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‘Virtual’ Festival of the Arts BOCA 2021 reaches viewers in 22 countries

Place of Hope Receives $100,000 Donation from Moss Foundation

Women With A Voice In Sports: Lynn University Women’s Basketball Head coach

Local Charity that Does Outreach for Children in our Community

Boca Raton Regional Hospital Completes Its First Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery

Teens Donate 78,000 Bowls of Cereal to Boca Helping Hands Boca Helping Hands (BHH) has received the equivalent of 78,150 bowls of cereal from the Cereal4All food drives, which was started by 13-year-old twin brothers, Jett and Luke Justin, Boca Raton residents who attend Don Estridge Middle School.

Breakfast food is one of the least-donated items to food banks across the country. That means not all kids and families have daily access to breakfast in their home. Like most kids, cereal is one of Jett and Luke Justin’s favorite foods.

The COVID pandemic may slowly be ebbing, but Boca Raton residents, by mandate of Palm Beach County, must still wear face coverings. Many folks also don gloves, face shields and other equipment to complete a protective barrier around themselves.

The Boca Raton City Council Tuesday night added COVID paraphernalia to the list of items considered by municipal ordinance as “litter” if they are tossed haphazardly onto sidewalks, into gutters, streets, waterways and other places.

Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB), the tourism marketing organization for Palm Beach County, is now accepting nominations for the 29th Providencia Award. The award is presented to a local business, organization or individual making an extraordinary contribution to the vitality and prosperity of Palm Beach County as a desirable tourist destination.

Examples of exemplary contributions include expansion of facilities, establishment of new event(s) and achievement of outstanding business levels.

Nominations may be made online through Friday, March 26, 2021 at www.ThePalmBeaches. com/Providencia-Award.

“After such an unexpected year, we are grateful to bring back this long-standing tradition of honoring tourism community leaders and businesses,” stated Jorge Pesquera, president and CEO for Discover The Palm Beaches.

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• Florida Atlantic University’s School of Architecture in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters recently received a gift of $500,000 from Tabitha Ponte to create the Ponte Health Fellowship in Healthcare Building and Design Endowed Fund. The gift marks the largest to date for the School of Architecture.

• The City of Boca Raton is pleased to announce the promotion of Christina Gibson to Assistant City Manager, effective March 22, 2021. Gibson, who currently serves as the Communications Manager, will help coordinate the activities of the City Manager’s Office and the City.

• Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is expanding its drive-thru Pantry Bag distribution hours, to occur during a time slot previously occupied by its Thursday night, sit-down family dinner. It has been almost a year since BHH suspended its Thursday night dinners due to the pandemic.

• The Request for Information is being made by the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District. The District is seeking input from stakeholders who wish to be considered as a provider to the services described herein. Qualified respondents are encouraged and invited to respond to this RFI. • The Biden-Harris Administration has made changes to the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) to include adjustments to make funding more equitable for small businesses.

• The Boca West Children’s Foundation collected double the amount of diapers they did last year with over 100,000 total diapers.

These diapers go toward the Junior League of Boca Raton’s Diaper Bank.

Beach State College’s longtime business partner, is giving $125,000 over five years for a new scholarship to help students with tuition and other educational expenses. The first round of Follett Higher Education Group scholarships will target students who work in the hospitality and service industry, many of whom have been displaced because of the pandemic and are in school retooling their skills. Scholarships are for $1,000 each, and the deadline to apply is June 15.

• The Boca Raton Historical Museum & Society partnered with Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) to present Boca Raton Tech Talks that centered on the evolution of technology and innovation in Boca Raton. The first forty-five minute segment of the three-part online series was hosted by BRiC outside of what was once an IBM Research and Development building and was aired on BRiC’s website on February 23.

• County Commissioner Robert S Weinroth has announced the Health Care District of Palm Beach County has updated its criteria for scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments in accordance with Executive Order 21-47, issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

• A research partnership formed just last year by Memorial Healthcare System and Florida Atlantic University is already being recognized for quality care, results, and advances in research, and that’s great news for patients fighting cancer in South Florida.

The alliance between Memorial’s Cancer Institute and FAU (MCIFAU) has been recognized by the state’s Department of Health as a “Florida Cancer Center of Excellence.”

• Lynn University’s Office of Admission, with presentations from Academic Affairs, hosted Generation Zoom, a virtual webinar that provided insights for teaching Generation Z (Gen Z) students and preparing them for the workforce. The six-hour webinar included two guest speakers and Lynn staff, faculty and students.

• Florida Atlantic University has joined leaders from the Food Conservation Alliance, EPA Region IV, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection to team up with Recycle Florida Today and the Sustainable Events Network for Florida & the Caribbean to announce the first ever “Florida Food Waste Prevention Week” from Monday, April 5 through Friday, April 9.

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COMMUNITY Teens Donate 78,000 Bowls of Cereal to Boca Helping Hands

Boca Helping Hands (BHH) has re- one week last year due to COVID-19. This ceived the equivalent of 78,150 bowls of year, the drive has been expanded to the cereal from the Cereal4All food drives, months of March and April to allow more which was started by 13-year-old twin time for collection during the pandemic. brothers, Jett and Luke Justin, Boca Ra- Thus far, participating schools include ton residents who attend Don Estridge Del Prado Elementary, Verde ElementaMiddle School. ry, Grandview Preparatory School, Coral Breakfast food is one of the least- Sunset Elementary and Sunrise Park Eldonated items to food banks across the ementary. country. That means not all kids and famIn 2019, the twins received six addiilies have daily access to breakfast in their tional pallets of cereal from General Mills home. Like most kids, cereal is one of Jett after persistently writing to the company for three years. General Mills still supports and Luke Justin’s favorite foods.

“We want to live in a world where Cereal4All and, this year, they sent the every kid and family has daily access to boys T-shirts to give to students who dobreakfast food in nate cereal boxes. their home,” Luke The entire Jussaid. “We want to tin family contin“Cereal is about be part of the fight ues to volunteer at against food inseBHH. “It was albreakfast, but it’s also ways important to curity.” about happiness,” Jett my wife and me to After volinstill the idea of unteering at Bosaid. needing to think ca Helping Hands about others and with their parents, help the communiJett and Luke organized their first cereal drive for BHH in ty, because it’s the right thing to do,” said 2016 at their school, Calusa Elementary, Eric Justin, the twin’s father. “The boys when they were just eight years old. The bonded with Boca Helping Hands and the boys have since expanded the program, mission because it speaks to their hearts. now called Cereal4All, to 10 more schools We realized that Boca Helping Hands is a in the area. Due to COVID-19, only se- hidden jewel in the community.”

Cereal4All continues to grow due to lect schools are participating in this year’s local partnerships with schools and orgacereal drive.

“Cereal is about breakfast, but it’s also nizations like Kindness Matters 365, an about happiness,” Jett said. “We couldn’t after-school club focused on interactive stop thinking about the families in our opportunities for community service and community who couldn’t fill their bowls, skill building. Cereal4All is also working and we wanted to do something about it.” with Florida Atlantic University and its In past years, the cereal drive lasted community service club to collaborate for two weeks, although it ended after just on a cereal food drive for the fall term.

Local Charity that Does Outreach for Children in our Community On Saturday, March 20, 2021, Touch eral of these types of events throughA Heart Foundation hosted its first out the year.

Interactive Station Activities: “Hearts of Gold” community service Write cards with uplifting messages day.

Volunteers gathered to work on and put together Activity Joy Bags for projects to benefit children and fami- pediatric patients at Joe DiMaggio Hoslies in need in South Florida and brought pital • Assemble Hygiene Packs for visidonations of shelf-stable food for the tors to the TLC Free Showers Program • Decorate BookLittle Free Pantries marks to be dolocated in Boca nated along with Raton and the sur“Having to cancel our annual books being givrounding towns. en to low-income The event was fundraiser this year was very s ch o o l l i b r a r i e s organized and run tough on us financially, but we and classrooms by 10th grade students from Pine got creative and found a simple to inspire readers • Create Laundry Crest School, Saway to help those in need Packs with detersha Kaufman, and gent dryer S a m a n t h a Po r t . while promoting volunteerism” sheetspods, and quarters Each interactive for struggling famstation was also ilies • Paint rocks r un by students who wanted to get involved with giv- with inspirational messages to distribing back to the community. “It’s been a ute and spread cheer throughout town • tough year for finding ways to do com- Donate non-perishable items to fill The munity service in person due to Cov- Little Free Pantries in Boca Raton.

“Each year we look to expand and id safety restraints. We wanted to offer an opportunity for anyone interested in add new programs to our calendar. Havhelping less fortunate families” said Sa- ing to cancel our annual fundraiser this sha Kaufman. Laney Friedman, volun- year was very tough on us financially, but teer, and station leader added: “I felt the we got creative and found a simple way event was important because in addition to help those in need while promoting to bringing our community together it volunteerism” said Jennifer Kaufman, gave me the opportunity to help many Executive Director.

For more information on Touch a different people in a variety of ways all Heart Foundation, please visit: www. in one afternoon.”

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Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB), April 14 and run through Monday, April 26, the tourism marketing organization for 2021. The Award winner will be announced Palm Beach County, is now accepting nom- during DTPB’s Travel Rally Day celebrainations for the 29th Providencia Award. tion on May 7, 2021. Winners from recent The award is presented to a local business, years have included: Palm Beach Outlets, organization or individual making an ex- Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, traordinary contribution to the vitality and and Lion Country Safari.

The award is named after the Proviprosperity of Palm Beach County as a desirable tourist destination. Examples of ex- dencia – a cargo ship carrying 20,000 coemplary contributions include expansion of conuts that ran aground off Palm Beach’s facilities, establishment of new event(s) and coast in 1878. The planting of those cocoachievement of outstanding business levels. nuts, by pioneer families, created the lush Nominations may be made online through palm grove that inspired Henry Flagler to Friday, March 26, 2021 at www.ThePalm- build two resorts and eventually name the Town of Palm Beach and America’s First Beaches.com/Providencia-Award.

“After such an unexpected year, we Resort Destination®. As a key economic are grateful to bring back this long-stand- driver in The Palm Beaches, Palm Beach ing tradition of honoring tourism commu- County’s hospitality and tourism industry nity leaders and businesses,” stated Jorge supported $5.5. billion in economic impact Pesquera, president and CEO for Discover in 2020, down from a record $7.7 billion in The Palm Beaches. “It’s been a tough year 2019. The industry continues to see clear for many in the industry and we look for- signs of recovery with occupancy increasward to spotlighting the efforts of those es since the start of the pandemic in 2020 who managed and displayed exception- from 20 percent in April to just under 70 al success despite the challenges of COV- percent for the week ending March 13.

“Tourism and ID-19 during 2020.” genuine hospitaliIn order to ty are ingrained in qualify for nomi“After such an unexpected year, we The Palm Beachnation, nominees es’ DNA. Together, must meet all of are grateful to bring back this longthey generate emthe following critestanding tradition of honoring tourism ployment, stimulate ria: – The organithe economy and zation or individual community leaders and businesses,” help create memomust reside in or be ries for millions of a resident of Palm visitors. This year’s Beach County, employed or otherwise associated with tour- Providencia Award is that much more special, as it recognizes the creativity, innovaism, travel or hospitality – Must contribute to the growth of the tion, and resilience of our community leaders,” said Pesquera. local tourism industry Travel Rally Day, which is held in ob– Implement innovative sales, marketing, public relations and social media initia- servance of the U.S. Travel Association’s tives to enhance The Palm Beaches’ image National Travel and Tourism Week (May – May not be an elected official or a 2-8, 2021), is an annual celebration that TDC agency-affiliated member or organi- brings together tourism and hospitality businesses and personnel to share in tozation The DTPB Providencia Committee, getherness and celebrate the “POWER which is composed of tourism profession- OF TRAVEL.” Event details are still beals throughout the county, will review all ing arranged, but whether held in-person, nominations ultimately narrowing the list to virtually or in a hybrid setting it will be a three final candidates. The public will then celebration of support for the U.S. Travel be invited to select the Providencia Award Association and the local tourism comwinner by voting online via PalmBeachPost. munity. More information will be shared com. Public voting will begin Wednesday, next month.

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Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital Completes Its First Robotic Assisted Spine Surgery Using state-of-the art technology that robotic surgical arm with the pre-op surgipromises to become tomorrow’s standard cal blueprint. The robotic arm serves as a of care, neurosurgeons at Marcus Neu- guide as the surgeon inserts tools and imroscience Institute, Frank Vrionis, M.D. plants, ensuring the correct location, traand Timothy Miller, M.D., have success- jectory and depth. fully performed “Like other their first robotrobotic-assisted ic-assisted spine technologies, this surgery. The Insystem enhances the surgeon’s hustitute, located at Baptist Health’s man skills to deBoca Raton Reliver superior pregional Hospital, is cision — all while the only facility in the surgeon rePalm Beach and tains full conBroward counties trol of the proceto offer this addure,” Dr. Vrionis vanced technolexplains. “The roogy and one of botic guidance only two facilities helps surgeons between Central execute the cusFlorida and the tom surgical plan Florida Keys. with exceptional The patient, precision through a man in his 70s, micro incisions.” underwent a minAs spinal surimally invasive spinal fusion to stabilize the gery has evolved, more focus has been lumbar area of his back using the Mazor placed on minimally invasive techniques.

X™ Robotic Guidance Platform.

However, smaller incisions can pose a chal“Robotics allow us to perform min- lenge to surgeons due to the limited view imally-invasive surgeries with increased of the patient’s anatomy. By combining safety and precision, leading to less blood 3D pre-operative planning, robotic guidloss, less post-operance and intra-opative pain and faster erative surgical navrecovery,” says neuigation, the robotic “Robotics allow us to perform minimallyrosurgeon Frank platform will asVrionis, M.D., the invasive surgeries with increased safety and sist surgeons in the Institute’s director. treatment of many precision, leading to less blood loss, less “With our new sospine conditions. phisticated robotAmong them post-operative pain and faster recovery,” is spinal fusion suric system, we will be able to perform gery, a procedure more minimally inthat fuses together vasive procedures safely and effectively. damaged vertebrae using a bone graft to This is particularly beneficial to our ag- create a single, solid bone. Screws and rods ing population, because it reduces the risk are often used to hold the bones togethof infection and shortens hospital stays.” er. The goal is to eliminate pain by staThe robotics platform assists surgeons bilizing the spine. Other conditions that by combining 3D pre-operative planning, could benefit from robotic-guided spine robotic guidance and intra operative sur- surgery include degenerative disc disease, gical navigation for precise placement of spinal deformity, herniated discs, spinal spinal implants and screws. “The margin stenosis, revisions of previous surgeries, of error is very small in the spine,” Dr. radiculopathy, complex scoliosis, tumor Vrionis says. “If you’re placing hardware surgery and others. in the spine, there are times when one mil“This technology will set the standard limeter is all it takes to leave a person with for the future of minimally invasive spine weakness or a neurological problem. The surgery,” says Lincoln Mendez, Boca Ramore precise we can be, the better.” ton Regional Hospital’s CEO. “By bringThe Mazor X™ Robotic Guidance ing this new technology to our area, we are Platform provides surgeons comprehen- helping promote faster recovery times, resive information and visualization before ducing postoperative pain and improving ever making an incision. Using 3D imag- results for our patients. We are committed ing and computer analytics, the surgeon to getting patients back to doing what they plans an optimal surgery in a CT-based love most as quickly as possible.”

3D simulation of the patient’s spine. This Led by Dr. Vrionis, Bapmeans the angle, width and length of ev- t i s t H e a l t h ’ s M a r c u s N e u r o ery screw are very specifically mapped for s c i e n c e I n s t i t u t e t e a m m e m each patient and guided in real time dur- b e r s i n c l u d e n e u r o s u r g e o n s ing surgery.

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‘Virtual’ Festival of the Arts BOCA 2021 reaches viewers in 22 countries By: Dale King The 15th annual Festival of the Arts BOCA took place as planned this year, despite facing the most formidable of obstacles ever: The COVID-19 pandemic.

The Fest normally conducts its musical, film and lecture offerings in the wideopen spaces of the Mizner Park Amphitheater or the smaller, more intimate Black Box Theater at the Cultural Arts Center in Mizner Park.

Not this year. COVID-19 moved the entire March 6-14 production from actual platfor ms to a computer platform that streamed performances on the website, www.festivalboca.org.

Still, said Festival Executive Director Joanna Marie Kaye, “it was far more successful than we thought.”

In fact, COVID actually expanded the Festival’s viewer audience to computer screens in front of 7,500 people in 22 countries – more than would have seen a locally presented event.

“Our 15th installment celebrated the tremendous talent in South Florida, show-

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cased the beauty of Boca from various venues and honored the legacy of our cofounder, Charlie Siemon,” said Kaye.

Siemon, who passed away in 2020, “would have been thrilled to see that paradoxically, we had the opportunity to reach our biggest audience ever in 2021 with all of our events filmed and broadcast worldwide.”

As Kaye explained it, Festival organizers hired a company that recorded and then edited performances that were “broadcast online, like TV.” She said she drew upon her experience working for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System to help get the job done.

She worked for WXEL in Boynton Beach for 15 years and, for two years, at WQED in Pittsburgh.

K aye said the finale performance March 14 featuring Grammy Award-winning South Florida jazz flautist Nestor Torres and his band was the most popular of this season’s shows. It was presented at the Boca Raton Resort & Club before an audience of about 100 invited guests and was also streamed.

She said Torres’s most recent Grammy-

nominated CD, “Nouveau Latino,” heralds the flautist’s exuberant return to his Salsa and Latin jazz roots. In addition to his achievements in the studio and on the stage, Torres has received numerous awards and commendations, including two honorary doctorates for his commitment to youth, education and cultural exchanges.

The Festival kicked off March 6 with Boca native and Metropolitan Opera star soprano Nadine Sierra and friends, in concert at Signature Flight Services at the Boca Raton Airport attended by an audience of 35 invitees. The following night, the Fest welcomed another Grammy-winning Florida artist, violinist James Ehnes, in a show broadcast from the Boca Raton Innovation campus.

Famed writers and lecturers came to town during the week of March 7-10. The troupe included Admiral James Stavridis, author and retired four-star U.S. Naval officer, discussing leadership; Bruce Feiler, discussing his top 10 New York Times bestseller, “Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age” and Sonia Shah, science journalist and prize-winning author of the heavily lauded, “The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move.” Their talks were shown via Zoom.

Shah also touched on her book, “Pandemic: Tracking Contagions from Cholera to Coronaviruses and Beyond” which was released in August 2020 with a new preface.

An evening with the Festival All-Stars featuring Constantine Kitsopoulos, festival

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music director, and musicians from the Festival Orchestra, welcomed the weekend of March 13-14. Torres and his ensemble offered hot jazz licks in a show the following night that featured an intermission interview between Kaye and Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer.

Kaye said the Festival hopes to return to its outdoor roots in 2022. “This year was very interesting. We were ready. Actually, the fact that we never did it this way before meant that nothing worked as expected, but all went well.”

She said the only glitch came during the filming of the concert at the Boca Airport. “We had to edit out the sound of the planes taking off.”

At the moment, she admitted, “We don’t know a lot about next year. No presenters are signing contracts. I figure we’ll do fine. We are not ruling out doing some type of hybrid” of live and online.

“We will announce things as soon as we know them,” she added. “We expect to begin solidifying plans over the summer.”

She said the Festival is still accepting donations for its programming. All those this year were free, but contributions were accepted. Donations are still being taken at festivalboca.org/donate.

In addition, a more fitting tribute will be made to co-founder Siemon, who has been with the festival since it began.

In fact, he attended the City Council meeting at which plans for the festival were first presented about 16 years ago.

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EDITORIAL By: C. Ron Allen

It Only Takes One Dedicated Mentor to Shape a Child’s Future ‘The children are our future.’

We often say those words, but what if a child takes a wrong turn in life, becomes ensnared in crime, drug-addiction or suicide and selfdestruction? If children are truly our future, then we adults owe them a helping hand in shaping it.

We can do so through mentoring.

As a children’s advocate and founder of the KOP Mentoring Network here in Palm Beach County, I believe every young person needs a caring adult mentor to provide encouragement and support to succeed in school and in life. Many of us have the power to truly impact their future by simply showing up as a caring friend and mentor.

We have seen the benefits of mentoring in addressing our schools’ graduation rates, which, have been increasing in recent years here in South Florida and

across the nation. In what can only be described as good news, the Palm Beach County School District again has a graduation rate that has outperformed other large school districts in Florida. More public-school students are graduating than ever as the district’s graduation rate rose from 90 percent in 2017 to 91.7 percent in 2018.

The improvement is due in part to adult volunteers who have come forward to help poorly performing students stay on track academically. Nationally, one-third of all high schools provide mentors to their students, which amounts to one in 10 high school students, according to an U.S. Department of Education analysis. The study showed “some significant evidence” that suggests programs that provide high school students adult volunteers may help students stay in school.

At KOP Mentoring Network, we see the fruits of mentoring in our Oratorical, STRE2AM2, and Wealth Building and Entrepreneurship programs. Some of our students come from homes that have incarcerated parents or guardians.

Without intervention these children are more likely to follow that same path. While our mentors help build student academic skills, the underlying theme for us is making our students see that someone cares enough to be there and expects the best from them.

Our mentors are ordinary people who serve as advisers and teachers. They are motivators and role models, who believe in the students we work with. We see the potential and work hard in helping students get to where they want to go. The youngsters participating in the KOP Monitoring Network are less likely to use drugs and alco-

hol and less likely to skip school.

They are more confident in their academic performance, and they are better able to get along with their families. In short, our mentors are making a difference, a real impact in the lives of the youngsters they serve.

The children are our future, but to quote another well-known adage about the harvest being plentiful but the laborers are few. There are still far too many of our young people who lack the support and the tools to succeed in school and in life. Despite the best efforts of the many men and women who serve as mentors and the agencies that support them, much more can be accomplished with the help of more dedicated volunteers. It only takes one caring mentor to shape a child’s future.

POSITIVE LIVING Dr. Synesio Lyra

Everybody Needs Self-Improvement!

Life will take you only as far as you are prepared to go.

Sadly, too many people miss the challenge and the privilege of excelling in what they do, simply because they put limitations in their abilities and barriers to new frontiers!

Those, however, who recognize that there is much more to life than what is obvious before one’s eyes, will make every effort to continue advancing into new ventures, creating new projects, making valid new contributions to much that can benefit from their input!

Contemporary author and speaker, Jon Acuff, wisely adMarch 26 - April 1, 2021

dressed this important issue, when he challenged: “You can’t be anything you want, but you can be something even better: the best version of you.”

In attempting to meet this achievable possibility, learn to offer an emphatic no to anything that might deceive you, and impede the realization of positive challenges you had committed yourself to with an unequivocal yes!

Throughout life you face a continual series of great possibilities which can lead you forward instead of keeping you paralyzed and incapable of advancing. Satisfaction with me-

diocrity will never bring anyone to achievement, and that condition will be the portion of any person disinterested in experiencing self-improvement.

At the same time it’s imperative that you also learn to recognize and remedy personal signs of decay long before they become a fatal reality. Be observant of where you are, where you are heading, how you may conquer certain fears and inevitable challenges, besides the ways of overcoming other conditions which can easily turn out into obstacles that would prevent or prolong

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your diligent attempts!

Never limit your self-improvement to one aspect of your life only; attempt to get better in every area of your being, by acting comprehensively in your personal search for the best! Take to heart the challenge of some branch of our Armed Forces which states: “The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.” It’s action, not inactivity; it’s decisiveness, not hesitation; it’s courage, not fear, that demonstrate self-improvement in one’s self, and in the final product envisioned!

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By: Robert Weinroth

Trash Talk from Palm Beach County Commissioner Robert Weinroth For the better part of the last year, our community has been focused on the impacts wrought by “the pandemic.” With over 525,000 Americans lost to this disease, we must be grateful to the scientists who mapped the DNA of this new virus and produced several effective vaccines to fight its spread.

Notwithstanding the frustration many of our residents have expressed at the pace of rolling out the vaccines, we can be proud of the progress made and the likelihood that by the Fall, this will be in our rearview mirror.

That being said, I am going to pivot away from the pandemic and use the majority of this month’s space to refocus on a much more mundane part of life in south Florida, garbage.

As I have mentioned before, one of the responsibilities assigned to the Board of County Commissioners is to oversee the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County.

This year, my colleagues, again, elected me chair of the SWA. I guess that makes me King of Trash! And so I feel it’s important for me to provide an overview of the operations of this essential government agency.

The Solid Waste Authority is responsible for providing an economical and environmentally conscious Integrated Solid Waste Management System for Palm Beach County.

With approximately 400 employees, the SWA provides solid waste disposal and recycling services and programs to the county’s 1.5 million residents and businesses and also provides solid waste and recycling collection services to the residents and businesses in unincorporated Palm Beach County through private haulers.

The mission of the SWA is to manage the materials discarded by the residents and businesses of Palm Beach County in a manner consistent with its legislative mandate, applicable local, state and federal ordinances, regulations and laws.

The SWA has built an award-winning integrated system of facilities that combines recycling, renewable energy and land filling to effectively manage the county’s waste.

The SWA’s system includes two waste-to-energy facilities, landfills, a materials recycling facility, a biosolids processing facility, seven household hazardous waste collection facilities and a network of six transfer stations.

The programs developed and implemented by the SWA are designed to integrate solid waste transportation, processing, recycling, resource recovery and disposal technologies, protect the environment, achieve the state’s 75 percent recycling and waste reduction goal and inform the public about solid waste management issues.

Recycling is supported by a continuing educational program to help residents understand how and what to recycle. Many well-meaning residents do not recycle effectively causing the recycle stream to be contaminated thus increasing costs to the county.

The SWA provides business with Waste Reviews so they can better manage their garbage and recyclables. Residents need to understand that unless the materials are properly separated, its value is diminished.

One simple behavioral change is to refrain from placing contaminated materials (e.g., pizza boxes) in with the recyclables.

It is also important to realize that materials placed at the curb (e.g. cardboard boxes) that have not been cut down to fit in the yellow bin will not be recycled.

Inasmuch as we convert waste to energy, it is better to place an item of questionable recycling value into the garbage – my philosophy is, “When in doubt, throw it out!”

The SWA Waste-to-Energy facility reduces the volume of waste disposed in the landfill while producing clean energy from household garbage.

According to the EPA, WTE plants are a “clean, reliable, renewable source of energy” that generate electricity “with less environmental impact than almost any other source of electricity.” In fact, WTE plants improve air quality by decreasing the consumption of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas.

Additionally, the SWA uses landfill gas, which consists primarily of methane, as a renewable energy source to produce clean energy as an alternative to fossil fuels.

Even though hurricane season is months away, preparing now can help minimize property damage and make our communities safer. The Solid Waste Authority strongly encourages residents to implement a year-round yard maintenance program.

To learn more about the SWA and how our county is being working to be environmentally friendly, go to: SWA.org.

Choosing Calm and Quiet in a World of Angry and Loud Three guests were invited to debate an emotional topic on a talk show program. The discussion among the two guests and the host became so heated that they began shouting at each other.

(I know, this has become almost standard behavior on broadcast media these days, but I wanted to point out what happened next.)

Finally, after the shouting had gone on for several minutes, the host stopped the bickering by asking the third guest, who had been silent, for her opinion. Her quiet and thoughtful words suddenly brought order to the chaos. Not only that, but her demeanor also made her seem more credible than the others with their shrill shouting.

In our world today, with noise coming at us from all directions, some have decided that the one who shouts the loudest wins. It is another take on the adage, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” But in reality, a calm and collected approach to communicating is still the most effective and most of the time, carries the most impact.

This is hardly a new revelation. The Bible, which some have considered as the greatest book on business and professional practices, has much to say about the strengths, weaknesses and pitfalls of the spoken word. For instance, Proverbs 15:1 states, “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Another passage says, “A wise man’s heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction” (Proverbs 16:23).

Such admonitions are not limited to TV and radio talk show programs. Years ago, civic leaders gathered in a major city to discuss the possibility of making a proposal to host the Summer Olympics. Discussion turned negative, with most participants focusing on the potential problems hosting such a massive event could cause.

After interaction had gone on for more than two hours, the meeting’s leader turned to one of

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the newest members of the group. This individual had yet to offer any comments, so the moderator pointed asked, “Ted, you have not said anything. What do you think?” With everyone else in the room sitting quietly and expectantly, he calmly and quietly responded, “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean.”

Only two or three minutes passed, but it seemed like hours as everyone else in the room pondered what Ted had just said. Suddenly, someone excited said, “You know, he’s right!”

And from that point, the whole course of the meeting changed. Ted did not tell them his reply was a direct quote from the Bible, Proverbs 14:4, but his meaning was clear: No manure, no milk. Or to put it into better workplace terms, to accomplish anything of importance, you have to be willing to confront inevitable challenges.

The Scriptures tell us God’s preferred way of communicating with His people is to do so softly, not by shouting or giving dramatic messages. In 1 Kings 19, we read about Elijah, who had been used by God in a series of miracles.

Afterward, physically and emotionally depleted, the prophet had fled upon learning the vicious queen Jezebel sought to kill him. After resting and being refreshed, Elijah had waited for God’s next instructions. There came a powerful wind, then an earthquake. Verse 12 tells us, “After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.”

God had chosen to communicate with Elijah through quiet words only the attentive prophet could hear. For all of us in the marketplace, the application i s s i m p l e : To s e l l o u r p r o d u c t o r idea, sometimes a gentle whisper is better than a shout. And if you pray about a major decision, maybe G o d wa n t s t o wa i t f o r H i s w h i s p e r.

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Boca Raton Woman gives birth to The Fuller Center Opens Summer baby with COVID-19 antibodies Camp Registration A Boca Raton woman received one dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and when she gave birth three weeks later, her baby had antibodies.

This was discovered by two pediatricians, Dr. Paul Gilbert and Dr. Chad Rudnick, who have now published a “pre-print of the first case believed to be reported in the world of a baby born with antibodies to COVID-19,” reports WPTV. “We were fortunate this was essentially an opportunity study, because of the time this healthcare worker was able to receive her first vaccine, it was early on in the vaccine rollout,” said Rudnick according to WP-

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TV. “It was the first case to our knowledge that was reported in the literature around the world, of a baby born to a mother who had not had COVID previously, and then was vaccinated and then see that they had antibodies.”

Both pediatricians are now hopeful that further maternal COVID-19 vaccination studies will take place and are excited this scientific breakthrough happened.

“Really cool great scientific opportunity and we knew that we were going to be potentially one of the first in the world to report it and that opportunity probably comes once in a career,” said Gilbert according to WPTV.

Continuing its mission to offer safe, enriching, and affordable childcare for working families providing fundamental services to the community, the Fuller Center has announced that spaces are now available for its 2021 Summer Camp program at both Fuller Center locations – East Campus (200 NE 14th Street, Boca Raton); and West Campus (10130 185th Street South, Boca Raton.) Both Fuller Center campuses have been operating under strict safety protocols and have had no spread of COVID since June 15, 2020.

“We know how critical finding g ood, affordable, COVID-safe childcare during the summer months is to our communities’ working families,” said Ellyn Okrent, CEO, the Fuller Center. “Our sole purpose is to provide

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a safe, fun, and educational atmosphere for kids, so their parents can rest assured their children’s essential and academic needs are being met in a nurturing environment.”

Some of the planned activities include outd o o r s p o r t s, swimming, field trips, arts and crafts, nature activities, academic enrichment, computer classes and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM.) The Full Center Summer Camp is par t of the Quality I m p r ove m e n t System, Prime Time, and Family Central of Palm Beach County, agencies that have set standards for summer camp professionals and quality programs. All Fuller Center Camp Counselors are certified in CPR with AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) for infant, child and adult.

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Are You Spending Too Much Free Time on Money Management?

Is your money management a streamlined process? If you’re like many Americans, you may be spending more time than you’d like to be.

Americans average spending seven hours per month managing their finances, according to a new online survey among more than 2.000 U.S. adults by The Harris Poll on behalf of CIT Bank between February 9-11, 2021. And for many, that’s more time than they spent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indeed, 26% of Americans say they are spending more time managing their savings now than they were this time last year, with just 9% spending less time. What’s more, 26% report spending more time budgeting everyday expenses, and 21% spend more time paying and reconciling their bills, with only 10% and 8% respectively saying they spend less time on these activities today versus a year ago.

But that’s not necessarily how people want to be passing the hours. The survey also asked respondents to select up to three choic-

es from a short list of options regarding how they would be most likely to spend extra time if they had it, and the two most common answers were that that they would create “me” time (39%) and connect with family or friends (37%).

Americans want more time in general.

According to the survey, only 26% feel they are in a happy place right now and would not

benefit from having more money or time in their daily life. Financial experts say that digital tools and habits can help make saving both time and money easier. And Americans agree -- 72% believe that automating savings (i.e., automatically depositing a set amount into a savings account on a regular basis) would be an effective tool to help them save time.

“Simple savings tools and habits can help

people streamline the time they spend on managing finances while maximizing efficiency, so they can spend their remaining free time doing what they enjoy,” says Ravi Kumar, head of CIT’s direct bank.

It helps to be equipped properly, points out Kumar, who says consumers should check out new digital savings options. For example, CIT Bank’s Savings Connect links to an eChecking account and offers a streamlined banking experience with digital convenience to help customers develop consistent savings habits. With no ATM fees and reimbursements of up to $30 per month on other bank’s ATM fees on eChecking withdrawals, customers can hold onto more of their money, something many Americans are prioritizing right now, according to survey results. To learn more, visit citbank.com.

With new digital tools at your fingertips and automated saving habits, money management can be simplified, giving you more time to devote to the people and activities you love.

How to Prepare for an Unusual Tax Season A year as unusual and challenging as 2020 means there may be some additional factors that can impact your tax return, from stimulus payments, potential job changes and unemployment benefits, to virtual work transitions and more.

“2020 was full of challenges, changes and plenty of uncertainty. While we’re optimistic for the year ahead, it’s important for Americans to understand how major life events, such as changes in employment or residence, can impact tax filing this year,” says Chad Prashad, CEO of World Acceptance Corporation, parent company of World Finance.

Having prepared approximately 84,000 returns last year, World Finance is offering tips to lessen tax season headaches this year, while helping you maximize the value and timeliness of your tax return.

• Make a plan and start early. Start by identifying how you’re going to file your taxes, such as through an online program or with the help of a professional expert.

Gather all tax forms, such as W-2s from your employer or a 1099 form if you’re self-employed, relevant expense receipts, as well as statements from banks or other financial institutions. The quicker you get your taxes filed, the faster you’ll receive your return. Visit IRS.gov for the latest tax information.

• Check for tax credits and deductions.

Due to the pandemic, you may have had to make major lifestyle changes, some of which could result in a tax credit or deducPlus

tion that reduces your amount owed. The cost of setting up a home office, the purchase of a vehicle in lieu of taking public transportation and childcare expenses are all examples of possible tax credits or deductions. Check out irs.gov/credits-deductions-for-individuals for a list of other deductions and possible credits.

• Consider additional COVID-19 impacts. If you lost a job due to COVID-19 and received unemployment benefits, remember that income is taxable. The CARES Act also created provisions that could benefit your tax return, including allowing above-the-line deductions for donations to charity, waiving the penalty for early withdrawal from retirement accounts and more. Visit irs.gov/coronavirus-taxrelief-and-economic-impact-payments for more information.

• Work with a tax preparation service.

Feeling overwhelmed? Working with a reputable tax preparation service partner can help you identify any additional deductions available and can add to your return. Some partners like World Finance even offer an interest and fee-free tax advance loan based on the anticipated value of your tax return up to $5,000, so you could receive payment the same day you file. Because they offer remote, in-person and drop-off options, filing is fast and convenient. To learn more, visit loansbyworld.com/taxes.

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Boca Council sets $250 fine for littering of COVID masks, gloves By: Dale King The COVID pandemic may slowly be ebbing, but Boca Raton residents, by mandate of Palm Beach County, must still wear face coverings. Many folks also don gloves, face shields and other equipment to complete a protective barrier around themselves.

The Boca Raton City Council Tuesday night added COVID paraphernalia to the list of items considered by municipal ordinance as “litter” if they are tossed haphazardly onto sidewalks, into gutters, streets, waterways and other places.

In hopes of stemming the disposal of used COVID items anywhere within the city limits, the council adopted an ordinance that slaps a $250 fine on folks convicted of tossing away the masks, gloves, and other materials designed to insulate us from coronavirus.

That’s five times the cost of the $50 littering fine for tossing away less offensive material – and two and a half times the fee for disposing of waste material in waterways, a payment which was hiked to $100 per offense Tuesday night.

The council adopted the stiffer littering ordinance on a 5-0 vote.

Leading the effort to establish the tough fine for disposing of COVID paraphernalia with disregard was Councilman Andy Thomson, an avid runner who has racked up 100-plus miles trekking by foot around the city.

“As I’ve been running around the city, I have seen masks and gloves everywhere.” He said that while he racked up 100 foot-miles around the city, “I have picked up 308 pieces of PPE items.”

Even while driving to City Hall from his of-

fice a few miles away, the councilman said he saw “seven or eight more items” that were inappropriately disposed of.

“The CDC says we need to continue to wear masks,” he said. “Palm Beach County still has a mandate to wear masks. We’ll be wearing them for a while.”

He added: “People have to be aware of how they are disposing of these items. It is not just disrespectful, it is dangerous. People won’t pick these things up. They will stay around for a while.”

In a letter to council members, City Attorney Diana Grub Frieser said she prepared the ordinance at Thomson’s request to “address littering of face masks, gloves and other similar personal protection equipment.”

The ordinance itself points out that “face masks, face shields, gloves and similar forms of personal protection equipment are currently in

widespread use due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.”

“Littering of these items has greatly increased,” the document notes.

“In addition to discouraging littering generally,” the ordinance goes on, “the City Council desires to strongly discourage the improper disposal of personal protective equipment in order to, among other things, curb the spread of COVID-19.”

Council members, including Mayor Scott Singer, said they don’t expect to make a lot of money from the COVID disposal fine. “People only get fined if the offense is observed,” the council noted during discussion.

“I don’t want to make a dollar on the fines,” said Singer. “I just want to stop people from littering.”

Councilwoman Yvette Drucker noted that

Gov. Ron DeSantis has lifted fines for COVID infractions under the current emergency regulation. In response, Frieser said the COVID litter law is not related to the emergency condition and will continue after pandemic-related regulations are no longer in effect.

“This is a great idea,” said Councilwoman Monica Mayotte. “The situation is out of control.”

Thomson suggested that the city take to social media and use enhanced signage to get the word out about the fine for misplaced used COVID gear.

Deputy Mayor Andrea Levine O’Rourke said she sees the protective equipment discarded in many places around the city. She said the ordinance is designed to tell the public that “we in Boca are not going to take it.”

Two people in the virtual gallery at Tuesday’s meeting spoke at the public hearing, and both favored the penalty. “This waste can carry germs and bacteria,” said Jessica Gray Patterson.

Another man also spoke in favor. City Clerk Susan Saxton said a person left a comment saying the mask mandate should be lifted.

Mayotte also questioned whether the stiff fine for littering COVID items should be lifted once the pandemic is over and the need for protective gear is not necessary.

Thomson suggested leaving the law on the books in case the population faces another type of health emergency in the future. “We could revisit it,” he said. “We could ask ourselves if it is necessary. But it’s necessary now.”

The new city law on littering says that improper disposal of COVID items is subject to a fine, whether or not the material is contaminated.

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FAU High Earns Perfect Graduation Rate for the Fifth Straight Year By: Brittany Sylvestri The Florida Department of Education recently released Florida’s High School Cohort 2019-20 Graduation Rate and Florida Atlantic University Lab School is the only district in the state with 100 percent graduation rate for five years straight.

In 2019-20, FAU Lab School was one of only two districts in the state with a 100 percent graduation rate.

Florida’s graduation rate is a cohort graduation rate. A cohort is a group of students on the same schedule to graduate. The graduation rate measures the percentage of students who graduate within four years of their first enrollment in ninth grade.

“Data like this is the result of the enormous efforts and support for our stu-

dents done by our faculty and staff each and every day,” said Sherry Bees, principal/director of A.D. Henderson & FAU High School. “The incredible detail missing from this report is that not only are all of our seniors graduating, but they are earning placement into the nation’s top universities, into Florida Atlantic University, and usually graduating with their bachelor’s degree years before their counterparts at other high schools across the state.”

The highly selective program at FAU High serves as a dual-enrollment prototype.

Students spend their ninth-grade year in a high school classroom taking advanced coursework. This prepares them for grades 10-12, where all classes are collegiate courses taken at Florida Atlantic University for both high school and college credit.

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Not Even a Pandemic Could Stop Future FAU Physicians from “Matching” By: Gisele Galoustian Florida Atlantic University’s soon-to-be physicians learned today where they will be going for their next phase of training – medical residency. They are one step closer to becoming board certified physicians and helping the United States to bolster its physician workforce following a challenging year. The Schmidt College of Medicine’s class of 2021 celebrated safely, with half of the students participating with masks at a small outdoor gathering with select, vaccinated faculty. The other half of the class participated virtually, along with family and friends of all classmates. At noon, along with other physicians-to-be around the country, FAU’s class of 2021 opened their sealed envelopes containing their residency match results.

Match Day occurs nationally on the third Friday of March every year where the results of the National Resident Matching Program (NMRP) are announced. Results of the Main Residency Match are closely watched because they can predict future changes in the physician workforce.

“Class of 2021, I am incredibly proud of each of you for making it to Match Day after such a turbulent and trying year – one like no other class of fourth-year medical students has ever encountered. You have met chaos and uncertainty with an admirable combination of grace and grit,” said Phillip Boiselle, M.D., dean of FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine. “Through your perseverance, you have emerged stronger, with your eyes gazing toward the future – a future that begins today with your matches. As you look toward the future, I can March 26 - April 1, 2021

assure you that the very skills you honed during this pandemic – especially your ability to meet chaos with calm, your agility in adapting to changing circumstances and your steadfast compassion toward your patients and one another – will make you better interns and residents, and ultimately better doctors to your future patients.”

The composition of the class of 2021 is 55 percent female and 45 percent male; and 25 percent of the class are underrepresented minorities in medicine.

Among the class of 2021 is Michelle Wilson, a Miami native and a Nigerian-American who is the first medical doctor in her family and the first medical student to graduate with her M.D. degree next month through the joint FAU-Florida A&M University Medical Scholars Program. FAU and FAMU, a historically black university, partnered to provide a pipeline to increase diversity in medicine. Wilson will be conducting a residency in family medicine at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.

“Family medicine encompasses all of the aspects of health care that I believe are important for an individual’s well-being,” said Wilson.

“Involvement in patient care from the beginning to the end, and through all the highs and lows and in between, allows more doors to be opened and better outcomes. Family medicine is the definition of the ideal doctor-patient relationship.”

In line with the medical school’s mission, approximately 22 percent of the class of 2021 will conduct their residency in Florida. Twentyone of the 55 members of the class will specialize in primary care including family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. Relevant

to the pandemic, one of the most popular residencies among FAU’s class of 2021 is emergency medicine; the residency matched for 11 of the 55 members. The class also matched in other highly specialized fields that are among the most competitive in the match process, including obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedic surgery, urology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, among others.

“Class of 2021, I have observed you develop into mature, skilled, talented and inspiring individuals, and it has been my distinct honor and pleasure to watch you learn, grow and serve,” said Sarah Wood, M.D., senior associate dean for medical education, who addressed the class together with Stuart L. Markowitz, M.D., senior associate dean for student affairs and admissions; and Jennifer Caceres, M.D., associate dean for student affairs and admissions, all within FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine.

“I am so extraordinarily proud of what each of you has accomplished and this envelope is just the beginning of the bright future ahead of you.”

In addition to matching for their residencies, eight members of the class of 2021 had a different type of match – a “couple’s match.”

Among them are Vivek Medepalli, who matched in emergency medicine, and his fiancée Gabriela “Gabby” Ocampo, who matched in pediatrics, both at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Medepalli and Ocampo met during the first week of medical school where their relationship flourished, initially as best friends.

Among the various Florida institutions where FAU’s class of 2021 placed are the Uni-

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versity of Florida Shands Hospital; Broward Health Medical Center; Orlando Health; Florida State University College of Medicine – Sarasota; Memorial Healthcare System; University of Miami/Jackson Health System; University of Miami Morsani School of Medicine/Holy Cross; and FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine.

The class of 2021 also placed in several top institutions nationally, including Emory University School of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center; University of Chicago Medical Center; University of California, Irvine Medical Center; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside-West; and Baylor College of Medicine-Houston.

In addition, on Match Day, 43 outstanding graduating medical students from diverse backgrounds throughout the nation successfully matched into FAU’s residency programs in internal medicine (24), surgery (six), emergency medicine (six), psychiatry (four) and neurology (three). FAU’s fellowships also welcomed new trainees in cardiovascular disease (two), geriatric medicine (two), and hospice and palliative medicine (one).

The NRMP uses a computer algorithm, developed in 1952 by Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth, to place students in the program that they prefer. Each residency program at a hospital has a fixed number of first-year positions that they can fill each year based on their accreditation. Leading up to the big day, each student lists in order of preference the residency program that he or she seeks to work with and each residency program then ranks its applicants in order of its own preferences.

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Place of Hope Receives $100,000 New Local Business Offers In-Home Donation from Moss Foundation Aging Solution for the Future Place of Hope humbly accepted a donation of $100,000 from Moss, a leading national construction management company.

Moss’ donation will go towards Place o f H o p e ’s Building Hope Annual Fund Leadership Society at The Leighan and David Rinker Campus. This fund has been established to help ensure affordable housing, programs, and services for kids aging out of foster care, homeless youth, single moms with children, and those in Place of Hope’s program who have been impacted by human trafficking.

“We are so thankful to partner with the team at Moss and receive such a generous donation to the homeless and aged out foster youth in our care,” said Charles Bender, Place of Hope Founder and CEO. “Given all that has happened over the past year, it

has become paramount to raise support through this fund as we continue to take in kids who need housing, support, and services in souther n Palm Beach County.”

The Moss Fo u n d a t i o n stated, “Moss has embraced the opportunity to partner with Place of Hope by becoming a Building Hope Leadership Society, Visionary Partner. We pride ourselves in honoring relationships and giving back to organizations who share our common values.”

Place of Hope at The Leighan and David Rinker Campus is dedicated to providing a stable and loving family environment for hurting children and their families. For more information visit www.placeofhoperinker. org or contact Lisa McDulin at lisam@placeofhoperinker.org to become a Building Hope Annual Fund Leadership Society Partner.

Recognizing the growing needs of seniors for in-home care, a new business owned by Susan Witting has opened in Boca Raton serving families in Palm Beach, Martin and Okeechobee County.

While recently opened, Witting’s Home Instead® office is already having an impact on the community by providing quality care for seniors.

According to the United Nations, the global population over the age of 65 is expected to triple to 426 million by the year 2050.

“We are seeing a huge shift when it comes to families making serious decisions about the care of their aging loved ones,” Witting said. “We offer a highly sought-after service, especially as families look for safe and dependable care in light of the current pandemic. Our professional CAREGivers provide personal care including bathing, dressing, meal preparation, errand running and companionship, all while allowing our clients to remain safely in their home with greater independence.”

The office is part of the largest in-home care network in the country.

“Our research shows most seniors would prefer to age in their own home,” said Witting. “And I experienced this with my own father, who was able to stay in his own home with the help of Home Instead.”

Many families call the Boca Raton office each week looking for advice and information as they attempt to navigate through uncharted territory, searching for personal care solutions for their loved ones.

“Most are anxious or concerned because they don’t know where to turn,” Witting said. “Our website has resources which are free for everyone because we are committed to supporting our community. We are here to provide care, and I’m very proud of that.”

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Boyce Woollard Morgan Billingsley Boyce Woollard Morgan Billingsley passed away at her home in Bentonville, Arkansas on Thursday, March 18, 2021.

She was born on October 27, 1931 in Memphis, Tennessee to Mildred Borum and DB Woollard, Jr. The first year of her life was spent in Memphis and then the family moved to West Memphis, Arkansas. When she was five years old, her father, DB Woollard, Jr. drowned while on a fishing trip. Her mother, Mildred Woollard, elected to stay in West Memphis and was appointed Postmistress of the West Memphis Post Office. Mrs. Woollard later married John A. Cooper, Sr and the family remained in West Memphis where Boyce attended and graduated from West Memphis High School. She then attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and graduated in 1955. Her first marriage to Charles Morgan Jr. ended in divorce. Boyce and her son Chuck moved to Cherokee Village, Arkansas where her family had started a small real estate development named Cherokee Village Development

Company. Having received her college degree in Finance, Boyce worked in the business office there to support herself and her son. The family company was later Named the John A Cooper Company and is now known as Cooper Communities, Inc. In 1959, Boyce married George M. Billingsley of Memphis and Cherokee Village. He had served four years in the Navy, returned to the University of Arkansas to finish his degree, and then moved to Cherokee Village and joined the salesforce of the family real estate company. They had two daughters, Boyce Ann and Kelly.

In 1965, the family moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas to help start Bella Vista Village.

They led an active social life and more involved in community service. The Billingsley's supported the Bentonville School System and the Bentonville-Bella Vista Boys and Girls club.

Mrs. Billingsley served on the Bentonville School Board for ten years and served as a Girl Scout Neighborhood Chairman for several years. She was on the Board of Directors of the Mildred Borum Chapel in Bella Vista. She was also a charter member of the Bella Vista First United Methodist Church as well as the Cherokee Village First United Methodist Church. She was supportive of the Arts, serving as Board member on the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Boyce and George were generous supporters of the University of Arkansas, both serving on the campaign for the 21st-century Steering Committee, which achieved the University of Arkansas's first billion dollar funding. Together they received the Arkansas Razorback Foundation Distinguished Service Award and the Chancellors Medal in 2005.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, George Billingsley, and her parents, DB Woollard Jr and Mildred Borum Cooper and her stepfather, John A. Cooper, Sr; also her brother, John A. Cooper, Jr and her sister, Ann Woollard Basore. She is survived by one son, Charles W Morgan III (Chuck) If Boca Raton, Florida and two daughters Boyce Ann Billingsley Of Hudson, New York and Kelly Billingsley Jones (Wade) A Bentonville, Arkansas, and two grandchildren, George Wilfram and Rebecca Wolfram of Hudson, New York and one sister, Rebecca Cooper Whelan of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Her caregivers in her later life who took exceptional care of her, Dario Amini, Linda Soboj, Mary Hanson, and Misty Hooper remain in the families gratitude. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Northwest Arkansas children's shelter, 860 NW. Vaughn Rd., Bentonville, AR 72713.

Arrangements have been interested in the care of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home in Rogers, Arkansas.

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Boca’s Glades Road overpass to sport ‘diverging diamond’ interchange by 2023 By: Dale King A common observation states that diamonds are a girl’s best friend.

But does a new roadway design called a “diverging diamond interchange” have a chance to become the motoring public’s best friend?

That is something that drivers who use Boca Raton’s Glades Road, one of busiest thoroughfares in the city as well as in Palm Beach County, will find out in a couple of years.

The Florida Department of Transportation this month launched a major highway project that will impact Interstate 95, the Clint Moore Road bridge over ‘95 and the Glades Road overpass just west of the intersection with Airport Road and NW 15th Avenue.

“The 95 Express Lanes Phase 3B2 project will extend the existing express lanes [on I-95] north from just south of Glades Road to south of Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach.”

The express lanes, much like those that already exist on highways in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, cuts travel time for through traffic because cars, trucks, buses and other vehicles can use the limited access lanes for speedier long-distance trips.

In preparation for the new express lanes, FDOT has already erected large directional signs on ‘95 showing where and how vehicles can jump into the fast lanes and how much it will cost for the quicker

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trip. Motorists will be charged via Sun Pass or by license plate billing.

Actually, two major construction projects in the works, one of which will overhaul the Glades Road interchange. The Glades Road bridge that carries local traffic over I-95 north and south will be revamped into an unconventional, yet increasingly popular new formation — a “diverging diamond.”

A newly developed traffic idea -- also called a double crossover diamond interchange - provides a safe, traffic light-controlled roadway in which traffic on the nonfreeway road crosses to the opposite lanes on both sides of the bridge at the freeway, says an internet description of the interchange.

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It is unusual, the web notes, in that it requires traffic on the freeway overpass to briefly drive on the opposite side of the road from what motorists customary do.

The diamond-shaped pattern, first used in France around 2000, came to the United States in 2009 with the first diverging diamond interchange in Springfield, Mo. Since then, more than 100 have been created across the country and more are being planned.

Highway designers consider the slightly unorthodox design to be a safer method than the straight-across-the-bridge system.

Among other things, the diamond will make left turns onto ‘95 north and south safer by eliminating long turns and reducing the likelihood that cars may enter the highway in the wrong direction.

FDOT says the traffic realignment will also establish routes from NW 15th Avenue near the Boca High athletic complex and Airport Road by the city’s utility department onto Glades Road and through to ‘95.

One other unorthodox element. Pedestrians will cross the new Glades Road bridge by walking along a sidewalk in the middle, between the eastbound and westbound lanes.

The projects will cost an estimated $148 million. The Glades Road bridge work should be finished by summer 2023, says FDOT. The overall project should be finished by late 2023.

Regarding the new express lanes, the DOT says: “One lane will be added, and the

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane will be converted to create two express lanes in each direction. The number of general use lanes will remain the same.”

“Access to the express lanes will be provided via two designated ingress and egress locations - between Glades Road and Spanish River Boulevard and between Yamato Road and Linton Boulevard.”

FDOT says reconstruction of the Clint Moore Road bridge over I-95 also kicks off this month. “To ensure motorist and pedestrian safety, this bridge will be closed completely during construction. Crews are permitted to work from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. No work will be permitted on Sundays and holidays.”

Emergency access for first responders will be maintained throughout the duration of the closure, says FDOT. “Westbound traffic will be detoured via NW Second Avenue, Yamato Road and Congress Avenue. Eastbound traffic will be detoured via Park of Commerce Boulevard, Congress Avenue, Yamato Road and NW Second Avenue.”

Local neighborhood access will be maintained. Only the approaches and the bridge over ‘95 will be closed.

Reconstruction of the Clint Moore bridge is expected to be completed by summer of 2022.

For more information about the project, those interested can visit the project website, www.d4fdot.com.

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Palm Beach Atlantic University Launches Global Leadership Degree in Spanish Palm Beach Atlantic’s School of Ministry has launched the University’s first degree in the Spanish language.

The Bachelor of Arts in global leadership (Licenciatura en Liderazgo Global), led by Dr. Ryan Gladwin, is an online, interdisciplinary degree that creatively combines organizational leadership, ministry and intercultural studies.?

Dr. Bernie Cueto, vice president for spiritual development, teaches in the global leadership program.Dr. Bernie Cueto, vice president for spiritual development and a Cuban-American, teaches in the program. PBA can offer an excellent education in the heart-language of Spanish speakers thanks to “great leadership and God’s help,” Cueto said.

“This is a historic moment for Palm Beach Atlantic University,” Cueto said. “The essence of a Christian liberal arts education is to interact with all of God’s world from a Christian perspective. Not only are we?teaching?that, but we are?doing?this with our global leadership program.”

PBA opted to offer an interdisciplinary degree, rather than a ministry degree, to best serve the needs of church leaders in both the United States and Latin America. In the Latin American context, leaders that work in ministry need to have an additional vocation to support themselves financially. The global leadership and intercultural studies’ tracks will allow them to find work in the business, non-profit and international development sectors.

Dr. Ryan Gladwin is director of the global leadership program.”Consequently, the desire of this program is to empower individuals to be leaders, not only in the church, but also in the business and non-profit sectors to impact

society at large,” Gladwin said.?

There is a pressing need for an accredited ministry program in the region, Gladwin said.

The global leadership program brings a solution, widening the opportunity for Latin-Americans to receive a quality education in ministry.

Classes began Aug. 25,?with nine students from Florida, Colombia and Ecuador. The University has formed partnerships with?Seminario Bíblico Alianza de Colombia of the Colombian Christian Missionary Alliance, the?Seminario

PBA Welcomes Award-Winning Author for Forum on Gender and Justice The Center for Biblical Leadership will host “Women in Leadership: Gender and Justice” with author and speaker Dr. Mimi Haddad on Tuesday, March 23.

Haddad is founder and president of CBE International.

She will speak from the DeSantis Family Chapel via livestream 6:30 p.m. on the topic “Equal but Different: Men, Women and the Gospel.” Register here for the free Executive Leadership Forum.

Earlier in the day, Haddad will speak to PBA seminary students on “The Dignity and Power of Christ’s New Creation” based on Galatians 3:28. On Wednesday, Haddad will speak with a select group of student leaders on how early evangelicals’ embrace of the teachings of scripture empowered them in the suffrage and abolition movements.

Haddad’s visit coincides with Women’s History Month.

Haddad is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She holds a doctorate in Community

historical theology from the University of Durham, England.

She is an award-winning author, with more than 100 academic and popular articles and blogs. She is an editor and a contributing author of “Global Voices on Biblical Equality: Women and Men Serving Together in the Church.”?Haddad contributed to “ C o m i n g To gether in the 21st Century:?The Bible’s Message in an Age of Diversity,” edited by?Curtiss Paul DeYoung.

She is a founding member and leader of the Evangelicals and Gender Study Group at the Evangelical Theological Society. She was a convener of the Issue Group 24 for the 2004 Lausanne III Committee for World Evangelization.

Haddad has taught for colleges and seminaries around the world. She serves as a gender consultant for World Vision International, World Relief and Beyond Borders. Haddad and her husband Dale live in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.

Biblico Anabautista Hispano? of Mennonite Church USA, and Emmanuel Academies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Naples.

Luis Giovanny Castillo Mindineros, a father of three, is from a rural part of Colombia that is in the middle of armed conflict. As a boy, he traveled to a nearby town for his education, where he eventually became the first person on his mother’s side of the family to begin a collegiate education. At the age of 21, while in college, he put his faith in Christ.

Currently, he serves as director of the south region for the Christian Alliance Church and a member of its national board in Colombia.

“PBA is an opportunity to continue advancing in my studies, and it is a dream come true,” he said. “Thanks to this opportunity, I become the first son of my land to enter an American university, for ministry and work.

What I do is the manifestation of the grace of my savior.”

Diego Fernando Bolivar runs the information technology department of the Colombian CMA and serves as a volunteer pastor in Zarzal Valle, Colombia.

“The global leadership program is a valuable tool that provides me with key knowledge to perform better leadership in both technical and ministerial areas,” Bolivar said. “This program encourages me in growth of character and continuous training in the context where I work.”

The Chatlos Foundation, a private, philanthropic foundation, awarded PBA’s program a $10,000 grant. The University will use the grant to provide student scholarships as it grows partnerships throughout South Florida and Latin America in 2021-22.

Another student, 27-year-old Yuheni Andrea Jimenez Ortega, is a bi-vocational missionary in Colombia with her husband, Michael Marin. PBA represents an answer to their prayers for an opportunity to continue studies that will help them in their service to Jesus, she said.

“Training in global leadership is valuable for its biblical-theological content and the formation of leaders who see the world through the eyes of God,” Jimenez Ortega wrote.

Maritza* is a missionary of the Colombian Christian Alliance Church, with seven years of experience in the field. In addition to various other ministry and missions roles, she is part of a Latin American network that informs, trains and connects the church to the Pashtun people in Central Asia.

“I am very happy to be part of the PBA community and the global leadership program,” she said. “God has allowed us to grow academically and professionally, to understand His will and participate in the extension of His kingdom.” * L a s t n a m e w i t h h e l d t o p r o t e c t i d e n t i t y f o r s e c u r i t y r e a s o n s.

Delray Beach Woman Rescued from Storm Drain By: Kathryn Hubbard A Delray Beach woman was recently rescued from a storm drain told officials that she was trapped for three weeks after swimming in a canal.

The Delray Beach Fire Department responded to a 911 call from a witness nearby saying she heard someone calling for help from the drain. The storm drain that Lyndsey Jane Kennedy was trapped under is east of I-95 on the intersection of West Atlantic and Southwest 11th.

Kenedy told officials that she went swimming in a canal near her apartment complex on Mar. 3, the same day her boyfriend reported her missing. Kennedy told officials that while swimming, she came across a doorway near a shallow part of the canal and found a tunnel. Out of curiosity, Kennedy then entered the tunnel and followed other tunnels, which led to

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Kennedy told police that she walked around the tunnel for nearly three weeks before spotting light and calling for help. Kennedy also mentioned that she found an unopened bottle of ginger ale and drank it.

“We from the police department standpoint find it ver y hard to believe that she spent that amount of time down there. You need food and water, and so some things don’t add up,” said Delray Beach Department spokesman Ted White.

Once the fire department arrived at the scene, officials were able to rescue Kennedy by inserting a ladder down the drain. Once the fire department extracted Kennedy from the drain, she was taken to Delray Beach Medical Center to be treated for dehydration.

Kennedy has since been released from the hospital and is recovering at home.

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SPORTS Women With A Voice In Sports: Lynn University Women’s Basketball Head coach By: Brianna Smith Brianna Smith: How has coaching a team impacted your life?

Julia Huddleson Tucker: “All of the young women I’ve coached have made a huge impact on my life. My goal as a coach is to mentor these young leaders through the game of basketball and help them become stronger, and more confident through the process. However, every year I realize how much I gain from each of them as well. These young women have shared so much of their lives with me that I swell up with joy seeing them succeed during and after college!

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sports and teams all of my life. However, the most inspiring experience for me was being the captain of my college basketball team. The role of leading your peers is not easy, but it was the moment I realized how much I loved inspiring, motivating, and mentoring others. I knew there was nothing else in the world that I wanted to do more than continue to lead and mentor through basketball.”

Brianna Smith: In a society like today’s, women are breaking down countless barriers, even those which some may feel as though women aren’t equipped, what are some challenges you have faced as a woman and how have you handled (it) them?

Julia Huddleson Tucker: “It has been an incredible feeling to witness barriers being broken over and over again by incredible women. Each of these leaders are creating a path for more opportunities for women in the future.

However, I do believe the most glaring challenges women face in sports is still equality. Unfortunately, many people still don’t consider women who coach or play sports as equal counterparts to men who do the same thing. Title IX has helped on all college campuses to enforce gender equity. However, most teams still battle with fan support, community support, and media coverage, and an overall respect for women’s sports.”

In addition, for me personally, I still watch referees and other male coaches approach my male assistant thinking he must be the head coach. These types of situations can be frustrating if you allow them to bother you. However, I choose to use them as fuel to my fire and even more motivation to succeed!

Brianna Smith: Coaching a woman’s team, what are some life skills you try to teach your ladies in life and for the game?

Julia Huddleson Tucker: “We have

a very strong foundation for our culture at Lynn University. The words Spirit, Service, and Strength can be seen in our gym and in each locker room. These three words are very powerful and help lead the way for our daily actions and decisions. It is also very important that each of our athletes understand the order of the words are just as important as the meaning. We teach them that Spirit and Service must come before Strength.

There are a few defining words that help each athlete further understand each facet of our culture. For Spirit we focus on honor, confidence, and loyalty. For Service we focus on being others-minded, having humility, and empathy. Finally, for Strength we focus on excellence, maturity, and respect.”

Brianna Smith: What do you say to people who feel that “girls” should just stick to looking pretty and let the boys handle the “hard labor?”

Julia Huddleson Tucker: “I truly hope no one says this anymore.”

Brianna Smith: What is a piece of advice you would give to a young lady interested in joining a sport but unsure of going about ?

Julia Huddleson Tucker: “Depending on the age and the community the young lady lives in there should be many avenues to choose from to start participating in sports. Your local YMCA, your school, and your neighborhood recreation centers may all have options for you. I would highly encourage all young people to get involved in sports at a young age. The life lessons you gain from competing and being on a team are so valuable and will help instill great character traits like confidence, competitiveness, and humility. Finally, we all know physical health is a key component to overall health. Being involved in sports is a great way to stay physically fit while having fun!”

Owl Fight for a 4-3 Win Over UNF The Florida Atlantic University women’s tennis team (7-4) began their four-match, season-ending, road swing with a rematch versus North Florida (97) in Jacksonville. The two matches were very similar, including court three being the decider; however, this time FAU was the 4-3 victor with senior Natalie Kallmunzerova battling back and taking the third set in tiebreaking fashion to clinch the team win.

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doubles point, but they fought for each other on the court. The energy was supportive, and you can sense how deeply they feel for one another. We lost to UNF just a few weeks ago, so to be able to take the victory back at their home courts feels amazing.”

The Owls will travel to Charlotte, N.C. where FAU will play James Madison on the campus of Charlotte at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 3 at noon. FAU will then face Charlotte on Sunday, April 4 at 10 a.m. Follow the Owls socially @ fauwtennis or visit www.fausports.com.

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Palm Beach State Men’s Basketball Earns Conference Men’s Basketball picks up their first conference win over Miami Dade.

Going into halftime, the team led by 6 points and never trailed from that point forward.

The Panthers received excellent performances from Bakari Simmons and Sophomore Phillip Smith. Simmons led the club with 17 points and Smith finished with 14. Smith had much of the hot shooting down the stretch as he converted on several contested shots when it mattered

most. Khalil Turner earned a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds. 11 of his 14 boards were defensive. David Aphkhazava also joined the three other players with 10 points or more; Aphkhazava contributed 11 ponts whilst running the offense.

PBSC shot over 44% from the floor, which dwarfed Miami Dade’s output. The Panthers seemed to be a bit more careful with their shot selection, which contributed to the higher shooting percentage.

FAU Women’s Tennis Celebrated Senior Day with 6-1 Win Over USF The Florida Atlantic University women’s tennis team (6-4) played their final home match of 2021, defeating in-state rival USF (5-7) on Tuesday, 6-1.

T h e m a t ch c e l ebrated the 2021 seniors and it was a match that saw them shine, including four thyear senior Natalia Bolti n s k a y a ’s match on court No. 1, a come from behind victory, 4-6, 7-6 (12-10), 1-0 (10-5).

The Owls captured the doubles point and then moved into singles play. Radka Buzkova came off court No. 6 with a straight-set win and the team’s first singles point. Martina Kudelova clinched the match on court No. 2 and the rest played out their matches for the 6-1 final.

The Owls bid farewell to se-

niors Boltinskaya, Natalie Kallmunzervoa and Louie McLelland, who played their final home match and will lead the squad in their final four matches, all on the road, as FAU continues to prepare for the 2021 Conference USA Championship to be played April 22-25 in Denton, Texas.

“I’m so proud of our seniors on Senior Day,” said Caroline Wheelen. “The emotions they went through playing their last match at home must have been really intense. We shook up the doubles teams lineup because what we are doing in doubles doesn’t seem to be working.

The new partnerships worked so well. Beating an in-state rival is a testament to the level and training we do on a daily basis.”

Fournand Named C-USA Golfer of Palm Beach State Women’s the Week Basketball Outlasts DME Academy Florida Atlantic University’s Justine Fournand won Conference USA CoGolfer of the Week, the league office announced Thursday. The sophomore from France shared the award with UAB’s Tia Teiniketo.

At this past weekend’s Low Country Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, S.C., Fournand earned medalist honors with a tworound 136 and led FAU (578) to a team victory. The individual win from Fournand was her second at FAU, moving her to fifth in program history.

The 67 Fournand carded in Round 2 of the Low Country Intercollegiate tied her

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career low and is the second-best round in program history. Her -8 36-hole total is the second best of any all-time FAU player, and she claimed the No. 1 slot at the 2019 FAU Pat Bradley Invitational (-9), her first tournament win.

Since her fall 2019 debut, Fournand has appeared in all of FAU’s 12 tournaments and finished as the team’s top finisher in all but her first event. Fournand earned CUSA Freshman of the Year honors for her contributions a season ago.

Fournand and the Owls next appear at the Brickyard Collegiate in Macon, Georgia from April 5-6.

In what was a hard fought and highly contested game, PBSC women’s basketball prevailed 73-68 over hosting DME Academy.

Reagan Hune once again had an excellent game. Hune shot 50% from the field and led the team with 19 points. She also led the team with the most offensive boards -- 5.

Alyssa Herder and Caleese Ramirez each scored 12 points, which was tied for 2nd on the club. Ramirez did most of her damage from beyond the arc as she led her team with three 3-pointers. Herder made

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a team-high 6 free throws.

The Panthers’ bench shot over 50% from the floor. Sade Bass and Una Steinharde combined to hit seven of ten shots and scored 15.

Kaziah Ross led the team with 9 assists.

Three players -- Alyssa Herder, Regan Hune, and Izzy Allen -- had 7 rebounds, which tied for 2nd on the team.

The Panthers are back at it Wednesday as they have a tough conference matchup against nationally ranked Indian River at 5:30 ET.

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