INDIAN 5 Tuesday, August 6, 1991, Vero Beach, Press-Journal County Junior ROTC Spared Defense Budget Cuts By GERI ASTON Press-Journal Staff Writer The Vero Beach Junior ROTC program will not get the ax under U.S. Defense Department budget cuts. "We're in good shape," Program Director Lt. Col. Robert Fox said.
"We're funded." "We are definitely delighted about it," Chief Master Sgt. Joseph D'Ambrosio said. Nationwide, there are 316 Junior ROTC units the same as last year, Air Force ROTC chief of Media Relations Terry Boksan said. Five units closed voluntarily nationwide, but five new units opened. However, Junior ROTC funding has dipped compared to the past three years.
Funding dropped from $14.6 million last year to $12.5 million this year. The $14.6 million figure was higher than normal because of uniform purchases for programs nationwide, Boksan said. Junior ROTC programs received $12.7 million in 1989 and $12.9 million in 1990, Boksan said. "This year is pretty much in line with the other years," she said. The local unit will receive about $30,000 for costs like instructor pay, books and uniforms, Boksan said.
In June, local Junior ROTC officials expressed concern that the program would be cut because of Defense Department budget trimming. If the program had been cut, students already in the program may not have received the pay upgrades they normally get when they go into the military or ROTC college scholarships, D'Ambrosio said. In addition, students who signed up for the program this year would have had to rework their schedules. About 150 students have signed up for Junior ROTC this year, Fox said. Program activities already have started, he said.
Students are getting their uniforms and 15 students will attend the Summer Leadership Encampment at Patrick Air Force Base next week. Plea A Agreement Reached In Screwdriver Attack By GERI ASTON Press Staff Writer A man accused of threatening his wife with a screwdriver agreed to less serious charges Monday and waived his right to a jury trial. Under the plea agreement, Michael Phillip Chance would be placed on probation for up to five years after serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of court, said Chance's attorney, Charles Sullivan Jr. In addition, Chance's initial charges were lowered Monday to false imprisonment, trespassing and battery. Circuit Judge Charles Smith would have to approve the plea agreement at Chance's Aug.
28 sentencing before it could go into effect, Sullivan said. Chance, 42, was charged in December with kidnapping, armed burglary and aggravated battery after he was accused of dragging his wife, with whom he is now rec- Carol Atwater Carol Doris Atwater, 91, of Vero Beach died Aug. 2, 1991, at Indian River Estates Medical Center after a prolonged illness. She was born Nov. 25, 1899, in Shelby, and had moved to Vero Beach nine months ago from Pompano Beach.
Mrs. Atwater was a homemaker and a Presbyterian. Survivors include a son, Charles D. Atwater, Vero Beach; three grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Mrs.
Atwater was transferred to the Cooper Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Shelby. Strunk Funeral Home, Vero Beach, is in charge of local arrangements. Rafael Heaston Rafael Heaston, 70, of 310 E.
Waverly Place, Vero Beach, died Aug. 4, 1991, at Florida Hospital South, Orlando, after a brief illness. He was born May 21, 1921, in Poland and had moved to Vero Beach from Miami two years ago. Mr. Heaston was a musician and a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Vero Beach Yacht Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; two stepdaughters, Suzanne Cater, Sumter, S.C., and Karen Guess, Foxborough, and four step-grandchildren. There will be no visitation or services. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1101 N. Lake Destiny Road, Suite 415, Maitland, Fla. 32751, in Mr.
Heaston's memory. onciled, from her home and holding a screwdriver to her throat. During the incident, Chance was shot in the head by Douglas Taibl, who was also "married" to Chance's wife, Shelia Mae. Shelia Mae Chance believed she had divorced Chance, but a final divorce hearing wasn't held so the divorce was never official, Sullivan said. Therefore, she was not legally married to Taibl.
The initial charges of kidnapping and armed burglary are first -degree felonies punishable by life imprisonment, while aggravated battery carries a 15- year maximum sentence, Sullivan said. Under the plea agreement, Chance faces a maximum of five years for false imprisonment and Obituaries Cox-Gifford Funeral Vero Beach, is in Vero arrangements. William Mickelberry Home, A graveside service will be held charge of 10 a.m. today at Crestlawn Cemetery. one year each for trespassing and battery.
After reconciling with Chance, his wife wanted to drop charges, but the state refused, Assistant State Attorney Kathy Nelson said. "We feel he needs the supervision," she said. Although Chance still maintains his innocence, he accepted the agreement "rather than risk imprisonment for a very serious felony," Sullivan said. Chance is currently serving a four-month jail term for contempt of court after a July outburst in which he shouted a string of expletives and racial slurs at Assistant Public Defender Lucky Osho, who represented him at the time. Chance was studied by a psychologist while in custody and was judged insane in another case years ago.
Sullivan said Chance is now competent and understands the plea agreement. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of VNA, 1111 36th Vero Beach, Fla. 32960; the Ronald McDonald House, 1600 S.W. 14th Gainesville, Fla. 32608; or to a charity of one's choice in Anne's memory.
Ralph Cioffi Ralph P. Cioffi, 60, of 3656 Mockingbird Drive, Vero Beach, died Aug. 4, 1991, at his residence after a prolonged illness. He was born Oct. 10, 1930, in New York City and moved to Vero Beach 11 years ago from Pound Ridge, N.Y.
Mr. Cioffi was a fireman in the U.S. Navy and with the New York City Fire Department for 17 years until retiring in 1975. He was a member of the Center for the Arts. Surviving is his wife, Dolly; three daughters, Maria Louise Saunders and Gia Marie Sommers, both of Vero Beach, and Carole Anne Bronzino of Roswell, his father, Orazio Cioffi, Bronx, N.Y.; three brothers, Pat Cioffi of West Milford, N.J., Theodore Cioffi of Bethpage, N.Y., and Robert Cioffi of Nanuet, N.Y.; a sister, Rose Marie Cioffi, Bronx, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. today and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Strunk Funeral Home, Vero Beach. A service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church, the Rev.
Raphael Sanchez Jr. officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Hospice of VNA, 1111 36th Vero Beach, Fla. 32960, in Mr. Cioffi's memory.
Obituary DWIGHT Z. MESSICK 47, of 1228 24th Street, Vero Beach, died unexpectedly July 30, 1991 at his residence. Memorial services will be Wednesday (8-7-91) at 2:00 pm at the Sebastian Baptist Church. CAT CATHCO Press-Journal staff photo by Tom Moczydlowski Rolling On A rolling machine operated by Kim Green of Cathco at 1840 25 Street. The county is hoping the new Construction prepares the new 120-space parking parking lot, to be finished later this month, will ease lot just north of the County Administration Building parking congestion around the building.
Non-Bill Mailings Puzzle Some County Residents By TOM MOCZYDLOWSKI Press-Journal Staff Writer Phones were ringing at county agencies Monday with calls from residents who received a tax bill that really wasn't a tax bill. Instead, it was a notice sent out over the weekend by Indian River County Property Appraiser David Nolte. The notice, as required by state law, listed the proposed nonad valorem assessments for next fiscal year. The assessments will be part of the overall tax bill mailed by Tax Collector Gene Morris in November. That tax bill will have to be paid.
It will include both non-ad valorem fees and property taxes from the county, municipalities, school board and others. Indian Rivers Farms Water Control District was one agency that received some of the phone calls Monday. It was listed on the property appraiser's notice with PIP Looking for a good INVESTMENT? Try the Classifieds. Obituary DANIEL ROBERT POTTINGER 57, of Danielsville, Georgia died Sunday, August 4, 1991 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens after a sudden illness.
He was a native of Cleveland, Ohio. The son of the late Dan and Kacirek Pottinger. He was a resident Sebastian, Florida for 18 years before moving to Tennessee and then to Georgia. He was the founding owner of Pottinger Son Funeral Home in Sebastian prior to his retirement. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, attended Ashland College, in Ashland, Ohio, he was national board certified and holds funeral director licenses in Florida, Tennessee and Georgia.
Employed by Brown's Funeral Home in Danielsville at his death. Mr. Pottinger was instrumental in starting the Christmas decoration program in Sebastian, active in the volunteer fire department and ambulance squad, a 24-year member of the Elks: also a member of the Sebastian Elks Gatlinburg Elks Lodge Gatlinburg, charter member of the Sebastian River Moose Lodge Sebastian VFW Post past president of the Sebastian River Chamber of Commerce, former member of the Polish American Club, Vero Beach, Florida, past president of the Sebastian Lions Club 1979-1980, with 21 years of perfect attendance, a member of Felismere Lodge Order of the Eastern Star Chapter charter member of the Sebastian River Club, member of Lake Worth Scottish Rite, Kerbela Shrine Temple, Knoxville, Tennessee, charter member of Krazy Kops unit of Vero Beach, and the RoystonFranklin Springs Lions Club. He is survived by his wife Margaret Dorosy Pottinger, Danielsville; one daughter Debra Schoonmaker; two sons Daniel, Pottinger, Jr. and David Pottinger, of Sebastian, and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 8, 1991 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at Cox-Gifford Funeral Home with an Elks Service held at 7:00 PM and a Masonic service will follow at the conclusion of the Elks service. Private interment services will be in the Sebastian Cemetery, Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Gifford Funeral five other water control districts, 10 streetlighting districts, the Vero Lake Estates Municipal Service Taxing Unit and the county's solid waste landfill. Everyone in the county will have to pay the landfill fee, but the other agencies are specific to the area and service. The streetlighting district ranged from $5 per for Rockridge to $33 for Laurel Court. In the Vero Beach area, most property owners will have to pay the Indian River Farms Water Control District.
In the north county, it could be the Fellsmere, Sebastian or Vero Lakes water control districts, depending upon residences. The fee for water control ranged from $2 per from Delta Farms to $54.56 for the west citrus area of St. Johns. Indian River Farms' fee was in- The Wall Bed Custom Designed CALIFORNIA For You CLOSET Glendale Industrial Park 770 8th Court, Vero Beach 562-7303 creased from $13 to $15 per The extra money is needed to buy two new backhoe cranes that cost about $130,000 each, the district's SecretaryTreasure John Amos said. The fee is per parcel if the property is under one acre.
Anything over an acre is on a per-acre basis. The different water control districts maintain the large ditches and canals throughout the county for residential flood protection and in some cases, such as St. Johns, for citrus irrigation. The county's landfill fee was increased about $4 from $52.80 to $56.74 for the single-family home. Condominiums pay less per unit while commercial businesses pay based on waste generation and square footage.
The Vero Lake Estates MSTU went from $15 to $50. That will be the fee for the next two years to pay for the paving of three major streets in that area. William Crowder Mickelberry, 71, of 855 Dahlia Lane, Vero Beach, died Aug. 2, 1991, in Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness. He was born Feb.
29, 1920, in Chicago and had moved to Vero Beach 19 years ago from Miami. Mr. Mickelberry attended Duke University and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was awarded the Flying Cross after 55 missions.
He founded the Hume Smith Mickelberry Advertising Agency in Miami, and was chairman of the Miami United Way in 1960. He volunteered his services to the Association for Retarded Citizens in Vero Beach for several years. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; one son, William C. Mickelberry II, Los Angeles; two daughters, Nancy Mickelberry and Kathleen Caswell, both of Park Field, and three grandchildren. Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice in Mr.
Mickelberry's memory. Culley's MeadowWood Chapels and Memorial Park, Tallahassee, is in charge of arrangments. Anne McCarthy Anne Shea McCarthy, of 2526 47th Vero Beach, died Aug. 4, 1991, at home of cancer. She was born Oct.
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