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“The Sky is Ours,” which was painted by Nicholas Roberts, is available at the Art Gallery of Viera.

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If you missed out on the first Drive-Thru Senior Expo, there still is an opportunity — I should say, three more opportunities.

The Senior Life Drive-Thru Senior Expo was a lot of fun. Participants did not have to leave their vehicles. They drove in The Avenue Viera parking lot from one exhibitor booth to another as they received information and giveaways in the Big Red Bag. The next Senior Life Drive-Thru Senior Expo will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2 at the American Police Hall of Fame at 6350 Horizon Drive in Titusville.

Sponsored by Senior Life and Humana, two other expos will follow — Oct. 16 in Palm Bay and Nov. 6 at the Melbourne Square Mall. More information can be obtained in a story on page 3.

For those who have not yet visited the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum, we have a story that will tell you about some of the exhibits and some of what to expect.

Did you know that instead of paying more than $100 to unclog your air conditioner drain line, you can do it yourself in just a few minutes? We’ll show you in a how-to-do-it story.

Want to catch up on what is happening in the space program? We will give you the basics and tell you about an artist that is into the space program with his art in this edition.

You probably sleep on a memory foam mattress or have other products made with memory foam. Memory foam was first used for seats in the space shuttle, then in beds and other products.

We’ll tell you about health and fitness and our military veterans. We also are continuing our series on Lost Communities.

You might have seen the long pieces of rails along the railroad tracks parallel to U.S.1. We will update you on the high-speed train that will run through Brevard County on its way between Orlando and South Florida.

Once again, I think you will find your Senior Life packed with stories and information you can use.

Stay in touch and we hope to see you at one of the Senior Life DriveThru Senior Expos. SL R. Norman Moody norm@myseniorlife.com

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Cars began lining up early for the Drive-Thru Senior Expo at The Avenue Viera.

Drive-Thru Expo a hit in Viera, more to come

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The excitement started building long before the exhibitors were ready to start the inaugural Senior Life Drive-Thru Senior Expo held at The Avenue Viera.

At 8 a.m. Sept. 4, the vehicles started rolling and several hundred patrons received COVID-19 supply kits and lots of other senior-related giveaways and information. All the giveaways were dropped into a big red bag that each motorist received at the inaugural Senior Life Drive-Thru Senior Expo.

Vehicles began lining the area near the AMC Movie Theater complex just after 7 a.m. and a steady stream drove through from 8 to 10 a.m. The vehicles stopped at each of the 18 tent stations, where the occupants were greeted and given senior resource SENIOR LIFE Adam Palumbo SENIOR LIFE Adam Palumbo information and lots of giveaways Tabitha Miller shows off the Big Red Bag. Saxaphonist Fred Cavese performs lively jazz tunes as the vehicles drive by. from participating vendors and organizations.

State Road 405, in Titusville. in Titusville to reach north Brevard said. “It is at a destination location Because of the COVID-19 • From 8 to 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at seniors.” and they can go through the museum pandemic, the exhibitors wore masks Hammock Landing at 205 Palm Patrons will be serenaded by and practiced CDC-recommended afterward.” SL Bay Road NE, which is on the live music Oct. 2 social distancing guidelines. Attendees west side of I-95, in Palm Bay. and music will be were asked to remain in their vehicles.

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Table of contents Volume 23, Issue 6 Senior Life of Florida 7350 Shoppes Drive, Suite 102 Viera, FL 32940 321-242-1235

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Rocket launches inspire Melbourne surreal artist

BY MIKE GAFFEY Melbourne artist Nicholas Roberts has a flair for the surreal but a soft spot for space.

A creator of imaginative, intricate art pieces, the painter, graphic designer, digital artist and freelance illustrator is finding inspiration from thunderous rocket launches from the Space Coast.

Two of his paintings, “The Sky is Ours No. 1 and No. 2,” are on display at the Art Gallery of Viera at 2251 Town Center Ave., Suite 105 in The Avenue Viera.

“It’s pretty cool that we’ve got (SpaceX founder) Elon Musk coming here, SpaceX and NASA revamping,” said Roberts, who grew up in the Orlando area before moving to Brevard County.

“Just always hearing the sonic booms from the space shuttles coming back home and going to launches — to everybody who lives here it’s near and dear to the heart.”

While some space fans might prefer paintings of astronauts, Roberts strives to capture the drama and spectacle of liftoff on canvas.

“They’re powerful bursts of energy that shoot off into the sky,” Roberts said. “It’s pretty darn amazing and that happens in our backyard here.”

Roberts also has designed space mission patches for his employer, Satellite Beachbased MTN Advertising. “I’ve been able to design patches that have gone up to the International Space Station,” he noted.

Roberts originally wanted to be a comic book artist but said he lost interest through the years. Two comic book

illustrators, Moebius and Jack Kirby, still influence the UCF graduate’s work, along with creations by Swedish digital artist Kilian Eng. “I’m really inspired by (Eng’s) work because I love drawing lots of details and lots of things going on and that’s kind of reflected in my digital work, but I’m trying to transition that into my more traditional work,” said Roberts, who mainly works with acrylic but creates in other mediums such as oil, watercolor, graphite and charcoal.

“It’s a little more challenging because with digital you can zoom in really close and get all these sorts of details. But it’s a little more challenging to do on a piece of paper or on a canvas.”

Response to the launch paintings has been positive, Roberts said. “As of lately, I haven’t been able to be around people to get feedback, but when I post it online I’ve gotten good feedback,” he said.

Roberts hopes his space artwork leads to commissions to create paintings or murals for space agencies.

“I’d totally be open to something like that,” Roberts said. “And I always loved doing mission patches and anything space related.”

In the meantime, he’s enjoying life on the Space Coast with his wife, Tiffany, and their two children.

“I love the action of the Space Coast with all the launches, and it’s a nice area where everybody’s friendly,” he said. “It’s a great place to live.”

To view more of Roberts’ art, go to his Instagram page instagram.com/ nicholasrobertsart. SL

“I love the action of the Space Coast with all the launches, and it’s a nice area where everybody’s friendly. It’s a great place to live.”

– Nicholas Roberts

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Nicholas Roberts’ paintings capture the beauty of launches from the Space Coast.

2020 brings busy launch schedule As of Sept. 18, 26 launches have been conducted in the United States in 2020.

• The biggest and most memorable launch took place May 30, when

a Falcon 9 rocket carried the first American astronauts into orbit

from U.S. soil since the last space

shuttle flight in 2011. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken lifted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard a

Crew Dragon capsule and docked

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with the International Space Station. After a 63-day mission to the ISS, the Demo-2 mission splashed down Aug. 2 in the Gulf of Mexico.

• On Sept. 30, another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a U.S. Air Force navigation satellite for the Global Positioning Syste, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

A four-hour launch window opens at 8 p.m.

• On Oct. 23, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its first

operational flight with astronauts on board to the International

Space Station. NASA astronauts

Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker and Japanese

astronaut Soichi Noguchi will fly on the Crew i mission. Liftoff is set for 5:47 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A at KSC.

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Small businesses make up the majority of businesses in the United States, according to the Small Business Administration, and one third of them have been rendered non-operational due to COVID-19.

Joe Hunt and Yvonne Williams, both seniors, share their experiences about the impact of COVID-19 on their small businesses.

A lifelong musician, for the past 10 years, Hunt has given guitar and ukulele lessons from his studio at Marion Music in Melbourne. Williams is the founder and director of Rivers Edge Adults Day Care Center in Palm Bay. Pre-pandemic, Hunt had 42 students — adults and children. Marion Music reopened after a six-week shutdown and only half of Hunt’s students returned.

To supplement his income, Hunt sells insurance part-time.

Hunt wears a mask, although he does not mandate that his students do. A 15-minute break is scheduled between students during which time he sanitizes the studio.

“Music, personally, is very therapeutic,” Hunt said. “For the younger ones, it helps mental development and enhances the ability to learn. For the older student, music helps your brain. Music is real good for people; it’s good for their health.”

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Joe Hunt gives guitar and ukulele lessons from his studio at Marion Music.

Williams’ business is licensed for 60 participants, all of whom are older than 65 and many with dementia.

Knowing that the elderly and those with underlying medical problems are more likely to develop serious illness, Williams has stringently implemented protocols to keep participants safe — such as social distancing, wearing masks, handwashing and disinfecting rooms regularly.

Rivers Edge has remained open throughout the pandemic, with daily attendance averaging 10 to 14.

Government financial assistance enabled Rivers Edge to retain staff.

Like Williams, the majority of the daycare participants are African Americans and that population has been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

“Of course, with COVID, I worry

Both Hunt and Williams love what they do. They take precautions to stay healthy themselves, and both look forward to their clients also being COVID-19 free and returning soon. SL

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Tech Know Tidbits Memory foam one of many widely used NASA spinoffs

BY R. NORMAN MOODY The memory foam mattress you now use was a spinoff product from NASA research.

Memory foam or temper foam was developed for NASA as part of a project to make commercial airplane seats safer and later used in seating for the space shuttle.

Though there have been thousands of NASA products that have made it into private markets, today, memory foam

is one of the most widely used NASA spinoffs.

It was in the early 1960s when airline travel was rapidly increasing, and NASA was looking to increase safety.

Because of the extraordinary impact absorption, the memory foam or temper foam was used in many other products, including seats in the space shuttle. It originally ws used for astronauts’ seats that would mold to their bodies. This way, the space agency avoided making custom seats for each astronaut.

Memory foam can be found in everything from mattresses, seats, wheelchairs and bras. Even some spring mattresses have a layer memory foam.

Memory foam contours to the body.

It springs back to its original shape once the weight of the body is moved.

And though it is one of the most widely used spinoffs, memory foam is only one of thousands of products and services invented and developed through NASA technology. Some of those products include GPS, cordless

power tools, biometric sensors that track vital signs for health, tire sensors that warn drivers of a flat, and so much more in aeronautics, communications, health and medicine, propulsion and robotics.

Other products include insulin pumps, scratch-resistant eyeglasses, better tires, wireless headsets, technology that made CAT scans and MRIs possible and cell phone cameras.

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Easy DIY keeps home air conditioner running properly

BY LINDA JUMP With the recent 90-degree-plus temperatures, many air conditioners work overtime to keep homes cool and less humid. There are simple ways a homeowner can keep a unit running smoothly.

One common issue is a clogged drain line. Instead of spending more than $100 on a visit from a qualified technician, sometimes a homeowner can clear the outside line themselves with a wet-dry vacuum or prevent a blockage with monthly shots of bleach or white vinegar in the indoor drainage line.

Signs of a clogged line include a moldy smell or evidence of water

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Kenneth Nixon of Palm Bay demonstrates how to clear a clogged A/C drain with a shop vac.

damage or standing water in the pan or beside the inside unit. Cooling slows

and the system might shut down. What’s happened? Moisture from condensation builds in the evaporator coil, into the drainage pan and away from the indoor air handler unit through a drain pipe.

“Everybody’s drain pipe clogs occasionally, but it’s fairly easy to clean with a wet/dry vac (vacuum cleaner),” said Walt Lorraine of Walt’s Air Conditioning in Melbourne.

If the system shuts down, Lorraine said, he charges a service fee of $79.95 plus about $25 to clear the line. To unclog the line yourself, find where the water drains at the outside unit and use a wet-dry vacuum to suck out the line.

Twice annual tune-ups help. “First and foremost, regular preventative

maintenance by a professional should include cleaning the drains and pan, cleaning the inside unit, putting an algae tablet in, and changing the filter,” said Bob Aiello of BRG Air Systems. Both also recommend putting a few capfuls of bleach or white vinegar into the inside drain line monthly or at least bi-monthly “to keep gunk from building up.”

“Filters should be changed monthly in our sandy environment, especially in homes with pets,” Aiello said. Reusable filters can be cleaned outside with a garden hose. Aiello said indoor vents, floor grilles and the return grate should be open and free of rugs, furniture or other barriers. SL

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BY MIKE GAFFEY Mike Harvey and retirement didn’t mix.

Late in 2019, the longtime host of the nationally syndicated “The Mike Harvey Super Gold Show” was ready to walk away from his hugely popular all-request classic hits show, which was broadcast six nights a week from Melbourne FM radio station WSBH 98.5 The Beach.

“I thought at the end of last year when my contract was up with (Westwood One) network that that was going to be it for me and I was going to just have some fun and not worry about anything,” said Harvey, whose “Super Gold” show debuted in 1983 and had more than 500 affiliates in its heyday.

“And between not doing anything and the COVID situation and all that it’s been a miserable eight months. So, I just decided that retirement was not working for me at the moment.”

Now 75, Harvey is back as the host of a slimmed-down version of the longest continuously running syndicated music show in radio history. Since August, he’s been taking requests from Space Coast area listeners from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturdays, playing rock and rhythm and blues hits mainly from the 1960s and 1970s, along with select songs from the 1950s.

“The response has been incredible,” Harvey said. “The biggest complaint — the only complaint when I hear from people — is that they can’t get through. We have five lines coming in and they are all completely jammed during the entire show.

There’s never a moment when one of those lines is not ringing.”

Fans outside the Brevard County area can listen to the show streaming on the Internet at beach985fm.com and text their requests.

“We’re getting texts from all over,” Harvey said. “I got several texts from Canada, from Mexico. I even got a text from England. So people are listening to it on the Internet all over this country and others as well. I’d say about half the requests are coming from outside the Beach coverage area.”

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Since August, Mike Harvey has been taking requests from Space Coast area listeners from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturdays on WSBH 98.5 The Beach. He plays rock and rhythm and blues hits mainly from the 1960s and 1970s, along with select songs from the 1950s.

The show’s most requested song?

It’s 1972’s “Brandy, (You’re a Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass, Harvey said.

“Hotel California” by the Eagles and Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” finish second and third, respectively.

“I just scratch my head every time I think about that,” he said of the enduring popularity of “Brandy.”

“Of all the songs that have ever been recorded, for that to be year after year so high in the recorded list just amazed me.”

Harvey, who jumped from radio executive to longtime host 37 years ago after he was unable to find a host suitable for his weekend oldies show, got his chance to host his new local show after 98.5 The Beach dropped the syndicated program that replaced his old show early in 2020.

“It wasn’t for them. It was too contemporary,” Harvey said. “This area has an older demographic than some other places and that show that

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Beach station manager and onair personality “Super” Dave Poore is thrilled that Harvey is back. “The Beach is honored to have Mike return,” he said.

A return to radio works well for Harvey, who has a home in Orlando that he shares with Barbara, his wife of 40 years, and a condo in Melbourne Beach where he spends most of his time.

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Walsh remains busy in her role as an advocate for veterans

She wears a lot of hats.

The signature line on Dorothy Walsh’s emails says Veteran Advocate.

And that entails a lot. I say that because she always seems to be on the move doing something to help veterans.

I recently saw a social media post in which Walsh was at the Viera VA Outpatient Clinic, where she was helping unload items donated for veterans in need. She is involved in so many organizations that advocate for veterans that I had to ask what hat she was wearing at the time.

She is a member of the board of directors at the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center, she is involved with helping with Brevard Veterans Court and the American Legion Auxiliary.

She is involved in a whole lot more.

In this recent instance, she was volunteering as deputy representative of American Legion Auxiliary Department of Florida. She is a liaison for the Legion to the VA Volunteer Services for Viera VA Outpatient Clinic and the new Palm Bay VA Outpatient Clinic.

The volunteers collect donations of items such as underwear, socks, sports bras, sweatshirts, boots, sneakers and many other items that could help a homeless or needy veteran.

“We collect donations for veterans and their families,” Walsh said. “The big thing that we are working on right now is a baby shower for 150.”

She said the group will collect greeting cards for the women, and volunteers will paint rocks with inspirational messages.

“There’s going to be a big baby shower,” she said.

Items will be kept and distributed to veterans and families of veterans with expectant or new mothers. The program is for mothers in Brevard and

Orange counties.

Walsh assists veterans in need.

Though she was never in the Armed Forces, her father served as a U.S. Marine in World War II in the Pacific.

Her uncle also served during World War II. Her brother did his duty in the Navy during the Vietnam War. If you would like to assist Walsh in helping veterans in need, you can donate some of the mentioned items.

She is willing to pick up donated items. To find out more about the items needed or to have her pick up your donation, call Walsh at 321-426-6736.

Items also can be dropped off at the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center on Merritt Island. SL

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Ike Rigell works in the Blockhouse where he and his team launched Explorer 1 in 1958.

Missile Agency’s elite team. This included Wernher von Braun, a pioneer in rocket technology in Germany and later in the United States. Rigell segued into NASA for a career that spanned three decades.

“At NASA, Ike was an original member of the launch team at Cape Canaveral and a member of the launch team for the Free World’s first satellite (Explorer 1 in 1958) and the Free World’s first man in space in 1961,”

friend Bill Muckler said.

Rigell was the chief engineer and deputy director for all of the Apollo launches and director of launch operations for Apollo-Soyuz, the historical collaboration between the United States and the former Soviet Union. Retirement from NASA was not retirement at all since Rigell continued in the space program, serving for 10 years as vice president of Florida Operations for United Space Boosters, Inc. (USBI).

A large room in Rigell’s home in Titusville is devoted to the space memorabilia and awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award presented in 1969 by astronaut John Young on behalf of the National Space Club.

Hendricks adds that to this day, her father proudly wears his Marine Corps cap every day. As she notes, many young men, like Ike Rigell, have served their country, but not many have shared their stories.

“My father’s memoir is a voice for all the servicemen he served alongside,” she said.

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A 42-foot tall periscope will be installed in the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center Museum.

Submarine periscope ready to be installed in veterans museum

BY GEORGE WHITE Brevard Veterans Memorial Center has a 50-foot metal mystery box in its parking lot that will no doubt be a welcome present for veterans of all branches of the military but especially Navy veterans who served on submarines.

It’s not an unusually-sized Christmas present. It’s a still functional 42-foot tall periscope that will serve as a centerpiece for the center’s museum already packed with authentic displays at the center and a parking lot and park filled with military aircraft and vehicles.

The type 2F periscope was in use on a Sturgeon class submarine between 1967 and 2004 when there were 37 such periscopes in service.

The Sturgeon class, also known in naval circles as the 637 class, was a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States Navy from the 1960s until about 16 years ago. They were considered the workhorses of the Navy’s attack submarine fleet during the Cold War. The 2,000 pound viewing device came from a veterans museum in Largo. It will soon take its place among memorabilia from all branches on a pedestal already in the center’s museum, which is at 400 S. Sykes Creek Parkway on Merritt Island.

Once in place, the non-electric periscope, which is fixed rather than with the folding arms and lift as seen in the movies, should offer a view of Cocoa Beach about eight miles away with its 6X optics, said Dean Schaaf, the VMC president and museum Curator.

The periscope actually still belongs to the U.S. Navy and is considered on loan to the Veterans Center Museum, he said.

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The Veterans Memorial Center, a nonprofit organization, was chartered in 1991. In 2015, an appropriation was received from the state to expand the capabilities

of the center with a new museum building for which a grand opening was held Nov. 11, 2016.

Helping secure the periscope, which will cost the center an estimated $8,000 for shipping and installation, was Paul Lapinski, formerly with the Kollmorgen

Electric Company of Rhode Island.

He has helped get dozens of similar periscopes placed in museums nationwide, according to Schaaf.

The tube is made of one piece of stainless steel and is full of lenses that send the images to the eyepiece, Lapinski said. SL

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DAV celebrates 100 years of serving fellow disabled veterans

BY MARIA SONNENBERG Sept. 25 was a big day for one of the country’s noblest of organizations. On that day, 100 years ago, Disabled American Veterans, known as simply DAV, was founded to serve the nation’s servicedisabled veterans, their families and survivors.

The nonprofit relies on more than one million service-disabled veterans who volunteer to assist other vets and their families in accessing the full range of benefits to which they are entitled. They additionally educate the public on the needs of veterans transitioning to civilian life.

It is not surprising that veteranrich Brevard County can claim five active chapters of the organization.

Chapter 123, for example, counts on 741 volunteers who give their time and talent at the chapter office, located at the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center on Merritt Island.

In Titusville, Chapter 109 also boasts a robust, engaged membership. Chapter 32, the county’s largest DAV chapter, is based next to Big Orange on U.S. 1 in Melbourne. Chapter 129 serves Satellite Beach and neighboring communities, while Chapter 155 focuses on Barefoot Bay and the southern tip of the county.

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Service officers of DAV Chapter 123 help thousands of veterans each year. All are service-disabled veterans who volunteer their time and talent to help fellow vets and their families receive the benefits to which they are entitled.

While some chapters might add a bit of socializing and camaraderie into the mix and others choose not to, all chapters have a razor-sharp focus on connecting service-disabled vets and their families with benefits and services that will enhance their quality of life. Veterans need not belong to DAV to receive assistance from the group.

“Many vets don’t have a clue as

to what benefits they are entitled to,” Chapter 123 Commander Bill Benagh said.

Chapter members are in it for the long run. Chapter 123, which launched in 1974 with 71 members, still counts on charter members Homer Harrington, Vincent Lowell and Duilio Secondini. Thomas Patton, another charter member, still is in the area, but transferred to

Titusville’s Chapter 109.

The DAV fills a critical need, for while the Armed Forces and the Department of Veteran Affairs do well in providing assistance to service-disabled veterans, they do not do so in an easy-to-understand manner.

“I bet there are as many veterans receiving benefits as those who are not, because they just don’t know how to get these,” Benagh said.

The free, professional assistance by volunteer service officers helps with the convoluted process of claims and appeals for benefits such as VA disability compensation, educational assistance, widow’s pension, burial benefits and others.

The DAV also publishes the “Survivor Assistance Guide,” which allows veterans and their loved ones to weave through the complex VA survivor benefits.

“We make this publication available to all vets or family members free of charge,” Benagh said.

A look at statistics for just Chapter 123 reveals the extent of service of the DAV. In 2019, Chapter 123 set a record by assisting 4,350 veterans and their dependents.

Members volunteered 14,914 hours of their lives to help fellow veterans.

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Robert Doyle, left, and Don Pearsall have ramped up collection and distribution of food for veterans in need.

Organization branches into food distribution for needy veterans

BY GEORGE WHITE

Steady proceeds from Don Pearsall’s book “Back on the Front” on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) provides funds for Connections To A New Life, which is now coordinating food for thousands of Brevard County veterans.

Originally designed to help veterans take care of veterans to come back and thrive in civilian life, the Connections organization has responded to the pandemic by ramping up collecting and distributing food.

Boxes provide enough non-perishable items for a family to eat meals for 72 hours.

During the past year, the effort has collected 67,012 pounds of food with more than 309,000 meals provided during the past year and half.

Many of the recipients are homeless veterans, but there also are individuals and families struggling during this tough financial time. It has been compounded by the impact from the virus pandemic, he said.

The original mission of Connection to New Life was more directly focused on helping military veterans transition back to civilian life.

This came after the completion of their service involving support by

certified life coaches and nationally certified, peer support specialists specializing in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The group’s slogan: “Veterans Taking Care of Veterans Through Effective Support.”

The group, which still performs all original functions in relation to PTSD and a variety of other help, is partly funded by the proceeds of the sale of now 12,000 copies of Pearsall’s book.

He said he is glad to have the book be an important part of the financial backing for the group as it branches out to food distribution as a way to respond to the greatest need. This includes extending beyond Brevard County, he said.

“It’s turned out great. It’s taken on a life of its own,’’ he said. Added Deputy Director Robert Doyle, “It’s grown into a very big project.”

A food box distribution for veterans will be held in conjunction with a 1 p.m. Oct. 31 Halloween event for children at the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center at 400 S. Sykes Creek Parkway. on Merritt Island, where food donations also are accepted daily.

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John Allen, left, stands in front of the Allenhurst Post Office in this 1901 photo.

This boat, owned by the James Heddon & Sons Fishing Tackle Company of Dowagiac, Michigan, cruised the Florida coast and rivers to fish and experiment with their lures and tackle.

Allenhurst once proved a perfect stopping point for John D. Rockefeller

BY MARIA SONNENBERG On Dec. 14, 1928, Titusville’s Star Advocate newspaper reported the visit of one of America’s industrial royalty to the tiny but well-appointed community of Allenhurst.

“John D. Rockefeller dropped down on that little settlement of people, passing out new dimes to them,” noted the paper.

Rockefeller was playing tourist along Brevard County’s coastline,

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Allenhurst, like more than a dozen other nearby communities, happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and its presence was erased from the map after NASA purchased the land to become part of the field for rockets launching from the Kennedy Space Center.

In its heyday, the community, located all of 7 feet above sea level, enjoyed a reputation as a great spot to fish and just generally chill. It owed its existence to a wider Haulover Canal, completed in 1888. The canal opened the area to development by providing a larger draft for boats to cross from the Indian River into the Mosquito Lagoon.

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Early marketing campaigns lured visitors with promises that they will find the “best of everything.”

No boat? No problem, because Allenhurst also could be reached by car.

Hotel Allenhurst catered to wellheeled visitors from the Northeast, people such as George Wescott, a Buffalo, New York engineer who built the first mills in Japan. Hotel stationery from 1929 notes that in addition to fine fishing, the area had the “best duck shooting in Florida” with plenty of boats, decoys and competent guides. A stay at the hotel would set you back $5 a day, but you could wrangle a better price for visits of a week or more.

For folks who preferred people watching to catching fish or game, there was no better spot than the Liar’s Bench by the Allenhurst Fishing Camp, where you could while the day away watching the money crowd from Palm Beach sail by Allenhurst in their yachts.

Whether fishing or hunting or just lollygagging, visitors to Allenhurst could head to the Crab Smashers Club to feast on an abundance of steamed crabs. Benches situated in front of troughs with a constant stream of water made for easy disposal of the shells.

Years ago, Brevard historian Roz Foster visited the area while working on a history of the North Merritt Island communities of long ago. Like the rest of the town, Hotel Allenhurst was gone.

“Remains of the foundation were still visible several years ago, but I think it has now been obscured by overgrowth of foliage,” she said. SL

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Photo of Ocean Avenue in Melbourne Beach shows the Ryckman House on the right circa 1921. The house was built in 1890. The Women’s Club is just east of the Ryckman House, which was one of the first homes built in Melbourne Beach. In 1883, a Yankee veteran, Major Cyrus Graves, began buying government land comprising present-day Melbourne Beach for the modest sum of $1.25 an acre.

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The Ryckman House, on the right, is next to Ryckman’s Park on Ocean Avenue. Town Hall, the police station and the fire station are on the same block. The avenue, which is in the heart of the town, runs from the town pier on the Indian River several blocks to the ocean.

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Brightline trains skip Brevard, on track for late 2022

BY HENRY A. STEPHENS Motorists along U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway might have seen some action in recent weeks on Florida East Coast Railway’s stretch through Brevard County.

Workers with HSR Consructors’ Melbourne office are helping turn the county’s decades-old track from one of slow-moving freight trains into part of a 235-mile high-speed rail between Miami and Orlando.

“Construction is about 30 percent complete,” said Katie Mitzner, a spokeswoman for the Miami-based Brightline Trains LLC. “We expect the project to be finished in late 2022.”

The FEC’s 20 freight trains a day travel at about 40 to 60 mph, slower than most drivers travel on Interstate-95. But Brightline will be sending its passenger trains through the county at 110 mph on the stretch between Cocoa and West Palm Beach.

Revving the old freight line into a $2.7 billion new passenger route takes a lot of new hardware. That’s where HSR and other contractors come in.

Brightline’s contractors are laying a second higher-speed track along the freight track from Miami north to Cocoa, including doubling trestles over rivers along the way. Meanwhile, they’re laying about 40 miles of all-new track along State Road 528, capable of taking trains at 125 mph, from Cocoa west to a new terminal at the Orlando International Airport.

HSR crews currently are installing switches to the track in Grant-

Valkaria. There will be 155 switches between West Palm Beach and Cocoa alone, Mitzner said.

At a conductor’s request, Brightline dispatchers in Miami will be able to send signals to the switch and shift the train from one track to the other. This is in case a train needs to get around another train or other obstructions on the track ahead, she said.

“This allows more flexibility for the personnel running the trains,” she said.

Brightline trains are planned to make 32 trips a day, 16 each way, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. In Brevard County, they would go over 21 crossings in Melbourne, nine in the unincorporated county, six in Cocoa, five in Rockledge, four in GrantValkaria and three in Palm Bay, records show.

The goal is to get passengers — mostly tourists — between Orlando and Miami in three hours or less.

That’s two or three times as fast as a freight train.

Mitzner said a Brevard County resident, heading to Miami, would be able to backtrack 40 miles west and get on the train in Orlando, and then reach Miami in three hours — safer and maybe even quicker than driving I-95 all the way south.

That’s because there might not be any stations in Brevard for several years, if at all. Not that county officials haven’t pressed Brightline.

County transportation officials in 2016 asked for a new station and suggested two possible sites, a former

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Brightline trains will run from Orlando to South Florida. There are no planned stops in Brevard County.

FEC Railway passenger station straddling the Cocoa-Rockledge city limits and a parcel site on Michigan Avenue in Cocoa.

Brightline has stations now in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, in addition to the new Orlando terminal. But Mitzner said company officials want to get the track finished and the trains running first and see ridership numbers before

agreeing to a Brevard station — or even one on the Treasure Coast, where locals also have demanded stations.

But on a grander scale, they are planning expansion. Brightline in February started engineering designs for a spur from Orlando International to Walt Disney World.

And further ahead, Mitzner said, Brightline is looking to Tampa and even Jacksonville. SL

ACROSS 1 Flower-to-be 4 PC owner 8 Jungfrau 11 Tempe inst.

12 Wander 13 Small combo 14 Sweet roll 15 Helm position 16 Busy place 17 Esoteric 19 Southern st.

21 Cuzco locale 22 Apron tops 25 Coveted awards 29 Drag along 31 Work units 34 Zoologists’ mouths 35 Lawman Wyatt - 36 Leafy green 37 Resin 38 One-time Queens ballpark 39 Id companion 40 Politician pickers 42 Ms. Watson 44 Bumblers 47 Ms. Hagen 49 Happy 51 Pith 54 Water-filled trench 56 “Yecch!”

57 Yen 58 Sea eagle 59 Philosopher -- -tzu 60 Even so 61 More than want 62 No-seats sign

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23 Lacking vivacity 24 Confident 26 Nebr. neighbor 27 Smell -- - 28 Speedway competition 30 College stat 31 Make ends meet 32 Frenzy 33 Latch onto 35 Piece of prose 40 Tank 41 Cheered 43 Type of swan 45 Referees’ calls 46 Coffee additive 48 Revival shout 49 Miss Marple of whodunits 50 Wave away 51 Mr. Lombardo 52 Eur. country 53 PFC boss 55 Bauxite or galena

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Beat

By Randal Hill

‘Fire and Rain’ — James Taylor

He was just 22 when his introspective breakout single “Fire and Rain” on Warner Records made James Taylor an international pop star.

Born in Boston in 1948, he was the second of five children and the son of a prominent doctor father and an aspiring opera-singer mother. After the Taylors moved to North Carolina, Taylor studied the cello before switching to the guitar.

Here, he faced the reality of the demise of his youthful, idealistic goals.

Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Later, on NPR, Taylor said of his first hit record, “It did come very, very fast. But it was a great relief. (It) relieved a lot of tension. There were

“I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end”

things I needed to get rid of.”

Although the five-time Grammy winner intensely dislikes hearing his songs on the radio, he understands that “Fire and Rain” is one of his most anticipated concert pieces yet admits, “I’m surprised really how durable it is or how reliable the connection, the emotional connection it makes.” SL

PROFESSIONAL GRAB BAR INSTALLATION

– James Taylor

At a private boarding school as a teenager, he proved to be bright but uncomfortable in the high-pressure, college-prep setting. He enrolled at the public Chapel Hill High School but, depressed and insecure, dropped out during his junior year. In time, though, Taylor earned his diploma at a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.

He and a musician friend moved to New York, formed the Flying Machine band, and gigged around Greenwich Village, where Taylor began shooting heroin. The group released one single, which went unnoticed, and the discouraged musicians disbanded.

Eventually, Taylor decided to move to London alone, where he auditioned for Beatles-owned Apple Records and became the first non-British act signed to the prestigious (but, as it turned out, short-lived) label.

While his debut album contained such now-classic tracks as “Carolina in My Mind,” his Apple disc tanked, due primarily to Taylor’s drug issues and the Beatles’ label falling apart.

Back in the States, James signed with Warner Records and cut the album “Sweet Baby James,” which featured “Fire and Rain.” Listeners often dug deeply in trying to analyze Taylor’s poignant lyric lines; a 1972 Rolling Stone magazine interview managed to shed quite a bit of light on the song’s three seemingly disparate verses.

“The first verse is about my reactions to the death of a friend,” James explained. Suzanne Schnerr was a young woman who had befriended Taylor during his Flying Machine days. Later, at a mentalhealth facility, she committed suicide after being assigned an isolation cell.

Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you He continues, “The second verse is about my arrival (back) in this country with a monkey on my back.”

Here he implores Jesus to give him the strength he needs to survive his potentially lethal heroin addiction.

My body’s aching and my time is at hand In conclusion, Taylor candidly

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offers, “The third verse of that song refers to my recuperation in Austin Riggs (a psychiatric hospital in Stockbridge, Massachusetts), which lasted about five months.”

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Morgan Stanley Joseph Carter and Timothy Hester Named to Century Club at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management New York - Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced that Mr. Joseph Carter, CIMA® and Mr. Timothy Hester, CFP®, CIMA®, CDFA®, CAP®, both Senior Vice Presidents, in its Wealth Management office in Melbourne has been named to the Firm’s prestigious Century Club, an elite group composed of the firm’s top Financial Advisors. The appointment recognizes Joe & Tim’s consistent creativity and excellence in providing a wide range of investment products and wealth management services to his clients.

Joe, who has been with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management since 1998, is a native of Cocoa, Florida. He holds a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in Legal Studies. He also is a Certified Investment Manager Analyst through the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. Joe currently lives in Rockledge with his family.

Tim has been with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management since 1989 and has been a Melbourne resident since 1979. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University in Investment Finance and also holds degrees in Business Administration and Resource Management which he earned while in the United States Air Force. He received the Certified Investment Manager Analyst designation through the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. Tim lives in Indian Harbour Beach with his wife Cami.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, a global leader, provides access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses and institutions, including brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, cash management and lending products and services, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust services.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For more information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Century Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision.

Century Club membership is no guarantee of future performance. ©2020 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC

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Can I really get rewards for helping the Lagoon?

The short answer is — yes!

LagoonLoyal.com and its Facebook counterpart facebook.com/lagoonloyal are sites that share information and events about restoration of the Indian River Lagoon — but they also present visitors with tasks they can complete to earn points for discount coupons at local merchants.

What does that look like?

Once you’ve registered, you can immediately get points by “liking” the site on Facebook and taking the “What’s Your Lagoon Footprint” quiz. The quiz asks about things like fertilizer use, grass clippings,

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car washing, the condition of your wastewater system and other simple actions to help the lagoon.

Wow! I already have 10 points.

Enough for $20 off a massage, 10

percent off our Dixie Crossroads dinner or 20 percent off a kayak tour.

Not bad!

But, the site challenges me to help more. I get five points for each article I read, 15 points for buying a Floridafriendly plant, and 30 points for setting my irrigation timer to the right settings. The system keeps me honest by asking me to scan a picture of my plant receipt or of the settings on my irrigation timer.

It’s about more than just coupons though. The website and Facebook provide lots of information on developments and activities that

support the Lagoon. The Lagoon Loyal program is sponsored by the County’s Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) Trust Fund program.

It is also part of the community of organizations working together through the Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition (HelpTheLagoon. org) to increase awareness and build support for restoration efforts.

We have a very special resource in the lagoon — let’s all support it! SL To learn more about how to help the Indian River Lagoon, go to HelpTheLagoon.org.

Always remain open-minded to enjoy a full long life

What is your present outlook? We are bombarded daily with unbelievable events and life conditions. Friends in assisted living facilities say: “We are locked up as if in prison.” The news about the pandemic gives us hope.

Presidential election debates, campaigns and reporting make our

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heads spin. Whom do you believe?

Keep an open mind! Respect, reflect and consider. Through the years, we have all seen and heard good news and bad news. We must stay open and willing to study the other person’s views. Many have been challenged and inspired by the words of others.

R.L. Shape wrote: “Isn’t it strange how princes and kings, and clowns that caper in sawdust rings and common people like you and me, are builders of eternity? Each is given a list of rules; a shapeless mass, a bag of tools; and each must fashion ere life is flown, a stumbling block, or a stepping stone.”

“As we grow older, we face issues that challenge many of our former beliefs and assumptions.”

Terri Mifek in a daily meditation booklet “Living With Christ” continues: “Illness, death or severe disappointments

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Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski may have left us reeling. The prayer forms we once found meaningful may no longer seem adequate. We need the courage to let go of the things we have outgrown and to trust in God.” Stay energized! Be optimistic instead of pessimistic! Be open to new ideas and perspectives. Understand the other person’s point of view without being opinionated. Look at things in a different way and shun complaints. Avoid being labeled “grumpy old man” or “cranky

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DRONE RACING OCT. 4 & 5

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u Food Truck Fundraiser

MAYHEM: From Dawn till Dusk 12 hours of non-stop Team Racing Saturday — 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Individual Exhibition Racing & Mega Class Giant Drone Racing Sunday — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 1 and 8 11 a.m. - 1 pm.

Hosts: One Senior Place/ Aging Matters In Brevard to benefit Sunflower House Community Caregiver Center. One Senior Place

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Featuring Swing Boutique.

Bring a chair and enjoy the show.

The Avenue Viera Central Park Viera. 321-634-5390

5 p.m.

Presented by Dr. Frederick Peterson, VITAS. Reservations needed, 25 seats. The Grand Manor, 1450 Sarno Road, Melbourne. 321-300-1408

11 a.m.

John McIntosh will present Step up for America. $25 Space Coast Convention Center, 103 Tucker Lane Cocoa, 321-223-5921

Understanding the Various Brevard Federated Republican Women Forms of Dementia

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Wine Painting with Anna 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Fundraiser for Sunflower House. Also available via Zoom.

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

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old lady.” Accept others without initial judgment.

In the production “Tomorrow Man,” actor John Lithgow recites a line: “What do you want to know?” Actress Blythe Danner responds: “I don’t know what I want to know. When I find out, I’ll let you know and go.” What do you need to know? What do you want to know?”

The world is much more complex in so many ways compared to when we were children. Some of us have an emergency flip phone and others have the iPhone with access to the world. We might not be able to keep up with our grandchildren, but we are challenged to give it a try. Stay open-minded and enjoy a full long life. SL Ed Baranowski is an award-winning writer, artist, speaker and seminar leader. He lives in Melbourne and can be contacted at fastssr75@gmail.com.

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Drive-Thru Senior Expo Beethoven “Pastoral” Senior Life Titusville event Symphony 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

A unique drive-thru event in the safety your car.

American Police Hall of Fame, 6350 Horizon Dr, Titusville. Senior LIfe. 321-242-1235

Stream begins at 7 p.m.

Sign up for the stream by purchasing virtual tickets.

Brevardsymphony.com/ beethoven6. For information call 321-345-5052.

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2020 L3Harris United Way “Virtual” Spooky 5K

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Exhibition & Show Artistic mask design competition. AvantMask on exhibit Oct. 9 to Nov. 1.

Art Gallery of Viera artgalleryofviera.com 321-745-3710

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12 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Virtual fun walk/run to raise money for our the United Way Campaign.

To register go to https://runsignup.com

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Sunday Jazz in the Park

Ask the Doctor: Living with Diabetes #2

Ladies Solo Meet n’ Greet

Open Pickleball

Book Club

Drive-Thru Senior Expo Senior Life — Palm Bay

Drive-In Concert

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11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Featuring Chief Cherry and His Red Beans and Rice.

Bring a chair.

The Avenue Viera Central Park Viera, 321-634-5390

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Church At Viera Pumpkin Patch

Noon Monthly series. In person and via Zoom.

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

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Estate Planning Seminar

1 - 4 p.m.

Join your friends to play Pickleball. $2 per person Viera Regional Community Center, gym 321-433-4891

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Presented by Elder Law Attorney William A. Johnson.

One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Road Viera, 321-253-1667

Pumpkins of all sizes. Funds raised donated to Global Partners. Open until Oct.31.

Church at Viera 9005 N. Wickham Road

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Group tour travel presentation.

Odyssey Travel 5525 Porada Drive, Viera 321-301-4041

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8 - 10 a.m.

A unique drive-thru event in the safety your car.

Hammock Landing, 205 Palm Bay Road NE, West side of I-95 Senior Life, 321-242-1235

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7720 N. Wickham Rd., Viera Seating limited. Must RSVP 321-252-1424. See ad page 4.

7 - 9 p.m.

Space Coast Symphony Orchestra’s from the Flat to the Silver Screen.

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

Dementia—The Importance u Downtown Melbourne Artistic Mask Show Art Walk of Diagnosis and Early Noon - 4 p.m.

Intervention 5 p.m.

Presented by Dr. Charles E. Potts. Reservations needed, 25 seats. The Grand Art Gallery of Viera Manor, 1450 Sarno Road, Melbourne. 321-300-1408 Oct. 9- Nov. 1

Shell Harbor Apt. Seminar Shell Harbor Apt. Seminar Attend a brief presentation and be our guest for a fabulous meal at Amici’s.

7720 N. Wickham Rd., Viera Seating limited. Must RSVP, 321-252-1424. See ad page 4.

Thursdays 1 - 2 p.m.

Join us to read thoughtprovoking literature and discussions. Sponsored by the Legacy Club.

RSVP 321-751-6771 One Senior Place

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Presented by Elder Law Attorney William A. Johnson. - One Senior Place, 8085 Spyglass Hill Road, 321-253-1667

Artists will be in outdoor areas, as well as inside some of the shops.

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6th annual Kidtoberfest

Quarantine-o-Ween

3 - 11 p.m.

KIDTOBERFEST with a free Drive-In Movie in Wickham Park.

2500 Parkway Drive

10 a.m. - Noon Trunk or Treat will be strictly Drive-Thru Melbourne Auditorium (Entrance on Lake Street)

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Stock market still remains baffling in troubling times

I keep asking, “What’s up with the stock market?”

Pun intended.

My inquisitive nature led me to do research on the phenomena known as the U.S. Stock Market. I just don’t get it.

So, let’s say you have $1,000 extra (one grand) and you can’t decide what to do with it. You can go to Disney World, which is essentially a people trap set by a mouse.

Think about it.

You’re drawn there by a mouse for a grand adventure, but after two days the only thing grand is what’s missing from your wallet.

Or, you could buy more health

insurance so you can be ill at ease (pun intended again). Speaking of insurance, how do atheists justify paying for insurance that only pays off from an act of God. You finally come down to the choice of the stock market or a casino.

Now someone tell me what’s the difference. You enter both with the hope of becoming rich, and soon after find your pockets are as empty as the promises of politicians.

What happened?

In trying to learn about the stock market before entering, I contacted a guy called a broker.

Hold on a second.

The guy that’s supposed to make

Funny thing is...

Sammy Haddad you rich is called a broker? I asked him, “What’s up” with the stock market and he said, and I quote: “Corn is popping, cattle are stagnant.

Wheat and soybean show slow growth while oil has been leaking off their highs. Steel looks solid and gold is really shining. Wood looks to be holding firm, but there are splinters

in some sectors. Coal is looking dark, but cotton appears to be growing perennially. Elevators are on the rise, while escalators continue their slow decline. The market for raisins dried up, and toilet paper touched a new bottom, so investors were wiped clean.”

Yeah. So tell me something I didn’t know. Are you gonna trust this guy with your money?

After investing my one grand and seeing the market crash, I asked my broker what to do and he said, “Just sit on it.”

Turns out what I was sitting on was the only thing I lost. Now where was that casino? SL

Roosevelt’s legacy lives on with Civilian Conservation Corps projects In this educational trip, you and your family will learn about the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Florida state parks built by the organization.

During the early 1930s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The Corps took young men from the ages of 17 to 28 and put them to work. The program’s purpose was to take unemployed youth and give them jobs in the nation’s parks and forests. The pay was $30 per month and it included housing and food. The base pay in the U.S. Army was $21 per month at the time.

The program ran until the start of the U.S. entering World War II. The CCC was a successful endeavor.

During the decade of the 1930s, the United States had fallen into a great economic depression. The unemployment rate had soared to more than 25 percent.

The CCC built eight Florida state parks and the one I suggest you visit has a great museum.

Highlands Hammock State Park is located in Sebring. Here, the young men of the CCC cleared the area, built roads, buildings, planted trees and restored the surrounding area.

The museum conducts tours where you and your family will learn about the CCC and the history of the outstanding park through interactive exhibits. There are three different films that can be viewed on the museum stage that feature the oral histories of former CCC participants.

The park also has an exciting and informative Alligator Tram Ride that operates Tuesday through Sunday.

There is a modest charge for the tram ride. For information, call 863402-0061.

Highlands Hammock State Park is one of Florida’s oldest parks and is just four miles west of U.S. 27 on County Road 634 in Sebring. It is open every day. For information, call 863-386-6094 or go to highlandshammock.org.

There is a lot to see in Sebring.

Located just off Circle Park and overlooking Lake Jackson is

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Sebring’s Cultural Complex. Here you can explore The Historic Society Archives, Highlands Little Theatre, Highlands Museum of the Arts and Sebring’s Public Library.

This is a real nice walking area.

Drive around Lake Jackson to enjoy seeing the many fine homes overlooking the lake.

Don’t miss Sebring’s International Raceway. This is America’s oldest and most famous road racing track. You can visit the raceway at any time and you will usually find many club members racing their cars. A great view of the raceway is from the veranda of the Chateau Elan Hotel, where you can see the drivers maneuver the legendary Sebring hairpin curves.

Sebring is located in the region called the spine of Central Florida

along U.S. 27. The lovely cities of Lake Wales and Avon Park are north of Sebring. Lake Placid is just a few miles south.

Obtain a Sebring Travel Guide in advance by calling the Sebring Chamber of Commerce at 863-3850911.

To get to Sebring from Brevard County, take Interstate 95 South to Exit 147 in Vero Beach. This is State Road 60. Go west on SR 60 to Indian Lakes Estates. At Indian Lakes Estates, take County Road 630 and 17 south to U.S. 27, then U.S. 27 south to Sebring. SL

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Early breast cancer detection makes woman a cancer survivor

BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER She felt it and found it — a lump under her left breast. Early selfexamination really paid off. After a lumpectomy and 35 recent radiation treatments, she is a breast cancer survivor.

“When it comes to success, it is around 90 percent,” said Deb Wise Smith of her radiation therapy. “The amount of radiation depends on the level of the cancer you have. It goes from zero to stage four. Mine was a stage one. Really radiation is a piece of cake. It is really like having an X-ray. Your skin turns a bit red and can have an itchy rash, but I didn’t have any problems with it. I was tired for a nap only a couple of times and my energy level is fine now.”

Joe Culotta, a director of communications for the American Cancer Society’s Southeast Region, said the American Cancer Society helps nearly one million people touched by cancer each year to get the help they need when and where they need it.

“Donations help discover new ways to prevent cancer or find it at its earliest, most treatable stage and

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Cancer survivor Deb Wise Smith rings the celebration bell after completing her final breast cancer radiation treatment in August.

help people take steps to stay healthy,’ Culotta said. “A portion of the cancers could be prevented if people did what we know works: avoid tobacco, maintain healthy weight through diet and exercise and get recommended cancer screenings.

“Cancer patients are helped with their most pressing needs by providing free rides to treatment, navigating the healthcare system, dealing with side effects of treatment — whatever the need, we can help.”

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A breast cancer patient discusses treatment with her doctor.

Breast cancer death rates have decreased by 40 percent between 1989 and 2016 (the most recent year data was available). The decrease is attributed to improvements in early detection and treatment.

The American Cancer Society’s Epidemiology Research Program conducts large nationwide studies to advance understanding about why cancer occurs, long-term survivorship, policies and guidelines and prevention programs.

The annual Brevard Cancer Society breast cancer walk will be held again this year at The Avenue Viera on the

morning of Oct. 24, said Michelle Oesterle, the senior community development manager, fundraising.

“It’s a walk this year because of COVID-19,” Oesterle said. “We are going to have a pink parking lot party with reservations to reserve a spot for social distancing and wearing masks. They need to sign up at makingstrideswalk.org/ brevardcountyfl. Limited to 80 street spots on a first-come basis, the event will be a celebration of music, games and similar to what the opening ceremony looks like. Donations can also be made at the website.” SL

TThey sponsored“me for a vets trip

to D.C. that I never dreamed could happen.

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“If it weren’t for being at Addington Place, I wouldn’t have been able to experience the

Honor Flights like I did. It was a life changing experience. I even met Bob Dole in Washington.

Staff and residents from Addington Place joined my family and rode the Addington Place bus to pick me up when I returned. Seeing everyone and their support really touched me.

I feel like I really am loved here by so many folks.”

— Earl

Addington Place brings uplifting, meaningful moments to residents’ lives with a person-directed approach to care. From big adventures to small surprises, everyone’s experience is unique and deeply rooted in personal history. And rest assured, our first priority remains the safety and wellbeing of our residents. Call for more information or to schedule a virtual tour.

We’re here to help!

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Survey shows COVID-19 stress often leads to depression

BY GEORGE WHITE As the nation marks October as Depression Awareness Month under unprecedented conditions, Palm Point Behavioral Health in Titusville shared results of a poll by its parent company designed to assess and quantify Americans’ views and perceptions on mental health amidst COVID-19.

The results showed that 62 percent of survey participants reported increased stress, anxiety or depression.

Of those feeling specifically COVIDrelated stress, anxiety or depression, 55 percent reported the stressors interfering moderately, severely or overwhelmingly in their lives.

Concerns about the economy, the

unknown duration of COVID-19 effects, no normalcy in the near future, isolation from friends and family and the risk of virus exposure are the leading sources of stress, anxiety and depression.

Ironically, fear of virus exposure was the key barrier to mental health treatment during this time. It was followed by the cost of co-pay and, at the time, a pervasive negative perception of telehealth.

As a result, only 15 percent of participants used online tools or sought help from a licensed counselor or therapist.

What could be evidence of the growing acceptance of on-line medical care, about half of adults

surveyed said they had used telehealth to treat a mental or physical condition and most had a positive experience, results show.

Other positive findings included that nearly half of Americans expect to regain normalcy within a few months. More than 90 percent at least were somewhat hopeful that their home life would improve in the future.

“The results of this survey reveal numerous valuable insights into the impact COVID-19 is having on the mental health of Americans, as well as the tools being used to manage the effects,” said Matt Peterson, the executive vice president of Universal Health Services, and president of Behavioral Health Division.

“Barriers to care — particularly for mental health — still exist and must be addressed. Research studies in this area will give us a better understanding of how to better support the citizens of our country to be resilient during this current pandemic as well as future challenges,” Peterson said.

Opened in November 2018, Palm Point Behavioral Health’s facility at 2355 Truman Scarborough Way in Titusville, under the direction of CEO Tom Mahle, features 74 beds, with designated units that offer individualized care.

For more information, go to palmpointbehavioral.com. SL

active, quality lives.”

Kathy Doner is a retired physician who lives in Brevard County. For more than 20 years, she spent extra time educating her patients on healthy living.

“Our goal has to be a healthy lifestyle — in dieting and exercising,” Doner said. “Much of diabetes type 2 can be prevented. Type 2 is rising because of lifestyle … and we can reverse this.”

With a family history of diabetes, Doner works hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle. She is diligent not to gain weight — she exercises every day for an hour.

“Move your body every day, you’ll feel better; diabetes will be improved,” she said.

She also maintains a healthy diet.

“I prefer to look at diet as simply what is healthy eating, and make healthy eating a goal, rather than a fad diet. It’s not rocket science. It’s common sense. We all know how to do it,” Doner said.

The program with Aging Matters is a workshop that turns into a support group for those that participate. The Diabetic Health program starts Oct. 7. For more information or to register, call 321-751-6771. This program is free. SL

Organizations offer seminar series on confronting diabetes

BY JENNIFER H. MONAGHAN Diabetes can strike anyone and the numbers of people affected are increasing. Accordingly, it is important to learn about this disease and how to take care of our health.

One Senior Place and VITAS Healthcare will present a five-part series on Diabetic Health starting Oct. 7 in Viera.

“Having this five-part diabetes series and the Living Healthy with Diabetes program through Aging Matters is a huge benefit for our community” said Barbara Fradkin, the director of One Senior Place.

“My hope is that the community takes advantage of these programs to educate themselves and understand that diabetes can be controlled with the right tools.”

Diabetes is a serious condition that causes higher than normal blood sugar

Seminar schedule: • 10 a.m., Oct. 7 — Introduction — What is Diabetes?

• Noon, Oct. 12 — Ask the doctor — Living with Diabetes • 2 to 3 p.m., Oct. 13 and Nov. 11 — Living Healthy with Diabetes • 10 a.m., Nov. 4 — Making Sense of the Numbers • 2:30 p.m., Nov. 18 — Nutrition and Cooking levels. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are the most common forms of the disease, but there also are other kinds, according to the Diabetes Research Institute.

Fradkin adds, “We all need to manage and take care of our health and be responsible so we can live

SUPPORT LOCAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AND GIVE THE GIFT OF ART

There’s a new name for compassionate care in the Brevard community.

Hospice of St. Francis is now St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care.

Since 1977, Hospice of St. Francis has continually changed to meet the needs of our community. Now, after 43 years, we’re changing our name.

Our new name better reflects the multi-faceted, community-focused organization we are today. Although the name is new, we’re still the same organization with the same people and the same mission: Uplifting Lives. Uplifting Each Other. Uplifting Our Community.

Want to learn more? Visit us online today.

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It’s autumn and that means it’s time to gather the kids, grandkids and kids at heart, for family fun at the North Brevard Fall Festival.

The free event will take place 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at Fox Lake Park at 4400 Fox Lake Road in Titusville. It is coordinated by Brevard County Parks and Recreation, North Area Park Operations.

“This will be a drive-through event because COVID changed all the rules,” said Andrea Chestnut, the project manager for special needs.

The park’s 32 acres of natural beauty will be on display, as will recent improvements to the facilities.

Erika Whitt, the recreation leader, expanded on the improvements.

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The town turned out for fun at last year’s Fall Festival at Fox Lake Park. new lighting installed,” she said.

“Pavilions have been painted within the last year and the kitchen is getting

a makeover.”

Activities at the festival include a fall and Halloween exhibit contest, a

scarecrow contest, candy, goody bags and more.

Visitors can vote for their favorite exhibit and scarecrow, Oct. 24 to 30, at Facebook@Bcpr.North. Winners will be announced Oct. 31. They will receive a free, one-year advertising and marketing partnership with Brevard County, North Area Parks.

(Some restrictions might apply.)

But even when the festival is over, Fox Lake Park with its pavilions, picnic shelters, grills, playground, fishing dock, boat ramp and opportunities for wildlife viewing, remains open to the public.

For information about the fall festival and other events, call 321264-5105. On Facebook, go to Brevard County North Area Parks and Recreation. SL

Museum chronicles story of law enforcement, honors officers

BY FLORA REIGADA Anything law enforcement related likely can be found at the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum in Titusville.

“Its purpose is to honor all who serve behind the badge, to celebrate the lives of those lost in the line of duty and to trace law enforcement history in the United States,” said Tara Engel, the president of the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum.

Originally in North Florida, then Miami, the organization moved to Titusville in 2003.

“We chose Titusville because it is family friendly,” Engel said. “We also loved being near the Kennedy Space Center.”

The facility’s 50,000 square feet houses exhibits, some poignant, some hands-on and fun, but all educational.

A memorial rotunda honors officers fallen in the line of duty. A 9/11 tribute contains metal from one of the World Trade Center towers.

Historic exhibits include a Wild West area, complete with stocks, pillory and a caged tramp chair.

In an auto alley of vintage police vehicles, museum attendant and tour guide Lynne Lanier sat on the back seat of a police Crown Victoria to illustrate being arrested from a perpetrator’s viewpoint.

“Once the door closes, you can’t get out,” she said.

Another exhibit displays law enforcement tools such as firearms, billy clubs, handcuffs and modern forensic techniques.

A replica electric chair, jail cell and gas chamber offer views of criminal consequences.

Hands-on items in the children’s corner include law enforcement clothing for trying on and a coloring table for children to make their own badges.

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The American Police Hall of Fame and Museum in Titusville honors law enforcement past and present. Its many exhibits depict its history. are invited to board a boat donated by the Florida Wildlife Commission.

Outside the museum, a memorial pays tribute to law enforcement canines who served faithfully.

The American Police Hall of Fame and Museum is at 6350 Horizon Drive in Titusville, off State Road 405, near the Kennedy Space Center.

The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

For information about the museum, its indoor shooting range and firearms instruction, call 321-264-0911 or go to aphf.org Admission for adults is $13, military and seniors $10, children 4 to 12 years old $8, law enforcement officers $5 and law enforcement family survivors $2. SL

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BY FLORA REIGADA Usually Tim McFaddan is a retired California Highway patrolman living in Viera. But when he dons his bowler hat, coat and tails, he is transformed into the legendary Bat Masterson, famed U.S. Army scout, lawman and professional gambler in the late 19th and early 20th centuries old west.

Masterson eventually left Dodge City for New York City, where he became a deputy U.S. marshal and journalist.

McFaddan’s premier performance as Masterson will take place at Senior Life’s Drive-Thru Senior Expo, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at Titusville’s American Police Hall of Fame and Museum.

McFaddan is part of the museum’s new docent program.

“A docent is a tour guide and educator who helps characterize a theme,” he said.

He has become well acquainted with Bat Masterson.

“If people came to Dodge City looking for the sheriff, they were told to find the well-dressed gentleman,” McFaddan said.

Included in Masterson’s ensemble was a brass top cane.

McFaddan brings a wealth of experience to his role.

After volunteering as a docent at a California Mission for 15 years, where he portrayed a Spanish soldier, he lent his talents to Rochester, New York’s George Eastman Museum.

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“We are excited to feature Tim McFaddan during the Senior Life event and here at the Police Hall of Fame and Museum as America’s Wild West lawman, Bat Masterson,” said his supervisor Jayme DiGennaro. “His enthusiasm for helping us educate knows no bounds.”

Interested persons are invited to join the program.

“Docents should have an interest in supporting law enforcement officers, a positive attitude and a willingness to learn,” the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum website states.

The museum is at 6350 Horizon Drive in Titusville.

For information about the docent program, call 321-264-0911, email jaymed@aphf.org or go to aphf.org SL

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