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TITUSVILLE • MIMS COCOA THE CAPE NORTH BREVARD PORT ST JOHN MERRITT ISLAND COCOA BEACH American Made @HometownNewsBrevard @hometownnewsbrevard @HometownNewsBre Vol. 14, No. 8 www.HometownNewsBrevard.com Friday, March 2, 2018 • Lifetime Warranty • Even against salty air THOSE WHO SERVE WHITING BITING ICONIC PITONS Over 20 colors available - Maintenance Free Read the latest Ella Jones, 4, and Marie and Jim Nordahl Won’t Crack or Warp - Mildew, Stain, and Termite Resistant - Assembled with Stainless Steel Hardware news about military Julian Jones, 3, catch a of Satellite Beach visit 1220 Ridgewood Ave. members and first whiting with help from St. Lucia and its pair of responders their father volcanic spires Holly Hill 386-258-3338 HOMETOWN HEROES 15 CATCH OF THE WEEK 16 TOURING WITH THE TOWNIES 20 www.amishdirectfurn.com Historic Cocoa Village Association presents Walk a mile in her shoes Locals soar Indialantic SpringSpring spattered pigment painter aboard a FineFine ArtArt && David Cruey was among many 1920s-era CraftCraft FairFair artists who decorated and donated high airplane heels to the By Gaylon Parker Saturday March 3rd 10am-5pm & Walk in Her [email protected] Sunday March 4th Shoes: Stomping 10am -4pm Out the Violence TITUSVILLE — For anybody who auction to wanted a chance to be a part of his- OverOver 150150 UniqueUnique tory, the opportunity presented benefit Serene ArtisansArtisans itself on Feb. 13 at Treasure Coast Harbor Domestic International Airport. The day fea- Many Competing for Over Violence Center tured rides on a 1920s-era plane $6000 in Cash & Awards! Fantastic Street Food on Feb. 23 at known as a “Ford Tri-Motor” and Family Fun the Space Coast dozens of people participated in the Kid & Pet Friendly Convention flights. Two Days of Fabulous Art The plane was noteworthy and & Craft! Center in Cocoa. fascinating because of its advanced Free Admission age. It originally rolled off the Free Parking assembly line in 1928 and was only Live Entertainment Photo courtesy Plus Shop Great Boutiques, Restaurants, the eighth version of such aircraft Galleries, & Collectibles Right here in of Linda Wiggins made at the time. The interior fea- Cocoa Village! tures wood-grain accoutrements and the height of style for what was the first type to offer consistent pas- senger service throughout various Space Shuttle Landing Facility regions around the United States. VisitCocoaVillage.com The interior was originally designed to be very similar to a train box cars, facebook.com/HistoricCocoaVillage hosts upcoming 5K/10K 321.631.9075 because that was the dominant form By Jamie Desena-McFarland Shuttle Landing Facility runway – the primary of mass transit back in the 1920s. The event was part of the Experi- NEXT LAUNCH For Hometown News landing site for NASA’s space shuttle program, mental Aircraft Association’s No earlier than March 30: which operated from 1981 to 2011. TITUSVILLE — County residents have just a Tri-Motor Tour, and the plane took SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer off like a dream from the airfield few more days to register for a one-of-a-kind Society. Bangabandhu 1 communica- race that will offer participants access to a and ran a circle over the Atlantic The event was open to 500 registrants in 2017 tions satellite. Window: TBD stretch of restricted property with a historic Ocean before returning about 15 to INDEX space legacy. and it sold out. This year, it’s open to 2,000 par- 20 minutes later. The plane also Presented by the American Cancer Society in ticipants. touched down as soft as a feather on Adoptable 17 Obituaries 24 partnership with Space Florida, the second “In the world of space there’s a lot of cool the runway after the flight, and EAA Classified 25 Out & About 19 Crossword Police Report annual Gateway to Space 5K/10K race will be things going on right now, so it has some buzz,” officials say it doesn’t show its age at 24 5 See PLANE, page 12 Horoscopes 19 Viewpoint 6 Sunday, March 11, at Kennedy Space Center’s See SHUTTLE, page 4 Let Fulcrum give you the leverage you need Certified Organic Non-GMO Full Spectrum Cancer • Anxiety NATURE’S HEALTHY HARVEST PTSD • Sleep • COPD 2330 N Wickham Rd • Arthritis • Pain Stress & much more Melbourne, FL 32935 Feel the Heal Body Scans • Training Classes • Vitamins & Supplements • Your local Wellness Center (321) 890-8295 Chip Griffin Certified Wellness Coach www.natureshealthyharvest.net | www.fulcrumcbd.com 2 Hometown News – NORTH BREVARD– www.HometownNewsBrevard.com Friday, March 2, 2018 Friday, March 2, 2018 Hometown News – NORTH BREVARD – www.HometownNewsBrevard.com 3 Raspberry Jam demonstrates new tech at library By Brittany Mulligan August 2016 and features its own Maker [email protected] Space, which includes a 3D printer, Ardu- ino kits, a sewing machine and access to COCOA — This weekend, the Cather- Adobe Creative Suite. ine Schweinsberg Rood Central Library Organizers of the Creative Lab plan to will take part in a worldwide Raspberry start an “Arduino Endeavours” program Jam birthday celebration, but it’s not the this month as part of its “Tech Tuesday” sweet kind of party most people think it programs hosted on the last Tuesday of could be. every month. The “Cocoa Raspberry Jam” will show- “It is geared toward pre-teens and teens case the Raspberry Pi, a palm-sized com- who want to learn the basics of program- puter designed to help teach program- ming,” Ms. Cason said. “The 36 Projects ming, in a variety of interactive projects. Kit featured in the Lab teaches kids pro- The free event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. gramming through a variety of projects Saturday, March 3 at the Cocoa library, using breadboard, Arduino and Pi tech- 308 Forrest Ave. nology. We would also recommend the “With technology like Raspberry Pi public visit Melbourne Makerspace and there is an invisible barrier for people who look into their schedule of classes.” are not in a technology field because they According to officials, more than 100 don’t know what this technology is about,” Raspberry Jams in 30 countries are regis- said Ellery Cason, the library’s Creative tered for the worldwide celebration on Lab librarian. March 3. “Jams are one of those events that help The Cocoa Raspberry Jam will show- people cross that barrier by seeing it in Photo courtesy of Catherine Schweinsberg Rood Central Library case the use of the Raspberry Pi in STEM/ action,” she continued. “This event might STEAM education. even inspire a future inventor, from all the Creative Lab Librarian Ellery Cason demonstrates a Raspberri Pi “With Maker and STEM kits, we are possibilities of the Pi we will be showing project for co-worker Torrey Cranston in advance of the ‘Cocoa able to supply our customers with the during this Jam.” Raspberry Jam,’ a hands-on free tech event for youngsters at the tools to learn in an engaging and hands- The Creative Lab partnered with Mel- Catherine Schweinsberg Rood Central Library. on way,” Ms. Harold said. “This is also bourne Makerspace, which donated a 36 important to us as we focus on supporting Projects Kit to demonstrate the Raspberry of a Pi; coding and much more. schoolchildren in the U.K. to teach com- the formal educational needs of our com- Pi’s capabilities in a hands-on way. “The Raspberry Pi is a versatile, inex- puter science. It is easy to learn how to munity. Schools are focusing more and Some of the Maker stations available at more on STEM and we want to be able to pensive and easy-to-use microcomputer,” use, making it an ideal computer with the event will include a robot arm, created provide the tools to support the needs of and powered by a Raspberry Pi; turning a said Marlena Harold, children’s librarian which to teach coding, physical comput- our students and educators.” Pi into a video game console to play retro at the Satellite Beach Library. “It was actu- ing (and) invention literacy.” For more information, call (321) 633- video games; a 3D printer built to run off ally specifically designed to be used with The library’s Creative Lab opened in 1792. 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For more information about room Space Coast Convention Center, 301 rentals or scheduled activities, call (321) Tucker Lane, Cocoa. Annual seafood festival: The 52nd 768-1744. The two-day event starts with a cocktail annual Grant Seafood Festival is from FRIDAY, MARCH 2 party (couples welcome) and evening of 9 a.m.