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Candidates debate issues at Suntree forum

By MIKE GAFFEY

Brevard County Commission District 4 hopefuls Bill Klein and Rick Lacey tied for the most votes in a straw poll conducted after a candidates’ forum June 26 at Suntree Country Club.

The two led a field of seven candidates ― all Republicans ― after a sometimes spirited debate in front of an audience of about 135 people. The countywide primary is Tuesday, Aug. 26.

Among candidates running for judgeships, straw poll winners were Samuel Bookhardt for Circuit Judge Group 13; Robin Lemonidis for Circuit Judge Group 14; Susan Stacy for Circuit Judge Group 19; John Moser for Circuit Judge Group 23; Michelle Vitt Baker for County Judge Group 3; and Ben Garagozlo for County Judge Group 8.

County Commission candidates sparred over a variety of topics provided in question form by attendees. Suntree/Viera-related issues ranged from proposed constitutional Amendment 1, traffic patterns in Viera and the feasibility of installing a traffic light at Wickham Road and Forest Lake Avenue.

Candidate David Armstrong said he opposed Amendment 1, which would reserve 33 percent of net revenues from the existing excise tax on documents to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund.

Monies would go toward acquiring, restoring and improving conservation lands and water quality in lakes, streams and rivers, including the Indian River Lagoon, which recently has made national headlines for high levels of pollution.

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Bill Klein, left, and Rick Lacey were among a field of candidates for Brevard County District 4 Commissioner to address concerns of Suntree residents at a June 26 candidates forum.

Armstrong was skeptical that funds would be spent in Brevard County, saying bigger projects in South Florida would get most of the money.

“As a resident of Brevard for 57 years, I’ve heard a lot of ‘Trust me, the money’s going to Tallahassee and it’s going to come back to you,’ ” he said. “I don’t believe it will be.”

Candidate and Melbourne Vice Mayor Greg Jones supported the amendment.

“Brevard County can’t raise enough money to do it themselves through grants, through taxation, through any other mechanism,” he said. “It’s going to Presort Std U.S. Postage PAID Orlando, FL Permit No. 1979

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take not only local, but state and federal money.”

Klein echoed Jones’ sentiments. “We can’t possibly clean up on our own.

There are six or seven counties involved in this. This is a regional matter. It’s not just a Brevard problem. So any funding source that we can obtain, we need to obtain so we can take care of the lagoon problem.”

Lacey not only supported the new traffic light on Wickham Road and

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More than a ton of barbecue meats and all the fixings from the rained out July 5 event went to service personnel across the greater Viera area.

Event rainout turned clouds into smiles for service personnel

BY LINDA WIGGINS

Perhaps no one will remember the early July post-tropical storm days of monsoon rains and thunderstorms like Joane Dowd. She is the event architect for The Viera Company who organized the 20th anniversary Great American Celebration July 5 at Space Coast Stadium, with a concert by chart-topping country and popular musical artist Phil Vassar to follow at the adjacent Cavalry Chapel Melbourne Viera campus.

With an anticipated attendance of the combined events estimated at 20,000 people, and a pre-sold out crowd of VIPs and more than a ton of delicious barbecued meats and fixings ready to feed them, she was forced to pull the plug on the event.

She and Lauri Duda of The Viera Company changed

instructions to the more than 200 volunteers on hand.

Rather than sending them to their posts to guide in traffic, the brave remnants pushed through howling rains to pick up the 900 pounds of barbecue beef brisket, 900 pounds of pulled pork, and 700 hot dogs and endless stream of vats of side dishes.

Cavalry administrator Mina Massihnia then oversaw the distribution of the food to fire stations and sheriff’s units across the greater Viera area.

“They had such grateful hearts that someone was thinking of them,” Massihnia said.

Dowd called it “getting rained on with lemons and turning it into a giant pitcher of lemonade.”

“They put their life on the line daily for us,” Dowd said.

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Some of Brevard County’s most musically talented and artistically gifted teachers will take the stage during Advent Lutheran Church’s “Melodies & Masterpieces” Aug. 23 and 24.

Part of the church’s 201415 concert series, the free musical event and art exhibit features 52 music instructors and 10 art teachers from 31 public and private schools, Eastern Florida State College and private teaching studios, series coordinator and Advent organist Betty Jo VIERA VOICE William Struth of Palm Bay Couch said.

The String Ensemble, bottom from left: Jessica Russell, “We’re just thrilled,” Edgewood Junior/Senior High School; Amy Jevitt, private Couch said of the number instructor; Anita Juilianna, Eastern Florida State College. Top: of participating teachers.

Paul Jackson, Astronaut High School/Madison Middle School; “As I was contacting people Michelle Fry, Melbourne High School, Betty Jo Couch, Advent and we were developing the Lutheran Church; Michael Sperr, Kennedy Middle School; Dana program, I just had no idea Beattie, Florida Institute of Technology; and Nancy Jackson, how many we were actually itinerant string consultant. incorporating until I think it was the end of that first said. Larger groups, including 22 through 27 in the church rehearsal day. I looked at the a 22-member brass choir lobby. list and I went, ‘Oh my gosh, and an 11-woman vocal Advent’s concert series there are over 50 taking ensemble, will perform came about following the part!’ So it’s really exciting.” such selections as Richard success of a dedication A 2 p.m. recital Aug. 23 at Strauss’ “Feierlicher recital for the church’s new the Suntree churchVIERA at 7550 MEANS Einzug” and Randall Stroope’s A.E. Schlueter pipe organ in N. Wickham Road will BUSINESS “Omnia Sol” during two January 2013.

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They’re really great teachers but they’re also really good musicians in their own right.”

Couch said the teachers are eager to perform.

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Six Duda generations mark 25th, 20th and 10th milestones of Viera

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Members of the Duda family that founded Viera brought a gift to celebrate the community’s 25th birthday: a check for $2,500 to the Brevard Zoo to pay for summer camp next year for children who could not otherwise attend.

The July 15 donation to mark the Aug. 4 milestone was small in comparison to past gifts ― the Duda family donated the land for the zoo and continues to provide substantial support ― but it was packed with symbolism.

The money was raised during the annual reunion of all Duda family members in June via a raffle of a variety of items. Part of what is called the Philanthropy Project, the goal was to raise $2,500 to mark 25 years, and send 10 children to camp to mark the 10th anniversary of the Duda Family Council.

The reunion was held at the zoo and the project picked to mark the zoo’s 20th anniversary.

“An underlining goal of these projects is to encourage the participation of the family’s youth, and expose them to philanthropy and the Duda family’s shared

value of giving to others as a means of making an eternal difference, providing an opportunity for the family to practice its Christian values and grow together,” said Stacy Mello, the Duda Family Council chairman and senior director of planning for DUDA. “During the past 88 years, the generational evolution of the Duda family has seen the ownership of DUDA pass from the patriarch and

founder, Andrew Duda, to a partnership between his three sons: John, Andrew and Ferdinand, then to a collaboration of cousins in the third generation and now the fourth and fifth generations,” Mello said.

As part of this ownership evolution, the Duda family established a Family Council in 2004 to address some of the governance issues that family businesses in their third and subsequent

generations must begin to deal with. The Council’s mission is: One family, growing together, making an eternal difference.

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guidance of a consulting firm used by successful European family dynasties dating back hundreds of years, according to Viera Company CEO Tracy Duda Chapman. One of the Council’s goals is to recruit and groom new Dudas ― the sixth generation starting in 2008 ― to enter the business and eventually take on management roles. VV

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Register to build a crow and be on the stroll map and ballot for voting.

The scarecrow with the most votes from the stroll map ballot wins the “People’s Choice Scarecrow” trophy.”

“Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. I’m a Jersey girl and I really loved the Broadway play when I saw it. Reminds me of home.”

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Holiday Inn Melbourne-Viera Conference Center and the new Viera Beach Top 10 Scarecrows will be on display Festival fun, music, Zucchini 500, face painting, “Anything Pumpkin” cooking contest, bounce house, vendors and goodies.

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We invite you to create a one-of-a-kind scarecrow for the contest Individuals, businesses and civic organizations will make scarecrows to benefit a charity of their choice. The schools also are encouraged to participate by creating schoolcrows to benefit their school.

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“J. Geils Band. Very simple to remember as they are a one-hit wonder.“

The top 10 business scarecrows will be put up for silent auction at the Harvest Festival, where all proceeds will benefit the charity chosen by the scarecrow builder.

The three best schoolcrows will advance to the Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Trophies will be awarded.

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Slow & Low Bar-B-Que breaks ground on Viera location Popular barbecue restaurant’s second Brevard location is scheduled to open in December

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Slow & Low Bar-B-Que Bar & Grill is bringing its popular slow-cooked, hickorysmoked fare — and 70 new jobs — to Viera.

The casual dining restaurant and caterer officially broke ground July 9 on its second Brevard County location at 5490 Stadium Parkway, next to Space Coast Credit Union. Slow & Low’s original restaurant is in Cocoa Beach at 306 N. Orlando Ave., the site of the former Alma’s Italian restaurant.

“We’re really excited to be coming out to Viera,” said Nicole Smith, who coowns Slow & Low with her husband, Joel. “It’s a growing community and there’s lots of families out there.”

Scheduled to open in December, Slow & Low’s nearly 5,000-square-foot Viera location will feature the same menu items that

made the Cocoa Beach eatery such a hit: hickory-smoked pork, chicken, beef, turkey, St. Louis-style ribs, babyback ribs and smoked prime rib.

The restaurant also serves hand-carved steaks, specialty sandwiches, seafood, sides, appetizers and desserts.

Customers can eat in or take out, buy beer and wine and enjoy an outdoor bar, live entertainment and televisions for watching sports. Operating hours will be 11 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to midnight Sunday.

There will be a few differences: The new location is smaller, will provide golf cart parking and probably will offer an expanded wine list.

“Cocoa Beach is more of a beer-drinking town,” Smith noted. “But otherwise, everything else will be the same.”

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“We feel like now the timing is perfect for us and the economy is starting to get better,” she said.

Word of the new restaurant has excited Viera-area Slow & Low fans, Smith said.

“We’ve had lots of emails and phone calls inquiring about it, especially after last month,” she said. “We had a lot of emails from people saying, ‘We heard . . . is the rumor true?’ “ Smith hopes the December opening runs smoother than the Cocoa Beach location’s start-up in 2004, when Brevard was being lashed by hurricanes Charley, Ivan, Frances and Jeanne.

“We opened Labor Day weekend, and for the first six weeks we were closed more than we were open,” she said.

“We lost all our food because we lost all electrical power in the back of the restaurant.

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“In Cocoa Beach, we’re really a community restaurant,” she said. “We do a lot of things with the schools and the community, and that’s why we picked that specific location in Viera.”

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Love Bug’s brings delectable pastries to Viera by katie parsons

Love Bug’s Donuts & Bakery offers daily-made donuts, cupcakes and unique pastries. Love Bug’s also carries freshly made breakfast sandwiches and lunch selections that include options made with Boar’s Head meats and cheeses.

The Viera location at 5445 Murrell Road, just north of the intersection at Viera Boulevard, opened its doors June 2 and will have an official grand opening Aug. 21. Its low profile thus far has not kept the locals away, though. Manager Lorainne Lancaster says that they already have regulars, including one man who comes in every day after working a night shift and even on his days off.

“Our maple bacon bar is by far the most popular,

but we are also known for our red velvet donuts,” said Lancaster, who oversees three other employees.

There are daily lunch specials, as well as a special donut only available on its designated day.

Love Bug’s Viera location is the second in Brevard County. The first one opened on South Wickham Road in West Melbourne in 2010 and now employs 18 people.

It is at the original location in Melbourne that all of the daily items are made and then delivered by van to the Viera location before opening each morning. Between the two locations, and wholesale orders throughout the county, the Love Bug’s van travels around 250 miles every day.

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World War II veteran has always led active life

By Carl Kotala

Virginia Jones has never been one to sit around and let the world pass her by.

The 87-year-old, who moved to Viera in April, has worn many hats throughout her life.

“If I saw a job advertised, I would say, ‘I can do that,’” she said. “I like to do different things.”

Jones has been a real estate agent and office manager. She’s worked for the Supervisor of Elections.

Heck, she’s even done some demonstration work for Publix. But there is nothing the West Virginia native is more proud of than her time spent in the military.

World War II had broken out during her senior year of high school, and some of the boys in her class were starting to leave to join the service.

“Everybody was very patriotic,” Jones said.

“Everybody wanted to join the service — including me. We all just wanted to take care of our country. That’s what you were supposed to do.”

When the FBI came to school, recruiting seniors to work in Washington, D.C. for

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the War Department, Jones jumped at the chance. She was trained to do clerical work, which she did for several months before joining the Navy WAVES. She was sent to DeLand Naval Air Station, a small base used to train fighter pilots. It also housed German POWs. Jones served as the news editor of the base newspaper, called The DeLandings, and stayed in DeLand until the war ended in 1946.

After a year at the Jacksonville Air Station, she went back to West Virginia and attended business school for two years before she decided to join the Air Force at age 25.

In addition to becoming an officer, she spent two years in Japan, where she served as a protocol officer for Maj. Gen. Roger Ramey.

She served as a WAF commander in New York and Oklahoma City, before being sent to Harrisburg, W. Va., to be a recruiter.

While visiting the campus of American University in Washington, D.C., she met and married Robert Jones, a Purple Heart veteran. She had the first of her two sons,

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The military has always played a big role in Virginia Jones’ life. Her father was a World War I and World War II veteran. She is a World War II veteran and her oldest son, David, is a Vietnam veteran. Jones can be spotted around town driving a Nissan Cube. “It’s a perfect car for the older generation … and it’s a perfect car for anyone that has a handicap, or any difficulty getting up and down,” she said.

David, and with the rank of captain, resigned her commission in 1959.

After leaving the military, she worked as a realtor in El Paso, Texas, and for the federal government before

retiring to Jacksonville.

She decided to move to Viera to be closer to family and likes it so much, she plans to spend the rest of her life here. Of course, she still wants to stay busy.

“I don’t know if anyone would let me do anything now, but I still want that … a job was always meaningful to me,” she said. “I’d still like to have some part-time work to do.” VV

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By Linda Wiggins

John Whalen visited Brevard County District 4 Commissioner Mary Bolin Lewis to thank her for motioning approval of his request at a July 8 commission meeting, resulting in a rare unanimous vote of all five commissioners approving the $80,000 design of the signal.

“I don’t know if you fully know the difference you are A Suntree man’s making in the lives of the persistence paid off in the hundreds of families who form of an initial green live in the area,” Whalen told light for a traffic signal in Bolin Lewis at the District front of his Eagle’s Landing 4 offices July 10, offering a community, at north handshake that she rejected Wickham Road and Forest in favor of a hug.

Lake Avenue.

The March traffic fatality of a Forest Lake driver entering the intersection illustrated the need for the signal in the high traffic area, Whalen said, adding that it will save the lives and sanity of residents in the future. He had lobbied for the light for several years.

According to a report delivered at the July 8 meeting by Public Works Department Director John P. Denninghoff, the bill for the $350,000 signal will top $750,000 because of the need to relocate utility poles.

Viera Voice Linda Wiggins The report went on to state Brevard County District 4 Commissioner Mary Bolin Lewis that Eagle’s Landing would receives thanks from Eagle’s Landing resident John Whalen and need to donate easements serves back a hug. and right of way and that

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p u p a sports Wr VSLL All-Stars enjoying successful summer

By Carl Kotala

Viera/Suntree Little League All-Star teams are having quite a summer.

At press time, the VSLL

Majors softball team was heading to the state tournament, while the Juniors baseball team was fresh off winning a District 2 championship — one of four district titles won by the league — and was preparing for sectional play.

Mackenzie Fearon pitched a perfect game during district play for the Majors softball team, while teammate Alyssa Tougas was also perfect in a 10-0 victory against Sebastian River in the first game of the sectional tournament. Taryn Aebli started things off with a clutch RBI hit and Kelsey Reiter’s drive down the right-field line scored Megan Foster to end the game under the 10-run rule in the bottom of the fifth inning.

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The Juniors baseball team was set to begin sectionals play July 19 at Rodes Park in West Melbourne. The team won the district championship with a 4-1 win against Eau Gallie and got strong pitching performances from Connor Sheer and J.T. Santos throughout the tournament.

Also winning district titles this summer were the 9/10 baseball (gold team) and the 11-year-old baseball teams.

Nathan Rao pitched a perfect game for the 9/10 team during district play, which also saw two dramatic victories take place. The VSLL overcame deficits of 5-0 and 6-5 — not to mention a rain postponement — to beat South Beaches 7-6 on a walkoff two-run double by Robbie Behrens.

In the title game, the VSLL saw a 4-0 lead erased by Eau Gallie, only to have Cole Hewatt single and eventually

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The team lost both of its sectional games, despite getting a strong pitching effort from Cole Tepley, who struck out 10 in 4-2/3 scoreless innings.

The 11-year-old team won its first sectional game 19-1 against Boca Raton, but dropped its next game.

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The Space Coast United U17 boys soccer team reached the semifinals of the National Premier League Finals in Greensboro, N.C. last month. It was the first time Space Coast United has reached the NPL Finals.

By Carl Kotala

It’s safe to say the members of the Space Coast United Soccer Club’s U17 boys team won’t be forgetting their historic trip to Greensboro, N.C. last month any time soon.

Playing in the National Premier Leagues Finals for the first time, Space Coast United advanced to the semifinals before losing to eventual national champion Placer (Calif.) United.

“The memories were endless — even the ice baths!” team captain Brandon Berg said in a release provided by the club.

Space Coast United opened the five-day tournament by defeating Rio Rapids (N.M.) 1-0 before losing to Santa Monica (Calif.) United 3-2.

The team bounced back the next day, defeating Tynecastle (Wash.) 5-0 to reach the semifinals.

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team in the nation 1-0 heading into the final 10 minutes, Space Coast United lost a heartbreaker when Placer United rallied for a 2-1 victory.

Dylan White, Stephen Pacheaco, Brandon Berg and John Schneider all scored during the tournament for Space Coast United.

The defense, led by keeper Jesse Della Porta, Michael Martin, Berg, Scott Alliance, Robert Madden, Shahriyar Sepehri, Max Akers and Nicholas Spielman helped the team post two shutouts.

Also playing well offensively throughout the tournament were Michael White, Dominic Carillo, John Schneider, Oscar Sang, Pacheaco, Kade Sweeney, Cisco Molledo, White and Evan Enders.

It already has been quite a summer for the Space Coast United U17 boys team, which defeated IMG Academy 4-1 to win the Florida Youth

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Suntree Boy Scout Troop 224 produced two Eagle Scouts and three major district-wide awards from its Central Florida Council this past year. The Troop and Eagle Scouts Kevin Edward McMahan and Kevin Lewis Sieck were honored July 8 by the Brevard County Board of Commissioners. District 4 County Commissioner Mary Bolin Lewis, center, presents an award to McMahan and his family in the top photo, and to Sieck and his family in the bottom photo, with Troop 224 Scoutmaster Kevin Howald, left.

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It’s become one of the hottest topics on the PGA and LPGA Tours in recent months, it is used by both the No. 1 men’s and women’s players in the world, and Justin Blazer, Duran Golf Club’s director of instruction, can teach it to you in just 30 minutes.

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By Linda Wiggins

As construction workers raised the roof on the expanded Viera Charter School, so too did parents blow the lid off fundraising goals for the first year of the school’s existence, topping $100,000.

Phase two of construction will add another 200 seats to capacity, for a total of 850 students at the start of the 2014-15 year on Aug. 18.

Despite the added room, there remains a waiting list of 1,200 students whose families would love to be part of the Panther Pride.

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teachers, each with a class roster of 22 students, most of the youngsters rose from elementary and earlier middle school grades.

“We only added three sixth graders and 23 seventh graders to middle school,” said Michelle Norcross, dean of Curriculum and Testing, who with Chenistique Goizueta, dean of Behavior, are filling in for the existing vice principal out on leave of absence.

Among the highlights of the inaugural year: • All of the 14 students who entered books in the school district’s Quality Literature event placed; most were first place in their categories, with one first place student taking Best of Show.

• Students performed well on state tests and that in a majority of the tested categories. VCS outperformed Brevard County and the state at all grade levels on the percentage of students passing.

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Laene and Dustin Keith’s children, Gavin and Logan, are products of Brevard Public Schools, and if the public education advocates don’t say so themselves, their children are pretty darn good products of the product.

Laene Keith, a pediatric speech therapist for Health First hospitals, is a parent advocate hoping to influence voters to approve a halfcent sales tax initiative Nov. 4 to “Save our Students,” what she says is the new, more accurate name for the Save our Schools initiative that failed in 2012. She is a member of the BPS parent leadership team that spans the county.

“It’s not about saving schools, but students. Our schools have done such a stellar job with sparse budgets of recent years.

Imagine what they can do for our children, our community, our future, with just a bit more money to more closely meet their needs.”

The family lives in the Viera East neighborhood zoned for the A-rated Williams Elementary School, but they vied for and won the lottery for slots at Stevens Elementary School on Merritt Island because of their sons’ penchant for the arts, for which the school is a magnet.

As of last year, the Keiths began paying about $150 a month for corridor busing that the school district dropped as promised after the 2012 half-cent sales tax failed, also closing three schools and making other deep cuts.

Gavin, pursuing his arts interests in photography

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The Keith family, spotting a family of sandhill cranes, encourages sons Gavin, with camera, and Logan to pursue their educational passions. and theater stage design, will rise from Stevens to seventh grade at Kennedy Middle School because of its participation in the Cambridge educational system and focus on the arts.

He has published two books of photos and information on wildlife and native habitat called “Backyard Brevard” that spurred Brevard Zoo summer camps and family trips this summer to discover wildlife across Florida, snorkeling in the Florida Keys and Hammock Beach near St. Augustine.

The cover photo for his first book recently won first place for photography from the annual Day of the Dolphin wildlife festival

at their neighborhood Clubhouse Park.

“You can definitely say we place a high priority on our children’s education, just like many families in the Viera/ Suntree area,” said Dustin Keith, a space and defense business development consultant who brings his high-tech work home with him to share with his sons, helps with homework and coaches basketball and baseball.

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By Linda Wiggins

tan Sircello’s grandfather first introduced him to the work he loves, before he knew it as work. The gentle soul of Narragansett tribe heritage would scold Sircello as a boy for throwing rocks into a stream.

“If you kept that up, you’d fill up the stream. Leave nature to itself,” he’d tell him.

“He taught me to grow organic food long before the hippies came along,” Sircello said with his trademark laidback smile.

These environmentalist roots grew Sircello into the scientist he is today as manager of the South Central Wastewater Treatment Plant in Viera.

He has a bachelor of science degree in Natural Resources Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and an associate of arts degree and certification in Horticulture from Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa.

To run the plant, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection requires him to maintain a Class A Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator license.

He and his team are working to double the capacity to treat wastewater in the Viera/Suntree area from 5.5 million gallons per day to more than 10 million gallons to accommodate new residential growth in west Viera. Plant expansion will begin in December and take three years.

The expansion is one of three goals the 58 “and a half”-year-old wants to accomplish before he retires at age 62, so he literally is on the clock while he is on the clock. In addition to the plant’s expansion, he also wants to make sure good staff is in place to operate it, and third, he wants to put in place good, clearly documented procedures for everything, including an advanced treatment process of his own design, but more on that later.

How does what we wash and flush down drains come back to us crystal clean enough to drink, if anyone had the nerve?

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Stan Sircello, manager of the South Central Water Treatment Plant in Viera, drops sludge-eating organisms in water to determine their rate of multiplication, determined by a formula of algebra and calculus, right.

Sircello uses nature to return itself to itself. Grandfather would be proud.

Number one, number two, soap, anything that goes down the garbage disposal, and everything in between, they count it all delicious. Between them, there is nothing that the bacterial cast of characters won’t eat.

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irst of all, Sircello doesn’t work alone, but with billions of helpers, each with its own name and look worthy of a star turn in a 1950s horror flick if it somehow grew beyond what could be observed under a microscope.

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according to a formula of algebra and calculus to make sure they don’t overrun a city, because they divide asexually into two, and each does the same again, again and again until there are plenty on the job.

Brown liquid flows through channels to give Mother Nature time to work her magic. The floating masses are not what visitors guess them to be, but rather they are masses of filamental bacteria that like to stack as they divide.

Eventually, the organisms are deemed done ― for now. Their liquid surroundings are piped into round clarification vats and slowly circulated so the clear filtered water spills outward and the organisms are gently collected inward.

Parting ways, the water continues its clarification process while the well-fed organisms are delivered to compression belts to squeeze out excess water via 350 pounds per square inch of force. Metal helix screws convey the sludge solids to a truck.

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hese viable creatures are then transported to landfills where they are layered between stacks of garbage to continue their feast, moving on from our liquid waste to break down and reduce the volume of our solid waste.

The sewage removed, it is only now that the wastewater encounters its first caustic chemical and nonorganic process, very strong chlorine bleach to kill any remaining beasties. It is a similar process to that applied to water pulled from Lake Washington a few miles south and turned into drinking water. The two finished products are barely discernible under a microscope, the “reclaimed” water nearly as sterile.

The difference is that the Viera plant’s water is not deemed potable,

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of the littlest environmentalists or fit for human consumption, so most of it is piped out for use as irrigation in medians, golf courses, private communities and marked accordingly. The remainder is piped into the adjacent 200-acre Ritch Grissom Memorial Viera Wetlands to the west to get a final polish before making its way to underground water supplies and ultimately the St. Johns River, a major source for drinking water.

“I have the best world of both degrees,” Sircello said. “I use my horticulture degree assessing the nutrient uptake and condition of the plants in the constructed wetlands. I use my environmental management degree to supply the public with safe, reclaimed water. That requires a lot of ‘fun with science.’ ” While this organic treatment process is used elsewhere across Brevard’s five other wastewater treatment plants, one exciting process all Sircello’s own is newly in use and will spread to other sites.

Currently, wastewater from restaurant kitchens ― collected separately from sewage in “grease traps” that must be tapped and

trucked to the treatment plant ― costs $55 per 1,000 gallons to treat because it must be jacked up with caustic lime calcium hydroxide to kill organisms, and is typically spread on ranch lands not used directly to produce food for human consumption.

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he Department of Environmental Protection requires this process to stop by 2016, and Sircello’s process, which he started experimenting with in 2005, has already been successfully used at the plant for two years.

The cost: $25 per ton, the dried solids having been removed from the water. Considering that water weighs 8.34 pounds a gallon, the cost is not simply a quarter of what it was; the price reduction is astounding.

These goals in sight, Sircello is setting his eye on what to do after retirement. An accomplished classical as well as jazz pianist, he can be found practicing a symphony he is sketching on Sunday afternoons where his Via Tuscany neighbors in Viera beg him to open his windows and share.

He’ll get back to training horses ― a skill that won him many an acting job in his former California home “whenever they wanted someone who looked like an Indian and could also ride a horse.”

A pilot, Sircello also wants to travel the world and stays young in preparation for these carefree days doing lots of yoga.

In the meantime, his job is his vocation. He shares his passion for Viera Voice Linda Wiggins letting nature Contrary to the assumptions of tour takers, the brown floaters return itself to nature with are stacks of string-like organisms that form stacks as they tours of Boy feed and multiply.

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The organisms are now solids loaded onto compressor belts to remove excess water before being trucked to area landfills to continue eating garbage.

Scouts and Girl Scouts, college students, science fair winners and anyone in between, the younger the better, the older the better.

“I feel like a kid in a candy store,” Sircello said, the warm grin never far

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For more information or to schedule or join a tour, call 321255-4328. The plant is at 10001 N. Wickham Rd. in Viera. VV

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In June, Stilla was one of 2,200 students with the highest placements, worldwide, who was invited to compete at a higher level at Iowa State University at the Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI) 40th annual International Conference.

Students from 40 states and 13 countries participated in a variety of competitions.

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Republican candidates attending the June 26 forum and vying to fill the Brevard County District 4 commission seat to be vacated by Mary Bolin Lewis at the end of her second term include David Armstrong, left, Richard Charbonneau, Greg Jones, Bill Klein, Rick Lacey, Frank Zilaitis and Curt Smith. a cute idea,” Lacey said of the traffic circle. “Maybe it works in Europe, but it doesn’t work here.”

Armstrong said the county believes it has money that can be appropriated from another project to pay for the traffic light.

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Candidate Curt Smith agreed that the intersection can be hazardous, but said Wickham Road-widening work at Interstate 95 should ease traffic and might eliminate the need for a light.

Reducing the size of the island at Interlachen Road and adding another turn lane there also might help, he noted.

Jones said he supported the idea of a traffic light, but warned the project might cost $750,000 to complete because of utilities that would have to be moved.

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When asked what sets him apart from the other candidates, candidate Frank Zilaitis said he believes the county needs to stress ethics and free-market capitalism.

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Richard Charbonneau said he would work to resolve acrimony on the commission.

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Low HOA fees that cover clubhouse, 2 community pools, tennis courts, shuffleboard, basketball and playground. Home comes with warranty from American Home Shield and termite bond. Great schools, close to shopping, restaurants, I-95 and US 1. This is a great home at a great price! Offered at $172,900. MSL #697120

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3818 hollisten Circle - 5/4.5/3 One of a kind Peacock Springs by Viera Builders. This home has been extended to increase living space. Home is 2 years old and features every imaginable amenity. The kitchen features custom cherry cabinets that extend into the breakfast nook, top of the line stainless appliances with double oven, refrigerator with two pull out drawers, black granite and wide plank hard wood floors. Truly amazing! All custom light fixtures and ceiling fans. Downstairs master suite. Completely customized. Upstairs features a family room loft, 5 bedrooms including a second master suite with custom bath. Extended screened lanai surrounds a large pool with mosaics and waterfall.

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Back To School for all of Brevard Friends of Suntree/Viera Library Monthly Meeting Bootcamp (adults) 3-5 p.m.

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1-3 p.m., free Bring your current project or desire to learn crochet, knitting, cross stitch, etc.

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80’ and 90’s Saturday Night Trivia

9-11 p.m. free to Play $100 in prizes will be given away.

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Suntree/Viera Library Book Club

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New app will revolutionize Internet reading at the speed of sight When the eyes fixate on one point, the brain has a higher chance of quickly processing the word and its meaning, and saves time by no longer having to constantly reposition the eye from word to word, or find the proper sentence line when moving back from right to left.

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Suntree/Viera Library director Mary Scholtz said the new app Spritz is positioned to revolutionize the way we read Internet content on our personal e-devices.

By Linda Wiggins

According to Suntree/ Viera Library director Mary Scholtz, the way we absorb information online is about to change. “As if there were not already enough change in the digital world, I think this is going to be incredible for those who are interested,�

Scholtz said.

Spritz is a tool that eliminates the eye’s need to move from left to right when it reads. Instead, the eye stays in place and a single word is fed to it at a rate that can make the standard novel a 90-minute read. Reading speeds can easily triple. “Your eyes don’t have to move, and instead each word is rapidly streamed to one spot at a speed you choose, which enables you to read more in

less time,� Scholtz said, adding that a letter in the center of the word is colored red to help the brain focus. “It’s really quite easy to do.�

Right now, there is an easy download to an Internet browser that can speed e-read nearly any website. Eventually, it will be imbedded in smart phones, initially going out in the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Gear 2 smart watch this past April a month after its official launch. The company has not yet determined how to distribute or price the technology, but recently released a paid app called ReadMe! Scholtz reported the advancement in a recent issue of The Liaison, the quarterly newsletter for the Friends of the Suntree/Viera Library, in which she highlights news that affects libraries and readers.

“In the past couple of years, our patrons have been thrilled to be able to check out e-books and read them on their tablets, smart phones or good old desktop or laptop PCs,� Scholtz said. “I think that for those who are interested, this will really take them to the next level in consuming information, including products offered in our collection.�

The technology is under development by Spritz CEO and co-founder Frank Waldman with partner Maik Maurer “to create a product that enables the fastest delivery system for content in an age where we consume so much on tiny-screen phones,� according to a report in BusinessInsider.com.

Spritz utilizes a speedreading method called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation.

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p o o c BUSINESSS Groundbreaking begins at new site for Suntree Internal Medicine

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Officials conducted a groundbreaking and ribboncutting ceremony for Suntree Internal Medicine June 30 at the site of the future Suntree Viera Professional Park at Wickham Road and Pineda Court.

As dozens of contractors, construction workers and guests looked on, project developer Eric Hardoon, his father, Dr. Abe Hardoon, brother Dr. Scott Hardoon and Deb Gosnay, manager of Suntree Internal Medicine, dug gold-painted shovels into the ground, then used oversized scissors to cut a ribbon to mark the start of construction of a

late 2015, the complex will also feature a 90-bed HUD-financed assisted living facility, a large diagnostic center and offices, Eric Hardoon said.

Amenities will VIERA VOICE Photo include a brickDr. Abe Hardoon, son and project developer paved entrance, a pond, fountains, Eric Hardoon, son Dr. Scott Hardoon and oaks, benches Deb Gosnay, manager of Suntree Internal Medicine, take part in a groundbreaking and a lighted, ceremony June 30 at the site of the new public jogging home of Suntree Internal Medicine. trail.

“The community 31,000-square-foot, twois realizing that this is story building that will definitely not a typical become Suntree Internal doctor’s office,” Eric Hardoon Medicine’s new home. said. “This is reshaping When completed in Wickham Road and the Suntree area.”

The new building should be completed by spring 2015, Eric Hardoon said.

Work on the assisted living facility and diagnostic center should be finished by late 2015, he said. VV

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Crest Cleaners, Dunkin’ Donuts and Wren Insurance Agency hosted a combined ribbon cutting in July at the new plaza at 5525 Porada Drive in Viera, on Stadium Parkway just south of Viera Boulevard. The three stores will provide 22 jobs, said plaza and Crest Cleaners owner Keith Houston.

It is Viera’s first Crest Cleaners location and the 11th in Brevard. Wren Insurance, which has a main office in Palm Bay, moved over from vacated space on N. Wickham Road at Murrell Road. Dunkin’ Donuts has indoor and outdoor seating and drive-through service. The plaza has a 2,000-square-foot space left to lease.

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Viera VA Clinic nursing wins make history

By Linda Wiggins

A Viera nurse won the VA Outpatient Clinic in Viera its second consecutive No. 1 award from among the entire nation’s VA medical centers and outpatient clinics.

It was a first in VA history.

Tanya Peterson received the 2014 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Award for Excellence in the Staff Nurse category from the Department of Veterans Affairs in a ceremony at the Viera facility July 16 after being notified in May. Facility

nurse Lisa Lang won that award last year.

“Lisa Lang and Tanya Peterson won back-to-back SVA awards in 2013 and 2014, making Viera the first VA outpatient clinic to place national winners consecutively,” said Mike Strickler, VA Medical Center Orlando spokesperson.

“It’s a pretty significant achievement, considering there are more than 150 medical centers and 770 OPCs nationally. It’s a great example of how successful VA healthcare providers can be when their

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Peterson was commended by clinic nursing manager Dawn Mossing, who nominated her this year and Lang last year, for her positive attitude.

“Obviously Tanya provides exceptional care to our veterans at the Viera OPC,” Mossing said. “She is recognized among the staff as an outstanding nurse, one who works closely with our providers and staff to provide superior care to

each and every veteran.”

Peterson summed up the most effective tool in her kit the past nine years working as a nursing liaison to Viera’s endoscopy/surgical services department.

“I work in a department where veterans are usually apprehensive walking in the door, due to the invasive nature of what we do in endoscopy,” Peterson said.

“So I do my best to relax them and let them know they’re cared for here, and of course that begins with a big smile.” VV

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Viera VA Outpatient Clinic nurse Tanya Peterson, left, receives the 2014 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Excellence Award in the Staff Nurse Category from Dr. Christine Engstrom, Interim VA Chief Nursing Officer, at a July 16 ceremony at the Viera facility.

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Handball, golf routine keeps Viera resident fit

By Jeff Navin

VIERA VOICE Jeff Navin

Dale Zeigler, a resident of Viera, hopes to do well in the National 3-Wall Handball Tournament this September in Toledo, Ohio.

Joliet, Ill., played handball for the first time while he was a student at the University of Northern Illinois, where he majored in business management. After braving the harsh winters of the Midwest for his whole life, Zeigler accepted a job as a contract specialist for NASA and moved to Florida in 1979.

“I played handball off and on until 1988,’’ said Zeigler,

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handball, you have to use both hands. It takes a while to become comfortable using your off hand. Eye and hand coordination is so important and you have to be ambidextrous. At the top level, you have to use both hands equally as well.

The luxury of racquetball is you don’t need to use your off hand. You have the backhand.’’

A perfect day for Zeigler is the unconventional doubleheader of golf in the morning and handball in the afternoon.

“This is an attempt to stay young,’’ Zeigler said. “After a day of both golf and handball, I’ll be in the jacuzzi tonight with a cold beer. I feel lucky to be doing this and I want to try to do this as long as I can. It’s become tougher and tougher to do both sports in the same day. I want to keep doing both until I can’t.’’

The two sports are a study in contrasts, which makes it both fun and frustrating for Zeigler, who lives in a house where his backyard connects to Viera East Golf Club.

“My goal in golf is to shoot my age,’’ Zeigler said. “It’s been my biggest challenge to do well in both sports. I’m

not a good golfer, but I have gone from a 22 handicap to a 15. I recently shot 79, so I think I have the potential.’’

The physical attributes which make Zeigler an elite player in handball leave him susceptible to flaws when it comes to maintaining consistency with his golf swing.

“My hands take over in my golf swing,’’ Zeigler said.

“It’s almost like they have a mind of their own. I’ve got to slow down. In handball, I’m hustling, pushing myself and running. In golf, I have to settle down and get into a smooth rhythm. Getting my hands to not be active is a challenge.’’

Zeigler, who worked in real estate after retiring from NASA, moved to Viera from Merritt Island in 2000.

He and his wife recently became grandparents for the first time. They have three children. Beth is a mental health counselor in Alabama; Todd is an orthopedic surgeon in Boise, Idaho; and Marla is a teacher at Merritt Island Christian School.

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Dale Zeigler’s favorite number nowadays is 75. The Viera resident will turn 75 in November, which makes him eligible to compete in the 75-and-older division in the National 3-Wall Handball Tournament scheduled for Labor Day weekend in Toledo, Ohio.

Zeigler qualified for the prestigious competition when he placed second in the 70 singles and teamed up with Denny Fehr of Stuart to win the 70 doubles in the Florida State 3-Wall Handball Tournament during Memorial Day weekend in Ormond Beach.

“I’ve been to the nationals before, but this time I wanted to put it off until I reached the 75 division,’’ Zeigler said. “The 70-yearold (players) are a little faster and stronger than me at this point. There will be 300 to 400 participants from all over the country in the different divisions. I haven’t had any injuries and I’m in pretty decent shape. At the national level, these guys are really good, but I think that I can give them a good game.’’

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who lived on Merritt Island when he worked for NASA. “Then, I became very serious and started practicing a lot.

Up until then, all the guys were beating me. It was practice and practice until I got better. I wasn’t real successful until I turned 60, and that’s when I started winning tournaments.’’

The development of his game could have happened sooner.

“There were 40 guys playing handball two miles away that we didn’t know about,’’ said the 5-foot-7, 170-pound Zeigler. “I’d like to have people who move here and have played handball to contact me. We’re always looking for new players.

This is not a sport that you take up in your later years.

It takes too long to become good at it. It’s something that you don’t learn overnight.’’

The popularity of racquetball also has whittled the potential pool of handball players.

“Most handball players nowadays are seniors,’’ said Zeigler, who has been married to his wife Margaret for 51 years. “Taking up racquetball is so much easier to play and learn. In

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Beyond the Curb: reducing landfill use

By Marcia Booth president and founder, Recycle Brevard

In Brevard County, singlestream recycling has made life a lot easier. It also has made recycling rates go up significantly and they continue to climb, according to the latest report

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by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

In that report, Florida DEP announces that “traditional recycling rate increased by three percent [statewide] from 35 percent in 2012 to 38 percent in 2013” and

Brevard County, with a rate of 52 percent, ranked as one of the top 10 counties with highest recycling rates in Florida.

That is excellent news, but what can we do to help increase that rate and push Florida closer to the goal set by the Florida legislature in 2008 of a recycling rate of 75

percent by the year 2020?

The report recognizes that “increasing commercial recycling would have a substantial positive effect on the recycling numbers as a whole [because] commercial municipal solid waste accounts for approximately 55 percent of the total municipal solid waste in Florida [and] only about half of the commercial solid waste in Florida is being recycled.” If you do not own a business, you can still make a difference.

Following the order of importance of the 3Rs, you should first try to reduce what goes in your garbage can by cutting down any unnecessary waste — e.g. plastic bags, disposable/ one-time use items, and packaging — and placing in your recycling cart everything that is accepted by curbside collection.

For items not accepted on the curb, you may still be able to divert them from the landfill. Donate usable items to charities and look online for alternative places to take unwanted items, like batteries or hangers from drycleaners, at Earth911. com or in Brevard County’s Recyclopedia available on the recycling page of the county’s website.

If you would like to support a school or a nonprofit organization, you may choose to upcycle with Terracycle (terracycle.com).

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Upcoming Public Hearing for the Viera East Community Development District The District will hold two public hearings on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the Faith Lutheran Church, 5550 Faith Drive, Viera Florida 32955. The purpose of these public hearings is to consider the adoption of the District’s budgets and to determine and levy assessments. The District imposes special assessments each year on the residents of the District, the purpose of which is to fund the District’s general administrative and maintenance budget and to provide the funds necessary to pay debt service on outstanding bonds reflected in the District’s debt service and enterprise budgets. Beginning in fiscal year 2015, the Series 2006 bonds will require the District to begin the payment of both principal and interest. Prior to fiscal year 2015 interest only was paid on this bond series.

The District operates and maintains drainage facilities, recreational facilities, including the Viera East Golf Club, roadways and other capital improvements. The budget is adopted each year after consideration by the Board and after the holding of a public hearing. This year, as in the past, the District will be collecting the assessments on the Brevard County Tax Bill.

Each unit in the District is assigned an assessment per the District’s assessment methodology on file at the offices of the District Manager, Governmental Management Services, located at 135 W. Central Boulevard, Suite 320 Orlando, Florida 32801.

As a result of the debt service increase, the District expects to levy no more than $678.35 per residential unit in fiscal year 2015.

Please note that you have the right to appear at this public hearing and express any comments or suggestions you may have pertaining to the budget.

Copies of the proposed budget are available on the District website at www.vieraeastcdd.com.

No copies of the budget will be available at the meetings on August 28, 2014.

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If you are not interested in signing up for a brigade, Recycle Brevard partnered with other organizations to have drop-off locations available in Brevard. For a list of those locations, visit RecycleBrevard.org.

Points are also awarded by Recyclebank (Recyclebank. com), a company that “partners with communities all over the country and offers new ways for you to learn, earn points and shop online.” Registering on their website is free and while you learn about green living, you earn points that can be redeemed for coupons and discounted online purchases.

You can also earn points for recycling at home, but for that your hauler or city needs to partner with Recyclebank.

You can send a letter to your hauler or your city asking them to participate in the Recyclebank program and the whole community wins.

Rewards for recycling are currently available in a few communities, so why not add yours to the list, too?

In the end, helping Florida achieve a 75 percent recycling rate by 2020 is a combined effort of combined actions that presents a challenge to all of us. Where some see difficulties, I see possibilities; a lot of possibilities. We need to go beyond the curb to find alternative ways to divert waste from our landfills. The more we do, the closer we get to that goal. VV Contact Marcia Booth at Marcia@RecycleBrevard.org.

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For displaced North Easterners, finding comfort food from up North can take some effort — but a new diner in the heart of Suntree just made it a lot easier.

Time Square Diner at 7777 N. Wickham Rd. is a little piece of Manhattan relocated to the Space Coast. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Time Square Diner is the culmination of owner and head chef Nick Chios’ 40plus years in the culinary business.

For breakfast, diners can enjoy the specialty Treadmill Omelet, made with portobello mushrooms, artichoke hearts and French goat cheese. Lunch specialties include the Time Square Mile High Sandwiches, made with hot pastrami, corned beef or rare roast beef. Gourmet dinner options are as simple as Baked Meatloaf or as upscale as Veal Parmigiana.

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Summer Pet Tips

By Ian Birkbeck, DVM Island Animal Hospital at Viera

We’re cruising along through another Space Coast summer. We’ve made it about halfway, but there are still plenty of barbecues, pool parties and road trips to come. In this article, I’ll list some quick tips to keep in mind while you and your pets are enjoying some summer fun and trying to beat the heat. • The Florida heat can be very dangerous for your furry friends. Dogs and cats, just like us, are susceptible to overheating.

Take plenty of breaks to rest and cool off when

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Limit or even avoid outdoor activity during the hottest part of the day. Signs of overheating include panting, weakness, vomiting, even collapse.

Heat stroke is a medical emergency so contact your veterinarian immediately if you notice any of these symptoms. • A dog’s footpads can burn on hot surfaces. Be careful not to spend too much time on pavement or hot sand to avoid injuries. • Always have plenty of fresh water available. Dogs can

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However, summertime often means more time outdoors and more mosquitoes, so it’s extra important to have atrisk pets on regular

preventative medication. • Never leave a pet unattended in a parked car.

You may only be planning for a short trip into the store, but even in a short time the temperature inside a car can rise to dangerous or even fatal levels. • Many pets experience motion sickness or anxiety on car trips. If you are planning a summer road trip, ask your veterinarian about options for treating nausea or anxiety to make your pet more comfortable. • When traveling, make sure your pet has up-to-date identification. That can

be in the form of an ID tag (check to make sure old tags are still accurate and legible). Consider having your veterinarian implant a microchip (a quick procedure, similar to getting a shot) as a form of permanent identification. • Pets loose in a car can be a distraction to the driver.

Using a well-ventilated carrier for cats and small dogs can help keep them comfortable and prevent accidents.

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“We are all standing by while our religious freedoms are laid to waste, afraid to take a stand while a vocal minority scares us silent, our silence a tacit approval,” said Ally, founder of Timothy Plan funds, which is sponsoring the tour.

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Give Me Liberty Tour founder Local spiritual leaders like Arthur Ally hopes to recruit St. Katherine’s pastor Fr. leaders from churches willing Demetri Tsigas are already to take a stand civically at the on board.

6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 “If you look around the event at St. Katherine’s Greek world right now, you can see Orthodox Church in Suntree. countries where religious

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