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TITUSVILLE • MIMS COCOA THE CAPE NORTH BREVARD PORT ST JOHN MERRITT ISLAND COCOA BEACH @HometownNewsBrevard @hometownnewsbrevard @HometownNewsBre Vol. 14, No. 40 www.HometownNewsBrevard.com Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 COUCH POTATO HEAVY HAUL SUPER SUPPORT LOOKING FOR LUV Maverick, 8, is a Kai Macconnell caught George Kerestes and Luv is a 4-year-old Chocolate Lab who this 25-pound Black Karla Micka show off female mixed breed loves to swim, take car Drum under a Merritt their reading and lean- who's looking for a rides and snuggle Island bridge ing skills in Pisa, Italy family to love PET OF THE WEEK 11 CATCH OF THE WEEK 22 TOURING WITH THE TOWNIES 20 ADOPTION OF THE WEEK 8 Community Jacob, take the wheel Cinema Calendar thrills with For the complete Community Calender listings, go to www. hometownnewsbrevard.com/ mystery calendar/community/ games FRIDAY, OCT. 12 By Brittany Mulligan Rummage sale: The [email protected] Titusville Elks Lodge hosts a Does rummage sale from COCOA — Some find the fall sea- 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday son to be the perfect time of year to Oct. 12 , and Saturday, dive into pumpkin spice, while others Oct. 13, at the lodge, 2955 prefer to get lost in a good, spooky Columbia Blvd., Titusville. movie or two. Admission is free and Facebook users have helped Brevard hot dogs, drinks and Cinema House, a local independent snacks are available for theater in Cocoa Village, choose its top purchase. Alex Schierholtz/Staff photographer two movies for October in celebration For more information, Jacob Dearmond Jr., 2, of Cocoa, sits in the city of Rockledge’s storm response of Halloween. call Mennie at (321) On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19 and 267-5895. vehicle during ‘Rockledge’s National Night Out’ on Oct. 2, at The Church of 20, a 7 p.m. showing of Stanley Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kubrick’s “The Shining” will be fol- SATURDAY, OCT. 13 lowed by an escape room-styled mur- der mystery game. Free workout: MOEfit The following weekend, on Friday is offering free boot camp Health coverage expert and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, a classes from 7:30 to 7 p.m.-showing of “Beetlejuice” will be 8:30 a.m. Saturdays at preceded by movie-related trivia and 235A Willow St., Titus- carnival games. to speak in Rockledge Tickets to each event cost $8 per per- See CALENDAR, page 8 By Jamie Desena-McFarland The lecture will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, son. For Hometown News Oct. 17, at 1100 Rockledge Blvd. “Because there’s going to be so many people, they’re going to be split up into NEXT LAUNCH Joan Alker, an expert on health coverage teams,” said Cassandra Garner, BREVARD COUNTY — A timely lecture at issues affecting low-income families, will be the Oct. 17, 12:15-2:15 a.m. EDT co-owner of Brevard Cinema House. An Atlas 5 rocket (AV-073), the Space Coast Health Foundation’s Center for keynote speaker. Collaboration will address health insurance in “Each room is going to have a different will launch the fourth “Alker will unpack newly released data and Florida, with a focus on children and families. amount of people in it so they can Advanced Extremely High propose some solutions on Florida’s uninsured Though it’s been in the works for about a year, work towards finding out who the Frequency (AEHF) satellite. rate, a number that had been on the decline but the event comes just about a month after the murderer is the quickest.” recently increased,” a press release stated. The theater can only accommodate U.S. Census Bureau issued a report that showed INDEX Ms. Alker is a research professor and execu- up to 48 guests, so those interested in that 12.9 percent of Florida’s population was tive director of the Center for Children and participating are encouraged to buy Ballot Info 10 Obituaries 28 uninsured in 2017 – an increase from 12.5 per- Classified 30 Out & About 17 Families at Georgetown University’s McCourt tickets online or at the theater. Crossword 29 Police Report 5 cent in 2016 and higher than the national aver- Horoscopes 17 Viewpoint 6 age of 8.8 percent. See LECTURE, page 11 See CINEMA, page 8 American Made Furniture Living Rooms • Bedrooms • Youth Furniture Office Furniture • Dining Rooms • Accessories Open 7 Days A Week • Financing Available • Layaways Welcome 1220 Ridgewood Ave. Holly Hill 386-258-3338 amishhomefurnishings.com 2 Hometown News – NORTH BREVARD– www.HometownNewsBrevard.com Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 Paul and Samantha making strides against A CANCER DIAGNOSIS breast cancer CHANGES EVERYTHING Support of family, friends and a certified cancer navigator makes the world of difference to a young mom. cancer diagnosis is perhaps one of A life’s most difficult pieces of news to JOIN A LOCAL EVENT receive. It can be difficult to know where to start or what to do. Parrish Cancer Center is honored to sponsor Mayo Clinic recommends finding the Survivor’s Tent at this year’s Making someone to talk to about your hopes and Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on fears. Parrish Medical Center’s Cancer Saturday, Oct. 27. Program includes Brevard County’s only WORKING TOGETHER FOR YOU Find out how you can get involved, visit, certified cancer navigator service—and As a member of the Mayo Clinic Care parrishhealthcare.com/oncology. the service is free. Network, Parrish Cancer Center A Parrish cancer navigator is a physicians have access to Mayo Clinic’s certified oncology registered nurse who unsurpassed research and expertise. will help you navigate the integrated Invaluable Support The advantages to patients and families of Parrish’s collaboration with Mayo healthcare system. The support of family and friends carried Clinic include: her through the most frightening times A Survivor’s Story and allowed her to focus on getting • DIAGNOSIS: Parrish Cancer Center physicians have access to Mayo Clinic’s better. “They cared for me and my Samantha Fender was 29 years old and disease management protocols, expecting her second child, when she children,” Samantha said. “It means the clinical- care guidelines and reference noticed unusual changes in her breasts. world to me.” materials, as well as eConsults for Thinking it was related to pregnancy, During her treatment, Samantha also diagnosis and treatment. she talked to her doctor about it at her had the support of Parrish Cancer • RESEARCH, EXPERIENCE AND next visit. Center’s nationally certified breast cancer SPECIALISTS: Mayo Clinic is the #1 The tests revealed an awful truth. navigators, Marsha Richardson and ranked hospital in the U.S. (based on Samantha had an aggressive form of Shannon Luker. “It was wonderful to have U.S. News & World Report 2017–18 breast cancer. She recalls her mind racing Marsha and Shannon as my navigators,” Best Hospitals Honor Roll). with what this could mean for her toddler Samantha says. “They were always there • PATIENT-CENTERED CARE: Care is daughter, her husband, Paul, and their for me, even in the middle of the night.” respectful of, and responsive to, indi- vidual patient preferences, needs and unborn child. To be carrying new life Samantha and Paul found solace in while having a disease that could take values, and ensures that patients, and their shared faith. “We were never sure their family, guide all clinical decisions. hers seemed impossible. what the day may bring,” Paul said. • MODERN AMENITIES AND A HEALING “When the doctor told us the lump in “We took them one at a time and just ENVIRONMENT: Parrish Cancer Center’s her breast was cancerous, I felt my heart kept swimming, as Sam likes to say.” network of experts provides the drop,” Paul recalls. “Sam was young and New Perspective services and technology expected expecting our second baby. I couldn’t from a world-class cancer center. believe what I was hearing.” Happily, Samantha is now cancer-free. • PARRISH CANCER CENTER has two Samantha was determined to meet She says the experience made her a nationally certified Breast Cancer cancer head-on and literally began the more empathetic person. She spends Navigators.® They are the only two fight of her life. Shortly after giving birth, time making gift bags full of comfort nationally certified navigators in she began the difficult treatment of a items for newly diagnosed breast Brevard County, and among 43 in the double mastectomy, chemotherapy cancer patients. state of Florida. and radiation. Paul says cancer truly changed their • PARRISH CANCER CENTER is a perspective. “It made us realize what is Commission on Cancer-accredited really important in life.” program. 845 Century Medical Drive, Titusville For more information, call 321-529-6202 or Most insurances accepted. visit parrishcancercenter.com Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 Hometown News – NORTH BREVARD – www.HometownNewsBrevard.com 3 Luncheon supports domestic violence survivors By Brittany Mulligan tions to educate the public to put an [email protected] end to victim shaming and the cycle of abuse. BREVARD COUNTY — Whether it’s The luncheon will feature silent and plain for the world to see or a secret live auctions, vendors and raffles. hidden from sight, domestic violence is “I think people enjoy giving back and an ugly cycle that needs to be stopped. feeling like they are helping, even if Nonprofits such as Serene Harbor they can’t contribute on a large level,” have been helping victims of abuse said Beverly DeMeyer, director of mar- through its confidential and free ser- keting and development of Serene Har- vices since 1992. bor. “In our world of nonprofit, there is Each year, Serene Harbor hosts its no gift too small to help.” “Purses with a Purpose” luncheon, Up for auction are six “experience” which proceeds are used toward help- packages paired with a name brand ing survivors and its services.