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Our neighbors Look what the Wilts built BY MARY BROTHERTON Donna Wilt, who said she has been interested in airplanes as long as she can remember, didn’t hesitate when her husband Dennis suggested they build their own because an amateurbuilt plane is less expensive to purchase and operate than a certified aircraft like a Piper or Cessna, “The plane we built is an Arion Lightning,” she said. “It’s a fiberglass plane and comes as a kit with many of the major components pre-made. We built the plane as part of a builderassist program where the owner goes to the factory and builds the plane at the facility using their tools and their assistance.” Donna and Dennis Wilt built their plane in West Virginia, in about 6 months, from build-start to first flight. “The registration number of our plane is special. N616DW. All aircraft registered in the U.S. start with N. The 616 is our wedding anniversary, June 16, and DW is both my initials as well as my husband’s initials,” Donna Wilt said. Although you can’t always see it easily, a small number two is included in the tail number. “The number two implies DW squared,” Dennis Wilt said. The Wilts currently own the Arion Lightning and a Cessna 152 nicknamed the Yellow Bird. “The Lightning is a sleek little plane that is sporty to fly. I compare it to driving a Mazda Miata,” Donna Wilt said. “The Cessna 152 is a venerable trainer for beginning pilots, built in 1978. It’s fun and easy to fly.” The Wilts drove more than three hours to work on the plane every day, all day, for a week while they were living in Virginia. When they went home, other things happened. After the first week, the plane was painted. After the couple worked on the airplane another week, other people completed the interior. During the third week, the engine, radios and cockpit electronics were installed, and
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Stained glass artist follows her dream to Cocoa BY GEORGE WHITE A returning college student in her 50s, Rainbow Glass Shoppe owner and stained glass artist Cindi Kelly has learned that the best way for her to make it as an artist is to get others hooked on the hobby through specialized classes. To that end, Kelly, in addition to working on her own pieces, is developing examples for a variety of beginning classes centered around the different artistic uses of stained glass. “I have to make my beginner’s patterns now so I can give them a feel of what they will be making,” she said. Originally from Watkins Glen, N.Y., Kelly always had an interest in stained glass. “I didn’t go to school until my 50s. Before that, I did a lot of different things. We had a frame store and, in the back of it, I put the glass store for stained glass. I had done stained glass for many years as a hobby and got a little more involved with it and added hot glass,” she said. Types of hot glass include fused, where two or more pieces of glass are put together and then heated in a kiln, and lamp work over an open flame making figures. And, if you had a big studio, there’s glass blowing. “I went to school late but I was only a few miles from one of the better art schools, Alfred University. I went four years and got my bachelor’s in fine arts in 2012, cum laude,” she said. She worked at nearby Corning Glass for three summers demonstrating how to make intricate glass beads for tourists who got to experience making one.
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and to my surprise she took it. What I hope for is to be able to work full time at my shop, giving lessons and selling supplies,” she said. Kelly is now coming up with demonstration examples for beginners’ classes including creating stained glass (cutting glass, grinding and soldering), glass fusing, bead making and mosaic. The cost is $125 for two consecutive Saturday four-
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A visit to Mayberry with Thelma Lou BY KATHY CRUMPTON REDBIRD TIMES Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Miss Betty Lynn, the actress who portrayed Thelma Lou on the “Andy Griffith Show.” She lives in Mount Airy, N.C. and meets her fans at the Andy Griffith Museum from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the third Friday of every month. In addition to her many TV roles, Lynn starred in several motion pictures with some of the biggest names in Hollywood such as Bette Davis, Loretta Young, Van Johnson, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, William Holden, Fred MacMurray, Maureen O’Hara, Natalie Wood, Clifton Webb and many more. KC: I think its wonderful that you come here once a month to meet your fans. BL: They are so sweet. You know, it’s so touching sometimes. Last month, a man came up and he couldn’t look at me. He kept turning his head. He was crying. I mean, they get so emotional and then I want to cry. But they are so sweet. I think it brings back memories when they had their family, their parents or their grandparents with them. No matter how old they are, you know, they’re touched by a lot of things. KC: You have made such an impression on people. BL: Well, it’s that show [“Andy Griffith”]. I think it touches their hearts. And it is a great show. I think it’s the best show ever, on television. Ever. (Laughs) KC: I agree. I was just talking to one of your fans from the Atlanta area who said she watches it all the time. She said, “It just brings back such a better time.” Kind of an escape for them. BL: Oh yeah. We need it with the things that have been going on, we need an escape, all right. No. I’m grateful, too, ’cause I have had people tell me that it was therapeutic in their lives. It would help them physically when they’ve been ill. I had scalded this arm [motions to arm]. Picked up an old-fashioned, um, as Betty Davis used to call the pans,
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looked at it, then looked at me, then looked at that — my name was on it, you know. He said, “I love that show! If it hadn’t been for the ‘Andy Griffith Show,’ I would have never gotten through my internship. I wouldn’t be a doctor.” He said, “I’d come home, when it used to be on at 11:30 at night,” and he’d come home and he’d be so upset, and could turn that on, and he’d laugh; enjoy it and relax and he’d get to sleep. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have slept. He’d be too upset. Well, you hear all these stories throughout your life; of how much it meant, and they’ll talk about when their father was ill and [he] loved to watch the show, and the people that would be with him and everything, you know. It’s done a lot of good. I hope Andy … I hope he realized how much good he had done. I doubt if he knew, but he really did a great deal of good. KC: Well, all of you did. I don’t think the show would have had near the impact if you all hadn’t been a part of it. It seemed like the perfect cast. BL: It was. They were all so good, the actors. Working with them was a thrill. You know, they’d look right at you and you saw something and you
had a response … that isn’t always true. I just loved the show. When I’d get a call — I had no contract with them, I wish I had, would’ve been much healthier for me, money-wise, but they only paid me when I worked, so, but I couldn’t wait to get there when I’d get a call that I could be on the show, because they had written me in. And, boy, I couldn’t get there fast enough. I just loved it. I really did. KC: What was it like in a day of filming on the set? BL: Well, it was serious. Oh yeah. No playing around. Nothing. People say, “Oh. It must’ve been so funny.” No. No. No. When we read the script, Andy and Don had their input already, so they knew the script; but people like me would come in — it was new to me. I mean, I’d sit with them and read it. We all read it first. KC: Before you started filming, did you do rehearsals? BL: Yeah. The day before. Then we’d go to lunch, and then, as they’d say, “Put it to its feet,” carry your script with you, then they’d begin to light. The cameraman works with the director and everything; and they’re all moving around and you kind of wander around, get in your position, and read your lines and kind of go through it. And then you’d go home, learn your lines and come back the next morning and start shooting. But the only time that you could really enjoy it and laugh was when you first read it and around the table, ’cause we’d all laugh and that was great. But, after that, it’s serious work. I know now, they all [tv actors today] act like they can make it up and laugh. We didn’t. We had to hit our marks. We had to have every line perfect. KC: You couldn’t ad lib? BL: No. Only Don and Andy, occasionally, would work a little something out between them, but the rest — oh no. You couldn’t. In fact, even if Andy added a little something in, the script woman would sit there and say [mimicking voice], “He will have to re-do that because he… .” Very irritating to him [Andy] because he — you know — but that’s the way it was in those days. And he’d close
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the set. No visitors. We had nobody allowed to come in and watch us, because he said, “We’re working here!” KC: How long did it take to complete an episode? BL: Well, they did it in a few days. Yeah. Pretty much. I only worked two days. That included that one where I read, so everything of mine was shot in one day. KC: Did they have to retake a lot of scenes? BL: No. We were good. (Laughs) We were pretty good. You’re not inclined to wanting to be doing a lot of retakes. I mean, years ago, you didn’t. They’d remind you you’re costing money if you did, which makes you more nervous than ever. But I had done movies and everything before I ever started in television, so … . KC: What was your first impression of Barney [Don Knotts]? BL: Well, I felt very comfortable with all of them, working with them ’cause they were so good. KC: Was it a surprise to see Barney [Don Knotts] go from a quiet man to his character on the show? BL: Oh, he was so funny. There would be times people would say “How’d you keep your face straight?” Well, I had to. I would’ve lost a job if I hadn’t. I was playing, well, what I was supposed to do — not to break up [laughing]. I wasn’t supposed to be the audience, you know. No. He was wonderful to work with and sweet as he could be. Very thoughtful. I really loved him. I loved Andy. Andy was a tease. KC: Oh, really? BL: Oh yeah. Cute as he could be. I had a crush on Andy for about 15 minutes. He was married, so I got over that fast. (Laughs) But he was sweet as he could be. He really was very good to me and very kind. KC: What was Thelma Lou’s last name? BL: I’ll tell you a story about that. She never had one ever mentioned, so, after I had been on [the show] for about four years, there was a scene where Andy had to introduce me to a young couple. I don’t remember which show or anything about the scene, but he [Andy] sadly turned to the producer and says, “How am I supposed to introduce her? What’s her name? What’s her last name?” I said, “Wait a minute. I haven’t had a last name for four years,” and I was like [referring to more modern times and pop culture], I’m going to be like Madonna and Cher. I said, “It’s just Thelma Lou.” (Laughs) He said, “Oh. OK.”
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Exhibits at the Andy Griffith Museum include Andy’s sheriff’s office; bottom right, Betty Lynn signs autographs once a month at the museum. KC: Do you have a favorite episode? BL: I have a lot of favorites. That’s the trouble. I loved all the ones with little Opie [Ron Howard]. He was such a great actor for a little boy. He’d think. Really think. He wouldn’t just rattle off like most kids, you know? It was a great rapport between he and Andy. I got to see him [Ron Howard] in Greensboro not too long ago. He appeared there [on stage]. He was wonderful. I was wondering how he’d do. He was wonderful on stage. I hated to see him stop. Very energetic, of course. And we talked about his career when I got to talk to him for a few minutes. KC: What is your best memory of your time on the “Andy Griffith Show?” BL: Watching Andy and Don work together. I loved to watch. When I’d finish [with my part], instead of going
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home, I’d stay and watch them ’cause I’m not the audience of the show, but I absolutely loved watching them. They were just wonderful. KC: Do you have any hobbies? BL: I used to sew and I painted. In fact, I had tiles [I painted] that they used here occasionally to help raise money for the art council. I did little figures, a dog and a cat. A hobby horse … you know … Humpty Dumpty. (Laughs) I painted them on porcelain tiles. My grandfather would fix the frames for them. My mother and I lived with her parents all of my life, and when I went to Hollywood, my grandparents came right out. My mother had to go, ’cause she had to sign the contracts ’cause I was under age. KC: How old were you when you went to Hollywood? BL: 19. KC: What influenced you to become an actress? BL: Well, people would say that
when I was little — I’m sure I did say these things — that I would say when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I’d say, “A nun or a show girl.” (laughs) Seemed fine to me. Thats what I really wanted. KC: Well, it worked out. You were in a lot of movies with some of the best stars. BL: Oh, I know. I was so, so lucky. “The Golden Years,” as they called it then. I was so lucky. You bet. Actually, Don [Knotts] and I were one time discussing that neither of us had studied acting. We hear of so many parents sending their kids to school. I would have liked to have gone. We didn’t have the money. I think there probably is a lot of things I really needed — having learned from a school, having somebody to help me — but I never got to do that. Neither did Don. KC: How did you end up in Mt. Airy? BL: My home in L.A. was robbed while I was away. Twice. I was afraid to go back in it. Everything had been tossed all over. I was scared to death. So I stayed in a hotel. Couldn’t do that for very long, so I sold the property. Luckily, just before everything went down [referring to the real estate crash]. The house was old and I never had the money to fix it up, so, like I say, I painted everything myself, you know. (Laughs) However, I got a good price. It sold the first day because of my location. You could walk right to Beverly Hills and, right there, Century City and 10 minutes from Santa Monica, the beach. Perfect. So, my mother always said, “If you go someplace, someday, don’t buy something right away. Rent. Be sure you’re going to like it and stay.” So I rent. I’m at a retirement place. It’s very nice. I have a living room. It’s not as big as I had because I had the ceilings with all the wood and everything. I loved that. I have a view of all these loads of trees. They’re beautiful. And the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. A little bit of that. I’m so afraid the trees will get so tall, they’ll cover it. I keep thinking, I need somebody to help me. I need to get somebody in Virginia to keep those trees cut back a little bit so I won’t lose that view. (Laughs) It’s beautiful. It’s kind of a blue. My couch is the color of the mountains. A smokey blue. KC: Well, you have certainly had an interesting life. And still are. BL: I think God just put me here. I really do. I didn’t know I was meant to be back here [in Mount Airy] but I know HE did. SL
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Palm Bay man served with distinction BY JEFF NAVIN At 92, Arcadio Santiago-Rodriguez is enjoying his retirement in Palm Bay. Not many in Brevard County deserve it as much. Santiago-Rodriguez served in the United States Army during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. During World War II and the Korean War, he fought as a member of the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers. It was a segregated unit composed primarily of soldiers from Puerto Rico. In 2014, the Borinqueneers were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony at the White House. Santiago-Rodriguez was one of eight Borinqueneers to attend the ceremony and meet President Obama. “I had four brothers in the Borinqueneers — we were five — who served in the 65th Infantry,” said Santiago-Rodriguez, who grew up on a farm in Cidra, Puerto Rico. “I’m so proud of our regiment. I was the second oldest — we were one behind the other.’’ Santiago-Rodriguez, who earned two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart and retired as a first sergeant, recently was honored in between bouts during a professional boxing night in Palm Bay that was broadcast by NBC Deportes. When Nazi Germany surrendered in 1945, Santiago-Rodriguez and one of his brothers left the military while the other three brothers remained as part of an occupation force in Germany.
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“My brother and I went back to school,” Santiago-Rodriguez said. “At that time, President Harry S. Truman wanted nearly all the soldiers to leave the Armed Forces, but as reserves we were obligated for six years in case there was another war. In Korea in 1950, Truman told us, ‘I need you,’ and we went on to fight as enlisted reserves. That’s when I decided to make the Army my career.” A year later, in late April 1951, Santiago-Rodriguez displayed the courage that exemplified the Borinqueneers and helped him earn a Silver Star. While approaching a pass near Hingbok, Korea, the battalion was fired upon and the squad leader was mortally wounded. SantiagoRodriguez assumed command and received orders to withdraw. He organized the squad and led it to a safer position. During a later assault to drive the enemy from the ridge, SantiagoRodriguez volunteered to carry a wounded soldier to safety. He then encountered five enemy soldiers. He placed his wounded comrade on the ground, killed four enemy soldiers and captured the fifth. He forced the enemy soldier to help carry the wounded soldier to the battalion aid station. “My commanding officer told me face to face that I deserved the Congressional Medal of Honor, but I received the Silver Star only,” Santiago-Rodriguez said. “There was some racism, but I was happy with my career. In combat, you have to
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Arcadio Santiago-Rodriguez, left, a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran, recently was honored during a professional boxing night in Palm Bay. He served in the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers. concentrate. If you don’t concentrate, you will get killed or wounded. You can’t think about being hungry or sleepy. I was a good soldier.” After the Vietnam War, SantiagoRodriguez was stationed at the Panama Canal for three years, in Germany three different times, the state of Washington, Colorado, North Carolina and Maryland. His last assignment brought him to Patrick Air Force Base, and he decided to live in Palm Bay upon his retirement in 1979. Santiago-Rodriguez then drove school buses for 20 years. “The kids respected me a lot,”
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Santiago-Rodriguez said. “People like to ask me a lot of questions. If you follow instructions, you can have a very good career in the Armed Forces.” Santiago-Rodriguez has been married to his wife Bernarda, 64, for the past 20 years. They met in the Dominican Republic, her home country. “The secret [to living a long life] is I take care of myself,” SantiagoRodriguez said. “I don’t have any bad habits. I never smoked, I never drank and I eat well. I’m Puerto Rican — I like my rice and beans. And salads.” SL
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Vietnam War and baseball veteran visits his roots BY DARRELL WOEHLER There were 4,065 fans in the stands for the spring training game between the Washington Nationals and the Miami Marlins on March 7, but chances are only one of them was wearing a Florida Marlins World Series ring, vintage 1997. His name is Juan Santiago. If you are a sports fan, you can concentrate on his talented baseball career. If you are a military buff, there are plenty of heroics and awards to honor, including five years of service in Vietnam, being shot down twice and wounded four times. Oftentimes, heroes such as retired Sgt. 1st Class Juan Santiago are on the quiet side, but not this man. He goes about his life thanking others for the jobs they are doing. Within 10 minutes at the ballgame, he sincerely thanked two police officers and two paramedics for their service. It seems appropriate that he lives at Indian River Colony Club in Viera, the place patriots call home. He is a recent recipient of the Jefferson Award, a prestigious civic award he received for a variety of volunteer work, including Army recruiting. That’s right, the Florida Marlins, predecessors of the Miami Marlins, the team for which Space Coast Stadium was originally built in 1994, were here for spring training from 1994 to 2002, then the Montreal Expos until 2004
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Retired Sgt. 1st Class Juan Santiago worked on the crew of the Florida Marlins when they won the World Series in 1997. and now the Washington Nationals are in their final season before moving to West Palm Beach. Santiago was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1939. When old enough, he started playing baseball with Carolina in the Puerto Rican
League, along with the likes of Roberto Clemente. As for the World Series ring he proudly wears, Santiago worked several different jobs that season, including grounds crew, security and equipment manager. Shortly after that
season, he became clubhouse manager for the Brevard County Manatees at Space Coast Stadium. Santiago is a gentleman who has spent most of his life in a uniform, military and baseball, both of which he is extremely proud. SL
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USO Welcome Center coming to Orlando International Airport SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIFE USO Central Florida announced that after nearly three years of groundwork, the organization will start construction on an Orlando International welcome center sometime in the next few weeks. At 3,100 square feet, it will be one of the nation’s larger facilities and one of its finest. It’s expected to open in June. The center will feature an etched glass and brick exterior, a commissary, big-screen TVs, quiet rooms with recliners and a children’s area with video games, books and children’s furniture. It will be on the A side of the main terminal, near ground transportation. OIA is providing the space free of charge. Officials estimate 10,000 service members and family members will use the center each month, though the number could be larger. More than 700,000 active-duty troops, veterans and their families are expected to fly into or out of OIA this year. And while active duty troops — from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, reservists and National Guardsmen — are the USO’s first priority, veterans and their families are welcome at the center if space is available. The facility will be able to accommodate 75 to 80 visitors at once. The USO expects they’ll range
from deploying service members — who often take commercial flights at least part of the way — to veterans visiting Central Florida theme parks with their children. Most major U.S. airports, including Tampa, Jacksonville and Pensacola, already feature USO centers, and Miami International Airport has a military hospitality lounge. Corporation and community support has raised roughly 60 percent of the $750,000 needed for construction, and it’s expected the USO will have the full amount by next month, though the USO will continue to raise money to cover the center’s maintenance. Northrop Grumman, Disney, SeaWorld Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort, Mears Transportation Group, Regions Bank and the American Legion are among the major contributors. Some of the companies also have promised to provide volunteers. Up to 400 a month could be needed. Though the center’s hours have yet to be determined, the facility is excepted to be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The USO Welcome Center at Orlando International Airport is located at 3353 W. Vine Street, Kissimmee. The center is looking for ideas, volunteers and sponsors. If interested, email executive director Peter Giusti at peter@usocentralflorida.org. SL
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Avoiding scams and fraud BY SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY Fraudulent scams have become one of the most problematic crimes we face today because they can target anyone from anywhere. Scams can occur in almost any form such as telephone scams, computer scams, texting scams, scams by mail and even in-person scams. The type of scam also changes almost every day, making it more difficult to keep our public well informed about the types of scams occurring in our area. For example, one of the biggest scams making its way through Florida is the scam that impersonates a representative from a utility company. Scammers are making telephone calls and sending emails to unsuspecting citizens and businesses claiming that they owe money immediately to avoid disruption of their services and possible payment penalties. Victims are being provided with an account number to make a payment to and being given a time limit to complete the transfer. Fearing for service disruption and penalties, many victims are complying and finding out afterward that they were scammed. The caller may even suggest a location from where you initiate a wire transfer or suggest a location where you can purchase a “pre-paid” credit card and then provide them the credit card number. Other scams have occurred where the caller pretends to be a law enforcement officer who makes you aware that you failed to comply with a Summons for Jury Duty and you now have a fine levied against you, or even a warrant that has been issued for your arrest. The fraudster will direct you to obtain a pre-paid credit card and provide them the credit card number to avoid arrest. Know that no law enforcement agency would ever conduct business in this manner and that the call is a fraud. Regardless of the type of scam or the medium it was delivered by, the
best way to handle them is to keep calm and contact the alleged company or organization yourself. If you receive one of these calls or emails, contact the company they claim to be on your own and verify or disprove the claims they have made. For example, if it is a utility company, look up the contact information yourself and then call them to see if there are truly problems with your account. If the claims are false, let the company know of the call or email you have received and file a report with your local law enforcement agency so we can not only investigate the crime but send out a community alert to others so that they do not become victims as well. Another way to avoid the various scams that are plaguing our community is to constantly gain awareness on the various types of scams that are being used by the fraudsters. While there are many online sites that provide education about scams and fraud, two of my favorites are 419eater.com and krebsonsecurity. com, both of which provide a tremendous insight into the various types of scams that target us. If you have any questions regarding this information, contact the community services unit at 321-2647755 and thank you for supporting the men and women of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. SL
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however. Both sides of the conflict are represented and the sailors on both Union and Confederate ships have unique personalities and characteristics, complete with flaws and strengths. Rhodes shows his readers the political side of war that often takes place in offices, behind closed doors, by cleverly creating dialogue based on historical documents that dictated certain actions during the war. His familiarity with the chain of command in the modern Navy is supported by research that gives his story an ease of reading that bridges the gap between pure history and fiction. I recommend “August 1864” to anyone who enjoys history, romance, political intrigue or stories about life at sea. SL
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The in-depth research necessary to write historical fiction is evident in “August 1864,” which H.V. Rhodes based on a true story and his personal knowledge as a retired U.S. Navy officer. His characters come to life through his narrative and realistic dialogue and plunge readers back in time to naval warfare as it was 152 years ago. Captain John Taylor Wood was, in fact, the commander of a fast cruiser named the Tallahassee during the American Civil War. Rhodes follows the Tallahassee’s adventures at sea during a single month, when it captured more than 30 enemy ships under Wood’s command. Some days, it captured as many as four or five ships, but Rhodes does not belabor the war victories. Instead, he dramatically and honestly captures the emotions of the men, and sometimes women, on these ships. He expertly fictionalizes enough romance and intrigue to make readers want to know more about the era. His dialogue portrays the polite civility common to the mid-1860s when men apologized for using foul language that is gentler than what is commonly heard on elementary school playgrounds today. The story does not take place solely onboard a single warship,
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Showers and flowers Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski
The old saying, “April showers bring May flowers,” applies to many of us on a journey for a long life. When I asked a centenarian in Indialantic about her secret for living a long life, she said, “I begin the day by breathing.” She laughed and continued, “I go out to my flower garden. I observe the beauty of God’s creation and help with weeding and watering.” How does your garden grow? Extreme agers — those over age 90 — were asked, “If you could live your life over again, what would you do differently?” Like a gardener planting seeds, common responses were: • Reflect more: to think, consider, ponder and imagine. • Risk more: to take more chances knowing or not knowing the consequences and outcomes. • Do more: to have an impact, especially doing more things that touch other people. Recently, the Foosaner Art Museum in Melbourne had an art exhibit of the visionary works of the late Rev. Howard Finster of Georgia. During his lifetime, he reflected, risked and touched people with more than 46,000 artworks completed in the last 25 years of his life. Starting
in 1976 and ending in 2001 when he died, he was completing nearly 2,000 artworks per year or more than five each day. Finster created a park with flowers and artworks called “Paradise Garden.” Many retirees take up the hobby of gardening. They connect with nature and their creator. Retirees are often the backbone of garden clubs that have an impact on area community landscaping and beautification. Bonsai gardeners shape miniature plants in small pots in the Japanese tradition. In my yard, in old Eau Gallie’s historic district, I planted cast-off and sale flower plants from area garden centers. With a prayer, some fertilizer and watering, I enjoyed my area in paradise. Aches and pains are forgotten when tending to blooms and foliage. Stress is reduced and moods change while being involved in lowimpact exercise. In a new publication, “Disrupt Aging,” Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP, encourages readers to shift from “mindless aging” to “mindful living.” We are labeled because of wrinkles, health problems, going gray, slowing down and balding. Our hobbies are often bland. We choose not to try new things. It’s time to make your garden grow. Go for it by living, loving, protesting, taking a position, supporting a candidate, exploring and traveling. We can change our garden. SL Ed Baranowski is president of Topics Unlimited, a Melbourne-based education, seminar and consulting company. He can be reached at topicsed@aol.com.
Touring the Town John Trieste Florida Caverns State Park is located in the Florida Panhandle, just north of Marianna. This exciting cavern is one of the few in Florida with breathable air and the only one in the state that offers guided tours. The cave has amazing formations of limestone stalactites and stalagmites. The 45-minute tours run Thursday through Monday. There are no tours on Tuesday or Wednesday, so plan accordingly. Call in advance to make a reservation since the tours sell out every day. The phone number is 850482-1228. The entrance fee to the park is $5 per car. The tour of the caverns is $8 for adults and $5 for children. There is also an excellent visitor center with interpretive exhibits and concessions. Florida Caverns is quite a distance from Brevard County in the northwest section of the state, so this is at least a two-night, three-day trip. Here are some suggested itineraries for the drive to the caverns.
The Wakulla Springs Lodge is an architectural landmark, built at great expense in 1937. It is surrounded by more than 6,000 acres of nature. The lodge has 27 charming guest rooms, all overlooking the spring, park and courtyard. In keeping with the lodge’s rural atmosphere, there are no televisions in the bedrooms. The only television is in the lodge’s dramatic lobby that houses a massive fireplace, period furnishings, marble checker game tables and a great view of the magnificent Wakulla Spring. Enjoy a meal in the lodge’s elegant Edward Ball dining room overlooking the Wakulla Spring and swimming area. Serving three meals a day, the menu features items in the southern tradition including traditional navy bean soup and country fried chicken for breakfast. In the next room is the oldfashioned soda fountain where you can get classics like milkshakes, egg creams, malts, ice cream sodas and more. The soda fountain counter is the longest marble countertop in the world. The lodge also has an excellent gift shop. While at the park, enjoy the glassbottom boat tour that departs at noon, 1 and 2 p.m. This interesting tour floats along the spring and Wakulla River. Three Tarzan movies were filmed here, plus the 1954 classic “The Creature
April 15 is taxing Funny thing is ... Sammy Haddad April is a most incredible month. The flowers are blooming, winter is over, the beaches are full of sunbathers, the golf courses are packed, spring, love and baseball are in the air, and everyone is happy. But there is a dark side to April. There is one day in the month when rich people wish they were poor. When couples who don’t want kids wish they had 20. When the most successful entrepreneurs wish they worked in the window at McDonalds. Yes, for one day in April, the whole country acts like they were schizophrenic Dr. Hydes, wishing all the success they’ve experienced the other 364 days of the year didn’t happen. So what is it that brings the most powerful, creative and enterprising people in the United States to their knees?
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April 15, tax day. What were they thinking, putting the worst day of the year right in the middle of the best month? How ironic is it that tax day is in the month started by April Fools Day? Was it an April Fools Day joke gone bad? I’ve heard only two types of people complain about taxes — men and women. Have you ever done your own taxes? If you try to cure a case of hemorrhoids with a blowtorch, it’s a little less painful and in the same anatomical area. Consider this. The tax system is so complicated, lawyers hire other people to do their taxes for them. Ever wonder why depreciation is so close to depression? Tax anxiety. If you send every penny you earn from January 1 to April 24 to the IRS, you can keep what you earn the rest of the year. That’s why they call April 24 Tax Freedom Day. Finally, do you know why your property tax is paid at the end of the year? Because when they were trying to decide where tax payments belong, someone jokingly said “in arrears.” I’m not making it up. I quote from the real estate manual: “taxes are paid in arrears.” April 15 can be so taxing. SL
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Florida Caverns State Park inspires a multi-day family-friendly trip through north Florida.
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Leave home early, taking State Road 528 to exit 4 and head north on the Florida Turnpike. Take I-75 North to exit 358 in Ocala, then take Route 27, a scenic road passing horse farms. Go west through Williston and stay on Route 27 to Chiefland. At Chiefland, take Route 19/27/96 north to Perry. At Perry, stop to visit the informative Forest Capital Museum State Park on Route 96. The Forest Museum explains the history of forestry in Florida, highlighting turpentine production, forest products and the ecology of the forest. The park also features an 1863 Cracker Homestead with antique furnishings and tools, a visitor center, picnic pavilions and playground. For more information, call 850-584-3227. From Perry, take Route 96 West for 40 miles to Newport. Then take Route 267 West for 8 miles to overnight lodgings at the Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park.
from the Black Lagoon.” There is a small charge for the boat tour. Make lodging reservations before leaving home. Wakulla Spring Lodge is located at 550 Wakulla Park Dr. Call 850-421-2000 or email info@wakullaspringslodge.com.
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I suggest two educational stops in Tallahassee. Departing Wakulla Springs, take Route 61 north to the state capital. The first stop is the historic state capitol building on Monroe Street, which has been completely restored to its 1902 appearance. A self-guided tour includes two floors of rooms that are restored with a wealth of Florida history. Tour the senate and the house chambers, governor’s suite, supreme court, rotunda and all the halls. Right behind the historic state capitol is the new 22-story capitol
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building that contains the house and senate chambers on either side. Don’t miss the public viewing galleries in both chambers. There is also a great observation deck on the top floor with spectacular views of surrounding Tallahassee. The Florida Legislature is in session from March through April. The second stop is the restored Mission San Luis de Apalachee, a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1633. The mission on Tennessee Street is only two miles west of the presentday capitol building. The mission was part of Spain’s effort to colonize the region and convert the native Americans to Christianity. The mission lasted until 1704, when it was evacuated and destroyed to prevent its use by an approaching militia of Muscogee (Creek) people and South Carolinians. Today the mission is reconstructed on its original site and brings the past to life with guides in period dress introducing you to colonial buildings, exhibits and archaeology. The reconstructed buildings include the church, the Convento, the council house, the chief’s house, the fort and blockhouse, and a typical Spanish house, as well as many interesting features around the site. The brand new visitor center has a beautiful lobby and a 125-seat theater to view an informative introductory film on the mission. The mission is open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. except Mondays and it is closed on holidays. There is a modest admission charge. Mission San Luis is located at 2100 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee. For more information, call 850-245-6406 or go to missionsanluis.org. There are a host of other cultural and recreational activities to enjoy in Tallahassee. For more information, call the visitor’s center at 800-6282866 or go to VisitTallahassee.com. There are many excellent overnight accommodations in Tallahassee and on Route 10 West.
DAY 3
From Tallahassee, take Route 10 West to exit 142. This is about a 70mile drive. Follow signs to Route 167 to the Florida Caverns State Park. After visiting Florida Caverns State Park, go back to Route 10 and head east to exit 203. If time permits, make a stop at the Alfred Maclay Gardens State Park located just north of Tallahassee on Route 61.
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The old Florida State Capitol building, now a museum, stands in front of the new capitol offices in Tallahassee. Start with a park introduction at the visitor’s center at the entrance. Then enjoy an interesting walk through beautiful ornamental gardens that were first planted in 1923. The gardens are truly a masterpiece of floral architecture. This self-guided tour follows a picturesque brick walkway. Meander through a secret garden, a wonderful reflection pool and a walled garden with hundreds of azaleas and camellias. The Maclay House Museum is only open during the blooming season from January through April. For more information, call 850487-4556. There is modest fee to tour the Maclay Gardens State Park. Leaving the park, go east on Route 10 to I-75 and visit any of the following stops as time allows. White Springs is located on the banks of the famous Suwannee River and the town is the center for outstanding outdoor activities. Start with the brand new White Springs Nature and Heritage Center located on the corner of Highway 136 and U.S. 41 in the center of town. The center is a statewide resource that promotes heritage and nature activities in all of Florida. You can get information, book reservations and arrange tours on a statewide level. There are interesting, interactive and educational kiosks and exhibits. White Springs hosts the Wild Azalea Festival in March and the Fall Harvest Festival in November. There are a number of other events and ranger programs available. White Springs is three miles east of I-75 at exit 439 at 10499 Spring Street. For more information, call 386-397-4461. Not far from the White Springs Heritage Center is the Stephen
Foster Folk Culture Center honoring composer Stephen Foster. The park has an excellent museum that features exhibits about Foster’s music. There is a 97-bell carillon tower that plays throughout the day. The center features a dedicated craft square where you can watch live demonstrations of blacksmithing, quilting, stained-glass making and other crafts. The park also hosts the annual Florida Folk Festival the last weekend in May. Special events include concerts, weekend retreats, a monthly coffeehouse and an antique tractor show. Miles of trails wind through some of the most scenic areas of north Florida. The culture center is located at 11016 Lillian Saunders Dr., Route 41 in White Springs. For more information, call 386-397-2733.
Consider visiting the communities of Gainesville, Ocala and Weirsdale, all just a short distance off I-75. Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, one of the best state universities in the country. My top pick in Gainesville is the Florida Museum of Natural History, one of the finest museums in the country, located on the university’s campus. The outstanding Butterfly Rainforest, an oasis of flowers and waterfalls with hundreds of living butterflies from around the world, is part of the museum. Find the museum at I-75, exit 384, on 34th St. and Hull Rd. in Gainesville. For more information, call 352-846-2000 or go to flmnh.ufl. edu/butterflies. Ocala is home to the world famous Silver Springs with one of the world’s largest formations of clear artesian springs. Take a narrated cruise in a glass-bottom boat that offers a view of underwater life as far as 40 feet below the surface. For more information, call 352-236-2121. Weirsdale is located just east of The Villages on Route 42, east of Route 441, and is the home of the outstanding Grand Oaks Museum, formally the Florida Carriage and Horse Museum. This museum houses more than 170 restored carriages from all over the world, including milk delivery vans, stagecoaches, hand-pulled fire trucks and more. This is a stop that should not be missed. For more information, call 866-500-2237. You will enjoy this family friendly and educational multi-day trip. A family holiday can be inexpensive with so many wonderful travel destinations in our own backyard. SL For Florida travel articles, go to myseniorlife.com.
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Lifestyle changes can fight crippling effects of glaucoma BY DR. FREDERICK HO Glaucoma is a sight-threatening disease affecting the optic nerve, the direct connection between each eye and the brain. As the optic nerve deteriorates, so does vision. In its early stages, glaucoma causes areas of blind spots in one’s peripheral vision. If untreated, blindness eventually occurs. Even with treatment, optic nerve damage can only be stopped, not reversed. Ophthalmologists have made remarkable progress in treating and controlling glaucoma but have yet to discover a cure. Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the U.S. and is the leading cause of blindness among African Americans with elderly people being most at risk. Regardless of age or racial heritage, the most significant risk factor for developing glaucoma is high pressure inside the eye, specifically an intraocular pressure of 21mm of mercury or higher. Other risk factors include a family history of glaucoma, near-sightedness
or far-sightedness, eye injury, low blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea and migraines. Glaucoma is treated in two ways; medicinally with eye drops and surgically with lasers and intraocular valve and shunt insertions. Medical researchers have recently identified several lifestyle behaviors that positively or adversely affect the severity of a patient’s glaucoma. Beyond complying with eye drop directions, here’s what glaucoma patients can do to mitigate its development and progression: • Moderate exercise — Physically fit individuals have lower intraocular pressure than inactive people. Both aerobic and dynamic resistance exercises lower eye pressure. Somewhat surprisingly, in the opposite direction, is yoga. Although recommended for its relaxation benefits, certain head down yoga positions increase intraocular pressure and must be avoided. • Good nutrition — Optimal eye health depends on optimum ocular tissue nutrition. One’s
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diet determines the quality of those nutrients. Carrots, leafy green vegetables and fruits are particularly helpful to glaucoma patients, as are foods rich in omega 3 and 6 oils. In addition, Ginkgo biloba has a positive effect on ocular blood flow and improves visual function. Vitamin and mineral supplements have not shown any impact on glaucoma; even ones recommended for macular degeneration. • Alcohol, sodas — Alcohol, in modest amounts, reduces intraocular pressure through the relaxation effect. While caffeine in coffee, tea and soda serve as a constricting agent that can increase pressure in the eye as well as throughout the body’s vascular network, a little tea or coffee is fine for glaucoma patients. However, too much caffeine at a time or during the course of a day are both detrimental. • Tobacco use — Cigarette smokers have an increased risk of developing glaucoma. Tobacco consumption also interferes with treatment success. • Sleep apnea — Sleep apnea is a chronic condition that
interrupts breathing during sleep. In obstructive sleep apnea, the airway becomes blocked, causing breathing to stop for up to two minutes. This condition has been linked to an increased risk of glaucoma development and progression. • Other factors — Playing high resistance wind instruments like trumpets, French horns, oboes and bassoons can elevate intraocular pressure and worsen glaucoma. Neckwear tied too tight can have similar damaging effects, especially if worn in a stressful environment. The good news is that knowledge of these proactive and counterproductive lifestyle factors, if you make the right choices, can significantly reduce the development and progression of glaucoma-related vision loss until ophthalmologists can announce a cure. SL Dr. Frederick Ho is a boardcertified ophthalmologist and medical director of Atlantic Eye MD and Atlantic Surgery and Laser Center at 8040 N. Wickham Rd. in Melbourne. For more information, call 321-7577272 or go to AtlanticEyeMD.com.
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FAVORITE WORKOUT ACTIVITY: Using strength machines and the treadmill five days a week. I go to the fitness room at Buena Vida at 6 a.m. when it’s very quiet. It gives me time to meditate and say a few prayers. I go to a group workout three days a week for strength, flexibility and balance. I also play bocce and shuffleboard.
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FAVORITE WORKOUT ACTIVITY: Pickleball. I was lucky to find out about this game just two weeks into my retirement. I play three to four times per week. I also work out with trainers five times per week at the gym. MOTIVATION: My motivation to eat right and exercise is longevity, not just living longer but also getting there with total enjoyment and healthy habits. If I’m going to live long, it has to be a quality life. NUTRITION: I have been doing Weight Watchers. I can have 26 points per day and staying inside that number means weight loss or maintaining my current weight. I track these points everyday which makes me think about what I put into my body. All fruits and veggies are zero points, so I fill up on them.
FAVORITE WORKOUT ACTIVITY: I do something physical every day and most times twice a day. I like to run in the early morning. Swim, do strength training or elliptical at lunch. I bike in the early evening or on weekends or run a local race on Saturdays. MOTIVATION: Competing. I have gotten more involved in triathlons. It is more gratifying to see improvement in my biking and swimming times and overall race times. My daughter and I are currently training for Ironman Texas in May.
NUTRITION: My wife and I became vegetarians for health reasons. We are not vegans, so we eat eggs, yogurt, cheese and very little meat. We enjoy ethnic foods. I take a multivitamin and some supplements. I have one or two fruit protein shakes per day, depending on my workout schedule.
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FAVORITE WORKOUT ACTIVITY: Lifting my grandson, now 27 pounds, is now my main training. From doing horizontal lifts into car seats to squats, I am a lot stronger. My husband and I have a Nordic Tug Trawler powerboat and when we dock, we explore on our foldable bikes. MOTIVATION: I believe to stay young mentally, you need to be around the young. I taught high school for 36 years and coached swimming, tennis and volleyball. I believe the kids keep me young and on my toes. Now that I am newly retired, I believe it is even more important to coach and have fun with the kids. NUTRITION: Being lactose intolerant helps my diet. Cutting out dairy allowed me to drop 10 pounds. I believe that eating three meals a day is important for the body.
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YOGA continued from page 1 It gets you closer to yourself, in comfortable and uncomfortable ways,” Armstrong said. “That inspires change beyond physicality.” Having a place to go to practice was pivotal to Gianfortune’s success, he says. “You can watch videos at home and do it yourself, but the truth is
that having that professional help and energy makes you want to go more often,” he said. “Plus you have people cheering you on.” Armstrong says having that yoga community really does make a difference in the journey. “I always encourage people to ‘start where you are,’ make that connection no matter what your fitness level,” Armstrong said. “It’s really about an ability to connect with yourself.” SL
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Everyone invited to Help a Horse Day celebration BY FLORA REIGADA Tommy, a 26-year-old thoroughbred horse, was at least 200 pounds underweight and had a severe skin condition when he was found starving at a foreclosed property. First responders from the Brevard County sheriff’s office came to his aid, bringing him to Hidden Acres Rescue for Thoroughbreds (HART) where he received medical care, food and love. To honor first responders and their role in animal rescue, as well as observe the ASPCA’s 150th anniversary, HART and the ASPCA are hosting the second annual Help a Horse Day Celebration 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at Wickham Park in Melbourne. The event is free and the community is invited. It is part of a nationwide, ASPCA sponsored $25,000 grand-prize grant competition for equine rescues and sanctuaries to raise awareness about their efforts to save and care for at-risk horses. Activities include children’s games, crafts, face painting, pony rides, obstacle races, horse riding demonstrations, new and used tack sales, equine health seminars, music, food, a silent auction and raffle. First responder heroes will participate. “The event is both a fun and educational day for our community,” a HART press release states. “HART is committed to preventing the troubling fate some off-track thoroughbreds face after retiring from racing. We focus on the horses’
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HART volunteers Cheri Carollo, left, and Nancy Burns, play with Tommy, a 26-year-old thoroughbred horse. Tommy, bottom right, was severely underweight when he was rescued by the organization. well-being, finding these majestic athletes forever homes and elevating awareness about their plight.” HART also offers riding lessons, provides riding scholarships to families of limited resources, hosts spring and summer camps and offers equine-assisted therapeutic riding for children and adults with disabilities. So far, HART has cared for, rehabilitated and placed 70 horses in forever homes. Tommy may soon join that number. First responders, HART and events such as Help a Horse Day make these success stories possible.
Volunteers have nicknamed Tommy “Prince Charming.” “He is there to greet you, ready to talk and he listens attentively.” For information about Help a Horse Day, call Cheri Carollo at 860-944-
7807 or email Help.a.Horse.Day@ gmail.com. For more information on HART, go to hartforhorses.org. SL
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Rehearsing for “Sister Act,” on stage at the Titusville Playhouse April 1 to 24, “nuns” lift their hands in song and praise. Next on stage, “On Golden Pond” will be performed April 29 to May 8.
3615 Lionel Rd., Mims 321-264-5080 Wednesday, April 6 • 1 - 4 p.m. Antique Appraisals with Rich Derosa Bring in your antiques for appraisal. Thursday, April 7 • 1:30 - 3 p.m. Library Book Club “The Orphan Train” by Christina Kline will be discussed. Copies of the book are available at the reference desk. Tuesday, April 19 • 2 - 3 p.m. Adult Coloring Club Join us monthly for this selfexpressing new craze. Free. All materials provided. Thursday, April 21 • 6 - 8 p.m. Cook the Book Club April recipes will be from Trisha Yearwood’s “Home Cooking.” Call the reference desk to register.
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Every Tuesday • 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Master Gardeners Master gardeners answer questions about plants, pests, diseases, etc. Thursday, April 14 • 2 p.m. BookChat Discussing “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.
BY FLORA REIGADA As the Titusville Playhouse celebrates 51 years of outstanding, live entertainment, “Sister Act” and “On Golden Pond” will grace its stage. “Sister Act” will be performed April 1 through 24 on the main stage at 301 Julia St. and “On Golden Pond” will run from April 29 to May 8 at the TPI 2nd Stage, an intimate downtown blackbox theatre at 407 S. Washington Ave. The Playhouse website states, “Sister Act is the feel-amazing musical comedy smash, based on the hit 1992 film that will have you jumping to your feet. When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place cops are sure she won’t be found — a convent.” Disguised as a nun, Van Cartier uses her talent to breathe new life into the church and community, inspiring powerful music and outrageous dancing. But this blows her cover. When criminal elements give chase, they encounter a powerful wall of sisterhood. “We are first in Florida to get the rights to do this amazing musical version of the show,” said Steven J. Heron, Playhouse general manager and artistic director. Heron is directing and Reca Oakley stars as Deloris. “She is a performer in “The Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom,” Heron said. “On Golden Pond” tells the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the 48th year. The Titusville Playhouse website explains, “He is a retired professor, nearing 80, with heart palpitations and
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Reca Oakley rehearses for her starring role as disco diva Deloris Van Cartier in “Sister Act.” a failing memory, but still tart-tongued and as eager for life as ever. Ethel, 10 years younger and the perfect foil for Norman, delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together.” The show is directed by Paul Padilla. “It is a classic that tells the story of life so perfectly,” Heron said. “The TPI 2nd Stage will help the audience experience being right there with the family.” For more information, go to titusvilleplayhouse.com or call 321-268-1125. SL
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Titanic Presentation
6 p.m.; free Spring Concert By Denise Vanaria, 3:30 p.m.; free Titanic historian. Riverside Presbyterian Church Titusville Library 3400 N. Atlantic Ave. 2121 S. Hopkins Ave. Cocoa Beach Titusville Tickets required: 321-525-7825 321-264-5026 or riversidepres.org
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A bag full of compassion BY FLORA REIGADA For Renee Magnuson of Titusville, mom of six and grandma of seven, helping others has been a way of life. It’s only natural that when she learned her daughter’s sister-in-law, Diana Focht, was battling endometrial cancer, she would want to help. Her help came in the form of a “Compassion Bag” from Compassion That Compels, a nonprofit ministry. Its mission is “to reach every woman battling cancer with a Compassion Bag, reminding them they are never alone.” Magnuson purchased the gift bag from the organization’s website. “Valued at $100, the bags and their contents are extravagant,” she said. They contain a Be Strong tote, Jesus Calling devotional, DaySpring notebook, DaySpring journal, pen, decaffeinated Scripture tea, Scripture candy soft mints, a blanket and a Chick-fil-A gift card. A scripture verse is attached to each item. Two weeks after Focht’s second chemo treatment, Magnuson and her daughter, Heather, delivered the Compassion Bag. “It had been a long day at work and I was suffering the effects of the chemo,” Focht said. “Renee couldn’t wait to give me the bag. It revealed her heart, but also the heart of the ministry where it originated.” Focht described the items in the bag as practical. The blanket came in handy because the infusion room where Focht received her treatment was kept at a
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cool temperature. Magnuson also initiated an effort to present Compassion Bags to local women battling cancer. So far, with the support of others at her church, Park Avenue Baptist, Magnuson and her team have given away 22 bags. Team member Michelle Hallock recently presented a bag to cancer survivor Marsha who was thrilled to receive it. Magnuson recalled the response of an 80-year-old woman with bladder cancer. “She no longer felt alone and knew that God was with her,” Magnuson said. For information about Compassion That Compels, go to compassionthatcompels.org. For information about distributing Compassion Bags, call Magnuson at 321-269-5919. SL
Joining hands to help others Rev. Richard Lord of Park Avenue Baptist Church, left; Capt. Angel Calderon of the Salvation Army; Trey Gordon, the executive director of Hope for North Brevard; Marcia Gaedcke, president of the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce; and Brienne Robertson, Hope for North Brevard board member, celebrate successful fundraising for the renovation of the Titusville Salvation Army’s Emergency Family Shelter.
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BY FLORA REIGADA According to Marcia Gaedcke, president of the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce, “Together, the community can accomplish anything.” This was recently evidenced by the successful fundraising of $42,060 for the renovation of the Titusville Salvation Army’s Emergency Family Shelter at 1218 W. Main St. The good news was announced by Hope for North Brevard. “Thanks to area churches and several caring individuals in our community, it’s official. We have reached the goal set during the 40 Days of Generosity.” The local campaign ran from Sept. 21 to Oct. 31, 2015. The total renovation estimate is $84,000 and the Salvation Army is matching half. Trey Gordon, executive director of Hope for North Brevard, explained that an existing building will be repurposed
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Crossword Puzzle THEME: THINK SPRING ACROSS 1. Boat load 6. Line of work 9. Stairway alternative 13. Hitler’s mistress 14. High or low card 15. Country on Samoan Islands 16. Stiff hair or bristles 17. Kan. neighbor 18. Holy See loyalist practicing different rites 19. *Daylight ____ time 21. *Spring is a symbol of this 23. Much of this about nothing? 24. “Stop!” to marchers 25. Feather glue 28. World’s largest continent 30. To show off 35. Functions 37. Jittery 39. End of a poem 40. *Before you spring clean you make one? 41. Manet’s and Gauguin’s contemporary 43. Seaside bird 44. *”Spring to mind” or “Spring into action,” e.g. 46. Table mineral 47. Equal 48. Correspondence friend 50. Part of ROM 52. *Spring is a cure for ____, acr. 53. As opposed to “want” 55. Pine juice 57. *Vernal event 61. *Japanese spring blossom 64. Knucklehead 65. Wear and tear 67. Made cow noise 69. Old hat 70. June honoree 71. Muscat resident 72. #23 Across, pl. 73. Mama sheep 74. Relating to Scandinavia DOWN 1. *Masters Tournament network 2. Mars, to the Greeks 3. “Pro” follower 4. Exotic jelly flavor 5. Iroquois tribe 6. “More ____ for the buck” 7. *It dissipates in spring 8. Striped equine 9. Raja’s wife 10. Gulf V.I.P. 11. Castle’s line of defense 12. Beaten by walkers 15. Difficult to detect 20. Red-____ like Rudolph 22. Hermey the dentist, e.g. 24. Wasted-looking 25. *Popular spring flower 26. Comment to the audience 27. Pine product 29. *____ of March, or March 15 31. “The ____ Go Marching” 32. Part of eye containing iris, pl. 33. Marilyn Monroe’s given name 34. Pronged, as in three-____ fork 36. “Cut that out!” 38. Ivy League school 42. Bills under mattress 45. Like “The Martian” mission
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the chance of human extinction by making life multiplanetary and setting up human colony on Mars.” (inc.com/larry-kim/50-innovationamp;-success-quotes-fromspacex-founder-elon-musk.html) As he says, “when something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” And that seems to be what other innovators, like Scott and Julie Brusaw, choose to do, too. Scott and Julie Brusaw founded Solar Roadways in 2006 out of concern for the environment. Solar Roadways (solarroadways.com) is a modular system of specially engineered solar panels that can be walked and driven on. This would be a way to generate massive amounts of renewable energy,
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put a halt to climate change and bring about other benefits like creating lines and signage without paint, preventing snow and ice accumulation, and use the microprocessors in the panels to allow panels to communicate with each other, to a central control station, and to vehicles. This is not too far from happening since the research to move toward road and highway installations is under way here in the U.S. Julie Brusaw, who has an M.A in Counseling Psychology, had the idea and Scott Brusaw, who has an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, created the product. As Elon Musk said, “it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” The Brusaws seem to have done just that. The motivation for being extraordinary tends to come mostly from our early years. That’s why 3Rs and Beyond created a program series called Connect to Help Protect, a program whose goal is to assist reestablishing the connection between individuals and the natural world to help them better understand the impact that their actions have on the environment and on lives. The series engages participants and facilitates their transition to become agents of change. We hope to reach as many individuals as possible in our community. If you are interested in partnering with us in this endeavor, email me. Investing in programs like Connect to Help Protect is investing in our future because, as cliché as it may sound, children are the future and if we listen to their insights, we can learn a lot and open up doors to solutions we couldn’t even imagine possible. Earth Day is April 22. Let’s not only celebrate the day Senator Gaylord Nelson placed environmental protection onto the national political agenda back in 1970; let’s start talking about ideas and dare to give them a chance to become future options for a better Earth. SL Email Marcia Booth at Marcia@3RsAndBeyond.org.
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SENIOR LIFE Irv Green The Nashville Parthenon is a near-exact replica of the one that was built in Greece in the fifth century B.C. BY ANDREA GROSS It’s an eye-popping, headscratching sight. There, right in the middle of middle America, stands one of the most recognizable buildings in Europe: the Greek Parthenon, generally considered one of the wonders of the Ancient World. What in the name of Zeus is this historic monument doing in Nashville, Tenn.? Of course, the Tennessee building is a replica, but it looks much more like the temple where Socrates and Plato debated the merits of democracy than does the one in Athens. The original Parthenon, built in the fifth century B.C., shows its age. Some of the columns have crumbled; most of the roof is gone, and the marble sculptures that decorated its exterior are now in the British Museum of London, the center of a longstanding dispute between England and Greece. What’s more, the giant statue of Athena, which was created by Pheidias, the most famous sculptor of his time, disappeared 1,500 years ago. In contrast, the building in Nashville is in perfect condition. My husband and I are awed by the 50 graceful Doric columns, which, like the original, are ingeniously tapered so that to the eye they appear straight while they actually tilt slightly
inward, an architectural trick to make them appear regally tall. Inside, we’re mesmerized by a 42-foot statue of Athena, reproduced by Nashville sculptor Alan LeQuire. The goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, whom the Parthenon was built to honor, is attired in a flowing gown and gilded with eight pounds of 23.75 carat gold. In her right hand, she holds an adult-size statue of Nike, the goddess of victory. In short, Nashville’s Parthenon resembles the original as it was, not as it is. This, of course, gets us back to our original question: Why Nashville? Why wasn’t such a monument built in a city like Tarpon Springs, where more than 10 percent of the population traces its ancestry back to Greece? Nashville doesn’t even rank among the top 70 largest Greek-American communities. The answer dates back to the mid1800s, when the city was known as a center of wisdom, art and learning. It was the first city in the South to have a public school system, and it had more colleges and universities than other cities of its size. Proud Nashvillians said that, in their reverence for knowledge and the love of philosophical debate, they and the ancient Greeks were kindred spirits. In addition to thinking like the
Greeks, the city had a Greek flair due to its abundance of Greek Revival architecture. Citizens were inordinately proud of its buildings, many of which were graced with stately colonnades and porticos. Nashville became known as “The Athens of the South.” Thus, in 1897 when it was asked to erect a pavilion for the state’s Centennial Exposition, it seemed natural to build a life-sized model of the Parthenon. The building was only intended to last for the six-month duration of the Exposition, but the citizens balked at tearing it down. Instead, they replaced the temporary structure with a permanent one, which was completed in 1931. Today, the Nashville Parthenon serves as the city’s art museum and houses a permanent collection of paintings by 19th and 20th century American artists. Other galleries are used for temporary exhibits. In addition, it hosts a series of free educational programs that range from panel discussions to formal lectures. As for Nashville’s Greek atmosphere, its streets are still filled with fine examples of classical Greek architecture. Not far from the Parthenon, the Tennessee State Capitol, modeled after a Greek temple, sits atop Nashville’s own acropolis. In 1955, the capitol, which was
SENIOR LIFE Irv Green The statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, is 42 feet tall. then nearly 100 years old, needed to be fixed up. We drive to the north side of the building where we find some of the original pillars that weren’t used in the restoration. They’re scattered on a small patch of grass, where they bear an eerie resemblance to the ruins of ancient Greece. Later, we explore the area near West End Avenue and Belle Meade Boulevard, where many homes have the trademark Greek columns and porticos. The most famous of the Greek Revival homes belongs to Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. His home, The Hermitage, was originally built in the Federal style, but after being destroyed by a fire, it was rebuilt with the classical elements that were more in vogue at the time. A smaller home, Tulip Grove, on the outskirts of Jackson’s estate, provides an even better example of the Greek style. Finally, we go to the Athens Family Restaurant. It’s housed in an architecturally bland building but is renowned for its authentically spiced Greek food, including gyros and souvlaki. Of course, in what is altogether fitting for the culture that practically invented democracy, the chefs also serve thoroughly American hamburgers.SL
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