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Published by Vero Beach 32963 Media, 2019-07-11 13:19:47

07/12/2019 ISSUE 28

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July 12, 2019 | Volume 6, Issue 28 Newsstand Price: $1.00

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PAGE 6 3 16NEW ASSISTED-LIVING DINING REVIEW: PAGE B1
FACILITY TAKES SHAPE ALL-NEW CITRUS
LAURA JACKSON RIDING B3
HOUSE IS ON THE MOVE

MY TAKE New rail bridge School district
seen diminishing wasted $750K
BY RAY MCNULTY Old Florida ambiance on deseg fight

Will fall election again flip The old St. Sebastian River railroad bridge as seen from a home in Roseland. By Federico Martinez | Staff Writer
balance on Vero council?
By George Andreassi | Staff Writer second track to handle the addition of 32 passen- During the past three years, the
Depending on which side of the ger trains per day to the roughly 20 freight trains school district under Superinten-
debate you stand, you’re either It’s hard to imagine anyone in Indian River that pass his house daily. dent Mark Rendell wasted three
excited about the prospects of the County being more affected by the Virgin Trains quarters of a million dollars on a
Keep Vero Vero old guard regain- USA passenger rail project than Tony Wood, Wood is among the Roseland homeown- failed attempt to get Indian River
ing control of the City Council, or whose Roseland home overlooks the historic ers who fear the modernization of the railroad County out from under a feder-
you’re worried we’re about to re- railroad bridge that has carried trains across the bridge and tracks will diminish the Old Florida al court desegregation order that
turn to the days of Vero city gov- St. Sebastian River for more than 90 years. ambiance of their rustic, heavily-wooded, riv- has been in effect in various forms
ernments that have mucked up so erfront community. “This is what drew us to the since the 1960s.
many things over the years. Construction could start by the end of the year
on a massive concrete replacement bridge and a CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 The money went to Husch
There’s reason for worry. Blackwell, a national law firm that
As November approaches with specializes in protecting business-
one incumbent having announced es facing federal litigation, where
he will not seek re-election, a sec- partner John Borkowski charged
ond still deciding whether to run the school district what he char-
again and the fate of 35 acres of acterized as “a discounted hourly
lagoon-front property to be deter- rate of $540.”
mined, the stakes are high.
And those in the Keep Vero Vero The spending spree began in
crowd know it. 2015 after Rendell was hired as
They know if their side wins, school superintendent. Facing
change once again slows to a crawl. questions from the School Board
“I’m really afraid that’s what’s about his plans for dealing with
going to happen,” City Council- the long-running federal order,
man Harry Howle said, “and that Rendell hired Husch Blackwell for
would be awful for everybody.” $150,000 to conduct a study of the
Certainly, it would be far differ- district’s past and future desegre-
ent from what we’ve seen the past gation status with the aim of con-
vincing the court the district was
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 in compliance.

INSIDE On the advice of Husch Black-
well, the board kept the report’s
NEWS 1-5 PETS 14 findings secret while continuing
DINING B3 to pay the firm additional legal
HEALTH 6 GAMES B9 LAWNWOOD UNDERTAKES $100 MILLION EXPANSION fees for three years, sometimes at
CALENDAR B12 a rapid clip, according to invoices
REAL ESTATE 15 By Michelle Genz | Staff Writer obtained by Vero News.
B1 [email protected]
ARTS For example, in 2017 the school
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center is district paid Husch Blackwell
To advertise call: 772-559-4187 getting a major infusion of funds that could $12,315 in February, $15,310 in
For circulation or where to pick up speed up construction of its Vero Beach free- March, $10,840 in April, $19,647
your issue call: 772-226-7925 standing emergency department. in June, $15,931 in July, $34,855
in August, $28,013 in Septem-
© 2016 Vero Beach 32963 Media LLC. All rights reserved. HCA East Florida is allocating more than ber, and $22,788 in October, for
$100 million to Fort Pierce’s Lawnwood Re- a total of almost $160,000 during
gional Medical Center that will significantly
expand the hospital’s surgery department, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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SCHOOL DISTRICT WASTED chairperson. Susan D’Agresta is the board’s line. The promised action is part of what to show for it, Zorc said.
outside lawyer, who was paid at least Moxley and the School Board vow is a new More disconcerting, Rendell and his staff
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 $836,000 for her services during the same era of transparency and commitment to
three-year period, according to a copy of fairness in the school district. ignored repeated School Board requests to
that 9-month period. The spigot stayed on D’Agresta’s contract with the district. see documents showing how the money
throughout 2018, with the district shelling The School Board recently voted unani- was spent.
out more than $140,000 between March and “They wanted us to walk away from this mously to approve a program that will allow
August, at the same time as it was failing to fight, but we wouldn’t,” Brown said. students from low-income households to “That was always a problem with Dr.
negotiate a new contract with teachers be- take SAT college entrance exams at no cost Rendell,” Zorc said. “He always refused or
cause it did not know if it could afford to Instead, the NAACP took the school dis- in the fall. Many of the students that qualify dragged his feet when the board asked to
give them a raise. trict to federal court, and after a protracted for the program are African American. see documents so that he couldn’t be held
battle, both sides reached a partial agree- accountable.”
All told, the district paid the law firm a ment to form an “Equity Committee.” Board member Jacqueline Rosario wants
total of $600,841 in fees over three years to to do more, pointing out that the district “It’s important to me to make sure all stu-
come up with arguments supporting the The committee, which includes three also needs programs that prepare students dents have equal opportunities to succeed,”
idea that federal oversight should be lifted, school district representatives and two to do well on the SAT, not just provide an op- said Moxley, explaining why she is aban-
in addition to the initial $150,000. NAACP representatives, is charged with portunity to take the test. doning the district’s longtime efforts to fight
overseeing the district’s efforts to improve fa- the desegregation order. “It’s important, and
During the same period, the NAACP, one cilities, promote more African-American ad- “We need to be more strategic in how we a priority of mine that we comply and move
of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit that led to the ministrators and hire non-instructional staff. go about closing the achievement gap for forward.”
federal order, complained bitterly that the black students,” Rosario said during a June
district was doing little to actually comply The School Board is required to file reg- 21 budget workshop. “I personally don’t feel During the past month, Moxley has also
with the court order, which required the dis- ular reports to the court showing evidence we’re really doing enough.” reversed several personnel decisions made
trict to hire more black teachers and close that improvements are being made, but by Rendell that included trying to fire or
the achievement gap between black and current board members admit no reports Board member Mara Schiff argued at the demote African-American administrators,
white students. have been filed since the agreement was June 21 meeting that the district must in- teachers and other employees, sometimes
signed nearly a year ago. vest in better strategies to recruit and retain attempting to replace them with white em-
Instead, the NAACP said the district was more African-American administrators and ployees who worked for him in other dis-
focused mainly on its expensive legal fight That situation is about to change, howev- teachers. tricts.
to have the order lifted. er, along with the district’s overall attitude
toward the desegregation order, according Moxley says she has already directed de- “I had my doubts when Moxley was
“Our relationship quickly became con- to its new leader. partment administrators to develop strate- hired,” Brown said. “[But] the lady is mak-
tentious after Husch Blackwell was hired,” gies for increasing equality that she can take ing me think she’s real. I have guarded opti-
said Tony Brown, president of the NAACP Interim District Superintendent Susan to the School Board for approval. This won’t mism. I think we needed to get Rendell out
chapter in Indian River County. “The whole Moxley, who was hired in May after the cur- be a hollow effort with no follow through, of the way before we could make any prog-
group of them – the Blackwell Group, rent School Board declined to extend Ren- Moxley has said. ress.”
D’Agresta and Rendell – kept trying to in- dell’s contract and he resigned, has made
timidate and provoke me and Dr. [Jacque- complying with the five-decade desegrega- Board Chairman Laura Zorc said pre- Rendell, who resigned under pressure
line] Warrior. tion order a top priority. viously that wasn’t the case. For example, on May 24, could not be reached for com-
during the past three years the district has ment. He is currently principal at Cocoa
Warrior is the local NAACP’s education Moxley and the board have said the annually budgeted $30,000 to recruit more Beach Junior/Senior High School in Bre-
school district will file a progress report in African-American employees, but has little vard County. 
September, the next court-mandated dead-

LAWNWOOD EXPANSION patient-centered care.”
Plans are to add three new operating
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
rooms and 32 beds to the medical surgical
add an adolescent behavioral health pro- unit and triple the size of the existing pre-op-
gram and fund the $10 million emergency erative and recovery areas. Currently Lawn-
department in south Vero, a project currently wood is the largest hospital in the area, with
under construction on U.S. 1 near Oslo Road. 380 beds, about to become 424 beds when
the project is completed.
Lawnwood, a Level II trauma center with
neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, Twelve of those extra beds will make up a
shares part of its market with Cleveland Clin- new adolescent inpatient unit at Lawnwood
ic Indian River and to a lesser degree, Sebas- Pavilion, which houses the hospital’s behav-
tian River Medical Center, owned by Steward ioral health center. That unit, with private
Health. and shared rooms, a swimming pool and
gym, is expected to open later this month.
Lawnwood’s new Vero emergency room
seems destined to siphon off patients from The freestanding emergency room was
Cleveland Clinic Indian River, if not Sebas- approved by the county last year for a prop-
tian, which is further to the north. erty just north of Oslo Road on the site for-
merly occupied by the Quilted Giraffe restau-
It’s unclear how much the rest of the im- rant. It is Lawnwood’s first venture in Vero
provements will affect consumer choices Beach and the first such facility in the area.
in healthcare, with Sebastian River nearing
completion of a new patient tower and In- The 11,000-square-foot structure built by
dian River having recently completed ren- Proctor Construction will include 12 beds, a
ovation of half its patient rooms, with $250 trauma bay, pediatric rooms and a psychi-
million more in the pipeline from Cleveland atric safe room. Patients will have access to
Clinic, slated to be spent on improvements an on-site 32-slice CT scanner, a mobile ul-
over the next decade. trasound and X-ray machine. There is also
an ambulance bay. Freestanding emergen-
“This major expansion project will allow cy departments have been a focus of HCA’s
us to continue to be the hospital of choice Florida operations over the past decade, as
for years to come,” said Lawnwood CEO Eric have urgent care centers.
Goldman in a press release. “HCA East Flor-
ida continues to invest in our communities HCA was among four finalist health sys-
and is committed to doing what is right for tems who competed to take over the pub-
our patients. The most recent expansion will licly-owned Indian River Medical Center.
help us remain a leader in healthcare and re- HCA, a for-profit system and the largest in
inforce our commitment to provide superior the nation, lost out to nonprofit Cleveland
Clinic. 

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Laura Riding Jackson house on the move, heading for new home

By Samantha Rohlfing Baita | Staff Writer of Proctor Construction,” Jacobs added.
[email protected] The route was carefully planned to avoid as

History was on the move last week as sections much traffic as possible, rolling west on the Wa-
of poet Laura Riding Jackson’s 110-year-old Flori- basso Causeway, across U.S. 1 onto CR 510 to 58th
da Cracker house left the Environmental Learning Avenue; then south on 58th to 77th Street; west on
Center on the Wabasso Causeway, where it has 77th to 66th Avenue; south on 66th across State
been located for 25 years, and headed for what will Road 60 to College Lane; and east on College to the
likely be its “final resting place” on the Vero Beach campus, to a .71-acre site in the field behind the
campus of Indian River State College. Brackett Library that will be the historic house’s
new home.
The fragile structure had been painstakingly dis-
assembled over a period of weeks. On the morn- Last week’s move was the first of a two-part re-
ing of the move, “a bedroom; portions of the front location process scheduled for completion this
porch and a study, the back porch with kitchen; weekend. “We’re expecting the second floor to be
and the smaller part of our pole barn” were loaded lifted off the house at the ELC on Friday, July 12,
onto three tractor trailers, said Laura Riding Jack- and a temporary plywood covering placed over the
son Foundation Board member Jacque Jacobs. remaining first floor to prepare it for travel,” said
Jacobs. “Final preparation will occur on Saturday,
The tractor trailer convoy began its 11.6-mile and then the larger part of the pole barn and the
journey around 10 a.m., escorted by Indian River remaining two parts of the house will begin their
County Sheriff’s deputies with lights flashing, “four journey at dawn on Sunday, July 14.” 
of our board members’ vehicles and Eric Crockett

RAIL BRIDGE 1970 and she’s enjoyed living there ever “I’m going to miss the bridge. It’s kind the river in 2010.
since. Talbott said she’s never had any con- of rusty but it grows on you,” Wood said. “I’m a business guy. I knew what I was
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 cerns about the freight trains. “I’m worried about losing the look of this
bridge. I think we’re going to have a mod- getting into here when I moved here,”
area; it’s still kind of Old Florida,” Wood “The train track is my backyard,” Talbott ern, concrete, monolithic structure.” Wood said.
said last week in the backyard of his home said. “I was 3 years old watching them go
on 83rd Avenue. “The old historic Flagler by, so it was normal.” Wood, a fishing enthusiast, said he had “You live next to a railroad track, it’s
bridge jibes well with that theme. Certain- no idea there was a possibility of passen- their property, they can do whatever they
ly this new Virgin railway doesn’t.” “It’s funny because when people come ger rail service coming to the FECR tracks want. I just would not have ever anticipat-
to visit they say, ‘How can you live with the when he bought his house with a dock on ed this whole business plan would’ve aris-
The natural beauty of the river and train?’” Talbott said. “What train?’ We don’t en in this location.” 
peacefulness of the historic community even hear it anymore.”
near Roseland Road outweigh the noise
and vibrations from existing freight train Some in the neighborhood are con-
traffic, several homeowners said. cerned about pedestrian safety as people
take a path across the railroad tracks to get
“It’s noisy, but what are you going to do from one side of 83rd Avenue to the oth-
about it?” said Gene Hayden, whose 83rd er, said Maria Capps, whose 133rd Court
Avenue home is just across the tracks from house is about 50 feet from the tracks.
Wood’s house. “I love the river out there.
It’s quiet, peaceful. That’s the main thing.” Walking across the tracks will get more
dangerous once passenger trains start rac-
Virgin Trains plans to construct a new ing by at 110 mph, more than twice the
railroad bridge across the St. Sebastian speed of the freight trains, people in the
River in the next two years as part of the neighborhood said.
track improvements needed to provide
passenger service between Orlando and “Our main concern is, once they put in
Miami. that high-speed train, how many people
are going to be get hit by the train,” Capps
The existing 1,625-foot-long steel said. “There’s a lot of foot traffic, especially
bridge, which was built in 1926, is slated in the winter. It’s all day long.”
for demolition, federal records show.
People sometimes venture out onto the
Passenger rail service between Orlan- railroad bridge, despite the obvious dan-
do and Miami is expected to start in 2022, ger, Capps and her neighbors said.
according to Virgin Trains. Passenger ser-
vice between Miami and West Palm Beach While some Roseland residents said
started in May 2018. they’ll miss the view of the 93-year-old
railroad bridge, others said the structure
Hayden, Wood and several other Rose- has outlived its useful life and should be
land homeowners said they made peace replaced.
with the railroad long ago and resigned
themselves to coping with the new bridge “It needs to be gone,” Hayden said.
construction and passenger trains. “You’ll be sitting out there in a boat when
the train comes over, and rust falls on your
Other homeowners along the railroad head.”
tracks like the Florida East Coast Railway
freight trains. They are looking forward to The new railroad bridge would be “a
the construction of a new railroad bridge blessing in disguise” and “safer” because
and establishment of passenger rail ser- of advances in engineering and technolo-
vice. gy, Talbott said.

Pauline Talbott’s parents built their Wood said he is not looking forward to
home next to the tracks on 133rd Place in the construction of the new railroad bridge
and tracks next to his house, but doesn’t
see any point to opposing the project.

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MY TAKE plished its mission, selling Vero Electric for cil,” said Zudans, now the mayor. “I ran be- cil is poised to make pivotal decisions about
$185 million. cause I wanted to sell Vero Electric. We’ve that property in the next two to four years.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 done that. We’ve done a lot of good. This
Since then, however, the panel has been City Council has solved more problems here As it stands – because of the required
few years, when Howle was joined on the divided, particularly on issues of growth and than any council in memory, and we’re not planning, referendum and site preparation –
City Council by Val Zudans and Lange Sykes, land use, with Zudans and Howle on one side finished. there’s little chance we would see any devel-
both of whom shared his governing philoso- and Moss teaming with Tony Young on the opment of the property for at least five years
phy of embracing the private sector and pur- other. “That said, I’d rather not run again,” he even with an ambitious City Council.
suing smart development to generate sorely added. “If we can find the right people to
needed tax revenue. Sykes often was the swing vote on such run, I’ll do everything I can to help. If we But if Zudans joins Howle in not seeking
issues, until he completed his term and was can’t, I’ll probably run, especially if there’s an re-election, there’s a real chance they would
All three men, in fact, ran for their coun- replaced by Robbie Brackett, who appears to issue that’s significantly going to impact the be replaced by candidates aligned with the
cil seats and, along with Laura Moss, were have inherited his predecessor’s role. future of our city.” Keep Vero Vero faction and supported by
elected to orchestrate the sale of the city’s the Indian River Neighborhood Association,
electric utility to Florida Power & Light – a But the direction of the City Council could Could the fate of Centennial Place, the which has deep pockets and can wield influ-
long, drawn-out process that was frustrated change drastically in November: Howle lagoon-front property now containing the ence.
for years by Keep Vero Vero’s vocal minority. isn’t seeking re-election, and Zudans said Vero’s shuttered power plant and wastewater
he hasn’t yet decided if he will seek another treatment plant, provide such an issue? And if that happens?
In December, the council finally accom- term. “We probably go backwards,” Zudans
Yes, Zudans said, but only if the City Coun- said, explaining that City Council candidates
“I have no desire to be on the City Coun- not backed by the IRNA must overcome their
opponents’ built-in votes. “If you’re not with
them, you start out behind,” he said, “and as
we’ve seen, these elections can be decided by
a couple of hundred votes.”
The greater challenge, though, is at-
tracting candidates, especially younger,
still-working candidates who believe Vero
Beach can continue to develop in ways that
enhance our community without destroying
its small-town charm.
Let there be no doubt: With Zudans,
Howle and Sykes on the dais, the City Coun-
cil has looked noticeably different in com-
parison to past councils, and it has governed
accordingly, not hesitating to push for prog-
ress when appropriate.
But will similar candidates choose to run
– and can they win – in elections not tied to
a single issue, such as the electric utility sale?
“So far, there’s nobody,” said Howle, who
plans to devote more time to his insurance
business when he leaves the council. “I’ve
approached some people who share my phi-
losophy, but they either don’t live in the city
or they’re not interested.
“If we could get more people in their 40s
and 50s to come to our meetings, it might
help get them interested in running,” he
added. “But most people in that age group
have kids and jobs, and they just don’t have
the time.
“It’s a lot easier for someone who’s retired.”
While the fate of the lagoon-front property
could be the impetus needed to spur interest
from new candidates – if developed wisely,
that tract could give Vero Beach an attractive
riverfront with public amenities like other
towns up and down the Treasure and Space
coasts – Moss said she’d prefer council mem-
bers not be focused solely on a single issue.
“I don’t think that’s good for the future of
the city ... Serving on the City Council should
be for people who love the Vero Beach and
are dedicated to making it better in every
way – not just one,” she said.
As of Monday, even with the possibility of
two open seats without an incumbent, no
one had picked up the necessary paperwork
to run for City Council.
You can be sure the Keep Vero Vero bunch
are thinking about it – and that they’ll back
candidates for both seats in an effort to re-
claim control of the City Council, especially
with the future of that lagoon-front property
hanging in the balance. 

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BIT OF GOOD NEWS IN IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS FIGHT

By Tom Lloyd | Staff Writer Dr. Michael Layton.

If there’s one diagnosis you never want PHOTOS: DENISE RITCHIE
to get, says Steward Medical Group pulm-
onologist Dr. Michael Layton, it is IPF, or
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Without hemming or hawing, Layton
flatly states IPF “carries a very poor prog-
nosis. Basically, patients come in and we
have to tell them, ‘Yeah, you’ve got some-
thing and I don’t know what caused it and
it’s going to kill you and you’re not going to
survive a long time.’”

Since, as Layton says, “the median sur-
vival of untreated IPF is about four years,”
it’s easy to understand why he calls it “not
a good diagnosis to get.”

Unlike with COPD or emphysema, in
which patients have difficulty getting
air out of their lungs, IPF patients can’t
get enough air in. Their lungs become so
scarred they can no longer expand.

Adding to the difficult nature of the dis-
ease is the fact it is hard to diagnose.

“It can be mistaken for congestive heart
failure,” Layton says. “It can be mistaken
for an acute pneumonia. A lot of times,
because the presentation is over a long pe-
riod of time, some patients just think, ‘Eh,

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I’m just getting older. Maybe I’m out of they call a genomic classifier. It looks for
shape.’ It usually presents with shortness the 190 most common genes that are asso-
of breath, sometimes a dry, non-produc- ciated with IPF. In other words, if you take
tive cough.” It can also present with symp- all of these patients who have IPF and you
toms as simple as fatigue. look at all the samples, what they’ve been
able to determine is that there are certain
“Traditionally,” Layton continues, “the genes that are expressed in patients with
diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibro- IPF in the lung itself,” and that can rule
sis has been made by taking a patient’s out other conditions that mimic the symp-
history, a physical exam, high-resolution toms of IPF.
CT scans, and serologic testing to exclude
other potential illnesses that can cause In performing this type of biopsy, says
something that looks a lot like IPF – things Layton, “the risk of a complication is under
like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroder- 3 percent and it’s an outpatient procedure.
ma and Sjogren’s disease. Somebody comes to the hospital, they get
anesthetized, just like in a colonoscopy or
“Many of those disorders can cause a an endoscopy. It takes 10 to 15 minutes to
pattern in the lungs that looks a lot like IPF. do it. The patient is [then] woken up and
It can have a Usual Interstitial Pneumonia they go home.” A few days later, Layton has a
appearance under the microscope, so we genetic profile of the disease he has to treat,
also draw blood to make sure patients though he does admit it’s not infallible.
don’t have one of those other illnesses –
because the treatments for them are very The Envisia report carries about a 70
different.” percent accuracy rate, but that’s apprecia-
bly better than the 40 percent number that
Because diagnosis is so tricky, patients high-definition CT scans can offer and
sometimes have to undergo “open lung” Layton is clearly proud to say, “We are the
biopsies, a risky, traumatic procedure. first local hospital to provide this Veran ge-
nomic testing.”
Which is where a bit of good news for
IPF patients comes into view. The net result?
Fewer misdiagnosed cases and greater
According to Layton, Sebastian River certainty in prescribing the proper medi-
Medical Center is now working with Ver- cation for each individual patient.
acyte, a company that offers a much less And there’s some good news on the
severe screening process that can be used treatment front, too: There are two new
in place of the traditional open lung biop- drugs – Esbriet and Ofev – on the market
sy procedure. to treat IPF. The drugs don’t cure or stop
the progression of the disease, but they do
As Layton explains, open lung biopsies, slow progression and make the condition
are major surgical procedures that “require a little easier to live with.
several days in the hospital … If you talk to
thoracic surgeons, they’ll tell you that the Dr. Michael Layton is with the Steward
open lung biopsy is one of the highest risk Medical Group’s Sebastian River Medical
procedures for complications.” Group and Riverside Pulmonary and Inter-
nal Medicine. His offices are at 12920 U.S.
Now, however, Layton can perform a 1 in Sebastian. The phone number is 772-
less debilitating type of biopsy through a 388-8322. 
thin, flexible tube called a bronchoscope
and send the samples he collects to Vera-
cyte for “Envisia” testing.

“Envisia,” according to Layton, “is what

Dr. Michael Layton holds a fiberoptic bronchoscope.

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CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR OVER NEW OR SEVERE HEADACHES

By Fred Cicetti ucation urges people to see a doctor if there headaches that begin and persist after a Cluster headaches, which come in
are any of the following symptoms with head injury; a headache triggered by exer- groups, are the worst type of primary
Q. I seem to be getting a lot of headaches headache: tion, coughing, bending or sexual activity; headache. The pain hits behind one eye
lately. I’m pretty sure it’s been caused by a headache that intensifies and persists; and it’s severe. Cluster headaches occur
stress, but I was wondering if I should have it Headaches that began after age 50; three headaches that change character; persistent one to three times per day during a cluster
checked by a doctor. or more headaches per week; taking a pain or severe vomiting; a headache that is your period, which may last two weeks to three
reliever almost daily; taking more than the “first or worst.” months.
HEALTHY SENIOR recommended doses of over-the-counter
pain relievers; stiff neck; fever; shortness of More than 45 million Americans suffer Preventive medications are prescribed
You should definitely see your doctor. breath; unexpected symptoms that affect from recurring headaches. About 70 percent for cluster headaches. During a cluster
Most headaches are harmless, but they can your eyes, ears, nose or throat; dizziness; of headache sufferers are women. headache, injecting medication or inhaling
be a symptom of a serious condition. slurred speech; weakness; numbness; a 100 percent oxygen may help. About 85 per-
tingling sensation; confusion; drowsiness; There are primary headaches that are not cent of cluster-headache sufferers are male.
The American Council for Headache Ed- related to another condition, and secondary Secondary headaches include chronic pro-
headaches, which are. gressive, sinus and hormone headaches.

Primary headaches include tension, Chronic progressive headaches worsen
migraine, mixed headache syndrome and and become more frequent. These head-
cluster headaches. aches may be caused by a brain or skull
illness such as encephalitis, inflammation
About 90 percent of primary headaches of the brain. If diseases are ruled out, doc-
are caused by tension. These muscle-con- tors will try to focus on preventing the pain
traction headaches cause mild-to-moderate from striking. Preventive medication may
pain and come and go. Tension headaches include antidepressants, muscle relaxants
are called chronic if you have them more or other drugs.
than 15 days per month. They are episodic
if you get them less than 15 days per month. Sinus headaches cause pain in the head
and face and sometimes can fool you into
Most tension headaches can be treated thinking you have a dental problem. These
with over-the-counter pain relievers such as headaches coincide with other sinusitis
acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen. symptoms such as nasal discharge.

The precise cause of migraines is un- Over-the-counter pain relievers and
known. decongestants work well with this type of
headache.
However, research has demonstrated
that migraines involve the actions of nerves Hormone headaches come with chang-
and blood vessels. The pain from migraines ing hormone levels during menstruation,
is moderate to severe. They can last from pregnancy,and menopause. These are treat-
hours to days and be combined with stom- ed with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
ach distress. Prescription medications are drugs such as ibuprofen, and other drugs.
often needed to treat migraines.
Another type of headache is caused by
Another subcategory of primary head- taking too much pain medication. This type
ache is mixed headache syndrome, which is called a rebound headache. 
is the combination of migraine and tension
headaches.



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Pointed question: Will Medicare pay for acupuncture?

By Lenny Bernstein | The Washington Post health or mortality in the United States, be- acupuncture for [chronic low-back
hind only heart disease and chronic obstruc- pain] is reasonable and necessary
Seeking ways to address chronic pain tive pulmonary disease, according to the Na- under the Medicare program.” A
without narcotics, Medicare is exploring tional Institutes of Health. proposal is due by July 15, with a
whether to pay for acupuncture, a move that final decision by Oct. 13.
would thrust the government health insur- In its request for comments on acupunc-
ance program into the long-standing contro- ture, the Department of Health and Human Chronic pain – generally defined
versy over whether the therapy is any better Services said that “in response to the U.S. as pain that lasts 12 weeks or more
than placebo. opioid crisis, HHS is focused on preventing – is a complex disorder with nu-
opioid use disorder and providing more evi- merous causes and many possible
Coverage would be for chronic low-back dence-based non-pharmacologic treatment treatments. But there is widespread
pain only, a malady that afflicts millions of options for chronic pain.” agreement that healthcare provid-
people. Low-back pain, acute and chron- ers have overused powerful opioid
ic, ranks as the third-greatest cause of poor The agency said it hopes “to determine if painkillers to address it, with little
research to support that approach.
therapies for chronic pain in 2018, it found
Currently, Medicare covers injec- the “strength of evidence” that acupuncture
tions, braces, implanted neurostimulators works for chronic low-back pain is “low.”
and chiropractic care as well as drugs for
chronic low-back pain, under certain condi- The National Center for Complementary
tions set by the program. and Integrative Health, part of NIH, says “re-
search suggests that acupuncture can help
Acupuncture continues to gain legitima- manage certain pain conditions, but evi-
cy as a treatment for pain relief in the Unit- dence about its value for other health issues
ed States. A 2014 review reported that more is uncertain.”
than 10 million acupuncture treatments are
administered each year. Some insurance For low-back pain, the institute cites a
companies cover the practice, respected study that found it “more helpful than either
medical institutions offer it, and schools of no acupuncture or simulated acupuncture.”
acupuncture produce new practitioners. But another found “strong evidence that
there is no difference between the effects of
The Department of Veterans Affairs has actual and simulated acupuncture,” accord-
trained 2,400 providers to offer “battlefield ing to its website.
acupuncture,” five tiny needles inserted at
points in each ear, for pain relief. Critics go further, noting that hundreds of
years of anatomical studies have not found
Medicare coverage “is long overdue,” said evidence of the points in the body linked
Tony Y. Chon, director of integrative medi- to the “energy channels” that acupuncture
cine and health at the Mayo Clinic in Min- claims to be stimulating to provide pain re-
nesota. “The opioid epidemic is going to lief. They contend that acupuncture shows
be the momentum that’s really needed to all the signs of the placebo effect, with pro-
push not just acupuncture but other kinds viders and recipients who believe it works
of non-pharmacological interventions to the and the elaborate ritual of placing the nee-
forefront.” dles in specially selected spots.

Some proponents also note that acupunc- “The whole thing is a big scam,” said Ste-
ture is one of the safest interventions avail- ven Novella, an assistant professor of neurol-
able for pain. Even if it works only for some ogy at the Yale School of Medicine and editor
people, they argue, there is little harm in try- of the “Science-Based Medicine” website.
ing it when other options are not effective. “The only honest interpretation of the data
is that acupuncture is a theatrical placebo.”
Taken overall, however, research shows
that acupuncture is little more effective than In part, the controversy has lingered
placebo in many cases. When the govern-
ment’s Agency for Healthcare Research and CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
Quality reviewed research on a wide range of



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‘CRYPTO’ ALERT: CDC WARNS SWIMMERS ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE
A PARASITE THAT CAN LIVE FOR DAYS IN POOLS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10
By Lindsey Bever | The Washington Post ed people in child-care settings account- the CDC. In addition to diarrhea, nausea
ed for about 13 percent, according to the and vomiting, other symptoms may in- because acupuncture is difficult to study.
Federal public health officials are urg- report. clude fever, stomach pain, dehydration The practice involves inserting tiny nee-
ing people to take precautions to protect and weight loss. dles into the skin, so patients who do not
themselves against a microscopic parasite Michele Hlavsa, who heads the CDC’s receive that treatment provide a poor com-
that can live for days in swimming pools Healthy Swimming Program, said in a Bobbi Pritt, a physician and co-director parison, or “control” group. Researchers
and water playgrounds and cause severe news release last week that “young chil- of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services at have turned to “sham acupuncture,” using
intestinal problems. dren can get seriously sick and easily the Mayo Clinic, said the parasite is en- needles that appear to pierce the skin but
spread Crypto.” demic to the United States and can infect retract like stage daggers. In that way, nei-
The Centers for Disease Control and people in swimming pools because the ther the practitioner nor the patient knows
Prevention published a report last week “They don’t know how to use the toilet parasite can survive even treated water whether acupuncture is being adminis-
about the increased number of outbreaks and wash their hands, or are just learning with its resistance to chlorine and some tered, eliminating some of the bias that
caused by the fecal parasite Cryptosporid- how,” she said. chemicals. confounds studies.
ium, more commonly known as “Crypto.”
“But we as parents can take steps to She said people with diarrhea should A 2018 review of 39 studies involving near-
The parasite, a common cause of wa- help keep our kids healthy in the water, not go in the pool, and those in the pool ly 21,000 patients has buoyed acupuncture
ter-related disease outbreaks across the around animals, and in child care.” should avoid swallowing water. proponents. It concluded that “acupuncture
United States, causes cryptosporidiosis, was superior to sham as well as no acupunc-
a disease characterized by nausea, vomit- Cryptosporidium lives in the intestines Pritt added that livestock can also be ture control for each pain condition.”
ing and “watery diarrhea” that can last for of infected people and animals who shed infected with the parasite, so people visit-
weeks, according to the CDC. Although a form of the parasite in their feces, ac- ing zoos or county fairs should wash their “With this kind of research evidence be-
most cases do not require medical treat- cording to the CDC. Public health experts hands thoroughly after handling animals. hind it, why hasn’t acupuncture been ac-
ment, public health experts warn the say that even trace amounts of infected cepted?” asked Vitaly Napadow, a neurosci-
parasite may pose a greater risk to people fecal matter on hands or swimsuits can Other precautions include keeping entist and practicing acupuncturist at the
who are especially young or old or who contaminate food, beverages or swim- sick children with diarrhea away from the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at
have compromised immune systems and ming pools – and others who ingest it can water as well as from child-care facilities; Massachusetts General Hospital. “And the
are at increased risk for “life-threatening become infected, as well. washing hands with soap, not hand san- reason, in my opinion, is that acupuncture
malnutrition.” itizers; and removing shoes around live- is being held back by philosophy.” Specifi-
Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis usually stock before entering your home, accord- cally, he said, Western medicine is slow to
The warning came from the CDC’s start to occur within about two to 10 days ing to the CDC.  change despite acceptance of acupuncture
recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly after acquiring the infection, according to by patients because the concepts come
Report, which highlighted an average 13 from Eastern medicine.
percent increase in cryptosporidiosis out-
breaks each year from 2009 to 2017. “Not everybody is going to want to try it,”
said Lisa Conboy, director of research at the
The CDC said that over the past decade, New England School of Acupuncture, part
there have been more than 400 reported of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
outbreaks in the United States, leading and Health Sciences. “It’s a different way of
to nearly 7,500 people becoming sick. Of looking at the world. I think it makes some
those, more than 200 people were hospi- people nervous to have a whole other set of
talized, and one person died as a result of medical professionals.”
the disease, according to the report.
But Alan Levinovitz, an associate profes-
The most common cause of the out- sor of religion at James Madison Universi-
breaks was swallowing contaminated ty, who has studied Chinese thought and
water from recreational places, research- medicine, said acupuncture represents
ers said. the blurring of the lines between ritual and
medicine. To the extent that rituals allevi-
In about 35 percent of the outbreaks, ate pain, that is a good thing – but not a
sicknesses were linked to swimming pools reason to cover them with taxpayer-funded
and playgrounds, according to the report. insurance, he said.
Contact with infected cattle accounted for
about 15 percent, and contact with infect- “One concern would be that we would
cover acupuncture as if it were a physiolog-
ical treatment, when in fact it is a psycholog-
ical treatment,” he said. 



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Holy moly, did Bonz ever fit in with this gang!

Hi Dog Buddies!

This week I innerviewed four Cool Kibbles workin,’ but it looked like I’d have time while right after I arrived, I was checkin’ stuff out PHOTO: KAILA JONES
poocheroos: three Labs anna Gigantic everyone was concentratin’ on their Bully an discovered this big buncha of water right
Goldendoodle with the BIGGEST PAWS I’VE Sticks. “Sure. Why not? Thanks!” I said. And next to here. So I zoomed over and jumped So, I asked them, “What’s your day like?”
EVER SEEN. joined the munching. in. They hadda fish me out. Two times. Mom Logan said, “We work full time, an we get
calls it the luh-GOON. Shortly after that, to attend some special church funk-shuns,
We met at Holy Cross Church, where they Snacks dispatched, I asked how their Mom an Pops got an uh-leck-trick fence and like the annual pick-nick. We mingle, an
work as Official Greeters and Guards, which- Forever Family had come together. a special collar for me.” We’re the Clean-Up Crew.”
ever is required. “I have a BFF!” Hugo chimed in. “Wade.
Logan began. “When Pops’ Golden “Me! Me! Me! It’s my turn now, right?” Reil- We have play dates at each other’s homes.”
Logan Murphy’s the “old man” of the Retriever, Paddy, went to Dog Heaven, Mom ly stood up, an I felt like a Volkswagen parked “An,” added Emma, “there’s a liddle pool
bunch. He’s 12, a liddle white in the muzzle, an Pops found me at a Lab breeder in Lake next to an 18-wheeler. here we play in. When Reilly bellyflops, he
paws, an tip of tail. Logan’s a Fox Red Lab, Worth. They liked my unusual color an, of soaks up, like, half the water. Then he runs
which I’d never heard of. Have you? He says course, my adorable puppy personality. “Totes, Reilly! Ready when you are.” in to Mom and shakes. (Mom an Pops have
it’s kinda rare (an very trendy). They picked me up on New Year’s Day, 2007. “Pops found me at Moss Creek Golden- a joke: ‘How many Swiffer pads does it take
I rode all the way home on Mom’s lap. We doodles. Mommy was a Golden Retriever an to raise a puppy?’) An we LOVE car rides!
Emma True’s a sweet, gentle, lady-like were all very happy, but Mom was also kinda Daddy was a Poodle. My coat is real poodly. Whenever Mom or Pops says ‘Go,’ or ‘Car,’ or
White Lab. She’s 10. Hugo True’s 3, also a squished cuz I was already 14 weeks old an An doncha love my pawsome tail with that ‘Bank’ or ‘Out,’ we get Real Excited an rush to
Fox Red Lab. The Goldendoodle is Reilly very wiggly.” big fluffy pompom?” He swished it around. the door. Me an Logan took a super long car
Murphy: the youngest (only 1), a frenly, eager I ducked. ride once when a hurry-cane was comin’ an
(70-pound) puppy with an all-white coat of “That Fox Red color is Totally Crispy Dog “Truly pawsome,” I agreed. we hadda uh-VAC-u-ate, which means grab
tight poodly curls, an the aforementioned Biscuits,” I remarked. “I’ve never seen it “An guess what? Every year, there’s a big your blanket; one toy; water; and kibbles
pawsome paws. before.” Doodle Romp up in Maitland. There’s like, and Get Outta There.”
zillions of Doodles inna big field, playing and Heading home, I was hopin’ I could come
When me an my assistant entered the “Ackshully,” Logan explained, “I Googled, havin’ snacks and contests an stuff. There’s back without my notebook, just to play an
office, a buzzer buzzed an, right away, Reilly and learned it’s not a separate Lab color. It’s a Meet and Greet, an a Yappy Hour (mostly hang out with Logan, Emma, Hugo an Reilly;
an Hugo rushed out and plopped their a shade of the Yellow Labs, which can be for the humans, I think). I went to my first an sendin’ Best Woofs to their Pops.
front paws up on the counter to greet us, white, yellow, cream and, of course, the cool- Doodle Romp this year. I had the Best. Time.
waggin’ to beat the band, soon joined by est (no offense, Emma), Fox Red.” Ever. Then I fell over in a heap in the back The Bonz
Emma an Logan. As the eldest, Logan was seat all the way home.
spokespooch. “Welcome, welcome Mr. Bon- “None taken,” Emma said. “Anyway, it’ a “Mom says I’m a counter surfer. One DON’T BE SHY!
zo an Mr. Bonzo’s assistant. We’ll yap in the matter of taste.” She turned to me. “Mom time she had a liddle slice of cake she was We are always looking for pets
conference room.” says she got me Onna Whim. I think that’s savin’ for lunch. She put it on the counter. with interesting stories. To set
kinda like a nap mat. Anyway, I was on it. I thought it was for ME, So I, um, I sorta,
Once there, it was wag-an-sniffs all Mom woke up one Sunday, looked through um … Anyway, Dennis, the Plant Manager, up an interview, email
’round. Logan did the intros. “This is Debbie the paper, and found me in Fort Pierce. I found what was left of it where I had stashed [email protected].
True, we all call her Mom. Emma an Hugo was just 8 weeks old. ‘What the Woof,’ she it, over on that little ridge with the bushes.
live with her. Me an Reilly live here with probly thought. When she arrived to collect He calls it Hamburger Hill.”
Father Murphy. We call him Pops. He’s taking me, I was all wet cuz the breeder had this
Serious Treatments which make him real lovely pond and I am, after all, a natch-rull
tired, but he says to say Hello an Welcome.” swimmer. Mom didn’t mind. But one time,

All four were still in bouncy-waggy wel-
come mode, so their Mom brought out a
bag of Bully Sticks and passed ’em around.
Instantly, the only sound in the room was
munching.

“Would you like one, Bonzo?” Logan
asked politely.

Usually I don’t accept snacks when I’m

New assisted-living/memory-care
facility eyes January opening

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New assisted-living/memory-care facility eyes January opening

By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer PHOTOS BY KAILA JONES
[email protected]
purchase price for the property as well as running. The property will consist of 99 “It is a great location,” Alaverdian said of
A new assisted-living and memory-care the amount invested in the construction. assisted living beds and 24 beds for memo- the traffic count and visibility along U.S. 1,
facility is finally taking shape along U.S. 1 Instead, he focused on what the residen- ry care in a total of 98 units. Some units will noting that market studies done over the
near Sebastian – years after its initial con- tial facility will accomplish once up and hold two beds – but no larger. past five years supported his decision to
cept was approved.
‘GREAT ASSET’: DOWNTOWN BUILDING GETTING $1.5M MAKEOVER
Developer Raffi Alaverdian said he
hopes to have construction on the 125-unit By Debbie Carson | Staff Writer Blue Dog Business Services, a company built to LEED standards, and be and
center complete by the end of this year and [email protected] that provides non-cash payment pro- ADA compliant, of course.”
open in January. cessing support for 6,000 customers.
An 8,000-square-foot structure at Clients range “from small mom-and- LEED stands for Leadership in Ener-
“Our goal was earlier than that,” Ala- 2205 14th Avenue is undergoing a $1.5 pop businesses to multi-location, mul- gy and Environmental Design, a pro-
verdian said of completion and opening. million renovation that will result in timillion-dollar companies,” according gram run by the U.S. Green Building
He explained that the site proved more a sleek, sophisticated office building to Vero Beach entrepreneur Ron Dich- Council that is the most widely used
challenging than anticipated but would expected to house 70 business and fi- ter, who founded the company in 2010. green building rating system in the
not elaborate. nancial services workers who city of- world.
ficials say will bolster the downtown PHOTO BY KAILA JONES
The Pleasantville Assisted Living Fa- economy. Dichter and Bryant pointed out state-
cility is under construction next door to Dichter is moving his business from of-the-art structural, environmental and
Reflections, a residential neighborhood Built in 1963 on the site of the old the TransOcean Office Center on the safety features that are being incorpo-
on the east side of U.S. 1, just north of Hibiscus Building, the structure is lo- island because his growing staff – cur- rated into the project, including all LED
Schumann Drive in unincorporated Indi- cated on a quarter-acre lot across from rently 45 employees – are literally trip- bulbs; a new full-building sprinkler sys-
an River County. Pocahontas Park, next door to the Old ping over each other, and he couldn’t tem; a new membrane roof; state-of-the-
Indian River Courthouse. City Manager find another suitable beachside loca- art cubicles; new impact glass through-
The 105,000-square-foot building sits on Monty Falls says it has been occupied tion that didn’t have parking problems. out; low flow toilets; water bottle fillers to
a 7.4-acre site and has been years in devel- by many businesses over the years, in- avoid plastic waste; and zero VOC paint.
opment. cluding a restaurant, a computer busi- The mainland offered more viable
ness, an engineering firm and a café options and Dichter liked the idea of Dichter figures he will have about
Reflections of Sebastian LLC bought the called Beach Bums. preserving and reusing a building with $2.3 million in the building, including
property from Graves Brothers Co. in 2004, historic value. Plus, the new location purchase of the property, “when it’s all
paying $570,000, according to county re- Beginning this fall sometime, the comes with a 28-space parking lot. said and done.”
cords. The land was transferred from Re- remodeled building, which has clean
flections Commercial LLC to Pleasantville lines and an attractive mosaic tile Dichter purchased the property from He says Blue Dog will be a good
Reflections LLC in March 2016. façade on two sides, will be home to the Graves family for $825,000 in Octo- neighbor and a boon to the downtown
ber 2018; enlisted Haydn Curtis of Do- economy on several levels. He is cur-
The property was granted conceptual nadio and Associates Architects, P.A. to rently hiring and expects to have 70
approval in December 2011, according to design the project; and chose general employees on board by the end of 2020.
Senior Planner Ryan Sweeney, of the Indi- contractor Bill Bryant and Associates, He says salaries at the company range
an River County Planning Division, but the LLC for the construction. from $35,000 “to high six-figures.”
final site plan wasn’t approved until Octo-
ber 2015. Bryant pulled a permit in January Those employees, many of whom will
and work got under way this spring. be hired locally, will be eating lunch at
“It was certainly slow to develop over the Dichter said the job is progressing on downtown restaurants, shopping in
years,” Sweeney said. schedule and explained that “it will be downtown stores and taking advantage
of downtown activities.
The building permit was applied for in
October 2017 and issued in November 2018. Falls says the city is fortunate to have
“captured a business” such as this. He
“That’s on the longer side of typical,” believes the infusion of so many em-
Sweeney said of the span between appli- ployees will be a major economic ben-
cation and issuance. He explained that efit. “We’re excited.”
for an assisted-living and memory-care
facility, a longer timeframe isn’t a sur- “It’s a great looking building and there
prise given the number of details that is plenty of parking” says City Councilman
need to be addressed to ensure health Bob Brackett. “I’m excited about the move;
and safety. it’ll be a great asset for downtown.” 

Alaverdian declined to comment on his

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continue moving forward on the project. said, and not at all institutional. Sweeney said he suspects more such fa-
“Everything was positive,” he said. Pleasantville Assisted Living is the sec- cilities will come to Indian River County
Alaverdian said Concordis Senior Living over time as the population continues to
ond such facility in the pipeline in the age and demand for assisted living space
will operate Pleasantville Assistant Living. county, according to Sweeney. Certus Se- increases.
The company already runs 11 other assist- nior Living, a 60-some unit project slated
ed-living facilities in Florida and another for construction on U.S. 1 just north of “No one wants to build a multimil-
two in Louisiana and Virginia. 53rd Street, is fully permitted but has not lion-dollar facility” on spec, Sweeney
yet broken ground. said. 
“It’s going to be very homey,” Alaverdian

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MAINLAND REAL ESTATE SALES: JULY 1 THROUGH JULY 5

TOP SALES OF THE WEEK

Activity slowed a bit on the mainland real estate market during the holiday week, but a
still-impressive 36 single-family residences and lots changed hands from July 1-5 (some
shown below).
The top sale of the week was in Vero Beach, where the under-construction home at 2373 Grand
Harbor Reserve Square – first listed last October for $973,334 – sold on July 1 for $1,068,944.
Representing both the seller and the buyer in the transaction was agent Kimberly Thorpe of Trea-
sure Coast Sotheby’s International.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

ORIGINAL SELLING
PRICE
TOWN ADDRESS LISTED ASKING PRICE SOLD
$1,068,944
VERO BEACH 2373 GRAND HARBOR RESERVE SQ 10/15/2018 $973,334 7/1/2019 $640,000
VERO BEACH 6460 MONSERRAT DR 12/12/2018 $660,000 7/2/2019 $382,500
VERO BEACH 4460 2ND ST 4/30/2019 $399,500 7/2/2019 $360,000
VERO BEACH 1911 GREY FALCON CIR SW 5/30/2019 $369,000 7/3/2019 $355,000
SEBASTIAN 712 YEARLING TRL 1/23/2019 $399,000 7/2/2019 $341,500
VERO BEACH 748 FORTUNELLA CIR SW 3/27/2019 $350,000 7/1/2019 $333,500
VERO BEACH 1005 26TH ST 5/10/2019 $349,900 7/2/2019 $325,000
VERO BEACH 5710 CORSICA PL 4/6/2019 $334,900 7/1/2019 $290,000
VERO BEACH 3840 8TH PL 4/6/2019 $300,000 7/2/2019 $289,000
VERO BEACH 2125 55TH AVE 4/5/2019 $297,000 7/5/2019 $285,000
VERO BEACH 5953 RIDGE LAKE CIR 3/28/2019 $307,000 7/1/2019 $260,000
VERO BEACH 6456 55TH SQ 4/15/2019 $290,000 7/1/2019 $253,000
VERO BEACH 4368 56TH LN 4/24/2019 $275,000 7/2/2019 $237,000
SEBASTIAN 105 ELENA DR 5/3/2019 $245,000 7/1/2019

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

6460 Monserrat Dr, Vero Beach 4460 2nd St, Vero Beach

Listing Date: 12/12/2018 Listing Date: 4/30/2019
Original Price: $660,000 Original Price: $399,500
Sold: 7/2/2019 Sold: 7/2/2019
Selling Price: $640,000 Selling Price: $382,500
Listing Agent: Andy Jansky Listing Agent: Janyne Kenworthy

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

Bob Faller Janyne Kenworthy

Berkshire Hathaway Florida Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

1911 Grey Falcon Cir SW, Vero Beach 712 Yearling Trl, Sebastian

Listing Date: 5/30/2019 Listing Date: 1/23/2019
Original Price: $369,000 Original Price: $399,000
Sold: 7/3/2019 Sold: 7/2/2019
Selling Price: $360,000 Selling Price: $355,000
Listing Agent: Cheryl Goff Listing Agent: Laura Petersen

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RAY McLENDON

Second-generation
Highwayman forges
his own artistic path

PHOTO: KAILA JONES

By Kerry Firth | Correspondent McLendon, son of original Highwaymen was actually born in Bridgetown, N.J., be- two soon commenced painting together.
artist Roy McLendon, much of the popu- cause that’s where we were on the circuit. McLendon says that for a long time, his
It’s rare, especially in Florida, to find lar storyline’s reality has become blurred I was what they call a season baby, born father juggled his art with his picking, but
anyone who hasn’t heard about the High- with fantasy. wherever the migrant worker was work- eventually became a painter full-time.
waymen – a group of self-taught, black art- ing,” McLendon said. “The hardest part
ists from Wabasso and Fort Pierce who, in “My father Roy was a migrant worker, about being raised in that environment Although 26 artists have been identified
the mid-1950s, began painting vivid Flori- and as a family we would move north with was moving from school to school and not as Highwaymen, and have been inducted
da landscapes and taking their artwork on him as he followed the migrant circuit,” really being able to establish a network of into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame as
the road, selling their pieces door-to-door says McLendon, adding that the family friends.” such, Newton and McLendon are named
or out of the backs of their cars. Their sto- always returned to their home in Wabasso as “original” Highwaymen, along with Al-
ry has been the basis of numerous books each winter during citrus season. Harold Newton lived across the street fred Hair, James Gibson, Livingston Rob-
and even a proposed movie. from the family in Wabasso, and began erts, Mary Ann Carroll (the only woman),
“He’d pick citrus in Florida, peaches in mentoring Roy, who was inspired by New- Willie Daniels and Al Black.
But life in those early days was extreme- Georgia, potatoes in Virginia, tomatoes in ton’s vibrantly beautiful landscape art. The
ly difficult and, according to artist Ray New Jersey and apples in Pennsylvania. I CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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RAY McLENDON Roy McLendon Jr., by then a renowned sec-

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 ond-generation Highwaymen artist, in his

“One thing for sure is that if you were a spare time.
child of one of the Highwaymen painters,
you were always raised by your mother,” says “I actually started painting again on a
McLendon. “Our dads were always on the
road as traveling salesmen. It wasn’t a new bet with my father,” McLendon says with a
concept at all. In the ’60s everything was sold
door-to-door – vacuums, encyclopedias, chuckle. “By this time, everyone wanted to
household supplies, pots and pans – it’s just
the way it was.” be a Highwaymen-like painter and there

He says that especially for black artists, if were some terrible impersonators.”
they were going to sell their paintings they
had to knock on doors or set up a He recalls that at one show, a woman had
display on the side of the road.
They were not welcomed to a booth where she was selling some particu-
sell in local galleries, and
in Vero Beach during that larly horrible Highwaymen-style landscapes.
time, blacks had to be off
the streets by sundown. “I told my dad that even I could paint

“They sold their painting better than (that) and that she would never
for $25 to $50 each,” says Mc-
Lendon. “Those paintings today sell those. He bet me she would, and that if
and most of the newer Highwaymen
paintings command thousands a piece from she did I would have to start painting again.
enthusiasts and collectors.”
To my disbelief, she sold them and
McLendon says he was always artistically
inclined, able to draw and sketch, but he had I picked up the paintbrush
little interest, preferring to play basketball in
high school and college, where he attained again.”
a degree in social work from Kutztown Uni-
versity in Pennsylvania. When he did pick McLendon invested
up a brush, he preferred to paint ab-
stracts. in canvases, paints and

“My father always said I’d brushes, but after feeling
sell more abstract paintings
than landscapes, but of that his work was medi-
course that is not the case
in Florida, where Highway- ocre at best, he quit. A few
men paintings are the rage,”
says McLendon. months later, since he al-

Once out of college, he was ready had all the supplies, he
employed as a social worker in men-
tal hospitals and health centers throughout decided to try again.
Florida, but because the salaries were low, he
always took on a second job as well. This time he says he prayed to the Lord

After decades of working in the social for some of the talent bestowed on his fa-
service sector, McLendon decided to open
a seafood market in Fort Pierce called R&B ther and brother. He also sought advice and
Crab Shack, and was its hands-on owner for
25 years. He painted on the side and would guidance from his brother before embark-
go to art shows with his father and brother,
ing on his third career as a full-time artist.

About five years ago McLendon turned over

his restaurant to his son and opened his

own working studio on 14th Avenue in Vero

Beach – the Florida Highwaymen

Landscape Art Gallery.

“I love being independent

and self-employed, which is

why I’ve traveled the paths Landscape artist Ray McLendon in his studio. PHOTOS: KAILA JONES

I’ve chosen through life,” simply makes me happy. I love bringing col- the sale and can put food on the table.”
or and life to a canvas with a brilliant Florida To tell the “true, inside story” of the High-
says McLendon. “I love sunsets or bold Poinciana trees,” says Mc-
Lendon. waymen movement – one that is notably
painting now and I paint different than the sensationalized story cur-
“The vibrant color found in Florida land- rently told – McLendon is writing a book he’s
without looking at a photo or scape is the signature of any Highwayman calling “Fame without Fortune.”
painting. Capturing and preserving the
sketching it out; it’s finally sec- beauty of Florida is our goal. But, even with “It may ruffle a few feathers, but it is the
the Highwaymen name recognition, making grass-roots story of the movement’s infan-
ond nature to me.” a living as an artist is still a challenge. If there cy back in the mid-’50s, when my dad and
is one thing that I would encourage people to Harold Newton started painting and selling
When not in his studio, McLendon travels do, it would be to purchase directly from the their work. They are the two original High-
artist and not through a broker or promoter. waymen. I am more than proud of my heri-
about Florida displaying and selling his work That way the artist gets the entire amount of tage and truly honored to be carrying on the
tradition.” 
at high-end art shows.

“I do about 12 shows a year; they are all

held between October and April and that’s

when I have to make the sales,” says McLen-

don, adding that during summer he often as-

sists his seven children with home projects.

“Life is all about balance and painting

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By Tina Rondeau | Columnist Roasted baby beets, herbed goat cheese quate, comparable to what you would ex- Sweet Butter and Bacon Risotto
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tating kitchen fire, it was besieged by Vero time we finished our entrées, we were not Vero’s most adventuresome chef. But if
diners eager to be among the first to try it in For entrees I decided to have the local able to even contemplate one of the Citrus’ you are not up for adventure, stick with the
its new incarnation. yellowtail snapper ($36) and my husband wonderful desserts. tried and true seafood and beef items (and
went for the sea scallops ($32). don’t forget the truffle fries)! You will find
Before the fire, this popular dining spot While a few of the more creative plates that Citrus is not just back – but better than
overlooking the sea at Humiston Park had My dish consisted of three beautiful at the moment have something of an Asian ever.
been regarded as one of the Vero’s finest. snapper filets, pan-roasted, presented atop influence, most of the menu continues to
And during the lengthy restoration, Chef a chilled lemon capellini with baby heir- consist of Mediterranean-inspired dishes, I welcome your comments, and encour-
Scott Varricchio had been dropping hints loom tomatoes and a lemon-thyme vinai- and some old favorites missing at the re- age you to send feedback to me at tina@
of changes, so many were eager to see what grette. This dish was perfect for a steamy opening have been restored. verobeach32963.com.
Chef Scott had wrought. Vero evening. I loved the cold lemon pasta.
The reviewer dines anonymously at
We decided to hold off reviewing it My husband’s scallops, pan-seared per- restaurants at the expense of Vero Beach
during this end-of-season rush. Instead, fectly, were served alongside a smokehouse 32963. 
we followed with interest the reactions of bacon risotto with sweet buttered corn. A
readers on their return to a restaurant they great summer entrée.
had loved. Many were extremely positive,
but some lamented the disappearance We found the portions more than ade-
from the menu of favorite entrées, and
quite a few diners griped about portion
size.

So a couple of weeks ago, with the town
a bit less crowded, we visited Citrus to see
what was happening for ourselves.

Seated at a nice table for two in a dining
room with new windows that gave it a more
open, spacious feel, we decided to share
three appetizers before ordering entrées.
To complement these, we ordered a couple
of glasses of Sonoma Cutrer chardonnay.

Our first starter was a Belgian endive
salad. It consisted of thin slices of endive,
topped by gorgonzola cheese and a creamy
sherry-Dijon vinaigrette. A wonderful,
light salad to start the meal.

The second appetizer was one Chef
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ed with compressed yogurt – which had a
cheese-like consistency – topped by whole
grains, wild rice, dried raisins, cranberries
and apricots, and then finished in a fig and
vanilla. There was a lot going on with this
dish. I frankly did not know quite what to
make of it.

The third appetizer was a lovely piece
of yellowfin tuna. Seared rare, the tuna
had been dusted with scichimi, a Japanese
dried spice seasoning, and it was served
with a ponzu-peanut soba noodle salad.
Very tasty.

S’mores. Peach Shortcake.

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HEADS YOU WIN, TAILS THEY LOSE WEST NORTH EAST
A2 KJ76 10 9 8 4 3
By Phillip Alder - Bridge Columnist AK9763 85 2
A5 Q94 J 10 8 6 3
Sondra Radvanovsky, an American-Canadian soprano who specializes in 19th-century 874 J 10 3 2 95
Italian opera, said, “When I was signing up for the University of Southern California’s music
program, I flipped a coin to decide my major. If it came up heads, it would be flute — tails SOUTH
would be voice.” Q5
Q J 10 4
Bridge players like to find plays that leave an opponent feeling that it is heads I lose, tails you K72
win. How did South do that to West in this deal? South was in three no-trump, and West AKQ6
started with three rounds of hearts.
Dealer: South; Vulnerable: North-South
When West overcalled two hearts, North made a negative double. This promised four
spades and some values. South went for the vulnerable game. The Bidding:

South started with six winners: two hearts and four clubs. He needed to establish three SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST OPENING
more tricks. It looked as though West had the spade and diamond aces, so declarer had to 1 NT 2 Hearts Dbl. Pass
get those extra winners without letting West get in with one ace, dislodge South’s last heart, 3 NT Pass Pass Pass LEAD:
regain the lead with his other ace and cash the last two hearts. What was the solution? A Hearts

It was to impale West on the tines of Morton’s fork. At trick four, South led his spade five.
How could West have defended? If he took the trick, South would have had three spade
winners. So West played low. Now declarer returned to his hand with a club and led a
low diamond. If West had won with his ace, South would have taken one spade and two
diamonds. When West ducked again, South won with dummy’s queen and played a spade
to his queen, getting two spades and one diamond. It was heads South won, tails West lost.

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ACROSS 95 Emulating Helen and 53 Frosty The Washington Post
Paris 54 One who eats out of your
1 Talkative
7 Hog haven 97 Apothecary amount hand?
10 “Pretentious? ___?” 98 Common connector 56 James Clavell opus
13 Get by begging 99 Quote, part 6 58 Symbol in ancient
18 Ms. Bloomer of bloomers 101 Quote, part 7
106 South continuance manuscripts
fame 107 Saudi neighbor 60 Occupied
19 Corporate VIP 108 Designer Gernreich 63 Mee krob’s cuisine
20 Wrestlers’ protectors 109 End of quote 64 Shoemaker’s hammering
21 Parts of imperial domes 113 Slap
22 Start of a quote from 114 Hearing-related place (anagram of
115 Mr. Flanders LOST A PEN)
A Star Is Born, 1937 116 Birthplace of the noodle 65 ___ Jima
24 College offerings 117 Chan portrayer 66 Apr.-Oct. change
25 Closes the gap 118 Fake-fruit material 67 Flimsy
26 Gas-pump suffix 119 Tokyo, once 75 Nothing like Superman
27 Quote, part 2 120 Steak, not cake 76 L.A.’s area: abbr.
30 Quote, part 3 78 Day O’Connor colleague
33 Feminine ending DOWN 79 True
34 “Split” spots 1 Mover’s truck 80 Gratuity
35 Egyptian city of stone 2 Far-from-feelgood music 82 Growing ground
83 Acrobat catcher
fame style 84 Made another call to
36 Rough 3 Bounty hunter incentives 87 Argued
40 German article 4 Window buy 88 Consarned
41 Famed aviator’s initials 5 Singer Mann 90 Cad
42 Guitarist’s or stripper’s 6 Who-goes-first test, in pool 91 Clue for Sherlock
7 Descendants 92 Letter from “Grandma”?
buys 8 Campers hammer them 94 Notebook, in Nantes
44 Area of N.Y.C. 9 Dairy desserts 96 Less-than-satisfied remark
46 Works by Claude 10 Shelley or Lincoln 97 Dickens’s Little ___
48 Even matches? 11 Conductor Klemperer 99 Longtime N.J. base
49 Word after chap or crest 12 Giving, as a ticket 100 Long
51 Somebody 13 Like some lenses 101 Letterman, for one
53 ___ many words 14 Writer James 102 Filler that fires
54 Great Expectations kid 15 Sweetheart 103 Take a caravel
55 Erstwhile home-run king 16 Goldfinger portrayer Frobe 104 Pre’s cousin
56 Early American home? 17 Renamed oil co. 105 Ms. Lee
57 The old soft shoe, for short? 20 Roof types 110 Uprooting tool
59 Nobelist Bohr 23 Actors Peter and Annette 111 D.C.-to-Annapolis dir.
61 It’s two after tau 28 Perfect 10 Mary Lou 112 Expwy., e.g.
62 Quote, part 4 29 Have ___
66 Quote, part 5 FILM COMMENT By Merl Reagle
68 Sojourn stop (become satisfied)
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73 Letters on GI letters 37 Lang. of the deaf • Private Duty Home Health Agency / Qualified Caregivers
74 A Deadly Sin 38 Publisher’s emblem • We Don’t Use Independent Contractors
77 Katarina or Ekaterina’s sport 39 Generic-sounding horror film • Our Rates Are Among the Most Reasonable in Our Area
81 Whereabouts claims • Our Mission is to Provide an Excellent Level of Independent
83 Now, to Nero title
84 Get, as a shark or a mark 41 Cell denizen Living for Each Patient in His or Her Own Home
85 Puzzling goose 43 Indignant retort • As the Saying Goes, “There’s No Place Like Home”
86 “Ninety degrees” spot 45 Prompt
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B12 July 12, 2019 VeroNews/Sebastian River News | CALENDAR www.veronews.com

ONGOING Turtle Walks at Sebastian Inlet State Park and Festival, with performances by students and world- 14 Space Coast Symphony presents The
Archie Carr National Wildlife refuge, 9 p.m. to 1 class faculty of the Mike Block String Camp 7:30 Music of Motown: The Grove that
Vero Beach Theatre Guild - Andrew Lloyd Web- a.m. through July 31. fsispturtlewalk.org or seatur- p.m. July 10 and 12, and Concert & Barn Dance Changed America, 3 p.m. at Emerson Center.
ber musical “Cats” thru July 28. 772-562-8300 tlewalks.org 3 p.m. July 13 - all at First Presbyterian Church of 855-252-7276
Vero Beach. Free; donations to scholarship fund
Vero Beach Museum of Art - Astronomy JULY appreciated. Mikeblockstringcamp.com 19|20 Vegas Nights at Riverside
Photographer of the Year exhibition thru Sept. Theatre, 6 to 10 p.m. in
29; AI Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: 10|12|13 Vero Beach Inter- 12|13 Par-Tee and Golf Tourna- the Orchid Lobby to enhance the 7:30 p.m. &
Gold, thru Dec. 15. 772-231-0707 national Music ment to benefit the Live 9:30 p.m. Howl at the Moon performances,
Like Cole Foundation begins 6 p.m. Fri. with a with casino games to benefit Riverside educa-
Par-Tee featuring hors d’oeuvres, sit-down din- tional programming and free Live on the Loop
ner and auctions at the Moorings Yacht and entertainment. 772-231-6990
Country Club. On Saturday, the fourth annual
Golf Tournament at the Moorings Hawk’s Nest 20 Christmas in July to benefit Shop with a
Golf Club starts with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Cop, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Riverview Park,
followed by awards luncheon. Par-Tee tickets Sebastian, with food, games, auctions, vendors
$125. Single golf $250 includes two Par-Tee tick- and a visit from Santa to raise funds to provide a
ets. 772-907-5940 holiday shopping spree for children in need.

Solutions from Games Pages ACROSS DOWN 12|13 Vegas Nights at Riverside 20 Walking Tree Brewery 3-Year Anniver-
in July 5, 2019 Edition 1 COWS 1 OBOE Theatre, 6 to 10 p.m. in sary Block Party, starting at Noon with
4 WEAK 3 SCREEN the Orchid Lobby to enhance the 7:30 p.m. & live music, food trucks, water slides and kids ac-
8 JUST 4 WICKED 9:30 p.m. Comedy Zone performances, with tivities. Free. 772-217-3502
9 COURTCARD 5 AIRBAG casino games to benefit Riverside educational
11 BIGWIG 6 OUTWITTED programming and free Live on the Loop enter- 25 Summer Series Concert presented
13 GENERAL 7 STAG tainment. 772-231-6990 by First Presbyterian Youth String Or-
15 EARNED 10 DILEMMA chestra under direction of Jacob Craig, 7 p.m.
16 GENTLE 12 ZERO 13 Star Party, 7 to 10 p.m. at the Vero at First Presbyterian, playing works by Nielsen
18 OCTETS 13 GROTESQUE Beach Museum of Art, with docent-led and Grieg. Free; donations appreciated. 772-
20 IMPEDE 14 NEPTUNE tours of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 562-9088
22 UPBRAID 17 EVEN exhibit, space-themed art activities and gazing
23 CASINO 19 SPONGE at the moon with members of Treasure Coast 26|27 Vegas Nights at Riverside
25 ENTERTAIN 20 IRWELL Astronomy Club. BYO lawn chairs/blankets. Theatre, 6 to 10 p.m. in
26 LOUD 21 PITTED Pre-registration recommended. Free with mu- the Orchid Lobby to enhance the 7:30 p.m. &
27 CELL 23 CALL seum admission; members free.772-231-0707 9:30 p.m. Comedy Zone performances, with
28 DUMB 24 FIRM casino games to benefit Riverside educational
Crossword Page B14 (AH-CHOO!) programming and free Live on the Loop enter-
Sudoku Page B13 Sudoku Page B14 Crossword Page B13 tainment. 772-231-6990

27 12th annual Treasure Coast Water-
way Cleanup, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
MacWilliam, Riverside Park, Wabasso Cause-
way and Sebastian Main Street Boat Ramps,
Vero Beach Municipal Marina and Sebastian
Inlet Marina. Tcwaterwaycleanup.com

27 LaPorte Farms Back to School Family
Fun Day, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at LaPorte
Farms in Roseland, with child finger printing,
face painting, Home Depot kids’ workshop, chil-
dren’s activities, vendors, giveaways and visits
with farm animals. 772-633-0813

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