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‘CHRISTMAS IN JULY’ JOY VINCENT’S RISTORANTE
CANCER PATIENT GRATEFUL B8
FOR QUALITY OF HER CARE

Cleveland Clinic Vero Electric sale suffers major setback
CFO sees Oct. 1
close for merger

By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer REQUESTS FOR REVIEW COULD TAKE MONTHS PHOTO: GORDON RADFORD
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Public Service Commission to would be unfair for FPL to add city’s electric utility was actual-
The CFO of Cleveland Clin- The projected Oct. 1 clos- reconsider allowing FPL to pass into the bills of existing cus- ly worth.
ic, Steven Glass, has apparently ing of the sale of Vero Electric on the $185 million cost to its tomers the $116.2 million pre-
blocked out Monday, Oct. 1 as to Florida Power & Light ran existing customers. mium that FPL agreed to pay The FIPUG’s position is that
his hoped-for date to celebrate into a last-minute roadblock Vero over and above the $69 if FPL wants to pay Vero $185
the closure of Cleveland’s high- Monday when an organization The Florida Industrial Pow- million the PSC staff said the million, the $116.2 million pre-
stakes merger with Indian River representing large commercial er Users Group contended it mium should come either from
Medical Center. users of electricity asked the FPL shareholders or from a sur-
charge on the bills of its new
In a phone interview with a fi-
nancial publication, The Bond CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Buyer, Glass said “We are cur-
rently [negotiating] ... a definitive VERO AERATING BETHEL
agreement with them and if that CREEK IN CLEANUP BID
is successful they will fold into the
Cleveland Clinic Health System By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
probably around Oct. 1.”
The city of Vero Beach has in-
It was the first time a top stalled 10 aeration heads in Bethel
Cleveland Clinic executive has Creek to try and accelerate clean-
confirmed that date, which had up of the creek in the aftermath of
previously been floated by local a major sewage spill last fall that
hospital leaders, and Glass con- dumped 3.2 million gallons of hu-
tinued to make news. man waste in the narrow waterway
lined with expensive homes.
The article quotes him as say-
ing he hopes to reach a definitive The creek, which has little nat-
agreement with Martin Health on ural flow, smelled like a toilet for
its three hospitals “within the same weeks after the spill and residents
converged on City Hall demanding
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INSIDE Judge rules accused killer of nurse will face death penalty

NEWS 1-5 PETS 10 By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer
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HEALTH 6 GAMES B13
CALENDAR B16 The family of Diana Duve, the 26-year-
REAL ESTATE 11 old nurse killed in June 2014, may take
B1 some solace in last Friday’s court rulings
ARTS affirming the State of Florida’s ability to
seek the death penalty against defendant
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Judge Cynthia Cox denied nine out of
10 of the defense’s motions to disallow Michael Jones during his Vero Beach court appearance last week.
the death penalty. One motion resulted in
a compromise whereby prosecutors and
defense attorneys would agree on proper

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CLEVELAND CLINIC According to The Bond Buyer, the British 17 medical specialties and imaging capabili- AERATING BETHEL CREEK
bond proceeds will refinance a bridge loan ties. The center is well-positioned geograph-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of $375 million that dates to 2015, when the ically to attract patients from north Broward CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
health system bought a handsome white County as well as southern Palm Beach
timeframe.” As for Boca Regional Medical structure at 33 Grosvenor Place. The balance County. action, concerned about possible dangers to
Center, Glass told the paper he expects that of the bond proceeds will go toward con- human and animal health and harm to their
hospital to have made its choice of partner struction costs in turning the building into This fall, Cleveland Clinic Weston will quality of life.
“in the next month,” and is hoping it will be a 200-bed, state-of-the-art private hospital. open a new 180,000-square-foot bed tower
Cleveland Clinic. It is expected to begin outpatient services in adding 75 more beds to that Florida facility. Rob Bolton, head of Vero’s water and
2020, and inpatient services in 2021. And at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in sewer department, moved quickly to repair
“With that we will be building a very large Ohio, a pediatric outpatient center is set to the broken sewer pipe, and put up warning
integrated delivery health system in South The notes will be under Cleveland’s UK open in September. signs to alert fishermen and boaters that the
Florida and leveraging what we have been holdings company but guaranteed by Cleve- creek was contaminated. He also instituted
able to do,” Glass continued. land Clinic’s U.S. system, Glass said. In late Taking over Indian River Medical Center, a testing program to keep track of bacteria
February, the health system announced that a deal in the works since January following a levels in the water, where manatees cruise in
The Bond Buyer quoted Standard & Poor’s 2017 revenues rose to $8.4 billion, compared selection process that began last November, search of food and ocean-going yachts bob
latest report on Cleveland Clinic, which to $8 billion the previous year. Operating in- would seem a drop in the bucket compared at backyard docks.
made mention of the Florida foray as well. come rose nearly 36 percent to $330.6 mil- to the big-bucks ventures the health system
lion. has underway. But it is hardly an insignifi- The city bought 10 aeration heads and a
“If CCHS completes a deal with any of cant sum: In its proposal, Cleveland Clin- compressor for $25,000, along with testing
the Florida organizations it would bolster its Earlier this month, Cleveland Clinic was ic said it expects to commit to total capital equipment that cost another $11,000, and
strength in the market,” said S&P. In August in the news for its first foray into China, funding of $200 million to $250 million over the Bethel Creek aeration project got under-
2017, Standard & Poor’s raised its rating on where it has joined in a strategic collabora- a period of a decade. way in June. It was powered up slowly at first,
Cleveland Clinic’s bonds from AA-minus to tive with a medical group at Shanghai New Bolton said, to ensure it wouldn’t churn up
Aa2, reflecting “the health system’s strength Hong Qiao International Medical Center. “Although the health system has no plans the thick organic muck at the bottom of the
as an international brand, which will allow it to issue additional debt this year, it is pro- creek and release nitrogen and phospho-
to grow revenue outside of the constrained The business journal Crain’s quoted jecting continued high capital spending rous that would spark an algae bloom.
northeast Ohio market.” In fact, even as it Cleveland COO Bill Peacock: “As China plays through fiscal 2023. It anticipates average
maneuvers to make a substantial expansion a more significant role in the global commu- capital expenditures of approximately $1 The aerators now operate daily – on an
into Florida, Cleveland Clinic is working on nity, it is evident as an organization that we billion a year during this period,” The Bond 8-hours-on, 4-hours-off schedule – creat-
major ventures in Europe and Asia. must also play a role collaborating with Chi- Buyer article said. It went on to quote S&P: ing bubbly, foaming areas in the middle of
na and helping local partners provide world- the creek. Each pump is fastened to a base
Glass was talking with The Bond Buyer class care.” “With its very strong enterprise and fi- on the creek bottom and connected to an
about how Cleveland expects to finance its nancial profiles we believe CCHS has and onshore compressor with a total of about
expansion to London. He said the healthcare Closer to home, Cleveland Clinic Florida will consistently execute on its strategy and 10,000 feet of hose.
company plans to privately place bonds in opened the doors July 16 to its latest south thereby support the [higher Aa2 bond] rating
pound sterling equal to about $530 million Florida enterprise: Coral Springs Family in the next several years,” S&P said. “While Since the aeration began, the city’s weekly
to finance a new hospital near Buckingham Health Center, a 78,000-square-foot ambu- CCHS is likely to issue more debt in the next tests have shown some rise in oxygen levels,
Palace. It already has hospitals in United latory surgical center with four operating five years, we don’t expect to change the rat- according to Bolton. “The aeration is defi-
Arab Emirates and in Toronto. rooms, eventually expanding to six. It offers ing if CCHS achieves its overall forecast.”  nitely helping.” 

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ACCUSED KILLER OF NURSE courtroom, he faced front, sat silent. VERO ELECTRIC any objectors, but then two Vero residents
Some of the issues Cox weighed in on re- and an Indian River Shores attorney, un-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 der the guise of the Civic Association of
late to recent changes in Florida’s death pen- Indian River County, filed a protest claim-
jury instructions to emphasize that the jury’s alty laws and the fact that the alleged crime Vero electric customers. ing that the taxpaying residents of Vero
recommendation of either death, or a life in this case happened prior to those chang- Regardless of how this issue is resolved, Beach did not truly get a say in the sale,
sentence upon conviction, is significantly es, Cox agreeing with Deputy Assistant State due to alleged deception on behalf of city
more binding that just advice to the judge. Attorney Tom Bakkedahl that prosecutors the petition by FIPUG – which includes officials, the influence of Political Action
met all the requirements in a timely fashion some of FPL’s biggest customers and has Committees largely funding by FPL, and
Jones, 35, was initially arrested on sec- to comply with changes to the law. a long history of taking FPL to task before the effect of mailings and advertising by
ond-degree murder charges, as the state can the PSC, the Florida Legislature and the FPL touting the expected benefits of the
only formally charge first-degree murder Other defense challenges by Assistant Florida Supreme Court – will almost cer- sale.
upon indictment by a Grand Jury – a ruling Public Defender Stanley Glenn were boil- tainly delay the closing of the sale beyond
that panel handed down on Aug. 26, 2014, erplate arguments that the death penalty is Oct. 1, and quite possibly beyond the Nov. Former Vero councilwoman Lynne Lar-
thus allowing prosecutors to ask for the unconstitutional. 6 Vero City Council election. kin lodged the protest on behalf of former
death penalty should he be convicted. Vero councilman Ken Daige and former
Jones is accused of killing Duve, his on- Beyond the fact that it will cost Vero city attorney Charles Vitunac – both long-
The case now appears to be headed for again, off-again girlfriend, by strangulation, Electric customers $55,000 a day for each time opponents of the electric sale.
trial either later this year or in early 2019 then driving her up to a Publix parking lot day the sale remains in limbo past Oct.
after being stalled for more than two years. on Babcock Street in Melbourne and leav- 1, the delay will also force changes in Ve- Those following the proceedings were
Attorneys and judges are specially trained ing her in the trunk of her own black Nissan ro’s city budget for the coming fiscal year, giving Larkin’s objection slim odds of sur-
and certified to handle death penalty cases, Altima. She was found by police after Duve’s which has been predicated on no longer viving to the next level, which would be
which are prosecuted on the assumption mother reported her missing, and after owning an electric utility. It also lends it- referral to a judge within the Florida Di-
that they will face appeal. concern mounted that Duve, a Registered self to the possibility of more mischief if vision of Administrative Hearings, com-
Nurse at Sebastian River Medical Center, opponents of the sale recapture control of monly referred to as DOAH, a clearing-
An investment advisor at the Ocean Drive had missed her work shift. A multi-county the City Council in November. house for certain disputes that arise from
branch of PNC Wealth Management at the investigation was launched, with the Vero the actions of agencies like the PSC. FPL
time of his arrest, Jones, 35, appeared in Beach Police Department as the lead agency The decade-long effort to get the City expressed hope their challenge would be
court last Wednesday with a completely since the young woman was last seen alive of Vero Beach out of the electric busi- “resolved in the near future.”
shaved head and scruffy goatee in business at What-a-Tavern at Royal Palm Pointe. ness and sell the utility to Florida Power
attire – dress pants, a blue-gray dress shirt, & Light had seemed to be on the verge of The Civic Association claims to have
yellow tie and black-rimmed glasses. The couple had a history of violent, de- success until last Friday. 900 members who would be impacted
structive behavior, according to depositions by the Vero electric sale, but it seemed
During previous proceedings held in from friends and co-workers. Monday at 5 p.m. was the deadline for doubtful the PSC would see the group
Fort Lauderdale for a violation of probation parties substantially affected by the Flori- as credible enough to launch a hearing
charge in which Jones was found guilty, and Duve’s mother, Lena Andrews, and her da PSC’s Proposed Agency Action (PAA) to process. So pro-sale city officials such as
another trial in Broward in which he was ac- stepfather – both residents of The Moorings file a formal protest before the July 2 rul- Mayor Harry Howle, though frustrated at
quitted, Jones, an attorney by training, col- – were in the gallery during the hearing. ing detailing the June 5 vote in favor of the the last-minute monkey wrench tossed in
laborated with his legal team in a collegial sale of the PSC would become final.
fashion. But last Wednesday in Judge Cox’s As Jones was being led out of the court- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
room, Duve’s mother, in an angry outburst, Two weeks passed without a peep from
yelled, “Jones, go back in your cage.” 

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VERO ELECTRIC formed as we learn more.” term power entanglements the city had ing states. “Put simply, the Commission
Then late Monday afternoon, as offi- gotten into over the years with the Florida should not burden FIPUG members and
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 Municipal Power Agency ($108 million) other FPL ratepayers with a rate increase
cials in Vero, Indian River County and In- and the Orlando Utilities Commission to pay for the premium FPL intends to
by longtime naysayers, still had hopes the dian River Shores held their breath wait- ($20 million). pay the COVB for its electric system.”
objection might simply be tossed out. ing for the 5 p.m. deadline to pass, a much
more serious protest was filed. FIPUG argued that FPL’s large commer- FIPUG attorney Jon Moyle spoke at the
But FPL spokesperson Sarah Gatewood cial customers will bear a disproportion- June hearing of the PSC when the matter
noted that any objection was likely to FIPUG, represented by a Tallahassee ate burden of that tab should FPL be per- was taken up, and page 44 of the hearing
consume time. “In terms of closing, yes, law firm with long history of fighting FPL, mitted to absorb the capital outlay, as the transcripts state that Moyle was testifying
this is expected to cause a delay but at objected to the $116 million above and PSC voted 3-2 to allow. at the behest of Chairman Art Graham,
this time we don’t know how long,” she beyond the value of the Vero electric sys- who led the opposition to approving FPL’s
said. “We hope to start saving Vero Beach tem that FPL offered to pay as part of the “FIPUG respectfully submits that FPL request to allow the $116 million premi-
customers money as soon as possible and $185 million purchase price. shareholders or COVB ratepayers rather um on the grounds that the sale consti-
will continue to keep the community in- than FPL’s ratepayers should fund this ac- tutes “extraordinary circumstances” and
That $116 million will cover most of Ve- quisition adjustment premium,” the fil- that it resolves long-standing disputes in
ro’s costs incurred from exiting two long- the courts and before the PSC between
Vero and its neighbors, Indian River
Shores and Indian River County.

City Manager Jim O’Connor on Mon-
day, after hearing of this second blow
to the much-lauded PSC approval, was
somewhat resigned to the fact that what
comes next could take much longer than
anyone hoped.

“From what I’ve heard, the typical
time it takes the PSC to decide what to
do about these objections is 30 days,”
O’Connor said.

That gets us to September. At that
point, the PSC would either reject the
protests, or refer them to the Division of
Administrative Hearings for a hearing.

DOAH Deputy Clerk Terri Dikko, who
handles new case assignment, said once a
matter is referred to the agency, it is dock-
eted the same day, within an hour or two.
Then, one of the agency’s nearly three
dozen judges is assigned to the case.

The judge will send out an initial notice
to the parties, Dikko said, describing the
process and asking the parties questions,
including how long they will need to pre-
pare for the hearing, and where geograph-
ically they would prefer the hearing be
held, as DOAH has courts all over Florida.

When asked what the turnaround time
would be for responses to those initial
notices, Dikko researched several notic-
es sent out in unrelated cases on file with
the agency and said 50 to 70 days seemed
to be typical.

That gets us to mid-to-late October.
Then how long until the case gets
heard? “That depends upon the schedule
of the judge. There are also rush cases and
non-rush cases,” Dikko said.
Thirty days plus processing time, plus
50 to 70 days just for the parties’ attorneys
to file an initial response to the Division
of Administrative Hearings, would take
ratepayers close to the November City
Council election.
O’Connor said he hoped, should the
case be referred for hearing, that the city
could get a rush case, since the operating
budget post-Oct. 1 has been set based
upon not owning an electric utility, as it
was expected to be sold by then.
None of the payroll, benefits and ex-
penses of maintaining the system, run-
ning repair trucks and providing custom-
er service are included in Vero’s upcoming
budget. 

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Cancer patient grateful for the quality of her care

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer It’s also the second leading cause of can-
[email protected] cer death among women in this country.

Vero Lake Estates resident Sharlynn Upwards of 40,000 women will die from
Hewitt knows a lot about breast cancer. She breast cancer this year.
ought to. She’s been dealing with the dis-
ease since 2015. Hewitt, however, has no intention of
adding to that total. She’s a fighter – and
And she’s far from alone. she has friends. Friends that include medi-
According to Breast Cancer Statistics, a cal all-stars Dr. Starleen Schaffer, an inter-
biannual publication for cancer clinicians, nal medicine specialist, fellowship-trained
breast cancer is the second-most common surgeon Dr. Jason Radecke, and longtime
cancer diagnosed among U.S. women, with Vero Beach oncologist Dr. Noor Merchant.
some 252,710 new cases reported just last
year. What Hewitt calls her “cancer journey”
started “when Dr. Schaffer recommended

Dr. Jason Radecke and
patient Sharlynn Hewitt.

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both Dr. Merchant and Dr. Radecke and they huge, start getting red and pus-out and you
all got together and set up a plan for me.” didn’t talk about it until you were finally
sick and then you told your doctor. By that
And if there’s such a thing as love at first time it was too late. Now we have a record
sight in cancer care, Hewitt says she found number of women getting their mammo-
it then. grams at 40 or even earlier.”

“The first time I met Dr. Radecke, I was And the earlier breast cancer is detected,
with my husband, my daughter, my wound the less radical the surgical solutions can
nurse and one of my best friends so I had be – although there is no “one-size-fits-all”
really good people around me. But Dr. Ra- breast cancer treatment regimen.
decke, I just fell in love him. When I came
in here, I just knew that he had God on his For example, different people react dif-
side. And I believe in faith over fear. ferently to chemotherapy drugs and radia-
tion treatments.
“It was hard to make that decision to cut
my breasts off,” says Hewitt, who ended up Hewitt, who moved to the Treasure
having a radical mastectomy, “but I’d rath- Coast over 40 years ago, says she “took six
er be alive.” different chemo drugs. My immune system
has been wonderful. They say I’m awesome
The engaging Radecke doesn’t claim a as far as my immune system.”
divine connection but he does have expe-
rience that belies his youthful appearance. Others, however, aren’t so lucky. Or de-
He performs “hundreds and hundreds” of termined. Or strong.
surgeries each year and proudly adds, “I
work with people like [Vero Beach’s] Dr. Hewitt opted for a double mastecto-
Raul Storey and [Melbourne’s] Dr. Rahul my because, as she puts it, “I didn’t want
Chopra because they are the best.” [cancer] to come back. I didn’t want to go
through it again.” But there are other, less
Radecke also has a very personal con- radical surgical options available includ-
nection with his breast cancer patients. He ing “lumpectomies.”
carries the “BRCA” gene in his DNA – a gene
makes him 12 times more likely to develop Radecke says “I did a lumpectomy
breast cancer than other men and roughly yesterday. We call it a quadrantectomy.
as likely as any woman. In essence I took the entire upper inner
quadrant of this woman’s breast, but cos-
In fact, Radecke’s twin brother has just metically, it’s going to do really well be-
undergone a bilateral mastectomy. So has cause it will fill up with fluid and look just
an uncle and a cousin. like the other side.”

In other words, empathy for anyone fac- The key to any breast cancer plan is hav-
ing this disease comes naturally to this ing the best possible team and Radecke
father of three. He knows what his breast says that’s something the Treasure Coast is
cancer patients face. blessed with.

Despite the dangers of the disease, he’s “I tell you this area is just amazing,”
also full of optimism, pointing out that says Radecke. “The Treasure Coast attracts
breast cancer death rates dropped nearly some really high-quality physicians. I be-
40 percent between 1989 and 2015. lieve that our radiologists, our medical on-
cologists and our radiation oncologists are
“What’s happening is that our diag- all very well trained.”
nostic modalities like mammograms, 3D
mammograms, ultrasounds and MRIs are Dr. Jason Radecke is with the Riverside Sur-
all getting better, and we have more wom- gical & Weight Loss Center and the Steward
en coming for screening tests. Medical Group at Sebastian River Medical
Center where he is the assistant chief of sur-
“Two generations ago,” Radecke contin- gery. His offices are at 14430 U.S. 1 in Sebas-
ues, “we just didn’t talk about these things. tian. The phone number is 772-581-8003. 
You got a big lump in your breast so you
just didn’t talk about it, and it would grow



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The Healthy Senior

Loss of taste can sometimes
signal more serious problems

By Fred Cicetti | Columnist usually caused by medications, disease or
injury.
Q. Do we lose our sense of taste as we get
older? In some cases, loss of taste can accom-
pany or signal a more serious condition,
In general, sensitivity to taste gradually such as diabetes or some degenerative dis-
decreases with age. But there are some whose eases of the central nervous system such
taste isn’t affected by getting older. as multiple sclerosis.

The ability to taste food and beverages There are several types of taste disor-
means a lot to seniors. Let’s face it: We lose a ders. You can have a persistent bad taste
lot of the pleasures of our youth, but eating in the mouth, a condition called dysgeu-
well isn’t usually one of them. sia, or a reduced ability to taste, which is
called hypogeusia. Others can’t detect
Taste also has a major impact upon our taste at all, which is called ageusia. People
physical and mental health. Our sense of with taste disorders experience a specif-
taste is especially important if we have to ic ageusia of one or more of the five taste
stay on a diet. If food loses its appeal, we categories: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and
may eat improperly and put ourselves at savory.

risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The most common complaint is “phantom
Loss of taste can lead us to overeat, un- taste perception,” which is tasting something
der-eat, or add too much salt or sugar to that isn’t there.
our food.
If you think you have a taste disorder,
While taste is important, we recognize see your doctor. Diagnosis of a taste dis-
flavors largely through our sense of smell. order is important because once the cause
Try holding your nose while eating. Smell is found, your doctor may be able to treat
and taste are closely linked in the brain. It your taste disorder. Many types of taste
is common for people who lose their sense disorders are reversible, but, if not, coun-
of smell to say that food has lost its taste. seling and self-help techniques may help
This is incorrect; the food has lost its aro- you cope.
ma, but taste remains. Loss of taste occurs
less frequently than loss of smell in older If you cannot regain your sense of taste,
people. there are things you can do to ensure your
safety. Take extra care to avoid food that
When an older person has a problem may have spoiled. If you live with other
with taste, it is often temporary and mi- people, ask them to smell and taste food
nor. True taste disorders are uncommon. to see if it is fresh. People who live alone
When a problem with taste exists, it is should discard food if there is a chance it
is spoiled. 

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These habits can help smooth menopausal transition

By Jae Berman
The Washington Post

For something that’s been discussed as dometrial and ovarian cancers.) include the unsaturated fats in nuts, seeds menopause: Aerobic exercise can support
far back as Aristotle, there is still a lot that’s Antioxidants are nutrients that capture and avocado. Consuming antioxidant-rich heart health, resistance exercise is associ-
unknown about menopause. But new re- foods also supports the heart, and antioxi- ated with improved bone health and a con-
search is shedding light on how women can molecules called free radicals roaming dant-heavy fruits and vegetables, which are sistent exercise routine is associated with
better manage this often-unsettling time around our systems. Free radicals react high in fiber and low in calories, can help long-term weight maintenance.
in their lives. with other molecules and can cause dam- fight weight gain as well.
age to cells through a process called oxi- You’ll notice that there is a lot of cross-
Although the average age for natural dation. Antioxidants do just what their Calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K are all over in recommendations that support
menopause (365 days without a period) in name suggests, and protect us from po- nutrients associated with improved bone weight loss, improved bone health and a
the United States is 51, perimenopausal, or tential damage. You’ll find them in a va- health, and can be found in foods such as healthy heart. And they not only can pro-
early, symptoms can occur in some wom- riety of foods that are high in vitamins A, dairy, leafy greens and oily fish. vide a smoother transition through meno-
en years before, and the intensity of symp- C and E, along with many other nutrients. pause, they reinforce a healthy lifestyle no
toms varies greatly. Some women may ex- These include fruits such as berries and Different types of exercise can mitigate matter your age. 
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Kingdom.

In this first-of-its-kind study, a team
from the University of Leeds followed 914
women for four years, examining their
food and nutrient intake related to age of
natural menopause. Their findings, pub-
lished in the Journal of Epidemiology and
Community Health in April, indicate that
eating a high intake of oily fish delayed
onset of menopause by 3.3 years per por-
tion per day, and a high intake of legumes
delayed onset by 0.9 years per portion per
day. In addition, higher intake of two mi-
cronutrients, vitamin B6 and zinc, delayed
onset by 0.6 and 0.3 years, respectively. The
research also found that higher intakes of
refined pasta and rice led to earlier meno-
pause by 1½ years.

Legumes, vitamin B6 and zinc all have
antioxidant properties, and oily fish are
associated with potentially improving an-
tioxidant capacity. So, the results, and data
from other studies, suggest that an antiox-
idant-rich diet can potentially delay onset
of menopause, which is associated with
greater life expectancy and reduced risk of
cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
(Delayed menopause, however, is also as-
sociated with increased risk of breast, en-

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Bonz meets Reagan, a bundle of fun and energy

Hi Dog Buddies! “Humans just seem to like me. I guess Reagan ed States. I was gonna be named Queenie
cuz I’m real frenly, an waggy an I have lid- for Queen Elizabeth, cuz I’m Queen of the
This week I innerviewed Miss Reagan dle legs, an huge ears an a large smile. I’m PHOTO: GORDON RADFORD Office, but, thank Lassie, Mom and Dad
Link Hall. She’s a three-anna-half-month- very cuddly, also. So if cus-tummers come went with Reagan.”
old Pembroke Corgi, a 12-pound puppy in with problums, or maybe they’re a liddle “A what?”
with 2 thousand pounds of personality an grumpy; or if the office or service humans “It’s where us pooches can Do Our Doo- “Got any pooch pals yet?”
another ton of energy. are havin’ what they call “one of those die. It’s aMAZing. There’s real grass, anna “Oh, woof, yes! Our neighborhood has,
days,” I just go up to ’em an let ’em know ackshull fire hydrant we can USE. Anna like, millions of pooches. I love my fellow
Reagan an her Mom an Dad, Jane an I’m glad to see ’em, an they almost always sink, an poop bags so our humans can tidy dogs. Most of ’em are rescues, Mr. Bon-
Bob, own an oil an gas business in Vero, an feel Much Better. up after us.” zo. Isn’t that wunnerful? I go kiss ’em on
right from when she joined the famly she “Now I’ve heard EVERYthing! Where are the nose to make frens. There are a few of
started working. “I’m also Mom an Dad’s Right Hand Pup you from originally?” I inquired. “An how us purebreds, too, but we’re totally NOT
when they fly to their other businesses: did you get that pretty name?” Snob-noses.”
Reagan and her Mom were right there one in Minnesota like this one; an a golf “I’m from Minne-so-duh. So are Mom Reagan leaped from his Mom’s lap and
to greet me an my Assistant at their busy course, with horses an goats an cows. The an Dad. But they’d moved down here when zoomed off to say hi to another service
office. She zipped confidently up for the horses are my favorite. They have the soft- they got me. Their partner up there had person. Then she zoomed back. “’Scuse
Wag-an-Sniff. She had a super stylish coat, est noses EVER. an office Attitude Adjustment Dog, Evie, me. I’m gonna be riding with him today.
black an red an cream an white. Her legs my older half-sister. She does such a good Makin’ service calls. Very important.”
were Real Short – I’m pretty sure they were “We fly four or five times a month. It’s job, that’s how Mom an Dad decided on a “Whaddya do when you’re off work?”
shorter than my ears – but woof! could she Pawsome Dog Biscuits. I pay the regular Corgie for their office Attitude Adjustment
move. We did introductions, then got com- pet fare, an I’m a Delta Frequent Flyer. Dog down here. Me an Evie Woofmail an “We go to Vikings games. I’ve got a sea-
ftubble at a round, important-looking ta- Mom pulls me through the airport in this Face Time, and I’ve been up to visit her son ticket. Only six more weeks ’til sea-
ble. Reagan sat on her Mom’s lap. Her Dad pawsome roller bag. I have to go through once. son. See my collar?” She tilted her head.
was Busy Elsewhere. security just like Mom an Dad. By myself. I “I’m named after a president of the Unit- Yep. Purple an gold.
wait ’til the security person calls my name, “Snazzy,” I said.
“I’m glad you woof-mailed!” I told her. then I just trot through. I’m not even ner- DON’T BE SHY “I love goin’ to a fishin’ lodge way far up
“You sure have had a lotta adventures for vous or ANYTHING,” she said with pride. north. We hafta take a boat to get all the
a puppy!” “PLUS, I don’t hafta take my shoes off.” She We are always looking for pets way there. I wear my life jacket. We fish an I
giggled. “An guess what? There’s a Delta Pet with interesting stories. get to chase chipmunks an squirrels. I can
“I KNOW! Mom an Dad are busy people Relief Station in the airport.” zoom all over the place. It’s my an Dad’s
an they wanted a pooch who was energetic To set up an interview, email favrit place. We swim, too. I hafta paddle
an Very Very Frenly … speakin’ of … ’scuse [email protected]. super fast to keep up.”
me for a minute.” “It’s been so fun yappin’ with you Miss
Reagan,” I told her, preparing to leave.
She leaped off her Mom’s lap an zipped She jumped down and immediately be-
(she never walked, she zipped) over to a gan chasing her fluffy tail. She did a few
human guy wearin’ a uniform. He gave her twirly circles, and then – ackshully caught it.
a buncha ear friffles an a pat on the head. “Wook, Mifter Bodzo! Ah CAW did!!”
She wagged head to tail. Back on her Mom’s She was still happily munching as we
lap, she said, “That’s my pal Terry. He’s one drove off.
of our service guys. Didja see his tattoo? I Heading home, I was picksuring liddle
wanna get one when I’m older. A picksure Reagan spreading slurps, wiggles an hap-
of Rin Tin Tin. Wouldn’t that be cool?” piness far an wide. An wonderin’ where in
the name of Marmaduke she planned to
“Um …” I mumbled. put that tattoo.
“All the humans who work here are my
frens. I love them, an they love me back.” Till next time,
“I can tell,” I said. “That is so Cool Kib-
bles! What IS your official job?” The Bonz
“Well, I guess you could say it’s Attitude
Adjustment an Stress Relief.”
“Say what?”

Spacious home in The Preserve
situated on secluded lakefront

2215 3rd Lane SW in The Preserve: 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 2,180-square-foot pool home offered for $329,900 by
Ashley Harris, 772-713-9159 of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

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Spacious ‘Preserve’ home situated on secluded lakefront

By Kathleen Sloan | Staff Writer
[email protected]

Located on a quarter-acre lot in The
Preserve, a secluded but conveniently lo-
cated south county community, the lake-
view home at 2215 3rd Lane SW, offers 4
bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a screened-in
swimming pool.

Built in 2005, the 2,180-square-foot
home is listed with Ashley Harris of
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services for
$329,900.

The Preserve consists of 143 homes cir-
cling three lakes with a private nature pre-
serve in the middle. There are two entranc-

es on the southern boundary – 5th Street, The pool has a southern exposure, mak- kids can eat off trays in the family room ceilings and views of the pool and lake.
SW. The eastern boundary is 20th Avenue, ing it sunny and warm all year, obviating while the adults enjoy a meal in the formal The stainless steel appliances are recent
which takes you to nearby Oslo Road, with the need to heat it. The covered lanai keeps dining room. Holiday dinners will be a bit replacements of the 2005 originals. Lots of
its shopping conveniences. it free of leaves and insects. Those seeking more special laid out below a tray ceiling recessed lighting will please serious cooks
shade can retreat to the connected and with crown molding, finely articulated in who watch onions turn pearlescent and
The neighborhood has a well-estab- covered porch, which extends the living contrasting shiny and semi-gloss paint in bread golden brown.
lished look, with tall trees, mature plantings space outside. a “knock-down” finish.
and pristine lawns. The association for- The tall ceilings, sliding glass doors and
bids overnight parking on streets, but even The floor plan is partly open, letting in The kitchen is also partially enclosed, a many windows fill the house with light,
during the day cars are tucked away into ambient light, while partially enclosed rich dark granite breakfast bar the inter- while a new air conditioning system keeps
garages. A low HOA fee of $81 per month rooms allow guests and families to split face that opens onto a living room, fami- things cool.
pays for lawn irrigation, upkeep of commu- up to pursue their own amusements. The ly room and breakfast nook, all with high
nal property and gated-security entrances. The large laundry room next to the two-
car garage puts the work-a-day functions
As with all the homes in The Preserve, together, making clean up from a day at
2215 3rd Lane SW has arches and columns the beach a snap. Fido can be rinsed in the
reminiscent of the traditional Mediterranean laundry sink and then dried. The garage
style, updated with modern clean lines that houses hurricane shutters.
are emphasized by bold contrasting trim.
The floor plan is “triple split,” Harris
The rather formal exterior carries over in- said. Among the four bedrooms, a bed-
side. The foyer has a soaring 15-foot tongue- room suite is off the pool, the large bath
and-groove ceiling; transom windows above with a generous walk-in shower sure to
the door flood the entryway with light. Upon please guests who can pull the pocket
entry, the eye is led to the curvy azure pool at door closed for privacy. Two more bed-
the back with a lake view beyond, a fountain rooms share another bath and a lake view,
shooting a geyser-like spray. in an area that also can be closed off by a
pocket door.
“The pool and lake view screams ‘Flori-
da,’” said Harris. The master suite is on the other side of

FEATURES FOR 2215 3RD LANE SW

Neighborhood: The Preserve • Year built: 2005
Home size: 2,180 square feet • Lot size: 90 feet by 120 feet, .24 acres
Construction: Concrete block with stucco • Bedrooms: 4 • Bathrooms: 3
Additional features: Triple-split plan, screened pool, premium lakefront lot, updated kitchen with
granite counters, stainless steel appliances and breakfast bar, pocket doors, volume ceilings, new

air conditioning, irrigation sprinkler, hurricane shutters, two-car garage

Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Listing agent: Ashley Harris, 772-713-9159 • Listing price: $329,900

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the house, distinguished by a tray ceiling. arate bathing a possibility. This room, too, Hurricane Impact Doors
A walk-in closet with custom shelving is is well lit, light streaming in from the glass- & Impact Glass,
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for an array of toiletries. A soaking tub and The home has a wired alarm system and
walk-in shower make concurrent but sep- the water heater is two years old, two other
items to cross off the check list. 

‘ORCHARD PARK’ UNDER CONSTRUCTION

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer and re-submitted according to current
[email protected] building standards and codes, and the
project was approved by the County
A 73-unit, single-family home devel- Commission, sans a sunset provision, in
opment, Orchard Park, is under con- September 2016.
struction on 36.44 acres of abandoned
grove land at the northeast corner of The plan calls for the 73 homes to be
58th Avenue and 1st Street SW. Some built around four stormwater ponds, a
details are still a bit sketchy but the sub- density of 2 units per acre, although its
division it expected to be complete by zoning classification allows for 3. Min-
year’s end, according to project engi- imum lot size will be 9,375 square feet
neers Schulke, Bittle and Stoddard, LLC. for interior lots, 10,000 square feet for
perimeter lots. Maximum building cov-
Orchard Park is the most recent In-

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: JULY 16 THROUGH JULY 20

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

The week of July 16-20 was moderately busy on the mainland real estate front, with 34 sin-
gle-family residences and lots selling (some shown below).
The top sale of the week in Vero Beach was the home at 3285 74th Street. First listed in May for
$499,900, this 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 2,072-square-foot house sold for $495,000 on July 16.
In Sebastian, the week’s best sale was the residence at 1082 Croquet Lane. Originally listed in May
for $355,000, the 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 2,373-square-foot abode sold for $348,000 on July 20.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$495,000
VERO BEACH 3285 74TH STREET 5/2/2018 $499,900 7/16/2018 $484,500
VERO BEACH 575 CAROLINE DRIVE 11/10/2017 $525,000 7/19/2018 $480,000
VERO BEACH 4805 COVENTRY DRIVE 1/16/2018 $595,000 7/16/2018 $470,000
VERO BEACH 5455 CAMINO REAL LANE 11/29/2016 $750,000 7/18/2018 $379,000
VERO BEACH 5860 34TH STREET 5/18/2018 $394,900 7/20/2018 $360,000
VERO BEACH 1664 VICTORIA CIRCLE 5/28/2018 $370,000 7/16/2018 $348,000
SEBASTIAN 1082 CROQUET LANE 5/31/2018 $355,000 7/20/2018 $315,000
VERO BEACH 220 53RD CIRCLE 6/22/2018 $324,900 7/17/2018 $295,000
SEBASTIAN 249 DOCK AVENUE 3/16/2018 $315,000 7/16/2018 $245,000
SEBASTIAN 207 BRIARCLIFF CIRCLE 5/5/2018 $259,000 7/20/2018 $240,400
SEBASTIAN 750 VOCELLE AVENUE 2/15/2018 $235,900 7/17/2018 $229,000
VERO BEACH 1405 22ND AVENUE 12/15/2015 $229,000 7/18/2018 $225,000
SEBASTIAN 744 MEDIA TERRACE 4/20/2018 $232,500 7/20/2018 $225,000
VERO BEACH 1750 FINCH LANE 1/19/2018 $235,000 7/16/2018

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

575 Caroline Drive, Vero Beach 4805 Coventry Drive, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 11/10/2017 Listing Date: 1/16/2018
Original Price: $525,000 Original Price: $595,000
Sold: 7/19/2018 Sold: 7/16/2018
Selling Price: $484,500 Selling Price: $480,000
Listing Agent: Sherri Sproch Listing Agent: Patty Valdes

Selling Agent: RE/MAX Crown Realty Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc.

Geof Hoge Sally Baskin

Not Provided Sea Turtle Real Estate LLC

5455 Camino Real Lane, Vero Beach 5860 34th Street, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 11/29/2016 Listing Date: 5/18/2018
Original Price: $750,000 Original Price: $394,900
Sold: 7/18/2018 Sold: 7/20/2018
Selling Price: $470,000 Selling Price: $379,000
Listing Agent: Matilde Sorensen Listing Agent: Scott Reynolds

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

Wendy Eckert Scott Reynolds

Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

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‘Look’ while there’s still time PAGE B2
GET UP FOR AERIAL
ANTICS SHOWS AT
ST. EDWARD’S SCHOOL

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 A tradition in Vero Beach for
more than four decades, the
Aerial Antics Youth Circus is com-
ing to town (St. Edward’s School)
this coming Thursday, Aug. 2,
through Saturday Aug. 4. With
the many hundreds of local youth
who’ve participated over the
years, you might well have kids or
grandkids who have, or perhaps
you yourself are an Aerial Antics
alumnus or alumna. This week,
more than 250 young people from
3 to 25 will soar, tumble, leap and
twirl, sharing with the commu-
nity the gymnastics, dance and
aerial skills they’ve honed in the
Vero Beach Recreation Depart-
ment programs, year-round, in-
cluding nine intense weeks of
summer camp. “In light of all the
negativity in the world,” say cir-
cus organizers, it seemed fitting
to choose this year’s circus theme,
“It’s Time to Inspire.” Show time:
7 p.m. all three days. Tickets:
adults, $8; children and seniors,
$7. 772-567-2144.

2 If you love, or want to check
out, a weekend favorite in
these parts – Riverside Theatre’s
year-round themed weekend se-
ries (it’s always a let-your-hair-
down party) – this is a great time
to do it because it’s the last week-
end for the month of July’s very
popular “Vegas Nights,” Las Ve-
gas-style casino parties with live
entertainment. You can try your
luck at blackjack, craps, roulette
and poker, or challenge the one-
armed-bandit. You play with Riv-
erside’s funny money and, if luck’s
being a lady, you might win a cool

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40 years of Foosaner: ‘Look’ while there’s still time

By Ellen Fischer | Columnist ican Regionalism; and a 200-plus-year-old Foosaner Art Museum ing and its collection and,
[email protected] portrait of Catherine the Great by an unnamed Executive Director Carla Funk. with the help of profes-
Russian workshop. If it weren’t for the glitter- sional museum staff,
On the local museum scene, ’tis the sea- ing breastplate of diamonds the tsarina wears, PHOTOS BY GORDON RADFORD administer programs
son for permanent collection exhibits. At the you’d think she was Aunt Bee, rosy cheeked there for the bene-
Florida Institute of Technology’s Foosaner from baking cookies for Opie. dian metal work, Inuit artifacts, Spanish Colo- fit of FIT students
Art Museum, executive director Carla Funk nial bronze stirrups and Roman oil lamps, not and faculty and the
dipped into the 5,000-piece collection and Those objects are but a tiny portion of the to mention a carved African elephant tusk and Brevard commu-
emerged with a group of paintings, prints and Foosaner’s wide-ranging collection. Not on a small seascape by Edward Hopper, aged 17. nity at large. Soon
mixed-media works that are on display in the view in this show are its collections of East In- thereafter, a $1
museum’s galleries now through Nov. 3, 2018. Prior to July 1, 2011, when the museum million gift from the
merged with the Florida Institute of Tech- Foosaner Founda-
Titled “A Look Back: 40Years of the Foosaner nology, the Foosaner Museum was called the tion – the last it would
Collection,” the exhibition focuses in large part Brevard Art Museum. It was believed that FIT make before ceasing
on U.S. artists of regional and national impor- would own and maintain the museum’s build-
tance, including paintings by George Snyder, operation – was presented
formerly of Melbourne; Rick Piper of Cocoa to FIT to operate the museum
Beach; and René Guerin ofVero Beach. The big for the following decade.
American names include Jim Dine, with a 1996 Now in its seventh year of responsibility
intaglio bathrobe image titled“Red Sitting with for the museum, FIT announced earlier this
Me”; John Chamberlain, with his 1977 Weld- year that it will dissolve the museum, sell its
ing Series of five lithographs; and prints from real property and“relocate” the Foosaner’s col-
the 1972 “Peace Portfolio” by Richard Anusz- lection in 2021. This is because FIT’s adminis-
kiewicz, Claes Oldenburg, Marisol and Robert trators and board of trustees determined the
Rauschenberg. operation of the art museum to be “financially
unsustainable for the university,” according to
There are more than a few surprises in this a Feb. 9 press release.
show, including a room devoted to paintings “Over time, it’s just become an untenable
and etchings of ballerina Anna Pavlova by situation to continue to pour money in with
German Impressionist Ernst Oppler; a con- very little outside support. We hope that the
structivist (and gender neutral) painting of community will step up to preserve this com-
Adam and Eve by Missourian Joe Jones done,
evidently, before he became a darling of Amer-

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munity asset,” said Florida Tech President “He was a master printer. We have lots of following decade his survivors, fleeing from donated to other Florida institutions who will
Dwayne McCay. works on paper by him,” she says, noting that the Nazis, had the opportunity – and fore- value them? Or will they be disposed of by sale
the Foosaner Art Museum has the largest col- thought – to take all the works remaining in to the higher bidder?
The founding of the museum back in 1978 lection of Oppler’s work in the world. Oppler’s studio with them to safety. Melbourne
was a grassroots movement, says Funk. resident Susan OpplerWood, the artist’s grand- What’s going to happen with this collection?
According to Funk, the second largest Op- niece, inherited the works, which she donated “That’s a great question,” says Funk.
“The community raised the money,” she pler collection is in Germany. In the U.S., the to the Foosaner in 1986. For this show she gen- “I’m trying to educate the administration
says. prolific artist’s work is also held in New York’s erously lent an oil portrait of Pavlova by Oppler about what needs to be done, so we can find a
Metropolitan Museum and the National Gal- that remains in her collection. good home for everything. 
“Some of the remaining founders still come lery in Washington, D.C., among others.
to our openings and are still strong patrons of The Foosaner Art Museum is also the repos-
the museum, but they are very few,” she adds. Born in Hanover in 1867, Oppler took his itory for some significant works by Frits Van
education at the Academy of Arts in Munich Eeden. Born in the Netherlands in 1944, Van
It seems that the fate of this community and afterwards moved to London to study Eeden first studied art as a boy under private
asset, along with its collection, is again in the the work of James Abbott McNeill Whistler. teachers in The Hague. As a teen he went to
hands of the community. After his return to Germany, Oppler joined Amsterdam for study at Gerrit Rietveld Acad-
the Munich Secession, an association of emie. Returning to The Hague, he became a
Funk says that the strength of the collection young artists who protested the conserva- member of that city’s Pulchri Studio, a Dutch
is its prints and works on paper. tism of that city’s existing artists’ organiza- art society.
tion. When he moved to Berlin in 1904, Op-
The room containing the work of Ernst Op- pler concurrently became part of the Berlin Van Eeden arrived in Brevard County in
pler testifies to that. Secession, as well. It was in Berlin that he 1979 and has become well-known and avid-
became obsessed by Russian ballet and, in ly collected by Space Coast art lovers. As an
particular, prima ballerina Anna Pavlova. art instructor in the Renee Foosaner Educa-
tion Center since its inception, Van Eeden
The subject of most of the Oppler works has taught several hundred students over the
on display is Pavlova in “The Dying Swan.” years.
Only four minutes long, the solo piece was
choreographed for her by Mikhail Fokine Van Eeden is particularly esteemed for his
in 1905. It is set to French composer Ca- paintings and sculptures of horses. A muscular
mille Saint-Saëns’ “The Swan” from “Car- painting of a horse is on display in the current
nival of the Animals.” Pavlova performed it exhibition, as well as two untitled abstract fig-
to acclaim throughout her career, famously ural paintings from 1985.
saying on her deathbed, “Get my ‘Swan’ cos-
tume ready.” A video monitor in the gallery Many of the objects in the Foosaner’s per-
shows her dancing the role in a 1925 film, as manent collection are the substantial gifts of
the gentle sorrow of the Swan’s solo cello fills donors who wanted to enrich Melbourne’s cul-
the room. tural heritage for future generations. When the
Foosaner Art Museum shuts its doors forever,
Ernst Oppler died in Berlin in 1929. In the will these works remain with FloridaTech or be

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 comedy. “These guys owned the stage like
rock stars! You never knew what was going
prize. On Friday and Saturday, there’s free to happen next!” His goal, says the show
live music and plenty of food and bever- promo, is to make you laugh uncontrolla-
ages all set up, outside “Live On the Loop,” bly, striking close to home, sometimes sil-
then you can head inside for the Comedy ly, sometimes hard-hitting, always funny.
Zone show. Friday night the music’s by Hortman, according to his bio, credits his
classic rock ’n’ roll trio Radio Days; then, fifth-grade teacher with encouraging his
on Saturday, it’s acoustic rock with Red Hot urge to entertain. Earning good grades, but
Rooster. Making funny this weekend will constantly distracting his classmates with
be Comedy Zone comedians Jim Holder his jokes, his wise teacher gave him time at
and Rahn Hortman. As an 18-year veteran the end of class to do “his show” as long as
of stand-up comedy, who headlined com- he behaved for the first 45 minutes. Hort-
edy clubs from coast-to-coast, Holder is man likes the humor of Martin Lawrence
still standing up and headlining. When he and Bill Cosby, especially their ability to tell
was getting his start at the Comedy Work- jokes without profanity and represent the
shop in Houston, he saw one of the “Texas “little guy,” thus his routine consists of pro-
Outlaw Comics,” Bill Hicks, perform, and it fanity-free banter, with “pointed observa-
forever changed the way he thought about

1 Aerial Antics this Thursday at St. Ed’s.

tions about everyday people that leave no a pair of top flight sax men, Jeff Kashiwa
one safe.” Free Live in the Loop concert, 6 and Steve Cole, take the stage. According
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Comedy showcase times: to artistecard.com, Cole’s first album out of
7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 to $22. the gate, “Stay Awhile,” scored a pair of No.
772-231-6990. 1 hits and nabbed the Oasis Smooth Jazz
Award for best new artist. And he just kept
3 How much fun is this! A troupe of stu- bringing it. Cole has performed/recorded
dents, 8-13, fresh out of Riverside The- with fellow luminaries like Junior Wells and
atre’s iRascals Broadway Camp, performing Buddy Guy; soloed with the City of Prague
Broadway hits with energy, moxie and no Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Or-
small talent. “iRascals Broadway” showcases chestra; and is a founding member of the
these young performers in hits from Broad- jazz trio The Sax Pack, with Marcus Ander-
way shows this Friday, July 27, at 2 p.m. and son and Kashiwa. According to yamaha.
7 p.m. If you attend the 7 p.m. show, here’s a com, Kashiwa’s career got a kick start with
thought: Stick around to grab some dinner his Radio & Records chart-topping “Hyde
at Live in the Loop, and enjoy the live (free) Park (The Ah, Oooh Song),” and the Seat-
music (see above). Show tickets: $10. 772- tle native endeared himself to smooth jazz
231-6990. fans worldwide as a member of the Rip-
pingtons for a decade. Ripps recordings
4 An evening of jazz sax: There’s just like “Welcome to the St. James Club” and
something so engaging about the “Curves Ahead,” and solo recordings “Re-
saxophone. Mellow. Smoky. Spirited. Relat- member Catalina” and “Walkamile,” are
able. One saxman even likened his sound just a few of his many jazz fan faves. Sever-
to “a 6-cylinder Porsche engine chewing on al years back, Disney hired him to teach its
granola, with a dollop of soft kitty fur.” You young band members, and today, between
can pick your own adjectives this Saturday gigs, he continues to teach. Time: 7:30 p.m.
at the King Center’s Studio Theatre, when Tickets: start at $54. 321-242-2219. 

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Santa and his helpers spread ‘Christmas in July’ joy

Amber Blake-Gloster and Gregory Staufenberg. Emily Patton and Santa. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE Paige Stoll and Chasidy Holtz.

By Stephanie LaBaff | Staff Writer a car show, a flurry of games, dancing and
[email protected] watching the Sebastian Police Depart-
ment’s K-9 Unit show off their skills. A
A bit of northern frost blew in to cool splash zone provided an area for children
things off – at least in people’s minds – last and officers alike to cool off with water
Saturday when Santa dropped by to visit balloons, squirt guns and a frozen T-shirt
during the annual Christmas in July cele- contest.
bration at Sebastian’s Riverview Park.
Santa was escorted to the scene by the
The focus of the day was to raise funds Sebastian Police Department, sirens and
to support efforts to provide children with lights flashing, and received a warm wel-
Christmas gifts through the annual Shop come from boys and girls anxious to chat
with a Cop program. with the jolly old fellow and inform him of
their Christmas wishes well in advance.
Members of various local law enforce-
ment groups host the summertime holiday Indian River County Sheriff’s deputy
hoopla so that in December officers can Teddy Floyd spent the morning coaxing
take about 150 children Christmas shop- passers-by to try their hand at soaking Maj.
ping at Walmart. The funding enables each Eric Flowers of the Indian River County
child to spend $100 on their spree with a lit- Sheriff’s Office in the dunk tank.
tle help from their own personal shopping
buddy. “I’ve been doing this since the beginning
and every year it gets better,” said Floyd,
According to Ashley Penn, Sebastian pointing out that the event is all about col-
Police Department officer and the event’s laboration between the community and
coordinator, social media has made a law enforcement. “In today’s society, ev-
negative impact on society’s view of law ery time you look on Facebook, Twitter or
enforcement officers. Shopping with the something it’s always the negative, no pos-
officers turns that around and helps build itive. Here, people are having a good day.”
trust and develop a bond.
“Shop with a Cop is one of my favorite
“They get to laugh and talk, maybe bring days of the whole year,” added a sodden
some of these kids out of their shell. The of- Flowers. “Anything to raise money to be
ficers also get to learn about the kids that able to give kids a good Christmas every
need help and what we can do when we’re single year. We’ll do whatever it takes to
in the community,” said Penn. This way, make that happen. It’s such a positive time
when the children encounter the officers for kids to interact with law enforcement.
out in the community, they remember the It’s a pivotal minute and if we can just cap-
positive experience and are more likely to ture those few minutes with the kids, we
seek out help when it’s needed. can really show the good in the world.” 

Families enjoyed shopping, food trucks,

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Fundraiser salutes progress of Cultural Arts Village

By Mary Schenkel | Staff Writer
[email protected]

A sold-out crowd gathered last Tues- Ross Power and Holly Brennan with Lynne and Jim Edgar. PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE Amanda and Luke Steadman.
day evening at Post & Vine to support and
learn more about the Vero Beach Cultur- Van Cotthem, chair of the CAV zoning fined, and also much more than I ever
al Arts Village, a project of the Cultural committee; realtor Samantha Irvin; conceived.”
Council of Indian River County. The new landscape/urban designer Neil Sickter-
open-air restaurant on 14th Avenue in the man, chair of the infrastructure com- Power, who is currently creating a piece
Downtown Vero Beach Arts District is at mittee; artists and Edgewood residents at his Edgewood-based studio commis-
the eastern edge of the Edgewood neigh- Dawn Miller and Ross Power; and pho- sioned by Next Generation Veterans to be
borhood they are working to revitalize tographer Phil Reid. installed at Memorial Island, said he was
into a mixed-use residential area, replete also involved in the creation of Miami’s
with historic homes, artists’ studios and “I invested in the neighborhood 15 famed Wynwood Art District, now home to
shops. years ago and I envisioned the area be- multiple galleries, museums, art complex-
es and studios.
Attendees perused an enviable assort-
ment of donated silent-auction items, “What I see here in our Edgewood dis-
including what Barbara Hoffman, Cul- trict is something that is much softer and
tural Council executive director and more community based; a gentle arts com-
chair of the CAV leadership committee, munity that people can come in and expe-
said was more than $20,000 worth of art- rience,” said Power. “Everything is being
work, while enjoying cocktails and a de- designed to keep the nature of the historic
licious buffet dinner before hearing from quality.”
a number of individuals involved in the
project. “Vero Beach is a gem and a fantastic
place to live,” said Van Cotthem. “The
In addition to Hoffman, speakers in- Edgewood neighborhood was part of the
cluded Edgewood resident Travis Beck- original town made by the founders.”
ett, owner of Wild Thyme Catering, one
of five ‘block captains’ who will assist That original design, he said, was laid out
police with crime watch and code en- with purpose, explaining that in addition
forcement issues; architect/realtor Luis to beautiful tree-lined streets and porched
homes, there are also alleys, which rein-
Neil Sickterman and Christine Pokorney forces its superior urbanism.
with their daughter Quincy.
“If we wanted to preserve and en-
Theo and Helena Perry. hance the town and those original neigh-
borhoods, we needed to do deliberate
coming an artists’ community. I chose measures and actions the same way the
the Edgewood area because I felt it was founders of the town did them,” said Van
the right location to attract other art- Cotthem, noting their wish to uphold the
ists,” said Power, who credits Hoffman founders’ specific intentions. Adding that
with turning the concept into a reality. while some people feel that if nothing is
done, things will still fall into place, he as-
“Because of all her hard work, Barba- serted “that is not the case. If we do nothing
ra took my vision for this art community we would destroy what is there. We needed
and fine-tuned it into the Cultural Arts to embrace the project and take action.”
Village, which is very brilliant, very re-
Additional plans for the revitalization
of Edgewood, which stretches west from
14th Avenue to 20th Avenue and from 18th
Street to 20th Street (Route 60), include
such improvements as landscaping, light-
ing, colorful murals, vintage street signs
and pocket parks.

For more information, visit verobeachcul-
turalartsvillage.com. 

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Dawn Miller, Michael Rechter and Barbara Hoffman. Annie Wettlaufer, Leonard Markir and Luis Van Cotthem. Cliff and Michele Henry.

Palmer Cooksey, Stephany and Byron Cooksey, Delaney Cooksey and Cole Ripple. Travis Beckett, Leah and Bruce Cady and Barbara and Phil Reid.

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Vincent’s Ristorante: 40 years on and still going strong

Pork Shank over Burrata with Poached Peaches
Risotto. and Pickled Beets.

PHOTOS BY GORDON RADFORD

Grilled Mahi with a
Sweet Potato Puree.

By Tina Rondeau | Columnist Sautéed Shrimp evening. Late in the meal, my husband
[email protected] with Zucchini and spotted another table being served some
Grape Tomatoes. sumptuous looking homemade garlic rolls.
When I began writing this dining col-
umn 10 years ago, Vincent’s Ristorante on It says right on the menu these have to
Miracle Mile had just celebrated its 30th be ordered separately, and I was aston-
anniversary. ished earlier that he had missed them.

Somehow, in the years since, we nev- But now that he knows, I am confident
er got around to reviewing it. We would we won’t be waiting 10 more years to pay
stop there from time to time to take home another visit to Vincent’s.
a Sicilian pizza after learning through
word-of-mouth that Sicilian Pizza. I welcome your com-
ments, and I
Caprese Pizza. en-

Vincent’s thick, Cavatelli Pasta with Both of our friends were very enthused courage you to
almost focaccia-like crust is the best in the Sausage, Asparagus and about their parms, noting that the lightly send feedback to me at
area. However, we never really thought breaded veal and the chicken baked with [email protected].
of Vincent’s as a place to go for a sit-down Roasted Red Peppers. a tomato sauce were topped with just the The reviewer dines anonymously at
dinner. right amount of mozzarella. restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
Then for entrées, I ordered the “shrimp 32963. 
But any restaurant that makes it to its Vincent’s” ($19), my husband had the lin- The ravioli alla vodka sauce was beauti-
40th anniversary in the same location un- guini with little neck clams ($17), one of fully presented, with the raviolis perfect- Hours:
der the same family ownership obviously our companions went for the chicken par- ly cooked al dente and served with a light 11 am to 9 pm
has a lot going for it. It deserves a review! migiano ($16), another picked the ravioli creamy marinara with a touch of vodka. (10 pm Friday and Saturday)
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Serving mainland Indian River County VeroNews/Sebastian River News | GAMES July 27, 2018 B13

NORTH

LOSE THOSE LOSERS LICKETY-SPLIT A K Q J 10

By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist K

A.N. Onymous said, “A winner listens; a loser just waits until it is their turn to talk.” AKQ5

Bridge winners know that some losers cannot wait; they must be eliminated immediately. 875
In today’s deal, how can South avoid four losers in his four-heart contract after West
leads the spade three? Also, what were West’s more-effective leads, and what do you WEST EAST
think of the auction? 87643
2 52
I agree strongly with South’s two-heart positive response. Here, over three hearts, North J983
would have done best to sign off in three no-trump, but that could have been really silly AJ2 AJ93
because the club suit might have been wide open.
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Given the trump break, West would have defeated the contract by leading the club ace
(or her low heart, but that would not be recommended). Then East could have sat back 10 9 6 3
and waited for three trump tricks to fall into her lap.
SOUTH
West led a spade in the optimistic hope that her partner could ruff in quickly. She chose
the three as a suit-preference signal for clubs, the lower-ranking of the other two side 9
suits.
Q 10 8 7 6 5 4
Now, though, declarer led a second high spade at trick two and discarded one club
loser. Then South played a third spade. East would have done best to ruff with her heart 10 7
ace and shift to a club, but she ruffed low. South overruffed, crossed to the board with
a diamond and led another spade: ruff, overruff. Now declarer played a trump and got KQ4
home with an overtrick, his only losers being the rounded-suit aces.
Dealer: North; Vulnerable: Both

The Bidding:

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

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SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS ISSUE (JULY 20) ON PAGE B16

The Telegraph ACROSS DOWN
1 Limb (3) 1 With pH over 7? (8)
3 Tipsy (5) 2 Night shiner (8)
6 One for the road? (3) 3 Wretched conditions (6)
8 Is aware of (5) 4 Hoi polloi (6)
9 Cold (7) 5 Frothy (6)
10 Generous quality (10) 6 Film excerpt (4)
12 Up until now (3) 7 Hindu melodic formula (4)
15 Uncluttered (4) 11 OK (3)
17 Hit hard; woollen item (4) 13 Mobile home owner? (8)
18 Cat (3) 14 Artist (8)
22 Temperature controller (10) 16 Dram (3)
25 Hymn (7) 19 Run-down area (6)
26 Smart; stylish (5) 20 Noble (abbrev.) (6)
27 Sticky fruit (3) 21 Dishevel (hair) (6)
28 Form of oxygen (5) 23 I doubt it! (2,2)
29 Shell-like; corn (3) 24 Problem (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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ACROSS 73 The study of the 12 “Louder!” 77 Prefix meaning The Washington Post
1 Zenith ear 13 Mangel-___ “ferment”
5 Plots
12 Darling 75 Edna Ferber’s (big beet) 80 In shape
18 Old exclamation birthplace 14 Patron saint of 83 Earned
21 Don, as galoshes 85 Carefree
22 J.D. Salinger 78 Manhattan sailors 88 Sadat’s
Project product, 15 Prufrock’s creator
story briefly 16 Toy truck predecessor
23 Stoat 89 Nero’s tutor
24 L.A. Law lady 79 Related to company 90 Bury
25 Part of “snafu” regulations 17 Sam of golf 91 California city
26 Upbeat tune 19 First family,
27 Rocket launcher 81 Old World tree heard in gag train
(anagram of 1841-45 announcements
or TAINT) 20 Square dance on The Jack
bubblegum Benny Show
28 Dwell 82 Part of TVA: abbr. partner 92 Ninth day, before
30 Louis, McCarthy, 83 Fun house 22 Yalta conferee’s the ides
and Tex 93 One way to go
31 Thomas Hood’s features inits. 95 Swamp denizen
“___ and a Fairy 84 Diplomat’s place: 27 Ostentatious, 96 Hunter in the sky
Boat” 98 Dustin in
33 Wee bit abbr. homewise Midnight Cowboy
34 Tank feature 86 Actress Persson 29 “Perjurer!” 99 Bishop-led
36 Normally 87 Former 30 Hinged CD church: abbr.
38 High range 89 Shopping places 100 Hot time, to Hugo
41 Inculcate 91 Designer Taylor holder 102 Prefix with
42 Belly-flopper 94 Evidence of 31 Drivers may go “physics”
sound 103 Snooze
44 Emerald City coffee for it 104 Blink
princess grinding 32 Composer 107 Pumpernickel
48 Nobelist in 95 Hits the road ingredient
physics, 1933 97 Access Schifrin 108 Type of cake or
50 Uprising 101 Adjusts for a 35 Actor Calhoun meal
52 Book by 22 closeup 36 Singer Guthrie 109 Metric distance
Down, 103 Fix holes 37 Ages measure: abbr.
___ Way 104 Place a stake 38 Cutting tool 110 Olive product
53 Class time 105 Suitable 39 43 Down, for one
devoted to 106 Cause of 50 40 Animalcule WILD IN THE CITY By Merl Reagle
“creature Across 42 Author of One
features,” 107 1950s puppet
perhaps show Flew Over the
55 “___ distressed” 111 Seat for three Cuckoo’s Nest
(I Sam. 28:15) 112 Birthplace of 43 Born Free
57 Unabridged actress Stella character
58 La ___ Tar Pits Stevens: abbr. 45 Snazzy threads
59 Amahl’s visitors 113 ___ as nails 46 Wall in
60 Oolong 114 Adjective for 47 Yard, e.g.
61 The study of Rome 49 Pipe material
wine 115 Alliance 51 Ice mass or
63 1960s folksinger composer
and DOWN 52 Pi preceder
activist 1 Have no 54 Mr. Ohm
66 Show ___ 56 1960s nightclub-
68 Bird genus that differences sign word
sounds like a 2 Seeks divine 59 Part of Riyadh’s
word meaning skyline
“crevices” guidance 62 Exaggerates
69 Common verb 3 Glasgow night 63 Fuel blocks
70 Outfits 4 Kane’s estate 64 It means “blood”
5 Recyclable item 65 Most cozy
6 Commerce 66 Gravy dish
67 Beatles song,
leftover “Let ___”
7 Harriet’s guy 69 Spinning top, e.g.
8 Some cigarettes 71 “Pieces of the
9 Sweep’s target pie”: abbr.
10 Peewee guitar 72 Carriage
11 Mind field: abbr. 74 Alphabet center
75 Destiny
76 Stub ___

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p.m. on the Stark Stage. 772-231-6990 10 LATIN 5 COLLAPSE
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20 REPLETE 18 SENSE
21 ACHE 19 CELERY
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25 SEASIDE 23 BACK
26 REGION
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