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Welcome Autumn!

It’s time for cooler weather, fall gardens and setting our clocks back (on November 7).

I know, I’m getting ahead of myself, but as you turn back the clock in November, it is also a great time to change the batteries in your smoke alarm/carbon monoxide detectors.

You do have these life-saving electronic devices, don’t you? If not, you should. Plus, they make great presents.

I realize I’ve told this story before, but many years ago I installed a carbon monoxide detector in our home after witnessing firsthand the results of CO poisoning (in a previous incarnation I worked in the Office of the Medical Examiner). I know all too well that this odorless, colorless gas does not

discriminate, killing young and old alike, and even the family pets.

So we bought one. Time passed.

Then one crisp December evening, a shrill sound got our attention.

We rushed the kids out of the house and opened all the windows and shut off the gas furnace. As it turns out, the exhaust flue on the furnace had come off, causing the deadly fumes to vent directly into our home. There is little doubt in my mind that if not for the carbon monoxide detector, we would have all gone to bed that night and died in our sleep.

For Christmas that year, we handed out CO/smoke detectors as gifts.

October is fire prevention month, so in this edition we bring you a story offering tips on how to

best avoid such tragedies.

Halloween is also soon upon us, which brings to mind ghouls, goblins and bats. The Lubee Bat Conservancy in Gainesville will be opening its doors to the public so people can get up close and personal with these furry flying mammals. Read about it in this edition.

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Lindsay Allen Dank (sitting) speaks with a visitor at last year’s Lubee Bat Festival as a child peers into the end of a large didgeridoo. Dank has been creating his own style of didgeridoo for years.

Tasha King, head bat keeper, feeds mango Juicy Juice to Kuri,a spectacled flying fox.

Old world fruit bats have large, well developed eyes and primarily use sight to orient themselves, whereas microbats use highly developed systems of echo-location and have small eyes.

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Enter the Bat Zone The Lubee Bat Conservancy Hosts its Annual Festival

By Amanda Williamson

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rom Batman in North America to pollinating wild bananas around the globe, bats play an important role in both international cultures and in the world environment.

And this year, on November 13, a thanks is in order.

The Lubee Bat Festival is a free familyoriented event that will introduce adults and children to the friendlier side of bats. The Lubee Bat Conservancy focuses on protecting fruit and nectar bats because they are easily susceptible to extinction. These bats are a necessity to the “world’s rainforests and deserts and to the economies of developing countries,” according to their website.

Allyson Walsh, director of the Lubee Bat Conservancy, said the festival will include an array of vendors selling anything from jewelry to batty home décor. There will also be crafts and activities for the children, as well as a chance to construct or buy a bat house. Southeast Sharpening Service and Supply Inc. will be helping those interested in the construction.

But the main event is the Bat Zone, a walkthrough exhibit where guests get a chance to see fruit bats up close. The bat’s cages will be decorated for the season with carved pumpkins, plus a variety of plants and fruits.

While most people walk into the building nervous, Walsh said that the myths about bats are nearly dispelled by the time they walk out. A common reaction after seeing the long-snouted, big-eyed creatures is

“what cute puppies,” Walsh said.

“It’s always a huge, eye-opening experience,” she said.

Tasha King, head bat keeper, said that she has never seen the bats get nervous from the parade of people admiring them. In fact, some bats are just as curious as the visitors.

“They all have different personalities,” King said. Some bats will be happy with the abundance of food. Others will be reclusive and hide out in the nighthouse. Others may be right up on the wire, eyeballing the new guests.

The festival is conducting a “Planet Green” competition where a grand prize is awarded to the individual or the school class that collects and brings the most ink cartridges or cell phones to be recycled.

This year, Lubee is adding another day to the festivities. Friday, November 12, Lubee is throwing a “Wild Night Out,” an evening fundraiser of barbecuing and bat watching. The attendees will join a team of experts from LPG Environmental & Permitting Services, Inc. as they set up echolocation equipment to listen to the local bats, as well as netting some of them. It will be held onsite at the field center.

Walsh wants to use the Friday event to showcase a potential future project. The field center needs remodeling, and Walsh thinks it will make an excellent retreat for educating children. The event, she feels, could show the opportunity available there.

Lubee is not open to the public year-round.

The festival is the only day the general public

is allowed to enter, unless a tour has been arranged. Tours are generally school groups.

The decorations added to the cages tend to serve two functions. For the bats, it is food, and a lot of it.

For people, the addition of palm fronds and other plants create a jungle-like setting. It may allow visitors to visualize the bats in a natural environment, which for fruit bats is not a cave.

At Lubee, the bats get enrichments several times a week to make their environment more stimulating, King said, even when there is not a festival. The enrichments are used to keep their minds active because in the wild the bats would be flying and foraging for their food.

Enrichments allow them to gain some control over the environment even though the bats are captive.

Enrichments can be auditory, olfactory, or physical. The physical enrichments, which include ropes and squeaky toys, can be seen during the festival.

Their food-related enrichments include pineapple, mango and other fruits, all from local sellers. Some days these are served to them as juice. The bat keepers put nectar, or other enrichments, inside little puzzle contraptions so the bats actually have to work to get their treat.

On non-festival days, the bat keepers have even played music for the bats.

“We’ve tried playing them some Blue Man Group,” King said. “All heads were turned to the radio.”

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bats are not the tiny bats that flitter through the backyards of North Americans. These old world bats reign over the Indo Pacific part of the globe, such as China or Australia. Some, such as the large flying fox, can have wingspans of up to five feet in length.

The whole point of Lubee and its bat festival is to bring awareness to the public of how important bats are to the ecosystems of the world, Walsh said. The bats found at Lubee are amazing seed dispersers, without which most of the forests of the world could disappear.

“Without the forests, people wouldn’t have livelihoods,” Walsh said.

Bats make up 20 percent of the world’s mammals, she said, and one out of four is threatened with extinction.

In fact, there are entire cultures affected by the decline of bats. It is the bio-diverse areas that are most important to Lubee because in these areas bats are vitally important and also extremely threatened.

The whole point of Lubee and its bat festival is to bring awareness to the public of how important bats are to the ecosystems of the world For example, the baobab tree grows in Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa.

Known as the tree of life, the baobab provides water for thirsty animals and humans, and can hold up to 1,000 gallons. But, the trees are being cut down to make poor quality paper, according to the web site “Bats, Plants, and People.”

The ongoing deforestation is threatening the lives of the lemurs that live in the treetops, among many other animals that depend on the tree. The Madagascar fruit bat is a main dish in the area, and is also known to be a pollinator — alongside lemurs — of at least two kinds of baobabs.

Lubee helps work with these local cultures that want to protect important areas. In Madagascar, a forest with a large population of bats is actually policed and surveyed by a village of rice farmers who live in the area.

In certain areas, Lubee has teamed up with Disney, who has donated Emergency Fund money to Lubee. Disney and Lubee aided a

woman in the Pacific, on Rota Island near Guam, where the local bats were down to a population of 40.

Lubee funded educational awareness by creating a DVD about how the bats actually help. It ran on local TV in Rota Island. To get the youth involved, a Lubee-funded festival passed out T-shirts with the slogan, “Extinction is Forever.”

“You can only hope that as the youth grows up educated, perhaps they will change some of their culture,” Walsh said. “Maybe one day it will become un-hip to eat a fruit bat.”

Lastly, Disney set up cameras to capture any potential poachers. It is a deterrent for the criminals to think they may get caught on camera.

“That’s a comprehensive approach,” Walsh said. “It’s at all levels.”

On the range of animals in jeopardy, from dolphins to pandas, bats rank on the bottom, Walsh said.

“We’re making a small impact, but we only have a small amount of funding,” she said.

And Lubee is battling some major enemies, such as deforestation. Deforestation destroys the natural habitat of the bats, and therefore forces them into close quarters with humans. Once in close proximity with people, bats become labeled as pests, Walsh said.

Persecution to bats can take many forms. In the United States, people generally do not want bats living in their houses so they kill or hurt them trying to remove the animals. But in other areas, bats are killed for sport and food.

Deforestation also puts people at a greater risk for diseases from bats. But on that same note, Walsh said, bats with rabies tend to die very quickly. So, rabies is unlikely to be transmitted by a bat. All the bats at the Lubee Bat Conservancy are rabies vaccinated, as are the keepers who handle them.

“We’re unique in the world,” Walsh said, and there is not such a wide collection of old world fruit bats anywhere else on the globe. Because of this, a lot of international researchers are drawn to the small Gainesville conservatory.

A project funded by the Air Force, and researched by a team from Brown University, is taking place at Lubee.

“It’s the future of flight as we know it, that is being studied,” Walsh said, “and our animals play a big role.”

The flight dynamics of the bats are recorded to possibly design a flexible-winged aircraft.

Because of the prominence of the facility in the scientific community, even though it is

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Kuri, a spectacled flying fox, hangs from the wiring of her cage. Old world fruit bats are generally larger than the microbats, with wing spans of up to 1.8m in some species.

small, Walsh has been invited to attend various conferences, such as a recent event where she was consulted on the problem facing North American bats today.

North American bats have a 90 to 100 percent death rate in caves because of a fungus called White-Nose disease.

“That means, you could go into a cave and 90 to 100 percent of the bats are dead on the floor,” she said. “It’s dramatic.”

In fact, the future of bats in North America is in jeopardy. However, in Florida, the bats are not susceptible to the fungus, which thrives in colder climates.

“The point is,” Walsh said, “that as Floridians, we should help conserve bats here because this could very well become a stronghold.”

But, Lubee’s size may also be a factor it has to overcome.

Walsh said from Lubee’s perspective, under funding is one of the main challenges facing them today. She feels it is because the conservatory is small and not well known to the local community and global community.

From a conservation side, Walsh said, the hardest part is learning how to change people’s minds when the myths and the ideology are culturally ingrained. For example, fruit bats eat over-ripe fruit, which is not the fruit farmers will be harvesting. Yet, many farmers kill fruit bats on sight because of this misconception.

The Bat Festival is just one way in which the Lubee Bat Conservancy attempts to change people’s perceptions. §

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Camellias for Winter Color

By Debbie DeLoach

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ew people think of camellias when they think of privacy hedges. Yet, that’s what I have, and it works just great. However, not everyone wants a 10-foot tall and eight-foot wide shrub.

Luckily, camellias come in a huge array of varieties, sizes, forms, and flower shapes.

One of the best things about my hedge of camellias is the floral display I get across my back property line in late fall. For those who would like to see large blooms in their landscape in the winter, it’s hard to beat camellias.

These beautiful plants have been present in United States gardens for over 200 years. Camellia is actually a genus of plants native to a large area of Southeast Asia.

The Camellia genus contains many species, including the plant that provides tealeaves. The species most commonly found in North Florida are Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua. Keep an eye out for Camellia reticulata and others, too.

Plant breeders have been crossing camellia species and creating new varieties for many centuries. Currently, the International Camellia Register lists more than 30,000 species and varieties of camellias in the world. Not all of them are found in or are suited to north Florida.

Many of those that are well suited to our area are found in a wonderful camellia walk at Kanapaha Botanical Garden in Gainesville.

If you are interested in camellias, you should visit them at Kanapaha at least three different times through the fall and winter to see each of the more than 60 varieties in bloom.

You need to visit several times because each variety of camellia has a particular time of year that it blooms. It is possible to plant a selection of camellias in your yard that provide a succession of flowers from September through March.

However, Robert Black, in his University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science publication, “Camellias in Florida,” recommends that Floridians stick to midseason bloomers. They bloom November through January. You can find it online or call your county extension office for a free copy.

Camellias come in a variety of growth forms including compact, tall, upright, spreading, bushy and open. They are all evergreen. Flowers come in an array of forms that include single, semi-double, peony, anemone, rose, and formal double.

See Black’s publication for a table of camellia varieties with their growth and flower characteristics. Then search the Internet for images of your choices. Many new varieties hit the market every year so don’t be surprised to find camellia varieties in the nursery that aren’t on the list. Just ask questions and be sure your choice fits your needs.

Camellias are especially sensitive to harsh, direct, prolonged sun exposure. Protect camellias from our searing midday summer sun, especially newly planted specimens.

However, avoid placing them in dense shade, too. Finally, be sure they have good air circulation but protection from cold winds.

Once you have decided on a good site for your camellia, get a soil test. Camellias prefer a pH between 6 and 6.5. If your pH is too low, you may need to add some lime. If it is too high, use a pine product such as pine needles or shredded pine bark as a soil builder and mulch.

Camellias love well-drained soil, rich with humus. So, prepare your soil with plenty of compost. Fallen tree leaves make excellent compost and mulch for camellias.

If you feel compelled to fertilize, use an organic or a slow-release fertilizer.

Of course, always get a soil test before applying fertilizer because you may not really need any.

The last key component to success with camellias is a good watering regimen. Be sure your new plant never wilts. Once your plant is established, treat it to a deep watering every seven to ten days if you are not getting regular, significant rainfall. Do not neglect water in the wintertime.

Camellias, especially those coping with stresses such an inappropriate light regimen, drought or poor soil, can succumb to pest or disease problems.

In his publication, Black covers scale, spider mites, aphids, thrips, galls, root rot and other problems.

Camellia growing can become infectious and spread across your yard as it did with Jim Rolfe, author of “Camellias: A Practical Gardening Guide.” The photography in this book, by co-author Yvonne Cave, is stunning. The book is also practical, as the title proclaims, despite the fact that the authors live and garden in New Zealand.

So watch out. If you plant a camellia, you may find yourself with a new hobby — collecting camellias. § Debbie DeLoach, Ph.D. is a freelance writer and garden consultant living in Gainesville. She can be reached at drdebbied@gmail.com.

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Artisans’ Guild Gallery Celebrating 40 Years of Creativity

By Larry Behnke

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he Artisan’s Guild Gallery in Gainesville celebrates its 40th Anniversary beginning October 1, and lasting all month. Several former Guild members will be returning as guest artists for an October showing.

“There are very few art galleries, let alone art co-ops this old,” said Deborah Cohen-Crown, publicity co-chair of the Artisans’ Guild Gallery in Gainesville. “Most galleries come and go within five years. We may be one of the oldest art cooperatives in the country.”

Guild CEO Hannelore Kroger has watched the group of artists expand from humble beginnings.

“It has grown, but kept its standards,” she said.

A committee looks at the work of each potential member to keep high standards and a local flavor.

“We reflect the art of the region,” Cohen-Crown said.

Kroger has been a member for all but the first six months of the Guild’s existence. She was there the first year as one of 27 artists. At that time, four decades ago, there were few places for local artists to show and market their work. Jim Brown, a University of Florida economics and sociology professor, had written a book about artisan co-ops. He brainstormed with local

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Guild member Sheila Andrews shows around visitor Judy Skinner.

potter Miriam Greenfield and they asked other artists to join them. In October 1970 the Artisans’ Guild was born.

Works were displayed in an old, vacant store downtown that was scheduled for demolition.

The group rented it month by month until the building came down and a parking garage took its place. The original setting was

primitive with a cigar box to hold the money, and orange crates and wire spools for display tables.

But the place had character and enthusiastic artists. The grand opening featured homemade bread, cider and live music by Guild member Doug Dewey.

Each member paid a small fee and worked four to eight hours a month. This has changed little,

while the requirements for joining have become more stringent. There are presently 50 members in the Guild, with a waiting list for others who want to join.

Throughout its long history, the Guild has seen a variety of members come and go. At one time, a group of maximum-security prisoners from Raiford worked with a university art professor.

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The group uses a website, monthly e-mailed news and Facebook.

Artists are chosen as members if they live within a hundred miles.

“The work has to be original, family-oriented and non-political,” Cohen-Crown said. “Members are required to submit quality work, and have good people skills too.”

Most Guild artists have other jobs, ranging from attorneys to teachers, but they appreciate having the gallery space for their artwork.

The Guild sometimes rents a booth at local art fairs, sharing the space as a group. Sometimes they do outreach at Oak Hammock with a one-day art show for the residents.

“We also do mini-presentations at the gallery,” Cohen-Crown said.

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They sold their work at the Guild with the money going to buy the prisoners more art supplies.

A group of hand-dipped candle makers listed their address only as “the woods.” Once a Micanopy sewing cooperative created women and children’s clothing. One 80-year-old member made quilts from 100-year-old designs handed down in her family.

Six times the Guild has changed homes. In 2006, they moved to the current location in Millhopper Square, next to Leonardo’s and across from Publix.

“It’s a good location,” CohenCrown said, “but it’s expensive.”

The rent is paid by monthly fees from each artist plus a commission on any works sold.

Artists now also work up to four hours a month at the gallery.

Group meetings are held four times a year to brainstorm.

“We have to be creative because we don’t have a lot of money for

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they literally step on art. A mosaic entryway was created

by Sarah Hinds and Sky Campbell, a husband and wife team of glassware artists.

Inside there is something for everyone.

“We have work for all ages,” said Cohen-Crown, whose whimsical paintings of anthropomorphic animals

selection of handmade greeting cards and even some Gator Nation items, of course.

“The work here is direct; people don’t have to look at it and say, ‘What’s that?’” CohenCrown said. “We’re like an indoor art festival every day.”

“Some people think they have to go to New York City to buy art, but we have it here,” said photographer Sheila

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Photographer Sheila Andrews in front of her work.

decorate the “Alligators to Zebras” corner for children and includes stuffed animals.

“We have presents from five to fifty dollars,” she continued.

“We also have nice pieces for living rooms from $250 to $500. We want an affordable artwork gallery.”

A partial list of work at the Artisans’ Guild includes paintings, photography, jewelry, sculpture, fabric art, batik, quilts, glassware, woodcarvings, books, clothing, pillows, prints, pottery, a large

Andrews, a member for 15 years. “This is an amazing place; I’m so pleased to be a part of it.”

Andrews said she learned to love Florida by photographing it, after moving here from Maine and taking classes at Santa Fe College.

The Guild is a participant in the periodic “Uptown Art Hop,” an evening of arts and entertainment with refreshments. Visitors can ride a bicycle rickshaw between the Guild and the

nearby Marketplace Plaza and Thornebrook Village.

Carolee Carpenter-Jandreau became a member in 1991. She does dye painting on fabrics, heartfelt messages with colorful designs.

“It’s been such a wonderful place for artists to show their work,” she said of the Guild.

“We have a good group of people to work with; it runs smoothly.”

For the anniversary month “Blast from the Past” in October, the following former members have been invited back to show their works: Casey Green, fiber art; Cindy Hirt, photography; Mike and Mary McIntyre, stained glass; Dena McDuffie, mosaics; Duane Ellifritt, watercolor; Jacquelyne Collett, glass; Marion Jones, large egg carving; and Ken Jensen, clay. Several others have also agreed to be in the show.

According to the Guild’s website, the glue that has held the Guild together and kept it flourishing has been the commitment of individuals.

“Of course, being blessed with a wonderful, loyal customer base has been crucial to its success and longevity,” states the website. “The Guild has been supported and inspired by one another and has developed a real sense of community that the gallery hopes will continue for future generations of artists and craftspeople.” §

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THE LEMONADE STAND

By Donna Bonnell

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all festivals and football fever are slowly dimming my summer memories. Like most, I wilted from the record-breaking heat wave of the dog days of 2010.

While retiring another season to picture albums, I found myself reminiscing about my childhood in Miami.

In the 1960s and ‘70s, some folks were lucky enough to have one wall air conditioning unit, but most did not. Children played outside until dark, ate dinner and then crashed from exhaustion. I had nearly forgotten those days, until visiting my family in Western New York last July.

Their winters are brutally frigid.

Year-round temperatures are typically cold, at least by Florida standards. Homes still do not have central air conditioning, yet New Yorkers cherish the warm months.

Strolls through the neighborhood were an evening event during my stay. We walked to Yummy’s Ice Cream Shop, which is only open for a few months. It was amazing to see the many perfectly manicured yards with gardens of blooming flowers. American flags flew in the light breeze, while families spent time together outside.

One afternoon we walked to the city park. About halfway there, I wished I had water (something never forgotten in Florida).

Miraculously, a mirage in the form of an oasis appeared. Just ahead was an old-fashioned lemonade stand. Two young ladies had set up a table, hung a handmade sign and sold lemonade for 25 cents a glass.

Had I entered the “Twilight Zone?” Was I riding in the time machine from “Back to the Future?” Did Samantha twitch her nose and send me to an episode of “Bewitched?” No, this was all real and it was the summer of 2010 in all its glory.

After purchasing the delicious lemonade, my sister Sandy and I proceeded on our journey back in time to our first summer enterprise — a lemonade stand.

Campbell Soup Company owned thousands of acres in Miami to grow vegetables.

After the primary harvest, the public was welcome to pick the crops for a very nominal fee. Picking became a summer project for my family and friends.

After picking the produce, we shelled peas, shucked corn and sliced cucumbers for pickling. By the end of the summer, everyone we knew had enough canned, frozen or stewed veggies to last for a year.

Our adventures were fun, but hard, hot work. Mom always packed a water cooler, cups and a picnic lunch. On one of our excursions, while stopping for a snack, an overheated novice produce-picker asked if she could purchase something to drink. After rescuing the pathetic, dehydrated woman, we immediately recognized the possibility of earning money by selling refreshments.

We received permission from the farmer and bought supplies to

set up our first lemonade stand.

Opening day was not profitable, but proved to be the beginning of a sweet business venture. Sandy and I recruited our friend Pauletta,

and developed a marketing plan.

We learned how to invest in and store ice, what serving size satisfied our customers, and how to divide the duties.

After expenses, we earned equal shares of the profits.

Eventually, our product line expanded to include Kool-Aid, Barnum’s Animal Crackers, Moon

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Pies, Bubble Gum, Twizzlers and Tootsie Rolls. Afraid of food poisoning, Mom did not allow us to sell perishable items, such as sandwiches. As a customer service tactic, we gave our customers free water, but most gave us contributions anyway. My sister, friend and I learned valuable life lessons from our lemonade stand.

Expensive vendor permits and complicated health department regulations make it difficult for enterprising youngsters today. The Associated Press recently reported that inspectors in Oregon shut down a lemonade stand run by a 7 year old who was operating without a license.

Jeff Cogen, an elected county official, apologized for her sour treatment.

Cogen said, “A lemonade stand is a classic iconic American kid thing to do.

I don’t want to be in the business of shutting that down.”

It is amusing to think of myself as an American icon because of my childhood partnership in a lemonade stand. Four decades ago, I did not have a cell phone or computer. I am grateful, however, for having the opportunity to embrace life in a less complex time. § Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who moved to Newberry in 1983.

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hey gather every October throughout Alachua County — at the track at Oak Hall School, on the basketball court at the Easton-Newberry Sports Complex, in the pool at the O’Connell Center. Athletes of every caliber and all backgrounds converge upon these and other sites for the Gainesville Senior Games, where they test their physical boundaries, make lifelong friends and show the world that the golden years can indeed

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Organized by the Gainesville Sports Commission, the Gainesville Senior Games attracts almost 400 athletes to compete in events including track and field, archery, basketball, cycling, bowling and more. This year’s games will be held October 22 through 24. Competitors must be at least 50 on or before December 31, 2010, and age groups are usually divided into five-year increments. For each event, the top

five competitors in each age group qualify for the Florida state games in Cape Coral held this December.

Event Manager Alex Alston, who has worked with the Gainesville Senior Games for the last five years, said fellowship is a major component of the games.

“It’s not as focused on the competition as it is on the camaraderie and the activity,” Alston said. “Most of them go to multiple qualifiers each year because it’s their time to meet up

with their friends. More people are in it for the fun than for the competition.”

That being said, it does not mean that these athletes are not serious about their events.

“They love their medals; it’s a sense of pride for them,” Alston said. “The majority of them play their sport all the time. They are either former elite athletes or it’s something that they trained for. As much fun as they have, they take it seriously. But they take it seriously

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Competitors at the Gainesville games come not just from their area, but from other areas in Florida and even other states, as well. Sometimes this is due to having a tie to Florida, such as a winter home. But many times it is because the athlete was injured earlier in the season. Gainesville’s games are held late in the season, so many competitors will compete here because they missed earlier qualifying because of injury or scheduling conflicts.

This gives athletes an even greater opportunity to meet new friends and experience more varied competition.

The Gainesville games gives Seniors an outlet for their athletic abilities, but it also provides inspiration for people of all ages to see what the future can bring. While most spectators are family and friends of athletes, the commission’s communications manager Joleen Cacciatore encourages the public to come see the events.

“It’s a fun event, and it’s free for spectators to come in and see what the event is like,” she said.

“Not a lot of people realize that at 50, you can still compete.”

It is this kind of inspiration and can-do spirit that keeps athletes coming back year after year. At 69 years of age, swimmer Ron Davis has competed in the Senior Games’ breaststroke and freestyle events ever since they started in Gainesville.

“The games allow you to keep being who you are,” Davis said.

“Some people are music buffs, car buffs, art buffs ... and some of us are swimmers or runners. That’s part of what makes you yourself.

[Competing] allows us to keep being that person.”

The 2010 competition includes some additions and returns to the festivities, including the Celebration of Athletes. This opening ceremony features

dinner, prizes, a surprise celebrity speaker, and is free to all participants. Athletes will also have the opportunity to participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a 5k walk that begins and ends on the steps of the Hippodrome State Theatre in downtown Gainesville. These athletes will be given a special edition t-shirt commemorating both the Senior Games and the Making Strides event.

Competing in the games is a great way to rediscover an old

The Gainesville games gives Seniors an outlet for their athletic abilities, but it also provides inspiration for people of all ages to see what the future can bring. athletic passion or measure how well training has prepared an athlete for competition.

But, as Davis mentioned, watching these fine athletes is also a terrific way to get inspired.

He recalls a time when he was at a meet in Montreal and he saw a 100-year-old man compete in the 50-meter backstroke.

“He was the only one entered in his age group, and he was excited because in two years the event was going to be in England and he said there might be some competition over there,” Davis said.

“I want to compete in that age group!” § Registration for this year’s Gainesville Senior Games ends October 15, with entry fees varying for the different events.

For more information or to sign up to compete, contact the Gainesville Sports Commission at 352-338-0600 or visit www.gsoc.com.

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it’s as easy as 1 - 2 - 3 LIVE (ACTIVELY) TO (AT LEAST) 100

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ccording to the U.S. census, the average life expectancy for 2010 is estimated to be 78 years.

Yet, with the knowledge and technology of today, is it truly? Walter M. Bortz, MD, and other aging experts say “no.” By owning your health, you can live a long, active life-perhaps into the triple digits.

A 2004 Journal of the American Medical Association shows that most deaths are caused by behaviors and vices that we can change.

The leading causes of death were smoking, poor diet, and inactivity.

In their book, “Roadmap to 100,” Dr. Bortz and co-author Randall Stickrod address this.

“Today, most centenarians live disability-free until they are 93,” says Dr. Thomas Perls, founder and director of the New England Centenarian Study.

Although life expectancy is primarily based on lifestyle choices and environment, a July 2010 study in Science suggests that up to 15 percent of us have long-life gene variants that predispose us to live well into our 90s. This recent study reports that the researchers can determine, with 77 percent accuracy, whether a person can live into their late 90s or beyond.

Still, 23 percent of the centenarian participants in this study

For your consideration…

Do you smoke? The CDC reports that 2 out of 10 of us do.

Do you have a poor diet (e.g., too few fruits and veggies, high saturated fat levels)? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests that up to 8 out of 10 of us aren’t eating healthily.

Are you a couch potato? The CDC writes that almost half of us are. Dr. Bortz calls this “disuse syndrome.”

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. And, as you likely know, “disuse syndrome” leads to diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, and stroke —particularly when it’s coupled with a poor diet.

“Longevity is neither an accident nor an isolated phenomenon,” they write. “It is a product of specific healthy behaviors, a direct consequence of health maintenance.”

The number of centenarians grows by 7 percent each year. By mid-century, it’s expected that there will be 6 million independent and functional centenarians.

lacked the long-life gene variants.

So, you can reach 100 without the long-life genes.

Plus, Dan Buettner, demographer and National Geographic Society’s Expeditions Council grantee, asserts that genes and lifestyle/environment are interwoven. Living healthily, which includes having a support network

and a strong sense of purpose, may enable the “right” genes to turn on and off for you.

Bottomline: we’re the stewards of our life spans and making healthy choices is the path to healthy longevity.

Dr. Bortz gives us the following tips to live longer: • Health is holistic. We have to think about our whole being, not just our parts. Avoid the fallacy of thinking that “being good” in one area will make up for the others we bypass.

• There are no magic bullets.

Forget the latest superfruit and just get fit!

• Stay fit. Aerobic fitness has to become a way of life. It’s hard to walk too much.

• Stand tall. Employ self-fulfilling body language. Stand up straight, shoulders back, eyes forward.

Belief in a youthful posture supports a youthful self-image.

• Be necessary. Be engaged. Invest in your friends, family, and community.

• Feel sexy. Sexuality can help us connect and can boost our immune system. It’s not only for newlyweds.

You can follow Dr. Bortz on his blog at walterbortz.wordpress.com/ about or catch him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/WalterM-Bortz-II-MD/370354751581.

To ring in his 80th birthday this year, Dr. Bortz finished the 2010 Boston marathon. § Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, Ph.D. is the Director of the Rural Health Partnership at WellFlorida Council.

There are three ways to cast a ballot in this election. Voters may choose to vote by mail, early vote or vote at their polling location on Election Day. 1 VOTE BY MAIL Any registered voter may Vote

by Mail. Voters may make their request online at VoteAlachua. com or call the Supervisor of Elections Office at 352-374-5252.

The last day to request your ballot be mailed is Wednesday, October 27, 2010 by 5:00 p.m.

Absentee ballots are available at the Supervisor of Elections Office for voters who may have emergencies that will not allow them to go to their polling place to vote.

All absentee ballots must be received in the Supervisor of Elections Office by 7:00 p.m.

Election Day. 2 VOTE EARLY Any registered voter may vote early. Florida Law requires voters to present picture and signature identification in order to vote, or vote a provisional ballot. Early Voting for the Primary Election will be available starting Monday, October 18, through Saturday, October 30.

3 VOTE AT YOUR PRECINCT Any voter may vote in the precinct of their residence between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Florida Law requires voters to present picture and signature ID in order to vote, or vote a provisional ballot.

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Fire Prevention Public Safety Information Offered in a Blaze of Services

By K ate Heller

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ctober arrives with a bundle of cool weather, football season and fall festivities — distractions that make it simple to neglect safety. As fire prevention month, October provides a time for local fire departments to stream vital safety information to the public.

Preschool children and adults 65 years or older have been identified by the United States Fire Administration as the groups most susceptible to fire-related injuries or fatalities. The Alachua County Department of Public Safety focuses its public education efforts based on this distinction, said Mark Smith, fire marshal and branch director for the department.

Teaching fire prevention includes topics such as cooking and kitchen safety, candle safety and electrical safety. This information is called to attention because major dangers, like loose-fitting clothing in the kitchen, tend to be overlooked.

“The clothing can ignite when it comes in contact with or too close to a burner, open flame or other heat source,” Smith said.

Candles should be burned within sight, away from drapes or furniture and on a stable surface. Electrical cords should always be in good condition.

For educational purposes, the Alachua County Department of Public Safety schedules fire station tours, health fairs — with blood pressure checks — emergency preparedness and fire extinguisher training with age-appropriate programs, Smith said.

“All our firefighters and EMT personnel on the ‘Big Red Trucks’ have been provided information on public education topics to share with customers when appropriate,” he said.

The department focuses on a three-step

method for injury prevention for Seniors: identifying potential dangers in the home or lifestyle, making improvements where needed, and never underestimating how simple steps can make a difference.

“Our programs for Seniors revolve around the premise that when one is older, mobility is often diminished,” Smith said.

Annual fire inspections are required for many public occupancies like nursing homes, daycares and public schools. Inspections are not permitted within a private residence unless invited, but any homeowner or resident can call the department’s life safety branch office to request a fire and life safety inspection.

For four years, Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) has sent firefighters and engines to every school in Marion County during the month of October, educating children on fire safety. This year’s theme is “get down, get out, get on the phone,” said Miranda Iglesias, the public information officer at Marion County Fire Rescue.

The focus is on teaching residents to get outside before making the emergency call to the fire department.

“If the smoke alarm goes off, get out of the house even if you don’t see smoke or flames,” Iglesias said.

Maggie, a rescued 3-year-old lab mix, is the new star of a public service announcement in which she performs the “get down, get out, get on the phone” routine. She also makes appearances at some schools with the visiting firefighters to provide interaction — and a memorable face.

Another trick on Maggie’s training agenda involves illustrating testing a door handle to feel for heat and therefore fire on the other side of a

Photo courtesy of Marion County Fire Rescue

Maggie, a 3-year-old lab mix, patiently waits by a fire engine before her next performance. Her tricks to teach children to “Get down. Get Out. Get on the phone,” have become a staple of Marion County Fire Rescue’s public safety information services.

door, said Iglesias.

At the end of October for the end of daylight savings time, MCFR sends reminder postcards to residents, taking the opportunity to remind them to change not only their clocks, but also the batteries in their smoke alarms.

“Smoke alarms are the essence of fire safety,” Iglesias said.

If a resident cannot afford a smoke alarm, the fire rescue department will install two alarms for free. It is important to ensure that everyone in the house can hear the alarm and has established a unified escape plan.

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Fire Rescue departments in both Gainesville and Alachua County also offer fire alarms free of charge with “Project Get Alarmed.” After the installation, a Public Education Coordinator usually performs a home fire inspection and provides safety information.

The Risk Reduction Bureau of Gainesville inspects new and existing buildings for compliance with Florida Fire Prevention Codes, according to the Gainesville Fire Rescue Department website.

Currently, over 6,000 occupancies are required to be inspected.

The city of Gainesville has an informational brochure on its website to provide insight to the public and explain how the Gainesville Fire Rescue Department operates. Like the Alachua and Marion County fire rescue departments, the Gainesville Fire Rescue Department also offers educational programs, fire safety inspections and fire investigations. § Recommended safety precaution from Alachua County Department of Public Safety:

E.D.I.T.H. (Exit Drills In The Home): • Draw a floor plan • Find two ways out of every room • Designate an outdoor meeting place • Decide who will take charge • Practice escape drills at night • Test smoke alarms at least once a month Useful websites: Alachua Co. Dept. of Public Safety: www.alachuacounty.us Gainesville Fire Rescue Dept: www.cityofgainesville.org Marion County Fire Rescue: www.marioncountyfl.org

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Drug Disposal What To Do With Old Medicines

By Kevin Allen

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pen the average medicine cabinet, and one is likely to find a host of prescription and over-thecounter drugs — some old and out of date. But before cleaning out the old pills, it might be a good idea to stop and think about what is there, and where they are going.

“You can’t just drop them in the recycle bin, God forbid,” said Bruce Grant, the director of the state’s Office of Drug Control.

Grant and others say there is a need to make sure Seniors are more aware of their medicines and how to dispose of them. Both the increased misuse of prescription drugs and the awareness of their environmental effect are making proper drug disposal more important — and more confusing.

It was just a few years ago that the standard advice was to flush them down the toilet, said Paul Doering, Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Florida’s College of Pharmacy.

“Now, that kind of conflicts with the directions you get with the medicine.” He said there is a “lot” of conflicting information out there. For instance, there is the often-quoted suggestion from the Food and Drug Administration to mix the pills with coffee grounds or used cat litter, and throw them away in the trash — which drew a chuckle from Doering.

One reason may be the relative newness of the issue. The concern over the environmental effect is still developing, said Alachua County Hazardous Waste

Coordinator Kurt Seaburg. He noted it is only in recent years that government researchers even raised the question.

“They said there’s a lot of minute quantities of all sorts of drugs [in ground water] — should we be concerned about this?” he said.

The rise, or at least the awareness, of prescription drug abuse is also fairly recent. Grant pointed out the most common source for abusers is a family member or a friend’s medicine cabinet. That makes keeping track of and proper disposal of old medicines — particularly narcotics — a priority for anti-drug groups.

Neither concern is one that readily occurs to older patients cleaning out their medicine chests, said Gwen Love, the chair

of the Partners In Prevention of Substance Abuse (PIPSA) in Gainesville.

“They’re not always as aware,” she said. “They grew up in a different era.”

Love, who makes quarterly presentations to the Foster Grandparents program on prescription drug abuse, said Seniors need to be educated about the problem.

Even if they are aware, getting rid of the pills is still a hassle, in part because there are not many easy ways to dispose of them. Most pharmacies, for instance, will not take them back.

“We’re not set up to do that,” said Mike DeAngelis, a spokesman for the CVS pharmacies. DeAngelis said state regulations limit their

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ability to deal with returned drugs.

Paul Doering agreed regulators “kind of tripped over themselves” by establishing very strict rules for prescription medicines, limiting who can even legally handle them.

“It seems like the door should probably swing both ways — if you get the medicine from a pharmacy, you ought to be able to take it back — but it’s not that simple,” Doering said.

Alachua County’s Pharmaceutical Waste program gets around that problem by setting up “self-serve” drop-off containers.

The program allows residents to pour their old medicines directly into the containers, which are filled with acid. Kurt Seaburg said the program has collected roughly 1,200 pounds of old drugs since it started in 2004. There are eight such drop points around the county, including two at the Wise’s Drug Stores in Gainesville.

Wise’s Pharmacist Phil Gage

estimated they have customers come in every 2-3 days to dispose of pills. After a test run a couple of years ago, Gage said, “We had so many requests for the service, we had them bring it back.”

However, the program will not accept narcotics and other controlled substances. For that, occasional special events are set up by area agencies and pharmacies working with law enforcement. One of those is Operation Medicine Cabinet, a national program to collect unwanted medicines. PIPSA’s Gwen Love, who is helping organize the local effort, said the daylong event both helps get rid of old drugs and raises awareness about them. This year’s event in Gainesville is scheduled for Oct. 28.

Love acknowledged that for some older residents, transportation to a drop-off point or self-serve container may be very

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inconvenient, or just not possible.

In those cases, the coffee grounds/ cat litter suggestion may be the best option. Kurt Seaburg believes getting the drugs into a landfill, where they will be treated along with the rest of the waste, is at least “better than flushing.”

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That is a good idea in any case, said the state’s Bruce Grant. “We need now to be more aware of what’s in the medicine cabinet.” §

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These were supposed to be the best years of your life.

With the kids on their own and the mortgage paid, you were looking forward to spending time with your spouse, traveling, finding a new hobby, getting to know one another again. This sweet Second Adulthood was made for enjoyment.

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“Passages in Caregiving” is a love letter and a eulogy wrapped up in bedlam and education, disguised as a useful self-help how-to. It’s instructional, down to the nitty-grittiest of details, which pushes it beyond merely helpful. It’s going to make you spitting mad, and it’s going to make you grieve. And it’ll make you think even further into the future: who’ll take care of YOU? This is one of those books that nobody wants to read but everyone over 40 should, whether they need it now or not. For Boomers, Seniors, Gens X and Y, “Passages in Caregiving” should not be passed up. §

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PERSPECTIVES O N A G I N G Birthdays, a Celebration of Life

By Carlos Muniz

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irthdays are once-a-year occasions when all people pause in order to celebrate life. They are special days with a different significance according to age.

As children we awaited birthdays with joy mainly because of the toys we used to receive in those days.

The innocence of childhood didn’t allow room for reflection on the significance of having been born.

Later in life, when maturity sets in, presents became a symbol of love, no matter what the material value of the object is.

When we reach adulthood, on the day of our birthday, we

reflect on the many good things that life has bought to us. We remember our infancy, when we used to spend our time exploring our environment, fascinated by

we discovered the hardships of life and took them as a challenge instead of as a problem. We recall how we came to understand the value of hard work and the adherence to moral principles.

Finally, as old men and women, birthdays acquire their biggest relevance as we can now enjoy the fruits of the many seeds planted along the way. It is now that birthdays are most important, as celebrations of a very long and productive life

It is now that birthdays are most important, as celebrations of a very long and productive life everything new. We recall our adolescence when passion was awakened by the attraction to the opposite sex, and we started making plans for the future with the energy and optimism of youth.

We remember when in middle age

during which victories were enjoyed but failures served as lessons to redirect our life.

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UPCOMING EVENTS THIS MONTH IN ALACHUA & MARION COUNTIES Prosperous Living Group Every Sunday 6:00pm - 8:00pm GAINESVILLE. Prosperous Living Center, 1135 NW 23rd Ave, Suite F/2. Community of like-minded truth-seekers studying, sharing and teaching multiple paths to prosperity in all aspects of life — wealth, relationships, health, personal missions, professions and spirituality. Our intention is to uphold each participant on actualizing their visions with a foundation of group-supported integrity.

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VNA’s Strength in Numbers: A Fall Prevention Program Every Wednesday Noon - 1:00pm GAINESVILLE. The Movement and Balance Center, 7135 NW 11th Place Suite B3. Falls are a great concern for adults over the age of 65. Join the six-week fall prevention series for free. Space is limited to 20 participants per session. Please call to RSVP. 352-331-9356 www.movementandbalance. com/

Gainesville Comedy Showcase Fridays and Saturdays 7:00pm GAINESVILLE. Clarion Inn and Conference Center, 7417 W. Newberry Road. Live stand-up comedy show featuring local cast of amateur and professional stand-up comedians. Free admission before 9 pm, and $7 for the general public after 9 pm.

352-332-2224

Haile Homestead Tour Every Saturday 10:00am - 2:00pm

MICANOPY. Coon Hollo Farm, 22480 N. Hwy 441. Hay rides, Farmyard Playground, obstacle course, and “Fort Coon Hollo.”

Adults $8, Seniors $7, Youth $6, and children under 3 are free.

352-591-0441 352-591-1775

Crafts for a Cause: Warm Up America Fri. 10/8 11:00am - Noon OCALA. Marion County Public Library, Headquarters. 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Bring in your scrap yarn, and join others in knitting and crocheting an afghan for a local charity.

352-671-8551 www.library.marioncountyfl.org

Marion County 29th Annual Chili Cook Off Sat. 10/9 9:00am - 5:30pm OCALA. Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd. Fun for the whole family, rain or shine, free parking, sampling chili all day, a Children’s area, live music by Dunning Shaw with Shepherd’s Pie as well as various artists throughout the day.

352-867-6929 www. marioncountychilicookoff.org/

Ocala Cultural Festival Sat., 10/9 1:00pm - 8:00pm OCALA. Downtown Square, S.E. Broadway. Celebration of diversity in our community with fun, food, music and dance. Free and open to the public. 352-6298444 Jenilee Tomlinson www. ocalafl.org/COO3.aspx?id=209 jtomlinson@ocalafl.org

Charles Dean Memorial Concert Sun., 10/10 2:00pm

GAINESVILLE. Kanapaha Plantation. 8500 SW Archer Road.

Tours every Saturday from 10am to 2pm and on Sunday from noon to 4 pm. $5 per person, children under 12 are free. www.hailehomestead.org/

GAINESVILLE. Buchholz High School, 5510 NW 27th Ave. The Gainesville Community Band with guest ensemble, Ft. Clarke Middle School Symphonic Band, Everett McConn director.

Free. www.gnvband.org/ brill_c@bellsouth.net

Coon Hollo Corn Maze Open Fri., Sat., Sun. 10/8 - 11/7

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2:00pm Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Road. A panel of Master Gardeners will bring some problems from their gardens and help you find out what’s wrong with your plants. 352-438-2520 www.library.marioncountyfl.org karen.jensen@arioncountyfl.org

Ready, Set, Improv with Cate O’Brien Fri. 10/15 11:00am - Noon OCALA. Marion County Public Library Headquarters. 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Freshen up your act with some new improvisational techniques taught by a renowned acting teacher. 352-671-8551 www.library.marioncountyfl.org

Shop for a Cause Day Saturday 10/16 OCALA. All Macy’s stores.

Through “Shop For A Cause,” Macy’s provides participating organizations with shopping passes to sell for $5 each. By purchasing a shopping pass to the event, customers will be supporting their favorite cause while enjoying a day of spectacular discounts, entertainment, special events and a chance to win a $500 shopping spree. This year’s event takes place at all Macy’s stores and on macys.com on Saturday, Oct. 16 and also select stores on Friday, Oct. 15 352-622-6135 www.arnettehouse.org. mmatthews@arnettehouse.org

41St Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival Sat. 10/16 - Sun. 10/17 9:00am - 5:00pm CEDAR KEY. Seafood, arts and crafts vendors, music, and an open house at the lighthouse on Seahorse Key. 352-543-5600

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Children’s Home Benefit Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10/21 - 10/23 GAINESVILLE. Wesley United Methodist Church. 826 NW 23rd Ave. 25th Annual Florida United Methodist Benefit featuring “Cruise Blues,” a one-act comedy. Thursday doors open at 6:30 pm, tickets: $8. Friday and Saturday doors open at 6:00 pm, tickets: $16 for adults and $12 for children.

Gainesville Senior Games Fri., 10/22 through Sun., 10/24 GAINESVILLE. Various locations.

Organized by the Gainesville Sports Commission, this event attracts almost 400 athletes to compete in events including track and field, archery, basketball, cycling, bowling and more. www.gsoc.com/ 352-338-9300

Creased Lightning: Origami, the Art of Paper Folding Fri. 10/22 11:00am - Noon OCALA. Marion County Public Library, Headquarters. 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Learn the basics of origami and projects you can do for the holidays.

352-671-8551 www.library.marioncountyfl.org

ButterflyFest Sat. 10/23 10:00am - 5:00pm GAINESVILLE. Florida Museum of Natural History. Explore the lives of bees, bats, birds and butterflies at ButterflyFest. 352-846-2000 www.flmnh.ufl.edu

Alachua Harvest Festival Sun. 10/17 11:00am - 5:00pm

Noche de Gala Sun. 10/23 7:00pm - 12:00am

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Food, live music, arts and crafts, children activities, gift baskets, bargains, home improvement, rides, games and more. Many unique shops will be open, including gift shops, consignment

MICANOPY. Besilu Collection, Micanopy. The Sebastian Ferrero Foundation’s annual fundraising event The Theme of Noche de Gala 2010 is a Grand Ball. Guests are encouraged to dress black tie.

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Newberry Fall Market Festival Sat. 10/23 9:00am - 4:00pm NEWBERRY. Downtown Newberry, along Seaboard Drive. (Just south of Newberry Road along the railroad tracks, downtown Newberry). Vendors, food, entertainment and more.

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McIntosh 1890s Festival Sat. 10/23 8:00am - 5:00pm MCINTOSH. Residents dress in 1890s clothing. The festival features over 200 arts, crafts, antiques, food vendors and all day entertainment. www.friendsofmcintosh.org

Mini-Monster Boo Bash Fri. 10/29 5:30pm - 8:30pm OCALA. Ed Croskey Recreation Center, 1510 NW 4th St. Bring your little monsters to this kid-friendly festival to provide a fun-filled, safe alternative to trick-or-treating. This event is free and open to the public. www.ocalafl.org

Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival Sat., 10/30 - Sun.,10/31 9:00am MICANOPY. Downtown Micanopy.

Many local artists, crafters and musicians participate, as well as other artists from across the southeast. 200 displays of arts and crafts and many other attractions. The main stage plays host to a variety of goodtime music throughout the festival and an old-time auction of items donated by participating vendors on Saturday afternoon.

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Family-Friendly Ghost Walk Sat., 10/30 7:00pm - 8:30pm

GAINESVILLE. Morningside Nature Center, 540 East University Ave. Night hike to the Morningside Living History Farm where you will meet ghosts from 1870 and hear about their lives in rural Florida. Admission gate closes when program begins so be sure to arrive on time. Bring insect repellant and a flashlight.

Admission: one non-perishable food item per participant. www.natureoperations.org 352-334-3326

Trick-or-Treat on Main Street Sat. 10/30 7:00pm - 9:00pm ALACHUA. 386-462-3333

Boo at the Zoo Sun. 10/31 3:00pm - 7:00pm GAINESVILLE. Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. 352-395-5633

Future of World Religions Mon. 11/1 7:00pm - 9:00pm OCALA. Ewers Century Center on the Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. Doors open at 6:30pm. The panel will discuss the future of world religions in the context of the Charter for Compassion, which was formulated by Dr. Karen Armstrong, British religious studies author, in conjunction with representatives of the three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

352-854-2322, ext. 1236

Downtown Festival and Art Show Sat. 11/6 - Sun. 11/7 10:00am - 5:00pm GAINESVILLE. Bo Diddley Community Plaza. 250 of the nation’s finest artists will display unique paintings, ceramics, jewelry and photography.

352-393-8536 www.gvlculturalaffairs.org

SUPPORT GROUPS HEALING TOUCH CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Third Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in O. Dean Martin Prayer Room at Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave., Gainesville, 352-376-6615.

THEATER HAPPENINGS For complete listings please visit: www.SeniorTimesMagazine.com

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 315 Hull Road Gainesville, FL 32611 Box Office - 352-392-ARTS or toll free (within Florida) 1-800-905-ARTS Box Office: Mon-Sat, noon-6 p.m.performingarts.ufl.edu MOMIX - BOTANICA Oct. 6-7, 7:30pm A fantasyland of breathtaking beauty as MOMIX transforms the theatre into otherworldly beauty, transfixing audiences with their special brand of stage magic. For nearly 30 years, MOMIX has been celebrated for its ability to conjure up a world of surrealistic images using props, light, shadow, humor and the human body.

DANCE ALIVE PRESENTS: DRACULA Oct. 29, 7:30pm The seductive Count Dracula of fictional lore serves up a Halloween story for the brave of heart. Travelers to the crumbling castle of the Count find themselves threatened

by Dracula and his three “brides.” It is up to the brilliant Professor Abraham van Helsing to destroy the evil Count.

The ultimate story of good versus evil.

Hippodrome State Theatre 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville Box Office: 352-375-4477 Fax: 352-371-9130 www.thehipp.org DRACULA Oct. 15 - Nov. 7 This offbeat, wildly seductive and fantastical tale takes us into the lives of two beautiful young women who find passion and freedom in the vampire world. It’s a sexy and wickedly new vampire territory filled with extremely star-crossed lovers, dangerous relationships and erotic tension with a light nod to the Bram Stoker story.

Insomniac Theatre Company E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala Box Office - 352-897-0477 www.insomniactheatre.com HALLOWEEN SHOW Oct. 30, 8:00pm Insomniac On the Air. A night of old fashioned radio plays including War of the Worlds and other brand new Halloween-themed radio shows performed LIVE at the Brick City Center for Performing Arts.

Ocala Civic Theatre Appleton Cultural Center 4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala Box Office: 352-236-2274 www.ocalacivictheatre.com LEND ME A TENOR Nov. 4 - Nov. 28 Lend Me A Tenor is a fast-paced comedy guaranteed to produce serious laughs from the audience! Set in 1934 in Cleveland, the Lend Me A Tenor plot produces the rip-roaring sequence of circumstances that befall famous tenor, Tito Merelli (known as “Il Stupendo”) on his visit to the city. When his wife finds an adoring autograph-seeking fan in a closet in their hotel room - and mistakes her for a secret lover - she sends a “Dear John” letter to Merelli who erupts in a hysterical outburst. He is given a dose of tranquilizer - or a double dose to be exact - right before he is supposed to go onstage. Believing the show must go on, the General Manager recruits his assistant Max to impersonate Merelli, who is to perform Othello.

Gainesville Community Playhouse 4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville All Performances at the Vam York Theater Box Office - 352-376-4949

45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY A Dramedy Sept. 10 - 26 Come visit the famous Polish Tea Room - just a 45 second walk from Broadway, where actors, aspiring writers, comics and theatergoers gather for a drink and a bit of socializing. Directed by the same team that brought you such hits as Daddies Dyin’ Who’s Got The Will and The Sugar Bean Sisters, you don’t want to miss this one!

High Springs Community Theater 130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs Box Office - 386-454-3525 highspringscommunitytheater.com THE FOREIGNER Oct. 8 - Oct. 31 This comedy premiered in 1983, moved to off-Broadway, then to NYC’s Astor Place Theatre, where it ran for 686 performances, winning two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best New American Play.

Charlie is a painfully shy proofreader by day, a boring husband by night, and an introvert who wishes to avoid interacting with people while forced to vacation in Georgia.

With the help of British friend, Froggy, Charlie reluctantly adopts the persona of a foreigner who doesn’t understand English. At first, this seems to solve the problem; however, Charlie soon becomes privy to dangerous and frivolous secrets. The damaging revelations drive the outrageous antics and desperate acts as things go hopelessly awry. Whether he can continue this farce and save the day is yet to be determined!

MEMORY IMPAIRMENT GROUP Second Tuesday of the month, 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. at Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1001 NE 16th Ave., Gainesville.

MAN-TO-MAN PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP - OCALA Fourth Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the Urology Center of Florida, 4600 SW 46th Court, Bldg. 200, Suite 340, Ocala, 352-237-2533.

Men and women welcome.

GAINESVILLE UNITED OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP First Sunday, 2 p.m. at the Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge, 2121 SW 16th St., Gainesville, 352-338-0601.

ALACHUA COUNTY BETTER BREATHERS GROUP Senior HealthCare Center at Crown Pointe, 2205 NW 40th Terrace, Gainesville, 352-373-4044. Sponsored by the American Lung Association for patients and family members of those living with lung disease.

THE STRIKING STROKERS - A STROKE SUPPORT GROUP Second Tuesday of the month, 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. at Oakhurst Rehab and Nursing Center, 1501 SE 24th Place, Ocala, 352-629-8900.

GAINESVILLE BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Third Monday of the month, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene, 5020 NW 23rd Ave., Gainesville, 386-418-0454. Entrance off parking lot.

LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUP Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. at Holy Faith Catholic Church, 747 NW 43rd St., Gainesville, 352-376-7475.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS LOOK GOOD... FEEL BETTER Gainesville. For women in cancer treatment, three classes: third Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. and last Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge. Another class last Monday of each month at 2 p.m. at Shands Cancer Center. To register call 352-376-6866 or 1-800-ACS-2345.

FAMILIES SHARING IN GRIEF AND HOPE Second Monday of each month, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Haven Hospice offers an open, ongoing monthly support program for children ages six and up, teens and adult family members grieving a loved one. You must register to attend: 352-692-5101.

LOOK GOOD... FEEL BETTER Ocala. For women in cancer treatment, two classes: third Monday of each month at 10 a.m. at American Cancer Society office and first Monday of each month at R. Boissoneault Oncology. To register call 352-629-4727 or 1-800-ACS-2345.

ALZHEIMER’S AND MEMORY DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP Meets on the first Monday of every month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the community room at the West Marion Medical Plaza. Call: 352- 401-1453

MAN-TO-MAN PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP - GAINESVILLE Second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. at Winn Dixie Hope Lodge, 2121 SW 16th St., Gainesville.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUPS - OCALA Second Wednesday of the month, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at West Marion Medical Plaza community center, 4600 SW 46th Court, Ocala. 352-401-1453.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS First Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, 352-369-6665. Meeting for bereaved parents, stepparents and grandparents who have experienced the death of a child.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP - GAINESVILLE Third Thursday of the month, 12:30 p.m. at Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1001 NE 16th Ave., Gainesville, 352-1228.

I CAN COPE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Second Tuesday of each month, 9:30 a.m. Ocala, Village View Community Church. For more information contact Ronda Shea at 352-307-7303.

MULTIPLE MYELOMA Second Monday of the Month, 6:00 p.m.; D’Acosta House 703 N.E. 1st St., Gainesville.

Patients, family and friends are invited.

ALS PATIENTS/CAREGIVERS Every other month, third Wednesday of the month; 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Shands Medical Plaza, 3rd floor break room. Contact Betty Dale at 352-376-1446 or dcdale@cox.net. Last meeting before summer, they will resume Sept. 16.

TAKING OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS): TOPS is a support group for people who need support in their effort to lose weight and keep it off. Meetings are held weekly on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 am, at the Cornerstone Mobile Home Park (formerly Clayton Estates) 100 Castle Drive, Gainesville. Membership is open to all adults. Call 352-332-4666 or 352472-3271 for further information.

SMOKING CESSATION SUPPORT GROUP Every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Alachua County Health Department, 224 SE 24 St., Gainesville.

HIGH SPRINGS AARP COVERED DISH LUNCHEON Second Thursday of each month at the First Presbyterian Church in High Springs. Meeting begins 10:30, lunch at noon. Call Dick Williams, 386-454-224.

ACTIVITIES AT SENIOR CENTERS — THE AC TIVITIES ARE FREE UNLESS OTHER WISE NOTED. Coming soon! Senior Center Activites Online at: www.SeniorTimesMagazine.com ACTIVITIES AT THE 8TH AVENUE SENIOR CENTER, 830 NE 8TH AVE., OCALA, 352-629-8545 Movie Time, Twice a month showing of the latest videos. Must call center for reservations. Shuffleboard, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 1 p.m. Bingo, Mondays and Saturdays, 6:45 p.m.

Mondays - Rhythm Rangers (2nd and 4th Mondays), 12:15 p.m. • Line Dance, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. • Advanced Tap Dance, 11 a.m. - noon.

Tuesdays - Chess, 10:30 a.m. • Ocala Center Stage Band, 9 a.m. • Contract Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays - Intermediate Tap Dance, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. • Pinochle, 9 a.m. • Woodcarving, 1:15 p.m. Thursdays - Japanese Embroidery, 9:30 a.m. • Bowling, 10 a.m. • Bingo, 1:45 p.m. • Skip-Bo, 3:30 p.m. Fridays - Pinochle, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Fitness Class, 1 a.m. • Country/Western Line Dance Class, 2 p.m. • Senior Strutters, 3 p.m.

ACTIVITIES AT THE HERBERT S. COLEMAN CENTER, 2001 SE 32 AVE., OCALA, 352-629-8351 Mondays, Computer Classes, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. classes, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. labs, Fee charged. Wednesdays, Tap Dance Class, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Fridays, Pinochle, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

ACTIVITIES AT WESTSIDE RECREATION CENTER, 1001 NW 34TH STREET, GAINESVILLE, 352-334-2186 Ceramics Class, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Taoist Tai Chi, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Senior Line Dancing, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m., Mondays - AARP , (First Monday), 9 a.m. - noon • Quilting on a Hand Frame, (Second and Fourth Monday), 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Art for Seniors, 9 a.m. - noon • Hogtown Heelers (Cloggers), 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesdays - Newcomers Bridge , (Second Wednesday), 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursdays - Woodcarving, Noon - 2 p.m. Fridays - Treetown Bridge Club, (First and Third Friday), 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. • Basket Weaving, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. • Chess, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

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Monthly Chuckle Q. Why did the ghost go into the bar?

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Timely And Pertinent Announcements for Seniors

— ta·pas • Small savory snacks that are often served as an appetizer, or, according to Senior Times, small savory tidbits of information.

There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin.

-Linus Van Pelt in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.”

Turn back time!

Daylight Savings Time Ends November 7 This is also a good time to change those smoke detector batteries.

Photo by Albert Isaac

Some of the movers and shakers who helped “make it happen” take shovels in hand at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Senior Recreation Center.

Senior Recreation Center Breaks Ground of the many people involved in the $5 million project. He said funding came from a $2 eniors in the city of million state grant and an Gainesville have reaadditional $3 million from son to celebrate: the both the city and the county much-anticipated Senior Recreation Center is another through the Wild Spaces - Public Places half-cent sales tax. step closer to completion “Today is about coland it is a big step. laboration,” said Anthony On a steamy September Clarizio, executive director afternoon, more than 170 of ElderCare, describing how guests — local Seniors, govthe project began with local ernment officials and advoresidents, coalition groups cates — gathered beneath a and individuals who realized tent canopy to take part in the city of Gainesville and the Senior Recreation Center the county of Alachua were groundbreaking ceremony missing a vital component for held at Northside Park in the overall wellness of Seniors.

Gainesville.

“That group really started Parks and Recreation Directhis project way before I ever tor Steve Phillips, standing came into the picture,” he said. before the shovels, hardhats “The only thing missing was and bulldozers, took to the somebody to see the vision podium and thanked some

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and move it forward.”

ElderCare of Alachua County, with the help of Shands HealthCare, has plans to secure operational support for the center via a philanthropic campaign.

Additionally, the building will accommodate staff from ElderCare who will oversee the programming and operations of the facility.

The city park, now home to tennis courts and disc golf course, is located along US 441 near the Florida High Patrol Station. The 17,000-squarefoot Senior Recreation Center, which should be completed in just over a year, will offer health education, preventative screenings, arts and cultural activities, a fitness center and a computer lab. §

Home Safety Tip: WHAT TO DO IF YOU COME ACROSS A BAT OUTDOORS OR FIND ONE IN YOUR HOME. Do NOT handle the bat, call the Florida Wildlife Care 24hr Wildlife Helpline at 352-371-4400.

It is important to know that picking up a bat with bare hands is the most common way in which people are bitten. Animals will bite in self-defense, and bats are not an exception. When bats are on the ground, it may be because they are sick. Some bats may transmit rabies. Rabies in bats is not common, however if you are bitten by a bat, consult the Centers for Disease Control Bats and Rabies web page.

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