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voted on Feb. 14 against building the boathouse, citing among other things, giving up part of the park used by dog owners and unwillingness to lose green space in the park.

One week later the Vero Beach Marine Commission voted in favor of allowing a 200-by-10 foot dock that would be needed for rowers to get their sculls into the water.

“We still have a lot to do before it can come to fruition,” Lajoie said. “Right now we can’t even explore if we can meet those conditions until we know what those are.”

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mers Park near left field. The boathouse property would be fenced off along the northwest, northeast and southwest perimeter.

The footprint of the building is expected to by 80 x 100 feet or 8,000 square feet.

“I am concerned with how it will affect the neighborhood,” said 63-year-old John Wester, who has collected hundreds of signatures on a petition seeking to end further discussion of building the boathouse.

Two city commissions whose recommendations were needed to provide guidance to the City Council have furnished conflicting counsel.

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VERO BEACH -- A proposed boathouse on 1.33 acres in MacWilliams Park is drawing heated debate from residents staunchly opposed to the project and mixed recommendations from city commissions asked to provide their counsel.

The main issue for those opposed to building on the public land is the loss of green space for a privately run organization.

Opponents have also raised concern over increased traffic in the park along with environmental and safety issues.

Proponents for building the two-story structure say concern of traffic congestion, destruction

of mangroves and unsafe conditions on the water are unfounded.

“Our intent is to coexist peacefully with everyone who uses MacWilliams Park,” said Shotsie Lajoie, building chairperson of the Indian River Rowing Club.

“We are not trying to drive anybody out; that has never been our intention.”

The club has proposed building a privately funded 16,000-squarefoot building on a 1.33-acre section of the park, north of the Riverhouse.

The hope is that the boathouse will attract northern crew teams to practice on the Indian River Lagoon during winter.

The land the club is seeking would abut the fence at Bob Sum-

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provides oversight of parks in Vero Beach, including the land on which the proposed boathouse would sit. At the Feb. 14 commission meeting City Manager Jim O’Connor told members the city has made it clear that Vero Beach would not absorb any of the costs attached to the project.

The issue will likely come before City Council at its next meeting on March 6. Mayor Pilar Turner and Councilwoman Tracy Carroll spoke at both commission meetings in favor of the boathouse being built.

Proponents of a dedicated rowing venue point to the money that could be pumped into the local economy as each college team could bring as many as 80 athletes and support staff.

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parking and noise pollution that would come to a serene part of the park used mainly by dog owners and their free-roaming pets.

Money remains a big hurdle for the rowing club which has about 60 members.

They must first find out if City Council will give a go-ahead and then what limitations might be put on the project.

Lajoie is estimating that construction of the boathouse, which would also house a room for community events, could be as high as $3 million.

“Once we get the agreement we can lock in the architect so we can get our fundraising package together,” she said.

She noted the first floor would be used for boat storage.

The second floor would house showers, lockers and a room available to be rented out by the public. She hopes to be able to raise the money locally and says the project could take two to three years to complete.

In addressing the objections raised by opponents, Lajoie is hopeful that education will quell the concerns.

“I get it, the citizens of Vero Beach don’t know what rowing is, they don’t know what it is going to bring or is not going to bring,” said Lajoie, who was a rower in college. “You can poll other cities to see if it is going to be a problem and you will find that it is not a problem. It is healthy, it is green, and it can be pursued by kids and adults.”

Likewise, the opponents of the boathouse, say they are not against the idea of a boathouse in Indian River County, just not at MacWilliams Park.

“It is a good idea,” said Phyllis Frey. “It is just in the wrong place.”

The issue will likely come before City Council at its next meeting on March 6.

Mayor Pilar Turner and Councilwoman Tracy Carroll have made public comments in favor of the boathouse.

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The numbers are staggering and beg the question, “How can it happen here? How can a community so abundant in natural and economic wealth also harbor some of the worst poverty in all of Florida?”

There is a tendency in our society to feel that poverty is somehow selfinflicted, a product of “laziness” or a “welfare mentality,” but again, the facts counteract that perception. According to a 2007 Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council report, more than six percent of employed Indian River County workers live in poverty, highest on the Treasure Coast. That number can only be larger since the recession that began in 2008.

In past years, the “Mystery Reader” program placed local business and community leaders in elementary school classes not only to read to kids, but also to talk about the readers’ jobs and those of students’ parents. In too many cases, when asked for a show of hands as to how many of their parents held more than one job, a majority of students raised their hands. Some had parents with three jobs. Probably, based on national averages, half lived with only one parent. Combined with the fact that 60 percent of Indian River County elementary school children need free or subsidized lunches, it is clear that their parents are not working multiple jobs to buy a better car or bigger home, they are simply trying to survive.

Another tendency in our society is to associate poverty with race or ethnicity. According to the upcoming Indian River County Health Department Needs Assessment report, the proportion of white individuals in our county is higher than in the state as a whole, 84 percent vs. 75 percent.

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tainly aggravated by what has been happening generally in the U.S. economy, but it existed before the recession and it will certainly exist after the recession – unless we do something about it. The “something” we need to do is stimulate the creation of quality jobs with benefits and one of the best sources for those jobs is the light manufacturing sector.

Light manufacturing companies buy materials and services from other local companies, create products with local workers, but sell their products outside the county (or state or even country) so the profits add to our county’s “bucket” of wealth. Piper Aircraft is the largest such company with about 800 employees and a major force in our local economy, but there are others. For instance, Novurania of America, which produces boats and employs 120 people; or SpectorSoft, a computer software company of 82 people; Parker Hannifin, which produces specialty hoses and employs 72 people; and M.C. Miller, maker of electrical measuring instruments that employs 30 people. Residents are not aware of most manufacturing companies because, unlike retail businesses, they maintain a very low profile.

In the past, companies like this typically moved to Indian River County because the owner came here first on vacation. That is how we ended up with a major general aviation company like Piper. The only problem with that type of “recruitment” is that most manufacturing companies typically make relocation decisions based on the impact of such a move on their bottom line. Here we need to understand the major differences between manufacturers and retailers.

Retail and citrus in Florida earn their profits during the winter season.

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Remember, a manufacturer must maintain consistent production to be profitable. Once a company decides where they want to move to lower their costs, the relocation process involves shutting everything down in one location and gearing it up in another. It costs them a great deal to make the transition, so all things being equal in terms of the long term cost benefits, any help they receive from local government to speed up the transition process and save front end expense, will help them in deciding where to relocate.

For many years, the attitude in Indian River County was that people move here for our unique quality of life, so why pay anything to companies. To a certain extent, that attitude worked. CEOs would come here on vacation and then bring their companies. If the decision to relocate is based more on lifestyle, we will attract our share of those companies.

However, there will never be enough to make a serious dent in our economic problem. That means we must compete for manufacturers like everyone else if we are serious about diversifying our economy and reducing the disparity between haves and have nots.

Our next installment will look at companies other than manufacturers, incentives, why they are controversial and how they have affected our ability to attract light manufacturers.

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the profits they made in season and by cutting expenses, usually employees. That is why our unemployment rate is so much higher in the summer months.

Manufacturers, on the other hand, make a profit by maintaining their production on a consistent, year round basis. Since manufacturers compete for business on a regional, national or international basis, they must keep their prices in line with other manufacturers in other states or countries. Maintaining an efficient, consistent, year-round production is essential to that competitiveness and making a profit.

Often, manufacturers find that in spite of their best efforts, they find that relocating is the only way to reduce operating costs and maintain competitiveness. That is why so many manufacturing jobs have gone overseas.

Most companies, especially the smaller ones that relocate in this county, want to go where they can save the most money on labor costs and other costs of doing business.

Just about every county in the United States wants to attract these manufacturing companies because they bring quality jobs, tax revenues and economic stability. Counties and states attract these companies by offering incentives. In other words, counties and states compete with each other, just like businesses compete with each other. Incentives are typically offered in the form of tax

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Indian River Shores residents turned out in force Tuesday to urge the town’s pension committee to act to protect the solvency of the fund.

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INDIAN RIVER SHORES -- To loud applause the Indian River Shores Pension Committee voted 3-2 at its Feb. 28 meeting to lower its investment return assumptions from 7.75 percent to 6.5 percent.

Though the move will require the town to contribute an additional $250,000 a year to its pension accounts, the change was welcomed by a crowd of approximately 30 town residents who came to the meeting to express their concern for the future solvency of the fund.

Emergency funds will be used to cover the additional $250,000 in pension contribution this year, according to Town Manager Richard Jefferson.

Next year the Pension Committee’s decision will likely require an increase in taxes for Shores property owners.

“My fiduciary responsibility is to ensure the solvency of the pen-

sion fund,” explained Pension Board member Bill MacDonald.

It is not the Pension Board’s role, MacDonald said, to determine what level of pension benefits will be offered, but rather to insure the town’s future pension obligations will be met.

Though a 7.75 percent assumed rate of return is within the mid-range for Florida’s municipal pension funds, is it still nearly 50 higher than the actual performance of most pension fund over the past 10 years.

At least a dozen residents spoke at the meeting. They argued that as prevalent as the practice may be for pension boards to work with assumptions well above actual performance, it amounts to “kicking the can down the road.”

In one way or another, each person who spoke suggested that it would be irresponsible to continue a pension funding policy which would likely lead to an increase in the town’s unfunded pension obligations.

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VERO BEACH -- If an event can wonderfully become a victim of its own glitzy, glittering success, then “Dancing with Vero’s Stars” has more than succeeded in this, the fourth year of the fun-filled fundraiser which benefits the Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition.

The county’s Healthy Start Coalition offers a full range of affordable and readily accessible prenatal and parenting services to at risk or referred pregnant women and also supports programs for babies and young families.

Set for the evening of Saturday, March 10 at The Waxlax Center at Saint Edward’s School, the “Dancing with Vero’s Stars” competition which pairs “star” dancers with professional dance partners was a complete sell-

out more than two weeks prior to the event. The Waxlax Center seats more than 800.

Brenda Lloyd, co-chair of the event, expressed gratitude for the overwhelming and enthusiastic support for this year’s “Dancing with Vero’s Stars.”

“I had no clue we would sell out. We are overjoyed by the response to this year’s event and have never had a better response to ticket sales as well as the quality of our fundraising,” Lloyd said.

“Thanks to the combined efforts of excellent dancers/instructors and a widely creative and dedicated committee, we are looking at our best year ever.”

Lloyd, a “star” dancer two years ago, said she enjoyed the experience and believed the event had the potential to grow and bring in even more revenue for Healthy Start Coalition coffers. Two

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The competition commences at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Following all the dance performances, a dessert reception will be held in the gymnasium while last-minute donations and votes are tallied. Following a presentation about the Healthy Start Coalition, the winners will be announced.

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The glamour of the evening kicks off from the limousine, red-carpeted arrival of the dancing “stars” for a 6 p.m. pre-show cocktail reception in the Saint Edward’s School gymnasium.

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weeks prior to the event, Floyd noted that about $110,000 in gross revenues had been raised thus far for this year’s event with additional funds being donated and tallied on a daily basis up to and during the event.

She highly praised this year’s dancers and committee for such outstanding efforts and hard work.

“The event itself is an incredible concept in that everyone can go out and collect their own sponsors. With this particular group of stars we have some truly committed and driven fund raisers,” Lloyd said. “And we have an incredible committee – no slackers. Everyone has worked hard and been a very good group to work with.”

Healthy Start Coalition Executive Director Rebecca Russell-Gootee, echoed Lloyd’s enthusiasm.

“We are very fortunate and grateful to be working with an amazing team of people and I want to give my staff kudos for all their work,” Russell-Gootee said. “This year’s event is beyond anyone’s expectations and we are hoping to net way over $100,000 which will help us continue and hopefully expand our programs – many of which have received funding cuts.”

This year the friendly competition participants and their instructors are: Carl Fetzer and Danielle Zimmerman who will tango to “Hernandez Hideaway;” Joey Schlitt and Beth Shestak who will tango to “Bust the Windows;” Mark Rodolico and Sandra Redfield who will perform a combination dance of flamenco and samba-volare; Glenn Tremmi, MD and Karren Walter quickstepping to “I’m a Dancing Fool;” Attorney Buck Vocelle and Amy Trammel doing a rhumba to “Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered;” Laura Guttridge and Tom Isola dancing a rhumba to “Save the Last Dance for Me;” Stacey Miller and Robert Scott who will bolero to “Si Se;” Melissa Sine and Barry Trammel who waltz to “Fascination;” Suzanne Sweeny and Joe Wynes doing the lindy hop to “Thanks for the Boogie Ride” and Charlotte Terry and Roger O’Brien dancing a salsa to a trio of international music selections.

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- GoLine Transit Service bus drivers voted Monday to overwhelmingly approve unionization, citing job protection and lack of due process as reasons for seeking representation by Teamsters Local 769.

Operated under the auspices of the nonprofit Senior Resource Center, GoLine Transit Service provides public bus transportation throughout Indian River County and provided 895,000 fixed route trips last year.

Of about 50 GoLine drivers eligible to vote, a total of 47 cast ballots.

Thirty-nine drivers – or 83 percent – voted in favor of union representation with 8 drivers – or 17 percent - voting against unionization.

Teamsters Local 769 business agent Steve Myers said the bus drivers -- many of whom were former union members – voted to seek union representation as a result of what they perceived to be unfair hearing and disciplinary practices if a rider issued a complaint among other issues.

Last December, a group of drivers approached Myers to talk about unionization.

“I set up a meeting with them and I was told that they were tired of being disrespected and talked to like they were kids,” Myers said. “They

were very unsatisfied and said they haven’t been treated with dignity.”

Myers said that among drivers’ grievances was the fact that during a 7 ½-8-hour shift, “they were provided with no breaks and no lunch” and if a bus passenger made a complaint against a driver, the driver “was given a write-up or a suspension and due process wasn’t considered.”

management and board had preferred to “work directly with the employees” rather than through a third party mediator but “would not allow this (vote to unionize) to interfere with our mission to provide the best transportation and senior services to (county) residents.”

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One thing the drivers aren’t like to get with from their new union is a raise. Most of the money for the bus service comes from state and federal funds along with a match by Indian River County.

“We haven’t given any of our county workers raises, so I don’t think they will be seeing that,” said County Administrator Joe Baird. “Or if they get raises it means they will probably lose jobs.”

SRA Chief Executive Officer and President Karen Deigl declined to comment about specific employee grievances and noted that the SRA

bargaining table to negotiate. We’ll continue to do what we’ve always done but unfortunately we’re now working with a third party.”

She said the SRA management and board “have been listening to (drivers’) concerns as we always have and we’ve looked at individual instances.

Management is concerned about employees, but the economy drives a lot of the issues and unions cannot change the economy.”

Myers noted that the Teamsters also recently won a vote to represent lieutenants in the county’s Sheriff ’s Office.

“Initially there was about 70 percent interest in us by the drivers on this issue of union representation

and after the vote, it was 83 percent.

That’s how effective their anti-union message was. We didn’t seek them out; they came looking for our help.

“One of the things that helped us win the election is that we would tell them the truth even if it was something they didn’t want to hear. They were so focused with making this happen and I am so happy for them,” Myers said.

Following a period in which objections to the election may be filed, the National Relations Labor Board will certify the election and Myers will meet with GoLine officials to negotiate a contract for bus drivers.

One GoLine driver, who asked to remain anonymous, said the SRA “could fire us at any time and we felt we needed protection from the union.”

“A group of us went to the Teamsters and they promised us nothing, but said they would try to do better for us,” he said. “Most of us (drivers) are older people and we not getting any respect.”

He claimed that the bus driver’s average pay rate of $9.85 per hour “is the lowest in the state” and that drivers are required to be certified in CPR. “We work 7 ½ to 8 hours without a break and that just isn’t right,” he said.

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FELLSMERE — Treasure Coast Community Health, Inc. was the recipient of a $20,000 challenge grant from the John’s Island Foundation to support the purchase and installation of a propane generator for emergency power outages.

The grant funds were used to purchase an emergency propane generator, allowing TCCH’s Fellsmere facility to maintain operations for patients in the event of a power outage.

To make a donation or to learn more about Treasure Coast Community Health, visit www.tcchinc.org ; call (772) 257-8224 or email vsoule@ tcchinc.org. To support the efforts of John’s Island Foundation contact Jennifer Jones, executive director, at johnsislandfoundation@gmail.com.

AFP Indian River Chapter given international award VERO BEACH — The Association of Fundraising Professionals Indian River Chapter has been named a 2011 Ten Star Chapter.

Every year, AFP honors chapters for achieving goals that align with key objectives in their long-range strategic plan. Chapters receive the Ten Star Award for performing specific activities designed to increase professionalism within fundraising and public awareness of the importance of philanthropy.

Criteria for the award are determined by AFP International Headquarters. A list of several goals is published annually, and chapters must accomplish 10 of these goals during the year and submit a nomination form for verification to be honored.

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Bill passes house to name 17th Street Bridge after Alma Lee Loy TALLAHASSEE — A proposal by Rep. Debbie Mayfield to name the 17th Street Bridge after longtime Indian River County staple Alma Lee Loy passed the Florida House on Thursday.

Mayfield’s HB 15 cleared the House unopposed, and would name the gateway from Indian River Boulevard to State Road A1A “Alma Lee Loy Bridge” after the former Indian River County Commissioner and philanthropist. HB 7039, another bigger road designation bill that contains the naming provision, also breezed through without any dissenting votes.

“It was an honor to carry those bills for her,” said Mayfield, R-Vero Beach.

“She just has been such a great (source of ) institutional knowledge to that community.”

Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, carried the companion bill, and folded it over into a larger road-naming proposal. SB 1776, which has to pass identical to the House version, is ready for a full chamber vote. Then the provision needs Gov. Rick Scott’s signature to become law.

Mayfield’s bid to rename the bridge last legislative session came up short.

The bill containing the Loy designation — and numerous other road designations — bounced back and forth from House to Senate in the session’s waning moments before running out of time.

As an Indian River County commissioner, Loy championed building the 17th Street Bridge and cut the ribbon on the $9.4 million project in 1979.

The retired businesswoman also is a philanthropist and Indian River Medical Center board member who has put more than 50 years of service into the community.

Loy also has been a constant county presence with nonprofit board memberships and other recognitions. The Indian River Chamber of Commerce recognized her in December 2010 by putting her name on its $1.5 million Vero Beach building.

Distinguished Lecturer Series adds Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels VERO BEACH -- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has been added as a fifth speaker for The Distinguished Lecturer Series. Daniels will take the Stark Stage at the Riverside Theatre on Monday, April 16, 2012 for talks at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Daniels was elected the 49th governor of Indiana in 2004 in his first bid for any elected office. He was re-elected in 2008 to a second and final term, receiving more votes than any candidate for any public office in the state’s history.

The Republican governor considered a run for president, but ultimately decided against entering the race. His name is still mentioned in political circles as a possible late entrant into the race.

Daniels came from a successful career in business and government, holding numerous top management positions in both the private and public sectors.

His work as CEO of the Hudson Institute and President of Eli Lilly and Company’s North American Pharmaceutical Operations taught him the business skills he brought to state government. He also has served as Chief of Staff to Senator Richard Lugar, Senior Advisor to President Ronald Reagan and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush.

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Vero Beach High School bands to perform at ‘American Images’ VERO BEACH — The Vero Beach High School Concert, Symphonic and Jazz bands will perform “American Images the 19th Annual Red, White & Blue Concerts” on Sunday, March 25 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Monday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center.

The music of Irving Berlin, John Philip Sousa and a special tribute to Tommy Dorseywill be featured. Some tunes include “The Liberty Bell,” “In the Mood,” and the traditional “Marches of the Armed Forces,” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.”

The performances include more than 200 award-winning Indian River County student musicians led by James Sammons and Page Howell. A portion of the proceeds will benefit local veterans charities.

General admission seating is $12 per person and veterans’ tickets are $6 each. Call (772) 564-5537 to order tickets over the phone. The Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center Box Office is located at 1707 16th St. in Vero Beach.

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Race Day Registration begins at 6:45 a.m.; Bunny Hop at 7:30 a.m.; 5K at 8 a.m.

The HabiTrot supports Habitat’s Scholarship Fund, which was formed to help give homeowners and their children a chance at higher education.

HabiTrot pre-registration fee is $20; day-of-event registration, $25; Bunny Hop registration, $10. For registration information or to become a sponsor, contact Peggy Gibbs at (772) 562-9860, ext. 209.

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VERO BEACH — Vero Beach Masonic Lodge will host its Child ID program on Saturday, March 3 at the lodge located at the southwest corner of 20th Street and 14th Avenue at 1959 14th Ave. The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with free hot dogs and snacks, face painting and other fun activities for kids of all ages.

“This is a fun, free and secure way to protect the children of our community,” said Dean Pfoutz, Worshipful Master of the lodge.

For more information contact Don Biscoe at (772) 501-3471 or donbiscoe@ gmail.com.

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VERO BEACH — Advanced tickets to the Indian River County Firefighters’ Fair, which opens March 9 and runs through March 18 at the county fairgrounds, are now on sale. (Where is this being held?)

Admission tickets can be purchased for $5 adults; $2 for children ages 6 to 12 or seniors 55 and older, which is $1 off the usual admission price of $6 and $3, respectively. New this year is the “Power Pass” for $20 which includes one admission pass and one unlimited ride wristband which can be used all day, any day.

Advanced ticket locations include all fire stations, BP station at 2000 Oslo Road, Capt. Hiram’s Resort, Children’s Discovery Center, Citco Station at 510 & U.S. 1, Cradles to Crayons, First United Banks, For Kids Only Day Care, Leisure Square, Marine Banks, Pelican Island Elementary, Seacoast Banks, Skate Factory, Spartan Food (Chevron Station at C.R. 512 and I-95), SpringHill Suites, Total Print, Touch of Class Cleaners, Tubby’s All American Subs and Bagels, Vero Radiology and Williams Day Care.

For more information about the fair and advanced tickets, contact Ron Angelone at (772) 633-8616 or visit www.firefightersfair.org.

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accepted as a treatment for arthritis for the past 30 to 40 years, said Nazareth. Stem cell therapy is a major advancement in the treatment of the disease.

“Stem cells have a lot of growth factor to produce new tissue, and anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties,” said Nazareth. “The therapy helps control the pain and inflammation, promoting an environment to heal.”

For animals with severely compromised health problems that are unable to tolerate the anesthesia involved in stem cell therapy, Nazareth offers a combination of rehabilitation, medication and dietary remedies.

“Poor diet and lack of exercise stresses the body,” said Nazareth, who encourages pet owners to prepare home cooked meals for their pets containing lean meats, vegetables and whole grains.

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in both humans and animals.”

Currently, Nazareth is in discussions with Save the Chimps, a rescue organization in Fort Pierce, about performing stem cell therapy on a chimpanzee with arthritis.

A graduate of the University of Liverpool Veterinary School in England, Nazareth was travelling in China when he had the opportunity to witness surgery on a sow without the use of anesthesia.

“They used acupuncture to put the sow under, no other drugs,” Nazareth said.

In order to study acupuncture in a greater depth, he enrolled at the Chi Institute near Gainesville, where he became a certified veterinary acupuncturist and integrated veterinary clinician, meaning he practices both conventional and eastern medicine and herbology.

Later, he became certified in stem cell therapy.

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The diagnosis: arthritis of the hip.

While the breed has a lifespan of up to 20 years, the prognosis for Darby, if he had remained untreated, included a regimen of medication and the continued deterioration of his health.

Hip replacement surgery could run as high as $5,000, but “such an invasive treatment would not be fit for Darby because he is an older dog,” said Nazareth.

Stem cell therapy costs about $2,500.

“Older dogs can’t be cured of arthritis, but we can halt the inflammatory cascade,” said Nazareth, explaining that chronic inflammation is the root of most disease.

Nazareth, who also practices acupuncture and herbal medicine on animals, assesses the patient’s health and the owner’s capabilities before determining a treatment program.

Nazareth made a small incision in Darby’s abdomen, from which he extracted adipose, or fatty tissue which contain the stem cells.

Using Darby’s own blood plasma to suspend the stem cells, as opposed to a saline solution, which an outside lab would use, Darby’s hip was injected with the his own healing power.

The procedure took a total of about three hours.

Nazareth has performed stem cell therapy on about a dozen dogs in the past year. The average healing requires between two and three weeks.

While the results were not normal, Darby was walking, jumping up and down, a bounce in his step within a matter of days.

About 20 percent of dogs in America suffer from some kind of degenerative joint disease, with most owners attributing the symptoms to old age.

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VERO BEACH -- A local veterinarian is using cutting edge medicine to help revolutionize the options area pet owners have to treat common ailments in their dogs and cats.

Darrell Nazareth, 39, a veterinarian at the Florida Veterinary League, is using stem cell therapy to treat, reverse and even cure diseases such as arthritis, cancer and organ failure.

In contrast to embryonic stem cell therapy, which is ethically controversial, adult derived stem cell therapy uses the animal’s own tissue – usually fat tissue from the abdominal area -- to “harness the body’s healing potential and deliver it where it’s needed most,” said Nazareth.

Although he is not the only veterinarian practicing stem cell therapy in the county, Nazareth was the first to introduce the procedure to the area in September 2010, and he is the only veterinarian with a dedicated laboratory in his clinic to process the stem cells.

“Stem cells are the healing cells of the body. They are cells that can become different kinds of tissue,” explained Nazareth, who mixes fresh stem cells with platelet rich blood plasma to inject into the affected joint, ligament or organ.

Without a dedicated laboratory, the stem cells would have to be frozen for transportation to a processing site. The freezing process and time delay “degrades the viability of the stem cells” said Nazareth.

The immediate benefit of this type of treatment is that the animal’s own tissue and fluids are being used, which helps avoid problems with rejection and, consequently, the need for additional medication.

But the real benefits take a little longer to manifest.

Darby, a 16-year-old bearded collie, was unable to walk when his owner brought him to Nazareth.

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Echoing all of these considerations and more, the Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously against recommend approval of the rowing club’s request to build a boathouse in what is now a city park.

Perhaps somewhat swayed by the fact that the president of the Indian River County Rowing Club is also a member of the Marine Commission, that advisory board took a different tack, voting 4-1 to recommend endorsing the rowing club’s request.

If a resolution to approve leasing the land is adopted at next week’s City Council meeting, studies will be done and architectural drawings will be commissioned, all setting off a process that may prove irreversible.

Once the land is turned over to the Indian River Rowing Club, or to any other organization, this riverfront park will for all practical purposes be lost to future generations as green space.

It is already enough of a shame that we as a nation are handing to future generations not an inheritance but an enormous debt. We are spending our children’s and our grandchildren’s money. Let’s not also spend their land.

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At meetings of the Parks and Recreation and Marine commissions, central beach residents living near the park pointed out that the land is now used to the benefit of far more city residents than are represented in the membership of the rowing club.

As persuasive as this argument may be, an even more compelling case can be made that turning the 1.33 acres of parkland over to a club would be shortsighted.

Preserving the park for use by the public will require current and future members of the City Council to be wise stewards of the city’s green space. Their responsibility is not just to current constituencies with competing interests, but also to future generations.

While many organizations may over time offer what seem like compelling proposals for altering the designated use of this land, the responsible answer will be a respectful “no. “ Saying no to the current request is the best way for the City Council to affirm the importance of conserving green space prudently set aside decades ago for public use.

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The central barrier island will almost surely never have more land dedicated to green space than it does today. Whether there will soon be less land set aside for parks may depend on how the City Council responds to a request it is set to discuss March 7.

The Indian River Rowing Club wants a long-term lease on 1.33 acres north of the Barber Bridge where it proposes to build a 16,000-square-foot, two-story building with an accompanying 200-foot dock.

Opponents of allowing the rowing club to build on city land have raised a number of objections and concerns, including the precedent an approval would set.

If the 60-member club with approximately 25 active rowers is successful in persuading the City Council to turn over park space, two other organizations are poised to make similar requests. The Youth Sailing League and a fishing club would both welcome an opportunity to build on the remaining riverfront land located between the Barber Bridge and the City Marina.

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City staff working with community groups Nearly six months of citizen review and input may culminate next week in a second reading and final approval of revisions to the city’s ordinance regulating temporary signs.

At the urging of City Manager Jim O’Connor, Planning Director Tim McGarry along with the city’s legal staff sought participation from the business community, non-profit organizations and others who might be affected by changes in the ordinance.

From her perspective as president of the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, Penny Chandler said she has never in 16 years seen city staff make a comparable effort to solicit input from the community.

Beginning last October, a task force facilitated by the Chamber met regularly to review the existing ordinance line by line. Their work has resulted in a number of suggested modifications.

A proposed increase in the maxi-

mum allowable size of real estate yard signs from one to four square feet is proving the most controversial.

Proponents of allowing the larger signs point out that signs of up to four square feet are permissible in the county.

A second point made in favor of the proposed change is that contractors and sub-contractors are already allowed to use these larger signs within the city limits. Why single out Realtors, they ask? This is the position of the Indian River County Board of Realtors, and it has some merit.

A number of real estate brokers who work primarily on the barrier island agree with a contrary position taken by the Oceanside Business Association. They say the current signs are readable and larger signs will only diminish the ambiance and character of the city.

Though these objections might

have been raised earlier in the review process, all stakeholders expressing concerns deserve to be heard before the City Council makes its final determination.

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Dodgertown will never be anything else

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It has been said that no matter how much things change they always stay the same. Certainly that applies to Vero Beach, where people still come here for the same reasons they came here ten, twenty or fifty years ago.

Whenever I drive by the baseball complex formerly known as Dodgertown, I could never think of it as anything but Dodgertown, even if the signs say it is Vero Beach Sports Village. Remember when the rock star, Prince, became “the artist formerly known as Prince,” and adopted a symbol in place of his name.

He was still Prince to his fans, that pintsized music legend from the planet formerly known as Narcissism.

I remember back in 1998, when Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Entertainment Group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers and threatened to move their spring training home out west. We

didn’t need to tap his phones to know it was a serious threat. Fortunately, baseball is a sport of traditions, and few traditions resonate like the Dodgers and Dodgertown.

The combined ef- MILT THOMAS forts of Dodger management and local government, businesses and fans, kept the team in its rightful place, Vero Beach. We hit corporate greed right out of the park, as they say.

Who would have imagined that a return to private, family ownership would be the catalyst to move “our” team to Arizona? Not only that, the McCourts’ final indignity was to insist that all references to Dodgertown be removed. Even the Los Angeles Times

sports editors thought that was cruel.

We don’t know if the gods of baseball cast a spell on Frank and Jamie McCourt for doing the unthinkable, but soon after the move, they began divorce proceedings. Too bad this happened after the move. The City of Glendale, Arizona probably regrets the timing as well. Since taxpayers financed a 13,000seat stadium and complex, attendance at Dodger spring training games has plummeted from 9,130 a game in 2009 to 8,893 per game in 2010 and 7,365 a game in 2011.

At least we ended up with prime real estate worth much more than we paid for it (at the time they moved). And all is not lost. Baseball is back, even if in an economy size form. Minor League Baseball (MiLB) leased the complex and Craig Callan came back as general manager of the facility, a position he held for more than 30 years. Now

cides, O’Conner and his staff are to be applauded for soliciting input from the community and for demonstrating a willingness to work collaboratively with the Chamber and other community organizations. former Dodger owner Peter O’Malley is also back, hoping to restore the facility to its place in history.

When all evidence of Dodgertown history was removed and Vero Beach Sports Village installed, the old signs were not destroyed or sent to Arizona, they were placed in storage.

O’Malley hopes to dust them off and restore them to their rightful place someday when the complex is possibly named “Historic Dodgertown.”

After all, a windblown, half empty stadium in the Arizona desert could never be Dodgertown and Holman Stadium in Vero Beach could never be anything else. You can take the Dodgers out of Dodgertown, but you can never take the Dodgertown out of Vero Beach.

Milt Thomas is a Vero Beach resident and an experienced freelance writer/ author with a 20-year background in the music industry. He currently writes biographies, blogs, lectures, travels extensively and is an active member of the National Press Club.

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Whether it would be wise to allow the rowing club to build a 16,000-square-foot, two-story building in what is now a riverfront park is hardly the question here. The point is that council members should respect the independence of their citizen advisory boards.

After all, if every member of the council thought it appropriate to attempt to persuade commissions on how to advise the council, the exercise of recruiting qualified people to service, holding regular meetings and providing staff support would be little more than a charade.

For a council member to speak before a commission to offer background information is one thing. Attempting to steer a board’s decision making is quite another.

Until recently the city’s commissions, boards and committees have been a source of valuable citizen input. The council benefits from the

River County Commission, which recently disbanded its advisory boards.

To limit citizen input in the decision making process would not be without risk, though. For as they say, anyone who has only himself for an advisor may wind up with a fool for a counselor.

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Two members of the city council addressed the Parks and Recreation and Marine commissions recently delivering impassioned pleas seeking support for the Indian River Rowing Club’s request to lease land now dedicated as a riverfront park. Several members of these commissions later expressed dismay over what they saw as interference in their work.

Groups such as the Parks and Recreation and Marine commissions are responsible for providing the council with considered, informed, independent advice. One wonders, then, about the appropriateness of council members interjecting themselves in the deliberations of these groups.

Council members hold unique positions of influence and power in the city.

It can hardly be expected that their appearance before advisory boards to argue a point of view will enhance independent, creative thinking.

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independent advice these groups offer, for they reduce the likelihood of important decisions being made in a vacuum of narrow perspectives and limited information.

If council members are going to continue attempting to control the city’s commissions, then they might as well follow the lead of the Indian

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stubborn man said was, “Hey Scott, is there a long downhill run where we could start at the top of a mountain and glide all the way down to the valley bottom? I think I can manage that.”

I thought for a moment and realized there was.

And so the next morning we met at the summit, and by God, we did that beautiful downhill ride together, all the way to the Country Store down in the valley where Paul’s wife joined us for a long, leisurely, laugh-filled lunch. I will never forget watching Paul on that last ride – sick and struggling, barely upright on his bike, but nonetheless speeding downhill like a 13- year-old without a worry in the world and a wide, happy joyful grin on his face.

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will to live, most especially to be there for his family.

But this looming truth did not stop Paul from living fully and well.

The summer before he died, Paul and his wife Debbie REVEREND once again made SCOTT ALEXANDER the trip to the rustic home my partner and I owned in the mountains of West Virginia.

When Paul stepped from the car that July day, my heart sank. He was terribly thin, just a shell of former robust self. I didn’t see how it would be possible for Paul to get on his bicycle the next day.

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What is courage? To me it is often simply the refusal to surrender your “human agency,” the decision to remain as fully human as you can, especially when you are confronted by circumstances that seek to rob you of your very humanity.

Let me tell you about the courage of my friend Paul. Paul was a loving husband and father, a successful veterinarian, and an exceptional athlete. We were friends for nearly 40 years, and cycling buddies for half of that time. About five years ago, Paul discovered he had a malignant tumor growing on his spine, and began the process of fighting for his life.

After many attempts at treatment, it became clear his cancer would take his life despite his incredible

That was the last time I would ever ride with Paul, he was gone six months later. But that warm and wonderful West Virginia day, he gave me a gift I will never forget. He showed me the face of human courage. He taught me that, even in the midst of great adversity, human beings are always free to choose to live the life that is given them.

Even in the grip of a terrible illness, Paul refused to surrender his “human agency” -- he remained somebody, purposeful, real, and joyous, in creation. Even though we often forget it, this is the holy freedom we all possess in our lives, no matter what, no matter what.

Rev. Scott W. Alexander is the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, and has been a minister, author, and educator for almost 40 years.

He is an avid cyclist and outdoor enthusiast who loves living in Vero Beach.

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The Vero Beach Museum of Art presented “Art in Bloom” this past weekend as floral artists used flowers as their medium to depict works of art in the museum galleries.

Over 400 guests viewed stunning floral interpretations recreated with exotic flowers, plants and parallel colors. After reviewing all nine choices, visitors were charged with selecting the best in several categories.

Lee LaPointe of the Nashville Garden Club was awarded Best Interpretation and Best Composition for one piece called “Let It Flow” and Best Use of Texture for “Tribute to Nakashima”

and Ann Jones and Ann Webber were honored for Best Use of Color in “Royal Chaos.”

Lisa Holmes was visiting from Massachusetts and remembers a show like this at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston.

“We are so delighted with this exhibit,” said Holmes, “it is such a special experience of art.”

The attire many were wearing and displayed by fashion show models from Cooper & Company and Sigrid’s of Vero resembled beautiful works of art as well.

Laurie Davis specifically came from Winter Park for Art in Bloom. “Shakespeare had a quote ‘the object of art is to give life shape.’ These floral and art pairings reminds me of that,” said Davis.

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“This fundraiser is earmarked to raise money for the building fund,” said former Guild president, Sara Dessureau, “we’ve grown so much and we would like to put an addition on the Theatre.”

The next show at the Vero Beach Theatre Guild will be “Bell, Book & Candle” coming May 10th.

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To enhance the authentic Titanic mood, guests were entertained by Stringsations Quartet before the dinner show as well as able to view some original Titanic artifacts which were loaned for the evening.

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Dining at the Captain’s Table at the Vero Beach Theatre Guild’s “Titanic, A Night to Remember” fundraiser was an evening of elegant revelry.

Greeted by the Captain with a cheery “Welcome Aboard” and then guided to their glittering tables, many guests rose to the occasion by dressing in the era of the Titanic’s voyage.

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ly enough, at the Vero Beach Yacht Club where the occasion’s specialty cocktail was an azure blue “Iceberg.” Guest Shirley Becker, who jokingly gave her name as “Molly Brown,” said the Vodka, Blue Curacao and soda concoction, “may be called an Iceberg but it won’t sink us!”

Mark Wygonik, board member of the VBTG said he has always been obsessed with the Titanic. “I love the mystery, the tragedy and the ro-

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Larry Strauss, Leigh Seirafi, Chris Hulka and Don Bestor

Sara Morley, Carol Strauss and Sherry Wilson

Larry Thompson, Mary Moriarty, Sara and Edward Dessureau

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Leanne Kelleher of The Tides, serving a delectable beef tenderloin, was named Monday evening the 2012 winner of the Top Chef Challenge.

With over 150 guests on hand, the second annual Challenge to benefit the Homeless Family Center was held

in the dining room at The Club at Pointe West. Gordon Food Service provided all the food for both the qualifying event and the final Challenge.

“Chef Joe Faria from Quail Valley has been involved from the beginning,” said John Costello, Gordon Food’s Market Manager. “When he

shared this cause with us, the Gordon Family wanted to get involved.

Just knowing that a family could be fed for a week just by raising $15, we wanted to help as much as we could.”

The kitchen was packed with the Chefs and their teams as they prepared their winning course. “Right

now it is controlled chaos,” said Pointe West’s Karen Mechling, “but I have no doubt the result will be Top Chef quality.”

Also recognized was the dessert winner from the qualifying challenge, Gina Battle of Faith Hope & Chocolate for her chocolate mousse in puff pastry with raspberry cream.

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Homeless Family Center Director Lorne Coyle and Tom Nelson of Nelson Wealth Management

Bill & Carole Jean Jordan with Sara and Bill Shankland

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A limited number of invitational non-resident golf memberships are available.

Call Stu Burk for membership information 772.770.0757 www.indianriverclub.com · 800 Carolina Circle, Vero Beach, Florida 32962

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There is nothing more AllAmerican than “franks in a blanket,” Dixieland jazz and a classic like “The Music Man.” Riverside Theatre’s biggest annual event offered guests a chance to show their patriotic red, white and blue colors as they partied like it was 1912 River City . A long red carpet led the way to a night of fun which began with an outdoor cocktail party.

Partygoers enjoyed star shaped grilled cheese sandwiches and All-American hors d’oeuvres before being ushered inside for a Cornish hen dinner and strawberry cheesecake dessert.

A premiere show of “The Music Man” was the perfect end to the night’s festivities.

“I have seen The Music Man on Broadway and in the movie theatre,” said Peter Fernandez before the show, “and I am expecting this to be just as good.”

The premiere was one of three main events which support the Riverside Theatre in bringing the best and brightest to the stage.

“I just love this theatre” said Shay Connors, “it gives Vero such a depth which we would never have without it.”

“I go to as many shows as we can get to,” said her friend Janet Tily, “and I have never been disap- Shay Connors, Faye Jennings and Janet Tily go red, white and blue for the pointed.” patriotic themed Music Man benefit Over 450 guests were in attendance and gave rave reviews to the evening of great food, wonderful company and a rousing performance. The show runs through March 16th.

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Every Saturday: Oceanside Business Association’s Farmer’s Market, 8 am to noon. Ocean Dr. & Dahlia Ln. 772-532-2455.

First Friday of the Month: Downtown Gallery Art Stroll, art galleries and businesses open house receptions. Free. 772-299-1234.

Every Sunday, Jan 22-Apr 1: Vero Beach Polo, Polo Grounds Field, 12th St. between 74th & 82nd Aves., 2 pm, $10+ per car. 772-778-222.

Dec 15-Apr 30: Sculpting Nature, 30 large scale art pieces in McKee Botanical Gardens, 350 S US1, $5-$9, 772-794-0601.

Mar 1: Student Showcase of the Culinary Institute at Indian River State College, Mueller Campus, 6155 College Ln., 6 pm, kitchen tours, free food samples. 772-226-2511.

Mar 1: Miss Hibiscus Pageant Preview, 5:30 pm, Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave., Dillard’s fashions. 772778-8800.

Mar 2: Boar-B-Q for ORCA, $15, 12-2 pm, Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, 950 Shorewinds Dr. 772-467-1600.

Mar 2: world famous Clydesdales will appear at Waldo’s courtyard Mar 2-4: St. Edward’s Trunk Show, preview party Friday 6-8 pm, $50.

Saturday 9-5, & Sunday 10-4, $5 entry, 1895 St. Edward’s Dr. 722-231-5192.

Mar 2-4: Italian Food Festival, Italian American Civic Association, 1600 25th St., Fri & Sat 11 am-11 pm, Sunday 11 am-7 pm, live entertainment and food specialties. 772-778-1522.

Mar 3: OBA Beach Concert Series, (note new concert date), 5:30-8:30 pm, music by Z Street, food & beverage vendors, Ocean Dr., free. 772THURSDAY, MAR. 1

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Mar 3: Cracker Hoedown, Riverside Park, 6-10 pm, $75, benefits Habitat for Humanity. 772-562-9860 x209 or x229.

Mar 3: March for Babies to benefit the March of Dimes, Riverside Park, 7:30 am registration, 6 mile walk-athon. 772-562-0115.

Mar 4: “The Three M’s” Christ by the Sea concert with Matt Stott, Marcos Flores and Michael Carter, 3 pm, $10$20, 3755 Hwy. A1A. 772-231-1661.

Mar 4: “EcoFest” at the Environmental Learning Center, noon-4 pm, 255 Live Oak Dr., free admission, live animals, fun activities, great food, wonderful family event. 772-589-5050.

Mar 5: AAUW Breakfast Book Review, “Securing the City: Inside America’s Best Counterterror Force – the NYPD” by Christopher Dickey.

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Mar 5: International Lecture Series, “When Mountains Move” by Photographer, James Balog, Vero Beach Museum of Art, 4 & 6 pm, $55-$65.

772-231-0707.

Mar 7: Vero’s Dance Social & Pizza Party, Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave., 7-9:20 pm, The Swingables Band, byob. 772-643-8838.

Mar 8: Navy League’s Treasure Coast Council Dinner, Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave., 5:45 pm, speaker RADM Douglas McAneny, $28. 772-231-6101.

Mar 8: Opera on the River at the home of Kurt Leo Wallach to benefit CASTLE, 5:30-9 pm, $100, opera, cocktails & hors d’oeuvres. 772-5675700.

Mar 9: Night Sounds at Sebastian

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Inlet State Park concert, Coconut Point (south side of Inlet) 7-9 pm, free. 321-984-4852.

Mar 9: Indian River Land Trust walking tour of Spoonbill Marsh, free, call for reservation and directions. 772-794-0701.

Mar 9-11: Under the Oaks Fine Art & Craft Show, over 200 artists, onsite outdoor cafe, Riverside Park, Fri & Sat 9-5, Sun 10-4, by Vero Beach Art Club. 772-231-0303.

Mar 9-18: Firefighters’ Fair, Indian River County Fairgrounds, 7955 58th Ave. Go to firefightersfair.org for all pricing and schedules.

Mar 10: “Dancing with Vero’s Stars,” Waxlax Center at St. Edward’s School, 6:30 pm, $100-$150, proceeds benefits Healthy Start Coalition. 772-563-9118.

Mar 10: “Tribute to Country Legends” performed by The Country Legends Band, 7:30 pm in the VBHS Performing Arts Center at 1707 16th Street, $12-$15. 772-564-5537.

Mar 10: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, along 14th Ave. in Downtown Vero Beach, 1 pm start, free, sponsored by Vero Beach Elk’s Club. (Corned beef lunch at Elk’s Club following parade.)

772-562-8794.

Mar 11: “Water on the Table,” Social Justice Film Series, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1590 27th Ave. 7 pm, free. 772-778-5880.

Mar 12-16: Spring Break Shrek Camp at the Agnew Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse, 3280 Riverside Park Dr., Ages 7+, $100. 772-234-8052.

Mar 16: Spring Fest, Vero Beach Community Center, 2266 14th Ave., the David Light Band, 11:30 am - 2 pm, $7. 772-770-6517.

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VERO BEACH -- Seventy-six trombones (still) lead the big parade.

And, oh, what a lyrically resplendent sound they and a large cast made at Riverside Theatre on opening night Feb. 23 of The Music Man, Meredith Willson’s iconic showcase of the American Midwest of 100 years ago.

The Tony award-winning Broadway classic which starred Robert Preston as the rapscallion con man “Professor” Harold Hill has stood the test of time since it debuted in 1957 on the Great White Way. In 1962, the show was made into an equally popular movie in which Preston reprised his role as a fraudulent band instructor who promises to lead a boys’ marching band but whose real intent is to abscond with money parents have paid for uniforms and musical instruments.

Yes, there is trouble right there in River City, Iowa, but considering the relative innocence of those halcyon days of small-town America of a century ago – when a pool hall seemed a threat to a town’s respectability somehow one can believe not only in Hill’s promises but also in the power of music, redemption and love.

And that love is perhaps most evident in Willson’s treatment of a town which was much like the Mason City, Iowa community he grew up in shortly after the turn of the last century.

Through the eyes of The Music Man Harold Hill and the town’s colorful denizens, we are given a glimpse backward in time to an American period in which close-knit, sometimes narrow-minded communities of strong nuclear families formed an enduring fabric of tradition, values, pride and love.

Despite the foibles and failures inherent to human nature regardless of geographic location, each resident in River City has ultimate worth as an individual and is also part of an even

greater whole. Even a hen klatch of gossipy River City matrons (“Pickalittle”) experience a transformational epiphany into kinder, gentler souls.

As an enduringly favorite American musical masterpiece, The Music Man performed by a less gifted cast could run the risk of becoming trite and all-too-familiar. For a performer to step into the role of Harold Hill – with Preston’s timeless performance ever-looming -- is to attempt to walk in big shoes. Tony Lawson, as that loveable flimflam man, does so without a stumble.

Preston’s portrayal became the gold standard for that lovable slickster, and, as with Yul Bryner as the King of Siam in The King and I, both actors became irrevocably linked to those roles. It takes gutsy and talented per-

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formers to take on such parts and this show is simply full of them.

For anyone not yet familiar with the caliber of performances at Riverside Theatre, it might be appropriate to stop right here and state without hesitation that if you have ever experienced theatre on Broadway or in London’s West End, then you will recognize the same level of excellence and awe-inspiring performance right here in Vero Beach.

Yes, we’ve got theatre, right here in Vero City and like the show’s “Ya Got Trouble” it’s with a capital “T.” Throughout the years – and with the dedicated support of generous donors – Riverside Theatre continues to bring blockbuster, expensively produced shows to its stage. Many if not most of the cast members appearing at Riverside are New York City-based and have performed on Broadway and some of the nation’s most prestigious regional theatres.

Director/choreographer Vince Pesce takes an uncommonly large cast of diverse, yet familiar River City characters and dresses them in gloriously colorful costumes reflective of turn of the century Iowa.

Theatre does not get any better than this.

River City Mayor Shinn (played by J.B. Adams) and his indomitable wife Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn (played by Beth McVey) are both Broadway veterans who give new and simply hilarious dimension to the roles made fa-

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And if McVey’s “one Grecian urn” is paid homage without totally mimicking Gingold’s deep-throated British accent, then no bother. River City is, after all, in Iowa.

In the role of Marian Paroo, Jennifer Hope Wells’s operatic-quality soprano voice and wholesome loveliness may evoke remembrances of a young Barbara Cook on Broadway or Shirley Jones on film, but she brings her own special style of winsomeness and vocal glory to the librarian who steals Hill’s heart and inspires him to reform his dastardly ways.

It’s always a little dicey to cast youngsters in a professional production – will they forget their lines, freeze before an audience, come down with an illness on opening night or have homework due? The adorable and talented young cast members in this production – some of whom are Riverside Children’s Theatre students -- win over a much older audience and prove that “troupers” come in all ages.

Riverside Theatre Producing Artistic Director and CEO Allen Cornell’s sets for this show are stunning in their ability to immediately anchor The Music Man in Iowa of 1912. Paying homage to the lushly sensuous rural themes found in Iowa native Grant Wood’s paintings of “regionalism,” Cornell casts a keen eye to take us beyond “American Gothic” and

into the parlors of those long-ago homes and down the quaint main streets that were just seeing the advent of the horseless carriage.

Although Riverside Theatre’s success is due to the combined efforts of literally hundreds of people, its reputation as one of the finest regional theatres in the country is greatly a result of Cornell’s almost paranormal abilities to select a cornucopia of compelling shows and then stage them as magnificently as anything ever seen on Broadway.

Director / choreographer Vince Pesce takes an uncommonly large cast of diverse, yet familiar River City characters, dresses them in gloriously colorful costumes reflective of the era and gives them yet another wonderful incarnation as they frolic and dance with precision and unfettered joy.

The production’s creative team also includes Ken Clifton (musical director); Craig Beyrooti (sound design), Jenny Lang (stage manager); C.J. LaRouche (assistant stage manager) and a large cast.

The Music Man will continue its special American-style magic through March 18 on Riverside Theatre’s Stark Stage. Tickets are $36 - $70 and may be purchased at the box office located at 3250 Riverside Park Drive in Vero Beach; by calling at (772) 231-6990 or online at www. riversidetheatre.com.

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SPACE COAST SYMPHONY Various Locations 321-536-8580 SpaceCoastSymphony.org Mar 11: see Emerson Center Mar 17: French Classics, Trinity Episcopal Church, 7 pm, 2365 Pine Avenue, 7 pm, $20 Mar 23: Verdi’s Requiem, Trinity Episcopal Church, 7 pm, 2365 Pine Avenue, 7 pm, $20

772-252-9341 Elk’s Lodge 1350 26th Street Mar 4, 11 & 18: Disco Divas, 4:30 pm cocktails, 6 pm dinner & show, $45

SUNRISE THEATRE 116 South 2nd Street Fort Pierce 772-461-4775 sunrisetheatre.com

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VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART 3001 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-0707 Mar 15: Warm Nights Cool Music, Live Jazz in outdoor sculpture garden, 5 - 7 pm, $10 Mar 21: TC Jazz Society, A Tribute to Benny Goodman by Terry Myers 18 pc Orchestra, 7:30 pm, $50

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Over 200 artists will be in town to participate in this free mainstay local event. Always a crowd pleaser

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Mar 2: Disco Ball Extravaganza, 8 pm, $39/$35 Mar 3: Chris MacDonald’s Memories of Elvis, 8 pm, $40/$35/$25 Mar 4: Vince Gill, 7 pm, $69/$59 Mar 8: Roger Hodgeson, the voice of Supertramp, 7pm, $65/$55 Mar 9: Teatro Lirico D’Europa’s Pucini La Boheme, 8pm, $55/45 Mar 10: Bill Cosby, 6pm & 9pm, $69/59 Mar 14: National Folk & Dance Company of Colombia, 7 pm, free Mar 15: Michael Flatley, Lord of the Dance, 7 pm, $55/$49 Mar 16: 50 Years of Doo Wop, 8 pm, $75/$49/$39

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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -The Grand Prix of Vero Beach, resurrected after a 60-year layoff, brought the kind of excitement that only raw horsepower can create.

In all, some 1,500 spectators turned out at Grand Harbor for a Sunday afternoon of autocross action.

“Most of the people weren’t alive when this race first ran back in 1951,” said event chair Wayne Sandlin. “The people in the stands were

so excited that something like this was going on in Vero Beach, and that is what struck me the most about the race. The reaction of the community was really amazing to me.”

Spectators donated $2,232 and event sponsors Porsche of Melbourne, CenterState Bank, the Indian River Corvette Club, and Dan Bryant accounted for thousands of dollars more in contributions for the Pelican Island Audubon Society and Grand Harbor Audubon Society.

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dertook this project to help the Audubon chapter,” said Pelican Island Audubon Society president Dr. Richard Baker. “Wayne should be complimented for his conservation efforts, as well. He’s passionate about saving animals, and that is a point which shouldn’t be understated. As for the race, I was surprised at how little noise most of the cars made. We observed several different species of birds at the pond in the middle of the course, and they were undisturbed by the action.”

A field of 60 racers spread across 14 different car classes showed up in spite of the threat of rain. The racers ranged from world-class to weekend warrior, and their cars from Ferrari to Ford. Drivers came from as far away as Jacksonville, Miami, and Orlando to compete.

Two-time Rolex 24 winner Terry Borcheller and reigning F2000 series rookie of the year Kyle Connery -- both Vero Beach residents -- brought star power to the event.

“When Terry goes to an event like this, he’s usually there to sign autographs,” Sandlin said. “Well, he grew up racing go carts and he went out and raced because he just wanted to contribute to the event.

He fits right in here in Vero Beach

and loves it here.”

Borcheller also loved the ninetenths-of-a-mile track, apparently.

He owned the field with his enduro cart, registering a two-lap time of 1 minute, 2 seconds The erstwhile endurance race champ’s time was ten seconds faster than the next fastest competitor. He even waved to the crowd on his first lap.

Other Vero Beach residents who won their classes were Steve Kepley in a vintage ’66 Mustang, Ken Argent in a 1965 Alfa Romeo, and John Schumann in a 2004 Ferrari 360. Sandlin was forced to change car classes at the last minute, but had he stayed in-class his Lotus Elise would have scored another best-in-class for Vero Beach.

“The track was very challenging, but just great fun,” Sandlin said. “It had speed and handling aspects to it. Luckily, we had a minimal amount of ran until the end, so everyone who came got to run.”

Indian River County Sheriff ’s Department and Indian River County Fire Rescue kept the race safe and orderly, providing support for the event from start to finish.

“We had people start to show up for the race at 10 a.m., and they kept coming until we wrapped up at

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ing ear-to-ear as she gazed at a brand new Porsche 991 complete with a big gift-wrapped bow on brought by Porsche of Melbourne.

“That little girl came up to me and asked, ‘Is that a Porsche 991?’” Sandlin said. “I told her that indeed it was. She looks up at me with this big smile and said, ‘I really want one.’”

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to us. Without him, we may have to run this race somewhere else in the county. Another big thank you goes to my wife, Eva, who put in countless administrative hours getting this event organized. I couldn’t have done it without her.”

Sandlin’s favorite moment of the day came when he was approached by an 8-year-old girl, who was smil-

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“Lots of ‘thank yous’ are in order, it took a lot of help to put on this event,” Sandlin said. “A big thank you goes to Chris Cleary from Grand Harbor for opening his gates

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Hometown girl’s fashion blends style from east and west LISA RYMER VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY

VERO BEACH -- In a bold move that differentiates a local clothing designer from her more tropicalinspired competition, Meghan Walsh combines the excitement of the American jazz era with the ethereal qualities she has discovered in India.

Walsh, 29, the daughter of local residents, John Walsh, host of television’s “America’s Most Wanted,” and Revé Walsh, has a women’s clothing design company, Blank Silk, based in Delhi, India.

She also has a showroom in New York, possibly another coming to Vero Beach, and she is launching a children’s line on March 31 at Twirl on Ocean Drive.

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Her women’s line consists of light, shimmery, feminine creations in silk crepe de chine, chiffon and organza evoking the subtle colors of the evening sky. Highly sophisticated and elegantly seductive, the pieces flow across the body, anticipating each curve with a gentle caress -- and a little bite.

“When I was on the dance team at St. Ed’s, I designed all our costumes, our hair, makeup… I think we were the only team wearing Chanel,” said the Saint Edward’s School graduate who was in town recently to show her fashions at the Polo Charity Cup at Windsor.

While attending Elon University in North Carolina, where she studied art, eastern religions and philosophy, Walsh travelled to India and fell in love.

“There is a rawness to India; things are based more on feeling than on thinking,” said Walsh, who relies on intuition and instinct to guide her through the designing process. Currently, she manufactures her pieces at a factory in Delhi, selling them at small American boutiques and to private clients.

After graduating college, Walsh moved to Manhattan and opened a painting and graphics studio in Tribeca. She immediately immersed herself in the art community -- locally and nationally -- all the while dreaming about her own clothing line.

Her art installations, many of them paintings on silk, hang in private collections and in public places such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, founded by her parents after their son, Adam Walsh, was murdered in 1981.

“Everything happens for a reason. Adam’s gift to the world created change, raised awareness and was for the purpose of good,” said

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Meghan, who was born about a year after her brother’s death.

Younger brothers, Callahan, 27, works in Washington, D.C. for Walsh Productions, and Hayden, 17, plays polo in Vero Beach and New York with his father on Team Shamrock.

The family’s polo affiliation has provided opportunities for Meghan to showcase her work at high profile events around the globe. For instance, on April 28, she is hosting a fashion show for the second time at Miami Beach Polo, where her spring 2012 line will be featured at the opening of the SLS Hotel.

Although she is grateful for her parent’s support, it was Walsh’s fiercely independent spirit that has enabled her to move to a foreign

country, forge relationships, set up a company and pursue her dream.

“I think it’s important for all women to have their own thing,” she said. “For me, it was a life actualization.”

These days, Walsh spends about six months out of the year living in Delhi, where she has an apartment.

There, she oversees the production of custom fabrics and the manufacture of her designs, which she describes as “the melding of Americana from the 1920s and ‘30s with traditional Indian style.”

The rest of the time, she works in New York and Vero Beach, facilitating the publicity and promotions of Blank Silk with her staff, determined that someday her vision will become an entire lifestyle line.

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pizza was actually large chunks of cold rare tuna, ripe avocado slices and topped with finely shredded, daikon radishes that had been flash-fried. The creamy ripe avocado, paired with the ocean-fresh tuna and then topped with the radishes made this a truly unique and memorable dish. The portion was large enough to have been ordered as a main dish, but we shared it instead.

Our second appetizer was the yellow tail sashimi. Arriving in a large clamshell dish were generous, thickcut portions of fresh fish served on a bed of ice, shredded fresh daikon and paper-thin slices of ginger. The sashimi was garnished with a fresh orange that had been beautifully carved to resemble the crest of a tropical bird.

Some entree’s included a choice of soup and salad; we chose the miso soup. Usually a simple, clear broth, this miso was rich, flavorful and included generous amounts of tofu. The soup was a truly unexpected pleasure and we tilted our cups for the last drops.

The small dining room of the Sumo House is brightly lit with bold colors and even bolder artwork. Tucked away in the corner was a small sushi and sashimi bar where the face of a chef could barely be seen. Though the popular Asian dish “Happy Family” was not found on the extensive

menu, the smiling faces and laughter of nearby patrons made it clear they were all happy to be here tonight.

During our meal the service was outstanding; finished plates were quickly cleared and we never had to wait on drinks to be replenished.

Between the long list of sushi and sashimi choices and the many selections of entrees offered, it took a little time to finally decide on main courses. We finally decided on salmon chu chee and vegetable tempura.

The salmon chu chee was a generous portion of salmon with the heartiest of sauces. If a sauce was allowed to leave an entree in the shadows, this would be it. The chu chee was a dark rich curry with a surprisingly peanutty flavor. The fish was sautéed’ to a perfectly crisp crust and tender, flakey center. The thick curry sauce did not overshadow the salmon, it enhanced this simple yet outstanding dish.

The vegetable tempura was huge plate of crisp fresh vegetables that included large thin slices of sweet potato, the freshest of broccoli flowerets, asparagus spears and onion rings. Tempura can often be a hit or miss dish; however this group of vegetables was battered ever so lightly and fried just right and served with a savory side of dipping sauce.

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if you’re not a big fan of white rice, brown rice could be substituted instead. The naturally nutty flavor of the brown rice enhanced both dishes.

If there were any glitches during the evening, it would be that both entrees were not delivered to the table at the same time; for some reason the tempura took a few minutes longer than the salmon. No matter, the overall service was outstanding throughout the evening and the short delay went almost unnoticed.

As we departed we grabbed a fortune cookie, our server bid us farewell and the chef behind the sushi bar wished us a loud but cheerful “Thank you!”

This night was indeed a happy experience.

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On a recent cool evening and approaching dinner time, we were envisioning hot tea with a local taste of the Orient. Though we had visited many Asian restaurants in Vero Beach, the Sumo House had somehow skipped our list.

The Sumo House is located on 17th Street in Vero Beach, in a small strip mall just one block east of US 1 and just west of 6th Avenue. Open for both lunch and dinner, this Japanese /Thai restaurant offers traditional Asian fare, seven days a week.

Walking into the small waiting area of the Sumo House on a Friday evening near 8 p.m., we were quickly greeted by a very friendly server. When told of a party of two, she said with a smile table or booth? After quickly cleaning the only vacant booth available, we were seated almost immediately.

A traditional large ceramic pot of steaming hot water was quickly delivered and steeping inside were bags of light and delicate tea. The lemony flavored tea would be the beginning of a wonderful meal in a little place that has long been recommended to us by many friends.

Several menus were presented, including one with large photographs and hand-written descriptions that appeared to be some of the appetizers offered that evening. The main menu itself was so long and extensive, we wondered how the kitchen and staff of this small restaurant could accomplish the task of whipping up any one of the many dishes at a moment’s notice The color photos of two appetizers looked very appealing so we selected the tuna pizza, since this was something that we had never tried. The

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Gregory Jenkins Gregory Alan Jenkins, 54, died Feb. 17, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. He was born in Vero Beach and was a lifelong resident. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Vero Beach.

Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Irene Jenkins of Vero Beach; son, Greg

David Lietz David Lietz, 60, died Jan. 31, 2012, at his home in Vero Beach. He was born in Forest Park, Ill., and lived in Vero Beach for the past 35 years.

He was a musician for many years, known as “Dr. Music,” and he played at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. Survivors include his son, David Winthrop Lietz of West Palm Beach; and brothers, Ron Lietz and Gil Lietz, both of Illinois. A guest book is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.

Emily Nelson Emily “Millie” Nelson, 98, died Feb. 16, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in England, coming to Vero Beach 10 years ago from Whiting, N.J. Before retiring, she was a nanny for many years in England and New York. She was a member of Living Lord Lutheran Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include her brother, George Wood, of

Judith Ann (Judy) Petzing Peirce Judith Ann (Judy) Petzing Peirce, 79, died Feb. 2012 at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach after a nine year journey with Alzheimer’s disease. She lived in Vero Beach for 49 years. Peirce married Edwin Albert (Ed) Peirce on March 15, 1932. They moved to Vero Beach in 1963, where they raised their four children, Dale, Mark, Gary and Bonnie. She retired from Indian River Memorial Hospital, where she served as an executive secretary. Peirce served as both an elder and a deacon in the church, taught Sunday school, led the youth fellowship, and was instrumental in creating the church library.

Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Ed Peirce, of Vero Beach; four children, Dale (Tammy) Peirce, Mark (Robbi) Peirce, Gary (Debbie) Peirce, all of Vero Beach, and Bonnie (Rene) Salazar, of Tampa; grandchildren, Esten, Devin, Melissa, Kalani, Colton, Treyson, Zachary, Hanson, Makala, Jimmy, Everett and Nathan; sister Polly E. Schwey, of Vero Beach; many nieces and nephews and countless loving friends.

Memorial donations may also be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 520 Royal Palm Boulevard, Vero Beach, FL

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Luella M. Inglis, 84, died Dec. 11, 2011. She was born in Red Oak, Iowa, and lived in Vero Beach since 2007, coming from Jupiter. She was co-owner with her husband of a packaging and distributing company. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband of 30 years, John T. Inglis; daughters, Suzy Durant and Sandy Nissen; and stepchildren, Suzy Blundred, Barbara Angell and David Inglis.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Luella C. Inglis Memorial Fund for Alzheimer’s Research, Scripps Florida, 130 Scripps Way, 4B2, Jupiter, FL 33458. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Stephen Lavery, 55, died Feb. 19, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Albany, N.Y., and was a local resident for 25 years, coming from Scotia, N.Y. He was employed all of his life as a residential house painter. Survivors include his mother, Marion L. Acorn of Vero Beach; daughter, Lisa Lavery of Saddlebrook, N.J.; and brothers, Paul D. “Skip” Lavery Jr. of Vero Beach, Mark Lavery and Robert Lavery, both of Brevard, N.C. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 329604801. A guestbook is available at www. coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Jane Murray O’Grady, 97, died Feb. 19, 2012. She was born in Newark, N.J., and lived at Pointe West, Vero Beach. She was a graduate of St. Elizabeth College. Survivors include her children, Honora Jane O’Grady of Sherborn, Mass., and Liam O’Grady of McLean, Va.; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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Evelyn Joyce Groh, 84, died Feb. 17, 2012. She was born in Detroit and lived in Vero Beach for 30 years, coming from Birmingham, Mich. She was a member of the First Church of God in Vero Beach. Survivors include her son, George G. Groh of Sebastian; daughters, Jennifer G. Stanford of Sebastian, and Diane M. Zahn of Lancaster, Pa.; brother, Floyd Addison of Flat Rock, Mich.; one sister, Nina Hiler of Dover, N.J.; three grandchil-

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Olaf “Pug” Hall Jr., 72, died Feb. 17, 2012, at VNA/Hospice House in Vero Beach. He was born in Jenkins, Ky., and lived in Vero Beach for 16 years, coming from Arlington, Va. He served in the Army during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Betty Hall of Vero Beach; daughter, Diana Minner of Vero Beach; brothers, John Hall of Jenkins and William Kelly of Herndon, Va.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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

Dunnington, York, England; and sister, Nora Martin of Fareham, Hampshire, England. Memorial contributions may be made to the Living Lord Lutheran Church, 1105 58th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32966. A guestbook is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.

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Howard E. Chili, 87, died Feb. 16, 2012, at Hope Hospice. He was born in Flint, Mich., and lived in Fort Myers for five years, coming from Vero Beach, where he lived for 27 years. He previously lived in Mount Clements, Mich. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a sales representative for different companies, the last being a seed manufacturing company. Survivors include his son, Rene Howard Chili of Fort Myers; daughter, Robin M. Hull of Fort Myers; three grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health Park Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908. A guest book is available at www.horizonfunerals.com.

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Jenkins of Jacksonville; daughter, Kari Jenkins of Chiefland; stepson, Prentice Nile of Vero Beach; mother, Carlyne Jenkins of Vero Beach; brothers, Doug and Brian Jenkins, both of Vero Beach; sisters, Pat Mach and Debra Bledsoe, both of Vero Beach; and nine grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

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dren; and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Master’s Academy, Church of God, 1105 58th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32966. A guest book is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

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Michael Edwin Burford, 64, died Feb. 13, 2012, in Vero Beach. He was born in Independence, Miss., coming to Vero Beach 25 years ago from Sarasota.

He served in the Marine Corp. and was honorably discharged. He worked as a respiratory therapist for area hospitals for over 40 years. Survivors include his wife of 19 years, MariJo Burford of Vero Beach; daughters, Kristin Bodnar of White City and Aimee Schubert of Port St. Lucie; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association , 1101 Northchase Parkway, Marietta, GA 30067. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

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Dairen Roberts Dairen Earl Roberts, 46, died Feb. 6, 2012, in Monterio, Calif. He was born in Vero Beach and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Vero Beach High School and attended TMI Academy in Tennessee. He was an Army veteran. He had a boat captain’s license. Survivors include his son, Kyle Roberts of Knoxville, Tenn.; daughter, Maribeth Watson of Sweetwater, Tenn.; mother, Ellen Bledsoe of Vero Beach; stepfather, Clyde Bledsoe of Vero Beach; brothers, Wm. Gary Roberts Jr. of Vero Beach and Philip Bledsoe of Bedford, Ind.; sisters, Karen Fedick and Lynn Wright, both of Vero Beach; and one grandchild.

Betty I. Susla Betty I. Susla, 83, died Feb. 19, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach. She was born in Winsted, Conn., and lived in Vero Beach. She earned a registered nursing license at the William Backus School of Nursing in Norwich, Conn. She was a member of the League of Women Voters and the Greenwoods Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors include her son, Jeffrey J. Susla of Woodstock, Conn.; and daughter, Cynthia W. Chick, of Dedham, Mass., and Palm Beach. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nicholas; and brothers, Paul M. Stavnitzky and Donald Stavnitzky. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice House, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Ruth Westergaard Ruth Joan Westergaard died Feb. 14, 2012, in Vero Beach. She came to Florida in 1983 from Totowa, N.J. Her family owned Knickerbockers Ice Cream and Candy Store in Paterson, N.J., for many years Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Marinus Westergaard; daughter, Rene McCullers; and

two granddaughters. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association Southeast Florida Chapter, P.O. Box 22594, West Palm Beach, FL 33416. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

John Joseph Balint Jr. John Joseph Balint Jr., 83, died Feb. 20, 2012, at his home. He was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach since 2001, coming from Chappaqua, N.Y. He was a founding partner of the independent insurance firm Balint, Lamb and O’Neill, which later became Knox, Lent and Tucker Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich Publishing of Orlando, retiring as senior vice president in 2002.

He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach. He was a member of the John’s Island Club in Vero Beach and Whippoorwill Country Club in Armonk, N.Y. Survivors include his son, John Balint III of Plantation; daughter, Claudia Balint of Vero Beach; brothers, Msgr.

R. James Balint of Plano, Texas, Andrew Balint of Yonkers, N.Y., and Vincent Balint of Bakersfield, Calif.; and sisters, Mary Lou Blute of Plano, Texas, Margaret Murray, Bernice Flynn and Judith Fasano, all of Harwich, Mass., and Mimi. Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Spiritual Care, 1550 24th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Shirley Jean Byrne Shirley Jean Byrne, 79, died Feb. 19, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. She was born in Riverside, Calif., and lived in Vero Beach for 34 years, coming from West Caldwell, N.J. She was employed by H&R Block in Vero Beach for many years.

She was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Vero Beach and the American Legion Auxiliary in Vero Beach. Survivors include her sons, William Byrne of Palm City and Michael Byrne of Star, Idaho; daughters, Helen Croy of Portland, Ore., Nan Barrow of Wing, Ala., and Elizabeth Peck of Hillsboro, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial con-

tributions may be made to All Pet Rescue, Inc., P.O. Box 651373, Vero Beach, FL 32965. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Paul Remi Goyette Dr. Paul Remi Goyette, 74, died Feb. 22, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born in Putnam, Conn., and moved to Vero Beach seven years ago, coming from Canterbury, Conn. Before retirement, he was a dentist in Moosup, Conn., for 30 years. A wine enthusiast, he spent almost five years with Sharpe Hill Vineyard, Pomfret, Conn., working in the wine industry. He was active in the Holy Cross Catholic Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Patricia Goyette; sons, Joseph Goyette of Putnam, Jean-Paul Goyette of Vero Beach and James Paul Goyette of Dayville, Conn.; daughter, Francine Zampini of Westfield, Mass.; sister, Theresa Swynar of Plainfield; brother, Roland Goyette of Brooklyn, Conn.; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association Florida Chapter, 3242 Parkside Center Circle, Tampa, FL 33619-0907. A guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.

Mary L. Malvossi Mary L. Malvossi, 86, died Feb. 18, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. She was born in Easton, Pa., and lived in Vero Beach for 36 years, coming from Fanwood, N.J. She attended St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach. She was a member of the AT&T Pioneers of America. Survivors include her daughter, Paula C. Pruitt of Lambertville, N.J.; brother, Frank Bowlby of Upper Black Eddy, Pa.; and sister, Alberta Messer of Easton, Pa. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Ruth McConnel Ruth Lowe McConnel, 99, died Feb. 22, 2012, at Indian River Estates Medical Center, Vero Beach. She was born in Scottdale, Pa., and lived in Vero Beach for five years, coming from Beaver Falls, Pa. She graduated from the Allegheny General Hospital,

School of Nursing in Pittsburgh. Survivors include her son, Dr. Charles S. McConnel Jr. of Vero Beach; one grandchild; and four great-grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.

Rebecca (Becky) Ellene Reavis Rebecca (Becky) Ellene Reavis, wife and loving companion of Raynor Reavis, passed peacefully Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 at Vero Beach Hospice House after a 3 1-2 year battle with cancer. She was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in September 2008 and bravely fought that disease with relentless chemotherapy and radiation. She was born in Vero Beach in 1944, for most of her life she lived all over the United States and the world, but always considered Vero Beach her hometown. She graduated from Florida State University with a BS degree in Education. She joined the Head Start Program and moved to the South Carolina public school system. She married Raynor Reavis, a U.S. Marine fighter pilot. Upon his retirement in 2008 as the Senior Vice President for Marketing and Sales at Gulfstream Aerospace, they returned to Vero Beach.

She is survived by her husband and their three children: Heather Paine and husband Preston Paine of Dallas, with four children; Jennifer Assaid and husband Mark Assaid; and Rhett Reavis, and wife Tara with two children. Her grandchildren: Preston, Nilla, Emma, and Grace Paine; and McKenna and Kacey Reavis. In lieu of flowers, any memorial donation may be made to St. Jude Hospital or the Wounded Warriors Project. An online guestbook is available at www.

Strunk funeralhome.com.

Ella B. Simmons Ella B. Simmons, 101, died Feb. 17, 2012, in Vero Beach. She was born in Wacissa and lived in Indian River County for 55 years. Survivors include her daughter, Doreatha Morgan of Vero Beach; son, Johnny Willis of Winter Haven; brother, Raymond McGough of Winter Haven; and sisters, Janie Smith of Bartow and Mary E. Jackson of Winter Haven.

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Concetta K. Cieslak Concetta K. Cieslak, 84, died Feb. 23, 2012, at VNA Hospice House. She was born in Paterson, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for six years, coming from Barefoot Bay. She was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her daughters, Kathleen Kuger of Charlotte, N.C., Darlene Kennedy of Sebastian, Marie Berg of Vero Beach, Eileen Mansfield of Neptune City, N.J., and Wendy Cilli of Sebastian; son, Edward Cieslak of Neptune City;

Samuel Edward Hill Samuel Edward Hill, 78, died Feb. 20, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. He was born in Houston and lived in Vero Beach for 10 years, coming from Fort Pierce. He was a Korean War veteran. He was a member of several AA chapters. Survivors include his sons, Sam Hill III and Donald Hill; and daughter, Susan Griffin, all of New York. A guestbook is available www.seawindsfh.com.

Salvatore Louis Giarizzi Salvatore Louis Giarizzi, 80, died Feb. 24, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for 26 years, coming from Long Island, N.Y. He served in the Marine Corps for 20 years and ended his military career as a master sergeant. He served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He attended St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Teresa; son, Robert Anthony of Vero Beach; daughter, Loretta of Naples; and six grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

William Joseph Gunter William Joseph Gunter, 80, died Feb. 14, 2012. He was born in Danvers, Mass., and lived in Vero Beach since he was one week old. He was the owner and operator of the Vero Beach Mattress Co. and later worked with his wife at Old Town Interiors until their retirement. He was a veteran of the Air Force and served in the Korean War. He was a past member of the Rio Mar Bay Yacht Club and was a member of the First United

William Otis Hodges William Otis Hodges, 83, died Feb. 22, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House.

He was born in London, Ky., and lived in Vero Beach since 2009, coming from Knoxville, Tenn. Before retirement, he worked for the Norfolk Southern Railway for 37 years and retired in 1987.

He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Carolyn K. Hodges of Vero Beach; sons, Gerald Hodges, Barry Hodges, Walker Hodges, all of Knoxville, Donnie Hodges of Carrollton, Va., Lonnie Hodges of Clearview and Ray Sparks of Vero Beach; daughters, Antha Wilson and Robin Hodges, both of Knoxville, and Carol Ray of Hendersonville, N.C.; brothers, Clyde and Wendell of Vero Beach, John of Hamilton, Ohio, and Don of Cincinnati; sister, Pearl Marcum of London; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Resource Association Adult Day Services Program, 694 14th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

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Robert Carl Bancroft, 89, died Feb. 22, 2012, at Indian River Medical Center. He was born in Watertown, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach since 1984, coming from his birthplace.

Before retirement, he worked for 31 years for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and ended his career as a foreman of the underground cable crews.

Survivors include his wife, Maryann; sons, Frederick Bancroft of Watertown and Robert Bancroft Jr. of Chaumont, N.Y.; daughter, Kathy Grant of Watertown; sister, Helen Loveland of Watertown; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

Janet Elliott Daugherty, 89, died Feb. 21, 2012. She was born in Pittsburgh and lived in Vero Beach since 1975. She was active in many charitable organizations. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.

Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Alfred Clark Daugherty; daughter, Christine Adams Johnson of Vero Beach; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

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William Otis Hodges, 83, died Feb. 22, 2012, at the VNA Hospice House.

He was born in London, Ky., and lived in Vero Beach since 2009, coming from Knoxville, Tenn. He attended Sue Bennett College. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. Prior to retirement in 1987, he worked for Norfolk Southern Railway for 37 years. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Carolyn K. Hodges of Vero Beach; sons, Gerald Hodges, Barry Hodges and Walker Hodges, all of Knoxville, Tenn., Donnie Hodges of Carrollton, Va., Lonnie Hodges of Clearview and Ray Sparks of Vero Beach; daughters, Antha Wilson and Robin Hodges, both of Knoxville, and Carol Ray of Hendersonville, N.C.; brothers, Clyde and Wendell, both of Vero Beach, John of Hamilton, Ohio, Don of Cincinnati; sister, Pearl Marcum of London; 18 grandchildren; 27

Patricia Ann Taylor, 71, died Feb. 19, 2012. Survivors include her daughters, Paula Coleman, Laura Meszaros and Linda DeWolf, sons, Dennis Taylor and Sam Taylor; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society , 3375 20th St., Suite 100, Indian River Unit, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Services: Arrangements are by All County Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.

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Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn B. Gunter of Vero Beach; son, A. Dale Gunter of Jacksonville; brothers, Robert B. Gunter of Vero Beach and James B. Gunter of St. Augustine; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Glen W. Gunter. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Vero Beach, 1750 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. A guestbook is available at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.

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Charlotte Hope Amidon, 91, of the Isles of Vero, died Feb. 23, 2012, at the VNA Hospice of Vero Beach. She was born in Newport News, Va., and lived in Vero Beach for 10 years, moving from Las Vegas. She previously lived in La Jolla, Calif., Honolulu, Arlington, Va., Quantico, Va., and Triangle, Va. She had a 35-year career with the federal government. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Vero Beach. Survivors include a son, Ernest Melvin Amidon Jr. of Vero Beach; daughters, Mary Charleen McNally of Fort Pierce, Michelle Naydean Koski of Greensburg, Pa., and Pamela Jo Amidon of Triangle, Va.; five grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Arrangements were

by National Cremation Society.

sisters, Margaret Andreotta of Belmar, N.J., Marie Pitman of Wayne, N.J., and Rose White and Jean Berlinger, both of Barefoot Bay; brother, Vincent Fusco of Barefoot Bay; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A guestbook is available at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com.

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Leonard Small Leonard Small, 73, died Feb. 16, 2012, at the VNA/Hospice House in Vero Beach. He was born in Charleston, S.C., and lived in Vero Beach. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy (Diane) Small of Vero Beach; son, Casey King of Port St. Lucie; daughter, Jane Green of Charleston; sister, Geneva Gathers of Charleston; and two grandchildren.

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