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He recommends four different sites, beginning your visit with the Osceola County Welcome Center, where you can gather additional information about the area. These visits are generally outdoors, which might be good because of social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic did not stop the celebration in the Cocoa Beach area for two centenarians, who live just down the road from each other. The double 100th birthday celebration was Aug. 15 in the form of a drive-by caravan.

Dozens of people drove by saluting Helen Wilkins and Jessie Romano as they sat under a tent in Wilkins’ driveway. Check out the story of these two longtime friends who have celebrated their birthdays together for decades.

This is just one of the many stories you will find in this issue of Senior Life that will inform, entertain and bring you information you can use.

If you want to improve the cell phone photos you take, check out the tips we give you in an article in this edition.

We look at two health issues in our Health and Fitness section. Read about cholesterol and when you should get checked and what your doctor might recommend if you happen to have high cholesterol.

We also bring you an article about prostate health and what men should do and when to get an exam.

As usual, we bring you stories about our area veterans, in addition to useful and entertaining columns.

Take a look at our question of the month and think about three things on your bucket list.

I also want to remind you of the exciting new events coming, beginning Sept. 4, which is the Drive-Thru Senior Expo at The Avenue in Viera.

Three other Drive-Thru Expos are scheduled: Oct. 2 at the American Police Hall of Fame in Titusville; Oct. 16 at Hammock Landing in Palm Bay; and Nov. 6 at Melbourne Square Mall.

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Rockledge saxophonist finds the right notes in retirement

BY CHRIS BONANNO Rockledge resident Fred Cavese has found great joy in playing the saxophone following his retirement.

In fact, Cavese has found so much excitement in his new hobby that it has led to him playing about 60 performances in 2018 and in 2019.

“I just like to get out and perform for people,” said Cavese, 60.

That’s just what he will do Sept.

4 as he plays the saxophone at The Avenue Viera, during Senior Life’s Drive-Thru Senior Expo from 8 to 10 a.m.

What perhaps makes Cavese’s story so unique is that it is a culmination of sorts of a love of playing instruments that began when he was very young.

Cavese picked up his first musical instrument, an accordion, at age 5. He then began to play the clarinet at age 10 and the tenor saxophone at age 16.

But he put his days of playing instruments aside for a couple years before he pursued a career in the Air Force at age 25.

“One gig leads to another leads to another.”

– Fred Cavese

Cavese served as a logistics officer in the Air Force from 1985-1991, during which time he worked on a juris doctor degree at the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, CA that he eventually earned in 1992 after beginning studying there in 1988. He transitioned into serving in the reserves from 1991-1994, during which time he earned a one year specialty master’s degree in international law in 1993 from Notre Dame Law School.

After his retirement though, Cavese found that he was able to rediscover a long-lost love for playing music once again.

“I put it aside for many years and picked it up eight, nine years ago,” Cavese said.

He says he picked up playing the clarinet and tenor sax in 2011, and he

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learning opportunity.” played in ensembles in the St. Louis area for a couple of years or so until Those interested in booking Cavese starting with individual performances. for a gig can do so by contacting Cavese also picked up playing the him directly at gbcc77@gmail.com soprano sax in 2013. or 757-303-0138. He also notes that He also notes that the clarinet and video samples of his work can be many saxophones are closely related. found online at fredcavesemusic.com Eventually in 2016, Cavese and his and through the Fred Cavese Music wife, Debbie, ultimately decided to Facebook page. SL move to Florida.

They chose to move to Rockledge in 2016 after narrowing down their choices based on hurricane vulnerability. He humorously then went on to note how the couple were putting up hurricane shutters due to Hurricane Matthew three weeks after moving.

Cavese soon got back into playing the saxophone here.

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Four Brevard candidates look to new terms — without elections

BY HENRY A. STEPHENS Rachel Sadoff of West Melbourne knows where she will be on Jan. 5.

And that will be at the Brevard County Courthouse, standing before an 18th Judicial Circuit judge and raising her right hand.

The 23-year employee of the Clerk of Courts office will be starting a new chapter of her life, taking the oath of office to succeed the retiring veteran Clerk of Courts Scott Ellis, her mentor, in her own four-year term as the elected clerk.

Only she didn’t have to be elected by voters. Her prospective Republican primary opponent, former Osceola County deputy clerk Sandy Ruizzo, now of Palm Bay, failed in June to qualify for the ballot.

Since elections laws assume a candidate without an opponent would vote for himself or herself, that hypothetical single vote gave the 45-year-old Sadoff the victory.

Ruizzo couldn’t be reached for comment, but Sadoff said she bears her no ill will.

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Rachel Sadoff will be sworn in Jan. 5 as the new Brevard County Clerk of Courts.

“I wish her the best,” Sadoff said.

“But if she had such strong experience, why didn’t she run in her own (Osceola) hometown?”

Sadoff was born in Coral Gables but grew up in Brevard County. She attributed her ease in winning the Clerk of Courts post to her familiarity with local attorneys, law-enforcement officials, politicians and even residents who get marriage licenses, passports and other services from the Clerk’s Office.

As a newcomer to the county, Ruizzo didn’t have that.

Sadoff joins a team of five officials, each elected separately, whose positions are listed in the Florida Constitution as requirements for all counties. They are thus often called “constitutional officers.” In addition to the clerk, they are the sheriff, the property appraiser, the tax collector and the supervisor of elections.

And on Jan. 5, when Sadoff swears in, Property Appraiser Dana Blickley will be swearing in for a third four-year term, Tax Collector Lisa Cullen for a fourth term and Elections Supervisor Lori Scott, also for a fourth term.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey is seeking a third term and faces Democratic attorney Alton Edmond in the Nov. 3 general election. Whoever wins that race will join the others swearing in on Jan. 5.

Neither Cullen nor Scott could be reached for comment. But Blickley echoed Sadoff in expressing appreciation to supporters whose petition signatures qualified them for their races.

In fact, it’s common in Florida for

all constitutional officers but the sheriff to win reelection without opposition.

And it’s equally common for the sheriff, the most visible of the five, to attract opposition.

What makes the constitutional officers different from county commissioners, who routinely face opposition for reelection? It’s the scope of the job, Blickley said.

“We don’t set policy,” she said.

“These are institutional, operational, technical jobs. And once you’re here and get the experience, and if you do a good job, well, people typically want to keep a good employee.”

Nevertheless, she said, she didn’t assume she’d be re-elected every four years until retirement when she first ran in 2012. That’s never wise for anyone to assume, she said.

Meanwhile, county commissioners Rita Pritchett of Titusville, John Tobia of east Palm Bay and Kristine Isnardi of west Palm Bay, all Republican, are facing Democratic challengers in the general election. For details on those contests, go to votebrevard.gov/ Candidates/2020-Candidates#cc1 SL

DAV service officers continue helping despite COVID-19 shutdown

BY GEORGE WHITE The challenge is different because of the COVID-19 shutdown of the DAV office at Brevard Veterans Memorial Center on Merritt Island.

But, the mission remains the same for service officers at the 720-member Disabled American Veterans Space Coast Chapter 123.

They want to help all veterans through the red tape required to claim earned benefits and services.

Instead of a schedule of in-person case reviews, they must now leave a message on an answering machine for help with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans or their surviving spouses, including those who need to apply for or have been denied VA benefits.

The machine is checked daily by a DAV service officer designated for that task, according to senior service officer and chapter vice commander George Furis.

“When we got the news about COVID, we shut the office down and we’re working through the answering machine. They haven’t totally lost contact with us. We didn’t want them to come in because of the risk to them and us. As members of DAV, all of us are disabled in one way or another,’’ he said.

There still are occasions where inperson visits are needed to exchange documents and get needed forms.

“It’s definitely more of a challenge (to conduct the case reviews) over the phone because each vet has a unique set of circumstances,” Furis said.

Veterans can qualify for VA disability benefits for chronic physical conditions such as an illness or injury and mental health conditions such as PTSD, traumatic brain injury and anxiety that developed before, during or after service, said service officer Russ Graddick.

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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.

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Origami cranes flock Eau Gallie Art District for world peace

BY MARIA SONNENBERG In early August, a huge flock of colorful cranes flocked into the Eau Gallie Arts District, alighting everywhere they could. Even with all those birds hanging out for a day, there was nary a dropping to be found on EGAD streets, since the cranes were of the paper, and not feathery variety.

The colorful paper birds were there because of a little girl who lived a long time ago during a time of world upheaval. Sadako Sasaki was 2 years old during the bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. She survived, although a decade later she was diagnosed with

resident, who adds that for this goBrevard County residents Margaret leukemia, then commonly known as around, she didn’t go quite that Cross and Joan Crutcher thought the the Atom Bomb Disease. While in the overboard. cranes should make their appearance hospital, friends reminded Sasaki of the John Emery, also a member of the along the Space Coast. So, the two ancient Japanese legend of the cranes, Art League, begs to differ. set about creating a flock of the which supposedly would grant a wish “Origami folding like crazy she is,” multi-colored origami creatures. For to those who fold a thousand paper he said.

Crutcher, the project was easy, for cranes. The little girl died at age 12, but The community was invited to she is a “crane pro” who helped to her struggles inspired the Peace Statue Thewhich mission PointaBehavioral Health to provide joinis Crutcher and Cross in the project, similar project for her in Hiroshima, honors theat childPalmorchestrate which produced approximately 500 church, Unity of Melbourne, where the victims of the atomic bombing. quality treatment children, teens, adults and older adults cranes.

The loosely organized group of Art League member and “This is our cry. This is our prayer. to Strawbridge crane makers aim to repeat the effort, multi-media artist serves as creative To create peace in the world” reads whose orforchemical symptoms with perhaps even more community facilitator youth programs.dependency the statue.

People behavioral around the world health involvement, for the upcoming “For the 50th anniversary of Unity, now tie colorful paper cranes together are interfering with their daily lives. We offer both inpatient and International Day of Peace on Sept. 21.

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Tech Know Tidbits Check engine light scanners educate drivers

BY LINDA JUMP Two words on the dashboard strike fear in drivers — check engine.

It could mean your gas cap is loose or your engine is misfiring. To learn what’s wrong could require a costly trip to a garage to decipher the code. Or the owner could use one of the many on-board diagnostic II (OBD 2) scanning devices available for less than $100 — some as inexpensive as $16. Most range from $40 to $60. The devices for post-1996 gas-powered vehicles connect to a 16-pin link usually on the driver’s side of the dashboard to make sense of the diagnostic trouble codes, turn off the annoying check engine light, erase the trouble code and reset the system.

Fixd sells U.S.-made Bluetooth scanning tools for Android, iPhones and iPads costing from $25 to about $100 depending on features.

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A best-seller weighs less than an ounce, is smaller than a flash drive and sells for $59.99 on Amazon.

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Other manufacturers include Konnwei and ThinkDriver, both China-made, and cheaper than most; Hammecher Schlemmer, Performance Tool, Autbel, Ecoauto, Launch, Innova, Panlong and Kiwi 3 (designed in the U.S.). Most give results in various languages; Autophix includes nine. JDIAG sells a scanner it claims is the first with a voice-control function and eight languages for $59.99.

Before you buy, know that Auto Zone and other car parts outlets loan OBD 2 devices for free.

“Our process was modified because of COVID. We used to scan for you. Now we hand you the scanner, you plug it in and it’s done in three seconds. We give you the report, including your mileage,” said Michael Scott, manager of the Auto Zone in Palm Bay.

Scott said understanding engine codes is important.

“Your mechanic can’t claim you need a $1,000 part and $500 of labor when a $30 throttle position sensor would fix it. You know what you need and how much it should cost.”

Advance Auto Parts in Palm Bay said they’ve temporarily suspended the free check engine light diagnosis because of the pandemic. They sell scanners ranging in price from $40 to $200.

Opinions vary about the need for a personal scanner. John Rivera, who operates Sir John’s Complete Mobile Service, said some codes are vague and confusing.

“For the average driver, you know (there is) a round-about problem with the engine, like p0171 or p0174 tell you that you’re running lean in the catalytic converter. It doesn’t tell you what to do; just that your car is burning too much gas,” he said. SL

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Senior Living Two Cocoa Beach area neighbors celebrate 100th birthday on same day

BY CHRIS BONANNO The year that Helen Wilkins and Jessie Romano were born also saw the advent of commercial radio stations in the United States.

Just four years later, millions of households had radios and a Ford Model T could be bought for about $300.

When Wilkins came to the Cocoa Beach area in the early 1950s, there were 246 people living in the city and the telephone listing was just one page.

On Aug. 15, almost as many people joined a caravan of vehicles in a drive-by salute for the 100th birthday celebration for Wilkins and Romano, who live just a few doors from each other.

The two have been celebrating their birthdays together since 1964.

In addition to friends and family, a caravan of vehicles that was led by those from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and the Cocoa Beach Police Department drove by, both centenarians sat under a tent canopy in Wilkins’ driveway. Many of the vehicles carried greeting signs and balloons.

Wilkins called the event “fantastic” and said it was “the best” to be able to celebrate it with family and friends.

“Oh gosh, it’s absolutely incredible,” added Nancy Wall, Wilkins’ niece. “She’s the last of our parents’ generation and we love her dearly. We are just so thankful she’s with us to share this day and this beautiful place where she lives.”

Anyone who reaches 100 years old deserves a special celebration, said Annetta Gross, a friend of Wilkins. Gross helped organize the celebration with members of the First United Methodist Church of Cocoa Beach. Wilkins is a charter member of the church.

“She had a special lunch planned that she wanted to have and because of COVID, it had to be canceled, and so this is Plan B.” Plan B suited the two centenarians just fine.

Romano said she was “very happy that a lot of my grandchildren came down” and that it was nice that her friends and family also came and that “they want to celebrate it.”

Wilkins’ caregiver Shelly Canada noted how much Wilkins has looked forward to celebrating with Romano.

“That’s all Helen’s talked about is her and Jessie, how they have participated in their birthday for so many years together and she wants to continue to do that.”

Wilkins attributes her longevity to clean living.

She said she had wonderful parents and upbringing and has always eaten healthy food, and no junk food or soft drinks.

Romano’s friends from St. David’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, where she attends, also participated in the celebration.

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Helen Wilkins, left, and Jessie Romano turned 100 on Aug. 15.

“I think she’s very, very excited and proud that people care to celebrate this day with her in the midst of a pandemic,” said Jessie Donini, Romano’s daughter.

Romano, who was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, attributes

her longevity to “exercising, watching my diet and having five daughters.”

Donini said her mother has always maintained a positive attitude, not letting stress bother her.

“My mother loves to tell people

that she has a daughter that is 81 years old,” Donini said.

Romano has a large family and counts more than 60 grandchildren and great grandchildren.

“She is expecting 63 and 64,” her daughter said. SL

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Project Emeritus builds block of solid volunteers

Volunteers at Patrick Air Force Base have not lost their enthusiasm for helping others even though the coronavirus pandemic has all but stopped their work — temporarily.

“It has essentially slowed down the volunteer program to a crawl,” said Salvatore Lauricella, director of Project Emeritus.

Project Emeritus is a program to recruit volunteers from among military retirees, active duty, dependents and civil service personnel to help the base in mission support operations.

I know volunteers with the program who also give their time to local veterans’ organizations.

It is refreshing to know that there are volunteers who are eager to get

back to helping on the base but know that they must stay away for now.

Most will have to wait until the base commanders give the OK to return.

There is a good pool of about 100 volunteers who help at the base, but there is room for more. They are asked to give at least four hours a week.

Some give a lot more.

They work in the Retirees Activities

Office, the Wellness Center, the visitors center, the golf course, Airman’s Attic, the Honor Guard office and other locations and offices throughout the base. Some also serve at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Commanders and Air Force personnel are appreciative of the work of the volunteers, said Lauricella, a retired Army colonel, who has volunteered since 1991.

“You put a lot of years in the military,” he said. “You get a sense of camaraderie and you are doing something worthwhile.”

Joe Tichich, who directs the Retiree Activity Office, said that now because of the pandemic, only essential personnel are at the base. Some of the

volunteers are eager to come back.

“They’re saying we’re ready to go back to work,” Tichich said.

The volunteers are being told to stay in touch and be patient.

“There are a number of people who are eager to volunteer,” Lauricella said.

Both Lauricella and Tichich want to make sure that whenever the all-clear is given for volunteers to return that there will be enough to fill all the needs on the base.

They are continually recruiting volunteers — ­ people who already have access to the base.

Those wishing to volunteer can contact a volunteer coordinator at 321494-7656 or email PAFBvolunteers@ gmail.com. SL

Hospice of St. Francis program honors veterans individually

BY FLORA REIGADA While holidays such as Memorial Day and Veterans Day honor all veterans for their service, the Hospice of St. Francis in Titusville’s We Honor Veterans program does so individually.

This is done through pinning ceremonies, during which the veteran’s service is commemorated and he or she is presented with meaningful patriotic memorabilia.

Each veteran receives a specially designed pin, a table top American flag, a certificate from Hospice of St. Francis, a branch specific baseball cap and a quilt donated by local quilters.

“In preparation, a veteran volunteer meets with the patient to talk about his or her service and why it is important,” said Mary Larson, director of Community Engagement at Hospice of St. Francis. “Often veterans don’t understand the special recognition, because they were only doing their job.”

Preparation for the recognition ceremony starts well ahead of time.

“The volunteer researches the

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We Honor Veterans volunteer George Herbeck and World War II Navy veteran Barbara Parry discuss the handmade quilt presented to her during a pinning ceremony to honor her military service. individual’s service, including their assignments, awards, schools and combat experience, for inclusion in a short program during the pinning

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“I enjoyed every minute of my service, except swabbing the deck, as we called it then.”

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ceremony.”

Attendance can range from the one veteran and a few family members to larger gatherings.

Barbara Parry, a 96 year-old who served in the Navy during World War II, recently was honored.

We Honor Veterans volunteer George Herbeck helped her prepare.

“Since he is also a Navy veteran, his questions were very apropos,” Parry said. “He helped me remember things I had forgotten after all these years. His presentation to my family was impressive.”

Parry knew she was serving her country during a difficult time.

“I enjoyed every minute of my service, except swabbing the deck, as we called it then,” she said. “I met

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Parry appreciates the patriotic memorabilia she received during her pinning.

“I especially love my handmade quilt. It is beautiful and I sleep with it every night,” she said.

We Honor Veterans is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

“The pinning services are conducted throughout Brevard County,” Larson said. “We bring the service to where the patients live.”

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Keeping Navy sailors, U.S. presidents healthy part of vice admiral’s job

BY MARIA SONNENBERG Ask Donald Hagen whether he would like to be called Vice Admiral Hagen or Dr. Hagen, and he quickly answers. ” I prefer Don,” said the 31st Surgeon General of the Navy and a physician who once commanded all aspects of Navy medicine as part of his daily duties.

During his tenure as Surgeon General of the Navy, Hagen was instrumental in the development of the Pentagon’s TRICARE insurance program, which provides comprehensive health care for veterans and their families. He also advocated for women to be assigned to duty on combat ships, helped to ban smoking on all naval vessels, encouraged the development of telemedicine for ships at sea and advocated for wellness education and disease prevention.

The North Dakota native joined the Navy in 1964, already a fullfledged doctor. It was to be the start of a 30-year career.

“I was going to be drafted as a private, so I ran off and joined the Navy,” he said.

His first assignment with the Navy Medical Corps took him as a battalion surgeon with the Marines in Vietnam. He would return to Vietnam twice, first aboard the

hospital ship USS Repose and later as staff surgeon with the Riverine Assault Forces in the Mekong River Delta.

“I often went out to care for the Vietnamese people in the villages, too,” he said.

After a series of assignments at naval hospitals, in 1988, Hagen was selected to his favorite job, commander of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He was named Surgeon General of the Navy in 1991, with responsibility for all Navy and Marine Corps hospitals worldwide.

The job also included coordination of medical care for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

Vice Admiral Hagen met his wife, Karen, during his surgical residency at Portsmouth, Virginia. Like her husband, she was driven to serve in both the Navy and the medical field.

“I wanted to do something to help the country,” said Karen, who studied nursing before enlisting. She later left the service to raise three daughters.

“She then became the world’s best volunteer,” said her husband.

Karen was recognized with one of the highest awards from the Secretary of the Navy for her role in the implementation of the Family Support Council during Desert

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Retired Navy Vice Adm. Donald Hagen, right, and his wife, Karen, live in Viera.

Shield and Desert Storm.

The couple enjoy nine grandchildren, who range in age from 6 to 22.

After Navy retirement, the vice admiral served as executive vice chancellor for the University of Kansas Medical Center for 10 years

before moving south to Heritage Isle in Viera. Only a pandemic has been able to keep him away from the water.

“Prior to COVID, we spent our time cruising, but now we have to be at home with our photos and memories,” he said. SL

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BY R. NORMAN MOODY A 75-year-old U.S. Marine veteran, credited with walking more than 26,000 miles across five continents, rallied supporters in Melbourne as he continues trekking.

Danny Garcia, a Rockledge resident, said while he no longer does many of the extensive treks as he did for 22 years to raise money for charity, he continues to walk shorter distances wherever he gets the support.

“I haven’t stopped,” he said. “You never do this by yourself.”

Garcia said he expects to meet with supporters in North Carolina for a walk that could take him to Nashville, Tennessee.

“We’ve been doing these symbolic walks in different places,” he said.

Glenn Sandler, CEO of G.I Tax, presented Garcia with an oversized check for $5,000 made out to America Salutes You. The organization that Garcia supports, produces events and concerts to raise awareness and funds for charities that assist military, veterans and first responders.

“We’ll definitely support your organization again,” Sandler said.

The gathering attracted police officers from Palm Bay, West Melbourne and Daytona Beach.

“There are so many people here who I need to say thank you to,” Garcia said during the Aug. 13

gathering in Melbourne.

U.S. Rep. Bill Posey draped a Quality Floridian Medal around Garcia’s neck.

He in turn presented Posey, Sandler and several others with American flags.

Garcia said he started walking about 22 years ago to heal from personal difficulties and that he will continue walking for worthy causes as long as he can.

Garcia said a long distance walk about seven years ago took him through Morocco and from Jordan to Iraq. He keeps thick binders with newspaper clippings and letters chronicling his walks.

“It started in 1996, San Francisco to New York,” he said. “I only had $48 when I started.”

Almost four years ago, Garcia set out on a 1,450-mile walk that ended shortly after it started from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. It was to end on Merritt Island.

He began his walk Sept. 11, 2016 but ended it a few days later when three bombs exploded in New York that left about 30 people injured.

“They were concerned for my life,” Garcia said.

He said he had planned to stop to pray at veterans’ memorials, military bases, churches and police stations along the way.

“I was inspired by God and the people I walk for,” he said. SL

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Dany Garcia, a Rockledge resident, raises money for charity with long walks.

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Steve Bond, Tim Pishdad, Dan McIntyre and Wayne Justice attended the gathering for MOAACC.

MOAACC again presents grants to Brevard JROTC units SPECIAL TO SENIOR LIFE Wayne Justice, a retired Coast Guard rear admiral who is treasurer of the Cape Canaveral Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America Good Deeds Foundation, presented a symbolic check for $13,500 to nine JROTC instructors attending a beforeschool-reopening planning meeting at Rockledge High School.

Each of the JROTC units received a $900 check July 31. GDF will distribute the remaining JROTC checks before school reopens on August 24, which was delayed because of COVID-19.

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For many years, the MOAACC GDF has provided support to the 15 Brevard JROTC units representing the Army (eight), Navy (two), Air Force (four) and one Marine Corps Unit at Palm Bay. There are many expenses involved for a school to offer a successful JROTC Program. Fundraising is crucial to ensure that all events, awards, support to cadets in need and many other costs, not covered by the schools or Service Branches, are met.

Last year’s fundraising was the most successful in the GDF’s six-year history, enabling its generous donations to the JROTC units. SL

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Dummett’s Castle or the Duke’s Castle was built in 1881 by Italian nobleman Eicole Tamajo for his American bride, Jennie.

Unique castle once stood in the shadows of Space Center

BY MARIA SONNENBERG Castles, Italian nobility and Brevard County are not usually connected in the same sentence.

Long ago in the scrubby wilderness that surrounds the Kennedy Space Center, an Italian nobleman decided to build a castle, albeit a modest one, for his American bride. It turns out that the castle was mobile, but more on that later.

Well-bred Eicole Tamajo, also known as the Duke of Castellucia, bought some acreage from the old Dummett Groves after Douglas Dummett, the “Father of Florida Citrus,” died in 1873. The intent was to build a home for his new Duchess, his American bride, Jennie.

“I’m not sure what possessed them to move here, because they didn’t quite fit in with the locals,” said Michael Boonstra, an archivist with the Brevard County Historical Commission.

Boonstra conjectured they fell in love with Brevard County after vacationing in Rockledge, then a popular winter resort for the likes of the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts.

The New York socialites were

“The Indian River Citrus League expressed interest in turning the house and grove into a citrus museum, an idea that fell through when NASA wouldn’t give assurances that the public would be allowed on to the site on a regular basis.”

– Michael Boonstra

indeed an odd couple for that part of Merritt Island, then primarily populated by struggling farmers. He had the title, she had the money from her Brooklyn merchant dad, her previous marriage and her own investment savvy. Legend has it that she was related to the Anheuser beer dynasty, but Boonstra’s research proved otherwise.

Their unusual residence-by-thescrub was finished in 1881 as a threestory mansion with 20 rooms, most octagonally shaped. The Tamajos flitted in and out of their Dummett’s Castle, or the Duke’s Castle, as their home came to be known.

He hunted, she hosted with the many moneyed guests they entertained.

Local lore had them at odds with each other, but friends and their personal physician never found evidence of

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In 1964, Dummett’s Castle was moved on a flatbed truck and taken to Titusville.

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marital strife.

“They were together constantly,” Boonstra said.

They were so in love with the place that the Duchess even contracted for a custom yacht to be built so they could sail in through the shallow waters that surrounded the house. The New York boat builder reneged and a bitter lawsuit launched by the Duchess made headlines in The New York Times.

By 1886, their honeymoon over with Dummett’s Castle, the couple sold the property and moved to New York City, where the Duke died in 1893. Mrs. Duke married Husband Number Three, who, alas, turned out to be a scam artist to whom she left just a 10-dollar bill from her fortune, estimated at a million dollars at the time.

NASA purchased the mansion and

the surrounding groves in 1962 as a safety buffer in preparation for an expanded launch program.

“The Indian River Citrus League expressed interest in turning the house and grove into a citrus museum, an idea that fell through when NASA wouldn’t give assurances that the public would be allowed on to the site on a regular basis,” explained Boonstra.

In 1964, Dummett’s Castle was on the move — literally — atop a custom flatbed truck that transported it on a 15-mile journey to Titusville. Brevard County had purchased the house from its last owner for $1,200, with the idea of moving it to Parrish Park, where it would be restored and turned into a museum.

“Legal tangles developed, interest shriveled away, the county decided it had spent enough money and the house became a permanent fixture on its temporary site,” Boonstra said.

For three years, the house languished behind a chain link fence until vandals set fire to Dummett’s Castle in 1967, sending an extraordinary piece of Brevard history up in smoke. SL

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NASA purchased the mansion and the surrounding groves in 1962.

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The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse has stood as a beacon for mariners for more than 150 years. Built in 1868 and moved to its present location in 1894, the lighthouse stands 151 feet tall. This is where it all started. The first rockets that launched in the 1950s from Cape Canaveral were in the shadow of the lighthouse.

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The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse was recently repainted. A keeper’s cottage has been recreated to match the original (one of three above) and serves as a museum and gift shop.

The lighthouse is on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. For information on visiting, go to CanaveralLight.org

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Connection of life relies on true teamwork All species on this planet, including humans, have to meet certain basic needs in order to survive: access to food, clean air, water, shelter, space and relative climatic constancy. An imbalance of any of those elements might greatly affect and threaten the existence of a species.

The higher the trophic level the species occupies in the food web, the more affected the species will be by such disturbance. Humans occupy the highest trophic level, so we have a lot to lose.

According to the Science ABC, “out of the 100 crop species that provide us with 90 percent of our food, 35 percent

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are pollinated by bees, birds and bats” and the bee population has been in decline in recent years. Without bees, crops of many food items — such as apples, cherries, blueberries, avocado, broccoli, most leafy greens, cucumbers, pumpkins, garlic and many more — would cease to exist, greatly affecting our food supply.

How can we curb that?

AlexandraMaria Klein, an agroecologist from the University of Goettingen in Germany, suggests in Science Daily that because “the stability of crop yields not only depends on pollination, but also on further ecosystem services, we need landscapes carefully managed for

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a diversity of functionally important groups of organisms that sustain many important ecosystem services such as pollination, pest, pathogen and weed control, and decomposition.”

Those are free services nature provides to us and we most often take for granted.

Take lichens, for example. Lichen, an organism formed from the union of a fungus and an alga, is the most basic form of life. Lichens have no roots, no leaves, no flowers, according to Robin Kimmerer in “Braiding Sweetgrass “ The National Park Service reports that lichen play an important role in determining air quality. Generally, since pollution might kill a lichen completely, the presence of lichens can be an indicator of good air quality.

Nature offers other indicators.

One such indicator is manatees.

“Manatees are the proverbial ‘canaries in the mineshaft,’ as they serve as indicators of their environment and may reflect the overall health of marine ecosystems,” said Alonso Aguirre, the executive director of the SmithsonianMason School of Conservation in Science Daily.

Who can forget the great number of manatees that died in 2013 in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL)?

That was the lagoon sounding the alarm in a cry for help. Since then, residents, organizations, businesses and government have been working together to restore the IRL and you can help, too!

Start by going to Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition’s website (helpthelagoon.org) to gather information and read about initiatives that you can join.

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Foliose lichen is one of a variety of lichens, which are complex organisms that arise from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and a photosynthetic partner.

Then go to LagoonLoyal.com and sign up to join the effort, complete lagoon-friendly actions and start collecting points. Recycle Brevard is one of the Lagoon Loyal businesses participating in that program and you might get a free bag of materials from the Reuse Room in exchange for your Lagoon Loyal points. To learn how this works, go to lagoonloyal.com/what-islagoon-loyal.

By helping the lagoon, you will be help rebuild a fertile ecosystem that provides plenty of riches for all of us.

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‘Candida’ — Dawn Tony Orlando was born Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitas in 1944 in Hells Kitchen, New York to a Puerto Rican mother and a Greek father. By age 15, Tony had formed a doo-wop group called the Five Gents. Before long, he and his pals were cutting demos (demonstration records) at the Brill Building, the prestigious home of the Big Apple’s hit-song factory.

Music publisher/producer Don Kirshner signed 16-year-old Orlando as a solo artist and, in 1961, Tony cut a pair of Top 40 singles — “Halfway to Paradise” and “Bless You.” But his subsequent 45s tanked, and he found himself a washed-up teen idol at age 17.

Orlando stayed in the music business, though, and by the late 1960s he had worked his way up the Columbia Records corporate ladder. As a vice president of CBS Music’s April Blackwood offices, he helped to guide the careers of such superstars as Barry Manilow, James Taylor, Nilsson and Laura Nyro.

One of Orlando’a business friends was record producer Hank Medress, who had begun his career as a member of the hitmaking group the Tokens (“The Lion Sleeps Tonight”). One day, Medress phoned Orlando with a request that would change the ex-singer’s life forever.

Medress explained that he had a potential hit song called “Candida” for Bell Records. But, to the producer, the primary vocals on the demo done by a blues singer named Frankie Parris simply didn’t click.

To Medress, Parris’s voice lacked the Latin groove that Medress felt was essential to the tune’s chance for success. “It needs an ethnic feel on the lead vocal, Tony,” he explained.

Tony warily asked, “It’s for a release?”

“Yes,” was the reply. “It could be a smash with your voice on the track.”

“I can’t do that, Hank,” Orlando countered. “I’d lose my job if I recorded for another company.”

Medress continued coaxing.

“It’s just a single, and since the harmonies are so strong, we’ll put it out as a group. Nobody will ever know.”

Orlando enjoyed working behind a desk and had no desire to return to recording, but Medress remained adamant and leaned in further.

“Come on, Tony. I really need you to do this.”

Orlando finally gave in, heaving a sigh and rationalizing that he stood to make an easy $3,000 and that the release would probably bomb anyway.

Wrong. “Candida” — issued under the name Dawn — became a sales sensation as the blend of street-corner doo-wop, Latin rhythms and Brill Building pop drove the 45 all the way to Billboard chart spot No. 3.

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Tony Orlando and Dawn played at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas in 1979.

Medress then brought Orlando a second song. Even though Orlando disliked “Knock Three Times,” he again chose to help out his persuasive pal.

When the second Dawn offering rocketed to No. 1, Orlando quit his executive job and hired two

gorgeous backup-singers — Thelma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson — to hit the lucrative tour road as Tony Orlando and Dawn. For the next six years, the trio enjoyed adulation via sold-out concerts, numerous TV appearances and 10 more hit singles. SL

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Nearby Kissimmee offers some interesting stops along U.S. 192

In less than a 60-minute drive from Brevard County, you and your family will discover and enjoy these four delightful stops I am recommending and inviting you to visit in nearby Kissimmee.

Your first stop on U.S. 192 in Kissimmee is to visit the new Osceola County Welcome Center. The Center provides education and timely information — marketing Osceola County and Central Florida as an arts, culture, recreation and historic destination. The displays are top-notch and cover many interesting areas of Osceola County’s early days.

Don’t miss the dedicated Flag Room, where you will see all the flags that have flown over our great state of Florida.

They include France, England, Spain, Confederate and the United States. The

Welcome Center is located at 4155 West Vine St. For information, call 407-396– 8644. It is open daily and admission is free.

The second stop that I suggest is the Shingle Creek Regional Park at Steffi Landing. It is just west of the Welcome Center. Here you will discover a beautiful natural wildlife sanctuary

At an early age, our parents prepare us for life. They feed us, clean us and teach us.

Once we master potty training, we head off to kindergarten and learn everything we need to know to get along in this world.

At age 12, I became a Boy Scout and learned the motto: “Be Prepared!”

Each hike, camping trip and outdoor adventure was a challenge. Making checklists, cooking over an open fire and sleeping in tents prepared us boys to become men and “to build character.”

College life prepared us with practical tools. Plan, focus, complete assignments on time, attend all classes and respect authority. When stopped by the sheriff on a country road after a fraternity party, he provided safety tips:

“Keep the yellow line on the left.” There were no lines to walk.

When I started teaching high school in 1959, the new teacher orientation “prepared” us for the classroom. The seminar leader said: “The principal is afraid of the superintendent; the superintendent is afraid of the school board, the school board is afraid of the parents; the parents are afraid of the students; and the students are not afraid of anyone.”

When I planned to marry, I was asked if I was prepared? The state had laws; the church had rules; and married people gave advice freely. An uncle wisely said: “I’ve been married over 50 years. All you have to say is ‘Yes, Dear!’ to be happy.”

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at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades. Your family can view the restored 1890 Shingle Creek Cabin and 1920 caretaker house. At the park, you can enjoy hiking, biking, fishing and a picnic. You can rent kayaks, canoes and paddleboards. You also can arrange twohour guided tours. The Paddling Center at Shingle Creek, headwaters of the Everglades, is located at 4266 West Vine St. in Kissimmee. For more information, call 407-344–0881 At the nearby Pioneer Village and Museum, your family can explore the historic Ross Lanier House (1889), sit in a one-room schoolhouse, examine the workings of a citrus packing house (1882), and browse the many exhibits and also make a purchase at the gift store. Picnic facilities are available among the beautiful majestic live oak

trees.

Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek Park is at 2491 Babb Road. For information, call 407-396–8644.

There is a modest admission charge.

It is open Thursday through Sunday. For information, go to osceolahistory.org.

Last but not least, your family will also enjoy strolling along the inviting streets of Historic Downtown Kissimmee. Here you will find delightful sculptures and interesting murals on many of the walls of Kissimmee’s historic buildings.

Kissimmee’s Main Street is noted for eateries of all kinds and tastes. There are a host of small shops offering diversified shopping that will meet the needs of your entire family. Historic Downtown Kissimmee starts at Broadway and U.S.192. SL

Be prepared to accept challenges throughout life Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski from the television weather experts as the hurricane season moves into full gear. There are evacuation routes, guides and checklists for supplies and community emergency resources.

Currently, many seniors are prepared with lots of canned goods and toilet paper.

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Luke 12:40 “Be Prepared!” Then the congregation sings the hymn: “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord.” Further, during the sermon, the message focuses on preparing for “eternity with God in heaven” by doing good works, loving my neighbor and having a belief in good over evil.

Health experts continue to advise us to “wear masks, maintain social distancing and stay safe at home” as the coronavirus spreads. Then we wonder: “Why was our government unprepared for the coronavirus?” The challenge is always: “Be Prepared!” Are you prepared? 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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Hunkering down is a passing thought supposed to crouch down in my house for six months to a year until it passes?

So, then I looked up synonyms for hunkering and it says crump, scrunch up, crisp, bow, crease, stoop, crinkle, bend, scrunch, thud, ruckle, squat, crouch, wrinkle.

Ouch! How’s that gonna help?

In those positions, you can’t walk the dog, eat, and then there’s that little matter of the restroom. Now in the case of a hurricane, you only have to hunker down for a couple of days until it passes. Then, you can get a couple of friends to lift you up and straighten your knees.

But, in a pandemic, you can’t let

People on television keep telling us to hunker down. The news people, the weather people, governors, mayors and, even people I trust, like priests and police.

Why? Why should I hunker down?

The reason I ask is I went to a couple of dictionaries to see what hunker means. Well, the very first definition you see says it means to squat or crouch down.

What?

I don’t ever do that unless someone is shooting at my head. So, if a hurricane is coming I should squat to weather the storm (pun intended)?

If a pandemic happens, I’m

Funny thing is...

Sammy Haddad anybody near you or touch you for months to a year or more. Can’t I just sit comfortably in my lounge chair sipping on an adult beverage and watch the over the top hysteria on TV? They tell us everyone is hunkering down.

I don’t believe it, and it’s not a

pretty visual. Have you ever actually seen someone hunkering down? Can you imagine models walking down the runway in high fashions in a hunkering-down position?

It would totally ruin the annual swimsuit issues if that’s the position they posed in. OK, nobody is gonna do it so why do they keep telling us we all need to hunker down?

My answer to them is, “you hunker down.” I’m gonna relax in my lounge chair or backyard pool, play on my video game system or just call and Facetime friends and family until the storm passes like a bad kidney stone attack. You know, I might just hunker down for that. SL

What’s getting done with the Indian River Lagoon?

We all know that the Indian River Lagoon needs real help to return to the clean habitat that it once was, supporting ecological diversity and providing enjoyment to residents and visitors.

Most of us also know and are proud that a half-cent sales tax adopted in 2016 is projected to raise more than $400 million spanning 10 years to help pay for the restoration.

So, what’s getting done? And, how can I follow it?

The short answer is a lot! And, read on.

The 269-page Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) Project Plan 2020 gives a comprehensive, and quantitative description of the problems, the science-

Lagoon Straight Talk From the Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition

based strategies for restoration and summaries/schedules for each of the 186 projects and sub-projects currently completed, in process or in planning.

Each requires matching funding; more than 24 have been completed.

This master plan details how, combined, the projects will reduce the

nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous) and make additional improvements to largely restore the lagoon by 2026.

In addition to reviewing the SOIRL Plan, you can watch the all-volunteer Citizen Oversight Committee (COC) review and dissect it by tuning into their meetings on-line from 8:30 to 11 a.m. during the third Friday of the month.

Follow “Another Project Complete” posts every Friday on Facebook at facebook.com/BIRLC. We recently described how five baffle boxes — that clean storm water before it enters the lagoon — were installed in Titusville and should remove more than 6,500 pounds of nitrogen and 1,000 pounds of phosphorous annually.

Another post described how SOIRL, the St. Johns River Water Management, Cocoa Beach and the state collaborated on dredging more than 100 acres of finger canals to reduce nitrogen by 110,000 pounds a year and phosphorus by 1,400 pounds a year.

We have a very special resource in the IRL — let’s all support its restoration!

For details on the SOIRL Plan and COC, go to brevardfl.gov/ SaveOurLagoon/Home. To learn more about how to help, go to HelpTheLagoon.org. SL To learn more about how to help the Indian River Lagoon, go to HelpTheLagoon.org.

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Getting cholesterol levels checked could save your life from stroke

cholesterol) and triglycerides,” said Dr. Abe Hardoon of Suntree Internal Medicine. “You need to establish what the high and low cholesterol numbers are. If your parents had it, it can be inherited, regardless of obesity.

“Blood tests should be taken every three months,” Hardoon added.

“Too much cholesterol can build up in the arteries. After a while, the

deposits narrow your arteries putting you at risk for heart disease and stroke,” according to the CDC. High cholesterol can be controlled through lifestyle changes or through medications. For healthy results, maintain a healthy weight, do not smoke, eat low-fat and high-fiber food with fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. Adults should get at least

two and a half hours of moderate or one hour and 15 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week.

Medication treatment is usually statin drugs prescribed by the doctor to lower LDL cholesterol.

“Statins are supposed to be taken in the evening with dinner,” Hardoon said. “People on cholesterol medication should have cholesterol checked every three months. Stay on (the drug) as long as necessary or forever if needed.”

Some statin side effects include diarrhea, constipation, nausea, cramps, dizziness, fatigue, muscle soreness or headaches.

“I have been on statins for cholesterol levels for more than 10 years,” Lillian Razpeko said. “After getting test results, I am on a statin drug once a day. I have had nausea sometimes but no other drug side effects.”

It’s important to check your cholesterol levels. High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. SL

will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 30,000 will die from it.

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths for men in America. Prostate cancer, however, is treatable. Patients diagnosed with a localized or regional stage of prostate cancer have a nearly 100 percent, fiveyear survival rate.

Well-established risk factors for prostate cancer include increasing age (over 45), African ancestry, alcohol and tobacco use and a family history of prostate cancer.

Symptoms of prostate cancer include difficulty with several aspects of urination such as excessive urination at night, the urge to urinate, weak stream or pain in the bones.

About the size of a walnut, the prostate gland grows during puberty and then doesn’t change much until about age 40. Then, it begins growing again and might continue to grow with age, often causing BPH or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the medical term for an enlarged prostate. Half of all men between the ages of 50 and 60 will

develop it, and by the age of 80 about 90 percent of men will have BPH. Symptoms of both BPH and prostate cancer are similar. There is no known link between BPH and prostate cancer.

Having and living with prostate cancer is best handled with the advice and compassion of others who also have gone through the ordeal.

Schverak formerly was involved with Man to Man Prostate, a nowinactive support group in Melbourne.

“It really helps to talk to others who know about it firsthand,’’ he said. SL

BY BRENDA EGGERT BRADER More than 102 million American adults, 20 years or older, have total cholesterol readings higher than healthy levels.

In addition, more than 35 million of the same people have levels even higher.

That puts them all at a greater risk for heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

September, being National Cholesterol Education Month, is perhaps the best time to get your blood cholesterol checked.

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in the body and many foods. The body does need cholesterol to function normally, but it produces all the body needs. It is one of the markers that can cause heart disease associated with strokes.

“A simple blood test in the doctor’s office, a finger stick and done in five minutes, measures total cholesterol levels including LDL (low-density lipoprotein or ‘bad’ cholesterol), HDL (high-density lipoprotein or ‘good’

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Prostate cancer survivor Robert Schverak of Satellite Beach discovered his condition during a 2004 prostatespecific antigen (PSA) test and now serves as proof that, with proper care and monitoring, prostate cancer can be lived with for years.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which includes all aspects of prostate health. More than 30 million men suffer from prostate conditions that impact their quality of life. Each year, more than 230,000 men

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Walkabout Recovery treatment gives drug addicts a new start helped at Walkabout and gone on to live productive lives. We kept the name Walkabout in honor of pastors Steve and Linda Gross. Recovery is what takes place on the property.

There is recovery from drugs and alcohol, recovery of family, jobs and the men’s roles as sons of God.” Steve Gross is pleased with the transition.

BY FLORA REIGADA After nearly dying from a heart attack and stroke brought on by drug abuse in 2011, Stephen Gross Jr. knew he needed help.

He also knew where to find it — at Walkabout Ministries, a faith-based residential treatment program, then operated by his parents, pastors Steve and Linda Gross.

The outreach, for men struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, at 112 S. Brown Ave. in Titusville, comprises several houses where the men live while in recovery.

Gross Jr. completed the program.

“I would not be here otherwise,” he said. “We worked from the inside out and I have been clean for eight years.

I regained custody of my children, started my own business, Windows to Your Heart, and never looked back.”

This year, however, the outreach that helped change Gross’ life and many others, underwent major changes of its own.

Steve and Linda Gross retired early this year. She passed away shortly after.

“My wife had cancer,” Steve Gross said. “She and I were not able to function as pastors for two years,

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while we focused on her care.”

But Walkabout’s mission continues under new leadership and with a new name, Walkabout Recovery. During a ceremony, Steve Gross transferred its ownership to The Grove Church. Will Davis is now the Walkabout Recovery pastor.

“It was an honor and privilege to accept that baton, and The Grove Church was blessed to step in to provide leadership,” Davis said. “Over the years, numerous men have been

“I fully trust Will Davis and The Grove Church’s leadership,” he said.

The outreach includes a food pantry, which is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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One-man band brings unique talents to Drive-Thru Senior Expos

BY MIKE GAFFEY Despite COVID-19, One-man Band Marc Dobson of Cocoa is still entertaining audiences with his unique performances – from a distance.

The Nova Scotia native who sings, dances and plays harmonica, guitar and drum and tambourine all at the same time will perform at two of Senior Life’s four upcoming Drive-Thru Senior Expos. Dobson will entertain motorists from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16 at Hammock Landing, 205 Palm Bay Road NE, West Melbourne, and 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6 at Melbourne Square Mall, 1700 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne. Two other Drive-Thru Senior Expos will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4 at The Avenue Viera, 2261 Town Center Ave., Viera, and 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2 at the American Police Hall of Fame, 6350 Horizon Drive, Titusville. Attendees at all four events are asked to stay in their vehicles while stopping by exhibitors’ tents.

The outdoor format is ideal for Dobson, a popular performer at several previous Bluewater Creative Group events who is celebrating his 10th year as a One-man Band. The strolling entertainer who says he can

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Marc Dobson plays a mix of rock, country and pop music.

Marc Dobson will be entertaining crowds with his One-man Band at three of the upcoming Drive-Thru Senior Expos.

play 9.1 instruments is “social distance serenading” due to the pandemic, performing his music and comedy show outside businesses, bars, residential buildings and subdivisions.

A street performer for more than 30 years, Dobson entertains audiences with a backpack drum kit equipped with straps attached to his feet. As he sings and dances, the drums play in accompaniment with his guitar and harmonica. His motorized, self-powered wagon provides 2,000 watts of sound,

allowing Dobson plenty of mobility at events and in communities.

“A One-man Band on steroids,” Dobson describes himself at his website.

Dobson plays a mix of rock, country and pop music from the 1960s to today that he says appeals to all ages.

Dobson’s varied repertoire and his interactive shows have made him a popular draw at fairs and festivals across the U.S. Exhibitors and event staff will wear masks and practice social distancing

during the four Drive-Thru Senior Expos. The first 200 vehicles will receive a free COVID-19 supply kit containing cloth masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. Visitors also will receive free bottled water and a Big Red Bag filled with resources and giveaways.

For more information about Dobson, go to marcdobson.com. To learn more about the Drive-Thru Senior Expos, call 321-242-1235 or go to boomerseniorexpo.com. SL

Clean: Wash your hands with soap and warm water, about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, for at least 20 seconds before and after handling food — and after using the bathroom, changing diapers and handling pets. But don’t stop there.

“Don’t forget the cutting boards, the counter tops, these other places where food has been,” Hall said.

Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables before eating. So avoid the tasty temptation to pop a fresh store-bought strawberry in your mouth once you get home, she said.

Separate: Raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs need to be separated from other foods — in the shopping cart, grocery bags and in the refrigerator. That prevents bacteria from one uncooked item from contaminating another.

Cook: Cook food to a high enough internal temperature to kill the harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illness.

To do this, use a food thermometer.

Follow recommendations for safe

cooking temperatures.

Chill: Refrigerate or freeze meat, poultry, eggs and other perishables as soon as you get them home from the store. And never let raw meat, poultry, eggs, cooked food or cut fresh fruits or vegetables sit at room temperature more than two hours before chilling or freezing them.

And then there’s milk, Hall said.

Shoppers might be familiar with the expiration dates stamped onto milk cartons.

“You can buy milk on Aug. 18 and notice it’s good until Oct. 18,” she said.

“Well, it is good until October if you don’t open it.”

Once it’s opened, she cites the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory: seven days.

For more information on Hall’s work, go to bsnsolutions.net.

For a full breakdown of the Partnership for Food Safety Education’s four core practices, go to fightbac.org/food-safety-basics/thecore-four-practices. SL

Food safety: It’s not just to prevent coronavirus

BY HENRY A. STEPHENS In all the often stressed ways to prevent the spread of coronavirus, if someone doesn’t know to wash his or her hands for at least 20 seconds before handling food, Diane Hall says, “I don’t know where they’ve been.”

But there’s more to food safety than avoiding a global pandemic, said Hall, 63, of Malabar.

The nationally recognized dietician, president of Balanced Senior Nutrition Solutions, which she founded in 1992, said people need to keep their food safe from far more common threats — bacteria — that can play havoc with one’s health.

Indeed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has an A-to-Z list of more than 40 kinds of foodborne illnesses, from Amebiasis to Yersinia, caused by bacteria or other organisms.

For the list — and the symptoms — go to cdc.gov/foodsafety/diseases/index. html.

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Diane Hall is a dietician and the president of Balanced Senior Nutrition Solutions.

billions of dollars each year, and serves as a constant challenge for consumers, researchers, government and industry,” says the Partnership for Food Safety Education of Arlington, Virginia.

The good news, Hall said, is one can avoid all that by following a few steps in one’s own kitchen. She supports the Partnership’s four core practices: clean, separate, cook and chill.

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Florida Tech professor still abuzz about mosquitoes

BY MARIA SONNENBERG If you want the skinny on mosquitoes, talk to Dr. Gordon Patterson, who wrote the book, or actually, two books, on Florida’s mostdespised insect.

A professor at Florida Tech’s School of Arts and Communication, Patterson specializes in history, particularly environmental history, as in the case of mosquitoes.

The author of “The Mosquito Wars,” a look at mosquito control in Florida, Patterson also penned “The Mosquito Crusades,” which examines how America as a whole has dealt with the pesky and persevering bug.

There might be a third mosquitothemed volume in Patterson’s arsenal as he closely monitors promising research that focuses on genetically engineered male mosquitoes being released to breed with the native girls. When the happy couple mates, their eggs will supposedly be infertile, and the mosquito population is eventually slashed down to nothing.

Other research focuses on introducing specific bacteria into the mosquito population to make their eggs infertile.

Both are nice ideas, if they work.

Patterson’s long-standing mosquito research has not gone unnoticed. In 2018, he received recognition from the U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy for contributions to the history of mosquito and vector-borne diseases. He has been a keynote speaker at mosquito control conferences in Australia and Europe and delivered a special lecture

to the American Mosquito Control Association, which also presented him with a Presidential Award. He was invited to lead a Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology Seminar at Johns Hopkins University and received a China Field Study Summer Award from the Chinese Ministry of Education. Patterson arrived at Florida Tech 39 years ago. It was love at first sight of the campus, thanks to The Jungle, as the university’s Botanical Garden is fondly known.

“It was the garden that hired me, because I wandered into The Jungle and I figured that if an engineering school had a garden like this, it must be OK,” Patterson said.

Patterson admittedly has a soft spot for botanical oases. He met his wife, Joy, at Northwestern University’s Shakespeare Garden when the couple were undergraduates, and they married at the Botanical Garden of UCLA, where Patterson earned his Ph.D. Since their arrival in Melbourne four decades ago, the couple have continued their love affair with Florida Tech’s Jungle, participating in work days there and supporting it financially. In 2019, the garden was renamed the Joy and Gordon Patterson Botanical Garden.

Almost 40 years later, the Botanical Garden remains a source of happiness for Patterson, even if the mosquitoes do occasionally swarm.

“It is so wonderful to visit and see families enjoying the garden, because nobody gets into an argument while in a garden,” he said. SL

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Dr. Gordon Patterson and his wife, Joy, stand near the entrance to Florida Tech’s Joy and Gordon Patterson Botanical Garden.

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