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2 ST. LUCIE CountyHOMETOWN NEWS

December 2011FOREVER YOUNG

A special time of year arrives

Sleighbells ringing and WhiteChristmases are the stuff of memo-ries, but not of life in Florida. Still,while it’s fun to recall holidayspast, it’s also fun to make new tra-ditions with our “Florida families,”as one expert described it.

In this issue, there is a serious

story about coping with the holi-days. For many, far from families,perhaps financially challenged, theholidays are not what they oncewere. If there has been a loss, thistime of year can be very difficult.Experts from area hospitals andcounseling centers have sugges-tions for making the holiday sea-son a peaceful time and a time ofhope.

“The Nutcracker Ballet” is atradition at this time of year andseveral of the editions of “ForeverYoung” feature stories about area

productions. At the Riverside The-atre, there is a ‘Nutcracker’ featur-ing the music of Billy Strayhorn

By Shelley KoppelAssociate news editor

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Adam Stubley of Orlando and his fatherCharlie and brother Nate Stubley of St.Lucie County, like many families, don't letdistance keep them from losing touch byusing current technologies as Facetime andSkype to see your distance relatives insteadof a conventional voice phone call.

Photo I l lustrat ion by Mitch Kloorfainchief photographer

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3ST. LUCIE CountyHOMETOWN NEWSDecember 2011 FOREVER YOUNG

CALENDARFriday, Dec. 2

Senior Holiday Luncheon

A senior holiday luncheon will beheld at the Civic Center, 9221 SE CivicCenter Place, Port St. Lucie, from 11a.m. to 2 p.m.

The afternoon will be filled withcard games, crafts, music, dancingand lunch provided by Domenick’sCatering.

The Civic Center also invites thoseto spend some time in the Art Gallery.

Cost is $6 in advance or $8 at thedoor.

For more information, call (772)807-4499.

Annual Juried Art Show

On Dec. 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. to 4p.m., the AE Bean Backus Museumand Gallery, 500 North Indian RiverDrive, Fort Pierce, will have its 30thannual juried art show.

This show includes work by someof the best artists from around thestate. Because of its popularity, themuseum expanded the exhibitionseveral years ago to include artistsfrom beyond the region.

The selection process for this showis a tremendous undertaking, as hun-dreds of pieces are submitted forjudging.

For more information, visitwww.backusgallery.com or call (772)465-0630.

Winter Wonderland Light Show

The beautiful Winter Wonderlandlight show takes place every eveningthat the Community center is open,beginning at 7 p.m from Friday, Dec 2though Monday, Jan. 2.

Drive or walk by the Port St. LucieCommunity Center to see this freeone-of-a-kind holiday light andsound experience.

The community center is locatedat 2195 SE Airoso Boulevard, Port St.Lucie.


Saturday, Dec. 3

Steve Solomon Play at Sunrise Theater

Steve Solomon’s “My Mother’s Ital-ian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m Homefor the Holiday’s” play will be at 8 p.m.at the Sunrise Theater, 117 South Sec-ond Street, Ft. Pierce.

Growing up in a multiethnic

and Duke Ellington, for a “Swing-time Nutcracker.”

In Martin County, seniors whoattend the Council on Aging’s daycenter will narrate the story andstudents from Florida Arts andDance will dance excerpts from theballet in an inter-generational cel-ebration.

This time of year is also thecelebration of the Jewish festival ofChanukah, and some of the arearabbis have discussed what theholiday means.

Then there are the fun stories,the heart-warming stories, the sto-

ries that make us feel good. Again, while you receive one

edition of “Forever Young” in yourcounty, all of the editions are avail-able online at our websitewww.hometownnewsol.com. Iinvite you, as always, to see what isgoing on with your neighbors.There are different stories in eachedition and you might enjoy read-ing them all.

We love to hear from our read-ers and hope that you are enjoying“Forever Young” as much as we areenjoying putting it together foryou.

All of us send holiday greetingsto our readers and hope that youhave a blessed and happy holidayseason.

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Coping with holidays takes planning

PORT ST. LUCIE — For many peo-ple, the holiday season brings tomind family and friends, the aromaof baking and the fun of buying andwrapping presents for the kids. Formany in Florida, families are faraway, money may be tighter and itsometimes just doesn’t seem worthit to prepare when it’s just for one ortwo.

Dr. Marie-Addly Cambronne is apsychiatrist specializing in geri-atrics. She sees many patients whenthe holidays come around.

“Elderly people may have lost aspouse or a (child), had a divorce oreven moved away. That can also bea loss. Some people had to worklater and some got fired. If they’venever lost a job before, that can beextremely emotional and causedepression. Younger people canexperience it, too.”

If you know that the holidaysmay be difficult this year, it’s impor-tant to have a plan.

“Everything comes at once,” Dr.Cambronne said. “From Halloween to Thanksgiving toChristmas to New Year’s, it’s one

thing after another. You feel thepressure, even in the stores.”

Dr. Cambronne said it’s impor-tant to plan ahead.

“Be realistic,” she said. “Knowthat it can be difficult. Start plan-ning by talking to friends, family,somebody you feel comfortablewith. Don’t be alone. Find outwhat’s going on at church, the club-house, hotels. Find someone andkeep yourself busy.”

Dr. Cambronne said that theholidays are a good time to be niceto yourself.

“Join a health spa,” she said.“Get a massage or something youwant to do. Consider it a gift toyourself. Take short trip if you canafford it.”

Those who have suffered a lossoften feel uncomfortable about cel-ebrating.

“They feel they are betraying thedeparted,” Dr. Cambronne said.“They say, ‘I just had a death andI’m smiling.’ We are human beingswith no control over life and death.It’s painful, but most find a way tocope.”

What’s important is to find tradi-tions and customs that work foryou.

“Aw o m a nwhose hus-band lovedT h a n k s g i v -ing set aplace forhim everyyear forthree years,”Dr. Cam-bronne said.“It gave herjoy becauseshe felt hispresence. Itmade herfeel good.You cannot please everyone andyou have to cope with your own sit-uation. If hanging a stocking for theperson makes you feel better, it’sOK.”

Dr. Cambronne said that volun-teering is a great way to feel better.Helping others helps us help our-selves.

“Go to a nursing home andread,” she said. “It brings joy. Allowthem to tell you their life’s story.What did they do as children? Howdid they celebrate the holidayswhen they were young?”

Dr. Cambronne stressed theimportance of asking for help whennecessary.

“A lot of people in their 80’s arefrom a generation that toughed itout,” she said. “If the family is nothere, they don’t want to be a bur-den. Parents may make it soundlike it’s going well but it’s not true.If you don’t tell them, they won’tknow. You don’t have to put a goodface on it.”

The most important thing is tobe prepared.

“The holidays will come,” Dr.Cambronne said. “Don’t feel guiltyif you feel happy. You can feel happyand sad at the same time. It doesn’ttake away from your love. Nothingwill take the memory away.

“If you feel you’re not in themood, that’s OK, too. Once itaffects you physically and you havebad thoughts, there are grief sup-port groups that are helpful. Theyhelp you make friends and they lis-ten, because they want you to listento them.”

If you wish to speak to someoneabout feelings of sadness or depres-sion, call Treasure Coast BehavioralHealth at (772) 466-1500 or 1-(800)433-COPE (2673.)


Dr. Marie -AddleyCabronne

Change is good! (usually)Times change, dress changes,

Even ‘THE CHANGE’ haschanged.

I know some of us (usually themen-folk) yearn for the ‘Old Days’when things were simpler (For

them!) but I don’t think I would havefared very well at all. I cannot picturemyself in a woolen bathing suitrushing home from taking the kids tothe beach so I can have a home-cooked lunch waiting for my husbandwhen he gets home from the polls…while fighting hot flashes … Duringprohibition….

Families have certainly changed;when I go to my grandson’s highschool football games I find myselfsurrounded by my son, his youngerchildren, his beautiful new wife, herchildren, my ex-daughter-in-law, her

new husband, their new daughterand my son’s ex-mother-in-law. Eachand every one of us is standing,yelling and slapping each other onthe back when our team scores.

Most symptoms of ‘THECHANGE’ are now treatable to acertain extent, shortening the latenight hours spent fanning ourselveswith the freezer door considerably.

Holidays may be one constant inour lives, but the way we celebratehas certainly come a long way.

When my children were young weusually had the big family day at ourhouse. Due in large part to the factthat I was usually absent from thefamily meetings where location wasdecided, my husband’s family wouldconverge in the morning, cousinsusually began running and screamingin all directions just about the timeMacy’s parade began, we would befinishing the last piece of pie (for themoment) just as the game came on,then coffee and more pie during halftime.

As my family aged and grew withthe addition of “significant others”,the arrival of my grandchildren andnew sets of in-laws, we re-inventedour celebrations as necessary.

I began serving a brunch on the

holidays. We all brought somethingfor brunch and my children couldspend half the day with us then befree to enjoy turkey and trimmingswith the other side of their families.Contrary to popular opinion, (usuallyfrom the other side of the families) Idid not arrange things this way tohave the pleasure of my grandchil-dren’s company when they wereawake and bright in the morning, nottired and cranky later in the after-noon. Nor was it my intention to bethe Grammy who loves them themost by filling them withhand/turkey cookies or gingerbreadmen just to send them to their othergrandparents. (But I have to admit

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neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York,Steve Solomon mastered the art ofimpersonations and now incorpo-rates them into his comedic tales.Solomon’s “My Mother’s Italian, MyFather’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy” isone of the longest running one-manshows in Broadway history.

Tickets are $45/39. For more information, visit

www.sunrisetheatre.com

Santa’s Workshop

Santa’s workshop will be held at theCivic Center, 9221 SE Civic CenterPlace, Port St. Lucie, from 10 a.m. –noon.

Let your children make their ownfun gifts to give for the holidays atSanta’s workshop.

Cookies and drinks for the littleelves will be available.

Cost is $7 per child until Dec. 2; $9thereafter. Pre-registration isrequired.


Festival of Lights, Parade and Tree Lighting

Port St. Lucie’s annual festival oflights and tree lighting ceremony willagain combine this year at the CivicCenter, 9221 SE Civic Center Place,Port St. Lucie, for a glorious, sparklingstart to the holiday season.

This one of a kind event is to helpcelebrate the holiday season. Therewill be live music provided by SolidGold, great food, carnival for the kids,arts and crafts, car show hosted by theStuart Corvette Club and much moreat the Civic Center.

At 6 p.m. the annual Port St. LucieParade of Lights will begin and pro-ceed through the Civic Center Streets.

This year, The Civic Center is ask-ing everyone who participates in theparade to bring an unwrapped toy fortheir charity toy drive.


Monday, Dec. 5

Keep Port St. Lucie BeautifulCommittee

The Keep Port St. Lucie BeautifulCommittee will be meeting at 3:15p.m. at City Hall, 121 SW Port St. LucieBoulevard, Port St. Lucie, at 3:15 p.m.in room 366.

For more information, contactCarol at (772) 871-7325.

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Tai Chi and Chi Gung

Join instructor Charlie Ottesen on 9a.m. – 10 a.m. in the Gardens for Yangstyle Tai Chi at the Heathcote Botani-cal Gardents, 210 Savannah Road,Fort Pierce.

Come and have fun while you getstronger, develop better balance,release stress, decrease blood pres-sure and gain a calmer mind.

Students will warm up with Chen

style movements, learn the first sec-tion of the Yang form, learn the Tai Chiwalk and the advanced techniques ofWave Hands at Clouds, Brush Kneeand a Standing Still meditation.

The fee for one month of Tai Chi is$40 for Heathcote members, $45 fornon-members.

For more information, visitwww.heathcotebotanicalgardens.org/events1.

Friday, Dec. 9

City Fest

Come out the Village Square at theCivic Center, 9221 SE Civic Place, PortSt. Lucie, from 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. toenjoy the free monthly concert serieswith live music, classic car and bikeshow, arts and crafts, and much more.

Bring the whole family out for anenjoyable evening that will leave youfeeling refreshed and rejuvenated,just in time to start the weekend.

For more information, contactKelly Tiger at (772) 807-4467.

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Photo courtesy of Lee BonhamerGolden Ponds will be holding its evening drive-through visit on Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. Residents often hand out candy canes to those driving throughtheir community or sit outside and wave.

Community shares Christmas

Editor’s note: Shelley Koppel is a res-ident of Golden Ponds

FORT PIERCE — For nearly a quar-ter of a century, residents of GoldenPonds, a manufactured home com-munity for those 55 and older, havebeen decorating for Christmas andinviting the public in to see theresults. The evening drive-throughvisit, scheduled this year for Dec. 17,lasts only a few hours, but the plan-ning has already begun and the workbegins right after Thanksgiving.

Ken Napier has chaired the eventfor the past seven years. This year, hewill be sharing the responsibilitieswith Bob Faubert, but he spoke fromhis home in Canada about a traditionthat means as much to the residentsas it does to the hundreds of visitorswho drive through the park each year.

“We’re planning right now,” Mr.

Napier said. “We have different com-mittees to decorate different parts ofthe park, starting at the front gate.

Such a large-scale project involvesmany volunteers.

“I would say we have over 100,” Mr.Napier said. “It’s surprising the num-ber that come out, but we alwaysneed to have a few more. The Home-owner’s Association built a shed forstorage and it’s about one-half fullwith lights.”

There are obvious jobs to be done,like hanging lights and wreaths onlampposts and decorating the club-house. Lights are hung around thesoffits and pillars at the clubhouseand around the flagpole to make aChristmas tree.

There are also less obvious jobs.Many of the residents decorate theirown homes, but for those who can-not, the Golden Ponds softball team isavailable to help. If the resident hasthe lights, the team will put them up.

Another important job is bulb-

checking. After the lights are up,committee members go out at nightto check all the bulbs and replacemissing ones.

One of the highlights of the drivethrough is watching the candle-litluminaries. On the morning of theevent, volunteers meet at the softballpark and pick up deli take-out con-tainers filled with sand at the bottom,a candle, and a hole in the lid.

Each resident receives eight ofthem to line the driveway, four oneach side. Some are also put on com-mon areas and they are lit before thevisitors arrive. Amazingly, there aresome 4500 luminaries lit each year.

The next morning, they areretrieved and most are re-used thenext year.

While the volunteer traffic direc-tors send people through the route,residents often hand out candy canesand wave. There is a live Nativity atthe clubhouse and Mr. and Mr. Clausare there to welcome guests.

Liz Whitney, Mrs. Claus for manyyears, retired this year, having out-lasted several Santas. Sam Legree, along-time resident, recalled a yearwhen volunteers dressed as elves,complete with tunics, tight andboots.

As the cars come through eachyear, people call out their thanks.There are comments on how beauti-ful the community is and how muchthey appreciate the effort. For the res-idents of Golden Ponds, it is a labor oflove.

“People just like doing it,” KenNapier said. “I volunteer because I’mproud of where I live and I’m proud toshow it off. Everybody does a greatjob.”

The Golden Ponds Christmas drive-through will take place on Dec. 17.Thegates open at 6 p.m. Golden Ponds islocated at 1800 Golden Ponds Dr., FortPierce. The event is free. For moreinformation, call (772) 465-8005.


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Christmas pig roast about family as much as foodFor me Christmas has always

been a time to enjoy familyand lots of good food. As I

look back over the years I must sayI have fond memories of each andevery one.

But a few standout. One that I treasure happened in

the middle 1980’s when myyounger sister Linda, her husbandand two sons moved west ofDeLand to a little spot calledPaisley. If you are not familiar, it isa very small rural outpost aboutfive miles west of the St. JohnsRiver that is completely surround-ed by the huge Ocala NationalForest. Their new home was situat-ed on a very large and hilly lot.

At that time, Linda and I had lotsof extended family living aroundCentral Florida and we decided totry and get them all together for aholiday pig roast. As roast master itwas my job to go up to Pierson tobuy a fully dressed hog of nearly

100 pounds. It was fun going to thecountry slaughterhouse to pick outour pig and spend a few momentswith the man who had raised it.

At my insistence it was to be themen who would do the cooking.First, I dug a long shallow pit andcovered it with steel bars. Some ofthe others went into the forest andbrought back truck after truck ofhard wood. The night beforeChristmas Eve, we began by build-ing a giant bonfire. As the woodburned down we shoveled the hotcoals under the pig and readiedourselves for a long night. To dothis job properly the hog must beslow cooked with lots of love andattention.

The key to the whole thing wouldbe my secret recipe barbequesauce of which I concocted aboutfour gallons (you can never havetoo much sauce).

As the night began, my helpersnumbered about 10 but as Linda’swell-fortified homemade eggnogstarted to take effect, the menbegan to look for a spot to curl upand nap. Around midnight thecracklins (pig skin, for you cityfolk) reached crispy perfection andwe all eagerly dipped them in mydelicious sauce and ate our fill.Having regained our senses some-what, a TV-VCR set up was broughtout and we all watched one of theearliest versions of “A ChristmasCarol.” As we hissed and booedScrooge and cheered for BobCratchit and Tiny Tim we pouredwhiskey all around, foregoing theeggnog this round.

Now, for a big time pig roast likethis to be successful the animal

must be turned regularly. That taskrequired four men to each grab aleg and make the flip. Unfortunate-ly, by 2 a.m. there was only aquarter of that number awake —me — and I was becoming unde-pendable.

A couple hours later, my firstcousin Randy woke up long enoughto stagger over and fall onto thepicnic table, dumping out theentire four gallons of prize-win-ning barbecue sauce. As the suncame up, we were all asleep andthe pig was getting cold. Alongabout 10 a.m. of Christmas Eve wewere able to give the pig a couplehours of concentrated attentionand the part that wasn’t burnedseemed to be cooked pretty well.

That afternoon all of the women-folk began to show up with theirdelicious side dishes and desserts.That evening we all ate outdoors

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‘Nutcracker’ a treatfor all ages

FORT PIERCE — For many, theholiday season was not completewithout a performance of “The Nut-cracker” ballet. The Christmasstory of Clara, the Cavalier, theSugar Plum Fairy and the army offighting mice has enchanted audi-ences for generations.

St. Lucie Ballet will present afull-length production of theTchaikovsky ballet on Dec. 9 at theSunrise Theatre. The 2 p.m. per-formance will be a Senior Matinee,with special pricing.

Director Lydia Oquendo spokeabout this very special production.

“When we started doing ‘TheNutcracker’ a few years ago, nobodylocal was doing it,” she said.

We started with “The NutcrackerSuite,” with portions of it. It’s costlyto put together, but every year,we’ve added more scenes anddances. In 2009, we had a full-length production, but every yearwe’ve added more beautiful cos-tumes and scenes.”

The production stars AlexisRago as Clara and Ms. Oquendo’shusband, Rogelio Corrales, as theCavalier. Guest artists include JeanHugues Feray, former principaldancer of Ballet Florida, as UncleDrosselmeyer; Idael Herman, fromthe National Ballet School ofHavana, as Arabian; JosephBucheck, former character dancerof Ballet Florida, as Mother Ginger;Natalie Alvarez, of the Cuban Clas-


Photo courtesy of Lydia OquendoAlexis Rago of Port St. Lucie, playing Clara. The St. Lucie Ballet will per-form the full-length production of the Tchaikovsky “The Nutcracker” balleton Dec. 9 at the Sunrise TheatreSee NUTCRACKER, Page 16

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Strike Out Stroke Support Group

Lawnwood Regional Medical Cen-ter and Heart Institute will be havingtheir Strike Out Stroke Support Groupat the Ft. Pierce Yacht Club, 1120 Sea-way Drive, Ft. Pierce.

Lawnwood has partnered withother community resources includingthe Visiting Nurses Association (VNA)to provide both inpatient and outpa-tient support groups.

These support groups are designedto educate regarding the signs andsymptoms of stroke/TIA, and theimportant of activating he EMS sys-tem.

In addition, they empower sur-vivors and caregivers with knowledgeof community resources and copingmechanism to deal with continueddisability to obtain an optimum stateof health.

To register, call (800) 382-3522,space is very limited and reservations

are required. This is free to the public.

Saturday, Dec. 10

Bowzer’s Rock and Roll ChristmasShow

The Sunrise theatre will feature theBowzer’s Rock and Roll ChristmasShow at 8 p.m. at 117 South SecondStreet, Ft. Pierce.

The Bowzers Rock and Roll Christ-mas Show, featuring Peggy March andthe Mystics, incorporates music andcomedy into a highly entertainingshow for the whole family.

VIP tickets are $65 and include ameet and greet. General tickets are$45/39. For more information, visitwww.sunrisetheatre.com

Wednesday, Dec. 14

PSL Botanical Gardens Jazz andBlues Night

The Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Soci-

ety will be performing from 6:30 p.m.– 9:30 p.m. at the Port St. Lucie Botan-ical Gardens, 2410 SE WestmorelandBoulevard, Port St. Lucie.

Admission for the event is $3 perperson.

The event will be outdoors in thebeautiful gardens. Bring your lawnchair and enjoy a cool evening withcool music. If the weather isn’t per-fect, the performances will still go on,inside the Nature Center at the gar-dens.

The gardens are open Wednesdaysthrough Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 4p.m. and Sundays from noon – 4 p.m.General admission is $5 (children 12and under are admitted for free).

Friday, Dec. 16

Christmas Bazaar/IslandCelebration

Every 3rd Friday in Downtown FortPierce at Marina Square, Melody Laneand Avenue A, Fort Pierce from 6 p.m.to 9 p.m., is a free music festival.

Come see the talented RobertNavarro and Friends on stage – classiccarols, salsa, jazz and more.

There will be games, giveaways,vendors and lots of activities for thekids.

Food vendors will be serving anassortment of greek, Caribbean, bar-beque ribs and chicken on a stick,seasfood, Americana and varioussnack items.

For more information, call (772)465-4654 or visit www.gosunsetmag-ic.com.

ONGOING EVENTS

Fort Pierce Downtown FarmersMarket

The Fort Pierce downtown farmersmarket is from 8 a.m to 12 p.m. atMelody Lane on the Indian Riverbetween the library and marina in his-toric downtown fort pierce.

The event occurs year round rain orshine.

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Jered Sundin of Titusvilledoes a nifty rail trick at theParadise Skatepark andFunplex in Merritt Island.The attraction also has an18-hole putt-putt golfcourse and three paintballfields.

Andy Stefanekstaff photographer

Merritt Island an outdoorsman’s paradise

If you’re in search of the “greatoutdoors” for your next staycation,look no further than Merritt Island.

Situated in central Brevard Coun-ty, Merritt Island is home to morethan 20 county-operated parks, theMerritt Island National WildlifeRefuge and several venues thatcater to extreme sports.

The Merritt Island NationalWildlife Refuge, established in1963 as an overlay of NASA’s John F.Kennedy Space Center, consists of140,000 acres of a wide variety ofhabitats for more than 1,500 plantsand animals. Those habitatsinclude coastal dunes, saltwaterestuaries and marshes, freshwaterimpoundments, scrub, pine flat-woods and hardwood hammocks.

Sandee Larsen, office manager

for the Merritt Island WildlifeRefuge Association, a “friends”group for the refuge with morethan 1,000 members, said the mainpoints of interest for the refuge arethe Visitor’s Center, the Black PointWildlife Drive and the HauloverCanal Manatee Observation Deck.

“Black Point is a 7-mile, self-guided auto tour with 12 stops,”Ms. Larsen said. “Basically, you’llsee water and wading birds, alliga-tors, otters, turtles and birds ofprey. It’s the one stop you’re sure tosee some wildlife.”

There are also opportunities forfishing, hunting, boating and pad-dling.

The Visitor’s Center is located 3-1/2 miles east of State Road 402.For more information, call (321)861-0668 or visithttp://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html.

Most county parks are situatedalong bodies of water, includingthe Indian River, Banana River andSykes Creek. Activities cater tonearly every type of sport imagina-ble; from surf fishing and swim-ming to canoeing and kayaking tovolleyball and horseshoe, theopportunities for physical activityare nearly endless.

Kelly Park East, located at 2550 N.Banana River Drive, is a 15-acre

park internationally recognized forits windsurfing area along theBanana River. The park features anatural catamaran/sailboardlaunch area with a sandy beach,shower, boat ramps, dock, pavil-ion, grills, restrooms and drinkingfountains.

Kiwanis Island Park, situated in awildlife sanctuary, caters to activeand passive recreational pursuits,including boating, rowing and pad-dling in Sykes Creek, the BargeCanal and the Banana River, as wellas fishing, basketball, softball, ten-nis, racquetball and wildlife view-ing.

The park contains two lightedadult softball fields, a communitycenter, full indoor and outdoorbasketball courts, a boat launchand two-lane boat ramp, picnic

Parks, recreational facilities aboundBy Jennifer NessmithFor Forever Young

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The Visitor’s Center is located 3-1/2 miles east of State Road402. For more information, call (321) 861-0668 or visit

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areas and playgrounds.Kiwanis Island Park is

at 951 Kiwanis IslandPark Road. Call (321) 455-1380.

Ulumay Wildlife Sanc-tuary, located at 805Sykes Creek Parkway,Merritt Island, is a 436-acre bird reservation andsanctuary that offers a“wilderness escape in anurban environment.” Thepark is known to bird-watchers worldwide as anatural lagoon and birdrookery, linked withcanals created for mos-quito control and sur-rounded by a man-madedike. A trail on the dikeprovides access to water-ways for fisherman, bird-watchers and paddlers.

Be on the lookout for dol-phin and birds such asthe wood stork, beltedkingfisher and white orbrown pelican.

For the extreme sportsenthusiasts, MerrittIsland’s ParadiseSkatepark & Funplexoffers one of the largestindoor and outdoor parkson the coast, with a18,000-square-foot out-door park and a 10,000-square-foot indoor parkfeaturing state-of-the-artramps.

The Funplex also has aBMX course and an 18-hole miniature golfcourse.

Paradise Funplex is at555 Fortenberry Road,Merritt Island. For moreinformation, call (321)454-7777 or visitwww.paradisefunplex.com.

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Carl Hanson ofMerritt Islandprepares to skatethe half-pipe atParadise Skateparkand Funplex inMerritt Island. TheSkatepark has bothindoor and outdoorskating areas forskateboarders andbikes as well asthree paintballfields and a putt-putt course.

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sical Ballet of Miami, as Dew Drop;and Maribel Modrono, former prin-cipal dancer of the Miami City Bal-let, as the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Ms. Oquendo is directing theensemble of 55, but she will dance asmall part in the “Waltz of the Flow-ers.” She and her husband have alsodone the choreography in the styleof the original done by Marius Peti-p a .

Ms. Oquendo and her husbandopened St. Lucie Ballet in 2004.Before that, both had been workingat the Minnesota Ballet in Duluth.It was quite a change for the Flori-da-born Ms. Oquendo and theCuban Mr. Corrales.

“We met in Miami, but both ofus got work in the same company,”she said. “That’s rare for a coupleand even though it was far away, itwas a chance to stay together.

The moved to Duluth with theiryear-old son and stayed for sevenyears.

“We got tired of the 20-below-zero weather. It was time to come

back to Florida,” she said. “We werelooking up and down the southFlorida coast. Miami was full of bal-let studios and our peers ownedthem. We were looking for a placethat needed a ballet school. Lots ofpeople were moving here then.”

The dream then, as now, was tohave a full-production of the ballet.

“I really want this town to havetheir own ‘Nutcracker,’” Ms.Oquendo said. “They don’t have togo to West Palm or Miami with theprofessionals that really make thisshow special. They can go to theSunrise, which is a gorgeous the-ater. It’s a special evening to dressup with the family.”

St. Lucie Ballet presents “TheNutcracker” at the Sunrise Theatre,117 S. Second St., Fort Pierce onDec. 9. Performances are at 2 and7:30 p.m. The 2 p.m. performance isa Senior Matinee. Tickets are $25 or$20 for groups of 10 or more. Tick-ets for the evening performance are$35 for adults and $25 for children12 and younger.

Call the box office at (772) 461-4775 or order online www.sun-risetheatre.com.

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and most agreed that the hog hadturned out OK, considering thecooks’ lapse in sobriety and hence,attention. No one but me seemedto mind that there was no sauce.

Right at the top of the hill onLinda’s property grew a Floridacedar tree over 30 feet tall. Eachfamily had brought a strand ofcolored lights from their own treeand we strung them on the bigcedar. When it was completely darkwe plugged it in amid “oohs” and“aahs.” Later we were told it couldbe seen for miles.

Of course, the women began to

sing Christmas songs and thehungover men tried to join in aswell as they could. It was certainlya Christmas to remember.

Sadly, my sister Linda, who was atrue baby boomer (born in 1947),passed away in 2003. But memo-ries like these of that crazy pigroast keep her in our hearts —especially during the holidays.

These days family is still soimportant this time of year. Mywife Lana and I center our holidaysaround our daughter Shayla’sbeautiful 8-year-old, our grand-daughter Delayna.

We would like to wish a merryChristmas to you all. Please enjoyeach other while you can.

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Photo courtesy of Rose PadrickThe Padrick clan at this year’s ‘Thanksmas” celebration. Rose Padrick, author of Rose’s Room, is pictured inthe center in pink.

the words “favoritist Grammy inthe world!” did spread a specialkind of warmth throughout mysleep-deprived soul, as did the napthat I was now able to grab later inthe afternoon).

But still we grew. None of ushave homes large enough toaccommodate 45 plus people andstill have room for all the cousins(second and third generation now)to run and scream, so we onceagain became harbingers ofchange.

Our latest change-vention is ahuge gathering in a nearby park.We are blessed to live in a placethat lives up to the title “TheSunshine State,” so renting apavilion at any of the beautifulparks in Brevard works out won-derfully.

Our favorite place so far is KarsPark. The pavilions are near the

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playgrounds, which is excellent for all thelittle ones and one Grammy who has to stopplaying every once in a while and be a grown-up, but sneaks back the first chance she gets.

Since gathering my large brood into oneplace at one time has become akin to herdingcats, especially during the holidays, we nowcelebrate THANKSMAS.

Plastic Thanksgiving and Christmastablecloths surround the hand-embroideredlinen masterpiece left to me by my mother.My brother’s old fashioned biscuit warmerholds store-bought dinner rolls; shorts andtennis shoes are better suited to flag footballgames than white shirts and ties.

The annual Padrick “Oldsters vs. Young-sters” volleyball game (the youngsters wonthis year! That’ll teach my kids not to let meplay on their team!) has replaced sitting onthe couch, yelling at football players on thesmall screen.

There are special challenges to having thetraditional dinner outside, away from stovesand microwaves, but it’s always a learningexperience. You can’t blow out Sterno (my

eyebrows should grow back in a month or so).If you bring canned cranberries, you reallyshould bring can openers. If a mom doesn’tactually see a Grammy pass the third piece ofchocolate pie to the child sitting behind abush, it didn’t really happen.

Actually there are some things that neverchange in this life, and I wish them on eachand every person reading this. The warm,sweet smell of a tired little child who haslaughed and played so long that he falls intoan exhausted slumber in your lap; the feel ofcool grass between your toes when you shedyour shoes to cool off after running a full 10feet before someone steals the ball away fromyou, the lovely peacefulness that permeatesyour whole body when you look around andrealize there is no place in the whole worldyou would rather be.

Happy Holidays to all, wherever andhowever you celebrate them!!!!!!!!!

Rose Padrick is a Brevard County residentwho grew up in Merritt Island. She’s writtennumerous columns and short stories pub-lished in various area newspapers andmagazines and is currently awaiting publi-cation of her children’s book, “Sparky’sAdventures.”

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Imagine getting a phone call informing you thatsomeone has used your name and Social Securitynumber to apply for a credit card, or receiving acollection notice in the mail for a delinquentaccount that isn’t yours – but is attributed to yourname and home address. Every day, consumersfind out someone is illegally using their personalinformation to make purchases and open newfinancial accounts, like credit cards and loans.

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you haven’t contacted or accountsyou didn’t open.

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Never carry your Social Securitycard or number in your wallet orpurse.

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Then, close the accounts that youthink have been jeopardized. File apolice report and contact theFederal Trade Commission immedi-ately to file a complaint, so they canrecord the fraudulent activity andwork with other agencies to trackdown thieves.

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IDFrom page 19Gifts from bad

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If you're considering purchasing giftsin any of the following four categories

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Clothing: While this sounds innocentenough, when the clothes don't matcha man's style, it can be construed as asuggestion that you don't like what hewears or want him to up his fashiongame. If you don't have a clue aboutwhat the men in your life actually likeand will wear, make another choice.

Household bric-a-brac or decora-tive elements: Items in this categoryinclude everything from a new dishrack to artsy decor items. Such itemsmight send a negative message simi-

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Aftering collecting as muchinformation as possible onyour ancestors by interviewing

relatives, finding pictures, docu-ments, tombstones, etc., it is time toget down to some serious genealogyresearch. One of the first resourcesthat is the most important andeasiest to find, is the federal census.

The U.S. government has con-ducted a household census in everystate, every 10 years since 1790.

The census records from 1790-1930 can be searched by the publicexcept for 1890, which wasdestroyed by fire. They are arrangedby states and then by counties, andthen in, many cases by towns ordistricts. Some states also tooktheir own census in odd years..

The 1850-1880 census recordsinclude a separate mortality censuslisting everyone who had died inthe previous year. There are alsoslave census records for 1850 and1860.

Many researchers ignore theserecords completely, or only look atone or two records for their family,assuming they have learned all thefacts they need. Each family shouldbe followed all the way backthrough the census every 10 years,picking up children, parents,brothers and sisters, in-laws andany other relatives that show up inthe household or neighborhood.

From 1790-1840, the census onlynamed the head of the household,and gave the number of peopleliving in the house. From 1850forward, each member of thehousehold was named, with theirsex, age, and place of birth. Eachcensus became more complex,asking more questions, addingrelationships, occupations, parents’places of birth, number of yearsmarried, number of children givenbirth to, and other pertinent clues.

Starting with the 1930 census, andworking backward, you should lookat your family, taking down all theinformation given and looking atthe neighboring families.

Often, other family members areliving nearby, and these need to benoted, also. If there are otherfamilies with the same surname,

they are possibly parents, brothers,uncles and cousins. John’s fathermay be living next door to him, andin his household is grandma orgrandpa. Viola!! You have threegenerations laid out on one or twopages.

As you work your way througheach census, you will find differ-ences in the spellings of names,family members will come and go,and the family will move aroundthe country. Each census taker hadhis own style. Some used onlyinitials, some used only a firstname regardless of which name ispreferred. Sometimes the correctname is used, the next time it willbe a nickname. Ages also willchange from census to census. Usethis information as a guide and notas absolute fact.

The first order of business iscensus work.Information gathered here willmake the rest of your researchmuch easier.

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Census researchGENEALOGY

BRENDA K. SMITH

As you work your waythrough each census, youwill find differences in thespellings of names, family

members will come and go,and the family will movearound the country. Eachcensus taker had his ownstyle. Some used only ini-tials, some used only a firstname regardless of which

name is preferred.

of allowing shoppers to buy something a little more expensive for afamily member since they aren't obligated to buy gifts for anyone else.

* Start early. The earlier you begin your holiday shopping, the moreyou can spread out your spending. This reduces the financial stress ofthe season while still allowing shoppers to get something special foreveryone on their shopping list.

Holiday spending may or may not increase this holiday season. Butsavvy shoppers can still make the most of their spending withoutbreaking the bank.

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lar to new clothes, and many men areterritorial about their homes andresist outside (i.e., female) advice ondecorating. So unless you knowexactly what he wants or needs, goback to the drawing board.

Sentimental items: What a womanmight call "sweet," a man might wantto store in the trash can. If you'retempted to get your husband orboyfriend that cute teddy bear thatreminds you of him, or flannel paja-mas printed with those same teddybears, forget it. And forget the book ofsyrupy love poetry, romantic moviesor T-shirts with sappy sayings. He'llbe glad you did.

Psychology or self-help materials inany form or format: This is perhapsthe biggest no-no of them all andsends the biggest "You're not okay"message. So if you're tempted to buyyour guy a book about improvingcommunication skills, finding a bet-ter job or making better use of time,don't. Enough said.

When gifting women, me shouldalso avoid certain gifts.

Appliances: For most women,household appliances fall under theheading of "need" rather than"want," unless it is a specialty itemthat you're certain she has beenyearning for.

Lingerie: The principle here is sim-ilar to why clothes are a bad idea forguys, but can lead to far more disas-trous outcomes. Many men don'trealize that a gift of lingerie is oftenaccompanied by an unintendedmessage. If it's too small, she needs tolose weight. If it's too big, you thinkshe's fat. If it's too racy, you don'tthink she's sexy. And if it's too plain,

you don't think she's sexy.Simply stated, unless you know the

exact size and type of lingerie shefavors or want to ruin any chances ofpeace on earth during your holidayseason, move on.

Jewelry: Here again, unless youknow exactly what the woman inyour life wants, skip it. Not only isjewelry something that women pre-fer to choose for themselves, it cansend a message (i.e., overly romanticor not romantic enough) that mendon't realize they're sending.

Gym membership/fitness equip-ment: The big no-no. Under no cir-cumstances is it wise to present thewoman in your life with a gift whoseunderlying message is "Lose weight"or "Shape up." The all-time worst giftfor women? A bathroom scale.

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