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CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2012 • VOL. 13 ISSUE 11

departments 8 13 38

Tapas Community News Calendar of Events

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Theatre Listings Crossword Puzzle Reading Corner

features 14

History and Heritage

PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY for LOTUS STUDIOS

ON THE COVER – Gracing our cover this month is Cyndee Park, committee chair for Holy Trinity Holiday Bazaar, an annual fundraising event that brings in money for a variety of charitable projects in the community. Between 15 and 30 volunteers gather every Tuesday morning to work on projects to be sold at the bazaar.

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by Donna Bonnell

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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Prepares for the Holiday Bazaar

Enjoying Act Three

by Ellis Amburn

BY BONNIE KRETCHIK

Santa’s Local Helpers

Community Voice Reader submitted writing

Ocali Days Celebrates Florida History

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Embracing Life

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Healthy Edge

by Kendra Siler-Marsiglio

BY JANICE C. KAPLAN

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s Volunteers Raise Cash for a Cure

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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC

I don’t know about you, but I’m sure glad this election is coming to an end.

The negative ads, the mudslinging, and the arguments -- discussions -- with my friends are frankly wearing me out. Not to mention the vitriolic spewing of halftruths and blatant lies that can be found all over the Internet. Very disconcerting.

As I type these words, I don’t know who will be elected President of the United States. I’m hopeful that whoever gets into office truly has our best interests at heart. I’m hopeful that members of Congress can put aside their differences and work together to solve our problems. I’m also hopeful that some sort of civility will return to those with opposing viewpoints.

And although I’m tired of the banter, the name-calling, the arguing and endless political op-eds that fill my mailbox, I am thankful for our right to free speech. According to Freedom House’s “Freedom of the Press” index, only 14.5 percent of the world’s citizens live in countries that enjoy a free press. It’s hard for me to imagine living in a coun-

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try that would brutally repress those who try to promote accountability, good governance and economic development.

I need to keep this in mind when I’m reading the news, even when I don’t agree with what they are writing.

In this edition of Senior Times we bring you a pair of stories on upcoming events: Ocali County Days, an Ocala festival that celebrates the pioneering days, as well as the annual holiday bazaar hosted by the Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville. The church offered its first bazaar in 1951.

You can also read about the recent Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease, an event that is part of a nationwide fundraising and awareness effort through the Alzheimer’s Association. Learn some facts about the illness in addition to ways to contribute to the cause.

Along those lines we also bring you an article about three local adult daycares that offer some respite to caregivers.

Lastly, we bring you a brief story

by Ellen Isaac (thanks Mom!) in our reader-submitted section. She grew up on a farm in South Dakota and writes about the stories her mother told her about the days of working in a cook car in the 1900s.

Just the other night, I tried to imagine what those times were like for our pioneering ancestors, as I stood in my air conditioned house watching a bag of popcorn cook in the microwave oven.

If you have a story or photograph from the ‘old days’ that you’d like to share with readers, please feel free to send it to me (email or conventional mail) for consideration. Stories should not exceed 650 words.

Thank you for reading, and don’t forget to vote! §

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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.

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TAPAS œ NOVEMBER

THESE COLORS DON’T RUN When the American flag was first adopted in 1777, the colors red white and blue did not have specific meanings in relation to the flag. They did, however, hold specific meanings on the Great Seal, which later translated to symbolize the same things on the flag, according to uflag.org.

WHITE SIGNIFIED PURITY AND INNOCENCE, RED, HARDINESS AND VALOR, AND BLUE SYMBOLIZES VALUES OF VIGILANCE, PERSEVERANCE AND JUSTICE.

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VOTE HISTORY

1787 — U.S. Constitution gave voting rights only to white male property owners, age 21 and older.

1870 — 15th Amendment gave all men 21 or older the right to vote, regardless of race or ethnic background.

1920 — 19th Amendment gave all women over age 21 the right to vote.

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE During the 1920 election, American women were legally allowed to vote for the first time in history.

After almost 100 years of fighting for their right, the 19th Amendment was ratified on August 26, 1920, according to www.history.com. As part of this fight, perhaps one of the most critical events to the movement -- the Seneca Falls Convention -- took place in New York in 1848. Here, influential reformers like Elizabeth Cady Stanton gathered to discuss women’s rights. At the end of the meeting, the general consensus among delegates was that women were autonomous individuals who were just as deserving to rights as men.

Drawing up a Declaration of Sentiments, the convention gave rise to the infamous statement “that all men and women are created equal.”

In 1923, the National Women’s Party proposed an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting all discrimination on the basis of sex. The so-called Equal Rights Amendment has never been ratified.

1971 — Voting age was lowered to 18 when the 26th Amendment was passed.

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Young Women Voting Facts Since 2004, young women have led the turnout increase witnessed among young adults overall. In both 2004 and 2006, young women voted at rates seven and three points higher than young men.

The majority of young voters identify themselves as Democrat (47%), with 55% of young women classified as Democrats, compared to 38% of men.

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66 Years Old

Sally Field BORN NOVEMBER 6, 1946

Before “Smokey and the Bandit,” “Norma Rae,” “Forrest Gump” and a “Mrs. Doubtfire” there was “Gidget,” starring a then-18-year-old Sally Field.

Field got her start on television as the boy-crazy, surfer girl in the mid1960s surf culture sitcom “Gidget,” followed by “The Flying Nun.” She made her film debut in 1962 with a small part in “Moon Pilot.” Her first major film role was in The Way West in 1967.

She went on to win Best Actress for the lead role for both Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984).

The actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter also sang on the soundtrack for “The Flying Nun” in 1967, the same year she made the Billboard Hot 100 with one single, “Felicidad.” In 2008 she sang on the soundtrack for “The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning.”

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Birthdays this Month

Larry King November 19, 1933 (79)

Lorne Michaels

Brenda Vaccaro

November 17, 1944 (68)

November 18, 1939 (73)

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Joe Biden

October 21, 1942 (70)

“Of course I’ve got lawyers. They are like nuclear weapons, I’ve got em ‘cause everyone else has.

But as soon as you use them they screw everything up.”

November 20, 1942 (70)

68 Years Old

— DANNY DEVITO After Danny DeVito graduated high school, he applied to take makeup classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Performing a monologue was mandatory for acceptance. Receiving positive feedback from his audition, DeVito took acting classes, giving him his first break into acting.

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Topping Out On a sunny morning in October, North Florida Regional Medical Center hosted its Topping Out Ceremony, celebrating the milestone of its newest addition — a 92-bed patient tower — having reached its highest point. Attendees gathered on a grassy field adjacent the new tower, a $62 million expansion on the hospital’s campus on Newberry Road. When the current phase four expansion opens next summer, NFRMC will have 445 beds.

As work continued on the four-story tower, Pamela Rittenhouse, director of marketing, took to the stage and gestured to the work in progress.

“Isn’t it amazing to stand here and look at it from this angle? Absolutely awesome,” Rittenhouse said. “And a little tree at the very top.”

Nancy Perry of Charles Perry and Partners described the significance of the tree at the top of the building and how it symbolizes an ancient Scandinavian practice of good fortune and gratitude,

tracing back to a time when people would go into the forest to cut down trees for new dwellings.

Other presenters included NFRMC CEO Ward Boston III and Board Chairman and surgeon Dr. Peter Sarantos who thanked everyone involved and described the benefits of the new facility.

Visitors and NFRMC employees were offered the opportunity to sign a steel beam that would later be used in the construction, while across the duck pond Bacon’s BBQ prepared lunch to feed 1,200 employees and attendees alike.

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PHOTO BY BRUCE HALL Robert Wilson has been a regular at the Ocali Days Festival since 2002.

History and Heritage Ocali Days Celebrates Florida History

by Bonnie Kretchik

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hink for a minute or two about Florida. What is the first image that comes to mind? Is it sandy beaches loaded with snowbirds looking to snag a quick tan? Perhaps it is one of the many theme parks. But how many ever think about fur traders, cow hunters and cracker horses? For those whose idea of Florida history only stems as far back as when Disney World first opened its doors, then perhaps a visit to the Silver River State Park is in order, to visit the popular Florida heritage event: Ocali Country Days.

In 1995, a fundraiser got underway for the Silver River Museum and the Environmental Education Center located in the Silver River State Park. The event has evolved to become not only one of the most popular among students and adults alike, but also a major draw for history buffs and re-enactors who set up camp for the week-long festival.

“You see people in period dress with six-shooters on their belts, cooking beans over a fire. It really does look like a little village, even after the day ends and everyone involved gets really into

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it,” said Silver River Museum Director, Scott Mitchell.

The festival runs over the course of six days from November 6 through the 11.

The first four days are reserved for school groups and educational field trips where between 1,100 and 1,200 students will visit the museum, park and the cracker village, each day. The last two days (Saturday and Sunday) are open to the public.

“People tend to think of Disney World when they think of Florida, but we have an incredible history that not many people are aware of,” Mitchell said. The festival encompasses a wide range of

necessary part of life in the 1800s.

“We call them ‘crafts’ now, but back then even the most menial of tasks were considered necessary survival skills,” Mitchell said. He explained that the cattle industry was a major part of life for the early Floridians.

“The Spanish brought cattle and horses to the continent and by the mid1800s the state was full of wild horses and cows,” Mitchell said. Early “cow hunters” would round up the cattle and when the herds grew large enough, they would sell them. Mitchell said that many of the early “big money families”

“Trappers were the Florida version of the Mountain Men who hunted beaver out West.” craftsmen and re-enactors portraying Florida life in the 1800s.

The authentic cracker village replica comes to life during the festival. Everyone from basket weavers and bucket makers to gunsmiths and cow hunters (Florida’s version of the traditional cowboy) demonstrate the skills and crafts that were a

in Florida earned their fortunes in the cattle trade.

“They were paid with Spanish gold, and Florida was the largest cattle-producing state in the country until World War II when Texas took over that title,” he said.

Robert Wilson has been a staple at the festival since 2002. He said he was “bitseniortimesmagazine.com

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ten by the history bug” after attending a Civil War re-enactment years ago and became fascinated with Florida history.

At Ocali Days, he sets up a traditional trapper/trader post complete with the hides used to make leather and a variety of authentic goods that would have been used for trade.

“Trappers were the Florida version of the Mountain Men who hunted beaver out West,” Wilson said. He explained

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that real trappers, the likes of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, were vital for a town’s existence back in the 1800s.

“The hides were used to make leather and each type of hide produced a different thickness that was used for different purposes. Back then everyone needed it so it was a very viable trade,” he said, noting that between 1760 and 1780, 2.5 million pounds of bear hide were shipped to England just out of the port

of Savanna alone.

Today, he comes to the festival with three tents and four other trappers to demonstrate his trade. And, Mitchell said, Wilson’s camp is one of the most popular among festivalgoers.

“I will wander through the village and I’ll see the same group of people at Robert’s camp for over 45 minutes at a time,” Mitchell said, who referred to the whole scene as a “time warp” experience. seniortimesmagazine.com

2012 OCALI COUNTRY DAYS November 10-11 9am-4pm Silver River State Park one mile south of SR 40 on Baseline Road

Admission is $5 per person and free for children under six.

State Park admission and parking are free. Proceeds benefit educational programs at the Silver River Museum.

SilverRiverMuseum.com 352-236-5401 The trapper/trader post is not the only camp that draws a crowd. Practically every skill, craft and component of 19th-century Florida living is replicated in the cracker village. Wood carvers, basket weavers, soap makers and many other crafters not only demonstrate their skills but many also invite festival attendees to try their hand at the trade.

And the sugarcane syrup-making posts offer insight into the importance of the

early sweet.

“Sugarcane syrup was a really important product back then,” Mitchell said.

“They used it to cook with, preserve meat, make rum, and trade for other products so it really played an important role in their lives.” And festivalgoers can sample and purchase plenty of the sweet stuff as well as other traditional food.

The purpose of the festival is to educate visitors about Florida’s rich his-

PHOTOS BY SCOTT MITCHELL Clockwise from top left (opposite page): Paul Morrison (AKA Swamp Owl) is one of the descendants of the Seminole Indian tribe that inhabited Central Florida in the 1800s.

Anen Stumpf demonstrates the spinning methods of 19th-Century pioneer women.

Robert Wilson sets up a replica of a trapper’s trade post with authentic trade goods.

Women don the period dress of the early Florida Pioneers.

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PHOTOS BY SCOTT MITCHELL Clockwise from top left: Roger Van Arnam demonstrates blacksmithing techniques of the Floridians of the 1800s.

Paul Morrison’s (AKA Swamp Owl) camp includes authentic artifacts.

Swamp Owl often can be found atop his horse at the Ocali Days Festival.

Mary Billie and Mary Jene Koenes of the Seminole Indian tribe are regulars at the festival.

tory and how important the state was in terms of trade.

“The land was very attractive to settlers,” Mitchell said. “The resources were very different then than they are now,” he said, referring to the pine, salt, cattle and farmland. And in regards to trade, Florida had several ports including Cedar Key, Pensacola, Jacksonville and Tampa, just to name a few, which made the land a commodity in that respect.

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“This is a very hands-on event,” Mitchell said. “We encourage people to jump right in and give everything a try.”

And it is that “hands-on” aspect of the festival that has made it a success over the years. Mitchell sees many of the same faces year after year and is always pleased when new people discover the festival and join in the festivities.

“It’s not only entertaining, but a very educational event as well,” he

said, noting that attendees can spend both days at the festival and not run out of things to see. With several dozen camps set up, demonstrations, folk art, entertainment, food and several vendors, the Ocali Country Days Festival is an event anyone interested in Florida’s great heritage should attend. Visitors can even send themselves a Morse code message from the authentic telegraph to take home as a souvenir. s seniortimesmagazine.com

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Embracing Life Numerology – Does It Add Up?

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athematics differs from Political Science. One is debatable; the other is not. Gray areas ran rampant in the presidential campaigns. Yet, there is nothing devious about arithmetic. Calculations are either correct or incorrect.

Ironically, there is as much disparity regarding the validity of numerology as there is in the honesty of politicians.

Why is the concrete analysis of numbers so cryptic? After researching its mystery, I began to understand why some folks believe that, like politics, it does not always add up.

What is numerology? The word derived from two languages — Latin, numerous, and Greek, logos. When combined, it’s the study of numbers.

Pythagoras, the Father of Numerology thought, “The world is built upon the power of numbers.”

Fear surrounds the hypothetically strong influence of numbers. Is that because numerology seems to involve the paranormal? The online Encarta English Dictionary cites one definition as, “The study of the occult use and supposed power of numbers.”

Superstitious individuals consider 13 a number which creates adversity and disaster. It symbolizes death. Conversely, my mother believed seven was her lucky number. I always wondered why she was confident and courageous when crossing paths with her magical numeral.

Did Mom believe a theory touted by numerologists that we have numbered life paths? Based on their philosophy, persons with a number seven life path are destined to create a spiritual life. A number seven may become a priest, a minister, rabbi, or have a calling to live a devout life in any other way. Therefore, seven is a sacred number.

Discovering that tidbit of information intensified my curiosity, so I sought the help of a professional numerologist.

Having no prior knowledge, the numerologist provided a basic evaluation.

I can assure you there were no hocus pocus activities. He merely used my date of birth and full birth name to prepare a numerical analysis. The process was simple and matter of fact.

It was amazing how accurately the numbers described my disposition, strengths and weaknesses. According to the numerologist’s worksheet, I am a number nine across the spectrum (goal/ motivation, personality and destiny). He said, in his long career, he has met only a few individuals with the number nine aligning that strongly. I have the same number as Mother Theresa.

My numerology blueprint indicated that I was a humanitarian, a peacemaker, intuitive and non-judgmental. I was obsessed with rectifying problems and injustices. In addition, the numbers revealed that I fervently resist recognition for my work.

Every aspect of life (including numerology) has a yin and yang. Lifelong personal challenges accompany my supposedly righteous traits.

• As an immensely idealistic being, I am often disappointed at the lack of perfection in myself and in others.

• It is impossible for me to comprehend why people dedicate so much energy to petty issues. I tend to remain aloof from their gossip, negativity and trivial tribulations. Because I refrain, sometimes I seem anti-social.

• At times, I yearn to be the needy person, not the problem solver. That feeling does not persist for long.

• My restlessness, deep desire to travel, to experience new people, places and things were evident. However, the numbers warned me to be careful with money, as I plan for future excursions.

• By far, my most astonishing confirmation was the number nine is often that of a writer. What an extraordinary epiphany!

Those who know me well will agree with the numerologist’s predictions.

Does numerology reveal a person’s character or future? On the other hand, is it simply a harmless mental game (such as anagrams)? Many folks feel numerology lacks credible information regarding its history and underlying philosophy. It will make logical sense to some, but for others it simply does not add up.

Numerology is essentially a contemplative tool. My brief encounter generated powerful personal insights. It is highly unlikely that I will make decisions based upon numerical forecasts.

However, I will embrace my lucky number nine. 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. donna@towerpublications.com

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Community Voice PHOTO PROVIDED BY ELLEN ISAAC Workers with a cook car pose for this family postcard during the early 1900’s in the Veblen, South Dakota region.

Stories My Mother Told Me: The Cook Car

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ll of my grandparents emigrated from Norway. When my maternal grandfather was in his late twenties, he and his brother came to America. They settled in the Veblen, South Dakota area around 1892, where they had the opportunity to take advantage of The Homestead Act, which was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.

As intended citizens, they could file an application and lay claim to 160 acres. A homesteader had to live on the land for the next five years, grow crops, and improve it by building a 12- x 14-foot dwelling.

There weren’t many trees in the area, so the brothers built a sod house on the line between the two lots that they were claiming. They got their land.

My grandfather worked very hard and eventually bought more land. He married and raised a family on this land. All three sons became farmers in the same area.

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farm with the help of neighbors. Neighbors also helped each other with the harvesting of the crops. The main crops were grains and corn, and the harvesting needed to be completed in a timely manner, when the weather was good.

Farmers used the threshing machine to separate the grain from stalks and husks.

The farmer that owned the threshing machine recruited the other farmers and they all participated in harvesting all the crops, together. Everyone, including the women, worked very hard to get this done while the weather was good. The threshing crew went from farm to farm and so a cook car was very important to the hungry crew.

My mother worked in a cook car. She was very proud of the fact that she got this job. Frankly, it does not sound like much fun to me.

Cook cars were restaurants on wheels where meals were prepared for threshing crews. Hours were long and the days were

hot. The women who worked in the cook cars went right along with the rigs. They provided about 5 or 6 meals a day for these hard workers, serving three meals a day plus snacks. The cooks baked all their bread, cookies, and pies. on a coal and wood stove. They had lunch ready every morning and afternoon to send out with the grain haulers. All the workers put in very long days. There was no electricity and the food was provided by the family whose farm they were working at the time.

All the water had to be carried in.

Can you imagine how hot this would be on those hot summer days? Makes our cooking and baking look kind of simple, does it not?

The money from the crops provided most of the income for the entire year.

The weather was a tremendous influence on how much they would obtain from the crops. Bad weather, (too little or too much rain, rain at harvest time, or the dreaded hail) could wipe out the yearly income in a matter of minutes.

Farming was a great gamble and is still a gamble. It makes me appreciate all of the farmers. s seniortimesmagazine.com

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Santa’s Local Helpers Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Prepares for the Holiday Bazaar

by Janice C. Kaplan

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n a late summer Tuesday morning, a lively group of women gather in a little brown shop at the corner of NW 2 Avenue and North Main Street in downtown Gainesville. These members of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church share small talk and laughter as they create holiday decorations, crafts and pieces of furniture.

For most people, the holiday season has just started. But these ladies have worked diligently since last December collecting materials to be glued, painted, stitched or otherwise assembled for the church’s annual Holiday Bazaar.

“Between 15 and 30 people come here every Tuesday morning to work on these projects,” said Deirdre Fogler, who co-organizes the event along with Wayne Jamieson. “We start shopping and planning the day after Christmas.”

TOP ROW PHOTOS BY JANICE KAPLAN (GROUP BY TJ MORRISSEY) Surrounded by their creations, the ladies of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church enjoy each other’s company as they work. Many of the materials used for crafts are donated or repurposed. Angel ornaments are made by attaching a plastic angel head to the bottom of a silk rose, which was then trimmed with glitter and other materials.

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HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOLIDAY BAZAAR November 16 – 18 (times vary) Opening night party on Friday Nov. 16th at 7pm, light refreshments will be served.

Paige Parish Hall - 100 NE 1st Street, Downtown Gainesville.

Held annually since 1951 (and in its current form since the early 1990s), the bazaar is scheduled this year for November 16, 17 and 18 in Holy Trinity’s Paige Parish Hall on NW 1 Street. Shoppers will find wreathes, centerpieces, birdhouses, decorative trees, ornaments, homemade jams, desserts and other treats, and more at the bazaar. A “treasure table” will also feature donations of fine items such as jewelry and collectibles.

The event kicks off Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. with an opening-night party featuring hors d’oeuvres, spirits and live music. A $5 donation is suggested, and all of the ladies’ creations will be available for sale.

“Usually there’s a line waiting to come in at 7,” Jamieson said.

“After doing it for so many years it truly is an event. We set it up like it’s a fairyland. You walk in and all the children love it!”

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What makes the bazaar unique is not just the party, but also the merchandise. Throughout the year the ladies collect materials from a variety of sources, from donations to garage sales and thrift stores; some items are even found curbside.

Yet all are given new life thanks to a little innovation and a lot of creativity. Crocheted coasters from the 1950s become caps for snowman ornaments. Several wooden statues of Noah (of ark fame) are reshaped with putty, painted red and white and given sacks of toys to become nutcracker-style Santas. Thanksgiving cornucopias are adorned with leaves found outside, painted and sprinkled with glitter before being dipped in epoxy.

Their efforts are a testimonial to the old adage, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” The result, Jamieson said, is seniortimesmagazine.com

PHOTOS BY JANICE KAPLAN Deirdre Fogler, left, and Wayne Jamieson examine an ornate Christmas doll centerpiece to be sold at the upcoming Holiday Bazaar. The layers of the dress are made of scrap pieces of fabric, beads and discarded sheet music.

Below, Kathi Schibuola touches up the paint on a child’s wooden chair, which will be sold with a matching table at the bazaar.

a memorable holiday shopping experience that anyone can enjoy regardless of budget.

“When we run into friends after the bazaar, they say, ‘Everything is so cheap!’ Well, that’s what a bazaar is about,” she said. “We can afford to sell it that way because our materials are cheap and volunteers do the work.”

While the bazaar is a lighthearted and festive event, the funds raised during the weekend go towards more serious efforts. The women are also members of St. Elizabeth’s Circle, a group within the church dedicated to charitable projects in the community.

Over the years the group has supported Duval Elementary School by purchasing computers, cameras, a floor waxer and other materials. The women also contribute to the church priest’s discretionary fund to support budget shortfalls for other services.

Their most well-known work, however, is with the church’s downtown ministry. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm, Holy Trinity offers a variety of services to area homeless people.

“The major thing that we do is we help them get a photo ID,” Jamieson said. “Because they can’t get jobs, they can’t get medicine, they can’t get free clothes or vouchers… nothing works until they have a photo ID.” Volunteers at Trinity search the Internet to help clients obtain copies of birth certificates, establish a mailing address and get other necessary materials. They then provide a voucher for bus fare to the driver’s license office, and another to pay for the ID. For those far from home, the church’s Homeward Bound program will purchase bus tickets so that clients can return to their long lost families.

All of these services are delivered with dignity.

“We call them guests,” Jamieson said. “They are invited guests at Holy Trinity. We treat them with love and respect; their problems are not washed off. If you’ve got a problem, we’re going to go the whole 10 yards. It’s not a condescending attitude; it’s ‘What can we do?’”

Deeds to those less fortunate manage to put joy in the hearts of those who participate. It is with this joy, and with the spirit of camaraderie, that the ladies at Holy Trinity continue their own version of Santa’s workshop.

“One thing that is so important to us is our fellowship with each other and our friendship,” Fogler said. “We care about each other and we learn about each other’s lives.” s

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Enjoying Act Three Labels

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n election years, “family man” is an appellation politicians increasingly exploit to win votes.

It always leaves me, a single Senior, thinking: “So what am I, chopped chicken liver?” Such partial definitions of one’s self as family man or single, black or white, straight or gay, Christian or Jew, and young or old are divisive half-truths, blinding us to the simple fact that we are all magnificent creations of a perfect Higher Power, who created us equally and loves us all the same.

Labels and pigeonholes lead to discrimination and abuse and are responsible for most of the trouble in the world.

How much better then to cast off all fragmenting identities and press on with the never-ending task of becoming a person?

And what, exactly, is a person, a fully actualized one?

When I was editor in chief of the Delacorte Press during my New York years, one of my authors, Dr. Carl Rogers, a pioneer of modern psychology and bestselling author of “On Becoming a Person,” told me an authentic person is one who launches himself into the stream of life rather than being restricted by prevailing moral and social codes; one who is totally present in the moment, embracing every feeling, and accepting everyone “without negative judgment of his basic worth.”

He urged me to view myself not as a fully formed entity but in the liquid process

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of becoming, so that my self-image could be altered to assimilate new experiences contrary to my concept of myself.

That takes guts, but the payoff for pursuing one’s full human potential, he promised, is a fuller life of “freedom, tolerance, excitement, daring, and creativity. Never limit your reality,” he urged. “It is the people not in touch with all aspects of themselves that are the potential destroyers of the social fabric.”

Though I had not yet heard of “Rogerian argumentation” — which promotes “empathic listening,” understanding your opponent’s viewpoint, eschewing Aristotelian debate, seeking compromise, and arriving at an everybody-wins solution — I unwittingly practiced this psychological theory named after Dr. Rogers when we clashed during my editing of “Carl Rogers on Personal Power.”

The issue in question was my refusal, on grounds of readability, to accept Dr. Rogers’s proposed use of “his/her” every time the universally accepted generic pronoun “he” occurred in the 500-page manuscript. Being politically correct would produce such monstrosities as “Any teacher who thinks he/she can ramrod learning into his/her students is misguided. He/she only facilitates learning; the student must learn him/herself.”

On the terrace of a beachside restaurant in La Jolla, California, in 1975, Dr. Rogers stated his case: “My

daughter Natalie wants the book to be gender nonspecific so women will feel included. She’s a women’s libber.”

“She absolutely has the moral high ground,” I conceded, “but unfortunately it would place obstacles in your otherwise smooth-flowing prose. One day grammarians will find a way to be politically correct with regard to our now outmoded patriarchal pronouns, but that day has not yet arrived.”

“I agree, but try explaining that to a women’s-libber.”

“Tell Natalie that if we were a university press, and had paid you a $1,500 advance, and were printing 5,000 copies and binding 2,500, we could use all the he/she/its we wanted to. But your $75,000 advance requires a commensurate printing, 25,00030,000 copies, and a $l5,000 ad budget.

Though Natalie is ethically correct, it just doesn’t jibe with reality. I treasure you and your work, and I am benefiting in my personal life from the Rogerian client-centered therapy I am undergoing with my doctor. Millions of lives are changing for the better because of your breakthroughs in psychology.”

This kind and gentle man smiled and said, “OK, use the generic ‘he,’ not because it is right, but because of your charm.”

I’m glad to report the book was a huge success.

Unfortunately, the English language still hasn’t come up with an elegant third-person-singular gendernonspecific pronoun. Perhaps the Modern Language Association of America could address the issue at its annual convention on January 3-6, 2013, in Boston. s Involved daily in volunteer community service, Ellis Amburn, a High Springs resident, is the author of biographies of Roy Orbison, Elizabeth Taylor, and others. He can be reached at ellis.amburn@gmail.com.

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s Volunteers Raise Funds to Find a Cure

by Ellis Amburn

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appy, glowing faces with the look of what doctors call “flourishing health” characterized the scene at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, held in Gainesville on a warm sunny morning in September.

With 300 registered and 600 expected, the Gainesville crowd was made up largely of young persons bent on wiping out the disease that had robbed them of beloved grandparents and other relatives. The teams that registered for the Walk raised $35,000 for medical research, as well as support for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

First described by Alois Alzheimer in 1907, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in Seniors. The AMA estimated that one in eight Americans 65 or older develop AD and, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 140,000 sufferers live in North Central Florida.

According to alz.org, “Two types of abnormal lesions clog the brains of individuals with AD: Beta-amyloid plaques — sticky clumps of protein fragments and cellular material that form outside

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and around neurons; and neurofibrillary tangles — insoluble twisted fibers composed largely of the protein tau that build up inside nerve cells. Although these structures are hallmarks of the disease, scientists are unclear whether they cause it or a byproduct of it.”

The resultant “destruction and death of nerve cells causes memory failure, personality changes, and problems in carrying out daily activities,” states the association’s brochure, “Basics of AD.” Another brochure, “10 Warning Signs of AD,” lists such additional symptoms as lack of judgment, inability to work or socialize; mood and personality changes; difficulty in planning, speaking, or writing; trouble keeping track of things,

time, and place; and recognizing visual images and spatial relationships.

Drugs offer treatment of symptoms, but until recently little progress had been made toward altering the course of AD. Then, on October 8 2012, BloombergBusinessWeek posted on its website news of a small but historic breakthrough.

Reporter Shannon Pettypiece wrote that Eli Lily & Co.’s experimental drug solanezumab “slowed memory loss and cognitive decline in early stage patients by about 30 percent, offering the first evidence that a medication may hamper the course of the ailment.” Designed to stop beta amyloid clumps from developing in the brain, the drug unfortunately does not benefit more advanced patients.

PHOTOS BY ELLIS AMBURN Koehler Wayne was accompanied at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease by his No. 1 caregiver, wife Helen Wayne, and Christine Martucci of Granny Nannies.

“I’ve been doing the Walk to End Alzheimer’s for 25 years,” said Storm Roberts, who did a remote broadcast for radio station KTK (98.5) from Bo Diddley Community Plaza.

Alzheimer’s Association development coordinator Michelle Drinks (left) with a visitor to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, “T” (Theresa) Harrison, marketing and communication specialist, City of Gainesville Regional Transit System. Each registered participant in the Walk received a “promise flower”: Blue denoting “I have Alzheimer’s Disease [AD]”; yellow (“I am supporting or caring for someone with AD”); purple (“I have lost someone to AD”); and orange (“I support the cause and a vision of a world without AD”).

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To market solanezumab Lily may need further tests, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

“All this looks very promising, but we still have a long way to go,” said David Huckabee, the Alzheimer’s Association program coordinator for the Gainesville area, in an email. “These studies [require more work] before we know their efficacy.”

Maria Carrillo, the association’s vice president of medical and scientific relations, said solanezumab “isn’t the homerun that is going to get you a medication by the end of the year, but it is very encouraging because with subsequent studies this could be a viable therapeutic option.”

Lily has not yet asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve solanezumab, said an official at the Indiana headquarters of the pharmaceutical giant. Skepticism was voiced in high places even as Lily stock soared on Wall Street to its highest point in four years.

According to BloombergBusinessWeek, a BMO Capital Markets analyst in New York, Alex Arfaei, felt “the improvement may not be enough for regulatory clearance… The absolute dif-

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ference is only statistically significant… not clinically meaningful, and most likely not enough to warrant approval.”

Meanwhile, on other research fronts, scientists continued to inch forward in the quest for a cure. Scientific World Journal

in BioMed Central, improvements in slowing progress of AD and controlling symptoms was attributed to such cognitive enhancers as the drug donepezil. Following research funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health, 900,000 prescrip-

“We walk to honor and remember those we lost.

We share our stories of living with Alzheimer’s and joining together to raise awareness.” reported that the severity of AD could possibly be reduced by the use of “flavonoids” derived from the green-tea plant.

The British Journal of Nutrition suggested in 2012 that “saturated fats when concurrently high with certain metals may foster cognitive decline in age,” citing copper and iron as the culprits.

The journal recommended less dairy, red meat and butter, and more salad dressing, nuts, fish, tomatoes, poultry, vegetables and fruits.

Readers Digest in 2012 published Dr. Drew Pinsky’s four ways to try to stave off AD: Beet juice; beta carotene (cantaloupes and oranges); aspirin; and daily sessions at the computer.

In Canada, according to a 2012 article

tions for cognitive enhancers were filled, racking up $129 million in sales.

A cautious but intriguing report on inhibitor combination therapy, using memantine and cholinesterase, appeared in late September 2012 in the British Medical Journal. These drugs showed a “small benefit in moderate-tosevere cases of AD in cognition, global, and behavior, but not on function.”

The International Journal of Science waxed optimistic the same month, noting, “Immunotherapeutic approaches are poised at the front lines of the antibeta-amyloid battle.”

Another milestone was reached when President Obama signed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act into law and in seniortimesmagazine.com

GAINESVILLE TEAMS THAT RAISED $35,000 FOR ALZHEIMER’S Haven’s Heroes, Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Clare Bridge Champions, Emeritus Memory Lane Walkers, CPW, TUMC Moments of Joy, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, University of Florida College of Medicine AMA, GS Cadette Troop 1518, Sammy GT, Ed’s Angels, TMC Hedgehogs, Team Gillette, Healthcare Marketer’s Team, Nurse On Call Gators, WWW, Pink, Santa Fe College Psychology Club, Judi’s Happy Wanderers.

January 2012 announced a plan to prevent, treat and cure AD in the next 10-20 years. According to Clinical Gerontologist, the World Health Organization followed suit, targeting aging as the theme of World Health Day, April 7, 2012.

It seemed that the world was beginning to heed the plea of Seniors, first trumpeted by the Alzheimer’s Association: “Don’t discount my concerns because I am old.”

The association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is a nation-wide movement staged annually in more than 600 cities by 30,870 teams composed of various local groups. Teams register with the local chapter of the association and are encouraged to raise funds.

“We walk to honor and remember those we lost,” Huckabee said in a recent telephone interview. “We share our stories of living with Alzheimer’s and joining together to raise awareness and funds.”

Huckabee attended six of 10 Walks held in 31 counties in North Central Florida this fall. The Gainesville, Ocala, Deland, Palm Coast, Tallahassee, Melbourne, Vero Beach, Orlando and Jacksonville events occurred in September, October, and early November; Fernan-

dina’s Walk will be on November 17.

Nineteen teams participated in the Gainesville Walk, which started in Bo Diddley Community Plaza on September 15. Radio personality Storm Roberts broadcast live on station KTK, and said during an interview later in the plaza, “I’ve been doing the Walk for 25 years.

My dad died at 91, just getting dementia.

Mom took care of him. We need to raise funds as the population ages; 5.4 million have been diagnosed with AD, and 20-30 million people in families are caregivers.”

Helen Koehler and her husband, AD victim Wayne “Buck” Koehler, were introduced to the crowd, and Helen later said, “I’m very fortunate that I knew this disease was coming to the family so I got long-term care insurance.”

Some people followed a route that snaked around downtown streets for nearly three miles, while others chose the shorter half-mile route.

People participated for a variety of personal reasons, many because friends or family members suffered from the disease.

“My uncle and aunt died of Alzheimer’s in 2001,” said Abby Fagan, a UF religion junior from Dade City.

Andy Marr, a University of Florida senior majoring in mechanical engineering, said he was marching because his grandfather, who is in his 70s, has AD. “It was my birthday yesterday and my boyfriend broke up with me,” confessed Emily Navarretes, a junior in UF’s College of Health Science. “What better way [to recover] than to do something positive and help the community?”

Sean Brim, a UF health and human performance senior from Clearwater, Florida, said he was walking “in honor of my grandmother who passed away from Alzheimer’s June 2012.”

“I’m here to raise awareness,” said Kelly Spence, who lives in Keystone Heights. “Being a nurse, I care for a lot of people with Alzheimer’s.” She brought along her baby, Kipton Spence, age 2.

“We couldn’t do this without our volunteers,” Huckabee said. “They walk so future generations won’t have to face Alzheimer’s.” s Individuals and teams can contribute to the Gainesville Walk through December 31, 2012, according to organizer David Huckabee.

For more information, call 352-372- 6266 or email dhuckabee@alz.org.

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Healthy Edge How to Stave Off Colds and the Flu

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t’s here: cold and flu season. Since no one’s figured out how to cure a cold or the flu yet, prevention is your best option.

With a few simple steps, you can decrease your susceptibility to colds and the flu: EAT HONEY, HONEY. How many microorganisms have you ever seen growing in your honey jar? Honey is an antiseptic and an antibacterial. Go for a darker honey because it will likely have the most antioxidants and antimicrobial action. If you catch that cold or flu, researchers at Penn State College of Medicine showed that eating a couple teaspoons of buckwheat honey (a dark honey) before bedtime suppressed coughing at least as well as a popular over-thecounter medication.

GARGLE WATER LIKE THE JAPANESE. An American Journal of Preventive Medicine study with 387 participants showed that gargling water ( just water, no salt) three times a day decreases the risk of getting a cold by 35 percent. If you catch a cold, Mayo Clinic suggests that you dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water and gargle it.

GET A FLU SHOT. There’s no vaccine for colds, but there’s one for flu. If you haven’t had the flu before, it causes symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, runny nose,

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cough, and sore throat. If you’re otherwise healthy and you get the flu, you would feel miserable for 2-7 days. If you have a chronic underlying illness, especially one with impaired lung function, you’re susceptible to life-threatening secondary infections. (The flu causes about 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations annually.) Flu vaccine is available through your healthcare provider, walk-in clinics, and Florida Health Departments.

If you want to get a flu shot at the Alachua County Health Department, contact them at 352-334-7950 for an appointment.

WASH YOUR HANDS. Perhaps the best way to prevent the spread of cold and flu is hand washing.

According to Mayo Clinic, you should use soap and water, and make sure you rub your hands vigorously for 20 seconds. Get all the nooks and crannies: the backs of your hands, wrists, between your fingers, and under your fingernails.

Also, skip the antibacterial soap; it’s no more effective at killing germs than regular soap.

KEEP UNWASHED HANDS AWAY FROM YOUR FACE. How often do you touch your face with unwashed hands? Try your best to reach zero-tolerance with this. If you have germs on your hands from doorknobs, elevator buttons, or anything else you’ve touched, you could infect yourself when you touch your mouth, nose, or eyes.

USE HAND SANITIZER WHEN THERE’S NO SINK. Although using a hand sanitizer may be less effective than old-fashioned hand washing, the CDC suggests it when you don’t have access to soap and water.

Make sure you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. Also, get under those fingernails!

KEEP HYDRATED ON THE INSIDE AND OUT. Drink plenty of water, and apply moisturizer to your skin. One of my healthcare providers suggests that you put a little petrolatum-based ointment just on the inside rim of your nose to keep germs from getting in through dry or irritated areas.

DISINFECT. Rhinoviruses (the germs that cause colds) can “live” on most surfaces (e.g., phones, rails, counters, your skin) for three hours. Keep surfaces at home and at work clean with a virus-“killing” disinfectant. If people around you have colds, clean more often.

STEER CLEAR OF INTRANASAL ZINC. It’s now well-documented that intranasal zinc can permanently damage your sense of smell. The FDA issued a warning against several zinc-containing nasal cold remedies because they’ve been associated with the permanent loss of smell.

For more information on what immune-boosting supplements are helpful to prevent colds, see “Best and Worst Natural Cold and Flu Remedies” at the Prevention magazine website at www. prevention.com/naturalcoldremedies/ index.shtml. s Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, Ph.D. is the Director of the Rural Health Partnership at WellFlorida Council.

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A Place of Respite Adult Day Care

by Cassie Ganter

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hen the word “daycare” is spoken, people typically associate it with children.

More specifically, helpless children; those completely dependent on a person other than a relative for their wellbeing.

In this case, the word “daycare” is applied to adults. Just like parents would hope to have peace of mind when dropping their child off at a daycare facility, adults seeking a daycare for their Senior loved ones should expect the same.

A daycare, in both senses of the word, is a safe place, where anyone who may need assistance with day-to-day tasks can go to get the help they need. Furthermore, it is a place where the help and the safety are also combined with social interaction, engaging activities and professional care.

Three adult daycare centers are located in the area, all of which strive to meet this standard.

David Hardison can vouch for this statement. Hardison is the director of the Blessed Trinity Elder Care Center in Ocala.

“Blessed Trinity is a secure facility, that provides nursing services with medication administration, fun activities and

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entertainment and social interaction for Seniors ages 55 and older,” he said in a recent phone interview. “One of the benefits of putting your loved one in a daycare facility like ours over a nursing home is that the Seniors can be picked up and dropped off as their adult caregivers see fit or only on the days when they need help.”

Much like Trinity, the Altrusa House in Gainesville offers many of the same services, but is the only adult day care center in the area to cater to adults ages 18 and older. Staff in this facility care for people

with physical and mental disabilities and provide the same entertainment and social interaction without the medical services.

Complete with a garden, entertainment center with collections of books and movies, and dining area, the Altrusa House strives to make its clients and patients feel comfortable.

Offering recreational therapy programs and activities to enhance motor skills and cognitive health, the Altrusa House Center Director Rita Puentes said one of the goals of the center is to avoid seniortimesmagazine.com

a feeling of going to a medical facility when their patients come in.

“We provide a home-away-fromhome for our patients to go to,” she said.

“Some patients call this a country club and look forward to coming here. We get a lot of hugs.”

Differing from both centers, Al’z Place focuses its efforts on elders suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. All of the therapeutic activities offered at the center are catered toward the disease and its treatment. Open five days a week for eight hours per day, Al’z Place offers physical exercise, active and quiet games, reminiscence, validation therapy, and other failure-free activities.

For most families, taking an elder loved one to an adult day care center can be a difficult decision to make.

“If there is a situation at home, where the caregiver is working and they no longer feel comfortable leaving their loved one alone at home, it’s important to know that adult day care centers are always an option

as opposed to nursing homes,” Hardison said. “The prices are more reasonable and the Seniors get to go home every night.”

Currently, more than 150,000 elders and their families rely on adult daycare facilities, according to the National Adult Day Services Association. Because of these centers, family members caring for Seniors with special needs feel alleviation from the stress of the 24-hour care that is often required. Furthermore, the convenience of the day care centers allows caregivers to avoid institutionalizing a loved one, as well as the guilt that could come along with doing so.

This peace of mind is what the foundation of adult care centers is built on.

“A lot of times, I’ve seen people blossom in an adult care center,” Hardison said. “Because there are people constantly paying attention to the patients, and they are interacting with people and sharing experiences, it’s a win-win situation for both the caregiver and the patient.” s

One-Bedroom Apartments with Utilities We do Business in Accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Act The Gainesville Housing Authority (GHA) is accepting housing applications at The 400 Building for Senior and Disabled Adults (accessible units available). These one-bedroom units are located at 400 NW 1st Avenue and utilities are provided.

Applicants must meet eligibility screening criteria (income and security background check). Rents are subsidized and are based on family income. The 400 Building for Senior and Disabled Adults is convenient to shopping, downtown, and transportation.

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INFORMATION œ SPOTLIGHT

Social Security Answers What can I do to protect myself against identity theft?

First, don’t carry your Social Security card in your wallet. Keep it at home with your other important papers. Second, avoid giving out your Social Security number. While many banks, schools, doctors, landlords, and others will request your number, it is your decision whether to provide it. Ask if there is some other way to identify you in their records.

To report identity theft, fraud, or misuse of your Social Security number, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, recommends you:

open, and debts on your accounts you cannot explain 3. Close any accounts you know, or believe, have been tampered with or opened fraudulently 4. File a report with your local police or the police in the community where the identity theft took place 5. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-438-4338 (TTY 1-866-653-4261)

It’s hurricane season. If there is a big storm in my area, will I still be able to do business with Social Security?

If you’re already receiving Social Security benefits, you can go online to change your address, phone number, or your direct deposit information, get a replacement Medicare card, or request a proof of income letter.

1. Place a fraud alert on your credit file by contacting one of the following companies (the company you contact is required to contact the other two, which will then place alerts on your reports): • Equifax, 1-800-525-6285 • Trans Union, 1-800-680-7289 or • Experian, 1-888-397-3742 2. Review your credit report for inquiries from companies you have not contacted, accounts you did not

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During an emergency, keep in mind two things: First, you can conduct most of your business with Social Security online at www. socialsecurity.gov. There, you’ll find a wealth of information and online services. For example, you can apply online for Social Security benefits or for Medicare, and then you can check on the status of your pending application. If you’re already receiving Social Security benefits, you can go online to change your address,

phone number, or your direct deposit information, get a replacement Medicare card, or request a proof of income letter. You even can get your Social Security Statement online. You also can find out if your local office is open by going online to www. socialsecurity.gov/emergency. That site lists any office closings and delays.

Second, make sure you receive your benefits through Direct Deposit. While the mail can be disrupted during severe weather, Direct Deposit payments arrive in your account on time, all the time. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov/deposit to sign up or for more information.

I’m retired and the only income I have is from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Are my IRA withdrawals considered “earnings”?

Could they reduce my monthly Social Security benefits?

No. We count only the wages you earn from a job or your net profit if you’re self-employed.

Non-work income such as annuities, investment income, interest, capital gains, and other government benefits are not counted and will not affect your Social Security benefits. Most pensions will not affect your benefits either.

However, your benefit may be affected by a government pension from work on which you did not pay Social Security tax. For more information, visit our website at www.socialsecurity.gov or call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). s Information provided by Kay Louder, Social Security District Manager for Gainesville, Florida.

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The 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that more than 56 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2013. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2012.

Some other changes that take effect in January of each year are based on the increase in average wages. Based on that increase, the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will increase to $113,700 from $110,100. Of the estimated Each month, our practice receives hundreds of questions about colonoscopies and what to expect. We would like to help the community by featuring a question and answer column each month based on our experience and the usual questions that arise.

Dear Dr. Reddy, My husband was diagnosed with Gastroparesis, and his doctor thinks it is linked to diabetes. How can we mange this disease and the diabetes?

— Gretchen*, Gainesville

163 million workers who will pay Social Security taxes in 2013, nearly 10 million will pay higher taxes as a result of the increase in the taxable maximum.

Information about Medicare changes for 2013, when announced, will be available at www.Medicare.gov. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums.

The Social Security Act provides for how the COLA is calculated. To read more, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/cola. s

Dear Grace, The cause of gastroparesis is unknown, but it may be caused by a disruption of nerve signals to the stomach. The condition is a common complication of diabetes and can be a complication of some surgeries. Your husband should have an Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to confirm whether he has Gastroparesis.

His primary physician probably has record of these symptoms in your husband’s history: • Abdominal distention • Hypoglycemia • Nausea • Premature abdominal fullness after meals • Weight loss without trying • Vomiting People with diabetes should always control their blood sugar levels. Better control of blood sugar levels may improve symptoms of gastroparesis.

Changing your eating habits can help control gastroparesis: Your doctor or dietitian may prescribe six small meals a day instead of three large ones. If less food enters the stomach each time you eat, it may not become overly full. In more severe cases, a liquid or pureed diet may be prescribed.

The doctor may recommend that you avoid

high-fat and high-fiber foods. Fat naturally slows digestion—a problem you do not need if you have gastroparesis—and fiber is difficult to digest.

Some high-fiber foods like oranges and broccoli contain material that cannot be digested. Avoid these foods because the indigestible part will remain in the stomach too long and possibly form bezoars.

The primary treatment goals for gastroparesis related to diabetes are to improve stomach emptying and regain control of blood glucose levels. Treatment includes dietary changes, insulin, oral medications, and, in severe cases, a feeding tube and parenteral nutrition.

If you have gastroparesis & diabetes, food is being absorbed more slowly and at unpredictable times. Therefore to control blood glucose, you may need to: take insulin more often or change the type of insulin you take; take your insulin after you eat instead of before; check your blood glucose levels frequently after you eat and administer insulin whenever necessary; But please: consult with your primary physician before making any changes. *The name has been changed, and any similarity to any person, living or dead, is a coincidence.

Dr. Vishnu Reddy 7 Hill Gastroenterology, PA 316 SE 12th St, Ocala

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CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION NIGHT FALLS Through November 10 Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Ave. AFTER DARK More Night Paintings by Melanie Peter will feature dozens of works by the celebrated regional artist whose unique paintings shed new light on the world long after the sun has gone down. 352393-8532. www.gvlculturalaffairs.org.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASONS Through January 5, 2013 Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Ave. Exhibit features more than 50 of the Gainesville Sun’s finest photographs documenting UF’s three National Championship football seasons. The work on display will convey the vast range of human emotion from the 1996, 2006 and 2008 football seasons.

352-393-8532. www.gvlculturalaffairs.org.

THE MODERN IMPULSE Through January 6, 2013 Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Harn Museum, Southwest 34th St. and Hull Road. The Modern Impulse showcases more than 135 photographs, books, illustrated magazines and films drawn from four regions that were among the era’s most prominent centers of photographic innovation -- France and the Czech Republic in Europe, and New York and California in the U.S. 352-392-9826. www.harn.ufl.edu.

QUILT SHOW Nov. 2 - Nov. 3 9:00am - 4:00pm OCALA - College of Central Florida, 3001 SW College Road. 200-plus quilts, art quilts, silent auction, vendors, boutique, raffle baskets, demonstrations and quilt appraiser. Special exhibit: Presidents of the United States Quilt.

Cost is $7. 352-438-0055. Email: fjcrqshow@aol. www.countryroadquiltersocala.blogspot.com

PAYNES PRAIRIE 5K Saturday, November 3 8:00am - 10:00am MICANOPY - Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, 100 Savannah Blvd. The race benefits the Friends of Paynes Prairie, and Project Gainesville, so come race through a one-ofa-kind mixed trail run! Entry fees include race

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registration, T-shirt, park entry, hydration stations, refreshments after race and a finisher’s celebration. www.paynesprairie5k.com.

ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW Saturday, November 3 9:00am - 2:00pm OCALA - Queen of Peace Church, 6455 SW State Road 200. The event is sponsored by the Council of Catholic Women and will consist of mixed media. Forty-plus vendors will provide a variety of products. Many are new this year.

Lunch will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

352-854-2181. www.queenofpeaceocala.com.

MARION CIVIC CHORALE ‘SALUTE TO VETERANS’ Saturday, November 3 3:00pm OCALA - St. George Anglican Cathedral, 5646 SE 28th St. Rousing patriotic tunes that people all know and love. The colors will be presented by the West Port High School Army JROTC, and veterans will be recognized. 352537-8833. marioncivicchorale.tripod.com.

STEEL HORSE STAMPEDE Saturday, November 3 8:00am OCALA - Hospice of Marion County Center for Caring and Education, 3231 SW 34th Ave. Motorcycle ride benefits patient care at Hospice of Marion County Inc. Pre-register or register on the day of the event. Registration includes a light breakfast and a barbecue lunch, plus 50 door prizes, a 50/50 drawing and entertainment by the NIGHTSHIFT Band.

352-854-5218. www.hospiceofmarion.com.

BOOK SALE Saturday, November 3 10:00am - 4:00pm OCALA - Headquarters Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Friends of the Library quarterly book sale. Hardcover books cost 50 cents and paperbacks cost 25 cents. 352-3684591. www.friendsoftheocalalibrary.org.

MARION COUNTY CHILI COOK OFF Saturday, November 3 9:00am - 5:00pm OCALA - Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2220 NE Jacksonville Rd. This event is attended by

more than 5,000 people with chili to taste from more than 40 local businesses and organizations.

There is a kids’ area, a bake sale (lots of homemade goodies), a salsa contest, a cake contest, live entertainment and beer! 352-8676929. www.marioncountychilicookoff.org.

THE WARSAW PHILHARMONIC Sunday, November 4 7:30pm GAINESVILLE - Phillips Center, UF. From major concert halls to international festivals, The Warsaw Philharmonic enjoys worldwide popularity. For this performance, pianist Yulianna Avdeeva -- first-prize winner at the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition -- joins the orchestra. 352392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

FALL FESTIVAL Sunday, November 4 4:00pm - 8:00pm GAINESVILLE - Antioch Baptist Church, 3612 NW 177th Ave. Free. Family atmosphere with games, contests and prizes, hayrides, Trunk-or-Treating, live music and cakewalk.

Activities for all ages, especially children.

Free Chili supper at 6 p.m. 386-462-2768. www.antiochbaptistgainesville.org.

THE CAPITOL STEPS Monday, November 5 7:30pm GAINESVILLE - Phillips Center, UF. The Capitol Steps put the ‘mock’ in democracy and plan to bring down the House and Senate with their unique blend of music and political comedy. This is the only performance in America where one will find two presidential candidates onstage singing show tunes.

352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

ELECTION NIGHT AT THE HIPP Tuesday, November 6 6:30pm GAINESVILLE - Hippodrome Theatre, 25 SE 2nd Place. Come one and all to the election-night party at the Hippodrome Theatre. Watch the election returns on the big cinema screen and flat screens positioned throughout the first floor and front porch. 352-375-4477. www.thehipp.org.

OCKLAWAHA PRAIRIE OBSERVATION BOARDWALK Tuesday, November 6 8:30am OCKLAWAHA - Ocklawaha Community Park, 12264 SE 141 Ave. Road. Interpretive talks will complement these guided hikes, which are being offered at no cost. About 2.5 miles. Limited transportation will be provided to all locations from Brick City Adventure Park (1211 SE 22nd

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9:00am - 2:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. Trained professionals will lead older drivers through a 12-point checklist with their vehicle, recommend car adjustments and adaptations, and offer community specific resources and activities that could make their cars ‘fit’ better or enhance their safety.

352-273-6136. eldercare.ufandshands.org

GAINESVILLE - Phillips Center, UF. The Emmywinning Benise’s fiery Spanish guitar and his international dance troupe perform their hottest show to date ‘En Fuego!’ called ‘The Latin Riverdance’ by The Los Angeles Times. ‘En Fuego!’ showcases classic songs from artists such as Led Zeppelin, Queen and The Eagles, and marries them with Spanish guitar and dance, and Broadway caliber sets. 352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

RAISED BED VEGETABLE GARDENING Wednesday, November 7 7:00pm - 8:00pm GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Extension Office, 2800 NE 39th Ave. Growing vegetables is rewarding and fun. Learn what crops to grow in the fall garden and about the efficient technique of growing vegetables in raised beds.

Pre-register by calling 352-337-6209 at least three days in advance. alachua.ifas.ufl.edu.

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GAINESVILLE - Santa Fe Zoo, 300 NW 83rd St. Guided tour and brown bag lunch.

Sponsored by PrimeTime Institute at Senior Recreation Center. SFC Teaching Zoo is home to more than 75 different species and 200 individual animals. The quarter-mile trail through the wooded environment is lined with sawdust and is stroller or wheelchair accessible. $4. Registration required. 352332-6917 or email primetime.inst@gmail.com.

Thursday, November 8 6:00pm – 9:00pm GAINESVILLE - The Harn Museum. Dr. Nansi Carroll and AMO: A Musical Offering, the Harn Museum Nights Concert. Enjoy Latin-American themed museum night with free activities for the whole family. Don’t miss Juan Gutierrez Padilla’s Missa Ego Flos Campi, performed by Nansi Carroll’s VOICES Choir and John S. Kitts-Turner’s Renaissance/Baroque ensemble Musica Vera.

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10:30pm GAINESVILLE - Tower Road Library, 3020 SW 75th St. An overview of the current GainesvilleAlachua County real estate market and specialized services needed when considering changes in real estate ownership. Presented by Coldwell Banker. 352-333-2840. www.aclib.us.

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SPAGHETTI DINNER AND AUCTION Friday, November 9 5:00pm - 7:30pm OCALA - Our Place Lounge, 7651 SW Highway 200. Fifth annual spaghetti dinner and auction to benefit the Fisher House and the America’s VetDogs, hosted by Ocala Lion’s Club Military and Service Dog Committee. Dinner is $15 and will be served from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. A raffle and auction will immediately follow the dinner.

11:30am OCALA - Ocala Golf Club, 3130 E. Silver Springs Blvd. The Andrew J. Semesco Foundation Inc. is hosting its 9th annual golf event. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit oral, head and neck cancer research. The cost is $100 per person. Golf, cart, lunch, prizes and beverages included. 352-817-2158. www.ajsfoundation.org.

camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise. 850-523-8500. www.fs.usda.gov.

MARION CIVIC CHORALE ‘SALUTE TO VETERANS’ Saturday, November 10 1:00pm - 2:00pm FORT MCCOY - Veterans of Foreign Wars Retirement Home, 13005 135th St. The MCC will join the “Veterans Day Celebration” to present rousing patriotic tunes that people all know and love. 352-5378833. marioncivicchorale.tripod.com.

FREE ENTRANCE DAY Saturday, November 10 8:00am SILVER SPRINGS - Ocala National Forest, 3199 NE Highway 315. Fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation,

KINGDOM OF THE SUN MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL Saturday, November 10 10:30am - 11:30pm MARION - Stan Toole Memorial Stadium, Citra 151 W Highway 329. This event is a

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Marion Civic Chorale ‘Salute to Veterans’ Sunday, November 11 3:00pm - 5:00pm OCALA - First United Methodist Church, East Silver Springs Boulevard and Southeast 11th Avenue. Rousing patriotic tunes that people all know and love. The Colors will be presented by the West Port High School Army JROTC, and veterans will be recognized. 352-537-8833. marioncivicchorale.tripod.com.

VETERANS DAY FISHER HOUSE 5K Monday, November 12 9:00am - Noon GAINESVILLE - UF at Gale Lemerand Drive Commuter Lot. A fun-filled walk/run/handcycle/wheelchair racer event to benefit the Gainesville Fisher House, a “home away from home” for the families of the nation’s veterans receiving care at the VA Medical Center.

Prizes, awards, food, T-shirts, freebies. Cost is $30. 352-672-0756. www.active.com

ELECTION WRAP UP Tuesday, November 13 6:00pm GAINESVILLE - Pugh Hall-Bob Graham Center, UF. The Bob Graham Center will host Dr. Susan MacManus and Dr. Dan Smith for a postelection wrap up discussion. MacManus and Smith will bring their intricate knowledge of electoral politics and offer thought-provoking insight into the 2012 election season. 305817-4062. www.bobgrahamcenter.ufl.edu

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sanctioned Florida Marching Band Coalition (FMBC) regional event. There will be marching bands from many areas of Florida and the concession stands will be open. $10 for adults, $7 for children. 352-598-0640.

HOLIDAY AND CRAFT FAIR Saturday, November 10 9:00am - 2:00pm OCALA - SummerGlen, 15480 SW 13th Circle.

Assorted crafts, including handcrafted baskets, gourmet goodies, handcrafted jewelry, as well as boutique items and a homemade quilt raffle. Lots of door prizes and much more!

352-693-3431. www.summerglen.com.

FALL JUBILUS Sunday, November 11 2:00pm GAINESVILLE - Holy Faith Church. Reception with music by Gosia & Alia, and a Silent Auction to help fund the upcoming 2013 Jubilus Music Festival. Bid on original works by local artists, gift certificates from local businesses, gift baskets, theatre tickets, and more. Check or cash only, please. The 3:00pm concert -- Music of (Mostly) the Americas -- will include African-American Spirituals and pieces by both U.S. and LatinAmerican composers, including Gainesville’s Paul Basler & Nansi Carroll. Local musicians include flutist Christine Alicot, oboist John Netardus, horn-player Hannah Mills, soprano Deili Rangel, & Nansi Carroll’s VOICES Choir.

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SIBERIAN VIRTUOSI Sunday, November 11 7:30pm GAINESVILLE - University Auditorium, UF. Siberian Virtuosi -- the State Ensemble of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) -- is comprised of 12 violinists and a pianist and is increasing its popularity in Russia and worldwide.

352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. Alachua County is honored that one of the Tuskegee Airmen makes his home here. Steve Lawrence will share his experiences as a member of this group who achieved great honor and success in WWII in spite of tremendous prejudice and discrimination.

352-367-8169. eldercare.ufandshands.org.

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MILITARY RECOGNITION EVENT Sunday, November 11 1:00pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History, Hull Road and Southwest 34th Street.

Celebrate those who have served the country!

The museum is honored for this opportunity to thank veterans, active military and their families.

This event showcases displays and collections that pay tribute to the U.S armed forces and their work. 352-273-2061. www.flmnh.ufl.edu.

7:30pm GAINESVILLE - Squitieri Studio Theatre, UF. Haiti native BÄlO is a young author, composer, guitarist, singer and winner of numerous awards, including the prestigious Prix Radio France International Discoveries of 2006. His musical style, known as Ragganga, combines reggae, jazz, rock, world beat and rara -- traditional Vodou rhythms. 352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

AARP DRIVING SAFETY COURSE Wednesday, November 14

GALLERY TALK Sunday, November 11 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - Harn Museum, Southwest 34h Street and Hull Road. Joyce Tsai, assistant professor of art history. Tsai will discuss the significance of the innovative perspectives and angles illustrated in the photography on view. 352-392-9826. www.harn.ufl.edu.

9:00am - 3:30pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. The objectives include understanding the effects of aging on driving; learning defensive driving strategies aimed at reducing the likelihood of being involved in a crash; updating knowledge of the rules of the road. $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. eldercare.ufandshands.org.

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HERITAGE QUILTS, AN AMERICAN ART FORM Wednesday, November 14 11:00am - 1:00pm GAINESVILLE - Wesley United Methodist Church, 826 NW 23rd Blvd. Gainesville Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meeting. With Gloria Comstock, MA in textiles history and quilt studies. The price of the lunch is $12. RSVP to Judith Del Buco at 386-4547214 or search.gene@yahoo.com by Nov. 9.

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352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

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Thursday, November 15 2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. Chris Haas, Ph.D., associate professor, department of applied physiology and kinesiology will discuss novel targeting of mobility disability.

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FARM-CITY WEEK TOUR Thursday, November 15 8:00am - 1:30pm OCALA - Ocala Breeders Sales Complex, 1701 SW 60th Ave. The bus departs from Ocala Breeder Sales and will travel to Ocala Stud, where visitors will see a working thoroughbred farm, including facilities for care and training of young horses. Other tour stops include the Florida Thoroughbred, Breeders and Owners Association. The tour will return to OBS where visitors will learn about the equine industry in Marion County. $30 for tour and luncheon; $15 for luncheon only. 352-6718400. www.farmcity.org/news/index.html.

LEGAL ISSUES Thursday, November 15 6:00pm - 7:00pm GAINESVILLE - Tower Road Branch, 3020 SW 75th St. This program is part of the Law in the Library series. N. Albert Bacharach, Esq. will present the “Legal Issues Impacting Social Security & Disability Benefits.” 352-333-2840. www.aclib.us.

Specticast: Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida Sunday, November 18 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - Phillips Center, UF. Aida revolves around the forbidden love story between the Egyptian leader Radames and the beautiful Ethiopian princess Aida. But this opera proves more than a love story. Thematic pyrotechnical effects, elephants and horses onstage and more than 400 participants bring this unique opera to life.

The previously recorded production will be projected on the Phillips Center Main Stage in HD quality. There will be an intermission with concessions available. 352-392ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR Nov. 16 - Nov. 17 Times Vary GAINESVILLE - Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 100 NE First St. The annual event features handcrafted seasonal decorations and toys; original art and jewelry; hand-painted furniture; and homemade jams, jellies and baked goods.

The holiday shopping extravaganza opens with an evening of spirits, food and music for a $5 door donation on Nov. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Shopping continues with free admission on Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 18 from noon to 2 p.m. 352-372-4721. www.holytrinitygnv.org.

HOLIDAY EXPO Nov. 16 - Nov. 17 Times Vary HIGH SPRINGS - 40 NW 1st Ave. The High Springs Woman’s Club is hosting a Holiday Expo. Many vendors will be offering beautiful items. A delicious bakery table will have pies, breads, cookies and goodies. The chance drawing will be held at 3 p.m. for the gift baskets and the decorated Christmas tree. Food, desserts and beverages will be available. hsncwclub@gmail.com. sites. google.com/site/womansclubsite/home.

WALK OF REMEMBRANCE Saturday, November 17 9:00am - Noon OCALA - Sholom Park, 6602 SW 80th St. The walk serves as an opportunity to remember a loved one and find comfort with others or in solitude. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the first walk beginning at 9:15 a.m. and subsequent walks beginning at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Cost is $10. 352-854-5218. www.hospiceofmarion.com.

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FAMILY DAY Saturday, November 17 1:00pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Harn Museum, Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road. Explore historic photography in ‘The Modern Impulse’ exhibition and create a fun flipbook of images in motion.

A donation of $2 per child or $5 per family is requested if participating in the art-making activity. 352-392-9826. www.harn.ufl.edu.

CROSS CREEK FESTIVAL Saturday, November 17 9:00am -- 4 pm CROSS CREEK - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Park, CR 325. Fun for the whole family to benefit the Cross Creek Volunteer Fire Department.

Enjoy a breakfast (sausage pancake sandwich), food, arts, crafts vendors, bake sale and baking contest, turkey shoot and entertainment. Yard sale at Station 31. 352-466-3353, leave a message or email crosscreekfire@bellsouth.net.

CARILLON CONCERT Sunday, November 18 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - Century Tower, UF. Guest artist David R. Hunsberger, assistant carillonneur from the University of California (Berkeley) performs a recital on the 61-bell carillon housed in Century Tower on the University of Florida campus.

Bring blanket and picnic lunch to enjoy outdoor concert. 352-273-3181. www.arts.ufl.edu/carillon.

Ave. Featuring local musicians and talent.

Dubbed “Fall Sundays,” this is a great opportunity to explore High Springs. Bring blankets, lawn chairs and refreshments. Enjoy the downtown area with family and friends. 352-275-4190.

DITCH OF DREAMS Tuesday, November 20 7:00pm GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Library, 3145 NW 43rd St. Fifty years ago, in November of 1962, Marjorie Carr and concerned friends quizzed legislators at a meeting held at Gainesville High School about the proposed Cross Florida Barge Canal. What has happened since? Local authors Steven Noll and David Tegeder will explain and tell about their book Ditch of Dreams.

MAINTAIN YOUR BRAIN Tuesday, November 20 10:30am - Noon GAINESVILLE - Tower Road Library, 3020 S.W. 75th St. The Alzheimer’s Association, Central and North Florida Chapter, offer this free workshop. Learn about maintaining cognitive health through mental activities, physical exercise, the heart-brain connection, nutrition, social interaction, relieving stress and treating depression. 800-272-3900. www.alz.org/cnfl/.

SCAMS AFFECTING SENIORS Tuesday, November 20

FALL SUNDAY CONCERT Sunday, November 18 2:00pm - 4:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - James Paul Park, 110 NW First

2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. Chief of Police Tony Jones will discuss why Seniors are vulnerable to scams,

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352-367-8169. eldercare.ufandshands.org.

SING-A-LONG-A SOUND OF MUSIC Wednesday, November 21 7:30pm GAINESVILLE - Phillips Center, UF. Sing-aLong-A Sound of Music is a screening of the classic Julie Andrews film musical in glorious, full-screen Technicolor, complete with subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along.

Then, of course, there is the famous fancydress competition in which everyone who has come in costume is invited onto the stage to show off her fantastic tailoring skills.

352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

OCALA GHOST WALK Thursday, November 22 7:00pm OCALA - 56 SE First Ave. Fourth Annual Thanksgiving Night Ghost Tour. Adult tickets this night are buy-one-get-one free! Downtown Ocala burned on Thanksgiving Day in 1883. Carve out this time to come walk off turkey and learn about Ocala’s ghostly and rich history. Cost is $10. 352-690-7933. www.ocalaghostwalks.com.

THE CHUCHO VALDES QUINTET Friday, November 23 7:30pm GAINESVILLE - University Auditorium, UF. Multiple Grammy-winning pianist Chucho Valdes is well known on both the Latin and U.S. jazz scenes, producing more than 80 CD recordings throughout his career. Called ‘the dean of Latin jazz’ by The New York Times, his works have been heard in esteemed venues, such as the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. 352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

FREE FOR ALL CONCERT Friday, November 23 5:00pm OCALA - Citizen’s Circle, 110 SE Watula Ave. This year’s national Christian recording artist is “For King & Country.” Bring lawn chairs and come enjoy the event. There will also be local and regional Christian artists performing.

352-622-1119. www.freeforallocala.com.

CANE BOIL AND FIDDLE FEST Saturday, November 24 9:00am - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Morningside Nature Center, 3540 E. University Ave. Join as sugar cane is pressed and boiled into syrup while interpreting day-to-day life on an 1870’s Florida farm. Youth

Fiddle Contest with talented musicians and other musical activities. Register in advance for contest. Admission: $3 for 13 years and up, $1 for children 3-12 years, and under 3 is free!

352-334-3326. www.friendsofnatureparks.org.

CRAFT FESTIVAL 2012 Nov. 24 - Nov. 25 Times Vary GAINESVILLE - O’Connell Center, UF. Need a unique gift? Working on decorating the home? Need a splash of holiday spirit? The Craft Festival will meet all of these needs and more. Come visit North Central Florida’s largest indoor craft show and walk away with a much shorter holiday shopping list. 352392-7238. www.oconnellcenter.ufl.edu

DAVID FINCKEL AND WU HAN Sunday, November 25 2:00pm GAINESVILLE - University Auditorium, UF. Selected as Musical America’s 2012 Musicians of the Year, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han rank among today’s most esteemed and influential classical musicians. The talent, energy, imagination and dedication they bring to their multifaceted endeavors go unmatched.

352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

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AGBEDIDI DANCE AGB Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 Time Vary Times GAIN GAINESVILLE - Constans Theatre, UF. Powerful dan dancing spanning countries and continents, fro from West Africa to the U.S.; a scintillating pr program created in collaboration with th the Center for World Arts and New World SSchool of the Arts and featuring prominent iinternational guests. Music that moves the heart and the feet: come dance in the aisles! $13 - $17. 352-273-0526. www.arts.ufl.edu.

7:30pm GAINESVILLE - University niversity Auditorium, UF. Multiple Grammy-winning Riders entation in the Sky’s presentation e Cowboy of Christmas the estive Way blends a festive mix of western classics, stmas music and the Riders’ original traditional Christmas ctacular sure to delight yuletide carols in a holiday spectacular i esville Saddle Pals of all ages. The quartet returns to Gainesville for their third visit while still keeping true to the western genre. 352-392-ARTS. performingarts.ufl.edu.

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARJORIE RAWLINGS Monday, November 26 7:00pm - 8:30pm GAINESVILLE - Headquarters Library, 401 E. University Ave. Rawlings describes her life ‘at the Creek,’ how she became intrigued with her Florida ‘Cracker’ neighbors, and why she chose to portray them in stories, articles, and poems. Slides, made from the Rawlings collection at UF in Gainesville, accompany the entire program. 352-334-3939. www.aclib.us.

LECTURE Monday, November 26 6:00pm GAINESVILLE - Harn Museum, Southwest

34th Street and Hull Road. ‘The Perils of Intervention: Institutional Critique in the Age of the Contemporary African Artist,’ presented by the UF School of Art + Art History (College of Fine Arts) SA+AH Harn Eminent Scholar Chair in Art History presents a lecture by Elizabeth Harney, University of Toronto, African modernisms and African art exhibitions.

352-392-0201. www.saahharnscholar.net.

LOLA HASKINS, LOCAL POET Thursday, November 29 7:00pm - 8:30pm GAINESVILLE - Headquarters Library, 401 E. University Ave. Haskins will be reading from her 10th book of poems, ‘The Grace to Leave’

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White Christmas Nov. 23 - Dec. 23 Two ex-GIs, now famous stage performers, Bob and Phil, decide to help their old commanding general save his struggling winter resort by mounting a musical revue.

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By local writer Kenneth Lamb, this play delves into the psyche of man as he attempts to be the ultimate creator. Events take a turn for the worse as the creature roars to life, but whose fault is the chaos that ensues, the creature’s or man’s? An epic world-premiere telling of Mary Shelley’s horrific masterpiece.

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This contemporary drama parallels the stories of two war figures, Ajax, the Greek hero of the Trojan War; and A.J., a young female soldier in Iraq. The play spotlights the harsh judgment, ridicule and abuse that women face in the U.S Army, along with the distinct fear and danger that military men and women face every day. The cast of “Ajax in Iraq” will undergo basic military training, to enhance the integrity of this wartime drama.

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TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

Hidden America

BY JEANNE MARIE LASKAS c.2012, Putnam $26.95 / $28.50 Canada 318 pages

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t gets dark earlier now, which means you reach for the lights earlier, too.

One click and you can see to read, cook, find your keys or avoid tripping over the cat. Chances are, in fact, turning on the lights is so automatic you can find the switch without even thinking about it.

But think about this: who makes sure you have lights in the first place? The energy company? Think again, then read the new book “Hidden America” by

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She followed cowboys in Texas and learned that ranching has gone hightech and that “designer” bulls make our meals tastier. She bought a gun in Arizona, went cross-country with an African-American female semi-driver, and took a ride in a Bomag over mounds of trash in California.

And in Alaska, while living on a man-made “island” in negative-38 degree weather, Laskas learned that total isolation is never total and that precognition can bring shivers quicker than can ice…

Oh, how I loved this book!

I loved it because author Jeanne Marie Laskas sees things differently, with perfect curiosity. I loved it because she got dirty while she was learning about the people she chose to follow, and because she seemed to ultimately care deeply about them. I loved it because it taught me something important while it made me laugh.

Jeanne Marie Laskas.

Not-quite-standing in a mine shaft 500 feet beneath Ohio, Jeanne Marie Laskas had two epiphanies.

First, “Dude, this is ridiculous.” Then: her daily life was dependent on people like those miners. Without them — and their work in a $27 billion industry — there would be no electricity. How come she didn’t know this?

Humiliated, she decided to go in search of the people who make sure we have food, that it gets to the supermarket near our homes, and that our scraps disappear when we’re done.

These are people, she says, “who, were they to walk off the job tomorrow, “Most of the people who pick our would bring life food have brown skin,” Laskas as we know it to a halt.” learned at a migrant camp in Coal, for Maine. Once upon a time, locals did instance, gives the work, but not any more.

America half its electricity and is the “fastest-growing energy source on But there was one thing that made me the planet…” But getting it isn’t for the scratch my head: cheerleaders. faint of heart: miners often spend half Seriously? They “make this country their lives in darkness, sometimes in work”? a constant-crouch position. Yes, they Ohhhkay… make good money, but the alwaysStill, I think that if you’ve ever used shifting, groaning planet makes the electricity, drank from a plastic bottle, paycheck dearer. eaten, dressed, flown, shopped or, yeah, “Most of the people who pick our food even watched the NFL, this book needs to have brown skin,” Laskas learned at a be at the top of your to-read pile. For you, migrant camp in Maine. Once upon a time, “Hidden America” sheds a lot of light. s locals did the work, but not any more.

Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading In New Jersey, Laskas spent time in since she was 3 years old and she never goes a frantic air traffic control room, where anywhere without a book. She lives with her she found a lack of technology and a two dogs and 11,000 books. feud between government and unions. seniortimesmagazine.com

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They also assess the patient’s situation and educate relatives or caregivers. “When you have caregivers suddenly taking care of a family member, they don’t understand the disease process, they don’t understand all the medications,” said Morgan. “We can teach them how to take care of their family member and know what to expect.”

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Speech therapists also provide therapy to teach the patient and caregiver about foods to eat or avoid.

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