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NOVEMBER 2014
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CONTENTS
NOVEMBER 2014 • VOL. 14 ISSUE 11
ON THE COVER – Wounded combat
veterans Stephen Dodd and Robert
Gasche of the SSG John A. Reiners
Military Order of the Purple Heart,
Chapter 0823. The two work diligently on
the behalf of wounded veterans.
PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY for LOTUS STUDIOS
departments
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Tapas
Community Page
Calendar of Events
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Crossword Puzzle
Theatre Listings
Reading Corner
columns
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by Nick Thomas
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features
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BY MARY W. BRIDGMAN
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Giving Back
Healthy Edge
Review by Kendra Siler-Marsiglio
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Saving Lieutenant Towers
Paying it Forward Seven Decades Later
Tinseltown Talks
Enjoying Act Three
by Ellis Amburn
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Embracing Life
by Donna Bonnell
Small Town Hero and the Military Order of the Purple Heart
BY ELLIS AMBURN
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Be a Friend
Volunteering for the Library
BY DARLA KINNEY SCOLES
WINNER!
Congratulations to the winner from our
OCTOBER 2014 issue…
Kenneth J. Levinson
from Gainesville, Florida
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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC
Remembering Veterans
“I dream of giving birth to a child who
will ask, ‘Mother, what was war?’”
— Eve Merriam, Poet
I know it’s wishful thinking, imagining a time without war. But as long as
evil exists in the world, there must be
warriors to fight against it.
On November 11, America will celebrate Veterans Day, the official holiday
honoring those who have served in the
U.S. Armed Forces. I am beyond grateful
for the sacrifices made by our men and
women that serve.
My father served in the Navy during
the Korean War, but rarely talked to me
about his experiences.
With Veterans Day in mind, we offer
you some compelling stories of heroism and about giving back to those true
American Heroes that have given so very
much of themselves.
Ellis Amburn brings us a story featuring ways in which veterans help other
veterans, the recently renamed John A.
Reiners Military Order Of The Purple
Heart (in honor of local Fallen Hero
John Reiners), and the Gold Star Mothers — an organization of mothers who
have lost a son or daughter in the service
of our country. And, on November 8, the
Military Order of the Purple Art Chapter
0823 and the Gainesville Chapter of the
Military Officers Association of America
will host the Veterans Helping Veterans
Golf Tournament. The event takes place
at the Gainesville Country Club and all
proceeds from the tournament will go to
help wounded and deserving veterans.
Writer Mary Bridgman also offers a
feature that takes us back to World War
II, when First Lieutenant Frank Towers
and his fellow troops came upon a train
loaded with 2,500 Jews destined for
death, if not for their efforts.
Lastly, Darla Kinney Scoles wraps up
her Volunteer for a Day series with a
visit to the Friends of the Library. Read
all about the organization and learn how
you can get involved well in advance of
the next Friend’s of the Library big sale
in April of 2015.
We here at Tower Publications wish
you all a very joyous Thanksgiving! s
:: Correction Notice ::
In the October issue, Senior Times correspondent Ellis Amburn was
not credited for the story he wrote, entitled “Singing For Supper, Concerts With A Cause Help the Homeless,” which appears on page 24.
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STAFF œ CONTRIBUTORS
of the water
withdrawn at GRU is
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Floridan aquifer
clockwise from top left
ELLIS AMBURN
is in the Hall of Excellence at TCU’s Schieffer School of
Journalism. Involved daily in volunteer community service, the
High Springs resident is the author of biographies of Roy Orbison,
Elizabeth Taylor and others. ellis.amburn@gmail.com.
MARY W. BRIDGMAN
is a retired lawyer who grew up in Alachua County. Her work has
appeared in national, regional, and local publications. Mary, an
active member of the Writers’ Alliance of Gainesville, is an alumna
of the University of Florida. marybridgman@msn.com
DARLA KINNEY SCOLES
remembers taking a high school journalism class and falling
in love with the process. Oodles of years, one husband, three
daughters and multitudinous stories later, she’s still in love with it
all. That, and dark chocolate. darlakinneyscoles@gmail.com
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TAPAS œ NOVEMBER
The Plymouth Pilgrim leader, Governor
William Bradford, had organized the first
Thanksgiving feast in 1621. He invited the
neighboring Wampanoag Indians to the feast.
THANKSGIVING
Facts
THE FIRST
THANKSGIVING
CELEBRATION
ON
LASTED
ED
3 DAYS.
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LOBSTER, RABBIT, CHICKEN, FISH,
SQUASHES, BEANS, CHESTNUTS,
H
HICKORY NUTS, ONIONS, LEEKS,
DRIED FRUITS, MAPLE SYRUP AND
HONEY, RADISHES, CABBAGE,
CARROTS, EGGS, AND GOAT CHEESE
ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE MADE UP
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING FEAST.
Mashed potatoes,
pumpkin pies,
popcorn, milk, corn
on the cob, and
cranberries were not
foods present on the
first Thanksgiving’s
feast table.
TOPAZ November
Birthstone
THOUGH TOPAZ
HAS BEEN KNOWN
SINCE ANTIQUITY,
IT HAS SUFFERED
FROM CONSIDERABLE
MISIDENTIFICATION SINCE
ANCIENT TIMES, MOST
OFTEN BEING CONFUSED
WITH CITRINE, THE
ALTERNATIVE NOVEMBER
BIRTHSTONE. BOTH
TOPAZ AND CITRINE WERE
FOUND ON AN ISLAND
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
CALLED TOPAZIOS IN
ANCIENT TIMES.
The most common
mmon
color of Topazz is
yellow. Pure topaz
opaz
is colorless.
Topaz is also
lso
the Wedding
anniversary
gemstone and is
given as gifts for the
4th and 19th year of
marriage.
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TAPAS œ NOVEMBER
Billie Jean King
BORN OCT 5, 1923
70
Years Old
Billie Jean King is perhaps best remembered as having won a record
20 Wimbledon titles. She also won 13 US titles, four French titles,
and two Australian titles. Part of the campaign for equality, King also
fought for equal prize money for men and women and in 1971 she
became the first female athlete to win more than $100,000.
However, it was her historic 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match
against 55-year-old tennis champ Bobby Riggs that is most notable.
King beat Riggs before a worldwide television audience of some 50
million, disproving his claims about the inferiority of women’s games.
In 1974, King became the first president of the Women’s Tennis
Association, and was also elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame
in 1987 and served as captain of the United States Fed Cup team in the
1990s. She was married to Lawrence King from 1965 to 1987. During the
1970s, she had an intimate relationship with her secretary, Marilyn Barnett,
and became one of the first prominent American athletes to openly admit
to having a gay relationship when it became public some 10 years later.
A FEW OTHER NOTABLE
Birthdays this Month
Doris Roberts
Garry Marshall
November 4, 1930 (84)
November 13, 1934 (80)
Dick Groat
Petula Clark
November 4, 1930 (84)
November 15, 1932 (82)
Bob Orton
Kevin Nealon
November 10, 1950 (64)
November 18, 1953 (61)
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disciplined nut.”
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Born on November 5, 1941, in Forest Hills, New York, Art
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Garfunkel, along with Paul Simon. He is best known for
releasing songs that spoke to the generation of the
1960s and ‘70s, such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
and “The Sound of Silence.” Garfunkel and Simon met
as classmates at Forest Hills Junior Elementary School.
The two lived only blocks from one other in Queens.
In high school they performed as the band Tom and
Jerry, where they wrote their own music and made
professional recordings, eventually securing a
recording contract with Big Records in 1957.
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CHARITY OF THE MONTH
Puppy Hill Farm Animal Rescue
SEPTEMBER 2014 WINNER – 737 VOTES
Alachua County is home to a successful network
of animal lovers and rescue organizations.
A
t any given time, Puppy Hill Farm can have around 150
animals in its program, but not all are adoptable, said executive director and founder Laurie Trenholm. Some are too
young or going through heartworm treatment. They pull from
the local shelter and keep them for as long as it takes to find
them homes. They are an adoption guaranteed organization,
meaning that they are “no kill.”
But unlike many rescue organizations that rely on foster
homes, Puppy Hill Farm houses many of the animals in their
rescue at one location. Although they do rely on some fosters,
many of their animals are at a farm in Melrose.
Although new intakes start out quarantined in small areas,
they are eventually given something many shelter pets dream
of: space. Instead of being confined to crates or small pens,
most of the rescued animals at Puppy Hill Farm have a big
area to run and play.
Every weekend, volunteers bring adoptable animals to
PetSmart in Gainesville. Potential adopters can ask questions
about the animal’s temperament or special issues to find the
pet that will fit best with their family.
Puppy Hill Farm is comprised mostly of volunteers with
full-time jobs and other commitments, Trenholm said, so they
are always looking for more.
Trenholm founded Puppy Hill Farm in 1999 because she
wanted to be a part of the tremendous rescue efforts in Alachua
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County. There are so many adoptable pets in the rescue community, but Trenholm said the sad fact is that some animals just
aren’t adoptable. Some face obstacles that can’t be overcome,
and because Puppy Hill farm commits to each animal that comes
into its program, she said they are guaranteed a home for life.
One such pet is Mr. Thomas. Tommy is a beautiful longhaired black and white tuxedo cat. He came to the program
when he was only about a year old as a scrawny little thing
with a sweet disposition. He was adopted out once, but he was
returned and has been with them ever since. This 17-year-old
friend has since been able to live the sweet life relaxing in the
sun on the screen porch at Puppy Hill Farm. Trenholm said
he’s a very smart, loving and great cat who just never found a
permanent home outside the rescue.
Animals like Thomas will always have a home at Puppy Hill
Farm, but in order to keep up with expenses, the farm relies on
the generosity of donations. s
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COMMUNITY œ ARTS & CULTURE
GAINESVILLE’S 33RD ANNUAL
Downtown Festival & Art Show
Music. Food. Art. And the chance to enjoy the great outdoors.
On November 8th and 9th, downtown Gainesville will
close off some streets to motor vehicle traffic and welcome
thousands of visitors to join in the festivities. People can meet
exhibiting artists, enjoy live music and dancing, and sample
international cuisine for the Annual Downtown Festival and
Art Show, presented by the City of Gainesville Department of
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. This event is one of the
nation’s premier outdoor fine arts festivals, drawing a crowd of
more than 100,000 each year.
For two days, visitors can stroll through historic downtown
and marvel at works from more than 250 of the nation’s most
talented artists, who display their original oils and acrylics,
vibrant watercolors, captivating sculptures, dazzling jewelry, decorative ceramics and vivid photography, according
to www.gvlculturalaffairs.org. With such a diverse array of
unique art displayed for sale and competition, this event is a
great way to purchase one-of-a-kind art for you or a friend.
This year the festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Since its creation, the Downtown Festival and Art Show has risen dramatically in national rankings. For the past three years, “Sunshine Artist” magazine has
recognized the festival as one of the top 30 fairs and festivals
in the country, naming it No. 12 in 2014.
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There is something for young and old alike at the festival.
Children have the opportunity to get creative at the Imagination Station, a free hands-on art activity area. Here they can
draw with chalk, paint pictures, design masks, sculpt clay and
create puppets and buttons. The Imagination Station even features a performance area with puppet shows, magic acts and
music, so children can rock to their own beat. Art Education
students from the University of Florida work throughout the
fall semester to produce this hub of family-friendly fun.
The soulful sound of blues will usher in the Downtown
Festival & Art Show weekend with a free Downtown Blues
Concert, presented by the North Central Florida Blues Society,
on Friday Nov. 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza. s
Parking in the City garage, two blocks west of Main Street, is $1.00
per hour with $6.00 maximum and open 24 hours a day.
For more information, please visit www.gvlculturalaffairs.org or
call 352-334-ARTS.
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HELPING HERO
Saving
Lieutenant
Towers
Paying it Forward Seven Decades Later
by Mary W. Bridgman
A
lmost 70 years ago, First Lieutenant Frank Towers
came upon a scene of unimaginable horror, a train
packed with 2,500 Jews being transported from the
Bergen-Belsen death camp in an effort by the Germans to hide
its atrocities from advancing Russian and American forces.
Towers could not have imagined the role it would play in saving his own life. Neither could Gerd Klestadt, a 12-year-old
boy, who was among those freed from the train that day.
Klestadt, his parents and younger brother left Germany for
Holland in 1936, only to be arrested and sent to Camp Westerbork in 1943. After nearly a year at that camp, they were
shipped to Bergen-Belsen.
“I was assigned to my father in the men’s section, and my
brother remained with my mother in the women’s section,”
Klestadt said. “My father died on February 4, 1945, in his sleep,
lying next to me. I stayed on my own in the men’s section from
then until April 7th.”
On that day, only eight days before the British liberated Bergen-Belsen, approximately 2,500 Jews, Klestadt among them,
were forced to walk four miles to Bergen where they were put
on a train in cattle cars. “The Germans’ intention was to drive
the train into the Elbe River and so eliminate all witnesses to
the atrocities they had committed,” Klestadt said.
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Thankfully, the United States Army, 30th Infantry, intervened.
“I remember seeing tanks coming towards us,” Klestadt
said. “This was Frank Towers and his soldiers, our saviors.”
Towers said the division had just liberated Braunschweig.
Its next objective was Magdeburg on the western bank of
the Elbe River, which, unknown to him at the time, had been
designated as the political boundary between the Western
Allies and the Russian armies. About 10 kilometers to the west
of Magdeburg, in the little town of Farsleben, a recon unit
discovered a long freight train on the railroad track, guarded
by several German soldiers, engine standing ready with a full
head of steam awaiting orders as to where to go. The guards
and the crew fled when they realized they were outnumbered
by the Americans.
Towers said the Americans “immediately unlocked all
of the freight cars and allowed these pathetic victims to be
released... and enjoy their first taste of freedom. Many were
hesitant at first because they had been advised by their Nazi
guards that if and when they ever became prisoners of the
Americans, they would be executed immediately.”
Towers and his colleagues were appalled by the conditions
they encountered on the train. “They were packed in there so
tightly that they did not have room to sit or lie down, so they
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FRANK TOWERS
LEFT: WWII veteran Frank Towers, who lives in Alachua
County near Brooker, was featured in an article about the
70th Anniversary of D-Day, which appeared in the June 2014
issue of Senior Times.
ABOVE: Frank Towers, a D-Day veteran, and Gerd Kledstadt,
survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, had a
special reunion in Paris last summer.
just had to stand upright until they collapsed and crumpled to
the floor because of exhaustion. They had no sanitary facilities except a single bucket in one corner of the car, which
most could not even reach… The consequence was that most,
in having to relieve themselves, just urinated and had bowel
movements and let it run down their legs.” The stench, and
the humiliation, was extreme. Towers was surprised that more
had not died.
Until that point, Towers had seen no confirmation of the
cruel treatment the Nazis were rumored to have handed out to
the Jews. “The condition of these people had deteriorated to
the lowest level imaginable,” he said.
The Americans set about getting food, water and medical
assistance to those who had been aboard the train. Later, Towers was placed in charge of relocating these victims to Hillersleben, where a former German Luftwaffe base was used for
shelter. One of the first orders of business at Hillersleben was
delousing — the former prisoners were infested with lice.
Some of the people housed at Hillersleben decided to remain in Germany. Others, fearful of the Russians, were sent to
Israel or South American countries.
Klestadt and his family returned to Holland, where he completed school, including agricultural studies at the university.
He met and married his wife, Charlene, in Johannesburg,
South Africa, and now they now live in Luxembourg.
Over 60 years after Towers’ encounter with the “Death
Train,” he happened to discover a high school “living history”
project that included emails from survivors of that very train.
He began tracking down survivors of the ordeal and eventually
located almost half of the estimated 600 children who were
thought to have been included among those liberated by the
Americans. Reunions were organized, but Towers had never
met Klestadt. Not until this past June, that is.
Towers spent 17 days traveling in Normandy, accompanied by
son, Frank Jr., daughter Kathy Teal, and 17-year-old grandson
Evan Teal, to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 70th
anniversary of D-day. Towers was exhausted when the group
returned to Paris to catch their flights home. His family decided
to spend the afternoon before their planned departure doing
some sightseeing. Towers, feeling the need to rest, decided not
to go. So he was alone in his hotel room, not feeling well, when
his phone ring. “Is this Frank Towers?” asked a deep, solemn
voice. “Did you liberate a train in Germany in 1945?”
When Towers answered in the affirmative, Klestadt insisted on coming to the hotel to meet him. Towers reluctantly
agreed to the visit, despite the fact that he still felt unwell and
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Bergen-Belsen
Concentration Camp
B
PHOTO BY ARNE LIST
MAP PROVIDED BY: IHR.ORG
PHOTO BY ARNE LIST
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: A map of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp shows where more than
100,000 persons lost their lives. Among the dead were Anne Frank and her sister Margot; their
memorial stone resides at the former Bergen-Belsen site. Former inmates who were transported by
train from the camp were photographed in Farsleben, Germany, shortly after their liberation by U.S.
troops, April 13, 1945.
was experiencing pain in his stomach and shortness of breath.
Klestadt arrived a mere 15 minutes after he hung up the phone.
Klestadt told Towers that he had tracked him down through
Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George Patton, who
was able to find him through a mutual acquaintance. Following his arrival to the hotel, the two spoke briefly about the
liberation of the train. Towers’ condition continued to deteriorate, prompting Klestadt to suggest that they send for medical
help. Towers objected, intent on making his flight home early
the following morning. However, he mentioned to Klestadt
that he had a history of heart problems. After a few more
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ergen-Belsen, the point of
origin of the “death train”
discovered by Frank Towers
and his army colleagues on April 13,
1945, was a Nazi concentration camp,
located in north-central Germany.
Jews, Poles, Soviets, Dutch, Czechs,
Germans and Austrians were held
there. From 1941 to 1945, almost
20,000 Soviet prisoners of war
and an additional 50,000 persons
died at Bergen-Belsen, including
approximately 35,000 who died of
typhus in the early part of 1945, shortly
before liberation. There were no gas
chambers at Bergen-Belsen; mass
killings took place in camps further
east. When British and Canadian
troops reached the camp they found
over 13,000 unburied bodies and
approximately 60,000 inmates, most
of whom were very ill and starving.
Deaths continued at a rate of 500 per
day, mostly from typhus, reaching a
total of 13,994 after liberation, despite
massive efforts to help the survivors
with food and medicine. Ann Frank,
the famous teenaged World War II
diarist, and her sister Margot died at
Bergen-Belsen, probably of typhus,
weeks before liberation. They were
buried in a mass grave.
moments of discussion, Klestadt, fearing that Towers was seriously ill, summoned the medical authorities. Towers wound
up staying in a Paris hospital for several days. Upon returning
to his home near Brooker, he made an appointment with his
cardiologist, who pronounced the 97-year-old to be in good
shape after the ordeal, which was apparently caused by too
much salt in the foods Towers consumed while in Normandy.
Towers is convinced that Klestadt saved his life.
Klestadt said, “I had a wonderfully warm feeling saving my
savior, a remarkable man. Life can be wonderfully rewarding.”
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Tinseltown Talks
James Drury’s Next Generation “Virginian”
by Nick Thomas
W
hile today’s television landscape is
littered with so-called reality programing, Westerns
dominated the airways in
the 1960s. One of the most
popular was “The Virginian,”
which ran for nine seasons
on NBC from 1962-1971, and
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Drury celebrated his 80th
birthday in April and, far
from retiring, continues to
travel the country greeting
fans at Western festivals (see
www.thevirginian.net). He
is also resurrecting his tough
but honorable cowboy character in a new show for kids
that combines live-action and
animation.
“It’s called ‘Billy and
the Bandit’ aimed at 8 to
10-year-olds, but adults can
enjoy it, too,” said Drury from his home in Houston. “Billy is
the great, great, grandson of ‘The Virginian’ and confined to a
wheelchair. He is told tales of the old West by his grandfather,
played by me, and fantasizes about western adventures as he
falls asleep. All kinds of stories come out of that.”
With the pilot script now completed and cast and crew
filming, Drury reunites in the new series with his old “Virginian” costars, Roberta Shore and Gary Clarke.
“It’s an exciting project. We’re looking forwarded to telling
some great stories for families every week,” Drury said.
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Currently broadcast on cable’s INSP TV, Drury isn’t surprised that “The Virginian” has remained popular with audiences for over 50 years.
“It was the first 90-minute Western on TV and that gave
our writers an opportunity to explore detailed stories,” he
explained. “It was like doing a movie every week. We also had
a wonderful cast of continuing characters, and with the great
writing, the finest actors in Hollywood wanted guest starring roles — George C. Scott, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and
Robert Redford come to mind. Every day I’d go off to the set
excited about the wonderful actors I’d be working with.”
But starring in a weekly 90-minute series was demanding.
“Some days we would be filming parts of five different episodes, so it required a lot of mental concentration,” Drury said. “I
had a strong work ethic, so didn’t mind. I did the show for nine
years, but would have been delighted to continue for another 10!”
With his rugged good looks and wrangling experience,
Drury was a natural TV cowboy.
“I’ve been riding horses since I was in diapers!” Drury said.
“My grandfather put me on his Belgian plow horse when I was
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As he did in “The Virginian,” Drury plans to bring his love
of the old West to ‘Billy and the Bandit’ and is confident audiences will embrace the show.
“There are so many cable channels now looking for new
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Giving Back
Small Town Hero and the
Military Order of the Purple Heart
by Ellis Amburn
“ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL,
AND MAYBE IT’S TIME TO GIVE
SOME BACK,” SAID STEPHEN DODD,
FINANCE OFFICER FOR THE SSG
JOHN A. REINERS MILITARY ORDER
OF THE PURPLE HEART, CHAPTER
0823, IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW.
H
e was referring to the wounded
combat veterans who kept us
safe in times of danger, and now
need our help.
Dodd makes it his job to raise money
for worthy veteran’s charities, as do other
members of MOPH, all wounded in combat
and recipients of the Purple Heart.
One of the ways they do it is by holding
golf tournaments like the one coming up
Saturday, November 8, at the Gainesville
Country Club, 7300 SW 35th Way, cosponsored by the Military Officers Association
of America (MOAA).
The national MOPH was founded in 1932,
and in 2013 Greg Kidney started the Gaines-
ville chapter. A vet who was wounded in the
Iraq war, Kidney was driving a Humvee in
Baghdad in 2008 when a car bomb exploded,
killing one of his passengers.
“It’s therapeutic, being able to sit down
with somebody and say, ‘Hey, you have
been in World War II, you went through
all sorts of nasty, disgusting stuff,” he told
reporter Trent Kelly in 2013. “Then you
came back and started a family, got a job.
How did you do it?’”
MOPH raises money by selling veterans’ reserved parking signs. The Alachua
County Sheriff’s Office sports one on its
parking lot in Gainesville. Thirty-five others can be found at such places as the Oaks
Mall and Haven Hospice.
Fisher House, a free residence for families of soldiers in Gainesville’s VA Hospital,
is a beneficiary of MOPH largesse.
So is Wounded Wear, providing special
clothing for wounded vets. According to its
website, the organization was launched by
PHOTO BY TJ MORRISSEY
World War II and Korean War veteran Robert (Bob) Gasche and Vietnam veteran Stephen Dodd take time
out from their busy day to pose in a golf car at the Gainesville Country Club, the venue for their upcoming Veterans Helping Veterans Golf Tournament. Dodd is the finance officer and Gasche is sergeant-atarms for the SSG John A. Reiners Military Order of the Purple Heart.
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PHOTO PROVIDED BY STEPHEN DODD
ABOVE: Stephen Dodd with the sign that offers
preferred parking to wounded warriors yet leaves
the handicapped spaces available to those with
more severe disabilities. The signs cost $75 with all
proceeds going to worthy veteran charities.
RIGHT: Dodd, a recipient of two Purple Heart medals, said that these signs can be placed in close
proximity to handicapped signs as a way to extend
parking privileges to veterans that have earned the
Purple Heart.
Navy SEAL Lt. Jason “Jay” Redman, author
hor of
“Trident,” an account of the forging of a SEAL
leader. Wounded while commanding an assault
team assigned to capture a high Al Qaedaa operative, Redman was machine-gunned and required 37
surgeries.
“Whatever comes up,” Dodd said, “we will help who we can
when we can.”
At the November 8 tournament, 70 to 90 golfers will
register at noon for a shotgun start at 1 PM. The fee is $125
per player, or $500 per team. Checks should be made out to
MOPH 0823, PO Box 357808, Gainesville, FL 32635.
“If you play golf, come out and help the vets,” Dodd said.
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“We’r also looking for sponsors. Businesses as well
“We’re
indi
as individuals
can sponsor one of the 18 holes for
(sil
$125 (silver),
$250 (gold), or $500 (platinum). Twenty
a $250 each come to $5,000, so we keep busy
sponsors at
contacting everyone. Sponsors will be acknowledged on the
golf course.”
Other sources of income at the tournament include a 50-50 lottery drawing and a putting contest, “closest to the pin,” Dodd said.
The members of MOPH saw a lot of action in battle, including senior VP adjutant Norman Sassner, an Army captain. Sassner barely escaped with his life when ambushed on a river in
Vietnam, sustaining shrapnel and bullet injuries, Meghan Pryce
wrote in the Gainesville Sun. Waking up in a hospital, he heard
LEFT: Bob Gasche stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima and was
there when the American flag was raised on Mount Suribachi
in 1945. “Seeing the Stars and Stripes waving aloft on that
mountain peak is a sight I shall never forget as long as I live,”
Gasche said.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY STEPHEN DODD
ABOVE: Every year, each chapter of the Military Order of the
Purple Chapter votes for the member that has done the most
for veterans, veterans’ causes and veterans’ advocacy. “This
year, Bob was our unanimous choice,” Stephen Dodd said.
someone congratulate him for winning the Purple Heart.
MOPH sergeant-at-arms Robert T. “Bob” Gasche told the
Sun’s Brooke Austill about the iconic moment US soldiers
raised Old Glory atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima in 1945.
Six thousand eight hundred and twenty-one Marines and
Navy fighters paid for that victory with their lives. Gasche, a
Marine now 90, was among the 19,217 Allied soldiers wounded
during the fierce battle for possession of the Japanese-held
island in the Pacific only 760 miles from Tokyo.
“Bob Gasche won’t be able to attend our golf tournament
because the Marines persuaded him to make a speech on
St. Simon’s Island,” Dodd said. “They’re sending six Marine
recruits to take the place of one 90-year-old man.”
Dodd served in Vietnam and holds two Purple Hearts and three
Bronze Stars, the result of a bullet wound to his leg “and having
been blown up with a rocket grenade,” he said. “That pretty much
did it, putting a lot of holes in my otherwise perfect body.”
His South Vietnam base camp, Cu Chi, was on the Cambodian border 35 miles northwest of Saigon.
“It was a different war with no front lines,” he said. “The
enemy could be anywhere. The Vietcong hid in 27 miles of tunnels underneath our camp. Engagements were fast and deadly.
Contact was eyeball to eyeball, not pitched battles as in WWII.”
Ronna Jackson, the mother of MOPH namesake John Reiners, is an associate member of MOPH 0823.
“I’m trying to get their ladies auxiliary up and running,” she
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PHOTOS BY TJ MORRISSEY
ABOVE: A hand-drawn pencil portrait of Staff Sgt. John
A. Reiners by artist Michael G. Regan as part of the Fallen
Heroes Project. The mission of the Michael G. Reagan Portrait
Foundation is to provide the resources to produce and distribute to each family a hand-drawn portrait of their Fallen Hero,
free of charge.
RIGHT: Ronna and Jerry Jackson are presented with the portrait of their son during the renaming of the Military Order of
the Purple Heart Chapter 0823 at the American Legion Post
16 on January 4.
said in a telephone interview.
MOPH could scarcely have asked for a better helper. Jackson is
the chaplain for the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 16 of Gainesville and president of Hearts of Gold, a chapter of American Gold
Star Mothers, who participate in many memorial events.
“We give mothers who had a son or daughter killed in action
Gold Star flags for their windows,” she said. “I made a promise
upon my son being killed in action. I began to devote my entire
life to supporting vets and their families. I supported Greg
Kidney when he founded MOPH’s Gainesville chapter. Once
a month I work with the Military Support Group of Alachua
County, packing boxes for our boys and girls in war zones.”
Gold Star Mothers’ website states, “If you lost a child in
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the service of the country and would like the community of
others, we invite you to join. No one knows how you feel like
another mother who has lost a child.”
Last year Jackson was given the Nonveterans-SupportingVeterans of the Year Award for Alachua County.
“I never served, but my husband, father and sons did. Reiners
looked up to all three of his grandfathers — Jay Jackson, George
Reiners and Joseph Norrell, knowing if he followed their example he could achieve everything he wanted to in the Army.”
He was practically born wearing camouflage, donning his first
fatigues as soon as he could walk. From the age of six months,
Reiners’s stepfather was Jackson’s second husband Jerry.
“Reiners was most proud of being a Ranger, and died doing
PHOTO PROVIDED BY RONNA JACKSON
Gold Star Mom Ronna Jackson is presented with
the flag on the day of her son’s burial at the cemetery in Haines City, Fl. The boots and helmet were
on display at the American Legion Post 16 the day
she was presented with her son’s portrait.
what he loved — fighting for his country,” Jackson said.
Born on the 23rd of December 1985, in Haines City in
Central Florida’s Polk County, he grew up as a small-town boy
living the American dream. As if he’d sprung full-blown from
a Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover, he became
a Boy Scout, Young Astronaut, JROTC cadet, baseball player,
band member and Police Explorer.
“Reiners was always an overachiever,” Jackson recalled,
“disappointed if he made 90 on a test instead of 100. He was a
perfectionist.”
A cross-country runner in high school, he was driven, not
by competition, but by a determination to get in shape to be a
US Army Ranger.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY RONNA JACKSON
He also had an irrepressible lighthearted side, according
to his mother, who said, “He just loved having fun with his
siblings . . . [and] being with his friends, playing practical jokes
and pranks on them just to have fun.”
After graduating in May 2004, he joined the Army in July
and reported to Fort Benning, Georgia, for basic training and advanced individual training (AIT), ultimately becoming an Army
Ranger, the most elite special-operations force in the Army.
He complained that boot camp “wasn’t as hard as he
thought it should be,” he told Sgt. Maj. Dwight Smith, according to Lakeland Ledger reporters Kevin Bouffant and Gary
White. “I want to head for the front lines.”
Before his deployment to Iraq, he was stationed at Fort
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Also on display at the January 4th ceremony were photo collages of other Fallen Heroes portraits created by Michael G. Regan and presented to the
families. The ceremony paid tribute to John A. Reiners, and local veterans, politicians, friends and family were in attendance.
Drum, New York. When he left for overseas duty, he and his
mother listened to “Come Home Soon,” a SHeDAISY song
about the poignancy and bravery of families left behind, who
cannot know for sure where their loved ones are, but can hope
they’re looking up at the same star and making the same wish.
SHeDAISY is a melodious Utah sister act, the Osborns, who
named themselves after the Navajo term for “my little sister.”
The first of Reiners’s three Purple Hearts came after he was injured in Iraq, his Humvee hitting an explosive device. He escaped
and led his fellow GIs to safety. Bouffant and White documented
that John Reiners’s officers called him one of the best soldiers
they’d ever seen, and the men with whom he served called him
Rambo, according to the Freedom Remembered website.
Surviving his first deployment, he returned to Fort Drum
and became a squad leader.
In October 2006 he married longtime girlfriend Casey
Barker, who later told Bouffant and White, “John was a country boy who had no interest in college. He wanted to become
an Army instructor, get a business management degree, and
run an auto mechanic shop.”
She characterized him as a high-spirited fun-loving guy
who enjoyed mud bogging in Lakeland in his Chevrolet Suburban with 44-inch tires, referring to it as the Spearmint Hearse.
After a year they had a baby boy and named him Lex.
Life was good, and then came another deployment to wartorn Iraq, this one running from September 2007 to October
2008. Reiners was one of 20,000 soldiers assigned by President George W. Bush to provide security in Baghdad and Al
Anbar Province, clearing and securing neighborhoods.
When a rocket-propelled grenade wounded John’s head
and leg, he attempted to hide his injuries so he could work the
next day.
“That’s John,” Jackson said, “so humble and always giving
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110 percent.”
Though he’d suffered a concussion, he dismissed it as a
“headache,” and declined to accept a Purple Heart. A confident, unassuming young man, he never wore his uniform and
medals in public, refusing to be treated as a hero.
“He didn’t have any ego,” his mother said. “He just loved the
Army from day one.”
In November 2009 he was dispatched to Afghanistan. Bouffant and White wrote that his sister Glennette said she hoped
he was going to “a good part” of the conflicted country and he
joked, “Yeah, the Army is just going to send me to the best part
over there where nothing is going on.”
“Oh, really?”
“No, Glennette, that’s not possible. Every part over there is bad.”
Later she recalled, “He knew what he was going into; he
definitely did.”
His wife Casey said, “He was scared going over there this
time. He was worried.”
Stepfather Jerry later explained on the Freedom Remembered website that Reiners, a devout Christian, hated having
to kill women and children suicide bombers. Mindful of the
Biblical injunction, “Thou shalt not kill,” Reiners struggled
with his conscience but finally decided the safety of his fellow
soldiers had to come first, whatever the cost.
Toward the end of his deployment, he was looking forward
to returning to his 23-year-old wife of three years and their
two-year-old son Lex. He sent a bouquet of flowers to Casey
for Valentine’s Day, she later revealed to the Lakeland Ledger.
Chatting with Casey via computer, he mentioned a foot
patrol he’d be going out on at 10 PM, and his last words to her,
the Ledger disclosed, were “I feel your love… and I’m constantly thinking about you.”
The February 13, 2010, patrol took him and his comrades
into the treacherous Zhari Province. As a high-ranking Army
officer named Kelly Thomas would later observe, “In South
Afghanistan, just outside Kandahar, there are bad people.”
They attacked Reiners’s unit with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), killing him and two other soldiers, Sgt. Jeremiah
Wittman and Spc. Bobby Pagan.
In the US, just hours after Casey received news of her husband’s death, his bouquet of Valentine’s Day flowers arrived.
Only 24 years old, Reiners was posthumously awarded the
Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart, bringing his career
total of decorations and medals to over 30.
The Bronze Star, the fourth highest military award, is bestowed for acts of heroism in combat, according to the American War Library website.
The Purple Heart, established by General George Washington, is awarded in the name of the President of the United
States to soldiers wounded or killed. It is heart-shaped with
a gold border and a profile of Washington. The ribbon is blue
with white and purple stripes.
Apart from Reiners, Purple Heart recipients include Secretary of State John Kerry, World War II hero Audie Murphy,
“Platoon” film director Oliver Stone, James Jones, author of
“From Here to Eternity,” Ron Kovic, author of “Born on Fourth
of July,” and Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the
speed of sound.
A cascade of honors for John Reiners began with a funeral
that packed Northridge Church and the streets Haines City.
Kelly Thomas, speaking in behalf of Gen. George Casey, the
36th US Army Chief of Staff, who served in Iraq from 2004
two 2007, said, “SSG John Reiners is a hero. Nobody in the
Army doubts it. On 13 February [Afghans] committed a cowardly act that took our soldier, your beloved, your son, hus-
band, brother, and Lex’s father.”
In her eulogy, Ronna Jackson forced back her tears and
said, “My hero, my son, when I close my eyes I see you . . .
when I reach into my heart I can touch you.”
Casey said the men in Reiners’s unit so loved him that they
borrowed money to traverse the globe for his funeral, according to Crooked Fences’ website.
“John made me want to be a better woman,” she said. “He
was my soul mate.”
At a public ceremony in January 2014 at American Legion Haisley Lynch Post 16 in Gainesville on the occasion of
MOPH’s renaming itself the SSG John A. Reiners Military
Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 0823, Ronna Jackson received a plaque commemorating the event.
Greg Kidney said, “We could never emulate what John
Reiners did on that day but we can honor him by trying to mirror him and the things he was trying to accomplish.”
Mayor Ed Braddy spoke “on behalf of the grateful people of
Gainesville. We are very glad that this dedication is happening
in our city.”
Florida Congressman Ted Yoho said, “[Our] thankful country honor[s] all of your son’s service and the sacrifice he made
for his country.”
The Fallen Hero Project presented artist Michael Regan’s
portrait of Reiners to Jackson. As her husband Jerry consoled
her during the emotional ceremony, she said, “Thank you all
for this honor. It means a lot as a mom that my son will always
be remembered.”
On his tombstone in Forest Hill Cemetery in Haines City is
inscribed the motto RANGERS LEAD THE WAY.
As Ronna Jackson put it, “Every day is Memorial Day to a
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COLUMN œ KENDRA SILER-MARSIGLIO
Healthy
Edge
STAND UP! ALL-DAY SITTING IS
BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH
A
s you know, “walk for your health”
is now very common advice. Now
studies are showing that just “standing
up” provides huge health benefits.
If you take a minute to sit and think
about it, you can quickly come to the
conclusion that we live in a “Sit Down”
society. Most of us sit down to eat,
work and socialize. Running errands? I
bet you’re sitting in a car or on a bus to
get around.
Here’s what science worldwide is
showing about prolonged sitting: it’s
wreaking havoc on our health. If you
sit the amount that the average American does (over eight hours per day),
the benefits of workouts you do are
counteracted — even if you are exercising routinely.
The average lifespan is actually extended two more years by standing up three
hours a day reports the United Kingdom’s
“The Independent” newspaper.
A 43-study review published in the
“Journal of the National Cancer Institute” showed that those who were highly sedentary had a 32 percent increased
risk of endometrial cancer, 24 percent
increased risk of colon cancer and 21
percent increased risk of lung cancer.
The meta-analysis also showed that for
every two hours spent sitting per day,
the risks of these cancers increased 6-10
percent. However, prolonged sitting
doesn’t affect your risk of getting these
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cancer types: breast, ovaries, prostate,
stomach, esophagus, testes and nonHodgkin lymphoma.
Ever heard of telomeres? They are
caps on the ends of thread-like structures that keep your genes orderly and
neat (aka chromosomes). Telomeres
protect the chromosomes — kinda like
how those little plastic caps protect
your shoelaces. A study published in the
“British Journal of Sports Medicine”
shows that prolonged daily sitting shortens telomeres. Scientists feel that “aging” has a lot to do with the shortening
of telomeres — short telomeres means
that your genes receive less protection.
Again, it didn’t matter if the participants
exercised; the telomere-shortening culprit was prolonged sitting.
In Australia, the University of
Queensland reports that sitting less
lowers your risk of developing Type 2
Diabetes and prematurely dying from
heart disease.
Interestingly, the research that shows
sitting is bad for your health is not
only performed in the US, the UK, and
Australia; much of it comes from space.
NASA space medicine studies show that
prolonged sitting simulates a low-gravity
type of environment. Low-gravity causes
muscle to deteriorate. On the flip side,
standing and stretching increases the
effects of gravity on your body, helping
you maintain and build muscle.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SIT LESS
AND STAND MORE:
1. Stand up every 30 minutes. Take a
stretch break. Or, get some water…
staying hydrated is also good!
2. Talk and walk (or talk and stand). Try
to socialize with friends standing up.
It may seem rude to not offer people a
seat, but your friends may appreciate
it once you tell them why.
3. Stand while you wait. Waiting at the
doctor’s office or at a restaurant?
Look for an unobtrusive place to
stand. If there isn’t one, you may want
to tell your doctor or other businesses
with waiting rooms about sitting
studies so they can consider adjusting
their waiting rooms.
4. Consider a standing workstation.
Make a space where you can stand
and do bills, make calls, or surf the
Internet.
5. Make standing a part of your “nonexercise” routine. Mayo Clinic’s Dr.
James A. Levine, MD, Ph.D., reports
that standing creates Non-Exercise
Activity Thermongensis (NEAT).
Standing burns 50 percent more calories than sitting.
Stand tall to give yourself that
healthy edge! s
Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, Ph.D. is the
Director of Rural Health Partnership at
WellFlorida Council.
Want more information on standing up for
your health? Check out:
* The article at the UK’s “The Independent”
at www.independent.co.uk/news/science/
stand-up-for-three-hours-and-live-twoyears-longer-says-top-uk-medical-consultant-955246;
* Discover Magazine’s article “Simple Sitting
Test Predicts How Long You’ll Live” at discovermagazine.com/2013/nov/05-sit-down;
* Dr. Levine presenting at the Transformation 2010 at www.youtube.com/
watch?v=S6eIvxqaezE;
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HANDS ON
Be a Friend
Volunteering for the Library
by Darla Kinney Scoles
“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If
you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want
happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want
happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”
— Chinese Proverb
I
n their 60 years of service to the community, Friends of
the Library (FOL) has donated more than $5 million to
the Alachua County Library District. Semi-annual FOL
book sales have been a large part of its fundraising endeavors,
the proceeds from which go to literacy and library programs,
funding collections, and scholarships. With the first-ever
book sale netting $80, the projects funded by the 2012-13 sales
totaled more than $200,000.
>> THE NEED:
When I realized this article would publish right after an
FOL book sale, I thought the group might not be in need of volunteers until close to the next sale, to be held in April of 2015. I
was wrong. I knew this as soon as I walked into the warehouse
facility affectionately known to FOL volunteers as the Bookhouse. The place is huge and was a hive of activity the day of
my visit, three weeks prior to the fall book sale. It wouldn’t
have mattered which day I came, however, as the Bookhouse is
abuzz with workers most every weekday, year-round.
Bigger and better organized than most book stores, the
Bookhouse takes in hundreds of items every day, with each
volume, recording, and work of art (yes, art!) inspected, sort-
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ed, priced and shelved by hands that know and love knowledge, literacy and research.
“Every volunteer here is important,” said FOL Publicity
Chair, Sue Dudley. “And we always need more. The work never
ends and that’s a good thing. We have ongoing training for new
volunteers and encourage people to give it a try. If they enjoy
books, they will enjoy this.”
>> THE WORK:
With after-hours drop bins outside the Bookhouse itself,
donation boxes at area libraries and drop-off hours daily, the
Bookhouse is constantly taking in books, magazines, comic
books, tapes, records, artwork and more. As these items are
unpacked, each is inspected and sorted before being sent to different areas of the Bookhouse for shelving. Some require repair.
Many require research to determine value. All require pricing.
Some rare items donated to FOL have, in turn, been donated
to the Matheson Museum. Others — especially duplicate copies
— are donated to local non-profit organizations. Items deemed
unsellable are recycled with those proceeds donated as well.
Shadowing Dudley as a sorter on the day of my visit, I found
the variety of the work to be fascinating. The friendly atmosphere was one of happiness in a common cause and love of
the work at hand. Since the sale was fast approaching, there
was a hastening to the work, but no stress was evident. With
shelves already full (they will be completely empty post-sale)
new donations were simply being inspected, sorted, boxed and
loaded onto trucks to be stored until after the sale.
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Thirty-six-year FOL veteran, Linda Connell, loves to hang out in the Collector’s Corner area of the book sale, where, she said, “You never know exactly what you’re going to get.” Connell has seen the organization — and the sale — grow each year to become the largest in the state.
“We received a large donation from a closing book store in
Micanopy this year,” said Bill Watson, FOL Book Sale CoChair, whose mother was also a FOL volunteer. “So we have
even more books than usual — especially in the history section
— and we’ve been busy. Each week 130-140 volunteers help
out here. Others come and assist just with the sales. Many, like
myself, are retired but want to stay involved.”
>> THE REWARDS:
Linda Connell has been volunteering with FOL since that
very first book sale, and has seen many things change, but others stay the same. Now settled into the Collector’s Corner of
the Bookhouse, Connell said working there is like being on a
treasure hunt.
“You never know exactly what you are going to get,” Connell said. “We see a little bit of everything, as people downsize
and relocate, or settle an estate. Many books, due to the nature
of this university community, are special in that they are
signed, first editions, special presses, leather bound and such.”
Even with such unique qualities, these collector’s pieces
are not put up for sale online to fetch the highest price. FOL
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believes that the local community donated the items and they
should go back to that same community. The volunteers know
their efforts benefit those close to home.
“I love people and books and I love art,” said working artist Kathleen Wobie, who volunteers in the art section of the
Bookhouse. “My friends got me involved and I’ve been coming
in once a week for three years now. We are really loaded this
year. The great thing here is that everyone can work in the
area that interests them. For me, that is art. For someone else
it might be comic books or classic record albums.”
Indeed, each section of the highly organized Bookhouse had
a dedicated volunteer happily readying it for the upcoming sale.
>> THE FIT:
Noon at the Bookhouse means all volunteers head to the
large break room for lunch. Each month they hold a potluck
dinner, as well. There is lively conversation about every subject imaginable, some sparked by the day’s Bookhouse finds or
current events, others simply by virtue of the diverse nature
and backgrounds of the volunteers in the room.
I met a costumer who had “dressed the king” in the recent
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T Friends of the
The
D
Dunnellon Public Library
S
Seeking Active Members
Over the years, the Friends have provided
ongoing financial support to supplement library
needs not provided by the county. Proceeds
from book sales, membership dues and
donations provide supplemental funding to the
library for new books, reading materials, DVDs,
programs, special speakers, landscaping and
equipment.
In order to provide additional funding
for years to come, they are looking for new
volunteers. For more information call the
Friends’ president, Barbara Caban, at 352465-0705, Mon – Sat, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Friends of the Dunnellon Public Library
20351 Robinson Road • Dunnellon, FL 34431
PHOTOS BY DARLA KINNEY SCOLES
From Civil War Records to Manga, the Friends of the Library Bookhouse has it all.
Larger and better organized than most book stores, the facility is run entirely by a
small army of cheerful volunteers, who love books and love literacy. The organization’s Vice President, Ellen Smith encourages everyone to come and help process
all the materials the community has donated, citing benefits such as a great work
environment and friendly co-workers. Celebrating 60 years of service, the FOL has
contributed more than $5 million to libraries, literacy initiatives and scholarships in
Alachua County. New volunteer training happen regularly.
Gainesville performance of Camelot, a working artist who
was also degreed in Sociology, a financial aid administrator, a
banker, university and military spouses, medical professionals,
and teachers.
“We encourage everyone to come and help us process all
the materials the community has donated,” said FOL Vice
President Ellen Smith. “The people here are great. It is a great
place to work and we are contributing to our community.”
The only downside to the work, said volunteer Juanita Harrison, is that it is difficult to keep from stopping to look while
working. Regular Bookhouse volunteers, who are asked to give
three hours each week, are permitted to borrow items to read
and return to the Bookhouse when done. Those not interested
in sorting books or working book sales can check the “other
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talents” box on the application form and get involved in a way
that suits them best.
“You can’t help but love it here,” said volunteer Lynda McKenzie. “We love books and appreciate literacy and we enjoy this.”
The volunteers here clearly enjoy one another as well. The
comment most often made when I asked them what they
loved most about FOL was “the people.” Many of them had
also served with FOL for a number of years. That’s always a
clear sign of a great organization.
>> HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
“This place treats their volunteers extraordinarily well,”
declared Dudley.
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COLUMN œ ELLIS AMBURN
Enjoying
Act Three
Jackie O
W
hen Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis quit her job at the Viking
Press in the 1970s, I called and offered
her a position at Dell Publishing Company’s hardcover division Delacorte,
where I was editor-in-chief.
She was interested in lunching, and
I suggested the fashionable French restaurant Lafayette.
“I’m avoiding Lafayette for a while,”
she said. “Jane Wrightsman and I were
there yesterday and it was all over the
papers this morning. Where do you guys
at Delacorte go for a workaday lunch?”
“A hamburger joint on Second Avenue
called Knickers, but it’s a real dive.”
“Knickers! That’s girls’ drawers! I love it!”
Her boyfriend, reporter Pete Hamill,
warned that taking Jacqueline to lunch
was “like taking King Kong to the beach.”
Expecting the paparazzi at Knickers,
I found only four girls who sounded like
clerks from the outer boroughs, known in
Manhattan as the bridge and tunnel crowd.
“I can only pay $18,500 a year,” I told
Jacqueline when she arrived.
That proved no obstacle since she’d only
been making $200 a week at Viking. Having recently received $26 million after the
death of her second husband, she wasn’t in
it for the money. She just loved books.
In her mid-40s, informal and flirty, she
possessed a softness and fragility no camera
had ever caught. Up close she had a lovely
widow’s peak, and, between her nose and
upper lip, barely visible vertical creases
such as many women get in middle age.
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She’d resigned from Viking when New
York Times reviewer Elliott FremontSmith wrote she “should be ashamed of
herself” for working at the publishing
house responsible for a novel about a
plot to assassinate Sen. Ted Kennedy.
Despite her abrupt departure from
Viking, she remained devoted to her
colleagues there, especially our mutual
friend Cork Smith. Like me, Cork attracted serious writers but also had “a golden
touch with commercial crap,” as he put
it. Just as I edited both John le Carre and
Milton Berle, Cork edited “Ironweed”
and “Shall We Tell the President,” the
potboiler over which Jackie resigned.
As an acquiring editor Jacqueline
was equally eclectic, buying pop idol Michael Jackson’s “Moonwalk” and a book
she co-edited with Cork, Eugene Kennedy’s “Himself! The Life and Times of
Mayor Richard J. Daley.”
On a business trip to Chicago with
Kennedy, he suggested they lunch at an
elegant restaurant. In the same way she
declined to eat at Lafayette, she told him,
“No, I want you to take me to some place
that’s down and dirty.” She wanted to see
the real Chicago, just as she wanted to see
where Delacorte editors hung out.
She loved a family saga I’d edited called
“Evergreen,” and cooed the author’s
name, “Belva Plain,” making it sound like
someone she’d like to publish herself.
In her White House years she’d said
she read “everything from Colette to
Kerouac.” When I revealed I was Jack
Kerouac’s editor, she beamed. The King
of the Beatniks told me he’d dined at the
Kennedy White House, and Jacqueline
didn’t deny it.
She complained that Viking had
refused to advertise a modest book she’d
brought in, and I couldn’t resist saying,
“Advertising mid-list titles is just throwing good money after bad.”
“Ellis!” she said, gently chiding me.
“You sound so oracular.”
Emboldened by my second martini, I
asked, “What’s the most important thing
in the world to you?”
“Why, my children, of course.”
Outside on Second Avenue, as she
hailed a taxicab, she said, “I’ll call you.”
When I told a Dell VP Jacqueline
might be joining us at Delacorte, he
warned that CEO Helen Meyer made life
miserable for attractive women, driving them to drink and even, in the case
of Peggy Roth, my counterpart at Dell
paperbacks, to an early grave.
Bypassing Dell, I proceeded to raise
money to start a new publishing house with
Jacqueline as CEO and me as president.
Awestruck, she repeated the name of
my backers, who could easily buy and
sell both Joseph Kennedy and Aristotle
Onassis.
“I promise to give it some thought,”
she said.
Shortly her sexy sounding French majordomo called and said, “Be sure not to
mention anything you just discussed.” s
After 25 years as a book publisher, Ellis Amburn wrote many biographies, including one
about Elizabeth Taylor entitled “The Most
Beautiful Woman in the World.” He can be
reached at ellis.amburn@gmail.com.
AD VERTISEMEN T
November is
National Home Care Month
WHILE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO
MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE, SENIORS ARE SEEKING
WAYS TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. BOTH GROUPS ARE
FINDING A COMMON SOLUTION – HOME HEALTH CARE.
O
ur goal is to keep Seniors as
independent as possible and
in their homes for as long as
possible, along with keeping them out
of the hospital,” said Pamela Morgan,
Senior Director of Professional
Services with Mederi Caretenders of
Gainesville. “It’s cheaper for a patient
to be seen by a home care nurse once
a week for two years than it is for
an emergency room visit. Hospitals
are looking at how to decrease rehospitalizations, and home care is
going to be the big component to
doing that.”
So what exactly does “home care”
encompass? With National Home Care
Month upon us, Morgan discussed the
many facets of quality in-home care
that Mederi Caretenders provides.
Nursing – Nurses care for wounds,
give injections, reconcile and assess
medication regime compliance and
perform other medical care functions.
They also assess the patient’s
situation and educate relatives
or caregivers. “When you have
caregivers suddenly taking care of a
family member, they don’t understand
the disease process, they don’t
understand all the medications,” said
Morgan. “We can teach them how to
take care of their family member and
know what to expect.”
Physical and Occupational
Therapy – Physical therapists help
Seniors regain their strength and
maximize their ability to move about,
“
prevent falls and improve balance.
Occupational therapists help with
everyday tasks such as bathing,
dressing and preparing food. Many
elderly patients are not easily able
to travel to another therapy location,
where their in-home environment
is not always replicated. “We can
modify things that they can’t when
they’re going to an outpatient facility
or hospital,” Morgan explained. “We
look at their home and, for example,
explain how to negotiate stairs.”
Speech Therapy – Speech therapists
assess and assist patients in regaining
or improving communication
and swallowing. They can also
administer VitalStim, a therapy that
uses electronic stimulation along
with swallowing exercises to help
the patient relearn how to swallow.
Speech therapists also provide therapy
to teach the patient and caregiver
about foods to eat or avoid.
Home Health Aide – A home
health aide can help a client
perform basic tasks like bathing
and grooming, making a light meal
and changing linens.
Medical social workers – These
professionals can identify resources
and offer counseling and support to
patients and caregivers.
Finding such help individually would
be a monumental task. Caretenders’
ability to assemble such a team
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quest for Senior Independence.
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CALENDAR
UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION
TIOGA MONDAY MARKET
LIVING HISTORY DAY
Mondays
Saturday, November 1
4:00pm - 7:00pm
JONESVILLE - Tioga Center, 13005 W. Newberry
Rd. Market features a selection of vegetables,
crafts, organic food, fruits and local specialties.
9:00am
GAINESVILLE - Morningside Nature Center, 3540
E University Ave. Step back into time to an 1870
Florida farm. Interpreters will portray a day-to-day
life experience of simpler times. 352-334-3326.
LADY GAMERS
GUIDED WALK
Fridays
1:00pm
HIGH SPRINGS - New Century Woman’s Club,
40 NW 1st Ave. The Lady Gamers meet for
fun, friendship and food. Everyone is invited.
Meet old friends and make some new ones.
FREE FRIDAYS
Fridays
8:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E. University
Ave. An Eric Clapton Tribute is the first “Free
Fridays” concert of the season. Through
October, Friday nights come alive as local and
regional bands are showcased under the stars
in downtown Gainesville. Hundreds come out to
enjoy the free live music and shows in a familyfriendly environment. www.gvluculturalaffairs.org.
STEEL HORSE STAMPEDE
10:00am
OCALA - The Elliott Center, 3231 SW 34th Ave. The
11th Annual Steel Horse Stampede motorcycle
ride is gearing up for its 55-mile escorted ride
through Marion County. This fundraiser benefits
patient care at Hospice of Marion County, Inc.
Registration begins at 8 am in The Elliott Center.
To honor those who have served our country,
the first 100 veterans to register will receive
a special Hospice Veteran’s Pin. The cost is a
minimum donation of $18 for the rider and $18
for a passenger, which includes a light breakfast
and a barbecue lunch following the ride — plus
door prizes, a 50/50 drawing, and entertainment
by the Nightshift Band. 352-854-5218.
WOMEN’S WELLNESS 5K
RUN/WALK
9:00am
ALACHUA - San Felasco Hammock Preserve
State Park. 100% of the proceeds go to
teaching Home Based Life Saving Skills
at Klinik Lasante in Leogane, Haiti. The
event is open to people of all ages.
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10:00am
GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical
Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr. Join Master
Gardener, Alicia Nelson for a guided tour
of the gardens. Regular admission for nonmembers and members are free of charge.
ALL SAINTS’ DAY
CEMETERY TOUR
12:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, 4101 SW 63rd Blvd. Come
see the resting sites of some of Alachua
County’s prominent citizens and pioneers!
Re-enactments, music and refreshments will be
provided. $5/person, proceeds will go toward
cemetery preservation. 352-378-9080.
IRIDIUM SAXOPHONE
QUARTET CONCERT
Sunday, November 2
2:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Thomas Center Spanish Court, 302
NE 6 Ave. The Iridium Quartet has a rich history of
collaboration between saxophonists Paul Nolen,
Marcos Colón, Paul Forsyth, and Eric Lau. Iridium
has been praised by Pulitzer Prize-winning
composer Michael Colgrass as giving “a stunning
performance… with elegance and grace.”
This free concert will feature music from the
beginnings of the saxophone quartet to today!
HOWARD GOODALL’S
ETERNAL LIGHT: A REQUIEM
Sunday, November 2
4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. The
Holy Trinity Choir, soloists, chamber orchestra,
and John T. Lowe, Jr., conductor, in collaboration
with Dance Alive National Ballet, presents
Howard Goodall’s Eternal Light: A Requiem.
The concert is presented free of charge, and a
reception (wine and hors d’oeuvres) follows the
concert. 352-372-4721. www.holytrinitygnv.org.
MARION CIVIC CHORALE
Sunday, November 2
3:00pm
OCALA - First United Methodist Church, 1126 East
Silver Springs Blvd. Marion Civic Chorale Veterans
Concert, Mr. Joshua Head, Conductor. The Colors
will be presented by the Vanguard High School
JROTC and all veterans will be recognized.
OLD FASHIONED
ITALIAN DINNER
Sunday, November 2
5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Limerock Road Neighborhood
Grill. The Sunrise Rotary of Gainesville of
is having its annual dinner to raise funds
to support numerous community projects.
Dinner includes lasagna, salad, bread and
a non-alcoholic drink. Tickets are $25.
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Monday, November 3
10:30am
STARKE - I-HOP. The Col. Samuel Elbert
Chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution in Keystone Heights meets on
the 1st Monday of the month October-May.
Contact: Copnurse1999@windstream.net.
PRIMETIME INSTITUTE CLASS
Thursday, November 6
2:30pm - 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW
34th Blvd. Allied Freedom through the Normandy
Invasion (June 1944) and Holocaust Liberation
(April 1945). As a prelude to Veterans’ Day, Major
Frank W. Towers, 97 year-old Veteran of World
War II, will tell us of his experiences during the
landings in France and the freeing of 2,500
Jewish victims en route by train to Bergen-Belsen
death camp. Major Towers is the Executive
Secretary-Treasurer, Historian, and Editor for the
30th Infantry Division Veterans of WWII, as he
has been for the past 18 years. 352-332-6917.
TRASH AND TREASURE SALE
9:30am – 12:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701
NW 34th St. Bring a few dollars and join the
Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild to find
some wonderful sewing treasures. One quilter’s
trash becomes another quilter’s treasure.
TEA & TIMELY TOPICS
2:00pm - 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - University Women’s Club
Clubhouse, 324 Woodlawn Dr. Speaker Leanne
Lawrence, teacher of GED at Alachua County
Jail and author of “Between Hell and Hope:
Teaching Humanity in an Imperfect World.” UWC
members and their guests are cordially invited.
Reservations and $10 check to UWC to Nancy
Ingram, 5412 NW 45th Dr., Gainesville 32653.
AN EVENING WITH
MYLA GOLDBERG
7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Headquarters Library, 401 E.
University Ave. UF’s Writers’ Festival, made
possible by the generosity of The Friends of
the Library, presents Myla Goldberg. Goldberg
is the bestselling writer of The False Friend,
Wickett’s Remedy and Bee Season, and
will be discussing her work, reading from
her books, taking questions and signing
her books. www.aclib.us or contact Nickie
Kortus at 352-334-3909, nkortus@aclib.us.
IT’S WORTH WHAT?
4:00pm – 8:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Gainesville Woman’s Club,
2809 W. University Ave. The Club is hosting
an event for the appraisal of antiques and
collectables. Area dealers will appraise your art,
Florida memorabilia, furniture, jewelry, oriental
merchandise, porcelain and pottery. Each item
appraised will cost $5. Proceeds will benefit
Alachua County Schools. 352-466-3327.
Ron “Tater Salad” White
7:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Curtis M. Phillips Center, 315 Hull Rd. Blue Collar Comedian Ron White
is bringing his jokes to Gainesville and you won’t want to miss out. Tickets range $47216. 352-392-2787.
GOURD SHOW AND SALE
November 7-9
PHOTO BY CHRIS BOHN
BELLEVIEW - Market of Marion, 12888 SE US Hwy.
441. Gourd Artists will be displaying and selling
their art. Classes and demos will be going on all
three days. www.marioncountygourdartists.com.
GOLF CLASSIC
Friday, November 7
12:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Mark Bostick Golf Course at
UF, 2800 SW Second Ave. Join the Gainesville
Sports Commission for an afternoon of friendly
competition, food, prizes and fun at the 25th
Annual Gold Classic. The tournament will
once again be a four-player scramble with
a 12:30pm shotgun start. 352-338-9300.
Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival
HIGH SPRINGS ART
CO-OP’S PARTY
November 1st and 2nd
Friday, November 7
MICANOPY - Downtown. On Saturday, November 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
Sunday November 2nd from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. over 200 vendors will display their
wares under the moss-draped oaks of the Downtown Historic District. Entertainment
will feature music and dance as well as the annual auction of items donated by
vendors. Auction is on Saturday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00. Micanopy’s well-known
shops and eateries will have extended hours. Browse their fine selection of antiques,
gifts, home décor, jewelry, books and musical instruments, etc.
6:00pm – 10:00pm
HIGH SPRINGS - 115 N. Main St. Come view
artwork from 6-8 and pick up tickets for a
prize drawing that will happen at 8:30! The
Black and White Party will feature High Springs
Art Co-op artwork, black and white hors
d’oeuvres and white wine. 386-454-1808.
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These artists will delight your culinary senses
with delicious cuisine made from the flowers,
herbs, proteins and vegetables grown and
raised at Swallowtail, and surrounding organic
farms. We have partnered with Swamphead
Brewery and Citizen’s Co-Op to bring you the
best local brews and organic wines. Vegan and
vegetarian options are available. Adults are $80
and children under 16 are $50. 352-840-7170.
AUTHOR TONI C. COLLINS
1:00pm
DUNNELON - Public Library, 20351 Robinson
Rd. Friends of the Library are hosting author
Toni C. Collins and her portrayal of Catharine
Hobday, assistant lighthouse keeper of
Seahorse Key. Hobday was appointed by
President Ulysses Grant and is buried in
the historic cemetery in the shadow of the
lighthouse. Collins tells the story dressed as the
assistant lighthouse keeper. 352-438-2520.
HOLIDAY AND CRAFT FAIR
Dueling for Life
Friday, November 7
7:00pm – 10:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar, 112 S. Main St. Enjoy an exciting evening
of live dueling pianos guaranteed to entertain while supporting the Five Points of Life
Foundation. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at www.fivepointsoflife.org
or at 352-224-1611.
9:00am to 2:00pm
DUNNELON - SummerGlen, Grand Hall, 1468
SW 154th St. Rd. Do your holiday shopping at
SummerGlen’s Annual Holiday and Craft Fair,
featuring purses and totes, gourmet goodies,
jewelry, floral arrangements, handmade cards,
original artwork and assorted crafts. Lots of
door prizes and refreshments available. Entry
fees will be donated to charity. 352-307-2975.
FLORIDIANA SALE
DOWNTOWN BLUES CONCERT
MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL
Friday, November 7
7:00pm – 10:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Community Plaza,
111 E. University Ave. Rick Randlett will open
the evening with his all-original acoustic
blues. The Bridget Kelly Band will follow with
an electric vibe of classic blues. Headlining
the concert is the 2014 International Blues
Challenge winner, the Selwyn Birchwood
Band, with their hip-shaking mix of blues.
5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Paramount Plaza Hotel. Marine
Corps Ball Honoring Korean War Veterans.
5:00pm Social; 6:00pm Ceremonies; 7:00pm
USO Show, Dinner and Dancing. For tickets:
352-494-4547 or online: Gatordet.com.
3RD ANNUAL COWBOY UP FOR
ADOPTION
Friday, November 7
6:00pm
REDDICK - End of the Trail Ranch, 11350 NW
Highway 225. Barrel racing, face painting,
pony rides, games, concessions available.
Live music by the Shane Wooten Band with
musical guest The NextGen Band. Bring
your own seating. $5 raffle tickets (need
not be present to win). Contact: 352-5473750. www.facebook.com/YFAAdoptions.
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GOING FOR BAROQUE
7:30pm
GAINESVILLE - University Auditorium. Gainesville
Master Chorale with Conductor Dr. Will Kesling,
featuring the music of Bach and Vivaldi.
Tickets are available at Phillips Center: 352392-ARTS or www.performingarts.ufl.edu.
FARM TO TABLE DINNER
4:30pm
ALACHUA - Swallowtail Farm, 17603 NW 276
Ln. Delight in a unique savory four course meal
prepared by Chefs Teresa and Chris Callen.
November 8-9
Times Vary
GAINESVILLE - Matheson Museum, 513 E.
University Ave. Give the gift of history this
holiday season at the “Matheson Museum’s
Floridiana Show” Antique vendors will display
and sell rare books, photographs, postcards,
prints, artwork, antique bottles, jewelry and
other memorabilia. For more information call
352-378-2280 or email info@mathesonmuseum.
org. A $5.00 donation is appreciated.
GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY
BAND CONCERT
Sunday, November 9
4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - First Presbyterian Church. James
B. King Veteran’s Day Concert. Suggested
donation of $6 will be accepted for concerts
held at Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall. The
concert at the First Presbyterian Church
will accept donations for a specific charity,
which has not been determined by press
time. 352-225-3882. www.gnvband.org.
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THE GAINESVILLE ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, November 11
Friday, November 14
2:30pm - 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center,
5701 NW 34th Blvd. The New and Improved
Reverse Mortgage: The Rules Are Changing.
In a pre-recorded Internet presentation, Alain
Valles, President of Direct Finance Corp.,
presents the basic concepts of a Reverse
Mortgage, how they work and some interesting
strategies for using them. 352-332-6917.
7:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Santa Fe Fine Arts Hall. “Got
Beethoven!” concert will feature Samuel
Barber’s Adagio for Strings and, of course,
Ludwig van Beethoven. Tickets are available
by calling 352-395-4181 or www.sfcollege.
edu/finearts. General-$35. Seniors-$25.
Students-$15. www.GCOmusic.org.
Wednesday, November 12
11:00am - 1:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Wesley United Methodist Church,
NW 23rd Ave. Gainesville Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution meet on
the second Wednesday of each month, October
through May. gainesvilleDAR@gmail.com.
8:00am
OCALA - Silver Springs State Park. The Friends
of Silver Springs are offering the trail run starting
at the iconic arched entrance of Silver Springs
and then continue onto trails through beautiful
sand hill. Register at www.RunSignUp.com. A Fall
Festival with live music and local vendors will kick
off on the Silver Springs event field at 10:00am.
VOICES RISING
COMMUNITY CHORUS
Sunday, November 16
3:00pm & 7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - First United Methodist Church,
419 NW 1st St. This intergenerational chorus
of over 100 voices will present its fall concert.
The concert is free but donations will be
accepted. Half of all proceeds will benefit
Peaceful Paths. For more information call
352-378-3883 or www.vrccgainesville.org.
2:30pm - 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701
NW 34th Blvd. Tour of Gainesville’s Traffic
Management System. See how Gainesville
traffic is managed by the engineers in Public
Works. The Traffic Management System (TMC)
is a partnership between the City of Gainesville,
Alachua County, the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT), and the University of
Florida that optimizes driving efficiency by
monitoring and coordinating traffic signals.
Components of a TMS include operation and
maintenance of the traffic signals, traffic
monitoring cameras, emergency vehicles
and many others. Sign up early as there
is a limit of 30 people. 352-332-6917.
DUCKS UNLIMITED FALL
BANQUET
6:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Gainesville Woman’s Club,
2809 W. University Ave. A Banquet to raise
funds and awareness for waterfowl habitat
in North Central Florida. Contact Clayton
Pittman at 352-318-1276 or pittmanclaytong@
yahoo.com for tickets and information.
STARRY NIGHT
Friday, November 14
6:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural
History. Observe the night sky and explore
the world beyond! See a portable planetarium
show or view a moonscape in 3-D. Bring
the whole family for a free, fun-filled night
of astronomical proportions. Food vendor
available! For more information, visit www.
flmnh.ufl.edu/starrynight or call 352-273-2062.
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7:00pm
OCALA - First United Methodist Church, 1126 East
Silver Springs Blvd. Dr. Larry Wyatt, Conductor:
Music of Bach, Billings, Thompson and Gospel.
CRITTER TRAIL 5K
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA CONCERT CHOIR
2:30pm - 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center,
5701 NW 34th Blvd. The Incredible Journey…
Toward a Cure for Childhood Leukemia. Dr.
Bill Slayton is the Chief of the Division of
Hematology/Oncology at the University of
Florida. He specializes in treating children with
leukemia and has led national clinical trials
focused on high-risk leukemia. 352-332-6917.
2:30pm - 4:00pm
34th Blvd. Age Differences in Pain Sensitivity and
Response to Electrical Nerve Stimulation. Corey
B. Simon, Physical Therapist, DPT, is conducting
research as part of his program in the Department
of Physical Therapy, UF College of Public Health
and Health Professions. He will discuss his
study in this month’s presentation sponsored
by the UF Institute on Aging. 352-332-6917.
THE AUTHENTIC YOU
EXPERIENCE
9:00am – 2:15pm
GAINESVILLE - Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW
39th Ave. Take an active role to become selfaware; make choices to balance mind-bodyspirit and live a rewarding, fulfilling life. Feel
better and more energetic. 352-373-1030.
2:30pm - 4:00pm
34th Blvd. Brain Health: Sharpen your Thinking
through Technology and Techniques Krista
Mackenzie, OTR/L, from Shands Rehab and Sam
Ulbing, Senior Center Volunteer, will present
information about research on techniques to
maintain and improve your brain functioning.
They will conduct a hands-on session,
demonstrating free to low-cost applications for
cognition, eye-hand coordination, vision and
memory. Please bring your iPads, iPhones, and
Android devices for assistance in downloading
the apps. A few additional iPads will be available
for attendees to practice with. 352-332-6917.
CANE BOIL & FIDDLE FEST
9:00pm – 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Morningside Nature Center,
3540 E. University Ave. Experience life in 1870s.
Sample fresh cane syrup and homemade
biscuits, experience live folk music, farm
animals and much more! The Longleaf Pine
Youth Fiddle Contest brings together the
traditions of giving thanks and fall harvest
with music that has been so influential
throughout the South. 352-334-3326.
ST. ANDREW’S DAY SERVICE
Sunday, November 30
5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Holy Trinity Church comes to life with the sound
of bagpipes at the 19th Annual St. Andrew’s Day
Service, a Gainesville favorite! The Holy Trinity
Choir, Bagpipers, and Scottish Dancers and
Singers present a service of Choral Evengsong
for the Feast of St. Andrew. The service is
presented free of charge, and a reception
(wine and hors d’oeuvres) follows the concert.
352-372-4721. www.holytrinitygnv.org. s
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COLUMN œ DONNA BONNELL
Embracing
Life
Healing
“E
mbracing Life” became a column nearly 15 years ago. It began as a therapeutic tool to sort out personal struggles in a very public venue.
Publishing my challenges came with a
self-imposed responsibility. In order for
readers to relate my toils to their lives,
research for philosophical explanations
and exploring solutions was required.
My goal slowly evolved into finding the
buried benefits in seemingly futile situations.
Somewhere along the
way I began to understand
myself at a much deeper
level. Most importantly,
however, was the discovery
of my passion and purpose.
Writing this column is my
passion; helping others
heal is my purpose.
By opening my heart and soul I find
great joy in celebrating the grand milestones of others, but also feel immense
comfort when assisting during trying
times. Sharing an excruciating experience
recently endured by dear friends brought
to light the importance of finding peace
in our painful lives. They were grappling
with the death of an estranged family
member. In preparing for his passing,
they reminisced about good old times, forgave the bad and mended deep wounds.
In the wee hours of one of those days,
I received a text from this man’s son
thanking me for caring in spite of his
father’s recent negative choices. He explained that most of their prior friends
were no longer around as his dad had
burned too many bridges. This young
man knew I would understand, as I had
travelled a similar path in my own life.
While his message was incredibly
sad and my heart ached, I knew he was
working out feelings of guilt, grieving an
agonizing loss, and beginning to accept
no longer controls our lives.”
That quote was magical, stating in
simple terms that healing is an important component in the circle of life.
Everyone has been hurt. Healing means
to return to health; to set right or repair
a rift; to restore spiritual wholeness.
Making sense of what happened and
eventually moving forward in a positive
way is a life lesson. This was certainly
not an easy task for me.
Most of my life, I yearned for the
perfect Ozzie and Harriet household, yet
my family was dysfunctional. Jealousy of
those whom I perceived to have what I
desperately desired seemed to consume
my psyche. My questions to God of what
I did wrong and why I did not deserve
better went unanswered.
Over the decades I read multitudes
of books, attended numerous positive
mind seminars and listened repeatedly
to self-help tapes. However, until it
finally sunk in that I cannot
eliminate the damage from
the past, only use it to fulfill
my purpose, did I heal.
Today, I know God was
not ignoring me. He was
patiently waiting for me to
learn the truth. In order for
me to fulfill my purpose, I
needed those experiences.
Without them, “Embracing Life” would
not exist and my healing path would not
have come full circle. Ironically (perhaps), it is through my column, I find
personal healing.
The keys to moving on in a tranquil
way, not only for this special young man
but also for all of us, are acknowledging
the hurt and damage, forgiving those
who inflicted pain, and move on without
letting it control our lives. s
“Healing doesn’t mean
the damage never existed.
It means the damage no
longer controls our lives.”
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the hand his fate had dealt. My prayer
was to find a way to convey the importance of surviving without suffering a
lifetime of resentment and anger.
God always has His way of showing
me how to embrace the situation and
shed light on the meaning of any journey.
This was no exception. Unable to return
to sleep, I turned on the computer to
check Facebook. The first posting I saw
was from a very spiritual personal friend.
She found it on www.healinglightonline.
com and messaged it to me (without
knowing what events were taking place).
It said, “Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage
Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who
moved to Newberry in 1983. She enjoys living and working in the town she now calls
home. dbnewberry@aol.com
THEATRE
Acrosstown Repertory Theatre.....................619 S. Main Street, Gainesville
Curtis M. Phillips Center ........................................... 315 Hull Road, Gainesville
Fine Arts Hall Theatre - SFC ........................... 3000 NW 83rd St., Gainesville
Gainesville Community Playhouse ....... 4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville
Hippodrome State Theatre................................. 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville
UF Constans Theatre ................................................. Museum Road, Gainesville
Nadine McGuire Blackbox Theatre ................... Museum Road, Gainesville
Actors’ Warehouse .............................................. 608 N. Main Street, Gainesville
Ocala Civic Theatre ..................................4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
High Springs Community Theater .......... 130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs
ACTOR’S WAREHOUSE
Tshepang
October 23 – November 2
Outside a South African town a
silent woman, Ruth, goes through
her self-imposed rituals, a child’s
crib strapped to her back. An observer, Simon, who has loved Ruth
since childhood, tells her story.
“Tshepang” was inspired by a horrifying event in 2001, based on twenty
thousand stories.
Open Admission
An intensely charged, confrontational play set in an urban college
speech teacher’s office, as she faces
a brilliant but illiterate Black student.
Calvin demands to be taught and not
merely shuffled through the system.
Alice struggles to help him but is
trapped by the double standards of
an inadequate educational system.
CONSTANS THEATRE
Sweeney Todd
October 24 - November 2
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Hugh Wheeler.
Directed by Tony Mata. Music Direction by Tony Offerle.
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THEATRE
Jacob Marley’s Christmas
Carol
November 28 - December 21
Back for its second year! Welcome
to the real story behind Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol — Marley’s heroic
behind-the-scenes efforts to save
old Scrooge’s soul, while in the process, saving his own. Marley is not
alone, however; he is aided by the
Bogle, an irreverent little sprite with
an agenda all his own. In this fastpaced, hilarious and deeply moving
soon-to-be Christmas classic, four
actors bring dozens of Dickens’s
characters to life and take you on a
fantastic journey certain to put you
in the Christmas spirit.
CURTIS M. PHILLIPS CENTER
The Capitol Steps
November 3
The Capitol Steps is the only group
that attempts to be funnier than
Congress. They pride themselves on
being nonpartisan bipartisan equal
opportunity offenders, spoofing the
news of the day to the songs that
you know. They have performed for
five presidents, traveled to all 50
states and their most recent album
is appropriately titled, How to Succeed in Congress Without Really
Lying. For breaking news, come see
the Capitol Steps and find out…what
rhymes with it.
HIPPODROME STATE THEATRE
Slasher
A Florida Premiere! This uproarious
comedy will have you screaming
with laughter and surprise! Alfred
Hitchcock started the slasher genre
with the classic film Psycho in 1960,
and since then hundreds of horror films have sent thrills down our
spines each Halloween, including
Friday the 13th, A Nightmare of Elm
Street, and Scream. The Hipp is well
known for staging the area’s best
Halloween-themed productions, and
this Halloween comedy takes you
behind-the-scenes of a Hollywood
slasher movie.
GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY
PLAYHOUSE
GI Holiday Jukebox
November 28 – December 21
Set during WWII, reminiscent of the
days of the USO show, as an audience member you will be turned into
one of “the boys at the front.” Let the
Hollywood stars entertain you with
a string of 1940s hits and Christmas
music filled with great standards,
holiday music, and comedy. The cast
sings some of the best music of the
20th century, including tributes to
The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby,
Spike Jones, and many more. Bring
the whole family to this one, a great
way to spend a night during the
Holiday season.
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or most of your life, you’ve been
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