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Mike Chiello, left, and Tom Lee of The Tree Frogs will perform at the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo Friday, Nov. 6 at the Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral.

BY LINDA WIGGINS The Tree Frogs will headline the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo Friday, Nov. 6 at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral featuring free entry to the tower for attendees 55 and older from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If it sounds like a ’60s band name, that’s the intent. The Tree Frogs, featuring Mike Chiello and Tom Lee, are an authentic classic rock duo who specialize in performing “great but

not overplayed” classic tunes from the Vietnam era, mostly mid ’60s to mid ’70s.

“This is the stuff we grew up on,” Chiello said. They both have loved covering tunes by the Beatles, Crosby Stills & Nash, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones for 40 years, but only came together as a band in 2006. Lee came upon Chiello playing a solo show and convinced him they should go duo.

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best songs that evoke the memories and emotion of that magical and tumultuous time.”

The Tree Frogs are known for their tight harmonies and for playing authentic recreations of timeless songs and replicating the originals with just two guitars. They are living the dream

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“We’re both 61 with adult kids and grandkids and livin’ the rock ‘n’ roll dream,” Lee said. “We are doing what we love and loving what we do.”

In addition to live entertainment, Boomer Bash activities include an art show, a car show and the annual Veterans Salute to honor generations of American heroes in advance of Veterans Day. Food trucks will provide a variety of quick bites to add to the variety and convenience of the many restaurants surrounding the expo grounds.

The venue is a special part of the annual event, and always plays a starring role, said event organizer, Jill Blue-Gaines, CEO of Bluewater Creative Group events and expo firm and publisher of Senior Life, the annual Boomer Guide, Viera Voice, Viera MD and the Charlie Corbeil Viera Wetlands Birding Guide.

“We always talk to our readers at all our events, and the big discussion is always, where will we go next?” BlueGaines said. “It’s as though we are all

making a party date to enjoy a shared activity, with live music, fun things to do, great food available and amazing things to see. The difference is that several thousand friends show up.”

Exploration Tower was number one on the list.

“We featured this location in our 2015 Boomer Guide and had our boomer models dress up in a nautical, cruise theme, showcasing the colorful artwork displayed on all seven floors, the really cool things to do like the simulation of piloting a cruise ship in and out of the port. I am thinking this had something to do with it,” Blue-Gaines said.

The tower is a visitor center that tells of the attractions at the Port, but is also a museum that showcases all things nautical and space, including a short film that plays continuously in the tower theater.

Attendees should be prepared to wait to enter the tower because it has a limited capacity and will be full all day.

However, entrance to the Boomer Bash provides free entry to the tower all day until it closes at 7 p.m. Attendees 54 and younger receive discounted admission.

For more information or to register for the car show or art show, see page 18 or call 321-242-1235. SL

Jennifer Nettles is rolling solo

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spectrum: “This One’s for You,” an emotional love song; the foot-tapping rocker, “Now You Wanna Know,” and a sweet and simple cover of the Bob Seger classic rock hit “Like A Rock.”

One thing that remains consistent across her work is Nettles’ soulful voice that is impactful whether she is singing a pop-country ballad with Sugarland, or an acoustic tune off her solo work.

Nettles will be joined on tour by opening acts Ryan Kinder and Brandy Clark. Clark is quickly becoming known as one of Nashville’s most talented songwriters. She penned the hit “Better Dig Two” for The Band Perry, and co-wrote “Mama’s Broken Heart” for Miranda Lambert.

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It’s time to bust out your cowboy boots for a girls’ night out for music because country superstar Jennifer Nettles is hitting Melbourne on Sunday, Oct. 25. Nettles is best known as the front woman of the country hit-making duo Sugarland, but will take the stage of The King Center solo at 7 p.m. for her headlining “Playing With Fire” tour.

As part of the massively successful band Sugarland, Nettles helped to create memorable hits: “Stay,” “Settlin,” “All I Want to Do,” and “Stuck Like Glue.”

Nettles made the decision to branch out from Sugarland in January 2014, and released her sophomore solo album “That Girl” to both critical and commercial success. The release is a follow up to “Story of Your Bones,” which came out in 2000, a few years before Nettles helped to form Sugarland.

“That Girl” debuted at No.1 on the country charts, sold an impressive 54,000 units in its first week, and solidified Nettles as a talented stand-alone artist. It showcased songs that were more intimate and personal than would typically be found in the Sugarland musical library. It also allowed for Nettles’ quirks and personality to shine through the tunes. She partnered with masterful music

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Fifty years ago this month, actress Barbara Eden emerged in a puff of smoke from a bottle and helped turn the quiet oceanfront town of Cocoa Beach into a pop-culture landmark.

Eden, 84, rose to fame as a mischievous, 2,000-year-old genie freed by stranded astronaut Larry Hagman in the NBC television sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie,” which premiered on Sept. 18, 1965.

Set in Cocoa Beach but filmed in California, the hit show ran for five years and 139 episodes, and has been airing on cable and in syndication in the U.S. and abroad for decades.

“It’s never been off the air,” Eden said of the show in an Aug. 18 phone interview with Senior Life from Beverly Hills, Calif. “I just got back from Ireland and I was shocked that people knew me there. I get fan mail

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I could really relate to what Lou Ann Hawes had to say about the importance of leadership in the home with regard to limiting access to electronics. I am not a grandparent raising a grandchild, but I am a boomer raising a child, so it is a bit of a shock to see young people walk around, sit in “social” situations or even conduct an interview with that slack look on their face, lit only by the glow of a smart phone and apparently the occasional funny text.

I highly recommend the Oct. 10 school board workshop detailed on the Grandparents Rock! page that gives solutions for memory making with our grands and children and other coping mechanisms for the digital age.

And speaking of making memories, our sister paper Viera Voice has a doozy of an event that brings together smart phones and social media with in-person fun events. The Scarecrow Stroll & Harvest Festival gets underway Oct. 1 through 15, so stop by the Senior Life office to view our artistically creative scarecrows — ours is I Dream of Jeannie ’Crow — and pick up a ballot to go see 35 other ’crow-creations. Put in your People’s Choice vote for a chance to win a prize while you have a grand time with your grands, kids, your sweetie or some pals. There will be volunteers posing as Selfie-Stick ’Crows at the Oct. 17 Harvest Festival to help you take fun photos of your memory making and post them on Facebook and other social media.

Then, save the date for Friday, Nov. 6 when we have fun with our name on it, the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral. Live music, a classic car show, art show and tons of other great things to see and do are all free.

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GFWC Melbourne Woman’s Melbourne National Club Monthly Meeting Night Out 1 p.m.

West Melbourne Library 2755 Wingate Blvd.

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Community building campaign.

Melbourne Auditorium E. Hibiscus Blvd.

Brevard Users Group (BUG) 625 321-723-9673 Titusville Food & Craft Fest 7 - 8 p.m., first Mondays VITAS Memory Bear Homemade gourmet foods Windows basics.

One Senior Place and craft vendors.

Workshop 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Searstown Mall 6 - 8 a.m.

Viera, 321-751-6771 One Senior Place Sunday Brunch 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sundays Viera Tradewinds Restaurant 321-751-6771 Duran Golf Club 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera 321-504-7776, ext. 2

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Space Coast Jazz Society Jazz Jam Picnic 2 - 4:30 p.m.

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Stock market club.

Suntree/Viera Library 321-255-4404

Books are Always Better Than Movies Book Club

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Space Coast Veg Fest

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church Merritt Island Gym 140 Magnolia Ave. Merritt Island RSVP 321-453-2144

Bingo

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One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Viera 321-751-6771

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cocoa Riverfront Park 321-345-VEGI

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No Beard Day

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Vintage Volkswagen Show Brevard Alzheimer’s 8 a.m.

Foundation Caregiver Art, raffles, entertainment, Support Group

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Courtenay Springs Village Open House 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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1200 S. Courtenay Pkwy.

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DRS Community Center 1089 S. Patrick Dr. Satellite Beach 321-508-4332

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Men Only Joe’s Club Melbourne 4676 N. Wickham Rd. 321-253-4430

Jeriatric Jazz Group Concert

“Staying Fit” Exercise Class Brevard Antiques & 11 a.m., Mondays & Fridays Collectibles Club

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Melbourne Municipal Band Swingtime Concert 7:30 p.m.

Favorites of the ’40s, ’50s & ’60s Melbourne Auditorium 625 Hibiscus Blvd.

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Wednesdays and Sundays Circles of Care 1770 Cedar St. Rockledge, north entrance oaspacecoast.org

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Movie in the Park

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“Back to the Future II” Wickham Park 3845 N. Wickham Rd. 321-255-4307

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Agriculture Center Lecture Room, 3695 Lake Dr., Cocoa 321-631-0501

10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Benefit for Serene Harbor domestic violence shelter.

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“Still Alice” Central Brevard Library 308 Forrest Ave. Cocoa 321-633-1792

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One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd., Viera, 321-751-6771

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Clayton’s Seafood Festival

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Live band, pumpkin patch, mud trucks, Corvette car show, kids area, food.

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A Tour of Italy Mims-Scottsmoor Library 3615 Lionel Rd., Mims 321-264-5080

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Oktoberfest Beer Pairing It’s a Mystery Book Group 6 - 9 p.m.

12:30 - 3 p.m.

Theme: Long Ago Mysteries Before the Great War Central Brevard Library 321-633-1792

Duran Golf Club 7032 Stadium Pkwy.

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5:30 - 8:30 p.m., $30 Local restaurants tastings.

Suntree Country Club Call 321-890-4301 for tickets.

Cocoa Village Halloween Pub Crawl

7 p.m. - midnight Pub Americana 401 Delannoy Ave., Cocoa 321-543-1346

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National Nut Day

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3 p.m.

Bring your vintage or antique item to get appraised, hosted by antiquarian Rich DeRosa.

Palm Bay Library 1520 Port Malabar Blvd. NE 321-952-4519

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Taste of the Coast

5 - 8:30 p.m.

Sample tastings from restaurants, live entertainment, cash bar Cocoa Beach Country Club 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

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Swing for Charity Golf Tournament

11 a.m. registration Sponsored by GFWC Viera Woman’s Club Duran Golf Club, 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera gfwcvierawomansclub.com 9 a.m.

Wickham Park Amphitheater 2500 Parkway Dr., Melbourne 407-422-1416

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The Avenues Viera 321-720-5473

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Florida Friendly Landscaping Workshop

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Discussion “All the Light We Cannot See”

by Anthony Doerr Suntree/Viera Library 321-255-4404

9 a.m. - 6 p.m. benefits Space Coast Cancer Foundation Port Canaveral 321-323-4460

Halloween Epilepsy Walk

9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mondays 6 - 7:30 p.m., last Tuesdays N. Brevard Senior Center Suntree/Viera Library 909 Lane Ave., Titusville 321-255-4404 321-268-2333

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Scott Center Auditorium 5625 Holy Trinity Dr. Tickets available at events.com

Fire Prevention Day

Purses with a Purpose

Pink Ribbon Walk

La Cita Country Club 777 Country Club Dr. Titusville 321-269-4066

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On the Magic Carpet with Barbara Eden

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Neighbors of Suntree Book Club

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S. Brevard Sharing Center Fundraiser.

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10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Courtenay Springs Village 1200 S. Courtenay Pkwy.

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Elks Lodge #1532 315 Florida Ave., Cocoa 866-455-2322

History Book Club

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Dinner & entertainment Wickham Park Senior Center 2785 Leisure Way 321-255-4496

Moonshiners Ball

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Having a good time does the community good

BY LINDA WIGGINS When revelers savor juicy chicken Marsala or tender stuffed baked flounder on the eve of the Swing for Charity Golf Tournament, they’ll be doing more than having fun.

Viera Woman’s Club duo event organizers Judy DeAngelis and Eloise Lynagh will see to that. The Oct. 23 and 24 annual celebration has paired up with the Viera Elks Lodge 2817 for the first time to amplify the impact of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs group with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks club.

“We try to get our members involved in doing things for a good cause and to have a good time at the same time. There is such a camaraderie of women getting together. I’ve made a lot of friends and connections in the community,” DeAngelis said. “This is one of our many various events that those of us with significant others can enjoy together, so it made sense to partner with the Elks who will do the same on this, and we will partner on their upcoming tournament.”

The “Par Tee” is from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 at Tradewinds restaurant at Duran Golf Club in Viera.

Golfers and non-golfers can enjoy the buffet and libations, live music

by Pearl Joy & Howard, a $1,000 helicopter ball drop, gift basket auction and good-natured smack talk about the following day’s game.

The scramble-format tournament at Duran begins with an 11 a.m. registration and a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start Saturday and includes hole-in-one

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For Lynagh, admittedly “one of those cat ladies,” it’s about joining together as a group to create a larger impact on the lives of those less fortunate, including all manner of humans and animals.

“Find it immensely rewarding, like I am blessed to be giving back to the community,” said Lynagh, whose sweet rescue pit mix rules the roost, so the Viera resident expands her own backyard by feeding the feral cat colonies that call the Shoppes at Lake Andrew in Viera’s parking lot home.

“Children who are fed do better in school, then they have a shot at changing their lives and breaking their family’s cycle of poverty,” Lynagh said of one of the three charities the dual event supports, The Children’s Hunger Project.

Same with the Hacienda Girls’ Ranch, but “that has an added element for us women because we know the importance of feeling like someone truly cares about you, and that’s what we try to give them. It raises your self esteem and makes you less vulnerable to being led down the wrong path.”

The third charity has a two-part benefit. Canine Companions for Independence is a great animal charity, while its Wounded Veterans Initiative allows the well trained Lab/golden retriever mixes to restore life function and emotional health to our country’s injured heroes, Lynagh said.

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BY LINDA WIGGINS Janice Dorrio grabbed her purse and rushed her small son and daughter out the door to the car. It was one thing for her husband to beat her, even to the point of hospitalization, but now he had begun to raise his fists to her young son as he stepped in to protect his mother.

Dorrio saw their window for escape and dove through it.

The story is common but the name is changed to protect the “Dorrios” of the Serene Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter, which is in a secret Brevard County location behind a locked, security-screened gate.

A woman’s purse represents the basics in life for her and her dependent loved ones, and often it is the only thing a future resident of Serene Harbor has time to grab as she runs for her life — identification, Social Security card for herself and her children, driver’s license, credit cards, cash.

That’s why the charity calls its fall fundraiser Purses for a Purpose, coinciding with October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Now in its 10th year, the event is bringing celebrity financial guru Cary Carbonaro, MBA, CFP to speak to another purse-related theme: if your purse is empty, you are more easily kept a prisoner dependent on your abuser for your survival and the survival of your children.

Purses with a Purpose starts at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9 at Crown Plaza and includes a live auction of new designer purses along with a silent auction of more than 50 donated items and baskets, more than 40 vendors, raffles

and a luncheon.

The event has been a sell-out with more than 300 attendees in the past five years.

Carbonaro will speak and sign copies of her new book before its Oct. 13 release: “The Money Queen’s Guide: for Women Who Want to Build Wealth and Banish Fear.”

“I think everyone needs to be concerned about this, but historically, men have made money and used it in some cases to control women,” Carbonaro said.

“All women should have their own credit as well, just in case their spouse dies or they get divorced. They should also know how to pay bills and have money management skills. Money is not math and is not for males alone.”

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Melody Keeth is recruiting a group of supporters who are interested in being part of Serene Harbor, to attend networking meetings when she can’t get to them, people who want to get trained to speak on domestic violence, and perhaps help with fundraising.

“The statistics just aren’t getting better,” Keeth said. “One in four teenagers is experiencing domestic violence because the next generation is learning violent behaviors as a way to relate in a relationship. You hear it in rap and other popular music. One in three songs is about drug and alcohol use, which is a huge factor in domestic violence. They’ve never seen what a healthy relationship looks like, so how can they model what they’ve never seen in their home?”

The charity is always looking at new programs and ways of getting the message across.

One promising outreach effort is an eight-week prevention program for third-graders that teaches relationship and coping skills, helping to deal positively with disappointment and deal with bullying.

The shelter now welcomes the fleeing family’s pets because of the therapeutic value of companion animals and to eliminate one more obstacle preventing a woman from leaving her abuser.

To volunteer or for more information on the events or to register, donate items or be a sponsor, go to sereneharbor.org or call 321-726-0402, and for more information on Carbonaro, go to moneyqueenguide.com. SL

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Brevard County’s “Talk to Me Station” now has a louder mouth.

On Aug. 9, Cocoa-based talk-radio station WMEL-AM moved from its longtime spot of 1300 on the dial to 1060 and boosted its power from 5,000 watts to 50,000 watts after station owner Broadcast House LLC signed a deal to acquire Genesis Communications’ WIXC-AM in Titusville.

WMEL’s stronger signal now reaches about 4.5 million people from Daytona Beach to Orlando and as far south as northern Palm Beach County, Broadcast House owner John Harper said. The station’s previous signal barely covered all of Brevard before the upgrade to AM 1060, he said.

“It’s been very rewarding to have both listeners and sponsors call us from different locations beyond Brevard County, so that’s made all of this effort worthwhile because we are getting a good response,” said Harper, a 51-year broadcasting veteran who has been with WMEL since 1992.

Fans can meet Harper at the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral.

See page 18 for more information on the event. He’ll be broadcasting live and attendees may find themselves joining him in front of the mic as he unveils more about what the new changes will allow WMEL to provide in the form of expanded programming.

Harper said he and Genesis Communications owner Bruce Maduri of Tampa had been in talks about a possible acquisition for several years.

“For some reason, everything just clicked this time and we were able to move very quickly,” Harper said. “The whole process took one month.”

The lease management agreement gives Harper the option to buy WIXC, he said.

WMEL, at 2355 Pluckebaum Road, is now one of about 10 AM stations in Florida with 50,000 watts of power, Harper said. The station’s regular lineup of talk show stars such as Dave Ramsey and Doug Stephan, and local

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“That’s still a big deal for us,” he said. “People have come to expect our hurricane coverage.”

WMEL broadcasts Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, the NBA’s Orlando Magic and NASCAR races. The station has added an “extensive” NFL package that includes Sunday night, Monday night and Thursday night football games as well as the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl 50, Harper said. As part of the acquisition, however, WMEL had to sever its longtime ties with the University of Florida and carry Florida State University sports instead.

Harper anticipates adding about six to 10 new employees in 2016.

“We have a long history here in the area and I’m happy to keep the tradition going,” he said.

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Few listeners were caught offguard by the move to 1060, thanks to an effective promotional campaign by WMEL, Harper said.

“I don’t think we’ve left too many people at the train station wondering what train they get on,” he said. “I can count on one hand the number of calls we’ve had about that. So it’s really been successful and we promoted it way in advance of the actual change.

Every 10 minutes you were hearing it.”

WMEL remains committed to its coverage of the space program covering every rocket launch. Plus Harper said the station will continue to drop regular programming and switch to local coverage in the event a hurricane or tropical storm that could threaten our Central Florida area, Harper said.

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Sheriff Wayne Ivey has a lot on his plate

BY DARRELL WOEHLER When you see and hear a presentation by Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, you get the feeling that he is going well over the posted speed limit.

For this particular program of the joint meeting of the Reserve Officers/ Enlisted Association and The Military Order of World Wars held at the Tides Club, Patrick Air Force Base recently, he said he’d been given two hours to make his presentation. In fact, he gets done in some 30 minutes, but indeed, you have received more than two hours worth of information.

To say he has a lot on his plate would be an understatement — and he does joke about his weight sometimes.

But this sheriff is all business when it comes to his job protecting the citizens of Brevard County.

Sheriff Ivey and his department are well aware of what is happening around the country in law enforcement and the inherent dangers therein. His department has switched to 12-hour shifts to increase the volume of deputies on the street. Local crime is down 20 percent during the past two years.

There has been a big push on getting crime prevention information to the people. Measures include Facebook, Twitter, videos, visits, emails, TV spots (from their own studio), and (there is an app for that) BrevardCountySheriff.com.

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Sheriff Wayne Ivey recently spoke at the joint meeting of the Reserve Officers/ Enlisted Association and The Military Order of World Wars at the Tides Club, one of many things on his plate as the head of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Department.

that particular fugitive receives a higher priority in the hunt for that week.

His department has recently taken over Animal Services. High on a list of priorities is finding new homes for unwanted animals.

Port Security is another added duty for his department. Ivey takes these additional duties on with his usual enthusiasm. He said that one of his main leadership qualities is to stay out of the way of his great people doing their usual super jobs.

Other programs initiated by Ivey include an eight-hour Tactical Self Defense course with an emphasis on “when not to shoot,” as well as when to shoot in one’s defense; Time to be a Parent Again, a three hour tough love study; and BAM, an acronym for Brevard Attitude Modification, which is a 12-hour program in which problem young people are put through situations in which they are booked, finger-printed, shackled and handcuffed and includes a visit to the morgue. They are shown two paths — one the right way, and the other, obviously, the wrong path.

You may have noticed our local inmate “Chain Gangs,” helping keep Brevard Beautiful. Brevard is one of the few counties in the southeastern United States to have this program in place.

Ivey is a hands-on, pro-active, serve the citizens of Brevard County type of guy. Crime prevention is better than crime investigation.

If you see something, say something ­— he and his department are listening.

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BY LINDA WIGGINS It’s the ire of the generations, but grandparents in particular. They look forward to spending time with their grandchildren, and when the happy day arrives, the younglings barely lift their gaze from the mesmerizing screen of their smart phones and tablets to speak a word or even make eye contact.

“I hear that all the time from other grandparents,” said Grandparents Raising Grandchildren outreach coordinator Lou Ann Hawes, who recently adopted her granddaughter.

“It’s very important to have shared activities where everyone puts their devices down and makes memories face to face, but it can be a challenge to make this happen.”

One of Hawes’ tasks is to seek out resources for members of the nonprofit support and resource group, and one such opportunity is great for any grandparent, whether or not they are parenting again, boomers with young to young adult children and anyone who wishes to connect with Generation Tech.

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren founder Mary Ann Sterling and outreach coordinator Lou Ann Hawes are always on the lookout for resources to help their members parent their grandchildren.

Families in the Digital World from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the school district offices in Viera.

The keynote speaker will be a former Titusville student who has traveled the world making new friendships face to face, Robbie Stokes Jr. The Florida State University

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“We chose him because he obviously is young and tech savvy, but he also knows the value of connecting in relationships human to human,” said Ginny Gleason, Parent Family and Community Engagement resource teacher and workshop organizer.

“We felt he was the perfect person to share ways to effectively balance the divide between family, technology and education.”

There will also be breakout sessions on topics like social media, coping with stress and the importance of connecting with one’s child.

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Senior Life presents New memory care communities make residents one with nature

BY LINDA WIGGINS A number of new memory care communities will make a home in Brevard later this year and in early 2016. This new concept creates an entire world within the safety of a community so that the need to move residents outside the secure community is minimal.

RiverView Senior Resort assisted living and memory care community coming in March, 2016.

Green thumb Grand Villa of Melbourne Memory Care Community is slated to be open Nov. 1. Inside will be 26 private and shared residences to house a total of 44 individuals. There will be a beauty salon, neighborhood café, living room and screened patio for a variety of socializing.

For enticing residents to the great outdoors, it will feature a waterfront courtyard with a handson garden and a putting green.

Grand Villa is at 964 South Harbor City Blvd.

For more information, call Sales & Leasing manager Holli Wilbur at 321-725-0300.

Panoramic views Manatees, dolphins and birds, oh my! But unlike lions and tigers and bears, the sights of these wild animals will bring tranquility at the planned RiverView Senior Resort assisted living and memory care community coming in March, 2016.

“We are the only community surrounded on

three sides by the Indian River Lagoon,” said John Cushen, regional director of Sales & Marketing for parent company Life Care Services.

“You have panoramic sweeping views, gorgeous sunsets and sunrises. I was just there and the manatees and dolphins swim right up to you.”

There will be 123 apartments and suites in the community, at 3490 Gran Ave. in Palm Bay. For more information, call 321-312-4555.

Viera life Market Street memory care residence is now under construction on Murrell Road in Viera, north of Wickham Road. The community is designed by Bessolo Design, with construction by Walker & Company Construction Managers and General Contractors and financed by the Bank of Texas. The community is adjacent to Indian River Colony Club.

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Reaching out one-on-one provides meaningful rewards decisions and create a plan that helps you achieve your goals,” said Ayad Saad, First Vice President and Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley.

Saad and his partner, Irina Catraniuc, Financial Advisor, will be at the event to meet with attendees who are approaching retirement or who are already retired and want to be sure their nest egg is in place.

Saad is in the same place as many Boomer Bash attendees. He is in the peak of his career and looking to help more families in Brevard, but also interested in enjoying life with his family.

BY LINDA WIGGINS

Thoughtful decision-making usually begins with a lot of questions. As you get answers and information, you can develop a framework for evaluating different choices and strategies.

This in mind, The Saad Group at Morgan Stanley in Viera made plans to set up shop and speak to individuals one-on-one at the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

“Little by little, you gain both the knowledge and confidence to make

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Ayad Saad, First Vice President and Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, and his partner, Irina Catraniuc, Financial Advisor, will be on hand at the Nov. 6 Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo.

“I am here at the office starting in the very early hours of the morning.

I work hard tending to the needs of my clients, and I am always looking for whom else I can help with my knowledge and information. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling with my family. I have two children in college, George and Jessica, and they are the most valuable assets in my life.”

Saad is active with local service clubs in the Suntree/Viera area, volunteering and fundraising to help children in need. He also does outreach work through his St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Suntree.

There is no line to speak of between his business life and his personal life.

It’s all about service, he said.

With a bachelor’s degree in Science and Engineering from Purdue University, Saad changed careers in order to affect people’s lives on a deeper level, and now has 23 years of experience in the financial service industry.

“Here, I deepened my beliefs in valuing people, time and relationships.

I combined my knowledge, experience and desire to help my clients live more meaningfully, especially in retirement.

Work is important, but family is key, and you want to feel like you are giving back to the community to make it a better place to live and work. All of this takes a financial plan to put these pieces together. I believe a balanced life is the key to happiness.”

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Brevard Cultural Alliance (BCA), the nonprofit professional organization representing the arts and cultural sector on Florida’s Space Coast, celebrated its 40th anniversary Sept. 16 at the Nyami Nyami Lodge at the Brevard Zoo. BCA executive director Neil Levine outlined the many benefits that art and the arts provides to the community, from education to economics.

“In our schools there has been a growing focus on STEM – Science, Technology Engineering, Math. Now schools are realizing that this is not complete without Art, and now we see this has change to STEAM.” SL

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Long-delayed honors pour in for Medal of Honor recipient

BY MIKE GAFFEY Decades after his heroic actions in Vietnam, Army veteran Melvin Morris is receiving long-delayed awards and accolades.

Morris, 73, of Port St. John, was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama in 2014.

In May, Morris was on hand to unveil a life-size bronze statue of himself at Riverfront Park in Cocoa in front of a crowd of about 250 cheering onlookers.

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He and wife Mary just returned from a Medal of Honor Convention in Boston where the 78 living recipients united. The Morrises will fly to Washington, D.C, during what is now a very in-demand Veterans Day week surrounding the actual Nov. 11 date, and this time he will be giving honors to others.

“I don’t know what is more of an honor, to be receiving all this attention, or to be in a position to be selected to honor others who are so deserving, and have the fact that I have this award make it mean all the more to them,” Morris said. Added Mary Morris, “It’s a whirlwind. Just nonstop.”

On Memorial Day, Morris was one of 48 living Medal of Honor recipients to be depicted on a special postage stamp sheet released by the U.S. Postal Service.

Morris is Brevard County’s only living Medal of Honor winner. His statue, created by artist Charlie Smith, joins that of fellow Medal of Honor recipient Emory Bennett, an Army soldier and Cocoa resident killed in action during the Korean War. “I’m prepared to give my life in my country’s defense,” Morris said during a celebration after the statue dedication ceremony. “This is why we put the uniform on: to protect those who cannot wear that uniform.”

Morris, one of the first to don the “green beret” of U.S. Army Special Forces, earned the nation’s highest military honor during the Vietnam War. On Sept. 17, 1969, Morris, then a 27-year-old staff sergeant, led an advance across enemy lines near Chi Lang, Vietnam, to retrieve a fallen comrade and single-handedly destroyed an enemy force that had pinned his battalion from a series of bunkers.

Morris was shot three times as he ran back toward friendly lines with the American casualties, but did not stop until he reached safety.

The Oklahoma native was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Army’s second-highest award, in 1970.

But Morris, who retired in 1985 as a sergeant first class, didn’t receive the Medal of Honor until President Obama presented him with the honor at the White House in March 2014.

Morris was one of 24 veterans

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Army veteran Melvin Morris, 73, of Port St. John, was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama in 2014 for heroism in Vietnam. honored after a review showed that they had been passed over because of their race or religion. It is the largest group of Medal of Honor recipients since World War II. Morris is one of three recipients who are still alive. Ten died in combat.

“Their courage almost defies imagination,” Obama said of the recipients at the ceremony.

The Civilian Military Community Foundation raised more than $50,000 to pay for the statue.

Maj. Gen. Nina Armagno, then commander of the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, said she was honored that Morris asked her to be the keynote speaker at the event.

“For everything you represent, Sgt. Morris, and for everything you’ve done for our nation, it is my deepest privilege to render the most sincere

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Veterans Events

October 10

Army of Hope Picnic Noon to 4 p.m.

Titusville Elk’s Lodge #2113 2955 Columbia Blvd., Titusville All proceeds help benefit the families of active-duty military personnel.

Open to the public. $20 donation ($5 children under 10) Tickets available at Elks Lodge 2113 or at the door, cash or check only.

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BY MARIA SONNENBERG Fortunate is the man who spends his life doing a job he loves. Lt. Col. Norvin “Bud” Evans is one of those lucky fellows.

The 90-year-old Evans spent his working life doing what he adored: flying test planes. Not the safest of jobs, considering he was the closest pilot to fly during the H-bomb tests in the Bikini Atoll in 1956.

“On my seventh mission, the wing broke, but I was able to limp back,” the Indialantic resident said. “I was one of the very lucky people.”

His luck, however, left him when the exposure to the atomic bomb testing gave him melanoma in 1957.

“They removed my lymph glands and I was in for an 11½-hour operation,” he said.

“I was in the hospital for five-anda-half months. Ninety-eight percent of the people who had what I had didn’t survive.”

This member of the Greatest Generation has beaten the odds on plenty of opportunities, beginning as a young pilot from Pennsylvania when he flew B-24s and B-63s during World War II. After the war, he sought a career change by enrolling in pre-law at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., but quickly changed

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“My heart was still in aviation,” he said.

In late 1948, he joined the First Fighter Group, the first group to use jet fighters. On June 26, 1950, Evans became one of the first Americans to fly fighter jets in Korea. After two tours of duty in Korea, he attended experimental test pilot school at Wright Patterson Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio.

He excelled as a test pilot, retiring as commander of the Fighter Test Division at Wright Patterson in 1966, the year Evans then looked higher up into the sky for his next career challenge and joined the “ultra-secret”

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Bud Evans is a lucky fellow who survived atomic bomb testing to lead an active life in many types of aviation.

Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program.

After the program was canceled, Evans headed to other flying options that included serving as test pilot for Republic Aviation and the administration of the flight testing program for Piper Corporation Enforcer turboprop fighter. This job took him to Piper’s facility in Vero Beach and introduced Evans and his family to the Space Coast.

“We bought a home in  Indialantic to be near Patrick Air Force Base, and I just traveled back and forth to Vero,” Evans said.

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Northrop kept tempting Evans with job offers and he eventually agreed to work for the aerospace company in California for a year. Life after Northrop included test pilot work for Gulfstream American, as well as owning a private flight training, plane sales and charter facility in Roanoke, Va. Evans’ résumé also includes working as a consultant to the Pentagon on foreign military sales and as a test pilot for an airplane manufacturing firm based out of the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville. It was here that Evans discovered the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. He served the museum through various volunteer positions — including executive director, director of operations and publicity director — from 1995 to his retirement in 2014, although in truth he never really retired, since he remains as advisor to the board.

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Good leadership means ‘never walking by a mistake’

BY LINDA WIGGINS She wrote the book to set the record straight.

That’s what the Army’s first fourstar female general told members of the audience at a Florida Institute of Technology event to launch their alumna’s written account of “breaking the brass ceiling.”

“People ask me how it happened and they assume I’ll tell how I scratched and fought my way to the top, leaving shattered male egos in my wake,” retired Army Commanding Gen. Ann Dunwoody told the Sept. 2 sold-out dinner crowd filled with community leaders and the nation’s highest-ranking retired and current officers, including her husband of 25 years, retired USAF Col. Craig Brotchie of the Special Operations Command. The couple have two sons, Bryan and Scott.

“While of course there is resistance to females in military authority positions, my method was about making believers out of nonbelievers. Rather than get into gossip and innuendo, I always believed in taking the high road and focused on leadership. That’s what this book is about, leadership methods that work,” Dunwoody said. “People have to believe in what you are asking them to do.”

The crux of “A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America’s First Four-Star General,” is about “never walking by a mistake.”

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Retired Army four-star Gen. Ann Dunwoody signed copies of her book, “A Higher Standard,” at a Florida Tech event organized by fellow alumni Sept. 2. standards. In the Army, lives depend on it. You never walk by a mistake, because if you do, you just lowered the standard. Failing to enforce those standards can be a slippery slope.”

This goes for anyone, she said,

whether people spend their work day on Facebook or surfing the web and management lets it slide internally, or whether companies cover up their mistakes rather than publicly facing them head on externally. She used

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General Motors’ faulty ignition switch as a prime example for business leaders in the room, and then she hit closer to home for her military peers.

“What if the VA had highlighted its backlog of service requests instead of spending its energy and resources on covering it up?” she posed. Results would have been forthcoming from day one, she added.

She hopes that her story will inspire others to take up U.S. military service as a career that she found thrilling for 38 years, from her recruitment in 1974 to her advancement to commanding general in 2008 after nomination by President George W. Bush. Today, less than 30 percent of Americans qualify for entry, due to poor fitness levels and other reasons. The sports and outdoorsloving self-described tomboy considers herself a coach in fitness and life.

“I knew that if I could get 69,000 people to believe they are vital to the mission, show them how they fit into the grand scheme of things, there just isn’t anything we can’t accomplish together,” Dunwoody said of her final mission commanding the Army’s $60 billion global supply chain in support of Iraq and Afghanistan action.

Her final words of advice were for everyone, she said.

“Dream big, try to make a difference and don’t let naysayers dissuade you from your goals.”

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Senior Life sponsors author’s workshop on aging happily

BY MARY BROTHERTON Retired Col. Stephen F. Rutz, Sr. published a book after attending a faith-based goal-setting workshop in 2011. “Meeting the Needs of the Elder Population” is a metaphorical family trip, with an atlas, or planning manual, to guide others through aging.

His research concluded that one size does not fit all as he suggests his readers, “all have visited subjects in this atlas manual, but not in the full context of potential evolution.”

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Retired Col. Stephen Rutz, Sr. recently published his book “Meeting the Needs of the Elder Population” as a planning manual for aging.

He proposes his manual for all ages and cultures prior to achieving the “status of being old,” if they are not on Medicaid. The author proposes being old is “when that time in the life-journey arrives that there is no interest in what the future holds,” and if Medicaid, “is your given situation, this atlas is of no value to you.”

Throughout the book, Rutz uses trip metaphors and suggests readers regard his book a reference to review as life circumstances evolve.

Rutz considers non-tangibles such as faith, psychology and personal preferences will affect how to apply his principles to specific journeys and states, “This is a planning assistance document. There is no free lunch. … This book is a response to that challenge by God.” Rutz said he wants readers to understand the need for planning for retirement, based on Scripture.

“The key point I wish to make in this regard deals with Pharaoh’s dreams,” he said. “The feedback I am getting is a majority of Brevard County’s senior citizens are in their bad seven years, crisis mode with no indication of prior planning.”

Senior Life will sponsor a free workshop and book-signing for Rutz at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at Faith Viera Lutheran at 5550 Faith Dr., Rockledge. The book costs $20. To RSVP, call 321-636-5504. SL

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IRCC COO and general manager John K. Robinson has a lot to smile about this Veterans Day season.

BY LINDA WIGGINS When the Indian River Colony Club appears at the Boomer Bash & Senior Expo Nov. 6 for the Veterans Salute, they will have already saluted veterans among the Greatest Generation.

The Viera golf course community designed for U.S. military officers, but now open to nonmilitary families, donated funds to send three World War II veterans on their Honor Flight.

The nonprofit sends WWII and now Korean War veterans to visit their battle memorials in Washington, D.C. IRCC awarded the $1,200 at the Aug. 14 “Keep the Spirit of ‘45 Alive” event to celebrate the victorious end of World War II. Like the Boomer Bash, it was a Senior Life event.

“It was such a pleasure knowing that the resources committed by IRCC are honoring World War II veterans in such a unique, effective way,” IRCC COO and general manager John K. Robinson said.

“Honor Flight makes sure our veterans feel the love and appreciation from our citizens and it is an experience they never forget and are always so happy to talk about.”

Robinson now has even more to feel good about.

New homes will be built on remaining vacant lots beginning in 2016. The upscale custom residences will be built by Executive Homes.

IRCC is built around a Gordon Lewis-designed golf course and has two restaurants and meeting and banquet areas. It features a manned security gate off Murrell Road, a residents-only exit/ entrance on Viera Boulevard and an administration building with additional small meeting rooms.

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Bluegrass picking the order of the day at Stroll

BY GEORGE WHITE AND LINDA WIGGINS The fourth Viera Voice Scarecrow Stroll gets underway Oct. 1 through 15, culminating with the Harvest Festival from 10 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at The Avenue Viera featuring the popular Penny Creek Band.

A constant in the Brevard County bluegrass scene since it officially formed in 2005, the group plays a full slate of standards, occasionally branching out slightly into country and swing. In addition to picking fast and improvising at full speed, Penny Creek is also known for tight harmonies on their vocals.

“The Penny Creek Band has been a hit at the festival, so we are thrilled to have them back,” said Jill Gaines, CEO of Bluewater Creative Group, publisher of Viera Voice and Senior Life newspapers and Viera MD and Boomer Guide magazines as well as creator of popular expos and events.

Accomplished banjo player Isaac Taylor of Vero Beach joined Penny Creek in 2008.

“I heard it played on the ‘Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘O Brother Where Art Thou.’ I wanted at age 13 to quit piano because I was bored with it.

My mom said I could quit, but I had to pick up another instrument. I just jokingly said I’ll just do banjo, so I got a banjo and I just fell in love with it,’’ he said.

Band leader Susan Pounds, who plays standup bass and mandolin, was surprised when she first heard the young picker.

“It’s very difficult to find a banjo player and when I heard Isaac I was totally impressed,” she said.

Guitar player Chris Paganoni of Merritt Island joined in 2013, also started playing at age 13 influenced by his father, who built bluegrass mandolins in Manassas, Va. “My father’s instruments are used by a lot of the famous bluegrass bands.

I grew up with those guys coming to the house. I didn’t know how lucky I was,’’ he said.

The band’s fiddle player from day one is Bo Frazer, who lives in the Eau Gallie area. Frazer took up music in Philadelphia back during the folk music surge in the ’60s and ’70s.

There are few more appropriate places to hear bluegrass than the Harvest Festival, Pounds said.

“Now it’s going to be in the Avenue which is really cool. They had bales of hay for people to sit on. It’s always a very attentive audience,’’ Pounds said.

Businesses are invited to build a scarecrow to generate foot traffic along a mapped route across the greater Viera/Suntree area, the public coming to view and vote on the unique creation for the People’s Choice top award trophy and bragging rights for the year.

The ’crows will be on silent auction to benefit charity that feeds hungry families.

“Creating a scarecrow is a fun, team-building exercise that gives employees an even greater sense of pride in their workplace,” Gaines said.

“The public loves having fun, free activities and events to enjoy, not to mention chances to win great prizes for their efforts. Also, it’s wonderful to know that the business you patronize cares about the community, and that your support of it is helping a charity,’’ she said.

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A pull-out map is published in October’s Viera Voice that is also a ballot, showing readers where to go to see the scarecrows and get a secret code as proof. The more scarecrows they enjoy, the more valuable the prizes there are up for grabs when they drop off their ballots at locations in east, west, north and south areas of greater Viera.

Schools will also create schoolcrows, to be posted at business booster locations along the route

for viewing and voting, with the People’s Choice award trophy going to the crowd favorite. The scarecrows and schoolcrows will be moved to the festival for judging for Artistic Creativity and a $500 prize sponsored

by Viera Voice, and placed up for silent auction to benefit either the charity or the school.

New this year is the kids’ Mini-Crow building contest open to children in age groups of 6 to 9 and 10 to 15, with a

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The Harvest Festival is where the public can stroll to see the best of all the scarecrows and schoolcrows in one place in addition to live music, a pumpkin patch and the Viera Voice signature Zucchini 500 car race, where children build their own racers from actual aerodynamic green squash with axles and wheels.

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Posey promotes partnerships to bring in bucks to Brevard group can win on its own. High priority for District 8 has been encouragement of entrepreneurs to pursue space and defense contracts, especially in the refocus of post-space shuttle programming to commercial space use.

Resources included an overview of programs offered by the Small Business Development Center, a program of Eastern Florida State College, which hosted the conference.

SBDC offers skills development and other helpful resources at no cost to the business owner.

Topics covered included how to write grants, how to prepare budgets and other parts of proposals, how to find funding opportunities, how to manage the funds once awarded and how to prove to the funders that the money made a difference.

To access instructional materials from the conference or to connect with other helpful resources, go to posey. house.gov or call 321-632-1776.

For SBDC resources, go to easternflorida.edu/go/sbdc or call 321-433-5570. SL

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Do you have a great idea for a “This event is important for any business or product that just might be small business that has questions about the best thing since sliced bread? The how to grow their organization and 2015 Space Coast SCORE BizFest position it for success and longevity,” is offering a top prize of $1,000 in event emcee Carol Wheatley said. its Shark Tank-like contest called The day’s events are from noon PitchFest, with a second prize of $500 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 at and third prize of $250. the Holiday Inn Melbourne-Viera The half-day event is designed to Conference Center at 8298 N.Wickham equip local small business owners Road in Viera. Admission is $15 and and emerging entrepreneurs with includes lunch and a free head-shot tools to succeed. Workshops cover photo by a professional photographer. small business marketing, funding for Keynote speaker will be Jerry Ross, nonprofit and for-profit businesses, founder of the National Entrepreneur business plan development, strategic Center in Orlando, formerly the Disney planning, business costs and Entrepreneur Center. accounting.

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Attendees may also elect to receive To register for the event or for more one-on-one mentoring from a seasoned information, call 321-254-2288 or counselor from SCORE, which email Friday, January 9, 2015 12:34:57 PM scorechapter400@bellsouth.net. provides volunteers who share business For business resources of all kinds, go skills. The national nonprofit also is to score.org. SL

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District 8 Congressman Bill Posey’s staffers Patricia Febro, Pam Gillespie, David Jackson and Rob Medina brought together experts to inspire constituents to bring more resources to Brevard.

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Hope is the best of things The Sandwich Generation Linda Wiggins

A new generation is on the horizon.

For the first time in many, many years it seems, family from far and near are being called together for a happy occasion: a wedding. My dear, sweet nephew and his darling bride are not only precious jewels who are hand-picked and so deserving one of the other, but they are certain to be amazing parents.

You have to herald the happy moments when you are in the middle of the Sandwich. The Sandwich Generation refers to boomers like me who are still raising children while at the same time concerned with providing the best options in care for our aging parents. Plenty of ups and downs that I wouldn’t trade for the world.

The last time I was in Michigan, it was for my mother’s memorial. I wonder if anyone can relate to what I am about to say. In the final stretches of coordinating care, siblings can get mad at each other. They often stop talking to one another at the time they

need each other the most. Maybe it is about control or lack of control. Maybe it is hidden guilt because an individual deeply feels he or she should have done more, should have visited more.

And don’t even get me started about the fights that can erupt amidst final disposition, and whether one’s wishes should be ethically observed even if it means an inconvenience to the living.

That was 2012, more than three years ago, and there still is residual pain and rift. Between that, an untimely death of a sibling and severe mental illness in another sibling, and you can see what I mean when I say We. Are. Due. For. A. Happy. Occasion. To. Get. Together.

Despite the fact that disposable income in the Sandwich tends to be as rare as the Butterfly Unicorn, I believe it is money well spent to fly home to heal. I’m getting giddy just thinking about it.

Hope is the tonic for making all hearts new. SL Linda Wiggins is a member of the Sandwich Generation, which refers to persons who must oversee or provide care for an aging parent, while at the same time caring for young children or continuously keeping adult children from returning to the nest. Sometimes all three.

Contact her with comments or questions at LindaWiggins123@aol.com.

Media induced fear Challenges of Living to Age 100 Ed Baranowski As you watch the televised evening news, you learn “a king cobra has escaped.” You look at the front page of the newspaper and see the headline, “Giant land crabs on loose in Brevard.”

Far more serious, you learn of the death of 75 Syrian immigrants in Austria who died in a truck cargo area.

Shootings of police officers in uniform and other acts of violence fill our screens, smart phones and newspapers.

When television began with three networks in the late 1940s, there were only a few news broadcasts each day.

Jump ahead 70 plus years and we have coverage 24/7. Every news channel is trying to outdo the other by being first.

Some work hard to create news and even manufacture stories to increase ratings. Fear is part of their strategy.

China devalues its currency and world stock markets tumble. We receive news stories, email messages, broker notices and other warnings reading: “Will you have enough money to last through your retirement years?”

Then NewsMax reads: “Warren Buffet Indicator Signals Massive Collapse.”

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(physical, mental and financial), scams, and all kinds of attempts to steal our stuff. Home invasions add fears to our life. You installed a security system. Do I need a gun?

You receive an email notice reading “Grandma, I am in Mexico and in jail.

Please send money to the account listed below. Your grandson, Johnnie.” Saved for the moment. Your grandson is visiting with you in the living room.

Medication warnings on television are often infomercials. You end up asking, “Why would I ever take that stuff?”

Next, you open a magazine and find pages of warnings, adverse effects and potential problems that create more fear. “If the condition lasts for more than 4 hours, contact your doctor” tops the fear messages.

After living a long life, you know there are alternatives and consequences. You know when to fight or take flight. Among your other options: you can stop the newspaper, turn off the television, become a hermit or join a convent or monastery.

The Bible is loaded with fear related passages and prayers. Give thanks for the joys in your life. The media can induce fear, but it is up to you to stay positive and be part of the solution. SL Ed Baranowski is president of TOPICS UNLIMITED, a Melbournebased education, seminar and consulting company. He can be contacted at topicsed@aol.com.

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University of Florida Auditorium and Century Tower are on the National Register of Historic Places.

exhibits throughout the year. The Florida Wildflower & Butterfly Rainforest Garden will be the highlight of your visit. You can stroll through this 6,400-square-foot screened, outdoor enclosure with subtropical and tropical plants and hundreds of living butterflies. View thousands of Lepidoptera species on the “Wall of Wings” and be introduced to butterfly and moth biology. There is also a neat hall of windowed rooms where you can see scientists working in the Butterfly Rearing Lab and the research labs. There is no admission fee for the museum. There is a fee to visit the butterfly exhibit.

Your third stop, and next door to the Natural History Museum, is the renowned Samuel Harn Museum of Art with more than 7,000 works focusing on African and Asian Art. This delightful museum is, in my estimation, one of the finest in the country. An original work

by Claude Monet is one of more than 6,000 original pieces on display.

With these three stops and a break for lunch, you have been introduced to the highlights of Gainesville in one day. This visit more than meets my requirements that your trip be educational, inexpensive and a memorable experience for the entire family. There are a host of interesting destinations in and around Gainesville, including outdoor adventures, museums and galleries, theater, recreation and sports, and much more.

Contact the visitors center at 1-866-778-5260 or email ingo@ visitgainesville.com and ask for the “Guide to Alachua County Attractions.”

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Touring the Town John Trieste One of my favorite sightseeing destinations in Central Florida is the cosmopolitan city of Gainesville. If you only have one day to devote to visiting Gainesville, let me introduce you to my favorite attractions for the entire family.

Note that Gainesville is the home of both one of the finest universities in the country, The University of Florida, and also the outstanding Shands Hospital at U.F. To give you an insight on why Gainesville is called the center of education, medicine, culture and athletics, drive through the historical University of Florida campus. U.F. has many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, such as University Auditorium. Above the auditorium you will find Century Tower, a 49-bell carillon that rings on the quarter hour. U.F. maps are available at the gated entrances.

Your second stop should be the Florida Museum of Natural History, located on Hull Road on the U.F. campus. This 55,000-square-foot museum, in my opinion, may be one of the finest in all of Florida. The permanent exhibits include: Hall of Fossils, South Florida People, Northwest Florida Waterways and Wildlife and Fossil Plant Garden. In addition, there are many temporary

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Don’t let ‘baby boomers’ back’ stop your active lifestyle

BY CIVIA KATZ

The doctor gives you the news: You need back surgery. But that might not be bad news after all. Whereas a condition such as spinal stenosis, known as “baby boomers’ back,” used to cut short an active lifestyle, today, it is very treatable.

“Boomers are more active than [generations] were in the past. Boomers want to stay active. This is one way to stay active,” said Dr. Steven J. Triantafyllou with OSS Health in York. “[Back surgery] is pretty simple. It’s one of the most successful operations that we do.”

This is good news for the nearly 78 million boomers born between 1946 and 1964 who are redefining aging.

Boomers, the first generation to begin exercising en masse, started a fitness revolution. They participated in sports and exercise from an early age and are continuing that active lifestyle in record numbers.

Baby boomers are walking, swimming and playing basketball, hockey and many other sports, and they expect to continue those interests. Their participation in physical and outdoor activities has dramatically increased in the past 20 years.

However, all those years of strain on our bodies do have an effect.

“As we age, our spines change.

These normal wear-and-tear effects of aging can lead to narrowing of the spinal canal. This narrowing is referred to as spinal stenosis,” said Dr. Michael Fernandez with Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania in Camp Hill. “Other changes that occur in the spine can also lead to progressive arthritis of the lumbar spine. This can lead to a condition called spondylolisthesis.”

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Years of an active lifestyle creates strain on the body as it ages, leading to various conditions affecting the spine.

Spondylolisthesis is a defect, injury or fracture in the vertebra, causing the vertebra to slip and displacing it forward or backward over the bone below, triggering pressure on the nerve root. This slipping generally occurs at the base of the spine.

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something referred to as sciatica, which is the symptomatic radiation of burning pain, numbness and tingling in the lower back, buttocks and lower extremities,” Fernandez said.

There are several options for treatment of spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis and sciatica that range from medication to surgery, with surgery being the choice of last resort.

Fernandez indicated that nonsurgical options include “physical therapy, lumbar traction, antiinflammatory medications (NSAIDs), steroid injections, acupuncture and chiropractic care.”

When you do all those non-surgical treatments and nothing has stopped the pain and the person is still limited, then it’s time to consider surgery, Triantafyllou said.

Surgical options include lumbar laminectomy for spinal stenosis and microdiscetomy or laminectomy for a herniated disc to remove fragments.

If surgery is required for spondylolisthesis, the lumbar laminectomy procedure involves fusion. Two bones are fused together so there is no more slippage. This particular surgery is more involved and the recovery time a little longer.

Lumbar laminectomy, also known as lumbar decompression surgery, is “like a Roto-Rooter job, making the opening bigger,” Triantafyllou said. Surgery will reduce pain and increase the ability to walk and stand.

“If you are resting, those nerves don’t need much to function. But as soon as you need to stand or walk, that’s when you need full nerve function,” Triantafyllou said. “The ability to stand for any length of time gets shorter. Walking diminishes over time.”

Spinal stenosis is progressive, and the surgery can give the person 15 to 20 years of better living. Without treatment, people can miss out on many things in life, eventually becoming couch potatoes, Triantafyllou said.

A normal lifestyle can resume after surgery. Triantafyllou said the hospital stay is typically 24 hours, and full recovery for most people can be expected by six weeks.

“Patients tell me, ‘You’ve given me my life back,’ ” Triantafyllou said.

Fernandez said spinal stenosis is a prevalent condition and is first detected in 50 percent of people by age 50, with most symptoms appearing after age 60.

Triantafyllou said osteoporosis cannot be ignored as a contributing factor to the weakening and fracturing of bones. He performs a very successful procedure called kyphoplasty to treat these fractures. The process involves putting two balloons in the vertebra to regain height. The base is filled with a cement-like substance similar to toothpaste.

“It’s like creating a pothole in the bone and filling it in with cement,” Triantafyllou said. “Pain relief is dramatic, and you only have two BandAids after the procedure.”

“Unfortunately, there is nothing available today that can slow or prevent the development of the aging spine. Certain occupations and various hobbies may have a higher likelihood of developing back and leg complaints,” Fernandez said.

Professions that are labor intensive or intense sports can make for problems later in life, but there are steps you can take for an overall healthier lifestyle and to slow the decline of an aging back: Quit smoking: Smoking constricts the blood vessels, so tissues don’t get as much blood as they need.

Watch your weight: Obesity causes joints to wear out sooner.

Eat a healthy diet and practice exercise and good posture.

Stay active: Bone loss begins after the mid-20s, and the less active you are, the more bone loss occurs.

“It’s a whole different world than 10 years ago. [Boomers] want to stay active,” Triantafyllou said. “It’s a different lifestyle from my parents or grandparents.”

“In general, maintaining a healthy lifestyle that includes routine exercise, a well-balanced diet and the avoidance of smoking can help diminish these risks,” Fernandez said. “It is best to see your physician or primary-care provider once you develop persistent and progressive back or leg pain, numbness and tingling.” SL

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—Willing to Learn Dear Willing, Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP) is just around the corner. It begins on October 15 and ends on December 7. This is the one time each year when Medicare beneficiaries can change Medicare Advantage Plans or stand-alone Part D Prescription Drug Plans, switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan and vice-versa, or add a Prescription Drug Plan to their coverage. Any changes made during this period are effective on January 1, 2016.

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One-day relapse prevention seminars turn negative to positive

BY LINDA WIGGINS Positive Living and Wellness Center presents a monthly one-day seminar focusing on substance-abuse education and relapse prevention, with a wellness approach that highlights mind, body and soul.

The outpatient clinic at 2194 Highway A1A, Suite 203, offers an interactive, daylong session that first teaches participants struggling with addiction that relapse starts long before it actually occurs and explains how and why relapse happens, said center director Deborah Kalinyak, a licensed mental health counselor with more than 20 years of experience. The seminar uses exercises from “Relapse Prevention Counseling Workbook” by Terence T. Gorski.

“Relapse is a chance to learn more about recovery, so beef up your program with new ideas and concepts,” Kalinyak said.

Next, participants discuss nutrition as a factor in triggers, relapse and recovery. After a healthy lunch, participants focus on reactions to highrisk situations and managing thoughts, feelings and urges that accompany recovery.

After participants develop a personal recovery plan, each session ends with the Mind Body Connection in Sobriety, focusing on the stress response versus the relaxation response. Participants learn about an array of stress-fighting tools, then take part in experimental meditation.

The next seminar dates are Oct. 17, Nov. 20 and Dec. 12. Registration starts at 7:45 a.m., and class sizes are capped for optimum participation. Seminar locations vary within Brevard County.

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Positive Living and Wellness Center director Deborah Kalinyak is a licensed mental health counselor offering a one-day relapse prevention workshop.

Positive Living and Wellness Center is an outpatient clinic that focuses on hope, healing, rediscovery and recovery, using comprehensive tools that bridge the gap between mental health and addiction. Services include treatment for depression, panic attacks and anxiety disorders; marriage and couples counseling and Christian counseling. The center takes insurance for individual and couples counseling, but accepts cash or credit card payment for its relapse prevention seminar.

“It’s never too late to live free from addiction,” Kalinyak said.

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Pay particular attention to changes in premiums, benefit coverage and copayments for medical services and medications. Check to see whether your medications will be covered next year. If they will be covered, are they on the same copayment tier that they are now? If you use a preferred network pharmacy, see whether that pharmacy will continue to have preferred network status. You will normally save money by using a preferred network pharmacy.

If you are in a Medicare Advantage Plan, ask your doctor’s office if they will continue to accept the plan next year. Do not just assume that they will.

Even if you are satisfied with your current Medicare coverage, take action and look at other Medicare options that may better fit your needs next year. For example, even if you are satisfied with your current Medicare Advantage or Part D plan, you should check to see if there is another plan that will offer you better health and/or drug coverage at a more affordable price. Research shows that people with Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) could lower their costs by shopping among plans each year. Another Part D plan may cover the drugs you take with fewer restrictions and charge you less.

Choosing the best Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan that meets your needs can be a timeconsuming and complex process.

SHINE counselors are well-trained to assist you in shopping among the available plans, saving you time and possibly considerable medical expense.

A SHINE counselor will not tell you what to do but will guide you to make an educated choice that best fits your unique needs.

To contact a SHINE counselor for assistance, call the Elder Helpline tollfree at 1-800-963-5337 or 321-7528080 locally. SHINE has 12 locations throughout Brevard County. SHINE counselors can assist you by telephone or in person at one of the sites. To find a SHINE counseling site near you, go to floridashine.org or call the telephone numbers listed above. SL If you have a question you would like the “Ask Lance” column to answer, send an email to jill@myseniorlife.com or call 321-242-1235.

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CAREGIVING COUNTS

BY MARY BROTHERTON

Don’t let caregiving scare you

If your loved one needs constant care but not necessarily professional nursing care, don’t let the idea of becoming a caregiver frighten you, but definitely take the time to seriously assess your ability to provide the care and attention necessary to give everyone involved a higher quality of life.

Before you commit, ask yourself if you need to move or if your loved one will move in with you. Can you afford to miss work for appointments and daily needs? Who will be on your support and respite teams? Will you be sharing caregiving responsibilities with another family member? Will your personal beliefs about medical care and nutrition interfere with the established protocols?

Who might object to your choice to “take over” and provide care? Do you expect to receive anything as a result of caregiving? How often do you anticipate needing a day off? Do you expect any prolonged absences? Do you have a close relationship with your loved one?

Once you’ve answered these questions, you’ll know if you’re ready to be a caregiver.

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Create a special time and place for your fears and worries. Be sure it’s early enough in the day that it won’t interfere with bedtime. When it’s “worry time,” take your worries to your special place where anything goes. The rest of the day needs to be worry-free.

Assess your ability to provide the care and attention your loved ones need to give everyone involved a higher quality of life.

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Caregivers have fears, too. Most fear that something will happen to them, which would prevent their loved ones from receiving the care they need. Fear can be paralyzing. Caregivers face many unknowns and that can create fear. Arm yourself with knowledge and resources. Create a backup plan in case you become incapacitated, even for a short time.

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Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Don’t be afraid to admit when you need a break. Don’t be afraid to take a break or even to break down and cry. It can be good for you.

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You’ll never know until you try and you can only do your best. However, it might help if you and your sister sit down with your mother and any other local siblings to take inventory of everyone’s needs and expectations.

Determine if this move will impact you or your mother financially, as well as whether or not you are indeed the best person to assume the role of caregiving.

Discuss respite and support options and your emotional needs before you commit to changing everyone’s lifestyle. You don’t want to wait too long, nor do you want to rush this life-changing step. Don’t assume that because she sounds lonely she wants or needs a caregiver. She may be looking for extra attention.

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North Brevard Festival highlights creativity and technology

BY FLORA REIGADA Bits, bytes and a focus on art that is interactive will highlight the third Art and Algorithms Digital Arts Festival to take place in downtown Titusville, Oct. 5 to 11.

The free event is presented by Greater Titusville Renaissance, Inc. in association with the City of Titusville, the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Brevard Cultural Alliance, as well as community and education partners.

In a digital downtown village on Florida’s Space Coast, there will be gigabytes of things to see and do. This includes interactive galleries, short films, special family fun programs, awardwinning digital arts, artist demonstrations and workshops (iPad lab) complete with lots of hands-on fun.

The convenience of exhibits located within walking distance of each other is sure to enhance the experience. Within this pedestrian-friendly loop, the Titusville Playhouse’s 2nd Stage presents an ideal setting for international short film showings and special events.

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Pablo Remonsellez, community programs coordinator for the Brevard Cultural Alliance, to volunteer at the movie screening activity at the theater spoke of students as an important focus of the festival. and saw a lot of happy people who got to see those short “The goal is to empower students and all people through movies. I also saw a lot of young people and families of all education and to inspire the acquisition of 21st century skills ages. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly. I in preparing students for careers,” he said. recommend everybody come and spend at least a day at Art A satisfied attendee of last year’s festival said it all. “The and Algorithms this year.” art and algorithm experience was wonderful for me,” said For more information, go to artandalgorithms.com/ Johnnie Ben Kump of Titusville. “I had the opportunity signature-events. SL

Green thumbs brighten Titusville

BY FLORA REIGADA Titusville is a more beautiful and environmentally friendly place because of the Titusville Men’s Garden Club.

These “Johnny Appleseeds” of North Brevard will hold their annual Fall Tree

and Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.

Plants to be offered at reasonable prices include agapanthus, amaryllis, crotons, canna, hibiscus, boxwood, crepe myrtle trees, red cedar and many more.

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The group has been busy preparing plants for the sale and all have been weeded, trimmed and treated to the sun and shade they need. Children are welcome at the sale and will receive a free plant. Master gardeners will be available to answer questions.

Master gardener Joanie Opperman spoke of plants that grow well in Florida, such as hibiscus, lantana, the blue plumbago and canna.

In addition to participating in Titusville’s “Tree City” initiative to plant 2,000 trees, the group donates trees and plants to local schools, to give children a gardening experience.

They also offer $500 scholarships to college bound students from Titusville and Astronaut High Schools.

Their goal is to plant 2,000 trees a year to reduce 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

Open to the community, the club meets 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Garden Center, 5275 Sisson Rd. However, the tree and plant sale will take place at their Tree Farm, 1230 Thoreau St. adjacent to Stuart Park.

For more information, call 321-2644266 or go to nbbd.com/npr/tmgc. SL

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Melt & Pour Soap Art Class Call 321-264-5080 to register. $10 for class and materials to make two or more soaps.

Thursday, Oct. 15 • 6 - 8 p.m.

“Cook the Book” Book Club The “Cook the Book” for October will be a Tour of Italy featuring a selection of recipes from Italian cooking cookbooks. See the reference librarian for details and to sign up for a recipe to make and share.

Thursday, Oct. 22 • 6 - 8 p.m.

Pressed Flower Bookmark/ Notecard Craft Materials and instruction provided. $2 per craft. Call 321-264-5080 to register.

Port St. John Public Library

6500 Carole Ave., Port St. John 321-633-1867

Every Tuesday • Noon - 3 p.m.

SHINE - Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders Counselors assist with Medicare and Medicaid questions. 321-222-7981 Every Tuesday • 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Senior Games Every Friday • 2 - 4 p.m.

Yarn Club Knit, crochet, needle arts.

Titusville Public Library

2121 S. Hopkins Ave., Titusville 321-264-5026 Thursday, Oct. 1 • 2 p.m.

Book Club The Thursday Afternoon Book Club will discuss “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes. Light refreshments will be served.

Monday, Oct. 12 • 6 p.m.

All Things Cooking Club Fall Fest. Feel free to bring a dish to share. Sign up at the reference desk.

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National Golf Day

Breast Friends Ride for the Girls

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Indian Motorcycle of Melbourne 820 S. Harbor City Blvd.

Melbourne, 321-474-6900

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Mad Hatter Day

GFWC Melbourne Woman’s Melbourne National Club Monthly Meeting Night Out

4 - 7 p.m.

Community building campaign.

Melbourne Auditorium E. Hibiscus Blvd.

Brevard Users Group (BUG) 625 321-723-9673 Titusville Food & Craft Fest 7 - 8 p.m., first Mondays VITAS Memory Bear Homemade gourmet foods Windows basics.

One Senior Place and craft vendors.

Workshop 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Searstown Mall 6 - 8 a.m.

Viera, 321-751-6771 One Senior Place Sunday Brunch 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sundays Viera Tradewinds Restaurant 321-751-6771 Duran Golf Club 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera 321-504-7776, ext. 2

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Sunday Brunch

11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sundays All you can eat.

Pizza Gallery & Grill 2250 Town Center Ave. 321-633-0397

Space Coast Jazz Society Jazz Jam Picnic 2 - 4:30 p.m.

Rotary Park Suntree Suntree Blvd. & U.S. 1 321-453-4191

1 p.m.

West Melbourne Library 2755 Wingate Blvd.

321-794-8901

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Investment Business Daily Super Senior Luncheons 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Stock market club.

Suntree/Viera Library 321-255-4404

Books are Always Better Than Movies Book Club

6:30 - 7:45 p.m., 2nd Mon. Discussing “Child 44” Suntree/Viera Library 321-255-4404

Space Coast Veg Fest

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church Merritt Island Gym 140 Magnolia Ave. Merritt Island RSVP 321-453-2144

Bingo

1 - 3 p.m.

One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Viera 321-751-6771

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cocoa Riverfront Park 321-345-VEGI

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No Beard Day

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Vintage Volkswagen Show Brevard Alzheimer’s 8 a.m.

Foundation Caregiver Art, raffles, entertainment, Support Group

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Courtenay Springs Village Open House 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Sponsored by BonWorth, refreshments provided.

1200 S. Courtenay Pkwy.

Merritt Island RSVP 321-452-1233

bounce house and more.

DRS Community Center 1089 S. Patrick Dr. Satellite Beach 321-508-4332

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Men Only Joe’s Club Melbourne 4676 N. Wickham Rd. 321-253-4430

Jeriatric Jazz Group Concert

“Staying Fit” Exercise Class Brevard Antiques & 11 a.m., Mondays & Fridays Collectibles Club

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Melbourne Municipal Band Swingtime Concert 7:30 p.m.

Favorites of the ’40s, ’50s & ’60s Melbourne Auditorium 625 Hibiscus Blvd.

Melbourne 321-724-0555

Overeaters Anonymous

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays and Sundays Circles of Care 1770 Cedar St. Rockledge, north entrance oaspacecoast.org

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Melbourne Auditorium 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.

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Life Transitions: Living with loss and grief

10 - 11:30 a.m., 2nd & 4th Wed. in Oct., Nov., Dec. VITAS Bereavement Support Group Franklin DeGroodt Library 6457 Minton Rd. S.W. Palm Bay, 321-952-6317

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Movie in the Park

7:15 p.m.

“Back to the Future II” Wickham Park 3845 N. Wickham Rd. 321-255-4307

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Sunflower House Merritt Square Mall (next to JC Penney) 321-452-4341

1:30 p.m.

Melbourne Beach Library 324 Ocean Ave. 321-777-1374

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Elks Lodge #1532 315 Florida Ave., Cocoa 866-455-2322

9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mondays 6 - 7:30 p.m., last Tuesdays N. Brevard Senior Center Suntree/Viera Library 909 Lane Ave., Titusville 321-255-4404 321-268-2333

Accordian Club Meeting

On the Magic Carpet with Barbara Eden

6:45 p.m.

Scott Center Auditorium 5625 Holy Trinity Dr. Tickets available at events.com

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History Book Club

Florida Friendly Landscaping Workshop

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Agriculture Center Lecture Room, 3695 Lake Dr., Cocoa 321-631-0501

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First Friday Art Walk

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Sponsored by The Legacy Club 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Viera 321-633-1000 ext. 644 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd. Viera 321-751-6771

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Moonshiners Ball

6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Live entertainment, food truck and art.

Eau Gallie Arts District Highland Ave. Melbourne 321-574-2737

5 - 11 p.m.

S. Brevard Sharing Center Fundraiser.

Space Coast HarleyDavidson 1440 Sportsman Lane Palm Bay 321-727-8581

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Dinner & entertainment Wickham Park Senior Center 2785 Leisure Way 321-255-4496

Neighbors of Suntree Book Club

Purses with a Purpose

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Discussion “All the Light We Cannot See”

by Anthony Doerr Suntree/Viera Library 321-255-4404

10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Benefit for Serene Harbor domestic violence shelter.

Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront 2606 N. A1A, Melbourne Beach, 321-726-0402

Popcorn & Movie

Ready, Set, Medicare!

2 - 4 p.m.

“Still Alice” Central Brevard Library 308 Forrest Ave. Cocoa 321-633-1792

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5:30 p.m., $20 Space Coast Symphony The River House 219 N. Indian River Dr., Cocoa, 855-252-7276

Clayton’s Seafood Festival

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Live band, pumpkin patch, mud trucks, Corvette car show, kids area, food.

Clayton’s Crab Co. 5775 S. Hwy. U.S. 1 Rockledge 321-639-0161

Melbourne Friday Fest 6 - 10 p.m.

Downtown Melbourne 321-724-1741

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A Tour of Italy Mims-Scottsmoor Library 3615 Lionel Rd., Mims 321-264-5080

5:30 - 8:30 p.m., 3rd Fri. Orlando Food Truck Bazaar Eau Gallie Arts District Highland Ave., south end 321-574-2737

Oktoberfest Beer Pairing It’s a Mystery Book Group 6 - 9 p.m.

12:30 - 3 p.m.

Theme: Long Ago Mysteries Before the Great War Central Brevard Library 321-633-1792

Duran Golf Club 7032 Stadium Pkwy.

Viera 321-504-7776, ext. 2

9 a.m. - 6 p.m. benefits Space Coast Cancer Foundation Port Canaveral 321-323-4460

Oktoberfest: A Patron Party

12 - 3 p.m.

One Senior Place 8085 Spyglass Hill Rd., Viera, 321-751-6771

EGAD Eats

Pink Ribbon Walk

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10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

37 scarecrows up for auction. Music, Zucchini 500, face painting, vendors.

The Avenue Viera

Great Tastes at Suntree Charity Fundraiser

5:30 - 8:30 p.m., $30 Local restaurants tastings.

Suntree Country Club Call 321-890-4301 for tickets.

Cocoa Village Halloween Pub Crawl

7 p.m. - midnight Pub Americana 401 Delannoy Ave., Cocoa 321-543-1346

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National Nut Day

Is it treasure or ... ?

3 p.m.

Bring your vintage or antique item to get appraised, hosted by antiquarian Rich DeRosa.

Palm Bay Library 1520 Port Malabar Blvd. NE 321-952-4519

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5 - 8:30 p.m.

Sample tastings from restaurants, live entertainment, cash bar Cocoa Beach Country Club 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd.

321-459-2200

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Swing for Charity Golf Tournament

11 a.m. registration Sponsored by GFWC Viera Woman’s Club Duran Golf Club, 7032 Stadium Pkwy., Viera gfwcvierawomansclub.com

Glamping under the Pastor Appreciation Buffet Moonlight Benefit Gala 8 p.m. and Choir Performance

Halloween Epilepsy Walk

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Courtenay Springs Village 1200 S. Courtenay Pkwy.

Merritt Island 321-452-1233

La Cita Country Club 777 Country Club Dr. Titusville 321-269-4066

9 a.m.

Wickham Park Amphitheater 2500 Parkway Dr., Melbourne 407-422-1416

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Club Grapevine” Murder Pizza Gallery 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Mystery Dinner Show Suntree/Viera Library 321-255-4404

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Techies Day

Book Club at One Senior Place

Movies & Musicals Concert “Cook the Book” Melbourne Community Book Club 6 p.m.

Orchestra

6 p.m.

South Brevard Support Group Meeting.

Memaw’s Restaurant 4916 Babcock Blvd.

Palm Bay 321-631-7776 Call for information about other meeting dates.

2 - 3 p.m., Free Central Brevard Library 308 Forrest Ave., Cocoa 321-635-7845

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Family Fun Night

6:30 p.m.

A Halloween alternative The Avenues Viera for the whole family.

5:30 p.m. dinner 321-720-5473 East Coast Christian Center 7:00 p.m. show International Dinner Series North Brevard Senior Center 680 N. Courtenay Pkwy.

Merritt Island 909 Lane Ave. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., $16 321-452-1060 Titusville Florida Institute of 321-268-2333 Technology 321-674-8040

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Musical murder mystery brings back the wild 1960s

BY FLORA REIGADA Are you feeling groovy and nostalgic for a trip back in time to the 1960s? Then break out those bell bottoms, psychedelic tie-dye shirts, put some flowers in your hair and come to the 1960s musical murder mystery dinner theater.

“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” was created by Mary Purdy and will take place 5:30 p.m. Friday Oct. 30 at the North Brevard Senior Center. A dinner buffet catered by “Famous Chef, Val” is included. Purdy will serve as master of ceremonies.

To help set the mood for a 1960s graduating classes’ 50th reunion theme, audience members are encouraged to dress in styles of the era, with a prize awarded for the best outfit.

“Come prepared to be entertained by a cast of 25, complete with ‘cheerleaders’ and lots of singing and dancing,” Purdy said. “And you just never know what 60s stars you might run into or what 60s song might be played.”

Whether you have had “A Hard Days Night,” are doing some “California Dreaming” or feeling those “Good Vibrations,” get ready for surprises.

Rumor has it these surprises may include an appearance by Elvis, the Mamas and the Papas or any number of 1960 icons.

Adding to the excitement is an improv murder mystery game, during which one of the characters will be murdered.

“As the musical’s creator, only I know the identities of the victim and perpetrator,” Purdy said. “Even cast members don’t know. They are assigned characters and situations and make up as they go along. Audience members are invited to play detective and solve the mystery. The winner will receive a prize.”

All this plus a 50/50 drawing.

Tickets are available at the North Brevard Senior Center, 909 Lane Ave. in Titusville.

For the dinner and performance, tickets are $20 and may be purchased until the week before the show. After that, tickets for the performance alone are $10.

For more information, call 321-268-2333, email nbsc@cfl. rr.com or go to nbbd.com/npr/nbsc. SL

Generosity expands — even after 40 days

BY FLORA REIGADA Throughout North Brevard, churches, businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies have united for 40 days with one purpose — to practice generosity. The effort is coordinated by The Church is One in North Brevard, an association of pastors from various denominations that meets to pray and reach out to the community.

The 40 days kicked off Sept. 21 and continues through Oct. 31.

Its purpose is explained on the Loving North Brevard website. “To bless our community by learning, serving, giving and celebrating generosity, so that we are forever changed into people who live a lifestyle of giving and serving others.”

The Rev. Richard Lord, pastor of Park Avenue Baptist Church in Titusville, is part of the effort. He said generosity can be intentional or inspired. For the inspired, he cited a woman in the congregation.

“She felt inspired to pay for the next person on the drive-through line at Dunkin’ Donuts.

When she returned a week later, she learned her action had initiated a ripple effect. Five or six people behind her had followed her example.”

Lord explained this as “rethinking daily life and not adding a bunch of stuff to our schedules.

It’s how to be generous to others in little things.”

An example of intentional generosity was recently provided by a “back to school bash” event, during which school supplies were gathered by local churches, then distributed to children in need.

Area churches and service organizations are also investing resources in two local projects: the Titusville Salvation Army Emergency Family Shelter and the building of a splash pad for children.

At the end of the 40-day campaign, a community-wide celebration will take place 2 to

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During a “back to school bash” at the Gibson Youth Center in Titusville, school supplies gathered by North Brevard churches were distributed to children in need.

8 p.m. Nov. 1, at Sand Point Park in Titusville.

Following music, games, fun and food, main stage videos and live testimonies will celebrate a community changed for the better, through lifestyles of generosity.

Even when the 40 Days of Generosity has concluded, as one pastor said, “Think bigger than 40 days. This can spark a new way of living.”

Go to lovingnorthbrevard.org for more information. SL

Spooky stories told by master tellers

BY MARY BROTHERTON Storytellers are performance artists who interact with audiences in intimate settings.

Lady Gail Ryan, founder of Brevard Theatrical Ensemble (BTE) said, “They get in your face and draw you into the story to make it your story. Our authentic costumes provide visual and mental stimulation.”

On Oct. 24, master storytellers will chill audiences at two special performances of stories by Washington Irving and Edgar Allen Poe. “Poe is scary to begin with,” Ryan said, “as is Ichabod Crane, but when you put these stories into motion with tellers like the talented Anthony Whitsett, there are frightening lessons in each one.”

Whitsett, who immerses himself within the characters of his stories, will not be alone in his presentation. Youth in Harmony is a group of young singers who will appear as ghouls along with the live orchestral accompaniment, which includes harpist Carol Decker.

They will provide a spooky ambiance to the tales Whitsett weaves.

For the past 18 years, BTE has held its October performances at Turkey Creek Sanctuary but this year the stories will be told in a new venue.

“Our wonderful ranger is unable to be there, due to health issues, so we thought we would have to cancel this year’s spooky stories,” Ryan said.

“But we’ve been talking with members of the Community Woman’s Club in Cocoa about using their building.”

The club, which has been in

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Brevard Theatrical Ensemble’s Anthony Whitsett and Youth in Harmony will entertain, teach and frighten audiences. existence since 1922, has recently renovated their building, purchased from the Central Church of Christ in 1966. The Brevard Heritage Council placed the building, originally built in 1950, in the Brevard Register of Historic Buildings.

“This will be a chance for the club to showcase this wonderful building.

They worked so hard and the ladies are elegant. It’s the perfect place for this kind of storytelling,” Ryan said.

The Haunting of #5 Rosa Jones Drive will be held at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Community Woman’s Club, located at 5 Rosa L. Jones Dr., Cocoa. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5.

To reserve your seat or for more information, call 321-639-4193. SL

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Crossword Puzzle THEME: TV CHARACTERS

ACROSS 1. HR concern 6. *Like TV’s Oscar and Felix 9. Roofed colonnade 13. *Where Hawkeye Pierce was stationed 14. Luau dish 15. Use elbow grease 16. Are not 17. Tiny toiler 18. Haul up 19. *Hair trend-setting friend 21. *Lady Mary or Lady Violet 23. Immeasurable period 24. Herring-like food fishes 25. Commonwealth of Independent States 28. Gaspar, Balthasar and Melchior 30. Opposite of lead 35. Burden 37. *Most of the characters in Oz 39. Sound of a fast move 40. Harbor ill feelings 41. Greyish brown 43. South American monkey 44. Army doc 46. Good earth 47. State of irritation 48. ____ Trail 50. Functions 52. Fraternity 53. Stir fry pans 55. Indefinite degree 57. *Gandolfini’s character 61. Ancient theaters 64. Not our 65. Found at the end of a series 67. More wry 69. What sitcom did 70. ____ Zeppelin 71. Opener 72. Recipe direction 73. Sometimes they just pop up 74. City in North Rhine-Westphalia

DOWN 1. Calypso cousin 2. Unit of pressure 3. a≤ of a square 4. Made of pickets 5. 6 feet, to a captain 6. “Because of Winn-Dixie” protagonist 7. *Mad Man 8. Dine and ____ 9. Flat-bottomed boat 10. Work hard 11. English river, of Virginia Woolf fame 12. Bohemian 15. What Peter Pan lost 20. Perform in a play 22. Luftwaffe’s WWII enemy 24. Like a curvy line 25. *Given name of Seinfeld’s neighbor 26. Lay to rest 27. Blue fabric in Elvis song 29. Guarded by Hope Solo 31. Land parcels 32. Under fig leaves?

33. Plural of ostium 34. *a.k.a. Heisenberg 36. ____ of whiskey 38. R&R destinations 42. Make corrections 45. English playwright NoÎl 49. 4 ____ Blondes, rock band 51. *The youngest Griffin 54. Aussie bear 56. French brass, pl.

57. Bayonet wound 58. Home to Columbus 59. Prefix with scope or meter 60. Cambodian money 61. Horse’s chances 62. Things to pick 63. Dehydrated 66. *Eddard Stark, for short 68. *He played Opie Taylor

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Lucky’s Tales of Tails

BY RACHEL WICK Lucky is an adorable special needs dog looking for a great forever home.

This 11-month-old pup is both blind and deaf, but he doesn’t let that prevent him from loving life. Lucky and his blind and deaf brother were rescued when they were just 10 weeks old from the clutches of a cruel man who intended to euthanize the pups because of their special needs. That man couldn’t see the boys for the exceptional dogs that they are.

Since then, Lucky’s brother has been adopted, and our boy is still waiting for his turn.

Lucky is sweet and very smart.

He knows basic commands, is treat motivated for training, and learns the lay of the land quickly.

This boy loves people, does well with children, has lived with cats and gets along with other dogs. He loves to play and snuggle the same as any other puppy.

Since Lucky is still a puppy, he does need a good amount of exercise.

He does very well supervised in the backyard, and loves to wrestle and play with other dogs that match his temperament.

Lucky is currently in a foster home, but he needs to continue on

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Lucky, a puppy with special needs, is looking for a loving, patient family to give him a home.

his path and be adopted into a forever home. His potential adopter should be someone who will be patient with his special needs, but also not be afraid to treat him like the loving puppy that he is. This boy is used to a certain routine in his days, and it will be important to maintain his schedule in order for him to be successful in his new home.

Lucky is up to date with all his shots and loves to be loved. Consider giving this sweetie a chance. It is truly inspiring to see this handsome boy in action.

For more information, or to meet Lucky, call Marcia Riley at 321-5918534. SL

Watch out for mirror windows Funny thing is ...

Sammy Haddad Have you ever thought about who is watching you when you are watching you? You know, like when you’re in the gym where they have all those mirrors for you to watch your growing muscular physique? Do you think nobody is watching? Well, before you check yourself out, check this out.

Recently, while preparing to DJ a wedding at a large resort, I was meeting with the activities director who took me on a tour of the place. She showed me the gym which was nicely adorned with floor-to-ceiling mirrors.

Then she took me to the offices on the other side of the glass. While sitting there, I noticed a guy in the gym staring at us, then showing us his dental work, then his left profile, right profile and then, after looking to make sure he was the only one in the gym, started flexing to show us his muscles. I don’t think he knew it was a one-way mirror so when

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he turned around to admire his south side when walking north, I jumped out of the chair and ran in to tell him that he wasn’t the only one seeing his caboose.

I wonder where else this stuff happens? Mirrored windows on an office building are obvious, but people still check their teeth and hair in those windows.

It’s not usually a problem unless the windows belong to a restaurant.

My other experience was on the first floor of a hotel with mirrored windows overlooking the pool area. As I sat in a lounge chair in my room, I noticed people stopping to stare at me. My first reaction was to see if my zipper was up. Then I realized they were looking at themselves, which led to an afternoon of some of the best unscripted comedy I’ve ever seen. I never knew people like to see what they look like when they’re arguing, or yelling at their kids, or just on their way to the pool.

I highly recommend not checking those tan lines unless you’re in your own bathroom. I also recommend you put your finger up against the next mirror you use. If your reflection touches, somebody may be on the other side. If there’s a space in between, feel free to remove the chives from your teeth. SL

Members of the boomer generation grew up along with Hugh Hefner’s Playboy empire, starting with the launch of his iconic magazine in 1953. Six years later, the first Playboy Jazz Festival in Chicago made an enormous impact on cultural norms.

Soon after, Playboy Clubs started opening throughout the country, then worldwide.

Farmer’s book takes readers center stage and backstage with the musicians and into the mind of Playboy’s creator who heard music and didn’t see color.

According to the author, music should be one of the top two images the word Playboy conjures, because in the clubs and in the magazine, jazz in particular, and music in general are as important as everything else.

“Playboy Swings” is one part memoir, one part documentary and all parts entertaining with insights from musicians and comics, all singing praises to Playboy.

Dick Gregory said, “There have always been great black comics, but white folks weren’t exposed to them until Hugh Hefner put us on stage.”

Many people in the entertainment industry credit Hefner and the stringency of Playboy Clubs with catapulting their careers. Hefner’s hiring policy was colorblind and gender-blind. He hired only the best.

The clubs were run with strict rules to protect all parties involved. Bunnies,

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Many entertainers echo Jerry Van Dyke who called Playboy one of the best things that happened to showbiz.

During the growth of television’s popularity, variety show scouts visited the clubs and often signed acts on the spot. Comics said they honed their craft in “Playboy’s college for comics” and musicians appreciated the steady work of playing in the club circuit.

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Matt Steele, owner of “to educate and create awareness of CrossFit Viera, is one of those. ocean debris and plastic pollution When he opened the gym at and its effect on marine life Marcia Booth President & its new location on Schenck species.” The Brevard Zoo will Founder, Avenue, he had no recycle host the project’s traveling exhibit Recycle Brevard bin for all the plastic bottles from Nov. 8 through May 8, 2016 and cans discarded after each and it sounds like a very unique workout session. Aware of how opportunity that no one should miss.

What would it take for you to many bottles and cans were being Unfortunately, what we often see want to change a habit? sent to the landfill, he brought in a is a big disconnect between what In an article in Time magazine, nice blue bin and CrossFit members we do and the consequences of our “How to Successfully Change now have a place to recycle. actions. We need to close that gap.

Your Habits — And Make It Stick It doesn’t matter how big the This year, in an attempt to start This Time,” writer Gretchen Rubin challenge is, everyone and every making connections, we will be recognizes that clarity about what action can make an impact. working toward a waste reduction we really want is the main factor I started refusing straws, Steele campaign that I am calling Waste to push us to successfully make a brought in a recycle bin, and Me Not. We will combine action change. To a certain degree, I have Angela Haseltine Pozzi cleans up and reflection, charity and art to to agree with her. beaches and processes the debris involve as many children, adults, After watching a video of a into art supplies to construct giant organizations and businesses as plastic straw being pulled out of a sculptures of the sea life most possible. Look for information sea turtle nostril, I had the clarity I affected by plastic pollution. about that on RecycleBrevard.org needed to want to make a change — Pozzi is the lead artist of and participate. a change that I can control and that the Washed Ashore Project To me, all it took was a straw.

I believe will make a difference: (washedashore.org) whose goal is What will it take you? SL refuse to use plastic straws.

I hadn’t realized it, but “Americans use a mind-boggling 500 million single-use straws a day, according to manufacturers,” reports Chris Clarke from KCET. So I took Ocean Conservancy’s The Last Straw Challenge and I am ready to do my share.

For me, it is a change of habit and an opportunity to raise awareness of the issue to each one of the servers who tries to serve me drinks with a straw. I know that, like any type of change, this is going to be a process, but I also know that the process starts within us.

“Research by Professor Wendy Wood and colleagues shows that we repeat about 40 percent of our behavior almost daily,” and if we start small, understand the trade-offs, and automate a wanted behavior, Christine Whelan declares in a Washington Post interview, we are more likely to stick to it. I am up for the challenge and I am sure others take on different small SENIOR LIFE Marcia Booth challenges that will make an impact, Matt Steele is making a difference one bottle and one can at a time. too.

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