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Mary Schenkel

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Freedom 5K fun run promotes substance abuse awareness

At its annual Freedom 5K Run & Walk, held again this year at South Beach Park, the highly ...

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Holidays for Heroes: ‘Military Moms’ on a care-package mission

Anyone who has ever been away from home for an extended period of time knows how heartwarming it ...

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‘Hunt for Hope’ steadfastly spreads awareness of rare cancer

If the public is now learning more about inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, ...

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Enthusiastic ‘sea’ of approval for the little turtles that could

Zee, a sub-adult green sea turtle, along with adult loggerheads Marigold Puddlefoot, Kelpy, Madame Leota and Harriet are ...

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Jackpot! Riverside raises ‘slots’ of funds for ed programs

Cheers of victory and groans of disappointment emanated from Riverside’s Orchid Lobby over two weekends at the Vegas ...

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‘Ears’ to another musically marvelous Mike Block String Camp!

Now a much-loved fixture of the Vero Beach music scene, the Mike Block String Camp came to a ...

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Ride on! Car Show highlights ‘fantastic’ weekend for veterans

As Father’s Day rolled around, roughly 100 antique, foreign, collector, modified and muscle cars rolled into town to ...

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Novel Approach: Writers group’s support propels local authors

Despite only knowing each other since around 2017, local authors Jacque Jacobs and Bonnie MacDougall have a lot ...

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Winning attitude prevails at Theatre Guild’s Genie Awards

Devotees of the Vero Beach Theatre Guild gathered to applaud another exceptional season at their 65th annual Genie ...

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Cinematic sensation! Vero Film Fest lives up to the hype

Organizers planned something for everyone during the sixth edition of the Vero Beach Film Festival, an extended weekend ...

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Novice anglers catch on quick at ‘Take a Kid Fishing’ event

Giggles of glee and squeals of delight (plus a few pouts over the ones that got away) emanated ...

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Drink to that! Sales of special bourbon boost WWII tribute

Members of the World War II Tribute team invited supporters to the home of Bethany and Michael Fortunato ...