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MARCH 2012 seniortimesmagazine.com

REBUILDING TOGETHERHousing Repairs for the Less Fortunate

COMBINED DRIVINGA World Class Event Held in Ocala

INSIDE

Gainesville’sSenior CenterServing Area Residents Like Never Before p.20

A CENTURY OF GIRL SCOUTS | KIWANIS CARES | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH 2012 seniortimesmagazine.com

REBUILDING TOGETHERHousing Repairs forthe Less Fortunate

COMBINEDDRIVINGA World Class Event Held in Ocala

INSIDE

Serving Area Residents Like Never Before p.20

A CENTURY OF GIRL SCOUTS | KIWANIS CARES | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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departments

columns18 Enjoying Act Three

by Ellis Amburn

32 Embracing Lifeby Donna Bonnell

37 Community VoiceReader submitted writing

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CONTENTS ON THE COVER – Anthony Clarizio,

executive director of Eldercare, Cynthia

Chestnut and Jack Donovan (past county

and city commissioners respectively)

graced the cover of the October 2010

edition of Senior Times, the issue

announcing the groundbreaking for the

Senior Recreation Center. Now that the

center has come to fruition, we revisit the

trio again and bring you a story on the

new facility.

MARCH 2012 • VOL. 13 ISSUE 03

WINNER!Congratulations to the winner from our

FEBRUARY 2012 issue…

Kenneth J. Levingtonfrom Gainesville, Florida

13 Surpassing CenturiesOcala’s Doris Anderson Celebrates Her 103rd BirthdayBY RICA LEWIS

14 Combined DrivingA World Class Event Brings International Athletes to OcalaBY BONNIE KRETCHIK

20 A Vital ConnectionGainesville’s New Senior Recreation CenterBY ELLIS AMBURN

30 Rise and Shine!The Kiwanis Club’s Annual Pancake BreakfastBY JANICE C. KAPLAN

34 Rebuilding TogetherElderly, disabled, and low-income families receive housing repairsBY DANA EDWARDS

PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY for LOTUS STUDIOS38 Calendar of Events46 Theatre Listings

47 Crossword Puzzle50 Reading Corner

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Greetings loyal readers! I’m a little sore as I type these words. My youngest boy (age 10) and I went for a bicycle ride yesterday. An 18-mile bicycle ride. As members of the Yellow Belly Sliders Bicycle Society, we pedaled from O’Leno State Park to the City of Fort White and back again. The ride out was a fairly brutal 9-mile cruise against a howling wind. But we were troopers, and I heard not one complaint from my son. Coming back was a breeze, pun intended, as the wind was at our back

(although, admittedly the fi nal big hill left us catching our breaths). The sun was shining bright and all we could hear were the sounds of our tires on the bike path and the occasional car on the highway. It was a beautiful day and I made sure to remind myself, and my son, of our good fortune. We were the very last to return to the park, two of only a handful of bikers to make the entire loop. The group delayed their dinner for us, and applauded and photographed us upon our arrival. We felt like celebrities. After dinner we won a major award. Good times! As I’ve grown older, I’m delighted to fi nd that biking is one sport in which I can still participate without hurting myself. It helps to have a youngster who encourages me. I’m hoping to make a habit of biking, as exercise is so crucial to my well being. In fact, many of my fellow Sliders are Seniors themselves, still going strong. In the years ahead, I truly hope to be as vital. s

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR:At my wife’s doctor’s offi ce I read your magazine for the fi rst time. I found it quite interesting and enjoyable. If I may nitpick a little, Albert, the magazine made a mis-take on Elvis Presley’s age this month [January 2012 edition]. He turned 77 (Double 7s) not 76 earlier this month. Yes! A great career that ended too soon.

— Bob Cronin, Ocala

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ELLIS AMBURN

is a resident of High Springs as well as the author of biographies of Roy Orbison, Elizabeth Taylor and [email protected].

BONNIE KRETCHIK

grew up in Pennsylvania, but has spent her winters in Florida for the past 10 years. Aside from writing, Bonnie has been riding horses since the age of six. She enjoys running long distance and training for [email protected]

JANICE C. KAPLAN

has been a freelance writer since 2005. In her spare time Janice loves cooking, Gator sports, Jimmy Buffett anything and spending time with her husband and [email protected]

DANA EDWARDS

is a student at UF. She writes for her hometown newspaper, the Tallahassee Democrat, and is a Peer Mentor in the residence halls at UF. In her spare time, she enjoys crafting and spending time with her dogs, Abby and Muffi [email protected]

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Studies have found that the number of heart attacks

rise during the fi rst week of DST because the loss of

an hour’s sleep may make a person more susceptible

to an attack. When time changes again in the fall,

heart attacks briefl y become less frequent than usual.

Several states and U.S. territories have done away with

the inconvenience altogether; Arizona and Hawaii most

noteably. Standardized times were not even bothered with

at all until 1883 when the U.S. railroad industry established

time zones. And we think shifting an hour causes chaos.

TAPAS œ MARCH

WAKE N’ BACONAlmost everyone hates

waking up every morning to

a noisy alarm clock. When

Matty Sallin, an NYU art and

technology student, was

given a class assignment to

create a household item, he

thought of his distaste for

the clang of the daily wake-

up call. Asking around,

Sallin discovered that a lot

of people like waking up

to the smell of bacon. With

two of his classmates, Sallin

constructed a new way to

greet the day: a wooden

box with a pig face and a

digital alarm clock that uses the smell of bacon to rouse a dozing dreamer. The clock is surprisingly

safe and easy. Burning is of no concern because the machine uses halogen light bulbs instead of a

fl ame to cook the bacon, and turns off automatically after ten minutes.

ALL A PERSON HAS TO DO IS PUT A COUPLE OF FROZEN, PRESERVED

BACON STRIPS INTO THE ALARM CLOCK THE NIGHT BEFORE.

If an alarm is set for 8 a.m., the clock will turn on at 7:50 and slow cook for ten minutes. Then the

bulbs click off and a fan blows the scent out through the nostrils of the pig. The bacon is completely

edible and is surely a better way to start the day. — KIDS.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM

BREAKFAST

in Bed

TIMES ARE A CHANGIN’Daylight savings time beginsSunday, March 11 at 2:00 a.m.

In the Southern

Hemisphere, where

summer arrives in what we

in the Northern Hemisphere

consider the winter months,

DST is observed from late

October to late March.

Do you come from a land down under?

Three large regions in

Australia do not participate

in DST. Western Australia,

the Northern Territory,

and Queensland stay on

standard time all year. The

remaining south central

and southeastern sections

of the continent (which

is where Sydney and

Melbourne are found) make

the switch. This results in

both vertical and horizontal

time zones Down Under

during the summer months.

More than one billion

people in about 70 countries

around the world observe

DST in some fashion.

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This year the USO celebrates its

71st Anniversary of bringing joy and

entertainment to the men and women

serving in the military far from home.

“The acts have changed, from

Bob Hope’s pinup girls to Stephen

Colbert’s buzz cut, but the USO still

wows our troops.”

The list of early participants

includes Marlene Dietrich, Fred

Astaire, Jack Benny, John Wayne,

Roy Rogers and Elizabeth Taylor.

It’s safe to say that no celebrity was

more associated with entertaining the

troops than the late comedian Bob

Hope. His annual Christmas special

with the frontline troops, from Berlin

to Saigon, was a staple of American

television for three decades.

“Hope volunteered for nearly 200

USO performances,” according to

thedailybeast.com, “often donning

Army fatigues and a military cap when

in a war theater, to fi nd common

ground with the men and women he

was honoring. With his trademark

golf club frequently in hand and a

TV beauty by his side, Hope would

launch an irreverent tirade of jokes

that found humor in the misery of

war.” – THEDAILYBEAST.COM

A Legacy of Hope

Each month, our practice receives hundreds of questions about colonoscopies and what to expect. We would like to help the community by featuring a question and answer

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GASTROENTEROLOGY

MARCH

Dear Dr. Reddy,

My husband was diagnosed with Gastroparesis, and his doctor thinks it is linked to diabetes. How can we mange this disease and the diabetes?

— Gretchen*, Gainesville

Dear Grace,

The cause of gastroparesis is unknown, but it may be caused by a disruption of nerve signals to the stomach. The condition is a common complication of diabetes and can be a complication of some surgeries. Your husband should have an Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to confi rm whether he has Gastroparesis. His primary physician probably has record of these symptoms in your husband’s history:

• Abdominal distention• Hypoglycemia• Nausea• Premature abdominal fullness after meals• Weight loss without trying• Vomiting

People with diabetes should always control their blood sugar levels. Better control of blood sugar levels may improve symptoms of gastroparesis. Changing your eating habits can help control gastroparesis: Your doctor or dietitian may prescribe six small meals a day instead of three large ones. If less food enters the stomach each time you eat, it may not become overly full. In more severe cases, a liquid or pureed diet may be prescribed. The doctor may recommend that you avoid

high-fat and high-fi ber foods. Fat naturally slows digestion—a problem you do not need if you have gastroparesis—and fi ber is diffi cult to digest. Some high-fi ber foods like oranges and broccoli contain material that cannot be digested. Avoid these foods because the indigestible part will remain in the stomach too long and possibly form bezoars. The primary treatment goals for gastroparesis related to diabetes are to improve stomach emptying and regain control of blood glucose levels. Treatment includes dietary changes, insulin, oral medications, and, in severe cases, a feeding tube and parenteral nutrition. If you have gastroparesis & diabetes, food is being absorbed more slowly and at unpredictable times. Therefore to control blood glucose, you may need to: take insulin more often or change the type of insulin you take; take your insulin after you eat instead of before; check your blood glucose levels frequently after you eat and administer insulin whenever necessary; But please: consult with your primary physician before making any changes.

* The name has been changed, and any similarity

to any person, living or dead, is a coincidence.

Dr. Vishnu Reddy

7 Hill Gastroenterology, PA

316 SE 12th St, Ocala

352.401.1919

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Robert ConradBORN MARCH 1, 1935

Described as “James Bond on horseback,” the television show “The

Wild Wild West” ran for four seasons (104 episodes) from September

17, 1965 to April 4, 1969. The series told the story of two Secret Service

agents: James T. West, the charming gunslinger (played by Robert

Conrad), and Artemus Gordon (played by Ross Martin), the brilliant

gadgeteer and master of disguise.

In 1999, the remake hit the silver screens as a steampunk western

action-comedy fi lm starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline (who appears in

dual roles as both the protagonist Artemus Gordon and as President

Ulysses S. Grant). Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fi ction

that involves a setting where steam power is still widely used —

usually Victorian era Britain or “Wild West”-era United States — that

incorporates elements of either science fi ction or fantasy. – WIKIPEDIA.ORG

77Years Old

Aretha Louise Franklin (named for two aunts) was born on March 25, 1942 in a

two-room house in Memphis, Tennessee, at 406 Lucy Avenue. She was the third

of four children born to Barbara (née Siggers) and C.L. Franklin and the fi fth of six

overall in between past relationships by her parents. Aretha’s family moved to Buff alo

when she was two years old, and then by four they had settled in Detroit. Following

the move to Detroit, Franklin’s parents, who had a troubled marriage, split. Due to her

father’s work as a Baptist minister, Franklin was primarily raised by her grandmother,

Rachel. Her mother died in Buff alo when Aretha was ten. Franklin sang in church at

an early age and learned how to play piano by ear.

At age 18, she released her fi rst single in September 1960. It reached

No. 10 on Billboard’s R&B chart. Her fi rst album was released in January

of 1961. Now, after more than 50 years in show business, Franklin has

released thirty-eight studio albums and has won 18 Grammy Awards

– not including the Grammy Legend Award (1991) and the pretigious

Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award (1994).

– WIKIPEDIA.ORG

“Trying to grow up is hurting, you know. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them,

and when you don’t, it hurts even more.”— ARETHA FRANKLIN

Dean Stockwell (76)

March 5, 1936

Marion Barry (76)

March 6, 1936

William Shatner (81)

March 22, 1931

John Major (69)

March 29, 1943

Gordie Howe (84)

March 31, 1928

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“The work of today is the history of tomorrow, and we are its makers.”

One Tough CookieEXACTLY ONE CENTURY AGO ON MARCH 12, JULIETTE “DAISY”

GORDON LOW GATHERED 18 GIRLS FROM SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

AND CALLED TO ORDER THE FIRST GIRL SCOUT MEETING.

The month of March is home to more than just St. Patty’s Day. In the course

of history, women have risen above social oppression and accomplished a

great deal in their own right. March has now been set aside to celebrate their

triumphs. 2012 marks the 32nd National Women’s History Month with the

theme of “Women’s Education — Women’s Empowerment.” — NWHP.ORG

WOMEN MARCH TOGETHER

— JULIETTE GORDON LOW

Girl Scouts of the United

States of America

has become the self-

described “world’s

preeminent organization

dedicated solely to girls.”

GSUSA seeks to empower

young girls and to teach values

such as honesty, courage, compassion, confi dence

and sisterhood through camping, community

service and the earning of badges.

President Barack Obama contributed to the

celebration by signing the “Girls Scouts of the USA

Commemorative Coin Act,” authorizing the minting of

350,000 silver dollar coins in honor of the Girl Scouts

and the achievements of the 50 million women

infl uenced by Girl Scouting in the past 100 years.

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On January 26th, Ocala’s Doris Ander-son celebrated her 103rd birthday. Sur-prisingly, Doris is not the only Camelot Chateau Assisted Living resident who has surpassed a century. Helen Shuber will also turn 103 in August. A recent conversation with Doris reveals her wit and wisdom. Her eyes still shimmer as she tells her story.

Q : Is there anything you have learned that you would want to share with a younger generation?A : It’s all about attitude. If you behave yourself and think of others you’ll live a better life.

Q : Do you recall any old-fashioned devices that are now archaic?A : Well, so much has changed. I will tell you one thing: today’s telephones sure are wonderful. Long ago, we could

only call our neighbors using a large contraption that hung on the wall.

Q : Did you ever think you would see a gallon of gas sell for nearly four dollars?A : Is that how much it costs now? I stopped driving at the age of 97. Years ago, we paid 37 cents per gallon. That was a lot when you consider my fi rst job paid only 15 cents per hour. Of course, I was only 14 years old at the time. I worked part time lining boxes in a small shop.

Q : Is there anything you feel has helped you live a healthier life?A : Volunteering. I was a Girl Scout lead-er for seven years and taught Sunday school my whole life. My hands don’t work well now and my sight is poor. I’m slower than I’d like to be, but I’m always here to help...with whatever I can. A smile stretching across her small face, she folds her slender hands in her lap, satisfi ed. s

Surpassing Centuries

COMMUNITY œ DORIS ANDERSON’S 103rd BIRTHDAY

PHOTO BY NEAROUS SIZEMORE

Camelot caregivers, Wetherly Wigelsworth and Pablo Suazo, with Doris Anderson.

by Rica Lewis

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Living the Gospel in Downtown Gainesville!

The Rev. Louanne Loch, Rector

Dr. John T. Lowe,Dir. of Music

Sunday Services8:00am10:30am6:00pm

Wednesday Service12:15pm

The Episcopal Church welcomes you

...and we do mean YOU!

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E very year, Charlotte Weber’s picturesque 4,500-acre planta-tion — Live Oak Stud — comes

alive with the thundering of hooves and the thrill and excitement of car-riages racing around trees and splashing through watering holes. The Live Oak International Combined Driving event features some of the top horse and driv-er teams in the United States and abroad competing right in the heart of Ocala. “We usually get between 70 and 80 competitors and around 5,000 spectators,” said Susan Gilliand, event director. Each year people fl ock to Live Oak to witness the athleticism of these agile equines as they compete over the course of three days. “Combined Driving is an equine sport originating from the ancient art of chariot racing and driving,” said international competitor, Chester Weber, who trains out of Live Oak Stud. Teams are made up of a driver with either a single horse, a pair of horses or — the most complex — a team of four

horses. A competition consists of three phases: Dressage, Marathon and Cones. Day 1 of the event features the artistry of Dressage. In this phase, the driver memorizes a pattern of movements through which he or she must guide the horses. Each team is judged against a standard of excellence. For each error or mistake, such as a missed movement or disobedience from the horse, the team is given penalty points. In the end, the team with the least penalty points ranks highest. In contrast to the serenity and artistry of day 1, day 2 is full of action and heart-pounding excitement. The second day of competition draws the most specta-tors and even a good deal of hard-core tailgaters. Day 2 hosts the Marathon. During the Marathon, teams race to maneuver through several obstacles (hazards) located throughout the grounds. These obstacles, usually man-made, take advantage of natural features such as trees, ditches and water, which the driver must negotiate the horses

through as quickly as possible. The hazards are extremely challenging and require athletic aptitude as well as keen communication among the entire team. During this phase of the competition, spectators line the course to watch team after team negotiate the obstacles. Many make a tradition of coming to Live Oak to watch. They begin preparing their

Combined DrivingA World Class Event Brings

International Athletes to Ocala

story by Bonnie Kretchik

OFF TO THE RACES

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tailgate menus days in advance and get to the course early to set up around their favorite hazard. “You can get close to each one and

each one is exciting to watch,”Gilliand said. There are seven hazards on the course and spectators tend to visit each

one before the day is out. People who make coming to Live Oak a tradition tend to host an event of their own. “You think the UF Gators have tail-gaters, you should see these guys,” said long-time Live Oak spectator Nancy Maleske. “It is so much fun, people bring their dogs and make a day of it.” Maleske’s favorite hazard on course is

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the Covered Bridge, though she admit-ted they are all worth seeing. Day 3, the fi nal day of the event, tests the accuracy for horse and driver teams. This “cone” phase consists of a pattern

of cones through which the driver must maneuver the horses. Small balls balance atop each cone and can be easily knocked off if nicked by a carriage wheel. This year celebrates the 20th anni-

versary of Live Oak International. The event is considered a world-class event and this year hosts National Champion-ships for the Four-in-Hand teams. While a horse lover’s dream, there is also plenty to draw everyone’s attention throughout the weekend. Aside from strolling through the beautiful grounds, visitors can take advantage of a variety

Live Oak InternationalCombined Driving Event2215 SOUTHWEST 110TH STREET, OCALA

Visit www.cailiveoak.com or call 352-207-3615

Admission: $10 at the gate for adults;$5 for Seniors and children under 12.

Schedule (tentative)

Thursday, March 22, 9am FEI Driven Dressage

Friday, March 23, 8am Preliminary and

Intermediate Driven

Dressage

Friday, March 23, 5pm Jumping Speed Class

Friday, March 23, 6:30pm Horse Fever Auction

Saturday, March 24, 9am Driving Cross Country

Marathon

Saturday, March 24, 2pm Jumping Grand Prix

Sunday, March 25, 9am Driving Obstacle

Class, Classic Car

Show, Coaching

Demonstration

Seating is limited; spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Tickets are required for the Horse Fever Auction and may be purchased from Marion Cultural Alliance.

This year celebrates the 20th anniversaryof the Live Oak International.

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F or a beginner in New York book publishing to acquire major au-

thors — such as future Nobel laureate William Golding, John le Carre, Jack Kerouac and Elizabeth Goudge — could have happened only at a notoriously unstable Madison Avenue house where senior editors came and went with re-volving-door frequency. Fortunately, the volatile boss took a liking to me — we were both outsiders, he a salesman from Philadelphia, I a Texan with a Cowtown accent — and he became my mentor for the next dozen years, taking me from entry-level fi rst reader to vice president. I used to call it luck, but now I know it was thanks to the grace of a compas-sionate and loving God — not to mention the kindness and patience of a boss who didn’t consider me a threat and was will-ing to turn a greenhorn into a pro. Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” I res-cued from our backlist, talked E.M. For-ster into writing a forward proclaiming it a neglected classic, and republished it in a sumptuous hardcover gift edition which made Golding rich. Le Carre’s “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” was handed to me after our London scout hijacked the manu-script from the agent’s offi ce and gave it to my boss. “Editing ‘The Spy’ made your reputa-tion overnight,” he subsequently said. Kerouac I landed because he was

box-offi ce poison at the time and no one else wanted him. From the standpoint of high literary art, he was the most impor-tant of all the writers I edited. The books an editor chooses to pub-lish refl ect his beliefs. Like Golding, le Carre, and Kerouac, I harbored a tragic view of human nature. It was Elizabeth Goudge, author of “The Little White Horse” (J.K. Rowl-

ing’s childhood favorite), a tale of self-sacrifi ce and perseverance, and “Green Dolphin Street,” an epic romance fi lmed with Lana Turner, who managed to penetrate my despair. The spiritual insights in her novel I edited, “The Scent of Water,” gave me a feeling that the only problem in life is separation from God, and the only solution is connection. Now, in Act III, I’ve just read two books of hers written prior to our association, biographies of St. Francis of Assisi and Jesus, “My God and My All” and “God So Loved the World,” respectively. All these years later, Ms. Goudge continues to connect me with the Great Spirit of the Universe and make me happier. She always put her family fi rst, taking care of her invalided mother, even while coping with her own depression, stam-

mering, and a nervous breakdown. “A dark background to one’s life tends to make the happier times happier still,” she said. “I believe we are created in love, and that sooner or later the persua-sion of love will draw us up out of our darkness to stand in its exquisite light and see ourselves at last as we really are.” Love between individuals she regarded as a symbol of God’s all-encompassing love. In her senior years, ailing and searching for a companion, she wrote, at a friend’s suggestion, to a perfect stranger, who shortly showed up on her doorstep. Jessie Munroe was “an upright, capa-ble-looking young woman with a head of hair like a horse-chestnut on fi re, and the white magnolia skin that goes with such hair,” Ms. Goudge related. “Her eyes were very direct. She looked young enough to be my daughter. When I went to bed that night to my astonishment I found myself fl ooded with happiness and slept deeply.” Thanks to her faith

in God and helping others, Elizabeth Goudge would never be lonely again. In the fl ap copy for her Book of Faith, I wrote that the reader could “turn to [Ms. Goudge] in moments of stress or in times of refl ection [and receive] the precious gift of serenity.” A Siegfried Sassoon poem quoted in the text helps us visualize God: “When I meet Him he resembles — what? Nothing on earth except myself. I stare at Him, and say, ‘Oh God, I’ve such a lot to tell you.’ And He replies, ‘I know your thoughts. I know your heart’s whole sto-ry.’ And I am lifted up into His glory.” s

High Springs resident Ellis Amburn is the

author of biographies of Roy Orbison, Eliza-

beth Taylor, Jack Kerouac and others. He is

working on a memoir, and can be reached at

[email protected].

Enjoying

Act ThreeI was young when I became the

editor of great authors.

EDITING THE GREATS œ ELLIS AMBURN

Love between individuals she regarded asa symbol of God’s all-encompassing love.

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S turdy enough in places to withstand Category 3 hurricane winds and serve as an emergen-

cy shelter, yet light, airy and spacious, Gainesville’s elegant new $5 million Senior Recreation Center is a design triumph, both beautiful and functional. Alachua County Seniors are just begin-ning to discover its amenities, fi nding it a safe and inviting place to meet, mix, mingle, exercise, learn, have fun, or just watch one of its sleek new televisions. Last month, 89-year-old-year-old Ida Rodocker sat in the $250,000 lobby swapping stories and laughing. “I divorced one and buried two,” Rodocker said, “so I quit marrying.”She has two sons, one daughter and20 great-grandchildren. “I’ve got the genes. On my father’s side I had an aunt 96; on mother’s, her sister Lulu was 99. Grandma was 96. I’m going to hang around and aggravate everybody a long time yet,” she said. “If I was 70 and knew then what I know now, they’d pass a law against me.” One suggestion she has for the SRC is that everyone attending classes or

socials should “stand up and say briefl y what they did for a living.” Rodocker worked for Pan American Airways for 28 years. Her daughter-in-law, Charity Blomeley, brings her to every event the PrimeTime Institute sponsors at the SRC. When Blomeley ex-plained that PTI is a Shands ElderCare program enabling people who live with their families to come in for educational programs and social activities intent on keeping them active, Rodocker cut to the chase, calling PTI “day care for Seniors.” Volunteers such as Blomeley kept PTI afl oat after Santa Fe College dropped the

program in 2009 following budget cuts. “PTI was one of the fi rst groups to move in here,” Blomeley continued, noting that PrimeTime used to convene at the Atrium and later at Haven Hospice before fi nding at permanent home at the SRC. A stalwart PTI volunteer, Blomeley

is the person to call regarding such presentations as “Food Supplements, Weight Loss, and Aging,” “Probate and Guardianship,” and “Local Politics” (a proven favorite) offered this month. For many Seniors a major attraction is the spanking-new, $250,000 monitored fi tness center, replete with state-of-the-art exercise machines and weights. Oth-ers will be drawn to the American Sew-ing Circle, which conducts workshops on everything from fi tting to fabric post-cards that can be sent through the mail. Computer classes meet every Thursday in the $25,000 computer center, cover-

ing everything from basics to e-mail and social networking; the Scrabble Club meets Fridays; free Zumba Gold low-intensity exercise classes every Monday; yoga on Tuesdays; Duplicate Bridge the fi rst Monday of each month; more ad-vanced Bridge players on Tuesdays; and

A Vital ConnectionGainesville’s New Senior Recreation Center

“Throughout my political career two segments of the population were always dear to my heart: young children and senior citizens.”

story by Ellis Amburn

photography by Albert Isaac

TEAMWORK

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the “Y” Book Club the third Tuesday of each month. The Senior-centric setting for all this activity is compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines and is characterized by comfortable, functional furniture and a soothing color palette throughout. “It’s a wonderful, convenient facility — no steps up to enter the building, big bath-rooms and nice, wide, well-lighted halls with railings,” Blomeley said. “Anthony

[Clarizio, Director of ElderCare of Ala-chua County] kept working on this, got grants to fund us. The center was Cynthia Chestnut’s dream for many years.” A former city commissioner, county commissioner and Florida state legisla-tor, Chestnut visits the SRC regularly, attending both Zumba and yoga classes. “You can do it!” she assured a 78-year-old man who wondered if he was up to Zumba, the popular dance exercise. Asked when her vision of a senior center

began, she replied, “Throughout my political career two segments of the pop-ulation were always dear to my heart: young children and senior citizens. I was spurred to action when I realized Alachua was one of the only counties of its size without a senior center.” While serving as county commission-er in 2010 Chestnut cited statistics show-ing that Alachua had 35,645 Seniors aged 60 and up. Of those, 8,473 lived alone, and 11,000 lived in isolated areas. She

Senior Recreation Center5701 NW 34th Street, Gainesvilleeldercare.ufandshands.org 352-265-9040

On a steamy afternoon, September 14,

2010, more than 170 guests gathered

for the Senior Recreation Center

groundbreaking ceremony at Northside

Park. (Above) Some of the movers and

shakers that helped “Make it happen” break

ground, while Anthony Clarizio, executive

director of Eldercare, Cynthia Chestnut and

Jack Donovan pose for the October 2010

cover of Senior Times magazine.

September 2010

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added that the number of the county’s Seniors was expected to double by 2025. “It wasn’t diffi cult to fi nd other people who shared my motivation to get something done to address this issue,” Chestnut said. Did she help with the funding for the SRC? “I picked up a few tips along the way,” she said. “The Senior Center was really Cynthia’s baby,” said Charlie Delatorre, publisher of Senior Times magazine. “It’s what she wanted to see happen.” Delatorre recalled a 2007 meeting of the magazine’s Advisory Board consist-ing of Chestnut and several other key people within the community. “I kind of charged them with helping Senior Times develop a community-ori-ented project [that Tower Publications would host] for the year as it relates to Seniors,” Delatorre said. “During the conversation, Cynthia Chestnut said, ‘Well, it’s been brought up before, but maybe it’s time for us to bring up the idea of a senior center again.’ So Senior Times stepped in and funded the senior

forum held at the Paramount.” In October of 2007, Senior Times and the Community Coalition for Older Adults sponsored the “Let’s Make it Hap-pen” Senior Center Forum. More than 150 stakeholders from the community attended the event to listen to presenta-tions and to share ideas about what they would like to see in a senior center. “We were lucky enough to do that for them and they then took off with it,” Delatorre said. The center opened last year and is now up and running fi ve days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “It’s a wonderful addition to this com-munity,” Chestnut said, “and I hope people will take advantage of it, because it was designed to meet the needs of Seniors.” A bronze plaque at the main entrance identifi es the “Design Build Team” as Mills Gilbane and MRI Architec-tural Group, Inc. W.G. Mills is a Florida construction and general contracting company. As for MRI, its 25 offi ces in the U.S. were acquired by Rhode Island-

based Gilbane Inc., which was estab-lished in 1873 and is responsible for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, among other notable structures. Jack Donovan, pastor of Gaines-ville’s Highlands Presbyterian Church, recalled, “Back about 2006, I was on the city commission and heard about the Community Coalition for Older Adults, and started attending their meetings. They said we need a SRC. Linda Gard-ner was chair at the time and she and Rebecca Falhlen kept the inquiry alive. I was asked, ‘Is there a possibility of the city donating a piece of land?’ Anthony Clarizio was part of that questioning process. I went to the city manager to fi nd a place for us. He suggested sev-eral, and Rebecca, Linda and Anthony checked them out. Fred Murray then came on board as assistant city manager and suggested that parklands would be appropriate for a SRC, naming North-side Park and others. “We selected Northside because

Land clearing begins for the Senior

Recreation Center. At the time, Anthony

Clarizio said, “One hundred percent

of the plans have been completed.”

The center was coming in on budget --

$125,000 to $130,000.

January 2011

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public transportation routes were equally accessible from west and east Gainesville due to being just off 441. We started brainstorming on getting citizens to vote a penny sales tax. For allocation of the tax, Cynthia Chestnut lobbied the county for $1.5 million, and I lobbied the city for $1.5 million.” When citizens voted yes, $3 million went into the kitty for the SRC. Gaines-ville Mayor Craig Lowe said, “I am pleased that Gainesville and county resi-dents voted to build this needed center for our Seniors.” They did so by voting for the Wild Spaces, Public Places sales tax, but an-other $2 million was still needed. “Anthony spent a week of his vacation writing the grant,” Donovan said. Shands CEO Tom Goldfarb chimed in: “The measure of any society is how we treat our younger and our older citizens.” In November 2008, then-Governor Charlie Crist announced that the De-

partment of Elder Affairs had awarded the $2 million grant, noting, “Senior cen-ters play an essential role in the overall health and community involvement of Florida’s older adults.” Doubtlessly heaving a sigh of relief, Clarizio commented, “It takes many peo-ple working together within our com-munity to bring a center like this from a vision to reality, and still more people to provide the full range of services it will offer for our deserving Seniors.” Apart from funding, the choice of MRI to design the SRC was perhaps the crucial factor in its success, for the Gainesville building is based on MRI’s Senior center in Orlando. “The Community Coalition for Older Adults, The City of Gainesville, Alachua County, ElderCare of Alachua County, and Senior Times magazine continue to work together to make a Senior Center in Gainesville a reality,” states a Feb-ruary 2009 Senior Times article. “In

January, a group of 29 people boarded a bus and took a chartered road trip to Orlando to visit the Renaissance Senior Center at Curry Ford Community Park.” This extraordinary facility would be-come the prototype for Gainesville’s SRC. “It unfolded beautifully over time with a lot of anxiety in the interim,” Donovan said. “A coalition of interested people pushed, thought, and lobbied; it was a real community effort and a com-munity triumph.” As Alachua County Commissioner Lee Pinkoson stated, the SRC “demonstrates what can be accomplished for our most vulnerable populations when we har-ness the collaborative resources of state, county, city, and nonprofi t agencies.” As Donovan and Murray had fore-seen, the Northside Park location proved fortuitous, enabling the city’s Regional Transportation System to provide ADA-compliant bus service to the front door via RTS bus route No. 8, which goes from

On a chilly afternoon in March, members of the media were invited to

visit the Center. Within the facility bright orange wording illustrated

the various sections: “Lobby.” “Computer Class.” “Kitchen.”

March 2011

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Shands Hospital on SW Archer Road to the Northwood Village and back. The 17,000-square-foot SRC boasts Wi-Fi accessibility throughout; a huge $1.5 million conference hall/multi-purpose room that can function as a ballroom, auditorium, exercise space, or subdivide into three meeting rooms; a $30,000 caterer’s kitchen; six class-rooms; and offi ce space for the staff. ElderCare of Alachua County runs

the SRC’s day-to-day operation and programs, and offers such benefi ts as preventative screenings, service delivery, nutrition and volunteer opportunities. On a typical visit to the center, after receptionist Gwen Randall tenders a courteous salutation, one can proceed down a long, sunny hallway that is more like a gallery or colonnade, with win-dows, comfortable chairs and tables for cards, checkers and backgammon. At the

end of the corridor is a bright recreation room with pool and ping-pong tables. On this occasion, the table-tennis players, Rossie Slimak and Andy Andiric, extend-ed an invitation to join the game. Slender and attractive, Slimak said she fi rst heard of the SRC from a friend who insisted they needed to begin hanging out with people their own age. Youthful in ap-pearance, Slimak has a son, four grand-children, “and a great-grandson named

“It’s a grand day,” said Anthony

Clarizio at the grand opening of

the Senior Recreation Center

on September 22, 2011. It was

standing room only for the 500

plus visitors at the new facility,

which included remarks by local

offi cials and the unveiling of the

Senior Center plaque.

September 2011

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Jack who’s due in March,” she said. “Age is a state of mind. I told my son, ‘I’ll live to 100 just to aggravate you.’” Andy Andiric, who came to the center after he saw Anthony Clarizio describ-ing it on television, attended the New Year’s Eve dance along with 250 others, and was making plans to catch the sold-out Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Dance. “I especially like the line dancing at intermission,” he said. A handsome fel-low who has kept himself fi t, Andiric is a retired fi nance administrator currently self-employed with a tax practice. His son, a pilot in Connecticut, has made him a grandfather. Andiric takes com-puter and Scrabble classes and attends such SRC workshops as a recent one on ways to invest money in diffi cult times. That the SRC closes at 5 p.m. week-days and remains shuttered all weekend

disappoints some of its ardent regulars. “There should be more fund-ing for Seniors,” said Rossie Sli-mak, “so we can extend center hours to include evenings. Folks need to reconnect with people their own age.” Kristin Longmore, executive director of ElderOptions at the state Department of Elder Affairs Aging Resource Center for North Florida, could not agree more, pointing out that senior centers help the elderly avoid unnecessary institutional placement. As octogenarian Helen Hardy put it, “I’m not lonely, but it’s nice to be with others who are going into their 80s, won-dering if their doctors are really helping them out. Just to talk to each other.” The popular recovery speaker Sandy

Beach once observed, “The only prob-lem in life is separation, and the only solution is connection.” The almost 400,000 persons who vis-it Florida’s 240 senior centers each year are making a vital connection, one that decreases isolation, prevents depression, and increases their quality of life. “Only connect,” E.M. Forster wrote in “Howard’s End,” “and human love will be seen at its height.” s

FAR RIGHT: (from left) Anthony Clarizio, Cynthia Chestnut and Jack Donavan stand

proudly at the entrance to the recently completed Senior Recreation Center at Northside

Park in Gainesville. PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY

Project Complete!

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T here is nothing like the aroma of pancakes, maple syrup and hot coffee on a cool morning,

accompanied by the sizzling of bacon and sausage. But when it is all being cooked to raise money to help area children? Well now, that just makes it even better. That is precisely what Kiwanis Club of Gainesville is doing on March 17 with its 36th annual Pancake Day. For $5 per person (free for children under six years of age) diners can indulge in an all-you-can-eat pancake extravaganza, with all of the proceeds going to the many Ki-wanis Club efforts to help area children. As with many of its events, the breakfast is run in cooperation with the Kiwanis Club of University City. The club split into two groups in the 1950s due to the large number of members, and their combined membership of about 120 members represents a diverse cross-section of the community. Operating under the initiative of “Young Children: Priority One,” Kiwanis of Gainesville promotes the needs of area youth in many ways. The club’s Safety City facility in East Gainesville

teaches children skills needed to safely navigate roads and to avoid unsafe situa-tions. Members join forces with Con-cerned Christians for the Community to build handicapped ramps for children in mobile homes. Kiwanis Club also helps maintain the Girl Scout property with a spring cleanup every year. “Kids have been the focus of Ki-wanis since it started in 1915,” said Dick Hughes, a two-year club member who serves on the board and is also the pub-licity chairman. “We believe that chil-

dren hold the future of our world in their hands, so we need to help them where we can even if it’s only one at a time.” Hughes regularly volunteers with an-other Kiwanis effort called Kids Count, a mentoring and tutoring program for children who attend Rawlings Elemen-tary School. The group meets every day after school at a church across the street

from Rawlings and is run by Kids Count Executive director Elizabeth Jacobbe, a Kiwanis member as well. “Dick is one of our most dedicated vol-unteers,” Jacobbe said. “He is really great with the kids, and he’s also our mechanic. If something goes wrong in our building or with the computers, he fi xes it. We’re a small non-profi t organization, so having a resource person like that is huge for us.” Kids Count serves at-risk children through tutoring, character development and enrichment in art, science, nature

and other subjects. Families are also included in activities such as their recent Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, and a licensed social worker volunteers to help them get the services they need. “Our goal is to make a well-rounded student, not just to promote academics but also to have them become better citizens and to think of other people,” Jacobbe said.

Rise and ShineThe Kiwanis Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast

“Last year Kiwanis Club of Gainesville made about $5,300 from the pancake breakfast between ticket sales and donations”

by Janice C. Kaplan

GIVING

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Pancake Day

March 177:30am to 11:00am

Gainesville High School1900 NW 13 St.

TOP LEFT: Elizabeth Jacobbe talks to the

students of Kids Count about the social skills

of the month: Respect and Responsibility.

(photo by Jairus Foster)

Volunteers help out at last year’s pancake

breakfast. (photo courtesy of Kiwanis Club)

Kiwanis members help through volunteer work and fi nancial donations. With such contributions the group has been able to install a garden for the program. The children help with planting, care and harvesting, and the food they grow is used for some of the snacks served after school. This year Kiwanis plans to give $2,500 to Kids

Count to continue such efforts. Last year Kiwanis Club of Gainesville made about $5,300 from the pancake breakfast between ticket sales and donations, and this year the group hopes to break the $7,000 mark. Tickets can be purchased in advance from any Kiwanis Club member, or at the door the morning of event.

While Kiwanis has other programs that serve all ages, programs for children lie at the core of it efforts. “It’s a great group of people whohave dedicated themselves to improving the lives of the children of our community,” Hughes said. “You never know how a young child today is going to turn out tomorrow.” s

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A re these the words of a genius? Perhaps it is simply prac-tical advice from an ordinary 85-year-old man who lived

his entire life trying to solve the diet dilemma. Burning fat, colon cleansing, counting calories, fad diets, fast-ing, metabolic rates, portion control, thyroid conditions, supple-ments and vitamins are all considerations when determining how to achieve healthy eating habits. Anyone who has ever researched this subject with an open mind is probably confused. Which diet is right for you? There are so many regimens to choose from; many endorsed by reputable resources. How do you know who to believe and how to select the one most ap-propriate for your personal needs? I found about 50 popular diets and researched most of them. The more I read, researched and reviewed the various options, the harder it was to understand. Many seemed to require an enormous amount of willpower and a lifetime of abstinence from enjoying fi ne foods. If choosing a diet plan is not hard enough, trying to discern what is fact or fi ction in how our bodies absorb, process and store the nutrients we eat is even more diffi cult. For example, is it possible that certain foods can actu-ally burn fat? According to fatburningfoodsforbelly.com, we should eat 12 foods for burning fat and experiencing weight loss. Those foods are hot peppers, whole grains (oatmeal and brown rice), broccoli, soups, green tea, apples and pears, spices, citrus fruits, calcium rich foods, foods rich in Omega 3, purifi ed water and lean proteins. I was temporarily excited as I enjoy most everything on that list. My short-live enthusiasm was quickly lost when I found opposing advice. Another website, www.wikihow.com/Increase-Your-Metabolism, states, “There are no fat-burning

Embracing

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and fewer beans.”

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foods. While some foods and drinks such as red peppers and green tea have been studied for their potential metabolic rate increasing properties, there is no conclusive evidence that whatever infl uence they have on metabolism is signifi cant enough to result in weight loss.” Speaking of metabolic rates, some experts agree that certain foods (e.g. cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, celery, coconut and curry) boost our metabolism. Others believe that is a myth. The more I searched for answers, the bigger my dilemma, thus the name of this month’s column. When I typed ‘diet dilemma’ into my search engine, I found an article with the same name. Published in the Washington Post in Jennifer LaRue Huget’s column, “Eat, Drink and Be Healthy,” it dealt with some of my same struggles. Obviously, I am not alone in deciphering the diet dilemma. Huget writes, “...the market research fi rm Marketdata En-terprises projects that this year the U.S. weight loss market — everything from diet drugs and the services of physicians, nurses and nutritionists to weight loss books and sugar free foods — will total $68.7 billion.” Yet, diets do not work. Diets (at best) are only temporarily successful. According to federal data, an astounding one-third of Americans are obese and more than two-thirds are over-weight. Diets dictate deprivation and are doomed to fail. Diet-

ing is not an instinct of humans. In fact, it is a relatively recent phenomenon, which began in the late 1800s. Eating enough to survive dominated much of the history of humans. So, where do we go from here? Should we watch why we eat instead of how much? Embracing a non-diet holistic at-titude may be the most realistic approach. Eating a healthy balance of nutrients, recognizing triggers that lead to overeat-ing, and paying closer attention to food portions may be the lifestyle habits we need to succeed. As for me, if that philosophy fails, I will resort to an ice-cream diet. After all, the 85-year-old man’s wise words (pub-lished in “Living and Learning,” a novel by Leo Buscaglia) are simply seducing and so sweet. s

Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who moved to Newberry in

1983. She enjoys living and working in the town she now calls home.

[email protected]

“Trying to discern what is fact or fi ction in how our bodies absorb, process and store the nutrients we eat is even more diffi cult.”

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I saac Fleming reminisces about the fi rst home he and his wife Faye bought 15 years ago, the

same house they live in today. “Coming from an apartment at-mosphere, it was a big move into our own home, something we could call our own,” Fleming said. “The neigh-borhood was good, the location was close to church and school for our two children, we had friendly neighbors — everything was nice.” The couple, both 47, now live with physical disabilities that limit their capacities to maintain their precious home. Fleming can no longer work his job operating heavy equipment and disposing of hazardous waste materi-als, including asbestos, for the Alachua County Public Works facility. With little income, the Flemings and Rene-sia, his disabled daughter who lives with them, have tended to their high utility bills and numerous medical bills rather than home upkeep. Rebuilding Together North Cen-tral Florida (RTNCF) provides home improvement and weatherization as-

sistance every year to families such as the Flemings. The organization is one of 225 Rebuilding Together affi liates throughout the nation with a goal to preserve affordable homeownership for families in need. There are an estimated 7,500 sub-standard homes in Alachua County, according to a 2003 study prepared for the Alachua County Housing Authority. RTNCF focuses on emergency or critical home repairs that are neces-sary to ensure the safety of the home’s occupants. Repairs are provided at no

cost, though the homeowners partici-pate in the building process according to their abilities. With a grant provided by Shell Oil Company, Rebuilding Together North Central Florida is able to help the Flem-ing family this February through the combined efforts with Central Florida

Community Action Agency and Gaines-ville Regional Utilities. The energy effi cient weatherization repairs and improvements will keep the Fleming’s home warm, safe and dry. Repairs to the family’s home include windows and door replacements, an environmentally friendly yard and land-scaping treatment, a roofi ng job, and a new heating, ventilation and air condi-tioning unit. The Fleming home should be completed by the end of February. “RTNCF is pleased to partner with Shell and engage local volunteers and

community partners to, not only as-sist a homeowner-in-need, but also to educate the community on the impor-tance of energy effi cient practices,” said Melisa Miller, RTNCF executive direc-tor, in a press release. Following this project, Rebuilding Together will prepare for the annual

Rebuilding TogetherElderly, disabled, and low-income

families receive housing repairs

“The local Rebuilding Together program repairs roughly 30 homes each year. Homes are 90 percent funded by donations and grants”

by Dana Edwards

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PHOTO COURTESY

OF REBUILDING

TOGETHER NORTH

CENTRAL FLORIDA

ABOVE: Local

homeowner Loretta

Young with a

Rebuilding Together

volunteer group.

PHOTO COURTESY

OF REBUILDING

TOGETHER NORTH

CENTRAL FLORIDA

LEFT: Rebuilding

Together volunteers

Kelly Dragoui (left)

and Shawn Webber

install new fl ooring

for a local hom-

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National Rebuilding Day, serving fi ve Alachua County families with the help of approximately 150 volunteers throughout the month of April. This year, the preparation day will be April 21, the main building day will be April 28, and the wrap-up day will be May 5. RTNCF also hosts a similar Rebuilding Event each year during October. The local Rebuilding Together pro-gram repairs roughly 30 homes each year. Homes are 90 percent funded by donations and grants, and volunteers comprise 90 percent of the workers, said RD Bonner, AmeriCorps member and volunteer coordinator for RTNCF. “You feel really empowered after helping at a build,” said volunteer Heather Platter, a member of Ameri-Corps and coordinator of the Communi-ty Weatherization Coalition for RTNCF. “The bonds you make with the family and other volunteers makes you wanting

to come back for more. It’s super fun!” RTNCF began as Rebuild Gainesville, a grassroots organization. The idea of the organization came from high school and college students who saw a need for repairing homes in Alachua County in 1998. One of these individuals was Melisa Miller, then 15 years old and now the executive director of RTNCF. The project started with building a house ramp for an elderly family, and snow-balled from there when the family’s neighbors asked for help as well. These individuals offered their building services to the community on weekends and after school. Several of the students, including Miller, had traveled on church mission trips to fi x substandard housing. “When we came back to Gainesville, we realized the need in our own com-munity to repair homes and we couldn’t just stand idly by,” said Miller, a build-

ing construction management graduate from the University of Florida. “At that moment, I realized it was possible to live in Gainesville without seeing the East Side of town, and that was a problem.” For the next two summers, Miller and her friends met at Westside Park every Wednesday with donations of $5 for materials and tools to fi x homes. The students made home repairs, cleaned yards and provided any other services families needed. “We performed a wide range of odd-jobs for disabled, elderly and low-income families,” Miller said. “I even remember talking with some elderly ladies while I painted their nails. They just needed company.” In May 2005, Rebuild Gainesville be-came an offi cial non-profi t organization. As it grew, and the needs of the Alachua County community increased, Rebuild Gainesville made the decision to become an affi liate of the national organization Rebuilding Together in 2008. Rebuilding Together North Central Florida is always looking for volunteers, skilled or unskilled, and building captains with expertise in construction, plumbing and electricity. The projects scheduled for April have already been fi lled with volunteers, but donations and volunteers for fall projects are being accepted. Applications for home repairs and weatherization are closed for this year, but Rebuilding Together North Central Florida is accepting applications for 2013. “It feels like a miracle,” Fleming said of his current home repairs. “It’s a very wonderful feeling to get some help. We appreciate what these agencies are do-ing for us. We are so grateful.” s

For more information, visit

rebuildingtogetherncf.org

PHOTO COURTESY OF REBUILDING

TOGETHER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA

Rebuilding Together volunteers on

National Rebuilding Day.

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M ost of us probably do not think much about our knees, back, shoulders and other joints until they become

painful or stop working properly. Each season brings its own infl ux of injuries related to a different set of sports as well as outdoor activities. When people use muscles that they have not used since last year, it can result in painful strains. Many of these injuries and infl ammations are caused by underlying chronic joint conditions that resurface with renewed activity and resulting infl ammation. Here is a short quiz to help you determine how much you know about joint health, and the best ways for addressing joint pain.

Answer true or false to these 10 questions:1. Processed foods are bad for knees and other joints.2. Stretching is one of the best ways to maintain joint health.3. For chronic joint pain relief, the only over-the-counter

options shown to work are ibuprofen or glucosamine/chondroitin.

4. Building up my muscle mass can help protect my joints.5. Never exercise if your joints hurt.

HERE ARE THE ANSWERS:1. True. Processed foods often contain trans fat, saturated fat,

refi ned carbohydrates and preservatives that can increase infl ammation throughout the body including your joints.

2. True. Stretching when warm is a good way to keep your muscles and ligaments strong and fl exible.

3. False. There are a number of safe and effective supplements that help to soothe joint pain including turmeric, glucosamine/chondroitin, fi sh oil, Vitamin C and pycnogenol. One of the most exciting new options to improve joint comfort and fl exibility is Natural Eggshell Membrane (NEM), which is a safe and convenient source of ingredients essential for healthy joints.

4. True. Muscles act as both cushions and shock absorbers for your joints. Without muscle tissue, your joints take a pounding. One of the best ways to address arthritis pain — the

most common cause of joint pain — is exercise. It can help reduce joint pain and stiffness, and increase muscle strength and fl exibility. Specifi c muscle groups can be strengthened to help protect joints (i.e. hamstrings for knees).

5. False. Sitting or standing all day can cause joint stiffness. If your career keeps you at your desk or at your feet for hours at a time, try to change positions frequently and take a walk during your breaks. Keep moving!

How did you do? Unless you answered all fi ve questions correctly, you might want to study up on joint health. You will need your joints every day of your life so taking care of them should be a priority. People are often unaware of the role that water plays in joint health. Nearly 70 percent of our body weight is water. Dehydration can lead to achy joints and make you feel exhausted. Always seek medical attention for severe or persistent joint pain, and for joint pain that is accompanied by swelling, fever or other serious symptoms. s

Cathleen London is a board certifi ed family medicine physician.

Community VoiceA Quick Quiz to Reveal How Much You Know About

Keeping Your Joints Healthy and Pain Free

READER SUBMITTED œ Cathleen London, M.D.

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HALL OF FLORIDA FOSSILS

Daily

Times VaryFLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Free,

docent-guided tours of the Hall of Florida Fossils,

entitled “Evolution of Life and Land,” 11:30am

and 2:45pm weekdays and Saturdays; 2:45pm

on Sundays. Suitable for persons 10 years and

older, the tours last about 30 to 45 minutes.

Space may be limited. Call ahead: 352-273-1820.

YOGA

Tuesdays

10:00am - 11:00amSENIOR RECREATION CENTER - 5701 NW 34 St.

Multi Purpose Room. Wear comfortable clothing and

shoes. Bring a yoga mat if you have one (instructor

may have extra mats). For further information,

contact Susan Mickelberry at [email protected].

AARP TAX AID

Wednesdays

10:00am - 2:00pmSENIOR RECREATION CENTER - Free, quality tax

assistance by certified tax specialist to low- and

moderate-income taxpayers. 352-378-2524.

INTRO TO COMPUTERS

Thursdays

8:30am - 10:00amSENIOR RECREATION CENTER. - Signature

HealthCare of Gainesville Computer Lab.

Pre-registration required. Space is limited

to 12 participants. 352-265-9040.

SCRABBLE CLUB

Fridays

1:00pm - 4:00pmSENIOR RECREATION CENTER - Dharma Endowment

Foundation Education Room. If you have a scrabble

board, please bring it with you. 352.265.9040.

VANISHING POINTS

Feb. 7 - April 29

Times VaryHARN MUSEUM - Paintings from the Debra and

Dennis Scholl collection. Artists in the exhibition

incorporate the strategies of technology and

media in the texture of their work, including urban

architecture, graphic and automotive design,

comics, mapping, sculpture, photography and film.

352-392-9826. www.harn.ufl.edu/vanishingpoints.

FROM HERE TO THE SEA

Through March 9

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THRONEBROOK GALLERY - 2441 NW 43 St.,

Suite 6D. Follow the artist, Trish Beckham, as

she takes you to places you’ve been time and

time again and shows them to you as though

you’d never seen them before. 352-378-4947.

A SOUSA SPECTACULAR

Thursday, March 1

7:30pm - 9:30pm

FINE ARTS HALL THEATRE - Santa Fe College.

Santa Fe Winds concert band, under the direction

of Dr. Steve Bingham, will present a concert

in the style of the famous “John Phillips Sousa

Band.” $15 orchestra; $12 balcony; $9 Seniors,

children, UF students. www.santafecollege.edu.

STRESS-FREE RELOCATION

Thursday, March 1

2:30pm - 4:00pm

SENIOR RECREATION CENTER - 5701 NW

34 St. Senior moving options and process

of downsizing, as well as liquidation of

furniture and other items of value. www.

primetimeinstitute.org. 352-332-6917.

THE ART OF FLY TYING

Thursday, March 1

1:00pm

DUNNELLON PUBLIC LIBRARY - Land a big one!

Marcia Thompson, member of the Dunnellon Fly

Tyers, will share the art of making the hand-

tied flies used in fly-fishing. Meet Roy Bartoo,

who developed the “Rainbow Dry Fly,” named

for our own Rainbow River. 352-438-2520.

CONSIGNMENT SALE

Friday, March 2

8:30am - 7:00pm

ABIDING SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH - 9700

W. Newberry Rd. Girls and boys clothes,

from Gymboree, Gap, Ralph Lauren, Janie &

Jack, Kelly’s Kids, Lilly Pulitzer, Talbots Kids,

Heartstrings, etc. Glider, Travel Systems, Diaper

Bags, Bouncy Seats, Baby Gates and more!

Benefits March of Dimes. 352-514-9602.

MUSICAL CHAIR PROJECT

Friday, March 2

7:00pm - 10:00pm

DORIS BARDON COMMUNITY CULTURAL

CENTER - 716 N. Main St. Local artists are

donating their time and talents to convert 26

wooden school chairs into creatively designed

art chairs for auction. Proceeds provide

financial support to enhance Alachua County’s

public schools elementary art and music

programs. 352-316-0886 or 352-374-2342.

RACE THE TORTOISE 5K

Saturday, March 3

7:30am

O’LENO STATE PARK - A certified out-and-

back race for runners and walkers along the

park’s scenic, paved main road. It starts and

finishes near the main parking area, which is

about 1.5 miles past the Ranger Station. This

race is limited to the first 300 registrants.

Race starts by 8:00am; Arrival by 7:30am.

SHARE THE CURE

Saturday, March 3

7:00pm - 11:30pm

PHILLIPS CENTER - Be part of Keira Grace

Foundation’s annual fundraising event and

bring hope, restoration and life to children with

cancer in the Dominican Republic! “Share the

Cure 2012” with special guest Chris Doering,

former University of Florida wide receiver

and Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee. www.

keiragracefoundation.com. 352-392-2787.

PARADE OF HOMES

March 3 - March 18

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MCBIA OFFICE - 2635 SE 58 Ave. The Marion

County Building Industry Association presents

the Parade, which spans throughout Marion

County and will showcase some of the county’s

finest homes for potential homebuyers and

re-modelers to view. Home ownership still

remains the single best way to build wealth and

financial security for families. 352-694-4133.

MASS VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION

March 3 - 30

Times Vary

TOP SECRET SPACE - 28 N. Main St., Gainesville.

MASS Visual Arts, Gainesville’s new, artist-led

visual arts organization, launches “Below the

Belt,” its first semi-annual art exhibition entitled.

Theme selected to feature artists from below

the Mason-Dixon Line. Reception for artists and

general public on Saturday, March 3, 7pm to

11pm. The exhibition is open to the public each

following Saturday (March 10, 17, 24) from 5pm

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to 10pm and each following Sunday (March 11,

18, 25) from Noon to 6pm. Exhibition closes

with a reception coinciding with Downtown

Artwalk on Friday March 30 from 7pm to

11pm. www.massvisualarts.wordpress.com

JIMMY STURR AND

HIS ORCHESTRA

Saturday, March 3

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ORANGE BLOSSOM OPRY - 13939 SE Highway

42. At the time Rock was reaching its

crescendo, and in the era when Country was

dazzling the nation, a strange phenomenon

was taking place: the rising popularity of

Jimmy Sturr, the hottest musical attraction

in the polka field. 352-821-1201.

FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL

March 3 - March 4

9:00am - 3:00pm

THORNEBROOK VILLAGE - Free admission.

The festival includes art vendors, music, food,

art activities, art demonstrations, children’s

activities, live reenactments and family

friendly organizations. Help promote Youth

Art Month. yoppinc.com/thornebrook.html.

POSTHARVEST HORTICULTURE

March 5 - March 9

Times VaryFIFIELD HALL - UF. Coordinated by UF

professor, Dr. Steven Sargent. An opportunity

to experience firsthand the latest technologies

for harvest, handling, and shipping of

subtropical and tropical fruits, warm and

cool season vegetables and ornamental

crops. flpostharvest2012.eventbrite.com.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

Wednesday, March 7

7:00pmO’CONNELL CENTER - An exhibition basketball team

that combines athleticism, theater and comedy.

Perfect for the whole family. 352-392-5500.

NHRA GATORNATIONALS

March 8 - March 11

Times VaryGAINESVILLE RACEWAY - Start your engines!

This four-day event is an annual National Hot

Rod Association drag-racing event. General

admission available for all days, and pit access

included with every ticket. Thursday, opening

at 8:00am; Friday and Saturday, opening

at 7:00am; Sunday, opening at 7:30am.

HATS, HEARTS AND HANDBAGS

Friday, March 9

11:00am - 2:00pmHILTON UF - Annual event held by Girls Place

that celebrates the girl within every woman.

Immerse yourself fully in the experience and

reserve an entire table that you can decorate

and compete for prizes! This event helps make

it possible for Girls Place to provide girls a safe,

nurturing environment. 352-373-GIRL.

SANTOS FAT TIRE FEST

Friday, March 9

NoonSANTOS TRAILHEAD, OCALA - New blue

trails on the epic ride! Friday night band:

Saltwater Grass. Fantastic Vendor Village

with many brands represented. Free test

rides! www.omba.org. 352-873-2929.

SPRING PROMENADE

March 9 - March 10

Times VaryTHOMAS CENTER - The Friday night and Saturday

tours feature five homes in the northeast historic

district. On Saturday, free activities at the

Thomas Center include Plein Air artists painting

in the garden, and self-guided tours of rooms

and gardens. Reception and candlelight tour

tickets are $20. Saturday tour tickets are $10.

Tickets may be purchased during the event.

Shuttle from Thomas Center. 352-373-2611.

GAINESVILLE SUN HOME SHOW

Saturday, March 10

10:00am - 6:00pmO’CONNELL CENTER - Join the fun at

the 10th Annual Home Show, featuring

hundreds of exhibitors, farmers market,

prizes and drawings, and seminars on home

and garden topics. 352-392-5500.

ANTIQUE TRACTOR & CAR DAY

Saturday, March 10

10:00am - 1:00pmDUDLEY FARM - Admission is $5.00 per car,

up to eight occupants. Appreciate the past:

see the men on their vintage machines plow

a field where sugar cane and corn will soon

be planted. This event honors the innovations

in methods and equipment, showing the

historical significance and importance of

the tractor to agriculture. 352-472-1142.

MASTER GARDENERS’ SPRING FESTIVAL

Saturday, March 10

8:00am - 5:00pmMARION COUNTY EXTENSION - 2232 NE

Jacksonville Rd. The area’s largest all-in-one

plant sale and gardening expo, featuring

7:30pm

PHILLIPS CENTER - Since

their Western debut more

than 25 years ago, the Peking

Acrobats have redefined public

perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. This

troupe of China’s most gifted performers returns

to the Phillips Center to share its nation’s 2,000-year-old

spectacle.

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more than 70 vendors with an array of plants,

garden decor and plant-related accessories.

Learning opportunities for all ages, including

educational booths, youth activities, in-

garden talks and seminars. 325-671-8400.

TOUR OF KITCHENS

Saturday, March 10

10:00am - 4:00pm

JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GAINESVILLE - Back by

popular demand, the Tour of Kitchens is a

self-guided tour of Gainesville’s finest and

coolest residential kitchens and outdoor

spaces. Each magnificent home will feature

a local restaurant and a sampling of their

signature offerings. 352-256-4951.

NORDWESTDEUTSCHE

PHILHARMONIE

Sunday, March 11

7:30pm

PHILLIPS CENTER - Formed 60 years ago, the

Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie is based in

the German city of Herford and is one of three

orchestras in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The orchestra plays more than 120 concerts

each year, both at home and abroad, and has

accompanied such renowned vocalists as Placido

Domingo and Renée Fleming. 352-392-ARTS.

LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS

Monday, March 12

7:30pmPHILLIPS CENTER - The renowned Jazz at

Lincoln Center Orchestra features 15 of the

finest jazz musicians in the world. Led by

Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, the group

has been the resident jazz orchestra at Lincoln

Center since 1988. Its vast repertoire consists

of rare historic compositions, as well as

commissioned works, including compositions

and arrangements. 352-392-ARTS.

OCALA OPEN CHARITY PRO-AM

Tuesday, March 13

8:00amCANDLER HILLS GOLF CLUB - SW 90 Terrace

Road, Ocala. Proceeds benefit Hospice of Marion

County and Interfaith Emergency Services.

Start the day with breakfast then select a tee

gift at the Nike tent. Participants will warm-up

next to pros vying for Ocala Open honors; play

golf with the pro and get a few pointers. The

day concludes with the Champion’s Roundup

Barbecue and Awards Luncheon. 352-861-9721.

MEDICINAL AND TOXIC PLANTS

Tuesday, March 13

2:30pm - 4:00pmSENIOR RECREATION CENTER - 5701 NW 34 St.

Presentation by a retired botanist that includes

flora and fauna indigenous to our region.

www.primetimeinstitute.org. 352-332-6917.

MEDICAL CARE AND THE HOMELESS

Tuesday, March 13

6:00pm - 7:00pmBOB GRAHAM CENTER - Pugh Hall. Dr. Pedro

Jose “Joe” Greer will have a frank discussion

about his work as a pioneer in creating

health care programs for persons facing

homelessness and poverty. The event and

parking are free and open to the public.

WOMEN BUILD LUNCHEON

Wednesday, March 14

Noon - 1:00pmPARAMOUNT PLAZA HOTEL - Help raise the final

funds needed to start house number six at the

5th Annual Luncheon! Tickets are $25. Women

Build is a Habitat for Humanity International

program that encourages all women to advocate

for affordable housing by participating in building

projects. [email protected].

GAINESVILLE 101

March 14 - April 18

Times VaryGAINESVILLE - The Citizens’ Academy.

Learn everything you ever wanted to know

about your city. Series of free classes every

Wednesday for six weeks from 8:30am to

Noon at various city locations. Classes limited

to 30 citizens and registrations are taken

on a first-come basis. Online registration.

dmzlist.gvlfl.org/t/166434/938/1274/0/.

ECHOING AIR CONCERT

Thursday, March 15

7:30pmHOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL - 100 NE 1 St. The

Echoing Air Ensemble from Indianapolis, IN,

presents a concert of music of the English

Baroque. The world-renowned ensemble

will be joined by members of the Holy Trinity

Choir for the performance. 352-372-4721.

HEROES AND VICTIMS: THE BURDEN OF MEMORY IN POST-1945 ROMANIA

Thursday, March 15

3:30pmUF DAUER HALL 215 & 219 - UF Maria Bucur

is a John V. Hill Professor of East European

History and Associate Dean for Faculty and

Academic Programs in the College of Arts and

Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Her teaching and research focus on the

recent history of Eastern Europe, with a focus

on Romania and gender, and thematically

ranging from questions of war and memory

to the history of eugenics. 352-392-8902.

Wednesday, March 28 7:30pm

PHILLIPS CENTER - This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend

follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to create a

monster - but not without scary and hilarious complications. Admission: $40 - $60.

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FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, WEIGHT LOSS AND AGING

Thursday, March 15

2:30pm - 4:00pmSENIOR RECREATION CENTER - 5701 NW 34

St. Institute on Aging Assistant Professor will

explore the emerging role and beneficial

effects of supplements and caloric restrictions

for facilitating weight loss and reducing risk

of age-related disease conditions. www.


HIPPODROME PLAY OBSERVERSHIP

Friday, March 16

3:00pm - 5:00pmHIPPODROME THEATRE - Behind-the-

scenes look at how the Hippodrome brings

a production from the page to the stage.

Meet the theatre professionals that put it all

together in this engaging session that will

lead you through the creative process of A

Midsummer’s Night Dream. 352-375-4477.

SPLENDOR 2012: BACKSTAGE MAGIC

Friday, March 16

6:30pmNADINE MCGUIRE THEATRE - “Theatre

Magic” is the theme of this year’s Friends of

Theatre and Dance benefit event. Experience

the world behind-the-scenes of theatre

and dance production during this exciting

annual event, featuring a sophisticated

evening of entertainment, silent auction,

food and drinks. 352-392-1653.

JAN MARSHALL MEDIUMSHIP DEMONSTRATION

Friday, March 16

7:30pmUNITY OF GAINESVILLE, 8801 NW 39 Ave. - If you

enjoy John Edward and the television shows,

“Crossing Over” or “Cross Country,” then come

and experience an evening of the “British Style

of Mediumship” as Jan brings descriptions of

the departed with messages from them to the

audience. Jan may also do a Psychic Art drawing

for you during the message. 352-373-1030.

RONNIE MCDOWELL

Saturday, March 17

Times VaryORANGE BLOSSOM OPRY - 13939 SE

Highway 42, Weirsdale. Ronnie McDowell

has an amazing string of hit songs that he

has amassed over the years, but it is his

riveting stage presence and genuine warmth

that fills the seats again and again. Like all

great entertainers, Ronnie McDowell has

a personality that remains luminous long

after the lights go dim. 352-821-1201.

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HEALTH FAIR AND INDIA FAIRSaturday, March 179:00am - 6:00pmSANTE FE COLLEGE GYMNASIUM - India Fest

showcases more than 30 vendors selling

jewelry, art and crafts, ethnic wear and delicious

Indian cuisine. It also includes an afternoon

of enthralling music and dance performances.

The health fair is a volunteer-run screening

and information session in the morning. www.

icec-florida.org/indiafest.html. 407-970-2934.

GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY FESTSaturday, March 1710:00am - 6:00pmALACHUA COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS - A

showcase for Gainesville’s local businesses,

clubs and nonprofit organizations and to

raise funds for the Gainesville branch of

Kids Kicking Cancer. 352-354-2397.

CAN YOU DIG IT?

Saturday, March 17

10:00am - 3:00pmMUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - Dig into

geology and discover the ground beneath

your feet. Enjoy hands-on activities and watch

demonstrations of volcanic eruptions. Have your

world rocked by the awesome presentations

and activities from the UF Department of

Geological Sciences and the Gainesville

Gem and Mineral Society. 352-846-2000.

RUN FOR HAVEN 5K/10K

Saturday, March 17

2:00pmTIOGA TOWN CENTER - Check-in and registration

begin at 2pm and the run starts at 4:30pm.

Registration fee includes post-run party with

live music, food, drinks, expo booths, awards

ceremony and more! Purchase a Post-Party

Only ticket, and you’ll be there to support the

runners and a great cause. 352-331-8773.

FIREFIGHTER’S BALL

Saturday. March 17

6:00pm - 2:00amHILTON UF - Annual event consisting of great

food, beverages, a 50/50 drawing, music

and dancing, information about The North

Florida Children’s Burn Camp Inc. (aka Camp

Amigo), and a silent auction. Proceeds to

benefit Camp Amigo by providing a week of

summer fun for children burn victims between

the ages of 6 - 18 years old. 352-377-2157.

PILOBOLUS

Sunday, March 18

2:00pmPHILLIPS CENTER - Celebrating 40 years of

defying gravity, this incomparable dance company

has delighted, dazzled and amazed audiences

across the planet with their superhuman

flexibility and fascinating forms that challenge

the limits of the human body. 352-392-3261.

HERITAGE BRASS

Sunday, March 18

4:00pm - 6:00pmDOWNTOWN ON THE SQUARE - East Silver

Springs Blvd. and NE 1 Ave. The Salvation Army’s

Heritage Brass is an age 55+ Canadian brass

band that will be touring in Florida in March.

They come from various Salvation Army Corps

(churches) in Ontario. www.heritagebrass.ca.

JEANINE DE BIQUE

Monday, March 19

7:30pmSQUITIERI STUDIO THEATRE - UF Performing

Arts presents Young Concert Artist: Jeanine

De Bique, Soprano. 7:30 p.m. Admission fee:

$30. Open to the public. 352-392-2787.

WORDS FROM THE EARTH

Tuesday, March 20

6:30pm - 8:00pmLEONARDO’S 706 - Uncovering Our First

Colony Through Archaeology. Engage in a

lively discussion with UF experts during the

Florida Museum of Natural History’s spring

Science Cafe series. Each Café includes a short

presentation designed to allow community

members to ask questions. RSVP at least

one week in advance by emailing skelly@

flmnh.ufl.edu or calling 352-273-2085.

ENSEMBLE RECITAL

Tuesday, March 20

7:30pm - 9:30pmFINE ARTS HALL THEATRE - Santa Fe College.

An enchanting evening of music, under the

direction of Dr. Brian Holder, with musical

groups comprised of Santa Fe students. $15

orchestra; $12 balcony; $9 seniors, children,

UF students. www.santafecollege.edu.

LEGISLATURE REVIEW

Tuesday, March 20

6:00pm - 7:00pmBOB GRAHAM CENTER - Pugh Hall. Journalist

Steve Bousquet will discuss and review the

Florida State legislative session. Mr. Bousquet

will bring his insight and knowledge gained from

more than two decades working as a reporter to

this frank discussion on what transpired during

the legislative session this year. The event

and parking are free and open to the public.

AARP DRIVING SAFETY COURSEWednesday, March 21

9:00am - 3:30pmSENIOR RECREATION CENTER - 5701 NW 34 St.

Open to all Seniors 55 and over. The objectives

of the course include: Understanding the

effects of aging on driving, learning defensive

driving strategies aimed at reducing the

likelihood of being involved in a crash, updating

knowledge of the rules of the road. $12 for

AARP members and $14 for nonmembers.

PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIPThursday, March 22

2:30pm - 4:00pmSENIOR RECREATION CENTER - 5701 NW 34

St. Member of the Florida Bar overview of

Florida probate and guardianship law and tips

on helping yourself and loved ones through

planning while minimizing costs. www.


LIVE OAK INTERNATIONALMarch 22 - March 25

Times VaryLIVE OAK PLANTATION - 2215 SW 110 Ave.,

Ocala. Some of the best Jumping and Driving

competition at the same venue on the same

afternoons. www.liveoakinternational.com/.

Saturday

March 10 at 3:00PM

SILVER SPRINGS - 5656 E. Silver

Springs Blvd. Spawned from a

suburban Chicago basement in the

early ‘70s, Styx became the virtual

arena rock prototype by the late ‘70s

and early ‘80s, due to a fondness for

big rockers and soaring power ballads.

352-236-2121. www.silversprings.com

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HOPPIN’ ON THE FOSSIL FREEWAYFriday, March 236:00pm - 8:00pmMUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - Cruise

over to the museum’s first beer-tasting event.

Sample an array of beers from several area

and regional breweries, along with delicious

appetizers, and then explore the Museum’s

newest exhibit, Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway

with Artist Ray Troll and Paleontologist Kirk

Johnson. This event is for ages 21 and older only;

advance registration required. 352-273-2045.

GCC WINE EVENTFriday, March 235:30pm - 7:30pmTHE PERFECT GIFT - 5202 SW 91 Terr., Haile

Village Center. The Gainesville Civic Chorus

Wine fundraiser with wine, munchies, live

music and lots of opportunities to meet and

greet new and old friends. $10 donation. Silent

auction items to bid on, as well as a few special

items for live auction bidding. 352-372-2691.

CELTIC CROSSROADSFriday, March 237:30pmPHILLIPS CENTER - Critically acclaimed as one of

Ireland’s best stage music shows incorporating

the talents of seven world-class musicians,

playing more than 20 instruments on stage, and

accompanied by thunderous Irish percussion and

dance. Admission: $25 - $35. 352-392-2787.

A ROYAL GOOD TIMEFriday, March 23

8:00pm - 10:00pmHIPPODROME - Prince Poppycock, star of

NBC’s number one show, “America’s got

Talent,” headlines this special one-night-only

performance. The Prince (aka John Quale)

dazzles audiences with his beautiful voice,

lavish costumes, versatility and magical

charm. Local talents Kelly Atkins, Gussie

Lee and Sondra Hunt will also grace the

Mainstage. 352-375-HIPP. www.thehipp.org.

MARCH FOR BABIESSaturday, March 24

7:00am - NoonWESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL - This 8.5 mile

street party is a celebration of the lives March

of Dimes is changing through outstanding

fundraising efforts. Guaranteed to be a wonderful

morning, with food, fun. 352-378-9522.

WATER - ENERGY - BIRDS!

Saturday, March 24

9:00am - 1:00pmSILVER RIVER STATE PARK - 1425 NE 58 Ave.

Sponsored by Marion Audubon Society. Start

with a bird walk and at noon, Jacqui Sulek

from Florida Audubon will present “Water -

Energy - Birds! It’s All Connected.” Better watch

the animated film “Rango” because whoever

controls the water is in control. 352-546-5718.

SAVE THE LEI-DIES

Saturday, March 24

6:00pmHILTON OCALA - Come for a fun night of

playing Bunco, Luau and help save the Lei-dies!

Supporting the Michelle-o-gram foundation,

a local organization that provides free

mammograms to women who cannot afford them.

All proceeds go directly to pay for mammograms.

buncobabesofocala.giving.officelive.com

MYLES SAVAGE

Saturday, March 24

Times VaryORANGE BLOSSOM OPRY - 13939 SE

Highway 42, Weirsdale. Hits like “The Great

Pretender,” “Charlie Brown,” “Poison Ivy,”

“My Girl” and others are having a fantastic

resurgence of popularity all across America

and around the world. 352-821-1201.

THE SPRING SKY

Saturday, March 24

8:00pm - 9:00pmDUDLEY FARM, NEWBERRY - Tour our spectacular

solar system. Discover asteroids, constellations,

comets, galaxies, meteorites, planets, satellites

and stars through telescopes guided by the

knowledgeable and enthusiastic club members.

Presented by the Alachua Astronomy Club. $5.00 per

adult. www.friendsofdudleyfarm.org. 352-472-1142.

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Friday, March 30

Stomp

7:30pm

PHILLIPS CENTER -

STOMP is explosive, provocative,

sophisticated, utterly unique and

appeals to audiences of all ages. The

international percussion sensation has

garnered an armful of awards and rave

reviews, and has appeared on numerous

national television shows. Admission:

$40 - $60. 352-392-2787.

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WALK FOR EPILEPSY

Saturday, March 24

8:00am - 1:30am

KANAPAHA PARK - This is a great event that

the city of Gainesville can do for the 375,000

Floridians living with Epilepsy. EFOF Gainesville

Chapter provides Neurological Care for 16

surrounding counties 352-378-4324.

VIJAY IYER TRIO

Saturday, March 24

7:30pm

UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM - One of today’s most

acclaimed and respected young artists working

in the field of jazz. In 2010, the Jazz Journalists

Association recognized him as Musician of

the Year and his ensemble trio received the

Echo Award (the German equivalent to the

Grammys) for best international ensemble.

Admission: $20 - $30. 352-392-2787.

GLEN CAMPBELL

Saturday, March 24

3:00pm

SILVER SPRINGS - 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd.

Glen has released more than 70 albums. He

has sold 45 million records and racked up 12

RIAA Gold albums, four Platinum albums and

one Double-Platinum album. 352-236-2121.

WHO’S GOT TALENT

APOLLO NIGHT

Saturday, March 24

7:30pm

APPLETON MUSEUM - 4333 E. Silver Springs

Blvd, Ocala. Vocalists, R&B, Pop, Gospel,

Poets, Spoken Word, Clean Rapp and Comics.

The winner takes all. All ages can participate.

352-613-3864. [email protected].

ALACHUA EASTER EGG HUNT

Saturday, March 24

11:00am - 1:00pm

CHRIST CENTRAL - Highway 441 South, near the

Webster building. All merchants are encouraged

to donate for the Easter Egg Drop and Hunt.

Different sponsors are donating items for

goody bags, eggs, and special fun inflatables.

Bring your children for a free fun-filled day

complete with the Easter Bunny. 386-462-1610.

KANAPAHA GARDEN FEST

March 24 - March 25

Times VaryKANAPAHA BOTANICAL GARDEN - Plants,

landscape displays, garden accessories,

arts and crafts, educational exhibits, food

and more. Also featured are a walk-through

butterfly conservatory, children’s activities,

live entertainment and live auctions. $8 for

adults, $5 for children thirteen and under. Cash

only. A $2 discount is given for members of

Kanapaha. A $1 discount is given for individuals

wearing any past Spring Garden Festival

t-shirt. www.kanapaha.org/spring.htm.

LENTEN LESSONS & MUSIC

Sunday, March 25

5:00pmHOLY TRINTY EPISCOPAL - The Holy Trinity

Choir sings a service of music for Lent.

Music of J. S. Bach, Orlande de Lassus and

John IV, King of Portugal. 352-372-4721.

MUSIC ORGAN STUDENTS

Sunday, March 25

3:00pmQUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC - 6455 SW Highway

200, Ocala. The organ students of the UF will

present a varied program on the beautiful

pipe organ, including works by David German,

J.S. Bach, César Franck, Olivier Messiaen,

Johann Pachelbel, Derek Bourgeois, and John

Weaver. www.agohq.org. 352-537-0207.

PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ

Sunday, March 25

6:00pm - 10:30pm

SANTA FE COLLEGE - The Bosshardt Family of

Companies presents the 25th Anniversary of

Children’s Home Society of Florida’s annual

fundraiser. This silver anniversary celebration

of community support for abused and

neglected children will be a stellar evening

of fun, food, live music, dancing and silent

auction. 352-334-0955 or www.CHSRitz.org.

HISTORY AND EMPATHY

Monday, March 26

7:00pm to 8:30pm

SMATHERS LIBRARY, ROOM 1A - What We Can

Learn From The Forgotten Orientalist Georg

Ebers. Lecture by Suzanne Marchand (Louisiana

State University). Prof. Fehr will use the diary of

a 19th century Egyptologist, George Ebers, to

examine how studying history, archaeology or

classics gives us the opportunity to experience

and learn empathy. 352-392-0796.

GAINESVILLE ORCHID

SOCIETY AUCTION

7:30pm to 9:30pm

Monday, March 26

KANAPAHA BOTANICAL GARDENS - The auction,

sponsored by the Gainesville Orchid Society,

will be held in the Summer Room. Admission

free. Healthy orchids of many sizes and varieties

will be for sale, many in bloom. Proceeds go

toward supporting the club. 352-562-9830

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Alachua or Marion counties,

send information by the 13th

day of the month prior.

All submissions will be reviewed and

every effort will be made to run qualified

submissions if page space is available.

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JOFFREY BALLET

Tuesday, March 27

7:30pmPHILLIPS CENTER - For more than half a century

the Joffrey Ballet has been “America’s Company

of Firsts,” committed to delivering world-class,

artistically vibrant work to audiences, including

pieces presented in this program. Admission:

$30 - $45. Open to the public. 352-392-2787.

CNN’S KATHERINE GREEN

Tuesday, March 27

6:00pm - 7:00pmBOB GRAHAM CENTER - Pugh Hall. Katherine

Green is Senior Vice President and Managing

Editor for CNN’s Headline News. Based at CNN’s

headquarters in Atlanta, Green oversees all of

the editorial production, program and schedule

development, network talent and day-to-day

operations of CNN’s HLN production centers.

INTERPRETATIONS

Wednesday, March 28

6:00pm - 8:00pmHEADQUARTERS LIBRARY - Kevin Moffett is

the author of “Permanent Visitors and Further

Interpretations of Real-Life Events.” He has

received the Pushcart Prize, the Nelson Algren

Award, a grant from the National Endowment

for the Arts, and a National Magazine Award.

He teaches in the MFA program at California

State San Bernardino. 352-334-3931.

MILO KARADAGLOC

Thursday, March 29

7:30pmSQUITIERI STUDIO THEATRE - Quickly

rising up the ranks of classic guitar players,

Milo Karadagli’s album Mediterraneo

recently reached Number Five on the

Billboard classic album charts.

LOCAL POLITICS

Thursday, March 29

2:30pm - 4:00pmSENIOR RECREATION CENTER - 5701 NW

34th St. Retired Professor of Political Science

will offer insight into the various activities

related to our local political community. www.


RUN AMUCK WITH THE DUCKSaturday, March 31

9:00amNORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL HOSPITAL -

Lung cancer is the top cancer killer in the

world, and it’s not just affecting smokers.

Join survivors Caren Gorenberg, Sandy

Uhl-Solomon and Crackers the Duck, MD. A

chance to really make a difference. www.

lungcancerfoundation.org or 352-256-6263

ASIAN ART WING OPENINGSaturday, March 3110:00am - 5:00pmHARN MUSEUM - Five exhibitions in the new

Cofrin Asian Art Wing and Asian-inspired gardens.

Tours, gallery talks, bonsai display, children’s yoga

sessions and Chinese calligraphy demonstration.

Family-friendly art activities include origami and

paper kimono making. Free. 352-392-9826.

READY, SET, S.O.A.RSaturday, March 319:00am - 5:00pmUNITY OF THE VILLAGES - 10935 SE 177 Pl,

Suite 504. Are you ready for more peace, joy,

and love in your life? Join nationally known

author and presenter, Suzanne Giesemann,

for a day that participants have described as

nothing short of transformational! Using the

acronym, S.O.A.R Suzanne will provide you

with the 4 Keys to Total Transformation. www.

suzannegiesemann.com. 888-692-0781.

EXILE

Saturday, March 31

Times Vary

ORANGE BLOSSOM OPRY - 13939 SE Highway

42, Weirsdale. Band members bring their

own character, preferences, quirks, priorities

and interests into the studio and onstage.

What sets this group apart from many others

is the journey into, out of, and back to the

band. 2:30pm and 7:30pm. 352-821-1201.

EDDIE MONEY

Saturday, March 31

3:00pm

SILVER SPRINGS - 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Hits

like “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise.”

Money followed the success of his debut album

with a stream of Top 40 hits, as well as some of

the era’s most creative videos. 352-236-2121.

I.C.E.D. CAKE COMPETITION

Saturday, March 31

8:00am - 5:00pm

CIRCLE SQUARE CULTURAL CENTER - 8395 SW 80

St. Sugar arts competition that will include cake

design, accessories and an Icing Images “edible

icing sheets” division in the theme of “Masquerade

Ball.” The winners will be announced at the

conclusion of this two-day event. 352-854-3670.

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ACROSSTOWN REPERTORY THEATRE

The Aunts

March 30 - April 15

This drama, set in the living room of a

house in Pittsburgh in 1979, is about

three women, one niece and two

aunts. Aunt Meg has come to be with

her sister Nan, whose husband is up-

stairs in agony, dying of cancer. She is

also taking advantage of this opportu-

nity to fl ee her abusive husband. The

niece, Pita, arrives to try and cheer

everyone up; but the only eff ect she

has is to make everyone even more

nervous and upset, particularly when

they learn that ungainly, plain, not too

bright Pita is going to have a baby.

CURTIS M. PHILLIPS CENTER

Pilobolus Dance Theatre

March 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Born in 1971 from a fringe company

of acrobats, athletes and architects,

Pilobolus has achieved monumental

recognition for its radically innovative

performances onstage and onscreen,

most notably for the Academy

Awards and the NFL Network. This

groundbreaking collective works to

create three original works each year,

featuring its distinctive choreography

and gravity-defying formations that

challenge the limits of the human

body and leave viewers enthralled.

Joff rey Ballet

March 27, 2012 at 7:30 pm

For more than half a century, the

Joff rey Ballet has been “America’s

Company of Firsts.” The long list of

“fi rsts” includes being the fi rst dance

company to perform at the White

House at Jacqueline Kennedy’s

invitation; the fi rst to appear on

television; the fi rst American company

to visit Russia; the fi rst and only

dance company to appear on the

cover of Time magazine; and the fi rst

company to serve as the inspiration

and basis of major motion picture,

Robert Altman’s The Company.

Young Frankenstein

Wednesday, March 28 - 7:30pm

The classic Mel Brooks movie is

ALIVE… and it’s headed here! You’ll

have a monstrously good time at this

spectacular new production, winner of

the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award

and the Broadway.com Audience

Award for Best Musical. Don’t miss

the sensational cast delivering all your

favorite moments from the classic

fi lm, plus brand-new show-stopping

numbers for the stage, including Tran-

sylvania Mania, He Vas My Boyfriend

and Puttin’ on the Ritz.

This wickedly inspired re-imagining

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bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s

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ate a monster - but not without scary

and hilarious complications.

GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY

PLAYHOUSE

Thoroughly Modern Millie

March 23 - April 15

Young Millie has just moved to a New

York full of intrigue and jazz — a time

when women were entering the work

force and the rules of love and social

behavior were changing forever.

Filled with frisky fl appers, dashing

men and a villainess audiences will

love to hate, Millie is an evening of

madcap merriment.

HIPPODROME STATE THEATRE

Over the Tavern

Through March 18

Faith, family, and Ed Sullivan fi ght for

space in the Pazinski’s cramped upstate

New York apartment. The youngest of

the bunch, 12-year-old Rudy, is a smart,

precocious kid who’s starting to ques-

tion his family’s values and the Roman

Catholic Church. When he announces

to the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa that

instead of being confi rmed he’d rather

shop around for a more “fun” religion,

all hell breaks loose. A warm and hilari-

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OCALA CIVIC THEATRE

A Perfect Wedding

March 15 - April 8

It’s a perfectly lovely day! Bill wakes

up in the honeymoon suite of a

charming country inn on the morning

before his wedding. The night out

with his best man and buddies is a

bit of a blur, but Bill thinks he had a

good time. Only he wasn’t supposed

to sleep in the honeymoon suite until

after the wedding, and the beauti-

ful woman under the covers isn’t his

fi ancé. OH NO! The hilarity begins as

Bill tries to fi gure out who the mystery

girl is and get her out of the room.

HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY THEATER

Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple

Through March 4

An enormously successful com-

edy, “The Odd Couple” concerns two

mismatched roommates, Felix Ungar,

an uptight writer, pitted against Oscar

Madison, an easygoing, slovenly sports-

writer. Running for 966 performances,

the show won several Tony awards.

THEATREAcrosstown Repertory Theatre .....................619 S. Main Street, Gainesville 352-371-1234

Curtis M. Phillips Center ...........................................315 Hull Road, Gainesville 352-392-ARTS

Gainesville Community Playhouse .......4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville 352-376-4949

Hippodrome State Theatre .................................25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville 352-375-4477

UF Constans Theatre .................................................Museum Road, Gainesville 352-273-0526

Nadine McGuire Blackbox Theatre ...................Museum Road, Gainesville 352-392-1653

Insomniac Theatre Company ............................E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala 352-897-0477

Ocala Civic Theatre ..................................4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala 352-236-2274

High Springs Community Theater ..........130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs 386-454-3525

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Y our grandmother never had a smartphone.

Grandma probably never had a microwave, either. At some point in life, she washed her clothes outside and hung them on the line, which took all day. She grew her own food, sewed her own clothes, and learned how to fi x things around the house — or she hired

someone who could do it for her — all the while managing to raise a family. And you can barely muster the energy to fi x dinner. So how did your an-cestors do it? What could you learn from someone who’s been down the road that stretches before you? Read “30 Lessons for Living” by Karl Pille-mer, Ph.D. and fi nd out. One of the more popular spots in many bookstores is the Self Help section. We love to get advice on our love lives, our health, and ourselves. But when gerontologist and “advice junkie” Pillemer turned a Certain Age, he began to realize that the best guid-ance was right in front of him. “...maybe,” he said, “there is something about getting older that teaches you how to live better.” With a list of

questions and time to dig, he went on a “quest for wisdom” by seeking out people who were 65 years or older. He asked them for the best advice they could offer on love, relationships, health, family and more. How, for instance, did people manage to stay married for decades?

Marry someone a lot like you, Pillemer was told. Opposites attract, but opposing values generally mean trouble in a marriage. Get to know one another, be friends as well as lovers, learn to communicate, and forget about changing your beloved after the wedding. That ain’t happening. Since you’ll spend four or fi ve de-cades making a living, choose a job for its intrinsic value and not because of salary. If you’re miserable in a job, fi nd another one. Take a pay cut if you have to; it’s worth it to love your job. On the other hand, don’t put your work ahead of your children. Spend time with them, and never allow a rift. Be honest. Be open to opportunity. Choose happiness. Don’t wait. And know that being old is much better than you think. Imagine the outrage if one of this country’s best-loved treasures suddenly disappeared, never to be retrieved. That’s what will happen to a bit of our history when our oldest citizens are gone, but “30 Lessons in Living” helps in the preservation. Through interviews with “experts” in life, author Karl Pillemer presents a two-fold gift to readers. First of all, there’s useable real-world advice that comes from the perspective of those who have survived, endured and thrived. Secondly, there are stories of how those experts got to be where they are: tales of hardship, loneliness, risks and love. Together, those two facets make this one book a pure delight. And because of that, I highly recommend it for anyone who craves words of wisdom and comfort. If age is just a number, “30 Lessons for Living” is number one. s

Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading

since she was 3 years old and she never goes

anywhere without a book. She lives with her

two dogs and 11,000 books.

BOOK REVIEW BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

30 Lessons for LivingKARL PILLEMER, PH.D.

c.2011, Hudson Street Press

$25.95 / $30.00 Canada - 271 pages

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Are you newly diagnosed with diabetes? Has your medicine been changed? Do you or

your caregiver need training on how to deal with your disease process? If so, Caretenders could be the answer for you. “We provide care for a lot of seniors with diabetes, especially Type 2 diabetes,” said Angela Jackson, RN and patient care liaison with Caretenders. “It is one of the main diagnoses that we treat.” Jackson explains that the primary weapon in the fi ght against diabetes is education, both for the patient and for the caregiver. “We address the patient as a whole,” she said. “We identify what they need to know and what they already know about the disease process, and we teach them how to take care of themselves.” Clients and their caregivers are taught many aspects of diabetic care including blood glucose monitoring; insulin preparation, injection and storage; medication interactions and side effects; proper diet, and warning signs of trouble or complications from the disease. Jackson believes one of the toughest adjustments for seniors to make is how to maintain a diabetic diet, explaining that long-standing habits and lack of portion control can

be obstacles in proper care. “They don’t really understand just how big a half cup of carbohydrates is.” To assist with meals, Caretenders can provide plates that are proportioned to help seniors easily fi gure out how much of each food group they should have without the inconvenience of measuring. The plate is divided into sections labeled for each food group and the bottom of each section is cut out. This allows the client to put the plate directly on his or her own dinnerware so there is a “border” around each food portion that can’t be exceeded. Jackson also encourages her clients and caregivers to exercise regularly, noting that getting up and moving around can not only reduce blood sugar but also helps maintain overall good health. Occupational and physical therapists can also be brought in for seniors with neuropathy who have lost sensation in their fi ngers and feet. Diabetes puts seniors at greater risk of kidney damage, heart disease, stroke and other ailments, which in turn puts in jeopardy their ability to live independent lives. Through com-prehensive education and thoughtful attention Caretenders is committed to helping seniors avoid those risks and live their lives with greater joy!

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