December, 2022
CHARLOTTE TERRY GROUP NEWSLETTER
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Introducing Our Newest Agent! |
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Tara Layne
772.321.4303
Tara Layne has lived in Vero Beach for over 38 years. Her family moved to Vero Beach from Illinois. She has had the opportunity to watch the transformation and growth in Indian River County. Although the town has grown exponentially since that time, she appreciates the charm that Vero Beach still has to offer.
Tara studied and earned a degree in Paralegal Studies and Criminal Justice. She finds that her paralegal studies enhance her work as a realtor and set her apart from others in her field.
Tara is on the Vero Beach Museum of Art Committee for Fashion Meets Art. Tara can often be found on the tennis courts with her father at Vero Beach Tennis and Fitness. Tara has also joined the county tennis league where she enjoys meeting other avid tennis players and friendly competition.
Tara is married with three children and two adorable Cavachons, Max and Ruby. Her husband, Scott Layne moved from Long Island in 1993. He is the design partner in the architectural firm of Moulton Layne, PL. Her daughter, Laynie, is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in residential and commercial interior design and is working in Atlanta. Her son, Tanner is a Flight graduate from Skyborne Airline Academy in Vero Beach, and Gardner is a freshman at the University of Louisville. In their spare time they enjoy getaways to the couple's home in Woodstock, Vermont.
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Wintergreen Night Lights
Thursday, December 1-3
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Environmental Learning Center
255 Live Oak Drive
The Environmental Learning Center will adorn its campus with beautiful lights for six evenings, and guests will enjoy music, crafts, and optional canoe trips through the mangrove tunnels for an additional $10 fee.
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Vero Beach Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 3
6 PM
Ocean Drive, between Flamevine & Live Oak
The 38th annual Vero Beach Christmas Parade will once again feature floats representing local organizations and businesses. It will run up Ocean drive from Flamevine Lane to Live Oak Road. Parking is available at Riverside Park, with a shuttle service to the parade route. The Charlotte Terry Group office will be hosting an open house at our office at 2911 Ocean Drive. Stop in for a glass of cheer!
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Holidays at the Museum
Sunday, December 4
1 PM - 4 PM
Vero Beach Museum of Art
3001 Riverside Park Drive
Vero Beach Museum of Art invites everyone to drop in for an afternoon of fun, food, trucks, docent-led tours of the exhibition "Changing Nature," a variety of performances, and children's art hunts and art-making activities.
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Magic of McKee Festival of Lights
December 6-30
McKee Botanical Garden
350 US Highway 1
Relive moments of holidays past as you marvel at McKee's nostalgic large-scale train display and listen to the sounds of the 1924 Wurlitzer Band Organ. Get in the spirit of McKee's traditional holidays by visiting with Santa, enjoying outdoor holiday movies, intermittent snow flurries, performances by local entertainers, and special holiday treats from the Garden Cafe. The Garden is illuminated with thousands of bright and colorful professionally installed LED lights, lighted holiday displays, and festive decorations. Dates and times for these activities vary. Please check McKeeGarden.org for a complete schedule.
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Holiday With The Chimps
Saturday, December 10
9 AM - 11:30 AM
Save the Chimps
16891 Carole Noon Lane
Save the Chimps sanctuary will welcome guests for guided tours and special holiday merchandise, including Christmas tree ornaments painted by the chimps. Guests will even have the opportunity to help staff set up a party for the chimps on one of the facility's 12 islands. Visitors will not have direct contact with the chimps. Advance registration is required, $60 adults, $40 children 12-16, free for children under 12.
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Breakfast with Santa
Saturday, December 17
8 AM - 11:00 AM
Women's Club of Vero Beach
1534 21st Street
This December you can enjoy breakfast with Santa! He will be taking a short break from preparing all your presents at the North Pole so that he can join you and your little ones for an extra special Christmas breakfast at the Vero Beach Women's Club!
Tickets include a full breakfast and juice. If you're feeling sweet, hot chocolate will also be served! Adults & children will enjoy a full breakfast assortment and the children will also enjoy the crafts set up at separate tables. Santa will be laden with a little festive cheer while his elves help him throughout your visit, and probably causing mischief as usual!
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Laughing Out Loud with Carl Hiassen
Thursday, January 19
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The Community Church of Vero Beach
1901 23rd Street
Join the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation for a joyful celebration of its 30th anniversary! Featuring Carl Hiaasen as a guest speaker. Proceeds benefit their teen creative writing workshops, adult writing workshops, and the preservation of Laura (Riding) Jackson's historic home and gardens.
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"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."
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50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 |
Kennedy Space Center is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the last manned launch to the moon, Apollo 17, which took place on December 7, 1972. Visitors to KSC on this historic day will receive a commemorative card set containing facts about the mission. Astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt journeyed to the moon's surface in the lunar module while Ronald Evans remained in orbit. On December 14, 1972, Cernan left the last human footprint on the moon to date. |
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How to Make (and Keep) A New Year's Resolution |
Are you making a resolution in the new year? Warning: More than half of all resolutions fail, but this year, they don't have to be yours. Here's how to identify the right resolution to improve your life, create a plan on how to reach it, and become part of the small group of people that successfully achieve their goal. |
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From Christmas To Diwali: Winter Holidays Around The World |
During the winter in the United States, many department stores start decorating in typical Christmas colors of red and green with wreaths, lights, and ribbons. However, so many more winter holidays exist around the world, and we would like to share a few with you! Besides, who can say no to more reasons to celebrate? |
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CRACKER TRAILS: DAY TRIP IDEAS |
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A FESTIVE VISIT TO THE BOK TOWER GARDENS
Voted Florida's best garden, Bok Tower Gardens is a National Historic Landmark located 10 miles from Legoland Florida, 55 miles southwest of Orlando, and 60 miles east of Tampa near Lake Wales in Central Florida's rolling hills of citrus. Open every day of the year from 8 AM to 5 PM. The Visitor Center, Cafe, and Gift Shop are open from 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission is $14 for adults and $5 for ages 5-12. Members and children under 5 are admitted free. Legoland ticket holders will receive free admission for children under 12.
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Home For the Holidays
The gem of Bok Tower Gardens holiday festivities, the 20-room, 1932 Mediterranean-style Pinewood Estate is a step back in time to the grandeur and glamour of a bygone era. Learn more about this fascinating period in American history through the eyes of C. Austin Buck and his family, one of America's true steel dynasties.
The estate's decorations change each Christmas, and no two years are ever the same. For the 2018-19 edition, Journey Home for the Holidays to the postwar 1940s as the Buck family opens the doors of their winter retreat to celebrate with their friends and family from the Mountain Lake and Lake Wales community. Sisters Lucy Buck Fox and Dorothy Buck O'Brien are overseeing the decorating and every room of their cherished home features magnificent Christmas decorations, sumptuous garlands, ribbons, trees and holiday finery capturing the grandeur of the season.
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Adding Sparkle to a National Historic Landmark
Inspired by the history and beauty of Pinewood Estate, members of The Amaryllis Club are once again decorating the entire estate and the entry gates. A volunteer patron group, their mission is to promote and preserve the heritage and vintage style of this historic home, and to take on other special projects on behalf of the Gardens. Patti Bostick, the lead designer for The Amaryllis Society's decorating team, said the Club's main intent was to maintain the integrity of the house in their designs and to make sure the decorations emphasize the home's architecture, beauty, and style.
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A Holiday Hunt for the Whole Family
Children are encouraged to tour the historic estate and participate in a fun hunt for a family of Pinewood Christmas squirrels Tucker and Tilly who are hiding throughout the Estate. For convenient snacks and drinks, visitors can enjoy Pinewood Place located adjacent to the Estate and open from 11 AM to 4 PM daily through January 6, 2022. Following the Christmas season, Pinewood Estate will reopen to daily tours later in January.
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RING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH SUNSET & SYMPHONY
The annual Sunset & Symphony Holiday Concert with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 7 PM. The OPO and Singing Tower carillon perform holiday classics while visitors enjoy picnicking and festival-style seating on the Gardens' Great Lawn. Enjoy a full day of music and holiday festivities culminating in the evening finale performance by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and the Singing Tower carillon.
Please note: Gardens admission for the day includes a concert ticket. Day of the concert, tickets increase to $35. Christmas at Bok Tower Gardens is sponsored in part by Visit Central Florida, and by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
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HOLIDAYS AT LEGOLAND
While you're up in that neck of the woods, take part in the jolliest event of the year at Legoland Florida Resort. There is no better time to add a little Lego magic to your family vacation and build memories and traditions to last a lifetime. Visit the Holiday Village Postal Service to send your letters to Lego Santa, rock around the giant Lego tree to holiday tunes, and take "elfies" with your favorite holiday Lego characters. Don't miss ringing in the new year with colorful bursts of Lego bricks fireworks over Lake Eloise at an earlier, kid-friendly celebration time.
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CHARLOTTE TERRY GROUP HOLIDAY GIFT RECOMMENDATIONS: SHOP LOCAL |
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Charlotte's Sweets
Charlotte's favorite sweet treats are chocolate, chocolate, and chocolate! Some of the best chocolate in town is Ocean Drive's very own, Kilwins. Right across from Humiston park (and a short walk from our office), Kilwins offers peanut brittle, fudge, coffee, and the most beautiful confections you ever did taste! Charlotte recommends that you stop in and grab some sweeties for your loved ones this holiday season!
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Patty's Citrus
We are so lucky in Indian River County to be home to some of the most iconic, and frankly, best citrus in the world! Patty recommends that you send your loved ones a package of fresh Indian River Citrus. Many local vendors offer gorgeous arrangements of local produce, ready to be shipped right to your chosen recipient! View the links below for more information.
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Tara's Hand-Blown Glass
Another gem on Ocean Drive is Veranda, offering gorgeous lifestyle pieces and boutique gifts. Tara recommends their hand-blown glass pieces from Simon Pearce as a lovely gift this holiday season! Along with hand-crafted glass ornaments, they offer serve ware, Christmas tree figurines, and anything else you might need to be the hostess with the mostest! Visit Veranda's website at the link below
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Local Artists on Display
Janvier and Gustaf Miller are longtime Vero Beach resident artists. Gustaf draws the Charlotte Terry Ads on the back cover of the Vero Beach Magazine. Both are in the Vero Beach Museum collection and have had solo shows. January and February, their work will be on display at the Community Church and the Environmental Learning Center.
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Military Moms Prayer Group
Holidays for Heroes
The Charlotte Terry group has been given boxes to send to support our troops by the Military Moms Prayer Group. Come by our office to pick up a box to fill and mail to our military heroes!
Please follow the list below, as they are approved by the U.S. Military.
- Letters/Cards
- Socks (black preferred)
- Foods
- Tuna fish (pouches)
- Cookies (boxed or individually wrapped)
- Crackers (individually wrapped)
- Beef jerky
- Protein bars
- Nuts (individually packaged)
- Sunflower seeds
- Candy
- Hard candy
- Breath mints
- Chewing gum
- Chocolate
- Games
- Small board games
- Crossword puzzles
- Books and magazines
- Cards/stationary (so they may write to their loved ones back home)
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Never miss a newsletter and look back through our newsletter archive, found on our website, CharlotteTerry.com. |
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New Listing in Riverpointe at Grand Harbor!
5620 N Harbor Village Drive, Unit #401
Offered at $1,995,000
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New Listing in The Vero Beach Country Club Area!
2806 Laurel Drive
Offered at $1,495,000
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New Listing in Cache Cay!
92 Cache Cay
Offered at $950,000
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Listing in Somerset Bay!
9025 Somerset Bay Lane, Unit #401
Offered at $1,499,000
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Listing in Central Beach!
616 Eugenia Road
$1,300,000
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Reduced Price!
5951 Ridge Lake Circle
Offered at $598,000
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Under Contract!
610 Flamevine Lane
Offered at $899,000
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SOLD in Vero Lago!
4136 56th Lane
Last Offered at $439,900
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Charlotte Terry
772.538.2388
Charlotte knows Florida and Real Estate. She is a fourth-generation Floridian and has lived in Vero Beach for over 40 years. Her family moved to Vero Beach from Jacksonville, Florida. After twenty years of owning her own company, Charlotte Terry Real Estate, Inc., as a buyer’s agent, Charlotte merged with Alex MacWilliam, Inc. Real Estate in 2009, and after much demand, expanded her practice to include listing representation.
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Patty Valdes
772.473.8810
Patty Valdes is a 34 year resident of Vero Beach, Fl. who has over three decades of experience in real estate. Her love for and roots in real estate run deep. Her Dad was a residential and commercial Real Estate Broker in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, who advised Patty to go into the business as Vero Beach transformed from a small beach community into a quiet hub for new home buyers and retirees alike.
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Tara Layne
772.321.4303
Tara Layne has lived in Vero Beach for over 38 years. Her family moved to Vero Beach from Illinois. She has had the opportunity to watch the transformation and growth in Indian River County. Although the town has grown exponentially since that time, she appreciates the charm that Vero Beach continues to retain. Tara studied and earned a degree in Paralegal Studies and Criminal Justice. She finds that her paralegal studies inform her work as a realtor and set her apart from others in her field.
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