Senior Life - February 2019

VOLUME 21

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ISSUE 10

February 2019

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LASTING LOVE STORIES Pages 2, 11, 13

South Pacific is calling

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Polynesian dancers, exhibitors, educational information featured at annual expo

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A Polynesian dance troupe will headline the entertainment March 1 for Senior Life’s Boomer Guide Senior Expo at the Space Coast Convention Center in Cocoa.

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Technology time, page 8

BY MARIA SONNENBERG Aloha, boomer and senior family!

Could you use a little trip to the South Seas? If so, the Boomer Guide Senior Expo has a deal for you.

Senior Life’s Boomer Guide Senior Expo always sizzles with entertainment, education and giveaways, but this spring it will literally be on fire, thanks to the appearance of the Lanakila’s troupe of Polynesian dancers, headliners at the expo.

“This event launches the new 2019 Boomer Guide magazine that everyone has been waiting for,” said Jill Blue, CEO of Bluewater Creative Group, the publisher of Senior Life, Viera Voice and the Boomer Guide. “You won’t want to miss it. You’ll miss out on all the fun, entertainment and information available. The expo will bring together hundreds of participants with some of the best exhibitors that provide service for boomers and seniors.”

The popular event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, March 1 at the Space Coast Convention Center at 301 Tucker Lane, off Interstate 95 in Cocoa.

“We take people on a musical journey to Polynesia,” said

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Bob and Laura Harvey met in elementary school.

Love stories like these endure a lifetime

BY MARIA SONNEBERG AND R. NORMAN MOODY

Couples whose love has endured the test of time will often remember details of their first meeting or date.

Some of these love stories started after a chance encounter, after an introduction by mutual friends or after blossoming from a childhood friendship.

But more than six or seven decades later, the spark remains for many of these couples.

As we approach Valentine’s Day, senior couples in Brevard County shared their stories.

Childhood friendship blossomed into a love of 68 years and counting

Some couples are college sweethearts.

Others get together in high school. A few, like Bob and Laura Harvey, became friends in elementary school.

The friendship blossomed into romance, a love story that has lasted 68 years and continues going strong.

“We grew up near Pittsburgh and my family had moved away, but he called me up when he came back from the service,” Laura Harvey said.

When they drifted apart for a while, each dated others, but the connection remained.

Bob had joined the Navy, but narrowly missed World War II. Laura was studying to be a nurse when she agreed to be Bob’s better half. As it turned out, the only nursing she did was caring for her three children whenever they got sick.

Fifteen years ago, the couple moved to Florida after Bob’s sales job required relocation to the Sunshine State. In September of last year, they settled into their new digs at Victoria Landing in the Eau Gallie Arts District.

The secret to their long-lasting marriage lies in a well-grounded attitude.

“We had rough times, like everyone else does, but we love each other, so we always stuck it out,” Laura said.

It’s winter; it’s summer. It’s Florida weather. And even though it seems to fluctuate from one day to the next, it’s the best winter weather.

Though the calendar says winter, there are plenty of activities to enjoy outdoors, like working in the garden, without having to bundle up.

We’ll even tell you how to start a spice garden or a small vegetable garden in a limited space. Our story on how to start a small garden will give you some tips on what you can do to get going.

In this edition, we’ll also tell you about video doorbells and self-monitored security that you can control from your smart phone, whether you are at home, or across the country enjoying the outdoors.

You might feel like you are across the ocean with the South Pacific-themed Boomer Guide Senior Expo. This exciting expo, complete with exhibits, demonstrations, music and Polynesian dancers, including fire dancers, will be held March 1. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Space Coast Convention Center at 301 Tucker Ave. in Cocoa, next to the Holiday Inn Express. Best of all, admission and parking is free.

The 2019 Boomer Guide will be unveiled at the event.

Meet the Boomer Guide models at 1 p.m. on the pool deck and find out who will be on the cover. You’ll be able to pick up your copy of the Boomer Guide, a comprehensive boomer and senior resource magazine.

In addition, this edition of Senior Life is packed with stories and information you can use. Check out our calendar of events for a host of activities and events going on in and around Brevard County, including Valentine’s Day related activities.

R. Norman Moody norm@myseniorlife.com

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Mike Maguire moved to Buena Vida Estates in 2011 with Gloria, his wife of 65 years. The couple expected to enjoy the good life in their retirement, but just eight months later, Gloria passed away.

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Help available if you plan on downsizing your home

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designated as a senior real estate specialist. That means she has taken advanced training courses through the National Association of Realtors to specifically work with seniors and their families that are planning to downsize their home.

“In that training, you are taught how to work with seniors and guide them through all the necessary steps,” she said.

Griffin said many seniors want to downsize but are scared to take the step. “That’s where I come in,” she said.

“You have to build that trust with the client and help them with all the steps — where to start and what to do.”

According to the website balance. com, there are numerous advantages and disadvantages of downsizing your home.

If you’re a senior citizen and thinking about downsizing your home, now might be the best time in Brevard County.

That’s the message from Sara Forst Griffin, a real estate agent with Re/Max Aerospace Realty and a lifelong Brevard resident.

“Right now, home values are up in Brevard County,” said Griffin, a 20-year real estate agent who works Sara Forst Griffin out of the company’s Murrell Road location in Rockledge.

“But I don’t see that trend lasting much longer. Home sales are leveling off and there are signs that sales are getting weak.”

DOWNSIZING continued to page 29 Before you decide to downsize your home, Griffin said there are many issues and decisions you have to make before you begin the process.

“I think one of the first things you have to do is explain to them the cost of selling your home,” she said. “Many seniors don’t realize there is a checklist of things you have to do before getting the property ready for selling.”

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Artwork highlights Brevard’s colorful history, beauty

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Editor R. Norman Moody Copy Editor Jeff Navin Feature Writers Ernest Arico Ed Baranowski Muffy Berlyn Chris Bonanno Brenda Eggert Brader Sammy Haddad Flora Reigada Maria Sonnenberg Julie Sturgeon John Trieste Photographers Walter Kiely Darrell Woehler

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BY MARIA SONNENBERG Growing older requires legal savvy.

Life unfortunately doesn’t get simpler as the years pass. We might grow wiser as we grow older, but also grow in need of legal savvy as our financial and physical situation grows more complex.

According to elder law attorney William Johnson, it’s never too young to start preparing for issues such as estate, incapacity and long-term care planning, guardianships, probate, Medicaid and wills and trusts.

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“The point is to know the rules and plan accordingly,” said Johnson, a major sponsor of this year’s Senior Life Boomer Guide Senior Expo.

Tomorrow will be here sooner than later, and then it might be too late.

“If you don’t plan ahead, you can end up in a really bad situation,” Johnson added.

If anyone knows the subject of elder law, it is Johnson. The Melbourne

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NEIGHBORS TECH KNOW TIDBITS SENIOR LIVING TOUR STRIPES VETERANS HEALTH & WELLNESS BOOMER SENIOR SENTIMENTS COLUMNISTS CALENDAR NORTH BREVARD NEWS

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LAWYER continued from page 4 attorney is the only one in the county to be board certified in elder law by the Florida Bar Association.

Few attorneys achieve this high level of expertise. In 2017 and 2018, he was named Member of the Year by the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar Association.

He was co-winner of the distinction in 2015 and 2016.

His accomplishments in the field of elder law earned him inclusion among the elite group of Florida Super Lawyers.

For several years, he discussed elder law issues through his column in Florida Today.

A graduate of the University of Florida College of Law, Johnson was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1991.

“Ever since I opened my office, I did estate planning,” he said.

With more than 25 years of experience, Johnson has witnessed the many horror stories that can happen to folks who enter the golden years without a plan. Johnson makes it easier with a free consultation to discuss a customized course of action.

“There is a lot of misinformation out there,” Johnson said.

Johnson will be present at the Boomer Guide Senior Expo on March 1 at the Space Coast Convention Center in Cocoa.

The law office of William A. Johnson is at 140 Interlachen Road, Suite B in Melbourne. For information, call 321-4261865 or go to floridaelderlaw.net. SL

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Cedar Creek will showcase its culinary talents at Boomer Guide Senior Expo

BY JULIE STURGEON Jason Rodriguez, executive director of Cedar Creek Life Center, has a special place in his heart for family. “I grew up helping family,” Rodriguez said. “I have five children. Family has always come first for me.”

Rodriguez, who has been with Cedar Creek the past few years, brings that love of family to the folks who call Cedar Creek home. Everyone, he says, deserves a special place to live out their golden years.

“We have a gorgeous community at Cedar Creek,” Rodriguez said. “Our residents don’t live at our employment, we work in their homes.”

Located in the center of Brevard County on Merritt Island, Cedar Creek is the ideal setting for families to visit their loved ones.

“We have had a lot of amazing people who have lived here,” Rodriguez said. “Our residents were inspirational during their careers, their lives.”

Also noteworthy is that Cedar Creek is veteran owned and operated. Rodriguez himself is a fifth-generation military veteran.

Activities at Cedar Creek are planned around residents’ individual lifestyle ability and choice.

A full-time activity program director ensures that residents have a range of stimulating pursuits to choose from.

The emphasis is on keeping the body, mind and soul as healthy as possible. And the food at Cedar Creek strives to be five-star fare, thanks to the talents on the culinary team.

“This is not hospital or institutional food, here we cook from our hearts” Rodriguez said proudly.

Interestingly, when he left the military, Rodriguez followed another passion, that of cooking. A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, Rodriguez and Executive Chef Jay Bailey create

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Jason Rodriguez, Cedar Creek’s executive director, brings love of family to the assisted living community.

daily cuisine delights for Cedar Creek residents.

The chefs take pride in the unique and creative menu selections offered at Cedar Creek.

Rodriguez and Bailey will showcase their culinary skills with a bite sizes of barbecue during the Boomer Guide Senior Expo on March 1.

Cedar Creek will be one of two presenting sponsors at the Boomer Guide Senior Expo to be held at the Space Coast Convention Center in Cocoa.

Cedar Creek, a Veritas Senior Living Community, is located at 4279 Judith Ave. on Merritt Island. For information, call 321454-7768. SL

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Neighbors Canaveral Port Ministry serves, cares for seafarers from around the world

BY CHRIS BONANNO The Canaveral Port Ministry helps an astounding number of seafarers from ships that come into Port Canaveral, much as it has been doing since 1997.

According to Carolyn Bowers, the development director for the CPM, the organization provided assistance to 42,000 seafarers coming from 109 different countries in 2018 alone in a number of a different ways.

“The people that work on the ships that come to our port, whether it’s a cruise ship or a cargo ship, we serve their needs,’’ said CPM director Mark Wodka. “We have a hospitality center and the hospitality center’s open seven days a week, usually 8 in the morning until 10 at night depending on the ships that are in port.

“At our hospitality center, we have a free lunch. We provide them with fast internet, the ability to receive packages and then a lot of them come because it’s just a place of peace.’’

In addition, the Cape Canaveralbased organization also offers counseling and transportation to and from ships. It also has several chaplains who visit the ships at the port as well,

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Participants at the Canaveral Port Ministry’s volunteer dinner pray before eating on Jan. 17 at the First Baptist Church of Cocoa. Mark Wodka, the director of the ministry, right, speaks prior to dinner. according to the organization’s website.

“It’s just a great, great experience to see different people from different cultures,” said Steve Seaman, who volunteers once a week with CPM and then serves as needed beyond that. “It’s not a job. It’s just a real great time.”

On Jan. 17, about 150 volunteers with CPM gathered in the dining hall at the First Baptist Church of Cocoa as thanks

for their service.

The meal itself, which consisted of beef, chicken, mashed potatoes, salad and bread along with a dessert cake, was impressive enough. What makes it more remarkable was that the meal was prepared by a couple, Nadine and Tom Wardenga, who traveled all the way from Cleveland, Georgia, to feed those in attendance.

“We were so sold on what these people do,” said Nadine Wardenga, who first visited the ministry a couple of years ago.

In addition to a meal, patrons were treated to a musical performance by a group from Christ The King Church.

Those interested in helping, joining or more information about CPM can go to their website at cpm.life. SL

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Tech Know Tidbits Self-monitored security systems can be bundled with video doorbells

BY JULIE STURGEON Two of the top selling home security systems, the Nest and Ring, are now cheaper than some cell phones, thanks to fierce product competition.

Google has slashed $100 off the Nest in 2018, while Amazon’s Ring remains one of the best options for affordability. Both products can be bundled with smart doorbells or purchased separately.

There are many similarities between the two systems.

Let’s say you lose power in your home during a hurricane, but you are staying at a hotel several hundred miles away. Both the Nest and Ring home security systems will continue to work if there is cellular connectivity.

There is an extra charge for this feature.

Both the Nest and the Ring connect with a signature app that lets users control their home security products remotely. Professional monitoring is available with both the Nest and the Ring at an extra charge.

So how do you decide which system

is right for you?

You can start with an assessment of your budget and lifestyle.

If you prefer a basic system that is more affordable, the Ring is a good choice. The security kit includes a base station, keypad, contact sensor for windows and doors, and a motion detector.

Easy to install and relatively inexpensive, the Ring is ideal for smaller homes and apartments.

Another Ring plus is that it can be reconnected if you move. Do-ityourself enthusiasts will find that the Ring is easy to install.

For someone who wants a fully automated home with multiple devices, the Nest offers the highest level of connectivity. The system contains the Nest Guard (the hub), two Nest Detect sensors for windows, doors and rooms and several Nest Tags that provide access to the home.

A key feature offered by Nest is a connected lock which can be controlled remotely. The lock is tamper proof and there is no key.

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There are a variety of self-monitored systems that are easy to utilize.

The Nest works with Google-based home security gadgets.

You will pay more for the Nest, but for a large home, costs will add up with either system. Depending on how big a home is, for example, extra window sensors must be purchased separately, and they are not cheap. Nest’s sensors, while more expensive, work as either

motion sensors or on doors or windows.

For both systems, the do-it-yourself option is cheaper. Nest offers a choice of user or professional installation, while Ring is strictly a self set-up system.

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Video doorbells offer convenience, security, remote monitoring

BY JULIE STURGEON

Smart doorbells can provide a sense of comfort and security for elderly folks who might have trouble getting to the door right away.

Video doorbells allow users to receive an alert on their phone at any location. Depending upon the type of doorbell, the alert might be a sound or a flashing light. A speaker enables users to converse with guests.

Raul Montes enjoys the convenience of his Ring doorbell for both security and night light timing. Montes, 62, was impressed by how simple the Ring is to set up and use.

“It was very easy to install,” Montes said. “We have a motion sensor, a camera and two outside lamps all set up.”

Installation of a smart doorbell is typically done by using an app, although many products also include booklets with instructions.

Whichever method, it should have a step-by-step process.

App support is an important feature of any video doorbell. The best apps will allow immediate access and no latency period.

Montes purchased the yearly

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A Ring smart door bell is easy to install.

video plan. What Montes likes most about his video doorbell is that the person at the door has no idea if he is home or not. So, if you are on vacation, you can answer your doorbell even though you are a thousand miles away from your house.

Another feature of a video doorbell is a motion detector.

Anyone who is near the front door can be seen, even if they do not ring the doorbell. Night vision cameras act as a security feature even after dark.

Montes’ mother-in-law, who uses

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It turned out Irish eyes were smiling for Peg, since Mike was born in Ireland. Peg also boasts an Irish heritage, although she was not born on the Emerald Isle.

The couple, who married in 2015, held their wedding reception where they met, Buena Vida Estates.

With two children and four grandchildren, Peg admits she can’t hold a candle in family size to Mike, who has 12 children, 20 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren, but the couple is too busy dancing and enjoying their golden years to keep close tabs on their ever-expanding clan.

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When Joan O’Brien moved into a retirement community, she didn’t realize that the package included a new husband.

Just a year after moving into Buena Vida Estates, O’Brien married Bill Gundlach, who had moved to Buena Vida a couple of months earlier. O’Brien had

Mike and Peg McGuire met at Buena Vida Estates.

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From the darkness of grief, Mike found the light of love in Peg, who had moved to Buena Vida in 2012 from Nebraska after Donald, to whom she had been married for 34 years, died just after Peg had retired from her job in radiation protection for a nuclear facility.

Peg kept running into Mike at the many parties, classes and events the community hosted. She liked what she saw in the retired Harris Corporation senior vice president.

“There was an aura about him, and then, there

for decades lived happily in Wisconsin, or so she thought.

“I was independent, but the long and very cold winters were harder and harder to endure,” she said.

When the winters became too unbearable, O’Brien chose Buena Vida because her mom had lived there and she had loved the place.

As the new secretary of the Residents’ Association, O’Brien often chatted with Gundlach, who happened to be the new assistant treasurer. On Dec. 29, 2012, Gundlach approached O’Brien as she was walking her dog. They started talking about dogs and that led to dinner in the Buena Vida dining room.

“We’ve been talking and walking the dog ever since,” O’Brien said.

They were married a year and a day after the fateful dog-walking incident.

“The timeframe was taken from a favorite poem by Edward Lear, “The Owl and the Pussycat,” according to O’Brien.

In the famous “nonsense” poem, the happy bird and the feline sail away for a year and a day. The poem describes a captivating world meant to be enjoyed, just as O’Brien and Gundlach are delighting in wedded bliss.

“After all these years, who would have thought this would happen, but it did!” O’Brien said.

Ride home from movies leads to love for more than six decades

A chance encounter at the movies and a ride home led to a love that has lasted more than six decades.

Laurence Petrus was at the movies on a cold December night in 1956 in Wisconsin. Unknown to him, a few seats away was the girl with whom he would share the rest of his life.

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Sharon and Laurence Petrus met at a movie theater in Wisconsin.

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“I was sitting in a movie at the Paradise Movie Theater in West Allis, a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, watching ‘Silver Chalice’ starring Paul Newman,” Petrus said.

He was with his friend Jack Duran.

“A couple of rows behind me was my future wife,’ said Petrus, who lives in West Melbourne.

Sharon, his future wife and her friend, Connie Boyd, sat together.

Petrus did not know Sharon at the time but knew two of her 13 brothers and sisters.

“At the end of the movie, Connie asked me for a ride home and I said sure as I opened my two-door sedan, a 1946 Ford,” he said.

Connie got into the back seat and so did Jack Duran, so Petrus was left in the front seat with Sharon, meeting for the first time.

My girlfriend jumped in the back seat and I’m left with the driver,” Sharon said.

On the ride home, they made a date for the next week. They were married two years later on Aug. 23, 1958.

“Here we are 61 years later,” Petrus said.

Now both 79, they live in West Melbourne.

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Jane appreciated his athleticism, but that was that.

“I heard his name, but didn’t meet him,” she said.

Some time later, while visiting a girlfriend, she again saw Tom Lovelace, this time playing cards with her friend’s brother. Tom asked her out, but Jane was dating another ice skater.

“He said if I ever broke up with my boyfriend, to give him a call,” she said.

Jane didn’t call, but through the grapevine Tom heard that she was again available and asked her out again.

This time, she agreed.

On Jan. 25, 1948, after Tom returned from serving in the Merchant Marines during World War II, the couple married.

Two children and 71 years later, they still are together, now enjoying retirement at The Fountains in West Melbourne.

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Many activities draw 3,000 members to Greater Palm Bay Senior Center

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Bustling with high energy, volunteers and members enjoy an overwhelming amount of activities available at the Greater Palm Bay Senior Center at 275 Culver Drive NE. The center, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is under the direction of a board of directors and executive committee, with the president overseeing the center.

“Membership is $25 per year per person,” said David Trippany, the president. “The 3,000 members are always our top priority.”

There are more than 35 activities

that feature anything from several forms of exercise to billiards, bingo, bocce, dominos, euchre, corn hole, chorus, mahjong, movies and reasonable travel options. Any room at the center is available to rent.

First-run movies at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday cost $1 per person and are easily one of the most popular events at the center.

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‘Great Movies, Grand Piano’ comes to area

BY MUFFY BERLYN Christopher Confessore, the music director and principal conductor of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the “Great Movies, Grand Piano” concert in February.

It promises to be a fun and friendly concert featuring popular film music for all ages.

“A pops concert is a much less formal format by nature than one might expect from a regular symphonic concert,’’ Confessore said.

“But, we really strive to make all our programs accessible, not formal. We don’t want anyone to feel intimidated.”

Confessore said that as a young musician at 12 he knew “Star Wars” before he knew Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.

Lively movie themes that feature the piano will be performed by the talented pianist Rich Ridenour and the orchestra. The concert will include music from “The Sting,” “The Pink Panther,” “Forrest Gump,” “Somewhere in Time,” “Exodus” and “Up.” According to the BSO website, critics say Ridenour is amazingly versatile, masterfully musical and wickedly funny.

“We had the chance to work together three seasons ago,’’ Confessore said in reference to Ridenour. “It was the most wellreceived pops concert ever. He’s a fabulous pianist and an incredibly entertaining speaker. He makes a great connection with the audience.”

In reference to the upcoming concert with the orchestra, Ridenour

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Nathan Pokipala, who started the Lanakila’s 29 years ago.

A native of Maui, Hawaii, Pokipala is about as Polynesian as one can get.

His troupe includes professional artists from throughout the South Pacific.

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Pianist Rich Ridenour will perform with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra in the “Great Movies, Grand Piano” concert Feb. 9. said, “Chris and I have worked to program some of the most memorable moments in movies where music is the star and, in some cases, gets the Oscar. My part of the program is to bring the piano to the spotlight where it was featured or instrumental in great scenes or moments.”

Ridenour said the BSO is a group that feels like family to him. That is a rare quality.

“They play so well together with Chris’ leadership,” he said.

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reason for music lovers to miss “Great Movies, Grand Piano.”

“You get so many movie moments and anecdotes in one performance,” he said. “If there is something better on TV, record it.”

The two unique concerts will be performed at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the King Center for the Performing Arts at 3865 North Wickham Road in Melbourne.

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The Boomer Guide Senior Expo performances will include musicians, hula dancers and the male fire dancers.

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Visiting the various exhibitors and learning new things is always a highlight of the Boomer Guide Senior Expo.

Beyond the hula hullabaloo, the Boomer Guide Expo includes live music, educational exhibits, demonstrations, prizes, limited free medical screenings and — drum roll, please — the unveiling of the 2019 Boomer Guide, a comprehensive fact book of everything Brevard, particularly as it pertains to boomers and seniors. Meet the 2019 “Cover Boomers” on the pool deck at 1 p.m.

While a journey to the South Pacific can drain your pocketbook, a visit to Senior Life’s Boomer Guide Senior Expo is a mini-adventure to Polynesia at the cost of absolutely nothing. Even better, you will go home armed with information to help make 2019 a great year.

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Brevard Veterans News Individuals, organizations gather to help homeless veterans

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Needy veterans received assistance through a one-day Stand Down at the Florida National Guard Armory in Cocoa.

A Veterans Stand Down, a one-day event to help homeless and needy veterans, was held Jan. 26 at the Florida National Guard Armory in Cocoa.

Stand Down is a term used in the Vietnam War where troops would stand out from combat for several days in a safe environment. They would get haircuts, took showers, received medical and dental care, and generally had a safe retreat from battle.

“This is an effort to help the homeless veterans of Brevard, which we think is around 80, and another 100 or so veterans who are on the edge and are struggling,” said chairman Donn A. Weaver, a retired foreign service officer. Weaver was one of four co-chairs for this year’s event, which was the 23rd in Central Brevard sponsored by the Veterans Memorial Center.

Supplies, food, haircuts, medical and dental checkups, eyeglasses and help finding housing were all available for veterans.

The event was an overwhelming success, with 169 veterans participating, receiving hot meals, back massages, podiatry care and other essential services.

“We have the National Veterans Homeless Support, Red Cross, Department of Defense and many others helping us,” Weaver said. “And for the first time this

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year are partnering with Eastern Florida State College and the University of Central Florida Restores program participating. They treat veterans with PTSD. “We also have for the first time a job fair this year,” Weaver said. “Hopefully, we can get a few hired today.”

Brevard’s needy veterans received special attention throughout the day. Homeless veterans, who typically live in the woods, were provided with sleeping bags, flashlights and quality boots, as well as other essentials.

“We really want to get them medical help, get their VA card, and get them housed,” said volunteer Kevin R. King, a Vietnam veteran.

“They have escorts who walk them through all the services. When they come in the front door, they get a wristband and the VA is right there to assist them,” King said. “Our main focus is to help out the people in the woods.”

The Missing Man chair, a special chair designed in honor of American military who have not returned from combat, is a bittersweet memorial at Brevard Stand Downs. The chair is a symbol of respect to the military’s missing men and women’s loved ones.

“We want full accountability for all the military, for everyone who served, we want to bring them back,” explained J.J. Justice, a volunteer who served as sergeant first class in the U.S. Army. SL

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Advocate pushes to get new signs directing motorists to Veterans Center New signs point toward Veterans Memorial Center Museum and Park.

There are brown state signs along Interstate 95 at the exit to State Road 520 that direct motorists to the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center Museum and Park.

As motorists exit from the north or south, there are other signs that point toward the center, which is located at 400 S. Sykes Creek Parkway on Merritt Island.

Those signs are there thanks to the efforts of William “Bill” Kowalczyk, a veterans’ advocate who has done so much to build and improve what is one of the best veterans centers in the state.

Kowalczyk, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1971 to 1975, gives credit to others for helping in the

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acquisition of the signs.

“I worked with Sen. Debbie Mayfield and her staff and we got it accomplished,” he said.

Kowalczyk said the center was spending about $2,000 a year on fliers that would be placed at rest stops along I-95. He questioned why there were no signs and got busy working on it until the State Department of Transportation recently installed the signs.

“We thought it ridiculous that we didn’t have signs,” he said. “I was the squeaky wheel for two years.”

I don’t know about his being the squeaky wheel. What I do know is that Kowalczyk gets things done at the Veterans Center and wherever he can help a fellow veteran.

The former Marine staff sergeant was working at Kennedy Space Center when in 2005 he was near the Veterans Center and saw other veterans working on displays. As a sheet metal mechanic, he offered advice on a project. Other veterans asked that he continue helping and soon began volunteering at the center.

“I want to give back to the guys that served,” said Kowalczyk, who served during the Vietnam War but was not sent to the war.

Since that first day volunteering, Kowalczyk has served as chairman of the Brevard Veterans Council and is now chairman of the center’s plaza, where he has helped to refurbish and paint two helicopters and a tank that are on display.

The two helicopters are on pedestals as if hovering in front of the center, which is located behind the Merritt Square Mall.

Kowalczyk, who has helped to acquire some of the large items displayed at the center’s museum and plaza, said he also has enjoyed the camaraderie with the other veterans at the center.

But now he has had to cut back on some of his time at the center so he can help to care for a family member.

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Tuskegee Airman receives long-deserved final tribute

BY MARIA SONNENBERG For 10 years, the patriot and his wife have rested in a couple of plastic urns in an unmarked grave. But on Feb. 7, Edwin and Theda Cowan will finally receive the military honors the Tuskegee Airman deserved.

About a year ago, Army Reserve veteran Ray Norman heard that a Tuskegee Airman had been buried in a Merritt Island church cemetery with no markers on his gravesite. Norman told fellow veterans and, with the help of Funeral Solutions of Merritt Island, the group began a nine-month mission to document the gravesite, track down the family and go through the requirements to inter the Cowans with full military honors at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery. Cowan died in 2009, two years after his wife.

“As veterans, we are determined that all veterans, let alone a Tuskegee Airman, receive a proper burial,” said Donn Weaver, chairman of the Brevard Veterans Council and coordinator for the ceremony.

At 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, an Air Force Honor Guard and 21gun salute will honor Cowan at the National Cemetery. Representatives from the national Tuskegee Airmen organization will present a history of the Tuskegee Airmen and their

important role in the nation’s military history.

The service will be led by a chaplain with connections to the Tuskegee Airmen. Cowan’s daughter, Shelley Arnold, and her husband, Phil, will fly in from California for the family-only interment that follows the ceremony. Another daughter, Leslie Cowan, lives on Merritt Island.

“There was something very special about those men who fought so hard for their country even without having civil rights.”

— Phil Arnold A celebration of life, planned for 5 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Center following the interment, is open to the public.

As a Tuskegee Airman, Cowan was among the first of 994 black pilots and crew trained as part of the 99th Fighter Squadron, the 322nd Fighter Group and the 447th Medium Bombardment Group. Some doubted that training blacks as pilots would

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“There was something very special about those men who fought so hard for their country even without having civil rights,” Phil Arnold said.

Arnold remembers his father-inlaw’s humility and restraint.

“He never expected anything,” he said.

Cowan’s great-grandson, Michael Arnold, will play Taps at the funeral.

A freshman at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, the young musician already boasts an impressive musical resume that includes performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

“His great-grandfather was a fan of jazz music and he would have smiled to see and hear him play something as simple and piercing as Taps,” said Arnold, a Vietnam-era vet.

For Shelley Arnold, the funeral has awakened a flood of emotions and memories.

“She is happy that her father will get the recognition he deserved, but it also saddens her, because, think about it, it’s very rare that you have to bury your parents twice,” said her husband.

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BY MARIA SONNENBERG At the home of retired Marine Patrick Marshall, the one ruling the kitchen is Marshall himself. Anita, Patrick’s wife of 29 years, knows to let her man do the cooking.

“She doesn’t have to know how to cook, because I do,” said Marshall, who loves nothing better than spoiling Anita with gumbo cooked “the Creole way.”

When it comes to gumbo, Marshall is a purist who starts from scratch, but, then, he likes to do everything the right way.

A Creole through and through, Marshall recently wrote “Memories of a Creole Boy 2” to accompany his original memoir, “Memories of a Creole Boy.” The original “Memories” is available through Amazon. The second book was published by Melbourne-based Bluenote Publishing and is available online at bluenotebooksonline.com.

Marshall’s books intertwine his memories of life in his Louisiana Parish with historical anecdotes of the region, as well as family recipes.

Life was not easy for Marshall growing up as a sharecropper’s son in the sugar cane country of Loreauville, Louisiana.

“I started working in the cane fields when I was 10,” he said.

He also picked peppers, including Cayenne, to make ends meet, while his family raised chickens and hogs. They were hard times, but they were also joyous … and tasty.

“Everybody cooked and we were always going to each other’s houses to

eat,” he said.

Located in the Iberia Parish, Loreauville was also Party Central, a kid’s dream of a place.

“We had 400 festivals a year, a festival for everything imaginable,” Marshall said.

According to him, you couldn’t have wished for a better place in which to grow up.

“It takes a village to raise a child, the village of Loreauville is that place,” Marshall said.

Choosing the military as a career, Marshall enlisted in the United States Army, entered the Army National Guard and later joined the Marines, which assigned him to far-flung corners of the world from Hong Kong to Africa.

In 1987, Marshall married and settled in Lake Washington, running a bodyguard company launched by one of President Gerald Ford’s bodyguards.

He also served as a teacher at Gulfview Elementary School.

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With an estimate of 229 million units sold in 2017, TV sales are expected to increase in 2019 due to new “jumbosized sets in stores along with more enhancements to display performance and increasingly sophisticated voice control,” according to Consumer Reports. This leaves consumers wondering what to do with their old box TV once they upgrade.

Some flat screen TVs, now unwanted, can easily be recycled as e-waste.

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The problem is there are just a limited number of recyclers who accept CRTs. “There really isn’t a viable option for recycling CRT TVs, at least in the state of West Virginia,” said James Young, the Kanawha County waste agency executive, who spoke to NBC News.

Since the process of separating, storing and transporting without causing environmental contamination is expensive and, on top of that, “the value of the remaining commodities, such as copper wiring, plastic and other metals, has gone down in the past few years,” recyclers find it much harder to absorb the costs associated with CRT recycling, according to Earth911.

CRT TVs started to be officially dumped into West Virginia landfills on July 1, 2016. In Brevard County, the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers stopped accepting CRTs on June 1, 2016 and since then CRTs are being landfilled here, too.

CRTs make their way to the landfill through your waste collection haulers.

In Viera, Waste Management instructs residents to place CRT TVs out with their yard waste. CRTs will be picked up for free.

Recycling still is being offered by companies such as Best Buy, though.

CRTs smaller than 32 inches can be recycled in their program, but they do charge $25 for the service.

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BY MUFFY BERLYN Sarina Rose, a New Jersey native, moved to Florida seven years ago and began writing at the age of 70.

“I went to SAIL, Senior Adventures in Learning, took a writing class and was inspired,” Rose said.

Four published books later, she’s still writing within her niche of vintage romance. Vintage romance is set after 1940. Rose set her novels during World War II and the Vietnam War. Her “Relentless” series features men and women who undergo the stresses of surviving war and its aftermath.

“The relentless nature of love and war tie the series together,” Rose said.

Her debut novel, “The Relentless Brit” marketed as “a tale of sex, love, espionage during World War II,” was conceptualized on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. Rose recalled her aunt was married on that day. Rose imagined her aunt having a turn of fate.

“I thought, what if she had made a different decision?” Rose said. “She could have been recruited by a British agent to become a spy.”

She researched “The Relentless Brit” reading about female spies, including the famous chef Julia Child, who worked for a World War II spy agency.

Rose said she has her own writing and researching process.

“I usually have the characters and setting in mind. Then, I research,” she said.

“The Relentless Italian,” second in the series, is about family, love and the search for the biological parents of a World War II orphan.

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“The Relentless American,” third in the series, is about a staunch war protester who chooses career over marriage. It takes places during the Vietnam War. “The rejected Army reservist volunteers,” Rose said. ‘She finds solace from veterans of the war.”

“Loving Nick,” her fourth novel, is the first in a new series about survivors of the Vietnam War. All four of her vintage romance books are for sale on Amazon.com.

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BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER What better way to celebrate the awareness of heart health than during February, which is filled with hearts and flowers and Valentine’s Day? In fact, Feb. 1 is National Wear Red Day in launching American Heart Month.

“This year, our Brevard County Heart Walk will be held at The Avenue Viera with two options for walking — a three-mile and a one-mile walk,” said Megan Rivera, the assistant director of the Brevard, Polk, Volusia and Flagler American Heart Associations. “One mile is the survivor route for all heart patient walkers or stroke survivors.

They get baseball caps with the year on it to wear so all attending can see who was affected with heart ailments or stroke.”

The free event will welcome between 1,500 and 2,000 participants at 8 a.m. Feb. 23. Everyone can register online either individually or as a team. Those who raise $100 on their own get a heart T-shirt. The event is children and dog friendly, and all are encouraged to walk.

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As many as 2,000 participants are expected Feb. 23 for this year’s Brevard County Heart Walk at The Avenue Viera. awareness of heart health, but it gives the American Heart Association a chance to really come out and talk about heart health and thank our sponsors,” Rivera said. “Just getting the awareness out is pretty special. Heart month is a wonderful time. Everybody

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LIVING WELL sponsored by Rockledge Regional ready to host fifth annual ‘Paint the Night Red for Heart Health’ Knowing what’s going on with your heart can mean the difference between life and death.

That’s why Rockledge Regional Medical Center is again hosting its “Paint the Night Red for Heart Health” event to provide useful, lifesaving information to the community.

The fifth annual event is set for Thursday, Feb. 28, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A partnership between Paul Hocking, director of cardiovascular services, provides a behind-the-scenes tour of Rockledge Regional Medical Center’s catheter lab during the 2018 Paint the hospital and the the Night Red for Heart Health.

American Heart Association, the 2019 become victims, sometimes to their Paint the Night Red will take place at great surprise.

Rockledge Regional Medical Center’s Café at 110 Longwood Ave., Rockledge. Paint the Night Red will feature several different health screenings, lectures by Health statistics underscore the health professionals, education forums importance of understanding heart and prizes. Attendees can also enjoy disease and taking advantage of an array of healthful hors d’oeuvres screening opportunities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell and the convenience of complimentary valet parking. us that more than 600,000 people in the United States die of heart disease Physicians and staff will be on hand every year, a ratio of one in every four to provide vital information about deaths. Coronary heart disease is the heart health. The speakers include most common, accounting for 370,000 Amit Sharma, MD, an interventional of those deaths. cardiologist; and Linda Shankland, BS, Heart attacks themselves in the United RD, LDN, CLC, a nutritionist. Their talks, scheduled for 5:30 and 6:15 p.m., States —whether fatal or not — are

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machine,” said Andy Romine, president of Rockledge Regional Medical Center.

“The trouble is, we often take all that work for granted because it goes on without our thinking about it. We don’t see our hearts pumping and, too often, we neglect our responsibility to care for it. Paint the Night Red is an effort to raise awareness and encourage everyone to take care of their heart health.”

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Rockledge Mayor Tom Price was among those who took advantage of screenings at last year’s Paint the Night Red. Screenings at the annual event include blood pressure, pulse-oxygen levels and body mass index. Ruth Long, director of ICU at the hospital, checks the mayor’s blood pressure.

The 2019 Paint the Night Red will continue the awareness of heart health that the American Heart Association’s Brevard County Heart Walk, scheduled for 8 a.m. on Feb. 23 at The Avenue Viera, 2261 Town Center Ave. in Viera.

The walk will include both three- and one-mile options.

Those who plan to attend Paint the Night Red should RSVP by going to are designed to educate attendees on practical steps they can take to keep their rockledgeregional.org or calling 321-637-2727. In the spirit of the event hearts at peak well-being. we encourage all guests to wear red.

Paint the Night Red is again offering its Wear Red informative tour of the catheter lab — the hospital’s high-tech facility where Paint the Night Red for Heart Health physicians insert stents, pacemakers Date & Time: and perform other lifesaving cardiac Thursday, February 28 • 5 to 7:30 p.m. procedures. In addition, attendees get access to free screenings that include Location: blood pressure, pulse-oxygen levels and Rockledge Regional body mass index.

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An organ donor gives the most precious gift of all — the gift of continued life.

“He did it on his own May 16, 2016 when he renewed his driver’s license and he was such a happy person,” said Linda Ashworth about her son, Matthew Johnson, who registered to donate his organs and then passed due to an automobile accident in July. “He shared with me that he had just become a donor. He was ecstatic. He was the last one of the bunch that had to register.

He knew that his sisters and I were.

He said that he had donated and ‘I am going to give it all. Not just part, but all.’

“Matthew said that reason was ‘for me to be away from the body is for me to be with the Lord and that is far better,’” Ashworth said about her son’s desire to become a donor. “He was a really big guy and very healthy.

The excitement in his voice was unbelievable. It was the last baptism.”

Being donors is a meaningful commitment for the Ashworth family.

“The thought of giving another person a second chance to live, I feel we are all blessed to do it if at all possible,” Ashworth said. “It is so much more needed. Not just talking about it but giving it action. I know my three kids feel the same way.”

“Matthew saved three lives through the gift of the donation process,” said Betsy Edwards, senior public affairs coordinator for LifeLink Foundation,

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benefits everyone.

“American Heart is committed to leading efforts, prevention, education, research and treatment,” Rivera said.

“I like to share with people about the work that is all around us and not really realize it.”

Rivera cited athletic fields with automatic defibrillators, restaurants that no longer allow smoking, explaining the detrimental effects of secondhand smoke, and how doctors are discovering technology and doing research funded by the heart association.

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Johnson donated his heart, two kidneys, his eyes and his tissue and all his major organs and even his corneas, said his mother.

“If I am not here anymore, I want someone to benefit from my body,” she said he told her.

What typically takes place when an individual is taken to the hospital with a non-survival head injury, all hospitals are required to contact the regional donor recipient program in the area to check for authorization for donors, Edwards said.

“Once the donor’s program is contacted, the state’s donor registry and national donor registry are contacted. If the donor is over age 18 and registered, they work with the family through the process.”

Donors can register at age 13 but it is not legal until age 18. There is no age limit to be a donor and all major religions are in support of donations, Edwards said. Florida has the third largest donor list with more than 10.5 million registered.

“An organ donor can save eight lives and with tissue can impact more than 70 people,” Edwards said.

National Organ Donor Day is being observed Feb. 14 to bring attention to the need for organ

donors. In Florida, the 909 donors in 2018 resulted in 2,247 organ transplants and those numbers continue to grow year after year, according to Edwards.

It’s not all about organs. People must remember that blood, platelet or tissue donors can save lives, too.

Once a donor, you carry an organ donor card that saves time for those who are waiting for a donation. There is no cost to the donor or donor family. Registration can be through a driver’s license or online for free at donateflorida.org and be registered on multiple state agencies. Or join on the national registry at registerme.org or on an iPhone or health app. SL

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BY RANDAL HILL Creedence Clearwater Revival lead singer John Fogerty once recalled seeing a Will Rogers movie about old-time paddle-wheelers.

“I believe at one point they actually sing ‘Rolling on the river,’” Fogerty said. “I know that buried deep inside of me are all these little bits and pieces of Americana. It’s deep in my heart, deep in my soul.

As I learned in English 101, write about what you know.”

Starting in the late 1960s, Fogerty’s band brought images of rural America to the world with a unique musical style dubbed “swamp rock,” which featured southern country music, gritty blues and a heavy, danceable beat.

CCR hailed from California, and none of its members had ever been to the South before fame came their way. The Bay Area quartet had started as the Blue Velvets, then became the Golliwogs before military obligations caused a temporary breakup. When the band members came together again, they gleaned a new name from three sources: Creedence from mutual

pal Credence Newball, Clearwater from a TV beer commercial that promoted the brew as coming “from the land of sky-blue waters,” and Revival for the band members’ commitment to their reformation.

The group’s debut album — “Creedence Clearwater Revival” — featured the minor swamp-rock hit “Susie-Q,” a tune first recorded by Louisianan Dale Hawkins in 1957.

Music fans hailed CCR’s music as a refreshing breakthrough, and many were convinced — erroneously — that the band must have come from the South, so authentic was their sound.

Fogerty had a small notebook in which he scribbled song-title ideas.

“My first entry was ‘Proud Mary,’” he said. “I didn’t know what those two words meant, but I liked how they sounded together.”

Fogerty took his guitar and began playing a song introduction he had been working on, the chord riff based on the opening to Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony.”

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“Proud Mary” — a Billboard No. 2 chart hit — came from CCR’s second album, “Bayou Country,” a millionseller which fed the music-from-theSouth rumor even more.

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Because she has mobility issues, it is a source of comfort to know she does not have to get to the door every time the bell rings.

“When someone rings the doorbell, she can either talk to them or go to the door after she sees who it is,” Montes said. “It is very helpful for her.”

The Ring is a smart doorbell sold by Amazon and others. It operates either by battery or wired power. Wireless set up is relatively fast, and the app can be loaded on any cell phone.

The Ring companions with Alexa and has multiple levels of support. A subscription is required to view recorded video, starting at $30 a year.

The Nest Hello video doorbell has the added feature of face recognition, which lets users know if a friend or family member is at the door. Electrical wiring is required with the Nest. The Nest works with both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, and the Nest home security products. Also, a Nest Aware subscription is required for many features.

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As if all this wasn’t enough, you have that little warning on every box of medication which says “do not drink alcohol while taking this product.”

What? That’s the only thing that actually makes me feel better!

Case in point. If I have enough drinks, I still might have the symptoms. But, I won’t really care.

Isn’t that kind of a cure?

Also, it doesn’t make my digestive system revolt because I don’t eat when I’m drinking so it won’t kill the buzz that’s making me feel better.

Finally, after I’ve had a few drinks, I find getting to sleep is no problem. I’m not gonna talk about how I feel when I wake up because let’s just solve one problem at a time.

The bottom line is we have to find a way to get through January and February because cold and flu season makes me sick. SL

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TIME TO CASH IN? It’s A Seller’s Market

Brevard County Home Values Have Gone Up

9.4%

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Over The Past Year.

And It’s Predicted Home Values Will Rise 4.2% In 2019.

According to the National Association of Realtors®, inventory hovers at near all-time lows in Brevard County, driving home prices up. *Because there are not enough homes for sale on the market, well-priced homes are getting snatched up quickly with multiple offers.

HOW MUCH EQUITY DO YOU HAVE?

For the past few years, *home values have been on the rise. Your home could be worth more than you think. Figuring out how much equity you may have is simple math.

STEP STEP 1 Pull out your latest mortgage statement and find your current balance.

STEP STEP 2 Next, you will need to know your home value.

Using online valuation sites are not always accurate. I offer free home valuations. Contact me today at (321) 960-0140 to run a free comparative market analysis for the best value estimate on your home.

Step 3 Once you have both of these numbers, subtract STEP your current mortgage balance from your home’s estimated market value. Whatever the difference is will give you an idea of how much equity you have.

FIND A HOME THAT FITS YOUR LIFESTYLE

Consider how well your home meets your everyday needs.

Empty Nesters may feel a need to find a smaller home, or Retirees may be ready to find that dream vacation home.

Whatever your lifestyle is, the equity in your home can be used toward the next chapter of your life.

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Love challenges us in mysterious ways Love stories vary. They might be passionate, torrid, horrid, sinful, common place, painful and enduring.

Each connection with another, partnering, coupling and marriage has a range of love experiences.

As a writer, I meet deadlines and write months in advance of publication. In December, I wrote about “Angels We Have Known” and concluded with “we are blessed to have special angels in our lives.”

On Nov. 6, my spouse of 58 years was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

From ER to ICU, to the Heart Center, Rehab and Hospice, there were angels in doctors and nurses who worked to save her life.

My January column dealt with the “Future.” I struggled to put words on paper as machines kept my beloved alive. The attending doctor along with specialists did not have a crystal ball.

Marlowe’s life ended the evening of Dec. 4. My closing words in my column: “Things will not be like they were in the past. Things will not be like you think they will be. It will be happening faster than you think it is happening.”

It happened! For more than a year, I sat in the rear pew of my church. The regulars were part of the “Rear Pew Crew.” During the homily, the pastor asked: “How is your Advent Going?”

Further, he asked if we were following the suggestions from the Advent calendar.

That day, the suggestion was to write a kind note to someone. Near the

Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski end of the service, I pulled out my notepad (something columnists carry daily) and wrote to the lovely woman on my left: “This is my kind note as suggested by the pastor. Would you have dinner with me tonight?”

She turned, smiled and said “Yes!” I didn’t even know her name.

We had an enjoyable evening.

There are bereavement programs, support groups and counselors helping people who have lost a loved one. Each person copes with loss differently.

Circumstances are different for each person. I met with widowers to get their advice. One friend who lost his wife more than a year ago gave me a daily meditations book “Healing After Loss” by Martha W. Hickman.

One friend said: “God never gives us more than we can handle.” Then I heard the hymn about moving on — “A Time for New Love.” SL Ed Baranowski is president of Topics Unlimited, a Melbourne-based education, seminar and consulting company. He can be reached at topicsed@aol.com

Welaka, Palatka offer different glimpse of the St. Johns River Let me introduce you to a wonderful one-day tour from Brevard County to discover the greatness of the magnificent St. Johns River and the neat river towns of Welaka and Palatka in Putnam County.

Your first stop is the St. Johns River town of Welaka, home to some of the best largemouth bass fishing in the world. Several natural springs in the area feed the calm waters of the fantastic St. Johns River.

Welaka also is home to the National Fish Hatchery & Aquarium and the Welaka State Forest.

The Aquarium contains exhibits of native and exotic fish and provides information on local wildlife. The hatchery provides walking trails and an observation tower for viewing sandhill cranes, southern bald eagles, herons, ibises, egrets, ospreys and hawks, which are common to the area. The Aquarium is located on State Highway 309 in Welaka. It is open daily. For information, call 386-467-2374.

Farther north and on the opposite bank of the St. Johns River is the historic city of Palatka. Here your first stop should be the Chamber of Commerce at 1100 Reid St. For information, call 386-328-1503. Tour their new Visitors Center and pick up material on the highlights of Palatka and surroundings.

To start, I would suggest visiting the century-old home of Judge Isaac Bronson, located at 100 Madison St. The home was built in 1854 and it is lavishly furnished with antiques and

Touring the Town John Trieste

period furniture. The property sits on more than two acres of greenery. There are a host of lovely Live Oaks and Magnolia trees on the grounds. Enjoy free guided tours of the home and the grounds. It is open from 2 to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. There is no admission charge. For information, call 386-329-0140.

Palatka showcases more than 31 painted murals across its historic buildings. Don’t miss the Palatka South and North Historic Area that encompasses 12 blocks both south and north of State Road 17 (Reid Street).

The historic area fronts the St. Johns River and River Street. All the buildings in this area were built in the 1800s and early 1900s.

The city also hosts the annual Florida Azalea Festival and is near the wellknown Log Cabin Winery, just south of Palatka. The Log Cabin Vineyard & Winery is located on 10 acres of vineyards near the St. Johns River and the Ocala National Forest at 376 County Road 309 in Satsuma. For information,

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5 - 10 p.m.

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Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club Free Admission • Free Parking Eau Gallie First Friday Fashion Show Luncheon

1591 W. Eau Gallie Blvd.

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1591 W. Eau Gallie Blvd.

National Women National Thank a Weatherpersons MELBOURNE, FL 32935 Physicians Day Mail Carrier Day SAT. 10-5Day & SUN. 10-4 Free Admission • Free Parking

Brevard Renaissance Fair

Bone Builders

Boomers Aerobics with Christina

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Feb. 1 to 3 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Wickham Park 2500 Parkway Drive Melbourne, 321-458-3515

9 a.m., Mon., Wed. & Fri. Martin Andersen Senior Center, Bldg. 3 1025 Florida Ave. Rockledge, 321-631-2749

42nd annual Rocks, Gems & Jewelry Show and Sale Zumba Gold for 50+ Crowd Feb. 2 to 3 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Kiwanis Island Rec. Center 951 Kiwanis Island Park Rd. Merritt Island, 321-455-1380

Space Coast Symphony Jacob Plays Beethoven

3 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church 2365 Pine Avenue Vero Beach, 855-252-7276

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National Home Warranty Day

“Love Your Library” Wine Tasting Benefit

10 a.m. $25 for fine wines, food and entertainment.

Cocoa Beach Public Library 550 N. Brevard Avenue Cocoa Beach, 321-868-1104

“50 First Dates” Golf Cart Drive-in Movie

5:30 - 9 p.m.

Food Trucks. Bring blanket or lawn chairs. Free admission.

Viera Regional Comm. Center 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Viera, 321-255-4400

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Random Acts of Kindness Day

24th annual Watercolor Show

Feb. 16 to 17 Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Azan Shrine Temple 1591 W. Eau Gallie Blvd.

Melbourne, 321-525-6928

Space Coast Jazz Society Monthly Jazz Concert

2 - 4 p.m., Every Sunday Rockledge Country Club 1591 S. Fiske Boulevard Rockledge, 321-327-3728

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National Tortilla Chip Day

Space Coast Jazz Society Monthly Jazz Concert

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. $5 members; $7 non-members Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

Pinochle

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

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National Shut-In Visitation Day

Solaris Heart Health Seminar with Dr. Ravi Rao

3:30 p.m.

Solaris Senior Living 535 Crockett Boulevard Merritt Island, 321-454-236

Tai Chi Class

11 a.m. - 12 noon Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505 Spanish Class Mondays Intermediate 1 - 2 p.m.

Advanced 2 - 3 p.m.

Martin Andersen Senior Center, Bldg. 1 1025 Florida Ave. Rockledge, 321-453-5098

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Presidents Day

China Painting

9:30 a.m., Mondays Wickham Park Senior Center 2785 Leisure Way Melbourne, 321-255-4494

Spirit Night Yappy Hour

6 - 8 p.m.

Valentine-themed dog costume contest, parade, goodie bags, raffle, and entertainment. 15 percent of receipts donated to Coastal Poodle Rescue.

Gator’s Dockside 4200 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, 321-459-2652

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National Clam Chowder Day

Busy Fingers Crafts

9 a.m., Mondays Do you like to crochet, 2 - 4 p.m., Every Sunday knit, loom, make jewelry, Rockledge Country Club embroider, cross stitch, work 1591 S. Fiske Boulevard Rockledge, 321-327-3728 with plastic canvas or have another crafty interest? We The Swingtimers Vocal Trio make items for The Brevard 6:45 p.m., Free Sharing Center, local nursing Buena Vida Estates homes & hospice.

2129 W. New Haven Ave. Martin Andersen W. Melbourne, 724-0060 Senior Center, Bldg. 3 1025 Florida Ave. Rockledge, 321-639-8256

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National Frozen Yogurt Day

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9 a.m.

Duran Golf Club 7032 Stadium Parkway Viera, RSVP 321-432-4122

Strength and Balance!

Total Brain Workout Class 10 a.m.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Tues. & Thurs. $2 Bring water and workout shoes Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

National Plum Pudding Day

Scrapbooking & Crafts

10 a.m. -3:30 p.m.

Bring Scrapbook materials!

Everyone welcome, $1 Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

Send a Card to a Friend Day

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Wednesdays Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

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National Tortellini Day

Beginner Line Dancing

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. $3 members; $4 non-members Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

Coupon Group

Buena Vida Estates 2129 W. New Haven Ave. W. Melbourne, 698-2311

10 a.m., Tuesdays Titusville Public Library 2121 S. Hopkins Ave. Titusville 321-264-5026

The Single, Separated, Widowed and Divorced (SSWD) group lunch and birthday celebration

Art & Painting Workshop

9 a.m., Tuesdays & Fridays Work with watercolors, oils, acrylics & colored pencils.

Martin Andersen Senior Center, Bldg. 3 1025 Florida Ave. Rockledge, 321-631-8288

Space Coast Symphony Jacob Plays Beethoven 7 p.m.

The Scott Center 5625 Holy Trinity Drive Suntree, 855-252-7276

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National Pizza Day

Pioneer Day Festival

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Courtenay Springs 5555 & 6195 N. Tropical Tr. 1200 S Courtenay Pkwy.

Merritt Island, 562-257-5255 Merritt Island, 321-452-5260

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

W. Melb. Community Park 3000 Minton Road W. Melbourne, 321-837-7779

Mims United Methodist Church 3307 Green Street Mims, 321-267-6202

Space Coast Food Festival

5 - 9 p.m.

Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal 1 9050 Discover Road Port Canaveral, 321-784-6444

Brevard Symphony Orchestra Concert “Great Movies Grand Piano”

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Valentine’s Day

Adult Coloring Club

2 p.m., Supplies provided Titusville Public Library 2121 S. Hopkins Ave. Titusville, 321-264-5026

Brevard Christian Singles Valentine Dance

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National Caregivers Day

Brevard Eye Center CataLaze Vision Seminar 3 p.m.

One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Road Viera, 321-984-3200

2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

King Center for the Performing Arts 3865 N Wickham Road Melbourne, 321-242-2219

Do a Grouch a Favor Day

Ed Baranowski Lecture

2 p.m.

Buena Vida Estates 2129 W. New Haven Ave. W. Melbourne, 321-724-0060

13th FIT International Fest.

The Single, Separated, Widowed and Divorced

Noon - 5 p.m.

Florida Tech Campus Panther Plaza-Country Club Rd. Melbourne, 321-674-8053

5 p.m. All welcome Church of Our Saviour 5301 N. Atlantic Ave. Sat. Beach, 321-773-7705 Cocoa Mardi Gras Valentine’s Day Concert with Cocoa Beach, 321-868-7775 2019 American History 5 - 11 p.m. Family friendly. pianist/vocalist Angelia Cocoa Riverfront Park 2:30 p.m.

7 p.m., Fundraiser Ticket, $15 401 Riveredge Blvd.

Buena Vida Estates King Center Cocoa, 321-639-3500 2129 W. New Haven Ave. 3865 N. Wickham Road W. Melbourne, 321-724-0060 Melbourne, 321-288-7209

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National Love Your Pet Day

National Grain-Free Day

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National Margarita Day

Melb. Municipal Band FIT International Students Spanish Class, Beginning 1 - 2 p.m., Fridays Concert “Shall We Dance?” Homeland Showcase Feb. 20 to Feb. 21 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Free.

80-member concert band 6:30 pre-show; the Melbones.

Melbourne Auditorium 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.

Melbourne, 321-724-0555

1:15 p.m.

Caribbean students Buena Vida Estates 2129 W. New Haven Ave. W. Melbourne, 724-0060

Book Club

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Seminar Series Free admisssion Brevard County Commissioner’s Chambers 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, 321-288-6684

2 p.m., 3rd Wednesday 12:30 p.m.

The current book listed on All welcome website. Come to discuss it.

Coaster’s Tap House 5675 N. Atlantic Ave., Ste. 1222 Freedom 7 Senior Center Cocoa Beach, 321-868-7775 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

National Pistachio Day

National Boy Scouts Day

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Cocoa Beach Country Club 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-431-5643

W. Melbourne Community Church Rummage Sale Concert Series: Justin Mola 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Feb. 8 & 9

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Master Gardeners

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One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Road Viera, 321-751-6771

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Chocolate Mint Day

6 - 10 p.m.

Downtown Cocoa Beach 247 Minutemen Causeway Cocoa Beach, 321-613-2158

9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Divine Mercy Catholic Church 1940 N. Courtenay Pkwy.

Merritt Island, 321-453-4180

The Brevard Antiques and 2 - 3 p.m. Bring unused and expired coupons.

Collectibles Club Satellite Beach Library 1:30 p.m. Subject will be “Dolls & Figurines.” Please bring one item for study/ discussion.

Melbourne Beach Library 324 Ocean Ave. Melb. Beach, 321-795-7363

Cocoa Beach Friday Fest

“New York, New York” William A. Johnson, PA Medicaid Planning Seminar Fashion Show Luncheon

6:30 p.m., $7 Front Street Civic Center 2205 Front Street Melbourne, 321-960-0702

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6 p.m.

Eau Gallie Downtown 540 Montreal Ave. Melbourne, 321-428-5040

Peak Performance AARP Safe Driving Course Health & Wellness Fair Stem Cell Therapy Seminar 8:30 - 4 p.m. (pre-register) 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

11 - 12 p.m. $5/class Viera Regional Comm. Ctr. 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Viera, 732-512-8548

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National by Frank Spino National Wear Red Day Groundhog Day

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SAT. 10-5 & SUN. 10-4

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First Place Winner 2018 FRIDAY SATURDAY “Morning Prayer”

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National Retro Day

31 annual Very Special Arts Festival st

Feb. 26 to 28 10:30 a.m.

Brevard Achievement Center gives ESE students of Brevard County a chance to enjoy creativity and movement while also interacting with animals.

Brevard Zoo 8225 N. Wickham Road Viera, 321-632-8610

Between Kohl's and Office Depot

2019 Elder Abuse Awareness Education

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National Chili Day

Bingo

9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Thursdays Titusville Senior Center 909 Lane Drive Titusville, 321-268-2333

Tini Thursday

5 - 9:30 p.m. $5 martinis Pizza Gallery & Grill 2250 Town Center Ave. Viera, 321-633-0397

Paint the Night Red for Heart Health

Rockledge Regional Medical Center’s Café 110 Longwood Ave., Rockledge, 321-637-2727

Martin Andersen Senior Center, Bldg. 1 1025 Florida Ave. Rockledge, 321-453-5098

Melbourne Chamber Music Society presents The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Melbourne Chamber Music Society St. Mark’s UMC 2030 N. Highway A1A Indialantic, 321-213-5100 2019

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National Toast Day

Expedia Cruise Ship Space Coast Travel Showcase

1 - 4 p.m.

Holiday Inn Viera 8298 North Wickham Road Melbourne, 321-233-1400

Blues & Brews Backyard BBQ 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

EFSC Melbourne Campus 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, 321-632-1111

10th anniversary Gala Concert 7 - 9:30 p.m.

Scott Center at Holy Trinity 5625 Holy Trinity Drive Suntree, 855-252-7276

Ninth annual

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DOWNSIZING continued from page 3

Now that you’re thinking about downsizing, when is the best age to do it?

A recent study by Retirementmove.com revealed the perfect age to downsize is 64.

The study says this is the time when people that age are generally mentally agile enough to be able to deal with the buying and selling of property.

The study reports this is the age when downsizing and the ridding of unused space, extreme rooms or difficult to manage gardens and yards pays off best.

The study also found that half of over 60s admit they struggle to maintain their property, and a third find it hard to keep on top of their garden or yard.

“The results show that people want to make the most of later life and sometimes they can be restricted in that due to being tied to a property they struggle to fill or maintain,” said Richard Drew, CEO of Retirementmove.

“The prospect of moving a home is daunting whatever your age, but downsizing at the right time can help avoid years of struggling to manage a larger space or feeling overwhelmed with your current property.

Moving at the right time means retirees can get the best out of their new homes, ensuring a focus on living a fulfilling and enjoyable time of life, rather than worrying about property maintenance or upkeep for a place that’s no longer

HOME DOWNSIZING suitable.”

Advantages The study brings to the • Increased cash flow. If you’re fore the idea spending less on your mortgage that life really payment, you are likely to have does begin at money left over every month to 60. allocate for other needs or desires.

“Part of Or perhaps you could pay cash for a planning for smaller home from the proceeds of retirement is not your existing home.

Marni Jameson about the ‘end’ • More time. Fewer rooms and but about new smaller spaces cut down on the time beginnings,” Drew added. expended to clean and maintain.

Marni Jameson, a syndicated Smaller homes can reduce the home and lifestyle columnist time spent on household tasks, and the author of the 2016 book, leaving more hours in the day to do “Downsizing the Family Home: something else more enjoyable.

What to Save, What to Let Go,” says • Lower utility bills. It costs a lot less one of the biggest obstacles facing to heat or air condition a smaller seniors is getting past the “emotional home than a larger home. Typically, component” of the process. there is no wasted space such as “Find your purpose as to why vaults in a smaller home. Less square you’re doing it,” she said. “And footage decreases the amount of remember, Ask keepabout your eye the ouronmove-in specialsenergy expended. Reducing energy is prize. Try to overcome the resistance better for the environment and helps not to act. Confront the reality.” to keep your home green.

Jameson also said that dealing • Reduced consumption. If there is with your children and the no place to put it, you’re much less disbursement of furniture and other likely to buy it. That means less family possessions, can be very money is spent on clothing, food and stressful and emotional. consumer goods.

“Believe your kids when they • Minimized stress. Less responsibility, tell you they don’t want your dining smaller workload, increased cash room set,” she continued. “In most flow and greater flexibility — added cases, the kids want you to sell the together, they all reduce stress. furniture and keep the money for Homeowners who have successfully yourself.” SL downsized sometimes appear happier Next month, Senior Life will when they’re no longer overwhelmed examine the process of upsizing to by the demands of a larger home. a larger home.

Disadvantages • Fewer belongings. Moving to a smaller home would probably result in selling, giving away or throwing out furniture, books, kitchen supplies and emptying out the garage, basement and attic. Some people form emotional attachments to stuff and can’t part with any of it.

• No room for guests. Hosting a huge holiday dinner might be out of the question in a smaller home. Out-oftown guests might need to stay at a hotel when they come to visit.

• Space restrictions. Some homeowners report feeling cramped because there is less space in which to maneuver. It’s hard to get away from other family members and enjoy private, quiet time because there are fewer rooms to escape to when needed.

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North Brevard Titusville’s historic clock could chime again

BY FLORA REIGADA The chimes of the McClintock clock hanging from the historic First Federal Bank building at 300 S. Washington Ave. in Titusville once rang in the time with authority each day.

However, its musical chimes have

fallen silent and the clock has been out of order for about 30 years.

Although it dates back to the 1930s, the clock was mounted on the bank in the early 1960s.

A fundraising effort, “Save the Clock,” is underway to restore the landmark timepiece.

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An effort is underway to restore the McClintock clock outside the historic First Federal Bank in Downtown Titusville.

Steven Human is coordinating the effort. The clock helped form his childhood memories.

“We could hear its chimes all over the downtown area,” he said. “As kids, we would always be down by the river fishing, playing or just hanging out. The clock let us know when it was time to go home and when my mother, who worked at the First Federal Bank, went to lunch.”

Human believes it is important to preserve local landmarks such as the clock for future generations.

“It will be a sign of the revitalization of our beautiful downtown area,” he said.

Thanks to Red Canyon Software, which purchased the bank and the adjoining historic Walker Hotel, that revitalization is progressing. Project amenities include a Red Canyon destination office and boutique-style apartments.

The overall project is called Launch Now. “It is the comprehensive renovation of two historic properties located in the heart of Florida’s booming Space Coast,” the Launch Now website states.

Save the Clock’s goal is to have the clock repaired and ready to chime at midnight, 2020 with a New Year’s Eve Party and clock dedication.

Greater Titusville Renaissance is a partner in the fundraiser and Executive Director Catherine Musselman recently provided an update.

“Thanks to those individuals who have contributed to our cause, we are now able to hire the clock expert to inspect the clock and provide us with a proposal for the work.”

But the need for funds continues.

For updates and information about contributing to the restoration, call 321403-8556, go to infor@savegtheclock. org or savetheclock.org. SL

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Upcoming 5K race in Titusville helps fight leukemia assistance to area families that have children with leukemia both financially and through “other acts of kindness.” To add to that, Brittany’s Wish also provides “cheer gifts” along with celebrations marking the end of chemotherapy treatment. It also remembers occasions for children, including birthdays and holidays.

Brittany’s Wish also stages an annual toy drive and helps families enjoy meals at local Ronald McDonald houses.

The run to benefit the organization itself is scheduled to start at 8 a.m., with registration opening at 7 a.m. An awards ceremony also is slated to be held after the race at 9:15 a.m.

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Chuck “Wagon” McRoberts, the founder of the charitable run to benefit Brittany’s Wish, recently passed away.

BY CHRIS BONANNO Registration is ongoing for the Wagon’s Run/Walk Roll 5K that will take place March 2 at Chain of Lakes Park in Titusville.

Proceeds from the run will benefit Brittany’s Wish, a foundation that provides “financial support and other acts of kindness to families in Central Florida with children receiving treatment for all types of leukemia.”

This year’s run will mark the fourth annual installment of the event, according to Linda Roggenkamp, the president of Brittany’s Wish and the race organizer.

However, this year’s run will be a little more poignant as it will be held without the presence of Chuck McRoberts, the race founder. He died Jan. 1 following a battle with cancer.

McRoberts started the event after he was diagnosed with cancer and after suffering a stroke.

“His goal from rehabilitation from the stroke was to walk the Titusville (A. Max Brewer) Bridge,” Roggenkamp said. “When he did that, he raised money for our organization.”

The race now is called the Wagon’s Run/Walk Roll 5K in McRoberts’ memory. Roggenkamp noted that

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McRoberts’ nickname was “Chuck Wagon.”

“He’ll be missed, but this is going to go on in his name and his memory,” said Roggenkamp, who also referred to McRoberts as “kind hearted” and “generous.”

McRoberts was raising money for a very worthwhile charitable cause in Brittany’s Wish, named after Roggenkamp’s granddaughter who passed at the age of 8 in November 2008. Roggenkamp said the charitable foundation was started in January 2009.

According to the organization’s website, Brittany’s wish provides

paid $20. Registrations between Jan. 25 and March 1 will be $25 and those who sign up on March 2 will pay a $35 fee.

Those who sign up before Feb. 15 will receive a free shirt.

“We’re hoping for 100 or more (runners),” Roggenkamp said. “Last year, we had 66.”

Race packets also can be picked up between 5 and 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Titusville YMCA at 2400 Harrison St. or from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Cocoa YMCA at 1519 Clearlake Road.

For more information about the race, go to runsignup.com/Race/FL/ Titusville/WagonsRunWalkRoll5K. For information about Brittany’s Wish, go to brittanyswish.org. SL

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6. Uniate church member 7. June 6, 1944 8. Small island 9. Paper unit 10. *As entertaining as Super Bowl game?

12. Last line to cross 13. Louisiana swamp 14. *Home of Mercedes-Benz Stadium 19. *Goodell and such 22. “My” in French 23. Sunrise side, pl.

24. Give out 25. 1989 Civil War drama 26. *Player with most Super Bowl points scored 27. Capital territory of India 28. Alleviated 29. Window treatment 32. *Grid____ 33. Leprechaun’s gold holder 36. *Popular Super Bowl nickname 38. Pore in a leaf 40. Even ____ in golf 41. Jack be that!

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continued from page 13 refreshments — either pizza and coke, popcorn or ice cream.”

“Bingo is popular Wednesday and Friday,” Trippany said. “The kitchen is open for sandwiches and snacks.”

On the last Saturday of every month, a dance is held with a disc jockey. It is open to the public and costs $7 a person.

“We are member snowbirds and stay in Palm Bay in the winter,” said Barbara Valiquette, who was playing

billiards with her husband, Paul. “We joined in 2002 and play billiards, bocce, bingo and cards.”

“I like poker and belong to a league,” Paul Valiquette said.

“I decided after I retired I wanted to do something and ended up here,” said Lenora Stephens, who joined in 2007 and is a volunteer in the thrift store on site.

New activities are always being added. The game corn hole recently started.

“We liked the game and wanted to see if anyone was interested,” Bo

Olinski said. “Right now, we have 10 members. It is competitive, good exercise and is indoors. We have so much fun together.”

“I joined to get into some sort of activities,” said Janice Savarese, a new

senior center member. “I play bocce, corn hole and sit-down exercises. I am getting to meet friends here and enjoying it.”

For information on the center, go to gpbsc.org. SL

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Consumers disposing of their CRT TVs will have to decide whether to opt for convenience and place their CRTs on the curb, or take a better approach and choose to recycle them for a fee.

What would you do if one of those consumers were you? SL Email Marcia Booth at Marcia@ RecycleBrevard.org.

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The Brevard Watercolor Society’s 24th annual show, “A Splash of Art Therapy,” will be held Feb. 16 and 17.

The show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 16 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Azan Shrine Temple at 1591 W. Eau Gallie Blvd. in Melbourne.

Admission and parking are free.

This year’s theme will be expressed through interactive demonstrations where the “viewer” becomes the “creator.”

Art can have a therapeutic value for both. It can improve overall mood and well-being and promote awareness and self-exploration.

“We want you to wrap yourself in color and visual images created by local artists,” said Donah Miller, the Society’s president.

Participants range from beginners to master painters and creations will be shown in one or both galleries, judged and non-judged.

Enjoy viewing the art and browsing in the marketplace for unframed originals and prints, with chances of winning gift baskets. Bidding will be held in a silent auction. Several ongoing painting demonstrations will be interactive.

One of the highlights of the show is watching a sometimes-hilarious “paint-around,” where five artists rotate their initial paintings and finish them with a short time limit.

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There is no fee to attend the Brevard Watercolor Society’s 24th annual show.

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Barbara Rios, publicity chair of the Brevard Watercolor Society, said she wants people to come and take advantage of what is being offered at the show. She said there is a lot of tension going on in the world. People can come to the show and feel good about themselves.

“Art should elicit all kinds of emotions,” Rios said. “We want those emotions to take over and replace whatever they are going through.” SL

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Palatka is located on the west bank of the St. Johns River. Going home, take State Road 100 east to Bunnell and then U.S. 1 south to I-95.

This completes a wonderful day that covers all my requirements of being rewarding, stimulating and educational for you, your friends and your family. SL

Mondays and Tuesdays.

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Caregiving for Seniors Annual Conference Embrace the Power of Positivity

Please join us for our 15th Annual Caregiving for Seniors Conference, tailored to family caregivers providing care and support for their loved ones. This day will be filled with information and community connections to help you continue to provide quality care and find support. This day is for you – relax, enjoy, learn and connect.

Conference Caregiver Sessions will Include: Keynote: “The Magic of Mindfulness in Your Daily Life” Speaker: Alexis McKenzie Second Session: Ten Commandments: Dealing with a loved one with memory loss can sometimes be challenging. The 10 commandments are suggestions that can help you on your caregiving journey.

Speaker: Visa Srinivasan, MD Afternoon Session: “The Power and Many Forms of Music and Creativity” Speaker: Alexis McKenzie Exhibitor Resource Fair: “Ask the Experts”

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