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INDEPENDENCE DAY | CALENDAR OF EVENTS | HOME SAFETY INFORMATION
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CONTENTS
JUNE 2011 • VOL. 12 ISSUE 06
departments
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Tapas
Senior Center
Calendar of Events
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58
Theatre Listings
Crossword Puzzle
Reading Corner
features
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…And The Band Played On
ON THE COVER – The Village
Cheerleaders, 120 members strong, can
be found performing in events ranging
from parades to business openings to
charity functions. Founded by Gerry Lynch
15 years ago, the team members reside
at The Villages in Ocala and entertain
residents at the two town squares.
Photographer TJ Morrissey caught up
with them during a recent practice at
Laurel Manor Recreation Center.
PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY for LOTUS STUDIOS
columns
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by Carlos Muniz
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The Gainesville Community Band has Evolved, but the
Purpose Remains the Same
BY JANICE C. KAPLAN
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BY ELLIS AMBURN
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Healthy Edge
by Kendra Siler-Marsiglio
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Embracing Life
by Donna Bonnell
Giraffe in the Backyard
Carson Springs Wildlife Sanctuary
Perspectives on Aging
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Enjoying Act Three
by Ellis Amburn
Spreading Good Cheer
Village Cheerleaders Combine Healthy Activity and Charity Work
BY JANICE C. KAPLAN
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Happy Birthday America
Enjoy Big Savings at Affordable Small-Town 4th of July Celebrations
BY CAROLYN TILLO
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Staying Safe
June is Home Safety Month
BY MARY KYPREOS
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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC
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e here at Tower Publications
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conference of the Community Papers
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Community Papers, held at St. Pete
Beach. As you might imagine, these
conferences are a great opportunity to
get away from the daily grind (although
I did review proofs of the magazine
from my hotel room), hear dynamic
speakers, rub elbows with others in the
field and receive recognition for all of
our hard work.
I would like to take this opportunity
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have a job, and our writers who came
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Congratulations Ellis Amburn, Donna
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Jason Hodges, and yours truly (can I
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well done!
If you see a story you particularly like
from one of our writers, please do not
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hesitate to send them (or me) an e-mail
— we’d love to hear from you.
In this edition we bring you some
info on upcoming Fourth of July events,
because by the time many of you get this
magazine the fourth will have probably
already passed.
Writer Janice Kaplan tells us what
she learned about a lively bunch
of Seniors known as The Village
Cheerleaders. These women range in
age from their 50s to the high 80s with
the leader of the pack hitting her 77th
birthday this month.
Additionally, Janice tells us about
the Gainesville Community Band, while
writer Ellis Amburn shares a story about
his visit to a local wildlife preserve and
the people who own and operate the
facility just outside of Gainesville.
And finally, since June is designated
as Home Safety Month, Mary Kypreos
offers some tips on this subject.
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STAFF œ CONTRIBUTORS
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ELLIS AMBURN
a High Springs resident, is the author of biographies of
Roy Orbison, Elizabeth Taylor and other celebrities.
Harper has just published his updated Elizabeth Taylor
biography, “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.”
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JANICE 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 kids.
[email protected]
CAROLYN TILLO
wanted to go to law school until she realized she hated
arguing. She plans to attend graduate school for public
relations and pursue a career as a communications
coordinator for a nonprofit or philanthropic organization.
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TAPAS œ June
The American Circus
The American circus has a unique and often overlooked
importance in American history. The first American circuses
began shortly after the country was founded. As the country’s
population grew, moved West, went through the Industrial
Revolution and opened its gates to the world, the circus
followed. Indeed, in many cases the circus provided people’s
first view of new inventions, exotic animals and peoples, and
popular entertainments. The history of the circus is in many
ways a microcosm of the history of America.
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IN MOROCCO, GOATS ENJOY THE TASTE OF
THE ARGAN BERRY SO MUCH THAT THEY
WILL ACTUALLY CLIMB A TREE TO GET IT.
The goats digest the pulp, but
shed the undigested seeds
in their feces. As these have
shells that are somewhat
softened and easier to crack,
they are occasionally used to
produce oil for culinary and
cosmetic purposes, according
to webecoist.com, which
recommends you might want
to skip over these products
sold by local farmers for the
somewhat cleaner massproduced varieties. According
to arganoilmorocco.com,
urban legend has it that all
argan oil is produced this way.
This myth seems to be based
on the fact that occasionally,
shrewd traders would have
sold (and may still try to sell)
such “non-food grade” argan
oil to ignorant travelers or
tourists. The fact that the
nuts acquire a foul aroma in
passing through the animal’s
digestive tract makes it easy
to tell this oil apart from foodgrade produce with its rich,
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TREE CLIMBING
Goats
Summertime
and the
living is easy
This month, millions of
American children will be
set free from their school
duties to enjoy summer
vacations and camps, trips
to the beach and lazy days
in front of their favorite
video game. But summer
vacation hasn’t always
been a birthright of U.S.
schoolchildren. According
to a Time Magazine article,
in the decades before the
Civil War, schools operated
on one of two calendars,
neither of which included
a summer hiatus. Rural
schooling was divided into
summer and winter terms,
leaving kids free to pitch
in with the spring planting
and fall harvest seasons.
Urban students, meanwhile,
regularly endured as many
as 48 weeks of study a year,
with one break per quarter.
(Since education was not
compulsory, attendance
was often sparse.)
In the 1840s, however,
educational reformers like
Horace Mann moved to
merge the two calendars
out of concern that rural
schooling was insufficient
and — invoking then current
medical theory — that
overstimulating young
minds could lead to nervous
disorders or insanity.
SOURCE: WWW.TIME.COM
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PORTRAIT OF A
Legend
Sam Cooke is considered to be one
of the pioneers and founders of soul
music. He is commonly known as the
King of Soul for his unmatched vocal
abilities and influence on the modern
world of music. His contribution in
pioneering Soul music led to the rise
of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al
Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder,
Marvin Gaye, and popularizing the likes
of Otis Redding and James Brown.
Cooke had 29 top-40 hits in the U.S.
between 1957 and 1964. Major hits like
“You Send Me,” “A Change Is Gonna
Come,” “Chain Gang,” “Summertime,”
and “Bring It on Home to Me” are some
of his most popular songs.
On December 11, 1964, Cooke
was fatally shot by the manager of
the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles,
California at the age of 33. At the time,
the courts ruled that Cooke was drunk
and distressed, and that the manager
had killed Cooke in what was later
ruled a justifiable homicide. Since that
time, the circumstances of his death
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NOTABLE BIRTHDAY
Paul McCartney
69
Years Old
June 18th, 1942
McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles
(1960–1970). After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a
successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first
wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. McCartney
is listed in Guinness World Records as the “most successful
musician and composer in popular music history,” with 60 gold
discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK. He is an advocate
for animal rights, vegetarianism, and music education.
A Few Other Notable
June Birthdays
Joyce Carol Oates (73)
June 16, 1938
Bruce Dern (75)
Gene Wilder (76)
June 4, 1936
June 11, 1935
Todd Rundgren (63)
Barbara Bush (86)
June 22, 1948
June 8, 1925
JUNE 14, 1961 — NASHVILLE, TN
“I Fall to Pieces”
Rhythm, Melody, Harmony…
F
or most people music is an enjoyable, although momentary,
form of entertainment. But for those who seriously practiced
a musical instrument when they were young, perhaps when
they played in a school orchestra or even a rock band, the musical
experience can be something more. Recent research shows that a
strong correlation exists between musical training for children and
certain other mental abilities.
— WWW.LIVESCIENCE.COM
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On June 14, 1961,
Patsy Cline and her
brother, Sam, were
involved in a head-on
car collision on Old
Hickory Boulevard
in Nashville, TN. The
impact threw Cline
into the windshield,
nearly killing her.
She suffered from a
jagged cut across her forehead that required stitches, a
broken wrist and a dislocated hip, and ultimately spent
a month hospitalized. While in the hospital, her song “I
Fall to Pieces” became a big Country/Pop crossover hit.
She returned to the road on crutches, determined to be a
survivor with a new appreciation for life. Since her death
in 1963 — at age 30 — in a private airplane crash at the
height of her career, she has been considered one of
the most influential, successful, and acclaimed female
vocalists of the 20th century.
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If you’ve driven down 34th Street
lately you have probably noticed how
much has taken place at Northside
Park with the Alachua County Senior
Recreation Center. The windows are
complete, as are the exterior stone
veneer and stucco, and the building has
been painted. As Senior Times Magazine
goes to press, the metal roofing is being
installed and the sidewalks and parking
lot paving are going in, said Ty Bliss,
project manager with Mills Gilbane.
Within the building the interior finishes
have started with drywall, painting and
ceramic tile.
“It looks as if ECAC will get the keys
sometime in August,” said Anthony
Clarizio, executive director of ElderCare,
a division of Shands HealthCare that
provides services to homebound Seniors.
“That being said, we will host a ribboncutting ceremony sometime in September.
In addition, we will offer holiday events
throughout the end of the year with the
center open for programs in January.”
Clarizio said there will be more
details about the center opening as they
get closer to the date.
“We are still looking for donations to
help with the day-to-day operations,”
Clarizio emphasized. “If you are
interested, please log on to www.
shandsgiving.org and make your pledge.”
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in giving, please call Anthony Clarizio
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PERSERVERANCE
…And
the Band
Played On
The Gainesville Community
Band has Evolved, But the
Purpose Remains the Same
by Janice C. Kaplan
T
here are many factors that
shape a community, from
the schools that educate area
youth to the businesses that provide jobs
and entertainment. But as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, “Music is
the universal language of mankind,” and
the diversity of Gainesville is brought
together several times a year with the
universal music played by the Gainesville Community Band.
“It’s a place where people can continue doing what they enjoy and share that
with the community,” said band conductor Dr. Gerald Poe. “Music is one of the
things that we can continue throughout
our life and do it well. In times where we
don’t have as much music in the school
and the military, to share that with other
people who enjoy it... it’s a dying art.”
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The Gainesville Community Band
got its start in 1974 with 11 members,
and in 1978 the Gainesville City
Commission passed a resolution
designating the organization as the
official community band of Gainesville.
Since then the band has grown to its
current size of about 80 musicians.
Everyone associated with the band
— from the conductor to the musicians
to everyone behind the scenes — works
on a volunteer basis. Membership is
a diverse cross-section of Gainesville
and includes doctors, realtors, retirees,
students, tradespersons and more.
“That’s maybe what I enjoy the most,”
Poe said. “In my past life I’ve dealt with
college kids, parents and fellow professors who are centered towards music.
But here I’m talking to someone in a
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE
GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY BAND
The Gainesville Community Band at the 2009
Charles Dean Memorial Concert at First Presbyterian Church. The event honors Charles Dean,
who served as the principal trumpet player
for the band for 18 years. Dean passed away
in 1992, and every year at this concert a new
trumpet is presented to a deserving middle
school trumpet player.
different profession completely, and we
have the bond of music in common.”
Poe has led the GCB since 2003.
A music teacher and band director
who retired after a 38-year career in
education, he has continued the group’s
evolution by upgrading venues and
music selections while keeping concerts
free of charge and family friendly.
“A community band represents the
community they’re in,” Poe said. “Over
the years we have grown to represent
what this community’s needs may be in
the services we provide. When I took
over, the band was playing a lot in the
parks, but that has changed. People with
air conditioning don’t go to the parks
and watch a concert like they once did.
Now we do all of our concerts inside
except Fanfares and Fireworks, which
always has a good turnout.”
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PHOTO BY DAWN MCKINSTRY
The Gainesville Community Band performing its annual Mother’s Day Concert at Trinity Methodist Church in May.
Wanna Play?
Membership in the Gainesville
Community Band is open
to adult musicians, college
students and high school
students recommended by
their band directors. There
must be a position open in
their section (as determined
by the music director), and an
individual must have adequate
musical ability. Prospective
members are heard by
director Dr. Gerald Poe and the
corresponding section leader
to ensure the ability to play
well and blend with the group.
For more information or to set a
rehearsal date, please contact
Dr. Poe at 352-472-7224 or email
him at [email protected].
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The band rehearses every Thursday
night from 7 pm - 9 pm at Kanapaha
Middle School and plays a six-concert
season that starts with the Charles Dean
Trumpet Memorial Concert. Named for
one of the GCB’s original members, the
Charles Dean concert includes the presentation of a new trumpet to a deserving
area middle school student (donated by
an area music store). This is followed by
the James B. King Veterans Day concert,
honoring another former member who
also served as principal clarinet and assistant conductor in the Marine Corps
Band until his retirement in 1968. A
middle school student is presented with a
new clarinet at the concert’s conclusion.
Other staples of the GCB season
include its recent Mother’s Day concert
— an annual tradition since the band’s
beginning — and the Bright Christmas
concert at Trinity United Methodist
Church. The season generally concludes
with Fanfares and Fireworks at the UF
Bandshell, which draws upwards of
20,000 spectators every year.
The GCB sometimes includes other
shows in their season, both in Gainesville and other areas as well. The band
has previously performed at the Butterfly Fest, the Heart of Florida Air
Show and the Fantasyland Stage at Walt
Disney World.
In addition to performing for the
community, the GCB finds other ways to
honor its commitment to the artistic and
economic wellbeing of the city. In 1995 the
band hosted the Association of Concert
Bands’ 17th Annual Convention. This
event brought musicians from around
the country to Gainesville for symposia
and clinics, and resulted in 10 free public
concerts at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The event was such a success that the association chose to return to
Gainesville for its 2003 convention.
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PHOTO BY DAWN MCKINSTRY
Composed of musicians young and old alike, the Gainesville Community Band has been entertaining audiences since 1974.
The Gainesville Community Band’s
evolution is reflected in its repertoire,
which includes a wide variety of styles
and difficultly levels. Ray Jones is 82
years old and just celebrated 20 years of
playing the flute with the GCB. Unlike
many members who played instruments
in their childhoods, Jones took up music
when he was 57. But he enjoys the challenge of the tougher pieces.
“The music we play is challenging
and at times requires practice,” said the
retired librarian. “I think in some bands
people come and play and practice at
that time, but the music is fairly easy
and pleasant. We play some of that
music, but we also play music that really
is challenging and therefore I think we
have a chance to grow, both as individuals and as a musical organization.”
One such piece was actually composed by a GCB member.
“I have written an opera and taken
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two themes from the opera and arranged
them for orchestra and band,” said Jack
Kitts-Turner, a retired UF music professor who plays bassoon with the band. In
last month’s Mother’s Day concert the
GCB played “The Soldier’s Song,” the
first scene of Kitts-Turner’s opera that
was transcribed for band.
Another change implemented by
Poe is the 20-year award, a medallion
presented to musicians after 20 years
of playing with the GCB. The medallion
is placed on a ribbon and worn to
concerts by the long-standing members
to distinguish them for their service.
Additionally, each concert program
now lists the occupation for each band
member performing.
While everyone benefits from playing
or listening to music, Jones explained
that the positives are especially significant for Seniors.
“I personally thought it would be
excellent to study and learn music, that it
might help aging,” said Jones, whose lifelong love of music is partly what prompted him to begin playing the flute. “I knew
that I would be retiring and it would be
a challenge and would keep me active in
the sense of cognitive abilities. Also, being
a member of a large organization keeps
you interacting with people. There are
some tremendous positives as you grow
older. That’s been my experience.”
The GCB’s new season begins in October once again with the Charles Dean
concert, and as with most of the band’s
events admission is free. The public is encouraged to see for themselves the jewel
of music that Gainesville has to offer.
“The band is an organization for the
community,” Kitts-Turner said. “You
might see your grocery clerk or your
retired professor. It is an organization
that appeals to the public, and the public
should take advantage of it.” s
It may
get worse.
You may not need surgery
to make it better.
If you have Dupuytren’s contracture, the rope-like cord you feel in the palm of your hand will
continue to cause your fingers to bend toward your palm, and may worsen over time.
Ask your doctor about XIAFLEX®, the only nonsurgical, FDA-approved
treatment for adults with Dupuytren’s contracture when a cord can be felt.
XIAFLEX® is a prescription medicine used to
• Allergic reactions. Allergic reactions can
treat adults with Dupuytren’s contracture
happen in people who have received an
when a “cord” can be felt. Over time, the
injection of XIAFLEX because it contains
thickening of this cord in your hand can
foreign proteins. Call your healthcare
cause one or more fingers to bend toward
provider right away if you have any of
your palm, so that you cannot straighten
these symptoms of an allergic reaction
them. XIAFLEX should be injected into
after an injection of XIAFLEX: hives;
the cord by a healthcare provider who is
swollen face; breathing trouble; or
experienced in injection procedures of the
chest pain.
hand and treating people with Dupuytren’s
contracture. XIAFLEX helps to break down
Before receiving XIAFLEX, tell your healthcare
the cord that is causing the finger to be bent. provider if you have had an allergic reaction
to a previous XIAFLEX injection, or have
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
a bleeding problem or any other medical
XIAFLEX can cause serious side effects,
conditions. Tell your healthcare provider
including:
about all the medicines you take, including
• Tendon or ligament damage. Receiving
prescription and non-prescription medicines,
an injection of XIAFLEX may cause
vitamins, and herbal supplements. Be sure
damage to a tendon or ligament in your
to tell them if you use blood thinners such
hand and cause it to break or weaken.
as aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix®), prasugrel
This could require surgery to fix the
damaged tendon or ligament. Call your
hydrochloride (Effient®), or warfarin
healthcare provider right away if you
sodium (Coumadin®).
have trouble bending your injected finger
Common side effects with XIAFLEX include:
(towards the wrist) after the swelling
swelling of the injection site or the hand,
goes down or you have problems using
your treated hand after your follow-up visit. bleeding or bruising at the injection site;
and pain or tenderness of the injection site
• Nerve injury or other serious injury of
the hand. Call your healthcare provider if or the hand, swelling of the lymph nodes
you get numbness, tingling, or increased (glands) in the elbow or underarm, itching,
breaks in the skin, redness or warmth
pain in your treated finger or hand after
your injection or after your follow-up visit. of the skin, and pain in the underarm.
Call
1-877-XIAFLEX
or visit
XIAFLEXTODAY.com
to find a hand specialist
near you.
Please see Brief Summary
of the Full Prescribing
Information on adjacent page.
XIAFLEX® is a registered trademark
of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Plavix® is a registered trademark of
Sanofi Aventis/Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Effient® is a registered trademark of
Daiichi-Sankyo/Eli Lilly and Company.
Coumadin® is a registered trademark
of Bristol-Myers Squibb.
© 2011 Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
All rights reserved. 0111-019.a
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Important Product Information
XIAFLEX® (Zï a flex)
(collagenase clostridium histolyticum)
What is the most important information I
should know about XIAFLEX?
XIAFLEX can cause serious side effects,
including:
• Tendon or ligament damage. Receiving
an injection of XIAFLEX may cause damage
to a tendon or ligament in your hand and
cause it to break or weaken. This could
require surgery to fix the damaged tendon
or ligament. Call your healthcare provider
right away if you have trouble bending
your injected finger (towards the wrist)
after the swelling goes down or you have
problems using your treated hand after
your follow-up visit.
• Nerve injury or other serious injury of
the hand. Call your healthcare provider if
you get numbness, tingling, or increased
pain in your treated finger or hand after
your injection or after your follow-up visit.
• Allergic Reactions. Allergic reactions
can happen in people who take XIAFLEX
because it contains foreign proteins.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you
have any of these symptoms of an allergic
reaction after an injection of XIAFLEX:
• hives
• swollen face
• breathing trouble
• chest pain
What is XIAFLEX?
XIAFLEX is a prescription medicine used to
treat adults with Dupuytren’s contracture
when a “cord” can be felt.
In people with Dupuytren’s contracture, there
is thickening of the skin and tissue in the palm
of your hand that is not normal. Overtime,
this thickened tissue can form a cord in your
palm. This causes one or more of your fingers
to bend toward the palm, so you cannot
straighten them.
XIAFLEX should be injected into a cord by a
healthcare provider who is skilled in injection
procedures of the hand and treating people
with Dupuytren’s contracture. The proteins in
XIAFLEX help to “break” the cord of tissue that
is causing the finger to be bent.
It is not known if XIAFLEX is safe and effective
in children under the age of 18.
What should I tell my healthcare provider
before starting treatment with XIAFLEX?
XIAFLEX may not be right for you. Before
receiving XIAFLEX, tell your healthcare provider
if you:
• have had an allergic reaction to a previous
XIAFLEX injection.
• have a bleeding problem.
• have any other medical conditions.
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
It is not known if XIAFLEX will harm your
unborn baby.
• are breastfeeding. It is not known if
XIAFLEX passes into your breast-milk.
Talk to your healthcare provider about
the best way to feed your baby if you
receive XIAFLEX.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the
medicines you take, including prescription
and non-prescription medicines, vitamins,
and herbal supplements.
Especially tell your healthcare provider if
you use:
a blood thinner medicine such as aspirin,
clopidogrel (PLAVIX®), prasugrel hydrochloride
(EFFIENT®), or warfarin sodium (COUMADIN®).
If you are told to stop taking a blood thinner
before your XIAFLEX injection, your healthcare
provider should tell you when to restart the
blood thinner.
How will I receive XIAFLEX?
Your healthcare provider will inject XIAFLEX
into the cord that is causing your finger
to bend.
After an injection of XIAFLEX, your affected
hand will be wrapped with a bandage. You
should limit moving and using the treated
finger after the injection.
Do not bend or straighten the fingers of the
injected hand until your healthcare provider
says it is okay. This will help prevent the
medicine from leaking out of the cord.
Do not try to straighten the treated finger
yourself.
Keep the injected hand elevated until bedtime.
Call your healthcare provider right away if
you have:
• signs of infection after your injection,
such as fever, chills, increased redness,
or swelling
• numbness or tingling in the treated finger
• trouble bending the injected finger after
the swelling goes down
Return to your healthcare provider’s office
as directed on the day after your injection.
During this first follow-up visit, if you still have
the cord, your healthcare provider may try to
extend the treated finger to “break” the cord
and try to straighten your finger.
Your healthcare provider will provide you with
a splint to wear on the treated finger. Wear the
splint as instructed by your healthcare provider
at bedtime to keep your finger straight.
Do finger exercises each day, as instructed by
your healthcare provider.
Follow your healthcare provider’s instructions
about when you can start doing your normal
activities with the injected hand.
What are the possible side effects of
XIAFLEX?
XIAFLEX can cause serious side effects. See
“What is the most important information I
should know about XIAFLEX?”.
Common side effects with XIAFLEX include:
• swelling of the injection site or the hand
• bleeding or bruising at the injection site
• pain or tenderness of the injection site or
the hand
• swelling of the lymph nodes (glands) in the
elbow or underarm
• itching
• breaks in the skin
• redness or warmth of the skin
• pain in the underarm
These are not all of the possible side effects
with XIAFLEX. Tell your healthcare provider
about any side effect that bothers you or does
not go away.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side
effects. You may report side effects to the FDA
at 1-800-FDA-1088.
General information about XIAFLEX
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for
purposes other than those listed here. This is a
summary of the most important information
about XIAFLEX. If you would like more
information, talk to your healthcare provider.
You can ask your healthcare provider for
information about XIAFLEX that is written for
health professionals.
For more information visit www.XIAFLEX.com
or call 1-877-663-0412.
© 2011 Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
For US residents only.
40 Valley Stream Parkway
Malvern, PA 19355
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PREPAREDNESS œ SPOTLIGHT
Are You Ready?
Hurricane season lasts from
June 1 through November 30
BEFORE THE STORM
• Determine safe evacuation
routes inland.
• Learn locations of official
shelters.
• Check emergency equipment, flashlights, generators, cell phones and your
NOAA Weather Radio All
Hazards receiver.
• Buy food that will keep
and store drinking water.
• Buy plywood or other material to protect your home.
• Trim trees and shrubbery
so branches don’t fly into
your home.
• Clear clogged rain gutters
and downspouts.
• Review your insurance
policy.
WHEN YOU ARE IN
A WATCH AREA…
• Fuel and service family
vehicles.
• Inspect and secure mobile
home tie downs.
• Ensure you have extra
cash on hand.
• Prepare to cover all
windows and doors with
shutters or other shielding
materials.
• Check batteries and stock
up on canned food, first
aid supplies, drinking water and medications.
• Bring in light-weight objects such as garbage cans,
garden tools, toys and
lawn furniture.
WHEN IN A
WARNING AREA...
• Closely monitor radio, TV
or NOAA Weather Radio
All Hazards for official
bulletins.
• Follow instructions issued
by local officials. Leave
immediately if ordered!
• Stay with friends or relatives
at a low-rise inland hotel or
at a designated public shelter outside the flood zone.
• DO NOT stay in a mobile
or manufactured home.
• Notify neighbors and a
family member outside of
the warned area of your
evacuation plans.
• Take pets with you if
possible, but remember,
most public shelters do
not allow pets other than
those used by people with
disabilities. Identify petfriendly hotels along your
evacuation route.
DURING THE STORM
Plan to Leave if You...
• Live in a mobile home.
They are unsafe in high
winds no matter how well
fastened to the ground.
• Live on the coastline, an
offshore island or near a
river or a flood plain.
• Live in a high-rise building.
Hurricane winds are stronger at higher elevations.
Compiled from www.noaa.gov
THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS œ CARLOS MUNIZ
Perspectives
on Aging
A few years ago, someone asked
José Saramago, the recipient of
the Nobel Price in Literature, how
he would like to be remembered
after his death.
H
e, being the wise man he is, did
of hypnotism and telepathy. This is also
not hesitate in replying, “I want
why happiness can be transferred to
to be remembered as having been a good other people close by. This is the reason
man, that is enough for me. I don’t aswhy we all like to be around those who
pire for more.” Seneca, the philosopher,
are happy and full of energy. The charisonce said, “Every good person carries
matic people can attract others toward
God inside.”
them like a magnet, and if that is the
Every time any person performs a
case, we should all try and probably sucgood deed, he or she feels happy. Why
ceed in becoming charismatic persons.
is it then that people have so much
If any of us listens carefully, we can
difficulty in performing
good deeds?
It has been shown that the
It has been said that
thoughts of one person can
people can be classified
influence the brain and
into three groups. The ones
that build and create, the
thoughts of another person
ones that destroy, and the
close by in a receptive mood.
ones that go through life
doing nothing, not leaving
behind any footprints of their passage
all hear a soundless voice claiming to
through time.
be heard that will guide and orient us
It is true that thoughts are energy,
throughout our lives. In my case, it told
electromagnetic waves that can be
me to become a healer and a teacher. It
recorded if an electroencephalogram is
was not easy to follow at first, but evenperformed. It is also true that energy can tually it became my passion and paid
be transformed but not destroyed, and in off a thousand times in happiness and
that sense we are all immortals.
satisfaction. s
It has been shown that the thoughts
Dr. Carlos Muniz is a retired psychiatrist
of one person can influence the brain
from Gainesville. He may be contacted
and thoughts of another person close
through the editor, Albert Isaac.
by in a receptive mood. This is the basis
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SEEING SPOTS
Giraffe in the
Backyard
Carson Springs Wildlife Sanctuary
by Ellis Amburn
G
etting up
greet you. In the
close and
far distance, behind
intimate
the house, a giraffe
with wild animals
stands, majestic and
produces a unique
immobile as a lizard
feeling — a blend of
on a rock.
rapture, calm, and
“One day, a
peace — as visitors to
military helicopter
Barry and Christine
buzzed us,” Christine
Janks’s sprawling
recalled. “The next
thoroughbred horse
day it was four. The
breeding farm and
guy must have flown
wildlife sanctuary near
back to Camp Blanding
Gainesville, discover
and told his buddies,
as they stroll among
‘You can’t believe what
tigers, cheetah, giraffe
I saw — a giraffe in
and lemurs enclosed
somebody’s backyard.’”
in spacious, widely
Barry, a cool-lookseparated, sunny,
ing dude with blue
PHOTO BY EMILY FUGGETTA
immaculately clean
eyes and silver hair,
Barry Janks, who runs the Carson Springs facility, reaches out to pet Sunflower, a tiger.
pens.
is a horse breeder by
The joy begins
trade. Christine, an
as soon as one leaves East County Road 225 and beholds
attractive blonde who was once the leading horse trainer in
a flock of regal peahens and peacocks sauntering across
America, remarked, “When Barry and I got married we cut out
the driveway to the big ranch house. Acres of verdant
day-to-day horse training. We settled here in Carson Springs
greensward are dotted with graceful brown horses, many
in 2001 in a house trailer and started rescuing exotic animals.”
of them approaching the fence line to see what’s up. Barry
How on earth did Christine Janks ever become a horse trainer?
and Christine, surrounded by clouds of dogs, come out to
“I grew up on a gentleman’s farm/estate near Chicago,” she
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Christine dashed up
to a woman she saw
standing on a hill
and sobbed, “I have
come ten thousand miles
to see cheetah!”
replied, “and inherited my father’s love of the business. Horses
are big business. The young girls went to Vassar; I went to the
racetrack. When my horses won, it was like my kids winning.
I’m proud of my horses.”
She is also proud of having received her pilot’s license at age 60.
“It was really hard,” she said. “Math is not my strong point.
Brad, my instructor, said, ‘It’s just simple trig. Don’t you remember calculus?’”
In her Cirrus SR22 turbo plane, she and Barry fly to the
Panhandle for oysters, New Orleans for lunch, or New Smyrna
Beach to a favorite Spanish grill. Recently, taking off in rough
weather, the plane’s engine almost failed. Christine “made a
tight circle back and landed at the Gainesville airport,” cool as
a cucumber.
Taking visitors inside her imposing home, she explains, “There
are no curtains obstructing the view. I wanted it to feel like you’re
outside. Another lifetime and
marriage ago I built a house in
South Florida. Then I designed this
one with plenty of space and privacy.
Barry and I are still together after 25 years
because of separate bathrooms.”
She confesses she is more comfortable
with animals than people, and when asked if she
had to choose between a life with people and no
animals, or vice versa, she answers without hesitation,
“Animals and no people.”
Ten years ago, just after 9/ll, she and Barry — determined
to fulfill Christine’s bucket-list wish to pet a cheetah — flew
to South Africa. From Johannesburg they drove over dirt
roads filled with potholes. At a cheetah breeding facility that
sold to zoos but was closed to visitors, Christine dashed up to
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PHOTOS BY EMILY FUGGETTA
ABOVE: Sunflower soaks in her tub at the Carson Springs Wildlife Sanctuary. MIDDLE: A ring-tailed lemur greets visitors at the Carson Springs Wildlife
Sanctuary. RIGHT: Barry Janks, who runs the Carson Springs facility, gives Sunflower a tire to play with.
a woman she saw standing on a hill and sobbed, “I’ve come
10,000 miles to see cheetah!”
She had found the right person. Ann Van Dyk was to cheetah and endangered African wild dogs what Jane Goodall was
to chimpanzees. She took Barry and Christine into a cage with
an adult king cheetah and it was love at first sight.
The gorgeous spotted cat — the fastest creature on the planet
at 70 mph —was not the least bit aggressive or combative.
“They’re endangered and persecuted because they flee
rather than fight,” Christine said. “Farmers chase them down
with dogs, then train them to hunt deer.”
The day after they met, Christine did veterinarian work
with Ann and later bought a share in her wildlife farm before
returning to Florida.
“Our first exotic rescue here was a serval named Toccata, a
spotted cat that was having seizures,” she said. “Then came a
bobcat from Boston — Sheena — and it was full steam ahead.”
Both cats are still flourishing at Carson Springs, as well as a
stately cheetah named Mattie, as dignified as a bank president
and twice as reserved, though obviously quite satisfied with
his daily gourmet diet of Cornish hens.
The most spectacular cat on the property is Sunflower,
a gigantic tiger.
“She was about to become a victim of euthanasia when we
found her at another sanctuary,” Christine said, as Sunflower
nuzzled and licked her hand, making soft, deep noises that
were less than a growl but more than a purr.
“She has an unusual temperament for a tiger,” Christine
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observed, “very playful.”
As if to demonstrate, Sunflower rolled over on her back, then
tossed a rubber farm tire around as if it were a beach ball, and
finally dove into a water tank, splashing geysers sky-high. Returning to the fence, she graciously invited visitors to pet her.
The brave do, and later liken touching a tiger to touching God.
“These animals come from a lot of bad experiences,”
Christine said. “Trust is the biggest thing with animals, as it
is with people. We spend a lot of time with them. Our horses
load right on the van because when they’re young we don’t
scare them.”
Gracie the giraffe inhabits the largest pen on the preserve —
five acres. Just three years old, she is the queen of her environment, sharing it only with two Oryx and three sitatunga
(antelope).
“Gracie,” Barry called, and the noble beast immediately
responded, approaching as gracefully as Natalie Portman
in “Black Swan.” Christine handed carrots to the visitors;
Gracie, extending her formidable tongue, removed them from
outstretched hands as gently but firmly as Jar-Jar Binks. The
carrots vanish, are chomped, and are well on their way down
Gracie’s endless neck before you know it.
Apart from the irresistible Sunflower and gracile Gracie, the
star attraction for many visitors to Carson Springs is the lemur
pen, where two of nature’s most beguiling wild creatures,
Sugar Bear and Major, are ready to romp and play with all
comers. They seem more like people than primates: hands and
feet smooth as kid gloves, coats soft as chinchilla, and the cutseniortimesmagazine.com
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est faces in the world. Instantly, they are all over you, licking
your face, exploring your pockets and shoes, perching on your
shoulder, and, finally, when you sit in the comfortable lawn
chair in their pen, Sugar Bear and Major settle down for a long
visit in your lap.
“I come out here to sit with the lemurs,” Barry said. He
soaks up their serenity, their sense of fun, and their adoration
of human beings, who sprang from them eons ago. Two-anda-half-year-old Ari Mordujovich, a Gainesville toddler, “didn’t
wanted to leave their pen,” said his dad Eddie. As the poet
Lord Byron wrote in “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage,” “I love not
man the less, but nature more.” s
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TAKE CARE OF YOUR TOOTSIES œ KENDRA SILER-MARSIGLIO
Healthy
Edge
As soon as you get a chance you
should take off your shoes and socks.
W
hy? To give your feet the recognition they deserve... to thank
them for holding you upright all these
years. If you want to avoid falls and maximize your mobility, then start singing to
the unsung heroes: your tootsies.
As we age, our feet go along for
the ride. According to the American
Geriatrics Association, we experience
foot changes that lessen balance (a
major fall risk) and reduce our feet’s
tolerance to stress — which allow
inflammation and pain to set in. Agerelated changes include:
• Shape changes
• Degeneration of the soles’ fat pads
• Thinning skin
• Muscle loss
• Bone density loss
• Nail malformation development
• Reduced range of motion
• Sub-optimal circulation
• Sensation loss/numbness (a fall risk,
predominantly for Senior men).
Although we can’t combat them all,
we can stave off an important few.
Want better balance? Do toe exercises.
Strong toes are important for good
balance. SIT AND BE FIT(tm), a nonprofit organization committed to healthy
aging, suggests the following exercises:
1. Toe strengtheners: Sitting in a chair
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with feet flat on the floor, lengthen
your toes and press them into the
floor. Don’t let them curl! Hold five
seconds and release for 10 reps.
2. Hallux pulls: Place a thick rubber
band around both big toes and laterally pull them away from each other.
Do 10 reps, holding for five seconds.
3. Toe spreads: Spread your toes on each
foot, holding for five seconds. Do
ten reps each.
PREVENT THE PAIN OF
INGROWN TOENAILS
Ingrown toenails usually occur when
we don’t properly trim our toenails. If
you haven’t experienced an ingrown
toenail, it’s when the nail penetrates the
skin. A painful infection can be the result.
For healthy Seniors, ingrown toenails
can limit mobility temporarily. For those
with diabetes, infections can lead to
amputations.
According to the International
Council on Active Aging, toenails should
be cut straight across. Any sharp edges
should be lightly refined with a clean
file or emery board. Serious cases of
ingrown toenails should be treated by a
physician or podiatrist.
Have trouble reaching your feet?
Don’t try to trim your toenails yourself,
get assistance, or go to a podiatrist or
another foot care specialist. Hmmm...
Could this be a perfect time to get
pampered by a loved one?
GIVE YOUR FEET THE
ONCE-OVER OFTEN
According to the Institute for Preventive Foot Health, you should perform
routine inspections of your feet and pay
attention to minor issues. Pain is not
normal, and small issues can escalate
into major issues without much warning. If pain persists for more than a day
or two or you find sores or red spots that
don’t heal within several days, give your
provider a call.
If you have medical conditions that
may affect your feet, please inspect your
feet daily and report any changes (e.g.,
pain, swelling, stiffness, limited movement, deformity, and wounds that don’t
heal) to your doctor right away. See your
podiatrist at least once a year. s
Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, Ph.D. is the
Director of the Rural Health Partnership
at WellFlorida Council.
Want more information?
Visit the Institute for Preventive Foot Health
(IPFH) website: at www.ipfh.org. IPFH
promotes awareness of, and the need for,
preventive foot health as a key to long-term
quality of human life.
International Council on Active Aging
(ICAA) website: www.icaa.cc. ICAA is the
world’s largest membership association
dedicated to changing the way we age by
uniting and working with professionals in
the retirement, assisted living, recreation,
fitness, rehabilitation and wellness fields.
ICAA connects a community of like-minded
professionals who share the goals of changing society’s perceptions of aging and improving the quality of life for Baby Boomers
and older adults within the six dimensions
of wellness (emotional, vocational, physical,
spiritual, intellectual, social).
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SPIRIT
Spreading
Good Cheer
The Village Cheerleaders Combine
Healthy Activity and Charity Work
by Janice C. Kaplan
T
hey march onto the town
square in their white shorts
and bright red shirts, pom
poms in hand and on their shoes. To the
strains of classics such as “Rock Around
the Clock” and “Twist and Shout,” they
execute lively routines and raise the
spirits of the crowd. Far from the chairrocking, bridge-playing, caftan-wearing
stereotype of the Florida retiree, these
vivacious ladies turn every event they
attend into a rollicking pep rally.
They are the Village Cheerleaders, a
group comprised of 120 ladies who live
in the famed retirement community. The
cheerleaders entertain residents at the
two town squares (Spanish Springs and
Sumter Landing), celebrate business
openings, perform charity work and participate in parades for St. Patrick’s Day,
Mardi Gras, Christmas and other festive
events. They have also appeared at events
beyond The Villages, including a trip to
Tallahassee to perform in the inaugural
parade for Florida Governor Rick Scott.
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“I started the group in 1995 as a social
group for those of us who are here all
year, and it just took off and grew,” said
Gerry Lynch, the squad’s 77-year-old
founder and captain. “I now have 120 girls
and we perform at just about anything
that happens in The Villages. We go to
groups if they request us — anyone who
needs help raising funds, we are there. It
has really taken on a life of its own.”
“I started the group in 1995 as
a social group for those of us
who are here all year, and it
just took off and grew.”
The group is so popular that there are
more than 60 women on the wait list,
some of whom have been waiting as long
as three years. They are also supported
by several spouses who have signed on
as “Cheerleader Husbands” to help with
organization and crowd control.
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PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY for LOTUS STUDIOS
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PHOTOS BY LINDSAY WADELTON
ABOVE: The Village Cheerleaders celebrate
at a group Luau they held at a local pool to
boost morale and to bring everyone together
in 2009. The group has multiple gatherings
every year.
OPPOSITE: Coach Gerri Lynch leading the
group during a practice in the Laurel Manor
Recreation Center at the Villages in Ocala. “We
range in age from fifties to high eighties,” Lynch
said. “The one gal nearing her nineties won’t
give us her exact age, and she doesn’t show
it either.” Lynch said she feels as though this
group helps them stay “young at heart!”
While the Village Cheerleaders find
joy in everything they do, it is their
charity work that has found a special
place in their captain’s heart.
“We’ve become a service club, which is
the direction I’m so very proud of,” Lynch
said. “Whenever we are asked to be part
of a 5k or any fundraiser, we not only go
there and perform for the crowd, we raise
and donate [money] to each one.”
The squad does its best to help
whenever asked. The members recently
raised $10,000 to go toward the new
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Moffit Cancer Center at The Villages,
and last year they brought in the same
amount for the Relay For Life. The
cheerleaders run a variety of events to
help these charities and more, such as
their annual Treats & Treasures garage
sale, bake sales and other food sales,
raffles and fashion shows.
At events such as charity walks or 5k
runs, the cheerleaders gather into what
they call a “rally line,” lining the route
and cheering on participants with refrains of “Hail, hail, the walkers are here!
Here we are together, in perfect Village
weather!” Group members also participate in such events whenever possible
and raise money for the cause at hand.
Billy and Marian Kraft know firsthand how the generous spirit of the
Village Cheerleaders can benefit the
community. The Krafts operate Special
Kids, Inc., a group that brings hundreds
of area special needs children to The
Villages in the spring and around Christmas to enjoy food, games and other fun
activities. The cheerleaders are among
several groups from the community to
lend a hand and celebrate the kids.
“One of the kids’ highlights is as they
drive the buses up, there are the cheerleaders hollering at them, and they love
it!” Billy Kraft said. “The cheerleaders are
cheering them off the buses and walking
them in and just taking care of each kid.
This year they brought little pom poms
for the kids to dance with, which the kids
really enjoyed. Next to the golf cart rides,
the cheerleaders and the clowns are tops
over the pizza and sodas.”
Kraft said the cheerleaders were one
of the first groups to volunteer to help,
back when he and his wife set up a tent
in the town square and just had one
school to work with. The events got so
big that the Krafts moved them to the
polo grounds, where they now serve
children from seven area schools.
The women have become indispensable to Special Kids, Inc.
“If we have a function someplace
or a fundraiser, the cheerleaders are
always there, helping us,” said Kraft,
who mentioned in addition to the two
annual parties they also have several
fundraising events each year. “They
have no trouble with signups to get
cheerleaders to come to our events.
They’re a great bunch of gals. We
couldn’t do it without ‘em!”
The cheerleaders are a perfect fit for
The Villages, which is anything but a
typical retirement community. Residents
are known for their youthful demeanor
and their zest for life, often engaging in
sports, dancing, traveling and other vigorous activities. The women come from
a wide range of backgrounds, with some
having been cheerleaders in their youth
while others are participating with a
squad for the first time in their lives.
Much like other dancing and movement activities, cheerleading helps
the women stay active. Studies by the
American Heart Association show that
regular dancing and movement help to
lower blood pressure and prevent heart
disease. It also helps strengthen bones
and joints, factors that are crucial in the
fight against osteoporosis. The cardiovascular benefits are also important in
keeping obesity at bay.
Being a Village Cheerleader helps
members not only from a physical standpoint, but an emotional one as well. The
charity work, as well as the camaraderie
the women share, helps keep members
connected with the community and with
each other.
“It has been a life-changing thing
for all of us to be able to do this,” Lynch
said. “It’s a fun time for us as well as
helping others. Nothing is healthier than
dancing to music and doing something
good for someone. We’ve combined that.
“You raise your families and you think
that when you retire you kind of slow
down,” she added with a laugh. “But we
just got faster, I think!” s
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GROUP PORTRAIT BY
TJ MORRISSEY for
LOTUS STUDIOS
FRONT ROW, from left:
MaryAnn Grah (Dance
helper), Gerry Lynch
(Leader/Founder since
‘95), Joyce Bull (Dance
helper)
SECOND ROW:
Marge Bushman, Ann
Plumer, Susan Willier,
Gracie Cresciullo, Linda
Wise, Marilyn Bialowas,
Nancy Burns, Joy
Hathaway.
THIRD ROW:
Mickey Greco, Ann
Burns, Carol Marks,
Joan Griggs, Thelma
Bec, Carol Mixter,
Elaine Brunner, Dolores
Mann, Alicia Kath.
FOURTH ROW:
Kay Glessner, Marilyn
Nay, Nancy Heuerman,
Shirley Rung, Loretta
Retzler, Wanda
Eavers, Pati Lamber,
Nancy Shephand,
Vicki Howard, Joyce
Howard.
BACK ROW:
Gail Gunning, Cinda
French, Bonnie
MacCarroll, Ann Bauer.
PHOTOS BY
LINDSAY WADELTON
The Village
Cheerleaders typically
has as many as 60 or
more women on the
wait list. In addition to
the 120 members, the
group also includes
several spouses known
as “Cheerleader
Husbands” who help
with crowd control and
other duties.
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A THREE-HOUR TOUR œ DONNA BONNELL
Embracing
Life
Just sit right back and read a tale,
a tale about a fateful tour.
It was to be a brief bird hunt
for an endangered species, for sure.
The guide was a knowledgeable man,
a volunteer with a big heart.
Nine passengers loaded his van,
his expedition about to start!
I
was on an island, but it was not
the fictional one made famous
by Gilligan in the silly sitcom. My
escapade was on the Merritt Island
National Wildlife Refuge (MINWR).
While it is not an uncharted desert isle,
it is 140,000 acres of environmentally
protected habitat. After living my entire
life in Florida, I finally discovered one of
my state’s sacred sanctuaries.
Susie, Gail and I embarked on
voyage to Cocoa Beach. Pretending to
be tourists, we enjoyed the scenery,
swam in the saltwater, and dined on
succulent seafood. After soaking up
the sun and getting some much needed
rest and relaxation, we reluctantly
packed our bags. Susie was meeting
friends in Sebastian, while Gail and I
had to make the dreaded drive back to
Gainesville.
Gail asked if I would be interested
in exploring the MINWR on our way
home. It was a beautiful spring day;
I am always ready for adventure, so
we stopped. From the moment of
our arrival, I knew we had entered a
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serene safe space, almost a secret from
outsiders.
We wandered into the welcome
center and learned of a complimentary
educational hike about to begin. The
trek was on a trail through Scrub Ridge.
Gail’s excitement soared, as this unique
parcel of land is home to the Florida
scrub jay. Both of my friends are avid
bird enthusiasts and have a friendly
birding competition. Their goals — find
and photograph a breed of bird the
other has not yet seen. She was anxious
to locate the colorful blue-gray jay that
resides only in scrub plants. Since Susie
was not with us, she would score one
shot in her favor.
Expecting a leisurely 45-minute
walk, we were surprised when a van
arrived. The volunteer driver was also
an educated docent, anxious to share
his wisdom. His unrehearsed speech
included numerous fascinating facts. In
the 1950s, the barrier isle (that shares a
border with the Kennedy Space Center)
became a designated buffer zone for
NASA. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service took over management of the
secluded island in 1963, which ensured
its preservation. The MIWLR is like
no other place. The diverse landscape
provides habitat for 350 breeds of birds,
117 kinds of fish, 31 varieties of mammals
and 68 types of amphibians and reptiles.
It is a safe haven, supporting one of the
highest numbers of endangered and
threatened species found in the National
Wildlife System.
After the trail excursion ended,
our enthusiastic volunteer offered to
continue his tour. He took us to the
Manatee Observation Deck, where
the largest population of east coast
manatees freely frolicked.
Next was a drive to Mosquito Lagoon,
one of the least developed regions on
the east coast. Nearly 2/3 of the aquatic
preserve boundary is a part of Canaveral
National Seashore or MINWF. The
salty tarn has a population of Atlantic
bottlenose dolphins and extensive
oyster bars. Our final destination was
to a scenic view of the Space Shuttle’s
launching pad. What a spectacular
sight — preparations were in process for
Endeavor’s last mission.
If it weren’t for the hunger pains of
the two youngest crewmembers we
would still be in the van. The rest of us
where enthralled with the unblemished
natural beauty. Unfortunately, our threehour tour was over.
Sometimes we learn valuable lessons
or find Mother Earth’s best-kept secrets
in our detours. Perhaps that is why
many of us found the shenanigans of
the seven shipwrecked passengers from
the Minnow on Gilligan’s Island so
endearing.
By the way, Gail did photo a scrub jay.
I only wish Susie had been there too. 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]
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T
his Fourth of July, celebrate
your connection to the communities of North Central
Florida by joining in one of many local
Independence Day events. At these
small-town shindigs, you will find one
thing that you never get at a theme park:
free admission. You will also have the
chance to give back to the communities
that have given so much to you. In Ocala,
you can race in the Freedom Run to benefit the Ocala-Marion County Veterans
Memorial Park. In Micanopy, you can
participate in a LifeSouth blood drive. In
Williston, your $2 parking donation benefits the Williston High School JROTC.
Grab a group of family and friends and
head to the nearest celebration. As you
listen to live music and munch on that
funnel cake that you have been wait-
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ing for since last year, take a moment to
think about the men and women who
have made this Independence Day possible. Remember the people who have
fought and who continue to fight for our
freedom, and give thanks.
ALACHUA
The Largest Small Town Fireworks
Display in America
Where: Hal Brady Recreation Complex
When: July 4 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.
Admission: Free
Visitors to this 12th annual Fourth of
July Celebration in Alachua can expect
an afternoon of fun and an evening of
fireworks, said Adam Boukari, assistant
to the city manager and chairperson of
the celebration. The event features live
entertainment by local musicians and
bands, as well as a free children’s area
with bounce houses, a rock climbing
wall, a 30-foot waterslide, a splash
park, a skate park and an obstacle
course. Food vendors will provide a
tempting assortment of carnival foods,
including Italian sausages, funnel
cakes and pizza. Guests can also take a
break from the heat and step into the
gymnasium for bingo and more live
music acts. Boukari predicts the event
will draw a crowd of about 25,000 and
said it represents a chance to celebrate
those who are serving or have served in
the armed services. He wants the event
to appeal to people of all ages.
“We try to cater something for
everybody that comes to our event,”
Boukari said.
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1 In addition to music,
food and fireworks, the
Hal Brady Recreation
Complex in the city of
Alachua also offers a
splash park for children
to cool their jets on a hot
July afternoon.
PHOTO COURTESY OF
CITY OF ALACHUA
2 Runners, with police
escort, hit the streets
during last year’s
Freedom Run held in
Ocala. Proceeds from the
4-mile run go to benefit
the Ocala-Marion County
Veterans Memorial Park.
PHOTO BY
ERIK STELLMACH
3 Music and dance, ice
cream and watermelon
can all be enjoyed at
the Red, White & Blues
Festival held at the Ocala
Downtown Square.
PHOTO COURTESY OF
CITY OF OCALA
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PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF ALACHUA
As many as 25,000 visitors descend upon Alachua to enjoy the festivities offered by the “The Largest Small Town Fireworks Display in America.”
OCALA
Red, White & Blues Festival
Where: Ocala Downtown Square
When: July 2 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission: Free
Website: screel@ocalafl.org
Before fireworks pop and fizz over
Ocala, the sounds of electric blues will
float through the crowd gathered around
the Ocala Downtown Square as Keith
Caton and the Accelerators perform
during the Red, White & Blues Festival.
This free event is a relaxing beginning to
the Fourth of July celebrations, said Stan
Creel, events coordinator for the City of
Ocala. Sample hot dogs, hamburgers and
free ice cream and watermelon, or enjoy
dinner at a restaurant in downtown
Ocala. While at the festival, visitors can
shop for crafts and jewelry, Creel said.
Freedom Run
Where: Starts and ends at Ocala-Marion
County Veterans Memorial Park
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When: July 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Fees: $15 pre-registration fee, $20 on race
day Download the entry form from the
Ocala Runners’ Club website (ocalarunnersclub.com/events.php
Start your Fourth of July celebrations
by running four miles to raise money
for the Ocala-Marion County Veterans
Memorial Park during the Freedom
Run. The race is open to people of all
ages and usually features between 250
and 350 runners, said Gregg Miller, the
race director. The Ocala Runners’ Club
produces the event and awards the
overall male and female winners with
American flags and flagpoles. The first,
second and third place winners from
each age group receive red, white and
blue ribbons. Miller said runners enjoy
coming out each year to experience
the beautiful racecourse, which runs
through the shaded neighborhoods of
Ocala. Publix provides bagels, fruit and
cookies for the runners.
WILLISTON
Williston’s Independence Day
When: July 2 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Where: Parade starts on Main Street;
Celebration continues at Williston’s
Horseman’s Park (803 SW 19th Ave.),
where gates open at 6 p.m. and opening
ceremony begins at 7 p.m.
Admission: free; $2 parking donation to
benefit Williston High School JROTC
Enjoy an evening complete with
food, floats and fireworks at Williston’s
Independence Day. The parade has a
“Proud to be an American” theme and
starts at 5 p.m. on Main Street. It usually
includes a collection of more than 100
entries, including floats and fire trucks,
according to Chris Sells, an accounting
technician for the City of Williston and a
member of the celebration’s committee.
The gates of Williston Horseman’s Park
open at 6 p.m., and children can enjoy
free rides, including pony rides, said
Mary Kline, the executive director at the
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MICANOPY
Micanopy July 4th Celebration
When: Starts at 8:30 a.m. with a LifeSouth blood drive
at the fire station
Where: Blood drive at the fire station; Parade starts at the south
end of town on the corner of Tuscawilla Road and Ocala Avenue;
Fish fry at the Micanopy Historical Society Museum; Children’s
activities at Micanopy Ballpark
Admission: free
Enjoy an all-day celebration of American independence
during the Micanopy July 4th Celebration. Stop by the fire station and donate blood during the LifeSouth blood drive, held
Bring sunscreen and stow an umbrella in
your car in case of those unpredictable
Florida afternoon showers. Check with the
city sponsoring the event to see if you can
bring pets and folding chairs.
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Williston Area Chamber of Commerce. Admission and rides
are free, but $2 parking donations will benefit the Williston
High School JROTC. At 7 p.m., the opening ceremony begins,
featuring performances by the Shane Wooten Band and the
winners of the Levy County Fair karaoke contest. As you savor
the entertainment, you can also savor the food, including hot
dogs, hamburgers, ice cream and curly fries. When the sun
goes down, fireworks light up the sky and bring the celebration to a close. Bring coolers or blankets. No lawn chairs or
pets allowed through the gates.
from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. At 11 a.m., line up for the parade that
starts at the south end of town on the corner of Tuscawilla
Road and Ocala Avenue. Bring folding chairs and drinks and
watch floats sponsored by local businesses and sports teams.
After the parade, stop by the Micanopy Historical Society
Museum for a fish fry. Once your stomach has settled, take the
children to the Micanopy Ballpark at 5 p.m. to enjoy food, fun
and games, including a bounce house. Fireworks begin at dusk
and bring the day to a close, according to Patty Polk, deputy
town clerk.
Before you head to your favorite parade, race, concert or
festival, prepare for any kind of weather. Bring sunscreen and
stow an umbrella in your car in case of those unpredictable
Florida afternoon showers. Check with the city sponsoring the
event to see if you can bring pets and folding chairs. And, most
importantly, enjoy good food, good music and a good time! s
FIRST STEP œ ELLIS AMBURN
Enjoying
Act Three
The students I’ve come to know and love
this year as a guest lecturer in journalism
and book publishing at the University
of Florida have all found jobs and are
leaving town to start Act II of their lives.
I
miss them but know from
experience that they are launching
themselves on what is perhaps life’s
most exciting adventure: Leaving home.
I left Fort Worth the day after
graduation from TCU in 1954, headed
for the shining city I’d dreamed of
half my life: the New York celebrated
by Walt Whitman, Thomas Wolfe,
George Gershwin, Betty Smith (“A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn”), Rodgers and Hart
(“Manhattan”), Leonard Bernstein (“On
the Town”), David O. Selznick (“King
Kong”), “Miracle on 34th Street,” and
“All About Eve.”
Like rocker Patti Smith years later,
though I wasn’t yet sure of a vocation,
I wanted to be “a part of the life of art.”
For Hemingway and Fitzgerald in the
Roaring Twenties, Paris was the Mecca;
by the Fifties it was New York City.
Landing at LaGuardia, I took a
taxi over the Triboro Bridge with
its staggering view of Manhattan
skyscrapers. At 440 Riverside Drive, I
checked in at “Mrs. Mason’s,” where
generations of transplanted TCU
“Froggies” had rented furnished
rooms overlooking the Hudson River
at 116th Street, a stone’s throw from
Columbia University, where I’d enroll in
September. My rent was $7.50 per week,
maid service and kitchen privileges
included.
My date for the evening, a Fort
Worth Star-Telegram reporter in town
to cover the Seventh Avenue fashion
shows, joined me for drinks and risqué
songs by Charlie Drew at the Hotel
Taft in Times Square, followed by
dinner at Asti’s, a cozy café with singing
waiters down in Greenwich Village,
and a play, Chekhov’s “The Sea Gull,”
at the Phoenix Theater on Second
Avenue, starring my favorite performer,
Montgomery Clift.
Then we hit Eddie Condon’s jazz club.
More than the music, I was interested in
watching the people who came in and sat
down at the next table: Zsa Zsa Gabor,
Mama Jolie Gabor and Latin playboy
Porfirio Rubirosa. Zsa Zsa and Rubi’s affair
was an international scandal — Rubi torn
between the blond Hungarian bombshell
and the homely Barbara Hutton, world’s
richest woman (he ultimately chose
Barbara). A tipsy Mama Jolie kept trying
to stroke Rubi’s cheek and he kept dodging
her, Mama Jolie’s arm sweeping all the
way to the floor —repeatedly.
When I returned to my modest digs
on Riverside Drive, I felt like a certified
member of the Jet Set, though I only
had $50 in my pocket. In those days that
was enough to eat at Chock Full ‘o Nuts
and see most of the plays on Broadway. I
approached the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
as if it were Chartres — this was where
“A Streetcar Named Desire” opened
in the Forties. Tonight it housed the
sensation of the current season, “Tea and
Sympathy.” Though Joan Fontaine had
replaced Deborah Kerr, and Anthony
Perkins in his Broadway debut had
replaced John Kerr, I sat awestruck,
experiencing theatrical perfection as it
exists only on Broadway and London’s
West End.
Fast-forward a few years. I’m a
Madison Avenue book editor, lunching
with Mama Jolie Gabor to discuss
her memoir (which never came to
pass). Fast-forward again to 1991 and
another lunch: Zsa Zsa Gabor is feeding
me “Dracula Goulash” in her Bel Air
mansion, where we’re collaborating
on her memoir “One Lifetime Is Not
Enough” (which did come to pass).
The star struck boy from Cowtown
who came to New York in 1954 would
later edit John le Carre’s first bestseller,
“The Spy Who Came in From the
Cold,” and Paul Gallico’s last one, “The
Poseidon Adventure;” ghostwrite for
Kim Novak, Peggy Lee, Shelley Winters,
June Allyson and Priscilla Presley;
lunch with Jacqueline Onassis, and date
Martha Mitchell, the lady who brought
down the Nixon Administration.
A lot can happen to you if you stay in
New York long enough, but, looking back
from the throne of Act III, I’d say nothing
quite equals the day you leave home. s
Involved daily in volunteer community
service, Ellis Amburn, a High Springs
resident, is the author of biographies of Roy
Orbison, Elizabeth Taylor, and others. He
can be reached at [email protected].
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HOME SAFETY MONTH
Staying Safe
By Mary Kypreos
W
ith summer in full swing
and the start of school and
family vacations, June is the
perfect month for barbecues, swimming
in the pool and relaxing with a book.
But, June also doubles as the littleknown National Home Safety Month,
which encourages families, residents
and individuals to search their homes
for problem areas that may cause accidental injuries or deaths.
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“For most of us, our home is our safe
haven,” states a home safety brochure
from the Home Safety Council. “No one
wants to think about being injured or
killed at home.”
Accidents, however, happen more
often than most people realize as the
home is the second most common location for unintentional injuries, according
to the Home Safety Council’s website.
“The top five leading causes of unin-
tentional home injury death are falls, poisoning, fire/burn, choking/suffocation,
and drowning,” according to the website.
Home Safety Month’s raison d’être is
not to frighten residents with statistics
but to use such information to make
residents more aware of issues and give
advice on fixing common problems in
every home.
“Our home is where we spend most
of our time and the place we like to feel
safe,” said Joey Malphurs, a former
public educator and state-certified
paramedic. “I don’t want people to be
terrified; I don’t want people to live
their lives scared that they will fall.”
Malphurs said that the first step
after realizing the importance of home
safety is to look into the plethora of
publications available that advise on
the subject.
“Take the information that is out
there from different sources to do a
home-safety audit,” he said.
Use a checklist to go from room
to room looking for trip and fire
hazards, poor lights, etc. Many of
the things in a home that cause
accidents are easily fixable.
Malphurs said
trip hazards are one
of the biggest problem areas in homes.
A throw rug, for
example, represents
what its name suggests: it is there to
throw someone on
the ground.
During his time
as a public educator in Alachua County,
Malphurs would tell people: “If you like
[the throw rug], put it on the wall and
look at it.”
In Florida, Malphurs said the green
algae that grows on sidewalk and steps,
caused by the frequency of Florida
showers, increases fall potentials outside the home as well.
Furthermore, always be aware of
non-working smoke alarms, he said. Test
them regularly and change the batteries.
Home safety and the issues surrounding it are especially important
when involving children (5 and under)
and Seniors (85 and older), both of
which are the two most vulnerable segments of the population and have the
highest death rates.
For Seniors with mobility issues, in
case of an emergency, working smoke
alarms provide the extra time necessary
to react, Malphurs said. Moreover, trip
hazards are typically the number one
reason Seniors end up in the hospital.
With children, it is never too early to
instill safe behavior, the importance of
smoke alarms, or even disaster preparation for hurricanes.
Take steps to involve children and
make it fun, he said. Let them test the
smoke alarm; involve them in putting
together a home plan. Elicit their help
preparing a disaster kit by researching
online and shopping at the grocery and
hardware stores together.
“A lot of things that involve children
and adults make having a plan most
Use a checklist to go from room
to room looking for trip and fire
hazards, poor lights, etc. Many
of the things that cause home
accidents are easily fixable.
The “Safe Haven Room-byRoom Home Safety Research”
brochure from the Home
Safety Council highlights key
problems in common rooms:
Kitchen
• Do not leave the room when cooking
and especially when frying food
• Keep dangerous items away from
foods and drinks. This will help
prevent accidental poisonings
Bathroom
• Stay close to children when they are
in or around water
• Use grab bars and non-stick mats
in baths and showers
• Keep the water heater at 120
degrees Fahrenheit or below
Hallway & Stair
• Install bright lights and ensure on/off
switches are located at both the top
and bottom of staircases
• When children are in a home, use
safety guardrails at the top and
bottom of stairs
• Ensure handrails are installed on
both side of steps and stairways
Bedroom
important,” Malphurs said.
Although children and Seniors are the
two largest groups affected by lax homesafety measures, this does not imply
other groups are not affected as well.
“We are all at risk,” he said. “Those
principles apply all the way across.”
Moreover, accidents at home disturb
more than just the person involved. Indeed, there is a financial and emotional
impact, as well as a higher call load to
EMS and fire services. Reverberations
also appear in the increased number of
patients seen in emergency rooms.
“The biggest impact is probably
unnecessary pain and suffering” both
to the person and friends and family,
Malphurs said.
To avoid such accidents and the web
of consequences, Malphurs encourages
• Check and replace smoke alarms
when necessary and consider
installing a sprinkler system if
building a new home
• Install carbon monoxide detectors
near bedrooms
Garage
• Make sure poisonous items such as
gasoline, anti-freeze and fertilizers
have child-resistant caps and are
locked away
• Prevent falls by keeping floors
clear of clutter and liquids
Backyard Safety
• Children, and even adults, should
never swim alone
• Position grills at least 10 feet away
from everything, including the house
and shrubbery.
• Consider placing soft materials, such
as rubber or wood chips under
playground equipment.
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people to think about some “what ifs?”
and form a plan.
Maybe this involves carrying around
a portable phone, which will remove
the necessity to jump out of a chair to
answer it. Or in case of a fall, it gives a
person the means of calling 911. It could
also mean keeping a flashlight by the
bed for getting up in the middle of the
night or during power outages.
Just a few simple steps can decrease
accidents in the home; when ignored,
what would have been a simplistic fix
could very well end in disaster. s
Some Surprising
Home Safety Statistics
• Between 1996 and 2000, an average
of almost 21 million medical visits were
made each year due to home injuries.
• Rates of drowning death are highest
in Florida, Arizona, Nevada and California where climates are warmer and
swimming pools may
be more common.
• An average of 2,096 children younger
than 15 die each year as a result of an
unintentional home injury.
• Falls alone account for 52.5 percent
of all home-injury deaths for adults
age 65-74, 68.2 percent of homeinjury deaths for adults age 75-84, and
78.4 percent of home-injury deaths for
adults age 85 and older.
• Unintentional home injuries cost society at least $222 billion per year in
medial costs, with an additional $165
billion in medical costs from injuries
that possibly occur in the home.
Information courtesy of “Unintentional
Home Injury in the United States” on the
Home Safety Council website.
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CLASSES
EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE
Shands Eastside Education Series 352-733-0017
PrimeTime Institute Education Series 352-332-6917
SHANDS EASTSIDE
COMMUNITY PRACTICE
EDUCATION SERIES
The Diabetes Epidemic
Tues., June 7, 6:00pm
Shady Grove Primitive
Church
804 SW 5 St., Gainesville
The 2010 Dietary
Guidelines
Cleaning Our Clutter
Wed., June 8, 6:00pm
Day Springs Church
1924 NE 8 Ave., Gainesville
Wed., June 8, Noon
Oak Park Apartments
Anatomy of a Caregiver
Chair Massage
Mon., June 13, Noon
Monday June 20, Noon
Mon., June 27, Noon
Cleather Hathcock Center
15818 NW 140 St., Alachua
Thurs., June 9, Noon
Church of Christ
1034 SE 10th Ave.,
Gainesville
Wed., June 15, 10:00am
Thelma Boltin Center
Colon Cancer
Faith Missionary Baptist
Church
2905 SE 21 Ave., Gainesville
Medication Management
Dealing with Difficult
People
Wed., June 22, 6:00pm
Greater Bethel AME
702 SE 43 St., Gainesville
Friendship Baptist Church
426 NW 2 St., Gainesville
Low Back Pain
Strengthening Exercises
Wed., June 22, Noon
Oak Park Apartments
Starting an Exercise
Program
Archer COGIC
520 Busy Ave., Archer
June 9, Thursday, 6:00pm
Church of God by Faith
735 SE 15 St., Gainesville
Mon., June 27, 6:00pm
Gateway Christian Center
5135 NW 21 St., Gainesville
PRIMETIME INSTITUTE
EDUCATION SERIES
A DVE RTI S E M E N T
The Good Old Days!
Most of us can remember
the “good old days,” when
it was almost impossible
to find a pay-phone when
you needed one. Having
your car break down on a
deserted road was a major
concern for most of us.
Can you remember doing
your recommended
exercises, like walking,
worrying the whole time
about what you would
do should there be an
emergency, like a heart
attack. How would you
contact someone for help?
Most of us had hoped that
someday someone would
figure out a way to make
us safe and secure with a
portable telephone.
Today’s mobile telephones
are the answer. This is
why many seniors have
one. One of the greatest
benefits to owning a cell
phone is the security of
knowing that they can
call for assistance anytime
or anywhere you need to.
In past decades, millions
of people were stranded
on the side of the road in
the middle of nowhere
because their car broke
down. Not being able to
get help and having to
rely on the kindness of
strangers who passed by. It
was not only frustrating, it
was also very dangerous.
Potluck Picnic
Thurs. June 9
11:30am - 1:00pm
San Felasco County Park
SIGN UP REQUIRED
Contact Lee Wiegand by Monday,
June 6th (352) 336-8172.
There are still many
seniors who do not want
to own a mobile phone,
mostly because of cost
and concern about using
a confusing new device.
Many do not want to
pay for a wireless phone
plan, especially if they
aren’t going to be making
calls. For those people, a
prepaid cell phone is the
perfect gift.
Cellular phones have come
a long way, and constant
improvements have made
them convenient to carry
and easy to use. Mobile
phones are basically the
same as your home phone.
We are a cell phone
company, InTouch
America, that offers you a
free phone, and you only
pay $3.99 per month, and
only 18¢ per minute when
you have to call someone.
We also have other plans
available. We custom-tailor
cell phone plans to meet
any needs. We can be
contacted at
1-800-500-0066 or on
our web site at www.
InTouchAmerica.com. If
you contact us by May 3rd,
2011, you will get three
months of free service,
on any plan, when you
mention this article in
Senior Times.
If you are seeking a way
to protect yourself or your
loved ones, a cell phone
could be the answer. Take
the worry out of everyday
activities. Knowing that
help is just a telephone call
away is important.
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CALENDAR
UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION
OUT WEST: THE ART OF
THEODORE WADDELL
DOUG JOHNSON REELING FOR
KIDS FISHING TOURNAMENT
Runs through June 12
Friday and Saturday, June 3, 4
Regular Hours
OCALA - Appleton Museum of Art, 4333
E. Silver Springs Blvd. Showcased are 40
paintings and original illustrations of Montana’s
horses, cattle, ranches and landscapes by
this award-winning artist. 352-291-4460
STEINHATCHEE - This event is a collaboration
between NFL and Gator football stars,
fishing enthusiasts and community leaders
in an effort to support the youth programs
of the Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County.
Tickets are $100. Visit reelingforkids.
com for more info or call 352-317-5437
SILENT FRONTIER: ICONS
OF MONTANA’S EARLY
SETTLEMENTS
Runs through June 12
OCALA - Circle Square
Cultural Center. Two
incredible tribute bands
take audiences on a trip
through years of the world’s
most successful and
popular groups of all time!
Don’t miss your chance to
hear these hits performed
live with “spot on”
authenticity. 352-854-3670
www.CSCulturalCenter.com
5:30pm
GAINESVILLE - P.K. Younge, 1080 SW 11th
St. The jungle is jumpin’ with jazz in this
exciting Disney classic! Millhopper Montessori
Elementary/Middle School takes you on a
journey through Rudyard Kipling’s adventures
in the jungles of India. For more information
contact the Drama Department: 352-375-6773
1ST FRIDAY ART WALK
June 3rd and July 1st
6:00pm - 8:00pm
OCALA - Ocala Historic Downtown Square.
352-671-7469. artwalkocala.com
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9:00am - 2:00pm
GAINESVILLE - SFC Teaching Zoo, 3000 NW 83rd
St. A look at how we can protect our oceans
without ever leaving home. With this in mind,
the zoo has set up displays and discussions
about what we can do to help. There will be
7:00 pm
Friday, June 3
6:00pm - 11:00pm
OCALA - Ocala Golf Club. Presented by the
Jacob Casey Foundation. Friday night dinner
provided by the award-winning MoJo Grill. Entry
includes dinner Friday, continental breakfast
& BBQ lunch Saturday. Prizes include a Harley
Davidson, new Subaru or $1,000,000.00 in
cash. Sponsor a hole, donate an item for the
auction or play in the tournament. Forms are
available at www.jacobcaseyfoundation.org or
call Tammy 352-361-9120 or Brian 352-207-0146
June 4 and 5
6/11/11
JUNGLE BOOK
Friday, June 3
WORLD OCEAN DAY
CELEBRATION
Beach Toys & Paperback Writer
Regular Hours
OCALA - Appleton Museum of Art, 4333
E. Silver Springs Blvd. View 55 black-andwhite photographs by Dr. Richard Buswell of
abandoned farm and ranch buildings, tools
and equipment evoking nostalgia for simpler
times in the Old West. 352-291-4460
CASEY CLASSIC GOLF
TOURNAMENT
the route of the historic cross-state Florida
Railroad, and an array of events showcases the
rich historical, cultural, and natural attractions
of the heart of North Florida. Since 1995, Yulee
Day had been celebrated in the City of Archer.
In 2004 the festival expanded into a three-day
event involving historic towns in Alachua County
and its environs that owe their existence to
the railroads. www.yuleerailroaddays.org
NATIONAL LEARN TO ROW DAY
Saturday, June 4
1:00pm - 5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Newnans Lake. Want to try
rowing? Gainesville Area Rowing is opening
their Newnan’s Lake Boathouse Doors to
give you a taste rowing on the water and the
rowing machine. FREE! For information and
registration go to gainesvillearearowing.com.
YULEE RAILROAD DAYS
Saturday, June 4
9:00am
ARCHER - All-day entertainment at the Archer
Depot downtown. Live entertainment, Patriotic
Parade, Maddox Foundry Open House and
limited tours, cannon blasts at the Civil War
re-enactors’ camp, flag ceremony in honor of
D-Day and Gospel Sing at the historic Bethlehem
Presbyterian Church. The linear festival follows
children’s crafts and activities like being a sea
turtle researcher, where the child will discover
the sea turtle’s nest, and then log the number
of eggs found. Santa Fe students will give
demonstrations on how zookeepers work with
and train animals, and how water is a vital part of
their interactions. Unlike the usual guided tours,
zookeepers will be stationed at the exhibits so
that visitors can wander the zoo at their leisure
and still have access to detailed information
about the animals. Adults: $5. Children: $4.
SF students, staff and children under 4 are
free. 352-395-5601 www.sfcollege.edu
RWVA APPLESEED RIFLE
MARKSMANSHIP & HERITAGE
CLINIC
Saturday - Sunday, June 4 - 5
8:30am - 5:00pm (as conditions permit)
GAINESVILLE - 1610 NW 65th Place. Range
fees for this event: $15/person/day, under 21
exempt, Active-Duty Military exempt (must
show current ID). Please be sure to read your
confirmation email, it will direct you to links
on how to prepare for this event. 352-3768806. www.gainesvilletargetrange.com
BRADY ACKERMAN
CELEBRITY CHALLENGE
Saturday, June 4
9:00am - 2:00pm
OCALA - 8300 NW 31st Lane Rd. Join Brady
Ackerman and his friends for a round of golf
to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Marion
County. Brady has welcomed many former
Gators to this event over the years. Gator
greats Shane Mathews, Kerwin Bell, Ricky
Nattiel, Judd Davis, Jeff Chandler, Chris
Doering, James Jones and Neal Anderson
have participated in the past. 352-629-6229
READING IS MAGIC
Tuesday, June 7
9:00am
GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Branch Library, 3145
NW 43rd St. Real horses greeting children inside
a library is always a magical experience. Gentle
Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses will bring
their award-winning literacy program “Reading is
Magic” to many local libraries again this summer
with new books, new surprises and beautiful
horses. 352-226-9009. www.horse-therapy.org
GAINESVILLE STREET RODS
CAR SHOW
Saturday, June 11
6:00pm - 9:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Publix, 9200 NW 39th Ave. Car
Show/Cruise-In, hosted by the Gainesville Street
Rods. $100 cash give away on odd months, and
cash drawing, prizes, music and fun every month.
For more information call Tim at 352-658-1477
Discover Plantation Oaks
Senior Living Community
All-inclusive carefree assisted living
in the heart of High Springs!
• Beautiful studio apartments
• Furnished apartments avail.
• Gracious lounges
• Library
• Chef-prepared
restaurant-style meals
• Patio and gardens
• Beauty/Barber salon
• Art, music and pet therapy
• Medication supervision
LIONS, TIGERS, BEARS & MORE!
Saturday, June 11
10:00am - Noon
CITRA - EARS Animal Sanctuary Family Day
Membership Drive & Animal Showcase.
Enjoy an animal tour plus a 1-year EARS
Membership for $8. EARS is a not-for-profit
organization that exists specifically to
provide permanent homes for unwanted
and/or abused endangered animals. RSVP
Required - Checks preferred - donations taxdeductible. 407-647-6328 www.earsinc.net
GAINESVILLE ARTIFACT
AND FOSSIL SHOW
Assisted Living • Personal Care
Senior Day Program • Short-Term Stays
Saturday, June 11
8:00am - 3:00pm
HIGH SPRINGS - St. Madeleine Catholic
Church, 17155 US Highway 441. Show features
Native American artifact collections and fossil
collections on display. Bring your own artifacts
or fossils for identification. 352- 665-0668
• Nurse on staff
• Emergency
Call System
• On-site Home
Health Care
• Housekeeping and
laundry services
• Social events and
cultural outings
• And much more!
201 NE 1st Avenue
High Springs, FL 32643
(386) 243-2017
Assisted Living Facility License # 11967
HighSpringsSeniorLiving.com
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CARILLON RECITAL
Sunday, June 12
3:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Century Tower, Newell Dr.
and Stadium Rd. The UF Carillon Studio
presents a recital at Century Tower on the
University of Florida campus. Programs will
be available on the south side of the tower.
Bring blankets and/or lawn chairs. Free
and open to the public. 352-273-3181
THE MODERN PROMETHEUS
Monday, June 13
Noon - 1:30pm
GAINESVILLE - University of Florida, Health
Science Center, 1600 SW Archer Rd. Malcolm
Maden, professor of biology at the University
of Florida, will discuss his research in
regenerative medicine. This event accompanies
the Health Science Center Library exhibit
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of
Nature.” guides.uflib.ufl.edu/frankenstein
programs on a variety of healthcare topics.
Programs include food and beverages and
are offered free of charge. 800-611-6913
CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
CONFERENCE
Thursday, June 16
9:00am - 3:00pm
GAINESVILLE - The Tower Club at The Village,
8000 N.W. 27th Blvd. Caring for a loved one
with physical or mental limitations can be very
stressful, often leaving little time for caregivers
to care for themselves. The Conference will
provide caregivers with guidance, inspiration
and resources on how to care for themselves,
as well as their loved ones. Free and open to
all caregivers. Reservations are required and
on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call
352-692-5133 to RSVP or for more information.
BIG BOY TOYS
Saturday, June 18
BACK TALK:
ANSWERS FOR SPINE PAIN
Tuesday, June 14
6:30pm
GAINESVILLE - North Florida Regional Medical
Center, 6500 W. Newberry Road. NFRMC
Health Education Programs offers education
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Noon - 8:30pm
OCALA - Paddock Mall will celebrate dads on
Father’s Day weekend. This two-day event
will feature classic cars, motorcycles, boats,
RVs, ATVs, ZTRs, a ‘Man Cave’ created by Best
Buy, BBQ cook off fundraiser, live music, prize
giveaways and much more. Free. 352-237-1223
FAMILY DAY: PHOTOGRAPHY BY
JERRY UELSMANN
Saturday, June 18
1:00pm - 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Harn Museum of Art, Hull Rd. and
SW 34th St. Take a family friendly tour of “The
Mind’s Eye, 50 Years of Photography” by Jerry
Uelsmann and discover a world of imagination!
Then visitors of all ages can explore their
own imagination by creating dream worlds in
collage. 352-392-9826. www.harn.ufl.edu
ROLLER DERBY BOUT:
HOT WHEELS!
Saturday, June 18
9:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Skate Station Funworks,
1311 NW 76th Blvd. Gainesville Roller
Rebels vs. Panama City Roller Derby.
www.gainesvillerollerrebels.com
GAINESVILLE KIDS TRIATHLON
AT CITIZENS FIELD
Sunday, June 19
7:30am - Noon
GAINESVILLE - Citizens Field, UF Campus.
This event with activities for kids of all ages
including: optional water-slide start, food and
ice cream, activities and games, music and
dancing, raffles and prizes, all-day Pool Pass,
Hula-Hoop Dance Contest with “DJ Shivella,”
VOTED IN
Chip-Timed Event with Accurate Course,
amazing event shirts, finisher medals to ALL
Participants, official event photographer. $35.
352-637-2475. www.gainesvillekidstri.com
Best Doctors America
MARION SADDLE CLUB SHOW
Dr. Latif Hamed, M.D. FAAO
Saturday, June 25
AMERICAN BOARD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
8:00am
OCALA - Ocala Equestrian Complex, 1601 S.W.
60th Ave. An equestrian annual tradition!
BARBERSHOP QUARTETS
EXTRAVAGANZA
Saturday, June 25
ARE YOU TIRED OF GLASSES?
CATARACT & MACULAR
DEGENERATION?
2:00pm
OCALA - This extravaganza will feature
performances by four of Florida’s top barbershop
quartets. These quartets will amaze you with
their close 4-part harmonies reminiscent of
years ago while keeping you laughing at
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RED, WHITE & BLUES FESTIVAL
Saturday, July 2
6:00pm - 9:00pm
OCALA - Downtown Ocala on the Square.
A patriotic festival to celebrate our country.
Live music, dance, and children’s activities.
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Saturday, July 2
10:00am
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historic Micanopy. Fish Fry starts at 10, parade
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FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
Monday, July 4
3:00pm - 10:00pm
ALACHUA - Hal Brady Recreation Complex.
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“The Largest Small Town Fireworks Display in
America.” The annual event draws over 20,000
people to Alachua and has great economic
impact on area businesses. There are dozens
of activities for the kids, including a petting zoo,
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GAINESVILLE - Embers Wood Grill, 3545
SW 34th St. Discover your new favorite
wine, spend time with friends, and help
support our public schools. Benefiting the
Alachua County Public Schools Foundation,
“A Thirst for Learning” will feature 30
different wines and appetizers from
Embers Wood Grill. There will be a silent
auction and a chance drawing for two
tickets to the Blue Man Group in Orlando
and a one-night stay at the Ritz-Carlton
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RECURRING EVENTS >>
CORVETTE CLUB
First Tuesday of each month
OCALA FARM MARKET
Saturdays
Call for hours
OCALA - Downtown Ocala on the
Square. 352-426-8244
7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Bear Archery. Monthly
meetings, breakfasts, dinners, car trips and
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PLAZA SERIES
Sundays
BEGINNERS MINDFULNESS
MEDITATION
Thursdays
7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Shands Cancer Hospital at UF,
1515 SW Archer Rd. Criser Cancer Resource
Center, 1st Floor. Just sitting and relaxing
in our beautiful meditation room can make
a difference to your day. We offer gentle
guidance suitable for everyone. 352-273-8010
YOGA FOR ALL
Thursdays
4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Shands Cancer Hospita,
1515 SW Archer Rd. Criser Cancer Resource
Center, 1st Floor. Join us for an hour of gentle
stretching, accessible postures and breathing
exercises designed to tone your body and lift
your spirits. This class is suitable for patients,
family, staff and members of the community.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAZZ
Wednesdays
6:30p to 10:00p
GAINESVILLE - Emiliano’s Cafe, 7 SE First Ave.
Karl Weismantel on guitar and vocals with Ricky
Ravelo on acoustic bass play jazz, standards,
pop and original tunes. 352-375-7381
GAINESVILLE - Downtown Community Plaza,
corner of SE 1st St. and E. University Ave.
The plaza comes alive every Friday night
as local talent and other cultural events
are showcased under the stars. Hundreds
come out to enjoy free live bands, theater
groups, dance performances, Movies on the
Plaza, and much more. 352-334-5064
2:00pm - 5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Carpenter’s Union Local 75, 1910
NW 53rd Ave. Weekly percussive dance classes
for beginners through advanced. Contemporary
clogging to country, bluegrass and Top 40 music.
Please visit website for class times and holiday
schedule. Classes taught by Kelli McChesney,
internationally-known clogging instructor with
more than 23 years of clogging and 18 years of
teaching experience. firstklasskloggers.t35.com/
CANCER SUPPORT FORUM
JAZZ AT LEONARDO’S 706
Tuesdays, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Thursdays
PROSPEROUS LIVING GROUP
GAINESVILLE - Community Cancer Center of
North Florida. Hosted every third Tuesday
of the month. This gathering is open to the
public and invites cancer patients, caregivers,
friends and family to engage in a social
and educational support group. This forum
is designed not only to give support, but
also provide a community of resources for
those touched by cancer. 352-672-7371
7:30pm - 10:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Leonardo’s 706. The Marty
Liquori Jazztet with Marty on guitar, Vic
Donnell on keyboards and Mr. P on drums
hosts saxophonist Ben Champion, or Trumpet
players Dave Edmund or Gary Langford or
Vocalists and other musicians. 352-378-2001
Sundays
Fridays, May - September
INTERWEAVE
Second Sundays
RANGER WALK
Saturdays
10:00am
GAINESVILLE - Devil’s Millhopper Geological
State Park. Guided walks with a Park
Ranger are available every Saturday.
Special guided walks for groups are
available by reservations. 386-462-7905
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6:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship. Interweave is a group for lesbian,
gay, bisexual, & transgender individuals
and their heterosexual allies. Each meeting
begins with a delicious potluck and continues
with an informative presentation and
interesting discussion. 352-377-1669
FRUIT TREE & PLANT SALE
First Wednesday each Month
4:00pm & 7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
The Edible Plant Project’s spring sale, at the
Union Street Farmers Market. An eclectic
selection of edible plants, fruit trees, & seeds
will be available. This a great time to plant:
warm season vegetables & greens, sugarcane.
6:00pm - 8:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Prosperous Living Center,
1135 NW 23rd Ave, Suite F/2. A community of
like-minded truth-seekers studying, sharing
and teaching multiple paths to prosperity in all
aspects of life - wealth, relationships, health,
personal missions, professions and spirituality.
352-514-3122. www.prosperouslivingcenter.com
COMEDY SHOWCASE
Every Friday and Saturday
7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Clarion Inn and Conference
Center, 7417 W. Newberry Road. A live stand-up
comedy show featuring the best of local amateur
and professional comedians. 352-332-2224
DUGOUT CANOES: PADDLING
THROUGH THE AMERICAS
LIVING HISTORY DAYS
Sundays
9:00am - 4:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Morningside Nature Center.
History comes to life as park staff interprets
day-to-day life on an 1870s rural Florida farm.
Come try a syrup-topped biscuit or cornbread
baked in a wood cook stove. 352-334-3326
1:00pm - 5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History.
Don’t miss the boat! This 3,000-square-foot
object-rich and interactive exhibition features
American dugouts from ancient times to present.
Find out how dugout canoes have affected
life and travel throughout the Americas, from
Florida to the Amazon and the Pacific. Discover
the world’s largest archaeological find - 101
ancient dugouts at Newnans Lake and how
scientists study dugouts from the past. Learn
how the dugout tradition is alive and well in
Native communities today. 352-846-2000
UNION STREET FARMERS’
MARKET
Wednesdays
4:00pm - 7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Community Plaza,
111 E. University Ave. Each week local farmers,
bakers, artisans, musicians and dancers join
with customers in a timeless celebration of
this community’s seasonal bounty. www.
unionstreetfarmersmkt.com/union/
AMRIT YOGA WITH VEDA
Thursdays
5:30pm - 6:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Downtown Library, 401 E.
University Ave, 4th floor. Think you’re not
flexible enough? Learn that yoga is not just
about postures. We begin with a 15-minute
relaxation and then move, with evenness
of mind, into skillful action for your body.
Experience all the benefits of this guided
practice. Appropriate for all levels. No
registration needed. [email protected]
Saturdays
to bring a partner to this free weekly dance
class designed to enhance health and vitality.
No prior dance experience is necessary.
Comfortable clothing and shoes are
recommended. For more information, contact
Shands Arts in Medicine at 352-733-0880.
GAINESVILLE BIRD FANCIERS
Sunday, June 12
GAINESVILLE INTERNATIONAL
FOLK DANCE
Fridays
8:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship, 4225 NW 34th St. Come join this
experienced and expanding International
Folk dance group. Suitable for all ages and
abilities. No partners needed. Beginners
welcome. 352-359-2903. www.gifd.org
QUILTERS OF ALACHUA
COUNTY DAY GUILD
First Thursday
9:30am - Noon
GAINESVILLE - Westminster Presbyterian Church,
1521 NW 34 St. 352-375-2427. www.qacdg.org
1:00pm
GAINESVILLE - United Way of North Central
Florida. Enjoy Parrots? Join your local bird club!
Meets monthly with educational and social
programs for both the pet lover and parrot
breeder. Meetings are often the 2nd Sunday
of the month, but can change. 352-331-2800
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP
Thursday, June 16
10:00am
GAINESVILLE - Shands Rehab Hospital. Meet
other stroke patients, families and care givers
at the stroke support group on the third
Thursday of each month. Discuss coping skills,
challenges and stories. Learn from people
experiencing stroke rehab. 352-265-5491
RAINBOW BINGO
Every first Tuesday
6:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Pride Community Center. Fun,
Cash, Prizes! Doors open at 6pm. Early bird
bingo at 6:30pm. Regular bingo at 7pm. $15 at
the door includes all early bird & regular games.
Food and beverages available for purchase.
June 6, 13, 20, 27
If you would like us to
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every effort will be made to run qualified
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1:00pm - 2:15pm
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THEATRE
Acrosstown Repertory Theatre.....................619 S. Main Street, Gainesville
Curtis M. Phillips Center ........................................... 315 Hull Road, Gainesville
Gainesville Community Playhouse ....... 4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville
Hippodrome State Theatre................................. 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville
Nadine McGuire Blackbox Theatre ................... Museum Road, Gainesville
Insomniac Theatre Company ............................E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
Ocala Civic Theatre ..................................4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
High Springs Community Theater .......... 130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs
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Chapter Two
June 10 - June 26
SUDS
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A semi-autobiographical play by Neil
Simon. The plot focuses on George
Schneider, a recently widowed writer
who is introduced to soap opera
actress Jennie Malone by his press
agent brother Leo and her best friend
Faye. Jennie’s unhappy marriage to
a football player has dissolved after
six years, and she’s uncertain if she’s
ready to start dating yet. Neither is
George, whose memories of his first
wife threaten to interfere with any
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The delightful story of a young
woman and the four guardian angels
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love in, of all places, a laundromat!
SUDS is loaded with good clean fun,
bubbling energy and over 50 wellknown songs that topped the charts
of the 1960s (Respect, Where the
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OCALA CIVIC THEATRE
The Time of Your Life
June 20, 6pm
The King and I
May 19 - June 12
Music by Richard Rodgers Book
and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
II. Based on “Anna and the King of
Siam” by Margaret Landon. Original
choreography by Jerome Robbins.
“The King & I” is a richly textured and
ultimately uplifting tale of enormous
fascination that starts in 1862 in
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King of Siam, in an attempt to bring
Western culture to his country, hires
Anna Leonowens to tutor his royal
princes and princesses. The King
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those in the West, and he seeks
Anna’s assistance in changing his
image, as well as his ways.
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including Tacachale Center’s recent
presentation of “Grease - The
Musical.” Also featured will be the
rhythm and blues music of the “Blues
Brothers.” The Time of Your Life is
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HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY
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Butterflies Are Free
June 17 - July 10
In this poignant, award-winning
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Although she agrees not to visit
him for two months, she appears
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What do you get when you take the
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The Time of Your Life! This musical
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BOOK REVIEW BY
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Arms Wide Open
BY PATRICIA HARMAN
c.2011, Beacon Press
$24.95 / $27.95 Canada 296 pages
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had purchased eight acres in northern
Minnesota and repurposed a crumbling
cabin, hoping friends and former commune members might join them and
their baby son in living off the land.
For Stacy, sustainable farming was a
dream, but Patricia was restless. She’d
tried several times to set up birthing
classes for other “hippie chicks,” but
when winter set in, travel was almost
impossible and it was difficult, at best,
to reach the main commune house. Isolated and unhappy, Patricia packed a few
meager possessions and said goodbye to
the man she loved and their child. She
left under power of thumb.
Six years later, after having traveled
through several states, Patricia settled
down on a communal farm in Ohio. She
met her husband, Tom, at that commune
and when they moved to a small farm in
West Virginia, Patricia started teaching
childbirth classes almost immediately.
A mother again, she quickly became
known as a good midwife but times, they
were a-changing.
Fast-forward thirty years.
The Patricia and Tom Harman both
went back to college: he, for an MD and
she, for an RN. The parents of three
grown sons, they had opened a clinic for
women in the northern Appalachians,
specializing in maternity and pelvic
pain. The days of commune living over,
the Harmans had two homes, both with
modern conveniences.
But with modern times come modern problems, both professional and
personal. Was it possible to reach back
to the past to heal the future?
Did you ever read a book that lulled
you into such a wonderful state of mind
that you were almost heartbroken when
it ended? Yep, that’s exactly what it’s like
to read “Arms Wide Open.”
Through decades-old personal
journals, author Patricia Harman gives
readers an inside peek at hippie culture
and The Seventies through the eyes of a
fresh and idealistic young woman who
wanted to change the world, and the
woman she became. I loved this wistful,
wonderful story of the birth of a birthhelper, and I think you will too.
If you’re looking for a gracious, grateful memoir or if you get nostalgic over
the not-so-distant past, read this book.
“Arms Wide Open” will surely warm
your heart. 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.
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une is National Home Safety month,
and the professionals at Mederi
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that Seniors can live independent lives at
home without fear of accident or injury.
“Our greatest impact is doing our home
safety assessment,” said Deborah Hill,
OTR, rehabilitation director for Caretenders.
“It’s a critical part of home care. We
are the eyes and ears for the physician,
assessing the patient’s home environment.
That is where the falls happen.”
Caretenders evaluates the degrees of
home hazard risks and the frequency with
which patients encounter home hazards.
While some risks are more obvious, others
are not always recognized. “Loose throw rugs
and extension cords are typical. It’s looking
beyond the obvious that is critical to ensure
safety in the home,” said Sunshine Plants,
OTR. “We evaluate mental ability, motor
skills, vision, hearing and other components
that impact function and safety, and then
help make home modifications accordingly.”
Caretenders’ mission is simple. Said
Plants, “We assess one’s ability to function
safely at home and assist with making
changes needed to keep them at home as
long as possible.”
Here are some checklist items
that Caretenders professionals
consider in a client’s home:
Replace any burned out light
bulbs and add lighting wherever
necessary. Adequate lighting
(including night lights) is
important not only for navigation
around the home, but to read
medicine bottles and food
expiration dates as well.
Use flat throw rugs with nonskid backings on floors made
of slippery surfaces, and avoid
wearing only socks. If the home
has stairs, consider taping or
painting the top and bottom steps
so they are easily noticed.
Place a transfer grab bar outside
of the bathtub. “Everyone knows
about grab bars in the tub, but
more falls actually happen as
they’re getting out of the tub,”
said Plants.
Check the temperature settings
on hot water heaters. Some
Seniors experience decreased
tactile sensation, especially
if they are diabetic, and may
not sense that water is too
hot and could cause burns.
Be aware of pets. Animals can be
unpredictable and dive underfoot
with little notice.
Check smoke detectors and
carbon monoxide detectors for
proper placement and dead
batteries. If the resident has
sensory issues, a flashing light or
vibrating sensor can supplement
the beeping alarm.
“I wondered if my
family could manage all
the care I needed after
leaving the hospital.”
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Learn. Plan. Survive.
AT NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,
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LEARN.
The critical measure of how long it takes for a hospital to open
blocked arteries of heart attack patients with a balloon device is
called door-to-balloon time. The American College of Cardiology
recommends this time be under 90 minutes.
PLAN.
At North Florida Regional, our door-to-balloon time is well below
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see for yourself. Consider this critical measure of care for yourself
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By knowing the symptoms of a heart attack, communicating your
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