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JUNE 2010 YOUR GUIDE TO ACTIVE RETIREMENT LIVING IN NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA THE GHOST OF SHELLY WINTERS Biographer Reflects on Time Spent with the Actress THE ANHINGA WRITERS’ STUDIO Conference Coming to Gainesville LEARN THE HOLIDAY’S ORIGIN Father’s Day is June 20 th J J J J J JU JU JU JU JU JU JU JU JU U JU JU JU JU JU JU U U J JU JU JU JU U U J JU JU U U U J JU JU U U U U U U J J J J JU JU JU JU JU U U U JU J J J JU U U U U U U JU J JU U U U J J J JU U U U U U U JU U U U U U U U U JU J JU J J JU U U U U U U U U U U U U JU U NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E NE NE N N NE E NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE E N N NE NE NE E E NE E E NE N N NE N NE N N N NE NE E N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N N N NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N NE NE N N N 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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JUNE 2010
YOUR GUIDE TO ACTIVE RETIREMENT LIVING IN NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA
THE GHOST OFSHELLY WINTERSBiographer Reflects onTime Spent with the Actress
THE ANHINGAWRITERS’ STUDIOConference Comingto Gainesville
LEARN THE HOLIDAY’S ORIGIN
Father’s Day is June 20th
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8 The Mother of Father’s DayThis Year Marks the 100th Anniversary of the HolidayBy Mary Kypreos
14 The AnhingaFlies AgainWriters’ Studio ContinuesBy Albert Isaac
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So, I have been very busy outdoors, tilling the garden, landscaping and cleaning the pool. A typical beginning to a typical summer, and — although my wife may disagree — I have not had much opportunity to be lazy, at least when it comes to outdoor chores (indoor laziness is a whole ‘nother story that I have to work on). Despite my yard work, I do manage to play some catch with my youngest. In the shade. In the morning and evenings. When it isn’t a million degrees or raining. He bought me an early Father’s Day present with his own money — a baseball glove. I had told him I couldn’t catch a hardball with my bare hands, especially when he hits it with his bat. That problem is now solved. So, weather permitting, I’m out there fairly regularly playing ball with the little guy. With Father’s Day upon us, my thoughts naturally drift to dear old Dad — gone but certainly never forgotten. Dad taught me so much. He taught me how to
play catch and how to catch fish. He taught me how to hammer a nail and how to saw lumber. He didn’t teach me how to drive, however. Mom was awarded that privilege. Now, whenever I play catch, or mow the lawn, or toil in my garden, or hit my thumb with the hammer, I think a lot about him. And as I grow older, I can see our similarities a bit more clearly. Before I was married, I had little interest in gardening or planting trees. However, once I settled down, moved out to the country and started a family, many of the things Dad enjoyed began to make sense to me. When we moved into our new home he gave me his old lawnmower and then proceeded to mow the front yard. He also gave us a lot of plants: trees, shrubs, grapevines and flowers. Most did very well, except for a camellia cutting. It remained little more than a stick with a few leaves. When Dad became ill, all of his gifts took on much greater significance. I transplanted
the poor little camellia, but it didn’t do very well. Sadly, neither did Dad. On the morning he passed away, I returned home from making funeral arrangements, weighed down by a deep and profound sorrow. As I got out of my car I was inexplicably drawn to the plant. As I approached, I noticed something unexpected: a beautiful and vibrant red flower, blooming for the very first time. For me, this was more than just a flower;it was validation of life and of love. This was agift from God assuring me everything was going to be all right. It was Dad, smiling to me from beyondthe grave. I miss you, Dad. Happy Father’s Day. §
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Built around SunState’s 50 plus year commitment to provide members with the highest level of service and innovative products, the new 43rd Street branch will continue to deliver friendly and professional service. From their state-of-the art teller stations, designed to allow tellers to interact with members in a more personal manner, to the convenient drive-thru banking center, this branch takes into consideration the needs of its current membership with a mindful eye on their future.
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Unlike Mother’s Day, which quickly garnered support and official standing — all in nine years time — Father’s Day
has a more poignant history, as it faced delays and a lackluster reputation of fathers. In the end, it took 62 years for Sonora Smart Dodd, the founder of today’s modern Father’s Day, to witness her concept become an officially
recognized holiday. This month marks 100 years since its first, unofficial, celebration. In 1909, while listening to a Mother’s Day Ceremony at Central United Methodist Church in Spokane, Wash., a young and pregnant Dodd was inspired by the celebration she witnessed but disappointed in its limitations. “I liked everything you said about
motherhood,” Dodd told the minister, as quoted by the New York Times in a March 23, 1978 article. “However, don’t you think fathers deserve a place in the sun, too?”
Love for a Father Dodd insisted on a similar holiday for fathers because of the role her own father
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played in their family and also due to the reputation of fathers at the time. After her mother’s death in 1898, William Jackson Smart was the only provider for 16-year-old Dodd and her five younger brothers. In a time when many men in that situation might have given his children to an orphanage or another family member, Smart kept his family together, serving as both a father and mother. “His kindness and the sacrifices he made inspired me,” Dodd said in a June 17, 1939, New York Sun article. “Besides that, at that time the pendulum of disrespect for fathers had swung too far, I thought. People were singing such songs as ‘Father, Dear Father, Come Home With Me Now’ and ‘Everybody Works But Father.’” A year after listening to the Mother’s Day sermon, Dodd shared her vision with the Spokane YMCA and the Spokane Ministerial Alliance,
said Pam Scott, communications manager at the Spokane Regional Convention and Tourism Bureau. Although she originally wanted Father’s Day to fall on her own father’s birthday, June 5, the organizers needed more time to prepare. They pushed the celebration back to June 19, 1910 — the third Sunday in the month. “She had an idea that father’s needed to be honored as mother’s were,” Scott said. “She felt like you should go out and buy your father a gift to show your appreciation.” In the early years of the holiday, Dodd took her own advice to heart and rode in a horse and carriage through the streets delivering cards and flowers and showing recognition to homebound fathers. “She wasn’t concerned with what specifically [you gave] but that you take the time to do it,” Scott said.
Decades of Waiting Over the next six decades, Father’s Day would become a lasting, yet unofficial, holiday in American homes. Regardless of its status, it would receive recognition from four presidents along the way. In 1916, at the request of Senator Clarence Dill, President Woodrow Wilson was the first to acknowledge Father’s Day by opening celebrations from his office in Washington, D.C., according to a Spokane
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tourism bureau press release. President Calvin Coolidge recognized the day in 1924 and urged all states to do the same. Still, Father’s Day remained federally unrecognized. Forty-two years after President Coolidge’s recommendation, Father’s Day took another step toward national recognition after President Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation asking for all flags to be flown on government buildings on the third Sunday in June in recognition of Father’s Day. Although it became official in 1972, actions in 1970 — after 60 years of dedication on Dodd’s part — would set the wheels of national recognition in motion. On Dec. 28, both houses of the United States Congress passed Joint Resolution 187, urging President Richard Nixon to declare the holiday. Two years later, President Nixon took their advice and signed the proclamation, officially recognizing
Father’s Day as being held on the third Sunday in June of each year. Scott said that she has found no record indicating how Dodd reacted to the proclamation, but Scott was not concerned about Dodd feeling unappreciated for her efforts. “[Dodd] had tons of recognition all along the way, but nothing was permanent until 1972,” Scott said. Dodd passed away on March 22 1978, at age 96. In the end, both Dodd and her father would live to see important milestones in Father’s Day’s history. “Father lived to see Father’s Day observed throughout the nation,” Dodd said, according to a quote in an un-attributed newspaper clipping released by the Spokane tourism bureau. “He saw more than 1,000 boy singers and musicians on the Inland Empire participate in a sacred service on Father’s Day in 1916. That service was officially opened in Washington, DC by President Woodrow Wilson...” §
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One evening a preschooler, Kristel, and
her parents were sitting on the couch
chatting. Kristel asked, “Daddy, you’re
the boss of the house, right?” Her father
proudly replied, “Yes, I am the boss of
the house.” But Kristel added, “Cause
Mommy put you in charge, huh Daddy?”
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On May 22, the 2010 Alachua County Team Bass Championship
was held at Powers Park on the southern end of Newnan’s Lake. This event was hosted by The Tackle Box and SunState Federal Credit Union and all proceeds go to benefi t the Mc-Gurn YMCA in east Gainesville. Despite the warm day, topping out in the 90s, there were some impressive catches, with several anglers excited to see some very nice bass coming from Newnan’s Lake.
One observer said a couple of the stringers reminded him of the fi sh he caught in the lake back in the ‘80s. He said he was glad to see “the old girl” coming back so nicely. As further evidence of how far Newnan’s Lake has come, the winning stringer in the championship was heavier than the winning stringer for a tournament held the same day at Rodman Reservoir. While the competitors were out on the lake, tourna-ment organizers provided a
“Go Fish!” booth, balloon ani-mals and fl owers, and a casting
contest for children, along with free food and drinks for all comers. All and all, it was a great day at Newnan’s Lake...and it was all for the kids! The 2010 Alachua County Team Bass Champions are Bobby Hales and Phil Blunt. The duo’s fi ve bass limit tipped the scales at 22 pounds even. Trent Gay and Eric Canto took second with another nice fi ve bass limit of 17 pounds 13 ounces. Coming in third, with a fi ve fi sh limit weighing 14 pounds 6 ounces, was the team of Thomas Jones and Johnell Young.
The 2010 Alachua County Team Bass Championship
Notable Senior Birthdays
JUNE 8 - NANCY SINATRA (70)
JUNE 9 - DICK VITALE (70)
JUNE 18 - PAUL MCCARTNEY (68)
JUNE 19 - GENA ROWLANDS (80)
JUNE 22 - KRIS KRISTOFFERSON (74)
JUNE 26 - ELEANOR PARKER (88)
JUNE 27- H. ROSS PEROT (80)
Fast Fun Facts:• According to American Families and
Living Arrangements, there were
158,000 stay-at-home dads in 2009.
The father’s were raising children
younger than 15 and 59 percent had
two or more children.
• Sixty-six percent of children younger
than 6 are praised by there father’s
three or more times a day, according
to A Child’s Day in 2006.
• According to the National
Fatherhood Initiative, children
with involved and loving fathers
are signifi cantly more likely to
do well in school, have healthy
self-esteem, exhibit empathy and
pro-social behavior.
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Recently my mother-in-law (I call her “Mom”) and my
father-in-law (“Dad”) moved to an assisted living facility. They love the facility, particularly the staff. And, in this instance, the facility’s quality is reflected in its price. Fortunately, because Dad’s a WWII veteran, he’s able to use a VA Benefit to lessen the financial burden. When ongoing care is needed, military veterans and their spouses may be eligible for an often overlooked VA benefit called the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefit. It can be used to offset the costs of nursing home care, assisted living, and even in-home care. Veterans with a disability, whether service-connected or non-service-connected, may qualify for this benefit. The benefit is most straightforward for veterans receiving service-connected disability compensation. Veterans with a service-connected disability (rated at 30 percent or higher) can receive the Aid and Attendance Benefit in addition to their monthly disability compensation. Although there’s no financial eligibility requirements for veterans with service-related disabilities, veterans who need ongoing care for non-service-connected disabilities are subject to financial factors— in particular, income threshold and
“net worth.” In non-service-connected disability cases, the Aid and Attendance Benefit covers the amount that the veteran’s total
household income falls short of the maximum Aid and Attendance Benefit. So, for example, an unmarried veteran with a non-service-connected disability and yearly income of $15,000 would receive $4,736 annually. According to the American Association of Wartime Veterans Missouri Chapter, a veteran is currently eligible for up to $19,723 annually, a surviving spouse is eligible for up to $12,660 annually, and couples (a veteran married to a non-veteran) can qualify for up to $23,340 yearly. You and your spouse are both veterans? Through the
Aid and Attendance Benefit you’re eligible for up to $30,960 per year. If the household income threshold seems to exclude you from receiving the benefit, you may want to take a closer look at your un-reimbursed
common medical expenses. The VA’s definition of
household income is: pensions and Social
Security minus anything from
hearing aids and batteries to mobility scooters and alternative medicine. Veterans
with non-service-
connected disabilities must
also undergo an asset determination
in order for the VA to determine the veterans’ net
worth. Those with a net worth less than $80,000 are eligible for the Aid and Attendance Benefit. Does the net worth stipulation seem to disqualify you? You may want to take a closer look at assets that must be reported to the VA. Your home and transportation aren’t counted. Only assets that can be liquidated quickly — such as farmland, commercial real estate, stocks/bonds — count toward your net worth. There are a few other general qualifying factors that affect veterans with service-connected or non-service-connected disabilities:
1. On Medicaid or Medicare? You can only receive an additional $90 monthly through the Aid and Attendance Benefit.
2. Although a dishonorable discharge excludes you from this benefit, some forms of discharges commonly believed to be dishonorable (e.g, Other Than Honorable) may still allow you to qualify.
3. You must have served at least 90 days of active duty with at least one day during a wartime period. Examples of wartime periods are:
• WWII: December 7, 1941 - December 31, 1946
• Korean Conflict: June 27, 1950 - January 31, 1955
• Vietnam War: August 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975
Applications for the Aid and Attendance Benefit can be pretty long, but the annual paperwork looks less tedious. Renee Collins, the VA’s Chief of the Processing and Benefits Section in Gainesville, recommends that you visit or contact her office regarding VA health-related benefits because:
• you may be eligible for benefits even if you think you aren’t
• recently, the VA relaxed the financial eligibility requirements for “high income” veterans
• you may be entitled to benefits of which you may not be aware.
You can contact Renee of the North Florida/South Georgia Veteran’s Health System at 352-376-1611 ext. 6725, toll-free at 800-324-8387 ext. 6725, or by e-mail ([email protected]). Want to learn more about the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefit and how to apply for it?Go to www.veteranaid.org. §
Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, Ph.D. is the Director of the Rural Health Partnership at WellFlorida Council.
AN OVERLOOKED VA HEALTHCARE BENEFIT?By Kendra I. Siler-Marsiglio, Ph.D.
Accordingto the American
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On Friday, June 18, 2010, the Alachua County SALT (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) Council is holding “Senior Safety Summit 2010” at the Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Ave. in Gainesville, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Participants will get timely information on crime prevention, safety, and wellness issues that affect older adults. Topics include Preventing Frauds and Scams, Domestic Violence, and Adult Protective Services. Speakers from the Alachua County Sheriff ’s Office, Peaceful Paths, the Department of Children and Families and the Social Security Administration will attend. This free event includes refreshments, door prizes and is open to the public. SALT is an advisory council comprised of older adults in the
community, people that work with Seniors and law enforcement. In close collaboration with the Alachua County Sheriff ’s Office and Gainesville Police Department, SALT focuses on the crime and safety related needs of older adults in the community. SALT meets once monthly on the first Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Meetings are currently at Pine Grove Apartments at 1901 NE 2nd Street in Gainesville. Anyone is welcome to become a member of SALT and participation of seniors is encouraged. There are no membership fees or dues. Seating is limited at the event so citizens are encouraged to call Elder Options at 352-378-6649, extension 146. If voicemail picks up please leave a message with your name and the number attending.
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For more than a decade, the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Writing the Region
conference has offered educational and networking opportunities for wordsmiths at all levels of expertise. When the writing conference was orphaned, three members of the faculty took action. Gainesville writers — Diana Tonnessen, Bev Browning and Mary Anna Evans — have taken the reins, continuing a writing conference for novice and professional alike. Last year, the Anhinga Writers’ Studio was held at the Gainesville Hilton. People came to the conference from as far away as Delaware. “We are thrilled to have you with us,” Browning told the audience. “It’s a lonely business, and you are my tribe. I’m proud to have you here, on whatever level.” “You need other people who understand what you do,” Tonnessen added. “We need support of other people.” In their opening presentation, the three women offered advice and information on everything from their own personal quirks (Browning
can only start work on the half-hour) to breaking writer’s block (Tonnessen tricks her brain into thinking she is not really writing, merely taking notes). “It is easier to edit bad work then to write good work,” Tonnessen said. Last year, novelist Charlain Harris was invited to the conference to talk about her life as a writer. Harris is the author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, the basis for the HBO series “True Blood.” A book signing followed, with a line of 200+ fans extending nearly the entire length of the Hilton front corridor. Each day was filled with workshops and opportunities for writers to rub elbows with other authors, editors and agents. Even Harris, who has seen much success with her southern vampire books, attended some of the classes. “You’re never too big to stop learning new things,” Harris said, sitting with notepad in hand for one of Evans’ workshops. Her fans packed the room to hear a “Conversation with Charlaine Harris.” Among the many things Harris revealed was the importance of
supporting other writers. “It’s a tough industry,” Harris said. “There’s no reason for us to make it tougher.” A lively question and answer period followed, as Harris shared stories of her life and thanked her many fans. “They have made me who I am and I love them,” Harris said. The Anhinga Writing Studio is now a non-profit, headed up by Tonnessen, Browning and Evans, whose mission it is to help writers network and hone their skills. Tonnessen is an award-winning feature writer, book author and the associate editor of “Gainesville Magazine.” She has been involved in the conference since 2001. Evans is an award-winning author of the Faye Longchamp series of archaeological mysteries, including the Benjamin Franklin Award-winning “Artifacts,” “Relics” and her latest in the series, “Floodgates.” Browning is an editor, freelance writer and ghostwriter, with more than 100 titles under her belt. Recently, the three gathered around the dining room table at Evans’ home to talk about the upcoming Anhinga writers’
The Anhinga Flies AgainBy Albert Isaac
WRITERS’ STUDIO CONTINUES
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Photo by Albert Isaac
Co-directors of the Anhinga Writers’ Studio. Back: Bev Browning.
Front, left to right in back: Diana Tonnessen and Mary Anna Evans.
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conference. “We are at [conference] number 14,” Browning said. “The second under the banner of Anhinga.” “In these writing workshops you
get people who are so eager and are so happy to be there,” Tonnessen said. “They just want to soak in everything that you can share with them.” “We call them the early career writers,” Browning said.
The three women recounted what it was like directing last year’s conference, following traditions established by the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings conference in addition to introducing some new things. “But doing it the way we did, in a new venue, it was kind of like being shot out of a cannon,” Browning said. “Like dropping out of an airplane,” Evans added. “That’s exactly what it felt like,” Browning continued. “A breathless moment. But it was really a lot of fun. The wonderful thing about a writers’ conference is that the person teaching and the person in the audience can be of equal level. So the exchange of information is really exciting and it’s really a lot of fun.” Writing can be very isolating and the conference offers opportunities for writers to come and be with their friends, network and get their batteries recharged. “It’s really nice to have somebody in your profession that you can go
to, formally or informally, for that input and exchange of information,” Browning said. People can bring their families to enjoy the local venues while writers attend the conference. In the evening, participants can take a shuttle around Gainesville to see the sites and sample cuisine. Coupons will be available as well.
This years’ conference also offers a salon event, giving participants an opportunity to mingle. “We want people to get to know each other, pitch each other, and exchange numbers,” Browning said. “And just enjoy themselves.” “We want to build community,” Evans said. The conference offers individualized instructional tracts
for fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Writers can sign up for as many or as few as they want. “We are judicious with the use of free time,” Browning said. “We want to make sure they get their money’s worth.” Among the many presenters at this year’s conference are publisher George Hirsch and self-published
author Peter Bowerman; two men who represent very different aspects of the publishing world. “We have a hugely interesting combination, two of the most passionate people,” Browning said. “We are going to get this wonderful old-school gentleman from the traditional end of publishing, acknowledging the transition, and then a younger man who is standing
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in the middle of the transition and pushing it. And it is going to be really interesting.” The Anhinga Writers’ Studio offers a conference for writers of all ages. All the women agreed that Seniors may find particular interest in the memoir-writing workshop. “People get to the later stage of their lives and maybe they are not going to have careers [as writers] but they have stories to tell and a legacy they want to leave.” Browning said. “And that’s where this conference becomes valuable.” “We do have a strong specialty in memoir,” Evans added. “Everybody has a story.” “We also have the capacity to gentle an aspiring writer,” Browning said, “someone who just wants to find a voice and put that stuff down on paper.” The conference also offers writers a chance to get feedback from professionals. “I think in order for a writer to
grow, that person has to be open to submitting their work to somebody and trusting that whatever they do with it is probably for the betterment of the story and not to take it personally,” Tonnessen said. “We all have to go through it. I still get critiqued. So we do a lot of that at our conference and that’s something you don’t get at some other conferences. There is an intimacy with this conference, and a trusting, caring environment. We don’t browbeat people.” “Our instructors are hired not only because they are top-drawer writers but because they are able to teach,” Browning said. “We hire people with credentials in two realms: good educators and good writers.” And what other advice do these women offer aspiring writers? “Run!” Evans exclaimed as all three women erupted in laughter. “Run to our conference,” Tonnessen added with a laugh. §
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It’s quite chic to have a butterfly garden.
In my experience, building a butterfly garden is one of the most popular landscape projects for homeowners in the Gainesville area. A growing number of books, organizations, plants and garden décor cater to the interest in everything butterfly. What many people don’t realize is that butterflies are more than just adornments for the yard. They are parts of a complex web of life. When you replace a patch of lawn with a butterfly garden, you are trading a mostly useless, near-sterile mini-environment for a more useful mini-environment. Now you are purposely trying to attract and aid insects. Yes, butterflies are insects. So now you must change a basic misconception of landscape care. All insects are not bad. In fact, on average only about 3 percent of all insect species are pests. The rest are either benign or beneficial. Yes, there are beneficial insects, like bees and ladybugs. So, if you want to be a successful butterfly gardener you must eliminate chemicals that kill insects. In fact, many chemicals that are treatments for plant diseases and weeds can also kill insects, like butterflies. Also, just because the product you’re using to control insects is “organic” doesn’t mean it won’t harm beneficial insects as well as the pests, too. If you can’t part with your chemical insecticides, please do not plant a butterfly garden at all. You would just be luring these insects to their deaths. Also, have a talk with your neighbors and tactfully suggest that they back off the chemicals, too. Butterflies don’t recognize lot boundaries. At the nursery, beautiful flowering plants
with butterfly symbols on their tags beckon and entice. Whoa, you’re getting ahead of yourself. First, you must learn which butterfly species you will most likely attract. Invest in a good Florida butterfly guide and identify what is flying through your yard and neighborhood before buying plants. Visit the Web site for the North Central Florida Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association at (www.naba.org/chapters/nabancf/) for tons of information. Also, your county extension office can supply information on butterfly gardening. While you don’t have to spend a lot of money on a butterfly guide, you should spend a lot of time observing your fluttering yard traffic. Make it a family affair. Keep a list on the fridge so that all family members can report their sightings. Binoculars are a great help. As the list of species grows, use your guide to compile a list of plants that your butterflies need for their caterpillars. Butterfly babies are very particular about what they eat. Therefore, adults will be more likely to hang around if you provide food for their offspring, as well as for them. Remember, adults sip nectar and need appropriate flowers. Caterpillars munch greenery and need specific food plants. Here’s a no-brainer. The best plants for our native butterflies are native plants. However, not all native plants that our butterflies use are available for purchase. Novice butterfly gardeners
should start with readily available plants from the nursery then gradually add plants collected from friends, native plant sales and weed lots. Some of the best non-native plants for adult butterflies include pentas (not white), Mexican sunflower, salvias, verbenas, heliotrope and butterfly bush. Excellent natives that are readily available include tropical sage, native verbenas, mistflower, native butterflyweed and liatris. These are very short lists but these plants are all great for beginners. Food plants for caterpillars are also call larval host plants. If you’re lucky, your larval host plants will become ragged, defoliated and covered with voracious butterfly larvae. This will happen if you plant the larval host plants that are needed by the butterfly species that your family earlier observed passing through your yard. For instance, if you observe black swallowtail butterflies, you should plant some dill, fennel,
or other members of the carrot family. If you observed long-tailed skippers,
you should plant beans and southern peas or other
members of the bean family. If you observed monarchs and queens, you should plant lots of milkweed. You get the idea. Caterpillars are
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comfortable as a butterfly gardener, you can advance from
freshman to sophomore. Add more and different plants to accommodate new
butterfly species that show up. Plant trees such as hackberry, Hercules’-club, and hop tree just for butterflies. You’ll know that you’ve graduated butterfly academy when you learn to appreciate pellitory, cudweed, mistletoe, beggarweed, water celery and leaf litter under wax myrtles. Finally, watch out for me. I brake for butterflies. §
Debbie DeLoach is a freelance writer and garden consultant living in Gainesville. She can be reached at [email protected].
Butterfly Garden BasicsBy Debbie DeLoach, Ph.D.
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I knew Shelley Winters, a two-time Oscar-winner for “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “A Patch of
Blue,” when she was in her sixties and seventies — a dynamic Senior citizen who was still vibrantly engaged in life, appearing on network TV as Roseann Barr’s biker-chick, leather-clad grand-mother; teaching acting students
at the Actors Studio in New York and LA; and writing two memoirs with me, her editor and ghostwriter. Both of the books we wrote together, “Shelley” and “Shelley II,” published by William Morrow and Simon & Schuster respectively, shot to the top of The New York Times bestseller list, and reinvented the autobiography, a
previously sedate literary form, as a stunning tell-all genre. I had worked with other celebri-ties — Priscilla Presley, Kim Novak, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Peggy Lee, Ann Todd and June Allyson — but Shelley astounded me with her candor. Each day, she’d stretch out on the couch in her Beverly Hills
living room at 457 North Oakhurst, I’d set up my Mac Plus, and she’d start talking nonstop, revealing the most intimate details about her affairs with Ronald Colman, Burt Lancaster, John Ireland, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando, Albert Finney and Sean Connery. I could smell a surefire bestseller. But one day she went off track and started talking politics — how she’d worked with Eleanor Roosevelt at the UN and campaigned for JFK and later RFK. “Let’s get back to Sinatra,” I said. “What about that fight you had while shooting the hospital scene in ‘Meet Danny Wilson?’” “You mean when I hit Frankon the head with a bedpan? I’ll get to that.” We finally made a deal — she’d give me five Hollywood anecdotes for every political reminiscence I allowed. The title of the book would reflect her divided nature: “Shelley, Also Known as Shirley.” Shirley Schrift (her real name) was the idealistic labor organizer of her youth in Brooklyn, and Shelley was the glamorous blond bombshell she invented to become queen of the Universal lot. It was a constant fight to keep the focus on the movie star. We also clashed over language. In one scene, I wanted her to “emerge” from the bathroom, but Shelley insisted on “came out of,” saying, “’Emerge’ is not a Shelley Winters word.” When I argued, she said, “Which name on a marquee would draw more people into a theater — Ellis Amburn or Shelley Winters?” Emerge was stricken from the script. Despite occasional disagreements, as the manuscript grew in size, so did our friendship, until we were practically living together. We shared two or three meals a day, usually joined by her live-in boy friend, a handsome, droll, thirty-something golf pro who occupied the guest
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room off her kitchen. When we’d written 1,000 pages, I told her it was time to stop. “But we’re only up to my divorce from Vittorio Gassman,” she said. “We still have decades to go. What about all my other lovers, my second husband (another Italian, Anthony Francioso), and the nervous break-down I had the night Tennessee Williams and I went out after JFK’s assassination? I’d just replaced Bette Davis in “Night of the Iguana” on Broadway, and Tenn and I got drunk and started driving Upstate in his Jaguar. The car broke down on the parkway, and we just left it there and started walking...” “Great story,” I said, and per-suaded her to save it for her next book. We celebrated the completion of “Shelley Also Known as Shirley” at Dan Tana’s restaurant on Santa Monica, all the members of her entourage present and flirting by playing footsie under the table. Shelley owned a second home, a condo on West 72nd Street in Man-hattan, next to The Dakota. I was a senior editor at William Morrow, a publishing house then located on Madison Avenue, and one day she appeared in my office, toting dozens of glossy photographs for the book. Glancing around my cubbyhole, she said, “They don’t appreciate you
here. This office is too small. You won’t be at Morrow long.” She was right. Even before“Shelley” was published in 1980, I left the company, for three times my salary (and a much larger office), as soon as word got around the publishing industry that I had a blockbuster on my hands. When I told Shelley that G.P. Putnam’s Sons, a larger and richer house than Mor-row, offered me the post of editorial director, she smiled and said, “I told you so. I call it my magical think-ing. When Shirley Schrift imagines something, it happens. It was the same with Robert DeNiro. I discov-ered him and cast him in “Bloody Mama.” The rest is history.” On the acknowledgments page of “Shelley,” she wrote, “My special thanks to Ellis Amburn, my editor at Morrow, who for a year and a half helped me get my past in order. Now, if only he would do the same for my future!” Our second autobiographical tome, “Shelley II,” the outline for which we cooked up while writing the first volume, was offered to me at Putnam’s around 1983, but Simon & Schuster’s Michael Korda outbid me and put “Shelley II” under contract for $750,000. In 1986 I left Putnam, and Mike
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Korda hired me to write “Shelley II.” Soon I was back at 457 North Oakhurst, and smelling another best-seller. The following summer, Shelley and I moved to New York City, where we continued to write Volume Two at her West Side condo. Farley Granger, her onetime costar and old-est friend, would drop by, as would Janice Rule, Lee Grant, and Shelley’s daughter, Tory Gassman, who was in med school. Shelley introduced me to Actors Studio director Lee Strasberg in his spacious Central Park West apartment. Strasberg’s strikingly attractive, dark-haired wife Anna was a superb no-frills hostess; she kept a big skillet of sautéed veal warming on the stove top, and guests wandered into the kitchen at will to help themselves. The apartment was crammed with books throughout, even in the kitchen. For Shelley, the Actors Studio, which introduced Method acting in the work of Brando, James Dean, Paul Newman and Marilyn Monroe, was a big, warm extended family; she was in her element there, morphing into Shirley Schrift, an intelligent woman of quiet gravity and purpose. Often I’d tag along whenever she taught at the Studio, which was located near Times Square. One day, rather than be late, she arrived still wearing pink plastic curlers, asking the audience, “Does anyone have a hairbrush?” An aspiring actress in the first row produced one, and Shelley proceeded to lecture on Constantin Stanislavsky while removing curlers and brushing out her hair. When she returned the brush, the young actress reverently accepted it from the Oscar-winning diva as if Shelley were handing her a communion wafer. But serious problems beset “Shelley II” when a new boyfriend came into her life in New York and distracted her. He was one of her Studio proté-gés, a good-looking young cab driver (Italian, of course), and she began to devote all her energy to his career at the expense of the book. After arrang-ing the financing for a film they’d do
together — she played an agoraphobic woman, he a robber who imprisons her in her own home — a May-December love affair ensued. The film was completed but never released, and the affair inevitably ended. Shelley was never the same, often failing to show up for work. We finished the book when my one-year collaboration contract had only a week to run. She in-sisted on a wholesale revision of the manuscript, and I said, “That will be another $100,000.” “That sucks,” she said, and that night I quit and cut out for Florida, where I’ve lived ever since. When “Shelley II” came out and hit the bestseller lists, it included this nice acknowledgment: “Ellis knows how to develop sitzfleisch in a writer and, more importantly, knows how to dissipate the angst.” Later she explained that sitzfleisch means the confidence to write. When I suggested a third volume of memoirs, she said, “I could tell about my love affair with Robert De Niro. In one scene in “Bloody Mama,” I gave him a bath in a tub of soapy water. Bobby obviously liked me.” “An automatic bestseller,” I said. One night in LA, when Shelley and I were dining at Chasen’s, her ex-lover Burt Lancaster walked past our booth without speaking. “That’s what I get for talking about our love life,” she said. The next time I urged her to undertake the DeNiro project, all she could talk about was her newborn grandson. “I wouldn’t dream of writing anything that might embarrass him later on in his life. He’s the most important person in the world to me. He thinks I’m wonderful, and looks at me with the most incredibly loving and trusting eyes.” In her final metamorphosis, she had become Shirley Schrift, doting grandma. And so it was Shirley, not Shelley, who died on January 14, 2006, of heart failure, at the age of 85. Shelley Winters remains alive and well on celluloid and in her autobiog-
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“Do you fi nd yourself sometimes using the arms of chairs to push yourself up from a seated position?” Asks a doctor with the Institute on Aging. “When you’re playing with your grandchildren, have you modifi ed how you get up off the fl oor, like getting help from a chair, or do you avoid it altogether?” Many people are having these problems. Now researchers are working on ways to help make such tasks easier. Sometimes as people age they compensate for pain, stiffness and muscle weakness. They fi nd themselves using the handrail on stairs or climbing them more slowly than they once did. These are tell-tale signs of getting older and for some people having more diffi culties in the future. Dr. Todd Manini, of the University of Florida Institute on Aging, is conducting a new intervention study. He is seeing whether different types of exercise can improve the ability to do daily chores more easily and, as a result, prevent possible future physical disabilities. His study will accept 72 men and women age 60 and older to test his hypothesis that specialized therapeutic exercise helps. “Continuing to complete daily tasks is important for older adults to remain independent and active
in their community,” Dr. Manini said. “This is a wish for any adult.”The study will have people doing exercises that mimic daily tasks, like using a stair climber at the gym. They will exercise on chairs and do specifi cally tailored exercises to improve getting up off the fl oor. “These exercises are designed to help older adults with daily tasks,” added Dr. Manini. His study has two hypotheses. First, that exercises being used in the study will decrease the need to compensate on tasks of daily living, and second, that these exercises carry over to many other factors that help people move more effi ciently. To qualify for the study, people must be non-smokers age 60 or older. More importantly, they must have changed the way they climb stairs or get up off the fl oor since age 40. The study is also looking for community dwellers without active disease conditions such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, liver, kidney, or cardiovascular disease.
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It happens all the time. You approach a four-way stop. A car pulls up to your right at the
same time. You both hesitate for a few seconds. He is not moving, so you figure he is waiting for you to make your move. He is not. He pulls forward just as you do. You both slam on the breaks. Repeat. Finally, he aggressively stomps the accelerator and speeds through the intersection, aiming a glare in your direction. The embarrassing altercation leaves you wondering who had the right-of-way. According to Florida law, he did. At a four-way stop, the first vehicle to approach the intersection has the right to pull forward. If two vehicles approach at the same time, right-of-way should be granted to the driver to the right. The National Safety Council (NSC), an organization that works to prevent injuries and death through research and advocacy, also monitors car crash trends. Each June, the council hosts National Safety Month, which aims to raise awareness about current safety issues in workplaces, homes and on the road. In 2010, the NSC has chosen to focus the second and fourth weeks in June on driver safety, specifically teen driving safety in week two and dangers of cell phone use while driving in week four. In honor of National Safety Month, here are several essential driving laws compiled from the 2009 Driver Safety Handbook:
Safety Belts According to the Handbook, mo-torists are far more likely to be killed in an accident if they are not wearing seat belts. The odds of survival are twice as good when strapped in with shoulder and lap belts. Florida law states that everyone under the age of 18 must be restrained by a seat belt or car seat regardless of their position in the vehicle. Drivers and front seat passengers of any age must also wear seat belts. If a passenger 18 years old or older fails to wear a seat belt when required by law, he or she will be fined for the violation, not the driver. In a crash, seat belts prevent motorists from being thrown against other passengers or parts of the vehicle. It also prevents passengers from being ejected from the car. The chance of death is five times greater if a passenger is flung from the car. Think it is OK to unbuckle after getting off the highway? Think again. More than half of all crashes resulting in injury or death occur at speeds less than 40 MPH and within 25 miles from home. TRAFFIC LANES The left lane of a two-lane highway is reserved for passing. Always drive on the right side of the road. Red reflectors on lane lines indicate a driver is on the wrong side of the road. Red reflectors on lines near the edge of the road indicate a driver is on the wrong
freeway ramp. Pay close attention to “Wrong Way” signs.
SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCES If you run into a car from behind, you are almost always found to be at fault and cited for the crash. To prevent rear-ending other cars, make sure you are following at a safe dis-tance. The Handbook recommends the “Two-Second Rule.” To use the rule, watch the vehicle in front of you pass a certain point (a sign, mailbox, overpass, etc.) and count the number of seconds that tick by before you pass the same point. If you pass the mark before two seconds, you are following too closely. Slow down and count your progress again. If you are driving in poor weather, double the distance to about four seconds.
REDUCED VISIBILITY When driving in the hours between sunset and sunrise, always turn on low-beam headlights. If you are driving in rain or fog, turn on your low beams. Roads are most slippery right after rain starts to fall because oil from cars has not yet been washed away, according to the Handbook. Increase your stopping and following distances and slow down. If conditions become too dangerous, pull all the way off the road and switch on your emergency flashers.
PEDESTRIANS All intersections and driveways are legal crosswalks, even if they are not marked. Drivers who wish to turn at an intersection must stop and yield to all pedestrians before making their move. Bicyclists, rollerbladers and skateboarders are also recognized as pedestrians under Florida law.
PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES AND SCHOOL BUSES Drivers must give right-of-way to public transit vehicles. Drivers must yield to buses re-entering the flow of traffic from designated bus stops. Not doing so is against the law. Drivers in both oncoming and following traffic lanes must stop completely for school buses that are picking up or dropping off children. To ensure the safety of all the children, do not touch the gas pedal until the bus stop arm is withdrawn.
CELL PHONES In a recent public opinion poll cited by the NSC, 81 percent of people admitted to talking on their cell phones while driving. Another large chunk of the public said they habitually text message — type out messages on the cell phone keypad — while driving.
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Right-of-WayNATIONAL SAFETY MONTHHITS THE ROAD
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It used to be an art more than a science. We, in those days, had very
little knowledge about the workings of the brain. As a result, medications were few and most worked mainly through suggestion, the placebo effect. The few that were effective had mostly a calming effect. Because of that, the mainstay of treatment was psychotherapy. This consisted mainly in the establishment of a trusting relationship, rapport, between the doctor and the patient, allowing the latter to feel he was not alone in coping with his difficulties. This rapport is to this day the most important component in the doctor-patient dyad. Without it, the patient may not follow the physician’s instructions and will often miss or neglect to take his medications, as they are often perceived as an extension of the therapist. Nowadays, we encounter a situation almost the opposite of what it once was. We now know a little more about the workings of the brain. As a result we have witnessed a huge proliferation of psychotropic medications, which are not curative, as we still have much more to learn about the major brain disorders, but can still improve the illness to the point where most patients can enjoy life again and become productive members of society. Psychiatry is now a science with a brilliant future, as brain research is progressing at a considerable pace. But still, as in most areas of medicine and psychiatry in particular, the doctor-patient relationship is crucial to help patients climb the steep and difficult hill of recovery. Science and art, in all areas of medicine, are not exclusive, but complement each other. §Dr. Carlos Muniz is a retired psychiatrist from Gainesville. He may be contacted through the editor at [email protected]
Traveling to the Grand Canyon has been on my bucket list
for many decades — long before Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman coined the phrase. I always wondered why this particular desire was so intense. A Native American Hualapai Indian recently answered my question. Last April, I finally made the journey with two special friends. While we made our plane and hotel reservations (for Las Vegas) well in advance, our visit to the canyon was somewhat spontaneous. Upon arrival in Vegas, we found a tour company in the phone book that had last minute vacancies. Without research, we booked an excursion to the west end of The Grand Canyon. Until we boarded the bus, none of us realized we were visiting the Hualapai Reservation, not the Grand Canyon National Park. Our bus driver shared many facts along the way. I soaked in the knowledge like a sponge and tried to retain as much data as my saturated brain would allow. Our destination was to the Land of the Grand Canyon West, in Arizona, about 120 miles east of Las Vegas, Nevada. We were warned of a long 10-mile unpaved, bumpy, dusty drive on Diamond Bar Road as we approached the reservation. A more important caveat was to be careful about walking too close to the edge, as there are no guardrails to prevent anyone from falling 4,000+ feet to the bottom. The Hualapai, meaning “People of The Tall Pines,” are native people of the Southwest who once inhabited more than five million acres. In 1883, one million acres — including 108 miles of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon — became the Hualapai Indian Reservation. There are approximately 2,100 enrolled members of the Hualapai Tribe. Peach Springs is the capital of the reservation on Historic Route 66. Years of social and economic hardship led leaders to take measures towards independence for future generations. As a result, the Hualapai opened their land to visitors in 1988 creating Grand Canyon West. During the 1950s and ‘60s, bat guano (dung) was a source of income. Miners excavated the manure from a cave across the gorge from Guano Point. They loaded the compost on cables stretching crosswise
over the canyon. Rich in nitrates, the dung was perfect for the production of makeup, fertilizer and explosives. Some mining relics still exist. After walking on the Skywalk and gazing in amazement at Eagle Point, Deb, Karen and I went our separate ways. We needed solitary time to meditate and reflect on our experiences. That is when I met Sylvia Querta. Querta was selling Hualapai jewelry that belonged to a tribal friend. She typically works elsewhere on their ranch, except for the one random day of my visit. I don’t know how long I hovered over the handmade trinkets — long enough for Querta to sense my needs. My heart was pounding with excitement; my thoughts were racing as I tried to record mental notes; my soul was searching for a message. Querta spoke and jolted me from my dazed state. We chatted some about the meaning of the stones in the jewelry and other miscellaneous trivia. Somehow, our conversation quickly turned to spiritual content. I explained my yearning for what seemed like a return to The Grand Canyon, not an initial visit. She replied in a calm, matter-of-fact, manner, that my feelings were most likely genuine. Querta believes the Creator blew life into sticks, canes and rods to create humans. The Creator directed those individuals to travel to the four corners of the earth and do good deeds. Someday, their descendants would travel back to the Grand Canyon. Querta simply stated, “Stop searching and wondering you are home.” When I returned to my current home of Newberry, I researched her theory. The Hualapai creation story and their beliefs are documented history. In the interest of time, Querta abbreviated the story. By doing so, however, she helped me put my mission into perspective. It is unimportant if I am a Hualapai progeny.As humans, we are all one — descendants from God, our Creator. The purpose of my trek was to relearn that lesson and write about it. I can finally check off that quest from mybucket list. §
Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who moved to Newberry in 1983. She enjoys living and working in the
By Carlos Muniz
PERSPECTIVESO N A G I N G
Psychiatry: Yesterday and Today LAND OF THE GRAND CANYON WEST
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Census Staff Going Door-To-Door To Increase ParticipationSpecial to Senior Times
U.S. Census Bureau workers have started stage two of their 2010 Census data collection efforts — personally visiting residences that didn’t return a completed census form. If you didn’t mail your census form back, a census worker may soon visit your home. Marion County officials encourage citizens to stay safe by following these safety tips:• Ask to see the person’s ID.• Census takers will not ask to enter
your home.• Census takers will only ask
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If you are unsure whether the person who came to your residence is a census worker, call your regional census center at 404-335-1555 (toll-free: 1-866-872-6868) to confirm whether he or she is employed by the Census Bureau. Census officials will never ask for personal information, such as social security numbers or banking information. If they do, ask the person to leave and call law enforcement. If someone is not home when the census official stops by, the census worker will leave a two-sided “notice of visit” with instructions on how to contact a census staffer to schedule an appointment (to complete the census form). If you have questions about participating in the census, contact the census questionnaire assistance line at 1-866-872-6868. Census takers will continue visiting residences that haven’t returned census forms until theend of July. §
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Keystone Social Club DanceEvery Thursday8:00pm - 11:00pmKEYSTONE. Keystone Shrine Club,
3993 SE 3rd Ave. Join us every Thurs-
day for fun and dancing with live
band. Music for the over-50 crowd.
Singles and couples welcome. Cov-
ered dish supper at 7 p.m. Members
$7; Guest $8 at door includes soft
drinks. A nonprofi t origination
Free Fridays Plaza SeriesEvery Friday8:00pm - 10:00pmGAINESVILLE. Bo Diddley Community
Plaza. The plaza comes alive as local
and regional bands and performing
arts are showcased under the stars.
352-393-8746.
www.gvlculturalaff airs.org
Swing and Sway Dancing with Live MusicEvery Friday8:00pm - 11:00pmGAINESVILLE. Thelma Boltin Commu-
nity Center. Music by the famous Blue
Notes Band. Intermission features
free dance instruction. $9 per person.
Singles and couples welcome.
352-375-1996
Honoring Clair Chaffi nTues. June 8Noon - 2:00pmGAINESVILLE. Napolitano’s. The Iwo Trio,
veterans of the battle of Iwo Jima, hon-
ors the late Clair Chaffi n, a WW II corps-
man who was awarded the Silver Star
for gallantry in action during the battle
of Saipan, and also served on Iwo. Lunch
at noon, program at 12:45.
352-376-0402
Stress Reduction/Relaxation SeminarTues. June 86:00pm - 7:00pmOCALA. Marion County Public Li-
brary. Seminar scheduled every 2nd
Tuesday, teaching stress reduction
techniques, breathing and relaxation,
plus some basic meditation. All are
welcome. Free.
352-789-2147
Free Cholesterol and Diabetes ScreeningFri. June 11Noon - 5:00pmGAINESVILLE. Winn Dixie Pharmacy,
2500 N Main St. Free Cholesterol and
Diabetes Screenings.
800-713-3301
Gainesville Koi Club Pond TourSat. June 129:00am - 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE. Gainesville Koi Club,
1110 NW 40th Ave. Pond Tour and Koi
Auction. 352-262-1571
www.pondhoppers.org
Taste of HOMESun. June 135:00pm - 9:00pmGAINESVILLE. Hilton University of
Florida. Charity fundraiser benefi ting
the Child Advocacy Center, Children’s
Home Society and select charities
chosen by Leadership Gainesville 35.
Sample cuisine from some of North
Central Florida’s fi nest restaurants.
352-372-5854
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Gainesville Bird FanciersSun. June 131:00pm - 3:00pmGAINESVILLE. United Way of North
Central Florida, 6031 Northwest First
Place. Join this local bird club to learn
more about our feathered friends.
352-378-9796
Historic Gainesville, Inc.Wed. June 166:00pm to 7:30pmGAINESVILLE. Florida Community De-
sign Center, Commerce Building, 300
E. University Ave., suite 110. Member-
ship Open House at our monthly HGI
Board meeting to discuss current
projects and advocacy opportunities
to promote historic preservation in
the greater Gainesville area.
352-682-6982
“100 Men ‘n’ Black” BanquetSat. June 197:00pmOCALA. St. Paul AME Church. Com-
munity Banquet with featured speaker,
Samuel L. Williams, Ocala Chief of Police.
352-622-8921
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NCF Blues Society Monthly JamSun. June 207:00pmGAINESVILLE. Kickin’ Devil Cafe.
North Central Florida Monthly Blues
Jam at Kickin’ Devil Cafe. Amps pro-
vided. Come with your instrument
and be prepared to play the blues!
352-724-2924
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Psychic/Holistic BazaarSun. June 20All DayOCALA. Realms Beyond, 500 SW 10th St.
Suite 107. Third Psychic Fair at our new
location. At least 10 psychics, multiple
healers, aura photography, live music,
free food and so much more.
352-857-9398
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Hidden Lark Farm Summer Riding CampMon. June 218:00am - 1:00pmOCALA. Hidden Lark Farm. A qualifi ed
staff , experienced horses and excel-
lent facilities creates an atmosphere
where campers can advance their
horseback riding skills, expand their
horsemanship knowledge and enjoy
riding with friends.
352-854-5151
hiddenlarkfarm.net
Third Annual Casey Classic Golf TournamentFri. June 256:00pmOCALA. Golden Ocala Golf & Eques-
trian Club - The Ballroom in the
Clubhouse. This 4-man scramble
benefi ts the Jacob Casey Founda-
tion with proceeds benefi ting area
students with educational scholar-
ships. The tournament itself will off er
hole-in-one opportunities to include
a Harley Davidson motorcycle and a
Million dollars.
352-361-9120
www.jacobcaseyfoundation.org
Look Good Feel Better Support for Women with CancerMon. June 282:00pm - 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE. Free class for women
with cancer to help deal with appear-
ance-related side eff ects of radiation
and chemotherapy. Skin care, infec-
tion control and disposable tools for
make-up application.
352-376-6866 x5063
www.cancer.org/docroot/home/
index.asp
Patriotic DaySat. July 32:00pm - 4:00pmGAINESVILLE. Books-a-Million. Patri-
otic recognition, presented by the Pa-
triotic and Historical Alliance of North
Central Florida. Conversations with
veterans, historical displays, vintage
posters and memorabilia.
352-376-0402
The Largest Small Town Fireworks Display in AmericaSun. July 4Noon - 9:30pmALACHUA. Hal Brady Recreation Com-
plex. There are several unique ven-
dors, bingo contests, dancing groups
and live musical entertainment, to
name a few. There are dozens of ac-
tivities for children, including a pet-
ting zoo, bounce houses and water
slides. A splash park and skateboard
park are located on site.
www.cityofalachua.com/index.php/
july-4th-celebration
GAINESVILLE AREAGainesville Harmony Show ChorusThursdays, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Covenant Church,3115 NW 16th Ave., Gainesville, 352-371-1013.
Gator Detachment 990,Marine Corps LeagueLast Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. at VFW on Waldo Road. Gainesville Chapter of the National Federation of the BlindSecond Saturday of each month, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., lunch and fellowship. Contact Judy Hamilton at 352-373-7806.
Sons of Confederate Veterans Madison Starke Perry #1424Second Monday of the month at Brown’s Buff et in Alachua. Eat at 6 p.m. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. For information contact Archie L. Jackson 352-372-0510.
Gainesville Harmony Show ChorusReal Harmony, Real Women, Real Fun! Come sing with us. Thursdays, 7:00-9:30 p.m. Covenant Church, 3115 NW 16th Blvd. 352-318-1281 www.gainesvillechorus.com
Look Good, Feel BetterThird Wednesday. 6 p.m. Winn Dixie Hope Lodge, 2121 SW 16th Street. Last monday 2 p.m. at Shand’s Cancer Center.
Kiwanis Club of GainesvilleWednesdays, noon lunch, at Paramount Plaza Hotel and conference center, 2900 SW 13th ST., Gainesville, 352-377-4000.
The Gainesville Newcomer’s Club Meets the fi rst Wednesday of every month at the
Clarion Inn, corner of 75th St. and Newberry Rd. at 11:30
a.m. There is a luncheon and a program. Reservations
necessary, phone 352-331-9492 by the Friday before
the meeting.
Alachua Genealogical SocietyThird Monday of the month, 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at
the Alachua County Library Headquarters, 401
E. University Ave., Gainesville, 352-371-4339.
Gainesville Barbergators Barbershop ChorusTuesdays, 7 p.m., Bldg. E, Rm 129 at Santa
Fe Community College. 352-338-7823.
Gainesville Stamp ClubFirst and third Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. Contact Paul Still: 904-368-0291 or e-mail [email protected] for meeting location and
information. Buy, sell and talk about stamps.
Tai Chi for SeniorsMondays and Fridays 10 and 11 a.m. at Senior
Healthcare Center at Crown Point, 2205 NW
40th Terr., Gainesville, 352-336-4510
Golden GatorsThird Friday of the month from Sept. through May at 11:00 a.m. A non-denominational social meeting for people 55+ at Holy Faith Church - upper hall in Gainesville. There is a diff erent guest speaker each month. Bring a potluck side dish to share
and a non-perishable food item for the poor.
Gentle Motions ExerciseThursdays,11 a.m., at Senior Healthcare Center at Crown Point, 2205 NW 40th Terr., Gainesville, 352-336-4510.
The Sweet NotesRehearsals Wednesdays, 1 p.m. at the Atrium, 2431 NW 41st St., Gainesville, 352-336-8880. Piano accompanists are needed.
NARFE Chapter #185Meets September through June. Second Monday of the month, 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 419 NE 1st St., Gainesville, 352-377-0190.
The American Cancer SocietySeeks drivers to transport cancer patients to and from treatment. Volunteers must have valid driver’s license, a safe driving record, and attend a training session. Call 352-376-6866, ext. 5063 (Gainesville) 352-629-4727 (Ocala) for more information.
The Community Coalition for Older AdultsSecond Friday of the month, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Eastside Community Practice UF, 401 NE Waldo Rd., Gainesville, 352-375-1687.
Barbergators A Cappella Tuesdays, 7:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. in Santa Fe Community College’s NW Campus Auditorium, 3000 NW 83rd St., Gainesville, 352-395-7322
Let’s Go Downtown Free FridaysFridays, 8 p.m. in the Downtown Community Plaza, Gainesville, SE 1st Street and East University Ave.
BingoFirst Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Pride
Community Center, 3131 NW 13th St., Gainesville,
352-377-8915
Gainesville Scrabble ClubMonday, 6:00 p.m. Alachua County Education Association at 618 NW 13th Avenue. Players
welcome at any level of play. 352 375-3640.
Gainesville Women’s Connection Gainesville Women’s Connection (formerly Christian
Women’s Club) invites all ladies of the community to the
monthly brunch on the third Thursday of each month,
meeting at Best Western Gateway Grand, 4200 NW
97th Blvd., at 10:30 AM. Cost is $14.50. Reservations:
Darlene, 372-7456, or Betty, 352-373-4745.
OCALA AREALook Good, Feel BetterThird Monday each month. 10 a.m. American Cancer
Society Offi ce 2201 SE 30th Ave. #301, Ocala.Friday Fun Flings @ Your LibraryFridays, 2 p.m. at the Marion County Public Library,
Ocala, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd.
Big Sun ChorusThursdays , 6:30 p.m. at Ocala West Methodist
Church, 105th St., off of SR 200.
Toastmasters Noon ClubFridays, 12:05 p.m. at Green Clover Hall McPherson
Complex, Ocala. Call Linda Jones: 352-867-0828
Columbia Dance Club Sunday Afternoon Tea DanceSecond and Fourth Sundays of the month, 3
to 6 p.m. at the Multi-purpose Senior Center,
2001 SE 32nd Ave., Ocala, 352-694-2794
(Ocala) or 352-466-3319 (Gainesville).
Bowling ClubThursdays, 10 a.m. to noon at Galaxy East Lanes,
3225 SE Maricamp Rd., $5.25 fee, 352-629-8545.
Hatha Yoga Second Saturday of the month, 9:00
a.m. at Shalom Park, 352-854-7950.
NARFE Chapter #2279Second Thursday of the month, 2 p.m. at Ocala West
Methodist Church, 9330 SW 105 St., Ocala. All retired
and active federal employees are invited to attend.
The Ocala Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony SocietyThursdays, 6:30 p.m. at Ocala West United Methodist
Church, 9330 SW 105th St, 352-291-5361.
Manatee Button ClubSecond Saturday of the month, 9:30 a.m. at
the Marion Oaks Community Center, off
of SR 484, Ocala, 352-854-7594.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
HEALING TOUCH CANCER SUPPORT GROUPThird Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in O. Dean Martin Prayer Room at Trinity United Methodist Church, 4000 NW 53rd Ave., Gainesville, 352-376-6615.
MEMORY IMPAIRMENT GROUPSecond Tuesday of the month, 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. at Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1001 NE 16th Ave., Gainesville.
MAN-TO-MAN PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP - OCALAFourth Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the Urology Center of Florida, 4600 SW 46th Court, Bldg. 200, Suite 340, Ocala, 352-237-2533. Men and women welcome.
GAINESVILLE UNITED OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUPFirst Sunday, 2 p.m. at the Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge, 2121 SW 16th St., Gainesville, 352-338-0601.
ALACHUA COUNTY BETTER BREATHERS GROUPSenior HealthCare Center at Crown Pointe, 2205 NW 40th Terrace, Gainesville, 352-373-4044. Sponsored by the American Lung Association for patients and family members of those living with lung disease.
FAMILIES SHARING IN GRIEF AND HOPESecond Monday of each month, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Haven Hospice offers an open, ongoing monthly support program for children ages six and up, teens and adult family members grieving a loved one. You must register to attend: 352-692-5101.
ALZHEIMER’S AND MEMORY DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUPMeets on the first Monday of every month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the community room at the West Marion Medical Plaza. Call: 352- 401-1453
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUPS - OCALASecond Wednesday of the month, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at West Marion Medical Plaza community center, 4600 SW 46th Court, Ocala. 352-401-1453.
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP - GAINESVILLEThird Thursday of the month, 12:30 p.m. at Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1001 NE 16th Ave., Gainesville, 352-1228.
I CAN COPE CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSecond Tuesday of each month, 9:30 a.m. Ocala, Village View Community Church. For more information contact Ronda Shea at 352-307-7303.
MULTIPLE MYELOMA Second Monday of the Month, 6:00 p.m.;D’Acosta House 703 N.E. 1st St., Gainesville. Patients, family and friends are invited.
ALS PATIENTS/CAREGIVERSEvery other month, third Wednesday of the month; 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Shands Medical Plaza, 3rd floor break room. Contact Betty Dale at 352-376-1446 or [email protected]. Last meeting before summer, they will resume Sept. 16.
THE STRIKING STROKERS - A STROKE SUPPORT GROUPSecond Tuesday of the month, 1 p.m.- 3 p.m.
at Oakhurst Rehab and Nursing Center,
1501 SE 24th Place, Ocala, 352-629-8900.
GAINESVILLE BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUPThird Monday of the month, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. at
First Church of the Nazarene, 5020 NW 23rd Ave.,
Gainesville, 386-418-0454. Entrance off parking lot.
LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUPLast Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. at
Holy Faith Catholic Church, 747 NW 43rd St.,
Gainesville, 352-376-7475.
CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSLOOK GOOD... FEEL BETTERGainesville. For women in cancer treatment,
three classes: third Wednesday of each month
at 9 a.m. and last Monday of each month at
5:30 p.m. at American Cancer Society’s Hope
Lodge. Another class last Monday of each
month at 2 p.m. at Shands Cancer Center. To
register call 352-376-6866 or 1-800-ACS-2345.
LOOK GOOD... FEEL BETTEROcala. For women in cancer treatment, two
classes: third Monday of each month at 10 a.m. at
American Cancer Society office and first Monday
of each month at R. Boissoneault Oncology. To
register call 352-629-4727 or 1-800-ACS-2345.
MAN-TO-MAN PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP - GAINESVILLESecond Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. at Winn
Dixie Hope Lodge, 2121 SW 16th St., Gainesville.
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDSFirst Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the Blessed
Trinity Catholic Church, 352-369-6665. Meeting for
bereaved parents, stepparents and grandparents
who have experienced the death of a child.
TAKING OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS):TOPS is a support group for people who need
support in their effort to lose weight and keep
it off. Meetings are held weekly on Tuesdays at
10:00 a.m. until 11:30 am, at the Cornerstone
Mobile Home Park (formerly Clayton Estates)
100 Castle Drive, Gainesville. Membership is
open to all adults. Call 352-332-4666 or 352-
472-3271 for further information.
SMOKING CESSATION SUPPORT GROUPEvery Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Alachua County
Health Department, 224 SE 24 St., Gainesville.
HIGH SPRINGS AARP COVERED DISH LUNCHEONSecond Thursday of each month at
the First Presbyterian Church in High
Springs. Meeting begins 10:30, lunch at
noon. Call Dick Williams, 386-454-224.
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ACTIVITIES AT THE 8TH AVENUE SENIOR CENTER, 830 NE 8TH AVE., OCALA, 352-629-8545Movie Time, Twice a month showing of the latest videos. Must call center for reservations. Shuffl eboard, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fri-
days, 1 p.m. Bingo, Mondays and Saturdays, 6:45 p.m.
Mondays - Rhythm Rangers (2nd and 4th Mondays), 12:15 p.m. • Line Dance, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. • Advanced Tap Dance, 11 a.m. - noon.
Tuesdays - Chess, 10:30 a.m. • Ocala Center Stage Band, 9 a.m. • Contract Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays - Intermediate Tap Dance, 2
p.m. - 4 p.m. • Pinochle, 9 a.m. • Woodcarving, 1:15 p.m. Thursdays - Japanese Embroidery, 9:30 a.m. • Bowling, 10 a.m. • Bingo, 1:45
p.m. • Skip-Bo, 3:30 p.m. Fridays - Pinochle, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Fitness Class, 1 a.m. • Country/Western Line Dance Class, 2 p.m. • Senior
Strutters, 3 p.m.
ACTIVITIES AT THE HERBERT S. COLEMAN CENTER, 2001 SE 32 AVE., OCALA, 352-629-8351Mondays, Computer Classes, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. classes, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. labs, Fee charged. Wednesdays, Tap Dance Class, 1
p.m. - 2 p.m. Fridays, Pinochle, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
ACTIVITIES AT WESTSIDE RECREATION CENTER, 1001 NW 34TH STREET, GAINESVILLE, 352-334-2186Ceramics Class, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Taoist Tai Chi, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Senior Line Dancing, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.,
Mondays - AARP , (First Monday), 9 a.m. - noon • Quilting on a Hand Frame, (Second and Fourth Monday), 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Art for Seniors, 9 a.m. - noon • Hogtown Heelers (Cloggers), 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesdays - Newcomers Bridge , (Second Wednesday), 10
a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursdays - Woodcarving, Noon - 2 p.m. Fridays - Treetown Bridge Club, (First and Third Friday), 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. • Basket
Weaving, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. • Chess, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
THEATER HAPPENINGS
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts315 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611
Box Offi ce - 352-392-ARTS
or toll free (within Florida)
1-800-905-ARTS
Box Offi ce: Mon-Sat, noon-6
p.m.performingarts.ufl .edu
POFAHL STUDIOS, ALADDINSunday, June 6, 6 p.m.General Admission: $10
RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM, PART OF UF PERFORMING ART’S CHORDS OF COLOR FOR A CAUSEThursday, June 10, 7:30 p.m.Squitieri Studio Theatre Rani Arbo
& daisy mayhem is made up of four
people who share an irresistible
chemistry on stage. An unusually
gleeful string band that celebrates
both tradition and improvisation and
that stumps the categorizers. Tickets:
$15 per person (reserved seating)
GORDON GOODWIN’S BIG PHAT BAND, PART OF UFPA’S CHORDS OF COLOR FOR A CAUSEWednesday, June 23,7:30 p.m.For some artists, having a creative
outlet allows them to deal with their
grief over losing a loved one to cancer.
Gordon Goodwin, of Gordon Good-
win’s Big Phat Band, lost his younger
brother and father to the disease
only a month apart. The band, an
18-piece jazz ensemble, celebrates
and personifi es the best of the big
band tradition with a very contem-
porary and original sound. Tickets:
$15 per person (reserved seating)
Hippodrome State Theatre25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville
Box Offi ce: 352-375-4477
Fax: 352-371-9130
www.thehipp.org
SHEAR MADNESSJune 4 - June 27Don’t miss one of America’s favorite
comedies and the longest-running
play in the history of American
theatre, “Shear Madness.” It’s the
uproariously funny whodunit where
the audience gets to solve the crime.
Ocala Civic TheatreAppleton Cultural Center
4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
Box Offi ce: 352-236-2274
www.ocalacivictheatre.com
PETER PANMay 13 - June 13As the lights go out in the bedroom, the windows open and a boy who won’t grow up comes soaring through - and into our
hearts! This wonderful family classic has touched generations of children and adults alike. This charming musical will make you believe that you, too, can fl y!
38TH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY & 21ST ANNUAL HARVEY AWARDSJune 25 and 26 Come fi nd out who and what shows
the secret judges chose as stand-
outs this season. The evening is open
to everyone, so dress up for a fun
party! The silent auction will include
items from the 2009-2010 Season
and posters from the 2008-2009
Season. For reservations, call the box
offi ce at: 352-236-2274. Deadline to
reserve tickets is June 14.
Gainesville Community Playhouse4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville
All Performances at the
Vam York Theater
Box Offi ce - 352-376-4949
THE PRODUCERSJuly 8 - Aug. 1When two Broadway producers dis-
cover the key to riches is to produce a
fl op, they decide to mount the worst
musical ever written. Winning a re-
cord twelve Tony Awards and wow-
ing capacity crowds night after night,
you won’t want to miss this one!
High Springs Community Theater130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs
Box Offi ce - 386-454-3525
highspringscommunitytheater.com
A THOUSAND CLOWNSJune 18 - July 11Tired of writing cheap comedy
gags for “Chipper the Chipmunk,”
a children’s television star, Murray,
fi nds himself unemployed with
plenty of free time with which to
pursue his...pursuits.
SHEAR MADNESS. Photo courtesy of the Hippodrome
Accidents can happen to anyone. Yet when presented with personal
accounts that have occurred in a home, the common response is: “That could never be me.” With summertime rolling in, residents should slap safety caps over outlets, monitor children and have an evacuation plan in order. Taking a closer look at home safety measures could save your life and the lives of loved ones. From fire risk reduction to heat and water hazards to carbon monoxide poisoning — the silent killer — there are always steps that can minimize or even eliminate harm, said Miranda Iglesias, the public information officer at Marion County Fire Rescue. Living in Florida provides sunshine and relaxation, but for those who spend a significant
amount of time outside, it can also lead to heat-related illnesses. While outdoors, it is important to be able to recognize symptoms that could arise. Heat cramps involve intense pain in the calves and intestines and should be treated with water and rest in a cool area. Heat exhaustion involves extreme body heat, nausea, dizziness and fainting, and should be treated with a sports drink and by placing a wet cloth all over the body. The most dangerous of heat-related illnesses is heat stroke. Heat stroke involves rapid pulse, red skin and a body temperature around 106 degrees. If these symptoms are discovered, they should be taken very seriously with medical help, said Iglesias. “People might just think they are a little thirsty,” she said, “but by the time you get thirsty already 10 percent of your body is dehydrated.”
Children are at the greatest risk for dehydration because they do not understand the signs. Family members should constantly monitor children’s activities and always have cool drinks on hand. Although water is generally an answer to many summer ailments, it can also be dangerous, especially where pools and young children are involved. Drowning is a serious concern and can occur in just two inches of water. Designated supervisors should take turns watching the pool area, Iglesias said. Childproof gates and floatation devices should always be located near the pool. Outdoor grilling is another summer staple that should be carefully monitored. It is important to make sure that the grill is located over concrete or asphalt and at least 10 feet from a house or tree
with a water supply nearby. The grill itself should be cleaned after each use as fat buildup can catch fire. Coals should be soaked with water to cool because they could smolder for hours, Iglesias said. Smoldering coals are not the only possible cause of fire outbreaks, and residents should be aware of how to handle themselves if a fire should start. “Public education has a key role in fire prevention,” Iglesias said. For ultimate protection, smoke alarms are essential in each bedroom and living area. Smoke alarms with a flashing light for the hearing impaired are also available. Marion County Fire Rescue will provide and install two free smoke alarms if needed. Batteries should be changed twice a year, whether or not they are low. The first week of May was arson
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Safety FirstBy Kate Heller
MAKE YOUR HOME HAZARD-FREE FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS
Photo courtesy of Marion County Fire Rescue
Two Marion County fire fighters encounter a raging structure fire. Fires like these can break out in seconds, and residents should be prepared with fire alarms located through the house as well as an evacuation plan.
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Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Thingsby Randy O. Frost & Gail Steketeec.2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $27.00$33.95 Canada 291 pages
You’ve been looking for something for days. You had it last time. You put it down there. Right over there, and now you can’t find it. But that’s no surprise. You’re always shifting a pile of something from table to counter to desk and back, and things get lost. As soon as you get some of those plastic bins, you’ll get organized. A little mess is normal, right? That depends on how much is “a little.” In the fascinating new book “Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things” by Randy O. Frost & Gail Steketee, you’ll see how posses-sions could make a mess of your life. It seems like we all know somebody who fits the description of a packrat; recent studies show that between 2 and 5 percent of our population hoards. No matter where the mess is or how it got there, Frost and Steketee indicate most hoarders are embarrassed and ashamed about their messes. Many decide to seek help from psychiatrists and professional organizers because their families are suffering. In this book, the authors profile several of their most memorable cases. But if hoarders truly want to change, there is help for them all. Online, there is a chatroom specifically for hoarders. Only a limited number of members are accepted and the waiting list is hundreds long. Authors Randy O. Frost & Gail Steke-tee are respectful of the hoarders they mention in their book, but they likewise manage to convey their own fascination and intrigue with their subjects. If you’re up for a riveting read, sweep into your bookstore or library and snatch a copy of “Stuff.” Whether you’re messy or a neatnik or somewhere in between, this book leaves all others in the dirt. §
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Several studies circulated by the NSC concluded that drivers who use cell phones while driving are four times more likely to be in a crash. Another study compared drivers using cell phones and those impaired by alcohol and found that the cell phone users demonstrated slower reaction times than those with a Blood Alcohol Content of .08. In 2009, the NSC became the first organization to advocate a nationwide ban on all cell phone use while driving. According to its website, the council continues to push lawmakers in every state to establish the ban.
Although cell phonetechnology such as texting and checking e-mail is generally associated with teens and young adults, do not overlook the impact of more distractions on the road. Drive defensively: You never know who has their cell phone out inthe next lane. Safe driving has long been a focus of National Safety Month, but good driving habits should be observed year-round. Following key traffic laws can insulate your checkbook and save you from physical harm — or that embarrassing four-way stop situation. §
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awareness month in Marion County, and the fire department focused on preventing juvenile fire setting. When children are around, matches and candles should not be left unattended. Grandparents and parents should always fireproof their homes and recognize the times when a child should be disciplined about playing with fire. “When kids play with fire, it is not always meant in a malicious way,” Iglesias said, “but lives can be lost and homes destroyed.” Alarms that detect dangerous levels of carbon monoxide gas can also be purchased. These alarms should be installed in a central location as well as outside each sleeping area. They should also be interconnected so that when one sounds, they all sound, according to the National Fire Prevention Association. If the CO alarm sounds, move to a fresh air location outside or by an open window or door and call the fire department. Generators and gas or charcoal grills can produce a significant amount of carbon monoxide and should only be operated outside. Cars also produce a massive amount of the killer gas and should never be left running in the
garage, even if the door is open. Marion County recently began its Emergency Medical Service (EMS). The program is new, and firefighters are now duel certified to deal with both fires and emergency medical situations. The service is working to inform the public about what takes place between a 911 call and entering the emergency room. The county has transitioned from a private ambulance service to a fire-based service where a fire truck arrives at the scene with the ambulance. EMS personnel held a community-wide event on May 19 to explain to the public that firefighters are sufficiently qualified to assist a person in need of medical help. The Marion County Office of Public Information issues press releases warning residents about common threats. Along with the usual summer reminders like germs, outdoor burning guidelines and fire and water safety, the press releases also cover lesser known threats like dog bites. For more information regarding summer safety guidelines visit your county or city Web site. §
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Gainesvillewww.cityofgainesville.org
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Flights of Fancy features our reader’s poems, drawings, photographs, and essays. Poems and essays should not exceed 200 words and must include city of residence. Do not
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The Ring Barb Eisele • ocala
Love gave her the ringmany years ago.The stone was small.That didn’t matter at all,for love gave the ringto encircle her world.She lived enthralledby her circle wall.
The ring stayed put.Love never ended at all.The ring broughtmemories with wings,recalled actions, smiles.Her love stayed securewithin the allureof love’s ring.
WhoBetty Snow-Wellev’e • gainesville
I was a seed nurturingin a warm place. I was therefor a long time.
I had no thoughts of mypurpose. Why me... What canI do... a seed. I am thinkingwhere did I come from...
I am growing, yet I haveno thoughts of my missionor who I am. However, Iwill stay here and wait.
At the appointed time, Iwill come forth, and all willknow that I am what I am.
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