Rotary Club of Vero Beach Sunrise installs officers

Fertilizer restrictions to go into effect next month

A reminder from the Indian River Neighborhood Association to residents of Indian River County, City of Vero Beach, Sebastian and Orchid. We are coming into our rainy season when more nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous are likely to be washed from our lawns, driveways and roads into the storm water system and, ultimately, into our local waterways such as the Indian River Lagoon. The fertilizer ordinances passed by our communities goes into effect June 1st. It prohibits the use of lawn fertilizer between June 1st and September 30th. No fertilizer containing Phosphorous is to be used anytime. All fertilizers must contain at least 50% slow release Nitrogen. Finally, no fertilizer is to be applied within 10 feet of any ...

Sec. of state orders statewide machine recount for election

Indian River County was among the state's 67 counties that conducted machine recounts as a contentious legal battle gets underway over election results in several key state races. The move this weekend followed the unofficial results for the Nov. 6 election, which showed razor-thin margins in races for governor and U.S Senator. The state can issue a mandatory recount through Florida law, which states that "if the unofficial returns reflect that a candidate for any office was defeated or eliminated by one-half of a percent, a machine recount shall be ordered of the votes cast with respect to such office," according to the Indian River County Supervisor of Elections. "The first unofficial set of returns for the U.S. Senate, Governor and ...

Beach Blanket Bingo comes to Vero Beach Museum of Art

VERO BEACH -- Don't miss the Fun, Fun, Fun at the Vero Beach Museum of Art's summer costume dance party Beach Blanket Bingo on Saturday, August 13 from 6:30 to 10 pm at the Museum.   This year's themed musical fundraiser celebrates the 60s beach party genre a la Frankie and Annette with live music that will treat your ears and feet to the music of the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, Dick Dale & the Deltones, Surfaris, and many more artists performed by south Florida's 60s retro-band Shindig. Guests are invited to come dressed in pedal-pushers, Hawaiian shirts, baby-doll dresses, vintage beach garb, straw hats, retro sunglasses, or let your imagination go wild. Attendees will enter through the Museum's ...