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November 20, 2015

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Serendipity—The occurrence anddevelopment of events by chance in ahappy or beneficial way.

It was an impromptu date withfriends. Donna called to say shehad returned from Ohio to Or-mond Beach for the winter. We

planned to dine out at a nearby restau-rant. I called two friends to make it a“welcome home” party. One of the gals,Sue, said she had already made plansto go to a unique restaurant off A1Anear St. Augustine. She was finallytreating friend Jean in honor of herbirthday. (Never mind that the birth-day was many months ago and Sue’sagenda was so busy she kept movingthe plan forward.)

Sue said, “I know! Why don’t youjoin us? We’re going to St. Augustine!”

So we did. Five of us, with littleJacque sitting on the hump in the mid-dle of the back seat of Donna’s beau-tiful car, went to St. Augustine, sight-seeing along A1A as we traveled.

It was so wonderful, seeing parts ofold Florida growing up. We passedplaces that were featured in the firstBest Read Guide magazines and mem-ories came flooding back of visits tothe Topaz in Flagler, where antiqueswere carefully kept, decorating themansion; we passed the sign leadingto Washington Oaks State Park; sawthe studio of sculptor Paul Baliker atthe Hammocks and so many thingsthat had found their place in memory.Most of all, we enjoyed seeing thegrowth of areas all along the beachbetween the oldest city and the placewe call home.

When we arrived at the restaurant,pavement ended and the sandy lanebegan… leading to an ancient buildingon the water where many seek to beentertained by dining in old Floridaeach year. Hours are only 5 to 10 P.M.so we arrived by 5 P.M.

Walking in, we stepped carefullyonto the ancient wooden walkway andmade our way inside. We were seatedby an old window with what seemedto be a rotting casement. Looking upto the rusting metal ceiling we discov-ered a stuffed fox on a shelf staring downat us. Nearby a squirrel was climbingthe bark of a tree.

While there, we took a walk outsidethe building to a wonderful patio typearea on the water where many partiesmust’ve taken place by the massiveoverhanging tree.

“Salt Water COWBOYS” was anunforgettable experience for Jean, thebirthday girl, and for Donna, returningfrom Ohio. As for Jacque, Sue, andme, we were in the company of friendsand there’s no better place to be.

I’m glad we finally got to see anddine at a truly old Florida restaurant.It was well worth the drive and we hadplenty to talk about. We always do!

Kitty Maiden is a staff writer forSeniors Today.

A Serendipity Evening

You Name It

…by Kitty Maiden

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marily to men such as tools,hand-painted ties, sports equip-ment, jukeboxes, vintage foun-tain pens and watches, pin-ups,old pulp magazines, fishinglures and related gear, garagesignage, and militaria.

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What’s Happening Around Town…Discovery Travel

Join Discovery Travel on Tues., Dec.1 at 10 A.M. in the Volusia Room, Day-tona Beach Airport for an exciting travelmeeting. Ted Knight of Princess Cruiseswill speak on cruises and tours to Europe,Caribbean, and more focusing on Alaskawith discount coupons! Plus, Sophie’sCircle Dog Rescue and Pet Food Pantrywill bring some Alaskan dog breeds toshow and Discovery Travel & PrincessCruises will donate $3 for each attendeeto Sophie’s Circle. Free admission, park-ing, and refreshments. RSVP to 386.788.8201.

Medicare Seminars Florida Hospital Care Advantage is

offering numerous seminars through-out Volusia and Flagler counties. Learnhow you can have $0 PCP copay, noreferrals, no deductibles, $0 premiumplans, and access more than 3,000 pro-viders! Attend a seminar and earn a $10gift card too. For dates, times, locations,see our ad on page A-7. To RSVP call1.877.425.8816.

Medicare WorkshopsCome find out how medicare works

on Tues., Dec. 1 or Jan. 5 at 6 P.M.; orWed., Dec. 2 or Jan. 6 at 10 A.M. at GreatAmerican Senior Benefits, 1930 WestGranada Blvd., Ormond Beach. Seat-ing fills fast! RSVP to 386.671.9150 [email protected] and leavename and date you wish to attend.

Tax VolunteersThe AARP Tax-Aide program in

Volusia County is looking to build itsteam of tax assistance volunteers thathelp taxpayers with low to moderateincome with special attention to those60 years and older. Training is conductedin early January with tax preparation atsites carried out from Feb. 1 throughApril 15. Volunteers choose the site(s)where they want to work. For moreinformation, visit www.aarp.org/taxvolunteer or www.aarp.org/taxaide orcall 1.888.687. 2277. Also feel free toe-mail at [email protected]

Free Movie NightGet into the Christmas spirit and

bring a lawn chair or blanket and watchNational Lampoon’s Christmas Vaca-tion at dusk Friday, Nov. 27, in River-front Park on the corner of Beach Streetand Magnolia Avenue in DaytonaBeach. Hot dogs, popcorn, candy, andsoft drinks will be available for sale. Incase of rain, the movie will be shown thefollowing evening in the park. Fordetails, call 386.257.6036, ext. 16166.

Holiday Magic ArtYou are invited to join Bishops Glen,

900 LPGA Blvd., Holly Hill on Tues-day, Dec. 1 from 9-11 A.M. or 1–3 P.M.for Holiday Magic Art On Canvas. Arti-tistAudrey Bedinhaaus will instruct youstep-by-step as you create a masterpieceto take home while enjoying Christmasmusic. All supplies including an apronwill be provided. This free event isoffered to all seniors but seating is lim-ited. RSVP to Helen at 386.226.9110 nolater than Nov. 27.

Our Lady Of LourdesJoin Our Lady Of Lourdes, 1014 N.

Halifax Ave., Daytona Beach for a vari-ety of events. All are welcome! Mon.,Nov. 23 at 6 P.M. Interfaith Thanksgivingprayer service followed by Thanksgiv-ing dinner; Mon., Nov. 30 at 7 P.M.Cities For Life; Tues., Dec. 1 at 7 P.M.World Aids Day interfaith prayer ser-vice; and Sat., Dec. 12 at 6 P.M. a livetheatre production of Haunted By GodThe Life Of Dorothy Day. For moredetails on any event, call 286.255.0433.

Free Caregiver’sDay Out

Need a break from caregiving? FirstUnited Meth odist Church of OrmondBeach is providing a free Caregiver’sDay Out that includes food, fun, andspecial attention for care re ceivers. Theday is from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. on Thursday,Dec. 17 at First United Meth odistChurch of Ormond Beach. For details,call Sherry at 386.677.3581, ext. 311.

Quit Smoking!Do you want to get a jump on your

New Year’s resolution? There are numer-ous FREE Quit Smoking classes offeredin Volusia County starting in Decem-ber and going through January. Now isthe time to take control of your healthand make that change! For more infor-mation on dates, times, and location ofclasses, call Kelsey at 1.877.784.8486.

Grandkids ProjectThis year, the 8th annual Child In

Me Exhibit, is taking a detour fromthe Sara Fox Gallery-House. Sara Foxinvites children ages 7 to 10 years oldand their parent or grandparent, toCity Island Library, 105 E. Magnolia,Daytona Beach on Wed., Nov. 25 at 2P.M. or Sat., Nov. 28 at 10:30 A.M. Injust 1 hour, we will create a magical,fun, creative mystery project for free!To register, please call 386.257.6038or if classes are full call the Sara FoxGallery-House at 386.258.5333.

Wreath AuctionThe Cloisters, 500 E. Howry, De-

Land and Kindred at Home are plan-ning their 3rd annual Wreath Auction tobenefit the Alzheimer Association. Theevent will be Friday, Dec. 11 at TheCloisters from 10:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.with a holiday brunch, craft fair, doorprizes, and of course the wreath auction.You can participate by donating a wreathby Dec. 4 to the marketing office at TheCloisters or come out to the event on Dec.11 and bid on all the beautiful wreathsthat will be available. For more details,call Rebecca at 386.871.1953.

Magic Of ChristmasA Christmas concert The Magic Of

Christmas will be presented by the SongOf The Coast Sweet Adeline Chorus onSun., Dec. 6 at 3:30 P.M. at TomokaUnited Methodist Church, 1000 OldTomoka Road, Ormond Beach. Theconcert will feature a male quartet Indi-an River Fruit Pickers as well as otherdancers and singers. A variety of musi-cal selections will be performed whichwill include secular and religious songs.A suggest donation of $10 will be re-ceived at the door. For more informa-tion visit the chorus Facebook page atSong of The Coast Sweet Adeline Cho-rus, the website songofthecoast.orgor call 386. 252.0300.

Lunch BunchHoly Cross Lutheran Church, 724 Big

Tree Road, South Daytona host LunchBunch every Thurs. (except Nov. 26) at12 NOON. Just $5 gets you lunch andbingo with non-monetary prizes. Re ser-vations are required by noon the Tuesdayprior. Call the church at 386. 767.6542.

Support GroupsOur Lady of Lourdes, 1014 N Hal-

ifax Ave., Daytona Beach host supportgroups each week. • The Chronic Pain Support Group

meets the 2nd Tuesday of everymonth in the cafe’ at 1:30 P.M.

• The Bereavement Support Groupmeets every Tuesday in the cafe’ at7 P.M. For more details, call 386. 255.0433.Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous is a fellow-

ship of men and women who sharetheir experiences, strength, and hope.The only requirement for membershipis a desire to stop drinking. There areno dues or fees. Please call toll free,888-756-2930 for more information.

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by Denise Goins

Sophie a beautiful Husky dogwas brought to the South-east Volusia Humane Shel-ter by an animal control

officer who found her wandering thestreets with no ID tag. A test showedthat she was suffering from heartwormdisease. Sophie with her sweet, calm,and loving disposition laid in her cagewaiting patiently for her release to anew home. She was one of many beau-tiful animals who were hoping some-one would come in that day.

Kathy was to set up the New SmyrnaHumane Society with quality pet food.

The odds against her finding Sophiewere very slim. Fate has a way of guid-ing a person straight to where theyare supposed to be!

On a whim Kathy asked if they hadany Husky dogs. The worker said theydid, but she could not see the Huskynamed Sophie because she was in quar-antine for heartworms and was being putdown the next day.

Undeterred, Kathy said she reallywanted to see the dog. They walked pastmany barking dogs who desperately justwanted out. Each dog was locked up forcrimes they didn’t commit and it washeartbreaking. Sophie was laying calmlyin her cage. When Kathy put her hand inthe cage Sophie quickly licked it allwhile staring straight into her eyes. Itwas as if she was just waiting for Kathyto take her home.

Kathy immediately called her vetand arranged Sophie's miracle heart-worm cure! Then Sophie and Kathywalked out of the shelter and intotheir new life together!

Giving her a good life wasn’t enoughfor Kathy. There were too many dogsjust as sweet, wonderful, and loyal whowere left behind—she had to do what-ever she could to help this desperatesituation. Thus she founded Sophie'sCircle a non-profit organization. It isdedicated to helping improve the livesof animals with rescue and placementprograms. PLUS they operate a petfood pantry of donated food to begiven to foster homes and to ownerswho need a little assistance. Donationscan be made on the website www.sophiescircle.com by mail or at anynumber of Sophie Circles appearanceslisted on the website.

Sophie’s life mattered and so do thelives of all the homeless and abused

animals whojust want toto be loved.Giving feelsgood and goodbegets good. Mostimportant, every singleday holds the possibility of a miraclehappening to a needy loving ani-mal—just ask Sophie!

The Story Of Sophie's Circle!

Kathy Blackman is the Founderand President of Sophie's Circle. Avery special husky changed her life

and is why she started Sophie's Circle.


by George Goldtrap

Iswap ideas with several friends on avariety of subjects. Sometimes weagree, sometimes we don't. I alwaysenjoy gentlemanly debates. If we

talked only with people of like mind, wewould never learn, nor teach.

Recently, I conversed politics with a goodfriend of a different mind. He wanted me tobelieve the rich people are selfish and lackempathy for the poor or unfortunate. He asso-ciated this with a particular political ide-ology. A very broad brush but right out ofhis party's playbook.

I knew that with just a little history hisarguments could be easily defeated, but thatwas not what really bothered me. I saw theproblem to be the errant definition of successand what happens as a result of governmentmonopoly education.

The truth is that America has an abun-dance of successful and rich people, fromall political persuasions, and they, not allbut many, have been and are now, amongthe most caring and benevolent in the world.Naming them would produce a lot of familiarsounds… like, Webster, Fulton, Marconi,Carnegie, Rockefeller, Kellogg, Hershey,Westinghouse, Salk, Stetson, Gates, Buf-fett, Hughes, Boise, Lamar—just try telling,Lear, Ford, Forbes, or Edison, ’You did notbuild that!” Saying success equals selfish-ness… ignores the facts of history.

Just a day or two later I read where oneof the candidates for the presidency saidthat the government should stop thinkingabout individual success and think moreabout what government can do for the suc-cess of communities. My immediate re-sponse to that was that this thinking wastotally foreign to the thinking of our found-ing fathers and more akin to the thinkingof Karl Marx.

Government can do almost nothing wellor right. Surely the record of our nationaldebt or immigration problems demonstratesthat—and for sure it is not the work ofone party. It is however the work of Con-gress and the national leadership—of bothparties. It is not the Constitutional assign-ment of government to build communi-ties, rather it is their assignment to insurethe freedom and safety of individuals toseek excellence, through innovation, cre-ativity, and imagination—with liberty andjustice for all.

If honest individuals are motivated toexcellence, if they succeeds personally, thecommunity is certain to benefit. It is thesame principle that makes individuals moreproductive than committees.

It’s popular now to criticize the Consti-tution and/or the Bill Of Rights. (We haveheard about a university professor whothought that the university’s free press hadno right to attend and report on a universityevent, and a student at a state university saidshe was tired of hearing about the FirstAmendment. What on earth are our stu-dents being taught? Have they ever heardof freedom? (I know the answer to that.)

It is also now popular to criticize freeenterprise—the most successful system inthe history of the planet in raising the econ-omy of individuals, cities, states, and nations.Has ignorance now become more widelyspread than knowledge and if so whoseresponsibility is that?

This of course is why success is nowbeing criticized and called selfish. Thisis why the term ‘income inequality’ isfinding popular use. (Nixon liked to applyit to cities and call it ‘revenue sharing.’It didn’t work in the USSR and it is notnow working in China, North Korea, orCuba. Is this a secret that university pro-fessors have not yet heard?

Free Enterprise and the desire to suc-ceed is what made America a great nation,a rich nation, and the most benevolent nationin the world’s history. I once worked witha famous sales motivator who was fond ofsaying… ‘Nothing happens until some-body sells something.’ He did sell some-thing and it made him rich. Innovativepeople coupled with powerfully motivatedindividual sales people and interested ven-ture capitalists create companies that giveus things like washing machines, stoves,airplanes, steamships, automobiles, AC,diesel locomotives, radar, cell phones, wind-shield wipers, computers, etc. and medi-cines that cure TB, polio, pneumonia, andin the days ahead cancer, sickle cell ane-mia, and a host of other diseases.

All this happened not because of gov-ernment but often in spite of it. This hap-pened because of individual motivation—not community building governments.It is a sad state of US history that a uni-versity professor or presidential candidateof either party would not understand that.It is the product of the mistaken idea thatkids should not be taught to win, but ratherto share winning with the losers. Life’s justnot like that. Winners should be taughtgrace and losers encouraged to try harderor build skills.

The most famous and successful moti-vator of modern time, Zig Zigler, was fond ofsaying, anything we sincerely believe,vividly imagine, ardently desire, and enthu-siastically act upon, will inevitably come topass. Successful inventors believe, if youcan visualize it, you can build it. These con-cepts are not the result of government—they are the product of inquisitive individualminds, motivated to be rich, successful andin many cases it is these people who havegiven the most to America.

Selfishness is the result of evil, greed,envy, and laziness—and is a crime of theindividual. We need to quit blaming othersfor our failures.

I’m Thankful For Personal Motivation

Happy Talk

…by George & Peggy Goldtrap

Hang on to your paintbrush for a Festive,Frosty, Art on Canvas event!

Featuring Audrey Bedinghaus (audreyjennifer.com), a

talented artist from St. Petersburg, Florida. Audrey has

done commissioned work as well as local area art shows.

She will instruct you step-by-step while you relax, listening

to Christmas music and let your inner artist out to create

a masterpiece and maybe breaking into song! All of your

supplies will be provided for you to create your

masterpiece, including an apron to keep

your clothes clean.

Best part you take your artwork with

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W hat a fabulous celebra-tion it was at The Clois-ters of DeLand on Vet-erans Day! All branches

of the service were represented with Vet-eran’s enjoying a very moving programthat was prepared to celebrate them ontheir special day.

Seniors Today was proud to partner withThe Cloisters to show their gratitude andappreciation to those who had served.Activities director and Veterans programdeveloper, Cheryl Starling kicked offthe morning with opening remarks.The crowd was then amazed with asolo of the Star Spangle Banner pre-sented by DeLand High Schoolsenior student Shelby Dula. Shemay be tiny in size but her voice washuge. What an incredible soloist!

Mark Balczeniuk, Gentiva’sSpiritual Care Coordinator gavethe Invocation and Leigh Matu-sic, Vice Mayor of DeLand wason hand to praise the veteransas well.

A highlight of the programwas the DeLand High School AirForce JROTC flag ceremony.The students were dress in fulluniform and did an excellentjob presenting the colors.

The program became quitereverent as Rebecca Sandvallwith Kindred at Home ask eachbranch of veterans to stand andbe recognized with a certificate and pin dur-ing the pinning ceremony. There was hardlya dry eye in the house as many could nothold back their tears watching this movingceremony honoring these veteratans.

Mister DJ provided a medley of ArmedForces Patriotic songs and everyone clappedto the music as each song was played andthe veterans stood to acknowledge theirbranch of service.

Bonnie Schillinger, President of SeniorsToday read greetings from CongressmanJohn Mica who asked to share some specialwords for our veterans during the program.

Intertwined in the program were touch-ing readings by Jennifer Fisher and JamieGilmore, Activity Assistants at The Cloisters.

Randy Yosts, Executive Director of TheCloisters gave closing remarks with a pow-erful message praising our veterans andreminding us that each and every day weshould honor our veterans!

The video The Voice Of Democracy,another solo Amazing Grace and Taps per-formed by a buglerer resonated from thebalcony to close the program.

The celebration did not end here. TheCloisters graciously invited all to stay andprovided a tasty lunch for everyone. Tableswere arranged for an ‘indoor picnic’ intheir beautiful atrium and everyone contin-ued the festivities.

Comments could be heard all aroundthe room of how touched everyone was bythe program. It was a perfect celebrationof honoring our veterans with both happi-ness and cheer but blended with solemntouches of the reminder of the sacrificethese veterans gave to protect our country.

The Cloisters And Seniors TodayPartner To Salute Our Veterans


Upon divorce, a marital settle-ment agreement states howjoint assets shall be distrib-uted. However, in the event

of death prior to changing the beneficiarydesignation, it is important to know howassets will be distributed.

Prior to 2012, absent a marital settle-ment agreement specifying a beneficiaryof the asset, the courts only had to look at abeneficiary designation to decide who theasset legally belonged to. If an ex-spousewas inadvertently left on an account such asa retirement account, annuity, or life insur-ance policy, then the ex-spouse would havelegally been entitled to the asset, absent amarital settlement agreement stating differ-ently. In 2012, Florida enacted F.S. §732.703,which provides:

“A designation made by or on behalfof the decedent providing for the paymentor transfer at death of an interest in an assetto or for the benefit of the decedent's for-mer spouse is void as of the time the dece-dent's marriage is judicially dissolved ordeclared invalid by court order prior to thedecedent's death, if the designation wasmade prior to the dissolution or court order.”

Florida law has long provided a differ-ent result for wills, trusts, and other relateddocuments. As to wills, F.S. §732.507(2)provides that any provision of a will exe-

cuted by a married person that affects thespouse of that person shall become voidupon the divorce of that person or upon thedissolution or annulment of the marriage.As to revocable trusts, F.S. §736.1105 pro-vides that any provision of the trust thataffects the settlor's spouse will become voidupon annulment of marriage or divorce.

If a principal names his or her spouseas his or her health care surrogate, adivorce automatically revokes that desig-nation. Under a power of attorney, if thespouse is named, the designation is auto-matically revoked upon filing for divorceor legal separation.

Although Florida law is designed to makesure the ex-spouse is automatically revokedfrom estate planning legal documents, it isalways best to consult an attorney.

Attorney Michael A. Pyle, of Pyle &Dellinger, PL, 1655 North Clyde MorrisBlvd., Suite 1, Daytona Beach, Florida,32117 Telephone: 386.615.9007. E-mail:mikep@pylelaw. com or www.pylelaw.com

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1. Which Motown singer had a hitwith How Sweet It Is (To Be LovedBy You)?

2. Which duo wrote and released Lit-tle Latin Lupe Lu?

3. Here Comes The Sun was releasedon which album?

4. Which two ladies of song releasedNo More Tears (Enough Is Enough)?

5. Name the song that contains thislyric: “You might have heard myfootsteps echo softly in the distancethrough the canyons of your mind.”Answers

1. Marvin Gaye, in 1964. He even re-leased a German-language versioncalled Wie Schon Das Ist.

2. The Righteous Brothers, in 1963.Composer Bill Medley said he wrotethe song (in 1959) because he dateda girl in high school named Lupe. Itwas the first single the duo released.

3. The Beatles' Abbey Road album, in1969, written by George Harrison.

4. Barbra Streisand and Donna Sum-mer, in 1979, in both 7- and 12-inchrecord versions.

5. Elusive Butterfly, by Bob Lind in1965. The song had an inauspiciousstart as the b-side to Lind's Cheryl'sGoin' Home, but was launched whena deejay accidentally flipped therecord over. It reached No. 5 on theU.S. charts and No. 2 in Australia.

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As it begins to cool down,many of our feline friendslike to spend more timeindoors where they are warm

and safe. If your cat is usually more of anoutdoor cat, the move indoors may requiresome preparation. It may take a bit ofwork, but most cats can make a relativelyquick and easy transition indoors.

Although many cats are comfortableoutside, there are benefits to bringing themindoors more often or even full-time. Indoorcats face far fewer hazards than outdoorcats. Moving a cat indoors lowers or elim-inates the risks associated with parasites,other animals, cold weather, vehicles, andother dangers.

Surprisingly, in many cases the transi-tion to a litter box is not that difficult. Mostcats actually have an instinctual nature touse a litter box. For a cat that has been pri-marily outdoors, it does help to use twolitter boxes at first. Place one box in a per-manent location where you eventually wantthe cat to use it, and leave the other nextto the door your cat has previously used toexit the house. As the cat grows moreaccustomed to being indoors, you canmove the boxes closer together, eventu-ally eliminating one.

Perhaps the most important step in mov-ing your cat indoors is finding ways tokeep them entertained and active. Use awide variety of toys to keep your cat busy,

remembering that like us, cats will get boredplaying with the same toy day after day.

Many cats appreciate the addition ofanother cat or other companion, such as adog, to the home. Having a friend to playwith and chase around the house helps yourcat stay active and entertained while youare away or busy. Having another pet aroundalso fills a need for companionship that thecat may miss after being outdoors.

Like many Floridians, cats love to spendtime sunbathing. Offer your cat an openspace in a large window to enjoy the sunand keep an eye on the outdoors. If you donot have a large window ledge for yourcat, there are numerous shelves and plat-forms that can be used for this activity.

Cats love having placesto jump, climb, and hide.Many homes have plentyof spots for your cat to enjoy these activ-ities. If yours does not, there are plenty ofoptions that can be purchased, or you caneven build your own. Scratching postsshould also be provided with various sur-faces. This allows your cat to exercisetheir natural instinct to scratch their clawswithout ruining your furniture or other items.

With these tips and a little patience,your cat should make a successful transi-tion indoors and enjoy a safe winter.

Tyler Stover is the Community Out-reach Director of Halifax Humane Societyin Daytona Beach, 386.274.4703, ext. 320,or [email protected]

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The History Channel

• On Nov. 21, 1916, the Britannic, sistership to the Titanic, sinks in the AegeanSea, killing 30 people. In the wake ofthe Titanic disaster in 1912, the WhiteStar Line made modifications in theconstruction of the Britannic, but anexplosion caused catastrophic damage.

• On Nov. 22, 1718, Edward Teach, alsoknown as Blackbeard, is killed off NorthCarolina's Outer Banks during a battlewith a British Navy force. Believed tobe a native of England, Teach likelybegan his pirating career in 1713 on theQueen Anne's Revenge.

• On Nov. 23, 1936, the first issue of Lifemagazine is published, featuring a coverphoto of the Fort Peck Dam. When itfolded during the Great Depression, pub-lisher Henry Luce bought the name andre-launched Life as a picture-based format.

• On Nov. 24, 1971, a hijacker calling him-self D.B. Cooper—wearing only wrap-around sunglasses, a thin suit and araincoat—parachutes from an airplaneinto a thunderstorm with 100-mph windsand temperatures well below zero overWashington state. Despite a massivesearch, no trace of Cooper or the$200,000 in ransom money he carriedwas ever found.

• On Nov. 25, 1990, after a howling wind-and rainstorm on Thanksgiving Day,

Washington state's historic floatingLacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridgebreaks apart and sinks to the bottom ofLake Washington. The bridge had beenmade of 22 floating pontoons.

• On Nov. 26, 1941, President Franklin D.Roosevelt signs a bill officially estab-lishing the fourth Thursday in Novemberas Thanksgiving Day. In 1789, PresidentGeorge Washington had proclaimed aholiday of national thanksgiving for theU.S. Constitution.

• On Nov. 27, 1703, an unusual freakstorm finally dissipates over Englandafter wreaking havoc for two weeks.Packing hurricane-strength winds, thestorm killed between 10,000 and 30,000people, and sank hundreds of RoyalNavy ships.

• On Nov. 28, 1582, William Shakespeare,18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage licensein Stratford-upon-Avon. Six months later,Anne gives birth to their daughter,Susanna, and two years later, to twins.

• On Nov. 29, 1929, American explorerRichard Byrd and three companionsmake the first flight over the South Pole.In 1996, a diary of Byrd's was found thatseemed to suggest his plane had turnedback 150 miles short of its goal becauseof an oil leak.

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—Dan in Long Beach, California

Dear Dan: Charity events can do atremendous amount of good for petsin need. Besides donations of food,blankets, and other items, most sheltersand nonprofits need cold hard cash inorder to function. These events can raisequite a bit of money.

Many pet owners join in walks likethese just for fun, and I think that'sfine. They're proud of their pet andwant to show it off, and it's a greatchance to socialize (as long as the dogscan handle large crowds).

However, if you're also concernedabout how your donation will be used,it doesn't hurt to do some research first.What exactly does the charity support?

(Some fund pet rescues or local shel-ters; others advocate for seniors andtheir pets, and so on.) How much ofits funding goes directly to the causebeing supported?

You can find the answer throughwatchdog groups like Charity Navigator(www.charitynavigator.org/), Guidestar(www.guidestar.org/Home.aspx), or theWise Giving Alliance (www. give.org/).You also can check an approved non-profit's 990 tax forms from the IRS tosee how efficiently donations are used.

If you're still skeptical, save thosefunds and donate them directly to yourlocal shelter, where you can ask some-one how that money is used, and itgenerally travels the shortest path towardhelping animals in need.

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caregivers in order to age with dignityand independence, is seeking volun-teer members to its Advisory Coun-cil, specifically seniors who reside inFlagler County.

Duties for an Advisory Councilmember are to report on the needs ofelderly and emerging issues in theirrespective counties; review and com-ment on the agency’s Area Plan; studylegislative issues and advocate on behalfof the elderly; and educate the publicabout the needs and the contributions ofthe elderly.

“Our Advisory Council members arean important asset to our organization,”said Linda Levin, Executive Directorof ElderSource. “They are an active voicewe need to hear in order for us to stay intouch on the senior issues affecting thecommunities in which they live.”

Meetings are held the third Thurs-day of every other month from 12:30to 2 P.M. at various locations, whichare announced well in advance of the

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Networking To Improve And Support Senior Community Services.

ST PALs (Seniors Today Professional Advertising League) is a networking group organized by Seniors Today newspa-per and made up of professional people in our community that all have businesses that serve our senior community. The groupwas the first of its kind in this area, was formed over 20 years ago, and is the longest running networking group dedicated to seniorsin the Volusia /Flagler area.

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Jennifer Beckwith Brooks AmeriCare Home Health 386.747.1801

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Austin Tse Comfort Keepers 386.322.8882

Traci Hires Daytona Beach Health & Rehab 386.843.4620

Sheila Priester Daytona Beach Leisure Services 386.671.3560

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They shared difficult life and death ex-periences themselves, and then came to-gether to co-author a book to help otherscalled ElderCare Simplified. This resourcebook, available on amazon.com is writtenin a workbook format that helps agingseniors and their families prepare for allthe stages of aging.

Through working with this book, Littlefound more and more families that neededhelp with managing decisions related tosenior care, especially with deciding onsenior living options. This led Little to beginan assisted living referral service, AssistedLiving Made Simple. Little uses her personal,firsthand experience as a full-time seniorcaregiver to help alleviative the guilt fami-lies’ face when making the decision aboutassisted living. One of the people she helped,Lori Eskew of Edgewater said, “I didn’tknow where to turn to find the informationneeded to take care of my mother.” After hermother moved into an appropriate assistedliving facility, Eskew went on to say, “I thinkI slept for two weeks! Mom is doing so wellin her new environment.”

It soon became apparent that the needsof seniors were far greater than expected.Thus, Little and Traub again joined forcesto create an all inclusive senior resourcecenter. Their vision for the center is that itbe a one stop shop for seniors. It has becomea meeting place for senior care counselorswho provide resources and recommendationsfor comprehensive plans of care including in-home companion assistance, home-healthcare, senior real estate assistance, andassisted living referrals. Assisted LivingMade Simple’s office is now located withinthe senior resource center.

The center is now offering free seminarson Medicare, as well as memory screeningsthrough the National Memory ScreeningProgram by the Alzheimer’s Foundationof America. In addition, an Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregivers Support group and aCancer Caregivers Support group, also reg-ularly meet in the center.

As more seniors and families shared theneed for additional (low-cost) medicalequipment, the women began a campaign torepurpose used medical equipment to helpmeet this need. The center now acceptsdonations of pre-owned medical equipmentand re-sells it for a fraction of the retail cost.

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So how are the two article related? Inways every reader understands. As Dr.Schlapper M.D. pursues his lawsuit twothings, in all likelihood, will happen: thesettlement will not be disclosed or evenreported and the drug company will sim-ply pass the settlement onto the cost of thedrug. Very real, very sad. So what’s the point?Over the last twenty-five years LOVEWHOLE FOODS has striven to providethe finest nutraceuticals available to ourcommunity. These have been pharmaceuti-cal grade food supplements that providetherapeutic results. They are clinically testedwith evidence based science to verify theireffectiveness with minimal to no side effects.What I have seen consistently over theyears is this. When negative press reportsabout a drug saturates the media, whatfollows is an all-out media blitz designedto invalidate the safety of nutritional sup-plements and ridicule the concept thatfood integrity is essential to human/ ani-mal health. The first assault is always thatthe health food industry is not regulated.

Folks, this is simply an ugly lie perpet-uated by the largest influence pedalinginstitution in Washington: the chemi-cal/ pharmaceutical industry. Now for thetruth: All dietary food supplements arerequired to be manufactured under strictguidelines established Congressional laws.Those laws are regulated by the FDA. CalledGMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices).The FDA has full power to remove fromthe shelf any product that is shown to bedangerous to consumers, that is adulterated,or is not label compliant. The vast majorityof tainted products, usually weight loss prod-ucts, energy pills, and drinks are sold ingas stations, convenience stores, and

especially on the internet.All of us remember when ephedra weightloss products sold in the mall were abused,the FDA banned them. That was good. Whatabout the hundreds of thousands of Ameri-cans who are sickened by foods purchasedin their local supermarket or by their pre-scription drugs? Sadly again, some even die.Compare this to the risk of illness associatedwith dietary food supplements. The Centerfor Disease Control (CDC) has confirmedthat well manufactured (GMP) nutraceuti-cals, wholefood or herbal, are safe and zeropeople die from their use. Read the follow-ing report:The Number Of Adverse Events And

Death From Drugs, Both OTC And Prescriptions:

• 106,000 Americans die in 2013 fromtoxic reactions to prescription drugs

• 22,665 deaths annually from prescrip-tion drug overdoses

• 16,500 deaths directly attributed to com-plications of all NSAID’s (attention Dr.Schlapper)

Health Food Supplement Accounting 2014:

• 150 million people in the US take vitaminsor herbal supplements on a daily basis

• 3,249 adverse annual events associatedwith dietary supplements: that’s less than.0002 percent for the amount consumed

• ZERO deaths annually due to anydietary supplement(Get a free copy of these statistics at

either Love Whole Foods stores to sharewith your doctors.)

This good news is what Love WholeFoods has shared with the thousands ofcustomers over twenty-five years. We havedone this by featuring preeminent, namebrand supplement lines like Natural Fac-tors. My last two articles described theirnew Whole Earth and Sea line. This whole-food sourced supplement line exceeds GMPstandards. It is created directly from Organic/GMO-Free produce: farm to formulationin a matter of hours. More good news comesin the science employed by Dr. MichaelMurray to create a natural COX-2 Inhibitorderived from the unique properties ofturmeric called Theracumin; this nutraceu-tical works in many cases as effective asCelebrex but with these side effects: helpswith balancing blood sugar, with hyper-tension as well as memory and depres-sion. Dr. Murray’s research has shownthat Theracumin is also compatible withnearly all medications.

So now for the best news. The entire lineof Natural Factors products is on sale at 20percent off for the month of November…including Theracumin regular and extrastrength. Buy any Natural Factors productsand get a bottle of their VIT D3 free! It’sjust one more reason to be thankful for thegift of health this holiday. Be glad, notsad—With lots of Love from all of our ded-icated team members.

Mitch Booth is the owner of Loves WholeFoods in Ormond Beach and Port Orange—the area’s largest organic and gluten freefood stores.

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