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Viera High cheerleading co-captains, from left, Haley Dishong, Jordan Greene, Brianna Muzzy and athletic director Chris Gallagher, along with school principal Jim Hickey, far right, and school mascot Mo Hawk, took part in a ceremony honoring the school, which won the 2012-13 FHSAA/Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award for Class 7A, Section 2.

Viera High proved last season it knows how to win on the field of play.

Turns out, the Hawks know how to do it in the right

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After not receiving a single fine for unsportsmanlike behavior last year by the Florida High School Athletic Association, the Hawks were presented last month with

the 2012-13 FHSAA/Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award for Class 7A, Section 2.

With the award came a special recognition plaque, which was presented at halftime of the Viera-Satellite

football game. There was also a check for $500 from the FHSAA. Viera principal Jim Hickey said good behavior is something that is stressed among the school’s players

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Launching and expanding local business is essential, Weatherman said.

“While we put a lot of effort into attracting new businesses to the Space Coast, our work in strengthening and fostering local businesses is also a vital, if less publicized, part of (the EDC’s) mission.”

In addition to learning the identity of the winning educator first hand, the annual meeting will be an opportunity to network with 300 top decision makers from across Brevard County and get an up close and private experience of the Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit, Weatherman said.

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The Thomas E. Gamble Excellence in Education for Economic Development award is named for the former president of Brevard Community College, since renamed Eastern Florida State College, who died unexpectedly of cancer in 2006 after seven years on the job. The college has always been a beacon for business and community development, and many of its business and entrepreneurial programs were planned, launched or expanded on Gamble’s watch.

EFSC was awarded a $1.54 million federal grant Sept. 19 that will be used to help launch its three new bachelor’s degree programs in information technologies next year. The money comes from $474.5 million in funds to colleges and universities nationwide in a U.S. Department of Labor effort to develop and expand innovative training programs in growing industries and strengthen partnerships with employers.

“Education and economic development go hand-in-hand, and Tom Gamble understood that,” said EDC president Lynda Weatherman. “More importantly, he allowed that notion to guide some of the ground-breaking program development he undertook at the institution now known as Eastern Florida State College.”

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The long-time business and economics professor was tapped to develop and head up the Business Entrepreneurship Program with business philanthropist Bernie Simpkins from 2008 to 2009. Out of the gate, the program won the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship out of 800 programs in the country.

“It is the job of schools to prepare students to enter the workforce,” said Fuller, himself an entrepreneur as a former magazine publisher. “What better way to prepare them than to teach them every possible aspect and scenario of business ownership as an entrepreneur.”

During the past few years of economic recession, many students launched their own businesses because they could not find a post in today’s job market, Fuller said. He and Simpkins work to inspire students and community members alike through the program’s speaker series featuring successful entrepreneurs, among them local business superstar Carol Craig of Craig Technologies, S. Truett Cathy of fast-food giant Chick-fil-A, restaurateur and legendary Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula and the light-hearted cookie king Wally Amos of Famous Amos.

“They turned a negative into a positive and, instead of taking a job, they found themselves in a position to create jobs for others,” Fuller said, noting that more than 80 percent of the country’s employers are small businesses and calling them “the backbone of the U.S. economy.”

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Viera residents may already have noticed a growing number of signature events in the works for their town, and towns near and far will know of them soon.

The biggest on the horizon by far is the Nov. 30 “Light Up Viera” Parade and Holiday Pops Concert. It is timed for the Thanksgiving peak holiday shopping weekend, set for the Saturday after Black Friday.

The efforts are the sole focus of a new marketing executive under contract by the Viera Company, the arm of A. Duda & Sons that is turning the former farmland of the area’s founding fathers into new communities within the town.

“This is purely a marketing effort. We have 14,000 acres still to develop and we want people to experience everything Viera has to offer,” said Joane Dowd, whose official position is event architect. She is the former CEO and owner of a marketing and promotion company that included A. Duda & Sons and their subsidiaries as clients, along with major companies worldwide.

Dowd’s events serve a two-prong purpose. The main goal is to market the town of Viera, with its focus on lifestyle amenities and close-knit community feel, to consumers in other parts of the county, region and country.

“We want to bring people from the outside to experience Viera,” Dowd said.

“The events are a marketing tool that benefits everybody.”

Thus, the second aspect of the signature events campaign is to have more opportunities for residents to have fun together.

Word of mouth is the best form of advertising, Dowd added.

The Viera Fall Festival & Oktoberfest will span Friday through Sunday, Oct. 25 to 27 and include an authentic German “Hoffbrauhaus” tent and music, along with arts and crafts, pumpkin carving, Halloween costume contest, hayrides and carnival rides of a large fall festival.

The holiday parade is expected to bring in thousands of visitors to line the route from Breslay Avenue around Tavistock

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Before a large backdrop of the town center oak tree at holiday time, event architect Joane Dowd shows Audrey, Judy and Simon Diaz how to use special 3-D glasses that will be used to view the “Light Up Viera” Parade.

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Professional illuminated floats will be featured, as well as hand-made floats and decorated cars.

Drive, along Viera Boulevard and down Stadium Parkway.

Santa and his reindeer will invite parade watchers to tag along and enter Space Coast Stadium for a pops concert by the full Brevard Symphony Orchestra, performing on a custombuilt, covered stage.

Teams of 25 persons each will work the Wickham Road and Fiske Bolulevard exits off I-95, handing out maps that tell people where to park along the route and sending participants to float staging areas. Calvary Chapel of Viera is a major sponsor and will assign 200 volunteers to work

the parade and cancel its 5:30 p.m. evening service to provide parking.

Companies can sponsor a float for $2,500 that will include lighting, their corporate signage and banners, choice of float, delivery to the staging area, a professional driver, all insurance needed and 40 wristbands for VIP seating at the concert.

Participation options are available at Viera.com/Light up Viera; click Participation Application for details.

All parade attendees will be able to come to the Viera Discovery Center the entire month of November to

pick up their free Holoplex 3-D glasses. The lenses are designed to enhance colors, producing tiny twinkling reindeer that dance around the parade’s points of light.

Dowd, who has lived and worked in Spain, the United Arab Emirates and other spots across the globe, has relocated from her Orlandoarea home to Brevard.

“I’m very excited about all the possibilities, and I’m enjoying everyone here,” Dowd said. “I’ll be working hard so everyone looks to Viera for great events.”

For more information on events, call 321-255-4500, ext. 4880. VV

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“You have to position yourself on one shoulder or the other of the busy interstate. You get one shot at it because there will be no reverse with the big unit.

Cars are whizzing by, and then they slow down, often to take a look at what is going on,” Rudnicki said. “This causes secondary accidents, frequently right before our eyes. Our team is at great risk.”

Rudnicki and others from Station 47 weigh in on the toughest, scariest parts of the job that start once they “get the call.”

To start with, note the fact that their uniforms are so dark blue they appear black. Add the Florida sun and humidity to the fire and smoke of their frequent foe, and you’ve got a recipe for heat stroke, or at least extreme discomfort.

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BCFR Lt. Pam Rudnicki performs a high-elevation rescue that requires “It doesn’t happen. Once you inverting upside down from above before attaching a safety harness to give up on the idea, it’s not too a victim, then carrying the victim down once right side up. bad,” said Station 47’s Steve Racca.

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Mason Boylan of Rockledge BCFR Station 45 and Justin Foster of East Viera Station 47 respond to the call.

High elevation rescues will become more frequent with the addition of high-rise buildings on the Viera/Suntree horizon, from office towers in Suntree to the Viera Hospital, and more tall medical plazas to follow.

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“It’s a chance to get together and have some ‘me’ time,” said Sandy Reid, who along with mom Arwyn Holmes coincidentally pulls double duty as official helpers for others in their shoes. They are members of a resource team at Space Coast Early Steps Children’s Medical Services, a nonprofit provider of services for young children with special needs on behalf of the Florida Department of Health.

Some of the moms have adopted children with known birth challenges such as fetal alcohol syndrome or maternal drug addiction, most are within the exploding mushroom

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The moms agreed on mantra at a recent breakfast: When you are a mom, especially when you are a working mom, it’s tough to get the time to be by yourself or with friends to unwind from the tension of raising a family in today’s world. But when you have one or more children with special needs, it’s practically unheard of.

“So much more of your time and energy, your emotions, is spent on caring for your child or improving your skills or their skills at coping,” Holmes added.

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like we are doing something productive to learn more about how to address our children’s needs so we don’t have to feel guilty about doing it,” Reid said, adding emphasis on that vital last aspect.

They uncover shared experiences that could one day go down in the annals of discovery toward prevention or cure, such as the high incidence among their children of the common four: asthma, allergies, eczema and ADHD, the increasingly common attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder that is a challenge to fitting in at school or a future workplace, or forming positive relationships overall.

After “gives me hope,” the next most common term the moms gave for the group’s effect is “lifesaver.”

“I live for this,” Pat Jarrell Shortt said, slowly shaking her head back and forth in earnest. “I really do.”

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Golf means go for launch of Family Promise of Brevard program

By Mary Brotherton

In its 10th year as a member of the General Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Viera Woman’s Club membership continues to grow.

According to VWC president Karen Terry, “Last year, we had about 60 members.

Now, we have 86, with Viera Voice Photo eight new applicants,” Viera Woman’s Club members Karen Terry said.

Terry and Ruthie Magrini share a light Members of the moment. community service organization volunteered addition to constructing oyster more than 10,000 hours to a mats and keeping the median variety of projects in 2012. on Murrell Rd. litter-free.

“I tell our members to Musically-inclined members choose or renew their formed the Viera Singers passions, learn new things and visit nursing homes. The and have fun doing it,” Terry club takes special pride in said. “We have a lot of fun. its scholarship program for Socializing is a big part, Viera High School seniors but we’ve all made new and members of the Viera friends and have discovered Woman’s Club Juniorettes. diversity in different projects The club sponsors we can work with. Having community events throughout been a teacher for 30 years, the year to help fund their education is near and dear projects. The next event will to my heart, but I am also be a Bunco party at Heritage very fond of the Canine Isle Oct. 30, but the club’s Companions project.” signature event, the Snow Other VWC projects target Ball, will take place on at 5 Brevard Zoo, conservation p.m. Dec. 8 at Holiday Inn efforts, Hacienda Girls Ranch, Viera. Tickets for this dinner/ Devereux Therapeutic dance are $40 per person and Group Home, The Haven for all proceeds will benefit the Children, Operation Smile, many charities sponsored Brevard Schools Foundation,

by Viera Woman’s Club. Last the Children’s Hunger Project year’s Snow Ball generated and projects for veterans. more than $12,000. This “We recently helped set year’s event includes the Bling up a library in Viera Manor, Auction, where attendees may the assisted living facility for purchase a special jewelry box veterans,” Terry said. and hope to find an emerald The Woman’s Club and diamond ring or other continues to secure book and trinkets inside. magazine donations for this For more information ongoing project. about joining Viera Woman’s The club also works with Club, or to make a donation a local elementary school to or to purchase tickets, call maintain a vegetable garden 321-751-6984 or visit and with other organizations gfwcvierawomansclub.com. to recycle eyeglasses, pop VV tops and printer cartridges, in

Viera Voice Linda Wiggins Patrick Pavlicin, left, photobombs Bill Powers, in the cart, with Bob Cornetti, right, at last year’s family Promise of Brevard golf scramble, slated this year for 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19.

By Linda Wiggins

Family Promise of Brevard will host its second annual golf scramble at 7:30 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 19 at Indian River Colony Club in Viera. The success of the event is critical with this month’s launch of the program, according to executive director Tara Pagliarini.

Family Promise is a network of congregations that host up to four homeless families for one week each quarter. The families sleep in temporary dorms in church facilities. During the day, their children attend schools and adults look for work and

improve life skills toward independence at a day center at Grace Fellowship Church in Rockledge.

“This is the time of the greatest need for funds because we now have our doors open and are serving families,” she added.

Three of 13 host churches are in the Viera/Suntree area, with another three as support churches contributing funds and volunteers to the three churches: Suntree United Methodist, Faith “Viera” Lutheran and Advent Lutheran.

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Anyone who has taken a trip to Disney World knows the cost for a family of four can surge into the multiple hundreds of dollars.

Suntree United Methodist Church will dangle a fourperson Park Hopper package valued at $516 to entice shoppers to its indoor 26th annual Christmas Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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“Part of our mission is to help families in our community, and this will allow a family to bond over an activity that will make lifetime memories, doing something they may see other families enjoy, but that may be out of reach for them,” said SUMC member and volunteer Nancy Short, chairing the event for the third straight year.

The bazaar is also a costeffective way to shop for the holidays, with popular stops such as the Book Nook, Unique Boutique, Attic Treasures and Silent Auction. Auction selections are brand-new items and services donated by 50 local vendors that are good as gifts for others, or for one’s own family to enjoy restaurants and entertainment, often at a fraction of the regular cost.

The crown jewel of the event is the art and crafts

Greektoberfest returns for more fun St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church’s second annual Greektoberfest & Marketplace is 3 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5.

Greektoberfest is a smaller version of the church’s annual Taste of Greece Festival, which will be on the weekend of Feb. 21. It features great Greek food and beer. A Greek DJ and local Grecian Odyssey Dancers will perform, giving attendees a glimpse into the Greek culture.

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Tom and Nancy Short oversee the Disney World Park Hopper booth at the 2012 Suntree United Methodist annual Christmas Bazaar.

showcase, featuring 35 of the best local artists offering a variety of one-of- a-kind works.

The popular annual fest is billed as a chance to “shop for a cause,” Short said, with all proceeds going to charities and church missions. This year, the event will benefit a new project coming on line called Family Promise of Brevard, which will use SUMC and other churches as temporary housing for homeless families seeking independence. Church volunteers will serve meals, entertain children and

otherwise encourage family members along their path toward maturing in the ways of Christ, Short said.

Other bazaar features and fundraisers include a free car wash by the SUMC youth group, free photos with Santa Claus for use in Christmas greeting cards, barbecue luncheon at a reasonable fixed price and Kiddie Korner with cookie decorating and face painting.

For more information, call the front office of the church, located at 7400 N. Wickham Rd. in Suntree, at 321-242-2585. VV

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Farms foster new life cranes and other rare objects of ornithology are spotted nesting.

“There is a lot of wildlife to begin with,” said Mendoza, superintendent of the 900acre sod farm. Many varieties of grasses grow in the fields and are sold to builders and others with the need for mass quantities of sod. The most popular is the hardy St. Augustine that surrounds many Florida homes, businesses and public facilities.

Viera Voice Linda Wiggins “Leaving areas to grow tall Duda sod farm superintendent attracts more wildlife of all Pedro Mendoza surveys the company’s 900 acres of grass flats kinds, both the foraging kinds for wildlife like sandhill cranes and and the soaring birds that everyone loves to see.” crested caracara.

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By Linda Wiggins elusive crested caracara work the grasses below.

Pedro Mendoza has seen a All species have a place lot of wildlife over the past 26 to call their own on the years while working the sod flats at the Duda ranch west of farm, which acts as an open space buffer between Viera. residential communities He’s about to see a lot more. and the permanent ranching Ranch operations have operations and preserves that begun letting grasses mature protect the watershed into the at the perimeters of the fields St. Johns River. The waterway and in areas where sandhill

is the main source of water for Brevard County.

According to sod farm manager Chris Leffler, the move is more than just a nice way of doing business. It is a means to an end.

“It is in everyone’s interest that we work to protect the environment because we need it to be healthy for ourselves,” Leffler said.

The welcome mat for wildlife is congruent with the operations farther to the west, at the end of Wickham Road.

Hundreds of acres of lakes, preserved wetlands and buffer areas give treated water and runoff a place to process, filter and renew before making its way to the rivers and underground aquifers.

The area, now known as the Viera Wetlands, has become an attraction to resident and migratory birds of a growing number of species. The flora and fauna feed each other and the result is a better habitat for humanity, Leffler said.

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To keep the Nationals here in Brevard, fans need to go to the games in full force and show the team and organization that we are 100 percent behind them.

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Coach and General Manager of the Space Coast Hurricanes As with any sport, you need to get butts in seats. The Nationals need to have more community involvement so they can get more local support for better attendance.

John Leep First, I would have them increase the number and types of family nights. Also, the parking needs to be fixed. That field gets everything so dirty. The last thing is more marketing/advertising to include the Orlando area.

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It’s a two-way street. The Nationals have to embrace the Brevard community, do more for us. We, on the other hand, have to remember that we have to support them. We need to remember that we have baseball stadium that offers our all all-American pastime cheaper than going to the movies on a Friday night.

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Wrap up

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Sports Schedule BOWLING All games at 4 p.m.

(Home games played at Harbour Lanes) Oct. 1 – vs. Melbourne Oct. 8 – vs. Covenant Oct. 10 – vs. Palm Bay Oct. 15 – vs. West Shore Oct. 17 – vs. Heritage at Shore Lanes Oct. 22 – Conference Tournament at Shore Lanes Oct. 28 – District 11 Tournament VARSITY BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Oct. 19 – Cape Coast Conference meet, TBA Oct. 26 – Class 4A, District 9 meet hosted by Treasure Coast VARSITY GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Oct. 19 – Cape Coast Conference meet, TBA Oct. 26 – Class 4A, District 9 meet hosted by Treasure Coast VARSITY FOOTBALL All games at 7 p.m. * District game Oct. 3 – Eau Gallie* Oct. 10 – Atlantic Oct. 18 – Melbourne* Oct. 25 – at Space Coast SUBVARSITY FOOTBALL All games at 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 2 – Satellite Oct. 10 – Palm Bay Oct. 17 - Rockledge BOYS GOLF (Home matches played at Duran) Oct. 5 – Holy Trinity (18 holes) Oct. 7 – Cape Coast Conference Tournament (18 holes) Oct. 14 – Class 3A, District 16 Tournament (18 holes) at Royal St. Cloud, 10 a.m.

Oct. 21-22 – Class 3A, Region 6 Tournament at Royal St. Cloud 8:30 a.m.

GIRLS GOLF (Home matches played at Duran) Oct. 1 – Harmony/Bishop Moore at Harmony CC, 3 p.m.

Oct. 7 – Cape Coast Conference Tournament (18 holes), 8 a.m.

Oct. 14 – Class 3A, District 16 Tournament at Duran, 9 a.m.

Oct. 21—Class 3A, Region 6 Tournament at Royal St. Cloud 10 a.m.

SWIMMING 4:30 p.m., unless noted (home meets held at Sherwood Pool) Oct. 1 – at Satellite Oct. 8 – Heritage/Sebastian River at Palm Bay Aquatic Center Oct. 10 – Cape Coast Conference Diving, TBA Oct. 11 – Cape Coast Conference Swimming at Cocoa Beach Aquatic Center Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 – Class 3A, District 5 meet, TBA VARSITY VOLLEYBALL All games at 7:15 p.m. * District game Oct. 1 – Rockledge Oct. 3 – Martin County* Oct. 8 – Cocoa Oct. 10 – Space Coast (Pink Game) Oct. 11 – at Dig Pink Tournament Oct. 12 – at Dig Pink Tournament Oct. 16 – Heritage (senior night) Oct. 17 – at Rockledge Oct. 22 – District Semifinals, 5 and 7 p.m.

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Oct. 30 – vs. Treasure Coast at Melbourne High, 5:30 p.m.

VIERA VOICE Photo courtesy of Sarah Spinner

The Viera High girls volleyball team will host Space Coast in the seventh annual Pink Game on Oct. 10.

Proceeds from the game will go to Dig Pink, a national foundation for high school volleyball teams across the country to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research.

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Some games are simply more special than others, and not just because of what is at stake for the winner and loser.

The Viera High School volleyball team will host Space Coast at 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10 in the seventh annual Pink Game.

Proceeds will help support breast cancer research.

In addition to ticket sales, there will be concessions that will feature pink items such

as cookies, lemonade and cupcakes among other things.

There will also be a “Drawing for Chance,” a serve-athon and prize giveaways, including gift baskets, dinner gift certificates and an iPad mini.

Donations from the game will be made to Dig Pink, a national foundation for high school volleyball teams across the country to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research. So far, the Hawks have raised more

than $20,000.

This year’s game, which takes place during spirit week at VHS, will have special meaning for Viera coach Sarah Spinner and her father, Robert Spinner, who is principal at Space Coast.

“The Pink Game is very special to our community, administration, students and me personally, especially this year with my Aunt Judy (Lachenbacher) passing in January,” Sarah Spinner said.

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by the return of Shelby and Sydney Smith, who ran for Holy Trinity as seventh graders and are now back after spending two years in Michigan.

Melia Storum, a junior transfer from Cocoa Beach, should also have a big impact, along with freshman Samantha Folio and seventhgrader Marie Groppel.

“This potentially could be the best girls team I’ve ever had,” Butler said. “We’re really, really strong this year.

The problem is Oak Hall has the best team they’ve ever had, too.”

Wollrath, meanwhile, admits winning a third straight state title is on her mind, but she also knows she’s going to have to earn it.

“I feel like I always have a lot of competition,” she said.

“There are always a couple of girls I know that are really VIERA VOICE Carl Kotala good and I’ll have to work Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy boys cross country team has won the past two Class 1A state championships hard to beat.” and is ranked No. 1 in the state this season, while the girls team is ranked No. 2. Pictured, from left, are Andrew Cacciatore, Holy Trevor Kattenberg, Andrew Cacciatore, Daniel Cronin and two-time girls Class 1A individual champion Trinity’s No. 1 boys runner Julie Woolrath. this season, is the No. 2

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It may be an old saying, but when it comes to the Holy Trinity boys cross country team, it certainly seems to hold true.

“We didn’t rebuild,” Tigers coach Doug Butler said. “We reloaded.”

While only three runners returned from last year’s team, which won its second straight Class 1A state championship, Holy Trinity boasts a roster that features three of the top four ranked freshmen in the state — among all classes.

The Holy Trinity girls, meanwhile, has a two-time champion of its own in junior Julie Wollrath, who will be going for her third consecutive individual Class 1 championship. On top of that, the girls are ranked second in the state and will be looking to overtake last year’s top team, Oak Hall.

“Our team is really good this year and I think we have a chance at winning state,” Wollrath said.

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ranked junior in the state in all classes (No. 1 in Class 1A) and would like to follow in the footsteps of last year’s top runner, Alex Brown, who won the individual as well as team championship.

Trevor Kattenberg is the top-ranked freshman in the state, while his twin brother, Egan, is ranked No. 3 in the state among ninth graders.

Michael Wilson is ranked No. 4. Sophomore Daniel Cronin, meanwhile, has been running well and should make the Tigers even better.

The Tigers are certainly much younger than last year’s team, which featured four seniors, but there is no doubt where the bar is set for the state’s top-ranked program.

“I think there’s a lot of motivation,” Cacciatore said.

“We have three returners this year from last year’s state championship team.

We know what it’s like to win state and we’ll push the other guys.” VV

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Hawks have big hopes in 3A golf

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Led by players, left, Michelle Hawkins, Taylor Rajeski and Katie Arnott, the Viera High girls golf team should be a Class 2A state title contender this season.

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The Viera High boys and girls golf teams have a few things in common this season: They’re both blessed with deep, talented rosters and they’ve both got legitimate shots to contend for the Class 3A state championship.

“We have high expectations,” said Viera girls No. 1 player Michelle Hawkins.

As if girls coach Greg Ford’s team wasn’t deep enough, the Hawks’ strength has been augmented by the arrival of Hawkins (from Thailand) and No. 2 player Taylor Rajeski, who transferred to Viera after playing for state champion Lake Mary last season.

Not only have they already formed a strong friendship, but Hawkins and Rajeski have made a seamless transition into the Hawks’ program.

“I love it,” Rajeski said. “The team is very loving and the coach is awesome. I love the coach. We’re all very hard

working. That’s what makes it work.”

Joining Hawkins and Rajeski on Viera’s talented roster are freshman Sam Brimhall, senior Sam Dahl, junior Kaycee Gray, sophomore Katie Arnott, sophomore Katie Goodman and senior Carli Ford.

Ford believes Viera, Dr. Phillips and Venice will all be top contenders for the state title this year.

“I think we’ll have a shot, but again, anything can happen,” Ford said. “We’ll give it our best.”

Viera’s boys, meanwhile, have an 18 team roster full of players capable of shooting under 80. That can make for some competitive practices.

“My practices might be more stressful than the matches,” coach Paul Bentley said.

“These kids are trying to fight for their position, trying to fight to get into the match.”

Three-year veteran Alex Liles is at the top of the ladder and can drive the ball well

over 300 yards. The Hawks have also been strengthened by the addition of junior Nico Gagliardi, a transfer from Titusville. Sophomore Ryan Rozic and freshman Tyler Greek are blossoming into top flight players.

The remainder of the lineup can vary with the top contenders consisting of sophomore Mitchell Albright, senior Kevin Keller, sophomore Tyler Solnay or sophomore Kyle Desceno.

“We have high expectations,” Bentley said. “We expect to win the Cape Coast Conference tournament and we expect to give Vero Beach a run for their money at the district (tournament).”

If the Hawks can get hot at the right time, Bentley believes anything is possible with this team.

“I feel like if we play our best golf, we can win everything,” he said. VV

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GIRLS VARSITY GOLF continued VARSITY FOOTBALL All games at 7 p.m., unless noted Oct. 29-30 – Class 1A State Oct. 4 – Trinity Prep

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HOLY TRINITY FOOTBALL Victories over Father Lopez and Agape Christian helped the Tigers get off to a 2-0 start before falling on the road at Victory Christian … Senior running back Alex Bouie ran for 358 yards and scored three touchdowns to help Holy Trinity get off to a solid start, while Cameron Osman caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Dan Welch … J’V’on Butler led the team with 14 receptions … Garrett Heinlen led the team with 32 tackles.

HOLY TRINITY SWIMMING/DIVING Robert Morgan won the diving competition for the Holy Trinity boys in a trimeet against Viera and Eau Gallie last month… Morgan was also victorious in a tri-meet with Space Coast and St. Edward’s. Nick Belsten won the 200 free and Mason Baughan took the 50 free. On the girls side, Taylor Wilson won the 200 Individual Medley, the 100 free and the 100 backstroke. Katherine Hess won the 50 free and Nicole Whitlock won the diving event.

HOLY TRINITY VOLLEYBALL New coach Pete Klonowski had his team off to a 6-0 start … Gabby Dixon was leading the offense with 36 kills, followed by Chelsea Pruitt with 21. Pruitt had a .455 hitting percentage … Jenny Ryan led the team in digs with 30 and service aces with 12, while Megan Moisand had 74 assists and was second on the team with 10 aces …

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Anytime you have Greg Young, you’re going to be a contender. The senior bowled 246 last month to help Viera edge Heritage and improve its record to 4-2. Matt Cassone (234) and Patrick Franza (213) also topped the 200 mark.

Tyler Fischer had 190 and Evan Keeney added 144.

On that same day, the Viera girls lost their sixth straight.

Maria Rocca had 162 for the Hawks while Jamie Schlegel threw 159.

VIERA HIGH FOOTBALL It’s been a record-breaking season for the Hawks, who got off to a 4-0 start for the first time in school history following a 38-7 road victory over district foe Sebastian River. … Senior quarterback Cody Dentmon hit Tre Nixon with a pair of touchdown passes to key the win over Sebastian River while sophomore running back Zach Blanch — who came into the game as the county’s No. 2 rusher — scored his fourth touchdown of the season.

VIERA SWIMMING/ DIVING The Hawks are off to a strong start as evidenced by a tri-meet win against Holy Trinity and Eau Gallie. Peter Haddad won the 200 IM and 500, while Joey Molnar took the 100 free and Grant Spence won the 100 breaststroke … The Viera girls were also winners with Jocelyn Lott winning the 200 free and the 100 fly. Grace Noel won the 50 and 100 free and Jordan Fleisher won the 200 IM and 100 back.

VIERA VOLLEYBALL Nina Alvarez racked up 106 assists and 14 service aces in the Hawk’s first five matches, while Alex Bynum had a teamhigh 44 kills, Marisol Murray had 87 digs and Alana Shoff had 11 blocks. Viera improved to 4-2 with a 3-0 win against Bayside. In that match, Shoff had 11 kills and two blocks while Cailea Gibbs had nine kills and two blocks. Alvarez had 22 assists and five aces.

Bynum led the team with 12 digs. VV

and coaches and that receiving the award was a big moment for the school.

“I think it speaks to the volume of where we were last year,” Hickey said. “We won the all-sports trophy,

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and then to come back and win something like that, demonstrates that you’re not only winning on the field, but you’re winning with good character and good sportsmanship.

“It’s all a big package that is good for us.”

Needless to say, this is kind of award the Hawks would like to see become a yearly tradition. VV

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Expectations high for Holy Trinity golf

Viera teams excite

By Carl Kotala

By Carl Kotala

The odds of Holy Trinity reaching its first state golf tournament would certainly appear to be stacked in the Tigers’ favor.

Not only does the boys team feature three players— senior Kerry Sweeney, senior Matt Allison and eighthgrader Calvin Sierota—capable of shooting par for 18 holes, but both the district and regional tournaments will be held at Suntree Country Club, Holy Trinity’s home course.

“That makes a difference of us moving on,” Allison said.

The Tigers would have likely made it to the Class 1A state tournament last year were it not for one troublesome hole at the regionals, where the team was a combined 9-over par. That kind of trouble is less likely to happen on Holy Trinity’s home course.

In fact, Tigers coach Ron Benfield estimates being on familiar territory could mean a two-stroke difference for his players, who are hoping to have a team score of 300 come regionals (that’s an average of 75 for the top four players over 18 holes).

In addition to Sweeney, Allison and Sierota, the Tigers are also expecting big things from senior Trey Ville and sophomore Mitchell Kara this season.

Sweeney, who won the regional tournament last year, is eager to take another crack at the state finals.

“I want a ring this time,” he said.

While the boys team has a trip to the state tournament on its mind, the girls team is also looking forward to a strong season that should see the Tigers competing for the district title against the likes of Edgewood, Melbourne Central Catholic and West Shore.

The girls are led by two seniors, Mary Lewis and Kendall Kara, along with junior Kaley Stirtzinger, sophomore Lilly Wall, sophomore Emily Dixon, junior

There’s a new sense of confidence and enthusiasm surrounding the Viera High cross country program this year — and with good reason.

Not only do the Hawks have some talented runners, they also have a new district that should help them be much more competitive.

“Our district is smaller, so our goal is to advance out of districts and into regionals,” Viera girls coach Kate Howick said. “That is a goal that is very attainable.”

Suzy Henderson, a co-captain and one of the Hawks’ top runners this season, said the enthusiasm level has gone up quite a bit on the girls team.

Henderson is joined by junior Molly Bryan, junior Lexi Eastburn, senior Angie Altzner and senior co-captain Gabby Rennie. Senior Jessica Manifold is a four-year runner for Viera, along with Meghan Audo and Katelyn Winters.

The Hawks, who last went to the state meet in 2008, are in Class 4A, District 9 with Centennial, Port St. Lucie, Martin County, Treasure Coast and Vero Beach. Viera ranked third in the district early in the season “I think the fact that we’re so close – we’re right there – and if we keep our spot we definitely have a shot at going to the regionals and doing well,”

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Holy Trinity’s Kendall Kara, left, and Kailee Holland take part in a recent practice. The Tigers hope to compete for the district title this season.

Lindsey Webb and freshman Lela Gunderson.

On top of that, there are six other new recruits who should be ready to contribute to the Tigers’ good fortune in the coming years.

Coach Lisa Lewis has been pleased with the way her team has played in the early part of the season, pointing in particular to a Sept. 16 match against West Shore where the Tigers had a team total of 188 on the way to improving their record to 8-2.

Lewis said she had never seen the team shoot lower than 200, which is again an indication of good things to come for the Tigers.

“It keeps getting better every year,” Lisa Lewis said. VV

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e said. a’s boys team, which also has a oach in Ron Abel, has had some season success. The varsity ed second at the Rockledge Classic last month, while the JV ook first. homore Sam Shaffer is Viera’s nner, followed by junior Mike el, junior Ricky Cupoli, junior n Levine, freshman twins nd Peter Balsitis, senior Justin od and junior Jeremy Dean. s is the best team we’ve ever Viera,” Groppel said. “We’ve put training in. This team’s really ted this year.”

Not only has Abel quickly earned the trust of his runners, but he has also changed the attitude at practice because he runs with the team.

“The fact that he runs with us, there’s definitely a connection with him and the team that’s a lot stronger,” Shaffer said. “The work ethic this year has definitely gone up. He expects results from us. It’s definitely a big motivation for the team to go out there and run as hard as we can. “… We’re a young team, but we’re growing up together, running hard together. We’ve definitely formed a family together. The atmosphere is definitely positive.” VV

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Viera Suntree Lacrosse Club is a nonprofit organization that promotes youth lacrosse in Viera, Suntree, Rockledge and Melbourne.

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Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy students looking to glean more information about their potential college of choice will get a chance to do just that at the school’s sixth annual College Festival on Oct. 15.

Representatives from at least 24 colleges will be on campus to meet with Holy Trinity ninth through 12th graders. .

For the juniors and seniors, it’s a chance to ask specific questions about the application process, or perhaps some of the school’s requirements. For freshmen and sophomores, it’s an opportunity to explore what types of schools may be available to them, including big schools, small schools and instate or out-of-state colleges.

Jo Pagan, the school’s associate director of college counseling, said there were several reasons behind the creation of the event.

While the school always does its best to accommodate college representatives who want to come on campus, students must choose between attending the session or going

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Jo Pagan, the associate director of college counseling at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, has been a major part of all six College Festival events at the school.

to their regularly scheduled class.

The College Festival helps streamline that process. There will be no classes scheduled between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The morning begins with a breakfast/reception with the representatives, followed by five 20-minute information sessions, where students can get the kind of personal attention they would not likely get at other college fair events.

“College fairs are great ways

to gather information from a college, but it is by no means a situation where they can ask particular questions or linger for any length of time with an individual college,” Pagan said. “They shake a hand, they pick up a card from the representative, a brochure and then they’re on to the next table. “(This will) make it a little more meaningful experience for our students.”

The event has become quite popular through the years.

“I think they enjoy it,” Pagan said.

Among the schools expected to be in attendance are: Army ROTC; Auburn University; Barry College; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Tech; Florida Southern University; Lynn University; Rollins College; Stetson; University of Alabama; UCF; University of Florida and Vanderbilt University.

Georgia Institute of Technology and Wake Forest University will have Skype sessions available for Holy Trinity students. VV

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By Linda Wiggins

Schools across Viera and Suntree swelled in attendance compared to the low figures projected by the Brevard County School District, which resulted in the loss of a number of beloved teachers who were not invited back this year, and the later addition of ones who had not yet been placed in jobs at the start of the year.

Students have now been moved into new classes and new teachers added after the official “six-day count,” which takes place four weeks into the school year that started Aug. 14. The schools trimmed attendance per class to meet the state class-size requirements.

The reason for the low VIERA VOICE Linda Wiggins estimate was the anticipation Janet Whalen welcomes fourth-grade students into her new of fewer children entering classroom Sept. 16. kindergarten and the anticipation that a larger four annual-contract teachers “We definitely did not want number of parents would opt not invited to return to to lose her,” said Suntree to send their children to the Suntree Elementary School. principal Mecheall Giombetti. new Viera Charter School, The term means they are The loss turned into an which is an elementary not guaranteed ongoing indirect gain for a greater school and also the first employment, but rather work number of students when middle school located in the from year to year if they can Dwenger was placed with the Viera/Suntree area. find a position. district teaching reading and “There is a great deal “It was such a writing education skills to that goes into this process, disappointment,” Dwenger teachers. including constant said.

The vacancies were a boon monitoring of enrollment The loss of Dwenger also for teachers Janet Whalen and class size ratios,” BCSD hit parents, students and and Andrew Bayard, placed spokesperson Michelle Irwin administrators hard because in fourth and sixth grade said. “At times, decisions to of her passion for writing slots, respectively. They had combine classes are made, ― she ran a student writing not been picked up at the while at other times, another club after school ― and start of the year, and landed unit is added to create doctorate in education rare at one of the highest-rated another class.” among elementary school schools in the district among Kelly Dwenger is one of teachers. teachers.

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Think outside the box: businesses and schools join love-gift drive

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Suntree business manager.

“We thought that if we had an official communitycollection point that was not a church, that two things might happen,” said Joe Rowlette,

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Internally, the three YMCAs in Brevard filled and shipped 1,000 boxes apiece last year.

The popular Operation Christmas Child announced it surpassed its 100 millionth delivered gift, a double milestone because this year is its 20th anniversary. The project is run by Samaritan’s Purse, a faith-based nonprofit focused on relief efforts. Its president is Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham.

A third factor, added YMCA board member Rev. Bill Kearney, is that the business would provide a neutral zone for people cool to the church experience.

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Central Florida Winds Orchestra

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Genealogy 101

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8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Jazzercise (adults) 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Pickleball (adults) 3 - 4:30 p.m.

American Kenpo Karate 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.

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Brevard Federated Republican Women

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Monthly Luncheon 1 p.m.

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Viera Rec Center Activities Sesame Street Live!

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Friends of Suntree/ Viera Library Book Sale

League of Women 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Book Sale

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Military Charity Golf Tournament Saturday the 25th Registration 11:30 Golfers – enjoy a fun day of golf on a championship course for a reasonable cost. This event will take place at the prestigious Suntree Country Club.

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“Grades one through nine are the most popular for the program,” Borghei said.

Although students learn math in school, they are often confused and left to struggle with some of the most basic elements.

This is where Borghei and his center director, Pam Jordan, come in. Along with several teachers, they hold workshops at the learning center, located at 7777 N. Wickham Rd. in the Suntree Publix shopping complex from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There is no homework and the students study from centerprovided workbooks.

Everything available is divided into three segments: fundamentals, math according to the grade the children are in, and homework help.

“Everyone needs to know a certain amount of math,” Borghei said. “Life is about problem solving.”

Jordan, a teacher by trade, has a passion for helping students.

“I like the idea of working one on one with students.

There will be three or four students per teacher, which will give the child an upper hand in the learning experience,” Jordan said, seconded by Borghei.

“Being successful is working hard and being persistent,” Borghei added.

“It is my hope that one day, 10 years from now, a student of mine will come knocking on my door to thank me for my help.”

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As owner and director of the spa, Le is adamant about using organic facial and hair products, as well as natural wood and leather furniture.

“I want to have an all green environment,” Le said. “It is important to me that we use the most natural products and furniture.”

According to Chris Bond, assistant director and manager of the salon, men are also interested in salon services. Hair stylists are trained in men’s haircuts and today, many men enjoy manicures, massages and facials.

Located at 7640 N. Wickham Road, Ste. 111, in Viera, the spa offers a full-service hair salon with top notch stylists and colorists. Manicures and pedicures are a specialty, with a full line of all natural Zoya nail polishes, in addition to

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A combination of lotion, scrubs and oils are used on feet and hands to enhance the mani-pedi experience. Facials and massages are offered in quiet, private areas, which are conducive to relaxation.

Le personally selected each of the manicurists and massage therapists, who are considered to be some of the very best.

Euphoria carries an exclusive line of Davines hair color products and all-natural Goldwell ammonia-free color line. Facial products include a special line of creams and masks designed by Dr. Ross Clevens, Central Florida plastic surgeon who designed products to meet the needs of all women.

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Following the phenomenal success of Viera Pizza’s Eat My Crust 5K run and fun walk last year, owner Mike Acosta has announced the next event will be, “Big, bigger, biggest!”

He said the 2014 cash prizes for runners will be big and the post-race buffet will be bigger than before.

“This year’s event will offer the biggest awards in Brevard,” Acosta said.

Proceeds from last year’s Eat My Crust event awarded $15,000 to Viera High School’s athletic program. Sales from tickets for the Great Golf Cart Giveaway generated enough cash to donate $4,000 to Special Olympics Brevard County, $3,000 to Early Steps VIERA VOICE Jill Gaines Nicole Fry and Mike Acosta promote Viera Pizza’s RUN EMC at the and $1,500 to Suntree Viera Viera/Suntree Business Council’s quarterly meeting on Sept. 10 at Lightning Youth Football and Brevard Zoo in Viera.

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Race mascot Joey Pepperoni will lead younger runners and Project. The restaurant is “We like to stay fresh and will be available for photos. the official food sponsor for keep things going in the “We anticipate 1,000 the 14th annual Pumpkins in community,” Acosta said. runners, this year, maybe the Park 5K Run and Fitness Changes are afoot, Acosta more,” Acosta said.

Walk in Cocoa’s Taylor Park added. The demand for Eat My Crust is an on Oct. 25. delivery has increased, so opportunity for walkers, In November, Viera Pizza the two restaurants, both runners and volunteers will provide food for the located on Viera Boulevard, from the area to participate children’s choir from local one at Stadium Parkway and in an event that benefits the schools after the Viera one at Murrell Road, are now entire community. The date Christmas tree lighting delivering as far south as the of this year’s race will be May ceremony. Named the 2013 Pineda Extension.

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may have to climb higher than the buckets or ladders to access a roof if there is no other way up.

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The Florida Historical Society will host author and Chautauqua Betty Jean Steinshouer for a lecture and discussion 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at in the Library of Florida History located at 435 Brevard Ave., in historic Cocoa Village.

The event is free and open to the public. Discussion and refreshments follow the talk.

Steinshouer has toured 43 states, since 1988, with her Chautauqua portrayals of great women authors.

Chautauqua is an adult education movement that became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

First held at Chautauqua Lake, N.Y., these assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s, bringing entertainment and culture to communities.

Steinshouer has spent years of ongoing research on each author, bringing reality to the personalities and realism to the words and thoughts she presents. She was an intercollegiate debater and orator in undergraduate school, but Steinshouer left her love of public discourse and rhetoric to study literature in graduate school. She has joined both fields in her Chautauqua career.

Steinshouer recently added a new program to her repertoire: Voice of the Everglades.

A study of Marjory Stoneman Douglas debuted in 2007 in towns across Florida.

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studying Douglas. Her research began when she wrote a book on women authors in Florida for the University Press for Florida’s history and culture series. Her volume, “Running South In Agitation: The Florida Journeys of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sarah Orne Jewett, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Elizabeth Bishop, Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Anne Morrow Lindbergh” is currently in production.

The Florida Historical Society is the state’s oldest existing cultural organization.

Though interrupted by the American Civil War, the society, which was created in 1856, reestablished in 1902.

It is dedicated to preserving Florida’s past through the collection and archival maintenance of historical documents and photographs, the publication of scholarly research and through historic preservation projects.

For more information on the Florida Historical Society and the Discover Florida Series, visit myfloridahistory.org or call 321-690-1971. VV

Absentee ballots sent to military, overseas voters

Special to Viera Voice

Brevard County Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott announced that mail-in or absentee ballots were mailed last month to military and overseas voters for the 2013 Municipal and Special District Election to be held on Nov. 5 for Indialantic, Melbourne Beach and Barefoot Bay. The elections office emailed ballots to citizens who requested to receive ballots electronically.

“The Military and Overseas Voters Empowerment Act (Move Act) permits military and overseas voters to receive their ballots via e-mail

or fax. I am proud to see Brevard’s military and overseas voters utilizing this convenient method of voting,” Scott said.

Approximately 1,964 mail/absentee ballots are currently scheduled to be mailed to local voters on Oct. 8.

Absentee ballots must be received in the elections office by 7 p.m. Nov. 5.

Voters can track the status of their absentee ballot through the Brevard County Elections website VoteBrevard.com.

For more information or to request an absentee ballot, call the elections office at 321-633-2124. VV

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Viera Lions Club president Ruby Jackson gets ready to award an official member vest to seeing-eye dog JJ, giving love to owner Peter Poliey.

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everywhere. I go to the bank. I go to Publix to get my groceries. You see us everywhere.�

The simple solution also opens the door to the world. “As long as I can get to the buses, I can go anywhere in the world. No place is out of bounds and no door is closed to me. I can do anything I want to do,� Poliey said. “No one can keep me out of any public place with my dog; I know the laws and my rights. I trust JJ with my life. �

The canine’s dedication earned JJ an honor typically reserved for humans. He was awarded his membership vest from the Viera Lions Club Sept. 10 at the Holiday Inn Viera, where the group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. “He is such a sweet, loyal and calm dog. He is one of us,� said Viera Lions president Ruby Jackson.

In helping Poliey, JJ is fulfilling the club’s motto, “We serve.�

The Lions’ mission is to create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation.

Hellen Keller challenged the Lions at an Ohio convention to become her “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness.�

Ever since, the primary mission of Lions Clubs International has been to rid the world of preventable and reversible blindness and provide services for people who are already blind or visually impaired.

The fact that the club’s primary mission is to help the blind had no bearing on Poliey’s attraction to the Lions. “I went to a meeting and saw it was a fun group that did good things for others,� he said.

If Peter Poliey can make light of what some may see as his plight, he figures it will set others at ease. The Suntree man is totally blind, and relies on his dog, a black Labrador Retriever named JJ, to level the playing field. “People ask me what kind of dog he is and I’ll joke with them and say, ‘He’s a yellow Have a lot to protect?

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While jocular, Poliey is also matter of fact about the special requirements needed to live the full life of unhindered mobility that others take for granted.

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Irwin, who once wore the hat of school principal in the Michigan area from which she hails, gets to feed her passion to perform as a television, print and online journalist as well.

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a new task, which is often, she “gives the baby away” to a capable member of her staff. She has moved many departments and staff positions under her management.

One such full-time position has been dedicated to selling advertising and sponsorships in limited areas of commons areas at schools and at sports games and assemblies, commercials for online and television programming and ads in the newsletters. The move launched two years ago initially was let out as a contracted service, and moved in-house to increase the percentage of revenues.

“I believe in having the very capable members of staff take ownership of their projects without me micromanaging, but definitely staying in communication,” Irwin said.

While communication is her strong suit, she is the first to

look at her performance and to find ways of improving. Case in point: the drive to add a half-cent sales tax to sales up to $5,000, an increase from 6 percent to 6.5 percent.

“As hard as we worked to rally all segments of the community, we could have done a better job at communicating key points,” Irwin said. “For example, people would not have been discouraged from making large purchases in Brevard because of the $5,000 cap.”

The slim-margin failure resulted in deep cuts to school budgets, reduced hiring and the closure of three schools.

The school closings continue to create ripples of acrimony among groups Irwin still strives to win over.

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He has been writing a monthly column for Senior Life, the sister publication to Viera Voice, since 2005.

He introduces readers to inexpensive, educational and fun excursions that can be made in a day or two.

Trieste said that he came up with the idea for his column because he and his late wife had many friends and relatives from the New York area who visited the Central Florida theme parks before stopping in to see them at their beachside condo.

“In the course of conversation,” Trieste said, “they would mention they spent up to $5,000 on one week’s vacation for a family of four or five. In many cases this was at least one year’s savings for these folks.”

Senior Life has published more than 80 articles featuring trips that can be made in a single day. Each one has his personal approval rating. He said his favorite day trip is from Route 192 beachside, south on A1A to Vero Beach.

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