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Fire girls want county to think pink
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Last Saturday, in celebration of breast cancer awareness month, the Indian River Fire Girls proudly presented a whole lot of pink to the community. A vintage fire truck no longer used for fire and rescue has been repurposed and rep...
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Circus training takes teen to new heights
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - What started as a way to springboard his martial arts skills to the next level has launched one Sebastian teen into a potential new career direction. Like many of his peers, Dylan Ross, 18, began school in a new place this fall after graduating from high school, but his homework i...
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A clearer view of the world
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Out of 1,600 students screened at eight elementary schools, at least 200 students needed glasses and according to William Maher, an optometrist with Florida's Vision Quest, half of those had serious vision problems. The Learning Alliance funded the program and the Education Foundation of IRC helped coordinate the e...
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Inmate accused of attempting to murder another prisoner
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - An Indian River County jail inmate is accused of a attempting to murder another inmate who had reported him to authorities several months earlier. Stanley Robert David, 25, 4055 41st St., Vero Beach, was arrested Sept. 28 by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office and charged with a...
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Animals receive free rabies shots
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - In three hours last week, 200 dogs and cats were stuck with needles to help protect them against a deadly infectious disease. Some squirmed, others shook and others stood docilely gazing into the faces of their loving companions while receiving their rabies vaccines. The Humane ...
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School board to look outside county complex for headquarters
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - The Indian River County School Board will be looking for a new home for district administration offices, but it won't be in the ready-made office space in the Indian River County administration complex. The school board and school district staff met with Indian River County admi...
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City staff to hammer out a plan to bring working waterfront into compliance
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SEBASTIAN - Problems on the working waterfront have drawn the attention of a state agency and now city staff will have a short time to find a resolution. A letter sent from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to the Sebastian City Council on Sept. 27 demands the city come into complian...
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Sebastian woman recognized for conservation efforts
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SEBASTIAN - A Sebastian resident with a heart for a native Florida species was recognized last week during a city council meeting for her care and generosity. Jane Schnee, 70, purchased nearly 11 acres of undeveloped property on Barber Street in Sebastian that was home to a family of scrub jays, spendi...
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Man accused of attempting to murder two
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VERO BEACH - A Vero Beach man is suspected of shooting two people numerous times on Oct. 1, but both victims are expected to survive, according to an arrest affidavit. Lawrence Oliver Peterkin, 52, 1135 18th Ave. Southwest, Vero Beach, was arrested Oct. 1 by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office and char...
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Baseball returns to Vero
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Vero Beach Sports Village was home to international baseball again as teams from China and Italy held training camps to prepare for the International Baseball Federation to be held Oct. 1-15 in Panama. Italy's first baseman, Giuseppe Mazzanti, sends a ball to the fence during a game against Washington....
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Fantastic form
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Keith Knudsen, 17, of Sebastian, placed first for Sebastian River High School in men's 1-meter diving against Martin County and Jensen Beach high schools during a meet in Stuart Tuesday, Sept. 27.
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Turning 65: a Medicare primer
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Two-thousand eleven is a very big year for Baby Boomers. The very first group, those born in 1946, turn 65 this year. Some 10,000 a day will reach that milestone. Turning 65 has its rewards and one big one is Medicare, but don't expect your red, white and blue card to arrive on your doorstep. If you are not r...
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Understanding Medicare Part D changes
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The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is commonly known as Medicare Part D. It is the prescription drug component of Medicare and it is available to Medicare recipients who have Part A or Part B. While under the Medicare umbrella, Part D is more like traditional insurance. Me...
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Shelter gets boost from cosmetics company
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TREASURE COAST - Safespace has received a $20,000 grant from Mary Kay cosmetics company to help its locations serving the Treasure Coast. SafeSpace, a nonprofit organization helping victims of domestic violence, operates shelters in Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties, where families can go to esca...
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