TITUSVILLE • MIMS COCOA THE CAPE NORTH BREVARD PORT ST JOHN MERRITT ISLAND COCOA BEACH RESERVE YOUR SPACE FOR THE NOVEMBER EDITION OF @HometownNewsBrevard @hometownnewsbrevard @HometownNewsBre HONORING VETERANS! Vol. 13, No. 40 www.HometownNewsBrevard.com Friday, October 13, 2017 321.242.1013 WALES BY RAIL SEEING STARS GNAW-IT-ALL Jan Wilson of Suntree Tampa Bay MegaCon Clooney the takes a train ride in celebrates TV stars, schnauzer likes to Merthyr Tydfil, Wales fans and comics chew on furniture TOURING WITH THE TOWNIES 20 ENTERTAINMENT 17 PET OF THE WEEK 22 Not ready to give it up HOT DEALS! Volunteers from Hometown News needed to HALF PRICE pack items to Puerto GIFT Rico By Brittany Mulligan CERTIFICATES [email protected] MELBOURNE – Weeks after Hur- ricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, the island’s residents are still suffering from lack of food, medicine, electricity and more. A local organization is doing all that it can to send off donated items Alex Schierholtz/staff photographer to Puerto Rico and is looking for vol- Astronaut High freshman running back Abreon Torres looks for running room unteers to continue in the relief efforts. against a Satellite High defender on Oct. 6 at Satellite, which won 48-34. Seven volunteers serving United Third Bridge, Inc. in just three days managed to fill half of a unit based PURCHASE out of the Orlando-Melbourne Inter- national Airport, and they plan to A-haunting we will go collect more. TODAY AT: “It’s a long-term effort,” said Samantha Nazario, chairperson of www.HometownNewsBrevard.com at Merritt Island ranch United Third Bridge, Inc. “Our drop- off locations haven’t given us a dead- By Austin Rushnell on its premises every Friday and Saturday night line. It’s amazing to see the support of [email protected] in October, according to officials. NEXT LAUNCH our community coming together. The Because Friday the 13th will fall on October love we’re feeling is overwhelming.” MERRITT ISLAND – Imagine the wind is this year, however, Florida’s Adventures in Para- Ms. Nazario is one of the seven vol- Oct. 30: SpaceX Falcon 9, blowing and the fall leaves are rustling on a dise will also be featuring a “Friday the 13th unteers who has been spending her window 3:34-5:58 p.m. moonlit October night. Spectacular.” days at the airport unit, assisting with It’s Friday the 13th in Merritt Island, and that “We’re going to have food, live entertainment, packaging, wrapping and categorizing means that the second-annual Haunted Farm is INDEX 10 different ‘scare-zones’ and a haunted maze,” the many items that have been com- on. said Eric Obloy, co-owner of the Obloy Family ing in. Obituaries 25 For a second consecutive year, the Obloy Classified 26 Farms and Florida’s Adventures in Paradise. 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Goodwill is also accepting fees. overdoses are on the rise in almost every developmental disabilities. monetary donations to help recover from - Some $12,400 is for the Florida Blue community nationwide. At this Archeologists for Autism event, the storm’s impact. Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship for Fentanyl is the strongest synthetic opiate children on the autism spectrum and their In addition to donations, Goodwill’s students in healthcare fields. painkiller and is estimated to be 100 times families will be walking the grounds of an immediate goal following the storm is to - Nearly $5,200 is for the Bank of Amer- more potent than morphine and 50 times actual archaeological site and be able to help individuals with disabilities and other ica Dream Makers Scholarship for help stronger than heroin. enjoy a wide range of activities related to barriers get back to work as soon as possi- with tuition, books, fees, transportation To learn more about fentanyl abuse and archaeology and paleontology, live music, ble to regain financial stability for their and childcare. how to help loved ones, visit www.nar- face-painting and much more. Participants own hurricane recovery efforts. Goodwill The FCS Foundation was established in conon-suncoast.org/blog/fentanyl-what- will be able to use social skills, and use var- has also resumed all other programs, ser- 1994 and has been providing student you-need-to-know.html. ious functional skills, all while having fun. vices and operations, including laundry scholarships to Florida’s 28 state colleges Narconon can help people take steps to Archaeologists for Autism is an all-vol- services, apparel and manufacturing, cus- since 1999. overcome addiction in their family. unteer non-profit 501(C)(3) organization todial services and more. - The $25,000 donation from Cape Call today for free screenings or referrals which is 100 percent dependent on dona- For job opportunities, call (305) 326- Design Engineering Co. (CDE) will pro- at (877) 841-5509. tions. All contributions go directly to run- 4226. vide scholarships to students at EFSC’s ning the event for the children and operat- To learn more about Goodwill services, new Health Sciences Institute on the Mel- ing costs. visit www.goodwillbusinessservices.com. bourne campus. Foundation awards $6,500 grant The endowment will be invested by the to Archaeologists for Autism Goodwill, Red Cross unite in Two major gifts provide students EFSC Foundation with the earnings used for scholarships in perpetuity. Archaeologists for Autism has response to Hurricane Irma additional scholarships To be eligible, students must be a Florida announced that it received a grant from resident, enrolled full time in their pro- the Jess Parrish Medical Foundation to In response to Hurricane Irma, Good- Students at Eastern Florida State College gram of study at the EFSC Health Sciences help bring to reality the next Archaeolo- will Industries has partnered with the Red will have more scholarship opportunities Institute and maintain a 3.5 GPA. gists for Autism event scheduled for Oct. Cross to collect material donations. In thanks to major gifts from the Florida Col- For more information about the EFSC 21. turn, Goodwill will provide Red Cross lege System Foundation and Cape Design Foundation and to donate, visit eastern- The grant will help provide a great expe- with Disaster Recovery Certificates to be Engineering Company. florida.edu/foundation. rience for many local children living with distributed to those impacted by the storm The FCS Foundation donated nearly To learn more about the Florida College autism along the Space Coast. The award where they will be able to conveniently $34,000, and Cape Design Engineering System Foundation, visit floridacollegesys- from the Jess Parrish Medical Foundation shop for what they need in their proper gave $25,000 to the Eastern Florida State tem.com/foundation. will be used to purchase equipment and sizes. Goodwill’s 36 stores across South College Foundation that provides scholar- More information about Cape Design supplies needed for the activities, .cover Florida will make redemption for clothing ship funds. Engineering, can be found at www.cdeco. operating costs and provide a lunch and and housewares. The Florida College System Foundation com. Goodwill is accepting donations for money will be used in several ways: goody bags items for each of the partici- See NOTES, page 3 clothing, shoes, books, media, toys, towels, - Nearly $16,000 is for the Helios Educa- Pet care is our Passion! Microchip your pets! We Love Your Pets! 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