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Senior Life May 2008
Are you tired of long waits in ordinary Doctors Offices?Are you tired of long waits in ordinary Doctors Offices?
Same Day Appointments Are Available For New Patients As Well As Established Patients!
Medicare Patients WelcomeWe Accept Most Insurance Office Hours Include Evenings and Some Weekends Specializing in Adult M edicine
Come visit us at Suntree Internal Medicine. Our friendly staff guarantees you a wait time of less th an 30 minutes. In fact, we are so sure of ourselves that if any patient has a wait time longer than 30 minutes to see a doctor, we will give them a $25 Gift Certificate to the mall for their trouble and inconvenience.
We realize that you may have a busy schedule. Thats why our friendly staff is there for you on days , evenings and even some weekends. You can get results to many blood tests in less than 10 minutes from our onsite state-of-the-art lab. We have onsite capabilities for EKG, breathing test, exercise stress test, Nuclear Stress test, ultr a sound, echocardiogram, bone density, 24 hour Holter Monitoring, 24 hour Ambulatory BP Monitoring, Tympanometry, & much more . Dr. Perez specializes in Family Practice and handles female gynecologic issues including PAP Smears and Breast Exams.
903 Jordan Blass Drive Suite 102
Melbourne, FL 32940 (Across from the new Suntree/Viera Library)
Abe Hardoon M.D.Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Tomas Perez M.D.Board Certified - Family Medicine
Bilingual in English & Spanish
visit us online at: www.suntree-internal-medicine.com
Dr. Hardoon has been practicing in the Central Florida area for the past 11 years.Give us a call and we can show you how easy and pleasant a visit to the Doctors office can be.
For Mothers Day - Give the Gift ofMICRODERMABRASION
We use Brevard Countys onlyCrystal Free Microdermabrasion Machine!
Buy 5 Treatments, Get One Free!
We can diminish your fine lines, wrinkles, brown spots, scars, and acne blemishes
with a quick and painless treatment.After we remove your top layer of dead
tissue,the skin will look luminous.
Ask the Receptionist for more details!
Suntree Internal Medicine Now has Another Location In Cocoa Beach!
321.259.9500
503 N. Orlando Avenue Suite 105
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 (Across from the
Cocoa Beach Post Office)
Weekday Hours 7am-7pm Weekday Hoursby Appointment Only
0497
64
Are you tired of long waits in ordinary Doctors Offices?Are you tired of long waits in ordinary Doctors Offices?
Same Day Appointments Are Available For New Patients As Well As Established Patients!
Medicare Patients WelcomeWe Accept Most Insurance Office Hours Include Evenings and Some Weekends Specializing in Adult M edicine
Come visit us at Suntree Internal Medicine. Our friendly staff guarantees you a wait time of less th an 30 minutes. In fact, we are so sure of ourselves that if any patient has a wait time longer than 30 minutes to see a doctor, we will give them a $25 Gift Certificate to the mall for their trouble and inconvenience.
We realize that you may have a busy schedule. Thats why our friendly staff is there for you on days , evenings and even some weekends. You can get results to many blood tests in less than 10 minutes from our onsite state-of-the-art lab. We have onsite capabilities for EKG, breathing test, exercise stress test, Nuclear Stress test, ultr a sound, echocardiogram, bone density, 24 hour Holter Monitoring, 24 hour Ambulatory BP Monitoring, Tympanometry, & much more . Dr. Perez specializes in Family Practice and handles female gynecologic issues including PAP Smears and Breast Exams.
903 Jordan Blass Drive Suite 102
Melbourne, FL 32940 (Across from the new Suntree/Viera Library)
Abe Hardoon M.D.Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Tomas Perez M.D.Board Certified - Family Medicine
Bilingual in English & Spanish
visit us online at: www.suntree-internal-medicine.com
Dr. Hardoon has been practicing in the Central Florida area for the past 11 years.Give us a call and we can show you how easy and pleasant a visit to the Doctors office can be.
For Mothers Day - Give the Gift ofMICRODERMABRASION
We use Brevard Countys onlyCrystal Free Microdermabrasion Machine!
Buy 5 Treatments, Get One Free!
We can diminish your fine lines, wrinkles, brown spots, scars, and acne blemishes
with a quick and painless treatment.After we remove your top layer of dead
tissue,the skin will look luminous.
Ask the Receptionist for more details!
Suntree Internal Medicine Now has Another Location In Cocoa Beach!
321.259.9500
503 N. Orlando Avenue Suite 105
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 (Across from the
Cocoa Beach Post Office)
Weekday Hours 7am-7pm Weekday Hoursby Appointment Only
0497
64
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Come visit us at Suntree Internal Medicine. Our friendly staff guarantees you a wait time of less than 30 minutes.
In fact we are so sure of ourselves that if any patient has a wait time longer than 30 minutes we will give them a $25 Gift Certificate to the mall for their trouble
and inconvenience.Same Day Appointments Are Available For New Patients As Well As Established Patients
Medicare Patients Welcome We Accept Most Insurance Office Hours Include Evenings and Some Weekends Specializing in Adult Medicine
(321) 259-9500 Visit us online at: www.suntree-internal-medicine.com
903 Jordan Blass Drive, Ste. 102, Melbourne
SUNTREEWeekday
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.(across from the Suntree/Viera
Library)
Abe Hardoon, M.D.Board CertifiedInternal Medicine
Scott Korman, M.D.Board CertifiedInternal Medicine
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(321) 259-9500
Visit us online at: suntree-internal-medicine.com
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903 Jordan blass Drive ste. 102, Melbourne
(across from the Suntree/Viera Library)
Weekdays 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
new saturday and sunday Hours 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Dr. hardoon has been practicing in thecentral florida area for the past 13 years
Dr. edwin chan grew up in orlando and
graduated from uSf (university of South
florida) trained as a family doctor in
toledo, ohio and has been the chief
resident in the training program. he is
highly trained in with the latest trends in
medicine
Anthony Dickerson retired from the uSAf
and practiced in the melbourne area in
the past 20 years.
PRITCHARD HOUSERoz Foster decorates the Historic PritchardHouse for the holidays. page 6
ELDERLEARNINGPresidential History presenter D.J. Zeck
shares photos of George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln. page 8
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Are you tired of long waits in ordinary Doctors Offices?
Same Day Appointments Are Available For New Patients As Well As Established Patients!
Come visit us at Suntree Internal Medicine. Our friendly staff guarantees you a wait time of less than 30 minutes. In fact, we are so sure of ourselves that if any patient has a wait time longer than 30 minutes to see one of our doctors, we will give them a $25 Gift Certificate to the mall for their trouble and inconvenience.
We realize that you may have a busy schedule. Thats why our friendly staff is there for you on days, evenings and even some weekends. You can get results to many blood tests in less than 10 minutes from our onsite state- of-the-art lab. We have onsite capabilities for EKG, breathing test, exercise stress test, Nuclear Stress test, ultra sound, echocardiogram, bone density, 24 hour Holter Monitoring, 24 hour Ambulatory BP Monitoring, Tympanometry, Glaucoma Screening, Nerve Conduction Tests & much more.
903 Jordan Blass Drive Suite 102 Melbourne, FL 32940
(Across from the new Suntree/Viera Library) Weekday Hours 7am-7pm
visit us online at:
Dr. Hardoon has been practicing in the Central Florida area for the past 12 years.
Dr. Korman was born, raised and educated in Florida. Travis Grant graduated from the University of Florida
321.259.9500
www.suntree-internal-medicine.com
Abe Hardoon, M.D. Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Scott Korman, M.D. Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Travis Grant, PA-C Physician Assistant
Guaranteed Guaranteed Same Day Same Day Appointments Appointments
Give us a call and we can show you how easy and pleasant a visit to the Doctors office can be.
Medicare Patients Welcome We Accept Most Insurance Office Hours Include Evenings and
Some Weekends Specializing in Adult Medicine
Abe Hardoon, M.D.Board CertifiedInternal Medicine
Anthony Dickerson, PA-C
Capt. USAF (Ret.)
Are you tired of long waits in ordinary Doctors Offices?
Same Day Appointments Are Available For New Patients As Well As Established Patients!
Come visit us at Suntree Internal Medicine. We realize that you may have a busy schedule. Our friendly staff guarantees you a wait time of less than 30 minutes. In fact, we are so sure of ourselves that if any patient has a wait time longer than 30 minutes to see one of our doctors, we will give them a $25 Gift Certificate to the mall for their trouble and inconvenience.
You can get results to many blood tests in less than 10 minutes from our onsite state-of-the-art lab. We have onsite capabilities for EKG, breathing test, exercise stress test, Nuclear Stress test, ultra sound, echocardiogram, bone density, 24 hour Holter Monitoring, 24 hour Ambulatory BP Monitoring, Tympanometry, Glaucoma Screening, Nerve Conduction Tests, Coumadine Clinic & much more. Dr. Hardoon has been practicing in the Central Florida area for the past 12 years.
Dr. Korman was born, raised and educated in Florida. Travis Grant graduated from the University of Florida
Anthony Dickerson retired from the USAF and practiced in the Melbounre area in the past 20 years.
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Abe Hardoon, M.D. Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Scott Korman, M.D. Board Certified - Internal Medicine
Anthony Dickerson, PA-C Capt. USAF (Ret.)
Guaranteed Guaranteed Same Day Same Day Appointments Appointments
Give us a call and we can show you how easy and pleasant a visit to the Doctors office can be.
Medicare Patients Welcome We Accept Most Insurance Office Hours Include Evenings
and Some Weekends Specializing in Adult Medicine
Or Receive a Or Receive a Or Receive a $25 Off Gift Card $25 Off Gift Card $25 Off Gift Card
Travis Grant, PA-C Physician Assistant
visit us online at: www.suntree-internal-medicine.com
903 Jordan Blass Drive Ste. 102 Melbourne, FL 32940
(Across from the new Suntree/Viera Library) Weekday Hours 7am-7pm
321.259.9500
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By AngelA Smith
With the holiday season looming ahead, TheSouth Brevard Corps of the Salvation Army hit thestreets in November with its red kettles and bellringers setting up at hundreds of Brevard Countystores. The goal is to raise money to assist those inneed locally.
Becoming a bell ringer is as easy as submitting anapplication and donating time. Most bell ringers areordinary people who are willing to take time andgive back to their communities.
Most of our individual volunteers are retired, sothey have the time to help, said Jean Soto, corps accountant. Many are veterans that remember thatThe Salvation Army was there for them during thewar and they want to give back.
Across the nation, an estimated 25,000 bellringers will work throughout the holiday season,standing outside grocery stores and shopping mallshoping to raise enough money to help just one family that might be in need.
The Kettle Campaign is one of the SalvationArmys biggest fund raisers, Soto said.
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Jaeden Holman (right), 2-year-old son of Tasha and Steve Holman of Melbourne, makes a donation in the Salvation Army kettle on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 in front of the Walmart at the corner of Sarno and Wickham Roads. Salvation Army employee Frances Singleton (left), of Melbourne, greets all with a smile.
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J.D. Money always wanted to be a pilot,first attempting a career as a commercialairline pilot and later trying unsuccessfullyto break into the field of crop dusting.
Now he flies every day from Merritt Island Airport in his new niche in aerial advertising, also called banner towing,from March through Labor Day. On theweekends, he and another pilot can tow upto 12 banners per day.
Money is pilot/manager of Aerial SignNorth. He started with the company in itsflagship location in Lakewood, N.J.
Ive done it for 10 years, towing be-tween 5,000 and 10,000 banners. I love it.Its a great view and its actually flying aplane, not just flying on autopilot from A toB in a straight line, he said.
The banners can be anywhere from 100to 250 feet long depending on the length ofthe phrase being created with 5- foot and 7-foot-tall letters stored separately in al-phabetical order in the company hangar.
You just clip it and spell out what youwant to say. We dont make the actual letters, but we assemble them, he said.There also are custom billboards up to 25feet tall and 50 feet long.
Planes are contracted for $375 per hourwith shorter runs for $175. Routes includealong the beach from Cocoa Beach northto Port Canaveral and a southern route toEau Gallie Causeway along the IndianRiver and north along SR A1A.
I fly at 1,000 feet southbound. North-bound over the beach, well be about 500feet, he said.
Money said the aircraft used for bannertowing is a high wing, single-engine PiperCub, 1940s model, which weighs less than1,000 pounds including fuel. The clips onthe tail of the plane are the same type usedfor towing and releasing gliders.
Theyre the best for this. The actualairframe is that old, but everything else ismuch newer. And its a much bigger enginethan stock. Theyre very light because theyare fabric covered and I can fly really slow,between 45 and 55 mph, depending on thesize of the banner, he said.
The business is generally safe, butcan be exciting, especially in a strongcross wind of 30 mph or more, accord-
ing to Money.If its done correctly, its pretty safe, but
it can be dangerous. Some mistakes include not checking your hooks to makesure they are not tangledand you canstall. When you pick it up, you feel theweight. Its like you caught the biggest fishin the sea. You want to make sure you dontslow down too much, so you compensate.Once you are in the air, its not really big adeal. Its landing safely on the ground with-out flipping over. Its a lot harder to land ina crosswind, Money said.
For more information about using theservice to advertise, call 888-863-5923 orvisit www.aerialsignnorth.com. SL
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Banner towing helps pilot find a career in the skySenior life George White
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Happy Anniversary to Senior Life!This month marks the 11th anniversary of Senior Life and just
like any 11-year-old; we know we have not fully reached our poten-tial, despite how much weve grown and how much weve learned.We have changed over the past 11 years and we know we couldnthave done it without your support and encouragement.
Youve probably noticed we have some new names in our familyof writers and photographers, but we still have many of the namesyouve come to recognize and trust. Lucy Kline has been a favoritecolumnist with Senior Life for many years and Mary Brotherton hasbeen writing features almost as long. Martha Masiello has also beenwith us several years.
More importantly are you, our readers. Some of you have beenreading Senior Life since the very first issue, 11 years ago. Sincethat time, youve seen how the paper has developed and grown.Youve watched us sponsor wonderful events and stand firm in ourcommitment to the community. Each month you have shown supportof the paper and helped guide us with your comments and sugges-tions. More importantly, almost every day, someone calls or emailsus to let us know how much Senior Life means to them.
We like to know that we are providing a service that is not onlyhelpful, but one that you appreciate. Thats the best anniversary giftyou could ever give us.
Have a magical May!Best regards, Jill Blue-Gaines
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urge
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Las
er
Ped
iatr
ic
Gla
ucom
a
Dia
bete
s
Voted
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op D
octor
san
d Top
Ophth
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In Am
erica.
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757-
7272
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ickh
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d, M
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rHo.
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ain
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.
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py A
nniv
ersa
ry to
Se
nio
r Li
fe!Th
is m
on
th m
arks
th
e 11
th an
niv
ersa
ry o
f Sen
ior
Life
and
just
like
any
11-ye
ar-o
ld; w
e kn
ow
w
e ha
ve
no
t fu
lly re
ache
d o
ur
pote
n-
tial,
desp
ite ho
w m
uch
w
ev
e gr
ow
n an
d ho
w m
uch
w
ev
e le
arn
ed.
We
hav
e ch
ange
d o
ver
th
e pa
st 11
ye
ars
and
we
kno
w w
e co
uld
nt
hav
e do
ne
it w
itho
ut y
ou
r su
ppo
rt an
d en
cou
rage
men
t.Yo
uv
e pr
oba
bly
no
ticed
w
e ha
ve
som
e n
ew n
ames
in
o
ur
fam
ilyo
f writ
ers
and
pho
togr
aphe
rs, bu
t we
still
ha
ve
man
y o
f the
n
ames
you
v
e co
me
to re
cogn
ize
and
tru
st. Lu
cy K
line
has
been
a
fav
orit
e
colu
mn
ist w
ith Se
nio
r Li
fefo
r m
any
year
s an
d M
ary
Bro
ther
ton
ha
s
been
w
ritin
g fe
atu
res
alm
ost
as
lo
ng.
M
arth
a M
asie
llo ha
s al
so be
en
with
u
s se
ver
al ye
ars.
Mo
re im
port
antly
ar
e yo
u, o
ur
read
ers.
So
me
of y
ou
ha
ve
been
read
ing
Sen
ior
Life
since
th
e v
ery
first
iss
ue,
11
ye
ars
ago
. Si
nce
that
tim
e, yo
uv
e se
en ho
w th
e pa
per
has
dev
elo
ped
and
gro
wn
.
You
v
e w
atch
ed u
s sp
on
sor
wo
nde
rful e
ven
ts an
d st
and
firm
in
o
ur
com
mitm
ent t
o th
e co
mm
un
ity. Ea
ch m
on
th yo
u ha
ve
sho
wn
su
pport
of t
he pa
per
and
help
ed gu
ide
us
with
yo
ur
com
men
ts an
d su
gges
-
tion
s. M
ore
im
port
antly
, al
mo
st ev
ery
day,
so
meo
ne
calls
o
r em
ails
us
to le
t us
kno
w ho
w m
uch
Se
nio
r Li
fe m
ean
s to
th
em.
We
like
to kn
ow
th
at w
e ar
e pr
ov
idin
g a
serv
ice
that
is
no
t on
lyhe
lpfu
l, bu
t on
e th
at yo
u ap
prec
iate
. Th
ats
the
best
an
niv
ersa
ry gi
ftyo
u co
uld
ev
er gi
ve
us.
Hav
e a
mag
ical
M
ay!
Best
re
gard
s, Jil
l Blu
e-G
ain
es
321-
757-
9205
SE
NIO
R L
IFE
M
AY
200
83
ATLA
NTI
C EY
E M
D
Boa
rd C
ertifi
ed in
Oph
thal
mol
ogy
FRED
ERIC
K HO
, MD
C
atar
act
S
urge
ry
Las
er
Ped
iatr
ic
Gla
ucom
a
Dia
bete
s
Voted
One
Of
The T
op D
octor
san
d Top
Ophth
almolo
gists
In Am
erica.
321-
757-
7272
8040
N. W
ickh
am R
d, M
elbo
urne
21 Y
ears
Exc
elle
nce
in O
phth
alm
olog
y
ww
w.D
rHo.
cc
NAMPA
No
rth
A
me
rica
n M
atu
re
Pu
blish
ers A
sso
cia
tio
n
PRO
UD M
EMBE
R O
F
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ase
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in u
s fo
r a
co
mp
lim
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tary
Su
nd
ay B
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TURY
OA
KS
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ll se
rvic
e re
tirem
ent c
omm
unity
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t mak
e re
serv
atio
ns w
ith A
lice
Mon
day
- Fri
day
betw
een
8 a.
m. a
nd 3
p.m
.
321-
722-
4440
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tury
Oak
s 4
001
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k B
lvd
., M
elb
ourn
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ww
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tury
-oak
s.or
g
GRAN
D O
PEN
ING
STEP
IN
AN
D SE
E O
UR
Ergo
no
mic
ally
Co
rrec
t Flip
Fl
ops
M
atch
ing
Acce
sso
ries
Ha
nd
Bags
Sho
es
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Ban
ds
M
on
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amm
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ach
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els
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d Av
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Villa
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read
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reet
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all)
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We Now carry Crocs
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flops
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enm
ore.
com
WE
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Y CA
SUAL
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ESS
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D CH
ILDR
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636-
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ffa
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larly
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ht:
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o rig
ht:
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y Si
evek
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ard
M
embe
r, Je
ss Pa
rrish
Med
ica
l Fo
un
datio
n;
Will
iam
Te
rry,
Pres
iden
t, Pa
rrish
M
edic
al C
ente
r Au
x-ili
ary
; Je
rry
Alle
nde
r, Pr
esid
ent,
Jess
Pa
rrish
M
edic
al F
ou
nda
tion;
Boa
rd-
cert
ified
Ger
iatr
icia
n D
r. Pa
mel
a Tr
on
etti,
M
edic
al D
irect
or
for M
ain
St
reet
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Agin
g Se
rvic
es at P
arr
ish M
edic
al C
ente
r; Na
than
iel P
ilate
, Ch
air-
ma
n o
f the
Boa
rd, Pa
rrish
M
edic
al C
ente
r; J.
J. Pa
rrish
II
I, vi
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airm
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ish M
edic
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erm
an
Co
le, Jr
., Se
cret
ary
, Pa
rrish
M
edic
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ggy
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ks, Bo
ard
M
embe
r, Pa
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edic
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rge
Mik
ata
rian
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O, Pa
rrish
M
edic
al C
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re all
smile
s at t
he m
uch
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tici-
pate
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ndb
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kin
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f Hea
lth Vi
llage
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ain
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DecemberFrom theEditorHappy Holidays!
From the moment the halloweencandy first hits the store shelves, Istart a silent countdown. there isntmuch I can do to avoid the crowdsand commercialism that surroundthe winter holiday season, but Ihave changed how I react to them.
Id like to share a family tradi-tion that began when my gift listand my bank ledger didnt balance. Without much money ortime for crafty gifts, I tried to think of something uniquelymary that I could share with my family. I struggled to findanything joyful that year, but I didnt want to avoid the family celebration.
I had been receiving many heart-warming holiday talesthrough my email for weeks, so I decided to share one of myfavorite stories, o.henrys Gift of the Magi. As a newlywed,I could relate to Dellas plight. When I told my husband myplan to share the story, he asked which one I had selected forhim to read and thus, the tradition began.
For the past six years, I have chosen stories from mychildhood or recent urban legends such as the one about thedestitute widowed mother of six who found her stationwagon filled with presents and food or the Boy Scout whogave his treasured gifts to homeless children. I print out astory for everyone I expect to see on Christmas Day andafter opening gifts, we take turns reading aloud.
Like all good traditions, this one has evolved over time.Now, I print two copies and put one in a scrapbook for mymother-in-law. She brings it out each year with her orna-ments. At some point, we look through the book to remem-ber not only the stories weve shared in the past, but to honorthose who can no longer join us in our family gatherings.
regardless of your traditions or beliefs, I hope your December is filled with joy and peace and that you are surrounded by those you love.
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By george White
The holidays will at last be full of lifeat the historic Pritchard House in down-town Titusville with a soft opening expected during December.
The two-story, Queen Anne-styledhome was erected in 1891 at WashingtonAvenue and Pine Street by former CivilWar infantry commander Capt. JamesPritchard. The Pritchards continuouslyoccupied the structure until 2005, whenthe family sold it to Brevard County forpreservation as a house museum.
The North Brevard Heritage Foundation,spearheaded by Founder and President RozFoster, is in charge of the restoration.
Its truly been a labor of love, sinceabout 2003, and theres been a lot of dedi-cation by a lot of people, a lot of money andhard work. Now its coming to fruition andeverybody is getting excited, she said.
But progress was not easy, especiallyat first, Foster said. The first thing wedid was stabilize the foundation. In doingso, we had to take all the sand out fromunder the house, which we sifted throughand found all kinds of artifactschina,bottles, marbles.
The next phase brought the renovationteam inside to redo all the electrical andplumbing, install air conditioning and heating and add insulation.
We cleaned all the woodwork, re-did all the heart pine floors and refinished them, but they are not shinybecause, in the period, they wouldnthave had shiny floors, she said.
All the furniture in the house now isperiod-authentic, purchased or donatedby families in the area. With all majorcomponents complete, Foster said thefinal part includes the finishing touches.
We still need chandeliers.Soon, the historic home, decorated for
the holidays, will be open to the public. Finally. Were just trying to get it
ready and a lot of people have comeforward, Foster said.
The home has been rented out to 20families as a fundraiser for upstairs shutters. They will view the annual Titusville Christmas Parade as never before on Dec. 11. Everybodys reallyexcited to have a gathering place like thisand well rent it out for meetings andevents. Were going to try for a soft opening around the holidays with thegrand opening event sometime in January. Were going to decorate like itwas from 1891-1926 so youll have thatambience of that period, Foster said.
She said the Foundation needs corpo-rate sponsors to build a pavilion and pergola for outside events like weddings,concerts and theater.
To donate to the project, make checkspayable to the North Brevard HeritageFoundation and note Pritchard HouseRestoration Fund at the bottom. Mail toP.O. Box 653, Titusville FL, 32781.
For more information, call 321-267-4480 or 321-268-2265.SL
Renovations complete, Pritchard House getting readied for the holidays
Senior life George White
Volunteer Judy Underwood and Roz Foster,founder and president of the North BrevardHeritage Foundation prepare for the holi-days at Titusvilles historic Pritchard House.
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By maria Sonnenberg
Kevin Gonzalez couldnt understandwhy the elected officials of his home-town of Coeur dAlene, Idaho, wouldhesitate to rename the town airport inhonor of native son and World War IIhero, Gregory Pappy Boyington.
After all, Boyington earned world-wide fame as the leader of the MarineCorps Black Sheep Squadron, a groupof pilots with an impressive record ofvictories against the Japanese. Creditedwith 26 victories of his own, Boyingtonwas shot down over the Pacific and heldcaptive by the Japanese for 20 months.His extraordinary heroism earned himthe Medal of Honor in Oct. 5, 1945.
In a rather patriotic town, there wasall this bureaucracy about honoring thisgreat World War II hero, said Gonzalez, who became so entranced bythe grassroots campaign to rename theairfield that he produced a documentarythat records both the process and thelegend of Boyington.
It has a happy ending, but it tookmany years and the efforts of veteransand community members battlingagainst bureaucracy, said Gonzalez,who began filming in 2006.
As a youngster, Gonzalez hadwatched Baa Baa Black Sheep, the tele-vision version of the Boyington story.For his own film, he interviewed RobertConrad, the actor who portrayed Boyington in the show.
He helped introduce this World War
II figure to a whole new generation,said Gonzalez.
Also showcased is Pappys son, GregBoyington, Jr., a second-generationfighter pilot who saw plenty of action inVietnam, as well as the local veteransinvolved in the campaign.
In August 2007, the Kootenai CountyCommissioners finally voted on the reso-lution to add the name Pappy BoyingtonField to the Coeur dAlene Airport. InSeptember, during the official airfieldnaming ceremony, two Marine Corps pilots, both Idaho boys like Boyington,performed a flyover in their Harrier jetsto the cheers of the crowd.
Gonzalez was there to capture it all.
I was inspired to produce this filmby the many veterans involved in thecampaign, because they are heroes intheir own right, he said.
The film, which has been shown atfilm festivals and air bases around thecountry, earned kudus from retired Lt.
Col. Oliver North, host of War Storieson Fox News. North called the film agreat movie about a real Americanhero.
Pappy Boyington Field is available on DVD at www.pappyboyingtonfield.com. SL
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The inspiration behind Baa Baa Black Sheep is honored
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Pappy Boyington FieldDocuments the campaignto name Coeur dAleneAirport after the townsheroic native son.
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Senior center gaining membersby GeorGe White
The numbers are up at the North Brevard Senior Center in Titusville, withmore members expected with the agingof the baby boomers, officials said.
The 13,000-square-foot facility at 909Lane Ave., Titusville, was built in 1987and is now run by the Brevard CountyParks and Recreation Department.
Our peak was when we had about700 members 10 years ago, but wevegot 650 now and over the last year itscome up more than 100 members. Wehad dropped down to 500 members, but
now were on the upswing, said centerPresident JoeMangino.
As for the future,permits are being ap-plied for a 25-by-50foot free-standingmodular storage build-ing with plans in theworks for a $225,000expansion to the mainbuilding, he said.
Were positioningourselves to accom-modate all of the baby
boomers. Wewant to keep thefocus on themain building,but well use the modular buildingfor storage and small activitiesuntil we get enough money to-gether to expand again, he said.
Part of the rise in members hasbeen since May 17, when the cen-ter became a location of the coun-tywide Seniors at Lunch program.Officials said the Titusville facilitynow feeds about 25.
The other cause is increasedparticipation in center activitiesincluding bingo, line dancing,ballroom dancing and a full slateof card games including poker andbridge,according to Mangino.
Weve added more activities andthat has gotten people enthused aboutcoming here. We started out this yearwith only about six poker players, butnow we have about 25, he said.
The center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. five days a week but closes atnoon on Fridays and is only open onweekends for special activities.
The cost to become a member is $10annually or $100 for a life membershipwith most activities also requiring anominal fee to cover the cost of instruc-tion and using the building, he said.
For more information, call 321-268-233 or visit NorthBrevardSenior-Center.tripod.com. SL
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Nine-year-old Emilia Wor-bia has five siblings, but pre-cious little else. After Emiliasfather died three years ago, theGhanaian family has struggledto stay afloat.
Her mother cant afford topay for Emilia to go to school,so had it not been for the Anmchara International School,Emilia would have been shippedto a fishing village to work atmenial labor.
Retired Astronaut HighSchool teacher SusanSeraphine-Kimel heard aboutEmilias plight from anotherBrevard educator, Richard Nottingham, who had volun-teered at the African school.
She is the same age as ouroldest grandchild, saidSeraphine-Kimel, who agreed tosponsor the girls education.
Nottingham has started a cru-sade to raise tuition for the 500-student school in Ghana. Ele-mentary tuition, including adaily lunch, books and uni-forms, is only $100 a year,partly because the school isstaffed by volunteers like Nottingham.
I could not believe that for$100 per year I could ensurethat a child in Ghana couldhave a full year of schooling,daily lunch, a uniform andbooks, said Seraphine-Kimel.Having taught for over 30years, this seemed like a spe-cial opportunity to really makea difference. I was also en-couraged to know there wereno middle men in this process
and that every penny I sentwould be spent on my child.
Nottingham became ac-quainted with the country ofGhana in 2001 when he beganvolunteering at several schoolsthere. At Anmchara, he joinedvolunteers from Pittsburgh,Sweden, New Zealand andCanada.
Its a private school withno government funding, said Nottingham. If it were not forthe school, the children in thevillage would not be going to school.
Anmchara, which means soulfriend, was founded by 25-year-old Godwin Agudey in 2002.
Agudey had a good job withthe Department of Agriculturewhen he visited Sega, his grand-mothers village. He noticed thatnone of the village childrenwent to school because therewas no school. He resigned hisjob to start one.
At the age of 25, he startedwith an idea that he couldmake a difference in his grandmothers village, said Nottingham.
The first year, Agudeytaught 16 students in one roomin his grandmothers house.With support from the village,Agudey built the first block ofclassrooms. Today, the schooldraws more than 500 students,most of them from subsistencefarming families who live invillages four to five milesaway. A new high school willhouse 120 additional studentsin the coming school year.
Although Emilia is attendingAnmchara, her five siblings are
not, because they lack sponsors.Nottingham and Seraphine-
Kimel hope other Brevard resi-dents will join them in helpingthe school and its students.
Nottingham sponsors Simon,who despite the fact that he didnot start school until age 12 andworks as a farm laborer to helphis mother, is now at the top ofhis sixth-grade class.
For Seraphine-Kimel, sponsoring Emilia is a win-win situation.
I really am thrilled aboutbeing able to give Emilia thischance at an education, shesaid. Becoming an Anmcharasponsor adds another uniquepurpose to my life.
For more information onsponsoring a child at AnmcharaInternational School, call 321-536-2519 or 321-246-3290. SL
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All through life,we have wishes.Childhood wishesturn to teen-agedesires; earlyadulthood objec-tives become mid-dle-aged,unattainable goals.In old age, thereare the finalwishes, our departing thoughts. Abucket list, the things to do before wedepart this good earth, is often a com-bined dream and wish list.
I can remember being a child livingin rural Wisconsin when the Sears &Roebuck catalog arrived in the earlyfall, loaded with photos of Christmastoys and gift ideas. My folks asked mybrother and me to make a wish list ofwhat we wanted from Santa. Our listswere always longer than they could afford and we had to make choices.
Our life is filled with wish ideas:wish upon a star; make a wish whenblowing out the candles on a birthdaycake; make a wish while rubbing thelamp containing the genie; break thechicken wishbone or try wishful think-ing. Go online and you can add to thepurchase cart or to your wish list.
Just think about the greetings of theseason, Best Wishes for a MerryChristmas. There is the song WeWish You a Merry Christmas and inchurches, people exchange goodwishes as part of the liturgy withPeace Be With You.
We have the Make-A-Wish Foundation that worksto grant special wishes toterminally ill children. Manyadults raise funds and coor-dinate activities to fill thewishes of children and theirfamilies throughout the yearand especially during theholidays.
Recently, I read aboutBob and Cathy Haverstick who,through their Never Too Late organiza-tion, bring joy to the elderly by grant-ing their dearest wishesfromparachuting from a plane to singingwith the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.Bob says, its never too late to givesenior citizens whatever their hearts desire. You can reach them at never-toolate.org or by calling 317-823-4705.
And then, there are final wishes. Ourliving will, the health directives, ourtrust agreements, gift/bequest lists andwritten funeral arrangements representour departing wishes.
During this beautiful season of loveand giving, may your wishes cometrue. May you live a long life. Bestwishes for this joyous season and thenew year!
Ed Baranowski is president of Topics Unlimited, a Melbourne-basededucation, seminar and consulting company. He can be reached at topicsed@aol.com. SL
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This month Ill introduce you totwo interesting and educational locations in the same city.
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Mu-seum, painted bright red, is located inJupiter on the north side of JupiterInlet. Offering climbing tours of theNational Register of Historic Places1860 lighthouse, the waterfront mu-seum is in a newly restored WWIIbarracks. The indoor exhibits featureFive Thousand Years on the Loxa-hatchee River, Florida Maritime andAmerican Indian and Pioneer History.Outdoors, you will enjoy exhibits thatinclude the Tindall Pioneer Home-stead and the Pennock Plantation Bell.
Ongoing educational programs in-clude a free history lecture series,sunset tours, childrens programs andspecial events. Dont miss the well-stocked museum stores many uniqueitems. You can also grab a bite to eatat the museums Station J Caf.
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum is located at 500 Captain Armours Way in Jupiter. For moreinformation, call 561-747-8380.
Exit I-95 at exit 87 onto Route 706east. Take Indiantown Road east aboutfive miles. Turn left (north) at U. S.1and go about one-and-a-half miles.Turn right (east) at Beach Road, thenturn right into Lighthouse Park. Thereis a $7 entry free for adults, $5 forchildren 6 to18 years old and childrenunder 5 years old are free. The admission fee includes entrance to allindoor and outdoor museum exhibitsand the lighthouse tour.
While in Jupiter, stop at the Burt
Reynolds & Friends Museum, dedi-cated to more than 40 years and atleast 100 of the Hollywood actorsmovies. The museum, in a formerlocal bank, displays photos and ex-hibits from Reynolds movies and ahost of personal memorabilia collectedover his lifetime. The Burt ReynoldsInstitute for Film & Theatre, whichhosts educational master actingclasses, is also located here.
This museum is located at 100North U. S. 1. The entrance to themuseum is located just off Route 1and Indiantown Road. There is a $5admission charge to the museum. It isopen Wednesday through Sundayfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 561-743-9955. SL
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Im no expert on econ-omy and know nothingabout economics, but Iwas born during the GreatDepression. As my fatherstruggled with three jobsat a time, he taught mybrother and me somevaluable lessons. Thelegacy he left me has been invaluable.Much of what my generation experi-enced and learned then has been forgot-ten or put aside by many. I remember inthe early 1950s when my friends and Iwere getting married and having chil-dren, I heard most of them saying. Ididnt have anything as a child. Imgoing to give my children everything.And they did. Two generations later, thegrandchildren of that generation are facing economic hard times and mostdidnt learn about living within yourmeans or the word budgeting.
As children, we were taught how toplan a budget to make our allowanceslast. At that time, it was five cents aweek and it wasnt all for spending. Tolive within your income, be it a salary oran allowance, meant figuring out thecost of necessities including a savings
account and puttingthem ahead of thenon-necessities. Thenyou figured what youcould really afford ofthe non-necessities.Waste not, wantnot was a very com-mon expression.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear acommercial recently on television by awell known law firm. The speaker re-ferred to todays financial hard timesand spoke of the old days when wewere taught to either fix it up, make itdo, wear it out or do without.
My own father had a word he usedfrequently in those times and I still usetoday: improvise. Over the years Iwas often amazed at how many thingswe didnt have and couldnt afford tojust run out and buy, but we managed toimprovise another item or another wayto accomplish the goal. The word recycling as popular then, but we suredid a lot of recycling of items that be-came useful in other ways. The amountof trash dumped then was minimal incomparison to todays barrels at thecurb on trash and recycling pick-updays.
A lot of people consider me very old-fashioned and I suppose I am, butits good to have some of these old-fashioned ways in todays rough economic times.
Comments always welcome:asklucy3@juno.com. SL
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