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SENIOR LIFE MIKE GAFFEYMarci Mathers Nail, busy filling Christmas orders, has been working at Mathers Cake Shop in downtown Eau Gallie since she was a child.

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Dr. Hardoon has been practicing in the Central Florida area for the past 11 years.Give us a call and we can show you how easy and pleasant a visit to the Doctors office can be.

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Mathers Cake Shop a sweet holiday tradition in Brevard for 69 years

BY MIKE GAFFEY

With the holiday season approaching,

its not too difficult to track down Marci Mathers Nail. She can be found in her downtown Eau Gallie bakery, Mathers Cake Shop, busily baking Christmas cakes and cookies as shes done for decades.

Ive worked here since I was 6, Nail said of the longstanding business that her parents, James and Rose Mathers, started in 1945. We used to live in this bakery. I slept behind the oven with my brother, James.

Over time, the Mathers name has become synonymous with sweet treats in Brevard County. Generations of residents have depended on Mathers to create ornate cakes for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and showers.

I make lots of specialty shapes, said Nail, an Eau Galle High School graduate. Ive made a 9-foot alligator for the Space Coast Gator Club. I make castles. Ive made bulldogs, pigs and an octopus. I just made an armadillo cake for a girls Steel Magnolias party and the girl kissed it.

Mathers Cake Shop got its start when James Mathers, an Eau Gallie native and member of a pioneering local family who apprenticed at a downtown Melbourne bakery after having left the Navy, decided to open his own shop. The couple opened their first bakery on U.S. 1 south of New Haven Avenue, then moved into the shops current location at 1341 Highland Ave. when the U.S. Post Office moved out, Nail said.

The Mathers family also ran a bake shop in the Melbourne Shopping Center for about 20 years before a Publix Super Market in the plaza took over the shop, Nail said. Publix wanted my father to run all their bakeries in Florida and they tried to hire him, she said. But my mother didnt want him to travel so we refused that and we decided to open this one full time up here.

The shops specialty cakes come in an assortment of mouth-watering varieties, including Italian cream cake, rum cake, orange cake, and a rich dark chocolate cake with fudge and chocolate mousse.

We have a Mathers surprise cake that has a lot of different fillings, she said. But the very favorite is Jake the Bakes Pecan Coffee Cake, named for her father, who passed away in 2007.

Nail, who mainly works by appointment, usually runs the shop herself but hires friends during the busiest times of the year. Were very busy at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter or if I have a bridal show, said Nail, a member of the Brevard County Bridal Association.

The Mathers name is also well known on Brevards beachside. Nails great-uncle, John Mathers, built Mathers Bridge with help from her grandfather, Lafayette. Completed in 1927, the 700-foot swing bridge on the southern tip of Merritt Island crosses the

Banana River at the end of State Road 3. Nail said the family had no ties to the nearby Mathers Bridge restaurant, which operated for 52 years before closing in 1992.

That was just named Mathers, but everybody loved that restaurant, Nail said. But then the people who lived there didnt like all the people parking, so they had it closed up.

Nail, whos been married to rancher Clark Nail for 46 years and has three children and six grandchildren, attributes her shops success and longevity to treating her customers like family and making all her products from scratch.

I try to be as perfect as possible but Im not always perfect, Nail said. I try to treat them fair. If theyre not happy I give them all their money back.

Kids who stop by the shop can enjoy free baked cookies. Sometimes I give away more than I sell, Nail said with a laugh.

Nail already has her eye on some future employees to keep the family business running for the next 69 years and beyond.

I have a couple of granddaughters who are pretty excited about it and a grandson, too, she said. But theyre young.

Mathers Cake Shop is at 1431 Highland Ave. in Eau Gallie. For operating hours, to schedule an appointment or for more information, call 321-254-1700. SL

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Have you ever seen a set of mastodon bones up close? Perused the remnants of the earliest settlers of Brevard that pre-date recorded history? Explored the legends and artifacts from the cultures and families who have made the Space Coast what it is today? All these and lots more fascinating objects are at the Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science in Cocoa, and on Friday, March 13 wed like you to save the date to enter as our guests. Its the brand new Forever Young Senior Expo done Senior Life style, with lots of fun things to do and see, live entertainment, prize giveaways and the sort of surprises that make people look forward to our next get togethers.

We enjoyed your company at the Nov. 14 Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at the King Center, kicked off with a heartfelt Veterans Salute. While you were there, I hope you got to meet some of our hometown celebrities, the very gorgeous boomer and senior models who will grace the pages of the 2015 Boomer Guide. There were several photo shoots in progress, but youll have to wait until the Boomer Guide release party to find out this years exciting theme, and just who will replace our Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood on the cover. So save the date for that event at the Senior Safari & Caribbean Beach Party Friday, Feb. 6, heading back to the Brevard Zoo by popular request.

I want to thank you for a wonderful year of fellowship and readership, the best ever! Enjoy your holidays with friends and family and we look forward to ringing in the New Year together with the January edition of Senior Life, which will mark the start of our 18th year together.

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Senior Life newspaper won a cache of awards Sept. 29 from the North American Mature Publishers Association NAMPA, Serving Boomer and Senior Markets at its

annual awards ceremony held this year in Shreveport-Bossier City, La.

Our readers really deserve the credit for their excellent input about the stories they want to read about and the events they

enjoy attending, said Jill Blue-Gaines, founder and CEO of Bluewater Creative Group, which publishes Senior Life and Viera Voice newspapers, the annual Boomer Guide, Viera MD magazine and the Charlie Corbeil Birding Guide, and hosts a calendar of popular events and expos each year. The entries were judged by the School of Journalism of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. The school enjoys a reputation as a top journalism school; the department, its faculty and administration are considered a go-to think-tank for media issues and ethics nationwide.

Guest writer and conservationist Darryl Benton won first place for best How-to Feature for his piece on conservation and preservation with his day-to-day journal-type entries leading a group of paddle boaters on an adventure to raise awareness of the need for better stewardship of the Indian River Lagoon.

The design team won First Place for Best Ad Series promoting the Senior Safari 2014 Boomer Guide Expo that celebrates the release of the annual guide, the 2015 event

returning to Brevard Zoo Feb. 6.Maria Sonnenberg won for

her two-page feature on the history and photos of the little houses of worship that went up as Floridas Space Coast was settled.

The Sandwich Generation column by Linda Wiggins won first place for best Senior Issues coverage. It refers to the generation of boomers concerned with the care of their aging parents while also raising children.

Wiggins also won first place for best Community Service writing about a project that brought together more than 200 volunteers from all generations to build a playground at the Boys & Girls Club in Cocoa in a day.

The 2014 Boomer Guide received three awards including second place for best cover photo. The photograph was taken by Keith Betterley of Betterley Photographic.

Other awards received were for a story a roundup of residents celebrating a 100th birthday written by George White and a report on the pluses and minuses of establishing Adult Family Care Homes in residential neighborhoods by Wiggins. SL

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BY FLORA REIGADA

During the recent Pritchard Day at Titusvilles Pritchard House, the Confederate Sons Association, Indian River Camp 47, helped bring the past alive by setting up a Civil War encampment. Their period uniforms, occasional volleys of gunfire, infantry tents and artifact displays offered glimpses in time.

State Commander and local treasurer Mike Linthicum showcased medicines and surgical instruments used to treat wounded soldiers.

They were treated in field hospitals, which were large tents. But more often, during battles, a house or church would be taken over. The doctor would

arrive in his wagon with his supplies, then spread a rubber blanket on the kitchen or dining room table to perform surgeries. Maybe two doctors with a couple of assistants would treat thousands.

There was limited knowledge of sanitary procedures and how disease is spread.

A bullet probe was used to search a wound for bullets, but if one was not available, the doctor would stick his finger into the

Local man shares his knowledge of Civil War medicine

SENIOR LIFE DAN REIGADAMike Linthicum, State

Commander of the Confederate Sons Association, displays

medicines used to treat wounded soldiers during the Civil War. One of the bottles was found

on the grounds of a Civil War hospital in Tennessee.

wound to find it. At the time, medical school was two

years. The graduate would then work for a practicing doctor, who determined his protgs readiness for a license.

Linthicum pointed to medicine bottles in his case, some Civil War vintage. He explained that due to the Union naval blockade, medicine was scarce. Doctors resorted to home or Indian remedies, some of which are still used in medicines today.

Charcoal and flax seed was given for stomach ailments, Linthicum said. Cherry bark was boiled for tea to treat coughs.

Chloroform was used as an anesthetic, however, it was in short supply.

Soldiers would literally have to bite a bullet, Linthicum said. Some would pass out from the pain.

Between surgeries, instruments were washed in a bucket that became red with blood.

Horsehair was used to suture wounds. Boiling it for softening had the unexpected benefit of reducing infections. Other sanitary measures were gradually implemented.

He spoke of his vintage bone saw, purchased from Gettysburg, Pa. and perhaps used for surgeries during the Battle of Gettysburg, which recorded the most casualties in the war.

Linthicum said studying Civil War medicine has given him an appreciation for how far weve come, but also for hardships endured by our ancestors.

They were tough, he said.The Confederate Sons Association is

for history buffs interested in the Civil War era.

For more information go to csacamp47.org/ or visit sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-medicine.htm. SL

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She was an unassuming regular customer at a Seniors at Lunch site run by what is now called Aging Matters in Brevard. She left a heck of a tip.

The patron turned out to be a retired restaurateur who named the former Community Services Council of Brevard in her will to receive a $500,000 bequest. Requesting anonymity, the purpose of the gift was to build a kitchen capable of preparing, packaging and delivering food to individuals receiving Meals on Wheels and attending Seniors at Lunch so that Brevards seniors might continue to receive life-sustaining food in perpetuity.

I believe this donor would be very proud that her bequest lives on, said Cindy Flachmeier, CEO and president of Aging Matters, the official nonprofit contractor for state and federal aging services in Brevard. The gift also provided a way for the charity to generate a revenue stream with catering services to other nonprofits and businesses.

In 2013, the Brevard Community Kitchen prepared and delivered 385,197 meals to Meals on Wheels recipients, Seniors at Lunch sites, adult and child day centers, the childrens summer lunch program and charter schools. With the help of a 75-kilowatt generator, during disasters our kitchen staff can prepare and deliver meals for disaster first-responders and seniors temporarily staying in special needs shelters.

The end of the year is when individuals and heads of corporations beat a path to the doors of attorneys and CPAs such as Kurt Panouses, one of seven attorneys in Brevard who is board certified in wills, trusts and estates

law and also a CPA. The typical goal is to gain tax advantages of annual and planned giving that can help individuals reduce the amount they owe Uncle Sam by dropping them to a lower tax bracket.

Its great that people want to save money, but I urge them to pick a cause that speaks to them and build a relationship with a charity that will make them feel good about what they are doing, because if it is all about a tax break, its not a very satisfying

experience, Panouses said.Mary Alice Libby went to

the Community Foundation for Brevard to establish a scholarship in her and husband James name. The charitable foundation works with individuals and organizations to establish charitable legacies for any charitable cause or organization named by the donor. The donor does not have the expense and headache of running his own foundation, and pooled funds in the community trust generate more substantial returns than a smaller fund.

The satisfied product of a Catholic education, Libby wished to provide this opportunity to a girl each year whose family could not otherwise afford it with a four-year scholarship to Melbourne Central Catholic High School.

Mrs. Libby loved her church and had a heart for helping promising students reach their full potential in life, said Sandi Scannelli, CEO of the Community

Foundation for Brevard. She felt that education was the best way to do that.

The gift changed a life forever, according to one Libby recipient.

Although it was a decade ago, it was a defining moment influencing who I am today, Brittany Rainbow said. I entered the halls of MCC determined to demonstrate my gratitude by positively representing the school, adding that the donation continues to shape her life and those whose paths she cross hers.

There are a variety of popular vehicles to make the world a better place beyond ones lifetime and each provides donor benefits according to individual circumstances.

Bequest by WillName a charity in a will, for either a specific dollar amount or a percentage of the estate. When done through a community foundation, a specially named fund can benefit the charity forever through its income and becomes a personal legacy of giving.

Charitable Gift AnnuityThis provides tax benefits now, gives a generous gift to the community and provides the donor with a new income source for life.

Charitable Remainder TrustReserved for larger amounts that justify the expense of creating a trust, this allows the donor or loved ones to receive an income for life, knowing that whatever remains will benefit the community.

Charitable Lead TrustThis removes assets from ones estate, which can reduce tax liability now, and benefits a charity during the trusts term. When the trust terminates, the remaining assets are transferred to the donor or heirs, often with significant transfer-tax savings.

Life InsuranceOne can make a gift when whole life insurance is no longer needed for personal financial wealth replacement, or simply name the charity as term-life beneficiary in the event of ones death.

For more information on planned giving, go to cfbrevard.org, and to shop for a worthy cause to benefit, go to connectbrevard.org. SL

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Senior Life VETERANS SALUTEVeterans remembrance and support is a matter of life or death

BY LINDA WIGGINS

Retired USAF Lt. Gen. William Bill Welser said he will champion the cause of remembering the service and sacrifice of military veterans until the day he dies.

Its that important, he told the audience of the Nov. 14 Veterans Salute at the King Center that opened the Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo.

U.S. citizens are now the target of the terrorism war we are now fighting, not just the military as it has been in past wars, Welser said, challenging the community and veterans in attendance to bring friends next year to fill auditoriums at all Veterans Day ceremonies.

If we dont honor and appreciate the service of our military and the families that support them, who will want to go and fight to protect us in the future?

The theme of the ceremony was military families, marked by a special award given to Mary Dunagan, the widow of retired Lt. Col. Frank Dunagan. He organized the inaugural Veterans Salute last year that has become an annual event, and provided leads to stories that honor veterans on the pages of Senior Life.

He always said he could not

have soared so high in his career and community service nor enjoyed the flight without Mary and his family behind him, Senior Life publisher Jill Blue-Gaines said in giving the award. Leadership, spouses and family of the Military Officers Association of America Cape Canaveral Chapter, for which Dunagan was a leader, also took part in the award presentation.

Indian River Colony Club resident and retired Army infantry Col. Benjamin Abramowitz spoke about his familys many generations of military service that started with his immigrant father who was headed down the path of becoming a mobster like his gang buddies but joined the military as a teen instead.

Never underestimate the power of an older officer taking an interest in the career of a young person on staff, Abramowitz said. It changed our familys world forever and produced leaders in every war since.SL

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BY GEORGE WHITEAs an avid golfer, retired Air Force Chief Jerry McAnulty honored his fellow veterans on Veterans Day at Duran Golf Club.For the third consecutive year, McAnulty stationed himself at the 11th green right next to the Duran Clubhouse. For that hole, he handled the pin, which has been equipped with a specially-made American flag purchased for the brief ceremony repeated for all golfers.

The flag is displayed on the pin. As the players come up to the green, I make sure that they observe me because Im in red, white and blue. I want to remove the pin from the cup. Unfortunately, normally when you remove the pin from the ground, you put it on the ground and you dont want to do that with an American flag. I take the flag, move back out of the way and stand at parade rest, like we do in the military. I put the flag back in the cup and salute the flag and then I wait for the next group to come up. I do it from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., said McAnulty, 78, who enlisted in 1955.The new Viera tradition came about when the Heritage Isle resident saw a group called Birdies For The Brave do the same thing.I kind of took the lead from them. Out of respect and honor for the veterans, I thought it would be a great thing to do here at Duran, he said.In addition to paying for the American flag for the event, Duran Golf Club also honors veterans with discounts, including free golf (players still have to pay the $22 cart fee) and reduced prices at the clubhouse

restaurant.By giving them the discounts on Veterans Day, theres going to be a lot of veterans here and then theres just the regulars who play here and a lot of them are veterans, he said.McAnulty said hes so encouraged by the response that hes in it for the long haul.The golfers are 100 percent pleased with the event. They actually seem to be impressed with whats going on because theyve never seen it done before. I do it out of respect and honor for veterans, being one myself. I spent 28 years in active duty. Im just very patriotic and I love to do this. I will do this as long as Im alive because its been so well received, he said. SL

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SENIOR LIFE GEORGE WHITE

Duran Golf Club member and retired Air Force Chief Jerry McAnulty has honored veterans with a special salute using a flag made for the pin.

SENIOR LIFE WALTER KILEYUSAF Lt. Gen. William Bill Welser, retired, spoke at the 2014 Veterans Salute.SENIOR LIFE WALTER KILEY

Army Col. Benjamin Abramowitz, retired.


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Vietnam War-era jet arrives at to expanding parkBY MIKE GAFFEY

The Veterans Memorial Center and Park on Merritt Island, poised to launch a major $5 million museum expansion effort, is set to welcome its latest piece of donated military hardware this month: a Vietnam War-era A-7 Corsair II jet.

Housed in Pensacola and considered surplus by the Department of Defense, the vintage warplane is scheduled to be delivered between Dec. 11 and 13 to the center, at 400 S. Sykes Creek Parkway, behind Merritt Square Mall.

Basically, we just need to commit to taking good care of it, center president Bill Vagianos said.

Two trucks will haul the warplane to the center, said center operations director Robert Doyle. They took off the wing section and the wings are coming in on one truck and then the fuselage is coming in on another truck, he added.

The center paid for transportation costs and will pursue grants to replace the funds, Doyle said.

Introduced in 1965, the A-7 was used for close air support attack missions. A later version, the A-7E, was equipped with a 20mm gun and carried payloads of up to 15,000 pounds of bombs and missiles. In service for more than 20 years, the A-7 eventually was replaced by the F/A 18 Hornet.

The center also recently received another donation: an armored personnel carrier from the Brevard County Sheriffs Office, Vagianos said.

The equipment arrival comes just weeks after an Oct. 27 groundbreaking ceremony for the Lakes at Veterans Memorial Park. The park expansion will create an 80-acre multi-use waterfront park that includes an already completed 20-acre lake that filters storm water runoff before discharging into Newfound Harbor and the Indian River Lagoon. The park is designed to provide space for displays and memorials honoring veterans as well as low-intensity leisure activities.

Amenities include salt and fresh water wetlands, walking trails, wildlife observation, a picnic pavilion and play structure, an educational kiosk and a non-motorized canoe and kayak launching area.

The $1.2 million in recreation improvements are funded through a Florida Department of Environmental Protection Grant from the Florida Communities Trust and $400,000 from the Merritt Island Redevelopment Agency.

Doyle said the county needs to move a mound of sand to be used to fill nearby retention basins before the Corsair can be moved to its permanent display site.

Once park construction is done, the center will move ahead with plans to raise $5 million to expand its museum, Doyle said. Architectural plans call for a two-story, 8,000-square-foot facility with a walkway all the way around the second floor.

We need the two stories because we have some stuff we need to hang, Doyle said. We have a donated drone that came out of Afghanistan that were putting back together and we want to hang that from the ceiling.

The museum, which attracted about 4,000 visitors in 2013, also will feature a larger main display area on the first floor, stations showing running documentaries or films, an expanded library and a gift shop.

The center recently added an Afghanistan War memorial in time for a Veterans Day commemoration, Vagianos said. The red granite display is engraved with the names of eight Brevard natives or servicemen with Brevard ties killed in action in the war. The memorial carries a likeness of 1st Lt. Todd Weaver, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010 and whose parents, Donn and Jeanne Weaver of

Cocoa Beach, dedicated the memorial.Vagianos said Rolling Thunder has

plans to erect a display honoring Medal of Honor winners at the expanded park. The traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall also will be exhibited at the park when not on the road, he said.

Expansion at the park will be ongoing for a couple of years, Doyle said. SL

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SENIOR LIFE PHOTO COURTESY OF VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTERAVietnam War-era A-7 Corsair II jet is scheduled to be delivered to the Veterans Memorial Center and Park on Merritt Island this month.

SENIOR LIFE GRAPHICThe 80-acre park under developmeent will include a 20-acre lake.

The Veterans Memorial Center and Park, 400 S. Sykes Creek Parkway, Merritt Island, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. For more information, call the Veterans Memorial Center at 321-453-1776 or go to veteransmemorialcenter.org.

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I allow three days to explore the Gone With the Wind Trail (GWTW) in and near Atlanta, but it takes me only one to become a Windie. A Windie is a die-hard GWTW fan, a person who is immersed in the history, legends and legacy surrounding the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and enormously popular film. Some dream of Rhett; others dream of Scarletts fancy clothes or 17-inch waist. As for me, I dream of publishing a novel that wins one of the worlds most prestigious awards and is turned into a film that earns me millions.

On the surface, GWTW is the wildly romantic tale of Scarlett OHara, a headstrong Southern belle (played by Vivian Leigh in the movie) and her love-hate relationship with Rhett Butler, a dashing, successful opportunist (depicted by Clark Gable).

But on a deeper level, GWTW is the story of the American South during and immediately after the Civil War, a time when an entire society was challenged and ultimately transformed.

The book, written by first-time novelist Margaret Mitchell, was released to the public in 1936 and became an overnight sensation. David Selznick produced the movie, which is the highest grossing film in box-office history, earning an estimated $3.3 billion in todays dollars. To capitalize on the publics interest, the State of Georgia created a GWTW Trail that leads people to five sites that are in some way connected to the book, the film or the author.

Our first trail stop is in Clayton County, where Mitchells relatives had a rural home. As a child, Mitchell visited often and listened intently as her family elders told stories about their experiences during the Civil War. Many of these tales were transformed into scenes in her novel, leading her heirs to dub Clayton County the Official Home of Gone with the Wind. (To Mitchells dismay, Selznick upgraded the comfortable farmhouse of Mitchells memory into Tara, a much grander mansion that he thought would better appeal to movie audiences.)

The Road to Tara Museum has a painting of the old farmhouse, in addition to authentic Civil War items and reproductions of many of the costumes worn in the film, including the green drapery dress that Leigh wears in one of the movies most memorable scenes. But its not until I see the display of foreign edition books that I begin to morph from casual tourist to possible Windie.

GWTW has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold in more than 50 countries, from Albania and Burma to North Korea and Serbia. Why are people all over the world so intrigued by a story about a war that took place in America so long ago?

We learn the answer the next day

when we visit the Margaret Mitchell House, where the author lived when she began her novel. It takes only a few minutes to see the small apartment but much longer to peruse the exhibits in the nearby hallway. There, on a large signboard, is a quote by Margaret Mitchell: If the novel has a theme, it is that of survival.

Why, of course. GWTW addresses a basic concern: If their old world is gone with the wind, how do people create a new one that will work in their new circumstances? This is a question asked by everyone who has ever suffered a hardship, whatever the cause. When seen

in this light, its easy to understand the storys universal and enduring appeal.

Our next stop is Atlantas Public Library, where there are more than 1,500 of Mitchells personal items, including her old Remington typewriter and 1937 Pulitzer Prize certificate.

Were even more fascinated by the items on display at the Marietta GWTW Museum, Scarlett on the Square, which holds a treasure-trove of photos and ephemera. I examine the film contracts. Gable got $160,000 plus a bonus that enabled him to divorce his wife and marry Carole Lombard, the love of his real life. On the other hand, his co-star Vivian Leigh got a mere $30,000. Yes, Gable was a mega-star but still, I cant help but wonder what Mitchell, who was quite the feminist for her time, thought of that.

Finally, we double back to Atlanta to visit Oakland Cemetery, where Mitchell is buried next to her husband. Her tombstone is small compared to many and gives no hint of her fame. Its simply inscribed with her married name, Margaret Mitchell Marsh. Someone, a Windie no doubt, has decorated the grave with pink flowers, reputedly Mitchells favorite color.

I want to extend my stay in Georgia, to delve more deeply into the GWTW phenomena and to learn more about the era in which the novel is set. But we have a plane to catch, so I console myself by remembering Scarletts words, Tomorrow is another day. Ill be back. SL

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Stately Oaks is an 1839 home in Clayton County. Although it bears some resemblance to Tara, the plantation home depicted in the movie, it is much more elegant than the home that Mitchell described in her book.

Gone with the Wind has earned more money than any other movie in box office history, adjusted for inflation.

Gone with the Wind, the book, has been published in more than 40 languages, in-cluding Amharic (Ethiopia) and Kamnada (India).

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Grandparents prefer troupe performance over solo retirementBY LINDA WIGGINS

When Samantha was 4, her grandparents Sarah and Samuel Lowery experimented with how long the chatterbox could go on uninterrupted on a return trip from Daytona Beach to their Cocoa home.

I was either talking, humming or singing the whole way. My mom or my brother or my grandparents would tell me, OK youve talked enough, and Id say, Oh, no! I have lots more to say!

She had lots to say at the 3Rs & Beyond Family Festival Nov. 15 where the 12-year-old performer dressed as a green turtle and taught children and adults the habits of the endangered reptile with her troupe from the Viera Studio for the Performing Arts.

I think its really fun to share the message through performing because youre having a good time but youre also giving back by encouraging others to value wildlife and recycle to take care of the earth, Samantha said.

Learning to act, sing and play the piano and violin, and regional and world travel are but a few of the benefits Samantha gets from living with

her grandparents for mutual benefit and enjoyment. The grandparents help out their single-parent daughter, Sarah Lisa, with master mathematician Samuel acting as teacher for homeschooled Samantha. Twenty-year-old grandson Travis helps care for his grandfather, who is managing liver cancer on an experimental drug that is working well for him. Doctors credit the loving care of family members for

his being the longest living patient on the drug, more than 12 years and stable.

Helping to raise a second generation is all joy and no sweat, according to Sarah Lowery.

People ask us, Wouldnt you rather be retired and travel, carefree? I tell them that we are so blessed. We get to do all these things, and have the best company there is, Lowery said.

Because Samantha is homeschooled,

they spend the summers at their North Carolina Lake Lure home, and often get away during the winter just to see the snow. The youngster already has been to Alaska and Hawaii, many points in between, with frequent field trips to Orlando.

Some kids dont have the opportunities that I have had, Samantha said. Im thankful that God keeps giving me all these pathways to go down and I get to choose which one.

The close-knit family attends Merritt Island Baptist Church and they have a standing date for Sunday dinner afterward. The Lowerys are close with their entire family, which includes two sons, the best daughters-in-law you could ask for, and seven additional grandchildren, all in Brevard except for one adult grandchild who relocated to advance in a career.

We live in a comfortable home so we dont get in each others way, and we do for each other. We enjoy time spent together doing things we all enjoy, Lowery said. I dont know how I could have it any better than that. SL

SENIOR LIFE SUSAN TAYLORGrandmother Sarah Lowery, left, is part of the audience enjoying granddaughter Samanthas performance, right, on the importance of nature and wildlife at the Nov. 15 3Rs & Beyond Family Festival.


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A traveling museum of student-created Holocaust artwork is coming to Cocoa in April, carrying the message that such a horrific event must never be repeated and that the world must never forget.

Holocaust Museum Central Florida 2015 runs from April 19 through 23 at the Space Coast Convention Center in the Holiday Inn Express at 301 Tucker Lane, near State Road 520 and Interstate 95. A donor appreciation garden party from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday Jan. 25 at the Cocoa Rockledge Garden Club at 1493 S. Fiske Blvd. hopes to commend those who helped make the event possible and recruit additional donors needed to expand it.

Sponsored by the Sister City Program of Cocoa Florida Inc., which connects Brevard County and the city of Beit Shemesh, Israel, the museum features artwork by students at World of Faith Fellowship Christian School in Spindale, N.C., chosen from the schools Holocaust Museum. Artists range in age from kindergarten to college. Between 60 to 80 of the young artists and their families from the church congregation are scheduled to travel with the museum, depending on the amount of funds raised, said Rockledge resident Ron Shelton, director of the Sister City Program.

They serve as docents for the museum, said Shelton, who first saw the traveling museum while at a 2010 summit in Washington, D.C. and started working in March to bring the exhibition to Brevard and obtain sponsors. Youre interacting with people who have created all this art and know all about the Holocaust. You have 10-year-olds explaining the Holocaust to adults. Theyve done a lot of research, a lot of study.

The students paintings, models and sculptures capture the horrors of the Nazi regimes systematic, state-sponsored murder of 6 million European Jews during World War II, chronicling the period from the Nazi partys rise to power to the creation of Israel.

World of Faith Fellowship first got the idea for the museum about 10 years ago during a difficult time for the church, Shelton said. They felt persecuted, and they believe that God led them to think about the Jewish people, he said. They added Holocaust studies to their curriculum and it captivated them. As they studied, they decided to express what they learned through art and through models and different things they could create and

they would make this little museum. And out of their experience they ended up creating an amazing museum.

The Cocoa exhibition will include a Room of Remembrance, featuring the stories of local Holocaust survivors, Shelton said. We will have presentations by Holocaust survivors or their family members going on each day.

The exhibitions starting date is significant, as it comes just a few days after the observance of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, from sundown April 15 to sunrise April 16, and just a few weeks before the 70th anniversary of Germanys surrender on V-E Day.

Seventy years after the liberation of Auschwitz, two-thirds of the worlds population dont know the Holocaust occurred, or they deny it, Shelton said. The purpose of the Holocaust Museum Central Florida 2015 Project is to reverse the trend of ignorance and denial about the Holocaust.

For more information about the Jan. 25 donor appreciation dinner call Margret Cornell 321-288-3014. SL

SENIOR LIFE PHOTOSStudent artists at World of Faith Fellowship Christian School in Spindale, N.C. will travel to Brevard and act as docents for the traveling Holocaust Museum in Cocoa in April.

SENIOR LIFE LINDA WIGGINSRon and Shelby Shelton wear their passion for the Holocaust Museum on their sleeve, their matching bracelets promoting the local April event.

Holocaust Museum Central Florida 2015 is from April 19 to April 23 at the Space Coast Convention Center in the Holiday Inn Express at 301 Tucker Lane, near State Road 520 and Interstate 95. A VIP reception for community leaders at 4:30 p.m. April 19 will precede a 5:30 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the museum to the public. Museum hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. April 19 and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 20 through 23. Tickets are $10; students get in free. To make donations, go to gofundme.com/Holocaust-Museum-CF-2015. For more information, go to holocaustmuseumcentralflorida2015.org

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The North American Mature Publishers Association first-place award to Senior Life columnist Linda Wiggins for Senior Issues writing Sept. 29 gives a voice to the many who suffer in silence and a name to call it for those who fit the tween-ages moniker.

The Sandwich Generation column adroitly addresses the issue faced by many children of aging parents about how to care for mom and dad, the judges wrote. Beyond the practical issue, though, (Wiggins) gets into the emotional upheaval and stresses that siblings face, and sometimes dont resolve, in making these decisions. Its a well-written column about her familys discovery and resolution.

The column is as much a release as it is an attempt to help others

experiencing the same pressures, Wiggins said.

People dont realize the stress you experience. When you step up to try to make decisions for the care of your parent, there often is contention from siblings, rather than the support you need. Often it is from those unwilling to help, but happy to assail your character for doing so, said Wiggins, a writer who lives in Suntree.

Now add to this the pressures of simultaneously raising children and the common feeling that what we do as parents is never enough, and youve got a recipe for a head implosion. There is no easy solution, but if people find my experiences helpful so they at least dont feel nuts or alone, Im happy to share.

For more information, call 321-242-1235. See related story page 4. SL

SENIOR LIFE MIKE GAFFEYLinda Wiggins, left, shares family time with her mother, Evelyn Wydeck, seated, her children, Joshua and Angelina, and Sara, her caregiver sister who took over direct care demands for the family matriarch, standing behind the chair, and other siblings.

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Dec. 1, 3 & 4 Bonnie King, Space Coast Tourism & Film Commissionand Dr. Terry Cronin, AuthorDec. 8, 10 & 11John Anderson, Magician Bennu Ra Hetep, Nguzo Saba Committee, KwanzaDec. 15, 17 & 18 Monica Toro Lisciandro, Musical Theater classes and Jeff Pearson, Stop and Say Hi programDec. 22, 24, 25 Dr. Frankie Rinaldi AuthorDec. 29, 31; Jan. 1, 2015Suzanne Richmondraising backyard poultry.

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BY ROSEMARY H. LYNN

Wyland, the renowned marine and wildlife artist, demonstrated his unique art techniques during a visit to his gallery at Fishlips Restaurant at the Port Nov. 2.

Best known for his colorful depictions of whales and other sea life, including the 100 famous Whaling Walls painted across the country and the world, he also creates paintings of other sea dwelling creatures and beautiful sculptures. He is a multi-faceted artist utilizing painting, sculpting, writing, drawing, photography and Chinese brush art. He loves working with children, introducing them to the importance of saving the planets waterways and marine life. In 2008, he joined hundreds of children to paint an environmentally themed canvas as part of festivities lined up for the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House.

People are becoming more aware about the human impact on our coasts and waterways, Wyland said. Events such as the Easter Egg Roll are a great way to get kids involved in conservation from the beginning.

Wyland was born to parents who worked in the Detroit auto business. He grew up in a modest Midwest home. In the 1970s when the environmental movement began, Wyland was a young man with a passion to save sea life.

When he moved to California, he opened a small gallery in Laguna Beach, which brought him recognition, if not fame. Now at the age of 57, he has more than 16 galleries throughout the United States with the Port Canaveral location being one of them.

Wyland was inducted into the Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in 1998 and takes photos underwater. He also paints underwater. While at Fishlips, he demonstrated some techniques he uses for painting and drawing. He told a story about a woman in the audience of one of his exhibitions who was interested in purchasing the piece he was working on. But she had one question to ask first: Is that an original? Of course, Wyland assured her that yes, it certainly was an original.

French conservationist, scientist,

photographer and researcher Jacques Cousteau was one of Wylands biggest inspirations. Greenpeace efforts to stave off poachers and save the whales is another. His nonprofit foundation, founded in 1993, promotes, protects and preserves the worlds oceans and other waterways. More information on Wyland can be found at wyland.com or at wylandgalleries.com/gallery_show_schedule. Information also can be found on Facebook. SL

The art and life of Wyland the marine artist wows audience at Fishlips at Port Canaveral

SENIOR LIFE ROSEMARY H. LYNN Famed marine and wildlife artist Wyland demonstrated his drawing and painting techniques for a crowd at Fishlips Restaurant at Port Canaveral on Nov. 2.

SENIOR LIFE ROSEMARY H. LYNN Wyland, famed marine and wildlife artist, poses with Howie D. of the Back Street Boys on Nov. 2 at Fishlips at Port Canaveral during a meet and greet and painting expo.

The Bible On Parade celebrates its 25th year


Jesus Is The Key Church and 50 other participating congregations and ministries will walk in the 25th annual Bible On Parade Christian Christmas Procession at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 starting and ending at the Melbourne Auditorium at 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.

Characters will dress up to illustrate and even act out stories in the Bible to a backdrop of live or recorded music, along with live animals that frequented the Old and New Testament.

This event is a unique expression that is not being done anywhere, to our knowledge, here in the United States or abroad, said Jesus is the Key pastor Rev. Janna Hogan, parade facilitator.

The nearly two-mile route starts west on Hibiscus Boulevard, turns south on Hickory Street, west on Fee Avenue, north on Babcock Street, east on Bulldog Boulevard, south on Pine Street, and back east on Hibiscus and ending at the auditorium.

Every child will get a gift at the celebration that follows, featuring live entertainment, presentations and free hot dogs, cake and drinks.

Its a wonderful way to kick off the season with the true meaning of Christmas, Hogan said. The Bible On Parade is a united gift of love from the participants who believe that Jesus Is...The Reason For The Season.

For more information, call 321-773-1489 or go to thebibleonparade.org. SL


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Modern Santa wears a brown suitTwas the night before ChristmasAnd all through the placeAll the creatures were stirringI would call it a race.

The boxes were piledThe deadline drew nearSome presents may not make itWas their biggest fear.

So scurry and hurryWas the theme of the dayAs workers big and smallPacked the truck not the sleigh.

Oh its Christmas all rightBut Santas not wearing redThe guy making these deliveriesIs wearing brown instead.The sleigh isnt powered by reindeerBut 550 horsepower insteadAnd this sleigh is brownIsnt it supposed to be red?

No the modern day SantaDoesnt ride in a sleighIts a truck from UPSHell be using today.

He wont use the chimneyTo leave presents and gamesBut youll never see himSo its kinda the same.

No his truck will slide To a halt at your curbThen he sprints to your doorHis track skills are superb.

He drops his giftsThen knocks on your doorThen hes gone in a flashAnd youll see him no more.

Yes the modern day SantaHas no fanfare or fameBut were so happy he visitedAs if the real Santa came.

Now the stroke of midnightDraws ever so nearAnd hes finally finished his roundsAnd settles down with a beer.

Great job UPS SantaYoure our hero todayThanks to you Christmas morningWith new toys our kids play.

So if you encounter a brown sleighGet out of his wayGive him a wave not the fingerAs he races away.

And get used to the new SantaAnd dont think its not rightMerry Christmas online shoppersAnd to all a good night. SL

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Inspired Living takes best booth Inspired Living at Palm Bay will open Jan. 16, but it already is winning

awards. The residential community took the Best Decorated Booth prize at the Nov. 14 Senior Life Boomer Bash & Senior Expo at the King Center for the Performing Arts.

We are beyond excited to be opening soon. The place is gorgeous. There is so much to do, not only for the residents but for their visiting family members of all generations, said James Brassard, marketing director at Inspired Living. The assisted living facility is a Validus Memory Care Community.

Boomer and senior communities are some of the most popular exhibits.Our readers actually come to our expos with a list of places they want to

check out, people they want to meet, because they are shopping for their next place to live, or perhaps looking for a place for their parents to live where they can enjoy spending time with them, said Jill Blue-Gaines, CEO and founder of Bluewater Creative Group, which hosts popular events and expos like the Boomer Bash.

Save the date for the next Bluewater Creative Group expos on the horizon, the Senior Safari & Caribbean Beach Party Friday, Feb. 6 to celebrate the release of the 2015 Boomer Guide, and the Forever Young Senior Expo Friday, March 13 at the Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science. Admission is free, with free zoo and museum entry for ages 55 and up.

For more information, call 321-242-1235.

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BY ROSEMARY H. LYNN

When the Viera Lions Club formed 12 years ago as part of the international Lions organization, the plan was to take on roles as advocates and organizers, hold fundraisers and volunteer in many communities. The organization has exceeded that goal and continues to do so. With 53 members, they are one of six Lions Clubs in Brevard County.

There are more than one million men and women volunteers who make a difference in their local communities as well as around the world. They are united in helping others and work together as a group to serve those in need.

The Lions are passionate about assisting the blind, the deaf and people who have needs that are not served elsewhere. They offer free diabetes screenings in various locations, noting that diabetes is a leading cause of blindness. By collecting gently used

eye glasses and hearing aids, they help those who cannot otherwise afford this equipment.

The local Viera Lions Club serves Viera, Suntree and the Baytree areas. On Nov. 1, they held a successful rummage sale to help those in need. Unfortunately, the diabetes screening had to be curtailed because of the extremely windy weather, but with sales of items donated for the rummage sale, money was collected to help with education, diabetes testing equipment, recycling of eye glasses and hearing aids, Florida eye (tissue) banks, Southeastern Guide Dogs and Florida Dog Guides for the Deaf. All monies donated go back into the community and include Christmas toys donated to various venues. Lions Club sets up drop-off sites for toy donations in places such as the Brevard Sharing Center, Walgreens, Kohls, Sams Clubs and other businesses. The toys are then wrappe

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