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Free help with tax preparation
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United Way of Brevard and AARP are offering free help with tax preparation at 12 sites throughout the county. The sites are: Brevard Workforce, Rockledge: 1-7 p.m. Wednesdays, 295 Barnes Blvd. Brevard Workforce, Palm Bay: 1-7 p.m. Thursdays and 1-5 p.m. Fridays, 5275 Babcock St. Central Brevard Library, Cocoa: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays ...
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Warbird airshow to recognize the 70th anniversary of The "Memphis Belle" B-17
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For Hometown News The B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" was one of 12,750 B-17s built by the Boeing Aircraft Company. The Belle was the most famous because she was the first heavy bomber in the European war theatre to complete 25 combat missions, with the same crew, and return to the United States with that crew. The "Memphis Belle" and her ...
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Astronaut Hall of fame inducts new members
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For Hometown News Curt Brown, Eileen Collins and Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., join an elite group of American space heroes, as they will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 20, during a ceremony at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. They are being welcomed to the ranks of legendary space pioneers like Neil Armstrong,...
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Arts Notes - the Beaches
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Art association 'Spring Fling' The Central Brevard Art Association will hold its second annual "Spring Fling" under the shade trees on its studio campus in Rockledge on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The studio is located at 103 Barton Blvd., Rockledge. There are 36 exhibitors showing and selling oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed m...
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Community notes - Beaches
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About the sea turtle society The Sea Turtle Preservation Society is a registered 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization. The society relies on the donations from the public, its membership and the efforts of its dedicated volunteers. Contributions are tax-deductible, as allowable by law. Active volunteers are permitted by the Florida Fish and Wil...
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Prospective graduate students invited to Florida Tech
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For Hometown News BREVARD -- The Florida Institute of Technology Department of Extended Studies invites prospective graduate students to attend an Extended Studies Instant Decision Day March 25, from noon to 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Florida Tech Spaceport Site at 6855 Tico Road, Titusville. This is an opportunity for prospective stu...
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The USAF Thunderbirds to appear at the Valiant Air Command Tico Warbird Airshow
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For Hometown News In 1947, while the jet age was still in its infancy, military aviation was hurtled into the future with the creation of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service. Just six years later, on May 25, 1953, the Air Force's official air demonstration team, designated the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit, was activated at Luke Air Force ...
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Arts notes - Melbourne
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Art association 'Spring Fling' The Central Brevard Art Association will hold its second annual "Spring Fling" under the shade trees on its studio campus in Rockledge on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The studio is located at 103 Barton Blvd., Rockledge. There are 36 exhibitors showing and selling oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed m...
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Community notes - Melbourne
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Sponsors needed for movie night Brevard County Parks and Recreation is looking for sponsors for a planned series of free "Movies in the Park" at Wickham Park in Melbourne in 2013. Movies will be shown on a giant 23-foot outdoor movie screen beginning at dusk. All movie showings will take place at the amphitheater inside Wickham Park, 2500 Parkw...
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Military notes - Melbourne
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Venessa Jijon Air Force Airman Vanessa Jijon graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Airman Jijon is the daughter of Jessica Thach of Holbrook, N.Y. She is a 2011 graduate of Palm Bay High School, Melbourne. Shaina M. Kelnhofer Air Force Airman Shaina M. Kelnhofer graduated from basic military ...
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Obituaries
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Katherine Griffith Faulkner Katherine Griffith Faulkner, 101, of Palm Bay, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Arrangements were by Davis Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, 560 Montreal Ave., Melbourne. Wendi Moon Reilly Wendi Moon Reilly, 50, of Melbourne, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Arrangements were by Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care, 10...
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Arts notes
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Art association 'Spring Fling' The Central Brevard Art Association will hold its second annual "Spring Fling" under the shade trees on its studio campus in Rockledge on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The studio is located at 103 Barton Blvd., Rockledge. There are 36 exhibitors showing and selling oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed m...
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Community notes - northern Brevard
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Grant provides disabled students with disabilities a better chance Students with intellectual disabilities will have a better chance for living independently and finding employment, thanks to a new state grant that Brevard Community College has received. The $15,000 allocation will fund a program called "Together" that teams the college with Br...
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Military notes - northern Brevard
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Brandon M. Juneman Air Force Airman Brandon M. Juneman graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Airman Juneman is the son of Annette Juneman of Bushnell, Ill., and grandson of Judith Gade of Cocoa. He is a 2007 graduate of Bushnell-Prairie City High School. Kyle D. Carter Army Pfc. Kyle D. Carte...
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Arts notes - Palm Bay
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Local artist receives status A member of Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Lori Pitten-Jenkins, has been awarded the prestigious American Watercolor Society Signature status in the American Watercolor Society. Ms. Jenkins' winning artwork, "Prawns on Prongs," will be part of the 146th Annual International exhibition in New York this year. Each year, th...
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Community notes - Palm Bay
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About the sea turtle society The Sea Turtle Preservation Society is a registered 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization. The society relies on the donations from the public, its membership and the efforts of its dedicated volunteers. Contributions are tax-deductible, as allowable by law. Active volunteers are permitted by the Florida Fish and Wil...
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Arts notes - Suntree/Rockledge/Viera
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Art association 'Spring Fling' The Central Brevard Art Association will hold its second annual "Spring Fling" under the shade trees on its studio campus in Rockledge on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The studio is located at 103 Barton Blvd., Rockledge. There are 36 exhibitors showing and selling oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed m...
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Community notes - Suntree/Rockledge/Viera
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New director of community kitchen Aging Matters in Brevard has announced that Tom Kammerdener has been appointed the director of The Brevard Community Kitchen. Mr. Kammerdener comes with a wealth of experience within the food services industry, having spent the last 19 years at Health First Corporation, where he was instrumental in providing fo...
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