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Is your pet worthy of the spotlight?
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Hometown News will be the judge of that. We are asking our readers to submit photos of their beloved pets, as part of our "Pet of the Week" Contest. The winner for the week will have his or her pet displayed in our newspaper, while also being qualified to become the Hometown News "Pet of the Year!" Email a photo of your pet (one entry per owner) ...
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Arts notes - Beaches
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'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown' auditions Surfside Players has announced open auditions for the first show of the 2012-13 season, "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," directed by Rod Savickis. This beloved musical, which debuted in 1967 and enjoyed a Broadway revival in 1999 with additional songs, follows an average day, or rather a day made ...
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Community notes - Beaches
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Cocoa Beach Woman's Club awards The Cocoa Beach Woman's Club held its annual Student Awards Ceremony recently at the Cocoa Beach Country Club. The club presented three students with $1,000 scholarships from Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School. The students were; Roselyn Byrd, Indialantic; Megan Le, Titusville; and Steven Sims, Cocoa Beach. On...
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Amendment 4 would create jobs and spur economic activity
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For Hometown News TALLAHASSEE - A proposed Constitutional amendment on the November 2012 ballot would create Florida jobs, grow Florida's Gross Domestic Product and increase the personal income of Floridians, if passed, according to an independent economic and fiscal analysis of the amendment by Florida TaxWatch, the nonpartisan, nonprofit publ...
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Gas can shortage
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For Hometown News The nation's primary supplier of consumer gas cans has announced it will shut its doors July 31 and liquidate all assets. The failure of the Oklahoma company will likely make the familiar red gas cans difficult to find as soon as late summer. Blitz U.S.A., which manufactures 75 percent of the portable gas cans sold in the U.S....
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Behind-the-scenes tours for NASA Space Center's 50th anniversary
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For Hometown News For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA is allowing Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex guests inside the Launch Control Center - where NASA directors and engineers supervised all of the 152 launches for the space shuttle and Apollo programs. The KSC Up-Close: Launch Control Center Tour, the second in Kennedy Space Cen...
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NASA's undersea mission submerges in the Atlantic
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For Hometown News An international crew of aquanauts is settling into its home on the ocean floor, where the team will spend 12 days testing concepts for a potential asteroid mission. The expedition is the 16th excursion of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations. The crew of four has begun its mission in the National Oceanic and Atmosp...
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Arts notes - Melbourne
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'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown' auditions Surfside Players has announced open auditions for the first show of the 2012-13 season, "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," directed by Rod Savickis. This beloved musical, which debuted in 1967 and enjoyed a Broadway revival in 1999 with additional songs, follows an average day, or rather a day made ...
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Community notes - Melbourne
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State legislature gives college funding The Florida Legislature has given Brevard Community College a total $26.7 million funding increase for the next fiscal year to construct a new Public Safety Institute, advance programs to help students succeed and make needed building renovations. The money was contained in the $70 billion state budget fo...
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Obituaries
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Frances Dowis Smith Frances Dowis Smith, 92, of Melbourne, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Arrangements by Beach Funeral Homes, 4999 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne. Wayne A. Tyler Sr. Wayne A. Tyler Sr., 69, of Melbourne, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Arrangements by Beach Funeral Homes, 4999 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne. Max Norman Kaufman Max N...
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Arts notes - north Brevard
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Art show at Stonefire Art Studio and Galleries The Stonefire Art Studios and Galleries is hosting its monthly "Table Top Arts & Craft Show on June 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stonefire Art Studio, 2500 S. Washington Ave., Titusville. Fee per table is $15 plus tax. All art work must be original. The art show is a venue for local artists to ...
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Community notes - north Brevard
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Student-athletes recognized at Carrabba's awards banquet Florida Tech's student-athletes were recognized for their athletic and academic achievements during the Carrabba's Italian Grill of Palm Bay Athletic Awards Banquet at the Clemente Center. Handing out the awards were President Anthony J. Catanese and athletic director Bill Jurgens. Taking...
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Arts notes - Palm Bay
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'Bring Your Own Art' night Every Monday night "Bring Your Own Art" night is sponsored by the Strawbridge Art League 7-9 p.m. at the Henegar Center for the Arts, 625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne. The event is free for members and $5 for non-members. One the first and fourth Mondays, "Bring Your Own Art" starts at 5 p.m. For more information, cal...
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Community notes - Palm Bay
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Brevard Public School parents respond to survey The results are in and 18,419 parents responded to the Brevard Public Schools Parent Survey. This is a 2 percent increase over the 2011 response rate. The survey included multiple choice questions that cover a variety of topics from office staff, to instructional staff, to clean campus, to school ...
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Arts notes - Suntree/Rockledge/Viera
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Platinum Coast Chorus The members of Platinum Coast Chorus are celebrating an eventful spring with the hiring of its new director, Lisa Lupo, the installation of the new management team and the addition of four new chapter members. The chorus hosted a "Come Meet Our Director" open house recently, where entertainment included a mini-concert and ...
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Community notes - Suntree/Rockledge/Viera
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BCC offering new two-year degrees and certificate programs In a move designed to meet local workforce needs, Brevard Community College will begin offering several new two-year degrees and certificate programs in 2013. The programs were announced recently to BCC's Board of Trustees in the college's latest effort to provide students with careers ...
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BPS Seamless Summer Food Service
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For Hometown News Brevard Public Schools will be participating in the Seamless Summer Food Service Program during June and July. Nutritionally balanced meals will be provided to all children regardless of race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin during summer vacation when school breakfasts and lunches are not available. All youth 1...
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