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Volume 14 Number 5

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.

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Melbourne, FL 32940 (Across from the new Suntree/Viera Library)

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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.

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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


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.

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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

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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 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.

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(Across from the new Suntree/Viera Library) Weekday Hours 7am-7pm

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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

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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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Beulah receives a commendation fromCongressman Bill Poseys office at her110th birthday party on Aug. 25, 2011.Pictured with her is her daughter Lorraine Hollander.

Beulah entertained family and friends with song and dance.

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Senior Life newspaper wasproud to wish Beulah EtueChristie a happy 110th birthday on Aug. 25 with thegift of celebrating her life permanently on Blue Raydisc. Pictured are Memories4 Generations founder JanHaase and Senior Life publisher Jill Gaines with asampling of preserved life celebrations.

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ballroom dancing, made popular bythe hit national show Dancing WithThe Stars, is alive and well and being

taught by champion dancers Larry Kaczmarek and his wife Chris marcelle.

The couple has taught for five years at theGreater Palm bay Senior Center and, for thelast 15 months, also at the Wickham ParkSenior Center.

Its our passion. We just love teachingpeople how to dance. I love it when two be-come one on the dance floor. you literallyget goose bumps, marcelle said.

They teach several different dances, oftenbreaking them down to a small series ofsteps to make sure the class gets the funda-mentals correct before moving on.

While Dancing With the Stars is notnearly as high-level dance as national com-petitions, marcelle said, Its been good toget people interested and shows people that,no matter what age you are, you can learnhow to dance.

The pair use the lead and follow technique to teach dances, rather than teach-ing long routines which require partners tolearn the dances together, therefore requiringthem to stay together to do the dance, ac-cording to marcelle.

The way we teach, no matter who youdance with, you ought to be able to do it,she said.

another area of study is called floor craftor the way in which the couple moves aroundthe dance floor, always being led by the man.

They should flow around the floor, she said.

ballroom dancing is great for seniors, because it involves balance and several different systems to learn, according to Kaczmarek.

One thing we stress is that ballroom dancing is the only exercise that preventsalzheimers disease because it uses both sidesof the brain. The more you do, the better youfeel, and you are always learning, he said.

The couple, who met in Palm beach at adancing event, also keeps learning, attending

workshops nationwide to get the best instruction.

as I learn more and more, I like to teachpeople how to really move, not just walkaround the dance floor, Kaczmarek said.

Kaczmarek and marcelle teach ballroomdance on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at theWickham Park Senior Center, 2785 LeisureWay, melbourne. The cost is $6 for each lesson, which covers a separate dance style,with non-members of the center paying $7per lesson. annual center memberships are$15. For more information, call 321-255-4494.

The duo is at the Greater Palm bay SeniorCenter, 1275 Culver Dr. ne, Palm bay onmondays from 6 to 8 p.m. non-member mayattend the first class, but after that, member-ship in the center is required. For more infor-mation, call 321-724-1338.

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Dancing With the Stars has seniors joining in to learn

Senior life George White

Larry Kaczmarek teaches ballroom dance at Wickham Park Senior Center.

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Whitemouth dayflower (commelina erecta), a member of the spiderwort family, is a low-growing, spreading plant with small, brilliantblue flowers, usually seen growing in lawns or alongside sidewalks androadways. The flowers are open for only one day, hence the commonname dayflower. The small flowers have three petals: the two showy, sidepetals are blue, the center and much smaller one is white. It is said that thegenus was named after the 17th century. Commelijn family of Dutchbotanists, the two showy petals representing the two famous members ofthe family and the third, inconspicuous petal, representing a much less fa-mous member. The plant is found throughout most of the southern UnitedStates. In Florida, it blooms nearly year round. SUbmITTeD by Wayne maTCheTT

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Women who have not been able to af-ford breast cancer screening because oftoo or no little medical insurance, nowhave a source in the community to pro-vide that much needed screening through

the Parrish Medical Foundation and theCancer Care program.

The fifth annual All About You,event that raises funds for mammograms,will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. onOct. 8 at LaCita Country Club, 777

Country Club Dr.,Titusville.

The fundraiser isthe brainchild ofTitusville residentLinda Fliss, athree-time cancersurvivor. Flissbegan the event in2007 after she de-cided to become achampion for acause that wouldbenefit others bat-tling breast cancer.

There is no ad-mission to our

event. It is free,said Fliss. Weraise fundsthrough a 50/50drawing, sellingtickets before andat the event forvery exclusive,themed-gift bas-kets that may bevalued up to$3,000, and lastlythrough eventsponsors.

Fliss said thevendors are busi-nesswomen who display their servicesand products from lifestyle tips to health,home and beauty trends. Vendors whopresent their items for sale pay a vendorfee for the day and those funds go to-wards paying for food that is served to theguests.

We traditionally have earned up to$10,000 or more for the day, she re-called. We especially focus on CancerCare at Parrish Medical Center and fund-

ing of uninsured and low income womento have screening mammograms. Previously, more than 80 women werescreened and some required further test-ing. We have helped many with theseearly detection screenings, and made adifference in saving lives. All of the eventproceeds go towards these procedures.

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Brevard County Library patrons can check out free e-books from the systems website.The library card-holder may check out and download digital media at anytime from anywhere to read on smart phones, e-readers, laptops or PCs.

You have no idea how I excited I am about this! I love e-books, said patron KimberlyProsser.

Users may browse the librarys website, check out with a valid library card and down-load to PC, Mac, or mobile devices. Depending on their devices, users must install freesoftware to enjoy titles immediately. Titles automatically expire at the end of the 14-dayperiod, so there are no late fees.

We are thrilled to be able to offer reading material to our patrons through the latesttechnology, said Library Services Director Cathy Schweinsberg. E-books are becomingmore and more popular, as people transition to smart phones and other mobile devices. Its a great way to always have a book with you.

When a patron visits the website, they log in to the system with their library card num-ber, to browse by category or search for specific books. Clicking on a books title bringsup a short description of its content, as well as a brief excerpt and reviews. Best-selling

novels and well-knownclassics are available, alongwith thousands of popularfiction and non-fiction titles.

Upon selecting a book,the patron clicks Add toCart and is offered thechoice of continuing tobrowse or proceeding tocheckout. Patrons maycheck out no more thanthree books per visit.

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Lonie Moraitis, (left) a hospital volunteer and Joelle Boccabella, (right) Volunteer Service Coordinator, takeone of three military veterans groups on a guided tour ofViera Hospital on Tuesday morning, Aug. 23, 2011. Tourgroup members are veterans and or their spouses of allthe branches of the U. S. Military, and reside throughoutBrevard County.

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Herman Garrett has been heartened bythe response of local military units asked toparticipate in the Brevard Remembers 9/11memorial event to be held at Space CoastStadium in Viera,on the 10th anniversaryof the terrorist attacks. He was even a bitsurprised by one offer from officials withthe famous U.S. Army parachute team.

The Golden Knights asked him if hewanted to do a tandem jump as part of theevent.

I felt honored to do my part. I dideverything but jump out of an airplane. Ifigured at my age (75) it wasnt a goodidea, he said.

Garrett, who retired from a career withthe U.S. Labor Department, serves on theVeterans/Military committee for the eventhosted by the Suntree/Viera Area Associa-tion of Churches, the 10-13 Club of Brevardand Vietnam Veterans of America.

He is a member of association participantPrince of Peace Anglican Church in Vierawhere he serves on its outreach committee.

Originally from Greenville, S.C., Garrett was in the U.S. Air Force, latergraduating from Clemson University in Industrial Management before joining theLabor Department.

He first came to the Space Coast in 1966and liked it so much that he brought hisfamily down in 1968. He retired in 1990.

Garrett is also proud of his volunteerwork with the Employer Support of theGuard and Reserve, which educates em-ployers on the rules concerning deploy-ments to active duty.

My involvement with Brevard Remembers 9/11 started on day one, hesaid. We had a brainstorming meeting anddecided we didnt want the event to be allmilitary, religious or political. We justmade it to be a community remembrance.

Garrett was able to secure planned fly-overs by Air Force T-6 trainer aircraft andcolor guards from local police, Veterans of

Foreign Wars posts, the 10-13 organizationand Patrick Air Force Base.

We basically have every color guard inthe area, he said.

The keynote speaker will be Noel Sepelveda of Groveland, a former paramedicwho witnessed the plane going into the Pentagon and was credited with saving ninelives. Col. Danny McKnight, US Army RET,will emcee the event. He is one of the heros ofthe incident that inspired the bestselling bookand blockbuster movie Black Hawk Down.

According to the groups website, organiz-ers are a group of individuals, churches, andbusinesses who have gathered to create anevent where people will come to honor thosewho died on September 11th and reflect onthe compassion and humanity evidenced inthe aftermath of the attack. This event will remind us of the powerful and binding con-nection we share with one another, a connec-tion that eclipses politics, race, religion,economic class, and geography.

For more information about visit brevardremembers.com or call 321-684-1420. SL

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BY maria sonnenberg

max K. rodes Park, the newest jewel in the crownof the Brevard County Parks and recreation Depart-ment, is a multi-faceted beauty that attracts a multi-generational crowd.

For nature lovers, the parks pedways, boardwalk, nature preserve area and fishing pier offer a chance torealize why we like the Florida outdoors.

The handsome 18,000-square-foot communitycenter is designed for a host of activities and classes.With a gym, three multi-use rooms, banquet kitchenand large multi-use banquet room, the center coversall the bases.

The park started with a light activity schedule asstaff work out all the kinks in the new facility, butstaff expect the offerings to expand significantly ascooler weather arrives.

Of particular interest to seniors are Jazzercise Liteworkouts, plus low-impact aerobics, yoga, Zumbaand a Bob ross-style painting class. Also on tap ispickleball, a racquet sport that blends badminton, tennis and table tennis.

its a great workout for seniors, so its huge inplaces like The Villages, said recreation leader AndyDimmig.

The kitchen and banquet room will be made avail-able to groups and organizations. Five large outdoorpavilions are also ready for special functions.

They will be able to rent out these facilities,Dimmig said.

Built to hurricane standards, the community centerwill also double as a special needs shelter during hurricanes.

Planning for the park started in 2004. South Brevard voters approved the acquisition of land andfunding for facilities through 2000 and 2006 referen-dums. The park also includes nine multi-purposefields, four fields for baseball and three for softball,one tee ball field, two basketball courts, three playgrounds and four concession buildings.

rodes Park is located at 3410 Flanagan Ave. inWest melbourne.

For more information or to register for classes, call321-255-4400 or visit gwmaa.org and click the linkfor the park. SL

West melbourne has a new park with many activities planned

2011 modelsLynnsey Blair is an avid golfer, who claims she, Will

golf anywhere, whether it is a golf course or a goat

ranch. She suggests future models, Take a deep

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of yourself and then visit the Senior Life office!

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The Alzheimers Association 2011 Walk toEnd Alzheimers will begin with registrationat 8 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 1 and a one- orthree-mile walk starting at 9 a.m. at The Avenue in Viera. Though, in truth, the walkstarted long ago for the teams and individualslisted below. They have been taking pledgesand together have raised $17,385 toward end-ing the devastation caused by this disease.Call 407-951-7992 ext 105 or [email protected] for information or to join/form a team.

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By linda wigginS

As space shuttle Atlantis begins itsmakeover for permanent display atKennedy Space Center, a growingnumber of space workers are question-ing their fate. Should they retire as well,or launch back into the job market?

An unfortunate reality that many ofthe displaced shuttle workers face, es-pecially those who are of the babyboomer generation, is that they havespent a majority of their careers work-ing in this very specific program, andare likely to be far removed from thejob search process, said Bill Peppler,Satellite High graduate and now man-aging partner of the Orlando-basedtechnology solution and staffing firm,Kavaliro.

The company is helping relocate displaced shuttle workers to otherKSC-area firms.

Compounding the issue is the emo-tional weight of having to start oversomewhere, perhaps even at the tail endof ones career, Peppler said. Thesefears, however, are often overstated.

As the program winds to a close, asmany as 9,000 jobs, many of them en-gineering and IT based, are expected tobe cut.

Kavaliro president Mark Moore saidthere is hope on the horizon. It is im-portant for these displaced Space Coast

workers to understand that their skillsets are transferable. Though the shuttleprogram has come to an end, we areseeing strong demand for experiencedworkers in other IT and engineering related fields.

There are a number of resourcesavailable for displaced shuttle programworkers. Anticipating the unprece-dented need, local employment agencyBrevard Workforce implemented itsAerospace Workforce Transition pro-gram to offer Space Coast workers ca-reer guidance, job search skills training,resume review, interview preparation,skills-assessment, and in some cases, re-training assistance. Workers can learnmore about the government-subsidizedprogram at launchnewcareers.com.

Aerospace workers in the midst of acareer transition can also seek helpfrom experienced staffing agencieswith a proven track record in relatedfields, such as Kavaliro. In addition tohaving search consultants on staff, theyhave a number of job-search toolsavailable, including a web-based jobportal, as well as an integrated applica-tion for mobile Apple devices. Theirservices are free to the candidate. Project-based solutions are available forthose who are looking for somethingother than permanent placement. Tolearn more about Kavaliro, visitwww.kavaliro.com. SL

Where do Space Coast aerospaceworkers go from here?

While attending thespring wed-ding of myfriends, Derrick andJudith Fair-man, at theFirst Presbyterian Church of PalmBay, I was drawn to Pastor DebraMusgrave.

I was impressed with PastorDebras warmth and expression as sheunited this couple in love. She appeared to have an abundance of experience, yet was fresh out of seminary.

I knew I was being called intoministry when I was 7 years old, andagain when I was in college, Musgrave said. When I was little, Iknew that my future would be in min-istry, I just thought it would be inmusic. As a child, I had never seen awoman minister before. I dont thinkit occurred to me that I could be one.

Musgrave followed her call andgraduated from seminary in 2007.

I have been at FPC in Palm Baysince October 13, 2008. This was myfirst congregation to serve. I was thefirst woman pastor and under 30 atthe time.

Member Phyllis Stone said, Wehad about 150 applications while

searching for a new pastor. Wewerent sure about taking someone fresh out ofseminary, but Debra stood outas mature. Our members aremostly over 55.

FPC member Judy Ruttersaid she especially loves the music

program and the manner in whichMusgrave preaches with such clarity.Her ministry touches me, said Rut-ter.

Following her sermon on July 31,Musgrave invited the congregation ofabout 100 to stay for a potluck lunch-eon and homemade ice cream social.

Musgrave said her personal goalsinclude marriage and children andpursuing a doctorate.

More than anything, I want to beable to look at my life at any givenmoment and know that I am in theplace God wants me to be, doing thework God wants me to do and doing itfaithfully, with integrity, passion andlove.

FPC is located at 1080 Port Malabar Blvd. N.E. Services are 10a.m. Sundays. For information, call321-725-8484 or visitpalmbaypres.org

To have your church or clergy in-cluded in a future Keeping the Faithcolumn, contact Humphrey [email protected]. SL

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L-R: Derrick Fairman, Judith Fairman, Pastor Debra Musgrave and Judy Rutterattend a potluck luncheon and ice cream social at the First Presbyterian Churchin Palm Bay on July 31, 2011.

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People who have lived along life have experiencedmany ups and downs intheir journeys. From theGreat Depression to majorwars, they know what ittakes to survive and to bethankful and grateful. Theyknow the value of struggleand finding their way. Theyhave strength and character.

In recent years, the term entitlementhas become a much-used term in seniorsvocabulary. After many years of dedi-cated work, military service and contri-butions to various programs, they areexpecting to reap the benefits. Age mile-stones met with entitlements are a way toget something for free from the govern-ment and other agencies. There is a pre-vailing thought: I have reached a certainage and now I am entitled. There is thefeeling of that promise to be kept. It iswhat I earned. I have met the qualifica-tions. I have contributed and invested.The benefits are expected.

Squirrels make an effort to put asideand hide a lot of nuts to cover periodswhen food is not readily available. People who live a long life have an atti-tude of being givers, not takers. Theyhave managed their earnings well, saved,budgeted and planned for their retirementyears. Centenarians have exhibited theability to take care of themselves.

They have used their resources wisely,they are thrifty, and they know aboutearned benefits for which they qualify.

In addition to taking care of them-selves, people who live a long life extenda helping hand. They volunteer, theymake contributions, they provide adviceto their extended family, and they givewith a warm hand rather than a cold

hand. Their gifts areoften granted prior totheir passing. Theyseek no recognitionfor good turns andgood deeds.

Community serv-ice agencies provideservices to those whoqualify. A test of enti-tlement covers assets,

income and family resources. During dif-ficult times, some people look to govern-ment to solve their problems. In a freesociety, we the people have built a net-work of services to help citizens of allages. Currently, challenges related to theability to generate enough tax revenue tosustain programs results in benefit cuts.Perceived and expected entitlements be-come shadows of their former benefits.

When your outgo is greater than yourincome, your upkeep is your downfall.

We need to live below our meansfor a stress-free long life.

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

Entitlements

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Here is a gem of a Florida StatePark that is an outstanding destinationwith family-friendly activities includ-ing canoeing, SCUBA, kayaking, fish-ing, camping, hiking, wildlifewatching and swimming. Blue SpringState Park has the largest spring on theSt. Johns River and serves as the win-ter home of many West Indian mana-tees that come to bask in the warmspring waters that maintain a constant72 degrees. From mid-Novemberthrough March, the spring run closesto swimmers for manatee season.

You can observe the endangered

mammals from a boardwalk along the

spring run. Once the manatees have ar-

rived, an interpretive program is of-

fered daily in the programs building

next to the concession building. Another family-friendly activity to

enjoy at Blue Spring State Park is aboat tour on the St. Johns River. Atwo-hour narrated nature and ecologi-cal cruise on the beautiful and historicSt. Johns River sails daily at 10 a.m.and 1 p.m. Bring the grandchildren;theyll find a playground and other funactivities to keep them busy. For feesand reservations, call 407-330-1612.

There are more than 50 campsiteswithin walking distance to the spring,each equipped with a picnic table,water, electricity and a grill. Call

386-7753663 for details. Campersmay rent any of the six, two-bedroomcabins on site. Recent road upgradesmake accessing the cabins easier thanever. Call to reserve yours. 800-3263521.

Take a self-guided tour through thehistorical two-story Louis ThursbyHouse, built in 1872. It is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Blue Spring State Park is located inOrange City, Fla.

Getting to this park from BrevardCounty is easy and is less than twohours from home. Take I-95 N to exit249, (New Smyrna Beach.) Go weston Route 44 about 25 miles to Rt. 17-92. Go south on 17-92 for fourmiles to French Avenue. Go west onFrench Avenue for two miles to theentrance of the park. There is a modest auto fee to enter.

Call 800-326-3521 for more information. SL

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I read recently thatsome other state wasgoing to stop teachingchildren cursive orhandwriting. I wasshocked, mentioned it tosomeone who is ateacher and the reactionwas, Oh yes, ourschools are dropping that too. Thereasoning seems to be everyone useskeyboards. How sad. It brought backmemories of my childhood and thenmy parenthood.

Before I started kindergarten, mymother taught me how to print. Later Irealized she only taught me blockprinting, or capital letters and itwasnt until first grade in school thatwe learned lower-case printing. Thewalls of our classrooms in New YorkCity. had a border around the upperwalls with each of the 26 lettersshown in script or cursive, both capi-tal letters and lower case and over theschool years, handwriting was acourse or period as we learned towrite in script after mastering theupper- and lower case printing.

As the mother of four childrenmany years later, I was concernedabout the new sight reading that wasbeing taught rather than phonics, sobefore each was of school age, I repeated my mothers method andtaught each one how to print and thesound of each letter of the alphabet. Inso doing, that led them to picking up

books they had andbegin to readsounding out theletters and then thewords. At somepoint between ages3 and 5 all werereading, some beingmore aggressive

learners than the others.Admittedly, you dont usually need

cursive to read books, but you sure doto read old documents in history andold family letters that many peoplecollect to know more about the his-tory of their families. How will a person not learning cursive ever beable to sign a legal document? Willthey have to go back to using the Xthat illiterate people have had to do,and not really have a signature?

Ill admit that many people havehandwriting that is hard to read.Sometimes I wish people like thatwould print their notes to me ratherthan use cursive, but like many thingsin life, there is an appropriate timeand place for everything. Stop teach-ing cursive or handwriting? I justcant imagine what things will be likein a few generations. Each manner ofwriting has an appropriate place inour lives and its sad to see some ofthe niceties we are losing because oftodays technological use of keyboards.

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In Suntree, theres a place whereseniors can go to get fit, have fun, andsocialize the Suntree YMCA FamilyCenter at 6300 N. Wickham Road.About 25 percent of the members areseniors, according to Joe Rowlette, operations director.

Our oldest member is 97, and hecomes in three days a week, duringprimetime, like clockwork, Rowlettesaid.

The 20,000 sq. ft. facility isequipped with a lap pool, a group exercise pool, a sauna and a whirlpool,as well as 40 pieces of cardiovascularequipment and 40 pieces of resistanceequipment. There are locker rooms,showers, handicap-accessible showers,and chairlift access for the group exer-cise pool.

Rowlette said that seniors who signup for membership at the Y may not besure how to use the machines.

We usually give our new membersthree orientation appointments, but forseniors, we may give them four or fiveuntil they feel confident using the machines on their own. We like to givethem special attention.

The cardiovascular machines arealso geared toward seniors.

There are side handrails, and emer-

gency stop buttons on the car-diovascular equipment, and ourweight machines can go as lowas 10 pounds, Rowlette said.

Dan Schatte is a personaltrainer who specializes inworking with seniors at thecenter.

Hes real gentle, real easy,Rowlette said. Ive seen him get people off of a walker or a cane, getthem onto a treadmill and then onto exercise machines.

The Y offers group exercise, too.Rowlette said that one of the seniorsfavorite classes is water fitness. Forcomfort, the group exercise pool

temperature ranges from 84 to 88 degrees, but patrons can use the lappool for exercising if cooler or deeperwater is desired.

Other group classes offered arebasic fitness, yoga-rehab and Zumba,all crossing age barriers.

You might find a 6-year-old and an80-year old in the same class, remarked Rowlette.

As an afterthought, Rowlette mentioned with a smile, One of ouramenities which I havent mentioned yetis the coffee. There is a group of seniors,who call themselves the three stooges,who drink coffee in the lobby everymorning for an hour. That is when allthe seniors love to gather and talk.

For more information, call 321-259-2929. SL

Suntree YMCA Family Center offers fitness for seniors

Senior life Wendy Scheuring

Seniors workout in the group exercise pool during a water fitness class at the SuntreeYMCA Family Center on Friday, Aug. 5, 2011.

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beauty. Pabon said, We cant forget the

Pentagon or the site where that planecrashed in Pennsylvania, either. Theyare all important sites.

The retired laborer is in the midst ofplanning a bike trip to every state capital with many of his 2,000 photos.

Greg Costello is a special kind of heroto Pabon. Costello was the first laborerwho died in the towers trying to help

people out of the elevators, because hisspecialty was elevator construction.Pabon said that he was honored to escortCostellos body out of the rubble andinto an ambulance.

Costello had ridden a bicycle to chillout, so, Pabon said My bike tour is myway to honor Greg to honor all whowere lost that day and all the laborerswho helped after. SL

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9/11 roundup

By mary Brotherton

Lou Pabon has been a professionallaborer most of his adult life. Heworked with Local 731 in New York,with a crew of other construction exca-vators. His first construction job was atBattery Park, near the southern tip ofManhattan. His last was at GroundZero.

For years, Pabon carried a smallpoint-and-shoot camera with him to jobsites so he could record how a joblooked before he started and how itlooked after his team left.

When two airplanes flew into theTwin Towers at the World Trade Centerin New York City on Sept. 11, 2001,Pabons camera became an extension ofhis self as well as a tool for self-healing.

Pabon said, I was walking downWest Street, to my job when it hap-pened. The first thing I noticed was dustall over the place. I could hear construc-tion sounds from a distance, but as I gotcloser, it was like walking into some-thing unlike anything else. It was newto everyone.

The first person he saw was his fore-man from Grace Industries and Pabonimmediately started on the bucketbrigade to help clean up. For days, heand others worked with a simple face-mask to keep from breathing dust.Today, Pabon and many others sufferfrom respiratory distress. He also

suffers from the emotional s

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