, Adele Cardani, Bailey Hetzel (Melbourne City Ballet Theatre and Mebourne City Dance Center students)
watching others pursue their art on and artists of National Ballet Theatre of Odessa. PHOTO BY JOE MARINO
stage, I was extremely excited to hear
that the Melbourne City Ballet Com-
pany was mounting a production of the
Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale “The Sleep-
ing Beauty,” and to get tickets to opening
night on Dec. 29.

The ballet, performed by profession-
als and students alike, told the story of
Aurora through beautiful dancing and a
magnificent live orchestra. This histori-
cal event, directed by Artem and Ekat-
erina Yachmennikova, was Melbourne
City Ballet Theatre’s first production,
and likely one of the first versions of
“The Sleeping Beauty” in the United
States to encompass children alongside
professionals and a live orchestra.

“This is a totally unique production.
This is a historical event because so
many puzzles came together,” Ekaterina
Yachmennikova said. “The entire pro-
fessional troupe, not just random guests,
and kids of all ages and musicians, not
just profession orchestra, but students of
Satellite High School.”

STORY BY PAM HARBAUGH CORRESPONDENT

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Danielle Foege. Melbourne City Ballet Theatre Artistic Directors Artem
Yachmennikov and Ekaterina Vaganova-Yachmennikova,
As for the dancing itself,
with Bailey Hetzel. PHOTOS BY AULOIN PHOTOGRAPHY
both the students and
lips in December 2017, when the dream
professionals were wonder- to work together on a production began.
This soon became a reality, creating a
ful, and, in fact, some of the unique performance that is sure to be
remembered in our dance community
students were so good it was as the first of its kind.

tough to distin- guish between “For a small community, it is so im-
pressive that there is so much talent in
the amateurs and the profes- the dance field and music field,” Ekat-
erina Yachmennikova said.
sionals. Dance students from
Another spectacular, but sometimes
across Central Florida and the overlooked, detail of the ballet was
the costumes. The costumes in “The
professionals from the National Sleeping Beauty” were all gorgeous and
unique, ranging from royal blue pea-
Ballet Theatre of Odessa blended to- cock costumes to magical fairy tutus.
Costumes help bring characters on stage
gether seamlessly and looked like they to life and also convey the characters’
personalities. For example, Maleficent,
had danced together for months, despite an evil character who casts a spell on
Aurora, wore a dark, ominous costume,
only having met the day before the per- whereas the cheerful fairies wore bright
and colorful tutus that perfectly suited
formance. their good-natured personalities. The
Russian dancers from the National Bal-
The energy released from the danc- let Theatre of Odessa brought their cos-
tumes with them, while the Melbourne
ers was captivating. It was easy to feel City Ballet Theatre bought or made
all the costumes for the dancers from
the students’ love of performing as they Central Florida. Costumes come with
expensive price tags, so the Melbourne
danced. Being a dancer, to transmit that City Ballet Theatre had a budget of
$12,000 just for costumes.
kind of energy and emotion, the per-
As for future ballets, the Satellite Sym-
formers must know the music, the cho- phonic Orchestra and the Melbourne
City Ballet Theatre are looking to col-
reography, the entire ballet inside and laborate again, and even expand the
new program to four productions per
out, and it was clear that all the perform- year. Some possible productions include
“Cinderella” and the all-time classic
ers, on stage and in the orchestra pit, had “Swan Lake.” 

rehearsed tirelessly for the show.

It took five months for all the elements

to come together, with dancers starting

rehearsals in August and the Satellite

High Symphonic Orchestra under the

direction of Patrick Phillips working on

the music since September.

Having a live orchestra made this

ballet very unique and special, because

many ballets have pre-recorded sound

tracks. The orchestra sounded very pro-

fessional and accompanied the ballet

very well, despite a few problems with

the microphone here and there. Artem

and Ekaterina Yachmennikova met Phil-

PHOTO BY JOE MARINO

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Coming Up: Get a move on to
see Pilobolus dancers at King

STORY BY SAMANTHA BAITA STAFF WRITER

1 Wait. Wha-at? An “internationally
renowned movement company”

named after a phototropic fungus that

grows on cow dung and propels itself

with extraordinary strength, speed and

accuracy? Seriously? If you’re already fa-

miliar with Pilobolus, you’re likely pick-

ing up your phone or going online to get

tickets for “Pilobolus: Shadowland – The

New Adventure,” on stage this Sunday,

Jan. 13, at the King Center. Pilobolus,

Wikipedia explains, is an American

modern dance company that started

performing 1971 and, so far, has per-

formed more than 100 choreographic

works in 64 countries around the world;

at the 79th Annual Academy Awards; 3 This Friday at Titusville Playhouse.

and on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and

“Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” And

it is indeed true that it was named for Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets: 321-723-8698.

an unsuspecting fungus which the fa-

ther of Jonathan Wolken (one of the six 3 Facing life with “a little guts and
lots of glitter”: The multi-award-
founding members) was studying in a

lab at the time of the company’s incep- winning 1983 Broadway smash mu-

tion. So there you go. For 45 years Pilo- sical “La Cage aux Folles” open this

bolus has “made a specialty of playful Friday, Jan. 11, at the Titusville Play-

topsy-turvy entanglements that defied house, Mainstage. With a book by

anatomical logic” and which some- Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music

NEWLY LISTED & STAGED CONDO times “gave rise to bizarre imagery.” by Jerry Herman, “La Cage aux Folles,”

KICK OFF YOUR NEW YEAR Now, in “Shadowland: The New Adven- says Wikipedia, is the story of a gay
WITH A BEACHFRONT CONDO
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“this madcap adventure dips its toe into son, Jean-Michel, brings home his fi-

the genres of science fiction, film noir ancée’s ultra-conservative, very po-

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Albin’s definition of normal sends the

2 Love, adventure and crime take entire evening into a tizzy, with hi-
center stage at the Henegar Stage
larious results. “La Cage au Folles” is

Friday, Jan. 18. Charming, colorful, a wonderfully funny musical about

deadly lovers Bonnie Parker and Clyde family, identity and loving who you

Barrow caught the country’s imagi- are. Only a few of its many awards:

nation during the Great Depression The original 1983 Broadway show re-

when they rose from small-town no- ceived nine Tony noms, and won six,

bodies to become fearless, shameless, including Best Musical, Best Score

lethal bank robbers, America’s most and Best Book. The 2004 Broadway

renowned folk heroes and Texas law revival won the Tony for Best Revival,

enforcement’s worst nightmares. The and the 2008 London revival grabbed

music is described by its composer, the Olivier Award for Best Musical Re-

the renowned Frank Wildhorn (“Jekyll vival. The 2010 Broadway revival won

and Hyde,” “Civil War,” “Dracula”), as Beat Revival of a Musical. The show

a “non-traditional score, combining runs through Feb. 3. Curtain: Fridays,

rockabilly, blues and gospel music.” 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.;

“Bonnie and Clyde” runs through Feb. Sundays, 2 p.m. Tickets: $21-$29. 321-

3. Curtain: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; 268-1125. 



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INSIGHT COVER STORY

Saleh Abdo Ahmed hugs his son in Makiya Ahmed Mehdi is the head Here she is visiting Abdo on
the courtyard of the family house. nurse of the clinic in Aslam. his first day at the clinic.
His wife left the house a few days
before because Ahmed didn’t want
Abdo to be transferred to the clinic.

The clinic in Aslam is overcrowded
with malnourished children.

Three-year-old Abdo Saleh lay on a lapsing currency and other man-made agencies to deliver relief. The Yemeni and brought to overcrowded clinics.The
cot, unable to walk or speak, his tiny supply disruptions. government itself is so broken that it less fortunate, who medical workers say
body broken by hunger. His face was can barely help. form the majority, waste away as their
skeletal, his arms and legs thin as twigs. Economic measures, largely im- parents helplessly watch. Many fami-
He weighed 10 pounds. posed by a Saudi-led military coali- The crisis, at its root, reflects what lies are unable to afford medical care or
tion backed by the United States, have critics say is the reckless way that Saudi even transportation to clinics.
A few miles away, markets inYemen’s helped produce what the United Na- Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince
northern Al-Jarb village were stocked tions considers the world’s most se- Mohammed bin Salman, is conducting Often, parents are forced to decide
with all kinds of food. But prices have vere humanitarian catastrophe. war in Yemen against Iran-aligned reb- between saving their sick children and
risen so sharply that his parents cannot els. The specter of an emerging famine is feeding their healthy ones.
afford the milk, fruits and vegetables And over the past year, the hunger among the reasons the U.S. Senate last
that are in abundance. “Sometimes, we crisis has worsened dramatically, with month voted to end U.S. support for the Abdo would be dead by now if it
go two days without food,” said his fa- a 60 percent increase in the number coalition, which is also blamed for kill- weren’t for a chance visit by a medical
ther, Saleh Abdo Ahmed, sadly squeez- of districts now considered to face ing thousands of civilians in airstrikes. worker and the willingness of a nurse
ing his son’s raisin-size toes. emergency conditions, according to at the district’s only pediatric clinic to
an analysis released this month by a “Today, manyYemenissaytheyarefac- travel to this village and retrieve the boy.
After four years of conflict, more than consortium of aid agencies. More than ing two wars,” said Abeer Etefa, a senior By then, Abdo’s father no longer had the
20 millionYemenis – roughly two-thirds half now fall in this category. regional spokeswoman for the World means to save his boy. “I was waiting for
of the population – don’t have enough Food Program. “The first war is the one God’s fate,” said Ahmed.
to eat. Yet even as the world has begun to that comes from the skies. Sometimes it
take note, many Yemenis remain out impacts their lives, other times it doesn’t. In their new analysis, the aid agen-
In most cases, it’s not because food of reach of assistance. The hardest-hit The second war is the inflation war. That cies found that more than 20 millionYe-
is completely unavailable but because areas are often the most remote, and impacts their lives every day.” menis are “food insecure,” or unable to
it’s unaffordable, priced out of reach the relentless violence coupled with adequately feed themselves. Of those,
by import restrictions, soaring trans- threats posed by competing armed Those who are relatively fortunate are 65,000 are in a “catastrophic” state. That
port costs due to fuel scarcity, a col- groups have made it daunting for aid noticed by aid workers, often by chance, figure is expected to nearly quadruple

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in upcoming months, and those people Some villagers had once worked in “But the father had reached a stage Even if he had money, he could not af-
“will die if we can’t reach them with as- neighboring Saudi Arabia and sent that he gave up,” recalled Muhsin. “He ford to take off from work.
sistance,” said Lise Grande, the U.N.’s money home. But with borders closed saw the boy wasn’t improving.”
top humanitarian official in Yemen. and the territory crisscrossed with front His wife couldn’t take Abdo to the
lines, the jobs and the money evapo- After two weeks of trying to per- clinic either. She had left Ahmed a day
Already, as many as 85,000 children rated. Now, most of the villagers sur- suade Ahmed, Muhsin called Makiya earlier after they argued about whether
under 5 may have died of hunger since vive by picking khat, the leafy stimulant Ahmed Mehdi, the head nurse at the to buy food – or save their son.
the start of the war, the aid agency Save chewed by most Yemenis. pediatric clinic. He sent photos and
the Children said last month. In the videos of Abdo through WhatsApp. Abdo suddenly gasped for air.
worst-hit areas, concentrated in rebel- Ahmed still earns the same salary Mehdi shook her head. She won-
held territory in northern Yemen where picking khat, roughly $2 a day, that he The rail-thin nurse had every reason dered how she was going to rescue him.
coalition restrictions are most stringent, made before the war. But prices of sug- not to follow up. Her clinic was over- After Mehdi examined Abdo and
thousands more children are dying of ar and other staple foods have shot up. crowded.TheYemeni government, which listened to his father’s refusal, several
malnutrition-related illnesses. has withheld the salaries of more than 1 villagers arrived and led her to anoth-
“I can buy less food now,” said Ahmed, million government employees in rebel er compound. In front of a one-room
A raft of economic policies has con- the sole provider for his wife and four areas, hadn’t paid her in five months. Still, mud-brick house was 12-year-old
spired to raise food prices by an average of children. using money donated by a charity, Mehdi Maysa Mohammed Ali.
137 percent since the start of the conflict, hired a pickup truck for $10 and went to She couldn’t walk or speak and suf-
according to the World Food Program, Today, 40 percent of the roughly Al Jarb, a 40-minute drive away. fered seizures. Her ribs pressed against
bringing Yemen to the brink of famine. 90,000 people in Aslam District, which her skin, her face gaunt, her arms and
Abdo, 3, is severely legs a jumble of bones. She was lying
In an effort to strangle the rebels, In Yemen’s northern Al-Jarb village, malnourished, and on a piece of cardboard atop a cot.
known as Houthis, the Saudi-led co- the mother of 12-year-old Maysah “We have nothing to feed her now,”
alition backing the Yemeni govern- Mohammed Ali Farah said her his life is at risk. said her mother, Shuwaya Mohammed.
ment has imposed import restrictions, daughter depends on breast Maysa has 12 other siblings, and
including on food, medicine and fuel. milk for sustenance. “If you don’t bring him to the clinic, he the whole family lives on the $1 to $2
The resulting spike in fuel prices has will die in a week,” Mehdi told Ahmed a day their father earns from picking
led to higher transport costs, which in includes Al Jarb, are facing “famine-like” after examining his son’s symptoms – khat. The healthy ones are fed first,
turn has also driven up food prices. conditions – one step below famine, ac- the loose skin, the scabs on his skull, the not least because they can voice their
cording to the aid groups’ analysis. blank stares. A raspy cough hinted at a complaints, said her mother. Dis-
The coalition, in the meantime, tightly chest infection or even pneumonia. abled Maysa, who can’t utter a word,
controls the movement of goods and In mid-November, a medical worker is always the last to eat.
people by air, sea and land into northern named Hazim Muhsin came to the vil- “I can’t take him there,” replied his “Only if there is extra food, we give
Yemen, where 80 percent of the popula- lage to conduct a nutritional survey. father, who was slim and sunburned. it to her,” said her mother without any
tion lives.Those controls have further dis- When he reached Abdo’s compound, he “I don’t have money for transport.” hint of emotion. “Sometimes she goes
rupted supplies and boosted the prices of was shocked by the boy’s emaciated state. two or three days without eating.”
food, fuel and other goods even more. Ahmed had been working less and A few minutes later, another villager
By then, Abdo’s parents had taken less. Landowners had been cutting arrived and told Mehdi of yet another
The shooting from the war also has him to several hospitals and clinics, back on laborers in the khat fields as case. But the sky was already darken-
played a devastating part. One-third selling their wedding jewelry and oth- the increasing price of fuel, used to ing, and Mehdi didn’t have time to see
of the 18,000 airstrikes carried out by er possessions to pay for transporta- power water pumps, raised production the boy.
the coalition have targeted nonmili- tion and medical care. Abdo would im- costs. At the same time, a flood of un- “Three cases in one village!” said
tary sites, including factories, farms, prove at first but always slip backward employed laborers were willing to work Mehdi. “These are only the ones we
markets, power plants and food ware- into cycles of vomiting and diarrhea. for much less money than Ahmed. know. There are 20 other villages in
houses, according to the Yemen Data His parents also took him to a tradi- this area we don’t know about.”
Project. Those attacks have shattered tional healer who performed a folk rit- “Every day, my family waits for me In her clinic, mothers were already
domestic food production and distri- ual known as “maysam” – or branding to bring food,” Ahmed said. “If I don’t doubling up in beds with each other,
bution and have erased livelihoods, – to eject the “devil” from him. Abdo make money, they go hungry.” sleeping with their children. Maysa
leaving Yemenis with less to spend. continued to deteriorate. would have to be left behind because
Mehdi offered to reimburse him the she was not on the verge of death.
Perhaps most disastrous for a coun- After seeing Abdo’s condition, Muh- $10 fare to the clinic. But Ahmed said But Abdo was.
try that must depend overwhelmingly sin implored his father to send him to drivers require advance payments. So Mehdi told Abdo’s father and
on imported food, the purchasing a government clinic. grandmother to pick up the boy and
power of the Yemeni currency has cra- come with her to the clinic.
tered. The government and its Saudi As the truck started to roll, an old
patrons have mismanaged the central woman reached out and kissed Me-
bank, for instance by liberally printing hdi’s hand.
money, while foreign currency reserves At the clinic, Abdo was weighed in
have dried up as fighting choked off a bucket attached to a scale. Mehdi’s
energy exports, gutting the rial. staff measured his height and the cir-
cumference of his brittle limbs. They
The Saudi-led coalition did not re- wrapped him in a diaper – the first one
spond to a request for comment. But it he’d worn in a year, which was the last
has previously called the hunger crisis time his parents could afford one.
exaggerated and blamed the rebels. In another room were seven moth-
ers with bony, underweight babies.
To a lesser extent, the rebels are in fact The mothers, too, were thin and suf-
also at fault for rising prices.They impose fering from malnutrition.
heavy checkpoint “fees” on businesses The following day, Abdo’s mother
importing food and fuel, aid workers say. arrived at the clinic.
Abdo smiled widely when he saw
The head of the rebels’ Supreme her. For a moment, however brief,
Revolutionary Committee, Moham- his joy brought out the boy he should
med Ali al-Houthi, said they have not have been. 
received complaints about such fees.

The village of Al Jarb is nestled in an
isolated, mountainous area of north-
ern Yemen. Its residents are mostly il-
literate and live in mud-brick homes.
They have always been poor, but now
their lives have sunk to unseen levels.

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Frederick Douglass died in splendid isolation, at eminent Yale historian of his words that day, but their
the top of a lonely hill in Southeast Washington. It and author of several effect was immediate. “Flinty
juts up precipitously among flat blocks of middle- other acclaimed works hearts were pierced, and cold
class rowhouses, as steep and incongruous as a on slavery, race and the ones melted by his eloquence,”
pyramid in the desert. At its summit stands his last Civil War era, has pro- wrote one listener. “Our best
home, Cedar Hill, a white-columned antebellum duced one well worth the pleaders for the slave held
mansion. A heart attack struck him down in its front wait. their breath for fear of inter-
hall, suddenly on a winter evening in 1895.
It’s a well-worn cliche rupting him.” One of those
Like many of the other places that played a role for biographers to bestow best pleaders, the mighty ab-
in the famous abolitionist’s eventful life, this one exalted epithets on their olitionist William Lloyd Garri-
feels freighted with symbolic meaning. From one subjects: Almost every title son, recalled simply, “I never
side of the house, he could look out toward the hills declares its hero to be the hated slavery so intensely as
of Maryland, the state where he was born into slav- sage of something or the at that moment.”
ery. The other side commanded a fine view of the oracle of something else.
Capitol and the Mall, emblems of the high federal But Blight thoroughly jus- Within days, the move-
office he attained much later. And all around spread tifies his claim in a book ment’s leaders whisked the
a neighborhood of ordinary Americans, white and that is not just a deeply re- young man onto the lecture
black – near at hand and distant, both at once. searched birth-to-death trail. His oratorical power
chronology but also an ex- and intellectual brilliance
David Blight’s extraordinary new biography, tended meditation on what before the crowds were as-
“Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom,” captures it means to be a prophet. tonishing, and so was his
the complexities of the man who lived and died at
Cedar Hill: a figure both eminent and solitary who Douglass’ prophecy often versatility: an ability to
gazed across vastly different American landscapes. expressed itself in an un- modulate between anger
canny gift for forecasting the and inspiration, reflection
Douglass’ birthplace is as resonant and revealing future. In 1855, he predicted the coming Civil War and exhortation, even tragedy and comedy. His ca-
as his final home. Unlike Cedar Hill, which is now and emancipation: “The hour which shall witness reer on the circuit – in the United States and some-
a National Historic Site, no monument or museum the final struggle is on the wing. Already we hear the times overseas – continued unabated for more than
– not even a roadside sign – marks the spot. A flat, booming of the bell which shall yet toll the death half a century; according to Blight, it is likely that
muddy field at an out-of-the-way crossroads on knell of human slavery.” A decade later, with the war more Americans heard him speak than any other fig-
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, it’s about as nonde- won and black freedom a legally established fact, ure of his time. His abolitionist lectures throughout
script as a place can be. The slave cabin that once the country’s leading abolitionist group met to vote Britain in the late 1840s stoked widespread antipathy
stood there, near the edge of a ravine, has long since on whether to disband. Douglass warned, again ac- to American slavery and probably helped keep that
vanished. When Douglass returned late in life, he curately, that the struggle was far from over: White nation from siding with the Confederacy.
scooped up a few handfuls of sandy soil as a relic of supremacy would continue to bare its fangs, and his From his years as a hunted fugitive and then a
his origin. comrades “had better wait and see what new form radical renegade, Douglass lived to become a lau-
this old monster will assume.” reled elder statesman. The young man had an-
That remote plantation was an unlikely starting nounced in the 1840s: “I have no patriotism. I have
point for one of the least nondescript – in fact, one But above all, perhaps, being a prophet means no country. ... I desire to see its overthrow as speed-
of the most described – lives in American history. living in a realm of language: words of exhortation, ily as possible, and its Constitution shivered in a
Douglass himself published thousands of pages of of warning, of insight as well as foresight. While it is his thousand fragments.” The white-bearded dignitary
memoirs, journalism, polemics, speeches, fiction books that endure today, in his own time Douglass was sought and won federal appointments from Repub-
and poetry, and sat for more photographs than any better known as an orator, a gift he discovered in his lican presidents in the 1870s and 1880s, including
other celebrity of the 19th century. His personal pa- early 20s when, newly escaped from slavery and work- as U.S. minister to Haiti – where he was unwillingly
pers fill more than 50 boxes in the manuscript stacks ing in obscurity as a day laborer in New Bedford, Mass., dragooned into trying to advance American impe-
at the Library of Congress. For decades, he was the he began preaching occasional sermons in a small Afri- rial ambitions in the Caribbean. 
most famous living black person in the world, and can American church.
in our own time, he remains a familiar staple of high FREDERICK DOUGLASS
school curriculums and Black History Month com- In August 1841, at a convention of black and white
memorations. abolitionists on Nantucket, Douglass was invited to the PROPHET OF FREEDOM
podium to offer the firsthand testimony of a fugitive
Yet surprisingly few scholars have chronicled his – accepting only with “much hesitation” and “embar- BY DAVID W. BLIGHT | 888 PP. $37.50
life. “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” is the rassment,” a witness remembered. No record survives REVIEW BY ANDREW GOODHEART THE WASHINGTON POST
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PETS

Bonzo wants to see more, not lessa cutie Tessa

Hi Dog Buddies! They did. I told “I sure do.”
her so. “I love sittin’ on the screen porch
This week I yapped with a sweet watchin’ pooch frens go by on their
liddle pooch, Tessa Yoder. Even “But Mom’s my Leash Walks. An my Mom special-
though she came from a Pet Shop, No. 1. I wanna be makes my food. My favorite dinner is
she had a really close call, but with a With Her At All kale, chiggen, carrots, peas an brown
happy ending, Thank Lassie. Times. It’s extra rice – my own special stew.”
important now, “Kale?” I thought to myself. “Do
Tessa’s an 11-year-old Bishon/Yor- cuz she just had you know any cats, perchance?”
kie mix so naturally she’s super cute heart surgery. “Well, sorta. But not as FRENS.
an liddle-bitty, with curly hair goin’ I’m allowed to There’s this white cat that sits in our
in lotsa different directions. go to Mom’s re- driveway. I stop an do this liddle grrrr,
hab cuz I’m her to let him know who’s boss. (It’s not
She greeted me an my assistant
with welcoming wiggles, an came Official Sup- him.) He responds with
right up for the Wag-and-Sniff. “Mr.
BONZO! It’s YOU. I’m SO exCITed to Tessa. port Pooch. An the other hu-
MEET you in the FUR! I’m Tessa Yo-
der. This is my Mom, Carole. My Aun- PHOTO: BENJAMIN THACKER mans there really love me. They say a casual “whatever.”
tie Lyn’s in the living room. Com’on
IN!” She led the way. Mom. This was My House. An I was I brighten their day. Somehow, Mr. Then I grrrr again. An that’s about it.
gonna RULE. Mom took me to the vet
“Thank you, Miss Tessa,” I said, an I got some medicine. But, between Bonzo, I feel like I’m doing something I guess you could call us frenemies.
opening my notebook. “I’m eager you an me, Mr. Bonzo, I totally think
to hear how you found your Forever it was knowing I had a Forever Home important, just by going there an “But my very favorite thing is goin’
Famly.” anna Mom who loved me that made
me all better. Auntie Lyn says me an hanging out with them. Do you think to the beach. I LOVE running in the
“Well, as you know, I’m a Pet Shop Mom rescued each other. See, before
girl. When I was a puppy, I was sickly. me, Mom had just lost her other Yor- that’s weird?” sand, chasing those soap-sudsy
Cute, but no wags, no kisses, no en- kie, Roxie.”
ergy. When CUSS-tummers came in, “Not at all, Miss Tessa. We dogs waves. Me an those teeny birds chase
an my fellow puppies were all wiggles “I think you’re absolutely right,
an slurps an squeaks, I’d curl up inna Miss Tessa! What a great story. So, have Special Powers to help humans the waves for hours. Those liddle
corner of the pen. If somebody did how’s your life been since then?”
pick me up, I’d just curl up in their in lotsa ways. I’ve experienced that guys are even faster than me.”
lap. I had the personality of a soggy “Pawsome. We just recently down-
dog biscuit. So the humans plopped sized. Moved up from Fort Lauder- myself, with my own Mom. I think it’s Heading home, I was thinkin’ how
me back in the pen and I’d curl up in dale. One time, before we moved,
my corner. Mom was busy an forgot my walk. So Super Cool Dog Biscuits that you rec- Cool Kibbles it is that Miss Tessa un-
I snuck out an took myself for a walk.
“When I was about 3 months old an I mean, it was Walk Time, an I knew ognize that.” derstands how much she can help
weighed only 3 pounds, the Pet Shop the route. But a neighbor called Mom
people had given up. They even gave cuz there I was, no leash, no human, “Thanks, Mr. Bonzo. Anyway, I humans, just by being herself. An
me eye-vees (that a stickly thing that’s just walkin’ down the street. I never
s’pose to make you more perky), but it understood what all the fuss was. have a Special Pillow. An Mom says picturing her chasin’ soapsuds waves
didn’t help. So they decided to Put Me
To Sleep.” “I had lotsa frens down there, like I have Way Too Many Toys. But I dis- with all those liddle birds.
Cameron, she’s a dachshund/chuh-
“Oh, Woof, Tessa!” I exclaimed. (We waa-waa mixture; an my BFF Lucie, agree. I play with each an evry one, (Kale? Seriously?). 
all know what THAT means.) she’s a Basenji. We mostly chased
ee-gwah-nuhs. Now I’m makin’ lotsa -The BonzeVENshully. Me an Mom an Auntie
“Well, this one day, a lady came in new frens here. An, of course, there’s
an, for some reason, wanted to see my human BFF Auntie Lyn. She’s vis- Lyn play Hide-an-Seek. They hide,
ME. We went into the Meet-Each- itin’ from Up North. She spoils me, I seek. An I always find ’em. If my
Other room an, as usual, I curled up mostly with extra DentaStick treats. meal’s late, I give Mom or Auntie Lyn
in her lap. Totally boring. Then, as My teeth look wunnerful, doncha
usual, I was put back in my pen and, think?” The Look. You know the one.”
as usual, I curled up in my corner,
same old, same old. Don’t be shy!
We are always looking for pets with interesting stories. To set up
“But THEN, I was Picked Back Up an interview, please email [email protected].
and, alluva sudden, The Same Lady
was carryin’ me outta there.

After what I later learned was a
Car Ride, we got to her house, where
she gently set me down in the living
room. She sat on the couch an I de-
cided to explore. I checked ouy EV-
ERYthing. It was uh-MAZ-ing! When
I returned to the living room, she was
still there. An she was happy! She pat-
ted me an told me this was My home
now, an I reelized: SHE was my New

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INSIGHT GAMES BRIDGE

NORTH

THE BOOBY TRAP IS VERY HARD TO SEE 74

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 83

Erik Weihenmayer, the only blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, said, “People J974
get trapped into thinking about just one way of doing things.”
J 10 6 5 3
This deal contains a nasty trap that would catch almost everyone. You have the benefit of
seeing all 52 cards. How can South make four spades after West leads the club ace? WEST EAST
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North’s three-club rebid was a double negative, indicating some 0-4 points. South’s three 76 —
hearts was forcing, but North’s three spades was not. Q62
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At the table, we would ruff the club ace and cash the spade ace, then recoil in horror at the
4-0 split. We would no doubt continue with the heart ace, heart king and heart four. Here, A K 10 3
though, West would ruff with the spade nine and shift to the diamond two. East would win
with his king and give partner a second heart ruff. Then the diamond queen or a diamond to Q942
the ace would set the contract.
SOUTH
If South anticipates the bad breaks, he will discard a diamond at trick one; and if West leads
another club, declarer should ditch his second diamond. Then, when West ruffs the third A K Q 10 8 6 3
heart, which costs his natural trump trick, he cannot reach his partner for the second ruff.
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Perhaps you noticed that ruffing at trick one was not fatal. After cashing the major-suit aces,
South must exit with a diamond to start cutting the defenders’ communication. East can 85
win and play a heart, but South will win and lead another diamond. East takes that trick and
gives West a heart ruff, but, again, that costs his trump trick. —

Dealer: South; Vulnerable: Neither

The Bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
2 Clubs Pass 2 Diamonds Pass
2 Spades Pass 3 Clubs Pass LEAD:
3 Hearts Pass 3 Spades Pass A Clubs
4 Spades Pass Pass Pass

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS DOWN
1 Have to (4) 1 Bacterium, say? (5-8)
3 Like residue (4) 2 Brazilian dance (5)
6 Poem (3) 4 Underside of an arch (6)
9 Shell-shock? (6,7) 5 Himalayan monster (4)
10 Composition on a religious 6 Current (7)
7 Voting list (9,4)
theme (8) 8 Sling your hook! (7)
12 Scotsman’s garb (4) 11 Barbarian (3)
13 British faucet (3) 14 Travelling worshipper (7)
15 Full and rich (wine) (6) 16 Nightclub door worker (7)
18 Knuckle digit (6) 17 Timber preservative (3)
19 Listener? (3) 20 Solemn ceremony (6)
21 Shivering fit (4) 23 Customary practice (5)
22 Part of a beer can (4-4) 24 Full of oneself (4)
25 Unable to be spoken to (13)
The Telegraph 26 Spoil (3)
27 Links game? (4)
28 Calf flesh (4)

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

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INSIGHT GAMES

ACROSS 104 Likely 42 Utterly unsympathetic The Washington Post
1 Addictive extract 105 Long-running game 43 Film scorer Morricone
6 In mid-yawn 45 Topnotch TOP TEN GAME SHOWS ON C-SPAN By Merl Reagle
11 Fame name show co-created by Allan 49 “I saw His footprint in ___”
15 Animal assn. Sherman
19 Islands east of Fiji 109 Brand X, e.g. (W.B. Carman)
20 The veggie advantage 111 Present preceder 50 Old World lizard
21 Iowa college town 113 Agcy. that gives loans to 52 Cougar, to car buffs
22 Nectar fruit self-starters 53 City near Council Bluffs
23 1970s game show hosted 114 O for goodness’ sake? 54 Wise elf with the Force
115 Celebrity-guest game show 55 Cleveland Indians, to a
by Alex Trebek of 1969-70
25 Toynbee subj. 120 Egyptian hisser sportscaster
26 Composer Carl 122 As written 56 Seven-time Wimbledon
27 It’s chaud time 123 Eater’s digest
28 Madras mister 124 Eleanor Roosevelt’s first winner
29 1950s game show hosted name 57 Target pegs, in quoits
125 1978 game show hosted by 58 Opposite of inept
by Bert Parks Bill Cullen 59 On ___ (getting soused)
32 Simpson on sax 128 Vegas putdowns? 64 Daily Planet editor White et
34 Penicillin meas. 129 2000, for one
36 Wells’s Weena, for one 130 First name in makeup al.
37 “___ Pretty” 131 Two-time Nobelist 65 Crisis money
39 Game show hosted by both 132 Buffalo’s lake 67 ___ war (power struggle)
133 PBS, e.g. 69 Opera opening
Monty and Wayne 134 Lets (up) 70 Pro-am props
44 Sparking space 135 Work dough 71 “That ___ the
46 George Bush org., 1976-77 DOWN
47 Shoot from the lip 1 Brabantio’s tormented half of it”
48 Little bird son-in-law 73 Catherine is one in
49 Le Duc of Vietnam 2 Mr. Tibbs portrayer
50 ___ expense (free) 3 Stuff eaten or read A Farewell To Arms
51 Wild, hour-long game show 4 Kin of “yecch!” 74 Stay fresh
5 Warring world in War of the 75 Japanese musical
of the mid-1970s Worlds
57 Dutch city for which a district 6 ___ of the wrist instrument
7 Gerard or Blas 77 Michael’s Mr. Mom co-star
of Manhattan is named 8 Help a felon out 80 Squander
60 Flower, in Florence 9 Possibly: abbr. 84 Impertinent
61 History chapter 10 Highland language 86 Men-only
62 Part of UFO 11 John Wayne film, 88 Plot measure
63 Knocks sharply ___—U.S. Marshal 89 Little bloodsucker
66 Pindar or Keats 12 Pal with pesos 90 Fearless misleader?
68 Fine four-stringer 13 Pines of Rome composer 91 Bridge builder, e.g.
72 1975 game show hosted by 14 Whodunit woofer 92 Hill Street Blues star
15 Fatal Instinct, for one 93 Caseworker?
Art James 16 Cigar 94 Tic-tac-toe line
76 1960 game show hosted by 17 No-no for the nervous 95 Matches
18 Puppy’s comment 100 Wipeout?
Ben Alexander 24 Free Willy’s Willy, 101 Girl’s name meaning
78 Transition for one
79 It goes with the bow 30 Betty, Rue and Estelle’s “happy”
81 One-run lead, e.g. Golden Girls co-star 102 Loaded, as a lake
82 X 31 Puppy’s comment 104 Order at the Cock and Bull
83 Infraction catcher 33 ___ Is Born 105 To a certain degree
85 Moreno and Rudner 35 Makes a seam 106 Royal, as treatment
87 One who prefers lip-reading 38 Mekong nation 107 Subsides
40 Momma cartoonist Lazarus 108 Cummerbund
to signing 41 Guggenheim shipment 110 Provide pleasure
90 1965-66 game show hosted 112 Madams for short
116 Quite a while
by Don Morrow 117 Unterrible swift sword
96 About 118 Tabula ___
97 “___ all my fault” 119 Some N.Y. jets, once
98 Hotel waiter? 121 Make a beak impression
99 Shallow subjects? 123 Brit. prize
103 A Khan 126 Match, in poker
127 Wiener warmer

The Telegraph

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INSIGHT BACK PAGE

Contemplating an old flame and fears of getting burned

BY CAROLYN HAX ample – you will be prepared to say, “Those reasons
Washington Post sound like excuses.”

Dear Carolyn: This posture is the very antithesis of game-playing.
I rejected “Sam” years ago in favor And if I’ve misread your letter and you genuinely
of “Aaron.” Aaron and I are newly don’t want to see Sam, because he’s still married or
divorced – initiated by me – after 25 whatever else, then don’t.
years of marriage and three kids.
Sam has been alienated from his Dear Carolyn:
wife for many years and moved out five years ago at her
insistence. Sam initiated divorce proceedings, but they Can one stay happy while living with an active ad-
ultimately stalled and Sam and “Gina” remain mar-
ried. dict? Spouse of 35 years is a truly good and caring per-
Sam says he stays in the marriage for the sake of their
only son, who is 21 and finishing college. In my opinion son yet lies, steals others’ prescription pills and wrecks
he stays married because the finances work out better
that way. cars under the influence. –Dog Tired
Now that I’m divorced, Sam wants to see me. (We
have not actually been face-to-face in 10 years.) I have that you and Sam are operating from a quarter-centu- Dog Tired: Who is this hypothetical “one”?
refused his advances. He is still married, after all. ry-old idea of what it’s like to be together. We are talking about you.
If I didn’t want to see him, there would be no prob- You are talking about you.
lem. Alas, I do. Please provide a long list of reasons see- And possible amnesia regarding possibly excellent Yet you’ve erased you, gone outside yourself
ing Sam is an awful idea. Thank you. reasons you didn’t choose Sam back then. both for your problem (the addict) and solution
–Someone Who Wants to Not Want Sam (“can one stay happy?”).
And possible blindness to the fact of billions of So humor me, please, and say aloud: “This is
Someone Who Wants to Not Want Sam: This is your men/women on Earth besides each other. about me.”
game; I have no interest in playing it. You obviously Your spouse may be lovely inside somewhere,
want to satisfy your curiosity about Sam, so do it. And possible temptation to snuggle into something but the addiction runs the show now, apparently
familiar when braving some time alone might be bet- into a tree, or worse. And you are “dog tired” be-
Whatever you decide, the likeliest potential snag ter for you. cause the addiction is running you, too.
isn’t that Sam is still married to a woman he doesn’t So please get help, for you. (Spouse’s problem is
live with and hasn’t lived with for years, but instead So if you do approach Sam, then be self-aware, logi- their problem.) A therapist whose training and ex-
cal, patient, open-minded, as skeptical as you can be perience focuses on families of addicts is where I’d
without veering into cynicism, and self-aware (you start, but if there’s a cost or scheduling issue, start
say redundant, I say emphatic). And set your BS de- with the closest Al-Anon group in the book. Please.
tectors to 11. That way, when his reasons for staying Soon. Take care. 
married sound like excuses – to use a not-random ex-

Overcoming eating disorders
starts with expert therapy

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YOUR HEALTH

Overcoming eating disorders starts with expert therapy

STORY BY JENNIFER TORRES CORRESPONDENT enjoyable as eating has specific health coping skills or a sense of self- Lucy Lauer.
benefits,” Lauer said. worth when all your mind can
According to the National Eating think about is food. PHOTOS BY
Disorders Association, there are ap- Over the years, it became increasing- BENJAMIN THACKER
proximately 30 million Americans – of ly clear to her that a person’s relation- “Developing alternative cop-
all ages and genders – who will suffer ship with food had a significant im- ing strategies for the difficult Truth: More U.S. women have an-
from a serious eating disorder at some pact on their ability to follow nutrition transitions of life is a primary orexia or bulimia than have breast can-
point in their life, and they say the neg- guidelines related to their illness. So, focus of therapy,” Lauer said. cer.
ative effects of battling food and body she decided to attend graduate school “Learning to identify and ad-
image issues will have a serious impact to better understand the issue and ulti- dress personal needs is a part False: People with anorexia don’t eat
on the lives of millions more. mately chose to change fields. of this, because eating disor- at all and look skeletal.
ders are an attempt to take care
Research conducted by the Eating “Treating eating disorders is a natu- of unmet needs.” Truth: People with anorexia eat too
Disorders Coalition revealed that ap- ral pairing of my expertise in nutrition little to sustain a healthy weight (and
proximately every hour, at least one and the complex psychological chal- She said therapy also helps development in adolescents). They
person dies because of an eating disor- lenges of disordered eating,” Lauer people identify personal val- may restrict certain foods or food
der. said. “Therapy is often the first place ues that tend to be incompat- groups and be congratulated for their
where people began to realize how ible with an eating disorder. “healthy choices.” Or they may appear
As a Licensed Mental Health Coun- distorted their views about eating, size For instance, being able to con- to eat normally but skip meals when
selor, Lucy Lauer spent 26 years as a and weight actually are, and how much centrate at work or school, play no one is looking, or engage in other
registered dietician, working with peo- the eating disorder is costing them in sports, take care of children or behaviors to conceal how little they
ple to manage medical conditions such living the life they want.” socialize. eat. “I think it’s important to note that
as diabetes, heart disease and gastro- complete recovery is possible, but it
intestinal problems, with diet. But now Lauer said that depending on the sit- “It’s not that these people takes an average of four to seven years
she is dedicated to helping people suf- uation, therapy aims to help the person cannot function at all, but only of good treatment,” Lauer said. “Eating
fering from anorexia nervosa, bulimia, develop a regular eating pattern that with an enormous amount of disorders are the 10th leading cause
binge eating and other eating disor- sustains normal weight and health. effort,” Lauer said. of disability in young women, so early
ders. For underweight clients, the first goal detection and treatment are essential.”
is to restore weight to a healthier level She explains that eating dis-
“I love food and discovered that the because when a person is starved, orders manifest themselves in Lauer has been in private practice
science and physiology of nutrition was their brain cannot function well, and a variety of ways, but they all since 1997. She moved to the area
fascinating to me in that something so it is nearly impossible to develop new have a few things in common, includ- from Kansas City in 2006 and opened
ing a preoccupation with eating and Beachside Counseling & Wellness,
Collins & Montz weight to the extent that it takes up an LLC in April 2015. She’s been married
inordinate amount of time, attention for 40 years and has two adult children
DCOESMNETTICI&SFTAMRILYY and energy. Also, a fear of being fat or and two grandchildren.
Experience the fusion of traditional gaining weight drives eating disorder
values and modern dentistry. behaviors, such as skipping meals or In addition to her practice, Lauer
At Collins & Montz, DMD, restrictive dieting, obsessive weighing runs an eight-week, eating disorder
or body checking, binge eating, exces- therapy group. The next group begins
we will focus on improving every aspect of your smile for optimal appearance, sive exercise and avoiding social situa- Jan. 21 and is open to adults with an-
function, and comfort through our general family dentistry, and restorative tions where there is food. orexia, bulimia, binge-eating and re-
procedures such as dental implants. Our comprehensive range of services and lated disorders. Pre-registration is re-
dedication of quality set us apart. Call today to schedule your appointment. “Associating weight or size with per- quired.
sonal value appears to be a national
524 OCEAN AVENUE, MELBOURNE BEACH, FL 32951 obsession, but that perspective has The office of Lucy S. Lauer, LMHC,
dangerous implications,” Lauer said. is located at Beachside Counseling &
(321) 725-6565 • MELBOURNEBEACHDENTISTRY.COM “There is a genetic component to eat- Wellness, LLC, 122 4th Ave., Suite 200 in
ing disorders, so they tend to run in Indialantic. The phone number is 321-
families.” 327-3793. 

In addition to adults, Lauer also
treats adolescents, whose care is coor-
dinated with primary care physician,
and parents are coached on how to
supervise and support their child in re-
turning to a healthy eating pattern.

Lauer said there are many miscon-
ceptions about eating disorders. Some
of the most common are:

False: Males don’t get eating disor-
ders.

Truth: While this illness mainly af-
fects females, 10 percent to 15 per-
cent of those with eating disorders are
males.

False: Eating disorders are just about
getting attention.

Truth: Eating Disorders are serious
biopsychosocial illnesses that have the
highest mortality rate of all mental dis-
orders (20 percent).

False: Eating disorders are rare.

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HEALTHY SENIOR

Sinus infection can cause painful toothache

STORY BY FRED CICETTI COLUMNIST the best treatment. into the nose while clearing the nar-
When medical treatment fails, row channels between the sinuses.
Q. Can a sinus infection give you a This type of surgery can be done un-
toothache? surgery may be the only alternative der local or general anesthesia.
for treating chronic sinusitis. The
I can write from personal experience most common surgery done today is One worthwhile way to help keep
on this one. I had a bad toothache that functional endoscopic sinus surgery your sinuses clear is to use an over-
sent me to my dentist. He did some X- (FESS) to enlarge the natural open- the-counter saltwater nasal wash ev-
rays and could find nothing wrong. He ings and allow drainage. ery day. Most pharmacies carry them.
asked me about my sinuses and I told They help remove mucus and bacteria
him I was fighting an infection. Bingo. FESS is less invasive than conven- from the nose and sinuses. I use one
tional sinus surgery. With the endo- myself and it has been beneficial. 
Yes, infection in the sinuses located scope, the surgeon can look directly
in your cheekbones can cause your
upper jaw and teeth to ache, and your
cheeks to become tender to the touch.
Sinusitis is a nasty malady that can do
much more than give you a toothache.

Sinusitis, which is infection or in-
flammation of the sinuses, creates
suffering for about 37 million Ameri-
cans every year.

The sinuses are four pairs of cavi-
ties: the frontal sinuses over the eyes,
maxillary sinuses inside each cheek-
bone, ethmoid sinuses just behind
the bridge of the nose, and sphenoid
sinuses behind the ethmoids. Each si-
nus is connected to the nose.

Acute sinusitis lasts for 4 weeks or
less. Subacute sinusitis runs 4 to 8
weeks. Chronic sinusitis can continue
for years. Recurrent sinusitis includes
several acute attacks within a year.

Unlike sinusitis, a common cold
usually goes away without treatment
in about 10 days. So, if you have what
feels like a bad cold for longer than 10
days, go to your doctor for a check-up.

Most cases of acute sinusitis start
with a cold or allergy attack, which in-
flames the mucous membranes of the
sinuses. Swelling traps air and mucus
in the sinuses and they cannot drain
properly. The trapped mucus creates
ideal conditions for bacteria to grow.

Symptoms of chronic sinusitis may
be less severe than those of acute si-
nusitis. However, untreated chronic
sinusitis can cause damage to the
sinuses and cheekbones that some-
times requires surgery to repair.

Most people with sinusitis have
pain or tenderness. Other symptoms
of sinusitis can include fever, weak-
ness, fatigue, nasal congestion, cough
and sore throat.

If you have acute sinusitis, your
doctor may prescribe decongestants,
antibiotics and pain relievers. Many
cases of acute sinusitis will end with-
out antibiotics.

Many health care providers treat
chronic sinusitis as though it is an
infection, by using antibiotics and
decongestants. Others use both anti-
biotics with steroid nasal sprays. Fur-
ther research is needed to determine

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YOUR HEALTH

Wearable technology tops list of 2019 fitness trends

STORY BY GABRIELLA BOSTON that it is different from what we saw Instead, HIIT has taken the country The No. 4 trend for 2019 is fitness
The Washington Post in the 1970s and ’80s with personali- by storm as people try to squeeze in an programs for older adults, defined as
ties such as Richard Simmons. “It’s effective workout among 1,000 other baby boomers (born 1964 and earlier)
Is the new year inspiring you to get driven by boutique studios that do obligations. This is the case for Patrick and older. Baby boomers are retiring
back into shape? If so, you might want one thing and they do that one thing Serfass, a D.C. dad of two young chil- in record numbers but are not slowing
to try an exercise tracker, group fit- well. It’s inspired everyone to up dren. Serfass used to do triathlons and down, according to Thompson. “The
ness or high-intensity interval train- their game,” Maier says. “A cycling run multiple races every year, but since gyms are increasingly offering specific
ing (HIIT). These are the top three fit- class today is much better than just he became a father a few years ago, fitness programs for older adults,” he
ness trends for 2019, according to the a few years ago” because it incorpo- time is short. says, adding that it’s a financial incen-
American College of Sports Medicine, rates more aspects of exercise, such tive for gyms to fill the “dead time”
and each has been ranked highly for as varying levels of intensity. “The block of time for endurance is between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
several years. no longer there,” Serfass says. “But if I and 4 p.m. This is prime time for older
This brings us to No. 3 on the list: can get 30 minutes of high intensity in adult programming, and some gyms
For its 13th annual forecast, ACSM HIIT. This type of training is gener- two or three times a week, I feel that’s are making their atmospheres more
asked more than 2,038 fitness pro- ally 30 minutes or less and incorpo- pretty effective for basic fitness.” appealing to this demographic by soft-
fessionals employed by commercial rates short, intense intervals that can ening music and lights.
gyms, medical facilities, nonprofit push your effort level up to 90 per- HIIT is a great candidate for group
organizations and corporate health cent to 95 percent of your maximum fitness, because it’s hard to self-moti- No. 5 is body-weight exercise,
programs to rank 39 possible fitness heart rate. It has long been a main- vate at that top level of exertion, says which started staging a comeback
trends. Among some changes and sur- stay among elite athletes, but has just Maier, who is also the managing op- during the recession about a decade
prises, core training and circuit weight recently made its way into the time- erator of F45 U Street, a new group ago, Thompson says, when fitness
training fell out of the top 20 trends; Pi- crunched public. “I think at first we training studio that incorporates HIIT, buffs were looking for sustainable al-
lates and online training didn’t make were all afraid that HIIT would lead body-weight and circuit training. ternatives to joining gyms and gym
the top 20 either. Here’s a look at the top to increased injuries in the general managers were seeking ways to cut
five in ACSM’s Worldwide Survey of Fit- public, but that has not proven to be “No one is going to want to do back on expensive, hard-to-maintain
ness Trends for 2019. true,” says Thompson, who is also an [HIIT] on their own. It’s more realis- equipment.
associate dean and professor of kine- tic to do it in a class and have a coach
Wearable technology moved back siology and health at Georgia State who knows what they’re doing,” he Popular and effective body-weight
to No. 1 after falling to No. 3 in 2018. University. “There is no more risk of says, adding that keeping track of the exercises include planks, lunges,
“The wearables, even the low-end injury than any other exercise.” timing of 20-second drills, short rests squats, pullups, rows and roll-up/
ones, have gotten more accurate,” and the number of reps can already roll-down sit-ups. Serfass says he
says Walter R. Thompson, the 2017- be overwhelming. likes this kind of exercise because it
2018 ACSM president and author of is the epitome of functional, everyday
the report, which appeared in the movement: Lunges mimic getting out
November/December issue of AC- of a car, roll-up sit-ups mimic getting
SM’s Health & Fitness Journal. “That out of bed, pullups (and easier modi-
may help explain why they’re back at fications) are similar to getting some-
the top.” thing off a high shelf and rows are like
opening a heavy door.
Although the survey results indi-
cate that we love to measure our out- One trend that has held steady for
comes, the continuing popularity of many years is yoga, which is in the
group fitness, at No. 2, suggests we No. 7 spot. “Unlike Pilates, which got
don’t just want to compete against stale after a while, yoga kept chang-
ourselves. “Some smart psycholo- ing. That’s why it’s still so popular,”
gist out there might say the millenni- Thompson says. Maier agrees, noting
als have access to all the technology the “blurring” of the lines in classes in
in the world, and yet they still want which yoga is fused with another disci-
to be part of a community,” says pline, such as weight-training. “Yoga is
Thompson, referring to the genera- not the flavor of the month but it’s not
tion the health industry is most in- going anywhere,” Maier says.
terested in capturing.
One trend sorely missing from the
“Group exercise is the future,” says top 20, Thompson says, is fitness for
Devin Maier, managing director of Bal- kids. It is estimated that about 18.5
ance Gym, a Washington, D.C.-based percent of American kids ages 2 to 19
gym with four locations. “It definitely are obese.
delivers on the community aspect, but
you also have the instructor who moti- Thompson says gyms haven’t fig-
vates and pushes you harder.” ured out the logistics and economics
of getting kids to the gym in the af-
Also important are the account- ternoon. In school systems, nonaca-
ability and acknowledgment inher- demic subjects such as art, music and
ent in a class of regulars, Maier says. physical education are often fighting
When you do a good job, you get a for limited time and resources. “Ide-
shout, and when you don’t, you might ally, kids have an exercise program
hear about that, too. “If I am part of that they can enjoy and do on their
the 6:30 a.m. cycle class, I know I need own,” Thompson says.
to be there or they [the instructor and
fellow cyclists] will give me crap next So, maybe that’s the New Year’s reso-
time I show up.” lution: Find yourself and your child a
program to enjoy and do on your own
Group fitness, of course, is not – or maybe together. 
something new. But Maier argues

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FINE & CASUAL DINING

PizzaVola: Enjoy charming ambiance as you dine affordably

REVIEW BY LISA ZAHNER Custom Gourmet Pie. enough to pass the litmus test, but
[email protected] more than half of it wasn’t devoured
PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN THACKER by my growing pre-teen boy, so I’d say
Last week we put a call out to our maybe a 3 stars out of 5. He did de-
Facebook community listing the nearly vour his slice of New York Cheesecake
80 casual and fine dining restaurants ($5.99), however.
we’ve reviewed and asking where we
should go next. Between the comments Readers say they want to know
posted and people who sent us direct about the atmosphere of the places
messages, we received five suggestions we visit, so PizzaVola is charming and
that we dine at PizzaVola in Indian Har- friendly. There’s plenty of space be-
bour Beach. tween tables and it’s not too loud. It’s
got clean lines, basic tables with black
If you’ve been around the beach- metal chairs. Some faux brick decor
side for more than a few years, you and warm earth tones. Italian music
probably remember when Little Cae- and old-school standards playing.
sar’s occupied that corner space in The service is very good, fast and pro-
the Publix shopping center on Eau
Gallie Boulevard and South fessional. A nice, afford-
Patrick Drive. able place to

Chicken Francese. Then Satur- out when I tried Veal Saltimbocca.
day (still under to eat the piz-
a boil-water za. I thought
maybe the
advisory) we first slice
went back was too hot
for an early and the top-
dinner. My pings just
son predict- hadn’t set-
ably ordered tled, but 15
the adult por- minutes later
tion spaghetti the third slice
and meatballs was just as runny,
($12.49) and a large and by then the crust
caesar salad ($7.49).

After the chain Penne Carbonara. had gotten soggy. I neither saw nor take the
moved out, that space has been kind- tasted the fresh garlic, though the family. Dinner for
of a revolving door of Italian joints, I ate the side green salad that came kitchen said they added it. two will cost between $40 and $50
but PizzaVola has been there a few with his dinner and ordered the 10- plus tip. Bottom line is we would go
years now and seems to be the best of inch Margherita pizza ($9.99) with The garlic bread was delicious, back for salads, subs and pasta, but
the three. This review is based upon an added topping of fresh garlic light, fluffy and buttery. The salads not for pizza.
two dining experiences, one takeout ($1), and a cold glass of Stella Artois were both exceptional – fresh, flavor-
and one eat in. ($4.99). ful and full of nice color and texture. We encourage you to send feedback to
The Caesar and house balsamic vin- [email protected].
After working late last Thursday night PizzaVola fans, don’t shoot the aigrette salad dressings maybe even
and remembering on the drive home messenger, but I am not crazy about tasted house-made, not sure. The The reviewer is a Brevard resident who
that we were under a boil-water ad- the pizza. The cheese was good and spaghetti and meatballs was good dines anonymously at restaurants at the
visory, I stopped in PizzaVola around the crust was thin and baked golden, expense of this newspaper. 
9:30 p.m. to pick up a sub and a salad. I but the sauce was watery and dripped
knew when we went for dinner my son RESTAURANT HOURS
would order his now-famous Italian res- Mon. - Sat. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
taurant litmus-test dish – spaghetti and
meatballs – and I would have pizza, so I Sunday noon to 9 p.m.
wanted to sample a bit more variety be- BEVERAGES
fore writing the review. Beer & Wine
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Everything was fresh and the dressing Indian Harbour Beach
had a nice zing to it. My eggplant par-
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p.m., and the eggplant was tender and
perfectly prepared. Both the salad and
the sub came with three generic garlic
knots, but unfortunately they were not
heated up.

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WINE COLUMN

Amarone: This northern Italian red is expensive, but worth it

STORY BY AMANDA BARNES press them into juice straight away, or to a decade. It’s a laborious and time- no usually goes for more than $200,
The Telegraph leave them for a couple days or weeks consuming process that significantly but Mansell also suggests some pro-
in a tank before pressing them. adds to the cost of production. ducers to try if your budget doesn’t
You’ll be hard pushed to find an stretch that far: “Masi, Tedeschi and
Amarone for less than $25 a bottle, To make an Amarone, however, you The result is a wine that is full-bod- Allegrini are reliable producers at a
and shouldn’t be surprised if you find need to harvest the grapes and then ied and rich with intense aromas of more affordable price point. Zyme is
bottles soaring past $200. carefully spread them out on straw black cherry, pipe tobacco and choc- an interesting producer worth seek-
mats in a breezy loft where it can olate. Amarone tastes great by itself, ing out.”
This red wine from northern Italy is takes at least four months to get the but also makes a good companion to
one of the world’s most unique wines, grapes to the ideal state – partially de- stewed meats or bold cheeses, and For whichever producer your bud-
which is why it deserves a price tag to hydrated so they have lost 30 percent even dark chocolate after dinner. get allows, splurging on a bottle of
match. to 40 percent of their water weight Amarone is a unique wine experience
and have become deliciously concen- While the process is similar for worth paying for. 
“The production of Amarone is very trated in sugars and flavors. all Amarone wines, some producers
different from most wines,” explains have been recognized for their ex-
Peter Mansell, head of wines and Wine is then made from these cellent single-vineyard productions:
spirits at Chiswick Auctions. “The grapes with a long and slow fermen- “The greatest producers are Quintar-
harvested grapes are left to dry par- tation, which can take up to two elli and Dal Forno with their single-
tially on mats prior to fermentation, months, and then the wine goes on vineyard wines which command high
which adds to the cost.” to be aged in barrels, sometimes for prices,” Mansell explains.
a couple years – or in some cases up
The usual process for making wine A bottle of Quintarelli or Dal For-
is to harvest the grapes and either

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CALENDAR

Please send calendar information 19 8th Annual Florida Key Lime Festival 10
at least two weeks prior to your a.m. to 6 p.m. at Brevard Veterans Me-
morial Center, 400 Sykes Creek Parkway, Merritt
event to Island. Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for children.
Active and retired military Free. Live music, Key
[email protected] Lime pie toss, Key Lime pie eating contest.

ONGOING 19 The RCI 4 x 4 and Jeep club Beach Bon-
fire Night, 6 to 10 p.m. at Pelican Beach
Satellite Beach Farmers‘ Market, 10 a.m. to Park, Satellite Beach. Bring supplies to make
5 p.m. Thursdays at Pelican Beach Park on A1A, smores, contributions of seasoned wood for the
(321)773-6458 fire appreciated.

JANUARY 19-20 Viera Art Festival, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Sunday at The Avenue Viera.

11 Monthly wine tasting, 6 to 9 p.m. at January 13 | Big Band Greatest Hits with the Swingtime Band and The Swingtimer Trio. 20 Eastminster Presbyterian Church Or-
Niki’s Rainbow Restaurant, 570 High- gan Dedication, 3 p.m. at 106 N. River-
way A1A, Satellite Beach. Featuring seven dif- the Catherine Schweinsberg Rood Central Library, 308 on Eau Gallie Boulevard. Dine between 3 and side Drive, Indialanric. David Vogeding performs
ferent Bogle wines and appetizer buffet and all Forrest Avenue, Cocoa, FL 32922. The event is free, 10 p.m., drop your receipt in the box on your on restored 1920’s era pipe organ. Free admis-
the wine you can drink, $25 per person. Res- but registration is required by January 11. Light re- way out and Texas Roadhouse will donate sion, the public is welcome. Call (321)723-8371
ervations required for parties of six or more. freshments including beverages will be provided and 10 percent of your food purchase to Ocean or go to www.epcfl.org.
(321)773-8696. participants are invited to bring a brown bag lunch. Breeze.
To register, go to www.lwv-spacecoast.org (events/ 21 Unity in Diversity Peace Rally in honor
11 The Melbourne Chamber Music Society timely topics). For more information, contact Jo Shim 19 Opening day of Brevard Renaissance Fair, of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.,
will present the Pacifica String Quartet at (321) 431-9932 or [email protected] runs through Feb. 3 at Wickham Park in 11 a.m. at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hi-
in a concert of the music of Haydn, Shostakovich, Melbourne. Education Day is Feb. 1. Advance tickets biscus Blvd. Call Estella Edwards (321)544-9798 or
and Beethoven, 7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s United 13 Florida Magician of the Year Contest, now on sale at www.brevardrenaissancefair.com Rose Holloway (321)432-0292 for details.
Methodist Church, Indialantic, FL,. Tickets are 2 p.m. at the Cocoa Village Playouse,
$35 adults, and $10 students, and are available at youth and adult competition. Call (321) 636- 19 Brevard Symphony Orchestra Tchai- 23-28 Space Coast Birding and
(321)213-5100, online at melbournechambermu- 5050 for tickets. kovsky & Friends concert, 2 and 8 p.m. Wildlife Festival, various lo-
sicsociety.org, or at the door. at The King Center for the Performing Arts in cations in Titusville. https://scbwf.org/
13 Big Band Greatest Hits with the Swing- Melbourne. Program will include Brahms: Hun-
11-27 The Crucible, 8 p.m. Fridays time Band and The Swingtimer Trio, 7 garian Dance #1, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto 25 Sock Hop dance with music by the Rock
and Saturdays, plus 2 p.m. Sun- p.m. at Riverside Presbyterian Church in Cocoa #1 with guest artist Sergey Belyavskiy, Strauss: and Roll Revue, 7 to 10 p.m. at the
days at Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach. Tickets Beach. Free tickets can be reserved at www.riv- On the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, and Rim- Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.,
cost $22-$25 at www.surfsideplayhouse.org. ersidepres.org or by calling (321)525-7825. sky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol. Tickets cost Dance to music of the 50s and 60s provided by an
$20-$29 for the matinee, or $36 to $50 for the 8-piece combo with a male vo-calist and a Doo-
12 League of Women Voters of the Space 15 Support Ocean Breeze Elementary evening performance, and can be purchased at Wop trio. Tickets $10 available at the door or any
Coast (LWVSC) Timely Topics presentation night at Texas Roadhouse beachside www.brevardsymphony.com. Swingtime or Melbourne Municipal Band event.
on Reproductive Rights from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Also at WMMB Radio in Melbourne, at Marion
Music in Palm Bay, Brass and Reed Music Center
Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN in Merritt Island, Guitar Haven in Indian Harbour
in January 3, 2019 Edition 1 MAKER 1 MAGENTA Beach, Art Gallery of Viera in Viera, Ocean Sports
4 SEEN 2 KALEIDOSCOPE World in Cocoa Beach and Genesis Boutique in
8 GEL 3 ROBE Melbourne. Call (321)339-7705 or go to http://
9 BLASPHEME 4 SCARCE www.melbournemunicipalband.org for details.
10 NAIL 5 EXPLICIT
11 ACCIDENT 6 NEVERTHELESS 25-26 Immaculate Conception
12 APE 7 JEST Church Women’s Guild An-
13 AMOUNT 11 APT nual Rummage and Boutique Sale, 8:30 a.m. to
14 PISTOL 12 ANNOUNCE 4 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at
16 VET 14 PEA 3780 Highway A1A Melbourne Beach (321)327-
17 VICTORIA 15 LAUNDRY 5907. Items can be dropped off to the Parish Hall
18 MENU 16 VISION from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 through
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146 Hidden Cove Drive, Melbourne Beach: 4-bedroom, 3-bath, 3,746-square-foot pool home on a half-acre lot
offered for $699,000 by Coldwell Banker Paradise listing agent Maria Malinowska: 321-431-8433

34 Thursday, January 10, 2019 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

REAL ESTATE

Enjoy peaceful privacy in distinguished island home

STORY BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER CORRESPONDENT and the $699,000 home stands out other set of French doors open onto cupboards, some with glass doors,
as an oasis of peaceful privacy and an immense covered lanai with tiled keep the kitchen bright and airy.
Privacy with style makes the re- beauty. floor and access to the kidney-shaped
modeled home at 146 Hidden Cove pool with spa. A breakfast bar sits three comfort-
Drive, Melbourne Beach, a luxurious At the entryway, French doors open to ably, with a niche for additional seat-
pick for a lucky beachside homebuyer. welcome visitors into an opulent front From the living room, a doorway ing with view of the pool, patio and
foyer accented with classic pillars. The leads to the beautiful and efficient large green backyard. Additional wall
Approach to the stately house with

attractive Georgian architectural interior is bright and open, with hard- kitchen with abundant counter space, cupboards hang over an extended
details is via a boulevard with large wood floors and lots of natural light. double-wall built-in convection and counter with built-in desk – a great
trees, shrubbery and tall grasses microwave ovens, and a free-stand- place to open a laptop to do budgets
filling the median, offering a buffer A step down to the right enters ing gas stove with oven. All stainless or search for a recipe. Two pantries
from the homes across the street. the formal dining room, open to the appliances, a large French door refrig- allow for abundant storage.
Add to that the fenced yard and ma- foyer, while a step to the left enters erator and stainless dishwasher com-
ture shrubbery and trees in the yard, the living room, highlighted with a plete the ensemble. White hardwood Entrance to the three-car garage
wood-burning fireplace, where an- with work bench is gained through

Barrier Island Newsweekly THE MELBOURNE Thursday, January 10, 2019 35

REAL ESTATE

the laundry room that contains a for a king-size bed. The master bath- tub nestled into an alcove with light tures a tile floor, single sink and tub/
brand-new washer and dryer. room is highlighted by a dark hard- reflected by a mirrored wall. shower bath with rain shower head.
wood floor, cherry vanity with gran- All the closet doors in all the bed-
A charming library/office featuring ite countertops, double sinks; tiled Other upstairs bedrooms include rooms have lights that turn on and off
a wall of built-in shelving is given a corner shower with glass door; and a one with direct access to a second up- automatically when the closet door is
large window with lots of light facing stairs bathroom. That bathroom fea- opened and closed.
the front yard. Across the hall from
the office is a full bathroom with tub/ A hidden surprise upstairs is the
shower, single sink and commode all generous game/media room with
in white. A linen closet adds storage wood parquet flooring. Light and
near that bathroom. bright with an expansive arched
window, the room can easily accom-
Back into the heart of the home, a modate family game night or movie
light oak staircase goes up to an open viewing.
hallway that leads to four bedrooms.
The master bedroom has ample room CONTINUED ON PAGE 39

36 Thursday, January 10, 2019 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Sales on South Brevard island: Dec. 28 to Jan. 3

The real estate market entered the New Year on an up-and-down note in island ZIP codes 32951, 32903
and 32937. Satellite Beach led the way with 10 sales and Indialantic had 7. But Melbourne Beach had four
sales and Indian Harbour Beach reported just 2 transactions.
Our featured sale of the week was of a home in the Sanctuary in ZIP code 32903. The residence at 402
Sanderling Drive was placed on the market Nov. 19 for $549,000. The sale closed on Dec. 31 for $538,000.
The seller was represented by David Curri of the Curri Kirschner Real Estate Group. The purchaser was
represented by Holly Madden of EXP Realty.

SALES FOR 32951

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

$516,000
NONE 9327 S HIGHWAY A1A 6/1/2018 $799,900 $699,900 12/28/2018 $485,000
WILCOX MELBOURNE BEA 300 THIRD AVE 11/25/2018 $498,750 $498,750 12/31/2018 $430,000
SUNNYLAND BEACH S7 387 NIKOMAS WAY 11/15/2018 $459,900 $459,900 12/28/2018

SALES FOR 32903

INDIALANTIC ONE COND 601 N MIRAMAR AVE 202 10/2/2018 $659,000 $659,000 12/28/2018 $590,000
SANCTUARY PHASE 3 T 402 SANDERLING DR 11/19/2018 $549,000 $549,000 12/31/2018 $538,000
OCEAN PARK 2ND ADDN 210 AVENIDA DEL SOL 9/12/2018 $419,000 $399,000 12/31/2018 $398,000

SALES FOR 32937

WATERWAY ESTATES 4TH 449 THRUSH DR 9/6/2018 $629,900 $629,900 12/28/2018 $570,000
LIGHTHOUSE LANDING 439 LIGHTHOUSE LANDING ST 5/18/2018 $399,900 $379,000 12/28/2018 $360,000
NONE 290 TANGELO ST 9/7/2018 $410,000 $410,000 12/31/2018 $360,000

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REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Indialantic By Sea, Address: 417 Oakland Ave Subdivision: Lyme Bay Sec 1, Address: 502 Summerset Ct

Listing Date: 10/22/2018 Listing Date: 11/28/2018
Original Price: $400,000 Original Price: $259,000
Recent Price: $400,000 Recent Price: $259,000
Sold: 12/28/2018 Sold: 12/28/2018
Selling Price: $387,500 Selling Price: $259,000
Listing Agent: DeWayne Carpenter & Kirk Kessel Listing Agent: David Curri

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc Selling Agent: Curri Kirschner R. E. Grp. LLC

David Curri Audra Farley

Curri Kirschner R. E. Grp. LLC Coldwell Banker Paradise

Subdivision: S Patrick Shores 5S, Address: 169 Churchill Ave Subdivision: Waterway Estates 4th, Address: 449 Thrush Dr

Listing Date: 9/13/2018 Listing Date: 9/6/2018
Original Price: $259,000 Original Price: $629,900
Recent Price: $235,000 Recent Price: $629,900
Sold: 12/28/2018 Sold: 12/28/2018
Selling Price: $218,000 Selling Price: $570,000
Listing Agent: Debra Stone Listing Agent: Katherine Conrad

Selling Agent: BHHS Florida Realty Selling Agent: Conrad Realty Group LLC

Shannan Kozack Elizabeth Foy

Curri Kirschner R. E. Grp. LLC CENTURY 21 Ocean

38 Thursday, January 10, 2019 THE MELBOURNE Barrier Island Newsweekly

REAL ESTATE

Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: None, Address: 9327 S Highway A1A Subdivision: Wilcox Melbourne Beach, Address: 300 Third Ave

Listing Date: 6/1/2018 Listing Date: 11/25/2018
Original Price: $799,900 Original Price: $498,750
Recent Price: $699,900 Recent Price: $498,750
Sold: 12/28/2018 Sold: 12/31/2018
Selling Price: $516,000 Selling Price: $485,000
Listing Agent: Patsy Klein Listing Agent: Craig Tomchik

Selling Agent: Real Estate Direct Brevard Selling Agent: RE/MAX Elite

Patsy Klein David Wilkey & Patricia Halpin

Real Estate Direct Brevard Salt Water Realty of Brevard

JUST LISTED IN THE CLOISTERS! Subdivision: Sunnyland Beach S7, Address: 387 Nikomas Way

Waterfrontbrevard.com Listing Date: 11/15/2018
Original Price: $459,900
THE HOUSING MARKET IS MOVING FAST - DON’T GET LEFT BEHIND. Recent Price: $459,900
Sold: 12/28/2018
BUYING OR SELLING Selling Price: $430,000
WE’LL GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO GO. Listing Agent: Wendy Wilson

324 SEVENTH AVENUE • INDIALANTIC, FL 32903 Selling Agent: Re/Max Associated Realty

JUST LISTED! $449,000 Denise Sabol
4 BED 2 BATH 1740 SF
SPARKLING POOL • WALK TO THE BEACH! Brevard County Realty LLC
FULLY REMODELED! NEW ROOF. SOUTH OF 5TH AVE!
OUR CK PROMISE TO YOU... Subdivision: Indialantic One Condo, Address: 601 N Miramar Ave 202

MAXIMUM EXPOSURE • EXPERTS IN NEGOTIATIONS • GUARANTEED RESULTS Listing Date: 10/2/2018
Original Price: $659,000
David Curri Recent Price: $659,000
Sold: 12/28/2018
Broker/Owner Selling Price: $590,000
Listing Agent: Teri Eno
[email protected]
Selling Agent: Eno Realty, LLC
321.890.9911
Jason Cheek

Space Coast Realty Corp.

Subdivision: Ocean Park 2nd Addn, Address: 210 Avenida Del Sol

Listing Date: 9/12/2018
Original Price: $419,000
Recent Price: $399,000
Sold: 12/31/2018
Selling Price: $398,000
Listing Agent: Scott Loveridge & Jason Bistarkey

Selling Agent: FLA Properties

Dawn Atkinson

The Real Estate Firm of FL,Inc

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

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 35 REAL ESTATE

VITAL STATISTICS
146 HIDDEN COVE DRIVE, MELBOURNE BEACH

The home has ocean beach and Indian River said. “You come inside and you see if you see Year Built: 1994
dock access within walking distance. yourself in it or not.” Architecture: Handsome, 2-story, Neo-Georgian

“Each house has to find its owner,” Coldwell To tour this home, contact Malinowski at 321- Lot size: 0.48 acre
Banker Paradise listing agent Maria Malinowski 431-8433 or [email protected].  Home size: 3,746 sq. ft.
Bedrooms: 4 • Bathrooms: 3
Additional features: Breakfast bar, walk-in clos-
ets, game/media room, fenced yard, vaulted/
cathedral ceilings, grand entry, several French
doors, three-car garage with workbench.
Listing agency: Coldwell Banker Paradise
Listing agent: Maria Malinowska,
321-431-8433 or [email protected]
Listing price: $699,000

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