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GROWING ROSES | SANTA FE TEACHING ZOO | 4TH OF JULY RECIPE WONDERS
Selfless
Survivor
Celia Burger Counts
Each Day as a Blessing
JUNE 2015
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CONTENTS
JUNE 2015 • VOL. 15 ISSUE 06
COVER PHOTO BY KRISTIN KOZELSKY
departments
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Tapas
Community Page
Recipe Wonders
ON THE COVER – Meet Celia Burger,
a survivor herself, she is an inspiration
to all those affected by cancer. Burger’s
positivity has been key in her three-time
battle against breast cancer. A strong
advocate of mammograms, Burger has
learned that appreciation for each day is
one of life’s greatest lessons.
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Calendar of Events
Theatre Listings
Crossword Puzzle
columns
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by Ellis Amburn
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features
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No Lion!
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A Rosy Outlook
For Growing Roses
in Your Garden
BY BRINN STRANGE
BY MARY W. BRIDGMAN
Selfless Survivor
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Healthy Edge
by Kendra Siler-Marsiglio
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Reading Corner
Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer
Sunny Side Up
BY BRINN STRANGE
Are Eggs Healthy or Not?
The Answer May Not Be
That Simple.
Designer Fruit
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY
BY ERICKA WINTERROWD
Grapery’s Cotton Candy
Grapes are the Latest Trend
Tinseltown Talks
by Nick Thomas
The Santa Fe Teaching
Zoo is One-of-a-Kind
Celia Burger Counts
Enjoying Act Three
WINNER!
Congratulations to the winner from our
MAY 2015 issue…
Jean McLain
from Gainesville, Florida
BY KATHY PIERRE
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June 2015
“Working with my
hands is a labor
of the heart…
That’s why I decided to
put my heart in the hands
of UF Health. “ — Victor Hahn
Trenton, FL
“As a 3rd generation farmer, I have
dedicated 75 years to working the land …
until a problem with my heart — an
irregular heartbeat — slowed me down.
Dr. Floyd Burke was able to find the problem.
He quickly sent me to Dr. Charles Klodell
for heart surgery that saved my life. I know
that UF Health has the brightest medical
minds, and the most advanced technology
and research in North Central Florida. I’m
thankful to everyone there for getting me
back to doing what I love.“
At UF Health, we’re here for you, from the
routine to the complex. We can handle any
heart problem you have — big or small —
whether it’s evaluating your chest pain or
performing aortic aneurysm surgery.
Hear more about Victor’s story at
UFHealth.org/Victor. To make an
appointment, call 352.265.0820.
UF HEALTH HEART AND VASCULAR CARE
June 2015
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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC
Greetings loyal readers!
I trust everyone is keeping cool — no
easy feat with summer knocking on
our doors and windows. Me and the
family just spent a weekend baking in
the blistering sun watching our 13-yearold compete in (and win!) a soccer
championship. Thank goodness for
sunscreen, umbrellas and cool breezes!
The sun can be brutal, and certainly
unhealthy.
With June recognized as Cancer
Awareness Month (among other things)
it’s time to be mindful of sun exposure;
in fact, we should always be careful in
the sun. I know I’ve paid the price from
too much sun, in the form of skin cancer.
Fortunately, it was not the worst kind
to have, but it served as a not-so-subtle
reminder to be more careful.
Most of us have had our lives
impacted by cancer, either personally or
within our circle of friends and family.
For me it has struck both my mother
and my sister. Thankfully both are doing
fine, but it was, and still is, a challenging
time for them. In my circle of friends,
I’ve lost two college roommates to the
dreaded disease, and another good
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friend beat it but still has to deal with
the aftermath of medical intervention.
Fortunately, he’s got a positive attitude
and is doing great.
With that in mind Senior Times
correspondent Brinn Strange visited
with a local survivor and shares her
inspiring story with us.
As it turns out, June is also known
as Rose Month and Zoo and Aquarium
Month. While we don’t have any
aquarium stories to share, we do bring
you a feature on the Santa Fe Teaching
Zoo and what you can expect to find at
this local sanctuary.
We also offer you some advice on how
to grow your own roses from Master
Gardener Mary Bridgman.
Eggs — are they good for you? And
is it strange that when I ask myself
this question I get a mental image of
Rocky Balboa drinking a blender full
of raw eggs? At any rate, in this issue
learn all about the pros and cons of egg
consumption.
And speaking of consumption, did
you know that a California company has
developed a type of grape that tastes
like cotton candy? Well, apparently they
have, and come August or September
you might find them at your local
supermarket. Our writer Kathy Pierre
brings us a story on this designer grape
as well as other unusual hybrid fruit.
Whodathunkit?
So kick back with an ice-cold
beverage of your choice, and perhaps
some tangelos or limequats, and enjoy
this edition of Senior Times — just be
sure to stay out of the sun.
Oh, and don’t forget to stop and smell
the roses! s
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STAFF œ CONTRIBUTORS
Best of
Gainesville
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awarded The Atrium
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clockwise from top left
MARY WOOD 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
BRINN STRANGE
is a California native who loves her recent relocation to
Gainesville. When not writing, she teaches Barre classes at Barre
Forte, trains for triathlons, and takes her two mutts to the dog
park. brinn.strange@gmail.com
KATHY PIERRE
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is a senior journalism major at UF. She aspires to be a social
activism writer. When she’s not writing or thinking about things
she wants to write, she is trying out different flavors of Talenti and
binge-watching shows on Netflix. kathy.pierre3@gmail.com
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TAPAS œ JUNE
JUNETEENTH
“The
Happiest
Place On
Earth”
This year marks the 150th
Juneteenth celebration
commemorating African
American Emancipation Day
on June 19, 1865. According
to Juneteenth.com, this
event emphasizes education
and achievement.
Disneyland opened its gates
for the first time on Sunday,
July 17, 1955 for a special
International Press Preview.
DesigningDisney.com
reported that the opening
day was a disaster. Because
of counterfeit tickets, 28,000
people arrived instead of
the expected 11,000. This
caused long lines, congested
traffic, broken rides and food
shortages. The asphalt on
Main Street USA was still soft,
causing women’s heels to sink
into the pavement. Finally, a
The film “E.T. The
he Extra-Terrestrial”
premiered on June
une 11, 1982. It
remains the 48th
th highest-grossing
film of all time, and the highestgrossing film of the 1980s.
1839, ACCORDING
TO WWW.STATE.
NJ.US. THE FIRST
California at the same time as
BASEBALL GAME
a plumbers’ strike left water
TOOK PLACE ON
JUNE 19, 1846,
THAT
’S
Phone
e Home
WAS INVENTED IN
record heat wave hit Southern
fountains useless.
E.T.
THE BASEBALL
Far
Out!
AT THE ELYSIAN
FIELDS IN NEW
JERSEY. THE NEW
YORK NINE PLAYED
AGAINST THE
KNICKERBOCKER
BASE BALL CLUB,
WINNING 23-1 IN
FOUR INNINGS.
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Brush up
ON YOUR DENTAL
HISTORY!
Hope Grows Here
A CHINESE EMPEROR FIRST
PATENTED THE TOOTHBRUSH
ON JUNE 26, 1498,
ACCORDING TO WIRED.COM.
PRIOR TO THIS INVENTION,
ONE WOULD CHEW ON A
STICK AND USE THE FRAYED
ENDS TO BRUSH AND SCRAPE
June 6th is Cancer Survivor Day.
Celebrate survivorship in our Garden of Hope throughout
the month of June. Plant a flower to honor a survivor—
all supplies are on hand. For more information,
call or visit our centers in Gainesville or Lake City.
ONE’S TEETH OR USE RAGS.
THEN, A CHINESE INVENTOR
EMBEDDED COARSE BRISTLES
FROM THE BACK OF A HOG
INTO BAMBOO OR BONE.
No
Lobby
According to History.com, the
first drive-in movie theater
opened on June 6, 1933 in
Camden, New Jersey. Founder
LAUREL A.WARWICKE, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Richard Hollingshead charged
guests 25 cents per
MARTIN I. HOLZMAN, M.D.
BOBBY E. HARRISON, M.D.
car and 25 cents
per person, with no
group paying more
than one dollar.
Drive-ins peaked
during World War
II, and today fewer
Gainesville - 352.331.0900 | Lake City - 386.755.0601
than 500 theatres
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exist nationwide.
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Morgan Freeman
JUNE 1, 1937
From his humble beginnings as Dracula in the children’s show
The Electric Company to box office domination in dozens of hit
films, Morgan Freeman has done it all. He is perhaps best known
for his distinctive voice. He has narrated many movies, including
two Academy Award-winning documentaries, “March of the
Penguins” and “The Long Way Home.” Freeman starred in
““Driving Miss Daisy,” “The Shawshank Redemption”
and “Street Smart.” He also played the role of God in
“Bruce Almighty” and “Evan Almighty.”
Freeman is full of surprises. After graduating
from high school, he joined the Air Force to become
a fighter pilot before delving into an acting career.
Years Old
Now he has a private pilot’s license and enjoys flying
his own planes. He also speaks fluent French and
enjoys beekeeping as a hobby.
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A FEW OTHER NOTABLE
June Birthdays
Meredith Baxter (68)
June 21, 1947
Brian Wilson
(73)
John Mahoney
June 20, 1940
Born on June
25, 1925,
June Lockhart
is known for
playing TV
Years Old
mothers on two
television series.
She starred as Ruth
Martin in “Lassie”
and played Maureen
Robinson in “Lost in
Space.” In the 1980s
and 1990s Lockhart was
also a regular on the soap
opera “General Hospital.”
In 1948 she won a Tony
Award for her performance
in the Broadway play “For
Love or Money.”
Cyndi Lauper
(62)
June 22, 1953
June 20, 1942
(75)
Carly Simon
(70)
June 25, 1945
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“There is a wonderful world out there
besides what you do on screen.” — JUNE LOCKHART
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Celebration
T
he Alachua County Library District
singer Quintina Crawford, jazz musician
invites the community to the Cone
Lanard Perry, Company of Praise performing
Park Branch Library in Gainesville
old spirituals A Capella style, The Last of
to celebrate 150 years of freedom and
the Gunslingers, rap and hip/hop group
commemorate the end of slavery. This year
Fleetwood the Boss, and more.
marks the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth,
The Cone Park Branch works with its
a day of recognition of the end of African
community partners to host the Juneteenth
American slavery in the United States. This
Celebration to foster a better understanding
spirited community event features music,
of history and provide families with a fun,
exhibits, food, refreshments and door prizes.
educational event.
On June 19, 1865, the news that the Civil
If a person with a disability needs an
War had ended and all slaves were free
accommodation in order to participate in this
finally reached Galveston, Texas – two and a
event he or she is entitled, at no cost to him
half years after President Abraham Lincoln
or her, to the provision of certain assistance.
signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Please contact the Alachua County Library
on January 1, 1863. Annual Juneteenth
District at 352-334-3910 at least three days
celebrations began in Texas and slowly
prior to the event. TTY users please call 711
spread across the country. In 1980, Texas
(Florida Relay Service).
became the first state to establish Juneteenth
as an official state holiday. Currently, 36 states
Juneteenth Celebration
recognize Juneteenth as a holiday or day of
Cone Park Branch Library
special observance.
2801 E. University Avenue
Performing artists include Africa 2000,
Saturday, June 20 • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
gospel group Marion Clark and New Vision,
Info: Nickie Kortus - 352-334-3909
the Lavern Porter Dancers, jazz and blues
nkortus@aclib.us
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Balance is
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CARETENDERS OF GAINESVILLE USES THEIR
OPTIMUM BALANCE PROGRAM TO HELP
SENIORS LEAD MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES
A
ccording to a recent report
by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, falling
is the leading cause of injury-related
deaths for seniors. But falling does not
have to be a fact of life for the elderly
population. Mederi Caretenders of
Gainesville offers a revolutionary course
of treatment called Optimum Balance
to help patients with the cause of their
falls and not just treat the results.
“To be effective in truly preventing
balance deficits among senior adults,
it is essential that a fall risk program
addresses the root cause of why the
falls may occur, have occurred or
may occur again. The Caretenders’
Optimum Balance program is second
to none for assessment and treatment
of balance issues and their origins,”
said Susan Swirbul, Patient Care
Representative at Caretenders.
Optimum Balance incorporates
all five systems that contribute to
balance – vestibular, somatosensory,
vision, musculoskeletal and cognitive.
Therapists give patients a thorough
evaluation of these five systems, and
then the clinical team implements a
customized treatment strategy. A wide
variety of treatment methods is used
in the Optimum Balance program,
including anodyne infrared light
therapy, the Epley Maneuver (canal
repositioning treatment often done
with vertigo patients) and retraining of
oculomotor system.
Patients undergoing Optimum
Balance treatment experience a
significant decrease in falling. Studies
show that 90 percent of program
patients had not experienced a fall
for one year after treatment, and 87
percent experienced a decrease in
neuropathic pain.
Falls are one of the most common
reasons that Seniors lose functional
independence and are a leading reason
for institutionalization. Because of the
serious health ramifications related
to loss of balance, fall screening and
prevention should be a part of all
healthcare practices for older adults.
“As a part of our senior advocacy
mission, Caretenders addressed balance
issues head on. We made the decision
to train our therapists to not just react
to falls, but to look beyond the obvious
and assess each patient across the
board for their potential for falls before
they happen.”
Caretenders seeks to be a fall
prevention leader in the community
by educating the general population
on the dangers of falls, teaching our
healthcare partners how to identify
balance deficits in their geriatric
patients, and to provide preventative
treatments that will address the source
of the falls themselves.
“I wondered if my
family could manage all
the care I needed after
leaving the hospital.”
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ANIMAL HOUSE
No Lion!
The Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
is One-of-a-Kind
by Brinn Strange
U
pon pulling into the parking lot of the Santa Fe Teaching
thin the Santa Fe College campus, visitors
Zoo, situated within
are immediately captivated by the sights and sounds of
cock proudly puffs its metallic-blue chest
nature. A free-roaming peacock
while strutting around the grounds; in the distance, a bullfrog bellows
loudly as two Kookaburras sing a duet. Because it is a teaching zoo, the
space does not house some of the large, more “traditional” zoo animals,
ars (oh my), but the vast array of animals
such as lions, tigers, and bears
ncluding many amphibians, birds, and mamthat the zoo does contain, including
mals, are worth a visit.
o, conveniently located off of 39th
When visiting the SF Zoo,
owledgeable and friendly
Ave., patrons can expect knowledgeable
staff, such as Conservation Education Specialist Jade
Salamone, who provided a personalized tour of
one loves her job
the grounds. Clearly Salamone
ed on the zoo’s
as well as each animal housed
10-acre property. Walking along paved,
wheelchair accessible pathss surrounded
by exotic plants and foliage,, Salamone
presented each animal as if it were a
member of her family. She called them
by name, asking, “How are you dohat are you
ing this morning?” and “What
mals made
chirping about?” as the animals
loud noises. She knew theirr lineage,
their habitat and features, and their
alamone, who
individual idiosyncrasies. Salamone,
rvation efforts,
helps with outreach, conservation
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The zoo recently celebrated
“Tree Kangaroo Awareness Day”
with games, crafts, and educational talks about their Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo, Katrina.
SF Zoo acts as a rehabilitation
hub for injured animals such as
Aeriel (left), the zoo’s majestic
Bald Eagle, who has a damaged
wing and can no longer fly.
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and teaches classes at SF, is passionate about educating others
about animals.
Salamone is also invested in the students who tend the zoo
animals and habitats as part of their hands-on training. During
the tour, many of the students kept busy with morning chores,
such as setting out food and cleaning habitats. The students
were happy to chat about why they chose the SF program, and
they shared their hopes of using their degree to get an internship at bigger zoos found throughout Florida and across the
nation. Students expressed their satisfaction with the opportunities to work with animals that they were interested in, and
in learning different aspects of zoo keeping, such as horticulture, habitat creation, leading tours and educating the public
by advocating for particular species. One student spoke of his
love for the emus while another discussed his excitement in
being a part of SF.
“This program will help me get a great job,” he said.
Salamone explained that there are several prestigious zoos
nearby that offer scholarship and internship opportunities for
Santa Fe students. When students graduate, most job descriptions will ask for at least two years of experience at an accredited
zoo; unlike other Zoology graduates, students who attend SF will
have already completed this requirement while being immersed
in practical, hands-on experience alongside their studies.
Most notably, the Zoo Animal Technology Program at Santa
Fe is the premier wild animal technology program in the
United States. Santa Fe’s esteemed program awards an A.S. degree to students who successfully complete their Zoo Animal
Technology training program. The Zoo’s website describes the
program’s unique mission: “The program is designed to meet
the needs of those students who wish immediate employment
in zoos and other animal care facilities. The Zoo Animal Technology Program at Santa Fe College is unique in its purpose
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to train students for the vocations of zookeeper and animal
technician, as well as other animal husbandry fields.”
The practical instruction and clinical experience offered
at the Teaching Zoo allows students to utilize the campus’s
10-acres of natural wooded area, which has been developed
into an active and functioning biological and zoological facility
with a diverse collection of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibian, and invertebrates (which the public gets to enjoy too).
Salamone encourages residents who have been to the zoo
before to come again because the exhibits are continually evolving. Bigger, more natural habitats have been constructed to
house many of the animals over the years, and certain animals
are rotated in and out to keep the exhibits fresh and interesting.
Also, most of the animal display areas are totally disassembled,
cleaned, and redesigned by a fresh batch of students each semester, which allows students to learn more about the animals’
native habitat and keeps the displays fresh for visitors.
There is a new playground area where children are encouraged to play like animals (slither down the slide like a desert
snake and swing like a monkey), which provides a chance to
get their wiggles out during their time at the zoo.
One notable change in recent years is the structure of visiting the zoo. In the past, visitors had to wait for guided tours,
which were led every 30 minutes. Nowadays, the Teaching
Zoo is open for guests to walk around at their own pace in
self-guided tours. This more convenient option allows visitors
to come and go as they please, taking breaks to stop and have
a bite at one of the many picnic tables. The zoo is also a great
place to host a birthday party. s
The Santa Fe Teaching Zoo is located at 3000 NW 83rd Street in
Gainesville. For more information, call 352-395-5601 or visit www.
sfcollege.edu/zoo
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Adopt an Animal
Since the zoo is a non-profit, it depends
on community support. Willing patrons
are encouraged to participate in an
“Adopt-An-Animal” program, which
provides for the care and feeding of the
animals, as well as habitat enrichment
programs and exhibit improvements.
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This unique program, part of the citizen
science program of the Association
of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), offers
an opportunity to learn about the
wetlands in the community, identify
local frog and toad clients, and report
data. “This program is perfect for pairs,”
Salamone said. Many local grandparents
participate in FrogWatch alongside their
grandchildren.
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Cynthia Wonders Winterrowd ’s
RECIPE WONDERS
FOOD ST Y LING &
PHOTOGR A PH Y BY
ERICK A WINTER ROWD
PATR
I OT
“I
n the Good Old Summertime” — some of the first
things that come to mind
are picnics and 4th of July fireworks!
I’m sure most of us Americans will find
ourselves at a park with family and
friends in July, and this recipe for Poke
Cake will be a colorful and patriotic dessert to put on the picnic table. You may
already have tried Poke Cake, but did
you know you can adjust the flavoring
and colors to accommodate any holiday
or event?
For the 4th of July we always prepare
it with strawberry or raspberry Jell-O
and top it off with whipped topping,
blueberries and cut-up strawberries.
This gives it the “Red, White and Blue”
Americana theme we always look for on
summer picnics. Other options include
using orange flavored Jell-O with orange
soda, cherry Jell-O with cherry soda, or
use your imagination! 7-Up can be used
with flavors of Jell-O that do not have a
IC POKE C A KE
corresponding flavored soda. The possibilities are endless! You will find nothing
beats this cake, so cool and delicious, on
a warm summer day. It seems to melt in
your mouth. Your guests will be sure to
say “Ooh, Ahh” even before the fireworks start!
POKE CAKE
This cake is even better when made
ahead of time and kept for up to a week
in the refrigerator. On the day of your
picnic, top with Cool Whip and decorate
with strawberries and blueberries.
INGREDIENTS:
1
boxed white cake mix
2
(3 oz.) boxes strawberry
or raspberry Jell-O
2
cups strawberry soda
1
(12 oz.) container of Cool Whip
*Fresh strawberries, cut up
*Fresh blueberries
METHOD:
Select a boxed cake mix; white cake
is preferred. Prepare according to the
directions on the box. Meanwhile,
take two boxes of Jell-O and place in
a medium-size mixing bowl. Add two
cups of boiling water, stirring until dissolved. Then add two cups of chilled
soda in place of water indicated on box.
Set aside without refrigerating. When
cake is done baking, remove from the
oven and immediately use a large fork to
“poke” holes all through the cake.
Carefully ladle the warm Jell-O mixture over the top of the cake allowing
the Jell-O to drizzle down through the
holes that were poked through the cake.
This will make a pretty pattern of color
inside the white cake.
Cover cake with foil or plastic wrap
and immediately place in the refrigerator. Chill at least overnight. For best
results, keep refrigerated or in a cooler
until ready to serve. s
Cynthia Wonders Winterrowd is an award-winning writer who was raised in Illinois and lives in Gainesville. She is proud to be a “Gator Mom” of three daughters,
all UF graduates. Cynthia loves sharing family recipes that have been handed down in her mother’s handwritten cookbooks. recipewonders@gmail.com
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“I am not the center
of things, but a small
comma in the story
of life. I am trying
to live as God wants
me to by serving my
family, friends, and
those in need.”
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— CELIA BURGER
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HEALED, HEALTHY, AND WHOLE
Selfless
Survivor
Celia Burger Counts
by Brinn Strange
J
une is National Cancer Survivor Month, and Senior
Times wants to take a moment to recognize all of the
many Alachua County residents who have been affected
by cancer — whether personally or through a friend or loved one.
Unarguably, cancer of any type takes a huge toll on one’s body and,
often, on one’s spirit. However, Gainesville resident and threetime breast cancer survivor, Celia Burger, chooses to learn from
her repeated battle with cancer while maintaining an optimistic
outlook. She passes her wisdom on while sharing her struggles
and triumphs.
Burger is a selfless hard worker who has dedicated much of
her life to serving others. She spent the majority of her career
working in the education system in Iowa City where she was
instrumental in opening Irving B. Weber Elementary School. She
was also the president of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Junior League,
has acted and volunteered for the Waterloo Community Theater,
and worked as the president of the Children’s Theater Board.
Since moving to Gainesville, Burger has served as a PACE Board
Member and Kids Count supporter as well as an active member
of Trinity United Methodist Church where she edits the women’s
monthly newsletter and has served as a Stephen Minister and as
a pastor with Mommy Reads women’s prison ministry. She is a
member of PEO, an organization dedicated to women’s education,
and the Gainesville Fine Arts Association.
In 1995, Burger first discovered she had breast cancer during
a routine mammogram, and she underwent a lumpectomy and
radiation. Her carcinoma reappeared in 2007 resulting in a mastectomy. In 2013, another mammogram revealed cancer on her
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PHOTO BY BRINN STRANGE
Three-time cancer survivor Celia Burger in her Gainesville home posing in front of one of her landscape paintings. Burger finds painting therapeutic
and loves living right next door to her son and his family.
other breast, which required another mastectomy. Cancer has
taught Burger to strongly advocate mammograms as well as
many other significant life lessons.
“Cancer becomes instructive about life,” Burger said. “It
teaches you to appreciate each day, to share the gifts you have,
to live as fully as you can, to spend time with family, and to
listen to others because they have their own journeys too.”
Burger reflected that each time she was told she had cancer
she suddenly had trouble breathing, but she also knew that
she was working with a very good medical team. They had a
plan, and she was fortunate to have excellent medical care.
“I can’t speak highly enough of Gainesville’s Dr. Drue Ferrante, among others. I also had an amazing amount of prayer
and spiritual support for me,” Burger said.
While some would describe being diagnosed with breast
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cancer not once, but three times, as especially hard, Burger
remains positive. She and her husband Bill have four children
and six grandchildren and have been married for 55 years.
“I have had a fortunate and interesting life,” Burger said.
“Having a good lifetime partner and being surrounded by a
family that supports you is key in helping you to ‘go on with
life’ even during the process of undergoing cancer treatments.”
In the past, Burger has taught third grade through high
school. She has a master’s degree in gifted education and a
doctorate in curriculum development and has spent her career
in the education field from being the principal to working for
McGraw Hill publishing company. She began visiting Florida
to stay with family some 20 years ago when one of her sons
was stationed in Melbourne. Burger and her husband bought
a house next door to their son and enjoyed drinking coffee in
the mornings together before work. Living in Melbourne was “a breath of fresh
air from Iowa winters,” Burger said.
When her son moved from Melbourne,
Burger’s oldest son, Bryson, encouraged
his parents to move near his family in
Gainesville where he works as a landscape architect.
Cancer is a catalyst for reflection and,
when she discovered her second appearance of breast cancer, Burger and
her husband decided it was time to take
Bryson up on his suggestion. When the
house next door went up for sale, they
moved in, allowing their grandchildren
to become a daily part of their lives.
Burger is thankful that she and her
husband made the move to
Gainesville nearly eight
years ago.
“I have been
able to follow the
activities of my
grandchildren
— Will, Madison and Haley,”
Burger said. “I
have so enjoyed
their school and
club sports — soccer,
lacrosse and cross-country
and the choral programs at Eastside. It has been a treat to see games in
town and to travel out of town with my
daughter-in-law Tracy and the kids over
the past years. What a gift!”
Burger’s first occurrence of breast
cancer coincided with an especially
stressful time in her life, when she was
helping to open a school in Iowa.
“Between organizing staff meetings
and community meetings, I was working
non-stop,” Burger said.
This was an exciting, but also an
intense time because she was so driven.
Burger mentioned that this was a period
in her life when her time management
became “out of whack” in terms of balancing her personal life with her work
life. Cancer has taught her to “stop
and play or do nothing.” For instance,
Burger uses painting to find space and
time for herself.
Cancer has resulted in many surprises for Burger, but she has been especially surprised by people’s reactions to
her diagnosis.
“A lot of people told me how badly
they felt about my having cancer,” she
said. “I needed to minister to other
people about their feelings about my cancer. The patient has to be careful of other
people and what their needs are too.”
Burger realized that she needed to
stay upbeat, both for herself and for
other people.
“I have no fear of death,
which helps, but I also
love life,” she said.
Burger understands that
people’s reactions
are likely an expression of love
reflecting their
fear of losing a
good friend, or perhaps indicating a personal fear of “this could
be me,” which is very natural.
She also noted how much people want
to do for you when you are sick.
“People want to act, especially with
food, but I didn’t really need a lot of
that. In general, people don’t need a ton
of food, unless they are alone, and even
then in moderate amounts,” she said.
“Really, we just need prayers and maybe
a call or a drop by. I appreciated that. I
appreciated being given space to heal as
well as the link to other people.”
Most of all, she said, “The generosity
of love is so healing and so amazing.”
Now Burger devotes time to being
a resource for other cancer patients.
After doing so much research on cancer,
she can share books and readings with
others as well as visit with them. Most
“Get a support
group immediately and
find a team of physicians
that you can trust. Ask
questions. There are
no silly questions.
Be prepared.”
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of all, she feels it is
important to just listen
to people’s stories and
pray for them. For
example, Burger benefited from a program
called “Healing Touch,”
a Christian cancer support group at Trinity
Methodist Church. She
continues to attend
meetings to offer encouragement to others.
“Get a support group
immediately and find
a team of physicians
that you can trust. Ask
questions. There are no
silly questions. Be prepared,” Burger advised.
She admits that
it is important to be
pragmatic, but she
also recognizes that
your emotions are still
swirling around. When
asked to describe how
she felt before her treatments, Burger
explained, “I was like a duck sitting in
a calm lake. On the surface, I looked
still and composed, but underneath the
water I was paddling like crazy to stay
afloat.”
Despite her troubled emotions,
Burger remained steadfast in her assurance that she would beat cancer.
“This may sound arrogant, but I
always knew I would be OK,” she said.
“I saw so many other people with such
serious health issues that I felt kind
of embarrassed that I was even being
treated because my suffering wasn’t
very significant.”
She later underwent BRCA testing,
which uses blood work to determine
whether or not breast cancer runs in the
family. Burger was reassured that, even
though her grandmother and aunt had
breast cancer, Burger’s granddaughters
are not at a higher risk.
Burger has noticed that the radiation
has caused damage to her tissue, fascia
and muscle as a result of her surgery.
Therefore, she finds it vital to exercise regularly, to stretch and to attend
physical therapy sessions. She tries to eat
more healthfully with a primarily plantbased diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables while also incorporating strength
training and yoga into her workout at the
YMCA. Post-cancer, Burger is enjoying
life day-by-day. She golfs with her husband and works in her garden. She finds
her painting therapeutic.
“I try to find a balance of exercise and
nutrition, but it takes awhile to plan all
of that out,” Burger said. “Taking time to
set up a healthy lifestyle goes along with
the whole idea of reducing unhelpful
stress and treating yourself well, which I
feel is very important.” s
COLUMN œ ELLIS AMBURN
Enjoying
Act Three
Lord of the Flies
On October 6, 1983, I was thrilled
when William Golding, author of “Lord
of the Flies,” which I handled as an editor at Coward-McÇann/Putnam, won
the Nobel Prize in Literature. Though
I counted Jack Kerouac, John le Carre,
and Dame Muriel Spark among my
authors, Golding was my sole Nobel
laureate.
A few days before the award was announced, Golding grumbled that “Ingmar
whatsit,” a Swedish journalist, had called
from Stockholm and said he had a 50-50
chance of winning and would know the
final outcome in about two hours.
Though most authors would have
been delirious just to be short-listed for
the Prize, Golding complained it was
mean for a newspaperman to subject
him to hours of fretful waiting, followed
in all likelihood by disappointment.
After “shaking with quite unnecessary
excitement,” he finally calmed down
and tried to put the noisome call out of
his mind.
Later the same day, radio and television reports made it official: he was indeed the winner and would receive the
gold medal and laureate’s diploma from
King Gustav of Sweden, as well $182,392
in prize money (adjusted for inflation:
$429,833.48).
He and his wife Ann flew to Stockholm on December 5, where — apart
from admiring the “very low-cut dress”
of the future Miss Universe, on whose
bosom he placed a trinket when she
won a local beauty contest — he found
it all “very boring,” including his Nobel
Lecture, which he disdained as “trite
[and] turgid,” his “bromide[s]” making
him sound like a pompous windbag. He
was as unduly hard on himself as he
was on everyone else. For me, his Nobel
Prize address contained a powerful and
timely ecological warning. It was “preposterous folly,” he said, for the world
to continue on its tragic course toward
self-destruction.
After the presentation, conducted in
“impenetrable Swedish” at the Stockholm Concert Hall, King Gustav uttered
what Golding deemed to be a “ghastly”
faux pas, saying he’d been required to
read “Lord of the Flies” in school. At
dinner Golding “couldn’t find anything
to say” to Princess Christina, who was
assigned to sit next to him. The miserable meal seemed to go on “forever,” he
said. “I was bored and furious.”
While he was flattered to be a
Nobel laureate, he had never sought it
because “it turns you into a mummified person.” Any pleasure he had in
receiving it was mitigated when one of
the Nobel judges revealed that Golding
had not been the unanimous choice of
the jury. Seventy-seven-year-old Artur
Lundkvist, a poet unheard of outside
Sweden, said he “didn’t consider Gold-
ing to possess the international weight
needed to win the Prize.”
While Doris Lessing, Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, and John Fowles deemed
Golding “a wonderful choice,” others
thought he had cheated Graham Greene
out of the Nobel, and Time magazine
dismissed Golding as an author of
juvenile books. While “Lord of the
Flies” was fantasy/science fiction it was
far from juvenile. According to Time,
the Nobel should have gone to Greene,
Nadine Gordimer, or Gunter Grass. How
fickle Time can be; when I’d issued the
1962 hardcover edition of “Lord of the
Flies,” Time praised it to high heaven.
At a reception at the Swedish Embassy in London, Queen Elizabeth II’s
husband, Prince Philip, committed a
gaffe even more insulting than the King
of Sweden’s, complaining it was unfortunate there was no Nobel Prize for
Engineering, to which Golding replied,
“‘We didn’t want to spread the Prizes
too wide.” The Duke of Edinburgh dissolved in “paroxysms of Royal Mirth.”
Golding fell ill with diverticulosis and
went on a high-fiber diet to loosen his
bowels. His chronic dyspepsia can be
traced to an unhappy childhood fraught
with terror, and years of toil as an underpaid teacher in a boys’ school. It was
there he researched “Lord of the Flies,”
a novel about kids murdering each other,
by withholding guidance and discipline
from his young students, leaving them
free to descend into the kind of savagery
he later depicted in “Lord of the Flies.”
I came into his life in 1962, after he’d
endured years of rejection by editors
and publishers. He viewed us as the
scum of the earth. s
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
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S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G F E AT U R E
On March 16, 2015 a ribbon cutting was held to unveil the newly remodeled health clinic. Sheriff Sadie Darnell,
in addition to countless volunteers, participated in the event.
Southwest Advocacy Group
Local Realtor Throws Down Challenge…
SSFCU answers… Will you?
n an effort to help a local advocacy group, David Nicholson is
I
I75 in southwest Gainesville. This area of Gainesville, although sur-
putting his money where his mouth is. After learning about the
rounded by several affluent neighborhoods, is often overlooked.
Southwest Advocacy Group’s (SWAG) proposal for the devel-
The organization’s goals include protecting vulnerable children,
opment of an Early Childhood Collaborative Center, David is not
supporting families, and providing opportunities and resources so
only contributing his own money, but also hoping many of us will
that adults can become successful in life. In June of 2012, the
follow his lead.
SWAG Family Resource Center (and an adjoining playground), lo-
“SWAG has done so much to help the people of these com-
cated in the heart of the SWAG neighborhoods, opened its doors.
munities, it’s a privilege to help them any way I can,” said Nichol-
The Resource Center, operated by Partnership for Strong Families,
son recently.
works with multiple service agencies to offer a variety of social ser-
SWAG is a grassroots, non-profit organization made up of res-
vices promoting self-sufficiency and the welfare of children and
idents, advocates, and local agency providers that seek to im-
families. SWAG has also endeavored to increase access to health
prove the lives of residents in the SWAG neighborhoods. The
care for the residents. In March, the SW Health Clinic opened
SWAG community is an area comprised of seven neighborhoods,
across the street from the Resource Center and includes programs
covering approximately one square mile of land next to interstate
focused on disease control, women and children’s health, and im-
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proving dental health to the residents of the SWAG community.
This latest proposal would develop a childcare and early education center
to support and enhance the quality of life, health, and early education for
young children and families in the SWAG communities. The Children’s Health
Imagination Learning & Discovery (C.H.I.L.D.) center is a partnership between
SWAG, Baby Gator Child Development Center and O2B Kids.
Although the group has enjoyed a great deal of local support since 2010,
if the C.H.I.L.D. Center is to become a reality, a significant amount of fundraising is needed. With access to a large matching funds grant, SWAG is close to
making this dream a reality, but only if a significant amount can be raised.
“When I heard they had access to a $1 for $1 matching grant, I wanted to
do what I could to help,” explained Nicholson. “I personally donated $1000
and am challenging people I know to donate whatever they can.” With
$200,000 available as a matching grant, every dollar helps. It didn’t take long
for others to take notice, including SunState Federal Credit Union, where
Nicholson serves on the Board of Directors.
“When we see one of our directors become passionate about a local
cause, contribute their own time and money, and work with others for the
benefit of our community, it compels us to follow that lead,” said Robert Hart,
VP of Marketing with SunState. “As a member-oriented credit union, it’s our
duty to step up when we can to improve the lives of our members and
our community.”
SunState Federal Credit Union is matching Nicholson’s initial donation, adding another $1000 in hopes
of sparking additional support. With a rich history
of working with local charities, SSFCU, in conjunction with Our Town Magazine and Tower Publications, currently donates to many area charities through their “Charity of the Month”
program. To learn more about how charities
are nominated for the monthly donation, visit
SunState’s Facebook page.
Members have known for over 57 years
that SunState’s commitment to their financial
well-being, and to the community as a whole, is
at the core of who they are as a financial institution. Hart explains, “We want our members to consider SunState FCU not just as a credit union, but as
How You Can Help
We are seeking funds to assist in the
various projects and daily programming
needs of the Resource Center and the
Health Clinic. Donations can be made
through our Razoo donation page, or
mailed to: SWAG Family Resource
Center 807 SW 64th Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32607. All checks
should be made payable to
Southwest Advocacy
Group.
their one trusted financial and community partner.”
Nicholson was hoping SunState would help when he threw
down the challenge, and they did, but it’s going to take many more donations for the C.H.I.L.D. Center to be realized. For more information on how
you can become involved with SWAG and this initiative, visit their web site at
swadvocacygroup.org.
www.sunstatefcu.org
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Over the years we’ve participated on many projects together. After reading this, I’m happy to answer the call and would like to add another $1000
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Tinseltown Talks
William Shatner’s Trek Through Fatherhood
by Nick Thomas
H
er father commanded a spaceship
in a popular ‘60s television series.
Two decades later, in 1988, Melanie
Shatner was featured alongside her dad
in an Oldsmobile TV commercial revealing her own desire to zoom around in
something “space age.” But it wouldn’t
be the last time father and daughter
acted together.
The pair shared some on-screen time
the following year when “Star Trek
V: The Final Frontier,” was released.
Directed by her father, William Shatner
aka Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, Melanie
can be seen wandering the Enterprise’s
bridge throughout the film.
“I actually auditioned for another
part, but was completely wrong for
it,” recalled Melanie — now Melanie
Shatner Gretsch after marrying actor
Joel Gretsch in 1999. “My dad called and
said I didn’t get the part but there was
another small role for the captain’s yeoman if I wanted it, and I said of course.”
It launched her somewhat short adult
acting career, which included two-dozen movie and television roles over the
next 10 years.
“I didn’t fully enjoy acting,” she
admitted. “I made a living acting for a
while, but wanted to be successful in
other ways.”
That success was soon seen on Ventura Boulevard, in Studio City, California, in the form of Dari Boutique, which
Melanie opened 16 years ago. Stocked
with cutting edge fashions, Dari quickly
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became a popular destination for trendy
shoppers.
Melanie said her dad wasn’t too disappointed when she abandoned a career
in entertainment for retail sales.
“He was probably relieved because acting can be a brutal profession,” she said.
“But really, anything I wanted to do was
okay by him. He even helped by loaning
me the money to get the store started.”
“She was always the kid wearing smart
clothes,” recalled Bill Shatner, from his
home in Studio City. “She just knew
about style. Her sisters and all the other
kids used to ask her for fashion advice.”
Although growing up with a busy, famous father had its drawbacks, Melanie
gives her dad high marks as a parent.
“Ever since I was born he’s been on
television and his office was a movie or
television set,” she said. “When we were
younger, he’d take one sister at a time
away on location for a whole week. We
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to hang out with him and watching him work.”
Shatner and his first wife were divorced in 1969, but Melanie said she and her two older sisters — Lisabeth and Leslie —
remained close with their father.
“We spent the weekdays with my mother and the weekends
with him. He would do whatever it took to get home to see us,
even if it meant driving all night,” she said. “I think that illustrates what a wonderful, committed father he was and is.”
“All divorces are traumatic,” added Shatner. “But the girls
have turned out to be wonderful, smart women. Each is talented in some area —
Melanie with Dari’s,
Lisabeth is a lawyer,
and Leslie works in
advertising. We get
together often as a
family.”
The Shatner clan
expanded in 2005
when Andy Clement
married Melanie’s
sister, Lisabeth, and
said he was a little
surprised when told
who her father was.
“But the first time I had dinner with them all, he welcomed
me into the family even though Liz and I hadn’t been dating
long,” recalled Clement, who founded Creative Character
Engineering in Van Nuys. “It was incredible to see someone so
attached to his kids.”
Clement, whose recent movie work includes special effects
for “Interstellar,” said he is also amazed by his father-in-law’s
inventive, restless mind.
“He really is a dynamo and his mind just never stops working. He always wants to get involved with a production to
make it better. So many actors just turn it on when the cameras are rolling, but he’s always cranking.”
Like most in the business, Shatner has had his share of
project clunkers over the years. But, said Melanie, “working is
what keeps him young, excited, and creative. You’ve got to give
him points for always trying something new.”
And if there’s a lesson Bill Shatner has learned in over 50
years as an actor, it’s one he willingly shares as a father.
“You can only pass on endurance,” he advised. “Everybody
has to make their own mistakes and learn from them.” s
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MAGICALLY DELICIOUS
Designer Fruit
Grapery’s Cotton
Candy Grapes are
the Latest Trend
by Kathy Pierre
T
he latest hit in designer and hybrid produce is the
Cotton Candy grape. The vine-grown fruit became
available in 2011 after a period of about 10 years of
breeding and cross-breeding different traits in grapes to find
the perfect variety of the Cotton Candy grapes.
The grapes are at their seasonal peak between August 10 and
September 20 and have the appearance and smell of regular
green grapes. The grapes aren’t meant to keep people
away from traditional fruit; instead designer
fruits are intended to do the opposite. James
Olmstead, a professor in the horticultural
sciences department at the University
of Florida, said that anything that
encourages people to eat more fruit is a
good thing for the population.
“If that’s by making better flavors,
then society, as a whole, benefits from
that,” Olmstead said.
The grapes have about 12 percent more
sugar than regular grapes, but considerably
less sugar than raisins, according to NPR. The cotton
candy taste comes from a lack of tartness to counterbalance
the sugary sweet taste.
Olmstead is a blueberry breeder and said that blueberries
are actually similar to grapes in the way that they are bred.
Plant breeding is the manipulation of plant species to attempt
to create desired genotypes and phenotypes through controlled pollination or genetic engineering and then selecting
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the best parts of the crops, according to ScienceDaily.
Breeding crops is a process that has been happening for
thousands of years in order to isolate and cultivate the most
desired traits and thus introducing them as the new crop variety or crop line with the new properties.
Breeders generally choose a specific trait that they want
to improve, called selection theory. The traits can be visual
or specific to the growth of the plant. In the example of
blueberry breeding, horticulturists can create bigger,
firmer, sweeter and even bluer blueberries, but
they can also breed their crops that are resistant to diseases in the field.
“We’ve been using hybrids and breeding for a long time,” Olmstead said. “Plant
breeding is a basic tool in agriculture for
increasing productivity.”
The benefit to breeding, in general, is that
plant breeders are able to cross two genetically
distinct varieties and evaluate the crop that comes
from that cross, Olmstead said. That allows them to
identify which resulting progeny has the better traits and
characteristics than its original parents. Rice and other fruits
and vegetables are also hybrids in their production.
Olmstead said evaluation and developing a new type of
produce takes so long because of all of the evaluations the
horticulturists have to do. Weather seasons and crop seasons
are often different in other places, which is part of why it takes
Olmstead 15 years. They evaluate the progeny plant in differseniortimesmagazine.com
ent environments, temperatures and crop seasons in general
to make sure that the outcome can be reasonably sustained,
as well as if the cross-bred crop is actually different from the
crops that are grown normally.
“Our goal isn’t to extract a gene, but to look at the overall
contribution of each one,” he said.
Hybrid fruits are not genetically modified organisms or
artificially flavored fruits, which many people have come
to avoid; they are products created through the natural
cross-breeding of multiple foods or traits from the same
foods. Olmstead said the difference is mainly in terminology
because breeders use genetic principles to naturally modify
plants daily, while GMOs have single genes inserted into a
plant or animal.
Olmstead said he saw the Cotton Candy grapes at Publix
last year and bought them out of curiosity.
“I’m a plant breeder, so I’m always looking at interesting new
developments,” he said. “So I’m able to try things that way.”
He said he enjoyed them and, in general, thinks if they’re
increasing the consumption of fruit, it will only serve as a
benefit to society.
Grapery, which grows the Cotton Candy grapes, has been
working on making the grapes more widely and consistently
available for mass consumption. While in season they can be
found at Publix, The Fresh Market and Sam’s Club.
In the meantime, Grapery began to supply direct delivery
to customers throughout the country who weren’t able to get
their hands on the Cotton Candy grapes in stores. s
OTHER HYBRID FRUITS
Available for Purchase:
PLUOTS OR PLUMCOTS:
plum and apricot hybrid,
seasonal in summer
TANGELOS:
tangerine and grapefruit hybrid,
seasonal from January to March
TAYBERRY:
blackberry and raspberry hybrid
LIMEQUAT:
lime and kumquat hybrid,
seasonal from July to October
ORANGELO:
grapefruit and orange hybrid
NECTACOTUM:
apricot, plum and nectarine hybrid,
seasonal from June to July
CHERUMS:
cherry and plum hybrid
PEACHARINES:
peach and nectarine hybrid
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HOW SWEET IT IS
A Rosy Outlook
For Growing Roses in Your Garden
by Mary W. Bridgman
I
’m a late bloomer when it comes to growing roses. I was
put off — as many people are — by their reputation for
being finicky and hard to cultivate. As far as I could tell,
the reputation was well earned. My mother, an accomplished
gardener, never tried to grow roses — I don’t remember any
specific discussions about why. Her mother, whom I called
Baba, tended and prized a couple of rose bushes tucked into
a corner of her backyard in Starke. Many times, after a visit
with Baba, she would send us home to Gainesville with
a few fragrant blossoms, stems wrapped in damp
Spanish moss to keep them fresh. My sister and
I considered this a special treat. We loved
the flowers’ delicate scent and velvety soft
petals. But we didn’t care for the prickly
thorns that had a knack for embedding
themselves in our fingers.
Eventually, when I became a homeowner myself, I tried a few rose plants — showy
dark red Don Juan and coral-colored Tropicana — with minimal success. Tropicana succumbed to my ineptitude early on, but Don Juan hung
on for quite a while, favoring me with an occasional ravishing
flower on its spindly limbs.
Fast-forward several decades and I decided to give it another whirl, encouraged by a friend who has a lot of gardening experience and expertise. She convinced me to try a pink
Knock Out rose as well as Pink Drift and Red Drift roses.
Most folks are familiar with the Knock Out family of roses
— I first took notice of large “corporate plantings” of these
spectacular bloomers in the business park I drove through
on my way to work in Jacksonville each day. I was amazed to
see thriving banks of roses in such a setting. Businesses often
retain lawn and garden services to landscape and maintain
their grounds, but they usually choose plants that are easy to
grow and require no special care — cost effective, that is. So I
figured the Knock Out must have something going for it.
Indeed, the Conard-Pyle Company, which developed
this popular rose as well as the Drift Rose, claims
that it is the most disease-resistant rose on the
market. The plants bloom every five to six
weeks until the first hard frost, resuming
the cycle again in the spring. My experience with Knock-Out has been consistent
with its developer’s claims. I have one large
plant in a flowerbed, and another in a pot.
I prune them in the spring and give them a
little fertilizer — Milorganite works well. Like
most other garden plants, roses need regular watering, especially when they are getting established.
The Drift Rose series, also launched by Conard-Pyle, is
perfect for small spaces, like container gardens or tiny corners
of your garden. Like the Knock-Out, this rose blooms almost
continuously and offers many colors, including apricot, peach,
pink, coral, red and a pale yellow that turns to white. I have a
red one that puts on large clusters of bloom. These can be cut
and placed in small bud vases for elegant centerpieces.
The
Drift Rose series,
also launched by
Conard-Pyle, is
perfect for small
spaces.
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PHOTO BY ERICKA WINTERROWD
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (“IFAS”) at
the University of Florida advises that success with roses depends on selecting varieties that perform well in our state and
conform to the grower’s lifestyle (translation: not a lot of time
available or allocated to gardening tasks). IFAS recommends
“old garden roses” such as Louis Phillippe and Mrs. B.R. Cant,
as well as the Knock Out series. Such plants produce more
open and informal blooms compared to the “florist type” flowers of hybrid tea, grandiflora, floribunda and polyantha roses.
The latter varieties do demand the frequent grooming, fertilizing, watering and spraying that have turned so many away
from rose growing.
Site selection is very important for success with roses.
They need six hours of direct sunlight each day. Soil should
be well drained, but it should also hold an adequate supply of
moisture. Most Florida soils do not have all of those desirable
properties, but they can be amended with organic material such as compost, manure, peat moss — and yes, coffee
grounds. But you don’t have to be a coffee drinker to nourish
your rose plant. Any organic material will increase the waterand nutrient-retaining properties of the soil and the plants
growing in it. Be sure to add the organic material to all of the
soil in the bed, not just the planting hole. Roots will quickly
grow beyond the hole.
IFAS says that containerized roses are preferable to “bare
root” varieties because the latter are seldom grafted on the
hardy “Fortuniana” root stock recommended for Florida roses.
I’m fairly certain that was the problem with my early rosegrowing efforts. As I recall, they were bare root, meaning they
were dormant plants sold without soil around their roots.
Although containerized roses can be planted here yearround, it’s probably best to delay planting until spring to avoid
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PHOTOS BY MARY BRIDGMAN
A lovely drift rose bush in my flowerbed (left), planted about four years ago. This is a single, meaning the petals of the flower form only one row. A trellis
near my front door (center), adorned with myriad tiny blossoms of the Alachua Red Climbing Rose, flanked by Drift Roses beneath. Alachua Red Climbing Rose is a ‘found’ rose, which means it is part of a category of roses found by the wayside — maybe in an old cemetery or abandoned garden — not
hybridized in modern times. A delightful mix of climbing roses (right) found on an afternoon walk near Hampton Lake in Bradford County.
freeze damage. To plant, dig a hole as deep as the root ball
or slightly shallower. Remove the root ball from the pot and
gently loosen the circling roots. The rose should be planted at
the same depth that it was growing in the container, ensuring
that the graft union remains well above the soil. After filling
the hole with soil, make a water basin with the leftovers and
water thoroughly. Cover with a two- to three-inch layer of
mulch (I use pine straw, but compost or wood chips are fine),
keeping the mulch about an inch away from the main stem.
Water frequently for the first month or two until the plant is
established. Replenish mulch as needed, and remove weeds by
pulling or shallow cutting with a hoe.
Most roses will benefit from some regular grooming.
Although the developers of the Knock-Out and Drift Rose
claim that these varieties need no deadheading (removal of
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remove “suckers” that grow from the rootstock, as well as
“blind” shoots that fail to set a flower bud. Dead wood and
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As far as pest management goes, the most serious problem
with roses in Florida are two fungal diseases called black spot
and Cercospora leafspot, which thrive in humid, wet weather.
Fortunately, most low-maintenance roses are resistant to these
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Tips to Get Out of Life’s Day-to-day Ruts
E
ver seen the Seinfeld episode
where George does the opposite
of his day-to-day routine to get out of
his funk… and it works? Although we all
know that sitcoms are fictional, there’s
some truth to that theory. Read on if you
feel like you’re in a rut, and you’re ready
for a change.
Regardless of how active or adventurous we are, we can all feel that our
day-to-day routines can get a bit boring
or tedious. Below are tips to help you get
recharged and re-engaged.
Instead of doing more, simplify.
Sometimes when we first notice we’re in
a rut, we strive to “do” more. However,
the best initial strategy is often the opposite — we need to minimize unproductive activities. This gives our minds
space to explore new thoughts and
activities. Entrepreneur magazine suggests that to get re-energized, we may
just need a simple change. For instance,
try getting a little more sleep by putting
away the Smartphone a few hours earlier or skip watching the late night talk
shows.
Change your environment. If you
don’t go outside much, consider spontaneously taking a walk in nature. Consider getting a little more exercise. Try
things like moving the furniture around
in your bedroom or study. Reinvention
of your space and schedule can alter
your perspective about your routine.
Learn something new. Take a class
or pick up a new hobby. What outlets do
you have beyond your typical routine?
What hobbies have interested you but
you just haven’t gotten around to trying
them? Consider “upgrading yourself”
through learning. Learning something
new can stretch us mentally, physically,
spiritually, and emotionally.
Assess what your mission or
specific goals are. Make sure you are
asking yourself the right questions. The
Huffington Post suggests asking yourself
these four questions when you’re in a
rut: 1) What makes me feel happy? 2)
What’s the next step I’d like to take? 3)
What’s the worst that can happen? 4) Do
I deserve what I’m trying to go after?
One of the easiest ways to get in a
rut is to live without direction. Did you
know that if your brain doesn’t have direction from you, your brain will do menial tasks or take on other people’s work
in order to feel productive? Research
by John Bargh and team shows that the
human brain will perform the goals of
others, handle goals in the way others
want, or do menial tasks — without your
awareness — if you aren’t instructing it
otherwise. Remember: It’s YOUR brain.
Write a letter to your future self.
This clever idea comes from Lifehack.
org. Lifehack suggests you answer the
following two questions in the letter
and seal it: What do you see yourself
doing five years from now? What kind of
person will you be? Once you finish the
letter, set a date to open the letter one
year from now. Right away, start work-
ing to become the person you want to
open that letter. A year goes by fast!
Assess your support system. American entrepreneur and motivational
speaker Jim Rohn said, “You’re the
average of the five people you spend the
most time with.” Who are you spending
time with? Are these individuals positive? Do you enjoy their company? If the
friends you keep put you in a negative
space or sap your energy, think about
ways that you can reduce your time with
them. Also, to improve your chances
of learning fresh perspectives, strike
up conversations with new people or
consider a coach. Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers showed that the mean
Return on Investment (ROI) for coaching is seven times the initial investment.
Want more ideas on how to get out a
rut? See Psychology Today’s “5 Powerful Strategies to Get You Out of a Rut” at
www.psychologytoday.com and search
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EGGCELLENT
Sunny Side Up
Are Eggs Healthy or Not?
The Answer May Not Be That Simple.
Story and Photography by Ericka Winterrowd
W
hat came first the chicken or the egg? Birds
adults as a part of Extension programming,” Shelnutt said.
and eggs have existed longer than historians,
“They’re a good protein source in the Protein Foods Group
preceding man in the evolutionary chain. And
and can be served in a variety of ways. So they’re versatile and
according to the American Egg Board there is some evidence
they taste good, and they really are a nice source of protein.”
of native fowl in the Americas prior to Columbus’ arrival.
Shelnutt said that currently the recommendation to limit
However, it is believed that on his second trip in 1493, Columdietary cholesterol has changed and the 2015 Dietary Guidebus’ ships carried the first chickens to the New World,
lines Advisory Committee has recently released its
which originated in Asia, related to those now in
report for public comment.
egg production.
“This report is what the USDA and the
Aeb.org reports that there are roughly 280
Department of Health and Human Services
million laying birds in the U.S. with each
uses to develop the Dietary Guidelines for
of those producing anywhere from 250 to
Americans, but they do not have to incorpo300 eggs a year. In total, the U.S. produces
rate the information,” Shelnutt said. “And
“Cholesterol
about 75 billion eggs a year — nearly 10
in their report they state that cholesterol
percent of the world supply. It is estiis not considered a nutrient of concern
is not a bad
mated that consumers then use about 60
for overconsumption.”
thing, you need
percent of the eggs produced. About 9
Shelnutt explained that the commitcholesterol.”
percent of those are used by the foodtee felt there wasn’t enough evidence to
service industry and the rest are turned
show that the cholesterol in food had a
into egg products, which are used mostly
significant effect on the cholesterol in the
by foodservice operators to make restaurant
blood and that the report is open for public
meals and by food manufacturers to make foods
comment, but it looks like it is not a concern as it
such as mayonnaise and cakes mixes.
once was, based on this report.
Karla Shelnutt, Ph.D., R.D., is an assistant professor and
“Cholesterol is not a bad thing, you need cholesterol,”
Extension Nutrition Specialist in the Department of Family,
Shelnutt said. “It is found in cell membranes and our bodies
Youth and Community Sciences at the University of Florida.
produce it every day. It’s required for normal function.”
She said eggs could be a great part of a healthy balanced diet.
She said researchers once thought that dietary cholesterol
“We talk about eggs when we teach nutrition to kids and
had a significant impact on blood cholesterol, but now they are
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Dr. Karla Shelnutt has provided
statewide leadership for her
Extension program that focuses
on obesity prevention in children,
adolescents, and young adults.
seeing that might not be the case. Instead, the type
of fat that one eats may have more of an effect.
Shelnutt explained that people get cholesterol from
animal sources but the dietary guidelines are really
recommending more of a plant-based diet, as well.
“So if you think of it that way… they’re saying
[people should consume] less animal products and
more plant-based products overall as a general
healthy diet,” Shelnutt said. “You can still consume
some of these animal products, but you just want to
watch how much you are consuming.”
She said eggs are great because if someone is
concerned about the yolk, they can prepare the dish
without it. And the egg white is a great source of
protein and very nutritious.
“With the old recommendations for people who
have heart issues where their doctor told them
to watch their cholesterol intake — the dietitians
would always say, well you can fix scrambled eggs,
but maybe if you’re using four eggs you discard
three of the egg yolks and only use one,” Shelnutt
said. “Or you just use the egg whites because that’s
really where all of the protein is and the yolk has the
fat in it, so it’s easy enough to get rid of.”
Shelnutt said that eggs are also a great source of
vitamins and other nutrients.
“There’s some Vitamin D in eggs and Biotin in the
whole egg,” she said. “There’s B12; some vegetarians will only eat eggs or certain animal products so
that’s a good source of B12 for them. There’s also a
little bit of Vitamin A and a little bit of Iron, and B6.”
Shelnutt stressed that a time when one would
want to stay away from eggs completely is if there is
an allergy.
“There are some children who have an egg allergy. My daughter actually was born with an egg
allergy but typically children outgrow it,” Shelnutt
said. “And my daughter outgrew it when she was
two. But when they have the allergy you have to
avoid eggs altogether, and that’s really important
with the kids because they can have reactions, from
just hives to anaphylactic reactions that could be
more severe.”
Shelnutt’s favorite way to prepare eggs? Over
medium with toast and egg yolk.
“And my husband likes eggs on his hamburger,”
she said.
Proving, perhaps, there is no wrong way to eat an
egg. s
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CALENDAR
UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION
TIOGA MONDAY MARKET
A T. REX NAMED SUE
Mondays
Through September 13
4:00pm - 7:00pm
JONESVILLE - Tioga Center, 13005 W. Newberry
Rd. Market features a selection of vegetables,
crafts, organic food, fruits and local specialties.
1:00pm – 5:00pm
GAINESVILE - Florida Museum of Natural
History, 3215 Hull Rd. In the temporary
exhibit “A T. rex Named Sue,” explore how
this remarkable creature interacted with its
world and what we can learn from studying
its bones. Enjoy family-friendly interactive
activities, climb into the dig pit to uncover
fossils and learn about dinosaurs through
touchable bone replicas and other hands-on
activities. 352-846-2000; www.flmnh.ufl.edu.
FREE YOGA FOR VETERANS
Wednesdays
12:15PM
OCALA - Bliss Yoga Center, 1738 SE 58th Ave.
Free yoga classes for active-duty and military
veterans. Classes are taught by a resident military
veteran. Breath, movement and relaxation are
combined in a way that supports overall physical,
emotional, and spiritual wellness. Suitable for all
fitness and experience levels. 352-694-9642.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING
Thursdays
10:30am – 12:00pm
OCALA - Artful Gifts, 8405 SW 80th St. Come
on out to Circle Square Commons, enjoy the
Farmer’s Market and then enjoy an hour and a
half of creativity! Each class is $15 and taught by
Sylvia Ortiz. This easy, step-by-step instruction
takes you through all the necessary techniques
to be successful in the art of watercolor.
To sign up, call Diane at 352-237-3747.
GAINESVILLE HARMONY SHOW
CHORUS
Thursdays
7:00pm – 9:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Grace Presbyterian Church, 3146
NW 13th St. Interested in learning and singing
Women’s A Cappella Barbershop Harmony Music?
Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus of Sweet
Adelines International. Call Beckie 352-318-1281.
LADY GAMERS
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.
OCALA FARM MARKET
Saturdays
9:00am – 2:00pm
OCALA - Downtown Square, SE Watula Ave.
Visit the market to reap locally grown farm
fresh seasonal produce, homemade jellies and
jams, delicious kettle corn, boiled peanuts,
homemade crafts, and plants. 352-426-8244.
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MEET THE AUTHOR - BILL
ROBERTS
Thursday, June 11
2:00pm
OCALA - Ocala Public Library, 2720 E Silver
Springs Blvd. Bill Roberts, an 83-year-old
Florida cowboy, knew at the age of 13 that
his dream job would be on the range — a
dream that he achieved and lived for over
35 years. Hear treasured personal tales
of life in the saddle in our real Florida.
HELEN HIGHWATER STRING
BAND
Thursday, June 11
6:30pm
GAINESVILLE - The Historic Thomas
Center, 302 NE 6th Ave. Hear this band of
musical icons perform. Doors open 6:30
pm and the concert begins at 7:30 pm.
$20 at the door, cash or check only.
FLORIDA’S GLOBAL KITCHEN
BOOK SIGNING
Through July 31
Friday, June 12
GAINESVILLE - Matheson History Museum, 513
E. University Ave. Celebrate Florida’s diverse
food history as the museum will showcase
artifacts, recipes and stories that highlight
Florida’s food culture, which is one of the
most diverse food cultures in the world.
5:30pm
GAINESVILLE - The Perfect Gift, 5202 SW 91
Ter. Join Elsbeth “Buff” Gordon, author of
“Walking St. Augustine: An Illustrated Guide and
Pocket History to America’s Oldest City,” for a
book signing in Haile Village Center. Free.
GUIDED WALK
BAT CHATS
Saturday, June 6
Saturday, June 13
10:00am – 12:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens,
4700 SW 58th Dr. Guided tour of the Gardens
the first Saturday of every month, starting
at 10:00am. Regular admission price for
non-members and members are admitted
free of charge. www.kanapaha.org.
2:00pm
REDDICK - Reddick Branch-Marion County Public
Library, 15150 NW Gainesville Rd. Don a bat
hat and get the scoop on bat basics with bat
conservationist Shari Blissett-Clark. Presented by
Bat Belfrys Inc. and the Florida Bat Conservancy.
AUTHOR TALK: JENNIE JARVIS
STRIKE OUT HUNGER
Sunday, June 14
Tuesday, June 9
2:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Branch Library,
3145 NW 43rd St. How to Craft Your Character
Arc and Develop Your Protagonist. Writer’s
Alliance of Gainesville presents Jennie
Jarvis, script consultant and award-winning
writer and director, who will share ideas
on how a character must grow and change
over the course of a narrative. Free.
6:30pm - 8:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Splitz Bowling Center, 1301 NW
76th Blvd. The third annual “Strike Out Hunger”
Charity Bowl Challenge supports the “Weekend
Hunger Backpack” program with 100 percent of
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BAG IT AT THE BRICK
Wednesday, June 10
12:00pm – 1:00pm
OCALA - Brick City Center for the Arts, 23
SW Broadway St. Take a break from your
normal lunch hour for Bag It At The Brick!
The Marion County Alliance brings a lineup
of entertainment to go along with the great
cuisine you bring from home or from the list of
local participating restaurants. $5 suggested
donation. Paulette Millhorn: 352-369-1500.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Thursday, June 18
3:30pm
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Highway 484. Maqbool Qurashi, author of “Dream
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THE EIGHT ESSENTIAL
INGREDIENTS OF TAI CHI
Thursday, June 18
5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Facilities Administration
Building Education Center, 1281 NW Newell
Dr. A gentle class with slow movement,
mindfulness and breath awareness. $7.
JEWEL BOX CONCERT
Friday, June 19
6:30pm
GAINESVILLE - The Historic Thomas Center,
302 NE 6th Ave. Tony Trischka is considered
to be the consummate banjo artist and
perhaps the most influential banjo player in
the roots music world. He is joined by Brittany
Haas, widely regarded as one of the most
influential fiddlers of her generation. Doors
open 6:30 pm and the concert begins at 7:30
pm. $20 at the door, cash or check only.
MARION COUNTY GOURD
ARTISTS
Saturday, June 20
10:00am
BELLEVIEW - Cherokee Park Adult Recreation,
5641 SE 113th Pl. Join fellow gourd enthusiasts,
share ideas and learn about the interesting world
of gourd art. www.marioncountygourdartists.com.
Local Food & Music Festival
Saturday, June 6 11:00am – 3:00pm
GAINESVILLE - First Magnitude Brewing Company, 1220 SE Veitch St. Join
Forage Farms, First Magnitude Brewing Company, and Bouncin’ Big for a
celebration of both the beginning of summer and the local community. Fun
for the whole family including bounce houses, arts and crafts, live music,
beer, local food vendors, activities with local organizations, and more! All
proceeds will support Forage’s programs, ensuring the continued cultivation
of a locally conscious and resilient community. www.foragefarm.org.
FLERA SUMMER SYMPOSIUM
CLIMB OUT OF DARKNESS
June 25 – 26
Saturday, June 20
Times vary
GAINESVILLE - ACT Prairie Creek Lodge,
7204 SE County Road 234. Meet and network
with environmental professionals from
around the state. Local and state regulators,
scientists, specialists, and students will
share their experience and knowledge about
floodplain management, land conservation,
air quality, waste management alternatives
and wetlands topics at roundtable sessions.
Registration for this two-day event is $60.
For more information visit www.flera.org.
9:00am
GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Park, 7400 SW
41st Pl. Support mothers in their climb back
to good health. Free. Help raise awareness!
When you register, you have the option to
donate. Register Online: bit.ly/COTD2015.
Questions: srkotranza@gmail.com
FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
Sunday, June 21
GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens,
4700 SW 58th Dr. Free admission to fathers
of all ages! Bring your dad to the beautiful
gardens to celebrate his special day.
FATHER’S DAY BLUES
Sunday, June 21
4:00pm
HIGH SPRINGS - High Springs Museum & Old
Schoolhouse, 120 NW 2nd Ave. This free concert
honors all dads. “Father’s Day Blues” features
Cracker the Box and Rick Randlett. Come enjoy
a Taste of High Springs with finger foods from
the Great Outdoors and The Diner with treats
from the Talented Cookie. The High Springs
Museum will be open during the performance.
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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER & CATS
TOO
NATURE AS AN INSPIRATION
FOR ART
Thursday, July 2
9:30am
GAINESVILLE - Alachua Senior Recreation Center,
5701 N. W. 34th Blvd. Quilters of Alachua County
Day Guild will present a fascinating and unique
program with award-winning fiber artist Linda
Krause. Krause will highlight some of her favorite
techniques, including recycling, graphic design,
fussy cutting and nature photography. Free.
BAND CONCERT
Friday, July 3
9:00pm
GAINESVILLE - University of Florida’s Flavet
Field. The Gainesville Community Band performs
Fanfare and Fireworks under the direction of R.
Gary Langford. www.gnvband.org.
Friday, June 26
5:30pm
OCALA - Golf Club, 3130 E. Silver Springs Blvd.
The Humane Society of Marion County’s oldfashioned cookout for members and community
supporters. $25 - includes food, refreshments,
music and dancing. 50/50 Drawing will occur at
the event. You don’t have to be present to win.
Tickets are $5 each. The jackpot is currently over
$9,000. Tickets are available at the HSMC Shelter
and on the HSMC website at www.thehsmc.org.
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CH A RIT Y OF THE MONTH WINNER S
MARCH and APRIL 2015
TO NOMINATE A CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE OR TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NOMINEES, VISIT:
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MARCH WINNER - 4,426 VOTES
APRIL WINNER - 2,100 VOTES
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Bronson
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Congratulations! The March Charity of the Month and
winner of the $1,000 donation is the Chi Omega Sandblast. Sandblast is Chi Omega’s annual philanthropic
volleyball tournament that benefits the Make-a-Wish
Foundation. Fraternities, sororities and independent
teams — coached by the ladies of Chi O — spend the
day in the sun and sand bumping, spiking and setting
to raise money for Make-A-Wish. Chelsea Hanks will
receive $300 for nominating them. The winner of the
$500 random prize is the Newberry High School AP
European History Program, raising money for a trip to
Scotland. The winner of the $100 random voter prize is
Jessica Little.
Congratulations go to the Bronson Elementary Safety
Patrol for winning April’s Charity of the month. The
Safety Patrol will receive a $1,000 donation. John
McCullors will receive $300 for nominating the Safety
Patrol and the $500 random prizewinner is Second
Chance Rescue and Rehoming. The $100 random
prizewinner is Michelle Kimerling Ellison. Bronson
Elementary School’s Mission Statement is: “In a
cooperative effort by school, community, and home, we
strive to provide a safe environment in which students
are expected to master skills that help them reach their
maximum potential in life.”
Prizes provided by a partnership between Sunstate Federal Credit Union and Tower Publications, Inc.
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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 Playhouse ................................ 130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs
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PLAYHOUSE
The Game’s Afoot
May 29 - June 14
Broadway star William Gillette, admired
the world over for his leading role in the
play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his
fellow cast members to his Connecticut
home for a weekend of revelry. But when
one of the guests is stabbed to death, the
festivities in this isolated house of tricks
and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. The
danger and hilarity are non-stop in this
glittering whodunit production.
HIGH SPRINGS PLAYHOUSE
Broadway Music Madness
June 4 - 21
ACROSSTOWN REPERTORY
THEATRE
A Piece of my Heart
May 15 - June 7
Six young women go to Vietnam — an Army
brat turned Navy nurse, a wannabe rock-star
turned USO performer, a nurse who wants
to save the world, a debutante and Vassar
grad who wants adventure, a streetwise kid
who wants to pay for school and protest the
war by taking part in it, and a black WAC
who finds the racism in her department too
limiting — and discover deep truths about
themselves and about our world. Recently
named “The most enduring play on
Vietnam in the nation,” by The Vietnam Vets
Association, it’s guaranteed to touch even
the most hardened heart.
ACTORS’ WAREHOUSE
COPENHAGEN
May 22 - June 7
In 1941 the German physicist Werner
Heisenberg made a clandestine trip
to Copenhagen to see his Danish
counterpart and friend Niels Bohr. Their
work together on quantum mechanics
and the uncertainty principle had
revolutionized atomic physics. But now
the world had changed and the two
men were on opposite sides in a world
war. Based on actual events, in Frayn’s
ambitious, fiercely intelligent and daring
play, Heisenberg and Bohr meet once
again to discuss the intricacies of physics
and to ponder the metaphysical — the
very essence of human motivation.
The Fantasists
(an Acrosstown Youthtroupe Production)
OCALA CIVIC THEATRE
June 12 – June 13
Take a trip into a world that seems as
familiar as Hogwarts and Narnia, rife with
all the fairy-tale tropes and trappings — like
evil ice queens, snow lions and wizarding
contests. Two students who aspire to be
Fantasists — story-teller-wizards who can
bring their stories to life — match wits in a
battle royale for the title. But these contests
are never as simple as they seem, are
they? When their stories’ characters have
their own aspirations, perky Floriad and
competitive Somnia will be forced to work
together in their final test. Will either or
both succeed? This clever, magical story is
guaranteed to please children of all ages
(especially the ones who have to go to
work for a living), and will be the inaugural
performance of ARTY — The Acrosstown
Repertory Theatre Youthtroupe.
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My Fair Lady
May 14 – June 7
Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle is
selling violets outside Covent Garden
in Edwardian London when phonetics
professor Henry Higgins hears her
dreadful accent. “Why can’t the English
teach their children how to speak?”
Higgins laments, declaring that in six
months, he could turn Eliza into a lady by
teaching her to speak properly. Tempted
by the “loverly” idea of a comfortable life,
Eliza accepts, and Higgins, aided by his
friend Colonel Pickering, gives her speech
lessons to pass her off in high society.
Timelessly delightful, this charming classic
is just as fresh and fair as ever.
Enjoy the best of Broadway musicals as
the theatre brings a packed two hours of
your favorites to life. Great entertainment
for the whole family! This series will
include Thursday night performances at
8:00 p.m.
FINE ARTS HALL THEATRE – SFC
Invasion of Privacy
June 18 – June 20
Judith Chapman directs this play about
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings by Larry Parr
that focuses on a 1943 case against the
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The
Yearling.” The play offers “plenty of plot
and a heap of memorable characters.”
Rawlings shot to literary fame by weaving
exploits from the backcountry residents
of Alachua County into novels such as
“South Moon Under,” “Golden Apples,”
“The Yearling” and “Cross Creek.” The
books made her wealthy, earned her a
Pulitzer Prize and — in the case of “Cross
Creek” — landed her in the witness box.
HIPPODROME STATE THEATRE
Honky Tonk Angels
May 27 – June 21
When three women from different walks
of life cross paths on a bus to Nashville,
Tennessee, they form an unexpected
bond through their shared dream of
country music stardom. What follows is
a toe-tappin’, heart-warmin’, song-beltin’
country music extravaganza, featuring
classic country hits from the likes of Dolly
Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn,
and more!
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BOOK REVIEW BY
Find the Good
TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER
BY HEATHER LENDE
c.2015, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill $16.95 / $21.95 Canada 176 pages
T
he guy a couple streets over is a
great big jerk.
He’s one of those bad apples Mom
always told you about: sour, rotten, and
not anybody you’d ever pick.
No, he’s not exactly your idea
of Friend Material but you
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He deserves every gardening
award he gets.
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“outlive the facts of this person’s life…”
A priest once said that Lende has a
“calling” for pulling those from grieving minds, but the fact is this: “People
lead all kinds of interesting and fulfill-
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ing lives, but they all end.” And, like a
grumpy, curmudgeonly miner who spent
his early days with a hard heart, people
change and soften. Like the beloved
father who taught his daughters to fish
on a boat he’d made by hand, accidents
happen. Like the Native American
elder who couldn’t read, so he became a
“skilled listener,” or the father who quit
a lucrative job to spend time with his
family, people adapt. And they die.
But before they were gone, did they
find their deepest desire? Did they embrace a dream? Did they, like an elderly
woman who loved her trampoline, know
happiness? When an older man left his
belongings to charity, Lende found box
after poignant box of greeting cards he’d
saved, and a story. Did he find the sense
of family he didn’t know he’d missed?
Being an obituary writer can make
one angry, sad and tearful. “Every recent
death dredges up every other loss, which
compounds the grief,” but finding the
good, says Lende, “is what I do.”
Before you start reading “Find the
Good,” be sure you know someone who
embroiders or does needlepoint. You’ll be keeping her
busy because page after page
of this delicious book is filled
with truisms you’ll want
framed to hang on your wall.
At a time when everything you read seems poised
to tear your mood apart,
author Heather Lende pulls
it back up again with this
unlikely book on the darkest of subjects — but death
isn’t all you’ll find here. In
addition to positivity, Lende
also finds humor in everyday
life, beauty in her surroundings, and the places where
optimism hides.
And that is much more
than just good.
If today’s outlook is
cloudy with a chance of
gloom, here’s the thing to
reach for, and you’ll feel better. Then feel free to share,
because “Find the Good” is wonderfulness to its core. s
Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading
since she was 3 years old and she never goes
anywhere without a book. She lives with her
two dogs and 11,000 books.
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