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The Sebastian Sun

September 4, 1998
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FROM THE ARCHIVES

TOP STORY FROM A YEAR AGO

THIS WEEK: Barefoot Bay residents
who neglected to pay their Recreation
District maintenance fees for a year were
in danger of losing their homes. As early
as a month from the time they were
warned, residents who were delinquent
in paying the $36.50 monthly assess-
ment on time, could be charged up to
$10 in late fees for each month the as-
sessments were not paid. Because the
assessment fees were the malor source of
funds used by the district to maintain the
park�s facilities and repay the $8.4 mil-
lion loan the district took out with Barn-
eff Bank of Central Florida, a new law
was put into place to make sure the
funds were collected. After only one
year from the time the first installment
becomes delinquent, the district could
foreclose on the property in the usual
mortgage-foreclosure proceeding.

CITIZEN OF THE DAY

NAME: Carlos Paez.

AGE: 62.
OCCUPATION: Salesman at Main
Street Hardware.
BIRTHPLACE: Cuba.
MOVED HERE: 1992.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Member
of Vero Beach Church of God, Sebas-
tian Chamber of Commerce Ambassa-
dor.
HOBBIES: Fishing.
FAVORITE AUTHOR: Shake-
speare.
WHY I LIKE MY NEIGHBOR-
HOOD: I live in Sebastian Highlands.
We moved here because of the tranquil-
lity and because it looked like the little
town we used to live in. Everyone is very
friendly. When she was little, my daugh-
ter could play in the neighborhood, and
the schools are very good.

WEEKEND PICKS

The Ladies� Auxiliary of the Micco

Volunteer Fire Department is planning its
annual Labor Day Weekend Chicken
Dinner from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the fire
station, Sept. 6.
For a donation of $4 in advance,
$4.50 at the door, you will receive a de-
licious cholesterol-free chicken dinner
(fried in vegetable oil). Take out orders
are available.
Volunteer firemen and Ladies� Auxil-
iary members are selling tickets in ad-
vance.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

�They maintained the weir like a Rube

Goldberg job.�
� Paul Alberta
Alberta, a Barefoot Bay resident,
made the remark during a workshop
meeting of the board of trustees in refer-
ence to former owners, Avatar, and the
need to maintain the community�s canal
system.

Sebastian Water Guard stands

watch over health of our river
By LINDA ROThSTEIN
Of The Sun
 Every week, Sebastian Highlands resi-
dent Rick Brust goes to Lake Hardee Park to
gather water from the Sebastian River.
Later, usually during the weekend, Brust
performs a number of analyses on the water,
including tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen
and nitrate levels.
After he collects the data, he sends it to
Cinny Rozier, the curriculum coordinator at
the Brevard Teaching and Research Labs in
Palm Bay.
�By looking at these tests, you can get an
idea of the health of the water," Brust said.
As a scientist, Brust is fascinated by wa-
ter resource issues. So much so that he mi-
nored in the subject at the University of Wis-
consin.
As a waterfowl biologist with the Florida
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission,
he�s also interested in the flora and fauna that
depends upon the health of the Sebastian
River.
As a resident of Sebastian, a nature-lover
and a father, Brust is concerned about the
quality of the water.
That�s why, for about a year now, Brust
has performed these experiments on the wa-
ter of the Sebastian River as a volunteer with
the Sebastian Water Guard.
�Water is becoming more and more pre-
cious,� Brust said.

Photo Caption
Volunteer Rick Brust demonstrates how he collects and
preserves water samples for the Sebastian Water Guard
water monitoring project.

Partially funded by the U.S. Environ-

mental Protection Agency through the Clean
Water Act, the Sebastian Water Guard is just
one example of several volunteer initiatives
across the state that regularly monitor the
quality of vital local waterways.
The Sebastian River is particularly vital
because it runs into the Indian River Lagoon
and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean.
�Because the Sebastian River empties
into the Indian River Lagoon and the Indian
River Lagoon empties into the ocean, we
want to keep the quality up (in the Sebastian
River)," Rozier said. �It�s a trickle-down ef-
fect.�
According to Brust, the Sebastian River
and the Indian River Lagoon support one of
the most diverse animal and plant popula-
tions in the world.
And at the very root of that diversity lies
the quality of the supporting bodies o wa-
ter.
�Most of the plants and animals around
here depend on �he wetlands,� Brust said.
"They depend on the amount and the quality
of the water. The water must be healthy to
support the waterfowl and what they feed
on."
When the quality of that water is de-
stroyed or even unbalanced, it can set off a
chain reaction that could eventually devastate
the ecosystem.
�If the water is gone, it can de-
stroy the whole ecosystem," Brust said.
The Brevard Teaching and Research
Labs, an arm of the Florida Science Institute,
began the Sebastian Water Guard more than
a year ago under the direction of Carmen
Wieher.
The object of the volunteer group is to
gather baseline data, so the normal charac-
teristics of the river can be discovered and
monitored. The Sebastian Water Guard also
works to educate the public on the impor-
tance of maintaining the water quality of lo-
cal waterways.
After compiling about two years of base-
line data, the Sebastian Water Guard should
be able to determine what is normal for the
river, and therefore be able to tell when such
things as the phosphate levels are too high.
"Data must be gathered for a year or two
before we start to see trends such as what is
the usual concentration of phosphates in a
particular body of water,� Rozier said.
After each year of data is compiled, the
Sebastian Water Guard sends it to a number
of state agencies, such as the St. John�s River
Water Management District and the Florida
Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, for
use in their own studies.
A report is also released in layman�s
terms, so local residents can have access to
the same information.
The data also can be used by cities in de-
veloping storm-water systems, Brust said,
because storm-water runoff from industrial
and residential sites has a direct effect on wa-
ter quality.
"Even though this is a local issue, if we
get enough data, it can be a model for other
communities,� Brust said. �It can help mu-
nicipalities to develop sound, well-engi-
neered storm-water systems.�
And while many of these agencies ideally
would want to gather this type of data them-
selves, the amount of resources needed to
conduct such weekly tests is just too expen-
sive.
�Agencies really need this data, but they
don�t have the money to fund the studies,"
Rozier said.
So more than a dozen Sebastian residents
have taken on the responsibility themselves,
monitoring 11 different sites on the Sebas-
tian River, connecting canals and the Indian
River Lagoon, every week between noon
Wednesday and noon Thursday.
The Sebastian Water Guard also hopes
to educate local residents of how their ac-
tions, no matter how slight, can affect water
quality.
A seemingly inconsequential thing such
as overfertilizing a lawn can contribute to
upsetting the delicate balance of the river,
Brust said.
Volunteers learn from Rozier how to
analyze the water and record the data.
Speakers at bimonthly meetings help educate
Sebastian Water Guard members and local
residents on issues such as biodiversity,
storm-water treatment facility management
and endangered species.
�This is something I�m really interested
in," Brust said. �And it�s kind of a fun thing.
I also believe I�m doing something good for
my community.�
For more information about the Sebas-
tian Water Guard, call Rozier at (407)
632-1111, ext. 22044.

Life at Barefoot Bay can be entertaining

BRENDA EGGERT BRADER
For The Sun

With visions of a new season swirling in

their heads, excitement is bullding as the
Barefoot Bay entertainment committee gets
a head start on packing the first four months
with entertainment for residents and their
guests.
Paula Higgins, chairwoman of the enter-
taininent committee of the Barefoot Bay
Homeowners Association (who also wears
the first vice president and chairman of the
executive board hats) is organizing festivities
so no resident has an excuse to sit at home
on the weekend.
Launching the season will be an
old-fashioned Labor Day weekend celebra-
tion, Higgins said.
 The weekend will begin with the follow-
ing events: today Kiwanis bingo, 7 to 11
p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, a flea market
at the Community Center Building A; Satur-
day 2 to 3 p.m. a synchronized swimming
group from Melbourne; and Saturday 7 to
10 p.m. a dollar dance featuring a guitarist
and disc jockey at the Commianiry Center
Building A.
�The community center is the large
building that everyone can see as they first
come into the park and go around the lake,�
Higgins said. "That�s where most all the
events here are held.�
Sunday events will continue the weekend
of entertainment with the auxiliary of the
Micco Fire Department hosting a chicken
dinner at the fire hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
�Even though that isn�t in Barefoot Bay,
we want to have people aware that it is tak-
ing place,� Higgins said.
"That evening, 7 to 10, a dance extrava-
ganza will consist of every dance group that
regularly meets at the bay putting on a dem-
onstration of its particular form of dance,�
Higgins said.
�Those to be included are the Spinners,
Twirlers, Happy Hoofers, Rosettes,
Smoothies ballroom dancers,� Higgins said~
�Hopefully, we will get a comedy skit from
the Barefoot Bay Little Theatre. A quartet
from the BayTones is planned.�
Those attending the event can see what
each dance group has to offer and perhaps
take an. interest in joining.
Monday at 8 a.m., unveiling of the 50
state flags by the veterans of Barefoot Bay
will take place along Veterans Way. From 8
to 11 a.m., a pancake breakfast will be held
at the Community Center Building A.
�From 2 to 5 p.m. all candidates from all
parties running for offices and the recreation
district board of trustees will attend a politi-
cal candidates and issues forum at the Com-
munity Center Building A,� Higgins said.
In the evening from 5 to 9, a pool party
featuring Sammie Angel, of Melbourne, a
keyboardist and singer, will be held. The
event will inclwle dancing. Food consisting
of the famous belly-buster hot dogs and
hamburgers will be served.

Photo Caption
A group of square dancers from Barefoot Bay swirl and
twirl in the Community Center. The group is among
several various themed dance clubs offering
entertainment this season.
 The season will continue with
several birthday-anniversary dances
on the third Saturday of each month,
Higgins said.
On Sept. 19, the birthday-anni-
versary dance theme will be �School
Daze,� with Ernie Muro and his
Diplomats providing the music.
On Oct. 17, the birthday-anni-
versary dance theme will be �Mas-
querade,� with the Bob Dale Duo
providing the music; Nov. 21 the
dance theme will be �Homecoming
Weekend: Barefoot University,� and
Dec. 19 the dance theme will be
�Christmas in the South.�
On Nov. 26, the regular Thanks-
giving family dinner dance will be
4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Ed Hornyak will
provide the dance music.
�The event includes Thanksgiv-
ing dinner with background music
and some dancing,� Higgins said. �It
is a thing we do here at Barefoot Bay
each year.
�And then, of course, we are
going to have a big New Year�s Eve
Dance,� she said.
On Dec. 31, dance music will be
provided by the New Las Vegas Or-
chestra, which includes a Bay musi-
cian, playing from 9 p.m. to mid-
night. A catered breakfast will be
served at midnight.
�We may have another dance;
but I don�t know just when it will be
in the fall,� she said. �I want to have
a country-western dance.
�Projections for the remainder of
the season have been roughed out on
a calendar, but nothing is definite
yet,� Higgins said.
Those plans will be shared at a
later date.

Shear Images a 12-year

institution in Sebastian
SHELLEY CANUPP
For The Sun

Photo Caption
Shear Images customer Elise DeLoach, of Micco,
admires the handiwork of hairdresser Sharon York
as Taylor Gray, 7, of Barefoot Bay, looks on.

Before the new Sebastian

Wal-Mart, before flowers bloomed
in our medians and before more than
15,000 people lived in our commu-
nity, there was Shear Images beauty
salon.
It was one of a handful of shops
where dad could get a trim, mom a
set or perm, teen-agers the latest
thing, and grandparents stopped to
brag about the grandchildren.
You can still find hairdos and
community news at Shear Images,
though most folks don�t have the
time to just sit and chat unless some-
one is trimming the hair on their
head.
The shop � at 1559 U.S.1 �
has been beautifying folks for almost
12 years, under the watchful eye of
owner Janet Cristofori, 35, of Sebas-
tian.
�We�ve always had a family at-
mosphere,� Cristofori said. �People
feel very comfortable here.�
The shop is one of many hug-
ging U.S. 1 between County Road
512 and Wal-Mart. Visible to pass-
ers-by, newcomers often stop in with
questions, or to comment on Sebas-
tian�s unique small-town ambiance.
�A lot of people say they like the
river and the fishing,� said stylist Sue
Troisi, of Sebastian. �They like our
quiet little town.�
Upon entering Shear Images,
visitors will be impressed with the
striking black and white decor and
the very friendly smile of receptionist
Pat Kuhn.
�Welcome to Shear Images!� she
says. And she means it.
Kuhn credits Cristofori for keep-
ing the shop in tip-top shape over
the years. It�s become a "pleasant
place� where people can escape their
problems, she said.
Stylist Mara Swatek agreed.
�We�re good listeners,� she said.
But these days, when people
drive farther than they once did to
go to work or go shopping, fewer
folks have hours to while away in
conversation. However, they love to
chat while getting their hair done.
�I guess it�s because we�re con-
cerned about people,� Kuhn said,
noting that this is why they don�t let
her near the scissors! She laughs a
hearty laugh.
In addition to haircuts, perms,
colors and body waxing, the shop
sells shampoo, conditioner and
sprays.
A large array of magazines gives
customers a choice of reading mater-
ial while they sit under the dryer or
wait for their stylist to finish up the
previous customer.
To most folks, it provides an op-
portunity to discover why Demi and
Bruce broke up or how the ham-
burger diet can help you lose 30
pounds.
In the back of the shop is a store-
room where Cristofori stashes her lo-
tions and potions. There�s a huge
hair-coloring area, filled with rows
and rows of bottles � from Titian
Red to Expresso to Irish Creme, Va-
nilla and even Banana.
Mixing the colors to accurately
match the client�s complexion while
considering their age is the trick,
Swatek said. For example, you
wouldn�t want a very dark color,
such as Expresso, on an elderly per-
son. As you age, you go lighter, she
said.
The seven stylists at Shear
Images transform about 2,080 heads
a year. Most are repeat customers,
but still, that�s 14,560 hairdos!
�You find a good place and you
stick with it,� Kuhn said.
The stylists agreed, although
they all have what they call �shop
hoppers� � those customers who
aren�t always faithful to them.
Why? Well, maybe Troisi has the
answer displayed at her station: �I�m
a beautician not a magician.�

New head of Athletic Boosters

seeks to boost club membership
By
Linda Rothstein
 Kevin Crowe, the new president
of the Sebastian Athletic Booster As-
sociation, knows he has big shoes to
fill.
Taking over the office from be-
loved former president Cecil Ramsey
is probably the hardest part of his
new job, Crowe said.
�I think there was a real need for
someone to step in,� Crowe said.
�But it is really a daunting situation
coming in behind Cecil. Two-thirds
of all the people who come to Sebas-
tian River games know who he is.
When someone works that hard, you
kind of have to step up when you�re
asked.�
During his yearlong presidency,
Ramsey helped stabilize the associa-
tion financially and nearly doubled
the membership, to about 160.
But Crowe takes his cues from
the active former president, listing
among his goals enlarging the associ-
ation to at least 200 members and
implementing more projects to help
the student-athletes of Sebastian
River High School.
�My biggest goal is to attract
more members,� Crowe said.
The most exciting project of
Crowe�s yearlong presidency, which
started in July, likely will be the en-
dowment of a $2,500 scholarship for
a deserving SRHS student-athlete.
The board has already set aside
the money in this year�s budget, and
Crowe hopes to award the schol-
arship near the end of the current
school year.

Photo Caption
New Sebastian Athletic Booster Association president
Kevin Crowe mans the SRHS concession stand with
fellow board member Hyacinth Brown.

"We took the step of including

(the scholarship) in this year�s bud-
get,� Crowe said. �And unless we
have an unusual shortfall in funding,
we�re going to be able to provide
$2,500 this year."
Crowe joined the board the year
before his youngest son, senior
cross-country runner Kevin Crowe,
entered the school as a freshman.
 His wife, Kim, was the school�s
cross-country coach, at the time, and
Crowe wanted to support the high
school�s athletic program as well.
�My wife was a coach at the high
school, and I think that stimulated
my interest,� Crowe said.
And like many of SABA�s mem-
bers, Crowe plans to remain a mem-
ber after Kevin graduates.
As a third-year board member,
Crowe is no stranger to the hours of
work � such as manning the conces-
sion stand and recruiting new mem-
bers � expected of the president.
�I think (the best part is) when
it�s really busy and you�re in the con-
cession stand or doing other things
and there is a bond, a camaraderie of
working with people of like minds
and like goals,� he said. �It�s a lot of
fun.�
At the first football game of the
season, Crowe joined the many vol-
unteers who ran the concession stand
and sold programs, parking and
T-shirts to fans at the annual Kickoff
Classic on Aug. 28.
While the parents of student-ath-
letes are the primary target members
of the association, Crowe also wants
to see more, involvement from area
residents who don�t have children at
the school.
�Last year, we had a group of
volunteers whose own children are
out of the home,� Crowe said.
�Those volunteers are kind of like
our adopted alumni. They�re far
away from their own high schools
and come out because they�re inter-
ested in what makes a school a
school.�
Crowe believes one of the most
important SABA projects is paying
half of the athletic trainer�s fee.
Although the association cur-
rently only pays half of the fee be-
cause of rising costs, Crowe eventu-
ally hopes to be able to pay the
entire fee as the club has in the past.
�I think everybody on the board
would love to pay the full trainer�s
fee,� Crowe said. �My son has been a
beneficiary of the trainer, and I think
every athlete has seen or talked to
him at some point.�
Although he wasn�t an athlete in
high school or during his years as a
student at the University of Central
Florida, Crowe believes it is impor-
tant for people to support whole-
some activities for youngsters.
That�s why he believes SABA
shouldn�t be just an organization for
parents of SRHS student-athletes,
but for anyone interested in the wel-
fare of children.
�(Sports are) a good, wholesome
activity for kids, and organizations
that support children are important,"
Crowe said. �In this one, you can
have beneficial effects on kids before
bad things happen.�
Birthdate: Aug. 19, 1954
Birthplace: Vero Beach, Fla.
Education: University of Cen~
tral Florida.
Family: wife, Kim; sons, Justin
and Kevin.
The best part of my job is:
working with volunteers and other
SABA members.
What I like the least about my
job is: making the phone calls.
The person I admire the most
is: my wife, Kim.
The most recent movie I saw in
a theater was: �Get Shorty.�
The book I�d recommend every-
one read is: books by William
Faulkner.
My favorite food is: Mexican.
If I were going on a trip to the
moon, I would take along: a lot of
books.
When I was growing up, I al-
ways wanted to be: a Marine, and I
was.
The person I would most like
to meet is: Carl Hiaasen.
My proudest moment is: the
birth of my sons.
My favorite sports team is: the
Miami Dolphins and the L.A. Dodg-
ers.
My favorite television show is:
�Hardball� on CNBC.
On my last vacation, I visited:
North Carolina.
The first thing I do when I
wake up in the morning is: make
coffee.
The type of music I enjoy the
most is: classic rock.
If I could do something over
again, I�d: study harder in school.
People who know me the best
know: I don�t know how people
perceive me.
The most exciting time in my
life was: right now.

Local scores

Sebastian
Soccer Association

Aug. 29

Under 6

Bill Doyle Rowdies

Goals: Troy Lavender. Out-
standing play: Aaron Ruiz. Im-
proved Play: Conner D�Ambrosio.
Jimmy�s Tree Service
Goals: Matt Rouse, Eric Brierton 3.
Outstanding Play: Jeremy Clark,
Matt Rouse. Improved Play: Eric
Brierton.
Ken Puffick Buick-Cadillac
Goals: William McCall 3, Matthew
Block, Scorty Cairns. Outstanding
Play: Cory Whelan, Carly Tucker,
Zachary Anderson. Improved Play:
Nicholas Nothof, Kelly Fischer.
Photography By Michael
Goals: Andy Hampton.Outstanding
Play: Ashley Baker, Chandler Mon-
nin, Andrew Messersmith. Improved
Play: Ashley Keeney, Joseph
Flescher, Brittany Nothof.
American Alarm
Outstanding Play: Timothy Hill.
Improved Play: Kiya Burtis.
Day Spring
Goals: Sean Ferguson 4, Daniel
Freesmier 2, Jenna Smith, Chad
Reardin. Outstanding Play: Sean
Ferguson, Aubrey Temple, Natalie
Wolff. Improved Play: Matthew
Mackie.
All State
Goals: Anthony Smith, Bradley
Corum , Shane Bias. Outstanding
Play: Mark Jones, Frankie Campi-
one, Chase Jones.

Under 10
 HealthSouth
Outstanding Play: Chris Lave-
rick, Tori Vanbuskirk. Improved
Play: Russell Murdock.
Keith�s Oil Can
Goals: Michael Block 2, Paul
Mackie.
Workman�s Mortgage
Goals: Joseph Giancaspro. Out-
standing Play: Ian Keith, Hayley Ih-
nen, Kevin Christman. Improved
Play: Corey Schaclit.
Strnad Construction
Goals: Kaitlin Bleakiey 2, Steven
$trnad 2, Marcel Wolff 2, Catlin
Brerton, Holly Barry.
Outstanding Play: Chelsea Penner.
Florida Eye
Goals: Michael Ramos. Out-
standing Play: Erica Schwarz, Jeuna
Forbes. Improved Play: Jonathan
Rogala.

Under 14

First Union
Goals: Sean Lavender 2, Neal
Wetherald. Outstanding Play: Mi-
chael Saraceni, Brian Mitchel, Richie
Huff. Improved Play: Bruce Don-
aldson, Devi Hausman.

Local golf

Sebastian Monday League

Aug. 24: Two-golfer team

quota.
Flight A: John Kellough, Nick
Cerro, plus 9. Jack Falke, Tony
Zamparello, plus 8. George Bowers,
Bud Trowbridge, plus 4. Bill Hig-
don, Dave Johns plus 3.
Flight B: Art Maas, Jack Cafrey
plus 7. Ray Merritt, Bob Voelker,
plus 4. Ed Meyer, Tom Wojo, plus
4. Duane Crocka, Bob Campbell,
plus 4. Vic Jackson, Henry Meyer,
plus 3. Gil Whitford, Gary McCo-
mas, plus 3.
Flight C: Bill Walsh, John Stan-
ton, plus 10. Harry Halbert, Paul
Hamilton, plus 7. Herb Beyea, Ray
Petteys, plus 2. Henry McHale, Bill
DeMeo, plus 1. Bill Fleming, Kate
Fleming, plus 1. Sandy Thompson,
Ann Melia, plus 1.
Pin shots on No. 2, Tom Vala-
chovic; on No. 5, Bob Voelker; on
No. 8, Ann Melia; on No. 11, John
Gilman; on No. 12, Bob Beebe; on
No. 17, John Kellough.

Sebastian
Women�s Association

Aug. 25: Nine blind holes.

Flight A: 1st, H. Wangler 69.
2nd, 5. Keane 76. 3rd, 5. Thompson
80. 4th, E. Harding 81.
Flight B: 1st, tie, J. Kellough, B.
Petteys 73. 2nd, A. Melia 75. 3rd,
K. Hanson 77.
Flight C: 1st, tie, C. Whiteman,
E. Roper 74. 2nd, tie, R. McHale,
B. Zamaparello 78.

Sebastian Men�s Assoc.

Aug. 26: Two best balls on 1-6;

three best balls on 7-12; one best
ball on 13-18.
Handicap 55-70: Tie, Bill Flem-
ing, Vic Jackson, Dan Melia, Chuck
Hobbs; George Bowers, Ed Canta-
bene, Tom Casagrande, draw; Ber-
nie Cotton, Jack Falke, Don La-
ducer, Tony Zamparello -18.
Handicap 71-85: Ray Merritt,
Bob Voelker, Duane Crocka, Robert
Campbell -19. John Kellough, David
Johns, Nick Cerro, Joe Sinisalchi
-15. Ed Snarski, Do~ Baker, Loi~
Maglione, Joe Clark -10.
Handicap 86-up: Henry
McHale, Tom Egan, Don DeMeo,
John Waychowski -22. Vin Kirk, Bill
Hamel, Ken Roth, Vein Bodker -18.
Bill Smaliridge, Phil Roper, Ray Pet-
teys, Harry Cherry -16.

Local briefs

Square dance club

plans events

The Spinners Square Dance Club

has been dancing mainstream all
summer on Thursdays at Building A
in Barefoot Bay, from 12:45 to 2:45
p.m.
Many special events are on their
fun schedule.
The Spinners, along with the
Twirlers Square Dance Club, will be
participating in the Labor Day activi-
ties to be held in Barefoot Bay. The
dancing demonstrations will be on
Sept. 6, in Building A, from 7 p.m.
on.
Spectators are welcome at all our
dances. A new class will begin Jan. 1.

Italian Club plans

flea market table

The Barefoot Bay Italian Club will

be at the big Labor Day celebration
in Building A on Sept. 5 from 8 a.m.
to noon.
We will sell cakes and items for
flea market tables. It�s not too late to
donate a cake or items to be sold.
Any donations will be greatly appre-
ciated.
The first monthly meeting will
be held on Sept. 27 in the Building
A pool area from 2 to 6 p.m. The
club will host a cookout: hamburg-
ers, franks, salads, beans, dessert,
coffee with all the condiments. You
are welcome to bring a salad for
your group. Non-alcoholic beverages
can be brought to the cookout. Cost
is $2 for members and $3 for guests.
Wear your badges please. Ticket sale
dates are Sept. 14-15 in front of
Building A patio. Tickets will be sold
from 9-10:30 a.m. Cutoff date is
Sept. 22. For fui-ther information,
call 3294.
The October meeting will feature
a country western meal, more infor-
mation to follow.

BCC Planetarium
announces schedule

The Brevard Community Col-

lege Astronaut Memorial Planetar-
ium and Observatory�s September
schedule features a variety of plane-
tarium shows, laser shows and
IWERKS movies.
 There are no public shows on
Sundays and Mondays.
On Tuesdays, �Amazing Uni-
verse� is shown at 7 p.m. in the plan-
etarium, and "The Great Barrier
Reef" is shown at 8 p.m. in the
IWERKS Theatre.
There are no public shows on
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
On Fridays, �The Cowboy As-
tronomer� is shown at 7 p.m. in the
Planetarium. "The Great Barrier
Reef" is shown at 8 p.m. in the
IWERKS Theatre. "The Beatles La-
ser Experience� is presented at 9
p.m., and "The Doors Laser Experi-
ence� is presented at 10:30 p.m.
On Saturdays, "The Cowboy As-
tronomer� is shown at 7 p.m. in the
planetarium. �The Great Barrier
Reef" is shown at 8 p.m. in the
IWERKS Theatre. "The U2 Laser
Experience� is presented at 9 p.m.,
and "The Pink Floyd Laser Experi-
ence� is presented at 10:30 p.m.
Single show tickets are $4 for
adults, $3 for seniors and students,
and $2 for children 12 and younger.
Combination tickets for planetar-
ium show and movie are $7 for
adults, $5 for seniors and students,
and $4 for children age 12 and un-
der. Laser show tickets are $5 per
person.
The BCC Astronaut Memorial
Planetarium and Observatory is at
the west end of Brevard Community
College�s Cocoa Campus, 1519
Clearlake Road.
For more information, call
634-3732.

Commodore keeps steady

hand on boat club�s helm
BILL VALYO
For The Sun

Photo Caption
Commodore Wally Kramer prepares for this year�s
Christmas Boat Parade by making a list of potential
participants and checking it twice. Kramer said
more participants are needed and should give
him a call at 664-5003.
 Ask Wally Kramer about boats
and you get as much attention as his
tractor and the plants in his garden.
Wally has been commodore of
the Captain Hiram�s Seafarers Club
since last year, and he is revving up
his engines full steam ahead for this
year�s Christmas Boat Parade.
The annual event, staged for six
years now, has become a fixture on
the Intracoastal Waterway. The
club�s 50 members chip in and help
the extravaganza get off the ground
and into the water.
Wally has been a Sebastian
neighbor since he and his wife Ruby
moved here in 1978 from Fort Lau-
derdale. Before coming here, Wally
worked for one of the largest boat
canvas companies in the United
States. He also owned a business
that made canvas for all types of
boats.
While in Fort Lauderdale, Wally
was active in the boating business
and was president of the Marine In-
dustry Association for two years. He
also headed up the Fort Lauderdale
boat show for two years. That event
now has grown to become the larg-
est boat show in the country.
Wally became commodore of the
Seafarers Club in 1977, taking over
the reins from an active Bob Struck,
another Sebastian neighbor.
The club has 45 to 50 active
members and has no connection to
the Captain Hiram restaurant, al-
though they generally use one of the
eating places upstairs, the Tiffany
Room, for their monthly meetings.
Club membership comes from
the surrounding Sebastian, Barefoot
Bay and Micco areas.
Loving the water seems to be a
prerequisite for club members. They
have taken projects on to help clean
up the local waterways, do cleanup
jobs on Canal 54 twice a year, and
make one of the neighboring islands,
No. 6, a cleaner place.
Getting Wally to do this inter-
view meant getting him out of his
tree farm in Micco. He specializes in
container trees. Sago palms and
Lady Palms are specialties.
You can�t talk more than a cou-
ple of minutes to this 78-year-old
dynamo before he switches the sub-
ject to the Christmas Boat Parade.
�We just have to get more peo-
ple to put boats in the water this
year,� he said. "The event is a tradi-
tion, and we want the tradition to
continue.
�You don�t have to be a club
member to put a boat in the water
for the parade,� Kramer said.
Last year, the event saw 19 boats
displaying lights and decorations,
getting oohs and aahs from the
crowd who lined up near the river.
Another subject close to Wally
Kramer�s heart is the subject of more
ramp space for all the boaters that
have made this area their home.
�Right now, it takes over one
hour to get your boat in the water.
We need more ramp space,� said the
commodore. "There is a piece of
land on the south side of the U.S. 1
bridge with all kinds of shoreline.
We have talked to the Sebastian
(City) Council about it, but nothing
has been done.�
Wally Kramer says that �he is
too old to be getting these things
done.� He wishes someone would
pick up the ball and run with it.
Right now, he is focusing on the
moonlight cruise that the Seafarers
will take on the Indian River. He
may start the �rafting up� get to-
gether again for his members.
That�s when a bunch of the Sea-
farers go up near the Sebastian Inlet,
tie up a few of the boats together on
a sand flat, drop anchor and �just ca-
vort together.�

Local briefs

Audubon Society
plans coastal cleanup

The Pelican Island Audubon So-

ciety invites Indian River County
residents to join the thousands of
Floridians who will take part in the
Florida Coastal Cleanup Sept. 19
from 8 to 11 am.
 In 1997, a total of 730 volun-
teers cleaned over 42 miles of
beaches, spoil islands and highways
in Indian River County, collecting
over four tons of debris.
With the cooperation of Keep
Indian River Beautiful, the society�s
Coastal Cleanup Committee hopes
to clean the entire county, from the
beaches and spoil islands west to
Blue Cypress Lake and everything in
between.
Civic and service clubs, youth
and church groups, scout troops,
school students and concerned resi-
dents should contact the society�s of-
fice at 567-3520 to reserve a site for
their group, or call the office of Keep
Indian River Beautiful at 388-9969.
Trash bags, data cards antI pen-
cils will be provided by the Center
for Marine Conservation, statewide
coordinators of the Florida Coastal
Cleanup. Cleanup materials will be
distributed by the society, and sup-
plies will be available at the follow-
ing public beach sites: South Sebas-
tian Inlet, Wabasso Beach Park,
hycee Beach and South Beach.
North County residents can also
pick up cleanup materials at the
KIRB office. Volunteers should
bring sturdy gloves, sunscreen, and
wear sensible shoes.
An underwater cleanup is also
planned under the direction of
George Maher. Divers should call
George at 770-5881 for information.
Also planned is a cleanup of a
spoil island using kayaks. This event
will be coordinated by Kayaks, Etc.
Use of the kayaks is free to residents
who wish to clean up a spoil island.
Reservations are necessary. Call Che-
ryl Cummins at 794-9900 to reserve
your kayak.
As part of the Florida Coastal
Cleanup effort, the Pelican Island
Preservation Society members invite
Sebastian area residents to join in a
cleanup of Spoil Islands 4, 5 and 6.
Volunteers will be provided with all
cleanup materials and should plan to
meet at the Main Street boat ramp in
Sebastian at 8 a.m.
Boat owners and operators will be
needed to transport volunteers to
and from the spoil islands. For more
information or to volunteer, call
Ruth Davies at 589-3687.

Veterans to march on Capitol Sept.22

RICHARD HIGGINS

Convention to educate Con-

gress: Medal of Honor recipient Co-
lonel George �Bud" Day, leader of
the Class Act Group and the Coali-
tion of Retired Military Veterans,
completed plans for the Washington
Convention to Educate Congress in
Washington on Sept. 22. These are
the two groups that filed health-care
lawsuits against the government in
Florida and South Carolina.
Two busloads of veterans will
meet on the west steps of the U.S.
Capitol at 2:30 p.m. to talk with
Senators McCain, Graham, Mack
and Coverdell along with Represen-
tatives Moran and Scarborough.
Othe congressmen are expected to
signal their readiness to join the
group after returning from the Au-
gust recess. Follow-up office meet-
ings with individual senators and
representatives are scheduled after
the west steps presentations.
The purpose of the convention is
to discuss the contractual nature of
the government's �lifetime health
care" promise to military retirees and
tell why these promises are binding
on the government. With the two
houses of Congress counting fewer
war veterans among their
members each year, continuous edu-
cation by veterans� groups is neces-
ary in order to assure veterans their
earned rights.
Colonel Day is a retired U.S. Air
Force officer, winner of the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor, a former
prisoner of war in Vietnam who suc-
cessfully escaped from enemy cus-
tody, and a lawyer., He is now lead-
ing the fight for justice for our
nation's retired military and their de-
pendents by supervising a class-ac-
tion lawsuit seeking to restore free
health care for retirees and their de-
pendents who are 65 and older. In
the suit, he also requests reimburse-
ment of all money that has been
withheld from pay over the years to
finance Medicare as well as relief
from future Medicare deductions.
Veterans who desire to be part
of this action either through joining
the bus groups or by donating to the
cause can call (800) 972-6275.
Air Force flies whale to Ice-
land: If you were at Red Beach,
Leyte, Phillipine Islands when
�Dugout Doug� waded ashore for
the photographers after a World
War II invasion, you will enjoy the
following.
�Keiko� the killer whale, star of
"Free Willy,� will be the star passen-
ger in an Air Force C-17 Globemas-
ter cargo plane for the final leg of
his historic trip to home waters off
Iceland on Sept. 9. The
10,000-pound whale, ensconced in
his 35,000 pound transport con-
tainer, will land on a 3,900-foot air-
strip adjacent to his floating pen.
The C-17 is the only plane in the
world that can perform this mission,
because it can perform over long dis-
tances into and out of short run-
ways, according to General Michael
E. Ryan, Air Force chief of staff.
VA Y2K on schedule: The De-
partment of Veterans Affairs says it
is on schedule in implementing reno-
vated computer programs to meet
the much-touted Year 2000 (Y2K)
computer up grade by early spring
1999.
According to Harold Gracey,
acting assistant secretary of the VA�s
Office of Information and Technol-
ogy, �Veterans can rest assured that
VA will provide timely benefits pay-
ments and high-quality health care
without interruption as we pass into
the new millennium."
Not only are desktop and note-
book computers part of the problem
but biomedical equipment with com-
puters must have programs updated.
Nevertheless, the VA expects to meet
its goal by March 1999.
Keep vital stats current: The
Department of Defense reports con-
tinuing problems with maintaining
accurate and current addresses in the
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Re-
porting System database, particularly
for retired members and their fami-
lies and survivors.
These problems affect both med~
ical care and pharmacy services.
Some patients are being denied use
of the mail-order pharmacy due to
inaccurate personal information.
Beneficaries utilizing on-base
services should keep their personal
information current. This can be
done by calling (800) 538-9552, or
send e-mail to addinfo@osd.penta-
gon.mil. In either case, provide the
sponsor�s name and social security
number, address change, names of
other family members affected by the
address change, effective date of the
new address infprmation and tele-
phone number with area code.
Feather in your cap: Where did
the term �a feather in your cap� orig-
mate? It comes from the ancient cus-
tom of placing a feather in a soldier�s
cap for every enemy killed!

French student exchanges culturesw

MARGARET MIQUELON

Just imagine a platter piled high

with bacon, cinnamon toast, eggs,
fruit and juice at 8 a.m., being
snarfed down by a beautiful
17-year-old French girl who tried,
between bites, to tell me a little
about herself and her family.
Audrey Liotard is an exchange
student who has been staying with
Norma Damp. Twenty-three young
people between the ages of 14 and
20 from France stayed in Sebastian
under the auspices of Face the
World, a nonprofit student exchange
program.
They arrived July 31 and de-
parted for France on Aug. 27. The
object of this venture was to enable
these students to live with an Ameri-
can family, absorb American culture
and most, importantly, to learn to
speak English more fluently.
All the students have studied
English in their French schools. Co-
ordinators for the program were
Tatzhana and Dieter Wojan, of Se-
bastian.
 Every morning, Monday
through Thursday, they studied Eng-
lish and American customs, as well
as taking field trips to see our Flor-
ida attractions. Afternoons were
saved for swimming at the beach or
in one of the hosts� pools.
Audrey�s brother Jean Gerald,
19, stayed with the Louis Grahams.
Because the object of this program
was to perfect their conversational
English, only one student was al-
lowed per home, so there would be
less temptation to speak French.
Audrey and Jean�s parents are
Erick and Christine Liotard. They
are vintners in a little village next to
Bordeaux, which is renowned for its
wines. Bordeaux is located in Gi-
ronde in the southwest part of
France.
Their wine is called Chateau le
Conseiller, LeGrande Chapelle. Au-
drey and Jean-Gerald go to the same
high school. They are in school
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Both are really into windsurfing,
which they have been practicing for
the last four or five years. Did you
know that you can�t rent windsurfers
at the Wabasso Causeway, where we
see so many people windsurfing?
You have to have your own equip-
ment.
Audrey also loves to ride horse-
back and dreams of having her own
horse someday.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
were �family days� for the students
and their hosts, so they planned
something special for each weekend.
They went to Walt Disney
World, Water Mania, Universal Stu-
dios and the Orlando area to see
what a big city is like in Florida. Last
weekend, they went to Orlando with
another host family, Chris and Holly
Zarcone, whose student was Asty
Thibaud.
Norma has friends who have
moved here from England and have
a daughter just Audrey�s age. They
shared a �day out� at a cookout and
fishing. Audrey couldn�t get over
how we travel so much to get where
we are going. We don�t walk places
either, except for exercising, and that
seemed strange to her.
Audrey is tall, slender and has
the most beautiful cohiplexion and
skin. One of the first things Norma
did was take her to Madeline, the
hairdresser who does the hair and
makeup for Riverside Theatre.
Her daughter had been an ex-
change student. They looked
through books and picked out a cut
that Audrey liked.
She is a perfect model with green
eyes. She stays slender in spite of eat-
ing gargantuan meals. She had bacon
for the first time at Norma�s and
liked it so much she could have eaten
it every morning.
Her bag lunch every day con-
sisted of two sandwiches, an apple,
grapes, cookies and two bags of po-
tato chips, but she didn�t like peanut
butter.
Breakfast was very important to
the students. At home they have
their big meal at lunch and a supper
at night. They loved to eat out here,
for they apparently don�t get to a res-
taurant very often in France.
They ate hamburgers here, but
not in France. Audrey and her
brother talked by phone every day.
They both felt that people are much
friendlier here.
Audrey�s handwriting is beauti-
ful. She writes English much better
than she speaks it. She finds English
pronunciation difficult. The em-
phasis on syllables is so different. She
and Norma laughed over trying to
communicate with each other.
Norma kids and laughs a lot and
Audrey has learned to do that too.
She thinks we are the world�s biggest
huggers!
Norma is past president of the
Theatre Guild in Vero Beach, so she
took Audrey there to show her
around, gave her a program and ex-
plained the workings of the theatre
to her. Audrey was in a play at
school last spring, so was very im-
pressed.
She also wondered how and why
Norma seemed to know everyone in
Sebastian. Norma tried to explain
she had been a councilwoman, but
that was a little hard to get across
with the language barrier.
 The students left to go back to
France last Thursday. Norma fixed
Audrey a bag lunch: bacon and mus-
tard sandwich, other sandwiches,
cookies, Worthers candies, M&Ms,
and bologna.
Twelve hours on a plane is a long
time, so of course they needed a
snack. The kids would all hover
around Audrey each day to see what~
Norma had packed for her lunch.
She never knew what to expect.
Audrey loved her experience in Se-
bastian and thought the time went
too fast; She can�t wait to return. It
was a great experience for both Au-
drey and Norma, who have really
been Here and There.

Local brief

ELC teaching
green-thumb skills

The Environmental Learning

Center will present �Becoming a
Green Thumb,� a beginner�s course
on native plant care and propagation
on Sept. 7 from 9 to 11 a.m. It will
be offered again on Sept. 21 from 6
to 8 p.m.
Willis Terrell, the ELC�s on-staff
expert groundskeeper and master
gardener, will show how easy and
enjoyable it is to care for and raise
plants in Florida. The cost is $1 for
adults ($.50 for members), and
bring along a bag of potting soil.

Week In Review

Photo Caption
THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AMBULANCE at
the Barber Street Fire Station was a welcome sight to
many Sebastian residents who have been lobbying for
such a vehicle. The second ambulance will provide
assistance to the estimated 12,000 residents living
across the railroad tracks in Sebastian Highlands.
Emergency Services Director Doug Wright said a retired
ambulance was prepared a little earlier than expected
and sent to Sebastian Aug. 22.

New defibrillators
save man�s life

For Vi Hoppen, the Sebastian

Police Department�s new defibrilla-
tors are worth their weight in gold.
The machines, which help
jump-start a person�s heart, saved her
husband�s life Aug. 26 � about a
week after they were installed in Se-
bastian patrol cars.
�I�m extremely grateful,� she
said. �I�m just glad they got these
things.�
Police officers finished training
with the defibrillators Aug. 18. Mrs.
Hoppen said officers told her they
were using the equipment for the
first time.
�They knew exactly what to do,�
she said.
In late July, the Sebastian City
Council approved spending $9,650
to match $5,350 donated by 18 local
businesses, civic clubs and individu-
als, to buy five portable, automated
defibrillators.
Mrs. Hoppen said she and her
80-year-old husband, Harold, were
watching television about 8:47 p.m.
when he went pale and said some-
thing was wrong. Then he lost con-
sciousness. She immediately called
911 and within minutes police offi-
cers arrived, she said.
�I was scared to death,� she said.
Officers Steve Marcinik and Bill
Jursik applied the defibrillator pads
to Hoppen�s chest, which analyzed
what the machine heard in his chest
and instructed the officers to shock
the patient�s heart into operation.
Jursik gave Hoppen a shock
from the machine, which started his
pulse. Marcinik then began cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation until para-
medics arrived to take him to Sebas-
tian River Medical Center.
�It was actually done really well,�
Jursik said. �I was kind of happy
about it.�
Hoppen was listed in stable con-
dition Aug. 27.
Now, Mrs. Hoppen is convinced
of the benefit from the defibrillators.
 �It sure paid off for us. I think
they should have them in every city,�
she said.
Jursik said he was a little skepti-
cal at first about the machines �
that is, until Wednesday. Now, he�s
changed his mind, he said.
�I think it�s a fantastic thing,� he
said.
Having the defibrillators in pa-
trol cars is a great benefit, especially
since police officers often are the first
to arrive on scene, Jursik said.
�We beat the anibulance by a
long shot. We�re always mobile.
Nine out of 10 times, we have an of-
ficer two minutes away,� he said.
Police Chief Randy White said
he was glad the machines were able
to save Hoppen. He said emergency
workers told the officers they might
have lost their patient if it hadn�t
been for the defibrillator.
�It was a good save,� he said.

Cops keeping
motorists in line

With two fatalities on County

Road 512 early this year, Sebastian
police cracked down on reckless driv-
ers, issuing 905 more traffic citations
in the first six months of 1998 than
the same period a year ago, Chief
Randy White said Aug. 27.
Police patrolled in unmarked cars
and increased enforcement at busy
intersections such as U.S. 1 and C.R.
512 and George and Wave streets,
White said.
Police also made 19 more arrests
for drunken driving, from 25 to 44.
While police were motivated by
the two fatalities, they also were act-
ing on residents� complaints of cars
speeding through neighborhoods,
White said.
The increase in traffic citations,
from 582 to 1,487, represents the
biggest change in crime statistics for
the first six months of 1998 com-
pared to the same period for 1997,
White said.
In many ways, the statistics rep-
resent the demographic trends of the
city, the chief said.
The statistics show an increase in
juvenile-related crimes, he said.
Drugs and paraphernalia crimes
went up by 25, from 17 to 42, and
liquor law violations increased from
five to 10.
The chief explained an increase
in domestic assaults as the result of
heightened awareness and new laws
mandating the reporting of inci-
dents. Domestic assaults increased by
13 from 45 to 58.
Otherwise, the statistics reflect a
strong quality of life in Sebastian,
White said.
There were no reports of mur-
ders, bank robberies, kidnapping,
prostitution, extortion or statutory
rapes. The city had two reports each
of robbery and forced sex.

Sebastian may
empower code officers

The Sebastian Code Enforce-

ment Board�s days of listening to ex-
cuses about wby people can�t get
their car registered or lawn mowed
may be numbered.
The Sebastian City Council is
considering an ordinance that would
give the power to issue citations to
the city�s two code-enforcement offi-
cers. Once a citation is issued, ap-
peals would be heard in county
courts instead of by the code board.
If adopted by the council, the or-
dinance would replace the current
code-enforcement ordinance, in
which code-enforcement officers
have to bring all violations before the
board. But City Manager Thomas
Frame said the board still will have
plenty to do.
Code-enforcement officers will
have the option of issuing a citation
or sending the matter to the board
he said.
That may mean the board wil
hear more complex cases or cases ir
which there are several violations or
the same site, he said.
�We�re beginning to pick up on
the volume of the business that the
code-enforcement officers are having
to deal with,� Frame said.
By giving code-enforcement offi-
cers the ability to issue citations, the
board won�t be bogged down with
hearing minor cases, he said.
Citations most likely will be is-
sued for minor violations, such as
junked cars or recreational vehicle
parking, he said.
Appeals of construction citations
� such as unlicensed contractors �
issued by city building inspectors
will be sent to the board, Frame said.

Student pilot uses

forced landing skills

A practice maneuver of an emer-

gency procedure 1,500 feet above
Indian River County became an ac-
tual emergency for a 29-year-old stu-
dent pilot on Aug. 27.
Leo Sideris, of Vero Beach, had
just begun the maneuver in North
County when the engine of the 1.976
Piper Cherokee, owned by Air Safety
International at the Vero Beach Mu-
nicipal Airport, began to sputter.
Training swiftly became the key
to survival.
�He was flying and I was in-
structing, and I took over the con-
trols and he handled the radios,� said
Sideris� instructor Todd Watt, 31, of
Vero Beach.
�We had just been practicing soft
field landing procedures, and we got
a chance to use them,� Sideris said as
he and Watt looked over their air-
plane as it sat at the end of a grass
strip at Felismere Farms.
Watt and Sideris found the grass
landing strip at the large citrus oper-
ation as they began descending from
the sky just after 3 p.m. They had
hoped to glide back to Vero Beach
Municipal Airport, but they began to
run out of altitude and Watt decided
to play it safe.

Local briefs

American Legion
Auxiliary reconvenes

Following a two-month recess,

Charles L. Futch Unit 189, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary will reconvene
Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m.
Members will gather at the
American Legion Hall, 407 Louisi-
ana Ave., Sebastian. Barbara Wilder,
president, will conduct the business
session, at which committee chair-
man appointments will be an-
nounced.

SAR chapter plans

joint meeting

The Brevard Chapter of Sons of

the American Revolution will con-
duct a joint meeting with Breyard�s
five chapters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution (DAR) at the
Riverside Presbyterian Church, on
AlA in Cocoa Beach, Sept. 19.
A social hour begins at 11:30
a.m. and will be followed by lunch.
The guest speaker, Howard Futch,
will discuss Constitution Week.
All are welcome, but reservations
ate required for the luncheon. Call
632-7782 or 952-2928.

Capt. Hiram�s hosts

�Talk of the Coast�

The Tiffany Room at Capt. Hi-

ram�s on Sebastian�s Riverfront will
host the taping of TV-10�s �Talk of
the Coast� show beginning Sept. 2
at 9:30 a.m.
North Indian River County
news and personalities will be fea-
tured, and a segment of the show
will be co-hosted by Doug Moss, a
longtime North County resident,
musician and business pioneer.
The program, hosted by Marcia
Littlejohn, will air every Wednesday
at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Thursdays
at 9 a.m. on UHF Channel 10 and
on TCI Cable Channel 11 on the
Vero Beach system.
The public is welcome to watch
the taping each Wednesday morning
in The Tiffany Room. The studio
audience should arrive at 9 a.m. to
be seated before the taping at 9:30.
Potential guests of the show can con-
tact Marcia Littlejohn at 978-0023.
Capt. Hiram�s waterfront com-
plex is located at 1580 U.S. 1. Call
589-4345 for directions.

Synagogue plans
Holy Day services

Congregation B�nai Emet, Vero�s

Conservative synagogue, will hold
High Holy Day services at the Exec-
utive Courthouse Center.
Rabbi Rob Alpert will lead the
Rosh Hashana services on Sept. 20,
21 and 22 and Yom Kippur services
on Sept. 29 and 30. Free baby-sit-
ting and transportation to services
will be available.
Additionally, Sunday school and
Hebrew school will begin the week
of Sept. 13. For further information,
or to purchase High Holy Day tick-
ets or register for school, please call
234-0746.

Sports grow with Sebastian

Bill Valyo

You can see the growth in sports

programs in and around Sebastian.
It has kept up with the population
increase over the years.
The announcement by Sebastian
River High School Athletic Director
Mike Stutzke that the school would
be admitted into the Treasure Lake
Conference beginning in the school
year 1999-00 brought a new dimen-
sion to the athletic program.
It adds to a program that has
been impressive since the school
opened in 1994. It will allow the
student body to become more in-
volved in athletics now that students
will have the chance to vie for spots
on all-conference teams and be iden-
tified as top-notch performers
throughout the area.
This fact was brought to light
last Friday night, when the Shark
football team initiated the 1998 sea-
son with a very impressive win over
Fort Pierce-John Carroll in the pre-
season Kick Off Classic.
Watching Coach Randy Bethel�s
greyhounds line up on the turf at the
high school field gave the Sharks�
faithful fans a really pleasant surprise
� big numbers on the score board.
It was especially nice to see Bran-
don Jacobs move around the playing
field like a gazelle chased by a hun-
gry lion. It wasn�t long ago that
Brandon was making his quick
moves in the Sebastian Panthers fine
program.
Incidentally, the Panther pro~
gram opened two weeks ago with its
annual jamboree weekend against
league opponents. If the exhibition
was any barometer of the upcoming
season, then you�d better find a spot
in the stands this year. It will be an
interesting and rewarding year.
Adding to the excitement of Se-
bastian sports is the announcement
that the Post 189 baseball team will
hold a fall try-out at Hobart Park for
students artenc~ing Sebastian River
High School. For more information,
contact Wayne Simms at 589-9704
or 564-5194.
So the excitement grows in Se-
bastian. Now I can�t wait to watch
Bill McCarty begin coaching his Se-
bastian River Middle School basket-
ball team this fall. Isn�t life grand!

SRMS volleyballers starting over

By LINDA ROTHSTEIN
Of The Sun

A 13-0 record and a second con-

secutive conference championship is
a hard act to follow for any volley-
ball team � even for the one that
did it.
But the 15 members of the 1998
Sebastian River Middle School vol-
leyball team are trying not to let last
year�s perfect season worry them as
they begin a new one.
�It�ll be hard to live up to,�
eighth-grader Bethany Mulcahy said.
�But we�re trying not to think about
it."
With just two returning veterans
in Mulcahy and Tamara Wiles, put-
ting together another undefeated run
will likely be a bit daunting.
 �Last year, we had a lot of re-
turning eighth-grade players, and
that really helped,� Head Coach Kim
O�Keefe said.
This year�s schedule doesn�t help
much either. The team is slated to
play several more games, and the
season begins a week early.
O�Keefe remembered how last
year, the pressure to win got
stronger and stronger with each
game.
Despite the obvious talent of the
team, each new game became more
important because a perfect record
was on the line.
"The last couple of games last
year were too stressful,� O�Keefe said
with a laugh.
O�Keefe doesn�t want her new
team to feel obligated to repeat what
last year�s team did. Many of those
players are now on Sebastian River
High School�s freshman team.

Photo Caption
Seventh-grader Amanda Langfelder practices hitting
at a recent Sebastian River Middle School volley-
ball team practice.

But that�s how it is on

grade-school sports teams, a roster
filled with experience one year and a
group of fresh, young talent the
next.
Besides, how can you improve
on a perfect season?
�I�m not looking to top last year,
obviously,� O�Keefe said.
Instead, O�Keefe wants her new
crop of volleyball players to concen-
trate on learning the proper tech-
niques of the game and, most impor-
tantly, to have fun.
�Our goal is to have a good time
and for thc girls to work together as
a team,� O�Keefe said.
And if the wins come, that�s
good too.
�That would be nice,� O�Keefe said.
O�Keefe said this team works
very hard. The team usually practices
every day after school in a hot gym-
nasium, going after balls with as
much enthusiasm at the end of prac-
tice as at the beginning.
 �Volleyball is one of my favorite
sports,� team newcomer Amanda
Langfelder said. �I think this year
will be good.�
This year�s team doesn�t lack for
talent. Most of the members have
played volleyball in one form or an-
other before, and quite a few are ex-
perienced athletes in other sports.
�I used to play beach volleyball,�
Langfelder said. �And I just felt like
playing for a team.�
Several of the players also are tall,
which is important in volleyball.
According to Mulcahy, this team
also gets along very well � an often
overlooked strength that can help
players conmunicate well during the
heat of a match.
�I think that we get along a lot,�
Mulcahy said. �We�ll work together.�
O�Keefe said she expects the Trea-
sure Coast Conference to be just as
tough as last year. And the teams
that gave them the most trouble,
Olso and Hidden Oaks, are both on
the schedule again.
�Oslo definitely gave us a run for
our money,� O�Keefe said. �When
we played them at Olso last year, we
came back from behind both times
and we were on the edge of our
seats.�
And O�Keefe cautioned that a
team you beat at the beginning of
the year might be a much stronger
team by the end.
�We don�t play everybody twice,�
O�Keefe said. �At the beginning of
the season you see one team and
then at the end of the season, you see
that same team but they�re different,
better.�
The Sebastian River Middle
School volleyball team begins the
1998 season by playing host to Mel
bourne-Holy Trinity on Wednesday,
Sept. 9 at 4:30 p.m. in the schoo1
gymnasium.

Team cheers for victory

By LINDA ROTHSTEIN
Of The Sun

As junior Sebastian River cheer-

leader Nicole Chiarantona finished
her 52nd push-up near the end of
the Kickoff Classic football game on
Aug. 28, she almost questioned why
the squad had decided to do
push-ups after every score.
"They started scoring in the first
five minutes of the game, and they
scored so much,� Chiarantona said.
But the adrenaline of the 52-35
win over Fort Pierce-John Carroll
carried her through as the squad�s ac-
tions helped whip the crowd into a
joyous frenzy.
"The football coach wanted us to
do it,� Chiarantona said. �It�s sup-
posed to get the crowd involved and
show them that we�re not wimps. I
think it got the school more into the
football game.�
It wasn�t until the next morning
that she felt the consequences of the
team�s great game.
�I�m so sore,� Chiarantona said.
�We�re going to have to make the
football team do something for us.�
Meet this year�s Sebastian River
High School cheerleading squad: 12
girls who invest their time and sweat
in supporting the varsity sports
teams � and who did a combined
624 push-ups at the season opener.
"I think they did a great job,�
new coach Melissa White said. �I
was really proud of them.�
The team practices three days a
week for two hours a day, attends
week-long summer camps and com-
petes against other teams for the
glory of their alma mater.
�It is important that they all
know all the cheers, know the jumps
and techniques,� White said. �We go
over the gymnastics and incorporate
it into the cheers and stunts, getting
the timing down and making sure
everything is safe.�
You may not know it, but the
squad�s actions on the field or court
sometimes act as a subliminal nudge
for fans to put their hands together
and jump to their feet.
The cheerleaders work hard, yell-
ing, jumping, climbing and tum-
bling, to create an atmosphere in
which spectators and players can�t
help but get caught up in the excite-
ment.
 �Cheerleaders are the main part
of getting the crowd involved,�
Chiarantona said. �And whether
people know it or not, it helps to get
the football team going.�
It may seem effortless as the
cheerleaders maintain constant
smiles and movement in their blue
and white uniforms, but the job re-
quires them to be just as much ath-
letes as the players they champion.
�They�re all willing to work; they
put in the time with no complaint,�
White said. �Sometimes they ask me,
�Do you mind if we come in
early?'�
The cheerleaders arrive nearly
two hours before the start of each
football game, to stretch out, put the
finishing touches on routines and
stunts, and get themselves pumped
up.
Many say they still feel a little
nervous every time they step out
onto the field in front of hundreds of
spectators.
"When I first started, it was
scary,� said Chiarantona, a sec-
ond-year varsity cheerleader. �But
now, when I try new things, I know
what to expect.�
The team attended a four-day
United Cheerleaders Association
camp at the University of Central
Florida this July in preparation for
the 1998-99 school year.
They learned new cheers, chants,
stunts, tumbling and pyramids from
cheerleading professionals and from
squads around the state.
�It�s fun because you get to go
away,� Chiarantona said. �It gives us
new ideas, helps us to see what the
competition is like. It�s also some-
thing you need to do if you want to
cheer in college.�
They stayed in dorms on campus
and spent 24 hours a day getting to
know each other and their new
coach.
�I think with cheerleading, you
depend a lot on each other; some-
times you depend on each other not
to fall,� White said. �The camp gave
them time to bond, really get ac-
quainted with one another and me.�
Photo Caption
The Sebastian River High School Sharks cheerleaders
practice an aerial manuever Aug. 28.

The Florida High School Activi-

ties Association had planned to sanc-
tion cheerleading as a sport this year,
but as of Sept. 1, it had not done so.
Still, Sebastian River hopes to hold
an invitational cheerleading competi-
tion at the campus sometime early
next year now that it has the re-
quired regulation mats.
If cheerleading does become a
sanctioned sport, Sebastian River
will be allowed to compete in Class
4A, District 9 and possibly a state
championship, just like in any other
sanctioned high school sport.
�They love competition,� White
said. "They are quite a group of
competitors.�
But the first reason Chiarantona
dons her uniform every Friday and is
willing to put in the many hours of
practice, is because she wants to sup-
port Sebastian River athletics.
�The best part is cheering at the
games," Chiarantona said.

SABA�s newsletter to offer the

scoop on local athletes
LINDA E. ROTHSTEIN

The Sebastian Athletic Booster

Association has worked since Sebas-
tian River High School opened five
years ago to support all aspects of
the school�s athletic programs.
SABA favors no sport and
stresses academics as much as it sup-
ports athletics.
SABA�s newest project is to es-
tablish a $2,500 student-athlete
scholarship.
With the help of board members
Jim Greene and John Danise, who is
also the SRHS girls tennis coach,
SABA is now extending its support
into the community in the form of a
quarterly newsletter.
According to Greene, who de-
cided to resurrect the newsletter after
a fitful start last spring, the newslet-
ter is designed to inform the com-
munity, especially the middle school
and the recreational sports programs,
about high school athletics.
�We really want to get people
talking,� Greene said.
The first issue, slated to for re-
lease during the first week of Sep-
tember, will feature articles by all of
the fall sports coaches (football
coach Randy Bethel, volleyball coach
Mike McCall, swimming coach Brian
Ihnen, cross-country coach Taressa
Calcavecchia, bowling coach Adam
Smith), and messages from new
SABA president Kevin Crowe and
Hyacinth Brown, membership chair-
man.
There will also be a feature arti-
cle about some aspect of the high
school athletic program, middle
school athletics and the Sebastian
Panthers Youth Football and
Cheerleading Association.
Formerly sent only to SABA
members, the newsletter will be
mailed to SABA members and the
parents of all high school athletes
and band members. The newsletter
will also be distributed to all high
school teachers, the Panthers and
will be available at the middle school
and around the community.
�We want to bring the Panthers
and the Cowboys into the organiza-
tion and work with them,� Greene
said.
Not only will the newsletter en-
courage membership in the growing
booster association and keep people
informed about its activities, Greene
said, but it will, hopefuily, create a
relationship among the parents and
residents concerned about the wel-
fare of Sebastian�s children and
teen-agers.
�We want to get the whole com-
munity moving together,� Greene
said.
SABA is interested in the youn-
ger student-athletes of Sebastian be-
cause they are the future Sharks.
"The culmination for the chil-
dren of Sebastian is Sebastian River
High School,� Greene said.
By having a good relationship
with the middle school and commu-
nity sports programs such as the
Panthers and the Sebastian Soccer
Association, SARA helps to support
those children who will become stu-
dents at Sebastian River whether
they play sports or not.
�The success of this high school
and its sports teams depends on the
kids,� Greene said. �SABA is wholly
aimed at supporting student-ath-
letes.�
Total Print of Sebastian is donat-
ing the printing for the first two is-
sues, and Greene hopes to establish a
group he calls the "Famous Fifty,�
each of whom will donate $50 to
cover the costs of printing the news-
letter for the remainder of the school
year.
The first issue will consist of four
pages, and 500 copies will be distrib-
uted. SABA members are volunteer-
ing their time to write, lay out and
mail the newsletters.
The first issue will also contain a
mernbership form. SABA currently
has about 160 members and hopes
to reach the 200 mark by the end of
the year. A yearlong individual mem-
bership is $10 and a family member-
shipis $15.
For more information about the
newsletter, call Greene at 388-1429.

Obituaries

Isaac Brown

Isaac Williamson Brown, 97, of

Sebastian, died Aug. 27, 1998, at St.
Cloud Health Care Center, St.
Cloud, after a prolonged illness.
He was born Aug. 25, 1901, in
Jamaica, and moved to Sebastian
eight years ago from his birthplace.
Mr. Brown was employed as a
carpenter in Jamaica, prior to retire-
ment. He was a member of Calvary
Baptist Church, Sebastian.
Surviving are his wife of 56
years, Linda; four sons, Maxwell
Brown, of Alexander, Va., Lloyd
Brown, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Barring-
ton Brown, of Birmingham, Eng-
land, and Isaac Brown Jr., of Albany,
N.Y.; five daughters, Ethel Morris,
of Oakland, Calif., Elma Hall and
Yvonne Brown, both of Bridgeport,
Conn., Lola Brown, of Sebastian,
and Peg Brown, of Miami; 24
grandchildren; and 11 great-grand-
children.
Friends can call 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Sept. 5 at Young & Prill Fu-
neral Home Chapel, Sebastian.
The funeral will be 1 p .m. Sept.
5 at the funeral home with the Rev.
Clifton Cooley officiating.
The family suggests donations be
made to Calvary Baptist Church of
Sebastian, 123 Thunderbird Drive,
Sebastian, Fla. 32958, in Mr.
Brown�s memory.

Catherine Cairns

Catherine Adams Cairns, 68, of

Sebastian, died unexpectedly Aug.
28, 1998, at her residence.
She was born Nov. 7, 1929, in
Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to Se-
bastian two years ago from Sayville,
N.Y.
Mrs. Cairns was a homemaker.
She was a member of Sebastian
Singers and Eastern Star, Long Is-
land.
Surviving is one son, Robert
Cairns, of Lake Worth.
At the family�s request, a private
service will be held at the Sebastian
Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family sug-
gests donations be made to the
Shriners, Crippled Children�s Hospi-
tal, 12502 N. Pine Drive, Tampa,
Fla. 33612, in Mrs. Cairns� memory.
Cremation arrangements are un-
der the direction of Lowther Crema-
tion Service, Vero Beach.

Grant Flaugher

Grant P. Flaugher, 83, of Bare-

foot Bay, died unexpectedly Aug. 26,
1998, at Holmes Regional Medical
Center, Melbourne.
He was born Aug. 24, 1915, in
Dayton, Ohio, and moved to Bare-
foot Bay in 1982 from his birthplace.
Mr. Flaugher worked for Na-
tonal Cash Register, Dayton, and
was a volunteer firefighter for the
Harrison Township Fire Department
for 25 years, in Dayton. He was a
member of the Masons, and a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife of 62
years, Bertie; one daughter, Joy
Jones, of Dayton; one son, Michael
Flaugher, of Moline, Ill.; two sisters,
Jean Shafner and Paula Shaffer, both
of Dayton; four grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
No services are scheduled. Inurn-
ment will be at a later date.
The family suggests donations be
made to the Kidney Foundation,
1040 Woodcock Road, Suite 119,
Orlando, Fla. 32803.
Fountainhead Funeral Home,
Palm Bay, is in charge of arrange-
ments.

Helen Durham

Helen M. Durham, 86, of Sebas-

tian, died Aug. 25, 1998, at her
daughter�s residence after a brief ill-
ness.
She was born June 10, 1912, in
Collingswood, N.J., and moved to
Sebastian in 1957 from New Or-
leans.
Mrs. Durham was a volunteer at
Shiloh Youth Ranch, Roseland. She
was an organist, piano and marimba
player for the youth ranch.
Surviving are two sons, George
Durham, of Lakeland, and James H.
Durham, of Culpeper, Va.; one
laughter, Florence Welimaker, of
Sebastian; one sister, Mildred Tay-
lor, of Vero Beach; six grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Interment will be at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Vero Beach.
The family suggests donations be
made to VNA Hospice of Vero
Beach, 1111 36th St., Vero Beach,
Fla. 32960, or Shiloh Youth Ranch,
J0655 Roseland Road, Sebastian,
Fla. 32958.
Fountainhead Funeral Home,
Palm Bay, is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mary Harvey

Mary E. �Bee� Harvey, 77, of

Barefoot Bay, died Aug. 26, 1998, at
Palm Garden of Vero Beach after a
prolonged illness.
She was born Aug. 17, 1921, in
Baraboo, Wis., and moved to Bare-
foot Bay in 1979 from Madison,
Wis.
Mrs. Harvey was a member of
St. Luke�s Catholic Church, St.
Luke�s Ladies Guild, Michigan-Wis-
consin-Minnesota Club, Friends of
the Library, Barefoot Bay Golf and
Country Club and 18 Hole Ladies
Association, all of Barefoot Bay. She
was a member of the Indian River
Cremation Society, Vero Beach.
Surviving are one sister, Marga-
ret Goodman, of West Melbourne;
and one brother, Thomas Adams, of
Madison.
At the family�s request, there will
be no repose or visitation.
A memorial Mass was held Aug.
31 at St. Luke�s Catholic Church,
Barefoot Bay.
In lieu of flowers, the family sug-
gests donations be made to VNA
Hospice, 1111 36th St., Vero Beach,
Fla. 32960, or the American Cancer
Society, 1401 21st St., Veto Beach,
Fla. 32960, in Mrs. Harvey�s mem-
ory.

James Schailey

James John Schailey, 76, of Se-

bastian, died Aug. 26, 1998, at his
residence after a brief illness.
He was born April 16, 1922, in
Philadelphia and moved to Sebastian
five years ago from New Jersey.
Mr. Schailey was a retired man-
ager in the plumbing industry. He
was a U.S. Navy Seabee during
World War II and a Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Eleanor;
one daughter, Barbara Lombardo, of
Sebastian; one brother, Frank
Schailey, of Belmar, N.J.; five grand-
children and six great-grandchildren.
At the family�s request, there will
be no services.
Cremation arrangements are un-
der the direction of Lowther Crema-
tion Service, Vero Beach.

Clemond Nunley

Clemond �Red� Nunley, 55, of

Roseland, died unexpectedly Aug.
24, 1998, at Indian River Memorial
Hospital, Vero Beach.
He was born April 26, 1943, in
Gruetli, Tenn., and moved to Rose-
land 32 years ago from Tennessee.
Mr. Nunley was a parts deliverer
at Vatland Olds, Vero Beach, for
three years. He worked for Piper
Aircraft, Vero Beach, for 24 years.
He was a former member of Eagles
Sebastian Inlet Aerie No. 4067. He
was a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Nun-
ley, of Winter Beach; two daughters,
Laura Nunley, of Roseland, and Au-
drey Norman, of Vero Beach; his
mother, Eula Nunley, of Tennessee;
one brother, Homer Nunley, of Ten-
nessee; one sister, Helen Hampton,
of Tennessee; one stepson, Herbert
Zeh, of Veto Beach; one stepdaugh-
ter, Ellen Pritchett, of Sebring; and
seven grandchildren.
The funeral was held Aug. 29 at
the Strunk Funeral Home chapel,
Sebastian, with the Rev. Buddy
Johns officiating.

END

Sebastian Sun Articles

September 11, 1998

09/11/98
Page: B8
BAREFOOT BAY LITTLE THEATER TO PERFORM
Byline: BRIEF

The Barefoot Bay Little Theater is a group of volunteers who perform for
the benefit of the residents Barefoot Bay and their guests. The Little
Theater will meet at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
09/11/98
Page: A12
FIRST NATIONAL BANK REACHES $7 MILLION
Byline: BRIEF

First National Bank and Trust Company's Sebastian West Branch reached $7
million in deposits on Aug. 21.
The branch, located at 1110 Roseland Ave. at County Road 512 opened in
March and has six employees.
Branch Manager Betty Lollio notes, "We are excited about the response we
are getting from the people here. Our deposits are growing at an average
of $1.4 million per month. Sebastian is expanding rapidly, and we think
we are well-equipped to meet the needs of this growing community."
An announcement was recently made that First National Bank had reached
$100 million in deposits in Indian River County.
First National offers expanded branch hours at the Sebastian West Branch.
The drive-in teller window is open 7:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. Monday
through Thursday. Regular banking hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
Saturday. For further information phone 581-1312.

09/11/98
Page: A12
PROGRAM HELPS FAMILY HISTORY BUFFS
Byline: BRIEF

George Gross, president of the Indian River Genealogical Society, has

announced a new program, the first in a series of group discussions
designed to meet the needs of individuals researching family history. The
first meeting will be held at the Indian River Main Library (in the large
conference room on the first floor,) on 21st Street, Vero Beach, on Sept.
16 from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m.
Lyn Guiffrida, program chair-person, will lead the discussion. The scope
and direction of the meeting will be to discover more about your
ancestors with the help of others who are researching their ancestors in
the same geographic area. Each group will cover topics such as: court
records (deeds, marriages, deaths), use of libraries, newspapers or
what-ever subject appeals to those in attendance.
The day and time of future meetings will be varied since the object of
the program is to appeal to a broad audience which includes members,
non-members and researchers just getting started in genealogy.
The public is invited to attend.
For more information contact: Lyn Guiffrida at 231-2881.

09/11/98
Page: A12
PRE-SCHOOLERS GET RIVERSIDE ATTENTION
Byline: BRIEF

New this fall at Riverside Children's Theatre is an arts enrichment program

for 4 and 5 year olds. Patterned after RCT's popular summer camp, the
Performing Arts Day Camp, the Little Stars Theatre Arts Program is offered
Monday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon and Tuesday afternoons
from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
The 2 1/2-hour program will introduce children to creative dramatics,
storytelling, music and movement. A daily snack will be provided.
Instructors are Martha Manning Thomas and Tania Jones. Ms. Thomas headed
up this past summer's pre-school camp and Ms. Jones is an RCT alum with
extensive performance experience. For more information, phone the RCT
office at 234-8052.

09/11/98
Page: A10
SALUTE TO VETS CONCERT PLANNED
Byline: BRIEF

The Melbourne Municipal Band, "Melbourne's Musical Ambassadors," will

present the Fourth Annual Salute to Veterans Concert on Monday and
Wednesday, Sept. 21 and 23, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the Melbourne Civic
Auditorium at 625 East Hibiscus Blvd.
The concert is sponsored by Honor America, Inc. for the benefit of the
Liberty Bell Memorial Museum. Honor America is a non-profit,
non-sectarian, non-partisan patriotic organization that sponsors the
museum among other functions, including sponsoring the bands, orchestras
and choral groups from the United States military services to perform
free public concerts for Brevard County residents. Call 727-1776 for
further information about Honor America and the museum.
Music director and conductor Clair Christy has prepared a program for the
band to perform that will honor the veterans of all of this country's
services in the finest musical fashion.
Admission is free but tickets are required and are available at the usual
ticket outlets. Doors open at 6:30 and persons not holding tickets will
be admitted at 7:20. Call 724-0555 for information and location of ticket
outlets.

09/11/98
Page: A10
GIRL SCOUTS NEED VOLUNTEERS
Byline: BRIEF

You can make the difference in the lives of young girls. Volunteering with
the Girl Scouts is action-packed, fun and rewarding. Don't miss out on an
opportunity to make a difference.
For more than 85 years, Girl Scouting has changed than lives of millions
of young girls by providing them with a place to learn and grow into
competent caring adults. Palm Glades Girl Scout Council Inc. needs your
help to continue providing girls ages 5-17 with the opportunity to
develop to their full individual potential, relate to others, develop
values and contribute to the improvement of society.
If you are 18 years or older and have an interest in working with girls,
Girl Scouting has a place for you. In addition to being a troop leader or
co-leader, there are many opportunities available working directly with
girls or in professional and administrative roles. Girl Scout volunteers,
both women and men, receive a great deal of satisfaction from helping
girls and have fun while doing it.
For more information about making a difference in the lives of young
 girls, please contact Palm Glades Girl Scout Council, Inc. at
561-582-5362 or 800-432-1453.

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HALLOWEEN SHIFTS DOWNTOWN FRIDAY
Byline: BRIEF

"Downtown Friday" is traditionally set for the last Friday of each month.
An exception to this will be the fourth anniversary for Vero Beach's
popular street party in October. Due to the conflict with Halloween
weekend, "Downtown Friday" will be held on Friday, Oct. 23. A special
celebration is planned for this date with an "Oktoberfest" theme including
festive food, drink and entertainment. Theme-related groups or
organizations are invited to participate. "Downtown Friday" planning
meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 8 a.m.
at the Vero Beach Police Department's second floor training room.
Interested parties are invited to attend. For more information, call
Beverly Paris at (561)234-4412.

09/11/98
Page: A10
VISUALLY IMPAIRED LEARN INDEPENDENCE
Byline: BRIEF

For Eyes Only, a support group for the visually impaired. Join us and learn
all the ways you can live more independently Sept. 14, 1-3 p.m. E. Bldg.
Transportation available. For info, call 664-9222.

09/11/98
Page: A10
FALL DRAMA CLASSES BEGIN AT RIVERSIDE
Byline: BRIEF

Riverside Children's Theatre is ready for the fall season with more space,
more classes and more teachers. Classes begin the week of Sept. 14 and run
for 12 weeks. The enlarged Agnes Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse will allow for a
variety of classes and choices of times to meet the needs of the busiest
schedule.
Offerings are for children ages 4 to 18 and range from introduction to
creative drama to advanced monologue and scene study. Young students can
take a class in faerie tales in which they will rewrite and act out some
of their all time favorites while older students can learn about what is
involved in musical theatre from dance styles to vocal techniques.
Production work is also offered from instruction in auditioning to a
directing/play writing lab to an advanced video production class. Also
offered is a full slate of dance classes with instructor Yvonne Miller
and a professional voice workshop with Eric Thomas.
Other teachers include RCT directors Jim Allen, Jeremy Baker and Eileen
 Loughran as well as Martha Manning Thomas, Tania Jones and Schumetta
McLendon. Returning RCT students may receive a 10% discount on tuition if
they encourage a friend to enroll. Scholarships are available. Phone the
RCT office at 234-8052 for further details.

09/11/98
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MCLARTY EXPLORES FISHER'S EXPLOITS
Byline: BRIEF

On Sept. 27, at 2 p.m., a special program will be given at the McLarty

Treasure Museum. P.T. Rampy, a historic shipwreck salvor and consultant,
will present an overview of the life-long quests of Mel Fisher.
Rampy has worked with Mel Fisher and will give a first-hand photographic
record of original discoveries. This will include the finding,
conservation and preservation of priceless and historically significant
artifacts and treasures. Rampy will give an overview of the trade routes
of the 15th-18th century mariners, the trials and tribulations of the
salvage community and the current and future ventures.
Admission to the museum, which includes the program, is $1 for adults,
with children under 6 free, The McLarty Treasure Museum is located on
A1A, two miles south of Sebastian Inlet. For further information, call
561-589-2147 or 407-984-4852.

09/11/98
Page: A6
CLOGGING CLASSES SET TO START AT RODES PARK
Byline: BRIEF

Brevard County Parks and Recreation South Area is sponsoring clogging

classes Sept. 14 from 7-10 p.m. on Monday evenings at Rodes Park, 3000
Minton Road, West Melbourne.
The fee is $25 monthly for an eight-week class. The class includes
teaching new steps, practice new steps and review old steps.
For more information contact Instructor Derald Grice at 984-4077 or Parks
And Recreation at 952-4580.

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ARTHRITIS EXERCISE PROGRAM OFFERED
Byline: BRIEF

A new exercise program designed specifically for people with arthritis will
begin Sept. 14 at Sebastian Community Center.
The program is called PACE, an acronym for "People with Arthritis Can
Exercise," and is being sponsored by the Florida chapter, Mid East branch
of the Arthritis Foundation. During the 6 week program, participants will
go through a series of exercises and activities designed to increase
mobility and function. The sessions meet two times per week.
"A properly designed and executed exercise program helps people with
arthritis keep joints flexible, maintain muscle strength and build
 overall stamina. People who participate in PACE classes often report that
they look and feel better, have more energy, and are more capable of
doing their daily activities. But before any exercise program is started.
you should always check with your physician."
Preregistration is necessary to participate in the class and enrollment
is limited. For more information or to register for the PACE Exercise
Program, contact the Arthritis Foundation at (561) 833-1133.

09/11/98
Page: A6
CENTER PRESENTS 'MANGROVE MYSTERIES'
Byline: BRIEF

The Environmental Learning Center presents "Mangrove Mysteries," Sept. 22

from 7 to 8 p.m. Find out what's going on in these strange, flooded forests
that surround us here along the Indian River Lagoon. How about air-gulping,
walking fish that spend most of their lives cooped up in crab holes?
They're called Rivulus, and were believed to be extinct until our speaker,
Scott Taylor, rediscovered them practically in our backyards. The cost is
$2/person ($1.50/member). Scott Taylor is a dynamic and lively presenter
who has traveled to other countries studying the highly productive mangrove
tree forests.
Please call 589-5050 to register, and for further information regarding
the ELC's classes, programs, excursions and membership.
The Environmental Learning Center is a not for profit organization,
situated on 51 acres of Wabasso Island between U.S. l and A1A on the
south side of County Road 510.

09/11/98
Page: A3
MASTER GARDENERS SET UP SHOP AT ELC
Byline: BRIEF

Do you have a plant or pest that's bugging you? Have you tried to find
reliable, expert advice on the weekend, but found that the Master Gardeners
were not available except during business hours?
The solution to your horticultural problem returns this weekend at the
new Indian River County Extension Service's Master Gardener Clinic. It
will be open this Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the
Environmental Learning Center. You will find these trained gardening and
landscape experts in the entryway pavilion at the ELC. The ELC is located
just off CR 510, just south of the Wabasso causeway. Call the Extension
office or the ELC at 589-5050 for directions.
Master Gardeners are unable to accept phone calls at this clinic - but
you can leave a message at 770-5030. Future ELC Saturday clinic dates
include Sept. 26.
For more information about the Florida Master Gardener program or other
help available from the University of Florida Cooperative Extension
Service, call County Extension Director Dan Culbert at 770-5030.

09/11/98
Page: B8
O'MAHONYS TO MEETIN MELBOURNE
Byline: BRIEF

If your name happens to be Mahoney, Mahony, O'Mahony, Mahone, O'Manny,

Mahaney or any similar variation, you should know about, and make plans to
attend, the upcoming O'Mahony Society Annual Get-Together in Melbourne from
Oct. 9-11.
The O'Mahony Society was founded in Ireland in 1955 by the late Eoin
O'Mahony, K.M., barrister-at-law and genealogist to help us understand
and enjoy our Irish heritage. Eoin initiated the first O'Mahony Gathering
in Ireland in 1955 to join the family and friends of O'Mahony's together
for a meeting and picnic lunch. Over the years, the Gathering has
continued, and takes place annually the weekend of the summer solstice
(June). During this time, O'Mahony's gather from around the world to meet
old and new acquaintances, hold genealogy workshops and visit the great
castles and other sites associated with the O'Mahony surname.
With the growing number of (Irish) American citizens interested in
searching for their roots, the O'Mahony Society started a recent
tradition of O'Mahony "Get-Togethers" in the United States. The
Get-Togethers are held over Columbus Day weekend at different cities. The
first Get-Together was held in Melbourne in 1993. Subsequent meetings
were held in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. The
Get-Togethers give the Irish a great reason to visit their overseas
cousins.
The O'Mahony Society's Internet web site has been attracting new members
from around the world at a much quicker pace in the recent years. "The
web site has been on the Internet for over three years now. It has been a
challenge answering all the e-mail, from people all over the globe
looking for more information on their great-grandfathers,
great-grandmothers, and great-greats. But it has also been very rewarding
and beneficial to the Society. We have helped members find distant
cousins they had been searching for," says Jim Mahoney, O'Mahony Society
director.
Anyone interested in attending the 1998 O'Mahony Society Get-Together can
contact Jim Mahoney at 407-768-9887. The headquarters is the Best Western
Harborview in Melbourne from Oct. 9-11. Nora Hickey, noted and published
genealogist from Kinsale, Ireland, will be holding genealogy workshops on
Saturday.

09/11/98
Page: B8
OBITUARIES

Mildred Going

Mildred A. Going, 72, of Vero Beach, died Aug. 29, 1998, at Florida
Hospital, Orlando, after a brief illness.
She was born Feb. 22, 1926, in Harrodsburg, Ky., and moved to Vero Beach
in 1954 from her birthplace.
Mrs. Going was the owner of a cleaning service.
Surviving are two sons, Gary Casey, of Rockledge, and Johnny Casey, of
Vero Beach; one daughter, Anita Lewis, of Vero Beach; three brothers,
Luther Darnell and William Darnell, both of Vero Beach, and Randall
Darnell, of Shreveport, La.; three sisters, Dorothy VanArsdall, of
Harrodsburg, Sarah Brown, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Nancy Bailey, of
 Danville, Ky.; five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Friends may call 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Strunk Funeral Home, Vero
Beach.
A graveside service will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Winter Beach Cemetery,
Winter Beach, with Leon Blanton officiating.

Fred Brox

Fred Brox, 83, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 2, 1998, at Sebastian River
Medical Center, Roseland, after a brief illness.
He was born Aug. 25, 1915, in Lawrence, Mass., and moved to Barefoot Bay
in 1972 from Dracut, Mass.
Mr. Brox was co-owner of Brox Dairies, Methuen, Mass.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of
St. Luke's Catholic Church, Barefoot Bay, and the Indian River Cremation
Society, Vero Beach.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Rita; two sons, Fred Brox Jr., of
Chesapeake, Va., and Ronald Brox, of Jefferson, Maine; one daughter,
Sharon Brox, of Barefoot Bay; one sister, Ruby Hennessey, of Dracut; two
brothers, Arthur Brox, of Dracut, and Alexander Brox, of Massachusetts;
three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
At the family's request, there will be no repose or visitation.
A memorial Mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke's Catholic Church,
Barefoot Bay.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to St. Luke's
Church Building Fund, 5055 Micco Road, Barefoot Bay, Fla. 32976, in Mr.
Brox's memory.

Myrtle Nelson

Myrtle Nelson, 95, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 1, 1998, at Sebastian River
Medical Center, Roseland, after a brief illness.
She was born April 15, 1903, in Pocopson, Pa., and moved to Barefoot Bay
in 1968 from Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Nelson worked for Byberry Hospital, Philadelphia.
Surviving are two nephews, Donald Weaver, of West Chester, Pa., and H.
William Nelson, of Tucson, Ariz.; and one niece, Catherine Wit, of
Arlington Heights, Ill.
At the family's request, there will be no visitation or repose. No
services are scheduled.
Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home, Palm Bay, is in charge of
arrangements.

Raymond Nudo

Raymond Nudo Jr., 45, of Sebastian, died Sept. 3, 1998, at River House,
Sebastian, after a prolonged illness.
He was born Sept. 20, 1952, in Glen Cove, N.Y., and moved to Sebastian
six months ago from Fort Lauderdale.
Mr. Nudo was an electrician.
Surviving are his parents, Raymond and Philomena "Faye" Nudo, of
Sebastian; two sisters, Loretta Oakes, of Chicago, and Anne Totten, of
Northport, N.Y.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Friday at Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian. A
prayer service will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home chapel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Sebastian
Catholic Church, Sebastian. Interment will follow at Sebastian Cemetery,
Sebastian.
Olive Tabor

Olive Mary Agnes Tabor, 79, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 2, 1998, at her
daughter's residence in Grant after a prolonged illness.
She was born March 27, 1919, in Chicago, and moved to Barefoot Bay in
1982 her place of birth.
Mrs. Tabor was a homemaker. She was a member of Chicago Policeman's
Auxillary, Chicago, and Space Coast Jim Beam Bottle Club, Barefoot Bay.
Surviving are two daughters, Gayle Tabor, of Deerfield, Ill., and Karen
Tabor Heller, of Grant; and one brother, Donald Walsh, of Elk Grove
Village, Ill.
Friends may call 5-7 p.m. today at Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home,
Palm Bay.
The funeral will be 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Palm
Bay.

Jack Bernstein

Jack David Bernstein, 88, of Sebastian, died Sept. 4, 1998, at his

residence after a prolonged illness.
He was born March 13, 1910, in New York City and moved to Vero Beach six
years ago from Fort Myers.
Mr. Bernstein was an estimator in the moving and export industry and was
a veteran of World War II.
Surviving him are his wife of 53 years, Bernice; one daughter, Rita
Bernstein, of Sebastian; and four brothers, Benjamin Bernstein, George
Bernstein, Stanley Bernstein and Edward Bernstein, all of Philadelphia,
Pa.
The family will have a memorial service 10 a.m. Wednesday at the
daughter's residence, 513 Barber St., Sebastian.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to VNA Hospice of Indian River
County, 1111 36th St., Vero Beach, in Mr. Bernstein's memory.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Lowther Cremation
Service, Vero Beach.

Jesse Higley

Jesse O. Higley, 82, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 3, 1998, at Integrated

Health Services of Palm Bay after a brief illness.
He was born in Ogden, Utah, and moved to Barefoot Bay in 1988 from Long
Island, N.Y.
Mr. Higley worked for the New York Racing Association as a jockey, and
was a member of the Jockey Guild, Long Island, and Church of Jesus Christ
Latter Day Saints in Palm Bay.
Survivors include his wife, Jean; and sister, Joan Kimber, of Brigham
City, Utah.
Calling hours are 1-2 p.m. Tuesday at Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home
in Palm Bay with services following.
Burial will follow at Fountainhead Memorial Park.
Donations can be made to Don McBeth Memorial Fund, 505 S. Beverly Drive,
Suite 1019, Beverly Hills, Calif., 90212; or Micco Volunteer Fire
Department, 310 Barefoot Blvd., Barefoot Bay, 32976, in Mr. Higley's
memory.

Donald Pudney

Donald E. Pudney, 78, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 5, 1998, at his residence
after a brief illness.
He was born Feb. 11, 1920, in Ilion, N.Y., and moved to Barefoot Bay 10
years ago from Marcy, N.Y.
Mr. Pudney was a retired Major in the U.S. Army. He also was an
electrician. He was a member of V.F.W. Post 10210 in Sebastian and the
Barefoot Bay Golf Association. He also was a member of the Indian River
Cremation Society, Vero Beach.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Lillian; four sons, Donald E. Pudney
Jr., of Oriskany, N.Y., Erik Pudney, of Boynton Beach, Daryl Pudney, of
Syracuse, N.Y. and Marc Pudney, of Utica, N.Y.; one brother, Earl Pudney,
of Schenectady, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
At the family's request, there will be no repose or visitation.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Hospice
of Health First and Co., 1900 Dairy Road, Melbourne, Fla. 32904, in Mr.
Pudney's memory.

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Page: A7
POTHOLES TOP THE MAYOR'S LIST OF THINGS FOR CITY TO DO SOON
Byline: Ruth Sullivan
Mayor Talk

Subject: Mayor's Corner mid-year report

In listening to residents' concerns, the most often mentioned were poor

drainage and street potholes.
Recent council approval of a $3.5 million street program, paid from the
state gas and local option taxes, will be correcting the most serious of
these problems in Sebastian.
On Aug. 26 we accepted a low loan bid of 4.40 percent and will invest the
funds, over the life of the project, at more than 5 percent to build up
some surplus. We are working from a plan to first improve drainage and
then repave our worst streets.
We will coordinate the work with the county waterline installation so
streets will not be torn up twice.
Our pilot project was the Dempsey-Vocelle area. These residents were very
patient when the work ran over the projected time. City officials assure
me the next road projects will move more smoothly.
In Sebastian for 22 years, I never saw a ditch cleaned, let alone dredged
to keep storm water draining. Now a regular schedule of ditch maintenance
should eliminate unhealthy standing water. A five-year program should
find the city drainage and roads greatly improved.
Keeping the boat ramps and fishing docks open for our residents has been
a high priority of mine. We now have scheduled repair work on the Yacht
Club (Fellsmere Road) and Main Street docks and ramps. Grant funds should
cover 50 percent of these costs.
Decorative street lamps will soon be installed along the river front as
part of the $600,000 grant for water front improvements. A state grant
will construct a sidewalk-bike path along the east side.
Thanks to Councilman Chuck Neuberger, the electric lines that interfered
with sailboat masts near the Fellsmere ramp, will be moved to provide a
safe clearance. Councilman Neuberger, an electrical contractor,
independently worked with Florida Power and Light to develop a safe site
for Sebastian boaters.
The serious need for an ambulance and paramedic team for emergency help
for our 12,000 residents living west of the railroad tracks kicked off a
 fund-raising effort by local civic and business organizations this month.
I also contacted CRA, the city's grant writers, and learned we can
qualify for financial help toward building the Barber Street Fire Station
addition for the used emergency vehicle we just received from the county.
A number of good citizens in the Sebastian Property Owners, the Aware
Citizens and Taxpayers and the Indian River Property Owners Associations
attended many meetings with our county commissioners to beg for this
vital service. And beg we did!
There, various civic associations and the local Chamber of Commerce have
joined together to raise funds for this much needed facility.
When we succeed in building an adequate addition, we expect the county to
provide Sebastian with a new ambulance and paramedic team in the next
budget. Organizations are putting together fund raisers, such as the
Chamber golf outing. Meanwhile, individual donations are being received
under the "Ambulance Building Fund" at Indian River National Bank.
We are opposing the state plan to widen U.S. 1 to six lanes through
Sebastian. This will seriously injure our local businesses and ruin the
new born "Fishing Village" atmosphere for this area. With Interstate 95
only five miles to the west, I see no reason why through-traffic
traveling the coast cannot use the expressway.
We have seen what happened to Melbourne's section on U.S. 1, with fast
moving traffic and the many business failures after the road was widened.
We do not want to repeat that problem here.
We established a new Citizen's Budget Review Committee this week. This
should give balance to taxpayer/administrator ideas on how taxes should
be spent. Last year volunteers from the Aware Citizen and Taxpayers
Association got the idea started. Now there will be a permanent committee
of residents to oversee this function.
Sebastian's Recreation Advisory Board, established just last year, have
completed their recommendations to develop a skateboard facility here.
They put a great deal of work into this project. It just shows what
citizen volunteers can accomplish. I want to thank Palm Bay Recreation
Director Steve Riser and Mayor John Mazziotti for their assistance in our
effort to offer this sport to our youngsters.

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Page: A8
Caption: Kent and Michele Barowning with
their Honda Gold Wing three-wheeler.

COUPLE ARE ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Byline: Margaret Miquelon Here and There

You might know, just when I would have liked everyone in the neighborhood
to be out watching, we didn't see a soul. I got to ride on a huge Honda
Gold Wing three wheeler! What a thrill! And of course this leads right into
a story.
Kent and Michele Browning moved to Sebastian a year ago from Lockport,
Ill., a suburb southwest of Chicago. Kent was offered a maintenance
position with Airlite Processing Corp. of Florida, in Vero Beach. Michele
is a pharmacy technician, so she had no problem finding a job here at
Health South in Vero Beach. They packed up their cocker spaniel and
16-year-old fox terrier mix and came to Florida.
A couple of years before, Kent, who had been a motorcycle enthusiast for
years, decided to go back to riding. Michele, not to be outdone, started
riding a motor scooter. Kent at that time was riding a Kawasaki 550. They
stopped at a stoplight next to a Honda Gold Wing, and Kent said, "I like
that."
Fast forward to 1998 in Sebastian and you will find two Honda Gold Wings
in their garage. Michele rides an '85 Gold Wing two wheeler and Kent
rides a new Gold Wing three wheeler.
Michele's two wheeler is huge! I asked if she was afraid of it. She is
not afraid of falling off, but if it starts to tip over, there is no way
she can hold it. It has protective bars, but it weighs 800 lbs. and
that's a lot of motorcycle!
The Honda Gold Wing trike was made in California. Kent ordered it over
the phone. It was a conversion made by California Side Car Co. What a
comedy of errors that turned out to be!
Michele knew when Kent had seen this model at Bike Week that he had to
have a trike. The manufacturer in California sold the demo after Kent had
ordered it, so they had to build another. Kent and Michele were scared
that this deal would fall through, too, so they didn't tell any of their
friends. After many delays, they were notified it would be delivered May
9. After two more months, they finally heard that the bike was in Tampa,
then Orlando. Delivery was COD, so Michele got the money from the bank.
Orlando called to say it was being delivered there. The terminal man
agreed to wait one hour for them to pick it up before he closed. But Kent
was at work.
Their friends, Ron and Suze Lavender rallied round, agreed to meet
Michele on I-95 and go with her. Just as she was leaving, Kent walked in.
They rushed to meet Ron and Suze. However, Ron and Kent decided to go to
Orlando and Suze and Michele came back to Sebastian.
Michele thought everything was arranged until she walked into the house
and the answering machine was flashing like crazy. The truck delivering
the bike was five blocks from their house. Another quick trip to the bank
for Michele. It ended with friend Suze rushing over to the house (shoes
in hand) to find the truck, the trike and Michele all arriving at the
same time. Thankfully, the driver was honest and didn't take any money
from Michele. All ended well and they finally got around to celebrating
Suze's birthday, which was that day. Talk about a comedy of errors!
Kent and Michele ride all over together. Both Gold Wings are more than
fully equipped. They have CB radios, cruise control, stereo, cassette
players, front and rear speakers, reverse gears, heaters, foot warmers,
cup holders and voice-activated intercom systems. The air conditioner is
called 65 mph. The price range is $30,000 for the trike and $17,000 for
the two wheeler. They even have push buttons that play stereo inside the
helmets.
In the summer, they prefer a half-shell helmet for it is cooler. They
also have helmets. It's amazing how much storage space both motorcycles
have. The trike has two trunks that are lighted inside. The two wheeler
has saddle bags on each side. The trike has a trailer hitch. It has
separate antennas for CB and stereo. They have a keyless entry for both
the motorcycles and the garage. Kent says they can ride in the rain and
not get wet, unless they stop.
Michele and Kent love to ride and belong to a club called the Classels.
This is a family-oriented group. Yes, they are among the sometimes 60
motorcyclists who gather at the Sebastian Dunkin' Donuts on Tuesday
nights. They do "Toys for Tots" and do several charitable events during
the holidays. Kent and Michele have been to the Daytona Rally and
Biketoberfest. Kent rode to Wyoming by way of Arkansas, Tennessee, Iowa,
Nebraska, North and South Dakota and Colorado.
They meet once per month on Post Road in Melbourne, where members come
from all up and down the coast between Stuart and Titusville. There are
80 members in the club and they are always looking for new members. They
have officers and the dues are $25 per year for a family.
 The old stereotype of the rowdy drinking bunch is not for this group. In
fact, they outlaw any drinking and driving. This is a group that loves to
ride and love to go out for dinner rides, go to Old Town or out to Bok
Tower.
For more information about their club, call Pete Santi at 589-2908 or
Kent Browning at 589-6208. And we can certainly say that Kent and Michele
Browning have really been Here & There.

09/11/98
Page: A8
PREVENTING FIRES ON YOUR BOAT A MUST, THERE'S NO WHERE TO RUN
Byline: By Chief Warrant Officer Jim Krzenski

On Guard Duty

When a fire occurs in a building, we evacuate to the safety of the outdoors

and usually turn the fire fighting over to trained professionals. When we
aare at sea on our boat however, it is a little different. Our boat is
often the only safe haven for many miles around.
Because of the distances involved, fire fighting services may be delayed in
providing assistance to you. Hence, fires are often referred ot as a boat's
worst enemy. Therefore, we must take extra precautions to prevent fires
from occurring on our boats and also know how to extinguish them once they
ignite.
Three elements must be present for a fire to exist. These include heat,
fuel and oxygen. When we remove any one of these elements or disrupt the
chemical reaction, the fire will be extinguished. There are four classes
or types of fires. They are classified according to their fuel source.
The fuel for an "A" fire includes wood, paper or any thing that leaves an
ash. The best extinguishing agent for an "A" fire is usually water.
The fuel for a "B" fire is burning liquids, such as gasoline. The best
extinguishing agent for a "B" fire is the application of a special
extinguishing foam blanket. Foam is usually not used by the recreational
boater. Instead, the recreational boater usually uses a dry chemical
powder extinguisher to extinguish a "B" fire. Dry chemical extinguishes
the fire by disrupting the fire's chemical reaction.
A class "C" fire is the result of electrical current igniting electrical
insulation and other electrical components. The preferred extinguishing
agent for a class "C" fire is carbon dioxide (CO2). Note that CO2 does
not conduct an electrical current whereas water does. You should not use
water to extinguish an electricalfire, especially when circuits are
charged. CO2 extinguishes a fire by displacing the oxygen. You must be
very careful not to asphyxiate yourself when using a CO2 extinguisher
while down below or within a compartment (indoors).
A class "D" fire includes burning metals such as magnesium. The best
extinguishing agent is to jettison them overboard.
There are several federal boating safety regulations which specifically
help to prevent heat (ignition sources) and fuel from mixing. A
regulation the U.S. Coast Guard enforces, which helps to prevent a
potential heat ignition source, requires that all vessels with an inboard
gasoline engine have a Coast Guard approved backfire flames control
device mounted on their carburetors. This device simply prevents an open
flame from entering the vessel's engine compartment and igniting any
accumulated flammable gasoline vapors. The backfire flame control device
must be securely mounted and provide a flame-tight fit.
There are several regulations which prohibit the accumulation of fuel and
or vapors (gasoline) in your engine compartment and bilges.
 In addition to the ventilation requirements, regulations prohibit a
vessel from being operated with leaking fuel or fuel in its bilges. It
has been said that an ounce of gasoline, under the right conditions,
contains as much energy as a stick of dynamite.
Up until now we have been discussing regulations which help prevent fires
from occurring on your vessel.There are many safety practices you should
follow to help prevent fires from occurring on your vessels. Gasoline
vapors are heavier than air. Therefore, when fueling, we must be sure to
close all vents, doors and hatches. This will prevent gasoline vapors
from entering your boat's bilges and coming into contact with a possible
ignition source.
If equipped, you should operate your boat's blower, which is a forced
ventilation system, after refueling, for at least five minutes. Chock
your confined spaces with your nose, smelling for any possible fuel
vapors. When refueling, be sure to keep the hose nozzle in contact with
the fill pipe. When gasoline is passing through a pipe it can cause a
static electrical charge to build up. A spark between the nozzle and the
fill pipe can cause an explosion. Keep your bilges free of dirty rags,
oil, paper, etc. Use extreme care when smoking cigarettes, disposing of
them correctly. Never smoke when refueling your boat.
Due to limited space, this article has only provided an overview of
preventing fires on your boat. I strongly encourage that you call the US
Coast Guard Customer Information Line at 1(800)368-5647 to find out where
and whet a USCG Auxiliary Boating Skills and Seamanship Course will be
offered in your area.

09/11/98
Page: A4
Caption: Senior All-Star cheerleader Tara
Calhoun will represent Sebastian River at the London New Year's Eve Parade
and the Sydney, Australia Royal Easter Parade this winter.

TARA CALHOUN TO CHEER THE WORLD

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

Neighbors

Sebastian River senior Tara Calhoun will spend two of the next few major
holidays overseas.
New Year's will find her in London while Easter takes her to Sydney,
Australia.
She's not a debutante making her Grand Tour before going off to college.
Calhoun won invitations to the London New Year's Eve Parade and the
Australian Royal Easter Parade after earning All-Star honors at a United
Cheerleading Association camp this summer.
Calhoun competed with about 60 other cheerleaders at the UCA camp held at
the University of Central Florida in July, performing a cheer, chant and
jump for judges.
"I was nervous," Calhoun said. "I was in the second to last group. My
heart was just racing."
Thirty, including Calhoun, earned the All-Star designation and an
invitation to perform in London, Sydney and at the Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade in New York.
Calhoun and her mother had already planned an autumn trip to Europe but
scratched those plans for the chance to meet and march with thousands of
cheerleaders from around the globe.
When she sent her deposit to London recently, Calhoun was told that more
than 3,000 cheerleaders have already committed to marching in the parade.
 Calhoun has been cheerleading with the Sebastian Panthers since she was
7-year-old.
A four-year varsity cheerleader at Sebastian River, Calhoun also competes
with the Vero Beach All-Stars, an independent competitive cheerleading
squad. She has traveled all over the country with the All-Stars and has
competed for several national titles, even appearing on ESPN.
"I love competing, that's my favorite part about cheerleading," Calhoun
said. "Competing is just the best, I love it. Your adrenaline is so much
higher at competitions than at games."
Now, cheerleading is taking her across the world's two biggest oceans.
During a regular week, Calhoun spends almost every weekday either
practicing or cheering at a game. Some days she goes directly from a Vero
Beach All-Stars practice to a Sebastian River practice, for a total of
four hours a day. And that's after a full day of school.
"It's so much fun," Calhoun said. "The only day that's really bad is
Thursday because I'm down in Vero at 2:30, (Sebastian) at 5:30. It does
get exhausting."
On the weekends, she works at a Vero Beach yogurt shop, saving some of
her money for the trips she plans to take this winter.
Since she started cheering nearly 10 years ago, Calhoun said that there
have been many changes. Not only have skills become harder, requiring
cheerleaders to be stronger and more acrobatic, but squads now compete
just as the teams they cheer for do.
Even the youngest cheerleaders match their skills against other squads in
intense competitions that demand near-perfection for a first-place finish.
"It's a lot more competitive," Calhoun said. "You have to be more
physical fit nowadays. It's demanding. The jumps keep getting better, the
stunts keep getting better, the tumbling keeps getting better and harder,
a lot harder."
And while cheerleaders occasionally face the old-fashioned stereotypes of
being flighty, rah-rah girls, Calhoun said that cheerleaders have begun
to earn the respect that their hours of hard work deserve.
"Even the football players are like, 'We could never do that kind of
stuff, we couldn't toss girls up in the air all the time'," Calhoun said.
"But there are some people who still say, 'Cheerleaders aren't athletes.'
It's going to be like that for awhile."
While Calhoun continues to concentrate on the All-Stars and the Sharks,
she can't stop dreaming about her upcoming visits to England and
Australia.
The only thing left is to get together the thousands of dollars needed
for the trip where she'll represent Sebastian River High School to an
international audience.
"I'm running out of time, the money is due in by November and January,"
Calhoun said. "I am putting money away towards it."
In addition to working every weekend, Calhoun also is hoping area
businesses and residents might be able to help her go. To donate money
toward Calhoun's trip, call the Sebastian River athletic office at
564-4362.

09/11/98
Page: A11
WEEK IN REVIEW

Beating suspect called,

'armed, dangerous'

Sediment from the Sebastian River carries phosphorous and nitrates into its
waters, and development along its shores destroys its mangroves.
But while these are problems facing the Indian River, its waters also
provide a home to many important species of fish and wildlife, and its
future is not all gloom and doom, many environmentalists say.
These were just a few of the discussions that surfaced Tuesday, Sept. 1,
at the first State of the Indian River Lagoon Conference in Melbourne.
More than 200 environmentalists and concerned citizens attended the
conference, which was sponsored by St. Johns River Water Management
District and Marine Resources Council.
The purpose of the conference, organizers said, was to make environmental
agencies aware of their roles in protecting the river, as well as
heighten general public awareness of the state of the river.
Throughout the day, representatives of groups, such as St. Johns and the
state Department of Environmental Protection, relayed updates on problems
affecting the lagoon, such as polluted sediment, algae growth and
depletion of mangroves. Others spoke of positive forces affecting the
river, such as land acquisition and restoration plans.
Whitney Green, environmental specialist for St. Johns, said storm-water
runoff was one such issue that needed to be dealt with.
By the year 2000, he said, nearly half of the river, which stretches from
Volusia County to Martin County, will be urbanized. This means an
increase in polluted water running into canals and, eventually, into the
river.
One area in Indian River County that needs to be improved, said Martin
Smithson, director of the Indian River Lagoon Program Office for St.
Johns, is the amount of sediment clogging the bottom of the Sebastian
River. There are 2 million to 3 million cubic yards of muck on the
Sebastian River's bottom, he said. This muck originates from homes and is
carried by canals into the Sebastian River, and eventually into the
Indian River.
This nitrate-rich sediment causes the water to become murky. This, as a
result, kills seagrasses that grow on the river's bottom, and in turn has
an effect on the other marine life in the river.
Lynn Stieglitz, vice president of the Friends of the St. Sebastian River,
said residents can help reduce the amount of sediments in their own
yards. By making small changes, such as not washing cars in cement
driveways or blowing grass clippings onto the roads and into ditches, the
amount of sediments carried into the river can be decreased.
"If each person realized that the individual makes a difference, they
would understand that everyone is in this thing together," she said.

Inlet Tax District votes

to keep rollback rate

Perhaps it is because no tax increase was in the balance, but no one from
the public showed up at the McLarty Museum and Visitor's Center Thursday
night during a public hearing on the tax rate for the Sebastian Inlet Tax
District.
"I was surprised there was no public interest in this important meeting,"
said Commission Chairman George W. Maxwell III after the meeting.
The tax rate will remain at its rollback level of 10.08 cents per $1,000
of property value, a slight decrease from the current year's 10.14 cents,
if the commission votes again to keep it at that rate.
Rollback is the property tax rate that would raise revenue equal to the
prior year, excluding any new construction or development.
"For the 11th year in a row, we have not increased taxes," district
Administrator Ray LeRoux said.
Because the rate has already been reported to the taxing authorities in
 both Brevard and Indian River counties, it could only be decreased. The
commission voted 5-0 in favor of the 10.08-cent rate at its meeting
Thursday.
Following a final vote on the rate, slated for 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at the
commission's Indialantic offices at 114 Sixth Ave., the tax rate would
mean that a person owning a $75,000 home and claiming a $25,000 homestead
exemption would pay about $5.04 a year in property taxes to the district.
During Thursday's commission meeting, commissioners also voted 4-1 to
accept the first of two readings of the commission's budget for fiscal
1999.
LeRoux described next year's budget as a "continuation budget."
The largest chunk of the budget pie will go to beach replenishment, the
seventh time in LeRoux's 11 years as the commission's administrator. That
piece of the $2,232,778 budget will be $864,000.
The second biggest segment of the budget will go to legal fees. A total
of $508,320 will be spent to "protect the district's taxpayers," LeRoux
said, from a lawsuit filed by a group of landowners who live south of
Sebastian Inlet, who are known collectively as the Downdrift Coalition.
Downdrift Coalition members want the tax district to replenish the
beaches in front of their homes to greater levels than currently are
being done.
The tax district claims that it is only required to replenish the sand
lost to disruption of the sand's natural migration down the beach by
Sebastian Inlet, which was dug in 1918, to levels since 1988 legislation.
That state law requires inlet taxing districts to make up or mitigate any
sand the inlets prevent from reaching downdrift beaches.
Coalition members contend that loss should be for sand lost before the
legislation as well. A state Department of Environmental Protection
engineer dealt the taxing district a blow last month when he said that
historical levels of sand loss should be considered in any plan that
attempts to stabilize sand levels below the inlet.
The budget should receive its final reading and adoption at the Sept. 15
meeting in Indialantic. Both the budget and the tax rate would become
effective Oct. 1.

City police officers

won't escape tests

Sebastian Police Chief Randy White still plans to require police officers
to take physical agility tests next year. He just won't be able to fire
them if they can't pass the test.
Union representatives balked Wednesday, Sept. 2, at including the tests
in the police officers' new contract if demotions or termination were
attached to the tests. Anything that might result in disciplinary action
has to be bargained for in contract negotiations, White said.
"I didn't want to sit there and tie up the whole thing," he said. The
union and the city reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year
contract, which now has to be ratified by City Council and the union
members.
White said he wanted to have a policy established by next year that would
require officers to take the tests as part of their annual evaluation. A
note could be added to their evaluation and placed in their personnel
file if they don't pass, he said.
"There's just no penalties," he said.
White's proposed test includes running sprints, dragging a dummy and
lifting an object onto a table. He said he thinks his officers can pass
the test with no trouble.
"Some of these guys could breeze through it without breaking a sweat," he
 said. But, he said, he had hoped to make promotions or certain
assignments contingent on successfully completing the test.
White hopes to start the tests by next year, giving him time to set up
the procedures and to give everyone fair warning, he said.
The idea is to make sure Sebastian officers are physically fit and able
to do the job. White also plans on helping officers with medical help in
diet and fitness training if they can't pass the test, but wanted a
policy that had some consequences if officers couldn't pass after several
attempts.

Fellsmere's budget
to keep taxes static

With a proposed budget that does not increase property taxes during the
next fiscal year, the city of Fellsmere's first public hearing was over in
15 minutes as no citizens showed up to discuss it Thursday evening, Sept. 3.
A second and final hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 17. The City
Council will vote whether to approve the fiscal 1999 budget during its 7
p.m. meeting following the forum.
The new budget year would start Oct. 1.
The property tax rate will remain at $5.75 for every $1,000 of assessed
property.
Adjusting for the $25,000 homestead exemption, the owner of a $50,000
house would pay $143.75.
Fellsmere expects the same property tax rate to generate $13,600 in
additional revenue, from $141,800 to $155,400, since property values have
increased from last year, Larry Napier, the director of finances and
accounting for Fellsmere, said.
The city is planning on a total budget of about $3.5 million, with
$1,054,690 for the general fund, $357,000 for infrastructure, $650,000
for grant projects, $346,210 for enterprise projects such as water
services and $1,407,000 for capital improvements.
The projected general fund is less $30,000 than this year as the city is
budgeting less money for the contingencies, Napier said.
Fellsmere has a fund balance of about $300,000. Napier said he would like
to build that up to about $400,000.
The city will provide merit salary raises for up to 4 percent for
employees, Napier said.
In other business, the city approved an amusements and concessions
contract for the Frog Leg Festival in January.

Council may ask voters

for charter review OK

Sebastian voters may be deciding this March whether to have a periodic

review of the city charter.
At a workshop Wednesday, City Council directed interim City Attorney Tim
Williams to draft a proposed referendum question asking voters to change
the city charter to create a charter review committee every seven years.
The council doesn't have to go through a referendum to form the
committee, but the council decided to make the charter review part of the
city charter. Changing the city charter requires voter approval.
"I think the voters would appreciate having a say," said Vice Mayor
Martha Wininger, who first brought up the issue of a charter review.
If approved, a 15-member committee would be formed by the council no
later than April 15, and would be reformed every seven years to review
the charter. Once created, the committee would have six months to develop
final recommendations and hold two public hearings before presenting
 those recommendations to the council.
The council then would consider an ordinance placing those
recommendations on a future referendum.
Mrs. Wininger suggested 15 members on the recommendation of a recent
Florida League of Cities seminar on charter review. She said the seminar
recommended having a small enough group that decisions could be reached,
but large enough to weed out any personal agendas a person may want to
see for the city.
"When you have 15, it's more likely to iron out specific agendas," she
said.
Councilwoman Louise Cartwright suggested allowing property owners to
serve on the committee instead of limiting it to just residents.
"(Property owners) have a right to share in this constitutional review,"
she said.
Mayor Ruth Sullivan, Mrs. Wininger and Councilman Chuck Neuberger,
however, favored only residents, as stipulated in the codes referring to
committee memberships.
"The voters are going to decide on the charter. Voters have to be a legal
resident of the community," Mrs. Sullivan said.

Sebastian police union

nets wage increases

Sebastian patrol officers and sergeants would get a raise bringing salaries
more in line with surrounding cities under a tentative agreement reached
Wednesday, Sept. 2, by the police union and management.
They would not, however, be required to pass physical and firearms
proficiency tests proposed by the police chief as a condition of their
continued employment.
The agreement, which still must be ratified by officers and City Council,
increases the salary scale for the city's five sergeants by 21 percent
over the next three years, or 7 percent each year.
Salary scale for the city's 21 patrol officers would increase by 6
percent - 2 percent each year - over the next three years. In addition,
each sergeant and patrol officer would be eligible for a 3 percent step
increase on his anniversary date.
"I think (the contract) is very fair. I think the city's doing the right
thing," said Pat McGuire, executive director of the Coastal Florida
Police Benevolence Association, which represents the city's 26 officers.
The sergeants' raises will start new sergeants at $28,999, still below
$33,707, the average salary paid to sergeants in Brevard, Indian River
and St. Lucie counties. The union originally asked for a 24 percent
increase phased in by 8 percent increments each year, but agreed to the 7
percent compromise. Sebastian sergeants now start at $27,102.
Patrol officers, with a new starting salary of $25,289, also will be more
in line with the average salary of $25,368, he said. Patrol officers
currently start at $24,793.
Sebastian interim Human Resources Director Paul Horsey agreed the
proposed contract is fair.
"Our sergeants are well underpaid from surrounding cities," he said. He
didn't have figures as to how much the proposed raises will cost the
city, but said he stayed within the limits of the proposed fiscal 1999
budget.
Union representatives balked at White's proposal to add an annual test
for physical agility and firearm proficiency, saying officers who didn't
pass the test shouldn't get penalized with demotions or termination.
"We'll never get a pay raise before you get that stuff in there," McGuire
told White.
 McGuire said White could develop a departmental policy for the annual
tests, which the union would be willing to help create. He said if the
city wants officers physically fit, a program should be developed so the
officers can get into shape while on the city clock.
White said he wanted to be able to have a policy that had some
consequences attached if the officer couldn't pass the test after several
attempts.
"If you want to be a police officer, there are certain expectations," he
said. Under White's proposal, the tests would have been given in October
1999 - one year away - and that re-tests would have been allowed. "There
ought to be some consequences."
The current three-year contract ends Sept. 30. Horsey said the proposed
agreement could be presented to the council at the Sept. 23 meeting.

Family may sue over

boy's lightning hit

A lawyer for a boy struck by lightning said Barefoot Bay was "negligently
involved" and wants the name of Barefoot Bay's insurance company.
So far, the Talamantez family has not received a sympathy card from any
Barefoot Bay official, said Pamela Talamantez, the mother of Danny, the
13-year-old victim.
"We have lived here for 10 years," Ms. Talamantez said. "You would think
they would do something. After it happened, they didn't even call us to
see how he was doing."
During an Aug. 12 thunderstorm, Danny and other teens sought shelter
under a metal-roof gazebo in Barefoot Bay Park after security guards
shooed them away from a wooden pavilion owned by Florida Cities Water.
Danny suffered severe burns to his chest when lightning struck.
Friends Rick Hite, 17, and Bobby Lawley, 16, blame the security guard for
putting them in harm's way.
Danny, however, does not remember what happened, his mother said.
Ms. Talamantez wants someone to look into the incident. "I feel like if
you're going to put my son's life into your hands, you're going to have
to pay for it," Ms. Talamantez said.
Attorney Douglas W. Tuttle, who could not be reached for comment, made
his request for insurance information to the Barefoot Bay Home Owners
Association in a letter dated Aug. 27.
Chris Riesenbeck, president of the Home Owners Association, said the
letter shouldn't have been sent to her organization and referred
questions about it to the Recreation District.
Mitchell Barlow, the lawyer for the Barefoot Bay Recreation District,
said Tuttle is going after the wrong party since the Recreation District
owns the property and employs the security guards in question.

09/11/98
Page: A11
Caption:
BOAT TRAILERS AND CARS SHARED the parking lot between County Road 512 and
Coolidge Street with piles of dirt and machinery over Labor Day weekend
because the area is undergoing new construction to improve the parking
area. The parking lot construction at the former CAV Corp. property comes
from a $600,000 Community Development Grant the city got in 1996

09/11/98
Page: A8
VA CLINIC HAS NEW STAFF
Byline: Dave McAllister Veterans' Voice

First, a great big "Thanks" to Dick Higgins for doing the work of two
during this past summer. He faithfully kept you up-to-date with current
issues affecting your veterans benefits while I took a break to put my
thoughts in order. We will now return to our every other week routine.
I had a couple of reasons to stop by the Palm Bay VA Clinic over the
summer months. The place is buzzing with activity. Morning or afternoon,
the telephone rings constantly and usually there are three or four
veterans waiting to be seen. Al and Art could certainly use some help
with the telephone. If any of you readers have a few spare hours for
answering the telephone and taking messages it would be a big help. Stop
by and talk to Al; he'll be happy to see you.
There has been an increase and a change in staffing at the Palm Bay VA
Clinic. The new physician is Dr. Daniel Lawson, who replaces Dr.
O'Halloran. Paul Hagood, a physicians assistant at the Viera VA Clinic
also is on board; and Rick Pugh is the administrative officer. I haven't
met either of these gentlemen personally, but I have had the opportunity
to talk with Rick Pugh on the telephone.
Rick will be the administrative officer. The construction phase of that
operation is expected to be finished by February 1999. I intend to visit
the site in the next week or so. Some of my friends tell me the concrete
slabs are in place and walls are going up!
The contractor, some of his employees and Rep. Dave Weldon are all
confident the facility will be in operation by its scheduled date of
April 1, 1999. I had called Rick because I had a concern about the $5
million East Central Florida "Pilot Project." Some of you may or may not
be aware that when a veteran passes away while a patient at a VA medical
facility, all expenses related to preparation of the body for burial or
cremation, autopsy (when indicated), and transportation of the remains,
are absorbed by the VA.
So, what about a veteran that passes away at a local VA contracted
hospital - one of those in the "pilot project?" Are the expenses still
covered by the VA? The answer is yes. Since the veteran was in
anauthorized in-patient treatment at the contracted medical facility, the
VA considers the veteran to be in the same category as if hospitalized at
a VA medical facility (e.g., Tampa VA or West Palm Beach VA).
The long awaited van to be operated as the "South Mainland Shuttle" is
finally here! As most of our volunteer drivers are still "up north," the
van can only operate two days each week (Wednesdays and Thursdays). As
more of the drivers return, we will expand the schedule.
There hasn't been a whole lot of publicity concerning the van to date,
and, as a result, we haven't had a single request for transportation
assistance. In the next couple of weeks, you will be seeing and hearing a
lot more about the South Mainland Shuttle. We expect the van will give
some needed relief to the volunteers in the "Helping Hands" organization.
The number to call to make a reservation for the van is 952-4672.
Reservations must be made three days in advance. We can still use more
volunteer drivers from anywhere in the area between Micco and Valkaria.
If interested, give a call to Mike Cunningham at 664-8364; Dick Higgins
at 664-5502 or me at 664-7029. Thanks.
Plans are under way for another big parade on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. This
also will be the first anniversary of our 50-state flag display. Quite a
few of those that carried their state flag in last year's ceremonial
dedication have expressed their opinion that it might be a good idea to
have the "Parade of Flags" annually. Many found it to be an emotional
experience and an honor to represent their state. What do you think? Let
 me hear from you.
- Dave McAllister is the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4425 service
officer.

09/11/98
Page: A2
Caption: Bob's Spirits liquor store
partners (from left) Dale DeCamp, Jim Simmons, Phyllis DeCamp and Jeanette
Bartelson stand in the "wine nook" of their new store in the Summit Plaza
in Micco.

BOB'S SPIRITS IS FULL OF BARTELSON'S SPIRIT

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun
Business Profile

Bob's Spirits could be called a "custom" liquor store - as in "custom"ers

are the first priority and the inventory can be "custom"ized to fit their
needs.
President Jeanette Bartelson, General Manager Dale DeCamp, Financial
Manager Phyllis DeCamp and Assistant Manager Jim Simmons know what the
residents of Micco and Barefoot Bay want, because they are residents
themselves.
"We're your friendly package store," Mrs. DeCamp said.
That's why they opened Bob's Spirits liquor store in Micco on Aug. 1.
They saw a need for a neighborhood package store that would cater to
local residents.
"We saw a need for this location," Bartelson said. "We put on our
advertisements, 'Owned and managed by your neighbors.' We're not looking
to be big-time, we just want to be your neighborhood liquor store."
One resident was so excited by the opening of the store she arrived at
7:55 a.m. on the first day so she could be the first customer in the door
at 8 a.m., Bartelson said.
Bob's Spirits offers a delivery service for those who don't feel like
driving or carrying heavy packages. It's also a handy service for someone
hosting a party and discounts are available when buying a case of alcohol.
Bob's Spirits will take care of delivering whatever alcohol is needed,
from beer to fine wine to mixes or liqueur and can arrange catering,
leaving the party hosts a few less things to worry about.
"We have a delivery service to help the residents of Barefoot Bay and
Snug Harbor," Bartelson said.
The partners of Bob's Spirits also will tend bar at the party, freeing
the hosts to mingle and enjoy the occasion, assured their guests will get
the refreshments they want.
Partner Dale DeCamp, who has 20 years experience in the liquor business,
also can help recommend the perfect drink for any occasion.
"I've been known to mix a few drinks," DeCamp said with a laugh. "I've
poured a few drinks in my time."
DeCamp keeps abreast of the latest and most popular labels, so customers
can try something new while being confident they'll find their old
favorites on Bob's Spirits' shelves.
"He has the expertise to make recommendations to customers," Bartelson
said.
Bob' Spirits also honors all manufacturer's coupons and will order any
type of alcohol it doesn't regularly carry, so customers don't have to
travel to Palm Bay or Vero Beach to a liquor superstore to find what they
want.
"We give personal service," DeCamp said. "If somebody wants something,
 we'll do anything we can to get it. Even if they want one bottle of it,
we'll get it for them."
A Danish customer recently was looking for a particular liqueur from
Denmark that he hadn't been able to find anywhere. Bob's Spirits ordered
it for him and now he patronizes the store regularly for all of his
alcohol needs.
"We got it for him and now he comes back for beer and other things,"
DeCamp said. "And now he's sending other people here. It's good business
because we have a customer for life now."
There's also a request book for customers to list the types of wine, beer
or liquor they'd like to see in the store.
"If someone comes in and asks why we don't carry something, we'll write
it down and make sure we have it next time," Mrs. DeCamp said.
Bob's Spirits will also chill a bottle of wine so it will be ready when a
customer comes to pick it up.
In addition to a wide variety of beer, wine and alcohol, Bob's Spirits
also carries cigarettes, snacks, soft drinks, non-alcoholic beer and
lottery tickets.
"We've had several comments that we have the coldest beer around," DeCamp
said.
Warmly carpeted and pleasantly decorated, Bob's Spirits feels more like
someone's home than a chilly liquor store.
"It doesn't look like a big tiled, sterile, cold-looking store,"
Bartelson said.
Bartelson, Simmons and the DeCamps have been friends for years and that
feeling extends to whomever walks into the store.
You'll come away with more than just a good bottle of wine from Bob's
Spirits. You're just as likely to pick up some pleasant conversation, as
well.
"We don't rush you in and rush you out," Bartelson said.
The partners named the store in memory of Bartelson's late husband, Bob,
and the spirit of love and friendship they felt for him pervade the
store. Bob's Spirits logo is a bottle with wings.
"He's with us all the time," Mrs. DeCamp said.
"If you knew Bob, you would know that he's here," DeCamp agreed.
Bob's Spirits is scheduled to hold its official grand opening on
Saturday, Oct. 17, which will feature a ribbon cutting by the Sebastian
River Area Chamber of Commerce, alcohol specials and a prize drawing.
Bob's Spirits is located in Unit 2 of the Summit Plaza at 8530 U.S. 1 in
Micco. The store is open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday
and from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday. Bob's Spirits can be reached at
664-BOBS (2627) and customers can fax requests to 663-BOBS.

09/11/98
Page: A2
Caption: Micco resident Beth Perez has
volunteered for numerous charitable projects. She is the current
chairperson of the Fellsmere Frogleg Festival.
FROGLEG FESTIVAL FEEDS WOMAN'S NEED TO HELP
Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun
A Moment In The Sun

Beth Perez enjoyed cooking frog legs years before she had ever heard of the
Fellsmere Frogleg Festival.
"I love to cook and I've always loved to try things that are different,"
Perez said. "So years ago I got into frog legs."
But as the annual festival's current chairperson, Perez uses more of her
organizing skills than her cooking skills.
Chairing the festival is a six-month job that begins the June before the
January weekend of feasting.
The Eighth Annual Fellsmere Frogleg Festival is scheduled for Jan. 14
through the 17.
"My duties are everything that nobody else wants to do, I suppose," Perez
said, laughing. "No, I've been recruiting people and initiating them into
what their duties are. Kind of organizing the whole event. I keep
everybody going in the right direction."
It will take all her skills as a planner to put together the event that
last year drew about 80,000 people to the small North County town.
"Last year was just absolutely incredible, I was just amazed," Perez
said. "When you think that what we're doing is we're selling frog leg
dinners .... That's the attraction."
This is Perez's fifth year as a volunteer for the festival and when she
first started, she wasn't even a resident of the area.
While working on the PEP Reef Project in Vero Beach for her Palm Beach
County company, Perez befriended County Commissioner Fran Adams who
convinced her to visit the unusual festival Adams had helped create.
"She's the one who said, 'Beth, you have got to come to the festival,' "
Perez said. "So I did and I was thrilled, I thought this was just so
cool."
Perez said she was charmed by the festival's uniqueness and the area's
friendly, small-town atmosphere and has been volunteering ever since.
"When you're living in Palm Beach County, you don't really get to see
that small-town flavor," Perez said. "And I just truly, truly enjoyed the
people out there. It's real old Florida."
This year, in addition to the traditional deep-fried frog legs and
beverage concessions, Perez has invited Fellsmere Save-Our-Schools
volunteers to set up a dessert bar.
In return, part of the festival revenue will be donated to the
Save-Our-Schools group.
"You can go in and have a piece of chocolate cake after your frog legs,"
Perez said.
And as someone who has volunteered many hours to youth charities,
including working as the Guardian Ad Litem in Palm Beach County for five
years, Perez loved the fact that the revenue generated by the festival
helps support groups such as the Fellsmere recreation department, the Boy
Scouts and the high school.
"All of my volunteer years have been doing things for the benefit of the
kids in one way or another," Perez said. "And the Fellsmere Frogleg
Festival is a little bit more fun but it was still accomplishing the same
goals."
Since 1994, the Fellsmere Frogleg Festival has donated $82,000 to the
city and the surrounding community.
"It think that the people in this community realize that it is for a good
purpose and that it's a good volunteer effort," Perez said. "All of this
money is going back into the City of Fellsmere. So people want to come
out and buy frog legs."
She finally made the area her home two years ago, settling on the
Sebastian River in Micco with her husband, Rappy.
She's now a financial advisor with Perez and Associates, which she runs
with her husband.
Mr. Perez is also a tireless volunteer in the Sebastian River Area and
helped organize the most recent Blue Water Open sportfishing tournament,
held annually by the Exchange Club of Sebastian. Mrs. Perez is an
Exchange Club member as well.
Perez said her mother recently asked why she's willing to give up so much
 of her free time to volunteer.
And her answer was that she feels a strong need to give back to the
community.
"I think we all have a responsibility to do something," Perez said. "And
I'm very fortunate because my husband and I are running our business here
and it's the type of business that lends itself so that I can spend time
doing this. And I get to meet a lot of really cool people."
Birthdate: Dec. 9, 1953
Birthplace: Chicago, Ill.
Education: Palm Beach Community College.
Family: husband, Rappy; son, Matthew.
The best part of my job is: I'm a project-oriented person. I like
building consensus, completing things and meeting cool people.
What I like the least about my job is: I can't think of anything, it's
all fun to me.
The person I admire the most is: a composite of successful women who have
achieved success in all facets of their lives.
The most recent movie I saw in a theater was: "Out of Sight".
The book I'd recommend everyone to read is: "A Widow for One Year" by
John Irving.My favorite food is: Cajun.
If I were going on a trip to the moon, I would take along: warm clothes.
When I was growing up, I always wanted to be: a lawyer.
The person I would most like to meet is: Madelaine Albright.
My proudest moment is: when my son graduated from high school.
My favorite sports team is: The Florida State Seminoles and the Sebastian
River Sharks.
My favorite television show is: "Chicago Hope".
On my last vacation, I visited: New Orleans, La.
The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is: make a pot of
coffee, get the newspaper and feed the cats.
The type of music I enjoy the most is: old blues and jazz but I love all
kinds of music.
People who know me the best know: I'm a hard worker and like to have fun.
The most exciting time in my life was: When I worked with Women Ship out
of Annapolis, Md. teaching women how to sail and I sailed from Miami to
Galveston, Texas. Also when I worked on the Vero Beach PEP Reef Project.
Those experiences gave me a real sense of accomplishment.

09/11/98
Page: B1
Keywords: Baseball
KIDS NEED TO LEARN HOW TO LOSE
Byline: Bill Valyo

Did you ever get to a local little league or high school baseball game late
and you just get yourself settled in to a seat behind home plate and the
umpire makes the announcement to the crowd that the game is over?
You look up at the score board and it's only the fifth inning of a
seven-inning game and although the score looks a bit lopsided, you lean
over and ask the guy next to you to explain what is happening.
Chances are he doesn't know either because the umpires just called the
game because of a relatively new wrinkle in little league and high school
baseball today ... the 10-run mercy rule.
You see, coaches and powers that be have inserted that bit of chicanery
to the game because:
A. They don't feel that a team behind 10 runs with two innings to play
can come back to score enough runs to tie or win the game.
 B. They are sick and tired of watching their kids get slaughtered.
C. They have something on the stove at home that needs tending to.
I know, I know don't write "When I was a kid" at this point. But I've
just got to.
When I was a kid there wasn't a rule like that around because coaches
knew if they put it in there would be a bunch of kids chasing them down
the street with a bat. Don't cut the game short and lose maybe two more
times up to the plate for me. The team winning didn't want to see it
happen and the team losing felt we still had a chance or if not, it would
get me a couple more swings to practice. Isn't that what counts the most?
After all, you go to a ball park in the hope that you can show off your
wares. If you are having a bad day, then practice in the innings that are
left.
Umpire in chief of the Sebastian area Little League, Chuck Johnson, says
that "the rule has its pros and cons and it can eliminate humiliation."
Mike Stutske, the athletic director of the Sebastian River High School
says that "if you have a seven-inning game scheduled ... play it." He
adds, "It's like a runner who is running a long race, you don't quit if
you're behind. You finish the race."
Leo Tocci, the outspoken guru of Barefoot Bay softball says "the senior
players here have been using it for a year now. We had many games of that
type this year."
This writer agrees with the athletic director. Play the game as
scheduled. You always learn from adversity.

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Page: B1
SRHS STUDENTS TAKE THE INITIATIVE, START SPIRIT CLUB
Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

A group of Sebastian River students decided it was time their school

starting showing its spirit.
Over the summer, senior Christine Spencer and 14 of her friends formed
the "Sharkettes" spirit club almost as a joke, according to member Beth
Eggen.
"It think it started as a joke and we didn't think it would actually
happen," Eggen said. "But the more we thought about it, the more we knew
we wanted to show our appreciation for all of the high school athletes."
On the first day of school, the members donned T-shirts and silver skirts
with fur fringes they had made themselves.
"On the first day of school, I think people thought it was kind of
shocking," Spencer said of coming to school in their new club's uniform.
"The whole courtyard was quiet when we walked in. It was something silly
to catch people's eyes."
But by the time the Kickoff Classic came around on Aug. 28, the
Sharkettes were a joke no longer.
"We wanted something fun to do and show the spirit we have for Sebastian
River High School," Spencer said.
The girls decorated the football players' lockers and baked cookies for
them. They also gave many players T-shirts to wear that say, "I love the
Sharkettes."
"I think they really enjoyed it," Spencer said. "It's a treat for them
and gets them all pepped up. They've never really had anything like this
before."
At the game, they pulled the Shark mascot across the field, stood on the
sidelines and circulated in the stands to get people to cheer for the
team.
 "We're like fans who are a little bit louder and more involved," Spencer
said.
Their antics were so successful, Spencer said she's making four more
skirts for new members and has heard interest from dozens more students -
including boys.
"More and more people want to join," Spencer said.
No, the boys won't have to wear the trademark, fur-fringed silver skirts.
They'll be decked out in matching shorts and T-shirts.
The new, coed group will be called the "Spirit Club," and have an
official faculty sponsor.
Spencer said the club will participate in pep rallies and sell spirit
ribbons before games.
And they're not interested in just supporting the football team. Spencer
said there will be Spirit Club members at the home games of every sport.
While students in all classes belong to the club, Spencer said being in
the group is especially meaningful for the senior members.
"We're all leaving soon and it will be nice to say we started a new
tradition," Spencer said.
Head football coach Randy Bethel said he was pleased to see the student
body come together to support athletics. Students are supposed to have
fun in high school and it really helps teams to know that their school
supports them, he said.
Eggen, who is also a soccer player on the high school varsity team,
believes that student support really does help teams perform better.
"It encourages you more with people behind you, telling you, 'We believe
in you,' " Eggen said.
Athletic Director Michael Stutzke agreed. He said he was proud to see a
group of students take the initiative to start a fun tradition at the
four-year-old high school.
And if a team wins or loses, it doesn't matter to the Spirit Club, Eggen
said. The club is designed to support all teams equally and to show
appreciation for the hard work that the athletes do.
"We'll support our athletes no matter what," Eggen said. "Most of us are
friends anyway. They support us, we support them."

09/11/98
Page: B1
Keywords: Golf
Caption: Seventeen-year-old St.
Ed's senior Walter Hinson putts on the ninth hole at the Sebastian Open
over the Labor Day weekend.

GOLF TOURNEY WEATHERS RAIN

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

Even after rain wiped out nearly all of the first day of play, a record
number of golfers turned out for the third annual Sebastian Open at the
Sebastian Municipal Golf Course over the Labor Day weekend.
"I'm still a little shell-shocked over the rain we had to deal with,"
Course Pro Greg Gardner said. "But I think it went pretty well. We
weathered it."
And while the greens were a little soggy, the rough was high and there
was tough pin-placement, the competition was as tough as ever.
"It was very challenging," first-flight, super-senior winner Ronald Locke
said.
Golf director Pat Cerjan credits Course Superintendent Robert Etheridge
for what golfer after golfer called the incredible condition of the
course.
"They should be complimented for this," tournament participant Dan
Ahlfeld said. "I think that this will turn into a great tradition."
This year saw the addition to two new divisions: a super-senior division
for golfers over 65 and a professional division.
The Sebastian Open is one of just a few individual stroke play
tournaments in the area which is one reason, Gardner said, for the
continued popularity of the tournament.
In the inaugural tournament, just 86 players participated. Last year,
that number rose to 107. This year, the tournament saw a record 192
golfers compete.
Rain halted play early on Saturday, forcing most divisions to settle for
just nine holes.
On Sunday, however, the weather cooperated and all the flights got in a
full 18 holes.
The men's flight was the only one that got in the planned 36 holes.
The directors didn't alter the rules of the tournament because of the
rain, either.
"Sometimes after it pours in a tournament, you'll have what's called
'lift, clean and place'," Gardner said. "Some people call that 'lift,
clean and cheat.' But we didn't want to do that. It slows everybody down.
The course actually dried half-way decent."
Still, the weather didn't deter the golfers from enjoying the two-day
tournament.
Jack Ferenz won $250 dollars by winning the new professional division. He
shot 100 for 27 holes, including a five-under 67 on the second day.
Brad Bergstrom gets his name on the championship trophy after shooting a
one-under 71 on Sunday in the men's championship flight, for a two-day,
27-hole total of 101.
William Granger won the first flight senior division with a 72 on Sunday
and Locke christened the super-senior division on Sunday, winning with a
75.
Mimi Roll topped the ladies division after shooting a 77 on Sunday and
St. Edward's senior golf-team member Walter Hinson took first place in
the 15- to 17-year-old junior division with a two-under 70 for 18 holes.
R. Newman shot an 86 for 18 holes to win the 12-14-year-old junior
division while Steven Joseph won with a 42 over nine holes. Katharine
Stoddard won the girls division, shooting a 91 for nine holes.
Locke, who also played in the first tournament, said the tournament was
very competitive and it was just luck that allowed him to come out on top.
"It was very tough," Locke said of the super-senior division. "The guys
in my foursome, they were four super golfers. They could play anywhere,
it just wasn't their day."
Despite the fact they got rained out on Saturday, Hinson and Brock
Ahtala, who took second place in the 15- to 17-year old junior division,
enjoyed the challenging pin-placement.
"It's a little hot, a little muggy and the greens are a little wet but it
gives me a good idea of a challenge," Ahtala said.
Ahlfeld took second place in the first-flight senior division, shooting
116 for 27 holes over the two days. He said he started off slow on the
first day but recovered on Sunday for the second-place finish.
"I bogeyed four of the first five holes (on Saturday), a couple of
three-putts," Ahlfeld said. "I came around (Sunday). I made some 6- to
7-foot putts for par on the back side that I needed."
It was the first time he played in the Sebastian Open but anticipates
playing again next year.
"It's a good local tournament, it's got some great players and that's why
I wanted to play," Ahlfeld said. "I love, more than anything else, that
 they have something for the juniors, something for the women. I had a
great time and I'm going to do it again."

09/11/98
Page: B1
Keywords: Volleyball
Caption:
Sebastian River freshmen volleyball players Sara (left) and Tara Bess face
many challenges as identical twins on the same team.

TWINS SPELL DOUBLE-TROUBLE FOR OPPONENTS OF THE SHRS TEAM

Byline: Linda Rothstein

Sara and Tara Bess look alike, sound alike, play the same sports and share
most of the same classes.
But for those who know the identical twins, the similarities end there.
"I think that Sara is nicer sometimes and Tara is more brave, more
daring," lifelong friend Nicole Fisher said.
The differences in their personalities are reflected in the positions
they play on the Sebastian River High School freshmen volleyball team.
Tara, the more outspoken of the two, starts at outside hitter.
Hitters are usually the most aggressive players on the floor, making the
high-jumping, hard-swinging kills that result in points.
"When you hit, it's kind of like you're in control," Tara said. "It's
kind of a face-off with the other team. You get credit for it. There's
more action and I like to be in control."
Sara, self-described as shy, starts at setter.
Setters put the ball in the correct position for hitters to spike the
ball and rarely are responsible for points.
Like offensive linemen, setters don't earn statistics to prove their
skill.
"I never really tried attacking," Sara said. "I can just set better. But
I feel bad if I don't get the right set."
Both were members of last year's Sebastian River Middle School undefeated
volleyball team.
As two-year starters, the Bess twins had the luxury of playing on
back-to-back conference championship teams.
And although this year's freshman squad primarily is made up of members
of the winning middle school team, the competition they will face and the
skills they will need to win are much tougher than anything they've
experienced before.
Still, knowing your teammates counts for a lot, Tara said, and she
expects the freshman team to have a respectable season.
The 15-year-olds shatter most of the stereotypes associated with
identical twins.
They haven't dressed the same since they were toddlers and shudder at the
idea of doing it now.
"We never, ever wear the same thing," Tara said.
They often finish each other's sentences but attribute that just to
spending so much time together.
"We get those questions all the time, 'Can you tell what she's thinking?'
" Sara said.
Sara hopes to study business in college, Tara wants to pursue the medical
field.
And when asked if they are good friends, they roll their eyes and answer,
"Not really."
They take every opportunity they can to get away from one another.
 "Being together all the time is just too much," Sara said.
Although they share the same circle of friends, they try to socialize
with different people in the group.
"We'll go to a football game together but I'll leave with someone and
she'll leave with someone else," Tara said.
They and their close friends swear they don't look anything alike but
to someone who doesn't know them well, it's very hard to tell them
apart.
"I don't think I look like Sara at all," Tara said. "We don't look alike
at all."
They usually sit next to one another in class and often hit next to one
another in a softball lineup.
The twins usually play next to each other on the volleyball court and
they wear consecutive numbers on their jerseys.
All this makes it very confusing for teachers and coaches who often blame
or praise the wrong sister.
"When we walk in, sit down, we're usually next to each other in
alphabetical order and the teacher will be like, 'Which one are you?' "
Tara said. "If one of us is late, they have to check and see. In gym, if
Sara didn't dress out, they sometimes mark me like I didn't dress out."
Looking virtually identical even lost them a point in a SRMS volleyball
game last year.
The opposing coach accused the Cowboys of a double-hit, which would force
them to forfeit possession of the ball, when Tara and Sara actually had
made consecutive hits.
The referee couldn't tell them apart either and awarded the ball to the
opposing team.
"We were so mad," Tara said.
Tara said she often hears the questions, "Do you have a sister on this
team?" or "Were you playing first base last inning?" when she takes off
her catcher's mask on the softball field.
Even their own mother, Tara said, sometimes can't tell them apart and has
a hard time differentiating their voices on the phone.
Where they are the same, however, is in their commitment to playing
sports.
Both started playing T-ball when they were 7 and have continued to play
Little League ever since.
They both play on the Sun Devils traveling softball team and both started
playing volleyball two years ago.
They both plan to try out for the SRHS softball team in the spring.
They both hope to play sports in college although Tara would prefer a
softball scholarship while Sara would rather earn one in volleyball.
The Bess name already graces the Sebastian River gym, affectionately
known as the "Shark Tank."
Shawn Bess, the twins' older sister, was a member of the 1995 district
championship volleyball team and went on to play at Northwood University
in West Palm Beach.
Tara and Sara attribute their interest in volleyball to their sister and
their love of sports to their grandparents.
"Growing up around it kind of makes you want to play," Sara said. "Our
grandparents get more excited about it than we do. My grandfather's
usually back there coaching us in softball behind the plate."

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FROM THE ARCHIVES
TOP STORY FROM A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK: Somebody stole a cream-colored,
Pomeranian puppy from Kuntry Kritters pet shop in Roseland. And a few days
later, the 8-week-old pet showed up unharmed, and in the arms of its new
master, Alexandria Ptach.
Ptach had just fallen in love with the little dog and purchased him at a
Vero Beach pet shop called Mr. Pets. Later that same day, she realized it
was her new puppy on the front page of the Vero Beach Press-Journal, and
that it had been stolen in Roseland. So the Roseland pet store owners
reimbursed the Vero Beach pet store owners for what they paid for the
"hot" puppy, and Ptach paid Kuntry Kritters pet shop $500 for her new
puppy in exchange for the pet's complete medical records and papers.

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Page: A1
Caption: Gostomski

CITIZEN OF THE DAY

NAME: Greg Gostomski
AGE: 65
BIRTHPLACE: Baltimore
MOVED HERE: 1990
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Riverside Church Assembly of God
HOBBIES: Read, photography, golf and fish.
FAVORITE AUTHOR: Frank Garzone
WHY I LIKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD: I like (Sebastian Highlands) because I go
over to the sports complex a lot and I scouted this area for about three
years before I bought. I like that the community is compact and you don't
have to go far for anything. I have super neighbors.

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WEEKEND PICKS
A calendar dinner dance, with the tables decorated with a theme for each
month of the year, will be held by the ELDOEs of Sebastian Elks Lodge 2714
on Sept. 12. A cash bar cocktail hour will be 5-6 p.m.
Dinner at 6 p.m. will consist of a baked half chicken, mashed potatoes,
green beans almondine, cranberry sauce, salad, and dessert. Music will be
provided by Sammie Angel.
Donation is $8.50 per person for Elk members and guests. Tickets are
available in the lounge. Chairman is Camille Loughlin.

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Page: A1
WHAT DID HE SAY?
" We do want to say this subject should be considered armed and dangerous."
Detective Joe Dillon

The Sebastian Police detective was refering to Richard Wayne Larsen of

Staten Island, N.Y., whom they are seeking in the Sept. 1 beating of a
co-owner of Suzanne's Bravarian Cafe on County Road 512.

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Page: A1
Caption: Sebastian River High School
Principal Dr. Fran Adams welcomes parents and teachers to the annual open
house recently.

SRHS LOSES ITS HEAD

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

Sebastian River High School Principal Dr. Fran Adams has been doing a lot
of things for the last time lately.
In the spring, she officiated her last graduation. At the end of August,
she attended her last Kickoff Classic football game. At the beginning of
September, she welcomed parents to her last open house.
"As different things happen, I think about (it being the last time) more
and more, the football games, the open house," Adams said. "I tell people
I'm going to think about it tomorrow because it doesn't seem real to me."
In October, the principal who opened the first new high school in Indian
River County in decades will leave her post to become the Assistant to
the Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.
She leaves behind one of the most unique and innovative secondary schools
in the country.
After nearly 20 years as an educator, Adams took the job of principal
with the idea of updating the traditional high school that hadn't seemed
to change much since she was a student.
"I'm a parent, I'm an educator," Adams said. "I've had experience with my
own kids and have seen how they learn. I felt that high school, more than
any school, except maybe for college, had stayed pretty much the same.
Society has changed, the world has changed."
Creating a brand-new high school meant visiting other schools and talking
to educators from across the country to find out what works and what
doesn't in a curriculum that will prepare students for a modern world.
"I certainly had dreams and a strong vision of what I'd like (SRHS) to
become," Adams said. "I visited a lot of places and met a lot of people
and began to see things a lot clearer. You don't know for sure what's
going to happen but I had real strong philosophies."
What Sebastian River has become as it starts its fifth year is a model of
modern curriculum that has attracted hundreds of visitors, earned dozens
of state and national awards and garnered its faculty dozens of
invitations to speak around the country.
"I've always told our teachers that they're pioneers, that we're breaking
new ground here," Adams said. "There's really no road map for what we're
doing and I'm so proud that they've been willing to try new things. This
is one of the few times as an educator you really have a chance to build
something from the ground up."
The school has grown from an initial student population of 900 freshman,
sophomores and juniors to four full classes of more than 1,400 students.
The faculty has more than doubled from 40 to 85, the athletic program
boasts 37 teams for both boys and girls and the award-winning marching
band now has about 150 members. Twenty-six International Baccalaureate
students graduated in the spring and went on to some of the best colleges
in the country.
It wasn't easy making Sebastian River what it is today. From picking
every piece of furniture for the large campus to working out the
complicated, flexible class schedule, Adams had to meet challenges at
almost every turn.
"There were several times when I felt like it was an overwhelming task,"
Adams said. "But if you ever have a chance to do something that you think
is right for all different students, you should take the opportunity to
do that."
But Adams credits the support of her staff, the community and the
 students of Sebastian River for making the new high school work.
"It's because of the people that all the accomplishments have been made,"
Adams said. "The staff really took the challenge and the parents and kids
stayed with us. The North County community has supported their high
school in so many different ways. Business people have helped support the
curriculum and given their time, money and expertise."
One of her proudest moments came last spring when the first class who
attended all four years at Sebastian River graduated. Among those
students was her son, Luke, who is now a student at Shepherd College in
West Virginia.
"Luke was in the group that had been with us the full four years," Adams
said. "The staff felt like they were really ours. That graduation was
very emotional for us."
In her new position with the district, Adams will continue to influence
the innovative curriculum of Sebastian River, but on a broader scale. She
hopes to establish a vision for the district's curriculum as she did at
Sebastian River.
"I would like us to establish a vision and a mission for the curriculum
of the district," Adams said. "I believe strongly that you must have a
vision of where you want to go so that everything you do should be
driving you toward that vision."
She believes the opportunity to work in curriculum and instruction with
the district was just too big to pass up.
"It was a hard decision to make but of all the positions, curriculum and
instruction was one I thought I'd like to do," Adams said. "When a
position like that opens, you have to look at it. A year ago I wouldn't
have been able to move on. This year, I felt when the school opened that
everything had fallen into place."
Still, Adams said she knows she'll miss the excitement of working at the
high school.
"I have a tremendous amount of mixed feelings," Adams said. "High school
is a wonderful place to be. We are fortunate in the North County to have
wonderful students and I think it reflects the values of the community.
It's really going to be hard to leave them. I hope they feel like I've
supported them and know I'm proud of them."
The staff will play a vital role in choosing a new principal and Adams
also will be a part of the process.
"The staff did a site analysis recently," Adams said. "They had an
opportunity to put down the most important characteristics they'd like
the new person coming in to have. I'm sure I'll be a part of the process."
While the staff and students all wish Adams the best, they can't help but
feel sadness as the captain who navigated them through uncharted waters
moves on to a different port.
"My heart is sad because she is a wonderful boss and a wonderful friend,"
Jamie Lunsford, head of the Environmental Science academy, said. "I'll
really miss her hugs."

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Caption: (Color) Photo by Mike Walton: Airmaster RC Club vice president
Tom Nicoletti poses with two of his remote controlled airplanes in the
garage of his home in Sebastian.

FLIGHTS OF FANCY BOOSTS RC AVIATORS

Byline: MIKE WALTON Sun Editor

On any nice morning you will find them, searching the sky with their eyes
to follow the colors they know so well.
Although they have their feet firmly planted on the ground,
remote-control airplane or glider pilots are up in the wild blue with
their aircraft, twisting and turning, floating and swooshing with their
brightly painted craft.
"I loved planes," said Tom Nicoletti, vice president of the Airmaster RC
Airplane Club, recently as he discussed how he got into the hobby after
retiring several years ago as a charter fishing boat captain.
Perhaps it was this love of airplanes that led him to join the Air Force
during the Korean War, or talk a pilot into letting him fly at the
controls of a B-52. He also took private pilots license training for
awhile after leaving the service.
It was a story about club member Jerry Green in the Press Journal about
three years ago that rekindled his desire to fly again, and doing it as
the pilot of a remote-control aircraft.
Perhaps, Nicoletti suggested, this story will encourage someone to come
out to the Indian River Fairgrounds and join the 10 or so pilots who meet
there almost every morning.
Among those at the field are retired pilots, World War II and Korea vets
and others like Larry Larkin who are skilled at instructing rookies.
For Nicoletti, the club has everything. Not only is there plenty of
friendly camaraderie, Nicoletti said, but the variety of aircraft flown
by club members nearly defies description. There are aircraft of every
size, shape and vintage. Some have one engine, multiple engines or no
motors at all. Some are electric powered and others use fuel. Some have
only the wind to keep them up.
The type of flying local pilots go in for is as varied as their aircraft,
he said.
Some like stunt flying and they do it all the time. Others like the
challenge of competition and enjoy pattern flying, going through a range
of aerobatic manuevers.
Nicoletti owns a range of engine-powered RC aircraft, but he appears to
be fond of power gliders also.
Nicoletti can almost transport a listener with him when he talks about
gliding. Once the plane is high in the sky, it is a matter of finding
rising currents of air called thermals to keep the aircraft from floating
to the ground. Caution has to be used, even in gliding, because the
batteries that power the servos controlling the flaps and rudder of the
plane, and thus the pilot's ability to control where the airplane goes,
last only about an hour.
"I had one disappear for three days," he said. The wind was too strong
for him to get it back.
"It just became a speck in the sky."
For this reason, Nicoletti pastes his address inside of his airplanes and
some found the glider and returned it to the airfield one day. Even
though it was left on its own, the airplane was hardly damaged because
gliders are made to float and that helped it make a safe landing, he said.
Lost or damaged planes can make the hobby a tad expensive so the club has
developed ways to help limit those possibilities, according to both
Nicoletti and club President Charlie Smith.
One of the requirements of club membership is joining the American Model
Association, which provides members with insurance. Another provision of
AMA membership is that instruction on flying must be free by qualified
AMA members.
Smith encouraged anyone who wants to take up the hobby to come out to the
airfield, or the club's meetings, held at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday
of the month at the North Indian River County Library on County Road 512.
Do so before you start spending any money, Smith said.
 You may want to buy that large and expensive airplane with all its
sophisticated electronics, he said, but untrained pilots have an average
7 second first flight and end up with a pile of balsa wood splinters. "We
can take someone from novice to solo, usually without a crash," Smith
said.
Soon, that rookie will be a confident and experienced pilot and can
afford to spend what he wants on that plane of his dreams.
Nicoletti has a large blue and yellow biplane hanging in his garage that
he has yet, after three years, felt like taking up into the air. It is
simply knowing his own limitations and wallet, he said.
Since his first airplane, which he built himself, Nicoletti has bought
his planes from club members who enjoy building the planes more than
flying them.
Costs of joining the Airmaster RC Club begin with an AMA membership,
which will cost about $50, depending on your age. The club boasts members
from age 9 through "well over 80," Smith said. Then the club has a $10
initiation fee and yearly dues of $55 to help maintain the airfield and
other club amenities.
The club itself was founded in 1989 when some Vero Beach pilots started
flying at the fairgrounds.
"They had been flying at the field as a loose group and the police kept
chasing them out," Smith said. A group of the fliers got together and
went to the Indian River County Commission and the commission agreed to
give them a lease on the airfield.
If you want more information on the club, you can call Smith at 778-3107
or Nicoletti at 388-5748.
It is best not to try to reach them in the morning because they may not
be home. They've gone flying.

09/11/98
Page: A3
STATE FIGURES SHOW HIGH MANATEE MORTALITY IN STORE FOR 1998

Preliminary figures from the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI)

indicate that 1998 will likely be another high year for manatee mortality.
Save the Manatee Club (SMC) is asking boaters to help reduce manatee
mortalities caused by watercraft collisions.
"We already have more watercraft mortalities through June, 1998, as
compared to this same time last year," said Patti Thompson, SMC staff
biologist.
"Twenty-nine watercraft mortalities at the mid-point of the year is an
unacceptable figure. If we keep going at that rate, we could very well
equal or surpass 60, which is the manatee watercraft mortality record set
in 1996."
Four counties in Florida have historically shown high levels of manatee
mortality: Brevard, Lee, Collier, and Duval. Brevard County has the
highest rate of manatee mortality in the state.
Research from the Florida Marine Research Institute shows that from 1974
through 1997, there were 640 manatee mortalities in Brevard County; 150
of those mortalities were caused by watercraft collisions. Lee County
follows with 546 total manatee deaths, 95 of which were caused by
watercraft collisions.
"The majority of Brevard County Commissioners don't support adequate
manatee protection in the county, plus the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP) has not done enough to push the county
toward improving protection in Brevard waters," said Thompson.
 "Meanwhile, Brevard County consistently has the highest manatee
watercraft mortality in the state of Florida, year after year. The only
county that compares with Brevard is Lee County. Lee County started
working on boat speed zones in 1990, but FDEP still has not adopted boat
speed zones eight years later, even though watercraft mortality remains
high."
Brevard and Lee County are two of 13 "key" manatee counties which have
been directed by Florida's governor and cabinet to implement measures for
reducing manatee injury and death.
Most of the human-related manatee mortality has occurred in these
counties. Their waterways have been documented as having high manatee use
because of manatee habitat features such as sea grasses and fresh water
sources.
The first task of these 13 county governments, working with the state, is
to develop site-specific boat speed zones for manatee protection. Their
second task is to develop a comprehensive manatee protection plan (MPP),
which includes a manatee education and awareness program, boat ramp and
marina location planning, and provisions for law enforcement and habitat
protection.
Manatee mortality from watercraft collisions is also high in the other
counties of Florida. They include: Broward, Charlotte, Dade,
Hillsborough, Martin, Palm Beach, and Volusia. In particular, five
manatee mortalities from watercraft collisions have already occurred this
year in Volusia County through the end of June. This is a record number
of watercraft mortalities for one year for Volusia County.
Many free resources are available for boaters to help reduce manatee
injury and death:
Manatee Protection Zone Informational Brochures: Free brochures on
manatee protection zones in east coast counties (Duval, Volusia,
Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Dade)
are available from the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) by
calling (561) 627-3386. For the publication, "Boat Speed Zones In
Sarasota County," contact the Sarasota County Natural Resources
Department, Resource Management Division at (941) 378-6142.
Manatee Protection Tips for Boaters, Swimmers and Divers: A free packet
is available which includes manatee protection tips and boating safety
information. Contact Save the Manatee Club at 500 N. Maitland Ave.,
Maitland, FL 3275111-800-432-JOIN (5646) or e-mail SMC at:
education@savethemanatee.org. Give your name, address, and area where
you will be boating.
1-800-DIAL-FMP, *FMP, or Marine Band Channel 16: It's Like 911 For
Manatees! When you're out on the waterways, you can help save an injured
manatee by calling the Florida Marine Patrol at 1-800-DIAL- FMP
(342-5367), *FMP on your cellular phone, or use Marine Band Channel 16.
For more information on manatees, or the Adopt-A-Manatee program, contact
Save the Manatee Club at 500 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland, FL 32751, call
1-800-432-JOIN (5646), or visit its web site on the Internet at:
www.objectlinks.com/manatee.

09/11/98
Page: A3
JEWISH HOLIDAYS SET AT VERO SYNAGOGUE
Byline: BRIEF

Congregation B'nai Emet, Vero's Conservative synagogue, will be celebrating

its first Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur! These holidays - the Jewish New Year
and Day of Atonement, respectively, are among the most important days in
the Jewish year.
Rabbi Rob Alpert will be leading the Rosh Hashana services on Sept. 20,
21 and 22, and Yom Kippur services on Sept. 29 and 30, 1998. Services
will be held at the Courthouse Executive Center, 14th Avenue and 21st
Street, Vero Beach. Free baby-sitting and transportation are available
upon request.
For further information, or to purchase High Holiday tickets, please call
234-0746.

09/11/98
Page: B8
MID-ATLANTIC CLUB MEETING SLATED
Byline: BRIEF
The Mid-Atlantic Club of Barefoot Bay will hold its first meeting of the
season on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 5:45 p.m. in Building A.
The Kitchen Committee will serve a meat loaf dinner following the
meeting. Tickets for dinner are available by calling either 664-9305 or
664-2679 no later than Monday, Sept. 14.

09/11/98
Page: A6
EPISCOPAL WOMEN MEETING SEPT. 19
Byline: BRIEF
The Episcopal Church Women's monthly meeting will be held on Sept. 19, at
St. Elizabeth's, 901 Clearmont St., Sebastian.
Father Bob Lieffort will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. and
installation of new officers and executive board members.
Our guest speaker, Gigi Wheeler, whose parents were missionaries as well,
was born in the Philippines and will share her experiences with us. This
program is open to everyone, ladies and gentlemen, so please bring along
a friend.
Our hostesses, Florence Holzman, Anne Grace and Elsie Proulx ask that you
bring a salad to share.

09/11/98
Page: A10
ITALIAN CLUB SCHEDULES DINNERS
Byline: BRIEF

The Italian American Club of Sebastian, 250 Fellsmere Road, announces the
reopening of its air conditioned dinning room for Friday night fish & pasta
dining, 5 to 7:30 p.m. We invite all our regular customers and the public
to enjoy our good food and air conditioning.
The "Cheap Date" dinner is on Saturday, Sept. 12, with music by Omas &
Lee. Open to the public, veal cutlet parmigiana with a side of spaghetti.
Cost $6.50. Call Ann Herbert, 388-0850.
A pool league party on Tuesdays starting at 6 p.m., entries limited. Food
available,
Sept. 19, is Jambalaya night. Music by Randy. Starts 6 p.m., cost. $4.50
 Sept. 26, will be a Chinese night. Food will include sweet and sour pork,
fried rice and egg drop soup. Starts 6 p.m. at a cost of $6. A pancake
breakfast and car wash for the building fund is scheduled on Sunday,
Sept. 27 at the club from 8 a.m. to noon, Have your car washed while you
eat!

09/11/98
Page: A12
DEBORAHS ANALYZE WRITING SAMPLES
Byline: BRIEF
The Barefoot Bay Chapter of the Deborah Heart Foundation will hold its next
meeting on Sept. 25, 1998, at 10 a.m. in the D/E building. Connie
Stinchfield will address the group on handwriting analysis. All residents
and their guests are most welcome.

END

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The Sebastian Sun

September 18, 1998
c 1998 Treasure Coast Publishing Inc.

President: Darryl K. Hicks.

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All correspondence, including news copy, should be addressed
to 717 Coolidge St., Sebastian, FL 32958. Phone: (561) 589-
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display advertising should be addressed to 1801 U.S. 1, Vero
Beach, FL 32960. Phone (561) 978-2383; Fax:(561) 978-2297.
Advertising deadline, 1 p.m., Monday.

09/18/98
Page: A12
CLUB ITALIA ARRANGES MEETING AND VIDEO
Byline: BRIEF

After a summer break, Club Italia will meet Monday at 7 p.m. Entertainment
will be a video: "Rome, Naples and Amalfi Coast." Refreshments will be
served.
Fall social affairs include a barbecue and dinner dance in November.
All meetings and activities are held the second Monday of each month at
the Sebastian Senior Center, 815 Davis St. This is a social club. New
members are welcome. Italian descent is not a requirement.
For further information, call 589-0511.

09/18/98
Page: A12
FITNESS PROGRAM OFFERED IN SEBASTIAN AREA
Byline: BRIEF

The Vero Beach-Indian River County Recreation Department invites all

residents of the Sebastian River Area to get fit by joining aerobics
classes at the Sebastian Community Center, 1805 N. Central Ave.
AM Aerobic Workout: A full rhythmic warm-up precedes a low- to
moderate-impact, high-intensity aerobic session followed by strengthening
segments and a complete cool-down. The class meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 9-10 a.m. and is taught by certified fitness
instructor Kathy Falzone. Fee: $2 per class.
PM Aerobic Workout: This co-ed class in held 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday and
Thursday and is taught by certified instructor Terri Pangburn. Fee: $2
per class.
Senior Aerobic: This slower paced coed aerobic workout is specifically
designed for the active, mature exerciser and is taught by Mrs. Falzone.
It works on cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and muscle toning. The
class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays
and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Fee: $1 per class.
All classes are on-going except for election days and holidays. To
register, show up prepared to work out. Adequate fitness shoes, towel and
water bottle are required. One- to two-pound hand weights are optional.
For further information, contact Mrs. Falzone at 589-8444.

09/18/98
Page: A12
LAUREATE IOTA BEGINS SEASON WITH BOAT TOUR
Byline: BRIEF

Laureate Iota of Beta Sigma Phi hosted Beginning Day on Aug. 30 with a
cruise down the Sebastian River on the Indian River Queen. The three-hour
scenic tour was enjoyed by Laureate Iota, Preceptor Alpha Eta and Xi Alpha
Eta and their guests.
Refreshments were served by Alice Kleine, Joan Lewis and Trudy Maurer of
Laureate Iota. Following the trip, dinner took place at Captain Hiram's.
Those attending were Betty Bunda, Ruth McNally, Jane Burkett, Cora
Slaughter, Pat Farace, Margot Copeland and Elaine Wolford of Xi Alpha Eta
and Lynda and Ed Ramirez, Lela and Don Poust, Linda and Bill Poffenberger
and Joyce and Paul Kindel of Preceptor Alpha Eta.
Others attending from Laureate Iota were Jacque Keeler and guests Joan
and Bruce Musheno of Pennsylvania, Diane Hersh, Charlotte Wilson, Joan
Ellis, Dee Traynor, Fran and Jim McCoy and Marilyn Pappas. Guests were
Bill Lewis, Arnold Kleine, Ruth Folkes, Betty Wendt and Marcia and Rich
Wilfors and Mason.The first regular meeting of Laureate Iota was held
Tuesday at the home of Betty Williams. Helen Burrell co-hosted the
evening event.
"From Dust Into Stardust" Friendship Night will be held Sept. 28 at Our
Savior Lutheran Church at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $2 per person. Make
reservations by Sept. 23 to Pauline Wilson, 562-4127.

09/18/98
Page: A9
DUGAN ENDORSED BY REALTORS
Byline: BRIEF
The Space Coast Association of Realtors Inc. announced recently that they
have endorsed David Dugan, and recommend him for election as circuit judge
for the 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 6.
Dugan was previously endorsed by the Melbourne Area Association of
Realtors and by the Labor Council of the AFL-CIO.
He is in a runoff election set for November.

09/18/98
Page: A9
DEMOCRATIC CLUB PLANS MEETING
Byline: BRIEF

The Barefoot Bay Democratic Club will hold a candidate support planning
meeting with its members and invited Democratic candidates on Thursday,
Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Bldgs. D and E (Golf course).
The meeting agenda will review and finalize the various candidates'
campaign support that the club and its members will participate with
their recommendations.
For information, call Lew Orlow 561-664-2372

09/18/98
Page: A7
FAMILY FUN FAIR SET AT LUTHERAN CHURCH
Byline: BRIEF

The early education committee at Christ the King Lutheran Church in

Sebastian will hold its first annual Family Fun Fair on Saturday, Sept. 26,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event will include a game midway featuring: the dig, ring toss, penny
pitch, fish pond, quarterback toss, dart balloons and the dunk tank,
including prizes. Rides will include a moon-walk and a giant slide. And
there will be a great make-a-craft table, as well as a donut-eating
contest, a cake walk and great food.
An auction will include items such as an entire set of McDonalds 1996
"Ty" Teenie Beanie Babies, a vintage warbird airplane ride, a weekend
get-a-way package for two at the Indian River Plantation in Stuart, and
much more.
Free exhibitions will be given by Pink Pelican Florist, Travel Gallery
and Creative Memories.
Proceeds from the event are earmarked to help Christ the King Lutheran's
on-going effort to create a new preschool for the North Indian River
County community. Some of these funds will also be used to help support
the newly approved after-school program.
The Family Fun Fair will be held on the church grounds at Christ the King
Lutheran Church, 1301 Fellsmere Road (County Road 512) in Sebastian.
For more information, to lend your financial support, or to donate a
prize for the auction, please call 589-7117.

09/18/98
Page: A7
MAKE A WISH NEEDS VOLUNTEERS IN AREA
Byline: BRIEF

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central Florida will hold a regional volunteer

training session in Melbourne Sept. 26 from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m.
Specifically, the Foundation is looking for volunteers to attend from
Brevard, Osceola and Indian River counties.
Applications are currently being taken for this session which is designed
to teach prospective volunteers how to assist the Foundation in
fulfilling children's wishes and to plan fund raising, special events and
public speaking opportunities. Applications can be requested by calling
Make-A-Wish at (407) 246-1974. The site for the training session will be
announced at a later date.
"Our chapter operates in 15 counties in the Central Florida area," said
Robert J. Kinney, executive director. "As the number of wishes increases,
we need additional people to help us grant these wishes more effectively
and efficiently. Make-A-Wish is an organization which is powered by its
volunteers. Staff can provide resources and direction, however, it is the
volunteers who are the people out there working with the children,
staffing the special events, helping in the office and putting together
the fund-raisers."
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization which fulfills
wishes for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 who have diagnosed
life-threatening illnesses. Since starting operation of the local chapter
in December of 1994, the chapter has fulfilled wishes for more than 200
children. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, based in Phoenix, has 94
chapters in the U.S. and nearly 20 international affiliates. Since the
first wish was fulfilled in Arizona in 1980, more than 50,000 wishes have
been granted.
For more information about Make-A-Wish or volunteer opportunities, call
the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central Florida at 407-246-1974 or
1-888-874-WISH (9474).

09/18/98
Page: A7
NEW PHONEBOOKS SLATED FOR DELIVERY
Byline: BRIEF

New Indian River County phone books will be delivered to residents of

Barefoot Bay, Grant and Micco during the month of October. Brevard County
residents in these areas can recycle their old phone books by taking them
to the outdoor recycling container which will be located in the southwest
comer of the parking lot at the South Mainland Library, 7921 Ron Beatty
Blvd., Barefoot Bay, from Oct. 1-31. Phone books will not be accepted in
residents' curbside recycling bins.
To utilize the outdoor recycling drop-off location, look for a large
dumpster-style red and green container with bright yellow "Recycle Old
Phone Books Here" recycling stickers. Please do not leave your phone
books inside the library or place them in the book drop. The outdoor
drop-off container in the southwest corner of the library parking lot is
being provided by Southeast Recycling for your convenience and will be
accessible 24 hours a day.
For more information, contact the Brevard County Recycling Hotline at
952-4700 ext. 2043.

09/18/98
Page: A7
BENEFIT SCHEDULED FOR ART REYNOLDS
Byline: BRIEF

Sebastian Inlet Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary No. 4067 will be sponsoring a
benefit for Art Reynolds, who needs a liver transplant, to be held at
Sebastian Square (Bealls Outlet Plaza) under the oaks, south end of the
building, on Sept. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. Music, food (pork loin, potato
salad, cole slaw, baked beans, dessert), raffles and auction for a $5 per
plate donation. Everyone is welcome.

09/18/98
Page: A7
CPR FOR THE PRO OFFERED AT RED CROSS
Byline: BRIEF

EMT students and RNs. The American Red Cross of Indian River County Chapter
is offering a course for the professional rescuer beginning on Sept. 26,
1998 at the Chapter House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This course includes CPR for adults, children, and infants plus two-man
CPR and use of a bag mask; learning the role in EMS systems; recognizing
and response to providing emergency care and learning risk factors.
There are no prerequisites required, but a written test (80 percent) and
all skills most be passed in order to be certified. The CPR/PR book, a
pocket mask and use of materials are included in the $35 fee.
Pre-registration is required and taken at the Chapter House, located at
2506 17th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32960.
For more information, call the Red Cross at (561)562-2549.

09/18/98
Page: A7
CLINTON BROWN COMPLETES TRAINING
Byline: BRIEF

Navy Fireman Clinton Brown, son of Daniel H. and Kathy A. Brown of

Sebastian, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training
Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program,, Brown completed a variety of training
which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval
customs, first aid, fire fighting, water safety and survival, and
shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis is also placed on physical
fitness.
Brown and other recruits also received instruction on the Navy's core
values - honor, courage and commitment - and how to apply them in their
military performance and personal conduct. Brown joins 55,000 men and
women who will enter the Navy this year from all over the country.
Men and women train together from their first day in the Navy just as
they do aboard ships and at shore commands around the world. To reinforce
the team concept, Brown and other recruits also were trained in
preventing sexual harassment and ensuring equal opportunity.
Even as the naval service gets smaller over the next few years, highly
motivated young people like Brown are still finding an opportunity to
improve their knowledge and education as they become part of the Most
highly technical naval force in history. This year alone the Navy will
have more than 57,000 job openings and opportunities which include
guaranteed training.
He is a 1995 graduate of Vero Beach Senior High School.

09/18/98
Page: A7
ADULT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS SCHEDULED
Byline: BRIEF

Library catalog and Internet training classes continue in October at the

South Mainland Library in Micco. Please contact the reference desk to sign
up for class times.
Oct. 13, 9-11 a.m. Library Advisory Board meets.
Oct. 16, 9-11 a.m. Commissioner Higgs will meet with constituents.
Film Series: See the Titanic and visit Europe's legendary castles through
films and videos shown each Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the library meeting
room.
Oct. 1, 1:30 p.m. Titanic: the Nightmare and the Dream
Oct. 8, 1:30 p.m. Titanic: A Question of Murder
Oct. 15, 1:30 p.m. Great Castles of Britain
Oct. 22, 1:30 p.m. Great Castles of Germany, Romania
Oct. 29, 1:30 p.m. Great Castles of France, Spain
Children's Activities
Toddlertime is for children 2-3 years and is held every Monday at 10 a.m.
Parents/caregivers join the group's activities, which include stories,
songs, and fingerplays. During the month, the children will bear stories
and songs of Halloween.
Storytime for children 3-6 years is held every Monday at 10:30 a.m.
During this month, children will hear stories and songs of ghosts and
goblins and Halloween fun. Parents/caregivers need not attend.

09/18/98
Page: A7
AWARDS BANQUET SET FOR AREA REALTORS
Byline: BRIEF

The Realtors Association of Indian River County will hold its annual
installation and awards banquet at Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club on
Saturday, Sept. 26, beginning with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m.
The program will consist of the installation of the 1999 board of
directors, and the presentation of the Realtor, Rookie and Affiliate of the
Year awards. Following the formal ceremonies, there will be dancing to the
music of Frankie Holiday.

09/18/98
Page: A6
BROWN BAG LUNCH SERIES SLATES SPEAKER
Byline: BRIEF

"Winter Vegetable Gardening" - Avid gardener Jim Christy will share his
simple methods of successful gardening Friday, Sept. 18, learned through
trial and error. Christy will also talk about important composting tips
and varieties of vegetables best suited for winter growing.
Brown Bag Lunch is a weekly series of speakers hosted by the Marine
Resources Council at Fisherman's Landing Park on U.S. 1 in Grant every
Friday at noon. The public is invited to bring lunch and enjoy a peaceful
hour beside the lagoon as you learn more about the community and
environment. Lunches are informal and interactive, so bring your
questions too! Nobody ever leaves a Brown Bag Lunch without learning
something new.
For more information, contact Cheryl Bruns at MRC, (407) 504-4500, fax,
(407) 504-4488.

09/18/98
Page: A6
ART CLUB PLANS PROGRAM FOR OCT. 6
Byline: BRIEF

A program titled "Protecting your Assets" will be presented at the Tuesday,

Oct. 6, meeting of the Sebastian River Art Club by John Murphy, a Melbourne
attorney specializing in Elder-Care legal matters. The event is open to the
public and will take place at 1 p.m. at the Roseland Methodist Church on
Roseland Road.
An outdoor painting day is scheduled on Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. at Hobart
Park.
Art Club member Grace Wisniewski is volunteering at the new North County
Charter School on Fellsmere Road in Fellsmere and says more volunteers
are needed to assist the children with reading. Grades are two, three,
and four.

09/18/98
Page: A6
CRACKERFEST SLATED AT MELBOURNE PARK
Byline: BRIEF
Erna Nixon Park will be holding Crackerfest on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is $1 per person; parking is at Melbourne
Square Mall, at the northwest side of JCPenney - a free bus shuttle will be
running regularly to the park entrance.
Crackerfest is an annual community event that focuses on traditional
crafts, music and Florida natural history and wildlife, and there's
something for everyone: crafters demonstrating their techniques,
environmental groups, wildlife exhibits, native plant displays and sales,
face-painting for the kids, refreshments- and of course Erna Nixon Park
itself, with the Nature Room and three-quarter mile boardwalk through the
pine flatwoods, wetlands, and towering oaks in the hammock.
For any questions or additional information, call the park any day
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 952-4525.

09/18/98
Page: B10
ART CLUB MEMBERS EXHIBIT THEIR WORK
Byline: BRIEF

The Sebastian River Art Club announces the following schedule of members
exhibits through Oct. 13.
Sebastian Chamber of Commerce, 1302 U.S. Hwy. 1, Sebastian, Artist: TBA
Sebastian City Hall, 1225 Main St., Sebastian, Artist: Alice Russell
The North County Library, 1001 CR. 512, Sebastian, Artist: Barbara Garcia
The Press Journal Office, 717 Coolidge St., Sebastian, Artist: TBA
Florida Today, 11628 U.S. Hwy. 1, Sebastian, Artist: Bea Benhard
Sebastian Realty, 1329 U.S. Hwy. 1, Sebastian, Artist: Bea Benhard

09/18/98
Page: B10
NEW BENEFITS TRANSFER PROCLAIMED A SUCCESS
Byline: BRIEF

Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) for food stamps and cash assistance has
been in effect in District 15 since July 1 and the transition was extremely
smooth due to the advance preparation of the Economic Self Sufficiency
staff in District 15, according to district officials. EBT replaces food
stamps and welfare checks with an electronic debit card, like the ones used
at automatic teller machines and point-of-sales terminals in area stores.
Kara Rheame, District 15 Economic Services program supervisor, stated
that the new system is a win-win situation that will:
Save taxpayers money.
Reduce the stigma associated with food stamps.
Reduce fraud and increase security for assistance recipients.
Improve efficiency for merchants by eliminating the handling of paper
food stamps.
"In addition, this electronic banking will get our clients more into the
mainstream. This is a dramatic change for a segment of society that is
more familiar with cash. A lot of our clients have never had a bank
account," Rheaume said.
The district started preparing for this cut-over almost a year ago with
continuous training of employees. Since May, as clients came into service
centers to pick up benefits, they attended mini training sessions using a
mock point-of-sale device. In addition, clients received brochures and
instructions that defined key phrases of electronic banking and advising
them to shop around for ATM services to avoid high surcharges.
Letters informing business, banks and group homes were mailed and staff
gave numerous speeches to local organizations and assisted living
facilities to make sure that all persons affected by the change would be
aware of the cut-over. Two days before the EBT cut-over, 13 teams of
employees went to 108 point-of-sale smaller establishments and 78 larger
commercial stores throughout the district to test equipment and answer
questions. On July 1, 10 teams covered the district, stopping at ATM
machines, smaller stores and commercial retailers to ensure the smooth
transition.
"We had fantastic cooperation from the retailers in the district.
Everyone was extremely cooperative and receptive to the Children and
Family teams as they fanned into the community to provide technical help
to retailers and clients. It has been an exceedingly positive experience
as with very little negative feedback," Rheaume said.
The toll-free EBT Helpline is: 1-888-FLOEBT1 (1-888-356-3281).

09/18/98
Page: B10
OBITUARIES

Everett Uppwall

Everett "Ev" Uppwall, 74, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 5, 1998, at his
residence after a prolonged illness.
He was born Oct. 27, 1923, in Mahwah, N.J., and moved to Barefoot Bay in
1990 from his birthplace.
Mr. Uppwall was an advertising manager for Becton Dickson & Co. in
Rutherford, N.J., and is a member of its Alumni Association in both New
Jersey and Florida. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He
was a volunteer for Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, and a
member of the Barefoot Bay Home Owners Association.
Surviving are his wife of 37 years, Alice; a son, Mark Uppwall, of
Laurel, Md.; a brother, Roy Uppwall, of Parkersbury, W.Va.; and a sister,
Terri Dobbs, of Waldwich, N.J.
A memorial service was Friday, Sept. 11, at Roseland United Methodist
Church, Roseland, with the Rev. Carl Bray officiating.
Entombment was at Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay.
Donations may be made to Holmes Regional Hospice, 1900 Dairy Road, West
Melbourne, Fla., 32904, in Mr. Uppwall's memory.
Arrangements are by Fountainhead Funeral Home, Palm Bay.

Edward Mulligan

Edward J. Mulligan, 86, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 7, 1998, at Sebastian

River Medical Center, Roseland, after a brief illness.
He was born Oct. 31, 1911, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to Barefoot Bay
in 1979 from Loudenville, N.Y.
Surviving are two sons, Dennis Mulligan, of Massachusetts, and Dom
Mulligan, of Long Island, N.Y.; one brother, Ray Mulligan, of Brooklyn;
and three grandchildren.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. today at.
The funeral was Friday, Sept. 11, at Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home,
Palm Bay, with the Rev. Patrick O'Carroll officiating.
Interment followed at Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay.
Lois Perez

Lois Perez, 80, of Fellsmere, died Sept. 6, 1998, at San Juan, Puerto Rico,
after a prolonged illness.
She was born May 19, 1918, in Savage, Md., and moved to Fellsmere in 1973
from Ensenada, Puerto Rico.
Mrs. Perez was a homemaker and a member of the Fellsmere Library
Association.
Surviving are one daughter, Patricia Perez, of San Juan; one son, Denis
Perez, of Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Hilda Herman, of Springfield, Va.;
one brother, Delmer Collison, of Dunedin; and one grandchild.
A graveside service was Saturday, Sept. 12, at Fountainhead Memorial
Park, Palm Bay.
The family suggests donations be sent to the American Heart Association,
2800 Aurora Road, Suite No. 1, Melbourne, Fla. 32935, in Mrs. Perez's
memory.

Edward Mulligan

Edward J. Mulligan, 86, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 7, 1998, at Sebastian

River Medical Center, Roseland, after a brief illness.
He was born Oct. 31, 1911, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to Barefoot Bay
in 1979 from Loudenville, N.Y.
Surviving are two sons, Dennis Mulligan, of Massachusetts, and Dom
Mulligan, of Long Island, N.Y.; one brother, Ray Mulligan, of Brooklyn,
N.Y.; and three grandchildren.
The funeral service was Friday, Sept. 11.
Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home, Palm Bay, was in charge of
arrangements.

John Thompson

John W. Thompson, 86, of Sebastian, died Sept. 11, 1998, at Indian River
Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born Oct. 23, 1911, in Pulaski County, Va., and moved to Sebastian
26 years ago from Dublin, Va.
Mr. Thompson retired as a dining supervisor at Virginia Tech University.
He served as a Seabee in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Surviving are one son, Bill Thompson, of Dublin; two grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.
At the family's request there will be no services.
Donations may be made to the charity of one's choice in Mr. Thompson's
memory.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lowther Cremation Service, Vero
Beach.

Priscilla Condit

Priscilla S. Condit, 95, of Vero Beach, died Aug. 21, 1998, at Indian River
Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness.
She was born Aug. 15, 1903, in Winchendon, N.H., and moved to Vero Beach
in 1988 from Crescent City.
Mrs. Condit attended Abbott Academy, now part of the Phillips Andover
Academy in Andover, Mass., and the New England Conservatory of Music in
Boston.
Mrs. Condit was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach.
Surviving are a son, Robert D.S. Condit, of Vero Beach; a daughter, Clare
C. Gwyn, of Sebastian; a foster child, John E. Pearson, of Seffner; four
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service, with inurnment, will be Oct. 10 at the Mountain Grove
Memorial Church, Huletts Landing, N.Y.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Mountain
Grove Memorial Church, Huletts Landing, N.Y. 12841, in Mrs. Condit's
memory.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lowther Cremation Service Inc.,
Vero Beach.

John Connors

John L. Connors, 76, of Sebastian, died Sept. 13, 1998, at Sebastian River
Medical Center after a prolonged illness.
He was born April 21, 1922, in West Point, N.Y., and moved to Sebastian
in 1984 from Boynton Beach.
Mr. Connors was a civil service employee and worked for the United States
government for 37 years. He was a charter member of the Sebastian Elks
Lodge No. 2714 and was voted Elk of the Year in 1986.
He also was a member of the Sebastian Moose Lodge No. 1767, Sebastian.
Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Lorraine; one brother, William
Connors, of New Windsor, N.Y.; and one sister, Roseanne Connors, of
Morristown, N.J.
A prayer service was Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Strunk Funeral Home in
Sebastian, followed by an Elk's Service conducted by Lodge No. 2714.
A memorial Mass was Wednesday, Sept. 16, at St. Sebastian Catholic
Church, Sebastian.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to Florida Elks
Childrens Hospital, P.O. Box 49, Umatilla, Fla. 32784, or to the St.
Sebastian Building Fund, P.O. Box 781212, Sebastian, Fla. 32978-1212, in
memory of Mr. Connors.

09/18/98
Page: B10
COASTAL CLEAN-UP SLATED FOR SATURDAY EFFORT
Byline: BRIEF

Saturday is the date for the Florida Coastal Clean-up. Indian River County
residents are urged to volunteer for this annual cleanup effort. The focus
this year is not only on the coastal and beach areas, but on a cleanup of
the entire county.
Pelican Island Audubon Society (PIAS) is coordinating the clean-up effort
in Indian River County. All trash bags, pencils and data cards will be
provided. All data collected will be forwarded to the Center for Marine
Conservation, statewide coordinators of the Florida Coastal Cleanup.
Volunteers are urged to bring gloves, wear sensible shoes, and bring
sunscreen and insect repellent. Site coordinators will be at South Beach,
Jaycee Beach, Wabasso Beach and South Sebastian Inlet to distribute trash
bags and other supplies to volunteers at those sites.
With the cooperation of Keep Indian River Beautiful (KIRB),
Adopt-a-Shore, Adopt-a- Highway, Adopt-a-Roadway, Adopt-a-Spoil Island
and Adopt-a-Neighborhood groups are urged to schedule a cleanup on or
about Saturday.
Divers who wish to participate in an underwater cleanup should contact
George Maher at 770-5881.
Residents who wish to volunteer or who need further information should
contact the PIAS office at 567-3520.
09/18/98
Page: A2
Caption: Little Hollywood's Helen Boyd shows off her menacing
batting poise recently.

BOYD PITCHES TEAM IDEA

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun
A Moment In The Sun

If you take time out and get yourself over to the Barber Street Sports
Complex any Monday or Wednesday morning you can see Helen Boyd playing
softball with a bunch of SOB's.
The sight of a female, with earrings swishing and glistening in the early
sun of the day, sending up high-lobbed pitches to men eagerly waiting to
bash them to all parts of the playing field, can make you do a double
take - or at least make you blink your eyes.
Helen Boyd gets to play with the Sebastian Old Boys group of over-60
softball players twice a week. When you get to see her play, the only
double takes are for the exceptional plays she performs on the field.
But the shy and modest resident of Little Hollywood has a background in
outstanding action on the softball diamond. Getting her to share her
exploits is not easy.
You see Helen Boyd was an infielder on the Golden Girls team from
Virginia, a group who won the Senior Women's National Softball World
Series in 1947 in Irving Texas. This feat was accomplished by winning
tournaments all that year beginning with the qualifying playoffs in Penn
Hills, Pa. From there it was tourney wins throughout the country that
took them to the finals in Texas.
Helen was born and raised in Takoma Park, Md., just blocks away from
Washington, D.C., and last year came to the Sebastian area with her
husband Ellsworth. She settled here "because we liked the small town look
and my aunt Sue Bayley lives in Whispering Palms."
Coming to a small area has it's drawbacks for the athletic Boyd. She has
brought a passion for senior women's softball here and the lack of such a
program in this area has rekindled her competitive spirits to a point
where she has been making a list of women in the area who would be
interested in forming a team or even a league.
She says that "right now you have to go all the way west to Largo to be
able to participate in senior women softball."
Traveling distances did not hamper Helen last year when she had to go 35
miles each way to practice with the Golden Girls team. The practice has
paid off though because in October of 1999, the Golden Girls will be in
the National Senior Olympics to be held in October. There will be 19
teams competing for the championship.
Helen, who is an inductee in the softball hall of fame in Washington,
began playing senior women's softball in 1989. She says that playing two
days a week with the SOB's allows her to stay in shape for the upcoming
tests in Orlando.
She also plays plenty of volleyball each week at the Sebastian Middle
School with a coed group of players over the age of 35.
"That's another sport that I would like to see take hold in this area,"
says Helen. "It's a sport that can be enjoyed by people of all ages."
She is also making another list of potential volleyball players in the
area. So far the count of players who take advantage of the play at the
Middle School, varies from 15-25 people.
Helen and her husband also enjoy their 24-foot Grady White boat that they
use about four or five times a month for both pleasure and functions for
the Coast Guard Auxiliary, of which they are members. Monthly patrols for
the Coast Guard take them out in the Indian River and the ocean.
On occasion the couple tries their luck at the sport of fishing but
catching fish has been much more difficult for Helen than snagging a hot
ground ball at second base or making sensational over the shoulder
catches racing from her shortstop position into short left field.
When it comes to Helen Boyd's passion about seeing that senior women's
softball and volleyball come to this area in a full blown program, don't
let her shyness fool you. It could happen with the same determination
that she plays the sports.
Birth date: Sept. 17, 1936
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Education: Montgomery Blair H.S. Silver Spring, Md., Montgomery College
Family: Husband, Ellsworth, Children, Linda 42, Phyliss, 38, Cindy, 37,
Jim, 28.
The best part of my retirement: Is making new friends.
What I like least about my retirement: Being away from family and
friends.
The most recent movie I saw: The Horse Whisperer
The book I'd recommend everyone read: The Bible
The person I would like to meet is: Jesus Christ
My favorite food is: Chinese
If I were going on a trip to the moon I would take along: my husband
When I was growing up, I always wanted to be: a professional ballplayer
The person I admire the most is: my husband
My proudest moment was: making the softball Hall of Fame in Washington.
My favorite sports team is: The Baltimore Orioles
On my last vacation, I visited: What's a vacation?
The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is: read my Bible
The type of music I enjoy the best is: Christian music
If I could do something over again, I'd: have gotten a degree in nursing
People who know me the best know: that I love people
The most exciting time of my life was: being on the softball team Golden
Girls from Virginia who won the Senior World Series.

09/18/98
Page: A2
Caption: Sebastian residents Becky and George Zaleuke recently
opened Windows and Walls, Etc. on Fellsmere Road.

ZALEUKES WANT TO SHAREA WINDOW ON THE WORLD

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun
Business Profile

It just seemed natural for George and Becky Zaleuke to open Windows and
Walls, Etc.
The former co-owner of the Vero Beacher window treatment company, Zaleuke
ran his own business for 18 years. And with his father, Don Zaleuke, has
been installing window treatments almost all his life.
"I grew up doing it, my dad did it for 40 years," Zaleuke said. "He sent
me on my first drapery install when I was 16."
Mrs. Zaleuke, on the other hand, has turned her love of art and design
into a full-time pursuit. She currently is pursuing a degree in interior
design at Indian River Community College and is the chairperson of the
annual Showcase Sale.
With business skills gained during her previous career as a paralegal,
Mrs. Zaleuke can now combine her business sense with her creativity.
"My father always told me not to be a starving artist," Mrs. Zaleuke said
with a smile.
So when customers walk into the pleasantly-decorated store on Fellsmere
Road in Sebastian, they can get full service from the expert co-owners
themselves.
Mrs. Zaleuke can help a client with everything from choosing colors to
complement a room's decor to picking textures and products to create a
personal style.
"Customers are getting interior design service with the interior design
price, basically," Zaleuke said.
Zaleuke can recommend the best hardware to fit a person's lifestyle and
budget and suggest the right product to fit the client's needs.
"He gets into the mechanics because he's been in it for so long," Mrs.
Zaleuke said. "When clients start talking color or design then I come in.
Then we can come together."
The Zaleukes will spend whatever time is needed with a customer so they
get exactly what they want, at the right price.
Zaleuke said it's important for him to know what a customer wants out of
his window treatments; whether things like privacy, light blocking or
style is most important.
"The first thing we ask them is what are they trying to achieve with
their window treatments, finding out what their basic needs are," Mrs.
Zaleuke said.
What allows Windows and Walls, Etc. to give its customers exactly what
they want is most of the products are made by the owners on the premises.
Clients can get custom-made window treatments, allowing for more variety
in color, style and texture, and not have to rely on picking out a
ready-made style from a book.
No middle-man means Windows and Walls, Etc. can keep prices low and
deliver the product faster.
"We do put out a good product," Zaleuke said. "We manufacture all our
blinds here."
Zaleuke installs all the treatments himself and often can do it within
days of when the order is made. Recently, Zaleuke said, a woman came in
wanting new blinds.
He followed her to her nearby home and measured the windows himself so
she could get her new blinds as quickly as possible.
Because of his years of experience, Zaleuke knows which suppliers will
provide him with the best products, so clients will get the
highest-quality window treatments that will last and need little or no
adjustment.
"We have a good advantage I think in that being in the business for so
long and doing it the way we've done it is that I know the contacts,"
Zaleuke said. "I know where to go."
One of the annoying things about vertical blinds, Zaleuke said, is when
one panel shifts out of position, letting light through.
He uses clutch chains so that a simple flick of the wrist will right the
stray panel, so the owner doesn't have to call someone out to fix it.
"The blind repairs itself," Zaleuke said. "It's not that I don't want to
see my customers again but they don't wait around for me to come out and
repair something."
The Zaleukes chose to open their store in Sebastian because Sebastian is
their home. Both have children in the local schools and Zaleuke is a
tireless volunteer coach with the Sebastian Panthers and Sebastian River
High School football teams.
 Mrs. Zaleuke enjoys the fact that from the store, she can watch her
children cross the street from Sebastian Elementary School to the shop,
where they play and do homework until it's time to go home.
"We're just local folks trying to raise out family here like everybody
else," Zaleuke said. "We're just trying to give a fair price on a great
product."
Windows and Walls, Etc. is located at 457 Fellsmere Road in Sebastian.
It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturday
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Windows and Walls, Etc. can be reached at
581-7272.

09/18/98
Page: A11
WEEK IN REVIEW

Hodges' sentence:
Life, plus 13 years

Rose Marie Ross remembers her mother had no spite or malice in her heart.
And Ann Marie Fischer certainly never would have wanted revenge against
the man who was convicted Tuesday of killing her, Ms. Ross said.
So Ms. Ross and other members of the Fischer family, who were present in
the Indian River County courtroom for the first time Tuesday, asked
prosecutors not to seek the death penalty in a plea deal for 19-year-old
Choya Hodges.
Hodges was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
for first-degree murder in the May 1997 death of Mrs. Fischer. Circuit
Judge Robert A. Hawley also sentenced the former weightlifter for
Sebastian River High School to 13 years, four months and 24 days for
third-degree robbery, the maximum possible sentence.
Hawley had no discretion in sentencing Hodges for murder, since he had
agreed to plead no contest to the charge in July. However, the judge
could sentence him to about three years more or less than the state
guidelines for the robbery charge.
Hodges' sentence for stealing jewelry from Mrs. Fischer's home in
Sebastian was the maximum under state law.
However, all that could change pending a decision by the appellate court.
Under the plea agreement, Hodges may appeal Hawley's ruling that his
alleged confession to state agents and Sebastian police detectives could
be heard by a jury.
Bob Stone, Hodges' attorney, asked that Hawley bar the confession from
the case because Hodges only has a third-grade reading level and couldn't
possibly have understood his Miranda rights when he told police he
strangled Mrs. Fischer.
By agreeing to the plea deal, the State Attorney's Office saved the court
time, since Hodges could have appealed Hawley's decision after a lengthy
jury trail, Assistant State Attorney Ed Taylor said.

Builder charged
with defrauding

Former Versa Homes owner Guido Gregoris has been arrested and charged with
defrauding at least seven homeowners in Indian River and Martin counties.
He is the second person arrested in the case, the result of an 18-month
investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
"Now the State Attorney's Office can go forward," said Tim Elder, special
agent supervisor with FDLE.
 Gregoris, 73, was arrested Sept. 2 at the Orlando International Airport
as he stepped off a plane coming from Canada, said special agent Jim
Spiropoulos.
FDLE officials knew Gregoris had been visiting relatives in Canada and
had made arrangements for him to surrender on Sept. 3.
However, because of the recent international bombings, customs officials
have begun checking passengers on international flights for outstanding
warrants. U.S. Customs Officers discovered Gregoris had a warrant from
St. Lucie County and detained him until FDLE agents responded, he said.
He was transported to the St. Lucie County Jail, where he remained
Wednesday.
Gregoris, of Sanford, was charged with one count of organized fraud and
six counts of making false statements.
He used counterfeit documents to show banks that work had been done on
the homes so money could be withdrawn from the homeowners' construction
accounts, Elder said.
Many homeowners found subcontractors had not been paid for work that they
had done even though money had been withdrawn from their accounts -
meaning in some cases they paid twice for the work.
FDLE officials have said that about $138,000 in construction money was
taken from the banks of at least seven homeowners in Indian River and
Martin counties. Many of those homeowners were from Sebastian, where
Versa had an office from 1995-1997, building homes ranging from $85,000
to $120,000.
Spiropoulos said he and Reece Parrish, an investigator with the State
Attorney's Office, worked together on the case, poring through paperwork
and contacting several different banks.
"It's a lot of different banks, a lot of different paperwork. That's what
took so long," he said.
In August, former Versa Homes office manager Peggy Donohue, 37, of Port
St. Lucie, also was arrested and charged with one count of organized
fraud and five counts of forgery.
Donohue, Gregoris' daughter-in-law, allegedly used forged final releases
of liens, a forged notice of construction commencement and worthless
checks to get construction money from the clients' banks.
Elder said Gregoris' arrest is most likely the final one expected to be
made in the case. FDLE investigated other former employees but did not
have enough evidence for the State Attorney's Office to make a case, he
said.
But the final arrest was good news to Emelyn and Bill Comeau of
Sebastian, who said they lost $49,000 by contracting with Versa Homes to
build their home.
"It's been a mess," Mrs. Comeau said. "I just want to see justice done. I
think we all deserve it."

Increase proposed in
city travel budget

Sebastian City Council members may have more money in the budget next year
to attend seminars to learn more about how city governments operate.
The proposed fiscal 1999 budget shows a $1,000 addition to the council's
alloted mileage and travel expenditures. Last year, the council had
$2,000 available to attend seminars and meetings and another $2,000 for
education. If next year's budget is given final approval, the council
will be able to spend $5,000 for travel and education.
"There's all kinds of classes available," said Finance Director Janet
Isman.
Councilman Chuck Neuberger said he benefited greatly from his conference,
learning in seminars about budgeting and how to be a good councilman.
"I thought they were totally, completely necessary," he said.
When Sebastian City Council members go to an out-of-town conference, they
get paid for their travel expenses.
The council spent $2,436.45 between October 1997 and Sept. 8 for travel
expenses, which includes mileage to Tampa, Orlando and Ponte Vedra Beach,
meals and hotel rooms.
Councilwoman Louise Cartwright, Vice Mayor Martha Wininger and Neuberger
each attended two seminars held by the Florida Institute of Government.
Mrs. Cartwright went to Tampa on Oct. 24-26, 1997, and stayed in the
Amerisuites Hotel at a total cost of $336.10. Former Mayor Walter Barnes
went to the same conference, spending about $6 more in meals.
Mrs. Cartwright attended a second conference in Orlando on June 12-13 of
this year, staying in the Radisson Plaza at a total cost of $231.
Neuberger went to the same conference, staying in the same hotel and
spending about $3 more in mileage.
Neuberger also attended a conference in Tampa April 17-19, staying at the
Camberley Plaza at a total cost of $395.72. Mrs. Wininger attended the
same conference spending about $12 more in mileage.
Mrs. Wininger went to a conference in Ponte Vedra Beach June 30-July 2,
staying at the Marriot at Sawgrass, spending a total of $353.48.
Councilman Larry Paul went to one two-day conference in Vero Beach at a
cost of $34.62 for mileage and meals. Barnes went to the same conference
for about $20.30.
"I've tried to keep my travel local," Paul said.
City employees, including council members, follow state statutes
governing mileage, since there is no local ordinance that outlines a
travel policy, Isman said.
They get 29 cents a mile in travel reimbursement and $21 a day for meals.
Hotel rates are flexible, depending on where the conference is being
held, she said.
Councilmen also may get reimbursed for traveling out of Sebastian to
attend Indian River County Commission meetings on behalf of the city or
represent the city on a county committee.
So far this year, however, none have claimed mileage for attending a
county meeting - other than a state seminar - in Vero Beach or other part
of the county. Some councilmen said they never knew they could get
reimbursed for mileage.

District sets aside

$3.3K to dredge canals

The Barefoot Bay Recreation District board of trustees Friday agreed to pay
$3,300 for a "spot dredging" of the community's canal system, which has not
been cleaned out in at least seven years.
Helen Hambro, the district manager, said the work can be paid from
regular funds in Barefoot Bay's budget.
"It's hard to believe that $3,300 won't be more than a drop in the
bucket, but let's do it. Let's get them cracking," Chairman Ben Krom said.
The dredging will not be a complete overhaul, but will clean up some of
the worst areas, Ms. Hambro said.
Brevard County informed the Recreation District that property owners
could lose a tax credit if major facility improvements are not made.
The county grants taxpayers a 55 percent tax credit in their non-ad
valorem taxes in recognition of the community's maintaining its own
private stormwater system.
In addition to the dredging, Ms. Hambro said she is waiting on cost
estimates for an engineering study for possible improvements to the
storm-water system.

Council to pare
city attorney list

Sebastian City Council members may be spending their weekend reviewing

resumes from those seeking to be the next city attorney.
The council voted 4-0 to compile a "short list" of candidates by each
member submitting five names to be interviewed. Those interviews will be
held Oct. 3. Vice Mayor Martha Wininger was absent from the meeting, but
told City Manager Thomas Frame earlier she preferred interviewing a short
list of applicants.
Councilwoman Louise Cartwright said she didn't want to short-list the
applicants, saying that a decision shouldn't be made just on what's
written on paper.
"It's not like selecting an employee. On paper, it's hard to tell," she
said. She later agreed to have each councilman submit five names.
Councilman Chuck Neuberger said some applicants didn't have any
experience with city government and therefore could be eliminated. Both
he and Mayor Ruth Sullivan said Sebastian's city attorney needed to have
a lot of government law experience.
The city has been without a city attorney since July, when the council
fired Valerie Settles. Neuberger and Sullivan cast dissenting votes.
Attorney Tim Williams with Melbourne law firm Potter,
McClelland, Marks & Healy has been serving as interim city attorney,
attending the council meetings. The firm did not submit a proposal to be
the permanent city attorney. Clifton McClelland of the same law firm
served as city attorney for two years, then resigned saying the workload
was too great.
Twelve attorneys have submitted proposals for the position, with some
suggesting ideas for an in-house position and others proposing a
contractual arrangement.

09/18/98
Page: A11
Caption:

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE worker Marty Braddy uses a backhoe to
clear a ditch for a new drainage pipe along U.S. 1. The new pipe is part
of the project to realign Barber Street and U.S. 1.

09/18/98
Page: A4
Caption: Bob Heckman poses by one of his two
airplanes he keeps hangered at Valkaria Airfield. His interests are not
limited to aviation as he plays piano with the Music-Aires.

HIGH-FLYING MUSICIAN KEEPS THE BEAT GOING

Byline: BILL VALYO of The Sun

It was the Korean War and Bob Heckman was performing his duty for his
country by serving in the elite Strategic Air Command of the United States
Air Force.
Among his other duties, Bob was a musician in the 527th Air Force Band
that performed all over the country for Air Force personnel and their
families as well as civilian events. He played the saxophone and piano in
his stint in Gen. Curtis LeMay's command.
Bob, a resident of Barefoot Bay, is a retired Federal Aviation
Administration inspector and he has racked up many investigative hours
combing for evidence in major air disasters that occurred during his
employment with the government from 1969 through 1991. His investigation
of an Eastern Airlines plane crash at Kennedy Airport led to the
identification of wake turbulence and wind shear as major factors in
airplane crashes.
Heckman has not neglected his experience in both aviation and music in
his other life. Although retired now he holds ratings both as an airline
transport pilot and flight instructor. He has two airplanes which call
the Valkaria Airfield their home.
Prior to coming to the Sebastian area, Bob was chief pilot for two of the
country's fabled entertainers, Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill. The
couple would engage Heckman to fly them to major airports around the East
Coast from his flying school that he operated at the MacArthur Airport in
Long Island, N.Y.
At that time he had 30 airplanes at the school where he amassed 14,000
flying time hours as well as 10,000 hours as a flight instructor. The
flying time that the performers provided Heckman allowed him to fly his
Twin Beech aircraft to many interesting events around the country.
The life of celebrity table hopping in the skies ended for Heckman as he
decided to put the flaps down and settle into Treasure Coast living.
He has not forgotten his musical roots however. The active Heckman began
showing his talent at the Sebastian VFW eight years ago when a bartender
there asked him to liven up Thursday afternoons at the club with some
piano music.
This little bit of melodious initiative has now mushroomed into a full
blown marriage of local area musicians and people who love the music of
years gone by.
Every Thursday Heckman and his group, the Music-Aires, fill up the VFW
with devotees of the music of Glenn Miller, the Dorsey Brothers, Harry
James and all the name band tunes that made the 40's the decade of great
tunes.
The group is made up of musicians from Sebastian and Barefoot Bay and
include pianist Wayne Sloyer, who played with Ralph Flanagan, the
Fabulous Dorsey bands, the Blue Baron Band out of Cleveland and Meyer
Davis' famed orchestra based in New York City.
Fred Leblanc, a bass guitar player from Barefoot Bay, Frank Baldoni of
Sebastian on clarinet, Vincent Ingolia also on clarinet and Bill Austin
of Sebastian on drums round out the talented group.
Austin replaces Bill League, the band's drummer of eight years, who
passed away suddenly last month.
There have been many notes played since Bob left Andrew Jackson High
School in St. Albans, N.Y., and since he played in the city's hand-picked
band in Central Park every Saturday morning in 1948. But the career of
this versatile pilot/musician continues as he and his Music-Aires
continue to perform each Thursday and Saturday afternoon at the VFW.
When asked about the most favorite request his band gets when they
perform, Heckman replies that "there isn't a real favorite. All of the
music that we play have been favorites for over 50 years with the people
that like our type of music."

09/18/98
Page: A8
VA ATTEMPTS TO PLACE MEDICAL CENTERS NEAR
Byline: Richard Higgins
Veteran's Voice

More VA CBOC. Sanford will be the site of a new community-based outpatient

clinic (CBOC) under a plan announced Sept. 2. The Sanford clinic is a part
of a congressionally mandated move of veterans health care closer to where
the veterans are.
Sanford is 35 miles from a larger full-scale clinic at Orlando and 170
miles from its "mother" Veterans Administration Medical Center at Tampa.
When bracketed with VA facilities at Palm Bay, Viera (1999), Orlando,
Daytona Beach and Fort Pierce, the picture of VA's grand design is
apparent.
An ultimate goal of placing VA medical care for veterans at a travel time
limit of 30 minutes emerges. However, there are still gaps in the
facilities planning revealed thus far. Local leaders of service veterans
organizations may want to survey their areas, determine where these gaps
are, observe availability of existing local non-VA medical facilities and
make appropriate recommendations through their national headquarters.
Eight other clinics in Indiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and
Kansas were also announced. This group of nine brings the total number of
clinics approved this year to 80, the total number approved since 1996 to
more than 200 and a grand total of more than 600 clinics of various
types, according to VA doctor Kenneth W. Kizer, VA Under-Secretary for
Health.
Class Action Suit Stumbles. Colonel George "Bud" Day (USAF-Ret.) and his
Class Act Group were dealt a body blow when Judge Roger Vinson of the
U.S. District Court in Pensacola dismissed the health care lawsuit they
filed against the government.
The lawsuit contended the government wrongfully took the property (the
promised health care) of retirees who entered service before June 7,
1956. Judge Vinson did not disagree that the government had promised
retirees lifetime health care but stated current law did not allow him to
order the United States to do so.
He said "Under the Constitutional separation of powers, relief for the
plaintiffs must come from Congress and not from the Judiciary."
The Class Act Group (CAG) and the Coalition of Retired Military Veterans
(CORMV) from South Carolina intend to carry out their previously arranged
plans for the Convention to Educate Congress in Washington on Sept. 22.
Two bus loads of veterans will meet on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol
at 2:30 p.m. to talk with Senators John McCain, Bob Graham, Connie Mack
and Coverdell along with Representatives Moran and Scarborough. Other
congressmen are expected to join the group.
Veterans who desire to be part of this action either through joining the
bus groups or by donating to the cause can call 1-800 972-6275.
Push Flag Constitutional Amendment. The Senate has not yet set a date to
vote on SJ Res 40, the proposed amendment to the Constitution that would
allow Congress to prohibit physical desecration of the U.S. flag, but
it's expected before the end of September. Once the Senate and House pass
identical versions, the decision can be sent to the states where the
people can decide the issue.
Land Warrior Coming. Now, all you old soldiers (who never die), hear
this! A war-fighting system tagged "Land Warrior," will soon make U.S.
soldiers and marines unmatched at what they do best, as if they weren't
already.
In 1991, an Army study group recommended the service look at the soldier
as a complete weapons system with the most important part of the system
between the ears. Subsystems include the weapon, integrated helmet
assembly, protective clothing and individual equipment (computer/radio
and software). The weapon subsystem has a laser range-finder/digital
compass, a daylight video camera, a laser aiming light and a thermal
sight. The system will allow infantrymen to operate in all types of
weather and at night. It is said that a soldier can even shoot around
corners with the rig. The helmet will have a monocular day display, a
night sensor with flat panel display, a laser detection module,
ballistic/laser eye protect, a microphone and a headset. Soldiers using a
weapon-mounted camera can send videos to their leaders. Most importantly,
the rucksack has quick-release straps so infantrymen can just drop it and
perform that well known military mission referred to as "getting the heck
out of there."
- Richard Higgins is VFW Post No. 4425 Senior Vice Commander/Legislative
Chairman and District Eight (Brevard County) Legislative Chairman/Public
Relations Chairman.

09/18/98
Page: A8
Caption: U.S.A. Region No. 45 secretary
Fred Klein and Tony Berrington, treasurer of the Nottinghamshire, England
IPA, sign the IPA Twinning Agreement.

POLICE FIND BROTHERS AROUND WORLD

Byline: Margaret Miquelon Here and There

Have you ever heard of the International Police Association (IPA)? The IPA
is the largest police organization in the world with more than a quarter of
a million members and national sections in 60 countries throughout the
world. It is open to every serving or retired police officer, irrespective
of rank, sex, race, color, language or religion.
Fred Klein, who is secretary of the Elks Club in Sebastian, is also
secretary of the International Police Association, Region 45 of the
United States Section. He gave me this information:
The Association was formed in 1950 because a police sergeant, Arthur
Troop from Lincolnshire, England, wanted to create a channel for
friendship and international cooperation among police officers. He wanted
to form an association with development of social, cultural and
professional links among its members, in an environment free from
discrimination of rank, sex, race, color, language or religion. Their
motto is service through friendship.
The IPA creates an opportunity for cultural exchange and contacts on a
national and international level. It is for members and their families
who wish to travel anywhere in the world. Members are offered courtesies,
offered assistance and given tours usually not available to the general
public. Who knows a city or town like the police officer who lives and
works there? It is great to be greeted by the friendly face of a
new-found friend at a destination.
The Space Coast Region No. 45 of IPA includes all of Brevard and Indian
River counties. In 1996, 34 members of the club from the Nottinghamshire,
England, IPA came to our area and were hosted by local members of the IPA. While
some of their members visited here this past July, this region
and theirs signed a twinning agreement. It was officially recognized by
the International Secretary General of the IPA, Alan Carter. This
ceremony was held at the Elks Club in Sebastian.
Due to the extraordinarily friendly relations between the members of this
region and the members of the Nottinghamshire Branch of the IPA, they
mutually decided to formally twin the regions. Tony Berrington, treasurer
of the Nottinghamshire IPA and Fred Klein, secretary for Region No. 45
signed the twinning agreement.
 The IPA All Florida Weekend will be held at the Holiday Inn, 1301
Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, Sept. 25, 26 & 27. A flyer is available
with details for the entire weekend. Fred Klein emphasizes that you do
not have to be a member of the Elks to join IPA. Just an active or
retired police officer. This club is strictly a friendship club. They
call it the best kept secret in the police world.
Dues are $20 per year. A local newsletter is sent out to members every
two months. They have a social affair every month. There are seven
regions in Florida. Each region takes a turn hosting a meeting. The
dinner Oct. 14 will be hosted by the local club at the VFW Club on
Louisiana Avenue. They have planned a picnic at Fisherman's Landing on
U.S. 1 in Grant Nov. 7, which will be free to members and their spouses
or guests.
Fred Klein tells about the IPA houses that are located all over the
world, except for the U.S. They can house up to 16 people comfortably at
the one in Dublin for a minimal charge. In Killarney, Ireland, three
couples can be housed. They arrange tours and trips to scenic places. But
he stresses that everyone working with the IPA are volunteers and don't
get paid.
Friendship weeks, sports events and anniversary celebrations are held to
encourage international membership participation. Gimborn Castle in
Germany is the flagship of the association. It is the IPA International
Education Center where seminars, conferences and meetings are held for
international participation on police related topics.
The International Police Association is one of the most unique social
organizations in the world. It does not compete with any other
police-oriented group. Fred Klein is willing and able to talk to anyone
who wishes more information about this organization. Contact him at
589-8624. Or write him at P.O. Box 780092, Sebastian, FL 32978.

09/18/98
Page: A6
GARDEN CLUB SLATES VARIETY OF EVENTS
Byline: BRIEF

Since summer time travels and vacations are drawing to an end, it is time
to initiate the busy Garden Club schedule. Members are delighted to see our
"snowbird" members winging their way back to Barefoot Bay.
Because some of the members have volunteered for the "Adopt-A-Shore
Program," we would appreciate their contacting President Betty Ellerman
at 664-5332. There will be a cleanup of the beaches - Golden Sands and
Treasure Shores - on Saturday, Sept. 19. Betty is anxious to schedule
member-volunteers to follow through on the club's commitment to this
project.
The first meeting of the season was held on Wednesday, Sept., 16, at 9
a.m. at Bldg. D-E. The club welcomed Ms. Janice Alford, director of the
McKee Botanical Garden, as the featured speaker. Ms. Alford covered the
historical importance and continuing renovation of the garden. She
enhanced her presentation with slides illustrating the progress of this
major restoration project.
The annual hibiscus show, sponsored by the Hibiscus Club of Vero Beach,
will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Community Center on 14th Avenue
in Vero Beach. This is truly a botanical extravaganza and we encourage
all to attend and enjoy! This is also the place to purchase those exotic
varieties which you may have seen and admired but have not been able to
purchase locally.
 The club will be starting sign-ups for two Garden Club events in
November. The first day trip of the season will be on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Members will visit Morakami Museum and Japanese Gardens. In addition to
our guided tour of the facility, we will be treated to a special
class/demonstration of origami - the are of decorative paper folding.
After a quick luncheon, we will visit the Palm Beach Zoo, also to be
greeted by a guide and a special up-close animal encounter. Members are
asked to sign up as soon as possible, so that we can finalize
arrangements.
The club's second sign-up will be to take part in our annual "Make Your
Own Thanksgiving Centerpiece" workshop at our November meeting. Since the
club furnishes the flowers, it will be necessary to have an accurate
count of members planning to participate.
Horticultural Chairperson Ann Chase has suggested the theme for the show
table this month as "after vacation." This would include whatever is in
bloom in your garden at this time of the year, or any unusual plant or
blooms brought back from vacation destinations.
The club also invites participation by all in our sharing table this
month. Just bring along whatever excess cuttings, bulbs, tubers or plants
from your garden to share with others. As promised at the June meeting,
members have secured copies of the literature on bromeliads and ferns and
they will be available to all on the sharing table.
We look forward to a full, busy season this year in the club and
encourage all to attend and enjoy. New members are always welcome.

09/18/98
Page: A7
FISH FRY SLATED FOR SATURDAY
Byline: BRIEF

The Sebastian Church of God is having a fish fry on Saturday, Sept. 19 from
4 until 7 p.m.
The church is located at 281 Delaware Ave. From U.S. 1, go west on County
Road 512 to the first traffic light, and then south one block.
All are welcome to come out and support this event.

09/18/98
Page: A9
SIGN UP FOR STOP SMOKING SECRETS
Byline: BRIEF

The American Lung Association of Southeast Florida will conduct a Freedom

From Smoking Clinic Wednesdays, Oct. 7-Nov. 11, from 6-8 p.m., Dining Room
No. 1 at the Sebastian River Medical Center, 13695 U.S. 1, Sebastian.
A professionally trained facilitator guides smokers through a seven week
step-by-step process and creates a supportive group environment to help
break the smoking addiction. Each smoker also develops an individual plan
for quitting. Special attention will be given to the pitfalls of relapse
and how to prevent it. The clinic also offers the latest techniques for
stress management, weight control, assertive communication, exercise, and
other skills to help nonsmokers become smoke-free for life!
The registration fee is $49 per participant. Pre-registration and
 pre-payment is required.
For more information or to register for a Smoke-Free Clinic, please call
the American Lung Association of Southeast Florida at (561) 659-7644 or
outside West Palm Beach at 1-800-330-LUNG.

09/18/98
Page: A12
DRAMA CLASSES OFFERED FOR LOCAL YOUTHS
Byline: BRIEF

Riverside Children's Theatre is ready for the fall season with more space,
more classes and more teachers. Classes begin Monday and run for 12 weeks.
The enlarged Agnes Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse will allow for a variety of
classes. Offerings are for children 4-18 and range from introduction to
creative drama to advanced monologue and scene study.
Young students can take a class in faerie tales, in which they will
rewrite and act out some of their all-time favorites. Older students can
learn about what is involved in musical theater, from dance styles to
vocal techniques. Production work is also offered from instruction in
auditioning to a directing/play writing lab to an advanced video
production class.
Also offered is a full slate of dance classes with instructor Yvonne
Miller and a voice workshop with Eric Thomas. Other teachers include RCT
directors Jim Allen, Jeremy Baker and Eileen Loughran, as well as Martha
Manning Thomas, Tania Jones and Schumetta McLendon.
Returning students can receive a 10 percent discount on tuition if they
encourage a friend to enroll. Scholarships are available. Phone the RCT
office at 234-8052 for further details.

09/18/98
Page: B1
INDIAN RIVER FALL CLASSES OFFER SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES
Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun
Just because summer is over doesn't mean the fun has to stop.
The Vero Beach-Indian River County Recreation Department recently
released its 1998 fall programs brochure and it's packed with activities
for Sebastian residents to do.
The Sebastian River Middle School gym again will be open for sports for
adults and youth.
Every Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m., the gym will be open to adults aged 18 and
older for basketball.
All games will last for 20 minutes or until a team reaches 11 points with
baskets counting one point each.
The cost is just $1 per session per player and registration is ongoing
throughout the fall. For more information, call Matt Sims at 567-2144 or
call 978-4543 to leave a message.
On Wednesdays, there will be open volleyball for players aged 16 and
older from 6 to 8 p.m.
The cost also is just $1 per player per session. For more information,
call Julie Kelly at 567-2144.
Registration for the North County Youth Basketball League begins on
Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Kiwanis Hobart Park and
 registration will continue until all teams are filled.
Teams are available for boys and girls from age 4 to high school seniors.
The fee is $20 per player and team sponsorships are available for $125.
Games will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings and on Saturday
mornings throughout the season. Call Sims for more information.
John Franklin of the Vero Beach Karate Association will instruct karate
classes at the Sebastian Senior Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6
until 7 p.m.
The fee for a single student is $50 and for families is $65. To register,
call Franklin at 567-9899.
The Sebastian Community Center again will come alive with tumblers,
dancers and aerobicizers this fall as new classes begin.
The Fall I session for Gyminny Crickets, boys and girls aged 3 to 5,
Beginner Gymnastics, boys and girls aged 5 and up and Intermediate
Gymnastics for boys and girls who have mastered beginner gymnastics began
on Sept. 15 and runs until Oct. 29.
The Fall II session gets under way on Nov. 5 and runs until Dec. 20.
Classes are on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and cost $35 per student
for a seven-week session. For more information, call Kathy Falzone at
589-8444.
Pre-dance classes for children aged 4 and 5 and ballet/tap classes for
children aged 5 to 9 will be held each Tuesday afternoon at the Sebastian
Senior Center.
Tap/ballet/jazz classes will be held each Wednesday afternoon at the
Sebastian Community Center and are open to children aged 8 to 11 by
invitation from instructor Julie Norman.
The cost is $18 per pre-paying student per month or $5 per class. For
more information, call Norman at 563-2964.
Coed aerobic workout classes will be offered on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings and Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Sebastian
Community Center. The cost is $2 per class.
Senior coed aerobic workout classes will be offered on Tuesday through
Friday mornings at the Sebastian Community Center. The cost is $1 per
class.
Two new exercise programs at the Sebastian Community Center are Yoga
for Life and the People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) program.
Gentle Yoga classes will be held on Tuesday mornings at the community
center and on Friday mornings at the Sebastian Yacht Club. The cost is $5
per class.
Basic Yoga classes will be held on Wednesday evenings at the community
center for $7 per class.
Both Hatha Yoga classes will be taught by Joann Leighton. Call Falzone
for more information.
In cooperation with the Arthritis Foundation, the recreation department
is offering PACE Basic Program on Monday and Thursday mornings taught by
Falzone, a certified Arthritis Foundation instructor.
There is a one-time $12 registration fee payable to the Arthritis
Foundation, which includes a PACE manual. Classes cost $1 per session.
For more information, call Falzone or to register, call the Arthritis
Foundation at 561-833-1133.
The recreation department always welcomes sponsors and volunteers. For
more information, call 567-2144 or 770-6500.

09/18/98
Page: B1
HEROES ABOUND IN SPORTS AND POLITICS
Byline: Bill Valyo
Ever since Mark McGwire hit that home run to break Roger Maris' record,
this writer has wondered about heroes who are looked up to by kids all over
the world.
In recent newspaper features, polls are being taken and questions asked
to both adults and kids alike inquiring about their "role models" that
they look up too.
The high percentage of cases show athletes getting the nod as heroes and
heroines. Sports stars such as McGwire, Michael Jordan and the recently
crowned U.S. Open tennis champ, Lindsay Davenport, will command top spots
in the "look up to" award.
Because of the media barrage into their personal lives, heroes today can
be dissected easily by the kids. Products sold by the athlete are gobbled

up by adoring fans as fast as advertising people can spin their web.

My hero when I was a kid was Lou Gehrig, the New York Yankee first
baseman. Because of the lack of television and all the other media hype,
Gehrig took the shape of the movie actor Gary Cooper to me. Except for
the rare Movietone News shots of him playing ball, the only picture in my
mind was developed by the motion picture "Pride Of The Yankees", the
life-story of the great ballplayer.
Even today Gehrig remains a hero to me. He played in the shadow of Babe
Ruth yet there was a magnificent dignity about him that outshone any of
the exploits that the Babe would accomplish. It's so unfortunate that the
only reference to Lou Gehrig today is that he bears a name of a disease.
Presidents of the United States also were high on my list of heroes.
Growing up during the second World War, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a
hero. When he spoke the whole nation listened and believed. Ronald Reagan
also goes down as a hero. He made me proud of my country.
Ernie Pyle, the war correspondent, was also a hero. He wrote about the
common soldier as he made his way through Europe and the South Pacific.
I looked up to my coaches as heroes when I was growing up. They always
made an impression on me and looking around the area people who lead kids
such as Mike Stutske, George Young and Bill McCarty would rank high up on
my list of heroes if I were growing up today.

09/18/98
Page: B1
Keywords: Volleyball
Caption: Sebastian River Middle School
coach Kim O'Keefe, kneeling in the center, goes over last minute strategies
with the volleyball team before its first home match on Sept. 15. No. 21 is
Kelli Shivers, No. 25 is Kathryn Simmons, to O'Keefe's right is Tamra Wiles
and to O'Keefe's left is Hanna Ernest.

VOLLEYBALL COWBOYS BEGIN BUILDING THEIR NEW SEASON

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

Sebastian River Middle School ushered in its first home game of the 1998
volleyball season with a crowded gym and enthusiastic fans.
The excitement resulted in a few pre-game jitters for the young Cowboy
squad as it faced Gifford in its first Treasure Coast Conference game of
the season.
"They had that first-game nervousness," Sebastian River coach Kim O'Keefe
said. "Overall I think they did a good job."
After a shaky first game, the Cowboys found their groove, handing the
Dolphins a decisive, 15-6 loss to send the match to game three.
But despite an early lead, clutch serving by Gifford player Jackie
Beechum lifted the Dolphins over their cross-town rivals to take the
match, 15-4, 6-15, 15-6.
"We feel kind of bad but it's okay," Sebastian River eighth-grader
Elizabeth Fedon said. "We only lost by a little. I think we're going to
shape up a lot better."
In game one, Gifford player Audra Martin racked up nine service points
before Sebastian River player Kelli Shivers got a kill for the sideout.
Gifford hit the ball out of bounds for the Cowboys' first point but won
the ball back on the next serve.
After Gifford scored again, Sebastian River won back the ball and forced
a Gifford error for its second point. But the Cowboys languished there
while the Dolphins brought the score to 13-2.
The two teams traded sideouts until Sebastian River won the ball, earning
two more points.
One point was scored on a Gifford error and another on a skillful tip by
Sebastian River eighth-grader Chrissy Schoonmaker.
But it was too little too late as Gifford regained possession and Jayla
Thornton got two service points in a row for the 15-4 win.
The Cowboys looked like a completely different team as they took the
floor for game two.
"We really wanted to win because we lost the other one," Sebastian River
eighth-grader Tamra Wiles said. "We just got really pumped up."
After two quick points by the Dolphins, Sebastian River eighth-grader
Bethany Mulcahy got two straight service points to tie the score at two
all.
Kathryn Simmons added another service point for the Cowboys before Wiles
got the ball and scored six unanswered points for the solid 9-2 lead.
"It got hard when (O'Keefe) called the time out and then I had to break
from it," Wiles said. "And then I had to go back to serving."
The Dolphins would score just four more points in the game as Jennifer
Shows, Sarah Porter and Mulcahy helped lead the Cowboys to the 15-6 win
and the tie-breaking third game.
"We were serving really good and we got to the open balls," Elizabeth
Fedon said.
Gifford jumped out to a 2-1 lead but the Cowboys quickly recovered as
Mulcahy handed out five service points, including three aces, to
overtake the Dolphins 6-2.
"(The Cowboys) knew they still had a chance, there were still potentially
three games to the match," O'Keefe said. '
But Beechum played catch up for the Dolphins with four service points in
a row and then took the lead for her team with nine more, including two
aces, for the 15-6 win.
"I think we were having trouble because people weren't calling the ball,"
Mulcahy said.
While it was a disappointing loss for the Cowboys, the team learned it
can recover from a deficit and has strong serving skills in Wiles and
Mulcahy.
"Me and Bethany, we really didn't play much last year because we had so
many good people on the team," Wiles said. "But now this year, they look
to us. We just get out there and try our best."
A disciplined team well-schooled in the proper techniques, the Cowboys
suffered in the last game because Gifford usually didn't take three hits
to return the ball.
"I think we did good with our serving and working on getting three hits
because it was hard when the other team got over on just one hit,"
Mulcahy said.
Sebastian River, on the other hand, uses the three proper hits - passing
 or digging, setting and spiking or bumping - for the return.
Expecting the same from the Dolphins, Sebastian River was surprised a few
times when Gifford returned the ball on just one hit.
"The other side wasn't setting the ball," O'Keefe said. "(The Cowboys)
got caught waiting for them to set the ball. They weren't ready for it to
come right back over."
Technically sound, Sebastian River needs only to improve its
communication on the floor to become a dominant team in the conference
again.
The Cowboys go on the road for the next seven games and return home on
Oct. 6 for a game against Okeechobee-Yearling. The game is scheduled to
begin at 4:30 p.m.

09/18/98
Page: B1
Caption: From left, Sebastian Panthers
flag football cheerleaders Devin Hamilton, Ariel Shirley and Nikki
DeDominicis practice a cheer in preparation for their team's first home
game.

PANTHER CHEERLEADERS PRACTICE FOR A NEW YEAR ON THE SIDELINE

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

Yellow and black ribbons in their hair and bouncy pom-pons on their new,
white tennis shoes, about 50 Sebastian Panthers cheerleaders crowded into
the upstairs room of the Barber Street field house.
While some primped and preened, changing into their colorful uniforms,
others giggled behind cupped hands as they gossiped with their fellow
cheerleaders.
Although photo day for the youngsters was called off due to rain, many
hung around to practice their choreographed cheers, their yells echoing
off the walls and their stomping feet vibrating the floor.
"We've got spirit, yes we do. We've got spirit how 'bout YOU!"
As the Sebastian Panthers football teams take center stage for their
first regular-season home game tonight, Sept. 18, the cheerleaders will
take their place on the sidelines to cheer on their friends and
classmates.
While most of the squads stay with the traditional black and yellow
uniforms with skirts and tops, the Juniors add a little sparkle this
year, donning all-black, spandex mini-dresses dotted with rhinestones.
"Everyone wanted the new uniforms," Kristin Jones said. "We're going to
wear them for competition."
The Flags add yellow one-piece jumpers to their wardrobe, which they'll
trade off with their traditional skirts and tops as they support their
football team.
Most of the cheerleaders and football players are the same age and attend
the same schools and so know each other very well.
"I know a lot of the players," Kaila Nichols said. "They like it when
we're there cheering for them."
But the cheerleaders are developing teams of their own as they begin to
focus more closely on the annual Brevard Youth Football and Cheerleading
Association cheerleading competition scheduled for Nov. 15.
As defending champions, the Bantam team, consisting of girls aged 11, try
to perfect their movements so they can make another strong showing this
year.
"You have to stay straight, yell loud, smile big, hands on hip," Whitney
Brackett said.
 But it won't be easy. The Bantam squad, with just eight members, will
have to compete against teams with dozens of members.
"It's hard working with a small team because you can't do as many
things," Molly Mieras said. "So we have to make really good pyramids."
This year, the Peewees (10-year-olds), the Bantams and the Juniors
(12-13-year-olds) will add a dance to their competition repertoire,
allowing for a little more freedom and creativity than the usual cheers
and chants do.
"In the years before, only the seniors have been allowed to dance,"
Hogate said. "And we'll have a (social) dance on the Friday night before
homecoming and pick the king and queen."
The older squads also are increasing their stunting skills as the
Bantams and Juniors graduate to shoulder stands and full extensions and
dismount with pop cradles.
They've become just as tough as the athletes pounding it out on the
football field.
It's a lot different than when new Juniors coach Michelle Jones was a
Panthers cheerleader.
"For one thing, when I was a Panthers cheerleader, we made our uniforms,
we didn't buy them," Jones said. "And we didn't have competitions."
Even now, winning a competition is just a small part of being a Panthers
cheerleader.
The five squads, Flags, Mighty Mites, Peewees, Bantams and Juniors,
practice almost every night and spend most of each Saturday on the often
hot, muddy football sidelines.
But it's worth it said Tara Drew, because it's so much fun.
"I like everything about it," Drew said. "You get to know so many people
and make so many friends. I hate to miss a day."
Long-time board member Julie Hogate takes over as cheerleading
coordinator this season as former coordinator Jill Frost becomes vice
president of the league.
Hogate enjoys watching her two sons, Justin Barker and Bradley Hogate,
have their fun on the field and now she'll have about 60 cheerleaders to
help her root them on from the sidelines.
"I've only been on the football side of it," Hogate said. "I'm learning
as I go."
The Panthers cheerleaders will make their home debut on Saturday, Sept.
18, while continuing to prepare for competition in November. The Brevard
Youth Soccer and Cheerleading Association cheerleading competition is
schedules for Nov. 15 at Merritt Island High School.

09/18/98
Page: A1
FROM THE ARCHIVES

TOP STORY FROM A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK: State scientists realized a mysterious
algae could only be found in one place on the continent - Sebastian. The
algae, Gymnodinium puichellum, was responsible for a large-scale fish kill
in the Indian River the year before, and another fish-kill in 1990.
Department of Environmental Protection Research Administrator Jan
Landsberg said, "At the time, it was the first time we were aware of the
species recorded in North America."
Landsberg and other state scientists documented the occurrence of the
algae, which is related to the deadly, toxic red tide algae. The algae
had mainly been found in Japan and Australia, and was frequently the
culprit of fish kills at aquaculture farms, according to Landsberg.
How the algae ended up in Sebastian was an enigma. Landsberg guessed that
 the algae had escaped during shipping while it was carried in ballast
water that was later jettisoned.

09/18/98
Page: A1
Caption: (Color) Paasch
CITIZEN OF THE DAY
NAME: Robert Paasch.
AGE: 78.
OCCUPATION: Retired chief engineer of a television station.
BIRTHPLACE: Jersey City, N.J.
MOVED HERE: 1983.
HOBBIES: Antenna design, auto mechanics.
FAVORITE AUTHOR:Technical books and publications.
WHY I LIKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD: I don't have to get up and go to work. I like
being away from Miami and I like the quaintness of Sebastian.

09/18/98
Page: A1
WEEKEND PICKS
The Sebastian Church of God is having a fish fry on Saturday, Sept. 19,
from 4 until 7 p.m.
The church is located at 281 Delaware Ave. From U.S. 1, go west on County
Road 512 to the first traffic light, and then south one block.
All are welcome to come out and support this event.

09/18/98
Page: A1
WHAT DID HE SAY?
"It's hard to believe that $3,300 won't be more than a drop in the bucket,
but let's do it. Let's get them cracking."
- Chairman Ben Krom

Krom made this observation during discussion by the Barefoot Bay Recreation
District board of trustees during a meeting Sept. 11 where $3,300 was
allocated to "spot dredge" some overgrown canals in the community.

09/18/98
Page: A1
Caption: Red Cross Branch Coordinator
Maureen Forsythe helps Caroline Chruszcz sign up for a CPR class at the
grand opening of the new Sebastian office.

RED CROSS OPENS HISTORIC FIRST BRANCH OFFICE IN CITY

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

At one point, there were so many people inside, you could barely get in the
door.
And that's just the kind of response the American Red Cross of Indian
River County hoped for at the grand opening of its new Sebastian branch
on Sept. 12.
By the afternoon, more than 60 people had toured the office and classroom
located in the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce annex on Main St.
and a dozen had signed up to become Red Cross volunteers.
"It looks like we're making the inroads we want to," Disaster Specialist
Frank Hoover said.
The rest of the visitors signed up for classes, picked up brochures and
ate a few cookies washed down with cups of lemonade to celebrate the new
office.
Red Cross volunteer Walker Smith, otherwise known as Heartford the Clown,
handed out balloon animals while Hoover gave tours of the Red Cross' new
Emergency Response Vehicle.
But what Branch Coordinator Maureen Forsythe most wanted people to get
from the grand opening is that the Red Cross is there to serve the
residents of Sebastian.
"The main idea is that we're here, we're visible, we're available,"
Forsythe said.
As a resident of Sebastian, Hoover knows that the people of Sebastian
sometimes feel left out and separated from the happenings in Vero Beach.
But he also knows that the American Red Cross of Indian River County has
been working for all the residents of the county for 72 years.
"(Sebastian residents) say things like, 'It's really nice to have the Red
Cross here,' and I tell them we've been here 72 years," Hoover said. "But
that's what it's all about, letting people know that the services are
here."
Having an office in Sebastian will give residents easier access to the
Red Cross and assurance that it is there to serve everybody, Forsythe
said.
The office will be open every Monday and Wednesday. Popular classes such
as adult and child and infant CPR will be offered regularly by certified
instructors and blood pressure monitoring will be available on Mondays.
After the staff has reviewed surveys filled out by visitors to the grand
opening, the Red Cross will decide what other classes and speakers
residents want most in Sebastian and if the office needs to be open an
extra day.
"We're trying to tailor our program here to what North County wants,"
Forsythe said. "We're trying not to come in with an agenda, we're trying
to develop the agenda. Whatever they want, we'll try to provide."
People can also register in the Sebastian office for any class that the
Red Cross offers, eliminating the need for a trip to Vero Beach to sign
up for programs like swimming classes at Leisure Square. Red Cross
informational brochures are also available at the new office.
The residents who attended the grand opening were delighted with the new
office.
Recently-retired nurse Inez Fielding, a 15-year resident of Sebastian,
eagerly came to the office to tour the emergency response vehicle. As a
former nurse, she knows the impact the Red Cross has on the community and
is thrilled with the new office.
She also hopes the close proximity will allow her to become an active
volunteer.
"I think it's great," Fielding said. "I've always wanted to volunteer and
take courses with the Red Cross. But because I live in Sebastian, it was
too far when I finished work. So this iswelcome in Sebastian."
Su-Ann Zilnicki, also a long-time resident of Sebastian, stopped by with
two of her co-workers to pick up information on getting certified in CPR.
She was always interested in getting certified, she said, but with the
new office, it was really easy to drop in and pick up the information.
"I'm glad they're here, we need it," Zilnicki said. "I'd like to have
CPR. It's good to have it because you never know."
Ruth Paasch stopped by to show her support for the Red Cross and share
momentos of her volunteer days with the national organization.
"I thought it was a good idea, that's why I came in," Paasch said. "I'm a
 big supporter of the Red Cross."
She showed the certificate she received when she became a Red Cross
nurse's aide in 1954 along with her blue and white cap and a newspaper
clipping of her induction ceremony.
When she volunteered in Pennsylvania during the Korean War, she said,
nurses aides did everything but give injections, from taking blood
pressure to making their own bandages.
She filled out a form so she could continue the volunteer work she
started so long ago.
Occupational therapist Caroline Chruszcz was driving by and saw the new
office and dropped in to sign up for a CPR class. As an occupational
therapist, she needs to get recertified every year. As a Sebastian
resident, she can now take the classes close to home.
"I just saw it driving by and I knew I had to update (my CPR
certification)," Chruszcz said. "I'm sure more people in the area will
make use of it."
While the Red Cross had been thinking about opening a branch in Sebastian
for years, First Vice Chairman of the Board Susan Hartley said, it wasn't
until the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce offered its annex
earlier this year that the project really got off the ground.
"We have been looking for ways for years to find a way to make a better
presence in Sebastian," Hartley said. "When (the Chamber) approached us,
we said, 'Wow, that's fantastic.' "
Sebastian Mayor Ruth Sullivan and Chamber President Ed Moore, as well a
numerous members of the board of directors of the Chamber and the Red
Cross, showed their enthusiastic support by performing the ribbon
cutting, officially opening the new Red Cross office to the people of
Sebastian.
Local businesses showed their support by donating items as door prizes.
The American Red Cross of Indian River County Sebastian branch is located
in the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce annex on the corner of
U.S. 1 and Main Street. The office is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Blood pressure screening begins on Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Adult CPR classes begin on Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and child
and infant CPR classes begin on Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The
office can be reached at 388-2715.

09/18/98
Page: A1
Caption: Ed Beigel, owner of Sebastian
Sportscards, holds a 1985 Topps rack pack, which is three packs in one, in
his right hand that might contain a rookie card of Mark McGwire. In his
right hand he hold a 1990 Leaf, Series 1, pack that could contain a Sammy
Sosa rookie card.

MCGWIRE, SOSA ARE BIG HITS AT LOCAL SPORTS CARD SHOP

Byline: MIKE WALTON Sun Editor

You can measure the ups and downs of a professional sports figure by how
his card does on the open market.
Take Mark McGwire for example.
Last year McGwire was racing toward the home run title held since 1961 by
Roger Maris with 61, but he came up shy with 58 after 156 games.
Still, you might think, he's young and strong and this season he was
bound to do as well or better.
But until the baseball season started in April, McGwire's baseball card
languished in stores like Ed Beigel's Sebastian Sportscards, located at
945 Fellsmere Highway at the corner of Barber Street.
"He had 58 the year before so everyone knew to look for him," Beigel
said, but he had also been plagued with injuries, so the buyers waited.
"I sold some in January for $25," he said of McGwire's card. "Who would
have known?"
Then in April McGwire started hitting those baseballs out of parks and a
rapid clip, and pow, by May McGwire's rookie card could be, it might be,
it was, sold right out of the shop.
Now that rookie card sells for between $100 and $150, depending on its
condition and centering, Beigel said.
A condition of the card depends on how well it has weathered the time it
has been unpacked from a set of cards. Are the corners rounded? Are there
creases or fingerprint marks?
Centering refers to how the image is placed on the card and depends
completely on factors out of the owner's control. If it has an even edge
of space around the image on the card, then it is well-centered and worth
top dollar.
A baseball card these days is likely to be in pretty good shape, Beigel
said.
Gone are the days when cards came in packs with bubble gum and were just
as likely to end up in the spokes of a bicycle as easily in a collection
of favorite players or a favorite team.
"The kids today don't really have the fun we had with them," said Beigel,
38. "They get them and they go straight into hard plastic (holders),
never to be touched by human hands again."
With lists of how much cards are worth updated on a monthly basis,
collecting sports cards now resembles training for the stock market.
In last month's book, Sammy Sosa cards went for $25, this month's book
his value doubled and Beigel expects it to go even higher, now that he
has joined McGwire's high-hitting ranks.
"It doubled in just one book," Beigel said Tuesday, and the rush for Sosa
cards hit his shop Monday.
"He's just as hot," he said of Sosa cards. "All of the sudden, out of
nowhere."
Beigel said that Sosa cards have lots of room to grow more expensive
because he isn't as well-known as McGwire.
But things like home-run hit races such as this one are a real boon for
his business.
"They've really given the baseball cards a shot in the arm," Beigel said.
While Sosa and McGwire are obvious choices for collecting, if you can
afford them now, the real trick to collecting cards for investment
purposes is to look to the future for someone who may become great.
Beigel points to Adrian Beltre, who just moved up to the majors in less
that a year with the AA league Vero Beach Dodgers.
"He's climbing the ladder very fast," Beigel said, and thus has the
earmarks of a potential great, if numerous potential disasters do not
befall him.
With so many players, cards and card manufacturers out there, how does
someone interested in collecting cards go about it?
"The key is to collect what you like," Beigel said. "It's just there's
too many cards and card makers out there and it would get too expensive
to collect everything."
Beigel has customers who limit themselves to a particular team or brand
of cards and others who like to collect Hall of Famers.
"I have a guy who collects players with odd names," Beigel said. "It's
relatively inexpensive because they are often the lesser known players."
For himself, Beigel is the classic example who collected cards as a
 child, only to have his mother throw them away after he grew up and
left the house. He collects some today.
"I've go my own personal collection," he said. "I've got two kids so I
try to put something away for them."
But he said having a personal collection is difficult for him.
"I'm in business to sell, so I can't afford to fall in love with them,"
Beigel said.
He has little problem relating to the love his customers have for the
cards, however. He said he likes seeing people leaf through his books of
cards, some that go back to the 1960s.
"A lot of people get flashbacks. 'I remember having that card,'" Beigel
said.
For those who just have to have a McGwire rookie card, the shop owner has
a bit of sage advice. Forget buying the packs of 50 for $15 a shot.
"Save up for the rookie card, that's the most desirable," he said.
"Buy what you can afford."

END

Sebastian Sun Articles

a digital text archive

The Sebastian Sun

September 25, 1998
c 1998 Treasure Coast Publishing Inc.

President: Darryl K. Hicks.

Executive Editor: Larry Reisman.
Editor: Louise Phillipine.
Copy Editor: Michael Kaiser
Advertising Manager: Debbi Vickers

(USPS) The Sun is published weekly by Treasure Coast

Publishing Inc., a division of Scripps Howard Inc., 1801 U.S. 1,
Vero Beach, FL 32960. c 1998 Treasure Coast Publishing Inc.
All correspondence, including news copy, should be addressed
to 717 Coolidge St., Sebastian, FL 32958. Phone: (561) 589-
6616; Fax: (561) 978-2386. News deadline, 5 p.m., Friday. All
display advertising should be addressed to 1801 U.S. 1, Vero
Beach, FL 32960. Phone (561) 978-2383; Fax:(561) 978-2297.
Advertising deadline, 1 p.m., Monday.

09/25/98
Page: A3
BROCHURES LIST PROGRAMS BY RECREATION DEPT.
Byline: BRIEF

The Vero Beach-Indian River County Recreation Department

has new fall brochures available that covers programs and
events in Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fellsmere, Gifford and
Wabasso and is available at Leisure Square, 3705 16th St.,
and at the Recreation Administration Building, 1725 17th
Ave., Vero Beach.
The department has on-going registration for all fall
programs. For more information, call 567-2144.

09/25/98
Page: A3
VOLUNTEER MUSICIANS SOUGHT FOR BANJOLIERS
Byline: BRIEF

The Council on Aging's Activities Program is looking for

volunteer musicians to join the Treasure Coast Banjoliers
in October. This group, led by Tom Ingrao, plays on
Thursdays at the council's Senior Center.
Musicians who play an instrument other than banjos are
welcome to join Ingrao and his group. Call him at 589-3864.

09/25/98
Page: A3
CPR FOR THE PRO OFFERED AT RED CROSS
Byline: BRIEF

EMT students and RNs! The American Red Cross of Indian

River County Chapter is offering a course for the
professional rescuer beginning on Sept. 26 at the Chapter
House from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This course includes CPR for
adults, children and infants plus two-man CPR and use of
a bag mask; learning the roll in EMS systems, recognizing
and response to providing emergency care and learning risk
factors. There are no prerequisites required, but a written
test (80 percent) and all skills must be passed in order to
be certified. The CPR/PR book, a pocket mask and use all
materials are included in the $35 fee.
Pre-registration is required and taken at the Chapter
House, located at 2506 17th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32960.
For more information, call the Red Cross at (561)562-2549.

09/25/98
Page: A11
TENNIS SEASON BEGINS WITH FALL LEAGUE
Byline: BRIEF

USTA/FL District 15 Junior Team Tennis starts its first

fall season. The first national Fall League will start
the first week in October and run for 10 weeks. This USA
Team Tennis League will have three divisions and the $15
entry fee includes district championship entry and T-shirt
and balls.
The league will use the same co-ed format as the summer
league and players will be placed on teams according to age,
ability and area in which they live. Players may enter their
own co-ed team as long as all players fit in one of the three
divisions.
Red Division is for beginning players from 8 to 12.
White Division players between 10 and 14 years old.
Blue Division: Those boys and girls playing high school,
or USTA sanction tournaments who are 14 and over will be in
this group.
Applications may be picked up at any First National Bank
branch office or the local recreation department. For more
information you may contact District 15 Tennis Hotline
561-879-6403 or John Danise 561-589-4278.

09/25/98
Page: A11
RED CROSS OFFERS CPR AND FIRST AID COURSES
Byline: BRIEF

The American Red Cross of Indian River County Chapter is

offering courses in adult CPR, infant/child CPR and
standard first aid. The adult CPR begins on Oct. 13, 1998,
from 6 to 10 p.m. On Oct. 15, from 6 to 10 p.m. the
infant/child CPR module will be offered. On Oct. 20, from
6 to 10 p.m. the standard first aid course is given. The
adult CPR is a prerequisite for either infant/child CPR or
standard first aid. The cost of the course for all three
modules is $35 and for two modules $28, which includes the
textbook and use of the equipment. For more information
please call the American Red Cross at (561)562-2549.

09/25/98
Page: A8
ANNUAL CONVENTION SET FOR OCTOBER
Byline: DAVE MCALLISTER Veteran's Voice

The Treasure Coast Chapter of the Korean War Veterans

Association will hold its annual convention at the
Radisson Beach Resort, North Hutchison Island, on Oct.
29 through Nov. 1.
One of the guest speakers at the convention will be
Dr. Glen McCormick, retired (December 1997) as Chief
Audiologist, West Palm Beach VA Medical Center. Dr.
McCormick is an activist for veterans with hearing
disabilities. He believes that some of the VA decisions
against veterans with hearing disabilities "defy science
and common sense."
McCormick's presentation will take place at 9 a.m.,
Friday, Oct. 30. He also states, "These people are not
after money from their government. All they want is the
hearing aids. If they have to go out and buy them retail
it can cost $2,500 for each ear. The government can buy
good ones for $250. That's all they're asking."
Veterans with hearing disabilities are urged to attend
to learn more about making application for a disability
rating. If you have any questions about the convention,
please call me at 664-7029.
Current VA regulations authorize issuance of hearing
aids to veterans with a "0 percent" rating for a service-
connected "hearing disability." Veterans with a 10
percent or more disability rating for "any service-
connected disability" may be issued hearing aids by the
VA when a VA hearing evaluation reveals a hearing
impairment.
The South Mainland Shuttle is looking for customers.
The Shuttle (14-passenger van) is here and ready to roll.
This volunteer-operated van is ready to transport persons
living in the area between Valkaria southward to Little
Hollywood.
The van will pick up customers at specific points and
for those in need of a home pick-up, the van will also be
available. Transportation is by reservation. Destinations
will be as far north as Holmes Regional Medical Center
area and as far south as the Sebastian Super Wal-Mart area.
At present, our volunteer driver force is pretty thin
and we are only able to operate the van on Wednesdays and
Thursdays. As more of the volunteer drivers return this
schedule will be expanded. On Wednesdays the van will
travel northbound and on Thursday's southbound. Please call
952-4672 for reservations. Reservations must be made three
days in advance. If you would like to volunteer as a van
driver, please call me at 664-7029; Dick Higgins at 664-5502
or Mike Cunningham at 664-8364.
We have a couple of new friends! I have a couple of quotes
for you. First, from "Army Times." Army Times tells us about
freshman Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., who is a Marine Corps
veteran (3rd Marine Corps Division) who has pledged to "help
restore the faith of our military members" by "providing
adequate pay, housing and retirement benefits." The Military
Coalition, a group of military-related organizations, has
invited him to sponsor a bill that would increase retirement
benefits for those who have entered the service since 1986.
Roberts aides said the senator has made no promises but is
interested in seeing the proposal.
Army Echoes, the bulletin for the Army retiree, tells us
the new DOD health chief, Dr. Sue Bailey, said: "Our service
members need to be ready and fit to defend the nation, and
they need to know that their families at home are taken care
of while they're gone. And we have a huge and growing
population of retirees who are looking for - and deserve -
quality health care from us."
Keep your eyes open! Take good care and God bless.
- Dave McAllister is Service Officer for VFW Post 4425,
MiccoBarefoot Bay, and serves as project officer for the
Barefoot Bay Veterans Council.

09/25/98
Page: A8
CITY NEEDS EXPANDED AMBULANCE SERVICE
Byline: RUTH SULLIVAN Mayor's Talk

Up-date on the ambulance service for the Barber Street

Fire Station.
 The pressing need for a "transporting" ambulance, with
paramedics and an addition to the Barber Street Fire
Station, was brought home recently when I received a
phone call from Fran Socci, of Sebastian.
Her mother, who suffers from chronic heart failure,
had an attack. All of the other "back-up" ambulances,
including Fellsmere's, were out on calls. The nearest
"transporting" ambulance had to be dispatched from Oslo
Road, south of Vero Beach. While waiting, the patient was
stabilized by the Barber Street paramedic and EMTs, who
may have saved her life. Unfortunately, at the Barber
Station we only have an ambulance equipped to treat on
site, not transport people to the hospital. This would
require $25,000 more in emergency equipment for the
ambulance and two paramedics on duty.
Prior to this September, the station had no ambulance
or paramedic at all. It was only after the civic groups
attended many county commission meetings pointing out
Sebastian's need, that a used, non-transporting ambulance
was sent to Barber Station by the county.
This is why the Sebastian Property Owners Association,
led by President Harry Thomas, The Aware Citizens and
Taxpayers Association, led by President Tut Connelly, The
Indian River Property Owners Association led by President
Sullivan and the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce,
led by President Ed Moore, have joined together to raise
money for these emergency services.
These civic associations and the local Chamber of
Commerce will continue to work toward getting the fire
station addition to house the necessary larger sleeping
quarters and a larger kitchen for future full-time paramedic
service.
I spoke with Joe Baird, Indian River County budget
director, concerning the county budget to finance these
needs. He said the addition is not in next year's budget,
so far, and did not know if the station addition would be
built next year. Baird noted that sales tax can cover
building construction and emergency vehicles, but not
operating costs, which represent the heaviest financial
obligation.
Douglas Wright, Indian River County Emergency Service
director, said the county sent out and received Requests
for Proposals (RFPs) for design and architects for Station
No. 8 (Barber Street) and Station No. 11 (Orchid Island).
There are three architects on the short list for
consideration by the county Sept. 29.
On Oct. 6 the county commission is expected to negotiate
a contract. Wright said when the design plans are completed,
by about the spring of 1999, it would take about five more
months to build the addition.
So we are looking at the middle of 1999 or later for the
building and later yet, or no earlier than 2000-2001 for the
badly needed paramedic service.
This is why volunteers who care about Sebastian's health
services have banded together to raise funds to hurry up
the process.
Remember, up until this September Sebastian did not even
have a non-transporting ambulance west of the rail road
tracks, where 12,000 of our people live. So we have
succeeded in getting county recognition of our emergency
medical needs.
But we cannot wait two more years. Our population if
growing rapidly. We have 25 to 30 percent senior citizens,
with their higher number of health problems. Younger
families are moving in and children always require more
emergency medical attention. With these two age groups
making up a large percent of our population, we believe we
must act as soon as possible.
For this reason local fraternal organizations, businesses
and schools will be asked to hold fund raisers or do
anything they can to see our community gets the emergency
help we need.
Two fund raisers are in the works already. Councilman
Chuck Neuberger is working with Moore to organize an October
golf outing and Fred Wininger is working with Skydive
Sebastian and the Indian River School District to hold a
skydiving show at the high school stadium. Entrance fees
will go toward Sebastian's ambulance service needs.
We are aware this is the financial responsibility of the
county. At the same time, the county has to budget for
these expenditures as their tax dollars allow and we
understand this. The county upgraded Sebastian services
this month. We believe that a community-wide effort to
improve emergency supplies, equipment, etc., will
demonstrate to our county commissioners how serious our
need is, so we can receive first consideration in their
budget next year.

09/25/98
Page: A10
LOCAL CALENDAR
Sunday, Sept. 27

Sebastian

BINGO, American Legion 189, 12:45 p.m., sponsored

by Ladies Auxiliary, post home, Louisiana Avenue and
County Road 512
BINGO, 6:30 p.m., Sebastian River Moose Hall, Lodge
1767, U.S. 1. Progressive Bonanza. Doors open at 4:30
BREAKFAST, 8 a.m.-noon, Knights of Columbus Hall, 7701
Gibson St., sponsored by K of C; full menu
BREAKFAST, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Post 10210, 815 Louisiana Ave. Public welcome.

Roseland

ALANON New Beginnings Group, 10 a.m., Donald MacDonald

Park, Roseland Road
AA, 8 p.m., Roseland Methodist Church, Roseland Road
AA, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth's Church, Biscayne and
County Road 512

Monday, Sept. 28
Sebastian

SENIOR CITIZENS' MEAL, 11:15 a.m., Senior Center, 815

Davis St. Reservations required. Call 388-5889
BINGO, Sebastian Area Civic Association, 6:45 p.m.,
Sebastian Community Center
SEBASTIAN RIVER BRIDGE CLUB, 1 p.m., First Presbyterian
Church, 1405 Louisiana Ave. Partners available
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY, 1 p.m., United Methodist
Church, 1029 Main St.
AA 12 Step Group, 8 p.m., St. Sebastian Catholic Church,
13075 U.S. 1
AA STEP MEETING, 5:30 p.m., Sebastian United Methodist,
1029 W. Main St.
SONS OF THE CONFEDERACY VETERANS, Florida Cavalry, Camp
1680, 6 p.m., Mrs. B's, State Road 60
STEPPING STONE QUILTERS, 12:30 p.m., Senior Center, 815
Davis St.
SEBASTIAN RIVER SHRINE CLUB, noon, Italian-American
Club, State Road 512
MOMMY AND ME, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Community Center,
North Central Avenue
CO-ED AEROBIC WORKOUT, 9-10 a.m., Community Center, 1805
North Central Ave.
OLD BOYS SOFTBALL, 9 a.m., Barber Street Sports Complex
PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, 7:30 p.m., North Indian
River County Library, 1001 County Road 512
SEBASTIAN WOMAN'S CLUB, 7 p.m., 952 U.S. 1

Barefoot Bay

TWIRLERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB, intermediate round dance,

7:15-7:45 p.m.; square and round dance, 8-10, Barefoot
Bay Community Center, Building A
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY, Chapter 470, noon, St.
Luke's Parish Hall, 5055 Micco Road

Fellsmere

AA, 8 p.m., Fellsmere Grange Hall

Wabasso

AA, 7:30 p.m., Indian River Men's Group (men only),

Wabasso Women's Club, 83rd Street and Old Dixie

Tuesday, Sept. 29

Sebastian

SENIOR CITIZENS' MEAL, 11:15 a.m., Senior Center, 815

Davis St. Reservations required. Call 388-5889
BINGO, 6:45 p.m., American Legion Post 189, Louisiana
Avenue and County Road 512
COMMUNITY DANCE, 1-4 p.m., First Presbyterian Church,
1405 N. Louisiana Ave. Music by Sebastian River Band; $3
SENIOR AEROBICS, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Community Center,
North Central Avenue
 GENTLE YOGA, 10:45-11:45 a.m., Community Center, North
Central Avenue
GYMNASTICS: beginning, 4-5 p.m.; intermediate, 5-6,
Community Center
CO-ED AEROBIC WORKOUT, 7-8 p.m., Community Center
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY, Chapter 473, 7 p.m., Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Louisiana Avenue
SEBASTIAN RIVER ART CLUB, 12:30-3:30 p.m., United
Methodist Church, Roseland Road
AA, noon, Drop Anchor Group Sebastian Yacht Club, 820
Indian River Drive
AA Freedom Group, 8 p.m., United Methodist Church,
1029 Main St.
AA Discussion Group, 8 p.m., Yacht Club, 820 Indian
River Drive
AL-ANON/AL-ATEEN, 8 p.m., United Methodist Church,
1029 Main St.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY, Chapter 473, 7 p.m., Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Louisiana Avenue
VNA HEALTH CARE ON WHEELS, 1-8 p.m., Beall's Outlet,
11640 U.S. 1
PASTA NIGHT, 5-7 p.m., Italian-American Club, 250
Fellsmere Road; $4.50, public welcome
LINE-DANCE CLASSES, American Legion, Post 189, Louisiana
Avenue and County Road 512: Intermediate, 9:30-10:45 a.m.;
beginners, 11-noon

Fellsmere

SENIOR AEROBICS, 9-10 a.m., Community Church, North

Hickory Street, free
AA Spanish-speaking class, 8 p.m., Grange Hall

Wabasso

VNA HEALTH CARE ON WHEELS, 8:30 a.m. to noon, State

Road 510 and U.S. 1
COFFEE HOUR, 10 a.m., Grace United Methodist Church,
50th Ave.

Winter Beach

OVERCOMERS - Christian 12-step group, 7:30 p.m., New

Hope Ministries, 4425 71st St.

Roseland

SEBASTIAN RIVER ART CLUB, 12:30-3:30 p.m., United

Methodist Church, Roseland Road
UNITED METHODIST BOY SCOUT TROOP 555, 7 p.m., Church
Hall, Roseland Road
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, 7-8 P.M., United Methodist
Church, 12962 Roseland Road

Wednesday, Sept. 30

Barefoot Bay
 BINGO, doors open 5:30 p.m.; games at 7; St. Luke's
Church, 5055 Micco Road
HOMEMAKERS CLUB: 8:15 a.m., aerobics; 9:30, workshop,
Building A
AA open discussion, 8 p.m., building C&D

Sebastian

SENIOR CITIZENS' MEAL, 11:15 a.m., Senior Center, 815

Davis St. Reservations required. Call 388-5889
RSVP HAPPY WANDERERS BAND, 1-3 p.m. rehearsal, Masonic
Lodge, 1715 N. Central Ave.
CO-ED AEROBICS, 9-10 a.m.; senior aerobics, 10:30-11:30,
Community Center
BINGO, noon, Elks Lodge 2714, 731 S. Fleming St.
AA, 8 p.m., Sebastian Yacht Club, 820 Indian River
Drive
HEADACHE SUPPORT GROUP, 7 p.m., dining room, Sebastian
River Medical Center
PINOCHLE, noon to 3 p.m., Senior Center, 815 Davis St.
CODEPENDENT GROUP, 7:30-9 p.m., Christ the King
Lutheran Church, 1301 Fellsmere Road
OLD BOYS SOFTBALL, 9 a.m., Barber Street Sports Complex
INTERNATIONAL SKAT-CLUB, 4:30 p.m., Hurricane Harbor
restaurant, 1540 Indian River Drive
BASIC YOGA, 6:15-7:45 p.m., Community Center, North
Central Avenue

Fellsmere

KARATE, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Fellsmere Elementary School,

sponsored by Recreation Department

Grant

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, 7 p.m., fire station

Roseland

SEBASTIAN RIVER ART CLUB, 1 p.m., United Methodist

Church

Wabasso

BOY SCOUTS, TROOP 598, 7 p.m., Grace United Methodist

Church
AA INDIAN RIVER MEN'S STEP meeting, 7:30 p.m., Wabasso
Women's Club, 83rd St. and Old Dixie

Thursday, Oct. 1

Barefoot Bay

SQUARE DANCE, 12:45 p.m., mainstream dancing with

Spinners Club, Barefoot Bay Community Center
SMOOTHIES BALLROOM DANCE, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Building A

Sebastian
 SENIOR CITIZENS' MEAL, 11:15 a.m., Senior Center,
815 Davis St. Reservations required. Call 388-5889
BINGO, Elks Lodge 2714, 7 p.m., 731 S. Fleming St.
BINGO, doors open 5 p.m.; early bird, 6:30, 7700 Gibson
St., sponsored by Knights of Columbus
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY, FL 641, 8:30 a.m., VFW, 815
Louisiana Ave.
SWING-ALONG, SING-ALONG, 3 p.m., Veterans of Foreign
Wars, 815 Louisiana Ave.
SENIOR AEROBICS, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Community Center
GYMINNY CRICKETS, 3:15-4 p.m., Community Center
GYMNASTICS: beginners, 4:15-5:30 p.m.; intermediate,
5:30-6:45, Community Center
CO-ED AEROBIC WORKOUT, 7-8 p.m., Community Center
AA 5:32 meeting, 5:30 p.m., United Methodist Church,
1029 Main St.
AA, 8 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1029 Main St.
ROTARY CLUB, 12:15 p.m., 1540 Indian River Drive

Fellsmere

SENIOR AEROBICS, 9-10 a.m., Community Church, North

Hickory Street, free
AA Spanish-speaking class, 8 p.m., Grange Hall

Grant

GRANT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT training meeting, 7

p.m., fire station

Micco

AA, 6:30 and 8 p.m., First Baptist Church, 9390

Central Ave.
AL-ANON, 6:30 p.m., Baptist Church, 9390 Central Ave.
AL-ATEEN, 6:30 p.m., Baptist Church, 9390 Central Ave.

Roseland

AA BIG BOOK MEETING, 8 p.m., Donald MacDonald Park

Friday, Oct. 2

Barefoot Bay

ARTIST'S GUILD, 1 p.m., Building D&E

PINOCHLE CLUB, 6:45 p.m., Building C
BINGO, 7 p.m., doors open 5 p.m., Building A,
sponsored by Kiwanis
BRIDGE, 1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 1405
Louisiana Ave.
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY, Chapter 456, 7:30-9:30 a.m.,
Building E

Sebastian

SENIOR CITIZENS' MEAL, 11:15 a.m., Senior Center, 815

Davis St. Reservations required. Call 388-5889
SEBASTIAN RIVER BRIDGE CLUB, 1 p.m., First Presbyterian
Church, 1405 Louisiana Ave. Partners available
BINGO, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 815 Davis St.
BINGO, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 10210, 6:30 p.m.,
815 Louisiana Avenue and County Road 512
CO-ED AEROBICS, 9-10 a.m., Community Center
SENIOR AEROBICS, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Community Center
AA, 8:30 p.m., Sebastian Yacht Club, 820 Indian River
Drive
ITALIAN-AMERICAN CLUB Fish/Pasta Night, 5-8 p.m., 250
Fellsmere Road
LINE DANCING, 10 a.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
10210, 815 Louisiana Ave.; $2.
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION blood pressure/blood sugar
clinic, 9 a.m. to noon, Wal-Mart, 2001 U.S. 1
LIONS CLUB, noon, Waterway Cafe
WUESTHOFF BREVARD HOMECARE blood pressure screenings,
9 a.m. to noon, Publix, 13435 U.S. 1

Roseland

AA Women's Group, 10:30 a.m., United Methodist Church,

12962 Roseland Road
SINGLES ON THE GO game night, 7-9 p.m., Methodist
Church, County Road 505
AA open speakers meeting, 8 p.m., Community Center,
Bay Street

Saturday, Oct. 3

Sebastian

BINGO, doors open 5 p.m.; early bird, 6:30, 7700 Gibson

St., sponsored by Knights of Columbus
SUBMARINE VETERANS INC., 2 p.m., American Legion,
Louisiana Avenue
AA, 8 p.m., St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 13075 U.S. 1

Grant

AMERICAN BIKERS AIMED TOWARD EDUCATION, 7-9 p.m., River

Pub

09/25/98
Page: A2
Caption: (B/W) Photo by Mike Walton/The Sun: Mike Walton
Dennis and Theresa Fink, owners of the Eagle's Nest
restaurant located at the Sebastian city golf course,
discuss their business while relaxing at a table there.
The enlarged restaurant is much brighter and roomier than
the previous business.

ENLARGED EAGLE'S NEST ATTRACTS GROWING CLIENTELE

Byline: By JERRY MEKLER Of the Sun
Business Profile
You would never know it was there unless you play golf at
the Sebastian Municipal golf course, but for eight years
now golfers have known about the Eagle's Nest, one of
Sebastian's best-kept restaurant secrets.
A good thing is really hard to keep secret for too long
and in recent years people from all over the area - many
of whom are non-golfers - have discovered this cozy place
nestled almost invisibly around the 18th green of the golf
course, where you can have an excellent meal in pleasant
surroundings, at a low price.
The Eagle's Nest started as a labor of love for its
owners, Dennis and Theresa Fink, a young couple from New
Jersey who fell in love with Sebastian after visiting the
area about 10 years ago. Both had strong backgrounds in
restaurant management in the New Jersey area and both had
decided that Florida was the place for them to build their
future together.
After turning down a couple of possible restaurant
situations, they heard that the city of Sebastian was
looking to divest itself of the small snack bar service it
had at the golf course, and offered the Finks the
opportunity to run a restaurant and cocktail lounge on the
premises.
First opened in 1991, the Eagle's Nest had about 12
tables and 48 seats. It's limited menu was ideal for the
golfer after a round or at the ninth hole, and its relaxed
pub-like atmosphere soon attracted a loyal following.
Because of the word of mouth that followed, the
restaurant's popularity zoomed, and with it the need for a
larger, more eclectic room which would appeal to everyone.
Construction began last February on the new Eagle's Nest
that called for almost triple the seating and double the
square footage of the original. Completed in July, the
restaurant now seats more than 150 patrons in a cool, serene
setting offset by nature's greenery and foliage outside.
The interior decor seems to image the outdoors with its
forest green walls, warm cane and rattan seats and colorful
earthy carpeting. Even the attractive wait staff are
uniformed in forest green shirts and tan shorts to blend in
with the environment inside and out.
Along with the new look and $150,000 expansion, the Finks
introduced a unique concept at the Eagle's Nest. In addition
to a number of new items on the enlarged and modified menu,
special events such as Monday night football and Karaoke
Night, will become part of the newly refurbished restaurant's
personality.
Live entertainment will be featured virtually every night
of the week, Dennis Fink announced. His lineup for the coming
year includes such well known groups as "Deja Vu," who will be
featured on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights for listening
and dancing.
In addition, piano entertainer and song stylist Sammie Angel
will entertain during the week along with guitarist George
Clarke.
Fink announced that each of these special nights will feature
substantially reduced drinks at Happy Hour from 4-6 p.m. For
example, he said that well drinks will be $2 and draft beer,
only $1. In addition there will be a deduction of 50 cents for
all mixed cocktails.
The new menu features specials for breakfast, lunch and dinner
and will reflect the most popular requests from its patrons.
Fink wanted to emphasize that popular house specialties such as
prime rib au jus and twin lobster tails will remain on the menu
at virtually the same prices.
The dinner menu highlights a number of America's favorite
dishes. Steaks, ribs, veal, chicken, seafood and pasta are
featured on a daily basis and pizza is a new addition,
according to Fink, with the installation of pizza ovens for
the first time. The menu is modestly priced with most items
under $10.
The kitchen is presided over by Theresa Fink who cooks many
of the featured dishes including her famous prime rib, and her
award-winning clam chowder. The Finks' 17-year-old daughter
Dawn also occasionally helps out.
The lunch menu lists more than 50 items and it includes
all the classic "deli" sandwiches as well as nine different
types of burgers and several salads and soup combos.
Breakfasts feature a variety of house specialty omelets as
well as dozens of pancake choices, eggs and cereals.
The Eagle's Nest staff, which numbers about 20, include
waiters, chefs and kitchen help. Two members of the staff,
manager Lori Oltoff and a waitress, Denise Lupo, have been
with the restaurant for more than five years.
The Eagle's Nest is open seven days a week, all day long
beginning with breakfast at 6:30 a.m. There is a nonsmoking
section in a corner of the restaurant. All major credit cards
are accepted.
When asked what he sees for the future of his restaurant,
Dennis Fink said: "I just want to be able to provide a lovely
setting with good food at reasonable prices. I think Sebastian
deserves such a place."

09/25/98
Page: A2
Caption: (B/W) Photo by Linda Rothstein/The Sun: Linda Rothstein
A life-long resident of Sebastian, 17-year-old Laksman Frank
recently had a short story published in the national best-selling
book, "Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul."

STUDENT ENJOYS HIS CREATIVE TALENTS

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun
A Moment In The Sun

Seventeen-year-old Laksman Frank has been in the limelight

before.
For two consecutive years, he designed the national AIDS
quilt poster and this year created a poster for the
international World Tibet Day.
He knew his posters were being displayed around the world
and once, he even saw his most recent AIDS quilt poster in
the window of a local business.
"My poster was in the window and I was like, 'How did that
get here?' " Frank said. "The World Tibet Day is international
and the Dalai Lama has one ... and he really loved it."
But when he entered a contest to have a short story published
in "Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul," Frank had no idea how
popular and well-known the best-selling series is.
He was just interested in the $300 cash prize as he saves for
college.
"It was just a contest that I entered, I had never read the
book before, I didn't really know about the book," Frank said.
"It was just some money that I thought I'd like to win."
His story, titled "Do You Have Your Wallet?" was selected
from 7,800 entries for inclusion in the book. His is one of
just 44 stories and forwards in the book authored by children,
the other 71 are by celebrities.
"I still didn't know what was going on, I wasn't sure what
'Chicken Soup for the Soul' was," Frank said. "I was impressed
with myself, I was happy I was getting the money and I'm
published, it looks good on my resume."
During a recent summer vacation, when he visited numerous
cities around the country, Laksman was surprised to find that
the inspirational book was prominently displayed in every book
store he visited.
When it was released on July 31, "Chicken Soup for the Kid's
Soul" debuted at No. 43 on the USA Today bestseller list and
skyrocketed to No. 8 in its second week.
"It was exciting every time I saw it," Frank said. "I was
like, 'Wow, people actually know about this book.' "
Frank's story recounts when he lost his wallet at the North
Indian River County Library. When he went back the next day, it
was gone and he figured he'd never see it again.
A month later, he received a package in the mail containing
the wallet, with nothing missing, a note and a Christ medallion.
The note asked Frank to keep the medal with him at all times,
so the angel who had been watching over him when he lost his
wallet would continue to guide him.
There was no return address to where Frank could send his
thanks. So Frank was inspired to write the story in hopes the
person who returned his wallet might see it and know of his
thanks, while showing others that you can sometimes still count
upon the kindness of strangers.
"I thought this would be a nice way to thank them," Frank
said. "I hope they saw it."
While Frank has been an artist since he could clutch a crayon,
he only began writing a year ago in a journalism class and for
the Press Journal's School Zone. He sees writing as another
medium through which to be creative, just like drawing and
painting.
"I enjoy a lot of arts," Frank said. "Writing is just another
way of expressing myself."
Most of his recent writing has been filling out scholarship
applications, answering tedious questions like "Why do you think
an athlete needs to be three-dimensional?" But Frank believes
being an artist gives him a unique perspective that allows him
to tackle mundane questions in creative ways.
"You try to be different and set yourself apart from everyone
else in some way," Frank said. "I think I can do that with writing."
A senior at the River School, Frank hopes to study art and
history at Brown University and enter a profession where he will
be able to utilize his talents with the brush and pen.
Frank signed copies of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" at the
Children's Store at the Vero Beach Book Center on Saturday, Sept.
19, as part of an attempt to set a Guinness Book of World
Records record for the biggest book signing event in history.
The money raised during the event, where contributing
authors to the book signed at outlets all over the country,
will be donated to eight children's charities.
Birthdate: Dec. 26, 1980
Birthplace: Vero Beach, Fla.
Education: The River School, Sebastian, Fla.
Family: father, Cristos; mother, Kashima; sister, Jaya;
sister, Ganga.
The best part of writing is: being able to express ideas
in a creative way.
What I like the least about writing is: it takes me a long
time to get the right words.
The people I admire the most are: my parents.
The most recent movie I saw in a theater was: "54".
The book I'd recommend everyone to read is: "Beloved" by
Toni Morrison.
My favorite food is: sushi.
If I were going on a trip to the moon, I would take along:
a pen and paper.
When I was growing up, I always wanted to be: an athlete.
The person I would most like to meet is: John Travolta.
My proudest moment is: when I designed the AIDS quilt poster
and it was made into a T-shirt.
My favorite sports team is: the New York Yankees.
My favorite television show is: "Seinfeld."
On my last vacation, I visited: Brown University in
Providence, R.I.
The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is: push
the snooze button.
The type of music I enjoy the most is: all music except
country.
People who know me the best know: I'm always up for fun.
The most exciting time in my life is: right now.

09/25/98
Page: A12
WEEK IN REVIEW
Former Sebastian
Mayor Harris dies

L. Gene Harris saw himself as a quiet, soft-spoken man.

But the people who worked with Harris, Sebastian's last
mayor before the city changed to a council/city manager
form of government, remembered someone who had a grand
vision for the city he loved.
Harris died at his home Wednesday afternoon of natural
causes. He was 70.
Assistant City Clerk Sally Maio, one of the few remaining
city employees who worked with the former mayor, said she
still has a photograph of Harris dressed as an American
Indian chief at an office Halloween party.
"He'd get right into it with us," Maio said. "Gene was a
very nice man."
Harris was mayor when the City Council hired City Clerk
Kay O'Halloran.
 "He always was of good spirits," she said. "He was always
up. He was never a prophet of doom."
Peter Vallone, a council member during Harris' tenure,
said the former mayor had a vision for Sebastian, to grow
from a small town into a city, but in the proper way.
"He had his heart in the right place for the city of
Sebastian," he said. "It's a loss for the community."
And Pat Lambert, who regularly attended City Council
meetings when Harris was mayor, remembered a man who always
had an ear for citizen input.
"He would listen," she said. "I always found him to be a
nice man, and he was a very easy person to talk to."
Harris was elected mayor in March 1986, working an average
of 60 hours a week for an annual salary of $9,600. He ran
for office on the platform the city should pay the mayor
more.
While in office, Harris despised what he called political
pettiness in a city known for its infighting during public
meetings.
But by the end of his two-year term, a majority of voters
altered the City Charter to hire a full-time city manager
under an elected council of five. Harris left office that
year, in 1988, but remained in Sebastian.
A deeply religious, soft-spoken man, Harris did not see
himself as flashy or bombastic.
"I don't really have much to say. I just get the job
done," he told a reporter for the Sebastian Sun in an
unpublished interview earlier this year. "I have had a good
life. I don't think that I would change a thing."

Three in running
for SRHS principal

Two local candidates and a school administrator from one of

the largest school districts in the state are vying to
become principal of Sebastian River High School.
Interviews will be conducted Thursday morning with all
three people who applied for the job. Schools Superintendent
Roger Dearing said he will take a recommendation to the Oct.
13 Indian River County School Board meeting.
The job search has been delayed because applicant Peggy
Jones, principal of Gifford Middle School, has been out of
town because of a serious illness of a family member,
Dearing said.
SRHS Principal Fran Adams, who was tapped as the new
assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for
the district, was to leave her job on Oct. 1 but has agreed
to split her time between the two jobs until the high school
has a full-time principal.
The applicants are as follows:
Jones, who is entering her seventh year as principal of
Gifford Middle School and the former Gifford Middle Six. She
began her career in Indian River County 18 years ago as a

teacher at the former Vero Beach Junior High School. The Vero
Beach resident was promoted to dean of Vero Beach High School
in 1985 where she stayed until 1988, when she went back to
the junior high school as assistant principal.
 She was just awarded her doctorate in educational leadership
from Nova Southeastern University in June.
Jones, 45, who earlier applied for the assistant
superintendent of curriculum job, said she loves where she is
right now. "But I just think I'm ready for the next step," she
said.
Michael Thorne, who has been assistant principal at Vero
Beach High School since 1995.
Thorne, who could not be reached for comment, is working in
his first job in the district. The 41-year-old Vero Beach
resident was assistant principal at Stonewall Jackson Middle
School in Orlando 1994-1995 and assistant principal of Apopka
Memorial Middle School in Apopka 1992-1994. For five months
in 1991, Thorne served as dean of students at Rosewood Middle
School in Orlando.
Thorne earned his master's degree in administration at Nova
University in Fort Lauderdale.
Donald DeLucas, who is the assistant principal of Hialeah
Middle Community School in Hialeah since 1994. Hialeah Middle
School is a school of 1,450 students in the Dade County Public
School System.
DeLucas, 46, also was assistant principal 1990-1994 at Carol
City Middle School in Miami and spent the late 1970s and 1980s
teaching at Westview Middle School in Miami and Palm Springs
Junior High School.
DeLucas said he was searching for a leadership role at a
school in which he can stand out instead of being a number or
a nonentity in a massive school system.

Medical center
unit breaks ground

After two years of planning, Sebastian River Medical Center

celebrated with a groundbreaking Thursday for a new $5 million
diagnostic facility.
"We're coming out of the ground, finally," Stephen L.
Midkiff, executive director of SRMC, said.
Hospital officials displaced dirt with gold-colored shovels.
They drank punch and ate carrot cake. They promised a state-of-
the-art diagnostic center.
Mammograms will be speedier, and women may get their results
back in hours, Midkiff said.
Doctors will be able to look inside the heart to see if a
valve is closed, he said.
"All of the equipment will be the very latest and the very
best," Dr. Peter Joyce, the director of the radiology
department, said. "It will be a very aesthetically pleasing,
very relaxing environment."
"I've been here 20 years. I've seen (SRMC) grow to meet the
needs of the community. This is certainly a giant leap forward,"
Joyce said.
The addition will be 14,000 square feet. It will be built on
a 22-acre site just north of the emergency room. It is expected
to be finished by summer 1999.
Local officials, including Sebastian River High School
Principal Fran Adams, Indian River County Commissioner and SRMC
Trustee Fran Adams, Sebastian City Manager Tom Frame and Police
Chief Randy White were on hand to help the hospital celebrate.
 Midkiff said the new facility follows the trend of hospitals
offering more outpatient care.
"That shift in business is partly the result of this new
technology," he said. "This will be a much-needed facility."
The addition to the hospital is not intended to attract more
patients, he said. Rather, the hospital will keep pace with its
current patient load, according to Midkiff.
The construction is being funded by the hospital's parent
company, Health Management Associates, based in Naples.
HMA owns 32 hospitals in the Southeastern United States.

Local Haunted House

needs volunteer ghouls

Calling all witches, vampires and mad scientists.

Casting call for the Fellsmere Haunted House will be 6
p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, and Oct. 2 at Fellsmere City Council
chambers.
Actors should bring costumes, props and masks if they have
them, Charles Bloom, the Haunted House director, said.
Roles are wide open.
"We need an Igor, swamp people," he said. "We need lots of
guillotine (victims). It's a one-time role."
Organizers are the ones feeling the pressure now. Opening
night, Oct. 16, is less than a month away.
There is a lot of work to be done, Bloom said. The Fellsmere
Estates Building, the site of the Haunted House, has a leaky
roof.
Actors will be asked whether they can help with construction
of sets and props. The house will have a dungeon/torture
chamber, a spooks' maze and a vampire's mausoleum.
Cast members must be able to work the full three hours each
night for which they sign up.
The Haunted House schedule is 7-10 p.m. Oct. 16, 17, 23, 24,
30 and 31 and from 2-5 p.m. on Oct. 25.
All proceeds from the Haunted House will go toward the
renovation of the old Fellsmere School building.
Businesses that help sponsor the haunted house will be
recognized with their own tombstones, Bloom said.

09/25/98
Page: A12
Caption: (B/W) Photo
ED MOORE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE FOOD TABLE
Byline: Sebastian Sun Photo by Mike Walton
Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce President Ed
Moore takes advantage of the food table Thursday, Sept.
17, during the chamber's Business and Pleasure gathering
held this month at the Sebastian Bureau of the Press
Journal. Stuart's Bistro of Micco catered the affair and
participants had an opportunity to learn how their
advertising is produced and tour the building.

09/25/98
Page: A4
Caption: (B/W) Photo: Francis Miller works on one of the
water colors that is part of his one-man show now on
display at the North Indian River County Library.

CROSSING GUARDPAINTS PICTURE OF BUSY LIFESTYLE

Byline: By BILL VALYO For the Sun
Neighbors

He stands on the corner of County Road 512 and Delaware

Avenue as a beacon for children crossing the busy
intersection on the way to and from school.
Watching Francis H. Miller do his duty as crossing
guard for the Sebastian Police Department, you just know
looking at him while he works that he is a no-nonsense,
diligent person who takes his job as guardian of children
very seriously.
He does not like all the speeding cars that dot by him
each day and says that "I'm glad there is such a large fine
that drivers must pay when they break the law." According to
city officials, the fine could reach a hefty $500 or more.
This avocation of the Park Place resident keeps him busy
five days a week during the school year, but that leaves him
plenty of time for another diversion which takes up most of
his day.
You see the 75-year-young former commercial artist is a
watercolor painter and he is having his third annual one-man
show the entire month of October at the North County Library
on C.R. 512 just a stone's throw away from his crossing guard
station.
His water color artistry consists mainly of scenes from
places that he's travelled and this year's show will depict
six new paintings from Ireland. He also does paintings of dogs,
"living or deceased" he interjects. "This time of the year
painting dogs for Christmas gifts is most popular."
Also featured in his show this year will be a scene of a
fort in Halifax, Nova Scotia, called "The Citadel," two
paintings of Cedar Key in Florida and a pencil drawing of
Peggy's Cove, the scene of that tragic Swiss Air plane
disaster recently.
Miller still maintains a stained glass studio in Hereford,
Md., that his son Francis Jr. manages. The studio has been in
operation for 50 years and was started by his father in
Baltimore.
His studio today consists of a well-lit porch at Park Place,
where he and his wife Lucille have been residents for 10 years.
They have four children. He says that it takes him 12-15 hours
to do a water color if it's extensive but he can do paintings
from small pictures that take as little as three to four hours.
Miller is also proud of his unique style of bordering his
pictures. He says that "most people double mat them. I paint a
border around the pictures on the mat. It was something I
picked up at one of the museums that I have visited."
Somehow the Sebastian resident still manages to make time for
another passion of his. He plays trumpet in local bands around
the area.
This talent began at a very young age when Francis took lessons
one year and then formed a band and rented a hall so that the
group could play at their own dances. To top it off, he had the
mothers of the band members act as chaperones.
 He found big band orchestrations such as Glenn Miller and the
Dorseys for 75 cents and began his music career.
He joined the Navy in 1942, one year after Pearl Harbor, where
he played in marching bands and was stationed on the USS Savo, an
aircraft carrier named after an island in the Phillipines that fell
to the Japanese early in the war.
In addition to all this Navy experience, Miller has played
recently with the Jay Miller band who showed off their talents at
the Dodgertown Holman Stadium and also the popular Dave Letts
Orchestra who play the local social scene on the Treasure Coast.
It is the watercolors that Francis H. Miller Sr. is most proud of
however. He is excited about his upcoming one-man show and is
appreciative of the support that he has had in his past shows.
The show is sponsored by the library and is free of charge.

09/25/98
Page: A6
BROWN BAG LUNCH SPEAKER SCHEDULED
Byline: BRIEF

"Eco-Tourism" will be the talk Friday, Sept. 25, by George

Meguiar, Nature Heritage committee of Brevard County
chairman. Meguiar will talk about the emerging eco-tourism
industry that highlights and enhances Florida's exceptional
natural resources.
Brown Bag Lunch is a weekly series of speakers hosted by
the Marine Resources Council at Fisherman's Landing Park on
U.S. 1 in Grant every Friday at noon. The public is invited
to bring lunch and enjoy a peaceful hour beside the lagoon as
you learn more about the community and environment. Lunches
are informal and interactive, so bring your questions too!
For more information, contact Cheryl Bruns at MRC at
(407)504-4500 or fax (407)504-4488.

09/25/98
Page: A7
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER SALUTES PARIS

"Paris ... When It Sizzles" is the theme for this year's

Environmental Learning Center fall fund-raising party to be
held on Oct. 10 at Orchid Island Beach Club. For the third
year in a row, the grand sponsor is Sebastian River Medical
Center. This year, Northern Trust Bank is the host and sponsor
of the entertainment tent.
The Environmental Learning Center is a not-for-profit nature
center, located on Wabasso Island, whose goal is to educate
people about our natural resources. For the past three years,
the highly successful Environmental Learning Center's fall
fund-raisers have been sell-outs, the proceeds have benefited
the ELC's numerous educational programs.
Orchid Island Beach Club will be transformed by the event
committee and Orchid staff into the magical city of Paris,
featuring decor, entertainment, couture designs, cuisine,
cocktails and champagne reflecting the tastes, beauty and
culture of the "City of Light." An 18-foot Eiffel Tower will
soar in the dining room. Fashion models, can-can dancers,
strolling musicians, even "Inspector Clouseau" will add to the
French ambiance.
Couture designs by Cooper & Company, presented by Christi
Knight Fashion Productions will be featured in vignettes
throughout the party. Orchid's Chef Jose Faria presents his
exquisite French cuisine buffet style, to enable samplings of
the many delicacies specially created with a Parisian
inspiration. The Chrisdale Dancers will perform the can-can
under the direction of Chris Sexton and the Fred Astaire Dance
Studio professionals will demonstrate the latest "Swing" dance
craze in the entertainment tent, which is sponsored by Northern
Trust Bank. A variety of performances and types of music will be
on hand, and as the evening heats-up, the tent will turn into

the Euro Disco. Orchid Island Beach Club's lounge provides the
background for the "Eco Bistro," a cozy Parisian Cafe where
recordings by famous French singers will provide a romantic
atmosphere.
The second floor main dining room housing the 18-foot
illuminated Eiffel Tower showcases the silent auction, and
features a quartet and singer performing French and popular
favorites. Orchid's breezeway will be filled with the VIP sponsor
and grand patron reserved seating. This year's silent auction
has received outstanding and unusual items. Over 60 retailers,
designers, merchants, corporations and donors are participating
in the Silent Auction this year.
The committee is chaired by Kathryn Collins, honorary chairman
is Laurie Kaneb. Stephanie MacWilliam and Keith Pelan are co-
chairmen of the event. Members include Natalie Holtom Brown,
Allison Campione, Liz Carvel, Tom and Joya Celli, Cindy Duncan,
Joan Edwards, Marge Ercoli, Barbara Ferrell, Mikki Hargrave,
Christi Knight, Tom and Rhonda Lowe, Carl and Donna Miller,
Scanlan Buckley, Rosie Schulman, Susan Shinaberry, Lena Strumas,
Maureen Woodward and Mary Ann Worsham.
The Treasure Coast Pilot Club assisted with mailings and event
staffing.
Tickets to "Paris ... When It Sizzles" are $95 and $150 for
grand patrons. The event sells out quickly, please call the ELC
at 589-5050 for availability.

09/25/98
Page: A11
TENNIS LEAGUE RETURNS TO SEBASTIAN SATURDAYS
Byline: BRIEF

National Junior Tennis League returns to Sebastian Saturday

mornings at Sebastian River High School. The John Malek
Insurance League will run for 10 weeks and is for beginning
boys and girls ages 8-14. This entry level program allows
everyone play and brings fun and team spirit to learning and
starts the pathway to USTA Junior Team Tennis.
This 10-week NJTL program costs $20 and includes T-shirt,
USTA skills test and use of rackets for those who need one.
Registration will be Saturday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m. at
Sebastian River High School and play starts Oct. 10.
October will also be the start of a USTA Player Development
Program for tournament and high school players. LET (Local
Excellence Training) will be offered for two levels at
Sebastian River High School. The White Group (pre high school)
will meet Tuesdays 4:30 to 5:30 and Wed. 3:30 to 5:30. The Blue
Group (high school students) will meet Wednesdays 1 to 3 and
Thursdays 3 to 4:30.
For information on these programs contact John Danise at
589-4278 or stop by John Malek Insurance or the Sebastian
Library for NJTL applications.

09/25/98
Page: B10
OBITUARIES

Thomas Shearer

Thomas Lyle Greenwood Shearer Jr., 55, of Sebastian, died

unexpectedly Sept. 11, 1998, at his residence.
He was born March 16, 1943, in Coatesville, Pa., and moved
to Sebastian in 1990 from Chicago.
Mr. Shearer was a laborer in the dairy industry. He was a
U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Surviving are three daughters, Teresa Shearer and Kimberly
Green, both of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and Tracy King, of Winter
Haven; his father, Thomas Lyle Greenwood Shearer Sr., of Palm
Bay; his mother, Dorothy Shearer, of Sebastian; three
brothers, David Shearer and Bobby Shearer, both of Sebastian,
and Richard Shearer, of Mesa, Ariz.; two sisters, Sherry
Messick, of Daytona Beach, and Bonnie Mallory, of Sebastian;
and seven grandchildren.
At the family's request, a private memorial service will be
held.
Inurnment will be at a later date at Sebastian Cemetery,
Sebastian.
Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian, is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Lash

Robert Earl Lash, 75, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 15, 1998,
at his residence after a prolonged illness.
He was born Nov. 11, 1922, in Clarksburg, W.Va., and moved
to Barefoot Bay in 1979 from Pine Hill, N.J.
Mr. Lash was a crane operator at Westinghouse Corp., Lester,
Pa., for 40 years. He was a member of the United Electrical
Workers Local No. 107, Lester. A former member of the National
Rifle Association.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Grace; three sons, Richard
Martin Lash, of Barefoot Bay, Robert Earl Lash III, of Galveston,
Texas, and James Henry Lash, of Blackwood, N.J.; two sisters,
Joan Mammarella, of Valparaiso, Ind., and Rebecca Basham, of
Albuquerque, N.M.; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service was Friday, Sept. 19, at Strunk Funeral
Home chapel, Sebastian, with the Rev. Lucien Duquette
officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to
the Micco Fire and Rescue Department, 301 Barefoot Blvd.,
Micco, Fla. 32976, in Mr. Lash's memory.

Wilfred Finch

Wilfred Finch, 75, of Barefoot Bay, died Sept. 16, 1998, at his
residence after a prolonged illness.
He was born Oct. 16, 1922, in Windham, N.Y., and moved to
Barefoot Bay 10 years ago from Catskill, N.Y.
Mr. Finch was self-employed as a general contractor as Bill
Finch General Contracting, prior to retirement. He was a Merchant
Marine veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Elks Club,
Palm Bay Lodge No. 2766 and Sebastian River Moose Lodge No. 1767,
Sebastian.
Surviving are his wife, Edith; two daughters, Sheila Riley
Stamp,
of Tegakay, S.C., and Sharon Finch, of Slingerlands, N.Y.; three
stepsons, Leonard Franco, of Winter Springs, and James Franco
and
Preston Franco, both of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; four
stepdaughters, Marilee Hobbs, of Catskill, Jane Ursprung, of
Delmar, N.Y., Arlene White, of Cairo, N.Y., Angela June, of
South Cairo, N.Y.; one brother, Howard Finch, of Gilbertsville,
N.Y.; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
The family suggests donations be made to Sebastian River Moose
Lodge, 9250 U.S. 1, Micco, Fla. 32908 in Mr. Finch's memory.
Young and Prill Funeral Home, Sebastian, is in charge of
arrangements.

Gene Harris

L. Gene Harris, 70, of Sebastian, died Sept. 16, 1998, at his

residence after a brief illness.
He was born Dec. 9, 1927, in Modock, Kan., and moved to
Sebastian 22 years ago from Vero Beach.
Mr. Harris was an ordained minister. He was a graduate of
Mesa College, Grand Junction, Colo., and Camel Mountain Bible
College, Phoeniz, Ariz. He was a member and the minster of
education at First Baptist Church, Wabasso. He worked for the
Indian River County School District. He was the executive
director for the Central Florida District Council of Carpenters.
He was business manager of Carpenters of Vero Beach.
He served as mayor of Sebastian from March 1986 to March of
1988. He was a former president and member of the Democratic
Club of Sebastian. He was a member of the Sebastian Masonic Lodge
No. 232, Free and Accepted Masons and the York Rite, Melbourne.
He was a member of the Sebastian Property Owners Association,
Historical Society of Sebastian and American Indian Friend.
Surviving are his wife of 19 years, Patty; four sons, Gaius
Wilkinson, of New Braunfels, Texas, Ted Harris, of Mansfield,
Mass., and Mark Wilkinson, of Grand Junction, Colo., and Patrick
Harris, of Fort Irwin, Calif.; seven daughters Rita Kanten, of
Virginia Beach, Va., Lorna DiVinny, of Grand Junction, Melissa
Vereecken, of Bissen, Luxembourg, Jessica Baker, of Trophy Club,
Texas, Heather Cocke, of Millen, Ga., Daneal Gillespie, of New
London, N.C., and Peggy James, of Tampa; three brothers, Deon
Harris, of Ogden, Utah, Arlo Harris, of Washington state, and
Norman Harris, of Grand Junction; one sister, Rogene Kubala, of
Las Vegas, Nev.; 25 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. today at Strunk Funeral Home,
Sebastian. A Masonic service will be 7:30 p.m. Friday conducted
by the Sebastian Masonic Lodge No. 232, Free and Accepted Masons.
The was Saturday, Sept. 19, at First Baptist Church, Wabasso.
Interment was at Sebastian Cemetery, Sebastian.
The family suggests donations be made to the American Cancer
Society, North Indian River County Unit, P.O. Box 1749,
Sebastian, Fla. 32958, or to the First Baptist Church of Wabasso,
P.O. Box 246, Wabasso, Fla. 32970 in Mr. Harris' memory.

Anna Jacobs

Anna Jacobs, 95, of Micco, died Sept. 16, 1998, at Integrated

Health Services of Palm Bay, Palm Bay, after a brief illness.
She was born May 8, 1903, in Harris, Pa., and moved to Micco
in 1991 from Willimantic, Conn.
Mrs. Jacobs was a rewinder at American Thread Co.,
Willimantic. She was a member of St. Luke's Catholic Church,
Barefoot Bay.
Surviving are one daughter, Myrtle Gifford, of Micco; two
brothers, John Horvath, of Willimantic, and Joseph Horvath,
of Vernon, Conn.; seven sisters, Julia Fagan, of East Hartford,
Conn., Mary Manis, of Windsor, Conn., Betty Couchon, Nellie
Horvath, and Virginia Horvath, all of Willimantic, Jerry Roman,
of Wethersfield, Conn., and Helen Stabach, of Norwich, Conn.
At the family's request, there will be no visitation.
Inurnment will be at a later date at St. Joseph's Cemetery,
Willimantic.
Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian, is in charge of arrangements.

Raymond Raedel

Raymond G. Raedel, 80, of Vero Beach, died Sept. 18, 1998, at

Royal Palm Convalescent Center after an extended illness.
Mr. Raedel was born Aug. 6, 1918, in Chicago, Ill., and
moved to Vero Beach nine years ago from Clearwater.
Mr. Raedel was a commercial artist and a Lutheran. He served
in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as second
lieutenant.
Surviving are his wife, Bernice; two sons, Alan Raedel, of
Sebastian, and Bret Raedel, of Barrington, Ill.; three
daughters, Marilyn Hildebrandt, of Suwanee, Ga., Joyce Raedel
Meinert of Atlanta, Ga., and Sherry Raedel of Atlanta; one
sister, Helen Romme, of Deland, and seven grandchildren.
A funeral was Monday, Sept. 21, at Living Lord Lutheran
Church. Private burial services will be held at Florida National
Cemetery in Bushnell.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill.,
60611, in Mr. Raedel's memory.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Gifford Funeral
Home.

Wayne Fagan

Wayne "J.R." Fagan, 33, of Vero Beach, died Sept. 19, 1998, at
Indian River Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness.
 He was born Sept. 22, 1964, in Manchester, Conn. Mr. Fagan
lived in Fort Pierce and Vero Beach for 15 years, coming from
Charlestown, R.I.
Mr. Fagan was a self-employed carpenter on the Treasure Coast
for 15 years.
He is survived by his wife of nine years, Susan; his parents,
Raymond and Dona Fagan, of Micco; one brother, William Fagan, of
Fort Pierce; one sister, Dora Ziomek, of Mount Home, Idaho; his
paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Fagan, of Hope Valley, R.I.; and
his maternal grandparents, Bill and Gladys Klambt, of Fort Pierce.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American
Cancer Society, 1401 21st St., Vero Beach, Fla. 32960, in Mr.
Fagan's memory.
Aycock Feneral Home, Fort Pierce, is in charge of arrangements.

09/25/98
Letters to the Editor
Page: A8
PEOPLE DO CARE ABOUT PRESIDENCY

Once the Great Emancipator occupied the White House. We

now have the Great Equivocator.
I disagree with the opinion of Mr. Clinton's lawyers,
aides, sycophants, and political pundits who feel that
if the president apologizes to the American people for
lying to them, all will be forgiven. That the American
people don't care.
Some of us do care.
We care that the president has so little self-control.
We care that the president allowed or encouraged the
secretary of state, the vice president, and other
government officials to be deluded about his innocence
and to publicly support him.
We care that the president used the courts to delay in
every way his day of reckoning under the guise of
protecting the office of the presidency. He was protecting
himself.
We care that while criticizing Ken Starr for the cost
and length of the investigation, his foot-dragging and
endless court appeals vastly increased these costs.
We care that the president lied while giving a
deposition after swearing under oath to tell the truth.
Is lying under oath not a crime, if it is in a civil
case and is apologized for at some future date or
explained away in some equivocating manner?
When is a lie not a lie?
When is smoking marijuana not an offense?
When is sex not sex?
Ask Bill Clinton.
Popular sports figures and media personalities are
sometimes vilified for not being proper role models for
our youth. Shouldn't the president of the United States,
properly, be the ultimate role model for young boys and
girls?
This past year in Indian River County two middle-school
children were arrested for engaging in the type of sexual
act the president is accused of. This was after the Monica
Lewinsky story had broken. Not exactly the proper role
model.
People are equipped with the ability to use self-
control; it is what distinguishes us from beasts. Children
must learn to differentiate between "appropriate behavior"
and "inappropriate behavior" and when to exercise self-
control.
Mr. Clinton exhibited a considerable lack of judgment and
self-control while carrying on his "inappropriate behavior"
while at the same time Paula Jones was bringing suit
against him for pressuring her to participate in allegedly
similar acts.
Mr. Clinton's allowing this sordid story to drag on for
months has robbed many young parents of the right to
discuss sexual matters with them at their own pace. Some
things, such as oral sex are difficult to explain to
children.
If the presidency as an institution has been harmed,
it is Mr. Clinton who bears the responsibility. He has
disgraced his office by his behavior in it. And Mr.
Clinton, we do care.

Alice Russell
Sebastian

09/25/98
Page: A8
CHINA TRIP A HOMECOMING
Byline: Margaret Miquelon Here and There

A year ago I wrote about a fantastic Sebastian couple, Betty

and Harry Newman, who went to Upper Mongolia to teach for
eight weeks. They even rode camels while they were there!
This past summer Betty and Harry went to Hefei in AnHui
Province in the middle of China, 300 miles west of Shanghai.
This was the fifth summer they have taught in China, under
the auspices of the English Language Institute-China, out
of San Demus, Calif. The organization had a contract with
the Chinese government to send 500 experienced teachers there
yearly to teach Chinese teachers. The purpose of sending
these teachers to China institutes was to introduce Chinese
teachers, who teach English in high schools, to
conversational English. Many of these teachers had never
heard English spoken before. They had six weeks of just
English, where they were taught to speak it through role-
playing, dialogs and constant interaction.
Betty and Harry teach through TPR (Total Physical
Response) when they are teaching English as a second
language. They say the word and do the action. Where some
are slow to understand, they bring in another class to
interact. Betty teaches methodology. She bonds with Harry's
class. They do role-playing to act out history. Each teacher

involved in the English Institute feels as if his or her

class is a family. The Chinese call them "Mom" and "Dad."
The Newmans had requested to be sent back to Hefei, where
they started five years ago. They had a good reason for
going back there. During 1985-'86 a Chinese teacher named
Zhang-Xue-Ping lived with the Newmans in Statesville, N.C.,
where Betty was school principal. Ping lived with them,
worked in Betty's school and became an integral part of
their lives. Hefei is Ping's hometown and the first place
Betty and Harry taught in this summer program.
Ping is now vice mayor of this city of 4 million people.
She is in line for the mayoral position. She was appointed
by the government in Beijing. Two years ago she was named
Chinese Teacher of the Year. So it was a homecoming in many
ways for the Newmans and Ping to be together again. Bing
Bing, Ping's daughter, is coming to live with Betty's
granddaughter in the United States this fall.
Even though it had been five years since Betty and Harry
had taught there, several of their former students spent
many hours traveling to see them and welcome them back.
George rode 14 hours on a bus to spend one hour with his
former teachers. A group of six former students spent one
month's salary to go back to Hefei to see their teachers.
The Newmans took their 33-year-old son with them this
summer. Gary Newman is an environmental engineer for the
state of Florida. He took time off from his job to go and
experience the interaction and relationships which keep his
parents going back to China year after year.
Ping's parents are medical doctors in Hefei. Her father
is the founder of the Red Cross Hospital there and still
chief of staff. The Newmans managed to take a few side trips
this time. They went to the Yellow Mountains. There is
nothing like it in the United States. In Huang Shen they
have hand carved granite stone steps reaching out over space,
a truly spectacular sight. The Newmans got to go on a portion
of the Great Wall of China that has just recently been
opened to tourists.
We have heard talk about government churches in China.
There is a government approved church in Hefei that seats
5,000 people. It is Christian and non/denominational. The
sermons are innocuous, i.e. the life of Helen Keller. The
elderly and poor come to the church. They go the night
before to get a seat. There are loudspeakers inside and
outside so the throng can hear. People are searching in
their lives and seeking spiritual meaning.
At present the Newmans are back in North Carolina for six
speaking engagements. Then they are going to Cuba on a
medical mission. After that they will go to Dubai on the
Persian Gulf to the United Arab Emirates in Saudi Arabia, to
visit their daughter and son-in-law Jane and David MacKinnon.
David is with Ford Motor Company.
Each year I wonder what Betty and Harry Newman will do for
an encore. What a wonderful life they are having! You can
certainly say they have been "Here and There."

09/25/98
Page: B1
PLETHERA OF SPORTS OFFERED AT SCHOOLS
Byline: Bill Valyo

You have to be impressed with all the different sports

that a student can get involved in while going to school.
Right from the early grades, kids can pick and choose any
recreation that suits their fancy.
Just read the local papers and one can see the diversity
of athletic programs that schools offer. Volleyball, tennis,
track, soccer, field hockey and bowling join the well-known
sports such as football, baseball and basketball in the
plethora of teams a kid can get involved in.
There are more kids on an athletic field than there are
in the stands watching them perform. You wonder sometimes
if there are enough kids to go around in a school that offers
so many programs
Do not take this as a criticism. This corner is in favor of
a strong athletic program in the schools. It is a healthy
situation for the school and, of course, the community.
Keeping the student busy after school alleviates many
problems that could develop in and around a community.
Certainly the athletic programs in Sebastian schools have
capable and dedicated coaches and instructors to help the
kids along. We have seen Jack Hodge year after year get his
squad ready for basketball play at the high school. We have
witnessed up close George Young's high school baseball teams
become very competitive in their district play. Not only does
George teach but he becomes a groundskeeper on occasion.
If you want to see a coach get the most out of his kids,
you must witness Bill McCarthy and his basketball program at
the Sebastian River Middle School. This writer has said time
and time again that McCarthy has that special ingredient that
brings his players up to their potential in a very short time.
This current football season sees Randy Bethel's high school
team reaching for heights that the program has not attained in
the school's young pigskin history.
Space doesn't allow this writer to extol all the virtues of
the coaching fraternity here in Sebastian schools.
It does allow me to say that parents in the area should be
thankful that their kids are in "good hands" and that's an
insurance policy for good citizenship in their adult lives
later on.

09/25/98
Page: A1
FROM THE ARCHIVES

TOP STORY FROM A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK: Sebastian Police

Detective Joe Dillon collected a heap of stuffed animals.
Ellen Brinker of the Eastern Star fraternal organization
gave them to him to give children who are involved in
crimes.
"I think it's great," said Dillon, who accepted the
toys for the department, "We don't have the resources or
funds to be able to buy toys for kids. It really helps
out."
The cozy pile of about 50 furry little bears dressed in
patchwork vests and satin ribbons were collected by the
Eastern Star of Sebastian, a women's group associated with
the Masons.
Ellen Brinker, past grand martha of the group, said "If
a great big old officer is walking toward a child, but has
a stuffed animal, they won't be afraid."

09/25/98
Page: A1
Caption: Luke
CITIZEN OF THE DAY

NAME: Marty Luke.

AGE: 34.
OCCUPATION: Medical office manager.
BIRTHPLACE: Vero Beach, Fla.
MOVED HERE: 1964.
HOBBIES: Spending time with family and friends.
FAVORITE AUTHOR:Danielle Steele.
WHY I LIKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD: I live in Vero Lake Estates.
It's a small area that's not too populated.

09/25/98
Page: A1
WEEKEND PICKS
On Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. a special program will be
given at the McLarty Treasure Museum. P.T. Rampy, a historic
shipwreck salvor and consultant will be presenting an
overview of the life-long quests of Mel Fisher.
Mr. Rampy has worked with Mel Fisher and will give a first
hand photographic record of original discoveries. This will
include the finding, conservation and preservation of priceless
and historically significant artifacts and treasures, Mr.
Rampy will give an overview of the trade routes of the 15th-18th
century mariners.
Admission to the museum, which includes the program, is $1
for adults, with children under 6 free. The McLarty Treasure
Museum is located on A1A two miles south of Sebastian Inlet. For
further information call 561-589-2l47 or 407-984-4852.

09/25/98
Page: A1
WHAT DID HE SAY?
"He had his heart in the right place for the city of
Sebastian." - Peter Vallone

Former Sebastian City Council member said about former

Sebastian mayor L. Gene Harris, who died Sept. 16 at his
home after a prolonged illness.

09/25/98
Page: A1
Caption: Vanessa Cooler, 10, is a first-year member of
the 4-H Blue Ribbon Steer Club. She is raising Buster
to show and auction off at the 1999 Firefighter's Fair
in March.

4-H STEER CLUB MEMBERSARE ON THE 'MOO'VE NOW

Eight-year-old Jessica Davis has named her 735-pound
steer Cody.
"He's a good boy," Jessica said as she stroked his
furry beige nose.
Six months from now, Jessica and the other 15 members
of the 4-H Blue Ribbon Steer Club will auction off their
cattle at the annual Firefighter's Fair.
"I thought it would be fun," Jessica said.
Sept. 19 marked the first official weigh-in of the
steers who now must gain at least two pounds a day until
the final weigh-in on March 12, the first day of the fair.
Most of the steers currently weigh between 600 and 750
pounds but will grow to between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds by
the time they are auctioned off.
This is the first year Jessica is old enough to raise her
own steer but her brother A.J., 12, is raising his fourth
this year.
Last year, A.J. sold his steer, A-1, for $2,500. The
profits went into his college fund and now he has Steak
Knife to care for.
"I got into it for college money and just to learn how to
do all the stuff," A.J. said.
Owners generally buy the steers at the beginning of the
summer for around $600.
The youngsters must feed, water and groom the steers and
clean out their stalls twice a day, monitor their health and
exercise them regularly. That usually means getting up by 6
every morning.
Vanessa Cooler, 10, is raising her first steer this year.
She cares for Buster before and after she attends Pelican
Island Elementary every day and on the weekends.
She had seen other children showing their steers at the
fair for years and always wanted to get involved.
"It's pretty fun," Vanessa said. "We give him water and
food morning and night, give him hay morning and night,
clean his stall out, clear out a place for him to go to
bed."
After she sells Buster in March, she plans to buy stock in
her father's company to save for college.
Members learn a lot more than just how to take care of a
large animal.
The club members are responsible for everything that has to
do with buying, managing, caring for, showing and selling the
steer, including the investment or reinvestment of profits.
Members learn how to choose a quality steer, patronize feed
vendors and keep account of how much money is put into the
animal.
"You learn a lot about business, having to solicit people
to buy your animal, keeping track of your financial records,
calling people all the time," Robert Cox said.
Sun-Ag/Fellsmere Farms donates many of the steers up front,
charging members just 48 cents per pound gained after the
members have sold the steer.
And Farm Credit loans money to 4-H steer club members to
cover the costs of buying and caring for the animal.
So applying for credit, keeping accounts and paying back
loans are some of the very practical things these children
learn while raising a steer.
There's no guarantee that members will make back the money
they've invested so they have to be willing to take the risk.
"There's a whole lot to it," club adviser Wesley Davis said.
"You see the kids, they just grow so much. They mature and you
see them really come a long way. It builds character, it
builds confidence and hopefully they'll make a little money."
And at the end of it all, the youngsters must let go of an
animal for whichthey have cared for nearly a year.
"They tell us at the beginning that it's just a project,
it's not a pet," Liz Patterson said. "It's all money for
college."
Robert, a Sebastian River High School junior, is raising
his third steer this year.
Last year, after his steer, Roscoe, placed first in his
weight class, First National Bank bought the steer for about
$3 a pound and donated the meat to a local homeless shelter.
"The first year is probably the toughest because you don't
know what's going on," Robert said. "Then it just gets easier
as it goes on. Most of the money goes into my college fund
and the rest goes into investing in another steer."
Most of the members don't come from farming families as one
might expect. While some do keep horses and most live on large
pieces of property, members get involved in the club because
they want to learn about business and earn some money for
college. Plus, it's fun.
"It's a big responsibility but they really have a lot of
fun with it," Blue Ribbon leader Tonya Davis said.
Mrs. Davis raised three steers when she was a teen-ager.
One for Sebastian River Middle School, one for Vero Beach High
School and one for herself.
There are four steer clubs in Indian River County with a
total of 34 members. The 4-H steer clubs have been operating
in Indian River for about 19 years, according to Davis.
It's often a family affair, with older siblings inspiring
younger ones to get involved. Liz is a junior at Sebastian
River and is raising her sixth steer, Round-up.
"My sister and brother were in it before I was old enough to
do it and I just had an interest," Liz said. "I think when I
get out of college I'd like to be a game warden."
Parents also are heavily involved, giving advice, helping
with the chores and hauling the steers to the weigh-ins and
fairs.
In addition to raising the steer, members attend meetings
twice a month, help organize and run a 4-H fund-raiser and give
a demonstration on an agricultural topic in front of their club.
Besides the Firefighter's Fair, many members show their steers
at fairs and agricultural shows around the state.

09/25/98
Page: A1
Caption: Several local Girl Scouts learned a lesson in
life recently as they worked together to help those less
fortunate. From left, Girl Scouts Cassie Kirkland, Gina
Mossali, Kendra Trainor and shop owner Marilou Keen work
on Comfort Caps Saturday at the Crafts by Marilous shop
in Wabasso. The scouts, along with about 14 adults, helped
make 105 of the caps, which will be given to the American
Cancer Society for distribution to patients who have lost
their hair to cancer treatments. The girls helped cut the
fabric and sewed the caps. The girls, part of the Palm
Glades Girl Scout Council, did not earn any points for
merit badges, but will gain them for community service.

SCOUTING: FINDING A WAY TO HELP

Byline: By MIKE WALTON Sun Editor

It borders on the cliche that scouts are supposed to help

members of their community, just think of the image of
the girl or boy helping someone cross a street.
But in the fast-paced world of computers and cars, that
cliche begins to wear thin and the opportunities aren't
always as obvious as they once were.
So when the co-leader of Girl Scout Cadet Troop No. 211,
Nancy Mossali, heard that volunteers were needed to help
make caps for people who have lost their hair due to cancer
treatments, it seemed like a natural fit.
"Marilou (Keen) told us about this project and she
thought it would be a good idea if the Girl Scouts got
involved and we thought so too," Mossali said.
Mossali's two daughters, Gina and Leah, along with Kari
Dabrowski, take sewing lessons at Crafts by Marilou in
Wabasso, and that was where Keen told them about the
project.
Keen is a dealer of sewing machines made by the Husqvarna
Viking Corp., which has pledged to produce 100,000 of the
soft material caps to be distributed by the American Cancer
Society, Keen said.
Like the Cancer Society, the Palm Glades Girl Scout
Council, of which the Charon Service Unit is a part, is a
United Way agency and that was more than enough connection
for Mossali and Keen to make.
So several Girl Scouts from Mossali's troop, of which
daughter Gina belongs, and more from Junior Troop 211, of
which Leah and Kari belong, gathered Saturday, Sept. 19, at
the store to help adult volunteers that included Kari's
mother, Patty Dabrowski, to cut fabric from patterns and
sew the hats.
"I was amazed at how many people wanted to help," Keen
said, explaining that she had hoped to produce 100 of the
caps.
"We ended up with 105," she said, all made during the
store's regular 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday hours.
Keen said 14 adults showed up at her shop that day,
which she said is called National Comfort Cap Day, and
some even brought their own sewing machines to add to those
already at the store.
The adults were joined by two cadets and five junior
scouts, Mossali said.
"We had just asked girls from our two troops, who could
cut fabric or sew and could come Saturday," she said.
While Gina and Leah were able to help sew on the caps
because of their training at the store, the other girls
helped by cutting fabric and measuring and cutting the
elastic that is put into the caps.
 Although the work they did that day will not go toward
a merit badge, Mossali said, the girls will gain points
for community service. Along with the points, they also
learn a lesson for life.

09/25/98
Page: A3
TREASURE SALVOR TO TALK AT MCLARTY SUNDAY
Byline: BRIEF

On Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. a special program will

be given at the McLarty Treasure Museum. P.T. Rampy,
a historic shipwreck salvor and consultant will be
presenting an overview of the life-long quests of Mel
Fisher,
Mr. Rampy has worked with Mel Fisher and will give a
first hand photographic record of original discoveries.
This will include the finding, conservation and
preservation of priceless and historically significant
artifacts and treasures, Mr. Rampy will give an overview
of the trade routes of the 15th-18th century mariners,
trials and tribulations of the salvage community and
the current and future ventures.
Admission to the museum, which includes the program,
is $1 for adults, with children under 6 free. The
McLarty Treasure Museum is located on A1A two miles
south of Sebastian Inlet. For further information call
561-589-2l47 or 407-984-4852.

09/25/98
Page: A6
NAMI ORGANIZES VIGIL SCHEDULED IN OCTOBER
Byline: BRIEF

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Indian River

County, a nonprofit organization of families who have
been affected by mental illness, has made plans for the
Mental Health Awareness Week in October. A candlelight
vigil will take place Oct. 4.
For more information, call Dr. Beverly Whiteley,
569-2046.

09/25/98
Page: B1
Caption: Ten-year-old Katrina Eromin will represent
Sebastian at the first USTA Florida/Georgia Championship
Challenge tennis tournament in Jacksonville in October.

GIRL HAS BALL WITH TENNIS

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

The first time Katrina Eromin was on a tennis court she

was two months old, snug in the shade of her stroller
while her parents, Linda and Jack Eromin, played a few
matches.
Now the 10-year-old is playing as well, getting ready
to represent Sebastian in the first United States Tennis
Association Florida/Georgia Championship tennis tournament
in Jacksonville in October.
"I'm really active and I'm not the kind of person who
likes to sit around watching TV," Katrina said. "I like
being physically fit and I like to have fun. Tennis is fun."
While the fourth-grader has played the game since she was
5, she only began competing this summeras a member of a
USTA/Florida District 15, 12-and-under team.
Her first real taste came in August, when she competed in
the USTA State Championships in Lakeland with her team.
The true test of her commitment to the sport came early
this summer when she had to choose between playing tennis or
continuing in ballet, another thing she had been doing for
five years.
But her love of competition won out and Katrina will now
practice with her coach at least two times a week and play
in at least one tournament a month.
"I just thought I liked tennis better," Katrina said.
It was only natural for Katrina to be interested in
tennis. Her parents have played several times a week since
they met 19 years ago. They gave her a child-sized tennis
racket as soon as she could hold it.
"I watched my parents play," Katrina said. "It's a pretty
neat sport."
She started taking lessons at an area tennis club five
years ago and this year began attending clinics run by
Sebastian River High School girls tennis coach John Danise.
"He saw her hit and said maybe she should play team
tennis in the summertime," Mrs. Eromin said. "She did that
and she enjoyed it ... so now she's going to get, I think,
a little more serious about it."
There's a big difference between playing for recreation
and playing for competition. The stakes get higher, so
opponents play tougher.
"It's a little harder but I enjoy it," Katrina said. "I
feel happy when I win but when I lose, I know it's just a
game. It doesn't bother me."
Katrina also has had to learn how to play in front of a
crowd, dealing with her nervousness while trying to play
her best.
"I just try hard to not make it effect me," Katrina said.
"And then I go on the court and I try to play as best as
I can. Sometimes it works."
While the forehand is her best swing, she believes she's
made good improvement with her volleying, thanks to the
increased practice and gentle techniques of Danise.
There's a wide range of skills in her age group, Katrina
said, which helps her to improve her own game.
"It's amazing," Katrina said. "If they're really good,
... they carry you along. That can help a lot. But
sometimes
I carry my partner along."
Traveling to tournaments allows Katrina to meet children
her age from all over the state who have the same interest
she does. Tennis gives her an instant connection, which
sometimes results in a new friendship.
"She didn't know the people she was going to play with
(at the Lakeland tournament)," Mrs. Eromin said. "What was
wonderful was these people were great. We hope we meet them
again in Jacksonville. I really think it's good to meet new
people with similar interests."
Playing competitively this summer has improved her skills
so much, she often faces off with her mom and has partnered
with her to beat her dad a time or two.
"She and I challenge her dad on Monday afternoons," Mrs.
Eromin said. "So it's like the two of us against him and I
think we've beaten him twice. That's fun, we love it."
Katrina is even helping her mother improve her own game by
teaching her some of the techniques and strategies she's
learned.
"I've learned so much from her," Mrs. Eromin said. "I'll
do tennis homework with her. We'll go out there and do it
together."
While the Eromins are proud whenever Katrina works hard and
does her best, they like tennis for the life lessons they
offer to their child.
"I think it's a wonderful sport," Mrs. Eromin said. "I
think being physically fit is extremely important, it builds
self-esteem and confidence. It's very important that your
child is not bored and has an interest in something."

09/25/98
Page: B1
Caption: The Sebastian Panthers senior football team is
using the Wing-T, three-back offense, so players will be
prepared to play at Sebastian River High School.

PANTHERS FOOTBALL TAKES FLIGHT UNDER NEW WING-T OFFENSE

Byline: Linda Rothstein Of The Sun

On their first possession of the home-opener against West

Melbourne Sept. 19, the Sebastian Panthers senior team
looked a lot like the Sebastian River Sharks.
Running out of the Wing-T offense, running backs Donny
Jobe, Mike Rizzo and Al Green combined for 39 yards and a
touchdown in just four plays.
After his fellow running backs advanced the ball with
solid gains to the Cowboy 23-yard line, Green popped
through the middle and rounded the right corner, speeding
past defenders for the 23-yard score.
"I like (the Wing-T), it's fun," Green said. "You can do
so many things out of the Wing-T. You can open up a lot of
stuff, too."
And while the Panthers eventually lost the close game
12-6, they showed their growing mastery of the complicated
offense that SRHS head coach Randy Bethel instituted at the
high school last season.
"I think they're adapting to (the Wing-T) well," Panthers
coach Don Jones said. "I think the kids appreciate the fact
that we're trying to do it."
 As last year's football coordinator for the Panthers and a
volunteer coach at the high school, George Zaleuke saw the
logic in training the senior Panthers in the offense so many
will use when they enter high school.
"I'm doing it for selfish reasons because next year, when
I have these kids, every one of them can come up and run our
offense," Zaleuke said. "And that just puts us worlds ahead
in spring football."
He began introducing elements of the Wing-T to the seniors
last year and this year, the seniors have adopted a
simplified version of the high school's play book.
"It's a basic Wing-T, we're running basic stuff," Zaleuke
said. "Next year when we get them at the high school, then
we'll be able to add to what they already know."
The Wing-T utilizes three running backs in an arc behind
the quarterback under center. It gives the quarterback many
options with the ball and uses deception to throw off the
defense.
"I like the Wing-T ... because everything is down-blocking
and everything is misdirection, so it's very hard for a
defense to read that," Zaleuke said.
Panthers coaches are also putting in other sets, such as
the I-formation, so players will have a wider understanding
of the game and the high school coaches will have more
options on offense.
Because there is no longer a middle school football
program, the Panthers are the only feeder program for the
high school.
"When I go to the high school, I'm going to need to know
it anyway," Rizzo said.
Many of the current SRHS varsity players played Panthers
football and often attend the Saturday games at Barber
Street.
Larry Taylor watches the seniors play, some of whom might
be on the high school's junior varsity team next year.
He started in the Peewees, graduated through the ranks
and is currently the leading rusher at Sebastian River.
He was part of a senior Panthers team that won the
Brevard Youth Football Association Superbowl and included
other SRHS standouts such as Brandon Jacobs, Brian Huston
and Terrell Colson.
Watching the seniors, he recognized some of the plays he
runs as a Shark and agreed that learning it at that level
would have helped him progress faster at the high school.
Bethel also is pleased with Zaleuke's and Jones' efforts
to teach the seniors the intricate offense because he will
get players who are a step ahead of those who've never seen
it before.
"I think it will help me get a head start for next year,"
Jobe said.
After more than a year with the Wing-T, Bethel believes
his varsity team is just beginning to master it and is glad
many of next year's freshmen will already have some
experience with it.
"The Wing-T is a two- to three-year progression," Zaleuke
said. "Once the kids totally understand the offense, then we
can get into it. (Bethel) didn't have that advantage when he
came in. He started the Wing-T up there with no feeder
program at all."
The senior Panthers are also encouraged to watch SRHS
practices and to attend Sharks home games, getting
reinforcement in what they've learned by seeing it played at
a higher level.
"I want to play at the high school," Green said. "I'm
happy I'll know the offense. It will give me a head start
and it gets me thinking about what I need to do."
Panthers quarterback Brandon Neely is learning to use some
of the deception integral to the Wing-T. In the game against
West Melbourne, Neely successfully used a fake hand-off,
hiding the ball on his hip, to give his receivers time to
get open.
"(The Wing-T) can be different on every play," Neely said.
The defense keyed on the running backs while Neely
sprinted to the left sideline and found wide receiver Freddie
Bass downfield for a 14-yard reception.
The Panthers seem to like the Wing-T, using it successfully
in the first game of the season for a 19-6 victory over West
Melbourne.
"(The Wing-T) works but if somebody misses a block, and
that's in any formation, it's dead," Green said.

END