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Jazz concert draws a crowd
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Between 200 and 300 filled Riverview Park last Friday evening to hear the Sebastian River High School Jazz Ensemble and Steel Drum Band during Concert in the Park, sponsored by the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce. Seniors Katie Raiff, right, and Rory Grandison, switched off playing percussion and then stee...
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Rock 'n roll to raise funds for high school choir
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Jernie Talles is a full-time student at Indian River Charter High School, a part-time student at Indian River State College and a part-time employee at a local business, but this summer, her plans are to fly halfway across the world and sing her heart out. ...
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Elections office participates in pilot program
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Auditing elections on paper ballots is currently an arduous and tedious process, but new technology could make the chore fly by. Indian River County Supervisor of Elections Leslie Swan was one of six elections supervisors selected to participate in an innovative pilot test program...
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Beaches reopen with fresh sand
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Treasure Sands Beach Park is open and beach re-nourishment has come to a close for this fiscal year. The sector three beach re-nourishment project, which was awarded to Ranger Construction in 2009, has finally been completed. Over the course o...
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'Angels' turn out at hangar
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From left: Ned Dayton talks with Ambrea Trionfo, 10, and Zane Beach, 9, of the Sebastian Boys & Girls Club. The two children were making shell angels for guests of the 'Angels Help Our Kids Take Flight' event last Thursday evening. Last year's event helped give 470 children a great summer vacation....
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Entrepreneur honored
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Business leaders who have helped build their community are honored through the annual Indian River State College Entrepreneur of the Year Award. This year's recipient is Jim Coffey. Pictured with him are his wife, Ann, second from left, daughters Marie Ouellet, left and Patricia Marine. Mr. Coffey was honored at the Richards...
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New service allows residents to file online reports
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - In Indian River County, someone may come out of a store and see vandalism to their car. Up until recently, their only option - other than not reporting it - was to call the sheriff's office and give the information over the telephone or wait for a deputy to arrive. Now, a new service...
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Annual Goby Fest
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From left, Malachi Davis, 5 and his cousin, first-time Cub Scout Anthony Cagle, watch as blacksmith and artist Robert Johnson works the billows and heats a railroad spike which he fashioned into a knife at the 2012 Goby Fest at the St. Sebastian Buffer Preserve State Park Saturday. Citizens for the St. Sebastian Pr...
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Council extends letter of intent to power company for six months
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VERO BEACH - The Vero Beach City Council hopes to know if it's deal or no deal with Florida Power and Light in six months. The council voted 4-1 during the March 20 meeting to extend the viability of the power company's letter of intent to buy the city's electric system by six months. The vote also ext...
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Sailors take to the waterway
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From left: Charlie Mann of Fort Pierce, Rick Loveland of Vero Beach and James Robinson, also of Fort Pierce, are members of the Treasure Coast Model Sailing Club. The club meets twice a week, Thursday and Saturday, to sail their Victoria-class boats at Indian River Estates in Vero Beach....
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Local visionary dies, is remembered fondly
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Paul Joseph Hegener, whom everyone called "Pete," lost his battle with cancer on March 23, 2012. He was 71. The former president of Core Communities, which saw the beginnings of Tradition and St. Lucie West, was not present at the recent ribbon cuttings of the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute or Tradition...
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A great day to go sailing
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Treasure Coast Sailing Club member Rick Loveland of Vero Beach removes his boat from the water so he can remove grass from the boat's keel during races at Indian River Estates last Thursday. The group meets twice a week, Thursday and Saturday at 10 a.m....
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