JANUARY 2017 “I Have a Dream...” REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Pages 5-7 Volunteer Spotlight...pg 3 l Thank you Columbia Restaurant....pg 4 l Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. ....Pg 5,6,7 Thank you Beachcomber Restaurant and Sandbar Pub....pg 8 l Thank you Walmart....pg 11 Why should YOU advertise in GUS? Advertise in Gus! Gus! Magazine is the recipient of the 2011 ElderSource “Night With the Stars” Outstanding Media Award the 2012 Quality Senior Living Award in the Media Vision category! Gus! Magazine gives great information about community events and services ~ and great results for our advertisers. Gus! is inserted into 10,000 homedelivered copies of the St. Augustine Record on the second Thursday of every month. JANUARY . The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 2 20 17 You can also find Gus! at all branches of the St. Johns County Library, River House (179 Marine St.), and the Coastal Community Center (180 Marine St.) Want results? Grab Gus! Call the Record at (904) 819-3477 or fax (904) 819-3557 PUBLISHER: DELINDA FOGEL EDITOR: SUSAN JOHNSON GRAPHIC DESIGN: RIMA SHIURNA VISION STATEMENT of ST. JOHNS COUNCIL ON AGING “To promote the opportunity for every person in St. Johns County to enjoy wellness, longevity and quality of life choices within a strong, healthy community.” call the Record at (904)819-3477...get in GUS! SAVE THE DATE The Third Annual COA Sunshine Golf Tournament to support the COA Sunshine Center will be held on Friday, March 31st, at St. John’s Golf and Country Club just off SR210 in St. Johns. Get your favorite foursome together and start planning an afternoon of competition and lots of fun! Event sponsorships of all levels are available. Contact Debbie Van Gemert at 904-209-3684 regarding sponsorship opportunities. More details to follow! . V O L U N T E E R S P O T L I G H T Jennifer Fender has been volunteering with the COA Memory Enhancement Program at Fruit Cove Baptist Church for almost 1 year now. After a 23-year career as a Computer Aided Drafter (CAD) in Transportation Engineering, Jennifer was afforded the opportunity to take early retirement. Before long, she could feel her sharpness slipping away – the result of too much time spent on the sofa watching television! When Jennifer began driving her friends’ mother to and from Memory Enhancement Classes, she decided that, instead of driving back and forth, it would be easier to just stay and volunteer! And that’s when Jennifer rediscovered the love of learning she thought she had lost! She explains: “We draw, sing, dance, tell stories and use words and numbers creatively during these classes. I finally got to use all those lost gifts and help someone else at the same time. I feel the members and teachers are my friends and I look forward to our meetings: Seniors tell the best stories and have so much to share. The truth is that I benefit from these classes! I only hope that I am a comfort and encouragement to others and that I can continue to serve.” Thanks Jennifer, for all you do for all of us! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT THE COUNCIL ON AGING PONTE VEDRA THERAPEUTIC ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE: 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra 32082. Volunteers needed Monday- Friday from 10 am – 2 pm to help participants in activities such as games, music, chair exercise, simple art & craft projects. Certified pet therapy dogs are also welcome. Call (904) 209-3686 or email aleach@ stjohnscoa.com THE PLAYERS COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER: 175 Landrum Lane, Ponte Vedra 32082. Volunteers needed for activity set up Friday and Monday mornings. Make new friends while joining us in a wide variety of fun social activities. Call (904) 209-3686 or email [email protected] SUNSHINE CENTER ADULT DAY CARE: 180 Marine St., St. Augustine, FL 32084. Volunteers needed to assist seniors with activities such as socializing, games, exercise, art and music projects. Schedules are flexible: 9am – 12 noon or 1 – 4pm. Call (904) 209-3686 or email [email protected] The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 SAY HELLO TO JENNIFER FENDER 3 . The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 4 THANK YOU, COLUMBIA RESTAURANT FOR THE 19TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY HARVEST PROGRAM! Just what is the Community Harvest? Columbia Restaurant Group President Richard Gonzmart explains: “We started this program in 1998 as a way to help many of the worthy non-profit groups that are so important to our communities,” said 4th generation family member and president Richard Gonzmart. “We thought the best way to do this was by letting our customers get involved in selecting the organizations. The process is simple. They just put a check mark next to one of the charitable organizations listed on a form we provide. They turn it in to their server. We do the rest, and donate 5% to the charity.” FORWARD LEADERSHIP ST. JOHNS Over the past 18 years, the Columbia Restaurant Community Harvest has donated more than $1.8 million to non-profit organizations throughout Florida. The original Columbia Restaurant was founded in Tampa’s Historic Ybor City in 1905 by Cuban immigrant Casimiro Hernandez, Sr., and is now Florida’s oldest restaurant. Additional Columbia locations include St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, the Historic District in St. Augustine, Sand Key on Clearwater Beach, Central Florida’s town of Celebration, the Columbia Cafe on the Riverwalk in Tampa and the Columbia Restaurant Cafe at Tampa International Airport. All Columbia locations are owned and operated by 4th and 5th generation members of the founding family except for Columbia Restaurant Cafe at Tampa International Airport, which is operated in partnership with HMSHost. Please see www. ColumbiaRestaurant.com for more information. Ever wonder how Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes decides how many ballots to print and what happens to them once you cast your vote? Be a part of the 2017 Forward Leadership class and find out! Designed to equip active adults, age fifty and over, with insights and first-hand knowledge to enhance positive change in the community through advocacy and volunteerism, this six week program (Wednesdays, February 15th thru March 22nd, from 9:00 – 4:00) will take you behind the scenes of: education; healthcare; tourism; history; and government in St. Johns County. Meet the movers and shakers who make where you live tick and ask them personally about issues that concern you! You will have the opportunity to ask Mayor Shaver and other leaders what their visions are for St. Augustine; discuss with Tax Collector Dennis Hollingsworth his perspective on county growth; and Sheriff Shoar will answer your questions about innovative ways the department is solving crimes. Total cost for the 6 programming days is $150.00 and includes all materials and meals. For more information on how to apply, please call Sue Richerson, Program Manager, St. Johns County Council On Aging, 904209-3631. . REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Will You Go, Young Lady? AN INTERVIEW WITH BARBARA VICKERS they had gone out to get gasoline.” (From “Foot Soldiers Cross the Line” by Susan Johnson) On the Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project and the installation of the monument in the Slave Market: “I thought it would take a year or so. It took seven years.” Barbara Vickers was born and raised in St. Augustine. Her efforts to find a better life and ‘escape’ St. Augustine took her to places like New York City and Seattle and she vowed she would keep on going and never look back. But back she came...and she’s been back for quite a long time. So, what happened? Well, for one thing, Barbara’s marriage to Eddy Vickers happened – they moved back to St. Augustine after their wedding and Barbara has made her home here ever since. Among her many accomplishments is the St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project. The Foot Soldiers Project was a nonprofit organization whose focus was to recognize and pay tribute to the protesters who marched here in the 1960’s. Through the efforts of the Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project, construction was completed on a memorial sculpture now installed in the Slave Market in downtown St. Augustine. Barbara Vickers is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Aging. At 92, Barbara Vickers is still a busy woman... so busy, that we had a very difficult time getting in touch with her. We finally looked through the archives to find some of quotes that reflect her thoughts on the history of the struggle for civil rights in St. Augustine. On the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in St. Augustine: “They had a truckload of bricks in the plaza and they were waiting for us. Jimmie Jackson was one of the ones that got beat up. They had the demonstrators stacked up on the ground like cords of wood...and On situations happening today: “We don’t need violence. We need justice.” (CBS Fox news interview with Barbara Vickers.) On Dr. King’s visit to St. Augustine and how Barbara Vickers got involved with kneel-ins at area churches on Sundays. “Well Dr. King was there (at church) and he was sitting at the pulpit. They needed these people to go into the kneel-ins and he just looked around... and he looked me in the eye ... and Dr. King said, “ will you go, young lady?” And you can’t refuse Dr. King! So I said ‘yes’ ... and that was my beginning. I did the kneel-ins on Sundays.” (From “His Dream, Our Stories”) And finally, “If I can help to make a difference, I’m ready!” (From the Library of Congress oral history interview with Joseph Mosnier) The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 “I Have a Dream...” 5 . The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 6 “I Have a Dream...” REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. (Copyright 1963, Martin Luther King, JR.) Speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “March on Washington” I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the “unalienable Rights” of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.” But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children. It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixtythree is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. . There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, “When will you be satisfied?” We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: “For Whites Only.” We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until “justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest -- quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. From every mountainside, let freedom ring! I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of “interposition” and “nullification” -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.” This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning: Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim’s pride, And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that: Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! (Copyright 1963, Martin Luther King, JR.) Speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the “March on Washington” The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 We cannot turn back. 7 . The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 8 THANK YOU! WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU! SANDBAR PUB The merry folks at the Sandbar Pub, located at 7025 A1A South in St. Augustine, once again joined with local businesses and community supporters to provide a very merry Christmas for community elders in need. Many thanks to Jeannie Berger, Edison and Candy Burney and the many generous organizations and individuals who once again put on their Santa hats for this very special occasion! Isn’t it about time YOU stopped by the Sandbar? BEACHCOMBER RESTAURANT Why are we publishing food pics from The Beachcomber Restaurant? Well, because it’s all deeeelicious, for one thing. But also because Steve and Danielle LeClair, Don and Ashley Samora and all the good folks at the Beachcomber raised almost $6,000 at this year’s Beachcomber Classic held at Marsh Creek Country Club! And, all proceeds go to COA’s Care Connection Program and the Crisis Relief Fund. So, please stop by, enjoy the food and awesome view, and say ‘thank you’ in person...it’s all good! (#2 A St., St. Augustine Beach. www.beachcomberstaugustine.com) . 9 Did you know heart attacks have beginnings? If recognized in time these “beginnings” can be treated before the heart is damaged. Time is a critical factor in a heart attack because the longer the blockage remains untreated, the more heart muscle will die. Also, drugs that breakdown blockage in the arteries (thrombolytic therapy) must be given within the first few hours. What are the early symptoms? • Chest pressure, squeezing or discomfort • Fatigue • Shortness of breath • Anxiety • Pain that travels down one or both arms • Jaw pain • Back pain • Nausea • Feeling of fullness Some people may not experience these symptoms. They may experience mild chest symptoms, such as pressure, burning, aching or tightness. These symptoms may come and go until finally becoming constant and severe. Women are more likely to have “nonclassic” heart attack symptoms than men. These are the most common warning signals for a heart attack: • Pain or discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. • Chest discomfort with sweating • Pain that spreads from the chest to the arm, neck or jaw • Shortness of Breath, tiredness, or upset stomach If you think you are having heart attack symptoms, don’t delay: Call 911 immediately for trained emergency medical help and transport to the nearest hospital emergency room. The above information was provided by Baptist Health. Baptistjax.com Coastal Home Care at the Council on Aging Our Professional Care Team can provide: • Home Health Aides • Certified Nursing Assistants • Homemakers/ Companions Our services include: Assistance with Personal Care, Meal Preparation, Light Housekeeping, Laundry, Companionship, Transportation, Medication Reminders, Respite Care, Advance Care Planning For more information, please call Nancy Urban, Administrator Coastal Home Care Ph: 904-209-3681 or Email: [email protected] HHA# 299993305 The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 COASTAL HOME CARE FROM THE COUNCIL ON AGING . The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 10 RICHARD THOMPSON Thursday, February 16th at 8 pm at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. 32092 (904) 209-0399 www.pvconcerthall.com Still. Or is it, Still?? Or better yet, Still!!! Whichever way you choose to interpret the title of his new release, Richard Thompson is still...and anything but still...he’s still at the top of his game, still writing stellar music, still playing killer guitar, still experimenting with different styles and, as good luck would have it for all of us, still willing to tour. And, he’ll be at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on Thursday, February 16th at 8 pm. Named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time, Richard Thompson is also one of the world’s most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters. His body of work includes over 40 albums, many Grammy nominations, as well as numerous soundtracks, including Werner Hertzog’s Grizzly Man. Among the musicians who have recorded Thompson’s songs are: Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, REM, Del McCoury, Bonnie Raitt, Patty Lovelace, Los Lobos, Tom Jones, David Byrne, Don Henley, Robert Earl Keen and many others. “The finest rock songwriter after Dylan and the best electric guitarist since Hendrix.” As an in-demand - Los Angeles Times live performer, the past two years saw Richard Thompson along with his dizzying energy headlining dates around the world, and onstage wit, continue to co-headlining shows with Emmylou earn Richard Thompson massive Harris & Rodney Crowell and the numbers of new fans and a place as Americanarama Tour with Bob one of the most distinctive virtuosos Dylan, Wilco, and My Morning in Folk Rock history. Jacket - which culminated with “Genius appears early. Legends are Dylan himself performing RT’s earned. But history’s greatest never classic song “’1952 Vincent Black stand on their laurels. This is the Lightning”. artistic arc for Richard Thompson!” Thompson’s genre-defying mastery And we get to see him! of both acoustic and electric guitar, . 11 Watercolor Techniques River House, 179 Marine Street, announces that artist, Martha Ferguson, will be teaching another 6-session watercolor class beginning Thursday, January 19, 1:00-4:00 p.m. To learn more about her art, please view her website @ mgfergusonfineart. com. Cost to River House Activity Members is $70, and $80 to all others. Space is limited in this class. Early registration is recommended as space is limited in this class. Please call 209-3655. Advance payment is required. Painted Silk Scarves It’s been done for centuries in Asia, it’s been big in Europe for years and now painting on silk has become very popular in the U.S. Now at River House, 179 Marine Street, you can paint your own silk scarf under the direction of Martha Ferguson. Date is January 19, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Space is limited so register now by calling 209-3655. Advance payment of $30 required. This price includes all materials! Art Appreciation Jean Serusa, a certified New York State Art Educator will be giving sessions on Art Appreciation at the River House, 179 Marine Street, on Mondays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. January 23: George Washington’s Wooden Teeth-Presidential Portraits and the Artists who painted these; January30: Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt; February 6: Georgia O’Keeffe American Artist. The River House Art Society will present Part II of this session on Monday, January 30, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., with a “hands on” work of art to take home. Attend classes for $35. Advanced payment required. For more detailed information and registration, please call 209-3655. River House Art Society The River House Art Society, will hold a special presentation by Jean Serusa on Georgia O’Keeffe, American artist, on Monday, January 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. This creative art workshop is designed for the inspired artist (no experience necessary!!!) which will guide you using compositional studies of Georgia O’Keeffe and color values to create a small work of art to take home. Workshop duration: 1.5 hrs. Bring an art smock or cover-up. Cost is $12 and lite refreshments will be served. Call 209-3655 to reserve your seat. Seating is limited. The St. Augustine Record • www.staugustine.com • Thursday, January 12th, 2017 WHY NOT TRY....
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