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SENIOR LIFE George White

Carolyn Workman did a tandem skydive with her sons and grandson on Sept. 25 at Skydive Sebastian in honor ofher 80th birthday.Coming back after the jump from left are Edward Workman, Andrew Workman, Carolyn Workman, Ben Workman and Mike Dovel.

BY GEORGE WHITE

Carolyn Workman, in honor of her 80th birthday,took a very big step toward completing her bucket listof things to dofrom 13,500 feet.

Workman had been talking about skydiving for along time and some thought she was kidding. Butwhen she asked her sons about Skydive Sebastian,and they offered to jump with her, a plan washatched.

At first they were getting information for me to(tandem) jump by myself, and then they all decided todo it, which makes it much more special. It became a

family affair at that point, she said.Surrounded by friends and family, Workman and

her three sons, twins Andrew and Edward and Ben,and grandson, Mike Dovel, took to the skies for a perfect jump and landing on Sept. 25.

We jumped at the chance, joked Andrew Workman, of Melbourne, who had jumped before, but with a static line in the military as part of the82nd Airborne in the Air Force.

For 10 years Ive been talking about it, Carolynsaid. I really dont like heights much, like driving onmountain roads, but I figure airplanes are supposed tobe up there.

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Youve heard that families in ourcommunity dont have enough to eatduring these lean times. On Saturday,Oct. 15, youll have a chance to enjoyfree family fun and scare away hungerwith a donation of food at the Scarecrow Stroll & Harvest Festivalfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Clairese Yuhasz Austin of the non-profit HorseSisters rescue and equine-assisted therapy will be on hand withher massive, trusty steed, Thunder, togive free hayrides, among a number offree family and childrens activities provided at no cost.

While the Harvest Festival is for humans, Austin hopes to benefit starving horses made homeless due theeconomic downturn, and the Festivallaunches this effort. J.D. Hallum Citrusof Scottsmoor donated 100 bales of hay 5,000 pounds that will becomepart of the events hay maze and then goto HorseSisters to feed hungry horses.

Between the foreclosures and theloss of jobs, horses become an expendable luxury when you have toput your human family first, Austin said.

She will use the hay to start a haybank, which would require a building tostore it in.

HorseSisters makes its home on 14 acres in historic Mims, on property provided at no lease cost, part of thehomesteading Cuyler family acreage.

The 23 horses, one donkeyand a mule go through a ton ofhay a month, literally an actual ton of hay.

HorseSisters achieved recentfame throughout the horsingcommunity when they placedfive homeless horses, hours before they were to be removedfrom a farm in foreclosure. Oneof the horses was so dehydratedit had to receive four bags of intravenous fluid to stay alive.Austin connected the horseswith grateful new owners viathe social network tool, Facebook.

We have a list of peoplelooking for specific types ofhorses and we match them

with horses as the need arises, Austinsaid. Its a big commitment and wewant it to be for the life of the horse.That can be 30 years.

Also, HorseSisters is a place wherehorses go out to pasture, living out theirlast days. Horse owners who no longerhave a ranch can board their equinefamily members and visit them, justlike an old folks home, Austin said.The local 4-H group plans to create amemorial garden where horses areburied, and their loved ones can lingeron benches in a park-like setting.

While known for horse rescues, thecenter is also a place where children andadults with mental and physical disabilities can care for and ride horses,the interaction a proven therapeutic commodity. For more information onthe program, go to HorseSisters.org orcall 321-267-2929. For more informa-tion on the Harvest Festival see page 5or visit scarecrowstroll.com. SL

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HorseSisters founder Clairese Yuhasz Austin unsuccessfully fends off Thunder, the mascot for thenonprofit horse rescue and equine-assisted therapeutic center, from her bountiful harvest display.

SENIOR LIFE Linda WigginsAngelina and JoshuaGaffey, students fromSuntree ElementarySchool, gather decorations for theSchoolcrow Stroll attraction at the Scarecrow Stroll andHarvest Festival atViera Hospital Oct. 15, featuringfree childrens gamesand family fun.

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BY GEORGE WHITE

Finding the right backgroundmusic, from any era, is somethingthat comes easy for J.A.M. MastersDJs, a locally owned company nowlooking for charities to help out.

Run by Andrew and TanishaBurke, the company was started inthe 1980s in Shippensburg, Pa. byAndrews father, Gerald JakeBurke, a community housing coor-dinator who did deejaying work as ahobby from time to time.

Andrew and his brother Michaelwould regularly assist him on his

gigs, carrying crates of albums andhelping with the set-up and take-down of his equipment. Andrew andTanisha Burke took over the business in 2005.

But, unlike the early days, the typeof songs is not limited to the recordson hand, Andrew Burke explained.

Before we were carrying cratesof records in, but its all digital now.I have classical music from theearly 1900s, to modern, and everygenre in between. We can cover fourhours and I like to say I can playanything, any time, anywhere, he said.

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Tanisha and Andrew Burke of J.A. M. Masters DJs are looking for charity projects.

And, no matter what style, Burke goes through eachsong and personally edits out any inappropriate lyrics.

The couple is centering its business around weddings,birthday parties, corporate events and family reunions, butthey have a higher purpose in mind for the future, accord-ing to Tanisha Burke.

Our goal is to donate at least $5,000 worth of serviceseach year, just to give back and to help people out, shesaid.

She explained that the couple has already pitched in onseveral events through contacts made by joining the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida.

With us being new to the area and not knowing anybody, thats how Ive gotten the word out about us, Andrew Burke said.

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October 2011From theEditor

Did you feel that wisp of cool air at theend of september? i knew autumn had arrived. many people have told me they cantremember a hotter summer in CentralFlorida. those who have lived in other areasknow how suddenly and dramatically theseasons can change, but here, we rejoice in acool breeze and check the calendar to see ifits time for a new season. i hope you'llcheck your calendar this month and makeplans to join us at the harvest Festival inViera on oct. 15. it's sponsored by our sister paper, VierA VoiCe, andits going to be a blast! if my grandchildren lived closer, you can bet idmake plans to bring them. there will be hay rides, a maze, a special areafor children with bounce houses and other excitement. Would you believethere is even going to be a zucchini race? similar to a soap box derby, buttwice as fun, i think this is going to be one of the highlights of the day.But dont think this is just for children. there will be live Bluegrassmusic, a silent auction and tasty food to buy. During the two weeks lead-ing to the harvest Festival, local businesses and non-profit organizationswill display their scarecrows at their businesses or at our office on Wickham road. i hope you'll visit each one and vote for your favorite.Visit at least 30 and you qualify to enter a drawing for a grand getaway.the scarecrow names reflect the creativity that went into their creation.Kountry Kermit, recyCrow, manipedi Crow, moneybags, slapshot,Anita Cure and Bogey Crow are just some of the names our neighborshave created. Check our Facebook page or follow us on twitter to keepup with more than three dozen scarecrows, but be sure to come see themall together on oct. 15. the lucky winning bidders will take home trueworks of art that day.

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BY LINDA WIGGINS

SENIOR LIFE newspaperis proud to help host ScriptYour Future across locationsin Brevard to encourageboomers and seniors to useprescription medicine wiselyfor their best health andlongevity.

Jill Gaines, publisher ofSENIOR LIFE and VIERAVOICE will introduce Congressman Bill Posey atthe 9 a.m. panel discussionkickoff of the Oct. 7 event, atthe Brevard County Commis-sioners auditorium, first floorof Building C at the Govern-ment Center in Viera.

The panel discussion endswith free health screeningsand information from 10:30a.m. to noon. Refreshments

will be provided. Boomers and seniors

have many opportunities toenjoy their lives and pursuerewarding activities on theSpace Coast, Gaines said.

We also need to make surewe are taking our health seriously, and looking out forourselves by following doctors orders.

Overriding our health and

medicine directives can makefor a costly future with limitedindependence, according to alocal pharmacist.

Ideally, your doctor is pre-scribing medication, and youare making lifestyle changes,that will allow your body toheal itself optimally, said MarkHobbs of Hobbs Pharmacy at133 N. Banana River Drive onMerritt Island, which will fea-ture health screenings from 11a.m. to 2 p.m.

Screenings will take placefrom 2 to 5 p.m. at One Senior Place, 8085 SpyglassHill Road. At each location,people are encouraged to bringall their medications for reviewby a pharmacist.

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Watersong sing-a-longWatersong members relived the 30s and 40s in a musi-cal hits concert called The Golden Oldies. The energetic and talented Jody Anderson from Ohio, sang avariety genres showcasing her ability to sing in the styleand sound of Judy Garland, Barbara Striesand and evenLouie Armstrong. Her husband Leonard shared somesong history, they did some dancing and engaged Watersong members to sing-a-long and participate in anenjoyable afternoon. SL

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Jody Anderson with fansGeorge and Edna Polinkasand Doris Balvanz.

Free DriverSafety Programfor Veterans inNovember AARP has announced thatall veterans (active, retired,National Guard, Reserve)may take the six-hourDriver Safety Program classduring the month of No-vember 2011 at no charge.Vets must have ID card,DD-214 or membershipcard from AL, DAV, VFW,etc. Spouses with ID (DD-1172) may also attend at nocost No age limitation. Au-tomobile insurance may bediscounted by taking thisclass. Call District Coordi-nators Jules Moquin at 321-956-0538 or Dean Carlsonat 321-259-3578 to enroll.

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321-757-9205 OCTOBER 2011 SENIOR LIFE

By AngelA Smith

At the Columbus Day celebration onSaturday, Oct. 8, the Italian AmericanClub of South Brevard (IAC) will revealits summer project. The dinner-dance begins at 6 p.m.

Extensive renovations to their decades-old building began as a simple idea andturned into a major project when IACmembers decided to remodel the building.

This was a year in the making, saidFrank Ciccone, IAC president. Thebuilding needed a lot of repairs and wedecided we would go a step further andremodel the building so its better lookingfor us to have our events and also to rentthe hall out at a pretty reasonable price.

During the summer, members pickedup everything from a hammer to a paintbrush and transformed what used to be anaged room with plain walls into a welcoming hall of glossy floors and freshpaint.

I thought the renovation was a greatidea, said Frank Cona, who was on handeach day taking photos. I knew what itlooked liked before and now it showsnew ideas. It looks beautiful.

Heading the $15,000 project wasbuilding manger AJ Cassone. His goal forthe venture was to attract not only currentand new members into the club, but people of the community who are lookingfor a respectably-priced rental facilitywith a little history.

Were trying to take the club into thefuture, Cassone said. Besides the eventswe host, we will rent the building aroundour schedule and we have to make it

more appealing. We have to competeagainst hotels; we have to competeagainst country clubs, so we needed tobring the building up.

Whether it was hanging the new colorful sign outside the building oradding unique finishing touches, mem-bers were determined to complete the job.

It was a challenge, as a lot of ourmembers are older, so they werent ableto do most of the work themselves, so wehad to have some outside companiescome in; but I think its going to do a lotfor the club and thecommunity aroundit, Cassone said.

Call 321-242-8044 for more information. SL

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Senior life Photo by Frank Cona

Italian American Club member Ronposes for a photo as he paints the inside of the club building during asummer remodel.


Tony Barrone of the Italian AmericanClub hangs a new club sign followingthe buildings remodel during thesummer.


Eda Pittman of the Italian American Club poses for a photo as she

paints the inside of the club buildingduring a summer remodel.

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BY jackie heyliger

Epilepsy/seizure disorder is the nations most common neurological disorder that can affect anyoneat anytime. Epilepsy affects more people than Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, CerebralPalsy, Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease andCystic Fibrosis combined, according to the NationalInstitute of Neurological Disease and Stroke. InFlorida, approximately 353,000 people live withepilepsy.

The Epilepsy Association of Central Florida hasbeen serving Brevard, Orange, Osceola and SeminoleCounties for almost half a century. Each year, the asso-ciation sponsors a walk with food, fun, prizes, a silentauction and musical entertainment as a an importantfundraiser for the agency. Last year, thanks to the com-munitys efforts, the agency raised about $20,000. Allproceeds stay in Brevard County to help residents inneed of assistance with their seizure disorders.

For more information on the 2011 walk, please visitBrevardepilepsywalk.com or call 321-253-4112. SL

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CalendarItemsOct. 21, 2011Space Coast Doll Artists MonthlyMeeting10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Henegar Center for the Arts625 E. New Haven AveMelbourne321-327-7634

Oct. 24-Nov. 14Computer Fundamentals 110 a.m. 12 p.m. or 1- 3pm$40David R. Schecter Community Center1089 S Patrick DrSatellite Beach321-773-6458

Oct. 28,29 and 30Eerie Tales at the River House7 p.m.$5 at the doorPorcher House134 Delannoy AvenueCocoa Village321-676-0697

29 & 3050th Annual Orchid Fair9 a.m. 5 p.m.$4 (children 12 and under are free)Melbourne Auditorium625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.Melbourne

October 29thFranklin T DeGroodt Memorial LibraryFall Festival1-3 p.m.FreeFranklin T DeGroodt Memorial Library6475 Minton Rd SWPalm Bay321-952-6318

Oct 30Chapter of the Central Florida Accor-dion Club1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.mCentral Brevard Library308 Forest Ave.Cocoa321-799-2267

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Physical fitness helpspeople extend their mobilityand enjoy long lives. As body parts wearout and slow down, older folks look foralternatives to getting from place to place.

The automobile has given many theease of getting from their doorsteps toany location with convenience. Fromyouth to old age, the automobile is thekey to mobility. Wheels make the difference.

As we get older, our ability to functionbehind the wheel of an automobilechanges. We have slower reflexes, our vi-sion is not as good, and we often are tak-ing medications that have warnings onthe label Do not operate a vehicle whiletaking this medication. Further, operat-ing complications develop from the useof alcohol and other substances.

The American Automobile Associa-tion (AAA) provides a Safe Driving forMature Operators program for its mem-bers. The emphasis is on improving per-formance and the challenges of safedriving. AARP, through its local chap-ters, provides Driver Safety programsthat focus on defensive driving tech-niques, age-related changes that impactdriving, and ways to become better driv-ers. Some auto insurance companies like

GEICO have Inter-net-based safetycourses worth studying.

Freedom to go tothe grocery store,worship services, thedoctor, to visitfriends, to travel andto just take a driveare part of the mobil-

ity older people seek to retain. At somepoint in a long life, a decision must bemade to turn in the drivers license andcount on others for mobility. Fender benders, accidents, getting lost and con-cerns of family for safety of self and oth-ers may force the decision.

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Check with the County CommunityServices Council, your church, the seniorcenter and other resources for assistance.Mobility in the home is facilitated byspecial scooters and devices to providecomfort and access. Financial supportcan often be arranged.

You can meet your mobility chal-lenges by looking at the alternatives andconsequences throughout your life. Thinkahead. Awareness and preparation arevaluable decision tools. Life is full ofmobility opportunities. Its your move!

Ed Baranowski is president of Topics Unlimited, a Melbourne-based education, seminar and consulting company. He can be reached at [email protected]. SL

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The historic Pioneer Settlement forthe Creative Arts is located in the vil-lage of Barberville in nearby VolusiaCounty. See a living Florida historymuseum and cultural education centerthat focuses on the lifestyles of earlysettlers and residents of rural Florida.The site has evolved into an outstand-ing village of 17 historic structures.The centerpiece of the campus is theoriginal Central High School of Bar-berville, a National Register Placessite. Other historical buildings and ar-tifacts, that would otherwise have beendestroyed, have been relocated to thegrounds, including reproductions of1900-era buildings. The Settlementmaintains a growing historical collec-tion of more than 10,000 objects andfeatures two exhibition and educa-tional venues, six annual festivals,daily tours and frequent educationalprograms and workshops. The falljamboree is in early November.

The Central High School opened in1919 and served as a school until1969. The founders of the Pioneer Set-tlement reopened the building re-opened as a museum and educationcenter in 1976. Several Florida historyexhibits are housed in the building, in-cluding Old School House Museum,Womens Work and other timelythemes relating to Florida pioneer life.In 2002, the building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.

The settlement is on 30 acres in ruralnorthwest Volusia County, adjacent to

Lake George State Forest. Barbervilleis a rural crossroads of the greater Day-tona, Orlando and Ocala areas.

The address for the Pioneer Settle-ment for the Creative Arts is 1776Lightfoot Lane, Barberville, Fla and thephone number is 386-7492959. It isopen Monday through Saturday from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a modest admis-sion and group tours are available.

It is fairly easy and fast to get to the

Pioneer Settlement from Brevard

County. Take I-95 north to exit 265.

Then take Route 40 west, 20 miles to

the village of Barberville. The Settle-

ment is located just west of junction

US 17 and Route 40.

I suggest packing a lunch and enjoy-

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settlement. If it is late in the day, I

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Most seniors aregrandparents alreadyand some possibly great-grandparents. Most ofmy friends from ouryoung married days, 55years ago, are in that po-sition. Even though I had four chil-dren, all are grown adults now,marriage and children didnt fall intothe common pattern. I had given upexpecting to be a grandma many yearsago.

Thanks to my youngest son, I fi-nally became a grandmother for thefirst time in February 2010 when Iwas almost 77 years old. Since theylive 3,000 miles away, I didnt havethe chance to build a relationship andwatch her grow as many do. However,last November I drove to California tospend holidays with my son and hisfamily, the baby then 10 monthsold. The few weeks I spent with themI enjoyed watching the little one, whois pretty sharp mentally. She wasntyet walking or talking so I didnt feelI was building much of a relationshipwith her. I didnt think shed even re-member me after I left, but I waswrong. Her parents have my picture inthe house and often point Nana out toher, so that when shed see me again,perhaps she could relate.

Relate she did within a few min-utes when they all arrived for a visitrecently just before she turned one

and a half. She was-nt talking thatmuch verbally, yet.It seems todayschildren are taughtsign language first.She sure could tellher parents whatshe wanted in that

manner, but I wasnt used to it. How-ever when it came to walking, Idhave to call it running, especially thedays spent at Epcot and the Aquarium.Boy did she wear me out, especiallyin the Aquarium. The large tanks shecould look through to see sharks, fish,turtles and even ducks swimming ontop of the water, had her very excited.Her favorite word and animals areducks and shed point out one everytime, along with ooooh-ing and aaah-ing at the sharks that brushed againstthe glass. There was so much to seethat shed run back and forth from oneto another, return to one and almostdisappear around a corner as Id runto keep up with her. What a day itwas. When we finally left the Aquar-ium she was still full of energy. I wasexhausted.

The visit was great and I look for-ward to the next time. I believe herverbalizing all she sees and feels willcome out just as rapidly as the littlelegs carried her around to see so manythings on this visit.

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Beginning at 6 p.m., the SuntreeMaster Homeowners Association willhost a Fall Family Fun Night featuring acostume contest, trick-or-treating,hayrides, pumpkin patch, Games2U,and dinner and snack concessions.This event is for all ages and admissionis free. Patrons are encouraged to bringchairs and blankets for viewing the

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Nature-minded community members and agroup of Girl Scouts gathered at the center offUS 1 to perform a variety of service projects,including collecting trash and pulling weedsand grapevines from overgrown areas.

Now more than ever, we need volunteers tohelp with our land maintenance, said BrandonSmith, environmental program coordinator for

the center. I think that when they see theamount of work it takes to maintain these areasand see what they can accomplish, they under-stand the importance of their assistance.

As morning turned to afternoon, volunteerswere in the muck of the centers trail and justhappy to be neighbors lending a helping hand.

Were really trying to ingrain in the girls, asense of community service, while doingsomething they dont get to normally do whereit can be fun, but also something good for thecommunity, said Marsha Barton, local girlscout troop leader. We wanted to get them out,get them in the sun, get them some exerciseand have a chance to do something for others.SL


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Boomer Cindi Courbat is makinggood on her pledge to repeat her disaster-relief trip to the tornado-strickenMidwest, this time for rebuilding.

It has been more than six monthssince the April 27 tornados ripped a destructive path from Alabama to western Georgia. Although there havebeen floods, hurricanes, fires and otherdisasters around the country, people in Alabama are still hurting for help andhoping to rebuild, according to Courbat, a West Melbourne residentwho drove a 16-foot truck filled withdonations to Alabama in July.

The trip was sponsored by SENIORLIFE newspaper, which is also sponsoring the rebuilding trip.

Now is the time these families needfurniture, household items and rebuild-ing supplies, she said.

The media, the rapid responders,the donationsand many of the volun-teers who came to helphave all gonehome or moved on to otherplaces where assistance ap-pears to be more urgentlyneeded. I stay in contactwith many of the people Imet on my last trip and Iknow for certain there aremany folks who had no in-surance, no savings and noother resources to rebuild.For some, it has taken thislong to overcome thetrauma and the grief of losing everything, so theyare just now returning totheir home sites and decid-ing to rebuild. There arestill many local groupsworking together to rebuildtheir own communities, butthey could use our helpand our support.

Courbat has more than900 hours of FEMA andfaith-based disaster-re-sponse training and disaster-related field work. She hascompiled a list of severalgrassroots groups providingdirect assistance to storm

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families and communities to recover,she said. The more affluent areasseem to regroup faster but many of therural areas are still cleaning up.

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will return to Birmingham to revisitsome of the families she met. She is collecting gift cards from Home Depot,Lowes and Walmart so she can purchase building supplies when herteam gets there.

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Would you rather be trapped in anelevator with John F. Kennedy orJames Earl Jones??Photos by Darrell Woehler and Walter Kiely

Well, because JFK is not alive anylonger I would rather be stuck with alive one so that would be JamesEarl Jones.Chris Dixon

James Earl Jones: He would be morelikely to be able to get me out of the elevator. Art Jacobs

John Kennedy: He was Irish andCatholic, and so am I. Also, JamesEarl Jones is a rather large individualand would take up too much room inan elevator. Kevin Holder

John Kennedy: With him being President of the United States, all theinformation that he would havewould be fascinating. Bettie Meyer

It would just have to be JFK.Eleanor Thornton

I would definitely would rather betrapped inside an elevator with JFK.Pete Hemmer

John F. Kennedy, because they namedtheir daughter after me.Caroline Noel

John Kennedy: I would like to ask himabout his relationship with MarilynMonroe. Flora Micheletti

Hes never jumped. I guesshe was just waiting for a rea-son, Carol Workman said.

Added Ben Workman, whilebeing outfitted with a tandem har-ness to be attached to an experi-enced skydiver, Im kind ofstoked about this. It should be fun.

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Shes been talking to us allsummer about it. Were the onestoo chicken to do it. We weregoing to have her committed. I

guess next shes going to trybull riding, Caputo said.

After a short briefing and theintroduction of the jumpers tothe partners they would be at-tached to, the group was giventhe signal and boarded the plane,sitting in a crowd on the floor ofthe plane.

The crowd on the groundstrained to see the plane as thesingle jumpers leaped first.

After landing, like a scenefrom The Right Stuff the smilingWorkman clan crossed the tar-mac toward the cheering crowd.

Im ready to do it again,Carolyn said.

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Webb, a Christian, said she had experienced several promptings to goto Haiti and when doors opened toallow that, she went with New Missions, a 26-year-old organizationfounded by George and Jeanne DeTellis. New Missions purpose isimproving the spiritual and physicallives of children in third-world countries.

It was my first trip outside thecountry, Webb said. We had no ideawed be there during an earthquakeand be trapped. We were clueless tothe damage. We began receiving textmessages that there was a tsunamithreat and we were on the beach.

The 7.0 magnitude quake had anepicenter about 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince and was the most powerful to hit that area in 200 years.

After being cut-off from basic com-munication, dealing with devastationfor several days and observing thehelpless and injured, Webb, the onlyAmerican reporter there at the time, re-

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To look out and see those helicop-ters was amazing. Before I was res-cued in Haiti, I took the military forgranted, Webb said. I am gratefulfor what the military does for us all.

Webb shared her life-changing experience with a group of about 30people attending the monthly WomenReaching Women Sept. 19 meeting atIndian River United Methodist Churchin Titusville. WRW is a local network-ing organization where members bringsupport to women in need, including

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Christines experience of theearthquake and trauma in Haiti wasinspirational as well as motivational,said Donna Long, WRW president.

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When asked about the vast difference betweenhis firefighting/paramedic job and spending hisdays off working with seniors at Hey Days, NickSlaughter said, Its a lot different from axingdown doors. Thats when Im saving lives. Here,I am preserving lives.

Hey Days, a Merritt Island senior day programowned and operated by Slaughters mother Deb-bie Wilborn, LPN, and Keith Krodel, RN, is aweekday program providing activities for themind and body, entertainment, meals and snacksand a home-like atmosphere. Nick Slaughterssister Stacy runs Hey Days while Nick assistswith everything from maintenance to workingwith clients creating handmade items.

Next door is La Casa, a 15-bed, senior assistedliving facility and 20-bed memory care facilityrun by Wilborn. La Casa opened in 2009, HeyDays followed in May of this year.

We arent trying to reinvent the wheel, justmake it better, said Stacy Slaughter, the market-ing and public relations cog in the family wheel.A successful business is based on feelings, notjust what someone hears or sees, but how didthey feel when they were there. We want them tofeel good about being here.

I was a long-term care nurse for many years,said Wilborn. After my husband died, I had thefreedom to begin a business where I could takegood care of seniors and operate the facility underour motto, Carewithout compro-mise.

Wilborn saidshe believes familymembers who arelooking for a daycenter or onewhere their rela-tives may residefulltime want onething above allothers. They wantyou to do what yousay you will do.Its that simple.

La Casa in-cludes a staff withregistered nursesand licensed prac-tical nurses, 24-hour care,

medication assistance, staff chef, daily house-keeping, cable television and personal care items.

Wilborn opened a crisis room in La Casa re-cently where families can be with their lovedones during a challenging time when life anddeath decisions may have to be made. Wehavent had to use it yet. But its here, readywhen someone needs it, she said.

For information, call 321-474-8289 or stop byLa Casa or Hey Days at 210 N. grove St., MerrittIsland. SL

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InshoreIn the Banana and Indian River lagoons watch for the finger

mullet schools to move south. This should be a great month tofish provided the weather holds out for the Space Coast. I rec-ommend looking for the mullet pods and fishing all around themfor the smorgasbord of species: sea trout, tarpon, snook, jacks,mangrove snapper and redfish.

OffshoreThe snook should continue to bite in the Atlantic Ocean along

the Brevard coast. Keep an eye out for the birds hitting the mul-let pods along the beach to let you know where the fish are. Alsoyou may still find tarpon and kingfish in these concentratedareas of bait.

SurfIn October, anglers should see better catches of snook as well

as flounder and pompano, along the Brevard County beachesand inlets. The top baits to use in the surf are live shrimp and cutclams. Another alternative would be to cast a diamond jig or anysilver type of spoon around any moving bait pods.

FreshwaterThe water levels are back up in the St. Johns River and the

surrounding lakes so the bass action has turned on again. Tryspinner baits and buzz baits around the grass edges and wait fora strike.

As a reminder, be sure to keep an eye on the tropics becausewe are in the heart of the Atlantic hurricane season.

See you on the water!Capt. Eric

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Sports Network, channel 47. Days and times are to be announced. SL

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Did you know that as a result of theAffordable Care Act, Medicare nowcovers a yearly wellness visit andmany preventive screenings and services? Preventive services likethese can find health problems early,when treatment works best. Theseservices can also help keep you fromgetting certain diseases or illnesses.

Take Advantage of your yearlyWellness Visit

If you have Medicare, the yearlywellness visit is your opportunity totalk with your doctor to make sureyoure getting the care you need, including a review of any prescrip-tions you are taking. At this visit, youand your doctor can do the following:

Review your medical and familyhistory.

Create a list of your currentproviders and prescriptions.

Take height, weight, blood pressure, and other routine measurements.

Create a screening schedule for appropriate preventive services foryou.

Create a list of risk factors andtreatment options for you.

Get discounts on prescription drugsIf you have Medicare prescription

drug coverage and youre in the donuthole during 2011, you get a 50 percentdiscount on covered brand-name prescription drugs you buy at thepharmacy or order through the mail.This benefit helps make your

prescription drugs more affordable soyou will take them as prescribed tostay healthy.

Keep you, and your friends andfamily healthy

The best way to stay well is to livea healthy lifestyle. You can be health-ier and prevent disease by exercising,eating well, keeping a healthy weight,and not smoking. Getting preventiveservices you need is just another wayof taking good care of your health.

Dont overlook routine preventiveservices such as cancer screenings(mammogram, colorectal, prostate)and cardiovascular screenings, andsimple things such as getting a flushot. Each of these Medicare-coveredtests and services are critical to youroverall health and can help you prevent diseases or detect them early,when treatment works best.

Tell your friends andfamily with Medicareabout them, too. Because when youshare the news, youshare the health.

Need more informa-tion?

Visit mymedicare.govto see descriptions ofcovered preventiveservices and trackthe services you get.

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Hungry children are of great concern to Melbourne retiree BobBarnes. And while he is saddened bythe situation in third-world countries,he is moved to action by the largenumbers of school-aged children inBrevard who are fed throughout theweek but are lacking on weekends.The result: 100 backpacks filled withfood on Fridays.

The newly created ChildrensHunger Project is a 501(c)(3) organ-ization that addresses a significanthunger problem existing in BrevardCounty although virtually unknownto the general public, according toBarnes. While children may receivebreakfast and free or reduced-pricedlunches at their schools, many ofthem are undernourished over theweekend and are coming to schoolhungry on Monday mornings.

That is the problem, said CHPboard member David Cohen.

Empowering children to feedthemselves with healthy food is thesolution. Every Friday, kids who thecharity can afford to help, will getfood to carry home in their back-pack. Food items may include ravioli, spaghetti, milk, juice, breakfast bar, cereal and other simi-lar food items.

Riviera Elementary in Palm Bayis the pilot school for the project.More than 400 are in need, saidLena Farnam, secretary at Riviera.

The project is only at Riviera,for the time being, Barnes said.Our plan is to expand to other Brevard County Schools as fundsallow. Additionally, if there is inter-est by a church or business to get involved financially and they wantthe money to be used in their ownbackyard, that is fine with us.

Rivieras principal, Linda Pic-colella, is a strong supporter of thebackpack project.

Rivieras community of learnerscontinues to benefit from the kindgenerosity of those involved withthe Childrens Hunger Project, saidPiccolella. All those connected tothe project have made it possible forus to empower over 100 children tofeed themselves on the weekends.

Antoinette and Dejah Flowers aresisters who look forward each

Friday to their filled backpacks.I am very thankful, said An-

toinette. I enjoy the juice andravioli.

Dejah said her favorites werethe chocolate milk and fruit.

We believe that a hungry kidis a hungry kid, wherever theylive, said Barnes. Gods chil-dren in Haiti are as important asthose in Melbourne, but I live inMelbourne.

You may bring small portionsof pre-packaged food for theproject to the Viera Voice HarvestFestival on Saturday, Oct. 15 atthe Viera Hospital.

For information, contactBarnes at 321-446-6012, [email protected] or visit thechildren-shungerproject.org. SL

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By frank kneiSer, cmca, amS, pcamAssociations are

usually very exactingabout the appearance oftheir common areas andowners yards. Most as-sociations have rules orlanguage in their docu-ments controlling landscaping. In 2009, theFlorida Homeowners Association law wasamended so that associations may not prohibit owners from implementingFlorida-friendly landscaping. The purposeand result of implementing Florida-Friendly landscaping is preservingFloridas water resources and to preventpollution of waterways.

Florida-friendly landscaping promotesusing the right plant in the right place. Inother words, design your landscaping byusing grasses, plants and shrubs that arebest suited to your conditions. Some ofthese environments include soil types, terrain grade, proximity to salt air,drainage, winds and local weather. In addi-tion, types and uses of fertilizers are considered to prevent water pollution.Since 2009, most commercial fertilizerssold in Florida are nitrogen-free. Nitrogenis the chemical in fertilizers that is themain cause of water pollution.

There are many sources to learn moreabout Florida-friendly landscaping, in-cluding websites, libraries and books thatcan be purchased at your lawn and gardenstore. The best local authority I havefound is the Brevard County ExtensionService. They personally answer questions and offer a variety of classes.Their website has a calendar of classes atbrevard.ifas.ufl.edu. They also offer apublication called The Florida Yards &Neighborhoods Handbook which goesinto detail on installing your Florida-friendly landscaping.

If your association is enforcing landscaping rules and regulations, it maybe a good idea to consult your associationattorney to be sure you are in compliancewith Florida-friendly landscaping.

Its important to point out that Mr.Kneiser is not an attorney and legal ques-tions should be referred to your attorney.However, a requirement of his communityassociation managers license is to stayabreast of the Florida Association laws.Contact him with any questions [email protected]. SL


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Backpack program provides week-end relief for children

Senior life Linda S. HumphreyRiviera Elementary School students Antoinette and Dejah Flowers receivebackpacks with food from Childrens Hunger Project contributor DavidCohen on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 at the school in Palm Bay, Fla.

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Players in the New Horizons Band inMelbourne do so for many reasons, somejust to learn or return to an instrumentwith others aspiring to become membersof the Melbourne Municipal Band.

Regardless of the motivation, NewHorizons attracts a cross section nationwide witha common love of performing with theband established locally in 2003, saidpresident Elaine Bartolino.

We have jazz musicians, collegestudents and retirees but the majority ofthem are come-back players, some ofwhom havent played in 30 or 40years, she said.

First time bass drum player LuciaCroom, a cancer survivor, joined to playalongside with her husband RichardCroom, who many years ago playedalto saxophone in the famed FAMUmarching band.

It just picked up four years ago. I

know I have to beat it on one and threeand how to stay with the conductor. Ijust go by what I feel and I love it, shesaid.

Tuba player Edgar Browning playsin both the New Horizons Band and theMelbourne Municipal Band.

New Horizons performed Sept. 10for residents gathered in a pavilion atWindover Farms in Melbourne as theyreturned from a charity 5K run.

Bartolino, who plays flute, said theband missed a couple of keys during theperformance but otherwise did well.

Now Im hooked on it. My air is notas much as it used to be but I can stillplay, she said.

The band is directed by Tom Cobble,a former high school band director inRichmond, Va, who earlier had playedtuba and bass for the U.S. Navy Band.

Its fun and fun is the operativeword. Most havent played since highschool. To see the smile on their facesmakes it all worth while, he said.

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