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CONTENTS JULY 2013 • VOL. 13 ISSUE 07

ON THE COVER – John Peters: Vietnam War veteran. High School English teacher. Cancer Survivor. As we go to press, John and his wife Bonnie are taking a summer motorcycle trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Lowgap, N.C., roughly 10 hours from his home in Ocala.

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Calendar of Events Theatre Listings Crossword Puzzle

columns Tinseltown Talks

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Embracing Life

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Reading Corner Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer

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John Peters Waging War on Cancer

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Giving is Receiving Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Returns

BY DARLA KINNEY SCOLES

WINNER! Congratulations to the winner from our JUNE 2012 issue…

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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC

Summer Grandparenting So, we have our two grand daughters staying with us for a month this summer. We don’t get to see them very much since they moved out of state, so these are very special times.

And somewhat hectic, especially since although we are grandparents we also have an 11-year-old son in our notyet-empty nest. Up until last week, he was getting used to being an only child, and now there is a fair — and expected — amount of drama in the Isaac household.

Fortunately my wife, the self-proclaimed Voice of Reason, planned ahead and has scheduled all kinds of fun activities for us. For instance, this past weekend, we took the girls fishing for the first time. One Saturday a month, the University of Florida’s IFAS extension offers its Fishing for Success Family Fishing Days.

We arrived bright and early, grabbed some rods and bait and commenced to fish. Granted, the Voice of Reason and I spent most of our time baiting hooks, untangling lines and giving fishing lessons.

But it paid off. Our oldest granddaughter caught her very first fish, a small bream, using a cane pole. Our

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youngest granddaughter was hoping to see a “Kitty Fishy.”

Our son happily obliged. He is only a few years older than his nieces — more like a brother than an uncle, with all of the requisite sibling rivalry — but he’s already an experienced fisherman. Fortunately, before we left, he landed a decentsized catfish, much to everyone’s delight.

“Kitty Fishy!”

The coming weeks offer a lot of fun times for all of us, capped off with a vacation to the mountains of North Carolina, where generations of Isaac family members have enjoyed the wonders of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We’re looking forward to introducing the grandchildren to our old stomping grounds.

But for now, it’s time to concentrate on Senior Times.

As I’ve mentioned in previous writings, chances are we all know someone who has faced cancer. In this edition we visit with two survivors who offer their insights into how they deal with this devastating disease.

We also bring you a couple of stories about two places our writers have recently visited — one nearby, the other not so much. Read about Bok Tower Gardens, which is just down the road a piece, and then take a trip on a barge down canals in France.

Lastly, the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program is back in the saddle with the help of the United Way of North Central Florida. Learn about how this program helps children and find out how you can volunteer.

As always, thanks for reading and see ya next month! s

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IS THAT CLONE YOU’RE WEARING?

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On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep became the first cloned mammal, created by scientists in Edinburgh, Scotland. “Dolly is derived from a mammary gland cell and we couldn’t think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton’s,” said Ian Wilmut, one of the scientists.

Since she was created from a somatic (nonsex) cell, Dolly’s cloning proved that it is possible to create an entire mammal from a single cell.

DOLLY SPENT HER LIFE AT THE ROSLIN INSTITUTE IN EDINBURGH. SHE GAVE BIRTH TO SIX LAMBS BEFORE HER DEATH IN 2003.

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63 Years Old

Wolfgang Puck BORN JULY 8, 1949

Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck was born on July 8, 1949. He grew up cooking with his mother, who was a pastry chef in the Austrian town where he was born. When he was 14, he started formal culinary school. In his early 20s, he worked in elite French restaurants; at 24, he moved to the United States and began working at La Tour in Indianapolis.

By 1982, he had moved to Los Angeles and opened his own restaurant, Spago. Since then, he has gone on to open multiple restaurants and has become an international celebrity with his cooking talents.

His self-titled Food Network show won an Emmy Award and aired for five seasons. House-smoked salmon pizza is his signature dish. This year, he was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame. He voiced Chef Smurf in the 2011 movie “The Smurfs.”

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Birthdays this Month

George Bush July 6, 1946 (66)

“Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be.”

Neil Simon

Pierre Cardin

July 4, 1927 (85)

July 7, 1922 (90)

Gina Lollobrigida

Cheech Marin

July 4, 1927 (85)

July 13, 1946 (66)

Katherine Helmond

Donald Sutherland

July 5, 1928 (84)

July 17, 1935 (77)

68 Years Old

— HELEN MIRREN

Born July 26, 1945 Helen Mirren was born in the Hammersmith district in London. She landed the role of Cleopatra in “Antony and Cleopatra” with the National Youth Theatre at the age of 20, launching her career on stage. She has gone on to many theater, television and film roles.

She is the only actress to play both Queens of England on screen.

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CHARITY OF THE MONTH

Big Cat Rescue MAY 2013 WINNER – 2,431 VOTES

With more than 100 exotic felines, life at Big Cat Rescue can get a little wild.

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s founder and CEO Carole Baskin says, “There’s no such thing as a normal day.”

The Tampa-based organization has won May’s SunState Charity of the Month with 2431 votes on Facebook. The nonprofit works as an educational sanctuary, housing 14 species of abandoned cats, such as lions, tigers and leopards. Many have been abused as performance animals, given up by ill-equipped even saved from slaughter. pet owners or

back to Baskin, unable to handle their big cat’s transition to maturity. Since then, the true difficulties of raising a wild animal have become clear.

Unfortunately, the organization still takes in new cats from around the country that are in dire situations, especially from areas where laws against ownership are not strictly enforced. Just earlier this year, Big Cat Rescue saved six cats from a run-down enclosure in Kansas without proper food, clean water or space.

Dead animals were found alongside soiled and unattended cages.

The owner was said to have abandoned the property altogether.

In response to tragedies like this, Big Cat Rescue is pushing for federal legislation to ban exotic cats as pets, which Baskin said would solve much of the problem and redirect efforts toward sustaining wild populations.

“Our primary goal is to put ourselves out of business,” Baskin said. “There shouldn’t be a need to run around rescuing big cats.” s Learn more at www.bigcatrescue.org.

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Although the rescue’s saved cats are unable to be released into the wild, a big part of the organization’s mission is to raise awareness about the challenges of big cats in captivity. Baskin said people should be helping the wild populations.

“They’re too incredible to keep in cages,” Baskin said.

Big Cat Rescue is the largest sanctuary in the world dedicated specifically to abused or abandoned exotic cats. Beginning in 1992, the sanctuary now sits on 55 acres in North Tampa and brings in nearly 30,000 people a year for tours, all run by volunteers.

Since opening, Baskin’s beliefs about exotic pet ownership have evolved. Her introduction to the world of big cats started when she rescued 56 bobcat kittens that were going to be slaughtered for their fur.

She raised them with the help from other owners, later giving them away as pets to what she believed would be good homes.

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NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Grand Opening of Expansion On the morning of June 20, North Florida Regional Medical Center held the grand opening ceremony for its latest expansion.

The new four-story tower, which cost $620 million, adds 92 new beds to the center.

Each floor is dedicated to a specific concentration, bringing everyone with that expertise to the same place.

“When you have doctors and nurses… all working together in the same area, it elevates the care for patients,” said Pamela Rittenhouse, director of marketing for the hospital.

The second floor is dedicated to heart and vascular patients, expanding the medical center’s cardiovascular program.

“We pride ourselves on working together as a team to deliver care that is advanced and excellent and helps our patients get home and back to their lives as quickly and safely as possible,” said Dr. Jeffrey Snyder, Cardiothoracic Surgeon

and Chair of the Board of Trustees, in a press release. “Our vision is for a heart and vascular program that is regional in its outreach and comprehensive in what it delivers for patients. This expansion is a big step forward in that vision.”

One level up is a new maternity post-partum care center and a Level II neonatal intensive care unit, a first for the medical center.

The top floor houses the neuroscience department, caring for spine surgery, stroke and neurological conditions.

Some of the funding also went toward renovating the existing tower.

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The Singing Tower Discover the Natural Beauty of Florida

“Make you the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it” — EDWARD BOK

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ts presence is unmistakable as one drives through the small town of Lake Wales, Fla. Every hill and corner of the city offers a glimpse of the magnificent Bok Tower as it peeks through the trees, beckoning visitors to come in for a closer look. Through the gates and down a long, winding road lined with orange trees, visitors come face to face with the tower nestled in the middle of the expansive gardens.

Created in 1921 by Edward Bok, Bok Tower Gardens, which includes the carillon tower and Pinewood Estates, has become a national historic landmark that attracts around 160,000 guests a year.

Edward Bok was a Pulitzer Prizewinning author and longtime editor of “Ladies Home Journal.” He came up with the idea to create a bird sanctu-

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ary while on one of his many walks up Iron Mountain from his winter home in the adjacent residential community of Mountain Lake Estates, said Brian Ososky, Bok’s director of marketing and public relations. To bring his idea to life, Bok enlisted landscape architect Fred-

Then they planted bushes and trees to provide food for migrating birds, including 10-to-40-foot-tall live oaks, thousands of dogwood and 8,000 azaleas — plus more than 50 birdbaths.

“It’s really about the beauty, and that was Edward Bok’s goal,” Ososky said.

“The tower and the Gardens were his gift back to the American public for all the opportunities afforded to him in this country.”

Bok, originally from Den Helder, Netherlands, immigrated to America at age 6 without any understanding of the language, customs or culture, according

To show his appreciation for his success in America, Bok wanted to provide a gift of beauty that would last the ages, Ososky said. erick Law Olmstead, Jr. to transform his 14.5 acres into a place of beauty.

According to the booklet “Viewing, Understanding, Appreciating Bok Singing Tower” by Marion Stephenson, crews spent the first year digging trenches and laying pipes for irrigation.

to the website. However, through his hard work and strong drive, Bok became a successful publisher, editor and writer, as well as a respected humanitarian and philanthropist.

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Dedicated in 1929, after two years of construction, this ornately crafted, 205foot tower offers daily concerts and elaborate gardens providing a nature-filled visit suitable for all ages.

a gift of beauty that would last the ages, Ososky said. He built the Gardens, but felt that something was missing, according to the booklet. Remembering the enchanting sounds of the carillons from his homeland, Bok built a fanciful tower to house the musical instrument that consists of at least 23 cast bronze bells that are tuned in chromatic order.

The 205-foot neo-Gothic and art deco tower, designed by Milton B. Medary and accented with ornate stone sculptures

by Lee Lawrie, took only two years to build. Built from brick, pink marble and native Florida coquina rock, the tower is enhanced by stone sculptures of Florida birds — flamingoes, pelicans and herons.

The elaborately styled tower was made complete with a surrounding moat and a single entrance via a 1,000-pound emblazoned brass door. After his death on Jan. 9, 1930, one year after the tower’s dedication on Feb. 1, 1929, Bok was buried in front of the door, whose panels depict the biblical story of creation. Though he did not want to be buried at the tower, his wife made sure his final resting place was the spot where he had invested most of July 2013

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With more than 150 varieties of camellias and hundreds of azaleas and many more flowers, the spring season offers guests an explosion of colors and fragrances as they tour the gardens. Though the spring is the best time to see the flowers in bloom, the Gardens offer a scenic vista for guests year-round.

The carillon, which resembles a piano, is played similarly. However, the keys are much heavier so the carillonneur uses the bottom of his fists and his feet to play.

As one of only four carillons in Florida, Bok Tower is the only carillon tower surrounded by acres of landscape gardens and nature preserves. The bells, which weigh almost 124,000 pounds, are played at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. every day.

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his time and effort, Ososky said.

Beyond the brass door are eight levels that very few people see, including the Founder’s Room, where Bok would entertain friends and guests, and the Anton Brees Carillon Library, which holds the largest collection of carillon history and music in the world. Ososky said that

once a year, on Founder’s Day weekend, the public can cross the moat and get up close to the tower and brass door. Aside from employees and local high school graduates, only guests at the Sustainer level membership (or higher) have access to the Founder’s room.

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WE ACCEPT MEDICARE & MOST MAJOR INSURANCES because most carillons are located on college campuses, at churches [and] in government buildings in busy cities,” Ososky said. “Ours is one of the only few in the entire world that’s surrounded by 50 acres of landscape gardens, a couple of hundred acres of nature preserve and hundreds more acres of citrus.”

There are daily bell performances at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. On Thursday through Sunday carillonneur Geert D’hollander performs live. The 60-bell carillon has bells ranging from 16 pounds to 12 tons.

The smallest bell can be played with a pinky, but the largest bell is much harder to push and is attached to foot pedal so the carillonneur can press with more force and still keep in time with the musical piece, Ososky said. The levers on the carillon, called batons, are connected to a cable that makes the clapper move on the bell while the bell remains stationary. The typical way to play the carillon, which resembles a piano, is with the bottom of the fist rather than with fingers.

Since its dedication, Bok Tower has only had four full-time carillonneurs, with the fourth being D’hollander who started full-time at the tower on October 15, 2012. D’hollander, whose father is also a carillonneur, has been playing since he was 13. He is the youngest to graduate from the Royal Carillon School, which he completed at the age of 17.

“He’s one of the best, if not the best, in the world,” Ososky said. “There are approximately 600 carillon towers throughout the world; he’s played 400 of them. He’s taught master classes in carillons throughout Europe, he’s toured, he’s won dozens and dozens of international carillon competitions and he’s going to be with us a long time.”

For 25 years, D’hollander played at a tower in Antwerp, Belgium that is more than double the height of Bok Tower and does not have an elevator. Six times a week for 25 years, D’hollander climbed 550 steps up and down to

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BOK TOWER FACTS • The Tower is 205 feet tall • The Tower was built 298 feet above sea level so the top of the Tower reaches 503 feet above sea level.

• The tower was built in two years • The Tower contains: 1,150 tons of marble, 444 tons of structural steel, 600 tons of coquina, 1,692 tons of brickwork and 67,226 rivets.

• The bell chamber is 40 feet tall and 35 feet wide.

• There are 60 bells weighing almost 124,000 pounds, or 60 tons.

• The smallest bell, which creates the highest note, weighs 16 pounds.

• The largest bell, which creates the deepest note and chimes the hour, weighs around 12 tons.

Made of brass and teak, this 1,000-pound door tells the biblical story of creation. The door stands behind a locked gate and can only be accessed by elite members and Bok Tower staff – except on one weekend a year when the gates are unlocked and guests can see it up close and personal.

play the bells. Ososky jokingly said D’hollander picked Bok Tower so he does not have to walk up any stairs; instead, he rides the 1920s elevator to and from his office on the sixth floor.

D’hollander, who spends seven months in Florida and the rest traveling around Europe, teaches master’s classes to carillon students around the world. He even taught master classes for UF students in 2012, and hopes to do it again. He was commissioned to write a piece for the 30 year anniversary of Century Tower, which has more bells than Bok Tower but weighs less.

“Their tower couldn’t even hold the weight that we have here,” D’hollander said.

While visiting the Gardens and listening to the tower, guests also have the opportunity to visit Pinewood Estates.

The Mediterranean-style mansion, which was originally part of neighboring Mountain Lake Estates, was built for Charles Austin Buck in the early 1930s.

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“[Bok wanted] to make the world a bit better and more beautiful… to leave his legacy, to show his appreciation.” imity to Bok Tower Gardens seemed like the perfect spot for his 20-room estate. Originally called “El Retiro,” the Gardens purchased the estate in 1970 and returned it to its original glory for visitors to enjoy.

Though the historic mansion is open year round, it sees the largest amount of visitors during the Holiday Home tour, which lasts six weeks from the end of November to early January. The 12 rooms included on the tour are decorated by a different sponsored designer according to the year’s theme while still keeping the ambience of the 1930s, according to the website. In the past two years, the themes have been “Picture Perfect,” where each room was decorated to fit a Christmasthemed movie, and “The Nature of the

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Holidays,” which focused on creating a classy winter wonderland.

Throughout the year, the Gardens hold several events, including Sunset and Symphony, which features the Orlando Philharmonic with an accompaniment by D’hollander while visitors picnic on the lawn. Boktober Fest is a free admission plant sale with more than 40 vendors from around the state, German music, food and beer, as well as children’s activities.

Additionally, there are two trails at the Gardens that exhibit different wildlife such as pine forests, gopher tortoises, and other plants and wildlife, Ososky said.

“It’s a recreational exercise trail, but it’s also a learning experience,” he said.

Guests can also stop in the visitor’s

center and watch a short video about the Gardens before, or after, exploring them.

There is also a café and a gift shop.

Ososky said most people come and spend half a day at the Gardens — to listen to the carillon, feed the fish, explore the garden and have a picnic — but some first-time visitors spend the entire day to get the full experience.

“Coming here by yourself, or with one other person, and sort of just exploring the pathways and sort of just taking in the flowers and the wildlife is a pretty neat experience,” he said.

Even though spring is the most popular time of year to visit because the flowers are in bloom, Ososky said there is no right or wrong time to come; there is something different to see each season. “[Bok wanted] to make the world a bit better and more beautiful… to leave his legacy, to show his appreciation,” Ososky said. “So that’s what we try to do with guests and our visitors’ experiences.” s

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Tinseltown Talks Tales of Glenn Ford

by Nick Thomas

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f you’re a fan of old movies, you’ll recognize what the classics “Gilda,” “Blackboard Jungle,” “Courtship of Eddie’s Father” and “Fastest Gun Alive” all have in common: Glenn Ford. Oddly enough, though he appeared in around 100 feature films, the first biography on Ford was only published in 2011.

Ford’s son, Peter, authored “Glenn Ford: A Life” and talked with me about his dad and the book, which is an insightful Hollywood bio filled with stories of one of film’s most underappreciated actors. In addition to acting, Ford had a number of other interests including a great fondness for women, which Peter approaches with objective candor without ever turning into a trashy memoir.

“He’s perceived by the public as a ‘Jimmy Stewart’ — a wholesome, allAmerican guy,” Peter told me. “He was that, but he also had a lot of ‘Errol Flynn’ in him. In reviewing all my sources, I counted 146 women he had a dalliance with, including Marilyn Monroe.”

Those sources included Ford’s own writings.

“My father kept a diary every day of his life since 1933 and I have every one of them. So there was an enormous amount of material there,” explained Peter. “If you picked any day since then, I could tell you what he had for breakfast, where he went, what he did, what he thought, who he talked to, etc.”

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monumental proportions. When Ford died in 2006, Peter says he donated many of his father’s personal items to charities.

Other items he sold, including a piano given to Ford by Judy Garland, a slot machine from Frank Sinatra, and a couch on which he “entertained” Ms. Monroe.

In fact, an auction house hauled off two 26-ft long trucks filled with

baby teeth, the lock of hair from his first haircut, the dish he used as a baby, and every report card from school. There [were] also thousands of photographs, and thousands of books. Wherever he went, he would take scraps of paper and write his thoughts. Often, he would stick these randomly in books, along with letters, Christmas cards and even money.”

“stuff” — and that still barely touched the surface of the contents of Ford’s 9,000-square-foot home in Beverly Hills.

“He saved everything,” Peter said. “I have every letter he ever received and copies of letters he wrote. I have his seniortimesmagazine.com

Peter donated hundreds of those books to libraries, but had to check each one in case his father had left some longforgotten treasure within its pages. In one, he found many letters from singer Sophie Tucker.

Another Ford “hobby” was to secretly record telephone conversations. In the late 1950s Ford, unbeknownst to his family and friends, installed a phone tap on the family’s phone. After his father died, Peter discovered hundreds of old reel-to-reel and cassette recordings

of celebrities and politicians.

“He has some of President Richard Nixon,” said Peter with a chuckle.

“Isn’t that ironic?

The most infamous taper himself getting taped!” Maybe we now know where Tricky Dick got the idea!

Peter also recalls childhood Sunday morning walks with his dad along Santa Monica Boulevard. The two would often stop under a leafy ficus tree and Ford would ask his son if he wanted some chewing gum. Adept at sleight of hand tricks, Ford would appear to pull some chewing gum from the tree, leading young Peter to believe there really was such a thing as a “gum tree.”

In another story, Peter remembers flying in a private plane with his dad to

Cody, Wyoming, for the dedication of the Buffalo Bill Museum. The ceremony culminated with a live buffalo dangling in a harness from a helicopter, flying over the crowd. But as the pilot hovered above the assembled dignitaries, the terrified animal’s bladder and bowels proved somewhat unstable. When combined with the downward force of the chopper’s rotor blades, Peter says it was a most memorable event!

Glenn Ford was a complex man, which led to difficulties and intricacies in his professional and personal life. Peter’s revelations about his dad — as well as his mom, the great dancer, Eleanor Powell — provide a fascinating glimpse of the golden age of Hollywood. s Nick Thomas’ features and columns have appeared in more than 300 magazines and newspapers, and he is the author of “Raised by the Stars,” published by McFarland. He can be reached at his blog: getnickt.blogspot.com.

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John Peters Waging War on Cancer

by Stefanie Cainto

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here were days John Peters went home with a pump full of chemicals. Connected to a port in his chest it pumped chemotherapy drugs into his body.

He was tired. He was nauseated. He was going through a hard time.

A Vietnam War veteran, Peters was at war again – this time, with cancer.

But for five years, he fought. He had surgery, went through radiation and had 33 chemotherapy treatments.

“Kill it,” he said to his doctor during his regular visits. “Nuke it.”

Peters was diagnosed with chronic metastatic cancer. Metastatic cancer occurs when cancerous cells move from the originating organ of the body to another, according to the National Cancer Institute website.

He had no symptoms, but through a routine colonoscopy during the summer of 2008, doctors discovered a small tumor in his rectum. He had the tumor removed.

A year and a half later, doctors found a tumor in his liver. Back-to-back surgeries followed; doctors removed part of his liver and then his entire thyroid as well.

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This happened four times.

“Everyone thought I was going to die,” he said.

At the time, he was an English teacher at West Port High School in Ocala. When they found the first tumor, doctors thought it was just superficial, Peters said. But the discovery of a second tumor led to his early retirement.

everything in perspective,” he said.

Peters said he stopped taking everything for granted and put even more importance on the people he loved.

“Cancer can bring you back to what really matters,” he said.

He said the doctor’s prognosis was not good at first. He hit stage four of cancer, the highest stage when it came

“It tries to pull you toward death, and you have to fight – fight the whole time.”

He was not ready to quit his job, and he found himself going through an identity crisis. He was unable to see people during chemotherapy and felt isolated but he did what he could to live life like he used to.

Peters built a stronger relationship with God and became more aware of his priorities. He got his master’s degree in humanities from a California State University online program. He even took a break during chemotherapy to go to Israel with his wife, Bonnie. It was on his bucket list.

“Facing death has a way of putting

to determining treatment levels. Bonnie started getting everything in order in expectation of the worst. But Peters had his last treatment in January and said maybe it will be the last.

He attributes his survival to his faith in God and his doctors.

“I think divine intervention coupled with science equals healing,” he said.

Peters also credits his wife for making the process as easy as possible.

“She was just an angel,” he said.

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PHOTO BY STEFANIE CAINTO John Peters, 65, was diagnosed with chronic metastatic cancer five years ago. Although everyone expected the worst, Peters battled sickness with the help of his doctors and his faith in God.

them to know cancer does not have to be a death sentence.

“I’m trusting that I’m here for a reason,” he said.

Peters wants those struggling with cancer to know it is a fight. He said he believes much of the healing process is psychological.

“It tries to pull you toward death, and you have to fight – fight the whole time,” he said.

Peters went back to teaching, substituting at different high schools in Ocala and teaching a bible study every Thurs-

day at The Garden in Belleview, Fla. Returning to West Port High School, he said he is able to experience the camaraderie he missed while he was away.

He still keeps in touch with his former students through Facebook and finds it reaffirming when they tell him he has made a difference in their lives.

“It’s what it’s all about,” he said.

Peters volunteers, plays golf and stays very involved in his church. He recently finished a musical he is trying to get produced.

He even participated in a fundraising campaign for cancer research at Shands

at the University of Florida, where he received treatment and had his surgeries. They produced a commercial, complete with actors, a caterer and a Los Angeles production company.

Still on his bucket list is to write the great American novel and visit Italy, England and Ireland. This summer, he and Bonnie plan to take a motorcycle trip to Blue Ridge Parkway in Lowgap, N.C., roughly 10 hours from his home in Ocala.

“Right now, I’m just on top of the world,” he said. “I’m just having a great life.” s July 2013

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Marguerite Biundo Laughter is the Best Medicine

by Mary Goodwin

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t was 8 o’clock on a rainy morning, and the mood of the classroom echoed stiff and depressed — until the teacher, a wacky comedian affectionately known as ‘Miss B.’ walked in.

“I am depressed!” she shouted.

“Who should be in class at this ungodly hour? I was up until 2 a.m. listening to late-night talk shows.”

She stood at the doorway, popped her umbrella open and dramatically belted out the chorus to “Singin’ in the Rain.”

“I was a silly goofy teacher at times and my students just loved it,” Marguerite Biundo recalled with a smile. “I spent 22 years teaching and acting silly and making them laugh, and I loved every second of it.”

Biundo is a firm advocate for a positive attitude. Had it not been for her upbeat attitude, she said, she would not be here today. Her doctors, who first diagnosed her with breast cancer in 2003, do not know exactly what kept her alive and describe her as a “walking miracle.”

Tracing Biundo’s family tree, a collec-

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tive trend unfolds: an ill-fated line of lives terminated by cancer. Her mother and her mother’s siblings all passed away from the disease, and she knew it was more than likely to find its way into her body.

you can be powerful and say, ‘I am not going to let this control me!’”

She left the hospital knowing she needed to find an activity that would lift her spirits and help keep her

“Keep smiling and try to do as much as you can, and be as normal as you can be” Unfortunately for her, it did — more than once.

To date, Biundo has battled four operations and four breast cancer recurrences. After her first diagnosis, she completed chemotherapy and was pronounced cancer free, prompting her to uproot from New York to Gainesville to be closer to her family. Four short months later, she learned the cancer had returned.

“That really shocked me,” she said.

“So I said, ‘you know what? I am not going to let this throw me. I have to stop worrying about the past and the future because it does not exist. The only thing that exists is now. And I realized you have two choices. You can either be a victim and rave and rant to yourself, or

positive. Two days later, she enrolled in clowning classes.

She decided to laugh her way through the disease without a shred of worry. Even if it would take her life, she would live each moment trying to make others laugh and smile.

When she went for a follow-up after her second operation, her doctors confirmed they were able to remove two tumors from her breasts, and the cancer was miraculously gone again. She walked out of the hospital waiting room feeling on top of the world.

“How many times have you gone into a doctor’s office and the people are doomed and gloomed about what they will hear from the doctor?” she said. seniortimesmagazine.com

PHOTO BY MARY GOODWIN Marguerite Biundo taught language arts for 22 years, using the same approach then as she has with her illness — to laugh a lot and never take things too seriously. Her battle with four operations and four breast cancer recurrences has never kept her from smiling.

“Did it ever occur to them that they might get a good response? Well, in all my years I had never seen that room full, but that day, every seat was taken. I just had to share my joy with these people.”

Biundo danced around the waiting room like it was her classroom filled with students, exclaiming, “Congratulate me! I am so happy!”

“They looked at me being silly and they stopped all of the sudden. I told them my two cancers had just left my body, and I was a walking miracle, and this could happen to them too. I wanted

them to know that I had not spent one moment worrying about it.”

Since that day, her cancer has twice returned and disappeared. She attributes it to her positive outlook, and her doctors do not question that view.

Even while she was undergoing chemotherapy, she said she never experienced serious side effects.

“I really do think that a positive mind sends a signal to your brain to dispense some kind of substance that helps make you free of illness.”

To anyone battling cancer, Biundo has

this advice: “Keep smiling and try to do as much as you can, and be as normal as you can be. Just enjoy things and get rid of all negativity.”

As far as she knows, she is now living cancer-free — although, she said her next checkup might inform her otherwise. Until then, she insists she will occupy her mind with old records, Turner Classic Movies and her favorite pastime: making people laugh.

“I refuse to worry ahead of time and make myself miserable,” she said. “What will be, will be.” s July 2013

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Embracing Life Misery Has Enough Company – Dare to Be Happy

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n the 1800s Henry David Thoreau said, “If misery loves company, misery has company enough.”

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difficult in a workplace environment when the climate rapidly deteriorates.

The challenge intensifies, when the circumstances are not in my realm of my responsibility or control.

Some time ago I found myself swept into that perfect office storm. My circle of co-workers became dissatisfied with just about everything. While I refused to indulge in their malicious gossip, spiteful name-calling and destructive faultfinding sessions, I allowed their depressing vibes to permeate my protective armor. My thoughts, without any forewarning, funneled into the negative atmosphere. I was miserable.

When the fog lifted, I sought signs for relief. Coincidentally (perhaps), I literally found a sign — a billboard with an advertisement for the Volkswagen Beetle, created by Crispin Porter & Bogusky. It simply said, “Misery has enough company. Dare to be happy.”

I slowed to a near stop and silently stared. Its intention was to sell cars, yet it created an instant epiphany to my dilemma. Happiness is a choice!

So what makes humans happy? I can only answer for myself. Compassion, gratitude, harmony and satisfaction with my day’s accomplishments are the four frontrunners on my list. Of course, my choices have changed from my youthful years.

With age, I have learned that pleasure is only a temporary fix. Purchasing an unnecessary item or eating an extra slice of dessert only made me feel good briefly.

Almost immediately, guilt would follow.

Most of my life, my high (or euphoria) was derived from successfully juggling too many events and solving everyone else’s problems. The more I completed, the grander the pleasure. The greater the fulfillment, the more I expected from myself. Like every addiction, it is a vicious cycle. It always will be a challenge not to revert to old habits.

Fortunately, nowadays I recognize, seniortimesmagazine.com

receive and remember those subtle messages (such as the one created by the advertising agency). I am grateful for the learned ability to grasp those ambiguous cues. It was not an easy skill for me to acquire. When I sped through life at a frightening lightning-fast speed, my mind did not have the ability to absorb the almost obscure divine lessons.

Alas, though, I managed to slow enough to listen to the sagacious souls sent to share wisdom. Mother Teresa, a godly educator, left us with the following truth: “If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.”

Today, there is a significant difference in my definition of effectively managing time. Finding a balance between work and play is one component of a nearly perfect day. I also strive to be present in the world, but not enveloped in the sadness of the everyday struggles. Most importantly, I make the choice to be happy.

As a mere human, I sometimes slip a little. During those trying times, signs appear to help me quickly rebound. Inexplicably, my senses seem to intensify.

Certain things trigger fond memories.

Special songs magically play on the radio. Mysteriously, a workmate will warm up leftovers. The aroma transcends me to my childhood. The smell reminds me of an almost forgotten comfort food.

Whenever I see a Volkswagen, I flash back to that astonishing aha moment I had encountered alongside a highway.

Find something that makes you smile.

After all, per Mother Teresa, “Peace begins with a smile.”

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TRAVEL

Barge & in Charge A Family Vacation on the Canals of Southern France

by Debbie Meeks

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nyone can rent a barge on the canals in Europe, no boating experience necessary. My family was on-board with the idea. It was an extravagant family vacation, the first time some of us had been to Europe, and we were excited. We are an older family; the four “kids” are nearly 50 years old, the four “adults” are over 70. Once a year we do something fun together. This year I booked a 50-foot long, 12-foot wide barge for a week on the Canal du Midi, in southern France.

The Canal du Midi was built 300 years ago as a shortcut from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal was an important commercial transportation option, fuel-efficient but slow; some barges were mule powered. Trains and trucks became more competitive over time and commercial canal traffic declined until the 1989 drought dealt the final blow. Today, some of the old commercial vessels have new working lives as floating hotels and canal towns that might have otherwise died have new income streams from the pleasure boaters.

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traveled to Lattes, near the Mediterranean, to pick up our barge. We took a train from the beautiful Gare de Lyon station, built in Art Nouveau style for the World Exposition of 1900, where I expected to see steam engines. Instead we boarded a futuristic, high-speed train to Montpellier. The TGV train did not feel fast while we rode, but later, when we had settled into the slow pace of

Boaters in the U.S. usually do not traverse locks, but all the canals have them and our first lock was not far from the marina. canal travel, we sometimes saw one flash past us at an impressive 180 mph. These ancient and the ultra-modern transportation methods were jarring neighbors, but the contrast highlighted each. Canal travel seemed more charming next to cutting-edge transportation.

Once we were gathered at the barge rental agency, we looked over the fleet and noticed that the rental boats were fitted with extra fenders; despite this extra protection we also saw some crushed fiberglass. Our new home looked fairly undamaged. It had four cabins, two seniortimesmagazine.com

showers off the hall and two toilets that emitted gas from the holding tanks, forcing us to leave the windows open. It was a floating RV. We settled onto the boat and our designated captain, my husband David, got a rundown on the boat’s operation and

safety equipment. The trainer drummed into him, “You are on vacation, take it slow.” Fiberglass does not crush as easily at slow speeds. David passed the 10-minute driving test, which was nothing more than taking the boat out, turning it around and re-docking it. We

PHOTO BY JANICE KLAUM Modern-day chaos in the 17th century Fonserannes Locks where novice boat captains mix with old hands at the wheel. This series of locks is Paul Riquet’s engineering marvel, which allows boats to negotiate over 70 feet in elevation change. Today an average of 8,000 boats a year make the traverse.

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were signed off but it was nearly dark and raining so we decided to spend the first night in the marina.

We wandered over to one of the dockside cafes at 7 pm, our normal mealtime, and interrupted a staff briefing. They hinted that it was too early but allowed us to sit inside and brought us some wine and bread. We never adjusted to the European eating schedule; jet lag was easy compared to meals.

In the morning, several of us walked to the farmer’s market in Lattes, which filled several blocks. It was the best market I had ever seen but not unusual in France. We bought as much as we could carry: week-old olives, crunchy baguettes, artisan sausages and cheeses. I embarrassed myself by speaking French and I do not think I improved during the trip. Even though most French people speak good English, they let me continue in French until I begged for help. I could have spent my vacation marketing in Lattes but the canal was calling.

Boaters in the United States usually do not traverse locks, but all the canals have them and our first lock was not far from the marina. The long boat was difficult in the wind and we, the novice crew, had never secured a boat before. We all held our breath while David maneuvered the barge inches from the lock wall. The

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crew let out a sigh of relief but stood like statues, ropes in hand, staring at the cleats while the wind pushed us away.

“The ropes!” David shouted. Ropes flew; the stern rope caught the cleat but the bow rope missed. After an unprofessional-looking scramble, my brother disembarked and secured the front rope.

The lock keeper’s monitoring camera saw the whole show.

Frontignan was the first town we explored. We found the medieval part of town with its narrow, winding streets, and part of the ancient town’s fortified wall. The old buildings are still residences; modern conveniences like plumbing stacks and TV antennas are retrofitted into the dwellings. Centuries of habitation were evident in every town along our route. They are continually adapted.

We had not yet entered the Canal du Midi proper. To get there we had to cross the Étang de Thau, a saltwater lake famous for its oysters. The lake is shallow with sharp, rocky oyster beds, so large boats are advised to stay in the channels.

We were also told not to cross the lake in high winds so we decided to use the good weather we had to scurry across the lake and skip the lakeside towns. Unfortunately, the channel markers were so far apart that we could not see the next one with our naked eyes and the barge

did not have a compass. So we took turns hanging out the window with binoculars, spotting the channel markers and shouting directions to the captain.

As we entered the Canal du Midi, the scenery changed from sunny coastline to shady path. One hundred year-old plane trees on either side formed a tunnel for the canal and towpath. Rolling vineyards stretched beyond the bordering row of trees. The Canal du Midi is one of the most popular tourist canals because of its Mediterranean climate and scenery.

Eight of us took turns on the four bikes we rented with our barge- shopping, sightseeing or exercising on the towpath while the four onboard chugged along at no-wake speed. One of our exercise jaunts detoured into a canal-side winery where we enjoyed a tour and a tasting.

So much for exercise! We learned about mechanical harvesting — a labor saver — and about their unique Gris de Gris wine made from a pinkish-grey mutation of the red Grenache grape.

We felt confident with our boat handling skills in the locks by the time we got to the Fonserannes Lock, a series of seven locks in a row, like water stairs.

The locks are a 17th-century engineering marvel and a comedic show; busloads of tourists come to watch rental boat tourists negotiate them. Those seniortimesmagazine.com

PHOTO BY DAVID MEEKS OPPOSITE: Two freight barges that have been converted into houseboats. Some people live in their boats year-round.

extra boat fenders really got a workout there. Our lock-full of watercraft included a boatload of shot-drinking German men. Their captain accelerated until he hit something, then reversed, full-throttle until he hit something behind. Observers shouted instructions in many languages until he ďŹ nally threw up his hands and stopped. His wobbly crew threw the lines to helpful bystanders on the wall; one man nearly fell over the rail into the lock. Finally, all the boats were secured, the lock doors closed and water ďŹ&#x201A;ooded into the lock to buoy the boats up to the next level, the opposite doors opened and we all jockeyed into the second lock. Repeat, raise, repeat.

Barges are allowed to tie-up almost anywhere along the canal temporarily, to explore a town, or overnight. Some nights we camped on secluded sections of canal and enjoyed the moonlit vineyards. Other nights we docked in town, serenaded by music from the canal-side cafes.

During one overnight stop, we explored Le Somail. We browsed a second-hand bookstore where the proprietor lives on a barge outside her shop. Then we walked through the vineyards to the Hat Museum, as quirky as any 1950s roadside tourist attraction in America. After dinner, we took a moonlit stroll around town and into the vineyards. For dessert, we picked some of the grapes that had escaped the wine harvest. They tasted like young wine.

Our canal barge was a slow, relaxing way to experience France with family.

We did not stop at every town on our route but we hated to miss the specialty foods or slice of history they offered.

Anyone can barge into French history, culture and gastronomy.

No experience necessary. s

PHOTOS BY JANICE KLAUM Some lucky French grapes that escaped the wine crush. The Canal du Midi passes through the Languedoc region which produces more than a third of the wine grapes in France. BELOW: Herbs and spices at the market in Lattes. We especially wanted to try the things we did not recognize.

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BACK TO SCHOOL

Giving is Receiving Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Returns

by Darla Kinney Scoles

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in-win-win describes the situation in Alachua county’s newly revitalized Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), as United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) takes on the initiative in a more measurable, outcome-based format. With a national grant to fund the effort, Seniors win, Alachua County’s children win, and the United Way wins.

“RSVP has been dormant for two years,” said UWNCFL President and CEO, Debbie Mason. “When this grant came back out Debbie Mason it required focus in certain areas and a measurement of outcome — moving the needle in a significant direction.”

That direction aims to increase high school graduation rates through RSVP and reading and mentoring programs already in place at several school-age levels, and will ultimately impact the community at large.

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Senior Citizens Win Retired and Senior volunteers will be able to spend special time with area youth, passing on those experiences and practices they enjoy, in three different areas: 1. Early Reading Program — reading with a pre-Kindergarten student 30 minutes weekly; 2. Reading Pals — focusing on reading comprehension and confidence with a 2nd or 3rd grade student 30 minutes each week; 3. Check and Connect — mentoring a 9th grade student one hour each week with class work, and serving as a positive influence.

“This is a really unique opportunity for Seniors to be matched up with the same student on a long-term basis,” said RSVP Program Director Ashley Williams. “Volunteers will get to build a relationship with each child and see the progress they make.”

“Volunteers find they enjoy the vibrant youthful environment as they serve and feel energy and life these young citizens display,” added Kim Faenza, director of communications and marketing at UWNCFL. “If someone has been thinking about wanting to make a differ-

ence, this is the opportunity to do that.”

With volunteer recruitment just under way, Williams hopes Seniors will check out UWNCFL’s new Volunteer Select option on their web page and sign up to receive more information.

“Several programs exist to help students avoid summer learning loss,” Williams said, “and summer is a great time for volunteers to get their feet wet. Whatever time they have, we can fit them in.”

Alachua County’s Children Win By pairing caring adults, ages 55 and up, with youth in need of assistance RSVP has the potential to truly change young lives with one-on-one experiences. Parent testimonials confirm this hope, reporting that progress has been both deep and rapid with the help of an outside volunteer who simply shared a love of reading.

“If you love to read, you are going to succeed,” Debbie Mason said. “Conversely, adults who cannot read fully, struggle. We’ve all seen that. Our goal is to help these children gain the advantage reading affords.”

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nationwide 10-year initiative to cut the number of high school dropouts in half by 2018. Midway to that benchmark, UWNCFL sees the RSVP program as vital in continuing to work with local students while they are young to avoid the trend toward increased dropout rates. With several schools and organizations asking for such help, Mason said they have not yet reached the saturation point and that the need for reading and mentoring volunteers is still great.

United Way of North Central Florida Wins The grant that makes much of this possible comes from the Corporation for National and Community Service, with the intent to engage 300 Seniors in measurable and outcome-based volunteer opportunities throughout Alachua County. As recipient of this grant, UWNCFL chose to focus on education and student success, using the monies

to provide the salaries, software, training, materials for training, supplies and marketing tools to get the word out and bring the volunteers in.

In turn, the UWNCFL must carefully track the progress of the program’s participants and report those numbers at a national level. They are not required to match the grant’s funds, as had been the case in prior years.

“Even though this grant was very strict in its guidelines,” Mason said, “it was a good fit for us.”

With the three education-focused initiatives already under way, the additional funds will help to bolster volunteer numbers and reach even more students over the next several years.

To that end, Mason said, “If you’ve been thinking about wanting to get involved, now is the time and this is the way. One by one, we are changing society.” s

Volunteer Select, is a new way to connect volunteers to service and donation opportunities in the community.

Agencies can post their service and in-kind needs, while volunteers can post their available donations, inkind services and desired volunteer opportunity. This two-way system allows volunteers and agencies to actively seek each other out and make connections that benefit the entire community.

Volunteer Select is an easy-to-use web-based platform that matches the right donors, advocates, and volunteers with the right opportunities in our neighborhoods.

To learn more, visit www. unitedwayncfl.org and click ‘Volunteer Select’.

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COLUMN œ ELLIS AMBURN

Enjoying Act Three If ever there was a shooting star in American letters, it was William Saroyan

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e met in Paris in the 1970s.

The son of Armenian immigrants, Saroyan sprang from Fresno, California, during the Great Depression and took the literary world, Broadway and Hollywood by storm. As if that weren’t enough, he also wrote the hit song “Come On-A My House.”

“The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze” marked his literary debut in 1934, the story of a starving 22-year-old writer’s quest for meaning in a world teetering between faith and despair.

Saroyan’s evocation of the joy, pain and mystery of the human condition added a new term to the language: “Saroyanesque.”

In 1939 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his barroom play “The Time of Your Life,” but refused it as a trinket of an authoritarian establishment. The Oscar, however, proved irresistible; he accepted the 1943 Academy Award for writing Mickey

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Rooney’s blockbuster “The Human Comedy.” Success, booze, gambling and the IRS soon precipitated Saroyan’s downfall.

Following James Joyce’s advice to writers that their only defense was “silence, exile and cunning,” he moved to Paris.

In the 1970s, when I was in Paris on Delacorte Press business involving our major author James Jones, Ms. Claude Dauphin, wife of the French actor, called to invite me for drinks. “I want you to meet Bill Saroyan,” Ruta said. “Jim Jones will be here as well.”

As Jones, Saroyan and I stood in front of Ruta’s living room fireplace, they asked me about the latest publishing gossip. Both writers were now out of fashion, which bothered Jim but Saroyan was unfazed. “Happiness is overrated,” Bill said, adding that true contentment lies in expecting nothing and settling for what you get. Just to be alive was miracle enough.

Later he sent his new novel to me at Delacorte/Dell, stating he wanted a hardcover/paperback contract — “the same deal that you have made with my friend James Jones and my friend Irwin Shaw.” He gave me his address and telephone number, but added that he “really hate[d] trying ever to talk on the phone.”

The novel made no impression on me, and I cannot even remember the title. I softened the blow of declining it by sending him a number of Delacorte books we’d discussed in Paris. They were “welcome,” he wrote, and thanked me “kindly.”

Though some found him boisterous and overbearing, to me he was a perfect gent.

The love of his life was Park Avenue debutante Carol Marcus, who he met in 1941 when she flew to Beverly Hills for Gloria Vanderbilt’s wedding. Though she was 16 and Bill was 33, he squired her to a New York party seniortimesmagazine.com

and presented her to the literati. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are you doing with that old man?â&#x20AC;? Dame Edith Sitwell asked.

Carol replied she was going to marry him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, no, no,â&#x20AC;? said Baroness Karen Blixen, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out of Africa.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do anything but marry. Sleep with someone else.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You poor baby,â&#x20AC;? commiserated Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Marianne Moore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can come and stay with me always.â&#x20AC;?

Bill and Carol married twice and divorced twice. He adored their children, Lucy and Aram, but disinherited both. He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand it that they lived with their mother after the divorce, nor that they liked her new husband, Walter Matthau.

In 1964, when Aram was 20, I saw him at a party poet Frank Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara hosted in the Greenwich Village loft of Anita Pallenberg, who from 1967-1979 would be Keith Richardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner and mother his ďŹ rst three children.

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The guest of honor was aged Italian bard Giuseppe Ungaretti, who boomed his verses as hippie Ed Sanders collected pubic hairs from guests, including Allen Ginsberg and Ungaretti, who said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;est blache. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s white.â&#x20AC;?

Sanders packaged the hair in glassine envelopes, which he later sold to raise money for his arts magazine.

In 2008, Aram won the prestigious Poetry Society of America Award, and in his 2010 book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Door to the Riverâ&#x20AC;? wrote an account of the Ungaretti party. Surprisingly, he failed to mention the pubic-hair incident, though it had always struck me as quintessentially Saroyanesque. s Ellis Amburn is in the Hall of Excellence at

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Fridays

July 1 through September 8

8:00pm GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Plaza. From April to November, Friday nights come alive as local and regional bands are showcased under the stars. Hundreds come to enjoy the free live music and shows in a family-friendly environment. www.gvluculturalaffairs.org.

Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Harn Museum of Art, 3259 Hull Road. Explore through various perspectives the creation, meaning and importance of portraits. This exhibit will display a range of works from all five areas of Harn’s collection as well as some portraits on loan from private collections. 352-392-9826.

CREATIVE B MOVIE SERIES Saturdays 7:00pm GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History. Head to the museum every Saturday in July to enjoy a free movie screening and explore the balance between science and art with an expert panel. 352-846-2000.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Mondays Noon - 1:00pm ALACHUA - Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator, 12085 Research Dr. Rm. 104. Is food a problem for you? If so, the 12 Steps may help you. Come by for an hour where other compulsive eaters share experience, strength and hope. Free for all ages. 386-462-0880. www.oanfi.org.

TITANOBOA: MONSTER SNAKE July 1 through August 11 10:00am - 5:00pm GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History.

Museum scientists recently discovered the 60-million-year-old remains of the world’s largest snake, at 48 feet long and 2,500 lbs. Learn more about the discovery, reconstruction and archaeological implications of this titanic reptile, and see its full-scale model. Trained volunteers who are working with fossils found at the site will be available for questions. 352-846-2000.

BLUES PIONEERS AND THEIR PRODIGY July 1 through September 7 Times Vary GAINESVILLE - The Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Ave. This exhibition of colorful folk artstyle illustrations will highlight the musical legacy of the great 20th-century blues artists, as well as the later artists who were influenced by them. 352-334-2787.

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ARTIFACTS EXQUISITE AND EXTRAORDINARY

July spirit with the Florida Track Club’s 35thannual 3-mile run through Westside Park. The last day to register before the day of the race was June 30. www.floridatrackclub.com.

INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION Thursday, July 4 11:00am MICANOPY - Fourth of July celebration with parade, children’s games and fireworks show at dusk. 352-466-3121.

FIREWORKS Thursday, July 4 3:00pm - 10:00pm ALACHUA - Hal Brady Recreation Complex.

“The Largest Small Town Fireworks Display in America.” Fun, games and fireworks. www.cityofalachua.com.

OUR COUNTRY DAY

July 1 through September 28

Thursday, July 4

Times Vary GAINESVILLE - The Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Avenue. The Thomas Center’s new exhibit, “Artifacts Exquisite and Extraordinary: From the Theatre of Memory Collection,” is inspired by the centuries-old “Cabinet of Curiosities” tradition of eclectic and encyclopedic personal collections. A diverse range of material will be shown, ranging from ancient Chinese jade to meteors from space. 352-334-5064.

10:00am STARKE - Keystone Heights Airpark, 7200 Airport Road. This annual July 4 celebration began in 1969 when the major gathered locals to honor the national holiday. The event has changed, but the underlying patriotism remains. 5,000 guests expected.

GARDEN TOUR Wednesday, July 3 10:00am OCALA - Marion County UF/IFAS Extension, 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd. Learn through a guided tour of the Marion County Master Gardener’s shade, butterfly, herb, vegetable and tropical demonstration gardens. Tours are the first Wednesday of every month. 352-671-8400.

RED, WHITE, AND BLUES Wednesday, July 3 6:00pm - 9:00pm OCALA - Downtown Ocala Citizens Circle, 151 SE Osceola Ave. A patriotic celebration with live music, food and fun for the whole family. Bring your swimsuit and enjoy the splash pad. Event is free. 352-628-8444.

LADY GAMERS Friday, July 5 1:30pm HIGH SPRINGS - The High Springs Woman’s Club, 40 NW 1st Ave. The Lady Gamers meet for fun, friendship and food — and let’s not forget the cards, board games and any other activities you would like to bring to the group.

GAINESVEGAS Friday, July 5 5:00pm - 10:00pm GAINESVILLE - Downtown. Enjoy a night on the strip as Downtown gets transformed into family-friendly Vegas fun. There will be a casino with parlor games, a silent auction with prizes, an Elvis costume contest and loungestyle performances by local artists. You can also roll dice for a chance to win a two-person cruise to the Bahamas. 352-325-3514.

ARTS IN MEDICINE EXHIBIT July 8 to July 17

MELON RUN Thursday, July 4 8:00am GAINESVILLE - Albert “Ray” Massey Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th St. Show your Fourth of

GAINESVILLE - University Gallery, UF Campus Fine Arts Building B. Experience the incredible story and art of Ugandan painter Mathias Tusiime. Working his way from a janitor with no previous training, Tusiime eventually gained

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international recognition for his grass-made canvases, paintings, and community work with hospitals. The opening reception for the exhibit will be Wednesday, July 10 at 5 p.m.

For more information, contact 352-273-1489.

RAIN BARREL GARDENING WORKSHOP Tuesday, July 9 10:00am OCALA - Marion County UF/IFAS Extension, 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd. Learn about the benefits of using rain barrels in this hands-on workshop.

This is part of a larger gardening series on the second Tuesday of every month that will cover a variety of topics. 352-671-8400.

QUILTERS OF ALACHUA COUNTY DAY GUILD Thursday, July 11 9:30am – Noon GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 N. W. 34th St. Maintaining Your Material Investment. Jan Laducer, longtime machine technician at area-wide retailer A-White Sew & Vac, will bring her years of expertise to the meeting. Refreshments at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins 10 a.m. Guests are welcome. For more information on the guild, call Beverley Hilton, 352-373-7791; www.qacdg.org.

MASTER GARDENER SERIES Saturday, July 13 1:30pm OCALA - Marion County Library Headquarters, 2720 East Silver Springs Blvd. This session will cover fall gardening tips. 352-671-8400.

WRITERS ALLIANCE OF GAINESVILLE Sunday, July 14 2:30pm GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Branch Library, 3245 NW 43rd Street. From June through November, the Writers Alliance of Gainesville will be sponsoring free speakers and panel discussions on varying topics for anyone interested in the written word. 352-334-1272.

MY WEDDING DAY EXPO Sunday, July 14 12:00pm to 4:00pm OCALA - Marion County Ag Center Auditorium, 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd. Come see Ocala’s best wedding show, which will include professional wedding service providers, contests, prizes, a fashion show and more. 352-671-9292.

Botanical Chords July 1 – October 6

10:00am - 5:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History. At the museum’s new exhibit, Botanical Chords: The Art and Science of Plants and Cells, visitors will explore an up-close look at nine native Florida species depicted in Terry Ashley’s artwork.

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Artwalk Gainesville Friday, July 26 7:00pm - 10:00pm GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Plaza.

Self-guided tour of downtown’s galleries, eateries and businesses.

Pick up a map near Bo Diddley Plaza, visit more than a dozen spots, including local landmarks like the Hippodrome and The Sequential Artists Workshop.

Watch live performances throughout the night, as well. www.artwalkgainesville.com.

HAIR SHOW

MAKEOVER IDEAS

Sunday, July 21

Saturday, July 27

4:00pm OCALA - Hilton, 3600 SW 36th Ave. Sunshine State of Mind Hair Show. Find your next great hairdo as local salons and barbers put on individual showcases featuring their best styles.

There will be fashion, music, vendors, and live entertainment. Admission is $10 if registered before July 14. $15 at the door. 352-426-4608.

1:30pm to 4:30pm GAINESVILLE - Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave. Experience an afternoon of makeover ideas, expert tips and live makeovers, featuring the fashion editor of Gainesville Today, Maureen Fannon. There will also be like-new clothing, jewelry, handbags and other accessories for sale. 352-332-7333.

MUSIC IN THE PARK

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Sunday, July 21

Friday, August 2

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6:00pm - 10:00pm GAINESVILLE - Downtown. Bring out your pooches. The event will have a dog show with various prizes, doggy spas and social stations, food, art, prizes and more! 352-325-3514.

MUCH ADO ABOUT PORTRAITS DISCUSSION July 21 and 28 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - Harn Museum of Art, 3259 Hull Road. In a series of gallery talks, Harn curators will discuss their area of expertise in relation to the new Much Ado About Portraits exhibit. 352-392-9826.

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THEATRE Acrosstown Repertory Theatre.....................619 S. Main Street, Gainesville Curtis M. Phillips Center ........................................... 315 Hull Road, Gainesville Fine Arts Hall Theatre - SFC ........................... 3000 NW 83rd St., Gainesville Gainesville Community Playhouse ....... 4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville Hippodrome State Theatre................................. 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville UF Constans Theatre ................................................. Museum Road, Gainesville Nadine McGuire Blackbox Theatre ................... Museum Road, Gainesville Insomniac Theatre Company ............................E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala Ocala Civic Theatre ..................................4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala High Springs Community Theater .......... 130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs

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Southland July 15 and 16 Internationally renowned Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble is presenting its historic recreation of Katherine Dunham’s work, “Southland,” a two-act ballet first presented as a response to racial violence in 1951. It tells the story of a black field hand accused of assaulting a white woman. Due to brief violent reenactments, the performance is not recommended for children under 12. 352-392-2787.

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Anything Goes July 8 - July 31 Follow the madcap antics aboard an ocean liner from New York to London in this musical comedy. Enjoy the family classics as Billy Crocker the stowaway fights for the love of engaged heiress Hope Harcourt. 352-376-4949.

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TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER something you love, having flexibility to travel, learning new things? If you think you’re too old for that, you’re not — and “Start Your Own Home Business After 50” by Robert W. Bly explains why.

needed to run things properly? Do you have stick-to-itiveness enough to stay focused and work solo? Are you prepared to do your billing, tech support and other necessary tasks, or would you hire someone to do them? Can you market yourself and promote your new business?

Do you need financing (the availability of which is another advantage)?

Once you’ve figured out the details, then it’s time for launch, but Bly says there’s one thing to remember first: “Make yourself happy. When you do,” he says, “those who care about you will eventually be happy for you.”

The first step, Bly says, is to decide which of your former jobs you enjoyed and were good at.

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etirement is too far away.

You can see it from your work desk. It’s tantalizingly close, filled with sun and sand, golf and travel, but it’s oh-so-unreachable. Yes, you have a job you’re happy to have it. No, you don’t want it forever.

So how would you feel being your own boss? Making good money, doing

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One of these days, you’d love to be able to throw the alarm clock away and forget work. You hope to retire sooner, rather than later, which means, of course, that money (and lack thereof ) is a definite concern.

And you’re not alone. Robert Bly says that the number of workers age 55 and older is projected to grow by nearly 50 percent in the next 3 years.

Stretching retirement dollars has never been more important, which is where this book comes in.

The first step, Bly says, is to decide which of your former jobs you enjoyed and were good at. If nothing in particular sticks out, what hobbies would you like to develop into “an expert-level gig”? Can you freelance, or do consulting? Would a former employer make a good client?

Use your experience (an advantage you’ve got over younger workers) to winnow through the possibilities.

Next, decide if the business is for you.

Do your strengths mesh with what’s

Someday, you’ll retire and you’ll get to do the things you love. So why not make money doing them, with the help of “Start Your Own Home Business After 50.”

Beginning with a handful of home business opportunity ideas, author Robert W. Bly offers plenty of sound advice here, including food for thought to determine if the endeavor is viable. His words are encouraging, but cautious, and he doesn’t forget to warn his readers of the pitfalls in becoming an entrepreneur.

That kind of balance is great to see, particularly if you’re on the fence about business-ownership or are just starting to think about self-employment.

There’s a little bit of annoying repetition in this book but, overall, it’s a valuable tool for anyone who needs to plan for the future or just wants a good change of pace. If that’s you, then “Start Your Own Home Business After 50” is a book you won’t want too far away. 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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he life changes that come with age can be at once mystifying and frightening. Whether it’s something as minor as new glasses or as major as a move to assisted living, Seniors are often concerned that lifestyle adjustments can lead to lack of independence. Thankfully, Mederi Caretenders of Gainesville has a variety of programs aimed at answering questions and easing the transitions that Seniors face.

“As with anyone, when a senior is faced with one or more major life changes - such as a move to an assisted living community where they’re changing their lifestyle to accommodate some limitation, or they lose a loved one - this can be very scary and overwhelming and can possibly lead to decline in physical and/or mental health,” said Susan Swirbul, a patient care liason at Caretenders.

Caretenders has a variety of services specifically designed for clients undergoing a stressful period of change.

These Seniors might be experiencing new limitations on mobility, cognitive deficits, effects of medication or other challenges that necessitate a change in lifestyle. When combined with declining overall health and other factors, clients can easily become depressed and feel as if they are losing control of their lives.

One such service, the Transitional Care Program, assists in a Senior’s transition to an assisted living facility.

A physician’s order is placed for a comprehensive geriatric needs assessment, which is conducted by a nurse who

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Once the client is settled in, the program professionals help manage medical needs and communicate with families, assisted living staff and other people involved with the client’s care. The program includes a team of psychiatric and medical nurses, therapists and social workers, all of whom have extensive experience and training in working with Seniors in transition.

For patients dealing with loss of mobility or cognitive abilities, Caretenders provides occupational therapists to help them re-learn and perform everyday tasks. They can also ensure that Seniors are using medical equipment correctly – for example, they can demonstrate proper positioning in a wheelchair.

All of these changes can take their toll on a Senior’s morale. Psychiatric nurses provide emotional support and teach clients how to deal with their feelings of frustration and helplessness. They also partner with other Caretenders professionals to provide education and moral support to caregivers, as they play a crucial role in a Senior’s outlook on life.

“Having an expert team of Caretenders clinicians that specialize in working with senior adults needing transitional support can help seniors sustain good health by incorporating proven techniques, like thorough mental/physical assessments, support counseling and engagement in meaningful activity,” said Swirbul.

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Denny’s Story When Denny Keller experienced frightening pain, he came to Express Care and the ER at North Florida Regional for help.

General Surgeon Jeffrey Rose and ER Physician Gary Gillette worked together with registered nurses, technicians and paramedics to cure Denny’s pain and offered hope and comfort along the way.

Today, Denny is going strong and enjoying the things in life he loves.

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