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By Susan WaldenCrossing those t’s, dotting those i’s and keeping a

tight ship pays off. The Titusville Police Department sailed through its

first state accreditation with flying colors, passing all 254standards.

The only tedious part was the preparation, which tooktwo years and included reviewing every policy and pro-cedure in the department.

“We wanted to make sure we were in line with thestate, so it was important to be accredited,” said Maj.David Butler, who heads the department’s training andstandards.

The process included members of the accreditationteam – police officers who hailed from all over the state –grilling the Titusville police officers, inspecting andquizzing them at every turn and even riding with them inpatrol cars.

“They’d stop officers just walking down the hall andask them questions,” he said.

“The public can be assured that TPD is setting theFlorida standards by exercising established proven prac-tices. In other words, we’re not flying by the seat of ourpants,” said Chief Tony Bollinger, who said he’s proud ofhis team but not surprised.

“We are the best because of these great men andwomen in our department. We’re also thankful to our citymanager, mayor and city council for all their support.”

The accreditation is good for three years, then the de-partment will go through its paces again. But, it won’t bea hard task, said Butler, since the officers know theywere mostly doing everything in the state’s criteria beforethey were even put through their accreditation examina-tion.

Courtesy JB’s Racing

Mim’s Jason Todd Burke, JB’s Racing Team, races to the checkered flag at DaytonaInternational Speedway’s quarter-mile dirt track during Daytona Kart Week recently. Kart racingis the junior league to professional NASCAR racing. Find out how well the local racing team didon Page 4.

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By Susan WaldenTitusville’s Flag and Memorial

Committee honored 15 local busi-nesses Jan. 19 at city hall for theirpatriotism.

The businesses were awardedplaques for displaying the Americanflag in front of their establishments.Honored were:

D&E Pump Sales and Service,Dusty Rose Antique Mall, DixieCrossroads Restaurant, ChevronService Station on U.S. 1 andCheney Highway, NovatechComputers, Sniders Truck and AutoSales, Your Place Restaurant, TaylorReal Estate, Ron Norris Ford, North

Brevard Funeral Home, EcklerIndustries, Attorney Philip Lupo,Precision Garage Doors andHeavenly Barbecue.

“It’s nice to acknowledge and say‘thank you’ to those businesses thatshow patriotism,” said Gil Carlson,chairman of the Flag and MemorialCommittee, which is under the direc-tion of Titusville City Council.

The 14-member team made up ofvolunteers who represent various or-ganizations, promote patriotism inTitusville and hold events severaltimes a year including the June FlagDay Ceremony and upcomingAstronaut Memorial Jan. 30, 10 a.m.

at Astronaut Memorial Plaza.The committee is also responsi-

ble for the Avenue of Flags, an areaon U.S. 1 from Garden Street toCheney Highway.

As the general manager of NorthBrevard Funeral Home and OaklawnMemorial Cemetery, Carlson under-stands how important the flag is tomany people in North Brevard be-cause he experiences it every day.

“I see so many families who in-corporate the flag with their memori-als because it means so much tothem and their loved ones.Patriotism is big, and many havefought and died for our flag.”

Businesses lauded for displaying flag

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Trombonist finalist in 2 national contestsCongratulations to Titusville teen Alex Walden for

being chosen as one of three finalists in the EasternTrombone Workshop’s National Solo Competition. He’llcompete March 18 in Ft.Myer, Va., during the work-shop, which is the premierannual conference of pro-fessional trombone playersin the United States.

Walden is also a finalistin the national YoungArtscompetition held in MiamiJan. 10-16. He was one of21 musicians nationwidewho were chosen out of4,120 applicants. He was theonly classical trombone player in YoungArts.

Every year up to 150 of the nation’s most talented 17and 18 year olds, spanning nine art disciplines, convergein Miami and do recitals, auditions and work with interna-tionally renowned artists. The students are selected byan esteemed panel and during the YoungArts week con-tinue being judged to be selected for one of five levels ofscholarships – from $1,000 up to 10,000 and namedPresidential Scholar. Those winners go to the WhiteHouse in June. Students will find out in February abouttheir scholarship winnings. YoungArts is the core pro-gram for the National Foundation for Advancement in theArts.

The classical tenor trombone player was a student at

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2 resource officers to serve on boardTitusvil le Police Department School Resource

Officers Izell Davis and Leamon Jackson have beenelected to serve on the Brevard Association of SchoolResource Officers Board. BASRO consists of all BrevardCounty Resource Officers who are assigned to schools.

Davis is assigned to Titusville High and has beenelected president of the BASRP board.

Jackson is a resource officer at Andrew JacksonMiddle School and will service this year as treasurer.

“I am very proud of their dedication and commitmentto their jobs and the youth of our community. This is justone example of the excellent school resource officersthat we have providing mentorship, counseling and di-rection to our youth and I could not be more proud of allour school resource officers,” said Chief Bollinger ofTitusville Police Department.

Kiwanis honors teacherCongratulations to Andrea DeFrates, a teacher at

Space Coast Jr./Sr. High, who is one of eight finalists inBrevard County Schools teacher of the year. DeFrateshas been teaching biology for eight years, all at theschool.

She is the only teacher who is a finalist from NorthBrevard.

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My father was an English major and toldme long ago about how languages are ever-evolving. Like a chip off of the old block, or re-ally what he used to call me was “the apple ofhis eye,” I also have a love for words, which isno surprise since I’m a journalist and own anewspaper.

Being a lover of words is a blessing andcurse because some people’s use of Englishreally gets under my skin. I must say I’m wor-ried about our language. Words that aren’treal words are cropping up in the vernacularlike kudzu strangling what truly belongs.Sometimes I wince at these “words” I hear orread. Here they are:

Preregistration – This one sends me intoanother time zone. Think about it folks; howcan you register before you register? This ter-rible abomination seeped into our language inthe early 90s. What needs to be said in asentence is to “register early.” Two words, notone you lazy fools.

Supposably – Do you have a cold orsomething? It’s supposedly. D not b, you bab-bling nincompoop.

Irregardless – Another one of my “fave”fives. It’s regardless. You don’t need to “ir” theregardless because it’s like a double negative(example, I don’t have no … means you do).

Unthaw – Why do we keep putting prefixeson words that are fine by themselves? Pleaseundo this from your vernacular vermintongue.

Freakin’ – In an attempt to not say a reallybad word, people like me have used thisword, but it isn’t one, is it? No freakin’ way.

Oxford University recently published its top10 irritating phrases and I heartily agree.

Here they are:1. I personally … - I personally believe it’s

using too many words, signed Me, Myself andI.

2. Should of, could of – The phrase shouldhave been should have. I personally (heehee) like “shoulda coulda.” Only kidding.

3. At the end of the day – Why do we haveto say that so much lately? For example, “atthe end of the day I think we did a good job.”Great, why not just say, “I think we did a goodjob?”

4. Fairly unique – Unique is a unique wordin that it is a finality of sorts. It is either uniqueor isn’t, like pregnant or not, dead or not.Fairly, mostly or a little bit can’t help theseblack-or-white words. It’s just not fair to usefairly there.

5. At this moment in time – No, really? Areyou in so many times and dimensions thatyou need to clarify for us and Rod Serling?It’s just a bunch of unnecessary words tomake us sound distinguished but really we’rejust idiots for going on and on.

6. With all due respect – No, you usuallymean every word you say. “With all due re-spect, you really look ugly.” That sentencejust isn’t respectful now is it? Food forthought: Is that person you’re talking to reallydue or worth respecting?

7. Absolutely – That means, “I agree, yes.”It’s not bad, just overused. It’s taking the“wow” right out of the word and is more like ayawn now.

8. It’s a nightmare – Well, true, there are alot of nightmarish things going on right now,but we’ve used this phrase so much I thinkwe need to put it to bed. Sweet dreams.

9. 24/7 – This is a result of us shorteningeverything to death. So, which is it? Do wewant to abbreviate everything ASAP or arewe lengthening our words “at this moment intime” so “at the end of the day” we look bril-liant?

10. It’s not rocket science – Well, aroundthese parts of the woods, it probably is. So,even though that phrase is overused, I stilllike it. It actually is rocket science, so handlethis phrase with care and don’t use it toooften.

Anywho, (and yes, this isn’t a real word ei-ther but people do say it, now don’t they?)tighten up those sentences, watch thosewords and phrases and see you next paperfor another English lesson (just kidding).

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By Shereld MontgomeryWhile most North Brevard resi-

dents rested over the holidays, thelocal JB’s Racing Team was busy hit-ting the dirt oval. With races all overthe southeast, they chose the ARKAsanctioned Christmas in Dixie at theVolusia Speedway Park on Dec. 27-28 for their holiday opener.

While the north was stuck in ablock of frigid cold, those racers mi-grated to the south to make competi-tion stiffer than usual. JB’s RacingTeam drivers Josh Robinson, #34,and Jason Todd Burke, #24, debutednew cars and graphics, as well astheir latest sponsor, INOX.

Burke raced early in the day, Dec.27. The other drivers could not keepup with him on the track and he tookthe checkered flag a half-lap beforethe second-place winner crossed thefinish line in the Stock Light Division.

Robinson waited his turn. Whilethe competition was stiff and the rac-ing hard, he took first place in theStock Heavy Division.

Although the cold weather hadstarted to drift down to Florida, theteam was not ready to go home.They packed up their gear and head-ed to Daytona InternationalSpeedway and the new quarter-miledirt track. Daytona Kart Week,sponsored by Cometic Gasket, pro-duced the first laps with the WorldKarting Association’s Briggs &Stratton Dirt Speedway Series, theDirt Nationals. With hundreds ofracers in attendance, the trackproved to be lucky for JB’s RacingTeam.

As the racers took the field andlooked each other over, Robinsonknew he wanted to win his first raceon the new dirt track at Daytona.

Starting in fourth place and racingunder the lights, he held the lead forthe majority of the race. Associatedriver, Cord (CJ) Waldron, #18, gavehim a run for his money but was notable to get past the experience thatJosh had over him. Robinson tookfirst place in the Stock MediumDivision with Waldron finishing aclose second.

As the Briggs Lite Class took thefield, JB’s Racing Team was repre-sented by Burke. Try as he might, hewas unable to come away with thewin and finished in sixth place.While he wished he could have fin-ished higher, he was excited to raceat the new track and looks forward tothe next Daytona Kart Week andhopefully, a first-place finish.

“These young drivers are the fu-ture of NASCAR and hope to some-day compete on the big track,” saidJames Burke, the team’s coach.

“With the dedication and profes-sionalism they show in the kart rac-ing series, they have a good chanceof making it to the big time.”

In mid-December, they teamed upwith INOX, which sponsored theteam for both series over the holi-days, as well as Toro, UltramaxRacing Chassis, Echo Power Tools,JBs Lawn Control, BucksLawnmower Shop, Capps HighPerformance Racing Engines andVenom Juice Prep.

Without the sponsors and thesupport crew of James H Burke II,Steve Beske, Justin Hamilton, StuartHamilton, Hoosier, Tammi Leary,Chuck Leary, Bill Robinson, TylerKramer and Larry Waldron, theteam wouldn’t be winners.

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There are many reputable ways to donate to thosesuffering in Haiti:

American Red Cross – They shelter, supply, feed. Goto RedCross.org and hit the donate button. Or you cantext “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10 to the InternationalResponse Fund. Or call 1-800-Red-Cross.

AmeriCares - This nonprofit disaster relief organiza-tion delivers medicine, medical supplies and aid to peo-ple in crisis around the world. To donate, call1-800-486-HELP or go to AmeriCares.org. Donationswill go toward medicine and medical supplies and forexpenses for providing that medical aid.

Care - This humanitarian organization’s main focus isto fight global poverty, specifically by empowering mar-ginalized women and girls. To donate to the Haiti relieffund effort, go to Care.org or call 1-800-521-CARE.Money will go toward food, water and sanitation, shelterand emergency health response.

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Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)- The humanitarian organization delivers medical care topeople in crisis. Donations to its Haiti relief efforts will gotoward repairing the obstetrics and trauma hospitals inHaiti that were damaged in the earthquake.

They also will go to transporting an additional 70doctors and medical supplies to the island in an effort toset up makeshift emergency medical response centers.

To donate, go to doctorswithoutborders.org or call 1-888-392-0392.

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tions. Monetary donations go toward purchasing med-ical supplies, medicine and emergency kits and trans-porting these supplies. 1-800-481-4462 or go toimcworldwide.org

Medical Teams International - The Christian globalhealth organization sends volunteer medical teams andsupplies to those in the midst of disaster or poverty.Monetary donations will go to supporting the medicalteams being sent to Haiti and to the cost of shipping themedical supplies donated by corporations.

Donate by going to medicalteams.org and clicking onthe “Donate Now” button, or call 1-800-959-HEAL(4325) or send a check to Medical Teams International,P.O. Box 10, Portland, OR 97207.

Mercy Corps - The organization provides humanitari-an assistance and economic opportunities in the world’stoughest places, specifically those dealing with poverty,conflict and instability.

To donate, go to MercyCorps.org. Money will go to-ward immediate humanitarian needs in Haiti, which mayinclude, food, water and temporary shelter.

Operation USA - The international relief agency pro-vides funding for reconstruction and development aid tocommunities that have experienced disasters, diseaseand poverty. For its Haiti relief efforts, the agency plansto use donations for health care materials, water purifi-cation supplies and food supplements.

To donate, go to opusa.org or call 1-800-678-7255,or mail a check to Operation USA, 3617 Hayden Ave.,Suite A, Culver City, CA 90232.

Save the Children - The independent organization fo-cuses on children in need in the U.S. and globallythrough programs for health and nutrition, child protec-tion and education.

To donate, go to savethechildren.org, or call 1-800-728-3843 or 203-221-4030. Donations will go toward

purchasing relief items, such as hygiene kits, family kits(pots, pans, food preparation items) and tarps.

The Salvation Army - The Salvation Army’s mission isto provide food, shelter, clothing and spiritual comfortduring disasters. To donate money, go to salvation-armyusa.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY.

Make sure you designate the donation for “HaitiEarthquake.” Money will go to the Salvation Army inHaiti, which will determine the country’s immediateneeds, including water, food, medicine and transporta-tion.

Shelterbox - The nonprofit delivers boxes of suppliesto families of up to 10 people. The boxes contain a tentand essential equipment to use while individuals aredisplaced or homeless. To donate, call 941-907-6036 orgo to shelterbox.org.

U.S. Fund for UNICEF - The national committee forUNICEF is responsible for the organization’s fundrais-ing. UNICEF uses the money for health care, cleanwater, nutrition, education and emergency relief.

To donate, go to Unicefusa.org or 1-800-4-UNICEF.World Food Programme - The food assistance

agency’s main focus is to fight hunger worldwide. Theorganization is working to bring food to Haiti.

To donate, go to wfp.org.Yele Haiti - This organization, founded by Wyclef

Jean, creates projects to improve the quality of educa-tion, health, environment and community developmentin Haiti.

To donate to to its Haiti relief efforts, go to yele.org ortext YELE to 501501 to donate $5.

If you are involved in an organization helping to aidHaiti, call Susan Walden at 258-7827 to post it in theBeacon so the community can make a difference.

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Come to bird festDon’t forget to go to the famous annual Space Coast

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Come to Astronaut MemorialThe City’s Flag and Memorial Committee is sponsor-

ing its annual Astronaut Memorial Ceremony Jan. 30 at10:00 a.m., at the Astronaut Memorial Plaza, Sand PointPark in Titusville, 2 A. Max Brewer Parkway (S.R. 402).The event is open to the public and our communitymembers are urged to attend.

This ceremony is held annually in remembrance ofthe astronauts lost in the Apollo, Challenger andColumbia accidents, along with honoring all Astronautswho continue to face the unknowns of space explo-ration.

The keynote speaker for this year’s ceremony will beScott Harris, senior anchor for News 13. Also participat-ing will be Titusville Mayor Jim Tulley, color guard unitsfrom local fraternal and civic organizations, the BrevardPolice and Fire Pipes and Drums; and local communityrepresentatives who will be placing flowers on theplaques of our fallen astronauts.

Computer enthusiasts get togetherThe Titusville Computer Club will meet for a Demo

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Chili’s cooking Feb. 26The Titusville Noon and Sunrise Rotary Clubs holds

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Group meetsPatti Kirk, director of Family Histories in Vero Beach,

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ADAMS Stan, 78, of Titusville, diedJan. 5. Arrangements by East coastCremation, Rockledge.

ANDERSON Harold, 77, of Port St.John, died Jan. 1. Arrangements byFuneral Solutions in Cocoa.

BALDING James, 87. Formerly ofNorth Brevard, died Jan. 15 in Fairview,OK. Condolences can be made online towww.fairviewfuneralhomeinc.com.

BEAVERS Michael, 50, of Titusville,died Jan. 9. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home in Titusville.

BISHOP Donald, 75, of Titusville, diedJan. 14. Arrangements by North BrevardFuneral Home.

BOGER Mary, 88, of Titusville, diedJa. 8. Arrangements by Florida Memorialfuneral Home, Rockledge.

BORS George, 79, of Titusville, diedJan. 15. Arrangements by North BrevardFuneral Home.

BOYKIN Katherine, 63, of Titusville,died Jan. 11. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

CAYTON Ferrell, 68, of Mims, diedJan. 1. Arrangements by North Brevardfuneral Home.

CORREIA Anita, 72, of Port st. John,died Jan. 1. Arrangements by AtlanticMortuary and Cremation Services,Rockledge.

DORMAN Eleonore, 82, of Titusville,died Jan. 11. Arrangements by Beach fu-neral Home East Chapel, Indian HarbourBeach.

GAST Pauline, 80, of Titusville, diedJan. 11. Arrangements by North Brevard

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HEBERER Robert, 88, of Titusville,died Jan. 1. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

HERMANSON Charles, 78, ofTitusville, died Jan. 3. Arrangements byEast Coast Cremation, Rockledge.

HUDSON Austin, 56, of Titusville,died Jan. 15. Arrangements by BrevardMemorial Funeral Home, Cocoa.

JOHNSON Patricia, 72, of Titusville,died Jan. 10. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

KLEINROCK Eleanor, 90, of Titusville,died Jan. 11. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

LEMKE Rudy, 70, of Titusville, diedJan. 4. Arrangements by North BrevardFuneral Home.

McCLELLAN Douglas, 88, ofTitusville, died Jan. 9. Arrangements byNorth Brevard Funeral Home.

McGEE Donald, 71, of Mims, diedJan. 7. Arrangements by Davis-Seawinds Funeral Home, Melbourne.

O’BRIEN James, 89, of Titusville, diedJan. 3. Arrangements by NationalCremation and Burial Society,Rockledge.

O’LAUGHLIN John, 72, of Port St.John, died Dec. 31. Arrangements byAtlantic Mortuary and Cremation inRockledge.

PROPST Clarence, 83, of Titusville,died Jan,. 8. Arrangements by Lewis-RayMortuary, Titusville.

RAGSDALE William, 85, of Titusville,died Jan. 3. Arrangements by East CoastCremation, Rockledge.

ROBINSON Barbara, 71, of Titusville,died Jan. 7. Arrangements by Lewis-RayMortuary.

ROHLINE Donald, 84, of Titusville,died Jan. 9. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

SHEPARD Helen, 74, of Titusville,died Jan. 1. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

SNYDER Wilson, 83, of Titusville,died Jan. 16. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

STENSON Palmer, 51, of Titusville,

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TAEGEL John, 62, of Titusville, diedJan. 4. Arrangements by North BrevardFuneral Home.

TREIBER Selma, 88, formerly of PortSt. John, died Jan. 14 in Allentown, Pa.Online condolences can be made towww.weberfuneralhomes.com.

TURNER james, 96, of Mims, diedJan. 2. Arrangements by North BrevardFuneral Home.

VESLANY Joseph, 89, of Titusville,died Jan. 8. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

WITHERS George, 65, of Titusville,died Jan. 4. Arrangements by NorthBrevard Funeral Home.

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