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Airshow pilot to speak at breakfast
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SEBASTIAN - Stories of war birds flying in airshows will be the talk of the town this weekend. "Captain" Chris Avery of Commemorative Air Force, a nonprofit organization, will be the guest speaker at the first Saturday breakfast of 2012 at the LoPresti hangar in the Sebastian airport on Jan. 7 at 9 a.m...
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Construction, demolition debris to be accepted at new recycling center
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Recyclers wanting to add construction and demolition debris to their recycling center got the OK from Indian River County commissioners in late December. Indian River County Recyclers, operated by Fernando Sartor and his wife, Beatrice Garcia-Sartor, succeeded in preparing a plan ...
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Watching for traffic
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A pair of baby raccoons made their way across 77th Street after waiting for traffic to clear and the coast was clear. The pair's brothers and a parent were crying for the pair after they had already made it to the woods....
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Golf balls to raise money for kids
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - What do kickball, golf balls and a helicopter have in common? They are all part of the newest and fun-filled fundraiser for Youth Guidance of Indian River County. The Heli-Drop Ball Bash and Barbeque will be held on Feb. 11 from 4:30...
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Surprise speaker to visit for homeless shelter fundraiser
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - A solution to help some of the homeless community in Indian River County is coming closer to reality every day, and project leaders are looking for support. The Camp Haven project, an effort to build a safe, legal, temporary housing tent camp for homeless in the community, has the...
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Improvements to county shooting range in works
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SEBASTIAN - A new range and expanded hours are coming to the Indian River County shooting range in Sebastian, after a recent vote by county commissioners. The commissioners approved a plan to send an expansion project for the increasingly popular outdoor shooting ra...
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Artists help at-risk teens
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Christopher Loughlin, an art instructor at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, hangs a student's pastel artwork on the wall during a class for at-risk students recently. The students are from the DATA Hayslip program in Fort Pierce. Each week instructors and volunteers at the museum mentor the students, not in just art, ...
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Tomorrow's veterinarians
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A dozen or so children from across Indian River County took part in a basic veterinary class as part of the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County's summer program in July. After some real training feeling the animal's pulse, checking its ears, eyes and coat, Madisyn Dotson, 11, Sandy Shulhan, 9, and Ingrid Kirkegard, 8, w...
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