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A HISTORY TO REMEMBER How St. Augustine Conquered the West
FROM PULPIT TO PRAYER MINISTRY Pastor Herbert Brownlee Celebrates 100 Years
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CONTENTS JULY 2017 • VOL. 18 ISSUE 07
ON THE COVER – With Independence Day in mind, take a look at our country’s historic Floridian roots—from Ocala’s Fort King all the way to St. Augustine! The oldest continuously settled city in the United States, St. Augustine’s history is rich in laying much of the groundwork for the America we know today. PHOTO BY ERICKA WINTERROWD
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Calendar of Events Theatre Listings Crossword Puzzle
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Enjoying Act Three by Ellis Amburn
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A History to Remember
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From Pulpit to Prayer Ministry
How St. Augustine Conquered the West
Pastor Herbert Brownlee Celebrates 100 Years
BY APRIL FITZGERALD
BY STEPHANIE RICHARDS
If You Build It ... Ocala’s Fort King to Rise Again BY DARLA KINNEY SCOLES
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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC
American History Ah, history. Never one of my favorite subjects in school. Well, except for that one semester at UF where my professor taught a really compelling American History course. Now that was interesting, and his lectures were way more captivating than just making us memorize dates. It was great storytelling. To me, the impact of past events is more important than remembering a specific date. (Plus, I’m not that good with numbers.) Otherwise, I didn’t really care for history. I’m far more interested in the past now that I’m older. I especially enjoy well-crafted documentaries (such as those by Ken Burns) and have probably learned more from those than from my formal education. History, if told correctly, should be fascinating. I recently found myself staying up late into the evening watching a documentary series on the Roosevelts. All I can say is, “Wow.” Well, I could say more but I’ve only
got so much space on this page so, suffice it to say, I’m way more interested in history now than when I was younger. For this edition, we’re going to go back in time a bit. First we are offering you a brief history of St. Augustine, our nation’s oldest permanently occupied European settlement, having been founded by the Spanish in 1565 (and no, I didn’t have this date memorized; I had to look it up). This is particularly timely because earlier this year human skeletons were discovered in St. Augustine that are likely to be those of early colonists. The bones were found in the oldest parish church that has been documented in the United States and were likely buried between 1572 – 1586 … just 20 years after St. Augustine was founded. I’m curious to see what comes from this discovery. At any rate, I think you’ll enjoy this feature about the struggles of early colonists. A little closer to home we have Fort King in Ocala, originally built in 1827. The Fort is long gone but there is a five-year plan to create a living history park on the site. Recently, there was a groundbreaking ceremony for the historic site. Read about the history of the fort and what you can do to help with the park. Lastly, we have a profile on a retired pastor who has personally seen quite a bit of history. Meet Pastor Herbert Brownlee, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. We hope you are having a wonderful summer, and thank you again for reading!
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Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, George Alexander Trebek received a degree in Years Old Philosophy from the University of Ottawa, and in 1961 he decided to become a newscaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Five years later, he became a game show host for Canada’s “Reach for the Top.” In 1973, Trebek made his way to the United States, hosting his very first game show in the country: “The Wizard of Odds.” Shortly after, in 1984, he began with one of America’s most popular quiz shows, JEOPARDY!, and he even holds a Guinness World Record for “Most Game Show Episodes Hosted by the Same Presenter” (over 7,300!). A FEW OTHER NOTABLE
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Lynda Carter Born in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 24, 1951, Linda Jean Cordova Carter may be well-known by the title of “Wonder Woman,” but there’s much more to this superhero outside of the comic books. Carter also starred in “The Last Song” (1980) and “Slayer” (2006), among many other films. In her teens Carter performed in a band called “Just Us” and later joined “The Relatives,” which also featured “M*A*S*H” star Gary Burghoff. She was even named Miss Years Old World USA in 1972.
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Birds in Plight
From a cup of sorrow,
My “going” has not been, yet, to the nations (Ps.2),
Unlike a glass slipper,
But into exile,
Suspended in flight,
An island, A solitary place,
The gulls of despair hover overhead,
Bereft of spouse and children;
Like scavenger birds of prey,
The former through death,
That sense the desolation in this place,
The latter, through growing up and pursuing dreams that
I sip the champagne of shame.
Nearness of a death stench,
Have taken them to places far away.
Dreams gone awry.
The waters that surround me
A solitary figure.
Are a moat created by my own tears,
Time passes.
A personal salt sea.
I walk alone.
Days slip into weeks, then years.
Like the beach,
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Sand dunes have accrued, blown by the winds of adversity.
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Without a husband’s buffering protection,
What scatters birds of prey? Hope
Have been harsh and scorching,
That reappears
Drying up my dreams.
Slowly,
In such a barren place,
Silently,
I watch them die.
In a resurrection morn.
Night falls with a full moon reflecting on water,
I dance with the wind,
A Cinderella’s looking glass.
On grass dew-kissed, wet and cool,
Beauty and pain,
A gentle lover’s caress.
Reminiscent of love-light long past.
I,
But there is no Prince yet,
A bird in flight,
No ball,
Free,
No magic, since the Fall (Gen. 3),
A new song begun at last.
To redeem my plight.
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FIRST COAST
A History to Remember How St. Augustine Conquered the West by April FitzGerald SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ACCOMPANIMENT BY PAM MARLIN CONTRASTING PRESENT-DAY ST. AUGUSTINE LANDMARKS WITH HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS
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he gunfire and war cries slowly died to silence. Only the shuffling of cattle, the occasional cry of an infant, or the soft words of prayer could be heard in the stillness. The British siege had finally come to an end with naval help from Havana, yet no one dared open the fort’s gate. As they waited, a new smell filtered into the battlement. The townsfolk shifted restlessly; panic moved through the crowd as the realization of the Brits final form of destruction raged about them: Fire. The kind of fire that razed cities to the ground. Rebuilding the entire colony would be no small task, but rebuild they would. For more than two centuries, 42 years before the English landed in Jamestown and 55 years before the Pilgrims arrived on Plymouth Rock, the city of St. Augustine had already conquered the wilderness, and survived attempted invasion and colonization by pirates and the British. Juan Ponce de Leon is credited with discovering Florida in 1513 while on a search for Bimini islands in the Bahamas. Claiming the new land for the Spanish Crown, the territory reached north and west of most of the known North American continent, excluding New Spain (Mexico and the Southwest). In an attempt to solidify its hold established by Juan Ponce De Leon, Spain launched six settlement expeditions to Florida but all failed. The French managed to succeed in establishing a fort and colony near the St. Johns River (Jacksonville), but this posed a threat to Spanish fleets traveling the Bahamas Channel (Gulf Stream) with treasure from Central and South
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America. The French invasion on Spanish soil was discovered, and in reaction, King Philip II ordered admiral Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, to eradicate the French threat to Spain’s trade territories.
Though Menéndez helped found the first city — it is recognized as the “first European settlement” — the Timucuan Indians were the first to inhabit the area. On September 8, 1565, Menéndez landed on the shore of a new world and named it Presidio of San Agustin. Though Menéndez helped found the first city — it is recognized as the “first European settlement” — the Timucuan Indians were the first to inhabit the area. Carrying out his king’s orders, Menéndez rid the St. John’s River of the French and effectively consolidated Spain’s hold on the northeast coast of Florida. The newly formed San Agustin was now clear to serve as the main military defense for Spain’s primary trade route, the Empire’s northern territories, and as the base for Catholic missionary settlements for the southeast. The fort continued to suffer attacks over the century as Spain received more pressure from the British. As English colonies seniortimesmagazine.com
St. Augustine city gates, built in 1808.
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developed in the Carolinas and Georgia, tensions increased, and Spain was forced to rebuild the city’s defenses nine times. In 1586, privateers under Sir Francis Drake looted and set fire to the fort and homes of the locals. After another significant blow from a pirate attack in 1668 left the city in ruins once again, the Queen Regent Mariana decreed to have a masonry fort built for better defense of the Empire’s interests. In 1672, construction began for what would be called the Castillo de San Marcos. Completed late in the century, the citizens of St. Augustine were soon made to put the new fort to test. Invasion by the British in 1702 forced the more than 1,200 townspeople of St. Augustine to take shelter in the Castillo. Under the command of Governor James Moore of Charles Town, Carolina, British forces lay siege on the fort for nearly two months. Unable to penetrate the coquina seniortimesmagazine.com
owners ran deep. The Spanish offered sanctuary to escaped slaves who made their way to St. Augustine, which effectively made the city the first Underground Railroad. Ahead of its time in 1738, Spain established the first legally sanctioned community of free slaves, Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose (Fort Mose). The new English Colony of Georgia led by General James Edward Oglethorpe soon set its sights on St. Augustine. After successful campaigns against Fort San Diego, Fort Picolotta and Fort Mose, Oglethorpe created a blockade and positioned cannons in Anastasia Island to bombard the city. The plan: to hold steady fire on the city and force the Governor of Florida, Manuel de Montiano, to surrender the site to the British. Oglethorpe’s hopes were dashed when gunfire was unable to breech the city’s walls, and the Spanish were able to successfully defeat several British vessels, allowing them to fetch supplies from an awaiting fleet. With the proven strength of St. Augustine’s people, British morale was at an all-time low. The Spanish returned from their supply run with no resistance and the blockade dismantled. As a provision of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Seven Years War, Britain finally gained possession of St. Augustine and all of Florida by returning Havana to Spain. Now in possession of all of the land, the British felt no need to maintain the city, making only minor changes to the fort, such as renaming it Fort St. Marks. However, as the whisperings of rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in the north started to spread, the fort was prepared for a new purpose. As the American Revolution started to gain speed, St. Augustine was thrust into the limelight. Renovations to the fort began in 1775. The gates and well were repaired as housing was increased for regimental headquarters, defenses were improved, and the fort served briefly as a prison. Spain even entered the war with hopes of regaining Florida, but the effort proved unnecessary as it gained the city back in the treaty settlement afterward. Under Spanish control, the fort was granted its original name once again and Florida was markedly different. Border issues had heavily increased because of runaway slaves who entered Florida to gain sanctuary with the Seminole Indians. The criminal population had also increased. Spain, however,
Fifty-four St. George Street was originally the Don Juan Paredes house built between 1803-1813, then became Dodge’s Old Curiosity Shop photographed in 1905 and 2013.
Ahead of its time in 1738, Spain established the first legally sanctioned community of free slaves, Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose. of the fort’s walls, the Brits were finally defeated with the arrival of a relief fleet from Havana. As a final blow, the British torched the city before saying their final farewell. Though the fort had proven worthy, it and the city still had room for improvement. Interior rooms were extended into the courtyard to make for greater depth and the supply rooms were made bombproof with vaulted ceilings. The addition of the vaulted ceilings provided a more solid foundation for heavier garrison guns to be placed around the perimeter of the gun deck. The walls around the fort also had to be modified and raised from 26 feet to 33 feet. As for the city, walls were built around its perimeter to better protect the homes and property of its citizens. Resentment of the Spanish by English plantation and slave
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1888 continued to maintain its beloved territory until pressure from the U.S. government forced it to relinquish Florida. The U.S. renamed the fort to Fort Marion, and though no major structural changes were made, the storerooms were converted to prison cells, which held Seminole Indians throughout the American Territorial Period. The moat was repurposed as a water battery and the glacis hill (the sloped embankment) around the fort was improved. The Confederates did gain St. Augustine for a brief period, but with an experience similar to that of Spain, the
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Union gained back the fort with little effort. The Union took the city without ďŹ ring a single shot as the Confederate forces had abandoned the site and the local authorities surrendered willingly. Late in the 19th century, the fort served again as a prison during the Spanish American War in 1898. Almost 200 courtmartialed soldiers from the U.S. Army were taken prisoner. Soon after, it was decided that the fort had served its purpose and was ofďŹ cially retired in 1900. It was then made into a national monument for the public to enjoy. s seniortimesmagazine.com
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COLUMN œ ELLIS AMBURN
Enjoying Act Three Janis Joplin
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fter Warner Books commissioned my biography of the late rock star Janis Joplin, I drove to San Francisco from my home in Key West, started prowling around the Haight-Ashbury, where Janis had lived, and began interviewing her friends and lovers. Carl Gottlieb, co-author of the “Jaws” screenplay, told me that Janis’s roommate had been foxy Linda Gravenites, and put me in touch with her. A handsome woman — earthy and sensual — Linda greeted me at her cabin in Cazadero, California, with a big steaming mug of freshly ground and brewed coffee. “What are you doing up here in the redwoods?” I asked. “Heavy work, she said. “I’m making a big stained-glass window to go over the altar of the local church.” In 1967, Janis had found Linda in the Grateful Dead’s house on Ashbury Street and asked her to design a costume for her to wear at Monterey Pop. Linda envisaged her as a “pirate chick” and recommended velvet vests, pants, chiffon blouses with full sleeves, lace tunics and beaded and sequined capes. “We sat around and talked and I drew up what I thought would be something right for her and she liked it,” Linda recalled. “What are you doing in the Dead’s
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house?” Janis wanted to know. “The guys are on the road and the old ladies took off for New Mexico. They’re going to buy some land out there, so they left me here as their house sitter.” Janis was impressed when she learned that Linda had once been married to Patrick Cassidy, who, along with Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, was one of Janis’s “mythic men.” She liked to “watch Patrick and drool,” Linda said. “He would definitely show you a good time.” When the Grateful Dead returned, Linda was suddenly homeless and asked Janis, “Can I stay on your couch to finish your outfit?” “I need a mother,” Janis said. “I can do that,” Linda replied, and moved into Janis’s apartment. She returned from Monterey an overnight sensation, earning $350,000 a year, but wreaking terrible damage to her body with heroin. Linda left her, but Janis lured her back by promising to kick. They settled in Janis’s new house in Larkspur, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Linda went on tour with her, and when Janis was arrested at her rowdy concert in Tampa’s Curtis-Hickson Hall, Linda recalled, “It was bad. We sat in a cop station almost all night. They had
her in a back room, questioning her. We were there in the front, waiting for her to be bailed out. It took a few hours before they released her. I don’t know if they searched our motel rooms. If they did, there was nothing there. I had somebody take care of it real early.” In 1970 Janis went off heroin and departed with Linda for the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, where Janis fell in love with a wholesome, clean-cut, fun-loving world traveler named David Niehaus, described to me by Janis’s guitarist Sam Andrew as “Gerard Depardieu — big, bluff, and likable.” Best of all, he was drug-free. “I’m going into the jungle with a big bear of a beatnik named David Niehaus,” she told Rolling Stone. “George was a doll,” Linda recalled. “Janis and George traveled up to Salvador and she decided to stay there for a while … That was super, because that meant longer time without dope, and being happy.” They became nightly regulars at a tropical bordello where Janis belted out the blues. He wanted her to come with him on a worldwide adventure but she was afraid of losing her momentum as the world’s No. 1 feminine rock star, and returned to Larkspur with $60,000 worth of smack and into the arms of an old flame, Peggy Caserta. When George suddenly reappeared, he found Janis and Peggy in bed, Janis’s hype kit, syringe, bloodstained gauze, and a bag of heroin nearby. Declining when invited to join them, he left for Nepal — alone. Linda moved out, unwilling to watch helplessly as Janis destroyed herself. It was April 1970, and by October Janis was dead of an overdose, at 27. s Ellis Amburn’s “Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin,” is available on amazon.com. The Los Angeles Times Book Review called it “the definitive portrait.”
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Tinseltown Talks The Music Never Ends for Broadway Actress Susan Watson by Nick Thomas
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est known for her roles in musical theater, Tony-nominated actress and singer Susan Watson released a collection of 14 Broadway and jazz standards on her CD “The Music Never Ends” last fall. “Some of these tracks I had sung earlier in my career and others I had always heard and loved, and just wanted to get them recorded,” said Watson from her home in Sherman Oaks, California (see www.susanwatsonmusic.com). As an added bonus, Watson said, six of the songwriters on the CD were women well into their 60s, 70s and 80s. “America remains a unique bastion of innovation and opportunity,” she said. “I’m 78 years old and am still having a lovely time in show business and in life.” Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by a father who played the piano and mother who danced, young Watson performed in high school plays before heading to New York to major in singing and dancing at the Juilliard School. When the opportunity arose to move to London for a production of “West Side Story,” she grabbed it. “I snuck away from classes one afternoon for auditions,” she said. “By the time I got back to my apartment I was offered a part.” While her role was only the understudy for the leading lady, the experience was invaluable. Director/choreographer Gower Champion offered her the
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role of Kim MacAfee in the Broadway production of “Bye Bye Birdie,” which opened in 1960. When casting calls were made for the 1963 movie version, Watson traveled to LA for an audition. “I lost out to Ann-Margaret, but that’s the way it goes,” she said. “I stayed in Hollywood for a while and appeared on TV shows like ‘Dobie Gillis.’” She also had a chance to work with a
larger-than-life Hollywood star. “I did a sitcom pilot for a show called ‘Maggie Brown’ with Ethel Merman, and I was to play her daughter. Ethel was a take-charge person, I can tell you, and didn’t need any instruction from the director. She staged the opening song, ‘Mutual Admiration Society,’ that we sang together, and knowing I was a dancer suggested I should do a few kicks during the routine. We were both disapseniortimesmagazine.com
pointed when the show wasn’t picked up.” Watson went on to appear in over half a dozen more Broadway shows, numerous off-Broadway plays, as well as in summer stock and other popular productions across the country. Back on Broadway in the early 70s, Watson played Nanette in “No, No, Nanette” which featured 1930s film star Ruby Keeler, returning to the stage in her 60s, having retired from acting in the 1940s. “She was a great hoofer, and we revered her,” Watson recalled. “She was very famous and sometimes you don’t feel comfortable trying to get close to someone like that, but she was always a dear to us.” Watson is especially proud of her recent CD, not only because it contains classic songs from legends such Stephen Sondheim, the Gershwins, Jerome Kern, and Irvin Berlin, but because it features works by veteran women songwriters, including Phyllis Molinary, Gretchen Cryer, Michele Brourman, Amanda McBroom and Marilyn Bergman. “These women have had long, successful careers,” Watson said. “I hope that in the CD’s production and content, it symbolizes that active, empowered, senior women are a resource that America can be proud of.” s Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 600 magazines and newspapers.
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Pets & Patriots Foundation The Alachua County area has the reputation of being an amazing, caring community, as many area residents donate countless hours and resources to support many worthwhile causes. The Pets and Patriots Foundation is just one of these great local non-profit organizations that can benefit from this generosity. The Pets and Patriots Foundation, started by its Executive Director Michelle Dunlap, pairs local veterans with specially trained PTSD service dogs. While the initial impact of the foundation is local, once the foundation really starts to grow, there is potential for Pets and Patriots to help veterans nationwide and beyond. “I started this organization because my own service dog, Amber, helped me heal from the effects of a devastating brain injury when I was in my twenties,” said Dunlap. “I lost my identity as a teacher when it happened. I hope that training service dogs to help veterans with PTSD pays forward what my service dog has done for me. These guys are incredibly resilient, strong, accepting, and inspirational. It’s an honor to work with them.” By pairing carefully screened rescue dogs that receive specialized service-dog training with a veteran battling PTSD, Pets and Patriots saves two lives—a rescued dog and a veteran who has served our country. Some of the veterans they help have requested specialized training for a dog they already own. Some of these dogs have been purchased or given to the veteran by a friend or family member in hopes of helping the veteran. In many cases these dogs are well-suited to training as a service
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dog because they have already formed a strong bond with their veteran, and have already started helping their veteran cope with PTSD while at home. The foundation’s aim is to further their training so that these dogs can work as service dogs outside their veteran’s home. Another plus to the Pets and Patriots model is that the veterans aren’t just handed a trained dog; the dog and its veteran are trained together. This helps the two bond while increasing the number of veterans who understand the training process. There is potential for the veterans that have been trained with their dogs through the foundation to go out and help other veterans train their own
“Thank you, SunState Federal Credit Union, for the generous gift that provides more opportunities for veterans to receive service dogs! Thank you to our community for its incredible support! We are all very grateful!” dogs. Over time, and without a huge financial investment, what the foundation is starting here in Alachua County really could grow into a national grass roots movement—impacting the lives of thousands of our veterans in need of help. “My service dog, Shadow, is the biggest blessing in my life,” said Joel Renfro, a retired Army veteran and partnering veteran to service dog Shadow. “He gets me out of my head and grounds me in reality so I can focus on what’s in front of me. Because of him I am rebuilding my life and look forward to my future. It’s a great thing that Michelle and this organization is doing for guys like me.” The Pets and Patriots Foundation is funded entirely upon donations and local support is greatly needed to keep this program growing to help more and more veterans overcome the debilitating effects of PTSD. For more information on the program and how to help, visit www. petsandpatriotsfoundation.org.
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If You Build It... Ocala’s Fort King to Rise Again
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cala resident Morrey Deen grew up a stone’s throw from the site of one of Florida’s most historically significant forts — Fort King. Yet, as a child, Deen was never taught about the key incidents in Florida history that happened there, nor the role the fort played in Marion County government and Ocala’s development as a city. Now he works to tell others about the rich history of this place and its former residents. “We used to find artifacts all the time,” said Deen, an elected trustee with the Fort King Heritage Association (FKHA). “Some of my friends had boxes full of artifacts. And Fort King Road was just a dirt trail through the area. Now, when I sit on my front porch and look down the road, I’m looking at what was Fort King Road. I now know that just the road itself has historical significance.” Indeed, the original Fort King Road, which cut a path from Fort Brooke in Tampa to Fort King (which was built, burned, and rebuilt a second time) was traveled by many important figures in not only Florida’s, but America’s history during the years of the three Seminole Wars (1817-1858) and beyond. Fort King Street, portions of which follow the path of the earlier Fort King Road, still passes in front of the actual fort site, where a Phase One groundbreaking took place in May as part of the rebuilding of the second rendition of the historic structure. (The second early fort buildings were dismantled in 1846, having been used as the county’s first courthouse in the post war years.) The rebuilding project, a collaborative effort between the FKHA, Marion County and the City of Ocala has
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a two-phase, five-year plan to create a living history park on the 42-acre site, which will include the fort and wall, a visitor center with classrooms and museum, a chickee hut, interpretive trails, docent stations and parking. The Ocala Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has leased the Fort King Cemetery to the city so that visitors can walk from the fort to the original burial site as well. Just across Fort King Street from the fort site lives Lucy Hernandez, who, along with about 200 others, attended the recent groundbreaking ceremony. When Hernandez and her husband built their home, their lot had to first be scanned for artifacts, several of which were found and removed before construction.
Scheduled to be completed in October, the fort itself will be host to a reenactment event soon after. “I come here to walk the trails often,” Hernandez said. “It’s beautiful. I love it. And it is exciting to think that once people actually fought here. Every night I stop by to see how much progress they have made. It’s going to look beautiful when it is done.” Scheduled to be completed in October, according to FKHA Elected Trustee, Pamela Stafford, the fort itself will be host to a reenactment event soon after, as 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Seminole Wars. “This has been a 20-year journey,” Stafford said, “and a seniortimesmagazine.com
Gold shovels, pine logs and local dignitaries were the order of the day at the May groundbreaking for a Fort King reconstruction project. On hand, but not actually turning the archeologically sensitive earth were (L-R) County Commissioner David Moore, City Mayor Kent Guinn, County Commissioner Jeff Gold, City Councilman Brent Malever, State Representative Charlie Stone, City Councilman James Hilty Sr., and City Councilman Jay Musleh.
Construction permitting, Fort King park is open to the public daily from sunrise to 7 p.m. or sunset (whichever comes ďŹ rst) at 3925 E. Fort King Street, Ocala. The Heritage Center is open Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. and others times that the historian is on duty. Portable restrooms are available on the west side of the Heritage Center when the center is not open. The property is managed by the City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department in partnership with the Fort King Heritage Association and Marion County. For information contact Fort King at 352-368-5535 or 352-368-5533 or visit www.fkha.org.
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dream of many who are currently working hard to make this a reality. We started with just a handful of people. Individuals have come and gone but there were always some to carry the torch forward. Each person’s steps have gotten us to where we are today. Many organizations have been involved, as well.” Through the efforts of those who worked to rebuild and preserve Fort King and its history, grants have been procured, business partnerships obtained and individual monetary and artifact donations made to the extent (over $700,000) that all the logs needed to construct the wall and fort structures are paid for. Fundraising continues, though, to complete the entire vision, with FKHA’s ‘Buy a Log, Build a Fort’ campaign. “This is, indeed, a community project,” said FKHA President David Laffey, during the ceremony. “We operate on volunteers! We’ve also had equipment donated to help with the site work, as well as tree trimming, electrical expertise, roofing supplies and labor. Our Heritage Center museum volunteers come out and give of their time to help others learn about the history of Ocala, which started right here, at Fort King. They are hopeful that now, more people will come visit.” Laffey noted that although the gold shovels were present at the groundbreaking, no earth was actually turned because of the archeological nature of the site. Two feet of earth will be trucked in to create a protective barrier between remaining buried artifacts and the soon-to-be constructed buildings, which are purposely offset from the original fort footprint to facilitate future archeological digs. Thousands of artifacts are already cataloged, with the focus of the displays on the period of the Second Seminole War. The fort project is the City’s current largest undertaking, with a projected $5 million to be spent over the five-year timeline, said Ocala Parks Division Head, Bill Rodriguez. “The beginning of construction actually started last summer with an archeological study at the site,” Rodriguez said. “Members of the Seminole Tribe actually took part in this as well. Some phenomenal pieces were
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FKHA President David Laffey (above). Volunteers and visitors interact and discuss the current Fort King Museum displays. Equipment (bottom) and exterior wall sections are ready to go following the groundbreaking.
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Ocala resident, Lucy Hernandez, lives across the street from Fort King National Historic Landmark and often walks the interpretive trails found there. The Buy a Log, Build a Fort campaign, organized by the FKHA, has raised much of the money required for phase one of the rebuild project.
found during that dig, including an Andrew Jackson souvenir cufflink. The military encampments here were outside the fort walls for several miles on either side, so artifacts are spread far and wide. Many neighbors have found items in their yards and brought them to us.” Rodriguez, with the city since 2015, has seen the fort initiative blossom and gain momentum and now considers it a high point in his time to see city staff out at the site each day, constructing sections of the fort walls. He plans to bring within those walls students from all over the state, by offering field trips to Fort King, where future generations can learn of the rich history that happened there, as well. “Since the beginning, we’ve called this a community project and worked to get residents involved any way we can,” Ro-
driguez said. “I have such a feeling of gratitude to the general public for their support — and that support comes in many forms — because the history itself was important to them and to the city and county management. They could all see what this could be and how important this is to our community. “I can’t say thank you enough to the public and to our officials.” “What I tell everyone,” said Laffey, a lifelong Ocala resident, “is that this is the most historically significant site in Marion County, bar none. It’s the county’s first Heritage Site. Heritage tourism is a huge industry and this will bring people into this area.” “There is something here for everyone — history and nature,” Rodriguez said. s
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Chronology of Fort King 1827 - 2014 1827 Fort King is built to administrate the Treaty Of Moultrie Creek, promote law and order, and protect the Seminoles from immigrants. 1829 Fort King abandoned due to budget cuts. 1832 Fort King re-garrisoned to enforce Treaty Of Paynes Landing ordering Seminoles out of Florida. 1835 (June ) Defiant Seminole leader Osceola imprisoned at Fort King by Agent Wiley Thompson to try and convince him to emigrate west.
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HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
From Pulpit to Prayer Ministry Pastor Herbert Brownlee Celebrates 100 Years by Stephanie Richards photography courtesy of Greg Means
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astor Herbert Brownlee has had his share of personal heartache — his life was touched by cancer when his first wife, Peg, was diagnosed with leukemia. They were married for 25 years until she succumbed to the disease. His advice to those battling sickness and their family members is just two words: “Stick close.” Born in the midst of World War I just two months before the U.S. declared war on Germany in 1917, Pastor Brownlee has deep-rooted wisdom from his life experiences. The Gainesville resident has pastored churches in different parts of the country and celebrated a milestone this year — his 100th birthday. “I have preached 8,000 sermons, conducted 400 funerals and countless marriage ceremonies,” he said. “In difficult times, family members need to ‘stick close’ to each other and to the Lord.” A native of Pennsylvania, Brownlee earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Juniata College and went on to receive a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (now Palmer Theological Seminary) in 1942. “One of my professors in seminary said he was going to spend three years teaching us about Jesus and that we were then to go out to churches and tell them about Him,” he said. “The most important thing in life is that you love the Lord Jesus.” The path to a life in ministry started early while watching his father, who was also a preacher. “I got a lot of homeschooling in theology from my dad; he was a no-nonsense Baptist minister for 60 years. I never
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thought I’d surpass his years as a minister,” said Brownlee, who retired after a little over 70 years. He said he has been successful because of the encouragement of his second wife, Trevy. They have been married for 49 years and are now members at First Baptist of Gainesville. “My house hadn’t been cleaned for two years after my first wife passed away,” Brownlee said. “A woman organized a group of women to show up with buckets and supplies to clean my house. Before she left, she gave me a paper and
“I got a lot of homeschooling in theology from my dad; he was a no-nonsense Baptist minister for 60 years. I never thought I’d surpass his years as a minister.” said to read it before bed that night. There were six names of women, and she said each one would make a wonderful wife — Trevy was one of those women. The best asset in ministry is having a supportive wife; Trevy has been that for me.” Reflecting back, he said there were three phases to his career as a pastor. The first was a 45-year stint at different American Baptist Churches in Pennsylvania. In 1981, he retired and moved to Florida with Trevy. The second phase of ministry came through interim work as a Minister-at-Large seniortimesmagazine.com
Pastor Herbert Brownlee and his wife, Trevy, pose for a photo with Adli Elliot (standing) at his 100th birthday party.
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Pastor Herbert Brownlee (above) blows out the candles at his 100th birthday party. Pastor Brownlee’s brother, Sherwood, drew an illustration of him (left) for his 90th birthday. It originally appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of “inMinistry Magazine,” a publication of Palmer Theological Seminary.
for nine different Baptist churches. He served congregations in Idaho, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia and New York for 15 years. “The churches had between 50 and 200 members and were very different. In Connecticut, the church was more formal and their pastor wore a robe. I asked to be excused from that and they agreed,” he said. “At another church, a lady came up to me after I preached and said, ‘Well, nobody went to sleep this morning.’” Brownlee retired for the second time but his work wasn’t finished yet. At age 81, he accepted a temporary pastor position at Mikesville Presbyterian Church, an 80-member congregation in Lake City, Fl. He retired (for the final time) from there 10 years later. “I had told my friend I was done with interim service. He mentioned the opportunity at Mikesville and encouraged me to pursue it,” he said. “It was the only church I served at that wasn’t Baptist. They had a party for me when I turned 90 and joked that the real celebration would happen when I made it to 100. Even though I had retired, they threw me a wonderful party.” Mikesville Presbyterian member Betty Ann Means, who organized the birthday party, said Brownlee and his wife are special people. “Pastor Brownlee still calls people from Mikesville for their birthday, or if they are in the hospital and prays with them over the phone,” she said in a recent telephone interview. “Sometimes he will sing a song or hymn based on the circumstances.” As he talked about his life experiences, Brownlee described in vivid detail the first sermon he preached while still in college.
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“It was a little Baptist church down the river from Juniata College, which provided the minister. I made a salary of $3 a week, and also got Sunday dinner,” he said. “I spent a week in the library preparing and then preached on Micah 6:8: ‘… what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy.’ I have preached that sermon over and over when I have been considered as a candidate for positions over the years.” One of the most challenging times for him was preaching at a church about a five-minute walk from the seminary. “Each week, there were half a dozen professors in attendance who taught me the secrets of ministry. I had them 20 years earlier in seminary and was apprehensive each week, because while I knew that I had grown in knowledge, so did they. I had to be on my toes all the time,” he said. “I remember making the statement that airplanes were faster than bullets. One of my professors came to me and said, ‘Now Herbert, you need to be more careful of your statistics.’ The next week I had to show him the “Time Magazine” article that supported my facts.” Ministry work in the Northeast was quite different from the South, Brownlee said. “When I was at one church in Pennsylvania, people wanted to be baptized in mid-January,” he said. “We had to cut the ice to get in the water and I spent 45 minutes in the cold of the Juniata River to baptize 15 people. They didn’t want to wait until spring.” One of the most embarrassing moments in his career involved a robe. “I was at a community service with people from different seniortimesmagazine.com
Pastor Herbert Brownlee celebrates his 100th birthday with Adli Elliot, who turned 12 the same day, at Mikesville Presbyterian Church.
faiths. As I stepped toward the stairs, I forgot to lift my gown and tripped on it. I fell flat on my face and got up in the midst of laughter,” he said. “Laughter is part of life and good. One year I got a Valentine’s Card from a little girl. It simply said, ‘I like you, you are so funny.’” An integral part of his work was home visits, which he said seem to be something of the past. “My most important pastoral work happened when calling on individuals at home. That is almost a thing of the past now, as most pastors don’t have the time or inclination to do it,” he said. “I think they miss a lot by not doing home calls — I wore out three automobiles in my travels.” The impact of a TIA three years ago has left Brownlee with poor balance and little strength, but his mind is still sharp. He uses a walker and rides a stationary bike as part of his therapy, praying his strength will return. “Now I do a lot of praying with people on the phone; they call me the praying minister,” he said. “One time when I was in North Florida Regional, someone knocked on the door at 5 a.m.. It was a staff member who asked me if I would pray for him; I never saw him again. If you are looking for someone to pray at 5 a.m. it is out of desperation.”
Trevy said they chose not to get involved with technology and have no computer or email, but use their house or cell phone to reach out to people or see them in person. Gainesville residents and Parkview Church members Dennis and Patricia Durant have been recipients of the couple’s prayer focus for others. Patricia has Stage 4 cancer and Dennis said the couple calls daily to pray with them over the phone. “Pastor Brownlee is an incredible man. His voice is like the voice of God and he has such maturity in his walk with the Lord,” Dennis said in a recent phone interview. “We are usually only on the phone four to six minutes a day, but Trevy and he have been so faithful to pray for us — we pray for them too. It has enhanced our understanding of what prayer is.” Getting older does have advantages, Brownlee said. “When I was younger, I ministered to old people and found out that they had problems others don’t; now I have the same problems,” he said. “My advice on aging is don’t do more than you are able to do. You have to know your human limits and know the source of your power … Jesus. I never thought I would reach 100, but it has advantages. People hold doors open for me.” s July 2017
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Are you interested in a PGA tour-class golf vacation under the Florida sun? How about one that also has abundant nearby attractions including the Gulf of Mexico to delight family members who might not be avid golfers? If that tempts you, then a few days at Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort in North Palm Harbor, a suburb of St. Petersburg, Florida should be high on your list. On the drive from St. Petersburg, you pass through mile after mile of suburbia, replete with strip malls, fast-food joints, national chain stores and restaurants. But the environment changes dramatically as soon as you pass through the gates of the resort, not far off the main highway. Suddenly, you are
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in a decidedly non-urban setting of 900 acres of rolling hills and lakes and beautiful golf courses surrounded by stands of oak and pine. It looks more like a Carolina plantation than a stereotypical Florida golf course. There are few palm trees and no neo-Spanish architecture. Once you check in to one of the more than 600 guest suites, you can leave the car parked in front of your residence since the entire property is linked by round-the-clock free shuttles that operate on call and usually arrive within ďŹ ve minutes of being summoned. For the golfers in the family, there are four championshipcaliber courses on the property that are highly rated by golf magazines. The Copperhead course is the site of the annual seniortimesmagazine.com
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Ginny O’s Tips for Dressing The Simply Smart Travel Way for Innisbrook and Tampa Bay Smart casual is the order of the day. Restaurants at the resort, museums and almost all downtown St. Pete and Tampa restaurants do not require a tie or a dressy outfit. If you’re heading for the beach or to golf, pack appropriately. Bring sunscreen year-round.
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Valspar Championship on the PGA tour in March and is, to say the least, challenging. For those who like to be pampered, the resort’s Salamander Spa is on a par with the best, offering a full range of spa treatments by appointment for guests. Innisbrook also has four onsite restaurants overlooking the scenic highlights of the property, each offering a different style of cuisine. But there is more in store for visitors. A lot more! The resort is a few short miles from Gulf of Mexico beaches and picturesque coastal towns like Tarpon Springs, both of which are linked to Innisbrook by the free shuttle. If you want more food and shopping than are available at the resort, you are within a very short drive to Palm Harbor’s strip malls and chain restau-
Hole 13 at the Copperhead golf course.
rants and close to Greek food in Tarpon Springs. You are also not very far from Clearwater and St. Pete Beach beaches, restaurants and resorts. If museums, culture or fine dining are what you are after, the Tampa Bay area is an easy day trip where such attractions abound and attract throngs of visitors on their own right. Whether you are seeking St. Petersburg’s huge selection of downtown waterfront restaurants or deep sea fishing, watersports or museums, you are in the right place. You can even take a ferry across the bay between the St. Pete (as it is known to locals) waterfront and downtown Tampa and see the sights from the water. July 2017
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A spa lunch on the patio behind the Salamander Spa was a nice finish for a morning spa session at Innisbrook.
BEFORE YOU GO, DO SOME PRE-TRIP RESEARCH AT:
• Check out www.innisbrookgolfresort.com • www.visitstpeteclearwater.com • web.tampabaybeaches.com
GETTING THERE
• By train, the Tampa Amtrak station is 27 miles away, offering service to New York, Miami and points in between. • By car, the resort is just off U.S. 19. I-275 and 1-75 are close by. • Tampa’s cruise port is about 30 miles away and serves Cuba, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Innisbrook can be easily reached by highway, air, cruise ship or train. • The resort is near two major airports. Tampa International (TPA), 25 miles away, is a large international airport with excellent connections. St.Pete-Clearwater (PIE), 17 miles away, has more limited service.
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WHEN YOU ARE THERE ONLY FOR A SHORT TRIP
• Play one or more of Innisbrook’s four courses, especially the Copperhead Course, site of the PGA Valspar Open in March. • Eat lunch or dinner at one of excellent Innisbrook’s onsite restaurants.
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Sponges, still wet from the sea, are piled up on the Tarpon Springs dock on the Anclote River in downtown Tarpon Springs. The sponge-diving fleet in the area is a unique local attraction and the odor of freshly unloaded sponges is unforgettable.
IF YOU HAVE TWO OR THREE DAYS:
• Visit Tarpon Springs, a Greekthemed seaport with operating sponge docks, just three miles away and connected by shuttle to Innisbrook. • Experience the on-site Salamander Spa. • Dine at other on-site resort restaurants or in Clearwater or St. Pete Beach.
IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL DAYS, ENJOY:
• Downtown St. Petersburg’s waterfront and restaurants.
• Tampa’s museums, Ybor City or the Seminole Hard Rock Casino. • Spring training (Yankees, Phillies and Blue Jays), regular-season Tampa Bay Rays baseball or the NHL’s Lightning games, depending on the season. • Gulfport, a kitschy and picturesque town on the bay. • Busch Gardens in Tampa. • Sarasota’s cultural attractions (ballet, opera, art, orchestra, etc.) are about 60 miles away. • Orlando’s theme parks are about 100 miles away.
Innisbrook and Tampa Bay at a Glance Mobility Level: Low, not including serious golf. When To Go: Year-round. Summers are hot and sticky, late fall, winter and early spring are gorgeous. Where to Stay: At the Innisbrook Resort. Off-site, national hotel chains are in St. Petersburg and Clearwater.
PHOTO BY JOHN O’NEILL
Special Travel Interests: Golf, beaches, spa.
Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, from Marina.
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CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION YOGA WITH JANKE
LADY GAMERS
Mondays
Fridays
5:30pm – 6:30pm GAINESVILLE - UF HealthStreet, 2401 Old Archer Rd. Yoga can reduce stress, increase flexibility and increase mindfulness. Stop by for these weekly free classes and come earlier to learn about many resources HealthStreet can provide for you and your family’s health. 352-294-4880.
1:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - New Century Woman’s Club, 40 NW 1st Ave. Meet for fun, friendship and food. Everyone is invited. Meet old friends and make some new ones.
TAP DANCE WITH CHAYA Tuesdays Times Vary GAINESVILLE - YMCA, Studio 2, 5201 NW 34th Blvd. Designed to demonstrate that creativity can be fun for everyone and make our community stronger and healthier! Open to the public, all are welcome. 6:00pm beginner and 7:00pm intermediate. Class cards are 6/$74 or 10/$108. 352-358-5005.
BIRD WALK Wednesdays 8:30am GAINESVILLE - Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Rd. Birding field. Trips will be led by volunteers from Alachua Audubon Society. Walks are free, but park admission is $5 per car. www.alachuaaudubon.org.
WIND DOWN WEDNESDAY Wednesdays 7:00pm - 11:00pm GAINESVILLE - 101 Downtown, 201 SW 2nd Ave. Enjoy wine and live jazz. Seasonal wines are available for half price for patrons to find their perfect wine. $20 all-you-candrink house wine. 352-283-8643.
MUSIC IN THE PARK Third Sunday 2:00pm – 4:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - 120 NW 2nd Ave. A free concert featuring artists from all over North Florida. Performances take place at locations in and around the James Paul Park area.
Saturday, July 15 5:45pm – 10:00pm GAINESVILLE - Thelma A. Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Ave. Contra dancing is energetic, social dancing that’s fun for everyone (all ages are welcome), and no partner is necessary. Live music. Dances are taught, walked through, and called. No experience required. Wear casual attire and comfortable shoes. If you are new, please come to the beginner lesson (workshop) that begins about 30 minutes before the dance. Godsdance.org.
Monday, July 17
6:00pm - 8:00pm FORT WHITE - Rum 138, 2070 SW County Road 138. Opening reception for High Springs’ artist Karen LeMonnier exhibit, featuring live music and refreshments as well as an opportunity to meet the artist. LeMonnier said this exhibit “explores my love of water. I find peace at water’s edge. This show of work brings my latest paintings together at a gallery that celebrates and protects our precious water. I am thrilled by the invite to share my passion at Rum 138.” The exhibit runs through July 31st. 386-454-4247.
Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Rd. The “Discovery Zone,” a new, interactive permanent exhibit opens. Designed for children 8 and under, the exhibition provides opportunities for families to discover and learn together. It includes an area for infants and toddlers, as well as a vast array of touchable objects. See a fully articulated human skeleton and replica T. rex skull, view items under microscopes and enter a forest habitat. The exhibit is free. 352-846-2000.
TURNING SKILLS, LIFE EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE INTO NONFICTION BOOKS
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Sunday, July 9
RED, WHITE & MORE RED
Thursdays
Thursday, July 13
7:00pm – 9:30pm GAINESVILLE - Grace Presbyterian Church, 3146 NW 13th St. For all who are interested in learning and singing women’s a cappella barbershop harmony music. 352-318-1281.
6:00 - 8:00pm GAINESVILLE - Gainesville Woman’s Club, 2809 West University Ave. Wine Tasting event with appetizers, a charity to benefit Girl’s Place. Cost: $25. For reservations call 352-376-3901.
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7:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34 St. Back Draft on The Runway Fashion Show will fund The Donald J. King Scholarship, created to award an eligible recipient who plans to pursue a career as a Firefighter, First Responder, Paramedic, or EMT in the fire or emergency services. Food and drinks available during the show and reception. 352-265-9040.
Saturday, July 8
9:30pm – 11:00pm GAINESVILLE - Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar, 112 S Main St. Local comedians open the show for a different nationally touring headliner each week. Doors open at 8:45pm and price is $5, with drink specials accompanying the show. 352-505-0042.
Wednesdays
Saturday, July 15
RIVERS, OCEANS AND SPRINGS EXHIBIT
2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Branch Library, 3145 NW 43rd St. A Hoosier by birth, a Gator by choice, Terry Martin-Black, author, realtor/broker, and professional speaker will talk at the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG). Martin-Black has written several nonfiction books including “Networking the Right Way,” “Homeowners Manual” and “Tools, Tips and Remodeling Plan.” This free WAG program is appropriate for novice to experienced writers and is open to anyone interested in the written word.
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July 17 – 21 9:00am – 11:00am GAINESVILLE - Gator Skeet & Trap Club, 5202 NE 46th Ave. This camp is designed to teach the fundamentals of safe shooting with an Air Rifle and is limited to six campers. Campers will learn basic shooting positions along with cleaning and care of the equipment (which is provided). Ages 8 – 18. 352-372-1044.
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL FOR TEENS July 17 – 18 8:00am – 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - UF-IFAS Alachua County Extension Office, 2800 NE 39th Ave. This camp will offer outdoor activities that will be helpful for kids interested in hiking/camping. Skills will include rope tying, fire starting, compass reading, finding wild edibles, first aid and more. Campers will compete in an obstacle course that will test their knowledge of and competency with wilderness survival skills. 352-955-2402.
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CANCER CONNECTIONS Wednesday, July 26 12:00pm – 1:00pm GAINESVILLE - HealthStreet, 2401 SW Archer Rd. Dr. Julia Close will talk about lung cancer treatment. This monthly meeting with networking opportunities is for anyone involved in the care or treatment of cancer patients, or provides a service to them. Lunch provided for those who RSVP; $4 donation is requested. Barb Thomas: bnbbarb@aol.com or www.myhealthstreet.org.
ARTWALK GAINESVILLE Friday, July 28 7:00pm - 10:00pm GAINESVILLE - Downtown. Free, monthly self-guided tour that combines exciting visual art, live performance and events with many local galleries, eateries and businesses participating. www.artwalkgainesville.com.
THEATRE Acrosstown Repertory Theatre .................... 619 S. Main Street, Gainesville UF Constans Theatre ............................................ Museum Road, Gainesville Gainesville Community Playhouse ....... 4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville Hippodrome State Theatre ................................ 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville Actors’ Warehouse.............................................. 608 N. Main Street, Gainesville Ocala Civic Theatre ..................................4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala High Springs Playhouse ................................ 130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs
UF CONSTANS THEATRE
BACK 2 SCHOOL BASH Saturday, July 29 10:00am – 1:00pm OCALA - Ed Crosby Recreation, 1510 NW 4th St. At this free event, students receive backpacks filled with school supplies, school physicals, immunizations, hearing and vision screenings and enjoy face painting, children activities and a free lunch. The objective is for every child to have the best learning opportunity possible, starting with making sure they have the necessary tools they need to be successful in the classroom.
HARRY POTTER’S B-DAY PARTY
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BACKYARD GALLERIES OPENING Friday, Aug. 4 4:00pm – 6:00pm OCALA - Brick City Center for the Arts, 23 SW Broadway St. What does backyard mean to you? Does it mean five feet outside your back door with a pool and shrubbery? Or maybe your favorite neighborhood park? Ocala’s Backyard’ could mean almost anything you want it to mean! This exhibit features MCA artists’ interpretations of what they consider to be their backyard. All mediums will be showcased. Contact Paulette Millhorn: 352-369-1500.
WORKSHOP FOR AUTHORS
GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE
July 20 – 23
Legally Blonde Musical
This new comedy immerses the audience in the middle of episodes from 10 out of 12-hour technical rehearsals of a new play, allowing it to eavesdrop on backstage conversations over headsets as the actors and production team try to manage their personal and professional lives. New York Magazine called 10 Out of 12 “Exceptionally funny and moving,” and the New York Times found it “a wholly original love song to the maddening art of the theater.”
July 7 – 30
ACTORS’ WAREHOUSE
OCALA CIVIC THEATRE
Me & Jezebel
Cry-Baby
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July 21 - 30
It all starts when a mutual friend brings Bette Davis to Elizabeth Fuller’s house for dinner. Davis calls the next day to thank Elizabeth for the lovely dinner and to ask if she could possibly impose and stay with her for a couple of days while a hotel strike runs its course in New York. But trouble soon begins as Davis arrives with a station wagon full of belongings and moves right in. Davis quickly dominates the lives of Elizabeth, her husband and their young son. As the days progress, it becomes clear that Davis thrives on conflict and high tension, and that she is only truly happy when she is stirring things up.
In 1954 Baltimore, bad-boy gang leader “Cry-Baby” Walker only has eyes for good girl Allison. She’s grown tired of her privileged life and her squeakyclean boyfriend, Baldwin, the king of the squares. But when rivals riot, these rebellious star-crossed lovers are caught in the middle. Based on the cult classic film, this high-energy rockabilly musical from the writers of Hairspray is a jumping, jiving good time!
Monday, July 31 1:00pm - 2:00pm NEWBERRY - Newberry Library, 110 S. Seaboard Dr. Celebrate Harry Potter’s Birthday party at the library with lots of fun events. All Muggles invited to this free event! 352-472-1135.
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Saturday, Aug. 5
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9:00am – 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Saint Leo University, 4650 NW 39th Ave. The Writers Alliance of Gainesville is holding a one-day workshop for writers on tools for marketing and self-promotion to sell their work. Topics include targeting your audience, website and social media, networking skills, book-signings, advertising and promotion, effective proposals, speaking opportunities, broadcast and print media. Members: $35; non-members: $50 – includes lunch. Contact Roz: Roz57@cox.net; 352-692-4466.
Summer Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
Through July 15 If you caught last year’s Twelfth Night and thought things couldn’t get more ridiculous, you couldn’t be more wrong! Mistaken identities, naughty bits and a masquerade ball — along with more serious meditations on honor, shame and politics — hey, what’s not to love? The ART makes Shakespeare accessible to all, in every sense.
This action-packed musical explodes on the stage with memorable songs and dynamic dances as we follow the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Equal parts hilarious and heart-warming, from the sorority house to the halls of justice, this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
HIGH SPRINGS PLAYHOUSE
Annie Jr.
August 4 - 13 With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-tonothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
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hortly after Christmas, a pitiful unwanted pet was abandoned. The scared and skinny four-legged friend waited faithfully for his thoughtless family who had left him behind. Locals checked on him, but this pathetic pooch refused to come when called. Days dragged by and it became apparent that he was suffering. Any hope of being reunited with his former owners had vanished. January arrived and a bitter cold night was in the forecast. Unfortunately, without intervention, his chances of survival were nil. Thankfully, a concerned citizen, Kathi Thomas, coaxed him into her truck (with the assistance of her own dog). Those who were aware of this story, hoped that this was the happy ending. Unfortunately, the fight for his life had only just begun. Homeless and nameless, this frightened creature faced a long journey of recovery. Alachua County Animal Services requires strays to be impounded for three days, as their goal is to return lost pets to their owners. At the shelter, he could not eat or drink and began vomiting. Dehydration and hypothermia set in his emaciated body and lifelessness engulfed his soul. Intravenous fluids were administered to keep him alive for his mandatory sentencing. After which, the sad canine was placed on the euthanasia list, because of his rapidly declining health. His only hope was a pet rescue and foster home.
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Tia Bonnell, my brave daughter-inlaw, offered to be his foster parent. Tia and her friend, Marie Calsam, (an avid canine advocate, foster care provider and volunteer) sprung him from death row. A moment of relief and a little hope was felt by all. In fact, Hope, was his first foster name.
This sweet dog’s smile emerged with the slightest bit of attention, which melted hearts. The next morning, Hope went to the first of many veterinarian visits. X-rays revealed an intestinal obstruction and bloodwork disclosed heartworms. Simply surviving surgery was questionable. Furthermore, the costs involved could prohibit the necessary treatments. Nonetheless, the surgical procedure was scheduled. Remarkably, this determined dog recovered from the major ordeal. In the meantime, a GoFundMe page was created. Family, friends and followers donated to provide this animal a fighting chance. Hence, his name changed. Chance was more appropriate. His scrawny body was fighting for its life and he deserved a second chance. Surgery showed that Chance had eaten a discarded fast-food paper sack. Hunger pains must have made the lingering food aroma on the littered bag irresistible. Foul smelling, covered with fleas,
and in constant discomfort, he could not be bathed or treated. While on a strict prescription diet, he slowly gained a little weight and his spirit returned. However, horrendous heartworm treatments had to be administered, another setback to his healing. Fortunately, Chance had become a professional at beating the odds, including secondary obstacles — kennel cough, a yeast infection in his ears and mange, to name a few. The adoption process began and there were many prospective owners. This sweet dog’s smile emerged with the slightest bit of attention, which melted hearts. At an adoption event, Chance began vomiting volumes of blood. Blood clots had formed in his lungs, a side effect of the dreadful therapy required to kill heartworms. Chance was prescribed high doses of steroids. Tia was told if the clots returned, he would be put to sleep. We waited and prayed. Finally, a happy ending to this true tale! Chance survived and was adopted. His forever mom waited for him to heal and embraced her new companion. Tia cried happy tears. Chance’s human heroes — Tia, Kathi and Marie — asked me to share information about Second Chance Rescue, a nonprofit organization. Cats and dogs (most healthy) are rescued and their lives are saved. Foster home families do not incur expenses. (The GoFundMe account was only created to raise funds, since Chance’s medical care was excessive and expensive.) If you are interested in adopting, donating or fostering, please call Director Amy Tate of Second Chance Rescue and Rehoming at 352- 363-1364 or visit their Facebook page www.facebook.com/SecondChanceRescueRehoming. 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. bonneldj@gmail.com
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