COMMUNITY Navy SEALS team relaxes in Viera Page 8
NEIGHBORS Residents featured in magazine’s tribute to the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s Page 13
SPORTS Lady golfers—please apply Page 27
The Hawks are poised for a great season!
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Preparing for holiday celebrations in Viera
Blizzard at the Barn Farm fun for everyone
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L to R: Stephanie Byrd, Judi John and Karla Mae Goodman enjoy preparing for the holidays at the Home Discovery Center at Wickham Road and Shoppes Place.
Days numbered for the big yellow bus? Page 35
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The Viera Future Foundation kicked off the holiday season 18 years ago, brightening the deck that overlooks the lake at Woodside Park on Murrell Road with an enormous, fresh-‐cut Frazier Fir
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shipped from N.C. A few years later, the celebration moved to the lake on the corner of Wickham and Murrell and each year another large tree was shipped from a northern grower. This year, the tradition continues, with another
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oak tree in the center ϐ Wickham Road. This year, the oak tree will have twice as many lights as before and the lights on the tall tree have been replaced. Both trees will be illuminated with
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