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nough fossil fuel for numerous tractor-trailer trucks to make it to the moon and back. That’s just one of the environmental savings a new recycling plant will make just in time for Earth Day April 22. Waste Management used to haul recyclables from each house it serves in Brevard County to a transfer station in West Melbourne, load them onto tractor-trailer trucks and send them
all the way down south to a plant in Broward County’s Pembroke Pines. “A state-of-the-art recycling facility in Brevard County is very exciting,” Waste Management spokesperson Amy Boyson said of Single Stream Recyclers, built by two former Wisconsin trash processing company owners bought out by Waste Management who now bring muchneeded centers online. “This makes it simple for the customer; everything goes into the same cart. Then the processing facility
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converts mixed residential recyclables into individual commodities using technology and advanced equipment to include screens, air systems, magnets, eddy currents, optical scanners and balers.” John Hansen owns the plant with high school buddy Eric Konik. Hansen further detailed the benefits.
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A great big thank you to the 5 percent I was on deadline for this issue and in walked Forest Miles, the “newly” elected president of the board of the Suntree Master Homeowners Association. As a resident and a volunteer, Forest is like so many seniors who give of their time to make their community and Brevard a better place. I say newly in quotes because it’s not his first time at bat. He’s been on the board and even president in years past. As in many communities, and not unlike many, possibly all, volunteer positions, it is said that 5 percent of the people do 95 percent of the work. I’d like to take a moment to thank all the Forests in our community for all you do. Al Babecki was one such fellow. A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, he brought a rich history with him when he relocated to Brevard. It was routine to see him in the office and on our pages as he brought us news to share with readers that directly affected them. I am proud to have a feature on Al’s memorial highlight the first four-page monthly on veterans’ issues inside Senior Life. We rely on readers’ visits, phone calls, emails and comments while out in the community to make this a great publication, if I do say so myself. And when I do, know that it is you who receives the compliment. You tell us what you want to read about, and you tell us what you like to do for fun. And fun is just what we had at the Senior Life Forever Young Expo at the Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science March 13. Again, I have to tip my hat to you for that. You tell us you like “lively” live music and other entertainment, you like good food, you like to learn new things, meet new people, deepen existing friendships, have exciting experiences. So we put that all together and it equals record attendance at our expos and events. It was great spending time with you, and I look forward to our next outing, the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo with Veterans Salute Nov. 6 at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral. As always, if you have great news or ideas to share on how to top our last event, please email me at jill@myseniorlife.com or call me at 321-242-1235. Or just tap me on the shoulder in line at Publix. Cheers! Jill Blue-Gaines | jill@myseniorlife.com
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It’s time to get your ducks in a row for the 17th annual Great Brevard Duck Race, all for a great cause. The annual duck race is a major fundraising event for Crosswinds Youth Services, a nonprofit organization that has been serving children and youth in crisis and their families for more than 40 years. The race will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 12 during the Indian River Festival at Sand Point Park in Titusville. A $5 donation will put one rubber duck in the race, or adopt the popular Quack Pack and receive one free duck in the race. A oneof-a-kind souvenir duck will be given out at the duck locations for those who adopt the Quack Pack while supplies last. For more information on the race, go to greatbrevardduckrace.com, and for Crosswinds Youth Services, call 321-4520800 or go to crosswindsyouthservices.org. SL
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The Holocaust Museum Central Florida 2015, a unique traveling exhibit created by North Carolina schoolchildren, will be on display at the Space Coast Convention Center, 301 Tucker Lane in Cocoa, from Sunday, April 19 through Thursday, April 23. Students at the Word of Faith Christian School in Spindale, N.C. created more than 600 stunning works of art based on extensive Holocaust research. The children travel with the exhibit and serve as museum guides. Exhibit hours on Sunday are 5:30 to 9 p.m., and all day Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free for students from kindergarten through college. Adult admission is $10 at the museum or online through April 17 at Holocaustmuseumcentralflorida2015.org. Advance tickets for $8 also are available through April 17 at the Jewish Federation of Brevard in Melbourne, Travel by Ginny in Cocoa and Temple Beth Sholom in Suntree. The Museum is sponsored by the Sister City Program of Cocoa and Beit Shemesh, Israel. For more information, call Ron Shelton at 321-794-9887. To schedule group visits, call 321-431-4890. SL
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‘The Charlies:’ A legend in life spurs legacy of conservation BY LINDA WIGGINS The second annual Charlie Corbeil Conservation Awards dinner will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 9 at the Heritage Isle Clubhouse Ballroom in west Viera, within sight of the Viera Wetlands flora and fauna Corbeil loved, and on the eve of the Viera Wetlands Nature Festival that he and fellow volunteers founded, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11. “Charlie is that rare kind of guy that everybody who knew him loved deeply, that no one had an unkind word for,” said Vince Lamb, co-founder of conservation charity Preserve Brevard, which is co-hosting the event with Senior Life sister paper Viera Voice. The newspapers’ publisher and expo and events company, Bluewater Creative Group, also produces the popular Charlie Corbeil Birding Guide SENIOR LIFE LINDA WIGGINS that is enjoyed and relied on by novice Viera Voice nature columnist Charlotte Corbeil, right, helps direct Viera Wetlands visitors Robert Goodman, center, and and expert nature photographers alike. Ullin Leavell of Vero Beach to the morning’s best photo fauna. “There wasn’t anybody who knew more about finding great photographic subjects in the Viera Wetlands, or from game changers, and there are a lot of the St. Johns River to the beaches and people who have done some amazing beyond,” said Lamb, fellow Florida work in the environment, including Master Naturalist and lauded nature businesses that have gone beyond what photographer. “He was always happy the law requires and can lead the way to teach anyone who wanted to learn for others to do the same,” said Beth more about nature or photography, for Blackford, awards committee member as long as they wanted.” and board member for the Indian Event keynote speaker will River Lagoon National Scenic Byway be renowned Florida springs Coalition. conservationist Rick Kilby, author Corbeil and his wife, Charlotte, of “Finding the Fountain of Youth: co-wrote a column called Parting Ponce de Leon and Florida’s Magical Shot for Viera Voice to accompany Waters.” his photos. She recently resumed the Corbeil was the perfect ambassador column after Corbeil’s November 2013 for conservation and could appeal to death. It is now called Charlotte’s Webanyone about the value of stewarding Spinning Tales and she invites budding the environment, said conservation photographers to supply the shots. awards committee member Ivan Green, In Charlie’s memory, Charlotte is SENIOR LIFE LINDA WIGGINS wetlands volunteer, Master Florida sponsoring a children’s photography, Conservationists Vince Lamb, Beth Blackford and Ivan Green discuss plans for Naturalist and nature photographer like the second annual Charlie Corbeil Conservation Awards dinner Thursday, April 9 art and writing contest with more than Corbeil. $1,000 in cash prizes. Top submissions at Heritage Isle Clubhouse Ballroom. Committee members seek to fill a will be displayed at Heritage Isle void by having this be an annual event make it a mark of pride to have won ‘a Awards are given to talented Clubhouse at the awards dinner and at whose only purpose is to acknowledge Charlie,’ for this event to be known in volunteers like Corbeil, and also to key the Nature Festival. individuals on the Space Coast for their conservation circles as ‘the Charlies,’ nonprofit leaders and agency staff who To purchase awards dinner tickets or greatness in conservation. like the Emmys or the Grammys,” have excelled beyond the expectations for more information about the youth “This is a nonprofit effort with Lamb said. “We want Charlie’s life to of their position. photography, art and writing contest, no other mission, we simply want to continue to inspire greatness in others.” “We’re talking about some real go to TheCharlieAwards.org. SL
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Melbourne shop a haven for hobby enthusiasts since 1963 BY MIKE GAFFEY Ernie Howering III has a simple answer when asked to explain how Ernie’s Hobby Shop has stayed in business since 1963. “Faithful customers,” said the Melbourne resident, who now runs his father’s shop at 631 S. Apollo Blvd. Tucked away in a small shopping plaza off Babcock Street near the railroad tracks, Ernie’s has been the go-to place for generations of hobby enthusiasts searching for radio-controlled airplanes, model train items, rockets and scale plastic model kits of airplanes, cars, ships, spacecraft and military hardware and figures. “We haven’t changed much,” Howering III said of his store’s inventory. “Trains, rockets, radiocontrolled airplanes, that type of stuff. aorlamp0303.a15 aorlamp0303.a15 But no RC (radio-controlled) cars or helicopters. We got away from them.”
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Hobby supplies line the shelves. Kits allow enthusiasts to build plastic models or anything from a steamboat to the suborbital spaceplane SpaceShipOne. There are even models of Herman and Grandpa from the 1960s TV comedy “The Munsters.” Model railroad supplies remain the store’s top seller, Howering III said. Shelves are stocked with miniature engines, rail cars, tracks, buildings, bridges, foliage and people. Tiny, detailed trains are displayed in a glass case. Visitors to Ernie’s have come away impressed. “It’s a classic hobby shop from days gone by,” David Grow posted on Google. “The owner loves his trade, and is able to render advice and assistance on most any topic related to hobbies. He sells both new and used items to help any modeler find a bargain solution to almost any challenge. I have found him honest, kind, kid-friendly, and a wonderful asset to the community — even though I have to drive about an hour to get there. “It’s rare these days to be able to have a relationship with a company. It’s possible at Ernie’s.” SL JUST THE FACTS Ernie’s Hobby Shop is at 631 S. Apollo Blvd., Melbourne. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 321-724-5257.
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Living in a box helps families in a bind BY LINDA WIGGINS Michael Sams has been in a bind, but he’s never been in a box. So this year, he and his daughter, Journey, will spend the night in classic homeless conditions to see that other families get the help he received. The nonprofit Family Promise of Brevard is asking people to show support for homeless families in an event called Box City to raise awareness of homelessness and raise funds to help families in the community. Families and individuals of all ages make their own shelter from a cardboard box starting at 5 p.m. Friday, April 17 and stay overnight to briefly experience what it’s like to sleep without a roof over their heads. “I never could have imagined it could happen to me,” said Sams, who said his wife walked out on him and his toddler, leaving him without day care and unable to go to work to afford to pay rent. He and his daughter lived overnight at a series of churches for a week at a time, and during the day he looked for work and Journey went to day care, all coordinated by the nonprofit that provides intact families in Brevard County with emergency shelter and support services through a network of interfaith congregations and trained staff, with the goal of transitioning the family into sustainable, permanent housing. Sams now has a home of his own, a permanent job and Journey is in day care while he works.
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Journey Sams and her father, Michael, will spend the night in a cardboard box April 17 to raise awareness and funds to help families facing homelessness, as they once did. “We were in the program 41 days and the volunteers and everyone were great in the evenings while we enjoyed the fellowship of other families and their children in the program. It was a lot of busy work in the days getting done what needed to be done,” Sams said. “It was a great experience and it makes me want to help others like they helped me.”
The Holy Name of Jesus fairgrounds at 3050 N. Highway A1A in Indialantic will be transformed into a cardboard box encampment to give participants a better understanding of homelessness and poverty. For those who want to lend support without spending the night, Box City Walk includes a bowl of soup from the “soup kitchen” and live music, games
and a movie. Requested donation is $25 minimum for individuals and $50 for a family of any size. Walking is not required. The event is also open to teams, and supporters can donate in the team name. For more information or to register or donate, go to eventsfamilypromiseofbrevard.org or call Tara Pagliarini at 321-209-3391. SL
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Continued from page 1 “This facility was built to provide processing capacity in Florida that was lacking. It will eliminate a ton of truck traffic up and down the Interstate 95 corridor,” Hansen said. “It also adds 60plus permanent jobs to the area.” The tidy beige corrugated steel building at the end of Townsend Road behind the Cocoa Sam’s Club is unassuming. All operations take place inside. Once trucks arrive and are weighed, they dump their load inside the building and depart. A front-loader places the materials into a large box that feeds them onto a system of conveyer belts, where mechanics and technology separate glass, cans made of various metals, rigid plastic containers, cardboard and paper. Technicians assist the process along the way, grabbing out unwanted plastic bags that can damage equipment. The end result is a variety of products that are sorted, baled and set aside for end-users to purchase for their manufacturing needs, providing a revenue stream for materials that once took up valuable landfill space. “We are beyond excited not only to eliminate the energy required to transport the materials but also to offer this service regionally and reduce energies further,” said Erin LeClair, spokesperson for Brevard County Solid Waste, for which Waste Management is a contract waste hauler. Hansen is a contractor to Waste Management. Brevard County already exceeds by 4 percent the state requirement that half of all solid waste be recycled. The goal is to increase that rate to 75 percent in the coming years, Boyson said. For more information on solid waste management, go to brevardcounty.us/ solidwaste or call LeClair at 321-633-2042. SL
BY LINDA WIGGINS Shhh, don’t tell anyone, but John Hansen is secretly retired. The boomer recently relocated from snowy Wisconsin to open Single Stream Recyclers in Cocoa, where discarded items from residents’ homes are taken by Waste Management to be sorted and sold for manufacturing into new products. He and his wife leased a Whitley Bay condo in Cocoa Village overlooking the Indian River Lagoon and sweeping vistas beyond. “Our children are grown now or away at college and they all came down for a fishing trip where we caught a huge tarpon,” Hansen said as he climbed yet another set of steel stairs to tend vast equipment and conveyer belts that keep him fit. “It’s just amazing and beautiful and we love living here,” Hansen said. While his friends tease him that he actually retired to Florida, he assures them that he really does work. One of those friends is his best friend from high school, Eric Konic, who like him ran family-owned solid waste companies before Waste Management bought them out. They then worked as consultants for the company, and now serve the company as contractors. They own the Cocoa recycling plant together. Konic, however, remains in Wisconsin. “I’m always sure to let him know how hard I have it, wearing sandals, shorts and a light shirt on a beach somewhere.” Hansen said. “But sometimes it’s hard to do it with a straight face.” SL John Hansen assures his friends up North that he is working hard, while they accuse him of hardly working.
Clowning around is serious business for Brevard couple BY ROSEMARY H. LYNN Eileen Brock is a natural when it comes to bringing smiles to the faces of kids and adults alike. She grew up in a family that embraced the art of clowning. But she never thought that one day she would be following in their footsteps, working beside her husband, James. He goes by the name of Brocko the Clown and Eileen is Lil’ Rosie. They have regular day jobs. James at Lowes, Eileen at Viera Manor assisted living. But clowning is a passion they embrace on their days off. “We love to see the faces of the children light up when James creates a balloon animal for them or performs one of his juggling routines. I do face painting and that’s a lot of fun.” Previously, James was in the Air Force. He and Eileen met in community theatre where she was a drama teacher. Together they traveled around the world. When they returned to Patrick Air Force Base, James departed the military and they decided to stay in the area. Both accepted positions as financial advisors but soon grew tired of the long hours. So James took a job at Lowes and Eileen accepted a position as activities director at Viera Manor Assisted Living. She explains that she and her husband are “Auguste” clowns, or
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happy faced clowns, which are not as scary to children as the sad faced clowns. Still, there are kids who are afraid of them. “We try to alleviate their fears, but some kids are prone to being afraid anyway. We don’t force children to like us. But we do our best to make them smile and have fun,” James said.
Each spring, they are featured at the Malabar Spring festival. This year marks the seventh one in which they have participated. Eileen advises anyone who wants to become a clown to be passionate about what they want to do. “Write down your strengths, weaknesses. Take classes in balloon art, face painting.
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Brigitte and Ed Czarniak love to take granddaughter Ivy on adventures, whether that be across the Great Pond to mother Germany and Poland, or back through time at local destinations like the Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science.
In addition to intercontinental travel, they travel back in time without crossing the county line. Museums are a favorite destination for the traveling trio, adding prehistory to their love of things still traceable with a family tree. Predictably, dinosaurs are Ivy’s favorite, she said, standing at a cast of skeletal remains of a mastodon at the Brevard Museum of Science & Natural History in Cocoa.
‘‘ ’’ We feel like it is important for her to remember where she is from, because this is who she is. — Brigitte Czarniak
“When we have her, we try to go out and have adventures rather than just watch others have adventures,” Czarniak said. “So much time of today’s youth is spent on various electronic devices, adults too, for that matter.” Added Ed Czarniak, “We look for what she likes to do, and look at what we like to do, match them up, and get going. Sometimes that just mean going to hang out at the pool.” Ivy takes it all in stride. In fact, when a bystander asked with amazement how she was able to log international travel to Germany at her young age, she replied without hesitation: “Um, by plane.” SL
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BY MARY BROTHERTON La Casa Assisted Living & Memory Care in Historic Merritt Park Place offers a non-institutional secured environment for those dealing with end-stage Alzheimer’s. All living areas are key pad protected and the Spanishstyled courtyard is secured to allow residents and families the enjoyment of being outdoors without worry. Staff is especially trained to care for those affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia-related disorders. La Casa Memory Care prides itself on the excellent care it can provide for the more challenging behaviors associated with Alzheimer’s and dementia disorders. Care is provided hourly, daily or long-term. Often, family members who are exhausted or have been worn down from caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia will turn to La Casa for help and they find their loved ones frequently thrive from the professional care. Stacy Slaughter, La Casa’s
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BY MARY BROTHERTON Operation Surf came to Cocoa Beach March 19 through March 25, for its inauguration on the East Coast. As a result, 12 veterans with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, burns, amputations and PTSD experienced the thrill of surfing off the coast of Florida, some for the first time. Five active duty military personnel put their traditional rehabilitation at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) on hold to fly with the staff at Amazing Surf Adventures from California to Florida where they met up with three Operation Surf alumni who also had rehabilitated at BAMC. These veterans left the hospital for the first time to participate in Operation Surf, which has proven to be an effective recovery tool. The alumni and five additional injured veterans are from Florida. The 12 veterans were able to participate in Operation Surf at no cost due to the successful fundraising efforts of Amazing Surf Adventures and the generosity of Cocoa Beach businesses and volunteers. Van Curaza grew up surfing in California. He toured and competed in the surf circuits, but when he needed to move on to a new phase, he opened a surf school. “Surfing gave him peace,” his wife Amanda said. “He realized he wanted to share that sensation with others, so he created Amazing Surf Adventures.” Todd Holland, head of surf instruction, and Shaun Slater, director of Operation Surf Cocoa Beach, were among dozens who met the veterans and staff when they arrived in Florida. “Surfing is powerful and healing” Amanda Curaza said, “but it takes the love and commitment of the surf instructors and volunteers to get the vets to open up and realize what they can do. They push their limits and create lasting bonds.” The ocean has healing properties, but Amanda Curaza said she has seen during the past six years that the biggest part of the healing is the group atmosphere. Operation Surf expects to use adaptive surfing techniques with more injured veterans in coming years, but the success of the nonprofit organization depends on volunteers and donors. For more information, visit AmazingSurfAdventures.org or call 805-544-7873. SL
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BY MARY BROTHERTON The Staff Sergeant Dan Bissell Sr. VFW Post 8191 needs a new sign and the nonprofit veterans organization has put out a call for an experienced sign maker. The group is prepared to purchase a new sign but hopes a generous donor who has contacts in the sign business might step forward with a taxdeductible offer. Quartermaster Domenick “Dan” Perrone said, “We are ready to begin selection of a design and a vendor to replace the roadside sign.” VFW Post 8191 is at 4130 N. Harbor City Blvd. in Melbourne and meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month. Go to vfw8191.org for the ladies and men’s auxiliaries meeting schedules. For information on how to donate, email vfw8191@bellsouth.net or call 321-254-9885. SL
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Officer-turned-volunteer records space history BY MARIA SONNENBERG At retired Air Force Col. John Hilliard’s home just a few blocks from Patrick Air Force Base are stacks of neat four-inch notebooks. They are one man’s celebration of space history. Inside each of the binders are Hilliard’s records of the many rockets launched from all of the launch pads at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. As volunteer media liaison with Patrick Air Force Base, Hilliard has attended a significant number of launches, and he wants to save the details for posterity. Hilliard’s passion for rockets started as a kid, when his dad, who was also a military man, would bring home pictures of missiles launched from the Space Coast. Christopher Calkins, public affairs officer at Patrick, unofficially dubbed Hilliard a PLPE, or Permanent Launch Press Escort, and Hilliard has the embroidered cap to prove it. Beyond his volunteer work with the media, Hilliard conducts public affairs tours for government officials and for individuals such as 97-year-old retired Brig. Gen. Richard Spear, whom Hilliard escorted at PAFB, where the United States Air Force Thunderbirds landed before the TICO Airshow in March. “We try to educate people on the rich history of the 45th Space Wing,” said Hilliard, who also volunteers for the Air Force Space and Missile Museum and at the Space and Missile History Center in Cape Canaveral. Born in Morgantown, W.Va.,
Hilliard has spent a considerable amount of his life on military bases. By the time he graduated from high school, this “Air Force brat” had attended 17 different schools, from New Hampshire to South Carolina, from Wiesbaden, Germany, to Massachusetts. At age 8, Hilliard’s photo appeared in the New York Times as one of the first military dependents to go to Europe after World War II. “Dad managed three military hotels in Wiesbaden,” Hilliard said. He first made acquaintance with Brevard when his father was assigned to Patrick in 1953. Hilliard stayed long enough to attend Cocoa High School. His connection with Brevard continued while at Virginia Military Institute. Summers were spent working at the Cape. Military intelligence was the focus of Hilliard’s 27-year Air Force career, which included assignments at Andrews Air Force Base, the Pentagon and the CIA. At Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyo., Hilliard was the combat missile crew commander for the Atlas E missile. “We were on alert 24/7,” he said. During his four years at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, he was a test conductor who helped launch 31 satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. Hilliard also served as the Secretary of Defense’s representative in Geneva, Switzerland. “We were negotiating strategic arms limitations with the Soviet Union at the time,” he said. SENIOR LIFE MARIA SONNENBERG
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Veterans set for Wickham gathering BY MARY BROTHERTON The public is invited to attend the nation’s largest veterans’ reunion from Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26 at Wickham Park in Melbourne. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be available for viewing 24 hours each day starting at 10 a.m. on April 19. Live music, military vendors and displays, K9 and other demonstrations, and food and drinks will be a part of the event. POW and MIA ceremonies, The Last Patrol, wreath placements and many moving tributes will touch the patriot within each attendee. Wickham Park is located at 2500 Parkway Dr. in Melbourne. Golf carts will be permitted for those with disabilities, but no coolers, pets or glass is allowed in the reunion area. For more information, visit FloridaVeteransReunion. SENIOR LIFE PHOTO com or call 321-501-6896. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall can be SL viewed from April 19 to April 26 at Wickham Park in Melbourne.
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self-sustaining, and require separate membership. Now is the time to let lawmakers Recent cuts, or budget know salary and benefits for active, sequestration, that started in 2013 veteran and future military personnel resulted in automatic reductions or can’t take any more cuts, according eliminations in programs, canceling to a national military representative activities like popular air shows and visiting Brevard. slowing the receipt of some benefits to U.S. lawmakers are preparing the veterans. 2016 federal budget after years of Anderson noted that the military cuts — or more accurately stated, currently enjoys relatively strong reductions in increases — to military support from legislators and the personnel costs, said retired USAF American public, adding that vigilance Col. Brian Anderson, national Military is necessary for this to continue in light Officers Association of America of a current trend. (MOAA) spokesman. He is one of “Only 5 percent of Americans have 90 paid staffers who work out of ever served in the military, given the the national MOAA organization aging out of our World War II vets and headquartered in Washington, D.C. even our Korean War vets,” Anderson “Our primary focus is compensation said. “And since 2001, only 1 percent of former, current and future service have served in any capacity.” members and their families, and The job of relaying the importance our mission is to communicate how of the proper care of military important this is to the protection of the personnel, past, present and future to United States in attracting and retaining lawmakers and the public becomes the best and brightest to military more important each day, according to service in an all-volunteer force,” MOAA-CC president Robert Watts. Anderson told members and associates “I like to think of them as advocates of the MOAA Cape Canaveral Chapter for us,” Watts said of national MOAA at a March 17 monthly luncheon at The staff. Tides restaurant on Patrick Air Force MOAA, which changed its name Base. from The Retired Officers Association Part of Anderson’s job is to connect a decade ago, started 86 years ago with the MOAA chapters, which are and has grown to 380,000 members. separate from the national organization It is larger than all other officers and are both self-governing and associations combined and boasts the largest percentage of active military membership at 20 percent. MOAA-CC is the second largest chapter in the nation with 1,450 members. “We, as individuals, are limited to what we can do, but by coming together, and by becoming active once we join a group,” Watts said, “that’s when we can make a difference.” For more information on the local group, go to SENIOR LIFE LINDA WIGGINS moaacc.org, and Military Officers Association of America Cape to find the closest Canaveral chapter president Robert Watts, left, and chapter, go to moaa. vice president Donn Weaver host national MOAA org. SL liaison Brian Anderson at a March 17 luncheon at The Tides restaurant on Patrick Air Force Base. BY LINDA WIGGINS
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Battle of the Bulge veteran remembered BY LINDA WIGGINS Fifty years after the Battle of the Bulge, Al Babecki spearheaded the Indian River Chapter of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge and served as chapter president for many years. Proud of his Polish heritage, he formed the Barefoot Bay Polish American Social Club in 1986 and served as president for several years, launching the popular Barefoot Bay Ethnic Festival. These points and more will be the likely topic of discussion as family and friends convene at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia as early as next month to inter his cremains. His passing in January marked the 70th anniversary of his service in the 1255th Engineer Combat Battalion. “He was very civic minded, a natural
organizer,” said his daughter, Barbara Jones. She still lives in the Virginia area from which Babecki and his wife, Dori, retired when they moved to Barefoot Bay to soak up the sun. An engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Md., he shared space history in common with fellow retirees on the Space Coast. “He was always involved in organizations throughout his life no matter where he lived. Head lector at church, post chaplain at VFW, post commander at Micco. He always tried to make an impact and leave life better because of it.” An April 4 civilian memorial is planned at the Knights of Columbus Silver Spring in Maryland. For more information on the scheduling of the Arlington memorial, call 301-839-5032. SL
An avid believer in the importance of military memorials, Babecki wrote this poem first published in 1994: IN MEMORIAM This memorial service is a rightful obligation For a group like ours to perform with concentration, To honor those persons who meant a great deal In our young lives when war was unreal. These were our Friends, our Comrades in arms. They came from cities, villages, and farms; And, with us, they trained to build and to kill, To help our country in its hours of peril Brought on by despots in the East and the West Who threatened our Freedom, and that of the rest. These were our Buddies with whom we spent time In huts and in tents, on ship and Europe’s grime. On them we learned to depend for our future. And they on us: the Buddy System was super, Except for those few who paid with their lives So the Battalion, the U.S., and democracy survives. These were our Pals; they showed us much fun, Along with the engineer missions we had run. We’ll never forget them as long as we live, For they had much to offer, and much to give. And, whether they died in battle, or later, To us their service couldn’t have been greater. And, now as we honor these heroes of ours, Let us pause to remember them as among God’s stars; And, as we prepare for our next year’s reunion, We should maintain with them a constant communion; For what is a man, if he’s not remembered By his family and friends for all that he’s rendered?
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Frank and Mary Ann Tantillo receive the new Boomer Guide from Maureen Reeder at Indian River Colony Club in Viera.
by linda wiggins Mary Ann and Frank Tantillo make it a team effort to get the people they have loved throughout their travels to surround them in the life they love on the Space Coast. Their secret weapon? The annual Boomer Guide. “It’s got everything you need to build a great live for yourself. What are your interests? There’s a club for that. What are your needs? There’s a resource for that,” Frank Tantillo said. The avid volunteers also like the variety of nonprofit group activities listed. So much of happiness comes from reaching out to help others, Mary Ann Tantillo said. “If you have free time, look around you, find a need and fill it. Being retired is not just about doing all the recreational activities you could desire, though that is fantastic,” she added. “It’s really important to know what is going on around you and to do what you can to make the community a better place. That will make you feel a part of it and enjoy your life all the more.” The Tantillos live at Indian River Colony Club in Viera, where IRCC spokeswoman Maureen Reeder makes
sure there is always a supply of Boomer Guides on hand. “We have a lot of activities here,” Reeder said of the community that caters to the needs of but is not limited to retired U.S. military officers and spouses. “But the secret to happiness is making sure you are connected to the greater community as well.” It’s one thing to build a great life for yourself, but it’s also important to roll with the changes in life that are inevitable, Reeder said. “When a couple becomes a single, that can be an opportunity to more deeply discover our own interests and meet others with similar likes,” Reeder said. Mary Ann Tantillo loved the image on the Boomer Guide cover of what looks like two gal pals having fun in a tropical setting, their toes in the sand. “I plan on sending the Boomer Guide to some friends in the North with the hard winters we no longer have to deal with,” she said. “It’s not to gloat or rub it in, but to let them know that when they, too, have had enough, there’s a great life to live down here and here’s a manual on how to build it.” SL
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Forever Young issue Find everything you need to live your best life on the Space Coast, from clubs to groups, to health care and recreation, the best places to live and everything in between. Explore feature stories of exciting adventures near and far. The Veterans Resource Section features helpful services, clubs and points of interest. Copies are available at: Senior Life, 7630 N. Wickham Rd. # 105, Viera The Sunflower House at Merritt Square Mall Freedom 7 Senior Center, Cocoa Beach Senior Centers countywide Chambers of Commerce—Melbourne Regional, Titusville & Cocoa Beach (Viera satellite office) One Senior Place, Viera InspiredLiving of Palm Bay William A. Johnson PA, Suntree Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation locations (Titusville, Melbourne and Micco) For a pick-up location near you, or for bulk delivery of 30 or more guides for your distribution location, call 321-242-1235.
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Health & Wellness Central Florida’s first robot-assisted, direct anterior hip replacement BY MARY BROTHERTON When Melbourne resident Lynn Heine felt the first twinge of pain radiating from her knee to her hip, she recalled friends who had undergone hip surgery. “They had so much pain afterwards,” Heine said, “so I put mine off as long as I could. It wasn’t from a fall, so I could wait.” Eventually the pain was too much to bear so she visited Health First orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Perry. “I was Dr. Perry’s guinea pig. He asked if I would be willing to be his first patient in Central Florida to have the robot surgery. I had complete confidence in him so I told him to go for it,” Heine said. MAKOplasty® technology enabled Perry to complete Heine’s hip replacement in about an hour, making this the first robot-assisted, direct anterior hip replacement in Central Florida. Perry is one of three surgeons credentialed in MAKOplasty® for total hip replacement and partial knee resurfacing with privileges at Health First’s Holmes Regional. “We hope to improve placement, reduce human error,” Perry said. “When you are recreating bony anatomy, this technology helps improve accuracy.” The MAKOplasty® Hip and RIO® system enables the accurate alignment and positioning of implants with the assistance of a highly advanced, surgeon-controlled robotic arm and 3-D imaging. “This is the next step in guidance,” Perry said. “I was able to use a 3-D image of her hip based on a preoperative CT scan. This meant I could place everything in the proper position. Proper position means better success. It was a much less-invasive approach.” Heine’s surgery was on March 2. The day after surgery, she was walking with a walker. Within two weeks, she was alternating use of the walker with a cane. “It’s remarkable,” she said. “I never needed to wear those surgical stockings, and every day I do a little more. It’s amazing.” For more information, go to health-first.org or call 321-434-4300. SL
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classes will be held Wednesdays for six weeks from 6 to 7:30 p.m. starting April 15. This class is designed for the working caregiver. All classes were developed nationally in response to the issues caregivers, themselves, identified. Each class focuses on different issues a caregiver will face. Hospice of St. Francis’ programs and training classes are offered free of charge to Brevard County residents. To register, call Barbara Borman, RN at 321-269-4240 x3452, toll free at 866-269-4240 or by email at caregiving@hospiceofstfrancis.com. SL
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Orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Perry, center, and his surgical team used the new robotic MAKOplasty® hip replacement system for the first time in early March.
Cancer Center launches pilot program SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIFE Space Coast Cancer Center announced its participation in the pilot of a national launch of an accreditation program for the Oncology Medical Home (OMH). This accreditation program is the result of a collaborative effort with a steering committee of cancer care organizations, advocacy organizations, insurers, the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) and the Commission on Cancer (CoC). Space Coast Cancer Center is among only 10 practices in the country selected to pilot accreditation standards by demonstrating their compliance with standards and guidelines for this program. This includes an on-site
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After Dad’s knee surgery 10 years ago, his rehabilitation went well and he used a cane for support only when he left the house. He fell again a few years ago but recovered only well enough to use a walker, even indoors. I noticed he throws one leg out when he walks and sometimes he complains that his leg hurts. Should I mention this to his doctor who released him after hip surgery?
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By all means, mention it to someone. I recommend you and your dad visit a podiatrist if you haven’t already. Often, surgeries require microscopic shaving of bones to allow new parts, pins or glues to adhere and over time, bone will continue to rub against these parts and will erode, resulting in the shortening of one leg. Have a podiatrist measure your dad’s legs and ask about a referral to have your dad’s shoes fitted for a simple lift, which will even out his walking surface. This simple procedure may save time and ease his pain, but if not, seek another opinion from your father’s physician.
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Simple adaptive devices like large, dark shades to cover her prescription eyeglasses, a wide-brimmed hat and wrist warmers (fingerless gloves) allow Merle Worden to enjoy the early spring sunshine when she’d otherwise be too cold to venture out.
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Buy inexpensive plastic shot glasses to dispense medications. They are colorful and can be reused. They seem less industrial than small paper cups and add a bit of whimsy to the routine. Also, they seem to be easier for arthritic hands to hold.
Recommended resource The 2015 Boomer Guide lists caregiver support groups and medical conditionspecific support groups that can be tremendously helpful. It’s likely someone in one of those groups has dealt with a similar situation to yours and can quickly direct you to the resource you need, saving you days of searching.
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What is an Advance Beneficiary Notice? Ask Lance Lance P. Jarvis SHINE
Dear Lance I had a test that my doctor requested at a diagnostic facility, but I was surprised afterward when I received a bill from them. I called the facility to ask why I was being billed because I thought that Medicare would pay for the test. The person I spoke to said that Medicare did not pay for the test and that I had signed an “ABN” on which I agreed to pay for it if Medicare did not. What is an ABN? Do I have to pay this bill? — Confused and Upset Dear Confused and Upset: I am sorry that this situation has upset you. Let me explain what I think has happened. Medicare limits coverage of certain items and services based on the reason given for the service (the diagnosis). If the diagnosis on the claim submitted by the provider is not one that Medicare covers for the item or service, Medicare will deny the claim. This is because the service does not meet their criteria for being medically necessary. An Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) is a standardized one page form that is provided to a beneficiary with original Medicare (not a Medicare Advantage Plan) when the provider believes that Medicare may not or will not pay for a service in a particular situation. The purpose of the ABN is to enable you to make an
informed choice as to whether to get the medical service or not and to accept financial responsibility if Medicare does not pay for it. An ABN must be given to you prior to receiving the service. The ABN form lists the service, the reason(s) that Medicare may not pay for it, and the estimated cost if Medicare doesn’t pay. The ABN then gives you three options: • You agree to have the service and to pay for it if Medicare doesn’t (but you have the right to appeal the decision if they do not pay); • You agree to have the service and to pay for it but request that the provider not bill Medicare (in which case you cannot appeal since Medicare is not billed); or • You decline to have the service and cannot appeal if Medicare would have paid for it. After you make your choice, you are asked to sign the ABN and should be given a copy. You cannot be billed for a service unless there is a valid ABN on file. For services that are never covered by Medicare, such as routine hearing exams or routine dental services, no ABN is required for the provider to bill you. There are several things that you can do in your situation: First, did you sign an ABN accepting financial responsibility for the service if Medicare didn’t pay for it? If you don’t recall signing one and do not have a copy, ask to see the one at the diagnostic facility. Your physician gave the diagnostic facility the reason that she requested the test. Ask the facility what diagnosis they used when their claim was submitted to Medicare. Then verify with your physician that the facility used the diagnosis that she gave them (miscommunication and data entry errors do occur).
If you did sign an ABN and the correct diagnosis was submitted for the service, then you are responsible for the bill that you received. Finally, you have the right to appeal Medicare’s denial of the test. For instructions on how to file an appeal, see the last page of the Medicare Summary Notice that includes the test. If Medicare approves your appeal, they will pay the facility which must then refund your payment (less any required co-insurance). SL If you have a question you would like the “Ask Lance” column to answer, write to Lance Jarvis at Senior Life, 7630 N. Wickham Road, Suite 105, Viera, FL 32940. You may also contact Lance by email at jill@myseniorlife. com or by telephone at 321-242-1235. About SHINE SHINE is an award-winning statewide volunteer program that provides free, unbiased and confidential counseling and information for people on Medicare, their families and caregivers. SHINE is a program of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and is administered in partnership with the state’s 11 Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs). In Brevard County, our ADRC is the Senior Resource Alliance located in Orlando. To contact a SHINE counselor for unbiased assistance, call the Elder Helpline toll-free at 1-800-963-5337 or 321-752-8080 locally. SHINE has 12 locations throughout Brevard County. SHINE counselors can assist you by telephone or in person at one of the sites. To find a SHINE counseling site near you, visit floridashine.org or call the telephone numbers listed above.
Your caregiver reward is coming, possibly in this life You are fine. It’s life that’s crazy. That’s what I like to remind folks when I discover they are in my shoes, either as parents of young children, or children of aging parents whose care they must provide or oversee — or both, as members of The Sandwich Generation. For those like me who get the double whammy, they get the double whammy of crazy that goes with it. There are rare men who fall into these categories, but for many reasons, this predominantly falls to women. So, basically, what you have is a female failing hopelessly at creating, shaping and in general keeping alive a new human being. And inside her head are these voices that talk to her in a voice that is the same one she thinks in — so she errantly believes these are her own thoughts — that tell her, “You can’t do it. You’re a failure. Look at Sally Sue (fill in the blank), her house is always clean. What’s wrong with you?” To which she replies, perhaps even audibly, “What’s wrong with me?”
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The Sandwich Generation Linda Wiggins Well, the answer is, nothing. You’re not crazy, you’re living a crazy existence. And guess what, Sally Sue is crazy too. She just manages — I don’t know how — to have a clean house. So let’s not compare the messy insides of our cranial cavity to the outside surface of the lives of others who seem to be making a better go of it. OK, now a word for women taking care of aging parents. You will know this person, because this person is a fully open fire hose of verbal self-doubt, alternately raging about how their parent drives them crazy. If you can make a bigger space
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in your life for this person, help when you can, listen even when it feels like your ears have melted and dripped down the sides of your neck, you will make the world a better place. It’s really hard to do this job. It’s even hard on the person you are helping, the parent who is used to telling you what to do, and now must accept one more thing each day taken from their wheelhouse. And you look like the culprit, rather than their savior. There’s surely a special place in heaven for parents of children and aging parents. You just can’t see it from here. SL 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.
Dignity Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski When we entered this world after a tight trip through a dark tunnel, we were welcomed with a slap on the back by the doctor and wrapped in a soft cotton blanket. We cried for food or change of a diaper. Childhood moved along quickly with one challenge after another. There were the indignities of scraped knees, broken bones, illnesses and social embarrassments. At each passage in life, we longed to be accepted, worthy and honored. We received our report cards, awards, discipline and recognition along with consequences of mistakes, failures and rejections. Our dignity was supported by our family, school and church — the village. In our adult years, we became partners in building esteem for our children. We prepared them for the challenges of life. Our understanding, kindness and empathy provided the cover and mentoring to move them forward to succeed with dignity. As the decades fly by, we deal with our ability to age with dignity. Medical, social, financial and mobility challenges impact our dignity. Joe Steckler of Helping Seniors of Brevard is building an advocacy group to find resources to help seniors live independently and with affordable solutions. It’s always comforting to be admitted at the hospital and be asked: “Do we have a copy of your living will?” The attendant provides information about medical challenges. In order to preserve your dignity, they need to know your choices. Further, “who has your power of attorney and is a guardianship in place? Survivors accept life’s passages and maintain a positive attitude. In his book “Still Foolin’ Em,” Billy Crystal gets lots of laughs out of the indignities of aging. We all know about the hospital gown that fails to cover our back side. In contrast, St. Stephen, patron of a happy death with dignity, defines it as “a death with courage, total trust and a forgiving love.” The afterlife is emphasized in most religions. This is an extension of life on earth. There is the focus on eternal life. Preparation includes living a good life, having faith and focusing on eternity. Egyptian Pharaohs among ancient rulers created a burial place (pyramids) and supplied them with treasures for their journey. Today, “Dignity” is a brand used in the funeral business with a focus on honoring memories and celebrating lives. Growing old helps preserve human dignity. SL Ed Baranowski is president of TOPICS UNLIMITED, a Melbournebased education, seminar and consulting company. He can be contacted at topicsed@aol.com.
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Touring the Town John Trieste The van dropped us off at the Welcome Center in the center of historic downtown Sanford. Picturesque First Street, the center of downtown, recently underwent a revitalization that added historic features such as a two-lane brick street and traditional street light posts. Here you find antique stores, specialty shops, art galleries and cafés all surrounded by parks and historic neighborhoods. Both the downtown commercial and residential districts are listed on the
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The big hit As baseball season begins anew, I reminisce back to a memorable night last season when the entire city of Tampa showed up to honor its hometown hero. Yeah, he was a big hit but before the night was over the BIG HIT is all everyone was talking about. It was the most bizarre baseball game I’ve ever seen. It was Derek Jeter Tribute Night at Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay Rays play. Everyone was there to see the beloved shortstop of the New York Yankees on his final tour through Tampa, his adopted hometown. There was great excitement and anticipation as we watched more media than had covered the Rays all year poised outside the Yankees dugout. Finally, out strolled Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio all wrapped into one baseball icon known as Derek Jeter. The entire stadium came to their feet and screamed and cheered for this beloved sports figure. Then, in the eighth inning, Tampa hits him with a pitch. What? They honor the man in the pregame, then hit him with a pitch in his last at bat. Really? Imagine, his last at bat ever in Tampa. The crowd is cheering wildly. The pitcher hits him with a 90 mile an hour pitch. More than 17,000 people all in unison go from YEAH, to OH, to BOO.
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Funny thing is... Sammy Haddad Do you know how hard it is to get three people to make the same sound in unison? I’m thinking about how I’ll never experience something like that again while everyone else is tearing pages out of their program to throw at the field. The place was nuts. The entire stadium, and remember we’re in Tampa’s home stadium, boos this pitcher off the mound and all the way to the dugout. THEIR OWN GUY! I’m listening to little old grannies yelling stuff you only hear on MTV. Derek is holding his wrist and I’m thinking about the 300,000-plus people who paid inflated prices for tickets to see him play the last two weeks of his 20-year stellar career throwing stuff at their TV. So just a piece of advice from Dr. Sammy. If you’re going to honor a retiree, don’t hit him as he’s leaving his party, OK? SL
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Reggae roots run deep for second-time-around dad BY LINDA WIGGINS Don’t call George Toler a grandpa. The Melbourne boomer is experiencing parenting redux at a time in his life when he can devote more quality time than first time around when he was climbing the corporate ladder. “It doesn’t happen often, usually when I’m in line at Publix, for example, and someone will say, ‘Oh, your granddaughter is so beautiful.’ Ouch. But I smile and make a joke, and we have a laugh. It’s not so bad.” Caring for toddler Olivia could not be easier on his career. He produces the Jamaikin Me Crazy live reggae show from 1 to 7 p.m. on Sundays from March through December at Mambo’s at the International Palms Resort in Cocoa Beach. The family friendly crowd is always dotted with youngsters bouncing to the Caribbean beats. Toler’s reggae roots run deep. In addition to bringing Jamaikin Me Crazy to various home venues on the Space Coast since 1990, he produces live music at the Bob Marley Café and Night Club at Universal’s CityWalk in Orlando. He brought the entire Marley family over from Jamaica for its opening in 1999, and continues to bring in live acts seven days a week plus private corporate bookings for the busy convention trade, the second busiest in
the world behind Las Vegas. His Brevard roots are as interesting as his reggae roots. Noted author George Weston was his grandfather, who used a windfall from a movie deal in 1948 to purchase two acres of land on the Indian River Lagoon just north of SR 192. He came to the area looking for a warm-weather getaway, drove over the old wooden bridge causeway beachside, and instantly spotted where he would settle down. It became the family home for Toler’s mother, and later Toler himself. The American writer lived from 1880 to 1965, authoring such science fictions works as “Oh, Mary, Be Careful” in 1917, “The Apple-Tree Girl in 1918 and “You Never Saw Such a Girl” in 1919. His grandfather’s legacy impressed him so much, Toler named his own son Weston George, reversing the first and middle names. For the past 20 years, Toler has been working on a career change of sorts, again inspired by that legacy. He’s going to write a book inspired by his grandfather’s style, but with local inspiration. “I figure you are never too old for fresh inspiration,” Toler said, “even if it is two decades in the making.” For more information about Toler, go to TropicalProductions.com. SL
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BY FLORA REIGADA When it comes to running, Marty Winkel of Titusville has an impressive résumé. In 2004, he was elected to the Space Coast Runners Hall of Fame. For 26 years, he served on the Space Coast Runners Board of Directors. He is founder and coordinator of the Titusville Racing Series, directing local races.
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years, I didn’t miss a day. Now I run five days a week.” He cited benefits such as being able to run with his grandchildren. “I still go to the gym and work out as hard as anyone else.” For an older person wanting to start a walking/running routine, he recommends the 12-minute run fitness test developed by Dr. Ken Cooper, author of “Regaining the Power of Youth at Any Age.” “Go for a 12-minute walk,” Winkel said. “If you feel good, try to jog a little. See how it goes and gradually increase. It’s not just the time, but how far you can go. There are many places to walk and run locally, such as the Titusville Chain of Lakes and the Max Brewer Bridge.” Upcoming North Brevard races, to which Winkel is lending his expertise, include The Space Walk of Fame 8K & 2 Miler on April 11 at Space View Park in Titusville to benefit the Space Walk of Fame Foundation and Museum. Race directors are Winkel and Nancy Rowan. Call 321-537-3526 or email Winkel at runsalot@cfl.rr.com Another one is the Blueberry 5K at Holland Family Blueberry Farm in Mims on May 16 to benefit Hidden Acres Rescue for Thoroughbreds (HART) in Port St. John. Call race director Nancy Boffo at 321-693-7213 or email blueberry5krace@gmail.com. For additional information, go to runningzone.com/calendar2. SL
Festival to tout North Brevard’s timeless treasures BY FLORA REIGADA Encompassing the Indian River Lagoon, the Canaveral National Seashore and more, this year’s Indian River Festival will celebrate North Brevard’s unique cultural and environmental assets. Presented by the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce, it will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 11 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 12 at Sandpoint Park, 101 N. Washington Ave. in Titusville. Admission and parking are free. As stated on a Chamber press release: “The event will feature live music, arts and crafts, plus activities and exhibits relating to outdoor recreation, health and fitness, history and culture.” Add to that kite flying, kayaking and the Titusville Ninja Obstacle Course. Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce president Marci Gaedcke said one aspect of the festival will focus on what local resources provide for food. “Freshly prepared local seafood will be available, as will other food items such as barbecue and hamburgers,” she said. In keeping with the festival’s healthful emphasis, Titusville Mayor
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Jim Tulley has created the “Mayor’s Health and Fitness Challenge.” The 90-day event will kick off during the festival. “The challenge is for all citizens of Titusville, no matter how young or old, how fit or not. Anyone who would like to increase his or her level of health and fitness is invited to participate in one or more fitness activity levels,” Tulley wrote in a press release. His favorite is the Moon Walk, a 90-day community walk equal to the distance from earth to the moon. Prefer racing? The Indian River
Festival means it’s time for the annual Great Brevard Duck Race. Each year, a truckload of rubber ducks is dumped into the Indian River, to be cheered on by bystanders as they “race” to the finish line. The ducks may be adopted and those who cross the finish line first earn prizes for their “owners.” Proceeds benefit Crosswinds Youth Services. For information about the festival, call the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce at 321-267-3036 or go to gaedcke.wix.com/indianriverfestival. SL
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Every month Basic Computer/Intro classes Call 321-264-5080 for details. Registration is required. $20 per class. Thursday, April 16 • 6 - 7:30 p.m. Soap Making Class Pamela Ferraro teaches soap making. $10 fee covers materials. Space limited to 8 participants. 321-264-4080 Thursday, April 23 • 6:30 - 8 p.m. Secret Life of the Florida Scrub Jay Video and slide presentation by Bob Montanaro, Audubon Society speaker. Thursday, April 30 • 6:30 - 8 p.m. Author John Rogers John Rogers, author and medium. Free.
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Every Tuesday • Noon - 3 p.m. SHINE - Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders Counselors assist seniors and the disabled with Medicare and Medicaid questions. 321-222-7981 Every Tuesday • 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Senior Games Join other seniors for a variety of games such as dominoes, Rummikub, etc. Every Friday • 2 - 4 p.m. Yarn Club Knit, crochet, needle arts. All ages and abilities welcome.
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Grab a leash to help Brevard’s homeless pets
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Turtles sun themselves at the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. One of North Brevard’s natural resources, the refuge serves as one of the most important sea turtle nesting sites in the United States.
Sheriff Wayne Ivey and the sheriff’s new bloodhound puppy will serve as Honorary Grand Marshalls for the SPCA of Brevard Dog Stroll-A-Thon. Walk to help Brevard’s homeless pets Saturday, April 18 at Sand Point Park in Titusville. Participants can register online at spcabrevard.com or stop by the SPCA Adoption Center at 6035 Sisson Rd. to pick up registration information. SL
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Brevard Federated Republican Women’s Lunch 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., First Wednesdays, $18 Holiday Inn Viera 8298 N. Wickham Rd. 321-727-1212 Canvas and Cocktails 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., $35 Create your own work of art. Canvas, paint, cocktail provided. Pizza Gallery & Grill, The Avenue Viera 321-633-0397 pizzagalleryandgrill.com Sit-n-Stitch Group 1 - 3 p.m. Bring your current project. Suntree/Viera Library 902 Jordan Blass Dr., 321-255-4404
Thursday, April 2
Cocoa Beach Woman’s Club 9:30 a.m. Topic: Conservation Cocoa Beach Country Club 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd. 321-784-1048 Alive After Five: Central Park Music 5 - 8 p.m., Thursdays Pickin’ in the Park, country music. Central Park, The Avenue Viera First Friday Art Walk 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. Eau Gallie Arts District Highland Ave., Melbourne 321-574-2737 Brevard Antiques and Collectibles Club 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Theme is “Space” Suntree/Viera Library 902 Jordan Blass Dr. Call George at 321-254-5831 “April in Paris” Opening Night Celebration 5:30 - 10:30 p.m., free Outdoor film starts at 8:30 p.m. Eau Gallie French Film Festival kickoff. Eau Gallie Art District Square 321-574-2737 First Friday Art Walk 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. Eau Gallie Arts District, Highland Ave. 321-574-2737, eaugalliearts.com
Saturday, April 4 • PASSOVER Yoga in the Park 9 a.m., Saturdays, free Central Park, The Avenue Viera Port Canaveral Brew Fest 12 - 8 p.m. Exploration Tower, Port Canaveral Cocoa Beach Contra Dance 7:30 - 11 p.m. Cocoa Beach Rec. Center 321 Ramp Rd., Cocoa Beach 321-427-3587 Night Sounds Concert Series 7 - 9 p.m. Sebastian Inlet State Park 9700 South A1A Melbourne Beach 321-984-4852
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Wednesday, April 8 St. Mary’s Annual Community Fair April 8 - April 12 St. Mary’s Church 1152 Seminole Dr., Rockledge 321-636-6834 Ais Flute Circle 6 - 7 p.m., free Easy to learn Native American Flute. Eau Gallie Library, 1521 Pineapple Ave. 321-506-0587 Viera/Suntree Toastmasters 7 p.m., 2nd & 4th Wed. Viera Hospital, Conf. Rm. 1 8731 N. Wickham Rd. Hiring our Heroes - Job Fair 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Tides Club, PAFB 1001 N. Hwy A1A, Bldg. 967 Concert in the Park 5 - 8 p.m., “Pickin’ in the Park” Central Park, The Avenue Viera
Friday, April 10
AARP Driver Safety Class 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd, Viera 321-242-9768 Melbourne Friday Fest 6 - 10 p.m. Historic Downtown Melbourne E. New Haven, Melbourne 321-724-1741 “Celtic Crazy” Downtown Block Party 6 - 9 p.m. Downtown Titusville US 1 & Broad St., Titusville 321-267-8563 Space Coast Symphony - Carmen 7 p.m. Calvary Chapel Melbourne at Viera 2852 Fellowship Place, Viera 855-252-7276 Melbourne High Jazz Band with Winston Scott 7:30 - 9 p.m. Atlantic Music Center 25 S. Wickham Rd., Melbourne 321-725-5690
Saturday, April 11
Easter Sunrise Service 6:30 a.m. Rotary Park Suntree S/VAAC Churches Assoc., 321-242-2585 Easter Brunch 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. Tradewinds Restaurant Duran Golf Club Reservations required. 321-504-7776 ext. 2
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Capron Ridge Garage and Bake Sale 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 1187 Ballinton Dr., Melbourne 229-539-1319 Space Coast Archery Festival April 11 & 12 Registration 8 a.m., Shooting 9 a.m. Wickham Park Archery Range 321-302-4145 Brevard Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Plants, crafts, lectures & rain barrels. 3695 Lake Dr., Cocoa 321-633-1702 ext. 0 Gasparilla Feline Friends Cat Show 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Melbourne Auditorium 625 E. Hibiscus Ave., Melbourne 321-727-7285
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Viera Wetlands Nature Festival 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Viera Wetlands, west end of Wickham Rd. 2015 Indian River Festival 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. through April 12 Sand Point Park 101 N. Washington Ave., Titusville 321-267-3036 Vision 2015 Opening Reception 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Art Gallery of Viera, The Avenue Viera Cocoa Village Gallery Walk 6 - 9 p.m. Cocoa Village 318 Delannoy Ave., Cocoa 321-637-0444
Sunday, April 12
17th Annual Great Brevard Duck Race 1 - 2:30 p.m., $5 Grand Prize Disney Cruise. Benefits Crosswinds Youth Services. Indian River Festival, Sand Point Park 1011 N. Washington Ave., Titusville duckrace.com/BREVARD Vocalist Maddy Winer & Friends: The Great American Songbook 2 - 4:30 p.m. Cocoa Beach Country Club 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd., Cocoa Beach 321-453-4191 Pa Mi Gente Danceathon 12 - 8 p.m., $15 Benefits Cancer Care Center. Salsa, Merengue, Rock, & Cumbia. Coconuts on the Beach 2 Minuteman Cswy., Cocoa Beach 321-426-5145, CCCfoundationinc.org
Monday, April 13 Evening Book Club 6:30 - 7:45 p.m., 2nd Mondays Suntree/Viera Library 902 Jordan Blass Dr. 321-255-4404
Tuesday, April 14
Women’s Expo Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Space Coast Convention Center 301 Tucker Lane, Cocoa, 321-459-2200
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Lunch with Nature 12 p.m., third Wednesdays Topic - “Plant Polinators” Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, 444 Columbia Blvd., Titusville 321-264-5105 Melbourne Municipal Band Concert “Travel the World With Us” April 15 & 16 7:30 p.m. (Pre-show 6:30 p.m.) free Melbourne Auditorium 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd., Melbourne 321-724-0555 Financial Educational Seminars 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., free Viera Community Center 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Call 321-433-4891 for info
Friday, April 17 Women Who Care Share Luncheon 11:15 a.m. To benefit Brevard Rescue Mission. Hilton Rialto, 200 Rialto Place, Melbourne, 321-682-6615 An Evening of Fashions 6 p.m., $35 GFWC Viera Woman’s Club. Fashions by Cache, Stein Mart and Talbots. Heritage Isle Clubhouse, Viera contact VWCFashionshow@email.com
Melbourne Municipal Band Swingtime Dance “April Showers Ball” 7 - 10 p.m. Melbourne Auditorium 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd., Melbourne 321-724-0555 Shrimp Fest 2015 5:30 - 9 p.m. The Propeller Club of Port Canaveral U.S. Coast Guard Station 9235 Grouper Rd., Cape Canaveral 321-323-9886
Saturday, April 18 Post-Tax Season Shred-A-Thon 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Sponsored by Rotary of Suntree to benefit Brevard’s Alzheimer’s Found. 4674 N. Wickham Rd., Suntree 321-253-4430 Paws at the Avenues 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Brevard Humane Society. Adopt a pet. Central Park, The Avenue Viera 321-636-3343 ext. 218 22nd Annual Earth Day Festival 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Enchanted Forest Sanctuary 444 Columbia Blvd., Titusville 321-264-5185 Walgreens Space Coast Dragon Boat Festival 2015 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Manatee Sanctuary Park 701 Thurm Blvd., Cape Canaveral 321-868-1226 Spring Central Florida Car Show 2 - 5 p.m. Historic Cocoa Village, Cocoa 321-631-9075 Doctors Expo and Health Fair 5 - 9 p.m. Health Fair with free health screenings and exhibitors. Space Coast Stadium 5800 Stadium Parkway, Viera Dunedin Blue Jays at Brevard County Manatees 6:35 p.m., Postgame fireworks. Space Coast Stadium Passport to Wines Around the World 6 - 9 p.m. 50th Anniversary Celebration Aging Matters Holiday Inn Express 301 Tucker Lane, Cocoa, 321-806-3716 Into the Woods Musical 7 p.m., Scott Center Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 5625 Holy Trinity Dr., Melbourne 321-723-8323
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Holocaust Museum Central Florida 5:30 - 9 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Mon. through Thurs. Free admission to Brevard students, adults $10. Traveling museum of student artwork. Space Coast Convention Center 301 Tucker Ln., Cocoa, 321-794-9887 Into the Woods Musical 2 p.m., Scott Center Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 5625 Holy Trinity Dr., Melbourne 321-723-8323 Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall April 19 - 26 Wickham Park, Melbourne 321-255-4307
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Lunch & Learning: Managing Your Diabetes 12 p.m. How to prevent potentially serious complications. Freedom 7 Senior Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd., Cocoa Beach RSVP 321-783-9505
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Viera/Suntree Toastmasters 7 p.m., second & fourth Wednesdays Viera Hospital, Conf. Room 1 8731 N. Wickham Rd. vierasuntree.toastmastersclubs.org
Thursday, April 23 Vietnam and All Veterans Reunion April 23 - 26 Music, military vendors and displays, POW/MIA ceremonies, Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. Wickham Park, Melbourne floridaveteransreunion.com 321-255-4307 Sons of Confederate Veterans 6 - 9 p.m. MeMaw’s Barbeque 600 E. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne 321-208-1767
Friday, April 24 • ARBOR DAY Suntree/Viera Library Book Sale 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Suntree/Viera Library, 321-255-4404
President & Founder, Recycle Brevard Visiting an animal shelter is always a challenge to me. Every time I go, I leave feeling that it would be wonderful if I could just bring all those animals home and give them the love and attention they need. Last time was no different. During that visit, though, I left feeling that I should bring at least two more home. They were two adult sibling cats who were born with a birth defect: they were missing one of their back legs. That touched me even more. “Would those two ever be adopted?” I thought. My birthday was coming up and at that moment I knew what I wanted for my birthday gift. When I shared with my husband what I would like for my birthday, he was adamant. “We already have two cats. We can’t adopt two more!” But with so many cats up for adoption, those two in particular would probably have a harder time finding their forever home. “You gotta understand that you cannot solve all the problems of the world,” he concluded. I ended up not getting the cats, but that question still pounds inside of me.
Alone, I know I am limited in what I can do, but if everyone does what they can do, wouldn’t problems eventually be solved? There is no silver bullet solution, but we are all part of the solution together and whatever we do every day will either make problems worse or will make us a step further toward a solution. So how do we get a group of individuals to realize that? How do we get them to become active “solution generators”? The answer is through effective education. Education is the building block of a society. Effective education not only passes on information to make individuals more knowledgeable, but it also gives them tools to become active participants in a society; it creates real citizens who will help build a society. That starts at home and after a few years, parents share that responsibility with others around them and formal education falls mainly into teachers’ laps. Being a teacher, no matter the grade, is a huge responsibility. Teachers spend hours with our children and have a chance to present to them materials that will help form their opinion and shape them as citizens. That is why parts of a text entitled “Natural Gas: An American Treasure” presented to fourth graders was really disturbing to me. In that text, natural gas is said to be “the most important resource under the ground.” What about our drinking water? Shouldn’t that be the most important resource under the ground to all of us?
That text goes on to affirm that natural gas is “a great resource” and it is such a great resource that “it’s worth all that work” described in the text to extract it from the ground. That goes right against what the essay “Failing Governance, Unsustainable Planet” by Michael Renner and Tom Prugh has to say about natural gas and all fossil fuel reserves. In that essay, the authors bring to our attention that “the currently proven reserves of oil, natural gas, and coal contain about 3 trillion tons of CO2” and declare that “two-thirds or more of this can never be touched if there is to be any hope of avoiding a destabilized climate. […] Leaving the bulk of the world’s fossil fuel deposits untouched will require quasi-revolutionary change.” Having our children read biasfree texts, for example, plays a very important role in making that change because, yes, you guessed right, they are citizens in the making and “a more engaged citizenry is key not only to the success of specific movements such as the resistance to the fossil fuel domination that drives climate change, but to all dimensions of sustainability.“ If you think I’m still trying to solve all the problems of the world here, I can assure you I am not. I am just trying to point out the impact that small steps we take may have in changing the world for better or worse. I believe if we all take small steps into making good changes, the world can be one step further into a better future. SL
Saturday, April 25 Coastal Angler Magazine Boating & Fishing Expo 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Boaters Exchange 2145 U.S. Hwy. 1, Rockledge 321-638-0090 Hurricane Seminar for Boaters 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., $10 Everything Outdoors, West Marine 1001 West New Haven Ave. 321-220-7775 31st Annual Melbourne Art Festival 10 a.m. New Haven Ave. Historic Downtown Melbourne MargaritaFest 1 - 10 p.m. Jack Mahon Park, Suntree 7550 Spyglass Hill Rd., 321-242-8960 Fiesta Brevard 5:30 p.m., $10 advance, $15 day of Latin music, salsa dancing, games, drawings, Fiesta Hat parade. International Palms Resort 1300 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach fiestabrevard.com, 321-459-2200
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Boston’s lead singer still living the rock and roll dream BY MIKE GAFFEY Seven years into his rock and roll fantasy as lead singer of multiplatinumselling supergroup Boston, Tommy DeCarlo still finds performing the band’s biggest hits before thousands of fans a bit surreal. “I’m incredibly comfortable right until I have to walk out on stage,” said DeCarlo, who performs with Boston at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne. At the urging of a friend, DeCarlo sent Boston’s management some recordings of him singing Boston tunes to a karaoke soundtrack on his MySpace page as a tribute to lead singer Brad Delp, who committed suicide in 2007. DeCarlo made his first-ever stage appearance before 4,000 fans at a Delp tribute concert, and the band made him its lead singer soon afterward. DeCarlo understood that he had big shoes to fill when he took over for his idol Delp, whose soaring vocals and range on such songs as “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind” and “Don’t Look Back” made Boston an iconic rock act from the release of its selftitled first album in 1976. That album went on to sell 17 million copies and became the most successful debut album in rock history. DeCarlo, who turns 50 this month, prepares his voice for a multicity tour by working with his vocal coach before the tour starts and by sticking to a strict regimen while on the road. “I think given the fact that I have
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Tommy DeCarlo, center, was an employee at a North Carolina Home Depot before he became lead singer for Boston. not been a touring vocalist — I didn’t start doing it until I was 42 — was actually a blessing in disguise,“ DeCarlo said. Some of DeCarlo’s most gratifying moments on tour are when he sees parents with their children at Boston shows, because he also brought his son along when he first saw the band in the late 1990s. “It’s always a great time to
go out there and perform the music and look down and see some young kids singing word for word. That’s a great feeling.” When not touring with Boston, DeCarlo is the lead singer of the band DeCarlo, which enables him to work with his guitar-playing son. “We’re a three-piece group, but we pack quite a punch,” DeCarlo said. SL
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JUST THE FACTS Boston is in concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at the Maxwell King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Ave., Melbourne. Tickets start at $58.50. To purchase tickets, call 321-242-2219 or go to KingCenter.com.
Aging Matters looking for volunteer instructors SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIFE The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), a service of Aging Matters in Brevard, is offering free exercise and health education classes to prevent or delay the progression of osteoporosis in older men and women. Volunteer instructors are needed to facilitate additional classes in the Titusville, Palm Bay and Melbourne areas. Training is free and includes an exercise program guide, instruction on all exercises and a certificate of completion. No previous experience is necessary but volunteers must be 55 or older. There is a two-class-aweek commitment for six months and substitutes fill in as needed. Classes are held at the Martin Andersen Senior Center in Rockledge, the Palm Bay Community Center, Greater Palm Bay Senior Center, the Freedom 7 Senior Center in Cocoa Beach and the Eau Gallie Civic Center in Melbourne. Instructor training will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at the David R. Schechter Community Center, 1089 S. Patrick Drive in Satellite Beach. Lunch will be provided for attendees. To register for the training class or for more information, call Daphne Stacey at 321-806-3752 or email RSVP@AgingMattersBrevard.org. SL
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Speakers Dr. John Windsor, top, John Trieste, top right, and Dr. Sahir Wastawy.
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Visitors flocked to the Forever Young Senior Expo.
Cahir O’Doherty kept everyone entertained with some old Irish favorites.
Forever Young Senior Expo – Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science
PHOTOS AND STORY BY DARRELL WOEHLER
The advertising brochures called it a “Forever Young” expo and after spending a few hours exploring The Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science looking at our past, you get the feeling we really are pretty young, relatively speaking. Besides the museum “static” exhibits, there were numerous “live” vendor tables from organizations throughout the county providing information pertaining to seniors for their daily lives. Exploring the museum, you could easily get lost in the fact that this is like taking a trip in a time machine, back a few years, or many hundreds of thousands of years. But interestingly enough, a new area has been developed to show our future too, from the space shuttle, to the Hubble Telescope, to the future with the James Webb Telescope. Spectacular, wall-sized
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color photographs from Hubble show massive galaxies and views of deep space. There are numerous exhibits of various periods of time in Florida’s past, both human and animal, that run the gamut of daily life in certain eras, and our participation and contribution to local, state, national and world events throughout history. These “Senior Expo” events sponsored by Senior Life and Bluewater Creative Group, give our residents not only the opportunity to visit and see what is at an event location, but to interact with others as they stroll through the exhibits and vendor tables. Steve Dunkle and his wife, Donna, were reading signage posted over a display of Windover skeletons found recently near Titusville. Come to find out, Steve has more than a passing interest in this particular exhibit. He was actually working with the construction crew that unearthed some of these skeletons.
You just never know, but people you pass by may be part of this “history.” Another exhibitor manning a table was Ron Morgan, former space center employee, displaying history about NASA, the Space Center and wildlife in his efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and math. Not to be outdone, classroom presentations were given by John Trieste, well-known travel expert on nearby and inexpensive locations to visit; Sohair Wastawy, dean of Libraries at Florida Institute of Technology on The Library of Alexandria (Egypt); and John Windsor, professor and program chair of Marine and Environmental Systems at FIT on the Indian River Lagoon environmental problems. There were food trucks to provide the “munchies” and more. Musical entertainment throughout the day was provided by Cahir O’Doherty, well known for his Irish music and sing-alongs.
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The Space and Hubble room
Good Moos, Joey’s Chicago and Doener Booth food trucks offered lunch for the crowd.
Like the song from Jim Croce, “Time in a Bottle,” this time capsule/ time machine known as The Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science, located at 2201 Michigan Ave. in Cocoa, just north of the Eastern Florida State College, is a hidden gem no longer to the 1,100 or so visitors. And lest you think these expos are just for the “older” folks, there were numerous young children, brought by parents and grandparents to experience the wonders of this … more than a museum. Senior Life’s next major event is the Boomer Bash and Senior Expo on Friday, November 6 at The Exploration Tower, at Port Canaveral. The tower is seven stories tall, with an Observation Deck on the top level, looming over the port, with the cruise ships coming and going. For more information on this and other events, call Senior Life/Viera Voice at 321-242-1235. SL
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Crossword Puzzle THEME: THE 1970S
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ACROSS 1. Libra symbol 6. Weep convulsively 9. Under-dress garment 13. Knucklehead 14. *Some Watergate burglars had worked for it 15. On the rocks 16. *”Fear of Flying” author, given name 17. *”___ My Children” 18. Gossipmonger’s information 19. *iPod predecessor, debuted in Japan in ‘79 21. *Its fall ushered the end of Vietnam War 23. Snakelike reef dweller 24. You can’t have this and eat it too? 25. Business school reward 28. Tibetan teacher 30. #20 Down, to Shakespeare 35. Miner’s bounty, pl. 37. Measles symptom 39. Dictation taker 40. Signal receiver 41. *Punk rock, e.g. 43. “I’m ____ you!” 44. Kindle content 46. ____ lamp 47. *Travolta and Newton-John, e.g. 48. Historically, they were sent to colonies 50. Sacred Hindu writings 52. *Martial artist 53. Ambience 55. Genetic initials 57. Like a bikini? 60. *Type of men’s suit 64. The present 65. Calendar square 67. Forty-niner, e.g. 68. Arabian chieftain 69. “But I heard him exclaim, ___ he drove out of sight...” 70. Plug-in 71. Something necessary but lacking 72. Hi-___ 73. Film director Sergio
DOWN 1. Old World duck 2. Countess of Grantham, “Downton Abbey” 3. Seed coat 4. English philosopher John 5. Canine’s coat 6. *First clinical CT- or Cat-____ in ‘71 7. *Subject of 1970s crisis 8. Model-building wood 9. Like a bug in a rug 10. Stretched ride 11. Clickable picture 12. For every 15. Bay windows 20. Eye opener 22. *Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, ___ “The Fonz” 24. Source of tapioca and a staple in the tropics 25. *Cheryl Tiegs or Beverly Johnson, e.g. 26. Palm grease 27. Famous fabulist 29. Sledgehammer 31. At the summit of 32. Of the kidneys 33. Undo laces 34. *She had a hit TV sitcom 36. Old Woman’s home 38. Bee home 42. Military group 45. *Kramer’s opponent 49. Small amount of liquid food 51. *”______ House” 54. Actress Winona 56. Out of the way 57. Not all 58. Capped joint 59. Like a decorated cake 60. Cleaning cabinet supplies 61. Backward arrow command 62. Seabiscuit control 63. European sea eagle 64. A Bobbsey twin 66. Present plural of “be”
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BY ANDREA GROSS; PHOTOS BY IRV GREEN I was told that Denver would take my breath away. First, there’s the surprise. Denver is flat. Most visitors envision exiting the airport and finding themselves surrounded by snow-capped peaks. Nope. Denver is the gateway to the Rockies; it’s not in the Rockies. You’ll have to drive a half hour or more before you’ll need your hiking boots. Then, there’s the altitude. The 13th step of the state capitol, the gold-domed centerpiece of downtown Denver, is exactly one mile above sea level. This is a height that leaves most folks giddy from the clear mountain air, but a few become woozy from lack of oxygen. Hint: take a deep breath, guzzle water and eat carbs, which require less oxygen for digestion. Finally, there’s the delight. Though you’ll undoubtedly want to see the mountain heights, there’s charm aplenty down in the flats — a topnotch art museum, zoo, botanic garden, theater district …. The list goes on. FITNESS MECCA But, there are also some lesser-known attractions that you can’t find everyplace Denverites take the outdoors else. Here is a rundown of breathtaking experiences in the city proper. seriously, probably because with more than 300 days of sunshine per year, it’s a seriously beautiful city. To act local, take a morning bike ride on some of the 850 miles WILD AT HEART of paved trails that criss-cross and So, you want to see some bison, the celebrated symbol of the Wild West? encircle the city. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is just minutes off the No bike? No problem. interstate that joins Denver International Airport and the downtown area. Denver’s B-cycle program is the At more than 15,000 acres, the refuge is one of the largest urban open spaces first large-scale bike-sharing plan in the country and home to in the country. Eight dollars buys more than 330 species of birds a day’s access to one of the city’s and animals. Here you can see 800-plus red bikes, which are not only bison and deer but available at more than 80 stations also red-tailed hawks and bald throughout the city. eagles. For information: denver.bcycle. But the refuge has been com; traillink.com used for more than animals. During and after World War II, the land was the site of one of the country’s largest chemical weapons manufacturing facilities. That story, as well as the one about the extensive cleanup that followed, is told in a somber, not-to-be-missed exhibit in the refuge’s visitor Bison roam in large fields just a few miles center. from both the Denver airport and the For information: fws.gov/ downtown area. rockymountainarsenal Paved trails make biking safe, easy and extremely popular.
MODERN TALK
Imagine listening to two experts discuss such disparate topics as “Machiavelli & Fresh Meat Sausage” or “Minimalism & Giant Wombats.” This is what happens during the Museum of Contemporary Art’s series titled “Re-Mixed Taste: Tag Team Lectures on Unrelated Topics.” Each guru has 20 minutes to make his point, after which the audience jumps in to ask questions in an attempt to force the seemingly unrelated to relate. Bizarre? Occasionally. Fascinating? Always. For information: mcadenver.org/ mixedtaste2014.php
20TH CENTURY DESIGN POP
The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art is home to some of the best Arts & Crafts, Bauhaus, Art Deco, Modern and Pop art in the country. Among the more than 3,500 objects are chairs by Frank Lloyd Wright and Charles Rennie Mackintosh; hundreds of pieces of 20th-century ceramics, tableware, glassware and metal ware; and even an iconic Electrolux vacuum cleaner. Much of the art is displayed in galleries that resemble a homey living room. The result is an exceptionally unusual, informative and classy museum. For information: kirklandmuseum.org
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Denver has three major league venues: Coors Field for baseball, Sports Authority Field at Mile High for football and the Pepsi Center for basketball and hockey.
STAR STATUS
Denver is one of only 12 U.S. metro areas that’s represented by teams of all four major professional sports leagues. It’s a rare week when there’s not a game in play. But unlike the other 11 cities, Denver boasts something extra. They have rarefied mountain air that makes balls soar farther, pucks glide faster and beer — for which the city is also famous — taste better.
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As the largest city for nearly 800 miles in every direction, Denver has major malls as well as trendy boutiques. But the most unique place to drop your dollars is at Recreational Equipment, Inc., better known as REI. At 94,000 square feet, Denver’s flagship store is three and a half times larger than the average REI, which means that in addition to a mindboggling array of outdoorsy clothes and equipment, it is one of only a few stores that has a track on which you can test your mountain bike and a 47-foot-tall, free-standing monolith replete with hand-cracks, fingercracks, back-cracks and more. Here, for a price, you can practice scaling a sandstone boulder like those on Colorado’s Front Range — and you won’t even need the sunscreen. Like so many things in Denver, it really is enough to take your breath away. For information: rei.com/stores/ denver.html
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Book Review BY MARY BROTHERTON
Most of Senior Life’s readers remember a time before the Internet, flat screen HDTV and when going to see a movie was a big deal. Celebrities weren’t over-paid athletes or reality TV sensationalists. They were much more. Joan Kramer and David Heeley have written a book, “In The Company of Legends,” that takes readers way behind the scenes of their Emmy Awardwinning series of documentaries for public television, then for their own production company. Kramer and Heeley created special television programs about Hollywood royalty but their book goes much deeper than their talent as interviewer, coordinator, archivist or director. “In The Company of Legends” takes readers into the guest bathroom of extremely private personalities like Frank Sinatra and gives a glimpse into the power of networking, when networking meant forging legitimate relationships, not passing out business cards or gaining Twitter follows. Discover why no one agreed to work
with Kramer or Heeley until Katherine Hepburn gave her express permission and how bold Hepburn was when it came to shooting scenes with noisy neighborhood children — oh, and why she stole Stephen Sondheim’s geranium. Learn which celebrities refused to work on the documentaries and who could turn their refusal into an open-armed agreement. Find out where Kramer started her celebrity paper towel collection and see personal photographs from the authors’ collections that add as much to the book as the text. The book is written in an easy-toread style from each author’s perspective and gives an insight into the stuff of which legends are made. Available in mid-April, this book will be a good reward for filing taxes. SL
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