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FAULTY LEG VEINS & SHRIMP HOUSE
VERO BEACH CLARIFIES B8
ELECTION ORDINANCE

Local governments Gifford Health
still spraying with Center’s future
suspected carcinogen remains unclear

By Sue Cocking | Staff Writer PHOTO: KAILA JONES By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer
[email protected]
Even though the Florida Fish Why spend $90K on study of Central Beach parking?
and Wildlife Conservation Com- On the afternoon of Friday, Feb.
mission has stopped spraying Someone needs to explain to MY TAKE months each year. 8, the County Health Department
herbicides containing the con- me: What, exactly, does the City We already know the caus- notified the Indian River Hospi-
troversial chemical glyphosate tal District that after 15 years, it
on its managed waters while it Council hope to accomplish BY RAY MCNULTY es of the problem, which was was pulling its caregivers out of
evaluates health risks, neither the the Gifford Health Center effective
city of Vero Beach, Indian Riv- by spending up to $90,000 to compounded by the negli- March 1, despite a lease and fund-
er County, nor the Indian River ing agreement with the Hospital
Farms Water Control District has have a local engineering firm study our beachside gence of city officials, who, more than a decade District that extends through Sep-
any plans to curtail use of weed tember.
killers. parking situation? ago, approved the plans for both the Vero Beach
But less than two tense weeks
All three local government We already know there’s a problem, especially Hotel & Spa and Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa later, the Health Department did a
bodies acknowledge using her- 180: Instead of pulling out of Gif-
bicides containing glyphosate along Ocean Drive in the Central Beach business without first demanding these businesses provide ford and consolidating services at
for landscaping or weed control its main clinic three miles away, it
in drainage ditches or canals agreed to consolidate adult and pe-
– despite findings of the World diatric primary care at the Gifford
Health Organization, the state center, for at least the next three
of California, and researchers at months.
the University of Washington that
glyphosate, the main ingredient The off-and-on-again decisions
of the popular weed killer Round by the Health Department were
Up, increases the cancer risk of the latest tense chapter in a long-
people exposed to it. time relationship that recently has
seemed to be increasingly in jeop-
The U.S. Environmental Pro- ardy.
tection Agency found in 2017 that
District trustees appeared
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INSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER LOSES A SECOND EXEC

NEWS 1-5 PETS 12
DINING B8
HEALTH 7 GAMES B13
CALENDAR B16
REAL ESTATE 13
B1
ARTS By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]
To advertise call: 772-559-4187
For circulation or where to pick up Less than a month after the abrupt resigna-
your issue call: 772-226-7925 tion of Environmental Learning Center Exec-
utive Director Molly Steinwald, the county’s
flagship environmental education organiza- PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
tion has lost another top executive: Chief Op-
erating Officer Margaret Kearney.

Board Chairman Don Barr described Kear-
ney’s departure as a surprise, the same thing
he said about Steinwald’s departure in Janu-

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MY TAKE of dining, entertainment, shopping and the merchants, some shoppers might consid- ELC TURNOVER
beaches. They’ll want to enjoy the seaside er it a nuisance, and the meters or kiosks
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they’re sure to bring family members and business district, at least until everyone
parking for their employees. friends who come to visit them. gets used to it. ary. He also said Kearney leaving was
And we already know the possible reme- “not totally unexpected.”
They’ll all need a place to park.  The discontinued Riverside Park shut-
dies – metered parking along Ocean Drive, The same goes for the increasing num- tles proved to be a total failure, but only be- In a written statement, Steinwald,
shuttle service to and from lots at Riverside bers of tourists who flock to the island each cause hotel and restaurant management, who had served as executive director
Park, installing center-street parking along year, as Vero Beach continues to draw raves fearing increased costs and potential liabil- since 2014, said she resigned “due to
Cardinal Drive and, ultimately, the con- on social-media sites promoting top places ity, refused to make riding them a condition differences in governance and un-
struction of a municipal parking garage. to retire. of employment. It’s a concept worth revisit- derstanding of the immediate needs
Like it or not, the secret is out. ing, though, if management gets on board. of the organization.”
It’s also possible the city could do noth- Doing nothing remains an option for
ing, which, other than occasionally re- now, but not for long, because even more  Installing center-street parking along Kearney, who was hired as COO in
sponding to beachside business owners’ people driving more cars will be looking Cardinal Drive would add more than 30 2016, also submitted a letter of res-
complaints by see-sawing between two- for parking spaces along Ocean Drive next spaces, but they would have little impact ignation to the ELC Board and the
hour and three-hour parking time limits, is year. on the business-day parking shortage ELC Foundation Board in which she
how Vero Beach officials have been dealing Eventually, in the not-too-distant future, north of Beachland Boulevard. Many of explained the reasons for her exit,
with the problem for years. the beachside parking problem could be- the people who shop along Ocean Drive according to a source, but the letter
come untenable – to a point where we lose either can’t or won’t walk blocks to get to has not been made public.
A new study isn’t going to change any- the charm of Ocean Drive, with its won- their destination.
thing. derful mix of upscale shops, boutiques and One possible bone of contention
eateries, and our quality of life is dimin- That brings us to the Big Kahuna of could have been leadership succes-
Nothing will change until we have a take- ished. beachside parking solutions, a long-term sion. A COO is typically considered
charge City Council that possesses the po- Think about it: How can these mer- fix that will be costly, difficult to justify and, second-in-command. But asked
litical courage to tackle the problem head- chants turn profits if their customers stop again, not help everyone. whether Kearney had been in line to
on – even if it means spending more money coming in because they can’t find a conve- take over from Steinwald, Barr said:
than anyone wants to – and the vision to nient place to park? And if these businesses A parking garage. “After Molly left, Margaret did not
see beyond the shortsightedness of those are forced out, what will replace them? Late September, Barbara Thompson of- succeed her so – no.”
who refuse to accept that keeping Vero the The issue needs to be addressed now, fered to sell to the city the .39-acre parcel
Vero of 20 years ago is no longer practical. probably with some combination of ac- now occupied by the Super Stop conve- Including the two vacant posi-
tions, because there’s no cure-all solution: nience store, located on Cardinal Drive, tions, the ELC has 14 fulltime staff
Maybe you’ve noticed all those new  While paid on-street parking prob- immediately north of Camelia Lane and positions along with a number of
housing developments out west, where ably would discourage many hotel and across the street from The Tides restaurant. part-time positions and a cadre of
construction can be found from the South restaurant employees from occupying the She wanted $2.4 million. The city passed, volunteers.
County to Sebastian. Have you thought shop-front spaces needed by Ocean Drive even though City Manager Jim O’Connor
about how all that growth will impact the admitted “there are limited options over Barr acknowledged there has been
Central Beach business district? there,” especially land-purchase options staff turnover in addition to the two
the city can afford or is willing to pay for. high-profile resignations since the
The people who buy those homes will O’Connor went on to say buying the land shift in organizational focus, but
find their way across the bridges in search and building a three-level, 120-space park- contends that isn’t unusual when an
ing garage would’ve cost roughly $7 million, institution embarks on major reor-
and that didn’t include the long-term main- ganization.
tenance expense of operating a structure
on the beach. He also acknowledges that “there
Certainly, that would’ve been a sizable were some conflicts on campus
investment, especially for a project that among a few staff. We are making ev-
only partially addressed the problem. ery effort to address the root causes
As O’Connor pointed out at the time, of any conflict so that we can better
Cardinal Drive doesn’t have a parking address the mission of the ELC.”
problem, and the property is located at the
south end of the business district, which That mission, according to the
might be too far to walk for people whose ELC website, is “to educate, inspire
destination is at Sexton Plaza or north of and empower all people to be active
Beachland Boulevard. stewards of the environment and
Probably, O’Connor was right, just as he their own well-being.”
was correct to remind everyone that our
beachside parking shortage is a problem Meanwhile, Barr says a major ex-
for only a few hours each day, for only a few pansion effort is on track despite
months each year and, really, only along the loss of the organization’s top two
Ocean Drive. leaders.
Those few hours and those few months,
however, mean everything to Ocean Drive “Currently, the board vice-chair
merchants, who will struggle to stay in and I are essentially performing ex-
business if those seasonal sales dissipate – ecutive director duties,” Barr said,
even as the number of people who move to, explaining that the two men meet
live seasonally and visit Vero Beach increas- with all staff weekly, hold regular de-
es each year. partment head meetings and “pro-
And it will. vide direction and support for staff
We don’t need a study to tell us what we as needed.” He calls the remaining
already know about the beachside parking staff “outstanding and capable.”
situation. We know the problem, know the
cause of the problem and know the possi- An executive director search com-
ble solutions. mittee has been formed, but because
What we need is for the City Council to the search process will take up to 6
tackle a problem that won’t go away.  months, Barr said the board is “con-
sidering hiring an interim executive
director so that the board chair and
vice-chair can go back to governing
rather than managing.” 

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Vero Beach (sort of) clarifies council election ordinance

By Lisa Zahner | Staff Writer man to City Clerk Tammy Bursick. mitting the paperwork. the settlement, neither party was supposed
[email protected] Vero’s attorneys argued that city code, “This makes the city’s code similar to the to air grievances about the other, or second
guess the outcome.
Vero Beach voters had a special election not state statute, applies to city elections, (state) statute, but also clarifies that the can-
this week because of a dispute over whose and that in city code, the responsibility didate is responsible even if the clerk fails Some changes to the code do seem to
responsibility it was to make sure Linda clearly falls on the candidate alone. to identify a missing or incomplete docu- clarify and simplify the election qualifica-
Hillman signed all her paperwork. ment,” Acting City Attorney Kira Honse ad- tion process. The new ordinance states that
Circuit Judge Paul Kanarek never got to vised the council of the proposed changes when the city accepts and deposits a check
Part of the argument used in court by Hill- rule on this fine point of law. Before the trial before the vote. for qualifying fees, that does not automati-
man’s attorney, before the case was settled, date, the city agreed to hold a special elec- cally mean a candidate is duly qualified. It
was that Florida Statute should be applied to tion with Hillman on the ballot. Councilwoman Laura Moss protested also states that the city clerk can make eli-
the local Vero election. The portion of state the changes, saying that the code was clear gibility decisions on his or her own, without
law Hillman’s Tallahassee lawyer liked was In the wake of the botched election, the as is and the responsibility falls squarely review by the canvassing board.
the part that appears to require state elec- Vero Beach City Council last week voted to on the candidate and no one else and that
tions officials to notify candidates if some- change the city code to be a bit more in line the changes make the code contradict itself The changes also shortened the period
thing, such as a signature or a document, is with state law – but one council member – making the question whether or not the during which the city clerk is allowed to
missing and to give the candidate a chance said the changes may have made the legal clerk notices or admits to noticing incom- accept most qualifying paperwork. In the
to fix the paperwork. water even muddier. plete documents. That is a fuzzy matter that case last fall, Hillman had turned in her
just invites further problems, Moss said. entire candidate packet in July for a No-
That application of state statute over a The updated Vero ordinance says the city vember election, instead of waiting for the
municipal election, as Hillman’s attorney clerk, as chief municipal elections official, Mayor Harry Howle, seeing no need to re- qualifying period. City Hall held onto the
pushed for, would have shifted the respon- should notify a candidate if the clerk notic- open the whole messy case, thanked Honse documents for months before the missing
sibility for making sure the submitted doc- es something not right with the paperwork. for her work on the ordinance and said he signature was discovered. 
uments were complete from candidate Hill- If the clerk does not notice, the ultimate re- was grateful the matter was over. As part of
sponsibility still rests on the candidate sub-

SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN dian River County, maintaining 227 canals, gator weed and torpedo grass and claimed dridge Golf Club, Director of Golf Bela
dikes and ditches. David Gunter, superin- that it is buffered so that it doesn’t persist Nagy told 32963 in an email that some
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tendent since 2002, says he relies mainly in the environment. products containing glyphosate are used
on mechanical excavators to keep canals “in limited applications as needed,” but
glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic from flooding. But in areas that machines “Glyphosate is not coming out of my that vegetative buffers around ponds and
in humans, but a panel of scientists that can’t handle, the district hires a licensed system,” he said. “The components are lakes act as natural filters for any runoff
advises the agency criticized the study be- contractor to spray herbicides from trucks. not active as an herbicide anymore be- from the golf course.
hind that finding. cause of the ph of the water.”
Gunter says the contractor, Future Hori- In Vero Beach, where city crews main-
City, county and water control district zons, Inc., is directed to spray only target As for Indian River County, utilities di- tain some 12 miles of mostly dry drainage
officials all say the products they use in or species such as Brazilian pepper and hy- rector Vincent Burke wrote in an email to ditches, public works director Monte Falls
near water are approved by the EPA and drilla, using “the most environmental- Vero Beach 32963 that “limited amounts” said the primary method of weed control
the Florida Department of Agriculture, are ly-friendly chemicals that we can use.” of herbicides containing glyphosate are is the use of weed-eaters four times a year.
applied carefully and sparingly, and only And he said submerged vegetation is never used for weed control in and around fa- Falls said an herbicide called AquaNeat,
used when mechanical methods of weed sprayed during the rainy season from late cilities such as tanks, valve pads, parking which contains glyphosate, is sometimes
control are not feasible. spring to late fall. “It’s not like we’re dump- areas, buildings and landscaping. used on swales and ditches when mechan-
ing herbicides and it’s floating into the [In- ical equipment can’t keep up with vegeta-
The Indian River Farms Water Control dian River] Lagoon,” Gunter said. Burke said work crews wear protective tion growth.
District is the agency primarily responsi- equipment, follow manufacturer guide-
ble for drainage and stormwater control He added that glyphosate is used only a lines, and refrain from spraying in rainy “We do not do herbicide treatment in
for about 54,000 acres in southeastern In- few times a year to control species like alli- conditions. any standing water,” he said. 

At county-owned and operated San-

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GIFFORD HEALTH CENTER ed to pursue legal remedy. consolidated at the Gifford center instead?, some of the ire over Hawker’s pullout. Con-
Trustee Allen Jones, who has spearheaded When Hawker was finally asked to speak solidating at the Health Department’s main
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efforts to expand the care available at the Gif- at the meeting last week, she told trustees, away from Gifford Health Center. The im-
pointed by the Health Department’s decision ford clinic, questioned future collaboration “I do believe there is opportunity to look at pediment to care created by that distance
to pull out of Gifford when they met at the with the Health Department, saying it de- consolidation at the Gifford site.” was exactly what the Hospital District in-
district chairman’s meeting last Wednesday, pended on “whether the Health Department tended to eliminate in 2003 when it spent
which was their first chance to speak togeth- feels it can make any kind of commitment For nearly a year, district trustees have $2.6 million in taxpayer money to build a
er about the matter due to Sunshine laws. that they can honor.” Currently, the Hospital shown deep concern for the Gifford commu- health center in the heart of Gifford.
District reimburses the Health Department nity where life expectancy is a decade short-
During the meeting, Health Department for close to $1 million in indigent care deliv- er than in white neighborhoods a few miles Last year, the Hospital District sought pro-
director Miranda Hawker sat grim-faced and ered at Gifford Health Center and elsewhere. away. Several have personally attended Gif- posals from healthcare organizations to run
silent, her raised hand ignored, while board ford Health Council meetings, taken tours of an expanded Gifford Health Center offering
Chairwoman Marybeth Cunningham al- Then the Hospital District’s attorney, Jen- pockets of poverty and spoken at length with more services and types of care. The Health
lowed trustees to vent. nifer Peshke, proposed an interim solution: leaders of various healthcare agencies about Department, which has run the clinic since
Instead of consolidating services at the main how to remedy the dearth of services and 2004, and Treasure Coast Community Health
Trustees Karen Deigl and Michael Weiss Health Department clinic at the county reach out to more patients in need. Care both submitted proposals for the job but
called the department’s planned pullout government center, as the email outlined, seemed to base their proposals on widely dif-
from Gifford a breach of the lease and want- couldn’t adult and pediatric primary care be That personal investment of time by the fering patient volumes. The Hospital District
volunteer District Board may have triggered then sought a more formal second round of
proposals, pushing back the date when ex-
panded services will start until next fall.

This time around, the Health Department
is not bidding on the job due to financial
concerns, despite having strong support in
the Gifford Community.

While Gifford leaders were notably absent
from the district meeting, NAACP president
Tony Brown seemed unsurprised by Hawk-
er’s move, saying it was to be expected “when
you put the Health Department in a predica-
ment where they have no other options.

“This was a cause and effect from Day
One, when the district stepped in and started
to initiate what it thought was the best thing
for Gifford,” he said. “It should have been the
Health Department all along. Just give them
what they needed and bring [the center]
back to what it used to be.”

In November, Brown took the podium in
a televised district meeting with much the
same message, lambasting the Hospital Dis-
trict board for putting the management of
the Gifford center out for bid.

“Our community has been deeply trou-
bled,” he said. “We did not ask for a divorce.
We are very much comfortable with the
Health Department.”

Attorney Peshke made clear Wednes-
day that the talk of legal action against the
Health Department didn’t mean the Hospital
District was wavering in its commitment to
Gifford. “Nothing has changed on the end of
the district with regard to our funding com-
mitment,” she told the board.

In the current proposal round, Treasure
Coast Community Health is expected to
again submit a proposal, and there is a pos-
sibility of a second proposal from Whole
Family Health Centers. Treasure Coast op-
erates as a federally qualified health center,
or FQHC; as such, it receives federal grants.
Whole Family is an FQHC Lookalike, mean-
ing while it doesn’t receive federal grants, it
does have the same access as Treasure Coast
to discounted drugs to sell at its pharmacies,
along with enhanced Medicaid and Medi-
care reimbursement rates. Both agencies can
also accept philanthropic dollars.

State Departments of Health receive none
of that, even as cuts in Medicaid, their main
source of revenue, continue; as a result,
Hawker said, many counties were cutting
primary care altogether. 



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Add ‘glue’ to treatment options for faulty leg veins

Dr. Hadi Shalhoub.

PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer United States have a condition called known as “Gray’s Anatomy”) to under- Dr. Hadi Shalhoub of the Steward
[email protected] “chronic venous insufficiency,” or CVI. stand this particular problem. Medical Group, Advanced Surgical As-
sociates and the Sebastian River Medical
According to the Cleveland Clinic, an You don’t need a copy of “The Ana- What you do need to know is that some Center says that CVI occurs when those
estimated 40 percent of people in the tomical Basis of Clinical Practice” (also of your veins have valves.

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A key part of the evaluation is a high-
ly-specialized form of ultra-sound called
a “VNUS Grade Doppler” which, Shal-
houb explains, “is designed to visualize
all of these valves and grade them to see
if they are incompetent.”

With one more “tool in the toolbox” in
the form of VenaSeal, Shalhoub says he
and his fellow vascular surgeons can cus-
tomize the most effective individual treat-
ment plan possible for those with CVI.

Dr. Hadi Shalhoub is with the Steward
Medical Group, Advanced Surgical As-
sociates and the Sebastian River Medical
Center. His offices are at 13100 U.S. 1 in
Sebastian. The phone number is 772-581-
8900. 

‘With VenaSeal, we can treat that
whole length of that vein from the

groin all the way to the ankles.’

– Dr. Hadi Shalhoub

valves stop functioning properly. damage the interior walls of the defec-
High school anatomy likely taught you tive vein, which causes it to close. The
body then absorbs the vein tissue and re-
that your arteries send freshly oxygenat- routes the blood through a different vein.
ed blood from your heart to nourish all
your internal and external tissue and or- The newer treatment employs a prod-
gans while your veins return that same uct from Medtronics called VenaSeal.
blood back to the heart to start the cycle
again. Shalhoub says, for him, radio frequen-
cy ablation is “still the preferred way,” to
Some veins, including those in your treat chronic venous insufficiency, but
legs, are equipped with one-way valves he is quick to point out that the VenaSeal
that keep the blood flowing upwards to approach does offer some advantages.
the heart.
VenaSeal is basically vein glue, a med-
If those valves fail, blood can flow ical-grade adhesive that is injected into
backwards and pool in your lower ex- the vein with the damaged valves, effec-
tremities, which can result in pain, in- tively sealing it and stopping the blood
flammation, internal tissue damage, flow so that the body redirects that flow
open sores on the skin surface, cellulitis, to healthy veins.
varicose veins, high blood pressure, ul-
cers, deep vein thrombosis and even po- “With heat ablation we can treat from
tentially lethal blood clots. the knee all the way to the groin but then
we have to do a different type of ablation
“People have to realize,” Shalhoub below that area,” Shalhoub says. “With
says, “this is not a cosmetic issue. It’s a VenaSeal, we can treat that whole length
real medical problem.” of that vein from the groin all the way to
the ankles.”
One of the primary causes of vein
valve failure can’t really be treated. It’s He also notes that “the recovery is
age. CVI most frequently occurs in peo- faster,” using VenaSeal, so people can get
ple over 50. back to work or other activities sooner.

But the condition itself can be treated. He estimates that 25 percent of his
Vascular surgeons like Shalhoub have patients will end up being treated with
one more way to deal with this problem VenaSeal for one reason or another, but
right in the office, no hospital required, is quick to point out that deciding in ad-
including one relatively new way. vance what treatment to use is an exer-
cise in futility.
The first line of treatment, according
to Shalhoub, is an old one: compression Every patient, he says, has to have
stockings. Designed to apply pressure to “a full clinical evaluation” to find out
your lower legs, they can help maintain whether there are other abnormalities
blood flow while reducing discomfort to their vein structure. Sometimes the
and swelling. heart has to be evaluated; if the pump
is not working, that can cause backup
Beyond the stockings, laser treatments pressure in the lower veins and swelling
and radio frequency-generated heat can in the legs.
be effective treatments that “ablate” or

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Why to be wary of some
digestive enzyme supplements

By Christy Brissette of healthy gut bacteria. Specific types of en-
The Washington Post zymes break down carbohydrates, proteins
or fats. Digestive enzymes are released and
Does your digestion leave something to mix with your food throughout digestion,
be desired? If you often experience discom- starting in the mouth and continuing in
fort after eating, you’re not alone. Accord- the stomach, pancreas, liver and small in-
ing to the National Institutes of Health, 60 testine.
million to 70 million Americans are affect-
ed by digestive diseases. Many are trying When your body doesn’t produce
a fairly new but growing category of sup- enough of certain digestive enzymes, undi-
plements called digestive enzymes, which gested compounds can make their way into
may help the body break down compounds your large intestine and cause unpleasant
in food. These supplements typically con- symptoms – such as the gas some experi-
tain a variety of digestive enzymes such as ence after eating beans – or rob your body
amylases, lipases and proteases. A report of essential energy and nutrients.
by Transparency Market Research esti-
mates that the global market for digestive Prescription digestive enzymes
enzyme supplements, worth $358 million In the latter instance, it’s likely you have
in 2016, is expected to grow to more than $1 a more serious medical issue affecting the
billion by 2025. pancreas, such as pancreatitis, pancre-
atic cancer or cystic fibrosis. If so, taking
Promotions for some of these supple- enzymes orally is essential, because your
ments do more than promise they will cure body doesn’t produce enough of them to
digestive ailments. They also claim the break food down into energy and nutrients.
supplements will help people lose weight, You will likely need prescription-strength
think more clearly and even give people the digestive enzymes that go by trade names
ability to eat foods they’re allergic to. But such as Creon or Pancreaze. These medica-
before I explain why these supplements ar- tions, called pancreatic enzyme products,
en’t all they’re cracked up to be, and could have been well-studied and are regulated
even be dangerous, here’s a quick lesson on by the Food and Drug Administration. Your
how enzymes fit into the digestive process. physician will be able to determine the
right dose for you.
What exactly are digestive enzymes? Over-the-counter digestive enzymes
Digestive enzymes are proteins your If your main symptoms are gas or bloat-
body produces and uses to break down ing, you likely don’t need a prescriptive fix
your food into energy and nutrients. They and can turn to over-the-counter remedies.
differ from probiotics, which are bacteria or Alpha-galactosidase is a digestive en-
yeasts that offer health benefits, and prebi- zyme that breaks down the carbohydrates
otics, which are fibers and other non-digest- in beans into simpler sugars to make them
ible compounds that promote the growth

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diabetes medications. They may cause side do? Goel says, “I typically tell my patients
effects including abdominal pain, gas and to avoid [digestive enzyme supplements]
diarrhea. and take a safer approach.” He prefers
to address the root cause of diet-related
There also isn’t evidence to back up digestive ailments by changing what pa-
claims that these over-the-counter enzyme tients eat, rather than prescribing sup-
supplements can promote weight loss, im- plements.
prove digestion or help with food allergies.
Promises of the latter are particularly con- The Low FODMAP Diet is one possible
cerning because taking the supplements solution to address irritable bowel syn-
could be dangerous. You should avoid foods drome symptoms. FODMAPs are short-
you’re allergic to or that your body cannot chain carbohydrates that can cause di-
tolerate rather than relying on an untested gestive ailments. Just like in our lactose
supplement to undo any harm. example (which is one type of FODMAP),
when these carbohydrates aren’t broken
Dealing with digestive issues without a down properly, they can travel into the
pill large intestine, where they can lead to
symptoms such as bloating, pain, and di-
If digestive enzyme supplements ar- arrhea and/or constipation. 
en’t the panacea we were hoping for,
what’s a person with digestive issues to

easier to digest. The most commonly New digestive enzyme supplements
known alpha-galactosidase supplement is Lately, consumers have been purchasing
known by the trade name Beano. It’s been over-the-counter digestive enzyme supple-
around since the early 1990s, long before ments that contain combinations of many
digestive enzymes started trending. different enzymes. These formulations
haven’t been regulated or scientifically
Another common digestive enzyme evaluated for effectiveness, and people are
you’ve probably heard of is lactase, which taking them without a doctor’s recommen-
breaks down lactose, the natural sugar in dation. There are several problems with
milk. Without enough lactase, the lactose this approach.
travels undigested into the colon, followed These supplements contain enzymes
by lots of water to dilute it. This leads to the produced from plants or animals, such as
cramping, gas and diarrhea that are hall- the protein-digesting enzyme bromelain,
marks of lactose intolerance. Lactase pills – which is found in pineapple. While they
or lactose-free milk, which has the enzyme may carry labels promising they’re natural
already added to it – can prevent the symp- and safe, they could come with potential
toms of lactose intolerance. side effects and medication interactions.
For example, bromelain could interact with
Of course, you can choose to avoid foods blood thinning medications.
that give you trouble. But taking alpha-ga- Digestive enzyme supplements also
lactosidase or lactase supplements to could interact with antacids and certain
help with digestive issues is safe and evi-
dence-based.

10 March 1, 2019 VeroNews/Sebastian River News | HEALTHY SENIOR

Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment: Part 2

By Fred Cicetti | Columnist tectomy that removes part or the entire
breast or can be more extensive to in-
The most common breast cancer symp- clude lymph nodes and muscle tissue.
tom is a lump. Other symptoms include
swelling, skin irritation, nipple pain or Radiation therapy is another form of
retraction, and an unusual discharge. treatment. It uses high-energy rays or
particles that destroy cancer cells. This
Early diagnosis saves lives. The combi- treatment may be used to destroy cancer
nation of a mammogram, a clinical breast cells that remain in the breast, chest wall
exam and self-exams is recommended by or underarm area after surgery.
healthcare experts to reduce breast-can-
cer deaths. Medicines are also used to treat breast
cancer. Chemotherapy employs intrave-
A mammogram is a breast X-ray. If nous and oral drugs that can kill cancer
mammography finds an abnormality, cells in most parts of the body. The an-
confirmation by biopsy is required. In a ti-estrogen drug tamoxifen has been used
biopsy, a tissue sample is taken for anal- for many years to treat breast cancer.
ysis.
Hormone therapy is a cancer treatment
WebMd.com reports that “according that removes hormones or blocks their
to the American Cancer Society, about 10 action and stops cancer cells from grow-
percent of women who have a mammo- ing. Hormones are substances made by
gram will be called back for more tests. glands in the body and circulated in the
But only 8 percent to 10 percent of those bloodstream. Some hormones can cause
women will need a biopsy and 80 percent certain cancers to grow.
of those biopsies turn out be benign.”
If tests show that the cancer cells have
Women 40 and older should have an places where hormones can attach (re-
annual mammogram and breast exam ceptors), drugs, surgery or radiation ther-
by a healthcare professional. As long as a apy are used to reduce the production of
woman is in good health and would be a hormones or block them from working.
candidate for treatment, she should con- The hormone estrogen, which makes
tinue to get mammograms and exams. some breast cancers grow, is made main-
ly by the ovaries. Treatment to stop the
Research has shown that self-exams ovaries from making estrogen is called
ovarian ablation.
help find breast cancer. Self-examination
teaches women how their breasts feel Hormone therapy with tamoxifen is of-
normally and to notice changes. ten given to patients with early stages of
breast cancer and those with metastatic
Ultrasound and MRI are other diag- breast cancer (cancer that has spread to
nostic tools other parts of the body). Hormone thera-
py with tamoxifen or estrogens can act on
Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound cells all over the body and may increase
waves to outline a part of the body. Breast the chance of developing endometrial
ultrasound can focus upon something cancer.
picked up by a mammogram.
Women taking tamoxifen should have
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a pelvic exam every year to look for any
uses radio waves and strong magnets in- signs of cancer. Any vaginal bleeding,
stead of X-rays. They can be used to exam- other than menstrual bleeding, should be
ine cancers found by mammogram. reported to a doctor as soon as possible.

Most women with breast cancer have [This is the second installment in a
some type of surgery. Surgeries include three-part series on breast cancer]. 
lumpectomy to remove only the breast
lump and surrounding tissue, a mas-



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Bonz: Emmett’s amazing tale is the stuff of dreams

Hi Dog Buddies! PHOTO: KAILA JONES Emmett call Super Strict. So now I’m basically back
to pre-trainer behavior. (When Miss is re-
Innerviewing you poocheroos is never, So she went online an came across a pick- lady was so happy for me she cried. It’s a ally, really, really Serious, she shakes a can
ever boring. EVRY pooch has an innerst- shur of Her Dream Dog, inna big field, at a human thing, I think. of pebbles, which drives me nuts, so I know
ing story. Wait till you hear this. Emmett place in L.A. called the Dexter Foundation. I have No Choice.) But, mostly, I’m puh-li-
Roche-Woolnough lives by the ocean. (I You can probly guess who it was.” “Here I get a daily leash walk. An I LOVE te an stuff, but I consider commands, like
got to ride in my first elly-vader, which the dog park. I always announce myself ‘Sit!’ for example, more like, you know, sug-
gave me tingly paws!) Emmett’s an almost- I nodded. with a buncha hello barks, then off we go, gestions.”
8-year-old rescue border terrier/Jack Rus- “Yup. My name was Angus, if you can running.
sell mix. He’s on the small side, but with a buhleeve it. Dexter had rescued me from a I had kinda noticed that. I changed the
Big Personality. AN he’s Very, Very Verbal. high-kill shelter, where I knew my number “But I don’t care for the Ocean. It’s al- subject. “Um, what’s you favrite food?”
was almost up. But, deep down, I felt My ways sneakin’ up on me. I bark at it, an it
Emmett bounced, barked and wagged Forever Famly would find me somehow. runs away, but it always comes back. I do “Miss’ homemade chiggen an rice with
his way through the Wag-and Sniff an the An they DID. I gotta new name, too – Em- love humans, an fellow pooches. Miss’ an vegetubbles. I also get ONE kibble treat
innerductions. mett - cuzza Miss; dream. I like it better, Sir’s frens like me, too: Gail offered to dog- when Miss has to go out. She says, ‘I’m go-
anyway.” sit me when Miss an Sir hafta be away. ing out. You stay here. Be a good boy. Guard
“Hi!” (Bounce! Bounce!) “Come IN!” “Looks like your life is Totally Cool Kib- Then Andrea an Valerie volunteered, too. the house. I’LL BE BACK! Here’s your treat.’
(Wag! Wag!) “You’re Bonzo, right? I’m Em- bles, now,” I ventured. So I have a dog sitter Waiting List. I think I She always tells me how long she’ll be gone,
mett!” (Barkedity-bark-bark!) This is my “You bet your Dog Biscuits! My first must have cuh-RIZZ-muh, don’t you?” so I know it won’t be forever.”
Mom, Claudette. I call her Miss! (Bounce! couple years with Miss an Sir, we lived in
Wag! Bark!) “My Dad’s Jeff. I call him Sir!” Cali. Then we moved to Ireland. (Sir di- “Posi-woofin’-tively!” I responded. He lowered his voice. “Don’t tell Miss
(Bark! Bark! Bark!) rects movies an TV, so we go to lotsa in- “When we got back from Ireland, I went but, whenever I visit Nana, she has a secret
nersting places.) I loved Ireland. I even got to this Really Great Trainer in Toronto. Miss bag of treats for me. I love visitin’ Nana.”
He zoomed into the dining room. His my own passport! After Ireland, we spent says when I got back, I was un-buh-LEE-
Mom said, “Sit, Emmett!” six months in Spain. That was fun, too. In vibly well trained – Best. Dog. EVER!!” “My lips are sealed,” I promised.
Winnipeg, Sir let me visit his set an watch. “Woof, Emmett, that’s Crunchy Dog Bis- I’d also noticed that Emmett had been
“Sit!” I was Very Well Behaved.” cuits!” dragging a soft, floppy mat around, so I
“Sit!” “Cool Kibbles!” I exclaimed. “Yeah, well, it was. But Miss isn’t what I’d asked about it.
“Sit!” “When we got back to the States, we sor- “When I hadda have a tooth pulled, I
“Sit!” ta accidently found Vero Beach, which we DON’T BE SHY chewed on this (he gave the well-munched
I sat. My assistant sat. Emmett’s Mom all agree is perfect for us. Then Miss sent a mat a liddle nose bump) to make my mouth
sat. Finally – Emmett sat. pickshure of me to the lady at the high-kill We are always looking for pets feel better. An I sorta got in the habit.
“Are you ready?” he asked. “I can’t wait to shelter who was nice to me, to show her with interesting stories. “Before you go, I wanna show you this,”
tell you my story. It’s uh-MAZE-ing!” how my life had changed. Miss says the Emmett said. His Mom was holdin’ a wa-
“Go for it!” I replied, pencil poised. To set up an interview, email tercolor painting: a row of colorful hous-
“OK, so, one night Miss had this dream. [email protected]. es along a rocky shoreline and one happy
In it she hadda dog. But not her kinda dog. liddle pooch with wirey, every-which-way
She’d only ever had Big Dogs. She didn’t hair.
even LIKE liddle mop dogs. But the dog “It’s ME on the beach near our house in
in the dream was liddle, an scruffy, with Ireland. One of our neighbors painted it
sticky-uppy ears an whiskers, and wirey, special for me. Our house is the pink one.”
every-which-way hair. AN its name was Emmett was so happy an fun, I wish I
Emmett. coulda stayed longer.
“’What the woof?’ she probly thought. Heading home I was thinkin’ how some
‘Why would I dream about such a silly lid- things are just s’pose to be: like, because
dle dog?’ Then Sir, who was travelin,’ sent of a dream, a scruffy liddle rescue pooch
her a pickshur of a guy he’d met, with a dog went from Dire Circumstances to a For-
just like in her dream. She reelized it was ever Famly, with fun, an travel, an chig-
A Sign that there was a scruffy liddle mop gen-with-vegetubbles.
dog out there somewhere waiting for her.
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Find Lowcountry charm in Indian River Club home

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer
[email protected]

A leisurely drive along the narrow,
manicured streets of Indian River Club
makes one feel transported to the coast
of South Carolina. Large, covered porches
with room to sit and enjoy a cool bever-
age, white columns, and a soothing color
palette all contribute to the elegance and
charm.

Those qualities radiate from the home
located at 600 Bridgewater Lane SW. Set on
a narrow lot, the house is deceiving. What
looks to be a rather small residence in fact
encompasses more than 2,000 square feet
with beautiful tile and bamboo floors.

“It’s almost a surprise,” says Char Bev-
er of the home’s spacious interior. Bev-
er owns the property with her husband
Mike.

Built by DiRocco Construction, the co-
lonial-style house features four unique ar-
eas. The entryway opens to the combo liv-
ing-dining room with a small bedroom to
the side. The current homeowners use the
bedroom as an office but easily convert
it to a guest room when family members
come to visit.

Through an arched doorway, visitors
enter the heart of the home, an expansive
space with a breakfast nook, great room
and recently renovated kitchen, complete
with a streamlined island where the stain-
less-steel dishwasher and double-basin
sink are located.

The Bevers decided to replace some of
the flooring in the kitchen when they redid
the island, because the new island had a
different footprint than the original.

Instead of selecting a different type of
tile to set off the kitchen work area, the
Bevers opted for bamboo flooring, adding
a warm, wood-tone contrast to the bright
white and stainless-steel space.

Opposite the kitchen with its glass block
windows that allow light in but provide
privacy, are large sliding glass doors lead-
ing out to the screened lanai.

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ing visitors. The solar-heated pool with some buyers might expect these days – only owners. They got settled in just before cided where that will be. They have a
waterfall surrounded by a paver pool patio where you walk into the house and can see the hurricanes blew through. daughter who lives in Port St. Lucie and a
and a covered eating space provide ample everything all at once, but there are advan- son in West Florida. They’ve lived in Colo-
room for spending time with guests. tages to the layout here, where each of the “This house did a great job,” Char Bever rado, California and Kansas City.
main areas of the house is open in its own said, noting that her home sustained no
Char Bever said she loves light and her right but there is an element of separation. significant damage from the storms that “The kids are a little puzzled about the
home is filled with it, flooding in through devastated much of the county. move,” Char Bever said.
windows and glass doors. With a grin, she noted she could host
guests for dinner, who would dine in the “It’s like a little fortress,” said listing Much as she will miss her charming
A pocket door separates the entertain- living/dining room without knowing the agent Realtor Peggy Hewett. home, Bever says she will miss the com-
ment side of the house from the sleeping state of her kitchen behind the wall. munity and her neighbors more. When
quarters – a master suite as well as a guest Given the possibility of future tropical walking around the neighborhood, drivers
suite and the laundry room. “I could have a mess in the kitchen!” she storms, there is an outlet in the garage wave and fellow walkers stop and strike up
said. specifically to handle the power needs of conversations.
The master bedroom is spacious, with a generator.
more than enough room for the largest of The Bevers moved into the Bridgewater “Anyone who comes here will enjoy the
beds. It has his and hers walk-in closets Lane house in 2004 and they have been its The Bevers are ready to find a new place camaraderie,” said Hewett, a fellow Indian
along with a third closet for linens. The to call home, though they haven’t yet de- River Club resident.
master bath features a dual vanity, a walk-
in shower enclosure, a soaker tub, and a FEATURES FOR 600 BRIDGEWATER LANE SW The community also has an active phil-
water closet. anthropic bent. Dozens of residents vol-
Neighborhood: Indian River Club unteer their time and talents at Indian Riv-
The guest suite features a stan- Lot size: 37 feet by 130 feet er Academy, a previously poor performing
dard-sized bedroom with a traditional elementary school. The residents serve as
bathroom with shower/tub, toilet and Construction: Concrete block with stucco greeters, mentors, test proctors and even
sink. But the coastal, beachy colors and Architectural style: Low-country colonial revival help out with gardening.
finishes make the bathroom anything but
ordinary. Year built: 2000 “That’s the type of people who are here,”
Home size: Appx. 2,200 sq. ft. Hewett said.
Char Bever said she could understand
the appeal of a fully open-concept house Bedrooms: 3 “They’re not just sitting at home,” Char
Bathrooms: 2 Bever said. “They’re out there helping.” 
Additional features: Two-car attached garage, ceiling fans,
crown molding, walk-in closet, fence, irrigation, outdoor show-
er, screened lanai, pool, community gate, golf course, fitness
center, two community pools, clubhouse with restaurant and
golf pro shop, golf and social memberships optional
Listing agency: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Listing agent: Peggy Hewett, 772-321-4282
Listing price: $399,500

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Add beauty and Big breach of borrowers’ data
natural light to your raises new concerns, questions
EXISTING entryway
By Kenneth R. Harney | The Washington Post of the documents, according to an email sent
in about an hour! to me by Sandy Campbell, Ascension’s gener-
A large breach of mortgage data that has al counsel.
• Glass patterns • Patio & Sliding exposed the personal financial information
for every style Glass Doors of tens of thousands of borrowers raises key OpticsML, meanwhile, has gone offline. As
and budget consumer questions: What happens to all of late last week, its phone number had been
• Framed / those disclosures we make after we apply for disconnected, and the contact information
• Customize to Frameless and obtain a home loan – our tax returns, So- listed on its website was nonfunctional. In
your style Shower Units cial Security numbers, credit card accounts, a statement for this column, a company
bank account numbers and detailed sum- spokesman explained that, “In an abun-
• Impact Glass • Etching maries of our assets? dance of caution, we have taken down our
• Wood Interior/ • Schlage & Emtek website and servers while we conclude our
Where does it all go after the closing? If investigation of the unauthorized access.”
Exterior Doors Hardware your mortgage or servicing rights subse-
• Fiberglass • Mirror Wraps quently are sold and resold to other com- Campbell told me that Ascension is “in
panies, what happens to all that intimate regular contact with law-enforcement inves-
Doors information? Does it stay securely padlocked
away somewhere, far out of the reach of tigators” regarding the breach and “is work-
criminals? You would hope so, but consider ing with vendors” to send notification letters
this – 54,000 mortgage borrowers recently to affected mortgage borrowers. It will also
had their financial data exposed to identity provide “credit monitoring, call-center sup-
thieves trolling on the Internet. Borrowers port and identity-restoration services at no
had no hint that they were vulnerable, and cost.”
many may still not know that a breach oc-
curred. The banks whose loan clients might have
been injured made it clear in statements that
There was no lock on the online files that they had no direct involvement in the data
contained their private data. Stunningly, breach because they neither own nor service
their information was not protected by even the mortgages.
a simple password. It’s not known at this
point whether, or how much, personal data Nonetheless, a Citibank spokesman said
was accessed, but the files reportedly were it is “working to identify potentially affected
exposed for two weeks or more. customers” and has “instituted a forensic in-
vestigation.” A spokeswoman for Wells Fargo
Some borrowers could find that criminals told me, “We have no indication that any
already have used their information to es- Wells systems or service providers were com-
tablish new credit card accounts, purchase promised,” and the bank views the “security
merchandise, even apply for new mortgages of our customers’ personal information” as
– creating havoc for the victims. “our priority.”

First reported by trade publication Tech- Industry experts were aghast at the breach.
Crunch, the breach involved loans originated Paul Benda, senior vice president for risk and
by several companies — Wells Fargo; a unit
of Citigroup; Capital One; HSBC Life Insur-
ance; and others. The loans were acquired by
investment management firm Rocktop Part-
ners, based in Arlington, Tex.

Rocktop’s affiliate, Ascension Data & An-
alytics, hired a New York-based company,
OpticsML, which allegedly made a “server
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cybersecurity at the American Bankers As- PROS AND CONS OF REDUCING HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COVERAGE
sociation, said “banks have strict data secu-
rity protocols in place . . . and protect their By Ilyce Glink & Samuel J. Tamkin | The Washington Post sure that their insured policy holders are You might be right that you can rebuild
[own] data well.” So, too, should companies paying the right premium for the cover- your home for far less than what the in-
that acquire mortgages originated by banks Q: Every year, I get a renewal notice from age. If you told the insurance company surance company believes it will cost,
and resold in the secondary market. “If you my homeowners insurance company and that you wanted an insurance policy for but their models don’t anticipate each
receive this loan data, well gosh darn it you it indicates the value of my home. The in- only $500,000 and the home sustains a homeowner being able to undertake the
need to protect it,” Benda added. surance company lists my residence value catastrophic loss, the insurance compa- rebuilding of the home. The insurance
at more than $700,000. I understand that ny might still be on the hook to rebuild company expects that you will hire con-
Rick Hill, vice president of industry tech- this is what they think it would cost to re- tractors, architects and other profession-
nology for the Mortgage Bankers Associa- construct the dwelling, even though I could the home and pay out $700,000 to rebuild als to rebuild your home. As those costs
tion, called for new “uniform federal stan- subcontract it for 25 percent less. it if it includes a replacement value clause. get included in the coverage amount, we
dards” for protecting consumers’ data that see how easy it could be to say that your
would apply in instances like this. And if the structure were to burn down We have some friends who had a $1 home’s coverage could be upwards of
to the ground, the removal cost of damage million policy on their home that gave $700,000.
The underlying problem here is that the isn’t going to be $200,000. Why can’t I spec- them guaranteed replacement coverage.
personal information we all supply to get a ify an amount (e.g., $500,000) of coverage? When the home burned to the ground, Having said all that, if you want a pol-
home mortgage frequently does not remain If the cost to reconstruct comes out higher, the insurance company paid out $2 mil- icy with lesser coverage, the insurance
with the lender that made the loan. it would be on me to pony up any differ- lion to rebuild the home to the size and company can sell you a policy that will
ence? quality it was originally. cover you up to $500,000 and not one cent
Mortgages routinely are pooled and sold more. You’d take the risk that if the costs
to investors in a vast secondary market; Incidentally, the estimated selling price To avoid this issue, insurance compa- come in above that amount, you’d have
those investors may resell chunks of their of the home, including pool, five acres and nies will require homeowners to up their to come up with the money to rebuild the
portfolios to other investors. After a couple outbuildings, is around $500,000. coverage to what the insurance company home.
of transactions, the financial data back- believes it will cost to rebuild the home.
ing an individual mortgage is far removed A: The short answer to your question As a side issue, your mortgage lender
from the bank or mortgage company that is that you can tell your homeowners in- – if you have a mortgage lender on your
originated it. As a general rule, mortgage surance company to insure your home home – will require you to carry a home-
investors take pains to store client financial for a specific value amount. If you want owners insurance policy of no less than
data on platforms that include significant the company to simply insure you up to the face amount of the loan you owe to
security protections. But as this new breach $500,000, they can and will sell you that the bank.
illustrates, lapses can occur. policy. The policy you currently have may
include a “replacement value” clause. This If you owe $550,000 to the bank, the
What to do if you find yourself a victim? clause obligates the insurance company lender will want to know that you have at
Pretty much the same things you did when to pay out money to rebuild the home. least $550,000 of insurance coverage on
Equifax got hacked: Consider taking advan- the home.  
tage of any free credit-monitoring services Insurance companies need to make
you are offered, and consider freezing or
locking your credit reports. 

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: FEB. 18 THROUGH FEB. 22

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

A moderately busy week in the mainland real estate market saw a total of 24 transactions of sin-
gle-family residences and lots reported from Feb. 18-22 (some shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the townhouse at 1901 Tarpon Lane, Unit
#204 – first listed last month for $699,000 – sold for $685,000 on Feb. 21.
Representing the seller in the transaction was agent Roger L. Smith of Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Rep-
resenting the buyer was Matilde G. Sorensen of Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$685,000
VERO BEACH 1910 TARPON LN UNIT#204 1/14/2019 $699,000 2/21/2019 $530,000
VERO BEACH 5205 W HARBOR VILLAGE DR 11/27/2018 $545,000 2/21/2019 $515,000
VERO BEACH 4860 E COVENTRY CT 1/29/2019 $525,000 2/22/2019 $415,000
VERO BEACH 4252 DIAMOND 1/23/2019 $422,900 2/19/2019 $315,000
SEBASTIAN 351 SEBASTIAN CROSSINGS BLVD 1/14/2019 $327,500 2/21/2019 $264,098
SEBASTIAN 356 SANDCREST CIR 8/27/2018 $274,098 2/20/2019 $260,000
VERO BEACH 795 FOX RUN SW 11/14/2018 $259,900 2/19/2019 $250,000
VERO BEACH 722 S OCRACOKE SQR SW 1/18/2019 $259,900 2/18/2019 $249,500
VERO BEACH 4710 50TH AVE 1/24/2019 $259,900 2/22/2019 $227,750
SEBASTIAN 135 MILLER DR 1/12/2019 $224,900 2/20/2019 $215,000
SEBASTIAN 814 CLEARMONT ST 12/5/2018 $214,900 2/21/2019 $214,000
VERO BEACH 430 TAMARIND PL 1/9/2019 $218,000 2/20/2019 $213,000
SEBASTIAN 13530 MYSTIC DR UNIT#306 9/13/2018 $225,000 2/21/2019 $197,300
VERO BEACH 711 24TH SQR 10/17/2018 $220,000 2/21/2019

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classroom dynamic PAGE B2
‘HOWL AT MOON’ WILL
BE RAGIN’ CAJUN FOR Adam Schnell.
MARDI GRAS NIGHTS
PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
By Samantha Baita | Staff Writer
[email protected]

1 Summon your inner Cajun:
You’re definitely going to lais-
sez les bon temps rouler at Riverside
Theatre’s Howl at the Moon Mardi
Gras Nights, this Friday and Satur-
day, March 1 and 2. Here’s the deal:
It’s a live music request show with
not two, but three hot, party-ready
pianists facing off, with you, the au-
dience, in charge of the music. Keep-
ing the bon temps rollin’ right along,
the servers and bartenders will have
beads for you to collect. And, of
course, there’s always free music Live
on the Loop, and plenty of food (Ca-
jun this week) and beverages to pur-
chase outside on the Loop, or inside,
with your server, at the Howl show.
The Rowdy Roosters Mardi Gras Dix-
ieland Jazz Band will be playing the
Loop both nights. These tres popular
events can sell out, so act according-
ly. Times: Howl show, non-stop 7:30
p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Live on the Loop,
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets: Mardi
Gras Howl show, side seats, $12; table

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Street artist creates an inspiring classroom dynamic

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent Christopher Sweeney and his art wall-papered with their drawings.”
[email protected] class at Beachland Elementary.
He is particularly pleased when seeing his
Christopher Sweeney, a 29-year-old Beach- PHOTOS: KAILA JONES
land Elementary School art teacher, is like a students doodling on placemats in a restau-
modern-day pied piper, charming students “I’ve always had a passion for art and I’ve
with his cartoon characters and hands-on always been good with kids,” says Sweeney, rant rather than playing on their phones.
teaching skills, while leading them into a life adding that while in college, he worked in a
filled with wonder and imagination. day care center and volunteered at a Boys and “Often I see they are drawing my signature
Girls Club.
“The younger the child, the more impress- robot and that warms my heart.”
ible he is,” Sweeney explains. “Exposing chil- “My mom was a second-grade teacher, so I
dren to art is opening up a whole new world was always around younger children.Teaching He explains that his robot – now visible on
beyond the video games and electronics.” art to young children was the perfect blend of
my two passions. I enjoy sitting at the table and murals around town – came to life during his
Sweeney says he enjoys seeing the excite-
ment in their eyes as he challenges them to second year of teaching, when his class lesson
use cartoon drawings to convey emotional
messages and bring the characters to life. He was to create a comic book character.
gets even more satisfaction when his young
charges show an interest in his work outside “We started with sim-
the classroom; occasionally inviting their fam-
ilies along to watch him paint murals on the ple shapes; a circle for
sides of buildings.
the body, a square for
After studying art, education and sociology
at Jacksonville University, the New Jersey na- the head, then a heart
tive taught middle school grades six to eight
in north Florida, and eventually became an like the tin man and
elementary school art teacher in Fort Pierce.
Sweeney next worked for a couple of years at gloved hands like Mickey
Pelican Island Elementary School in Sebastian,
before landing his dream job at Beachland Ele- Mouse. The eyes are XO’s
mentary School last year.
for hugs and kisses be-

cause he runs on love.”

Before he knew it, the

robot was dancing and

drawing with my kids,” surfing and the kids were

says Sweeney. Taylor Stutzman with Christopher Sweeney. hooked.

“My classes are al- “The most important

ways interactive. I’ll have them draw an thing a teacher can do is engage the student,”

image on a sheet of paper and then I’ll he explains. “I stumbled on a cartoon charac-

draw my version of the same image with ter that grabbed their attention.”

enhancements. They enjoy seeing a simple Piggybacking on the reception to his XO ro-

drawing morph into a unique character bot, Sweeney created a stretched-heart draw-

with personality. My entire classroom is ing that now often accompanies XO.

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“We all have challenges in life that stretch top 100 artists in the country. can scope out their locations on my website that will be incorporated into interactive art
our hearts. They get pulled and twisted and “I was featured with artists I had been and photograph their families in a page from spaces all over Vero, spreading the message
wrapped around obstacles, but if you open their book. You might say it’s a live ‘Where’s that everyone can lift themselves up from
your heart up to love they will never break,” he admiring and looking up to for years,” he XO?’ hunt.” whatever obstacle they are facing.
says. “My message is all about sharing love; we says with excitement. “I realized that the
need more positivity in this world.” XO robot and stretched heart had universal Running on an endless amount of creativity “I just finished the first wing painting on
appeal. Everyday I’m drawing him doing and energy, Sweeney recently teamed up with the United Against Poverty building, featur-
While living in Jacksonville, Sweeney took something new.” fellow artists as part of a United Against Pover- ing my stretched heart twisting itself around
his art to the streets in a big way – using blank ty Uplifting Vero campaign, which ties in with the wings,” says Sweeney, referencing the New
walls on the sides of buildings as his canvas. Sweeney says his goal is to create his own the nonprofit’s message of inspiring people UP Center, scheduled to open this summer.
His whimsically comical murals now enhance interactive coloring books for children and to lift themselves out of poverty and into eco- “Wings are popular street art, and just about
buildings in several cities throughout Florida, adults featuring his characters. nomic sufficiency. everyone wants to position themselves for a
including Fort Pierce and Vero Beach. photo as a butterfly, or angel or bird.”
“I want some of my murals to be pages out The campaign will feature inspirational
“I call myself a contemporary street artist. of the coloring books, so that children can visit wings of various shapes, sizes and mediums “The driving force behind this campaign is
My style is more Pop Art with cartoon charac- the pages in larger-than-life renditions. They a collaborative of local artists who are donat-
ters. When I paint on canvas it’s for the enjoy- ing their time and talent, sponsors who are
ment of the one person who bought it; when underwriting the supplies, and the building
I paint on buildings it’s for public enjoyment. owners who are allowing us to create designs
It gives me the opportunity to have a fan base on their walls,” says Annabel Robertson, UP
for people who maybe can’t afford my artwork. executive director.
And I love to see my students with their fami-
lies taking photos.” “It’s a community effort to lift up spirits and
spread a message of love. The wings symbolize
It generally takes two to three days to com- the ability to lift ourselves up,” she adds. “After
plete a mural, depending on the size of the all, we’ve all had broken wings at some point in
wall. Sweeney first sketches out his vision with our lives, but by embracing each other we are
a sharpie and then fills it in with a can of acrylic able to fly again.”
spray paint.
Despite his success as a street artist,
“The painting evolves in the process,” he ex- Sweeney says he has no intentions of leav-
plains. “I get entrenched in the design and go ing the classroom.
to town with the spray can. Then I step back,
look at it, and make modifications. Everything, “Teaching is fun and so rewarding. Expos-
including the words, is done with a spray can. I ing them to art at an early age will impact the
only use a brush to fine tune and blend.” rest of their life. My murals may be painted
over in the future, my canvases may be dam-
Sweeney says he was honored to be includ- aged or discarded, but the impression I’ve
ed in the Ultimate Street Coloring Book, pro- made on my students is lasting. That’s what
duced by the Miami Arts District, featuring the really matters.” 

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Robe trip: When kimonos were ‘Designed to Mobilize’

By Ellen Fischer | Columnist ing of what they are viewing. An impressive PHOTOS: BENJAMIN THACKER hero who died in 1934. Japan left the League
[email protected] exhibition of international importance, this of Nations in 1933; the following years saw
exhibition does FIT proud. tells a story of military might. Its back lining the escalation of Japan’s military ambitions.
An exhibition at Florida Institute of Tech- has a hand-painted depiction of Japanese bi- Wearing the admiral’s image above the heart
nology’s Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts Take for example, one of the haori (a planes soaring and diving over a fleet of war- not only honored the hero’s contributions to
is a landmark for the museum. Thanks to hip- or thigh-length jacket) on view. It is dis- ships: the bombs dropped by the planes are his country, it also reminded the wearer of his
a 2014 gift from a California collector, the played inside out, as are other garments in depicted as sprays of water in the picture’s own patriotic duty.
exhibition was curated almost exclusively the exhibition, so that you can see the deco- immediate foreground.
from the museum’s collection of Japanese ration on its lining. On the outside, this jack- Such pictures and printed textiles would
propaganda textiles. et is a plain, brown garment. But its lining The lining of the jacket’s left front bears a never, ever be worn on the visible part of a
painted and embroidered depiction of Ad- man’s garment, says Navaroli.
Continuing through May 4, “Designed to miral Tgō ō Heihachir,ō a Russo-Japanese War
Mobilize: Propaganda Kimono 1920-1945” On another kimono lining, the repeating
features 75 historic textiles – kimonos, haori image of a man on a machine gun-mounted
(jackets), juban (a thin undergarment worn motorcycle seems the stuff of a preteen boy’s
between the kimono and the skin), and daydream, but it was intended to appeal to the
framed textile fragments. Made for men and imagination of an adult male. In the case of a
boys, the textiles showcase printed, stenciled, little boy’s garments, war-themes proudly dec-
painted and embroidered depictions of sol- orated the outside of the kimono.
diers, tanks, ships and planes that extolled Ja-
pan’s military might in the years leading up to The beginning of the 20th century was a
and during World War II. time of momentous change in Japanese so-
ciety. Military conquests, including the Si-
According to Keidra Navaroli, assistant di- no-Japanese War of 1894-95, the Japanese
rector and curator of the Funk Center, “this ex- invasion of Taiwan in 1895, the Russo-Japa-
hibition was an all-hands-on deck sort of job” nese War of 1904-05 and the Japanese inva-
that museum staff “built from the ground up.” sion of Manchuria in 1931-32, fueled Japan’s
economic development and imperialist drive.
All aspects of the exhibition were done in- Its aim of leading Asia in world policy encour-
house, from selecting the objects for display aged the Japanese public to bank on continu-
and researching the symbolism they hold, to ing military success and the captured territo-
designing the layout of the gallery, installing ries that came with it.
the objects, and creating the didactic signage
and labels that enhance visitors’ understand- Lest you think that the show is a paean to

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Japan’s history as a mighty conqueror with a ican equivalent of Japan’s populist wartime Pennsylvania’s Allentown Art Museum. spective concerning these textiles’ creation.
quirky fashion sense, Navaroli is clear about designs, these scarves, fabric fragments, a pro- According to Navaroli, Atkins is responsi- The Funk’s L-shaped gallery is divided for
the exhibition’s purpose. motional fan, a button and even a pair of pant-
ies are variously emblazoned with the phrases ble for recommending the Ruth Funk Center this show into themed sections, titled accord-
“First and foremost, this is an exhibition “V for Victory” and “Remember Pearl Harbor,” to Erik Jacobsen – a California collector with ing to the aims of the textile designs grouped
about World War II,” she says. as well as some unattractive caricatures of“bad whom she has long had a friendly rivalry at within them, including: “A Modern Society,”
eggs”: Hitler, Mussolini and a Japanese soldier. auctions of propaganda textiles – as a home for “Military Might,” “Expanding an Empire” and
It can be touchy to put this kind of materi- his collection. The other consultant for the ex- “Raising the Future.” That last one features tex-
al on display. Navaroli notes that in addition The latter are offset by portraits of Allied hibition was Rhiannon Paget, curator of Asian tile designs for boys’ garments that mix images
to the number of U.S. military veterans who heroes, including MacArthur, Churchill and art at Florida State University’s John and Mabel of toy-colored military machines, puppies and
make Melbourne their home, the FIT cam- Roosevelt. The American material came from Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. boys holding miniature rifles.
pus has a “diverse student body, with a lot of the personal collection of one of the consult-
international students from Southeast Asia, ing curators for the exhibition, Jacqueline M. Navaroli stresses the importance, from gal- Just inside the gallery and to your right, a
Korea and China.” Atkins, who was formerly curator of textiles at lery signage to docent training, of providing timeline stretches across the wall. It begins
the visitor to “Designed to Mobilize” with per- not in the year 1853, when Commodore
Those countries have painful memories of Matthew Perry of the United States Navy
Japanese imperialism. forcibly opened Japan to trade, but in 1868.
That is when Japan transitioned from a col-
For that reason, the gallery’s staff held a lection of feudal shogunates to a centralized
number of focus groups in 2018, with constit- state under the rule of the Emperor, whose
uent members of the Funk Center’s audience. previous role in Japan was primarily a re-
Theyincludedthe center’sdocent corps–some ligious one. It ends with the surrenders of
of whom were children during World War II – a Germany and Japan in 1945.
veteran’s group from the Brevard Veteran’s Me-
morial Center and FIT student groups. As usual, in-gallery educational experiences
are offered to visitors. In the gallery’s final sec-
The goal of the groups was to inspire a tion, you can fold a paper crane – a symbol of
meeting of the minds on the topic of Japanese peace – with provided origami paper, or you
war propaganda. Rather than dilute the con- can write your thoughts about the exhibition
tent of the exhibition, the Funk Center staff in notebooks provided for the purpose.
wanted to expand on the subject to engage
every visitor who views it. “It’s good to be able to present ‘Designed to
Mobilize’ with objects from our own collec-
One of the most valuable recommendations tion, not only for the public’s sake, but also to
generated by the focus groups was for a display show the donor that these objects are in good
of comparable American material alongside hands,” says Navaroli.
the Japanese objects on display.
The Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts at FIT
The subject groups’ wish was the Funk Cen- is located at 150W. University Blvd., Melbourne.
ter’s command. For more information, visit textiles.fit.edu. 

An adjunct to the show includes a display of
1940s-era textiles made in the U.S. The Amer-

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 atre series “Victoria.” Britain’s beloved queen
is most often pictured as a stern, black-clad
seating, $16-$22; Live on the Loop, free. 772- matriarch, but Goodwin reveals her many
231-6990. sides – “monarch, mother, matriarch, minx.”
The novelist read through Victoria’s diaries
2 You’ll find myriad celebratory music and now, through her, we’ll learn how Victoria
and event choices all through 2019,Vero grew from giddy teen to working mother, then
Beach’s Centennial year. (The fire marshal into the “grandmother of Europe”; how, at only
nixed the cake.) This Saturday, March 2, area 42, she was affected by the loss of her beloved
musicians will skillfully stuff into only 90 min- Albert; and the nature of her relationship with
utes the best “Popular Music of Vero Beach her Highland servant John Brown. “Victoria’s
over the last 100 years,” at Community Church Secrets” will be shown in the Leonhardt Audi-
of Vero Beach. You’ll enjoy the popular IRCHS torium. Time: 4:30 p.m. Tickets: $70, members;
Jazz Ensemble; the “Dolls” part of the Vero $80, non-members. 772-231-0707, ext. 136.
Bagpipe and Drum Corps (certain to be a real
delight); and “others.” Look forward, says the 5 “Full Moon Fever” brings back the
show promo, to an “entertaining afternoon of magical music of Tom Petty, on stage
music from 1920s to today and everything in
between,” all “pop” tunes, and all enjoyed by including Irving Berlin’s moving rendition of
young and old in our community, no matter “God Bless America”; the Mormon Taberna-
when you counted yourself in the “young” cle Choir’s version of “This Is My Country”; a
group. If you’d like, make a donation at the medley with Dvorak’s “Going Home” and the
door. All the musicians are performing gratis Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts”; as well as some
in honor of Vero’s 100th birthday. Time: 2 p.m. clap-your-hands gospel tunes. Music Director
Admission: free. 772-226-2505 (weekdays). Dr. Michael Carter adds that, in appreciation
of “our beautiful current home near the ocean
3 Don’t go away because Sunday, March inVero Beach,” the Chorale will perform a little
3, the Treasure Coast Chorale cele- Beach Boys music, and there will be “sound-
brates with a live concert, “Goin’ Home,” at bites from long-time Floridians and newer
First Baptist Church (which, by the way, had residents.” Other performers will be Chorale
its own 100th birthday in 2016). The 65-voice- pals “The Dolls” trio – drummer Richie Mola,
strong Chorale will present a joyful program,

3 Treasure Coast Chorale at First Baptist Church March 3.

pianist Judy Carter and a brass quartet. All in at the Emerson Center: The late, great Tom
all, a terrific “Happy Birthday to Vero Beach” Petty personified “cool,” and, over 40 years,
afternoon. Time: 4 p.m. Doors open, 3 p.m. the man and his band, the Heartbreak-
Admission: free. Donations always appreciat- ers, assembled an anthology of songs that
ed. 772-231-3498. touched millions. This coming Thursday,
March 7, Live! From Vero Beach presents
4 Victoria’s Secrets: a fascinating after- Full Moon Fever, an “authentic and profes-
noon at the Vero Beach Museum of Art. sional” Tom Petty tribute band, according
This Monday, March 4, Anglophiles will want to ramsheadonstage.com, which “bring(s)
to attend the Museum’s Lecture Series Simul- to life an energetic and ultra-realistic per-
cast presentation, “Victoria’s Secrets,” by Daisy formance of the legendary Rock and Roll
Goodwin, novelist, TV producer and creator of Hall of Famers.” Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: start
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Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House: Visiting a venerable venue

By TIna Rondeau | Columnist Fried Swordfish
[email protected] with Gnocchi.

One of the more scenic rides in these Shrimp &
parts is the trip down an Old Florida Lobster
memory lane, St. Lucie County’s Indian Bisque.
River Drive, a narrow, winding road – best
driven in daylight hours – which mean- Fried Maine we would nominate the Dolphin Bar & Hours:
ders along the bluff overlooking the la- Lobster Tail. Shrimp House as a place to go for lunch or Daily, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
goon from downtown Fort Pierce all the an early dinner (be sure to ask to be seat-
way south to Stuart. concluded with a double espresso. ed on the porch). Beverages: Full Bar
Most of the entrées here run in the mid-
After you pass through Jensen Beach, I welcome your comments, and encour- Address:
tucked back from the road on the left just be- to-high $20s, and dinner for two, with age you to send feedback to me at tina@ver- 1401 N.E. Indian River Drive,
fore you reach Sewall’s Point, you come to the wine and before tax and tip, is likely to obeach32963.com.
Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House. run $110 to $120. Jensen Beach
The reviewer is a beachside resident who
Not too many people anymore re- As we drove home (not along the river, dines anonymously at restaurants at the ex- Phone:
member this spot as the home of Frances but on U.S. 1), we agreed that on our next pense of Vero Beach 32963.  772-781-5136
Langford’s Outrigger. The big band sing- visit, we will stick with the shrimp and
er (best known for her sultry rendition of seafood dishes off the menu, which have
“I’m in the mood for love”) built the Poly- been reliably good.
nesian-themed restaurant in the 1960s,
and entertained celebrities including Bob And if you have never been there,
Hope there until selling it in the 1980s.

Today, it has been restored as something
of a shrine to Langford – lots of photos of
the actress with celebs on the walls – and it
boasts a panoramic view of the lagoon that
is one of the best you will find anywhere.

Last Sunday, we arrived just as din-
ner service was about to begin, and were
shown to a nice table for two overlooking
the water.

For starters, my husband and I both or-
dered the shrimp and lobster bisque (cup
$7, bowl $9).

The bisque, a creamy specialty of the
house using stock made from the shells of
numerous prawns, was presented along
with a gilded bottle of sherry. A dollop of
sherry makes almost any bisque better,
and this was no exception.

We then enjoyed house salads which
were included with the meal.

For entrees, I ordered an off-the-menu
special, a deep-fried Maine lobster tail
($40), and my husband had another spe-
cial, the Italian swordfish ($28).

I can’t say I ever had this lobster prepa-
ration before, and I was a bit dubious.
But dipping the 8-ounce tail in batter
and deep frying it locked in all the juicy
sweetness of the lobster meat. Served
over mashed potato, it proved a success-
ful dish.

My husband was slightly less enthusi-
astic about his Italian swordfish, which
involved breading a piece of sword in Ital-
ian bread crumbs and frying it to a golden
brown.

The swordfish beneath the breading
was perfectly cooked, but he thought the
fried crust overwhelmed and detract-
ed from the sword’s taste. The fish was
served over spinach gnocchi, which was a
bit doughy.

For dessert, we ordered the Dolphin’s
orange sunset cake, layers of fresh-
squeezed orange juice cake filled with a
sweet Florida orange custard (yum!), and

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THE SINGLE PIECE OF GOOD NEWS WEST NORTH EAST
J 10 9 8653 72
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist 732 AKJ9 Q 10 8 4
863 A K J 10 Q95
George S. Kaufman, who, inter alia, wrote some musicals for the Marx Brothers, said, “I QJ84 5 K 10 6 3
understand your new play is full of single entendre.”
SOUTH
In this week’s deal, North should sing loudly about a single feature of his hand. After he AKQ4
opens one diamond and South responds one spade, what should North rebid? 65
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North is just worth game, but there is a better bid than four spades. He should jump to four A972
clubs. This is a splinter bid showing four-card spade support, game-going values and a
singleton (or void) in clubs — nearperfect! Dealer: North; Vulnerable: East-West

Suddenly South sees that he has no club losers. He might jump straight to six spades, The Bidding:
but perhaps should content himself with five spades, which North ought to raise with such
good red suits — South must have excellent trumps to be slamming without all of those red SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
honors. 1 Spades Pass 1 Diamonds Pass
?? LEAD:
How did declarer plan the play after West led the spade jack? South saw that he needed J Spades
trumps to be 3-2 and to have some luck in the red suits. However, there were transportation
difficulties, and he didmnot want to rely on a red-suit finesse.

Declarer spotted an unusually good line. He won the first trick with the spade ace, cashed
the club ace and ruffed a club. The next card he called for surprised everyone at the table,
particularly East: dummy’s diamond 10. East took this with his queen and returned a
second trump, but declarer won in his hand, ruffed another club, cashed the top hearts,
ruffed a heart, drew West’s last trump and claimed. He took four spades, two hearts, three
diamonds, one club and two club ruffs.

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SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS ISSUE (FEBRUARY 22) ON PAGE B16

ACROSS DOWN
1 If (7) 1 Put the phone down (4,2)
8 Mrs --, cookbook writer (6) 3 Go on a trip (6)
9 Necessitates (7) 4 Conger --; jellied -- (4)
11 Sieve (8) 5 Punishment (7)
12 Circuit breakers (5) 6 Nevertheless (2,3,4)
14 Gemstone (4) 7 Overdue (2,7)
15 Bordeaux white wine (8) 10 Plan (9)
17 Aerosol (3,5) 12 To begin with (3,1,5)
18 Celebrity (4) 13 Blasphemous behaviour (9)
20 Consecrate; be thankful for (5) 16 Dog (7)
21 Able (8) 18 Small in extent (6)
23 Crossbreed (7) 19 Evaluate (6)
24 Scaffolder (6) 22 Extinct bird (4)
25 Type of lock; moister (anag.) (7)

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ACROSS 110 They may be 56 Piercing tools The Washington Post
Broadway-bound 58 Clinic name
1 Pisa possessive THIS BUD’S FOR YOU By Merl Reagle
4 Physicist or electrical unit 111 Australian bounder 62 Bit
7 Playing field 112 Burns or RLS 63 Alexander and Addams
14 Long-running show? 64 ___ a time (individually)
18 Invited a lady to the Flower 113 Gold fabric 65 A tide
117 Trojan War suicide
Ball? 118 Response to someone who 66 Zone
21 Daughter of Minos 67 Poland’s second largest city
22 Peaches and pecans sent you flowers?
23 What people with Flower 123 Curtain material 68 Ante up?
124 Still waters do it 70 ___ bat an eye
Power exhibit? 125 Parachuting florist’s cry as he 71 The Brookings,
25 Shore birds
26 Flower part leaves the plane? e.g.: abbr.
27 Poi need 126 Aphrodite’s kid 75 Lock giant
127 Scorpio’s brightest star 76 Hurtful
28 Day of the wk. 128 Small amount 77 Prefix meaning 41 Across
29 Seascape dramatist 129 Joes who got the Bill? 78 Literary king or literary
30 What the FTD Sweepstakes
DOWN Edward
offers? 1 Dallas players, briefly 81 Anchor’s transition
36 Dough mach. 82 Mt. St. Helens spew
39 Not tied down 2 “What ___ now?” 83 Pastiche
3 Winnebago nation 84 First zookeeper
40 Stuff your face 85 Desires
41 Horton’s responsibility member, once 87 Convention-center shows
42 Convenience-store buy 4 Dig this 88 Weigh ___
43 Calm down, in the ’hood 5 More intense 89 Ann or May
45 Fleischer-cartoon femme 6 Change your genes 90 Baby or Babe
46 Giraffe relatives 7 Kirk, to Michael 94 OPEC units
49 Much-heralded Morrison 8 Steaming state 95 Femme ___
50 Flowery adventure film? 9 “___ the truth” 96 How to “carry moonbeams
57 Flowery courtroom remark? 10 ___ Picchu
59 Sacred snake 11 Loathsomeness home”
60 All over again 12 Tulsa to K.C. 97 Gas station brand
61 Cable 13 Start of a state capital 99 Furnace worker
62 With 74 Across, parent’s 14 Period of time 100 First name of 4 Across
15 Passive restraint 101 Hit in a heist
flowery warning about comic 16 Taxonomic groups 102 Wingless crawlies
books? 17 Size up 105 Trail, cake, and daiquiri
66 Bristol bottleful 19 Fiery saint 106 Praying figure
69 “___-hoo!” 20 ___ Haute 107 Bridget of A Simple Plan
70 Type of memoir 24 In first place, in brief 108 Before, in combos
72 Fuel finish 29 Pain-related suffix 109 Flair
73 Jackson and Hopkins 31 It has a big game in Feb.
74 See 62 Across 32 Philippine gulf of WWII fame 114 Make ___ of oneself
77 Big name in basketball 33 Composer Schifrin 115 Surfers’ mecca
79 So Big author’s first name 34 Like Townshend’s Tommy
80 Ralph’s pal et al. 35 KGB predecessor 116 Slippery trees
81 What a Southern 36 Play start 118 La intro
flower-grower can 37 God with iron gloves 119 Horde member
hardly do nowadays? 38 Very small 120 Visualize
86 Flower-shop come-on? 44 Daffy’s impediment 121 FDR had three of them
91 Lotion base 45 Green-lights 122 Capture
92 Around 46 “By the way ...”
93 Dissatisfied reaction 47 Held
94 Ex-Canadian P.M. Mulroney 48 See 77 Across
95 Clothes buying concern 50 “How’s ___?”
98 Palindromic drink 51 Burt or Hurt, e.g.
99 Name or alphabet chunk 52 Cleveland player, briefly
100 Power ___ 53 Himalayan goat (anagram of
103 Satisfied reactions
104 Ibsen’s most florid play? HART)
54 Cold shoulder
55 “Farm, E” follow-up

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ONGOING Emerson Center. 800-595-4849 efit Special Equestrians of the Treasure Coast, fruits and vegetables to food pantries and flow-
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cals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts and Moon Mardi Gras Nights, 7:30
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tertainment at 6 p.m. 772-231-6990 concert commemorating the Vero Beach of VB & IRC, 6 p.m. at Oak Harbor Club,
McKee Botanical Garden - Seward Johnson Centennial, 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church of with dinner, entertainment and huge selection
exhibit thru April 28. 772-794-0601 2 Kruise for Kids Motorcycle Poker Run, Vero Beach. Free; $10 donation appreciated. of auction items. 772-388-3826
starting 10 a.m. from the Oslo Rd. Trea- 772-231-3498
MARCH sure Coast Community Health Center to sup- 5 Vero Beach High School Symphony and
port children in need of medical, dental and 4 International Lecture Series presents Victo- Philharmonic Orchestras present The Ro-
1 Mardi Gras Celebration, 6 p.m. at Oak behavioral health services. $20/driver; $10/ ria’s Secrets, with Daisy Goodwin, novelist mantic Era, masterpieces from the late 19th
Harbor Club to benefit We Care Founda- passenger. 772-571-1986 and producer of PBS series “Victoria,” 4:30 p.m. at and early 20th centuries, 7 p.m. at VBHS PAC.
tion of IRC, which assists the underserved with Vero Beach Museum of Art. 772-231-0707 x 136 $10 & $12. 772-564-5537
their medical needs, featuring a culinary tour 2 Moonshot Moment Family Literacy Festi-
of New Orleans, music and dancing, jugglers, val, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Dodgertown 4 2019 Vero’s Top Chef Challenge to benefit 5 AAUW Vero Beach Title IX Update, 7 p.m.
magicians and auctions. $200. 772-562-0123 Elementary, with games and activities, enter- Hope for Families Center, 6 p.m. at Bent at Unitarian Universalist Church, with film
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Live from Vero Beach presents Gary
6 Angels Dinner to benefit Boys & Girls
1 2 5Puckett & the Union Gap, 7 p.m. at the Clubs IRC Summer Camp scholarships, 6
Pony Up with Denim and Diamonds, 6 Fundraising Dinner to benefit Shining p.m. at Corporate Air, Inc. Aviation Hangar, with
p.m. at Vero Beach Country Club to ben- Light Garden, which provides free fresh mock club meet & greet, cocktails, dinner and
children’s presentation. $300. 772-299-7449
Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN
in February 22, 2019 Edition 1 ICEAGE 1 IMMIGRANTS 7 Crossover Mission Fifth Anniversary Cel-
4 HEAVES 2 EDITORIALS ebration, 6 p.m. at Grand Harbor Golf
7 MAINTAIN 3 GATHERED Club, with cocktails, dinner and guest speakers.
9 DECIDED 4 HONE $175. 772-257-5400
12 GROVE 5 ANTI
13 RILLS 6 EASE 7 Live from Vero Beach presents Full Moon Fe-
15 ALIVE 8 IDOL ver: A Night of Tom Petty & the Heartbreak-
16 EXCON 10 DISCLOSURE ers, 7 p.m. at the Emerson Center. 800-595-4849
17 DRIED 11 DOWNATHEEL
19 ALOFT 14 SEDATIVE
20 SUSPECT 18 IOTA
24 LATITUDE 21 URGE
25 MEADOW 22 PAID
26 REPEAL 23 CLAW

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