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Arts notes - Beaches
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Working with pastels This is a basic pastels class, from color mixing to preserving and storing your work. This class is for beginner and practicing pastel artists. Cost is $28 for this four-week series. It begins at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 in the Jane von Thron Room of the Cocoa Beach Public Library, 550 N. Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach. For mor...
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Community notes - Beaches
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Next step completed to launch astronauts from home soil NASA has announced the next step in its plan to launch American astronauts from U.S. soil, selecting three companies to conduct activities under contracts that will enable future certification of commercial spacecraft as safe to carry humans to the International Space Station. Advances mad...
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Kennedy experience is improved and enhanced
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For Hometown News The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled the first phase of improvements designed to dramatically enhance the guest experience. The $16 million enhancements are part of a 10-year master plan developed by the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex concessioner, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, in partnership...
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Arts notes - Melbourne
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Theater classes offered Brevard County South Area Parks and Recreation is offering theater classes at the Viera Regional Community Center, 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way in Viera. One class will be held either Mondays from noon to 1 p.m. or Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. A second class will be held on Thursday evenings from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The cost is $...
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Community notes - Melbourne
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Group gets jackets for dogs The Central Brevard Humane Society recently received a donation of 55 Thundershirts through a grant, valued at more than $2,100, from the Petfinder Foundation to use on the homeless dogs at the shelter in Cocoa. The jackets are designed to reduce the stress and anxiety in shelter dogs, in turn, making them more adopta...
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Obituaries
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Anne Mae Allen Anne Mae Allen, 67, of Melbourne, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Arrangements were by Davis Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, 560 Montreal Ave., Melbourne. Edward Dameron Hayes Edward Dameron Hayes, 88, of Melbourne, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Arrangements were by Davis Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, 560 Montreal Ave...
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Arts notes - north Brevard
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Working with pastels This is a basic pastels class, from color mixing to preserving and storing your work. This class is for beginner and practicing pastel artists. Cost is $28 for this four-week series. It begins at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 in the Jane von Thron Room of the Cocoa Beach Public Library, 550 N. Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach. For mor...
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Community notes - north Brevard
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Graduation and dropout rates released The Florida Department of Education has released the 2011-12 graduation and dropout rates, and Brevard Public Schools' students are much more likely to stay in school and earn a diploma than their counterparts in almost all other Florida public schools. According to the Federal Uniform Graduation Rate, BPS'...
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Arts notes - Palm Bay
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Highlights and shadows Artists and photographers have always been acutely aware of the highlights and shadows in a scene when creating art. These patterns of light continue to intrigue us and are the subject of January's show, entitled "Shadows" at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery. This is a member's show that will explore the nuances of shadows, real ...
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Community notes - Palm Bay
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College rowing coach, team recognized Florida Tech head coach Jim Granger received the Joy of Sculling's College Coaches award for the 2012 season at the organization's annual conference recently. University of Virginia head coach Frank Biller presented the award to the Panthers' sixth-year coach in front of approximately 300 coaches. Coach Bille...
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Arts notes - Suntree/Rockledge/Viera
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Working with pastels This is a basic pastels class, from color mixing to preserving and storing your work. This class is for beginner and practicing pastel artists. Cost is $28 for this four-week series. It begins at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 in the Jane von Thron Room of the Cocoa Beach Public Library, 550 N. Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach. For mor...
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Community notes - Suntree/Rockledge/Viera
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Register for technology programs Brevard Community College is opening registration for three new technology programs as BCC expands areas of study in rapidly expanding job fields. The programs are cyber security, engineering technology support specialist and 911 public safety telecommunications operator. The cyber security and engineering techn...
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