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90-year-old tennis coach leads team to victory
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SATELLITE BEACH - After several years of coming up short, the Satellite Beach Desotans tennis team finally reached its goal - winning first place in the Space Coast Tennis League's 2012 season. The 18-member team, made up of players aged 50 and older, beat out the other five teams ...
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College's new STEM annex to better train students, boost local economy
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BREVARD - According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, graduates of engineering account for 12 of the nation's 15 top-paying majors. A 2011 report from Florida Gov. Rick Scott, however, reported that less than 20 percent of graduates from Florida universities ar...
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'Evening of Hope' inspires support for autism
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BREVARD - One special needs organization in Brevard County is $190,000 closer to meeting its goals, following an evening full of fun, food and fundraising. More than 250 guests from throughout the Space Coast attended "An Evening of Hope IV" last month at the Melbourne home of Flor...
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Born a paddlin' man
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Jacob Boswell, 8, and Ken Graham of Palm Bay enjoy a free canoe trip through Turkey Creek at Goode Park in Palm Bay. Saturday, May 5 in Palm Bay was Space Coast Waterfest. The Brevard County Marine Advisory Council and the Brevard County Boating & Waterways Program sponsored the event, which will take place in diff...
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Saving three birds with one quarter
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BREVARD - In the first three months of 2012, the Brevard Zoo gave every person who purchased admission a chance to donate to the conservation efforts for three types of birds. When the Quarters for Conservation program was implemented last year, the program raised $43,886 for conservation projects both local an...
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Tennis for tots
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Belle Hartmann, 6, of Melbourne Beach, practices her tennis at the Kiwi Tennis Club in Indian Harbour Beach....
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E.T.: Environmental-Terrestrial
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Mike Genovese of Melbourne Beach prepares to paddle his space alien-themed raft in the 4th annual Captain Rufus Recycle Regatta at the Melbourne Beach pier during the town's Founders Day Celebration Saturday, May 5. Participants build their rafts using all recyclable and recycled materials....
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Center celebrates fourth anniversary
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MELBOURNE BEACH - The Barrier Island Center usually attracts turtles to its beaches this time of year, but on May 12, the center will attract friends and families to celebrate its fourth year in the Archie Carr Refuge. During the mid-day celebration, the center has planned activities for the you...
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Recycled loot
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Tori Mitchell, 10, of Melbourne Beach prepares to paddle her pirate themed raft in the 4th annual Captain Rufus Recycle Regatta at the Melbourne Beach pier during the town's Founders Day Celebration Saturday, May 5. Participants build their rafts using all recyclable and recycled materials....
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Film festival brings variety
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PALM BAY - Lights, camera, action for the fourth annual '15-Minutes of Fame' film festival at Palm Bay Dollar Movies on May 19. The festival directors, Ray and Migdalia Etheridge, have had the job of organizing over 50 short films, produced by independent film m...
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Meet Florida's Young Dietitian of the Year
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BREVARD - In 2008, Lori Nelson became Brevard Public Schools' first-ever district dietitian specialist. Since then, she has implemented nutritional curriculums in the county's classrooms, started 31 school gardens and even teamed with the National Dairy Council and the ...
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Community joins to help family
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PALM BAY - When a child as young as Dylan Taylor is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, an entire family is devastated. When a community joins together to help financially, spiritually and emotionally, they can save lives. On Feb. 14, Dylan, 6, received a bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed with...
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Furniture store named state's Distinguished Retailer of Year
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The Florida Home Furnishings Representatives Association awarded Hudson's Furniture President Joshua Hudson and Vice President Adam Hudson, the Distinguished Retailer of the Year award for outstanding work dedicated to the furniture industry. "My father's business philosophy was to separate Hudson's Furnitu...
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Commissioners discuss nudist resort's business plan
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BREVARD - For some Cocoa Beach residents, the Fawlty Towers' new "naturist" status is a difficult thought to bear. But at a May 3 Cocoa Beach Commission meeting, Mayor Skip Beeler said the city will "have to see how it goes" with the motel-turned-nudist-resort, ...
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Cheering for a cure
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Kamryn Davis, 7, of Cocoa does her best cheerleading pose while being held up by Payton Ringenberg, 15, Shelby Dana, 17, and Devan Ringenberg, 17, all from Melbourne during the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event at Viera High School Friday, May 4....
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Basketball with a lesson
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PALM BAY - Basketball used to be a popular recreational activity. Playing P-I-G or going to "shoot some hoops" was common among kids and teens. In 1991, Dr. Donald J. Feulner, President and CEO of the Center for Drug Free Living from 1978-2003, wanted to find positive, alternative late-night activities on th...
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Fun in the sun
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Jadon Briggs-Rivera, 6, of Palm Bay, enjoys a waterslide on a hot day at Goode Park in Palm Bay. Saturday, May 5 in Palm Bay was Space Coast Waterfest. The Brevard County Marine Advisory Council and the Brevard County Boating & Waterways Program sponsored the event, which will take place in different cities on diff...
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Artist finds beauty in ordinary subjects
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BREVARD - What do fishing lures, pencil shavings and red peppers have in common? They are all colorfully depicted on pieces that line the walls of Lori Jenkins' Melbourne art studio. Ms. Jenkins brings out the beauty of ordinary objects i...
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Turtle power!
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Susan Ward of Viera dumps a barrel of turtles into the starting area for the M.O.R.G.A.N. Project's 8th annual Turtle Splash during the Melbourne Beach Founders Day Celebration Saturday, May 5. Thousands of small turtles are adopted during the fundraiser for the M.O.R.G.A.N. Project, a national community-based orga...
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