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have a window to try to identify a path forward. My goal is to sell the electric system to Florida Power & Light and part of that is what mechanism it takes to offload our entitlements.”

The City sent out a proposal last summer that went to all FMPA members and other potential buyers seeking interest in buying the contracts and received only two responses -- from FMPA and the Orlando Utilities Commission, from whom it is also purchasing power. The city has not actively pursued seeking a buyer since that time until meeting with FMPA. Vero Beach used to obtain al-

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at FMPA headquarters in Orlando, lasted about an hour and-ahalf and was described as cordial by those involved.

“Vero Beach asked for FMPA’s help to market their entitlements from FMPA’s (all-requirements) project,” said FMPA spokesman Mark McCain. “We stated we are willing to work with them to stay in compliance with the contracts and they committed to send us a letter detailing what it is that they want us to do for them.”

Vero Beach City Manager Jim O’Connor said that letter would go out this week.

“We are trying to make this thing happen,” O’Connor said.

“The positive thing is at least we

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VERO BEACH -- With the clock ticking on a self-imposed deadline, teams representing the City of Vero Beach, Florida Power & Light and the Florida Municipal Power Agency met this week to see if a power purchasing agreement can be reached that would allow a sale of Vero Electric to go forward.

The city has contractual obligations to FMPA that stretch over the next decade through what is known as the all-requirements project. In order for a deal for FPL to purchase Vero Electric to make financial sense, the city must find a way to end those obligations that run about $1 million a month in fixed costs

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The overriding issue is that there are no willing buyers on the horizon. The state is experiencing a power glut at the moment and it is cheaper for those seeking the commodity to purchase available electricity on the open market.

Settlement of the Vero Electric-FMPA contracts has been identified by many as the lynch pin to the entire FPL-Vero sale.

City of Vero Beach and FPL officials said last month that they would know in the next six months if a sale is worth pursuing. The resolution of the FMPA contracts is key to talks moving forward.

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most all its power through the all-requirements project. While the city eventually was able to exit that group, it still remains tied to the FMPA through its participation in three longterm wholesale power contracts. These contracts obligate the city to continue paying off bonds in connection with the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant and the Stanton I and II coal-fired generating plants and taking a minimum amount of power produced by these facilities.

The city, under the agreements, has to pay fixed costs of more than $200,000 per month for the St. Lucie plant, more than $365,000 per month for Stanton 1 and more than $450,000 per

month for Stanton II in addition to the cost of wholesale fuel generated by these facilities.

The FMPA consists of 30 municipal electric utilities located throughout Florida from Key West to the Panhandle. Of those utilities, 20 are participating in the all requirements project. In 2011 the power supplied by FMPA through the all requirements project ranged from 0.3 megawatts by Alachua and Moore Haven to 316 megawatts by Kissimmee. Vero Beach is contractually required to purchase 48.6 megawatts of electricity.

Councilmember Jay Kramer, who has been critical of the process the city has undertaken to sell Vero Electric to FPL, attended the meeting as an observer.

“It was kind of a boring meeting,” he said. “We stated this is what we want to do and FMPA said OK you are a member and we need to help out our members. The help they mentioned was to advertise the contracts to see who out there might be interested.”

One potential idea mentioned

by Vero’s attorney was for FPL to temporarily take over the bonds and hold them until a willing buyer could be identified. FMPA did not reject that idea outright, but it raises significant concerns on its side in that the bonds are tax exempt because they were issued tax free to municipalities.

“Tax laws state if you use tax exempt bonds to finance a facility, the benefits of that facility can only go to tax exempt entities,” McCain said.

O’Connor noted there may be some ability of FPL to take control of bonds for a limited number of years and FMPA to not lose its tax exempt status with regard to that transaction.

There was also no discussion about what would happen if at the end of the time period that FPL held the bonds no buyer could be found.

The advantage for the city

under such a scenario is that it extends the horizon when the power market may be under served and the Vero contracts more marketable.

“By projecting further out, it allows for some time for absorption (of energy) to take place and the economy to improve,” O’Connor said. “This would open the opportunity that maybe it would be in 2016 or 2017 the need for energy would be available.”

O’Connor also noted that FMPA could be helpful in Vero selling its entitlements by indentifying and working with member municipalities whose electric capacity needs might be growing over time and put a group together that might be able to purchase the 48.6 megawatts of power Vero is now required to buy.

“You have to remember that FMPA does a lot of projections of the power needs of its members; that is how it buys and sells power,” O’Connor said. “They have a lot of that core information and they can maybe put together a consortium of buyers together. Once two or more cities become involved, FMPA acts as a facilitator.”

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Comparison shows water deal with Shores benefits Vero

BY MARK SCHUMANN VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

Recent reports suggesting the deal the Town of Indian River Shores has cut with Vero Beach will lead to overall rate reductions of 20 to 40 percent don’t appear

to square with City Manager Jim O’Connor’s calculations.

According to O’Connor, the city’s offer to match county rates for Shores customers will reduce the city’s income from the Shores just $10,000 a year out of total

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Because the county charges its thirstier customers significantly more per gallon than it does lower volume users, some in the Shores will pay less under the rate plan set to go into effect October 1, but others will be paying more.

Where the Shores stands the most to gain from the new agreement is in the rate its residents will pay for re-use water. Currently the city is charging 97 cents per gallon for reuse water. That rate, according Water and Sewer Director Rob Bolton, will drop to 67 cents on October 1 for all customers, including those with reuse service within the city limits.

Water and wastewater customers within the city will continue to be charged the city’s current rates. As is true for Shores residents, a switch to county rates would benefit some, but not others, and according to Bolton would net about the same income

to the city.

While some have suggested city customers will be “subsidizing” lower rates for the Shores, O’Connor maintains the city will continue to earn a profit from providing water, wastewater and reuse water services to the Shores, which represents 20 percent of the city’s customer base.

Because the city transfers $1 million a year from water and sewer operations to the general fund, the profit the Shores business brings to the city does, in effect, help subsidize the city’s general fund. Essentially, even under the new rate agreement it is Shores customers who are helping subsidize the city.

One can become bleary-eyed comparing rates for different volumes of use, and for different sizes of water meters. To say the least, rate comparisons can be confusing. The accompanying table compares rates for a ¾ inch meter, one of the more common sized meters.

Water Rate Comparison City of Vero Beach

Indian River Shores

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SOURCE: CITY OF VERO BEACH WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT

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Local father on a mission to increase suicide awareness Steve Fugate lost his son and daughter, his message is to ‘Love Life’ VERO BEACH -- The first time Steve Fugate walked the Appalachian Trail in 1999, he got a call about half way through the journey informing him that his son,

Steve Fugate, Jr., 26, had committed suicide.

Thirteen years later, Fugate, 65, has logged over 30,000 miles walking across the continental United States – always carrying a sign that reads, “Love Life.”

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Between then and now, Fugate also lost his daughter, Michelle (Fugate) Morgan, 36, to a drug overdose.

What began as a campaign to raise awareness about the prevalence of suicide - the second or third leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds behind accidents and homicide - has evolved over the years.

Now, “it’s not really about suicide anymore, but about loving life,” said Fugate. “I lost both my babies. If I didn’t love life, I’d go nuts.”

Fugate’s son, Stevie, graduated from Vero Beach High School at the top of his class, recalled his father.

“He was not a depressed kid,” said Fugate, recollecting that his son had quit the University of South Florida and was going to Tampa Technical Institute where he was studying computer electronics.

“I didn’t know he was an alcoholic,” said Fugate. “He started binge drinking when he went off to college.”

According to Fugate, his son was involved in a car accident while driving under the influence.

Not only did he get a D.U.I. on his record, he had let the insurance lapse on his car and was personally responsible for financial restitution.

“It was the first time he ever did anything wrong,” said Fugate.

“I told him, ‘we’ll get out of this, don’t worry.’”

The plan was for Fugate to embark on a life dream of walking the Appalachian Trail, while his son would take over the automotive detailing business Fugate had started shortly after moving here

in 1972.

The profit from the detail business would pay for the damages incurred from the accident and support Fugate on his roughly 2,000 mile journey.

Afterward, the men planned to switch roles, with the younger Fugate walking the trail and his father helping support the journey.

Apparently, Stevie fell behind in the community service portion of his sentence and was going to be charged with violating the terms of his parole.

“He got embarrassed,” said Fugate. “He went to the beach with a .38 in his backpack… and ended both our lives.”

Fugate returned to Vero Beach to bury his son. He and Cora Fugate, whom he had been married in 1969 and was the mother of his two children, had divorced three years earlier.

Nine months later, he was back on the Appalachian Trail to finish the journey, which was orchestrated by Fugate’s daughter, Morgan.

“I screamed and hollered for two months,” said Fugate about his early days of mourning.

One night, while he was camping along the trail – yelling and crying – he “realized I was not alone. The coyotes were yelling and crying with me. Then I heard their young and it got me thinking about other people’s young.”

Fugate started seeking out places to bring his message, Love Life. He got involved with mental health organizations in Vero Beach and Fort Pierce and spoke to civic and religious groups.

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Steve Fugate has lost two children to suicide and has taken to spreading a message to “Love Life” by logging over 30,000 miles walking the continental United States.

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of open discussion about suicide, Fugate decided he may have more luck reaching people in need if he had a national platform.

In 2001, Fugate walked to California for the first time. It was also the first time he carried a sign.

Everywhere he went, people responded. It seemed almost everyone had been touched by suicide and people wanted to talk about their experiences.

He kept journals of his travels; tender stories of the people he met and the challenges they faced. Later, as the Internet became more accessible to Fugate while on the road, he started writing a blog.

Now, he’s put the best journal entries together in a book and he’s searching for a publisher.

“We have to stay steadfast,” said Fugate about difficult times in life. “We all have a sanctuary, a safe place within us. The answers are within us. I help people get to their answer.”

Last year, Fugate was asked by the U.S. Army, which has seen an 80 percent increase in suicides since the beginning of the Iraq war, to speak to troops during Suicide Prevention Month in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska.

Fugate made 10 presentations at three bases. The last presentation was scheduled during a very unpopular time slot and the organizers told Fugate to expect no more than a dozen attendees.

“More than 1,200 people showed up,” said Fugate. “There was standing room only. They

even took up a collection to pay my expenses when they found out I wasn’t charging a fee.”

Fugate feels that he owes it to the memory of his children to bring his positive message to the world.

“When I was happy, they were happy,” said Fugate, who discovered that he was happiest on the road, in close communion with nature, talking to people who needed to hear about his heart wrenching experience.

“Your life is not yours alone,” said Fugate, who emphasizes how interconnected we all are.

Fugate’s daughter, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005, “never really recovered from her brother’s death,” said Fugate.

Morgan tried to be supportive of her father’s mission by facilitating communication while he was on the road and making his cash drops.

When Fugate received the call in 2005 that Morgan had overdosed on her medication, he was in Daytona returning from a walk around the circumference of the country.

“I looked up at the sky and started screaming, ‘Both of them?

You had to take them both?’” said Fugate.

Fugate doesn’t dwell on the death of his children anymore.

He focuses on making them proud and trying to keep others from going through what he has gone through.

“Loving life means having faith in life,” said Fugate. “Having faith that everything is going to be okay no matter what.”

To read Fugate’s personal stories of his cross country travels, visit his website at www.TrailTherapy.com or on Facebook. For speaking engagements, call him at (914)772-4244.

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Bridgewater Hope, the kids in Wabasso had nothing,” said Wright.

She started the program in 2001 with a $500 donation from the Graves Brothers Company where several of her relatives had worked.

For two years, Wright took no salary, while she built up the program --which consisted

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As a young girl growing up in Wabasso, Verna Wright recalls there was nothing to do after school.

Her mom, Dasie Bridgewater who died in 2000, knew many of the local children would be going home to empty houses. To help fill their bellies, she would give them mangoes and oranges from the vegetable stand she had on the southwest corner of 58th Avenue and CR 510.

“She would ask them what they did in school that day and whether they had homework. If they did, she’d encourage them to get started on it immediately,” said Wright, who named the after-school organization she founded in her mother’s memory.

The Dasie Bridgewater Hope Center is now in its 10th year of operation, providing the children of Wabasso ages 5 and up with homework supervision, tutoring, academic opportunities, recreation and a hot meal.

“We put ‘hope’ in there to give the kids hope,” said Wright about the organization’s name. Her goal is to give the young people of Wabasso an equal opportunity to be educated and achieve their dreams.

Like her mother, Wright believes education is the answer to poverty. She secures scholarships, grants and whatever financial assistance she can get her hands on to afford the students who attend her program entry into trade schools, vocational schools and universities.

In 2009, the estimated median household income in Wabasso was $11,229; a full 75 percent less than the state median.

With just over 1,000 residents, the racial balance of the community is predominantly African American – 87.5 percent – with a small Hispanic population represented as well.

“If it weren’t for the center, many of those kids wouldn’t have a hot meal at night,” said Sheriff Deryl Loar, who has chaired the organization’s board of directors for the past four years.

Located in the former Douglas School in Wabasso, the building is owned by the county

and leased to the organization for one dollar a year.

The program serves 60 – 75 area youth daily, with 107 members and “about 14 kids on a waiting list,” said Wright.

“The kids in Gifford have the Gifford Youth Activity Center and the kids in Sebastian have the Boys and Girls Club. But Before Dasie

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mainly of life skills classes and homework supervision and to take on more children.

Local realtor and long time resident Charlotte Terry started the first Girl Scout troop at the center.

When Terry took the girls to the Ocean Grill to earn their etiquette badge, “it was many of the girls’ first time they had crossed the bridge,” said Wright, whose own hope is that she helps expand the horizons for these high-risk youth.

The center currently offers business classes, business leadership and a Kidz Café which teaches the culinary arts with an emphasis on healthy eating habits.

There is also a dance class, a boys mentoring program – called Circle of Brothers – and a girls mentoring program which has replaced the Girl Scout program with Girls with a Future.

In 2006, a successful capital campaign raised $200,000 to $300,000, enabling the center to build a second structure to house a media center, computer lab, a reading lab and a radio studio.

The radio studio was designed by Michael James, a Fort Pierce resident who retired from radio station 104.7 and donated his time to the Dasie Bridgewater Hope Center for the kids’ sake.

“The advanced reading lab has really helped the kids with their grades,” said Wright, explaining the members are required to provide copies of their report cards for the center to keep on file.

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Verna Wright opened the after-school program for low-income children in the Wabasso community in the memory of her mother, Dasie Bridgewater.

With the center’s support, said Sheriff Loar, “every third-, eighth- and 10th-grade student at the center passed the FCAT.” He attributes a large part of the center’s success to good nutrition.

Each day the children eat a well balanced supper from spaghetti dinners to roast chicken and mashed potatoes with salad and dessert.

“Even after the students graduate from high school, the students continue to send their

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grades back to the center,” said Wright.

Right now, there are six graduates of the Dasie Hope Center in college, with three at the University of South Florida.

Each graduate receives a college starter pack consisting of a laptop, printer, ironing board, sheets and comforter. The cost is underwritten by a generous community of donors and private organizations.

Of the center’s $350,000 annual budget, which helps purchase the food to prepare

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home cooked hot meals for 100 youth during the school year and throughout the summer, only $20,000 comes from the county.

To help create additional streams of revenue for the center, the Dasie Hope Thrift Store opened its doors three years ago at 8860 U.S. 1, just north of CR 510.

The store features an ultra-chic designer boutique on one side and household goods, jewelry, furniture, paintings and name brand apparel on the other side.

“Most of the donations come from John’s Island, Windsor and other areas on the beach,” said Colleen Flaherty, the store manager.

Although it’s just breaking even, Flaherty is encouraged by the loyal following that recPHOTO SUPPLIED ognizes the high quality standard the store The Dasie Hope Thrift Store opened three years ago at 8860 U.S. 1, just north of CR 510. The store maintains. features a designer boutique on one side and household goods, jewelry, furniture, paintings and name Everything is clean and either new or gently brand apparel on the other side. tory, with contemporary window designs re- raise money for those kids.” used.

To learn more about the Dasie Bridgewater “We have some very high end items by flecting the fashion conscious management.

Even though the thrift store does not car- Hope Center, call 589-3535 or visit them onGucci, Prada and Coach,” said Flaherty. “The standards are Chico, Talbots and Lilly Pu- ry children’s clothes, “as the quality is hard line at www.DasieHope.org. For information to maintain,” said Flaherty, “it’s all about the about the Dasie Hope Thrift Store, call (772) litzer.”

The store is constantly updating its inven- children. That’s why we’re in business. To 918-4640.

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VERO BEACH -- Hundreds of fairies came out to show their support this past weekend at McKee Garden for the second Fairy Festival.

Children came out dressed in their best fairy attire to dance around a Maypole, build forest homes and honor the magical creatures. McKee also offered a puppet show, face painting and lots of other activities for young and old alike.

“Fairies, elves, gnomes; they all belong to the fantasy world that resides within the garden setting and fairies themselves have been regarded as the ‘gatekeepers of the garden,’ so in that sense, there’s a natural fit between that mystical world and the garden,” said Kelly Susino, McKee marketing and events manager in the days leading up to the event.

The event was not restricted to fairies, but also had a place for fans of the pirate way of life to honor those sea-faring swashbucklers.

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VERO BEACH — The Mardy Fish Foundation “Kids on Courts” program will is offer summer camp programs for children ages 5 to 14 with all skill levels welcome.

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The Youth Guidance Heli-Drop Ball Bash & BBQ is scheduled for this Saturday, April 21.

The event takes place at Holman stadium and begins at 4:30 p.m. with a city versus county officials kickball game. After the game, the dropping of hundreds of pre-sold numbered golf balls from a helicopter onto the cleared field to see who wins the big cash prizes will take place.

Golf balls may still be purchased at www.ircyouth.com or by calling 770-5040. Balls include not only the chance to win the cash prizes, but admission to the kickball game, the drop, and the after party which includes a barbecue dinner and music by Voodoo.

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VERO BEACH -- The John’s Island Foundation awarded an $18,500 grant to the Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad to purchase of a new minivan to transport ambulatory passengers and those using walkers and canes.

The Foundation raises money from the John’s Island community to provide grants for capital needs and special projects to agencies working to improve the quality of life for those in need in Indian River County.

The Volunteer Ambulance Squad is a nonprofit agency providing free nonemergency transportation to doctor appointments, kidney dialysis, cancer treatments, rehabilitation and other medical appointments. The door-todoor service is available to anyone in the county simply by calling in advance and making a reservation. Passengers may be ambulatory or in a wheelchair.

For more information about the ambulance squad or to make a donation, call 772-231-1230.

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- Eighteen students from Indian River County will be participating in the National Academic Games Competition in Wheeling, W.Va from April 27 to May 1. These students have been spending part of their after school hours studying and practicing linguistics, equations and presidents & current events in preparation for the competition.

The students are working hard to raise funds to be able to attend the event. If you want to know more about Academic Games please visit http://academicgames.org.

If you are interested in making a donation for these students, please send it to Lorrie Scott, the Indian River County Academic Games coordinator (Lorrie.Scott@indianriverschools.org). All donations should be made out to Sebastian Elementary School with Academic Games in the memo and sent to Sebastian Elementary School, 400 Sebastian Boulevard, Sebastian, FL 32958.

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Registrar at (772) 231-0707, ext. 116; or visit www.verobeachmuseum. org. On the Web site class information, cost, dates, and descriptions for Summer camp registration will begin on June 1 and camps will be all 5-week classes are available. held in July and August at their Westside Racquet Club, located at 4291 Chamber of Commerce to host 5th Place S.W., Vero Beach. Registration is limited to 30 campers, so ‘Export University’ on May 9 space is limited.

There will be four one-week sessions, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the folINDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The Indian River County Chamber of lowing dates: July 9-12 (July 13 rain make-up); July 23-26 (July 27 rain Commerce will hold a training session for businesses interested exmake-up); July 30-Aug. 2 (Aug. 3 rain make-up); and Aug. 13-16 (Aug. panding to overseas markets on Wednesday, May 9 at the Indian River 17 rain make-up).

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The cost is $60 per session. This includes six hours of on-court inThe “Export University” is co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Comstruction, a camp T-shirt, along with an end-of-week pizza party and merce and the District Export Council of South Florida, with Federal prizes. Scholarships are available. A discount is available for “early bird Express sponsoring a working lunch. Businesses from throughout the registrations” that are submitted by June 15. region interested in taking the first steps to begin selling overseas or To register contact Kristen Wilson at (231) 330-3984 or send an email expanding their markets are encouraged by the chamber to attend. to kristenwilson@live.com. Registration payments should be sent to: The cost is $35 and includes all resource material and lunch. ParMardy Fish Foundation, Attn: Kristen Wilson (KOC), P.O. Box 648158, ticipants will receive a Certificate of Completion from the U.S. DepartVero Beach, FL 32964. ment of Commerce.

For more information call the Indian River Chamber at 772-567ORCA, Social Justice Film Series 3491, extension 121. You can also register and pay on-line through the to sponsor film for Earth Day Chamber’s website, www.indianriverchamber.com, and choose “Event VERO BEACH -- The Social Justice Film Series in cooperation with Registration.”

Ocean Research and Conservation Association will screen the documenBea Gardner files to run for tary “Bag It” on April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

County Commission District 3 seat The award-winning film, Bag It, is a touching and often funny documentary about how we use and abuse plastic. Admission for the movie, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- Bea Gardner filed papers last week to which is being shown in recognition of Earth Day, is free. run for the District 3 seat in the fall elections.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship sanctuary is located at the The seat is currently held by Gary Wheeler, who announced last Emerson Center on the corner of 16th Street and 27th Avenue. For month he will not seek re-election. more information, call Patti Gibbons at (772) 467-1600.

District 3 covers much of the southern half of the county, south of State Road 60, including the western part of Vero Beach. While county Museum of Art offering commissioners live in districts, they are elected by voters countywide. wide range of art classes Builder Tim Zorc is the only other person to announce an intention to run for the seat in the Aug. 24 primary. Candidates have until June 8 to VERO BEACH -- The Vero Beach Museum of Art will offer a series of five-week art classes beginning in May. file and qualify for the race, by either supplying 909 petition signatures The series of 5-week courses include instruction in drawing, pastels/ or paying a filing fee of $3,367. painting, glass/jewelry design, studio arts workshop and humanities An Indian River County commissioner sets countywide policy and workshop. approves the county’s budget. The salary is $56,123 a year, as set by the To find out more information call Ellyn Giordano, Museum Art School Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

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Who said selling the electric system was going to be easy?

City Manager Jim O’Connor and the City Council found themselves in the cross hairs this week.

Having first summoned television teams to broadcast their case, members of the Police Benevolent Association, a union representing the city’s police officers, spoke for nearly two and-a-half hours at this week’s Council meeting opposing

a plan to reduce the rank of some of the department’s 20 officers.

O’Connor, faced with the task of cutting $3 million in city expenses, says the rank reductions will save approximately $90,000, and are a necessary part of a larger effort to cut expenses across all departments.

These cuts are being made as the

city prepares for a sale of its electric system. After turning the utility over to Florida Power and Light, the city will have to do without $6 million it has annually transferred from electric operations to the general fund. Balancing the budget will require cuts in spending, increases in taxes, or some combination of the two.

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“Cut somewhere else,” the officers told the City Council. Well, with a budget of $7 million, if the Police Department is not able to absorb an additional $90,000 in cuts, as painful and regrettable as the rank reductions will be, one has to wonder how the city is going to find $3 million in cost reductions from departments such as Parks and Recreation.

When the Council gets around to considering cuts in other popular departments, though their constituents may not be as media savvy as the PBA, there will surely be a public outcry.

And, failing to muster the political will to make sizable cuts in expenses, the Council will finally get around to considering a hike in taxes. And though the city’s property tax rate is nearly half that of many comparable cities, the Council will likely again face a chamber full of ardent and vocal opposition.

Everyone seems to want expense cuts to come from someone else’s department, and almost no one is inclined to step forward offering to pay more taxes. And yet, everyone wants lower electric rates, though no one wants to see loyal, longserving police officers take further pay cuts.

Now, who were those guys suggesting a sale of the electric system is a “no brainer?” They are conspicuously absent from Council meetings when decisions are being made about how to distribute the pain and deal with the consequences.

Social | Lifestyle Hibiscus Festival adds fun and flair to Downtown

BY CHRISTINA TASCON VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

Living in a small town can get a bit humdrum at times for the younger generation but not so when the Hibiscus Festival takes over downtown Vero Beach.

The Miss Hibiscus Beauty Pageant has always been the kick-off to the festival and this year nine well-spoken young ladies ages 15 to 19 competed.

One of the first Miss Hibiscus’ was Elizabeth Graves Bass who crowned the 2012 winners as their friends and families cheered.

The first official act of the newly-crowned court which included Miss Hibiscus 2012, Hannah Trodglen, first runner-up Nicole Perlstein and second runner-up Gea Anderson was an entry in

the Shopping Cart Parade on Saturday.

At the Festival, children almost did not know what to do first – should they climb the rock wall, go down the inflatable slide, get their face painted or paint a fish at the U.S. Wildlife & Game booth?

One thing they did make time for, though, was the food and ice cream.

Bridgette Storch’s son James’ face was bright blue from his frozen delight. “I don’t care that he’s a mess today,” she said, “he’s having way too much fun!”

For the thousands who came, the variety of activities kept many there even through the sprinkle of rain that came at midday. The overcast skies kept the temperatures pleasant.

Fourteen acts played at four venues but the

highlight was the Miami Music Ensemble.

The group is a very talented collection of teen vocalists and musicians that had the audience cheering and recording them with their phones.

“It’s such a great turnout,” said Main Street Vero Beach’s Kathleen Prouty, “and the vendors are so happy.”

“We have been making sales all day,” added Alyssa Mckenzie of Labels, a new store in the Miracle Mile. “This event is a perfect intro to people that hadn’t heard of us before.”

Besides all the fun activities and socializing with friends, there was the dunk tank to drench local politicians and celebrities.

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Loar, Councilman Jay Kramer and Mayor Pilar Turner in the tank.

Commissioner Bob Solari admitted to having the intention of dunking his good friend, Mayor Pilar Turner.

“I was so looking forward to this,” said Solari with a laugh, “when I woke up this morning my one goal today was to dunk the Mayor.”

Turner yelled, “I will remember this, Bob!” as Jackie Solari handed her a towel.

The Shopping Cart Parade took center stage in the afternoon with The Breeze’s radio personalities Dana Daniels, Hamp Elliott and Geoff Moore presiding. Lake in the Woods was named “Best Decorated” but the big winner was Harvest Food Outreach.

One woman, Winnie Scalley, brought a filled shopping cart by herself. “I know there’s a lot of need out there,” said Scalley, “I just had to help.”

The Hibiscus Festival underwrites downtown development and beautification through Main Street Vero Beach. The final tally for this event was still being determined.

The Old Barber Bridge Band was just one of 14 musical acts that entertained at the festival

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Taste of Vero enjoys the taste of success

BY CHRISTINA TASCON VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

The Oceanside Business Association hosted another well received Taste of Vero which showcased the culinary diversity alive in Indian River and the beauty of beach town life.

The weather could not have been more perfect for strolling Ocean Drive greeting friends and neighbors as people sampled one gourmet treat after another.

Children played and danced in Humiston Park as the adults tasted their way through the 18 participating food vendors which were paired up with businesses along the way.

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cialties so even if guests had the intention of sampling everything, it was almost impossible.

Bob Roth, co-host of TV10’s popular wine show “Seller to Cellar” was happily moving along the tents. “I have great expectations from every booth,” he said. “I love that this gives people a chance to experience many new culinary experiences.”

From Disney’s Vero Beach Resort’s Lamb Chop Lollipops with Chili Ginger Rub to Kilwin’s prize winning desserts, the food was spectacular.

The aroma that came from Jef and Julie Denning’s Kilwin’s booth as they cooked

waffle cones for their salted caramel turtle sundaes was irresistible. Perhaps that was why it had the longest line and also won the coveted “Outstanding Fare” award.

Pipa Movida took home the “Best Themed” prize bringing the taste of the Hawaii to guests strolling Ocean Drive. Their offering featured mulligatawny and cold asparagus & smoked salmon soups served in mini martini glasses.

The event sold all 330 tickets offered and raised just over $4,500 for Youth Guidance with a matching amount going to the OBA to support their events on behalf of the Oceanside Business District.

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Jimmy & Ericka Wright, Dawn Fisher, organizer Georgia Irish, Jimmy Wright IV, Julian Fojon, Fe Domenech and Grant Domenech

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EVERY SATURDAY ! Oceanside Business Association

St. Edward’s Waxlax Theatre for the Performing Arts, 3 pm, $20, $10 for students. 772-231-4262.

Art galleries and businesses open house receptions. Free. 772-2991234.

APRIL 23 ! Circle of Champions

30 large scale art pieces in McKee Botanical Gardens, 350 S US 1, $5-$9, 772-794-0601.

APRIL 24 ! “Moving from Major to Mega”

APRIL 21 ! Heli-Drop Ball Bash & BBQ

Bob Carter, Speaker for Association for Fundraising Professionals, Boys & Girls Club, $20-$25. director@edfoundationirc.org.

For Youth Guidance, Vero Beach Sports Village, 3901 26th St., 4:3010 pm, $25. 772-770-5040. ! Casino Night at Piper Aircraft

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To benefit Haiti Clinic, gaming, live auction, party, 7-10 pm, $100 in advance, $125 at door. haiticliniccasinonight.com.

! Children’s Art Festival

Vero Beach Museum of Art, 10 am-3 pm, free celebration, children’s arts, activities, performances. 772-231-0707.

! Titanic Memories Luncheon

History & fashion, 11 pm, Oak Harbor Country Club, 4755 S. Harbor Dr., benefits Divine Mercy Catholic Radio, $50. 866-650-7717. ! Family Safety Day

Dyer Chevrolet, 9 am-noon, activities, free car seat safety check.

Hosted by IRC Healthy Start. 772563-9118. ! Treasure Coast Walk Now

For Autism Speaks, Riverside Park, for all information please email elizabeth.boyd@autismspeaks.org.

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If you’d like to see one of your photographs published in Vero Beach Newsweekly, please send them to us at verobeachnewsweekly@gmail.com.

Photos need to be at least 200 dpi and in jpeg format.

APRIL 21-22 ! Vero Beach Gun & Outdoor Show

IRC Fairgrounds, 7955 58th Ave., $4 in advance/$6 at gate, patriot-

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GFWC Treasure Coast, Vista Plantation Golf Course, 47 Plantation Dr., 7:30 am, scramble, $45, all proceeds go to scholarship fund. 772-778-3868. ! Kenny Beers Band

Free Christian music concert at Vero Christian Church, 3250 Oslo Rd., from 4-6 pm. 772-567-1368. ! Charity Shoot

At Windsor’s Gun Club, 3125

A Father Knows Best Remembrance by Actress Lauren Chapin, 5 pm at The Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., $25/$30. 772-778-5249.

MAY 5 ! Golf Tournament

At Sandridge Golf Club hosted by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1038, 7 am, $90 pp, $325/4, includes lunch. 772-205-0333.

MAY 11 ! American Red Cross

Hurricane Hangar Party, Sun Aviation hangar at Vero Beach Airport 5-10 pm, free admission, vendors, music, food. 772-562-2549.

MAY 12 ! Pioneer Dinner

Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave., dinner to honor the Loy and Guy families, 6 pm, $50. 772-770-2263 ! City/County Golf Tournament

Sandridge Golf Club, 5300 73rd St., 8 am registration, $40. 772226-1732.

MAY 14 ! Big Brothers Big Sisters

Hawk’s Nest Golf Tournament, 18 holes, lunch and reception, 11:00 am registration, $165. 772-770-6000.

To submit your calendar listing please email: verobeachnewsweekly@gmail.com

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Golf Tournament & Dueling Pianos Blast, benefits Children’s Home Society, Vero Beach Country Club, 800 30th St., $125-$350, noon. 772-778-6340 x225.

THROUGH APRIL 30 ! Sculpting Nature

APRIL 29 ! “Forever Kitten”

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FIRST FRIDAY ! Downtown Gallery Art Stroll

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At Memorial Island, 10:00 am (free), and at 6 pm, a Vietnam Memorial Dinner at the Italian American Civic Association, $20. 772-562-8794.

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Farmer’s Market, 8 am-noon. Ocean Dr. & Dahlia Ln. 772-532-2455.

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Downtown Vero, 3-6 pm, corner 14th Ave. & 21st St. 772-480-8353.

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A lot of funny things happening at Riverside Theatre

BY BARBARA YORESH VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

Prepare to laugh. A lot.

And not polite little snickers or tee-hees – I’m talking about gutripping belly laughs, so kindly leave your inhibitions and Miss Manners decorum in the beautiful, light-filled lobby of Riverside Theatre because once you enter the Stark Main Stage to enjoy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, you will fall under the spell of a sterling cast of musical and comedic entertainers whose shenanigans will have you in stitches.

Yes, there truly is something for everyone and comedy tonight!

Opening to a heartily appreciative capacity crowd last week as the season finale, Forum is a musical comedy/farce featuring a totally improbable plot made all the more enjoyably outrageous by the non-stop one-liners, puns, double-entendres and other “shtick” directed at the audience with rapid-fire delivery throughout the show.

Riverside staff might consider issuing each theatergoer a catcher’s mitt to snatch each joke being fast-pitched by cast members into the audience. No nodding off during this performance.

Think the Marx Brothers. Or perhaps the Three Stooges with

more than a little Mel Brooks thrown in for “seasoning.” It’s a bawdy brew of pratfalls (most often and ably performed by an elfishly delicious Patrick Richwood as Hysterium) and challenging physical comedy the likes of which haven’t been seen since the days of Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie or Michael Richards as Kramer on “Seinfeld.”

This is feel-good, funny, funny stuff and the cast, under the direction and choreography of Broadway veteran and star James Brennan (Me and My Gal), pays homage to the Tony Awardwinning show written by Bert Shevelove and Larry Gelbart with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Acting icons Zero Mostel and Phil Silvers – who each played the leading role of Pseudolus – must be looking down from theatrical heaven and smiling at the role’s depiction by Dana Snyder.

Pseudolus is a challenging role not only for the highly physical aspects demanded by the part but also because he is constantly on stage. And then, of course, there are the gold standard past performances by Mostel, Silvers and Nathan Lane by which others in that role could be measured.

That’s quite a daunting yardstick.

The role is a work-out, pure and simple. In his return to Riverside after last year’s triumph as Max Bialystock in The Producers, Snyder establishes himself as a tourde-force stage presence.

This 38-year-old performer stands toe-to-toe with Mostel, Silvers and Lane as Pseudolus and speaking with him after the per-

formance, it becomes clear that this sweetly unassuming young man is destined to become a theatrical icon. Despite his tender years, he’s just that good.

Snyder’s performance alone could carry this show but luckily, he doesn’t have to because he is surrounded by other impressive and experienced performers.

Ron Wisniski as “merchant of love” Marcus Lycus is screamingly funny just stepping on stage. His is one of those wonderfully malleable faces which can contort into ridiculously funny leers and grimaces reminiscent of gurning contests held since the days of King Henry III in merry old England. A seasonal favorite at Riverside, Wisniski has appeared in 15 Riverside productions including his role as Franz Liebkind in The Producers.

Broadway veteran Stephen Berger as Senex hilariously captures the collective angst of henpecked husbands throughout the ages who still has some fire in the furnace when he thinks the beautiful (though ditzy) virgin Philia (Kimberly Doreen Burns) wants him to “take her.” All is complicated by the fact that his son Hero (Skyler Adams) has designs on Philia himself.

Fellow Broadway veteran Karen Murphy, as Senex’s wife Domina,” manages to arrive on the scene just in time to avert any “fouling” of the domestic nest.

Portraying Senex’s chief slave Hysterium (the name speaks for itself ) is stage and screen veteran Patrick Richwood who makes CONTINUES ON PAGE 29

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the role his own (no offense, Jack Gilford!). With winsomeness and innocent appeal – not to mention high-level excitability - Richwood nearly steals the show. Whether on stage or speaking after the show, Richwood simply captivates.

It’s not easy to make a big stage presence with a small role, but Broadway and television veteran Chet Carlin as Erronius meets the challenge as he walks around the Seven Hills of Rome while searching for his long-lost son and daughter who were kidnapped as babes in swaddling by pirates. His hilarious strolls across the stage – hair (as well as mind) askew – are a big part of what makes this show such fun.

The show title may be the only aspect which falls short. A Fun-

ny Thing – singular “thing” - in no way accurately describes the mirthful mayhem of “things” which unfold in this two-act play which was inspired by the farcical works of ancient Roman playwright Plautus and is set in Rome on a spring day 200 years before the Christian era.

Other cast members include Caitlin McGinty as Gymnasia; Jarid Faubel as Miles Gloriosus; and Judy Cornell, Jessica Bircann, Bethany Flora, Nikko Kimzin, Xander Chauncey and Ryan Dietz.

The technical crew includes Ken Clifton (musical director); Ray Klausen (scenic designer); Randal Parsons (assistant scenic designer); Eric Haugen (lighting designer); Maytte Martinez (assistant lighting designer) Craig Beyrooti (sound designer) and Kyle Atkins (stage manager).

Who would have thought that back in the Roman Empire days of vengeful, multi-Gods; slavery and brutal gladiator contests there could be anything construed as funny?

There is.

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Tickets are $36-70. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at (772) 231-6990 or online at www.riversidetheatre.com.

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Joan Earnhart: Assembling the bits and pieces of our lives

BY CHRISTINA TASCON VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

Many of us gather bits of jetsam to remind us of our journey through life. Artist Joan Earnhart has mastered meshing those bits and pieces together into an object d’art -- fine exquisite art.

Assemblage as an art form has

been around since the early 1940’s and founded by the master artist, Joseph Cornell. Artist Joan Earnhart, 67, never knew he or the art form existed when she first began designing her pieces in 1986.

Her early work came out of a studio where her instructor asked the students to do a self-portrait

yet they were not allowed to provide a painting or photograph of themselves. Something about the finished piece which incorporated photos of her family and items that related to her life struck a connection in the little girl of her youth who always “collected things.”

By 1991, she was exhibiting her work at a gallery in Washington, D.C. and a reviewer wrote up her exhibit in the Washington Post.

He compared her work and assessed it on the same level as Cornell, who was the most well-known and world renowned artist in that style.

Combining history in a box with salvaged metals, rescued architectural details, scrolls, religious artifacts, feathers and antique piano keys is the medium of Earnhart’s world.

Her artistic process is a very personal one as are many of the items which she has collected over the years. “Most I find myself, but my friends and neighbors are constantly bringing me these unique things and saying ‘I saw this and

thought you might like it’ and then it goes in my studio on the shelves,” said Earnhart, surrounded hundreds of such items.

“Some pieces are immediate; I look at it and it is a spark that gets me started. Others are the dot at the end of a sentence which finishes the work, while certain items sit and stay for a while. Sometimes I think it will work and I try it but it is just not right and back on the shelf it goes. It’s a process,” she explained.

Earnhart has an affinity for things taken from nature such as small bird nests and even the skeletons of animals but she also works with many quirky manufactured objects “All of these things have a story to tell,” she said. In fact, Earnhart exhibits each piece with a written narrative beside it.

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based on the life journeys through which they have walked themselves.

The subtle coloring of the natural and man-made materials Earnhart uses brings a rich depth to the overall look. However, it is the items she chooses to bring together that is the genius and speaks to her audience.

In a religiously themed piece titled “The View from Her Window,” Earnhart began with a print of Rembrandt’s “Young Woman at an Open Half-Door.” It had lost most of its color from having been in an attic for a long time but she felt the woman would represent Mary Magdalene. Earnhart added a small bottle at her right to represent the perfumed oil she used to

wash Jesus’ feet and a red ball for His blood. She placed a coin by her hand as the money she gave to the poor and then collaged the edges she had cut away from the painting to fashion the view of Mt. Calvary, the site of the crucifixion. The resulting work is a poignant scene which evokes a serenely contemplative mood yet the crude iron hook she added at the top reveals the underlying harshness of the manner in which Jesus was killed.

In addition to exhibiting in galleries in Alexandria, Va., Washington D.C. and New York, Earnhart has also designed two series of art for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

When asked about how it feels to put a completed work in an exhibit to sell, Earnhart says at times it is hard. “When it is done, I feel like I have created a child as a new

member of my family - especially when it is a piece of which I am especially proud,” she says. “But if I did not sell them, it would get pretty crowded here,” she said with a laugh.

Earnhart and her family split their time between Vero Beach and Norfolk, VA and will be returning north soon. A featured exhibit of her work will be on display at Gallery 14 during the month of April.

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Norman Rockwell photographs set for display Exhibit at Museum of Art to show how photography helped in creating his iconic style

BY BARBARA YORESH VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

His 321 illustrative covers for The Saturday Evening Post and later for Look magazine depicted the best (and sometimes poignantly worst) of life in America and earned him iconic status despite harsh dismissals by some art critics who thought his work was too idealistically and sentimentally middle-class.

Nonetheless, Norman Rockwell’s keen eye for the details

found in everyday American life and his passion to tell a story through his well-honed technical ability resulted in a nostalgic and richly detailed chronicling of Americana from the 1920s to the 1970s.

Like many artists who since the post-Impressionist period have employed the use of photography as reference points for their works, Rockwell, too, in the 1930s began to utilize a camera in the creative process. And while he

was more likely staging the photo shoot as a “director” of shots rather than viewing the tableau from behind the lens, Rockwell’s legacy of 20,000 images housed at his museum in Stockbridge, Mass., are testament to his appreciation of that medium to create yet another.

In recognition of the role photography played in the creation of Rockwell’s beloved paintings and illustrations, the Vero Beach Museum of Art has announced its

fall 2012 exhibition will present Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera opening in the museum’s Holmes Gallery on Oct. 13 and continuing through Jan. 13, 2013.

The exhibit has been in the planning stages for more than a year, according to Jay Williams, curator of collections and exhibitions at the museum.

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COMMUNITY CHURCH OF VERO BEACH Community Concert Series 1901 23rd Street 772-778-1070 May 20: Spring Sing and Ring, Atlantic Childrens’ Chorale & Bell Ringers, 4 pm, suggested $15/$5

VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART 3001 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-0707 Apr 28: Children’s Art Festival, 10 am-3 pm, music, art activities, free admission May 3: Warm Nights--Cool Music, Concert in the Park, Hard Bop Jazz with James Archer, $10

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VERO BEACH CHORAL SOCIETY Trinity Episcopal Church 2365 Pine Avenue 772-494-5011 VeroBeachChoralSociety.org Apr 27: Songs of Spring Art Auction of Music Inspired Art, Northern Trust

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RIVERSIDE THEATER 3250 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-6990 riversidetheatre.com Stark Main Stage: Apr 12-May 6: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 2 pm, 7:30 & 8 pm, $57-$73 Apr 9: Distinguished Lecture Series, Charlie Cook of the Cook Report, 4 & 6 pm, $65-$75 Second Stage: Apr 19-26: Bridge and Tunnel, 2 pm & 8 pm, $40 Comedy Zone: Apr 13-14: Chris Gay and Philly Plowden, 7 pm & 9:30 pm, $15 Children’s Theatre:

SUNRISE THEATRE 116 South 2nd Street Fort Pierce 772-461-4775 sunrisetheatre.com Apr 21: One Night of Queen, 8 pm, $45/$39 May 6: Ziggy Marley, Wild and Free Tour, 7 pm, $39 Sept 24: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson “Thick as a Brick 1 & 2,” 7pm, $65/$55

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SPACE COAST SYMPHONY Various Locations 321-536-8580 SpaceCoastSymphony.org Apr 21: Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies, Trinity Episcopal Church, 2365 Pine Avenue, 7 pm, $20 June 10: Music of the Twenties, Thirties & Forties, 2:30 pm, Emerson Center June 23: An All American Salute, Trinity Episcopal Church, 2365 Pine Ave, 2 pm

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May 4-12: Aristocats Kids Upcoming 2012-2013 Season Stark Stage: Oct 25-Nov 11: Ain’t Misbehaving Jan 10-Feb 3: Funny Girl Feb 21-Mar 17: Victor/Victoria Apr 11-May 5: Grease Waxlax Stage: Jan 24-Feb 3: Red Mar 7-24: Side by Side Soundheim Apr 4-14: Faith Healer

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Bausch & Lomb Balopticon machine to project the image unto a canvas to begin the first step in translating the photograph into a completed illustration. The projector – referred to as a “magic” or projection lantern – used reflected light to project images onto walls, screens, or canvases.

The device was the forerunner of more modern overhead projectors.

Although useful as a tool, Rockwell seems to have felt more than a few pangs of guilt over its use.

“The Balopticon is an evil, inartistic, habit-forming, lazy and vicious machine. I use one often, though I am thoroughly ashamed of it. I hide it whenever I hear people coming,” Rockwell said.

Using friends and neighbors in his home communities of Arlington, Vt., and Stockbridge as his models, Rockwell had a skilled ability to coax from his subjects desired “everyday” (as opposed to the professional model perfection of ) facial expressions and poses. His style was much like fellow 20th century American painter Andrew Wyeth with his own Chadds Ford, Pa., and Cushing, Maine-based friends and neighbors who were often the subject of his works. In Rockwell’s case, he also often used himself as a model for photographic studies.

“Rockwell used real people to depict idealized situations that conveyed that life could get better. He made us believe that ideals are achievable and it’s not bad stuff to believe,” Williams said.

“I’m sure people will love this exhibit a lot.”

The Vero Beach Museum of Art is located at 3001 Riverside Park Drive in Vero Beach. For more information about exhibits, classes and other programs, call (772) 231-0707 or visit online at www. verobeachmuseum.org.

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“Rockwell depended on photography to catch a pose in a real-life way – to capture the energy of a pose and the real feeling of tension and the way a body moves.

People will see how he made photography work for him.”

The travelling Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera exhibit was originally organized and curated by Ron Schick, who authored a book by the same title, and will include prints of Rockwell’s study photographs plus original paintings and drawings from the permanent collection of the Norman Rockwell Museum.

While the photographs were used

by Rockwell as studies for his finished works, they have been accorded their own artistic value.

“Photography has been a benevolent tool for artists from Thomas Eakins and Edgar Degas to David Hockney,” Schick said.

“But the thousands of photographs Norman Rockwell created as studies for his iconic images are a case apart.”

Rockwell often tweaked and embellished the images before painting them on canvas; broadening a smile, enlarging an eye or, as Rockwell said “any number of things to make the character appear funnier or sadder or to portray any other expression needed to put over the story.”

It was the story of America and Americans which Rockwell sought to tell through his art.

“I love to tell stories in pictures.

For me, the story is the first thing and the last thing. Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed,” Rockwell said years ago.

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Fujiyama: The most entertaining meal in Vero

BY MARK JOSEPH

At Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar, the emphasis is on table side cooking. Trained Teppanyaki chefs entertain guests while skillfully slicing meats and vegetables on an open flat grill. As with most Japanese hibachi restaurants, you know your dining experience will include entertainment, including flames shooting into the air and chefs playfully juggling spatulas and lots of interaction with the guests.

Fujiyama’s menu includes your choice of ordering from the kitchen, or your meal prepared by a chef while seated at the hibachi grill. All entrees automatically include soup and a small salad with house dressing. When our salads were delivered almost immediately after placing our order, the beginning of the evening felt quite rushed. The salad was a small bit of iceberg lettuce, delivered in a school cafeteria-type plastic bowl and what tasted like cheap bottled dressing. Not appetizing at all. The miso soup was a crystal clear broth with mushrooms and though tasty, it lacked seasoning.

We had skipped breakfast and lunch so needless to say, even after soup and salad we were hungry enough to try the full experience beginning with three appetizers: aged tofu, sushi appetizer and spring rolls.

The tofu was a surprising winner; normally very bland, the chef transformed this simple dish into a terrific starter, providing a more than ample amount of perfectly cut squares

of bean curd, lightly breaded and flashed-fried. Served with Japanese tofu sauce, it was a great choice. The sushi appetizer arrived with little fanfare. The assorted raw pieces of fish and rice were fresh, however, and the sushi was quickly overlooked. The spring rolls were petite in size and small in portion, but big on flavor: four crisp little rolls filled with tender vegetables and served with soy sauce. Order two of these appetizers if you plan to share.

Throughout the evening the service was outstanding, though again, noticeably rushed. In fact, our appetizers arrived one by one, after the hibachi chef entered the arena. The talented chef began his performance by artfully twirling a raw egg in front of us using only spatulas. Soon after, brown rice was added and after a moment of grilled marriage, the mixture was quickly divided up to everyone seated around the hot grill. Everyone was clearly enjoying the show and even strangers seated near us felt like friends by the end of the evening.

The freshly cooked brown rice

and egg quickly tossed together by our talented chef was delicious; however it was awkward trying to enjoy it while still working on our appetizers. It’s never a good idea to “stack” the first and second courses together while sitting at a hibachi grill, especially when the chef has your dinner ready.

Word of advice: when the chef begins to cook at a Japanese steakhouse, your appetizers should be finished and plates ready to be quickly removed.

For our main entrees, we chose: fillet and lobster, salmon and shrimp and salmon and scallops.

The filet and lobster were both expertly grilled by our masterful chef and included tender chunks of well- seasoned beef and equally tender bites of fresh Florida lobster tail. Though just a wee bit pricey, it was still worth every penny and we would definitely order this again. The salmon and scallops was a petite portion of fish, well seasoned, and well grilled. The scallops were flavorful yet since they were slightly overcooked they were

chewy. The salmon and shrimp was the same identical dish, but unlike the scallops the shrimp was cooked properly.

All dishes came with a medley of freshly grilled vegetables that were slowly cooked on one side of the grill. During his performance, the chef would beckon each one of us to “open up,” as he gingerly tried tossing bits of cooked vegetables into hungry mouths from better than an arm’s distance away. A few of us were successful at catching the tossed morsels, but most were not. It still has not been decided whether the chef ’s aim was off that night, or the person waiting with open mouth miscalculated the toss. Either way, it was still entertaining and amusing.

Fujiyama was surprisingly busy for a week night. In addition to a private party of 16 that had arrived right behind us, the dining rooms were nearly full with hungry diners ready to be entertained. During our visit, several celebrations could be heard including a birthday. Each time, a restaurant staff member would beat a large drum while “Happy Birthday “was being sung throughout the restaurant.

When our chef ’s performance ended, we unanimously showed our appreciation by politely applauding him just before he departed for another table.

Soon after dinner was completed, we desired dessert. The menu of sweets included delectable sounding treats. The strawberry pudding seemed intriguing but after ordering we were quickly informed the pudding was not available.

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With tempura being the theme of the dessert menu, our third choice of tempura fried ice cream was almost obvious. It had been years since treating myself to fried ice cream and I was anxious to see how this compared to previous favorites. Fujiyama again scored high marks for their version of this popular fried treat. A ball of vanilla Ice cream, wrapped in a

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BY MICHAEL BIELECKI VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

VERO BEACH -- It was a game of rain, comebacks, hard hitting, emotions and even flowers for mom. Saint Edward’s Senior Night gave the home crowd some of everything at Pirates Stadium last Saturday in the Pirates’ 6-5 overtime loss to Palm Beach Central.

Seniors Kyle Aldrich, Lazim Chowdhury, Paul Colella, Hermann Engelmann, Alex Kowalski and Chas Moody were recognized at halftime with their families and the mothers of the seniors received a vibrant bouquet of flowers to commemorate the accomplishments of their sons.

“The seniors played better and better as the year progressed,” said Coach Andrew Scheffer, whose team fell to 6-7. “It really hurt us today to not have all of the seniors playing. They are the guys who lend poise and composure to our team, and not to mention a little skill. They are the ones who really control the game and it was obvious that we missed them.

Playing without the considerable talents of seniors Chas Moody and Kyle Aldrich, the short-handed Pirates leaned on junior Devon

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Devon Kahle scored one goal and added three assists against Palm Beach Central.

Kahle (one goal and three assists) to provide playmaking and got two goals each from sophomores Sam Ederle and Jacob Campbell.

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Saint Edward’s spotted Palm Beach Central four first-half goals before finally getting on the scoreboard just before halftime. The Pirates adjusted to the physical play of the Broncos at halftime and managed to tie the score 5-5 towards the end of regulation.

“That comeback was impressive,” Scheffer said. “At 4-1, they could have very easily tossed it in

and not played at all. We really played patiently, we controlled the ball a little bit, and we had a man advantage which we took advantage of with a couple of nice goals there at the end.”

Scheffer was proud of his team’s performance going into the district tournament, which will be at John Carroll next week.

“I think the fact that we were able to come back today against a bigger, more physical team bodes well for us going into districts,” Scheffer said. “We’ll get at least one of the seniors back (from an injury), we’ll build on what happened here today and hopefully it will take us to district finals.”

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Last year’s tournament attracted 62 players ages 8 to 18, with the girls division won by Players Club member Kendall Hedgecock.

According to Gustafsson, the two-day format should attract golfers from around the state to the Junior Grapefruit Golf Classic.

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“Teaching younger kids how to golf has definitely helped me, but more importantly it has helped the younger kids,” Gustafsson said. “Being able to help kids has given me a broader perspective on golf and it helps the younger generation get into the game.”

Gustafsson, who plays golf competitively year round throughout the state -- and abroad as well -- is also a charter member of the Indian River Golf Foundation Players Club. This club participates in a joint venture tournament program with the Treasure Coast Junior Golf Tour, which holds local tournaments for golfers ages 6-to-18. These members are also cross-eligible for all Amateur Athletic Union golf events.

The Junior Grapefruit Golf Classic this September will build upon last year’s inaugural tournament with a new two-day format. It will be held at Vero Beach Country Club -- home of the Annual

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From kindergarteners to the brightest youth golf talent in Vero Beach, the Indian River Golf Foundation acts as a facilitator not only for the sport, but also for children in general. Through its group of over 250 players since forming in 2008, the foundation keeps local boys and girls swinging with various after-school and competitive programs.

Chairman Roger Van Dyke, who retired as head pro at Hawks Nest Country Club in 2007, says his organization is designed to help young golfers by making the game fun and within their sometimes meager pocketbook to enjoy.

“The IRGF is designed for the long-term, and in my opinion, is making a serious impact,” Van Dyke said. “Our foundation is determined that every event has to be subsidized by sponsorships. We can’t ask kids to pay for everything.”

In the spirit of creating a longterm love of the game for young golfers, a junior golfer advisory committee was created. Vero Beach High School junior and golf team co-captain Fredrik Gustafsson has been on the committee since the foundation’s inception.

“The members on the junior advisory board have a pretty good say on the junior programs with the middle school kids,” Gustafsson said. “We give the IRGF input on drills to do with the kids and make it more fun with them.”

Gustafsson donates his time two to three times per week by instructing kindergarten through second-grade children in the Indian River Golf Federation’s G-Ball program, which features a form of golf using plastic SNAG (Starting

it will be ranked on the national junior golf scoreboard,” Gustafsson said. “Because of this, the good junior players from south and central Florida will come to play. It is going to be a great tournament.”

In fact, it was Van Dyke’s intention to grow the Junior Grapefruit Classic, along with an AAU Florida Championship Tournament, into prominent local events.

“The Indian River Golf Foundation looks at the bigger picture, and tries to do things that help us locally like the Junior Grapefruit Classic,” Van Dyke said. “Now that we’ve expanded it to a twoday tournament and it is an official tournament (affiliated with National Junior Golf ), we’re looking to catch the eye of college golf coaches.

“We’ve become affiliated with AAU golf and all of our activities are AAU sanctioned,” added Van Dyke.

“We just received word about two months ago that Sandridge and Point West will host the AAU Florida Championship. These two events will really put Vero Beach on the map for junior golf.”

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Obituaries Virginia R. “Ginny” Brown Virginia R. “Ginny” Brown passed away April 1, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband Charlie (Chuck), sisters Margaret and Mary and a brother Bud. Ginny is survived by her daughter Karen and her husband Earl Wise; a son David and his wife Sherry. She has five grandchildren: Scott Wise (wife-Sue), Douglas Wise, Daniel Wise, Beth Brown and Charlie Brown (wife-Tia). She also has four great grandchildren: Christopher Wise, Andrew Wise, Joey Wise and Juniper Belle Brown.

She was an avid tennis and golf player and in later life still went to exercise classes five days a week.

She also loved playing bridge. She resided at and was a member of the John’s Island Club in Vero Beach for over 30 years before moving to The Regency and then Harbor Chase. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, the First United Methodist Church of Vero Beach, the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), or the Fairmont State College Foundation.

An online guestbook is available at www.strunk funeral home.com.

Owen Bryant Sr. Owen Bryant Sr., 77, died April 1, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Monticello and lived in Vero Beach more than 50 years, coming from his birthplace. He was self-employed as a lawn maintenance worker. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Annie Bryant of Vero Beach; daughters, Suzette Dix and Tanya Bryant, both of Vero Beach; sons, Owen Bryant Jr., Robert Bryant and Otis Bryant, all of Vero Beach; brothers, Rubin Bryant and Gordon Bryant, both of Vero Beach; several grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to VNA/Hospice House, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Vera M. Srigley Vera M. Srigley, 98, died April 3, 2012, at Palm Gardens of Vero Beach. She was born in Ontario, Canada, and lived in Vero Beach for 22 years, formerly of Detroit.

She was a homemaker. She was of the Presbyterian faith. Survivors include her son, Ken Srigley of Vero Beach; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Leland R. Srigley. Memorial contributions may be made to the Storm Grove Middle School Band Boosters, 6400 57th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32967. A guestbook is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.

Anthony Bursick Anthony Bursick, 94, died April 1, 2012, at his home. He was born in Glenshaw, Pa., and lived in Vero Beach for 20 years, coming from Pittsburgh. He was veteran of World War II, serving with the Army and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, having been taken as a prisoner of war in Berlin, Germany. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach. Survivors include his son, Anthony L. Bursick of Vero Beach; daughters, Nancy Zwergel of Vero Beach and Diane M. Cowan of Jupiter; and three grandchildren.

A guestbook is available at www. strunkfuneralhome.com.

ditor at Quality Inn, Vero Beach, for 16 years. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 3918, Vero Beach. Survivors include his brothers, Andrew Kratt and Christopher Kratt, both of Vero Beach.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice Foundation, 1100 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Steven Todd McMullen Steven Todd McMullen, 42, died March 31, 2012. He was born in Starke, grew up in Vero Beach, and moved to Ocala after graduating from the University of Florida, where he earned his master’s degree in accounting. He coached Little League Baseball teams. He was a partner at Purvis, Gray & Co. in Ocala for 21 years.

Survivors include his wife, Angela; sons, Kirby and Hunter; and brother, Billy McMullen.

Dennis James “D.J.” Nesbitt Jr. Dennis James “D.J.” Nesbitt Jr., 32, died April 3, 2012, in West Palm Beach. He was born in Keene, N.H., and moved to Vero Beach in 1992 from Oswego, N.Y., and was living in Palm Beach. He graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1998. He served for six years in the Army, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment and was stationed in Korea. Survivors include his daughter, Emily Nesbitt of West Palm Beach; son, Dennis James Nesbitt III of West Palm Beach; mother and stepfather, Karen and Glenn Hoffman of Fort Pierce; father and stepmother, Tim and Beth Kray of Jeffrey Lee Kratt Vero Beach; sisters, Holli Nesbitt Jeffrey Lee Kratt, 59, died April of Fort Pierce and Heather Nesbitt 3, 2012, at VNA Hospice House, of Orlando; brother, Dustin Kray Vero Beach. He served in the Air of Vero Beach; maternal grandForce. He worked as the night au- parents, Carol and James Clark of

New Hampshire and Byrne Nottage of Vero Beach; and paternal grandparents, Frances and Richard Kray of New York. A guestbook is available at www.haisleyfuneralhome.com.

Gwyneth G. Queer Gwyneth G. Queer, 86, died April 2, 2012, at VNA/Hospice House in Vero Beach. She was born in Elizabeth, Pa., and lived in Florida since the late 1950s. She worked in data entry for a local fruit company. Survivors include her daughters, Susan E. Forsythe and Cynthia L. Horner, both of Vero Beach; sons, John T. Forsythe of San Antonio and Robert A. Forsythe of Vero Beach; six grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3375 20th St., Suite 100, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.

Helen M. Smith Helen M. Smith, 90, of Vero Beach, Florida, died Sunday, April 1, 2012. She was the loving wife of the late Byron Smith, the beloved mother of Marie, Pamela, Peggy, Heidi and Byron and loving grandma to nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. An online guestbook may be signed at www.lowther funeral home.com.

Khatch A. Asadourian Khatch A. Asadourian, 89, passed away at home, surrounded by his family, on April 2, 2012. He was born in Constanta, Romania on April 2, 1923 and was a Romanian soccer coach and third generation watchmaker. Khatch and his family immigrated to New York in 1961. He worked at Omega Watch Company, on Park Ave-

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Olga Fanaro Olga Fanaro, 94, died April 6, 2012, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. She was born in Auburn, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach since 1959. Before retirement, she was employed by Piper Aircraft as an administrative assistant. Survivors include her sons, Barry Fanaro of Montecito, Calif., and Ron Fanaro of Vero Beach; sister, Dorothy Tanzi; five grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Fanaro. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960-4801. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

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Linda May Fallon Linda May Fallon, 64, died April 9, 2012, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. She was born in Red Bank, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for seven years coming from Manassas, Va. She was a member of Elks Lodge 1774 and the Indian River Corvette Club, both in Vero Beach. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Harold Fallon of Vero Beach; sons, Lawrence Fallon of Partlow, Va. and Scott Fallon of Alexandria, Va.; sisters, Alice Lederer of Manchester, N.J., and Ida Duvall of Wellington, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 329604801. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

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Ethel M. Howe Ethel M. Howe, died on April 2, 2012 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on August 13, 1912 and married her beloved husband, Richard E. Howe, on October 12, 1939 in Jersey City.

Both she and her husband worked for Standard Oil (Exxon), a com-

Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ann Ellis; two sons and their spouses, Frank And Terri Ellis, Tim and Karen Ellis; 2 daughters, Dian Brown, and Kelley Coppage; 7 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and a sister Bernice Holland.

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Stephen Lincoln ‘Steve’ Goodale Stephen “Steve” Lincoln Goodale, 94, died March 22, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach.

He was born in Pittsburgh and lived in Vero Beach for 25 years, coming from Detroit. He was a World War II veteran of the Army.

He was a member of the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club and The Moorings in Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Margery Goodale; daughters, Margo and Gloria; sons, Stephen and Nicholas; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Vero Beach Museum, 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963; www.verobeachmuseum.org; 772-231-0707.

Pamela Sue Rose Pamela Sue Rose, 49, died April 4, 2012, at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center. She was born in Beulah, Mich., and lived in Vero Beach since 1985, coming from her birthplace. She worked as a technician with Piper Aircraft for 13 years and maintained a cosmetology license.

She attended the First Church of God, Vero Beach. Survivors include her husband, Ron Rose of Vero Beach; son, Jordan Rose of Washington; daughters, Danyelle Crawford of Vero Beach, Anna Crawford of Vero Beach and Amanda Rose of Vero Beach; brothers, Lee Kerby of Tennessee and Bob Kerby of Beulah; mother and stepfather, Helen and Dan Robotham of Beulah; father and stepmother, Eugene and Beth Kerby of Beulah; stepsisters, April Kerby of Wisconsin, Betsy Martin of Beulah, Barbara Robotham of Birmingham, Mich., Mary Jo McGee of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Arthur C. Quackenbush Terri Lutz and Andrea Gelmin, Dr. Arthur C. Quackenbush, 89, both of Traverse City, Mich.; stepdied April 2, 2012, in Vero Beach brother, Ryan Kerby of Alaska; and He was born in Pearl River, N.Y., three grandchildren. A guestbook and lived in Vero Beach. He was a is available at www.lowtherfuneralNavy pilot who served in World home.com.

War II and the Korean War. He Orville Venton Ellis served as a physician at St. Albans Hospital. He was a longtime famOrville Venton Ellis, 84, of Vero ily physician in Bay Shore, N.Y. He Beach, died Sunday, April 8,2012 in graduated from the University of Vero Beach. He was born in MelNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill in bourne and was a resident of Vero 1947 and Harvard Medical School Beach for 57 years coming from in 1951. Survivors include his wife, Cocoa. He was a charter member Beverly; daughters, Diane Majtan, and deacon of Forest Park Baptist Gail Quackenbush, Peggy Maguire Church, later served as a deacon at and Alison Coccari; sons, Brian and First Baptist Church Vero Beach, Michael Quackenbush; brother, and was presently a member at Joseph; 14 grandchildren; and one King’s Baptist Church located at great-grandchild. Memorial contri- 3235 58th Ave Vero Beach, Fl 32966. butions may be made to the VNA He served as a volunteer member of Hospice House at 1110 35th Lane, the ambulance squad for 22 years.

Vero Beach, FL 32960, or the Jacob He was a combat veteran of the KoMarley Foundation at 47 Guilford rean War. He owned Ellis Barber Road, Port Washington, N.Y. 11050. Shop at the Miracle Mile Shopping A guestbook is available at www. Plaza for 57 years. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to King’s coxgiffordseawinds.com. pany that would later send them to live in London, England and on to travel and adventures throughout the world. In 1972 they retired to Vero Beach to live amongst magnificent nature and life-long friends. She was a member of the PEO Sisterhood, a “Pink Lady” with the Indian River Hospital Auxiliary, and the oldest member of the Vero Beach Country Club.

She is survived by her son Richard (Patricia) Howe of Overland Park, Kansas, and grandchildren Stephen (Christina), Ryan (Amy), Colin and five great- grandchildren; and son James (Marilyn) Howe of Melbourne Beach, and grandchildren Jeromy, Whitney, Alexi, Samantha, Nicole (Nathan) and one great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Community Church.

An online guestbook is available at www.strunk funeralhome.com.

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Khatch and Adriane were married 66 years. His wife Adriane preceded Khatch in death. His daughters Ann Slivinski and Jacqueline Mancini, his sons Harry Asadourian and David Mancini, as well as his four granddaughters, Jaclyn Mullen, Andria Mullen, Christine Mullen and Adriana Mancini, and 4 great grandchildren survive him.

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Selling Broker/Agent Cliff Norris Real Estate/Beth Rahaley Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl. Realty/Fran Smyrk Norris & Company/Jim Haigney The Moorings Realty Sales Co./Judy Hargarten RE/MAX Crown Realty/Sean Prescott Norris & Company/Debbie Bell

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Address 5585 Corsica Pl.

Subdivision Isles at Waterway Village

7 Royal Palm Pointe, #2E Address: Royal Palm Pointe Subdivision: 9/29/11 List Date: $849,000 List Price: 4/9/12 Sell Date: $800,000 Sell Price: Listing Broker: Norris & Company Jane Schwiering Listing Agent: Selling Broker: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Nancy Freiheit Selling Agent: List Date List Price Sell Date Sell Price 3/15/11 $220,000 4/5/12 $210,000

Address: 2826 St. Barts Sq. Subdivision: Antilles List Date: 7/12/11 List Price: $250,000 Sell Date: 4/9/12 Sell Price: $265,000 Listing Broker: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Listing Agent: Tripp Hernandez Selling Broker: Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc. Selling Agent: Tripp Hernandez Listing Broker/Agent Selling Broker/Agent Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt VB/Ginny Mitchell Coldwell Banker Ed Schlitt VB/Neumann Marlett

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