Hometown news (Melbourne, FL). 2007.
Title: Hometown news (Melbourne, FL). 2007.
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Laser Hair Removal IPLstate-of-the-art laser technology permanent hair reduction.Superheroes invade Space Coast StadiumVIERA When Clar k K ent sheds his glasses and puts on his cape he becomes S uper man. When the G uar dian A d Litems of Br ev ar d put on their super her o outfits for the first S uper her o 5K G uar dian Ad Litem R un, they ar e simply dr essing the par t. G uar dian A d Litems ar e r epr esentatives for childr en befor e the cour t, social ser vices and the community They monitor the needs of childr en, which include speaking for childr en in cour t, pr otecting them fr om insensitive questioning and ensur ing they have things that people may take for gr anted. They ar e the advocates of abused and abandoned kids said P atr icia W illiams the r ecr uiter and community liaison for the B r ev ar d C ounty G uar dian A d Litem pr ogr am. They see things that the child might need to make things a little mor e nor mal that people might not even think about: a bike a unifor m or money for camp The F r iends of Childr en for B r ev ar d, a nonpr ofit or ganization, is then sent a r equest b y the G uar dian A d Litem for help All of the G uar dian A d Litems ar e volunteers These childr en need super her oes Ms W illiams said. W e think that the G uar dians ar e super her oes The S uper her o 5K is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. on S atur day F eb 4 at S pace Co ast S tadium, 5800 S tadium P ar kway in V ier a. Pr e-r egistr ation is $20 per person. Late r egistr ation star ts at 6:30 a.m. the day of the r ace Ther e is also a fr ee childr en s r un. W alkers and r unners ar e encour aged to dr ess up as their favor ite super her oes or even cr eate their o wn costumes I m hoping that this will intr oduce the community to the pr ogr am in a way that is fun and inter esting, Ms W illiams said. H opefully ther e will be folks who want to be a her o that day to being a her o all y ear long for these kids Ther e will also be awar ds and door pr iz es The money r aised goes to the F r iends of Childr en of Br e v ar d. Lo ve B ugs B aker y located at 1609 S. W ickham R oad, We st M elbour ne is selling super her o cupcakes for $2. F or ever y cupcake sold, Lo ve B ugs B aker y will donate $1 to the F r iends of Childr en of B r ev ar d. Ms W illiams said in any given month, ther e ar e about 665 childr en in the G uar dian A d Litem pr ogr am in B r ev ar d C ounty and 21,497 childr en in the pr ogr am in the state W e may lose a few today and get new childr en who ar e shelter ed who come into the pr ogr am, Ms W illiams said. F or mor e infor mation on the S uper her o 5K G uar dian Ad Litem R un or to r egister online visit www .galsuperher orun.com.By Brittany Llorentebllorente@hometo wnne wsol.com Gingrich shoots for the moon in Brevard Br evard County residents may be suffering from high unemployment, housing foreclosures and a depressed r eal estate market, but R epublican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich promised them the moon. He ll thr o w in M ars too In a campaign swing thr ough C ocoa, Mr G ingr ich pr omised he would establish a manned base on the moon within eight ye ars if he is elected pr esident. B y the end of my second ter m G ingr ich began, dr awing wild applause fr om about 800 R epublican suppor ters at the H oliday I nn S pace Co ast C onvention C enter W e will have the first per manent base on the moon, and it will be Amer ican, Mr G ingr ich said. In a speech that couldRomney keeps his feet on the groundR epublican presidential hopeful M itt R omney figur ed he was ahead enough in the polls that he offer ed Br ev ar d C ounty suppor ters a dose of r eality about the S pace C oast s economic situation. C oming off a solid sho wing against r iv al N ewt G ingr ich in a J acksonville debate befor e the F lor ida pr imar y Mr R omney offer ed a mor e r ealistic view of the S pace C oast s economic futur e After Mr G ingr ich pr omised B r ev ar d suppor ters that he would coloniz e the moon and explor e M ars within eight y ears Mr R omney offer ed a less fantastic pr ojection dur ing a quick campaign stop at Astr otech S pace O per ations I nc ., an aer ospace supply company Mr R omney spoke for just 15 minutes then gr eeted suppor ters for another 15 minutes befor e jetting off to the next F lor ida stop Mr R omney was in goodFormer speaker calls for lunar colony and Mars missionBy Dan Garciadgarcia@hometo wnne wsol.comSee GINGRICH, A5Frontrunner takes more pragmatic view in BrevardBy Dan Garciadgarcia@hometo wnne wsol.comSee ROMNEY, A10Editor s note: P rimar y election r esults wer e not av ailable b y pr esstime T uesday P lease visit our website, www .hometo wnne wsol.com, on F riday for election r esults. F ull r esults will be published in ne xt week s papers. Editor s note: P rimar y election r esults wer e not av ailable b y pr esstime T uesday P lease visit our website, www .hometo wnne wsol.co m, on F riday for election r esults. F ull r esults will be published in ne xt week s papers.
A6 THIS WEEKS LUCKY THIS WEEKS LUCKYBUMPER STICKER VEHICLE If This is your license plate go to the nearest HTN Office to verify by noon Tuesday.This weeks prize is: $100 GET YOUR BUMPER STICKER TODAY!Stop by ANY office or CALL!!!WIN $100-$1000 I My VOLUSIA CO. 386-322-5900 BREVARD CO. 321-242-1013INDIANRIVER/MARTIN/ST LUCIE CO.772-465-5656 011606 Separation of church and stateR eligions or religious beliefs should not have any influence on the presidents decisions or proposing of laws. Pr esident Kennedy said that although he was Catholic, the P ope would have no influence on his decisions as President of the United States. R ecently, a Republican candidate said he was Catholic and pro-choice or anti-abortion, and that there should be no, absolutely no, forms of birth control. He wont get my vote.I need a smaller paperI could become interested in reading your paper if only it was the size of the New York Daily News or The New York Post (New Yo rk papers). Im 5 feet, 2 inches tall. When I set down to read your paper, the bottom rests on my lap, and the top extends up to my eyebrows. It is not easy for me to handle it. Y our paper needs to be shorter. It could create more pages, making it more interesting to read. I hope that you will heed this information. I am not including my name, phone number or address because I do not want to be inundated with mail. Thank you.He is our presidentThis is to the newspaper, H ometown News. I used to like the paper, but I am starting to think that you guys are biased and prejudiced. There are all these articles bashing our president, and over and over, you keep printing these articles in. And this week, there are about three or four in there, just bashing our president. And it is your president, too; so why dont you stop, and why dont you quit being biased? I not going to buy the H ometown News anymore, and I doubt y ou will print this in your paper; but I dont understand why y ou are doing that. Y ou must be not even thinking about what you are doing, and that is sad. Thank you.Be happy you are workingI am responding to the rant about feeding the greed and the 1 percent at Target, Wal-Mart and Best Buy, Walgreens, etc. working on Thanksgiving, that it was the 99 percent of their store employees that were (working) didnt fare so well because they had to work. O h, my goodness. You have a job. Quit whining. I have been unemployed for two years. At least you have food on your table.V oting against excommunicationBe careful who you vote for in the primaries, because there are certain religions out there that damn you to hell if you decide that you dont want to go to their meetings or their church anymore. Got something to say? Call the Hometown Rants & Raves line at (321) 242-1276or e-mail brevnews@hometownnewsol.com. C allers are asked to refrain from making slanderous statements.Statements of fact will be checked for accuracy. VIEWPOINTFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 HOMETOWN NEWS WWW.HOMETOWNNEWSOL.COM Andy Stefanek/staff photographerElizabeth White, 13, of Melbourne plays her violin along with 28 other students from the Beachside Violin Academy of Melbourne during its annual winter recital at Trinity Presbyterian Church chapel in Satellite Beach. The students, whose ages range from 3 to 17, played solos and gave group performances featuring selections from the classics to popular and folk repertory.Strings and things Published weekly by Hometown News, L.C., 1102 South U.S. 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 Copyright 2011, Hometown News L.C.Phone (321) 242-1013 Fax (321) 242-1281Classified (321) 242-0442 1 -800-823-0466 Rants & Raves (321) 242-1276Circulation 1 -866-913-6397 circulation@hometownnewsol.comMELBOURNEV oted # 1 Community Newspaper in America in 2005, 2006, 2007. One of the top 3 in America every year since 2003. Steven E. Erlanger . .Publisher and C.O.O. Jim Kendall . . . . .C.E.O. 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Accounts Consultant Chris Smith . . . . .Regional Manager T erence Hart . . . . .Sales Manager Maura Dawson . . .Office Manager Susan Hawkins . . . . . . . .Advertising Consultant T om Latos . . . . . . . . . .Advertising Consultant Mercedes Lee-Paquette . . . .Production Manager Rita Zeblin . . . . . . . . . .Pagination Manager P atricia Snyder . . . . . . . .Director Classified AdvertisingAnna Snyder-Vasquez . . . . .Classified Consultant Carol Deprey-Zelenak . . . . .Classified Consultant Dolan Hoggatt . . . . . . . .Circulation Manager T iffany Robertson . . . . . . .District Circulation Manager Andy Stefanek . . . . . . . .Staff Photographer T ammy Roberts . . . . . . . .Senior Staff Writer Meagan McGone . . . . . . .Staff Writer Michael Hibbard . . . . . . .News Clerk Some Florida legislators are putting forth a bill in the Senate and the House that will prevent school officials from r eporting crimes at schools to local law enforcement. Cr imes committed by teens consisting of battery, drug possession and exposure of sexual organs are included. The new law would direct that teachers, principals and other school employees are no longer permitted to contact law enforcement officers about any misdemeanor crime committed on school property by a student. Fur ther, it directs that no juvenile who has victimized a child in school can be arrested or prosecuted for any misdemeanor crime. S enate Bill 1886 by Sen. S tephen Wise (Jacksonville) and House Bill 1445 by Rep. Daniel Davis (J acksonville) have been titled ironically Zero T olerance for Crime and Vi ctimization in Schools. M any law enforcement officers are expressing concerns that the actual r esult of the bill will be just the opposite of the bills name if it is allowed to become law. The billis most likely w ell intended and seems to be designed to prevent the unnecessary criminalization of our young people and encourages other, less severe, alternatives to arrest. I would certainly agree with the bill sponsors that the arrest of a young person should be the very last resort, and every effort needs to be made to avoid putting handcuffs on a teenager. It is a very traumatic event which should be avoided at all costs. How ever, with that said, SB 1886and HB 1445 are too sweeping and willhaveunintended consequences. To create a law that lawfully and forcefully prevents law enforcement officers from being told about criminal actstaking place in our schools andto prevent the enforcement of state laws on school propertysets a confusing and dangerous double standard for young people. The fact that the billincludes all misdemeanors is particularly concerning as there are several fairly serious misdemeanor crimes to include battery on other children, exposure of sexual organs and attempted third degree felonies. If this law passes, parents of children victimized by these criminal acts are going to be furious that their rights as a victim in the state of F lorida have been eroded and that their childwill not receive justice. As an example, if this bill we re to become law, a 17y ear-old boy who assaulted and battered a12-yearold girl would not be able to be arrested or prosecuted for his crimes, nor would school officials even be allowed to contact the police. I am sure this type of example is not the legislators intent, but it serves as an example of the unintended consequences that will occur. The new law may actually encourage more violence and drug use in our schools as it will exempt criminal assault and batteryand drug possession from criminal prosecution on school property. As a result, schools may actually start to experience more violence and drug use on school campuses as word spreads aboutthe new law.Teens who have a tendency to engage in criminal behavior may start to think of school property asan island of immunity where they can conduct their activities free from the threat of arrest. Br evard County has successfully implemented the Civil Citation program, which gives law enforcement officers and prosecutors one more tool to use for young people in lieu of arrest. The discretionary use of juvenile civil citations would be a much better alternative than decriminalizing criminal acts in schools.It allows a diversion from the criminal justice systemfor these types of criminal offenses both on and off of school property. The civil citation takes place on the front end of a situationeven before an arrest is made. As a result, thechild never gets formally arrested or has to contend with a juvenile arrest r ecord. The Civil Citation process seems to be a much more thorough and evaluative process than simply creating criminal immunity on all school properties. P lease let Sen. Wise, at (850) 487-5027, and Rep. D avis, at (850) 488-5102, know that although you appreciate their efforts to stop the unnecessary arrests of young people, decriminalizing crime and stopping school officials from speaking with police is not the answer. It is an honor and a pleasure to serve you. J ack Parker is the sheriff of Brevard County.Zero Tolerance for Crime bill is anything but BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFFJACK PARK ER They have a private meeting and damn you to hell for eternity if you decide you want to go back to the Methodist Church or the Baptist Church. That is not allowed. They like to excommunicate people who dont come to their church after they become members. That is their way of punishing people. Its a cult, so be careful who you vote for.Cheney not a war criminalI would like to respond to the Cheney and Bush and company article (rant), and I would like to remind the person before we open up a bucket of worms and sling a lot of insults and libel, because I happen to know that the H ometown News will not put up with lies and libel and such comments that this person made. Mr. Cheney was not a war criminal. I dont know where you are coming from. As far as serving in the military, have you served in the military? Not everybody serves in the military. Mr. Cheney probably had heart conditions from day one, and was probably never going to serve in the military. B efore you start making slanderous remarks like this, remember one thing. When you open this kettle of worms, remember about your president. There have been some statements that said he had been born a lie. If you knew his background, you wouldnt be saying these things about President Bush and Mr. Cheney.Principles should be based on the BibleAmerica was founded on the fundamental belief in God. Out trust in God is on our money. Our courts base truth on Gods holy Bible. The Pledge of Allegiance of America is under God. A presidents oath is sworn on Gods holy Bible. All of this is what America stands for. I believe all of this is the best guidance we could have, and the same for anyone who is the president of America. I do not believe, though, that a president of America should believe that Gods holy Bible is not enough; and a book authored by a mortal man, as his own personal divine guidance, should be as, or more, important, than the holy Bible. Ye s, this is free country, but if ever a time that a president who was voted in who believed that he had something better than the holy Bible as his foundation for principles, where do his decisions end up leading us? Think about it.Social Security money you paid in is yoursThe person who criticizes his own partys candidate has his o wn misconceptions. When you pay into Social Security and Medicare, you are not paying for someone elses. You are paying for your own. I am 79 years old. I had paid into taxes and Medicare until I r etired. Now part of my Social Security payments are still deducted for Medicare, and I still pay federal taxes. I have not collected nearly as much as I put in, and I hope I never have to. My secret is to exercise my body and mind first, then my First Amendment rights later. Pr esident Obama has a litany of accomplishments, including the decisions to send the Navy Seals to Pakistan to serve justice on Osama Bin Laden. He gets no (appreciation) for this. I wonder why. W ould this be a great world without the sins of greed and bigotry? Thank you.
F riday, February 3, 2012 B2 MelbourneHometown News 010746 *discounted yogurt of equal or lesser value.no copies accepted. cannot be combined with any other offer.expires 2/17/12facebook.com/menchiesmelbournevillageplaza 011610 011614 DINING & ENTERTAINMENTDEAR LOLA, I have a problem. I currently work for a woman who isthe wife of one of my former bosses (both work for the same company, but in different offices in different towns). There are rumors my former boss, well call him T im, is having an affair with someone inthe office HE works in. My current boss (T imswife), well call her J oAnne, doesntseem to beaware of these rumors. I personally believe there might be some truth to all the talk,based on my own observation, but of course I cant prove it. I really like JoAnne. Shes a friend as well as a great boss, and these rumors disturb me greatly. My question is, do I say anything to her, or keep my mouth shut? J oAnne apparently knows this woman, but thinks of her only as one of her husbands employees. If it were me, Id rather someone tip me off than to beplayed for a fool. Onthe other hand, what ifJoAnne knows, but doesnt care? What if she and her husband have some kind of openmarriage arrangement? I know this is an age-old question, but Ive never been in this position before. Im also worried that if IDO say something, it will affectmy job. What should I do? TOM DEAR TOM, This is always a no-win situation. JoAnne may already know and choose to ignore it. Regardless, she is not going to welcome the news from anyone. She will always remember who told her and will be embarrassed and uncomfortable with y ou. This situation is not your problem. You have heard only a rumor and shouldnt be spreading it, especially to the wife. If she confronts y ou later, as she probably will, and ask why you didnt tell her, be honest. You heard the rumor, and chose not to believe it. LOLA DEAR LOLA, My fiance and I got engaged last week, and Ive already started wedding planning. What can I say... Im a planner! In researching venues, we have discovered that many of the ones we like hold only 100 guests or less, and we plan to invite about 175. What are some tips for cutting down the guest list? ENGAGED ON THE SPACE COAST DEAR ENGAGED, The question seems to be, which is more important, the guests you really want at y our wedding, or the party? Are the 175 people close LOLA LISTENS See LOL A, B5 day. Millikens is at 683 Da ve Nisbet Drive, Port C anaveral. F or more information,call (321) 783-0100. Pineda Inn Bar & Gr ill: T ed Villarreal will play 7-11 p.m. Friday. K eith Koelling will play 26 p.m. Sunday. The Pineda is at 6355 North U.S. Highway 1 (U.S. H ighway 1 and Suntree B oulevard), Ro ckledge/Melbourne. C all (321) (751-5311. Squid Lips: A bsolute B lue will play 7-11 p.m. Fr iday. Souled Out will play 7-11 p.m. Saturday. The John Quinlivan Band acoustic jam night will be 6:30-10 p.m. Thursday. Squid Lips is at 1477 Pineapple Ave., Melbourne. F or more information,call (321)259-3101. Vintage 56: The Tropical Yuppies will play 6-9 p .m. Wednesday. Vintage 56 is at 200 Barton Blvd., R ockledge. F or more information,call (321) 639-4048. Wet Spot: W ednesday night is jam night with Down Range. The Wet Spot is at 3650 Dixie Highway N.E., Palm Bay. C all (321) 728-3055. Wynfields Sports Bar: We dnesday night is jam night with the Bone Dogs 8:30-11:30 p.m. Wynfields is at 190 Highway A1A, S atellite Beach. F or more information,call (321) 773-8460. Editors note :To have music schedules and music events listed in the Club Scene,send them to news clerk Michael Hibbard at brevnews@hometownnewsol.com.SceneF rom page B1Boss might be having an affair; should I tell?