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ON THE COVER – The best teachers teach not only from the book, but also from the heart. Join us this issue in thanking all of the incredible instructors who inspire a deep love of learning! PHOTO BY ERICKA WINTERROWD

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Bread of the Mighty Food Bank Empty Bowls, Full Hearts BY HAYLI ZUCCOLA

Veteran Bill Ebersole Before 21, WWII Fighter Pilot Chances Death In Japanese Skies And Later Becomes Local Leader

David Jones Helps Students Understand Why History Matters

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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC

Teachers and Community Helpers “It takes a village to raise a child.” — AFRICAN PROVERB

I imagine most of us have heard this quote before. It certainly still holds true today. I feel fortunate that, looking back to my upbringing, the entire neighborhood seemed to be looking out for us Isaac kids — as well as the rest of the youngsters that roamed the streets. If memory serves me, as a child one morning I had wandered down the block to the neighbor on the corner and went into their garage and knocked on their door. They immediately gave my mother a call to inform her of their surprise visitor. (Mom does not remember this, however.) We were lucky. It was a great time and place to grow up. I do remember everyone looking out for each other. And then there were the teachers. Sure, a couple were somewhat sadistic, but all and all, we were blessed with some wonderful educators who helped shape us and prepare us for the real

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world. I had some great teachers, and at the top of the list would have to be my band directors. So with instructors in mind we bring you a story about a young history teacher (he’s my age and I like to think I’m still young) named David Jones who won the Martha Ross Teaching Award for outstanding achievement in oral history in the classroom last year. We also offer some features on the oft-unsung heroes in our communities. These are the volunteers who donate their time and energy to help others that are less fortunate. Learn about the Foster Grandparent Program, an organization that brings Seniors and students in need together, which proves beneficial to both child and mentor. You can also read all about the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, whose mission it is “to provide hope and encouragement to the hungry and food insecure.” According to its website, one in five local families must choose between heat and food, medicine and food, or gas and food. Learn how you can make a difference in their lives. Lastly, we continue our ongoing series about World War II veterans with a visit to the home of Bill Ebersole. We are honored to help tell their stories. If you know a WWII veteran in North Central Florida who would like to tell his or her story to Senior Times, please email Michael Stone at MichaelStone428@gmail.com. As always, thanks for reading! s

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HISTORIC TEACHING

Bringing the Past to Life David Jones Helps Students Understand Why History Matters story and photography by Peggy Macdonald

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avid Jones is about as close as you can get to the iconic teacher Robin Williams played in the 1989 film, “Dead Poets Society.” Williams’ character, John Keating, inspires teenage boys to seize the day, instilling the mantra “carpe diem” in his students through unorthodox lessons such as reading a poem while standing on the teacher’s desk. David Jones actually looks a little like Robin Williams, and his lessons are just as stimulating as the fictional John Keating’s classroom performances were. Jones uses a handmade stick with a deer’s hoof taped to the top as a pointer during lessons in his Eastside High School classroom. His students have covered the ceiling tiles with their names, quotes and pictures, adding to the colorful feel of Jones’ classroom, where posters of musicians, politicians and sports stars from the past set the tone for lively discussions about the past. “I’ve never taught to a test,” Jones boasted. Instead, Jones’ students engage in creative projects such as conducting oral history interviews to learn about the past. They also take weekend field trips to local historical sites to experience history hands-on. Jones takes his students to the Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation when they begin their unit on plantation society. “They get to see one of the few relics of the past in Florida because usually we turn them into golf courses,” Jones said. Some students are so moved by the experience that they become docents at the antebellum Haile Homestead.

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One time Jones took a class to Rosewood, an African American town near Cedar Key that was the site of a horrific act of mob violence in January 1923. Approximately six black people and two white people were killed and Rosewood was burned to the ground. Jones pointed out that most of his students don’t think of themselves as living in the South, which poses a challenge when his classes discuss lynching, segregation and civil rights. The Rosewood field trip drives the point home — acts of white supremacist terror happened here, not just somewhere in the Panhandle, he said. While preparing his students for the trip to Rosewood, Jones explained that there is no park or gift shop at the site. Instead, the trip to Rosewood was a journey through history. “Basically the sites don’t exist anymore,” Jones said. “We were out in the woods, climbing fences, we were sweating, but

“I remember someone saying, ‘You’re going to be a history teacher someday’” it was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had with the students.” Jones’ immersive approach to history caught the attention of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida, which nominated him for the national Oral History Association’s 2015 Martha Ross Teaching Award for his dedication to teaching International Baccalaureate American seniortimesmagazine.com

David Jones in his classroom at Eastside High School, where he has taught for 20 years. The walls of Jones’ American history classroom are plastered with posters of rock stars, professional wrestlers and politicians from America’s past.

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David Jones points to student-decorated ceiling tiles in his classroom with a handmade stick topped with a deer hoof. Jones (opposite) holds a framed photo of his class field trip to Rosewood.

history students how to conduct oral history interviews in the community. Over the years Jones’ creative approach to teaching history has led many of his former students to become teachers and historians. “I’ve never read a textbook that’s enjoyable,” Jones said, adding that he has always thought that teaching from a textbook was a sign of weakness. “Teaching is an oral thing. You lecture and discuss. It’s not assignments from a textbook.” Jones’ passion for teaching developed at an early age. As a child, Jones read everything he could, devouring the encyclopedia. “I remember someone saying, ‘You’re going to be a history teacher someday,’” Jones recalled. “I was always that kid who would have the most useless information possible.” When Jones was in high school in New Smyrna Beach he met the coolest man he had ever known. It was during integration, and his P.E. teacher, Alonzo “Babe” James, was the first African American teacher he and his friends at school had ever had. “He looked just like Sammy Davis Jr.,” Jones said. “He wore horn-rimmed sunglasses. He would teach the health unit about why you shouldn’t smoke while he was smoking cigarettes. His office looked like a really cool bar and he spoke to us like adults.” James made teaching look like an attractive job. “I thought, ‘I want to be like him,’” Jones said. “He was like a rock star to us. He fought in World War II.” A New Smyrna youth center was

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named in honor of the late teacher and coach in 1993. In 1979 Jones graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in history. His first teaching job was at Palatka High School; he commuted daily from Gainesville. Jones still stays in contact with some of those students. His next teaching position was at North Marion High School, where he coached football. “I look at those first years as a way to make mistakes,” he said. After Jones had a few years of teaching under his belt he was hired at Westwood Middle School. Soon a position opened at Gainesville High School, where veteran American history teacher Lu La Fontaine recruited him to teach. “Lu was my most important mentor starting out,” Jones said. “She said you need to be interesting, provocative,

have an opinion.” Former Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Dan Boyd was another big influence upon Jones. When Boyd indicated that he would be leaving his position as principal of the school, Jones wondered if it was time for him to move on as well. Sam Welker, then-assistant principal of Eastside High School, and Principal Bob Schanke asked him to come over. Jones’ reputation for excellence in teaching was so well established that he didn’t even have to interview for the position. “I’ve been here ever since,” said Jones, who has taught in Gainesville for so long that he is now teaching a second generation of students, whom he refers to as his “grandstudents.” He also taught his son at one point. “It made me like him even more than

I already loved him because he was such a great student,” Jones said. After teaching at Eastside for 20 years, Jones and his wife, Dinah — who teaches art at Talbot Elementary School — are looking forward to retirement. “I’d like to see what it’s like being an adult for a while,” he mused, “to be able to read a good book and not feel guilty about it because I should be grading some DBQs [document-based questions, which are an important component of the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam].” Jones does not have any concrete plans for life after teaching. “I still think I’m going to be young,” he said. One thing is certain, however. To those who were lucky enough to have been one of David Jones’ students, he will always be a rock star. s May 2016

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Tinseltown Talks Peter Mark Richman: The Pharmacist-Turned-Actor by Nick Thomas

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ecognized for hundreds of television roles dating back to the 1950s, Peter Mark Richman broke into film alongside Gary Cooper in the 1956 civil war western, “Friendly Persuasion.” “But I’m not only an actor, I’m also a playwright,” noted Richman, who turned 89 in April, from his home in Los Angeles. “’A Medal for Murray’ just finished a 2-year run in Israel and it toured Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa.” Richman was doing a scene from his play in Los Angeles several years ago with Sean Penn’s mother, Eileen Ryan. Afterwards, he was approached by noted Israeli actress Efrat Lavie during her visit to the U.S. “She loved the play but was heading back to Israel and wanted to take a copy of the script back home with her,” Richman said. “The next thing I knew, it was translated into Hebrew and became a smash hit over there.” But years before he entered the world of arts and entertainment, a family member almost pressed young Mark down a different career path. “My father died when I was 16 and my brother was kind of a surrogate father,” Richman recalled. “He was a pharmacist and I worked in his store as a teenager. He thought I should get a real education so I ended up reluctantly going to pharmacy school. I expected to flunk out after six weeks but stuck it out, graduated, and became a licensed

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF RICHMAN Peter Mark Richman early and current publicity photos

pharmacist in two states.” However, the attraction of the stage proved more enticing than dispensing penicillin. “I managed a drugstore for a year, but always wanted to act,” said Richman, who studied at New York’s Actors Studio before finding his way onto the East Coast stages in the early 1950s. “I was touring in a play called ‘The Rainmaker’ with Eva Marie Saint in New England when my agent called to say producer/director William Wyler wanted me to do a screen test for

‘Friendly Persuasion.’ I caught a private plane out west and got the role.” Richman said working with Gary Cooper, a living legend in 1956, was a joy. “He was just terrific, a hell of a guy, and very learned — far from the ‘yup’ character he is often depicted as in some films. When exchanging dialogue, he really digested what you said before replying — there was a thinking process going on rather than just reciting lines.” In addition to acting and writing plays, novels and short stories, Richman is also a prolific artist (see www.petermarkrichseniortimesmagazine.com

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Working Together For years, SunState Federal Credit Union and Tower Publications have worked together on various charitable endeavors. As committed members of our community, we both enjoy helping where we can; we enjoy making a difference! rom our annual Alachua County Scramble Championship, a local golf tournament aimed at raising money for Noah’s Endeavor, to the monthly “Charity of the Month” program that runs through Facebook, SunState Federal Credit Union and Tower Publications have had lots of fun helping some outstanding local organizations. Recently, SunState and Tower Publications once again partnered for a new project; well, it was new to us. We came together and cooked dinner for the incredible, very appreciative families and volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House. Helping a sick child fight their illness can take an emotional toll on a family. Add in the financial strain that comes with a prolonged illness, and life becomes even more challenging. Since 1974, The Ronald McDonald House has helped thousands of families deal with the issues that come with an extended illness. The local chapter stays busy providing housing that’s near a hospitalized child, while also maintaining a local “Family

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Room” located inside the UF Health Hospital. The family room has proven to be very well liked and a well-used oasis, giving families a place to grab a complimentary snack or cup of coffee, and to rest and regroup while at the hospital. “People are always asking for ways they can help us,” said Sherry Houston, Executive Director of the Gainesville Ronald McDonald House – and one of the nicest people you will ever meet, “and nothing helps more than a home cooked meal. After a long day of doctors and tests, our families really appreciate the comfort that comes with a fresh meal.” So, we loaded up a few coolers, purchased some supplies from Sam’s and asked our favorite fisherman to bring some freshly caught King Fish. “Luckily, we had a pretty good day fishing the day before, and were able to bring plenty for everyone,” said Robert Hart, Vice President of Marketing for SunState Federal Credit Union. “We all agreed to order pizza if the fish didn’t work out, but luckily everyone seemed to enjoy it.” Of seniortimesmagazine.com

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Empty Bowls, Full Hearts Bread of the Mighty Food Bank

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ake a moment to reflect on past memories of holiday dinners where a table overflowing with homecooked meals is the centerpiece of the occasion. The smell of maple-glazed carrots and freshly baked biscuits fills the air. Casseroles sit back-to-back warming the oven mitts beneath them while someone offers to cut the roast. All of this is overshadowed by the aroma of apple pie that leaves a mouthwatering desire to skip straight to dessert. Suddenly the images of this savory memory disappear and all that remains is a loaf of bread and a can of tomato soup that’s meant to last the month. The hunger and food insecurity faced by those in North Central Florida is an epidemic that the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank hopes to cure. On the corner of 325 NW 10th Avenue in Gainesville a painting of a stalk of wheat acts as a symbol of hope for those in need. According to dosomething.org, “49 million Americans struggle to put food on the table” — a statistic the citizens of Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette and Levy counties can’t escape. The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank and its non-profit agencies have an appetite to dissolve this statistic, one box of food at a time. Bread of the Mighty, which acts as a warehouse and distributor for over 170 agencies and is a partner distribution organization with Feeding America, was established in 1987 and has had a vital role in the community ever since. A typical day at the food bank runs like a well-oiled machine; similar to a recipe, every volunteer and employee serves as a key ingredient to making each day, well, a piece of cake.

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A fleet of 11 trucks and vans are on the road five days a week collecting food donations from national retailers like Publix, Target and Wal-Mart, as well as donations from local retailers, wholesalers, food drives and individuals. These pallets of food are brought back to the warehouse to be sorted, weighed and repackaged. Vern inspects each and every pound of meat, and stores it in a 1,200-square-foot

“They’re willing to sit there, rain, shine, whatever, to get the food. And that’s how you can tell people are hungry.” freezer. Last fiscal year, 1.9 million pounds of produce came through the Bread of the Mighty doors and it is Henry’s job to sort through every peach and plum on the truck. Another big donation is bakery products, which, like produce, need to be distributed quickly. If it’s a flat of blueberry muffins or a case of bread, Jewell is there to inspect it all. The produce and bakery products that aren’t up to code are donated to a local pig farmer, making sure no ounce of food collected goes to waste. Another big part of life at the food bank is creating what are called “Banana Boxes,” which is a box of assorted goods meant to feed a family of four for three days. The rows of cereal boxes, pasta, canned goods and other products are set up like seniortimesmagazine.com

Bread of the Mighty volunteers help ďŹ ll rows of empty bowls with a warm soup paired with fruit, bread and water to feed the guests at the annual Empty Bowls event.  Besides enjoying a meal at the fundraiser, guests are able to take home a handmade bowl as a reminder that there are people in the world and in the community who are suffering from hunger.

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You know, they’re still trying to cure cancer, but hunger can be cured — you just have to feed people.”

Although plenty of donations are given to Bread of the Mighty to create collections of food like the banana box pictured above, sometimes extra items need to be purchased. Empty Bowls acts as a fundraiser to help BOTM raise money for such instances while creating a fun environment of Tricky Tray auctions, guest speakers, a tasty meal and the souvenir of a handmade bowl.

an assembly line to make creating the boxes fast and easy. Though Bread of the Mighty won’t turn anyone away that comes to them for help, its main purpose is to act as a grocery store for their non-profit agency partners. Every agency, whether it’s Catholic Charities, a local church or another organization, can utilize the food bank by paying a small sharing fee in order to stock their shelves and provide free food for those in need. Another crucial program the food bank developed is the use of mobile pantries, which get perishable goods out of the warehouse and delivered to over 19 cities while providing easier access and availability to food. Loretta Griffis, who is the director of Community Outreach and joined Bread of the Mighty in 2011 to honor her husband’s dream, operates a mobile pantry in Williston. Although the pantry doesn’t open until noon, people start lining up several hours earlier. “That’s one way you can tell that people are hungry because they’re willing to sit there from 7 in the morning until noon before they’re even called inside,” she said with tears in her eyes. “They’re willing to sit there, rain, shine, whatever, to get the food. And that’s how you can tell people are hungry.”

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Griffis said one of the biggest misconceptions is that the people who go to mobile pantries or who are in need of food do so because they are homeless. Griffis clarifies that while they do feed the homeless, there is a wide variety of people in need whether they are retired and don’t get enough money from their social security checks or a couple working two jobs and can’t make enough to feed their children. “It gets emotional here. It really does, because you just see the need,” she said. “People do not understand hunger, they don’t understand.” Though feeding people is a big part of what Bread of the Mighty does, it’s important to note that they accept other donations too. It doesn’t matter if it’s cleaning supplies, health products or even sample-size shower packets, everything is welcome. “We don’t turn anything down,” she said. “If we get stuff that we can’t use we give it to Haven Hospice or we have agencies and people we know that do other things that we can donate to them.” According to Bread of the Mighty, one in four area children are hungry. Some of the ways this organization helps local seniortimesmagazine.com

children get access to healthy snacks and meals is through their Kids Café, Summer Feeding Program, and the School Snack and Pantry Program. A more recent project the food bank took over is Gainesville Harvest, which is an organization that picks up donated prepared meals from over 36 local restaurants and retailers and delivers them straight to agencies that then get the food directly to people. Though Bread of the Mighty gets hundreds of donations for their programs — last fiscal year tallied up to seven million pounds of food distributed, which created over 5.4 million meals — sometimes they still need to purchase food to meet the demand, which can get very expensive. One of their biggest fundraisers is their Empty Bowls event. This year’s event will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church at 4000 NW 53rd Ave. in Gainesville on May 19 from 5-7:30 p.m. Carla Hill, the development director and the go-to person for all things Empty Bowls related, said that each year brings a bigger and better turnout with last year’s donations totaling $72,000. With the purchase of a $20 ticket ($25 at the door), guests

receive a small portion of soup provided by the Chick-Fil-A at the Oaks Mall, as well as a fruit cup, bread and water, which is all served in a handmade bowl that is theirs to keep. Besides enjoying a delicious meal that is meant to leave guests hungry for more, the event will also have a tricky tray gift basket auction. Extra tickets for the auction can be purchased separately for a chance to win a wide variety of donated gifts and prizes. While the event is meant to be enjoyable, its main purpose is to shine a light on the hunger dilemma that people in the world and in the community are facing. “I just want folks to realize how important Bread of the Mighty is,” Hill said. “You know, they’re still trying to cure cancer, but hunger can be cured — you just have to feed people.” Though working at Bread of the Mighty can get emotional and very hectic at times, for Loretta Griffis the highs will always outweigh the lows. “It is so rewarding, when you know that you’ve helped feed someone,” she said. “I just think it gives you a great feeling that you can do something for humanity.” s May 2016

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Veteran Bill Ebersole WWII Fighter Pilot Chances Death In Japanese Skies and Later Becomes Local Leader story and photography by Michael Stone

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nna Ebersole and her husband, Bill, settle into chairs along their dining table, freshly cleared of newspaper and mail to provide a blank field for photo albums, commemorative military caps, a .50 caliber bullet, and other war souvenirs that reflect a time when Bill was a mere teenager playing fighter pilot. Behind them, among the many trinkets on the hutch, is a winking Yoda figurine atop the inscription “YODA’ MAN!” Lying on the floor nearby is a live Yoda, the 11-year-old schnauzer, who hasn’t been the same since becoming diabetic. “I never did know dogs could get diabetes,” Bill explains. “But anyway, he’s diabetic, and he has to have insulin twice a day.” “Oh, he and Bill were having the best time in the world out in this dog park,” Anna says of the fenced-in yard with dog obstacles outside their Gainesville retirement-community apartment. “Bill could go out there, and he’d say, ‘Yoda, jump!’ … He just loved it, and then that hit him.” Yoda isn’t the only one having a bite of health woes. Bill, too, has had something pop up recently: awful rashes on his legs that he can’t help but scratch. After telling him to stop and go see a doctor, Anna quickly eliminates one possibility. “I’ve had shingles three times. I know shingles. I think he’s got some kind of allergy.” But the health setbacks of the Ebersole household aren’t ones to take the smiles off the welcoming couple’s faces. In fact, authentic laughter emerges almost seemingly nonstop when Anna and Bill are together. And though the church friends have been married only since 2012 — joining after

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Bill’s wife of 61 years, Wanda, passed away from Alzheimer’s — they share each other’s stories like their union has lasted decades. “My grandchildren call him grandpa Bill,” Anna says. The historical anecdotes the Ebersoles — Bill, 91, and Anna, who’s eight years his junior — reminisce about would be considered alien by many today. Trustful hitchhiking. Linotype machines printing newspapers. Outdoor survival. And the unquestioning patriotism that carried 16 million U.S. men and women into the greatest armed conflict of all time. “I didn’t have any fear,” remembers Bill, who flew a P-51 on escort, bombing and staffing missions over the Japanese mainland and elsewhere in the Pacific during World War II. “I wouldn’t sit around worrying about it. I figured if I’m going to get shot down or hit or killed, so be it — that my job is to go out there and do it.” Bill started life in the small town of Arcadia, Florida, where he learned how to thrive in the woods as a Boy Scout and grew up to be quarterback for the DeSoto County Bulldogs. He graduated in June 1942 at age 17 and didn’t turn 18 until after he’d started college at the University of Florida that fall. The draft had launched even before Pearl Harbor, on Sept. 16, 1940, so to make sure he didn’t end up in a foxhole, Bill signed up as a reservist for the Army Air Forces soon after his birthday. “They wanted the youngsters, who are fearless,” Anna remembered. “They were.” During Bill’s time at UF, he got to make a few marks, inseniortimesmagazine.com

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“With all the bullets ricocheting and [the enemy] shooting at you, it’s a real exciting time to be in the middle of that.”

cludin jjoining cluding i a fraternity, Sigma Chi, which at the time lived in the 1930s six-white-column house on University Avenue that still stands today but is now home to Delta Upsilon. He characterized joining a fraternity back then as “kind of brutal” and said the process involved “a lot of hazing.” Pledges, he said, had to collect signatures on a 3-foot-long paddle from all brothers; to get a signature, the pledge had to let the brother use the paddle. “What do the members get out of this?” Anna inquired. “Some of those guys would say, ‘This is kind of a smart-ass boy. I’m going to really knock him halfway across the room,’” Bill recalled. One advantage to being a new student on UF’s campus: the

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orange-and-blue skull caps freshmen wore, making hitchhiking back to Arcadia easier for Bill at a time when only one member of his fraternity had a car. “With your little rat cap on, they knew that you were a student, and [it] was easy to get rides,” he said. “I remember then that if you had a car and there was a boy hitchhiking, you picked him up,” Anna added. “You knew that a soldier, too, was safe to pick up.” One day in January 1943, Bill overheard on campus that the Air Forces’ reserve units had been called up, so he went back to the Sigma Chi house to call his dad and confirm. Sure enough, Bill had received a letter saying to be in Miami Beach on Feb. 24 to start his training. Still newly 18, he hadn’t even seniortimesmagazine.com

Bill Ebersole, a 91-year-old World War II fighter pilot veteran, holds a jacket with his various medals (above) in his Gainesville retirement-community apartment. Time often claims WWII veterans’ mementos from the war, but over the decades, Ebersole has kept tabs on his, including his military ID card (below).

finished his first semester because fall semesters at the time extended past Christmas. Miami Beach was the first in a string of cities and airfields — Clemson, South Carolina; Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama; Craig Field near Selma, Alabama; Tallahassee and others — Bill bounced around to during his two years of training. Bill even got back to Arcadia, which was near Dorr Field, an old World War I air base. He figures his dad, an Army flyer who was still training when WWI ended, had something to do with the move because of his connections through doing printing for the Air Forces. The trainings included navigation, engine mechanics, a whole lot of drills and eventually flying, which he did for the first time at Dorr. Bill remembered many of his classmates getting lost over the Florida landscape, but his time outdoors allowed him to skip their mistakes. “I’d hunted and fished in all the rivers and lakes,” he said. “I knew the [area].” Flying started out with heading straight and level, then precise turns were added, then chandelles and lazy eights, then spins and flips. After a while at Dorr, Bill was selected to compete in an air acrobatics competition, and his parents came to see him compete. “I was a little bit sloppy on the recovery,” he said of a slow roll, “so I came in second.” Planes Bill learned in included the PT-17 biplane, the Vultee B-13 Valiant trainer monoplane, the North American T-6 Texan trainer monoplane, and eventually the iconic P-51 Mustang fighter, used mostly during the war for strafing and escorting bombers over long distances. Bill recalled advancing at a faster pace than many of his classmates. “I’ve never been an A student, but when you’re getting ready to go into something that’s that serious, I didn’t have anything else to do and I really worked at it,” he said. And on April 15, 1944, at Craig Field, he graduated with his wings as a second lieutenant. He was just 19. “Who was it who said they liked to get you young ‘cause your brain wasn’t fully formed?” Anna joked. The thing to do upon graduation was age the wing badge by soaking it in lemon juice and polishing it, making the wearer appear more venerable, and there was also a trick to age the cap. But no amount of uniform erosion could disguise a baby face. One day, soon after graduation, a sergeant was walking opposite Bill and offered a salute. May 2016

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“‘Excuse me, sir,’” the sergeant said to Bill. “‘Can I ask you a planes fending off the Japanese boats that zipped out to impersonal question?’ I said, ‘Sure. What is it, sergeant?’ He says, prison him. ‘How old are you?’” During each of the two missions, Bill dropped two Signing up in October 1942, Bill’s orders to ship out finally 500-pound bombs on the island’s communications infrastruccame around Christmastime 1944. He was assigned to the ture. He didn’t witness whether they caused damage, though, 20th Air Force, 506th Fighter Group, 462nd Fighter Squadron because the bombs were meant to force their way into the in Lakeland, Florida, and from there, Bill and his fellow flyers ground and go off six hours after being released. left for Seattle, then Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, then eventually “I remember watching my watch and saying, ‘In five more Iwo Jima, reaching the island on May 11, 1945. minutes, that thing’s going off,’” Bill said. “And I was sitting In February and March, the Marines had lost almost 7,000 back at Iwo.” of their own taking Iwo Jima from the Japanese. The move Though Bill didn’t get entangled in any dogfights, the action had three purposes: stop the Japawas intense and dangerous. During nese fighter-plane base there, give several missions, anti-aircraft bursts U.S. bombers returning from Japan dotted the sky, and one caught the a place to land, and provide a launch plane directly to Bill’s side piloted by site for U.S. fighter planes to escort a man named Rosenblum. the bombers. The burst knocked out Rosenblum’s The Japanese hadn’t been fully coolant, meaning the engine would removed by the time Bill arrived — in eventually overheat and catch on fact, the last two holdouts didn’t surfire. So he ejected, but the plane was render until 1949, according to the going too fast, sending its horizontal History channel. When Bill arrived, stabilizer straight into Rosenblum trip flares were still lighting up the immediately after ejection. He didn’t night’s sky, no one went anywhere at deploy his parachute. night, and soldiers weren’t sleeping Bill saw it all and circled above for directly atop their beds for fear of bea long time so the body could at least ing stabbed. be recovered, but he had to eventu“At night, you’d hear somebody ally head back because of low fuel. Ebersole, who wasn’t yet 21 when he flew his last say, ‘Halt! Halt!’ And they’d go BuhBecause of the P-51’s distance camission the day before the Little Boy atomic bomb duh-duh-duh-duh. You hear a mapabilities, Bill’s missions were often was dropped on Hiroshima, is still called “the kid” at Army Air Forces reunions. chine gun. Everybody was so jumpy.” VLR (very long-range) ones, with five Though Bill and other P-51 pilots of the 14 being between seven and were brought to the island to serve as bomber escorts, the eight hours and another five being more than eight. (Once, he bombers needed less and less protection as Japan’s air power landed with only five minutes of gas left.) dwindled. Strafing took place on airfields on the Japanese mainland Of Bill’s 14 missions, only two — both to Osaka, Japan — had or boats at sea. For an airfield attack, 12 planes would fly in a him serving as an escort. Yet with pilots still needing tasks, line 30 yards apart at treetop height while another four would most missions wound up being strafing ones, plus two in circle above for protection against counterattacks. which he dropped the bombs himself from his P-51. With the 12 planes going 400 miles per hour together, bullets Those two short-range dive-bombing missions were to from their six .50-calibur machine guns whizzing this way and Chichi Jima, an island about 150 miles north of Iwo Jima that that, and the Japanese firing from the ground, Bill called airfield linked Japanese communications and was a frequent and runs his scariest yet most exciting times during the war. costly target for the Americans. His first of two documented successes happened during Chichi Jima is most famed for perhaps its link to a young one, the destruction of a grounded bomber, and his other was pilot named George H. W. Bush, who barely survived an athelping sink a “sugar dog,” a tanker of less than 1,000 tons, tack on the island in September 1944. Though Bush’s Avenger in the Inland Sea, which is encircled by three of Japan’s four bomber was shot down and lost its two other crewmembers, main islands. he successfully parachuted into the ocean, and a U.S. subBill flew his last mission on Aug. 5, 1945, strafing the marine was later able to rescue him thanks to the still-aloft Tachikawa airfield in Tokyo, and the next day, the Little Boy

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The Ebersoles go through Bill’s notes from his time in the Air Forces. Too young then to serve in the war, Anna is directly connected in a few ways, including Bill and her son-in-law’s father, Thomas Ferebee, the bombardier on the Enola Gay who held the controls that released the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. “He hit the target exactly like they wanted it hit,” she said.

atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The second atomic bomb, Fat Man, fell on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, and Japan publicly announced its surrender six days later. Oddly enough, Anna’s daughter married the son of Thomas Ferebee, the bombardier of the 12-man crew on Little Boy’s bomber, the Enola Gay. He was chosen to select the specific target (he went with the Aioi Bridge because its T shape was easily recognizable from the sky), and he held the controls that released Little Boy, essentially making him the first to drop an atomic bomb in war and only one of two to do so.

Ferebee died in 2000. “He hit the target exactly like they wanted it hit,” said Anna, who didn’t have vivid recollections but remembered talking with him at family events. “It’s pretty clear, I think, that [the bomb] was the proud moment in his personal history.” After the war, Bill went back to UF under the G.I. Bill and graduated with his journalism degree in 1949, studying under early journalism teachers Elmer Emig, Bill Lowery and John Paul Jones. He started with the Gainesville Sun while still in school, working nights operating the bulky Linotype typesetMay 2016

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ting machine. He climbed up to daytime advertising, then general manager from 1965 to 1971, then publisher from 1971 until his first retirement in 1985. (He took on real estate for another 20 years before really retiring.) In 1984, he gave the Sun’s last Linotype machine, which had been in storage, to UF’s College of Journalism and Communications, and all two tons still stand in Weimer Hall’s open-air first floor. “You could see it coming,” Bill noted of the monumental changes in the news business during his career and after. “It wasn’t a surprise. In fact, we [at the Sun] kind of led the charge in many areas.” Today, Anna and Bill frequent area veterans events and travel to World War II pilot reunions, during which 91-year-old Bill is called “the kid” because he was just 20 when the war ended. Among his post-war recognitions was being selected as an honorary Mr. Two Bits before UF’s November 2014 football game against Eastern Kentucky. “For me, I was a little bit threatened by it,” the father of two and grandfather of two said of leading the pre-game chant in front of so many people. “But I got through it all right.” When reflecting on the war as a whole, Bill’s first thought is appreciation for the thousands of Marines who gave their lives taking Iwo Jima. But as for himself, he said: “I feel like I did a lot more than most everybody would’ve had a chance to do,” namely the rush of strafing an enemy airfield. “With all the bullets ricocheting and [the enemy] shooting at you, it’s a real exciting time to be in the middle of that.” But because of his training and focus, he added, “I don’t remember ever being afraid of anything.” s seniortimesmagazine.com

GENTLE GUIDANCE

Foster Grandparents Making a Difference Inside and Outside of the Classroom

story and photography by Kristina Orrego

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t’s Monday morning and the first graders in Mrs. Melony Bruck’s class at Kimball Wiles Elementary are sitting Indian-style on the carpet. She has their undivided attention, introducing them to new words like “admire” or “substantial” as they eagerly raise their hands for a chance to use them in a sentence. At a separate desk, Tina Allen – or Grandma Tina — is sitting with one of Mrs. Bruck’s students. With an open book and a pencil, she carefully points to each word on the page as the little boy sounds them out. Grandma Tina smiles at him every so often, a combination of warmth and patience, to remind him of the good job he’s doing. After all, to her, he is one of her children — one of the many at the school that will wave at her in the hallway and give her a hug. “God, that feels so good,” she said, “to know you’ve left them with something that they cherish about you. It’s just amazing.” Tina Allen is one of the grandparents participating in the Alachua County Foster Grandparent Program. The program gives Seniors who are 55 or older the opportunity to work with children that need one-on-one attention. Samantha Fleming, the program’s coordinator, said the reasons a child might benefit from working with a foster grandparent vary. It could be that they’re behind grade level or need

additional emotional support, she said. The Foster Grandparent Program began in July 1973 under the sponsorship of the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners and it is presently a part of the Department of Community Support Services within the Division of Social Services. Fleming said it is governed by the Corporation for National and Community service, a federal agency headquartered in Washington, D.C. While foster grandparents are volunteers, Fleming said they receive an hourly stipend of about $2.65. They are required to work a minimum of 15 hours a week, but most complete between 30 to 35 hours. Fleming said the program gives Seniors a sense of purpose by providing them opportunities to continue being productive members of society after they’ve retired. “It just comes naturally to them to be grandma in the classroom,” she said. “For them to get out and stay active — it’s not only helpful for them physically, but mentally.” Allen worked as a vocational instructor at Tacachale, a developmental disability center in Gainesville, for 35 years before retiring. “I said, ‘Uh-uh, this is not for me,’” Allen said. “I have to do something.” After spending about three years at home, she heard about the program from her mother-in-law, who was a volunteer at May 2016

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the time with nothing but positive things to say about it. “When I get out here, and working with my kids, it just makes me feel so proud to be a part of their life,” she said. “And they bring joy to my life.” This is the fourth year that Allen has been Bruck’s right hand — working with her kindergarten class for two years, and now with her first graders. Allen comes in every day and is her assistant in various ways — from filing and completing paperwork and providing extra help with assignments, to putting together crafts that Bruck may not have the time to do herself. “She is really an extra set of helping hands,” Bruck said. “And she always does it with a smile.” Bruck said Allen is assigned particular students each year, and they come together to form a plan to help target those individual students’ particular needs. While some retired people like to take it easy, Allen is al-

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ways ready to work, Bruck said. “She always tells me, ‘I don’t like to sit around, give me something to do,’” she said. Allen’s help in the classroom doesn’t stop with academics. If a student is looking sad, she is quick to pick up on it. Then, she’ll pull him or her aside to have a chat. “She can make them feel cared for and important,” Bruck said. “And sometimes that’s the roadblock that would keep them from being able to learn and participate in class.” When one of her student’s parents was going through a rough time, Bruck said Allen was there to listen and suggest ways for the parent to get help, which made a direct impact on the student’s performance. “As a result, that child’s home life was better, and then the difference was seen in the classroom,” Bruck said. “She’s just an all-around good asset to this school community in general, not just the students.” s seniortimesmagazine.com

COLUMN œ DONNA BONNELL

Embracing Life Imperfections

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ick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” said, “Everyone has a dream … desires, wishes, and ambitions. Most dreams never come true. It’s not that we’re not smart enough… Usually, our dreams don’t come true because we’re unwilling to take the necessary risks to reach them.” As a young adult, I fit Warren’s description perfectly. Making mistakes seemed the equivalent of catching the plague. I attempted new things alone; if I made an error, there were no witnesses. Ironically, I did not consider myself a perfectionist, but knew I had an intense fear of failure. Somewhere along the way I discovered that no matter how hard I tried, I was an imperfect human. More importantly, this phobia was prohibiting my personal and professional growth. After seeking mentors and methods to improve my self-confidence, eventually (three decades later), I accepted myself — strengths and weaknesses combined. The process was arduous, but rewarding. A great deal of my healing came from taking the terrifying leap to share my triumphs and tragedies in this column. Regular readers know it was a struggle and slow process. Attaining this goal, however, was just the beginning. The next was learning

how to turn the negative concept of mistakes into accepting imperfections. Many times errors (or obstacles) are placed in the way to prevent more significant slipups. Or put there to teach us how to have relentless determination. To clarify, I am not referring to repeated careless actions. My question is how can we embrace the unfortunate results of honest efforts. The enlightening answer came (as is typical) at an unexpected venue. On a recent visit to Kennedy Space Center with my six-year-old grandson, Owen, I fully grasped the concept. Like most folks reading Senior Times, I grew up watching the progress of our space program and was always fascinated with the work done at Cape Canaveral. Memories of the entire school population going to the cafeteria to watch the launches on a black and white television are embedded in my mind. Unfortunately, my father believes the space program is a hoax and promotional propaganda is filmed in a remote clandestine location. He did not understand why I would spend time and money to visit “that place” on Merritt Island. However, seeing the Saturn V and Space Shuttle Atlantis displays through the eyes of Owen gave me a renewed perspective on its importance. He was in awe of their enormous size and how

“real astronauts blast off into space.” Owen is not aware of the many inventions resulting from our space quest. He simply wants to travel to Mars. The fact, though, is the long list of accomplishments were not made from successes, but rather by making serious mistakes. One of the most devastating mishaps occurred on January 28, 1986. The Shuttle Challenger exploded, with seven pioneer astronauts on board. That evening President Ronald Reagan spoke to Americans. He began by nurturing our nation and the families who suffered severe losses: “Today is a day for mourning and remembering …” The President then proceeded by providing comfort to NASA employees and others who worked on the catastrophic mission. “Your dedication and professionalism have moved and impressed us for decades. And we know of your anguish. We share it.” The resolution to my current quandary was revealed with Reagan’s remarks made over 30 years ago (about the same time my journey to gain self confidence began). “We will continue our quest in space,” he said. “There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews. Nothing ends here; our hopes and our journeys continue.” Today, the dream to explore space is back on track. The lessons learned by embracing the imperfections in the construction of the Challenger paved the way for advancements in many aspects of our lives. Warren summarizes how to put imperfections into proper perspective: “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” s Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who moved to Newberry in 1983. She enjoys living and working in the town she now calls home. dbnewberry@aol.com

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cancer) to psychological disorders (being lonely, anxious or depressed). Everything changes for these monkeys at Jungle Friends; for the first time they live in spacious natural habitats with swinging ropes, ladders and barrels. www. primetimeinstitute.org or 352-367-8169.

LAW DAY 2016 Thursday, May 5

PARKINSON’S EXERCISE CLASS Tuesday & Friday 9:30am GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. A fun and effective exercise class to help those living with Parkinson’s Disease and other balancerelated health issues. Exercise is the only way to slow progression of PD. Free. Visit www. facebook.com/gainesvilleflparkinsonsnetwork.

PARKINSON’S EXERCISE CLASS Tuesday & Thursday 1:30pm OXFORD - First Baptist Church,4060 County Road 108. A fun and effective exercise class to help those living with Parkinson’s Disease and other balance-related health issues. Exercise is the only way to slow progression of PD. Free.

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Wednesdays 11:00am - 1:00pm GAINESVILLE - Wesley United Methodist Church, 826 NW 23rd Ave. Gainesville Chapter of the DAR meet on the second Wednesday of each month, October through May. gainesvilleDAR@gmail.com.

and foodies. Activities for children and adults alike. The museum will be open for visitors to view the current exhibition on citrus. 352-3782280 or email info@mathesonmuseum.org.

VOICES RISING COMMUNITY CHORUS Sunday, May 1 3:00pm & 7:00pm GAINESVILLE - First United Methodist Church, 419 NE 1st St. A 100-voice intergenerational chorus presents its spring concert. There will be music from West Side Story as well as the Florida premiere of “Newtown Requiem” by jazz composer Joe Utterback. Suggested donation is $5 to $20, or give what you can. Half of all proceeds will benefit Bread of the Mighty Food Bank.

6:00pm GAINESVILLE - Matheson History Museum, 513 E. University Ave. Local attorney Nancy Baldwin and the museum are hosting a celebration with speakers including a City of Gainesville police officer, UF professors and defense attorneys who will discuss the Miranda law. www.americanbar.org.

TAPESTRY REWOVEN, A CAROLE KING TRIBUTE Friday, May 6 8:00pm – 10:00pm GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E. University Ave. The 2016 series opens with Tapestry Rewoven, a Carole King Tribute. “Free Fridays” concerts continue each Friday night through Oct. 21. www.gvlculturalaffairs.org.

NATIONAL TOURISM SPECIAL

3RD ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE

Wednesday, May 3

Friday, May 6

9:00am – 7:00pm GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr. Half-price admission to any customer that mentions it is National Tourism Week at the greetings desk. www.kanapaha.org.

10:00pm - 12:00am GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub & Cabaret, 112 SW 1st Ave. Celebrate three years of Mischievous Madams Burlesque. This show is 18+. mischievousmadams.com.

KENTUCKY DERBY LUNCHEON

FIRST SATURDAYS AT THE APPLETON MUSEUM

Thursday, May 4

Saturday, May 7

7:00pm – 9:30pm GAINESVILLE - Grace Presbyterian Church, 3146 NW 13th St. For all who are interested in learning and singing Women’s A Cappella Barbershop Harmony Music. Info: Beckie at 352-318-1281.

12:00pm GAINESVILLE - 2809 W. University Ave. The GFWC Gainesville Woman’s Club is hosting a Luncheon and Fashion Show by Talbots with a Derby hat competition, Kentucky Specialties menu and a chance to be a Kentucky Derby winner. Proceeds will go to Childhood Cancer Research – Children’s Miracle Network. $20.00. Reservations: 352-376-3901.

LADY GAMERS

DRAWING IN THE GALLERY

Saturday, May 7

Fridays

Thursday, May 5

1:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - New Century Woman’s Club, 40 NW 1st Ave. The Lady Gamers meet for fun, friendship and food. Everyone is invited. Meet old friends and make some new ones.

3:00pm – 4:30pm OCALA - Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Practice your drawing skills in this monthly workshop. Bring pencils and sketchbooks; stools provided. AppletonMuseum.org.

5:00pm - 11:00pm JONESVILLE - TIOGA TOWN CENTER, 105 SW 128th St. The 14th Annual Jazz Festival brought to you by Gainesville Friends of Jazz.

GAINESVILLE HARMONY SHOW CHORUS Thursdays

1:00pm – 3:00pm OCALA - Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E Silver Springs Blvd. First Saturdays are all about family fun at the Appleton Museum of Art. Meet in the ARTSpace for a hands-on art activity. Appropriate for children ages 4 and up; adults welcome to participate. AppletonMuseum.org.

JAZZ FESTIVAL

EAT LOCAL CHALLENGE Sunday, May 1

HEALING AGAINST ALL ODDS

1:00pm – 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - The Matheson History Museum, 513 E University Ave. The Matheson and Hogtown Homegrown are excited to host the Eat Local Challenge Kickoff and Local Food Fair featuring local food entrepreneurs, farmers

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2:30pm – 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd. The staff of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary has seen it all, from serious disabilities (such as diabetes, metabolic bone disease and

BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL Saturday, May 7 8:00am – 4:00pm ISLAND GROVE - Highway 301 & CR 346. The Cross Creek Volunteer Fire Dept. presents a family friendly event featuring Florida foods, a blueberry bake sale, arts & crafts, vendors, kid activities, live entertainment, turkey shooting and a garage sale. Blueberries and plants will be available for purchase. 352-466-3353.

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MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT Sunday, May 8 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - Trinity Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave. With a roster of about 80 members, the Gainesville Community Band is made up of teachers, professors, scientists, business professionals, students, physicians, contractors, realtors, trades-persons and retirees. Venue offering requested. www.gnvband.org.

MOTHER’S DAY AT KANAPAHA Sunday, May 8 9:00am – 7:00pm GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr. Mothers of all ages enjoy free admission into the park. www.kanapaha.org.

BIOTECH CELEBRATION Thursday, May 12 9:30am – 1:00pm ALACHUA - Progress Park, 11621 Research Circle. This free community event offers vendors, tours of local biotech companies, food trucks and much more. Interact with hundreds of life sciences professionals in one place. The event’s atmosphere is designed to encourage conversations and connections that will help attendees grow in their respective fields.

KNOW WHO YOU ARE HIRING Thursday, May 12 2:30pm – 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd. Learn how to protect your home and investment against unlicensed activity, verify licensure and file complaints with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. www. primetimeinstitute.org or 352-367-8169.

CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE Thursday, May 12 6:00pm - 8:00pm GAINESVILLE - Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave., Education Bldg. #232. This monthly meeting is held the second Thursday of each month, is open to the public, and features guest speakers every meeting. Info: 352-378-3726, www. cwrnf.org or diane@proofinggrounds.com.

ARTFUL DINING

Puppy Luv’s Dance Saturday, May 7

7:30pm

HIGH SPRINGS - The Great Outdoors Restaurant. The Humane Animal Treatment Charity of High Springs is hosting Puppy Luv’s “Enchanted Evening” Dance. Music by Gosia and Ali. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are $20 and can be obtained via humanetreatment.org or at The Pampered Paws in High Springs.

landscape photography by the late Herbert C. Burkholz, as well as the work of Meagan Chaney Gumpert, who combines glass, steel, clay and found objects to create beautifully crafted objects. AppletonMuseum.org.

WICKED PLANTS LITTLE JAKE & THE SOUL SEARCHERS Saturday, May 14 8:30pm - 1:00am GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub & Cabaret, 112 SW 1st Ave. Veteran blues and R&B recording artist and performer Little Jake Mitchell plays monthly at Market Street with his Soul Searchers. $10 at the door. littlejakemitchell.com.

Saturday, May 14 10:00am – 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Rd. A celebration for all ages. While the new exhibit has an admission fee, the celebration activities are free and an exciting first stop on a journey to learn more about some of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. 352-273-2061.

MAY DAY GLOW RUN

Friday, May 13 6:00pm - 8:00pm OCALA - National Parts Depot, 900 SW 38th Ave. Enjoy a collection of more than 125 impressive automobiles, ranging from classic to contemporary. Also see the Schmidt family’s Kodak collection, featuring an extensive array of vintage cameras, accessories and memorabilia. Featured artwork includes black and white

bread and fried zucchini, as well as zucchini cornbread and homemade zucchini ice cream. There will also be pony and cart rides, a plant sale, a bungee jumper, and more. Free.

WINDSOR ZUCCHINI FESTIVAL

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8:30pm JONESVILLE - Tioga Town Center, 105 SW 128th St. Glow big or glow home! Run, jog, or walk through the beautiful Town of Tioga. Glow necklaces will be provided. Proceeds will benefit Newberry Christian Community School. Tickets and details: 352-331-4000.

9:00am – 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Windsor Volunteer Fire Department Grounds, 1401 SE County Rd. 234. Activities include over 100 arts and crafts vendors from all around the state, Old Tyme Auction and a bake sale with zucchini

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TRAN ‘THE PIANO MAN’ Friday, May 20 9:00pm - 12:00am GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub & Cabaret, 112 SW 1st Ave. A Pop Pleasure Cruise featuring Tran Whitley on the baby grand piano & Galaxy of Guest Stars. $5 at the door.

FAMILY NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, May 21 6:30pm – 9:00pm OCALA - Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Take a flashlight tour of the museum while characters from your favorite paintings come to life! Enjoy art-making activities in the ARTSpace, refreshments and photo ops in the cafe, and films in the auditorium. AppletonMuseum.org.

THE MARKET STREET REVUE Saturday, May 21

Newberry Watermelon Festival Saturday, May 21

9:00am - 4:30pm

NEWBERRY - Destiny Community Church property, 20820 W. Newberry Rd. A parade and pageant, crowning of the Watermelon Queen, and contests for watermelon eating, seed spitting, hog calling, pie/cake baking, and of course the “Big Melon.” Fun for the entire family. newberrywatermelonfestival.com.

8:00pm - 1:00am GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub & Cabaret, 112 SW 1st Ave. An intimate burlesque & variety show featuring a rotating cast of local and visiting performers. Live jazz with Swing Theory begins after the show at 10:00pm. This show is 18+. For reservations: sallybdash.com.

ARTWALK Friday, May 27

MOONLIGHT WALK

STROKE PREVENTION

Saturday, May 14

Thursday, May 19

7:00pm – 11:00pm GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Drive. Walks feature twinkle lights, lanterns and approximately 1,500 luminaries along a 1.25-mile walkway, live entertainment, food and refreshments. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. The Alachua Astronomy Club has telescopes to view the cosmos. Cost: $14 for adults, $7 for children ages three to 13. Members receive a $4 discount. No pets allowed during this event. Please bring a flashlight. Please bring cash (no credit cards). www.kanapaha.org.

2:30pm – 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd. Leading a Healthy Life, presented by Carolyn Hanson, Ph.D. and Registered Occupational Therapist at the VA Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, sponsored by the UF Institute on Aging. www. primetimeinstitute.org or 352-367-8169.

OUTLINING THE BOOK Sunday, May 15 2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Branch Library, 3145 NW 43rd St. A panel of three local published authors will discuss their outlining and writing styles in the monthly meeting of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville: Darlene Marshall, Wendy Thornton and Larry Brasington. Free and open to anyone interested in the written word. The authors will sign books after their discussion. writersalliance.org.

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SCRIBES OF THE SUNSHINE STATE Thursday, May 19 6:00pm - 8:00pm GAINESVILLE - Matheson History Museum, 513 E. University Ave. The Matheson and the Writers Alliance of Gainesville are teaming up once again. Four distinguished authors: Mary Wood Bridgman, Jack E. Davis, Kate Dupes Hawk and Darlene Marshall will share how Florida inspires their writing. Held in conjunction with the museum’s April 4 – June 24 exhibition, Liquid Gold: The Rise and Fall of Florida Citrus. Refreshments and a book signing will follow the “Scribes of the Sunshine State” program. www.mathesonmuseum.org.

7:00pm – 10:00pm GAINESVILLE - Downtown. This is a free monthly self-guided tour that combines exciting visual art, live performance, and events in downtown Gainesville, Florida. The event begins at First Magnitude Brewing. Many local galleries, eateries and businesses participate in the event. fmbrewing.com.

THE GAINESVILLE BIG BAND Friday, June 3 9:00pm - 12:00am GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub & Cabaret, 112 SW 1st Ave. Swing dance to your hometown big band! $5 at the door, $3 for Students with ID. If you would like us to publicize an event in Alachua or Marion counties, send information by the 13th day of the month prior. All submissions will be reviewed and every effort will be made to run qualified submissions if page space is available.

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Sweet Charity May 12 – 21

Single Black Female April 29 – May 15

Bob Fosse’s famous Sweet Charity and Santa Fe College both turn 50 this year! With songs like “Hey, Big Spender” follow the loves and losses of Charity, a 1960s dance hall hostess looking for Mr. Right.

This two-woman show with rapidfire comic vignettes that explore the lives of 30-something African American middle class women in urban America as they search for love, clothes and dignity in a world that fails to recognize them amongst a parade of stereotypical images. SBF, an English literature professor, and SBF 2, a corporate lawyer keep each other balanced as they face their fears of rejection, hopes for romance and reminisce about black girlhood wounds.

ACROSSTOWN REPERTORY THEATRE

The Pillowman April 22 – May 8 With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka and the Brothers Grimm, The Pillowman centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravado and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.

GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE

Turning Tables May 27 – June 12 The world premier of a zany face written by Esteban Alvarez III. Two blackmailers realize they are staying at the same hotel as their victims. A spinning couch, some poisoned wine, and more doors than you would think reasonable will keep you laughing till the very end.

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Sister Act May 19 – June 12 After nightclub singer Delores Van Cartier witnesses a murder, the police put her in the witness protection program with a new role and venue: a nun in a convent. It’s the last place anyone would look for this disco diva, but it’s the last place she’d ever want to be. She clashes with the rigid rules and the strict Mother Superior, but when Deloris is forced to join the less-than-heavenly choir, she realizes they need divine intervention as much as she does. Based on the hit film, this jubilant musical is blessed with glorious songs, dancing and laughs.

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My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me JENNIFER TEEGE AND NIKOLA SELLMAIR c.2015, The Experiment $14.95 / $22.95 Canada 240 pages

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ou’ve heard the stories. Great-Grandpa made hooch in the basement during Prohibition. Grandma was arrested for protesting back in the ‘60s. Your great-grandma once chased a man off with a gun. Scandalous then, maybe, but quaint family stories now. You cherish those rebel-rousing ancestors of yours — but

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in “My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me” by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair, some tales may lie buried. At 38, Jennifer Teege had everything she wanted: a degree, success, a husband, two healthy sons, and a bright future. And then, while idly browsing in a nearby library, she says, “I found the book.” Photos inside it seemed familiar — then recognizable. They were pictures of her birth mother and the grandmother Teege loved. And between the pictures was a story that was “the key to my family history, to my life” — the mother who gave Teege up for adoption was the child of one of Germany’s most notorious Nazis. The grandmother who cared for Teege as a child was the mistress of Amon Goeth, commandant of Plaszów concentration camp. Did her adoptive parents know the truth? Teege had contact with her mother until she was 7 years old and she knew her father was Nigerian; why didn’t anyone say anything about the bigger secret of their lives? And how could Teege ever reconcile the gentle grandma she loved with the woman who surely knew what was going on at the camp, but who chose to ignore it in favor of a life of comfort? Though it felt like picking at a painful scab, Teege needed to know everything about her grandfather, a man she understood would have been outraged at her very existence. She toured his home near Plaszów, and visited sites of former concentration camps. She looked hard

at old photos, and contacted her birth parents to find closure. “I want to walk upright, to live a normal life,” she says. “There is no such thing as inherited guilt. Everybody has the right to their own life story.” Think that’s impactful? Just wait…. Half of “My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me” is what you just learned, which is so powerful, so striking a tale that it’s impossible to tear yourself away. Except there’s more. Author Jennifer Teege tells about her experiences, her memories and her heartbreaking repugnance for her ancestry, but journalist Nikola Sellmair acts as a sort of narrator, filling in the historical gaps among Teege’s tale. Sellmair’s part of this book puts Teege’s words into perspective, in short, and so we see modern personal anguish side-by-side with past

“There is no such thing as inherited guilt. Everybody has the right to their own life story.” brutality and horror. We read about warm-fuzzies, followed by breathtaking inhumanity and, in the juxtaposition of the two, we become just as baffled as is Teege about events that don’t make sense. Wow. Without Sellmair’s half of this book, I think this would be just another biography; with her half, it’s just incredible for World War II scholars, students and biographers. Now out in paperback, “My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me” is one amazing story. s Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives with her two dogs and 11,000 books.

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Physical therapists can be utilized to help the client with fatigue issues that so often accompany cancer treatment. Occupational therapists who specialize in lymphedema treatment can help those with swelling due to surgery that has affected the lymph nodes. Caretenders also has speech therapists certified in Dysphagia Therapy with FDA approved VitalStim to help radiation and chemo patients who have difficulty with swallowing. Assistance from Caretenders isn’t limited to the physical aspect of treatment. Mental health nursing services help patients and caregivers with coping abilities and mental outlook. Medical social workers can direct clients to support groups, information and financial aid resources for prescriptions and other costs. Caregiver education helps relatives and loved ones who care for the patient on a regular basis, and assistance with advanced directives is available.

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Betty’s Story Heart attack survivor Betty McMahon returned to North Florida Regional to thank a special group of people. From the moment she arrived in our ER and Chest Pain Center, Betty received a level of care she says made it possible for her to come back strong. Betty has returned to her work and her hiking and wants to share her story because the things she knows now might help save your life. The full story about the people who were there when Betty needed them most is on our website. The ER and Chest Pain Center at North Florida Regional. Lifesaving care for Life’s Emergencies.

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