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Sixth Annual Bonsai Exhibit at Master the Possibilities ® Section A Where the news is always good! Vol. 26, No. 11 • May 2013 Master the Possibilities. Experienced grow- COMMUNITY ers gave classes during the five days the Sixth Annual Bonsai bonsai were shown, with 25 or more people NEWS & UPDATE attending each session. Probably the most often asked question was, “How do you do By Kenneth D. Colen, Publisher Exhibit that?” The experts were happy to explain. By Ray Cech The art of bonsai originated in China over 2,000 years ago. But it wasn’t until Honoring One of Our Own World News Writer In past columns for this newspaper, I the 14th century that bonsai were intro- have pointed out the community involve- It took a lot of pennies, but in the end it place the penny they received when arriv- duced to Japan, and not until the end of ment and accomplishments of many of the was David Van Buskirk, whose Fukien Tea ing at the exhibit and drop it at the tree they World War II, when returning American staff who work for and serve residents of bonsai was awarded “best in show.” Tom thought was the best of all. David found 44 GIs brought some back as souvenirs, were your community. So it is with great plea- Brantley’s Juniper was elected a close sec- in front of his Fukien Tea and Tom’s Juni- they finally introduced to the United States. sure that I make note of Lynette Vermil- ond. Exhibit visitors voted David and Tom’s per was close behind with 42. Tom and Da- Growing bonsai is now one of the fastest- lion being one of three people in Marion bonsai, as the most creative and eye pleas- vid have more than 70 years of experience growing hobbies in the United States, and County to be recognized by the Interfaith ing. The exhibit ran from April 8 to 12. in growing and teaching the art of bonsai. On Top of the World residents can learn Foundation of Marion County for her out- Pennies? All those who viewed the more The event was the sixth annual Marion the art by checking into classes at Master standing community service. Lynette has than 40 exhibited bonsai were asked to County Bonsai Society exhibit hosted by the Possibilities. worked hard for causes such as the Mun- roe Regional Hospital Foundation, the “Go Red for Women” American Heart Associa- tion Campaign, and, of course, the Inter- faith Foundation. The residents of On Top of the World, Candler Hills, and Indigo East have been very generous in their donations of food to fill Interfaith’s pantry. Interfaith Foun- dation’s mission is to provide financial re- sources to support the mission of Interfaith Emergency Services (IES) in providing food and shelter to children and families in need in Marion County. The Foundation’s goal is to not only assist in meeting imme- diate needs, but also to provide long term financial stability for IES. Spring is in the Air! April started off with the promise of much needed rain that never materialized. It is not unusual to be seasonably dry well through May and into June. We know this puts stress on lawns, but as of March 10, we are allowed twice-per-week watering via ordinance 08-09, and inter-local agreement with the St. Johns River Water Manage- ment District (SJRWMD), the Southwest Florida Water Management District and Marion County. For those homeowners with SolarSync™ irrigation controllers, there is really noth- ing to do in terms of resetting your run times. The intelligent program in these devices sets watering times for optimal ir- rigation efficiency. This saves you money in Photo Courtesy of On Top of the World Communities, Inc. the long run and benefits your lawns and landscape as well. Sixth annual bonsai exhibit at Master the Possibilities. For all other conventional systems, it is a good time to review basic water conserva- • Nick D. Benedetto, Lady Lake, Fla. tion measures that will save you money and • Dorcella Burke, Ocala preserve your landscaping: ‘The World Has Talent’ • Anne Cit, Ocala • Set your irrigation clock to water By Bob Woods • Rudolph Dagnello, Ocala on the right day, at the right time, World News Writer • Floyd Gibson, Ocala and for the time it takes to put out • John Laing, Dunnellon & Jerry An- no more than three-quarters of an This is promising to be a great show! Lo- tion, originality and talent. Each contestant derson, Gainesville inch of water on the lawn. (Wa- cal amateur performers will show off their could receive up to 10 points in each cat- • Patrick Sebastian, Sanford tering frequency is determined talent at the 55 years of age and over “The egory. • Robert C. Stentiford, Sr., Ocala by the SJRWMD, and water- World Has Talent” show at Circle Square The prestigious group of judges were • Angie Terrigino, Ocala ing times are determined by the Cultural Center on Saturday, May 11. This Mary Britt from the Ocala Civic Theatre; Second place will receive $250 and third Bay Laurel Center, Community marks the fourth anniversary of this annual Ann Spang, assistant director for commu- place will receive $150. Good luck to all! Development District. For more event. nity relations at Florida Institute for Hu- This promises to be a great show. All information, please go to www. The auditions for this show took place in man and Machine Cognition; and Bill Barr, proceeds from the sale of general admis- otowinfo.com on proper watering February with 20 acts competing for a spot a disc-jockey from 92.9Q WMFQ. sion tickets will benefit Interfaith Emer- schedule and the home mainte- in the top 10. The top 10 performers to compete on gency Services and Florida Center for the nance calendar.) Three prominent local judges from the Saturday, May 11 for the prize of $500 are Blind. Don’t miss this performance! Buy • Take advantage of the water audit Ocala area scored each contestant in four as follows: your tickets now at www.CSCulturalCen- service provided through Custom- categories: stage presence, communica- • Robert Batton, Ocala ter.com. er Service. • Do not wash down your driveway with a hose. • Spray heads and rotor heads have different precipitation rates. Rotors Elvis have an application rate of about an inch per hour. Compared to sprays, they require more run time to Lives! achieve half- to three-quarter inch- By Bob Woods es per application but require fewer World News Writer heads to cover a larger area. Sprays put out about two inches per hour Wow! What a show! Elvis lives! but require many heads to cover a Cliff Wright from Athens, Ala. won smaller area. Spray heads are typi- “The 2013 Ultimate Elvis® Tribute Artist cally used in areas smaller than 20 Contest™ – Fill the Blue Suede Shoes™” on feet in radius where rotors would Saturday, April 6! overspray onto areas that do not For Elvis fans, the Circle Square Cul- need irrigation. tural Center was the place to be! The per- Community Bus Service formers were fantastic as they sang, danced and looked just like Elvis. These performers I recently met with a family who wished have dedicated themselves preserving the to discuss the community bus service memory of “The King.” among other things. There was good merit The evening started with 12 contestants in some of the items discussed around the performing a variety of Elvis songs in front bus schedule. An update on the schedule of an audience of well over 600, as well as and operational changes will be posted a panel of judges who had to select the top in an upcoming issue of the World News, three performers. Theresa’s column and on the web when This year, one of the contestants was a complete. Remember, the community bus female, Deborah Knight, from Pompano does not operate like the SunTran system, Beach, Fla. It was amazing to see her, as which runs a regular loop on a set sched- well as the others, imitate Elvis. ule. The community bus, however, adjusts Each contestant was judged on vocals, its schedule periodically based on the resi- appearance, stage presence, and overall dents’ needs. performance. The panel of judges consist- It is the efforts of many residents acting ed of Rus Adams, marketing/advertising; as good neighbors and taking pride in their Mary Britt, executive director at the Ocala community that make all the communities Civic Theatre; Rosey Moreno-Jones, direc- of On Top of the World a wonderful place tor of foster parent recruitment at Kids to live. Thank you! Central; Ann Spang, assistant director of Master the Possibilities community relations at IHMC; and Anita Master the Possibilities is finishing a White, administrator at Rispoli & Associ- very successful winter/spring season this ates Architecture. month. There are plenty of classes with The first place winner was Cliff Wright Photo Courtesy of Cliff Wright some openings so don’t throw that catalog taking home $2,000; second place was Mat- ® thew Cordell from Sevierville, Tenn. taking Cliff Wright the winner of “The 2013 Ultimate Elvis Tribute away. ™ Just as winter/spring ends, another cata- home $1,000; and third place was Bruce Artist Contest™ – Fill the Blue Suede Shoes ” contest. Stewart from Newcastle, Ont. taking home log season commences. The new summer of their individual preliminary rounds at Legends In Concert, a contest belt along $500. catalog will be out Wednesday, May 15. You different contest locations throughout the with other valuable prizes. Second place Wright now has the opportunity to can pick up a print copy at the Education world.
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