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Pride ushers in new era of sports in Viera page 14
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Jaxon Curley of Viera finds an 'awesome' rock at Viera Regional Park with his grandfather.
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Local Boy Scouts prove to be seaworthy page 17
ensure Brevard Rocks BY JULIE STURGEON
The Avenue Viera is overrun with hiders and seekers. Laleh Castano says her favorite part of the family activity that has become a grassroots craze is knowing she will put a smile on the finder's face. How did this fun, free outdoor pastime of painting and hiding colorful rocks come to be? Well, when the electricity goes off during a hurricane, there’s not a lot to do.
“Hurricane Matthew was coming this way and I was stressed out, trying to find a way to keep calm,” said Jen Justiniano, founder of Brevard Rocks. “I sat down and painted some small rocks for a few hours and it helped take my mind off the storm.” Justiniano, who has two children, found that rock painting was more than a way to soothe her nerves during last October’s hurricane. When the storm passed, she continued painting rocks because it made her feel peaceful and happy. She did some research
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and found that there are online rock painting groups throughout Canada, with accompanying Facebook sites. Since Brevard County did not have a group, Justiniano started a local movement in November 2016. So just how does this rock movement here in Brevard work? Rocks are placed throughout the county in public venues, including parks, shopping areas such as The Avenue Viera and libraries. If you find a rock, you can
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