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Make Strides against breast cancer
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Residents throughout Brevard County are encouraged to "think pink" this month in preparation of the 2011 "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" 5K Walk Saturday, Oct. 22. Now in its eighth year, the American Cancer Society event will once again be hosted at The Avenue Viera, where ...
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Employees rally to save Post Office
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VIERA - U.S. Postal Service branches in Melbourne Beach, Five Corners in Cocoa, and in Cocoa Village could be closed. All post offices could be closed on Saturdays. And thousands of postal employees nationwide could lose their jobs....
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Melbourne Beach residents take matters into own hands
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In Melbourne Beach, a committee of concerned residents have taken matters into their own hands and started a letter-writing campaign to help save their long-running post office. With its very first postal office being constructed by one of the town's earliest founders, Capt. Ruf...
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World-record handstand
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Michelle Carpenter of Rockledge helps her son, Mac, 1, do a handstand as they attempt to set a handstand world record at Harbor City Gymnastics in Melbourne. Participants around the nation all did handstands at a designated time in order to set the record. Harbor City Gymnastics participated in order to raise funds...
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Volunteers needed for spoil island enhancement workdays
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The vegetation on one spoil island in the Indian River Lagoon got a an upgrade last week. The Sept. 21 planting day was organized by the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves branch of the state department of environmental protection in celebration of National Estuaries Day, said local DEP representati...
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Habitat for Humanity copes with fewer donations
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WEST MELBOURNE - During the nation's economic crisis, Habitat for Humanity has encountered some difficulty in funding and building homes for needy families in Brevard County. Since it launched in 1985 in Brevard County, Habitat for Humanity has built h...
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Melbourne police chief reaches out to community
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When the city of Melbourne began its search for a new police chief, it searched nationally for just the right leader. However, no other candidate had the familiarity with Melbourne that Steve Mimbs has. Not only did Mr. Mimbs g...
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A spooky tour
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Guide Jillian Burghardt of Melbourne climbs the haunted stairs at the Roesch house during a ghost tour. The Historic Rossetter House Museum in Melbourne offers a ghost tour the first Friday of the month and includes three sites: the Roesch House, Houston Cemetery and the Rossetter House....
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Women knock at death's door of opportunity
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After 15 years in the insurance industry, Dori Mckenzie grew tired of fielding calls from livid customers. "It was awful going to work, and I knew I had to find something different," she said. "Life is too short to be miserable every day." In pursuit of a career change, the 39-year-old remembered an in...
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Palm Bay cutbacks affect Harris employees
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PALM BAY - Some Harris Corp. employees who have been using the Palm Bay Community Center for decades are asking the city to keep the recreation center open during lunchtime. But will Harris employees have to pay the city to accommodate them? H...
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Ace of bass
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Bea Knoebel of Satellite Beach thumped her stand-up bass to the delight of a few fans on the street at the Melbourne Main Street's Friday Fest....
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A balancing act
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Emily Beck, 16, of Rockledge and Adriana Melendez, 11, of Melbourne do their part in an attempt to set a handstand world record at Harbor City Gymnastics in Melbourne. Participants around the nation all did handstands at a designated time in order to set the record. Harbor City Gymnastics participated in order to r...
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School children honoring WWII veterans
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Community Christian School students are partnering with the East Central Florida Honor Flight organization to honor World War II veterans. These veterans are flown to Washington, D.C., for a special day of honor and memories as they visit the World War II Memorial erected in appreciation for their sacrifices made for freedom. ...
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You can do it!
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Members of the Brevard County Special Olympics cheer their swimmer on during the 2011 Special Olympics State Aquatics Games in Sebastian last weekend. More than 300 athletes from all over the state were on hand for the annual event....
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Turning 65: a Medicare primer
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MELBOURNE - 2011 is a big year for Baby Boomers. The very first group, those born in 1946, turn 65 this year. Some 10,000 a day will reach that milestone. Turning 65 has its rewards and one big one is Medicare, but don't expect your red, white and blue card to arrive on your doorstep. "It's important to know ...
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The Medicare drug benefit-Part D
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The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 is commonly known as Medicare Part D. It is the prescription drug component of Medicare and it is available to Medicare recipients who have Part A or Part B. While under the Medicare umbrella, Part D is more like traditional insurance. M...
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