Senior Life November 2012

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“I just want to feel comfortable and be able to defend myself if it happens again,” said Dengate, a native of the Philadelphia suburbs who has lived in Florida for the past 26 years. “Having my brother and his wife next door to me has given me a false sense of security. The windows could be open and I’d figure if I yelled they’d be able to hear me. They’re returning up North to be close to their grandchildren.”

Rockledge resident June Wright, who commuted from her home in New Hampshire to teach in Boston during her working years, lives in a fifth-floor condo and feels safe.

Not much was taken. Pat Dengate came home in time to prevent what could have been a more painful experience.

“They must have boogied out the back,” said Dengate, whose Suntree home was robbed earlier this year. “I must have come home when they were in the process of robbing me. There were so many other things that they didn’t take.”

Dengate decided it was time to buy and learn how to shoot a gun. She’s not alone, as more seniors in Brevard County are buying guns, taking classes and filling the local shooting ranges to enjoy their new sport.

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columnists Remembering the Catskills

The Catskill mountain area of New York, during much of the 20th century, was the playground for many families living in New York City. In the days before air conditioning was common, there were more than 1,500 hotels, resorts and bungalows in the greater Catskill area for those who wanted to escape the hot, sticky city summers.

Arriving at any of these resorts for a long weekend, they looked forward to great food, entertainment and a host of indoor and outdoor seasonal activities.

The Catskill resorts waited for gambling that never arrived. There are still some resorts operating in the Catskills but most are having a difficult time staying in business.

Brown's Hotel in Loch Sheldrake was home of the Brown Derby showroom and Jerry Lewis Theatre Club. Charles and Lillian Brown sat in the entrance of the dining room and greeted all dinner guests. This 500room resort on 160 acres was sold at a foreclosure auction in 1988 but sat empty until the mid-1990s, when it was converted into condos.

Before it closed in 1998, the Concord Resort in Kiamesha Lake was the largest hotel in the Catskills, with more than 1,500 rooms and a dining

room that seated 3,000.

Golfers can still Touring tee off at its famous the Town Monster course, but plans to renovate the hotel are ongoing.

John You can still start Trieste your day with pickled herring at Kutsher’s Resort in Monticello, one of the last grand hotels standing from the heyday of the region known as the Jewish Alps.

Jennie Grossinger took a hands-on approach to expand her parents’ hotel into a legendary resort that covered 1,200 acres. She personally welcomed 150,000 guests a year. Its golf course still operates, but Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel closed in 1986 and continues to decay.

The 430-room Nevele Grand Hotel fell into a sad state of disrepair before closing in 1998, but Stevensville Hotel, now called Stevensville Swan Lake, is open.

There are many wonderful and grand resorts that have fallen by the wayside as trends and times change.

Cruising has taken the place of summers in the Catskills. Port Canaveral, with its many ships, offers outstanding value for an all-inclusive floating resort. Cruising from our port is now the best vacation value you can get for your dollar and it’s right here in Brevard County. SL

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Time How much time do you have? How much time do you want? Do people who live to age 100 have more time than others? If we all live this day for 24 hours, we all have the same amount of time. The big difference in people is how they use the time.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina exclaimed during his life: “Oh, how precious time is! Blessed are those who know how to make good use of it. Oh, if only all could understand how precious time is, undoubtedly everyone would do his best to spend it in a praiseworthy manner.” There is the spiritual orientation and the secular approach.

For many years, I conducted time management seminars for people in business.

The focus was on long-range, annual, monthly and daily goals.

Participants used a daily log to record goals, a to-do list with priorities, and a diary of accomplishments. The ongoing question: “What is the best use of my time right now?”

In a new novel “The Time Keeper”

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This novel inspires Ed readers everywhere Baranowski to reconsider their own notions of time.

As people travel through life, they comment: “If I only had more time….”

Time is a gift from God—the time of your life. Since we don’t know how much time we have, it is best to use time in a balanced manner to benefit your faith, family and community.

I attended a memorial service for a friend who ran out of time. She was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. She had lived a well-balanced life, but she lived her final four months with a spirit and devotion to loved ones and friends. She cared, she shared and she gave of her time throughout her life.

What is the true meaning of time for you? Do you need to make that call, to forgive, to re-connect, to express your love, to give thanks and to leave with your presence remembered?

Baranowski is president of Topics Unlimited, a Melbourne-based education, seminar and consulting company. He can be reached at topicsed@aol.com. SL

Support U.S. Postal Service Many people use electronics of one form or another to communicate with others, from neighbors next door to friends and relatives in foreign countries. The old-fashioned letter in an envelope with a stamp on it has diminished greatly in numbers. Yet those same people complain when they have to purchase stamps and the price went up a little. Plenty are complaining at the thought of post offices closing and none being convenient distances when needed.

I’m an old-fashioned letter-writer and I have no complaints about the prices or the service behind the counter in our local post office.

I’m not suggesting you stop using electronics for communication, but I have another idea where you could fight back against a complaint most recipients have and help support the postal service at the same time.

All funds for the post office come from the sale of their products and services. No government funds support the post office.

My idea deals with all that junk mail you get almost daily from organizations trying to sell you something, often with a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) so you can respond without it costing you a stamp to return the form.

How about discouraging all this junk mail? Just write across one of their

papers, “No thanks, not interested.” Put it back in the SASE and mail it off. That didn’t cost you a cent, but do Lucy you know what it will Kline cost the original sender? No, not the 45 cents you’d think, because the company has to pay extra for that service. Besides the cost of sending it to you in the first place, now that piece returning to them is costing them either 54 cents or $1.21 each because extremely high volume mailers don’t pay by the piece, but have annual fees so that each piece actually costs them only 54 cents, but that is for extremely large volumes. Most business have to pay $1.21 for each piece that comes back in a SASE, unless you stuff it with more papers to make the weight more than one ounce. Those are an additional 20 cents per envelope.

You have another choice. Enclose the papers showing your name and address, and maybe, but just maybe, they will remove you from the mailing list. On the other hand, don’t show who the return sender is and you’ll probably get more and you can return those costing the advertisers still more in the future. Think about it! Just kidding, of course. Don’t try this at home.

Comments are always welcome, at asklucy3@juno.com. SL

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“DNA can disprove accurately, but can only prove a possibility. The DNA study was not conclusive. There are all these unknowns.”

Enchelmayer will encourage the audience to form their own opinion of Jefferson’s paternity. Whatever you believe, Enchelmayer’s discussion should prove thought-provoking, for it also includes an overview of DNA use in family history research.

“A third of the talk will be about how DNA fits into genealogy,” Enchelmayer said.

The free program will be held at the Melbourne Public Library, 540 E. Fee Ave. Arrive early for the 9:30 a.m. social time.

Enchelmayer, who lives in Orlando’s College Park neighborhood, has spoken on genealogical subjects throughout the state of Florida. He was a featured speaker at the upcoming Florida State Genealogical Society Convention in early November.

The South Brevard Genealogical Society promotes awareness of the scientific study of genealogy. The Society offers beginners’ courses in the field, as well as monthly programs open to the community.

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“If I have to travel by myself, I’d like to have a (concealed gun permit),” said Wright, who grew up in Chicago before moving to the Northeast. “I just recently lost my husband. If I have to drive back to New Hampshire, I really want to have a handgun in my car.”

Both Dengate and Wright have taken courses at Red Dot Shooting in Rockledge, which is operated by Rachel and Jonathan Bonham.

“I think I was the only one who had never fired a gun before,” Dengate said. “My dad had a couple of guns when I was growing up. I was completed uninterested in them. I never asked him about shooting the guns.”

The course Dengate enrolled in was limited to women.

“I think I might have been intimidated if there had been men in the class,” Dengate said. “I’m sure most men would never look down on women who had never shot a gun before, but some women might suspect and worry about that type of attitude. So, a course for women that Rachel taught was nice and comfy.”

Brevard County Sheriff Jack Parker wants women and all seniors who shoot a gun to be comfortable with the weapon they own.

“I’ve seen too many seniors bring in a gun given to them by their children where they can’t pull the trigger,” Parker said. “They need to go to a shooting range and try 20 or 25 different types of handguns if they don’t know what to get. Revolvers, Magnums, .45s — the ranges have all of these for rent. Try a 9mm or a .22 to see what fits in your hand. There are pros and cons, but there will be one that feels best.”

Improved technology also has altered Parker’s opinions on the subject.

“In the old days, I would have discouraged someone from getting a .22,” said Parker, who won elections in 2004 and 2008 to become the Brevard County sheriff. “It wasn’t reliable and it would jam frequently. The quality of the new .22s is 10 times better than what it was.”

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“For most seniors, I’d prefer a .380 automatic,” Parker said. “It’s really a short 9mm. It’s strong and capable, but it doesn’t have an exceptionally strong kickback. But, a .22 might be the only choice. I’d rather have them confident when there’s a real threat.”

Dengate knows her limitations and took that into account before purchasing a weapon.

“I have fairly significant arthritis, so I knew that I had to rule out the bigger and heavier weapons,” she said. “I don’t have big hands to begin with.”

Dengate also has thought about the moral issues of using a weapon.

“If you don’t have the mindset where you could kill someone, you shouldn’t carry a gun,” Dengate said. “Instinctively, you’ve got to be able to shoot with no problem. If you don't think you can shoot the person attacking you, they’ll take the weapon away from you and shoot you instead.”

Parker has an alternative for those who might second guess themselves during an actual emergency.

“A taser is very effective and I like it better than a stun guns,” Parker said. “You might have to get too close with a stun gun. You don’t want to get too

close. Bad guys are used to being physical and it’ll be easy for them to knock away your weapon. With tasers, you can keep your distance.”

Mace is another option.

“You can buy five or six cans for $15 or $16 apiece,” Parker said. “That’s more than enough to put in strategic locations around the house and not have it buried in a purse. You’ll want to buy one for training purposes to see if it’s a stream or mist. You don’t want to learn how to defend yourself in a time of stress where you have to push the button four or five times.”

Wright now feels comfortable with either a pistol or a rifle in her hand.

“My son has two guns that belonged to my father that were from the South Pacific — the Navy in World War II,” Wright said. “I like to fire them. I want those rifles to stay in the family.”

Besides the classes she has taken at Red Dot Shooting, Wright has gone with a friend to the Port Malabar Rifle & Pistol Club in Palm Bay. “There were different scenarios with moving targets,” Wright said. “Targets were set apart from one another for firing back and forth from one to another in rapid succession. Then, you could back up and fire as if backing out of a room to a wooden sidewalk like a Western scene. You don’t want your whole body in the doorway where you make yourself a target. It’s been very much a learning experience for me.”

Rachel Bonham of Red Dot Shooting is ready to help along with other gun store staff.

“Our classes have been full — probably 80 percent or more have been seniors,” she said. "We've had ladies as old as 87. Some of the biggest challenges have been eyesight and a little shaking. Beyond that, there’s no misconception about being good. You don’t have to have a whole lot of testosterone; you just relax and shoot. There was this one lady this past week who had never shot before. She was 30 or 40 percent better than the others in the class. She had no bad habits to break.”

Steven Kennedy of the Gun Site Range on Merritt Island says shooting can be a lifetime sport.

“It’s sort of like golf,” Kennedy said. “You don’t have the stress on the body parts like jogging or tennis. But, it’s a perishable skill. If you don’t shoot for six or eight months, it can go away. You’ve got to practice, practice, practice.” SL

Free Thanksgiving dinner round-up Families and individuals looking for free Thanksgiving dinner from central through north Brevard have a number of destinations from which to choose, Nov. 7 though 15, sponsored by the Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department: Cocoa West Community Center Brevard County Parks and Recreation Central Area will host a free Thanksgiving Dinner at 5 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 16, at the Cocoa West Community Center, 230 S. Burnett Road in Cocoa. For more information, call the center at (321) 633-1987.

Joe Lee Smith Community Center, Cocoa Brevard County Parks and Recreation Central Area will host a free Thanksgiving Dinner at the Joe Lee Smith Community Center at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. The free Thanksgiving Dinner is made possible by the support of the Magnolia Blossoms Senior Group and donations from many local businesses and individuals. The Community Center is at 419 Washington Street in Cocoa. For more information, call 321-633-1872.

Walter Butler Community Center, Sharpes The North Cocoa Civic League, Victory Worship, Lifepointe Ministries, the United Way of Brevard and Walter Butler Community Center staff and volunteers invite the community to a Thanksgiving luncheon at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Walter Butler Community Center at Bernice G. Jackson Park, 4201 N. U.S. Highway 1, Cocoa. The event is free. Reservations are required. Call the center at 321-433-4448.

Cuyler Community Center in Mims A free “giving thanks” Thanksgiving celebration will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the Cuyler Community Center, 2329 Harry T. Moore Avenue, in Mims. This event is free and includes dinner and a musical celebration. SL

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reflection pond and the Easter Sunrise Service, which will be held March 31, 2013 overlooking the Indian River Lagoon at Rotary Park in Suntree.

The Thanksgiving-eve service will be an opportunity to focus on the positive, according to Meyr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even as the economy still recovers, it focuses our thoughts more on what we do haveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;rather than on what we do not have,â&#x20AC;? Meyr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This gives us the opportunity to come together and celebrate Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gifts.â&#x20AC;?

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Before sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, many local congregants will come together the day before to give thanks for what they have and to pray for those who must do without.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, a group of churches in the area that help each other reach out to those less fortunate will host the Thanksgiving-eve service at Faith â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vieraâ&#x20AC;? Lutheran Church, on Viera Boulevard just east of Murrell Road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This holiday is all about giving thanks to the source of all our abundance, God,â&#x20AC;? said Faith â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vieraâ&#x20AC;?

Lutheran Rev. Ron Meyr, who is coordinating the service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This keeps us humble and happy. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t create what we have. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generate it. Otherwise, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to get caught up in the feeling of never having enough and become very discontent.â&#x20AC;?

The event is one of three joint events put on each year by the Suntree/Viera Area Association of Churches, a network of churches from Faith Fellowship to the south, to Faith â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vieraâ&#x20AC;?

Lutheran to the north, whose members collect food for the needy and pool

leaders will perform and speak or offer prayers. The event is free, but collections of food and money will be taken.

The food will be donated to S/VAAC member Advent Lutheran Church at 7550 N. Wickham Rd., which distributes bags of food at 6 p.m. Thursdays. Also at that time, S/VAAC volunteers give out emergency resources, the most popular items being gas cards to help heads of households get to work.

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Senior Life Army brat makes mats so vets get rest The homeless vet mat project has caught on with women’s groups in civic and church groups from Titusville to Vero Beach By linda WigginS

Imagine this poster for a local project: the first picture is of a soldier in a makeshift tent in a uniform surrounded by artillery, possibly under fire. Next picture, the same soldier is in tattered clothes in a makeshift tent surrounded by trees. The caption: Four years later, he’s still in the woods.

Barbara Kurtz opens her Heritage Isles home to fellow members of her women’s church group to create sleeping mats to keep homeless veterans off the cold, hard and sometimes wet ground. The mats are crocheted from plastic grocery bags and take 500 sacks and 25 hours of labor and love to make.

“This is such a tiny thing that we are doing compared to what they are doing for us,” said Kurtz, both an Army brat and Army wife. Most of the U.S. casualties have been Army or special forces because of the required bootson-the-ground combat.

“They are fighting for us and we can’t let them down now.”

Kurtz said that one of the problems with this war is that unlike previous wars, it is all volunteer, so there are fewer combatants, often making for numerous and extended tours.

“We have the same people going over there again and again, and with each new deployment, it greatly increases their risk of injury and damage to their body and their mind,” Kurtz said.

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“It’s not just the soldiers who sacrifice, but the families who are repeatedly torn apart and put back together, and so often don’t make it back together,” Kurtz said.

The mats are built in assembly stations, with bags first sorted and flattened, then cut into 2-inch strips and made into a ball of plarn, or plastic yarn, which is then crocheted into a 4by 6-foot mat.

Rotary clubs, churches and women’s clubs from Titusville to Stuart and Vero Beach have joined in.

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In the 1960s, fans fell in love with Jon Bauman’s gangly character known as “Bowzer,” a caricature of 1950s’ “greasers.”

Bauman said, “When I was growing up, I was the kid the greasers picked on.”

He explained that a “mouthpiece” was usually surrounded by burly companions, while the “leader of the pack” was often small and loud.

Bowzer’s well-known bicep flex and bluster was an adaptation and exaggeration of the posturing he had seen from “guys who dropped out of driver’s education class.”

No dropout, Bauman attended The Julliard School in New York City where he studied classical piano from middle school through high school. Seeking a broader education, he graduated from Columbia University, Magna Cum Laude.

Perhaps best known for his role as Bowzer in the popular variety show “Sha Na Na,” he also has become popular in the area for “Bowzer’s Rock N’ Roll Holiday Party.” It has been performed at the King Center.

There is much more to this Ivy Leaguer.

In addition to his performance with Sha Na Na, the musical group that preceded the television show, Bauman has served as host, producer and writer.

Most recently, he serves as social and political activist.

His advocacy led to widespread acceptance of the Truth in Music Act, which helped pass legislation to compel groups using the name of a classic group to have at least one of the original members.

Now, he works to preserve Medicare and Social Security benefits, without which many seniors would be forced to live below the poverty level.

“I want to put my education to work,” Bauman said. “I’m really concerned. I want to do what I can to give back.”

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He said he’s looking forward to a quiet retirement, but not right away.

“I’ll do Bowzer as long as I can,” he said. “It keeps me young.”

On Wednesday, Dec. 5, Bauman will transform into the loveable greaser to host Bowzer's Rock N' Roll Holiday Party at the King Center for the Performing Arts.

“It’s a great venue,” he said. “The King Center rivals other venues. It’s one of the loveliest in America. We are always received well by the staff and the audience. I’m eager to go.”

In addition to Bowzer and the Stingrays, the audience will be entertained by Little Anthony & The Imperials and Jay Siegel’s Tokens with classic hits and seasonal favorites.

Bauman, who has performed at Carnegier Hall, said, “I love the holiday shows. It’s my favorite of the repertoire.

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Dear Lynne: I know this is the only time of the year when I can change my Medicare drug plan.

But … my mail box is overflowing with information from the different plans. How do I know what is the best one for me? I watch what I spend carefully, so I don’t want to make an expensive error.

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Dear Carol: You already know a lot. Unless you are eligible for a Medicare Savings Program with Medicaid or the Extra Help (low income subsidy) for your prescription drugs, the Annual Election Period (AEP) from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 is one of the only times you can change your Medicare Advantage Plan or your Medicare drug plan.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services makes a recommendation to every Medicare beneficiary that he or she should review their health care choices during this time.

The plans may change yearly and, while you really love the plan you are presently enrolled in, those changes could make your present plan no longer the best one for you. The monthly premium may have increased and changes to the plan’s formulary (list of drugs the plan will cover) could mean that all your medications are no longer listed on the plan formulary. This could increase your monthly prescription expenses. Last year, a Brevard counselor saved a client $1,000 per month by reviewing the client’s medication needs.

When you contact a SHINE counselor, the counselor will begin by asking you about your income to determine whether or not you may be eligible for Extra Help. They will ask you to name all the prescriptions you take, as well as the dosage and the frequency for that medication. The information we reference is located on Medicare’s website, medicare.gov, and if you use the Internet, a counselor would be happy to assist you as you search for the best drug plan. Or, a SHINE counselor can do the research for you. Additionally, we can email you information directly from the Medicare website, and then follow up with an explanation by email or phone. Once you receive the information, the choice is yours to either stay with your present plan or to change to a different one. SHINE counselors must remain impartial. It is your decision.

SHINE is a program of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and administered in partnership with the state’s 11 Area Agencies on Aging. In Brevard, our Area Agency on Aging is the Senior Resource Alliance located in both Cocoa and Orlando.

To contact a SHINE counselor for unbiased assistance with your search for the best plan, call the Elder Helpline toll-free at 1-800-963-5337 or locally at 321-504-2038.

Brevard County SHINE presently has nine offices located throughout the county, but may be able to assist you over the phone.

If you have a question you would like the Ask Lynne column to answer, please write or email Lynne at Senior Life and look for a response in one of the next issues. Lynne can be reached by writing Senior Life at 7630 N. Wickham Road, Ste. 105, Viera, FL 32940, by emailing jill@mysenior life.com, or by calling 321-242-1235.

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It’s a parent’s night out while children with special needs, siblings, and friends participate in supervised activities. Sponsored in part by United Way of Brevard. Parrish Health and Fitness Center 2210 Cheney Hwy., Titusville. For more information, Kathy Simonsen at 321-264-0855.

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Thursday, Nov. 1 â&#x20AC;˘ 8 to 9 a.m., Military Officers Assoc. meeting Golf Club House, 861 Marina Rd., Patrick AFB. Frank Dunagan 321-784-8934 Thursday, Nov. 8 â&#x20AC;˘ 8 to 9 a.m., Military Officers Assoc. meeting Golf Club House, 861 Marina Rd., Patrick AFB. Frank Dunagan 321-784-8934 Thursday, Nov. 15 â&#x20AC;˘ 8 to 9 a.m., Military Officers Assoc. meeting IRCC Colony Hall, 1936 Freedom Dr., Viera. Frank Dunagan 321-784-8934 Thursday, Nov. 15 â&#x20AC;˘ Noon, Military Officers Assoc. Luncheon Business Meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Election of 2013 Officers The Tides, 101 N. A1A, Patrick AFB Thursday, Nov. 22 â&#x20AC;˘ 8 to 9 a.m., Military Officers Assoc. Meeting Golf Club House, 861 Marina Rd., Patrick AFB Thursday, Nov. 29 â&#x20AC;˘ 8 to 9 a.m., Military Officers Assoc. Meeting Golf Club House, 861 Marina Rd., Patrick AFB Meetings are for active, retired and former officers. Meetings are coordinated by retired Army Lt. Col. Frank Dunagan, 321-784-8934. Luncheons are coordinated by retired USAF Major Joe Oblack, 321-453-2947. SL

Dinners, dances fuel taste for Italian The Italian-American Club of South Brevard will host two events in November to feed the body and spirit at 1471 Cypress Ave., between Aurora Road and Eau Gallie Boulevard, in Melbourne.

The community is invited to a traditional Italian dinner of spaghetti and meatballs from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. Dinner includes fresh garden salad, Italian bread, choice of desserts and a complimentary beverage. Live music will be performed by JR Sounds. Tickets are $10 for adults and $4 for children under 12.

The Dancing Like the Stars Starlight Ball starts with social hour at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, with dinner at 6 p.m. The menu features Italian wedding soup, antipasto, roast beef, an assortment of desserts and coffee or tea. Dress is formal; seating is limited.

Live music is by JR Sounds. Tickets are $18 for club members and $20 for guests. They are available through Nov. 15 while supply lasts.

Call 321-728-9442 or 321-242-8044.

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Robert Livingston: Once a Marine, Always a Marine…and Teacher of the Year By maria Sonnenberg

Lt. Col. Robert Livingston has lived near the mine fields surrounding Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

Now he contends with the emotional mine fields that often accompany adolescence.

Upon retiring from the Marine Corps in 2000 after a distinguished 25-year career, Livingston gladly assumed his next challenge: establishing the Navy Junior ROTC program at Bayside High School in Palm Bay. Livingston has helped the program grow to encompass 13 percent of the 1,700-member student body.

“It’s structured just like the Navy,” said Livingston, whose official title at Bayside is senior naval science instructor.

“The students get exposed to character education. I call it a leadership lab.”

Livingston has done such a great job that this year the American Legion named him Florida Teacher of the Year.

Livingston’s guidance has placed Bayside among the top 30 percent of all 600 NJROTCs in the country. It is the largest JRTOC program in Brevard. His cadets consistently score in the top 5 percent in nationwide testing.

“He is all about promoting excellence in academics, developing leadership in our youth, promoting citizenship and patriotism and encouraging our youth toward reaching their potential,” wrote Jose Muniz of American Legion Post 117 in the nomination for Teacher of the Year

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Lt. Col. Robert Livingston has helped Bayside High build a large JROTC program. honors.

Livingston’s leadership was forged by the Marine Corps, which he joined in 1975.

Initially trained as a combat engineer officer at Camp Lejeune, he also served as an instructor at the Staff NCO Academy in 1978.

In 1979, Livingston became one of the first officers to join the newly formed Marine Corps intelligence office.

“It was so new, they weren’t even sure of how to teach it,” he said.

Upon graduation from the Naval Intelligence Officer course at Lowry AFB in Colorado, Livingston was assigned to Okinawa, where he served as deputy intelligence officer. Subsequent tours of duty placed him with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in North Carolina and eventually at the Guantanamo Bay base.

“Living in Guantanamo was like living in Mayberry,” said the lieutenant colonel.

“It was a little town with 7,000 people and a 35-mile-per-hour speed

limit. You didn’t even have to lock your doors.”

Unlike Mayberry, the base was ringed by mine fields that separated it from the rest of Cuba. The perks were significant, however.

“You could scuba dive right off the beach, so my wife and I did a lot of diving,” said Livingston.

From Cuba, it was off to Southwest Asia aboard the USS Nassau in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before retiring, Livingston also served as division chief at the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity in Quantico, Virginia and chief of the Joint Intelligence Center Production Division at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.

His job with NJROTC has proven to be a highly rewarding chapter in his life.

“I never realized the extent of the relationships I would form,” Livingston said.

As his cadets graduate and launch their careers, Livingston remains a trusted friend.

“They’ve married and had babies, but they still keep in touch, and I’ve even married a half dozen of them,” said Livingston, who is a notary public for just such occasions.

Although not all they cadets progress into the military, they all leave with vital lessons about brotherhood.

“You form relationships for life,” Livingston said. SL

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Creating a sense of community Often we hear residents of an association feel disconnected from the community. Maybe they have never met their nextdoor neighbor or have no idea who serves on the board of directors. You probably have other examples like people who do not go to the pool because there are tight cliques there or in clubhouse activities. How do we help residents feel like they belong to the community? How do we create a sense of community? Of course, this is a situation where the affected resident ought to take action, as well. Here are some suggestions that may help your association give these residents incentive to become involved.

Communication is an important factor in community spirit. Associations are able to create inexpensive websites that are very informative. Pages can be designed to allow residents to post comments, place classified ads, reply to questionnaires and express their opinions. Attractive websites may also be a useful tool to attract new owners to your association. Your association may also want to use the website to send newsletters on a regular schedule, which will become anticipated by residents. Informative “eblasts” send email to your residents telling them about meeting dates, community activities, lost pets or new association rules.

Attractively crafted newsletters distributed to residents will give updates about your association. If your association has a bulletin

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board, you have another

Association opportunity to update your residents of the latest news.

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Some associations offset the expense through advertising or sponsorships.

Communication opportunities can be unlimited subject only to your creativity.

Association events and social activities provide another multitude of possibilities.

Some examples would include community picnics, breakfast with Santa, Easter egg hunts, sports tournaments, mother/son father/daughter events. Possibly schedule a series of “honey-do parties” to assist handicapped or financially stressed residents in maintaining their property. Neighborhoodyard sales and block parties are just two more examples to induce your residents to mingle.

Once again, these events may be accomplished at no cost to your association by soliciting sponsors, vendors, and advertisers.

Creating events such as these may be the motivation that entices your residents to get involved. Hopefully, these ideas will activate your creative juices and result in a spirit of community for your association.

It’s important to point out that Mr. 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. SL

By Frank Kneiser, CMCA, AMS, PCAM

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Funny thing is…

By Sammy Haddad

We are now well into the holiday season, which is my favorite time of year. The holiday season starts with our church fair in mid October, where we raise money for the school.

Next comes Halloween, where people use the opportunity to treat the neighborhood kids. After that, Thanksgiving, where families unite for a huge meal and to give thanks.

Then Christmas, where gifts and good tidings are abundant, and finally New Year’s and an anticipated new beginning.

This is the way most adults view the holiday season. However, if you’ve been reading my columns the past few years, you know that I’m aging physically but mentally I haven’t matured past 15. So let me tell you how I view the holiday season. The church fair is where I spend a lot of my retirement check to play games and win stuffed animals. If you ever saw my house or the trunk of my car, you would see

I’m pretty good at it. The church school also benefits because I leave a lot of my kids’ inheritance there.

Halloween is an opportunity to buy bags of my favorite candy without getting yelled at. I give out candy from 6 to 6:10 p.m. and then turn the light off and start eating.

OK, I’m kidding about that part, but don’t think I don’t consider it every year.

Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to overeat guilt free and, oh yeah, football games are on all day on TV. Christmas shopping is where I get the chance to play all the cool new games in the store and, when stared at by the manager, I tell him I’m checking the toys for the safety of my grandkids. Finally, New Year’s. Hangover, food and football. Nuff said.

Yes, I love the holidays, and starting early next year, I’ll go back to being an old guy.

—Dr. Sammy SL

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Grandparents to grandson: There is no gift like presence

Dear Gramma

By linda WigginS

New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve gala at Cocoa Beach Country Club The Cocoa Beach Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club presents a New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve gala to thrill, while helping leaders learn. Live music will be performed by Charles P. and the Park Ave Band, with dancing, heavy hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, desserts, silent auction, balloon drop, cash bar and midnight champagne toast.

The cost is $35 per person or $60 a couple. Tables of eight to 10 may be reserved.

Proceeds will benefit local scholarships and charitable events. Doors open at 8 p.m. Dec. 31, and the party goes until 12:30 a.m.

Jan. 1, 2013.

Tickets are available at Ace Hardware in both Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral or by calling Marilyn at 321-783-2399 or Rozan at 321-613-2399. SL

Raymon and Rosalie Larruscain are thankful for their grandson, in fact so thankful that Rosalie pledged to provide care for 4year-old Rhett from birth so her daughter, Ana Woobrey, could teach at Hoover Middle School. Rosalie calls it â&#x20AC;&#x153;her ministry.â&#x20AC;?

But that does not mean they spend Thanksgiving together. There is a higher calling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We spend so much quality time together, even going to Ana and our son-in-law Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house for dinner every Sunday. We do have special holiday times together, but they are free to spend time with Rhettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other grandparents to mark these special dates,â&#x20AC;? Rosalie said.

As they generously share their progenyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progeny, they are selfless about something else. They travel to spend each holiday with an elderly lady who would otherwise be completely alone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her husband gave me a job and they both were a very important in my life, my story,â&#x20AC;?

Raymon said. Now that his friend has passed, the Larruscains feel itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even more important to make the pilgrimage for his widow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I led him to Christ on his deathbed,â&#x20AC;? said Raymon, a member of Grace Brethren Church in Suntree. The church recently underwent a change in leadership with the retirement of the Larruscainsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; beloved Rev. Gene Klingler, who has a reputation for uplifting the hearts of the sick members he visits, delivering practical messages that can be used in everyday life, and leading people to Christ. That focus helped Raymon at that critical point in his mentorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a pinnacle in my existence: remembering the right things to tell him while he was sick to lift his spirits, helping him to

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Dear Gramma: My doctor says Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only a few months to live and there are things weighing heavily on my mind. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been estranged from my son and my mother for years and want to see them and apologize for what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done to cause this rift. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m truly sorry but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to start to make this right. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sorrowful

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Raymon and Rosalie Larruscain teach love to their grandson, Rhett, by giving him their time, and teach by example to give selflessly to others. see the logic in what cannot be seen, and eventually bringing him into a relationship with the Everlasting Father,â&#x20AC;? Raymon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He told me it was the first time he had prayed to God since he was in a foxhole in Normandy.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to giving and being true to their own hearts and values, the Larruscains say they hope to be an example of selflessness and love to their own grandchild. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not just about what you will receive on the holidays, but what you will give, not in easily attainable material things, but give of yourself: your time, your attention, your love, your energy, your loyalty,â&#x20AC;?

Rosalie said of the lessons taught to Rhett on a daily basis. She teaches this to him by example by investing in his daily care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When someone is alone and lonely, the greatest gift you can give them is you.â&#x20AC;? SL

Dear Sorrowful: Immediately write each a letter asking for forgiveness and apologizing for what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done. Explain you only have a few months to live and sincerely want to see them and reunite before you pass away. A week after, they shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve received your letter, follow up with a phone call. If neither works, enlist the help of someone who can intervene for you â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a relative, friend or clergy. Time is passing. Forgiveness will ease the minds for all of you. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up. May there be a joyful reunion!

Gramma

Holly Fox Vellekoop, MSN, is the author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;How to Help When Parents Grieveâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;STONE HAVEN: Murder Along the River.â&#x20AC;? A retired Penn State University clinical instructor with six grandchildren, Vellekoop has a Master of Science degree in nursing. Send your letters to Gramma to hollyfoxvellekoop@yahoo.com.

SL

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Senior Life News for Titusville, Mims, Port St. John

North Brevard Rainbow Girls donate to Children’s Advocacy Center of Brevard Special to Senior life

The Children’s Advocacy Center of Brevard was presented with a variety of items ranging from clothing to children’s books and toys to office supplies that were collected during the past few months as part of a Rainbow Girls service project organized by Tressa McCurdy from the Space Coast Assembly #99 in Titusville.

“We do multiple projects throughout the year,” said McCurdy. “For this charity project, I researched different organizations serving children and I liked what the Children’s Advocacy Center does in Brevard. I presented the project concept to the local assembly of girls and they voted to support what I wanted to do for the

North Brevard Senior Center 909 Lane Ave., Titusville 321-268-2333

Advocacy Center.”

The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls has as one of its basic teachings to give back to the community, what they refer to as charity to others.

Similar to a sorority in its structure, Rainbow Girls brings young women together in a safe, fun and caring environment where girls are given the tools, training and encouragement to gain self-confidence, learn leadership principles and to practice good citizenship.

The colors in the organization’s icon, a rainbow, reflect seven different principles of what members learn as members of Rainbow Girls. The violet color is for service, which ties all the other colors and lessons together. It was this service principal that fostered the connection

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Clothing items and toys are collected for the Children’s Advocacy Center by the Rainbow Girls Space Coast Assembly #99. Front: Rainbow Girls Jennifer Carter and Tressa McCurdy. Back row, left to right: Barbara Carter, mother advisor, Space Coast Assembly; Gayna Hansen, LMHC, clinical intervention program coordinator at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Brevard, and Denise Tysor, assistant mother advisor, Space Coast Assembly. between the girls and the Children’s Advocacy Center.

Established in 1996, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Brevard CACB is a multiagency collaboration that intervenes in the most severe cases of child abuse in Brevard County, including all

cases of child sexual abuse.

The CACB is a program of the Space Coast Health Foundation. For additional information call 321-637-7652, or visit cacbrevard.org. SL

Hospice of St. Francis will break ground on its new 12-bed Hospice Care Center. The care center will be located on the grounds of the corporate office at 1250 Grumman Place in Titusville. A ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012.

The Hospice Care Center will be a 15,000-squarefoot facility that will provide a high level of medical care for hospice patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each of the 12-bed

suites will provide adequate space for family members to visit, complete with a private 10-foot by 10-foot porch. Two of the suites will be for isolation and one will be equipped for bariatric care. The grounds will have a landscaped path with benches and a butterfly garden. The care center building will include a chapel, a playroom for children and a kitchenette for the families.

Hospice of St. Francis sought a Certificate of Need from the State of Florida late in 2011 and received the notice of ap-

Valiant Air Command hosts open house The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum will host its annual open house during the Nov. 11 Veterans Day weekend.

Admission is free for all active or retired military members and all Brevard County and Florida residents with an ID. The museum requests that patrons bring canned goods for local charities or a toy for Toys for Tots, as it is a drop-off point. For more information, call 321-268-1941 or go to vacwarbirds.org.

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proval in February 2012.

“We were so appreciative to receive support from many elected officials, the healthcare community and the community-at-large,” said Bruce Wolters, president/CEO of Hospice of St. Francis. “We received over 100 letters of support to accompany our packet requesting a Certificate of Need.”

Hospice of St. Francis’ Care Center will be the only facility of its type in North Brevard. Two other hospice care centers are located several miles south: one in Rockledge and one

in Palm Bay. Hospice of 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, non-profit 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, visit hospiceofstfrancis.com.

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Port St. John Public Library 6500 Carole Ave., Port St. John 321-633-1867 Basic Computer Classes Beginning classes are available. Please call reference for details. Registration is required due to limited space. Cost is $20 for the series of four classes.

Mondays • 1 - 3 p.m.

Master Gardener: Having a problem?

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Tuesdays • 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Senior Games: Join other seniors for a variety of card games, Rummikub, dominoes, etc.

New hospice house breaks ground in North Brevard Special to Senior Life

Saturday, Nov. 17 Dance Steve Kirsner 7:30-10:30 p.m. $6 Members/$7 Non-members Contact Fred Phillips; 321-268-2333

Fridays • 2 - 4 p.m.

Yarn Club: Knitting, crochet, needle arts. Sit, talk and create.

Events North Brevard Seafood and Art Festival Nov. 10 & 11 Entertainment, art vendors, beer garden, and live music.

Crackerjack’s 1/2 mile east of U.S. 1.

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