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East /West Boca Raton, FL - April 17 through 30,2010 •Year I •Number 003
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Even without Trump, West Boca High gets ‘fired’ up for ‘Chef’s Apprentice’ competition Happy Birthday Flossy Public input sought on making U.S. 441 ‘more user friendly’ By Staff Writers BOCA RATON – A group of agencies from Broward and Palm Beach counties and the state - including the Palm Beach County Planning Division, Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Florida Department of Transportation, Palm Tran and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council – are
seeking input from the public on how to make State Road 7/U.S. 441 a “more user friendly’ transportation corridor. The creation of a “charrette” - a guide for future uses put together with information from several public meetings – kicks off with a meeting for residents Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olympic Heights High School, See 441, page 05
Story, photos By Dale M. King BOCA RATON - There was J.C. Perrin, a banker, dressed in an apron, pulling up dollops of linguine and placing
them onto a bed of spicy red clam sauce. A similarly aproned Troy McLellan, in reality the president of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, was grilling
a loaf of bread cut in half lengthwise. Tim Snow, the head of a local scholarship foundation, was working on a sauce for cornfilled ravioli.
This wasn’t the boardroom, and Donald Trump was nowhere in sight. This was actually the Culinary Academy kitchen at West Boca See “Apprentice” page09
School District may squelch Boca High conversion plan, says consultant By Staff Writers
Fred Schwartz, chairman of a feasibility comBOCA RATON - If a mittee that has been plan to convert Boca studying the concept. Raton Community High He recently told the FeSchool to a charter deration of Boca Raton school passes muster Homeowners Associawith local officials, pa- tions that “the district is rents and the teachers opposed to it. The disunion, it may be killed trict will probably find by the Palm Beach a reason not to approve County School District. it.” That’s the opinion of But he did say an ap-
peals process exists, and noted that every legitimate charter appeal made to date has been approved. The proposal to turn Boca High and, eventually, all 10 of Boca Raton schools, into charter schools, has met with mixed reaction even within the city limits. Schwartz said teachers
are concerned about things like wages, seniority, tenure and other benefits. The School District is dead set against it because it would funnel all state aid money to each charter school rather than that split it with the district. Even the Federation See School Plan page04
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Traffic light sought by Abrams at fatality scene activated By Dale M. King BOCA RATON – District 4 Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams addressed the crowd April 1 on the day a traffic signal at the scene of a bicycle fatality in West Boca Raton was activated. Abrams joined the crowd when the switch was thrown on the recently installed traffic signal at the intersection of Camino Real and Camino Del Mar Drive. The signal was installed after the death of a local
resident, Timothy Williams, who was struck by a vehicle at this intersection while riding his bicycle there about a year ago. “This tragic death prompted me to request a traffic study with the county’s engineering division,” said Commissioner Abrams. “Upon completion of the study, it was determined that this intersection met the requirements for the installation of the signal.” “I believe the residents of this community will feel safer with the new signal, and
an important step has been taken in hopes of avoiding any future tragedies,” he added. In memory of Timothy Williams, members of his family were also invited to attend the activation. Photo: County Commissioner Steven Abrams is shown with Danielle Williams, widow of Timothy Williams. Photo Credit: Kate Scott
Mr. Deutch goes to Washington - to fill District 19 vacancy By Dale M. King BOCA RATON - Ted Deutch became District 30 state senator in 2006, succeeding former State Sen. Ron Klein, who was term-limited out of office that year, but won the election for U.S. Representative from District 22. After two terms as a state senator, Deutch on Tuesday won the vacant seat of former U.S. Representative Robert Wexler, who quit Congress in January to take a job with a Washington-based think tank. In Tuesday’s election called
by Gov. Charlie Crist to replace Wexler, Deutch, a liberal Democrat, outpolled Republican Ed Lynch by a margin of about 2 to 1. The District 19 winner received about 62 percent of the votes (42,971) to just over 35 percent (24,304) for Lynch. A third candidate, Jim McCormick, who was running without party affiliation, received 1,895 voters or about 2.74 percent. Deutch and Lynch were the top vote getters among Democrats and Republicans who cast ballots in a primary election held in February.
Motorcyclist killed in Boca traffic crash BOCA RATON - The Boca Raton Police Services Department’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash just after 6 p.m. March 31 in the 3400 block of North Dixie Highway. Public Information Officer Sandra Boonenberg said a motorcyclist identified as Phillipe Donnakanian, 45, of Highland Beach, was heading north on Dixie when he apparently lost control of the motorcycle. She said the 2007 Suzuki left the roadway and went
onto the grass swale area on the east side of the road, where it continued to travel north and struck a sign post. The motorcycle then struck an unoccupied parked lawn trailer attached to a 2004 Chevy pickup truck. The motorcyclist was ejected from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead on the scene, said Boonenberg. Investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact Traffic Homicide Investigator Mike Lawlor at (561) 620-6103.
During his first term in state office, Deutch passed two landmark legislative initiatives in state legislature. He received national recognition and testified before Congress for his successful efforts passing the “Protecting Florida’s Investments Act,” which mandated that the retirement funds of Florida workers could not be used to support Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons or aid genocide in Darfur. In 2009, Deutch authored the “Protecting Florida’s Health Act,” a public health initiative intended to reduce youth smoking through an increased surcharge on tobacco products. In the Senate, Deutch also passed legislation improving health care for seniors, promoting public education, and protecting children and the environment. The Bethlehem, Penn., native is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. He was a lawyer with the Boca Raton firm of Broad and Cassel. He lives in Boca Raton with his wife, Jill, his 14 year-old twin daughters, Gabrielle and Serena, and his 11 yearold son, Cole.
Man standing in SUV hits head on parking garage beam BOCA RATON - A man from Jacksonville Beach survived what Boca Raton police called an incident of “horsing around [that] nearly took his life.” According to reports, 26 yearold John Ruger is recovering at Delray Medical Center after being knocked out of the sunroof of a moving SUV in a parking garage on South Federal Highway. The report said Ruger was standing up in an SUV, with his upper body protruding through the sunroof about 2:30 a.m. March 26. That’s when the car, driven by 28-year-old Bret Douglas of Boca Raton returned to the parking garage at 233 South Federal Highway. Police said Ruger, who was in the back seat of Douglas’
2009 BMW SUV, stood up on the center console through the sunroof while the vehicle was still moving. As Ruger turned from the first level of the garage to the second level, the ceiling height drops to just over seven feet, police said. That’s when Ruger’s head came in contact with a cement beam, knocking him out of the SUV. Police said the victim was rushed to Delray Medical Center where he is being treated for serious injuries. The driver of the SUV, Douglas, and another passenger in the car, 27 year old John Preston of Boca Raton, were not injured. The investigation is on going, police said, and charges may be pending.
Boca police probe burglary at Dunkin Donuts on West Palmetto BOCA RATON – Boca Raton police are investigating a burglary discovered just about 5 a.m. April 3 at the Dunkin Donuts at 1215 West Palmetto Park Road. Public Information Officer Sandra Boonenberg said that when officers arrived, they met with the manager who said that when he arrived at work about 4:55 a.m., he found the front door unlocked and the cash register drawer on the floor. An inspection of the business showed that someone had entered through a rear ventilation fan and exited through via the front door. Video surveillance shows a male suspect inside the business behind the counter at about 4:43 a.m., and leaving through the front door at about 4:45 a.m. The suspect, police said, is
in his mid-twenties, with short dark hair, about 5’8” tall, 175 pounds, wearing a dark colored sweater and dark cargo shorts. An unknown type SUV or van was seen leaving the property. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ronald Mello at (561) 6206186 or Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.
Abrams gives board an ear-full about funding corn festival
WEST PALM BEACH - District 4 County Commissioner Steven Abrams led recent opposition to a $24,975 allocation to fund the Sweet Corn Fiesta during a recent meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. “While I am a strong supporter of the agricultural industry in Palm Beach County, these are the tough decisions that the Board has to make in order to deal with the upcoming $100 million deficit without raising taxes,” Abrams said. “The County Commission has already eliminated its own district funding for similar festivals,” Abrams added. The Board agreed to eliminate the allocation from next year’s budget. The 2010 Palm Beach County Sweet Corn Fiesta will be held on April 25. According to its website, it features a corn-eating contest, corn shucking and rides for the kids.
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Thanks for the proclamation
The staff of the Boca Raton Tribune wishes to thank Mayor Susan Whelchel for the proclamation honoring our publication, and the City Council for its continuing support. We are very grateful for your show of recognition.
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After we received the proclamation from the Mayor on Tuesday, April 13th, we went to the Water Color restaurant for the after-party.
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Photos: 1. Aloysio Vasconcelos and Barry Epstein; 2. From left to right - Pedro Heizer, Barry Siegel and Steve Laine; 3. From left to right - Maheli Jardim , Gabriela and Dini Heizer; 4- From left to right - Peterson and Pedro
Proclamation to the Boca Raton High School boys and girls soccer teams
The Boca Raton High School boys and girls socceAr teams competed last February in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). Coach Marcelo Castillo and Assistant Coach Juan Abarca lead their boys team to win the first in the 6A State Championship. On the girls’ team, Coach Rachael Grimes lead the girls into winning second place in FHSAA. They received a proclamation from the Mayor congratulating them on their successful victories. Congratulation Bobcats!
Captain Felipe with Mayor
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State board approves independent medical program at FAU By Dale M. King BOCA RATON - Florida Atlantic University is just one step away from establishing an independent medical education program on its Boca Raton campus. The Florida Board of Governors (BOG), which oversees state universities, unanimously approved the program recently. It still needs the OK from the state legislature. The doctor of medicine degree program was approved by FAU’s Board of Trustees in February as well as by two BOG committees prior to obtaining approval by the BOG’s full board. “Today is an exciting day for Florida Atlantic University,” said John Pritchett, FAU’s interim president. “FAU’s medical education program has a strong foundation and will continue to position itself as a leader in state-of-the art medical education and groundbreaking research.” School officials said the new FAU medical education program will employ a unique continuity medicine curriculum whose characteristics include a smaller, more interactive learning environment; interdisciplinary and community collaboration; patient-centered, self-directed learning; small learning communities; continuity of care, patient safety, and comprehensive, chronic disease ma-
nagement; early introduction of clinical training in multiple community-based hospital and outpatient settings; and a state-of-the-art medical simulation center. In addition to offering the M.D. degree, FAU proposes to offer a dual M.D./ biomedical sciences Ph.D. option in partnership with the Scripps Institute Kellogg School of Science and Technology, which would confer a doctorate degree. FAU estimates that up to one fourth of its M.D. students could take advantage of this option. FAU’s medical education program will be housed at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science on the Boca Raton campus. Student and residency training will be made available throughout hospitals in Palm Beach and Broward counties. The target date for the inaugural class to begin is fall 2011, with total enrollment of the program reaching 246 students by 2014. The new effort required the dismantling of a previous plan that involved the University of Miami and was intended to involve Boca Raton Community Hospital. FAU originally inked an agreement with UM in 2004 to allow students to attend medical education classes at FAU for the first two years of their training, and finish
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could not reach consensus on whether to support the plan, which has already gotten the OK
from a School Advisory Committee and the City Council. Schwartz explained that the School District “has been telling teachers to worry about salaries and pensions, health benefits and seniority.” The consultant said he recently had breakfast with Schools Superintendent Dr. Art Johnson. “I asked him if he would support it and he said no,” said Schwartz. “He said if all the schools in Boca convert, the district would lose $25 million in administration money. He said it could cause a domino effect.”
the final two years at the UM campus in Miami. In February 2006, Boca Raton Community Hospital came on board with plans to build a medical center on the FAU campus - one that would replace its current facility on Meadows Road and allow the Boca-based university to offer a four-year medical program. After graduation, FAU students would have interned at BRCH. The so-called “tri-partite affiliation agreement” fell apart after Boca Hospital ran into financial problems and, as a result, pulled out. After that, said Pritchett, the FAU administration began examining alternative strategies to continue the medical education program. Earlier this year, it terminated the affiliation with UM. He said the decision by FAU to seek approval from the state legislature and the State Board of Governors to continue the MD program independently was one of
three options on the table. Pritchett said the university also considered extending its pact with UM or affiliating with another med school. What tipped the scale, he said, was an agreement reached with Scripps Research Institute “to partner with FAU on a joint degree program that would offer students an MD from FAU and a Ph.D. from Scripps.” Termination of the agreement with UM was needed to launch the program with Scripps, which is located on FAU’s campus in Jupiter. FAU says it can offer the new program with no new money from the state, using tuition and $12 million in state funding it already receives for its UM partnership. Pritchett also said the new program “will be operated without the need for any additional legislative appropriations.”
Schwartz said the schools chief “is trying to use money and power to stop it.” He also said the Classroom Teachers Association also fears the impact of switching to charter schools. But he emphasized said teachers will not lose seniority, pensions or health insurance. In fact, he added, teacher salaries should rise, but they cannot be reduced. The conversion of Boca High would be more of a fiscal and administrative change than one affecting the physical plant. Charter schools are financed by taxpayers, but are free from most district
oversight. He said the school would operate under the jurisdiction of a volunteer, appointed committee. Teachers and educational staff would decide what and how to teach rather than have it imposed by the district. Schwartz said the SAC has decided to draft a preliminary application to convert the educational center into a charter school. A 501c3 nonprofit has already been created, Schwartz said. “That will be the entity that the SAC will utilize for the charter conversion.” It must be approved by a
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simple majority of teachers and the union before it goes to the district for its vote. He said Boca’s School Board representative, Frank Barbieri, endorses the proposal, but apparently some other members don’t. Parents of Boca students began moving in the direction of a charter conversion months ago after an abortive attempt by the School District to impose what they called “one size fits all” educational initiatives on Boca’s A-rated schools. The mandates would have included the removal of traditional one-teacher classrooms and imposition of new homework rules in elementary schools. In reaction to the rancor, the Council established a committee to study the possibility of charter school conversions and see if they would make sense from education and financial points of view. Even though the district dumped its plans for new educational initiatives back in January, Boca officials have moved ahead with the charter plan. Among others backing the proposal are Mayor Susan Whelchel, House Majority Leader Adam Hasner and Boca High Principal Geoff McKee. Photos: 1 - Fred Schwartz, chairman of a feasibility committee that has been studying the concept of converting Boca Raton High School to a charter school, addresses members of the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Association. 2 - Members of the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Association listen intently to a talk about converting Boca Raton High School to a charter school.
Boca 911 dispatchers honored during Telecommunications Week
BOCA RATON - The 27 911 dispatchers who work for the city of Boca Raton were recently honored as part of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. In 2009, the telecommunicators at the Boca Raton Police Services Department answered more than 168,000 calls for police and fire. They also dispatch and coordinate the city’s police officers and fire/rescue services. Each year, the second full week of April is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. It is dedicated to recognizing the men and women who are the critical link between the public and first responders. Telecommunicators help deliver babies, give CPR instructions, direct field units and provide a calm voice in the midst of chaos, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
National Public Safety Telecommunications Week was conceived by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Office in 1981 and was observed only at that agency for three years. Members of the Virginia and North Carolina chapters of the Association of PublicSafety Communications Officials (APCO) became involved in the mid-1980s. By the early 1990s, the national APCO organization convinced Congress of the need for a formal proclamation. Rep. Edward J. Markey (DMass.) introduced a resolution to create “National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.”
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BOCA RATON - Mistakes happen, but leaders persevere to lead their employees through the challenging times, Steve Odland, Chairman and CEO of Boca Raton-based Office Depot Inc. told area leaders at a recent Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce (GBRCC) Trustee Luncheon. In front of more than 80 local business representatives, Odland presented his insights into the economy and the skills and adaptations that strong leaders need to succeed. “To have Mr. Odland in our community, a leader who dines with the President of the United States, a leader that has a direct line to other
world business leaders such as Jamie Dimon, and a leader that will share his insights, experiences, and the resources of Office Depot with the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce is truly a blessing,” said J.C. Perrin of JPMorgan Chase. The Trustee Membership Program was founded in 1999 to bring together senior-le-vel executives whose ca-ring and commitment to the community is the foundation for the Chamber’s continued growth. More than 140 businesses are involved in the program, including companies such as Jarden Consu-mer Solutions, JM Family Enterprises, NCCI Inc., Office Depot Foundation, Town Center at Boca Raton, and Wachovia Corporation. “It was a special opportunity to hear from the chairman and CEO of our very own Fortune 200 company,” said GBRCC President/CEO Troy M. McLellan. “The Chamber is grateful to have such a strong business and community partner with its global headquarters right here in Boca Raton.” Odland provided insights into how the global business world is interconnected - from office supplies to the housing market - showing
how business affects every part of each community all over the world. One of the keys to surviving the tough times, he said, is to gather the troops, focus on the company’s core values and enhance customer service for each and every encounter. “Steve Odland’s comments regarding the value of having all employees focused on a common vision and all operating under the same set of organizational values resonated particularly well with me personally and with many others in the room,” said Cheryl Budd, chief communications officer for NCCI Holdings. “As he noted, tough economic times can create uncertainty on many different levels with employees. Having everyone work toward a common goal and base their actions and decisions on a common foundation of values fosters trust, enhances morale, and ultimately delivers value to customers.” Photos: 1: From left are Steve Klingel, president and CEO of NCCI Holdings, Inc.; Cheryl Budd, chief communications officer of NCCI Holdings, Inc. and Dr. Peter Gallo of St. Andrew’s School 2: Steve Odland, chairman and CEO of Office Depot, Inc. addresses local business leaders at a recent GBRCC Trustee Luncheon 3: Troy M. McLellan, president and CEO of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, left, with Steve Odland, chairman and CEO of Office Depot, Inc. Photo Credit: Audra Hodges
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FAU partners with FSMES to establish Middle East Institute BOCA RATON - Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters recently announced that it will partner with The Florida Society for Middle East Studies (FSMES) to launch a fundraising initiative for the establishment of a Middle East Institute at FAU. “FAU has long been committed to Middle East studies in both teaching and research,” said Manjunath Pendakur, dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. “With the creation of the Middle East Institute, FAU will be able to expand its research and cultural activities related to this complex region.” “Working with FSMES, we
will strive to promote an understanding among the next generation of national leaders and the public at large about the peoples, languages, cultures and religions of the Middle East.” The Institute, which will be the only one of its kind in Florida, will be the focal point of academic and cultural programs about the Middle East, and will involve FAU faculty, students and visiting scholars. It will draw on the research and teachings of faculty across the university who share an interest in the Middle East as a region of study, including faculty from the colleges of Arts and Letters, Science, Business and Education. Although not degree-gran-
ting at its inception, the institute will fulfill a role in the education of the state’s students and citizenry. Fellowships will be offered to assist master’s and doctoral-level students There also will be a public outreach program to work with schools and colleges, community and religious groups, and the general public to raise awareness and an understanding of issues in the Middle East. In addition to presentations by FSMES, there will be public lectures, seminars, film series, workshops and conferences on a wide range of topics dedicated to Middle East issues. Read the complete story online.
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20101 Lyons Road in West Boca Raton. “This is a 7-day event for citizens sponsored by several agencies,” said Michael Busha, executive director of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. He said the goal is to make the State Road 7/U.S. 441 corridor “more transit friendly.” He said the plan may include consideration of public transportation, but he told residents that “you will not lose your car.” The study, when done, will also contain information on how to make the north-south artery “a little more friendly to pedestrians,” he said. Busha said residents have also complained that the shopping plazas along U.S. 441 should have connector roads so they don’t have to
go back out onto the main road to get from one to another. The study came about, he said, after extensions of several roads from Broward to Palm Beach County - such as Coral Ridge Drive and University Drive - were rejected. The 441 study “is an effort to mitigate” the clo-sing off those roads before they reach Palm Beach County. For years, residents have complained about an anticipated glut of traffic into Palm Beach County if those roads were extended. Busha encouraged all residents to attend. “We are looking for their input. We want to know what’s bothering them. It doesn’t have to be a big concern.” The charrette, part of
what officials call a “mobility study,” will look into the section of U.S. 441 from the Broward County line to the area just north of Glades Road west of Boca Raton. The data will help planners, engineers and architects develop strategies to transform 441 into a more livable, desirable and transit-supportive corridor. Planners will look at land uses, alternative modes of transportation, public transit, accessibility, and mobility to achieve these objectives. Busha said the charrette consists of three parts. The first is a public design workshop Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the cafeteria of Olympic Heights High School. This will be followed by five consecutive days of informal “drop in” sessions Sunday, April 18 through Thursday, April 22. The public is welcome to stop by Sandalfoot Plaza anytime from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to ask questions and offer opinions and preferences for the area of study. The address is 23072 Sandalfoot Plaza Drive, Boca Raton. Read the complete story online.
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The Boca Raton Tribune COMMUNITY NEWS East/West Boca Raton, FL FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK Mitzi Gaynor to ‘razzle dazzle’ audience at Wold Performing Should Boca Raton High Arts kickoff at Lynn University become a charter school? By Susan Whelchel
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BOCA RATON - Ground was broken in November 2008, a dedication was held March 26 of this year, and now the $15 million Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center of Lynn University opens to the public for its first show, “Razzle Dazzle: My Life behind the Sequins,” starring Mitzi Gaynor. “I’m so honored to be asked to open a new theater,” remarked Gaynor by telephone from California. ‘I love Florida so much. I always love returning. This time it will be extra special.” Shows will be held April 17 at 7:30 p.m. and April 18 at 4 p.m. at the theater on the Lynn campus on Military Trail in Boca Raton.
Technically Gaynor is the second theater, concert and movie star to perform at the Wold Center. Bernadette Pe-
ters entertained March 26 at a private party hosted by philanthropist Elaine Wold. “Performing arts can change young people’s lives for the better,” said Peters from New York. “Performing arts
enrich the mind and train the body. To be part of the dedication of a new theater, especially in these challenging economic times, is a privilege.” Both Bernadette Peters and Mitzi Gaynor have been performing since childhood, and so both know how theater and music can enrich lives, and if one is lucky, become a career. Mitzi began as a child ballerina and then chorus dancer. She broke into films at age 19. Notable roles include “There’s No Business Like Show Business” (1954), “Les Girls,” and her biggest film role of all: Nellie Forbush in the film version of “South Pacific” (1958), directed by Broadway and Hollywood legend Josh Logan.
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By: Mayor Susan Whelchel BOCA RATON - In the City of Boca Raton, as in all of Palm Beach County, we have very high standards and expectations in regard to our quality of life. Everyone knows that each individual school, city, or district has unique characteristics, needs, and concerns in educating their students. In terms of educational excellence, our local public schools should address all the basic educational and physical needs of all students and create a learning environment that will allow them to excel beyond the standard structure of education. One very important concern recently raised in our community is whether our public school students are receiving the absolute best available education even though
our public schools are rated accountable to local sponvery highly by customary soring school district, but exempt from many Florida educational district and state stastandards. tutes. In Boca Raton, maUnder Florida law, a ny teachers, students, charter school can be parents, and citizens created to enhance ehave expressed inteducational choices rest in existing schools being converted to Susan Whelchel for parents and stu dents, to promote incharter schools to Mayor help enhance the quality of novation, to improve achieveeducation and academic re- ment, and to create and sources being delivered to enhance professional opour children. The Boca Ra- portunities for teachers, inton High School Advisory cluding the ownership of Committee is now explo- the learning program at the ring whether a conversion of school site. The SDPBC the school to a Conversion is the sponsor of 33 charCharter School, operating ter schools as of July 2009 within the School District h t t p : / / w w w. p a l m b e a c h of Palm Beach County (SD- schools.org/charter/. PBC), would provide the fle- The purpose of changing xibility to educate each child Boca Raton High School into a Charter School would to their fullest potential. What is a Charter School? be to allow local Boca Raton A Charter School is an independent public school that Read the complete is fiscally and academically story online
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have a special feeling about West Boca Raton Community High School. I used to think it was because I was invited to the grand opening of the massive facility several years ago. But it’s deeper than that. It has to do with the four academies there that give students a leg up on others in certain career areas. The academies reminded me of the similar system that was created at my own high school in Massachusetts unfortunately after I graduated. To my knowledge, my alma mater, Attleboro High School, now known as Attleboro Comprehensive High School, is the only one in the state that offers 12 vocational training units in addition to academic studies. I saw how well that system worked up north where it has been in place a good 25 years or more. The recent Culinary Apprentice competition brought back memories of the Culinary Arts program at my old high school, and how many of the students who trained there went on to win awards and to land jobs in gourmet eating places. In West Boca, as in Attleboro, students don’t just
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learn a trade. They get a full academic education as well. But in West Boca, there’s an advisory board that brings civic leaders on board to work with the kids. It’s a public-private partnership that works very well. I know Schools Superintendent Dr. Art Johnson is a big fan of academies. It’s a system I feel should be adopted at every school to give each student the opportunity for a truly well-rounded education.
False Alarm I was doing a little Googling the other day when I stumbled on a news item that had an apparent connection to Boca Raton. The story said plans to build a 3-story, 60 room hotel were angering a group of Boca Raton residents. Well, that’s certainly a Bocastyle story. Remember the opposition to the rebuilding of the Boca Raton Beach Club? But I noticed the article was in a newspaper serving the Galveston, Texas, area. I was curious why Texans would be concerned about an issue in Boca Raton. Well, apparently, this hotel is being proposed near a development in Texas called
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Boca Raton. The article even quoted the secretary of the Boca Raton subdivision homeowners association, who said it was wrong to put a commercial use near homes. (That also is a Boca Raton argument). Residents of Boca Raton, Texas, along with neighboring San Joaquin, Keystone, Falcon Ridge and Sunmeadow developments all oppose the hotel because they think it will decrease their property values and increase criminal activity. Well, Boca Raton (Florida) has plenty on its plate without dealing with a hotel issue. That’s one thing to scratch off the to-do list. Law and Order I didn’t realize that CQ Magazine was involved in tallying crime statistics. But the gentlemen’s clothing publication has just listed its ratings of state crime rankings. And Florida, unfortunately, is listed as No. 6. It falls in line behind Nevada, which is first; New Mexico, Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee. CQ Press has apparently been doing this survey for 20 years, comparing state totals against the national average for six crimes: murder, rape,
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robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. Sixth place may seem a little cruel, considering that Boca Raton, at least, has taken the lead in community policing since Dan Alexander took over as police chief several years ago. And the VIPER program, with its neighborhood outreach and crime website, has helped keep the lines of communication open. Poor Nevada, though. It has the dubious honor of topping CQ’s list of most dangerous states for the seventh year in a row. (Maybe the movie “Casino” really was “fact-based,” as the DVD jacket says.) In this year’s ranking, Delaware saw the biggest increase in crime - falling 10 places from the 17th most dangerous state last year to the 7th most dangerous this year. Other states that have become more dangerous include Rhode Island (it fell nine places in the rankings) and Connecticut (now six places lower). The states that saw the biggest improvements over the past year include Michigan and Alaska. Each rose seven spots in the rankings.
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Everything you do, do with love. Thank you! A little m o r e than a year ago, the mayor and the city council of Boca Raton made a Proclamation that January 13 was Douglas Heizer Day in Boca Raton. For me this was a huge honor to have my work in the community, though Rotary, Boy Scouts, and church being recognized. Everything I do, I do with passion, with love and I never look for awards. This year again, the mayor and the city council gave us, at The Boca Raton Tribune,
a proclamation. It was such an honor. Like the first time, I didn’t do anything different than I’ve always been doing, I do my job with the passion of serving others. This award brought to us at Boca Tribune more responsibility than ever. We need to serve our community even better. Getting Real. I can’t do this myself. This award belongs for our whole team, beginning with our managing Editor, Dale King with his huge dedication and love for our city, he has helped me to build this paper and Pedro, my oldest son, who is by Dale’s and my side for everything. All the other team members, without ex-
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final meeting of the school year for the Community Academy Advisory Board (CAAB), is a group of local business, industry and education leaders whose mission is to offer its experience, expertise and resources to prepare Academy students to succeed in a global economy. The first “Chef’s Apprentice” competition featured
with Greg Taylor and Fran Bannor. They told me about the renovation project, and about other projects. Again, we are working together on a couple of exciting projects. One of them is to help the needy people in our community. • Washington Olivetto, (Google him)! He is one of most awarded publicist in the world. He owns one of the most prestigious advertising agencies in the world, He has two productions that are in the list of the 100 best commercials in the world. We had breakfast together this week in Fort Lauderdale as part of a Focus on Brazil. Unnecessary to say, good projects are coming to Boca
Raton. Our team keeps growing: Priscila Rodrigues who began with us as a Sales Rep, has been promoted to Marketing Assistant. Her first task was a successful reception at the Water Color after the proclamation at the City Hall. You can’t wait to see what we have in mind….. New sections, new columns will come in our next edition… We need your help!! We still need your support to place ads in our paper. Advertising is our life blood. We need your support. People who placed ads are getting results; this is a very good sign. Right ads + right media = best result.
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10 Culinary Teams, each made up of a CAAB member and one Culinary Arts Academy student. The Culinary Arts Academy has been designated a “Model” Academy by the National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC). For half an hour, the kitchen was filled with aromas ranging from fresh bread to delectable chocolate chip cookies. Each CAAB member was to prepare their favorite appetizer/salad, main entrée or dessert with the assistance of a Culinary Arts student: In the end, a team of judges selected the following winners: First place, Tim Snow, George Snow Scholarship Fund and Helcio Abreu, who ma-
Raton High School, where student “apprentices” were recently partnered with civic leaders and teachers to concoct a variety of delicacies as part of the “Chef’s Apprentice” competition. The idea, said Academy Coordinator Susan Bantang, was to “showcase the advisory board and student chefs.” The event took place at the
Paper Boxes: Yes! We now have our own paper boxes. Look where you can get your paper 24/7 in our map online. Also we are working in getting our inside racks placed in different locations. If you want our rack in your business, please let us know using the same e-mail. On The Road: • Dale and I had lunch with Peter Foley and Daniel Schwimmer from Merrill Lynch. An exciting project could happen with their partnership. • Eating at Water Colors restaurant is always amazing but when I have lunch with “the boss” I think it becomes unimaginable! I had lunch
de white corn ravioli. Second place: Troy McLellan, Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce and Jeremy Salamon who created an updated grilled cheese sandwich. Third place, Joe Pores of Call4Health and Carlla Sabino, who created Alexia’s Chicken. The judging was intense as TV cameras roamed around and the panel dug into the goodies, flipped pages on clipboards to keep track of points. Also taking part in the competition were: J.C. Perrin, vice president, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank; Barbara Weiss, director of Community Relations, Johnson & Wales University; Brenda Coto, mana-ging director of Tech-
nology & Innovation, FAU College of Engineering & Computer Science; Craig Heiser, vice president, Whiting-Turner Construction; Tom Hellyer, instructor, WBRHS Draf-ting & Design Academy; Greg Rawling, instructor, WBRHS Medical Scien-ces Academy and Gracelyn Stuart-Tuggle, accounting instructor, Palm Beach State College. And all the spectators got a prize at the end. They got to eat what the judges didn’t consume.
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FAITH
DIVORCE FLORIDA STYLE
The light that exposes a hypocrite
Railroad widow should take the next train to annulment
By E. Truman Herring
Matthew 5:16: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Last week our church earthquake in Haiti. received a call regarIt did not take an ding a small fanatiearthquake for the cal group in Topeka, Florida Baptist ConKansas that is often vention, of which our reported for their church is a part of, to hate protests at furespond to the sufnerals. Because this fering and needs of small fanatical group Pr. E.Truman Haiti. We have been call themselves a church and there for the past 15 years Baptist at that, it is very easy helping and serving people. for the reader or listener to We already had a network of assume all Christians, chur- friends and churches that we ches and Baptists are simi- have worked with to minister lar. I assure you, there are the love of God to the people over 40 million Baptists who of Haiti. When the earthquake are nothing like that and to- hit our leadership was mobitally disassociate themselves lizing relief within hours. from such aberrant behavior. The following is a report of While their portrayal of this what Florida Baptists have group may be accurate, is it done in Haiti in the past six possible that your view of all weeks: Food shipped: Rice Christians, churches, Baptists 80 tons, black beans 250,000 (police, lawyers, doctors, etc.) pounds, pasta 4,741 pounds, can be formed from a single meals 680,933. We also had atypical example? medical teams; 21 with 17,000 Jesus taught that the kingdom medications ministered and of God would be like a farmer 19,576 patients seen. Our who planted good seed in his ministry efforts were: 2,745 field, but at night an enemy volunteer days served and came into his field and plant- 21,643 ministry contacts made. ed tares (a plant that looks Our church had a musilike wheat, but does not bear cal benefit concert for Haiti good fruit) among the wheat. and we sent the offering to When the wheat began to the Florida Baptist relief efgrow, the farmer was shocked fort knowing that every dollar to find that tares were also gro- would be maximized for the wing among the wheat. What relief effort. All of our seveshould the farmer do? Jesus ral thousand Florida Baptist gave the answer that they churches were given a food would both grow together packing list to collect food until the end of time. When that would feed a family in Jesus returns, God will sepa- need for a week. rate the tares from the wheat. Our history has been when (Matthew 13:24-30) disaster strikes, Florida BapHow do you recognize the tists are some of the first redifference between a tare sponders to help. I have seen (hypocrite) and the wheat firsthand the love of God pre(one that bears good fruit)? sent to give hope in despair A hypocrite only has “Words from Hurricane Andrew to about God” but a true Chris- the present. tian has “Good works for When Hurricane Wilma hit God to men.” Jesus also our community a few years taught that that there would ago, one day later a selfbe false prophets who would contained 18-wheeler Baptist be wolves in sheep’s clo- Disaster unit, pulled into our thing. Again you would re- church parking lot to begin cognize them by their fruit or ministering to our commuworks. (Matthew 17:15-22) I nity that would be without wish the name “Christian” or electricity for days. Our chur“Baptist” was not associated ch partnered with a Bapwith the cult in Westboro or tist Disaster Team, the Red with us. Cross and about 100 volunIn contrast, a few weeks teers from our church to feed ago there was a devastating around 6,000 meals a day for
Mike Gora
Question: I was married to for forty years and then dimy real husband Earl for vorced. We dated for two 45 years. He had years. We became worked for the Ca“very friendly.” nadian Railroad Then we got marCorporation his ried, ceremony, whole life. Earl friends and all. It was a wonderseemed like as soon ful man, most all as we got married of the time, and a he changed. He was great father for our no longer so sociaMike Gora girls, who still live in Mon- ble, friendly to me or loving. treal. He finally retired. He Now he does nothing but go had earned a pension, which to the Seminole Casino off continued to pay me his full Sample Road to play poker, salary after his death. The or sit around and drink beer catch was that the pension and watch the big screen TV would stop if I remarried. his son and daughter bought As the saying goes, “there is him for his 80th birthday. no fool like an old fool.” A Before we married, he could friend of mine in Palm Aire not keep his hands off me, fixed me up with a very nice man, who had been married
now we don’t even sleep in the same room. I cook and clean for him. I’d have been better off if I would have rented a room from him, or moved in as a paid housekeeper. After six months of marriage, I’m thinking divorce. Yesterday he mentioned divorce. From what I have read in your column, I know that we have not been married long enough to get alimony. Is there any way for me to get my Canadian Railroad Pension back, so I would have money to live on? Answer: Maybe. Call the office of the administrator of the Canadian Railroad
pension and ask whether an annulment of the marriage would restore your pension payments. Marriages can be declared void, if either of you failed to be lawfully divorced from a prior spouse. So check the court records where he lived at the time of his claimed divorce.
Michael H. Gora has been certified by The Board of Legal Specialization and Education of The Florida Bar as a specialist in matrimonial law, and is a partner with Shapiro Blasi Wasserman and Gora P.A. in Boca Raton. Read the complete story online
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over a week. Do not let the evil works of one hypocrite silence the good works of thousands of Christians not focused on by the media. Counterfeits exist because the genuine have real value. Keep your light bright because someone in darkness needs hope. Expecting God’s Best Pastor Truman Herring Senior Pastor Boca Glades Baptist Church
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The Boca Raton Tribune COLUMNISTS East/West Boca Raton, FL POSITIVE LIVING
Senior Life
By Dr. Synesio Lyra
Don’t Fear Taking Risks! It is good to be adventurous, account which I’ve never boldly attempting new feats, forgotten. It was a cute story exploring uncharted territo- about a little girl on a leiry, venturing into places and sure walk with her father. situations you haven‘t seen At one point, she noticed before. Taking risks leads some pretty flowers growing anyone to an exhilarating at the edge of the road, and she decided to pick life! Don’t fear it! some up and take to Even a turtle won’t her mother. A maget anywhere unjor obstacle, howless it sticks its ever, was that those neck out! And so flowers were growmust you! ing on a dangerous Yet, it is absolutely incline; she could necessary that you remain subservient Dr. Synesio Lyra easily fall into the to God, His laws, and His precipice, if she tried it all specific guidelines; it’s im- alone. Even so, her father perative to observe all divine gave his consent to pluck the prescriptions! Be bold in flowers on condition that he all you attempt, but always would hold her tightly by her within sound parameters! other hand. Moreover, every step you Our existence in the world take, and every move you affords us the liberty to fulmake, must be achieved with fill many things in life. Yet, not completely as we please; positive goals! As a youngster I read a true their true value is conferred
only by the integrity of each action and the way other lives can benefit from them! Therefore, be bold in all you attempt! Never fear taking risks if you are persuaded of the soundness of that new venture. Wherever you are is a legitimate starting point for something new and exciting in your life. Wherever you are you can find access to the road you must take to go where you need to arrive! Wisdom, ancient and new, may point the way you must follow, and show the things you are expected to do. In such case, you can safely proceed to the place of greatness and of genuine fulfillment, knowing that such is the only direction God wishes you to traverse. Your attitude should be one of positive expectancy amidst whatever barriers you
may encounter along your earthly pilgrimage. If you just look down and around, you may see signs that would keep you from moving. But if you look up, to the brighter side, you shall have greater confidence to move on. The obstacles are not ignored, but neither are they allowed to become a justified impediment in your journey. Therefore, don’t fear taking risks! Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Florida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after conference speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having received his education in four of them. When he resided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.
ASK DR MAN
By Dr. Daniel Man
Damage to ear lobes caused by heavy earrings can be fixed Dear Dr. Man. I’m a 63-yearold woman from Boca Raton. I’ve worn heavy earrings my entire life and now I’m paying for it. One of my earlobes is completely torn through and the other one is just about torn. Now I can’t wear earrings at all. Worse yet, every-one always asks me what is wrong with my ears. Can this be fixed? Can I wear earrings again one day?
also add significant weight or trauma, causing the tissue in your earlobe to pull with enough pressure over time. A tear in the lobe or margin can leave a notch in an otherwise smooth, continuous edge. Large or heavy items will gradually elongate the hole and eventually tear through the lobe. This defect in one’s ear is usually very visible and difficult to cover up. Most ear holes gradually enlarge over Answer: The con- Dr. Daniel Man time. This is relativedition that you are expe- ly normal for someone with riencing is not uncommon; pierced ears. The final tear and there is surgery to help is usually just through a tiny repair the damage to your piece of tissue at the botear lobes. Ear reconstruction tom of the lobe. If only the can involve the entire ear or bottom is actually torn, immediate repair will not take only a part - the lobe. Otoplasty is a general term care of the skin-covered slot. for ear reshaping. Ear lobe However, if the tear starts reconstruction is much less from a tiny pierced hole, iminvolved than other forms of mediate repair is an option. Otherwise, reconstruction ear reshaping. While earrings can add to a should be delayed until after woman’s beauty, they can the wound has healed and
tissues are not inflamed. Depending on the deformity, reconstruction can take different forms. In all methods, the skin lining the slot is removed, creating a raw edge to rebuild. Depending on the type of tear or the amount of damage in your ear, your plastic surgeon can use different techniques for surgery. When you meet with your board certified plastic surgeon, be sure to discuss the technique he or she plans to use for your surgery. During most of these surgeries, local anesthetic is used to numb the earlobe. After surgery, most patients do not need anything stronger than an over-the-counter pain medication. It is important to care for your earlobes after surgery. You should wash your wound with soap and water three times a day. Your doctor will prescribe you an antibiotic ointment that should be applied as well. You may experience some drain-
age from the wound after surgery. Sutures are usually removed by your surgeon within about seven days. You should hold off wearing earrings for at least six weeks after surgery in order to give your earlobes time to heal properly. When you do resume wearing earrings, you should wear small, light earrings for at least two months after surgery. If your holes have been closed and you would like new holes pierced, I generally recommend waiting about six months after surgery. Dr. Daniel Man is a boardcertified plastic surgeon who has dedicated his life’s work to helping people look younger and improve their appearance through cosmetic surgery. He is a noted author, artist, inventor and educator. Dr. Man has been featured on major television networks as well as national and local magazines and newspapers for his work as both a plastic surgeon and an artist. Dr. Man has a private practice in Boca Raton.
Chris Cattagio
Are You in the Sandwich Generation?
If you were born between Add to that, economic uncer1945 and 1975 you are prob- tainty, and the many diverse elements in our ably, among the 20 changing society, million plus Ameriand those “Golden cans, who are in Years” look a little some way involved tarnished. with elder care. If you’re already The “Sandwich Gein your sixties, or neration” describes nearly, and feelthose who are sandwiched between the Chris Cattagio ing the financial responsibilities of caring for squeeze of the sandwich their own children, while generation, there are still also caring for one or more a few things you can do to aging parents, or other elder- lower your stress level and increase your peace of mind. ly family members. For many in the boomer gen- You might consider workeration, the mentality was ing a little longer, trimming retire early, send the kids off your expenses, and urging to college, and, finally, have your kids to explore every the chance to travel and en- option for college financial joy life. Instead, the demo- aid-especially merit grants graphic reality, is that many or scholarships that neither baby boomers are becoming of you will have to repay afSeniors and Sandwich Gen- ter they graduate. erationers at the same time. If you’re in your forties or Americans are living longer, fifties, chances are you have and people are starting their more time to plan and make families later. One out of ev- preparations before you find ery eight Americans, ages 40 yourself caught in the sandto 60, is raising a child and wich generation. Regardcaring for a parent at home. less of your age, however, On top of that, seven to 10 here are a few steps you can million Americans are caring take that may help you manfor their aging parents from age the needs of your aging a long distance away. It’s parents and adult children not easy to become elderly without getting squeezed by or a parent to your parent(s). sandwich generation probAfter all, our society “says” lems: adults should be able to take •Preserve Your Assets-Don’t care of themselves. But, as be a sandwich generation more live well into their 80s martyr by using your retireand 90s and families are dis- ment savings to pay for your persed across the country, children’s college education everyone is going to be in- or your parents’ long-term volved somehow, some way, care. Your kids can take out student loans if necessary, in elder care. and you should use your parThe statistics say it all: 44% of Americans between ents’ own assets to finance the ages of 45 and 55 have their care for as long as pos2 living parents and at least sible. •Plan Ahead- Keep the sandone child under 21. 2/3 of primary caregivers are wich generation trend in women with 64% of care- mind when you’re projectgivers employed full-time or ing what kind of income you’ll need in retirement. part-time. The average caregiver is age 46, female, married and Christine Catoggio, owner, working outside the home has found more and more of her clients requests are for asearning an annual income of sistance and guidance manag$35,000 per year. ing the increasing medical and 17% of family caregivers are non-medical responsibilities of providing 40 hours of care a aging at home. More frequent, week or more. also, are the calls from longNearly 66% of Americans distance caregivers, concerned under the age of 60, expect about their parents well being. to have eldercare responsiRead the complete bilities in the next 10 years. story online
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Life & Arts The Boca Raton Tribune AS SEEN BY FEEN Diane Feen
Celebrating the greatness of our lives in different fashions By Diane Feen
BOCA RATON - We all worship a similar deity. For some of us, it’s an upscale steakhouse, for others a chance to volunteer for a good cause and still others enjoy an opportunity to embrace their spiritual roots The great thing about a democracy (in a hedonistic climate) is that we get to worship the greatness of our lives in a different fashion. Luckily, we are not the sum total of our parts, but the volume of what experiences we behold For Boca Raton residences, it has been an interesting time. We started off the month with cultural great-
ness at Mizner Park. The concerts and literary events brought an air of artistic brilliance and a sense that Lincoln Center or the Aspen Festival had come ashore (sans oil drilling). Some locals walked by the white tents during rehearsal and were able to watch a rough draft of the evening’s show (at no charge). At the end of the cultural smorgasbord was an annual ritual known as the Boca Bacchanal. This wine and food connoisseurship hails from the traditions of Caesar with a Romanesque heritage of hedonism. The event took place the third weekend in March and included simultaneous Fri-
day night dinners (Vintner dinners) held at luxurious homes and yachts around town. Strangers and friends share fine wine and ultradivine food while trying to find common ground. This year the event was sold out in advance (proof the recession may be over). The Bacchanal & Auction at the Boca Raton Resort & Club (closed to the media) is a multi-course dinner with fine wines. The most proletariat event of the weekend is The Grand Tasting held under the tent at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre. This rather exotic wine and food-fueled feast is surely a Roman Empire legacy (Perhaps it precluded the
historical fall.). Hundreds of people walk the aisles tasting a bit of this and a lot of that. Flavor and fervor run high and the food and wine lasted till the bell tolled (at 3 p.m.). There were 140 wines to sip and wickedly tasty food from 30 local restaurants. The challenge is to grip your wine glass while balancing plates of crab cakes, tiny steak sandwiches, stone crabs, pasta and a delicious deluge of other delicacies. You could say it is a culinary stroll that speaks to your inner gastric cravings. The event supported the Boca Raton Historical Society (a worthwhile cause for sure). On the same day (Sunday
March 21) was the interfaith service at the Catholic Church, St. Joan of Arc. For 24 years Temple Beth El and St. Joan of Arc have been sharing their religious beliefs and traditions on both sides of the aisle and the street (both are on SW 4th Avenue). Rabbi Dan Levin gave a moving sermon about the leadership qualities of Moses – “good leaders are good servants,” he said - and “leadership is a partner-
ship with God, not instead of God.” It was a morning of love and enlightenment brotherhood and blessings. On Friday night Monsignor Michael McGraw spoke about Jesus Christ and his leadership qualities (it was standing room only at Temple Beth El). Liturgical songs rang from the rafters of both great houses of worship. We saw the one in the many - which is a joyous recipe for peace. Read the complete story online
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Eighth annual YMCA Prayer Breakfast sets attendance record BOCA RATON - The 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast for the YMCA of South Palm Beach County drew a record audience of over 500 supporters who rose early to enjoy a breakfast at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The audience was met with a festive display of balloons and music, a performance by the Plantation High School Step Team and a thought-provoking presentation about family values presented by Bob and Pam Tebow. The Tebows are the parents of former Florida Gator and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, and they have been actively involved in missionary work in the Philippines for more than 25 years. “The prayer breakfast was both entertaining and inspiring,” said Yvonne Boice, chair of the event, and a member of the YMCA board of trustees. “This was our most successful event to date, and we are excited that so many people from our community showed their support of the YMCA’s wonderful programs and scholarships.” “In 2009, approximately $500,000 was given in scholarships that provided children and families in need with the opportunity to participate in summer camps, active older adult programs, sports leagues and more,” stated Bradley Kitchens, YMCA Board chair. “We are extremely proud of what the YMCA offers to our community and of the commitment we have made to instill in our children the core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.” For more information about the YMCA, call the Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton facility at (561) 395-9622 or the DeVos-Blum Family YMCA of Boynton Beach facility at (561) 738-9622.
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Boca Fire Rescue goes through its paces at Fire Expo 2010 Town Center at Boca Raton mall recently hosted the 2010 Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services Expo in the northwest corner of the parking lot near Sears. This year’s action-oriented event spotlighted the Fireblast 451 and F.L.A.G. Live Fire Training Simulators as well as specialty apparatus and a vehicle extrication demonstration from the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services Extrication Team. Children got a chance to learn the value of fire safety tips through an interactive puppet show. Clowns and face painters, as well as a giant slide, were also on hand to entertain. Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services also provided complimentary refreshments and snacks to attendees. Hometown firefighters and paramedics had meet and greet sessions with the public.
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3 - Ellen Korelitz, director of marketing and business development at Town Center at Boca Raton, is flanked by the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Team at the mall’s 2010 Fire Expo 4 - Kids learned basic safety rescue techniques from the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Team at the 2010 Fire Expo held at Town Center at Boca Raton 5 - The Boca Raton community showed its support for Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services 2010 Fire Expo at Town Center at Boca Raton 6 - Spectators got hands-on with fire safety practices at Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services 2010 Fire Expo at Town Center at Boca Raton
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Skip Sheffield
FAU drama students offer ‘Red Herring’ on Studio One stage By Skip Sheffield
Veteran’s Park. Admission was free and more than 250,000 people were said to have attended.
The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University is presentPropaganda Lake ing Michael HolWorth Celebrates linger’s film noir First Anniversary spy movie spoof Propaganda, the “Red Herring” at 8 concert club at 6 S. J Skip Sheffield p.m. Friday, April St., Lake Worth, ce16 and Saturday April 17 lebrated its first anniversary and 2 p.m. Sunday April 18 Saturday, April 10 with four at Florida Atlantic Univer- bands and free admission. sity’s Studio One Theater. Full disclosure: one of the The show debuted at the uni- bands: Zombies! Organize! versity venue last weekend. Features my daughters LauTickets are $16 and group ra and Mary and Mary’s husrates are available. Call 800- band Bob Jividen. 564-9539. Others on the bill were Sweet Bronco, Everymen Delray Beach has 48th and the Jameses. “Affair” How long has the Delray Af- Not Much Sense in “After. fair been going on? Life” Promoters say the arts, crafts I went to the film, “After. and entertainment extrava- Life” hoping to see a seriganza held last weekend is ous examination of the nearmore than 50 years old, but death experience. I went they are counting a long- home disappointed. gone Gladiola Festival that “After.Life” stars Christibegan in 1947 and faded out na Ricci as Anna, a young in the 1950s. The current schoolteacher caught in limDelray Affair was begun bo between life and death, in 1962 by a group of Del- Liam Neeson as the underray Beach businesses that taker who knows of her prewanted to stimulate sales in dicament but seems unwillthe slowdown after Easter ing to help her, and Justin weekend. Long as Paul, her boyfriend This year’s event had more who cries crocodile tears but than 800 artists and scores is otherwise ineffective. of art and craft vendors set “Seems” is the operative up in a ten-block area from word here, because we never Swinton Avenue to the Intra- know what’s going on with coastal. creepy Eliot Deacon (NeeStrolling entertainment was son), who runs a one-man provided by Dall as the Fire funeral home in a gloomy Guy, Niktorius and Will gray Gothic mansion. Is he Soto. Eclipse was set up in a sensitive soul with a spe-
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cial empathy for the dying and dead, or is he simply a lunatic? This first effort by writer director Agieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo is an ineffective hodgepodge of horror film clichés and gory jolts. The mostly naked Ricci catches your attention, but the mind wanders after the first half hour or so and at 90 minutes the film seems long and pointless. “The Runaways” a lurid, entertaining cautionary tale On a more positive note, “The Runaways” is an entertaining look at America’s first all-girl punk band, The Runaways. The girl-on-girl kiss between Kristin Stewart and Dakota Fanning has overshadowed what is a rather good biopic by director Floria Sigismondi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cherie Currie, based on her tell-all book, “Neon Angel.” Cherie Currie was the lead singer of The Runaways, hand-picked by manager Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), simply because of her look. Just 15-year-years-old, Cherie (Dakota Fanning) reminded Fowley of a jailbait Brigitte Bardot. Shannon is the star player and over-the-top villain who insists to the five girls that are The Runaways that sex sells, and if they want to be successful, they have to flaunt it. The creative mastermind of The Runaways was guitarist, singer and songwriter Joan Jett, played by “Twilight’s” teen star, Kristen Stewart. Joan Jett was to Cherie Currie what Mick Jagger was to Keith Richards: the former more focused and careerminded, and the latter more libertine, thrill-seeking and out-of-control. If anything “The Runways” is a cautionary tale about the dangers of alcohol and drugs- especially for the young and naïve. Cherie Currie burned out
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and fell into the abyss of addictions. This is the story of her return to real life. It is remarkably well done by two fearless young actresses and an older actor who relishes playing the exploitive, mercenary cad, entertaining us in the process.
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Boca Hospital official named to top Two join FAU Board of Trustees; current member named vice chair healthcare spot
BOCA RATON - Amy Wellington, director of patient and guest relations at Boca Raton Community Hospital (BRCH), has been appointed president elect on the board of the Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy (SHCA), a national personal membership group of the American Hospital Association that promotes patient advocacy nationwide. The board consists of nine members who serve a twoyear appointment. They are elected by members of the SHCA throughout the United States and Canada. Board members are responsible for providing leadership, support and coordination of all activities and programs in conjunction with SHCA. Wellington will assume this position at the organization’s 2010 annual conference April 14 - 16in Pittsburgh.
This year’s conference theme is “Strengthening the Foundation of Patient Advocacy.” Wellington has been employed by Boca Raton Community Hospital since 1994. In her role as director of patient and guest relations, she supervises patient advocates and guest relations associates who act as liaison between patients, their families and staff. She initiated the bioethics committee at BRCH and has participated on the hospital’s investigational review board for nine years. She has served as a board member and chapter relations committee chair for the SHCA for the past two years. Wellington is also a member of the Florida Society for Patient Representatives and the National Association of Social Workers.
Founded in 1967, Boca Raton Community Hospital received the 2010 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from HealthGrades, a leading independent healthcare ratings organization. In addition, HealthGrades ranked the institution #1 in Florida for cardiac surgery, #2 in Florida for the treatment of stroke, #3 in Florida for overall cardiac services, and #1 in Florida for gastrointestinal medical treatment.
BOCA RATON - The Florida Board of Go-vernors has appointed Dr. Jeffrey P. Feingold and Robert S. Rubin to the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees. At its most recent board meeting, the board also named current member Robert Stilley as vice chair. Stilley has been a mem-ber since February 2006 and will serve as vice chair until January 2011. He is the president and chief executive officer of HeartCare Imaging, Inc. and brings more than 20 years experien-ce in the diagnostic imaging and cardiology industries to HCI. A member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Stilley is also a member of the Society of Nuclear Me-dicine and a founding member of the Society of Cardiovascular ComHe also is a past president of the Martin County Council of 100. Stilley received his degree in business administration from the University of Florida. Feingold, of Delray Beach, is the founder, president and chief executive officer of MCNA Dental Plans, a Florida-based Dental Managed Care Organization
established in 1995. MCNA Dental is delivers and administers children’s dental health through state dental Medicaid (Title XIX) and CHIP (Title XXI Florida Healthy Kids Corporation) programs. MCNA also provides dental benefits for Medicare and commercial plans. In addition, Feingold is the founder, president and chief executive officer of The Dentaland Organization, which owns and operates seven comprehensive dental healthcare facilities from Aventura to Melbourne. “It is a great honor and privilege to serve as a member of the board of trustees,” said Feingold. “I look forward to working with my fellow board members, administration and faculty to help ensure Florida Atlantic University reaches its goals as a renowned research university.” Feingold is a member several community and civic organizations. He serves on the national board of directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition and is the Florida chair. He also serves as chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council of the
Republican Party of Florida. Feingold is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is a published author. He received a Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the New York University Dental School, a certification in periodontology and a Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) degree in periodontology from Fairleigh Dickinson University Dental School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University. Rubin is president of Rubin Wealth Advisors. He has counseled high net worth fa-milies and their advisors in wealth accumulation, preser-vation and distribution since 1985. A specialist in the design and implementation of advanced investment and insurance strategies involving estate, charitable and business succession planning, Rubin also serves as a national financial industry speaker and media spokesperson. He is currently the impact
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Ace Hardware opens new store in West Boca Raton BOCA RATON - Duct tape, tools, screws and an oversized pair of scissors were used to cut the ribbon for the recent grand opening of Ace Hardware in West Boca. Shown in photo are, from left, Chamber president Barry Epstein, Director and Diplomat Jonathan Rausch, Direc-
tor Madeline Evans-Ervin, Past Chair and Diplomat Chrissy Piazza, Ace Hardware owner Karen Siryk, Chamber Chair Jeff Schildkraut, Ace Hardware owner Roman Siryk, Ambassador Chair Paul Cloutier, Treasurer Sandy Fagan, Director Shelby Linton and Director
Bernie Schaffer. Ace Hardware is located in the former CVS Pharmacy building on the northwest corner of U.S. 441 and Yamato Road. Photo by Ed Marshall
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West Boca Chamber of Commerce breakfast Members and guests of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce breakfast sponsored by Sachs Sax Caplan at the Boca Lago Country Club, heard Michael Busha, Executive Director of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, discuss the proposed reconstruction of 441 in West Boca. The public is invited to participate in the planning process by attending a free Charette public design workshop on Saturday April 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olympic Heights Community High School Cafeteria, 20101 Lyons Road, with refreshments and lunch provided. A Design Studio will also be open from Sunday, April 18 through Thursday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Sandalfoot Plaza Shopping Center on 441, north of Western Beef. A review of the design strategies will be held Friday April 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Olympic Heights Commu-
nity High School auditorium. Dr. Steve Perman, Mission Bay Chiropractic Center is the Chamber Liasion to the Charette. The next Chamber event is the April 22 network from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Giovanni’s Coal Fire Pizza in the Shoppes of Waterway on 441, just south of the Palm Beach County Line. Details and costs are on the website, www.westbocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber or call 561.482.9333. The May 11 breakfast at Boca Lago Country Club, sponsored by the Gardens Memorial Park, will feature Laurie Silvers, President of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County. Membership information about the Chamber can also be found at www. westbocachamber.com or by calling 561.492.9333. Photos: 1- Scott Weinbrand, Bernie Schaffer, Jeff Schildkraut 2- Shelby Linton, Len Wilder, Chris Toomey 3- Michael Busha, Barry Epstein
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West Boca Business Connection to meet April 28 BOCA RATON - The next meeting of the West Boca Business Connection will be held Wednesday, April 28 at 8 a.m. at the Bagel Tree Restaurant, 9080 Kimberly Blvd., Boca Raton. It is located in the Hamptons Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Lyons Road and Kimberly Blvd. Attendance is $7 per person, which includes breakfast. The group is seeking new members. The West Boca Business Connection is a newly established networking group which meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. Please RSVP to WestBocaBusCon@gmail.com. For more information, contact Lynn Fedoriw at 561-852-4577.
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Table 42:
It’s where you want to be April 6th, I was invited to go over to Table 42 Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar for an exclusive media menu tasting. Table 42 is where the old Coal Mine Pizza was located. I’m not much of a food critic, but I loved the atmosphere of the place. The owner, South Florida restaurateur Gary Rack, created Table 42 to offer guests a more upscale and modern Italian dining concept. I must admit, it was amazing. The food was great, the atmosphere was even better. They also have this great night called “5 Dollar Bugger Night” in which you go in there and you create your own burger just the way you like it! The place to be on Wednesday nights is at Table 42 and their famous 5 Dollar Burgers! The party starts kicking at around 8 pm when they crank the music a little louder and dim the lights for an unforgettable night.
Rabbi Josh Broide and students at March of the Living Rabbi Josh Broide of Boca Raton Mikzah is currently on a field trip with over 90 students in Poland for The March of the living. THE MARCH OF THE LIVING is a 2-week international, educational program that brings Jewish teens from all over the world to Poland on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, to march from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built during World War II, and then to Israel to observe Yom HaZikaron, Israel Memorial Day, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel Independence Day. Among the goals of the March of the Living is for these young people to learn the lessons of the Holocaust and to lead the Jewish people into the future vowing Never Again. Stay tuned to The Boca Raton Tribune for when Rabbi Broide returns! He will have a column telling all of us his experiences in this amazing trip of a life-time
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Boston´s on the Beach 40 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach - 561-278-3364. Breakfast, Lunch and Dnr., Mon.-Fri. Lunch 11-1:30pm, Dnr. 5pm-11pm, Sat.-Sun. 7am-11pm, Fri.,Sat.-Sun lunch served on upperdeck
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Brewzzi Glades Plaza 2222 Glades Rd. Boca Raton, 561-392-BREW (2739). Dnr. Nightly.
Pet of week, Chopper, is searching for a loving home Text, photo by Pam D’Addio BOCA RATON - What a mug, huh? You know you want to kiss it! I’m Chopper, a really sweet boy you’ll want to meet, so don’t overlook me. I’m a 6-year-old Boston terrier who weighs about 25 pounds. I’m a real gentleman on my leash with no pulling, so our walks will be enjoyable. I know how to sit when you ask (especially if I can smell that treat you’re holding). Neutered and housebroken, I’m a mature guy who won’t present any of those silly puppy problems and I also get along well with kids, cats, and other dogs. Why are you still reading this? Ask to meet me. I’m available for adoption at Tri-County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter located at 21287 Boca Rio Road in Boca Raton. The shelter is open for adoptions Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adoption fees for companion animals are $110 and up. Animals are heartworm-tested and up-to-date on vaccinations. Included in the adoption fee is one year of free office visits to Regency Veterinary Clinic. Please visit us to find a lost pet or to consider adding a shelter dog or cat to your family. We have puppies and kittens, too! Call (561) 482-8110 or view many of our available animals and volunteer opportunities at: www.tricountyhumane.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter ‘TriCounty Humane’.
Café Luna Rosa 34 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach, 561-274-9404; Open daily Breakfast, Lnch, and Dnr. 7am-10pm
Carmen´s Boca Bridge Hotel 999 Camino Real. Boca Raton 561-368-9500 Dnr and Dancing begins at 5pm on Fri. Evening.,Brunch on Sun. 11am-3pm
Maggiano´s 21090 St. Andrew´s Blvd. Boca Raton - 561-361-8244 Lnch Daily, Dnr. Mon.-Sat. 5pm-11pm, Sun. 5pm-10pm
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Gol, Taste of Brazil 411 E. Atlantic Ave. Delray Beach - 561-272-6565; Dnr
P. F Chang´s 1400 Glades Rd. Boca Raton - 561-393-3722; Lunch and Dnr daily. Sun.-Thurs. 11am11pm, Fri-Sat. 11am-midnight
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Picanha Brasil Restaurant - 22797 State Road 7, Boca Raton - 561-488-5737 Lnch and Dner
Ben´s Deli (Kosher) The reserve - 9942 Clint Moore Rd. Boca raton 561470-9963; Lnch and Dnr. Daily 11am-9pm Eliat Café (Kosher) Wharfside Plaza- 6853 S.W. 18th St. Boca Raton- 561-3686880. Open for Lunch and Dnr. Mon.-Thrus. 11am-9pm, Sun. 12pm-9pm, Closed Fri-Sat. Jake Deli 149 N.E. 4th Ave. Delray Beach, Mon.-Sat. 7am3:30pm.
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Bistro Provence 2399 N. Federal Hwy. Boca Raton - 561-368-2340. Lnch Mon.-Fri. 11am-3pm, Dnr. nightly 5pm-10pm.
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eanut is just about the cutest little doggie in the world, say his mommy and daddy, Boca Tribune Managing Editor Dale King and his
wife, Julia Hebert. An apricot poodle with a sweet face and wonderful disposition, he’s won the hearts of everyone he meets. He loves to visit the neighbors, play with toys, ride in the car, run around the house, jump on furniture and get treats. He particularly loves getting his tummy rub. He’s
fond of getting up in the early morning and giving his mommy kisses - even if it wakes her up (which causes his mommy to call him “bratty.”) He been the Kings’ “little baby” since September of 2006 - and he will be four years old on May 24, 2010. But to all concerned, he will always be a puppy.
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FAU Owls varsity grid team begins practice for upcoming season
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BOCA RATON - Florida Atlantic University’s football team donned the pads for the first time of the spring this past weekend. Practice began April 3 with players’ meetings at 10 a.m. The squad then moved to the field for individual work and the much anticipated “Oklahoma” drill. While the team is never surprised to see “Oklahoma” on the practice schedule, it is a tradition that the lines match-up the first day of pads. The team then worked on screens and inside drills. Enthusiasm began to be felt in the one-on-one drills, especially following a great catch by tight end Byron Hankerson who was congratulated by tightly covering veteran Tarvoris Hill. FAU then gathered as a team and ran through about 10 minutes of team work followed by a short controlled scrimmage. Grant Glover, who is vying for a wide re-
ceiver spot opened by graduated seniors, had a catch down the left side and later sparked the offense during the scrimmage with a run that broke through the line. Darian Williams was credited with an acrobatic catch and Rob Housler showed his strength by breaking tackles. The Owls’ practice schedule is Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3:30 p.m. with Saturday’s reserved for scrimmages. All practices are free and open to the public. The 2010 Spring Game is set for Saturday, April 24 on the Tom Oxley Athletic Fields on the Boca Raton campus. The day will also feature the annual yard sale of athletic apparel. Following the scrimmage, Owl fans, players and coaches will head to the Marleen and Harold Forkas Alumni Center for the first “Pride and Spirit” event hosted by FAU’s Student Alumni Association. A pre-game tailgate will be hosted by student government.
Lynn University names Athletics Hall of Fame entrants for 2010 By Chad Beattie BOCA RATON - Lynn University Director of Athletics Kristen Moraz has announced the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The two most represented programs, men’s and women’s soccer, got a little stronger with the induction of Gareth Dunn and Joyce Parson-Roth while the baseball program upped its total with the inclusion of Donnie Bivens. The biggest addition came with the welcoming of Aimee Murch as the first softball Hall of Famer in school history. Lynn’s 2010 class will be inducted on Wednesday, April 28, at the Annual Athletics Banquet. “This 2010 class represents a true cross-section of successful athletic careers wearing the Blue and White,” said Moraz. “Parsons-Roth was a pioneer for the women’s soccer program and a long-awaited inductee. Bi-vens and Dunn each established prominence for their sport programs while playing for the Fighting Knights and Murch individually transformed the competitiveness of the Lynn softball program. We are honored to induct these special alumni athletes.” Dunn becomes the third men’s soccer alumnus to be inducted in the last three years and seventh over the last eight. A four-year starter with the Fighting Knights from 1997-2000, he was se-
lected for the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2008 and was picked for the SSC 25th Silver Anniversary Team following his playing days, adding two more accolades to an already distinguished career. Dunn was a four-time NSCAA All-American, twotime NSCAA Scholar AllAmerican, four-time First Team NSCAA All-South region honoree and the 200001 Lynn and SSC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. With Dunn on the pitch, LU posted a 69-8-1 record, made three NCAA Tournament appearances, captured two SSC titles and notched one NCAA runner-up finish. Parson-Roth is the fifth member of the women’s soccer program to enter the Hall of Fame ranks. A netminder from 1991-94, she back-stopped the Fighting Knights’ first two women’s soccer national championships in 1992 and 1994. She also helped LU to a NAIA runner-up finish in 1993 and semifinals placing in 1991. A three-time All-America honoree, Parson-Roth holds or ranks in the top-five in nearly every goalkeeping category at Lynn. She is first in minutes played in a season (2,113) and matches played (77) and started (71), minutes (6,302), shutouts (33.5) and wins (60) for a career. Her 177 career saves are second while her 0.56 goalsagainst average is third alltime. Making this an every-other-
year occurrence, Bivens is the third baseball selection in the last five years following Ed Sisko in 2006 and Brad Fairholm in 2008. One of the top pitchers the Fighting Knights have ever had, he holds the LU career record for wins (23) and complete games (20) and innings pitched (145.1) and CGs (10) for a season. He is also tied for first in starts (17) and ranks second in earned-run average (1.67) for a single year and third for ERA (2.77) and IP (253.1) for a career. In addition, he led all of NCAA Division II in victories with 13 in 1997, which is second all-time for the Blue & White. Moving from the mound to
the circle, Murch is the top softball pitcher in school history. Her impression was felt so much in her two-year stint with LU that she was selected for the Sunshine State Conference 25th Silver Anniversary team. The accolades she accumulated in her time donning the Blue & White include NFCA First Team All-America, SSC Pitcher of the Year, SSC Female Athlete of the Year, two-time All-SSC and NFCA All-Region selections and the only two-time Blue & White Club Athlete of the Year in school history.
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Triple jump title highlights Alumni Invitational
BOCA RATON - Ashani Ro-berts’ triple jump title highlighted the Florida Atlantic track team’s recent performance at the Alumni Invitational, hosted by the University of Miami. Roberts’ leap of 39 feet, 6.5 inches was good enough to take the title by nearly a foot over the second place finisher. Toyria Mattear ran well at the meet, finishing 6th in the 400 meter dash and 3rd in the 400 meter hurdles. Mattear’s time of 1:00.46
in the hurdles is best in the confe-rence this season and came in the season debut in that event. Several runners set personal records including Lindsay Lucas (4:52.35) in the 1,500 meters and Katie Quick (10:45.84), Aubriel Rowe (10:48.16), Megan Bary (11:09.19), Deanna Loafman (11:18.38) and Emily Seymore (11:37.38) in the 3,000 meters. In the men’s 1,500 meters, Eric Dansky and Eric Kessler both set personal records in that event.
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The Boca Raton Tribune CRANK UP THE HEAT By Pedro Heizer
Miami Heat: Black is Back Miami came into the 20092010 NBA season with one goal, redemption in the playoffs. From the get go it looked like Miami was poised to be the 4th seed in the East and have home court advantage in the playoffs. Beginning the season with a commanding 115-93 home victory over the New York Knicks, it seemed like second year head coach Erik Spoelstra was ready to show the NBA world he belonged with the big boys. Yet, with all the hype surrounding the Heat, their Achilles heel was, surprisingly, Home. Miami failed to capitalize in a first half home-heavy schedule. With 17 of the first 28 games in the month of November and December at home, Miami managed a mediocre 9-8 at home in that stretch. Not a proud number if you are looking to become one of the four elite teams in the eastern conference. This was supposed to be the season in which Dwyane Wade would receive his credit and be the MVP award. That didn’t happen for a number of reasons, the main reason are the sports-
writers who pick an MVP on the basis of team record rather than value for the team. I think that MVP awards are simply a popularity contest; Wade has done the same amount. if not more, work than LeBron. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, if the name of the award was most valuable team, LeBron’s Cavaliers would win. But, take away LeBron from the Cavaliers and they will still be a playoff team with the rest of its stars such as Mo Williams, Daniel Gibson, Antawn Jaminson, Anderson Verajao, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and of course, Shaquille O’Neal. That is a team playoff ready and would be a great team regardless of LeBron James. Now, Miami without Wade… How does that work? Who would be the go-to man? Michael Beasley? No. He isn’t capable of playing the style of Wade. Miami without Wade would be like Chinese food and chocolate pudding, it just wouldn’t work. Read the complete story online
THE MIAMI DOLPHIN SPOTLIGHT By Chris J. Nelson
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nfortunately, this piece does not succeed in answering the question posed in its headline. I cannot answer that question because I don’t have an answer. Because, no matter how many times and no matter how long I’ve tried to answer that question, I cannot make sense of the Dolphins’ actions-or lack thereof-in this case. As you well know by now, Dolphins’ free-agent outside linebacker Jason Taylor has visited the New York Jets and is currently mulling over a contract offer, with sources saying a deal is ‘close.’ Meanwhile, the Dolphins seem to think they’re one of the cool kids in school, and view Taylor as a last-resort date for the dance only if no one else works out. It is a stance I simply cannot comprehend, even from
a purely football standpoint rather than a sentimental one. Sure, it would be nice for the Dolphins to re-sign Taylor because of how long he’s played for the team and what he’s meant to the team’s fans. It would be nice to sign him because he’s a positive member of the Miami community, a great veteran leader for the team’s younger players. Read the complete story online
Derby Favorite Working in Palm Beach County
By Dale Smith Eskendereya, the favorite for the May 1st Kentucky Derby, is awaiting the Run for the Roses by working out at Palm Meadows Training Center, just north of Boca Raton, in Boynton Beach. Trainer Todd Pletcher indi-
cated that Eskendereya is training very well after his stellar performance in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial and is back galloping at the training facility. Eskendereya, who also formidably won the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale six weeks before, earned a 109 Beyer Speed Figure for the Wood, improving on the impressive 106 he received
in the Fountain of Youth. The Giant’s Causeway colt won the Fountain of Youth by 8 ½ lengths and the Wood by 9 ½ lengths earning him the status of Derby favorite. Pletcher said that Eskendereya will have two more workouts prior to the Derby. The first is scheduled for Sunday, April 18, at Palm Meadows and the last, the following Sunday at Churchill Downs. Eskendereya will leave Palm Beach for Louisville on April 20. Eskendereya may have had perfect trips in his two Derby prep races but his style is such that he can handle being placed anywhere during the running of the race. This
will be an advantage for Eskendereya to stay out of traffic trouble in the Derby as the race may have as many as nineteen or twenty starters. The Wood Memorial and The Santa Anita Derby, which were run on the same day, have proven to be the most important of the Derby prep races. The Bob Baffert trained and two year-old Champion colt, Lookin at Lucky will be the most likely second favorite in the race. Although he finished third in the Santa Anita Derby as the odds-on favorite, he suffered from an awful trip as he was bumped at Read the complete story online
“The Beast” is coming home By Pedro Heizer The Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins have agreed on a blockbuster trade involving controversial wide receiver, and UCF alumni, Brandon Marshall heading to Miami in exchange for two second round draft picks. Marshall, a restricted free agent, had just signed his $2.521 million tender from the Broncos on Tuesday, a move that facilitated the trade of the controversial receiver. Marshall posted his third consecutive 100-catch season last year and made his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl despite several run-ins with Broncos coach Josh McDaniels. Marshall had an NFL-record 21 receptions during a Dec.13 loss at Indianapolis, and his 10 touchdowns for the season were a career best. The Dolphins have been desperate for a deep threat at receiver to loosen up defenses for their potentially potent
ground game and young, strong-armed quarterback Chad Henne. Ted Ginn Jr. has been a disappointment since Miami took him with the ninth overall draft pick in 2007. Ginn and the other wideouts - Brian Hartline, Davone Bess and Greg Camarillo - combined for only six touchdown catches last season. The acquisition of a top-line receiver frees up the Dolphins to use the No. 12 pick in the draft next week on the defensive front seven, where help is also needed. The acquisition of Marshall represents the biggest trade acquisition by the Dolphins since running back Ricky Williams went to Miami in 2002 for four draft picks, including two first-rounders. Marshall is the second big-name receiver to join the AFC East this week. The Jets acquired Santonio Holmes, the MVP of Super Bowl XLIII, from Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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The Fighting Fish By: Matt Bluestein
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Significant offseason acquisitions: The Marlins were the only team in the Majors not to sign a free agent to a major league contract.
Notable Loses: Jeremy Hermida, Matt Lindstrom, Ross Gload, Nick Johnson, Alfredo Amezaga, Kiko Calero, and Brendan Donnelly.
Major League Signings: None Notable Minor League Signings: Mike MacDougal, Seth McClung, Derrick Turnbow, Jose Veras, Brian Barden, Mike Lamb, Clay Hensley, Danny Richar Scott Strickland Note Mike MacDougal, Seth McClung and Derrick Turnbow were released, before the season began. Trades and Claims: -Marlins acquired P Jose Alvarez and P Hunter Jones from Red Sox for RF Jeremy Hermida. -Acquired rule 5 pick 3B Jorge Jimenez, SS Luis Bryan, and P Robert Bono from Astros for RP Matt Lind-
2010 Opening Day Lineup: Chris Coghlan LF Cameron Maybin CF Hanley Ramirez SS Jorge Cantu 3B Dan Uggla 2B Ronnie Paulino C Cody Ross RF Gaby Sanchez 1B Josh Johnson P
Prediction: The Marlins will win 90 games and they will win the National League Wildcard. Summary: To begin with, the Marlins made the right decision by trading Jeremy Hermida. He was a major disappointment and he underachieved tremendously. Also he would not have been a non tender candidate for most teams. As far as I am concerned the Marlins could have dumped Hermida for a bag of bats and balls. The Marlins starting lineup looks very strong with the second best player in baseball Hanley Ramirez, RBI machine Jorge Cantu, and the ultimate power source Dan Uggla. Also the Marlins Outfield looks very strong with Coghlan, Ross and Maybin. This is a make or break season for Cameron Maybin. It will be interesting to watch him
play, because he has a lot to prove. Chris Coghlan is coming off a National League Rookie of the Year campaign and he should continue to make progress. Believe it or not, Cody Ross is one of the most underrated players in the game of baseball. He hits for average, hits home runs, gets on base, and drives in runs. Also he is an above average outfielder. Cody is a complete player, who deserves more recognition. On paper, the Marlins don’t look all that impressive. However, they will surprise you I guarantee it! They will fly under the radar like they do every year and they will continue to make people scratch their heads. How do they do it? Well let me explain, Marlins baseball is not always pretty baseball, but they find a way to get the job done. In conclusion, the Marlins are a very exciting team to watch and they play with tremendous enthusiasm, energy, determination and passion!