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Bob Barnes came to her and told her about children going hungry all weekend when they could not at least get the free breakfast and lunch served at their schools. She guided him on starting a nonprofit and the resulting Children’s Hunger Project has become a phenomenon of top-ofmind awareness, donor funding and so many volunteers they have to enter a lottery. The charity provides takehome food at the read and feed event.

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When Pam Gillespie turns in the office keys for her job as community relations director for U.S. Congressional District 8 in Viera for the past 21 years, she’ll look back on lives changed.

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“I look around the room at some of the events I coordinate and I see hundreds of people, and I say to myself, I know each one of these people’s stories, and I was there at the start for many of them,” Gillespie said.

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BY LINDA WIGGINS Seeta Begui is not a big believer in potential. To be more precise, she has no interest in leaving any of hers undeveloped.

The boomer recently made yet another dream of hers come true, launching her own all-natural skin care line called Simply Seeta that heralds the coconut oil that is a Caribbean staple in her native Trinidad and Tobago.

“We grew up poor and my mother always said, ‘Put some coconut oil on that ashy skin.’ I hated it because it would get rancid and smell bad, but that is what we had,” said Begui, who triumphed over poverty to gain an education as a nurse.

“I am a big believer of faith, treating people with respect and always fighting for the underdog, friendship and family” — SEETA BEGUI

“As soon as I could afford it, I purchased store-bought products. You know what?” she asked 120 of her closest friends and supporters at the July 16 launch of her product line at Suntree Country Club. “I found out, as with all things as I get older, that my mother was right. Coconut oil is the best, and I wanted to honor my mother by putting out this product line.”

Begui’s life story so far has been a testament to overcoming challenges.

In her recent autobiography, “Eighteen Brothers and Sisters,” she wrote of the day she realized what it meant when people called her and her siblings “the

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Seeta Begui, center, launches her all natural coconut oil skin care line, Simply Seeta, July 16 at a Suntree Country Club celebration with granddaughter Ruby Esmailbegui, left, daughter Jasmine, granddaughter Madison Bohn and daughter Kimberly Durjan. outside children.” She thought it was because she stayed outside in the hot sun all day while her mother worked, deepening her skin tone in a culture that values light skin.

“I learned it was because my father had a family of his own with his wife, and I and my siblings were born ‘outside’ of marriage. This was looked down on in my East Indian Hindu-based culture,” Begui said.

In her eagerness to escape poverty and shame, Begui accepted the first offer of marriage to come along. She became the classic battered spouse and would need to escape to safety with her own children. Emigrating to the United States, becoming a health professional, marrying a doctor,

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BY LINDA WIGGINS Organizers say that when you attend the Brevard Achievement Center’s (BAC) unique “Dinner in the Dark” event you’re going to “see” dinner in a whole new light.

Proceeds from the Saturday, Aug. 27 event at the King Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theatre will support the BAC’s new, innovative Industry Readiness Training (IRT) program for individuals with disabilities.

“You’ll smell each morsel like never before. Taste the rich, vibrant spices sprinkled in each bite. You’ll savor every crumb,” BAC development director Rosalind “Roz” Weiss said of the gourmet meal prepared by Green Turtle Market. It is Brevard’s first “blind” dinner.

“And when you’re finished, you can sit back, recall the moment you put your blindfold on to begin your journey and think about what you just experienced. Now you know what it’s like to have a visual impairment.”

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Passion is the mother of reinvention I just love reinvention! Stories in this issue abound with it.

Seeta Begui did just that when her husband sold his medical practice. She worked hard as a nurse before their marriage and as she raised their blended families. So rather than ask himself what he wanted to do next, he asked her. The author, radio host and community activist didn’t hesitate. She launched a skin care line to honor her mother, a big believer in the coconut oil products of their native Trinidad and Tobago that Seeta once spurned in favor of store-bought brands. Turns out, mother knew best. I know I discover that multiple times in a week as a boomer raising my own child.

Pam Gillespie is reinventing herself as well. For more than 21 years she has been at your beck and call regarding senior and other issues at the U.S. Congressional District 8 offices in Viera, serving under two popular congressmen. Now, she’ll get to spend more time with family and on her own personal missions: helping her grandson heal from a tragic accident and then traveling near and far sharing their personal Christian testimonials and maybe writing a couple of books, just for starters.

Church at Viera is seeking volunteers wishing to reinvent themselves. The nondenominational church has adopted Endeavour Elementary’s new community school program and is looking for retired school teachers, artists, professionals and anyone with the passion to care about underprivileged, inner-city youth and the time to mentor them after school.

And now for my own reinvention. Rather than move to Hollywood and become a movie producer, I think I’ll just offer prizes for the most entertaining and creative motion pictures, set to music, of course. Save the date to see them, at the Nov. 18 Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at The Avenue Viera space formerly filled by Sports Authority. The Senior Life Music Video Lip Sync Battle is going to be a thrilling way to enjoy favorite tunes from today and yesterday with some familiar faces around town.

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Senior Life columnist John Trieste is honored at Museum of Printing SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIFE

The world-renowned Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Mass. will open the Typographers Association of New York John A. Trieste Library Room with a dedication on Saturday, Sept. 17.

This room will be a treasured resource of the history of the typesetting industry and the role played by the Typographers Association of New York.

The Museum of Printing in Haverhill is the largest printing and graphics art museum in the U.S. and the only one of its size, east of the Mississippi River.

In its day, the Typographers Association of New York (TANY) represented more than 180 trade typesetting and advertising typographers in the New York City metropolitan area. TANY was founded in 1914 by a group of trade typesetting companies in New York City and functioned as a vibrant, dynamic and member-driven trade association until 1998. The introduction of the computer and constantly-advancing technology eroded the need for customers to buy typesetting services from trade houses. The end of the era for pre-press services ended the need for TANY. John A. Trieste was appointed executive vice president of TANY in 1965 and served in this position until 1998. His steady, innovative leadership, with the support of Mavis DaCosta, his administrative associate, charted an ever-changing course for TANY for 33 challenging years.

While he managed TANY, Trieste amassed a collection of typographic memorabilia such as trade notices,

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Cocoa Beach High sophomore Karalee Chace, left, shares a dance and a few laughs with one of the members of “The Club” at the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation. Chace spent her summer putting together personal playlists of favorite music on individual iPods as part of a school project.

BY CARL KOTALA When Karalee Chace walks into the room to see her friends at “The Club,” there are hugs to be given, laughter and conversations to be had and music … always music.

The 15-year-old Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School sophomore has been coming to the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation in Melbourne for as long as she can remember. She’s come to sing. She’s come to dance.

And now she’s working on a school project to help those at the adult day center diagnosed with dementia by putting together personal playlists of their favorite music on individual iPods.

The project is based on the scientific evidence developed from the “Alive Inside” documentary.

“It’s really important to me because I am a musician and I play all kinds of instruments,” Chace said. “So when people kind of write it off ... you have to look at how much impact it has in the medical field. It’s not just something to do for fun.

“It’s something that’s really important to people and we should be paying more attention to it, instead of (saying), ‘Oh, it’s just a hobby.’ Well, it shouldn’t just be a hobby. It’s something extremely important to everybody.”

Chace was introduced to the project

by Janet Steiner, who is not only the director of Education & Family Services at the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation, but was also Chace’s dance teacher.

“We have a great deal of research to back up the value of music therapy to enrich the lives of people that do suffer with memory impairment,” Steiner said.

As a young girl, Chace performed dances at the foundation. She still remembers people from that time, but she has made many other friends along the way. Like the guy who once started a conversation because she was wearing a Pink Floyd shirt. He later won her a bunch of stuffed animals that she still has in her room. Or the woman who tells her how pretty she is and that any

potential boyfriend must be brought by for her approval.

During the past few months, she has been getting to know people even more so she can program the appropriate music for them.

“It’s important to know people,” she said. “I feel like they have so many great things to say. People write it off and are like, ‘They can’t remember anyway’ and I’m like, ‘No, they can.

You just don’t want to listen. Trust me, they know a lot. They remember a lot.

You’ve just got to pay attention.’”

Chace has four iPods and enough money to buy two more. She is hoping to have at least 10 and has a fundraising website at GoFundMe. com/ipodsfordementia. She is also seeking donations of unused or outdated iPods and earphones along with cash donations — which can be made at the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Though the school project only lasts a year, Chace has plans to keep it going as long as possible.

Clearly, she is not your average 15 year old. Perhaps she can inspire someone.

“It’s really sad, honestly. I wish more people would come out and talk to people,” she said. “Not even just here, like everywhere. Like veterans. They’re not going to be here forever, so if you’re not going to listen to them now, you’re going to regret that. Some people should just listen to the things they say.

“I did another project with veterans a few years back … I wrote down everything they said. I have a whole binder of all their stories.”

Coming to the Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation every Wednesday, Chase said, is her favorite part of the week.

As for what kind of career she would like to pursue in college, she’s not sure.

But there will always be music.

“I just want to be able to help people that can’t always help themselves,” she said. “If in any way music could relate to that, then I’d be all for it.” SL For more information, call 321-253-4430.

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Our neighbors Matriarch celebrates 100 years of sunshine

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Richard DiPeppe, left, Patricia DiPeppe, LeeAnn Court, Rosalie Kascmer-Ryan and Larry Court were among the relatives to surround matriarch Helen Lodics on her 100th birthday, along with Christilee Stubbs of Palm Cottages.

BY LINDA WIGGINS Who knew “You Are My Sunshine” has multiple verses? Helen Lodics, her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren do, and they know the harmonies as well. They sang them nonstop for the matriarch’s 100th birthday July 18 at her home at Palm Cottages in Rockledge.

What is her secret to a long life?

“Use it or lose it,” she said between stanzas,

alternately claiming to be “39 and holding” or “sweet 16.”

Daughter Rosalie Kascmer-Ryan of Viera put her finger on the key of life, and it has become a family tradition.

“She has a positive attitude and a fun-loving nature,” Kascmer-Ryan said.

“It’s not a cliché when I tell you she is an inspiration to everyone she meets.”

Lodics was born in Palmerton, Pa. and raised her three children in nearby Bethlehem where she worked for AT&T for 35 years. She and husband Joseph moved to Vero Beach when they retired,

remaining there for 30 years.

Living in Rockledge now allows proximity to Kascmer-Ryan and another daughter Patricia DiPeppe of Rockledge. Also attending the celebration was Lodics’ son Joseph Lodics and his wife Danielle of Bethlehem, her daughters’ spouses Joe Ryan and Richard DiPeppe, grandchildren Jason and Joanna and great grandson Dominic DiPeppe of Viera and LeeAnn and Larry Court of Bethlehem. SL

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Diners enjoyed Brevard Achievement Center’s unique “Dinner in the Dark” last year. This year’s event will be Saturday, Aug. 27.

president and CEO Amar Patel said. Proceeds from the event will help BAC clients learn skills in highly marketable industries like hospitality, food service and manufacturing via in-house work “pods” designed to mimic the work setting over the course of nine months.

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BY LINDA WIGGINS Retirees and others with time to spare in the afternoons can make a difference in a child’s life forever and the community through a new concept. The window of time is elementary school and the place is Endeavour in Cocoa, the most challenged school and surrounding community on the Space Coast.

“There are trajectories that show the number of prison beds that will be needed based on reading scores in the third grade,” Rev. Rich Lively told members of the nondenominational Church at Viera July 24. He is the “pastor of impact in the community and around the world” for the church, which claims members in the thousands.

“We want to see lives transformed.

It’s not just about reading and writing,” he added.

Lively and youth pastor John Leathers adopted the school based on the recent challenge by senior pastor Rev. Mark Ragsdale to “sow seeds” of God-ness in the community. Endeavour principal Rachad Wilson and community school program director Michele Scott made the case to the congregation for their investment of time and resources through a new concept rolling out this month.

“We will be the first (public) community school, which means we eliminate barriers to learning and bring all the resources families need, to be delivered at the school — medical, dental, therapies, even education for parents — so a child can spend more time in school learning. We are a pilot school and can share this success with

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Endeavour Elementary School principal Rachad Wilson, left, pastor of impact Rev. Rich Lively and community school director Michele Scott asked Church at Viera congregation members July 24 to volunteer to help the Cocoa students learn.

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other challenged areas around the state and nation,” Wilson said.

Scott works for Children’s Home Society, which along with Brevard Health Alliance, the University of Central Florida, the City of Cocoa and Eastern Florida State College are partnering with Brevard Public Schools to focus on the “whole child” approach to education.

“The Bible shows us the importance of giving even a small amount. The ‘widow’s mite’ wasn’t much but it was all she had and whatever you give will matter,” Wilson said.

All Endeavour students get free afterschool education. The greatest need is for volunteers to read aloud with children so they can hear how the written word sounds, but mentors for other core topics and electives are needed.

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August 15, 1969 The Woodstock festival opens

The sleepy hamlet of White Lake in Bethel, N.Y. was the site for this event that opened on this day on some farmland donated by dairy farmer Max Yasgur.

The brand-new promoters estimated they would have around 50,000 in attendance when preparations first began. When the gates opened on this day, however, more than 400,000 fans were clamoring to gain access to this event, causing the promoters to eventually make the festival free of charge.

August 2, 1876 “Wild Bill” Hickock was shot

One of the greatest gunfighters in American history, James Butler Hickock made a name for himself as a marshall in Abilene, Texas. After accidentally killing a deputy, he quit the lawman profession and headed off to Deadwood, S.D. to play poker and drink the remainder of his life away. On this day, a young gunslinger named Jack McCall shot Hickock in the back of the head while he was playing poker in the No. 10 Saloon. He died instantly. McCall was later tried, convicted and hanged.

August 19, 1909 First race at Indianapolis

Built as a testing facility for Indiana’s growing automobile industry, the first race at Indianapolis was hosted on this day with more than 12,000 people in attendance.

Fans watched as Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer raced around the rudimentary track to win the five-mile race. His average speed was 57.4 mph. The track surface was made of crushed rock and tar and broke up several times during the race, killing two drivers, two mechanics and two spectators.

The surface was soon replaced with 3.2 million bricks set in mortar, earning its historical nickname, “The Brickyard.”

August 26, 1939 First televised baseball game

W2XBX was an experimental station owned by NBC in New York City. On this day, that station became the first to broadcast a baseball game. They used two cameras to capture the game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds.

The game was broadcast from the newly-completed Empire State Building and could be viewed in homes up to 50 miles away.

August 18, 1920 Women’s suffrage amendment ratified in the U.S.

The first national women’s rights convention was held in 1850 and repeated annually. Seventy years later on this day, Tennessee ratified the proposed amendment to the Constitution, giving it the two-thirds majority needed to pass. The amendment was simply stated and read: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex” and “Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”

August 23, 1784 State of Franklin declares independence

Originally a part of North Carolina, these counties (in what would later become Tennessee) declared their independence from the state and banded together to form their own government.

Later the following year, they applied to the U.S. Congress for statehood, no doubt hoping that their name, which was chosen to suit Benjamin Franklin, would help them win the majority vote needed. Their petition failed and they carried on their independent status for four years, complete with legislation and a barter system in lieu of currency. When the safety of their citizens was jeopardized by warring Native American tribes, they quickly rejoined North Carolina for protection.

August 24, 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius erupts

At noon, the idyllic towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum were rocked by the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Many of the citizens decided to wait it out in homes and cellars only to be killed by toxic gas and debris. The volcano, which had been dormant for centuries, took a heavy toll on both cities, burying them underneath 16 to 18 feet of mud and ash. In the 18th century, the cities were rediscovered and excavated. Researchers were amazed to find the last moments of the cities so well preserved.

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BY LINDA WIGGINS Handsome, single and selfsustaining, you’d think Clifton Lawrence Best of Rockledge would have swarms of girls coming his way.

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He’s hoping more folks will have a heart to host a hive and become a backyard beekeeper like him.

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For Best, it started with a chicken.

Fresh eggs. A garden. Tranquil, trickling fountain and pond. One thing was missing to make his lifestyle totally self-sustaining: pollinators to make his garden bear fruit.

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Best makes a living removing bees.

But rather than exterminating them, he rescues and rehomes them. He works as a manager for people who keep bees on their property.

He also has a cottage industry in his own, well, cottage. He starts with pre-made slats that bees use in a hive to build wax combs and store honey.

Once the slats are filled, he spins them to extract the honey, then bottles and sells it.

You can see Best and others in action at the festival. The event is free and open to the public and is aimed at educating people of all ages about honey bees and their critical role in our nation’s economy, food security and environmental health.

The event will feature demonstrations and lectures by expert beekeepers. Master Gardeners will teach bee-friendly and native gardening practices to support honey bees. Watch a live honey extraction. Sample fresh, local honey for free to the first 50 participants. Local honey and hive products will be available for purchase.

Enjoy children’s games and activities.

“Beyond the benefits, it’s a very enjoyable to keep bees. They each have their own personalities and antics,” Best

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Brevard County builder LifeStyle’s solar-powered model home, the St. Croix, is featured in Cross Creek Lake Estates in Sebastian.

BY MUFFY MCCLUNG BERLYN In an ideal world, everything would be solar powered: watches, cell phones, cars, homes and businesses.

Ideal because we would not be burning fossil fuels, damaging the environment,

dependent on oil and coal and spending so much money. Solar energy is free, clean and virtually endless.

Progress toward energy freedom is being made from the small to the large. Solar charged watches, such as the Citizen Eco-Drive, can be

purchased. Solar-powered homes have been around for more than 30 years.

Even Home Depot stocks solar panels.

According to William Pentland in Forbes magazine last year, “The solar power industry is in the middle of a spectacular growth spurt in the United States.”

If you have a solar-powered home and buy an electric car like the Tesla or the Chevrolet Volt, charging the car from a solar-powered home then means your car runs on sunshine. This is what a local builder did to prove the point. LifeStyle Homes, the biggest builder of solar-powered homes in Brevard County, has built more than 75 solar-powered homes in the area in 16 different communities.

Karen Kicinski, marketing director at LifeStyle, explained that they work with the Florida Solar Energy Center to determine which products are the most energy efficient. “Out of that partnership grew the SunSmart program,” an energy efficient package included with every home whether it is solar or not. Kincinski said the Lifestyle home is “so efficient we

don’t need to make as big a solarpowered system to reap all the benefits of solar power.”

Joanne Nesbitt, a solar-powered home owner in Sebastian with retired professor husband, Glenn Kreag, traveled to Antarctica to observe changes wrought by global climate change. “It gave us a wake-up call as to what we are doing to our friends the penguins.”

After researching solar homes, they found the cost of the solar panels would be offset after a five-year period.

Because it is illegal in Florida to be off the grid, their home was given a meter put in by FP&L that goes both forward using FP&L energy and backward, using the customer’s power which gives them credit. Nesbitt, now living the solar-powered lifestyle, said “It would be very difficult to go back [to a non-solar home]. We’re spoiled by getting a $9.43 electric bill.” SL Lifestyle Homes is located at 3453 W. New Haven Ave. in West Melbourne. For more information call 321-727-8188.

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Alex Dixon is a master at overcoming obstacles.

BY DARRELL WOEHLER

Have you ever looked at someone and thought, “Wow, they have it all”?

Such would be the case if you just looked at Alexis “Alex” Dixon. At 18, she is a very pretty young lady by almost any measure, just graduated from high school and preparing to enter college. Does she have the world on a string and everything going for her?

Well, according to her, a big “yes.”

But you would only know half of the story.

This is what her body is giving her: about half. You see, the right half of her body is mostly paralyzed and her vision is greatly impaired. All these physical problems are the result of a stroke when she was 12 years old, but not just any stroke.

She had come down with a mystery illness several years before, the cause of which doctors could not determine.

Then, during an explorative surgery connected with pneumonia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and complex regional pain syndrome is when the stroke occurred. Blood stopped going to the brain, thus creating physical and mental problems she is still striving to overcome, and many of them she has overcome. Ironically, some of the pain and symptoms she had before the stroke seem somewhat to have

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After the stroke, most of her was gone. She was in a month-long induced coma with nearly half of her skull removed to reduce swelling. It has been a long road from a near vegetative state, but with diligent and exhausting help from her parents, sister, grandparents and fellow students, doctors and friends, Dixon has recovered most of her “academics,” as she calls it, so much so that she made the National Honor Society, and with great determination, was able to graduate with her high school class at Hagerty High School in Oviedo.

She now lives in Indialantic. She is still guarded in her speech. She may be wanting to say “airplane,” but what comes out of her mouth may be “helicopter.”

While discussing Dixon’s background for this story, her sister Jessica entered the room and helped provide insight for this article. It became evident there is a special bond between the two sisters. They soon were finishing each other’s sentences when describing past events. Jessica took on the role of the big, little sister during much of Alex’s recovery. Music was always a big part of Alex’s life and she was an accomplished pianist, and music and reading have played a big part in her recovery. She started playing the piano with one hand, one of her favorites, “The Pink Panther” theme song, and then, to begin reading again, the Dr. Seuss story, “One Fish, Two Fish.” Her field of vision is about half of normal.

There are many other anecdotes throughout Dixon’s long recovery journey that can be noted, and they are listed in her life’s story. The book

is published by Finding Words Press.

When her body and time permits, Dixon travels around the country, and here in Florida, giving motivational and inspirational talks on her life and how to overcome obstacles.

Dixon’s determination and bright personality shine through when talking to her, as her sparkling eyes lead on to the next step in her recovery. She is now entering her freshman year at the University of Central Florida, and despite her special needs, or perhaps because of them, success is written all over her face. SL

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2016 Public Safety Awards reward heroism SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIFE Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey will host the 2016 Public Safety Awards and Hall of Fame Gala to benefit SENIOR LIFE Photo the Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey County Public Safety Charity.

“This wonderful event is to honor individuals, groups and organizations who, by virtue of their personal integrity, commitment and determination, work hard to change our county for the better” Ivey said.

The inaugural event will be Saturday, Sept. 24 at the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, with a reception at 6 p.m. and the awards program at 7 p.m. Tickets are $49 each.

Nominations are open until Aug. 12.

“I encourage you to participate by showing appreciation to someone you know by sharing their story of excellence; to honor those who dedicate themselves to this cause with a sense of patriotism, ingenuity, persistence and a strong commitment

to help others,” Ivey said. “These highly prestigious awards will recognize and honor those who have served with distinction, selflessly serving our community, and whose work can be viewed as models of public service.”

The Public Service Award Committee will evaluate the nominations and select from all areas/levels of public service to include organizations, groups and Good Samaritan citizens.

“Nomination criteria and award categories will include those who have made a positive and profound difference in the lives of our citizens; were willing to take risks to affect and achieve positive change or the protection of our communities; set aside personal gain for the betterment of society; championed social equity, health, education, community improvement, and justice; devoted a career to protect our freedoms, develop our future and make Brevard County a better place to live, work and raise our families,” Ivey said. SL To submit a nomination, call 321-323-4460 or 321-615-8111.

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Senior Living RiverView Senior Resort hosts grand opening in Palm Bay

BY MIKE GAFFEY

Steve Ciancio didn’t originally plan to build a retirement and assisted living facility along the shores of the Indian River in Palm Bay. But city officials are glad he did.

The Vero Beach developer’s family bought three acres along the east side of U.S. 1 in 2005 and planned to open a luxury condominium and retail complex called The Cape. But the economic downturn a few years later shelved those plans.

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YOU DESERVE! “This is a beautiful facility,” Turtle Creek Palm Bay Mayor William Capote told about 500 guests gathered at Golf Club the seven-story resort at 3490 Gran 1278 Admiralty Blvd.

Ave. “The city of Palm Bay worked wholeheartedly with Steve to make Rockledge this happen, and we are so happy that we were able to fulfill this dream for For more information call him in conjunction with us.”

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Brevard Mission 22 challenge: bring the number to zero

BY DARRELL WOEHLER When you hear or think of the number “22,” suicide is not likely to be your first thought. But for several hundred people of all ages who attended the Brevard Mission 22 Push-Up Challenge at Viera High School July 22, it is probably the only thing they can think of now.

The number 22 refers to the number of suicides by U.S. military veterans every day per various government reports. That is nearly one death per hour of every day of every month each year, and it is ongoing.

Most people hear that statistic and say, “Wow,” and move on. But when that number came across the desk of Brevard Property Appraiser Dana Blickley, whose father served in the military during World War II, she felt the need to do something.

She decided to make the national Mission 22 effort into a local one, emceeing the event that pulled together individuals from elected office and military, law enforcement and veteran’s organizations. The event was filled with personal stories of patriotism and pride that turned to tears as each one ended in suicide.

The keynote speaker was Dr. Scott Fairchild, a behavioral psychologist with Baytree Behavioral Health in Viera. Himself a veteran who has suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Fairchild now specializes in treating the illness, in most cases resulting from the battlefield. He stated that in many

months he sees as many as 100 veterans, most with wide-ranging issues pertaining to both physical and emotional problems.

Ray Giamporcaro of Counseling to Careers in Titusville told an emotional story on the life, and death by suicide, of Matthew M. Preacher. Among other organizations showing support were National Veterans Homeless Support, led by George Taylor Sr. with his signature black cowboy hat, and The Melbourne Vet Center.

Near the end of the program, Blickley invited elected officials, veterans and others on stage, if able, to stay in place and do the 22 PushUp Challenge. The stage became packed as did the area in front of the stage with people of all ages doing the 22, or as near as they could. One of the two World War II veterans attending, George Rosenfield of Melbourne, who also served in Korea and nearing 90 years of age, dropped in place and did three push-ups. All veterans were then asked to line up in front of the stage as those in attendance came by to say, “Thank you for your service.”

So when you see someone walking around Brevard wearing a black T-shirt with a big white 22 on the front and a light blue ribbon embroidered on the back, you will know it is a reminder of what can and must be done to bring this terrible number down to zero or at least as near to zero as we can, Fairchild said.

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Brevard County Property Appraiser Dana Blickley, left, McCormack, World War II and Korean War veteran George Rosenfield of Melbourne, another veteran and Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey took part in the event.

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Indian River Colony Club resident Dave Costa was recognized in an on-field ceremony at Fenway Park in Boston on the Army’s 241st birthday after receiving the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin and the Distinguished Service Medal in an earlier ceremony.

Costa, a retired command sergeant major, served on active duty for 44 years and honorably served in three wars. He served during two tours in Vietnam, the First Gulf War and the the Iraq War. At the time of his 2015 retirement, he was the most senior enlisted Vietnam Veteran still serving on active duty. SL

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Donald Overton is an advocate for veterans in Brevard County.

BY MARIA SONNENBERG

Local veterans have a great friend in Donald Overton, veterans’ affairs and business specialist for the city of Palm Bay, as well as executive director of Space Coast Paratroopers.

He walks the walk when it comes to helping veterans, and he knows what he is doing, since he, too, has walked in veterans’ shoes. In August 1990, the Connecticut native was deployed to Saudi Arabia with the advance party of the 82nd Airborne Division in preparation of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In March 1991, Overton was wounded in combat and was medically retired from the military in 1992. He is a 100 percent service-connected combat-disabled blinded veteran.

He may have had to leave the military, but the military would never leave him. After graduating magna cum laude from Eastern Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree in social work, Overton launched a career that spans more than two decades of active service within multiple veterans’ service organizations.

Since the ’90s, Overton has helped raise awareness of veterans’ health issues through congressional testimony and through interviews that have appeared in hundreds of U.S. and foreign newspapers and radio stations.

In his position at Palm Bay, Overton implements programs that assist veterans and their families to receive the benefits to which they are entitled.

He is also responsible for recruiting new veteran-owned businesses into the city, as well as helping existing businesses to maximize their potential. Among his current projects is establishing a veteran-owned Chamber of Commerce with the goal of consolidating countywide initiatives under a veterans’ resource network.

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Home to more than 10,000 vets, Palm Bay was recognized as Florida’s City of the Year by the Veterans Honor Organization in large part because of Overton’s efforts on behalf of vets.

A project dear to Overton’s heart is Homes for Warriors, which builds and refurbishes homes to help honorably discharged vets rebuild their lives by empowering them with a mortgage-free and specially adapted home.

“The mission of Homes for Warriors is to assist veterans with their housing needs while creating a community of support for veterans in transition,” Overton said.

“We want them to focus on their family, recovery and rebuilding their lives.”

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by Space Coast Paratroopers, an allvolunteer grassroots nonprofit.

“We have no paid staff,” Overton said.

“Every dollar that goes into the program goes to help the families.”

A former Congressional staffer, Overton knows how to cut through red tape and unite government, businesses and individuals in a common effort.

In addition to his work with Palm Bay and Homes for Warriors, Overton serves veterans through participation in panels with the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, the Defense Medical Research and Development Program and the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine.

His efforts on behalf of vets have earned him commendations from the Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans of Modern Warfare, among others.

The awards are great, of course, but job satisfaction keeps Overton excited about his work.

“It means the world to me that we help vets transition all the way back home after military service,” he said.

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BY MIKE GAFFEY

Three Brevard County men who served in the U.S. Army’s all-Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment received replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal July 28 in Viera.

U.S. Congressman Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, awarded Juan RomeroSilva of Palm Bay, William Vila-Velez of Palm Bay and Chaplain James B. Allan of Indialantic with the nation’s highest civilian honor in the Brevard County Commission Chambers at 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way. “It’s a great privilege to recognize Juan Romero-Silva, William Vila-Velez and Chaplain James B. Allan for their service to our nation,” Posey said.

“We owe a debt of gratitude to all our men and women in uniform and their families for their service and great

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Warrior Care Network teams with Red Sox charity to aid post-9/11 veterans

BY MIKE GAFFEY The Wounded Warrior Project’s new Warrior Care Network is teaming with a private-sector clinic affiliated with baseball’s Boston Red Sox charity to provide treatment services to post-9/11 veterans suffering from war’s invisible wounds.

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The treatment program is supported in part by a three-year, $15.7 million grant awarded to Home Base by the Wounded Warrior Project. In 2015, WWP named Home Base as one of four programs selected to participate in Warrior Care Network, a first-of-itskind academic medical care network connecting wounded veterans and their families with the best in mental health and rehabilitation care.

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Hammond said the new treatment program “is a meaningful step forward in changing the landscape of care for veterans and their families.”

“This effort would not be possible without the generous support of the Wounded Warrior Project, and the collaboration of the MGH, the VA and the other academic medical centers involved in the Warrior Care Network,” Hammond said. Service members, veterans and families can learn more at homebase.org/ICP or by calling 617-724-5202. SL

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personal sacrifices they make in defense of our liberty.”

Nicknamed “the Borinqueneers” after Puerto Rico’s pre-colonial name of Borinquen, the 65th Infantry Regiment was created in 1898 by Congress after the Spanish-American War as a segregated, all-Puerto Rican unit.

The regiment fought in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. During combat in Korea, the regiment earned nine Distinguished Service Crosses, about 250 Silver Stars and more than 600 Bronze Stars and Purple Hearts.

Romero-Silva, William VilaVelez and Allan were among several Borinqueneers who were unable to attend a ceremony in April in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol where the Borinqueneers Gold Medal was unveiled.

Posey and Congressman Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico) and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), spearheaded bipartisan legislation to authorize a Congressional Gold Medal for the regiment. The legislation was signed into law in 2014.

Replica gold medal awards are provided by the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony National Committee.

About 1,000 Borinqueneers are still living in the U.S. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Miami), who spoke at the unveiling ceremony in April, called the award long overdue.

“I wish we could have honored you with this medal sooner,” he said. SL

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Donn Weaver is untiring advocate for veterans

BY MARIA SONNENBERG Just a few words engraved on a paver brick at the Veterans Memorial Center on Merritt Island lists lifetimes of courage and military service in Donn Weaver’s family. Through World War I, World War II, Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan, family members of retired Army Capt. Donn Weaver have served their country through all these wars, and more. Weaver’s son, Todd, paid the ultimate sacrifice.

It is in memory of Todd — killed while leading his battalion in Afghanistan on Sept. 9, 2010 — that Weaver and his wife, Jeanne, do a lot of what they do. Jeanne Weaver channeled her grief through art and writing, creating “Losing Todd, A Mother’s Journey,” a book that through words and paintings celebrates the life of an exceptional soldier struck down when he was only 26.

As expansion chairman of the Veterans Memorial Center, Donn Weaver honors Todd by giving his considerable energy and enthusiasm to help launch the expansion of the Veterans Memorial Center, a facility that will feature a new museum to educate the community on veterans’ critical role as defenders of freedom. The complex also includes a support center for veterans organizations.

“After Todd died, the two of us realized we could just collapse with our grief or channel it into something positive,” said Weaver, who is also

current president of the Cape Canaveral Chapter of MOAA, the Military Officers’ Association of America and an organization that supports the community through scholarships and donations to local charities.

One of the 17 veterans involved with the Brevard Vets Back to Class program, Weaver reaches out to elementary, middle and high school students to discuss the importance of military service.

“Since we started the group last September, we have taught 3,851 students in 15 schools about what it means to serve your country,” the Cocoa Beach resident said.

A native of Massachusetts, Weaver is a true “Navy brat,” born 10 months after VE Day. “My dad lied about his age to join the Navy at 16,” Weaver said.

“When he returned, he had to finish high school and then go to college, but in between the Navy recalled him because of the Korean War.” Weaver’s father, Robert, beat the odds, finishing college to become a mechanical engineer and Rockwell Corporation’s director of launch operations for the first 10 Space Shuttle missions.

The son followed the father in service, but Donn Weaver opted for the Army over the Navy. During the height of the Vietnam War, he enlisted right out of college into Infantry Officers’ School at Fort Dix, N.J., where years later he returned as basic training commander.

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Donn Weaver comes from a true patriotic family.

“I lost 19 out of 126 of my fellow students at officers’ school because of Vietnam,” Weaver said.

As the military geared down after Vietnam, Weaver headed to graduate school and then joined the State Department, where he served in the Foreign Service as a diplomat for 32 years, living in eight different countries and learning five languages in the process. Even after retirement, Weaver continues to support his country as a contractor for the State Department, spending eight months in Iraq during the war. His other son, Glenn, is also in the Foreign Service, assigned to some of the world’s most dangerous places.

Weaver has no plans to slow down.

“I adhere to MOAA’s motto of “vets never stop serving,” he said. SL

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Health & Wellness Calendar

August 5 • 6:30 p.m. • $3 with dish Raw Vegan Potluck Unity Church 2401 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne RSVP: 321-961-1874 August 9 • 1 p.m.

Health First’s Medicare Advantage Plan Seminar Fairfield Inn, 4735 Helen Hauser Blvd., Titusville 1-877-904-4908 August 13 • 2 - 3 p.m.

Preventing & Managing Osteoporosis Wuesthoff Physician Health System Presenting physician Dr. Bushra Wasil 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd., Viera RSVP: 1-800-522-6363 August 15 • 10 a.m.

Health First’s Medicare Advantage Plan Seminar Health First Medical Group 1223 Gateway Dr., Melbourne 1-877-904-4908 August 23 • 1 p.m.

Health First’s Medicare Advantage Plan Seminar Greater Palm Bay Senior Center 1275 Culver Dr. NE, Palm Bay 1-877-904-4908

August 24 • 5 p.m.

Health First’s Medicare Advantage Plan Seminar Health First Pro-Health & Fitness Center 8705 N. Wickham Rd., Viera 1-877-904-4908

Author provides Biblical approach to nutrition speaker, she is also the owner of His Whole Foods and author of the book, “A Biblical Approach to Healthy Eating.”

McKessey, who taught biology, explains the scientific and Biblical concepts that underlie the concept of His Whole Foods.

“It gives people a tool to use all the natural health information that’s available using His word and creation as filter. There’s so much information out there that may be contradictory.”

McKessey has been studying health and nutrition since her high school days.

When she got married and had three children younger than the age of 5, she was tired and lacking in energy. So, she changed her eating habits.

“I read studies, all the pros and cons, and have continued my studies for decades. Now, [with His Whole Foods], I’m trying to get that information to people so they are not bogged down and spend hundreds of thousands

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BY WENDY SCHEURING Teresa McKessey is on a mission to help people live healthier. She will share her ideas during a class Aug. 5.

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LIVING WELL sponsored by Osteoporosis: Diagnosis & Fall Prevention Crucial for At-Risk Groups Checking For The Disease

By Bushra Wasil, MD The skeletal system is the body’s supporting framework. Bones also offer protection to our vulnerable organs.

When viewed under a microscope, healthy bone appears porous and densely honeycombed. But sometimes those pores grow much larger than normal, causing brittleness that leads to a host of health problems.

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actions as sneezing. The weakened bones simply cannot deal with stresses the way healthy bones can, putting patients at much higher risk of fractures.

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People suffering with autoimmune disorders, cancer, blood/bone marrow issues, hormonal problems and a number of other disorders can also develop osteoporosis.

Additionally, medications can take their toll on bone mass. Certain chemotherapy drugs, steroids and other drugs taken in large doses over a long period can contribute to brittleness and bone density problems.

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Some people display no symptoms but still have osteoporosis. Regardless, it’s important to be on the lookout for signs that point to it. Anyone age 50 and older who suffers a bone fracture should see a physician about getting a diagnostic test. People who notice any height loss or curvature of the upper back should also get checked.

The bone mineral density test (BMD) is painless and can effectively analyze bone health in the spine, hip, forearm and other spots. If you suspect any loss of bone mass, ask your physicians about a BMD.

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Steering free of clutter outdoors and having good visibility are also important.

Always check the height of curbs before stepping down. Many other resources are

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Weight-bearing exercises and regular intake of calcium and vitamin D are recommended for improved bone density. Avoid excessive alcohol use and stop all tobacco use. Several prescription medications are available to improve or stabilize bone mass, or to control the pain of compression fractures. They include such medicines as alndronate (Fosamax), ibandronate (Boniva), risedronate (Actonel), PTH, calcitonin, estrogens, etc. Use them only under the supervision of a licensed professional.

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The Alzheimer’s Association will present Our First Steps education program specifically designed for individuals who are are newly diagnosed and in the early stages of dementia, and their families and caregivers. The free class is from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 and continues weekly through Oct. 27.

The interactive five-part education program is based on the Taking Action Workbook, which focuses on information needed to make a plan for navigating this new chapter in life.

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Registration is required since space is limited. For more information or to to register, call 800-272-3900. Classes will be held at the Health First Center for Family Caregivers at 3661 S. Babcock St. in Melbourne. SL

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of dollars on the newest fad or discovery. Science proves, and then 10 years later, it disproves. So much is changing. How do we know what’s accurate and true? The principle is pretty simple and helps people get on the right track without wasting time and money,” McKessey said.

To give an example, she quotes Exodus 3:8, emphasizing the quote “a land flowing with milk and honey.”

Today’s perception of milk, however, is questionable for McKessey.

“If the Bible says that milk is good, then why are we getting the message that milk is bad for you? During Biblical times, animals were on an open range, and milk wasn’t homogenized and pasteurized. Raw milk has a lot of probiotics and nutrients. Pasteurization kills a lot of those and changes the chemical makeup,” McKessey said.

“Milk goes from being a life-giving

thing to becoming problematic.”

To help people change their eating habits, McKessey makes house calls, takes people shopping for healthy choices, and teaches them how to prepare meals in their own kitchens. She also teaches small group classes.

But, there is a hurdle to overcome — changing one’s mindset. Many people view eating healthy as deprivation or make excuses that it is unaffordable or breaks from family tradition.

“Healthy eating can be fun. It doesn’t have to be drudgery. There’s a lot of variety and options for eating healthy,” McKessey said. “The first step is to include more fruits and vegetables in the diet.” SL For McKessey’s Aug. 5 class on growing organic food in Florida or for more information, call her at 321-961-1874, or go to HisWholeFoods.com.

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BY WENDY SCHEURING Being willing to having an open, honest discussion with loved ones about creating a plan in the event of a health crisis or emergency is crucial.

“It’s about how to plan,” author Jan Edwards said. “We plan for births, weddings, jobs, but we don’t plan for parents who slip and break a bone.”

Stemming from a desire to help others care for their parents, Edwards wrote her book, “Managing your Aging Parents while Keeping your Sanity,” based on her own experiences in caring for her elderly mother.

“I was the first one of my friends to really juggle work, caring for an aging parent, and being a mom, managing all of life together,” Edwards said.

During an ER visit with her mother, Edwards overheard a conversation between a nurse and the wife of a nonresponsive elderly man.

When the wife didn’t know which medications her husband was taking or whether or not he had a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate), the nurse called the couple’s daughter.

“No healthcare worker wants to make that call and no child wants to get that call. I had my resolve and wrote down everything I had learned,” Edwards said.

“The healthcare system is full.

They are busy,” Edwards added. “And, the elderly have a hard time hearing, seeing, understanding which questions are being asked. I could see the fear in my mom’s eyes so many times. Many

people don’t have someone to advocate for them.”

Getting prepared isn’t difficult, it just takes planning. One simple step is to list all medications on drugs.com and print out that list, which can be given to nurses, paramedics and other healthcare workers.

One way to get support is to keep communication lines open by joining a church, or belonging to a club in the community.

“As a society, we’ve been trained that we’re supposed to be OK all alone,” Edwards said. “We accomplish more in groups of people than we do by ourselves.”

For more information, contact Edwards at jan@pavingtheway.co.

The book is available for purchase on amazon.com SL

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FAVORITE WORKOUT ACTIVITY My favorite activities are skateboarding, surfing and yoga because they keep me young and healthy. I compete in skateboarding and will be skating in the National Kidney Foundation Skate Jam at Cocoa Beach Skate Park on Aug. 27.

MOTIVATION The fact that we have such a great skate park here in Cocoa Beach, the ocean waves and, of course, helping people with cancer through my organization Grind For Life, which raises money to help cancer patients with their travel expenses.

NUTRITION I eat a plant-based diet, including fruit and fresh seafood.

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FAVORITE WORKOUT ACTIVITY Barefoot running on the beach at low tide, with no set pace, distance or Garmin. I can stop to watch ghost crabs, baby turtles, look for sea glass or chat with people. The ocean is a joy to jump into on hot days.

MOTIVATION Honestly, I eat all sorts of bad stuff, including ice cream, chocolate, and French fries. I eat what I feel like, which includes lots of seafood, vegetables and fruit.

NUTRITION I am highly competitive and am determined to improve my present 5K running times. I have also joined a running camp, with an enthusiastic group of supportive runners and coaches, which has rekindled my desire to become a faster runner.

John Tolman, 78 PALM BAY

FAVORITE WORKOUT ACTIVITY My favorite activity is pitching horseshoes. I love it because it makes me feel young, and I feel it keeps me in great physical shape.

MOTIVATION I like playing outdoors, and I like the feeling of staying young. I’m also competitive and I like winning, especially when I won the Seniors State Tournament in horseshoes and Player of the year in 2013.

NUTRITION I watch what I eat, I try to eat healthy, and I take a daily multivitamin.

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Dear Concerned, I am sorry to hear about your medical problem and hope that the treatments are successful.

The good news is that you need not be concerned about whether your Medicare Advantage Plan will raise your rates or discontinue your policy.

You are protected because these plans cannot charge a particular individual a different premium than they charge others. Monthly premium amounts are set each year by contract with Medicare and remain the same until Dec. 31.

Moreover, they cannot cancel an individual’s policy due to the high cost of providing medical services to them.

You should also be aware that all Medicare Advantage plans have a Maximum Out-Of-Pocket Limit (MOOP). If your copayments, coinsurance and deductibles reach this dollar limit, the plan will pay 100 percent of your medical expenses for the balance of the year. Prescription copayments are not included in this limit. Various plans have different MOOPs, so look for this information about your plan in your benefits booklet, or call your plan to discuss.

Incidentally, Medicare Supplement Plans (also known as Medigap) offer the same protection. Once a person has enrolled in a plan, the insurer cannot charge them a higher premium than they charge others of the same age who signed up for the plan at the same time you did. Nor can they discontinue a person’s policy due to high medical expenses they pay out for that individual.

Dear Lance, I will be eligible for Medicare in about six months and am thinking about selecting a Medicare Advantage Plan to provide my Medicare benefits. I recently had a stroke and have been treated for thyroid cancer. Will these pre-existing conditions prevent my acceptance by a Medicare Advantage Plan?

Thinking Ahead Dear Thinking Ahead, You may certainly enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan when you are first eligible for Medicare, even if you have pre-existing conditions. The exception is if you have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), for which there are special rules. You did not mention that you have this condition, so you would have the right to join any of the Medicare Advantage Plans offered in your area.

This same standard holds true for anyone already enrolled in Medicare who would like to change to an Advantage plan and does so during one of the other official Medicare enrollment periods.

If you would like assistance in selecting a Medicare Advantage Plan or understanding Medicare enrollment periods, I encourage you to contact a SHINE counselor for free, confidential and unbiased assistance. SL For more information and assistance, contact a SHINE volunteer counselor at the numbers below. Also, the excellent publication, “Choosing a Medigap Policy,” is available from Medicare at medicare.gov/pubs/ pdf/02110.pdf. You may also call Medicare at 1-800-637-4227 and request Publication 02110.

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, the ADRC is the Senior Resource Alliance, located in Orlando.

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SHINE has 12 locations throughout Brevard County. SHINE counselors can assist you by telephone or in person.

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The delights of DeLand Touring the Town John Trieste

Let me introduce you to one of my favorite small Central Florida cities to tour with your family and out-of-town guests.

This most inviting, diversified and very livable community in nearby Volusia County is a pleasant drive and a rewarding experience.

Start your tour of DeLand by exploring the outstanding campus of Stetson University on Woodland Avenue. The location is designated as the Stetson University Campus Historic District for Florida’s oldest collection of education-related buildings. DeLand Hall, which houses the office of the president and the offices of other administrators, was constructed in 1884 and is the oldest building in Florida in continuous use for higher education.

The University is named after the noted hat maker John B. Stetson.

Stetson University provides information sessions and campus tours at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at 9 a.m. on Saturdays during the academic year.

Call 800-688-0101.

The Henry DeLand House Museum is a wonderful museum full of memorabilia, period furnishings, collections and photos of the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries at 137 West Michigan Ave. Call 386-740-6813. It is open Tuesday through Saturday with guided tours for a modest charge.

The amazing Stetson Mansion is also on my list of places to visit in DeLand.

The Mansion was custom built in 1886 for the famous hat maker.

Today, after meticulous, imaginative, loving restoring, and decorating of every room, the spectacular Stetson Mansion is the equal of any home in the United States.

The 10,000-square-foot Stetson Mansion was in its day Florida’s first luxury home.

There are two guided tours, Standard and Grand, that you can take of the Mansion.

There is a charge for all tours and advance reservations are required.

For more information, go to stetsonmansion.com.

Stetson Mansion is at 1031 Camphor Lane, DeLand. Call 407223-3079.

Getting to DeLand from Brevard County is fairly easy. Take I-95 north to Exit 249. Then take Route 44 west for 19 miles to DeLand.

Route 44’s name changes in DeLand to New York Avenue. Stay on New York Avenue to West Woodland Boulevard, to Stetson University.

If you plan to visit DeLand, call the West Volusia Tourism Bureau in advance. Call 800-749-4350. Have them send everything you need to make your visit memorable.

The Tourism Bureau is at 116 West New York Ave. in DeLand. Go to visitwestvolusia.com.

This interesting tour of DeLand is a wonderful day trip that meets all my requirements that it be educational, inexpensive, and a positive experience for the family.

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Barriers and obstacles Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski As we reflect on our life’s journey, we have recognized barriers, obstacles and speed bumps. Each in their own way has created a challenge. We continue to make decisions. We fight or take flight. We stay strong or we hide from adversity.

In our youth, we were limited by what was allowable under law — our parent’s restrictions along with local, state and federal laws. We found ways to overcome obstacles with waivers, parental written permission, and clever actions and moved on.

Our church and school environment introduced us to commandments, rules and restrictions. We followed them blindly, tried to understand their impact and consequences or interpreted them for our own benefit.

At each stage in our life, we used our brain power and free will to deal with the challenges.

College or military experiences provided a variety of new rules, orders and admonishments. We learned to survive. We tested those with authority. We may have supported a cause because of new beliefs or as part of a youthful rebellion.

In marriage, whether civil or religiously contracted, we followed our vows and promises while dealing with a changed lifestyle. The arrival

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Sammy Haddad Heat and love are four-letter words.

Yes they are, but you should know up front that I love the heat. Yes, I’m one of those people who defines winter as anything below 80 degrees. So why are heat and love four letter words?

Count them. No seriously, people swear more about the heat that I love than anything else. There is an Al Gore parody that goes: “One day this summer it will be the hottest day of the whole year.” Well that day is August.

Pick any day in August and someone is swearing at the heat. Now as many of you know I double as a DJ and the majority of weddings are held in the summer. What you may not know is most bridal couples want their ceremony outside in the summer.

What? Why? I understand the beauty of summer with flowers and foliage in full bloom, but come on. The heat index is 104. What are you doing out there? Are you trying to set the Guinness World Record for heat stroke?

When couples tell me their

of children, job changes, relocation, misadventures and transitions in relationships added many challenges to our life.

Financial security may have developed with habits fashioned from observing parents and their thrift solutions, savings and retirement plans. Our own plans developed with the assistance of financial advisors who helped deal with a longer life and its needs.

Health and wellness changes created obstacles to ongoing activities. Using medical resources, insurance plans and Internet sites helped clarify or confuse us as we made decisions. Choices and consequences increased or decreased as we aged. New remedies may not be approved or be available. We may have aged out for transplants.

Rationing due to limited resources could be a future challenge.

As we head to the finish line of our first 100 years, our experience dealing with barriers, obstacles and speed bumps has served us well. We smile, reflect and move on with the confidence of being able to meet the next challenge.

You do not have to do it alone.

Use community resources. Take time to ponder and evaluate. Turn obstacles into opportunities. Focus on educated choices, consider bold new alternatives and their consequences, prevent, prepare and act! SL Ed Baranowski is president of Topics Unlimited, a Melbourne-based education, seminar and consulting company. He can be contacted at topicsed@aol.com.

ceremony will be outside and I remind them of the heat in summer, they always respond with “Oh it will be a short ceremony.”

Yeah, well your 10 minutes of ceremony are 25 minutes toward heat stroke for your guests who showed up 15 minutes before the ceremony because they wanted to be seated before you say “I do.”

Sometimes they respond saying the wedding will be in the evening when it’s cooler. Yeah, did you know the only reason it’s cooler is because thunderstorms pass through around 3 p.m. with thousands of lightening strikes and by the way the humidity is now 100 percent.

Guests who survive the ceremony proceed to a beautifully air conditioned reception. Problem is they walk in looking like the fire department just treated them like a four alarm fire.

The bride who usually wears a lot of makeup now looks like the bride of Frankenstein with all the black streaks from her eyes. The groom in his drenched tuxedo smells more like the Miami Dolphins locker room than the musk he put on an hour ago.

And now it’s the DJ’s job to make everybody happy, and that’s where I earn my money. Man, I just love the heat! SL —Dr. Sammy

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The arts bring the brain to life

BY MUFFY MCCLUNG BERLYN Rosalie Graziano, a self-taught artist in Brevard County who paints, makes puppets and creates animation, talks with enthusiasm about her art.

When asked how long she had been creating artwork, she replied, “Ever since I was able to hold a crayon in my hand, I began drawing.” Graziano, age 57 with a cognitive disability, said, “thanks to my art it helped me. Kids teased me in school, special school, that’s how I felt as a kid, they called me dumb. I couldn’t spell, and got teased.

My art work helped.”

As Graziano’s art helped her feel better about herself and more included socially, it also may be a process that helps her leap frog over her cognitive disability and make new connections in her brain.

“Creative activities engage areas of the brain that are not damaged by the disease and thus reawaken a sense of personality, identity and dignity” The 2009 documentary film, “I Remember Better When I Paint,” was inspired by the true story of Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (who signed her art Hilgos). She suffered from Alzheimer’s and as she painted, according to Wikipedia, her “mobility and speech began to improve as did her quality of life.” The neurologists in the film explained that “creative activities engage areas of the brain that are not damaged by the disease and thus reawaken a sense of personality, identity and dignity.”

Linda Prodell, center manager at Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation in Micco, discussed the art and music

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Rosalie Graziano, local artist, holds up a copy of her animated film, “Quest for the King.”

experiences provided for her clients, primarily Alzheimer’s sufferers, and said “It’s helping them socially, but it doesn’t really change the disease because the disease is something happening to their brain.”

Though the production of art or music won’t cure a disability such as Alzheimer’s, it may help the artist both on a social level and help them bypass areas affected by disease, tapping into new or undamaged areas of the brain.

An example of this is seen in music as Prodell relates. “I had a lady years ago who could only say one word, ‘yes, yes, yes.’ If you started singing hymns, she could sing. She could sing every song, knew all the words.” Prodell cited an example of a man dancing to music and his wife never knew of the talent. “They danced for the first time together and she said, ‘I never knew this man could dance!’”

Laura Sanzi, activity coordinator of the assisted living center Bethesda on Turkey Creek, said of the patients she works with, “Music is the light of their life. They all have their favorite genres but when we are sitting at the tables awaiting a meal to arrive I can play gospel and happily hear them all chime in.” She related a story of a resident who was “quite a loner” who

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Graziano’s study of a lizard in watercolor is among her many works.

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The Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation hosts various activities, including art and music activities. Bingo is a popular activity.

would sing, clap and hug residents when listening to music. “It is always a beautiful moment to see her bring out the woman that she once was, even if it is for one song.”

Carlos Bonilla, coordinator at Space Coast Center for Independent Living in Rockledge who heads discussions with people with various disabilities who frequent the center, said, “The

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Graziano’s watercolor of an owl reflects a love of wildlife.

arts have a huge role with people with disabilities and especially the elderly. They still need that mental stimulation.” SL

Great Courses: Learning for the sake of learning

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, acclaimed astrophysicist, is a lecturer for the Great Courses.

BY MUFFY MCCLUNG BERLYN There are no exams or homework assignments — just the joy of learning.

The Great Courses were founded by a Harvard law student, Tom Rollins, in 1990. Rollins had obtained and studied 10 lectures on videotapes from

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To his surprise, he discovered the tapes were enlightening and entertaining and he never forgot the experience of a seasoned professor taking a staid subject and bringing it to life in a format that could be used by anyone at the time with a VCR. The Great Courses, initially inspired from Rollins’ learning experience, now boast more than 500 professionally produced college-level courses on CD, DVD and digital formats. The professors are chosen for their ability to teach.

Rollins states his mission online: “If I could record lectures by the greatest professors in America —professors who were not just experts in their field but who were also passionate and truly gifted communicators — then anyone could enjoy learning from them, without the pressure of homework or exams.”

The Great Courses offer courses which range from science, such as “The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved

Mysteries” by Neil deGrasse Tyson, to courses in British literature such as “Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories and Tragedies,” to writing such as “Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques.” The promo for Writing Great Fiction tells us “writing great fiction isn’t a magical gift for the talented few. It’s craft that can be learned.” Other courses delve into music and art, and there are practical courses on learning foreign languages and cooking.

The Torch, The Great Courses podcast, is available through the website with a new podcast or more every month at thegreatcourses.com/ podcast?ICMP=114263. It directs you to The Great Courses Plus, a monthly subscription via thegreatcoursesplus. com with multiple streaming courses you can view or listen on your TV, laptop, tablet and smartphone. You can also order one course at a time via thegreatcourses.com as a CD or DVD. Whatever form you take it in, to be a lifelong learner is a joy. SL

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For those wanting the classroom experience, the University of Central Florida, Palm Bay and Cocoa, offer free audited classes to seniors.

According to their website: “Persons 60 years of age or older who have been Florida residents for at least one year as of the first day of classes may enroll tuition free as audit students (receiving no academic grade or credit).

Senior citizen audit registration is on a ‘space available’ basis. High demand courses are typically filled by full-time students.”

For more information, go to registrar.ucf.edu/senior-citizen-auditrequest.

Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne also allows seniors, 65 years and older, to audit classes free of charge.

To apply, a senior citizen has to complete the application for nonmatriculating students.Search for it at Fit.edu.

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National Book Lovers Day Mystery Book Club

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Brevard Zoo 8225 N. Wickham Rd. Viera 321-254-9453

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Presented by Elder Law Attorney William Johnson One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Viera RSVP: 321-751-6771

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Tech Talk w/Joshua Surprenant

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Circle of Friends Quilting

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9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $20 per person 2 p.m.

Franklin T. DeGroodt Library $15 for AARP members 6475 Minton Rd., Palm Bay One Senior Place 8057 Spyglass Hill Rd. 321-952-6317 Viera EGAD Food Trucks and Fun 321-698-2311 5 - 8 p.m.

Cataract Surgery Seminar Eau Gallie Arts District 4 p.m.

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Pickleball

Old School Game Night

6:30 p.m., Wednesdays Classic games for all ages.

Palm Bay Public Library 1520 Port Malabar Blvd.

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Runs through Sept. 4 Strawbridge Art League 819-2 Strawbridge Ave. Melbourne 321-952-3070

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Franklin T. DeGroodt Library Palm Bay 6475 Minton Rd., Palm Bay 321-952-6317 321-952-6317 Zumba with Trilby 7 - 8 p.m., $8 Melodies – Part Two Wickham Park Senior 3 & 6 p.m.

Center Brass choirs and large 2815 Leisure Way ensembles Melbourne Advent Lutheran Church 321-626-2429 7550 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne, 321-426-9378

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Meeting West Melbourne Library 2755 Wingate Blvd.

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Dixie Diamonds Square Dancing

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Winston E. Scott, Ret. US Navy Captain and former NASA astronaut.

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Tropical Haven Contra Dance

National Honeybee Day Festival

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Fire Knife Dance at sunset and Hawaiian dancers Tradewinds at Duran Golf Club 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera Contact Jeff 321-504-7776, ext. 7370

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Brevard Achievement Center Fundraiser King Center’s StudioTheater 3865 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne, 321-632-8610

Friday Flicks

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Courtenay Springs Open House

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National Dog Day Hawaiian Luau & Pig Roast Second annual 6 - 9 p.m.

“Dinner in the Dark”

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Master Gardeners

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Melbourne Library Alzheimer’s and Dementia West 2755 Wingate Blvd.

Bingo Support Group 321-952-4508 10 - 11 a.m., $1 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Grant St. Community Center Brookdale West Melbourne Coastal Conservation 2547 Grant St., Melbourne 7200 Greenboro Dr. Banquet & Auction 321-608-7460 West Melbourne 6 - 9 p.m.

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Tiny houses are a big deal

Tiny home community offers lifestyle trial

BY MUFFY MCCLUNG BERLYN The full-time care and maintenance that homes require is often the thing that drives people away from ownership. Tiny homes, less than 1,000 square feet, many smaller than 500 square feet, have given prospective home buyers another solution: they can be homeowners without the worry of big maintenance efforts and financial weight.

Erin and Rob Hayward are tiny home owners in Cocoa.

Their domicile is a mere 140 square feet with a loft that fits a queen sized bed. They have SENIOR LIFE Photo been living in it for about two Rob Hayward enjoys the fruits of his labor after months after building the tiny installing a roof window in the loft of his tiny home themselves mostly on home. weekends spanning two years.

“We really haven’t felt income families not home that often, limited at all. Our fridge is smaller, so to empty nesters or retirees on a fixed we do shop a little more frequently,” income,” Hardee said.

Haywood said, noting they used fresher Hardee did want to make clear, ingredients. Citing hating to clean a “Although tiny houses are less larger home as an incentive for a tiny expensive than a medium-priced home, and the filling of unused rooms home, [our homes] are not lowwith “piles of stuff that we never used,” income housing.”

Haywood is also happy not having Henry David Thoreau said in his debt. “We’ve cash-flowed the tiny 1854 book, “Walden,” “I went to house build as we go.” According to the woods because I wished to live Hayward, a tiny home nicely dovetails deliberately, to front only the essential with the financial independence facts of life …” lifestyle Thoreau threw a paperweight out movement. his window when he realized it would René need dusting. A sentiment on which Hardee, tiny home owners would heartily agree.

Florida State The Facebook page for the Florida Chapter State Chapter leader of the American leader of the Tiny House Association is: facebook.

American com/AmericanTinyHouseAssoc/. To Tiny House get updates on the Rockledge tiny Association, home community go to Rockledge was recently Tiny House Community on Facebook. appointed to SL the Rockledge Planning SENIOR LIFE Photo Commission René Hardee is to build a spearheading a tiny tiny home home community in community.

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“We have a developerbuilder, an engineer, the property picked out, and been rezoned,” Hardee said. They hope to be approved for 10 homes on foundations and three houses on wheels.

“What’s so great about a smaller SENIOR LIFE Photo home, it opens up a wide demographic Rob and Erin Hayward’s tiny home in to first-time home buyers, or two-kid Cocoa is on wheels. families just starting out, or two-

BY MUFFY MCCLUNG BERLYN Less than two hours due west of Charlotte, N.C., lies a hamlet of tiny homes in Flat Rock called The Village of Wildflowers on 26 acres with 35 current homes built and 120 lots.

Their mission statement, “Together, we are recreating the American Dream: style, sustainability and security,” is directed to the many who own a tiny home there and to those curious about tiny homeownership. Rentals are available for those who want to try out the tiny home experience before buying, or for those who just need a get-away vacation spot.

A big part of the charm of tiny home living, besides reducing your overhead and carbon footprint in an affordable home, is the community living space and sharing that with neighbors. Sit around the bonfire at Wildflowers at night with friends and neighbors enjoying the great outdoors, or sit poolside by day. Pets are welcome, and there is a dog park.

There are water features and ponds on the property. The community gets its name from seasonal wildflower gardens maintained by residents. The most common house size is 400 square feet.

Barbara Drum, director of outreach and lifestyle coordinator, said, “It’s really about the quality of life and like-minded people that you surround yourself with. About minimizing and downsizing your footprint on the earth. About simplifying your life and having a better quality of life.”

Check out the website at thevillageofwildflowers.com. The address is 24 Empire Lane, Flat Rock, N.C. 28731. For more information, call 1-828-707-0969.

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A tiny home graces the mountains of North Carolina’s village.

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Honoring the National Parks on their 100th birthday: A look at Mesa Verde in southwest Colorado STORY BY ANDREA GROSS PHOTOS BY IRV GREEN I take a deep breath, reach for the side rails, and scramble up a 10rung ladder. There before me is a small city, tucked into a shelf on a canyon wall, protected by a huge overhang. Some of the buildings are circular, like tall towers. Others are rectangular, with sharp, crisp angles; all are made of sandstone bricks and have small, open windows.

I’m in the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park, one of only 59 places that the U.S. Congress has declared worthy of this designation. Here in the southwest corner of Colorado,

Kivas were used for religious purposes as well as for political gatherings. of this and future generations,” and Mesa Verde was officially put under the jurisdiction of the new agency.

This year as the NPS turns 100 in a much ballyhooed celebration, Mesa Verde is the only national park

The Petroglyph Point Trail on Chapin Mesa takes people on a 2.4 miles round trip hike past prehistoric rock drawing.

The Ancestral Puebloans were skilled architects and craftsmen. level, meaning that the air is thin and short walks seem long. For those who are reasonably fit — and who’ve taken a few days to acclimate themselves to the high elevation — the tour is worth every huff and puff.

After Cliff Palace, we’re ready to tackle a more difficult site. A sign at the Visitors Center encourages folks “to begin the day as the Ancestral Pueblo people have for generations.”

mystery at all. They claim the cliff dwellers as their ancestors.

Anasazi, the word previously used when referring to the inhabitants of Mesa Verde, is a Navajo word, given to them by those who discovered the deserted dwellings in the 1880s. It means “ancient ones,” but it implies, say today’s Puebloans, that the ancient ones were ancestors of the Navajo people rather than of the Puebloans.

What’s more, the Navajo word for “ancient” can also be translated as “enemy,” and today’s Pueblo people are understandably reluctant to have their ancestors described not only by a Navajo word but by one that can be interpreted as meaning an enemy.

“That’s why we now call the cliff dwellers ‘Ancestral Puebloans,’” says a park ranger. “It’s a more accurate description of who they were.” Point

Mesa Verde, which means green table in Spanish, is between 6,000 and 8,500 feet above sea level.

Mesa Verde has abundant wildlife, from the Yellow-collard lizards to bobcats and spotted owls. well taken, although personally, I could have found an even better description. “Genius” is the one that immediately comes to mind. SL For an expanded version of this article as well as information on other Colorado attractions, go to our companion website, www.

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Cliff Palace is the largest dwelling in Mesa Verde. It contained 150 rooms and housed approximately 100 people. using nothing but rocks and sticks as tools, an ancient people created not only a city, but an entire society. They farmed, prayed, made pottery and wove sandals for approximately 700 years, from roughly 600 to 1300 A.D. There are more than 600 archeological sites at Mesa Verde, ranging in size from small oneroom huts to large multi-storied compounds. They are so unusual, so well preserved and awe inspiring, that in 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt signed a special Mesa Verde National Park Bill, granting protected status to the 52,000-acre site. Ten years later, the National Park Service was created to oversee the 84 million acres set aside “to preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of [this country] for the enjoyment, education and inspiration

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Rangers lead visitors through some of Mesa Verde’s most well-known ruins. devoted exclusively to archaeological remains and one of only 14 national parks also designated as a World Heritage Centre.

Several of the remains are visible from roadside overlooks; a few can be explored independently; others can only be visited during rangerled tours. My husband and I begin with a tour through Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde’s largest cliff dwelling. We climb uneven steps and ladders, peer into alcoves, look down into kivas (circular structures used for religious, ceremonial or political purposes), and marvel at the architectural skill as well as the communal structure that existed so many years ago.

The actual walk through Cliff Palace is short, only about a quarter-mile roundtrip, and the steps, though uneven, aren’t that steep. But the park is approximately 7,000 feet above sea

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I like the idea of getting into the skin of ancient people, and am all ready to sign up for a tour of the Balcony House, when I read that I’ll not only have to climb a 32-foot ladder, but I’ll also have to crawl through an 18inch wide tunnel. It occurs to me that far from getting into the skin of the ancients, my hips won’t even get into the tunnel.

I convince my husband to go to Wetherill Mesa instead so we can see Step House on a self-guided exploration that’s open to people of all ages — and presumably all hip widths — as long as they can carry a half gallon of water. This is definitely more my style.

No one knows exactly why the ancient folks left the dwellings they’d so carefully constructed, but for the Pueblo people of the Southwest, who they were is no

Visitors to Cliff Palace must climb five 8-to 10-foot tall ladders.

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Sheila Hamed-Hickman, left, takes a break with with parents Susan and Raymond Hamed, who own the Moonlight Drive-In restaurant in Titusville. The couple plan to retire and sell the iconic property.

BY FLORA REIGADA When Susan Cordesco moved to Titusville in 1969 and enrolled at Titusville High School, a goodlooking student named Raymond Hamed caught her eye. She spotted him in one of her classes, and later, serving hamburgers and milkshakes at a popular hangout, the Moonlight Drive-In restaurant. She learned the young man was helping his parents at the business they had operated at 1515 S. Washington Ave. since 1964.

“I would go there just to look at him,” she said. He flirted with her and the sparks flew. As the saying goes, the rest is history. The couple married in 1972 and purchased the Moonlight in 1977. They have operated it ever since. This includes the “muscle car era” of the 1960s, when he recalls their powerful engines vibrating the restaurant’s windows.

Although the cars where servers hang trays of food have changed their style, this Titusville icon retains its 1950s and 1960s charm. An indoor dining area, decorated in era memorabilia, brings one back to Chubby Checker, Elvis and the Beatles.

But after nearly 40 years of pleasing North Brevard’s palate, the Hameds have decided it is time to hang up their

spatulas and sell the business so they can retire.

This might not be for a while. ”It may take some time to sell the property and we are not going anywhere until the sale is final,” Cordesco-Hamed said.

Daughter Sheila Hamed-Hickman said she and her three siblings “practically lived at the Moonlight.

I have many fond memories of us playing behind the restaurant while our parents worked hard at the business.”

She understands why they want to travel and spend time with their grandchildren. But they will be packing many memories of a community that became like family. Couples ate there while dating, then as young marrieds and parents.

“We watched their children grow,” Cordesco-Hamed said.

She thanked the community for their support through the years. “You appreciate us and we appreciate you.

You have given us and our employees a comfortable life. We would be nothing without you.” SL For information about the Moonlight Drive-In, call 321267-8222 or go to their Facebook fan page at facebook.com/ groups/119173818104985/

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Adult Coloring Club Relax and color while listening to some calming music.

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Titusville welcome center rises

BY FLORA REIGADA

In Downtown Titusville, a welcome center is rising from the site of a parking lot at the southwest corner of Julia Street. Construction began in April and the estimated completion will be in October. The project was commissioned by the City of Titusville. Saturn Builders of Brevard is the contractor.

Beside Titusville’s Pritchard House, the center’s design as a carriage house is intended to complement the historic home.

A carriage house was once on its property.

Tim Ford, redevelopment planner for the City of Titusville, explained that the welcome center will contain approximately 2,200 square feet of floor space.

“In addition to an information center, reception, retail and office areas, it will include restroom facilities,” he said. “These will be accessible from both its interior and exterior.”

This will provide restrooms during downtown events and on weekends when the reception area is closed.

In addition to benefiting residents and visitors, the welcome center will benefit hikers and cyclists utilizing trails which intersect in Titusville: The Coast to Coast Connector between Titusville and St. Petersburg, the East Coast Greenway between Maine and Key West and the St. Johns River to Sea Loop.

Possibilities for the welcome center include a bicycle rental/repair shop. A representative from the Titusville Area

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In Downtown Titusville, a new welcome center will soon offer residents and visitors information about the area and access to public restrooms.

Chamber of Commerce may also be on hand to provide information about hotels, shopping, restaurants and other area amenities.

“The welcome center will be promoting Titusville and encourage people to come through and visit the shops, stores and enjoy all the great things that are happening downtown,” Ford said.

Joe and Huey Davis, owners of the recently re-opened Caffè Chocolat at 308 S. Washington Ave., are excited about the welcome center.

“It’s an awesome opportunity for Titusville to continue its growth,” she said. “I’m optimistic about the future and I believe the welcome center will bring more people downtown.”

For the Davis family, it’s about the place they call home.

“We love our city and we want the best for it,” she said. SL

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Plan for your pets after you are gone

BY WILLIAM A. JOHNSON, P.A. We Americans love our pets! More than 70 million households in the United States have at least one pet. Pet ownership comprises dogs, cats, horses, birds, reptiles, fish, etc. What happens to your beloved animals when you pass away? Hopefully, you have planned to have them placed in another loving home. Regretfully, however, many times they end up in shelters or are euthanized.

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allocate the resources for the benefit of your pet. If your trustee isn’t taking care of your pets, then they can be removed and another trustee appointed.

This arrangement is better than just leaving your pet or pets to an individual and hoping they take care of them.

Furthermore, this arrangement makes the trustee accountable for how the money is spent on your beloved animal.

If you just leave someone a lump sum of money, who guarantees they spend it on your pet?

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Sample ballots available now for August 30 primary SPECIAL TO VIERA VOICE Brevard County Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott announced that Sample Ballots for the Aug. 30 primary election are now available online at VoteBrevard.com.

It is important to remember that Florida is a “closed primary state,” Scott said. During a primary election, voters receive a ballot listing only the candidates associated with their political party affiliation, as recorded on their voter registration record.

Voters can preview and print their sample ballot for the upcoming election by selecting their voting precinct number on the website.

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early voting, the online version is an early preview to your Aug. 30 ballot,” Scott said. Voters are encouraged to pre-mark their sample ballot and bring it to the polls to use as a guide.

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“I encourage voters to take advantage of the many useful tools on the VoteBrevard.com website,” Scott said. SL For more information, call 321-6332124.

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We totaled more than a 1,000 in Washington, D.C. attending the Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) conference. To deliver the welcome message, CCL president and climate reality leader Marshall Saunders entered the stage. With an enthusiastic hello, he declared: “I am delighted to see you and I did not see you coming!”

For 10 months, Saunders was on his own inviting himself into small groups around the community to give talks about climate change.

In 2007, however, at the end of his presentation at a retirement home in Rancho Bernardo, a lady in her 90s asked him “What should we do?”

Saunders proceeded with the answer: “What’s needed is a methodology of results where hundreds of people organize themselves, get educated, lobby their members of Congress and the news media in a relentless and unstoppable way and yet friendly.”

“Why don’t you do that?” the lady countered.

That was the beginning of CCL. Saunders organized a meeting and a group of 29 people joined him in the effort to build political support across party lines to influence climate policy. Without a business plan and with no idea where they were going, CCL (citizensclimatelobby.org) was born.

Saunders closed his welcome message, thanking participants for being there and for being who we are: citizens in a democracy with access to our government work, able to organize and educate ourselves, and be relentless and unstoppable.

“You are the world’s best hope,” he concluded.

That welcome inspired everyone in the room. What a start! After that, high-caliber speakers such as Dr. Michael Mann, Dr. Jonathan Patz and Jerry Taylor among others, delivered

presentations and training sessions to prepare us for lobby day — the day that more than 800 of us actually met with members of the Congress or staff to present CCL’s proposal: a carbon fee and dividend policy.

My group brought information about the proposal to U.S. Congressman Bill Posey’s office.

The proposal, which recommends putting a price SENIOR LIFE Photo tag on carbon Marcia Booth, left, Marshal Saunders and Christine emissions “to Kane attended the Citizens’ Climate Lobby conference in account for the Washington, D.C. costs of burning fossil fuels” and in order to stretch their dollar, returning all overlooking the fact that polystyrene revenue directly to households, is is a petroleum-based plastic that based on a fundamental principal of won’t break down for hundreds of sustainable business: internalizing years; leaches pollutants into the externalities, i.e. accounting for any water and air; breaks easily into cost, hazard or risk that has been tiny pieces that are ingested with transferred to others. food or mistaken for food; has Such policy would be an styrene as its major component, a incentive for businesses to shift to synthetic chemical added to the list more sustainable practices because of substances reasonably anticipated unsustainable polluting production to be carcinogens based on human methods would be more costly cancer studies, laboratory animal than sustainable clean production studies and mechanistic scientific methods. It would also mean that information. If all those facts organizations would need to plan were quantified and a price put on beyond price tags of tangible costs them, the final price of polystyrene — like electricity, raw material, containers would more accurately labor — and take responsibility for the environmental impact they have. reflect its real cost.

So the idea of internalizing “Once these externalities are externalities is a good one and a fully reflected in company balance carbon fee and dividend policy sheets [and budgets], such costs seems like a viable starting point in can be internalized and lead to that direction that got the attention a correction of prices,” explains of more than 20,000 people, who president of Ethical Markets Media are now CCL members.

Then, what Hazel Henderson. should we do?

For example, polystyrene Applying Saunders’ principals (commonly known as Styrofoam) sounds tempting. Be relentless and food containers are largely used by unstoppable, friends of Mother Earth; restaurants, supermarkets, vendors, learn about and support solutions that offices and even schools because they steer us toward a sustainable world. are normally the cheapest kind of After all, we are the world’s best container one can buy. hope.

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BY MARIA SONNENBERG Customers at Pam Shaia’s gourmet bakery in Cocoa Village have a tendency to drool, deliver sloppy kisses and roll around on their backs on the floor of her store.

Such behavior is part of doing business for dogs, the market sector Shaia aims for with Tails at the Barkery, a store dedicated to catering to canines, as well as felines, although the latter really don’t personally visit too often. For dog-loving Shaia, opening the Barkery this past March was a dream come true.

“I love dogs, and I’ve always wanted to do this,” Shaia said.

Shaia found the perfect store for a gourmet canine treats store just a few feet from the historic Cocoa Village Playhouse.

Shaia, who also owns From Olives and Grapes gourmet olive oil and vinegar stores in Melbourne and Cocoa Village, personally bakes the treats for her 600-square-foot doggie and kitty bakery. She taps into her other stores for the gourmet oils that go into the creation of Barkery treats, which are hypo-allergenic, GMO-free and grainfree. For dogs and cats with health issues such as diabetes, Shaia provides special recipes, too.

Furry shoppers can find tasty yet healthy delights such as cheesy twists, pupper nutters, carob-dipped bones, cheeseburger “sliders” and smokey bones on the menu.

Prices run from $6 for 8 ounces of organic sweet potato crisps and $8 for an 8-ounce bag of regular treats to $16 for 8 ounces of grain-free, GMO-free

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For special events such as dog or cat birthday parties, Shaia will whip up pet-friendly cakes and cupcakes.

The store itself is available as a venue for special pet functions, as long as the furry guests don’t bring more than 10 of their human companions. Larger parties can be accommodated using Shaia’s Cocoa Village connections.

Tails at the Barkery often orchestrates pet-friendly events around the village, such as the recent paint-in at a local restaurant, where dogs got to unleash their inner artist.

Tails at the Barkery is more than just good treats. The store also features pet designer wear and accessories, as well as top-notch pet food.

A mom to three rescued Shelties, Shaia donates a portion of sales from the store to Coastal Boxer Rescue, Coastal Poodle Rescue, Friends for Animals Sanctuary, Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida, Greyhound Pets of America of Central Florida, Mid-Florida Sheltie Rescue and the SPCA of Brevard.

The store’s Rescue Wall showcases photos of animals in need of adoption.

Shaia will present a package of pet goodies to pet parents who adopt from the Rescue Wall.

Tails at the Barkery is located at 308 Brevard Ave. in Cocoa Village. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m.

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