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Strangers become friends over dessert
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - While stationed in Afghanistan, Capt. Nathan Ferguson had limited access to affordable daily essentials such as shaving cream. And when it came to finding sweet treats, well, that just wasn't an option. One day, Capt. Ferguson was offered some cookies, and not just any cookies, homemade cookies from the U.S. - Vero Beach, to ...
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Inspired by nature
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It was all about learning and having fun as campers learned about making pipe cleaner insects, planting seeds in hand-made pots and other cool things at Camp McKee Thursday, Aug. 2. Jensen Bieber, 7 and his sister Kalea, 6, assemble paper orchids to take home to mom....
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Grant to go toward school gardens
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - The Pelican Island Audubon Society hopes to plant a seed of gardening fever into the hearts of Indian River County students this school year, thanks to a conservation grant. The nonprofit organization, known for its love of birds, is bringing its focus down to the ground after r...
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Student gives socks to foster children
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - With new florescent pink and blue stripes, lime-green frog faces and multi-colored polka dot socks, a few dozen foster children will have happy toes and big smiles on their way to a new school year. Leslie Moshman, 11, gave the Vero Beach branch of the Children's Home Society 277 ...
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Summerfest 2012 comes to Vero
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Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese conducts the Mission Chamber Orchestra of Rome during the American Airlines Symphony of the Americas Summerfest 2012 at Christ by the Sea United Methodist Church Wednesday, Aug. 8. The summer concert, sponsored by the Cultural Council of Indian River County, included a conductors maste...
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Ending summer with a splash
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Danny Keller shows off his jumping skills as he easily clears the fountain nozzle at the Sebastian Splash Pad last Friday. Danny and about 130 other children of the Sebastian Boys and Girls Club spent their final summer camp day at Riverview Park fishing, playing volleyball and cooling off....
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Permit for church delayed while noise concerns addressed
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FELLSMERE - A church in a residential zone in Fellsmere will have to wait a little longer to receive a conditional use permit. Fellsmere city manager Jason Nunemaker said the Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Movimiento Internacionale in Fellsmere will have to meet certain requirements before officially mo...
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Students excel in karate championships
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VERO BEACH - In class, the students listen intently and concentrate on obeying the voice of their instructor. Quietly, they follow his directions and make smooth, fluid motions, but when the time comes to stand tall and be strong, the students quickly transform into fierce competitors. The Florida Ka...
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Students get backpacks, supplies
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Thalia Trujillo, left, and Laura Trujillo, both 7, help themselves to free pencils as they wait in line for the a new backpack filled with supplies at the backpack giveaway at the Gifford Youth Activities Center Saturday. Nearly 1,000 were given out thanks to local Gifford businesses, Home Depot, Disney's Vero Beac...
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