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CONTENTS JULY 2015 • VOL. 15 ISSUE 07

ON THE COVER – This month, World War II Veteran Bob Overton graces our cover. Overton, 91, recalls his days serving in the military; after the war he worked for nearly two decades as the University of Florida’s food service director.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL STONE

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Tapas Recipe Wonders Calendar of Events

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Charity of the Month Theatre Listings Crossword Puzzle

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by Ellis Amburn

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Veteran Bob Overton From Support Role, Vet Saw Joys And Horrors Of World War II

BY MICHAEL STONE

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Drink Up! The Importance of Being Hydrated

How to Enjoy Fireworks Safely

BY ELLIS AMBURN

Embracing Life

by Donna Bonnell

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Enjoying Act Three

BY RAMON PENA

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Letters From the Past Collections of an Era

BY ALEXIA FERNANDEZ

Tinseltown Talks

by Nick Thomas

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Reading Corner Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer

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That’s why I decided to put my heart in the hands of UF Health. “ — Victor Hahn Trenton, FL

“As a 3rd generation farmer, I have dedicated 75 years to working the land … until a problem with my heart — an irregular heartbeat — slowed me down.

Dr. Floyd Burke was able to find the problem.

He quickly sent me to Dr. Charles Klodell for heart surgery that saved my life. I know that UF Health has the brightest medical minds, and the most advanced technology and research in North Central Florida. I’m thankful to everyone there for getting me back to doing what I love.“

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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC

Independence!

Ah, July. July conjures up thoughts of freedom and fireworks; ice cream and lemonade; watermelon and family vacations to the mountains.

When I was a youngster, we would venture to North Carolina and meet up with grandma, grandpa, aunts, uncles and cousins. We would hike the mountains and explore the river. And Dad would put a watermelon in the creek to keep it cold. Later we would sit atop a giant rock — larger than a pair of buses — and chow down on barbecue and watermelon. And then we would light sparklers and firecrackers and bottle rockets.

Despite our reckless ways, none of us were ever hurt during our pyrotechnic activities. Even when we were older, and stupider, we avoided injury — a remarkable feat, considering some of my crazy high school friends would aim and launch bottle rockets from their fingertips at other crazy high school friends (I should note that I have no recollection of personally doing this, although I was undoubtedly a target).

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That being said, each year fireworks injure more than 9,000 people and result in thousands of fires. With fire safety in mind, we bring you a feature about using fireworks responsibly.

Following a theme of freedom and independence, we offer a story about a collection of letters from an Abolitionist, dating back to the Civil War. Penned

by Thomas Jackson, these letters were handed down for generations and offer a glimpse back in time to the days of Abraham Lincoln, and Jackson’s efforts to abolish slavery.

They’ve been called “The Greatest Generation,” those gallant souls who fought in World War II, and they are dying quickly. Every day we lose about 492 of these veterans, now mostly in their 90s, according to US Veterans Administration figures.

A few years ago, Senior Times would profile a World War II veteran each month. It’s time we revisit this theme, beginning with this story on WWII Veteran Bob Overton.

Lastly, since it’s like a gazillion degrees outside, I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream — especially with some homemade chocolate fudge topping. So read about a topping recipe, handed down from mother to daughter.

Now try to keep cool, stay hydrated and perhaps enjoy some ice cream. s

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TAPAS œ JULY

DON’T FEEL BLUE

JULY IS NATIONAL BLUEBERRY MONTH! To celebrate, here are some fun facts about the beloved berry:

• Blueberries are native to North America and are grown in over 35 of the 50 states.

The month of July WAS NAMED AFTER ROMAN EMPEROR JULIUS CAESAR IN 44 B.C.

Ice cream lovers can thank President Ronald Reagan for designating July as National Ice Cream Month onth in 1984. He also declared ared the third Sunday of this is month as National Ice Cream Day – in 2015, this will fall on July 19th. th.

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HAIL CAESAR!

• Maine produces the most wild blueberries, while Michigan is the US’ leading producer of cultivated blueberries.

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HOT DOG MONTH! M A According to the National ationa al Ho Hott Do Dog and d Sausage Council, over seven billion S frankfurters will be consumed by Americans fr between Memorial Day and Labor Day. b

• Because they are rich in use th antioxidants, blueberries are thought to help prevent damage caused by diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.

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July 16th, 1790 THE RESIDENCE ACT PASSED, ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS THE PERMANENT CAPITAL OF THE US GOVERNMENT.

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Olivia de Havilland JULY 1, 1916 Olivia de Havilland is the oldest living actor who has won an Academy Award and one of the last actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Born to British parents in Japan, de Havilland made her film debut in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” She went on to act in “Gone with the Wind,” “Santa Fe Trail” and “The Adventures of Robin Hood.” She co-starred in eight different films with actor Errol Flynn. De Havilland also made appearances on the Broadway stage and on television.

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De Havilland is the older sister of actress Joan Fontaine. The two had been rivals since they were young, but tensions reached a peak in 1941 when Years Old both sisters were nominated for the “Best Actress” Oscar category. Both siblings have since won numerous awards, and De Havilland enjoys a peaceful retirement in Paris, France.

A FEW OTHER NOTABLE

July Birthdays

Alex Trebek (75) July 22, 1940

Curtis West Harris Debbie Harry July 1, 1945

Arnold was born in a small Austrian town on July 30, 1947. He had always been interested in bodybuilding and Years Old fitness, but didn’t achieve fame for his physique until he immigrated to the United States in the late ‘60s. His muscles led to acting roles in films such as “Hercules in New York,” “Conan the Barbarian” and “The Terminator” series. In 2003, Schwarzenegger entered politics and was elected Governor of California. He held office until 2011, and has since returned to the big screen to star in more films.

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COMMUNITY œ ROCKWOOD PARK

Gainesville Residents Donate Land for Neighborhood Park Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise to residents of Gainesville’s Forest Ridge subdivision that a new park shaded by forest trees will be established in their neighborhood as it celebrates its 50th year.

After all, Don Rockwood, a retired University of Florida forestry professor who has lived there since 1979 with his wife Joanne, a retired educator, thinks their donation of forested land for a park is the perfect way to share their love for trees and continue to educate an urban population about the natural world.

“It’s been our privilege to be long-time residents of Forest Ridge and to now add to its many attributes,” said Don, 70.

On June 16, the Donald Lee and Virginia Joanne Rockwood Park officially opened to the public. The nearly 1-acre park is located behind their home at one end of a carriage road that leads to Alfred Ring Park in northwest Gainesville.

Signs marking the diverse tree population will allow visitors to learn about native plant species. An exercise area, walking trail and a Little Free Library are proposed.

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donation of land,” wrote Forest Ridge resident Carol Gordon in the neighborhood newsletter “The Pine Cone News.”

In July 2014, the Rockwoods became the first to donate urban property intended for use as a park to Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT), whose mission is to “protect the natural, historic, scenic and recreational resources in and around Alachua County.”

“We believe this generous donation will improve our urban community’s relationship to nature and allow visitors to further explore and be renewed by the serene areas that surround us,” said Tom Kay, ACT’s Executive Director.

ACT plans to remove non-native plant species and restore the property to a more natural upland pine and hammock forest. This includes planting longleaf pines, wiregrass and other native plants. Don and Joanne will serve as the park’s resident managers.

“We hope that our donation to ACT will inspire others to do the same, so they can leave a legacy of urban preservation in their communities,” said Joanne, 73. s seniortimesmagazine.com

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High and Dry KNOWING THE SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE

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he hot summer months can take their toll on anyone, but for seniors the threat is especially dangerous.

“Dehydration is a significant issue with the elderly,” said Jami Proctor, a clinical manager at Mederi Caretenders of Gainesville. “It can occur in less than eight hours and it’s a significant reason for hospitalization.

Approximately 18 percent of seniors admitted to a hospital for dehydration die within 30 days.”

Seniors often have a decreased level of perspiration, a delayed sense of thirst or decreased senses of taste and smell. Medications can suppress hunger or thirst. And even in hot weather many seniors choose not to use air conditioning, opting instead to open windows or turn on fans to avoid high energy bills or a house that feels too cold for them.

Caretenders personnel educate seniors and caregivers on the signs of dehydration and ways to avoid it.

Some obvious symptoms may include increased confusion or disorientation, fainting, headaches and dryness of the nose and mouth.

“The tongue can get sticky or tacky, and the skin loses elasticity,” Proctor explained. “If you pinch the skin up and it very slowly goes back down, that is a sign of dehydration.”

Left unchecked, dehydration can lead to complications such as stroke or heart failure. Yet the danger can be averted with simple planning. Proctor suggests providing attractive containers such as colorful glasses and pitchers to entice clients to drink fluids, or adding a little fruit to water to give variety in appearance and flavor.

“Have things prepared ahead of time and placed where seniors can easily reach them,” said Proctor. “Call them through the day and monitor their eating and drinking habits.”

Water does not have to be the only option; liquids that are low in sugar can help keep dehydration at bay. Incorporate plenty of fruit, vegetables and other foods with high water content into the diet. Sugar-free popsicles and smoothies are also good ways to get fluids into a senior’s diet.

Save outdoor activities for the early morning or evening when temperatures are lower, and wear a hat and loose fitting, cotton clothes that allow skin to breathe. If a senior shows signs of heat stroke – high body temperature, rapid pulse and vomiting – get him or her to a hospital immediately.

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The Rocket’s Red Glare How to Enjoy Fireworks Safely

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wice a year — the Fourth of July and New Years — America loves to blow things up. A good question as the nation celebrates another fiery Independence Day is how to have fun with fireworks without killing yourself.

The danger of recreational explosives was tragically demonstrated on New Year’s 2015 when a popular Gainesville businessman, Ray Cone, owner of Cone Automotive in the northeast section of the city, was fatally injured in a fireworks accident, according to a January 2nd, 2015, report on News Four JAX. “Friends tell us it was related to shooting off New Year’s fireworks,” announced David Snyder on WCJB-TV on January 1st, adding that the accident occurred at the victim’s home in Hawthorne. “Neighbors say he was a lovable man and father.”

According to Alachua County Fire Rescue, the accident happened shortly after midnight. Cone was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital where he expired, leaving his wife and two children.

The Statistic Brain Research Institute website reports that fireworks account for serious injuries to 9,300 persons annually, almost half of which are due to illegal fireworks. Forty-five percent of the injuries are to children under the age of 14. Four hundred fireworks users lose sight in one or both eyes annually. There are approximately 20,000 fires caused by fireworks every year. Firecrackers account for 32 percent of injuries, skyrockets for 15 percent, sparklers for 10 percent, fountains for 7 percent, spinners and novelties for 5 percent, Roman candles for 4 percent, and reloadable mortars for 3 percent. Most of these mishaps occur because of illegal use of fireworks.

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That’s why Alachua County Fire Marshall Mark Smith, one, always advises people to obey the interviewed by telephone, law when playing with fire.

“As to the legality off fireworks, if it goes up or blows up it’s h said. “Sparkling fountains are not ilgenerally illegal,” Smith legal as long as they aree Florida State Fire Marshal approved. d that there are two different categoIt should be understood eworks. We’re not for individual use of ries —sparklers and fireworks. fireworks but advocatee public displays and sparklers if used with caution.”

Smith said that fountains, snakes and other novelties that

“Our fireworks display is now our r. We’re signature event of the year. wn America’s largest small-town fireworks display.” don’t blow up are legal, as long as the Florida State Fire Marshal approves them.

“Generally illegal aree bottle rockets, helicopters, shells d Roman candles,” he said. “We that go off in tubes and are not anti-fireworks, but aware of dangers. Firek; it doesn’t take much for works pose quite a risk; uch power to cause a something with that much tragedy.” rackers ubiquitous Why, then, are firecrackers around the holidays? sen sse seniortimesmagazine.com e iortim tim me esm sm maga agazin zine e.com m

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“The fireworks industry has a big lobbying agency,” Smith said.

Indeed it has. “Fireworks Light Up the Political Landscape,” an article by Jake Harper and Becca Heller on the Sunlight Foundation website, states that fireworks makers have given $1,149,280 to Republican candidates and $1,082,834 to Democratic candidates since 1990. They have good reason to: According to Statistic Brain, the fireworks industry has an annual revenue of $940 million.

Smith referred in his interview to Florida Statute 791 on fireworks, section 2007 of which concerns the fireworks industry’s efforts to legalize fireworks. The statute makes it clear that no new fireworks-retail-sales facilities can be built and that the number of permits not be more than the previous year’s.

Smith does not object to the use of fireworks as long as it is “in compliance with law and being safe and responsible, [especially mindful] of what shells and mortars can do. They

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can shoot 120 feet in the air and come down on several properties over, impacting all around them. For the normal consumer in Florida, the law has two exceptions: one, to scare birds away from fish hatcheries, and two, for signaling trains on railroads.

Also excepted from the law, two times a year — for the threeweek period around New Year’s and the Fourth of July — are licensed pyrotechnic technicians and approved public fireworks shows such as the City of Alachua and the University of Florida.”

Alachua Mayor Gib Coerper, who was interviewed on the telephone, said, “Our fireworks display is now our signature event of the year. We’re America’s largest small-town fireworks display. People come from all over North Florida to see it — upwards of 30,000. We have large fireworks so we must be far away from spectators. This is possible because the city bought the Legacy Land — 105 acres next to the Hal Brady Recreation Center — that stretches all the way through to the interstate.” seniortimesmagazine.com

Alachua’s big Fourth of July bash is on Saturday, July 4th, from 3 PM to 10 PM, with fireworks at 9:30 PM. “There is no admission fee,” the mayor said.

For a scientific and cultural perspective on the overall impact of fireworks, legal or illegal, Stephen Mulkey, former director of the University of Florida’s School of Natural Resources and Environment and the current president of Unity College in Unity, Maine, was interviewed by telephone as he bicycled across downtown Gainesville.

“Fireworks are a minor contributor to the greenhouse gas burden to the atmosphere,” Mulkey said. “C02 is carbon dioxide, a gas that is produced from the combustion of fireworks. So is another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, a component of the fireworks themselves. The simple fact is these gases that contribute to the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere contribute to global climate change.

“The atmosphere is the global commons. Fireworks are minor contributors compared to the emissions from autos, power plants and cement production, which are the major creators of global climate change, [including] the extreme weather of the past few years.”

Mulkey said we should go after the major sources of gases and address the less significant consideration of fireworks later.

“Fireworks intersect with culture in a heartbreaking way because we are so attached to them,” Mulkey said. “Nobody wants to give up fireworks. We must find a different way to demonstrate the combustive explosion of war by July 4th fireworks displays. It’s a cultural tradition striking deeply at what it means to be a patriot and the belief that fireworks are an inherent right.”

For the foreseeable future, everyone can still count on getting a big bang out of the Fourth of July, hopefully lighting up the sky without putting out an eye. s

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Enjoying Act Three Olivia de Havilland

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t 99, two-time Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland today ranks as a Super Senior, a member of the world’s most exclusive elite, made up of fortunate souls who have ascended the throne of advanced age. I knew her in the 1970s when, as editor-in-chief of the Delacorte Press, the publishing house that had given her a contract to write her autobiography, I flew to Paris, where she’d long resided in an elegant townhouse on rue de Benouville, to see if I could extract our long overdue book.

Show business friends warned me she was difficult, citing her bitter lifelong feud with her younger sister Joan Fontaine, who’d won an Oscar before Olivia, for Alfred Hitchcock’s “Suspicion” in 1941. Several years later, when Olivia won for “To Each His Own,” Joan rushed backstage at the Oscar ceremony to congratulate her. Olivia icily ignored Joan’s extended hand, and refused even to speak to her.

This is one tough cookie, I thought, but I had a gift for luring bestsellers out of such celebrities as Priscilla Presley, Peggy Lee, Zsa Zsa Gabor, June Allyson, and Shelley Winters, none of whom was easy to handle. I hoped to pull off the same feat with Olivia, whom I revered for her moving performances in “Gone With the Wind”

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and “The Heiress.” After capturing the world’s heart as Melanie Hamilton in GWTW in 1939, she reigned as the screen’s leading dramatic actress for the next 10 years.

On my first evening in Paris, I stood at the window of my room in the Crillon Hotel, gazing down at the sprawling Place de la Concord, scene of 1,300 beheadings during the French Revolution, including those of Queen Marie Antoinette and Robespierre, and I wondered if it was an evil omen.

When I rang my author, she announced in the proudest, most emphatic and grandiose tones imaginable, “THIS is OLIVIA de HAVILLAND!” Her good friend and erstwhile costar Bette Davis couldn’t have sounded more imperious, but, refusing to be cowed, I leveled the playing field by adopting a chatty, friendly tone as I confided that I hated my hotel and was contemplating checking out.

“Of the CRILLON?” she asked, sounding like Dame Edith Evans when she delivered Oscar Wilde’s famous line in “The Importance of Being Earnest” upon hearing that her daughter’s beau had been found, when he was an infant, in a handbag in Victoria station.

“A handbag,” Dame Edith exclaimed, “in Victoria Station?”

The Crillon, I explained, was stuffy and dismal, and the food mediocre — an outrage in the capital of haute cuisine.

The following morning I left the Crillon and headed for the less uptight Left Bank, where, on the rue de BeauxArts, I checked into the elegant little hotel known simply as l’Hotel, favored

by Mick Jagger and other rock stars.

For me, it was love at first sight, and in the next two weeks, it would serve as my trysting place for Gallic afternoon delights.

When I rang Olivia to tell her we’d be lunching at l’Hotel, she again answered the phone in her grandiloquent fashion. This time, I was rather touched by the way her titanic selfesteem had survived her 1960s decline into horror pictures like “Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte.” My catty friends in New York referred to her as “Oblivia.”

Lunch began auspiciously as both of us extolled the beauty of l’Hotel’s dining room, where peacocks roamed freely among the tables. We ordered steaks, the best I’ve ever eaten except for Ruth Chris’ in Beverly Hills. Olivia reminisced about Errol Flynn, her “Adventures of Robin Hood” costar — and the love of her life.

“Oh yes,” she said. “Oh yes. Errol was the one.”

I told her how much I loved her in “The Heiress,” and how, as a graduate student at Columbia University in 1956, I’d written my master’s thesis on Henry James, author of “Washington Square,” the novel on which “The Heiress” was based.

She smiled warmly, her liquid brown eyes sparkling. I was in like Flynn. s Ellis Amburn is in the Hall of Excellence at TCU’s Schieffer School of Journalism. Involved daily in volunteer community service, the High Springs resident is the author of biographies of Roy Orbison, Elizabeth Taylor and others. ellis.amburn@gmail.com.

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Veteran Bob Overton From Support Role, Vet Saw Joys and Horrors of World War II story and photography by Michael Stone

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ob Overton and three other members of the 217th Military Police Company settle down for the night in a hotel lounge just over the German border. Behind them: the 10-months-long trail of bloodshed that expelled Nazi power from France and the Low Countries.

Suddenly, two infantrymen stomp drunkenly into the hotel and start to smash glass breakables with their rifles.

“Hey fellas, is that necessary?” says one of the four military police, a corporal.

Not taking too kindly, the infantrymen turn their rifles on their fellow Americans and order them outside the hotel. They line their captives against a brick wall, one holding them there at gunpoint and the other beginning to work on the corporal’s face with some strong slaps.

Before the attack spreads to the other three men, two officers drive up to the hotel.

“And that’s what stopped it,” Overton recalls seven decades after his time as a private in World War II, “and I can imagine they probably would have killed us — our own guys, our

infantry guys.

“We were four MPs, and the infantry didn’t handle MPs well because one of our jobs was, if any infantry or artillery or soldiers were left behind, we would have to approach them and take them to a replacement pool” to be reassigned in the action.

From the dining-room table of his Gainesville home, Gizmo the 13-year-old shih tzu sleeping nearby, Overton described the hotel run-in as the closest he’d come to being shot during the war. Attached to Gen. George Patton, the 217th was committed to support roles: patrolling newly captured towns, transporting prisoners, directing traffic, occasional reconnaissance.

And gratefulness for having such duties is what Overton, 91, reflects on mostly all these years later.

“I’m glad I never had to kill anyone, even a German soldier,” he said, “but I certainly would have if I needed to protect myself.”

For years, news stations and informal conversations have proclaimed WWII vets

Bob Overton, a 91-year-old World War II veteran whose 217th Military Police Company was attached to Gen. George Patton, poses with his shih tzu, Gizmo, in front of their Gainesville home.

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Overton holds his 15th Corps patch (left) and (clockwise from left): a photo of himself during the war, a photo of him and other WWII veterans at the 2014 Wings of Dreams annual D-Day remembrance in Keystone Heights, and signed portraits from former University of Florida football coach Ray Graves and President Stephen C. O’Connell.

as dwindling more and more by the day. Indeed, out of the 16 million women and men who served during the war, an estimated 855,000 remain, with most in their 90s. At 80,000, Florida is second only to California’s 93,000, according to the National World War II Museum.

With the history and heroism literally fleeting, hearing their stories in person is becoming that much more rare and precious.

Some of Overton’s stories do touch on the more gruesome sides of the war. When U.S. forces finally broke free from northern France and started to march toward Germany, he saw dead Germans, bloated, all along the roads and in the fields.

And he arrived at Dachau concentration camp right after it was liberated, in time to witness “boxcar loads of skeletons.”

“Some of them who were still living were nothing but skin and bones,” he remembered. “That was a sad experience, really.”

But there are also sides that Overton can cover while smil-

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ing: the stronger Dachau prisoners celebrating with music and dancing with their American emancipators, and U.S. soldiers not misbehaving themselves as they were lined up outside what he calls a “house of ill repute” in Luneville, France.

The memory Overton mentions most starts with a German fighter pilot parachuting out of his plane after being hit by an American adversary. Overton and a partner were guarding a bridge to make sure it would be clear for tanks to cross over.

That night, Overton’s partner woke him up because of some noise coming from under the bridge. Overton brushed it off as ducks he’d seen earlier, but the partner persisted.

Overton went to check it out, and there was the pilot, hands raised and armed with a flare gun and a Luger pistol, a popular spoil of war for the Americans.

“My buddy and I decided we’d wait until tomorrow to see who gets the Luger and who gets the flare gun,” Overton said, seniortimesmagazine.com

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Overton retraces the 217th Military Police Company’s movements through Europe during World War II.

adding that the three men were mostly quiet as they sat awake through the night, despite the pilot knowing English.

“But our second lieutenant, he came along about 6 o’clock in the morning to check on us. We said we’ve got the German officer, and so he took the Luger and he took the flare gun.”

Locally, Overton is perhaps most well known for being the University of Florida’s food service director from 1966 to 1983, the longest anyone has ever served in the position, and the university’s first from the private industry after it switched from in-house food service to Overton’s company, Servomation.

Overton started at UF the year Gator great Steve Spurrier won the Heisman, and then-coach Ray Graves called Overton the 12th man on the football team for working with trainers to provide ideal meals for the university’s student athletes.

With a thick field of gray hair and smooth stretches of facial skin, Overton has been told that he can’t be a day over 75. But his family size would beg to differ: three children, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren. His wife, Juanita, died in 2006 after they’d been married 60 years.

Also aging him is his Depression-era childhood home: a three-room log cabin

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Overton holds a picture of himself from August 1945 while stationed in Marseille, France, where he awaited a boat to carry him back to the U.S. after the surrenders of Germany and Japan. In the photo is a captured Nazi flag and a stray dog named Salty he had taken under his wing.

in North Carolina with no electricity or running water.

Overton doesn’t delve too much into his stories through public speaking, though about three years ago, he did talk with the history classes at Bradford High School in Starke taught by one of his grandchildren.

“They were very much interested in his story, from before the service and his experience while landing” at the Normandy beaches 10 days after D-Day, said the grandchild, Matthew Overton. Many of the students’ parents are military reservists, he added.

“And a lot of the reserve companies here in Florida are military police battalions, so they could relate to his story a little better because they can see it in their own life.”

Also talking with the classes was Overton’s good friend and Gainesville neighbor Bill Scruggs, who flew a B-17 in the war and was injured in a crash on his 21st mission that killed seven of the nine crewmembers. Scruggs passed away last year at 92.

“He was in the hospital off and on for three years,” Overton said of Scruggs’ post-crash recovery. “I saw a picture of him: He was bandaged on his entire body, and you could only see his eyes and his mouth and nose.”

Such experiences from other veterans brings Overton back to his humble impressions of his support role during the war and all that he has to be grateful for.

“I thank the Lord that I never had to fire one shot with my carbine rifle.” s

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Embracing Life Gone Too Soon

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uicide and mental illness are misunderstood medical mysteries.

Most people believe that individuals suffering from depression should simply snap out of it and be responsible for their own actions. My family endured an agonizing reality — it is not that easy.

On Mothers’ Day 2015, my handsome 35-year-old nephew took his own life. The tragic news sent grief-stricken shock waves to everyone who ever met the smiling jokester.

After serving in the Air Force, he worked on the telephone hotline at the national veterans’ crisis center. His supervisor described my nephew as the most effective employee he had ever witnessed in assisting distressed callers.

He calmly and discretely saved lives.

My kind nephew had recently met his soulmate (also a suicide hotline counselor and a mental health professional in private practice). After introducing his perfect companion to family and friends across the country, he bought an engagement ring and talked of becoming a father.

Already having a master’s degree in social work, he was one week away from completing a certification course qualifying him for a promotion to his dream position.

With the exception of back and neck pain from prior injuries and surgeries, he appeared to be on top of the world.

Hidden below the happy mask was hid-

eous emotional agony that took him to deep dark places.

Even with access to available clinical resources, the medical system let him down. He and his fiancée tried nearly everything possible, but were turned away for ridiculous reasons. Typical pathetic excuses included: client list too long; not covered by benefits; patient simply seeking attention. Hopelessness prevailed. Wearing his fake smile and feeling the need to entertain those around him became more than this humble man could handle.

Following an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, hospitalizations occurred in his final months. Unfortunately, he learned from his mistakes and carefully planned a successful second attempt.

His coworkers were devastated. Why did he choose not to confide in friends who were experts in the field of suicide prevention? How could they have missed the signs? It was not their fault.

Like Robin Williams, he was a professional at disguising the pain with humor.

The question why remained unanswered.

Could it be the perceived humiliation of his mental illness? He was acutely aware of the embarrassment, misjudgment and shame felt by the victims he helped. Unfortunately, he knew that most folks are frightened and intolerant of those who suffer from mental illness.

Sadly, he was correct. Society mar-

ginalizes the patients and their families who desperately need our acceptance.

When a community learns of other catastrophic illnesses or injuries, they rally around to help. Meal plans are organized, babysitting offered and fundraisers held. Truthfully, how often do you see those services offered to victims of mental illness?

My mission became to determine why humans demean mental illnesses. After much prayer and study, I concluded the most reoccurring reason to be innocent ignorance. Perhaps because we hear so little about those invisible illnesses we are terrified and feel helpless when faced with this misjudged crisis.

Today, my purpose is to educate others about this dreadful debilitating disease. The brain is an organ, as is our heart, kidneys and liver. These organs can develop cancer, stress-induced diseases, illnesses from exposure to toxins or from a genetic predisposition. If caught early enough, all of our organs have the potential to heal. Brain disorders are typically discriminated against and ignored. Even when recognized, this country has a severe shortage of counselors and treatment facilities.

When mental illness progresses to its final stages (as with cancer) there is little hope for recovery; preventing suicide is almost impossible.

Glenn Close, founder of “Bring Change 2 Mind,” a nonprofit organization promoting suicide awareness said, “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.”

Please embrace the change needed to remove the stigma associated with depression and promote early intervention. 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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Tinseltown Talks Julie Newmar Still the Cat’s Meow

by Nick Thomas

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his summer, Julie Newmar turns 82, but it seems like only yesterday she was prowling across our TV screens as the original Catwoman supervillainess in the ‘60s TV series “Batman.”

In addition to her acting career, Julie has long taken an interest in gardening, beauty and health.

“If something bothers me, I try to live on top of it,” the Hollywood beauty icon said from her home in Los Angeles. “Just let the joy in you come out and stay in love with life. That’s the secret to aging well.”

Julie also gives inspirational talks to women on how to enhance one’s overall image including tips on make-up, hair, dress, and voice.

“Beauty has a lot of connotations to it and loving yourself is a very good place to start,” she said. “We can all be more marvelous.”

Aside from Catwoman and numerous other TV roles throughout her career, Newmar appeared in over 30 films working with greats such as Kirk Douglas, Gregory Peck and James Mason.

In “Mackenna’s Gold” (1969), she was cast as a young Native American girl.

“I’m of Swedish descent, so having a Swedish girl play an Indian could only have been done in Hollywood 40 years ago,” she said, recalling an unexpected visitor to the set. “We spent two months on location in Arizona and Utah. At the time, Robert Kennedy was running for president and he and his entire en-

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tourage dropped in one night and had dinner in a tent with us. I sat next to him and remember his wife trying unsuccessfully to convince Gregory Peck to read some poetry.”

Eight years earlier, in “The MarriageGo-Round,” Julie was cast closer to her ancestry, as a teenage Swedish blonde bombshell attempting to seduce James Mason.

“He was a glorious actor, extremely generous and helpful,” Julie said. “He looked out for me in my close-ups, making sure the light was on my face and shadows didn’t fall on me.”

But it was her role as the exotic feminine feline nemesis to the ‘dynamic duo’ in some dozen “Batman” episodes where

Newmar’s sex appeal sizzled on ‘60s TV screens. Her image still haunts many today.

“I still get a lot of fan mail from men!” she said, quoting an excerpt from an online post: “Julie Newmar is the fruit of one of those moments when God must have thought ‘I’ll give them a girl who will define female perfection so well, that they will always know what beauty is all about.’”

“Oh my,” she added, sounding quite touched by the tribute, “that’s so endearing.”

Newmar is now endearing herself to another generation of fans since the “Batman” TV series was released on DVD last November after being held up for years by legal wrangling. She also recorded commentary for the DVD’s Special Features.

“Doing the interview caused me to focus on what the Catwoman character meant for my life,” she said. “It’s really a joy to have created something that people still remember me for. I never got any royalties from the series, but the popularity of the show over several generations has more than paid me back.”

As for her memorable body-gripping Catwoman costume, Julie says she acquired the original “after a lot of hoopla,” and donated it to the Smithsonian Institution.

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This latest proposal would develop a childcare and early education center to support and enhance the quality of life, health, and early education for young children and families in the SWAG communities. The Children’s Health Imagination Learning & Discovery (C.H.I.L.D.) center is a partnership between SWAG, Baby Gator Child Development Center and O2B Kids.

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While temperatures reach upward of 80 degrees daily, the human body can quickly become dehydrated and people need to remain hydrated in order to convert food into energy and stay healthy.

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Suffice to say, the human body runs on water.

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Nutrition Specialist Linda Bobroff in a recent interview.

Some symptoms of dehydration include difficulty swallowing, headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite and muscle cramps. A racing heart or feelings of nausea could signal heat stroke or something more serious and require immediate medical attention.

One-third of healthy persons 65 years or older have mild dehydration according to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). This could be because the thirst mechanism does not work as well, a decreased ability to concentrate urine or self-imposed restrictions to reduce number of trips to the restroom.

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It’s OK to put a squirt of lemon in the water, she said. The most important part is to get that hydration and to be proactive. Bobroff said that she prefers carbonated water and that’s perfectly fine.

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Letters from the Past Collections of an Era story and photography by Alexia Fernandez

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n an old suitcase, 150-year-old letters dating back to the these.’ That’s how I came by them, purely by chance.”

Civil War are kept by a descendant of an abolitionist.

Paling didn’t begin to read the letters until two or three John Paling, whose family has kept these treasures, has years ago. Since finding the treasure trove of letters, he’s dedimade it his mission to read and transcribe each letter written cated his free time to researching the period of the Civil War, by his ancestor, Thomas Jackson, a rope as well as creating a genealogy maker in Pennsylvania who of his family. came from England before “I think everyone [in my the Civil War. family] who even read part Letters describing of them recognized they slavery, life in America, the were important,” he said. war to end slavery and the He has transcribed all the assassination of Abraham letters written by JackLincoln are the main topics son (not to be confused of these letters written by with Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson during the 1850s Jackson), and scanned the and 1860s. originals and uploaded them Paling, a former profesonto the website dedicated The envelope in which the photo of Wilson Chinn was kept, sor of biology at Oxford to providing information on complete with a stamp depicting President Abraham Lincoln.

University said the letters had the time period. been passed down through generations. He remembers learnJackson, while living in Reading, Pennsylvania, wrote ing about them during World War II as he and his mother hid several letters to family members, in particular two cousins when air raid sirens turned on when he was growing up in who lived in England, one of which was Paling’s great-great England. grandfather. In his first letter sent to family in England, Jack“When my mother finally passed away, I found them all,” son describes his impression of America and his horror at the he said. “I thought, ‘Oh, someone should do something with practice of slavery.

John Paling heard about his ancestor’s letters during World War II, while staying in air raid shelters in England when signals would sound. Transcribing the letters has become his hobby and he hopes they’ll interest anyone who wants to conduct research on the time period.

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Above: Many of the letters are written on delicate, thin paper. In order to preserve these documents, John Paling handles them with great care, using cotton gloves to prevent body oils from damaging them.

Left: Some of the letters in John Paling’s possession are sealed with stamps or wax. Others come in envelopes. During his childhood, Paling and his mother took the seals off of several letters and began a collection that has since been lost.

Right: John Paling keeps the letters written by his family in a suitcase for temporary safekeeping. He has many letters left to transcribe as well as more research to do on the connection he has to the writer of those letters.

As an abolitionist, Jackson viewed Abraham Lincoln, the president at the time, as a vehicle for change.

“Jackson’s main goal was to abolish slavery,” Paling said.

“He supported Lincoln and voted for him and wrote many letters describing him.”

Jackson never met Lincoln but was influenced by the message the president sent. Paling said Jackson feared for his safety as an abolitionist but continued to support the decimation of slavery throughout his life. He urged his family to publish his letters in English newspapers, to spread the news

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of slavery and to discourage its continuation in other parts of the world.

Together with a cousin, Paling has created a website (thomasjacksonletters.com) to showcase his ancestor’s letters. Visitors can view a transcript of any letter or read from the scans of the originals. Jackson’s longest letter is 18-pages.

“It has become a total hobby that has become fascinating,” Paling said. “There are about 30 to 40 letters in the entire collection but we’re still finding more.”

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respondence written by other family research topic,” Paling said. “My goal members in later years following the has simply been to put them out there, Civil War. However, the collection does to give them, finally, to the Library of not solely contain letters written by Congress, who want them.” family members. Also in his collection He said he does not have any letters is copy of a newsletter written by John addressed to Thomas Jackson from his Wilkes Booth in the 1860s explaining his ancestors in England. He also has not reasons for killing the president of the been able to find a single photograph of United States.

Thomas Jackson himself. What he has Paling also has a letter written by found are photographs of other relatives Jackson in 1865 a few days after Linas well as slaves and emancipated slaves. coln’s assassination. The letter gives a In his goal to document his family detailed account of what Jackson had history, Paling has contacted museums in heard occurred that night.

Reading, Pennsylvania, the town Jackson “Abm Lincoln,” Jackson wrote. “The lived in, searching for any evidence of good, the kind hearted, the generous, what happened to Jackson’s descenthe patient, the long suffering, the ever dants. forgiving, the noble and humane Abm Paling’s ancestors describe in great Lincoln, president of these United States detail the time period they lived in. Each and victorious defender of freedom, letter begins with the date and location justice and the right, was publicly murand is signed by the author. They are Wilson Chinn was a branded slave from dered, and the daring demon who had also written on different forms of paper, Louisiana who Thomas Jackson met. Jackson sent this photo to family members in done the develish deed, with the falsesometimes difficult to read because they England to show the effects of slavery. hood of hell on his tongue had shouted are thin and delicate.

“Sic Semper tyrannis” and escaped on “I think history is something that the instant, in the horror and amazement of at such a bold and happened, and there is mood of ‘that was then and this is daring and aweful crime.” now,’” Paling said. “I think those people who have an interest The Library of Congress has shown an interest in showcasin it might see it as an opportunity to learn several lessons.” ing and preserving the letters. Paling has been given the choice Paling said he hopes others will find answers in these docuof deciding when he will turn the letters over to the Library. ments from a source who lived in the time period, witnessed “I would love for someone who was interested personally some of the country’s greatest changes and documented every in history to look at this collection and use it as a center of a aspect of it through his letters. s

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Through the years it has been a family favorite of ours, especially on warm summer nights. I have memories of my mom “whipping up” this recipe and scooping out vanilla ice cream for my father. I can still see the satisfied smile on his face while getting the last spoonful from the bottom of the bowl!

The unique characteristic of this recipe is that the consistency is somewhat different from regular hot fudge. It is best when the ice cream is scooped up and waiting in the bowl, while the hot fudge mixture is in the final stages of preparation in your saucepan on the stove. Take the hot mixture directly from the pan, pour the desired amount onto the waiting ice cream and watch the magic happen! The ice cream melts into a creamy chocolate blend at the bottom of the bowl that can only be described as ambrosia or “food of the gods.” You think I’m exaggerating. Trust me, I’m not.

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CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION SENIOR BOWLING Fridays 10:00am GAINESVILLE - Splitz Bowling Center, 1301 NW 76th Blvd. Come join Seniors FunDay. First two weeks free. In addition, free coffee and excellent hospitality. Info: Jesse at 352-371-0704 or jessdoyle@cox.net.

TIOGA MONDAY MARKET Mondays 4:00pm - 7:00pm JONESVILLE - Tioga Center, 13005 W. Newberry Rd. Market features a selection of vegetables, crafts, organic food, fruits and local specialties.

FREE YOGA FOR VETERANS Wednesdays 12:15PM OCALA - Bliss Yoga Center, 1738 SE 58th Ave. Free yoga classes for active-duty and military veterans. Classes taught by a resident military veteran. Breath, movement and relaxation are combined in a way that supports overall physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness. Classes are suitable for all fitness and experience levels. 352-694-9642.

the skeptics alike. Ghost tours are offered all year round; reservations required: 352690-7933 or www.ocalaghostwalks.com.

OCALA FARMERS MARKET Saturdays 9:00am - 2:00pm OCALA - Downtown Square, SE Watula Ave. Visit the market to reap locally grown farm fresh seasonal produce, homemade jellies and jams, delicious kettle corn, boiled peanuts, homemade crafts, and plants. 352-426-8244.

Tuesday, July 7 10:30am – 11:30am DUNNELLON - Public Library, 20351 Robinson Rd. Surrealist Artist James Vredevoogd taught performance art, painting and drawing for 32 years before moving to Rainbow Springs. Enjoy his insights.

TRAVELING EXHIBIT Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Headquarters Library located at 401 E. University Ave. “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” traveling exhibition tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s struggle to meet the constitutional challenges of the Civil War and more. Opening reception July 12, and an educational talk on August 5. Info: Lisa Finch - 352-334-3939.

1:00pm ARCHER - Archer Branch Library, 13266 SW State Rd 45. Connect with your family and friends over a board game at the Archer Branch Library. Free.

BAND CONCERT Friday, July 3 9:00pm GAINESVILLE - UF’s Flavet Field. The Gainesville Community Band performs Fanfare and Fireworks under the direction of R. Gary Langford. www.gnvband.org.

1:00pm – 5:00pm GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Rd. Enjoy family-friendly interactive activities, climb into the dig pit to uncover fossils and learn about dinosaurs through touchable bone replicas and other hands-on activities. 352-846-2000; www.flmnh.ufl.edu.

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10:00am – Noon GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr. Guided tour of the Gardens the first Saturday of every month. The docent is Master Gardener, Alicia Nelson.

Regular admission price for non-members; members are admitted free of charge.

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3:00pm – 10:00pm ALACHUA - Hal Brady Recreation Complex.

Activities for the kids, including a petting zoo, bounce houses and water slides, spray park and skateboard park. For adults there are vendors, bingo contests, dancing groups and live musical entertainment to name a few.

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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.

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GAINESVILLE HARMONY SHOW CHORUS 7:00pm – 9:30pm GAINESVILLE - Grace Presbyterian Church, 3146 NW 13th St. Interested in learning and singing Women’s A Cappella Barbershop Harmony Music? Join Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus, of Sweet Adelines International.

For more information: Beckie - 352-318-1281.

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8:00am - 5:00pm JONESVILLE - Tioga Town Center. Bands and Live DJ at World of Beer, so bring your lawn chair and enjoy some free concerts all day long.

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MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS AND WORLD WAR II Thursday, July 16 6:00pm – 8:00pm GAINESVILLE - Matheson Museum, 513 E University Ave. Commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with the presentation Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and World War II: An Author’s Experience. Rawlings contributed three of her books to the Armed Services Editions, a program that distributed books to troops who fought against the book-burning regimes of Japan and Germany; several will be on display. Tickets $5, and can be purchased at the door. Info: 352-3782280 or email info@mathesonmuseum.org.

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PASO FINO HORSE SHOW July 17 – 19 10:00am OCALA - Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2200 NE Jacksonville Rd. Come enjoy the Paso Fino Horse Show. Free. www.pfha.org.

ART RECEPTION Saturday, July 18 11:00am - 8:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - Lanza Gallery & Art Supplies, 45 NW 1st Ave. Grand Opening Reception from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, with wine, hors d’oeuvres and door prizes. The gallery caters to the amateur as well as the professional artist, offering beautiful art created by local artists. 352-474-9922.

MUSIC IN THE PARK Sunday, July 19 2:00pm – 4:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - James Paul Park, 200 N. Main St. Performances featuring local musicians/

Blue Crab & Seafood Festival Saturday, July 25

11:00am - 7:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Fairgrounds, 3100 NE 39th Ave. A fun-filled day for the whole family to enjoy live entertainment playing the best in jazz, gospel, smooth rock, reggae and R&B. The Kids Zone will be filled with an array of activities. $10.

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11:00am – 3:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Library Headquarters, 401 E. University Ave. Free health primary care consultations and treatment in a mobile clinic, sponsored by the University of Florida College of Medicine and open to adults 19 and older. Mobile Unit is located on side of the building. Sherice: 352-273-5329.

talent. BYO blankets, lawn chairs and refreshments. The music series happens every third Sunday of the month behind City Hall.

SOCIETY, STUDIO AND STREET June 23 - September 6 Time Vary GAINESVILLE - Harn Museum of Art, Hull Rd and SW 34th St. Society, Studio and Street brings both sides of Hoppé’s work together for the first time, and marks the rediscovery of Hoppé as a pivotal figure in Edwardian art and photo-modernism. www.harn.ufl.edu.

SANTA FE SPRINGS PROTECTION FORUM Friday, July 24 Time TBA ALACHUA - Alachua Library. Organizers are still working on the agenda and timing of the meeting, but please save the date! Everyone is welcome to attend. sgreco@alachuacounty.us.

MOVIE IN PARK Saturday, July 25 7:00pm OCALA - Tuscawilla Park basketball courts, 500 NE Sanchez Ave. Outdoor screening of “The Goonies” with food trucks and live entertainment. Info: Kristin Ainscow of Recreation and Parks at 352-368-5506.

AN ELEGANT EVENING OF SONGS Saturday, July 25 7:30 pm GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Presbyterian Church, 6221 SW 75th Terr. Emerging local artist, Erica Williams, is set to perform a concert of classical songs and arias composed by Handel, Strauss, Gershwin, and more. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Cash or check. 352-378-9080; www.kanapaha.net.

Friday, July 24

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5:00pm – 9:00pm BELLEVIEW - 5343 SE Abshier Blvd. Bring the whole family and enjoy a day of food trucks.

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Monday, July 27 10:00am

will be presented along Archer Road, where 134 trees were planted, representing the 134 Alachua County residents who lost their lives in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

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The group will bring a positive message of religion and hope. Free. Info: Christ’s Church of Marion County, 352-861-6182 or ccomc.org.

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The Nurses

BY ALEXANDRA ROBBINS c.2015, Workman $24.95 / $33.95 Canada 360 pages

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our favorite medical drama just did the unthinkable.

They killed off the character everyone loved best, and you almost feel betrayed.

You enjoyed watching what happened every week, loved seeing drama unfold and getting immersed in the story line.

Not anymore.

Still, TV’s not always reality, you know.

He might not be “dead,” and hospitals don’t run like that anyhow, as you’ll see in “The Nurses” by Alexandra Robbins.

Imagine a job where lifting “approximately 1.8 tons” in an 8-hour shift

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required surgery and painkillers, Lara wasn’t sure she had the strength to fight her demons again.

In following these four women at work, Robbins learned of “egotism,” violence, and bullying they endure from patients and co-workers. She also examines why nurses get “crisp.” Yes, her inis a requirement, where squabbles and terviewees admitted, medical personnel sexual harassment are common, and talk about patients, but it’s not personal. appreciation is often rare. You might Yes, there are things that nurses wish work all day without eating and without they could tell you. And no, it’s not easy restroom breaks, and your life could be work but most “truly love nursing.” in some degree of danger at all times.

Those of you who are (or are related Welcome to nursing. to) nurses are nodding your heads, With this description in mind and aren’t you? Yep, you know the truth. wanting to know more about Author Alexandra Robthe medical personnel bins’ subjects don’t who know you better gloss over anything than your doctor here. In fact, “The does, Alexandra Nurses” is excitRobbins “intering and honest, viewed hunfrom admission dreds of nurses” to release. in North AmerBut personal ica and overseas. stories aren’t the She also shadowed entire reason to four nurses working read this book. Robat various hospitals in bins also busts myths, PHOTO BY DAVID ROBBINS an unnamed “major Amerishows the inner workcan city.” ings of Emergency Rooms, offers There was soft-spoken Molly, who golden advice, and she explains behindunderstood that nurses sometimes get the-scenes events and why nurses the short shrift in hospital budgets, an deserve way more kudos than they get. issue that irked her at a time when she That nicely balances the inherent drama had more important things on her mind. in the four personal stories, though it Sam, a first-year nurse, needed every might make patients outraged. ounce of self-confidence to fight unI can see this book for nurses, defideserved gossip from peers who didn’t nitely, but it’s also something to read if understand her quiet personality or her you’re thinking of nursing school or if focus. Juliette hated the lack of support you might need medical care anytime and acceptance within her workplace, soon. “The Nurses” contains good stoand when she learned of a supervisor’s ries, but it’s also helpful. In short, it’s a unprofessionalism, she realized that it reader’s McDream. s was time to make a move. And there was Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading Lara, who gave in to workplace temptasince she was 3 years old and she never goes tion and subsequently battled drug addiction. Few colleagues knew of her past anywhere without a book. She lives with her two dogs and 11,000 books. or of her recovery, but when an injury seniortimesmagazine.com

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