January 2015 Aging Tree Illustrated

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Road to Recovery Program .............................................. 12 Changing Mouths, Faces and Lives ................................. 16 Resource Directory ............................................................ 20 Resolutions: How Long Do They Last? .............................. 27

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386-774-2446 EDUCATION BRANCH: Winter Wellness Festival 2015 ..........................................................................................................................4 COMMUNITY BRANCH: Visionary Without Limits Transforms Museum – Have You ever Seen A Picasso? ........................ 6 SERVICE BRANCH: Road to Recovery Program - Life-Saving Service for People Battling Cancer ..................................... 12 BUSINESS BRANCH: Surgical Solutions in Orange City - Changing Mouths, Faces...and Lives ............................................ 16 SENIORS ON SUNRAIL: The Winter Park Daycation - Explore Central Florida ......................................................................18 SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY: Aging Tree - Understanding How Aging Tree Can Help You. ............................................ 20 QUICK TIPS: Needs to Know Basics - From Us to You ....................................................................................................................... 23 HISTORY BRANCH: Yesterday’s Diary - Yesteryear’s Strangers, Today’s Snowbirds Florida .................................................. 24 DID YOU KNOW: New Years Resolutions - Top 3 Resolutions, How Long Do They Last? ........................................................ 27 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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MENTAL HEALTH BRANCH: Heart-Soul-Body-Mind - Joy in the Journey ..................................................................................... 30 DAYS OF THE MONTH: January - Special, Wacky Days and Holidays ......................................................................................... 31

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FROM OUR KITCHEN TO YOURS: Hometown Recipe - Sweet Potato Soufflé ............................................................................. 32

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ou, your family and caregivers are invited to participate in Aging Tree’s annual Winter Wellness Festival from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31.

The event will be held at Aging Tree, which provides senior living products, services and answers. Admission to the Winter Wellness Festival is free.

Aging Tree is at 985 Harley Strickland Blvd., Ste. 100, Orange City, in the Kohl’s Shopping Plaza. At the event, local senior-care-related businesses will be sharing information about resources available through their organizations.

Festival highlights include free food and drinks and hourly giveaways, equipment giveaways, free health screenings, free mastectomy product fittings, specials on retirement living and exclusive equipment sales.

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been screened for insurance, licensing and other certifications.

Aging Tree also acts as a resource for “daily life” needs such as housekeeping, nutritionists, home maintenance, transportation services and lawn care through its resource library. All representatives and companies affiliated with Aging Tree have

To learn more about Aging Tree, visit www.agingtree. com, www.facebook.com/ agingtree or call 386-7742446.

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Aging Tree’s mission is to provide safer and easier access to senior care-related products and services to the families and caregivers of our aging population.

Through its network, Aging Tree provides dedicated resources to guide to the families of seniors in our community through screened providers in a one-stop environment to showcase their experience and services.

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Visionary Without Limits Transforms Museum – Have You ever Seen A Picasso?

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n the heels of a rebranding mission and expansion that peaked in 2013, the Museum of Art – DeLand, formerly known as the Museum of Florida Art, opens up new worlds and offers unmatched educational opportunities to visitors of all ages.

The museum (or museums) are bookends to one of America’s Best Downtowns, and they not only complement DeLand’s thriving arts community––they take it to new heights with a strong commitment to artistic standards and community involvement.

With a new name and a secondary location comprised of a streetside gift shop and a sprawling second-floor gallery (located in the historic Fish Building on the corner of New York Ave. and Woodland Blvd.), the Museum of Art – DeLand has room to thrive with the freedom their new title brings.

Recently the museum drew record numbers and much visibility in the press during the showing of The Paintings of John Mellencamp, running October 10 - December 28, 2014. The famous singer-songwriter paid DeLand a visit in October to kick off the exhibition.

“With Mellencamp, we’ve surpassed records and attracted people that may have never stepped foot into a museum otherwise,” said Lisa Habermehl, Director of Marketing. Remarking that the well received, nationally recognized exhibition, O, Appalachia: Artists of the Southern Mountains (September 12 - January 4, 2014), drew a sizeable crowd of admirers of its own. The folk art collection of author and gallerist Ramona Lampell includes fur-

niture, paintings, woven items, woodcarvings, and more.

With these shows and scores of other enticing or venerable exhibitions, events, private collections, and artists, the surrounding community is blossoming in the wake of the museum’s efforts to restructure.

and some thoughtful rebranding came endless opportunities for broadening the scope of what the museum could offer, enhancing the public’s experience. Although the museum’s goal in rebranding

Standing in front of five original works

by Pablo Picasso on extended loan to the museum’s permanent collection, Lisa Habermehl explained that the museum’s prior focus on Florida art was rather limiting: “This is something we could never do as the Museum of Florida Art.” The Picassos are presented with other works from notable artists like Dufy, Lacombe, and Vuillard in Collector’s Choice: Samuel Blatt Collection––an impressive grouping of works from a private collector housed in the Chris Harris Gallery at the 600 N. Woodland Blvd. location (across from Stetson University).

George Bolge, the museum’s powerhouse CEO since 2011, is behind much of the organization’s transformation. He acknowledges the limiting nature of a museum focused on just Florida art, saying “I wanted to do both national and international shows, ...I wanted us to be wide open.”

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was to create a palette of exhibitions without limits, you won’t see any fly-by-night artists represented, nor collections that are purely “in vogue” for the moment––or just weird for weird’s sake without any proven meaning or significance.

George plans exhibitions based on works, artists and collections that have already been “proven,” so to speak, in the art world: “We try to create exhibitions that follow the lines of quality. Keeping up values of what’s good, what’s useful. People that create significance for civilization, that’s who we try to represent.”

By Courtney Senecal He not only meticulously plans each exhibition and where exactly each piece goes to enhance the user experience, George ties together themes in “cluster shows,” where 2,3,4, or 5 exhibitions all interrelate with one another, supporting the overall goal to strive to be a educational, interactive and relevant art institution: “I sit every

year and think about burning issues. I think of what I can do to educate children with a different approach. ...I reach back into history, always looking for historical relevancy - but nothing that hasn’t been proven.”

As Lisa Habermehl explains, the value of having a visionary like George as the museum’s CEO is unmatched: “He doesn’t follow what’s popular and do what the next guy does. He does his research and puts so much thought and effort into it, and he has percont. pg. 8

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sonal and professional contacts that allow us access to exhibitions that are highly sought after and extremely relevant.”

A decorated Vietnam veteran and scholar, George Bolge holds a Master of Arts degree from the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University (graduating with a Major in Greek and Roman Archeology and a Minor in Museum Studies and Conservation). He also holds an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Nova University and is a Fellow of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. George was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Art Museum Directors Association, and an American Art Medal from the Butler Institute for his distinguished contributions to American Visual Arts. Prior to coming to the Museum of Art–DeLand, he served as Executive Director of the Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art and Executive Director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art George cultivates the museum experience in such a way that visitors are effortlessly prompted to, “begin a dialogue with paintings.” He also stresses that he and the rest of the dedicated team behind the magic at the Museum of Art – DeLand structure the museum as a place where children and adults get engaged––”not just entertained, but engaged.”

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Winter 2015 Exhibitions at the Museum of Art – DeLand, Florida Museum of Art - DeLand (600 N. Woodland Blvd.)

Jan. 16 - April 5 Richard Haas: Works on Paper Known for his architectural subjects and their surroundings, Richard Haas’ works on paper chronicle urban landscape in a wide variety of mediums. Empire State Building, 1997, Gouache and pencil, 34” x 18” Jan. 16 - April 5 William Crutchfield: Satirical Commentary Willam Crutchfield has a distinctive and whimsical approach to his commentary on humanity. Although he is also a sculptor, painter and printmaker, these drawings are the fundamental core of all of his creative endeavors. Diamond Express, 1978, planographic ten color lithograph, 40” x 52.5” Jan. 16 - April 5 Richard Frank Watercolors: Homage Richard Frank’s watercolors embody meticulous technique with a surrealistic point of view. The paintings are a blend of photorealistic landscapes juxtaposed with seemingly unrelated details of similar observations Stork, 2003, watercolor on paper, 15” x 11”

Museum of Art – DeLand Downtown (100 N. Woodland Blvd.)

Jan. 23 - April 12 Richard Anuszkiewicz: Art of Light, Perception & Movement The paintings of Richard Anuszkiewicz are composed of simple geometric forms, usually divided into small areas. Exploiting the contrast between hues produces paintings that vibrate in a manner similar to flickering neon light. Four On Four, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 60” x 60” – Courtesy of the Museum of Art – DeLand

Pam Coffman, the museum’s Curator of Education is a big part of ensuring this vision is carried out; and her passions as an art-lover, educator (and artist herself) catalyze her many contributions to the museum. “I really do love my job, I love getting first Artist Stephen Althouse shares his process as a photo-artist with time visitors excited about Museum members and visitors at the opening of the exhibition Stephen art, and I just love being Althouse: Personal Totems, Private Symbols (May 30 - Sept. 28, 2014) able to share all different Photo by Lisa Habermehl, Museum of Art - DeLand types of art with the puball ages and backgrounds from partnership with Head Start: a lic.” the art elite to preschool-aged program focused on outreach children. In recent month’s she’s and educational opportunities for Pam tailors her presentations and welcomed over 340 children, 5 children of low-income families. explanations to museumgoers of and 6 years old, in the museum’s Children get a tour, an involved

look at a specific collection–most recently O, Appalachia–and a chance to create. Through Pam’s guidance, they use art and images to learn language, reading, vocabulary, science, history, math, and social skills.

At its heart, the museum is all about maintaining status as an arts institution focused on education. Visitors of any age are invited to use conceptual thinking as a backbone to arriving at ideas and conclusions––through a learning process CEO George Bolge insists only an image can provide. cont. pg. 10

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“We don’t just teach how to appreciate a pretty picture. The goal is to make sure [visitors] uncover wonderful ideas when they come...and it’s not just the visual, there are sociological and historical ideas to take away, too. If someone walks away without learning something, they might as well have gone to the mall.”

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Photo by Paul Hennessy Gallery Admission: For museum members and children under 12, there is no $35 for a year ($20 for students). cost. For nonmembers, the cost is Accessibility: The Museum of $5, with a special exhibition rate Art – DeLand, Florida welcomes of $10 (depending on the collec- visitors of all ages and abilities.

Museum members take in a watercolor of artist Sandro Chia at the opening of Tasting Notes: The Art of Sandro Chia (Apr. 19 - Aug. 18, 2013) Photo by Lisa Habermehl, Museum of Art - DeLand

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To meet this need, the American Cancer Society offers its Road to Recovery program, in which volunteer drivers offer their time, vehicles and gasoline to get local cancer patients to and from their various doctors’ appointments.

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one patient receiving radiation As a Road to Recovery volun- therapy could need anywhere teer, you have complete control from 20 to 30 trips to treatment in of your driving schedule. You six weeks. Someone undergoing can drive as much as your sched- chemotherapy might have weekule allows, whether it be once ly treatments for an entire year. a month or multiple times per While many cancer patients are week. Right now, the Society is in need of more volunteer drivThe joy you experience ers in the greater Orvolunteering with lando and Daytona metropolitan areas. this program is truly

remarkable and inspiring I began driving with the Road to Recovery program 10 years ago, lucky to have family and friends and even became a program co- available to help with transporordinator last June. The joy you tation, this is not the case for all. experience volunteering with Even those with help may need this program is truly remarkable to occasionally seek alternative and inspiring. The patients are so transportation if their loved ones appreciative that you are willing are not available. The Road to to give them your time, car and Recovery program is here to help gasoline. You also gain a great- with all of these needs. er sense of appreciation for your own health. Often times, drivers Volunteering with Road to Reand patients end up developing covery is rewarding and allows great friendships that last well great flexibility. Volunteers arpast the end of the treatment range their own schedules. You appointments. A patient that I can drive on a consistent basis, as drove many years ago is a good little as once per month or mulfriend to this day, and we get totiple times per week. Alternategether for lunch or dinner every ly, you can offer rides whenever month. In the end, this program your schedule allows the time.

Kay Simon, Road to Recovery program coordinator and volunteer driver To learn more about volunteering with the Road to Recovery program, please call the Florida Road to Recovery hotline at 1-877-901-2862. If you are battling cancer and in need of transportation assistance, please call the National Cancer Information Center at 800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org, scroll to the bottom, and click on “Rides to Treatment.”

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Financial Services:

Baseline Medical Services Contact: Jolie Parker Phone: 386-­801-­1809

Capital Choice Financial Group Contact: Jeff Allebach Phone: 386-804-6171

Stay For the Day Contact: Ana Randolph Phone: 386-851-0691

CNBrown Insurance Contact: Carol N. Brown Phone: 386-848-0543

Senders Retreat Contact: Ana Randolph Phone: 386-734-4442

Edward Jones Financial Contact: Debbie McDonald Phone: 386-668-7028

Aids for Daily Living:

Captel Caption Telephone Contact: Sandra Robertson Phone: 407-443-9409

Medical Alert (“Help” Button) Contact: Priscilla Kincaid Phone: 386-774-2446

Bracing:

Senior Medical Supplies Contact: Maria Carvajall Phone: 407-936-3360

Care Management:

Atlas Care Management Contact: Doris Haas Phone: 844-226-1537 Guardian Care Contact: Theresa Barton Phone: 407-786-6033

Chiropractic Services:

Lechmaier Family Chiropractic Center Contact: Dr. Chris Lechmaier Phone: 386-775-3600 Watts Chiropractic Center Contact: Dr. Terry Watts, A.S., B.S., D.C. Phone: 386-218-4924 Meridian Point Chiropractic Dr. Nguyen Vu, MD & Dr. Ha Vy Van, D.C. Phone: 386-917-0007

Elder Law:

John B. Crowther, Attorney At Law Contact: John Crowther Phone: 386-775-6179 Gary S. Wright Contact: Gary Wright Phone: 386-753-0280 Meeks Law Firm Contact: Coren Meeks Phone: 386-738-3900

Evershore Financial Group Contact: Timothy Haynes Phone: 321-287-9523 Miller Senior Services Contact: Marge Miller Phone: 386-479-0724

Hearing Screenings and Accessories:

Hearing Aids Direct Contact: Fred Gilliam, H.A.S Phone: 386-561-9496

Hearing Healthcare Centers Contact: Lisa Jones, L.H.A.S Phone: 386-837-4849

Home Care-Private Pay Companions:

Elder Assistance of America, LLC Contact: Desiree Vitale Phone: 386-774-9090

Home Care-Private Pay Nurses:

Arcadia Homecare Contact: Christie Bielenda Phone: 386-366-0892

Home Health Care:

Medicare and Insurance Agencies Greystone Healthcare Management Contact: Chris Van Singel Phone: 386-481-4409

Senior Home Care Contact: Rebecca Sandvall Phone: 386-871-1953

Home Medical Equipment:

Aging Tree Contact: Priscilla Kincaid Phone: 386-774-2440

Home Modifications:

Home Modification Design LLC Contact: Sheri Wilson Phone: 407-417-6031

Install Don’t Fall Contact: Ron Wilkerson Glen Barlow Phone: 407-496-6066 386-956-1350

Independent Insurance Professionals Contact: Carl Thompson Phone: 386-­668-­6203

Total Service Contracting Contact: Steve Delacerda Phone: 407-233-9500

Apex Laboratory Services Contact: Becca Phone: 386-310-7702

Hospice Care:

Laboratory Services:

Medical Services:

Hospice of Volusia Flagler Contact: Audrey Bellini Phone: 386-872-1345

Mid Florida Cancer Center Contact: Jill Jordan Phone: 386-774-1223

Vitas Hospice Contact: Elizabeth Knowlton, LCSW Phone: 386-774-2446 Ext. 308

ElderSource Phone: 888-242-4464

Imaging Services In-Home and Out Patient:

Sona Imaging Contact: Lara Miller Phone: 386-951-6565

Insurance-Health:

Carol Brown CSA Contact: Carol Brown Phone: 386-848-0543

CMD Insurance Agency Contact: Carmen Duffy Phone: 386-315-4846 Florida Health Care Plans Contact: Bissy Holden Phone: 386-676-7110 Humana Contact: Meg Hutson Christine MacDonald Phone: 386-663-1425 386­-479-4000 Independent Insurance Professionals Contact: Carl Thompson Phone: 386-­668-­6203

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Capital Choice Financial Group Contact: Jeff Allebach Phone: 386­-804-­6171 CMD Insurance Agency Contact: Carmen Duffy Phone: 386-315-4846 Evershore Financial Group Contact: Timothy Haynes Phone: 321-304-4017

Non-Profit Organizations:

DeLand Lions Foundation Contact: Wendy Wilson Phone: 386-738-1020 Division of The Blind Contact: Mike Watson Phone: 386-254-3810 Mainstreet DeLand Association Contact: Wayne Carter Phone: 386-738-0649

Nursing Facilities-Skilled:

Center for Health Care of the Alliance Community Contact: Annette Lynch Phone 386-747-7688 Orange City Nursing and Rehabilitation Contact: Staci Cooper Phone: 386-668-8818 Parkside Health and Rehab Contact: Heather Jackson Phone: 386-­734­-8614

Ridgecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Contact: LeeAnne Gallagher Phone: 386-734-4334

Pet Services:

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Pharmacies:

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Deltona Memorial Contact: Gabrielle Turner Phone: 386-775-4260 386-774-2446 Ext 310 Lohman Funeral Home Contact: Terry Chandler Phone: 386-860-5900

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Americare Assisted Living Inc. Waters Edge Contact: Eleanor Gustavsson Phone: 386-789-8848 Bishops Glen Retirement Community Contact: Linda Dixon Phone: 386-226-9112 Caring Hands Assisted Living Contact: Marie Timogene Phone: 386-259-4435 Claire Bridge Assisted Living Contact: Betty Worley Phone: 386-672-8800 Cloisters of DeLand Contact: Amanda McHugh Phone: 386-822-6900 x 203 Horizon Bay Contact: Mary Sangueldolce Phone: 386-775-3518 Monastery Oaks Contact: Clara Swaggerty, LPN Phone: 386-456-0049

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“When hiring a home care company, make sure to ask about the continuity of care offered. It’s important the same person comes in to take care of an elderly person, especially if they have dementia. They may not remember a name but they may remember a face or a voice; this lowers their level of confusion and the familiarity and trust makes them and families more secure.”

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“It’s important to consider both your present and future physical state at facilities that offer both independent living and transitions to assisted living. But when looking for a secure environment to age in place, it’s equally important to consider spiritual or faith-based needs––to find security and have not just your physical needs, but your spiritual needs met as well.”

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Yesteryear’s Strangers, Today’s Snowbirds Florida – A Positioned Paradise

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NOWBIRDS: Annual Tribute to Florida’s Idyllic Image

Every season brings change and in Florida one sign of Winter is the arrival of “snowbirds.”

Since World War II, millions of snowbirds have descended on the state eager to banish winter’s harsh realities and bask in Florida’s idyllic landscape.

Once gold seeking conquistadors abandoned Florida, and Native Americans lost out to monks, farmers, trades people, and bureaucrats who settled the 400-mile long peninsula. Inhabitants lived under Spanish rule, then British, and a final period under Spain who ceded Florida to the U.S. in 1821. Earlier, the eighteenth century naturalist William Bartram, wrote eloquently about Florida’s Edenic climate, creating an enduring image of Florida on the American imagination. His writings also highlighted Florida’s abundant resources ready for development, setting up a struggle for the state’s identity that continues today.

‘STRANGERS’ WELCOME

Even before the Civil War, tourism was a key element in Florida’s economy. Referred to as “strangers,” snowbirds viewed Florida’s as a haven where they might recover their health. In 1827, the 23 year old Ralph Waldo Emerson arrived in St. Augustine suffering from a respiratory ailment. Like others, Emerson recorded the “dirt and dinginess” of St. Augustine, but he also acknowledged its “gentle climes.” Emerson recuperated mostly in St. Augustine, but already steamboats opened the interior waterways to strangers. By the 1860s, paddle-wheel boats plied regular routes on Florida’s major river systems bringing snowbirds and developers.

“VISITORS” IN THE GILDED AGE

After the Civil War, added numbers of snowbirds, now greeted as “visitors,” sought out Florida’s well advertized characteristics – a benign climate, a historic past, remote villages, and unique inhabitants.

four presidents, through the first 25 years of the 20th century. Flagler’s Florida East Coast railroad connected Jacksonville to Miami and drew his wealthy clientele further south to Palm Beach where Flagler’s two exclusive resorts, the Poinciana and the Breakers awaited.

“TOURISTS” DISCOVER FLORIDA

Seeking health and financial security, many writers - like Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edward King, the poet Sidney Lanier, novelist Constance Fenimore Woolson, and the journalist-writer Stephen Crane – publicized the state’s enticements in magazine articles and novels, imprinting Florida’s exotic landscape on the nation’s consciousness.

During America’s Gilded Age, industrialists and financiers sought to turn Florida’s charms into financial gain. Railroads drove the state’s growth and track mileage increased from less than 500 miles in the 1860s to 3,500 miles by 1900. Three men fueled this expansion – William D. Chipley, Henry B. Plant, and Henry M. Flagler. Plant’s railroad linkage of Jacksonville and Tampa opened central Florida to the citrus industry. Of the three, Henry Flagler, an associate of John D. Rockefeller, was the most famous. Flagler transformed St. Augustine when he built the luxurious Ponce de Leon Hotel, now Flagler College. This lavish resort attracted the rich and famous, including

In the early 20th century, aided by improved railroad and automobile transportation, “visitors” gave way to “tourists.” These pleasure-seeking snowbirds reveled in Florida’s climate, and helped to distinguish its economy from other southern states.

More importantly, tourists brimmed with health and the number of invalids diminished as waves of snowbirds arrived ready for recreation in Florida’s paradise-like setting.

One group of snowbirds, the “tin can tourists,” drove the Dixie Highway from the Midwest in their campers and tent-equipped model T automobiles. In Florida, they parked in open camps and dined on their supply of tinned meats and vegetables. A local politician quipped, “They came to Florida with one suit of underwear and one twenty dollar bill, and changed neither.”

BOOM TIMES IN PARADISE

The temporary prosperity of the early 1920s brought thousands of snowbirds to the sub-tropical Miami area. Attracted by bold advertising and promises of a Mediterranean ambiance, Dade County became a boom

By Carol S. Grigas, Ph.D. Dr. Grigas is an adjunct professor of history at Daytona State College. town. Invalids also continued to seek healing in Florida’s balmy water. These included the future president, Franklin Roosevelt, who, after an attack of polio in 1921, spent several years cruising Florida waterways. In 1926, Florida’s economic bubble burst, triggered by a severe hurricane, and the state entered the Great Depression early.

WEALTHY TOURISTS END GREAT DEPRESSION

That Florida emerged from the Great Depression quicker than other Southern states was due mostly to still-wealthy snowbirds. Most conspicuous was Cornelius (Sonny) Vanderbilt Whitney, a founder of Pan American Airways. His winter social life brought him South for horse racing and hunting, and then, in search of new diversions, to Florida. Whitney, a backer of Gone with the Wind, opened the Marine Studios in St. Augustine, and created the underwater attraction “Marineland,” the world’s first oceanarium and Florida’s first major tourist attraction. His generosity led to the found- ing of the Whitney Marine Laboratory of the University of Florida.

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Celebrities like the best-selling novelist Ernest Hemingway also became snowbirds. Beginning in the early 1930s, “Papa” spent winters in Key West, focusing attention on the state through his exploits and writings.

SNOWBIRDS TRIUMPH

World War II brought millions of recruits to Florida for training and saved the tourism industry when the U.S. government leased over 500 hotels. After the war, several million veterans returned to the state to start over, an in-migration that continues to this day. Inexpensive commercial air travel and an expanded interstate highway system brought millions of snowbirds to Florida, including presidents, who sought R&R, starting with Harry Truman, who vacationed in Key West.

The opening of Disney’s Magic Kingdom in 1971 and Epcot in 1982, enhanced the impact of snowbirds as Florida now hosted the world’s largest paid attraction. The annual number of snowbirds outnumbered the

state’s residents. Although the impact of Disney cannot be denied, Florida’s tourism industry is not just theme parks. In the early 1960s, a new group of snowbirds, namely surfers, highlighted Florida’s superb beaches. Surfers contributed to the rise of New Smyrna Beach, today ranked as one of the “best surf towns” by Surfer Magazine and among “the world’s top 20 surf towns” by National Geographic Magazine. The new NSB Museum of East Coast Surfing highlights the history of this fun sport.

Almost equaling the number of snowbirds visiting Disney attractions are those who flock to the state for “ecotourism.” The state’s 12 national parks and over 170 state parks attracted 9.2 million visitors in 2010, with an economic impact of $5.2 billion, and created over 51,000 jobs in 2010, almost as many as Disney World. With care, natural and manufactured resources will continue to lure snowbirds to Florida’s Eden-like settings.

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New Year is upon us, and for many it is an occasion to look ahead, to our lives in 2015, and set some goals, or as they are endearingly called, “New Year’s Resolutions”. On paper, this is an ideal way to plan for successes and arrange accomplishments, yet for most of us, the reality is, that by the end of January we will have: blown the diet, fallen off the proverbial wagon, become a gym member in name only, and done that thing we were trying so hard not to do. Feeling like we have failed, we tuck out tail between our legs and go back to doing things exactly the way we have been, which got us where we really didn’t want to be in the first place. So is it because we didn’t try hard enough, or because we set our expectations too high.

I would like to suggest the problem is that we tend to focus on the end goal as the prize to achieve, when the actual process of getting to that goal needs to be where we put our emphasis. If we miss out on the joy in the journey, then the arrival at our destination will not be as sweet as we imagined. Like if your plane gets re-routed to Pittsburgh, because of inclement weather in New York. Ernest Hemingway put it this way; “It is good to have an end to jour-

ney toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end”.

I am not saying that goals are not necessary.

We need goals to help u s know where we are headed, and to tell us when we have arrived at our destination.

The issue then, is; “are you enjoying the journey of getting to your goal?”

For some of us this will mean changing the way we go about reaching that goal. For others it may mean changing the goal itself.

The key is finding joy in the journey. Joy is different from happiness. Happiness is about attaining the goal; joy is how you feel about things and people on your way there. So contentment plays a huge role in this joy thing.

For example, if you do not accept who you are now, will you accept the skinnier version of you after losing some unwanted pounds? If you attain flatter abs, and bigger biceps, will you be okay with who you are when you do not have those assets? If you do not succeed at your new year’s resolution, will you maintain your courage and confidence in other areas of your life? If the goal itself is your focus, then the answer to all of these will be in the negative.

Joy is different from happiness. Happiness is about attaining the goal; joy is how you feel about things and people on your way there

By Loren Fish, LCSW

How can I have joy in my journey?

Our natural inclination is all about me and mine. A waiting room is a good example of this phenomena. We may be in a good mood while waiting in a doctor’s office, and then someone cuts in line or gets called in, who came in after us. Our natural reaction is to get upset and agitated and maybe even say something mean or harsh (or at least think it). Usually this ends up ruining our day and stealing our joy. If we are allowing a small event like poor waiting room etiquette to spoil our day, then we were only focused on the end result and not on the moments that make it up.

An easy way to turn ho-hum and hum-drum into joy, is to be less focused on ourselves and to become more focused on others.

This is not an easy task, and is not our default mode. Delayed gratification is not so popular in our society today, but sometimes patience is required to meet up with joy; for as the Psalmist wrote, “...weeping may endure

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for a night, but joy cometh in the morning” (Ps 30:5). Are you willing to be patient and wait, if necessary, for the joy moments?

Allowing ourselves to be aware of the opportunities all around us to be more focused on others, will start an avalanche of joy moments that will last longer than the satisfaction of accomplishing many goals. Next time you are in a waiting situation (bumper to bumper traffic, doctor’s office, check-out line, on hold with your insurance company, waiting for your car to be serviced, add your own here….) look for ways to make these situations “joy making” moments, instead of “joy stealing” moments. A nod or a smile, kind words, humming a happy tune, saying a prayer for those around you, showing empathy for those who have it worse than you, helping others recall fond memories, etc., etc. These choices, in an otherwise frustrating situation can make empty moments full to overflowing.

And then, even nature itself will join you in your “joy making” moment. “For you will go out in joy, and come back with peace; the mountains and the hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees in the fields will clap their hands” (Isa 55:12).

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May your New Year’s resolution be to have: contentment in the mundane, thanksgiving in the ordinary, hope for tomorrow, and patience to wait for, as well as courage to seize, the “joy making” moments in your journey.

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DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all filling ingredients together until blended. Pour into a 9” x 13” baking dish. Mix topping ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake uncovered approximately 35 to 40 minutes.

VARIATIONS: -You can use two 29 oz. cans of yams rather then boiled or baked sweet potatoes. Cuts down on preparation time and is just as delicious.

Senior Discount Day! Save 0% EVERY Thursday on all regularly 1 priced items.

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862 Saxon Blvd.

Orange City, FL

3850 S. Nova Rd. Port Orange, FL

Open Daily

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386-775-7002

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Whether your choice is for an old fashion service or one with savvy technology our staff will meet your needs.

We are a phone call away from assisting in designing a service to fit your budget and needs.

386-734-2244

369 Kingslake Drive, DeBary, FL, 32713 www.kingslake.net • 866-946-2608

A New Home in the New Year!

Come Live with us at DeBary’s best kept secret!

We are a Premier 55+ Manufactured Home Gated Community in DeBary, FL! King’s Lake has endless amenities such as heated pool and spa, shuffleboard, billiards, a craft room and many planned activities.

Pre-Owned Homes ~ We Can Help with Financing Don’t forget to ask about our lease rental with option to purchase program.

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Classifieds Used Chair/Scooter Lift for back of vehicle. Asking $150.00 Contact Vito 386-747-7181

Used Medical Equipment

Industry Jobs Home Maker/Companion Jobs available, experience preferred, reference and backgrounds checks. Qualified individuals call: 386-774-9090 Nursing, Dietary, Activities, Rehab, Maintenance, and Administration Departments positions open at Orange City Nursing & Rehab Center Port Orange Nursing & Rehab Center Please visit these websites to view all of our current open positions and available employment opportunities within both facilities.

These websites are updated daily for. EEO/AA Employer M/F/V/D https:// www.EmployFlorida.com http://www.FLjobconnections. com

Orange Tabby Cat Asking for $5.00, 5 years old Answers to the name of “BUTTERBEAN” Need to give him up because the Owner has Emphysema and COPD Call Dianne at 386-532-5557

Vienna Medical - 386-774-2440 Used Bruno Inside Boom Lift Model # USL-670 $650.00 NEW! Pride Silver Star Boom 250 $1500 NEW! Kia Sportage Class II Hidden Hitch $100.00 4 Cemetery Plots in Deltona Memorial Gardens Garden of Eternal Light #2 Value $3000.00 each Selling Below Value Contact: 386-717-6267 or 386-7854497 Invacare Power Chair for Electric Hospital bed Electric Hoyer Contact: Bob 386-860-3774

Used Items for Sale

Have Used Items to sell?

Large Frame Mens Bike DiamondBack Comfort Model From Dicks Sporting Goods for $230 - Selling Price $170 Contact: Randy 386-624-6272 HP OFFICEJET6500A Plus Print, Fax, Scan, Copyweb Contact: Sonia at 386-473-2601 soniacortes@ymail.com

Pride Jazzy HD Motorized Wheelchair Best offer takes it!!!

New Batteries September 2013 5 years old $300 obo Cash or Money Order Only Contact Dallas: 386-956-6621

Pets

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Aging Tree Illustrated offers free classified ads for those needing to sell their used items. You may list your ad by submitting information to: customerservice@agingtree.com or mailing to 985 Harley Strickland Blvd., Suite 5, Orange City, FL 32763 Attention-Classifieds (50 word maximum per ad).

2 Brand New Walker’s with Front Wheel’s, 1 Good Conditioned Standard Walker, 1 Brand New Nebulizer Still In Original Box (NEVER BEEN USED) $50.00 For All 4 Item’s.

Contact MAXINE @ (386) 500-3818 If Interested Mon -Sun 9 Am- 7PM

Lease for 36 months with $1,899 due at signing. With approved credit. No security deposit required. Price excludes tax, tag, dealer installed options, $98 private tag agency fee and $699.00 pre-delivery service fee.

855-979-7472 DeLand Hyundai

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2308 S Woodland Blvd DeLand, FL 32720

Calendar of Events January SENIORS ON SUNRAIL DAYCATION 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each Month

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COMMUNITY SPECIAL EVENTS 30th Anniversary Manatee Festival Valentine Park, Orange City Jan. 24 & 25

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EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

Introduction to Computers for Seniors - 386-775-3121 Orange City Senior Center Windows 7 Classes 3:30 PM Tuesday Jan. 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2015 Orange City Senior Center Windows 8 Classes 9:00 AM Thursday Jan. 8, 15, 22, and 29 2015 DeLand Bakery/Natural Market Education - 386-736-7919 Call for Class Information

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HEALTH SCREENINGS & SUPPORT GROUPS Monthly Health Screenings Summit Medical Office Building 386-917-5000 (directly behind the hospital) 7 - 9:00 AM Jan. 13, 2015

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Osho Meditation Bamboo Arts Center – 386-956-1329 or 386-277-2069 7 – 9:00 AM Daily Zumba Orange City Wava Bldg - 386-775-3121 9:15 – 10:00 AM 9:15 – 10:00 AM Jan. 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2015 Mens Cancer Support Group Florida Hospital DeLand 5 - 6:00 PM Jan. 6, 2015 Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma Support Group Florida Hospital Fish Memorial Cancer Institute 5 - 6:00 PM Jan. 1, 2014 Support Groups located at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial Sleep Apnea/CPAP Support Group - 386-917-7600 6 - 7:00 PM Jan. 14, 2014 Breast Cancer Support Group 9 – 10:00 AM Jan. 8, 2014 Diabetes Support Group - 386-943-4727 9 - 10:00 AM Jan. 15, 2014 Cancer Support Group Florida Hospital DeLand Cancer Center 5 - 6:00 PM Jan. 21, 2014 Support Groups located at Aging Tree Vitas Healthcare Memorial Service – 3 - 4:00 PM Jan. 7, 2015 Bereavement Support Group – 2 – 3:00 PM Jan. 20, 2015 Alzheimer’s Support Group – 11 AM - 12:00 PM Jan. 21, 2015 Transitions Support Group – 10 AM – 11 AM Jan 22, 2015 Café Con Leche – 5:30 – 6:30 PM Jan. 28, 2015 Breast Cancer Support Group Florida Hospital DeLand 5 – 6:00 PM Jan. 26, 2014

January 17 London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra January 24 Chanticleer

February 3

Mariinsky Orchestra

February 13

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

February 27

Cinderella Russian National Ballet Theatre

March 1

A Tribute to Pavarotti Teatro Lirico D’Europa

Fo r m For more o r e inff or mat ion

386.253.2901 or dbss.org

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