COMMUNITY Suntree charity's 5K helps babies — Page 24
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BUSINESS
Seniors sign letters of intent — Page 15 & 16
Satcom Direct moves to Viera — Page 26
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VOLUME 9 ISSUE 2
Greeting fans at Space Coast Stadium during Spring Training is snowbird’s dream job
Art turns STEM to STEAM Page 18
Stars in sky heal scars inside Page 7
Viera Voice Mike Gaffey
Gerry Gleckel of Maryland has been coming to Viera for the past four years to work at Space Coast Stadium during Spring Training. BY MIKE GAFFEY
The job is temporary. The hours are few. The pay is minimum wage. But when Gerry Gleckel goes to work, he feels like he’s walking onto a field of dreams. The snowbirding Maryland resident assists baseball fans as they get their tickets
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to see the Washington keep the lines even. It’s great have made the trip from Nationals play during Spring fun and then I get to see the California, Md. to Viera Training at Space Coast games, and I’m a lifelong where they rent a home near Stadium. baseball fan. the stadium so Gleckel can “I’m basically the Walmart “I equate it to holding pursue his dream job. The greeter of the Nationals,” the rope at the 18th hole of retired U.S. Air Force veteran Gleckel said with a smile. Augusta National if you’re a and former government “When people get their golfer. It’s a died-and-gonetickets on game days, I’m SuntreeINT.jan-2015_Layout to-heaven gig.” 1 12/17/14 3:23 PM Page 1 SPRING TRAINING here to help them and For the past four years, Continued on page 7 answer questions for them, Gleckel and his wife, Susan,
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