Historical Society membership meeting set for Oct. 23

Impact 100 grants $433k to local nonprofits

The Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA), the Indian River Charter High School, the Florida Institute of Technology Scott Center for Autism Treatment, and the Shining Light Garden Foundation are all $100,000 richer, thanks to the 433 philanthropic members of Indian River County Impact 100. With smiles of excitement, the ladies gathered at the Oak Harbor Clubhouse Thursday afternoon, eager to cast their votes and determine which four of the seven nonprofit finalists would each be receiving a $100,000 transformational grant. They would join the ranks of 15 previous programs receiving grants in the areas of family, education, health and wellness, and enrichment and environment. The remaining three finalists, Sebastian Charter Junior High School, Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee ...

School Board Audit Committee member to run for School Board

This announcement runs as it was received - unedited. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Chris Beals, owner of ABC Printing Company of Sebastian and Vero Beach, has announced that he is running for a seat on the Indian River County School Board. An Indian River County resident for more than 30 years, Beals has been directly associated with school district activities by serving for five years as Chairman of the Indian River County School Board Audit Committee. Beals' wife, Sally, soon to be retired, has worked for the past 18 years as a media assistant at Osceola Magnet School. Beals and his wife have been personally involved in many activities at the school level. Along with this and attendance at many ...

Jackie Robinson game returns pro ball, memories to Vero

VERO BEACH — Nostalgia and the smell of Dodger Dogs swept through the stands of Holman Stadium during Historic Dodgertown’s first Jackie Robinson Day Celebration Game. The National Anthem, fireworks, and the cry of “play ball!” ushered in an evening of wholesome family fun to commemorate baseball’s first African-American player. Robinson played baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers when the team established spring training in Vero Beach in 1948. The game between the Brevard County Manatees and Lakeland Flying Tigers was the first professional baseball game at historic Dodgertown since the L.A. Dodgers departed Vero Beach for Arizona in 2008. Major League Baseball has celebrated Jackie Robinson’s contribution to the game and to society at-large for the last six years on April ...