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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.
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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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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
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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. For more information, go to familypromiseofbrevard.org or call 321-209-3391. VV
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Popular bazaar gives leg up on discount holiday shopping By Linda Wiggins
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. Saturday, Nov 2. “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. For more details, call 321-254-1045. VV
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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. Bald eagles float above the fields, while the even more 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. “We take care of them, they take care of us.” VV
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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. Oct. 24 – District Finals, 7 p.m. JV VOLLEYBALL All games at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 1 – Rockledge Oct. 3 – Martin County* Oct. 8 – Cocoa Oct. 10 – Space Coast Oct. 16 – Heritage Oct. 17 – at Rockledge FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL All games at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 1 – Rockledge Oct. 3 – Martin County* Oct. 8 – Cocoa Oct. 10 – Space Coast Oct. 17 – at Rockledge VARSITY BOYS SOCCER Oct. 29 – vs. Monte Verde Academy at Melbourne High, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 – vs. Treasure Coast at Melbourne High, 5:30 p.m.
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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. By Carl Kotala
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. VV
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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 By Carl Kotala
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. The Tigers state title hopes have been bolstered
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Hawks have big hopes in 3A golf By Carl Kotala
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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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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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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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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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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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Viera/Suntree schools lose, gain teachers 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 By Linda Wiggins
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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,
gifts, a declaration of Christian love tucked inside through Operation Christmas Child. Adding businesses and schools to the mix will amplify the love, according to a
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operations manager for the YMCA fitness club in Suntree. 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. “You’re not going to be proselytized here,” Kearney said. Throughout the month, Rowlette and Kearney are inviting potential workplace and school coordinators to attend a video screening on the project, also known as Operation Shoebox, and learn of plans for drop-offs, storage,
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“First, it would take the drive outside the four walls of the churches to include givers in the workplace and in schools,” Rowlette said. “Second, it would provide a focal point for people who go to churches that may not have a volunteer coordinator for the project, but who for whatever reason choose not to become involved in another church’s activities.”
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Select pumpkins that are completely orange. Medium pumpkins are best for carving. Small pumpkins are better for cooking. Never lift or carry a pumpkin by its stem. The stem gives it character. Examine the entire pumpkin carefully for soft spots. If you find even one soft spot, go on to the next pumpkin. Check the pumpkin for cracks and splits. Look for bugs and insects. Specifically, look for holes in the pumpkin, which are indicative of insect problems. Bring a small wagon with you. It’s easier to haul tired kids and big pumpkins.
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3 p.m. Free Concert Suntree United Methodist Church 7400 N. Wickham Rd. 321-223-6688 CFWinds.org
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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. 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way 321-433-4891
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Brevard Federated Republican Women
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Monthly Luncheon 1 p.m. Retired Rear Adm. Wayne Justice will speak about his experiences as Coast Guard Aide to President H.W. Bush and President Clinton. Among the experiences discussed will be the carrying of the “Black Box” The Holiday Inn, Viera Reservations necessary. 321-727-1212
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Sit-n-Stitch Group
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League of Women 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Voters of the Space Coast Suntree/Viera Library Special guest: Timely Topics Luncheon 902 Jordan Blass Dr. Congressman Bill Posey Melbourne Includes: coffee and donuts 11:30 a.m. Guest speaker: Valerie 321-255-4404 Brevard County Holmes, executive director Government Complex of Brevard C.A.R.E.S. Diabetes Academy Building C - Space Coast Cost is $20. Public is invited. Nutrition & Meal Planning Room (2nd Floor). Tuscany Grill 2725 Judge Fran 3 p.m. Jamieson Way, Melbourne 7640 N. Wickham Rd. One Senior Place Melbourne RSVP to spacecoast8085 Spyglass Rd, Viera Anita Smith, 321-255-3002 RSVP 321-751-6771 wid@gmail.com RSVP by Oct. 12 321-795-4309
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7 p.m. games begin $12, 18 years or older Ladies Auxiliary Fundraiser Knights of Columbus Hall 3435 South Fiske Blvd. Rockledge 632-4382 or 254-8413
4:30 - 5:45 p.m. 4-5 p.m. Ages 9 to 16 years 7 p.m. Shorin Ryu Karate (all ages) Viera Hospital, Conf. Room 1 Suntree/Viera Library 902 Jordan Blass Dr. 8731 N. Wickham Rd. 6-7 p.m. Melbourne 321-610-8621 Zumba (adults) 321-255-4404 7:15-8:15 p.m. 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way 321-433-4891
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Book Sale
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But Borghei is much more than a physician. He has recently purchased a franchise of Mathnasium, a unique learning facility that helps students in grades K-12 master math fundamentals. “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.” For more information, contact mathnasium.com/Viera or call 321-242-6284. VV
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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. Cheer Programs. 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. 4, 2014, with registration VHS Business Partner of the He also said the restaurants opening on Oct. 1. Year, Viera Pizza is the official have added new menu items On Oct. 12, Viera Pizza food sponsor for the Running that have quickly become will participate in the Zone’s March 2 Excalibur popular. 10th annual Great Tastes 10 Miler, the only MedievalFor more information, visit at Suntree to raise funds themed race in the area, vierapizza.com or call for The Children’s Hunger hosted by Viera High School. 321-636-7696. VV
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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. Steinshouer spent six years
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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
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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. By Linda Wiggins
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? Lab.’ They’ll say, ‘I’m sorry, but Concerned about rising costs and reduced coverage? your dog is black.’ Then I’ll say, ‘What?! They told me he was a Receiving just average service? yellow Lab!’ � Poliey’s friend, Mike Donovan, summed it up, “He’s a character, that’s for sure.� 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. After he moved to Brevard 15 months ago, he picked Our Promise is to provide you with the Security up the phone and spoke and Personal Service to Senator Bill Nelson, and that You Expect. now there are two features that allow him or anyone A New Kind of Insurance Experience like him to connect with the www.WrenInsuranceAgency.com world: Traffic lights at North established in 1979 Kirk Ball Serena Ray Wickham Road and the kirk@ serena@ intersections at Interlachen WrenInsuranceAgency.com CONTACT US TODAY WrenInsuranceAgency.com and Murrell roads now have Two Locations to Serve You audible crossing instructions VIERA PALM BAY for the visually impaired. 8255 N. Wickham Rd. 1430 Palm Bay Rd. NE (1/2 mile west of Babcock St.) (Next to Brevard Zoo & Wendy’s) “I told him I am blind and Viera, FL 32940 Palm Bay, FL 32905 I have to cross Wickham (321) 255-1117 (321) 725-1440 Road and the traffic is very (800) 747-0343 (800) 747-0343 heavy,� Poliey said. “I walk (321) 768-0193 fax (321) 768-0193 fax
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Michelle Irwin is entering her second year as the face of Brevard schools, and the changes just keep coming. “We’ve moved away from just communications director into more of a community relations mission,” said Irwin, also known as the public information officer whose tasks also include selecting what information not to communicate. 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. She hosts original programs on BPS-TV, shown on Brighthouse Networks channel 198 and 99.1, as well as Comcast 52. Soon the programming will be available on demand via a website under construction that will feature news online. In addition to local content and school board meetings, the channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Irwin produces three different newsletters, featuring news around the district. One of them is dropped in the backpacks of all 67,000 students to keep their families up to date. “I definitely believe in reaching out to connect with businesses, civic groups and all other segments of the community, and to stay connected statewide and nationally where education is concerned for the benefit of our schools,” Irwin said. Each time Irwin takes on
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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. “It’s been an interesting first year, and I look forward to good days ahead.” To connect with Irwin, call 321-633-1000, ext. 796. VV
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