First Viera Community Turns 35
Indian River Colony Club celebrates anniversary with look back Behind the walls on Murrell Road and Viera Boulevard, Viera’s very first neighborhood is marking its 35th anniversary. Conceived as a retirement destination for military officers, Indian River Colony Club began to take shape in 1986 with retired General Gordon “Bat” Masterson leading the development charge. […]
Mike Lane – Featured in Viera Living East Edition
Honoring a Local Veteran: Meet Michael & Ruth Lane By Sue Dewerff Panzarino, Viera Living East Edition, November 2020 Photos submitted by Ray Baldino Master Photographer, and Michael & Ruth Lane View PDF It was nearly 54 years ago, in 1966, when retired Air Force pilot, Col. Michael Lane was shot down in North Vietnam. […]
Meet MOAA’s 2020 Surviving Spouse Liaison Award Winner
Mary Dunagan was named the recipient of MOAA’s 2020 Surviving Spouse Liaison Excellence Award. Story from the official MOAA website, by Contributing Editor Blair Drake For Mary Dunagan, the military has always been a part of her life. The daughter of an Army officer, she was born in Washington, D.C., and spent her childhood moving […]
Walkathon Benefits Veterans in Need
Indian River Colony Club Raises Money for Brevard Vets Impacted by Covid Donn Weaver (Left), Chairman of the Brevard Veterans Council and Dean Schaaf (Right), President of Brevard Veterans Memorial Center, accept a check for veterans financially impacted by COVID-19 from Brian Whalen (Center) of Indian River Colony Club. photo courtesy Brevard Veterans Council Indian […]
IRCC Leadership: Sam Ginsburg
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, ASK A BUSY PERSON This Benjamin Franklin-attributed motto is fitting when describing Sam Ginsburg. A true renaissance man, Sam (AKA “Sam-I-Am”) is involved in a dizzying array of activities at IRCC. His activities include President of the Computer Club and a member of the Marketing Committee, Audio Video Support Services […]
Spotlight on John & Clara Cleland
by Kathy Barclay Dedicated on 26 September 2020, the Major General John Cleland Memorial Bridge posthumously honors Maj. Gen. John Cleland, one of but many military heroes who have made their home in Indian River Colony Club. A plaque located at the new overpass of the Pineda Causeway located just west of U.S. 1 notes […]
The Library of Congress Veterans History Project at IRCC
by: LaVerne Coseo With the efforts of a couple of our resident Veterans and the support of the IRCC Board of Directors The Library of Congress Veterans History Project here at IRCC was developed. The IRCC Veterans History Project Chair is LaVerne Coseo. Along with LaVerne a number of IRCC residents, trained by a member […]
Carts Full of Thanks
IRCC Residents Show Their Appreciation for Indian River Colony Club Staff & First Responders The “Colony Clowns” group led by Louise Carnesale put on a spectacular golf cart parade with fellow IRCC residents to show their appreciation for the efforts of First Responders and essential IRCC Staff that worked and kept the community safely running […]
Indian River Colony Club Protects Seniors, Jobs
Patriotic Viera community retools restaurant for grocery delivery and takeout (VIERA, FL) April 14, 2020 – Nobody does logistics better than the military. So it shouldn’t be entirely surprising that the Viera 55+ neighborhood of predominantly retired military personnel turned on a dime after Florida Governor Ron Desantis issued a stay-at-home order that also shuttered […]
Indian River Colony Club Opens to Public for Garage Sale
Patriotic Viera community annual sale of military memorabilia, treasures from world travel (VIERA, FL) February 24, 2020 – Guam. Italy. Puerto Rico. Korea. Greece. Germany. The Philippines. These are just a few of the international locations where the retired military residents of Indian River Colony Club in Viera were once stationed. On Saturday, March 7, […]IRCC Recognized for Service to Veterans
Neighborhood honored at Space Coast Public Service Awards (VIERA, FL) January 27, 2020 – Indian River Colony Club in Viera is a patriotic community with a culture of giving. Just ask any of the dozens of organizations that benefit each year from the generosity, hard work and volunteerism of its residents. On January 11 in […]Indian River Colony Club Receives 2019 Best of Melbourne Award
Melbourne Award Program Honors the Achievement MELBOURNE November 20, 2019 — Indian River Colony Club has been selected for the 2019 Best of Melbourne Award in the Country Club category by the Melbourne Award Program. Each year, the Melbourne Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community […]
Club Turns Loose Change into Kids’ Bikes
Pickled Pedalers Donate 20 Bikes to Toys for Tots VIERA, FL) November 8, 2019 – They meet every morning at 7:00 AM to greet the sunrise and ride their bikes and recumbent trikes 7-10 miles inside Indian River Colony Club in Viera, the patriotic community with a culture of giving. But the 29 members of […]
Rockledge Firefighters Add to Cure Tally
Indian River Colony Club Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Nets 5K (VIERA, FL) November 5, 2019 – Firefighters from Rockledge Fire Department, Station 3138 once again proved their hero status, with the presentation of a $1,000 check for breast cancer research to the IRCC Warriors. The fundraising team from Indian River Colony Club in Viera sold […]
IRCC Women ‘Golf for a Cure’
(VIERA, FL) October 9, 2019 – Dedication, belief in a cause and plenty of hard work have resulted in a fundraising total estimated in excess of $3,853 for breast cancer research raised from the retired residents of Indian River Colony Club in Viera, the patriotic community with a culture of giving. The neighborhood of military […]Resident Spotlight: Ed and Linda Dias
As of August 30, 2019, Ed and Linda Dias will complete their first year of residency in Indian River Colony Club. While at a local doctor’s office, Linda noticed an IRCC advertisement in the Viera Voice. They were so intrigued with the concept of a 55+ military community that they began their search for a […]Mike Barney
Spotlight on Mike Barney By Carolyn Cain Some years ago, Mike and Sue Barney volunteered to help the IRCC Chapel Foundation Food Drive by collecting food and taking it to Daily Bread or the South Brevard Sharing Center. Mike and his wife Susan moved to IRCC six years ago and like to travel, play golf, […]
Clowning
Clowning More than Just a Red Nose Viera clown wins first place at international competition in New Mexico (VIERA, FL) May 14, 2019 – For Louise (LuLU) Carnesale of Viera, clowning is more than just wearing a red nose. The retiree and mother of 14, whose mission is to bring smiles to those who need […]
Vietnam Veteran, Jim Rufino
Vietnam Veteran, Jim Rufino by Carolyn Cain Years before Jim Rufino became one of the approximately 450 Vietnam veterans who live at IRCC, he recognized there was a need for those veterans to be recognized and to have the opportunity to communicate with each other. Jim, a Navy veteran who was one of the more […]
Ken and Barb Keskinen
If you’re new to IRCC, want to become involved in the community, and don’t quite know where to start, call Ken and Barb Keskinen. This couple have more than a dozen activities going between the two of them. They wouldn’t put it this way, but they are two people with a lot of talent. Originally […]In Memory of IRCC resident, MG Homer “Huck” Long
This article was written on September 11th, Patriot Day as we have come to call it, because Huck was a great patriot. Huck would never want IRCC to forget this horrific event, ever. In American history, September 11, 2001 lives next to Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Private Long joined the US Army to fight […]
Bound to Die TV Film Segment by Anna Flower Brotemarkle
A television film crew came to Anna Flowers Brotemarkle’s home at IRCC on June 15, 2018 to shoot her part in a new documentary, World’s Most Evil Killers, which will be shown internationally later this year. The British media production company interviewed Anna about her book Bound to Die, the case of Tampa Bay serial […]Major General John Cleland Posthumously Honored
Pineda flyover bridge to be named for Indian River Colony Club resident by Joyce Wilden BuzzBizPR (VIERA, FL) June 8, 2018 – One of the military heroes of Indian River Colony Club in Viera was posthumously honored at the May 22 meeting of the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, with a Resolution naming the soon-to-be […]
$2,000 Donation to Thrift Store Helps Homeless Veterans
Indian River Colony Club patriotic culture centered on service to others The Indian River Colony Club Foundation assisted homeless veterans through a $2,000 donation to Down the Road Thrift Store. The store helps the veterans with basic home furnishings at no charge. Pictured left to right: Julie Roberts, IRCC CFO; Jerry Vaughan, General Manager; Skip Taylor, […]Army Wives Donate to the Veterans Transitional Facility
Army Wives annual drive to donate toilet paper, paper towels and laundry detergents to the Veterans Transitional Facility in Melbourne was a huge success! IRCC resident, Cheryl’s minivan was packed to the roof with donations. A BIG THANKS to all who contributed to our success once again this year. Although the Army wives donate money […]
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