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Many of us have seen it, and wondered about it. The road sign just north of Beachland Boulevard reads “Robert C. Spillman Memorial Highway.” It’s on State Road A1A. There’s also a raised plaque – a memorial of sorts – on the Indian River County side of the Sebastian Inlet Bridge, next to the entrance to Sebastian Inlet State Park. It declares the same name for the state road within the county, as designated by the 1965 Florida Legislature. Who is this man who “dedicated and gave his life in service to his community” (as the memorial reads)? He died 18 days after his 35th birthday, on Aug. 16, 1963. Robert C. Spillman was a Vero Beach banker, also a pilot, and his definition of community service is a tragic one. In the early 1960s, a local developer, Fred Tuerk, owned a

lot of land on the barrier island and offered some of it to the state for a new university. Officials from the Board of Regents came to look at the land and had mixed feelings because of its remoteness and

dense jungle. Still, education officials asked for a formal final proposal. With only days to spare, Spillman offered to hand carry the proposal to Tallahassee. On his return flight, his small plane crashed and he was killed. The barrier island didn’t get the college. Several years later, Tuerk sold his land to the developers of John’s Island.

The highway in the county was named for Spillman under the 1965 state leadership of Gov. Haydon Burns, District 29 State Sen. Merrill P. Barber and District 29 State Rep. Arthur E. Karst, for Indian River County.

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1) Seat belt violation by driver: 9732) Speeding on a state road: 8063) Speeding (not on a state road or a municipal road): 4444) Driving, license suspended/revoked without knowledge: 4105) No proof of insurance: 3646) Expired tag (less than six months): 3117) Failure to obey traffic-control device: 2438) Speeding in work zone: 2869) Careless driving: 28210) Not stopping at a stop sign: 24611) Driving, license suspended/revoked with knowledge: 224Tie) Speeding on municipal road: 22413) Failure to show vehicle registration: 19714) Failure to have driver’s license: 19015) Not stopping at red light: 178

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• At some restaurants, there’s a constant turnover of servers. Not at Vincent’s. Elaine Huth started in 1979, and Sandy D’Amico has been there since 1981. Surely no serving tandem in Indian River County can top their combined 69 years at one place. (Sandy’s service is continuous, whereas Elaine moved back to Ohio in the 1970s but returned a year later.) I’ll tell you, they were a delight to interview. The obvious question: What’s the difference between today and when they first started? “Everybody is in a hurry,” Sandy said. “People don’t dine anymore.” I asked if they could pinpoint when everything changed, and they nodded their heads. “Electronic devices,” Elaine said.

They see people texting and checking the Internet on their smartphones. “Dinner is meant to be a time to reconnect,” Elaine said. They often see parents give electronic devices to their kids to keep them quiet. “The whole family unit is different now,” Sandy said. Elaine is 62, and Sandy is 53. The 103-seat restaurant in the Miracle Mile area, owned by Gaetano and Maria Amato, opened on June 12, 1978. So, these servers have been there almost from the beginning. “We all grew up together,” Elaine said. Both talked about how it’s like a big family. “It was a good journey – and still is,” Gaetano Amato said. “They run the show. I do not step on their toes.” Elaine and Sandy have worked at the same place for so long that they’re recognized in some unexpected places.

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Elaine has been spotted at airports in Denver and Atlanta, while the same thing happened to Sandy in The Bahamas. “Don’t you work at Vincent’s?” they were asked. I posted a photo of Elaine and Sandy on LemmonLines.com and the Lemmon Lines page on Facebook. Perhaps you’ll recognize them as well. If you know of a server who has been at the same restaurant for more than 30 years, let me know. I might want to start an unofficial “Servers Hall of Fame.” What a feat by Elaine and Sandy. Simply incredible.• Thanks to Paul Bristol for sending me the link to a story on USA Today’s website with the headline, “Easy beaches: Six hassle-free Florida escapes.” Vero Beach made the list. The writer provided an excellent overview of the area. There was a minor error regarding a street name, though. In the comments section, Melanie Smith set ’em straight. If you’d like to read the story, and see Melanie’s comment, there’s a link in the blog posts on LemmonLines.com.• So I’m driving on Commerce Avenue and see a sign that

says “FLO RING” … OK, I’d better stop. I just realized most of the people reading this probably never have heard of the singer Flo Rida. Anyway, the folks at Indian River Flooring say they have a replacement “O” at the store, and will fix it at some point. • “West Side Story” doesn’t open until Feb. 17, but it’s already made history at the Riverside Theatre. That is, the run of the show was extended by two weeks before it opened. “First time that’s ever happened,” said Oscar Sales, Riverside Theatre’s marketing director. “We have extended shows in the past, but on Opening Night or soon thereafter. Never this far in advance.”• Restaurant trivia: Vincent’s is named after owner Gaetano Amato’s first-born son.• Could the entrance to the still-under-construction Hampton Inn be any closer to the street? Seriously, check it out the next time you’re in the Miracle Mile area.

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Some trivia: Whether at Bob Evans or C.J. Cannon’s, Russ and his wife usually eat breakfast at Table 51. In what will be an occasional feature, Russ breaks bread with someone you may or may not know. Did you know the Vero Beach Municipal Airport operates a mobile home park? Citrus Park Village, located south of Aviation Boulevard, has been a steady source of revenue for the airport. “Right now, 73 of the 75 units are filled,” said Eric Menger, who has been the airport director since 1996. When I asked Menger to tell me something else about the airport that local residents might not know, he delivered. Multiple times. For example, who knew aircraft fuel is such a big source of revenue for the airport? It receives a nickel per gallon for the fuel pumped at the facility. That adds up to roughly $100,000 per year!

Also, he put the size of the 1,700-acre airport into perspective. “It’s close to 25 percent of the city’s land area,” he said. Menger, 55, would like to see a commercial air service return to Vero Beach someday. “It’s a possibility,” he said. Especially with our population continuing to grow. As he noted, Punta Gorda – a similar-size city across the state – is served by Allegiant Airlines.

Don’t get your hopes up, though. “Would I say it’s likely? I would not say so,” he said. Menger’s parents moved from New Jersey to Vero Beach when he was 3 years old. They had a 100-acre farm and got tired of the harsh winters. (Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?) He graduated first from Vero Beach High School and then from the U.S. Naval Academy. As he pointed out, with pride, the airport, which began as a Naval Air Station, is now led by a former Navy pilot.

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Russ Lemmon, who loves music (and lists), spent a lot of time putting together his Top 500 favorite songs of all-time. For the next few years, Lemmon Lines will be counting ‘em down.449. “The Freshmen” (1996) The Verve PipeMemory: A song that always prompts reflection. “For the life of me, I cannot remember, what made us think that we were wise and we’d never compromise?”448. “Old Days” (1975) ChicagoMemory: I always associate this song with playing American Legion baseball. Strange, eh? 447. “Coming Around Again”(1986) Carly SimonMemory: The first of three Carly Simon songs in the countdown. I’ve always loved her style.

Perhaps the statistics below help explain why traffic on U.S. 1 becomes heavier during certain times of the day. The daytime population change of Sebastian due to commuting: -2,610 (-11.7%). The daytime population change of Vero Beach due to commuting: +14,616 (+92.7%).

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