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We have listed those 2021 awards, which also includes our Boomer Guide, in a story in this edition of Senior Life.

Have you seen the banners honoring veterans? The City of Melbourne hangs the banners from light poles from May 1 through July 4. Palm Bay displays its banners in several locations beginning on Veterans Day. Read about that and about Veterans Day events in a story in the Stripes section of Senior Life. In the Stripes section we also tell you about a retired Army major general who is spreading the word about mental health awareness.

Where are you getting your Thanksgiving turkey this year? We tell you about a nearby small farm that raises turkeys that are in high demand.

Imagine 80 bands and acts participating in the Space Coast Music Festival. It could break a record for the number of acts for one event in Brevard County. It is coming to downtown Eau Gallie. Find out more about it in this edition.

Then there are the art shows coming up. There is ArtWorks in Melbourne and the Cocoa Beach Art Show. It is that time of the year.

It is hard to believe but it is also that time of the year when people begin preparing for year-end celebrations, travel and family visits.

We have been telling you about different mature workers who enjoy their work, including some who have said they will never retire.

Barb Eager is one of those mature workers who loves what she does. She heads the organizing of the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival, which draws thousands of birders each year to the Space Coast.

See her story in this edition of Senior Life.

In every edition, you will find stories covering all areas of Brevard County. As usual, if you see something you think others would be interested in reading about, let us know. We are always out there, but want you to know that we also listen to your suggestions. SL R. Norman Moody norm@myseniorlife.com

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Canaveral Port Ministry walks, prays for Bibles for seafarers the ministry.

“It is amazing to watch all “It was the first time we have had these people with neon yellow seafarers in 645 days,” Bowers said.

T-shirts walking through the area,” With ships now allowing their Development Director Carolyn Bowers crews to come ashore, Bowers hopes to wrote in an email. see the numbers of Bibles distributed The prayer stops are reminders for increase. walkers to pray for those who sail to For more information, contact the Port Canaveral from near and far.

Canaveral Port Ministry by calling Some of the stops will have water 321-783-0007 or emailing them at and fruit. Canaveral Port Ministry info@cpm.life. SL at 8907 North Atlantic Ave. will be one of the stops.

Another will be at Port Canaveral’s Exploration Tower observation deck, where participants can enjoy the bird’seye views.

For those who choose to stay at home, a live video of the event will be streamed.

In 2018, the ministry distributed 2,662 Bibles; in 2019, 2,742 Bibles; and, in 2020, 822 Bibles.

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Last year’s Walk for Bibles event helped to fund the purchase of 822 bibles for international seafarers.

BY WENDY SCHEURING Canaveral Port Ministry is ready to host its annual Walk for Bibles on Saturday, Nov. 13.

“Come enjoy walking and praying a few hours for the seafarers with your family” says a brochure about the walk that will begin at 8 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Cape Canaveral at 8711 North Atlantic Ave. This year’s goal is to raise $15,000,

which will go toward the purchase of Bibles for the international seafarers who visit the ministry at Port Canaveral.

The ministry currently has a collection of Bibles of different versions in 65 languages.

The approximate four-mile route, with short cuts for those who do not wish to walk the entire course, will feature prayer stops marked by yellow balloons.

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New Suntree clubhouse set to open at beginning of the year

BY WENDY SCHEURING The 7.5-million-dollar clubhouse project at Suntree Country Club is nearing its completion.

“We’re anticipating it will open at the beginning of the year,” General Manager Steve Lamontagne said.

A rolling brook trimmed by a stone wall borders the back of the new clubhouse, mirroring its predecessor in architecture and style, while featuring a paved outdoor veranda with views of a new Bermuda grass putting green as well as the 18th hole of the club’s Classic Course.

The new structure is nearly 14,000 square feet and features a private dining room, a banquet room, indoor and outdoor bars, an expo kitchen with a pizza oven, a pro shop, and men’s and women’s locker rooms.

“The new clubhouse is a fantastic addition to Suntree County Club,” said Doug Hyde, the Country Club president.

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A worker sprigs Bermuda grass on the new putting green adjacent to Suntree Country Club’s new clubhouse.

“It will serve all members, whether they be golf, tennis or social members, with expanded opportunities for private dining or main dining or just socializing with friends. The nice new pro shop (is) where our golf pros can display more products in the way of golf and tennis apparel and golf clubs.”

“I think it will be a great atmosphere for members to come and dine,” Hyde said.

The existing 25,000-square-foot clubhouse is also being renovated to host various food and beverage functions, including nonmember events and weddings.

The main ballroom, the Magnolia

Room, got a total refresh, according to Lamontagne, including new carpets, window fixtures, ceilings, paint, and chandeliers, in addition to renovated bathrooms.

The building of futuristic fitness rooms is currently in the planning stages.

On Oct. 3, the second phase of the irrigation project on the Challenge course’s remaining 11 holes and the expansion of the tee boxes was completed.

There is currently a waiting list for both golfers and tennis players.

However, there are still openings for those joining as social members, which includes use of the pool, bars and dining facilities, as well as golf and tennis play once per month.

“A lot of things at the club are really going well,” Lamontagne said.

“We are thankful for it.”

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Music Festival returns with more than 80 acts in downtown Eau Gallie Festival is back in a big way.

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That’s up from 68 musicians and bands that played at the 2019 festival,” event co-organizer Steven Spencer said.

The free festival likely will set a record for the most musical acts to perform at one live event in Brevard.

And it could have been even bigger, Spencer said.

“I have probably another 20 bands that are trying to get on this thing, and I can’t make room for them,” said Spencer, a Melbourne resident, algebra teacher and singer for the punk-metal band Sixty Foot Giant, one of the acts scheduled to perform.

Most of the bands play rock music, but some jazz, rap, hip-hop, reggae and funk acts also are in the lineup, Spencer said. Jazz singer Kristen Warren and her Brevard All-Stars, a backup band of local talent, will be the festival’s headliner.

“Kristen’s one of the best jazz singers I’ve ever heard,” Spencer said.

Musicians will perform at the Eau Gallie Square Pavilion, a municipal lot on Highland Avenue across from The Cottage Irish Pub, a site on St. Clair Street, the Intracoastal Brewing Co. beer garden, Pineapples restaurant, and Funky Dog Improv.

A separate stage will be set up for high school jazz ensembles and young musicians from The Groove Shack, a local business that offers music lessons.

The Pat Travers Band headlined the 2019 festival, which raised $13,000 to purchase musical instruments for Brevard Title 1 schools. Spencer said this year’s goal is to surpass that total and help create a grant program for local kids who can’t afford music lessons or instruments.

From 2010 to 2015, the festival took place in various locations at Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. Spencer, the founder of the nonprofit Harbor

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Jazz singer Kristen Warren and her Brevard All-Stars will headline the Space Coast Music Festival on Nov. 6.

City Local, and Keenun Barley, cofounder of the FLEAGAD Market, revived the event and moved it to the Eau Gallie Arts District.

In addition to live music, the festival will have yoga from 10 to 11:30 a.m., vendors, beer trucks, a kids’ zone, an obstacle course, face painting and demonstrations by skateboarders from 518 Underground skate shop, Spencer said.

The festival is also meant to spotlight Brevard’s vibrant music scene and give some acts a chance to perform before appreciative audiences after months of closed clubs and canceled gigs due to COVID-19, Spencer said.

“The SCMF is such a wonderful event for Brevard: raising money for music education while sharing the artistry of local musicians and songwriters,” said Andy “A.K” Stanfield, singer and bassist for the Melbourne-based electronic music group The Slackadaisicals, another festival act. “What’s not to love?”

Visit spacecoastrocks.com for a list of acts and sponsors. SL

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Rescue group fills a gap, saving one senior dog at a time

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Vickie Griffis adopted Peaches.

BY MARIA SONNENBERG Before she was embraced by the volunteers at Touch of Grey, Peaches’ life was anything but peachy.

The chihuahua had been used as a breeder dog for years, and when baseball-sized hernias developed on her stomach from overbreeding, she was cast aside by her former owners.

Enter Vickie Griffis, who wandered into the Touch of Grey Facebook posts and began following — and donating to — the tiny dog’s recuperation. With time, resources and lots of room in her big heart, the retiree eventually adopted Peaches into her home, where the miniscule senior dog now rules over three other fellow rescues, some weighing in at almost eight times Peaches’ 8 pounds.

“My lap was feeling empty, but I was not into doing the puppy thing,” said Peaches’ new mom about her decision to rescue a senior pet.

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Since 2019, when four Melbourne Beach friends began the group, Touch of Grey has saved the lives of 280-plus older dogs that, despite having much to offer, are typically passed over at shelters.

“We rescue dogs from shelters, owner surrenders and families that need rehoming due to the death of a pet parent,” said Touch of Grey special events team volunteer Rebecca Moore.

Like Peaches, some of the dogs face major medical issues, which the rescue organization resolves before the animal is available for adoption. In some county shelters, these dogs would be on the euthanasia list.

“We believe in taking a chance on dogs that are in immediate danger of dying and giving them an opportunity to live,” Moore said.

Most of ToG’s dogs are seniors, 7 years or older.

“We generally have 35 to 50 foster dogs in our care,” added Moore.

Thanks to ToG’s volunteers, these often overlooked and discarded creatures are enjoying love, care and compassion in their golden time of life.

“To us, it doesn’t matter if it is days, weeks or years,” Moore said.

Inviting Peaches into her life was a no-brainer for Griffis.

“She really is a peach,” she said.

Meet your next best friend at touchofgreyrescue.com. If adoption is not for you, consider donating to the care of a “Forever Foster” such as cute, teeny Leisel, who is currently pain-free, but has mammary cancer that has likely spread. SL

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Tech Know Tidbits Smartphones driving point-and-shoot cameras to edge of extinction

BY MIKE GAFFEY In the �ight for camera supremacy, smartphones have emerged as the clear winner over point-and-shoot models.

Sales of new smartphones and their improved cameras totaled about 329 million units in the second quarter of 2021 alone, according to technology research and consulting company Gartner, Inc. But sales of digital cameras, which peaked at 120 million in 2010, plummeted to about 9 million in 2020, wiping out more than four decades of growth. The global pandemic accelerated the decline, crippling production and sales.

“The bottom line for those making digital cameras is this: Quite ironically, at a time when we are taking more photos than ever, cameras are a dying industry,” business consultant and college professor David Wyld wrote in Better Marketing.

The collapse of digital camera sales is similar to the decline of �ilm cameras, which �lourished for a century but began a downward spiral in the late 1990s when digital cameras arrived in stores.

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The quality of photos taken with cellphone cameras are just as good or better than those taken with point-and-shoot cameras.

Today’s lighter smartphones make it easy for owners to shoot, share and store photos, and feature cameras that capture images as sharp and clear as those taken with virtually obsolete compact cameras.

For example, the new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini have two improved cameras with 12-megapixel wide and ultra-wide lenses. The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro

Max feature three new cameras with 12-megapixel wide, ultrawide and telephoto lenses. The new iPhones can now take night mode images.

A camera phone is wedding photographer Amanda Stratford’s preferred choice when taking most photos of her children.

“There’s a saying, ‘the best camera is the one you have with you’ and I usually steal this

statement anytime anyone asks me about which camera they should use,” said Stratford, who operates photo studios in Satellite Beach and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“Having a phone now means having a camera with you at all times. That’s a luxury previous generations didn’t have. The random moments we are able to capture throughout our entire day is pretty amazing.”

Stratford still uses her “real” digital camera for holidays and special events.

“The quality is better, the �ile size is larger and I have control over the exact settings I want to use,” she said. “The images taken on it stand the test of time, whereas phone photos look dated in a few years as technology improves. This isn’t true for all cameras, though.

There are many phones that do a better job than older point-andshoot cameras.”

Stratford has some advice for photographers who prefer smartphones.

“Don’t forget to back up your images and print them,” she said.

“If your phone dies tomorrow, how many images will be lost?” SL

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Grand Slam Boomer Bash scheduled for Nov. 18

BY JEFF NAVIN The ghost of spring training and minor league baseball still lingers at Space Coast Stadium, now a part of the United States Specialty Sports Association’s Space Coast Complex.

Softball is the primary sport now, but there’s still plenty of baseball played from time to time.

Senior Life will host the Grand Slam Boomer Bash from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 at the complex on 5800 Stadium Parkway in Viera.

For those willing to come early, a stadium stroll through the dugout and the warning track in the out�ield will be offered at 8:30 a.m.

This is the same dugout where 1997 World Series stars Gary Shef�ield, Bobby Bonilla, Livan Hernandez, Moises Alou, Charles Johnson, Kevin Brown, Edgar Renteria, Jeff Conine, Alex Fernandez and Al Leiter sat during spring training for the Florida Marlins.

The Marlins defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win that exciting World Series.

Not to be outdone, the Washington Nationals, who conducted spring training at Space Coast Stadium from 2005 to 2016 after the departure of the Marlins to Jupiter, won the World Series in 2019

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The United States Specialty Sports Association’s Space Coast Complex will be the site for this year's Senior Life Grand Slam Boomer Bash on Nov. 18. in seven games against the Houston Astros. Players such as Stephen Strasburg, Ryan Zimmerman, Anthony Rendon and Max Scherzer toiled each spring in Viera before the Nationals moved their spring home to West Palm Beach.

The Grand Slam Boomer Bash will honor the memory of the AllAmerican Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). The league was highlighted in the movie “A League

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The AAGPBL, based in the midwest, was created by Philip Wrigley, Branch Rickey and Paul Harper in 1943. The talent pool in Major League Baseball had declined since most of the players were serving in the various branches of the United States military during

World War II. The AAGPBL was created to provide alternate entertainment for a country struggling with the rami�ications of war.

The Rockford Peaches won four championships (1945, 1948, 1949 and 1950). Other teams to win titles included the Racine Bells (1943 and 1946), Milwaukee/Grand Rapids Chicks (1944, 1947 and 1953), South Bend Blue Sox (1951 and 1952) and the Kalamazoo Lassies (1954).

The Grand Slam Boomer Bash will feature music, exhibitors, giveaways, a photo booth, a blood drive, a grand prize and other activities. Cracker Jack and peanuts, coffee and food will be served.

Parking will be free and there will be no admission charge.

CarePlus Health Plans and Rhodes Law, P.A. are the main sponsors of the event.

Other sponsors include Viera Heart and Vascular Clinic, Humana MarketPoint, Cedar Creek, Total Long-Term Care, VITAS Healthcare, Verus Health Partners, Wuesthoff Brevard Hospice, Space Coast Endoscopy, Buena Vida Estates, St. Francis Re�lections Lifestage Care, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, Space Coast Ophthalmology, Brevard Orthopaedic Specialists and Revive Viera. SL

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Cocoa Beach Art Show set for Thanksgiving weekend

BY ERNEST ARICO If you enjoy seeing beautiful artwork, listening to music and eating great food, then you don’t want to miss the 2021 Cocoa Beach Art Show.

The show is scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend from Friday to Sunday near Minutemen Causeway (Brevard Avenue) in downtown Cocoa Beach.

About 150 artists and exhibitors from Florida and across the country are scheduled to participate.

The three-day event begins Friday, Nov. 26 with a live band performing from 6 to 11 p.m.

On Saturday, Nov. 27, the art show opens and student art competition begins from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Live music will begin on the big stage at 11 a.m.

and will continue until 11 p.m.

On Sunday, Nov. 28, the art show continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with music starting at the big stage from 10:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. The dance party begins at 4 p.m.

Artists will compete in 13 media categories. They are: ceramics/clay; digital art; leather; glass; jewelry and metalwork; two-dimensional mixed media; painting oil and acrylic; painting watercolor; photography; printmaking

ArtWorks returns to Eau Gallie after a year hiatus

BY ERNEST ARICO One of Brevard County’s premier art shows is returning this month.

The 24th annual ArtWorks of Eau Gallie Fine Arts Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 20 and 21 along Highland Avenue in Melbourne’s Eau Gallie arts district.

Last year’s event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 70 artists from around the county, state and nation will be participating. Student artists from many county high schools also will participate.

Live entertainment and a food court will be provided. Festival goers are encouraged to wear face masks and practice safety guidelines and protocols because of COVID-19.

One of the featured artists at this year’s event is nationally-known pottery artist Charles Nalle. The 72-year-old Melbourne Beach artist has been coming to ArtWorks since 2003.

“It’s one of my favorite art shows of the year. It’s laid-back, not a hypebig event,” said Nalle, who has been working with pottery since he took a ceramics class at the University of Delaware in the fall of 1969. “I like the

“I have a very strong technical background and I like to create new forms and objects,” he said. “I’m always making something.”

ArtWorks spokeswoman Sharon Dwyer said the event is an “en plein (in open) air” show. Artists are encouraged to create new art or demonstrate their techniques as they exhibit.

“ArtWorks provides a unique experience for the public to view artists painting outdoors, as well as other artistic craftsmen demonstrating their expertise,” she said. “ArtWorks values educating the public and instilling a deeper appreciation of art.”

In addition to the awards given for excellence in various art forms displayed at the festival, the show also gives bonus awards for the best demonstrators. Nalle has won the SENIOR LIFE Courtesy of ArtWorks demonstrating award three times.

Charles Nalle, a 72-year-old Melbourne Beach artist, started coming to ArtWorks “I like to make something in front in 2003. of people,” he said. “This year, I may demonstrate how to make clay masks. I event because of the proximity to my Nalle, who taught pottery at Eastern want to show how you can bring people home, the ease in which the show is run, Florida State College from 2007 to out emotionally through masks.” the friendliness of the people and the 2014, is looking forward to bringing The festival draws about 20,000 community spirit. It’s nice to see people several creative samples of his different visitors annually. ArtWorks owes its life in the community that you know. They kinds of vases. “I describe my work as to the late Link Johnsten, who owned also put on a nice dinner for the artists creative abstract, contemporary work,” Eau Gallie Florist. When two decades and award winners.” he said. ago, Johnsten was invited to create floral Although he has cut back on the arrangements for the Academy Awards number of art shows he attends, (Nalle in California, he visited Santa Monica says he only goes to 10 shows a year, all where he discovered a working artist in Florida) Nalle hasn’t slowed down on festival he believed would be perfect for HANSEN’S HANDYMAN his work, as seen in his 2,000-square-SERVICES $ Brevard County.

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The art show has drawn large crowds to Cocoa Beach during Thanksgiving weekend.

and drawing; sculpture and wood.

Some of the scheduled artists to perform on the big stage include Cherry, Panama, Aquanuts, Cocolocos, Love Valley, Coastal Breed, Kevin Ebright, Anna Delgado and Tru Phonics.

Art Director Cindy Kelley said she’s excited about this year’s art show. “We had to cancel our show in 2020 because of COVID-19 and many people were disappointed,” she said. “We expect big crowds this year because many people are very anxious to come back.”

Kelley said the first art show started in 2014 with 93 artists, but has been steadily growing. She anticipates about 150 artists this year. “There are a lot of new artists coming this year,” she said.

For more information about the art show, visit cocoabeachartshow.org.

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Small-farm raised tree-to-table turkeys ready for Thanksgiving

BY MARIA SONNENBERG In the iconic Norman Rockwell painting, “Freedom from Want,” an excited family gathers around Thanksgiving dinner, where a delicious-looking turkey awaits.

“That’s a heritage turkey,” said Linda Hart, who should know, since she raises these magnificent — and tasty — birds at her Crazy Hart Ranch in Fellsmere.

The Narragansett breed of turkeys that roost happily at Crazy Hart boast a proud heritage that reaches back to the 1800s.

Although considered a foundation breed by the American Poultry Association, they became almost extinct in the 1950s after the appearance of the broad breasted turkeys, the creatures that now primarily populate our Thanksgiving table.

Small breeders such as Hart saved the Narragansetts, now the turkey darlings of foodies. Because of cost, they still are only primarily available as farm-to-table birds from the ranches themselves.

“You can’t find these birds at grocery stores,” Hart said.

The differences between the two types of birds are significant.

The white breasted has been engineered to grow to market size quickly.

“The faster growing the animal, the lesser the flavor it will have,” Hart said.

Broad breasted can barely walk, much less fly. They live their short 16 weeks of life cheek-to-jowl indoors in

Linda Hart hangs out with her freewheeling turkeys at Crazy Hart Ranch in Fellsmere. the chronic stress of factory farms and are fed corn-based grain laced with antibiotics to stave off the infections that can run rampant in such tight quarters.

Linda Hart’s turkeys, on the other hand, live the good life for seven months before being harvested.

They are humanely raised on organic grain along with unlimited foraging in Hart’s five acres, never seeing antibiotics or hormones. Because they fly and roost with their longer legs and larger wings, their meat is lean.

“The dark meat is very dark and rich, and the breast has finer grained meat and is absolutely delicious,”

said Hart, who adds that her most successful marketing strategy is to let the turkeys do the talking by having customers sample the two different birds side by side.

November is a crazy time at Crazy Hart as Thanksgiving orders arrive for the popular turkeys. Hart hates harvesting the turkeys but believes that by raising consumer awareness of the breed, she is helping to save it.

All this year’s toms are already reserved, but there are still a few hens available.

Among her customers are restaurants and country clubs in Vero Beach, places with customers who

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want the best and are willing to pay the $11 a pound Hart’s “tree-to-table” turkeys fetch.

Hart, who started raising turkeys as a backyard breeder in 2003 and went pro in 2006, appreciates the quirkiness of her charges. She likes to interact with them and can sometimes be found perched on a tree, beer in hand, birds at her side.

“I love my birds,” she said.

Interested in Crazy Hart Ranch Thanksgiving turkeys? Check availability at crazyhartranch.com or 772-913-0036. Funky Chicken Farm in West Melbourne provides a pickup location. SL

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Golf club members commit to helping heroes through Folds of Honor

Members of the Savannahs Golf Club have stepped forward to honor fallen troops and to help give hope to the children and spouses to those who sacrificed so much.

For the third year, they have stood with Folds of Honor to raise money for the educational aspirations of the children and spouses of the nation’s heroes.

This Veterans Day weekend, they have set a goal of raising more than in previous years with a golf tournament at the Savannahs Golf Club on Merritt Island.

There are always plenty of people in Brevard County willing to help veterans’ causes. There are so many veterans who jump in to help and bring some of their non-veterans’ friends along.

“There are a lot of veterans that will be playing in this,” said Scott Jackson, the assistant general manager at the Savannahs. “I think there is a real sense of pride and support.”

Folds of Honor was started by Oklahoma Air National Guard Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, an F-16 fighter pilot.

Rooney made the commitment

to provide scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service members.

Rooney was on his way home from his second tour of duty in Iraq. As his flight landed, the pilot announced they carried the remains of Corporal Brock Bucklin on board.

Rooney saw Bucklin’s twin brother walk alongside the flag-draped casket to meet his family, including the corporal’s young son Jacob, on the tarmac. Since then, he committed to providing scholarships through Folds of Honor.

Jacob Bucklin became the first Folds of Honor scholarship recipient in 2007.

Folds of Honor holds that the folded flag is a constant reminder of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

When the Savannahs Golf Club set out to help a veterans’ organization, the choice was clear.

“It seemed like a no-brainer to do this around Veterans Day,” Jackson said.

In 2019, members of the golf club raised $4,500 and jumped to $6,000 the following year. This year, the Veterans Day weekend goal is to raise $8,000.

A ceremony will precede the golf tournament. The Merritt Island High School JROTC will post the colors and the school’s chorus will sing the national anthem. It will also include the participation of the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center and a fly-over by a Brevard County Sheriff’s Office helicopter. SL

Palm Bay celebrates service members with banners on Veterans Day

BY MARIA SONNENBERG The Military Tribute Banner Program returns to Palm Bay as part of the city’s Veterans Day observances to honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

Beginning on Veterans Day, photos of active-duty military, reserve and veterans with ties to the city will be displayed on 24-inch by 48-inch fullcolor banners that also list their name and service details. Banners will fly from City Hall, Veterans Memorial Park or Fred Poppe Regional Park through Memorial Day, 2022.

“It’s a way for our city to honor those who have sacrificed so much for our nation,” Palm Bay Mayor Rob Medina said.

Banners were available first-come, first-served at a cost of $110 each. Gold Star families received the banners at no cost.

Participants will receive the banner

as a keepsake after it is taken down next year.

“The men and women that wear the uniform while protecting our nation should all be recognized and commended, and the City of Palm Bay’s Military Tribute Banner program is a way of doing that for our local heroes,” Medina added.

Banners are not the only way Palm Bay shows its appreciation for the men and women in uniform. From 9 to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 6, the city will host a Veterans Day Parade that starts at city hall and proceeds along Malabar Road to Emerson Road.

For more information, call 321-7265671.

Like Palm Bay, Melbourne has a similar tribute banner program, but at different display times.

“Our banners were up May 1, 2021 through July 4, 2021,” public information officer Cheryl Mall said.

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Palm Bay will begin displaying military tribute banners on Veterans Day. banners open on Veterans Day this year.

Applicants will be selected for on a first come, first serve basis and must be active duty or honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces or a military service member who has died in the line of duty. Proof of military service will be required.

Honorees must also be a current resident of Melbourne or an immediate family

member of a current resident.

“Immediate family members include wife or husband, son or daughter, mother or father, brother or sister, grandson or granddaughter, or son-inlaw or daughter-in-law,” explained Mall.

The banners will be on display in the city from May 1 to July 4, 2022.

To apply, visit melbourneflorida.org.

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregg F. Martin wants to continue his work in mental health advocacy.

Retired two-star general speaks out about his mental illness to help others

BY MARIA SONNENBERG During a distinguished career, retired Army Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin commanded thousands of soldiers fighting in Iraq, but the biggest enemy he battled was inside his head.

Since adolescence, Martin has been on a rollercoaster ride with bipolar disorder, a condition that brought him both success and misery.

Growing up in Massachusetts, Martin considered himself a go-getter.

Looking back, he thinks differently.

“I was an unusually driven extrovert, so I believe I was already exhibiting signs of mild mania,” Martin said.

The West Point graduate excelled at everything he did. He holds a P.h.D. and two master’s degrees from MIT, as well as master’s degree in national security strategy from both the U.S. Army War College and U.S. Naval War College.

He commanded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwest Division and was commandant of the Army Engineer School. He served as president of the National Defense University and received the Bronze Star, the Combat Action Badge and twice the Distinguished Service Medal. There was nothing he believed he could not do.

“I felt fearless, superhuman,” he said.

From these highs, he would plummet to the lows of depression.

He hid the condition well enough that it took 36 years for things to come to a head, when in 2014, his boss, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued an ultimatum: resign before the day was done or be fired.

“He also told me to get a mental health exam,” said Martin about the decision he still considers as the best for him and his family at the time.

The next two years brought unrelenting depression.

“I was pretty much non-functional and lived with morbid imagery of violent death, such as being crushed by an 18-wheeler,” Martin said.

A friend finally persuaded Martin to check into the VA hospital, where he stayed for five weeks, receiving a

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ECT is a brief electrical stimulation of the brain while under anesthesia.

It helped, but not enough. Lithium, a mood stabilizer made from an element present in rocks, finally balanced a mind that had gone so erratic as to force Martin to place crosses in every window to ward off evil spirits and to once keep him talking nonstop for seven hours.

Martin knows there is no cure for

the disorder, but there is treatment.

He realizes Lithium will be by his side until the end of his days, which he wants to spend raising awareness about the critical need to stop the stigma of mental illness.

“I want to tell the story,” he said.

He is indeed doing so, with articles that have been published by the Boston Globe and Military Times, among others. In addition Martin has a book in the works.

He knows that treatment alone is not enough, that mental health disorders require a strong network of love and support, which he received from his wife and their three children.

The dark days behind, the Cocoa Beach resident is ready for his next life chapter.

“I want to spend full time on mental health advocacy,” he said.

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The Surfside Playhouse was created in 1959. It has been in this building since 1963.

Patrons rave about fun vibe experienced at Surfside Playhouse

BY MARIA SONNENBERG The thespians who created Surfside Playhouse in 1959 were used to productions in unlikely places.

“Surfside Players staged their shows at the firehouse, in churches and motels, and even on the beach,” Surfside artistic director Bryan Bergeron said.

By 1963, the Players had found their permanent home in a new blockish building at the corner of

Fifth Street South and Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach. The 250seat theater remains approachable yet capable of orchestrating major productions.

For its patrons, the playhouse is a second home.

Satellite Beach resident John Kurowski happened upon Surfside in 1988.

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“For many of us, Surfside is home away from home, family away from family, and fun to the fullest,” she said.

One of Surfside’s most endearing traits is that, in addition to cuttingedge drama, it is also delighted to regularly include in seasonal offerings. These are a spate of silly but funny shows, such as the highly popular “Fractured,” which takes on subjects such as Dracula.

“There’s a fun vibe that permeates Surfside Playhouse from the minute you walk through the door,” Schwartz added.

With Bergeron at the helm, the Playhouse has expanded its outreach to young and old. Several weekends during the year are available for special theatrical performances.

Surfside Youth Players offers both shows for younger audiences and classes for young actors.

A playwriting contest provides local playwrights the opportunity to present original, full-length plays on Surfside’s stage, using their talented actors.

The Players have also sponsored jazz festivals, barbershop quartets and, with a nod to its Cocoa Beach roots, surfing movies.

Surfside is also home to the Playwright’s Workshop of Brevard,

a troupe that helps both new and established area playwrights improve their craft through a live audience.

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The Playhouse’s newest program launched in 2013 is Fearless Improv Brigade. Classes teach students to think on their feet in front of an audience.

“The thrill of brand-new theatrical stories, devised on the spot, is yours to experience from a seat in the house, or standing on stage,” said Bergeron.

Like potato chips, Surfside Playhouse can be addictive. Ask Kate Schwartz.

“You enter feeling welcomed and leave feeling uplifted and connected as only true community theatre can do,” she said.

For Surfside Playhouse’s current season, visit surfsideplayers.com.

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Giving Thanks Palm Bay woman battles illness with positive attitude, inner strength

BY JENNIFER H. MONAGHAN Every day is a day of thanksgiving in the life of Hazeline Holder, for her strength, her kindness and her community spirit. This Thanksgiving, however, her family is especially grateful for her indomitable spirit and miraculous recovery.

After a long illness in the spring, Holder, who lives in Palm Bay, was discharged from the hospital to home hospice. Due to injuries from a fall, she was readmitted to the hospital and subsequently discharged to a rehabilitation facility. In June, less than a week after she celebrated her 92nd birthday, she was discharged to her home where she continues to improve.

Holder’s family recognizes that their family matriarch’s survival was due to a confluence of factors: excellent medical care; health insurance and Medicare; genes; personal care provided by family, lifestyle, prayers and well wishes from friends and her church family.

Worth noting is the family’s close contact with medical staff.

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Hazeline Holder celebrates her 92nd birthday with her four children in June 2021. times, the outcome may have been different,” said her daughter Cheryl L. Holder, a physician and professor in South Florida.

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Disease and is generally alert and extraordinarily verbal, she is unable to articulate her gratitude. She does, however, express her appreciation for life each day with a positive attitude,

a pleasant demeanor and a sincere admiration for nature.

Each morning upon waking, she opens the blinds by her bed and looks out. She comments on the weather, but only after she admires the flowers in the container garden outside her window. After breakfast, she usually walks in the garden, and each time she pauses to caress a red cosmos flower. “Beautiful,” she says.

She sang in her church choir and a community choir for a number of years. She’ll often say she doesn’t remember the words, but as the music of hymns that she sang in church starts playing and the first words are sung, she joyfully joins in. “I love all music,” she says.

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This year’s Thanksgiving Day should be quite different from last year when, because of the pandemic, it did not involve the traditional celebrations in many cases. Even family members were staying away from each other for fear of spreading the coronavirus.

So, while this year people will try to return to normal even amid possible shortages of certain goods because of supply line problems, there are many who have a lot for which to be thankful.

Robert “Bob” Johnston is one who is grateful to be alive.

Johnston ambles into First Christian Church of Cocoa Beach every Sunday morning.

But since his bout with COVID-19 — 11 days in Cape Canaveral Hospital — his gait is slower and his breathing a little labored as he makes his way from the parking lot to the auditorium.

But Johnston, 87, is grateful to have overcome the coronavirus, although certain symptoms linger.

“I pray and thank God every day,” Johnston said. “The God up above was with me and saw me through it.”

Johnston, who suffers from COPD, said the hospital personnel were concerned about discharging him too soon even after he started feeling better from the coronavirus.

“COVID ruined the rest of my lungs’ air sacs,” he said.

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Robert “Bob” Johnston survived COVID in 2021.

With the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, he sometimes required oxygen. Since COVID, he almost always uses a small portable oxygen pack and sometimes a motorized wheelchair.

The walk (about 50 yards) from his car to the church auditorium is difficult.

“It feels like I ran five miles,” Johnston said.

But even so, Johnston said he is thankful to be alive not just at Thanksgiving but all the time.

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Football fans tail of faux pas filled gates Hundreds of thousands of people gather every weekend to attend football games, but I think I’ll take a pass on attending any games myself.

Why? Let’s start with the tailgate parties.

Here, fans gather in the parking lots hours before the game starts and begin drinking heavily while grilling and munching on their favorite snacks.

They do this with hundreds to thousands of other people while chanting and screaming out praise to their favorite teams.

It looks like fun, but what I don’t understand is that by game time (that is why they came, isn’t it?) their voices are gone, they’re so full they can’t move, and most are so hammered they can’t find their way into the stadium. And

even if they do, it’s like a treasure hunt to find their seats.

Even if they make it that far, many can’t see what’s going on down on the field because they’re either so high in the stands or far away from the play on the field.

I do believe in team pride, especially when you’re essentially paying the equivalent of a car payment to attend this event, but shouldn’t you be conscious for the actual event?

Something else I don’t understand: while attending the game with about 100,000 other people, why does everyone wait until halftime to head for the restrooms? Not to be too descriptive here, but when you gotta go, don’t you wanna be able to go like right now?

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weaker sex has never seen childbirth or the lines for the ladies room at football games.

And some fans do all this for teams that never win the big one.

Hey, maybe that’s why they’re drinking before the game.

Do you know when was the last time the Detroit Lions played in the Super

Bowl? NEVER! Do you know what you call 53 millionaires watching the Super Bowl?

The Houston Texans.

One more. Why don’t the Jacksonville Jaguars have a website?

Because they can’t string three W’s together. Ouch.

No, as exciting as it is to attend the actual event, I think I’ll watch from a place where the beers are free, there’s more bathrooms than people, and I don’t need binoculars to see closeups of the cheerleaders, which also reminds me I have zoom, freeze frame and 30-second rewind at my disposal.

Yes, I’ll take a pass on attending football games in favor of making my next car payment. Go Browns! SL

It’s a challenge buying hearing aids, but you’ll hear like never before “What did you say?” or “What’s that?” might mean other people are not talking loudly enough or you are having hearing problems? Many years ago, when I phoned my aging parents, my mother said, “When I give the phone to dad, tell your father that he needs a hearing aid.”

When I started talking to my father, we talked about the weather, how the corn harvest was going in Iowa . . . and then “Dad, Mom thinks you should get a hearing aid.”

He responded, “Son, I have listened to her for over 50 years. Recently, I just tuned her out.”

Maybe, it’s not a hearing problem, maybe it’s selective hearing. As we age, so do our body parts. Our ears are complicated parts that are impacted by many events in life. We might have worked in a noisy factory, spent time in a war zone, lived in a bustling large city, exposed to endless noise from a teenager’s music, and lived a life of many sounds.

Large two-page ads in a newspaper expose us to “what are you missing?’ Direct mail packets contain invitations to get a “hearing screening” along with a “complete auditory canal evaluation.”

I made an appointment for a video otoscope inspection. In preparation, the trained and certified

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I was able to hear better in minutes.

As I sat in a sound-proof room, the board-certified professional challenged me to listen to various sounds. There were high and low frequency beeps. With the audiometric equipment, I was shown a map of my responses and measures of my reactions to various decibels.

After the test results were reviewed, I was fitted with a hearing aid. Wow! I could hear so much better. The device in my ear magnified the sounds and my own voice. I was hearing sounds I could not hear without the hearing aid. I hear the train near my residence, dripping water, the grandfather clock clanging, and the icemaker dropping loads of cubes. What more could I want?

I learned more about hearing bones and how hearing loss was connected to cardiovascular

Hearing loss is preventable. Buying aids is the challenge! SL Ed Baranowski can be contacted at fast75sr@gmail.com

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Behind the

Beat

By Randal Hill

‘Peace Train’ — Cat Stevens

Remember Cat Stevens? He came to prominence here in the early 1970s as a singer-songwriter responsible for such ethereal ballads as “Peace Train,” “Wild World,” “Moon Shadow” and “Morning Has Broken.” He was equally popular in his home country of England at the same time, but to his British fans he was probably more like Cat Stevens 2.0, a rocker revamped from the turbulent late 1960s.

“Peace Train” was Stevens’ third entrée into the 1971 American Top Ten, the song being gleaned from his million-selling album Teaser and the Firecat. Arriving at a time of social upheaval (especially concerning the unpopular Vietnam conflict), “Peace Train” brought a message of hope and encouragement to his followers. Infused with a Greekinfluenced calypso beat and powered by handclaps, violins and a gospeltinged chorus, Stevens’ hit offered an escape from the country’s malaise and a welcome to a world of tranquility and contentment via a metaphorical train ride. Who wouldn’t want to be on such a conveyance?

Born Steven Demetre Georgiou in 1948 in London, the youngest child of a Greek father and a Swedish mother, he developed a love of music and took to playing the family’s grand piano.

But at 15, intoxicated by the success of the Beatles, he switched to the guitar and started creating tunes.

Stevens set his heart on becoming a songwriter in the same vein as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. He signed a publishing deal at 17 with a London music company and cut several original demos (demonstration records), including the future Tremeloes hit “Here Comes My Baby” and “The First Cut is the Deepest,” recorded later by Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow. He changed

Cat Stevens, also known as Yusuf Islam, delighted a Böblingen, West Germany crowd in 1976. his stage name to Cat Stevens, in part because a girlfriend claimed he had eyes like a cat. Also, he has said, he couldn’t imagine anyone going into a record store to ask for a Steven Demetre Georgiou album.

Never a standout student, Stevens later dropped out of art college to become a velvet-suit-wearing teen idol who placed three rock singles high on the British record charts.

What followed for him was a schedule of personal appearances, recording sessions and an indulgence in the

seductive (and often destructive) world of the rock star.

He contracted tuberculosis and landed in a London hospital for a year-long recuperation. While taking stock of his life during that time, Stevens meditated, did yoga, became a vegetarian and considered different spiritual paths.

During his recovery, he composed numerous songs in an easy-going, folk-pop style, his new works more intimate than the hard-edged rockers that had first brought him fame in

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the UK. “In the old days, I was more concerned with melody,” Stevens said later. “Now it’s what I have to say.”

“Peace Train” became a fan favorite, and for a while Cat Stevens ended every concert with his beloved (and still-relevant) anthem, which opened with unabated optimism: Now I’ve been happy lately/ Thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be/Something good has begun. SL

The EEL program proves to be a boon for Brevard County Explore the EEL. What eel? Not sure I want to!

Well, we’re talking about Brevard’s Environmentally Endangered Lands Program (EEL), not the slippery marine creature.

In fact, our community has been farsighted in identifying and preserving these important lands as Brevard County continues to grow.

First established in 1990, this land acquisition and management program acquires environmentally sensitive lands for conservation, recreation, and environmental education. EEL protects more than 28,000 acres of uplands and wetlands open to the public.

These sanctuaries provide homes for at least 130 threatened

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Lagoon Straight Talk From the Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition or endangered species and reduces nutrients entering the lagoon along 37 miles of shoreline. EEL is recognized nationally as a model of environmental stewardship!

Best of all, we get to enjoy it.

The 33 natural preserves are scattered across the county from the Scottsmoor Flatwoods in the North to the Micco Scrub and Grant Flatwoods Sanctuaries in the South. Each offers

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a range of recreational options from hiking to biking, fishing, special exhibits and other opportunities.

Wildlife is one of the great treats.

Yes, bobcats have been spotted, but more frequent are scrub jays, ospreys, gopher tortoises and bald eagles.

Sea turtles are a big hit and the EEL Barrier Island Sanctuary, located in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, is the educational center for Turtle Walks. If you haven’t been, it’s a must for next year.

EEL only buys lands from willing sellers; it does not condemn or restrict private lands. It is operated by the county and the sites draw visitors from Brevard as well as visiting tourists. An estimated 170,000 use the hiking trails annually.

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Whole foods, strong mind leads to a healthy life

BY DR. RAMAN ASHTA NASA PRIMARY CARE “New year, new me,” said Amy as she plopped several grocery bags on the kitchen counter. “I am going on this new diet I read about,” she said with an excited grin and a twinkle in her eyes.

Her husband, Jim, tried to smile supportively, “Sounds good, honey!

As long as you don’t make ME do it.”

Amy’s excitement faded a little, but she did not let that affect her determination.

She was going to do it this time.

Every January and before significant events throughout the year, like weddings or vacation, Amy had a renewed energy to “do something” about the way she looked and felt.

She was about 50 pounds above her high school weight. The birth of her two children added 10 pounds each and menopause added 30 more. She had tried every diet you could name. Every time, things started out well.

She would follow a plan to the T for the first week. The second week would be harder as the willpower wavered and Amy missed “normal” food.

Sometimes, the numbers on the scale moved and other times they did not. By the third week, a little treat sneaked its

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Fresh fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, eggs, dairy, meat, fish and seafood make up a healthy whole food diet. way back into Amy’s life. And life being life, some stressful event came along, causing an emotional upheaval.

Then, the carefully crafted diet plan would go out the window; the unused groceries would make their way into trash one by one as they spoiled or expired. The shame of not being able to stick with it mixed with frustration

of “nothing works for me” would cause more stress eating and the cycle would continue.

Does this sound like you? Are you tired of trying different diets only to find out that nothing works? As a primary care and obesity medicine physician, most of my patients have felt like this at some point in their life. In fact, I

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used to feel like this too. But here is the interesting thing! On comparing different plans, researchers find that all diets work the same if they are followed long term.

So, the best way to improve your nutrition is not a super-restrictive diet for a certain number of weeks or a cleanse. The best way, rather, is to eat in such a way every day that fuels your body and makes you feel good.

It may be time to give up dieting and change your eating habits slowly and sustainably. Here are a few ideas which will help you on this journey.

Eat whole foods, close to their natural form whenever possible Fresh fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, eggs, dairy, meat, fish, seafood.

Whatever your dietary preference, there is plenty to choose from nature’s bounty.

Keep it simple. Learn a few simple recipes. Plan your weekly menu ahead of time. Anticipate the time crunch and stress of the week and have healthy food available.

Cut out liquid calories Liquid calories are sneaky. They make you gain weight without making you feel like you overate. Soda, juice, sweet tea, sports drinks and cocktails are not something you need to drink everyday (or at all, but we are talking about sustainable habits here).

Replace the fancy sweet creamer for your coffee with milk, half and half or heavy cream. Add some sugar if you need to, and over time, reduce the amount.

Make friends with water and drink lots of it.

Pay attention to how different foods make you feel afterward.

“Oh. It felt so good to eat that cheeseburger and French fries. It just hit the spot”. But how do you feel afterward? Bloated and ready for a nap or energized and satisfied? If you observe how your body and brain feels after eating a specific food, you will need no diet plan to tell you how to eat.

Eat foods that leave you satiated and fueled. Avoid foods that make you feel sick and tired. Also avoid foods that make you eat more even if you want to stop. (Hint — chips, candy, dessert) Minimize ultra-processed food Ultra-processed foods are engineered to keep you coming back for more.

They hit the right pleasure centers and pack a lot of calories in a small quantity.

Typically, they also contain a long list of ingredients. They are convenient, but not necessarily healthy. Some examples are packaged snacks, soda, pre-prepared burgers, hot dogs, packaged bread, breakfast cereal and bars. Try to stay away from them as much as you can.

Work on the mindset Change your thoughts about what is “normal” food. Who made eating fast food and drinking soda normal?

Why do we feel deprived when we eat wholesome healthy foods? Why do we use food to deal with our emotions? Are there other ways to celebrate or comfort ourselves besides food? And lastly, be kind to yourself. No one can be perfect 100% of the time. Choose progress over perfection. SL

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Diabetics offered game changer in new glucose monitor

BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER Diabetics have been checking body glucose numbers for years by pricking their thumbs. But now with a sweep of the cell phone over a glucose monitor, some diabetics get a break from the sting of the finger sticks.

“Diabetes is the inability to utilize the sugars in the bloodstream,” said Dr. Michelle Yates of Steward Internal Medicine in Port St. John. “Type 2 diabetics, typically adults, make insulin but not enough. Type 1 diabetics are not making any and that usually affects people under age 20. A lot of times they start on oral medications where new oral medications help get rid of the extra glucose and have fewer side effects.”

Yates said that left unchecked over long periods of time, diabetes can cause damage to the kidney and brain. It controls everything.

Glucose monitors have arrived. A Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) works through a tiny sensor inserted under the skin, usually on the belly or arm. The sensor measures the interstitial glucose level found in the fluid between the cells. The censor tests glucose every few minutes. Several brands are available.

“The reason the new monitors are so awesome and amazing is one of the things that all diabetics have to have is insulin of some type or a shot or a pump,” Yates said.

Type 2 diabetics, if not controlled with oral meds, must be supplemented with insulin.

It allows you to monitor blood sugar and not have to poke yourself several times a day. It keeps track of it for you and you can keep track of your therapy easier and see if it needs to increase, decrease or if it is dropping at night.

If you don’t, it’s a great way to monitor and it comes to the rescue.

“Finger sticks can be multiple times a day, but with a monitor (worn on the

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Dr. Michelle Yates works for Steward Internal Medicine in Port St. John.

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Modern technology makes it easier for diabetics to monitor their glucose levels.

arm or abdomen) the diabetic can check anytime they want, treat the number and even report it to their doctor. For so many people with diabetes, this is a game changer.”

Diagnosed 15 years ago, Jim Wondolowski of Melbourne has been finger-sticking his tests four times a day.

He tried the monitor, but he found it didn’t work for him.

“They told me I could swim with it but mine fell off in the shower the first time I wore it,” Wondolowski said. “I don’t qualify for the continuous reading monitor patch on the belly.”

Although he still must finger prick, the monitor he now uses requires a tiny amount of blood, keeps a permanent stored record, and can report it to his doctor. SL

Ho urges annual eye examinations

BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER “Diabetes is almost like an epidemic affecting millions,” said Dr. Frederick Ho of Atlantic Eye. “It affects the body’s ability to produce or utilize insulin effectively to regulate the blood sugar level in the body. Elevated blood sugar level for a prolonged period of time can damage many organs of the body, including the eyes.”

“Diabetic retinopathy is a disease of the retina, which is the inner lining of the eye like the film in an old-fashioned camera. High blood sugar damages the blood vessels of the retina. The damaged blood vessels swell and leak fluid or blood into the retina.”

“There can be narrowing or closing of blood vessels blocking blood supply to the retina and sometimes abnormal vessels grow on the retina causing bleeding inside the eye. All these retinal changes can cause loss of vision.”

Ho recommends a person should have a baseline examination once a year, even if not having problems. And if the doctor finds a problem, depending on what the underlying issue is, a treatment plan is explored.

“Diabetes can cause cataracts to form at a young age, (early 50s or late 60s),”

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Dr. Frederick Ho of Atlantic Eye gives a client a diabetes and glaucoma eye examination.

Ho said.

“Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases with high eye pressure causing damage to the optic nerve, which is the nerve that connects the eye to the damage.

Left untreated, the visual loss can be permanent. Having diabetes doubles the chance of having glaucoma.”

Depending on the condition in the eye, examination treatment options are varied. Injection of medication is given or sometimes laser treatments, subject to diagnosis.

“Regular eye examination allows early detection and prevents visual loss,” Ho concluded. SL

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Woman’s Club bags it for seniors

BY MARIA SONNENBERG Every year, members of the GFWC Melbourne Woman’s Club work for hours sewing so that local seniors have it a bit easier when navigating their daily routines.

The results of their labor are cleverly designed bags that fit perfectly on the handle of walkers and wheelchairs.

“They’re perfect for your phone, glasses, tissues, magazines, books and knitting or crochet supplies,” said Sandy Nicotra, the president of the organization that is deeply rooted in community service.

The colorful, multi-purpose 12inch by 15-inch cotton bags are quilted and feature a button closure to keep everything in place.

“All the materials are donated,” Nicotra said.

The project has become somewhat of a tradition for the 32 members of a club that boasts a proud 120-year history.

“The Woman’s Club has been making and distributing the wheelchair bags for over 20 years,” Nicotra said.

The club is part of the General

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Pat Pascazi, left, Judy Chapman and Cheryl Boydston display some of the wheelchair bags sewn by members of the GFWC Melbourne Woman’s Club.

Federation of Women’s Club.

Members’ sewing output is impressive. Bonne Smead, for example, is one awe-inspiring talent on a sewing machine.

“Over the last 10 years, she made

over 1,480 wheelchair bags and a number of other items, totaling 5,220 items,” Nicotra said.

Smead’s hard work was recognized with the club’s first Golden Needle Award, presented to the indefatigable

seamstress earlier this year.

The week before Thanksgiving, the ladies of the club head to local senior facilities to distribute bags. While specific senior centers, nursing homes and assisted living communities may change from year to year, regulars for the last five years have been the Life Care Center of Palm Bay, The Palms, Brookdale West Melbourne and Melbourne, Melbourne Terrace, Bethesda on Turkey Creek and The Fountains.

Each location receives 25 wheelchair bags and 25 adult bibs for a total of 175 bags per year.

The bags are such a hot item that some residents “reorder” them.

“Some people wear them out, so we give them new ones,” Nicotra said.

Melbourne pioneer and philanthropist Nora Wells, of the historic Green Gables estate, launched the club 120 years ago.

“Making the bags is a labor of love and delivering them to the recipients is always a joyful experience,” Nicotra said. SL

Beachside communities provide beach-access wheelchairs

BY FRED MAYS What most of us take for granted, a day at the beach, is a daunting obstacle for someone who uses a wheelchair to get around. It’s almost impossible to navigate the soft sand with a regular wheelchair.

However, it was easy for Stephanie Horvath to guide her sister Lindsay Deskins’ loaner beach wheelchair onto the sand recently at Hightower Beach Park in Satellite Beach.

The Satellite Beach Fire Department loaned Deskins the chair to use for the day. The chair was donated by the Lions Club.

“It’s super easy,” Horvath said.

“They bring it here, then they come and get it. They are always so willing.”

Deskins was grateful for the opportunity to enjoy the beach.

Several beachside communities have set out to help. They have beach wheelchairs that are loaned to visitors to their beaches. In addition, beach wheelchairs are available for rent at several Brevard County businesses.

A Melbourne foundation stepped in recently after it recognized the dilemma people in wheelchairs have getting onto the sand.

The No Bad Days Foundation, founded by the law firm Widerman Malek, donated a new beach wheelchair to the Melbourne Beach Fire Department. Attorney Mark Warzecha said the PVC-constructed chair was purchased online with donations to the foundation. The chair has oversized balloon wheels to navigate the soft sand.

Melbourne Beach Fire Chief Gavin Brown said the chair will be located in a shelter at the beach access at the end of Ocean Avenue. Residents can call the city to get an access code. Use of the chair is free to city residents.

The Foundation donated a beach wheelchair to Cape Canaveral several years ago. Fire Chief Dave Sergeant said his department gets lots of requests.

The city also has four Mobi Mats at beach access points. The mats are a hard canvas stretched over the sand that can be used with regular wheelchairs.

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How can a wheelchair user rent or get a loaned beach wheelchair to use for the day on the Space Coast?

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Lindsay Deskins enjoys getting onto the beach with her family.

“I think a lot of people don’t know that this service is available.”

— Stephanie Horvath

The No Bad Days Foundation also provides other necessities for the handicapped. Warzecha said the group previously bought a generator for a family with a son on dialysis, and provided home lift systems to help caregivers lift handicapped family members in and out of bed from their wheelchairs.

Satellite Beach Fire Chief Dave Abernathy said residents can get the chair at the city fire station on Patrick

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Drive. The Fire Department will deliver the chair if the handicapped person does not have a vehicle capable of hauling the chair. There is no charge for using the chair or the delivery service.

Abernathy said beach parks at Hightower and Pelican Beach offer accessible paths to the beach from the parking lots.

“I think a lot of people don’t know that this service is available,” Horvath said. “We are so appreciative that they make it so easy.”

The Horvath family lives in St. Cloud but spends a lot of time at their recently purchased condominium in Satellite Beach.

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To reserve a loaner beach wheelchair, contact one of these fire departments: • City of Melbourne Beach: 321-724-1736.

Residents are given an access code to unlock the shelter where the chair is housed. Use of the chair is free to residents.

• City of Satellite Beach: 321-773-4404, ext. 301.

There is no charge to use the chair. If a handicapped person does not have a way to transport the chair, it will be delivered.

• City of Cape Canaveral: 321-783-4424.

Users can get access to the beach wheelchair by calling ahead to reserve it.

• Canaveral Port’s Jetty Park: 321-693-7873.

The chair is free to use. Users must show identification.

To rent a beach wheelchair: There are private beach wheelchair services in Cocoa Beach. Rental rates are about $30 for 2 hours, and higher for additional time. One company offers battery-powered chairs for by the day, with discounts for multi-day rentals.

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North Brevard Birder eagerly shares her love of nature

BY FLORA REIGADA How do you make a birding spouse happy? If you’re Barb Eager, you take a job as executive director of the Brevard Nature Alliance, host of one of the top three birding festivals in the nation.

“He is beyond ecstatic,” said Eager of her husband, Jim, a birding guide and owner of Obsessive, Compulsive Birding tours.

At 68 and 74 respectively, Barb and Jim have eschewed retirement to chase the birds.

After 35 years in the fields of tourism, nonprofit management and national event planning, Barb Eager was not looking for a new job.

“I had embraced being grandma,” said the Cocoa Beach resident.

In 2016, however, she jumped into the often-stressful job of orchestrating the multi-day Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, an annual multi-day event that attracts thousands of birders from around the world.

“Barb’s vast experience has elevated our own local birding and wildlife festival to a whole new level,” Festival founder Laurilee

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Barb Eager gave up retirement to work for the Brevard Nature Alliance.

Thompson said.

While spring and summer offer Eager a less hectic pace, fall and winter are full-battle months as she travels around the country to promote

the festival while also dealing with the minutiae of preparations.

“I’m in full gear,” she said.

A huge number of birders are expected to flock to the 2022 festival, scheduled Feb. 2 to 5 at the Radisson Resort at the Port, since the 2021 festival was held only virtually because of the pandemic.

There is more to the Nature Alliance, though.

“We’re actively involved in supporting environmental groups,” Eager said.

She created Giving Back to Conservation, a program that directs funds raised by the Alliance to environmental organizations such as the Florida Wildlife Hospital and the county’s Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) land conservation program.

While the festival has plenty out-of-area fans, it still remains somewhat of a best-kept secret for the locals. Eager is, well, eager to change that with the Space Coast Family Wildlife Adventure, a free part of the Birding Festival. Open to everyone in the community, Wildlife Adventure features everything from falconry to gators.

Eager was selected by the Ugandan tour operator, Herbert Byaruhanga (Bird Uganda Safaris), and approved by the Ugandan government to chair the International Conference for Women Birders in Uganda.

“Her position there will catapult our own festival and the Brevard Nature Alliance into a global leader in adventure travel,” Thompson said.

While the pandemic nixed the 2021 Festival, it has increased public interest in birding.

“Birdwatching became the No. 1 hobby during the pandemic,” Eager said.

She expects the momentum to maintain, drawing even more festival participation, particularly among seniors, who can benefit from engaging body and mind with nature through a hobby that requires minimal equipment, training and physical prowess.

As if those benefits were not enough, Eager adds one more.

“I’ve met some of the nicest people through birding,” she said.

For more on the Space Coast Birding Festival, visit scbwf.org. SL

Chipotle could add new spice to Titusville restaurant scene

BY FLORA REIGADA

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A much anticipated Chipotle Mexican Grill being built at the Titus Landing Mall in Titusville will add another dining choice for locals and visitors.

One can almost taste the salsa and spices Titusville will soon enjoy at a restaurant rising at the corner of U.S.1 and Harrison Street at Titus Landing shopping mall.

The new building will house a 2,400-square-foot Chipotle Mexican Grill attached to a 3,750-square-foot retail building.

A tentative turnover is set for the end of December, with the goal of opening around the New Year.

It will be the third Brevard County

Chipotle, with other locations in Melbourne and Viera.

Chipotle is known for its made-toorder burritos, tacos and bowls, prepared as customers watch. The restaurant also serves salads, carnitas, vegetarian dishes, an assortment of sides, salsas and a children’s menu.

“The community is rallying around having a Chipotle. We get a lot of calls asking for an update,” said Marcia Gaedcke, the president of the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce.

“We are always glad to open a new business. It’s a positive thing.”

We will likely see Gaedcke at the Chipotle.

“I’m pleased it will be conveniently located to the Chamber,” she said.

Titusville City Council member Joe Robinson applauded the additional choice Chipotle will add to hometown dining options.

“It will help keep people local, financially and otherwise,” he said.

Robinson encouraged the public to check out all Titusville’s restaurants, including others at Titus Landing, in Downtown Titusville, the I-95 corridor and everything in between. SL

Faith-based women’s recovery program planned for Titusville

BY FLORA REIGADA Women struggling with substance abuse and alcoholism will soon have a new treatment option in Titusville. It is an arm of Walkabout Recovery, a faith based in-residence treatment program, under the auspices of The Grove Church.

Previously, the program was limited to men, but the purchase of a property with a large house and four cottages at 801 Orange St. will extend it to women.

“Including counseling, support and an in-residence supervisor, the outreach should accommodate about 15 women,” Recovery Pastor Will Davis said.

He clarified that the outreach is not a domestic violence shelter and will not house children.

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Walkabout Recovery and The Grove Church will sponsor a drug and alcohol treatment center in Titusville.

“It is for women journeying through,” he said.

The goal is to open in January.

Improvements to the older property

built in 1950, are expected to begin in mid-November.

Davis cited practical improvements such as updates to bathroom facilities.

Local artists and interior designers Debbie Davis and Julie Bledsoe are among those helping to get things ready, but from an aesthetic perspective.

“This is a worthy project and we want to use our talents for God,” Davis said. “We want the women to walk into their bedroom and ask themselves, ‘Is this for me? It’s so clean and peaceful.’”

Davis and Bledsoe see the need for the outreach.

“People I love have struggled with substance abuse. I also think it’s important that we give back to the community,” Bledsoe said.

The community can help with prayer and financial support. Donations may be made through the “Giving” tab on The Grove Church website thegrovechurchfl. org. SL

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HELLO

November Just to be safe — please call each event location to confirm date and time.

SUNDAY Shuffleboard Open Play

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MONDAY Cook For

Mondays and Thursdays Your Pets Day 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Wickham Park Senior Center The Brain Donor Project 10 a.m.

2785 Leisure Drive Melbourne, 321-255-4494 One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Road Viera, 321-751-6771

Zumba Gold

9:30 a.m.

Fun class designed for the over 50 crowd with a licensed instructor. $5 members, $7 nonmembers.

First class free.

Freedom 7 Senior Community Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

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Daylight saving time ends

Reflections of Life Tree Lighting Ceremony

6 p.m.

Reflections of Love will be lighting five majestic oak trees adorned with hundreds of twinkling lights dedicated to those we love.

Rockledge City Hall 1600 Huntington Lane Rockledge, 321-269-4240

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National Harvey Wallbanger Day

2021 Home Stretch 5K for Jazzercise Lo Monday, Wednesday Homeless Vets 7:45 - 11 a.m.

The course will be run alongside the beautiful Eau Gallie Causeway. Benefit homeless veterans in Brevard through National Veterans Homeless Support.

1453 Highland Ave. Melbourne, 321-418-6490

Sunday Jazz in the Park

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Jazz by the Swingtimers The Avenue, Central Park Viera, 321-634-5390

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and Friday 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

2785 Leisure Drive Wickham Park Senior Center Melbourne, 321-255-4494

Poker – Friendly

Mondays and Wednesdays 1 - 4 p.m.

2785 Leisure Drive Wickham Park Senior Center Melbourne, 321-255-4494

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America Recycles Day Woof it Up! Dogs & People Cape Canaveral Pen 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Women present: Joanne Vendors, rescue groups, food Fisher trucks and activities.

Cocoa Riverfront Park 401 Riveredge Blvd.

Cocoa, 321-459-9809

10 a.m. - Noon Joanne Fisher is an author known for her steamy romances, her historical Together, for the first time! fictions and her murder mysteries. Masks are 3 p.m. required. Must RSVP. Central Florida Chamber Winds introduces their new One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Road wind ensemble, Central Viera, 321-751-6771 Florida Chamber Brass.

Suntree United Methodist Church Suntree, 321-405-2359

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10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Shop for Christmas with fabulous crafters selling handmade items and beautiful artwork.

Live music, food, face painting and fitness demonstrations.

Cocoa Village Riverfront Park 401 Riveredge Blvd.

Cocoa, 321-631-9075

6:15 - 8:45 p.m.

Come enjoy some Christmas magic as you ride through the beautiful lights on a private carriage ride for up to four adults or two adults and three children. Enjoy the festive light display and the sound of clip-clopping horse's hooves and sleigh bells. This is a holiday experience to cherish.

Wickham Park 2785 Leisure Way Melbourne, 321-720-4109

8th annual Crossfit event with Arts and Crafts

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Hanukkah Begins

Lightfest Carriage Rides

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Cyber Monday

Shuffleboard Open Play

2

TUESDAY National Sandwich Day

Billiards

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Monday thru Friday 2785 Leisure Drive Wickham Park Senior Ctr. Melbourne, 321-255-4494

Chair Yoga

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

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6 p.m.

Historic Pritchard House 424 S. Washington Ave. Titusville, 321-269-4240

10 a.m.

Seminar presented by William A. Johnson, P.A. Limited seating, must RSVP. One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Road Viera, 321-751-6771

Reflections of Life Tree Lighting Ceremony

10:45 a.m.

Breathe, stretch and repeat. $2 Freedom 7 Senior Community Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

Reflections of Life Tree Lighting Ceremony

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6 p.m.

Palm Bay City Hall 120 Malabar Road Palm Bay, 321-269-4240

National Men Make Dinner Day

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FRIDAY

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SATURDAY

Taste of Space: A Culinary CBAA Christmas Art Show Journey and Sale

VA Aid and Attendance Seminar

6:30 - 9 p.m.

Sip and sample seasonal tastings under the stars Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Space Commerce Way Merritt Island, 800-433-4210

Nov. 5 - 7 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Local artists sell artwork.

Cocoa Beach Public Library 550 N. Brevard Ave. Cocoa Beach, 321-632-2922

Friday Night Dance

Noon - 4 p.m.

Start your shopping off early while enjoying a holiday beverage and festive music.

Our Lady of Grace 300 Malabar Road SE Palm Bay, 321-725-3066

6:30 - 10 p.m.

Reflections of Life Tree Music by DJ Susie.

Tickets are $7.50 pp. BYOB. Lighting Ceremony Veterans Memorial Center 6 p.m.

Cocoa Village roundabout and Museum 400 Sykes Creek Parkway Cocoa, 321-269-4240 Merritt Island, 321-453-4253

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4th annual Holiday Sip & Shop

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Veterans Day Marine Corps events page 12 Birthday End of Life, Ask the Doctor Shoulder pain limiting Shell Harbor Retirement 13th annual Native Lunch & Learn Seminar your activity? seminar Community Ribbon Cutting Rhythms Festival 11:30 a.m.

6 - 7 p.m.

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Ceremony

2021 Operation Shred

10K Veteran Project, annual golf tournament

Drive thru, Drop off NonPerishable Food Collection

Dr. Frederick Peterson will present. Limited seating, must RSVP. One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Road Viera, 321-751-6771

7 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Benefit to help seven veterans families find homes.

Duran Golf Club 7032 Stadium Parkway Viera, 919-600-1080

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Free in-person seminar on minimally-invasive treatment options for shoulder injuries with Richard Harrison, M.D. Melbourne Regional Medical Center 250 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, 321-752-1314

11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The ribbon cutting at 11:15 a.m. followed by lunch.

Shell Harbor 2855 Murrell Road Rockledge, 321-265-6875

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Stadium Stroll 8:30 a.m.

Fitness stroll around the warning track.

Expo starts: 9 a.m.

Free vintage baseball themed-expo with more than 50 vendors. Coffee station, food, music, and photo booth and giveaways. Register to win the grand prize.

USSSA Sports Complex 5800 Stadium Pkwy., Viera 321-242-1235 boomerseniorexpo.com

10 - 11:30 a.m. Drive-thru 11:30 a.m. Dining room Enjoy a free lunch. Stay in your car or have lunch in the dining room.

South Mainland Community Center 3700 Allen Ave. Micco, 772-663-8748

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Fox Lake Park 4400 Fox Lake Road Titusville, 321-264-5037

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Medicaid Planning Seminar Pie & Conversation 10 a.m.

Seminar presented by Elder Law Attorney William A. Johnson, P.A. Must RSVP. One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Road Viera, 321-751-6771

4 p.m.

Bring your questions and join Ruth C. Rhodes, Esq. for a free Educational Elder Justice Seminar.

Areas of discussion; estate planning, Medicaid planning and asset Trivia Tuesdays protection, probate and 6 - 9 p.m.

Pick your team and show off trust administration and guardianship. Light your trivia skills and refreshments served. RSVP. win prizes.

One Senior Place 2 Angry Wives 8085 Spyglass Hill Road 3826 Murrell Road Viera, 321-751-6771 Rockledge, 321-848-0227

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National Espresso Day

Billiards

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National Jukebox Day

Mikey Strong for a Cure

5 p.m.

A memorial 5K run/2-mile walk to celebrate Mikey Goodwin. Mikey was a vibrant 19 year old when diagnosed with DIPG, a Crafty Ladies Drop in Social rare form of brain cancer.

10 a.m. - 2p.m.

Mikey lost his battle Bring your latest project, with DIPG. The run will scrapbooking, etc. honor Mikey and others $1 members by raising funds to help $2 non-members. battle this cancer.

Freedom 7 Senior Nance Park Community Center 201 N. Miramar Ave. 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

Indialantic Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505 mikeystrong5k.org 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Monday thru Friday Wickham Park Senior Center 2785 Leisure Drive Melbourne, 321-255-4494

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National Day of Giving

Sharpen your office skills and make a difference in others' lives.

6 - 8:30 p.m.

Mondays and Thursdays Wickham Park Senior Center 9 a.m. - Noon.

2785 Leisure Drive Melbourne, 321-255-4494 VITAS invites you to meet other volunteers and Zumba Gold learn how you can make a 9:30 a.m.

Space Coast Marathon, difference in others’ lives.

Half Marathon and Virtual Fun class for the 50+ crowd. Limited seating must RSVP. $5 members, $7 non6 a.m. - 1 p.m.

One Senior Place members. First class free.

Waterfront course.

8085 Spyglass Hill Road Freedom 7 Senior Cocoa Riverfront Park Viera, 321-751-6771 Community Center 401 Riveredge Blvd., Cocoa 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd. spacecoastmarathon.com Cocoa Beach, 321-783-9505

Memoir Writers Group

2nd and 4th Thursday 2 - 4 pm South Mainland Library Barefoot Bay 772-664-4066

Annual celebration of Native American culture, featuring world class performers — especially on the Native American Flute — and hand-made arts and crafts. Family friendly, free admission.

Wickham Park 2500 Parkway Drive Melbourne, 321-452-1671

8 - 10:15 a.m.

The Rockledge Department of Public Safety's free document shredding event.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1801 S. Fiske Blvd.

Rockledge, 321-221-7540 9 - 11 a.m.

Monetary donations accepted.

Hope United Church of Christ 2555 S. Fiske Blvd.

Rockledge, 321-636-0250

National Mickey Mouse Adoption Day Birthday Senior Life's Grand Slam Third annual Thanksgiving Fox Lake Winter Festival Boomer Bash Luncheon of Crafts

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day Buffet

Noon - 3 p.m.

Savor the flavors of our annual Thanksgiving Celebration.

Adults $28.95, Seniors/ Military $24.95 and Kids (5-12) $15.95.

Reservations are required, seating is limited.

Space Coast Convention Center 301 Tucker Lane Cocoa, 321-635-9975

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Black Friday

The Avenue Viera’s Kickoff to Christmas

5 - 8 p.m.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be ready to hear your Christmas wishes, live jazz music by The Chief Cherry Quartet, face painting and crafts for kids, food and gift vendors. Lighting of the 34-foot tall Christmas tree at 7 p.m. Holiday Carriage rides $5 in front of the AMC Theater.

The Avenue Viera 2261 Town Center Ave. Viera, 321-634-5390

Gleason Park Art & Craft Show

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Many vendors will display their work.

Gleason Park 1233 Yacht Club Blvd.

Indian Harbour Beach 321-773-0552

Small Business Saturday

Sounds of the Season

2 p.m.

Ring in the holiday season with this family-friendly, heart-warming concert, which will include traditional carols, familiar holiday pops selections, some light-hearted classics, and an audience sing-along by the Brevard Symphony Orchestra.

King Center for the Performing Arts 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, 321-345-5052 Brevardsymphony.com/mozarteffect

SAFETY IS GOLDEN MOBILITY FAIR

FREE to attend, Must Register

Safety is Golden Mobility Fair

State & Local Senior Citizen Safety Vendor Booths

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Friday, Nov. 5 • 9Safety AM - 12 PM Traffic Demos Refreshments Goodie Bags

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Addison Village Clubhouse, Viera Vendors, Needed!

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More local events Nov. 5

Cocoa Beach annual Christmas Art Show and Sale November 5 to 7 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Local artists display and sell fine art, prints, photography, sculpture, jewelry and mixed media.

Items donated from local merchants will be raffled with proceeds going to the CBAA Scholarship fund.

Cocoa Beach Public Library 550 N. Brevard Ave. Cocoa Beach, 321-632-2922

Nov. 6

Christmas Village Rummage Sale and Blood Drive 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Rummage sale.

Hope United Church of Christ 2555 S. Fiske Blvd.

Rockledge, 321-636-0250 Woof, Wag and Wiggle 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

All well-behaved dogs are welcome. Goodie bags for the first 100 families. Silent auction and raffle items. All proceeds help pay medical care for the senior dogs.

Wickham Park 2500 Parkway Drive Melbourne, wendy@touchofgreyrescue. com

Fall Food Truck “Feast”-ival 4 - 7 p.m.

Enjoy delectable food truck offerings, beer and wine by Rockledge Rotary, music, yard games and kids activities!

Bring a chair and join us for a fun-filled evening!

Music by DJ Johnnie V., yard games and kids’ activities.

Entry fee: a non-perishable food item (help us to kick off our holiday food drive) Rockledge Civic Hub 530 Barton Blvd.

Rockledge, 321-221-7540

Nov. 11

Friendly’s Car, Truck & Bike Show Monthly show second Thursdays 1011 E. Eau Gallie Blvd.

Indian Harbor Beach 321-725-2648

Nov. 13

Christmas Bazaar 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Local artists, holiday gift ideas, sculptors, jewelry, book nook and bake sale.

Suntree United Methodist Church 7400 N. Wickham Road Suntree, 321-242-2585

Downtown Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 5:30 - 9 p.m.

An all-inclusive event allows you to sample tastes from the Space Coast’s most creative culinary experts. Stimulate your senses with perfectly paired wine, beer and spirits.

Stroll the historic side streets.

Melbourne Main Street Downtown Melbourne Melbourne, 321-724-1742

Florida Wildlife Hospital’s Hoot in the Park 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Support nonprofits and small businesses. Enjoy raffle prizes, live animal ambassadors, a bake sale, food trucks and lots of vendors. Bring your dog for photos with Santa and lure coursing.

Wickham Park 2500 Parkway Drive Melbourne, 321-254-8843

Brevard Symphony Orchestra - The Mozart Effect 7:30 p.m.

Bryan Wallick on piano.

FAURÉ – Masques et Bergamasques, MOZART – Piano Concerto No. 21 and HAYDN – Symphony No. 104.

King Center for the Performing Arts 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, Brevardsymphony. com/mozarteffect 321-345-5052

Sixth annual Craft Brews in the Park 1 p.m.

Join us for an afternoon at Central Park in The Avenue Viera for an intimate gathering of awesome breweries. You will be entertained with music, and amazing beer, (100 different brews to sample) World Of Beer The Avenue Viera 2290 Town Center Ave. Viera, 321-633-6665

Nov. 20

2021 Stuff-a-Cruiser Event 7:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Join the Rockledge Department of Public Safety for this annual event. Donate a food item and help the less fortunate.

Publix Rockledge 3820 Murrell Road Rockledge, 321221-7540

Nov. 20 & 21

ArtWorks 2021 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

ArtWorks: Eau Gallie Fine Art Festival is an extraordinary experience for the entire family. The communityoriented event features artists working “en plein air.”

Eau Gallie Arts District Highland Avenue

Melbourne, artworksofeaugallie.org 12th annual Space Coast Basket Brigade 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Package, decorate and personally deliver Thanksgiving baskets to families in need in our community.

Holiday Inn Viera 8298 North Wickham Road Viera spacecoastbasketbrigade@ gmail.com

Nov. 25

Space Coast Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk and Virtual 7:30 a.m.

Join us for this year’s Space Coast Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day at the Front Street Civic Center at the base of the Melbourne Causeway on U.S. 192. Make it a family tradition. Due to construction of the railway bridge above Melbourne Avenue, the City of Melbourne prohibited the course on Melbourne Avenue this year. Therefore, the 5K will go over the causeway and back.

Front Street Civic Center 2205 Front St., Melbourne.

Visit Senior Life’s online calendar at myseniorlife.com

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Classic Rides 1957 Chevy Bel Air

The 1957 Chevy Bel Air is an iconic car that is often printed on T-shirts, used in advertisements and featured in exhibits.

It is one of the most recognizable cars ever built.

This 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, which is stock, belongs to Bill Antonetz. It is often exhibited at car shows throughout Brevard County and beyond. A car enthusiast since he was a child, Antonetz organizes car, truck and bike shows that often benefit nonprofit organizations.

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Senior Life and Boomer Guide again receive national awards

BY R. NORMAN MOODY

Senior Life and Boomer Guide garnered multiple awards for excellence in journalism from the North American Mature Publishers Senior Association.

The awards were announced at the NAMPA annual convention in San Diego, California. Senior Life and Boomer Guide, publications of the Bluewater Creative Group, have consistently received some of the top spots among publications in North America.

“We are very pleased to receive these awards,” said Jill Blue, the CEO of Bluewater Creative Group. “It is always good to have our team’s work recognized.”

Blue pledged to continue to strive to bring the best for the publications’ readers and advertisers.

The awards are — Special Section: First place — Senior Life —

Judges comments: “This spread on the senior games is engaging and well engineered. It introduces readers to some impressive people and contains a lot of information without being overwhelming.”

• Annual Senior Resource Guide or Directory: First place — 2021 Boomer Guide Judges comments: “…goes above and beyond in providing details.”

• Feature Writing: Third place — Van Riper’s SixString Time Machine George White, Boomer Guide Judges comments: “Credit the writer for understanding that taking advantage of the musician’s voice would reveal a great deal about him and added a rich dimension to the profile.”

• Front cover (photo): First Place — 2021 Boomer Guide Staff photographer Adam Palumbo Judges comment: “The light on the

subject is technically superb, and the clothing is fun. The tilt of the head and peace sign gesture make the subject look as if they are part of the Woodstock legacy. An appropriate font frames the subject on this entertaining, colorful cover.”

Second place — Senior Life Nov. 2021 Staff photographer Adam Palumbo Judges comments: “Photograph of weightlifter Dan Adovasio demands attention.”

• Annual Senior Resource Guide or Directory Design: Second place — 2021 Boomer Guide Judges comment: “Stellar design begins with a humorous, wellexecuted cover photograph, surrounded by stylized teases. Colorcoding helps organize content into easy-to-find sections. Fun articles about the 60s and 70s break up helpful listings for local seniors.

• Feature Layout: Second place — 2021 Boomer Guide “A Cool Slice of 1967.”

Judges: “Printed on magazine-size pages, this double truck plus one captures the feel of the classic 1967 VW bus. The use of a full-page photo in black-and-white emphasizes the age of the bus. The color photos bring this display up to date.”

• Best Single Ad Design ­— Color: First place — Senior Life, Art Gallery of Viera, Mask Exhibition Judges: “What. A. Photograph. The colors practically pop off the page.

The subject’s searing stare and layered hodgepodge of masks create an illusionary fantastical feel. The large, bold headline leaves no doubt about what is being promoted and the white-on-black text delivers a clear, informative call to action. The perfect balance and excellent use of color make it one of the best ads in the contest.” SL

Brevard County TRIAD needs help for 22nd annual Senior Santa Project

BY BREVARD COMMISSION ON AGING Brevard County TRIAD is working on the 22nd annual Senior Santa Project and is in need of community assistance.

The goal of the Senior Santa project is to provide elderly nursing home residents with a personal gift around the year-end holidays.

Recipients of these gifts are residents who have no family or support in the area and would not otherwise receive a special gift.

For the 2021 holiday season, TRIAD has adopted 1,000 Brevard County nursing home residents to receive gifts. Santa face ornaments with specific items these seniors want or need have been placed on Senior Santa trees located at the Schechter Community Center at 1089 S. Patrick Drive in Satellite Beach; One Senior Place at 8085 Spyglass Hill Road in Viera; Titusville Police Department at 1100 John Glenn Blvd.; Parrish Senior Solution Center at 805 Century Medical Drive in Titusville and Palm Bay Police Department at 130

Malabar Road. The locations will have a list of where to drop off the gifts, or go to brevardtriad.org for details.

All gifts purchased must be returned by Wednesday, Dec. 8.

TRIAD asks that all gifts be returned unwrapped in a shopping bag with the Santa face ornament corresponding to each recipient.

Monetary donations are welcome, and TRIAD will do the shopping.

Mail donations to Brevard County TRIAD, Inc. P.O. Box 410518, Melbourne, FL 32941. For more

information, contact Terry Stone at 321-537-6752.

Brevard County TRIAD, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. TRIAD and its many organizations and community partners work together to develop programs that address the issues of the growing senior population. The local Brevard County TRIAD, Inc. is a partnership agreement between the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, local law enforcement agencies and the State Attorney’s Office.

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