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ON THE COVER – Bill Hutchinson invites the public to see his new exhibit, “Artifacts Exquisite and Extraordinary,” on display at the Thomas Center in Gainesville. The exhibit is modeled after cabinets of curiosities -- rooms showcasing eclectic and personalized collected objects in Renaissance Europe.

CONTENTS AUGUST 2013 • VOL. 13 ISSUE 08

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Tapas Community Page Charity of the Month Calendar of Events

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Theatre Listings Community Voice Crossword Puzzle National Marketplace

Tinseltown Talks

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Enjoying Act Three

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by Ellis Amburn

Embracing Life

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by Donna Bonnell

Healthy Edge

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Artful Anniversary

by Kendra Siler-Marsiglio

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All Aboard!

The GFAA Celebrates its 90th Year

Travel by Train with Three Generations of Family

BY ALLISON WILSON

BY PAT TERRY & CLIFF TERRY

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Partners in Education

Bill Hutchinson’s Cabinet of Curiosities

Santa Fe College and The Village

BY COURTNEY LINDWALL

BY ELLIS AMBURN

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Reading Corner Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer

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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC

Vacation Fun! I’m sure you have all been waiting with baited breath for news about our North Carolina family vacation with the granddaughters that I had mentioned last month.

Wait… baited breath? Uck! What does that mean?

Probably not what you think because I’m using the wrong word. It should be bated breath, which is a shortening of abated, meaning, “reduced, lessened, lowered in force.” Like, you are holding your breath in anticipation of my fascinating news.

But I digress, as I am wont to do.

So we rented a fancy van (with DVD player) and had room enough to bring the kids and my dear mom. Four generations in one vehicle.

If I had to use two words to describe our venture they would be: “Wet!” And “Wonderful!”

It rained nearly every single day we were there. The bottom floor of our hotel flooded on more than one occasion.

During our family reunion flash flood advisories blared forth from my cell phone.

The river was too fast and furious to skip

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stones or even explore the banks. (Banks?

What banks? They were under water.)

Yet, it was still great. The kids didn’t mind playing in the stream in the rain.

They were getting wet anyway. So it was that our children and grandchildren played in the very creek that I had played in with my brothers and sister and cousins when we were kids; the same stream that my father and his siblings had enjoyed back in the day.

Rain or shine, we continued our family tradition and the children loved it.

We had planned to picnic and eat watermelon and watch Fourth of July fireworks. Didn’t happen. This just goes to show that having high expectations doesn’t always result in a satisfactory outcome; we should hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Sure, the fireworks were rained out and we had to spend most of our time indoors, but my cousin grilled burgers on the back porch while four generations gathered in the house and on the porches, just as the Isaac family has done for close to a century.

It was fabulous. And the weather cleared up enough to hike Grandfather Mountain. The kids panned for gemstones and went to the zoo and visited the Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, another time-honored tradition.

Wet and wonderful.

And speaking of multigenerational travel, in this edition, husband-and-wife writing team Pat and Terry describe the train trip experiences they recently enjoyed with their son and grandson.

We also bring you stories about the Thomas Center’s “Artifacts Exquisite and Extraordinary” exhibit, the Gainesville Fine Arts Association’s 90th Anniversary, and the new educational partnership between the Village and Santa Fe College.

Enjoy! s

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We are pet ie fr ndly!

All-inclusive Living clockwise from top left ELLIS AMBURN is a resident of High Springs and the author of biographies of Roy Orbison, Elizabeth Taylor and others. ellis.amburn@gmail.com.

ALLISON WILSON is a communications coordinator for UF&Shands and a freelance writer and editor. She is way too busy to contribute any more facts to this biography. daw995@yahoo.com

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BIGGEST HIT FOR JOHNNY CASH

44 YEARS AGO

“A Boy Named Sue” is a poem by Shel Silverstein that was made popular by Johnny Cash during the height of his popularity.

The song became Cash’s biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his only top ten single there, spending three weeks at #2 in 1969, held out of the top spot by “Honky Tonk Women” by The Rolling Stones.

BRAIN FREEZE It’s blistering hot. You’re dying of thirst. You take a giant gulp of a frozen beverage and immediately experience a bone-crushing headache.

It’s the Brain Freeze. Technically known as sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, brain freeze is your body’s way of putting on the brakes, telling you to slow down and take it easy.

It’s caused by rapidly changing the temperature in the back of the throat at the juncture of the internal carotid artery, which feeds blood to the brain, and the anterior cerebral artery, which is where brain tissue starts.

The cure? Use your tongue to warm the roof of your mouth and that should do the trick.

Standing Room Only According to the Mayo Clinic, researchers have linked sitting for long periods of time with a number of health concerns, such as obesity and metabolic syndrome, which result in increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels. Too much sitting can even increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Even more alarming is that going to the gym for a few hours a week or engaging in vigorous activity doesn’t seem to offset the risk. Less sitting and more moving seem to be the solution.

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A BOY NAMED SUE? On August 12 1990, fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson discovered three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota.

Hendrickson soon learned that the bones are part of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered. The 65 millionyear-old specimen was dubbed Sue, after its discoverer.

Sue’s skeleton is more than 90 percent complete and is very well preserved. In October 1997, Chicago’s Field Museum purchased Sue at public auction at Sotheby’s in New York City for $8.36 million, financed in part by the McDonald’s and Disney corporations. In May of 2000 it went on display.

Sue’s well-preserved bones have allowed scientists to determine many things about the life of T.rex: the carnivorous dinosaur had an incredible sense of smell, and a wishbone, supporting the theory that birds are a type of living dinosaur.

However, scientists are unable to determine the gender of Sue, so the T.rex could very well be a boy named Sue.

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87 Years Old

Tony Bennett BORN AUGUST 3, 1926

Italian-American singer Tony Bennett began his singing career as a 10-year-old boy performing at the Triborough Bridge opening in New York. He earned money as a teenager working as a singing waiter in Italian restaurants. After serving as an infantryman in the late stages of World War II, he recorded hit songs on the Columbia Records label including “Rags to Riches” and “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”

In the ‘70s, his son, Danny, became his manager and helped him attract a younger audience who watched him perform on “Late Night with David Letterman” and MTV. In September 2011, Bennett released “Duets II,” featuring collaboration with Amy Winehouse that was reportedly the last song she recorded. It reached the Billboard Hot 100, making Bennett the oldest living artist to have a song listed there.

A FEW OTHER NOTABLE

Birthdays this Month

Rhonda Fleming August 10, 1923 (90)

“Tell me I’m beautiful, it’s nothing.

Tell me I’m intellectual - I know it.

Tell me I’m funny and it’s the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me.”

Richard Attenborough

Warren Buffett

August 29, 1923 (90)

August 30, 1930 (82)

Mike Connors

Bill Clinton

August 15, 1925 (88)

August 19, 1946 (67)

Garrison Keillor

Al Roker

August 7, 1942 (71)

August 20, 1954 (59)

80 Years Old

— JULIE NEWMAR

BORN AUG. 16, 1933 Dancer and actress Julie Newmar is known for her role as Catwoman in the “Batman” television series in the ‘60s. She moved the belt on her Catwoman costume from the waist to the hips to emphasize her figure; the costume is now on display in the Smithsonian Institution.

Newmar also received patents for pantyhose and brassiere in the ‘70s.

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4. Always plan ahead.

Determine where you will go if evacuation is necessary and include your pet in your evacuation plan.

Visit Animal Services online for a printable pet disaster preparedness checklist: MARION COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES 5701 SE 66th St., Ocala 352-671-8700 marioncountyfl.org For updates straight to your news feed, “like” Animal Services on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ marioncountyanimalservices.

ALACHUA COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES 3400 NE 53rd Ave, Gainesville 352-264-6870 www.alachuacounty.us For updates straight to your news feed, “like” Animal Services on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ pages/Alachua-County-AnimalServices/94793662030.

In case you can’t stay at your home, you may need to find pet-friendly lodging. These two websites update their information yearly: • www.petswelcome.com • www.floridapets.net

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CHARITY OF THE MONTH

Phoenix Animal Rescue JUNE 2013 WINNER – 965 VOTES

The dogs arrive broken. They are abandoned, neglected and oftentimes sick.

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Phoenix Animal Rescue has won June’s SunState Federal Credit Union’s Charity of the Month contest with 965 votes on Facebook. The organization was nominated by Kim Lake.

The Gainesville-based rescue was founded in 2003 by Michelle Dunlap. After adopting her own dog, Chance, in 1999, Dunlap left her job teaching and began working with animal rescues instead. During this time, an unlikely relationship with a pit bull would impact her life forever.

The dog’s name was Phoenix. She had been stolen from her owner’s backyard and forced into dog fighting. When the original owner finally tracked down Phoenix, Dunlap helped to rehabilitate what had become an anxious, withdrawn and traumatized dog.

In 18 months, Phoenix grew. She not only recovered June’s winners receiving their $1,000 prize.

— she thrived.

Phoenix went from being an abused and unsocial dog to receiving the AKC Canine Good Citizens Award. Phoenix’s dramatic turnaround was symbolic of the positive effects that can come from the dedicated and compassionate work of animal rescuers. Phoenix became the rescue’s namesake, and to this day, the rescue works in memory of her story.

Since its founding, the rescue has helped thousands of dogs find homes. This year alone, more than 150 dogs have already been adopted. Although the rescue does not have its own facility, a close-knit group of 40 or so foster homes offer space until adoption.

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“We support each other and spend time with one another even outside of rescue,” Dunlap said.

Although the rescue receives dogs from a variety of places, it has become closely linked to Levy County Animal Services. In a single year, they were able to reduce the euthanasia rate at the shelter by 70 percent, Dunlap said. At the same time, their own adoption rate went up by 126 percent.

The rescue has also increased its exposure by participating in the Gainesville PetSmart adoption days on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Many of the dogs that come to the facility on adoption days are pit bulls, and the events help visitors see the truth about the breed that Dunlap believes to be highly misunderstood.

As for future plans, Dunlap is putting the prize money toward buying a larger piece of property in Levy County.

“It’ll be a farm where people can come and visit with our dogs, not to adopt but to volunteer,” Dunlap said. “It will be where dogs can go to heal, recover and retire.” s Learn more at www.facebook.com/phoenixanimalrescue.

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FINE ARTS

Artful Anniversary GFAA Celebrates its 90th Year

by Allison Wilson

S

ince the first baseball game was played in Yankee Stadium, since Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as President of the United States and since women’s one-piece bathing suits were all the rage, the Gainesville Fine Arts Association has enriched our community with culture by celebrating the arts.

“GFAA is an all-volunteer organization whose members have an interest in art — whether it’s creating pieces themselves, or showcasing or collecting them,” said Chuck Sapp, current GFAA president and owner of Paddiwhack Gallery in Gainesville. “It’s an opportunity for members to get together and network, discuss, promote and learn about art, and it’s important to our community because art in itself is important to our daily lives, as we create and share with others.”

This summer, GFAA celebrates its 90th anniversary with an event schedule that includes something for nearly every artist or art enthusiast. But first: a little history.

The Gainesville Fine Arts Association was founded in 1923 through the shared vision of Nelly Trezerant, C. Addison Pound and artist-teacher F. W. (Emmeline) Buchholz, to “foster and encourage the study of visual arts in all its mediums.”

During the World War II era and the growth of the 1950s, GFAA offered arts classes for all ages and skill levels, community sidewalk art shows, children’s exhibits and other art shows, jamborees and auctions. In 1968, the GFAA introduced its newsletter, which is now distributed in electronic form to further engage members. The association was re-chartered by the State of Florida in 1973 and granted 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt status in 1978.

“Not only has the organization been around a long time, it’s always been very active and visible in the community,” Sapp said. “As a kid I can remember going to the mall, back when it was the Gainesville Mall, and they would have

their annual show there, and that was one of my first exposures to abstract art.

So our organization really does have a lasting impact on our community in terms of exposure to the arts.”

In 1985, the organization introduced its beloved annual Art Festival at Thornebrook Village featuring about 45 artists. Today, this juried and judged festival takes place each October and showcases the works of more than 100 artists and fine craftsmen from around Florida.

It is one of the largest art festivals in the area and one of two established and produced by GFAA. The second is the Tioga Art Festival, which debuted in 2006. It is well attended and supported by the public and features 90-plus artists from around North Central Florida and beyond.

“Our festivals are cultural events that bring in tourism and impact the community economically,” Sapp said. “Our community is very engaged in the arts, and it’s helping Gainesville to grow.”

GFAA offers ongoing community

PHOTO COURTESY OF GFAA RIGHT: Bill and Donna Buhi discuss techniques used by GFAA abstract artist, Roz Miller

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF GFAA GFAA’s 90th Anniversary Plein Air Paint Out and the Casual Summer Social at The Doris. Clockwise from left: Frank Barone painting “Gainesville Duckpond;” Patricia Veatch; Tim Malles, Scott Raimondo and Ernest Lee; and Tina Corbett with her painting “Southern Glow.”

outreach initiatives for its members to display their work including quarterly art shows at the Central Park Medical Plaza on West Newberry Avenue, a winter show at Trinity Methodist Church and an annual show at The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center

contributions benefit the cultural and economic vitality of the Gainesville community and beyond. Membership includes 150 artists from a variety of mediums — painting, photography, mixedmedia, glass, fiber, ceramics, jewelry and wood work. Membership meetings

“Some may think of GFAA as promoting primarily the visual arts, but visual art is just one jewel in Gainesville’s cultural crown.”

(710 N. Main Street). GFAA artists can also showcase their work at various Gainesville businesses including cafes, restaurants and salons. Millhopper Library Branch on Northwest 43rd Street is also invited to show GFAA members’ work for one month each year.

Today, GFAA is recognized as a diverse organization of emerging and accomplished visual artists, whose

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are open to the public and take place on the second Thursday of the month at the Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center from September through May. “Creative people are great to have in your network to keep you connected and inspired,” said Roz Miller, GFAA public relations chair. “For me, I’m a painter, so when I paint, I strive that art should be a visual symphony to enrich

one’s spirit and soul.”

Member workshops allow GFAA artists enrich their souls and spirits by developing their techniques and skills.

GFAA offers two workshops a year that feature noteworthy artists with strong instructional skills who give group demonstrations, individual feedback and group critique.

GFAA also strives to develop future artist through Art for Kids, a continuing outreach project for young artists to develop their observational, imagination and creative skills through visual arts. GFAA recently donated $1,000 dollars — raised through donations and member raffle ticket sales — to Friends of Elementary Arts, administered by the Gainesville Community Foundation.

“With the current situation of budget cuts in education and community programs, we see arts organizations are often the first cut,” Sapp said. “GFAA has courted arts in public places and arts in seniortimesmagazine.com

our schools, and we donate annually to elementary art funds.â&#x20AC;?

To celebrate GFAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community contributions, history and the talent of its members, the organization will host Art for All Seasons, its 90th celebration judged art exhibition, which begins with the Gala Reception on Tuesday, August 20.

The artwork will hang through Sept.

5 at The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center. All art is for sale. See the side bar for more details about the upcoming 90th Anniversary Celebration, and visit www. gainesvilleďŹ nearts.com to learn about other ways to support GFAA and arts in the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some may think of GFAA as promoting primarily the visual arts, but visual art is just one jewel in Gainesvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cultural crown,â&#x20AC;?

Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And there is so much that sparkles.â&#x20AC;? s

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Tinseltown Talks Happy Birthday, Rose Marie

by Nick Thomas

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est known for her role as Sally Rogers in the ‘60s CBS sitcom “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Rose Marie turns 90 in August.

“I don’t feel it,” she admitted when I spoke with her recently. “I feel 60, and still keep busy.”

In the past year, “keeping busy” included voiceover work for “The Garfield Show” on the Cartoon Network.

“I love it. You don’t have to dress up or put on makeup. All you have to do is show up!” she said. “Although I can do many different voices, the producer wanted my voice so people would know ‘that’s Rose Marie.’”

Audiences have known Rose Marie for nine decades, since she began performing at an age when most children would still be potty training. Her phenomenal singing voice as a child (see www.missrosemarie. com) rocketed her to fame overnight.

“I have no idea where that voice came from, I think God just gave me a wonderful gift,” she said. “When I was three, I won an amateur contest, and my family took me to Atlantic City. We saw a showgirl named Evelyn Nesbit perform and I started singing along. She invited me up on stage to sing with her, then people began throwing money.”

Backstage, Nesbit suggested changing her name to Baby Rose Marie and her career soon took off.

“I had my own radio show coast to coast on NBC when I was five,” she said.

But there were also doubters.

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Turns out that Johnny Depp is a HUGE fan and personally invited her backstage during a screening of the 2007 film “Sweeney Todd” at Paramount. He introduced her to Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton and others at the screening. He treated her like she was the biggest name in the industry. Later, she said it was one of the best nights of her life.

“Unlike other child singers, I sang adult songs with adult phrasing and mannerisms. People would write to the station in disbelief saying that no child could sing like that and I must have been a midget. So NBC sent me out to play theaters to prove I was a child.”

As her fame grew, the famous wanted to meet her. President Franklin Roosevelt invited her to the White House when she was just six.

“After I sang for him, we played tiddlywinks with some poker chips I found in his office.”

She caught the attention of the

infamous, too. While working with Milton Berle in Chicago, a visitor came backstage.

“It was Al Capone and he wanted to invite me to dinner! He picked me up the next day and we went out to eat with all the mob.”

Years later as a young adult, she was invited to perform at the opening of the Flamingo Hotel, in Las Vegas, in 1946, along with Jimmy Durante, bandleader Xavier Cugat and other stars of the day.

The invitation came from notorious mobster and hotel owner, Bugsy Siegel.

“We became friends and he was very good to me,” she said. “I just didn’t think seniortimesmagazine.com

Rose Marie with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dick Van Dyke Showâ&#x20AC;? cast.

of those guys as gangsters.â&#x20AC;?

At age 10, Rose Marie met Morey Amsterdam, who would become an important inďŹ&#x201A;uence in her career and later her co-star on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dick Van Dyke Show.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a popular writer for comedians like Fanny Brice and Fred Allen and

become a comic himself,â&#x20AC;? she recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We met when I guest starred on a radio program. He also wrote most of my nightclub material and become a lifelong friend. I actually got him the Dick Van Dyke Show job.â&#x20AC;?

As for Dick Van Dyke, she says it was

a joy to work with someone so talented, and has only fond memories of Dick and the cast. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were a close group and genuinely liked working together. Everyone came to work happy, and oh did we laugh!â&#x20AC;?

Speaking from his Malibu home, Dick Van Dyke recalled meeting Rose Marie for the ďŹ rst time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew she had been in show business since she was three, but never met her until the ďŹ rst reading of the script,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She just knocked me over. She probably had the most razor sharp sense of timing of anybody I ever worked with.

She was a delight and still is.â&#x20AC;? s Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; features and columns have appeared in more than 300 magazines and newspapers, and he is the author of Raised by the Stars, published by McFarland. He can be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com.

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ARTIFACTS

Theatre of Memory Bill Hutchinson’s Cabinet of Curiosities

by Courtney Lindwall

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ill Hutchinson knows a little bit about everything, it seems.

As he gives a tour of his new exhibit’s artifact collection, he teaches and talks. He laughs and tells stories.

Glass displays line the walls and fill the room, but it is only a fraction of what Hutchinson has collected over the years.

Here, the bits and pieces of cultures collide — from the antique Edison Mazda light bulb to the ancient Byzantine crosses, from the fossils of dinosaurs to the authentic Chinese jade. The remnants are a part of so many stories, and Hutchinson can tell them all. But in a way, they are a part of Hutchinson’s story as well.

This is his Cabinet of Curiosities.

The exhibit, titled “Artifacts Exquisite and Extraordinary,” is now open in the Thomas Center Main Gallery and will run until September 28. It features select pieces from Hutchinson’s larger personal collection, titled “A Theatre of Memory.”

“I want visitors to go to different times and places,” Hutchinson said, “so when they come home again, they see it anew.”

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The exhibit is modeled after the historical idea of “curiosity cabinets,” which were rooms showcasing eclectic and personalized collected objects. It is even cited that these rooms were later handed down to become some of Europe’s first museums. The collections reflected an individual’s travels and interests, much like Hutchinson’s does. Particularly popular among wealthy European families during the Renaissance, these rooms were theme-less. Instead, varied pieces helped spark post-dinner conversation for houseguests.

The exhibit works in much the same way, Hutchinson said. Pulling from both the natural and cultural world, the exhibit aims to inspire reflection and contemplation — often in connection with one’s own memories, as the name of his collection implies.

Hutchinson, who is also the entertainment coordinator at the Thomas Center, collaborated with others at the gallery when coming up with the exhibit idea.

“When we talked about it, we realized it would be really interesting,” Hutchinson said. “Nerds of every color

could find something to love.”

As he gives his tour of the room, he begins on the left. While the exhibit is not entirely chronological, Hutchinson explains that this side of the exhibit goes back the furthest in time and includes seniortimesmagazine.com

PHOTOS BY TJ MORRISSEY Bill Hutchinson, entertainment coordinator for the Thomas Center, has helped organize Gainesville’s own “Cabinet of Curiosities,” following the European tradition of eclectic, personal collections. The objects are from around the world and are part of Hutchinson’s lifetime of collecting. g.

Offering a glimpse of “creative humanity and the world it inhabits,” the exhibit is free to the public and will run until Sept. 28.

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PHOTOS BY COURTNEY LINDWALL The collection contains hundreds of artifacts, including a wall displaying 1,000 years of everyday things, large glass cases of seashells and a wall of centuries-old letters. The artifacts are both natural and cultural, ranging from meteorites to medieval sheet music to scholar stones. The exhibit is a reflection of Hutchinson’s favorites from his larger personal collection titled “A Theatre of Memory.”

dinosaur eggs and fossilized ferns.

Mid-introduction, Hutchinson gives his disclaimer that he is neither a scientist nor an academic expert on the pieces in his collection. In fact, he is a musician by trade. But just moments later, he continues on in impressive detail about the time periods, the historical significance and his own personal draw to the dozens of encased rocks, remnants and relics.

Alongside the back wall of the exhibit, a timeline of sorts is set up, with each millimeter along the wall representing one year. Overall, the timeline spans 10,000 years. Small boxes display antique relics, everything from Egyptian fabric to authentic toga pins. As visitors move further back in time, the artifacts become more spaced out, finally reaching some of the first primitive tools such as carved

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arrowheads used to hunt mastodons.

Large cases full of misshapen, colorful rocks fill a large portion of the room’s middle area. Hutchinson animatedly explains the history behind what seem to be some of his favorite artifacts in the collection.

These unusual pieces, called “scholar stones,” were prevalent among Chinese intellectuals centuries ago. Often formed by water, they were meant to evoke the natural world. They resemble the peaks of mountains, the ruggedness of rocks or even the shapes of ocean coral. Some are brightly colored, and most are mounted to wooden stands. Academics would keep them on their desks to meditate on them, reminding themselves of the natural world that exists outside their own intellectual worlds on paper. In a way, it grounded them.

For Hutchinson, it seems to do the same.

His scholar stone collection, he said, is one of the largest in the area.

Giving his tour, Hutchinson seems to unveil the interesting back stories for each of his pieces, whether it is his 1,000-year-old Chinese jade teapot or his collection of pre-Columbian musical instruments from Peru.

In fact, learning these histories is the biggest part of what Hutchinson does as a collector.

Each piece in the exhibit has a different lineage, often making its way to Hutchinson through other collectors or auctions. Through his work hunting down interesting pieces within his price range, he has learned which pieces are most valuable and why. He has also become somewhat of an expert seniortimesmagazine.com

at spotting fakes, he said.

“I have gotten to know what the patina of bronze looks like,” Hutchinson said, “and what it doesn’t look like.”

As he learned through collecting centuries-old letters and scrolls, he often can afford interesting pieces from anonymous people, rather than artifacts tied to a famous event or person. On the far right side of the room, Hutchinson reads aloud from some of these letters, including an antique equivalent of a yearbook signature and a 19th-century request for courtship.

As he reads, he embodies the voices of the archived writers — showing that the histories of the artifacts are kept alive not only through the collection, but through the collector himself.

As a result of his hobby, Hutchinson has become part of what he considers a dying breed — the generalists. They are the people who know a little something about everything, he said, although there is not as much room for these “polyhistors” as there used to be.

“I’m a generalist,” he said, “with giddy little binges of specialization.”

Hutchinson’s collection and knowledge today spans time and genre, but it did not start out that way.

At first, his collection was not about

PHOTO BY COURTNEY LINDWALL Each of Hutchinson’s pieces has its own lineage before arriving to his collection, often coming through other hobbyists. He has to work from his knowledge and experience to determine the value and authenticity of his artifacts.

the histories behind the pieces, as much of it is today.

His collection began in 1970 when he came home from the war in Vietnam.

It began rather simply, in fact, with collecting seashells.

He found them calming in a time when little else was. As his seashells multiplied — some big, some colorful, some smooth, some unusual — his passion for collecting and learning grew. He

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“These seashells I collected just because they are beautiful,” he said.

Even among the facts and timelines, histories and details of Hutchinson’s exhibit, his seashells still remain front and center — showing some of his most curious artifacts are those with a story still unknown. s

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Enjoying Act Three As a young editor in New York, I was so shy that I didn’t show up for a party in my own apartment.

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t was the 1960s, and my roommate, agent Ron Bernstein, was hosting an affair for his client Myrna Loy. Though I’d loved this legendary movie star since adolescence, when I’d seen her in “The Best Years of Our Lives,” the idea of having her in my home filled me with dread.

When you grow up poor, as I did in the Depression, you don’t invite company to your house; you’re too ashamed of it.

The day following Ron’s party, Leonhard Dowty, Good Housekeeping’s fiction editor, said, “Ellis, where were you? Your place is beautiful. Myrna had a great time.”

Shortly thereafter, Ron invited me to join him and Myrna at Sardi’s. Neutral territory I could face. When Vincent Sardi himself showed Myrna to our table, she proved to be a soft-spoken, salt-ofthe-earth descendant of pioneers who’d settled a Montana valley in the 19th century. Dressed in a dark fabric overcoat, nondescript cloth hat and galoshes, she looked, at 62, about as much like a movie queen as her friend Eleanor Roosevelt.

I do not recall that Myrna directed a single remark to me or even established eye contact. I didn’t take it personally, realizing she was as shy as I, and that her signature inscrutability and underplaying on-screen was in fact barely concealed terror.

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She was all business at Sardi’s, eager to hear job offers from Ron. Hollywood had washed its hands of her once she hit her senior years, though she’d been a star since the industry began. After Rudolph Valentino discovered her, she became an oriental vamp in silent films, appeared in the first sound feature, and in the 1930s was crowned No. 1 at the box-office.

President Roosevelt’s secretary Grace Tully wrote in “FDR: My Boss” that Myrna was his favorite actress. “He plied Hollywood visitors with questions about her,” she revealed.

Another fan, Frank Sinatra, told Myrna, “I’ve always been in love with you.” She patted him, called him “a bad boy,” and added, “You’ve come a long way.”

Gangster John Dillinger “broke cover to see me,” she recalled. G-Men drilled him full of holes as he emerged from a showing of “Manhattan Melodrama,” Myrna’s underworld film co-starring Clark Gable. Forever after, she “felt a little guilty about it.”

In her prime she raked in $3,500 a week but spent it all, mostly on four feckless husbands.

“Being and Becoming,” her autobiography, tells about her days at MGM, where her dressing room was next to Greta Garbo’s. They reported for work at 5:30 a.m., Garbo grim but Myrna

determined to have a good time, laughing and joking with her maid, hairdresser, makeup artist and costumer.

Garbo’s maid told Myrna that Garbo held a glass against the wall, fascinated by the sounds of revelry in Myrna’s room.

“Well, if she’s so curious,” Myrna said, “ask her to come in for a cup of coffee.”

Eventually they met in the hallway, and Garbo just lowered her head and mumbled, “Hallooo.”

At that point Myrna gave up. She’d meet anyone halfway, but not an inch more.

She was happiest not as a movie star but as a Red Cross worker visiting wounded soldiers in WWII, and later fighting for civil rights and promoting peace as a UN delegate.

Life is not having and getting, she wrote, paraphrasing Matthew Arnold, but being and becoming. The powerful agent Robert Lantz, with whom Ron was associated, found her work on the stage, including a triumphant two-year coastto-coast tour starring in Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park.”

She was still working in the 1980s, completing a film with Henry Fonda.

She died in 1993, at the age of 88.

We had so much in common, both born on August 2, both coming from farms, both robbed of our childhoods, put out to work at 13, overachievers unable to cope with adult relationships.

What sustained both of us through heartbreak was a precious secret we carried inside — the knowledge that our lives were going to be wonderful, despite everything. 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.

HarperCollins author Ellis Amburn can be reached at ellis.amburn@gmail.com.

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All Aboard!

Travel by Train with Three Generations of Family

by Pat Terry & Cliff Terry

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ur four-year-old grandson, “J.P.” (Jason Patrick), LOVES trains. In fact, two of his favorite words are, “All aboard!” But the thing is, he’d never been on board.

We’d taken him to watch standard gauge trains chug amidst lush foliage in the park district conservatory, bought him an engineer’s cap and taught him to operate Pat’s Depression-era Ives train around the Christmas tree.

But J.P. really wanted to ride on a train.

We talked about taking J.P. by train to Milwaukee, 90 miles north, where we could eat lunch and visit the zoo.

Or even Indianapolis, about five hours southeast. But at dinner one night, after a glass of wine, Pat came up with a more ambitious plan: taking J.P. on an overnight train to Arizona to visit his great-aunt Martha. Not that we’re all that grand-parenting brave. Our younger son, J.P.’s father, Scott, went along too.

Scott was nervous about sending his only child off with the grandparents for a 32-hour train ride and a week away from home. After all, Scott and his wife, Jane, hadn’t even let J.P. spend the night

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at our house. But Scott gave our invitation a tentative “yes” — if he came along, too, and if we paid his way.

We agreed, realizing that we had no idea what to do with a pre-school child for a 32-hour trip. He couldn’t run around on the train, and what would we do with him at night? If he slept in his own bunk, could he fall out? Would one of us need to sleep with him?

So we bought train tickets for four, booked two Superliner Roomettes (two comfy chairs convert to a bed, a top bunk pulls down, and toilet facilities are nearby with showers on the lower level).

Jane, J.P.’s mother — envisioning Arizona desert critters such as tarantulas, scorpions and snakes — opted to stay home. A freelance graphic designer, she also faced a heavy workload at the time.

Scott and Jane prepared J.P. for the adventure by talking about Arizona, the desert and the mountains, and telling him stories about the family he’d be visiting. Jane also read “The Little Engine That Could” and Thomas the Train books, while we shared a colorful popup book from Arizona’s Sonora Desert

Museum featuring (what else?) spiders, scorpions and snakes.

Our three-generation adventure started at Chicago’s Union Station. We’d bought tickets online and the baggage check-in line moved quickly, so we headed for the station’s “first class” (anyone in a sleeping compartment) lounge.

J.P. had a great time in the lounge — at age four, most everything is great — wandering around to check out the other kids. But his big adventure really began when the conductor hollered “All Aboard,” which we asked him to repeat seniortimesmagazine.com

PHOTO BY PAT TERRY The Sightseer Lounge, with its huge windows beginning at the floor and wrapping around the ceiling, offers panoramic views of the passing scenery but it’s also a great spot for people-watching: families, retirees, young couples, visitors from other countries just looking to see America close up. And it’s also a place to charge your electronics.

LOUDER. As we walked along the concrete platform between double-decker trains, J.P. looked up with such wonder and awe, we realized how cheap four tickets really were to bring such joy to a little boy’s face.

Excitement continued as we climbed the small stepstool and found our upperlevel roomettes. Once we settled in, and J.P. climbed to the upper berth with

a huge grin, a staff member promptly identified himself to everyone in the car as “Crazy Tom,” adding, “I’m not an ‘attendant.’ I’m your PORTER, as in the old James Cagney movies.” And: “If you can’t have fun with this crew, you should fly instead.” He then stopped in each roomette to explain train stuff.

We booked dinner for 6:30 and headed to the Sightseer Lounge to check

out the scenery before dark. Floor-toceiling windows wrap around the ceiling for terrific views, although there wasn’t much to see as we chugged through Chicago’s gritty industrial areas and older suburbs. But for a little kid on his first train ride, it was plenty.

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PHOTO BY PAT TERRY ABOVE: At dinner the first night, as we crossed the Mississippi River, we told J.P. it was the longest river in our America, our country, hoping the idea would be something a preschooler might understand. He actually stopped eating his pizza and appeared lost in thought as the train chugged from Illinois into Iowa.

TOP LEFT: One of the other three-generation families on board spent a lot of time playing cards in the Sightseer Lounge, including (l. to r.) grandmother Adagio Micaletti, grandsons, Ian, 9 (who’s hiding), and Tony, 10, plus Adagio’s daughter, Nancy, and her husband, John. We’d first seen them in the waiting room at Chicago’s Union Station, and then begun chatting — as so many passengers do — once we got underway.

LEFT: The Sightseer Café, with tables, snacks, beverages and expansive views of the passing scenery, provides a fun place for three generations to munch, sip and challenge everyone’s memory with a made-up card game. Grandson J.P. takes great delight in beating his dad, Scott; grandfather, Cliff; and grandmother, Pat (the photographer). We figure it’s because he made up the game himself, and has played it before!

become chatty, and the dining car fosters that mood. Booths seat four, so the dining car host checks out the number in your party and seats you where space is available. Except in rare cases, this is lots of fun; meeting new people, finding out why they’re on a train, where they’re from, where they’re going.

The first night we had a booth to ourselves. But the next morning, breakfast was “Russian roulette,” as the younger Terrys got up much earlier and joined a lively retired couple, former professors of textile design and engineering, who were taking the train from coast to coast to see the country.

The senior Terrys drew a chatty father named Phil and his shy, 15-yearold son as tablemates. Phil, a Honeywell engineer who designs aircraft engines, was a passionate train buff and suggested we visit the Maricopa Live Steamers, a private club that offers free rides on miniature steam-driven trains.

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For Phil’s son, a high schooler studying the sciences, it was his first real train ride. Asked how he liked it, the boy said quietly: “It’s nice, but... it takes a while.”

That night, although J.P. really wanted to sleep in the top bunk, his courage failed (he was afraid of rolling off ) and he climbed down to sleep with his father.

The second day, J.P. got his first look at the desert, at cacti, longhorn cattle, horses and abandoned towns. Later that day, his eyes reflected great wonder as we passed the rugged buttes of New Mexico, painted rosy and rust-colored as the sun went down. It was a special, shared moment for us all — especially the senior Terrys, but even our muchtraveled son, Scott.

After La Junta, Colorado, we climbed to higher elevations, prompting one youngster about 10, to blurt out, “Oh, Mom, Mom… Look, look!” as the train cut through a narrow, jagged gap in the mountains. Soon, the snow-capped

peaks of the Rocky Mountains appeared in the distance, prompting a soft, “Wow,” from our grandson.

Other families in the lounge car played games or cards, sipping juice and soda, frequently glancing out the window to check out the scenery. Crazy Tom treated us to a short travelogue as the train ran alongside the old Santa Fe Trail and the site of the battle of Glorieta Pass (aka “Gettysburg of the West”) where Union troops defeated a desperate Rebel effort to expand the Confederacy westward.

Meanwhile, a three-generation L.A.bound family we’d met at Union Station was sitting at a table in the lounge, chatting, playing cards and enjoying the view. Grandmother Adagio Micaletti told us that her daughter, Nancy, and son-in-law, John, had planned this trip with sons Tony, 10, and Ian, 9, to visit friends and stay at a Carlsbad resort.

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because Nancy would say ‘yes’ to anything,” Adagio said with a laugh. “And he said, ‘yes.’ He even booked my ticket — and paid for it.”

Turns out, Adagio lives a few blocks from us, near Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, so we met later to find out how she enjoyed the trip.

“The best part? Being with family,” Adagio said, “though we kept different schedules. I was still in my pajamas with my first cup of coffee, looking out the window, while the others were on their way to breakfast.”

Adagio had a roomette near ours, while Nancy, John and the children

shared a larger Superliner Bedroom, which boasts two windows, sleeps four and has ensuite facilities.

The worst part?

“The very small bathrooms in each of the economy sleeper cars,” she said.

“They were like airline bathrooms. And they ran out of some food items on the second day.”

So, how did our guys like the rail adventure?

Scott was initially hesitant about such a long trip, but says, “The time actually flew. It was great, and J.P. obviously had a blast looking out the window and going up and down the

train cars. He loved when the train was moving. He would kind of stumble a little bit and say, ‘I’m all wobbly.’ Unlike air travel, the train lets you get up and move around.”

The negatives?

“They ran out of some things in the dining car — one of the desserts and one of the wines!”

Thinking back, Scott says he’d definitely ride the rails again, but maybe try a different route.

The best part for us, the senior Terrys?

Sharing our grandson’s reactions to everything: That moment when J.P. stepped onto the boarding platform in Chicago, a tiny figure holding his father’s hand as he walked between two huge trains, looking up at them in awe. That

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first night at dinner, as twilight fell and J.P. stared out the window, entranced, while we crossed the Mississippi. The chance to tell him — in a four-year-old’s language — that the Mississippi is the biggest river in America, our country, and watch his face as he absorbed the information. And the chance for a spontaneous hug as he popped in from his adjacent roomette.

And maybe most of all, the long journey offered us the rare opportunity to reconnect more deeply with our younger son, removed as he was from his hectic job and role as husband and very involved father. s seniortimesmagazine.com

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Embracing Life Kinderstem (A Child’s Voice)

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nnelies Marie Frank said, “Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?”

Maybe Frank knew her inherent wisdom far exceeded her earthly age.

Possibly depression and confusion consumed her soul. Many factors (gifts, perchance?) prompted her detailed diary entries beginning at age 13. After her death at the age of 15, those words brought worldwide awareness to human oppression.

I recently visited The Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam. Walking through what was once her family’s covert shelter was an enigmatic (almost eerie) experience. The encounter haunted my essence. My mind would not rest until I told the timeless story of how divine synchronicity empowered this young writer to fulfill her being’s purpose.

The famous Jewish victim of the Holocaust and author of “The Diary of Anne Frank” was born in Germany in 1929. In 1933, the Nazi Party took control and Adolph Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. The family escaped to the Netherlands.

In Holland, her father, Otto Frank, became managing director of the Dutch Opekta Company. Their family life was good until May 1940 when German troops invaded and occupied the Netherlands.

Dramatic changes (including the creation

of German labor camps) and harsh restrictions for Jews intensified.

When attempts to immigrate to America failed, their only choice was to go underground. A secret annex was created in an obscure section of the business. The Frank family went into hiding with four other Jewish friends.

They spent two long years surviving in close proximity, remaining silent and sedentary. Their sanctuary, their secret annex, their safe haven was also dark, dreary and depressing. Everyone lived in constant fear. During those difficult days, Frank’s diary was her best friend.

Frank began writing a journal of her private expressions and sentiments in a red-and-white-checkered autograph album (a birthday present). She never allowed anyone to read the candid descriptions about her life, family and friends. Her authoring ambitions grew and she created short stories.

Coincidentally (perhaps) Frank overheard a radio broadcast. Gerrit Bolkestein (member Dutch government in exile) simply said when the war ended he wanted to create a public record of the Dutch people’s oppression under German occupation. When he mentioned the publication of letters and diaries, she clearly heard the message.

Frank decided to submit her work.

She fervently edited her stories, in spite of enduring horrendous living

conditions. She passionately embraced her life and goal. Her aspiration was to have a novel published after the war.

Unfortunately, Frank perished before the war ended.

Someone betrayed their trust and told authorities about the Secret Annex.

Arrest, deportation and dreadful death followed for everyone in the group, except for Frank’s father.

The brilliant author did not personally finish her work, however, her efforts were not in vain.

Ironically, (maybe) when the Nazis emptied the annex, Frank’s scripts were left untouched (perhaps, considered trash). A family friend, Miep Gies, found and safely stored her stories, hoping to return them one day to the sweet adolescent.

When the Red Cross confirmed the deaths, Gies gave Otto Frank the bundle of papers. Painfully, he read his daughter’s drafts. He was amazed at her accurate records, the depth of her private thoughts and her wish to be an author.

He gave the diary to the historian Annie Romein-Verschoor, who was unsuccessful in having it published. She gave it to her husband, Jan Romein, who wrote an article, titled Kinderstem (A Child’s Voice), which was published in the newspaper Het Parool in 1946. He wrote that the diary, “stammered out in a child’s voice, embodies all the hideousness of fascism, more so than all the evidence at Nuremberg put together.”

His article attracted attention. In 1947, the first version was published in the Netherlands as Het Achterhuis. This child’s voice brought global attention to human rights. She died before living her ideals, but her spirit continues to spread the message. 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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LIFELONG LEARNING

Partners in Education Santa Fe College and The Village

by Ellis Amburn

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o be old is a glorious thing when one has not unlearned what it means to begin,” wrote philosopher Martin Buber.

He might well have been referring to 81-year-old Roberta Curry, a resident at The Village, a retirement community in Gainesville. Now that Santa Fe College is offering free classes to Village residents, Curry took a course in the use of the iPad, the popular Apple product that makes information instantly available.

“My iPad class met in The Village’s Tower Club ballroom,” she said in a telephone interview. “My husband, who is also a resident at the Village, is computer-savvy — he worked with computers since 1982 — and I’m not.”

Or wasn’t; Her Santa Fe class changed all that.

“We brought our own iPads and the teacher started with basic information, like ‘This is the way you turn it on.’ And,

being Seniors,” she chuckled, “we had to be told several times.”

She described the iPad as a minicomputer that, instead of programs, has applications — apps — for whatever things you want.

“My husband and I took a road trip to Kansas, and used the iPad to pinpoint weather conditions,” she said. “It helped us avoid storms. We also used the iPad’s ‘yellow pages,’ a phonebook, to find gas stations. It even told you the price of gas.”

Curry was so sold on The VillageSanta Fe educational partnership that she signed up for the next iPad class.

The classes are held on the retirement community’s own campus rather than Santa Fe’s.

“Our campuses are right next door to each other,” said Jim Antonucci, executive director of The Village, in an email.

“Our residents are eager to learn, and the college is top-notch. It’s a perfect fit.”

The Senior curriculum ranges from ancient Greek civilization to cuttingedge biotechnology. Kathryn Lehman, who taught an art class at The Village’s Tower Club, reported in a telephone interview, “It was a pleasure to see how involved and how talented they were.

They really enjoyed it.”

Some of her students were making their first attempts at sketching, but “they weren’t all beginners,” she explained. “It was a way for some to rekindle their skills in drawing, to kick start their enjoyment of this art form.

Some had previously taken classes and some had been professional artists. Two women brought in wonderful work — one was a portrait painter and one was a landscape artist.”

Lehman is also coordinator of cultural programs for Santa Fe College, and described the exclusive arrangement with The Village as a win-win.

“The partnership provides residents

PHOTOS BY KRISTIN KOZELSKY Under an exclusive partnership with The Village, Santa Fe instructors now teach courses to Seniors on the campus of the retirement community, ranging from art to new technology courses. Student Joyce Berra hones her skills during a recent art class taught by Valerie Aslakson-Jennings.

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PHOTO BY KRISTIN KOZELSKY Instructor Valerie Aslakson-Jennings shares a light moment with Lou Berra during a recent course held at The Village. Additionally, Santa Fe offers Village Seniors unlimited access to courses, lectures and a variety of events on the college’s campus tuition free.

of The Village enriching opportunities to academic and cultural programs we offer,” Lehman said. “It’s also available for our students and instructors to interact with a wider variety of adults seeking continued education and new experiences.”

Under the new partnership with Santa Fe, Village Seniors also enjoy unlimited access to special lectures, Lehman said.

Curry, who will soon be 82, has become a regular attendee at a series of lectures on U.S. First Ladies, given by history teacher Barbara Oberlander.

“The next one is on Jackie Kennedy,” Curry said, “and I’ll be there.” It was scheduled for May.

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“It’s really exciting that Seniors are so passionate about lifelong learning and exploring new interests.”

“The lectures are always well done,” Curry said. “We also enjoy going to musical events.”

At Santa Fe’s new Fine Arts Hall, reserved seating is guaranteed for Village residents attending concerts, plays and dance performances. In addition, according to a release, finearts events throughout the year include “special on-site performances at The Village, with time for residents to meet the student performers.”

The Santa Fe planetarium hosts such private showings for Village residents as interactive astronomy shows, featuring stars, black holes and meteors. Reserved seating is assured for these events as well.

The college’s nationally acclaimed

10-acre teaching zoo offers tours for Village residents. Featuring 200 animals, the zoo’s 75 species include emu, swan, bald eagle, ocelot, lemur, boa constrictor, python and alligator.

“These are free to residents of The Village,” Lehman said, referring to events at the Fine Arts Hall, planetarium and zoo, as well as campus athletics.

“Seniors are allowed to throw out the first pitch at baseball games,” she noted.

Village residents have responded enthusiastically to the overall program, according to the retirement community’s Paula Bowen, resident life manager, who stated in an email, “It’s really exciting that Seniors are so passionate about lifelong learning and exploring

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Some of the most popular subjects are economics, fine arts, history and technology.

The partnership between Santa Fe and The Village bears out the theme of the 2012 book, “Pilgrimage Into the Last Third of Life.” The authors, gerontologist Jane Marie Thibault and “View From 80” blogger Richard L. Morgan, wrote that one’s Senior years “can open onto a broader and wider world where the soul finds its fullness. The last third of life presents us with the opportunity to develop increased depth, integrity and character… true wisdom.”

While youth and middle age are consumed by growth, career and family, “the latter years provide a rich opportunity to work on ourselves and be who we are,” Morgan concluded.

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Healthy Edge Retail Clinics: How Do You Use Them?

And, When?

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Within the next three years, the number of retail clinics, also called convenient care clinics, is expected to double, according to a June 2013 Accenture report. In 2009, a Rand study showed that at least a third of Americans live within 10 minutes of a retail clinic. At that time, 15 percent of older Americans were using retail clinics for care.

WHAT SERVICES CAN YOU EXPECT AT A RETAIL CLINIC? If you have a non-urgent, minor (not chronic) issue — especially if your primary physician’s office is closed — a retail clinic may be a great option. Retail clinics conveniently handle healthcare issues such as: • • • • • • • • • •

Immunizations Colds/coughs Flu symptoms Sinus/ear infections Soar throat Allergies or rashes Minor burns/sunburns Conjunctivitis Urinary tract infections Screen blood tests

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This year, some retail clinics have started to diagnose and treat chronic health conditions such as diabetes; however, the AGS Foundation for Health in

Aging asserts that retail clinics shouldn’t take the place of your primary care provider or specialist, especially if you have several — or complex — health issues.

CVS Pharmacy MinuteClinics monitors high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and — for those who have been diagnosed with diabetes — A1c levels.

Have a temperature over 103 degrees or a potentially compromised immune system? CVS MinuteClinics will likely refer you to a more traditional care setting.

WHO TREATS PATIENTS AT A RETAIL CLINIC? Retail clinics are usually staffed by nurse practitioners (registered nurses with master’s degrees or doctorates in nursing practice) or physician’s assistants. Some are staffed by physicians.

WHAT’S THE QUALITY OF CARE LIKE AT THESE CLINICS? Rand Corp. shows that retail clinics provide a quality of care for minor healthcare issues that is similar to the care that primary care practices and urgent care centers provide. The same study showed that retail clinics provide care at a reduced cost compared to primary care practices and urgent care centers. Also positive, retail clinics don’t discourage preventive care. Some retail clinics are approved by leading medical accrediting organizations and have adopted strict policies to ensure quality care.

Patient satisfaction is monitored at retail clinics regularly; the satisfaction rate typically exceeds 90 percent.

HOW DO YOU PAY? One of the advantages of retail clinics over some other medical settings is that prices for services are often posted at the clinic and online. If you have a sore throat or an upper respiratory infection, a visit can cost between $79 and $99 at MinuteClinic. Most retail clinics accept private health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid. According to the MinuteClinic website, it accepts most insurance plans. Check with your insurance company and the clinic before you start your visit.

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To use WebVisits, you and your doctor would need to participate in MyHealthStory, the region’s technological platform that gives patients and their providers (not health insurance companies or pharma companies) the ability to securely and privately access patients health information whenever and wherever it’s needed.

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CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION BO DIDDLEY FREE CONCERTS Fridays 8:00pm GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Plaza. From April to November, Friday nights come alive as local and regional bands are showcased under the stars in downtown Gainesville. Hundreds come out to enjoy the free live music and shows in a familyfriendly environment. www.gvluculturalaffairs.org.

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ACROSSTOWN REPERTORY THEATRE ANNUAL GALA Friday, August 2 7:00pm GAINESVILLE - The Wooly, 20 North Main St. Please do attend our annual ART gala: this year it is at the Wooly on the corner of University Avenue and North Main Street by the Top Restaurant. August 2, 7 to 10 pm. See preview scenes from our season’s mainstage shows, meet our ARTiS educators, and enjoy a cash bar and delicious refreshments provided by the Top!

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

ARTIFACTS EXQUISITE AND EXTRAORDINARY August 1 through September 28 Times Vary GAINESVILLE - The Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Ave. “Artifacts Exquisite and Extraordinary: From the Theatre of Memory Collection,” is inspired by the centuries-old “Cabinet of Curiosities” tradition of eclectic and encyclopedic personal collections. A diverse range of material will be shown, ranging from ancient Chinese jade to meteors from space. 352-334-5064.

LADY GAMERS Friday, August 2 1:30pm HIGH SPRINGS - The High Springs Woman’s Club, 40 NW 1st Ave. The Lady Gamers meet for fun, friendship and food — and let’s not forget the cards, board games and any other activities you would like to bring to the group.

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER Friday, August 2 6:00pm - 10:00pm GAINESVILLE - Downtown. Bring out your pooches. The event will have a dog show with various prizes, doggy spas and social stations, eateries featuring canine cuisine and petinspired art from local artists. When you arrive, pick up a “passport” at the Opera House to receive stamps at local venues and be entered to win raffle tickets and prizes. 352-325-3514.

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DUNNELLON BOOK SALE August 2 to August 3 10:00am - 3:00pm DUNNELLON - Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Rd. Come support the local library while stocking up on discounted books, including their famous $3 “Bag of Books.” On Saturday, everything is half-price. Event taking place in meeting room. 352-438-2520.

ARTSPEAKS Sunday, August 4 6:00pm GAINESVILLE - The Thomas Center’s Spanish Court, 302 NE 6th Ave. A Festival of Poets — a celebration of poetry. The first event of a four part (quarterly) series featuring well-known and lesser-known area poets.

There will be light refreshments, and a jazz pianist for a brief meet and greet following the event. Free and open to the public. Cosponsored by RichWorks Communications, LLC and The City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.

ARMAND AND ANGELINA August 4 to August 5 Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Unity of Gainesville Church, 8801 NW 39th Ave. Special appearances by Armand and Angelina during Sunday’s musical service as well as Monday night’s concert.

The duo use songs, stories and humor to inspire you to experience “Heaven on Earth.”

They tour internationally performing their World Popera overture, a fusion of world, classical and popular influences designed to harmonize and unite humanity. 352-377-2272.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION CAREGIVER’S FORUM Tuesday, August 6 10:00am - 2:00pm GAINESVILLE - Headquarters Library, 401 East University Ave. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association’s Central and North Florida Chapter, a forum specifically geared toward caregivers will take place at the downtown headquarters library. Topics include medication management, diagnosis and different types of dementia.

The forum is free, although pre-registration is required. Senior Home Care is providing lunch for all attendees. For registration or additional questions, call 800-272-3900.

HEALTHY LIVING WORKSHOPS August 7 through September 1:30pm - 4:00pm OCALA - Hospice of Marion County’s Education Center, 3231 SW 34th Ave. Local health professionals are offering free workshops to empower individuals to take control of their chronic illnesses. It is a six-week workshop that takes place once a week. Topics include dealing with fatigue, appropriate use of medications, nutrition, and evaluating new treatments. Class size is limited to sixteen people. 352-854-5230.

GIRLS ROCK GAINESVILLE Saturday, August 10 Times TBA GAINESVILLE - 919 W. University Ave. This showcase is a culmination of the weeklong summer day camp that uses music and performance as a platform to promote self-esteem and creative expression for young women and girls. Sliding scale admission fee and funds raised will go to the camp. www.girlsrockcampgainesville.com.

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

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

MATTHEW TENNEY Sunday, August 11 11:00am GAINESVILLE - Unity of Gainesville Church, 8801 NW 39th Ave. Special guest Matthew Tenney will speak during Sunday’s morning service at Unity of Gainesville. A Gainesville local, Tenney believes kindness, compassion, generosity and service are the most powerful secrets to success as a leader and in life. 352-377-2272.

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This summer the Cade Museum is proud to introduce its first “traveling” exhibit- SparkTruck.

Thanks to a generous grant from Plum Creek Foundation this innovative educational build mobile will be visiting the North Central Florida area offering free workshops to inspire kids to find their inner inventor.

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VISUALIZE THE YEARLING Thursday, August 22 6:30pm - 7:30pm HIGH SPRINGS - High Springs Branch Library.

135 NW 1st Ave. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of local Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ book, “The Yearling.” Discussions about the setting and characters will take place with Anne Pierce, a board member of the Friends of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Farm and Society. 386-454-2515.

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Tuesday, August 13 3:00pm - 400pm OCALA - Hospice of Marion County Education Center, 3231 SW 34th Ave. Leigh Hutson, special clinical program manager at Hospice of Marion County, will share information about telemonitoring technology. This event is hosted by the Transitions program and offers caregivers information and resources to help with issues related to caring for a loved one.

Learn what’s available and how to go about accessing the help you need. Bring all your questions. Discover options – find solutions.

Refreshments and door prizes will be provided.

Seating is limited, but you’re encouraged to invite neighbors and friends. Call 352-854-5200.

ART, CRAFT & LIFESTYLE SHOW August 15 - 18 10:00am - 9:00pm GAINESVILLE - Oaks Mall, 6419 Newberry Rd. Browse unique creations during the art and craft show. Shop during regular mall hours while stopping by vendor exhibits. 330-493-4130.

Ocala, will speak during Sunday’s morning service at Unity of Gainesville. 352-377-2272.

MUSIC IN THE PARK Sunday, August 18 2:00pm - 4:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - James Paul Park and Community Garden, 200 North Main St. Every third Sunday, come enjoy local music and fresh air out in the park. Bring lawn chairs, refreshments, and blankets. Admission is free. 352-275-4190.

Sunday, August 18 11:00am GAINESVILLE - Unity of Gainesville Church, 8801 NW 39th Ave. Special guest Rev. Marita Graves, an ordained New Thought minister based in

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7:30pm GAINESVILLE - Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd St. Meridian presents Darrell Hammond, who, as the longestrunning cast member of SNL, was a part of history. Visit www.mbhci.org to buy tickets.

REV. CATH DEPALMA Sunday, August 25 11:00am GAINESVILLE - Unity of Gainesville Church, 8801 NW 39th Ave. Special guest Rev. Cath DePalma, a Science of Mind minister from Ocala, will speak during Sunday’s morning service. 352-377-2272.

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Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center, 716 North Main St. The Gainesville Fine Arts Association celebrates 90 years with the Art for All Seasons exhibition. The reception is August 20 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 352-692-4466.

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READER SUBMITTED œ MARY LOIS FORRESTER, HIGH SPRINGS

Community Voice Remembering the Good Old Days and Betsy, My First Car

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etsy, my blue, Baby Austin car was a joy for my friends and me.

My daddy, Jim Douglas, was a Chevrolet dealer and he took the Austin in trade circa 1933. He gave it to me, his only child, and I was thrilled.

This was an era of hard times with money being scarce, but we knew how to stretch a dollar. Gasoline was fifteen cents a gallon and Betsy only held five gallons.

We could still go a long way on that.

Betsy was made to seat only two people, the driver and a passenger. But there was floor space in back so we could squeeze in two extra friends. It was not very comfortable but they didn’t mind, as long as they could ride along, all of us together.

Betsy had one spark plug, and if it rained we would have to get out the hand air pump to blow air and dry off the wet plug. Then my car would start and off we would happily go.

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I carried a Maxwell House Coffee can filled with water in Betsy, just in case the radiator got low.

Betsy’s top speed was 20 miles per hour, wide open. Of course, all the other cars would fly past us, but we didn’t care. We laughed and kept going.

hunk of cheese and a big orange drink.

We all drank from the same bottle.

My daddy and mama taught me that I should be content because Christ would help me if I prayed, to take care of my friends who rode in Betsy with me.

Daddy said, “Have a good time and do right,” and I did.

At home in our small bungalow the only heat to keep us warm was from a fireplace. Daddy knew how to keep the home fires burning. We didn’t have a big heater, but we did manage to stay warm.

Daddy, Mama and I had the first radio in our neighborhood. Daddy liked the “Amos ‘n’ Andy” show, Mama liked “Fibber McGee and Molly,” and my friends and I enjoyed “Little Orphan Annie.” What fun.

We didn’t have an electric refrigerator, but on the back porch we had an icebox.

In the top part was where Mansey, the iceman, would put the block of ice. In the bottom of the box was where we kept

“This was an era of hard times with money being scarce, but we knew how to stretch a dollar.”

One day we decided to drive to the nearby town of LaCrosse. When we got there I wanted to stop at Mr. Barney’s store to use his telephone. I was afraid my daddy would worry and wonder where I’d gone, so I phoned to tell him where I was. My sweet daddy thanked me for telling him.

Usually we didn’t drive far. My friends and I would go on little picnics. We’d take a country road, find a shady tree and set out our food. We took Moon Pies, a

food, butter, milk and eggs. This was a real luxury for our house.

Mansey would let us chew on pieces of ice that chipped off when he split the blocks. People who weren’t home would leave notes on their icebox telling Mansey whether they needed a 25-pound or 50-pound block of ice.

Sometimes Mansey would let my friend and me ride on the back of his mule-drawn ice wagon. We so enjoyed our rides.

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BOOK REVIEW BY

TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER to work past…

Twelve-year-old Jerry Apps figured that he was just plain tired. And no wonder: he’d spent that January day sledding with his friends, followed by a hearty supper, barn chores and helping his father shovel a path through the snow

Apps couldn’t play baseball, so teachers encouraged him to hit the diamond.

They never said he wouldn’t ride a bike, and that’s how Apps later got to high school, almost five miles from his parents’ farm. And they never said he wouldn’t serve in the armed forces, so Apps was a proud ROTC member who almost went to Korea…

Let me say this, straight up: you’ll never whine about being sick again, once you’ve read “Limping Through Life.”

At the outset, author Jerry Apps’ story is one that “old-timers” can appreciate,

His parents were told that Apps wouldn’t walk again, but doctors never said he couldn’t drive a tractor, so later that spring, Apps’ father put his son out to field.

Limping Through Life A Farm Boy’s Polio Memoir JERRY APPS c.2013, Wisconsin Historical Soc. Press $22.95 / higher in Canada 238 pages

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his time, you overdid it.

You were feeling fine — feeling great, in fact — so you pushed yourself to just past your limit. Now you’re paying for it. Your head hurts, your shoulders scream, your knees feel like they’re broken and your feet are killing you.

What you wouldn’t give to lie down for a week or so.

But, as you’ll see in the new book “Limping Through Life” by Jerry Apps, there are some things that you just have

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from house to barnyard. It was well past 8 o’clock when Apps tried to do homework, but he could barely stay awake.

The next morning, he felt worse: he had a sore throat and his leg hurt “like the dickens.” Like most farm kids in the 1940s, he was used to cuts, scrapes and minor pain, but this was bad. His mother kept him home from school.

It would be weeks before Apps would return to his one-room schoolhouse.

For nearly a decade, post-World War II, Americans lived in fear of an epidemic that “dashed hopes…generated near terror” and caused “panic in some communities.” In Wisconsin alone, some 60,000 cases were reported in 1952.

A vaccine for the disease wouldn’t be available until 1955, but until that time, polio “dramatically changed” young lives.

One of them was Jerry Apps’.

His parents were told that Apps wouldn’t walk again, but doctors never said he couldn’t drive a tractor, so later that spring, Apps’ father put his son out to field. Doctors also never said

especially if they farmed back before electricity and TV came to rural America. They’ll appreciate a trip down Memory Lane to times past, but for Boomer readers that lack of amenities isn’t the jaw-dropper here.

What’s astounding is that Apps’ parents and other elders instinctively seemed to know how to help him regain his mobility, despite a grim prognosis.

Apps seems nonplussed about that incredible resourcefulness, as if it was just another thing on the farm – a practical attitude that, mixed with humility, is a sure winner.

I daresay that this isn’t a book for younger readers, but Boomers, polio survivors, and long-time farmers will truly enjoy it. If that’s you, then read “Limping Through Life.” You’ll be glad you did it. s Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives with her two dogs and 11,000 books.

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

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“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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