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them accessible to researchers.” Genealogists often rely on vital records, among other resources, to aid in their research. Sometimes these records may be difficult to find or are non-existent, which is why these Bible records are such important research tools. Historically, families kept detailed accounts of the family’s history in their Bibles, including births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths, and handed the Bible down through the generations. The Bible records index may contain unique information that researchers today are unable to locate anywhere else. As with any resource, there are some disadvantages to Bible records, including errors or inaccuracies, but they are still a useful source when other materials may not be available. “This new index may be helpful to those researchers who have reached a ‘brick wall’ in their research,” said Eric G. Grundset, director of the DAR Library. “These Bible records contain information that had previously been extremely difficult to find. The index opens these records for the future.” The GRS Bible Records Index can be found at dar.org/grs/bibleindex. For more information about the Daughters of the American Revolution, go to dar.org. SL
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We’ll cap the event and kickoff Veterans Day celebrations around the community with our annual Veterans Salute at 2:30 p.m. And speaking of saluting veterans, what do we think of Stripes, the veterans publication inside each issue of Senior Life, page 15? Isn’t it just chock full of the most amazing stories about our wonderful protectors of the Free World in general, and our great country in particular? I don’t mean to brag, because it’s our veterans who make Stripes great. That goes for the folks we feature throughout Senior Life and in our annual Boomer Guide as well. We were extremely humbled to win Best of Show and First Place for General Excellence out of all papers covering topics of interest to boomers and seniors in the nation and Canada in late September. The North American Mature Publishers Association brought its annual conference to the Space Coast for the first time, putting tourism front and center for publishers to write about for their readers, see page 23. Enjoy the fabulous Florida weather! Jill Blue-Gaines | jill@myseniorlife.com
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The Tree Frogs will headline the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo Friday, Nov. 6 at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral featuring free entry to the tower for attendees 55 and older from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If it sounds like a ’60s band name, that’s the intent. The Tree Frogs, featuring Mike Chiello and Tom Lee, are an authentic classic rock duo who specialize in performing “great but
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Gleason to help the disabled through Bridges Foundation in the community but the foundation is new. They recruited me to start it,” Gleason said. “A lot of it is individual contacts and getting folks engaged with us. What Bridges has done so well is take care of disabled individuals and provide the quality services and programs but they haven’t told their story out in the community,” she said. Bridges president David Cooke’s longtime goal has been “to get the foundation actually off of paper and into reality. We wanted someone who was really going to make it happen and Carey has definitely made it happen. She is someone who knew the community and how to reach the people that we have not reached before,’’ Cooke said. Added Gleason: “We’re trying to get the community to understand what Bridges is and the excellence of the programs and services. The need
BY GEORGE WHITE Carey Gleason, of the historic Gleason family familiar for founding towns in South Brevard, is now a key part of an exciting time in the history of Bridges, Brevard’s oldest comprehensive disability organization. Now with a renovated Rockledge facility, Bridges (formerly ARC of Brevard) and its newly-created Bridges Foundation, headed by Gleason, is poised for a bright future for its clients and staff. Gleason is a sixth-generation Floridian. Her family founded Eau Gallie (H.H. Gleason), which is now part of Melbourne. Her grandfather, William Lansing Gleason, was credited with founding Indian Harbour Beach. “I’ve been here a year and a half as executive director of the foundation. Bridges itself is celebrating 60 years
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Kim Gabriel is a fighter but she doesn’t fight alone as she gratefully remains on the heart transplant list, experiences the joys of family, and learns about the limitations of her new “me.” “You fight from places that you don’t even know that you have,’’ she said. Suffering from increasing heart problems since aortic valve surgery in 2011, Gabriel, a former executive director and development director for Habitat for Humanity, was put on the heart transplant list, starting at a level 3 that April. Her heart condition deteriorated the following year to 1A, top of the list, and she lived at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville waiting for a donor heart. Multiple blood transfusions during the initial surgery made a match even more unlikely. Gabriel talked over the options with her husband, Scott, and her three daughters, Ashley, Tara and Gina. She had three choices: go home and live out the time she had, stay in the hospital and wait for an unlikely heart, or start with one of the options using her original heart. On April 15, 2014, Gabriel underwent 13 hours of surgery where modern medicine and a new valve “gave me my fix, my bridge to transplant.” The fix dropped her transplant list
status to a 7, leaving her still weakened but grateful to be very much alive. “The biggest thing I’m learning to live with is the new me. The new me can’t do all the things that the old me could do. My world has become much smaller in scope and capability,’’ she said. Now she is writing a book, “Standing on the Promises,” based on the Bible passage Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you…” which is on a poster that hung in her hospital room. “Right now, I thank God for every day. If I can keep up or not, I’m here and I’m still able to be part of my family’s life and see my first grandchild and be part of that,’’ she said. There are continuing health concerns and stress, but Gabriel looks forward to a future she once thought she would not be a part of. She wants to thank everyone who helped her on her journey. “Maybe His plan is to not receive a new heart. Maybe the plan is to receive a new heart through the one I have already gotten. It’s not a perfect heart and I’m never going to be 100 percent healthy again, but I can still enjoy life and still look forward. It’s accepting the blessing without comparing,” she said. “From everything I’ve been through, I know I’m here because it’s God’s handiwork. I’m still working the heart that God gave me.” SL
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Many car clubs tout classic autos and members frequently enter their beloved metal babies in car shows to win trophies and cash. For the Space Coast Miata Club, it’s all about the drive there. Many of the fan drivers sound more like company spokespersons rather than just an average customer who happens to like the product. “The Mazda Miata is a sports car that is fun to drive at a very affordable price,” said Steve Saretsky, activities chairman of the club. Members go on planned destination drives and then park as would any attendee of an event and enjoy shared time together. “Rarely do you ever hear of anyone having mechanical problems or reliability issues with their Miata. People who love to drive love to get behind the wheel of a Miata. However, our club is also open to people who don’t drive a Miata. We affectionately refer to these members as driving an OTM (other than Miata).” Club members will meet up at the Central Brevard Library at 308 Forrest Ave. in Cocoa at 10:15 am. Friday, Nov. 6 and drive in a procession to the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo with Veterans Salute at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral. Attractions include a classic car show and more from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and free admission to the tower until the park closes at 7 p.m. for expo attendees 55 and older, and reduced price
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Fun times spent together are a boon for Judy Mammay and her grandchildren, but if there’s one thing she wants them to take away from their regular get-togethers, it’s that character counts. “Children need to learn to follow the rules, and a big part of that is that there are consequences for our actions or lack of actions,” said Mammay, a retired special education teacher. She’s also not one for spending a lot of money on get-togethers with Braden, 9, and Cassidy, 7, students at Meadowlane Elementary School in West Melbourne, or Grayson, 3. “I’d rather spend time with them than money on them. I think that is very important, the most important, thing, actually,” Mammay said. “We have lunch at home after our outings to the library and other favorite places and value the things money can’t buy.” Mammay hopes her legacy to her grandchildren will cast a shadow that is larger than her days on Earth. First, it’s important to her that they are kind to each other. “I chuckled when I overheard one of them say to the other, ‘We have to
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Judy Mammay’s grandchildren, Grayson, left, Cassidy and Braden are her favorite photographic subjects. be nice to each other when we are at Nana’s house,’ as though they were saving something up for when they got back home.” Another sage practice she teaches them is the importance of “quiet time.” “They all go to their rooms for a half-hour, do what they want to do, after we’ve had a busy day. Braden, especially, loves it, because it gives him some time to get away from his younger sister and brother and decompress.”
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from begging her on each visit and having to be the bad guy. She and the oldest two, whose birthdays are both in February, hit the Chutes & Ladders children’s course. “It’s only a matter of time before Grayson figures it out, and his birthday is in November,” Mammay said, “But that just means when he’s big enough to go on it, we’ll all get to enjoy it one more time each year.” SL
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Senior Life presents Holidays: time to stress less and care more BY KATIE PARSONS For the caregivers of seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, the holiday season can be stressful. Trying to give their loved ones the best holiday season possible and care for them in addition to handling the inherent busy nature of the season can prove overwhelming. Two family-owned Merritt Island services strive to alleviate the burden of Alzheimer’s and dementia on patients and caregivers through highlyspecialized programs — especially during the hectic holiday season. Heydays Senior Day Program, located at 210 North Grove St. on Merritt Island, is an adult daycare program available Monday through Friday. The program is designed as a respite for caregivers who have other commitments, but who want to know their loved ones are safe. During the holiday season, this is even more imperative as schedules fill up with more
commitments than normal, but caregivers want to be sure their loved ones are enjoying the most wonderful time of the year, too. “We have caregivers who go home and get some sleep, or who head to a job, or who run errands,” Heydays co-owner Stacy Slaughter said. “The program can mean different things to different caregivers.” It isn’t just about the caregivers, though. There are many benefits for Heydays participants that they can’t get by being at home. “It’s a time for them to get out, be social and interact with others in a safe environment,” Slaughter said. Heydays holds a caregiver advocacy program and support group on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to noon that is open to the public. The first meeting of the month always features an educator. The second meeting features a social worker. The December 8 meeting will
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But with Heydays next door, the La Casa residents can ‘get out’ and do something different from day to day, and interact with more people,” Slaughter said. Other services are shared too, like the food. Heydays participants are served hot, catered food from La Casa. “We try to be an extension of family for our patients, and really for their caregivers. That’s something we strive to do all year round,” Slaughter said. For more information on Heydays, call 321-474-8289, and La Casa, call 321-449-8880. SL
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Honoring and supporting our veterans who return from battle is not only vital to healing their wounds internally and externally, but important to the community’s well being. That is the message that Brevard Veterans Council chairman Donn Weaver will bring as the keynote speaker of the annual Veterans Salute that will cap the Friday, Nov. 6 Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral, kicking off a week of ceremonies around the community surrounding Veterans Day. “It’s important that we invest money to help our injured veterans heal and successfully integrate back into the community,” said Weaver, who will also showcase the two-story addition to the Veterans Memorial Center on Merritt Island and adjacent Veterans Memorial Park. Groundbreaking on the addition was Sept. 30 and expansion of the park is underway. Weaver and wife Jeanne are the parents of 1st Lt. Todd Weaver, who joined the Army after his senior year in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. He was killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device in
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Donn and Jeanne Weaver will be on hand at the Nov. 6 Veterans Salute, where Jeanne will sign copies of her book, illustrated with her artwork, published this past 9/11, “Losing Todd: A Mother’s Journey, How I Found Peace in My Heart.”
an attack by insurgents in 2010 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The Veterans Salute will be emceed by retired Lt. Gen. Bill Welser, president of the nonprofit Space Coast Honor Flight, which sends World War II veterans to Washington, D.C. to view their battle monuments and be honored by military and civilian groups of all service branches and ages. “It’s very important that we get excellent attendance to show our veterans our appreciation,” Welser said. Guest speaker will be retired Lt. Col. Tim Thomas, senior JROTC instructor at Viera High School, who appeared at last year’s Veterans Salute to request veterans’ support of the students’ proposed America Flag Act. The bill to require local governments around the state to purchase U.S. flags that are made in America of American-made parts initially failed, but eventually passed with veterans’ support. “This literally would not have happened without them,” Thomas said. The Boomer Bash & Senior Expo is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with free admission to the tower for ages 55 and older, and reduced admission for 54 and younger. For more information about the Veterans Salute, call 321-242-1245. SL
Veterans credited for clout in getting students’ Flag bill passed BY LINDA WIGGINS Gov. Rick Scott appeared in Brevard Sept. 21 to sign the All American Flag Act bill, with organizers crediting veterans and seniors for getting the student-led legislation approved. The law requires government entities across the state to purchase their U.S. flags in America from American-made parts. “This didn’t happen without our veterans,” bill signing ceremony coorganizer Matt Susin told attendees of the event held at Viera High School, where students lobbied for the legislation during the past two school years that was put in motion starting in 2013. The bill fell short of approval last year and Susin, former VHS teacher and faculty sponsor of the project, partnered with VHS senior Army JROTC instructor retired Lt. Col. Tim Thomas. Thomas drummed up support from veterans and seniors to bolster the students’ approach to legislators. Thomas spoke at the 2014 Senior
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Life Veterans Salute held at the King Center, which was sponsored by the Military Officers Association of America Cape Canaveral Chapter, and asked for help. Members accepted the charge and began calling on legislators and organizing other veterans groups in support of the bill. MOAACC leader retired Maj. Gen. John Cleland joined Thomas on the stage Sept. 21 that featured as much brass on the stage as in the audience, also filled with local and state legislators, all members of the Brevard County School Board, community leaders, students and parents, and a full contingent of television and print media. Thomas will again be a guest speaker at the Veterans Salute, this year at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 at the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral, with a day of activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This time, it will be to give thanks.
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Viera High School JROTC Cadet Marcelino Allen-George, retired Maj. Gen. John Cleland, retired Lt. Col. Tim Thomas and retired Master Sgt. Mike Sonnenschein prepare to receive the governor Sept. 21. “We are beyond thrilled at the accomplishments of our students,” Thomas said. “They literally could not
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DEOMI Marine honored for efforts as a diversity advocate BY MIKE GAFFEY Marine Master Sgt. Maria Florentino, assigned to the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute at Patrick Air Force Base, recently was awarded the Distinguished Military Service Award for her efforts as an advocate for diversity. Florentino was honored Sept. 9 during the 12th annual National LATINA Symposium in Washington, D.C. The event’s awards program salutes Latina military and civilian personnel who have enhanced the role of Latinas in their organizations. “I’m just very humbled. I wasn’t expecting it whatsoever,” Florentino, a 22-year Marine Corps veteran, said of the award. “It’s definitely an honor to be able to receive the award and to represent how important it is to advocate for minorities.” Florentino is the DEOMI noncommissioned officer in charge for Curriculum and Instructional Standards Office, and also serves as a curriculum developer. Florentino’s team develops and manages all DEOMI curricula, provides development programs to DEOMI faculty and executes the curricula, and serves as the institute’s standards and evaluation arm. Florentino was recognized for her community service as a volunteer as well as her leadership and mentorship as an equal-opportunity advocate in the military.
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Master Sgt. Maria E. Florentino was the sole U.S. Marine recently recognized for her service at the 12th annual National LATINA Symposium, a national platform for Latina professionals addressing issues affecting Hispanic women in the United States. She is currently assigned to the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute at Patrick Air Force Base. “In my opinion, one of the biggest things that can hinder mission readiness is when people use their own individual attitudes, values and beliefs to negatively impact another individual or a group of people, and or personal agenda,” she said. “Equity, dignity, respect and cooperation among all individuals are essential values in the (Department of Defense) work environment.” Launched in 1971 and formerly known as the Defense Race Relations Institute in response to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, DEOMI offers equal opportunity and equal
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When Christopher Calkins moved from his job as chief of Public Affairs to chief of Public Affairs at DEOMI, it involved a walk down the hall. BY LINDA WIGGINS As the former chief of Public Affairs for the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Christopher Calkins has served many top generals who have led the world’s space operations in our own backyard. Now, he’s serving military operations all over the world by making sure men and women of all walks of life have an equal opportunity to rise to those ranks. He is the new Chief of Public Affairs for the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), also at PAFB. The U.S. Department of Defense joint services school offers both resident and off-site courses in areas including equal opportunity, intercultural communication, and religious, racial, gender, and ethnic diversity and pluralism to civilian and military personnel working with the American armed forces. “It’s really an honor because everyone comes here for their training. It’s not just a DEOMI branch at Patrick,” Calkins said. “This is the world headquarters and all branches of the U.S. military service send their people here.” Calkins’ new post is literally a walk down the hall to DEOMI, past a row of launch vehicles and missiles that will remind him of his old job. Replacing him at 45th Space Wing is PA chief Christine “Chrissy” Cuttita. SL
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where she earned her first Marine job as a food service specialist. After serving in Japan, Virginia and California, Florentino became a Marine Corps equal opportunity adviser at DEOMI in 2010. She came to Patrick in 2012, accompanied by her daughter, Yoselin. “DEOMI teaches leaders they are accountable for the performance of their communities and commands including the education, technical proficiency and professional development of their people — as well as ensuring that their people understand the cultures in which we operate,” Florentino said. “Marked changes in the demographic makeup of the United States will soon throw existing disparities into sharp contrast, creating a workforce recruiting pool that looks very different from the pool of 30 to 40 years ago, from which today’s leaders were drawn,” she added. Navy Cmdr. Yolanda Mason, DEOMI’s chief of staff, praised Florentino’s selection. “What a great honor for Master Sgt. Florentino,” Mason said in a statement. “It is the duty of each of us to work to make the Department of Defense a workplace of choice that is characterized by equity and inclusion, and one that is reflective of this great nation we represent.” SL
Bass Challenge gives vets a chance to catch a big one BY GEORGE WHITE Giving disabled veterans a chance to go out bass fishing with new friends is the aim behind the second annual Stick Marsh Veterans Bass Challenge, Nov. 14. The Melbourne Regional Chamber’s Veterans Resource Committee and Bass Pro Shops are hosting the event with presenting sponsor Allen & Company. Vying for the biggest catch will be teams comprised of one disabled veteran, one boat captain and one dignitary or elected official. “We had 26 boats last year and our goal this year is to have 50 for this year’s challenge,’’ said James King, Palm Bay Bass Pro Shops Stick Marsh Outpost store manager. The store, which opened in December 2013, helps supply the veterans with the needed equipment and expertise for the event. Many store associates are among the volunteer captains, King said. “It’s the ability to get the disabled veterans out there and spend some time on the water and meet a dignitary and get a chance to know them,’’ said Ed Kinberg, incoming chairman of the Veterans Resource Committee. “It creates awareness of the issues of veterans from the boat captains and the government official side and it helps the veterans know the resources available. Sometimes these disabled veterans don’t have the resources to go out fishing so this is something enjoyable. They go out fishing for a day and come back for a little bit of recognition,’’ he said. According to stickmarsh.com, created in 1987, Central Florida’s
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Ed Kinberg, left, incoming chairman of the Veterans Resource Committee, and James King, store manager of Bass Pro Shops Stick Marsh Outpost in Palm Bay, are working together to help disabled veterans enjoy a day of fishing.
Stick Marsh/Farm 13 Reservoir is synonymous with trophy bass and other fishing. This approximately 6,700-acre reservoir (3,000 in the Stick Marsh and 3,700 in the Farm 13 portion), near Fellsmere and Palm Bay, has been the hottest bass lake in the country during the past decade. Early in its life, it was heavily stocked with fish, both bass and crappie. Teams and supporters will gather at the Bass Challenge After-Fishing BBQ to be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops Stick Marsh Outpost in Palm Bay. The event is free to participants, $25 for the general public. For more information, call 321-724-5400, ext. 233. SL
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Event honors Brevard 13 An Iraqi War Memorial and an A-7 Navy jet aircraft will be dedicated at the Veterans Memorial Center and Park at 400 S. Sykes Creek Parkway during a Veterans Day ceremony honoring all veterans, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Thirteen soldiers from Brevard fell during the conflict. Speakers include retired USCG Rear Admiral Wayne Justice, currently a commissioner with the Canaveral Port Authority, and Jack Masson, director of Brevard County Parks and Recreation. Various veterans organizations, high school JROTC programs, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and other groups are participating. Chick-fil-A of Merritt Square Mall is providing a free lunch. Admission is free. For more information, call 321-453-1776.
Free admission to zoo for military, veterans Brevard Zoo will offer free admission to military veterans and active-duty service members on Veterans Day, Wednesday Nov. 11. In the event a service member is deployed overseas, the zoo will admit their spouse at no charge. Proof of military service is required to claim the offer. Guests wearing a military uniform will also be admitted at no charge. While at the zoo, guests can explore Washed Ashore, a temporary art installation opening on Nov. 8. The exhibit is included with zoo admission and features 10 sculptures of aquatic animals, all crafted from marine debris. For more information, go to brevardzoo.org.
Dinner honors active, veteran military Brevard Federated Republican Women will host a dinner and fundraising auction to honor veterans and active military personnel Saturday, Nov. 7. Guest speaker is Congressman Ron DeSantis, a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserves. A special honor and tribute will be presented to the family of SOC Aaron Carson Vaughn, a member of Seal Team Six who was shot down with 19 others in a helicopter, and to the family of 1st Lt. Todd Weaver, who was killed by an IED in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The event will be at the Holiday Inn Melbourne-Viera Conference Center, 8298 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne. Sheriff Wayne Ivey will conduct the auction. Funds from the auction will be distributed to veterans organizations in Brevard. Reservations can be made at brevardfederatedrepublicanwomen.org. Call 321-536-0578 for more information.
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Whenever opportunity knocks, retired Col. Robert Springer flings the door wide open. “When opportunities pop up, you owe it to yourself to at least take a look,” Springer said. That philosophy for living has served the Rockledge resident well, leading him to careers with the Marine Corps, NASA and the private sector. Opportunity first presented itself to Springer in the form of an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. “My family was not wealthy and I was looking for the best opportunity to get a good college education,” Springer said. Born in St. Louis, Mo. but raised in the small town atmosphere of Ashland, Ohio, Springer graduated from the Naval Academy in 1964. Service in Vietnam was in the cards for Springer after he earned his aviator wings, but even here luck was on his side, for he was never shot down, despite flying more than 500 combat sorties in F-4 Phantom 11 fighters, 0-1 Bird Dogs and the legendary Huey helicopters. The decorated aviator in the United States Marine Corps has logged more than 4,500 flying hours, including 3,500 in jet aircraft. The Marine Corps awarded him the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit, among other commendations. Opportunity came calling on
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Retired Col. Robert Springer took the opportunity to become an astronaut, flying as a mission specialist two times.
Springer again when a friend handed him an application for NASA’s astronaut corps not long after Springer had finished test pilot school. The friend did not apply to become an astronaut, but Springer did. Springer was serving as aide-de-camp for the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic when he learned NASA had chosen him to be an astronaut. “Working with a three-star general was another golden opportunity,” he said. “Wherever he went, I went.” Springer flew as a mission specialist in Space Shuttle Discovery in 1989 (STS-29) and in Atlantis (STS-38) in 1990. His efforts with NASA earned
him the Space Flight Medal and NASA Distinguished Service Medal, just to name two among many. In 1990, Springer left NASA for a career as director of quality systems with Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems. He retired from Boeing in 2007. With four children and six grandchildren scattered throughout the country, Springer and wife Deborah decided that their choice of location for their retirement would be Deborah’s home county of Brevard. “When you have four kids, you can’t live near all of them, so we decided we would live where we wanted to be,” he said. Opportunity again presented itself with one of the few riverfront lots left along River Road in Rockledge. The couple engaged custom builder Christopher Burton to build the home of their dreams, which now serves as base of operations for Springer’s motivational speaking career. He has spoken at various corporate retreats in the U.S. and internationally, as well as special events at Kennedy Space Center and at the Space Camps in Huntsville, Ala. Whenever there is spare time, he enjoys kayaking, running, golf and travel. “I always say you should start with something you enjoy, and then when opportunities present themselves, you should act on them,” Springer said. “It’s worked for me. I’ve had oncein-a-lifetime opportunities.” SL
Project helps public understand ‘what veterans have done’ BY MARILYN MEYER The 26-year-old Veterans Memorial Center on Merritt Island is bursting at the seams. Disabled veterans sit on chairs lining a tight hallway to seek benefit guidance. Photos, documents and display cases plaster every bit of wall space. Artifacts donated to the small museum overflow into county warehouses. But come next summer, that overcrowding situation is expected to change. The county-owned 4,000-square-foot building is being expanded to 10,000 square feet and the adjoining 80 acres is being developed as an expansion of the now-2.6-acre Brevard County Veterans Memorial Park. Ground was broken Sept. 30 on the $2.7 million project and work must be completed by June 30. The state legislature appropriated $1.5 million for the museum expansion “to support the veterans in Brevard and help the public understand what veterans have done,” explained Donn Weaver, chairman of the Brevard Veterans Council. He’ll speak about the project and why community investment in the well-being of our returning veterans is important at the 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 Veterans Salute that caps the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at the Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Veterans Center project has three stages, Weaver said. Construct a two-story, 6,000-square-foot addition with a three-story observation tower and wrap-around observation walkway. The addition is expected to house most of the museum’s collection on the 4,000-square-foot first floor and the remainder of the collection on a 2,000-square-foot mezzanine that will wrap around the second floor and provide an overview of the exhibits below. Repair still-remaining damage from the 2004 hurricane season and enhance the existing building, converting the space into a combination of veterans service center, offices for various veterans organizations and rooms to rent out for public use. Enhance the Veterans Memorial Plaza, which currently contains two helicopters, a tank, parts of navy ships, monuments and other items. Museums that are closing have offered to donate several large items. The grant covers the building but not enough to finish off
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the inside of the museum with furnishings and display cases, Weaver said. “Over the next several months we will be raising the rest of the money,” Weaver said. Some donations are in hand but fundraising will begin in earnest as soon as a detailed budget is approved. Brevard County owns the building and the veterans operate the facility. “We charge nothing for our services or museum,” Weaver said. Don Walker, communications director for Brevard County, said the park project is being paid for by an $800,000 Community Trust Fund grant and $400,000 of county money through the Merritt Island Redevelopment Agency. The expansion includes building two stormwater lakes designed to also be used for fishing and kayaking, walking trails, a picnic pavilion, and freshwater and saltwater wetlands. And, there are tentative plans to provide a permanent display site for the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall that is owned by the Vietnam and All Veterans of Brevard. “The fact that there can be a major expansion rests on the hard work, sacrifice and efforts of many veterans in Brevard County,” Weaver said. For more information on the project, call 321-453-1776, and for more information on the Veterans Salute, call 321242-1235. SL
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See a red poppy? Pull out some cash in my leg,” Wilbur said. For her father, it was in fact the case. His leg was blown off by a land mine hours before he was to return home. Despite the fact that he had made the best of his fate, he wasn’t about to let it be hers. Her parents got a second opinion and wound up avoiding amputation, and when she was able, encouraged Wilbur to do the hard work, whatever it took, to recover intact. “Having Dad as my mentor, seeing what he accomplished and overcame, inspired me to do the same.” Today, her dad’s influence and her life experience helps Wilbur give love
BY LINDA WIGGINS It’s a story that doesn’t grow old through the telling. When Holli Wilbur was a child learning to walk, she and her siblings most naturally copied their dad’s gait. The toddlers took a short step forward and then swung the other leg around as if it was heavy and made of wood. But in their dad’s case, it was. U.S. Marine and World War II veteran Andrew David Nealy lost a leg in the Korean War and was later selected in 1955 to be featured on the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary Poppy Seed Poster. The popular poster promoted support of injured veterans. The ever-present poppy sales surrounding Veterans Day Nov. 11 continue today. “We adored our dad. We grew up never realizing that when someone was ‘disabled’ that it meant there were things they couldn’t do. My dad did everything. If we went bowling, he hopped down the lane and threw a strike. He had a wicked dry wit sense of humor, always a friend to everybody.” Nealy was a favorite in his unit, keeping his chin up when they suffered from water overflowing their trenches, intense heat, mosquitoes, K-rations — a term for a sparse meal eaten on tour — and eating things too horrible to mention when they ran out. He was awarded the Purple Heart due to the severity of his injuries and his leadership skills in helping his fellow injured brothers for whom he
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Holli Wilbur proudly shows off the poster of her dad, Andrew David Nealy, who was picked to promote poppy sales to help fellow injured Veterans of Foreign Wars.
was responsible as their unit leader. “We never walked by anyone selling the poppies, we always gave money. Each time we would, he would share more about the dangers and suffering faced by our veterans on the front line.” One day, it looked like Wilbur would share her father’s fate. As a young girl, she was severely injured in a car wreck and almost died. The surgeons prepared to amputate her leg. “It looked like a bomb had gone off
and inspiration to others regardless of their disability as the Sales and Leasing manager at Grand Villa of Melbourne, an assisted living and memory care community. “I take the time to look at them and listen to them, even if it is just a minute. They get that ‘aha” moment, ‘Someone still notices me, someone cares about me.’ I say, ‘Do you need your hug today?’ They give me the best hugs in the world and I think of my dad all over again.” For more information on the VFW poppy program, go to vfw.org/ Community/Buddy-Poppy. SL
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Interviewing WWII vets an honor and a privilege BY RICK BURNHAM FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS (DOEA) I knew when I left the military in 2005 that I would miss it. I would miss the camaraderie, the esprit de corps, the teamwork, the opportunity to serve my country, and, above all else, the people. But it was not until 10 years later that I truly realized what I had been missing. That was in August, when I traveled to Melbourne to visit with the folks at the Indian River Colony Club. What a special place the IRCC is. We have begun a tradition of sorts at DOEA of honoring our veterans in the November/December edition of the Elder Update, the Department’s bimonthly newspaper for seniors around the Sunshine State. We began in 2014 by paying a special tribute to World War II veterans, a very special group of seniors who made incredible sacrifices in defense of our country. This year, we have extended that tribute to both Korean War veterans and those who served during the Vietnam Conflict. Somewhere along the way, during the planning stages of this year’s tribute, we received an invitation to come down and meet the folks at the IRCC. While there, I could interview 10 WWII veterans and then present their stories in the Elder Update. We accepted the offer, and on Aug. 14, I sat down with 10 of the most amazing individuals I have ever met. General officers are, quite simply, royalty. That was certainly my view while I wore the uniform, and it is a belief that will be with me always. So to be able to sit down with four of them in one day and listen to their wartime stories was on a par with anything I did during my 22-year career. But here’s the deal though: even if they were all young enlisted troops, the stories they told would have been enough to overwhelm. Having sat down with them and listened as they spoke of the special challenges they
faced and overcame, it became quite obvious how we became the greatest nation on Earth. It became crystal clear as to how and why their generation is commonly referred to as America’s Greatest Generation. As far as I am concerned, Bud O’Connor, Ben Lewis, H.S. Long, John Cleland, Victor Hernandez, Bill Riedel, John Beeson, Peter Diaz, Bill Fletcher and Gene Brenholtz represent the very best of what our country has to offer. Thanks to each and every one of you for reminding me of the kinds of men and women who wear the uniform. It is an honor and a privilege to be able to tell your stories. SL To read Burnham’s stories of local WWII veterans, go to elderaffairs.state. fl.us and click Elder Update.
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Indian River Colony Club resident retired Maj. Gen. John Cleland, left, and IRCC COO/general manager John K. Robinson visit with Rick Burnham during his Aug. 13 day of interviews, the stories to be published Nov. 1.
Navy Ball celebrates creation of sea services BY DARRELL WOEHLER When you start out a story by saying what Gen. George Washington did in regards to our Navy in 1775, you’d think
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it was about old sayings, old men and women, and old ships. But nothing could be further from the truth. The men and women who celebrated the creation of the U.S. Navy and its Sea Services Family (Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines) at the Indian River Colony Club (IRCC) Oct. 11, have vivid memories of more current times and events. This year’s Navy Ball celebration was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in 1945 and the 50th year since the beginning of the Vietnam War in 1965. Guests were escorted into the hall by members of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Courageous Division, who also provided the Color Guard for the Presentation of the Colors. The Missing Man Tribute was presented by Cadet Harrison, with a special playing of taps, standing in partial sunlight with the Missing Man Table in a darkened background. The table is for a Comrade in Arms, not present, perhaps a prisoner of war. Guest of honor for the evening was Lance Corp. Carl Miller, a Vietnam veteran, who was severely wounded during the war, including the near loss of one arm. Miller presented 34 Vietnam veterans with a Vietnam War lapel pin and a proclamation signed by President Obama on the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. SL
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Senior Life newspaper won the pinnacle Best of Show at the 2015 North American Mature Publishers Association conference held in Viera Sept. 27 through 30. It also won first place for General Excellence in its size division of 25,001 to 50,000 in circulation. The School of Journalism of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. performed the independent judging of the 204 award entries submitted by 22 publishers and their publications from across the United States and Canada. Judges wrote in determining the General Excellence award, “This publication is filled with conversational stories that showcase the diversity of the community it covers — news about bands, plays and profiles of local business owners and community members. The writers are taking on topics that few publication address, such as regular stories on veterans’ issues and health issues like male breast cancer.” Best of Show was earned by the highest total of points for first- and second-place awards. Senior Life and its annual Boomer Guide won a total of 13 first- and second-place awards, 10 of them for first place. The two ultimate awards were the first for Senior Life publishing, marketing and expo firm Bluewater Creative Group after many years of effort and investment into what today’s readers are looking for, and after many awards won along the journey. “What an honor to be declared by our peers, by a top journalistic
institution, to be the best at what we do. It’s an honor for our community,” CEO and founder Jill Blue-Gaines said. “I can only go back to the fact that we have the best readers with the best ideas for what they want to see, and we are smart enough to listen.” The awards banquet was hosted at Duran Country Club and sponsored by The Viera Company. Tours during the larger part of a week for publication heads included the growing community of Viera, lunch at Brevard Zoo, the City of Cocoa Beach, the City of Melbourne and support by the Tourism Development Commission with the goal of local sites being featured to readers across North America. “What a plus it was to have them come to Brevard when they could have picked anywhere in the country that was bidding for them,” The Viera Company spokeswoman Stephanie Byrd said. Additional first place awards for Senior Life included Best Annual Resource Directory for the Boomer Guide, Best Profile, Best Travel Column, Best Topical Issue, Best Section Design, Best Ad Design and more. For the Boomer Guide: “This publication offers readers a mix of listings and source information along with stories and articles tucked inside like ‘100 ways to feel younger’ or other fun reads. There’s a great mix of clubs, libraries, support groups and services in this directory. It’s chock full of detail and description.” It was a second first-place win for John Trieste’s travel column. “Many folks move to Florida in their retirement years, but that doesn’t
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Senior Life Jill Blue-Gaines publisher accepts pinnacle awards of Best of Show and General Excellence among 10 first- and three second-place wins, from NAMPA executive director Gary Calligas. mean they know the attractions of the state beyond their immediate new surroundings. And so these columns fill the bill to a T. Locations are within a relative quick driving distance of the circulation area. They are packed with descriptions of activities and sites to enjoy and explore. And, they have lots of if-you-go information. Sure to be appreciated by readers.” With first place for Best Topical Issue, writer Linda Wiggins “examined the benefits of connecting older and younger generations. Among the examples were a youth choir visiting an assisted living home, partnering residents with an elementary school and providing play opportunities for old and young. The story brings in research that shows the benefits of such programs.” Judges said of writer Mike Gaffey’s
Best Profile on George “The Animal” Steele: “He was a professional wrestler stricken with a supposedly fatal disease. Retired to Florida, the disease mysteriously disappeared and a new life began — a life of worship and service.” Senior Life swept its division for writing quality, also winning second place for Best Profile, with judges commenting on Wiggins’ submission: “This is the story of a volunteer who loves to shovel poop — elephant poop. She works at a retirement home for elephants in Central Florida. Her charges may be old, but they’re not slow, physically or mentally.” For a full account of the awards, go to maturepublishers.com, and to read any of the winning stories and columns, go to myseniorlife.com and travel. myseniorlife.com. SL
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Cover to cover: it’s what’s inside that counts BY MARY BROTHERTON Last month, I had the honor of reading two books by local authors that, if I were judging from the covers, I’d say are as different from each other as possible. Yet, once I read them, I realized they are quite similar. Each written by a retired military man, these books are filled with short, feel-good stories — the kind of stories Senior Life readers have repeatedly told us they enjoy. Joseph Richardson wrote “Waiting and other stories” based on a Florida boyhood. Despite the infrequent typographical errors common in selfpublished books, it is a joy to read. His stories and poems reminded me of my early fascination with O. Henry’s
twisted endings. Richardson’s wit and humor shine behind stories that might otherwise have tragic endings. When I read the last word on page 190, I was sad there were no more stories. Of the more than three dozen stories and poems, my favorites were “Mrs. Bailey’s Butterbeans” and “The Last of the Red Hot Marbles,” though “Between Abelard and Zola” came in a close third. This book, with its Florida beach cover, is available on Amazon and can be ordered through any bookstore. Donald L. Gilleland’s “America: Where Great Things Happen” is also filled with short stories, but rather than fictional essays with twisted endings, Gilleland’s flag-draped cover holds stories about real people, the kinds of
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instruments, to 101-year-old paraglider Mary Allen Hardison or Ruth Hamilton, the 109-year-old blogger. Other chapters include conscientious corporations and pride-inducing community organizations, modern miracle workers and Americans who overcame disabilities or beat odds to triumph over them. Of all his stories, none touched me quite like the story of Texan May Chen, a world-class martial arts competitor who received life-altering tissue to replace a cartilage ring in her knee. Chen requested her two world championship medals be sent to the family of her donor because she knew she could not have won without the transplant. Published by Black Rose Writing, this book is available at all major booksellers. Two books written by two different authors, but each left me wanting to read more, for very different reasons. If you are a local author and want your book reviewed, call 321-242-1235 for details. SL
High-powered class for new authors BY MARY BROTHERTON Award-winning author Marshall Frank offers an intense three-hour seminar and workshop that provides new authors with the basics for getting started with tips on how to write and submit their finished manuscripts. The charismatic Frank has turned a career as a Miami-Dade police detective into captivating fiction, but he writes non-fiction as well. The seminar costs $30 per person and takes place at Hampton Inn, located at 130 Sheriff Drive in Viera from 9 a.m to noon on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Register by clicking the Seminar Registration link on marshallfrank.com. Email any questions to him at MLF283@aol.com. SL
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Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski As we get older, we are more likely to hear the word “protocol.” During our working years, we heard about customs, rules and decorum. Protocol is most often used today when dealing with medical challenges. The steps required, accepted and expected make us follow protocol. With each routine, the patient accepts certain rights, rules and responsibilities. When my spouse was hospitalized recently, she was told to ring for assistance when she needed to use the restroom. After a few unauthorized trips, she agreed to sign a “hold harmless” agreement as part of the hospital protocol. When it was time to leave, it was like trying to get out of the Columbia Record Club (1960). The IV port could not be removed without a signed release from the admitting doctor. He was involved in a lengthy operation and protocol delayed our departure many hours. Currently, a family member is being treated aggressively for breast cancer. The new protocol involves six chemo infusions without radiation or other medications. A friend traveled to Europe to begin a new protocol when the proposed care plan was not FDA approved here in the United States.
Parking with a “handicapped” tag involves protocol. The tag has to be visible. The privilege to use the tag applies only when the designated person is with the vehicle. Follow the protocol or end up being fined. Try to pick up a prescription when the pharmacist has left on a break. Protocol requires a registered pharmacist must be present when drugs are dispensed. When traveling, try getting some pills with your prescription located 1,000 miles away. With an account with a national chain, the process is easier, but then the insurance company has protocols with messages like “it is too soon to refill named prescription.” Protocol to override and comply takes time. Auto recall notices involve federal protocol and local dealer routines. Some hacker found a way to get into the satellite radio service and disable other systems on our 2015 vehicle. After an appointment was set, the vehicle was put into the cue for inspection and corrective action. Our retirement financial decisions — portfolio adjustments, allocations and buy-sell orders — are linked to a risk questionnaire we completed when we became a brokerage client. The protocol that follows is driven by our agreement, the relationship with the brokerage firm, and our level of contracted service. Yes, protocol is a challenge. SL Ed Baranowski is president of TOPICS UNLIMITED, a Melbournebased education, seminar and consulting company. He can be contacted at topicsed@aol.com.
John Trieste One of the finest of Florida’s state parks is right here in our own Brevard County. Located just 10 miles south of Melbourne Beach on Route A1A, you will discover a gem of a park that will satisfy the diverse recreational needs of your entire family. The park lies on both sides of the Sebastian Inlet, which forms the boundary between Brevard and Indian River counties. The park is one of the most visited parks in Florida. There are three beautiful unspoiled miles of Atlantic shoreline for surfing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving and beachcombing. The park’s awardwinning fishing pier jetties are truly outstanding and are among the finest in the state. The jetties extend from both sides of the Sebastian Inlet into the Atlantic Ocean. Catches are bountiful. Boats can be launched into the Indian River and there is a complete marina complex at the north end of the park. The marina provides powerboat, canoe, kayak rentals and overnight dockage. For detailed marina services and costs, call 321-724-5424. For those with canoes, there are ramps. RVs and camping is permitted in an inviting designated area that has drinking water, electricity, picnic tables, showers, restrooms and laundry facilities. Call and make your RV and camping reservations at 772-589-9659. Also located at the Sebastian Inlet State Park are two museums. In the south entrance is the Sebastian Fishing Museum. It contains equipment used in commercial fishing and a replica of
a vintage fishing house and dock. The museum also displays the history of three local families involved in the fishing industry during its formative years of Sebastian. There is no charge to visit the museum, but donations are accepted. Just 100 yards south of the entrance to the Sebastian Fishing Museum and directly on the Atlantic Ocean you’ll find the McLarty Treasure Museum. The museum occupies part of the former site of the 1715 Spanish Fleet. It houses exhibits on the history of the fleet and it features artifacts, displays and an observation deck that overlooks the ocean. A fine video tells the story of the fleet’s attempt to return to Spain when a hurricane struck off this coast 300 years ago. There is an admission fee of $2 per person. It is open seven days a week. For more information, call 772-589-2147.
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Sebastian Inlet State Park is at 9700 South Highway A1A in Melbourne Beach. Call 321-984-4852 for more information. The park is open year round from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except major holidays. The fee is $8 per vehicle with multiple occupants. There is a limit of eight people per vehicle. This visit to the Sebastian Inlet State Park more than meets my requirements that your trip be educational, inexpensive and a memorable experience for the entire family. SL
Love is a verb The Sandwich Generation Linda Wiggins I’d like to explore some notions about love. Not like “I love my kids” as a fact, but that I love my children as a verb. I consciously take loving action whenever I can imagine the opportunity. Before we go any further, I am just letting you know I am probably going to be justifying my shortcomings as a parent, while my husband and I are in our 50s and must also pitch in to help his mom live independently. (See, I am doing it already. But that is what is known in the Sandwich Generation — those of us who are raising children while at the same time are concerned with the care of aging parents — as “giving myself a break.”) OK, where were we. Maybe it started when they were born. There is just something about a
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I’ll never forget the early days of early preschool when Ms. Nancy Flowers (no, there is no more perfect a name for a preschool teacher) said to me with a smile, after I apologized for my daughter being late and admitted it was my fault: “I kinda figured that out since she doesn’t drive.” I am definitely a work in progress, not perfection. SL
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enroll in a Part D plan at a later date, since prescription coverage is entirely voluntary. However, let’s consider the consequences of not enrolling in a Part D plan when you become a Medicare beneficiary. There will be a penalty if you delay enrollment for more than 63 days unless you have other prescription drug coverage that is considered “creditable.” To be considered creditable coverage, a prescription plan would have to be as good as or better than Part D coverage. Many union and employer-sponsored prescription plans are creditable, as is VA prescription coverage. If you do not have creditable coverage, the penalty for late enrollment is one percent per month of the average monthly base beneficiary premium. For 2016, the average monthly base beneficiary premium will be $34.10 and the penalty will be $.341 per month. Usually the base premium increases each year, but let’s assume it stays the same in 2017. If you postpone getting a Part D plan for 18 months after your late 2015 Medicare eligibility, here’s what will happen: unless you are getting Extra Help, a late enrollment penalty of approximately $6.10 will be added to
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the monthly premium of the plan you select (.341 times 18 months rounded to the nearest .10). This penalty will last as long as you have any Medicare Part D plan. The penalty adds up quickly and never goes away unless you drop Part D coverage entirely. If you later decide to enroll in a Part D plan, you will only be able to do so during the Annual Open Enrollment period from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year and the coverage would become effective the following January 1. In a “worst case” scenario, you develop a condition early in the year that requires a lengthy treatment with some expensive medications. If you do not have Part D prescription coverage, you would have to pay the full cost for these medications entirely out of your pocket until the following January 1 if you enroll in a Part D plan during Annual Open Enrollment that year. For some people, these drug costs would be prohibitively expensive. You can avoid these consequences by enrolling in a Part D plan when you receive your Medicare card. In 2016, there will be Part D plans that cost as little as $18.40 per month. Of course, the decision is yours. A SHINE volunteer counselor can help
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and deductibles not covered by Original Medicare. A Part C, or Medicare Advantage Plan, provides Medicare Part A and B coverage. These plans typically offer lower premiums than Supplement plans and may include Prescription Drug Coverage with them. “Not all plans are created equal, and coverage and services vary from plan to plan. Be sure to look at costs, service ratings and the doctors and hospitals covered in the provider network. Make sure you’re not trading quality, service and the medical professionals you trust for premiums and co-payments,” representative Denitza Hernandez said. Medicare Advantage plans may offer bonuses, such as wellness services, gym memberships and prescription drug coverage. To learn more, go to Medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE. SL
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Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is known as the busiest shopping day of the year. Sammy Millions of Haddad shoppers stuff themselves into cars, then clog the aisles of department stores to get great deals, often causing huge backups at the register. None of them are plumbers. No, Black Friday isn’t just the busiest day of the year for Walmart, Target, etc. but also for plumbers. That’s because the day before people do all that shopping, they stuff themselves full of yummy food, which for some reason causes an eventual clog in the plumbing, further causing huge backups in the sewage system. Never thought of Thanksgiving that way, did ya? Yeah, shoppers can’t max their credit cards at the stores because they have to have a little left for Mr. Plumber. I’ll bet if your favorite store advertised drain opener as a Black Friday special, it would clear the shelves faster than the big screen TVs. Consider the facts. This year, turkey sales are expected to be around 280 million nationwide. With the average turkey weighing 15 pounds, that means the day after Thanksgiving plumbing across the nation has to deal with 4 billion, 200 thousand pounds of debris. That’s only the turkey part of the meal. Add in the stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, pumpkin pie and whatever else, and you got a real mess on your hands. Whew. No wonder they call it Black Friday. This further explains why many people are so irritable and nasty to each other on Black Friday. Well, when your pipes are clogged, both in you and your home, it’s hard to say or hear “Have a nice day.” Actually, “blow it out the other end” might be the best advice. Any other day that would get you into a fight but on that day you’ll probably get a smile and a pleasant, “Why thank you.” Happy Black Friday. SL
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BY FLORA REIGADA Viewing empty walls in Downtown Titusville through “artistic eyes,” members of the recently formed North Brevard Mural Society see canvases where they will create murals unique to the community. As stated in a press release, “The North Brevard Mural Society was created to instill a sense of pride for residents of North Brevard, engage the community and bring public art to Downtown Titusville.” Murals will illustrate the area’s history, space program and celebrate its natural resources such as the Indian River Lagoon, beaches and Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Biking murals will depict the Rails to Trails project, which is creating a bike path between Titusville and St. Petersburg. A kickoff event will take place 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday Nov. 5 at the art gallery inside Fidelity National Title, 320 Indian River Ave. in Titusville. While this event is formal, with an emphasis on business people and media, interested people may attend. A more relaxed and fun public kickoff will take place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday Nov. 7, at the same location. Featured artist Terrence Cope will be in attendance. See him at work at
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National Family Caregivers Month
November is National Family Caregivers Month, and rightfully so, with more than 65 million family caregivers in the United States alone. Family caregivers are full-time partners with their loved ones and because of the complexities involved in providing care at home, entire families are affected. This is a great time for caregivers and their families to express gratitude, not just to the caregiver, but to the one being cared for, as well.
DEFINITION Gratitude
The quality of being thankful and the ability to show appreciation for something or someone. If you appreciate something, you tend to show gratitude.
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You can show your appreciation to the caregiver in your life without spending much money: • Bring casseroles for the freezer in microwave or oven-safe dishes for “bad days.” • Stop by with a picnic lunch or tea party in the middle of the day. Be sure you call first to avoid doctor’s appointments and arrive early enough to set it up in time for lunch. • Have flowers delivered. • Stop by for a visit with no expectations. • Give the gift of an afternoon off, with a gift certificate for a pedicure or movie. • Plan an evening to relieve the caregiver, but bring a designated driver so the caregiver can go out for a few drinks without worries. • Ask your siblings or friends to bring potluck and photos for an evening of nostalgia. Be sure you stay to clean up afterwards. • Offer to visit while the caregiver tends to personal needs like doctor’s or hair appointments. • Pay for a haircut.
Thanksgiving dinner should be a time for family unity, a chance to share gratitude and spend time with loved ones, but for the family caregiver it is often just one more thing to manage. As our families age and adult children relocate, our traditions change with our needs. If you are the caregiver for your aging parent(s) you may be expected to resume or resurrect old traditions. You may need to compromise. If your siblings have created new traditions, discuss ways you can include your parents so the burden of a full-blown Thanksgiving celebration doesn’t fall entirely on you. Consider if it may be time to create a new tradition and remember not doing things the way they’ve always been done is not a tragedy. It can be the beginning of something better.
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News for Titusville, Mims & Port St. John
North Brevard Caring and sharing find a new home
North Brevard Senior Center 909 Lane Ave., Titusville 321-268-2333
Mondays & Wednesdays • 10 a.m. Senior Fitness $3 for members/$4 for non-members Wednesdays • 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Beginning Spanish $7 for members/$8 for non-members Thursdays • 9 - 10 a.m. Blood pressure check Saturday, Nov. 14 • 10:30 a.m. Cards & Games Party $12 per person. Lunch & dessert bar. 50-50, door prizes. Tickets on sale at the senior center until Nov. 2. No door sales.
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This 100-year-old home in Titusville was donated to North Brevard Charities by members of the Carter family. The organization plans to renovate it for use as a homeless shelter. BY FLORA REIGADA “Angels don’t always have wings; Helping each other, one hand at a time.” Those words are displayed on the exterior wall of North Brevard Charities in Titusville. It expresses the organization’s mission of lending a helping hand to Brevard County’s lowincome persons, the homeless, aged and others in need. The organization is extending its efforts to a home at 126 Grannis Ave., which it plans to convert into a
homeless shelter. It was donated by members of the Carter family. The late patriarch, Gen. Ellerbe Carter, once served as Titusville mayor for a period of time while on the City Council. North Brevard Charities Executive Director Joe Robinson envisions the house as multi-purposed. “It will provide a place for people to keep warm in winter or find short term emergency shelter year-round. Built in 1915, it has two stories and more than 3,200 square feet. We’re working with the Titusville City Council and the Historic Preservation Board to get it
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Joe Robinson, executive director of North Brevard Charities, displays bags of food supplied to needy families and individuals. The organization will expand its outreach with the renovation of a donated home for use as a homeless shelter.
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designated a historic site. We plan for it to also serve as a museum and library.” Although the renovation has not yet begun, Robinson cites progress made with cleaning the land and home, while being careful to preserve its historical integrity. “We’re starting to raise funds for an engineering evaluation that will cost approximately $10,000,” he said. Individuals, businesses and organizations may help with donations. They may also volunteer their time and talents once the renovation begins. The effort parallels North Brevard Charities’ ongoing outreach in the community. This includes a food pantry and a “diaper duty” program to ensure no child is left unchanged for long periods of time, if a family cannot afford diapers. There is also a Healing Homes program to provide supportive measures for Brevard County families with children in the home. A thrift store helps supplement the effort. Thanks to North Brevard Charities annual holiday outreach, many will enjoy a tasty meal. “For Thanksgiving, we will provide more than 150 families with turkey and the fixings,” Robinson said. “For Christmas, food will be provided to more than 300 families. Our target for toys is for 600 children to have a least three toys under the tree.” The public may donate to this or any of North Brevard Charities’ endeavors to extend that helping hand to those who need a hand up. North Brevard Charities is located at 4475 S. Hopkins Ave. For more information, call the office at 321-2696555 or the thrift shop at 321-269-3272 or go to nbcsharingcenter.org. SL
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3615 Lionel Rd., Mims 321-264-5080 Every month Basic Computer/Intro classes Call 321-264-5080 for details. Registration required. $20 per class. Thursday, Nov. 5 • 1:30 - 3 p.m. The Library Book Club will discuss “A Life Intercepted” by Charles Martin. Copies of the book are available at the reference desk. Tuesday, Nov. 17 • 2 - 3 p.m. Adult Coloring Club Yes, adults can color too. Come join in this relaxing new hobby. All materials provided. Thursday, Nov. 19 • 6 - 8 p.m. “Cook the Book” Book Club The “Cook the Book” for November will be “The Pioneer Woman Cooks” by Ree Drummond. See the reference librarian for details and to sign up for a recipe to make and share.
Port St. John Public Library
6500 Carole Ave., Port St. John 321-633-1867
Every Tuesday • Noon - 3 p.m. SHINE - Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders Counselors assist with Medicare and Medicaid questions. 321-222-7981 Every Tuesday • 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Senior Games Every Friday • 2 - 4 p.m. Yarn Club Knit, crochet, needle arts.
Titusville Public Library
2121 S. Hopkins Ave., Titusville 321-264-5026 Tuesdays • 12 p.m. Master Gardeners Master gardeners answer questions about plants, pests, diseases, etc., in this open house each Tuesday in the lobby.
Wednesdays • 12 - 2 p.m. Instructional Line Dancing Join Cathy and her ladies in two hours of fun and learning. Fee is $4/ class. $2/class for 55+.
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Daylight Saving Time Ends SET YOUR Pet Food Drive CLOCKS BACK Winter Book Bingo 12 p.m. Nov. 1 - 13
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No Cost In-Home Care for Veterans &/or Spouses
Dog and cat food donations will be accepted Nov. 1 - 13 at the SPCA Thrift Store, 685 N. Courtenay Parkway or at Grace United Methodist Church on Merritt Island. Pet food will be distributed from 9 a.m. - noon Sat. Nov. 14 to families in need at the Grace Saturday Country Store, located at GUMC. Contact Warren McKee 321-749-1227
Read & record your titles, Bingo style. Cape Canaveral Public Library, 201 Polk Ave. 321-868-1101
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11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Stock market club. Suntree/Viera Library 321-255-4404
7:30 p.m., Nov. 10 & 11 Melbourne Municipal Band Melbourne Auditorium 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. 321-724-0555
Live Jazz Concert
2 - 4:30 p.m. Space Coast Jazz Society presents Greg Parnell Cocoa Beach Country Club 321-453-4191
Dr. Vernon Boushell Concert Series
GFWC Melbourne Woman’s Club Meeting
1 p.m. West Melbourne Library 321-794-8901
12 p.m. Parade starts at Eldron & Malabar roads 120 Malabar Road, SE Palm Bay, 321-917-8396
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2 - 4 p.m. Seminar to discuss program for qualifying vets/spouses. Presented by Veteran Care and Nat’l. Cremation Society. One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Viera, RSVP 321-751-6771
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Melbourne Panhellenic Monthly Meeting
7 p.m. Topic: Local Situation for Homeless Veterans Vintage Market Place 5555 US 1, Rockledge 321-254-0672
Pickleball
Tuesdays 9 - 12 p.m.
game is played indoors Republican Liberty Caucus The on the basketball court. of Central East FL Yearly $25, Daily $1. 6 p.m., Meeting 7 p.m. Memaw’s BBQ 600 E. Eau Gallie Blvd. 321-779-9670
Wickham Park Community Center, 2815 Leisure Way 321-608-7490
USMC Day
Investment Business Daily The High Seas Concert
Aging Matters Bone Builders Lunch & Learn
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. “Eternal Light” Requiem Titusville YMCA 3:30 p.m. 2400 Harrison St. Riverside Presbyterian Call 321-631-2749 to Church, 3400 N. Atlantic Ave. register Cocoa Beach 321-525-7825
19th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade
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NOVEMBER
“The Dixie Swim Club”
Nov. 6 - 15 Titusville Playhouse 321-268-1125 TitusvillePlayhouse.com
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Estate Planning & Advance Directives
10 a.m. William A. Johnson, P.A. Understand legal documents. One Senior Place 321-253-1667
Free movie “On Thin Ice”
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VETERANS DAY
Propeller Club Port Canaveral Luncheon
11:30 a.m. Guest speaker Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith. Fishlips Bar & Grill 610 Glen Cheek Dr. Cape Canaveral 321-323-9886 to register
Veterans Day Ceremony 9:30 - 11 a.m. Brevard Veterans Memorial Center Merritt Island
6 p.m., Cocoa Beach Library Brevard Zoo Free to Military 550 N. Brevard Ave. Free admission with ID to 321-783-2955 military veterans, activeduty service members, and Menopause the Musical spouse of soldiers deployed. 7:30 p.m., King Center
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Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert
“Staying Fit” Exercise Class Reopening Ribbon Cutting Christmas on the River
Bonsai Weekend
Set up an Email Account
3:30 p.m. Suntree United Methodist Church 321-216-7804
Nov. 14 - 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Demonstrations and sales. Brevard Zoo 8255 N. Wickham Rd. 321-254-9453
Space Coast Lightfest
Nov. 15 - Jan. 2 Wickham Park 2785 Leisure Way Melbourne 321-720-4109
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11 a.m., Mondays & Fridays Sunflower House Merritt Square Mall (next to JC Penney) 321-452-4341 9:15 - 10:45 a.m., $5 Set up your own email account and surf the web Central Brevard Library 308 Forrest Ave., Cocoa 321-633-1792 to register
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8 p.m. King Center, Melbourne 321-242-2219 KingCenter.com
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3:30 p.m. Courtenay Springs Village 1200 S. Courtenay Pkwy. Merritt Island 321-452-1233
Brevard Antiques and Collectibles Club
1:30 p.m., third Tuesdays Melbourne Beach Library 324 Ocean Ave. 321-777-1374
Navigating the Maze of Memory Care
3:30 p.m. Tanya Thompson, MA, Alzheimer’s Association will present the “Basics of Dementia.” 321-751-6771
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10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Two elegant homes will be shown, one on Indian River Dr. in Cocoa and one on Rockledge Dr. in Rockledge. Vendors, crafts, refreshments. River Drive, Cocoa Call for locations. 321 455-2832
Straight No Chaser – The New Old Fashioned Tour 7:30 p.m. King Center, Melbourne 321-242-2219 KingCenter.com
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6th Annual Thanksgiving Mexican Train Dominoes Master Gardeners Hooks & Needles Knitting Space Coast Basket Brigade 1 - 3 p.m., $2/$3 , Mondays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., $2/$3 N. Brevard Senior Center Master Gardeners answer N. Brevard Senior Center 10 a.m. Families and volunteers come together to help hundreds of families in and around the Space Coast have the blessing of a Thanksgiving meal. Satellite Beach Civic Center 1089 S. Patrick Dr. Satellite Beach 321-773-6458
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Nov. 20 - Dec. 6 Times Vary Cocoa Village Playhouse 300 Brevard Ave, Cocoa 321-636-5050
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Square Dance Day Accordian Club Meeting 2 - 5 p.m. Elks Lodge #1532 315 Florida Ave., Cocoa 866-455-2322
Space Coast Art Festival 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Exploration Tower Port Canaveral 670 Dave Nisbet Dr. 321-784-3322
909 Lane Ave., Titusville 321-268-2333
Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation Caregiver Support Group 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Men Only Joe’s Club Melbourne 4676 N. Wickham Rd. 321-253-4430
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Space Rendezvous 2015
Nov. 5 - 7, Panel discussions and Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show. Astronaut Hall of Fame 6225 Vectorspace Blvd. Titusville 321-449-4444
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$4 off with ID Wickham Park 2785 Leisure Way Movie Night: “Gravity” Melbourne 5 p.m. Cape Canaveral Public Library 321-720-4109 201 Polk Ave. 321-868-1101
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7:30 p.m., Melbourne Community Orchestra Melbourne Auditorium 321-285-6724 MCOrchestra.org
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Book Lovers Day
Senior Life’s Boomer Bash Veterans Day Weekend & Senior Expo Open House 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Exploration Tower Port Canaveral 321-242-1235
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum 6600 TICO Rd., Titusville 321-268-1941
Once Upon A Mattress
Fall at the Farm
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Seventh Annual Native Rhythms Festival
Nov. 12 - 15 The Native Heritage Gathering, Inc. and the Indian River Flute Circle will host a music & arts festival. Thursday 5:30 - 9 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Wickham Park Amphitheater 321-255-4307
Brevard Commission on Aging Monthly Meeting
3 - 4:30 p.m. Government Center 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Bldg. C, Viera 321-633-2007
Sadie Hawkins Day
5 - 9 p.m. Roasting pasture-raised pigs with sides from the organic garden. Florida Fields to Forks Farm 1200 Corey Rd., Malabar 321-837-0360
Mistletoe Market Viera
10 a.m., boutiques, eateries. Viera Community Center 321-433-4891
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Craft Bazaar and Bake Sale Lions Tournament for 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sight Golf Tournament Indian River Methodist Church 1355 Cheney Hwy., Titusville 321-636-0568
8 a.m. The Habitat Golf Course 3591 Fairgreen St., Malabar 321-952-6312
American Jazz Pianist Competition
31st Annual Festival of Trees
Amphion String Quartet Melbourne Chamber Music Society
International Dinner Series
Nov. 13 - 15 Gleason Performing Arts Center, FIT Campus Melbourne, 321-674-8006
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fundraiser The Courtyard at The Oaks 1800 W. Hibiscus Blvd. Melbourne 321-327-2909
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church Indialantic, 321-213-5100
5:30 - 8:30 p.m., $16 “India,” Florida Institute of Technology, Panther Dining Hall. 321-674-8040
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Cooks” by Ree Drummond. Mims-Scottsmoor Library 3615 Lionel Rd., Mims 321-264-5080 to register
7: 30 - 11 p.m. Lesson: 7:30 p.m. Dance 8 p.m. Tropical Haven 1205 Eddie Allen Rd. Melbourne 321-427-3587
“Cook the Book” Book Club Tropical Haven Contra 6 p.m., “The Pioneer Woman Dance
It’s a Mystery Book Group 12:30 - 3 p.m. Central Brevard Library 308 Forrest Ave., Cocoa 321-633-1792
Steve Solomon’s “Cannoli Latkes & Guilt… the Therapy Continues”
Nov. 19 - 22, 7:30 p.m. King Center, Melbourne 321-242-2219 KingCenter.com THANKSGIVING DAY
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Time TBD A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will deliver cargo to the International Space Station. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station- Launch Site SLC-41
National Adoption Day
ArtWorks of Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eau Gallie Arts District artworksofeaugallie.org
The Doggy Run
8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Melbourne’s dog-friendly running/walking event 5K with a dog-friendly walk/run. Wickham Park, Melbourne 321-255-4307
Single, Separated, Widowed & Divorced (SSWD) Lunch
5 p.m. Thanksgiving covered-dish dinner. Parish Center, Church of Our Saviour, 5301 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach 321-686-7775
Art & Craft Show
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Gleason Park 1233 Yacht Club Blvd. Indian Harbour Beach 321-773-5080
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Suntree/Viera Library Book Atlas V OA-4 Rocket Club Holiday Party/Meeting Launch 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. “Around the World in 50 Years” by Albert Podell. Suntree/Viera Library 321-255-4404
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Edgewood Jr/Sr High show Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club Fri., Sat. 7 p.m. & Sun. 2 p.m. 9:30 -11:30 a.m. Merritt Island High School Cocoa Beach Country Club 321-454-1000 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd. All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Cocoa Beach Supper 321-868-3361 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Swingtime Dance: Salute $8 person, $24 family to our Veterans Emmanuel United Melbourne Municipal Band Methodist Church Melbourne Auditorium 2800 W. Eau Gallie Blvd. 321-724-0555
Seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. questions about plants, 909 Lane Ave., Titusville Reservations required. pests, diseases, etc. 321-268-2333 Tradewinds Restaurant at Titusville Public Library Duran Golf Club The Visionary Works of the 2121 S. Hopkins Ave. 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera Reverend Howard Finster 321-504-7771 321-264-5026 Nov. 14 - Jan. 10 Free Memory Screening Annual Overeaters Foosaner Art Museum 12:30 - 2 p.m. Eau Gallie Arts District Anonymous Holiday One Senior Place 321-674-8916 Gratitude Meeting 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. FoosanerArtMuseum.org 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Viera, 321-751-6771 Circles of Care 1770 Cedar St., Rockledge New Non-FIction Book Club 321-454-2273 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Suntree/Viera Library Call for details. 321-255-4404
Women’s Self Defense Class First Responders 7 - 8 p.m., Mondays Appreciation Night at Wickham Park Community Space Coast Lightfest
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Space Coast Art Festival
10 - 11 a.m. One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Viera, 321-751-6771
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral 670 Dave Nisbet Dr. 321-784-3322
Scrooge the Musical
Florida Author H. Terrell Griffin Book Reading
Nov. 27 - Dec. 20 Titusville Playhouse 321-268-1125
12 - 1 p.m. Bestselling author of the
Sister’s Christmas “Matt Royal” series. Catechism: The Mystery of Cape Canaveral Public Library the Magi’s Gold 201 Polk Ave. 321-868-1101 Nov 27 - 29, 7:30 p.m. Light Up Viera Parade King Center, Melbourne 321-242-2219 KingCenter.com
Swingtime Dance Holiday Ball
7 - 10 p.m., $10 Melbourne Auditorium 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. 321-724-0555 mmband.org.
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10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Art vendors, video contest, chowder cook-off, food, music and more. 1525 A1A, Satellite Beach oceanreefbeachfestival.com
Florida Festival of Facial Hair Beard & Mustache Championship & Festival 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., $10 Vendors, KidZone. 175 Imperial Blvd. Cape Canaveral
Do you have an event you would like on this calendar? Email your event before the 15th of the month prior to: media@bluewatercreativegroup.com Please include the name of the event, time, address and a contact phone number. Or call 321-242-1235 or mail your information to: Senior Life, 7630 N. Wickham Rd., Suite 105, Viera, FL 32940
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BY FLORA REIGADA Those who love golf or horses, or helping a good cause, can turn passion into purpose by attending the first
Courses for horses
“Courses for Horses” Golf Tournament to benefit Hidden Acres Rescue for Thoroughbreds (HART) in Cocoa. It is presented by Arnott Air Suspension Products on Merritt Island.
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Suzee Norris, founder and board chair of Hidden Acres Rescue for Thoroughbreds (HART), scratches Kenny’s Z, a retired, off-the-track thoroughbred, helped by HART. Fundraisers, such as the Courses for Horses Golf Tournament, restore health and function to many horses.
Building to better serve community
BY FLORA REIGADA
Feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless, the Salvation Army has long been a beacon of hope throughout the world, the nation and North Brevard. The local branch at 1218 W. Main St. in Titusville is undergoing changes to better serve the community. Improvements include a new soup kitchen. The new building has a seating capacity of 68, while the previous kitchen could seat no more than 18 at a time. It also functions as a conference and meeting room. Considering its modern equipment, the facility has jokingly been called, “The Ritz.” Two meals are served each day and no one is turned away. However, when the Titusville Salvation Army closed its emergency family shelter to focus on renovation, it left a void in North Brevard. According to the Florida Housing coalition, “as of 2014, Florida continued to rank third highest in the nation in terms of homelessness, with more than 41,500 people experiencing
homelessness on a given day.” The Titusville Salvation Army is addressing this. “They have decided to re-purpose an existing building to be used as an emergency family shelter,” said Trey Gordon, executive director of Hope for North Brevard. “The building will have to be completely gutted on the inside to be able to house four families at a time.” The total renovation cost is $84,000 and the Salvation Army has agreed to raise matching funds. “Our goal is to raise $42,000.” Fundraising efforts began with the recent 40 Days of Generosity campaign that ran Sept. 21 to Oct. 31. The fundraising continues and the community is invited to participate. Donations are tax-deductible. “Shelter space of any kind is a big need in our community and unfortunately, we have seen an increase in homeless families,” Gordon said. “This facility could open quickly if the funding goal is met.” To find out more, go to lovingnorthbrevard.org. SL
The tournament will take place Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Turtle Creek Golf Club in Rockledge. “It’s a heavily landscaped, traditional old Florida course with well-manicured fairways and new Champions Bermuda Greens,” the website states. HART defines its mission as “rescuing and re-homing off-thetrack thoroughbreds. We believe that education and outreach will improve the lives of those in our community and the lives of the thoroughbreds we rescue.” HART founder and board chair Suzee Norris related one horse’s story. “Massarelli was a retired and malnourished thoroughbred we picked up from an owner facing hard times. We cared for him at HART. He was gaining weight and ready to begin training when we discovered he needed surgery. Through the dedication of HART workers and funds provided by
the ASPCA, he underwent surgery and recovered well.” Norris said that when a family visited Massarelli, they fell in love, adopting him. Renamed Tully, he participates in local shows. Tully’s success story is one of many that HART and events such as the Courses for Horses Golf Tournament help make a reality. The Turtle Creek Golf Club is at 1278 Admiralty Blvd. in Rockledge. Registration begins 7 a.m. with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $260 per foursome and $65 per player. Prepaid fees are required. The fee includes a round of golf, greens fees, golf cart, continental breakfast, full barbecue lunch and more. In addition, there will be raffles, prizes, contests, awards and a hole-in-one prize. For more information, go to hiddenacresequinetrainingandrescue. com, email lauradovale@bellsouth.net or call 321-795-8967. SL
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LOTS OF CLASSES TO CHOOSE FROM! Please visit our Newly Expanded Store!
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Judy Niemeyer workshop. November 13, 14 & 15 $125. Lunch & dinner included. Call for details or visit website.
Sign up for seven stores, a winery & a brewery. Two days of fun in the sun with old and new friends. August 12 & 13. $195 with bus, hotel and all meals included.
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The Titusville Salvation Army closed its emergency family shelter to focus on renovation. The public may contribute toward the re-purposing of an existing structure into a four-family complex.
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Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS 1. Medieval fiddle 6. College assessment test 9. Outgoing tide action 13. Allergic reaction to bee sting 14. ____ chi 15. Thresh about, as in arms 16. Oddball’s attempt? 17. Pro baseball’s “Master Melvin” 18. Starbucks’ serving 19. Status of being a star 21. *Inhabited by apparitions 23. Actor Stallone 24. Lord’s servant 25. Busy flyer 28. *Like a Halloween sensation 30. Wipe out 35. St. Louis team 37. Hair product manufacturer 39. Red Sea nation 40. Black and white treat 41. Frame job 43. Arnold Lobel’s “Frog and ____” 44. Bread spreads 46. Kind of jerk 47. “The Sun ____ Rises” 48. ____ Beach, SC 50. Verdant 52. Even, to a poet 53. *Give me a treat, or ____! 55. Excessively 57. *”Guess who?” garb 61. *Spell-caster 65. Before editing 66. As opposed to amateur 68. Bioweapon 69. Money under mattress, e.g. 70. Black and white sea bird 71. Rounded like an egg 72. Politician’s barrelful 73. “To Kill a Mockingbird” author 74. Stitch again DOWN 1. Whistle blowers 2. Make changes 3. Between Phi and Kappa 4. Middle Eastern V.I.P.s 5. *Placed in a pumpkin 6. Nucleus plus electrons 7. *Witch’s sidekick 8. 10 percent to charity, e.g. 9. Panache 10. Pieces of fabric used for stuffing
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Mayflower Tours to depart from Brevard County
BY GEORGE WHITE
At long last, Brevard County residents wanting to travel on Mayflower Tours motor coach trips for “life enriching experiences” will get a chance to depart from the Space Coast rather than crossing the state to join the group. The Tampa-based company formerly departing only from West Coast locations will now offer Brevard County pick ups for the first time for its Flavors of the South trips, with departure dates from various locations Jan. 31 and Feb. 14, 2016. “We are expanding throughout the state and there seems to be a need to have motor coach departures from Brevard County. We hope so and we’re trying to get the word out as much as we can that we now offer this service to the residents over there,” Mayflower sales manager Jean Rice said. “It’s a very nice trip of nine days total featuring New Orleans, Lake Charles, La., Elvis’ home in Memphis, and Biloxi, Miss.,” she said. Other highlights include: • A narrated tour of New Orleans French Quarter. • Visit to the National World War II Museum. • Dinner and tour of the New Orleans School of Cooking. • Two nights at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel and guided tour
of Lake Charles’ Charpentier Historic District. • Visit to the Mardi Gras Museum, decorate a King Cake and see the Diamond Dancers. • Guided tour on the Creole Nature Trail through a Louisiana coastal wetland. • A narrated “musical” tour of Memphis during a two-night stay also including a tour of Elvis’ 14acre estate Graceland. • Guided tour of the Gibson Guitar Factory. • Buffet dinner at Central BBQ, a Memphis favorite. • One-night stay at Beau Rivage Casino Resort on Biloxi’s Gulf Coast beaches. The trip will be enhanced by local guides who will stay with the group, Rice said. The trips are planned for a single coach with a capacity of 52, but additional bookings could prompt the company to consider adding a second coach, she said. The pickup locations for the trips will include all areas of the county, including Titusville, Cocoa, Melbourne and Palm Bay, she said. The company will continue its normal pick ups on the West coast for other Mayflower Tours trips, she said. For more information, call 1-800323-7604 or go to mayflowertours.com. SL
Boomer, senior womenowned businesses get a lift BY KATIE PARSONS
The weVENTURE initiative at the Florida Institute of Technology, formerly known as the Women’s Business Center, gives women business owners or potential business owners the tools they need to succeed. “As Central Florida’s premier network of women’s economic development centers, we amplify womenpreneurs with resources tailored for accelerated, sustainable business growth and vital economic impact,” weVENTURE executive director Beth Gitlin said. Through training, counseling, mentoring and technical assistance programs, weVENTURE equips women with what they need to be successful in the business world. The backing of FIT and other community networking opportunities also help women move their small businesses from ideas to thriving companies. Gitlin and her team recognize that women entrepreneurs come from all different backgrounds and are in a variety of life stages. In fact, the boomers and seniors get a lot of support from weVENTURE and encouragement when it comes to becoming business owners. The credo of weVENTURE reads: “Together, we RAISE the profile of women in business, we embody the NEW POWER and the new economy, We are proud to generate WEALTH for ourselves and others. … We are REDEFINING the conversation around success for women.” On Nov. 20, weVENTURE will cohost “InnovateHER: Ideas That Impact Women and Families Challenge” at the Derek Gores Gallery at 587 W. Eau Gallie Blvd. in Melbourne. The event is being held in partnership with Groundswell and is meant to highlight women-owned businesses during National Small Business Week. Entrants submit a one-page business plan for a product or service idea that will benefit women and families. One local business owner will be chosen as a finalist who will then go onto the national competition held by
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the U.S. Small Business Association, with a grand prize of $70,000. The national competition is held in Washington D.C. and co-sponsored by Microsoft. Women entrepreneurs are responsible for employing 12.8 million workers. These womenowned businesses are economic powerhouses, accounting for $1.9 trillion in annual sales, according to the National Women’s Business Council. Founding, building and maintaining a business is no easy feat though, and has traditionally been more challenging for women than their male counterparts. An MSNBC.com survey placed the Melbourne-Palm Bay area as one of the bottom five cities in the entire United States when it comes to womenowned small businesses and female executives. The weVENTURE program is trying to change that, with offices at FIT’s main campus at 150 W. University Blvd. in Melbourne. There is also a satellite office at 295 Barnes Blvd. in Rockledge and another office in Orlando. For more information on weVENTURE and the upcoming business pitch competition, go to weventure.org or call 321-674-7007. SL
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The dictionary defines waste as “using something valuable more than necessary in a way that is not effective and does not produce a valuable result or effect.” If we break that definition into chunks, we get to what it really means to us: unsustainable use of our limited natural resources, inequality and pollution. In essence, wasting is not a good thing. Wasting also affects everyone. It is the consequence of some using too much, leaving others — whether humans, Mother Nature or animals — with too little. The effect of this deficit resonates, permeating through us all. Wasting is also a “human only” thing. In natural ecosystems, there is no waste; cyclically, what one organism outputs serves as another organism’s input. How come we cannot do the same? Well, we can. We just need to stop, think and get smarter about it. To get that process started, Recycle Brevard is launching Waste Me Not Projects (facebook.com/ WasteMeNotProjects), a series of projects whose goal is to connect action to reflection and help inspire agents of change. The first project is happening this November and it is twofold: we will be promoting and facilitating the collection of gently-used household items and clothes to help our local House2Home project (action). Then we are hosting a Recycled Art Show featuring artworks created by Brevard County kindergarten through 12th grade students expressing their idea of waste (reflection). To learn more about our upcoming project, go to RecycleBrevard.org.
Others, like Coastal Cloth Baby (CoastalClothBaby.com) owner, Ray Young, made avoiding waste a business practice and reusable solutions the main product sold in her store. The store, located on 5th Avenue in Indialantic, offers products from high quality cloth diapers to various sizes of reusable snack bags and trash bags. In addition, they offer diaper services and a plethora of baby and mommy products. “I look to offer natural, unique products made in the USA, preferably locally,” Young said. Having gone through an Environmental Studies class, Young is conscious about the impact our actions have on the planet. As a strong believer in sustainable practices, she saw the need of a natural parenting boutique when she looked to purchase a baby shower gift for a friend and could not find a place to buy cloth diapers. “When using disposable diapers from birth to [age] 3, a baby may contribute up to a ton of waste sent to the landfills,” she said. “I didn’t want my friends to contribute to that.” And she is right. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that “disposable diapers last centuries in landfills [and] an average baby will go through 8,000 of them.” According
to ABC News, “all those dirty diapers amount to a growing mound of waste. The Union of Concerned Scientists has estimated about 18 billion diapers are thrown into landfills every year. And a 1998 study by the Environmental Protection Agency found that diapers made up 3.4 million tons of waste, or 2.1 percent of U.S. garbage in landfills that year.” Despite those numbers, a WebMD article affirms “there are some parents who are convinced that cloth diapers are more Earth-friendly. Experts, though, say the answer isn’t clear-cut [since] research has suggested that both disposable and cloth diapers affect the environment negatively — just in different ways. […] The American Academy of Pediatrics takes no position on cloth vs. disposable diapers.” Ultimately, parents, like any of us, are left to make their own personal choice based on what they know, what they prioritize, and how they live and want to live. With all the technology and scientific research, solutions to improve what we do can be found if we seek them. The option is ours: to waste or to waste not. One can only hope we all choose the latter. SL Email Marcia Booth at Marcia@3RsAndBeyond.org.
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Ray Young created her Indialantic business, Coastal Cloth Baby, to offer parents reusable products.
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