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ON THE COVER – Candy McCrary (57), Lady’s Rifle Champion, seen here at the Ocala Equestrian Center. McCrary is a member of the Florida Peacemakers and is one of the few lever action rifle shooters.

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Tapas Senior Center Social Security Q&A

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Calendar of Events Theatre Listings Crossword Puzzle

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Embracing Life

by Donna Bonnell

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Enjoying Act Three

by Ellis Amburn

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Healthy Edge

by Kendra Siler-Marsiglio

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Touching the Other Side Ocala Ghost Walk Tours Offers a Glimpse into the Paranormal

BY MATTHEW BEATON

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Home Away from Home

Perspectives on Aging

by Carlos Muniz

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Reading Corner

by Terri Schlichenmeyer

The Gainesville Fisher House

BY JESSICA CHAPMAN

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Going for the Gold The 11th Annual Gainesville Senior Games

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Shoot ‘em Up! Testing the Speed and Accuracy of Cowboys

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The Doris Gainesville’s New Community Arts Center

BY ELLIS AMBURN

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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC

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ooks like I’ll be traveling to Miami this weekend. I plan on attending the memorial service for my high school band director who would have been 90 in September. He was a great man and a wonderful leader.

Because of him and the Coral Gables Band, I made lifelong friends and found a reason to go to school.

Just last month, many of my former classmates and I were making plans to celebrate his birthday with him, just as we had last year. We will now be attending a very different kind of celebration.

I hadn’t seen Bill Ledue (Uncle Willie to his students) in more than 30 years. And then last year, while digging through old boxes, I came across some high school photos and decided it was time to go see him — providing he was still with us.

As it turned out, he was — and living not far from me. I called a friend who

had kept in touch with him through the years. Before I knew it I was organizing a gathering with classmates I hadn’t seen in decades.

It was a remarkable reunion. Uncle Willie was sharp. He remembered us all by name — even remembered the instruments we played. We met at a restaurant to eat and reminisce.

Afterward we all went to the home he shared with his wife. I learned things I didn’t know about him, such as the fact that he served in World War II. We all agreed we wouldn’t wait another 30 years before getting together again.

A few months later, for his 89th birthday, we gathered again to celebrate with this educator who had meant so much to so many. And it’s a good thing too. Had I procrastinated, had I not made the phone call, had I not shown up, I would never have seen him again.

We never know when we are seeing someone for the very last time. Several of my friends who couldn’t come to those gatherings with Uncle Willie are now expressing their deep regrets; regrets that they hadn’t made that visit, hadn’t sent that letter, hadn’t made that phone call.

I have read that one of the five biggest regrets people have expressed on their death beds is: “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”

This serves as a reminder to us all — and especially me, a chronic procrastinator by nature — to pick up the phone, to send that message, to make that visit.

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CORRECTION NOTICE In the August edition we incorrectly reported the year of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. Woodstock took place in 1969.

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MATTHEW BEATON is a freelance journalist who recently earned his master’s in mass communications from UF. He enjoys romping with his mutt friend, Jack. They both find bananas and the Jersey Shore unpalatable. Jack, however, is a much more avid reader.

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Halloween, The Movie FILMED IN 21 DAYS IN APRIL OF 1978 ON A BUDGET OF $320,000, IT BECAME THE HIGHEST-GROSSING INDEPENDENT MOVIE EVER MADE AT THAT TIME. Fillmed during spring in Southern California, the crew had to buy paper leaves from a decorator and paint them the desired autumn colors, then scatter them in the filming locations. Because of its shoestring budget, the prop department had to use the cheapest mask that they could find in the costume store: a Star Trek William Shatner mask. They spray-painted the face white, teased out the hair and reshaped the eyeholes. Shatner admitted that for years he had no idea his likeness was used for this film. It was only during an interview that someone mentioned his mask was being used. He has since stated that he is honored by this gesture. Director John Carpenter considered the hiring of Jamie Lee Curtis as the ultimate tribute to Alfred Hitchcock who had given her mother, Janet Leigh, legendary status in Psycho.

Oktoberfest The 16-18 day beer festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and is the world’s largest fair, with more than 5 million people attending every year.

The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the Munich event. The original “Oktoberfest” occurred in Munich, on October 12, 1810.

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STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WHEN CARRYING 15 AND 20 PERCENT OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT, HORSES SHOWED RELATIVELY LITTLE INDICATION OF STRESS. It’s when they were packing weights of 25 percent that physical signs changed markedly, and these became accentuated under 30 percent loads.

Interestingly, this research from the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute has concluded with the same weight guideline that the US Calvary Manuals of Horse Management published in 1920.

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The Tin

Lizzy “ANY CUSTOMER CAN HAVE A CAR PAINTED ANY COLOR THAT HE WANTS SO LONG AS IT IS BLACK”

Henry Ford (1863-1947) incorporated the Ford Motor Company in 1903, proclaiming, “I will build a car for the great multitude.” On October 1, 1908, he did so, as the Model T, a “universal car” designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time, according to About. com. Ford revolutionized manufacturing by using a constantly moving assembly line, subdivision of labor, and careful coordination of operations. By 1914, his Highland Park, Michigan plant, using innovative production techniques, could turn out a complete chassis every 93 minutes. When production ended on May 27, 1927 for the Ford Model T, 15,007,033 units had been manufactured.

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OCTOBER 2ND, 1945 Don Mclean is an American singer-songwriter most famous for the 1971 album American Pie. The title track, “American Pie,” is a sprawling, impressionistic ballad inspired partly by the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) in a plane crash in 1959. The song popularized the expression “The Day the Music Died” in reference to this event. McLean has stated that the lyrics are also somewhat autobiographical and present an abstract story of his life from the mid1950s until the time he wrote the song in the late 1960s. He is said to have composed “American Pie” sitting at a table in the Tin & Lint, a bar on Caroline Street, in 1969. A plaque marks the table today.

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Helen Reddy (70) October 25, 1941

Jimmy Carter Jr. (87) October 1, 1924

Anne Rice (70) October 4, 1941

John Cleese (72) October 27, 1939

Michael Collins (81) October 31, 1930

The Big Thing CHICAGO — THE SELF-DESCRIBED “ROCK AND ROLL BAND WITH HORNS” — BEGAN AS A POLITICALLY CHARGED, SOMETIMES EXPERIMENTAL, ROCK BAND.

“Saturday in the Park” IS A SONG WRITTEN BY ROBERT LAMM AND RECORDED BY CHICAGO FOR THEIR 1972 ALBUM CHICAGO V. THE SINGLE VERSION HIT #3 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS, BECOMING THE BAND’S HIGHEST-CHARTING SINGLE TO DATE AND HELPING LIFT THE ALBUM TO #1.

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The band later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. The band was formed when a group of DePaul University music students who had been playing local late-night clubs decided to meet in saxophonist Walter Parazaider’s apartment. The five musicians consisted of Parazaider, guitarist Terry Kath, drummer Danny Seraphine, trombonist James Pankow, trumpet player Lee Loughnane. The last to arrive was keyboardist Robert Lamm, a music major from Chicago’s Roosevelt University. The group of six called themselves The Big Thing, and continued playing top-40 hits, but realized that they were missing a tenor voice (Lamm and Kath both sang in the baritone range); the voice they were missing belonged to local bassist Peter Cetera. Chicago had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in terms of Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest running and most successful pop/rock and roll groups.

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THE GREAT CHICAGO

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Map of Chicago, showing the burned area after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.

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he Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about 4 square miles in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S. disasters of the 19th century, the rebuilding that began almost immediately spurred Chicago’s development into one of the most populous and economically important American cities. The traditional account of the origin of the fire is that it was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O’Leary. Michael Ahern, the Chicago Republican reporter who created the cow story, admitted in 1893 that he had made it up because he thought it would make colorful copy.

The fire’s spread was aided by the city’s overuse of wood for building, a drought prior to the fire, and strong winds from the southwest that carried flying embers toward the heart of the city. Almost everything that crossed the fire’s path was made of wood that had been dried out for quite a while.

After two days of the city burning down it began to rain and doused the remaining fire. It is said that over 300 people died in the fire and over 100,000 were left homeless.

On the municipal flag of Chicago, the second star commemorates the fire.

Even to this day the exact cause and origin of the fire remain uncertain.

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Buried Alive!

OR MAYBE NOT Contrary to popular belief, the phrases “Dead Ringer, Graveyard Shift, and Saved by the Bell” have nothing to do with being buried alive.

While there is ample evidence that people have indeed been buried alive, and “safety coffins” were designed in the 19th century equipped with a bell in the event its occupant wasn’t quite dead, the phrases have different origins. Being Saved by the Bell has little to do with being rescued from a box in an earthen grave but rather refers to boxing itself. According to www. phrases.org.uk, “This is boxing slang that came into being in the latter half of the 19th century. A boxer who is in danger of losing a bout can be ‘saved’ from defeat by the bell that marks the end of a round.” A Dead Ringer means an exact duplicate, and working the Graveyard Shift refers to the work shift of the early morning, typically midnight until 8am. The Graveyard Shift “originated in the USA at the latter end of the 1800s. There’s no evidence at all that it had anything directly to do with watching over graveyards, merely that the shifts took place in the middle of the night, when the ambience was quiet and lonely.”

WHERE DO AUTUMN COLORS COME FROM? CHLOROPHYLL, CAROTENOIDS, ANTHOCYANINS

Both chlorophyll and carotenoids are present in the chloroplasts of leaf cells throughout the growing season. Most anthocyanins are produced in the autumn, in response to bright light and excess plant sugars within leaf cells.

During the growing season, chlorophyll is continually being produced and broken down and leaves appear green. As night length increases in the autumn, chlorophyll production slows down and then stops and eventually all the chlorophyll is destroyed. The carotenoids and anthocyanins that are present in the leaf are then unmasked and show their colors.

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n September 22, local officials and citizens celebrated the grand opening of the City of Gainesville/ Alachua County Senior Recreation Center at Northside Park.

“It’s a grand day,” said Anthony Clarizio, Director of ElderCare of Alachua County, addressing the crowd of more than 500 at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Senior Recreation Center. He talked of the excitement of seeing the Center go from “concept to building in less than a year.”

The ceremony included remarks by local officials and the unveiling of the Senior Center plaque that will be placed out front.

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Steve Phillips, City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Director, recognized some of the many people who contributed to the center, admitting that he could not thank everyone involved. He also acknowledged the attendees, saying the “Wild Spaces - Public Places,” approved by voters in 2008, helped make the center possible.

Alachua County Commissioner Lee Pinkoson took the podium and recognized Cynthia Chestnut for her efforts.

“This was the brainchild of Commissioner Cynthia Chestnut,” Pinkoson said. “This is about partnerships. It’s about people working together.”

After the ceremony, guides led droves of visitors on tours through the center.

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Touching the Other Side Ocala Ghost Walk Tours Offer a Glimpse into the Paranormal

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alloween is just a few days away, so skeptics shed your cynicism and hearken the bard: “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”

Catherine Wendell sure has. She runs Ocala Ghost Walk Tours, which takes believers and non-believers to the top haunts in the city’s historic district.

This month, obviously, is her busiest time of year. Business is so brisk — from all the Halloween bandwagoners — that advertising is unnecessary.

“It’s just so incredibly busy,” said the 41-year-old Wendell.

In October, she does one or two tours seven days a week. The rest of the year she only does tours on the weekend.

People are pretty interested year round; it’s just amazing to me because I wouldn’t have kept it going all year if it hadn’t been popular, she said.

The most important stop on her tour is the Seven Sisters Inn. For years,

Wendell lived two doors down at the Birdsey House, another stop on the tour.

For her, that was the first step toward her profitable side job. She worked at the inn for 11 years as a massage therapist and called it “incredibly haunted.” Unfortunately, it is now closed to the public.

Since childhood, she has seen

“Way back when, people didn’t used to believe me,” she said.

As a child she was afraid when approached by ghosts, and people told her she was not seeing them.

She was a magnet and a self-aware child, so the ghosts would seek her out and visit for a minute or two, she said.

The dissonance — between what she

Three years ago, the Syfy channel’s TAPS Ghost Hunters show filmed at the Seven Sisters Inn, which helped start the Ocala Ghost Walk Tours. apparitions.

“I’ve seen ghosts in my life; I’m a magnet, so I figured if you can’t beat them join them,” Wendell said, explaining her rationale for starting the Ocala Ghost Walk Tours.

Seeing and interacting with ghosts made her want to prove to others that these experiences were real.

saw and what adults told her — left her torn about the spirit realm.

“So I kind of grew up thinking I was a little bit crazy until I got a little bit older,” she said.

In 1998, she moved into Ocala’s historic district, which proved to be an important life event. She began meeting others who spoke of ghosts and seeing things.

PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY FOR LOTUS STUDIOS FROM LEFT: Catherine Wendel, owner of the Ocala Ghost Walks and Historical Tours, with tour guides Andrea Carr, Chris Iannone and assistant Paula Kinder, in front of the Seven Sisters Inn.

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PHOTOS BY TJ MORRISSEY for LOTUS STUDIOS Catherine Wendell offers scheduled walks Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm throughout the year, and in October she provides one or two tours seven days a week.

“I saw I wasn’t crazy after all,” she said.

Now, she is comfortable with her visitations.

Her first initial encounters downtown were at the Seven Sisters Inn. She heard pacing and smelled French perfume and cigar smoke.

“They were pretty peaceful with me, when I did massage therapy [at the inn],” Wendell said, “but when I started to do ghost tours, they became rather active.”

Despite all her encounters, she does not think Ocala has a denser ghost population than other cities, but said they may be more active.

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fun side job and it gives her the chance to share her experiences and educate others about the spirit world. She also tells the history of the downtown buildings.

“They’re going to be learning a lot of history. Hopefully, they’ll have a good experience and bring their cameras and capture something,” she said.

They also rely on k2 meters to gauge ghost interaction levels. These are a type of electromagnetic field meter that detect variations in electromagnetic energy in the air.

On most tours the ghosts communicate. One, named Jeremiah, is quite active on the meter. He does not like cigarette smoke, so if someone has

a puff in his presence, the LED lights on the meter turn on.

“We talk pretty often to him,” Wendell said.

Another, an old man, lights up the meter when women are in the room.

He will visit with men too, but is quicker to respond to the women, Wendell said.

She enjoys the job and loves giving members in the community an opportunity to meet these ghosts. She thinks residents should get to know these spirits and that people should be open to them.

Another phenomenon is that locals are more receptive to spirits if they have recently lost a loved one.

“They start seeing more ghosts, probably because they’re trying to see if their loved one is visiting them,” Wendell said.

Three years ago, the Syfy channel’s TAPS Ghost Hunters show filmed at the Seven Sisters Inn, which helped start the Ocala Ghost Walk Tours.

When they filmed that episode, it opened up ghost exploration for the whole area, Wendell said.

Soon thereafter, she began taking ghost enthusiasts around town and telling them her stories. She called the opportunity “a dream come true,” because it gave her a chance to show others what she sees.

“Imagine your whole life people saying, ‘You’re crazy, you’re evil, you’re this,’ because I saw ghosts, and so here’s maybe seniortimesmagazine.com

a way you can prove it to them,” she said.

The tours are also an effort to understand why the ghosts are in the area.

Wendell has a few theories, but is still unsure why they occupy certain homes.

“I think there was a lot of illness and people died at home and had their wakes at home, and there are ghosts everywhere because of that,” she said.

She once thought the Seminole War played a role in their presence, but now she has discarded that theory.

Nevertheless, they are active, she said.

The Birdsey House is second only to the Seven Sisters Inn in importance on the tour. It has a rocking spirit realm. When Wendell lived there, she found it loaded with ghosts.

“Other people I met who lived there would describe the same woman in a white Victorian dress, dark hair, pulled up, a very attractive woman,” she said.

“I met people who moved from there

because of it being haunted.”

Though she does not know why the woman is there, Wendell speculated sudden illness that led to death could be the reason.

Meanwhile, the Israel Brown House is another tour highlight.

“People will see things there,” Wendell said.

In total, the walking tour runs about one and a half miles through downtown, lasts about one and a half hours, and costs $10 for adults.

She also does hearse tours for $30 per person, where they go to the cemetery right before dark.

“After that we’ll hit the regular locations,” she said.

On her tours, many skeptics’ minds have been changed.

“For some, it doesn’t matter what the ghosts do; they wouldn’t believe if a ghost jumped out in front of them,”

Wendell said.

Others, though, are less obstinate.

Some have seen shadows on the tour that change their mind, she said.

One tour member was so intrigued that she became a guide herself. Paula Kinder, 31, is a nursing student by day and ghost chaser by night. She had positive news about seeing the inside of the Seven Sisters Inn. Occasionally, Kinder said, they might get lucky and arrange with the owners to see inside. But that hinges on chance.

It is nothing definitive, she said.

Often, Kinder said, people have supernatural encounters while on the tour. But times vary for when ghosts are most active.

“I have been told sometimes it has to do with the weather; sometimes it has to do with the phases of the moon; different dates have something to do with it,” Kinder said.

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Over Memorial Day weekend, when she was giving a tour, a noteworthy apparition occurred. Kinder was crossing Fort King Street in the historic district when a couple of laggards in the back of the tour started screaming. She spun around immediately and saw one of the two women holding her chest with her mouth gaping open.

“One of the mini-blinds of this house that is vacant and has been vacant for some time had moved,” she said.

The group of six or seven watched as it moved a couple more times. After the tour, Kinder returned and spoke with the neighbors next door who said no one is living in the house.

“It was one of those pretty wild, phenomenal things, because we have gotten apparitions there twice already,” she said.

As she has begun exploring the spiritual realm and leading these tours, Kinder said it has given her an understanding that life exists after death.

She finds her role as a guide exciting, because something new is always happening.

“We have places that we go to where we actually find out the spirits’ names; they can communicate with us with the k2 meter,” she said. “It’s like a big mystery we’re trying to figure out.”

The first time people interact with them is cool, Kinder said, but the second time, when they get the same answers to the same questions, it begins to confirm their existence. People realize that it is not just residual electricity, Kinder said.

This month, business will pick up, and Kinder is looking forward to it.

“October is cool,” she said.

Last year, the organization would run three tours at a time some nights. She said tour-goers are welcome to bring their own equipment — k-2 meters, recorders and cameras.

“Every day is something different… every time,” Kinder said. s seniortimesmagazine.com

THE TV GENERATION œ DONNA BONNELL

Embracing Life SHIZAM, if still alive, Lucille Ball would be 100 years old!

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OLLY, (enunciated gaaw-aawlly by another pioneer of early television, Jim Nabors who played Gomer Pyle), can that be true? It seems like just yesterday Desi Arnez (also known as Ricky Ricardo), in his exasperated Latin voice said, “Lucy, you got some splainin to do!”

I grew up loving Lucy, along with most other Baby Boomers. Decades later, we still adore her spirit. What is not to love about a comic superstar who left a legacy of laughter and was a successful rebel? In a time when the television industry was narrow-minded, she pushed their comfort zone. Ball proved that audiences would accept a blue-eyed redhead married to a Cubanborn bandleader with a heavy accent.

In honor of the The Vitameatavegamin Girl’s centennial, The Hallmark Channel ran a 48-hour “I Love Lucy” marathon.

After watching a few of those famous episodes, I found myself reminiscing about the classic game shows, sitcoms and commercials from my childhood.

Hollywood produced an almost antidepressant variety of comic, including silly slogans and unforgettable sayings that many of us still quote today.

Just for fun, I challenge you to see how many origins you can identify of the following catchphrases. If you were born between 1946 and 1964, I will be surprised if you find this little quiz

difficult. However, if you need a little help, the answers are at the end of the column.

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Aaay!

And that’s the way it is.

Baby, you’re the greatest.

Book ‘em, Danno.

Come on down!

De plane! De plane!

Dynomite!

Gee, Mrs. Cleaver...

Good grief.

Good night, John Boy. How sweet it is!

I can’t believe I ate that whole thing.

I know nothing!

It keeps going and going and going...

It takes a licking...

Just one more thing...

Nip it!

Sock it to me.

Space, the final frontier...

Tastes great! Less filling!

The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.

Time to make the donuts.

Two thumbs up!

We’ve got a really big show!

Whassup?

Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?

Where’s the beef?

Would you believe?

Yabba dabba do!

You rang?

Did you ace the exam? If so, then perhaps you will agree with the results of a study commissioned by TV Land.

They found that only 20 percent of the respondents described themselves as Boomers, while 56 percent identified themselves as belonging to The TV Generation. It does make sense! In 1948, only one American in ten had seen a TV set. We were the first generation to grow up with television.

They surveyed 1,200 people in their 40s and 50s, asking participants to choose the most meaningful cultural and historic events of their formative years.

Their top five cultural events were: The birth of cable television: 45 percent The creation of color television: 40 percent The death of John Lennon: 37 percent The disco era: 33 percent The death of Elvis: 29 percent It seems a bit strange to me that the Vietnam War or Woodstock was not in the top five, but nonetheless it reflects the significant role television played in our lives.

If you did not do well on the test, Pyle would have said, “Shame, shame, shame!” s Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who moved to Newberry in 1983. She enjoys living and working in the town she now calls home. donna@towerpublications.com 1. Happy Days. 2. Walter Cronkite, CBS Evening News. 3. The Honeymooners.

4. Hawaii Five-O. 5. The Price is Right.

6. Fantasy Island. 7. Good Times. 8. Leave it to Beaver. 9. Charlie Brown. 10. The Waltons.

11. Jackie Gleason. 12. Alka Seltzer. 13. Hogan’s Heroes. 14. Energizer Batteries. 15. Timex.

16. Columbo. 17. The Andy Griffith Show.

18. Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. 19. Star Trek.

20. Miller Lite Beer. 21. ABC’s Wide World of Sports. 22. Dunkin’ Donuts. 23. Siskel & Ebert.

24. The Ed Sullivan Show. 25. Budweiser.

26. Different Strokes. 27. Wendy’s. 28. Get Smart. 29. Flintstones. 30. The Addams Family.

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CARING

Home Away from Home The Gainesville Fisher House

by Jessica Chapman

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ore than 45,000 people have been hurt. More than 6,000 are dead.

The War on Terror has dealt a heavy blow to America’s soldiers.

The numbers are based on the wounded and dead in the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force from Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn, according to the Department of Defense Personnel and Procurement Statistics.

And that is only one war. In America’s history, millions upon millions of soldiers have been wounded in the line of duty. And as it turns out, the Gainesvillebased Veteran’s Affairs Healthcare System serves more soldiers and veterans than any other place in the country.

The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, better known to Gainesville locals as the Malcom Randall VA, serves the largest area in the United States, making it an important location for both veteran’s and soldiers.

Because of the vast number of veterans that come to the VA, veterans’ families are often left in Gainesville

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with no place to stay. The Fisher House Foundation, an organization similar to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, will soon change that.

“My name is Olga, and I’m 13 years old,” one girl wrote to the Fisher House Foundation. “A house like yours I have seen only in the movies or my dreams.

The Gainesville VA serves about 50 counties, from Southern Georgia to the Orlando area.

“People don’t realize it’s huge,” Fabiani said.

The Foundation provides housing for veterans’ and soldiers’ families while their loved ones receive treatment at the VA. The Fisher House Foundation will start building a Fisher House in Gainesville between November 2011 and January 2012, to be opened in August 2012, near the VA. Patt Fabiani, executive director of the Gainesville Fisher House, said families’ thank-you stories come from Fisher Houses across the U.S. They remind her of how desperately Gainesville needs a Fisher House to help veterans and soldiers in Florida and Southern Georgia.

She said stories range from 10-year-old girls to senior citizens.

But now I live in one. It’s just like a postcard.

“I live in Mexico in a small harbor town from the U.S. Army. We have come here because of my bad heart. I am afraid of my operation. But living in your house, I can dream and forget my worries and my bad heart. All three of us — I, my mother and father — would like to thank you for letting us stay in your house.”

Parents and spouses have found a haven in the house as well.

“My son is a Marine who was shot multiple times in Iraq,” a man wrote about the San Diego Fisher House. “His injuries are very serious, and he faces a seniortimesmagazine.com

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DANIEL ASHE The Gainesville Fisher House will be built and designed like the Miami Fisher House (above).

Although each house is slightly different, all Fisher Houses have the same basic structure, a communal kitchen, around 20 bedrooms, a dinning room and a family room.

Because families often have to stay at the Fisher House for long periods of time, Gainesville Fisher House Executive Director Patti Fabiani said the National Fisher House Foundation is already planning to build a second house to accommodate more families.

The Gainesville Fisher House will be ďŹ nished

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long, long road of recovery. I received a call from the Fisher House in San Diego that it had a place for me. I cringe to think what families would do without a Fisher House.”

“Every day for us brings many unknowns and hard decisions,” another

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man wrote from the Fort Sam Houston Fisher House. “It is a tremendous burden lifted for me. I pledge my support from this day forth.”

Fabiani said the veterans, soldiers and families are a reminder of why they need a Fisher House in Gainesville.

“The demand [for a Fisher House in Gainesville] is so heavy they have pushed us up,” Fabiani said of the Fisher House Foundation, which oversees all the Fisher Houses in the country. “It’s been an extraordinarily quick timeframe.”

The timeframe was so fast, Fabiani said, that they still have not raised enough money. At press time, she said they had only met half of their goal.

The VA requested the Gainesville Fisher House, a requirement for all Fisher Houses to be built. The Gainesville VA serves about 50 counties, from Southern Georgia to the Orlando area.

“People don’t realize it’s huge,” Fabiani said. “Even Fisher House National didn’t realize it.”

Although the Gainesville Fisher House will be used primarily by veterans, many families of active-duty soldiers also need the Gainesville Fisher House.

Soldiers are often treated for brain injuries and other effects of roadside bombs, Fabiani said. Some families stay at the house for weeks and others have to stay many months.

Jonathan Pruden said his wife stayed at the Walter Reed Fisher House after he was hit by a roadside bomb in 2003 while overseas. Pruden, who now lives in Gainesville, and is the Southeast manager of the Wounded Warrior Project, was the first hit by an IED, commonly known as a roadside bomb, when the war began.

“It allowed my wife to be just down the street,” Pruden said, “so if I needed her she could be there.”

Pruden said he had been trying to bring a Fisher House to Gainesville since 2005, but until Fabiani and her husband, Rick, got involved he had no success.

“No matter how many beds, the need will exceed the capacity,” Pruden said of the Fisher House. “Hundreds of thousands of veterans [need the Fisher House].”

Fabiani said they need so many rooms that the Fisher House Foundation is seniortimesmagazine.com

planning to build a second house in Gainesville.

“The day it’s open it will be full,” Fabiani said. “We get people calling [for a room] now.”

The House will include 20 bedrooms and a communal kitchen, dinning room, family room and laundry room. It will also feature an Occupational Therapy Garden, a feature unique to the Gainesville House.

Pruden said the Fisher House can help ease the soldier’s transition back to normal life.

“It feels like you’re going down a cliff,” he said. “It’s going to be a tough road for them.”

The Foundation, however, has still not met its fundraising goal. Fabiani said until it does, it will not be able to fully provide for families.

To raise support, the Fisher House will hold a Veteran’s Day 5k Run Walk Roll on Nov. 11. The race, which begins at 8 a.m., will loop around the University

of Florida campus and Lake Alice.

They will also hold a Charity Golf Classic on May 19. The “Night in Margaritaville” tournament will include a casino, live auction, dinner, entertainment and, of course, golf. Information on registration for both events can be found at GainesvilleFisherHouse.org.

Fabiani said the Gainesville Fisher House is one way the Gainesville community can give back to the veterans and soldiers. Although active-duty soldiers will need the Gainesville House, she said she expects veterans and their families to use the house more.

“This time we can do it right,” Fabiani said. “Vietnam [War veterans] got ignored. We’re not hiding anymore.

We’re facing it head on. The Fisher House will be there for them.” s

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If both my spouse and I are entitled to Social Security benefits, is there any reduction in our payments because we are married?

No. We calculate lifetime earnings independently to determine each spouse’s Social Security benefit amount.

When each member of a married couple meets all other eligibility requirements to receive Social Security retirement benefits, each spouse receives a monthly benefit amount based on his or her own earnings. Couples are not penalized because they are married. If one

member of the couple earned low wages or failed to earn enough Social Security credits (40) to be insured for retirement benefits, he or she may be eligible to receive benefits as a spouse based on the spouse’s work record. Learn more about spouse benefits at www.socialsecurity. gov/retire2/yourspouse.htm.

I am receiving Social Security disability benefits. Will my benefits be affected if I work and earn money?

It depends. We have special rules called “work incentives” that help you keep your monthly payments and Medicare coverage while you test your ability to work. For example, you can receive full benefits regardless of how much you earn, as long as you report your work activity and continue to have a disabling impairment during a trial work period. For more information about work incentives, we recommend that you read our publication, Working While Disabled-How We Can Help at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10095. html Is there a time limit on how long I can receive Social Security disability benefits?

Your disability benefits will continue as long as your medical condition has not improved and you still cannot work. We will review your case at regular intervals to make sure you are still disabled. If you are still disabled when you reach your full retirement age, we will convert your disability benefit to a retirement benefit at the same amount. You can learn more about Social Security disability benefits at our website: www.socialsecurity.gov/ disability. s seniortimesmagazine.com

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Games will be held October 21 through 23. Competitors must be at least 50 on or before December 31, 2011, and age groups are usually divided into five-year increments.

The Gainesville Games not only offer Seniors an outlet for their athletic abilities, but also provide inspiration for people of all ages to see what the future can bring. While most spectators are family and friends of athletes, the commission’s communications manager Joleen Cacciatore encourages the public to come see the events.

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REFLECTION œ ELLIS AMBURN

Enjoying Act Three Act III is at last giving me the leisure and clarity to reflect and see the connections between the seemingly random and chaotic events of my life.

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t 70-something I am discovering a heretofore-invisible pattern that led, however circuitously, to the person I am today — someone who at last knows who he is, and what my life was about.

Every person I met taught me something I needed to know.

Carlo Fiore was one of my authors when I was editor-in-chief of Delacorte Press in New York. An intimate of Marlon Brando, Carlo wanted to sell me his story, and I snapped it up. It was the 1970s, and public curiosity about the reclusive Brando was at its peak.

As the star’s former stand-in and roommate, Fiore turned out a book that reshaped his image from the swaggering, brutish Stanley Kowalski of “A Streetcar Named Desire” to the sensitive, generous guy he was when Carlo first met him. If Brando was making out with a girl in the upper bunk, and Carlo was alone below, Brando would reach down, at the crucial moment, and gently brush his palm over Carlo’s face.

“Why did he do that?” I asked Carlo.

Carlo didn’t know, but I’ve always believed it was because Brando didn’t want his pal to feel completely excluded from the action.

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Bleecker Street apartment he told me Brando came home after work one day and said, “I just signed for Julius Caesar.”

“You’re too young to play Caesar,” Carlo said.

“I’m playing Marc Anthony, birdbrain.

Louis Calhern is playing Caesar.”

Though Brando was a major star, MGM made him test for the role, convinced he couldn’t handle Shakespeare. They were in for a surprise. To get in shape for the part, he toured George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” in summer stock.

“Listen, playboy,” he told Carlo, who was out of work, “how’d you like to come on the road and get your ass off the streets this summer?”

Brando gave him a small role and the jobs of stage manager and stand-in for the second lead. “I’d goof it for sure,” Carlo told him, “You’d better get an experienced stage manager.”

“That’s not the point,” Brando replied.

“I’m going on the road to have some fun, and I don’t want strangers hanging about.”

“I’m your man,” Carlo said.

Later Brando filmed “On the Waterfront” and put Carlo to work as his stand-in. They were shooting outdoors in the dead of winter. During breaks, they’d retire to Brando’s hotel room, soak their chilled feet in scalding water,

and order steak, baked potatoes, hot apple pie and coffee from room service.

Sometimes they’d take the Hudson Tubes into Manhattan, Brando still in his funky prizefighter makeup and dockworker costume, unrecognized by other passengers. He had a hot thing going with Mexican actress Movita in his Carnegie studio, and he’d later marry her when she got pregnant. Miko, their son, grew up to become Michael Jackson’s bodyguard.

In “Guys and Dolls,” Carlo served again as his friend’s stand-in. Tension flared up between Brando, who had star billing, and Frank Sinatra, who had a supporting role as a Times Square crapshooter. Sinatra was furious because Brando had beat him out for the role of Terry Malloy in “On the Waterfront,” and now for the role of Sky Masterson in “Guys and Dolls.”

“He’s trying to steal my thunder as the romantic leading man,” Brando complained, pointing out that Sinatra delivered his lines in character as a Bronx thug, but turned smooth when he sang his songs. No one on the set had the guts to confront Old Blue Eyes.

Carlo’s relationship with Brando ended when they clashed over a girl.

Carlo brought her to a party, but Brando took her to bed. Droit du seigneur it’s called — the medieval right that allowed feudal lords to have sex with the bride of a vassal. Power and fame had finally spoiled Marlon Brando. He continued to offer Carlo money and jobs, but Carlo refused.

There was a lesson in that for me. It’s not okay to abuse me. I am currently in the process of pulling away from a community service group on whose board I have long served. Since the job has become stressful, I’m quitting — just like Carlo did when he ended a profitable but abusive relationship with Brando. s Ellis Amburn will appear in a forthcoming Biography telecast about Janis Joplin, subject of his Warner book, Pearl. He can be reached at ellis.amburn@gmail.com.

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Shoot ‘em Up! Testing the Speed and Accuracy of Cowboys

by Bonnie Kretchik

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arion County, known as the “Horse Capital,” is home to some of the top equine athletes in the country. On any given weekend one can expect to see everything from the elegance of dressage to the power of show jumping to the speed of racing thoroughbreds. And of course, there are plenty of cowboys. But what about cowboys who fire guns from the backs of their mounts? Yes, that is exactly what can be expected at one of the most exciting equestrian events in Florida: Cowboy Mounted Shooting.

While Show Jumping, Dressage and Thoroughbred Racing dominate the equestrian scene in Central Florida, Cowboy Mounted Shooting is quickly growing in popularity among riders and spectators alike.

“This a sport based on speed and accuracy,” said Ron Differ, who is in his ninth year of competitive shooting. In this event, horse and rider gallop into the arena where they take aim at 10

different balloon targets, all of which are positioned in a specific pattern. The horse and rider combination that can hit all ten targets in the proper order in the shortest amount of time is the winner. It may sound easy, but it is actually quite a challenge.

Differ explained that there are over 50 different possible patterns or tracks the horse and rider team have to follow.

re-holster their gun and draw the second one to shoot the remaining five red balloons and cross the finish line. To add even more of a challenge the guns are only loaded with enough ammunition for ten shots, so the riders must be accurate.

Nina Autorino, who has been competing for over six years now, joked, “We get extra points for hitting a

At every competition there are ladies, mens and seniors categories, along with a wranglers division for those buckaroos ages 11 and under who want to test their shooting and riding skills.

The track is pre-determined before the start of the competition and riders have to memorize the course. Each pattern consists of 10 balloons, five white and five red. The riders must shoot the first five white balloons and proceed to the end of the arena. There, they quickly

spectator.” She claims to have only taken out a few so far.

In actuality, spectators need not worry as no live ammunition is used. The guns, which can be single-action revolvers, pistol caliber lever action rifles or oldtime shotguns, are loaded with black

PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY for LOTUS STUDIOS Regina Hovey competing in a recent Cowboy Mounted Shooting event at the Ocala Equestrian Center.

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PHOTOS BY TJ MORRISSEY for LOTUS STUDIOS ABOVE: The “Over the Hill Gang,” seen here at the Ocala Equestrian Center, consists of some of the original founders and is the oldest group in the club. Many of the members compete with their spouses.

powder blanks. It is the hot embers from the shot that cause the balloons to pop, not any type of projectile.

Penalty points in the form of added seconds are accrued for missed balloons, dropped guns, going off course or falling from the horse. In the end, the rider with the fastest time is the winner.

“Speed is important, but accuracy is the key,” Differ said. He explained that patterns could generally be completed in about 15-35 seconds, so the added penalty seconds really affect the score.

At every competition there are ladies, mens and seniors categories, along with a wranglers division for those buckaroos ages 11 and under who want to test their shooting and riding skills. The categories

are then broken into classes one through six. Every class will maneuver the same pattern with class one riders finishing with the slower times and class six riders stopping the clock in a matter of seconds.

A rider must have a certain number of wins in a class before they can advance to the next.

While the intricacy of shooting targets from horseback is one aspect of the sport, dress and costume are another and for some, the fun and creative part.

All apparel for horse and rider must be period clothes or something that would have been typically worn in the late 1800s or early 1900s.

“There are minimum requirements, but some go above and beyond,” Differ

said. While some choose to wear the minimum dress requirements, which consist of a long-sleeved Western shirt, 5-pocket blue jeans covered by chaps, Western boots and a cowboy hat, some more creative riders go all out on their costumes.

“Some people get really fun with their costumes,” said Chelsea Kornblau, a senior at the University of Florida. Chelsea had been competing in the hunter/ jumper discipline for 15 years in Virginia before a demanding academic schedule forced her to take a break from riding.

“My mom was really into it, so I thought I’d give it a try,” Chelsea said. Her alias, which is a name that shooters belonging to the Single Action Shooting Society (S.A.S.S.) must take for October 2011

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competition, is “Galloping Gator Girl” and her costume is a perfect representation.

Chelsea dons a period long dress, which in true gator spirit is orange and blue.

While mounted shooting is a serious sport for the top-level competitors who find themselves traveling weekly for competitions, for many it is just plain fun. No one knows this better than Crystal Kornblau, Chelsea’s mother.

“It is just a blast,” Crystal Kornblau said. She began competing in her home state of Virginia before recently relocating to Ocala. “Everyone is so helpful, I didn’t know anything about it but wanted to give it a shot, and everyone was eager to loan me

equipment and mounts until I got my horse trained. It really is a very special group of people.”

Shortly after moving to Ocala, she and daughter Chelsea met Nina Autorino and Ron Differ and the four have had nothing but fun, riding and competing together.

Autorino and Kornblau are both class four riders but laugh that when Chelsea comes to town she “kicks our butts.”

“We just have so much fun with it,” Autorino said. She enjoys the dressing up part and refers to the costume selection as being similar to getting ready for a “costume ball.”

“Ron is the serious competitor in our group,” Kornblau said of Differ.

Currently he is ranked among the top male shooters in the Southeast region.

One thing everyone can agree on is that there is a great deal of support and camaraderie among the riders in the sport.

“People are always willing to loan you equipment when you’re first starting out,” Autorino said. “In fact, for the first four years I competed, I rode other people’s horses because I didn’t have one of my own.”

And while the sport requires a considerable amount of dedication as well as equipment and resources, it is also very welcoming to spectators and those newcomers who may be interested riding.

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their practicing there but also meet at organized practices with other riders where they can swap training tips. In an effort to attract more people to the sport, they travel and perform demonstrations and hold clinics for those who may want to give it a try or learn more about it.

“We’ll provide everything, guns, horses, you name it,” Differ said. “Just show up and we’ll teach you everything.”

He also emphasizes that while the Quarter Horse is the ideal breed for higher-level competition because of its explosive power, any breed of horse can be used.

“You’ll see every breed out there including mules,” he said, recalling his first mount was a thoroughbred cross, not exactly an ideal ride, but got him all the way to class four.

“Really what we want people to know is that our sport is very competitive but also very fun,” Autorino said.

She, along with Differ and Kornblau, encourages anyone interested in competing or just wanting to see a good show to contact either of the two organizations in Florida, the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (C.M.S.A), or Single Action Shooting Society (S.A.S.S.) There they can find more information about competitions and practices.

“It is an exciting sport to compete in and exciting for spectators to watch,” Differ said. The competitions usually run over the course of the weekend, and Differ, Kornblau and Autorino encourage spectators to come out to the competitions and demonstrations for a taste of late 1800s cowboy life — and they promise no one will get shot! s Florida Outlaws Cowboy Mounted Shooting (S.A.S.S.-affiliated club in Ocala). 352-262-0494 or www.gallopingguns.com Florida Peacemakers (C.M.S.A.-affiliated club). 407-947-0478 or

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Healthy Edge New Study Suggests Aerosolized Insulin May Treat Alzheimer’s

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recent CBS News poll shows that about half of Americans are worried that they’ll develop Alzheimer’s and a quarter are caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s. More than half believe that a cure will be found in their lifetime.

Are we getting close to a cure?

Alzheimer’s disease causes brain changes that slowly rob people of their ability to navigate daily life and interact with others they way they once did.

As Alzheimer’s progresses, what researchers call “plaques” and “tangles” multiply in the affected brain. Plaques are fragmented proteins (called betaamyloids) that pack the gaps between nerve cells. Tangles are twisted fibers of tau protein that accumulate in nerve cells.

Most experts believe that the plaques and tangles cause memory loss, personality changes and other Alzheimer’s symptoms.

Currently, more than 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Epidemiologists expect that three times as many Americans will have the disease by 2050.

Alzheimer’s isn’t caused by age.

Yet, as we age, our risk of developing Alzheimer’s increases. According to MedicineNet.com, a 65 year old has a 10 percent risk of developing Alzheimer’s and an 85 year old has a 50 percent chance.

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Although researchers haven’t yet identified a cure, they’ve found ways to slow the disease’s progression. Case in point, a new four-month study at the University of Washington shows that nasal insulin improves cognitive function for patients with early Alzheimer’s disease.

It’s well known that insulin regulates blood sugar (glucose). That’s why it’s important for many people with diabetes. Those with diabetes have high blood sugar levels because they have difficulty metabolizing glucose.

But, why is insulin potentially beneficial to patients with Alzheimer’s?

As with diabetes, glucose is also less effectively metabolized in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s. Glucose helps brain cells perform cognitive functions, including those associated with memory.

In those with Alzheimer’s, brain insulin levels are oftentimes lower than those in a healthy adult. Additionally, diabetes and pre-diabetes are linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk.

Armed with this information, University of Washington Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Suzanne Craft, Ph.D. set out to find if restoring insulin to normal levels in the brain provided therapeutic benefits to those with dementia.

She led a study that administered insulin or placebo to 104 patients who

had amnestic mild cognitive impairment or mild/moderate Alzheimer’s. Insulin and placebo were delivered nasally twice a day. The nasal delivery method (kind of like the FluMist(r) vaccine) ensured that the insulin entered the brain without significantly affecting blood insulin or glucose levels.

The four-month study showed that those who took insulin improved or maintained their scores on tests of memory and general cognitive abilities; the placebo group’s scores worsened over the four-month period.

Patients receiving insulin were placed in one of two groups: a low dose group (20 international units [IU]) or a higher dose group (40 IU). At the end of four months, about 80 percent of those in the low dose group improved their delayed story recall. For the recall tests, participants were asked to remember 44 elements of a story that was read to them. The placebo group’s performance declined on story recall tests.

The higher dose of insulin didn’t improve delayed story recall; however, it did improve participants’ overall cognitive function.

For participants with Alzheimer’s (i.e., instead of amnestic mild cognitive impairment) in either of the insulin groups, daily functioning was preserved.

Placebo didn’t offer any protection of daily function.

Although this study is exciting and provides hope, we have to temper our excitement with the fact that the study was relatively small and four months is not a long time. Larger and longer studies will need to be performed to determine if intranasal insulin is a viable treatment for dementia-related cognitive loss. And, if so, what’s the right dose? s Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, Ph.D. is the Director of the Rural Health Partnership at WellFlorida Council.

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Bright Future for Boomers The oldest of the Baby Boomers are turning 65 this year, the eye-opening age of Medicare eligibility. As the reality of dealing with Medicare looms large, many people find themselves uncertain about their Medicare options and the processes for enrollment. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs’ SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) program, in partnership with the Area Agencies on Aging, is prepared to provide the assistance you need to understand your options.

SHINE is an unbiased information and counseling resource that trains volunteers to provide free, confidential health care advice to Florida’s Seniors and the disabled, particularly about Medicare.

Here in Florida, where one out of every eight residents is age 65 or older, SHINE is a vital resource. Each year SHINE serves Seniors, retirees, the disabled, and other Medicare beneficiaries by providing educational presentations, informational materials, and an opportunity to speak one-onone with a trained Medicare counselor. This year, SHINE has a special opportunity to help the wave of Boomers who are reaching the age for Medicare eligibility.

Individuals new to Medicare may enroll during the Initial Enrollment Period, which is the seven-month period (birth month plus the three months before and after) surrounding his or her 65th birthday. During this period, beneficiaries can enroll in Medicare Parts A, B and D, or they may alternatively choose to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan with or without drug coverage.

All current and soon-to-be Medicare beneficiaries are invited to make an appointment for one-on-one SHINE counseling or enrollment assistance at the SHINE sites closest them.

There is SHINE counseling taking place in all counties of the state of Florida. To locate a site in your community, or to make an appointment with a SHINE counselor, contact the Elder Helpline at 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337). Medicare beneficiaries who do not take advantage of their Initial Enrollment Period may do so during the now earlier Annual Election Period (October 15 - December 7), with coverage effective on January 1. s

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CULTURAL CENTER

The Doris Gainesville’s New Community Arts Center

by Ellis Amburn

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ainesville community leader Doris Bardon, who died at 86, fought long and passionately for the city to have a community arts center — one that would supply workspace, faculty and supplies to members for reasonable rates, including equipment for ceramicists, printmakers, and painters. She bequeathed her estate to the Arts Association of Alachua County (AAAC) to found the center. She nearly lived long enough to see it become a reality, and on October 22, her dream will at last come true when The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center, fondly known as The Doris, opens at 716 North Main Street in downtown Gainesville.

“We pooled our resources,” said Troy Rosslow, AAAC president and chair of the center, acknowledging Doris’s gift and the energy and resources of the Gainesville Fine Arts Association. The city now finds itself with a 5,000-squarefoot arts mecca, open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with eight classrooms, two ceramic studios, a gallery, space for concerts and plays, offices, a lounge, two bathrooms, kitchen and storage. Artistin-residence Turbado foresees “the renaissance we’ve been waiting for.”

The muse behind the miracle was Doris Bardon, a native New Yorker who attended a series of boarding schools after her parents divorced. Later she took classes at Cornell University in

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PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY FOR LOTUS STUDIOS Ceramics artist-in-residence Lauren Faust fashions her art in the ceramics studio at The Doris.

Ithaca, N.Y., where she met her future husband, Irving Bardon, a musician, when he tripped over her feet on a stairway. By chance they ran into each other that night at a restaurant.

“From that moment on, Irving Bardon and I were inseparable,” Doris said in a 2006 Gainesville Sun article

by Janine Young Sikes. “We talked, walked, danced, played four-hand music together, made love, swam in the swimming hole near Starkey,” For a wedding gift in 1938, Irving gave her a Steinway piano. Politics had not yet joined music as Doris’s two

prevailing passions. “He was a cardcarrying Communist,” she recalled. “I was not savvy enough to understand the implications of it.”

They had two children, Ken and Lenore. Irving died in 1960.

Doris worked with Eleanor Roosevelt on the National Conference for Christians and Jews. She ran an art gallery and an inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, home of the Tanglewood music center, where Doris associated with artists and professional musicians and played piano in chamber-music recitals. As a popular innkeeper she hung out with such visitseniortimesmagazine.com

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LEFT: Turbado is an artist-inresidence in painting and drawing, and a printmaking instructor at the Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center.

The 5,000-square-feet center includes two ceramics studios. Eric Olson, ceramic artistin-residence, works the potter’s wheel at the recent media open house.

NEXT PAGE: Cindy Capehart and other artists work their craft at the media open house event held at The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center in September.

ing stars as Arlo Guthrie.

After cancer surgery required the removal of a large part of her right lung in 1977, she moved to Gainesville in search of a milder climate. The university town would “feed my passion for people, politics, and civics, music, art, theater, communications, and teaching.”

No sooner had she arrived than she found herself protesting at the Koppers plant, which was poisoning the area with toxic chemicals.

Searching for musicians to play with, she found Helen Kirklin and Carole Cohen, her first partners. Musicales were held in Doris’s living room for years. In the early 1980s, the two grand pianos in her home — she had added a Yamaha to the Steinway — became the cornerstone for the establishment of the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra.

With Doris as mentor, its bylaws were hammered out in her living room, and Raymond Chobaz was named conductor.

Former Gainesville mayor Pegeen Hanrahan credited Doris as the first to urge her to run for office in 1996. Subsequently, Doris informed Hanrahan, “I’d like to support your run for mayor, but I

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really think you should go on to higher levels.” Doris’s friend Carol Higman said Doris had the best contacts and the fattest address book in North Florida, and everyone came to her for numbers.

Researching Florida’s vast historical and cultural resources, Doris and her friend Ms. Murray D. Laurie, a longtime board member of museums in Miami, Orlando and Gainesville, traveled

Thanks to her experience as an activist, Doris also wrote “Creative Leadership for Community Problem Solving: Yes, You Can Make a Difference.” Together with her other causes, her passion for establishing an arts center consumed 60 hours a week.

Then came another health crisis — a brain tumor — followed by a vicious mugging in downtown Gainesville. Doris

“All art tells a story. We decide what vehicle we’ll use to tell it.” throughout the state between 1985 and 1991, turning out two travel guides: “Museums and More” (Maupin House, 1991) and “Florida’s Museums and Cultural Attractions” (Pineapple Press, 1998).

“There is more to Florida than beaches, theme parks and shopping malls,” the authors wrote, taking the reader off the highways for a look at the state’s quaint churches, grand mansions, art, rattlesnakes, seafood, pioneers, bluegrass music, ethnic cultures, peanuts, kites, wine, jazz and manatees.

was walking to a Hanukkah celebration in the Community Plaza. Though she knew crimes occurred in the area, Doris later said, “I go downtown fairly often.

I’m not afraid to go any place alone. I’m not a fearful kind of person. I’m a pretty strong lady or have been until now.”

She underwent surgery for a dislocated left shoulder and treatment for bruises and abrasions. She survived her injuries only to discover that her cancer had returned.

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recalled, “Before Hospice started coming in 24 hours a day, Norma Homan organized a list of people who knew her to spend each night with her. There were too many people on the list [and] not enough days for people to come and spend the night.”

In October 2006, Doris called several friends to her home to plan the building of the cultural center of her dreams, the one she had campaigned for, ever since moving to Gainesville in 1977.

“We have a treasure of cultural resources in every field,” she said, “writing, painting, dancing.”

The following day, Friday, October 13, 2006, Norma Homan rang her and read aloud an article in that morning’s “Gainesville Sun” about Doris’s relentless determination to see Alachua County get a cultural center.

“She let go soon thereafter,” Deborah Cupples recalled, adding that Doris in all likelihood felt that her mission was now accomplished, her battle for the arts center won. “She had wanted to let go,” Cupples said. “She’d been saying that for at least a week.”

Doris’s relative Howard Freeman

said she specifically requested that no memorial be held for her.

“She wanted it very simple,” Freeman said. “She really didn’t want a memorial.

She wanted a celebration of life.”

And that is what she got, at 6 p.m., on what would have been her 87th birthday, November 15. Anyone wanting to pay his or her respects was welcome to attend.

Instead of flowers, donations were requested for her cultural center, and could be sent to the AAAC. Though Doris left start-up money, the project was still only a dream, far from reality. By 2011, all that had changed. In early September a press conference was held for the October grand opening of The Doris.

Visitors to the September press conference were greeted by Sue Johnson, Gainesville Fine Arts Association president Chuck Sapp, and painter Ande Lister, with a friendliness that comes from the heart.

“The Doris is about affordability and accessibility,” Johnson said, handing out a 6”x6” canvas, mounted and ready to be painted on. “Art is what you make it, how you see the world, how you talk about something you’re feeling.”

Attendees were invited to paint the little canvas and exhibit it on the walls of The Doris at the upcoming grand opening in October.

“Art is in all of us: This is the story we want to tell,” Johnson said. “All art tells a story. We decide what vehicle we’ll use to tell it. At our inaugural show in October everyone in the community can participate in our celebration of Doris’s vision. Doris Bardon was all about community and how art impacts the community.”

Ande Lister interjected that Doris was also about “accessibility to the arts.” The 6”x6” canvas could be almost anything — oil, watercolor, a collaboration, text, collage, paper applied to canvas, whatever.

“If you don’t want to use the canvas, you could go to a store, buy a roughly 6”x6” journal, fill it, and hang it on the wall at our art show.”

“Since all paintings are signed on the back, the customer is guided only by the thought, ‘What calls to me?’ It’s about the art, not the artist’s name, and it’s so affordable,” Johnson said. “After you buy a work you can look on the back. It could be by a well-known artist, so it’ll be like a treasure hunt. Most of October 2011

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all, it’s a celebration of Doris’s vision.”

“Doris was a character,” Chuck Sapp said. “She could go into a room, carry on a conversation with anyone. She had a broad range of knowledge. She was instrumental in bringing public radio to Gainesville — the fund-raising and programming aspects. She had two pianos in her living room, and the Sunday afternoon soirees in her house, full of people from different areas — politics, the arts — brought everyone together.”

The synergy sparked by Doris and her salon enriched community life in Gainesville, resulting in writers’ workshops, the Martin Luther King Workshop, the League of Women Voters.

“She was good at mixing people from different disciplines and finding the common ground among them,” Sapp said.

Johnson said the art is essential to a community because “art gets you to taking about important issues. Arts are the first language. We want people to come here, visualize what this space can become, and share their ideas with us. Doris was instrumental in a show for elementary-school art teachers called ‘Those Who Teach and Do’ when she was at the Center of Modern Art in the Sun Center, giving us space for their first show.”

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The facilities extend over several spacious rooms in The Doris. In the large gallery, two students worked on canvases in the pre-painting class. In a smaller studio down the hall, the amiable, articulate, and knowledgeable artist-in-residence Turbado explained printmaking to Richard Drake, the NPR “Morning Edition” host at WUFT-FM, who mentioned that “Doris was a valued mentor.” Turbado showed the formidable etching press that students can use.

In the ceramics studio several members were busy at potters wheels and the adjacent kiln. Allison LeBaron, art instructor in ceramics, oil and water, has been teaching for 20 years, and the space now occupied by The Doris was formerly LeBaron’s Belle Terre Studio.

“It was too much space for me,” she said. “Sue, Chuck, and the Gainesville Fine Arts Association were looking for a big place and I said, ‘Let’s bring everybody in here.’”

“The Gainesville arts community recognized a jewel here,” Johnson added.

“Doris would be tickled pink to see all this,” said LeBaron, who is grateful that Doris’s Center for Modern Art helped her get a show for her degree.

In the painting studio, Cindy Capehart worked on a bold and arresting por-

trait of the Santa Fe River as seen from the footbridge at O’Leno State Park.

“Doris was a friend of my mother’s,” Capehart said. “Doris encouraged me to go to college and study art, and later she attended my first show at the Palatka Art Center, in 1988, before I graduated from college.”

Doris’s grand piano will grace the gallery overlooking Main Street, as will a wall hanging she owned. Richard Drake recalled listening to Bizet’s “Pearl Fishers” with Doris one day, and said she gave children the opportunity to perform in a pre-recital situation so they could get used to an audience.

“Doris founded that,” Drake said.

“She brought violinist Gil Shaham to Gainesville when he was fourteen!”

“We call our new cultural center The Doris because she did not want it called the Bardon Center,” Chuck Sapp said. “Everyone knew her as Doris.” s

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t is hope that keeps us going in hard times. I often wonder if it is the absence of hope that lurks behind the increased incidence of violence in present times. Nowadays, a sense of futility and hopelessness entice people to enjoy the present as if tomorrow did not exist.

There is a lack of belief in the purpose of life, an excessive dose of materialism and an absence of spiritual life, without which hope is not possible. Many people are engaged in a battle to combat religion any way they can, perhaps out of envy toward those who still cling to the life-saving presence of hope.

Love and hope are intertwined. For a person to entertain hope, he or she needs to have experienced love at some time in their life. Those who have not feel an emptiness inside of them that does not make it possible to experience happiness. It is an emptiness that only love is able to fill. This crisis of love and hope is one of the many drawbacks of the lack of spiritualism in today’s world. s Dr. Carlos Muniz is a retired psychiatrist from Gainesville. He may be contacted through the editor, Albert Isaac.

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sketches. Under the direction of The Jim Henson Company, the world-renowned puppeteers are visible throughout, allowing audiences to see the rare mechanics of their craft. Performances contain adult content not suitable for children. www.stuffedandunstrung.com 352-392-ARTS

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Saturday, October 1

Friday, October 7

10:00am - 3:00pm NEWBERRY. Dudley Farm. Traditional, appliquéd, vintage, art quilts and quilted wearing apparel.

Traditional music throughout the day. Skilled crafters would love to see your quilt and hear its story. At 11:00am there will be a “Bed Turning.”

Quilt experts will look at each quilt and discuss age, condition, colors and patterns. Enjoy Admission $5.00 per vehicle up to 8 occupants.

352-472-1142. www.friendsofdudleyfarm.org

5:30pm - 8:30pm OCALA. Primary Oven Handmade Bakery & Café, 128 SW Broadway. Ocala writer Lucy Tobias’ new book, “Florida Gardens Gone Wild,” is a combination of both inspirational and practical advice for gardeners. Complimentary wine and tapas by Kelley will be served. Everyone who buys a book will receive a free, hand-decorated terracotta pot. Everyone is invited. Attendance is free. Pre-registration not required. SECOND SIGNING: Sunday, Oct. 23, from noon to 4pm at the Chelsea Coffee Company, 3217 Silver Springs Blvd. Complimentary coffee and cookies, and a demonstration of how to do an e book on Nook & Kindle. 352 -816-1251 greatwalks@gmail.com.

OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 1 1:00pm - 4:00pm OCALA. The Elks Club, 702 NE 25 Ave. The Kingdom of the Sun Chapter’s Open House with an open enrollment period for all Commissioned, Warrant, Flight Officers, Public Health Service Officers on active duty, and retired or former officers who would wish to join the local KOS Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. Refreshments will be served. There will be a 35th Anniversary Dinner at the Elks Club on Thursday, October 6. Advanced reservations are required for this event. 352-307-3234

GAINESVILLE. Morningside Nature Center.

The largest offering of native plants in North Florida. An exclusive member’s sale is on Friday, October 7, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, and is open to members of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS), and Friends of Nature Parks (FNP) only. Memberships are available at the gate. Only cash and checks are accepted.

SLAMFEST CAR & TRUCK SHOW Saturday & Sunday October 8, 9 7:00am - to 5:00pm GAINESVILLE. Alachua County Fairgrounds.

Classes for everyone, including lifting trucks, lowered trucks, imports, low-riders, classics and hot rods. Preregistration $30. Spectator price is $10/day or $15 for a weekend pass. 352-374-5204

ZUMBA FITNESS PARTY Sunday, October 1 1:00pm registration GAINESVILLE. O’Connell Center, Gate 3.

Join the Zumba Fitness party in support of local lung cancer survivors Caren Gorenberg and Dianne Caridi. Be a part of something that has never been done before — Gator Style — to end lung cancer. 415-307-0786

QUILTERS OF ALACHUA COUNTY DAY GUILD Thursday, October 6 9:30am - Noon GAINESVILLE. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1521 N. W. 34th St. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Sally Glaze and participants in the guild’s Civil War and Dear Jane Quilt Bees will present QACDG’s “The Civil Way,” an examination of the quilts of the Civil War and the women who created them. 352-373-7791 www.qacdg.org

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GAINESVILLE. Pugh Hall, UF Campus. Jane McGonigal, PhD, is an expert on alternate reality games and renowned game developer. She is the New York Times bestselling author of “Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World.” She has appeared at TED, the New Yorker, and the Web 2.0 summit, among others. Business Week has named her “one of the top 10 innovators to watch.”

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8:00am - 5:00pm OCALA. Pioneer Garden Club, 4331 E. Silver Springs Blvd. The festival replaces the traditional holiday home tour of the past 80 years. More than 40 vendors offer jewelry, crafts, plants,

7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER. Six expert puppeteers translate audience suggestions into an unforgettable variety show of songs and

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food and a pumpkin contest for youth 18 years of age and under. 352-236-4448 or 352694-2973. www.pioneergardenclub.org

BILL BELLEVILLE Sunday, October 9 2:00pm OCALA. Ocala Library, Room C, Silver Springs Blvd. Award-winning author and documentary maker Bill Belleville will talk about his latest book, “Salvaging the Real Florida,” a collection of essays about his love for the Sunshine State. Free to the public, and refreshments will be served.

352-368-4591. www.friendsoftheocalalibrary.org

SOLOIST RACHEL BARTON PINE, VIOLIN Sunday, October 9 2:00pm PHILLIPS CENTER. Renowned for their creative programming and veteran musicianship, the New York Chamber Soloists have added substantially to the catalog of 20th-century chamber works, with more than 25 compositions written for them by such significant composers as Gunther Schuller, Mario Davidovsky, Ezra Laderman and Mel Pow. 352-392-ARTS

PETER BERGEN Wednesday, October 12 6:00pm GAINEVILLE. Pugh Hall, UF Campus. The Awakening: How Revolutionaries, Barack Obama and Ordinary Muslims are Remaking the Middle East. Journalist, author, and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen will speak at the Bob Graham Center. Bergen has traveled throughout Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and more recently Iraq to report on national security and the al Qaeda network and is one of the few Westerners to have met Osama bin Laden face to face. 352-846-1575

FIRE & ICE SOCIAL Friday, October 14 6:00pm and 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER. Meet Olympic Champion Bob Beamon, AOTO board members, Olympian/ Artist Liston Bochette III, and Cathy Oerter.

Delicious hot & cold hors d’oevres will be provided and fine wine by Blue Water Bay. Watch pre-show company class on the mainstage.

Return during the first intermission to the Foyer for desserts by Jenny Cakes. Held in the Fackler Foyer East, FIRE & ICE presents a platinum series-performance & event combined for $75.00 per person. 352-371-2986

One-Bedroom Apartments with Utilities We do Business in Accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Act The Gainesville Housing Authority (GHA) is accepting housing applications at The 400 Building (accessible units available). These one-bedroom units are located at 400 NW 1st Avenue and utilities are provided. Applicants must meet eligibility screening criteria (income and security background check). Rents are subsidized and are based on family income. The 400 Building is convenient to shopping, downtown, and transportation.

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FIRE & ICE Friday, October 14 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER. Celebrating the passion of the Olympics with music, art and dance. The third in a trilogy of collaborations between DANB and AOTO, Art of the Olympians, FIRE & ICE features the artwork of two Olympic Gold Medal Winners. Bob Beamon, gold medal in 1968 for “The Perfect Jump, provides edgy graphic designs for resident choreographer Judy Skinner and Composer Stella Sung. Peggy Fleming, the only gold medal for the US at Grenoble in figure skating provides a totally different style of painting for inspiration for Artistic Director Kim Tuttle. $15 to $35 at Ticketmaster Outlets.

352-371-2986 or dalive@bellsouth.net

Dralion by Cirque du Soleil Tuesday Thursday, Oct. 11, 12, 13 7:30pm O’CONNELL CENTER. Fusing the 3,000-year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, Dralion draws its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature. Cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved.

ALLIGATOR FEST Friday thru Sunday, October 14, 15, 16 9:00am - 5:00pm O’LENO STATE PARK. Experience both a Native American gathering with dancers, musicians, artisans and traders, and a living history event that includes a reenactment of the September 11, 1836 Seminole War Battle of San Felasco hammock. Fun for entire family.

Cost of park admission. 386-454-1853

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SWING & SWAY DANCE CLUB

NEWBERRY FALL MARKET FESTIVAL

Friday, October 14, 18

Saturday & Sunday, October 15, 16

8:00pm to 11:00pm GAINESVILLE. Thelma Boltin Community Center, 516 NE Second Ave. Senior ballroom dancing on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Dance to Randy Rando’s Trio. Bring your own drink or snack. $10 a person $7.00 for members. 352-215-5660 or email angieferk@gmail.com. swingandsway.org

NEWBERRY, South Seaboard Rd. Events include the BBQ Cook Off on Saturday. www.

NewberryMainStreet.org. 352-472-2112

FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS Saturday, October 15, 29 10:00am - 2:00pm MARION COUNTY. Hospices of Marion County Thrift Stores have partnered with the Lion’s Clubs of Ocala and Silver Springs Shores to provide free vision, hearing and diabetic screenings in Thrift Store parking lots. Each person who has a screening will receive a thank-you gift from Hospice of Marion County Thrift Stores. Oct. 15 screenings held at Jasmine Square, 6114 S.W. State Road 200; Oct. 29 screenings at Silver Springs Shores Store, 7578 S.E. Maricamp Road. 352-873-7441

KANAPAHA GARDENS FALL FESTIVAL Saturday, October 15 9:00am - 5:00pm GAINESVILLE. 4700 SW 58th Dr. Kanapaha celebrates with a plant sale and the Gainesville Orchid Society juried show, featuring orchid displays from area societies, orchid plant and supply vendors, and educational seminars.

352- 372-4981. www.kanapaha.org

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OLD TIME DANCE Sunday, October 16 2:00pm - 5:00pm O’LENO STATE PARK. Family fun for all ages.

Dance contra, circles and squares to live music hosted by the Flying Turtles String Band in the 1930’s rec. hall on the banks of the Santa Fe River. A caller will guide new and experienced dancers alike through a variety of dances. These are the dances that were the rage in the mid 1800s when the town of Leno thrived. All ages. $3-$5. 386-454-1853

GAINESVILLE PRIDE PICNIC Sunday, October 16 Noon - 3:00pm WESTSIDE PARK, 1001 NW 34th St. Celebrating our diversity and unity. Lunch and beverages available for small donation.

People may bring picnic baskets. There will be some organized games such as Frisbee, horseshoes, and volleyball. 352-377-8915

SOARING VOICES PANEL DISCUSSION Sunday, October 16 1:30pm - 2:30pm

HARN MUSEUM OF ART. Perspectives on collecting contemporary Japanese ceramics.

Noted collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz along with renowned art dealer, Joan Mirviss, will offer keen insights into their passion for Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, especially those by artists represented in the Soaring Voices exhibition. 352-392-9826

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Friday, October 16 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER. When the “scruffy, young jug-band” band from Southern California released Will the Circle Be Unbroken in 1972, they solidified their mark in music history recording with some of their heroes, legends that included Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Mother Maybelle Carter. The album not only tied together two generations of musicians — at a time when the country was tearing itself apart — it also became a part of the American musical landscape. Ultimately Will the Circle Be Unbroken was named one of the 50 Greatest Albums of All-Time and is only one of 50 recordings to be honored and preserved by the Library of Congress. 352-392-ARTS

RED WHITE & BLUE 4 YOU BBQ Thursday, October 20 6:30pm - 10:00pm ALACHUA WOMAN’S CLUB, 14656 S. Main St. Dinner, silent auction, door prizes. $50 donation benefiting the Military Support Group of Alachua County. ww.msgfac.com

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Friday, October 20 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER. Unearthing musical magic from the depths of Mongolian culture, AnDa Union is bringing new life to an all-but-forgotten art.

Rooted in the culture of tribes unified by Ghengis Khan, this group of young musicians is dedicated to preserving and promoting the essence of true Mongol music to the world. 352-392-ARTS

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GAINESVILLE. Games presented by Shands Healthcare and hosted by the Gainesville Sports Commission. Hundreds of athletes ages 50 and over will compete in 11 sports events all around Alachua County and the City of Gainesville. 352-338-9300. www.gsoc.com

FAMILY-FRIENDLY GHOST WALK Saturday, October 22 Time to be determined MORNINGSIDE NATURE CENTER. Come with family and friends for a night hike to Morningside where you will meet ghosts from 1870 and hear about their lives in rural Florida.

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HEART OF FLORIDA ASIAN FESTIVAL Saturday, October 22 10:00am THE THOMAS CENTER. The region’s only Asian cultural event featuring top entertainment, a large food court, vendors and cultural exhibits.

8,000 attendees expected. 352-334-5064

GAINESVILLE PRIDE PARADE & FESTIVAL Saturday, October 22 1:00pm - 9:00pm BO DIDDLEY COMMUNITY PLAZA. The Pride Parade steps off at 1:00pm at 7th Street and West University Avenue and proceeds down University Avenue to the Bo Diddley Community Plaza. Co-sponsored by the City of Gainesville, the Festival will have dozens of local musical acts and vendors lining the plaza from 2 to 9pm.

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Noche de Gala Saturday, Oct. 22 7:00pm - Midnight MICANOPY. Besilu Collection. The Sebastian Ferrero Foundation’s annual fundraising event has become a standalone event. Following last year’s sold-out gala of more than 1,000 guests, the Noche de Gala promises to be an evening packed with live entertainment, a silent auction featuring unique and extraordinary items, a Champion Paso Fino horse show, live cigar rolling, exquisite dining and much more! The theme of Noche de Gala 2011 is “Enchanted.” Guests are encouraged to dress black tie. www.nochedegala.org

STOMP OUT STIGMA WALK Saturday, October 22 9:00am GAINESVILLE. Westside Park. National Alliance on Mental Illness’ annual walk to bring awareness to our area’s need for world-class treatment and community re-integration. Community support against stigma is the best weapon to fight social injustices and present day discrimination.

1.2-mile walk begins at 10am. 352-3745600 ex. 8322. www.namigainesville.org

Animals” presents an all-volunteer group of local singers that supports animal concern causes.

Doo Wop, Rock-n-Roll and Country Music danced together. Six singers live on stage, line dancing, door prizes, a 50/50 drawing and two special dance exhibitions by the “Elaine & Colby” dance team. $12 at the door; advance tickets are $10 per single and two tickets for $15. Spaghetti dinner with salad, desert and drink for an additional $7.00. 352-687-1776. www.haveaheart.us

OCALA ARTS FESTIVAL ART, CRAFT & ANTIQUE SALE

Saturday & Sunday, October 22, 23

Saturday, October 22

10:00am - 5:00pm OCALA. McPherson Government Complex, 601 SE 25th Ave. More than 200 fine artist from all parts of the country. Plenty of selection when shopping or even if you are there just to appreciate the art. Free Children’s Art Activities, parking & admission. 352-867-0355. www.fafo.org

9:00am - 5:00pm GAINESVILLE. Wesley United Methodist Church, 826 NW 23 Ave. Handcrafted treasures: soaps, pottery, jewelry, photography, bake sale, silent auction, chili lunch and holiday items. Proceeds from booth rentals and donations go to the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home. 352-372-2845

MCINTOSH 1890’S FESTIVAL Saturday, October 22 8:00am - 5:00pm MCINTOSH. Van Ness Park, Avenue G and 7th St. Annual arts, crafts and antiques festival features 280 vendors from all over the country, all day free family friendly entertainment and a pleasant Victorian setting. 352-5914038. www.friendsofmcintosh.org

JOHNNY MELLO SHOW Saturday, October 22 7:00pm - 10:00pm OCALA. Silver Springs Shores Community Center, 590 Silver Road. “Have A Heart For Companion

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BUTTERFLYFEST Saturday & Sunday, October 22, 23 10:00am - 5:00pm FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Explore the lives of bees, bats, birds and butterflies at ButterflyFest. 352-846-2000. www.flmnh.ufl.edu

HORSE FARM HUNDRED Sunday, October 23 8:30am LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL. 3000 E. University Ave. Held annually by the Gainesville Cycling Club, the Horse Farm Hundred winds southward from Gainesville to Marion County and back, leading riders past the fenced horse farms and sprawling pastures of the area. www.gccfla.org

REGINA CARTER Sunday, October 23 4:00pm PHILLIPS CENTER, UF Campus. Preeminent jazz violinist Regina Carter combines traditional African folk tunes with a contemporary flavor in her latest album, “Reverse Thread.”

Carter exhibits her talents on the violin, accordion and kora, (West African harp), to create an uplifting and stirring result. During this intimate performance, Reverse Thread exemplifies the enriching music of the African Diaspora while complementing Carter’s magnificent art of the violin. 352-392-ARTS

MARTINA FILJAK Tuesday, October 25 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER, UF Campus. One of the brightest instrumental talents to emerge from Croatia today, Martina Filjak is garnering international praise not only for her poetic passion and galvanizing strength at the keyboard, but also for her charismatic personality and magnetic stage presence. The award-winning pianist’s repertoire includes more than 30 piano concertos and a wide spectrum of chamber music and solo literature ranging from the 17th century to contemporary artists. 352-392-ARTS

SHINE SEMINAR Tuesday, October 25 NOON - 1:00pm GAINESVILLE. Elder Options, 5700 SW 34th Street, Suite 222. Turning 65? Need help paying for Medicare or prescription drug premiums? Free seminar. Bring your own lunch. Hot/cold drinks, dessert, and lots of take-home information provided. Located in the Florida Farm Bureau Bulding. Free parking. 352-378-6649 or 1-800-963-5337

BEAST FEAST Thursday, October 27 5:30pm - 8:30pm LEESBURG. Historic Mote Morris House. Ticketed event featuring a great variety of exotic and unusual meats along with all the sides and beverages. Live entertainment and more.

Presented by the Leesburg Center for the Arts.

352-365-0232. www.leesburgcenter4arts.com

CHRISTMAS HOUSE PREVIEW Thursday, October 27 4:00pm - 9:00pm LEESBURG. 712 W. Main St. Sneak Preview of Christmas House. Over 100 Holiday Crafters, featuring over 50,000 items, unique handcrafted holiday decorations and gifts. Grand Opening Saturday, Oct. 29 - Dec. 10. Open MondaySaturday 9:30am to 5pm, Sunday Noon to 4pm.

352-365-0053. www.leesburgpartnership.com

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THE ARC ANNUAL MEETING

FALL FESTIVAL & CAR SHOW

Thursday, October 27

Saturday, October 29

11:00am HILTON, UF. 1714 SW 34th St. Information about The Arc of Alachua County will be presented.

Please contact Bryan Harned, Development & Design Director, for more information at 352334-4060 ext. 127 or by e-mail at bharned@ arcalachua.org. 352-334-4060 ext 127

8:00am - 3:00pm - Car Show 10:00am - 5:00pm - Festival HIGH SPRINGS. See vintage automobiles by the Visitor Center and enjoy other family activities at the James Paul Park.

DANCE FOR SEASONED CITIZENS Tuesdays

LUBEE BAT FESTIVAL Saturday, October 29

OCALA PUMPKIN RUN Friday thru Sunday, October 28 - 30 8:00am - 4:00pm OCALA. Castro Farms, 7700 NW Hwy 27.

Children’s Home Society of Florida is honored be part of the inaugural Ocala Pumpkin Run Classic Car Show. The Pumpkin Run is positioned to be one of Florida’s premier car shows hosting an estimated 3,000 vehicles.

Car enthusiasts and spectators will enjoy three days of amazing classic cars. 352620-9998. www.ocalapumpkinrun.com

THE JOHN OATES BAND Friday, October 28 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER, UF Campus. Best known as half of Hall & Oates, John Oates has recorded 21 albums, sold more than 80 million units, scored 10 number-one records, toured the world for decades and was inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame, among other honors. 352-392-ARTS

BOO BASH Saturday, October 29 LEESBURG. Come to the Leesburg Saturday Morning Market and watch the children’s costume contest and pumpkin carving. 352-365-0053. www.leesburgsaturday-morningmarket.com

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10:00am - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE. 1309 NW 192nd Ave. The Lubee Bat Conservancy’s 7th Annual Bat Festival offers an opportunity to view giant fruit bats and enjoy the great outdoors while learning about how beneficial bats are to Florida’s environment and ecosystems worldwide.

352-485-1250. www.batconservancy.org

GARDENS OF GAINESVILLE TOUR

2:00pm - 3:0pm GAINESVILLE. Family Room of Shands Cancer Hospital. Weekly dance workshops held each Tuesday designed to address the needs of those 60 and over. Each week the group will learn a new, never-before-seen dance. 352-733-0880

HEALING TOUCH CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Third Thursday 5:30pm GAINESVILLE. Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave. All cancer patients, survivors, family and friends are welcome. 352-331-2960

DOGS NIGHT OUT

Saturday, October 29 9:00am MATHESON MUSEUM. The Keep Alachua County Beautiful tour will feature both public and private gardens in Gainesville and Alachua County. The last stop on the tour will be a luncheon reception and guided walk at the Matheson House Gardens.

For garden locations, email kristin.kacb@gmail. com after purchasing your ticket. 352-378-2280

Second Monday 5:00pm LEESBURG. Make the rounds of your favorite outdoor watering hole with your favorite Pooch. Sponsored by the Downtown Leesburg Business Association and Leesburg Partnership.

352-435-9107. www.itsyourdowntown.com

CONTRA DANCE JEFF PETERSON

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2:00pm - 5:00pm GAINESVILLE. Thelma Boltin Community Center, 516 NE. Second Ave. Held by the Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society, Contra dance is an American folk dance, prompted by a caller and danced to live music. No partner or experience is needed. Dress in cool comfortable clothing and flat comfortable shoes. Childcare is provided, but children who are old enough to know left from right can participate. 352-334-2189

2:00pm PHILLIPS CENTER. Guitar maestro Jeff Peterson grew up with a passion for the rich heritage of Hawaiian music introduced to him by his father.

Today, he is recognized as one of the most gifted slack key guitarists and has worked with many artists including Eric Clapton, Ledward Ka’apana, James Galway, Michael Feinstein, the Honolulu Symphony and many others. 352-392-ARTS

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Please visit website for class times and holiday schedule. Classes taught by Kelli McChesney, internationally known clogging instructor with more than 23 years of clogging and 18 years of teaching experience. firstklasskloggers.t35.com

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7:30pm - 10:30pm GAINESVILLE. 706 West University Ave. The Marty Liquori Jazztet with Marty on guitar, Vic Donnell on keyboards and Mr. P on drums hosts saxophonist Ben Champion, or Trumpet players Dave Edmund or Gary Langford or Vocalists and other musicians. 352-378-2001

4:00pm & 7:00pm GAINESVILLE. Bo Diddley Community Plaza. The Edible Plant Project’s spring sale, at the Union Street Farmers Market. An eclectic selection of edible plants, fruit trees, & seeds will be available. This a great time to plant: warm season vegetables & greens, sugarcane.

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First Tuesday of each month

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7:00pm GAINESVILLE. Bear Archery. Monthly meetings, breakfasts, dinners, car trips and fun. flvetteset.freeyellow.com

GAINESVILLE. Florida Museum of Natural History. This 3,000-square-foot object-rich and interactive exhibition features American dugouts from ancient times to present. Discover the world’s largest archaeological find — 101 ancient dugouts at Newnans Lake and how scientists study dugouts from the past. Learn how the dugout tradition is alive and well in Native communities today. 352-846-2000

BEGINNERS MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

CANCER SUPPORT FORUM Third Tuesday 5:30pm - 7:00pm GAINESVILLE. Community Cancer Center of North Florida. Gathering is open to the public and invites cancer patients, caregivers, friends and family to engage in a social and educational support group and provides a community of resources for those touched by cancer. 352-672-7371

RANGER WALK Saturdays

1ST KLASS KLOGGERS Sundays 2:00pm - 5:00pm GAINESVILLE. Carpenter’s Union Local 75, 1910

Wednesdays 6:30p to 10:00p GAINESVILLE. Emiliano’s Cafe, 7 SE First Ave. Karl Weismantel on guitar and vocals with Ricky Ravelo on acoustic bass play jazz, standards, pop and original tunes. 352-375-7381

Thursdays 7:00pm GAINESVILLE. Shands Cancer Hospital at UF, 1515 SW Archer Rd. Criser Cancer Resource Center, 1st Floor. Just sitting and relaxing in our beautiful meditation room can make a difference to your day. We offer gentle guidance suitable for everyone. 352-273-8010

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5:30pm - 6:30pm GAINESVILLE. Downtown Library, 401 E. University Ave, 4th floor. Think you’re not flexible enough?

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1:00pm - 2:15pm GAINESVILLE. Shands Cancer Hospital. People with Parkinson’s disease are invited to bring a partner to this free weekly dance class designed to enhance health and vitality. No prior dance experience is necessary. Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended. 352-733-0880.

LIVING HISTORY DAYS Saturdays 9:00am - 4:30pm GAINESVILLE. Morningside Nature Center.

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Come try a syrup-topped biscuit or cornbread baked in a wood cook stove. 352-334-3326

UNION STREET FARMERS’ MARKET

GAINESVILLE BIRD FANCIERS 2nd Sunday

GAINESVILLE INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE Fridays 8:00pm GAINESVILLE. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4225 NW 34th St. Come join this experienced and expanding International Folk dance group. Suitable for all ages and abilities. No partners needed. Beginners welcome. 352-359-2903. www.gifd.org

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4:00pm - 7:00pm GAINESVILLE. Bo Diddley Community Plaza, 111 E. University Ave. Each week local farmers, bakers, artisans, musicians and dancers join with customers in a timeless celebration of this community’s seasonal bounty. www.unionstreetfarmersmkt.com

1st Tuesday 6:30pm GAINESVILLE. Pride Community Center. Fun, Cash, Prizes! Doors open at 6pm. Early bird bingo at 6:30pm. Regular bingo at 7pm. $15 at the door includes all early bird & regular games.

Food and beverages available for purchase.

1:00pm GAINESVILLE. United Way of North Central Florida. Enjoy Parrots? Join your local bird club!

Meets monthly with educational and social programs for both the pet lover and parrot breeder. Meetings are often the 2nd Sunday of the month, but can change. 352-331-2800 s

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THEATRE Acrosstown Repertory Theatre.....................619 S. Main Street, Gainesville Curtis M. Phillips Center ........................................... 315 Hull Road, Gainesville Gainesville Community Playhouse ....... 4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville Hippodrome State Theatre................................. 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville UF Constans Theatre ................................................. Museum Road, Gainesville Nadine McGuire Blackbox Theatre ................... Museum Road, Gainesville Insomniac Theatre Company ............................E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala Ocala Civic Theatre ..................................4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala High Springs Community Theater .......... 130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs

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Hunter Gatherers Sept. 23 - Oct. 9 In Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s critically lauded satire “Hunter Gatherers,” two married couples join together for a dinner party in celebration of their mutual anniversaries. As the evening wears on, the tension becomes unbearable, egos are bruised, and truths are revealed.

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Oleanna Oct. 28 - Nov. 13 Oleanna is a thought-provoking play that looks at the issue of sexual harassment on-campus in a radical light. On stage are two characters. An under-grad student, waiting, seated in front of her professor (whose class she has failed) to discuss her grades.

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Rent Sept. 23 - Oct. 16 Rent is a rock opera that tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. HIPPODROME STATE THEATRE

The Turn of the Screw Oct. 12 - Nov. 6 Based on the classic ghost story, this psychological thriller is a spectacular tour-de-force for two actors. A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor house to care for two orphaned children in what she considers a dream job. But her dream turns into a nightmare as the house’s spectral inhabitants soon reveal themselves.

UF CONSTANS THEATRE

You Can’t Take it With You Oct. 2, 2:00pm This Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play offers Kaufman and Hart comedy at its best. The tale of the wacky antics of the Sycamore family at dinner with their daughter’s fiancé and his conservative family is a recipe for comedic disaster. Directed

by Paul Favini. Performed by UF theatre students. Event has strobe lights and fog. Prices: $17-public; $13-all students, UF fac/staff, Seniors (55 & up).

INSOMNIAC THEATRE COMPANY

6 Degrees: A New Play Sept. 22 - Oct. 2 Come join Insomniac with their newest locally written play “6 Degrees.” Ticket prices: $10.00

Little Shop of Horrors Oct. 28 - Nov. 12 Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed

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OCALA CIVIC THEATRE

Chicago Sept. 8 - Oct. 2 The revival of this Tony Award-winning musical has been running fourteen years on Broadway and is still going strong. Set in the roaring twenties in Chicago, a band of merry murderesses — each one on death row for murdering a former lover — sing and dance their way to fame and fortune.

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ingredients — greed, corruption, violence, exploitation and treachery — of Chicago in the 1920s. The stunning score includes Razzle Dazzle, Mister Cellophane, Cell Block Tango and All That Jazz. Definitely a pleasure!

The Guys Oct. 6 - 16 Can it really be 10 years since the morning of 9/11? Rather than attempting to report on the complex “why” and “how”, playwright Anne Nelson has chosen to give us an intimate portrait of “who” — two individuals — Joan, a writer, and Nick, a fire captain. Less than two weeks after the attacks, Joan receives a phone call on behalf of a fire captain who lost most of his men. He’s looking for a writer to help him with the eulogies he must present at the memorials. Nick and Joan spend a long afternoon together as Nick describes each man’s virtues and foibles, and Joan fashions the stories into memorials of words. Instead of more statistics, they have created beautiful, human portraits of the lost firefighters.

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Moon Over Buffalo Oct. 7 - 30 This madcap comedy centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s who have one last shot at stardom: Director Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his next movie.

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Beautiful Unbroken: One Nurse’s Life MARY JANE NEALON c.2011, Graywolf Press $ 15.00 / $16.50, 224 pages

T

he ďŹ rst step of the journey was easy: packing.

You’d been thinking about change lately, vacation or permanent. You needed to see something different outside your window, to eat food you’ve

never tasted, to meet new people, to satisfy the restlessness you’d been feeling. And now — you’re packed. Ready to go. It’s a fresh start, if only for a week.

Wanderlust can strike any time but what if the journey you sought was ďŹ lled with goodbyes? In the new book “Beautiful Unbroken: One Nurse’s Lifeâ€?

by Mary Jane Nealon, you’ll read about a woman’s lifelong trip.

As a child, Mary Jane Nealon decided that she wanted to be a saint.

Her Jersey City childhood was spent poring over books about Molly Pitcher, Clara Barton, and Kateri Tekekwitha.

Nealon wanted to be like them, to “save somebody.� So when her father offered to pay for nursing school after graduation, she saw her chance to be a heroine.

Nealon enjoyed “doing small things for the bodyâ€? and nursing was a good ďŹ t for her, so later, antsy to leave Jersey City, she took a job in Charlottesville, Virginia. She loved caring for stroke patients and life was good, but she was back home ten months later. Her younger brother fell sick and there was no other place she could be.

His death had a profound effect on her life. She couldn’t escape the guilt.

Still, she tried: she investigated volunteer work in Cambodia, but she got “scared.� Instead, she traveled to Hawaii to work and study with an antiwar poet, then she signed up to be a

traveling nurse for hospitals in northern New Mexico and Savannah, Georgia.

She considered Florida. She considered falling in love. She considered marriage.

But home kept calling and Nealon kept returning, grief for her brother keener every time. With each new death and into each new job, she carried with her the ďŹ gurative bodies she’d cared for: tooyoung boys with cancer, skeletal men with purple lesions and bright eyes, women with AIDS, alcoholics, Bowery residents.

She carried them because those people, achingly in and out of Nealon’s life and gone, helped her deal with the greatest loss of all.

Every once in awhile, I get a book that I want to last and last. I can’t bear to put it down, but I can’t bear to ďŹ nish it, either. “Beautiful Unbrokenâ€? is one of those books.

In author Mary Jane Nealon’s hands, loss is grace and there’s an awful elegance in illness. Not only does Nealon grab your heart and wring it out completely with words, but she has a way with metaphors that will make you chuckle as she slams them into your gut.

There’s a satisfying pain to reading this book, but read it you must. “No one understood that I was a poet when I sat with the dying men,� writes Nealon in describing her dual life as AIDS caretaker and writer. But when you read this outstanding book, you’ll understand that clearly. Indeed, “Beautiful Unbroken� packs a wallop. s Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives with her two dogs and 11,000 books.

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any of us spend hours poring over photo albums or chatting with old friends, reliving times gone by. But for those with Alzheimer’s disease, memories are a fading treasure of youth. Mederi Caretenders of Gainesville helps Seniors at any stage of Alzheimer’s live active and independent lives by educating their caregivers and helping them make adjustments to the patients’ lifestyles.

Caregiver education is a crucial benefit that is covered by Medicare.

“It’s very taxing on the family to have to care for somebody 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Pamela Morgan, RN and Director of Professional Services at Caretenders.

“A lot of Alzheimer’s patients will wander or try to get out of the house.

Our occupational therapists and nurses teach caregivers tricks of the trade, ways to use equipment that can be installed to keep the patient safe.”

When first establishing care, Caretenders professionals assess the patient and help create “life books” – a documentation of the Senior’s daily and weekly routines. This helps caregivers keep routines once a patient’s memory begins to decline.

Caregivers are taught about interacting with Seniors living with dementia. Card games, songs, conversation and plenty of eye

contact all help keep their loved ones engaged and cognizant. In later stages of Alzheimer’s, pictures from long ago can stir up memories of childhood, courtship and family life – all terrific topics of conversation.

“Don’t put them in front of the TV. Engage them in conversation and in the activities they used to do,” said Elisa Neale, Rehab Manager for Caretenders. This can often be done by making a few simple modifications to routine. A patient who enjoys walks can still do so with a walker to make it physically easier or having a caregiver come along. Favorite dishes can be enjoyed as bite-sized finger foods if the patient loses small motor skills needed to use a fork or knife.

Caregivers also learn how to cope with behavior changes and techniques to avoid confrontations.

This is especially important as the disease progresses and patients get frustrated or even combative. They are also informed about support groups and community resources available to them.

Caregiver education can help ensure that Seniors can live more independent lives.

“Having that information helps caregivers to cope on a long term basis,” said Morgan. “Learning about what to expect and how to deal with those aspects is key to our program.”

“I wondered if my family could manage all the care I needed after leaving the hospital.”

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