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Fly fishing fans convene, page 2

Bands, stage and streets alive with season’s greetings

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Christmas’ first family plays supreme role page 33

The Melbourne Municipal Band is busy through the holiday season, as is the MMB band Swingtime.

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Dave Hutson is so busy this holiday season, each time he puts a saxophone to his lips Christmas comes out the other end. A performer with the Melbourne Municipal Band, he’ll be busy through the end of the year, literally. MMB’s 20-piece Swingtime Band rings in 2014 with a gala event at the Holiday Inn Viera.

Surfside Players, the community theatre of Cocoa Beach, has something different every weekend in December. Various performing groups within the theatre include

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Men from the Melbourne chapter of Harbor City Harmonizers combine voices with the women of the Platinum Coast Chrorus for a Saturday, Dec. 14 performance at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.

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By Flora Reigada Fly fishermen can mark their calendars for the fourth Fly Fishing and Rod Building Fair. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7 at Renzetti Inc., a Titusville manufacturer of fly tying and rod building equipment, owned by Andy and Lily Renzetti.

The fair and a fundraiser preceding it will feature a “who’s who” of sport legends. Look for world famous fly angler, author and illustrator Lefty Kreh, along with pros Flip Pallot, Bob Clouser and a host of other prominent figures.

The fair is $10 in advance; $15 at the door.

Festivities kick off Friday night, Dec. 6, with a reception and fund raiser at the La Cita Country Club. Proceeds will benefit two organizations: Casting for Recovery and Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. Their stated missions follow.

“Casting for Recovery provides free support and educational retreats for women in any stage of breast cancer and introduces them to fly fishing.”

“Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.”

The fundraiser includes a cocktail reception, meal and auction. Business attire is encouraged.

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Fly fishing river guide Rick Leblong assists Casting For Recovery participant Pat Hipple at the St. Johns River.

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The Magical Weekend of Giving makes room for visual art

By Mary Brotherton In recognition of local nonprofits, Merritt Square Mall is holding The Magical Weekend of Giving the first weekend in December.

Central Brevard Art Association (CBAA) will participate in the form of an art show that will take place in the mall’s community room near the Sears inside entrance from noon until 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec, 7. On Sunday, Dec. 8, the show runs from noon to 4 p.m.

With space for 53 artists, many of whom are award-winners, this art show is certain to have one-ofa-kind pieces for the art lovers on everyone’s wish list. They will sell and display oils, pastels, acrylics, photography, silks, sea-glass and gem jewelry, sculptures, Papier Mâché figures and hand-crafted lamps.

CBAA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization approaching its 54th year of promoting art in the Central Brevard area. The group teaches adults and children in a variety of media.

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and co-chair of the mall show, said, “We initiated a summer kids’ program this year and had a successful two-week session for children aged 6 through 9. Next summer’s sessions will include kids aged 10 through 15. Plans are also being made to teach kids on Saturdays during this new school year.”

He said that artists with specific specialties teach adult classes, which are held during the week, and all levels of talent are welcomed.

“Fledgling artists are encouraged to just jump in and discover their talents. There are no tests or judgments on the works produced, since self-satisfaction is the goal.”

CBAA awards an annual $1,000 scholarship to a high school student pursuing higher education in an art field. A part of the December’s show proceeds will go to the scholarship fund.

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Come Feb.1 the poodle skirt, a symbol of the 1950s Americana style and flare, will hit the Space Coast as the annual Boomer Senior Expo kicks off.

Guests, stepping into The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville will feel as if they’ve traveled back to the days of “Grease,” “Happy Days” or simply their teenage years. The museum will transform into a 1950s bash where poodle skits will be as abundant as they were in the days when they first adorned the waists of school girls.

To fully understand what was considered one of the most iconic fashion pieces of the decade is to first understand its history.

The skirt was introduced in 1947 after Juli Lynne Charlot, a young actress and designer, created the stylish bottom at home. She cut a hole in the middle of a large circle of of felt — an excess of fabric that was not popular during World War II or the Great Depression — large enough for her waist, the skirt reaching just below the knee. She wore it to a holiday party in Los Angeles.

As time moved forward, so did the skirt. It was first made in bright girly colors, like pink with crinoline, a stiff fabric underneath to support and shape the piece.

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Senior Safari is a chance to say “I do” at the zoo We at Bluewater Creative Group received a tremendous pre-holiday gift on Nov. 8, as all of you overflowed the first Boomer Bash & Senior Center held at the King Center for Performing Arts, kicked off by a very moving Veterans Salute. The day was filled with great exhibits and entertainment.

I would be remiss if I didn’t thank each of our sponsors and every one of our readers of Senior Life and sister paper Viera Voice for making each of our Expos a success throughout the past year.

Speaking of Expos, save the date to put on your safari khakis and join us for Senior Safari Feb. 7 at Brevard Zoo, the release party for the 2014 Boomer Guide. As always, we pick a great destination location and make it available to you for free, age 55 and over for this event.

You can say “I do” at the zoo all over again by renewing your wedding vows for Valentine’s Day, and take a walk on the wild side as you enjoy live music, lots of fun activities and great exhibits all around the zoo grounds.

Thank you again for a successful year. We at Senior Life wish you greatest of gifts this holiday season: happiness, health and prosperity.

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Letter to the Editor Dear Senior Life, I would like to congratulate you and your organization for putting on one of the most informative health and wellness fairs I’ve ever seen in Brevard County.

As a volunteer for seven years with SHINE, I have been present at many health and wellness events.

The one at the King Center was more than just a health and wellness event, it was a showcase for all of Brevard County and it’s cultural activities. I hope you will consider having another one next year and that you will invite SRA and SHINE again.

It was a great place for organizations to get the word out on the who, what and where we are and what we do. We had a large number of people stop at our table and inquire about SHINE. Again, congratulations on your very successful event.

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Tango: Que Bueno!

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Dolores Ashland and Guillermo Gonzalez Naya, dancing the tango in Paris, will be going on tour in Europe this month.

A new wave of music has arrived to Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach on the Space Coast — Argentina tango, as offered throughout the world.

Originating in Argentina at the turn of the 19th century, it has gained a global following. Made popular in movies such as “Scent of a Woman,” the dance and passion of the music draws interest from all ages.

Dolores Ashland and Guillermo Gonzalez Naya, a native of Buenos Aires, will offer free tango lessons at Neptune Bar & Grill in Satellite Beach from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 and 8, and at Brasas Grill Brazilian Steak House in Cocoa Village from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.

The evenings are rounded off by live dance performances and music, sung by Guillermo, featuring some

of the top and most popular tangos.

In addition, community recognition and involvement extends to the SPCA of Brevard County, which each week provides a free raffle to all event participants as well as a 50-50 raffle. The Suntree YMCA rounds off the giveaways with monthly family membership prizes and informs event participants of the YMCA mission to reach out and support community-wide events.

Other supporters include Shoetique, offering gift vouchers to participants in the form of dance shoes to help make dancing the tango a comfortable and inviting dance.

So, say the dance experts, come on out and learn the tango and you, too, may fall in love all over again.

For more information, call 314-775-4086, or visit porunacabezamilonga on Facebook. SL

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New playground the “cherry on top” for Cocoa youth club

By Linda Wiggins

bordering Cocoa that will also be a source for Cocoa club members.

“Thanks to both of these great organizations and to the hundreds of

community volunteers who helped to make our dream playground a reality,” said Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida president and CEO Gary

Not only will Boys & Girls Club members get a new Cocoa building for activities Dec. 16, but they will have a brand new playground to romp on that will be open for the surrounding community day and night.

The KABOOM! nonprofit playground builder brought together 200 volunteers from the community and Disney Cruise Line to build the colorful structures in eight hours on Saturday, Nov. 16.

The playground was the cherry on top for the club, which took years of stops and starts to secure, according to Dr. Maxwell C. King, one of the community leaders who rallied his peers to put up the money for the project.

“I’m just one of many who saw the need for this and made it a top priority,” said King, retired president of what is now Eastern Florida State College.

After nearly going defunct five years ago, the Brevard arm of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida is going strong in Mims and Melbourne, both serving challenged urban areas with numerous housing projects.

Cocoa can serve 150 youngsters and will be the largest facility.

KABOOM! and Disney have SENIOR LIFE Linda Wiggins built numerous such playgrounds Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida President Gary Cain, Mickey Mouse, community leader together in Brevard, one of the Dr. Maxwell King and Disney Cruise Line Senior Vice President of Operations Anthony latest in the Rockledge area Connelly cheer on volunteers to build a KABOOM! playground at the new Cocoa club.

Disney Cruise Line Senior Vice President of Operations Anthony Connelly, Dr. Maxwell King and Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida President Gary Cain survey the new club in Cocoa where KABOOM! and community helpers and Disney VoluntEARS built a playground.

Cain, “children in the Cocoa community now have a safe and interactive place to play,” Cain has been a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs since age 11, when he had a brother in prison, an alcoholic mother and no father in his life. He went on to college and became a volunteer before heading up staff in the region.

The Cocoa club is located on Dixon Boulevard just west of U.S. 1 and serves children ages 6 to 18. A dedication of the building is expected next month. For more information, call 321-2649811 or go to bgccf.org. SL

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Boomer Senior Sentiments “What is your most treasured memory of 2013?”

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Barbara Janos “Mine would be that I was able to see my husband reach his 80th birthday in April of this year.”

Sara Ann Conkling “It was the time I spent with my kind, wonderful, kind and thoughtful friends.”

Martha Sinclair “ That through Jr. League I was able to support their programs for kids that help them have food on weekends and when they are not in school and teaching them good, healthy nutrition.”

Bob Sox “My most treasured moment from this past year was for my family. My son is coming to visit over the Thanksgiving holiday, and a great relationship with Ilene, and all of the excitement that is taking place in Port Canaveral.”

Ilene Davis

“My most treasured moment from this past year was buying a house after living for 25 years in a two-bedroom condo.”

Barbara Evans

“My most treasured moment from this past year was surviving breast cancer. I had my annual mammogram which discovered the situation, and my cancer was discovered early, so I am a very happy survivor.”

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SENIOR LIFE Rosemary H. Lynn

Business is brisk for Something Sweet Cake Studio in Port St. John, according to owner Johnnie Messler.

Winning cake studio serves up the sweetest in cakes and cupcakes for Port St. John customers

By Rosemary H. Lynn Johnnie and Shawn Messler of Port St. John opened Something Sweet Cake Studio in Titusville nearly 11 years ago.

About nine and a half years later, they decided that a move closer to Cocoa and Rockledge would be a good one for their business and their personal lives since they live with their two children in Port St. John.

They are thriving in their new location and business has never been better.

About a year ago, the two were featured on the popular television reality show, which they won. After that, the business began to really boom and they became successful beyond their wildest dreams.

“Soon after the show aired, people would line up outside to buy cakes and cupcakes,” Johnnie Messler said. “We sold 1,000 cupcakes in one day. It was crazy!”

But word of mouth of the store’s confections soon got around to people who live in places other than Port St. John or Titusville.

“We get folks coming from Suntree and Viera all of the time,” Messler said.

“We have quadrupled our business since moving from downtown Titusville.”

One of the events this year was handing out cupcakes to kids on the first day of school. Messler estimates that they served 500 cupcakes that day.

Messler’s mom helps in the large kitchen in the back of the store. During holidays, they specialize in pies which she loves to bake. Special occasions, such as weddings and birthdays, always attract special orders for birthday cakes and cupcakes and beautiful, tiered

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Shawn Messler fills a customer order.

wedding cakes. Custom cakes can be decorated to fit nearly any theme.

It is amazing that the Messlers, themselves, are the only ones to run the store. But watching as people come and go, it is a smoothly run operation with Johnnie baking in the back with her mom and Shawn holding down the fort in the front. All of the baked goods are made on the premises. The store is open only four days a week so that they can handle ordering, paperwork and other necessary operational duties the rest of the time.

On Sundays, they spend time with their family. According to the Messlers, it is essential that everything be fresh, so once they are out of cupcakes, the store closes for the day. Leftovers are donated to various businesses or charitable organizations in the area.

Something Sweet Cake Studio is located at 3740 Curtis Blvd., Ste. 110, Port St. John. For more information, call 321-631-0021 or go to somethingsweetcakestudio.net. SL

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Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center hosts grand opening By mary Brotherton Chris Stagman, CEO of the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation, and Richard Rossell, program director of the Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center, hosted an open house Friday evening, Nov. 8 to unveil the new Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center located in One Senior Place in Viera.

The center is a program of the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation created to provide information related to optimal brain health through intervention and education about Alzheimers disease and related forms of dementia. Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation awareness is symbolized by purple balloons.

Monthly events, programs, guest speakers and discussion groups will awaken public awareness to the Alzheimer’s epidemic and strategies to keep the brain in optimal health.

Dave Morgan, Ph.D. was the event’s guest speaker. Morgan is CEO of the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute in Tampa and a distinguished professor of molecular pharmacology and physiology.

The institute is dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. “With a state-of-the-art facility and a highly qualified team of researchers, doctors, clinicians and educators, they are in the forefront of Alzheimer’s research and care,” he said.

Guests were treated to an array

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David Morgan, Ph.D., CEO of the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, left of center, was the keynote speaker at the Nov. 8 opening of the Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center at One Senior Place in Viera. He is surrounded by staff and board members of the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation, which runs the Center: Jennifer Alexander, Bryan Hatfield, Center director Richard Rossell, Foundation CEO Chris Stagman, board chairman Susan Blakeslee, David Slonim, Robert Marchello, Lee Garner, W. Wilson Sims, Sonny Simerly, Rachel Terry and Janice Miller. of gourmet foods provided by local assisted living facilities that specialize in the care of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Autumn House, Glenbrooke, Hibiscus Court and Sonata received an award thanking them for the service they provide to the residents of their respective facilities.

Ruth McCartney and Louise Jones were honored for their longtime support of the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Baer’s Furniture in Melbourne donated four purple chairs for use in the center.

For more information about the Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center, call 321-253-6362 or visit 8085 Spyglass Hill Road, Viera. SL

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OUR columnists Enchanting Lakes

If you are interested in doing something different, look into visiting and walking around these four wonderful lakes in downtown Orlando.

My granddaughters Amie and Chrissy live in downtown Orlando and they introduced me to these small magnificent lakes that are surrounded by the hustle and bustle of downtown Orlando. These lakes are in the old part of Orlando. The homes surrounding the lakes are in many cases more than 100 years old and all are in excellent condition. Many of the homes have been completely restored to their original 20th century condition.

Lake Eola is a small lake in the park and has an outstanding fountain that changes colors at night like a light show.

There is a walking path that goes around the lake.

Located in the park is the Walt Disney Amphitheater, which hosts many community events and various performances year round. On the east side of the park is a Chinese pagoda, a Confederate States of America monument and a playground. The park hosts craft shows, farmers markets and fairs nearly every Saturday and Sunday.

There are also a number of excellent restaurants in walking distance of Lake Eola.

Four streets border Lake Eola Park: East Robinson Street (State Road 526), Rosalind Avenue (SR 527), East Central Boulevard and North Eola Drive.

Greenwood Lake is a charming body of water that makes me believe when I walk around the lake that I’m in the Adirondacks of New York. This small beautiful Lake is just south of Highway 408 and Anderson Street, between Mills Avenue and Hampton Avenue. Located right next to the lake is the famous old

Touring the Town John Trieste

Greenwood Cemetery. The cemetery is also a must visit. It has Union and Confederate Civil War burial sections and a section for the deceased of the Spanish American War. Greenwood Lake and the adjoining cemetery are about two miles southeast of Lake Eola.

Lake Davis is just a few blocks west of Greenwood Lake. This beautiful small lake has a walking path around it and is surrounded by the most inviting and expensive homes in the area. Wonderful majestic live oak trees are over you as you walk around the lake. Most of the homes are from the early and mid 20th century and all are in mint condition.

Lake Davis and nearby Lake Cherokee are by far in my humble opinion the most attractive places to reside in downtown Orlando.

Lake Cherokee is a short distance west of Lake Davis and both lakes are very similar. This lake also has an excellent walking path that goes around the lake. Separated by lovely Cherokee Park, the lakes are without a doubt an escape from the hustle of built-up downtown Orlando. Enjoy the cobblestone streets, beautiful houses and the gorgeous view of nearby downtown Orlando.

If you want a bite to eat, try the inviting Mills Market Café at 903 Mills Ave. and Gore Street. SL

Living in an HOA This column will discuss the many aspects and variables of association living.

We’ll start by briefly describing the several different types of associations in Florida. Often, owners will use HOA as a generic term for their association. HOA is actually an abbreviation for Homeowners Association governed by statute FL720. Homeowners usually own the lot surrounding their home and a percentage of common areas and amenities of the association.

Condominium associations fall under statute FL718. Owners own only everything inside the paint of their unit. Everything outside of the paint, including the building(s), common areas and amenities is owned by the association and each owner shares a percentage of ownership.

FL723 regulates mobile homes.

Owners usually own their mobile home and pay rent to a park owner in order to use the common areas and amenities. In some cases, owners own their mobile home and the association owns the common areas and amenities. In this case owners share a percentage of ownership and most provisions of FL720 would apply.

Less common in Florida are cooperative associations regulated by

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FL719. Owners buy shares in the coop which owns all units, buildings, common areas and amenities.

These associations generally have some things in common. All are governed by a board of directors, usually elected by members. The board has a fiduciary duty to carry out all of the provisions of the articles, declaration and bylaws. Members pay assessments for the maintenance and management of common areas and amenities. Associations are usually referred to as deed restricted, which means owners are required and agree to abide by all rules and regulations found in the declaration and bylaws. SL It’s important to point out that Kneiser is not an attorney and legal questions should be referred to your attorney. However, a requirement of his community association manager’s license is to stay abreast of the Florida association laws. Contact him with any questions at frank@suntreeflorida.com.

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Tradition Tradition is a big part of the holiday period for young and old. People who live a long life are usually the ones who want to preserve traditions — the customs and beliefs of their families.

It is more than “we have always done it this way.”

Traditions are messages for cultural continuity that are passed on by word of mouth or written instruction. These practices can inspire, intimidate and infuriate.

Holiday pageants, attending Midnight Mass, or attending church services on Christmas Day are longstanding traditions. Every generation reflects on the practices of the old folks. Families participate, practice, and may even grumble about their expected role. Youth may hear: “Do it for Grandma! It’s only once a year.”

There is the Christmas dinner with baked ham. Each generation of women cuts off the ends of the ham before putting it in a pan for baking. Finally, a young man observing the practice asks “Why do you cut off the ends of the ham before you bake it?” His wife, his mother-in-law and grandma responded “We have always done it this way.”

Finally, they ask great grandma the question. She responds “I cut the ends off because the pan was too small.”

Many traditions are not questioned or challenged. Some have great significance and others are part of the seasonal rituals.

We can remember Tevye, the Jewish father in the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” as he yells “Tradition!” He had to cope with the village matchmaker and his

Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski daughters. One had fallen in love with a young man who was not selected by the matchmaker. He has to deal with tradition and the heart.

Family vacations, reunions and special event gatherings become part of the traditions that help extend life.

Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings and community events are part of the tradition journey.

Ethnic events focus on connection with the homeland and pride for our background. National holiday observances trigger memories of patriotism, our place in the world and our contributions. History is preserved and remembered.

Each new generation begins its own traditions for the holidays or for recognizing special events.

Even “Dear Abby” responding to a complaint about the “same old stuff” stated, “Just tell Mom that you are not making the trip. It’s probably time for you and your family to start your own traditions.” SL Ed Baranowski is president of Topics Unlimited, a Melbournebased education, seminar, and consulting firm. You can reach him at topicsed@aol.com.

Funny thing is…

As the holidays draw near and the advertising and shopping hits its annual last minute frenzy we salute the couch potato who never misses his game on TV, rarely has to fight the crowds at the malls or grocery store and even may have someone else mowing the yard.

How can anyone get away with that and not get in trouble? The method is called “Selective Incompetence.”

What is it and how does it work?

The other day I’m going through the TV Guide to find what time my favorite game is coming on. From the other room, I hear a frightening voice that sounds like “put your hands up and give me your wallet” but is actually saying “go to the mall and buy some toys for the grandkids.”

I don’t want to go but to keep peace I dust the Cheetos crumbs off my shirt and head for the mall.

What do I come home with? Toys for 10 to 12 year olds. My grandkids are 2 and 4. I’m not asked to go again. Selective Incompetence.

When asked to go to the store the other day, I detoured on the way to my favorite pub for a quick cocktail

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before encountering the hysteria at the store, and for some reason couldn’t remember exactly what I was supposed to get. I was supposed to get a Swifter but came home with a brandy container called a snifter.

Selective Incompetence.

Now, I don’t want to imply that I’m lazy or stupid, because in order to make Selective Incompetence work, you have to be good at something. I take really good care of the cars and am a whiz with finances, but I hate to mow. So when sweetly asked to mow, I accidently ran over a couple of flower beds and a sprinkler head.

Next day, we hired a lawn service and I’m never going to miss another game on TV. Go Browns. SL

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Mark Twain once advised people to “Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Americans today have taken that advice to heart, and are visiting places around the globe, often for vacations, and sometimes to relocate in another country. If you are one of these people and receive Social Security benefits, we offer a special website: “Social Security Payments Outside the United States.” Here you can find answers to such questions as “will my Social Security payments be affected? Do I have to let Social Security know I’m out of the country?

When should I do it? What happens if I need to contact Social Security while I am out of the country?”

You can find answers to all of these questions and others at socialsecurity. gov/international/payments.html. The website features a “Payments Abroad Screening Tool,” which asks you a few short questions to determine if your payments can continue.

The page also offers links to publications, such as “Your Payments

While You Are Outside The United States,” which explains how your benefits may be affected and other important information you need to know about receiving Social Security benefits while outside the country.

And one more important point to note. If you receive Social Security benefits as a dependent or survivor there are additional U.S. residency requirements that may affect your benefit payments while you are outside the United States.

It also is important to note that there are different provisions for anyone receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Once you have been outside the United States for 30 or more days in a row, your SSI cannot start again until you have been back in the country for at least 30 consecutive days. There are special rules for dependent children of military personnel who leave the United States and exceptions for students studying abroad.

So if you receive Social Security or SSI benefits and are planning to travel or live outside the United States, you’ll first want to pay a visit tosocialsecurity.gov/international. SL

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National Football League players with youth to encourage them to eat nutritious foods and exercise so that they, too, will have the fuel to play for 60 minutes. On Dec. 5, Tony will shoot a commercial with the Jacksonville Jaguars players to promote childhood health.

Sophia is in 10th grade at Eau Gallie High School and is dual enrolled at Eastern Florida State College, so she will graduate with an associate’s degree as well as a high school diploma in 2014. She was tapped to attend a Yale leadership program over the summer.

Active in theatre, she now excels in lacrosse, and her grandparents pitch in to cover costs for the expensive sport. Her grandparents have played a key role in her success, Sofia said.

“They always show up for my shows and my games,” she said. “It really feels good to have their support, and to know they really, really want me to have the best life possible, and all the tools to achieve it.” SL

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Grandparents Vondalyn and Richard Taylor get ready for the holidays with their grandchildren, Sofia and Tony Mazo and their family dog, Gigi.

By Linda Wiggins

What if you had someone in your life who cared enough to find out what gift would really please you, and took the pains to get it?

Sofia and Tony Mazo have that, times two.

Their grandparents, Richard and Vondalyn Taylor, make it a priority to help give their grandchildren what they need, and within reason what they want as well, even if it means a culture shock.

“A couple of years ago I was obsessed with Angry Birds,” said Tony, a fifth grader at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in Cocoa Beach, referring to the popular video game and smart phone and tablet app. “I snuck under the tree to preview my Christmas presents, and I saw a triangle shaped one from my Grandparents. I squeezed it, and knew it was a plush figure of one of my favorite characters from the game.”

The search proved daunting at first.

“I called around to all the department stores trying to find out what an angry bird was supposed to be,” Richard Taylor said. “That must have been a real treat to get that call from me.”

The love and support the Taylors show their grandchildren is a boon for their working parents, the Taylors’ daughter Keturah and her husband, Richard.

“The children’s other grandparents live out of state, so they’re it, the only ones close enough to see regularly,” Keturah Mazo said. “So, their help is doubly important.”

The Taylors serve as a cheering section for their grandchildren’s academic and athletic accomplishments.

Tony was selected as one of five National Ambassadors in the national Fuel Up to Play 60, based on his academic and sports talents, winning money for his school. The nonprofit brings together

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Swingtimers vocal quintet. A traditional balloon drop and champagne toast will usher in the New Year at midnight.

“We’ll be transporting everyone to a time when New Year’s Eve celebrations were elegant and timeless and also lots of fun,” Martin said.

“This is a new kind of dance event for the band, and we hope it will become an annual affair.”

The hotel will offer a special room rate of $89.99 with free breakfast for those who wish to stay the night on Tuesday, Dec. 31. For room reservations, contact the hotel directly at 321-255-0077. For more information about these events and how to purchase tickets, call 321-724-0555 or go to melbournemunicipalband.org.

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The all-female singing group Soliliquy will be performing in Christmas Carolers at the Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach Dec. 20 through 22.

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The Playwrights Workshop, the Fearless Improv Brigade with performer Mario Busacca, and the Surfside Youth Players.

Surfside’s gift back to the community is a free Christmas Carolers concert for the holidays at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday Dec. 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22. Directed by Joan Dunn, the show will feature the Greater Canaveral Barbershoppers, the all-male a cappella group Brevard Aca-Fellas, and the all-female variety singing group Soliloquy.

Photos with Santa Claus are available an hour before curtain.

Donations to Toys for Tots and to Surfside are welcome.

For information on The Playwrights Workshop, featuring three one-act works, email playwrightsworkshop@yahoo.com or call 321-961-1988. For information on Surfside events, go to surfsideplayers.com or call 321-783-3013.

Adding to music and stage performances are a number of holiday parades, such as the largest one in Melbourne, to the Central Area Parks & Recreation and the cities of Cocoa and Cocoa-Rockledge Holiday Parade. For an unabashed Christian production, “The Bible On Parade,” made up of nearly 50 Christian churches and ministries, starts and ends at the Melbourne Auditorium at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.

Check out a sampling of traditional local holiday events below, and be sure to check out the calendar on page 20 for even more events.

Local charities to benefit from MMB concert, toy and food drive

The Melbourne Municipal Band’s 2013 holiday concert brings together the themes of holiday cheer and giving, with two musical performances of “Candy Canes and Carols” that also feature toy and food collections, and informative displays from local charities. The concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday Dec. 11 and 12 at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.

The concerts are free and no tickets are required, but attendees are invited to bring a new, unwrapped toy or a non-perishable food item.

“We’ve prepared a very special program that will put everyone in the right frame of mind for the holidays,” MMB conductor Staci Cleveland said. “We’ll feature favorite classics, like ‘Sleigh Ride’ and ‘Here Comes Santa Claus,’ as well as the ‘Three Moods of Hanukkah’ and the ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ from the ‘Nutcracker.’ ” Swingtime Lite will present pre-show entertainment, and it’s rumored that the jolly old fellow in the red suit will make an appearance at the end of the concert.

The Melbourne Municipal Band also will present a short holiday performance at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 as part of the Melbourne Square Mall’s Holiday Showcase. For more information on the MMB lineup, call 321-724-0555 or go to melbournemunicipalband.org.

Swingtime rings in the season with annual Holiday Ball

The sounds of the holidays and favorite toe-tapping tunes will take to the dance floor as Melbourne Municipal Band’s Swingtime presents its annual Holiday Ball at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. Dance tickets are $5 in advance at various outlets, or $7 at the door.

The Holiday Ball is just the first taste of Swingtime in December. The band will host a New Year’s Eve gala with hors d’oeuvres, an elegant sit-down dinner and dancing until 1 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Viera, at 8298 N. Wickham Rd. Tickets are $110 per person.

The festivities begin at 8 p.m. with piano music and cash bar. Dinner follows, with a double entrée of petite steak and champagne chicken, accompanied by harp music by Petra. After dinner, Swingtime will be accompanied by vocalists Len Fallen and Sally Hart, along with the

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Actors from churches and ministries across Brevard act out the story of Jesus in a moving play known as the “Bible on Parade.”

Moving Bible story marks 24th year

“The Bible On Parade” is a unique expression that was launched in 1990 and has become a historic event now celebrating its 24th year. The 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7 event starts and returns to the Melbourne Auditorium.

Spectators along the 2-mile route are taken back to Bible times as costumed characters tell the Bible story in celebration of “The Birth of Jesus, The Christ of Christmas,” through a moving drama.

The parade makes a complete loop, purposely including senior living facilities and nursing homes. At Hibiscus Court, Catalina Gardens, Brookshire and Avante, escorted by the Melbourne Police Department, the parade pauses to greet, pray with and give a Bible Bear to each resident waiting for the parade to pass by. Then, the parade heads down Bulldog Boulevard, turns toward Holmes Regional Heart Center and turns on Pine Street, passing the Melbourne Cancer Care Center. It then heads onto Hibiscus Boulevard and back to the Melbourne Auditorium for a celebration that follows, with free hot dogs, cake and drinks, live music and entertaining presentations.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jesus Is The Key Church at 321-773-1489 or go to thebibleonparade.org.

Cocoa holiday fest caters to kids

The City of Cocoa Leisure Services hosts the 20th annual Cocoa Holiday Festival from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Riverfront Park. Admission is free, and a $5 wristband allows children to enjoy activities that include the bounce house, face painting, snow slide arts and crafts and more. For more information, call 321-639-3500.

Parks, cities team up for holiday parade

Brevard County Central Area Parks & Recreation and the cities of Rockledge and Cocoa will host their shared annual holiday parade from 10 a.m. to approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Beginning at the Cocoa Central Brevard Library at 308 Forrest Ave., the parade will proceed south on Florida Avenue and end at Rockledge High School.

Later that day, the public is invited to Sounds of the Season: A Holiday Musical from 5 to 7 p.m. at old St. Mary’s Church, 56 Barton Ave. in Rockledge. Featured performers include the barbershop quartet, the Indian River Fruit Pickers of America, Inc. Singer, dancer and actress Natalie McKnight and her students from Better Than Broadway Studio, the KMS Jazz Ensemble and Elvis life-tribute artist, Jack Smink.

Admission is free but a nonperishable food item is requested.

For more information on these activities, call 321-633-1874.

Men are from Harbor City, women are from Platinum Chorus

The men of the Melbourne chapter of the Harbor City Harmonizers will team up with the women of the Platinum Coast Chorus to perform “Sounds of the Season X’’ at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Auditorium.

The school is at 5625 Holy Trinity Dr., south of the Pineda Causeway between U.S. 1 and Wickham Road.

Gretchen Lutz will be the director for the Harmony City Harmonizers, and Elaine Haugan will be the director for the Platinum Coast Chorus.

The Holy Trinity Junior High School Chorus also will perform, under the direction of Lori Wacastor.

All seats are $12 each. For more information, call 321-213-9424.

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Viera couple enjoy retirement on golf course

By Jeff Navin Jim Taube loves to tell stories. Detroit was different when he was a child. Joe Louis was the king of boxing, the city of his youth ruled the flourishing auto industry and a fun day in the winter time included a game of hockey or perhaps just a race on skates.

“Joe Louis had a crush on a gal across the street,’’ said Taube, who at 93 years old still plays golf on a regular basis at Viera East Golf Club with his wife Dottie.

“Her name was Elsie Roxborough and Joe would come over all the time. He really wanted to marry Elsie. He was the nicest person you’d ever want to meet.

I once had a pair of his championship gloves. I ended up selling them for $10. I wish I had them now.’’

Taube possesses something more valuable than the old gloves — his health. He and his wife have lived in Viera for the past 11 years after moving north from Boynton Beach, where the couple met after both of their divorces. They have been married for the past 41 years.

Both have lived in Florida since the 1950s. Dottie, a native of New Jersey, moved to Florida in 1955 after graduating from Limestone College in South Carolina. Jim already had left Detroit earlier in the decade, taking a transfer from General Motors. He worked in public relations after

graduating from the University of Illinois. Before that, he served in the Navy during World War II. Dottie Taube played basketball in high school and started playing golf around 1970.

“Four of us girls were bankers and we were allowed to follow the men on Saturday at North Dade Golf Club,’’ Dottie Taube said. “Banking was very hard. You were nobody, and even though you would do what the men were doing, you got nothing. It was a lot of work for very little pay. I did well because I was good, but there definitely was partiality toward men.’’

Besides golf, Jim Taube likes to ride his bike, swim and use the exercise room at Grand Isle. Dottie Taube does all of that plus yoga and pickleball, a variation of tennis, badminton and table tennis.

“I still have a martini every night,’’ Jim Taube joked. “I used to have two, but I’ve cut it down. I’m not that good a (golfer) anymore,” he said. “My putting is not as good. I like the people here and I like this golf golf course. It’s not easy. The men’s group here is second to none.’’

He lost the vision in one eye about 12 years ago.

Dottie Taube shared her prescription for maintaining joie de vivre.

“Keeping active will change your life,’’ Dottie Taube said. “We do

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something all the time. People are just lazy when they get older and make an excuse for everything.

People can be athletic no matter the age. I like the companionship of golf and being outdoors. It’s a challenge where you can have a good time.’’

She also doesn’t worry about the occasional bad golf shot.

“You just have to go on to the next hole,’’ she said. “If you don’t hit it right, you can’t blame the club. Some people can be very negative and that doesn’t make VIERA VOICE Jeff Navin for good company. Jim and Dottie Taube play golf regularly at Viera East A golf course Golf Club. should definitely shoes and doesn’t have time to go be a challenge. You don’t want to beat home to retrieve them. yourself to death.’’

“I’m not that good a player Jim Taube accepts his limitations, anymore,” but he said, “I’m the oldest refusing to fret if he forgets his golf player here and I’m having fun.’’ SL

Viera resident — veteran golf nut

Jackie and John Gulla have traveled with the Army and in civilian life. During these travels, he has collected more than 350 logo golf balls, many of which are on display in his Viera home.

Many of the balls are from courses the couple have played. Others are the result of family, neighbors, friends and fellow golfers who have brought them from places they have visited. Gulla owns golf balls from courses in South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany,

Belgium, Australia and Taiwan. He started his collection after returning from his tours of duty in Vietnam in 196667 and 1970-71, so he has no golf balls from either the Republic of Vietnam or Taipei — two courses he played while in Southeast Asia on active duty.

His collection covers a majority of the 50 states and includes Hawaii and Alaska, but he is still shy of a number of them. He uses the email address of golfnut1960@ hotmail.com and asks anyone going on vacation to purchase logo golf balls on his behalf, reimbursing them for their efforts.

One of his most cherished golf balls is the one he received from his motherin-law, Rita E. Chabot. He said the golf ball has been in outer space and as a result, holds a prominent place on his spare bedroom wall. SL

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Fishing continued from page 2 The cost is $50. Tickets must be purchased in advance by Dec. 3.

Fair activities focus on promoting the sport through education and hands-on seminars.

This involves tying and casting presentations, rod building demonstrations, company tours and exhibitors presenting the latest gear.

But for Lily Renzetti, fly fishing is about more than equipment. It’s also about art, and it will be on display at the fair, featuring the work of wood carver Tom Burke and well-known Florida angler and artist David Whitlock.

Renzetti spoke of her love for the sport. “It’s beautiful and relaxing to be out on the water, looking at the birds and listening to the sounds of nature. But it is also a challenge because one must master the skill of casting in a way that will attract fish without disturbing the water.”

Renzetti, Inc. is located at 8800

Grissom Pkwy. in Titusville. For information, call Frank Catino at 321-267-7705 or visit renzetti.com.

Those needing overnight accommodations can check out a special rate at Holiday Inn KSC Titusville. Discount code is Renzetti Fair. Call 321-383-0200.

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Casting instructor, Carolyn Chase, left, coaches Jane Bowden at the Casting for Recovery Florida Retreat at La Cita Country Club in Titusville.

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Writers’ Night songwriters’ delight

Island Music’s popular Writers’ Night songwriter series is returning to the King Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 in the intimate setting of the Studio Theatre at the King Center for the Performing Arts. Some of the best songwriters of Florida’s Space Coast and beyond will be in concert to showcase their tunes and talents in the intimate setting of the Studio Theatre.

“We’re excited to return to the King Center,” said Island Music owner Sam Tritico.

“In five years, this series has been graced with more than 250 different writers from beginners to Grammy winners. We’re delighted to be doing this show at such a prestigious venue with some of our best talent — and for an important cause,” Tritco said.

Tickets are $17 and all proceeds go to benefit the Space Coast Cancer Foundation. “You don’t want to miss this, especially if you appreciate original music, and if you’re a songwriter you’ll want to come and network,” he said.

Single tickets may be purchased by visiting kingcenter.com or by calling the King Center ticket office at 321-242-2219. SL

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Sunday Brunch

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12 - 4 p.m., Mondays Duran Golf Club, Tradewinds Assistance with 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera Medicare, Medicaid, 321-504-7776, ext. 2 and health insurance.

Sunflower House The Nutcracker & More Merritt Square Mall Community Band 321-452-4341

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A concert of holiday favorites.

Merritt Island High School auditorium 100 Mustang Way Merritt Island 321-725-9191

Tree Lighting Ceremony

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Noon (registration begins at 11:30 a.m.)

Holiday Inn Viera 8298 N. Wickham Rd. Reservations by Dec. 4 321-751-6984

Snow Ball 2013 - Inspiring Chair Exercise Class the Arts in Brevard 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mondays 5 - 10 p.m., $40 Viera Woman’s Club dinner and dancing Holiday Inn Viera 8298 N. Wickham Rd. 321-914-9165

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First United Methodist Church of Cocoa’s Handbell Choir will ring in the holidays.

Cocoa Beach Library 550 N. Brevard Ave. 321-868-1104

9:30 a.m. - 12 pm.

Presented by Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center.

Suggested donation of $10 for printed materials.

8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Viera RSVP 321-751-6771

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2 p.m.

Holiday Singalong Cocoa Beach Library 550 N. Brevard Ave. 321-868-1104

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10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

No appointment needed.

Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

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12 p.m., Free Thomas Ingui plays the new 2,196-pipe organ.

Advent Lutheran Church 7550 N. Wickham Rd. Suntree, 321-259-8515

Flu Shots

Pipe Organ Concert

4 p.m., $5 donation Three musical prodigies emcee & perform.

Friendship Fellowship Church of Pineda 3115 Friendship Place, Rockledge 321-254-3398 CreativeArtsBrevard.org

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“Holiday Blues and Emotional Health” with Dr. Susan Schneider 11:30 a.m.

Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

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12 p.m., Free David Vogeding plays the new 2,196-pipe organ.

Advent Lutheran Church 7550 N. Wickham Rd., Suntree, 321-259-8515

6 p.m.

Holiday Concert Duran Golf Club, Tradewinds 7:30 p.m., Free 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera Melbourne Auditorium durangolf.com 625 Hibiscus Blvd.

321-504-7776, ext. 2 Melbourne 321-285-6724

Lunch and Learn Lecture

Pipe Organ Mini-Concert

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) Support Group 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Central Brevard Group 123 Barton Blvd.

Rockledge grg-brevard.org 321-631-7776

A “Stars” Holiday Celebration”

7:30 p.m., $9 – $11 Cocoa Village Playhouse Stars of Tomorrow perform holiday classics.

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2 - 4:30 p.m.

Will discuss A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving Suntree/Viera Library 902 Jordan Blass Dr. 321-255-4405 New Hospice Care Candy Canes and Carols’ Center opens Concert Rings Hospice of St. Francis will Melbourne Municipal Band’s be hosting the Grand Season of Music and Giving Opening and Ribbon Cutting Dec. 11 & 12, 7:30 p.m.

Ceremony for the Edward M. Melbourne Auditorium Poe Hospice Care Center.

625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.

4 to 7 p.m. 1250 Grumman Bring a new, unwrapped toy. Place, Titusville.

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New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve Bash

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Duran Golf Club, Tradewinds 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera durangolf.com 321-504-7776, ext. 2

Swingtime’s New Year’s Eve Gala

Elegant Dinner and Dancing 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. $110/person Holiday Inn Viera 8298 N Wickham Rd., Viera 321-724-0555

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2003 “Love Actually” (R) Comedy/drama/romance.

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in with their love lives Dementia Support Group dealing in various loosely and 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. interrelated tales all set 1st & 3rd Wednesdays during a frantic month Sunflower House before Christmas in London, Merritt Square Mall England.

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Music, lights & luminaries.

Eau Gallie Blvd. and Highland Ave. EauGallieArts.com 321-574-2737

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King Center 321-242-2219

Tree Lighting & Fireworks EGAD Light Up Extravaganza the Holidays

Melbourne Community Orchestra

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December at the Movies

Space Coast Ballet presents The Nutcracker

Complimentary horse-drawn carriage rides

Festival of Wreaths

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The Harbor City Harmonizers 2 p.m., $12 Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy auditorium 5625 Holy Trinity Dr. hcharmonizers.com 321-213-9424

5:30 - 8:30 p.m., $5 To benefit Devereux Florida.

Food, drinks, and live holiday music.

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

Friday Afternoon at the Movies

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6th annual Central Florida Metropolitan Opera Messiah Sing-Along Live Stream: “Falstaff” 7 p.m., with Space Coast Symphony Orchestra.

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 5655 Stadium Pkwy., Viera 855-252-7276

12:55 pm , $24 + discounts Carmike Cinemas The Avenue Viera 2241 Towne Centre Ave. 321-775-1210

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King Center for the Performing Arts kingcenter.com 321-242-2219

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Galmont Ballet presents Charles Dickens’ The American Nutcracker “A Christmas Carol”

7:30 pm.

Music by Bobby & Susie Tickets $6/$7 North Brevard Senior Center 909 Lane Ave., Titusville 321-268-2333

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Cookies, coffee & cocoa and a Holiday movie.

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

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“The Lone Ranger” (PG-13) Action/adventure/western.

Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.

Greater Palm Bay Senior Center 1275 Culver Drive, NE 321-724-1338

Dec. 20 - 24 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Monday 2 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday.

Melbourne Civic Theatre 817 E. Strawbridge Ave. Melbourne Kick off your holidays to a hip-swiveling, bodyshaking start with this very special Christmas Elvis Special. $23-$25.

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Holiday Concert with Viera Choral Program

Health First Palm Bay Hospital 6 p.m. (located at 1425 Malabar Rd. NE in Palm Bay)

A Gourmet’s Christmas Viera Woman’s Club Kitchen Tour Luncheon Meeting 4 - 8 p.m. Visit six beautiful kitchens to admire the holiday decorations, while enjoying delectable bites of food.

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A free event on the first Friday of each month from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

All art studios and galleries in the Eau Gallie Arts District will remain open for a free gallerywalk featuring exhibit openings, demonstrations, refreshments and music.

Pickleball Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Eau Gallie Arts District Fridays from 1:30 - 3:30pm Highland Ave. Melbourne Eau Gallie Civic Center 321-574-2737 1551 Highland Avenue info@eaugalliearts.com Melbourne 321-255-4608 Senior Morning Walks are held Monday - Thursday.

Free Call Nichelle at the Grant Street Community Center 2547 S. Grant St. Melbourne 321-674-5723

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By Linda Wiggins Baby boomers dodged the bullet of hardship that their World War II-era parents endured, allowing them to become the all-about-Me Generation.

As they age, however, boomers are now facing the hardest of hard times as their parents grow frail and need care, and at the same time their adult or young children still demand or need care, all while trying to carve out some sense of who they are themselves.

There is hope in the message authors Mia Crews and Karlene Conroy will bring to the 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 talk, “Surviving the Sandwich,” at the Suntree/Viera Library. The Sandwich Generation refers to boomers who are wedged between caring for their parents and their children.

“This is supposed to be the time of our lives when we can stop living so much for others and figure out what we really want to do with our lives,” said Crews, who with Conroy wrote the recent book “The Don Quixote Girls,” a fictional tale based on characters who possess many of their own hopes, dreams and failings.

“But as much as we try to pull away, we keep getting pulled back in to the concerns of others.”

They chose the title of the book from the 1605 novel “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, from which comes the expression “tilting at windmills,” to wage an idealistic fight with little hope of victory.

The humorous story of four friends is set in an actual area in the Panhandle, but in a town with a fictional name, Paradise, “because their lives are anything but.”

“If we could sum up what the book is all about, it would be the same thing that will save your sanity as a member of the Sandwich Generation: friendship. That is what is going to get you through the hardest of times,” Conroy said. “That, and humor, even in the most ridiculously bad situations. We laughed all through writing this book.”

One of the toughest parts of the book’s sweet success is that both Conroy’s and Crews’ mothers passed away before it was published and they could not read the final product.

“That’s just one of the many hardships we shared in common,” Crews said. “We both lost our fathers just before that, the list goes on. What we realized in talking to others is that we are not alone in what we are experiencing.”

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Boomer authors of “The Don Quixote Girls,” Mia Crews and Karlene Conroy hope to share joy gleaned from caring for parents and adult children with their Thursday, Dec. 5 book talk “Surviving the Sandwich” at the Suntree/Viera Library, which is free and open to the public. a yellow bag and lemonade from the lemons grown near a gazebo in Conroy’s backyard will be served, all representing details from the book. For more information, go to donquixotegirls.com. SL

They hope to share the sanity-saving wisdom they have amassed with others who are still in the process of seeing to the care of parents.

The event is free and open to the public. Windmill cookies from

Special to senior life Holiday cheer abounds at Brevard Zoo during Holiday Happenings from Dec. 20 through 22. Patrons are encouraged to bring the whole family to see the Zoo give gifts of enrichment to the animals between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There also will be visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 20 and Dec. 22, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 21. All activities are free with zoo admission.

At noon Tuesday, Dec. 31, youth can join the zoo in ringing in 2014 with its “Noon” Year’s Eve celebration, where kids can count down the hours until 2014 with games and a juice toast. All activities are free with Zoo admission.

Brevard Zoo and Treetop Trek will be closed Dec. 25.

Holiday and Winter Break Education Programs There also are many education programs in December. Advanced registration is required. For more information or to register, visit BrevardZoo.org and click on Learn & Play.

Holiday Extravaganza Night Hike – 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 14 For parents who need time to get ready for the holidays, their children can discover wildlife and explore habitats through games, crafts and animal encounters. Hike is for ages 5 to 12. Cost is $24 for members; $27 for non-members.

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Winter Break Zoo Camps – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mondays, Dec. 23, 30, and on Jan. 2, 3 and 6 School is out and Zoo camp is in. Children can spend the day discovering wildlife and habitats through games, crafts, animal encounters and more.

Camp is for kindergarten through 6th grade. Cost is $45 for members; $50 for non-members.

New Year’s Eve Overnight – 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 Wednesday, Jan. 1 Brevard’s Zoo hosts Ring in 2014 in the WILD! Participants can stay up until midnight meeting animals, playing games, hiking in the zoo and more. Overnight is for ages 7 to 12. Cost is $55 for members; $65 for non-members. For information on these offerings, call 321-254-9453. SL

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A holiday challenge: Replacing grief with gratitude all mother-daughter relationships are adversarial to a degree. Did I have time to put that in perspective before her final days?

Guilt can deepen feelings of grief beyond what we experience in the loss of love. It makes it hard to get to the place of joy that we can hopefully reach after the loss, by focusing on the gift that the loved one was to us during a life span.

I thought of this when I did the article in this issue on the Caregiver Life Transitions series that Aging Matters in Brevard does for clients who have lost a spouse. Christmas can be an especially tough time for widows and widowers, but did you know that studies show that a child caregiver to an aging parent can experience even more grief than losing a spouse?

That is definitely true of my sister, the saint I recruited to care for my mother during her bout with cancer, who decided to stay on and make our

By Linda Wiggins Mia Crews and Karlene Conroy brought some important things to my attention when I chatted with them for the Boomer feature in this issue. They are classic examples of the Sandwich Generation, having cared for their aging parents who have now passed on, and dealing with the headaches of caring for adult children they thought would be on their own once they left the nest.

Many of us, like myself, have already bid their parents farewell. Does this take us out of the Sandwich? Perhaps not.

First, there are the holidays. This is a time when we think about and long for the loved ones we have lost. We see fine holiday settings in commercials where intact families sit around the table looking lovingly at one another.

Was my relationship with my mother like that? It is said that

mother’s care her career for seven years before Alzheimer’s slowly took her from us. She more than earned my mother’s house that became hers in return. Perhaps my sister also grieves her lost identity as maternal caregiver.

Odd thing about that awful disease.

It causes death in reverse. Eventually, all my mother’s friends and even most of my siblings stopped coming around or calling once my mother could no longer recognize them. As if it were all about them. What about providing companionship for the soul who once inhabited a cherished friend or relative? More importantly, what about providing emotional support for the adult child who chooses to give up a social life and career to stay close at hand? The tasks my sister had to perform, I won’t even go there.

Sorry, for those of you who didn’t serve on the front line, you don’t need any more guilt. We all care for our aging parents in ways we

Health First Caregiving for Seniors Annual Conference Saturday, January 18, 2014 Melbourne Hilton Rialto 8:15 am to 3 pm

Caregiver Conference Sessions to include: ° Showcasing Technology for Seniors: its usefulness, trends & myths Dr. Visa and the Health First Aging Services Team

° Finding Your Path: A Caregiver’s Journey Stephen J. Lacey, McClelland•Jones LLC Attorneys At Law ° Vendor Resource Fair…a time to “Ask the Experts” our valuable community connections

Introducing our 2014 Conference Keynote Speaker!

Teepa Snow, MS, Dementia Care & Training Specialist Teepa has over 30 years of clinical practice and teaching experience in a ATTORNEYS AT LAW wide variety of educational settings.

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are able. In my case, God blessed me in the 11th hour with a husband and children, removing me from the direct-care role I filled for years as youngest bachelorette daughter. I could no longer focus my attention in the direction of my family of origin because I was needed as the hearth of the family of my own. Thank God. At the risk of sounding corny or patronizing — I hate smaltzy columnists who feel the need to pretend to know all — perhaps the Season of Giving is time to get beyond the grief to focus on the gift our loved one was to us during the time we had them on Earth. When someone gives us a gift, we are grateful. We don’t complain that it was the wrong size, color, or that — in the case of a loved one — it didn’t last long enough.

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Linda Wiggins is a member of the Sandwich Generation, which refers to persons who must oversee or provide care for an aging parent, while at the same time caring for young children or continuously keeping adult children from returning to the nest. Sometimes all three. Contact her with comments or questions at LindaWiggins123@aol.com.

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Sessions are held every 4th Tuesday each month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

An experienced professional grief counselor will lead the group sessions.

The program is designed to assist individuals and family members in understanding and working through the different emotions involved with the grieving process. All information shared is kept confidential.

For more information and to register, please call Jason Hoppenbrouwer, LCSW at 321-7502144. Benton House will provide daycare at no cost to attendees, please contact them at 321-3832112, if these services are needed.

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be eligible for Extra Help (also known as Wednesdays • 1 to 4:30 p.m. the Low Income Subsidy). This program Ask Lynne Foot check clinics for people with diabetes is available if your income is below The Health First Wound Management & Hyperbaric Center is offering free $16,248/individuals ■ and New $21,864/couples. hospice care center opens Titusville page foot screenings for anyonein who has been positively diagnosed with 25 Lynne Meagher SHINE counselors have the applications diabetes. Advance appointments are required. The Health First Wound SHINE and can assist you in completing either NE in Management & Hyperbaric Center is located at 5191 S. Babcock ■form Painting to benefit Alzheimer’s pageSt.26 the paper or electronic Palm Bay. For information, call 321-434-4335 or email Apply for the Florida Discount Drug Community@Health-First.org.

Card by calling 1-866-341-8894 or going SHINE ■ Ask Lance, page 27 to www.FloridaDiscountDrugCard.com.

October 11 • 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. ear Lynne: Brevard County also offers a free drug Flu & Pneumonia Vaccines just received a notice from my pre- discount card. You can pick one up for The Brevard County Health Department Immunizations Program will be ofption drug plan that states I will your family at most drug stores or at any fering flu and pneumonia vaccines at the Sunflower House. Medicare Part B have to pay the full cost (100%) of the SHINE offices. covers the cost of both. Health First HMO covers only the flu vaccine. All my prescriptions because I am in Join a discount program offered at others pay out-of-pocket. Cash price is $25 for the flu and $35 for the donut hole. I can’t afford to do this local drug stores.

Lucy, client services coordinator for the group.

By Linda Wiggins pneumonia vaccine. Sunflower House is located at Merritt Square Mall, will probably just stop taking the Talk with a SHINE counselor about spouse, it is even “If you are a surviving Suite 201, near JC Penny at 777 E. Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island nsive medications and maybe most free or discounted prescriptions through harder after the loss because everyone you call 321-452-4341 with questions.

The holidays are a tough time for someone who Please y generic drugs too. Can you assistance programs. the pharmaceutical know is a couple, and you may feel like people has lost a loved one, no matter how long since me?loss, and even more profound if the person The counselors think will do the research, print ” Lucy said. of you as ‘that widow,’ the Saturday, Oct. 23 • 11 a.m. to noon —Donut Hole Poor out the applications and mail them to Spouses and adult children mostWhat often play thecould role save a life? experiencing the loss was the loved one’s caregiver. if you you. If you wantoftocaregiver. do your In own research, most cases, care of the loved one takes Because of this, Aging Matters in Brevard The Training Center of Health First will be offering an American Heart ear Donut Holegroup Poor, called Caregiver LifeI would suggestpriority the following websites: and health of the caregiver can deteriorate offers a support Association Heartsaver CPR and AED course. The class offers community when 2010, the donut hole and begins needymeds.org along and rxassist.org. with social contacts. Self esteem plummets over Transitions the second fourth Wednesdays members of all ages the opportunity to learn basic CPR and choking-preand your Rx plan both spent Insurance time Health as the caregiver focuses only on the importance of the month at thehave Sunflower House at the SHINE (Serving ventioncare. skills in a group environment. Cost is $30/person.

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Please email for registration information. nger pay anything towards the cost very statewide volunteerAfter theprogram hard work of caring for a loved one isamy.lowers@health-first.org in “Folks who are caregivers become based that our Rx. You pay don’t the full cost of your the rear view, it can beand a time of release and adventure if isolated.

Friends understand that you can’t provides free, unbiased counseling Tuesday, Oct. 26 • 10 to 11 a.m. cines well as yourstop planasking,” premium loss of loved one, and the loss of the caregiver’s go outas and eventually said Barbara information for the people onthe Medicare, their Next Steps after in Diagnosis ng this period. Each drug plan negoti- families and caregivers. SHINE is a pro-identity, can be placed Farah Sivolella prices with the pharmaceutical comgram of the Florida Department of Elderperspective, Lucy added. of the East Central Florida Memory Disorder Clinic provides overview of the next steps on how to move forward after a family membe teach people that es so you have the benefit of that Affairs, administered in partnership with “We an been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. This class opportunity to ced rate even though you are in the the state’s 11 Area Agencies on Aging. Inthis is anhas is geared toward the new family caregiver. Please call 321-452-4341 to regis do what they really want t hole! When your total out-ofBrevard, our Area Agency on Aging is ter.

Sunflower House, Merritt Square Mall, Suite 201, 777 E. Merritt Island to do with their lives that et expense for covered drugs (drugs the Senior Resource Alliance located in they couldn’t do in the past Causeway, Merritt Island. our plan’s formulary) reaches both Cocoa and Orlando. because of the demands of 50, then you will have catastrophic Volunteer counselors of the SHINE caring for someone, and26we Tuesday, Oct. • 11 a.m. to noon SENIOR LIFE Linda Wiggins rage. At that time, your cost will be program are trained to assist you with encourage them to believe Difficult Behaviors

Dealing with Holidays can be a tough time for those grieving of the cost of each drug or a co-payquestions like this. To contact a SHINE they are worth it,” Lucy said.

Farah Sivolella of the East Central Florida Memory Disorder Clinic the loss of a loved one, especially for caregivers, of $2.50 for generics and $6.30 for counselor and get an immediate answer Otherdiscusses opportunities the challenges said of dealing with theinbehaviors that can accompany Aging Matters Brevard Client Services d name drugs, whichever is greater. about your Medicare or other health for related support at the Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.

Please call 321-452-4341 to Coordinator Barbara Lucy, right. he following suggestions are some insurance coverage, or for information Sunflower House include register.

Sunflower House, Merritt Square Mall, Suite 201, 777 E. Merritt you can take to lower your Rx about volunteering with SHINE, call the a Health First Hospice of St. Francis hostscall a group from 1 to 2: 30 Island Causeway, Merritt Hospice Island. For information, 321-452-4341. nses. toll-free Elder Helpline at 1-800-96Bereavement support p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, sk your doctor if you can switch ELDER (1-800-963-5337) in Cocoa. If group the first Thursday with the amsecond meeting in December moving to the Wednesday, Nov. 10 • 11:30 e of your costly brand-name drugs to you have a question you would like the of the month from 11 a.m.

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by Gynecologist Carol Armon, M.D.’ and Urologist John Pearson, M.D ble to give you some samples while write or email Lynne at info@mysenior- whose loss was recent, and because the Sunflower House is closed Christmas Eve. Palm Bay Hospital, 1425 Malabar Road Palm Bayto the public. explore other options.

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The Hospice of St. Francis Care Center is a new 15,000-square-foot facility that will offer residents of North Brevard a place for loved ones to receive paliative care close to home.

By Rae Botsford

The holiday season stirs generosity in even the Scrooges among us, and this year the community e has plenty of opportunity to give. This month Charity Chicks will hold their third annual Festival n of Wreaths fundraiser, and the Greek American Association of Brevard (GAAB) will host their second annual toy drive, all to benefit children under the care of Devereux Florida.

Devereux is a nonprofit that brings behavioral healthcare services to children and adolescents, and they take care of nearly 1,000 children annually.

“We have children in residential treatment, in foster care and as outpatients,” says Patty d.Hurst, donor relations manager for Devereux.

“All of those thousand y children need a holiday gift.”

The children typically come from impoverished backgrounds and are s unfamiliar with erwhat most s Americans VIERA VOICE Amy Blalock s-take for Kathi Ridner and Kate Hagberg granted, from prepare for the Festival of Wreaths. visiting Santa to baking Christmas cookies. Gifts bring a sense of normalcy during the holiday season.

The Festival of Wreaths hosted by Charity Chicks will be held at One Senior Place, and Devereux will use the money raised to buy the children gifts.

Starting Dec. 2, people will bid on themed wreaths and other gifts. The festival will finish with the gala on Dec. D.6, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $5 or a gift card donation, and it’s free for children under 12. Guests will enjoy abundant hors d’oeuvres, drinks and desserts, as well as craft vendors and live music. Children can do crafts, have their faces painted and get their photos taken with Santa.

“Every year it gets bigger and bigger,” says Denise Leblanc of Charity Chicks.

The toy drive hosted by GAAB will be a “brunch and mimosas” event at the CasaBella Clubhouse on Dec. 15 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The brunch is free to anyone who brings unwrapped toys.

“We were so thrilled and so humbled with the participation [last year],” says Ioanna Hawkins, secretary of GAAB. “This year the children have increased and we decided to do the toy run again.”

Community members who can’t make it to the drive but still wish to donate can call GAAB. “The children ask, ‘Where did this come from? Who gave me a gift? They don’t even know me!’” says Hurst.

“They’re appreciative that somebody cares.”

For more information about the toy drive, or to schedule a toy pickup, call 321-610-6050. For more information about the Festival of Wreaths, call 321-751-6771. To learn more about Devereux, visit devereuxfl.org or call 321-258-1772. SL

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The Care Center is located on the grounds of the corporate office located at 1250 Grumman Place in Titusville. The community is invited to join the celebration.

The Hospice Care Center is a 15,000-square-foot facility that will provide a high level of symptom management for hospice patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each of the suites will provide adequate space for family members to visit and be complete with a private 10 foot by 10 foot porch. The care center building, with beautifully landscaped grounds, has a chapel, a playroom for children and a kitchenette for the families. Hospice of St. Francis Care Center is the only facility of its type in North Brevard.

“We are so excited to be opening our new Edward M. Poe Hospice Care Center,” said Bruce Wolters, president/CEO of Hospice of St. Francis.

“We will now have the ability to provide our patients with a high level of symptom management in a home-style setting. The Hospice Care Center has been one of our goals since our inception. We are fortunate that the Edward M. Poe Foundation made a significant contribution. Poe was a longtime resident of Titusville who was tireless in helping the community. We named the Care Center in honor of him.”

Hospice of St. St. Francis, which serves all of Brevard County, was founded in 1977 and has offices in Titusville and Melbourne. It is Brevard’s only independent, nonprofit hospice serving the pain relief and symptom management needs of patients nearing end-of-life. Hospice of St. Francis support programs serve the many needs of families with terminally ill loved ones. For more information, go to hospiceofstfrancis.com. SL

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Artists pack a purple punch for Alzheimer’s awareness

SENIOR LIFE Linda Wiggins

Four of the five paintings were sold to donors to benefit the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation, while the fifth was donated for permanent exhibit to the Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center, a new BAF program.

The Boomer Bash & Senior Expo held Nov. 8 at the King Center featured some unique events, activities and attractions. One that drew a lot of attention was the “artists paint-around,” in which renowned local artists co-created original watercolor paintings in the morning, with their five shared works silent auctioned that afternoon to Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation.

One of the original works became a permanent exhibit at the new BAF Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center, featured on page 11 of this issue.

Lolly Walton, Therese Ferguson, Phyllis Shipley, Dorothy A. Rhines and Barbara Rios each made an initial line drawing that incorporated a purple balloon theme for Alzheimer’s awareness, and then began to add color for the first 15 minutes. When the timer sounded, they rotated to work on another’s piece, until all five artists could sign their names at the bottom of the masterpieces to which they contributed time and talent.

“If we weren’t best friends before, we are now,” said Walton, who humorously posted a sign at her work station that read “Beware of the Attack Artist,” ensuring uninterrupted concentration.

“We’re lucky,” she added with a grin.

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—RS, Ocala Note to the reader: A Medicare beneficiary who has low income and low financial assets may be entitled to assistance for medical costs through a Medicare Savings Program from Florida Medicaid.

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Beneficiary (SLMB) 3. Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) The letter you received from the Florida Department of Children and Families will tell you which of these three Medicare Savings Programs you are entitled to.

The benefit afforded the first two levels, QI1 and SLMB, is that the Medicare Part B premium, $104.90 in 2013 (and the same amount for 2014), will be paid for you by Medicaid. This is a savings of nearly $1,260 per year.

agree to do so, since the amount to “Extra Help” with prescription they receive for their services to costs. The benefits of “Extra Help” QMB recipients is less than usual. are a low or no-cost premium In many Florida counties, QMB for a Prescription Drug Plan if recipients can get their Medicare enrolled in original Medicare and benefits through a Special Needs often a substantial reduction in Lance P. Jarvis Plan (SNP). This is a special type the costs of their medications. For of Medicare Advantage Plan that persons who are in a Medicare SHINE is offered by private insurance Savings Program and a Medicare companies and is specifically Advantage Plan, their prescription designed to serve the needs of QMB costs are normally reduced, often recipients.

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Retired Lt. Gen. Wendell Koontz walks the walk of faith

BY Maria Sonnenberg Wendell Koontz, a man who once flew far-flung reconnaissance missions for the Air Force and later piloted gargantuan 747 cargo planes around the globe, delights in helping children thrive in God’s love and in helping prison inmates to rediscover Christ.

Koontz definitely walks the walk when it comes to his Catholic faith.

“I know a lot of people who spend hours in church every week,” the Indialantic resident said.

“I don’t doubt God appreciates this, but I wish they could spend some extra time out in the community, where their contributions could really make a difference for the younger generation.

This is a great opportunity for us older persons.”

Koontz volunteers weekly at the Dorcas Outreach Center for Kids, or DOCK, a faith-based, afterschool academic mentoring facility for the children of the Booker T. Washington neighborhood, Melbourne’s poorest community. He is also very active with Kairos Prison Ministry, an international program that brings Christ’s love and forgiveness to incarcerated individuals.

His story begins in a farm in Lincoln, Neb., where Koontz was born. As he puts it, he ran out of ideas in college and enlisted in the Air Force, where he served as a navigator and later as a pilot, often flying recon missions over Russia.

By the time he retired after almost a quarter century of service in such locations as the NATO headquarters in Belgium, Koontz had reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.

His second career was all about cargo jets, as he piloted the huge — and full

Wendell Koontz volunteers weekly at the Dorcas Outreach Center.

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During his Air Force days, Lt. Gen. Wendell Koontz flew reconnaissance missions.

— planes from Hong Kong to the United States.

“I’d be gone from home for 18 days at a time,” he said.

Turning 60 in the year 2000 with retirement mandatory as a pilot, so Koontz looked for activities with his new freedom. A friend at his Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, suggested the Kairos Prison Ministry.

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“I had not become involved because I was gone so much, but in 2000, I ran out of excuses,” Koontz said.

“My friend said that when I got involved with Kairos, I was going to get a life sentence.”

Koontz did indeed become so drawn to Kairos that he is currently responsible for launching a new prison ministry at the Florida Department of Corrections

Central Florida Reception Center in Orlando. The facility houses male inmates in transition from other facilities.

“We have recruited over 40 volunteers from all over Central Florida, some from as far away as The Villages,” he said.

Koontz, who has spent the past 13 years helping incarcerated individuals to reconnect with God, realized the need to come to the aid of children after hearing a speech by Judge David Duggan in 2006.

“I instantly knew how correct he was with his thinking and resolved to find a place to do this,” he said.

“Within a week, I had an accidental encounter with a friend from my church who led me to the DOCK. I’ve been there ever since, one or two afternoons a week.”

Koontz helps the children navigate through their homework, which can be hard work for him, at times.

“Fourth grade math is certainly not the fourth grade math I remember,” he said.

Like many good volunteers, he believes he receives as much as he gets.

“These kids can be so sweet and they’re so smart,” the grandfather of four said.

“It’s like having another set of grandchildren.”

The Dorcas Outreach Center for Kids, operated by the nonprofit Brevard Neighborhood Development Coalition, is in need of volunteers who, like Koontz, are willing to donate a few hours a week to help children from impoverished neighborhoods. Volunteers serve as mentors and as academic coaches to help level the educational playing field for these youngsters.

For more information, call 321-2534214 or see BNDCserve.org.

Kairos Prison Ministry also needs volunteers to help with its programs in local prisons to help inmates take responsibility for their life choices and their relationship with God. For more information, contact Koontz at 321-2235551 or call 800-298-2730. SL

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The Melbourne Municipal Band played patriotic music, chaplain Lt. Col. Tom Unrath sang the “Star Spangled Banner” and the Eau Gallie High ROTC presented the flags at the Nov. 8 Veterans Salute at the King Center, which honored hundreds of veterans.

Bluewater Creative Group’s Veterans Salute emcee Maj. Gen. John Cleland, U.S. Army Ret., was interviewed

by WMEL Radio 1300, which broadcast the Nov. 8 Boomer Bash & Senior Expo throughout the day.

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Dr. Maxwell C. King was among the hundreds of veterans honored at the Center for the Performing Arts that bears his name.

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Donna and Harry Maxwell move in from the stage wings at the close of the ceremony to be thanked for their service and sacrifice by Maj. Gen. John Cleland.

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Local realtor earns gold star for safety efforts Crime becomes worse during a faltering economy as burglars and other crooks look for ways to obtain an easy dollar.

Local realtor Nick Farinella, who owns Century 21 Camelot Realty in Suntree, didn’t want to ignore that reality. Farinella recently worked with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office to earn a gold star as a certified safe business.

Officer Pam Conner and Corporal Officer Pam Hibbs recently

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performed an analysis and evaluation of safety measures and awarded Farinella the gold star for his strong commitment to prevent crime.

“Staying informed of what business and property owners can do to improve safety practices in and around our own surroundings is a collective responsibility,’’ Farinella said. “When I learned about the opportunity to gain real-time solutions for strengthened security, I knew it was absolutely a program I wanted to participate in.’’ SL

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Attendees may purchase a special jewelry box at the Bling Auction and hope to find an emerald and diamond ring or other fabulous trinkets inside.

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Boomer Bash & Senior Expo is a hit with attendees and exhibitors alike

By Linda Wiggins

Thousands of attendees poured through the Nov. 8 Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at the King Center for the Performing Arts, which opened with a Veterans Salute that honored hundreds of heroes.

Unique attractions proved popular.

Artists performed a watercolor “paint-around” to benefit the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation with the silent auction of their five shared works. One of the original works became a permanent exhibit at the new BAF Purple Balloon Alzheimer’s Awareness Center.

Entertainer Mario Busacca led an enthusiastically interactive “Intro to Improv,” while on a more serious note, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey gave personal safety tips. It encouraged audience members to allow BCSO staff to survey their homes and businesses for security threats.

Ranging from informative to R&R, “All about the iPad” with Nick Villano of Visual Dynamics unlocked the secrets of popular personal devices, while Senior Life travel columnist John Trieste took Friday attendees down memory lane to visit his favorite frugal day trip destinations.

Friday Friday Outside, the Patrick Air Force Base 45th Security Forces Squadron Friday performed a fascinating demo with highly motivated canine officer Inez, ordering her to apprehend a heavily padded “bad 9 AM guy” played by a senior airman.

The Melbourne Municipal Band Adagio TO 9 AM Sax Quartet entertained at lunch, which 9 AM 3:30 PM TO included a selection of grilled favorites to TO 3:30 PM 9 AM benefit the King Center. Many attendees3:30 PM TO simply loaded up on samples of delicious gourmet fare provided by retirement 3:30 PM living community chefs, followed by a Doors open at 8:30 a.m.

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Travel in time to ancient Bethlehem

SENIOR LIFE photo courtesy of Edmund Kindle

Kim and Matt Lundquist portray Mary and Joseph at Mims United Methodist Church.

By Flora Reigada What was life really like in ancient Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’ birth? Did mothers spin wool into thread for clothes, or help their fathers build tools and toys? Were children sent to the market for dates or the apothecary for healing herbs?

Mims United Methodist Church will address these questions and more, through Bethlehem in

Mims, a re-creation of the rural village where Jesus was born.

It will take place at the church from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Admission is free and parking is provided.

The event is coordinated by Dr. Pamela Tronetti, a Titusville physician specializing in geriatric medicine.

The community is invited to take this journey in time. It encompasses the church grounds, indoors and out.

“Visitors can explore the village to see how people lived off the land and used natural resources for food, clothing and shelter,” Tronetti said.

Volunteers dressed in period clothing, with many of the outfits handmade, will lend authenticity, as will sheep, goats, a donkey and a horse, complete with their bleating and braying. People may catch the scent of frankincense and myrrh.

“Visitors will be able to help townspeople stomp grapes for wine and press olives for oil. They may view demonstrations of preparing animal hides, carding wool, spinning wool into yarn, weaving, wood work and pottery,” Tronetti said. “The entire family can learn to weave baskets and play spin the dreidel.”

Like to shop? There will be a period marketplace. Biblical foods may also be sampled. These include smoked fish, honey on the comb, dates, pita and pomegranate.

“Along the streets, people will pass through an apothecary, where ancient medicines are discussed and

a mortuary where ancient burial practices are discussed. There will also be a synagogue and a Bedouin village,” Tronetti said.

The tour concludes with a living nativity inside the sanctuary.

“People in those times were very aware there was something larger than themselves,” Tronetti said.

Mims United Methodist Church is at 3302 Green St. in Mims. Call 321267-6202 or go to mimsumc.org.SL

North Brevard Senior Center

909 Lane Ave., Titusville 321-268-2333 Friday, Dec. 20  7 p.m.

Community Line Dance Tickets $5 Saturday, Dec. 21  7:30 p.m.

Community Dance Music by Bobby & Susie Tickets $6/7

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Watercolor Painting Class Paint with Rosemary Daly of the Titusville Art League. Materials will be provided with instruction. Cost $10. Call 264-5080 to register.

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Mims-Scottsmoor Library Book Club “Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven” by Fannie Flagg will be discussed.

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Typical foods from Biblical times may be sampled during the Bethlehem in Mims event at Mims United Methodist Church.

Monday, Dec. 9 • 1 to 3 p.m.

Pressed Flower Bookmark Class Dee Bartcher will teach how to create beautiful bookmarks or notecards using pressed dried flowers. Cost is $2 for each kit and includes all materials. Call 264-5080 to register.

Women’s Center North Guild presents

Gourmet Christmas Kitchen Tour Special to Senior Life The Women’s Center North Guild will conduct A Gourmet’s Christmas Kitchen Tour from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Participants will visit six beautiful Titusville kitchens to admire the holiday decorations, while enjoying delectable bites of food samplings prepared by local chefs and holiday music performed by local musicians.

The fundraiser will feature chance drawings for floral arrangements and holiday desserts. Tickets are $45 per person or $70 for VIP. There are a limited number of VIP seats available. Make reservations at

womenscenterinbrevard.org or call Joan at 321-383-9589 or 321-537-3787.

All proceeds benefit the Women’s Center in Brevard, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Domestic violence affects one in every four women, and more than 100 children are abused every hour.

The Women’s Center in Brevard serves more than 10,000 women and children annually. The agency’s goal is to empower women by providing counseling services, financial assistance, career guidance, transitional housing and victim advocacy.

Services are designed to target the cause of the crisis, not just the symptoms.

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Library holiday celebration: Tree decorating event and ornament craft for children Saturday, Dec. 14, Noon to 1:45 p.m.

Refreshments will be served and participants will be entered in a raffle to win a gift basket. Co-sponsored by the Port St. John Library Advisory Board and the Friends of the Port St. John Library.

Port St. John Library, 6500 Carole Ave. in Port St. John. For more information, call 321-633-1867.

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