Tradition continues with fun Boomer Expo

BY JEFF NAVIN

Wearing green is a given on St. Patrick’s Day. Add the Boomer Guide Expo to the festivities on Friday, March 17. The 15th annual free event will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hilton Rialto Place Ballroom at 200 Rialto Place, near the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The event is sponsored by Health First Health Plans and William A. Johnson PA.

The new 2023 Boomer Guide’s Fun and Leisure issue will be handed out during the gathering and spectators will be able to meet the cover model and the other models adorning the pages of the award-winning publication highlighting Brevard County’s resources for boomers and seniors.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Department will conduct self-defense presentations for seniors.

Frank Robb of the Environmental Education Awareness Research Support and Services (EEARSS) also will give a presentation on some of the projects his Brevard County nonprofit is working on.

Robb plans to bring an alligator, snake and terrapin to the expo. He regularly goes to schools in Brevard County to talk about the environment. Robb also produces a live podcast for the Titusville High School TV production class, and he does drone surveys with students from

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Spring break 2023 is here. It might be time for a little visit to see the grandchildren or to take them on a short vacation or day trip.

There is plenty to do right here on the Space Coast with our beaches, and even some museums, that offer free entry. There also are great parks and wildlife sanctuaries nearby.

Ulumay Wildlife Sanctuary is just down the road from business areas, almost hidden at a sharp curve near one end of Sykes Creek Parkway.

For day trips, in this edition of Senior Life, we tell you about The Citrus Tower in Clermont. The 226-foot tower used to be surrounded by orange groves for about as far as the eye could see. Today, there is hardly even a withering orange tree anywhere near the tower. Instead, sprawling urbanization and traffic is more the norm. But the tower is still an attraction with its view from the top and its Florida souvenirs and coffee shop at the base in fast-growing Clermont.

I like bringing these kinds of stories that introduce you to something that maybe you had not thought about in a long time, something that maybe will intrigue you and prompt you to go for a visit.

Have you ever played a game of horseshoes? We’ll tell you about it in this edition’s installment of Games People Play. We have been looking at both outdoor and indoor games in this series of stories. Maybe after reading about them, you might want to try out the games. The story about horseshoe games is in this edition of Senior Life

There is a lot of useful information for you in this edition of Senior Life. I only highlight a few in this column.

There is a growing trend to pay with cellphones for almost any transaction where a merchant will accept credit cards. The system uses encrypted data for each transaction and thus is believed to be more secure than swiping a credit card to pay.

If you are on social media, you have likely seen some of those advertisements that look like a fantastic bargain or a new product that you just must have. Be careful, as the old adage goes, “If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.” Is it a good deal or a bad deal? Make sure you check it out well before you decide to buy. Sometimes scammers will make their website look like that of a legitimate business to separate you from your money. Read more about it and lots more informative, useful and entertaining articles in this edition of Senior Life SL

R. Norman Moody norm@myseniorlife.com