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Hello February G

ood things come in small packages. My mother used to tell me that whenever I was the shortest and youngest person in my class. Even though I soared to the height of 5 foot 2, I’ve always kept those words of wisdom in my pocket.

The same can be said for the month of February, the shortest month of the calendar with a mere 28 days, or 29 during Leap Year. This year, February will uniquely pass without a single full moon.

Though petite, the month is packed with events including Groundhog Day, Constitution Day, Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, Presidents’ Day, Mardi Gras and Flag Day. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day and Easter is on April Fools’ Day. So what’s up with that?

February is also Black History and American Heart Month. In this issue, we discuss how the practice of gratitude can improve your emotional and physical heart health.

In Florida, February and March are usually the most pleasant outdoor months and what a better way to enjoy our mild temperatures and abundant sunshine than by attending the Florida Strawberry Festival.

The 11-day event celebrates

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the strawberry harvest of eastern Hillsborough County with strawberry treats, star-studded entertainment, midway rides, livestock shows and much more. Check out our guide to the March 1-11 berry bash.

England’s King Henry VII officially declared Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day in 1537. It is celebrated with red roses (the beloved flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love), chocolates (the physicians of the 1800s told their patients to eat chocolates to quiet their desire for lost love) and cards (most are purchased just a few days before the holiday, so if you’re a procrastinator, rejoice, you are not alone).

We held a First Kiss Contest to celebrate the day of love and received a huge response of well-written entries. The entries of the top six finalists are printed inside. We hope you enjoy the tender-hearted and humorous recollections of the first smooches and trust the musings will rekindle some memories of your own first romantic encounter.

Laugh along with columnists Susan Goldfein and Michael Wright as they share their own amusing looks at the holiday, and plan your special dinner with a recipe by Kathy Megyeri. Our Emmy award-winning writer, Mark Higley, has a new film review for our movie buffs.

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local events around town • February 2018 Date: Event: Time: Cost:

February 4 The Glass Menagerie 2:30 p.m. $20

Building: Moonlight Players Theater Address: 735 West Minneola Ave. Clermont, 34711 Phone: 352-319-3191 x 116

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February 9 Yoga Glow 1:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Free for those who live in The Villages

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Building: Wildwood Community Center Presidents’ Hall Address: 6500 Powell Road Wildwood, 34785 Phone: 352-461-0134 Website: wildwood-fl.gov

Building: Sterling Heights (Rec Center) Address: 2508 St. Charles Pl. The Villages, 32162 Phone: 352-753-4510 Website: thevillages.com

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February 4 Lost In Yonkers 2 p.m. $18

Building: Melon Patch Theater Address: 311 N. 13th St. Leesburg, 34748 Phone: 352-787-3013 Website: melonpatchplayers.org

February 5 Wearable Art 1 - 4 p.m. (meeting/social club; guest see a show – and -tell presentations of creations) Building: Paradise Recreation Center Address: 1403 Paradise Dr. Lady Lake, 32159 Phone: 352-753-4362 Website: thevillages.com

February 9, 10 & 11 Food Truck & Flight Night 5 – 10 p.m. free

Building: Towne Square Address: 510 W. Main Street Leesburg, 34748 Phone: Website: leesburgpartnership.com

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February 9, 10 & 11 28th Annual Winefest 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. $10 Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards Address: 19239 U.S. 27 N. Clermont, 34715 Phone: 1-800-768- WINE Website: lakeridgewinery.com

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February 10 Grand Oaks Classic – Pleasure Show & Combined Test Time: 8 a.m.

Cost: free Building: Grand Oaks Resort and Museum Address: 3000 Marion County Rd. Lady Lake, 32195 Phone: 352-750-5500 x 229 Website: thegrandoaks.com

February 10 Annual Clubhouse Sale at Fox Run Time: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Cost: free Building: Fox Run Homeowners Association Address: 440 Fox Run Blvd.

Tavares, 32778 Phone: 352-343-4152 Website: foxruntavares.com

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March 3 Historic Ocala Preservation Society Heritage Tour 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $20 Pre-Sale $22 Day of Tour Multiple Locations Call for details, or visit website 34471 352-237-5332 historicocala.org

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Hot Beats, Sweet Treats Charlie Pride

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n 1999, singer-songwriter Brad Paisley, a relatively unknown performer, was scheduled to headline a May 2000 fairgrounds show in tiny Madras, Oregon. By the time his scheduled appearance date rolled around, he had become a country music superstar. Many in Madras (including myself) wondered if he would even bother to show up.

Not only did he appear, Paisley proved to be a most gracious professional and at one point declared, “This is what country music is really all about -- playing in a small town on a Saturday night.”

Now, the winner of nearly three dozen major awards, including three Grammys, and a proud member of the esteemed Grand Ole Opry, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. on March 11 at this year’s 83rd Florida Strawberry Festival. The 11-day jubilee begins March 1.

“Building New Memories” is this year’s festival theme so prepare to make a U-turn in time.

The lineup features marquee-toppers Reba McEntire, the reigning queen of country music, along with the Oak Ridge Boys, Lee Greenwood, Trace Adkins, Charlie Pride and Sawyer Brown.

Rock legends Jerry Lee Lewis (the only surviving Sun Records star), the Drifters, the Platters, and Cornell Gunter’s Coasters will lead a stroll down Memory Lane, right along with British balladeer Engelbert Humperdinck, R & B hit maker Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, and the mighty elements of Earth, Wind and Fire.

Fans of 1990s music will enjoy the era’s mainstays Vanilla Ice, Tone Loc and Salt-N-Pepa.

“We’re proud of the lineup we have secured,” says festival president Paul Davis. “We sifted through hundreds of entertainers, working to find those we thought were the best fit for our guests.”

For a complete list of entertainment, see the Florida Strawberry Festival website at www.flstrawberryfestival.com.

The berry fest began in 1930 when the newly organized Plant City Lions March came up with the idea of establishing an 1–11 event to celebrate the area’s bountiful strawberry harvest—and to momentarily sweep away the Depression blues that hung over America at the time. Since then it’s been one big, family-friendly, slice of Americana that attracts more than half a million visitors from Florida and around the world each year.

Bring a hearty appetite as the seductive aroma of the deep-fried, the cheese-smothered, the smoked and the grilled will be wafting through the air. And, of course, the main course -- all the strawberry delectables that helped put Plant City on the map -- will be in abundant supply.

There’s the usual strawberry bonanza of shortcakes, milkshakes, cheesecakes, crème puffs, cobblers, pies, parfaits, crepes and jams. And for the culinary adventuresome: strawberry-infused hamburgers, peanut brittle and pizza.

Songs and strawberries aren’t the only options available here. The festival also continues its tradition of good old-fashioned fun with livestock shows, commercial exhibits, agricultural displays, arts and crafts, the 80-ride Belle City Midway, the Neighborhood Village, Indian World and a pioneer village.

Where else can you see a magic show, cow-milking, a canine stunt dog show, pig racing and half dozen eating contests that usually involve—you guessed it—a certain little heart-shaped fruit?

83rd annual

WhEn: Thursday, March 1 through Sunday, March 11 hOuRs: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Midway opens at noon Tuesday—Friday; weekends and Monday at 10 a.m.

WhERE: Festival grounds, 303 n. lemon St., in Plant City AdvAnCE COnCERt tiCkEts: Get the best seats in advance online at www.flstrawberryfestival.com; by phone (813) 754-1996; or in person at the amscot Main Ticket Gate, 2209 West Oak ave.

GAtE AdMissiOn: adults 13 and older, $10; children 6-12, $5.

Children 5 and under free with paid adult.

FlORidA BluE sEniOR CitizEn dAys: Thursdays (March 1 and 8). Seniors 60 and over receive $2 off admission at the gate and may enjoy free concerts at 10:30 a.m.

OthER: no pets; only service or guide dogs are allowed. no alcohol allowed on festival grounds. be aware that interstate 4 often slows to a crawl in Plant City during festival days; one can avoid interstate 4 by taking alternate routes. See www.flstrawberryfestival.com for directions.

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f all the events of 2017, the one that will have the longest-lasting effect should be the passage of the much-anticipated tax bill in December. The new tax bill brought numerous changes to the tax code, many of which you have probably heard or read about by now, including: • a reduction in both the number of tax brackets and the tax rates within each bracket.

• higher standard deduction amounts, which should have the effect of fewer filers being able to itemize deductions.

• a cap on certain deductions, including $10,000 for state, local, property, and sales tax.

• retaining the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), but narrowing the number of filers to which it applies.

• modifications to the mortgage interest deduction, including a lower cap and the elimination of the ability to deduct home equity debt.

• a doubling of the base exclusion for the estate tax to $11.2 million, indexed for inflation.

• changes in the percentage limits for charitable deductions.

While all these changes are important, I wanted to highlight one more that is potentially impactful.

As many of you know, 529 accounts were established to allow families to save for “higher education,” which was traditionally defined as college or graduate school. Since anyone can contribute to the 529 for the child’s benefit, often grandparents are the largest contributors. Funds contributed to 529 accounts grow tax free and withdrawals are tax free, as long as the funds are used for “qualified educational expenses,” defined in the tax code as “tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for the enrollment or attendance of a designated beneficiary at an eligible educational institution.” Additional expenses are also allowed for computers, software, and room and board.

Under the new tax bill, beginning in 2018, account owners can now also use up to $10,000 each year to help pay for private K-12 education. This is a meaningful change that could be used to front-load 529 accounts and withdraw $10,000 out each year for K-12 private school, and then use the remaining amount for college and graduate school.

This change has many states that offer tax breaks for contributions to 529 accounts worried that their tax revenue will decline, as more people decide to take advantage of the breaks. Time will tell as to what the net result will be and whether states reduce or eliminate the credit and deductions offered.

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FIRST KISS CONTEST WINNERS Thanks to all our readers who entered our First Kiss Contest. It was a tough decision, but we’ve narrowed it down to our favorite six. From there, we drew from a hat and selected our first place winner. Congratulations to Joe Karl of Sarasota for his submission, Love in the Laundry Basket. Please note: entries have been edited for length, clarity, etc.

Love in the Laundry Basket -- First Place

Beth was in my seventh-grade history class and when she asked if I wanted to hear the Everly Brothers’ record, Bye, Bye, Love, I said “Sure.”

She lived with her grandparents and could only play her 45s in the basement because her grandmother had migraines. It was small and there was no place to sit, so we placed a large laundry basket upside down in the laundry tub and hopped up onto it, side-by-side, legs dangling.

We sang along with the recording. Then, the basket collapsed under our weight and we both fell backward into the laundry tub. We could barely move, tried to get up and began laughing. I turned to look at her and we were so close our noses touched. Time stood still. A second later, our lips met. Everything went fuzzy and soft. And nice.

(Sort of like a basket of freshly laundered towels, we say.) ~Joe Karl, Sarasota

The Goodbye Kiss It was in the 50’s, the good old days. He was handsome and all the girls noticed him but he only had eyes for me. I made it a point to casually bump into him between classes. Later, we would laugh at how brazen I was. It was snowing that year, but nothing stopped him from hitch-hiking from his home 25 miles away to my house in the country.

One evening, colder than most, we said our goodbyes as his family was soon moving to another state. Knowing we would not see each other again, he reached over and held my hand. Tears falling down my face, he gently kissed me.

Sparks flew!

Thirty years later, he returned for a visit to my town and we met at a local pizza place. His first words erased all fond memories when he said “Boy, you’ve gotten fat!” ~Ann Marie Stenhouse, Englewood

My None Such Kiss!

I had never heard of Nonesuch, Kentucky, however this is where Tom wanted to take me on our first date. The property is known as Irish Acres and features an old school building that’s been meticulously renovated into an antique mall and restaurant called The Glitz. Lunch is by reservation only and the highlight of our delicious meal was dessert, the Nonesuch Kiss cake. Still served today, it is a baked meringue shell filled with Jamoca ice cream, hot fudge sauce, toasted sliced almonds, whipped cream and a cherry.

After journeying through the school, we headed to the car for our trip back to Louisville. Once in the car, Tom politely asked if he could have a Nonesuch Kiss.

This was our first kiss, however not our last. We were married six months later. ~Jan Ballard, Bradenton

Oh Bologna!

It was September 1968; Neil’s dirty blonde hair had grown to his chin that summer before 5th grade. After four years of stealing pencils and books, passing notes, and bumping arms in the coatroom, we had agreed to go fishing.

As his green banana-seated Stingray bicycle lurched along the river path, I held onto his belt loops. He bobbed in front of me, so close I could smell dirt, sweat, and sunshine, along with whiffs of bologna and worms.

Afterwards, we stood at the path’s end, nervously kicking leaves.

“Sorry we caught no fish,” I said. “Sorry your sneakers got wet,” he replied. He took my elbow, placed his warm, polite, and determined lips on mine, then stumbled onto his bike, croaking, “It was fun.”

My speechless lips long-tasted the sweet nectar of that first kiss.

T’was like sunshine -- with a whiff of bologna. ~Wanda Wildhart, Port Charlotte

Balcony Kisses are the Best Herb and I were both age 13 and in the ninth grade when we started dating. Our first kiss happened in January 1946. We met at the theater downtown where the cost of a movie ticket was 16 cents; he paid for my ticket. We had to sit in the balcony for that price.

Half-way thru the movie, My Darling Clementine, Herb held my hand for the first time. My first kiss came soon after. I liked it so much, I don’t think we saw the rest of the movie. ~Eunice Iacovacci, Bradenton

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Forbidden Love At 15, a teacher told his mother, “What your son needs is a girlfriend.”

Soon after, our paths crossed.

We had just returned from another clandestine back-streets-of-town walk.

The late bus would be taking me home to parents who had strictly decreed: “No dating until you are 16.” He accepted that.

The rest I was keeping to myself: “…and never a Catholic boy.”

At the school’s back door, he stopped short. In one fell swoop he pulled me aside, placed a firm hand against the brick wall, and bringing my head forward, melded our hungry lips into the steamy depths of a new and breathless moment.

“Ahhhh, that was like potato chips,” he grinned. “You can’t have just one!”

And his surrendered soul reached for another, and another...

Fifty-five years later, I still never take for granted being able to steamy kiss my forbidden husband. ~Linda Bond, Venice

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A Test of Time for my Valentine

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t’s February and I’m standing in a long check-out line in the supermarket vowing that from now on I will buy only 12 items or less.

However, the wait does give me the opportunity to peruse the display of women’s magazines, each reminding me that it will soon be Valentine’s Day. While I can no longer relate to the luscious young things that appear on the covers, or to their sexy red dresses with necklines that plunge to the waist, (how do they keep everything in place?) my thoughts turn to the upcoming day of romance.

Having been married for several

decades, I wonder if this occasion has the same meaning it had when love was new, and he had the local florist on speed dial? Is there a Hallmark card, box of chocolates and a candlelight dinner in my future? Or is it meatloaf and the Golf Channel?

As years go by, it’s easy to take each other for granted. I can’t help but wonder if it is still love, or comfortable familiarity, like a pair of old shoes, that keeps the marriage engine running.

So I penned this quiz to help determine if the sparks are real, or merely static electricity. Go ahead and try it; it’s like a Cosmo quiz for the AARP set.

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He releases the remote control before falling asleep in front of the TV. He talks to me more than he talks to Siri.

He agrees to try snore strips.

He says yes to dinner with my old school friend and her boring husband without rolling his eyes.

6. He inserts his hearing aids when I tell him there’s something we need to discuss.

7. He grabs my hand even when he’s not about to trip over a curb.

8. When ordering Chinese food for two, he gives me first pick of the fortune cookies.

9. He gets rid of his old newspapers after only three requests.

10. Everything he can’t find is not my fault.

While we didn’t fare so well on #2, the overall score reassured me that we have stood the test of time. On the morning of February 14th I can look

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he Social Security Benefit Statement is also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S. An SSA-1099 is a tax form Social Security mails each year in January to Social Security recipients. It shows the total amount of benefits received from Social Security in the previous year for tax reporting purposes.

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Filet of Beef

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icki Chavenello from Ft. Pierce has a Valentine’s Day recipe that has her son-in-law flying in annually from Buffalo, N.Y. to enjoy what he says is “the finest meal of the year.” Of course he admits Florida’s sun and warm temps add to the allure as well.

Her five-star, nofail recipe is courtesy of Ina Garten, cookbook author and host of the Barefoot Contessa TV show on the Food Network.

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It is easy, serves ten, and takes only 50 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients: 1 whole filet of beef, trimmed and tied (4-5 lbs.)

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter at room temperature 1 Tbsp. kosher salt 1 Tbsp. coarsely ground black pepper Optional gorgonzola or bordelaise sauce Directions: • Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

• Place the beef on a baking sheet and pat the outside dry with a paper towel.

• Spread the butter on with your hands.

• Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.

• Roast in the oven for 22 min. for rare and 25 minutes for medium rare.

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By LES MEGyERI

New Tax Law Explained

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he Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which was passed on December 20, 2017 made some sweeping changes to the tax law. Unfortunately, the promised postcard for paying taxes is not a reality. In fact, as one of my tax accountant friends noted, the new tax law should be called “The Accountants’ Retirement Act of 2017” because of its complexity. Fortunately, taxpayers do not have to struggle with the new law until the end of 2018.

Here are some of the most important changes: 1. There are seven rates taxing income that range from 10 to 37 percent. The system for taxing capital gains and qualified dividends does not change except for a few exceptions.

2. The Act essentially doubled the standard deduction while eliminating the personal exemption. The standard deduction will be $24,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, $18,000 for heads of households and $12,000 for single filers.

3. The mortgage interest deduction was reduced. Current homeowners aren’t affected, but those buying a

new home will only be able to deduct the first $750,000 of their mortgage debt.

4. The home-equity loan interest deduction is repealed.

5. A controversial cap is the $10,000 limit on deduction for state and local taxes including real estate taxes. This affects those living in states with high taxes.

6. Previously, most casualty losses not reimbursed by insurance were deductible. Under the new law, the President has to declare a disaster for the casualty loss to be deductible so things such as a random house fire would not qualify.

7. Medical expense deductions survived and will be increased by reducing the threshold to 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income for 2017 and 2018.

8. Alimony payments are not deductible after Decem-

ber 31, 2018. However, the spouse who receives the payment does not have to declare the income.

9. The Act doubles the estate and gift tax exemptions so only estates above $11.2 million are subject to taxation.

10. The alternative minimum tax calculations remain but the number of tax filers subject to this tax will drop by 96 percent.

11. One of the most controversial provisions is the repeal of the individual mandate imposed on taxpayers who do not obtain health insurance.

12. Charitable contributions remain for those who itemize and the current limitation of 50 percent of income is increased to 60 percent.

13. There’s a new $500 temporary tax credit for elderly dependents or adult children with a disability.

Les Megyeri is a retired lawyer and CPA who lives in Washington, D.C. and Venice.

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